From the Start, I Cut Down My Kin, Top the Imperial Exams, and Slay My Way Through the Court cover

From the Start, I Cut Down My Kin, Top the Imperial Exams, and Slay My Way Through the Court

开局先灭亲,科举中状元杀穿朝堂

by Yun Huang (云凰)

Status
Ongoing
Length
578k Words
Updated
6mo ago
Read on Fanqie

Synopsis

Tags

Stats

267Chapters
342Reads · 30 days
21.2kReads · all time
8.2Score
60Listens
PausedPace

More by this author

In booklists 125

See all

High-Quality Ancient-Era Imperial Examination Novels Worth Rereading Again and Again

Looking for books like "Ding! A Legacy for the Ages: The Young Lady Starts Studying (Rising to the Clouds, Imperial Exams)". Historical setting, imperial exams, high quality.

322Books3.1MViews1hUpdated

The Best Historical Novel on Fanqie Right Now. Prove Me Wrong

I want books similar to The Matter of the Southern Dynasty's Noble Son Actually Being Someone I Impersonated.

633Books17.4MViews2hUpdated

Looking for Stories Where the Male Lead Is the Only Boy in the Family or a Late-Born Son, Spoiled by His Doting Grandmother

No courtyard-house stories, no courtyard-house stories!!!

192Books35.3MViews4hUpdated

After Reading Bound by Spring, Nothing Else Measures Up. Please Recommend Timeless Classics

Looking for books like "Bound by Spring's Passion". I'm out of books to read, so please recommend classics that hold up well.

1.2kBooks103.2MViews5hUpdated

These Books Make Up Half of Tomato Novel's Success

Looking for books similar to "I Am Not the God of Theater".

1.2kBooks16.5MViews8hUpdated

Rated 9.9, Gets Better and Better, Perfect for an All-Nighter!

Looking for stories similar to Reborn Wanwan: Now That We’re Reborn, Who’s Going to Spoil You?

413Books40.1MViews8hUpdated

A Radiant Crown Prince, the Emperor's Favorite, Brothers on Good Terms, and Ministers Who Bow in Admiration

Looking for stories like "Transmigrating into a Book as the Crown Prince: Busy and Overworked, While All the Princes Are Reborn". A crown prince who is as graceful as the moon, doted on exclusively by the emperor, with brothers who love and respect one another, ministers who all bow to him, and plots about infrastructure, business, and entertainment. Any gender is welcome!

173Books9.3MViews9hUpdated

Insanely Good!!!

Looking for books like Infinite Flow: I Became a God After Giving Up. You guys have no idea! This book is so good!!! Everyone should check it out!!٩(๑òωó๑)۶ I want more recommendations. Check out my bookshelf!!

1.8kBooks1.4MViews10hUpdated

Ancient-Era Farming Stories About Buying Servants and Building a Cozy, Comfortable Life

Any genre is fine. I just want a story where the protagonist can build houses, buy land, and hire servants in ancient times, then live a happy, cozy life as a little landlord. I especially love when they hire servants who feel they've found a wonderful master! Fellow readers, please send me recommendations.

332Books7.5MViews12hUpdated

Looking for Ancient-era Imperial Exam Novels. No Effortless Top Scores in Every Exam, Please!

Looking for books like I, Sun Shan, and the Imperial Exams.

141Books4.6MViews18hUpdated

I'm Tired of Poor Scholar Stories. Any About Scions of Great Clans Taking the Imperial Exams?

306Books43.7MViews18hUpdated

The Imperial Exams, a Noble and Free-Spirited Young Man

Looking for books similar to "A Girl Disguised as a Boy: A Farmer's Son's Road to the Imperial Exams".

50Books1.9MViews23hUpdated

Aristocratic Clans, Great Wealth, and a Young Legitimate Daughter of Noble Birth

Are there any novels like The Hairpin-Shaded Aristocratic Clan?

316Books28.4MViews1dUpdated

Books to Read Before Bed

When I have nothing to do before bed, I feel like reading for a while. Are there any books that are easy to fall asleep to, but don’t have a boring plot? I love that feeling of nodding off while reading, then waking up in the morning and picking right back up where I left off.

1.3kBooks3.2MViews1dUpdated

Highest-Rated Feel-Good Power Fantasy, 9.99

Looking for books similar to The God of Slaughter in the Dark.

872Books90.9MViews1dUpdated

What’s the Hottest Historical Novel on Tomato Novel?

I’m in a reading slump.

825Books17.9MViews1dUpdated

My Favorite Historical Novel on Tomato Novel

I'm looking for books like Taking Another Name in Langya. Transmigration isn't a dinner party; it's a deadly game at every turn. The plot should be vivid and interesting, with side characters who are smart. The protagonist should slaughter their way through life-or-death situations. It should be historically accurate, with a natural romance.

548Books17.3MViews1dUpdated

Looking for Stories About Legitimate and Illegitimate Sons of Powerful Families Taking the Imperial Exams

I’m tired of stories about poor students taking the imperial exams. Please recommend some about scions of prominent families who rise to success through the exams. Ideally, the male lead brings glory to his family. The romance should be minimal or just in the background! Even better if there’s an audiobook narrated by a real person!

33Books2.7MViews1dUpdated

Top Diamond Picks for 2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Looking for something similar to The Super Genius Cultivator.

525Books2.1MViews1dUpdated

Classic Novels That Never Get Old

The kind that really gives you food for thought.

1kBooks21.5MViews1dUpdated

My Long-Treasured Favorite Books

974Books2.4MViews1dUpdated

True Gems Recommended by Lifelong Bookworms

Looking for stories like The People Who Came and Went Through My Life. A genuinely good book.

1.4kBooks16.9MViews1dUpdated

Why Do New Authors Get Less and Less Traffic the More They Write?

Apocalypse, other worlds, Systems, sign-in, anything goes.

1.7kBooks2.1MViews1dUpdated

Don’t Look Any Further! The 5 Most Explosive Masterpieces of 2025 Are Here, and 9.5 Stars Is Just the Beginning

I’m looking for stories like "Transmigrated as a Mean Old Lady, and Every Granddaughter Became a Big Shot". Changing fate, period settings, satisfying revenge, the apocalypse… Whatever you’re in the mood for, it’s all here! Every book is certified by night owls as the kind you start reading and suddenly it’s morning!

1kBooks18.6MViews1dUpdated

In same booklists

The Centurion's Qilin Son Bamboo Bay Bay A Farmer's Rise: From Gathering Rice to Becoming Prime Minister Phoenix Dance, Thunder Blade The Top Scholar from a Poor Family: The Whole Village Helps Me Rise to Greatness Born in a Dream Ruin My Family Has Been Butchers for Generations, and You Want Me to Take the Top Scholar Exam? Demonic Beauty, Jade Soul The Struggles of a Concubine's Son Night Grows Late, Yet the World Still Lingers The Unparalleled Illegitimate Son Light Rail A Country Boy’s Ups and Downs in the Imperial Exams Bamboo Bay Bay The Scholar's Robe Rises from the Dust Ink Crossing Into the Azure Clouds I Couldn't Bear to See My Parents Taken Advantage Of, So I Became the Top Scholar Liangliang Cast Out and Split from the Family? I'll Pass the Imperial Exams and Start My Own Lineage Le Jinhong The Concubine's Son Rises: From the Cold Courtyard to the Chancellor's Seat Red Bean Has a Dream Reborn as an Exiled Prince, I Take the Imperial Exam in an Enemy Kingdom The King Doesn't Like to Study Properly From the Start, I Was a Lowly Illegitimate Son, but the Imperial Exams Carried Me to Success Big Inkstone A Name in the Unofficial Histories: The Young Prince's Unorthodox Path to Office Born on April Fools' Day A Commoner Boy: Disciple of the Son of Heaven smily A Cunning Official in Great Qian: Making My Way as Chief Minister Youngster from Lingnan At Hoeing Time Beneath the Midday Sun, I Fell for the Imperial Exams Clouds Have Liuliu My Precious Grandson's Journey to the Imperial Exams Mo Rui The Fallen Noble Scion Person Among Things Transmigrated as the Fake Young Master in an Imperial Exam Novel Years of Rivers and Mountains
See all novels like From the Start, I Cut Down My Kin, Top the Imperial Exams, and Slay My Way Through the Court More Historical novels

Reader comments 15

Google Translate

  1. 8 likes
  2. 7 likes
  3. 3 likes
  4. 3 likes
  5. 3 likes
  6. 2 likes
  7. 2 likes
  8. 1 like
  9. 1 like
  10. 1 like

Save search

Name these filters to come back to them later.