Outside Heaven's Mandate

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Description

The Heavenly Dao decrees, and the beings of the five realms obey. A heaven's mandate is an order passed by the law of the world itself, and it is not to be defied. For defiance leads to death.

Until the unthinkable happened. A human was born within the boundless void, on a remote planet known as Earth.

A human who should never have existed to begin with.

He who walks untethered by fate.

He who forges his own destiny.

He who walks outside heaven's mandate.

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What type of reader is this for?

Do you like Xianxia? Do you like traditional Xianxia? The works of Er Gen, like I shall seal the heavens, renegade immortal, pursuit of truth, where the Dao is more than just a power.

Then this is for you.

Massive cultivaton worlds to be explored. Interplay of politics between sects, mystery, characters that assist or impede the protagonist- while being far stronger than him, a variety of abilities-this story is not one where the world revolves around the protagonist, but one where the protagonist is ignored by the world. His decisions shall decide whether fortune or calamity comes knocking on his doorsteps. And finally, Action. Loads of it, but with purpose behind it.

Traditional Xianxia, Done Right.

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Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2021
Author: Daoist Enigma

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.3/ 5.0
Followers: 677
Views: 61,097

Chapters(12 total)

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Community Reviews(10)

syncmxRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Not what I was expecting but great none the less. The storyline starts with a bit of melodrama but that quickly gets washed out into something far more reasonable and you start understanding why there was a need for the drama at the start. Really worth reading now if only the author would get off his/her lazy butt and give us more chapters.
ChadkenRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Mesmerizing Start
Style and grammar 5/5
I have a great experience of reading this story. The style and the choice of words are flowing. It enhanced your experience in reading this story and deepened the connection with the character. There is no complain on this part at all.
Story 5/5
The story has slow start, and it could be boring if an author couldn’t arrange it well. However, because of the style of this story that’s focused on character development, it is perfectly done. As a xianxia story enjoyer, I find this approach is a fresh breath. Some xianxia stories neglected the character development part on the start and focused on the system instead, so we had zero to little attachment to the MC. Not in this story. So, if you are a fan of xianxia and are tired of shallow MC(s), you can give this story a try. Early character development means the author cares and understand how important it is.
My last statement for the story part is: the whole prologue is perfectly done. We got to care the MC and his problem, so we care about his adventure in the future.
Character score 4.5/5
The background and the character of the MC may be similar to many stories; he is hard-willed and won’t bow down to those who oppress him. That’s fine for me because of how the author arranged the story. The style of the story and the narrative are really helpful to make me attached to this MC. The MC still have a big space for developments.
Overall: 5/5
If you like xianxia where the author won’t neglect character developments, I highly recommend you this story. Thank you.
The Random CatRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Have you a flare for the dramatic?
For MCs whose future be most erratic?
Or just Protagonists that like not the unknown,
But nevertheless find themselves outside their safety cone?
For this book doth give you that and more.
Style? It be dramatic with no pause,
Making you want to eat pasta with no sauce,
Lest you leave that mood it had built,
Not unlike a warm dramatic quilt,
That keeps you just trapped within that literary spin.
Story? Well that be still quite unknown still,
But four chapters is quite small still,
But what I have seen has given me great yearning,
For the stunning beyond this turning,
For it be so catchy and sticky,
For I can’t wait to be clicky,
On that poor next chapter button
Grammar? Well I can’t find anything to complain,
Just remember that it is written by someone still sane,
For I fear that chasing perfect grammar may make one insane.
Character? Well I know little of Xander still,
Though I feel he may be a little too chill,
But then again I know little about how,
One goes about the world killing with a flick of its whimsy brow.
So I must finally ask?
Why have read this review like it were a task?
You should have by now,
Started reading this book chapter by chapter and saying wow.
jpcp2014Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
As of chapter 7,
I've found this story quite interesting, the author does a really good job in presenting the same old formula of xianxia world in a different angle, even more so by creating a backstory that sort of justifies the uniqueness of the MC without destining him to greatness.
BullerRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
From the start, I really do need to mention that this review is based off of a very short text. The Author has not yet put up the entire story which might lead to incosistent comments abotu the content, style, and quality of Grammar. Anyway, lets just jump right into it.
Starting off with style, I can clearly see this as a perfect example of what this genre should feel like. Now I might not have read a lot in this type of fiction, but does I have gotten through have always had this nagging feel that comes with a certain structure of story-telling. Not excatly sure what this guy did here(perhaps a better type of pacing around the more boring subjects), but it most certainly worked in keeping me interested enough to read it through to the current end.
Story is alright for now, even if I am not entirely sure how it will pan out in later chapers(read warning again if you need to understand why this part is so thing), but it does seem to have some good promise. Chekov has been used a few times without pay-off so I at least know that there'll be something linking the future together with the present.
Grammar? Perfekct. Never saw an error. Editing softwarre did point out a few to me but those are more stylitic choices than anything(tensing at some parts that seemed perfectly fine to me). Good example of what one needs to suceed.
Characthers? Currently a bit underdeveloped. While I won't call them bad, I just don't feel like I understand the motives that well enoguh. Maybe more backstory or time with the personalities is needed. I don't really know. Almost perfect for now.
That's it. Near-perfect 5/5
JujubeanzRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Starts a little preachy for me and lays the whole "defy the heavens" a little too thick. It does however make sense. The characters thus far have been very well written and I am looking forward to exploring their dynamics and depth in a genre renowned in its cookie cutter format.
Suspened FractalsRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This is a genre shacking work of art who's ripples are liable to be seen far and wide. Even only having read act 1, heck even only having read chapter 1 I knew I'd be writing an advanced review. This writing style is absolutely impeccable, outside of a few formatting hiccups easily fixed without much trouble, I find nearly no fault with this story. The premise is superb, the pacing and delivery is perfect, and the subtitle does not over sell effortlessly transcendent writing. This truly belongs amongst legendary works of Wuxia and Xianxia and that though truly a different take on them. I love the execution of the Heavenly Dao as it is perfectly encapsulated in a similar manner to works by authors such as IET, yet with a distinctly unique flair and undeniably refreshing take often confusing concepts such as fate and destiny, that this genre has a tendency to leave not quite explained. The descriptive language has you feeling as though you really are there and believably describes the situation without being too wordy. The character is realistically portrayed with the emotions that seem relatable yet foreign enough to keep some element of surprise. I honestly don't know if there's anything more I can rave about and I'm only four chapters in! Overall a stunning work if you elaborate detail, realistic emotions, and a unconquerable and indomitable fighting spirit that is largely unmatched in this genre as a whole!
DefectivebyDesignRoyal Road
★★★★ 3.5
The story seems like it MIGHT be worth reading. But, where is said story? There are 11 chapters, with 7 of them being prologue. This does NOT bode well for story progression, because it seems like every minor inconsequential thing that a reader would not care about, could be elaborately stretched out for multiple chapters. The main character eats a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? 7 chapters, then we get to drinking the cup of milk. I will say the prologue is more relevant than 99% of other novel prologues, but IMO prologues are a cancer that shouldn't exist, especially when nobody does them right. This wouldn't be so annoying with 50+ chapters, or 20+ with a fast release schedule, but it's 11, and we don't have enough content to tell how stretched out the rest of the story will be. Horribly slow paced and boring info dump intros are never a good sign. It usually means the novel will get dropped before it goes anywhere. Hell, this could mean 200 chapters later nothing happens and ends with an unsatisfactory drop point, and the whole thing was a waste of time for everyone involved. That's the impression you get from slow pacing so early in a story, which is why it's a very bad idea to do it.
Wasting so much space on Wen Jie to just throw him away seems excessive. Maybe it's relevant because Davis is Jie now? Novel prologues often start off describing Bob the garbage man and his family, but none of that matters after you kill Bob off with a truck, and he reincarnates as Zane the swordmaster. It only really matters when it's character/personality relevant like in Konosuba. Which seems to be somewhat the case here, but 7 chapters to do that is too much, and the lack of additional content makes it even worse. People need a hook to follow a story, and 7 chapters of slow prologue is ANTI hook. People will read 2-3 chapters and just leave because nothing happens.
That said, I do think the story has promise and seems thought out, but the pacing limits the audience, and any
CulainRoyal Road
★★★ 3.0
Look I tried. The initial premise seemed good - someone succeeding despite not having talent. I got bogged down in the first four chapters though, dense impenetrable endless descriptions of grand schemes that didn't seem to make sense. Nothing happens. The author has changed the premise of the series to someone who rails against destiny, but I found myself just skipping slabs of text searching for something to happen. I understand chapter 5 something starts but I'm just not pprepared to read any more to get to an uncertain pay off.
lemonoppyRoyal Road
★★ 2.0
Writing could use editing, chapters go on as if to pad word count but without actually having substance behind them.
I'm not sure if the plot itself is bad, it's just too hard to muster the will to read 6000 words that should be 1000. Maybe it gets good, but the initial chapters make you want to skip paragraphs at a time and are difficult to be engaged with.