Zifu Disciple

Desolate Era #5

by Wo Chi Xi Hong Shi, 我吃西红柿

Fate had never been kind to Ji Ning. Wracked by illnesses and infirm his entire life on Earth, Ning knew early on that he would die as a teenager. What he didn’t know was that there really was such a thing as life after death, and that the universe was a far larger place than he thought.

A lucky twist of fate (one of the few in Ning’s life) meant that Ning was reborn into a world of Immortals and monsters, of Ki Refiners and powerful Fiendgods, a world where Dynasties lasted for millions of years. A world which is both greater…and yet also smaller…than he ever could imagine. He would have the opportunity to join them, and in this life, Ning swore to himself, he would never let himself be weak again!

The Era he was born into was a Desolate one, but Ning would make it his era.

Genres: Fantasy, Light Novel, Asian Literature, Novels

Unknown Binding

About the author

Associated Names:
* Wo Chi Xi Hong Shi
* I Eat Tomatoes (English)
* 我吃西红柿 (Chinese)
* หว่อชือซีหงสื้อ (Thai)

Reviews

[Lazybee · Rating 4 out of 5]

The more I read this series, the more it reminds me of the coiling dragon. Everything seems similar. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

[Eric Santizo · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[D · Rating 5 out of 5]

Metric system - Those are my personal opinions, you may discord, my final rating of the book is not necessarily linked to this system and may diverge from it.
Book Storyline
- Originality: 3/5 stars
- Development: 4/5 stars
- Enjoyment: 5/5 stars
- Writing stile: 3/5 stars
- Funnyness: 1/5 stars
- Epicness: 2/5 stars
- Scaryness: 1/5 stars
- Smartness: 3/5 stars
- Addictiveness: 4/5 stars
- Plot twists: 4/5 stars
- Pace: 4/5 stars
- Storyline planning: 4/5 stars OR /5 negative stars
- Ending: -/5 stars OR /5 negative stars
- Holes: 2/5 negative stars
- Self contained (Y/N): ○
- Cliffhanger (Y/N): √
- Adult (Y/N): ○
- Mystery (Y/N): ○
- Treasure Hunting (Y/N): ○
- Violence level: high, torturing innocents to gather their souls,
- Tech level: Tribal, don't matters
- Religion level: Seeking the Dao
- Main genre: Xianxia
- Subgenre: Fighting, Training
- Point of view: Main Character narrative, with eventual interludes
- Aftertaste: Nice
- Quote: Fate makes fools of men!
World
- Originality: 3/5 stars
- Variety: 2/5 stars
- Consistency: 3/5 stars
- Impact on the story: 3/5 stars
- Maps: -/5 stars
- Real world (Y/N): ○
- Fantasy based on real world (Y/N): ○
- Journey (Y/N): ○
- Main scenario: Mountain, lake, forest
Characters
- Total amount: A little more than usual
- Points of view: 1
- Main characters: 1
- Secondary: I'll consider 3
- Ordinary: about a score
- Overall quality: 3/5 stars
- Main: 3/5 stars
- Secondary: 4/5 stars
- Consistency: 3/5 stars
- Connection: 4/5 stars
- Dialogs: 4/5 Stars
- Interactions: 5/5 Stars
- Romance ( Y/ N): ○
- Underworld Crew (Y/N): ○
- Training (Y/N): √
- Notable best characters: Snow
- Notable worse characters: The Wanxiang Adept Mu Xiao
Setting
- Historical importance: 4/5 Stars
- Historical deep: 4/5 Stars
- Historical score: 4/5 Stars
- Geopolitical importance: 4/5 Stars
- Geopolitical variety: 5/5 Stars
- Geopolitical score: 4/5 Stars
- Setting overall score: 4/5 Stars
- Supernatural (vampires, werewolves)(Y/N): ○
- Superpowers (√/○): ○
- Non-human races (Y/N): √
- Virtual Reality (Y/N): ○
- Monsters ( Y/N): √
- Historical relevant period: Previous generation
Rules
- Devised system: 4/5 stars
- System complexity: 4/5 stars
- System explanation: 3/5 stars
- Impact on storyline: 5/5 stars
- Rulebreaker (Y/N): ○
- Type of Rule: Ki cultivation, superhuman skills, Xianxia
Xianxia
- Battle phase: 4/5 stars
- Skill innovation: 3/5 stars
- Treasure hunting phase: 1/5 stars
- Cultivation phase: 2/5 stars
Series Storyline
- Impact of this book in storyline: 4/5 stars
- Originality: 4/5 stars
- Development: 4/5 stars
- Enjoyment: 5/5 stars
- Writing stile: 3/5 stars
- Funnyness: 1/5 stars
- Epicness: 2/5 stars
- Scaryness: 1/5 stars
- Smartness: 2/5 stars
- Addictiveness: 4/5 stars
- Plot twists: 3/5 stars
- Pace: 5/5 stars
- Storyline planning: 2/5 stars OR /5 negative stars
- Ending: /5 stars OR /5 negative stars
- Holes: 3/5 negative stars
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Ji Ning's path on the Dao continues.
This time I was sure something would had turned out very different. I was a little impressed when it ended as it ended, but then I remembered something from the first book and went "aaah!". Well, if "aaah!" was correct I just burst the surprise for book maybe 32 or 37

[Bender · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review of entire series.

One of the best progression fantasies, I've ever read. Just brilliant. It suffers from awkward and stilted dialogue and prose because of the translation, but once you get past that style...certainly one the most fun books I've read.

It's a bit longer than Coiling Dragon (which I'd recommend everyone to read first before getting to this) and the progression elements are done brilliantly. The action is near non stop and pacing never drops as we keep shifting gears.

Highly recommended.

[Andrew Dato · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book does a lot more then the other books and was a bit more enjoyable to read. I’ve grown to be accustomed to the way this series is set up with a climax at the beginning and set up at the end. But I did enjoy how the main character had some suffering in this book but I still don’t enjoy how flawless the main character is and hasn’t really struggled at the moment. I’m excited to see what’s next.

[Mnoraznan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great pacing that enhances the plot.

[Reader · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.8

[Saurabh Modi · Rating 5 out of 5]

First reading: 5 stars
Second reading: 4 stars

Not bad, but it’s not as captivating as it was when I first read the first 8 or 9 books. I wonder if it’s just due to the books not being great Re-reading material or if the genre novelty effect has worn off or perhaps my tastes have changed. Either way, will continue reading for now and see if the magic comes back.