Please Recommend Novels with a Male Lead Who Uses a Tang Dao 跪求男主用刀的小说。唐刀。
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Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨
(The print edition is now available to buy online) The world's spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade: Heavenly Spiritual Bones. Second grade: Golden Spiritual Bones. Third grade: Mystic Spiritual Bones. Fourth grade: White Spiritual Bones. All the rest are ordinary bones, unfit for cultivation. Xu Taiping is an ordinary man with ordinary bones, yet he swears to prove to the cultivation world that ordinary bones can slay demons, ordinary bones can vanquish evil, and ordinary b
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- 2 The Parting Blade 离别刀 Alone, I climb the tower, gazing until the road to the horizon fades. I enter the martial world and taste the bitterness of parting. Where is home? Where is my homeland? Only this blade will accompany me on the road to heaven. I sing a song for you. Please lend me your ear: my blade rings out. 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Martial Cultivator 武夫 Across the vast human world, demons lurk everywhere. Human lives are as worthless as weeds, and the people are treated like pigs and dogs. "The world needs to change." Standing by the Wei River, the young man smiled and said, "There are demons in this world, and I have a blade." 341Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 4 The Young Man Beneath Lingyun Mountain 凌云山下少年郎 (Traditional xianxia) (Lotus-map progression) (Ordinary mortal protagonist) (The protagonist uses a blade) Three thousand years ago... Patriarch Ling Yun used a Five Elements Grand Formation to seal the ferocious Qiongqi beneath Mount Lingyun. One day, A “green mist” suddenly descended on a fishing village at the foot of Mount Lingyun, and every villager turned into a monster... 758Reads7.9Score101Shelves
- 5 I Have a Blade That Can Slay Gods 我有一刀可诛神 [A veteran author's alternate account, a passionate, feel-good story without a System, classic xuanhuan, one man and one blade, decisive and ruthless, invincible under heaven, highly recommended!] The lands of the Eastern Continent are home to countless powerful figures. Chu Yuan, a scion of a clan, is reborn after dying, transforming from a good-for-nothing into a genius. Calm beyond his years and unmatched in comprehension, he becomes a monstrous prodigy. Passionate clashes, collisions between 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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Devouring the Dawn 啃食黎明
[Post-apocalypse + No Saintly Protagonist + Base + No Rebirth + No System + No Harem] The protagonist used to work as a bodyguard and is skilled with the Tang dao. He builds a team of his own. No frustrating plot points throughout, so enjoy without worry. The stench of blood outside the window never fades, constantly reminding Rong Yi that dawn has been devoured, and the night has only just begun…
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The Story of My Desk Mate Being an Urban Legend 关于我同桌是都市传说这档事
[Handcrafted, No System, No Harem, No Cliches, Two Strong Leads, One Female Lead, No Brain-Dead Decisions, Fast-Paced, Thrilling, High-Octane Battles, Interlocking Plotlines, Mysterious Urban Legends, Supernatural Infinite-Flow!] Version One: Welcome, new students, to the Academy of Supernatural Abilities! You must abide by the student handbook, or bear the consequences. 1. Always wear your uniform. If you see someone wearing different clothes, do not acknowledge them. 2. Never go to the restroo
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High Martial: I Begin by Mastering the Quick-Draw Technique 高武：从领悟拔刀术开始
[Plot-focused] [The story comes first, System upgrades are secondary] [Please don’t read if that’s not your thing]. Here’s the blurb: Tang Yu is kind by nature. He activates a System with killing as its goal, taking other people’s karma by killing them and using that karma to comprehend martial arts and grow stronger. Fu Hongxue’s Quickdraw, Duan Yu’s Beiming Divine Skill, Nie Feng’s Ice Heart Formula, Song Que’s Eight Heavenly Blade Techniques... The Wolf, King of Killers, Black Blade, Butcher
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After the College Entrance Exam, I Was Classified as a Top-Secret National Secret 高考后，我竟被国家SSS级加密
[No female lead] Wang Jing'an transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens the Classic of Mountains and Seas System. He can draw the abilities of all kinds of gods, including Pangu, Nuwa, Qinglong, Houyi, Zhulong, Xingtian, and Qiongqi, with no limit. He discovers that the powers of these gods can surpass even SSS-rank supernatural talents in this parallel world. Pangu’s Primordial Chaos, beyond SSS rank. Houyi’s Divine Arrows that Shoot Down the Suns, beyond SSS rank. Qinglong’s Thunderous Mig
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This Blade Never Misses 这一刀不歪
[Plot-driven] + [No brainless characters] The winds of the northern frontier cannot blow the stench of blood from a blade. Here, law and order have collapsed. Only the blade reigns supreme. As blades flash and fall, the insignificant perish, while ambitious warlords hide their true faces. This is a reeking, foul world of martial arts. Collect one old debt, and incur ten new grudges! What has a lonely ghost to fear from the road to the underworld? I seek justice in the world of the living! Come o
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Ming Dynasty Embroidered Guards: Rewarded for Punishing Evil and Upholding Justice 大明锦衣卫：惩奸除恶奖励万物
I Slay Demons in the Great Ming Dynasty High Martial Arts Ming Dynasty: I Extract Cultivation Without Limit It was the Jiajing era. The emperor revered the immortals, treacherous villains threw the world into chaos, and ordinary people’s lives were worth less than grass. Su Yuan transmigrated to a high-martial-arts version of the Great Ming Dynasty with a Bi An waist token and joined the Imperial Brocade Guard. Dressed in a flying-fish robe and cloud-climbing boots, he wielded a Xiuchun saber, s
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Fantasy: Starting Blind, I Cultivate with an Erhu 玄幻：开局瞎子，从拉二胡开始
(The short drama is now streaming: Fantasy: Beginning with Two Springs Reflect the Moon) [Spending Life + Grinding and Lying Low] "Once a song breaks the heart, where in all the world can one find a kindred soul?" From the start, he transmigrated as a blind man and became a street musician. [Two Springs Reflect the Moon: LV2 (1/10000) Effect: Unblocks qi and blood, opens the meridians, dispels dampness, and warms the body] He is a blind street musician who wipes out an entire gang for
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I Became a God by Signing In at the Mental Hospital 我在精神病院签到成神
The forbidden lands of Huaxia, where the gods may not tread. Wherever I am, gods and demons flee! Li Qian’s soul crossed over into the world of Slay the Gods, by Sanjiu Yin Yu. He became Lin Qiye’s classmate and was still trying to figure out how to survive in this world when he activated the sign-in-to-become-a-god System. No heroine, scheming protagonist, pretending to be weak while secretly being powerful, Jay Chou fan,
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- 14 Global High Martial: I Level Up by Slaying Monsters and Break Through Humanity's Forbidden Zone 全球高武：刷怪成神，我打穿了人类禁区 Invaders from another dimension came, and Blue Star’s plants and animals mutated into violent beasts. Humanity was forced to surrender vast stretches of land, which became known as the Wasteland, where mutated beasts roamed. Jiang Han awakened the lowest-tier talent, but unexpectedly bound a gaming System. All he had to do was kill monsters to gain experience and level up. “Congratulations, Host, for killing the Lord-tier Ironmane Boar King. You have gained 58,965 experience.” “Congratulations, 787Reads8.3Score180Shelves
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Come On, Men Who Play Raiden Are Just Way Too Handsome 拜托，玩雷电的男人也太帅了吧
[Unlocking past-life powers + Thunder talent + War between the myriad races + Childhood friends, one heroine + Ensemble cast] The rating is low because the novel just got one! It'll gradually go up! The best eighteenth-birthday gift is, of course, a System cheat. While other prodigies compete for supremacy, Su Ming unlocks the seal on his past life and becomes invincible. On Blue Star, where everyone practices high-level martial arts, the myriad races rise up and demon beasts run rampant. Martia
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- 16 A Young Heart Fell in Love, Then Drew Its Blade to Slay the Gods for You 终是少年动了情，为你拔刀斩神明 [One Female Lead] [Invincible] [Comedy] [Ensemble Cast] [Healing?] [The comic adaptation is now available on Fanqie under the title Frostfall Youth] Demons are beings beyond the bounds of common sense. They come in countless varieties, run wild and wreak havoc across the land, and have done so for thousands of years. Ordinary people cannot see demons with their own eyes, nor can they banish them with ordinary strength. Those who, guided by the gods, wield demonic power in mortal bodies to slay d 27.9kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
- 17 I Opened Gu Jars for Everyone's Lifespan, and I Can See the Hints 全民寿命开蛊罐，我能看见提示 [Decisive and ruthless], [No female lead], [Gu cultivation] After a cataclysm, Gu jars descended upon the world. Anyone could spend their lifespan to open a jar, obtain all kinds of unusual Gu, and gain immense power. Some were incredibly lucky and drew a Regression Gu, which could turn back time and space. Some drew a Sword Gu and became invincible sword immortals. Others were incredibly unlucky and drew a Death Gu, dying on the spot. This is a world where lifespan and Gu reign supreme. Gu can 66.2kReads8.8Score8.2kShelves
- 18 The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊 [The audiobook adaptation of the same name, starring Gu Jiangshan and Sanshi, is complete. Tune in and give it a listen!] Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning's disciple had been a mistake. His master was far too much like a cat, while he was like a silly dog wagging its tail and fawning over him. Dogs and cats can't reproduce together, and the silly dog hadn't wanted to reach out his fluffy paws toward that cat in the first place. He'd always thought dogs should be with dogs, like his senior bro 100.9kReads9.7Score19.5kShelves
- 19 Ten Thousand Races Invade: Is It Really So Wrong to Eat a Hundred Million of Them? 万族入侵：我就吃亿只很合理吧 [Spiritual qi revival + System + one female lead + school life + ruthless combat] The starways have reopened, and the myriad races have invaded. Gods descend upon the world, and mountains and rivers crumble. From Chang'an's Kaiyuan Gate, nine thousand nine hundred li west to Anxi: these countless miles of mountains and rivers are our glorious Dragon Kingdom. We will never compromise with our enemies. We will take up blades and swords, and tear them apart bit by bit with our teeth. Invaders must 6.7kReads9.0Score589Shelves
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The Reticent Blade 刀不语
Someone once asked me, “What is the jianghu?” I thought for a moment. I thought of a jug of rough wine on the table, a distant figure walking away beneath the setting sun, a grave beneath the moon, and the cigarette burning down to ash in my hand right now. That person asked again, “Where is the jianghu?” I smiled and looked out the window. There were countless jianghus out there. One person is a story. Two people make a jianghu.
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The Great Emperor Is Stunned! You Call This a Demon-Suppression Guard? 大帝惊了！你管这个叫镇魔卫？
[Grow stronger by slaying demons + System + transmigrate + double agent + invincible + no female lead + Demon Suppression Office] From the start, Chu He joins the Demon Suppression Office and awakens the Super Stat-Boosting System! With peerless talent, he rises at an astonishing pace and quickly takes control of the Demon Suppression Office! “Chu He, you lackey of the imperial court! You dared wipe out my entire sect. May you die a miserable death!” “Chu He, you actually colluded with demons
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- 22 The Blade of the Master 师刀 Eyes like shooting stars, movements like lightning. A blade that kills, a sword that saves. This is a story about a young man and his blade. 5.7kReads9.0Score437Shelves
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Apocalypse Game: Killing My Girlfriend on Day One 末日游戏：开局手刃校花女友
[Game Stats] [No Romance] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Invincible Protagonist] [Absolute Egoism] [Pure Wish Fulfillment] No saintly heroes allowed!!! After surviving ten years of the apocalypse, Lin Ziluo was reborn on the day the apocalypse game arrived. When he came to, the first thing he did was kill his campus crush, the girlfriend who had betrayed him and ruined his life for ten years. Unexpectedly, he activated a System that could grant him countless golden fingers. His first golden finger: Ab
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- 24 Doomsday Descends: The Campus Goddess Begs Me to Kill Her 末日降临：女神校花求我杀了她 (No saintly heroine + decisive and ruthless + power struggle and growth. The story takes a while to get going, so don't read if you dislike that. Moral guardians, don't come looking for attention.) Su Han transmigrates to a parallel world just as an apocalyptic crisis strikes, and his System activates. He gains lightning powers from the start, becoming the Thunder Lord. Lightning clears the way, and zombies are all reduced to charcoal. He encounters the cool and beautiful school belle Asama Meik 5.1kReads9.0Score604Shelves
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World-Dominating Blade Sovereign 霸世刀尊
I shall rise from decay and find eternal life amid despair! The Heavenly Daos of every realm have descended, and all things have united as one. Why, then, is the Dao of the Blade alone missing? I, Lin He, swear here and now: with the blade in my hand, I will cut down every obstacle and restore the unrivaled glory of the ancient Dao of the Blade!
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- 26 Peerless Blade Demon 绝世刀魔 By a twist of fate, an ordinary young man draws a demonic blade sealed away for countless ages. From then on, he sets out on an extraordinary path. 12Reads7.5Score—Shelves
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Apocalypse Descends: I Slay Gods and Demons with My Longblade! 末世降临：我以长刀斩神魔！
[Apocalypse Survival, Spiritual Qi Revival, Destiny Wheel, Gods and Demons Descend, Blood-Pumping Action!] The world was transformed by the supernatural. Monstrous beasts ran rampant, darkness rose, and the killing never stopped! Zhang Qing was reborn ten years in the past and obtained the Destiny Wheel. He rose through slaughter and was reborn in the darkness! He established the Luosheng Gate, became a dark-night asura, and roamed the night, wiping out evil across the world! With the long blade
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- 28 A Hound of the Imperial Court? You’ve Never Faced the Six Fan Gate’s Blades 朝廷鹰犬？没挨过六扇门的刀 Also known as: Six Doors: Confiscating Estates and Wiping Out Clans [Transmigrate into a book + ruthless and decisive + single or no heroine] Reality isn’t a game, nor is it a storybook. Reality has rules, and breaking them brings retribution. My name is Li Jun Su. I paid the price for breaking the rules. After that, I was reborn. Unlike the real world, this world was dominated by martial arts, and the path to immortality flourished. Power mattered more than authority. The Great Qian Dyna 65.7kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves
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Spirit Cage Wasteland: The Strongest Fighter on the Surface 灵笼废土：地面最强战力
By chance, Shen Yun transmigrates into the wasteland world of Ling Cage, only to find himself face-to-face with a Snake Dog right from the start! Shen Yun: What is that thing?! Ding! The Host is ignorant. The Points System has been activated automatically. Bai Yuekui: Guess how old I am? Mark: Thank you for turning me back into a human! The Harvester: Beat me, then you can go to the Golden Hall! Feixue: Reach out again, and I’ll pull the trigger! Erica: Hmph, don’t ask me for a reward next time!
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- 30 Blade of a Thousand Tribulations 千劫之刃 This is a blade that has endured countless tribulations! It cleaves a line through the heavens and draws a cliff across the land. Immortals, demons, gods, and devils all fall beneath its edge! 10Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 31 In the Celestial Prison, I Signed In to the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Art from the Start! 人在天牢，开局签到神象镇狱功！ Zhong Changsheng transmigrates to the Nine Provinces of the Martial World and becomes a lowly prison guard in the Celestial Prison of the Great Zhou Divine Dynasty. In this terrifying prison, where all kinds of peerless fiends and mighty demons are held, a lowly guard like Zhong Changsheng can only tremble in fear. Fortunately, he awakens the Karma Sign-In System. He can sign in at important locations, as well as on prisoners, and receive all kinds of rewards! “Ding! Sign-in at the Celestial Pri 30.1kReads8.2Score2.4kShelves
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Beauty Like a Flower, Blade Like the Wind 美人如花刀如风
Martial Arts, Humor, Historical Romance, No System, No Levels, No Transmigration When I enter the world, all things crumble; heaven and earth change color, and plants and trees mourn. Rivers groan, mountains tremble, and the tides of the world fall to my generation. A sweeping story, beautiful prose, an intricate structure, airtight logic, twists and turns, vivid characters, clever characters, and every mystery resolved! Song Qiutong’s cleverness and beauty, Mu Sha’s gentle charm, Tang Yingyi
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The Path of the Raised Blade 擎刀行
[Urban Wuxia + Slaying Demons and Vanquishing Evil + Slow Burn; Swordsmanship Appears in Chapter 11] Zhang Yiqiu was disemboweled by a monster that looked part human and part rat at his graduation banquet, meeting a tragic end. When he woke up, a sword-shaped tattoo had appeared on his arm, and his swordsmanship had reached perfection. But when he reported for his new job, he discovered that his work was actually to slay demons, vanquish evil, and save the world! Since he possessed peerless swor
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Demon Slayer of the Frozen Abyss 寒渊诛魔
I'm pleased to recommend my new book, Dustblade Suppresses the Palace Gate. Old friends and new, come join us in a world of wuxia, where the imperial court stands tall and the rivers and lakes stretch far and wide. Ordinary people lead extraordinary lives. They pursue vengeance and justice with abandon, and fight for their homeland and family. Each person pushes forward with all their might for the wishes they hold dear.
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- 35 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Suppress Demons with My Long Blade 灵气复苏：吾以长刀镇妖魔 Hundreds of years ago, a cataclysm transformed the world. Countless rifts opened across the lands, unleashing hordes of demons, monsters, ghosts, and spirits. Corpses covered the earth, but there was still hope: some people awakened their Life Weapons and gained the power to fight back. They fought to the death to protect their homes, beginning a war that would last for centuries… Ning An, an adopted child, wields a single blade to wipe out demons and monsters. 2.8kReads9.3Score168Shelves
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With My Power Stat Maxed Out, I'm Unstoppable in Another World 力量点拉满的我，在异界所向披靡
In this world, there is magic, there is true qi, there are alchemical blades and swords, and there are heavy firearms. The protagonist cultivates both magic and the body, wielding blades and guns alike, all in pursuit of the ultimate aesthetic of violence.
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The Long Road of Martial Arts 武道长途
[Scheming Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + One Female Lead + No Fake Benevolence + No Special Constitution + No Bloodline] [Combat Strength = Martial Will + Techniques + Combat Arts] On the Tianwu Continent, martial arts reign supreme. The strong rule, and the weak submit. The weak scream themselves hoarse, yet no one listens. The strong speak softly, yet their words sink deep into people’s hearts. Martial arts demand hard work, inheritance, resources, and talent. Only those who persevere c
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- 38 EN Cultivating an Immortal Clan: From the Start, I Had a Heavenly Book of Jade 家族修仙，开局一本玉册天书 A bitter cold wave sweeps in with snow and howling winds. Countless demon beasts and foreign races invade in its wake. Lurking in the shadows are cunning, cruel demonic cultivators, who covet the flesh and blood of mortals and the abundant resources held by the human immortal sects of the Northern River Region. A great war begins. Through this trial of life and death, the Ziyue Yang Clan cuts its way through adversity and rises amid the chaos of battle. 11.2kReads8.6Score700Shelves
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Wuxia: Killing Enemies Earns Cultivation, and My Power Is Unfathomable! 武侠：杀敌爆修为，我功力滔天！
[Gain cultivation by killing enemies + ruthless and decisive + level up fast] This is a world full of powerful experts and sects: the Nine Sects and Six Gangs, the Eight Demonic Sects, the Three Daoist Orders, the Two Buddhist Temples, and the Great Qian imperial court, whose might holds the four seas in awe. The powerful see the weak as ants, while princes treat the martial world as a chessboard. Fortunately, Xiao Bieli activated the Kill to Gain Cultivation System. As long as he kills an enemy
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Guarding Immortal Qin: Sixty Years of Devouring Demons in the Dungeon 镇守仙秦：地牢吞妖六十年
[Great Qin] [Invincible] [Embroidered Uniform Guard] [Passionate] [Imperial Hounds] [Supernatural Powers] [Xuanhuan] [Important note: All cultivation realms in this book follow the system issued by the General Administration of Sport of China: Hidden Origin, Illuminating Insight, Shining Light, Opening Yang, Jade Balance, Celestial Authority, Celestial Pivot, Jade Rotation, Celestial Hub] This is a Great Qin of immortal martial arts, where immortals and Buddhas bow their heads and demons flee fo
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The Outcast: Enemies on All Sides 异人：八方皆敌
The great tide is coming, and spiritual qi is reviving! Lu Ze, a young man from Huaxia, unexpectedly obtains an ancient treasure. Watch as he grows step by step and faces enemies from every direction! There are spells, abilities, and geniuses! But hard work is the real key to success!
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Doomsday Survival: The Zombie Tide Surges 末日生存： 尸潮涌动
[Survival + zombies + no System + no saintly protagonist + no harem + no female lead] In 2044, a global catastrophe struck. With zombies running rampant, Han Shuo had no choice but to take up his Tang sword and join the fight! In this apocalypse, watch Han Shuo struggle to survive, one step at a time. Note: This is not a purely bleak story. The protagonist is cold-hearted, but he does not kill indiscriminately! It tells the story of an ordinary man who relies on his wits, awareness, and resource
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Reborn from the Weakest Esper to the Mist's Overlord 重生后从最弱异能者成为迷雾主宰
[Reborn] + [Comeback] + [Wild Imagination] + [No Female Lead] + [Good-for-Nothing Comeback] Chen Chen, the weakest ability user at Northeast Academy, was abandoned by his teammates on the Eastern Front. After the Poppy devoured his body, he fought with all his might and escaped to the Gate of Mist, the boundary between the mist and reality. As his consciousness faded, the God of Time reset the continent's timeline. Because Chen Chen was at the boundary between the mist and reality, he was rebor
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Slave of the Great Wilderness: Slashing the Heavens, Burying All Dao in a Coffin 大荒战奴：刀斩诸天，棺葬万道
Forced by poverty, Beigong Yu follows a crooked old Taoist to rob... an archaeological site. He accidentally steps on a loose patch of ground, falls into a coffin, and then transmigrates to the Xuanhuang Realm, where he becomes a battle slave of the Great Wilderness Immortal Sect... To survive and pursue the supreme Dao, he wields his heaven-defying blade, slashing the heavens, demons, immortals, devils, and Buddhas, carving out a supreme path of the blade. With the Chaos Burial Coffin, he burie
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Invincible from the Moment I Picked Up a Machete 从开山刀开始无敌
The protagonist, Chen Lin, has no golden finger. He’s simply extraordinarily perceptive, to an almost ridiculous degree. The Astral Energy Realm is a special level of cultivation. One can enter it only after reaching the peak of the Essence Origin Realm and comprehending the Astral Stage of martial arts. Only true geniuses can reach the Astral Energy Realm. Such prodigies are rare, and few are known. The Astral Energy Realm lies between the three Qi Refining stages and the three Innate stages. R
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A Brief History of Human Torture 人类酷刑简史
For thousands of years, humanity has devised many ingenious and cruel ways to inflict pain on its own kind. This tragic yet seemingly universal trait has corroded the civilization humanity strives to achieve. Though we now seem to detest torture, for more than 3,000 years it was part of the laws of all Europe and much of the Far East. A Brief History of Human Torture explores the many forms of punishment, torture, coercion, and torment. It takes readers into the arenas of ancient Rome, medieval
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A First-Rank Blind Swordsman Enters the Martial World 一品盲刀入江湖
Sixth-rankers laugh and call themselves kings; fifth-rankers can move mountains and overturn the earth! Fourth-rankers roam heaven and earth; third-rankers shake mountains and seas with a single punch! Second-rankers transcend life and death; first-rankers stand shoulder to shoulder with the heavens! Chen Yue transmigrates by accident, only to become blind! What lies hidden behind the blank spaces in his memory? The moment he takes up a blade, a familiar feeling surges through him! And from that
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The Woodcutter Swordsman 刀侠砍柴人
A hidden gem for when you’re short on books. Read with caution if you’re busy: after chapter 20, you may find yourself staying up all night, unable to put it down. Huang Ming crawled out of a pile of corpses in a mass grave... Ten years later... He had thought he was pretty weak. But why were his enemies, who claimed to be first-rate martial artists, even weaker than him?
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Awaken the Northern Yin Divine Path from the Start, and Live Off My Senior's Allowance 开局觉醒北阴神道，硬吃学姐软饭
[Ultimate Mashup: Not for You If You Dislike Those + Cool Senior Student + Multiple Classes + Strong Male and Female Leads + Silver Hair and Violet Eyes + Divine Path Attributes + Heavily Edited] Calamities invaded and ravaged the world. On that day, twelve sovereign divine paths appeared in the heavens, and gods from ancient myths cast their radiance upon the mortal realm. Some people awakened top-tier abilities, or even sovereign divine paths, becoming divine officials admired by thousands. Ot
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Wuxia Crossover: My Blade Rules the World 综武：我的刀天下无敌
[Transmigration + martial arts + court politics + mystery + twists + revenge + a touch of the supernatural] Ye Chen transmigrates into a brothel, only to be sentenced to exile. Armed with a mysterious saber technique he brought with him, he embarks on a tumultuous life. He originally intended to take on the imperial court single-handedly, but every step turns out to be part of someone else’s scheme, leading him to commit countless unjust killings. After learning that clues to the decades-old blo
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