Martial Peak
a review by aoBarbosa
a review by aoBarbosa
*This is my first review and probably wont be very good, well paced or relevant
**Also, english isn't my first language, so there will probably be a mistake or two
So, what is Martial Peak about?
Put simply, it's about power creeping and an likeable overpowered MC.
Or, in more words, it's about Yang Kai, a weak boy by his starting world metrics, who by chance or luck gets hold of multiple significant opportunities to become stronger, be it by acquiring some OP artifact (like the Ancient Black Book) or knowledge through some hidden inheritance (like some of his skill, such as Alchemy or Space and Time Principles control).
Most of the characters are incredibly shallow and one dimensional, except some rare chars used as plot devices and even rarer relevant recurring chars, such as his wives or some of his elders, since the power creeping is so fast, most characters from an story arc become rapidly irrelevant in the next one.
The art isn't jaw dropping at any point, but is equally not eye burning at any point. It somehow manages to stay consistent for most of the manhua, which is amazing considering we get 2~4 new chapters every. single. day. while most japanese manga can barely release one a week, this is a feat of its own.
As for what kept me reading it, it's mostly about frequency and consistency. Even if it's never a 10/10, after a while reading a 6/10 story, you get invested enough that it doesn't really matter. You just want to keep reading and see where the story brings the characters you've grown to like, even if it's kinda prediictable and mostly detached from previous arcs.
Overall, it's a good enough manhua, specially if you're just getting into the space, it's by no means an original story, but it's better than most of the similar ones.
Should you read it?
Well, do you already like cultivation manhua?
Do you want to like cultivation manhua?
If so, yeah, give it a go, there isn't much to dislike here.
Else, still give it a chance, like, 80 chapters should be enough to give you a basis on what the story is all about, if you like that, you'll probably end up liking the rest, since it's more or less the same.
If you have already read Martial Peak and is looking for something like it but not the dogshit carbon copies that shamelessly rip off every other cultivation manhua out there, here is a list of some of what i like, and might write reviews later.
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