The Nihilum Zone

Desolate Era #16

by Wo Chi Xi Hong Shi, 我吃西红柿, I Eat Tomatoes

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, Martial Arts

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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]

Subhuti was OP. Loved it.

[Barry Pritchard · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just as poor as the last one and equally as pointless.

I've never dropped a series I've invested this much time in before but the next book needs to be considerably better than the 2 that preceded it otherwise I'm done.

[Mnoraznan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Its breathtaking to witness the protagonist's growth. New Techniques, New Path and New Tribulation!

[Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.8

[Danny Moody · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was very different. I would have never thought of this story going to fight space aliens. It ended up being alright just a weird twist.

[Saurabh Modi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Better than the previous novel - a bit more fun. The antagonists were …very average cut and dry generic characters. But the ending was amazing.

[Eric Santizo · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[D · Rating 4 out of 5]

- Quote: All that is in the past. There is no way to reverse the flow of time, and there is no way to change past history. Punishing one’s self for something one can no longer alter…that is nothing more than being made a fool of by fate!
- Thoughts: After some interesting and unexpected developments in the end of the previous book, we get to see an entire filler book. Although not a good book, it doesn't really change anything in the main storyline.
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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: 5/5 stars
- Writing stile: 3/5 stars
- Funnyness: 1/5 stars
- Epicness: 4/5 stars
- Scaryness: 2/5 stars
- Smartness: 3/5 stars
- Addictiveness: 4/5 stars
- Plot twists: 2/5 stars
- Pace: 4/5 stars
- Storyline planning: 2/5 stars OR /5 negative stars
- Ending: 5/5 stars OR /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: Killing is simple normal
- Tech level: Irrelevant
- Religion level: Fictional Daoism
- Main genre: Xianxia
- Subgenre: Shounen, ki-fighting
- Point of view: Main Character with some interludes
- Aftertaste: ok
World
- Originality: 4/5 stars
- Variety: 2/5 stars
- Consistency: 2/5 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: Nihilun Zone
Characters
- Total amount: ~30
- Points of view: Ji Ning and the Worms Command Center
- Main characters: Ji Ning
- Secondary: Subhuti, 3 Main Worms
- Ordinary: Worm troops, some others
- Overall quality: 4/5 stars
- Main: 3/5 stars
- Secondary: 5/5 stars
- Consistency: 3/5 stars
- Connection: 2/5 stars
- Dialogs: 2/5 Stars
- Interactions: 3/5 Stars
- Romance ( Y/ N): ×
- Underworld Crew (Y/N): ×
- Training (Y/N): ✓
- Notable best characters: Subhuti
- Notable worse characters: Yellow Bear
Setting
- Historical importance: 4/5 Stars
- Historical deep: 4/5 Stars
- Historical score: 3/5 Stars
- Geopolitical importance: 4/5 Stars
- Geopolitical variety: 3/5 Stars
- Geopolitical score: 4/5 Stars
- Setting overall score: 4/5 Stars
- Tension: 3/5 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: Before actual universe
Rules
- Devised system: 4/5 stars
- System complexity: 4/5 stars
- System explanation: 2/5 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: 1/5 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: 1/5 stars
- Originality: 3/5 stars
- Development: 4/5 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: 4/5 stars
- Plot twists: 3/5 stars
- Pace: 4/5 stars
- Storyline planning: 3/5 stars OR /5 negative stars
- Holes: 3/5 negative stars
- Can be read as a standalone (√/○): ×