Ocean -(II)

Author: Feng Ge
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Publish Date: 2007-02-01
Features: The Sea of Time is Feng Ge's second work, which is not only more mature and skilled in writing but also has many surprising breakthroughs.
1. The imagination is boundless and magnificent. It creates a completely new system of martial arts and martial world. It's not just an innovation in techniques, schools, or sects, but it establishes a comprehensive martial arts system and a martial world framework, leaving people in awe. The martial arts are based on the Thirty-One Hidden Veins, with the "Black Heaven Book," and the martial world has the Western City and the Eastern Island. The Western City has the Eight Divisions of Heaven, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Water, Fire, Mountains, and Marshes, while the Eastern Island has the Five Respects: Whale Breath, Dragon Evade, Turtle Mirror, Thousand Scales, and One Grain. These were all absent in previous martial arts novels. Moreover, these innovations are deeply rooted and confident. Compared to "Kunlun," Feng Ge's innovations have shifted from the external to the internal.
2. It incorporates elements of suspense. More rational thinking and calm design make the story tighter and more intricate, with suspense, discoveries, and twists that strip the martial arts novel of its loose storytelling habits, making it impossible to put down.
3. It includes elements of anime and online games. The settings are like split-screen shots, ultra-sensory, and break the boundaries of physics. With imagination as its foundation, "The Sea of Time" consciously breaks away from the conventional pattern of simply replicating actions in martial arts novels, making the story no longer just a of film and television. Additionally, the growth of characters takes on more of a flavor of online gaming.
4. In "The Sea of Time," many elements carry deeper meanings. Taking martial arts as an example, many martial arts are actually concrete manifestations of abstract concepts, making them more thought-provoking. For instance, in the "Black Heaven Book," the dependence of "The Slave of Calamity" on "The Master of Calamity" is similar to the obsessive attachment of a lovesick person to their unrequited love. Take Jing Tian (Flower Mirror Round) and Feng Hou (Feng Lian), who are the creators of the "Black Heaven Book" and also central figures in a tragic love affair. And Lu Jian's tragic one-sided love for Yao Qing—Lu Jian was originally a skilled warrior of the Fire Division, Ning Bukong's "Slave of Calamity," but his tragic infatuation with his first love, Yao Qing, made him, in spirit, Yao Qing's "Slave of Calamity." These creations expand the capacity of martial arts, truly opening up a new path for martial arts writing. Similar ingenious designs and grand creations are everywhere in "The Sea of Time," and what is listed here is just a drop in the ocean.
A hundred years ago, the "Western Kunlun" Liang Xiao took his wife, Flower Xiaoshuang, on a journey across the ocean. Two hundred years ago, Liang Siqin returned to the Central Plains alone, defeated the great heroes, seized the throne, restored the Han Dynasty, and unified China. He had once been glorious, but his later suppression of Confucianism and limitation of imperial power ended in a crushing defeat. Liang Siqin, defeated and driven to the Western Regions, died in regret. On his deathbed, he left behind the Eight Divisions of the Western City and eight portraits of the ancestors. His last command, "When the Eight Maps Unite, No One Can Defeat Them," became the greatest secret and the source of turmoil in the Western City. What will happen after the Eight Maps are united? Treasure? Martial arts? Knowledge? Divine weapons? Two hundred years later, a shocking secret is gradually revealed. Legendary masters, talented young geniuses, the Six Great Slaves of Calamity, and masters of the Eight Divisions will embark on a perilous and magnificent journey filled with mysteries.
The two played and admired the scenery, coming to the outskirts of Haining City. Gu Zhen said, "The city is filled with smoke and dust; it's best to avoid it. I know a perfect place." There, the two found a tavern by the mouth of the Qiantang River.