Maybe my recollection of season one is faulty and I was overrating it, and I’m not bothering to re-read it, but season 2 seems to have taken a nosedive in storytelling. I had this series at an 8/10, but season two I would put 4/10.

I can't put my finger on it but I really quite like this one, maybe a couple of iffy spots and jumps in the plot but I find myself actively looking forward to the next chapter each week and feel disappointed when it's on a break which honestly you can't ask for a lot more.
Good premise, prominent rising murim alliance member dies from assassination and finds himself in the body of the feckless son of the heavenly demon cult trapped in a cave with the only option to train his body in a legendary martial art he finds there until he can break out. Once he finally escapes he's thrown headfirst into the cut throat and blood soaked demon sect's politics as he must fight tooth and nail for control.

I don't enjoy manga in which the protagonist has to live into someone else's body and has to keep up a facade assuming that other person's habits for an extended period of time. More so when the character the MC took over seems to have been a power tripping weakling and serial rapist, since he appears to have used his father's influence to get his way with as many women as he could. So now the MC to have his rise to the top has to pretend to be all of the above while on the inside being a good guy.

It's a shitty trope imo and outside of that the manhwa seems to be very generic. Not enjoyable for me but if you can see past my annoyances mentioned earlier I assume you'd find it being just average.

Guy realizes it's not all black and white, but could certainly be grey as well when it comes to people and their positions in the world.

Written as of chapter 6. I cannot say much about the plot itself as it’s only starting to unfold but as of now- the rating of the comic feels absolutely undeserved.

While it follows the standard tropes which have been popular as of late, it’s already clear that the author IS skilled and DOES know what they’re doing.

The story doesn’t seem to be straightforward- there’s no blind following of the commonly overused tropes like “the overly supportive father”, “the high ego villain”, etc. The world building has been handled really well so far; although it’s hard to tell at this point, there is a fair chance of it developing to the level of Solo Leveling or Tale of a Scribe Who Retires to the Countryside.
There hasn’t been A SINGLE character so far, which I’d call shallow/2D, including the side characters and servants… Everyone seems to have their own way of thinking, talking and interacting with others
It’s too soon to determine how much character depth to expect in the future but at the very least as of now, it has been handled smoothly

The comedy is rather subtle, the pacing- just simply fine, the change of character from the “scummy lord” to the current MC is probably one of the best ones I’ve seen in comics which follow that trope

Overall, while there hasn’t been anything that would make me go “wow”, this series has a REALLY solid start. Don’t let the rating stop you from giving it a shot. Considering how the comic is written, it is bound to change sooner or later.

... Last updated on July 26th, 2021, 4:13am