Immortal Destiny

Desolate Era #12

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

290 pages, ebook

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]

Wow! A whole book filled with epic battles.

[D · Rating 5 out of 5]

- Quote: “Within the heart, each person has their own desires, their own obsessions.”
- Thoughts: A good tournament scenario which also marks the end of another big arc of Desolate Era, in this more controled setting, Wo Chi Xi Hong Shi shows that he can write a good story after all.
Also, definitely 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: 4/5 stars
- Development: 5/5 stars
- Enjoyment: 5/5 stars
- Writing stile: 3/5 stars
- Funnyness: 1/5 stars
- Epicness: 3/5 stars
- Scaryness: 1/5 stars
- Smartness: 4/5 stars
- Addictiveness: 5/5 stars
- Plot twists: 4/5 stars
- Pace: 4/5 stars
- Storyline planning: 4/5 stars OR /5 negative stars
- Ending: 4/5 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: Just basic killing
- Tech level: Irrelevant
- Religion level: Fictional daoism, Buddhism
- Main genre: Xianxia
- Subgenre: Tournament fights
- Point of view: various angles
- Aftertaste: back on tracks
World
- Originality: 2/5 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: Tournament
Characters
- Total amount: Many
- Points of view: many
- Main characters: 1, Ji Ning
- Secondary: various
- Ordinary: lots
- Overall quality: 3/5 stars
- Main: 4/5 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: Sloppy
- Notable worse characters: Patriarc Arcanun
Setting
- Historical importance: 3/5 Stars
- Historical deep: 3/5 Stars
- Historical score: 3 /5 Stars
- Geopolitical importance: 2/5 Stars
- Geopolitical variety: 4/5 Stars
- Geopolitical score: 3/5 Stars
- Setting overall score: 4/5 Stars
- Tension: 1/5 Stars
- Atmosphere: 2/5 Stars
- Supernatural (Vampires, werewolves) (Y/N): ○
- Superpowers (√/○): √
- Non-human races (Y/N): √
- Virtual Reality (Y/N): ○
- Monsters (Y/N): √
- Historical relevant period: too far
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: Xianxia
Xianxia
- Battle phase: 4/5 stars
- Skill innovation: 2/5 stars
- Treasure hunting phase: 2/5 stars
- Cultivation phase: 1/5 stars
Series Storyline
These are scored based on the series up to the end of this book:
- Impact of this book in storyline: 4/5 stars
- Originality: 3/5 stars
- Development: 3/5 stars
- Enjoyment: 4/5 stars
- Writing stile: 3/5 stars
- Funnyness: 1/5 stars
- Epicness: 3/5 stars
- Scaryness: 1/5 stars
- Smartness: 3/5 stars
- Addictiveness: 5/5 stars
- Plot twists: 3/5 stars
- Pace: 4/5 stars
- Storyline planning: 4/5 stars OR /5 negative stars
- Holes: 3/5 negative stars
- Can be read as a standalone (√/○): ○

[Saurabh Modi · Rating 5 out of 5]

The plot is interesting, the story has all the usual IET goodness. The romance is really subpar, the fights are great. One interesting thing about this story is how it integrates Chinese myths into it.

[Mnoraznan · Rating 5 out of 5]

outstanding battle depictions, the result was quite a twist.

[Songkane Khousakoun · Rating 5 out of 5]

An amazing tale that is very lengthy but never a dull moment. Story is like an explosion that immerse the reader wholesomely. Will beyond expection.

[Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.8

[Danny Moody · Rating 5 out of 5]

May be my favorite addition to the series to date. It kind of reminded me of the war zone in Coiling Dragon. Regardless, there was a ton of cool fighting and awesome progression.

[Maureen · Rating 3 out of 5]

What happened to the rest of the series, Amazon?

The story was finally starting to move along to a larger stage in its universe and now it disappeared from Amazon. Grrr.