The High-Martial-Arts Genre Is Ruined. 高武废了。

1. 1 高 High Martial: No Golden Finger, but Success Comes Late 高武：没有金手指，但大器晚成 An Old Man from Tianshan天山一老人Urban807k WordsOngoing [No heroine or one heroine] [High martial arts world] [Invasion by myriad races] [Humanity united] [Decisive and ruthless] [Cautious but not cowardly] [Late bloomer] When Lin Chen was six, he awakened memories of his past life and learned that he was a transmigrator from Earth. He had transmigrated, but had no golden finger: no System, no mysterious treasure, no old man living in a ring, and no great talent for cultivation. Fortunately, although he was an orphan, the family he belonged to was ki 7.1kReads8.5Score466Shelves

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   High-level martial arts won't be useless; on the contrary, I think it's quite popular. At least it aligns with a certain future, what if we experience a spiritual revival?

2. 2 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
3. 3 全EN Global Metahumans: Awakening the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning at the Start 全球异能：开局觉醒紫霄神雷 The Wind Is Howling Tonight今晚的风儿甚是喧嚣Urban4.5M WordsOngoing On Blue Star, vicious beasts run rampant. Everyone can awaken an ability and has a chance to become a powerful force, feared across the land! Yet Xu Jingming, who transmigrated here, had only an E-rank ability. Fortunately, the Deep Blue System appeared, upgrading his weak E-rank electric ability into S-rank Purple Firmament Divine Thunder! That’s not all. Every time he kills a vicious beast, he earns ability points. Spend ability points to raise his level and strengthen his skills. “Deep Blue, 247.9kReads9.1Score20.3kShelves

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   Absolutely amazing!!! Both books are incredibly good! 🔥🔥🔥 Super exciting, you won't regret buying them! 🔥🔥🔥 The first book may have a bad title, but if you read a couple of chapters patiently, the content is truly unbeatable! 🔥🔥🔥 Invincible lightning talent allows him to shatter everything in his path, starting as a trainee demon slayer and conquering countless races!

4. 4 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
5. 5 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
6. 6 高 High Martial Invasion? Second Uncle Helps Me Cut Through Everything! 高武入侵？二爷助我砍爆一切！ Old Wang Is Still Next Door老王还在隔壁Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Urban High Martial Arts + Spiritual Qi Revival + Monster Invasion + Mecha] A hundred years ago, the world underwent a cataclysmic change. Spiritual qi revived, and monsters ran rampant. More than half of the Dragon Kingdom fell. At this critical juncture, humanity created a system of martial cultivation and took on the monsters as a nation. That day, our soldiers dyed the sky with their blood as they defended the border to the death! In modern times, as the monsters grow ever stronger and marti 2.3kReads7.3Score267Shelves

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   Gao Wu is not useless; as long as he perseveres, he will not be useless.

7. 7 替 I Took My Younger Brother’s Place in the Army and Became a General. Now He Wants My Merits Back 替弟从军成将军，归来问我要战功 When Shall We Trim the Candle by the Western Window Together?何时西窗共剪Urban306k WordsOngoing [Invincible, Crushing All Opposition + High-Martial World + Decisive and Ruthless + Blood-Pumping Power Fantasy] Ye Linyuan woke up to find he had transmigrated to a high-martial world and become a soldier about to be sent to the battlefield. After checking his memories, he discovered that his father was the commander-in-chief of the Demon Suppression Army in Jiangbei Province, and that he came from a distinguished family. The front lines were in turmoil, and alien beasts were invading. The wh 12.1kReads6.7Score558Shelves
8. 8 供 I Enshrine Ten Thousand Immortals and Will Crush the World's Wild Shrines 供奉万仙，我将镇压天下野祀 A Salted Fish in Everyday Life生活中的咸鱼Urban516k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + crushes all opposition + joins no faction + path to slaying gods + one female lead] The path to slaying gods has covered two volumes so far: [Wang Lingguan’s Azure Cloud Temple draws a false god] and [Lei Shuai of Jianghuai strikes down the Twelve Wings] He said that keeping the world cut off was meant to protect it better!! After that sun fell, the land of Huaxia became a buffet for foreign gods and a breeding ground for chaos caused by wild, unenshrined deities! Wh 28Reads8.8Score—Shelves
9. 9 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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   Don't give up, there's still hope for Gao Wu.

10. 10 重 Back to Senior Year, I Join the Heavenly Court and Crush All the Clans 重回高三，上岸天庭后荡平万族 The Little Horse of Autumn秋天的小马Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication, so read with confidence + a different take on Investiture of the Gods + cyber Journey to the West + blended mythology + a vast cosmic vision + fast-paced + technology + building a faction + civilization war] [There are lots of foreshadowed details, so skipping around may leave you confused.] After waking up one day, Yang Chen found himself back in high school. The Federation civilization that once ruled the universe was gone. Now it was a glorious age of countless civili 6.3kReads8.9Score440Shelves
11. 11 抢 You Took My S-Rank Talent? Now I'm a War God, and You're Scared! 抢我S天赋？我杀成军神你怕了？ Brilliant Writing Turns to Smoke妙笔生烟Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [High Martial Arts, Kill His Way to Becoming a God of War, Feel-Good, Half Military and Half School, Great Sage Powers] After transmigrating into a high-martial-arts world, his family took away his S-rank talent and gave it to the cousin they favored instead. They gave me an F-rank talent and kicked me out of the family? Then I guess I'll have to cheat! [If you don't join the Abyss-Suppressing Army, you'll see me as a frog in a well gazing at the moon] [Once you join the Abyss-Suppressing Army, 36.4kReads8.9Score3.3kShelves
12. 12 死 One Hundred Thousand Deaths: From Getting One-Shot to Conquering the Wasteland 死亡十万次，从被秒杀到横推废土 The Bright Moon Crosses Pine Smoke明月渡松烟Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [High Martial Arts] [No Romance] [Death Rewind] [Ensemble Cast] [Tight Logic] (Some readers have been worried in the first few dozen chapters that the Trickster's Eye, this alien god, is up to no good, and have been scared off. Here's a clarification: don't worry, the logic is sound and there are no pitfalls. The twists come quickly, and there's no way the protagonist is a puppet. Absolutely impossible!!) The sun went dark, gray mist swallowed the world, and abyssal worms tore human civilization 4.2kReads9.1Score398Shelves

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    🎉The most exhilarating novel of the year, bar none! (High-level martial arts + infinite time travel + mind-blowing plot + post-apocalyptic setting) The gray fog descends, civilization crumbles, the protagonist awakens to infinite time travel, and from then on, his life is unstoppable. Exhilarating combat, explosive plot, and no romantic pairing—pure pure enjoyment! #MostExhilaratingNovel #MustReadOnTomato

13. 13 犯 The Usurper 犯上者 Li Ma李马Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [The print edition has been signed, so read with confidence] (No System, no invincibility, plot-focused, explores human nature, not a formulaic power fantasy) (The protagonist grows and changes as the story unfolds) (An ensemble cast: supporting characters aren't one-dimensional, and respond with genuine emotions to the changes around them) No one knows when this world began to split in two. 218.8kReads9.4Score35.1kShelves

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    This urban martial arts novel is anything but boring! The beginning is quite captivating, and the plot continues to be excellent, making it hard to put down. I highly recommend it; you should definitely give it a try!

14. 14 此 The Moment the Sword Rings 此刻，剑鸣之时 Don't Eat Fish Porridge不吃鱼粥Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [The Church’s divine light shines upon the world, while mechanical armor soars across the sky. You wonder: Can a sickle tear through a mech? Can a war hammer reforge faith?] [Swords, spears, and clubs are no match for guns and mechs. A lifetime of hard training is no match for cybernetic augmentation. You declare: How can weapons be such cumbersome things!] [After swinging your blade a thousand times, you resonate with your weapon and create the “Breath Resonance Method.”] [Even ordinary iron ca 61.5kReads9.0Score6.4kShelves

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    Martial arts novels haven't fallen apart yet, a must-read for anyone experiencing a reading slump! Tomato Novels' "At This Moment, When the Sword Cries" is a smash hit! Set in the year 500 of the Tianxia era, a strange gray tower suddenly descends, plunging the world into chaos. Technological development is ruthlessly halted, and humanity is divided into different classes. The superhumans reign supreme, trampling on the dignity of ordinary people, while martial artists face utter despair, reduced to dust. The protagonist, Zhou Chen, was an ordinary young man who awakens his Earth memories in this chaotic world and unexpectedly gains a cheat ability—the ability to simulate killing mechs in his dreams. While others fight tooth and nail for power, he chooses to forge his own path: the "Superhuman-Martial Arts Way." Wielding a three-foot-long sword, he grows from a naive newcomer into a powerful figure who can rival the stars. Facing the high and mighty superhumans, he shows no fear, repeatedly turning the tide in desperate situations with his self-created "Breathing Resonance Method" and "Weapon-Slaying Style." The battle scenes in the book are incredibly thrilling. Amidst the flashing swords, Zhou Chen demonstrates what it means to "wield the sword for the people of Tianxia." Watch as he, a mere mortal, breaks the shackles of class and transforms his sword into a weapon to protect all humanity. You won't be able to put it down once you start reading! Click to read now and embark on this exhilarating adventure with Zhou Chen!

15. 15 别EN You're Speedrunning High-Level Martial Arts While Others Suffer? 别人练功吃苦，你直接速通高武？ Changshou Can't Fly长寿不会飞Urban3.5M WordsOngoing [Signed for publication] [High martial arts + wish fulfillment + total domination + fast-paced + ruthless] “Ye Li, your opponent this time is my boyfriend. You’re no match for him, so hurry up and forfeit...” “You knocked him to his knees?!” “Ye Li, why did you apply to the top of the five great academies? Didn’t your teacher tell you not to get complacent and to keep your feet on the ground... You’ve already been granted early admission?!” “Ye Li, this strange beast rules the whole region. We’r 142.9kReads9.1Score10.8kShelves

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    Must-read: The first high-martial arts novel is incredibly exciting, the second and third are pure action novels by the renowned author Sanjiu, and their brilliance is not to be missed.

16. 16 超 Superpowers: I Have a Replication Mirror 超能：我有一面复刻镜 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Gods Descend, Calamity Begins] When cultivators from the divine realm invade Earth, superpowers and modern weapons become humanity's last line of defense! Can Gou Chen and Adam, Earth's only two superpower academies, shoulder humanity's future? What kind of hidden strength does Huaxia, hailed as the Chosen Nation, possess? This is a feast for the Godslayers! A young man gains the power to replicate abilities. With a mortal body and the power of the world in his hands, he will ultimately slay th 117kReads9.6Score13.4kShelves
17. 17 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 995.7kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves
18. 18 别 Don't Call Me a Demon 别叫我恶魔 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban5.7M WordsCompleted [Qing Feng's new novel, This Player Has Something Wrong with His Head, is now serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] The sacred heavenly gates stand across the sky, while the demonic abyss of time and space lays waste to the human world. When twelve spirit springs burst from the earth, when the moon no longer belongs to humanity... Where will we go from here? A world of gods? A world of demons? No. This is a world that belongs to humanity! I will take up the crown no one else wou 177.9kReads9.4Score16kShelves

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    The martial arts genre won't fizzle out. If I don't have any good recommendations, I'll suggest the second, fourth, and fifth books – they're absolutely top-notch and you absolutely must read them. They're truly excellent. All the books I've selected are rated 9 points or higher, and the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth books I mentioned are among the best of the best.

19. 19 全 I Opened Gu Jars for Everyone's Lifespan, and I Can See the Hints 全民寿命开蛊罐，我能看见提示 Yi Lin忆临Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless], [No female lead], [Gu cultivation] After a cataclysm, Gu jars descended upon the world. Anyone could spend their lifespan to open a jar, obtain all kinds of unusual Gu, and gain immense power. Some were incredibly lucky and drew a Regression Gu, which could turn back time and space. Some drew a Sword Gu and became invincible sword immortals. Others were incredibly unlucky and drew a Death Gu, dying on the spot. This is a world where lifespan and Gu reign supreme. Gu can 66.2kReads8.8Score8.2kShelves
20. 20 我 Born with Double Pupils, I Crush the High-Martial World by Force 我，天生重瞳，暴力镇压高武 Lovers in the Old Town旧城里的恋人Urban130k WordsOngoing [High-Martial-Arts Power Fantasy] [Naturally Double-Pupiled] [Icy School Beauty] [Fairly Fast-Paced] [Suppressing Prodigies] [Almost Invincible] Dressed in a black martial robe, I walk with the steps of a qilin. My robe is slightly soiled by the Great Wilderness Art. I see people through my double pupils, and raise a hand to blot out the sky. My name is Jiang Fan. Remember it. When we encounter a high-rank martial artist: “Should I avoid his edge?” “Why not ask if he’s afraid of me!” When we —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 475.8kReads9.7Score67.4kShelves
22. 22 天 Awakened by Heavenly Treasures: I Can Engrave Anything 天物觉醒：我能刻印一切 The Leaf Riding the Wind御风而行的葉子Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [Publication Contract Signed, Safe to Read][Tales of Youth][Everyone Has Common Sense][Absolutely Wonderful][Magic][Distinctive Characters][No Female Lead] My name is Jin Feichen. Draped in the twilight of my youth, I once thought I would muddle through life, relying on taxpayers to support me forever. I thought that would be my fate. However, all of that came to an end on a rainy afternoon. Youth is a grand stage. On that evening when rain poured down in torrents, the stage reached out to me, a 269.6kReads9.5Score22.3kShelves
23. 23 九 After Maxing Out the Nine Suns Divine Skill, I Became a Living Forbidden Spell 九阳神功满级后，我成了人形禁咒 Drinking Water Won't Make You Gain Weight喝水不长肉Urban3.4M WordsOngoing [Ghosts’ Worst Nightmare] [Ghost King Slayer] [Demon Meat Grinder] [Human-Shaped Forbidden Spell] Su Mo transmigrates to an era where the supernatural has returned, and from the start receives a love letter written by a female ghost! It’s unexpected, touching, and potentially deadly! Luckily, his Super Enhancement System awakens. A knockoff Nine Suns Divine Art? Enhance it! Nine Suns Devouring Heaven Art! Turn your body into a furnace, condense your blood and qi into a sun, and refine the evil g 108.7kReads8.6Score7.3kShelves
24. 24 神 God-Tier Choices: This Beast Tamer Is a Little Too Fierce 神级选择：这个御兽师有亿点生猛 Three Winds 11三风11Urban3.4M WordsCompleted [Beast taming + choices + comedy + nonsense + one female lead (no female lead) = ?] When Chen Shu wakes up, he finds that he has transmigrated to a parallel world where beast taming reigns supreme, and he has bound himself to a Divine-Level Choice System! Every choice he makes earns him all kinds of rewards! With the System’s help, his pets grow increasingly monstrous: a slime that can sit on a dragon and crush it to death, a husky that can blast a phoenix to tears with elemental skills, and a.. 178.3kReads9.7Score21.4kShelves

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    Try looking at these; you might just find yourself unable to get out of this situation.

25. 25 让 I Was Asked to Manage a Class of Good-for-Nothings, So How Did It Become the Martial God Hall? 让你代管废材班，怎么成武神殿了 A Heart Facing the Sun向阳的心Urban5.0M WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + slow-burn character growth early on + fake enlightenment + comedy + teacher-student bond (it only takes off in the middle and later parts, so don’t read if that’s not your thing)] Three homeroom teachers were driven away in half a month. Class Five, Grade One was full of little tyrants, and every student was a hopeless martial arts talent. Even with the director of academic affairs offering an extremely generous salary, no one would take charge of them. That was when Su Yang act 63.7kReads9.4Score5.1kShelves

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    How can you say that Gao Wu is no good?

26. 26 你 You Only Have an F-Rank Talent, Yet You Outshine the Geniuses of the Nine Provinces 你一个F天赋，竟能力压九州天骄 The Tsundere Watermelon傲娇的西瓜Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Rise of the underdog + foreseeing the future + martial arts competitions at university + demon invasion + ensemble cast of humanity + no nested worlds + no System] Hong Yuan's diary can predict the future. He learns that before long, he'll be tested as having an F-rank talent, his girlfriend will break up with him, and his parents will be murdered by evil cultivators. Though things go badly for him from the start, the predictions in his diary help him obtain divine cultivation techniques, rare 36.8kReads8.2Score3.7kShelves
27. 27 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score181.2kShelves
28. 28 不 Not to Be Trusted 不可信奉 After Dusk昏黄之后Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted This world is full of the bizarre. Every household worships a god, and the more devout you are, the more power you gain. Everyone longs to become a god. New to this world, Jiang Yuan refuses to worship. His blood-red cleaver tears through the beautiful veil covering the world. Beneath that veil, the real world is mad, violent, and evil. Surrounded by monsters, he realizes that he is the one who doesn't belong. He has to survive. 22.1kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves

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    This book is pretty good. The theme is novel and the logic is clear. It tells the story of an alien species that came to the demon world by accident and how he grows up under the watchful eyes of many demons. How does he manage to stay true to his original intentions and not be corrupted? The plot is full of twists and turns. Until the very last moment, you can never be sure whether the person next to you is a savior or a demon.

29. 29 分 My Clones Have Superpowers Too? I'll Just Rebuild the Heavenly Court 分身也有异能？我直接再造天庭 Nebula Miracle星云奇迹Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Modern Urban Martial Arts] [Invincible] [Clones] [Lighthearted] [Fun-Loving] [Not a Goody-Two-Shoes] [Organization] What's it like to wake up every day and find that you've spawned a new clone? And every clone awakens a different superpower! “Chen Mu, when are you buying us fried chicken?” “Chen Dog, check out my power. Isn't it cool?” “I'm so mad I'm shaking! When are the clones going to get a chance to stand up for themselves?” “I've had it. I'm really going to die.” “Brother Mu, am I doing a 24.3kReads7.8Score5.1kShelves

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    There's no academy; after chapter 50, we'll go straight to the Dark Realm to cause trouble, and before chapter 50, we'll wreak havoc in the main world!

30. 30 高 High Martial: I Practiced an Evil Art Wrong, Yet Became Invincible 高武：错练邪功，天下无敌 Loves Pork and Eggplant爱吃肉段茄子Urban2.4M WordsOngoing Gao Shu transmigrated to a high-martial world, but for some reason, nightmares tormented him every night. Fortunately, he knew a handsome, kind-hearted, generous man named Brother Huang. Gao Shu: Brother Huang, I often have nightmares. Is there any way to stop them? Brother Huang smiled faintly and pulled out a visualization manual. Gao Shu: Brother Huang, if I practice this visualization method, will I stop having nightmares? Brother Huang only smiled and nodded gently. Gao Shu: Brother H 39.6kReads7.0Score3.3kShelves

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    A great new martial arts novel where the protagonist cultivates evil arts, but manages to turn evil into good. It's very funny and full of witty remarks.

31. 31 全 Global High Martial: A Crippled Martial Soul? Just Breathe to Get Stronger! 全球高武：废武魂？呼吸就变强！ Mountain Tiger虎山人Urban370k WordsOngoing [Modern high martial arts] [System] [Twin Martial Souls] [Decisive and ruthless] [Sharp-minded] [Invincible] Chen Fan awakened an F-rank martial soul: a rusty kitchen knife. Everyone mocked him. But he had a special talent: breathe once, and his soul ring's age increases by one year! Bound to the [God-Tier Choice System], he could earn prestige by making choices and exchange it for all kinds of resources in the shop. Chen Fan rose against the odds: He avenged his parents and personally slew hi 6.3kReads—Score337Shelves

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    I've unearthed a solid new urban martial arts novel, *Twin Martial Souls: One Breath Increases Soul Ring Age by One Year!* (Also known as *Global Martial Arts: Useless Martial Soul? Get Stronger with Every Breath!*). It's an urban martial arts novel with a system element. The protagonist, Chen Fan, awakens a seemingly useless Martial Soul, possessing the unique talent of increasing his Soul Ring age with every breath. The main storyline follows his journey from the Martial Soul College Entrance Examination to the Global Elite League, with each match featuring different tactical designs and hidden conspiracies from extraterrestrial forces. The plot lays the groundwork for long-term developments, including the Myriad Races League and the Multiverse Chapters after the Blue Star tournament concludes… It updates daily. Readers who enjoy tournament-style progression and long-term character growth should definitely check it out.

32. 32 我 I, I-I-I-I, Am from Different Times and Spaces 我，我我我我我，来自不同时空 Maple Drifts Past Chang'an枫过长安Urban3.0M WordsCompleted The original novel behind the motion comic Hi, Su Chen [Lighthearted comedy] [Ensemble cast] [Everyday urban life] [No System] I am a zombie with no morals. I am a cold-blooded, ruthless assassin. I am a student with a rotten character. I am an arrogant, spoiled celebrity. I am an immortal consumed by lust. I am a scholar who has lost all humanity. I want to kill myself! I want to stay alive! I want to escape this world! I'm plotting to destroy humanity! I want to be the savior everyone look 29.8kReads9.1Score3.7kShelves
33. 33 开EN Starting with a Street Stall Selling Super Strength Potions 开局地摊卖大力 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban8.9M WordsCompleted [Qingfeng's new novel, This Player Has a Problem in the Head, is currently serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival, and humanity begins awakening supernatural abilities! Jiang Nan awakens the strongest street-stall System from the start. Potions of Strength? Detoxifying Yellow Beans? Lucky Cherries? They're flying off the shelves! The world's top tycoons, richest man, popular streamers, and peak powerhouses all come to buy them. Jiang Na 333.5kReads9.7Score44.8kShelves
34. 34 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 518.8kReads9.7Score68.3kShelves
35. 35 地 The Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends Transformations 地煞七十二变 Wine Priest祭酒Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing The seventy-two transformations of the Earthly Fiends each grant a supernatural ability. A mysterious book with a yellow cover sent Li Chang'an back to the ancient world. Every demon he killed earned him a new ability. Painted-skin ghosts, zombie kings, spider demons... one after another fell beneath his sword. Communing with the netherworld, swordsmanship, demon-slaying... one supernatural ability after another emerged from the book. After he wiped out a hundred ghosts and looked around with hi 37.7kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves

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    [None of the recommendations are mindless wish-fulfillment novels!] [I am a fan of brainy novels.] [Most of the recommended books do not have female leads, with a few having one.] *Di Sha* has a more ancient Chinese style, with a dual storyline of ancient and modern times, including supernatural and Taoist themes. *Zhu Shen Yu Xi* is an ensemble piece about overcoming obstacles. *Xi Shen Shi Ri* is a masterpiece that needs no introduction. *Zhen Yao Guan* is one of my favorite novels by Tomato, funny and engaging with a fast pace. *Xian Ren Zhi Shang* is similar to a modern spiritual revival, with smooth writing, also leaning towards comedy, very captivating, fast-paced, and enjoyable.

36. 36 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves
37. 37 从EN Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 160.1kReads9.6Score18.1kShelves
38. 38 仙 Above the Immortals 仙人之上 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban1.5M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincible protagonist, no System, no brainless characters, and no wish-fulfillment. Read at your own discretion.) The ancient Immortal Court had crumbled into ruins, and the immortals of old had fallen into slumber. The world changed with every passing day, and seas became fields. All that remained of ancient times existed only in myths. Thousands of years later, the ruins of the Immortal Court once more rose above the nine heavens, and the sleeping immortals be 60.7kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
39. 39 请EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 102.6kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves
40. 40 认 I Adopted a Ghost as My Mother: He Really Doesn’t Play by the Rules 认鬼做母：他真不按套路出牌 A Ladleful一瓢Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Down-and-out Chu Hao obtains the Life Choice System, which offers professional services for no reward. Complete a task, and you receive a prize. He thought his life was finally about to turn around. But the client who wanted a child wasn’t human, and the System’s generous reward was impossible to earn. He nearly lost his life trying. As he fled, he saw a woman in red standing on a bridge. The System offered him a choice, and he shouted, “Mom, save me!” And so he accepted a ghost as his mothe 33kReads8.4Score3kShelves

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    🍀🍀🍀 *Recognizing a Ghost as His Mother: He Really Doesn't Play by the Rules* is a wildly imaginative urban novel by Yi Piao, featuring the protagonist Chu Hao's fantastical adventure that will definitely impress you! Chu Hao was originally an impoverished ordinary person, but unexpectedly obtained a "Life Choice System." The system seemed to help him defy fate, but his first task nearly cost him his life—his employer turned out to be a ghost! In a life-or-death situation, Chu Hao had a flash of inspiration, shouting "Mom, save me!" And recognizing a female ghost as his mother. This "ghost mother" was not only stunningly beautiful but also possessed extraordinary skills, instantly transforming Chu Hao's life. 🌱🌱🌱 The book is filled with all sorts of bizarre and hilarious plots. For example, while working as an extra on a film set, Chu Hao encountered a little female ghost who asked him to be her older brother. The system's choices were both hilarious and absurd: either scold her away for a lavish funeral, ignore her for a hundred stacks of ghost money, or agree to her request for a +1 boost to his physique. Chu Hao reluctantly agreed, only to find that his "ghost mother" and "ghost sister" got along quite well—this move was a sure thing! 🎈🎈🎈 Chu Hao's "ghost mother" not only provided him with various forms of help in daily life but also stood up for him when he faced danger. With his wit and the protection of his "ghost mother," Chu Hao gradually gained a foothold in this eerie world, even unlocking various hidden plots. This book boasts a novel setting, a tight plot, and is full of twists and surprises. Every choice Chu Hao makes keeps you wanting more, and his daily interactions with his "ghost mother" and "ghost sister" are sure to bring a smile to your face. If you enjoy imaginative stories and like to find humor amidst tension and excitement, then *Recognizing a Ghost as Mother: He Really Doesn't Play by the Rules* is definitely a must-read! 🎉🎉🎉

41. 41 我 I, the Life-Fueled Martial God, Fear the Campus Isn't Violent Enough 我，氪命武神，害怕校园不够暴力 Catfish Book猫鱼书Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [The Stars and the Sea] [High Martial Arts in Space] [Decisive and Ruthless!] [Action-Packed and Satisfying!] Chen Yuan transmigrated, and he was terrified because he was bullied at school from the start. [Lifespan-Fueled System bound. Spend lifespan to deduce martial arts without limit] [Spend eighteen years of lifespan to take basic saber techniques from beginner to proficient, advanced, and perfect, and even comprehend the secret of 31.5kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves

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    Chen Yuan transmigrates to the interstellar era, where he is initially bullied and extorted for Qi and Blood Pills by Wang Yao. In a moment of crisis, he binds himself to a Life-Saving System, consuming 25 years of his lifespan to perfect the Eight Extremes Thunder Blade and comprehend its ultimate technique, "Lightning Strike Swift Slash." He then breaks Wang Yao's limbs and reclaims the Qi and Blood Pills. He discovers that martial arts resources can be converted into lifespan. To increase his strength and aim for the top 10,000 on the Heavenly Ladder (to qualify for university entrance exams), he uses the system to perfect the Great Dragon Stake, breaking through to the sixth level of the Blood Exchange Realm. Although he only has 5 years left to live, his strength skyrockets. Later, he enters the Heavenly Ladder virtual combat, instantly killing multiple opponents with a single strike. Because his strength far exceeds his cultivation level, he is mistaken for a "fish-frying idiot." He plans to continue acquiring resources to replenish his lifespan and establish himself in the high-martial arts world of interstellar space.

42. 42 反 Villain Simulator: From the Start, My Supreme Imperial Bone Is Stolen 反派模拟：开局被挖走至尊帝骨 Xu Moqing徐墨卿Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Villain Simulations + High-Martial World + Invincible Domination + Ruthless Killing] Lu Qian transmigrated and became a playboy villain from the Lu family, one of the top families in the Great Xia Empire. From the start, he saw the drunk, unconscious fated heroine, Liu Ruyue, lying right in front of him. Yet the fated male lead, who served as the icy beauty Liu Ruyue’s bodyguard, was nowhere to be found. Wait, this plot... [Ding! An unconscious fated heroine has been detected ten meters ahead.] 29.3kReads8.7Score2.7kShelves

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43. 43 终 A Young Heart Fell in Love, Then Drew Its Blade to Slay the Gods for You 终是少年动了情，为你拔刀斩神明 The Fox on a Swing荡秋千的狐狸Urban579k WordsCompleted [One Female Lead] [Invincible] [Comedy] [Ensemble Cast] [Healing?] [The comic adaptation is now available on Fanqie under the title Frostfall Youth] Demons are beings beyond the bounds of common sense. They come in countless varieties, run wild and wreak havoc across the land, and have done so for thousands of years. Ordinary people cannot see demons with their own eyes, nor can they banish them with ordinary strength. Those who, guided by the gods, wield demonic power in mortal bodies to slay d 27.9kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
44. 44 高 High Martial: From the Start, I Awakened S-Rank Indestructible Diamond Body 高武：开局觉醒S级金刚不坏 One-Slash Killing Sword一口杀人剑Urban2.3M WordsCompleted (Four chapters every day. An explosive, cathartic power fantasy!) A nuclear war ushers humanity into an age of evolution! The higher your bloodline rank, the stronger you are! From the start, the young Mo Tian awakens an S-rank Indestructible Vajra Bloodline, becomes a hulking mass of muscle, and kills his way forward! You want to talk reason? Fine. If you refuse to listen, I’ll beat you to a pulp! The Indestructible Vajra Bloodline’s first ancestral awakening… The second ancestral awakening… Th 31.4kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves

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    These are all quite good books. I've read some of Gao Wuwen's works, and I haven't read the others. You can check them out if you're interested.

45. 45 弓 My Archer Talent Is Maxed Out, and I Slaughter My Way Through the Ten Thousand Races 弓手天赋拉满，我杀穿万族 Chong Er虫二Urban3.6M WordsOngoing In a world where martial prowess reigns supreme, poverty and weakness are sins. Chen Qi awakens an E-rank archer talent and is forced to leave school. Determined to protect his family, he decides to enlist in the army. When the System appears, he gains the SSS-rank archer talent: Hou Yi. In everyone’s eyes, archers are merely support fighters in this world. But from the moment Chen Qi gains his SSS-rank talent, he gives the archer a far more powerful meaning. [Talent Skill: Hawk-Eye Insight. Gra 41.2kReads8.2Score3.4kShelves
46. 46 禁 A Short-Lived Forbidden Spell Caster? I Have an Undying Body 禁咒师短命？我拥有不死之身 Eat the Little Almond吃掉小杏仁Urban3.9M WordsOngoing Ye Lin transmigrates to a world overrun by demons and monsters, where he gains an immortal body. Because changing jobs in this world costs a fortune, he exploits a bug and sells his own organs to scrape together enough money to take part in the job-change ceremony. On the day of the ceremony, he becomes an SSS-rank Forbidden Spellcaster, but everyone around him mocks him. That's because SSS-rank Forbidden Spellcasters have to sacrifice their lifespan or their flesh to cast spells, so they're usu 197kReads8.8Score7.4kShelves
47. 47 亡EN The Necromancer Supreme 亡灵大法师 Imperial Armored Cavalry帝国具装骑兵Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Fantasy + D&D + mage + no saintly heroine + ruthless and decisive + thrilling combat] Standard version: From the moment he awakened his supernatural powers, Huo Ling knew his path lay ahead of him. Would he choose to be a hero, or a villain? He could fight gnolls in a fortress or plunge into the Nine Hells and consort with devils. He could cut off the head of an Abyssal Lord in the Bottomless Abyss, or conquer Heaven and make the gods bow. Looking back, he realized he had already reached the su 61.5kReads9.1Score5.8kShelves
48. 48 御 Beast Taming: I Can Simulate Primordial Divine Beasts 御兽：我能模拟万古神兽 Milk Banana牛奶大香蕉Urban5.1M WordsOngoing [Beast Taming + Simulator + Lighthearted + Academy + Evolution] In an age when everyone tames beasts, each person has a unique talent. Before transmigrating, he had the most useless talent for beginners: Ancient Memories. After transmigrating, he awakens a golden finger: the Beast Taming Simulator. From this moment on! Simulate the ancient era and awaken primordial bloodlines. I want every talent, skill, and evolution path for my pets! Start with a little seal, and you can still raise an Ancestr 5.6kReads8.9Score408Shelves
49. 49 我 I Cut My Way from Blue Star Through the Ten Thousand Races, and You Want Me to Be a Strategist 我从蓝星砍到万族，你劝我当军师 I Am Eighteen吾十八Urban1.4M WordsCompleted In a world where everyone awakens supernatural abilities, alien beasts run rampant and civilization teeters on the brink of collapse. Su Yu transmigrates into this world and, from the start, awakens the Myriad Things Encyclopedia System, becoming a tactician. All he has to do is take a photo to grow stronger! [Photographing the campus belle: SSS-rank talent, Ice Age copied successfully!] [Photographing a master: max-level skill, Phantom Steps copied successfully!] [Photographing an alien beast: 45.5kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves
50. 50 高EN High Martial Arts: I Became an All-Element Warrior 高武：我成为了全系武者 Fei'er Catches Loaches飞儿捉泥鳅Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Elements + Devouring + Cosmos + Steady Protagonist + Ruthless Combat] In a parallel universe, cultivation depends on the elements. The more types of elements you master, the stronger you become. Qin Chen transmigrates to a parallel world, gets the All-Element System from the start, and awakens a devouring talent. Cultivation? Devour things to advance. Elements? Complete missions to gain more. Talent? Top-tier from the get-go. Body? Sorry, my cells are stars, and my body is the universe. 81.7kReads9.0Score6.5kShelves

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    Exposed!!! I highly recommend these two short stories: ① "I Learned to Slay Gods in a Mental Hospital" - those who haven't read it should definitely check it out, it's fantastic! It has some intense moments, but also some funny ones. You'll regret it if you don't! ② "Starting by Absorbing Skills" - this is a thrilling story with a passionate protagonist and a system. I highly recommend starting out in this genre.

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