Novels About Summoning Wuxia, Fantasy, or Mythological Figures, but Not Becoming Emperor 求召唤武侠或玄幻神话人物，不要当皇帝的

1. 1 开 First Kill from the Start, Dropping Feng Xifan, the Swordsman Who Draws No Blood 开局首杀，爆出一剑无血冯锡范 Smoke a Pack of Huazi抽一盒华子Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsOngoing [Killing enemies to get treasure chests + decisive and ruthless + character summoning] In this world, the strong reign supreme. Swords split the heavens, and fists shatter mountains and rivers. Su Chen transmigrates into this world, treating the mighty like ants. Clad in blue, he rules the land, with one hundred and eight towers! In this world of countless powerful figures, he bows to no strongman and submits to no king. He believes only that the fist in his hand is power! His powerful subordina 77kReads8.0Score5.7kShelves

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   I saw this myself. It's a summoner-style game. It's really good.

2. 2 武 Wuxia Summoning System: From the Start, I Summoned Cao Zhengchun 武侠召唤系统，开局召唤曹正淳 Though We Love, the Ends of the Earth Defy Ink and Words有情天涯难笔墨Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted On the Yuanwu Continent, might makes right. Long ago, a devastating war erupted across the continent, transforming heaven and earth and driving countless supreme powers into seclusion. The Yue Clan rose to prominence, seized the lands of the Nine Provinces, and established the Great Qin Dynasty, ruling over all beneath heaven. But under the current Emperor Qin, the court is corrupt and unjust, the people are destitute, power has fallen into the hands of others, and the Great Qin Dynasty teeters 8.7kReads7.8Score329Shelves
3. 3 武 Wuxia: Slay Enemies! I Can Make Treasure Chests Drop 武侠：杀敌！我可以爆宝箱 Three-in-One Course三合一个疗程Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing Qin Changsheng, an ordinary youth from Blue Star, transmigrates to another world and awakens a System that makes treasure chests drop when he kills enemies. The chests can contain characters, divine weapons, pills, and more from the martial arts novels, anime, and films of his previous life... With cheat-like success at every turn, he establishes the Azure Dragon Society: one Lord, two Gods, three Venerables, five Imperial Envoys, eight Demons, ten Supremes, twelve Wings, and ninety-six Sage Lor 82.1kReads7.4Score5.7kShelves
4. 4 召 Summoning a Great Villain to Build the Underworld 召唤大反派创地府 I Gamble on Inspiration to Write赌灵感来了写书Eastern Fantasy460k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. (This book was unexpectedly hit with a barrage of malicious two-star reviews.) On the Immortal Martial Continent, strength is everything. The mightiest can overturn rivers and seas and reshape the heavens and earth; a single person can destroy a nation. The protagonist transmigrates here and obtains a Summoning System. From the start, he summons people and personally establishes an organization called the Underworld. The continent is 6.9kReads5.3Score302Shelves

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   I found a new book, not about becoming an emperor anymore. The author seems to be a newcomer, but I think it's still readable.

5. 5 开 From the Start, Founding the Azure Dragon Society, Its Dragon Lord’s Name Resounding Across the Heavens 开局创立青龙会，龙主威名镇诸天 Cang Yue Baijiang苍月白江Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted (New Novel: Found the Myriad Worlds Society from the Start, Staying Behind the Scenes to Become Invincible Across the Myriad Worlds) (Please show it lots of support) [Behind the Scenes] [Character Summoning] [Building a Faction] [No Female Lead] [Decisive and Ruthless] [The Myriad Worlds] After his soul transmigrated to another world, Wei Yuan unexpectedly became the son of the Marquis of Qingzhou in the Great Yuan Dynasty. He thought he had gotten an unbelievably good start and was ready to e 22.3kReads6.1Score1.4kShelves
6. 6 玄 Xuanhuan: Summoning Villains, I Am the Heavenly Dao 玄幻：召唤反派，我即是天道 Zhizhi October之之十月Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a vast fantasy world, Ye Chen awakens the Strongest Auction System! Divine treasures, divine weapons, god-tier cultivation techniques, and every rare treasure from the Myriad Worlds are up for auction. Yet there are always some fools who dare to make trouble for his auction house. Ye Chen smiles faintly and summons the great villains directly! Bloodthirsty Demon Venerable: “You dare disturb my slumber? I'll crush every last one of you!” Cold and Beautiful Empress: “Master 1.3kReads5.4Score106Shelves
7. 7 被 House Seized and Exiled? I Summon Commander Qinglong 被抄家流放？反手召唤指挥使青龙 The Flying Green Ox飞天的青牛Historical937k WordsCompleted [Summoning] + [Court Intrigue] + [Revenge] + [Fictional History] He transmigrates as the son of a great general, and from the start, it's hell mode! His father is killed in battle, his family is framed, the whole clan is arrested, and they're to be exiled tomorrow! Looking at his trembling mother and aunts in the prison cell, Lu Chen smiles. Exile? Not in this lifetime! [The Strongest Court Investigator System activated!] [Congratulations, Host! You have summoned Azure Dragon, commander of the E 369Reads5.8Score129Shelves
8. 8 诸 Protecting the Dao Across the Heavens: Summoning Ten Mighty Experts from the Start 诸天护道，开局召唤十大强者 Little Xuzeze小续泽泽Eastern Fantasy144k WordsOngoing Ten years ago, Ye Lin, young sect master of the great cultivation clan Xuantian Sect, was saved at the cost of a loyal servant’s life on the night the sect was destroyed. He concealed his identity and hid in Qinglan Sect, a minor sect on the frontier. After ten years of enduring humiliation, the one person who had treated him like a son, his master, was also killed in a conspiracy. At death’s door, Ye Lin awakened the Myriad Heavens Summoning System, which could summon powerful beings from the M 25Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 叫 I Told You to Die, Not to Pull a Stunt 叫你送死，没让你整活 Qing Chen青沉Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted [Goofy]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Exploit system bugs]+ [Milk the system]+ [Wild imagination] Fang Chen has barely transmigrated to another world when he learns that he has agreed to a fight to the death with a chosen one whose engagement was just broken off. He’s already trembling with fear. His System awakens, and he thinks his savior has arrived. But the System’s very first mission tells Fang Chen to raise his cultivation, give it everything he’s got, bring out the chosen one’s potential, and then di 90.6kReads9.2Score9.8kShelves

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   This book is definitely worth reading; you won't be disappointed at all... ++++ Fang Chen had just transmigrated to another world when he learned he had just been challenged to a life-or-death duel with the chosen one whose engagement had been broken off, and he was trembling with fear. Then, the system awakened! 😶 😪 💑 😙 He thought his savior had arrived. But the system's first task was for Fang Chen to increase his cultivation, unleash his full potential, and ultimately die in the life-or-death duel. …

10. 10 开 Forced into Rebellion from the Start, I Summon China's Famous Generals to Vie for Supremacy 开局被逼造反，召唤华夏名将争霸 Young Master Yi Chen逸辰公子Historical3.0M WordsCompleted Fantasy World + Summoning + Dynastic Power Struggles + No Saintly Heroics + Decisive Action + No Characters Suddenly Losing Their Wits Li Yichen transmigrates to another world and becomes the son of a merchant in a small county of the Beiting Dynasty. The imperial court is corrupt, and officials are rampant with greed. After obtaining the Chinese Heroes Summoning System, Li Yichen overthrows Beiting with the help of China’s great historical figures and establishes an empire of his own that will 4.2kReads7.7Score233Shelves
11. 11 我 I Can Summon Villains from All the Heavens 我能召唤诸天反派 Lonely Rampage寂寞暴走Eastern Fantasy560k WordsOngoing Qin Mo was pursued by three top martial artists and fell off a cliff. On the brink of death, he activated the Myriad Realms Villain Summoning System. System prompt: Influence can be exchanged for martial arts villains, who will be absolutely loyal. He spent all his points to summon Dongfang Bubai. As her red robes fluttered, the three experts fell dead. The lone survivor trembled. “Who are you?” Qin Mo sneered. “The Azure Dragon Society. Young Master Yu.” Three months later, rumors spread throug 870Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is worth reading.

12. 12 神 God-Tier Summoning: Summoning Three Thousand Battle Sages From the Start 神级召唤：开局召唤三千斗圣 Yu Dafei0余大飞0Eastern Fantasy439k WordsCompleted [Invincible] + [Crushing everyone] + [Pure exhilaration] After transmigrating, Lin Shu arrives three thousand years in the future. By now, qi cultivation has been thriving on Blue Star for three millennia, and the planet stretches for tens of millions of miles. Battle Kings soar through the heavens. Battle Ancestors tread on empty air. Battle Sages carve out pocket realms. Lin Shu binds a summoning System and never expects to draw three thousand Battle Sages from the start. From that moment on, 8.3kReads8.0Score668Shelves
13. 13 武 Soul Martial Continent: Randomly Auctioning Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings 武魂大陆：随机拍卖十万年魂环 Lord Qian乾主Eastern Fantasy482k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Lin Shu found himself on a continent where soul power reigned supreme, and inherited an auction house. However, the previous owner's father had died, leaving no one to keep the auction house afloat. It was beset by troubles both inside and out. The elders coveted the position of auction house master, while the continent's top sects sought to seize the business for themselves. Just then, Lin Shu transmigrated and bound himself to a god-tier auction house System. From the sta 9kReads8.0Score525Shelves
14. 14 打 Building a Hall of Transmigrators: From the Start, I Send the Campus Belle to Another World 打造穿越者殿堂：开局送校花穿越 Yu Dafei0余大飞0Urban377k WordsCompleted The transmigrator Chu Mengxi has become a god on the Martial Soul Continent! The transmigrator Wang Xing has become a Battle Emperor on the Firmament Continent! The transmigrator Liu Ying has become a Great Emperor in the Great Emperor World! In a single moment, Lin Shu transmigrates to Blue Star, a parallel world undergoing spiritual qi revival. Here, the abyss is invading, spiritual qi is reviving, and martial arts reign supreme. After transmigrating, Lin Shu binds himself to a Hall of Tim 541Reads8.5Score108Shelves
15. 15 神 The Divine Auction House: From the Start, I Auction Off a Thousand Years of Lifespan 神级拍卖行:开局拍卖千年寿元 Yu Dafei0余大飞0Eastern Fantasy717k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Lin Shu arrived in a fantasy world, where he became a disciple of a sacred land and the young master of a major auction house. From the start, he obtained an auction System that rewarded him with a thousand years of life. From that moment on, a god-tier auction house rose to prominence. Saints? They’re only good enough to guard my auction house! Great Emperors? They’re just high-ranking hired muscle for my auction house! When my auction house spans three thousand Dao Domain 8.2kReads7.7Score562Shelves
16. 16 开 From the Start, I Sign In with Immortal King Cultivation and Establish the Supreme Sect 开局签到仙王修为，建立无上宗门 Lemon Tea with 70% Sugar七分糖柠檬茶Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing Synopsis: [System + Invincible + Sect + Summoning + Sign-In + Decisive and Ruthless + the Myriad Worlds] Lu Chen transmigrated to a xuanhuan world and obtained a sign-in and summoning System. [Ding! Congratulations, Host. Sign-in successful. You have obtained a sect!] [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You received a disciple and obtained a Beginner Summoning Card. You successfully summoned two experts at the Deity Transformation Realm!] [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You received a disciple and obtai 24.7kReads8.0Score1.4kShelves

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    They're all classic titles, not a single one about dynasties.

17. 17 酆 Fengdu's Black Code: Let's See Who Dares Make Trouble! 酆都黑律，我看谁敢造次！ Hermit of Yunya Mountain云垭山人Eastern Fantasy824k WordsOngoing [Fully Handwritten, No AI] [Summoning] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Underworld] [System] [The Myriad Worlds] [No Female Lead] [Half Behind the Scenes] [Mythology] The Heavenly Dao of this world has collapsed, yin and yang are in disarray, and reincarnation has been severed! Ye Xiao transmigrates here and awakens a System, gaining the status of the Great Emperor of Fengdu. He establishes the Underworld, summons the ghosts and gods of the nether realm, and restores reincarnation across the Myriad Worl 25kReads7.1Score2.1kShelves
18. 18 大 Great Xia Summons: I Begin to Rule the Heavens After Ascending the Throne 大夏召唤：登基后开始称霸诸天 Hermit of Yunya Mountain云垭山人Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsCompleted [From the start + founding an empire + summoning + System + conquest + the Myriad Worlds + emperor] Everything under Heaven is the king’s land, and everyone within its borders is the king’s subject! Liu Hao transmigrates to the Tianxuan Continent and is made emperor from the start. From there, he launches into a relentless campaign of conquest. Whether you’re a sect prodigy, an imperial princess, or an emperor of the Myriad Worlds, those who submit will prosper, and those who resist will perish! 26.1kReads7.8Score1.4kShelves
19. 19 玄 Xuanhuan: After Pretending to Be Useless for Three Years, I Strike and Become Invincible 玄幻：装了三年废物，出手就无敌 Young Master Zhang Ming张明公子Eastern Fantasy7.0M WordsOngoing [Invincible, passionate, ruthless, highly recommended!] Ten years as a useless nobody, then one move makes the whole world know his name! Three years ago, Chu Yun joined the Taixuan Sect as a good-for-nothing and endured endless humiliation. Three years later, he destroys sects, tramples prodigies, slays gods and demons, and reigns supreme for all eternity! Chu Yun: “I may not make a move, but when I do, blood will flow!” Cultivation techniques? Martial skills? Artifact crafting? Alchemy? “Sorry 19.9kReads8.7Score1.7kShelves

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    A very good novel

20. 20 暗 Dark Night Sovereign: From the Start, I Summoned Guiguzi and Weizhuang 暗夜尊主，开局召唤鬼谷卫庄 Beautiful Female Ghost漂亮女鬼Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [System + summoning + emperor + invincible + domineering + ruthless + political scheming and power struggles] A disastrous start from the get-go: her adoptive father is refining medicine! The adoptive father has sinister intentions and can't wait to use his adopted son's blood to refine a medicine. Nangong Ye faces having his blood drained and his cultivation crippled. The situation has become a showdown at Xuanwu Gate: the victor becomes king, and the loser is branded a rebel. Nangong Ye turns 8.2kReads7.5Score418Shelves
21. 21 重 Rebuilding the Demon Court: The Rise of the Demon Clan 重建妖庭：妖族复兴 Beer and Big-Plate Chicken啤酒大盘鸡Eastern Fantasy252k WordsOngoing Zhu Tian accidentally transmigrates to a strange, unfamiliar world, carrying the Banner of Summoned Demons with him. Here, the demon race has fallen into decline and is wantonly oppressed by various powers. Fortunately, he can gather fortune through the banner and summon the myriad demons of the Primordial World to turn the tide. He leads them through every obstacle. Across the Myriad Worlds, Zhu Tian guides the demon race as it rises again and again, breaks through layer upon layer of shackles, 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The summoning style summons only powerful demon race warriors.

22. 22 召 Summoning Jiang Yuyan, With a Grandmaster Bodyguard From the Start 召唤江玉燕，开局大宗师护卫 A Tiny Cloud, Wind and Clouds小小的一片云彩风云Eastern Fantasy862k WordsCompleted Lin Tian transmigrated to a chaotic world where civil and military pursuits went hand in hand. Carrying the regrets of his past life and a System wheel, he started out with a small clan in Qingzhou City and gradually built the Azure Dragon Society. From Blackwind Ridge to Cangyun Province, from the Eastern Region to the Southern Region, he recruited Zhao Gao, summoned Li Bai, and invited Dugu Qiubai. The twelve branches gathered, heavenly beings flocked to his side, and great sages took charge. 117Reads5.2Score116Shelves

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    New book, summoning characters, establishment of the Azure Dragon Society

23. 23 至 Supreme King of Hell! 至尊阎王！ A Fleeting Dream一瞬而逝的梦Urban118k WordsOngoing Have you ever seen a ghost? Not only have I seen them, I can summon them to fight for me. They say they're deities, not ghosts! “Xu Chu! Dian Wei! Get in there!” “Kid, you're Tang Monk's flesh now. You can't escape!” “Zhao Yun!” After accidentally absorbing the Heart of the Gods, Lin Fan went from an ordinary person to a cultivator who could summon beings without limit. The arrival of the “Twin Heroes of the Tiger Guards” gave Lin Fan, who had lost all hope in life, a reason to hope again. B 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not an emperor, but a player who summons characters from the Three Kingdoms period at the start.

24. 24 武 A Grand Wuxia Summoning: I Subdue Immortals with the Martial Way 武侠大召唤，我以武道镇压仙人 I Want to Lie Flat and Be a Salty Fish a想躺平当咸鱼aEastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Gacha + summoning + invincibility + cunning + leveling up + ruthless decisiveness] Li Xin transmigrates to another world with the lucky-draw wheel from the pay-to-win martial arts game Great Martial World he played before transmigrating, and becomes the chief of Black Wind Stronghold. By spending money, he can draw all kinds of supreme martial arts and divine weapons, and even summon legendary figures from the stories. Dragon-Elephant Prajna, Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, Nine Yin and Nine Ya 18.6kReads8.5Score984Shelves
25. 25 白 The Secret Beneath the White Dress 白裙子下的秘密 Huang Yaoshi's Person黄药师的人12k WordsCompleted The Secret Beneath the White Dress 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It looks good and is very good.

26. 26 诸 The Heavens Have Arrived, but I Just Want to Be a Behind-the-Scenes Patriarch 诸天降临，我只想当个幕后家主 Huang Yaoshi's Person黄药师的人Male-Channel Fanfiction168k WordsCompleted Blood rains from the sky, and rifts split the void. The worlds of The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Shrouding the Heavens, and more crash into the main world one after another. Everyone else scrambles for opportunities, while Huang Cong stays in the shadows, using his Family Fortune System to expand at breakneck speed. When the armies of the Immortal Realm bear down on them, he finally rises to his feet. “No rush. Let them fight first. Tao Gong, name your price.” 15Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 开 Summoning Villains from the Start: I Rule from Behind the Scenes 开局召唤反派，幕后我为尊 Handsome Scholar with a Brush执笔俏书生Eastern Fantasy278k WordsOngoing (The rating has just been released and will rise later! Big shots, please head to the main text.) [System Summons]+ [Invincible Behind the Scenes]+ [Factional Conquest]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [Never Takes a Loss]+ [Nonstop Thrills] Chu Tian transmigrates to the Tianxu Continent and becomes the useless heir of the Martial King’s residence in Dongzhou. He is afflicted with a strange poison, unable to cultivate for the rest of his life, and reduced to a laughingstock of the dynasty. But no one 12.2kReads6.2Score367Shelves

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    Hurry up and read this book

28. 28 善 A Thought of Good or Evil Makes an Immortal 善恶一念仙 Sunset and Dawn落日清晨Eastern Fantasy428k WordsOngoing Evil takes shape from the fear, desires, and greed born of hunger and displacement. Knowing the thoughts deep within people's hearts, it continually creates greater panic and enslaves the masses. They build an immortal tomb that answers every prayer: whether in life or after death, anyone with a sincere heart will receive a response. People try to move them, hoping to be reborn as immortals. 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Made to order just for you! [Thumbs up]

29. 29 收 Recruiting Disciples to Dominate the Myriad Worlds and Make My Mark 收徒霸诸天万界展雄风 Talented Grape有才的葡萄Eastern Fantasy264k WordsCompleted On October 1, 2024, Xu Yaning was enjoying the National Day holiday on Earth when he was unexpectedly swept into a mysterious world: the Qianyuan Continent, two million years after Nüwa created humanity, and the first-tier cultivation kingdom of the Laixi Dynasty. This vast and wondrous continent is steeped in the ways of cultivation. Powerful cultivators can command the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and perform miraculous spells. Mysterious ruins hold countless treasures and secrets, wh 57Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is particularly in line with [thinking].

30. 30 躺 The Lie-Flat Prince: Obtaining a Sign-In System 躺平王爷：获得签到系统 A Tiny Cloud, Wind and Clouds小小的一片云彩风云Eastern Fantasy826k WordsCompleted Shen Xiaoyao, a drunken rich second-generation heir from Blue Star, transmigrates into the Great Yan Dynasty as the beloved Prince Xiaoyao. He had planned to enjoy his power and lie flat for the rest of his life, but unexpectedly binds himself to a sign-in System. He plans to reject pressure to marry and travel the world with expert companions, but his imperial brother and his marshal older sister both pressure him in turn, forcing him to marry and enter public life. Fortunately, his beginner’s 51Reads5.4Score134Shelves

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    This isn't an invincible style, nor is it a behind-the-scenes style.

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