Imagine if you decapitate someone but instead of blood a rainbow is splattered across your face. This is the core of Feng Shen Ji manhua. It throws us into the fantasy world where Gods are slavers and humans exist for servitude. Welcome to Zhao Ge, the bustling capital of Shang dynasty whose emperor has refused to serve Gods any further. What follows is a feast for eyes.


Art: gorgeous, exquisite. I will run out of adjectives to describe the art and still fall short. From fighting scenes to landscapes from mines to facial expressions everything is pitch perfect. This perfection becomes bane in this case; every guy has muscles protruding out of his body with awesome hairstyle. Due to heavy inclination towards aestheticism the art becomes unrealistic.

If the notion of overthrowing God’s authority does not excite you I don’t know what can?!
Manhua follows the life of Wu Geng the prince of Shang dynasty, his struggles with slavery and learning divine powers to challenge the God. Although the settings of the manhua promise an interesting premise, the narration and characters ruin what could have been a masterpiece.


The narration style is equivalent to teenage blabbering, constant use of words “brat” and “bastard” is cringe worthy. The quality of a fantasy depends on its rich history and background of the characters which unfortunately Feng Shen Ji fails to offer. It takes a while to digest that Gods are the villain because we are not given any motivations for this reason. Though it’s common for the protagonist of “the-one” genre to power through every opponent, this series was refreshing change. Ah, yes but it does keep the winning-through-willpower mantra.


The weakest point of this manhua is the characters. Their behaviour is predictable which makes them monotonous. For example, Ah Lan falling for Wu Geng just because he is the prophetic saviour, who could have seen that coming!?
Lack of mortality with the characters makes the manga immature. If the major character keeps coming back to life, it loses its seriousness and the readers feel cheated.


If you’re okay with muscular specimens shouting out their attack names and then attacking, this manhua is what you’re looking for. Welcome to Feng Shen Ji where a fascinating story with deficient narration is served ablaze with colours and gorgeous art.