Primaltwin

Desolate Era #11

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 multiverse 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, Martial Arts, China

254 pages, Kindle Edition

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]

Too many coincidences. Too much luck. Getting overpowered per chapter.


Yay!

[D · Rating 5 out of 5]

- Quote: plans never keep pace with events.
- Thoughts: The beginning of this book plot is one of those really bad and shameless "I'll break my own made up rules so we can have a plot" but fortunately the rest of the book make up for it.
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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: 4/5 stars
- Development: 4/5 stars
- Enjoyment: 4/5 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: 4/5 stars
- Storyline planning: 2/5 stars OR /5 negative stars
- Holes: 4/5 negative stars
- Self contained (Y/N): ○
- Cliffhanger (Y/N): √
- Adult (Y/N): ○
- Mystery (Y/N): ○
- Treasure Hunting (Y/N): ○
- Violence level: Some torture, genocide and other basic stuff
- Tech level: Irrelevant
- Religion level: Fictional Daoism
- Main genre: Xianxia
- Subgenre: Dragon Ball Z fights
- Point of view: Mainly 3 different perspective characters and some minor interludes
- Aftertaste: Good
World
- Originality: 3/5 stars
- Variety: 2/5 stars
- Consistency: 3/5 stars
- Impact on the story: 4/5 stars
- Maps: -/5 stars
- Real world (Y/N): ○
- Fantasy based on real world (Y/N): ○
- Journey (Y/N): ○
- Main scenario: Grand Xia Capital
Characters
- Total amount: lots
- Points of view: 3
- Main characters: Ji Ning only
- Secondary: The bald old man, the princess, the bear
- Ordinary: lots
- Overall quality: 4/5 stars
- Main: 3/5 stars
- Secondary: 4/5 stars
- Consistency: 3/5 stars
- Connection: 3/5 stars
- Dialogs: 3/5 Stars
- Interactions: 4/5 Stars
- Romance ( Y/ N): ○
- Underworld Crew (Y/N): ○
- Training (Y/N): ○
- Notable best characters: The sloppy daoist
- Notable worse characters: rulebreaker Immortal Arcanun
Setting
- Historical importance: 2/5 Stars
- Historical deep: 2/5 Stars
- Historical score: 2/5 Stars
- Geopolitical importance: 4/5 Stars
- Geopolitical variety: 4/5 Stars
- Geopolitical score: 4/5 Stars
- Setting overall score: 4/5 Stars
- Tension: 4/5 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: Very old
Rules
- Devised system: 3/5 stars
- System complexity: 4/5 stars
- System explanation: 3/5 stars
- Impact on storyline: 5/5 stars
- Rulebreaker (Y/N): √
- Type of Rule: Xianxia
Xianxia
- Battle phase: 4/5 stars
- Skill innovation: 3/5 stars
- Treasure hunting phase: 3/5 stars
- Cultivation phase: 3/5 stars
Series Storyline
These are scored based on the series up to the end of this book:
- Impact of this book in storyline: 2/5 stars
- Originality: 3/5 stars
- Development: 3/5 stars
- Enjoyment: 3/5 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: 3/5 stars
- Storyline planning: 3/5 stars OR /5 negative stars
- Holes: 3/5 negative stars
- Standalone read: Can not be read by itself.

[Saurabh Modi · Rating 5 out of 5]

The plot finally thickens.

The author is finally lifting the curtains from some of the mystery that the very first few chapters hinted at. At the same time, the story has come into its own after somewhat ok first 7-8 books. The author tends to use similar devices as other books but the story doesn’t feel like a copy paste or other books as a lot of reviews complain. There’s enough within the familiar stuff.

[Mnoraznan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interest piqued! The plot and potential storyline continue to amaze me.

[Antoinette Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love

[Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.8

[Eric Santizo · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Danny Moody · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best arcs in the series so far. The ending was alright but it almost felt like the author forgot about one plot line and wanted to wrap things up right at the end before moving on with other things. Ning’s development is great in this book and I expect an awesome tournament fighter arc for the next book.

[Iyela · Rating 2 out of 5]

The hero is disappointing