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1. 1 国 Chinese Martial Arts: From the Start, I'm a Double Red Pole, and I'm a Little Worried 国术：开局双花红棍，有点慌 The Zoo's Top Attraction动物园头牌Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Traditional Chinese martial arts + Republic of China era + martial world gangs + golden finger + immortality] In the final years of the Qing dynasty and the early Republic, the martial world is in turmoil, with upheaval on every side. The martial world has its Green-and-Red rivalry, and the world of martial arts its North-South divide. Du Hao is no more than an insignificant nobody. He wakes up to find himself a top Red Pole of the Red Gang, but in name only. Watch how he contends with people, 7.2kReads8.3Score443Shelves

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   The first book is set in the Republican era. It starts with the Eagle Claw and later the protagonist practices Xingyi Quan. The second book's protagonist starts from a boxing manual and embarks on a path of transcendence. It's not mindless.

2. 2 走 Entering the Legends, Starting with a Fist Manual 走进传说从拳法秘籍开始 Nature and Me自然与我Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Liu An picked up a White Ape Boxing manual from a street stall, thinking it would be something new to try. He never expected it to open the door to an entirely different world... From martial arts to the Dao, transcend the ordinary world! Break free of your shackles and step into legend! [This book has no System. It focuses quite a bit on cultivation and immortality, but that won't get in the way of the plot.] This book is entirely fictional. Please don't take it seriously. Thank you! 10.9kReads8.5Score962Shelves
3. 3 国EN National Martial Arts: Daily Settlement, Starting as a Rickshaw Puller 国术：每日结算，从黄包车夫开始 Wen Liu Que Gu闻柳却顾Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Republican-era martial arts, demons and martial arts running rampant, ultimate-path cultivation, leveling, and a style like Gun Kai] At the end of the dynasty, warlords carved up the country from within, while Western powers circled from without. Their ironclad ships and cannons devoured the nation's fortune. Foreigners destroyed ancestral temples, severed dragon veins, and banned martial arts. The nation was on the brink of ruin and its people faced extinction! In the imperial court, nobles bo 340.1kReads8.4Score35.4kShelves

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   As the great calamity begins, [please update more frequently] mountains and rivers shatter, the land sinks, and the five great demon gods overturn the heavens. Li Xuan stands alone before millions, his sword pointing to the sky, blood staining the heavens. "I have come here only to borrow your divine bodies and flesh to forge my path to mend the heavens." A fantasy novel with a fast-paced plot, time travel, cunning, and intense action; a grand scheme, constant plot twists, and a must-read. The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, preferring action to mere prowess. A truly exhilarating read from beginning to end.

4. 4 高 Mastery of the Esoteric Arts 高术通神 Write Well伸笔码良Urban3.0M WordsCompleted When I was in eighth grade, the school bully picked on me. I found someone, a person connected to a mysterious incident from my childhood. He taught me something called traditional Chinese martial arts. I trained in boxing, but never let it interfere with my studies. Baji, Iron Wire Fist, Xingyi, Taiji, Baguazhang, Tongbi, Xinyi. I met masters who carried on the traditions of these powerful styles. I also discovered a vast, deeply secret world of traditional martial arts, unknown to ordinary peo 20.1kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
5. 5 一 The Number One Brother 一哥 Little Wangzai小小旺仔Urban1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama A Brother is now streaming on Hongguo, with a surprise in store! I used to be a gang boss. Now I’m just a food delivery rider. Ever since I could remember, my father, a former soldier, had been a drunk with a nasty temper. Whenever he got drunk, he liked to beat my mother, often leaving her black and blue. Later, my parents divorced, and while trying to earn money for tuition, I went astray! I had no choice back then. Now, I just want to be a good person! 31.8kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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6. 6 我 I'm Just a Laborer, Don't Make Me a Martial God! 我只是个力工，别坑我做武神！ Tofu and Shredded Pork Vermicelli豆腐肉丝粉Urban1.6M WordsOngoing Purely hand-crafted + High-Martial Urban Fantasy + Clear Power Scaling + Brotherhood + Underworld + Powerful Background + Investing and Entrepreneurship + No System + Not Reborn Poor student Tang Song goes to meet a beautiful landlady late at night to look for part-time work, but unexpectedly obtains the Joyous Union Sect’s cultivation technique. From then on, he becomes a martial artist, tramples the underworld, and takes on powerful families and tycoons! Martial arts prodigies bow before him, 744Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Set in an urban environment, featuring pure traditional Chinese martial arts, with every punch landing with a visceral impact, and a clear distinction between external and internal strength.

7. 7 人 Invincible in This World: Rising from Prison 人间无敌：从监狱开始崛起 Blue Smoke Between the Fingers指间青烟Urban1.5M WordsOngoing This story takes place in a technological age when humanity can travel to the moon and gaze out at Mars. What happens when a man who walks in darkness pushes his body and mind to their absolute limits, and clashes with the forces that already govern this world? Will he become a god? Or the enemy of the entire world? No one knows. But this story begins with the most notorious gangster in the district, sentenced to seven years in prison. 63.9kReads8.8Score4.6kShelves

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   [Lone Wolf, Against the Officials, Traditional Chinese Martial Arts] Transmigrating to a technological age, he becomes a highly talented martial arts prodigy imprisoned in Stanley. What kind of clash will occur when a man walking in the shadows pushes his body and mind to their limits, clashing with the original forces of this world? Here, you will witness extreme carnage and extreme violence (fist is power).

8. 8 国 Chinese Martial Arts: Growing Stronger with a Five-Yuan Manual 国术：从5块钱秘籍开始变强 A Cool Pancake一只凉饼Urban175k WordsOngoing (No System + One Female Lead + Lighthearted, Passionate Urban Fiction) Dear readers, the first few chapters focus on everyday life, so the pace may be a little slow. Things pick up after chapter ten, and then it’s straight into high gear! After graduating from high school, Li Wuxiang is given a secret manual by a mysterious Taoist. The age of martial arts is dawning once more, and Daxia faces another invasion by foreign races. Watch how this young martial artist rises to prominence, defends his 214Reads—Score—Shelves

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   You can take a look at what I wrote, it's pure traditional Chinese martial arts.

9. 9 武 The End of Martial Supremacy 武极之末 Mu Rong Smiles木容笑笑Eastern Fantasy713k WordsOngoing The pinnacle of martial arts breaks through the void. It is the end of the martial path, the threshold to a higher world where one can seek the Great Dao and pursue immortality! Only when Liu Muyun reached that endpoint did he discover that the path to martial supremacy had only just begun! 6kReads6.4Score367Shelves

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   The first book is about the myriad worlds, the calamity of humanity, and the struggle between all races in the universe! The second book is about the apocalypse of the myriad worlds, including Gu Long's heroes, Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Tang Dynasty, Storm Riders, Yang Shen, the Great Zhou Dynasty, Shrouding the Heavens, Journey to the West, and Investiture of the Gods! The third book is about survival for all and the invasion of games!

10. 10 末 The Doomsday Blade Abyss 末日刀渊 Mu Rong Smiles木容笑笑Male-Channel Fanfiction3.6M WordsCompleted He begins with the game Blade Abyss and steps into the Myriad Worlds! From low-martial-arts jianghu to mid-martial-arts rivalries, then shattering the high-martial-arts firmament; next, sweeping through the Small Thousand Worlds and roaming the vast Middle Thousand Worlds, until he finally takes command of the Great Thousand Worlds' Heavenly Dao and reaches the supreme realm of the primordial chaos! 🌙 In the Gu Long world, he becomes Li Xunhuan's disciple! ⚔️ In the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber 23.7kReads7.9Score2.1kShelves
11. 11 命 Destiny Opens the Door to Wisdom 命运开启智慧之门 Clear Current of the Ocean海洋清流Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Miner Lin Haiyang has a chance encounter that introduces him to the divination arts of the Book of Changes. Through persistence and selfless, tireless study, he unravels one age-old mystery after another, opens the door to wisdom, and embarks on a life enlightened by it. 15.4kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves

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    This is a severely underrated book on metaphysics, recommended for true enthusiasts of Four Pillars of Destiny, Six Lines Divination, Plum Blossom Divination, Qimen Dunjia, physiognomy, divination, and Feng Shui. I hope it can be helpful to everyone. Those who build bridges are never as quick to dismantle them as those who build them! So, those who aren't truly passionate should not enter, and please refrain from criticism. I hope those who are destined to find it can find their own remedy. Do the right thing at the right time, and prevent doing the wrong thing at the wrong time.

12. 12 我 My Name Is Sun Zei, Not Thief 我叫孙贼，不是贼 The Chubby Guy Who's Always Dieting一直在减肥的胖哥Urban6.4M WordsOngoing Set in an alternate universe during the 1980s, this story follows a boy who grows up in harsh conditions. It all begins with his desire to eat his fill, but once his eyes are opened to the world, he wants to understand it better. This is not a story about being reborn or transmigrating, nor is it a wish-fulfillment novel. It focuses on martial arts, cultivation, and everyday life. A slow-burn, System-free story of daily life and personal growth, if every person’s life is a book, then Sunzei’s st 43kReads9.3Score3.8kShelves

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    #TraditionalMartialArts# If you're into traditional martial arts, I highly recommend this book. Although it leans towards slice-of-life and mainly focuses on the protagonist's own experiences, the author explains traditional martial arts very thoroughly. It's not just random writing with fancy concepts like flying, teleporting, or moving mountains and filling seas; it simply explains traditional martial arts.

13. 13 点 The Way of Restraint 点道为止 Meng Ru Shen Ji梦入神机Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Meng Ru Shen Ji brings back the spirit of Dragon and Snake! A high school student stumbles into the world of traditional martial arts, and from then on, rises like a dragon amid the storm, surpassing the limits of the human body, taking on artificial intelligence, and shaping the fate of the world! What exactly is kung fu? Flashy moves, or a way to kill? Are the techniques forged through three thousand years of cold-weapon warfare and countless private brawls really a scam? In this book, Meng Ru 23.5kReads9.1Score3.1kShelves

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    All the best books on Chinese martial arts are here, all rated 9 points or higher.

14. 14 现 Modern Immortality: Starting with the Eight-Section Vajra Arts 现代长生：从八部金刚功法开始 A Brilliant Shade of Red五彩斑斓的红Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Traditional martial arts + longevity + no female lead + daily life + lighthearted + secluded living] After working himself to death in his previous life, Lin Qing is reborn and angrily quits his job, returning to his hometown to slack off. He awakens a status panel that lets him add points to and upgrade every attribute. In literature, Taiji brings peace to the world. Yin and yang complement each other, emerging from the formless, and four ounces can deflect a thousand pounds. [Taijiquan reache 22.1kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
15. 15 末 The Age of Declining Dharma: Seeking the Path to Immortality 末法时代：求证长生大道 Grey Wolf, Charge!灰太狼冲Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Modern-Day Grind King]+ [Superhuman High Martial]+ [Invincible]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [The Schemer]+ [Infinite Chaos] After unexpectedly acquiring a personal status panel, Su Ming practiced all kinds of techniques to continually strengthen his body and extend his lifespan. Embracing the best of everything, he entered the superhuman realm and advanced step by step toward immortality. [Personal Status Panel] Name: Su Ming Lifespan: 23/800 Constitution: 20 [Astral Body] Spirit: 20 [Astral Dhar 15kReads8.8Score877Shelves
16. 16 搏 Fight Your Way to a Better Life 搏出一条路 The People Suffer in Times of Rise and Fall兴亡百姓苦Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn in the year 2000, Shi Gan has the strength of nine bulls and two tigers, bestowed by his old family friend, Shi Gandang. Shi Gan first took up martial arts. His grand-uncle's master was the two-sword Saint Yu. He made a name for himself in boxing, then conquered the world with his 100-meter sprint, striving to become the modern-day Huo Qubing of the history books. He fought Conor McGregor and beat up an aging Mike Tyson. He survived a terrorist attack and was trapped in a hotel with no wa 1.6kReads8.7Score113Shelves

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    I recommend these two traditional martial arts; they have training methods and fighting techniques that are realistic and not too exaggerated.

17. 17 直 Livestreaming Traditional Martial Arts, the Police Want Me to Register 直播国术，警察要我备案 The Zoo's Top Attraction动物园头牌Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Wellness + traditional martial arts + modern immortality] The first tens of thousands of words are light and breezy, and a little mindless. After that, the story focuses more on traditional martial arts and wellness, with carefully researched details. There’s no female lead and no saintly hero. If you’re into traditional martial arts and combat techniques, give it a try. It also includes little wellness tips that any adult will understand. Li Changsheng is reborn. He still has the same name, bu 14.3kReads8.9Score911Shelves

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    This novel felt very realistic to me. The knowledge and fighting techniques of various martial artists were explained very thoroughly. From the author's language, I can infer that either his family has ancient books or his elders were veteran martial artists. The author may have slightly exaggerated his own martial arts experience when publishing it.

18. 18 双 With My Hands in My Pockets, I Conquer the Baki World 双手插兜打穿刃牙世界 Kamikaze Suicide Squad神风作死队Anime Fanfiction398k WordsCompleted (This is a hardcore fighting novel, with fight scenes making up 50% of the total word count. The fighting is realistic, and the source of every move and technique is explained. None of the moves are made up out of thin air. The fight scenes are described in extreme detail [which may bore readers, since not everyone likes fighting or martial arts]. This is absolutely not a transmigration novel wearing a Baki skin, nor is it a fake fighting novel. Don't believe me? I'll beat you until you do. Don' 1.5kReads8.2Score102Shelves

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    A thrilling martial arts fighting novel [laughs]

19. 19 国 Chinese Martial Arts: The True Meaning of the Six Harmonies 国术天下之六合真意 Picking Green Beans in a Sturdy Shed硬棚摘豆角Urban113k WordsOngoing Chen Yiyang, a freshman at Shanghai Jiang University, was an ordinary young man among the crowd. A disturbance at a Shanghai night market brought the ancient martial arts passed down by his grandfather back into the spotlight. After that, he was targeted by online bullying on campus, confronted by fake martial arts schools, cornered by capital-backed forced evictions, blocked by professional fighters, thrown into underground fight rings, targeted for death in offshore boxing matches, challenged 259Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This has a bit of the feel of the old "Dragon and Snake Romance".

20. 20 重 Reborn: The Unrivaled Art of Chinese Martial Arts 重生之国术无双 Yan Jingyue言京月Urban454k WordsOngoing At eighteen, Zhang Zhi was driven to the rooftop by relentless school bullying and leaped to his death. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in kindergarten. In his previous life, all his attempts to back down had earned him only worse beatings, humiliation, and torment, until he was driven to the brink. Given another chance, he refused to let others prey on him. After a chance encounter with a reclusive martial arts master, he trained hard in seven disciplines and learned authentic tradi 11Reads—Score146Shelves

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    Pure traditional Chinese martial arts, no superpowers, bringing you the swordplay and intrigue of a new era of martial arts.

21. 21 国 National Arts and Immortality: My Body Can Evolve Without End 国术长生：我的身体能无限进化 Nine-Year-Old Meat Lover九岁小子爱吃肉Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Modern cultivation + traditional martial arts + everyday urban life + attribute cheat] [Slow-paced, not a power fantasy, focused on daily life. Later chapters include health tips. Read with caution.] A low-ranking doctor working at a hospital suddenly falls gravely ill. After examinations confirm he has cancer, he loses all hope and resolutely quits his job, planning to return home and spend what little time he has left with his parents. Who could have guessed that when God closes one door, he 7.2kReads8.0Score608Shelves

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    Both are martial arts texts; I highly recommend the fourth and seventh books.

22. 22 国 The Ferocious Art of Chinese Martial Arts 国术凶猛 Plum of the Sea海上之梅Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Tai Chi, Xingyi, Bagua, Wing Chun, Chuojiao, Bajiquan... Though traditional Chinese martial arts have fallen into decline, their passion still burns! I hold fast to the spirit of traditional martial arts as I walk through a city of steel and concrete. What kind of brilliance will these ancient techniques unleash? My name is Wang Mo. I come from a fallen martial arts family and have practiced Xingyi since childhood. I may be just an ordinary person passing by you, yet I carry on my shoulders the 10.4kReads8.7Score971Shelves
23. 23 螳 The Mantis Boy 螳螂少年 Plum of the Sea海上之梅Urban559k WordsCompleted Bright force, hidden force, transforming force! When the girl I loved was bullied, I stepped in! I’m Wang Yi, a disciple of the Mantis School. I’ll take you into the hidden world of Chinese martial arts, a world that has always existed and has never disappeared. Youth, campus life, brotherhood, first love, passion, and unrestrained freedom! 659Reads7.0Score101Shelves
24. 24 风 The Dashing Grandmaster Niu Baoguo 风流宗师牛保国 Li Genshuo李根硕Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [This story is entirely fictional] Niu Kui, a martial arts grandmaster who had defeated every opponent across the Nine Provinces, became a public enemy because he fought dirty. His treacherous foes conspired to kill him. When he awoke again, he discovered he had been reborn as Niu Baoguo, a disgraced urban tai chi master... “Alas! This body is old and ugly. Starting a family will be a long and arduous road~” 16.1kReads9.1Score2kShelves
25. 25 重 Reborn in 2001: I Start Boxing and Live Life to the Fullest 重生2001从练拳开始快意人生 Pan-Fried Buns and White Porridge煎包白粥Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + Pocket Dimension + Top Student + Traditional Martial Arts + Pressure-Point Techniques for Five Hundred Coins] Everyday urban life, reborn in high school, keeping a low profile at school, an ancestral martial arts manual, cultivating inner energy, mastering pressure-point techniques, dual-cultivation methods, a harem of multiple women, wealth, companions, techniques, and territory, exploring mysteries and searching for treasures, doing business and managing enterprises, fighting foreig 16.8kReads7.8Score1.3kShelves

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    A masterpiece of traditional Chinese martial arts, unexpectedly granting access to the ancestral method of cultivating internal energy, enabling the practitioner to develop internal energy, transforming bones with visible strength, tendons with hidden strength, and marrow with transformative strength. The practitioner also learns the five-hundred-coin acupoint striking technique, silently determining life and death.

26. 26 极 The Ultimate Path: My Traditional Martial Arts Can Fuse 极道：我的国术可以融合 Prince Pork猪肉王子Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Chinese martial arts + life evolution + attribute points + martial arts fusion] After working overtime for a month straight, Lin Yuan is pushed too far when a company executive demands that he work overtime during the Mid-Autumn Festival. He angrily slaps the man twice and gets fired. At a crossroads in his life, Lin Yuan looks at the city's hollow prosperity and feels lost about the future. But just then, he unexpectedly unlocks the System, changing the course of his life and setting him on a 16.1kReads8.5Score1kShelves

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    I'd recommend a Chinese martial arts category.

27. 27 高 High Martial: Dad, Can You Take a Beating? 高武：爹，您扛揍不？ There's No Snow in the Sky天上没有雪Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Chinese Martial Arts] [Action-packed fights] [Some logic] [Jokes and fun] [Bandit’s credentials unclear] A century into the age of the supernatural, demon lairs descend upon the world. The number-one big spender is reborn and takes the college entrance exam. He makes his debut, placing second in the whole city. He moves on to the casinos, where a bandit arrives. Ladies and gentlemen, next up is the pride of Changling, the merciless bulldozer of Nantian, master of the blood-red machine tool, the 24.3kReads8.2Score2.4kShelves
28. 28 身 A Master of Chinese Martial Arts, Practicing Immortality Through Science 身怀国术，科学修仙 Jiazi the Master甲子上人Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Yang Lin, a mobile phone sales clerk who has studied traditional Chinese martial arts for three years, is transported by a ball of five-colored light to a world of cultivation after an unexpected stroke of fate. See how he uses the math and science knowledge from his previous life to cultivate through science, and rise to prominence in the cultivation world with his martial arts and Tai Chi. A rational, well-founded take on scientific cultivation, with clear logic. 5.9kReads8.7Score466Shelves
29. 29 禁 Forbidden Resurgence: My Life Simulator 禁忌复苏：我的人生模拟器 Ali the Boxer拳王阿李Urban2.9M WordsOngoing He transmigrated into a terrifying world plagued by ghosts and monsters, with evil gods watching over the land. Ancient horrors and forbidden beings were gradually awakening from the river of time. Gu Qing thought he would live an ordinary life, only to die in some dangerous encounter. Then he awakened the Life Simulation System! The world of traditional martial arts, the world of wuxia, the world of immortal cultivation, the apocalypse, the world of myriad races, the world of fantasy... Af 30kReads8.1Score2.1kShelves
30. 30 直 Livestream: I Glide Across Water and Beat People Like They’re in a Painting! 直播：登萍渡水，我打人如挂画！ Night Qingyi夜青衣Urban195k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, he discovers that he has a terminal illness and doesn’t have long to live! He awakens the Martial Arts Inheritance System. As long as he teaches martial arts, his illness will gradually disappear, and he’ll even grow stronger! So Chen Xuan livestreams his martial arts training! “Walking across water on duckweed? Is that for real? What kind of acrobatics is this?” “Tai chi? Can it even hurt anyone?” But in the end, the viewers are left amazed, and they al 311Reads8.2Score114Shelves

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    Attention all martial arts enthusiasts! Here are some thrilling recommendations for pure Chinese martial arts: Deng Ping's skillful water-crossing and super-cool fighting moves, Baki's undefeated dragon in the world of martial arts is hardcore enough, and the amazing feat of killing a ruthless thug with bare hands and getting a police report is incredible. There are also stories about fierce Chinese martial arts and a comeback story where a boxing champion challenges your dojo... The ratings are high, the moves are hardcore, and if you like traditional martial arts and real combat, don't miss it!

31. 31 国 Peerless Chinese Martial Arts: Starting with a Challenge from the Boxing Champion 国术无双：从被拳王踢馆开始 Big Boss Watermelon西瓜老大Urban549k WordsCompleted Bound to the Peerless Martial Arts System from the start! With just a little practice, he can master any move to perfection! Su Yi accidentally transmigrates to a parallel world that reveres martial arts, becoming an utterly ordinary martial arts school apprentice. Then one day, a top champion fighter livestreams his challenge to the school and comes knocking "Today, I witnessed true Great Xia martial arts in an ordinary young apprentice. This is the pinnacle of martial arts as I see it!" That's 81Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 直 Live Martial Arts Training: Is This Streamer for Real? 直播练武：这个主播居然玩真的？ Lin Hui Convenience Store琳辉小卖部Urban485k WordsCompleted Terminally ill, with no hope of recovery. By a twist of fate, Ling Fan binds himself to the Martial Arts Revival System and takes on the mission of bringing martial arts back to prominence! “Can you withstand this punch, backed by twenty years of practice?” One punch, and a tree trunk explodes! Yet traditional martial arts have lost people's trust, and the criticism never stops. “Traditional martial arts are all garbage!” “Other than looking cool, can this stuff actually hurt anyone?” “What good 1.6kReads8.6Score100Shelves
33. 33 国 The Rise of Chinese Martial Arts 国术龙腾 Dancing Solo with Flair飒爽独舞Urban311k WordsCompleted With the martial arts in my hands, the world is mine. Unite heart and intent, intent and qi, qi and strength. Yin cannot thrive alone, nor can yang. Formless and shapeless, the whole body is clear and unobstructed. Chinese martial arts are profound and extensive. Li Yunlong began stance training and martial arts as a child. He first studied formal Baguazhang and Xinyi Liuhequan, using them to save his master when he was on the brink of disaster. Later, he learned Shang-style Xingyiquan and Wu-st 554Reads7.4Score104Shelves

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    These eight novels are classic works in the genre of urban martial arts, offering a comprehensive interpretation of the origins, peak, glory, and decline of Chinese martial arts. The greatest heroes are those who serve their country and its people!

34. 34 乱 King of Thieves in Chaotic Times 乱世贼王 Shangguan Wuyang上官无恙Historical1.4M WordsCompleted The Rongmen thieves are despised by all, yet even thieves have their code of honor! He mastered a legendary skill as soon as he joined the Rongmen. A phantom hand and a thousand faces: he reached the peak the moment he entered the scene and was unbeatable whenever he struck! And so began his legendary life: Slaying Japanese invaders, robbing the rich, and dominating the Rongmen... Born in the chaotic years of the Republic, he chose to be a chivalrous thief! 15.5kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
35. 35 全 The World's Number One Assassin 全球第一杀手 Lamb Who Found Its Way Back迷途知返的羔羊Urban1.3M WordsCompleted He survives beneath the light and walks through the darkness. Together, light and darkness weave a glittering world. Volume One: The Traditional Urban Assassin. Volume Two: A Dark Feast at the End of the World. (It leans more toward science fiction in the middle.) 18.6kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
36. 36 形 The Xingyi Grandmaster 形意掌门人 A Hundred Thousand Floods十万大水Urban1.3M WordsCompleted In the twilight of the martial age, a young Xingyi practitioner rises with pride, using his own body to sound the strongest note. Even a collapsing sky and splitting earth cannot bury his righteous spirit. As long as Xingyi endures, traditional martial arts will never die! See how Qu Yong carries on the legacy of traditional martial arts, standing tall between heaven and earth, unrivaled as he roams the city and forges his own legend. 459Reads6.8Score102Shelves
37. 37 三 Turning Thirty, I Went Home to Retire and Became a Martial Arts God 三十而立，回老家养老到武道通神 The Long Night Stretches On, Dust of Ages长夜漫漫万古尘Rural Life811k WordsOngoing At thirty, Cao Yong and his wife are both laid off. Looking at the little over a million yuan left in his bank account, Cao Yong takes his wife and child back to their hometown of Orange Village, planning to spend the rest of his life there in retirement. Then, while practicing the Eight-Part Vajra Exercise one morning, a panel appears before his eyes: [Eight-Part Vajra Exercise: Beginner 1/100] He thinks it must be a joke. How could a health exercise turn into anything special? Ten days later, 10.6kReads—Score1.1kShelves

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    Who would have thought! Returning to the countryside to retire, he unexpectedly cultivates unparalleled martial arts! He planned to live a quiet life in the countryside, but then he acquired a cultivation panel. He went up the mountain to gather herbs, soaked in medicinal baths, and diligently practiced the Yi Jin Jing (Muscle/Tendon Changing Classic), his cultivation progressing by leaps and bounds. Little did he know he had already reached the pinnacle of martial arts. As his strength continues to grow, the layers of illusion in the real world begin to crumble, and the hidden truths of the world slowly surface. A retirement-style high-level martial arts story, interspersed with daily life and revelations—you won't be able to stop reading!

38. 38 撂 After Taking Down My Beautiful Master, I Took the Martial Arts World by Storm 撂倒美女师父后，我火爆了国术界 Little Nine Disciple小九徒Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Urban romance + life among all walks of society + traditional martial arts underworld] Also known as Wind Over the Martial Gate. During the summer vacation of 1984, a troupe came to our village. Its middle-aged troupe leader, a master of countless skills with his hair tied in a little braid, stayed at my house. He treated me terribly. Not only did he trick my beautiful mother into leaving with him, he also stole our family heirloom and drove my father mad before making him disappear... I was le 11.6kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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    The first book was fantastic, the second one I'm just trying to ride the wave of popularity.

39. 39 借 Borrowing Martial Arts to Cultivate the Dao 借武修真 Wu Feng Yin Xuan梧枫殷玄Urban193k WordsOngoing Hidden in this world is a martial underworld known to only a few. Taoist arts, martial arts, and dark magic emerge one after another. The leaders of the United States seek to scheme against China, while great clans and ancient martial sects form alliances and rivalries, with undercurrents swirling beneath the surface. All kinds of black technology and living biological weapons face off against national martial arts passed down for thousands of years. Which will prove superior? 6Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 我 I Use the Golden Bell Shield to Crush Internal Martial Arts 我以金钟罩横推内家拳 The Kid Surnamed Huang姓黄的小子Urban1.2M WordsOngoing If you transmigrate to a parallel-timeline Republic of China and are given a manual for the Golden Bell Shield, would you dare to train in it? Huang Fan would. While others practice martial arts for their health, he trains to get himself killed, seeking out places steeped in killing intent, like execution grounds, battlefields, and mass graves. That's because he has discovered that his body is anything but normal. Judo, boxing, kendo: no matter what kind of expert he faces, he asks just one thin 121Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is beautiful.

41. 41 铁 Iron Shirt: My Fascia Can Evolve 铁布衫：我的筋膜能进化 The Kid Surnamed Huang姓黄的小子Urban796k WordsOngoing Applying modern science to analyze the methods behind traditional martial arts conditioning! Iron Shirt, Titanium Golden Body, Nine Revolutions Profound Art, Chaos Heavenly Art... Huang Hao keeps pushing further down this path... In a city of steel and concrete, he stirs up a new wave of martial arts jianghu legends. The complete outline is ready, so come on in! 3.8kReads—Score386Shelves
42. 42 国 Chinese Martial Arts: My Clones Can Cultivate! 国术：我的分身能修炼！ Huang Yaoshi's Person黄药师的人Urban536k WordsOngoing On a blood-soaked night at the docks, a single club shattered Huang Qifan’s eighteen years of mediocrity. As he hovered on the brink of death, his perception was forcibly torn apart: half clung to his battered body, while the other half hung suspended in the cold air. From then on, he possessed a “split consciousness,” utterly calm and able to see through every weakness. In this turbulent era, where fists and kicks decide life and death and martial arts are made for killing, others hone their s 361Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 国 Unmatched Chinese Martial Arts 国术无双 Plum of the Sea海上之梅Urban796k WordsCompleted With a flick of my right hand, I snapped the air, producing a crisp crack. A boxing manual says: “You can’t buy that sound for a thousand gold coins!” It is the mark of force reaching the fingertips, the pinnacle of visible strength. One time in high school, I threw a punch, and from then on, my life changed course... 902Reads7.1Score110Shelves

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    Both are by the same author, truly national art.

44. 44 八 A Bajiquan Martial Artist Transmigrates Across a Thousand Years 八极武道穿越千年的武者 Eight Extremes Martial Artist八极武者Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing As time passed and technology advanced by leaps and bounds, modern combat sports such as boxing, taekwondo, and sanda swept the globe. Yet even in an era that worshipped strength and speed, a group of people quietly upheld ancient martial arts passed down for thousands of years. They called themselves practitioners of traditional martial arts. As the saying goes, all martial arts under heaven originated at Shaolin. But what came before Shaolin Temple? On this land of China, with its five-thousan 922Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Chinese martial arts are killing techniques

45. 45 国 Chinese Martial Arts: From Beggar to Grandmaster 国术：从乞丐杀到宗师 Tomato-Fried Duck Egg0番茄炒鸭蛋0Urban303k WordsCompleted [Traditional martial arts, invincible, ruthless, building a faction, killing Japanese invaders and traitors] After transmigrating to the Republic of China era, a Creation Pearl forged his physique and talent to be a hundred times greater than an ordinary person's. One month to reach Bright Strength, three months to reach Hidden Strength, and at nineteen, he reached Transforming Strength. He fused Xingyi, Baji, and Taiji into one style, creating Wuji Fist to kill traitors and fight Japanese in 431Reads—Score119Shelves
46. 46 断 Broken Embers, Calamity Born 断烬成劫 No One Knows Me Anymore无人再识我Eastern Fantasy266k WordsOngoing A tale of redemption and tortured love between a disgraced villain who has lost his martial arts and his blind younger sister. Han Yi was a once-in-a-century sword prodigy of the Taibai Sect, but overnight he lost everything and became a pariah. The sect's sacred treasure is stolen, and he takes the blame and is punished. Shen Xiaozhao, whom he loves like a younger sister, dies on the execution platform trying to protect him. On his wedding day, the head of the Wudang Sect is murdered in the br 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm looking for expert commentary on the many martial arts combat scenes I've described. [Sending hearts][Almost crying] I'll reply.

47. 47 带 Taking My Underlings to Plunder Resources in Another World 带着小弟去异世界掠夺资源呀 Li Er Ergouzi Ye李儿二狗子耶Urban607k WordsCompleted I’m a new author, and this book only has a rough outline so far. I’m still working hard to flesh it out. The plot is still being polished and revised. I’ve only written an outline for now, so please don’t read it if that bothers you. This book features: adventures in another world + fantasy cultivation + inherited bloodlines + ancient legends. Readers with suggestions about the plot are welcome to leave comments so we can discuss how the story should develop. 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The teacher once said: For reading comprehension multiple-choice questions, first read passage A, then passage B, and then you can consider passages C and D. But don't forget passage D! Otherwise, it's very risky and you could easily score points that way.

48. 48 仙 With Good Company at the Immortal Sect, Cultivation Comes Easy 仙门有人好修仙 82-Year-Old Trash82年的垃废Eastern Fantasy435k WordsOngoing [Comeback + golden finger + ordinary-person cultivation + multiple heroines + spiritual roots] Liu Qinian is born without spiritual roots. At the Three Immortals Temple, he obtains a jade bottle belonging to the Willow Immortal and begins the cultivation journey of a consummate ordinary man. By tempering his spiritual roots with 108 kinds of spiritual liquid, he shatters the stranglehold of “having connections in the immortal sect makes cultivation easy.” From then on, a single thought brings fl 28Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Someone please save the child! It's urgent! [Laughs]

49. 49 修 Cultivation: This Spear Cultivator Likes to Have His Fortune Told 修仙：这枪修有事喜欢来一卦 A Weeping Willow in the Orchard果园有颗垂杨柳Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Divination Tortoiseshell + Three Spiritual Roots of Thunder, Fire, and Wood + Spear Cultivator + Ruthless and Decisive] After transmigrating to a perilous world of immortal cultivation, Ling Chuan discovers that the damaged tortoiseshell that came with him has given him the ability to divine good and bad fortune. With the tortoiseshell’s power, he can always choose the path most favorable to him at every crossroads of fate! He cultivates the spear, commands the power of thunder, and comprehe 48.5kReads8.2Score5.4kShelves

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    A martial arts game set in a fantasy world, with a particularly well-executed use of spear techniques.

50. 50 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6kShelves

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    The kung fu story is detailed, logically sound, and full of exciting moments. 9999999999 People say it's great!!!

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