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- 1 EN Path of Destiny 命之途 “Those who follow the will of Heaven suffer; those who defy it die! What can be done? Pray for the protection of Heaven and Earth? Little do they know, ‘Heaven and Earth are not benevolent; they treat all things as straw dogs!’ Born into hardship, watch how he faces life! After great upheaval, watch how he slowly transforms! As fate descends, watch how he fights against it! With halberd in hand and bow drawn, watch how he splits the firmament! Destroy the heavens, annihilate the earth, slay gods 2.9kReads6.9Score373Shelves
- 2 Sole Sovereign of Three Lifetimes 三世独尊 The Great Emperor Su Chen returned to his youth, carrying the Desolate Ancient Heavenly Stele. From that moment on, a peerless prodigy appeared in the world, mastering supreme techniques, refining divine pills of ages past, claiming treasures that reached the heavens, challenging sacred lands of ages past, venturing into the Nine Nether Demon Sea, and traversing the cycles of reincarnation across the heavens. Who would dare stand against him? In this life, I will make every immortal and god in t 2.3kReads7.7Score276Shelves
- 3 Lord of the Great Dao 大道主 Entirely fictional! After transmigrating, he finds this world far too dangerous. Peerless talents and heroes from every age are everywhere. Zhao Shuo, armed with a rare treasure, strides across the land with his head held high, making a spectacular entrance and leaving a trail of bloodshed in his wake. Innate Secret Realms? Ancient Heavenly Grottoes? Supreme Dao Artifacts? They’re all mine. Whoever lays a hand on them dies! Completed work: Never Abandoned Midway 1.8kReads6.2Score203Shelves
- 4 EN Everlasting 生生不灭 Young Chen Feng possesses an unparalleled divine artifact and cultivates peerless demonic arts. He battles the Human Realm, slaughters the Demon Realm, challenges the Immortal Realm, and charges into the Divine Realm. He fights his way across countless worlds, carving a bloody path to the heavens and becoming the supreme ruler above all. 5kReads7.8Score487Shelves
- 5 The Devouring Emperor Reborn 噬帝重生 “Old man with the white beard, you make the Dao of Eating sound incredible. So how do we attain the Dao?” “The Buddha says that killing one person makes you a First-Ground Bodhisattva, while killing ten makes you a Second-Ground Bodhisattva…” “Stop! We’re talking about the Dao of Eating!” “Eat one person and gain the Lesser Dao, eat a hundred and gain the Middle Dao, eat ten thousand and gain the Great Dao…” “Ugh… I’m going to be sick!” “Senior Brother! Are you done throwing up? Come help me app 1.8kReads8.5Score263Shelves
- 6 Thunder Martial 雷武 The young Zi Chen gave his life to see his brother’s true nature. By chance, he encountered the origin of thunder and was reborn, obtaining a body-tempering art and setting out on the path to becoming a powerhouse. Lightning tempers the Saint Body, while creation forges the path to heaven! With an unyielding heart, he will ascend to the peak of Thunder Martial Dao! 2.3kReads8.3Score143Shelves
- 7 War Emperor 战皇 The fallen dynasty’s crown prince is framed and demoted to a servant tasked with tending the tombs. By chance, he obtains the First Emperor’s peerless teachings and sets out on the path to supremacy, forging ahead with a triumphant song as he strides across the heavens. Across this vast land, who decides its fate? Across the nine heavens and ten earths, I alone reign supreme! A young man is reborn against all odds, shining brilliantly and illuminating the vast realm, until he becomes the Primord 3.4kReads8.2Score436Shelves
- 8 The Uncrowned Evil Emperor of Another World 异世无冕邪皇 Listen: all things beneath heaven began with the Primordial Origin... A peerless prodigy, the Uncrowned Evil Sovereign, obtains a supreme treasure of the Primordial Origin and transmigrates to another world. Born into lowly circumstances and subjected to endless scorn, he takes none of it to heart. Armed with a peerless tome and unrivaled divine arts, he hides in the bustling city and manipulates the world from the palm of his hand. As the saying goes: Let the mortal world stretch on and the Hea 1.2kReads8.5Score196Shelves
- 9 Supreme Mad God 至尊狂神 The God of War is reborn, wielding the divine weapon Heaven-Sealing Chessboard. He can craft the mightiest pills with a wave of his hand, easily tame the most powerful divine beasts, and have the most beautiful women throw themselves into his arms. In this life, Tang Long swears to reign supreme across the Ten Realms, find his old nemesis, and exact his revenge. 1.4kReads8.2Score107Shelves
- 10 Undying War God 不死战神 Ye Chen, a disciple of the Ye family, happens upon a great opportunity and obtains twelve ancient totems. Once activated, each totem unlocks a mysterious ability and teaches him an ancient martial art. From then on, Ye Chen is no longer an unremarkable outer sect disciple. He rises to prominence, becomes famous throughout the world, and turns into a peerless prodigy. He slays ancient demon beasts and claims supreme treasures. He ventures into perilous secret realms and battles peerless powerhous 1.1kReads8.5Score159Shelves
- 11 The Legend of Lin Fei 林飞传 Lin Fei, a bored and repressed young man from the 21st century, accidentally transmigrates from Earth to the Yuanwu Realm. The sad thing is, he transmigrates into the body of an idiot. Sigh, might as well accept his fate. But so what if he's a fool? He can still cultivate divine arts, level up, woo beauties, and reach the pinnacle of the world. He's doing better than ever. 6.7kReads8.4Score1kShelves
- 12 Ultimate All-Rounder 终极全才 Lin Tiancheng, a student at a third-rate university of traditional Chinese medicine, merges with his phone. A flashlight app gives him the ability to see in the dark and through solid objects. What surprises might apps like Meitu Xiu Xiu and 360 Antivirus bring him? 1.4kReads8.1Score204Shelves
- 13 Supreme Divine Warrior 神武至尊 Young Yun Xiao made his living by hunting from childhood. The moment he left the mountains, the world began to change because of him! He tempers his body, condenses true essence, forms a Core, overcomes countless tribulations, manifests the Dharma Body, ascends to the Heavenly Seat, comprehends creation, and awakens to the grotto-heaven... The countless worlds are destined to tremble beneath his feet! 3.4kReads8.2Score371Shelves
- 14 Supreme God King 无上神王 To pay for his mother’s medical treatment, Meng Fan broke his clan’s rules and went to mine for herbs on Jin Mountain without permission. By a stroke of luck, he obtained a black bead and inherited an unparalleled cultivation art. From then on, he turned his life around, crushed his enemies, challenged opponents above his level, tamed spirit beasts, and seized divine treasures. In a continent teeming with powerful cultivators, he tramples his rivals beneath his feet and defies heaven itself to b 7.4kReads8.2Score952Shelves
- 15 The Pinnacle War God in the City 巅峰战神在都市 A special forces soldier from the apocalypse met with an accident during a mission to mend the heavens on behalf of Nüwa. His soul possessed a timid, spineless young master from a powerful family in the twenty-first century, and from then on he began an extraordinary life. He held wealth in his hands, cradled beauties in his arms, and trampled his enemies beneath his feet. 658Reads8.5Score138Shelves
- 16 The Undying Martial Venerable 不灭武尊 A cultivation technique dismissed as worthless, and a cultivation fanatic whom his fellow disciples regarded as a cripple: everything changed completely after he obtained a Yin-Yang jade pendant. With a cultivation speed ten times faster, Gu Fei repeatedly broke through the limits of martial arts. On the Tenglong Continent, where martial arts had fallen into decline and their true mysteries had been lost, see how Gu Fei defies the heavens with his fists, tramples Daoist arts and divine powers be 10kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves
- 17 The Violent Pill Venerable 暴力丹尊 Chen Xuan, the Immortal Pill Venerable, was killed in an explosion while refining pills. He was reborn on the Wind and Cloud Continent. All he wanted was to quietly refine pills and level up, but somehow he ended up having to protect a fifteen-year-old girl. Fighting enemies? Chen Xuan tossed out a powerful hallucinogen, and the battlefield instantly descended into chaos. Cultivating? He casually refined pills that doubled the effects of the Profound Spirit Pill, and his level shot up without a 1.2kReads7.9Score101Shelves
- 18 Martial Sovereign of Ten Thousand Worlds 万界武尊 In this world, powerful martial cultivators rule, and strength decides everything. Great powers such as kingdoms and sects each dominate their own territory, but this is only one corner of the Three Realms. Above this world, the mightiest Divine-Rank experts roam the heavens and earth. Watch as Ye Feng, a worthless nobody unable to awaken his martial meridians, fuses the martial arts of the Myriad Heavens, rises to prominence, traverses heaven and earth, and stands supreme across the myriad worl 7.9kReads7.5Score944Shelves
- 19 Lord of Ten Thousand Gods 万神主宰 A passionate young man refuses to give in, no matter how many setbacks he faces. One day, his bloodline awakens, and he commands the gods of countless worlds. He cultivates divine arts, forges an unparalleled battle physique, and contends with the greatest prodigies. He slays demons, crushes countless worlds, and shakes the heavens. 14.2kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves
- 20 The Heaven Devouring Dragon Emperor 噬天龙帝 Jiang Tian is a gifted young man, yet a problem with his bloodline makes him a laughingstock, subjected to relentless oppression! Just when his life seems at its lowest, fate suddenly takes a turn! With a mysterious treasure his mother left behind, Jiang Tian fuses with the bloodline of the Savage Blood Divine Dragon, rises to power, and crushes every genius in his path! But as he continues to grow stronger, he realizes that the people and events around him are not so simple. Even this world is 8.9kReads8.2Score728Shelves
- 21 Martial Emperor of the Heavens 御天武帝 The Great Dao has no form, and the Great Dao has no feelings. The young Chu Yan carries a heart of pure innocence. To pursue his dream, he is willing to cross mountains and rivers and shatter three thousand worlds, ultimately becoming a generation-defining Martial Emperor Who Rules Heaven. 12.7kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
- 22 The Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor 鸿蒙天帝 A hundred thousand years ago, humanity reached its peak on the Immortal-Demon Continent. There were nine great holy lands, each in control of one of the nine inheritance tomes. Then a sudden cataclysm struck the continent with devastating force. The heavens collapsed, the earth split apart, and countless lives were lost. Humanity suffered the greatest losses: seven holy lands were destroyed, their legacies lost, and only two of the nine heavenly tomes survived. The young Ling Feng emerged like a 37.3kReads8.5Score4.9kShelves
- 23 Against the Heavens 武逆 On the Tianwu Continent, the strong rule. Feng Hao, the eldest young master of the Feng family, was born with a Void Martial body, yet everyone considered him a good-for-nothing at cultivation. He suffered humiliation at every turn! By a twist of fate, Feng Hao obtained a mysterious ancient ring and turned his life around! He tempers his body with exotic crystals, takes the Qilin as his arms, the Vermilion Bird as his wings, the Black Tortoise as his body, the Azure Dragon as his legs, and the W 2.4kReads8.2Score288Shelves
- 24 Nine Extremes War God 九极战神 Legends of the Innate Dao Body have been passed down across the Ling Tian Continent for ages. Ancient texts record: “Once the Dao Body awakens, none under heaven can stand against it.” A youth born with the Innate Dao Body came from the Eastern Wilderness, dazzling the world with his unrivaled talent and putting countless prodigies to shame. Years later, the Ling Tian Continent would divide geniuses into two kinds: geniuses, and Yun Yi... 16.2kReads8.1Score2.1kShelves
- 25 The Eternal Martial Emperor 万古武帝 A hundred years ago, amid a world-shaking war between gods and demons, he was betrayed by his beloved and his sworn brother. His body was reduced to ashes, and his soul sealed away for a century. A hundred years later, he returns to life in another’s body, settling scores with his enemies in a blaze of glory before ascending to the peak once more! Across the eight wildernesses and six directions, I rule over all. Beneath the nine heavens and above the ten lands, who can rival me? I slay gods and 5.1kReads7.9Score518Shelves
- 26 Chaos God King 混沌神王 The Eternal Heavenly Stele connects to the primordial source of chaos and bears the countless peerless arts of the Myriad Worlds. The young Qin Ming loses his father, sees his clan destroyed, is betrayed, and has his heart pierced. At the brink of death, he awakens the Eternal Heavenly Stele, connects with chaos, forges an unrivaled Chaotic Divine Body, and cultivates the myriad arts inscribed on the stele! From then on, with nothing but his fists, he takes on the world and contends with the gen 3.2kReads8.6Score293Shelves
- 27 The Six Realms: Investiture of the Gods 六界封神 In ancient times, the Six Realms were in chaos. During a struggle for possession of the divine realm's greatest treasure, the Investiture of the Gods, it was shattered into six pieces. From then on, the gods were no longer appointed. Ye Chen is an ordinary young cultivator. When he obtains the ancient divine artifact, the Taiji Eight Trigrams Diagram, he defies fate and changes the world, triumphing at every turn as he rises ever higher. He climbs from adversity, seizes one opportunity after ano 765Reads8.5Score109Shelves
- 28 The Primordial Ancestral Dragon Art 太古祖龙诀 In the Primordial Era, heroes vied for supremacy and mighty warriors were everywhere! The Chaos Heavenly Emperor severed the Heavenly Dao, defied the firmament, secured the foundations of humanity, and ruled the Nine Heavens Divine Realm! The Nine-Deaths Pill God turned his body into a cauldron, mastered both alchemy and martial arts, and struck fear into demons beyond the realm! And the Primordial Ancestral Dragon wielded peerless arts, crushed the myriad Dao, and ruled the Primordial Era! Coun 3kReads7.8Score322Shelves
- 29 Nine Truths, Nine Suns 九真九阳 After failing to break through, Su Fang’s meridians twist and deform, leaving him crippled and unable to cultivate ever again. But by chance, he obtains a mysterious ancient mirror. Deep within it, he encounters a powerful being from a mysterious world and begins his path to heaven-defying dual cultivation. He tempers his body and defies fate! He touches the Gate of Heaven and vows to become a cultivator! Follow the young man as he searches far and wide for his father, rises above countless geni 8.1kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves
- 30 Dragon-Mark War God 龙纹战神 A hundred years after the world’s greatest sage was reborn, he cultivates supreme divine arts and vies for dominion over the world. Don’t compare alchemy with me. I can casually make perfect pills. Don’t compare your speed of advancement with mine. If I make you die of embarrassment, that’s on you. Don’t compare cultivation experience with me. I’m an ancestor. Jiang Chen’s very existence is destined to make countless prodigies die of shame… 7.8kReads8.6Score973Shelves
- 31 I Am the Mortal Emperor 我为凡帝 [Traditional fantasy + complete story + decisive and ruthless protagonist + no saintly behavior + no System] The world ranks innate talent into nine grades, with the first being the lowest and the ninth the highest. Lin Fan has the lowest grade, a useless first-grade talent. But his talent comes with its own space. While others cultivate for one day outside, he can cultivate for thirty days inside. One day... "Lin Fan, you're nothing but a mere first-grade talent. What makes you think you d 750Reads7.2Score100Shelves
- 32 Devour the Firmament 吞噬苍穹 After losing his closest family, the orphan Xuanyuan is reborn in another world where might makes right. He inherits the legacy of the ancient Devouring Emperor, devours heavenly treasures, and masters devastating killing techniques. From an ordinary boy, he gradually rises to become the supreme ruler of the Nine Realms! Defying the heavens and commanding the world, he uses his innate gifts and countless incredible encounters to reach the ultimate peak! 427Reads8.7Score100Shelves
- 33 I Caught a Spirit Beast to Be My Teacher 捉个灵兽当老师 A little monster? Fun! Catch it and make it my pet; A great monster? Tough hide! Catch it and make it my mount; A demon king? Now we're talking! Catch it and make it my underling; A heavenly demon? Well, fine, I suppose you can be my brother! What? You won't submit? Then I'll beat you until you do! I'm the Heaven-Ordained Demon Catcher! 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 The Undying Overlord Technique 不灭霸体诀 A lowly young man unexpectedly awakens memories of his past life. He cultivates the Indestructible Overlord Body Art and gains the ability to awaken bloodlines after birth. Others can awaken only one bloodline in their lifetime, but he can awaken ten, a hundred, and even fuse them at will, ultimately forging an indestructible Overlord Body! I forge an Overlord Body from a mortal frame, shielding the heavens with one hand as I suppress the world! The Nine Extremes Sacred Body? The Desolate Heaven 14.6kReads8.5Score2.1kShelves
- 35 The Peerless Emperor 盖世帝尊 At the end of an era, kings vie for supremacy, demons rise in droves, and all seek the path to immortality. A sleepy young man turns misfortune into fortune, sanctifies his mortal body, and covers the heavens with a flick of his finger, looking down on the ages as their unrivaled sovereign! But who can remain eternal alongside time? 213Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 36 Heavenly Revelation Divine Diagram 天启神图 The Great Sun fell, and the Great Night withdrew from the world, allowing the demonic path to run rampant and plunging the realm into chaos. The young Jiang Chen stumbles upon a Divine Revelation Map. Accompanied by a talking rabbit, he sets out to exterminate demons and banish evil, saving the people from dire straits. 264Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 37 EN Six Paths Immortal Venerable 六道仙尊 Bi Fan, a lowly nobody, is thrown into the Ten Thousand Snakes Pit by his fellow disciples. By a stroke of fortune, he obtains a rare lotus that cleanses his marrow and tempers his bones, setting him on the path of cultivation. He ventures into the demon realm, where baleful energy surges into the sky; battles a hidden dragon and makes a stunning name for himself; conquers the world and earns fame; claims the treasure vault and takes the top spot; enters chaos and commands the winds and clouds; 7.2kReads8.7Score954Shelves
- 38 The Ninefold Divine Emperor 九转神帝 On the Lingwu Continent, countless races stand side by side, prodigies emerge in droves, and might makes right. The weak are worth no more than blades of grass. A disciple of the outer sect at the Heavenly Sword Sect in the Eastern District of Cangyun Kingdom struggles to stay alive. He inherits the greatest cultivation technique of all time, the Nine Revolutions Dao Scripture, and rises to become an unparalleled Great Emperor, crushing all who stand in his way. Ding Lie says, “This world is vas 2.4kReads7.7Score271Shelves
- 39 EN Dragon War God 龙血战神 In the ancient era, when heaven and earth were first created, the Dragon Sacrifice Continent belonged to the Divine Dragon clan. Now, the dragons have all but vanished, and a mysterious cataclysm threatens once more, placing all living beings in grave danger! The young Long Chen bears the glory and mission of his forebears as he pursues the mystery behind the dragons' extinction. By a twist of fate, he becomes the only Ancestral Dragon martial cultivator in millions of years, rises to the pinnac 15.8kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves
- 40 Martial Dao Supreme 武道至尊 As long as a breath remains, hope never dies. Wang Chen, born with the Divine Martial bloodline, shoulders a heavy burden and sets out on the path of martial cultivation, carrying his family's hatred and his own dreams. He hunts down his enemies, seeks the Martial Dao, and makes his name known throughout the world. Leading his family and its declining sect, he begins his journey and faces one challenge after another. The road to the summit is unimaginably difficult, and endless slaughter spreads 8.1kReads8.3Score870Shelves
- 41 Dual Mastery of Alchemy and Martial Arts 丹武双绝 Pills can restore flesh and reverse the course of life. Martial arts can shatter the heavens and conquer every corner of the land. Qin Ming’s martial foundation is damaged, but through sheer determination, he awakens a divine-grade talent in the alchemical path. At the most crucial moment on his journey to becoming a Pill God, he is murdered by those closest to him. To his surprise, he returns to his youth. In this life, he will not only refine the stars themselves, but also reach the pinnacle o 33.4kReads8.3Score4.1kShelves
- 42 Alchemy Master 丹道宗师 The animated series of Grandmaster of Alchemy is now streaming! Qin Yichen returns to his youth with more than ten thousand years of memories. His mastery of spiritual power, advanced pill recipes, high-level martial arts, and secret manuals: he has it all. This time, he will leave no regrets. A gentle imperial princess, a willful and unruly witch, and a sacred, icy goddess all cross paths with him. 14.5kReads8.2Score1.8kShelves
- 43 I Have a Cauldron That Can Refine All Under Heaven 吾有一鼎，可炼天下 At the dawn of creation, the great goddess Feng Lixi refined stones to mend the heavens, leaving the Cauldron of Heavenly Refinement behind in the mortal realm. Hundreds of thousands of years later, Fang Bai accidentally obtained the cauldron, only to be ambushed by the brothers traveling with him. Protected by the cauldron, he reincarnated. In this life, Fang Bai unlocks the secrets of the Cauldron of Heavenly Refinement. As he presses onward, he uncovers the cruelest secret in heaven and earth 8.6kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
- 44 The Immortal Emperor Is Reborn in the City 仙帝重生混都市 Immortal Martial Emperor Su Yan endured eight cycles of reincarnation and became the supreme ruler of the Immortal Realm. Just as he was about to reach the summit, he was ambushed by his enemies. Fortunately, a wisp of his divine consciousness managed to transmigrate across countless planes to Earth, entering the body of a dead boy. In this life, I’ll not only vent the anger in my heart, I’ll also reclaim that peerless peak! A cool, elegant city beauty, the sweet childhood friend from next door, 6.2kReads7.6Score636Shelves
- 45 Lord of the Great Tribulation 大千劫主 The heavens have nine layers, each one eighty thousand miles high. Beneath the heavens, divine dynasties stand tall, sacred lands vie for supremacy, and the Great Dao is contested! As yin and yang fall into chaos and time and space turn in cycles, Gu Que is summoned as the founding ancestor of a sect. He survives the three tribulations of godhood and the five declines of heaven and man, attaining immortality! Immortality! The supreme path! He walks across the heavens, and with a single though 1.8kReads8.1Score160Shelves
- 46 Primal Chaos Heavenly Body 混沌天体 A good-for-nothing? Unable to cultivate? No! Murong Yu has a rare constitution, the most powerful Chaos Body in all creation! He punches flying swords out of the sky, tramples immortal artifacts underfoot, has a body comparable to divine weapons, and withstands heavenly tribulations without a scratch! Great cultivation sects? Famous prodigies? Dare to provoke this menace, and their entire clans will be wiped out! He strides across the earth, shoulders mountains, and holds up the sky! Watch a goo 7.8kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
- 47 Legend of the Return to the Void 归虚传 At the dawn of endless ages, all living things embarked on the path of cultivation, and a glorious era began. All things vied for supremacy, seeking to become kings and revered sovereigns. When calamity transforms heaven and earth and annihilation consumes all life, will all things in the world wither away, or will they be reborn in a cycle of renewal? 705Reads5.5Score101Shelves
- 48 The Peerless Dao Lord 绝世道君 After seventeen years, Lu Yu finally devoured the Heavenly Emperor’s soul and took a fresh look at the world. Since heaven and earth were remade and spiritual energy returned, countless people had pursued immortality, drawing on fortune to rise above the rest. Gather true qi, and you can split mountains and shatter stone, traveling a thousand miles in a day. Master spells, and you can summon wind and rain, soar through the clouds and mist. A tiger roars through the mountains; a dragon swims in s 7.7kReads8.4Score397Shelves
- 49 Evil Emperor 邪帝 In a chaotic age, seven factions of formidable power reign: the Demon, Buddhist, Devil, Confucian, Mystic, Ghost, and Daoist factions. Each follows its own path, seizing the wonders of heaven and earth and vying to become the overlord of this troubled world. Whoever rises above the rest will attain eternal life and uncover the secrets of chaos. A useless young man of the Ye family rises proudly, pacifies the four corners of the world, and pursues the ultimate Heavenly Dao, eventually unifying al 7.8kReads8.2Score900Shelves
- 50 The Supreme Sage of Heaven and Earth 天地至圣 In a world where might makes right, those born with spiritual roots are hailed as innate powerhouses! He was once the target of everyone's ridicule, the famous good-for-nothing of his clan. For seven years, Wu Hui endured in silence and suffered countless humiliations, only to awaken a heaven-defying physique! He unlocked the Five Elements Pearl and gained spiritual roots of all five elements! Command the five elements! Unite yin and yang! Master heaven and earth! Become the supreme sage of the 5.3kReads8.0Score623Shelves
