Reverend Insanity is a masterpiece… or something like that

[@justsomeguywithamustache2901]

Fang Yuan is one of the greatest protagonist in fiction, the writing and the complexity of his character is insane 😊

[@maxwellrak]

fr he is at least top 3 if not top 3 then number one. Such a complex and beautifully written character.

[@Userizekai123]

How do I become like him?

[@maxwellrak]

@@Userizekai123 live on earth for a while then go to another world and live for 500 years. develop a jungle mentality to your core and do anything to achieve your goal. then go back in time and boom u are him

[@GhadaWalaonely]

@@maxwellrak bro he aint even top 10 in writing

[@maxwellrak]

@@GhadaWalaonely no way ur saying that with a rudeus pfp lol

[@partapbejai548]

Honestly the only type of people that won't like Reverend insanity are those that hate villain protagonists 😂😂

[@maxwellrak]

yeah honestly😂😂 but hes such a philosophical villain that I feel like its a bit more of a niche to like fang yuan than just characters who are blatantly evil

[@DoggyP00]

He's not a villain protagonist

[@lucykaede3663]

@@maxwellrak To be honest this so calld other "villain protagonists" are realy just anti hereos. There is some Evil protogonist like Judge Holden but they only fun on short term, they actions and goals are simple minded it simply become boring soon enought, FY on other hand is Demonic (there is no such thing as good or bad deeds there is only benefits) he work much better on longer run.

[@justsomeguywithamustache2901]

​@@DoggyP00 he is lol

[@xjk8977]

**May contain SPOILERS** My take on Reverend Insanity is that it is one of the best written light novels out there, coming from someone who has read many of them, including the reincarnation, revenge, and cultivation genres. What makes RI so different isn't just Fang Yuan, but rather every single character in there, their motives, their goals and their reactions. Many times, once a main character gains a following, or a friend group, those people would defend the MC through thick and thin, they might even abandon their goals just to help the MC succeed. But with RI its different. The characters you thought where his friends betray him, and so does he. Not once do the characters ever stop to try and achieve their motives, no matter what side they are, be it demonic, righteous or lone. The characters are flawed, they're dynamic, and they're also fleshed out. They each have their goals and wishes, like Bai Ning Bing, who never once stopped trying to fight for an exciting life, even after Fang Yuan gained extraordinary strength, or Red Lotus DV, who, after receiving Fang Yuan's help, still plotted against him. The characters have the ability to go against Fang Yuan and defeat him. The author is not scared to show Fang Yuan as weak when he is weak and he does not stint on making Fang Yuan fail. Another thing I like about RI is that it doesn't blindly show characters in a black and white scope. Yes, the main character is a villain and a "demon", but he has not truly lost his rationality or his emotions, he is just one who acts towards what benifit's him the most, so are the other characters, albeit their methods of approach being different. There are many times Fang Yuan helps the righteous path, as much as how they also help him. The characters aren't also perfect, as there are MANY flawed characters, who infuriate me (Duke Long). The author perfectly shows the difference in powers, mentality, and will. The characters are stubborn, or understanding, or disagreeing, they don't bend to the main characters will, that doesn't make them evil, but that doesn't make them nice either. The characters have the ability to pick and chose and be characters/personality first and characterization later. Emotions aren't shown as a weakness, and the characters have the ability to perform as they wish. Another thing that I absolutely adore about RI is how they treat the female characters (which are many). The characters are treated as humans, to the point where you don't even focus on their gender throughout the book (except Bai Ning Bing and Hei Lou Lan (during the first half)). They aren't just limited to their attachment to the main character, as they have their own goals and wishes. Plus the Gu world is non-discriminatory (to humans) for the most part. Plus I haven't been able to make a single prediction towards the plot, the climax was genuinely interesting in every arc and the build up was beautiful(the Northern Plains to Zombie Arc's might be a bit long, but they are worth it). One more thing I love about the book is at first, I thought it wasn't going to appear much in the later parts of the story, but it proved me wrong. The legends themselves are very profound, holding deep meaning. All in all, I have much to say, but this is enough for now, RI is my top 1, from anything ever. Long Live Lord Fang Yuan

[@michaelplank9376]

I agree with basically everything you say, but I must say that personally it was great until Destiny gu was destroyed, afterwarts I always had this Feeling that the world is targeting mc and nothing is really going right or in other words author is beating mc up. It is not that it was not the case in earlier chapters but then he could still go back in time, but after losing this ability his survival often depends on his luck which I don't really like, especially since often it doesn't seem as if it is possible to do so. Even though there is the concept of luck gus usw. I don't remember everything though, since it is a long time so if there is something wrong or I have it wrong in memory please say it. Ps: I liked ren zous (I think that was his name) stories the most. After all this story gives a lot od Information even though a lot of it is not real, but they are in bits and pieces throughout the novel, which makes you feel like you read 2 novels instead of 1. But I guess I should read it once again since it has really been a long time after all this was the first novel I read and now I have read a lot, but I have not finished many to be true I most of the time drop them after 100 or 300+ chapters. After 100 if the novel doesn't have any changes that makes me like it or 300+ when it gets Bad because Frameworks collapses usw. Though I think it is always reverend insanitys fault since as my first novel it set my Standards top high and now it is hard to find ordinary novels...

[@秋绘雪之下]

The listing is really sought after by strangers

[@foshcat1885]

“Women are like clothes, brothers are like arms and legs.” Giant Sun

[@Unknown-e4n]

If you look at it, he is probably the most rational character out of 99% mangas, manhwas and manhuas. It's so sad they discontinued it.

[@styx3022]

The only protagonist that act his age. Not like those 100,000 year old protagonist that act 15

[@KaiUndMoritz]

@@styx3022 One of the few novels where the characters actually feel alive and dynamic and smart. Wu yong is one of my favorite characters in fiction. Introduced as a bum but he showed everyone that he is a political genius

[@pesquire]

RI is my bible. I am reading the webnovel again for the second time. This is the only novel that forces me to stop and think (for hours at a time) after nearly every single chapter. The author is a god and RI is unique and incomparable to any of the other works you might have experienced. The only negative thing about RI is that once you have read it, you can't help but notice how lackluster all the other worlds/universes are. I understand that Solo Leveling is popular but it is a joke when you compare to RI. The Dune universe (including the Butlerian Jihad), The TLOTR MiddleEarth and The 3 Body Problem universe felt empty when I compare to a single Gu world. The wicked and scheming Lannisters in AGOT are saints and middling fools, when you compare them to Fang Yuan. When people talk about something as being "epic", I usually scoff in my mind, knowing that they have never truly experienced the magnificence, grandeur and brilliance that is RI.

[@maxwellrak]

I couldn’t have put it better myself

[@mhassan8701]

It's good that you didn't say Lord Of Mystery.

[@xjk8977]

I was explaining RI to my friends, trying to convince them to read, and I found myself quoting the chapters as if they were bible verses...

[@hiq7137]

I wouldn’t say RI is better than the Three Body Problem books. For me at least, they are probably my top series.

[@IssisLinn]

​@@hiq7137 dark Forest and death's end got too much of drama. Even remove those romance part story would still be same

[@Quasar-fv8to]

I see Reverend Insanity content, I click. A modern masterpiece imo. They should read this book in schools instead of Catcher In the Rye jk. The two things I like the most about the book is that there really aren't any plot-holes or "useless" background characters. The author will setup seemingly pointless, unexplained, or off-hand information that will play a part in the grand scheme of the book later on or hint at the progression of other factions in the world that lead to actions that influence the MC. Side characters are actually well thought out and represent "people" rather than cardboard cutouts. Alot of times the side characters will make very intelligent decisions based on context and/or thought out plans of action, rather than random "face slapping" scenes in other Manhua. I will say a more succinct explanation of gu would be: "Gu are basically tiny fragments of the 'Dao' laws of the 'Gu world' represented in the form of magical insects, and are utilized in all paths of cultivation. Instead of innate treasures or powerful cultivation techniques you store and use gu within your body and combine their powers in 'Killer moves' to achieve an infinite variety of effects. At low levels of cultivation, there are an infinite variety of gu to represent the infinite small fragments of the 'Dao'. At higher cultivation levels, there is a finite variety of gu because they now represent pieces of a puzzle, that when put together will make up an entire cultivation law (like water, wind, fire, etc.). They become that much more powerful in exchange for their scarcity."

[@pesquire]

Gu are the essences of heaven and earth, and human are spirit of all things. There's no need for further explanation! 😁

[@maxwellrak]

Yeah I completely agree with u! Thanks for adding on to my gu explanation lol I was finding it hard to put it into a proper description

[@mrshakeback9649]

He is not evil, Great Love is truly magnanimous

[@Bey0ndBlrthday]

He is great but the fanbase is just 🤡

[@heavyfe4788]

Yes, we can't accept such slander against Great Love😂

[@xiaobai-fq2bp]

Fang Yuan has love, but unfortunately, eternal life is more important than love.

[@heavyfe4788]

@xiaobai-fq2bp Yeah, at least after achieving eternal life Great Love will love for eternity.

[@vastoking3419]

That is soo misleading of all things, GREAT LOVE....

[@zephymomo]

reading RI is really life changing, I always copy and save quotes in my notepad. I really hope the author will continue the series it's really unfortunate to die without finishing it, but "The heart of a demon never has regret even in death" I'm still happy that I got to enjoy this masterpiece.

[@maxwellrak]

haha i have a bunch of the quotes saved aswell

[@19Biohazard88]

Fang Yuan is a psychopath through and through, mundane people cannot relate. “I had once screamed, gradually, I lost my voice. I had once cried, gradually, I lost my tears. I had once grieved, gradually, I became able to withstand everything. I had once rejoiced, gradually, I became unmoved by the world. And now! All I have left is an expressionless face, my gaze is as tough as a monolith, only perseverance remains in my heart. This is my own, an insignificant character, Fang Yuan's - Perseverance!”

[@Elinvar396]

Recalling that arcs finale is still giving me goosebumps.

[@sauloramos9881]

This is why RI is so good, just the narration, the whole world-building and how the author makes analogies about human nature, everything is so on point.

[@qiansuipoi]

​@@Elinvar396我想知道你们外国人看一些人物读诗的时候可以理解他们在说什么吗？😊

[@TheMaskedWarrior9001]

Fang Yuan is not a psychopath, he is a highly functioning sociopath. He still feels emotions.

[@TheMaskedWarrior9001]

@@qiansuipoi It is understandable but the poems don't convey the meaning as well.

[@MRHXS-000-]

The difference between fang yuan and other villains is that fang yuan isn't necessarily gonna kill you for example he may use you for your value and then discard you but that doesn't mean that he isn't a proper villain as he has quite literally no bottom line as long as it benefits his goals he will do anything and everything

[@Ashura86AE]

as a fellow fan this man is nurturing by heaven will

[@almosttherekid8650]

Haha, great video. I read the manhwa long ago, when chapters were still coming out and was impressed. Now, i just finished Lord of The Mysteries and wanted to take a break before starting COI. I watched vids on TT of Reverend Insanity and thought i would give it a chance. I can tell you in all honesty, best decision ever!!! Am currently at chapter 288. PS: I started reading from the beginning. Love your videos, man. Keep it up. Finally a start to this awesome community.

[@maxwellrak]

thank you! Glad to see youre enjoying Reverend Insanity:)

[@theprogenitor874]

Same just finished lotm

[@stormzmusix]

I love you bro! Thank you for shedding light on the greatest philosophical fantasy masterpiece ever written! The only other webnovel that could match it is just Lord of the Mysteries. All hail the Great Love Immortal Venerable

[@sabinailleyeva8391]

Just finished LOTM and heard people say that this can actually be good as it so i am gonna try start reading it!

[@siddharthamaity1586]

One of the peak fictional novels which can teach a person to be perfect in reality and to commemorate this novel let me post one of the famous quotes about life - How difficult is the perseverance of one person? All of the Gu Immortals here could answer that question. Because among them, some persevered because of responsibility, some persevered because of hatred, some persevered because of excitement, and some persevered because of love... And Fang Yuan’s answer? "He was still expressionless, he continued to move forward relentlessly. I had once screamed, gradually, I lost my voice. I had once cried, gradually, I lost my tears. I had once grieved, gradually, I became able to withstand everything. I had once rejoiced, gradually, I became unmoved by the world. And now! All I have left is an expressionless face, my gaze is as tough as a monolith, only perseverance remains in my heart. This is my own, an insignificant character, Fang Yuan’s - Perseverance!"

[@thesilentlotus9428]

Ey that’s neat a vid on RI. Genuinely love the story. Been rereading it multiple times since I forget some certain parts in the story and just getting to read parts where Ren Zu’s story comes up during a situation fang yuan is currently in is great. Some other neat parts is when he does something great and then begins to recite a poem on the spot which I think is pretty cool.

[@420nfs]

Before reading reverend insanity, I recommend reading renegade immortal and warlock of the magus world. They are shorter and easy to read compared to reverend insanity.

[@ruyia4300]

IF U GASSIN THIS UP THIS MUCH ITS GOTTA BE CRAZYYY

[@maxwellrak]

it is trust😭😭

[@uvuvuwewenyetwe644]

Just finished reading it a few days ago. Now I feel suicidal cuz .. u know .... "2335" But as FY said "there are no desperate situations, only people who despair". Ngl when I started thinking and learning about all of FY's ideas, i got extremely depressed, but then, idk, but i was able to digest everything and now i feel better than ever before. PS: 1285, best chapter.

[@sauloramos9881]

Is that chapter when he stole you know what?

[@Dark_Eternity]

No that chapter is preserverence ​@@sauloramos9881

[@TheMaskedWarrior9001]

You're exactly the type of content I like. Subscribed.

[@DoggyP00]

The funny thing about xianxias is that the ones where the protag is supposedly "evil" are the only ones where they have a moral compass. Fang Yuan is grey at best sure, but the heroic xianxia protagonists are pure black 100% of the time.

[@sandeepbhartiya7486]

I first started reading "Reverend Insanity" as a manhwa and finished all the available chapters. After that, I waited for updates on the manhwa, but they never came. So, I decided to start reading the light novel, which covers parts of the story that the manhwa doesn't properly address. I am currently on chapter 606, and I still have a long journey ahead.

[@aAnasx808]

Cane from tiktok i like ur concept cuz im a reader too of Ri and Lotm

[@maxwellrak]

glad to have u here:)

[@Dovsaspa]

I completely agree to what you said for anime readers who wish to go to manga/novels, but describing Fang Yuan as simply a villain is criminal. Yes, he is definitely a villain through and through but he is more than that, his extreme perseverance to achieve eternal life whilst being unbound from moral and emotional constraints creates a path of benefits. The story builds Fang Yuan's character by delving into his past, from the start to the end his character remains fundamentally the same. His brother Fang Zheng is actually a form of representation of Fang Yuan's first life in the Gu world, Fang Yuan's attitude to life transforms into what we see now is the result of 500 years of pain, struggles and determination. Fang Yuan does not rationalize being unable to achieve his goal or not, if he does not achieve his goal that is his fault this shows his extreme harshness on others and himself. He would rather die reaching towards the sky than to be ordinary. Fun fact: Gu Yue Fang Yuan means "Gu goes beyond rules and regulations" Source: reddit PS: what chapter are you on when making this video, and now?

[@maxwellrak]

ya ur right about him not being a simple villain but we could realistically go on all day about how much character depth he has lol i mean he is a god tier character and has a goal that he wishes to pursue. but at the end of the day bro is an evil scheming villain. just because he sets rules for himself to follow and the fact that if he fails he knows that its due to his own incompetence does not change the law of morality for whats deemed good and bad by the general public. He is a great character but for the sake of the video not being too long, i sadly couldn't go more in depth on his experiences and what truly divides him from other characters that are deemed to be evil. I appreciate the comment too btw- I've skimmed through the novel so i roughly know what happens, but for in depth reading, I'm currently around chapter 500 and I believe when I made this video I was at like chapter 350ish

[@SLBFWY]

我一个中国人看了你这个评论才发现主角的名字居然还可以这么解释

[@aarnavlakhanpal9918]

Brother make this shit popular its one of the best

[@唐浩翔-i3e]

那会提升整个人类的品味，可以说是人类的一个进步

[@秋绘雪之下]

Why do you think so?If you had actually read the book, you want to have fangyuan around you?

[@somerandomguy6233]

​@@秋绘雪之下in earth, fang yuan would probably value corporation and stuffs as individual

[@秋绘雪之下]

@@somerandomguy6233 An important factor in the fangyuan spirit is refined egoism. Throughout history, you can find that agricultural civilization has run through most of the history of human civilization, and the so-called electricity and steam are only a matter of the last two hundred years. Human progress has always been driven by a few.

[@somerandomguy6233]

​@@秋绘雪之下 egoism in this case would be followed by team>individual, which would lean towards the development of others and yourself, Even if agriculture was the main thing for many years, that still doesn't change that currently steam and electricity is proving to be more convenient Also can you tell if you're trying to argue or agree with my point? Cause I'm not really sure

[@alsimmonshellspawn]

The only story that can give Reverend insanity a run for it's money is lord of mysteries, other than that, nothing else comes close to Reverend insanity, fingers crossed it will still get an anime👀

[@maxwellrak]

i would be praying on my hands and needs foaming at the mouth begging for a reverend insanity anime but i highly doubt it will happen😭😭

[@josefpaolo]

There are plenty of stories that I would rank alongside LOTM and RI. For Korean stories, I personally loved SCOG (Second Coming of Gluttony). The manhwa adaptation is horrible imo, but the novel is amazing. For Western stories, I would recommend reading TWI (The Wandering Inn). It's by far the longest running web serial that I've read and the latest one. It's got a very interesting world and would be one of the better ones I've ever read. (tho not as good as LOTM as it's a pretty high bar) It's more of a story for folks who love slice-of-life with their action and plot. But since TWI is still ongoing (and would be since imo it's the One Piece of webserials with no end in sight), I would just recommend reading Mother of Learning (MoL). It's one of the best webnovels I've ever read and would recommend anyone who enjoy reading to give it a try. If you enjoy time-loop stories, you would love Mother of Learning. It also has a very interesting world and characters. TLDR: I recommend: 1) [KR] Second Coming of Gluttony 2) [EN] The Wandering Inn 3) [EN] Mother of Learning And of course, if you ask me to rank all of these stories into a list, LOTM would still be #1 imo I would rank RI lower than all of these stories since it would never end 😢

[@maxwellrak]

@@josefpaolosecond coming of gluttony is pretty good but I read it a long time ago and dropped it around ch 70. I think I didn’t like the way the story was headed but I might give it another try

[@GhadaWalaonely]

in search of lost time, the idiot, fathers and sons, kafka on the shpore, ulysses, faust, Master and Margarita and Steppenwolf >>>> ri

[@Bey0ndBlrthday]

@@GhadaWalaonely Reverend insanity is better than all of them combined if you exclude Ulysses and one piece is already better than Kafka novel. Hell even high guardian spice is more preferable.

[@jakeport4024]

I feel very sorry for his brother. He put him through hell and back. I don't believe he deserves that much torture.

[@maxwellrak]

ya i really do feel bad for fang zhengs brother... he's had it real rough

[@juliansell3854]

@@maxwellrak💀💀💀

[@kennethslooten5020]

His bottom line is to have no principle and his principle is to have no bottom line

[@ancapftw9113]

Yesterday I described Gu as "creatures you can form symbiotic relationships with to gain super powers." I actually prefer the worldbuilding to the MC. So much of what he does is more chaotic Stupid than Chaotic Evil. I'm at chapter 560 or so in the audiobook, and sometimes I feel like I'm watching Eminence In Shadow, with people interpreting his actions to have profound meaning, but they seem petty to me.

[@maxwellrak]

im ngl it feels different reading it from listening to the audiobook. when you read it for yourself you experience moments that genuinely make you think heavily about certain aspects of life, the world, the mc, and stuff like that. However, the audiobook reads at a rather steady pace, taking away that ah ha moment per say or at least lessening its effect on you and the story

[@smokingsnowman7838]

3:40 As a member of the "Heaven And Earth Great Love Alliance" the slander of Great Love Immortal Venerable will not be taken lightly. Be prepared to face consequences you Heavenly Curt propagandist

[@maxwellrak]

😭😭😭

[@heavyfe4788]

Such vile slander

[@Celestialfool]

I am currently reading LOTM and once I catch up to COI i'll start reading reverend insanity then

[@somemasterspectate684]

What's COI?

[@Celestialfool]

Book 2 of LOTM it's called 'Circle Of Inevitability'

[@juliansell3854]

@@somemasterspectate684Sequel

[@ONLY-sw7wb]

I have never read any novel never this was my first and the best 🙇🏻‍♂️🙇🏻‍♂️ believe me just read it even i have never read anything without pictures but this this is the goat fang Yuan

[@GOATEditz204]

I have been reading RI and it’s so peak. I finished Vol 2 and wanted to re read it to grasp more things

[@maxwellrak]

Fr there’s so many hidden things that u don’t realize. Valid decision to reread

[@GOATEditz204]

@@maxwellrak Fr. Btw, I made an analysis on the first quote of Fang Yuan. Wanna see it and promote it in your community posts? 😏

[@maxwellrak]

@@GOATEditz204 lemme see haha

[@GOATEditz204]

@@maxwellrak YT doesn’t let me put it here, so see I made a community post

[@maxwellrak]

@@GOATEditz204 whoa you made a whole in depth analysis that's dope and really well done

[@kashii359]

"I'm just using what the God's gave me "

[@SherlockH0lmes]

I read Manhua 4 years ago, It was peak of villainy

[@Daredevil-jc7du]

I wish there was an anime or manhua reboot

[@Star-uf7hw]

Well fang yuan is goal orientated he will become saint or do worse than judge holden if it benefits him he can do anything, i mean anything, and what's back that is his god level writing and novel of him easily one of the best in fiction and additionally he can also solos all smart charcter. He and the reverend insanity is truly deserve of the goat. And it's so rare to see someone ❤ covering RI it's damn underated .

[@maxwellrak]

It’s truly one of the top stories in all of fiction

[@KangPlayon]

this novel is in my bookmark for a long time,.. I just haven't a time to read it.. 😅

[@hookemup9216]

I Am the Fated Villain is another great villain story only 140ish chapters rn. Another great one is Revenge of the Mad demon its so fucking good. Nano machine is great too and all of the authors related works are good too.

[@maxwellrak]

Yup those are all very good ones! Did u see the new manhwa all about the founding heavenly demon from nano machine?

[@hookemup9216]

@@maxwellrak yea Myst, Might, Mayhem is great so far

[@maxwellrak]

@@hookemup9216 yeah im really liking it

[@lockheart4425]

It's like 1000+ chaps in ln

[@hookemup9216]

@@maxwellrak The light novel is 870 from looking it up, but the manhua is 146 as of of right now.

[@fodoyusai8821]

Have you read the novel for Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint?

[@maxwellrak]

Not yet- does the manhwa adapt it pretty well?

[@fodoyusai8821]

@@maxwellrak I'd say yeah the manhwa is amazing so far and it's going to reach one of the big arcs really soon

[@maxwellrak]

@@fodoyusai8821 okay good because im like on ch 130 in the manhwa rn

[@fodoyusai8821]

@@maxwellrak take it slow for a few weeks so you can binge all the way to the end of the current arc it will be insane

[@maxwellrak]

@@fodoyusai8821 bet-will do

[@cloudman7704]

the thing about reverend insanity is that fang yuan is not really a villain, in my opinion a villain is someone that mostly does evil things just because and thats what i thought the mc was during the first part of the story but later on you realise fang yuan is different he lived for much longer than what we normal people have and hence its natural for there to be a difference on the perspective of whats morally correct and whats not this is without mentioning that the gu world is a very extreme place where everyone is scheming and without absolute power you will always be a pawn to those that have it. furthermore the author states multiple times that if fang yuan can achieve his goals by being rightous and by helping people then he would do that in the very next second. the thing i like about his character is how in contrast to most main characters and other people in the same story he isnt someone thats taken over by any particular emotion he can act greedy but never goes too far if it doesnt benefit him he can rejoice or feel pressured but immediately endures to keep pursuing his goal which has been shown to him on multiple encounters throughout the story is impossible but he still preseveres, and he does all of this without his character being shallow or one dimensional. and the thing i was most captivated by was when on multiple instances he was in a near death situation with almost no hope but fang yuan never regretted or felt sad about anything he had done in his life he states that even if eternal life is not real and he dies before being close to it in the very next moment he would still feel no regrets as he lived his life the way he wanted to whilst being true to himself. i love this novel.

[@Neal_21]

Him and Judge Holden could start in interesting debate..lmao

[@IssisLinn]

I rank ri in the top of my list. I read several several books traditional novels, wn. (Spend around 7- 12 hrs daily on audiobooks.) Nothing even come close to RI.

[@xxboxx-z1q]

🗣I want more videos about Reverend Insanity

[@maxwellrak]

i got you dw- any specific vids you want to see on it?

[@Niffunn]

​@@maxwellrakgive us one about the power system

[@funnyvalentiinee5458]

Read Kingdom Bloodline and you will thank me , second best novel after reverend insanity and in same level with LOM

[@tanishqchauhan2488]

Well revrend insanity was my first novel as well shadow slave amd i was pretty much hokked up and just recently completed RI

[@IntrovertNerd9]

Don't slander the great love immortal venerable❤(I have read 3 or 4 times)

[@Winter-uk6xe]

Get this man more subscribers

[@maxwellrak]

♥♥

[@remarutempest8458]

One of the few youtubers who are making Reverend Insanity known to people. great job, need even more RI posts..... Here are my thoughts on Reverend Insanity: The thing about fang yuan(MC) is that he is not truely evil. YES in contrast to our society the things he does are truly evil, but in their world killing is just ANOTHER WAY. fang yuan does not un-intentionally kill or harm anyone. he only does thing things that will help him achieve his goals faster and he will not discriminate againist anything either killing or not killing, killing a pig or killing a human are same in his prespective. all things are equal for him. I watched over 400+ animes,50+donghuas,150+manhwa/manhua but RI is different form all those.Reverend Insanity is my first novel and it is like a bible to me. The characters, philosophy, action, world building, and every thing else stand out from typical regression stories. One more thing i like about RI is that it has a book called "Legends of Renzu" which is like a bible in that world, the world building and story takes it as a foundation to elevate readers experience. In RI there are many characters that can have there own story as a novel, there are many capable individuals and fang yuan is one of them. He strrugles between life and death while competing with others for one single goal - IMMORTALITY. Fang yuans perseverence is unmatchable I would recommend everyone to give it a try, u wont regret picking it up...... ALL HAIL GREAT LOVE IMMORTAL VENERABLE!!!!!!

[@maxwellrak]

Thank you! Ya ur analysis on fang yuan is pretty spot on- bros evil by the means of our world but in this world the term evil is a bit skewed and he's just doing literally whatever it takes to obtain his goal of eternal life lol

[@ukyotachibana638]

I recently came across a reddit post with big 3 faces in webnovels (lotm, reverend insanity, orv), I had only completed orv webnovel in those three webnovels!! although I completed only by April of 2024 webnovels have hooked me in!! I wanted a great story and Reverend Insanity is the one I believe that can statisy my taste hahaha I had completed 96 chapters of Reverend Insanity manuha, I downloaded the webnovel let me start it!!

[@styx3022]

Shadow slave will take ORV’s place trust

[@ukyotachibana638]

@@styx3022 you know what shadow slave shouldn't even be compared to those three cuz it's on a different tier that's higher than those three lmao 🤣

[@styx3022]

@@ukyotachibana638 nah not above lotm and RI. Just way above orv

[@ukyotachibana638]

@@styx3022 I love orv so I won’t agree xD 😝 lol

[@isaacv4064]

@@ukyotachibana638 Truly a blasphemy. SS is ass, it tops ORV but does not top RI and LOTM, and won't be anytime soon.

[@okay3226]

Yessir, thank you. I can't recommend RI enough

[@eman9779]

I followed the manhwa of this until it was discontinued I heard it was banned but did the author completely stop putting out the story? If that’s the case that unfortunate other than lord of the mysteries that I’m currently reading RI the only other thing that made me legit question and think about shit so I’m gonna read after I’m done with LOTM.

[@patchylxo]

dawg RI is my first LN and its BANGING. After I caught up with the manhwa I wanted more and i never read full on no picture books out of school. I just finished the first ARC or book at chapter 200 and omg. I read it at 3AM i was so hype when fang yuan pulled that stunt. and i love him and Bai Ning Bing's dynamic. That first arc was fang yuan's biggest power up yet and the way he used the spring autamn cicado was a literal cheatcode. Ning Bing just laughing as he slaughtered everyone with fang yuan was amazing

[@maxwellrak]

we have almost the exact same experience lol just wait till the big thing that happens around chapter 400 you're gonna be so hype about it

[@patchylxo]

@@maxwellrak what chapter r u on rn? fs brother keep doing what ur doing

[@patchylxo]

@@maxwellrak i also tried to put my friends on RI but the power system is so weird to explain. like how do i tell them its worms with different powers but not all of them are worms and u have to feed them but u also have to cultivate ur aperture 😭

[@maxwellrak]

@@patchylxo haha i mean i made a video on it lol- I'm not that far in I'm still under ch 1000

[@kingsolver4707]

If you're really a no life manhua guy, you need to get into The Ravages of Time, it is simply the best manga/manhwa/manhua story of all time. The world needs more people reading and talking about ROT.

[@maxwellrak]

I've read so much yet how has this 600+ chapter story gone under my radar... I'll definitely check it out soon

[@kingsolver4707]

@@maxwellrak Because its so obscure and even then it's a bit difficult to get into with some any characters; I mean I dropped it before picking it back up. I gotta hear your first impressions. On a sidenote, I binge-read all of the available manhwa for Reverend Insanity and as much as I liked it I don't think the writing is great. It's like isekai/powerfantasy slop but I like that anyway.

[@Rin_76-u7d]

Tell me, what is Fang's goal in achieving eternal life?

[@maxwellrak]

to live forever because thats when things you do actually have meaning. He basically doesn't believe that the things we do matter because we'll only be here for roughly 100 years at most. but if he lives forever everything he does will have meaning or something like that

[@Ubiglo321]

Bcz that is the only thing worth chasing

[@Rin_76-u7d]

@@maxwellrak Ok thanks

[@Rin_76-u7d]

@@Ubiglo321 What is this nonsense you are spouting? Do you really think this is true?

[@rasjh3205]

​@b-vjx4869 that's wrong he gose for enternal life because that's the hardest thing to achieve in the Gu world he dosent necessarily want immortal life his doing it because of the journey not destination achieving immortal life is the highest of the highest in the Gu world

[@isaacv4064]

A life-changing, eye-opening, enlightening masterpiece. I finished reading it last week ago. Every time I hear of this webnovel's name, I edge to it and weep, for I know there will never be another novel of the same peakness and glory as RI.

[@puppykitten4779]

Try

[@ContentSavant]

The answer is always yes

[@sym5242]

greatest mistake in my life was reading RI as my first light novel. It was soo good that idk if i can find other novels who are slightly closer to its level

[@maxwellrak]

felt

[@saitama53034]

Lord of the mystery It even tops ri in some aspects

[@CAF_22]

Iam the fated villain is one of my favorite manhwas

[@TheMaskedWarrior9001]

That's a great taste indeed

[@Puffpuf]

Spectral Soul Demon Venerable is more villainous than the Mc tbh. At least if you have some use for Fang Yuan, he won't kill you (at first).

[@juliansell3854]

Don’t know if your still reading Reverend Insanity, but future recommendations I have for you are 1. Lord of the Mysteries 2. Er Gen’s novels(Renegade Immortal, Pursuit of the Truth, etc.) 3. Warmaisac’s novels(Sword God in a World of Magic, Lightning is the Only Way, and Kill the Sun) 4. Ranker Lives Twice 5. Second Coming of Gluttony Anyone who has enjoyed any of these pls like and comment so that he can see this!

[@TheErick1116]

This is the best thing I ever read will They ever bring it back 😊

[@Vetrix-Vatrix]

a good way from a casual anime fan to a reverend insanity: Re Zero----}Code Geass---}Solo Leveling (the anime and then the manhwa)---}The Beginning After The End---}I Am The Fated Villain----}Master of Gu---Reverend Insanity Note: this is the short way from a casual anime fan since it starts with classic starts with a dark side to a manhwa path with slightly dark meanings and lastly dark manhwas to end it with a novel

[@somerandomguy6233]

Beginning with re zero is a complex start, I'd recommend code geass first, Solo leveling will probably not be needed, I'm the fated villain along with the others you mentioned is enough to provide the needed stuffs for reverend insanity

[@Vetrix-Vatrix]

@@somerandomguy6233 i think code geass is a strong start to someone who has just seen your usual "i want to save everyone" mc while subaru is going to make a softer start to see the backlash of a pure mc in a dark world and then code geass to get more comfy with the vibe of a complex mc and solo leveling is for an anime fan to start with manhwas and manhuas and the others are in levels because i can't see a "i want to save everyone" fan to get straight to reverend insanity

[@somerandomguy6233]

​@@Vetrix-Vatrixi just think that re zero would be too complex a start, unless you start with novel of it, you probably wouldn't be getting any background stuffs and will only focus on surface since anime just put ALOTT of stuffs and shortened them and only put the main stuffs on longer scale, it will be hard to understand stuffs going on, and subaru also is a shut in who watches animes and stuffs, so his beginning stuffs about how he thinks his isekai stuffs would go might be confusing for a new watcher, I'd honestly recommend to see re zero near the end, it familiarizes with people like roswaal and echidna and overall cruel stuffs along with moral and themes that fang yuan uses from others for his own benefits, and also makes you prepared to read stuffs that have physically painful horrifying stuffs, And there are many other things but specifically my main point is that i believe it'd be a very complex start, I actually think code geass would be better, it gives off the world's history and stuffs early and there aren't AS many things to keep track off, And its more consistent than re zero too, and re zero is a fully insanely creative world building anime, and while code geass has stuffs like geass and knightmares, its not that difficult to understand their stuffs, and other than that its mostly political battles and people are surprisingly not that distinct with politics, and even if there's the trope of mc being considerably evil, we as viewers mostly see the light side of his actions and the REAL reasons he's doing it, so it wouldn't be AS bad, other peoples deaths being normal might be a rough beginning but they can get used to it, I personally just believe solo leveling would highly bore people who aren't into shonen stuffs or something, but i believe that other than these its a good way of watching

[@0pl1qa]

where to read the story

[@henceforthhans]

Hmm i have read it a long time ago since then my eye holds little value to other novels....But still some catched my emotions like lotm, omniscient readers point of view... But i today i am gonna share one of my favoutite novel to you. Name-"I hate system" Pretty original. 1)Has unique power sysyems not one 2)Has multiple worlds..we got a unique worlds among them there are appoclytic world cultivation world magic world and other worlds...You will read and find out. 3)A scheaming Mc not exactly evil but will do anything for his daughte rs safety 4) an interesting history between systems and other genres.. Trust me this is a master peice that not many knows. If you are bored out of system novels than i will recomment this. Systems as the villain. Sadly.and most probably the author died and its unfinished but its still worth to try it.. Try it man you have no life good luck.

[@maxwellrak]

Thanks for the recommendation I’ll give them a try sometime

[@zeyadmonir5244]

bro you are cool love the content

[@maxwellrak]

thank you!!

[@Ayrus171]

anywhere to read manhwa after chap 96?

[@maxwellrak]

the manhua sadly ends at chapter 96

[@Ayrus171]

@@maxwellrak sed🥲

[@benji9099]

Great vid brah

[@maxwellrak]

preciate it

[@siah_._]

volume 2 ending was actually peak

[@maxwellrak]

tell me about it... it was truly a work of art

[@xzy_kox35]

I finished RI i can say it truly is peak fiction..tbh the ending does leave you really empty since it just abruptly stops although it feels fullfilling as: Spoiler alert He becomes a venerable which practically is the peak of power..

[@le3e317]

i for myself stopped reading when the fate war arc was over and decided thats a good point to end and not leave with an abrupt ending

[@zoomdoom8970]

Alkebulane is the best story ever written on WebNovel

[@ritojoseblandonpinzon5203]

just to make sure you understand something(btw im not being mean I loved your video keep doing your thing). Light novels are the published physical version. Like re zero has the light novel and a web novel. Its all in the name. When a story has a web novel its something like the draft(even if I dont like using that word) and after that when they publish it in a light novel(aka physical) where they put the art like in re zero. So web novels are only words published on website that host novels and light novels and sometime adaptation of popular web novels like re zero or mushoku tensei. But reverend insanity is only a web novel not a light novel

[@maxwellrak]

thank you so much you have no idea how much i needed this. I keep on looking it up and seeing so many mixed responses. some people say that ri is a light novel but lotm is a web novel and others say they're both web novels lol its been really messing with my brain

[@justinmay8161]

Reverend Insanity is the best book I've ever read lol I constantly try to get my friends to read it, but when they find out it's a webnovel they laugh it off 😂 What a shame. Praise our Lord Great Love.

[@omegathe1st501]

2:51 yeah okay, but is it really that necessary?

[@maxwellrak]

yeah, though it is messed up to talk about, its probably one of the best examples of fang yuan having absolutely 0 boundaries when it comes to gaining strength. TW from here: he refines those kids into the bone flesh unity gu that allows you to take in another's primevail essence without having any leftover side effects. Completely highlighting Fang Yuans demonic nature.

[@cake2780]

goateed opinion, musnt read this novel.

[@SouskeAizen.1]

Isn’t he similar to Aizen sosuke

[@maxwellrak]

bro wrote aizen

[@yourstruly754]

Where did you read Reverend Insanity? I need some help.

[@kanedgy4562]

Reverend insanity is the human path true inheritance.

[@Niffunn]

Facts

[@TheErick1116]

Can we try n get the main guy out of China n bring him here to the old grate us of a

[@秋绘雪之下]

what?

[@cptbftd9761]

Wdym mean it doesn't get worse than him did you forget red sun and co ? Btw the legend's of ren zu are goated we need a physical copy to be sold as merch

[@abdullahalnoman4100]

I really don't recommend anyone to read Reverend Insanity. I have finished this novel twice. When I was reading for the first time, some chapters were boring as hell, so I dropped the novel many times. But when I finished first time reading it had changed my mindset in a negative way. You should remember that you should not read it if you can't distinguish between fiction and reality. You should strongly remember that you should not follow the logic of this novel. I personally like the perseverance of Fang Yuan, the protagonist of Reverend Insanity. Here are two edits that I really like about Fang Yuan: number 1: kzbin.infouibZiB4UgE8?si=vcXt2LqpXVNvtblJ number 2: kzbin.infowpTN0bbkrKY?si=D70boXlHsfg7sqkJ This two videos always give me motivation to persevere .

[@Digimonfusion280]

huh funny i encourage myself to be more like Fang Yuan, it help me live in peace with the ppl on this world

[@Reverend-Insanity]

What is your favorite arc in the novel

[@maxwellrak]

honestly i havent completed it yet so I'm not sure yet tbh but so far almost every arc has been better than the last. I really liked the three kings inheritance arc tho- the ending was beautiful. hbu

[@Reverend-Insanity]

@@maxwellrak my favorite arc was around chapter 1950-2000

[@clo_edits8837]

@@Reverend-Insanitysounds like fate war arc

[@clo_edits8837]

Mine ranked is 1. A demon’s heart never regrets (first arc) 2. Three kings inheritance (I really liked when FY lost to BNB and showed us he can actually lose) 3. Fate war arc (I like the power growth, the introduction of venerables, the poems, everything)

[@Reverend-Insanity]

@@clo_edits8837 yeah the second one

[@bibleman1117]

You reading LOTM? If not then you should get on that for sure, the MC rivals Fang Yuan in writing, while the side characters in general tend to be better written than in RI & the world building alongside the power system stomps out RI

[@maxwellrak]

ya its definitely next up on my list! I keep hearing so much positive stuff about it

[@อรุณสวัสดิ์ครับ-ฐ7ท]

It is better than RI for sure. Fang Yuan is too evil for my liking. The story is still pretty good though.

[@bibleman1117]

@@อรุณสวัสดิ์ครับ-ฐ7ท Fang Yuan's not for everybody and that's understandable, he's still incredibly well written however

[@maxwellrak]

@@อรุณสวัสดิ์ครับ-ฐ7ท idk I quite like how ridiculously evil bro is lol

[@user-adrsilva123]

But how dark is the Gu Word Compared to The Berserk Universe!!!!

[@omidhoseini1331]

Fang Yuan is not even evil.. he just wants to reach his goal and he will do ANYTHING to reach it. and if being a saint could help him, he would become a saint, if becoming a demon and slaughter billions helps him reach the goal he would do it without blinking. just blame his determination

[@DeRizzlo]

i am mad they stopped this manhua but other garbo CN novels get hundreds of chapters of manhua.... it was going so well but now theres only novel for this

[@maxwellrak]

ya the manhua really stopped right before things actually get super good

[@teddysama5745]

How is translation quality?

[@limbosup2224]

hope you the best

[@BLACK_DEMON-09]

Where to read light novel of reverend insanity?

[@maxwellrak]

webnovel app or search it up online

[@bablabowbablabow3629]

Webnovelpub or novelbin are good websites to read it.

[@عبيد-ج2ل]

سيد الغو هيا اشهر رواية عند العرب

[@bablabowbablabow3629]

Really??? I am an Arab (morrocan who was raised in UK and so cant type in arabic) but damn I never knew that reverened insanity wad the most popular in the arab world! Please can you tell me which Arab country it is the most popular in?

[@vasco3019]

​@@bablabowbablabow3629hey bro ,I'm Moroccan and the most people that read novels amongst Arabs are Moroccans, Algerians and Egyptians, and the biggest arabic novels website is kolnovel.

[@tm0209]

Oh yeah? If he's so evil, why is he called Great Love Immortal Venerable?

[@taikasami2928]

I have to say I can't read the book I immerse my self too much into what I read and reverend insanity is world is too grusome to me.

[@jansanrio1935]

isn’t this the guy who js kills a bunch of people for shits and giggles because i’ve heard sm people talk about the “philosophical” aspects of ri but on a surface level it seems like just some kind of power fantasy torture porn for people who just enjoy violence and shi😕

[@Paradoxical-israk81]

It's all in one kindness hatred rage happiness all shown in this novel

[@Ghost-wz4no]

well, it's a good novel. It draws out true human nature and there is no good and evil . it's like yin and yang . good evil everything related each other. like for example supposed I killed thousand of human kind , well it's kinda bad thing if you think your perspectives but in my perspectives if I didn't kill them I couldn't be survived it's good .There is no good and evil in my eyes.

[@mdruhit3249]

So this is youjo senki but a manhua

[@Celestialfool]

It's a webnovel. The manhua is on hiatus. And it's nothing like Youjo senki in the slightest.

[@elijahfuller9693]

Definitely not allegedly, it’s pretty clear he did many times. They proved him right by banning the best light novel I’ve ever read… For me I would recommend reading until he leaves the village and makes it to the city. The journey from the village to the city is my favorite arc in the story, if you don’t like that then the story is not for you. The comic is okay, like he said it stopped before the story started to really move. A few reasons to like the book are the mc is pretty badass. There are many paths (kind of like element types) in this book, while other books usually just either do swords or 4 or 5 elements. This one has around 20 unique paths and the mc uses several different ones at different times in the story. While other stories focus on good or evil, all the characters are in between the two. lol even most of the ‘good’ people are the most vile.

[@Paradoxical-israk81]

Bruh talk after finishing 151 chapter and also if you read three king inheritance your mouth will be open widelike goddamn what you just read .

[@maxwellrak]

Three King Inheritance was the peak of everything I've ever read

[@sassarious]

Gu is the impodment of laws of heaven.

[@Alexander-Valera]

*Little SPOILER* Sadly, Fang Yuan's venerable name won't be Scheming Scoundrel Demon Venerable 😔.

[@aryanbharti2260]

This made me chuckle due to the truthfulness 😂

[@omega11043]

After reading RI everything else look lackluster It is peak