Cang's Ramblings

Chapter 5 5. Five Supreme Masterpieces
Title: The Five Greatest Online Novels: Zha, Fan, Xing, Dou, Dou

When it comes to online novels, whether it is the top ten, the top hundred, or the top thousand,

There is no way around these five supreme masterpieces - "Zha, Fan, Xing, Dou, Dou".

1. "The Great Ruler", author: Chen Dong.

In the depths of the universe where cold and dark coexist, nine huge dragon corpses hold a bronze ancient coffin, which lasts forever.This is an extremely shocking picture captured by space probes in the dead universe.Nine Dragons pulling the coffin, did it return to the ancient times or came to the other side of the starry sky?A vast world of Xianxia, ​​bizarre and mysterious.The blood is boiling like a volcano, the passion is like a raging sea, and the desire is endless like an abyss... Climbing the road to the sky, walking on the song, covering the sky with a finger.

There are so many outstanding fantasy novels, why is "The Great Ruler" ranked first?
A big reason is the beginning.

Opening: Nine dragons pulling the coffin, a heaven-defying start!

Nine years later, this opening is still incredibly shocking and not outdated at all. Compared to the online novels nowadays that depict accidental deaths such as car accidents, jumping into the sea, and jumping off buildings, it is much higher in quality.

Realm division: strict and complete.

The Wheel Sea is divided into four realms. Cultivate the Wheel of Life below the navel, open up the Sea of ​​Bitterness - cultivate the Fountain of Life - build the Divine Bridge - and reach the other shore.

The Dao Palace is divided into five realms, which cultivate the five internal organs. The order of cultivation varies depending on the cultivator.

The four poles are divided into four realms, and the order of training the four limbs varies according to the different training of the cultivators.
The Dragon Transformation Realm is divided into nine stages, and involves training the spine from the tail vertebrae to the cervical vertebrae. At the time of Great Perfection, the spine will transform into a dragon. Reaching this secret realm is considered a minor accomplishment for ordinary cultivators.

The Immortal Platform has six levels, cultivating the Pure Land within the mind. Each level is comparable to a great realm, and each level is divided into nine small steps: Half-Step Great Power, Great Power, King, Sage, Sage King, and Great Sage.

The Great Emperor, the one who has attained enlightenment, is also known as the Heavenly Venerable and the Ancient Emperor. The five secret realms are perfectly integrated into one, turning into a Dao cocoon, giving birth to the laws of the imperial way.

The immortals in the mortal world are immortal and will not be affected by the passage of time.

The reason why I chose Chen Dong's "The Great Ruler" over "Perfect World" is actually very simple. The latter is just a continuation of the former, and it did not break any precedents or break the silos of the previous work.

It is easy to write a sequel, but it is difficult to break through.

The third part, "The Holy Ruins", is about a typical patient with renal failure.

How to save yourself? Apart from a kidney transplant, the only way is to be reborn!

2. "A Mortal's Journey to Immortality", author: Wang Yu.

An ordinary village boy accidentally entered a small local sect and became a registered disciple. With such an identity, how could he gain a foothold in the sect, how could he enter the ranks of immortal cultivators with mediocre qualifications, and thus dominate the three realms?
Beginning: The beginning was so ordinary and boring that the book was not signed until it had 400,000 words. The performance after it was put on the shelves was not very good. It was the author's persistence, Han Paopao's caution, and Han Lao Mo's glory that made readers fall in love with the book and set a precedent for the author's book to be sold platinum.

The realms are divided into: Qi refining, foundation building, Dan formation, Nascent Soul, Spirit transformation, Void refining, fusion, Mahayana, and overcoming tribulations to become immortals.

The realm division in this book is also very ordinary. It is not the author's innovation, but through this book, it provides a standard realm level for novels about cultivating immortals, which can be regarded as a textbook version of the level division.

This book pioneered the "ordinary people flow" of online literature.

The protagonist Han Li has an ordinary family background, ordinary appearance, and ordinary talents.

Coincidentally, the encounter is extraordinary, the opportunity is extraordinary, and the destiny is extraordinary.

At this point, mortals can also cultivate immortality, and mortals can also create a world of immortals that is dark and gloomy, earth-shaking, shocking, and makes ghosts and gods weep, and mysterious and bizarre.

Moreover, the achievements of "The Fairyland" are also very impressive. Some readers even hope that "The Divine Realm" can be released. Regarding this, please refer to the person above.

3. "Stellar Change", author: I Eat Tomatoes.

A child, born without the ability to cultivate inner strength, resolutely chooses to practice the painful and difficult outer strength to gain his father's attention. As time flies, the child grows up...becoming a young man. What truly changes his fate is a mysterious crystal formed from a shooting star—the Meteor Tear.

The opening: Tomato's books all have similar openings. They're all about a disciple from a declining family, bullied by other families, either having their engagement broken off or having their territory or business seized. The protagonist's talents aren't exceptional, or perhaps only slightly better than average, but they possess a treasure that allows them to defy fate. What follows is a life of playing the pig to eat the tiger, pretentiousness, and defying fate, all the while embarking on a life of no return.

From this book to the latest work "Cang Yuan Tu", there is no exception.

Boundary division:

【Mortal World】

Acquired, innate, (passing forty-nine minor heavenly tribulations), golden elixir stage, nascent soul stage, (passing sixty-nine major heavenly tribulations), cave void stage, empty darkness stage, tribulation stage, (passing ninety-nine major tribulations), great success stage, ascending to the world of immortals, demons and monsters.

[The world of immortals, demons and monsters] Celestial immortals, golden immortals, mysterious immortals (also known as immortal emperors), and the ascended realm of gods.

【Spirit world】

Prepare the gods, the gods, the gods in heaven, the gods-kings, and the gods in heaven.

Eventually become the controller of Hongmeng.

In my opinion, "The Legend of the Stars" is better than "Panlong".

The latter has only been able to dominate the fantasy charts due to its popularity and favorable circumstances. In terms of creativity and setting, it is not much better than the former.

This point can be seen from Tomato's subsequent works, "Devouring the Starry Sky" and "Lord of the Snow Eagle", "Asking the Way with the Flying Sword" and "Cang Yuan Tu", which truly tell readers what "the sun is setting in the west" means!
4. "Fights Break Sphere", author: Tian Can Tu Dou.

This is a world of fighting spirit. There is no fancy magic. What we have here is only fighting spirit that has been developed to its peak!
The new book's hierarchy: Fighter, Fighting Master, Great Fighting Master, Fighting Spirit, Fighting King, Fighting Emperor, Fighting Grandmaster, Fighting Reverend, Fighting Saint, Fighting Emperor.

He pioneered the "broken engagement genre." There are countless derivative stories, including the protagonist being broken off, refusing to break off the engagement, or even breaking off the engagement on his own initiative.

The originator of the saying "Thirty years on the east side of the river, thirty years on the west side of the river, don't despise the young and poor!" Of course, these are actually two proverbs that the author combined.

Thirty years on the east side of the river, thirty years on the west. A metaphor for the ever-changing nature of life, the unpredictable rise and fall of things. Seen in The Scholars.

It is better to deceive an old man with an old beard than to deceive a young man who is poor. One day, a dragon will marry a phoenix. I don’t believe that you will have holes in your pants all your life.

The meaning is: It's better to look down on a poor old man than on a poor young person, because young people have a bright future. If young people work hard, they will eventually achieve great success. Don't believe in wearing ripped pants all your life. There's also a Wong Ka Kui film called "Don't Bully the Poor Youngsters," which tells the story of the growth and inner journeys of four young men: Wu Jiaju, Tan Guanzhong, Chan Chi Keung, and Lam Sai Wing.

The inheritor of the "Terrible Style." Xiao Yan started leveling from the lowest level, and whenever he encountered a Dou Shi, Dou Wang, Dou Zun, or Dou Sheng fighting, he would sigh: "So-and-so is so powerful, he is so terrifying."

Example: "During the Jia Ma Empire, it was said that Dou Huang masters were so terrifying!" After that, things got out of control.

"A mighty Dou Zun is so terrifying~" "A mighty Dou Zun is so terrifying, he actually came on horseback." "A mighty Dou Zun is so terrifying! The BMW M2 comes with ill intentions."

A true practitioner of the "copying oneself" trope, "Martial Universe" perfectly inherits all the settings and routines of "Battle Through the Heavens," maintaining the spirit of copying oneself throughout without a single surprise. Except for the results!
"The Great Master" has completely wiped out the readers' last expectations for Tudou, and the embarrassment of having nothing left to copy can be seen from this.

As for "Yuan Zun," the fact that it's doing so well is simply due to Tudou, a businessman, using a little marketing and promotional tactics. If true fans insist on watching it, I absolutely support it.

After all, the Bean Emperor is so powerful and terrifying~
5. "Douluo Dalu", author: Tang Jia San Shao.

There is no magic, no fighting spirit, no martial arts here, but there is a magical martial spirit.

In the "Douluo" series, the first part "Douluo Dalu" is about cold weapons, the second part "Unrivaled Tang Sect" is about hot weapons (soul guides), then there is a transition "Legend of the Gods", the third part "Legend of Dragon King" is about high technology, the fourth part "Ultimate Douluo" is about the interstellar era, and there is also a "Douluo Dalu: Legend of Tang Sect Heroes".

Tang San, with Blue Silver Grass in one hand and Clear Sky Hammer in the other, his cool appearance is deeply engraved in my mind.

Especially the title of "Contra", which is full of childhood memories.

Moreover, Tang Jia San Shao has written 4000 million words in 16 years, setting a Guinness record for a novel that has been serialized for 86 consecutive months. His writing spirit alone is truly admirable.

As for the book, I won’t say much about its content and writing style.

I can only say that it is very suitable for passionate teenagers under the age of fifteen to read.

【to sum up】

As the saying goes, "one vigorous effort will lead to failure, and three times it will be exhausted."

Even platinum writers cannot escape this "online literature cycle".

An excellent previous work can provide a world structure for subsequent works, making it easier to accumulate readers and achieve even better results.

Therefore, online writing, creativity, innovation, and creation are truly precious talents.

"Talented writers emerge in every generation of online literature, and each of them dominates the scene for three to five years."

It doesn't matter, readers can always find the book that suits them best~
(End of this chapter)