Ji Ning of Serpentwing Lake

Desolate Era #9

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, Martial Arts, China

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 5 out of 5]

Well, ji ning is getting overpowered. And good thing is that so are his enemies. Awesome.

[D · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some annoying inconsistences because the author seems to be trying to erase some Deus Ex Machina he used some books before and is trying to credit it to Ning's own strength.
Otherwise it's good enough and I admit it's very addictive.
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These 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: 3/5 stars
- Enjoyment: 4/5 stars
- Writing stile: 3/5 stars
- Funnyness: 1/5 stars
- Epicness: 1/5 stars
- Scaryness: 1/5 stars
- Smartness: 1/5 stars
- Addictiveness: 4/5 stars
- Plot twists: 1/5 stars
- Pace: 3/5 stars
- Storyline planning: /5 stars OR 2/5 negative stars
- Holes: 3/5 negative stars
- Self contained (Y/N): ○
- Cliffhanger (Y/N): √
- Adult (Y/N): ○
- Mystery (Y/N): ○
- Treasure Hunting (Y/N): ○
- Violence level: Very little considering the serie
- Tech level: Irrelevant
- Religion level: Fictional Daoism
- Main genre: Xianxia
- Subgenre: Anime, Ki battles
- Point of view: main character with interludes
- Aftertaste: Ok
- Quote: “At the time, you didn’t give a damn about them at all, did you? In fact, you’ve forgotten all about them. But now, I have come to take revenge for them!”
World
- Originality: 2/5 stars
- Variety: 2/5 stars
- Consistency: 2/5 stars
- Impact on the story: 2/5 stars
- Maps: -/5 stars
- Real world (Y/N): ○
- Fantasy based on real world (Y/N): ○
- Journey (Y/N): ○
- Main scenario: Serpentwing lake
Characters
- Total amount: A little too much
- Points of view: Ji Ning
- Main characters: Ji Ning
- Secondary: Too egoistical to have secondaries
- Ordinary: everyone else besides Ji Ning
- Overall quality: 2/5 stars
- Main: 2/5 stars
- Secondary: -/5 stars
- Consistency: 4/5 stars
- Connection: 1/5 stars
- Dialogs: 2/5 Stars
- Interactions: 4/5 Stars
- Romance ( Y/ N): ○
- Underworld Crew (Y/N): ○
- Training (Y/N): √
- Notable best characters: -
- Notable worse characters: Uncle White
Setting
- Historical importance: 1/5 Stars
- Historical deep: 2/5 Stars
- Historical score: 1/5 Stars
- Geopolitical importance: 3/5 Stars
- Geopolitical variety: 1/5 Stars
- Geopolitical score: 2/5 Stars
- Setting overall score: 3/5 Stars
- Tension: 2/5 Stars
- Atmosphere: 3/5 Stars
- Supernatural (Vampires, werewolves) (Y/N): ○
- Superpowers (√/○): √
- Non-human races (Y/N): √
- Virtual Reality (Y/N): ○
- Monsters (Y/N): √
- Historical relevant period: not really
Rules
- Devised system: 3/5 stars
- System complexity: 4/5 stars
- System explanation: 2/5 stars
- Impact on storyline: 5/5 stars
- Rulebreaker (Y/N): √
- Type of Rule: Ki cultivation
Xianxia
- Battle phase: 4/5 stars
- Skill innovation: 3/5 stars
- Treasure hunting phase: 2/5 stars
- Cultivation phase: 2/5 stars
Series Storyline
- Impact of this book in storyline: 4/5 stars
- Originality: 3/5 stars
- Development: 4/5 stars
- Enjoyment: 3/5 stars
- Writing stile: 3/5 stars
- Funnyness: 1/5 stars
- Epicness: 2/5 stars
- Scaryness: 2/5 stars
- Smartness: 2/5 stars
- Addictiveness: 4/5 stars
- Plot twists: 1/5 stars
- Pace: 3/5 stars
- Storyline planning: /5 stars OR 3/5 negative stars
- Holes: 3/5 negative stars

[Saurabh Modi · Rating 5 out of 5]

The story is ramping up now, and becoming very interesting. The romance is pretty corny, but not a major part of the story, so not a big deal. The world also got expanded significantly in the last few pages.

[Mnoraznan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great pacing and mesmerizing conflicts.

[Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.8

[Eric Santizo · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5