Some Fresh Takes on Body-Refinement Novels 来点新颖的 炼体小说

1. 51 我 My Martial Arts Are Divine, and My Fists Rule the World 我武道通神，拳霸天下 Wu Di武狄Eastern Fantasy131k WordsOngoing [Musclebound Hero] [Pure Power Fantasy] [Overwhelming Domination] [Invincible] [No Simping] [Absolutely No Harem] [Iron Body Training] [Reckless] [Smart Protagonist] Three Sovereigns, Five Emperors, Eighteen Kings! A veteran of the Great Qin army, who lived through the Red Tide, transmigrates into another world! To his surprise, he activates the Heavenly Dao System! “Unlock the Fist King System!” “Congratulations! You have obtained the Indestructible Diamond Body Art!” “Congratulations! You have 8Reads6.6Score114d adds

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   Written by an author, it's awesome.

2. 52 无 Infinite Realms: Martial Arts Shatter the Heavens 无限之武破诸天 Wu Di武狄Eastern Fantasy234k WordsOngoing (A classic old-school novel, infinite-flow, Chinese martial arts, no harem or womanizing) The story of a fighting king who has lived for a very long time and experienced the Red Tide, and who seeks a higher path of martial arts, casually smashing his way through worlds along the way. Here, master fighters shed blood with every step. Here, martial arts reign supreme, and immortals and gods get beaten to a pulp! He is Wu Di. Across three thousand planes, he crushes every demon and deity in his pat —Reads8.2Score—14d adds
3. 53 我 I Grow Stronger Whenever I’m Attacked by the Supernatural 我受到诡异攻击就变强 Spring Breeze, Little Jade Lad春风小玉郎Urban1.0M WordsCompleted The vengeful ghost looks utterly desperate. “What more do you want from me? What?” Xu Yan points to his own chest. “Come on, hit me here.” “Ding! The Host has been attacked by a supernatural entity. Strength +1, +1, +1...” “Ding! You found someone else’s life-buying money at the door. Finders keepers, and your vitality increases by +1, +1, +1...” Orange Melon 2kReads8.7Score16414d adds

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4. 54 紫 Purple Mist Manor 紫雾山庄 Yuzhu Pavilion玉竹轩Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted In the Nine Provinces of the Great Qian, the imperial court and various martial arts factions are all deeply intertwined. Under the protagonist's leadership, a small martial arts group navigates the various factions, gradually growing stronger. This is the story of a small faction's rise. 10.3kReads8.4Score89714d adds
5. 55 霉 The Unlucky Yin-Yang Eyes 霉运阴阳眼 Situ Bei司徒北Urban3.2M WordsOngoing A guy who sees ghosts every day is plagued by countless spirits, all hoping Zhang Kun will help them fulfill their unfulfilled wishes. A doctor, a nurse, a martial arts expert, a gambling king... As one spirit after another comes to him, what should Zhang Kun do? Should he do what he can, as a 17-year-old boy, to accomplish what those spirits left undone, or ignore them and put up with the harassment? Zhang Kun clutched his head and cried out in despair, “Please, no more! Waaah...!” 48Reads8.7Score—14d adds
6. 56 噬 Devour the Immortal Cosmos 噬仙宙 Duobao Yaji多宝雅集Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing “The stars are beginning to vanish one by one, far off in the distance.” What kind of power could be responsible? “Could there be a beast hidden in the depths of space, larger than the sun, swallowing stars one by one?” Immortals and gods vie for supremacy, and fiery battles sweep across the myriad realms of the heavens. The young Cheng Bai awakens the Gluttonous Beast Physique, ventures into another world and gains the legacy of a fiendish god. He cultivates the strongest divine arts, comprehen 1.4kReads8.9Score15214d adds

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   A young boy transmigrates to another world, honing divine skills and forging his own path with the sword, embarking on a journey from wilderness adventures to the pinnacle of fantasy. As the world expands, endless wonders and mysteries of martial arts, spells, formations, treasures, and extraordinary phenomena unfold before his eyes. The path to immortality is paved with the bones of countless geniuses, and the thrilling battles are breathtaking. The struggle for supremacy among gods and immortals unfolds with a laugh. [Kissing emojis]

7. 57 百EN Apotheosis 百炼成神 Graceful Escape恩赐解脱Eastern Fantasy9.2M WordsCompleted After a family power struggle left him fallen from the position of heir to a lowly family servant, Luo Zheng unexpectedly obtained an ancient art of weapon forging. He would make his body a weapon and his spirit its soul, tempering himself again and again until he forged himself into a god! His path to turning his fate around began with taking a beating. Powerful factions vied for supremacy, and the clans fought for dominance as the winds of change began to blow. With a body forged into a magica 3.9kReads8.5Score57614d adds

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   This should also be considered a form of physical training.

8. 58 被 Cast Out of the Sect, I Tempered My Body into Sainthood 被赶出宗门我肉身成圣 The Pen Name Little Yanshan Won't Pass小燕山这个笔名过不了Eastern Fantasy406k WordsOngoing [No System + Pure Power Fantasy + Sacred Physique + One Female Lead + Xuanhuan Cultivation] “Lin Fan! You're lazy and dim-witted! As of today, you're expelled from the sect!” “Huh? I just transmigrated here. I thought this was the initiation ceremony!” After a clash at the marketplace, Lin Fan began his journey toward achieving sainthood through sheer physical prowess! Bandits? I'll kill them! Thugs? I'll kill them! Demon beasts? I'll kill them! Old people? I'll kill them! Ugly women? I'll kil 235Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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   In the cultivation world, spiritual roots are highly sought after, but the male protagonist chooses the path of physical immortality. After being expelled from his sect, he unexpectedly unlocks a bug-like physique and uses spiritual energy to temper his body, becoming stronger and stronger with each training session. From being bullied in the market to turning the tables and killing his enemies, the story is packed with exciting moments!

9. 59 让 You Were Supposed to Defend Against the Ten Thousand Clans, Not Stew Them All! 让你抵御万族，你全给炖了？ The Real Erdaomao二刀毛本尊Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [Rated 9.7 during serialization] [Cultivation at school (high-martial arts) + a growth journey + a vast cosmic world + an utterly clueless male lead + no heroine (or a single heroine) + noble ideals and fiery passion + standout supporting characters + satisfying wish fulfillment with smart characters] The myriad races force open the star path and descend upon Earth! Humanity is in danger! Ordinary student Lu Chuan accidentally obtains an ancient book recording the delicacies of the cosmos, and d 36.5kReads8.9Score3.8k14d adds
10. 60 全EN Global Martial Arts: My Martial Arts Can Cultivate on Their Own 全球高武：我的武功能主动修炼 Staying Home to Breathe Formaldehyde宅家吸甲醛Urban2.5M WordsCompleted In a world of high martial prowess, my martial arts keep cheating on their own all day... No, wait! I just have moments of enlightenment and train hard for 24 hours a day, that's all! Ning Chuan had only planned to develop steadily and get into a good university. But during the hundred-day countdown ceremony before the college entrance exams, Thunder Sparrows attacked. Ning Chuan drew his blade and killed three in an instant! From then on, he began crushing everything in his path! At the genius 60.1kReads9.2Score5.2k14d adds
11. 61 被 Running for My Life from a Black Hole 被黑洞撵着活 Zi Han梓瀚Sci-Fi & Apocalypse505k WordsOngoing Spiritual qi revival. Invasion by alien races. Humanity is kept like livestock, a lowly source of food! The black hole in Wei Xiaobao’s left chest has saved his life countless times in the apocalypse. But this time, even the black hole can’t hold on any longer. Just as he is about to be thrown into a demonic beast’s stomach, the remnant soul of an Ancestral Shaman bursts through the depths of the black hole and settles everything with one decisive blow. Only then does he learn that he is actu 96Reads—Score—14d adds

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    My world is my training ground.

12. 62 锻 The Strongest Body-Refiner in History 锻体史上最强 A Blind Person Can't See Me Slacking Off瞎子看不见摸鱼Urban374k WordsOngoing In this vast world, all is empty. It gathers heaven and earth, then fades away; opens the cosmos, then leaves it vacant. When all things wither, life rises again, in an endless cycle beyond prediction. Like a vortex, like a cave, with no end and no limit. It emerges in the present age, the apocalypse, the past and the future. Generation after generation, heroes charge forward, one after another, yet none can be found; they wither and disappear. Beyond the mysterious lies yet more mystery. Secret 25Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Laughing][Laughing][Laughing][Laughing]

13. 63 修 Cultivation! Starting with Body Tempering? Impossible! 修炼！从开始炼体？不可能的！ Twin-Moon Eyes双月眸Urban47k WordsCompleted [Urban + Spiritual Qi Revival + Satisfying Read + Subverting Expectations + Unbelievably Lucky + Many…] The protagonist unexpectedly obtains a mysterious crystal and begins a new life. He forms a contract with the spirit beast Pikaqiu, and the two enjoy each other's company. With a whole new way of cultivating, the protagonist refuses to follow convention, playing the fool to catch the tiger and opening up a new path amid the spiritual qi revival. He also unexpectedly discovers that his soul can —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Urban setting + Spiritual Energy Revival + Thrilling read + Anti-cliché + Super Lucky Character (over 10 chapters)...] The protagonist unexpectedly obtains a mysterious crystal, thus beginning a new life. He signs a contract with the spirit beast Pikachu, and the two enjoy a fun-filled companionship. A completely new cultivation method: the protagonist cultivates unconventionally, playing the fool to outwit the powerful, opening up a new chapter in the spiritual energy revival. The protagonist unexpectedly discovers that his soul can devour the souls of ferocious beasts, and he can gain some of the beasts' former abilities.

14. 64 我 Me, the System, Begging for Tips 我，系统，求打赏 Spirit Rice Ice Core灵米冰核Eastern Fantasy826k WordsOngoing I died. No, not all the way. I became a System. A broke System. Every function grayed out, balance at zero. I got bound to a dumb Host who thinks he’s the chosen one. “System Dad! I want to ascend!” “...Fine. Try jumping off a cliff first.” Wait, why is there a line of tiny text on the panel: Online readers: 1? Hold on, now that I’m a System, someone’s still tipping and following updates? 57Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Look at this set of Lianti Chapter 175 - System Wang Yuan: Others cultivate by meditating, but I directly became the chief engineer of a rocket - oxygen-rich combustion, high-pressure pre-combustion, incandescent gaze piercing through thousands of feet - Is this cultivation? This is using Senior Sister Zhou as a rocket engine! Li Xu was sucked into thinness like a bamboo pole in a second, his buttocks were pressed against the prayer mat, he was in pain but didn't let go. Even when burned to charcoal, he still shouted "Thank goodness it's just my hand that's burned". In the end, Senior Sister Zhou turned into transparency and dissipated, but Li Xu's charred hand was recovering... Such dual cultivation of body and mind, come and see! Chapter 176 - The system panel was black for ten minutes, I thought it had crashed. But when I switched out, two icons popped up - one flashing and one gray, does this finally support dual-clienting? Senior Sister Zhou, you can go offline and AFK first, I'll deal with this bald head first. Back to the main point. Senior Sister disappeared, so Li Xu stewed himself. Upon hearing that he was to cultivate the "Method of Cause and Effect," Li Xu blushed, thinking he was going to have to cultivate with his senior sister. Ha, dream on. Eighteen Foundation Establishment beasts, thoroughly cleaned and dismembered, are already prepared for you; go cultivate with them! When the left hand was stewing in the cauldron and smelled delicious, this kid's composure completely crumbled. Five water spheres acted as temperature controllers, and teammates took turns tending the fire, turning cultivation into a scene of fragrant stew filling the room. Finally, he was turned into a meatball and thrown into the lake, and they even chopped him up with a sword, calling it a "ritual"... The resurrection methods in this book always push the boundaries of imagination!

15. 65 我 I Spent My Lifespan Grinding My Way to Becoming the Heavenly Dao 我靠氪命刷成了天道 Nameless Traveler无名之旅人Eastern Fantasy600k WordsOngoing [Xuanhuan imagination] + [slow burn] + [leveling progression] + [System novel] + [one female lead, but only from the middle onward] The early part is standard xuanhuan. In the middle, he grinds by spending his lifespan. In the later stages, he slaughters the bad guys like pigs! The Heavenly Dao? Thanks to my nonstop efforts, it's already become my status! I transmigrated into a cultivation world, only to find my family destitute from the start and myself caught in a deadly trap? No need to panic 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a system-based physical cultivation novel. The early stages are primarily a normal fantasy story. The mid-game involves grinding for resources and completing system tasks. The late game culminates in the slaughter of heretics across countless realms. My main focus is cultivating a physical body to gain eternal lifespan. I have a system to assist me in grinding for resources, and I have endless resources to exchange for cultivation and lifespan. In this infinite loop, I will make sure that the tyrannical heavens can no longer stop my rise to power! New book, new author, please follow! Thank you!

16. 66 我 My Martial Arts Have Divine Powers 我的武道有神通 One Walk, One Whole Day一走一天Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted No System, and no wish-fulfillment. Martial arts demand hard work and diligent practice; self-discipline is the only shortcut. Cultivation requires talent. If you have money, though, that can work too! You! Born poor, with only average talent, yet you still dream of cultivating immortality? Work hard and stay disciplined. If you've got some insight, stick to martial arts! Lu You'an is a modern man, a 996 office drone who finds himself in a world of immortal cultivation and joins the Taihe Sect. 2kReads6.5Score14214d adds

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    Diligent practice and arduous training lead to martial arts and immortality.

17. 67 体 The Mysterious Beauty Within Me 体内的神秘佳人 Moonshadow Ink月影墨Eastern Fantasy125k WordsOngoing In a mysterious world where ancient magic and modern technology intertwine, he is an ordinary young man from the city. By chance, he discovers that his body is home to the soul of a mysterious woman from another world: Liyue. Not only is Liyue breathtakingly beautiful, she also possesses extraordinary power and wisdom. Her existence becomes the most incredible secret in his life. As the two grow closer, he learns how to communicate with Liyue and draw on her power to solve a series of problems t —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In the days to come, Ye Ling and Li Yue will continue to lead their teams, striving for peace and tranquility in both worlds. They believe that as long as everyone works together, they will surely be able to defeat the forces of darkness and create a better future.

18. 68 混 Days Spent in the Immortal Realm 混在仙界的日子 Hard to Bear难心Eastern Fantasy523k WordsOngoing [Invincible + Wild Imagination + Rogue + Hilarious] Jiang Nan, a cultivation-world newbie, catches a ride on someone else’s tribulation lightning and ascends to the immortal world, where he becomes its weakest nobody. A super powerhouse takes a liking to him and accepts him as a disciple. He unlocks a divine constitution and learns heaven-defying cultivation arts. After completing his training, he establishes himself as a power in his own right with peerless medical skills and divine pill-making 1Reads7.2Score—14d adds

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    Brute force, head-on confrontation, sparks flying, every punch landing with a visceral impact. Invincible, shameless, hilarious, and rogue.

19. 69 平 The Strategy to Pacify the World 平天策 Innocent无罪Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted Northern Wei and Southern Liang flourished, but the spiritual energy of heaven and earth across the world was gradually drying up. The age of declining cultivation, known in the records of the cultivators’ world as the end of the Dharma and the exhaustion of spiritual energy, had arrived. Lin Yi was among the first new cultivators of Southern Liang in this era. 58Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    Da Juluo yyds

20. 70 战 War God Rampage 战神狂飙 One Thought, Vast Ocean一念汪洋Eastern Fantasy22.7M WordsOngoing Ye Wuqian was born with peerless talent, a dazzling genius. But to uncover the mystery of his origins, he willingly vanished from the world, pretending to be a good-for-nothing as he refined the source of the Sacred Battle Art for a full ten years! Now his ten years are up, and the true dragon has returned! An invincible path begins, one where he crushes countless prodigies and geniuses, smashes every royal and divine physique, and tears apart the legends of the heavens, making the myriad worlds 39.8kReads9.1Score1k14d adds

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    Body Cultivation Single Female Lead

21. 71 力 The Decline of Physical Strength: Starting with Body Tempering 力道式微：从炼体开始横推 Luo En 04罗恩04Eastern Fantasy445k WordsOngoing [No System + No Female Lead + Ordinary Protagonist + Body Tempering Through Qi and Blood + Martial Arts] The spiritual arts have been monopolized for ten thousand years, and those without spiritual roots live worse than the dead. Lin Huang, a good-for-nothing with a body devoid of spiritual roots, is abandoned by his sect in the servants' quarters, where he endures endless abuse. On the brink of death, he unexpectedly obtains an ancient body-tempering inheritance. With no spiritual qi to rely on —Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 72 紫 Purple Lightning Apocalypse: I Repaired the Universe’s Scars 紫电天启，我修复了宇宙伤疤 And the Mountain Hermit和山人Urban178k WordsOngoing A short story about the origins of a new supernatural power. Wu Xinghui, an astrobiologist, triggers an ability in a laboratory in the Great Xia Kingdom and nearly dies. After unraveling the secrets of purple lightning, stellar tides, the Lingshu enzyme, and dormant genes, he even manages to rescue his grandfather, who disappeared after a mining accident and has been in deep hibernation for fifteen years. A new work is on the way. Stay tuned! 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Novel!!! Starting with a life-saving sensory ability, it progresses by leaps and bounds! A new system, the way superpowers appear is both convoluted and direct, absurd yet reasonable, strange yet novel, with an unbelievable leap in scope and an indescribable imagination. The characters are also a highlight.

23. 73 托 Tuoxie De Naoren's 15th Book 托鞋的脑仁第15本书 The Brain of a Shoelace托鞋的脑仁Urban3.3M WordsOngoing 110Reads6.8Score12214d adds
24. 74 穿 Reborn as a Seventy-Year-Old Farmer, I Rejuvenate by Giving Gifts 穿成七旬老农，我靠赠礼返老还童 The Brain of a Shoelace托鞋的脑仁Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted What does it feel like to awaken a System at the age of 79? Li Chengfeng will tell you: give a widow some eggs and get five years of life in return; give the village belle some hair oil and get a hundred taels of silver. People can gossip all they like. Once I've won over every beauty in the village, the town, and the entire country, then they can talk. 132Reads—Score21914d adds
25. 75 史 The Strongest Qi Refiner in History 史上最强炼气期 Li Daoran李道然Urban14.5M WordsCompleted Fang Yu has been cultivating for nearly five thousand years, yet still hasn’t broken through the Qi Refining stage... “I really am only at the Qi Refining stage, but don’t mess with me!” 43.5kReads9.1Score3.2k14d adds

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    This is not good.

26. 76 横 Dominating the Martial World: From Muscle Beast to Immovable King of the Underworld 横推武道：从肌肉巨兽到不动冥王 Mr. Crimson绯红先生Eastern Fantasy541k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + no characters getting dumbed down + 2.3-meter muscular giant + high-octane battles] The early plot builds slowly, but the exhilarating fights begin after chapter twenty! Chen Feng, a transmigrator, is eighteen, 2.3 meters tall, weighs 250 kilos, and was born with monstrous strength. His body is invincible. After his father is killed by a mysterious giant bear, he obtains the [Strongest Stat-Boosting System]. Not strong enough? Add points! Not fast enough? Add points! Not 52Reads—Score214d adds

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    The protagonist is a 2.3-Meter-tall, muscular giant with an invincible physique. He violently crushes all enemies, and the fights are so intense and visceral that they're explosive!

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