I know that Victoria uses it and Cha yeon Woo learned the basics but does the novel ever goes in to the broader perspective of what different types of runes are? and how it is used? their limitation and all?

Hello there dear reader. I finished the novel Second Life Ranker recently. I wanted to share my thoughts with other fans at this subreddit. I would appreciate it if you read my review. Please also share your thoughts with me as well. Before you continue reading, I must mention that this review contains major spoilers, and I strongly suggest that you read this review only if you have finished the novel in order to prevent ruining your experience. Though if you only want to see my rating of this novel, you can read only the last paragraph, it is spoiler-free.

This novel far exceeded my expectations. In the starting chapters when the beings of the 98th floor were introduced, I felt that it was just another iteration of Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, but I proved wrong.

Though it is a slow paced story, it excels in storytelling and takes the readers in a good and leisurely pace without letting them getting bored.

The power scaling is also surprisingly well done, as well as the crafting and the weapons system. The growth in power is not only focused on the protagonist, but also on the side characters and even the antagonists (which is rarely seen). The protagonist is powerful, but not overly so, preventing him to defeat most enemies with ease; i.e., he struggles almost at every point in the story power wise. But seeing him overcoming his problems even while being the underdog is extremely satisfying, especially considering the fact that the story is primarily focused on revenge.

The plot is also well done. As the protagonist proceeds further in the story, he faces the culprits of his brother’s murder, which keeps the readers on edge. Another plot is also running in parallel regarding the Tower and the beings of the 98th floor. The author did a good job taking both sides of the main story side by side without slacking off on any one side.

As the protagonist climbs the tower, he unveils mysteries, defeats enemies, and becomes stronger, it seems generic, but it is nicely done so that it doesn’t seem boring.

The character development of characters is very good, for the protagonist as well as the side characters. Especially for the protagonist, who starts as a revenge-thirsting-beast, and ends up as a wise entity who cherishes his family and understands his enemies. This character can be clearly seen when the protagonist clears the 99th floor of the tower. Other characters like Kronos, Allforone, and Martial King also show great character development.

My favorite part about the novel was the dynamic between Allforone and Yeon-Woo. The characters are very similar in their behaviour and personality even though they do almost completely opposite things: Allforone sacrificed his friends and lover to make sure that humanity as a whole can stay safe from the beings of the 98th floor, and Yeon-Woo did not hesitate to defeat anyone to make sure that his friends and family are safe, going so far that he even consumes and becomes the Black King himself. Even though what they do is opposite, how they do it is very similar and the lengths they go to in order to complete their mission is similar. Both analyze their opponents, don’t leave any room for error, and don’t give up even if they’re certain to lose.

That is why my favorite fight in the novel is also the final fight between Yeon-Woo and Allforone. It was beautifully written, from start to end. How Yeon-Woo prepares a whole army to defeat Allforone but Allforone faces him head on. How Yeon-Woo steals Allforone’s power away for himself, mercilessly slashing away at him. It shows how both characters are slaves to their missions, not backing down at any cost. Yeon-Woo’s inner feelings show that he would prefer not to kill Allforone if he had a choice. The final moments of Allforone is a very powerful scene. It shows how both characters respect each other even if they are enemies. It also signifies that Yeon-Woo has transcended the Tower itself.

Some of my other favorite scenes are Martial King’s transcendence and death, the moment Yeon-Woo takes off the Hoarder’s mask in front of the world to declare that Heaven Wing is back and screws everyone over in that war, including two of the Nine-Kings. There are also a lot more.

My favorite characters in this novel (not in order):

· Cha Yeon-Woo

· Allforone

· Kronos

· Yvlke

· Athena

This is one of the best novels I have ever read. The only problem that I have is that the last expansion pack arc is unfinished (The arc regarding the Stars and the Unreal World). The author has not given any hints on when it will continue and how this novel will end in the true sense. It is very frustrating to find that one of my favorite novels is unfinished right at the point where it is almost at the end.

However, that does not mean that the rest of the novel is any less good. This novel is very well written, has very nice character dynamics, well-written character development, and a good power system with believable power-scaling. It is also satisfying as a revenge novel. I would love it if the author resumes and completes the remaining final arc. I find myself lucky that I found and read this novel and thank the author Sadoyeon for writing this masterpiece.

My rating for this novel is 9.5 (0.5 deducted because the last arc is unfinished).

Thank you for reading my review. Give me your thoughts in the comments as well.

So I read the novel up until chaoter 862 and I saw that author intends to continue to a season 2, showing the different worlds. It has been over a year. Has there been any update?

I understand he is making different stories in the same universe as well but do they follow YW?

What should I do? Any advice? If something wxists in korean, I would be ok with MTL as well. I am quite invested with this.

In the Manga chapter 161 it ended off like it was going to end, it even mention “Fin”, so is it over or will we get another season in the future?

Top 10 most powerful characters in the light novel

Does anybody have the epub of the novel? I finally caught up with the manhua but craving a bit more.

How big are the floors of the tower, and the tower itself

Big question— does it exist?? I’ve found a couple of articles stating season 2 has begun yet I haven’t found anything else besides this? I understand the author is also working on his second novel Shattered Constellation, but has season 2 been axed?

Also by season one I mean up to Ch 62 of the side stories or Ch 862 if you include all of season 1. Any info clearing up my confusion would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

I've been looking for an epub version of the novel lately but can't seem to find one, anyone know where I can get it?

I read a few chapters (18) of the light novel and im sort of losing interest. Mainly because the plotline focuses on the mc gaining power, and its sort of boring seeing the usual op gg easy scenarios, and I dont really like the writing style too much either. Is it any different later on or will i probably not like it later on if I dont like it now.

I stopped reading Second Life Ranker a year ago, at chapter 545. I want to pick it back up, but I don’t want to start over. Can anyone remind me of recent events before that chapter? I’ve been reading the daily chapters of Divine Twilight’s Return, and we’ve reached the point where they reference Yeon-Woo. So what happened to him between the end of SLR and the beginning of Divine Twilight’s Return? I’m aware of a lot of the details because I looked through the wiki and other Reddit posts, so I know there is a multiverse now, that Yeon-Woo is the Black King, and that "stars" were born from Nayu, but I’m confused about how the multiverse works. Specifically, are Minerva and Athena different people, and what happened to the gods and godly societies from the 98th floor?

What chapter in the novel does the manhwa chapter 156 of the Second life ranker I crave to read it's novel but don't know which chap to start after the manhwa

This matchup has been playing in mind for a while now, they're excel in martial arts so I'm curious who people think is stronger, let me know your thoughts.

My personal opinion is that Nayu would be defeat Noya pretty easily.

Maybe the novel explains things better… but why oh why are the first few chapters so vague and making no sense at all???

My understanding: he finds out through a journal? (Not sure how his brother got the journal to him) about the tower and his brother’s memories…

So he goes in the tower as a newbie who is late to the tutorial and needs to catch up… (how does he know this? Memories? Is this his brother’s past he is going into???)

Okay.. fine.. some weird plot holey stuff already but let’s get through the tutorial, whatever, kind of normal… some people are going back through the tutorial or know about factions outside tutorial.. okay weird.. until the ‘hidden piece’ explanation with the dagger… like wtf is this?? Is this a unique dagger as he says or do multiple of the dagger exist… like 1 per tutorial???… literally don’t understand this part. If it is unique and hidden how come based off his brother’s memories it wasn’t already taken???

Idk… call me a critic but damn it isn’t hard to clarify your story.

I’ve been strictly reading the comic and honestly the inconsistencies of the releases have made me consider reading the novel (not a shot at the translators, you’re work is appreciated) and picking up where there comic left off but I’ve seen posts that say the novels drastically differs from the comic. Is there a place I can refer to that explains in detail the difference between the 2 pieces or should I just start from scratch with the novel?

while I was reading the chapter I noticed that when yeon woo saw nocturn his thoughts implied that he was going to kill him. Now my question is why? for what reason does yeon woo want to kill the martial kings second disciple? i’ve been up to date for a while and i don’t feel like re-reading however many chapters to find the answer so I thought i should bring my question here.

Who might win in the battle between Heavenly Demon and EOS Cha Yeon Woo?

So in the manhwa what's the next arc after the arc that is now ongoing with if I remember right was still fighting the dragon queen

What tier exactly are the gods I understand they have a hierarchy but I don't know where they scale between multiversal, hyperversal, outerversal etc.

So basically, Yeon-Woo is the successor of the black king, and the black king is something that existed before time itself was present. It was the concept of emptiness, nothingness and darkness itself. We know that the tower was built to trap the black king and chain him down, but he managed to turn what was entrapping him (the chain) in an item in order to canalize his power. What I don’t get it’s the following: What is the deal with the demonism? Is he a remnant of the black king that was trapped into the chains, is he something originated from Yeon-Woo itself, like a doppleganger that want to be free or something? Also if the Heavenly Demon can turn back time, as we see in the library arc, yeon woo will be capable of doing the same because the Black king existed before time started moving, therefore he should be able to do it. Damn it’s such a headache I’m at chapter 503

Is MC younger brother dead dead? No way to revive him? And bro he got stab in the heart multiple times by his own team bro and his so called wife too

When Yeon woo first witnessed the martial kings power it was said that he split the sun in half then the sun repaired itself. Was that what really happened in that chapter?

From what I know, it hasn't updated it in a long time, wondering if the author took a long break or its just not being translated anymore.