The Villain's Sword Is Sharp

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Author: goofy_little_man
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Villains roam the world without any retribution. Demonic sects wage war against the Orthodox and emerge victorious. Neutral tribes stand by and do not help the worthy – they only look to profit from others’ misfortune. Meanwhile, fresh dangers brew beneath the turbulent waves...

Might is right in the world of cultivators, and evil often goes unchecked.





Isaac Dahl is born in the barren and chaotic lands of Northern Tundra. He shows promise, yet his sect holds no hope for him.

‘He might be an intelligent child, but his talent is mediocre. Bah... what can he amount to?’



Without resources or help; without kindness nor assistance from others, there is only oneself. Human relationships? Love? Kinship? I only see benefits, as others are unreliable. I can only believe in myself. This is the truth that Isaac realises. This is the truth that his sect – which proclaims itself as a Blood Path Sect – fails to notice. They are naïve.



His heart is cold and his gaze is determined, but Isaac’s path forwards will not be an easy one. It will be filled with obstacles, danger and disaster. Will Isaac clamber over the bodies of those who stand in his way? Or will they drag him down with them?

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goofy_little_man
goofy_little_man

First of all, the idea of Anima is inspired by Gu from Reverend Insanity but I've put my own twist on it. Hopefully it's at least a little bit original and you like it. Outside of that, I think the book is quite unique, especially in terms of how the world is and what the main character is like. However, I won't say too much other than that the MC is pure evil. Best parts of the novel: Characters - The main characters all have depth and personality, but it's not just them. Every character has at least some thought behind them, even throwaway characters. That means you won't get scenes where side characters act stupidly for no reason. Quality of writing (I am English, I speak great English, don't expect spelling errors or anything) World building - I've put a lot of effort into creating the continents, thinking about what species live there, what environments there will be and all that good stuff. I'm especially proud of the more that will start to be revealed as the novel goes on. Bad bits: Dialogue - Some conversations may seem a little clunky or stiff. This is the main area of my writing that I'm trying to improve, so hopefully dialogue will become more natural and free-flowing as the novel progresses. Slow(ish) development - The novel isn't a slow starter at all, it begins with 3 high action trials and there are lots of fight scenes after that as well. What I mean is that characters and places will not be developed right away. I will take time with these things and you won't get huge lumps of backstory or information about people, places or things. Changes in writing style - I have written other things before, but this is my first full-length novel, so my writing style will change and develop as the novel progresses. P.S. I would really appreciate comments about which parts of the novel you enjoyed and which bits could be better. These kinds of comments will help me become a better writer, which will in turn make this a better novel. Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy the book!

3 years ago
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Master_Of_gu
Master_Of_gu

What is evil?!? What is good?!? These are just childish words and naive beliefs, there is no good and evil there are only benefits, the strong is the law doing what he wants, simply without drama. I wish I could see the real human beast break the shackles and unleash it. Devour the world and kill whoever gets in the way or kill to increase your strength, there is no such thing as the innocent and the bad, in front of the strong all are insects. Haha I have high expectations for you

3 years ago
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Dan_immortal
Dan_immortal

the novel is very good continue with 1 chapter a day❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👿👿

3 years ago
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lord_of_all_realm_
lord_of_all_realm_

A nice novel for reverend insanity fans 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

3 years ago
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Efrinn
Efrinn

رواية جيدة للغاية خاصة الشرح للقارة و طبيعتها و مكوناتها و طرق القتال و البطل الي ما يعجبه يروح لاقرب جدار و يدخل رأسه فيه، و الي عجبني اكثر الغو او الانيما فيها تنوع و أساليب كثير و استعملاتها مثلاً غو الحركة قدم الثلج(اذا اتذكر اسمها صح) التي لدى البطل ما يقدر يستعملها الا في الثلج لو راح لقارة ثانية بتكون هذه الانيما و مثلا لو راح قالرة ثانية بينعدم فائدتها و شعبيتها لانه القارات الثانية ليست مثل القارة التي فيها البطل تكون دائمة مثلجة ننتظر انيما مثل هذه حيث تعتمد على عوامل من أجل استخدمها على أفضل وجه و نترقب اكثر كيفية انشائها و الانيما الي بيصنعها البطل في النهاية انصحكم فيها

3 years ago
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Master_Of_gu
Master_Of_gu

A wonderful novel, especially the character of the hero and his intelligence, so far I have been amazed by his plans to increase his resources. The current problem is the amount of information that is useless, because it is more than the events of about 50 chapters, and I still do not see exciting events. This is because of the author's focus on quantity rather than quality, I hope you pay attention to this point, Reduce the amount of information and increase events and actions instead of ideas. I have high expectations for this novel and it does not change the character of the hero. Good luck

3 years ago
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Just_evilness
Just_evilness

So first off this book started of very captivating because from the first chapter i was immediately captivated but the surrounding and the tone of the novel it was well Written no grammar errors the main character was smart and goal oriented. The story has potential hopefully it continue going strong

3 years ago
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Gahara
Gahara

this novel is fantastic, the MC is in my opinion Perfect. he knows what he wants and does what he has to do to get it. their power system is interesting. the story Is not too slow but it's also not too fast... am at chapter 60 and I have to say that so far its a solid 5/5 and I highly recommend it to anyone that reads this review... will update this when I catch up to the new stuff if there is a need to.. cya

3 years ago
5
mu_123_Alkadh
mu_123_Alkadh

You don't always find the things you like, and the things you don't like are spread like cockroaches, hard to crush and multiply quickly. You don't always find the things you like, and the things you don't like are spread like cockroaches, hard to crush and multiply quickly.

3 years ago
5
The_One_Below_All
The_One_Below_All

This is a very good novel so far with little to no cliches at all. MC is shown to be very intelligent,cunning, and cold. It updates on a daily basis which I appreciate a lot and I have very high expectations for this novel. I dont see any poisons and author is doing a great job!

3 years ago
5
AddictedSolis
AddictedSolis

As the author mentioned, the book is similar to the holy grail of novels 'reverend Insanity' world-building, and the author's method to set the stage is simply fantastic. The update stability is perfect, from beginning to current there has always been 1 chapter a day except for 1 or 2 rare instances, writing quality is up to a very high standard as well, overall its a really good book and it has potential to be even better as the author gather's experience, would definitely suggest a read, keep up the good work author!

3 years ago
4
DaoistPiDrOx
DaoistPiDrOx

I Look forward for this novel everything is amazing from the story to the character development i like how you inspired so many thing from master of gu ( my best novel )

3 years ago
4
nihiility
nihiility

Writing Quality and Stability of Updates: 5/5 on both, Simply I couldn't ask for anything anything better as the author never fails to deliver us with one chapter every day. The author has a good command over English, certainly not a surprise considering he hails from a natively-english speaking country Story Development: 5/5, I was a little skeptical at first due to the sypnosis, Kind of just came off as an another local waste rises up to be a phoenix with dragon queen. But glad to say that I was wrong, very wrong. The average aptitude of protagonist is barely ever mentioned in chapters and even if they are mentioned I don't remember any of them being in contempt which is quite a relief. The plot of this story is progressing at a gradual speed, not too fast not too slow, just how I and I imagine a lot of people would like it. Nothing cliche seems to come up yet which is good. Character design: This is I believe the greatest part about this novel, as every character, starting from the protagonist to the garbage picker has a certain depth of character and each of them seem to posses a rational mind( it pains me to think something so common such as this is rare to find in this CEO-novel filled website ). The protagonist has shown no signs of possessing a moral compass which to me is a plus point but I'd understand if that turns you off from this story. I'm pretty sure he'd only get colder and more sophisticated as he progresses. Would Background: I have nothing to say about this one as we only know about his sect till yet(not that I am complaining). But referring from how this novel never manages to disappoint me I am certain that the world background as it gets revealed won't be bad.

3 years ago
4
HaracasAye
HaracasAye

A brilliant novel, the writing is top quality, the story is great, its a slow paced novel but theres enough going on each chapter that the story keeps you engaged and wanting to read the next chapter. The character are all realistic and have their own strengths and weaknesses. Its a great read if your looking for a cultivation novel with an mc thats willing to do anything to gain power.

3 years ago
4
Jmk667
Jmk667

COME BACK PLS ! THIS NOVEL IS A WAY TO GOOD TO BE DROPPED 😭😭😭

a year ago
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