Uhm okay, this drama was bad. Please avoid if possible. Yuck.

Generally speaking, I have a high tolerance for trash and genuinely enjoy dramas that may have subpar elements, maybe its weather or I’m uncharacteristically annoyed, but here I am with my review.

Upon reading the drama synopsis, I had the idea that I was about to watch a drama concerning a banished royal prince with high cultivation and a princess. They have romantic feelings and stand on opposite sides of a political struggle upon other situations, which they overcome to protect Kong Sang continent. Not true.

25 episodes in, the prince has high cultivation but has not progressed any further from when we initially met him. The princess has increased her own cultivation about 5% thus can shoot some flames instead of a spark. Hmm.

25 episodes in, the prince is suppressing his emotions and has only just about left the mountain to actually be useful. The princess has spent most of the time drinking, crying for the prince and talking to a few people. So, nothing generally useful.

25 episodes in, the plot has only just started to move after that random as Huotu tribe arc, whereby consort kills king, consort tries to kill and/or control princess, consorts son slits his throat on her behalf. We also have a lil sea dragon emperor plot finally brewing in the background OKAY.

25 episodes in, nothing memorable has happened and the plot is only just about happening. My time has been wasted. Nice
Also why is the crimson king, his warrior and his daughter all useless? Anyways.

Now at the 40th episode after suffering through 3 episodes that were randomly 90 minutes long, I have finally reached the end. What can I conclude?

In the last 3rd of the drama, princess gurlie has finally learnt some skills and the ml started being somewhat (BARELY) useful.
Before i can blink, more nonsense begins.

Emperor Xingzun using the ice clan because he is obsessed with Bai Wei for over ONE THOUSAND YEARS so wants to destroy Kong Sang and rebuild. Not a bad idea, but this was exposed randomly, and a big villain also killed randomly. And then we randomly see that its not over till its over apparently (insert formless God of Destruction). The whole Ice clan plot was undeveloped and resolved with zero effort.

Consort Qing, Azure King, 2nd Bai daughter, Yuan? Okay. Okay?????????

The part when Zhu Yan tells Shi Ying that she loves Yuan and wants to live a reclusive life with him thus finally shows some strength and uses a special technique for the first time in her life to protect him at the cost of her life? Shi Ying then shanking himself unironically out of jealousy/fear or whatever? Then Zhu Yan uses ultra majestic forbidden magic to respawn a memoryless version him at the risk of her own senses. Then he comes back with no memory, they do up romance with impending doom around the corner. She then leaves and nearly dies. Then he nearly dies leaving the priesthood. Then he actually dies again in battle. Then he resurrects this time on his own. WHAT?!? ITS ALL SO RANDOM.

For what reason? Such a pointless, plotless, boring, unromantic, dramatic and GARBAGE set of scenes. They just decided to spawn some random romantic angst that actually doesn’t make sense? ????

All this is because Shi Ying is actually dumb. Zhu Yan is also dumb. In fact, the director is also dumb as well.

I’m not gonna speak on that Sauron nonsense in episodes 39/40. All I know was that too many things happened and nothing made sense. Some shit ending as well especially after 120 minutes.


For something I hoped to enjoy, I found myself bitterly dissatisfied and disappointed with this drama. Cdrama producers and directors need to learn how to pace and appropriately edit to avoid putting out trash like this. With better focus on cultivation and the storyline concerning Kong Sang/Sea dragon emperor and the merfolk, it would have been better. Lastly, the power scaling doesn’t make sense, Shi Ying is too strong for no reason. 3/10 because CGI was nice and the main leads were good-looking. Bye.

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