Ancient-Era Novels About Defeating Demons 古代镇杀妖魔小说

1. 1 大EN The Great Emperor Is Stunned! You Call This a Demon-Suppression Guard? 大帝惊了！你管这个叫镇魔卫？ Bored Little Bai无聊小白啊Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [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 48.3kReads9.0Score4.1kShelves

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   "This book is more than just reading material; its stories are like a warm breeze, blowing away the gloom in my heart. It is my comfort at night, allowing me to find peace and solace in reading."

2. 2 我 I Feed Demons with My Own Body in the Demon Suppression Bureau 我在镇魔司以身饲魔 Six Gourds六个葫芦Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Get stronger when attacked by monsters + Transmigration + System + Invincible + Comedy + Villain + Demon Suppression Bureau] After transmigrating to a fantasy world overrun by monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a prison guard in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty’s Demon Suppression Bureau. From that day on, strange cases begin piling up in the prison, once known as a living hell and feared for its eerie, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the monsters in the prison scream every night? 69.7kReads9.3Score6.8kShelves

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   It wasn't a hallucination; there really was a system! "System, are you there?" "Yes," the system replied coldly. "What functions do you have?" "This system is called the 'Become Stronger When Attacked by Demons System.' Its only function is exactly what it sounds like; please understand it yourself." Gu Qingfeng: "..." "Then will I be killed by demons on my way to becoming stronger?" "No, as long as they are demons, they cannot harm the host in the slightest; they will only make the host stronger."

3. 3 妖 Demons Run Amok, Martial Might Forges the Nation! 妖魔横行，武铸山河！ Deep Courtyard深院Eastern Fantasy956k WordsCompleted Her soul transmigrates into a dark world. Countless bizarre monsters and demons roam the land. In a world like this, no one can stay out of it. If that’s the case, then she can only fight her way to a place of peace! 5.6kReads8.2Score246Shelves
4. 4 开 From the Start in the Corpse-Burning Pit, I’m Still Invincible! 开局焚尸坑，我照样无敌！ A Cup of Warm Wine温酒一杯Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted Immortals and gods rise, imperial dynasties fall, and a billion years pass like a brushstroke. Survive the ordeal of the flesh, master divine arts, become a star, then shine like the moon... With a blade bright enough to illuminate the world, one can cleave the heavens with a sword! Lin Yu transmigrates by accident, only to find himself in grave danger. From then on, he overcomes every hardship and peril on his path to martial cultivation. He slays immortals and gods and lives freely, while one 653Reads6.7Score105Shelves
5. 5 开 From the Start, I Gain the Identity of an Immortal; The More Mysterious I Am, the Stronger I Get 开局获得仙人身份，越神秘越强大 Wu Wuwu吾舞舞吾Eastern Fantasy438k WordsCompleted Li Tian'an transmigrates to a world where the supernatural and the uncanny run rampant. The people here are as helpless as meat on a chopping board. Demons and monsters wreak havoc, and only by sacrificing people to the “gods” can anyone claim a place of refuge. Li Tian'an rides the tide of events, bringing with him a mysterious System from a game he made in his previous life. As its name suggests, the Mysterious System rewards him for staying mysterious. The more mysterious he is, the more powe 3.8kReads7.4Score285Shelves
6. 6 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 (The rating has just been released) [Gender Swap] + [Single] + [Slaying demons and exorcising evil] + [Wish-fulfillment story] Using the blood of demons as ink and the Hundred Demons Manual as paper, one can copy their forms and seize their supernatural abilities. When Jiang Yuechu awoke one day, she had become an ordinary young woman in the flourishing Great Tang. Beneath the moon over Chang’an, prosperity and decay coexist, immortals and Buddhas have vanished, and demons run rampant. Fortunate 373.3kReads9.3Score28.7kShelves

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   A strong female protagonist, slaying demons and monsters, no romantic pairing, a guaranteed satisfying read, if you disagree, just fight!

7. 7 我 I Have a Blade and a Sword That Can Slay Demons 我有一刀一剑可斩妖 A Lone Boat Drifts Slowly孤舟慢行Eastern Fantasy118k WordsOngoing The most powerful man in the world, King Jinshuo, was slain by the combined forces of every faction. At the final moment, he hurled his sword and saber into the Great Void, clinging to one last hope of revenge. When Lu Shaoping wakes, he rushes back to his village, only to find a scene of utter despair. "I'm sorry, original owner. It's not that I don't want to save your younger brother. No matter. Just watch me use this sword and saber to slay every demon under heaven!" Lu Shaoping's soul crosse 96Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is good; the characters are portrayed in great detail.

8. 8 大EN Demon Exorcist of Great Yin: Even a Passing Dog Gets Slapped Twice 大殷司妖人，狗路过都得挨两巴掌 Endless Life+生生不息+Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted One day, Lin Jun wakes up in a world where demons devour people. Fortunately, killing demons grants experience, which he can spend to deduce and simulate martial arts. To avoid being swallowed and ending up in a demon’s belly for no apparent reason, Lin Jun has no choice but to raise his butcher’s blade against the hordes of demons. Whatever kind of Mountain-Suppressing Demon King or Great Sage Who Floods the Seas you are, I’ll knock your head off and raze your home to the ground. I’ll chop up e 53.5kReads8.7Score4.4kShelves

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   "A masterpiece in my heart, highly recommended! This novel is hailed as a masterpiece on Tomato, it's incredibly good, with a captivating plot, vivid content, and high-energy moments throughout, making it a truly immersive read!"

9. 9 大 A Monster's Life, Forged in the Demon-Slaying Bureau of the Great Huang Dynasty 大凰王朝镇妖司杀出来的妖孽人生 Green Carp with Plenty to Spare青鲤有余Eastern Fantasy647k WordsCompleted [Just received its first rating. It'll go up later] [Unlimited cultivation upgrades] [Cunning and ruthless schemes] [Brutal slaughter] [This isn't a mindless power fantasy!!] Let every demon and evil spirit show its face! Let the powerful lord over all! With a bladeless black saber in my hand, I can slay demons and monsters! And people, too! ...Years later, with first-grade cultivation and a black saber in hand, I climbed to the pinnacle of the imperial court, treading over countless corpses! "M 341Reads5.3Score—Shelves

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   [A newly released book, not mindless wish fulfillment, but worth reading!] I don't know if demons in this world have skin of copper and bones of iron, but there should always be a soft spot in one place. The moment the fox demon turned her head, that bright light pierced her eyes, the coldness going straight to her brain! Red and white, foul-smelling substances gurgled down the knife, the fox demon's body convulsed, her mouth opened but no sound came out, and she slowly collapsed to the ground. A look of astonishment froze on her face; she probably wouldn't believe it even in death that this cowardly, useless playboy could be so ruthless. "Huff... Huff..." Success! Shen Chang'an breathed a long sigh of relief. In his previous life, he had killed chickens, but this was the first time he had killed a fox demon. It turned out there was nothing different; the knife went in with a stiff, bone-heavy feeling, and warm blood flowed out.

10. 10 妖EN Demon World: I Become a Martial Saint with the System! 妖魔世界：我以系统成武圣！ The Merciful Lion仁慈的狮子Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Muscles + body-tempering martial arts + stat points + slaying demons and monsters + ruthless action! In a world of demons and monsters, human lives are as worthless as grass! Lu Shaolin is reborn in this world. Starting from the bottom, he uses the power of the System to smash through every obstacle, become a Martial Saint, and turn the tide! In truth, even the tiniest spark can set the grassland ablaze and burn away all corruption! 20.6kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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    If you enjoy this type of book, I highly recommend this one... Muscles + martial arts training + stat allocation + demon slaying + decisive killing! In a world of demons and monsters, humans are as insignificant as weeds! Lu Shaolin is reborn into this world, starting from the bottom, using the power of the system to crush everything! He becomes a Martial Saint, turning the tide! In fact, even a tiny spark can ignite a prairie fire! Burning away all filth! …

11. 11 我 I Play Dirty in the Immortal Heroic World 我在仙侠世界打闷棍 I Am Lord Yuanbao我是元宝大人Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted Zhao Fantian, a security guard famously known as a good-for-nothing, is forced to transmigrate into a world of immortals after performing a heroic deed. The worst fate most people face when they transmigrate is starting out with just a dog. But he starts out in a situation that means certain death. Where are the legendary old masters and golden fingers? Even worse, he discovers that he has transmigrated into a book, and apparently it’s a horror novel. In a world where fox spirits are everywhere 7.8kReads8.8Score627Shelves

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    ① The male protagonist begins in the world of *Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio*. Alone, accompanied by a tiger and a fox, he roams the martial world. He is also a disciple of the former major sect, Five Thunder Sect, and can summon divine thunder. ② The male protagonist arrives in ancient times and awakens the Incense System. He strives to upgrade it and protect the people of his region.

12. 12 开 Become a Wild God from the Start? I Prove Myself a True God Through Worship! 开局成野神？我靠香火证道真神！ Have a Tangerine吃个橘子Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Slow-Burn] After an accident, Song Xuanqing transmigrated to a strange world where immortals no longer existed and gods and Buddhas had vanished. In this world, monsters and evil spirits ran rampant, ghosts devoured people, wicked arts flourished across the land, and immortal mountains, gods, and Buddhas were nowhere to be found. Demons wreaked havoc, ghosts caused chaos, and heretical practitioners used evil arts to eat people and refine pills. Ordinary folk lived in constan 106.8kReads9.1Score8.7kShelves
13. 13 天 Talent Plunder: I Transform My Martial Body into the Great Sun 天赋掠夺：我以武道身化大日 This Username Is Already Taken该用户名已存在Eastern Fantasy589k WordsCompleted [Fast-Paced Wish Fulfillment] [No Female Lead] [Martial Arts] [Grow Stronger by Slaying Monsters!] After transmigrating into a chaotic age overrun by monsters, Yi Yan thought he had no way forward. He had no bloodline from a powerful clan, and martial arts were in decline across the land. But who could have guessed that after killing a monster in self-defense, he would plunder its talent! Kill a female ghost to gain [Moonlit Ghost Physique] Slay an Earth Fiend Dragon to gain [Undying Earth Fiend 4.2kReads8.5Score275Shelves

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    Unrivaled in martial arts, breaking through the limits of martial arts, gaining talent by slaying demons, no female lead, no ambiguous relationships, pure pure enjoyment.

14. 14 斩 Slay Demons, Become Divine: Upgrade from the Demon-Subduing Palm 斩妖通神：从伏魔掌开始加点 Crazy Fool狂蠢Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Reborn into a new life, Jiang Liu becomes a low-ranking constable in Baiyun County. The Demon Prison has sprung a leak, demons run rampant and devour humans, and the human race teeters on the brink of extinction. Slay demons and Jiang Liu earns points, which he can use to strengthen his martial arts. He kills a lesser succubus and puts points into the Demon-Subduing Palm. His twelve-level palm art becomes the thirty-three-level Vajra Demon-Subduing Palm. With one strike, Buddhist chants ring out 4.8kReads7.3Score287Shelves

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    A 7/10 novel about slaying demons

15. 15 斩 Slaying Demons and Exorcising Evil? This Monk Just Wants to Return to Secular Life 斩妖除魔？贫僧只想还俗 Flying Petals飞花朵Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted In the Great Zhou Immortal Dynasty, demons run rampant and chaos reigns. The Demon-Suppressing Bureau, the Pacification Bureau, and the Inspection Bureau protect the dynasty, but its decline is already apparent. Ten great demon kings are itching to overthrow human rule. A hundred feudal lords fight to seize one another’s lands, while martial arts sects spring up across the land like bamboo shoots after the rain. As chaos approaches, transmigrator Lin Yingxiong binds to the Boundless Buddhist 134Reads7.3Score160Shelves
16. 16 不 Wait, How Is a Taoist This Good at Fighting? 不是，你一个道士拳脚这么厉害？ Sausage-Fried Banana香肠炒香蕉Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsOngoing [Satisfying power fantasy, decisive and ruthless, no goody-two-shoes, no disciples, no harem] One day, he transmigrated into a man-eating world overrun by monsters, demons, ghosts, and spirits. To avoid starving to death, Dao Xuanyi inherited a dilapidated temple and embarked on the path of slaying demons and vanquishing evil. … “Little Daoist, your cultivation is still lacking!” A resentful Ghost King, whose fury had darkened the sky, looked at the still-youthful Dao Xuanyi and curled his lip i 5.7kReads7.4Score373Shelves
17. 17 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 44.2kReads8.0Score4.6kShelves

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    The story revolves around slaying demons and monsters, with the protagonist leading his soldiers to transform them into resources for cultivation. It's a long story, perfect for those looking for something to read.

18. 18 列 Above the Immortals 列仙之上 The Orange in the Sky天上的橙子Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing The Undying Disease is a curse that makes a person's lifespan burn away twenty times faster after infection. One year alive means twenty years of aging. But until their lifespan runs out, their body cannot die and their soul cannot perish! No matter how grave the injury, they recover completely! After Li Jiu contracted the Undying Disease, he had no choice but to cultivate the quick-path demonic arts that everyone else considered tantamount to suicide if he wanted to survive! Gold-Eating Magneti 6.3kReads8.6Score445Shelves

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    A very good yakuza novel. There are no fancy sentimentalities, hero saves the beauty, or pretending to be weak to take advantage of others. All that's there is the feeling of the protagonist defeating all monsters and demons with his bare hands and breaking through all laws with sheer force.

19. 19 大 The Savage Bandit of the Great Wilderness 大荒悍匪 Golden Bull Fragment金牛断章Eastern Fantasy8.8M WordsOngoing Everyone knows that the Classic of Mountains and Seas is actually a cookbook. Transmigrate across mountains and seas, and stew a Kunpeng with a phoenix, or cook a Zhujian with a black tortoise. In the demon wasteland, the countless great demons are dangers to everyone else, but Zhang Chu sees them as food. One bite of demon meat doubles his strength. One sip of demon blood sends his cultivation soaring. From then on, Zhang Chu goes farther and farther along the path of cultivating by eating demo 104.9kReads9.0Score7.2kShelves

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    Traditional fantasy, slaying demons

20. 20 大 Demon-Suppressing Envoy of the Great Wilderness 大荒镇魔使 Touching the Dragon God触龙神Eastern Fantasy4.1M WordsCompleted I thought I was about to live an ordinary life, but then I unexpectedly discovered that I could pick up cultivation. I thought I was about to marry into the family of a commandery princess, but in the blink of an eye, she became an empress, and I became the empress’s man. I thought I could happily live off my wife as an emperor, but somehow I ended up becoming the Human Race’s Demon-Suppression Envoy. For the rest of my life, nothing is forbidden: when I draw my sword, I stand for justice. In th 7.2kReads8.3Score830Shelves
21. 21 被 After Being Driven from the Prince's Manor, I Became the Strongest Imperial Guard 被赶出王府后，我成了最强锦衣卫 Golden Scales in the Pond池中金鳞Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsOngoing After transmigrating to another world, Lin Fan became the heir of the Prince of Bingjian’s household. From the start, he was falsely accused of molesting his cousin. His father didn’t care for him, and his stepmother schemed against him. After taking a hundred lashes, Lin Fan was stripped of his title as heir and driven out of the Prince of Bingjian’s residence. Lin Fan simply joined the Embroidered Uniform Guard, an organization despised by both civil and military officials. He was ruthless and 71.7kReads8.6Score5.7kShelves

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    001 The first book, "The Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard." Surprisingly, it's a waste of time and effort, yet it has a 9.1 Rating and 220,000 online reads. 002 The second book, "Longevity Granted by a Long Waist," is just too unreasonable.

22. 22 斩 Slay Demons to Gain Lifespan: This Demon-Suppression Guard Plays Dirty 斩妖得寿元：这镇魔卫太不讲理 Erha Who Loves Grass爱吃草的二哈Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsOngoing [Status Panel] [Slay Demons and Exorcise Evil] [The Jianghu and the Imperial Court] [Invincible Among Peers] [Cautious Development in a Quantum State] [I Don't Eat Beef] [Martial Arts Become Divine] [Rule the World by Day, Sleep in a Beauty's Arms by Night] The Great Chu Dynasty is beset by demons from without, intent on devouring the world. Within, sects and aristocratic clans hoard the people's wealth and plot in secret. Even the imperial court is riddled with deadly schemes. Ordinary people c 51.4kReads8.1Score4.6kShelves
23. 23 假 You Drove Me Away With Your False Benevolence, So Why Are You Crying as I Loot Your Home? 假仁假义逼我走，我来抄家哭什么 Positive Film Kid正胶小子Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing [Imperial Guards + power fantasy + ruthless and decisive + takes down hypocrites + face-slapping] [Kill, kill, kill, kill!] The ruthless Cheng Yu transmigrates into a martial arts world and becomes an Imperial Guard! He serves the once-mighty Da Qian Dynasty, where a rising martial world holds sway and challenges the weakening court. Born without family, he was adopted by ordinary foster parents of humble status. He struggles to survive in a world where strength decides who gets to speak and wha 12.8kReads7.6Score994Shelves
24. 24 锦 Embroidered Uniform Guard: This Official Is a Little Fierce 锦衣卫：这个大人有点凶啊 Nine Mountains Barbarian Huang九山蛮黄Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + Jianghu and court politics + killing to steal lifespans] Ye Miao transmigrated into the body of a brocade-clad guard in the Great Xia Dynasty. He awakened the “Kill to Steal Lifespans System.” As long as he killed a sinner approved by the System, he could claim the rest of their lifespan and strengthen his cultivation and martial skills. From then on, Ye Miao killed and killed. Whether they were powerful figures from the jianghu or sect leaders, he wiped out entire house 7.1kReads7.0Score362Shelves
25. 25 太 Immortal Official of Taixia 太夏仙吏 Dragons and Snakes Beneath the Brush笔下龙蛇Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Wei Ping'an wakes up one day to find that he has transmigrated from being a young man with nothing to his name in the modern era into a low-ranking constable in the Six Fan Gate of Great Xia. In this world, spirits run rampant and demons wreak havoc. Humans are as insignificant as ants, while immortals and ghosts walk among them. In the halls of government, sages cultivate a righteous spirit, traversing vast mountains and rivers and suppressing the fortunes of the realm's four corners! Across th 24.9kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves

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    ① Wei Ping'an woke up to find himself transmigrated into the body of a lowly constable in the Six Doors of the Taixia Dynasty. As a lowly office worker, Wei Ping'an originally wanted to lie low and let himself be ridiculed like a salted fish. However, the world was dark, and even surviving was impossible. Hell was empty, and demons... Filled the human world!

26. 26 横 Extreme Body Tempering: The Asura Ultimately Becomes a Flesh-and-Blood Demon 横练极道修罗，终局化身血肉天魔 Severely Sleep-Deprived睡眠严重不足Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Martial Arts Training + Lighthearted + Taking Life and Death in Stride, Fighting Anyone Who Won't Back Down + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Chen Heng transmigrates to a world overrun by demons and monsters. Here, demons and monsters wreak havoc, while humanity is as helpless as ants. Fortunately, Chen Heng gains the golden finger every transmigrator needs. Its function is simple: it can improve anything in the world. [Century-Old Ginseng Stewed with Silkie Chicken] becomes [Black Phoenix Stewed with 13.6kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves
27. 27 镇 Demon-Suppressing Captain: From the Start, I Split the Family and Beat Up My Older Brother 镇魔校尉，开局分家暴打亲哥 Dragon Disciple龙徒Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing A tide of spiritual energy swept across the world. Countless beings rose to power, demons and monsters emerged, and ghosts ran rampant. Ancient beings that had lain dormant for ten thousand years began to awaken, while the cultivation systems of the old and new eras clashed. As the world entered an age of upheaval, a young man quietly arrived, repeatedly pushing past his limits with the help of a special constitution. [Basic Body-Tempering Art → Blood-Tempering Art → Divine and Demonic Body-Temp 11.2kReads7.7Score758Shelves
28. 28 妖 Demons, Behave Yourselves! I Just Want to Slack Off 妖邪请自重！本官只想摸鱼 Jun Shang and Yuqing君尚与玉卿Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsOngoing The heavens are fickle, and ghosts and gods rage. Demonic winds tear the world apart and stain the martial world. Warlords carve up the land amid the chaos of war, while the powerful in court waste their learning. Sword qi chills like frost, yet the night remains sleepless beneath a lonely green lamp. Who says there are no monsters among men? Just watch as blood rain stains Xuandu. He is a lazy idler, sipping wine in flower houses as he listens to music and enjoys the moonlight. He is a peerles 41Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Beautiful and refreshing!

29. 29 九 Uncle Nine: Oh No, My System Is Acting Up Again 九叔：糟糕，我的系统又不服了 Zhao Li Is a Real Scoundrel赵吏是个老六Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted The successive Grandmasters of Maoshan once said: When roaming the world, what matters most is the strength of your foundations. If you can avoid trouble, do so. The world is in turmoil, and one less problem is better than one more. If you can’t avoid it, make a friend. If you can’t make a friend, negotiate face to face. If negotiations fail, then fight. When following these three rules, always keep three principles in mind. First, never hold back. Call upon the gods, the saints, and the Grandma 23.8kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
30. 30 朝 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 Tian Yan天衍Eastern Fantasy5.8M WordsOngoing 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 65.5kReads9.2Score4.7kShelves
31. 31 九 The Ninth-Rank Demon Exorcist 九品驱魔人 Sharp Edge Hidden in Night Eyes夜眸藏锋Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsCompleted When the sun sets, every door in the city is shut! Evil spirits open their eyes, and monsters run rampant! The Wei Constables mount the city walls, while exorcists draw their swords. An apprentice from a martial arts school stands proudly amid the demons, determined to protect one last sanctuary. 68.5kReads9.1Score7.2kShelves

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    Ancient novels about slaying demons!!! Worth reading!! [Thumbs up] 1. The sun sets, and the city doors are closed! Evil spirits open their eyes, and monsters run rampant! The guards and constables ascend the city walls, and exorcists wield their swords. A martial arts apprentice stands proudly amidst the demons, guarding a pure land. 2. A ninth-rank demon-suppressing guard accidentally obtains a black stone, and is then arranged by a group of old guys to become the ruler of this place. 3. Li Changsheng wakes up to find himself an executioner at the execution grounds of the Ming Dynasty! Coincidentally, demons and monsters have roamed the Ming Dynasty for eight hundred years, and he discovers that he can obtain various rewards for killing criminals! 4. Eight hundred years into the Qin Dynasty, demons and monsters wreak havoc. Chu Xuan was originally a ninth-rank divine constable of the Demon-Suppressing Division. He was imprisoned and executed for beating the son of the Left Prime Minister. However, by chance, he became the executioner of the Heavenly Prison, the executioner of Heaven's will. From then on, he carries out executions on behalf of Heaven. 5. Li Xiaoshan transmigrates to a world overrun by demons and where humanity is in decline. To survive, he joins the Demon Suppression Division, becoming a demon slayer. He bears the karmic suspense of demons before their deaths, destined to be a short-lived ghost! 6. Ye Ping transmigrates to a world overrun by demons and becomes a night watchman in the Heavenly Profound Peace Division, a demon-slaying and demon-eliminating organization. He possesses a companion pouch, which allows him to obtain the most precious thing in someone's life by saving them.

32. 32 百 Ghosts in the Apocalypse: I Became the Strongest Ghost Tamer 百鬼末世：我成了最强御鬼师 Yi People's Firelight彝人烟火Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing [A Full 1,000 Types of Ghosts] Mysterious ghosts include Jin Buhuan, the White Bone Bodhisattva, the Earthly Branches War Lord, and the Blood-Drop Plum Blossom. The powerful ones include Asura, Rakshasa, the Butcher, the Martial Champion, and the Emperor. The eerie ones include Painted Skin, the Red Robe, the Chubby Baby, the Coroner, the Flower-Waisted Bride, the Embalmer, and the Ever-Burning Lamp. Every type has its own evolution path: Drowned Ghost → Water Monkey → Kappa → ? (There’s more af 115.3kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves
33. 33 灵 Supernatural: I Exorcise Ghosts with Force and Scare the School Beauty Out of Her Wits 灵异：暴力驱鬼，我把校花吓懵了 Cold Words and Leng Words冷言leng语Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + comedy + System. If you read the first 30 chapters and don't laugh, come roast me!] On Zhang Wei’s first day of college, a blood-red sun hung in the sky and his entire class was dragged into a ghost realm. Just then, his Ghost-Teasing System awakened! With the whole class under a ghost’s curse, the campus belle, Lu Lianxue, had no choice but to reveal her hidden identity: a disciple of Longhu Mountain and a member of the Exorcism Bureau. But before she could show off her skills.. 29kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves
34. 34 大 The Great Zhou Order: I Became Famous Across the Land by Copying Poems from the Start 大周令：开局抄诗就名扬天下 A Peerless Beauty from the South南方有佳人绝世Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted After his soul transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking county magistrate in the Great Zhou, he copies a poem famous throughout the ages from the start, triggering a celestial phenomenon and slaying the invading enemies. The ancient greats of Earth are terrifyingly powerful. The Great Zhou Dynasty spans a vast territory, and its foreign tribes are powerful. This world is home to Confucianism, Buddhism, martial arts, Daoism, immortal sects, demons, and the supernatural. Confucian cultivators 17.6kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves

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    A ghost transmigrates into the body of a minor county magistrate in the Great Zhou Dynasty. His copying of ancient poems triggers celestial phenomena, leading to the slaying of enemy invaders. In the diverse and complex world of the Great Zhou Dynasty, witness how he leverages the power of Confucianism, Taoism, and immortal sects to achieve a terrifying legend.

35. 35 从 From Constable to Smashing Every Demon and Evil Spirit in the Heavens 从捕快开始打爆满天妖魔崇邪 The Wind Blows Away Along the Path风径自吹去Eastern Fantasy814k WordsCompleted Gu Changqing transmigrates to a world overrun by demons and haunted by monsters. From the start, he nearly has his yang essence drained by an ugly female ghost. Fortunately, a talisman in his arms destroys the ghost, and in the process activates his Point-Adding System. From then on, the world gains a Demon Suppressor who is devoted to slaying demons and exorcising evil. Fox spirit: “Young master, spare my life, and I’ll let you experience the thousand kinds of tenderness of our spirit f 3.2kReads8.0Score147Shelves

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    Transmigration + Demons + System. Gu Changqing encounters a female ghost at the beginning of his story, which unexpectedly activates a skill point system. As long as he continuously slays demons and evil spirits, he can gain points, which he can then allocate to quickly learn martial arts techniques and become stronger.

36. 36 妖EN Demons Run Amok in a Chaotic Age, I Awaken the Demon-Slaying System from the Start 妖魔乱世，开局觉醒斩妖除魔系统 Infuriating Novelist气人小说家Eastern Fantasy761k WordsCompleted Transmigration + System + stat upgrades + fast-paced + slaying demons and vanquishing evil + invincible among those at the same level! Li Xuanxiao transmigrated into a world overrun by demons and nearly became their next meal! Fortunately, he awakened the [Demon-Slaying System]! The System records every martial art and cultivation technique after he sees it just once! The demon points he earns by slaying demons can be used to raise his martial arts and cultivation techniques to higher realms 13.4kReads8.1Score719Shelves
37. 37 穿 Reborn as a Hunter, I Use the Treasure-Dropping Coin to Max Out the Great Wilderness’s Fortune 穿成猎户，落宝金钱刷满大荒气运 Lu Zhen路甄Eastern Fantasy146k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to the Great Zhou Dynasty, I became a hunter buried in debt, with nothing but bare walls at home. My younger sister needed money to save her life, and a tyrant came knocking to collect. Li Qing was forced to activate the Treasure-Dropping Coin inside him. Kill monsters, and they drop treasures! Spot a treasure, and you can forcibly claim it! From the start, all it took was one old well to fish up a century-old Spirit-Gathering Pearl! One punch killed the Black Fiend Cat, and 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The core cheat ability is the unique "Falling Treasure Money," which allows the protagonist to collect everything in exchange for fortune. He also possesses both a superior physique and powerful cultivation techniques. The male protagonist is devoted to protecting his family, never holding back in the face of adversity, and acts decisively and swiftly. The story unfolds across three interwoven storylines: wild beasts from the wilderness, powerful families within the city, and evil spirits from beyond the realm. The world-building is natural, the plot is fast-paced and full of suspense, with no awkward embellishments or idiotic supporting characters. You won't get tired of following it for a long time!

38. 38 默 Keeping Watch Over the World, Fearless of Every Taboo 默守人间，百无禁忌 Ice Descends upon the Mortal World冰临尘下Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yanping transmigrated to the end of the Yuan dynasty. He never got a golden finger, not even by the time he died. After his death, the Hongwu Emperor posthumously ennobled him, built him a City God temple, and had the people offer him worship. There are “anomalies” in this world that people cannot see. Seven hundred years later, anomalies became increasingly frequent, and it seemed they were slipping out of control. Keeping them secret was becoming difficult. One day, Xu Yanping woke up i 6.1kReads8.3Score258Shelves

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    It's not ancient, it's modern.

39. 39 刀 The Great Dao of the Blade 刀行大道 Drunk Beneath the Hill醉卧丘山Eastern Fantasy218k WordsCompleted [Plot-Focused + Subverts Expectations + Demon Suppression Bureau + Grow Stronger by Slaying Monsters + No System + Not a Mindless Power Fantasy + Smaller Ensemble Cast + Mystery and Puzzles] The most terrifying thing in this world isn't monsters eating people. It's everyone believing that monsters don't exist! Wang Peng has just transmigrated into the body of a low-ranking official in Great Xia when a beautiful woman throws herself into his arms. One moment she's cooing sweetly; the next, a blad 20Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    I'm looking to read my new book, but I'm not quite used to Tomato's writing style; there's not enough content. Experienced bookworms, please help! [Sad face]

40. 40 开 A Civet Cat from the Start? I Become Immortal by Playing a God! 开局成狸猫？我靠扮演神明成仙！ Mr. Kaguya辉夜先生Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Incense-Based Cultivation] [Beast Taming] [No Female Lead] [Cat-Demon Protagonist] [Protecting Humanity] He transmigrated into an age without gods. While everyone else was reborn as a big shot, Lu Jue Ming became a... kitty!? Demon beasts roamed rampant, evil spirits devoured people, and plagues, floods, and other disasters ravaged the land. The common folk struggled in the darkness. In this chaotic age, the fortunate thing was that although Lu Jue Ming was a cat demon, he had unexpectedly obta 2.1kReads8.6Score305Shelves
41. 41 家 Clan Cultivation: I Ascend to Immortality Through My Descendants 家族修仙：我以子嗣登仙 Hardworking Bumblebee勤劳的大蜜蜂Eastern Fantasy4.6M WordsOngoing [Family Saga + Farming and Development + No Goody-Two-Shoes + No Army-Spamming + Slow Burn + (Not for readers who dislike romance or prefer a female-free cast)] Chen Jing'an transmigrates into the world of the Immortal Dao and is born into a small Qi Refining immortal clan in Qinghe County. With mediocre aptitude, his prospects on the path to immortality are bleak. He thought he was destined to live an unremarkable life, but then he unexpectedly awakens the “Mother-and-Child Bell.” As long as he 75.7kReads8.8Score6.6kShelves

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    ✨✨A super captivating family-based cultivation novel. Chen Jing'an, a third-generation member of the Chen clan of Qinghe County, possesses mediocre talent, 💕💕 and his path to immortality seems bleak. Until the birth of his eldest son, he activates the "Mother-Child Bell," which allows him to imprint his talents onto his offspring, compensating for his own shortcomings. From then on, the Chen clan of Qinghe embarks on a magnificent and turbulent journey to immortality. 💕💕

42. 42 执 Wielding My Sword to Slay Demons and Protect the World 执剑斩魔护苍生 Rock Candy Hammer冰糖锤子Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing No System, invincible protagonist, traveling through the mortal world. A cultivation manual, a Green Snake Sword. In his previous life, he died peacefully at the age of ninety. In this life, he sets foot on the path of cultivation. A nine-tailed fox at his side, divine beasts following him, fiends bowing their heads. The City God bows and asks, “May I ask where you come from, Immortal?” He replies, “My name is Chong Yue. I’m just a mortal!” 1.8kReads8.1Score145Shelves

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    The protagonist transmigrates with authentic Chinese cultivation techniques, uses ancient Chinese texts to teach disciples, and leads divine beasts to fight against ferocious demons.

43. 43 命 Three Years Left to Live? Four Saintesses Beg Me Not to Slack Off 命剩三年？四圣女求我别摆烂 Little Fish in the Sky天空中的小鱼儿Mystery2.3M WordsOngoing (Fantasy, Eastern cultivation, past and present lives, multiple female leads, passionate cultivation, formation genius, decisive and ruthless, golden finger) “That shabby book bought for five yuan changed Lin Mo’s left eye into a yin-yang eye. On a stormy night, the mountain god temple collapsed, and a bronze compass revealed Yuan Tiangang’s star chart. From then on, Lin Mo used a Five-Grain Cycle Talisman to boost harvests while planting rice and rushing to market, and awakened an ancient, thou 60Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    Just then, a pale, skeletal claw suddenly emerged from the blood, its nails still embedded with shreds of rotten flesh, emitting a foul stench. With lightning speed, it gripped his ankle tightly, as if to drag him into an endless abyss of darkness.

44. 44 开 From the Start, I Had One Blade, and Every Slash Ages You! 开局一把刀，刀刀催人老！ I Don't Eat Yida, Okay不吃益达啊Eastern Fantasy445k WordsOngoing [System]+ [Invincible]+ [Satisfying Power Fantasy]+ [Demon Suppression Bureau]+ [Slaying Demons and Exorcising Evil]+ [Leveling Up] One heroine. When others transmigrate to cultivate, they're either good-for-nothings who rise to greatness or prodigies who start ahead. Qin Ye is different. His golden finger lets him gain lifespan by killing monsters! From the start, he kills a pig demon to extend his life! He wipes out gangs, slays demons, and shakes the world! He uses all living beings as kindli 233Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ancient times! Demons! Thrilling story!

45. 45 我 I’m the Demon-Slaying Constable of the Suppression Bureau, and I’m Doomed from the Start 我，镇妖司神捕，开局就要凉 Speaking of Martial Arts讲武Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted For eight hundred years, the Great Qin has been plagued by demons and spirits running rampant. Chu Xuan was a ninth-rank demon-suppressing constable with a bright future ahead of him. After standing up for a stranger and beating the Left Chancellor’s son to a pulp, he was thrown into prison and sentenced to execution. By a twist of fate, however, he became an executioner in the Celestial Prison, an executioner acting on Heaven’s behalf. From then on, he carried out Heaven’s judgment. Those who d 1.7kReads7.9Score107Shelves

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    Chu Xuan, a divine constable of the Great Qin Dynasty's Demon Suppression Division, was imprisoned on death row for offending a powerful figure. However, he awakened the rank of "Heavenly Executioner" in the Heavenly Prison! From then on, his blade became the might of Heaven: those who disrespect Heaven's Way will be slain! Those who bring chaos to the world will be slain! Slaying demons will boost his cultivation, slaughtering monsters will grant him divine power! With the body of an executioner, wielding the blade of Heaven's Way, he will carve out an eternal name of renown! Those who obey Heaven live, those who defy me will be punished!

46. 46 妖 Demons Run Amok, and I’m Reborn as a Sacred Mountain 妖魔乱世，我重生成了一座神山 Man with Eight Kidneys八个肾的男人Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Behind-the-scenes protagonist + Management + Ensemble cast + Decisive and ruthless + Character growth] After transmigrating to a fantasy world ravaged by demons, Li Yue is reborn as a mountain. A group of refugees live at its foot. When demons attack, he steps in and saves them. They then revere him as a mountain god and begin worshipping him. The refugees offer him the prey they catch, praying for the mountain god's protection. Li Yue returns their kindness by blessing them and helping them gr 11.4kReads8.6Score754Shelves

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    Does this count?

47. 47 我 My Right Hand Thinks I’m Weak, So It Taught Itself a Master-Level Saber Technique 我的右手嫌我弱，自学了大成刀法 I Also Want to Become Light我也想变成光Eastern Fantasy594k WordsCompleted [A friendly warning: If you're easily frightened, don't read!] Zhou You transmigrates by chance into a terrifying world of dark turmoil, rampant evil spirits, and sinister horrors. He had planned to live cautiously, but then he discovered that his organs weren't content with an ordinary life! [Your throat sensed that its Host needed help and awakened the power of the Lion's Roar.] [Sensing that its Host was on the brink of death, your heart unlocked its potential and became a Nirvana Heart.] [Yo 1.5kReads8.9Score114Shelves
48. 48 诡 Seeking Immortality in the Strange Realm: I Have a Divine Ability Tree 诡界求仙：我有一棵神通树 Calm Waters of the Xiang River湘水无波Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [Masterful survivalist cultivation + eerie cultivation + Tiangang divine powers + ruthless and decisive + no harem + not a bleeding heart] Born as the master of divine powers, I am the Dao Lord of the cosmos! The eerie invaded, the Heavenly Dao collapsed, and the cosmos was left in ruins… The gods and Buddhas of the heavens, the great powers of the Immortal Dao, all vanished overnight. The path to immortality was severed, the divine path fell silent, and demons and monsters ran rampant. Where ar 74.9kReads8.3Score6.8kShelves

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    My team is full of all sorts of ancient monster-slaying, ghost-slaying, and demon-slaying characters. You're truly blessed to have met me.

49. 49 镇 Road Wardens: I Am the Lantern Bearer 镇路司：我是提灯人 Wine Turns Cool酒微凉Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing New book recommendation: Wasteland Rules: The Dead Man Who Betrayed Me from the Start Wasteland, the supernatural, survival. After two months of sleeping, dreaming, and polishing it over and over, the book is finally here for you all. If you're interested, click on the author's pen name to find the new book. I'm serializing both books at the same time, and they're very different~~ This story has a slow start, so take your time. You'll find it really interesting as you read on. Whether there's a 972Reads7.1Score—Shelves
50. 50 假 Fake Eunuch: I Am the Ming Dynasty's Ninth-Thousand-Year Lord 假太监：我乃大明九千岁 Ninth Day, Tenth Month初九元十Historical7.0M WordsOngoing [Mythic Great Ming] [Alternate History] [High Martial] [Great Ming] [No System] Yang Fan transmigrates to the Great Ming Dynasty and becomes a lowly eunuch, witnessing with his own eyes the grand, turbulent age of humanity! A dynasty that has endured for millennia, immortal aristocratic families, heroes of the martial world, mighty commoners, and dragons and serpents rising together! If that's how it is, then I, Yang Fan, will become the greatest man under heaven! I'll shatter the clouds and bec 127.8kReads9.2Score12.4kShelves

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    I highly recommend this book! Once you start reading, you simply can't put it down. The characters are vivid, the plot is fast-paced, and the pacing is incredibly engaging. Every twist and turn will keep you excited, and you won't want to miss a single moment. The author's pacing is excellent; after finishing one chapter, you find yourself unconsciously flipping to the next, completely unable to stop. If you're looking for something to read, give this a try—I guarantee you'll love it!

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