Archaeus Region

Desolate Era #28

by Wo Chi Xi Hong Shi, 我吃西红柿, RWX (Translator)

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

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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

[D · Rating 5 out of 5]

- Quote: In comprehending the Dao, one had to fully understand life in all its myriad forms, to understand the essence of all things.
- Thoughts: I think this one was the best up to this point in the series.
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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: 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
- Self contained (Y/N): ×
- Cliffhanger (Y/N): ×
- Adult (Y/N): ×
- Mystery (Y/N): ×
- Treasure Hunting (Y/N): ✓
- Violence level: Not much in this, only some weak people being tortured until deciding to kill themselves to fuel a random treasure
- Tech level: Inexistent
- Religion level: Fictional Daoism
- Main genre: Xianxia
- Subgenre: Xianxia, Wuxia, shounen
- Point of view: Main character perspective
- Best of it: Some treasure hunting, some trials, not too much of anything
- Worst of it: He got a ultra powerful and rare treasure that allows him to do what he could do when he got in the 3th or 4th stage of fiendgod body refining.
- Aftertaste: pretty good
World
- Originality: 4/5 stars
- Variety: 5/5 stars
- Consistency: 3/5 stars
- Impact on the story: 5/5 stars
- Maps: -/5 stars
- Real world (Y/N): ×
- Fantasy based on real world (Y/N): ×
- Journey (Y/N): ×
- Main scenario: Alternate Universe
Characters
- Total amount: ~35~40
- Points of view: Only the main character, occasional interludes.
- Main characters: Ji Ning
- Secondary: There is a greater than usual participation of 4 others characters.
- Overall quality: 4/5 stars
- Main: 3/5 stars
- Secondary: 4/5 stars
- Consistency: 4/5 stars
- Connection: 3/5 stars
- Dialogs: 3/5 Stars
- Interactions: 3/5 Stars
- Underworld Crew (✓/×): ×
- Training (✓/×): ✓
- Romance: Only a platonic love on part of the girl
Setting
- Historical importance: 5/5 Stars
- Historical deep: 5/5 Stars
- Historical score: 2/5 Stars
- Geopolitical importance: 5/5 Stars
- Geopolitical variety: 4/5 Stars
- Geopolitical score: 3/5 Stars
- Setting overall score: 4/5 Stars
- Tension: 1/5 Stars
- Atmosphere: 1/5 Stars
- Classic Supernatural (✓/×): ×
- Superpowers (✓/×): ✓
- Non-human races (Y/N): ✓
- Virtual Reality (Y/N): ×
- Monsters (Y/N): ✓
- About the setting: Very interesting lore in the creation of the Alternate Universe, but not really explored by the author, Ning don't even show the slightest curiosity about it.
Rules
- System: 2/5 stars
- Complexity: 3/5 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: 4/5 stars
- Treasure hunting phase: 4/5 stars
- Cultivation phase: 2/5 stars
Series Storyline
- Impact of this book in storyline: 2/5 stars
- Can be read as a standalone (✓/×): ×

[Danny Moody · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think I must have been trying to binge read this series and the overwhelming length of it got to me. So after a month of reading other books, I have returned and I really enjoyed this book. There was some good progression in strength and just some cool events that led to getting stronger.