I'm currently watching the mainland version of SWORD STAINED BY ROYAL BLOOD/BI XUE JIAN. Having not read the original novel, special effects obviously aren't a good indication of the martial arts ability, I am just curious as to how the martial arts level of SSRB/BXJ in comparison to the LOCH/ROCH/HSDS era and the "ultimate" DGSD era.
For example, in DUKE OF MOUNT DEER, there are really no "top" fighters as such, so is BI XUE JIAN similar to say, SMILING PROUD WANDERER/XIAO AO JIANG HU? and how would the "top" characters of BXJ/SSRB fare against fighters in the other novel?
thanks