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Chapter 1005: 932
Chapter 1005: 932
There’s a fan group called “Mount Hua Theory of Cheapness,” and all its members are readers of Chu Kuang, currently eagerly following updates of his new book.
“Here it comes!”
“Chapter ten!”
“Updating this early?”
“Updating at midnight, truly devilish.”
“I’m going to check it out now, let’s see if Chu Kuang really lets the readers guess the upcoming plot.”
“I feel like it’s very close to the truth!”
“That guess is indeed very reasonable.”
Just as Chu Kuang had updated the tenth chapter of “Heaven-Reliant Dragon Slayer,” everyone couldn’t wait to open it.
However.
When the first batch of readers finished chapter ten, they were instantly stunned, their eyes wide and jaws dropped!
Zhang Cuishan, dead!
Yin Susu, dead!
Just when everyone thought Zhang Cuishan was the protagonist of “Heaven-Reliant Dragon Slayer,” this character, who seemed very much like the protagonist, had chosen to commit suicide while surrounded by the Six Great Sects in order to protect the Golden Lion, Xie Xun, which led Yin Susu to die for love, leaving only a teenage Zhang Wuji!
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Boom!
The group exploded!
“Are you kidding me?”
“What the hell is this move!”
“Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu are both dead!?”
“Where’s the protagonist?”
“I’m looking at such a big protagonist here!”
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“The novel is serialized to the tenth chapter, and you’re telling me the protagonist is gone?”
“This old rascal, what exactly is he thinking, sending the protagonist off with a boxed lunch, and in the tenth chapter, no less!?”
“Still don’t understand, huh? Guo Xiang isn’t the protagonist, Zhang Sanfeng isn’t the protagonist, He Zudao definitely isn’t the protagonist, not even Zhang Cuishan is the protagonist of this book; the real protagonist is this kid!”
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Blog.
Chu Kuang’s comment section is also instantly boiling!
“Damn damn damn, I give up, this old rascal dares to write like this!”
“Yin Susu would die, that big shot predicted it, but with Zhang Cuishan’s death, all that big shot’s predicted plot was overturned!”
“No one can keep up with the old rascal’s train of thought; I’m willing to pronounce Zhang Wuji as the protagonist who appeared the latest in history!”
“No wonder I felt something was off just by seeing the title; damn trickery, I fully immersed myself into Zhang Cuishan being the protagonist, and this old rascal just kills him off with a sweep of his pen?”
“This part is too torturous!”
“It feels a bit like Huang Rong, first inciting everyone’s suspicion against Shaolin in front of the Six Great Sects, then educating Zhang Wuji before dying; the more beautiful a woman is, the more deceitful!”
“No wonder the plot needed to be serialized online!”
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Wuxia circle.
Many wuxia writers, still approaching with a learning mindset and wanting to learn from “Heaven-Reliant Dragon Slayer,” were also stunned!
“What is this?”
“So, the real protagonist is Zhang Wuji!?”
“A plot development that no one in the world could guess; how can we learn from this!?”
“This time, Zhang Wuji truly secures the protagonist role, burdened with his parents’ deep revenge and afflicted with a strange poison; if he’s not the protagonist now, it would be outrageous!”
“It’s outrageous enough already, look at how many words there are!”
“Two hundred thousand words of content, and Zhang Wuji only truly becomes the protagonist!”
“Turns out the previous plot was all just laying the groundwork; such grandiose foresight, such crazy courage, this kind of writing style, it’s almost like changing the protagonist midway, who else but Chu Kuang in the entire literary world dares to write like this!”
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Meanwhile.
Seemingly unrelated major scenic spots were also dumbfounded after seeing this plot development!
“Holy crap!”
“Were we tricked?”
“Why do I feel like, apart from Wudang, none of the Six Great Sects are good?”
“What happened to supporting Mount Emei, this Abbess Miejue is too damn dark!”
“I’d rather it not be written at all!”
“To think we still wanted to invite Chu Kuang over as a guest, what kind of plot twist is this!”
“The Six Great Sects have five being antagonists?”
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Everyone was dumbstruck in shock!
Chu Kuang had used a full 200,000 characters as a lead-up, only to have Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu commit suicide together, allowing Zhang Wuji to take over as the protagonist!
Is he trying too hard?
You’re really brave!
You know, changing the main character midway through a novel is definitely a taboo!
As the story developed over the previous 200,000 characters, everyone had already identified with the protagonist, Zhang Cuishan. Under such circumstances, suddenly handing the protagonist’s halo to a child like Zhang Wuji was actually quite hard for readers to accept.
In fact,
some readers were already cursing loudly!
However, the vast majority of readers were more astonished. They felt the pain, but more than that, they thought it was bizarre and unbelievable!
Chu Kuang wasn’t just going against the readers at this point.
This move was completely against the norms of novel writing!
In terms of shock value alone, it was even comparable to the Heaven’s Cripple and Earth’s Defect in The Return of the Condor Heroes!
So capricious!
The epitome of capriciousness!
Was he not afraid that no one would buy “Heaven-Reliant Dragon Slayer”?
The protagonist had changed, Zhang Cuishan was dead, and people hadn’t yet identified with Zhang Wuji!
At this moment,
the media were also shaken!
“How Capricious Can Chu Kuang Be?”
“The Most Delayed Entrance of a Male Protagonist in History!”
“Chu Kuang Kills Off the Male and Female Leads Before Publishing the New Book!”
“200,000 Words of Lead-up, Chu Kuang’s New Book Takes a Thrilling Turn!”
“In the Finale of The Condor Trilogy, Chu Kuang To Change the Protagonist Midway?”
“Unthinkable Plot, Courageous Writing No One Dares to Implement!”
“Chu Kuang’s New Book Kills Off Main Characters, Can It Still Rely on ‘Heaven-Reliant Dragon Slayer’?”
“Chu Kuang’s New Book Sales Might Turn Cold!”
It had been a long time since the media openly predicted a drop in Chu Kuang’s novel sales, but the shocking turn in “Heaven-Reliant Dragon Slayer” made the media bring out this old headline again:
Classics Unfavored by Outsiders!
However, unlike before,
Silver Blue Books was not panicking at all.
The Fantasy Department’s editorial team.
Many night owl editors began to show up, all of whom were people who had read the whole book in advance.
“From the moment we decided to start serializing online, I’ve been curious about how readers would react after finishing Chapter 10, but it seems more subdued than I expected.”
“This plot twist isn’t as unacceptable as the Dragon Maiden Incident.”
“The media is doubting the sales, I really want to show them the stock orders from major bookstores.”
“Bookstores are getting smarter.”
“Although Zhang Wuji taking over as the protagonist is unexpected, the lead-up in the earlier part was very solid, and the pit of hatred for the protagonist is already well dug. In such a case, everyone is just hoping to see Zhang Wuji’s revenge.”
“The anticipation is maxed out.”
“I think it’s not just about maxing out the anticipation, the fundamental reason Chu Kuang can write this plot is because he is Chu Kuang, and everyone knows no matter how outrageous his writing is, the whole novel will never disappoint.”
That was true.
Now when Chu Kuang wrote a book, no matter what their initial impressions of the plot were, people would still choose to keep reading.
Because everyone already knew Chu Kuang’s capabilities. He had managed to turn the situation around and create sales miracles even with the Dragon Maiden Incident and Heaven’s Cripple and Earth’s Defect, so how much more so with just a change of protagonist midway, and the anticipation already built up?
Indeed, this was the case.
After daybreak, all major bookstores opened.
The complete “Heaven-Reliant Dragon Slayer” was officially released.
There were no signs of cold reception; the number of readers buying the book still broke thresholds!
Ming Cult!
Six Great Sects!
Leader Zhang!
Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber!
And Zhao Min, Zhou Zhiruo, Xiao Zhao, Yin Li…
With the final part of the Condor Trilogy released, a martial arts feast affecting various continents was thoroughly set in motion!
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ps: “Heaven-Reliant Dragon Slayer” has been rated as one of Jin Yong’s martial arts novels with the most skillful writing technique. The drawback is that compared to the first two parts, it carries a bit more craftsmanship, but its advantage is that the exhilarating sensation is the strongest. Zhang Wuji made his appearance not long before and was already near invincible, with a host of girls devotedly surrounding him, making it akin to a disguised invincible story.
