Judge of Light and Darkness cover

Judge of Light and Darkness

No rating yet
Word count
710K words

Tags

Summary

Judge of Light and Darkness is a long fantasy web novel by You Shang de Meng Jun. It began serialization on Kanshuwang (some sources say Qidian) in June 2008 under contract, and was completed in October 2015, totaling about 160 chapters and more than 700,000 characters. The story takes place in a fantasy world called the Continent of Light and Shadow. Legend has it that ten thousand years ago, the Goddess of Light and Shadow created the continent, the gods, and humanity, establishing a order in which magic and battle aura coexist. A thousand years ago, the War of Gods and Demons broke out and nearly destroyed the continent; the God of Space summoned the Goddess of Light and Shadow to quell the flames of war, sealing the divine race in the upper realm, the Divine World, and the underworld race in the lower realm, the Underworld. Before departing, the goddess left a prophecy: a thousand years later the seals will open and the war of the gods will return, and a Judge of Light and Darkness bearing the Staff of Judgment and the God-Devouring Blade will end the conflict. The protagonist, Muyu Xiaofeng (also known as Mu Xiaofeng), has lived since childhood in Qinghe Fishing Village at the southernmost tip of the continent, raised by the village chief Skachi's family, and is as close as a sibling to the chief's daughter Xuewu. His father, Mu Tianhai, comes from a family of mages but has withdrawn into reclusive decline; his mother, Long Ruoyu, is a daughter of the Long family, a military house of the Yade Empire. Xiaofeng carries the prophecy of the "Doomed Lone Star" and is regarded by the God-Forsaken Clan as the "Watcher" of prophecy. As the Oran Empire and the Yade Empire go to war, he inherits his grandfather Mu Chenfeng's forbidden wind magic and his mother's martial art, the Dragon God Formula, and passes through major events including the tournament at Belgia Magic Academy and the Battle of Renault City; he also meets and is reunited with his maternal grandfather Long Jueao, his senior brother Datasnar, and Xiao Ai, a "Controller" of the God-Forsaken Clan, gradually moving toward the battle of Judgment Day.

Editor's review

这是一部带着 2000 年代中文网络玄幻鲜明气质的作品:千年前的封印、女神的预言、天煞孤星的身世、被寄养在偏僻渔村的少年——几乎每个元素都指向经典爽文的成长路径,但也正是在这套成熟的框架里,它把「光暗」「审判」这两个词做成了贯穿全书的核心意象。 作者的笔力最见功夫的地方,是世界观搭建的层次感。光影女神、空间之神、神族与冥族分居上层与下层的封印结构,配合魔法与斗气双体系并存的设定,让整个大陆的势力格局有迹可循;教廷、武者联盟、帝国王权、神遗一族之间的明争暗斗,又让「诸神之战」不只是天上打架,而是落到人间权力与人心上。 本书节奏偏传统,从渔村少年出海、求学、家族纠葛一路推向战争与预言,适合想找回老派升级流阅读体验的读者,也适合把它当作 2008—2015 年间网络玄幻的一个切片来读。

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • 喜欢传统西方奇幻与魔法斗气双体系设定的读者
  • 偏爱少年成长、身世之谜与预言命定题材的读者
  • 想重温 2000 年代中文网络玄幻风格的读者
  • 对神殿、教廷、帝国政治等多方势力博弈感兴趣的读者

Not a good fit for

  • 偏好现代设定、都市或现实主义题材的读者
  • 对慢热传统升级流缺乏耐心的读者
  • 习惯短篇、强节奏叙事的读者

Reading tips

  1. 先读序章《光影大陆起源》,弄清神界、冥界与封印的设定再进入主线。
  2. 前期渔村段落较舒缓,可读至贝尔加魔法学院部分再判断是否合口味。
  3. 留意《龙神诀》与风系神禁术的进阶线索,它们是理解主角成长节奏的关键。
  4. 内容属免费网络文学,阅读时注意核对章节完整性,避免缺章或错章版本。

FAQ

《光暗审判者》一共多少字、多少章?
据百度百科词条,本书共一百六十章、约七十一万字,2015年10月完结,最后章节为《终章 崭新的世界》。不同网站统计口径略有出入,以实际阅读版本为准。
这本书有正式出版的纸质版吗?
目前公开资料未见其取得 ISBN 的正式出版物信息,作品主要以网络连载形式传播,网络流传多为网友整理的 txt、epub 等电子文本,如需购买请留意版权来源。
主角为什么被称为「光暗审判者」?
因光影女神离去时留下预言:封印开启、诸神之战再临之际,会有一位手持审判之杖与噬神刀的选召者终结纷争。主角暮雨·晓枫即是预言所指之人,神遗一族则称他为「守望者」。
作者的写作风格是怎样的?
忧伤的梦君(本名马运岭,山东滕州人,计算机专业出身)在作品中偏好宏大的神话设定与多势力群像,习惯以第一人称与第三人称交织叙事,语言风格带有早期网络玄幻的朴素与热血感。

Comments

Find this book

This site is an index: you start “Search all sources” in your browser, and the entries it lists all point to third-party sites; please judge their availability yourself.

Top rated in the same category