@Atmosk It's based on a novel, I realised not too long ago that the title is 불패검선 (不败剑仙) which translates to 'Undefeated Sword Immortal' (against the loss of meaning in simply using 'Swordsman') but this is a trade-off for localisation, like Undefeated Sword Immortal would get lost in a whole heap of chinese manhua/novel titles
I've compiled a number of chapter notes / glossary that help a lot with the reading over on reddit.
I'll spoiler tag it here
this is for Chapter 24 before reading (I have a bunch more for other chapters):
Jang Hwang 장황(掌皇) as before is a title = Palm Emperor
Hong Chang 紅槍 which was untranslated should refer to Red Spear (from the Blue-Red Dual Spears from the previous chapter)
Only read below in conjunction with or after reading the chapter:
Hyeol Un Ma Je 혈운마제(血雲魔帝)
is a title again = which was translated to 'Bloody Devil', the hanja was not provided in the raw, above characters say 'Blood Cloud Demon(ic) Ruler/Emperor' - implies blood mists/clouds as a weapon
I like the ring of Blood Cloud Demonic Ruler as it distinguishes 帝 Je from 皇 Hwang which we've already established as an existing term/group, the Cheon Mu Pal Hwang 천무팔황 (天武八皇) Eight Heavenly Martial Emperors (see below for further explanation; also in Chinese 皇帝 is used together for Emperor, but it gets more complex than that)
Bun Un Nyo Je 분운뇨제(糞雲尿除)
which was translated as 'Feces Urine' has an expanded meaning 'Feces Cloud Urine Release', is a play on the above title.
I had a little more time to do some comparisons of the chapter terms/glossary against the raw & novel, these hanja come from an older chapter of the light novel - these 2 groups appeared in the Manhwa Chapter 3:
S(h)in Jin Yug Dae Cho In 신진육대초인 (新進六大超人)
is a title for a group = was translated as "The New Six Great Super Warriors" of which the 'Dark Spear Demon' and the 'Blood Cloud Demonic Ruler' is part of; an alternate reading per the Hanja would be the "Newly-Advanced Six Great Super-humans" or some other variation.
This was previously translated in the Manhwa Ch 3 as the Rising Six Great Heroes (not so heroic heh)
I like the ring of : The "Six Contemporary/(Rising is good too) Transcendents"
this group was compared to the:
Cheon Mu Pal Hwang 천무팔황(天武八皇)
is a title for a group = was translated as "The Greatest Warriors in the World" (which is off the mark) of which Palm Emperor is part of; the character readings can be translated as the "Heavenly Martial Eight Emperors' or some other variation.
This was previously translated the same as here (Greatest Warriors in the World), in the Manhwa Ch 3 too
I like the ring of : The "Eight Heavenly Martial Emperors"
It's started with an unlikable MC which later make him a pretty good one. He's not a wuss that would keep making excuses for not killing the others when they're clearly tried to kill his family.
The pace is also pretty good in which make this manhwa can be enjoyed without me feel it's too fast nor too slow.
I am VERY happy with how the story is progressing and I absolutely love these last few chapters (30&31). The setup, the development, the characters, the twists!! Everything is great! I particularly appreciate the MC showing his
badass, ruthless side in Chapter 31 where he spares those that were only "following orders" but still cripples them for standing against him but mercilessly kills the ones who plotted to harm him and his family. BUT, they go one step above and show that he may be going down a slippery, dark path if he can't control his anger.
I'm excited to see where the story goes from here!
