Chapter 48: Chapter 48: Battles Inside and Outside the Circle
Editor: Henyee Translations
This forum member opened the reading page for “Break the Heavens.”
“A fallen genius? This title is interesting…” The forum member chuckled and began to read the main text. As the top fantasy novel, “Break the Heavens” certainly lived up to its reputation, and he was quickly engrossed!
“Holy shit, this book is well-written!” He finished reading all three posted chapters and was clearly left wanting more, “Why aren’t there more chapters… but it’s definitely a good book, yeah, I’ll help promote it.”
With this thought, he immediately went to Dragon Mountain Forum and posted—
“Dear fellow forum members, I just stumbled upon a great book!”
Then he described how he found the book: Today I saw the new book by Xiao Cangtian and, out of curiosity, decided to take a look. Unexpectedly, I found a gem. Here is the title and the link…
As soon as he posted, several curious forum members clicked the link and quickly returned saying, “It’s indeed a good book, not bad.” “Read it, the beginning is quite interesting.”
A few replies easily attracted more onlookers, and as the crowd grew, dissenting voices inevitably appeared—
“Break the Heavens? Xiao Cangtian just released a new book called ‘Break the Martial Skies,’ now there’s a copycat?”
“Break the Heavens, Break the Martial Skies, such blatant copying!”
“I find this title great, I’ll copy it too, how about ‘Shatter the Heavens’?”
“It has to be ‘Smash the Heavens,’ no need for explanations!”
Some mocked sarcastically, while others joked, and soon a variety of replies filled the thread.
The original poster was not having it: “Can’t you all pay attention? Check the release date, it’s obviously earlier than Xiao Cangtian’s! How did this become a case of copying him?”
As forum members, they naturally had to debate if there were conditions, and create conditions if there weren’t. Immediately, someone replied, “Why couldn’t it be copying? Maybe this newbie accidentally learned Xiao Cangtian’s book name and registered it first?” “Exactly, otherwise, how could the titles be so similar and be released nearly at the same time?” “This newbie is pretty desperate to climb the ranks.”
Soon the forum members on Dragon Mountain Forum split into two factions, arguing fiercely.
“Heh heh, Cangtian,” laughed the Divine Envoy, watching the heated debate on the forum with satisfaction, “Dragon Mountain Forum is already in chaos. Now we just need to start a publicity campaign. Have you blocked the newbie’s QQ?”
Xiao Cangtian: “Not yet, why?”
Divine Envoy: “Block and delete him immediately, so he can’t find you to copy the chat logs. Then we can say he learned your book’s title through some channel and registered it first. You had no choice but to delay releasing your book by two days, making the titles similar.”
Xiao Cangtian: “Holy fuck, that’s brilliant, let’s do it!”
He quickly opened QQ, blocked and deleted Wang Hao’s number, and checked the QQ folder— the chat logs were really gone! Hahaha, you newbie, try competing with me, I’ll make sure you’re done for!
Xiao Cangtian: “Alright, blocked and deleted, let’s crush him!”
Divine Envoy: “Okay, no problem!”
On Dragon Mountain Forum.
Divine Envoy watched the forum fight for a while longer, and then decisively posted another thread—
“[Battle Within and Outside the Circle]: The story behind a book name clashing with Xiao Cangtian’s new book.”
“Dear forum members, I was busy earlier, and upon returning, I found that everyone is discussing a book named ‘Break the Heavens.’ Since everyone’s noticed, I can’t keep quiet about the cause and development of this event.”
“At first, Xiao Cangtian struggled for a long time with the title of his new book. Fans of Xiao Cangtian surely know this. Then, just the day before yesterday, Xiao Cangtian finally came up with a good title, ‘Break the Heavens,’ and mentioned it in our group, seeking opinions. Everyone agreed it was excellent. The next day, as Xiao Cangtian was about to discuss it with his editor and proceed with the book contract, he found the title ‘Break the Heavens’ had already been registered!”
“Originally, having the title registered by someone else wasn’t a big deal. What made it despicable was that the person not only registered the title but also uploaded content! As everyone knows, a title can be taken back if no content is uploaded, but once content is uploaded, it cannot be reclaimed without causing disputes. Helpless, Xiao Cangtian had to change the book’s title to ‘Break the Martial Skies.'”
“Originally, everyone in our group was furious about this, but we couldn’t find the mole. Xiao Cangtian was quite magnanimous, saying it was fine being registered first, and ‘Break the Martial Skies’ was also a good title, not making a fuss about it.”
“But people must have principles, right? Even if Cangtian could tolerate it, I couldn’t. As a reader, there’s not much I can do except disclose the truth to prevent everyone from being deceived. I believe forum members have sharp eyes, so that’s all I’ll say. Justice resides in people’s hearts, please judge for yourselves.”
As soon as Divine Envoy posted this, Dragon Mountain Forum exploded!
“Holy shit, there are people this shameless in the world?”
“Incredible, the lack of integrity is astounding, kneel before such deviousness!”
“Desperate for success to the point of shamelessness, impressive!”
“From now on, I’ll boycott this author’s work, no matter how good it is! Not to mention, with a stolen title, the book is bound to flop!”
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Forum members were indignant, and given that authors made up nearly half of the forum, anyone would be infuriated in such a situation. Thus, Divine Envoy’s post instantly turned the scenario into a one-sided condemnation.
Clearly, as a discussion center for novel readers, what happened on Dragon Mountain couldn’t remain confined to the forum. Within twenty minutes, forum members started flocking to the comment section of “Break the Heavens” to denounce it!
“Everyone pay attention, this author is shameless, stole a famous title for personal gain, must be boycotted!”
“Terrible character, no integrity, all for self-promotion, must be expelled from online literature!”
“Support from Dragon Mountain, daily bump!”
“Brothers, charge, let everyone know what’s going on. If the post is deleted, post again! If blocked, change the IP and post again!”
“Right, such an author should not be indulged!”
Instantly, the comment section of “Break the Heavens” was flooded. In just ten minutes, more than twenty denunciatory posts filled the screen!
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