Zither Emperor (琴帝) by Tang Jia San Shao

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Synopsis:

Nine harmonic zither chords shook the universe, who dared to not acknowledge the lord?

The curtains on a grand era of Rainbow Magic was raised.

He, the Zither Emperor, brought about heaven-shaking reform to the continent.

An ancient soul, pure and of strong heart, was born as the once in a generation Zither genius quietly by the ocean under clear blue skies.

This individual, a mere pure-hearted youth, gradually ascended to regency as the Zither Emperor of legends, demonstrating an unprecedented strength in musical magic and overcoming the conventional standards of society.

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Indigo, and Violet; the colors of the Rainbow served as the ranking system of martial arts and magic.

Because of his profound skill, what was once a useless disregarded vocation became a legendary talent deeply intertwined with his immortal legacy. The legacy of an unparalleled genius who shone so brightly, no one could ignore his brilliance.

Even the acclaimed near-invincible dragon, in front of the Zither Emperor, cannot lift its bowed prideful head, because it was addressing a god. The pioneer of musical magic, responsible for reforming the previous Rainbow ranking system and entering the unknown level of Rainbow Magic, had become the standard measure for all martial arts and magic. Dragons were no longer the unequalled creatures of old.

A godly master of sound, a matchless spiritual mage, he raised this trash vocation to become the most legendary craft on the continent. However, this was all fiction, right?

An ancient soul, pure and of strong heart, was born as the once in a generation Zither genius quietly by the ocean under clear blue skies. This individual, a mere pure-hearted youth, gradually ascended to regency as the Zither Emperor of legends, demonstrating an unprecedented strength in musical magic and overcoming the conventional standards of society. Was he only the Zither Emperor, though?

§Glossary§ 【ZE Spoiler Cheat Sheet ft. Thyaeria — A 70 minute summary rant】

【Ye Yin Zhu as Kiseki imagines him (aka Yang Yang as a Zither Player, Yi Xiao Nai He/Xiao Nai, in the drama adaptation of the novel A Slight Smile is Very Charming)】

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Index:

Episode 1 – Zither Mage
	Title	I	II	III	IV
1	Born with Eight Fingers	C1	C2	C3	C4
2	The Zither and Bamboo Combination	C5	C6	C7	C8
3	Blade of Music	C9	C10	C11	C12
4	Zi’s Power	C13	C14	C15	C16
5	The Price of Kindness	C17	C18	C19	C20
6	The Dragon Cavalry	C21	C22	C23	C24
7	Milan Institution for Magic and Martial Arts	C25	C26	C27	C28

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Episode 2 – Milan Institution for Magic and Martial Arts
	Title	I	II	III	IV
8	Registration Crisis	C29	C30	C31	C32
9	The Divine Music Division Treasure Trove	C33	C34	C35	C36
10	The First Match of the Freshman Competition	C37	C38	C39	C40
11	Equal Life Contract	C41	C42	C43	C44
12	Netherworld Snow Spirit	C45	C46	C47	C48
13	Behemoth	C49	C50	C51	C52
14	The Promised Battle	C53	C54	C55	C56

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Episode 3 – Violet Bamboo Divine Needle
	Title	I	II	III	IV
15	Advancing to the Finals	C57	C58	C59	C60
16	Floating Orchid Pavilion	C61	C62	C63	C64
17	Violet Bamboo Divine Needle	C65	C66	C67	C68
18	Zither Calls Ming Xue	C69	C70	C71	C72
19	Power Shaking Heavy Cavalry	C73	C74	C75	C76
20	Summon, Zi	C77	C78	C79	C80
21	Eastern Dragon Sect of Painting	C81	C82	C83	C84

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Episode 4 – Elf Queen
	Title	I	II	III	IV
22	Battle Painting	85	86	87	88
23	Eternal Substitute Puppet	89	90	91	92
24	Zither of Divinity	93	94	95	96
25	Level 8 Violet Ranked Beauties	97	98	99	100
26	Waterfall of Connecting Pearls Zither’s Power	101	102	103	104
27	The Birth of the Silver Dragon Assassin	105	106	107	108
28	Violet Star Dragon Cavalry Commander	109	110	111	112

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Episode 5 – Withered Wood, Dragon’s Roar
	Title	I	II	III	IV
29	A Startling Hunt	113	114	115	116
30	Massacring Sonic Blade	117	118	119	120
31	Gold Behemoth	121	122	123	——
32	The Return of the Five Zithers	124	125	126	——
33	Withered Wood, Dragon’s Roar << Soaring Dragon’s Cry >>	127	128	129	——
34	Hero or Villain?	130	131	132	——
35	Sura’s Story	133	134	135	——

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Episode 6 – Lord of Zither City
	Title	I	II	III
36	War of Arcadia	136	137	138
37	Zither Healing Behemoths	139	140	141
38	Molesting the Princess	142	143	144
39	The Summons of the Silver Dragon City	145	146	147
40	The Silver Dragon Princess	148	149	150
41	The Soul Attachment of a Silver Dragon	151	152	153
42	The Forbidden Incantation of Light and Darkness	154	155	156