I’m Looking for a Novel With a Protagonist Who Practices the Way of the Sword 我想一本主角是刀修

1. 1 诸 Reincarnating Through the Heavens, I Bloom Amid Slaughter 诸天轮回，我于杀戮中绽放 A Heart of Roses, Fierce as a Tiger心有蔷薇如虎Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsCompleted [Infinite flow, the Myriad Worlds, original worlds, decisive killing, no female lead] After Chu Yunhan was chosen by the Tower of Guixu, which governs the infinite multiverse, to become a hunter, his talent, Spirit-Slaying, granted him the ability to absorb the power of souls through killing, strengthening himself and deducing cultivation techniques. To survive, he had no choice but to descend into one terrifying world after another and face endless slaughter. When his presence spread across the 84.7kReads8.5Score10.5kShelves

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   After being chosen by the Tower of Ruins to become a hunter, the protagonist's innate talent, the Spirit Slayer, grants him the ability to absorb soul power through slaughter to enhance and deduce cultivation techniques. To survive, he can only descend into terrifying worlds, facing endless carnage. When his light shines upon all realms, all beings perish, the heavens fall silent, and all paths weep! "Slaughter, slaughter spirits, bury the heavens, destroy the earth, annihilate the laws, break the path!" "The cycle of reincarnation never ends, the six paths are boundless, burying and annihilating the heavens, the Spirit Slayer is annihilated!" "Those who obstruct my path, all things may perish! Those who block my way, all beings may be killed!"

2. 2 从 Starting in Shuangqi Town, I’ll Slay My Way Through the Heavens 从双旗镇开始，刀斩诸天 So Good太好看了Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [The Outcast crossover] [Wuxia] [Late Qing Dynasty] [Guanzhong blade-for-hire] [National and family vendettas] Screen works featured so far: The Outcast, The Swordsman in Double Flag Town, The Blade, A Touch of Zen, The Grandmaster, Fist of Legend, the Huo Yuanjia series, House of Flying Daggers, The Gold Robbers, the Huang Feihong series... I have two blades. One is called Hero. The other is called Spare My Life. Hero isn't heroic. And Spare My Life won't spare anyone. I'm a Guanzhon 45.6kReads9.0Score4.5kShelves

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   The protagonist enjoyed killing.

3. 3 那EN Lord Jiang is the Demon! 那妖魔是姜大人！ Eight-Tentacled Monster八爪触手怪Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing (Rating just released) [Gender Swap] [Single] [Slaying Demons] [Feel-Good Fiction] Using the blood of demons as ink, and the Hundred Demons Manual as a canvas. I can sketch their forms and seize their supernatural abilities. 384kReads9.3Score28.6kShelves
4. 4 你 You Only Have an F-Rank Talent, Yet You Outshine the Geniuses of the Nine Provinces 你一个F天赋，竟能力压九州天骄 The Tsundere Watermelon傲娇的西瓜Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Rise of the underdog + foreseeing the future + martial arts competitions at university + demon invasion + ensemble cast of humanity + no nested worlds + no System] Hong Yuan's diary can predict the future. He learns that before long, he'll be tested as having an F-rank talent, his girlfriend will break up with him, and his parents will be murdered by evil cultivators. Though things go badly for him from the start, the predictions in his diary help him obtain divine cultivation techniques, rare 36.8kReads8.2Score3.7kShelves
5. 5 武 Martial World, Don't Bully Me: I Have a Demon Blade 武侠，休要欺负我，我有一把魔刀 Huang Xiaozhao0黄小招0Martial Arts216k WordsOngoing The martial world was never a place for settling scores with satisfying vengeance. It was a place filled with deceit, coldness, and hurt... Yan Xiaoxiang watched his family home destroyed and his loved ones die with his own eyes. His young heart was burdened with the pain of the world. A demonic blade fell into his hands. It could kill, and it could ensnare the mind... In the end, he chose to kill! 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
6. 6 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves

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   The protagonist's swordsmanship is excellent.

7. 7 刀 The Blade 《刀》 Summer's CatSummer的猫10k WordsCompleted The Blade 15Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 刀EN The Reticent Blade 刀不语 LazyEastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted 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. 28kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves

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   *Zombies Appear, Start with a Tang Sword*: A post-apocalyptic zombie siege where the protagonist fights his way out with a Tang sword. Full of sci-fi elements, pure action with no harem, a 9.0 Rating and definitely worth checking out! *I Come from the Abyss: Slaying Demons and Gods in the Human World*: A swordsman who emerged from the abyss slays demons and monsters in the human world. A suspenseful and supernatural atmosphere, a 9.2 Rating and definitely worth watching! *The Sword Remains Silent, the Storm Calms*

9. 9 破 A Junk Blade? I Took Up the Demon Blade Thousand-Blade and Challenged the Whole School! 破刀？手持魔刀千刃挑战全校！ Phantom Ripples幻澜Urban1.2M WordsCompleted What if the Thousand Shards Demon Blade could tear through space? What if the Thousand Shards Demon Blade had the power of a Godslaying Domain? What if attacks with the Thousand Shards Demon Blade carried the effects of Bone Spirit Cold Fire? [Whole-School Hype + Epic Payoff + Thousand Shards Demon Blade + Gaokao + Ruthless and Decisive!] No parents, failed class advancement, dumped by his girlfriend, scolded and mocked by his teacher. Misfortune flooded into Chu Chen’s world like a rising tide. 3kReads8.2Score403Shelves
10. 10 我 I'm a Rune Engraver. Isn't It Reasonable to Carry a Blade? 我是刻纹师，随身带把刀很合理吧 Wu Yue乌月Urban5.3M WordsCompleted [Ruthless male lead + one female lead + myths and legends + not a lighthearted leveling story + not an invincible System; new author, enter at your own risk] Years sank into the dark waters; the Great Dao was buried beneath the dust. The vast world changed, and all living things became corpses. The myths of old lay buried in the passage of time. The Great Dao of this world imposed its limits, leaving humanity's path of cultivation arduous and without a way forward. First, the sages gave their li 121.7kReads9.2Score17.1kShelves
11. 11 终 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 The Fox on a Swing荡秋千的狐狸Urban579k WordsCompleted [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
12. 12 崩 Honkai: Star Rail: The Characters in the Warp Banner Keep Breaking Players' Hearts 崩铁：卡池角色，给玩家发刀 Thirty-Degree Illusion三十度幻Anime Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Style, Not for You if That Bothers You] [Honkai: Star Rail] [Gacha Characters + Original Path] [Unhinged Shenanigans + Livestream Comments] At first, players think Lingzhou is just a sly jokester, a four-star must-pull and a five-star must-pull too. In the story, he’s a dependable adult who values his companions more than his own life. He’s a great friend who gives players plenty of freebies. Then, in one quest, Lingzhou casually says something. “Here’s a little secret: I was once 12.9kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
13. 13 白 Little White-Stockinged Girl, You Call This a God-Slaying Blade Maiden? 白丝小萝莉，你管这叫斩神级刀姬 I Really Don't Like Raisins我真不爱吃葡萄干Urban1.3M WordsCompleted In the Age of Blades and Swords, the world is in turmoil. Under the ravages of Origin Beasts, conventional weapons can no longer harm them. Humanity can resist the invasion of Origin Beasts by drawing on the power of Blade Maidens, who possess Origin Energy. Blade Maidens can grant people attributes and enhance their strength, speed, and defense, allowing them to kill Origin Beasts with melee weapons. After an accident traps Shen Xian in a mysterious trial grounds, he has no idea how long he’s b 28kReads8.4Score5.1kShelves
14. 14 别 Don't Look! It's All Heartbreak 别看！都是刀子 XJ XingXJ瑆Eastern Fantasy166k WordsOngoing Perhaps... Perhaps this blade still can’t protect you. But... But, Atong, I’ll come find you. I promise. The man leaned against the corner of a wall. The faint beat of his heart showed that he was at the end of his strength. The armored knights surrounding him had slowly aimed their spears at him, as if they were about to pierce his body the next instant. Hahaha! The man’s hands, gripping his twin blades, had quietly loosened. Hah! The armored knights hurled their spears! Using the wall for supp 9Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 贞 The Leisurely Prince of Zhenguan 贞观小闲王 Enlightenment on the Way悟途Historical7.7M WordsOngoing [No System]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Farming] Have you ever wondered what you’d do if you transmigrated to ancient times with no System and no golden finger? You’re not a physicist, chemist, or historian, just an ordinary person from the future. Everything you know comes from movies, TV, short-video platforms, and the media. How would you survive? Follow an ordinary person who transmigrates into Li Shen, Li Shimin’s tenth son at the beginning of the Tang dynasty. With nothing but his limited knowledge 117.7kReads9.2Score6.8kShelves
16. 16 重 Reborn in 1980: Starting Out Hunting in the Forests and Snowfields! 重生80，从狩猎林海雪原开始！ Yang Sanjin杨三斤啊Urban3.1M WordsOngoing [(Add to your library and get rich) Devoted husband + Rebirth in the 1980s + Frequent updates + Hunting in Northeast China + One heroine + Pets] Haunted by guilt and regret, Chen Le is reborn in a rural village in Northeast China in the 1980s! In an age when guns and hunting are legal, women left behind at home can get a taste of good food by cozying up to men outside their marriages! Supplies are scarce, but natural resources are plentiful. The saying “club a roe deer, scoop up fish with a gour 85.5kReads8.2Score5.7kShelves
17. 17 1 1978: My Hunter's Life Goes into Overdrive 1978，我的猎户人生开挂了 Hermit of the Northwest Mountains西北山人Urban2.1M WordsCompleted In 1978, in a poor mountain village, my mother was branded a parasite who was bleeding the collective economy dry. My elderly grandfather had to go hunting in the mountains in winter to put food on the table, and my little sister was expected to marry a cripple from the neighboring village just to provide the family with an heir. The only reason was to bring me home a wife in exchange. These things had already happened before I was reborn. If they happened again after I was reborn, what would ha 44.7kReads8.0Score2.3kShelves
18. 18 我 I’m a Soldier Cultivator. Why Should I Duel You One-on-One? 我一个兵修，凭什么跟你单挑啊 Zhang Ruhe张如何Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsOngoing [Weapon cultivator, extreme path, decisive and ruthless, military formations, benevolence, soul transmigration] Wei Yuan's soul transmigrated into the Great Qian Dynasty, where he became a cultivator of the military path. It was a chaotic age plagued by demons, political turmoil, and widespread poverty. Fortunately, he awakened the Lifespan Deduction System. By slaying demons and monsters, he could claim their remaining lifespan and use it to refine his own techniques, military formations, divin 45.1kReads8.0Score4.7kShelves
19. 19 8 1982: Hunting in the Mountains and Marrying the Village Belle! It Starts with Hunting a Bear 82赶山打猎娶村花！从猎熊开始 Helpful Citizen Old Ma热心市民马老头Urban1.6M WordsCompleted In the Xiaoxing’an Mountains, rich in wildlife, the male lead Feng Guolong is known as Feng Er. He is reborn in an era when guns and hunting are still allowed. He ventures into the mountains, hunts, and searches for treasure. He catches fish, raises deer, and digs for ginseng. Follow Feng Guolong as he grows step by step and reaches the pinnacle of life. Little by little, he makes up for the regrets he left behind in his previous life. He marries the village beauty he loves, protects his 23.1kReads8.0Score1.7kShelves
20. 20 寒 Demon Slayer of the Frozen Abyss 寒渊诛魔 Awareness觉性Historical3.8M WordsCompleted 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. 15.2kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves

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    Highly recommended, it's excellent.

21. 21 断 The Broken Blade! 断刀行！ Wang Hammer王锤子Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [No System + traditional fantasy + slaying demons and vanquishing evil + multiple heroines + passionate fantasy adventure] (A novel typed out one character at a time.) Wang Shan was drafted into the war against the demons in the Continent of the Provinces. After a century of bloodshed, he returned crippled and drained of strength. Having offended a great sect, he was abandoned by them. So he scattered his cultivation and returned the techniques to the sect, then descended the mountain alone to c 1.6kReads7.0Score114Shelves

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    A well-finished novel featuring swordplay. It demonstrates logical thinking and intellectual depth. The characters are decisive and ruthless; definitely worth a second reading!

22. 22 胃 My Stomach Evolved, and You Want Me to Be a Butcher? 胃部进化你叫我当屠夫 Jiangnan Gourmet江南老饕Male-Channel Fanfiction350k WordsOngoing In a mysterious realm of evolution, Zhou Ziyu’s stomach is quietly beginning an extraordinary journey of its own. Often overlooked, the stomach has enormous evolutionary potential in Zhou Ziyu’s case. Since the dawn of life, it has developed alongside the evolution of living things, but Zhou Ziyu’s stomach is embarking on a unique path full of surprises. From the primitive digestive cavities of simple organisms to the fully functional stomachs of higher animals, this organ has undergone countles 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let me recommend my newly written novel, an infinite flow story about stomach evolution. The protagonist's main weapon is a sword, specifically a large, broadsword-like cleaver, basically taller than a person. The protagonist grows step by step from entering a new world, with detailed calculations chapter by chapter. It's like an anime world where he evolves by completing missions; there's no system. The protagonist mutates and awakens his bloodline, and his stomach begins to evolve, making him stronger by eating, but with limitations, detailed in the book. In the latest chapter, I spent a lot of time building a fairly large cultivation-food world, which should become one of the main worlds in the future. Besides evolution and growth, the story also includes humorous and food-related descriptions. If you like this kind of story, give it a check it out!

23. 23 破 Blade That Breaks the Cage 破笼刀 Crimson Albumen绯红蛋白Eastern Fantasy415k WordsCompleted The heavens and earth are a coffin, and all living things are maggots. Only a blade can split the coffin lid. On the night the Shen family of Sanjiang City was wiped out, fifteen-year-old Shen Mo picked up a fragment of a broken blade from the blood-soaked mud, along with a black token his father had pressed into his hands. On the front of the token: Chaoyang. On the back: Outer Sect, Nineteen. Four characters surfaced in a crack: This world is a coffin. His attacker was Ding Chi, a crippled- 69Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 我 I'm a Mahayana Cultivator, Editing Documents on a Construction Site 我，大乘期，在工地改资料 Crimson Albumen绯红蛋白Eastern Fantasy327k WordsCompleted Lu Chengyuan, a Mahayana cultivator, was run through by his disciple and his Dao companion on the eve of his ascension. When he opened his eyes again, he was lying in a hospital bed, reborn as a construction-site document clerk who had just awakened from a vegetative state. He opened a set of CAD drawings and understood: they were a simplified version of an ancient killing array. He picked up a project budget and realized: it was a divine weapon governed by the laws of causality. The Huaxia 1Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 逆 Seven Blades Against Fate 逆命七刀 Diu Yi丢一Historical119k WordsOngoing Beyond Yanhui Pass, people die year after year. Some die beneath the enemy's blades; others die because of a military order. Shen Zhao is the eldest son of Shen Jingshan, commander of the left army at Yanhui Pass. All he wants is a little recognition from his father and to win the heart of the goddess he loves. Then an iron pot that was never returned, a hay cart parked in the wrong place, a man left out of the victory report, and a military order that could cost many people their lives all appe —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A rusty knife, a boy, a life story—people are always chasing after the lost past, never cherishing the present. In the end, it's nothing more than wanting what you can't have.

26. 26 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 1.4kReads8.9Score150Shelves

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    The fantasy journey begins with a young man's wilderness adventure, where he creates his own sword style. As the journey progresses, an increasingly vast world and endless wonders unfold before your eyes. Martial arts techniques, formations, treasures, extraordinary phenomena, and breathtaking battles abound. From the bones of fallen heroes, the path to immortality is paved; humans, demons, immortals, and gods vie for supremacy—all within the realm of laughter and triumph!

27. 27 一 One Sword Subdues Ten Thousand Strongholds, Immortals and Demons Give Way 一剑压万寨，仙魔皆绕行 Half-Hidden Old Farmer半隐老农Eastern Fantasy374k WordsOngoing This is not a hot-blooded tale of a young man stumbling upon an extraordinary opportunity and crushing every obstacle in his path. It is the story of someone searching for the truth amid the ruins, finding his way through deception, and gradually stepping into the heart of a storm set in motion a century ago. With a sword in hand, he must cleave apart the colossal lie that someone carefully buried for an entire century. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The orphan raised by the retired old (bodyguard/escort) was born with a crippled meridian. He was taught by his master a breakthrough sword technique that overdraws his blood and qi. On his way north to deliver a coffin, he passed through Black Wind Pass. Hundreds of rock spiders swarmed and attacked him. Suddenly, the jade coffin erupted with icy mist, freezing and shattering the monsters. For the first time, the boy truly touched the path of cultivation.

28. 28 系 The System Took Me to Prehistoric Times 系统把我带到远古 Unhappy Flying Dagger不快的飞刀18k WordsCompleted The System Took Me to Ancient Times 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist uses a knife.

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