A site message just came in—this Sunday at noon, the novel will be featured on the Sanjiang recommendation on the homepage. If nothing unexpected happens, it will go on sale next week.
Thank you to all the respected readers for your support, and thanks to Editor Liuxing for his help, which allowed this book to achieve results far beyond my expectations.
I honestly don't know what to write in a reflection like this. In short, I'm just very excited.
Taking this opportunity, I'll speak a bit from the heart and also do a brief review of the first volume's plot.
The original intention behind writing this book was actually quite simple.
I wanted to make up for some of the regrets in the original work, and I also wanted to earn a bit of money.
Choosing a Douluo fanfiction wasn't really a good idea, because this theme has already been written to death—Douluo fanfics are everywhere.
But after looking around, most Douluo fanfictions revolve around the protagonist leveling up and then beating up Tang San.
Watching Tang San get abused is admittedly quite satisfying, because the protagonist's behavior really isn't that likable—but I wanted to write something different.
I think the biggest regret in Douluo Continent lies in those female characters who were originally very outstanding, such as Qian Renxue, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and even Gu Yuena and Bo Saixi. At the beginning, they all had strong personal characteristics, but later on they all became tools, which is a real pity.
There's also Bibi Dong. Although many of her actions are completely outrageous, I still feel that her original ending wasn't good. Bibi Dong shouldn't have remained a love-brained character all the way until her death.
Especially since these characters had great initial setups and were also very good-looking in the manga and anime, it makes things feel even more regrettable.
I also didn't want to write the protagonist as a humanoid walking cannon, where female characters would throw themselves at him and act lovestruck the moment they saw him.
So when portraying the protagonist, I deliberately avoided too much external appearance description. I wanted to show more of his inner qualities and influence female characters through personal charm.
At first, I thought that since I had ideas, an outline, and plans for what to write in each volume, there was no reason I wouldn't be able to keep writing smoothly.
But once I actually started writing, I realized that the process was far more difficult than I had imagined.
Web novels are serialized, which inevitably causes many readers to forget earlier content or not fully understand future development directions.
However, if transitional chapters are too bland, readers will also become impatient—finding the balance between the two is crucial.
I have to consider the "cool points" of every chapter, the rhythm and coherence of the plot, and the character settings and behavioral logic of each character under different circumstances.
Trying to cover everything is truly difficult.
After all, I'm not one of those veteran authors. My writing skills are still lacking, and my psychological endurance isn't that strong either.
When encountering doubts in the comments, I often want to argue back or explain, rather than directly muting or deleting them. Up to now, the only comments I've muted are those that spam, speak rudely, or deliberately stir trouble. If you go look at the review section now, there are still plenty of critical comments about me left there. (After the book goes on sale, this won't be the case anymore. I'll only read comments from readers with fan value. Consumers are gods—my bread and butter. Everything else will be cut off entirely. I also don't have that much energy; negative comments really affect my mindset.)
Looking back at the first volume, I wonder if everyone noticed that the true core main storyline wasn't the original plot events or the protagonist's leveling up, but rather Qian Renxue.
As for Qian Renxue's portrayal, I think I did a fairly decent job.
Regarding the darkened second personality, this can be considered a form of secondary creation, but it's not illogical.
In the original work, during Qian Renxue's god trial, it was clearly mentioned that she always had a dark side within her heart. In the anime, this aspect was further expanded—during the god trial, a black version of Qian Renxue appeared and fought her.
I haven't watched much of the Douluo anime, but I've seen this classic scene plenty of times, and it's indeed very impactful.
So I gave it a richer set of interpretations.
At this point, the first volume has basically reached its conclusion. There's only the final wrap-up of the plot involving Qian Renxue left, and then Volume One, "Angel's Lament," will be complete.
There are parts of this volume that were written fairly well, and parts that had problems.
Let's mainly talk about the problems.
One issue is the differences in the protagonist's behavior between the simulator line and the real-world line.
The main reason lies in pacing.
Looking back now, the biggest problem is that progress in the simulator was too fast, while the real-world storyline was too slow. I didn't balance the two properly.
In the simulator, some plot points could be described using a fast-forward perspective, making the narrative more coherent and better paced, with a smoother reading experience. However, some plot buildup wasn't sufficient, and the final emotional climax didn't fully land. Things that could have been handled better weren't, because I was writing too hastily at the time—quite a pity.
When returning to the real world, the worldbuilding and character personalities became more fixed, leaving me with much less room to maneuver in the writing. As a result, the plot advancement became overly dragged out, exposing quite a few problems.
In terms of planning, I also had to consider the protagonist's current age, the resources behind him, and the progression of many main character relationships, which further compressed the room for adjustment and made the writing feel "tight."
Not only was time tight, but pacing was also tight, making it very difficult to find a perfect balance.
I will further optimize the detailed outline in later plotlines to correct this issue.
Next, let's talk about some of the more controversial plot points.
Some people may not like conventional face-slapping scenes, but not all readers feel that way. Such plots can be fewer, but they can't be completely absent.
Simulator stories are different from multiverse stories. The balance between simulation and reality must be considered—this is a very real issue.
Some people prefer reading the simulator parts, while others prefer the real-world parts.
Overall, more people probably like the simulator content. There's no helping it—the book starts with simulation, and the title makes it clear.
But as a Douluo fanfiction, it's impossible to completely avoid writing the real-world storyline. At most, its proportion can be slightly lower—it's a matter of trade-offs.
Some readers felt that the first simulation at the beginning was very exciting and well laid out. Honestly, that's giving me too much credit.
I did write different outline plans for each simulation, but that wasn't the main purpose.
My goal in writing these plots was to bring out the unique characteristics of each character, make their personalities more vivid, and rationalize their future changes—just like Qian Renxue in the first volume.
Doubts are inevitable.
This novel hasn't even reached two hundred thousand words yet, and there are many aspects people have criticized.
The first major pacing issue was the ending of the simulator. I even opened a separate chapter to explain it at the time. I won't do that again in the future—issues will be addressed at the end of each volume instead.
The second issue was the bet with Tang San.
I still hope everyone doesn't mix up fanfiction reinterpretations with the original work.
Tang Hao being weak, irresponsible, dishonorable, and bullying the weak—I agree with all of that. But you can't treat him as a serial killer or a madman. No matter how shameless Tang Hao is, he's not an evil soul master. No matter how crazy he is, he wouldn't expose himself and Tang San over something like this.
When targeting the weak, that's only toward the Spirit Hall faction. He wouldn't go so far as to kill other weak people, let alone a seven-year-old child. As for the Zhao Wuji incident in the original work—leaving aside the fact that Zhao Wuji and Tang San aren't of the same generation—Tang Hao didn't kill Zhao Wuji in the end either, did he?
In terms of character portrayal, I have a rough profile for every major character. If you don't agree with it, there's really nothing better I can do.
That's just how fanfiction is. As secondary creation, different people will inevitably have different understandings of characters and plotlines. We can only seek common ground while reserving differences.
Then there's the Ning Rongrong storyline. The handling there was indeed somewhat improper—the protagonist's initial wording was a bit contradictory.
My original intention was to have their relationship go from cold to warm, which is also quite suitable as Ning Rongrong's emotional arc.
At the time, my thinking was very simple and was also explained in the text: the protagonist had never interacted with peers of the opposite sex before, so due to his mindset, he misspoke. After all, adults and children view things differently.
But the execution wasn't good enough, and my writing ability wasn't sufficient, leading to a perceptual mismatch.
On top of that, web novels move fast-paced, and everyone was reading in a serialized state. Without reading it continuously, the experience naturally fell short of expectations.
Regardless of whether the logic was sound, it did affect the reading experience. I apologize for that.
There was also the later medicine-delivery plot.
That plot was mainly transitional, but it couldn't be omitted.
It involved relationships between many characters and served as setup for later developments.
So I chose a more compromise-based approach—testing the waters first, then accelerating things through Ye Lingling. Looking back, it was a bit rushed. It might have been better to let the protagonist spend a few more days interacting with the team members before proposing his ideas.
There's also the protagonist's behavior pattern in the real world. Some people feel he's too reckless, while others think he's too cautious.
This may be due to insufficient buildup or unclear expression on my part. I wrote it too implicitly, leading some readers to misunderstand.
After leaving the mountain, the protagonist only interacted with people he was confident he could handle—such as Ning Fengzhi, who is highly utilitarian and likes to recruit talent, or Dugu Bo, who values promises and loyalty and whom the protagonist had thoroughly understood in the simulation. Meanwhile, he consciously avoided forces like the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan (which he could have contacted through Yu Tianheng), the Spirit Hall, or Xue Beng and Xue Qinghe after changes in their temperament.
As a result, it probably led to both camps of readers feeling somewhat dissatisfied?
I'm a new author. All I can do is summarize more and continuously improve in the future.
Some foreshadowing will be written more clearly, rather than blindly chasing所谓 "pacing."
At the same time, I'll make more balanced arrangements in terms of satisfying moments. I won't let some plotlines drag on too long while others feel rushed.
In the end, it all comes down to lack of experience. This will be changed in the second volume.
I'll try my best to refine the detailed outline in the future and write something even more exciting.
Once again, thank you to the respected readers who are willing to continue supporting me. I bow to you all!
As for those who don't like this book, there's no need to waste time on it.
Reading novels is meant to be relaxing—why be so calculative and make yourself unhappy? There are many good novels on Qidian, with over a dozen Sanjiang recommendations every week, and Douluo fanfictions are everywhere. You have plenty of choices—there's no need to attack me here. Some people really don't need to do this. If you dislike it so much, just switch to another book. Chasing it just to nitpick, getting muted for spamming and then switching to alt accounts—why bother?
There's no problem with giving feedback on details; I'll consider reasonable suggestions. But malicious reading or stirring trouble—just forget it.
As for the outline and main plot direction, I absolutely won't change them. Too many authors have tried that and ended up with their stories collapsing entirely.
Finally, a small advance spoiler: in about ten more chapters, this volume will end, and there will be no misunderstandings between Su Cheng and Qian Renxue.
Volume Two: Star Luo EmpressCore characters: Zhu Zhuqing, Qian Renxue
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