Finishing one and a half million words in two days was a fast pace, but Blue Star was so big that among the countless readers in the eight continents, there were always some people who could finish reading Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils first. This honorary professor of a certain university who had become famous online for criticizing Chu Kuang's martial arts writing for getting worse and worse happened to be one of them. After reading Chu Kuang's new martial arts book, his attitude had undergone a 180-degree turn:
Put on wings!
Flying dragon in the sky!
The honorary professor of a certain university was full of admiration and tagged Chu Kuang on the spot to express his acceptance. The book review storm about "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" also began from then on!
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Qinzhou.
"The most exciting martial arts novel in the history of Blue Star has been born. Who says that this old thief can never surpass The Legend of the Condor Heroes?!"
"Three protagonists. How dare he write about three protagonists!"
"I have no interest in all books with multiple protagonists. I always feel that it affects my sense of immersion, but this book is a complete exception!"
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Qizhou.
"The old thief's new book is so good!"
"Although there are three main characters, there is no problem in picking out a single one to be the absolute protagonist, and he is no less capable than any single male protagonist in any mainstream martial arts novel!"
"The heroine is more exciting!"
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Chuzhou.
"Most of Chu Kuang's martial arts novels have men who are more outstanding than women, but the women in this book are not weaker than the men at all!"
"Azhu, I'm blowing it up!"
"No matter how high you blow it, it can't stop the old thief's murderous intent. The bastard Chu Kuang actually let Xiao Feng kill Ah Zhu by mistake. I want to duel with him!"
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Yanzhou.
“Ouch!”
"This is the kind of martial arts that tough guys should watch!"
"I thought the Condor Heroes trilogy was the benchmark for Blue Star martial arts, but it turns out that once Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils came out, there was no martial arts book left!"
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Korean continent.
"I haven't finished reading the book yet, but I like Xu Zhu the most. The part with Meng Gu is absolutely amazing."
"Bah, are you envious of Xu Zhu?"
"The three main characters in this book are so strong that I really thought Duan Yu was the absolute male protagonist at first."
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Zhaozhou.
"Chu Kuang's attainments in classical culture are fully displayed in this book."
"I'm afraid Lu Yang won't win this time."
"Although I still want to continue to cheer for Master Lu, this old thief is so fucking scary!"
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Weizhou.
"Don't spoil the plot!"
“I’ve only watched less than two-thirds of it.”
"The most unacceptable part is Ah Zhu's death. Also, there are so many female characters in this book!"
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Zhongzhou.
"Azhu's death was really hard to bear. I burst into tears right away."
"I have no comrades in arms with this old thief!"
"What are you arguing about? Ah Zhu's death doesn't matter. I'll tell you that Xiao Feng also died in the end."
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Xiao Feng is dead too
Although the online book review storm has swept across eight continents, this does not mean that everyone has seen the ending. Most people have only seen about two-thirds of the plot and are reading the next part eagerly.
However.
When those who haven't finished reading the book are suddenly given a spoiler about Xiao Feng's ending, the little content they have left suddenly becomes uninteresting!
You know.
Although this is a novel with three protagonists, if you ask readers which of the three protagonists they like the most
Most readers will answer "Xiao (Qiao) Feng"!
Upon hearing such tragic news suddenly, readers who haven’t finished reading the book feel shattered instantly!
However, some people who didn't believe in it suspected that netizens were joking and ignored the spoilers and continued watching the show, but they ended up suffering secondary mental damage!
Critical hit!
A gorgeous critical hit!
With the exception of May 1st, readers from all eight continents are cursing!
"revenge!"
"This is revenge!"
"The old thief saw that we supported Master Lu, so he deliberately wrote this plot to disgust us!"
“Too cruel!”
"This guy is really not a human being!"
"Old thief: You guys feel bad for Ah Zhu, so I asked Xiao Feng to go down and accompany her out of kindness."
"Is it okay to be kind?"
"We support Master Lu out of good intentions, in order to encourage him to work hard, how could this guy be so ungrateful?!"
"The Harry Potter series can barely be considered the three main characters. At that time, everyone begged him to put away his sword, and he really did. But I never expected that the sword would end up on the head of Xiao Feng, one of the three main characters in the new book!"
"Chu Kuang: Aren't there still two protagonists?"
"Stop imitating the old thief's tone of voice. It sounds so much like what he would say. I'm going to vomit. If I read his books again, I'll be a dog!"
"I've heard that eight hundred times."
"Admit it, you guys spoiled this guy. If people didn't die, he probably wouldn't write a book. The more people die, the better his books will be."
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A strange situation has appeared on the global network:
On the left are readers praising and admiring "Tian Long Ba Bu" and regarding it as the best martial arts novel on Blue Star;
On the right are readers cursing at Chu Kuang, the author of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, and regarding him as a disgrace to writers on Blue Star!
The weirdest part is:
Those who praise "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" and criticize Chu Kuang are basically the same group of people.
People who don’t know might really think that Master Lu is the author of “Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils” and Chu Kuang is just the one who challenged Master Lu and was pinned to the ground.
Having said that.
This is not the first time such a phenomenon has occurred.
Many of Chu Kuang's novels received similar treatment after completion.
The book is a good book, and everyone is praising it;
The author is not a good person and needs to be severely criticized!
In the words of an old reader of Qinzhou:
What does Chu Kuang know about "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils"? He is just a novelist!
All right.
Even though people cursed Chu Kuang, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils still received a score of 9.3 on the novel section of Star Sky Network.
The highest-rated film in the Condor Heroes trilogy, The Legend of the Condor Heroes, currently only has a score of 9.1.
And in the novel comment section.
There are already countless long and short reviews!
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Starry Sky Network novel page.
Short review section for the martial arts novel "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".
"Murong Fu is a descendant of a fallen royal family, who has spent his entire life pursuing the throne. He treats Wang Yuyan like a nobody. Duan Yu is the legitimate heir to the throne, but he would rather abandon his throne than love a beautiful woman. What you pursue is exactly what I have abandoned. This is how ridiculous life is."
"Such a huge book with hundreds of heroes, but once Xiao Feng appears, they all become background characters!"
"Duan Yu is probably the most despised upright romantic in the old thief's works; Wang Yuyan is his female counterpart. It is a relief that they finally become a couple."
"The old thief's writing about Duan Yu really shocked my worldview!"
"May all lovers in the world be long-lost brothers and sisters!"
"Duan Yu is a fool, Xu Zhu is a fool, and Xiao Feng is a man."
"The title of cousin has been ruined. I must also say that I love Mu Wanqing and I hate Wang Yuyan!"
"Are you sure this book's nickname isn't 'Where Are We Going, Dad?'?"
"Where's Dad?" is ok. Others are cheating their fathers, but when it comes to Duan Yu, Xu Zhu, Murong Fu, Xiao Feng and others, it's the fathers who are cheating their sons, and each one is more cruel than the other."
"The old thief is truly at the peak of martial arts!"
"Azhu is Azhu. Throughout the four seas and nations, there is only one Azhu!"
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Novel long review section.
"The woman Duan Yu loves is actually his sister, but her mother Dao Baifeng reveals that his biological father is Duan Yanqing, not Duan Zhengchun;
After going through hardships, Xu Zhu accidentally solved the mystery of the Linglong chess game;
Xiao Yuanshan and Murong Bo had been enemies for many years and fought to the death. After being enlightened by the wise words of the nameless old monk, Xiao Yuanshan resurrected from the dead and joined Buddhism.
Jiumozhi was a tyrant and suffered a lot, but he finally got enlightenment and became a Buddha in a mud well.
Duan Yanqing turned from a prince into a beggar, and when he was about to kill Duan Yu, he unexpectedly got a son.
This is the transition from sadness to joy.
Qiao Feng was the leader of the Beggars' Sect, so majestic, but later he realized the truth, felt guilty towards everyone, and killed Ah Zhu by mistake;
Duan Zhengchun was affectionate with everyone, but his wife Dao Baifeng got jealous and angry, and cheated on him. It turned out that his son was born to his wife and another man.
Ah-Bi's Wu dialect was so touching, she teased the evil monk with Ah-Zhu, and then cried with the mad Master Murong;
Murong Fu appeared on the stage with great charm, but ended up going crazy. He wore a paper crown, was worshipped by children, and dreamed of becoming emperor.
This is the transition from joy to sorrow!
This novel is extremely thrilling, and the common human emotions can be so bizarre that one can't help but sigh at the tricks of fate! "
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And in a classroom at a university.
Professor Wang's open class was once again packed.
The interesting scenes are:
On the desks of the students below the stage were no textbooks for university courses, but instead a copy of "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" was quietly placed there.
Obviously.
Everyone completed the homework assigned by Professor Wang, which was to read Chu Kuang’s new book "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".
“What does Professor Wang think of this book?”
The first student who raised his hand to speak in class asked the question that everyone was most concerned about.
Professor Wang smiled slightly, turned around and wrote eight big words on the blackboard:
No one is without injustice, all love is sin!
The specific meaning is not clear to everyone.
Amid the students' bewildered and dazed looks, Professor Wang asked a very tricky question: "Do you know how many characters are created in this book?"
The students were at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Why don't you just ask us how many hairs we have on our heads
However.
What was shocking was that Professor Wang actually gave two thumbs up in front of all the students: "More than 200, more than 230 to be exact."
One word out!
The whole audience was shocked and confused!
What was shocking was that there were so many characters in Chu Kuang’s book;
What’s shocking is that Professor Wang didn’t even spare such a cruel detail!
"Back to the question just now. You asked me how I would evaluate this book. I would like to say that all the characters in this book are trapped by their own greed, anger, ignorance and love, which has created such a world where everyone is wronged and all sentient beings are guilty. These eight words can be regarded as the main theme of the whole book!"
Greed, anger, ignorance and love.
Buddhism concept.
Professor Wang further added: "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils are projections of sentient beings in the world. They are not human, but they all have human desires. Therefore, the whole novel is full of greed, anger, ignorance, resentment and anger. Each cause and condition has its own karma, birth, old age, sickness and death, failure to obtain what you want, separation from loved ones, and reunion with those you hate."
The sea of suffering in this world.
You and I are both drifting in the sea.
After this explanation, the students fell into deep thought and seemed to have vaguely grasped the creative rules of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.
In the audience.
Someone was filming silently.
Someone wrote down notes.
Someone raised his hand again and asked: "Is Zhu considered a winner in life?"
"No."
Professor Wang used Bao Budian's famous quote to start the conversation:
"It is said that Xu Zhu had the best situation. He had the three great masters of the Xiaoyao Sect plus an internal force of more than 200 years. He married the Princess of Xixia and became the master of the Lingjiu Palace. But at the same time, he learned who his biological parents were within an hour and watched them commit suicide with his own eyes but was powerless to do anything.
In fact, the cruelest thing about fate is not whether it gives you good or bad things.
It depends on what fate gives you, whether you want it or not:
Xu Zhu has lived for more than twenty years and just wanted to be a monk in Shaolin Temple for the rest of his life. He did not want to become a peerless master and get involved in the disputes in the martial arts world. As a result, A Zi first tricked Xu Zhu into breaking his vow of not eating meat, and then followed the Tianshan Tonglao, forcing Xu Zhu to break his vows of not killing and not having sex, etc.
Xu Zhu just wants to be a Shaolin monk."
The students asked again:
"Where's Duan Yu?"
"Duan Yu was born in a noble family, handsome and well-read, but his martial arts skills were not what he wanted. The girls he met were most likely his sisters. He was madly in love with Wang Yuyan, but Miss Wang only had her cousin in her heart. In the end, after his parents died, he learned that his biological father was Duan Yanqing, the leader of the four evil men that everyone hated. Even if he became the emperor, what would it matter? If he was given a chance to choose again, he would definitely not be willing to accept such a fate."
"What about Xiao Feng?"
The student finally got to the point.
Xiao Feng's death is the greatest pain in everyone's heart. Some people even think that "Chu Kuang wrote Xiao Feng's death to deliberately take revenge on the readers. It is clear that Xiao Feng's death was not inevitable in the end!"
"wrong!"
Professor Wang sighed, "Except death, there is no place for Xiao Feng to go in this vast world. The Liao Dynasty is impossible, and the Song Dynasty is even more impossible. Even if it is Dali or Lingjiu Palace, Xiao Feng will definitely not go there. In addition, he feels guilty and misses Ah Zhu, so if he lives, he will be a walking corpse. Death is his relief. He has nothing to fear from fame and fortune, life and death."
The students' eyes were red with tears: "So Xiao Feng must die?"
Professor Wang nodded: "Xiao Feng is the second most famous hero after Guo Jing in Chu Kuang's novel, but his tragedy is actually the inevitable result of the novel's development. As I said at the beginning, everyone is wronged and all love is sin. Every character in this book has a fate and disaster that they must face personally, even if they are not the protagonist, even if they are just Zhuang Juxian, Murong Fu and all the more than 300 characters in the book. This is the theme of the novel."
The students sighed and said, "What a pity for such a great hero."
A student in the front row suddenly asked, "Professor Wang, which character do you think had the most regrettable ending?"
Is it Xiao Feng
Is it Xu Zhu
Or Duan Yu
However, Professor Wang's answer was beyond everyone's expectations:
"Murong Fu."
There was a sudden uproar from the audience!
After reading the novel, many people hate Murong Fu, but Professor Wang actually gave such an answer!
I can only say that he is worthy of being Professor Wang.
When talking about Chu Kuang's martial arts, he always comes up with some weird opinions that everyone cannot accept for a while.
"I am a professor, and my mission is to teach and educate people."
Professor Wang faced the doubts calmly:
"Murong Fu happened to be the product of a failed education, so this person just happened to hit a sore spot for me.
In this world, some parents indulge their children and let them not work hard, while others impose too many unrealistic expectations on their children.
Murong Fu's father Murong Bo is particularly hateful. He didn't work hard himself and pretended to be dead for so many years, but instead imposed the responsibility of restoring the country on his children.
Good education is teaching by example, and you are the role model yourself;
Bad education means being passive and escapist, while asking the child to do this and that, which results in the child becoming mentally distorted and disabled.
How radiant was Murong Fu when he appeared on the stage
He became famous at a young age and was as famous as Xiao Feng in the world of martial arts. He was truly brilliant.
Yanziwu depicts the feeling of a wealthy family in a small town in the south of the Yangtze River to the extreme, and the big brothers, younger brothers and various maids in it seem to exist for the so-called Master Murong.
People say he is a man of both literary and martial talents, handsome and elegant, a rare talent among men, and his aura makes him impressive.
During the martial arts competition at Shaoshi Mountain.
Murong Fu was beaten to the point of losing his armor and weapons by Duan Yu's Six Meridians Divine Sword, but when Duan Yu tried to spare him, he suddenly turned around and attacked him. As a result, he was caught by Xiao Feng, who threw him to the ground, and said with disgust: Xiao Feng is a great man, but you are on par with someone like you.
It's sad and lamentable.
But think about it from another perspective. If Murong Fu was the hero of this book, and he successfully fulfilled his dream of restoring his country without having to struggle and fall into darkness, would you still hate him so much in the end?"
Professor Wang's face was full of sighs.
The students in the audience were immediately stumped by the question.
Even a hateful person has his pitiful side.
As the grandson of the Emperor of Great Yan, Murong Fu was taught since childhood that reviving Great Yan should be his lifelong goal, and that it was right to devote himself to the motherland.
But how can the revival of a country be achieved by one person alone
So after being busy for half a lifetime, the goal is still out of reach, and it is useless to have a love-struck cousin.
He was sorry to Wang Yuyan, but he was worthy of his family and bloodline. He had done his best in the martial arts world for decades, but the world's situation could not be changed by one person and it was difficult for him to love. It can be said that he had nothing in both career and love.
For men -
Especially for a young and handsome genius like Murong Fu who is both talented in literature and martial arts, what kind of pain and emptiness is this
"I'm not trying to whitewash Murong Fu, I just hope that everyone won't just regard him as a superficial villain. His mistakes are not entirely caused by himself. I even have a guess that you may not accept. I think if the story in the book really happened and those people really were there, Wang Yuyan might not give up Murong Fu in the end if Duan Yu was not one of the protagonists."
"I don't agree!"
One student reacted strongly: "Xiao Feng and Xu Zhu didn't have their father's education either, but they walked an upright path!"
"Yeah?"
Professor Wang shook his head. "It's true that they both have no fathers, but don't forget that it was the Shaolin monks, the righteous leader of the Beggars' Sect, and the honest farming couple who established their outlook on life and values. Qiao Feng was also vicious when he was a child, for example, he killed the doctor who wronged him with a knife. What do you think he would have become when he grew up if he hadn't made mistakes as a child and been guided by others? None of us can say for sure about this kind of thing."
The student fell silent.
Professor Wang had obviously read "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" in its entirety and expressed his views based on the story itself, but the students could not find any plot to refute him.
In the silence of the audience.
Professor Wang continued to talk:
“Somewhat similar to Murong Fu is the character named Zhuang Juxian in the book.
This person occupies two chapters in the later part of the novel and can be called the invisible fourth protagonist of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".
Unfortunately for Zhuang Juxian, his father died early, so he lacked education in the later years, and the seeds of hatred were planted in him.
While hanging out in the underworld, Zhuang Juxian got to know many unscrupulous people.
But when he met A Zi, he fell into first love.
If he could relax a little, or have a friend who truly cares about him to comfort him, perhaps he would eventually mature.
Just like us.
Unfortunately, he didn't wait until the moment of maturity.
Because the people he met didn't treat him sincerely. Let's not talk about anything else. Even if Ah Zi treated him sincerely, even as a true friend, Zhuang Juxian might not have ended up with Ah Zi. "
On the surface, we were talking about novels.
Actually we were talking about education.
Professor Wang’s interpretation of “The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils” in the open class lasted for more than an hour.
When the conversation got so exciting, Professor Wang clapped his hands in admiration.
When talking about sad things, Professor Wang's eyes would turn red.
When he announced the end of get out of class, there was already warm applause from the audience. This class successfully conquered all the students!
Perhaps some people disagree with some of Professor Wang’s views.
But generally speaking, this class is the most thorough explanation of the novel on the entire Internet. From the plot to the concept to the connotation, Professor Wang cited a lot of references without leaving out any!
Naturally.
This video was also uploaded to the Internet.
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Professor Wang has become a celebrity for his interpretation of The Legend of the Condor Heroes trilogy. His open class video was uploaded to the Internet again, which of course aroused the curiosity of countless netizens, and the video's click rate skyrocketed!
Two hours later.
The video has received a high number of hits, and the comment section is extremely popular!
“That was a great story!”
"Is it okay for everyone to say that Professor Wang knows more about Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils than Chu Kuang?"
"Raise your hands in agreement!"
"I almost started to criticize Murong Fu, but I was convinced after listening to him. Most people think Murong Fu is a man of great martial arts but not magnanimous, cunning and unscrupulous in achieving his goals, not as upright as Xiao Feng. But if he was the protagonist and had different experiences, perhaps people would not criticize him so one-sidedly."
“The product of a failed education.”
"This summary is really insightful. But it's normal to hate Murong Fu. He ignored Wang Yuyan's infatuation with her and insisted on becoming the consort of Xixia. He was dismissive of Duan Yu's advice. He was a mean person. But considering the theme of the novel that all living beings suffer, he was at least a great hero, but he ended up like that. It's really sad."
"Zhuang Juxian also said it well."
"Compared to Murong Fu, Zhuang Juxian is not disgusting, he is just not as likable. In fact, Zhuang Juxian's view on love is very similar to the longing and recklessness for love that each of us had when we were young. He is the ultimate bootlicker like Duan Yu, but the difference is that Duan Yu gets the script of the protagonist."
"Good fellow, no wonder I don't like Duan Yu."
"Zhuang Juxian's best friend is Quan Guanqing, his master is Ding Chunqiu, and his goddess is A Zi. It was Zhuang Juxian, but the name is really wasted."
“It all comes down to an education issue.”
"No, in the final analysis, no matter how you think about it, it's Chu Kuang's problem."
“Yes, yes, yes!”
"I was careless."
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Swish, swish, swish!
Amidst all the discussions, "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" is becoming more and more popular!
blog.
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Bluestar's major online platforms.
Discussions about "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" have dominated countless hot searches.
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Similar topics emerge endlessly.
The news about this book also dominated the media's pages.
《All living things suffer! 》
"No one is without injustice, all love is sin!"
"Xiao Feng's death, Chu Kuang once again draws readers' criticism!"
"Experts say this is the Chu Kuang phenomenon: people suffer when books become popular!"
"Chu Kuang fights Master Lu fiercely: the ending may be imminent. "
"A new era of martial arts is coming?"
"Chu Kuang's new martial arts book surpasses the Condor Heroes trilogy!"
"Look at the various people who read Chu Kuang's new book!"
"Chu Kuang Feilong Zai Tian, the Ascension of the Blue Star Martial Arts Emperor?"
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