Chapter 197: Book 2 Epilogue - The Mantis Stalks The Cicada, Unaware Of The Oriole Behind
Added 2025-02-24 21:04:01 +0000 UTCComments
nah,masked antagonist will be the one going to the list of dead characters in the wiki
Szarekh Östwind
2025-03-17 18:08:15 +0000 UTCThis masked one positively exudes Thomas Covenant vibes
Matthew Bernardin
2025-03-12 07:48:04 +0000 UTCloved this chapter and personally love the ke yin's slowly growing importance honestly love the way the story is growing as is now
David
2025-02-26 20:36:53 +0000 UTCOh yeah totally I just noticed people complaining about the tone of the story changing and I was just like yeah that was going to happen
Phoenixdrop
2025-02-25 23:56:21 +0000 UTCFigures I'd finish reading everything on the day you decide to take a break lol. Guess I'll have to wait till tommorow. 😔
Andrew Fox
2025-02-25 22:17:42 +0000 UTCThe MC has already been struggling to remain subtle given his rapid power advancement. I think that the MC’s struggle to fade into the background is a little more realistic this way. After all he has the Duel coming up and I think this is a better ‘pre-demonstration’ of his power increase than suddenly in the duel.
DenverDrew
2025-02-25 21:45:15 +0000 UTCI’m hoping it gives the MC access to the Ancestors Inner Realm - I’m interested to see what a Demonic Blood Cultivator would come up with
DenverDrew
2025-02-25 21:41:29 +0000 UTCHe is only stellar, the major sects have life and maybe civ cultivators
SV
2025-02-25 10:48:12 +0000 UTCWell I’m just going to say it this book is doing everything great I love how the mc and main bad guy are both using plot hooks to their advantage and while I would have enjoyed the mc staying under the radar a little longer in any book like this you have to accept that eventually the mc is going to show off that eventually he’ll reach a realm where just reaching the realm is impressive eventually he’s going to become known and well this stuff happens but so long as it’s handled as well as everything else about this series I think this shift in the third book will be handled well
Phoenixdrop
2025-02-25 05:29:00 +0000 UTCYeah this is one of the weaker points of this story; the masked guy appears omnipotent but as you say somehow hasn’t taken over the world or been discovered and squashed.
Christopher
2025-02-25 04:42:08 +0000 UTCRooting for the Masked Ketchum against Sword Ancestor next time round. Ke Yin has my support but I'm not a fan of Sword MC.
John 'the Flud' Douglas, Deadlock Pakistan Wrestling Worlds Champion
2025-02-25 04:37:28 +0000 UTCYeah. I'm worried it might suddenly devolve in to young masters trying to face slap mc because he has a good reputation, strong villains targeting mc specifically, mc conviniently getting a power-up that works perfectly for X exact situation right before it happens, proposals and political pressure, endless tournaments, mc participating in sect conflicts, etc. Like nearly every other story of this type. It's been doing genuinely excellently at consciously steering away from these tropes only to now seemingly dive in headfirst to several. The current big bad having no idea MC existed right under their nose was a *genius* move that was managed really well and mc doing all of their showing off in private or in other realities was great too. Something that really set this story apart. It's all been so refreshing. To seemingly throw that idea away 200 chapters in by revealing mc's abilities to not just one but several characters at once without mc even trying to explain it away as a one off treasure or something seems beyond bizarre but I guess I'll see what Kynan has planned. The slightest hint of this story leaning in to any of those kind of things is just scary when it not doing so is why it's so good in the first place though. Please for the love of all that is holy Kynan if you are reading this I love your story but do not make the mc the center of everything going on. I might actually scream the second we get a meeting of sect elders discussing how important/promising MC is like every other xianxia. I don't want other sect members aspiring to be as powerful as mc. I just want things to continue as they have been doing absolutely excellently until now with everyone ruining around doing plot things and mc skilfully avoiding getting involved with his master who seems more or less determined to do the same aaaa
tonright
2025-02-25 04:11:40 +0000 UTCI wonder whether his blood statue in his inner realm will let him control his ancestor when he meets him again, or at least influence/release him
Rah
2025-02-25 00:26:39 +0000 UTCIt seems like by accepting himself as part of the world, with him saying he is the body/memories he transmigrated into, he allowed the meta narrative’s plot hooks into himself. I can’t say I’m a huge fan of these meta elements, though. I find them to be the weakest part of the story.
Brian P.
2025-02-24 23:53:56 +0000 UTCGreat story so far, enjoy the day off.
Yanni
2025-02-24 23:50:15 +0000 UTCProtagonist? 😅 nooooo, not at all!!!!
V L
2025-02-24 23:08:49 +0000 UTCSurprised the Masked One hasn't taken over the whole world by now. He seems to be everywhere to take every advantage.
musashi
2025-02-24 22:55:19 +0000 UTCEnjoy your celebration! Great stuff TFTC
Tom C
2025-02-24 22:14:26 +0000 UTCIts Qi condensation, Elemental Realm, Stellar realm, Life realm, Civilization Realm
Big Lumpy Beetle
2025-02-24 21:40:12 +0000 UTCHave a great day off! You're a writing machine!
Nick Slow
2025-02-24 21:38:56 +0000 UTCBut Tis fun love It!!!
Rah
2025-02-24 21:35:29 +0000 UTCScary poor ancestor I’d rather him have just died that be subjected to slavery
Rah
2025-02-24 21:35:24 +0000 UTCI mean, it's well written - (Wouldn't be paying for a story I didn't enjoy!), it just felt, for the 200 chapters up to now, like the protagonist living and growing in the *background* was this story's entire unique selling point. IDK how I feel about people seeing his abilities and living, and villains latching on to him specifically.
tonright
2025-02-24 21:28:31 +0000 UTChm hm hm~ well, at least Old Grandpa put enough of the fear of God in him that he's not going to go turn MC into paste... not that i think he can take his soul while he has soul ward, but he doesn't leave it on all the time, so... but it hardly matters. MC has jumped from tier nothing to tier 7 in *months*. if this guy gives him a year, he'll totally be uncontrollable. is stellar realm one over qi condensation or two? edit: found it! it's qi condensation -> elemental realm -> stellar realm -> life realm -> civilization realm so he will still be waayyy under level to deal with him, but hopefully the blue sun academy will make him a tough nut to crack.
MagicWafflez
2025-02-24 21:28:21 +0000 UTCWe had this protagonist-hunter guy set up a little while ago so it didn't exactly come out of nowhere, but I was really enjoying this story *because* the protagonist is a nobody and tries to avoid attention completely. I was hoping he'd just continue to quietly grow in the background while avoiding events and continue to be overlooked by this guy. Everything happening around him but never really to him - in this world at least. I hope he doesn't blow up in to the unbeatable chosen one that everyone in the sect looks up to lol
tonright
2025-02-24 21:26:16 +0000 UTCAwesome protagonistmon gotta catch them all
bailey
2025-02-24 21:23:11 +0000 UTCAmazing book! Well done! Can't wait for more
Brandon Lydick
2025-02-24 21:18:45 +0000 UTCi fell asleep waiting for this then woke up and it's here. yay lol
tonright
2025-02-24 21:05:52 +0000 UTC
