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Chapter 408 404. Comments on "After 10 Years of Sharpening My Sword, I Can Finally Be Free"

Today I would like to recommend to you a martial arts novel that is currently being highly recommended.

Just because of the title of the book, I couldn't help but click in to take a look.

"After sharpening my sword for 10 years, I can finally go out and have fun", Xifeng Xiaoyue, a level 4 author.

Category: Martial Arts - Martial Arts Fantasy.

【Introduction】

Ten years of sharpening a sword, just for one day of sharpness!
After traveling to a martial arts game world that he had played for more than a year, Bai Li felt that he only had one life. He started to complain about everything and was chased like a rabbit, forcing him to run away in panic. It would be better to leave this task of walking on the edge of life and death to other travelers.

Our slogan is to develop slowly first and train the account through our foresight of the world.

I haven't made a sound for ten years, but when I do, I will shake the world!
【Golden Five Chapters】

Chapter One: Bai Li, the Time Traveler. The protagonist, Bai Li, travels to a martial arts game world and becomes the son of a powerful figure. The plotline predestines him for death. To protect himself, he continuously improves his strength, but only to incur numerous wounds. One night, with ruthless determination and cunning, he leads his men in an ambush at a mountain villa, resulting in countless casualties and ultimately forcing the owner to flee to a hidden passage.

Chapter 2: Bronze Statue Technique. The protagonist sets an ambush, but Zhang Xiong confronts him, unable to extract any useful information. A fight ensues, and Zhang Xiong evades the crossbowmen, aiming directly at the protagonist. Unexpectedly, the protagonist's servant possesses a highly advanced Bronze Statue Technique, preventing Zhang Xiong from achieving his goal.

Chapter Three: The Same Red. At the protagonist's command, the servant Bai San launches a frenzied attack on Zhang Xiong. With the help of a skilled crossbowman, Zhang Xiong is instantly killed. However, a new twist arises as the protagonist questions Bai San's betrayal and his desire to steal the treasure. Bai San, enraged, strikes with the thought of victory, only to find nothing.

Chapter 4, Fruit. The protagonist kills Bai San with a leaf, only to be witnessed by Bai Si, who is cleaning up the battlefield. Bai San's betrayal was revealed by Bai Si, but he never expected his master to let Bai San go unpunished for a year. After Bai Si's departure, his corpse blooms strange flowers and bears mysterious fruit. This is the true reason the protagonist keeps Bai San around.

Chapter 5: The Great Dutian Mask. The protagonist returns to his own villa, far from the city, ideal for rest and seclusion. He commands not only a group of assassins but also numerous loyal forces. He also conceals his cultivation, allowing him to successfully kill Bai San. After gathering all seven magical fruits, he finally crafts the Great Dutian Mask. With this mask, he can join the Dutian organization, known as the Chess Master.

Chapter 6: The Chess Player. The current emperor, intent on achieving unification, has taken drastic action against the four marquises, even resorting to genocide. Now that the protagonist has mastered the identity of the Chess Player, they naturally must confront him. This is not only for survival, but also to prove their existence in this materialized world of games.

Chapter 7: The Dutian Organization. The mask contains a mysterious technique, which, while powerful, isn't what the protagonist desires most. The mask does grant him membership in the Dutian Organization, granting him the opportunity to complete his desired mission.

Chapter 8: Returning home. The protagonist is the third son of the Marquis of Zhenbei. His family is quite caring, unlike the traditional online stories where both parents are orphaned. He chats with his mother for a while and then has a meal. Meanwhile, a secret letter arrives in the capital, declaring Zhang Xiong dead.

Chapter 9: Time to close the loop. Zhang Xiong was a pawn of a Beijing-based organization, lying dormant for years, waiting to be activated, but the protagonist accidentally pulled him out. Because he acted so quickly, the organization was unable to uncover the truth. However, they decided to close the net and proceed according to plan.

Chapter 10: Wait and see. The protagonist cultivates the skills within the mask, gaining recognition for his identity and unlocking the mask's mysterious communication method, establishing contact with the Dutian Organization. However, the three missions assigned by the organization are still quite challenging for him. Nevertheless, he accepts them with equanimity.

【Brief Comment】

Xifeng Xiaoyue, a level 4 author, is the author of three works: "American Comics: Black Hand Covering the Sky", "Test of Martial Arts in the Heavens", and "After Sharpening My Sword for 10 Years, I Can Finally Have Fun".

The first two books are both science fiction, and are currently being updated haphazardly. While neither has reached the pinnacle of excellence, they have amassed a significant readership. "After 10 Years of Sharpening My Sword, I Can Finally Be a Wilder" launched on June 1, 2020, with an initial order of 3900, achieving pinnacle status on June 3. Currently, it has 100,000 collections on Qidian, 25,600 on Bookstore, 230,000 followers, and two alliance leaders.

Without the Silver Alliance interfering, the fact that the collection has reached 100,000 shows that they are all active collectors. Moreover, the editor is also very optimistic about this book and has given it various recommendations. It has been highly recommended in the past few days.

There are several features of this book that are worth studying.

First, the protagonist of this book travels back in time for ten years, outwardly enduring his weakness and presenting himself as frail, while secretly cultivating his eyesight. His strength alone could have made him a dominant force. Familiar with the game's plot, he clearly understands how to rapidly improve his abilities to ensure he can successfully overcome the crisis of family extermination ten years from now. Therefore, this book leans towards the genre of the mastermind and villain, a genre that readers find appealing.

Secondly, the writing is remarkably natural and fluid. The author enjoys long sentences, often rambling on and on with barely a trace of punctuation. Despite their length, the sentences flow effortlessly, never awkward at all. This is a testament to the author's literary prowess. Whether describing combat scenes, martial arts techniques, or character psychology and background, the book feels incredibly fluid.

Furthermore, the book's foreshadowing and plot twists, along with the twists and intrigues, are all perfectly laid out, without feeling artificially clunky. The overall style is also more grounded and current than the other books on the martial arts charts. While the author frequently posts late-night notices about writing problems, he maintains a very sincere pace of updates.

The only drawback is that the first two books were not completed smoothly, which makes people hesitate to jump in. But in fact, this book has performed very well, and I believe the author will not do something that would dig his own grave, such as a bad ending or a eunuch.

【to sum up】

Writing is not easy, so cherish every moment!

I’m Cang Yiwei, and I’m here to promote “Cang’s Ramblings”!
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【Cang's Ramblings】

The martial arts atmosphere and game settings of this book are very rigorous. The author pays great attention to details in his writing, and the long descriptions appear to flow smoothly.

It can be seen that his writing skills are very strong, and his control over the plot is not something that ordinary novice authors can achieve.

Generally speaking, the audience for martial arts and game novels is not particularly high. Although they combine both martial arts and game categories, their market popularity is still far less than that of fantasy and urban novels.

The authors who created this type of work should have at least read a lot of martial arts novels and played a lot of martial arts online games.

Otherwise you can’t write with that flavor!

In my opinion, as the plot progresses, the performance of this book will continue to rise. At least it can enter the top ten of the monthly vote in the martial arts category.

Then I checked and luckily it was number ten.

However, the overall monthly votes in the martial arts category are very low. The first place is "The Peerless Harmony" by Santianliangjue, with only 574 monthly votes.

In addition, the title of this chapter is a bit unlucky, please ignore it~
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