The Most Promising Wuxia Stories of 2026, Rated 9.9 2026年最有潜力的9.9分武侠文

1. 1 莫 Don’t Look Down on an Old Man’s Poverty: I Awakened a Late-Bloomer Talent 莫欺老年穷：我觉醒的是大器晚成 Big Book Duck大本鸭Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [Colorful old man] [Scheming old man] [Evil old man] [Violent old man] [Ridiculously satisfying old man] [Cautious old man] My name is Chen Ping. I'm a transmigrator, and I'm sixty years old. My golden finger has one limitation: it only unlocks when I reach old age. So I kept my head down for forty-four years, working as an apprentice, hauling heavy loads, running a street stall, and cleaning out cesspits, until I became the most inconspicuous old bachelor on this street. At last, the day I've b 33.4kReads7.4Score3kShelves

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   Just 0.1 Points shy of 10. If you're tired of protagonists who are always little kids or teenagers, come check this out for a change of pace. Perfect for seasoned readers and avid bookworms.

2. 2 霜 Frost Sword Sweeps Away the Breeze 霜剑扫清风 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Eastern Fantasy283k WordsCompleted The whole village was drenched in blood and reduced to ruins in a single day. Young Zhang He escaped a mountain of corpses and a sea of flames, clutching an unparalleled manual to his chest. From then on, he was a fugitive with nowhere to go. To conceal his lethal skills, he went into hiding at Wudang, content to serve as a young kitchen acolyte. Smoke and fire could not dim his soaring ambition. With a woodcutter's knife in hand, he secretly trained in peerless inner arts. One day, the disc 1.6kReads8.3Score128Shelves

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   A highly-rated martial arts novel? It's already completed, with a plot that unfolds gradually.

3. 3 长 Longevity: Starting as an Unorthodox Tianlong 长生：从另类天龙开始 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Eastern Fantasy359k WordsCompleted Word has spread throughout the martial world that the Carefree Sect possesses secret martial arts capable of granting eternal life. Countless people have searched the world for it, unaware that this defying-the-heavens legacy has long since fallen into the hands of an unknown young man. Li Xiaoyao keeps a low profile amid the chaos of Tianlong. He seems ordinary, but the depths of his cultivation are unfathomable. He watches the martial world’s conflicts with cold detachment, yet is forced into 5.3kReads8.8Score238Shelves
4. 4 文 Text-Based Wuxia: From the Start, a Nighttime Meeting with the Gang Leader's Wife at a Ruined Temple 文字武侠：开局破庙夜会帮主夫人 I Want to Go Out to Sea我想下海Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Text-based game] [Affects reality] [High Martial] [No female lead, multiple women] Chen Xuan accidentally came across a text-based "game" called Martial Arts. To his surprise, this seemingly unremarkable little game was terrifyingly realistic. Even more astonishing, it could affect reality. He also awakened a special talent: at the cost of reducing his own attributes to zero, he could see the triggers for every hidden encounter quest in the game! [Triggered Mortal-grade hidden encounter: "Years 1.4MReads9.3Score170.5kShelves

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   These two are the best novels I've read this year, especially the first one, which is incredibly good. I wasn't satisfied after finishing it, so I immediately started reading the second one.

5. 5 相 Rejected on a Blind Date! I Turned a Punk Girl into a Superstar 相亲失败！我把精神小妹捧成天后 A Noble Spirit in My Heart心有浩然气Urban630k WordsCompleted Just after breaking up with his blind date, Jiang Feng bumps into three "spirited young women" on the road. By sheer coincidence, he discovers that although he couldn't carry a tune in his past life, he now has a beautiful voice. But first, he decides to make them famous... 93.4kReads8.5Score6.9kShelves
6. 6 这EN Something's Wrong with This Game: I Became a God by Mining! 这个游戏不对劲，我挖矿成神！ Dao Buyi道不易Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing [The Divine Realm descends upon the entire world] Yang Ling, a professional gold farmer, only wanted to relax in the game Divine Realm, but discovered that the environment was harsh and logging off was impossible. With no other choice, for the sake of his own safety, he could only start mining constantly, grinding levels, assigning stat points, and fighting to stay alive! 2.4MReads9.2Score310.6kShelves

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   A novel with 39,000 people urging for updates is really difficult to write.

7. 7 一EN One Entry Per Year: Even a Simulator Can Do It 一年抽取一词条，模拟的也可以？ Six Great Sixes六大六子Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Trait extraction + simulator + inherit everything + immortal martial arts] (Animated adaptation now available) Chen Yi transmigrates to a martial arts world and obtains a System that draws one trait every year. Unfortunately, all he draws are useless white traits. The probability of obtaining high-quality traits is extremely low, and the highest-grade mythical trait has a chance of only 0.001%! To improve the odds, he must raise his martial arts realm, but he has no innate aptitude and cannot c 427.9kReads8.8Score42.2kShelves

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   1. The game-themed novel features simple yet logical writing, rigorous data analysis, and avoids explicit sexual content. The characters are well-developed and relatable, with a protagonist possessing strong moral values. Supporting characters are also distinctive. The plot unfolds layer by layer, and after finishing the novel, you can even remember every cultivation technique the protagonist uses and every elixir and herb they consume, experiencing a highly immersive reading experience alongside the protagonist's growth. The dungeon storylines are captivating, feeling like the protagonist is creating history 1000 years in the past. The game-themed online world gradually unfolds later. Currently, it receives around 60,000 new chapters daily, ranking among the top in terms of readership and new readership. If it doesn't falter later on, it could become a masterpiece. 2. The writing is witty and humorous, with plenty of references. The first few simulations were very enjoyable, but it became somewhat cloying later on. Character development is weak, and there are few memorable moments. I couldn't even remember the protagonist's cultivation techniques, and the same goes for the numerous vocabulary entries; they became increasingly difficult to recall. Overall, for a novel these days, being able to finish the first 500,000 words is already quite good.

8. 8 笑 The Smiling, Proud Wanderer: From the Start, I Obtain the Nine Yin Manual and Revitalize the Qingcheng Sect 笑傲：开局得九阴，振兴青城派 Iron Head Is Truly Hardheaded铁头就是头铁Male-Channel Fanfiction919k WordsCompleted Xiao Qingxuan transmigrates into the world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer and becomes the descendant of a distinguished member of the Qingcheng Sect. But Yu Canghai sends him off to do odd jobs in the kitchen. Xiao Qingxuan endures it until, at eighteen, he finally finds the Ancient Tomb in Zhongnan Mountain. There, he obtains part of the Nine Yin Manual. With its help, he defeats his enemies, restores the Qingcheng Sect to glory, and ultimately becomes the greatest under heaven. Multiple female 8kReads7.1Score576Shelves

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   Whether it looks good or not is up to you.

9. 9 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 107.9kReads8.6Score7.3kShelves
10. 10 倚 Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Saber: The Tomb Maiden's Son-in-Law Learns the Nine Yin Manual from the Start 倚天：古墓女婿，开局学【九阴】 Diligent Guoguo勤奋的果果Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted He transmigrated as Yu Lianzhou's son in the Wudang sect. He thought he was headed for a glorious life, only to find that he was born with the Three Yin Severed Meridians and was a cripple. When all seemed lost, he found a way to survive: the Three Yin Severed Meridians, the Nine Yin Manual, and a bed of cold jade. What is this, a recipe for cultivating a thousand-year-old corpse? After years of bad luck, fortune finally turned. In just a few years, he became the second most powerful martial art 6.8kReads7.3Score411Shelves
11. 11 笑 The Smiling, Proud Wanderer: Becoming Yue Buqun's Disciple 笑傲江湖，拜师岳不群 Naming Things Gives Me a Headache想名字好头痛Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted (No female lead. The protagonist isn't a bleeding heart and never pulls his punches. He has a compassionate heart and an iron fist.) The children of powerful families abduct common women, and your authorities do nothing? The Demon Cult terrorizes the people, and you Wudang and Shaolin do nothing? I'll take care of it! The Huashan Sect will take care of it! If the righteous path of this world has fallen silent, then I'll be the first ray of light to pierce the darkness. There's no need to wait fo 64.7kReads8.8Score4.1kShelves
12. 12 笑 The Smiling, Proud Wanderer: Betrayed from the Start? I Join Mount Tai Instead 笑傲：开局被出卖？反手拜入泰山 Listening to Rain at Dawn破晓听雨Male-Channel Fanfiction545k WordsCompleted Smiling, Proud Wanderer fanfiction + decisive and ruthless + no female lead + correcting regrets He joins the Mount Tai Sect from the start. His master is an idiot, his grandmaster is ruthless, and the Songshan Sect is stirring up trouble. This sect is doomed sooner or later. Luckily, Zhou Li masters Mount Tai’s century-old secret art: How to Cross the Dai, a sword technique that points toward the world. He kills Tian Boguang, humiliates Linghu Chong, kills Ren Yingying, and destroys Zuo Lengcha 2.2kReads6.7Score108Shelves
13. 13 真 The Real Eunuch: The Sunflower Manual Slaughters the Harem from the Start 真太监之开局葵花杀穿后宫 Big Demon Bun大魔包Historical777k WordsCompleted Xi Men Daqing was castrated from the start and sent to infiltrate the imperial palace. With a System, he can draw all kinds of martial arts techniques and pills. He masters divine arts, unifies the martial world, and claims both beauty and power. A real man, he slaughters his way through them all... 488Reads6.9Score—Shelves
14. 14 副 Transferring Side Effects: From the Start, I Practice the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual 副作用转移：开局修炼辟邪剑谱 As If Facing an Abyss如临深渊兮Eastern Fantasy400k WordsCompleted [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Face-slapping] [Lighthearted] [Swordsmanship] [Lightning-Fast] With both parents dead and a considerable inheritance, you want to leave me penniless? Pah! Luo Xiu transmigrates to a fantasy wuxia world and awakens the Side Effect Transfer System, which lets him transfer side effects to other people. From then on, his path of cultivation gets more and more outrageous... “I’ll cultivate the Sunflower Manual from the start. I get stronger, you get castrated. Fair, right?” 2.2kReads7.7Score103Shelves
15. 15 天 The Best Under Heaven: I Am a Eunuch 天下第一：我是太监 Bright Moon in the Void虚空明月Male-Channel Fanfiction237k WordsCompleted In an ancient, solemn hall, a young boy opened his eyes in the darkness. Confusion filled his gaze, along with a hint of panic. Before long, a succession of expressions flickered across the boy’s face, as if he were changing masks. This book is based on Number One Under Heaven, with some original plotlines added by the author. The synopsis can’t do it justice. Please read and see for yourself. 1.8kReads6.4Score103Shelves
16. 16 笑 The Smiling, Proud Wanderer: Sign-In for the Thunderclap Sword Style from the Start 笑傲江湖：开局签到迅雷剑法 Rong Shu荣书Eastern Fantasy276k WordsCompleted An office drone transmigrates into a wuxia world and is reborn as Lin Pingzhi in his youth, awakening the Sign-In System. As long as he signs in at special locations, he can receive incredible rewards! At the scene of the Qingcheng Sect's attack on the Fuwei Escort Agency: “Would you like to make a Super Sign-In?” “Yes!” “Sign-in successful! Congratulations on obtaining Kunlun's Three Saints He Zudao's peerless art, the Thunderclap Sword Technique!” With the System's golden finger, he breaks fre 1.1kReads6.1Score—Shelves
17. 17 穿 Transmigrating as Yue Buqun, Leading Huashan into the Age of Cultivation 穿越岳不群带领华山开启修仙时代 Le You Xiyin乐忧希音Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing I transmigrated into the body of Yue Buqun and started with a century's worth of cultivation, making me invincible from the start. I set the martial world in order, made Huashan great again, and changed the fates of many characters who deserved better. Yue Buqun, Ning Zhongze, Yue Lingshan, Lin Pingzhi, and the rest all got happy endings. The heroes of the martial world developed a sense of duty to their country and began killing Japanese pirates and conquering the Japanese islands. I gave the e 1.9kReads7.8Score131Shelves
18. 18 武 Wuxia: Tricking the Lord God, Starting with The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 武侠：从笑傲江湖开始坑主神 Dazzled by Chaos乱迷眼Eastern Fantasy938k WordsCompleted Yue Yuanbai transmigrates by accident and finds himself in the world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, as Yue Buqun, the head of the Huashan Sect. Other transmigrators either get a prestigious identity or become peerless geniuses. How did he end up as a villainous hypocrite? Remembering Yue Buqun's fate in the original story, Yue Yuanbai is completely dumbfounded. Fortunately, the System activates just then. But just as Yue Yuanbai thinks the System will help him unify the martial world and rule i 1.5kReads6.2Score—Shelves
19. 19 笑 The Smiling, Proud Wanderer: I, Yue Buqun, Refuse to Castrate Myself 笑傲江湖：我岳不群拒绝自宫 Futu Hai浮图海Male-Channel Fanfiction735k WordsCompleted (Not a mindless power fantasy + No System + Ming Dynasty setting) As the saying goes: A gentleman is judged by his actions, not his thoughts. Judge him by his thoughts, and no one is truly a gentleman. With his sect in decline and on the verge of collapse, he lives in constant fear, treading on thin ice, yet never forgets to be a gentleman. Thus, he earns the title “Gentleman Sword.” In this rotten, corrupt martial world, he endures schemes, betrayal, and despair, and in the end gives himself 4.2kReads6.3Score137Shelves

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    A high score must meet three characteristics: it must not be a mindless, feel-good story; it must have a certain depth; and it must be logically consistent.

20. 20 游 Game Invasion: I Can Bring Items into the Game 游戏入侵：我能将物品带入游戏 Yan Jiulie炎九猎Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Wuxia Online Game]+ [Slow Pace]+ [Cyber-Reality]+ [Status Panel]+ [No System] Yan Lie awakens the B-rank talent [Two Worlds], thinking it only lets him bring real-world skills into the game. It isn't until he digs up a piece of fine gold ore in a Heavenly Realm mine that he discovers he can bring it back to reality through his family's ancestral jade pendant! One day of mining in the game = 500,000 real-world credits! While everyone else desperately trains and levels up in the Heavenly Real 218.3kReads8.3Score29.3kShelves

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    It feels quite unique and keeps you watching.

21. 21 玄 Xuanhuan: I Meddle in Other People's Business and Become a Martial Sage of the Mortal World 玄幻：多管闲事，成人间武圣 A Carefree Idler一粒闲人Eastern Fantasy819k WordsOngoing [The rating has just been released and will rise later!!!] Chen Zui transmigrated into a chaotic martial-arts world. He awakened a bizarre System. The only way to become stronger was to meddle in other people's business. Thus, this world gained an idle fellow who carried a long spear and meddled in other people's affairs wherever he went. As two peerless sword immortals began their decisive battle, Chen Zui slowly walked onto the battlefield. “Sorry, I am only here to deliver a message for 93kReads8.5Score10.6kShelves

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    Wuxia, Jianghu

22. 22 横 Conquering the World: Max-Level Divine Arts from the Start 横推天下：开局满级神功 Back to My True Nature恢复本性Eastern Fantasy214k WordsCompleted {Decisive and ruthless}{No saintly protagonist}{Sharp-minded} Chen Xuan transmigrates into a world of martial arts, inheriting the complete legacy of the wuxia techniques from his previous life. From the start, the Yijin Jing takes him straight to mastery. While everyone thinks he’s just a lucky guy who can be pushed around at will, Chen Xuan sighs as dragon-shaped shadows from the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, blade flashes from the Seven Limits of Devouring Heaven and Earth, and the vortex o 667Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Come on, this one is a masterpiece.

23. 23 末 The Doomsday Blade Abyss 末日刀渊 Mu Rong Smiles木容笑笑Male-Channel Fanfiction3.6M WordsCompleted He begins with the game Blade Abyss and steps into the Myriad Worlds! From low-martial-arts jianghu to mid-martial-arts rivalries, then shattering the high-martial-arts firmament; next, sweeping through the Small Thousand Worlds and roaming the vast Middle Thousand Worlds, until he finally takes command of the Great Thousand Worlds' Heavenly Dao and reaches the supreme realm of the primordial chaos! 🌙 In the Gu Long world, he becomes Li Xunhuan's disciple! ⚔️ In the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber 23.3kReads7.9Score2kShelves

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    A post-apocalyptic fantasy series, featuring works by Gu Long, including Heroes of the Three Kingdoms, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Tang Dynasty, Storm Riders, Yang Shen, The Great Zhou Royal Family, Shrouding the Heavens, and Journey to the West. The series gets more exciting as it progresses and is definitely worth reading!

24. 24 网 Online Game Wuxia: Obtaining a Golden Trait from the Start 网游武侠：开局获得金色词条 Jin Wan Fights Tigers金皖打老虎Sports2.7M WordsCompleted [Online Game + Martial Arts + Traits + Multiple Heroines + Pure Power Fantasy + Rapid Updates] The era-defining virtual game Jianghu has burst onto the scene, and every martial art can be brought into the real world. Lu Han logs in. [Every draw guarantees a top-tier reward] [Innate Demonic Seed] Fortune +50, comprehension +100, charisma +300, cultivation efficiency +100% (an additional 900% when the cultivation partner follows the righteous path) “Just what kind of cultivation are you doing? Is 20.8kReads6.2Score2.6kShelves

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    I'm currently reading these books and I think they're quite good.

25. 25 人 In Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: The Divine Illumination Scripture from the Start 人在天龙，开局神照经 Black Background, White Flowers黑底白花Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted PS: No System, no cultivation realms, multiple female leads. The ratings have just been released, so they will rise later. Su Li transmigrated. His initial plan was simple: first accumulate some capital and give the people of the Song Dynasty a powerful taste of modern technology. Once he had money, he would lie flat and enjoy life, while also following a few celebrities. Master Dongpo, Su Shi, is already on the road to exile, while Su Zhe is working hard to climb the ranks and rescue his el 189.1kReads7.8Score26.1kShelves
26. 26 网 Online Game: Reborn, My Sword Points to the Martial World 网游：重生之剑指江湖 The Hero Doesn't Know He's Drunk大侠不觉醉Sports1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [Wuxia Crossover] [Ruthless and Decisive] [Transcendent Game] In 2050, a transcendent game that would shape the fate of all humanity, Dream Jianghu, appeared on Blue Star. In 2060, Qiu Bai, a second-rate professional gamer, returned to ten years earlier with all his skills and memories intact. And so began a legendary tale. Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms VS Thirty-Six Strange Moves of the Heaven-Turning Fist. Palm or fist: which is stronger? Little Li’s Flying Dagger VS One Finger o 3.9kReads8.0Score252Shelves
27. 27 凡 Mortal Cultivation: I Have Six Equipment Slots 凡人修仙，我有六个装备栏 Yi Zisheng艺子笙Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsOngoing In the Divine Continent of Eastern Victory, immortals and demons run rampant. After waking amid a mountain of corpses in the aftermath of a devastating flood, Zhang Yu joins the army to survive. Fortunately, he has a golden finger: an Equipment Slot that can store spiritual roots from across heaven and earth. He later joins the Changling Immortal Sect, a branch of the Shangqing lineage, gathers an innate lotus, forges a True Dragon Armament, and cultivates the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation. R 49.8kReads7.3Score3.9kShelves

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    These are all good books that I added to my bookshelf; they're worth reading. They include fantasy and Republican-era stories.

28. 28 终 Ultimate Boss Training System 终极boss培养系统 Green Gourd, Drunk on Wine青葫醉酒Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Written the old-fashioned way, no AI.] An original story with a brand-new power system. No frustrating plot points, clear and coherent. Read with confidence! In the year 1126 of the Golden Era, a young man emerged from a port city in the northern reaches of the Lantis Empire. His name was Friedrich von Solen. No one knew what came before, what happened in the middle, or what would come after. All they knew was that this young man was incredibly powerful and kept flying through the sky!!! 6.6kReads8.4Score293Shelves
29. 29 每EN Daily Intelligence: From Fisherman to Martial God 每日情报：从打渔人开始武道通神 Sneak a Little Kiss偷偷香一口Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [The rating has just been released, and it will rise later!] When he opened his eyes, Shen Xiuhan had become a fisherman in Changyun County. Relying on his Daily Intelligence System, he silently pressed onward through biting winds and frosty blades, treading a perilous world. [Intelligence 1: One li south, a "Treasure Fish Silverback Fish" has been spotted in the shallows of a small bay.] [Intelligence 2: Three li north, in a hole concealed by dry grass in the largest dead tree of the Deadwood F 408.6kReads8.5Score55.6kShelves
30. 30 一 Two Souls in One Body, Knocking on Heaven's Gate with One Hand 一体双魂，只手叩天门 A Big Fresh-Bite Fan一口鲜胖子Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing In this world, there is a path to becoming a celestial! Bai Annian’s soul transmigrates to another world, where his physical body unexpectedly contains two life souls. Even the greatest prodigies of the age can cultivate only one Great Dao, but he secretly follows two! He slays evil spirits, destroys his enemies, ventures into the halls of power, and overwhelms the holy sons and daughters of the great Dao lineages of his generation. In this turbulent age of strife, he rises ever higher and carve 38.6kReads7.8Score2.9kShelves
31. 31 国EN National Martial Arts: Daily Settlement, Starting as a Rickshaw Puller 国术：每日结算，从黄包车夫开始 Wen Liu Que Gu闻柳却顾Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Republican-era martial arts, demons and martial arts running rampant, ultimate-path cultivation, leveling, and a style like Gun Kai] At the end of the dynasty, warlords carved up the country from within, while Western powers circled from without. Their ironclad ships and cannons devoured the nation's fortune. Foreigners destroyed ancestral temples, severed dragon veins, and banned martial arts. The nation was on the brink of ruin and its people faced extinction! In the imperial court, nobles bo 342.7kReads8.4Score36kShelves
32. 32 规 Rule Horror: It Starts with Playing Bald Qiang in Bear Ridge 规则怪谈：狗熊岭扮演光头强开始 The Youth of an Old Dream故梦的青春Mystery1.6M WordsOngoing [Cartoon Rule-Horror Stories (First: Boonie Bears) + Mild Horror + Tragic Heroism + A Clever Protagonist + National Destiny + No Romance] “Everyone else’s childhood memories are getting hazier. Why is mine getting creepier?” “Wait, why did Briar and Bramble get government jobs? And the Pleasant Goat characters too? Even SpongeBob has a position now?” The supernatural has descended upon Blue Star! Rule-horror stories are sweeping the globe! Every country must select a Chosen One to enter these ta 67.7kReads8.9Score5.9kShelves
33. 33 拳EN Fist Over Mountains and Rivers: Ascending to Immortality Through Martial Arts! 拳镇山河，以武登仙！ Ren Wo Xiu任我秀Urban955k WordsOngoing In the early years of the Great Xin Republic, the former emperor, Tianyi, abdicated. The land fell into chaos, and the people suffered. Warlords fought among themselves, cults and rebels ran rampant, and Western powers came knocking with rifles and cannons. Monsters roamed, and ghosts ran wild! In such a turbulent age, every craft was more than a way to make a living. It was also a path of cultivation leading to the Great Dao. All things possess a spirit, and skill can reach the divine. There ar 79.1kReads8.5Score7.3kShelves
34. 34 词 Trait Lock-In: From Dockside Laborer to Fist Over All Under Heaven 词条固化：从码头苦力到拳压天下 A Little Drunken Dream一两醉梦Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Republican-Era Martial Arts] [Traits] [Gao Kai’s Extreme Martial Arts Style] [The Occult and Monsters] [Cthulhu Mythos Gods] [Strange Treasures and Arcane Arts] After transmigrating to this parallel version of Republican-era China, he faces hell difficulty from the start: his father has been angered to death, his younger sister is still a child, his right leg is crippled, and he’s been framed by a rich young master and branded a drug user. The only work he can manage is hauling heavy loads at 1.9kReads7.0Score112Shelves
35. 35 诸 The Ultimate Feel-Good Wuxia Novel Across the Heavens: Reader Tip System 诸天武侠终极爽文读者打赏系统 Wild Wind, Little Wave狂风小浪仔Male-Channel Fanfiction269k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] + [Martial Arts Across the Heavens] + [Ultimate Feel-Good Reader Reward System from the Start] + [Unrivaled Potential] Alternate titles: Three Palms to Shatter the Original Plot, Three Palms to Cure All Your Regrets, Can I Please Get My Attendance Bonus? After twelve years of writing, the flop author Cheng Guanxi went from unknown to ignored. So he paid ten thousand yuan to enroll in a course with a web-novel guru, hoping to rewrite his work as an urban romance with suggestive c 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Please follow][Please follow][Please follow] Seven Swordsmen, a must-read for 2026. Tomato's debut book, a masterpiece! If you don't like it, you can return it within seven days! Not mindless or simplistic, the plot is tight, and there are plenty of exciting moments. The story flows smoothly, the writing is excellent, and the fight scenes are detailed and intense. A must-read for Tomato! [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece]

36. 36 乱 Battling for Supremacy in a Chaotic Age: From the Start, I Summon Xiang Yu, the Conqueror of Western Chu 乱世争雄开局召唤西楚霸王项羽 Wild Wind, Little Wave狂风小浪仔Historical1.7M WordsCompleted The rating just came in, and it’ll rise later. [System]+ [Warring Lords]+ [Summoning Famous Generals]+ [Emperors from Every Era Appear]+ [Rags-to-Riches]+ [Born to Be Invincible] Also known as: “Xiang Yu and I Team Up to Crush the Warlords” and “A Bloodbath Caused by Historical Figures Reincarnated with Their Memories Intact” The protagonist was an overworked wage slave in the modern world before transmigrating into a refugee being driven by the Manichaean Cult to attack a city at the end of the 304Reads8.0Score258Shelves
37. 37 死 Deathmatch Martial Arts Game: I Got a God-Tier Talent from the Start 死亡武侠游戏：开局获得神级天赋 Eggs Need Tomatoes鸡蛋不能没有番茄Martial Arts578k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] + [Deadly Martial Arts] + [God-Tier Talent from the Start] + [Loser’s Rise to the Top] After graduating from a third-rate university, protagonist Wei Shengjun spent thirteen years delivering food and saved a fortune of 100,000 yuan, only to be talked into opening a restaurant by his best friend. In the end, his friend ran off, leaving him buried in debt, and his wife divorced him. Then, on the recommendation of a kindhearted person, he went to work in Cambodia. He discovered it 407Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 某 I, Guan Yu, Take Dong Zhuo as My Sworn Father from the Start 某家关羽，开局拜董卓为义父 Wild Wind, Little Wave狂风小浪仔Historical1.7M WordsCompleted A modern man transmigrates into Guan Yu on the eve of the Peach Garden Oath. He kicks over a handcart. “A true man is born between heaven and earth. How could he make a living selling dates and melons?” He kicks apart the Peach Garden brotherhood. “How could a true man, born between heaven and earth, languish under another man’s command for so long?” He kicks Lü Fengxian aside. “You, a servant of three masters, think you deserve to stand beside me?” He kicks father-and-son bonds to pieces. “You 500Reads6.6Score105Shelves
39. 39 爆 I Beat Up Oda Nobunaga and Became the Shogun 爆揍织田信长的我成为了幕府将军 Spicy Little Immortal麻辣小仙Historical1.5M WordsCompleted The protagonist, Cai Heng, was playing Taiko Risshiden MAX when he unexpectedly transmigrated in the flesh, only to be involved in the worst traffic accident of the century with the soul of Nagao Tamekage, who had just fallen in battle, and was Uesugi Kenshin's father! Nagao Tamekage's soul was smashed to pieces by the collision and merged into his own. (I wonder if Uesugi Kenshin will cut him down on the spot if he finds out.) Worse still, he didn't transmigrate to Echigo, where he could cling 742Reads5.8Score—Shelves
40. 40 什 What? You’re Saying the Kill Line Theory Can Save Humanity? 什么？你说斩杀线理论可以拯救人类？ Wild Wind, Little Wave狂风小浪仔38k WordsCompleted What? You're saying the kill-line theory can save humanity? 30Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 相 After Ten Years Together, I Turned Around and Married Her Best Friend! 相恋十年，我反手娶了她闺蜜！ Wild Wind, Little Wave狂风小浪仔Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted After ten years together, I turned around and married her best friend! 27Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 我 I Wrote the Ending, So Why Are You Saying You’re the Protagonist? 我打出了大结局你说你才是主角？ Spicy Little Immortal麻辣小仙12k WordsCompleted I wrote the ending, and now you're telling me you're the main character? 72Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 救 Help! This Lousy System Is Making Me Found a Sect! 救命！这破系统让我开宗立派！ The Crying of Xiao Xiao萧萧之鸣Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to another world as a sickly man, the male lead triggers a System: if he fails to save twenty people within three years, he’ll die of his illness. He sets off on a journey to save people, meeting one lovely confidante after another along the way. In the end, he’s forced to found a sect and finds his happy ending. (This is not a cultivation novel.) The premise is fairly fresh, leaving behind the traditional level-up-and-fight-monsters formula. The protagonist is frail at firs 35.6kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves

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    The most promising new book of 2026!

44. 44 逆 Against the Meridians: Liar, Stop! 逆经：骗子住手 Ren Fanwuyin任梵无音Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Original novel for the animated series This Taoist Is Not Quite Right] Life is unpredictable. The fit thrive under Heaven's law, Those skilled in force become generals, those skilled in strategy become kings. Born into the lowest of professions, he refuses to live like a nobody, He waves the yin-yang banner and sees through the Six Lines of Divination. Watch him play at being a spirit medium, watch him swindle and deceive, Watch him make ruthless decisions, watch him rise like a hidden dragon f 44kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves

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    📣New📚 Recommendation! Never seen such a "disregard for martial ethics" in a political intrigue martial arts story! ✅ Genius protagonist: He solves cases and divines with ease, his intelligence crushes everyone else. ✅ High-energy plot twist: The ending you thought was his is just a trap within a trap. ✅ Humorous writing style: You'll understand the political intrigue while laughing, and discover the murderer is him while crying? A storm is brewing in the martial arts world, and the six lines of divination will determine the fate of the world. Suspense × Martial Arts × Political Intrigue, a powerful three-in-one combination! Come and join the ranks of this genius protagonist who "makes a laughing comeback"! 🍒🍒🍒

45. 45 武 Wuxia Online Game: From the Start, Three God-Tier Traits 武侠网游，开局三个神级词条 Fu Guang Luo Yuan伏光落渊Eastern Fantasy654k WordsOngoing [Entirely handwritten] [Wild fantasy ideas] [Wuxia] [Affecting reality] [Rating just released] Li Qingshan transmigrated. His awakened golden finger allows him to cheat at any game he plays. In shooting games, he can see through walls and land headshots. In 5v5 fair-competition games, he can make his opponents lag and suffer connection delays. The key is that nobody can detect it at all. As the ultimate random-player king, he became a legend in the field, with a resounding name. The Leader of He 296.9kReads8.2Score33.5kShelves
46. 46 真 Heaven-Defying Comprehension: From The Smiling, Proud Wanderer to All the Heavens 真悟性逆天：从笑傲开始诸天 Medium-Spicy Hot Pot中辣火锅Male-Channel Fanfiction796k WordsCompleted [Heaven-Defying Comprehension] [No System] [No Harem] The path to the myriad heavens has opened! A heaven-defying level of comprehension, without a single “ding” or “ding” He gathers martial arts, secret techniques, bloodlines, and laws from different worlds as resources Lu Yuan wants to glimpse the scenery beyond the word “immortal” Worlds featured: The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, The Outcast, Naruto, Harry Potter, Marvel Cinematic Universe... 15.1kReads8.5Score598Shelves
47. 47 武EN Wuxia: Starting Out with Zhang Sanfeng's Template 武侠：开局拿到张三丰模板 Ma Jia马夹Eastern Fantasy680k WordsCompleted [Wuxia] [Xuanhuan] [Xianxia] [Transmigration] He transmigrated with a System, but unfortunately it fell apart halfway through. It only rewarded him with Zhang Sanfeng’s talent template, then disappeared. No matter. Zhang Qingyuan was already very satisfied. Who was Old Zhang? A master among masters who had dominated the martial world for sixty years. While others practiced martial arts, he cultivated immortality. Ten years later, Zhang Qingyuan chuckled. “Watch as this Daoist sweeps away demons 26.8kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves
48. 48 这 The Martial World Got Weird Because of Me 这个江湖因我而变得奇怪 What Kind of Trash Did I Write?写的什么垃圾Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted System: [100% chance of being caught barehanded when someone strikes with a blade] Protagonist: I have a sword that makes immortals kneel. System: [Cures all poisons. Condition: eat something foul.] Protagonist: Nine-Turn Resurrection Pill, with my secret blend of seasonings. At the northern border, an army of one hundred thousand barbarians invades. A swordsman climbs onto the city wall and swings his sword at the vast army. The hundred thousand soldiers kneel as if in awe of the gods. The 22.6kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
49. 49 我 I Really Run an Orphanage, Not an Assassin's Den 我开的真是孤儿院，不是杀手堂 I Am the Ox Warrior我是牛战士Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted [Physical book edition now available] [Short drama of the same name is now streaming! Watch it on Hongguo!] [The only martial arts ensemble novel on the entire site with such a wild premise!] [At its peak, 1.5 million readers were following it, ranking seventh across all of Tomato Novel. Readers, come on in and take a look!] [Ensemble cast + System + traits + martial arts] Chen Ye transmigrates to the Great Wu Dynasty and binds himself to an Orphan Training System. As long as he raises orphans, 116.1kReads8.9Score12.2kShelves
50. 50 谁 Whoever Dares Force Him to His Death Will Fall First 谁敢逼他赴死，谁就得先倒下 Du Yuan都鸢Eastern Fantasy580k WordsOngoing This is not a story about a noble, righteous hero. Han Yan is an utterly ordinary man who transmigrated to another world. Other people transmigrate with a System, a wise old mentor, or a golden finger. He got nothing at all and had to claw his way forward on his own. He is cautious by nature and lives by the principle that self-interest comes first. Morality? What is that, can you eat it? When it comes to enemies, if he can fight, he won't waste time talking. If he needs to kill, he won't he 3.9kReads—Score271Shelves

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    Novel Recommendation: The Ruthless Drama Queen's Path to Immortality. This protagonist is simply ruthless! Born into a martial arts family, he's single-mindedly focused on cultivating immortality, with only profit in his eyes, and he's ruthless at fleecing others. His drama queen attributes are off the charts; he's cautious yet cunning, truly the king of cunning. Surrounded by beauties, the plot is intelligent, and the humor is non-stop—you won't be able to stop laughing!

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