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Battle Through the Heavens

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I don't know why this manhua is an 8/10, I don't hate it, I enjoy it, but it really doesn't differentiate from other "cultivation talentless to hotshot" manhua, though I should add that even though I've read so much power fantasy cultivation manhua, the reincarnation, isekai, modern world variants, murim to modern world, modern world to murim kind, I've read so many of them that if I took my time and if MAL was more inclusive for manhua and manhwa, it'd make me look like a seasoned manga reader, I've read so many of those comics that all of them look the same, read the ... same, and yet I still subject myself to reading all that uninspiring, zero effort crap, but still, I can tell that Battle Through The Heavens is better than your average cultivation manhua

So essentially, it's not a masterpiece, but it doesn't have to be, the same way Solo Leveling isn't a masterpiece, but it doesn't make it unenjoyable, it's an enjoyable read, not as enjoyable as Solo Leveling, but still enjoyable, if you have the time to read hundreds of chapters of power fantasy garbage, you should at least derive some enjoyment from reading this

people who like isekai should feel right at home

Beware: god awful english translations.

The story is good, if not paced a little weird, characters abruptly appear and disappear and there aren't really any story arcs, there is a substantial overlap of plot before any one event finishes (so it feels a little unending). It feels like not a thing has been planned further than a few chapters. There is also a lot of convenient coincidences that help out the protagonist, these disable interesting storytelling: you won't be moved to tears.

The art is reasonable if not a little inconsistent, beware, as of this review the official translation is at 24, its a lot ... clearer, but the rest id very inconsistent, poor jpeg file handling.

I have a high hope for the official translation. The fan translation is childish at best, whoever did it has no conception of tense. Though their foray is appreciated nonetheless and can be considered berable.

I actually like the stereotypical "Become the strongest in a world of ki and cultivation manhua". However, this one was not well done, despite being one of the most popular of its type.

Story:
- Generic --> Become the strongest culvator
- A jumble --> There are a lot of things going on in the story and it cant pick which one to go after. You don't really get where the story is going, it takes this weird obscure path. It leaves too many mysteries and things that need to be explained and seems like it wont ever get there. Character also participates in too much "things".
- Techniques ... not explained --> He uses a lot of techniques but they arent explained very well and is very rushed. Hard to keep track. Even one of the most important concepts of "Essence flame" wasn't explained very well, when a large part of the story was talking about that.
- Many technical terms --> Generally manhua about world building has many technical terms so i got used to it. But this one has ranks for like 5 different aspects. You have to have the wiki beside you when you read this. BTW the wiki has it in English but the story writes it in the pronunciation of the chinese words.
-Good Beginning --> In the beginning chapters, i enjoyed it.

Art:
I dont really pay too much attention to art, but i had no problems with it, even in action scenes. Although, I heavily enjoy the manhua's style of panel layouts (compared to Manhwa) and colour.

Characters

Although MC isn't an annoy little kid who wants to save everyone, but isn't a great character. He is a rather shallow, not having much depth. Does not have any character development but thats optional in my books.

The spirit travels with him is a bit more interesting, creates mystery about his past. Although feels like it wont ever get there. The other minor characters are quite boring, only there to progress the story of the main character. Mostly just stereotypical character tropes. Although there is this one girl that has a "somewhat" mysterious past, but really doesn't ever seem to get there. Again leaving waaayyy too many mysteries in the story.


Enjoyment:
I enjoyed the beginning a lot more, although its quite a stereotypical cultivation type of manhua. After a while there was just too much randomness and no sense of direction for the manhua. The main sense of enjoyment you feel is when he becomes OP and beats the crap of others who think he is a weaking.