Initial Evolution

Juan TuQidian

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Word count: 8M words
Series: Evolution series

Summary

After his adoptive father dies, nineteen-year-old Fang Linyan is diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer. Penniless, he encounters a strange bloody hand dragging him through the mirror in a supermarket restroom. When he wakes, a mysterious text message guides him to an abandoned dock to retrieve a silver box, and from then on he is drawn into a trial system dominated by Noah's Space. Humans are databased as trial participants, shuttling through historical and mythological planes such as Red Cliff, Journey to the West, and the Jiawu War to complete missions and earn universal points and potential points for genetic-level evolution. Relying on calm deduction and cunning, Fang Linyan goes from struggling to survive upon first entering the space to actively laying plans and intervening in golden mainline worlds, ultimately confronting the ultimate question left by the Creator: can fate be rewritten?

Editor's review

A technical infinite-flow work in Juan Tu's Evolution series. Its highlights are precise databased settings, multi-layered plane missions, and dense intellectual battles; the protagonist breaks through by deduction and planning rather than simply stacking combat power. Suitable for veteran readers who like hard rules and slow-burn buildup. Weaknesses: extremely long, slow early pacing, frequent plane switches and terminology, and new readers can easily get lost in the details.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Fans of infinite-flow fiction
Readers who like databased settings and intellectual deduction
Longtime readers of Juan Tu's Evolution series
Web novel readers who can accept long, slow-burn buildup

Not a good fit for

Readers who prefer short, fast-paced power fantasy
Newcomers lacking patience for large amounts of terminology and setting exposition

Reading tips

Start with the opening of Dead End through the first entry into Noah's Space, and understand the databased trial rules before continuing.
Pay attention to the protagonist's deductions about opponents' habits; they foreshadow later intellectual battle plans.
When planes switch, note the relationships between key characters and items to avoid confusion over later clues.

About the publisher

Qidian

Qidian is a platform whose catalogue brings together online literature, with about 45,000 titles in the library spanning categories such as male-oriented fiction, Eastern fantasy, xianxia and wuxia, science fiction, selected fiction and quality web novels. Representative titles include Reincarnation Paradise, War Soldier Leon, The Fairy Is Fierce (also known as Tai Mang), The Expert Is Right Beside Me, Dragon Herder, You Should Cross the Mountains Like a Hero, The Adventures of a Clever Girl and Summoning Heroes of All Ages in Another World, with themes extending from fantasy and xianxia to science fiction and adventure. Representative authors available in the library include Na Yi Zhi Wen Zi, Chi Gua Zi Qun Zhong, Guan Guan Gong Zi, Chenxing LL, Luan, Chen Mo De Ai, Piao Yi Dao Zhang and Dong Tian Bu Leng. Their works mostly appear as serialized web fiction aimed at readers who prefer long genre fiction. Public information on its founding background and scale is limited, so no inferences are made here; the description is based solely on the library's titles and categories.

FAQ

Is this a sequel to Ace Evolution and Final Evolution?

It belongs to the same Evolution series by Juan Tu, with a connected setting system, but the protagonist and story are independent and can be read alone.

How long is it, and is it suitable for newcomers?

About eight million words and over two thousand chapters; it is extremely long, so try the opening first before deciding.

Is the protagonist purely a fighter?

No. Fang Linyan breaks through by calm deduction and planning; intellectual battles and cunning are core highlights.

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About the author

Juan Tu Author

Juan Tu is a Chinese online-fiction author, also known by the English name Juan Tu; public information about him is limited, and his nationality and dates of birth and death are not clearly recorded. The library currently holds 11 of his works, with representative titles including Ace Evolution, Final Evolution, Natural Selection, and The Last Apostle. He writes mainly for a male readership, concentrating on Eastern fantasy and science fiction set in the future, and his works are often tagged as premium fiction, high-quality web fiction, and science fiction. Judging from his body of work, Juan Tu excels at long-form stories built around evolution, survival, and futuristic settings, moving between fantasy and science fiction with a brisk pace, emphasis on world-building, and attention to character growth, which has earned him a following among readers of these genres.