Now, before I say anything, I will say that this work was enjoyable. The writing was easy to understand, and the action was fun.
Overall, this novel is a lot like Mushoku Tensei in style, with an OP character growing up. However, the writing and plot are a lot more primitive than in MT; foremost, the author uses far too many timeskips, so instead of the adventures of a kid growing up, you get the adventures of a kid in short periodic episodes and then short periods of blank space. It starts out OK when they are just like 1 year, but soon we are hitting 30 year timeskips, then 100 year timeskips, and then we get like thousands of years passing in a timeskip.
My second complaint is that there is really only 1 character that matters in this story: the MC, Linley. Other characters are fairly shallow in depth and aren't very important. The villains are so forgettable you might as well be watching scooby-doo. Most side characters either die or go forgotten for literally thousands of years, and some are forgotten completely. On top of that, even things that the main character do have little impact and are quickly forgotten. Linley becomes a master sculpter... and he makes like 5 statues total, before the author ditches it to go on another power fantasy. It results in a underdeveloped world that could have been so much more interesting. Which leads me into my third complaint:
The third complaint is that the world building is shallow and poorly conceived. The author made the main character too powerful, so the world gets absurd and hard to relate to very quickly, whereupon the author realizes that the world is too powerful so he boosts Linley, and the cycle continues. On top of that, the mechanics of the world are chaotic and contradictory: for example, when a character becomes a deity level, they can split off a clone, one of which is saint level, the other of which is a god. If the divine clone dies, they can redevelop a divine clone, albeit at a slower rate. But becoming a deity is based off understanding of profound truths, so how the heck do you not instantly become a deity again, because the saint seems to be able to comprehend these truths equally, despite their power when used being lower.
Overall, it's a fun story and interesting action, but it's like cotton candy. It has a sweet taste and is fun, but it lacks any depth of flavor and leaves you wanting something more substantial.
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