Protagonists Who Like Using Blades: Sabers, Greatswords, Short Swords, Tang Dao, and More 主角喜欢用刀，如长刀、大刀、短刀、唐刀等刀类

1. 1 天EN Heaven's Chosen? Monster? No, It's the Grind Emperor 天骄？妖孽？不好，是肝帝 That Mountain, That Sea那山那海Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [The top workaholic in high-martial arts fiction] [Panel-based cultivation] [Cosmic setting] [Cultivation and progression, not point allocation or speedrunning; the protagonist is a born grinder] In the interstellar age, alien beasts invade and evil gods lurk all around. Li Qingshan awakens a martial arts panel that can record any technique or martial skill. He needs no insight or talent, and faces no bottlenecks. As long as he trains hard, he can improve, and every breakthrough lasts forever! H 219kReads9.3Score25.7kShelves

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   They all use knives. The first part is very good, I recommend it.

2. 2 综EN Wuxia World: My Blade-for-Hire, Pay-to-Win Power-Up 综武：我捉刀人，氪金变强 King of Slacking Off While Writing码字摸鱼王Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted [Swordsman] [Lone Wolf] [No Female Lead] Su Chen transmigrates into a world of martial arts and awakens the [Pay-to-Grow Stronger] System. As long as he spends money, he can get stronger. No cultivation technique? Spend money! A talent for cultivation that's too poor? Spend money! Progress too slow? Spend money! From then on, making money to spend on getting stronger becomes Su Chen's only goal. And, naturally, he becomes a bounty hunter who gets things done for cash. As long as the price is rig 15.9kReads7.3Score911Shelves
3. 3 诸 The Blade Masters of the Myriad Heavens Empower Me 诸天刀客加持我身 Slender Bamboo Pole竿竹瘦Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted The age’s turmoil belongs to my generation; once I enter the martial world, the years rush by. Empires and ambitions are the stuff of idle talk; nothing compares to getting drunk beneath the human sky. Chen Sheng accidentally transmigrates to another world and becomes a blind boy. He thinks he’ll spend his life playing the erhu and singing for alms to scrape together enough to eat, wasting away ten years. But then he unexpectedly figures out how to use his golden finger. All he has to do is defe 20.6kReads8.6Score1.9kShelves
4. 4 战 Half a Life on the Battlefield, Yet I Return as the Same Old War God 战死沙场戎半生，归来仍是旧武神 A Quick Silence反手一个沉默Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Wang Xian, a half-step Martial God at the eighth realm of Old Martial Arts, died on an alien battlefield protecting ordinary people, only to return in a dream to his youth in his senior year of high school. In my previous life, I achieved greatness late, reaching the peak of the half-step Martial God realm, only to stop at the eighth realm and die with regrets. In this life, I will use my self-created Starry Sky Body-Tempering Art to forge a starry sky martial body capable of devouring stars and 93.2kReads9.1Score7.1kShelves

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   💥The male lead has mastered a greatsword to its pinnacle! He's incredibly handsome [smirk] and possesses chiseled muscles! He endures loneliness and pain that most people couldn't bear! He uses ancient martial arts to train his body and achieves a near-godlike status!! Like Brother Lu, the male lead clearly distinguishes between good and evil, and is ruthless to himself to an extreme degree! Absolutely top-tier!

5. 5 武 Wuxia: Killing Enemies Earns Cultivation, and My Power Is Unfathomable! 武侠：杀敌爆修为，我功力滔天！ The Salted Fish Is Ready to Take Off咸鱼要起飞Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [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 87.2kReads8.7Score5.3kShelves
6. 6 关 The Mountain Ranger of Guandong 关东巡山人 Tianshan Shield天山盾Mystery3.8M WordsCompleted Black-handled blades, jade-faced foxes, the Thirteen Guardians who shook eastern Manchuria. Princes and generals, spirit mediums and magistrates. Limping beggars with long-stemmed pipes, monks and Taoist priests. Dragons, serpents, tigers, and leopards: none can escape the flying knives. A mountain range in a parallel world's eastern Manchuria, a feud sealed away for thirty years, a black blade that fills everyone with dread, a world of outlaws teeming with heroes, and a mountain patrolman who w 24.7kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves

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   Only these forces

7. 7 七 Seven Heroes Town: I Open a Bodyguard Agency with the Four Corpse Ancestors 七侠镇：我和四大尸祖开镖局 Beasts of Burden on a Rampage牛马狂飙Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsOngoing (The ratings have only just come in, so a low score is normal!) (Escort agency members: the Four Corpse Ancestors + Shi Potian + Jiang Yuyan + Lin Pingzhi + Ye Gucheng + the three-man Jin Yiwei team of Lu Jianxing, Ding Xiu, and Qinglong + Qu Feiyan... Oh, and A-Huang too.) An accidental truck accident caused Lin Bei to transmigrate. At first, Lin Bei thought he had transmigrated to the historical Ming Dynasty. But then he found out the town was called Seven Heroes Town! There was even an inn in 37.1kReads8.1Score2.9kShelves
8. 8 海EN One Piece: Zenith! Starting as a Roger Pirates Intern 海贼的巅峰！从罗杰团实习生开始 Treasure Thief Leader盗宝团长Anime Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing [Arrive at Laugh Tale from the start] [Shanks and Buggy, lifelong rivals] [Black Gun, Red Hair, Clown Emperor] [Observation Haki Killer + Advanced Haki Infusion + Seastone Bullets] [Devil Fruit Users, Don't Move] [Supreme Underwear]... Looking back over his life as a pirate, Os has already accomplished more than can be counted. But if you ask about the true turning point in his fate, it was a desperate shout from his childhood. "Kid, why do you have to join our ship?" Gol D. Roger, the Pirate Ki 172.6kReads9.1Score15kShelves
9. 9 全 Everyone Is an Evil Immortal!!! 全员恶仙！！！ There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Also known as The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals and The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals: I Have a Temple for Cultivating Immortals [No Angst] [Unhinged] [High Stakes from Start to Finish] There is a rumor of a temple somewhere in the world, with a patch of magical soil inside. Just treat a person as a "seed" and plant them in the soil, and they can become an immortal. Li Shiwu has spent ten years seeking immortality. At last, he finds the temple and plants himself in the soil, but he never expecte 207.6kReads9.0Score19.6kShelves
10. 10 刺 Killer Seven: Starting Out in the Shennong Kingdom! 刺客伍六七，神农国开局！ Ma Guo Cheng马国成Anime Fanfiction638k WordsCompleted I was reborn into the world of Scissor Seven, but in the Kingdom of Shennong during the era of the Black and White Dragons. What do I do? Asking urgently. Whatever. Since things have come to this, I’ll head to Xuanwu Kingdom and pick up a trick or two. An assassin? What respectable person would become an assassin?! Years later, I returned to the Kingdom of Shennong, having mastered my skills. “Fourth Prince of Stan? Tell your father to bring a hundred million to ransom you. What?! You think that 1.1kReads7.8Score101Shelves
11. 11 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

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    This book uses a magic sword

12. 12 开EN Blade's Edge: Rebellious Start in a Chaotic Jianghu 开局叛出镇抚司，我刀问江湖 Writer Number Seven七号写手Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Court and martial world] + [Strong wuxia flavor] + [Following one's convictions] + [A story of growth] The dynasty was nearing its end. Regional princes carved up the realm, and chaos was about to descend. Great sects and hidden clans entered the world; monks and Daoists roamed the martial world. Barbarians, demonesses, foreign tribes, and demonic cults all took advantage of the turmoil. Shen Yi transmigrated into the role of a low-ranking guard in the Pacification Office. From the start, he ki 72.5kReads8.5Score6kShelves

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    A few good books I've read recently: the first is "The Ultimate Swordsmanship Mastery," and the second is about a protagonist who initially wields a ghost-headed dagger, but later evolves it into a long-handled broadsword.

13. 13 刽 The Executioner in Brocade: No More Roaming the Storms 刽子锦衣路莫浪风云行 Once a Guest of the Green Lamp, Never to Return原是青灯不归客Eastern Fantasy722k WordsOngoing Mo Lang gets a second chance at life, reborn in a high-martial Ming dynasty. It should have been a good thing, if not for his birth. Reincarnated as the son of an executioner, Mo Lang belongs to a family that has passed down the trade for six generations. After his father’s unexpected death, he seems destined to take up his ancestors’ profession, spend his days beside the chopping block, and pass the rest of his life on the execution ground. But the gears of fate quietly turn the moment he uses 29Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 高 High Martial: I Begin by Mastering the Quick-Draw Technique 高武：从领悟拔刀术开始 Writer Number Seven七号写手Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [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 1.3kReads8.8Score199Shelves

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    1. A protagonist transmigrates to another world, his mother murdered, his father missing. Luckily, he has a system. Since the world is full of evil people, he'll draw his sword and slay his way through it all. 2. Transmigrated as a blind man, he has only a system and an old ox. He lives a peaceful life relying on the system's rewards, but when he sees injustice, he can't ignore it. He draws his sword, seeking neither fame nor fortune, but peace of mind. 3. A young soldier becomes an assassin. Because of a moment of kindness, he massacres the secret base of an assassin organization, thus getting caught up in trouble. Now, let's experience this world from the perspective of the young man and understand this different kind of assassin. 4. The arrogant head of the Li family commits suicide to ensure the continuation of his family and is transported to a different Tang Dynasty. Here, there is martial arts and internal strength, Li Shimin who shares the world with wise ministers, and the Six Doors, the most powerful and ruthless department under the emperor's nose. His mother was a maid who climbed into his bedchamber, and he is an unpopular illegitimate son. So what? He will climb to the top step by step. His name is Li Junsu, Junsu as in "gentlemanly and ruthless." If I say I'll wipe out your entire family, then I will wipe out your entire family.

15. 15 玄EN Fantasy: Starting Blind, I Cultivate with an Erhu 玄幻：开局瞎子，从拉二胡开始 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted (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 138.6kReads9.6Score14.4kShelves
16. 16 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
17. 17 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 65.7kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves
18. 18 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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    A high-quality infinite flow novel, ruthless and decisive, a lone wolf story set in an original world with no female lead. The protagonist traverses countless worlds, proving his Dao through slaughter, slaying countless beings. The plot is captivating, the world-building expansive, the writing fluid, the pacing fast, and there are no mindless or illogical scenes. Perfect for seasoned readers experiencing a reading slump.

19. 19 拜 Come On, Men Who Play Raiden Are Just Way Too Handsome 拜托，玩雷电的男人也太帅了吧 Little Cat Jurassic小猫侏罗纪Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [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 50.6kReads8.8Score4.2kShelves

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    The protagonist wields a Tang sword named Xiao Hei, a growth-type weapon that is entirely black in the early stages but develops magnificent golden patterns after absorbing the blood of demonic beasts in the later stages.

20. 20 红EN Dream of the Red Chamber: The Strongest Imperial Guard—The World Is Mine! 红楼：最强锦衣卫，我只手遮天！ The Loquat Tree in the Courtyard院有枇杷树Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [You can enjoy this even if you've never read Dream of the Red Chamber] After transmigrating into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, Jia Huan becomes an unloved son born to a concubine. The dynasty is nearing its end, officials are corrupt, martial artists flout the law, and court factions scheme for power. Fortunately, Jia Huan awakens a golden finger and joins the Embroidered Uniform Guard, rising through the ranks. If anyone crosses him, he slaughters them, while also taking the opportuni 115kReads8.9Score12.2kShelves

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    Stop nagging, kill them!

21. 21 杀 I Gain Points for Killing, and Now I'm Forced to Livestream a Death Game 杀人加点的我，被迫直播死亡游戏 Yong Ming雍名Urban946k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 3kReads8.3Score230Shelves
22. 22 我 I Became a Rebel in Another World 我在异界当反贼 Return on the Roadside陌上回Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted A slow-burn Western fantasy about knights and lords, with no female lead! The golden finger is minor and appears late! Henwell became a commoner from the start and planned to work his way up to nobility, but as a young child, he was swept into a war. To stay alive, he threw in his lot with the enemy and became a junior strategist, forging the strongest army in the world. Just when he thought he could enjoy a good life after the war, he was sold into slavery. He was trained as a gladiator, but be 28.9kReads8.9Score3kShelves
23. 23 凡EN Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted (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 561.4kReads9.3Score72kShelves

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    How could someone not have mortal bones?

24. 24 早 If I'd Known She'd Be This Clingy, I Wouldn't Have Saved Her 早知她这么粘人，当初我不救了 Devouring Shacha Noodles狂炫沙茶面Eastern Fantasy594k WordsCompleted {No harem, one heroine, revenge, mutual salvation, everyday life, personal growth} [Xie Chi, one of the Twelve Champions of the Twilight, possesses astonishing and extraordinary skills. Beneath his cold, stern exterior lies a heartbreaking past.] [Li Nian, the beloved jewel of the Li family, is an innocent young girl on the cusp of adulthood. She should have had a carefree life, but an unforeseen massacre destroys her family...] That night, a mysterious force slaughtered the entire Li family ov 1.1kReads8.0Score104Shelves

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    Single female lead, no harem, mutual redemption, male lead with top-tier combat power, female lead a martial arts prodigy who grows and develops, decisive and ruthless without being a saint, both are strong.

25. 25 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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    I highly recommend it, it's excellent.

26. 26 武 Undercover in the Martial World, Invincible with Max-Level Divine Arts 武侠卧底，从满级神功开始无敌 I Want to Lie Flat and Be a Salty Fish a想躺平当咸鱼aEastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Li Suifeng transmigrates to a martial arts world and becomes an undercover agent for the Embroidered Uniform Guard inside the Salt Gang. Three years, then another three, then another three. After ten years undercover, he awakens the Max-Level Divine Arts System. As long as he completes a mission, the divine art he receives as a reward is instantly maxed out. What? His very first mission is to kill his superior in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and the reward is the Divine Saber Slash? Become the 39.8kReads8.6Score3.7kShelves

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    📢 **A Passionate Recommendation| "Martial Arts Undercover Agent: Invincible Starting with Maxed-Out Divine Skills"** 🔥 **Ten Years of Endurance, One Strike to Decapitate!** Li Suifeng transmigrated to a martial arts world, enduring ten years of hardship, finally awakening his system—kill his superiors and unlock cheat codes! Facing Xiao Qianhe, who had exploited him for years, he coldly drew his sword, using the Ten Fragrant Softening Powder to seal his skills. With a flash of cold light, the head of the thousand-household commander flew off! [Ding! The Great Hero System Activated!] From then on, killing yields rewards, martial arts reach max level with a single click, and the path to becoming a world-class hero begins! **Decisive and Ruthless, Enjoying Revenge!** "Exploited me for ten years? Now it's my turn to reap the rewards!" Li Suifeng's blade was stained with blood, his Iron Shirt skill instantly reached max level, his body as hard as iron, unstoppable! System missions followed one after another, divine skills, elixirs, and divine weapons readily available. Infiltrating the martial arts world? No, he would overturn the world and become the supreme hero at the pinnacle of martial arts! ✨ **Highlights at a Glance**: ✔️ **A Killer Start**! Ten years of forbearance culminate in a single strike that wipes out all injustice! ✔️ **A System-Driven Thrilling Novel**! Rewards galore, martial arts skills instantly maxed out! ✔️ **Decisive and Ruthless**! The protagonist is ruthless and never suffers a loss! ✔️ **A Battle for Supremacy in the Martial World**! From a lowly undercover agent to a powerful figure, defying fate! **"This strike, I've waited ten years for!"** — Li Suifeng's martial world rises from blood and fire! #DecisiveAndRuthless #System #MartialArtsThriller #RiseOfAHero

27. 27 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! 21.1kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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    Train your body to the extreme, add points to the ultimate path, every strike draws blood, and you'll shatter everything in your path!

28. 28 恶 Infamous: The System Gave Me Way Too Much! 恶名昭著：只怪系统给的太多！ The Merciful Lion仁慈的狮子Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Muscles + System + body-tempering martial arts + ruthless killing! That year, I wielded a blade in each hand and couldn't find a worthy opponent! Shen Hanfeng, a transmigrator, transmigrated to another world and activated the System! Killing wanted criminals earned him power! From then on, Shen Hanfeng carried a flask of wine at his waist and two blades by his side! He tore through the world in a storm of sparks, cutting down all who stood in his way! He carved his way from east to west and kill 17.4kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves
29. 29 网 Online Gaming: The World Beyond 网游之往界 Lizhuang White Pork李庄白肉Sports4.5M WordsCompleted This is an Eastern fantasy online game novel. No one is reborn, and the game does not descend into reality. There are only the ancient Chinese dynasties, a chaotic age overrun with demons and monsters, the martial world, the imperial court, rival powers, and noble clans. Mysterious martial arts and Daoist sorcery can topple cities, split rivers, move mountains, and part seas... Slay demons, uphold justice, ride hard and fast, and live free, settling every grudge! This is a second world that gran 36kReads9.1Score3.7kShelves

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    Just chop it up, that's all. [Got it]

30. 30 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
31. 31 师 The Blade of the Master 师刀 Clear as All Things万象澄澈Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing 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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    One ring-pommel sword is named Dragon Sparrow, and the other greatsword is named Great Shelter. The protagonist is a descendant of executioners. Not mindless, not a wish-fulfillment story, but realistic.

32. 32 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 1.3kReads8.9Score108Shelves

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    They're all knives 🔪 [laughing]

33. 33 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 980Reads7.1Score—Shelves
34. 34 妖EN The Pig-Slaying Saber Dances in a World of Monsters and Mayhem! 妖诡乱世，你杀猪刀法还成精了？ Just Want Lu Bai就要鹿佰Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsOngoing Lin Feng was born into a chaotic world plagued by demons and monsters. For sixteen years, he never had enough to eat or wear. Three months ago, his father, the family’s sole breadwinner and a master who had reached the completion of Skin Tempering, was killed by demons and monsters. His mother, younger sister, and he were left to struggle through life. Just as they were about to reach their limit, the government office began recruiting, and Lin Feng hoped his status as a soldier’s family member 23.9kReads7.6Score2.1kShelves
35. 35 玄 Xuanhuan: I'm Really Not a Great Calamity! 玄幻：我真不是大凶人！ Lu Xiaogan吕小甘Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Body That Reaches the Divine] + [Overwhelming Force] + [Ultimate Path] + [Invincible] The monster in the painting, the bloodthirsty pig, the money paid to buy a life, the paper figures escorting a bride, the pit of the dead, the White Bone Temple... I traveled from south to north, I traveled from white to black, With a butcher's knife in hand, I hacked my way from the Southern Heavenly Gate to Penglai East Road and back again for three days and three nights without blinking. If you want to ask 2.9kReads8.0Score214Shelves
36. 36 诡EN Eerie: Martial Path to Godhood 诡异：武道通神 Waiting for Dawn等待黎明Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Mist swirls all around, and horrors run rampant! When the sun sets, Bao Xiang’s protection takes effect! Just as Zhou Yi, newly arrived in this world, was racking his brains to stay alive, a voice rang in his ears! “Yin energy +1,” “Yin energy +1,” “Yin energy +1”… 12.2kReads7.0Score718Shelves
37. 37 香 Invoke the Gods with Incense! Guan Yu Cleaves the Great Black Buddha Mother in Two 香火请神！睁眼关公刀劈大黑佛母 Three Thousand Six Hundred Turns of Shakyamuni释迦摩尼三千六百转Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Global Class Change] [Eyes Open, Guan Yu] [Chentang Pass Knife-Cut Noodles] [Boss of Guanjiangkou] [Big Shot of Flower-Fruit Mountain] [Calling in Reinforcements from Love Between Fairy and Devil] [Bureau 749] [No Female Lead] The supernatural invades, the Heavenly Dao descends, and everyone undergoes a Global Class Change. Qin Hao transmigrates to this world by accident. Despite his exceptional talent, he awakens to the hidden support class of Incense Master. Luckily, he also awakens an incens 11.5kReads8.6Score986Shelves

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    💥Invoking the gods with cigarettes! Favored by Erlang Shen and Guan Yu, bestowed with the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, he crushes all before him 😎, awakening the hidden support class of Incense Master, using a handful of Hua Zi brand cigarettes to summon Guan Yu to descend and slay demons!! And a pack of Supreme Nine-Five will turn the world upside down 🌫️

38. 38 捉 My Monster-Hunting Was Exposed, So I Had to Livestream Explanations of Monsters and Ghosts 捉妖被曝光，只好直播科普妖与鬼 Pure and Cute Girl清纯萌妹Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming explanations of monsters from authentic ancient Chinese texts + One female lead + Two incredibly powerful protagonists + The Classic of Mountains and Seas + What the Master Does Not Speak Of + All kinds of folk customs, researched in meticulous detail] As the saying goes: I offer the gods fine incense, and they say it isn't good enough. When a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers came down from the sky wearing sunglasses and smoking Huazi cigarettes, the viewers fell silent. Lin Qin 28.3kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves
39. 39 大EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 525.3kReads9.5Score41.9kShelves

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    The main characters all use knives.

40. 40 游 Game Invasion: I Became Emperor Before the Players Transmigrated 游戏入侵：我称帝了玩家才穿越 Xiao Chu Still Hasn't Slept潇楚还没睡Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsOngoing [Transmigrating ahead of time + political scheming + dynastic power struggles + succubus + worlds merging] This book is also known as [I, the Empress's Fiancé, the Strongest Villain Behind the Scenes]. After waking up, Xia Chen finds himself logged into the mysterious game from his previous life ahead of schedule, starting out as the legitimate son of the Marquis of Zhendong. What? I have a younger brother named Xia Hao, who seems to have a mysterious bone inside him? It looks just like the lege 459.8kReads9.1Score46.7kShelves
41. 41 十 Ten Years of Storms, a Blade Frosted with Ice 十年风雨刃含霜 Old Dog from Southern Yunnan滇南老狗Eastern Fantasy748k WordsCompleted A letter from the capital, a prince preparing to rebel, and a blade that obeys orders. He is the fastest blade, A wolf hidden in the deepest shadows, A man with a dream of his own. He grips the blade in his hand, Shattering the world's warmth and cruelty, and carving out a broad road to the future with bloodshed. The novel starts off a little slowly, and a few chapters are on the short side to keep the events in their proper order. The later chapters get more and more interesting, with plenty of 32Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    🍁① His weapon is a sword, forged by the master of weapons himself. Reincarnated into another world as an illegitimate son of a family, he won the affection of his family members with his politeness and good manners. After embarking on the path of martial arts, he used his cunning to benefit his family and later joined the Six Doors. His weapon is still the sword, which he used to experience countless battlefields, its murderous aura brewing into a notorious and deadly blade! 🍁② He transmigrated to a parallel world and obtained a containment system. At the beginning, he directly contained the Nanshan Stubborn Stone and joined Bureau 749. Later, with his monstrous talent, he was discovered by a sword seller at the training ground and the family decided to have the entire family forge a long sword for him using the Nanshan Stubborn Stone as the main material. He then accompanied the sword seller to kill various prodigies on battlefields in multiple countries!

42. 42 武 Wuxia: Killing Enemies Raises My Experience, I'm Really Not a Demonic Path Cultivator 武侠：杀敌涨经验，我真不是魔道 Night Ninth Month夜九月Eastern Fantasy266k WordsCompleted [Gain experience by killing enemies] [Court and jianghu] [No heroine] [Wuxia] In the Great Li Dynasty, martial arts flourish, and the strong use force to defy the law. The Seven Great Sects, Six Wind-and-Cloud Gangs, Four Great Clans, and Three Great Demonic Cults... sects and factions carve up the jianghu. Lu Tianjin transmigrates and becomes a junior banner officer in the Guarding Martial Hall, only to be framed for colluding with bandits from the start. Fortunately, the System activates and b 350Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    📢 **A thrilling new dark martial arts game | "Martial Arts: Kill Enemies to Gain Experience, I'm Really Not a Demon" is here!** ⚔️ **Killing one person is a crime, slaughtering ten thousand is heroism!** Lu Tianjin awakens a killing system, extracting martial arts techniques from all heavens and plundering the true essence of martial arts for every person he kills! From a dying prisoner to a peerless villain, he sneers with his knife: "You say I'm a demon? Then let me show you the real demon!" A flash of blade, enemies beheaded, system notifications ringing out one after another—in this life, he will slaughter his way through the entire martial arts world! 🔥 **An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a path to enlightenment through killing!** "Wang Tong, Zhang Pingsong, Gou Qianhu... Every single one of them must die!" Lu Tianjin's blade leaves no survivors, his body, healed from hidden injuries, is stronger than at its peak. While the righteous sects still upheld the code of chivalry, his blade was already at the grandmaster's throat: "I'll take your life's work!" ✨ **Four Exciting Highlights:** ✔️ **Dark-themed Leveling-Up System:** Kill to become stronger, instantly acquire martial arts skills ✔️ **Revenge-Funny Novel:** Start with a desperate counterattack, settle scores on the spot ✔️ **Decisive and Ruthless:** The protagonist is ruthless, every strike draws blood ✔️ **Innovative System:** Dual-mode plundering (martial arts + true essence) 💀 "Since everyone says I'm a demon..." Lu Tianjin sheathed his blood-stained sword, "Then let this martial world be a river of blood!" #DarkTheme #DecisiveAndRuthless #SystemMartialArts #RevengeFunnyNovel #LevelUp

43. 43 我 I Practice Martial Arts in a World of Gods and Ghosts 我在神诡世界开武道 Frost on the Ground Beneath the Bright Moon明月地上霜Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted The martial path has fallen into decline, while demonic arts and immortal techniques emerge one after another. There are sinister, terrifying demons, immortal humans who look down on all living beings, and humans struggling to survive. A white jade bead etched with a dragon pattern set Lin Li on the path of extreme martial cultivation! “This world belongs to the martial cultivators of the human race!” 9kReads8.8Score585Shelves

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    Against the backdrop of a world where martial arts are at their peak, demons and monsters roam freely, feeding on humans and causing widespread suffering, while the imperial court is preoccupied with its own problems, the protagonist embarks on his martial arts journey as a humble apprentice at a martial arts school. His exciting martial arts career unfolds later in the story, culminating in the use of a longsword.

44. 44 魔 Demonic Blade Splits the Heavens 魔刀裂天 Bean Tiger豆虎Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted In this world, fairness is nowhere to be found, and right and wrong are hard to tell; In this realm, martial strength reigns supreme, and the strong come first. The human heart is treacherous, the world ever-changing. What difference is there between man and demon? Alone, I walk on, step by lonely step. I walk my own road and ask not where it leads! I seek no fame throughout the world, only peace in this life, Yet things rarely go as one wishes. All I can do is hate that I cannot kill every last 923Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    A down-on-his-luck youth becomes a god with a single strike. A well-written fantasy novel.

45. 45 捉 The Bounty Hunter: I Slay Evil and Become Invincible 捉刀人，我以斩恶无敌世间 The Walking Classic of Mountains and Seas行走的山海经Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a chaotic age where human lives are worthless and the strong prey on the weak, Lu Ye becomes a bounty hunter and awakens the Bounty System. Every wanted criminal he kills earns him cultivation points and unorthodox martial arts techniques. With each mission, Lu Ye grows stronger. When a gang runs amok, he wipes them out! When an emperor rules without virtue, he takes his head from a thousand miles away! When wicked immortals wreak havoc, he strikes them down with thunde 10.6kReads8.1Score1kShelves
46. 46 高 High Martial: The Embroidered Guard's Killer Star, the Emperor Begs Me to Keep Calm 高武：锦衣卫杀星，皇帝求我冷静 New Nightz新夜zEastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Ruthless and decisive + slaying demons and vanquishing evil + invincible domination + explosive power growth] After transmigrating to a high-martial world teeming with demons and dotted with sects, Ye Beixuan becomes a low-ranking officer in the Dali Imperial Guards. Fortunately, he awakens the Peerless Martial Dao System. All he has to do is sign in each day to instantly gain a year’s worth of power! What’s more, completing the System’s missions earns him all kinds of rewards. The De 44.7kReads7.8Score3kShelves
47. 47 每 Collecting Entries Every Day, from Constable to Martial Arts Master 每日收录词条，从捕快到武道通神 Earn 1 Yuan a Day and It's a Win日入1元就算赢Eastern Fantasy568k WordsOngoing [Updates 10,000 words daily] [Case-solving] [Traits] [Not mindless] [The rating just launched and will rise later] From the start, a city teeters on the brink of ruin, surrounded by demons and monsters, with millions on the verge of collapse. Luckily, my golden finger has awakened! As long as I record information, I can generate heaven-defying traits! [Recorded: Grain shops are hoarding goods and driving up prices, in collusion with corrupt officials] [Trait generated: Keen Hearing (Mortal)! Sen 46Reads5.0Score—Shelves
48. 48 玄 Xuanhuan: I've Been Running Escorts with My Dad Since I Was Three 玄幻：从三岁开始，就跟我爹走镖 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy116k WordsOngoing Just after Li Xuanxiao transmigrates: “Son, there’s a knife and a candied hawthorn skewer in front of you.” “If you choose the candied hawthorns, I’ll kill you and send you to see your mother.” “If you choose the knife, I’ll kill you first, then kill myself!” Li Xuanxiao: … “Why don’t you just kill me with one stroke? That’d save me the trouble of choosing.” Looking at the man before him, Li Xuanxiao knows he has to make a choice that will keep him alive. Three-year-old Li Xuanxiao say 86Reads6.0Score—Shelves
49. 49 开 Nine Yang Divine Skill From the Start, and I'm Really Full of Fire 开局九阳神功，我火气真的很大 Lantern in the Night Rain夜雨明灯Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Decisive and Ruthless] [Rapid Leveling] [A Very Short Fuse] In the eighth year of the Longwu era, Yan Chu arrived in a world where martial arts reached the divine. Here, there were peerless heroes who could sweep eight hundred li with a single pair of palms, supreme swordsmen whose blades chilled fourteen provinces, and unmatched beauties whose smiles could captivate the world. Feuds, romance, schemes, and betrayals played out in turn. The prevailing rules of the martial world were simple: good 27.7kReads7.4Score2.2kShelves
50. 50 开 From the Start, I'm a Bounty Hunter, and the System Rewards Me with a Century of Inner Power 开局赏金人，系统奖励百年内力 Carefree Wandering Immortal逍遥散仙人Eastern Fantasy446k WordsOngoing “Invincible domination + multiple women + pure, nonstop thrills.” In the final years of the Great Zhou, the emperor was incompetent, the harem meddled in state affairs, eunuchs abused their power, and officials used gangs to impose extortionate taxes. Powerful clans seized land, martial arts sects in the jianghu flouted the law with their strength, rebel armies swarmed like locusts, and bandits grew as numerous as weeds. The land was in chaos, the people suffering and unable to make a living. Ch 131Reads6.0Score107Shelves

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