Novels like The Emperor of Life and Death
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- 51 World-Destroying Martial Cultivator 灭世武修 A single shackle binds countless star realms. A single heart rises and falls with the break of dawn. Across countless planes and continents, sects stand everywhere. Those at the pinnacle can laugh at the heavens and look down upon the earth. He was born with a divine physique, yet inherited a legacy capable of destroying the world. Will he sink into slaughter, or take the path to the summit? See what choice Wu Heng makes. 6.3kReads8.3Score63214d adds
- 52 God-Burying Tower 葬神塔 [Traditional fantasy + decisive and ruthless action + thrilling and exhilarating + read by a million fans!] Jiang Ruochen, a seasoned explorer, ventured deep into an underground ruin, only to be transported to another world by a mysterious ancient tower. There, he became a useless prince of the Zhen Nan Dynasty, born weak and unable to awaken a martial soul mark. At his tenth awakening ceremony, Jiang Ruochen finally awakened a martial soul, but it was a worthless mudfish, earning him mockery an 14.2kReads8.3Score1.6k14d adds
- 53 The Eternal Divine Lotus 万古神莲 [Traditional fantasy] The Infernal Fire Red Lotus, Purifying White Lotus, World-Destroying Black Lotus, Reincarnation Purple Lotus, Merit Golden Lotus, and Primordial Green Lotus: these six divine lotuses form the Seven-Colored Divine Lotus within Ye Yunfan’s soul. The world is a chessboard, and the Profound Ancestor, the Longevity Ancestor, and the Lotus Ancestor are all players. Heaven is the one who laid the board. Watch as Ye Yunfan cultivates the Nine Eternal Heavenly Dao, refining the powe 15.1kReads8.3Score2.1k14d adds
- 54 Peerless Sword God 绝世剑神 On the Tianling Continent, martial arts reign supreme! The strong can roam the heavens and earth, command the mountains and rivers, topple the sky with a wave of the hand, and change the sun and moon with a flick of the finger! Lin Chen, a young martial arts grandmaster from the land of Shenzhou, accidentally brought a mysterious little cauldron with him to this world and became an outer disciple of the Tianji Sect in the Yannan Region. From then on, the sea was wide enough for fish to leap, an 3.9kReads8.7Score73214d adds
- 55 The Unbeatable Deputy Village Chief 无敌副村长 Li Erdan, a humble young farmer, unexpectedly acquired a miraculous System. It rewarded him with all kinds of treasures and skills, and in a little mountain village that felt like a paradise, he went on to live a carefree life that even the immortals would envy. 5.7kReads8.9Score81814d adds
- 56 Martial Dao Emperor 武道大帝 Born into humble circumstances, Luo Xiu has only average talent. But by chance, he fuses with a treasure formed from the origins of the laws of life and death. From then on, he carries the Wheel of Life and Death within him, commands reincarnation, creates supreme divine arts, and becomes a great emperor who stands above all, past and present! 6.1kReads8.6Score25414d adds
- 57 Devouring God King 吞噬神王 [Swordsmanship] + [Sabre Arts] + [Devouring All Daos] + [Rivalry Among Prodigies] + [Ruthless and Decisive] + [No System] The down-and-out youth Lin Chen unexpectedly awakens a Devouring Martial Soul and rises against the heavens. From then on, he cultivates both the sword and the sabre, slaying gods who stand in his way and Buddhas who block his path as he embarks on a martial path that pits him against prodigies from countless domains. 23.1kReads8.4Score3.1k14d adds
- 58 Supreme Gods and Demons 至尊神魔 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 20kReads8.6Score2.9k14d adds
- 59 Supreme Rebirth 至尊重生 Chen Lei, a peerless Martial Emperor of his age, faces the greatest heavenly tribulation, only to mysteriously return to his youth. From then on, he embarks on an invincible journey defying the heavens. He crushes every enemy, settles every score, subdues every foreign race, and claims every treasure. Surrounded by beauties and wielding power over the world, he becomes a supreme ruler, an invincible ancient emperor. 9.3kReads8.3Score1.2k14d adds
- 60 Supreme Divine Soul 神魂至尊 On the Heavenly Armor Continent, strength is everything. The weak are as insignificant as ants, while the strong loom like mountains. The mightiest can split rivers and seas, and cleave mountains and boulders; those with divine powers can even shatter the void and sever the cycle of reincarnation! Zhuo Wen, a medical student, happened upon a jade cauldron and transmigrated into the body of a fallen young master. With the endless pill recipes inside the cauldron, he used his mediocre talent to cl 12.6kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds
- 61 Nine Deaths Divine Pill Art 九死丹神诀 Pills can be used for medicine, but they can also help one cultivate martial arts. On a dark and stormy night, Jiang Kong has his inner strength drained by his childhood sweetheart and is left crippled. By chance, he obtains an ancient, mysterious cultivation art: the Nine-Deaths Pill God Manual. From then on, he enters the martial path through alchemy, cultivating both alchemy and martial arts. He forges a Pill God Cauldron, gathers undying flames, condenses Nine-Deaths Pills, and awakens the C 1.1kReads8.8Score17014d adds
- 62 Primordial Chaos Overlord Body Art 鸿蒙霸体诀 [Decisive and ruthless, always repays a grudge, heaven-defying divine artifact, supreme legacy] Lin Xuan, an outcast of his sect, stumbles upon the Hongmeng Emperor Scripture! The scripture contains all things: the supreme art, the Hongmeng Tyrant Body Art; a furnace of heaven and earth that incinerates all creation; a battle-domain illusion that compresses space and time; the supreme swordmaster who holds down the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths; an alluring and wicked ancient Demon Ancestor; primo 1.5kReads8.4Score20914d adds
- 63 Proud God of Alchemy 傲世丹神 A good-for-nothing young man receives an unparalleled legacy, gains a heaven-defying divine meridian, learns peerless techniques, and masters extraordinary alchemy. From then on, his path in martial arts is smooth sailing, and he looks down on all under heaven! 4.4kReads8.8Score51614d adds
- 64 Soul-Reaping Martial Emperor 镇魂武帝 He rises amid silence and returns amid destruction... The young man leaves the Great Wilderness and slays every enemy beneath heaven. The road to the Dao is strewn with bones. I trample the heroes and claim the throne! In this world, I alone stand supreme! 988Reads7.1Score10014d adds
- 65 The Nine-Colored Nascent Soul 九色元婴 In the frozen wasteland, an ice coffin appeared, and a young man sealed inside for ten thousand years awoke. He had no idea who he was and remembered nothing else, save for a cultivation technique: the Nine-Colored Nascent Soul! Who sealed him away? Who were his enemies, and who were his friends? Why was he cultivating a cultivation technique in this world of body refinement and profound cultivation? With only a sword at his side, he began sweeping across the continent in search of his lost memo 6.4kReads8.2Score84614d adds
- 66 Heavenly Martial Path 武道凌天 In the world of martial arts, the strong rule! Fists and power go hand in hand, and the strong make the rules! A young man defies heaven, rises above his rivals, and forges rules of his own. There’s nothing a single sword can’t settle. If one sword won’t do, use two! The slumbering dragon has awakened; one roar shakes a thousand mountains! With sacred blood in his veins and the sword in his hand, he rises by crushing the geniuses of every world. If you refuse to submit, then fight! This is a pat 14.9kReads8.9Score99814d adds
- 67 Asura Sword 修罗剑 A man carries a giant sword on his back, a monkey fights across the wilderness, and a bird spreads its wings to blot out the sky. So what if I become a demon? So what if I become a Buddha? I follow my own path. Why should I fear the world’s judgment of right and wrong? With a dragon sparrow beneath my feet, I soar through the heavens. With a giant sword in hand, I battle across the world. I fly into a rage for the woman I love, and my sword leaves the streets stained with blood. Commanding wind 3.5kReads8.6Score35614d adds
- 68 Quest for the Dao in Chaos 混沌问道 A single falling leaf slays every enemy in the world. A withered leaf becomes a sword, slaughtering gods and demons across the heavens! One man, one sword: he traverses the path to immortality, forges the Heavenly Dao, and looks down upon the ages. The Abandoned Lands? No, they are where chaos began! The youth Chen Hao came from the chaos. His Emperor’s Embryo was cut from him, yet he gained a Chaotic Physique, setting the war-torn age into motion! Alone, he stands across the river of time, sole 3.7kReads8.4Score29514d adds
- 69 EN Divine Cultivation System 神级修炼系统 An accident sends Qin Shaofeng, a shut-in, to another world, where he is reborn as the eldest young master of the Qin family in Lanjiang City, Lianyang Kingdom. His cultivation has been crippled? His dantian can’t be repaired? No problem. He has a god-tier cultivation System that can repair even the most severely damaged dantian! With the System at his side, he has endless cultivation techniques at his disposal! The Dharma Ancestor’s Muscle-Tendon Transformation Scripture... The Great Sage Equal 3.2kReads7.7Score37214d adds
- 70 Spirit-Devouring Sword Lord 吞灵剑主 He gave her his heartfelt devotion for three years, only to be repaid with a sudden, merciless betrayal! The young Lin Xiao had his meridian energy stolen, but was fortunate enough to receive an unparalleled inheritance. A spirit sword acknowledged him as its master, devouring the life force of all things. He cultivated a heaven-defying technique and stepped out of a small town, embarking on the path of the sword! One sword splits mountains and rivers. One sword shatters the heavens. One sword d 7.5kReads8.6Score73414d adds
- 71 The Divine Dragon-Phoenix Emperor 龙凰神帝 The tenth son of the mainland’s top tycoon family, the Long family, was unable to awaken his bloodline and had no choice but to marry into a small family as a live-in son-in-law. After enduring humiliation for three years, he finally awakened an unparalleled bloodline: the Ancient Dragon-Phoenix Battle Physique. From then on, he looked down on all rivals, fighting alone against the four seas and eight wastelands, and forced everyone who had once bullied and harmed him to kneel at his feet. Surro 3.8kReads8.9Score48014d adds
- 72 Spirit Sword Sovereign 灵剑尊 A powerful expert is ambushed and returns to his youth, becoming the weak, useless young master he once was. He will never spare the enemies who wronged him in his previous life! He will make up for every regret he carried into this life! When his spirit sword cries out, he will reign supreme over the three realms of heaven and earth! Anyone who defies him will die by his sword! 7.2kReads8.2Score1.1k14d adds
- 73 The Ordeal of Captivity 囚生劫 [Traditional fantasy + slow burn + no System + decisive violence + expansive worldbuilding] A mysterious token, an assassins' organization that vanished, and an assassin struck by a deadly poison. From then on, his only path is to fight for his life... During an assassination mission, Song Ye unexpectedly comes across a mysterious token. Following its guidance, he encounters one cultivation art and fortuitous opportunity after another. He thinks these are bles 979Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 From the Start: A Nine-Treasure Glazed Chaos World Tower 开局一座九宝琉璃混沌世界塔 Born with a Chaotic Dao Body that appears once in billions of years, he is deemed useless because no method of cultivation suits him. Though the beginning of the myriad paths is fraught with hardship, he will never give up. Even if the immortals are destroyed, my Dao heart will endure. How could a golden-scaled creature be content to remain in a pond? Given the right opportunity, it will become a dragon! With a cheat that lets him control time, he is a dragon among men, and the greatest of drago 9.4kReads7.8Score1k14d adds
- 75 Record of Covering the Heavens 遮天记 This is the world of Tianyuan, where Tianyuan can take the form of all things. Above Tianyuan lies the 'Fate Wheel,' found among those with special bloodlines. Lu An is an abandoned baby, yet he possesses the unprecedented 'Three Fate Wheels'! With holy fire in one hand and ice in the other, his eyes glowing red, he emerges from a slave pit and then rises to command the heavens! 11.4kReads7.8Score1.1k14d adds
- 76 Peerless 绝世 Those web novel writers weren't lying: everyone who came from Blue Star to the past had a golden finger... Also known as "Unearthing an Invincible Divine Physique from the Start" and "Rising to the Top, Starting with Mining." [The author isn't good at writing blurbs. No saintly protagonist, frequent updates, read with confidence.] 12.6kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds
- 77 Eternal Heavenly Emperor 万古天帝 The strongest God of War in the Celestial Realm, he was betrayed by the one he loved and died on his wedding night after his achievements made his ruler fear him. Nie Tian was reborn a hundred years later, and would never again bow to another. In this life, I will create my own world! In this life, I will become the Eternal Heavenly Emperor! In this life, I will rule the divine realms of the Celestial Realm! 9.5kReads8.7Score59614d adds
- 78 Hongmeng Overlord 鸿蒙主宰 “Beg me. Beg me, and I’ll give it back!” Yun Hu crushed the only hope Qin Yu had of cultivating right before his eyes. That was the last time Qin Yu ever bowed his head. That night, his parents sealed themselves away in the heavens, the Dragon Martial Guards’ blood stained the sky, and the Prince of the Side-by-Side’s mansion stood empty. His father left him only one sentence: “From the day you begin cultivating, you’ll have to face the pursuit of cultivators across the world!” After ten ye 1.9kReads7.2Score17514d adds
- 79 Primordial Talisman God 太初符神 You say you have an ancient divine weapon with unmatched power? And peerless techniques that make you invincible beneath the heavens? Just watch: I have a Primordial Marriage Talisman that binds the Supreme Divine Lord to me as my wife; I have a Primordial Thunder Talisman that summons heavenly lightning to battle across the eight directions; I have a Primordial Devouring Talisman that devours all things under heaven and puts them to my use... 4.3kReads8.4Score54714d adds
- 80 The World of Dao 道界天下 A mysterious young man emerges from a mysterious village. He has no Daoist heart, no Dao spirit, and no Daoist physique, yet he is determined to seek the Dao. He joins the Wenda Sect and embarks on an utterly unconventional path of cultivation! 38.8kReads8.8Score3.4k14d adds
- 81 Across the Misty Myriad Worlds 缥缈万界 The ages roll on, and the seas change into mulberry fields. After Pangu split the heavens and earth and the primordial age dawned, the primordial world eventually shattered and heaven and earth were overturned. The ancient Heavenly Dao, which had once ruled over all things, collapsed and scattered with them. After endless ages of settling and transformation, the scattered fragments of the Heavenly Dao’s origin finally evolved into the universe’s laws of origin and the countless laws derived fr 227Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Peerless Martial Soul 绝世武魂 The hit action anime adapted from the novel is now airing. On Dragon Vein Continent, countless races and sects stand side by side, and martial artists rule. The strong can destroy heaven and earth, while the weak crawl like ants. The young Chen Feng has an iron-like dantian and cannot cultivate, enduring contempt at every turn. Then he obtains the Supreme Dragon Blood and a mysterious ancient cauldron, and rises against the odds, emerging like a shooting star! He cultivates an unparalleled legac 7.7kReads8.8Score91514d adds
- 83 The Great Dao of Decay 残蚀大道 The moment this book came out, the entire fantasy genre was moved to tears? This is traditional fantasy for a new era, the kind of novel the next generation should be reading! All things are governed by fate, and success and failure alike are now dust. Today, let us ride the rising wind and seize the moment to become dragons and stir up the world! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 EN The Sovereign's Ascension 一世独尊 A streak of sword light binds eight peerless evil spirits: Qiongqi, Zhulong, Kunpeng, Tengshe… Why does the youth have such secrets hidden within him? The chains of the seal shatter, layer by layer. Zhulong’s eyes, Qiongqi’s strength, Kunpeng’s wings, Tengshe’s phantom form… Each grants him an heaven-defying divine ability. In this life, I seek only the present, not the next. This sword will shatter the highest heavens and tread across the nine skies! 259Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 85 Martial God Storm 武神风暴 A boundless continent, vast seas, forbidden lands where life cannot survive, wicked forests, and endless primeval mountains. The world gave rise to ten golden ancient clans, alongside countless sacred lands and empires. They looked down upon all living beings and trampled everything beneath them. One thought could change the color of heaven and earth; one whim could spill blood across the sky. Here, billions of living beings revered martial strength, and empires prospered through the power of th 748Reads8.8Score10214d adds
- 86 The Mortal World Obscures the Heavens 凡尘遮天 [Traditional Fantasy] [Slow Start, Strong Finish] [Gets More and More Satisfying] [No System] [One Female Lead] Climb the road to heaven, tread the song’s path, and cover the sky with a snap of your fingers. The human race need not cultivate immortality. Cheng Yunfan would use a human body as a seed and defy the Great Dao, cutting it down in reverse. The young man will eventually set foot on the road to heaven. This blurb doesn’t do it justice. Swipe left to go straight to the story. 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Slave of the Great Wilderness: Slashing the Heavens, Burying All Dao in a Coffin 大荒战奴：刀斩诸天，棺葬万道 Forced by poverty, Beigong Yu follows a crooked old Taoist to rob... an archaeological site. He accidentally steps on a loose patch of ground, falls into a coffin, and then transmigrates to the Xuanhuang Realm, where he becomes a battle slave of the Great Wilderness Immortal Sect... To survive and pursue the supreme Dao, he wields his heaven-defying blade, slashing the heavens, demons, immortals, devils, and Buddhas, carving out a supreme path of the blade. With the Chaos Burial Coffin, he burie 7.5kReads8.3Score79614d adds
- 88 The Immortal Emperor Who Cannot Die 不死仙帝 The peerless Immortal Emperor of the Immortal Martial Realm was envied and feared for his astonishing talent, so a plot was devised to kill him. Sixteen years later, the Immortal Emperor was reborn in a lower realm. Now he has returned, and the killing begins anew. Those who once betrayed him will never know another day of peace. The love he once let slip away will not be lost to regret. “My enemies number in the thousands, and now their bones lie piled like mountains.”, Ye Wuji!! 10kReads8.6Score1.1k14d adds
- 89 Supreme Among the Heavens 诸天至尊 The ten hells cannot bind my soul. The boundless starry sky cannot outshine my eyes. The endless earth cannot bear my footsteps. The gods and demons of the heavens cannot withstand my wrath! I will make heaven and earth bow down. I will bring the cycle of reincarnation to an end! 6.1kReads8.4Score44114d adds
- 90 The Strongest Martial Emperor in the City 都市最强武帝 When Yang Qi wakes up, his life is no longer ordinary. Beautiful women keep barging into it, leaving him at a loss. Since protesting is useless, he might as well accept it! 36.3kReads8.5Score4.4k14d adds
- 91 War God of the World 武神天下 The author has completed two novels of over ten million characters, “Spirit Warrior of Another World” and “Cultivator in Another World.” Read with confidence. A young man from a remote border town begins by cultivating a mysterious technique carved into an ancient stone stele. From there, he charges ahead at breakneck speed, forging a world of his own… 19.8kReads8.5Score2k14d adds
- 92 EN Sage Monarch 圣王 Saints uphold the gods in heaven with their spines. Kings suppress the demons in hell with their strength. Between heaven and earth, there is only the Saint-King. 331Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 93 Primordial Divine Emperor 太初神帝 While Heaven and Earth endure, so shall I; even if the heavens fall, I will never perish! After five years of humiliation, he turns the tide, inherits the Supreme Divine Art, and conquers the myriad heavens! He commands the ten ancient Dragon Gods’ forbidden arts, possesses an unparalleled sacred body with cultivation that defies the heavens, and manifests countless laws to suppress innumerable prodigies. With every gesture, he can shatter the heavens and the Myriad Worlds. He cultivates the div 5.3kReads8.2Score50014d adds
- 94 The Strongest Dragon-Slaying System 最强屠龙系统 On the Dragon Continent, giant dragons stood above all creation and ruled with an iron fist, holding the power of life and death over humanity. A young crime boss from Earth was betrayed by his men and had his soul transported into Ning Qi, the thirteenth son of the Champion Marquis in the Qin-Tang Empire. He also activated the strongest Dragon-Slaying System, changing his fate from that moment on. With a Dragon-Slaying Saber on his shoulder and the Sword of the Gods in hand, he vanquished his e 4.2kReads8.4Score41314d adds
- 95 The Divine Soul Pill Emperor 神魂丹帝 After ten years of perseverance, the young man is brutally killed when his fiancée steals his martial soul! After transmigrating and awakening a mysterious martial soul, Qin Lang vows never to let anyone else control his fate again! He will cultivate like mad and shatter his fiancée’s scheme! He will grow stronger and take control of his destiny! He will laugh proudly across the world and become an Emperor of Alchemy! 3.2kReads8.8Score26214d adds
- 96 Profound God of the Firmament 天穹玄神 [Smart protagonist + Decisive and ruthless + Sword cultivation + Contest among prodigies + Unyielding and passionate + Evolving physique] The ancient war among the gods shattered the laws of the world! After endless ages, the wheels of fate quietly turn once more. The Sacred Body, Emperor Body, and Divine Body return to the mortal world. In the realm of radiant light, the Moon Empress shakes the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths! In the world shrouded in darkness, the Calamity-Heaven Demon Emperor sch 6.2kReads8.7Score58014d adds
- 97 The Heaven-Devouring Emperor 吞天帝尊 Young Lin Xiao is framed by his fellow disciples, has his dantian crippled, and is cast out of the sect. Just then, the Spirit Emperor tries to possess him. Lin Xiao refuses to submit and turns the tables, devouring the Emperor and gaining his memories. From then on, he soars to greatness! He destroys the Heaven Sect, tramples the Firmament, and lives wild and proud! He refines spirit pills and forges divine weapons, nothing is beyond his reach! As the world is thrown into turmoil, watch a peerl 5.1kReads8.7Score65514d adds
- 98 The Strongest Level-Up 最强升级 Zhao Fang transmigrated to the Martial World and awakened the Divine Martial Supreme System. From then on, he embarked on an unbelievable path: defeating monsters raised his cultivation and combat power, while completing System missions granted him peerless divine arts. The System’s shop also held countless heavenly treasures, unparalleled opportunities, and supreme bloodlines... “With the System in hand, the world is mine! I want the most beautiful women! The greatest power! The most exalted st 10.5kReads8.0Score1.4k14d adds
- 99 I Lay Low for Sixteen Years, Then Strike and Become Invincible! 苟了十六年，出手就无敌！ [A veteran traditional fantasy author with tens of millions of words to his name. Swordsmanship, decisive killing, invincible hero, multiple female leads.] Lin Chen is a powerful Great Emperor who has reincarnated nine times. To break through his limits, he ventures onto the Ancient Chaos Road, unaware that it is a deadly trap laid long ago. At the end of the road, the Eye of the Deity contains the rules of heaven and earth. It shatters his nine lifetimes of Daoist bodies and their inheritances, 26.6kReads8.5Score2.2k14d adds
- 100 Supreme God of Slaughter 无上杀神 Killing one is a crime. Killing ten thousand makes you a hero. Kill hundreds of millions, and you’re a hero among heroes! A lowly servant is beaten to death on the spot, only to unexpectedly inherit the legacy of the God of Slaughter. He cultivates the Five Palaces God-Slaying Art, and across the Myriad Worlds, among all the gods and demons, there is none he cannot kill! 15.8kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds
