The first major competition episode is finally over. Let's chat about the original outline and the plans for the future.
It's not hard to see that the outline of this work has undergone many revisions.
Take the recently concluded tournament episode, for example; it wasn't originally planned to be this long.
In my original plan, Lin Xi would not leave Shrek until the end of the Sea God's Fate, and the three female protagonists would also formally confess their feelings at the Sea God's Fate.
Before the book went on sale, I saw that everyone's patience with Shrek seemed to be nearing its limit, so I suddenly decided to bring forward the departure from Shrek significantly, bringing it to the end of the first tournament arc.
There are actually quite a few similar changes, so I won't list Yiyi.
Fortunately, my ability to handle the work is passable. Although the outline has been revised many times, no particularly obvious errors have appeared so far.
However, the negative consequences are also quite obvious, as evidenced by the fact that the first round of the series currently occupies a whopping one-third of the story.
Honestly, I couldn't stand it anymore and started rushing the pace. I skipped half a month and got to the end of the main story, which is one of the results of rushing. The auction of the Snow Empress Embryo, the relationship with the Hongchen siblings, the relationship with the Xu siblings, the various competitions, and even the final battle between Lin Xi and Feng Ling, etc., etc., all these plots that could easily be written into many chapters were skipped.
In fact, in my original plan, the climax of this final three-way showdown was supposed to last for a whole week, with each chapter having a climax. But in order to finish this chapter quickly, although I was very reluctant, I had to drastically cut the plot.
Unfortunately, I've crammed too many factions into this chapter. The allies include the Nine Treasures' true form, the neutrals include the Sun, Moon, Star, and Shrek Academy, the enemies include the Holy Spirit Haotian, and there's also Rong Nianbing, who failed at a pyramid scheme. It's really beyond what a novice like me can do to finish it quickly.
Judging from the backend data, it seems that most people don't really enjoy watching the competition episodes.
Thinking about it, it makes sense. There are probably very few Douluo II fanfiction chapters without any competitions.
The main reason is that Lin Xi's design is just too overpowered. The strongest team in the competition Shrek, couldn't withstand a single Excalibur. It would be unreasonable for him not to instantly kill his opponents if he were to go on the field -- but it doesn't seem very interesting to watch him just keep killing them instantly.
In addition, I really dislike writing filler articles, so I'm stuck here in the middle, neither here nor there.
Fortunately, the tournament arc has finally ended, and the overall tone of the story will change from here on out.
Although I made major revisions to the first tournament chapter, one outline remained unchanged from beginning to end: the first tournament set the stage for the second tournament's upheaval.
Both competitions were turning points in the story. After the first competition, Lin Xi officially came into the sights of various forces and began to officially step onto the world stage.
I think the newspaper article at the end of this piece conveyed this point (probably).
If the previous part largely followed the original story, then the story after the first competition is completely new, and I personally think it has quite a few highlights.
Dong'er ran away from home. How does she plan to protect herself and the people who are important to her?
Now that Qiu'er knows the enemy's true identity, how will she report it to the Silver Dragon King?
Who exactly is the shadowy figure hiding around Yutong? Is it friend or foe? What is its relationship with Lin Xi and Yutong?
Now that Lin Xi has completely disrupted the situation, how will the various factions compete?
These questions will be answered in the following chapters, namely the main body chapter.
Meanwhile, after the first competition, the protagonist Lin Xi finally faced his first real enemy: the Clear Sky Sect.
Don't be fooled by how badly Tai Tan is being beaten by the Du Busi. Don't forget, his true form is God Officer. The only reason he doesn't dare to go all out is because he's afraid of being discovered by the God of Destruction.
However, the Douluo Continent is currently being shielded by a mysterious entity using unknown methods, which means that the two of them can unleash their full power.
How to deal with the two powerful enemies who have transformed into God Officer will be Lin Xi's main challenge in the pre-competition phase.
The romantic relationships of the female protagonists will also undergo a significant change in this chapter, and a new heavyweight character will be introduced.
To be honest, I'm a bit unsure, and I'm sure many readers have already noticed: I'm not good at writing romance, and whether I can write this transitional chapter well will be a huge challenge for me.
What could we do? We had no choice but to keep going; people always have to look forward.
That's all for now. Thanks for reading this far, I'm going back to work and writing.