On the evening of December 8th, the TV drama "Battle Through the Heaven" was released on Tencent Video with its first four episodes. This drama is considered by many fans as the second season adaptation of "Battle Through the Heavens" novel. In this season, the story revolves around the male protagonist's return to the academy after his adventures in the martial world, where he begins to showcase his abilities.

The poor quality of the drama adaptation is directly related to serious issues inherent in the original web novel. Many web novels rely on excessive word count to generate profits. On the other hand, film and television adaptations focus on concise storytelling, with each scene serving a purpose. Web novels often include unnecessary elements that do not contribute to the overall plot. Strictly adhering to the structure of the web novel when adapting it into a TV drama results in a large number of discarded and irrelevant scenes.

For example, in "Battle Through the Heaven," the first two episodes contain more than half of the scenes that serve no purpose. Removing these scenes would actually accelerate the storyline. However, without these discarded and irrelevant TV drama scenes, the show would lack substance. This is the consequence of the web novel's lack of substantial content.

The male protagonist is unconscious in bed, while the female leads keep watch. At this moment, the academy leadership informs them that they must enter the library within a specified time frame to obtain the required manuals in order to receive rewards. The tension of the plot intensifies with the deadline approaching. The female lead eagerly awaits the male protagonist's awakening, and the audience shares the same anticipation, which adds to the narrative of the story.

Subsequently, when the male protagonist wakes up, the audience feels relieved. Then, the question arises whether the male protagonist can successfully obtain the manuals, which once again engages the audience in suspense. What is the role of the screenwriter? For this type of mediocre web adaptation, the screenwriters are responsible for creating tension and compactness in these mundane and uninteresting plotlines through their clever designs.

In fact, if we were to adopt a straightforward narrative style, we wouldn't even need screenwriters. In that case, we could simply rely on the current intelligent creative software to generate scripts for this type of straightforward TV drama.