I'm Desperate for Something to Read! Any High-Martial-Arts Novels? 书荒到极致了！有没有那种高武类的书！

1. 1 刚 I Just Transmigrated, and They Want Me to Lead the Academy 刚穿越，对面让我当一院之主 Restless Mist坐不住的迷雾Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [High Martial] + [Transmigrate (body and all)] + [No System] + [Create a new profession] + [Abyssal invasion] PS: It is people who are sacred, not professions. People just tend to see professions through rose-colored glasses. Demon Sealer: Fight fire with fire! A transcendent profession that seals demons and uses their abilities in battle. Immortal Martial Path: Neither quite immortal nor quite martial! Cultivate yourself and defeat evil with skill! Lin Yunqing transmigrated into a world dominat 5.7kReads6.3Score36314d adds
2. 2 王 Ace Superpower: She Looks Incredibly Delicate 王牌异能：大佬她看起来十分娇弱 Hui Xier绘禧儿Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Advanced technology, warriors temper their bodies. The nations have reached an unprecedented peak of technological development, while the mysterious forces operating behind the scenes are even more formidable. As the nations grow stronger, how long can the world’s apparent peace last? To prepare, the highest leaders of Guangxia held a secret meeting. In a seemingly casual conversation, they created Guangxia’s most fearsome guardian deity! Yu Jiu! From then on, the divine dragon rules the nine he 11.6kReads9.4Score1.5k14d adds

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   The following three books are the most morally upright novels I've ever read, featuring protagonists with high combat abilities and patriotism. Don't be fooled by the titles; the content is very engaging. I stayed up all night reading all three, and I personally loved them. I hope you will too. First book: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Advanced technology, soldier's soul tempering the body. Soaring to the Nine Heavens! Thus, the divine dragon reigns supreme, and the Chinese find peace in their homes! Second book: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A top international agent transmigrates to a nobody planet. Don't be fooled by the title; this book has extremely positive values—the most positive ones I've ever read. Third book: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Sister Sheng is a force to be reckoned with, ruthless and taciturn, if you're not convinced, then fight!" A uniquely entertaining post-apocalyptic novel ❤️

3. 3 致 Deadly Female Agent: She Takes the Entertainment World by Storm 致命女特工，娱乐圈杀疯了 Nightless Marquis Yun Li不夜侯云黎Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Comedy + high IQ + incredible skills + face-slapping + secret identities + equally matched leads] CP: Jiang Qilan An international top agent's soul transmigrates into a washed-up nobody of a star. Cheng Ling, a stain on the entertainment industry known as the “Flower of Evil,” joins the survival-variety show Survival in Desperation. The whole internet mocks her, eagerly waiting for her to make a fool of herself. Once filming begins, a snake appears in the wilderness. The production crew and aud 34.3kReads9.4Score5.1k14d adds
4. 4 重EN Too Many Reborn Heroes? Time to Bring in the Government 重生者太密集？我带国家队下场 Bian Lu边鹿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse758k WordsCompleted (A feel-good power fantasy, with a beautiful, badass heroine who confiscates golden fingers) “Sheng is the boss around here. She's ruthless and doesn't waste words. Cross her, and she'll take you down!” In the year 2323 of the Star Era, the apocalypse is about to begin. Some people awaken their powers early, while reborn people are already making their moves… As the head of a new department, Sheng An is responsible for recruiting and leading all the powered and reborn individuals, preparing for 123.7kReads9.7Score17.5k14d adds
5. 5 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, 36.3kReads8.9Score3.3k14d adds

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   [High-level martial arts, becoming a military god through slaughter, a refreshing novel, half-military, half-colonial, Great Sage's divine powers] Transmigrating to a high-level martial arts world, my S-level talent was stolen by my family and given to my favored cousin? They gave me an F-level talent and expelled me from the family? Well then, I'm going to cheat! [Without joining the Zhenyuan Army, you'll see me like a frog in a well looking at the moon in the sky.] [Within the Zhenyuan Army, you'll see me like a grain of sand reaching for the blue sky.] "Marshal Li's annihilation of the Li family, isn't that too ruthless?" "Marshal Li dared to kill such a big corrupt official? Isn't that too resolute?" "Marshal Li actually ordered a counterattack on the Abyss? Isn't that too arrogant?" "Shout, nonsense! "If I were the Dragon Tiger Grand Marshal at twenty, I'd be even more ruthless, more resolute, and more arrogant than him!" Immobilization techniques, mountain-carrying techniques, alchemy, seventy-two transformations, external avatars, copper head and iron arms, the power of heaven and earth, somersault cloud—with these skills, I gradually unlock the Great Sage's divine powers in this high-level martial arts world, sweeping away everything and reaching the pinnacle. "You think I'm as strong as a god?" Little did they know, all those extraordinary abilities were nothing more than a single hair on the Great Sage's head...

6. 6 开 I Awakened a Pen from the Start, and You Call That Good-for-Nothing? 开局觉醒一支笔，你管这叫废柴？ Piltover Detective皮城大侦探Urban1.4M WordsCompleted He transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens a supernatural ability in the form of a calligraphy brush. What should he do? Easy! Write the character for fire, set a mountain ablaze, and spend the rest of your life behind bars! Write the character for wind, charge ahead without hesitation, and become the happiest wind swordsman around! Write the character for thunder, and use an anti-aircraft cannon to swat a mosquito. Now that's satisfying! What? He can also bring the imagery of poems to lif 9.1kReads9.2Score77714d adds

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   It's a pretty good martial arts novel, but I forgot if there's a romantic pairing.

7. 7 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 63.4kReads9.4Score5.1k14d adds

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   A high-fighting martial arts story set in an urban setting. The protagonist, Su Yang, is bound to a teacher system and takes in ten underachieving teenagers. These disciples are incredibly immature and rely entirely on their smooth talk. There's the arrogant senior brother, the spinning top-like second senior brother, the toad-transforming third senior brother… They're all incredibly excited and determined to become martial gods and protect humanity.

8. 8 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 266.5kReads9.5Score22k14d adds

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   High-level martial arts, 125 episodes with many group scenes, only 2 episodes have romantic pairings.

9. 9 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 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5k14d adds
10. 10 模EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 214.3kReads9.6Score36k14d adds
11. 11 谁 Who Says These Evil Spirits Are Fierce? I Specialize in Taking Down the Worst! 谁说这邪祟凶？我专治大凶之物！ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [No female lead] [Decisive and ruthless] [Unlimited growth] [Slow burn] “You all call it an evil spirit, but I say it's clearly a good omen!” “Do you really think I don't know whether it can help me cultivate?” “Hand it over to me!!!” Shan Liang wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and strode forward with a knife... Evil spirit: “Don't come any closer!!!” 41.5kReads9.1Score3.7k14d adds
12. 12 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 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5k14d adds
13. 13 少 The Blood of Youth 少年歌行 Zhou Munan周木楠Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted The live-action adaptation of The Blood of Youth premieres exclusively on December 26. A passionate young man dressed in red, a penny-pinching owner of a dilapidated tavern, and the first disciple of a powerful martial clan: the three seem to have nothing in common, until they meet one snowy night. Each with their own agenda, they set out together to escort a coffin made of gold to the frontier city of Bilo. Along the way, they are hunted by forces from every side: the elite assassin duo Yue Ji 5.3kReads9.5Score64714d adds

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    I watched the TV series; I read the original novel piece by piece. It's a blend of martial arts and political intrigue, with two romantic storylines within the main cast and some supporting characters, though their romantic relationships are less prominent.

14. 14 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. 221.5kReads9.4Score36.1k14d adds

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    Urban martial arts, ensemble cast, the first novel without a system, invincibility, or typical tropes.

15. 15 天 Genius Training Camp 天才训练营 Demon's Path魔行Urban2.4M WordsCompleted People without an aspect cannot cultivate. This is an unchanging law among humanity. Yet a group of powerful madmen, harboring the outrageous dream of making everyone a dragon, joined forces to build a genius training camp, forcing people to try other cultivation systems. Chen Yan, obsessed with martial arts, eventually earns a chance to enter. Here, he will change his fate and forge his own path in martial arts! 21.2kReads9.0Score1.8k14d adds
16. 16 大 The Benevolent Ancestor of the Tang Dynasty 【大唐仁祖】 Tang Renzu of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors三皇五帝唐仁祖Historical973k WordsCompleted [Golden Finger] [Transmigration] [Li Ke] [Political Intrigue] [History] From the start, he transmigrates into Li Ke. Facing certain death, he uses Li Shimin as a chess piece and goes head-to-head with the Changsun clan and the Guanlong aristocratic families, deftly resolving the struggle over the crown prince's succession. From the start, he is trapped in a dead end: Changsun Wuji has already begun plotting to frame him, and the deadly purge of Zhenguan Year 17 is less than six years away. He 5.5kReads—Score49414d adds

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    Is a fictional historical setting feasible? If you like it, recommend this book to your friends! A new book that finished in September, *The Great Tang Emperor Renzu*, is of such high quality as a historical novel or a serious drama, with the potential to become a classic. This novel is high-quality, intelligent, not mindless, logically sound, and features brilliantly portrayed characters! *The Great Tang Emperor Renzu* is a nearly million-word completed work, with all foreshadowing resolved, all plot holes filled, and no disappointing ending. The author's writing style, word choice, plot structure, imperial strategies, political maneuvering, emotional nuances, military warfare, court intrigue, and governance are all top-notch. His writing is astonishing, his scope grand, his themes lofty, his thoughts profound, his knowledge solid, his cultural background deep, and his political maneuvering top-notch. If you don't like it after reading it, you can slap me in the face!

17. 17 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 220.7kReads9.3Score26k14d adds

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    Go read these books!! If you don't like them, I'll just uninstall Tomato!!

18. 18 御 Beast Taming: All My Beast Companions Are Assassin Types 御兽：我的兽宠，全都是刺客系 Zero-Degree Oxygen零度氧Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Beast Taming + Gu Insects + Assassin-Type + No Romance + Decisive and Ruthless + No Transformation + Cthulhu Mythos + Lone Wolf + Countless Hidden Trump Cards...] (No System, but he does have a golden finger!) The eerie invasion begins, and the Ten Evil Kings appear. The continent is in danger at every turn! Chen Fei, still a freshman, obtains the Killing Codex. As long as he kills, he can rapidly improve his demon beasts’ strength, aptitude, and skill proficiency. Restriction: He can only form 18.8kReads9.0Score2.6k14d adds
19. 19 末EN Apocalypse Game: Killing My Girlfriend on Day One 末日游戏：开局手刃校花女友 Green Plums Fade Easily青梅易逝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted [Game Stats] [No Romance] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Invincible Protagonist] [Absolute Egoism] [Pure Wish Fulfillment] No saintly heroes allowed!!! After surviving ten years of the apocalypse, Lin Ziluo was reborn on the day the apocalypse game arrived. When he came to, the first thing he did was kill his campus crush, the girlfriend who had betrayed him and ruined his life for ten years. Unexpectedly, he activated a System that could grant him countless golden fingers. His first golden finger: Ab 131.1kReads9.4Score10.8k14d adds
20. 20 开 From the Start, I Was Divided Up for Food, So I Swallowed the Evil Spirit Whole 开局被分食，我直接生吞邪崇 Bi Huo彼火Urban1.3M WordsOngoing "A Must-Read in 2026" [Eerie Revival]+ [Revenge before the day is out]+ [Saintly do-gooders must die]+ [The protagonist is crazy, not stupid]+ [No female lead]+ [This is actually a food story] The red moon rises, and the eerie returns. After transmigrating to a world where the eerie has returned and evil spirits roam the earth, Ye Kui opens his eyes to see himself being devoured by monsters! But if monsters can eat people, there’s no reason people can’t eat monsters! After three years of plottin 8.6kReads8.9Score84814d adds
21. 21 万 Ten Thousand Clans Invade? I'll Eat and Eat and Eat and Eat and Eat and Eat and Eat 万族入侵？我吃吃吃吃吃吃吃 Pure Wanderer, Pit God纯散人丶坑神Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [High Martial Arts + Invasion of the Myriad Races + Genius Protagonist + No Female Lead] Spiritual qi revives on the Ancestral Star, countless legacies emerge, and the myriad races launch an invasion, ushering in a frenzy of evolution. On the eve of the college entrance exams, three prodigies arrive at Tianshui No. 1 High School. They easily defeat every other genius, leaving no one who can match them. At this critical moment, the principal picks up the phone. “Qin Tian, some people are causing 6.1kReads7.4Score44514d adds
22. 22 一 One Trait Per Rank, and All My Beast Companions Are Conceptual 一品一词条，我的御兽都是概念级 Weak Little Caterpillar弱小的毛毛虫Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Genius Protagonist, Both Parents Are Kings, No Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger, No Heroine] Su Muchen transmigrates to a world of beast tamers. His grandfather is one of China's Ten Legendary Beast Tamers. He has all the resources and connections he could want, and was born with a head start in life. What's more, he's a genius! On the day he turns eighteen, he awakens a beast-taming talent of his own: Dimensional Traits. [One trait per rank. Traits can grant different abilities to the user and 21.1kReads8.4Score2.1k14d adds
23. 23 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 513.4kReads9.5Score39.7k14d adds
24. 24 恐 Horror Arena: From the Start, a Red-and-White Collision Scares the World to Tears 恐怖擂台：开局红白撞煞吓哭全球 I'm Not the Regiment Commander我不是团长Urban1.6M WordsOngoing A horror arena has descended upon Blue Star. Each nation must summon a terrifying entity to fight for it. The winners will see their national fortunes flourish and endure for all eternity. The losers will see their national fortunes decline, their resources and territory plundered, and their dignity stripped away. To claim victory, nations everywhere summon horrors native to their lands. The Sakura Nation has the Slit-Mouthed Woman, the Red Cape, the Four Great Female Ghosts, and the Hundred Gho 19.1kReads9.2Score1.8k14d adds

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