Novels like Walking with a Blade in My Arms
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Walking with a Blade in My Arms, best match first.
- 51 The Ashes of All Living Things 苍生烬 When immortals clash, mortals suffer. One day, a black finger descended from the sky onto a small mountain village, crushing half of it, killing and injuring many, and leaving behind a bizarre crater. Lin Zhuojiang, a village boy, accidentally found a secret cultivation manual, but his grandfather perished in the disaster from the heavens. The boy’s outlook was transformed, and he embarked on the Great Way of Heaven and Earth. Amid conflicts among the Three Teachings, sects, nations, and immorta 96Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 52 Cultivation Begins with Slaying Immortals 修行从斩仙开始 [Decisive Killer]+ [No System]+ [No Saintly Do-Gooder]+ [Conquest]+ [Passionate]+ [Villain] I wield a blade and forge my path through slaughter, cutting down myriad immortals and severing immortal bonds! I command three thousand thunders. Heaven and earth tremble, the Buddhas flee, and all races unite! 66Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 Green Ox 靑牛 [Wuxia]+ [power struggles]+ [twists]+ [interlocking plots] This is a more vibrant world of martial arts. As a reader, you’re sure to find a character you can relate to among its many colorful inhabitants. Through the conflicts between the Great Kang Dynasty and the various martial arts sects, as well as the adventures of the Yuan siblings and Wu Chan, the story portrays the tangled grievances between the martial world and the imperial court, and the choices and struggles of ordinary people caugh 1.4kReads8.2Score210Shelves
- 54 Wine with Childhood Friends, Wandering the World 青梅煮酒天下行 Two of the three souls are missing: one soul holds a white lotus, another is born from karmic fire. One soul and seven spirits enter the martial world, all for the sake of one day battling the Celestials. He brews wine with green plums in the pot, reaching the pinnacle atop a cliff. “Dad, where did you get that scar on your face? Let me avenge you!” “Mom, even if I have to fight my way into the heavens, I'll make them pay you back twice over for those two realms they stole from you, and help you 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 The Blade Named Paper Lovebirds, the Cat Calls Pear Blossoms 刀名纸鸳猫唤梨花 [System, low martial arts, slow-paced, no female lead, relatively low-key] Since this world has rotted to its very core, then let’s smash it and start over. If anyone is to blame, it can only be that you’re his grandson. I’ve had my turn at living in this world, so I can’t say I’ve lost out. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 The Unrivaled Martial Arts 异武之霸绝天下 [Dual transmigration + xuanhuan fantasy + four great civilizations + three major sects + the Hundred Schools of Thought + vying for dominion] In his previous life, he was the last great general of the Tang Dynasty, standing alone in the Western Regions, his battle robes dyed red with blood. In this life, his soul transmigrated to another world, where he became a sickly tavern waiter whom anyone could bully. Cultivation in this realm followed ancient methods: drawing in qi, refining the spirit, a 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 Blade Sovereign 刀尊 The path of martial immortality is shrouded in mist, where truth and illusion are impossible to tell apart. I have a blade that can cleave through endless sands, clear the skies for ten thousand miles, and bring every mountain, river, and starry sea into view! 1.6kReads8.2Score127Shelves
- 58 Peerless Illusionary Arts 绝世幻武 Would you believe it? A thousand years from now, Earth will be so polluted by smog that it becomes a planet of haze. A muddleheaded college student, having breathed in too much smog, takes his own life, and his soul transmigrates to Earth a thousand years in the future. A talent everyone looks down on will give rise to a generation's Gun God, Huan Wu. A bizarre encounter sends him crashing through the starry firmament. If you want to see divine martial arts, mechs, monsters, the cosmos, differen 194Reads7.4Score105Shelves
- 59 Plum Blossoms in the Garden, Jade in the Courtyard 梅生庭钰 The martial world is perilous, and the imperial court is corrupt. In the end, none can escape the ties of loyalty and love. A single imperial decree forces Yuan Beiting, the carefree heir, to enter the martial world. He proves his heart with his sword and upholds the Way with it. With heaven and earth as the board and all the world as its pieces, can he outwit fate by even half a move? 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 Immortal and Mortal: The Decisive Battle 仙凡决 In his previous life, he was the foremost Immortal Venerable in the Immortal Realm. Just as he felt that a breakthrough was beyond reach, an unnamed heavenly book appeared, holding the secret to advancing beyond the Immortal Venerable realm. The powerful experts who stood alongside him as the Immortal Realm’s Ten Great Immortal Venerables moved to seize it. The other nine joined forces and beat him into nothingness. Yet, unexpectedly, when Qin Buhui perished, the mysterious heavenly book vanishe —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 Blade in Hand, I Conquer the World: From the Mines to the Pinnacle of Martial Arts 横刀天涯，从矿场杀出的武道巅峰 [System, Ruthless, Leveling Up, Power Fantasy, Ensemble Cast, Political Intrigue] My name is Lu Ya. Outsiders call me “Liang Nianban.” Some call me a “fiend” or a “madman.” The Zhou family has offered a thousand taels of gold for my head. Assassins from the Bloodshadow Tower are watching me from the shadows, and even the imperial court's Xuanyuan Bureau wants to turn me into one of their weapons. But none of them know that not long ago, I was just a slave in the Blackstone Mine, so insignificant 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 Invincible from the Moment I Picked Up a Machete 从开山刀开始无敌 The protagonist, Chen Lin, has no golden finger. He’s simply extraordinarily perceptive, to an almost ridiculous degree. The Astral Energy Realm is a special level of cultivation. One can enter it only after reaching the peak of the Essence Origin Realm and comprehending the Astral Stage of martial arts. Only true geniuses can reach the Astral Energy Realm. Such prodigies are rare, and few are known. The Astral Energy Realm lies between the three Qi Refining stages and the three Innate stages. R 384Reads6.6Score110Shelves
- 63 The Metaverse: Humanity Awakens with a Drawn Blade 元宇宙：全民觉醒从拔刀开始 When cracks appear in the barrier between the metaverse and the real world, settings from all kinds of games, novels, and anime come crashing down from the sky. The world order is thrown into chaos, and humanity faces imminent danger! On the eve of the annual college entrance exam, the ninth setting, “Intentional Blade,” descends upon a young man named Bai Li. From that day on, Beast Emperor with an Indestructible Body? Cosmic Venerable? Eternal Great Emperor? The powerful beings from every worl 68Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 64 The Supreme Blade Lord 无上刀尊 [Updates before 10 a.m. daily + 8,000 words a day + a veteran fantasy author with a reliable track record + pure fun] After eating a hen’s golden egg, he embarked on the path of cultivation. A village boy charged into the world of cultivation with his blade in hand. The world of the blade can be just as thrilling as the world of the sword! I, Li Changqing, wield a blade that can split mountains, cleave peaks, destroy stars, and slay the wicked, demons, and gods! 465Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 65 The Myriad Ways General Store 万道杂货铺 Chen Fei is a food lover who runs the Myriad Dao General Store. When his enemies send flying swords to take his life, he fights back with a chipped kitchen knife. Immortal treasures? Not as good as a single spoonful from his pot. He follows the culinary path to the Dao, specializing in putting an end to every kind of flashy nonsense! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 Dragonrealm Sword Master 龙域剑主 [Not a firewood-carrying start] [Swordsmanship] [One female lead] [Sweet romance] [Dragon soul] [Both leads are somewhat aloof] Before the awakening of his soul spirit, the entire family had no idea that a withdrawn child could make the proud dragonfolk willingly become his bonded soul spirit. Only on the day of his awakening did he astonish the whole family... As the ancients said: A dragon will one day fight in the wilderness and soar through the nine heavens... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 The Love of the Ancient Sword 古剑缘情 An ancient sword, a fated romance. He was once a carefree scholar, wandering the martial world without a care, thanks to his mastery of the lightness skill “Flying Leaves Across the River.” That is, until he met her. She practiced the Icebound Arts, cold as frost and driven by a deep-seated vengeance. In the end, he melted her icy heart, and the two joined hands to roam the martial world. Together, they came to understand right and wrong, good and evil, the ways of the martial world, and love an 7Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 68 Wuxia: Blade Shocks the Storm, Sword Qi Stretches On 武侠：刀惊风雷剑气长 [The Jianghu and the Imperial Court + Martial Arts and Brotherhood + Decisive and Ruthless + System + A Growth Journey] The tides of the world shift: after long unity comes division, and after long division comes unity. The six kingdoms of the Spring and Autumn period are in turmoil. The Second Emperor Jingwu battles for supremacy, while heaven and earth transform and the winds of change gather. Hidden sects in immortal mountains enter the world; people from all walks of life roam the jianghu. T 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 69 The Peerless Sword Demon 绝世剑魔 Three hundred years ago, Huangfu Ji slaughtered the mighty and marched toward the Ancient Demon Sect. He took ten steps and knelt, then took one step and killed; from the old grounds of the Demon Sect, he rebuilt the Life and Death Demon Sect and forged an unparalleled reputation for slaughter. Three hundred years later, the sect has fallen into decline... The young Chu Mu takes charge of its Sword Peak, spending ten years nurturing his sword and mastering peerless sword techniques. With a sword 155Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 Who Let Him Train with a Blade?! 是谁让他练刀的！ One slash that shakes heaven and earth and makes even ghosts and gods weep, bringing all immortals to their knees.… A young man from Earth transmigrates to a world called the Immortal Central Continent. There is no flashy magic here, only true qi and demonic power that have reached their peak. The first steps in cultivating immortality are: Qi Condensation, Qi Refining, Foundation Building, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deification, Peak Ascension, Dao Integration, and beyond! In the distant rea 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 The World Frozen Over 冰封天下 [Single heroine] [No System] [Lighthearted] [Scheming] My name is Ji Wuqing. Just as my spiritual power is ice, I’m an aloof, handsome man with no feelings. One sword, and frost chills fourteen continents. I’m not only powerful, I kill without mercy. If you believe me... Then I’ve fooled you. Hehe. 208Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 72 The Outcast: Enemies on All Sides 异人：八方皆敌 The great tide is coming, and spiritual qi is reviving! Lu Ze, a young man from Huaxia, unexpectedly obtains an ancient treasure. Watch as he grows step by step and faces enemies from every direction! There are spells, abilities, and geniuses! But hard work is the real key to success! 223Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 73 The Invincible Sword Emperor 无敌剑帝 When the mightiest Sword Emperor returns to his youth, he sets out on an invincible path that reaches for the heavens. The strong prey on the weak? Not on my watch. Lin Yi 50Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 Two Lives Adrift 两渺茫 [One heroine] [Eastern cultivation fantasy] [Traditional fantasy] [Swordsmanship] [Overbearing male lead] [No harem] [Plenty of heroine scenes] Chance encounters are all fellow travelers in a foreign land; Mountain passes are hard to cross, and who will mourn those who have lost their way? He is a young wolf lying low in a desolate village, wild and untamable, giving all his tenderness and fierce protectiveness to the aloof girl behind him. She is a peerless sword prodigy obscured by dust, stil 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 Xuanhuan: The Heaven-Chosen Swordsman 玄幻：天命背刀人 If it weren’t for showing off, I wouldn’t even bother drawing my blade. Peerless prodigies, born Dao heirs, gods, demons, immortals, and Buddhas... There’s nothing a single slash can’t solve. I, Chen Xuansheng, the Fate Defier, have held the world in check with my blade for a hundred thousand years! 2.3kReads8.6Score165Shelves
- 76 Blade That Breaks the Cage 破笼刀 The heavens and earth are a coffin, and all living things are maggots. Only a blade can split the coffin lid. On the night the Shen family of Sanjiang City was wiped out, fifteen-year-old Shen Mo picked up a fragment of a broken blade from the blood-soaked mud, along with a black token his father had pressed into his hands. On the front of the token: Chaoyang. On the back: Outer Sect, Nineteen. Four characters surfaced in a crack: This world is a coffin. His attacker was Ding Chi, a crippled- 69Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 Frostglow Blade 霜华刀 Li Ji'an is a child who grew up in a military camp, with no family to rely on. Can he seize an unexpected opportunity and embark on the path of cultivation? The road ahead is long and arduous, but I will search high and low for the truth. 2.9kReads8.8Score316Shelves
- 78 A Sword Is Just a Weapon! The Person Is What Matters! 刀只是武器！强的是人！ If you carry a deadly weapon, does the urge to kill follow? If you possess extraordinary skills, does boundless bloodlust come with them? After Lu Jing decided to lie flat, the Devil turned its gaze on him and bestowed a treasure upon him. Thus began his journey to transmigrate across the Myriad Worlds and grow stronger, step by step~ 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 79 The Heaven-Slaying Tyrant Blade 诛天霸刀 [Martial arts + no System + the jianghu] I wield a blade of honor, To cut down all who defy the way. I play the hero and win the beauty's heart, Then walk alone through a blood-soaked path, proud and unbowed. Were it not for demons and monsters descending upon the world, One more decree would be added to the Investiture of the Gods. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 80 Blood God Asura 血神修罗 A million years ago, the Fusang Empress fought the gods and demons of the heavens alone. Her blood stained the sky, and she perished, leaving behind only a trace of her bloodline, which fell into the lower realm. A million years later, countless prodigies emerge as a great age dawns and humanity faces peril. A young man from a small city, born with a forbidden bloodline, rises out of nowhere. Heaven and earth are cruel, and the myriad paths are unjust. With my blood, I shall sever the Dao and 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 Xuanhuan: The Dao Lord's Rise and Fall 玄幻：道主沉浮 Also known as: I Can Copy Ten Thousand Ways! Blue Star fell, and humanity was wiped out! But Bai Yu, a soldier in the Federation Army, came back to life after Blue Star’s nuclear explosion, returning to the day he enlisted. By a twist of fate, he then transmigrated to a fantasy world, and from that point on, he traveled back and forth between the two realms. What sparks will fly when Blue Star’s advanced technology meets a wondrous fantasy world? Mecha cultivation? Automated pill-production line —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 82 The Little Beggar Who Would Reach the Heavens 小乞儿欲登天 In the bitter wind, a little beggar fighting wild dogs for food, his gaze unwavering and his steps unsteady, walks step by step toward the pinnacle of cultivation, looking down upon the heroes of the world. Pay no heed to the rain beating through the forest; why not sing as you stroll at an easy pace? A bamboo staff and straw sandals are lighter than a horse. Who’s afraid? Let the wind and rain soak my straw cloak, and I’ll live as I please. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 83 The Immortal Path Begins with a Blade 刀起仙路 About This Book [Single Heroine + Slow-Burn + Traditional Wuxia + No System + Pure Traditional Fantasy] Struck by lightning and transmigrated: Was it an accident or fate? Gu Qi arrived in a new world and obtained a divine art, giving him the confidence to become the strongest. But he had no desire to do so. Unfortunately, events would not wait for him, and he was forced to keep restoring order in a chaotic age. As his cultivation advanced, hidden secrets gradually began to come to light… 35Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 The System Took Me to Prehistoric Times 系统把我带到远古 The System Took Me to Ancient Times 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 Eternal Sword Ancestor 永恒剑祖 Of all pursuits, none is nobler than the study of books. At sixteen, I top the imperial examinations, dreaming of being crowned king! At the emperor’s side, one must tread carefully, lest one’s head fall and blood turn to frost. I wake from a dream of wealth and glory to find the butcher already drawing his blade! I cast aside the brush of the virtuous path, hiding a sharp sword in my heart. At nineteen, I join a sect, determined to become a god in this life! I cultivate the sword not to become 106Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 86 Sole Sovereign with a Spear 一枪独尊 Among the weapons of the world, swords reign supreme. That is why the world is full of sword immortals and blade saints. When it comes to the way of weapons, I choose the king of all arms. Let my enemies number in the millions. I shall slay sword immortals and destroy blade saints. With a single spear, I alone shall reign supreme! 110Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 87 The Young Man Beneath Lingyun Mountain 凌云山下少年郎 (Traditional xianxia) (Lotus-map progression) (Ordinary mortal protagonist) (The protagonist uses a blade) Three thousand years ago... Patriarch Ling Yun used a Five Elements Grand Formation to seal the ferocious Qiongqi beneath Mount Lingyun. One day, A “green mist” suddenly descended on a fishing village at the foot of Mount Lingyun, and every villager turned into a monster... 758Reads7.9Score101Shelves
- 88 This Thought Seeks the Sword 此念求剑 Do you know that in April, peach blossoms bloom high in the mountains, only to fall late, after lingering there? Do you know that after a thousand-year game of chess, why does the hand hesitate before placing the white stone? In the mighty Nine Provinces, what is an emperor? What is a ruler? What is the jianghu? The peach blossoms poised to fall drift uncertainly... The black-and-white chess game is full of truth and falsehood... To establish a heart for Heaven and Earth, a destiny for the peopl —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 Sovereign of Ten Thousand Swords 万剑主宰 I have a sword that can devour the sun and moon and defy the heavens! On the Heavenly Sword Continent, swordsmen reign supreme. The young Qin Feng stumbles upon a Chaos Sword Soul, devours countless swords, and becomes the ruler of all. Watch as I wield this sharp blade, master every sword under heaven, and become the Lord of Ten Thousand Swords. Let everyone prostrate themselves before me and bow in submission... 334Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 90 The Dustless Sword Immortal 无尘剑仙 [No System + classic fantasy + hot-blooded + fast-paced + invincible divine physique + settling scores with a vengeance + one heroine] With the sword in his hand, he will slay every enemy. With the sword in his hand, he will subdue the ages. If Jiang Ze had not been born, the sword path would have been shrouded in darkness for eternity. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 91 The Heaven-Extinguishing Blade 天绝刀 With his ocean-deep wisdom and extraordinary perseverance, Leng Jianchou brought together the different inner cultivation techniques of five great masters and forged a unique art of his own. He pushed beyond the limits of humanity and escaped alive. Armed with the swordsmanship of the Blood Sword, Yan Hua, the saber techniques of Saber King Pu Gongwang, the hidden weapon skills of Palace Master Nan Feiyan, the medical knowledge of the Great Physician of Freedom, and the vast jianghu experience o 385Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 I Was Just a Wild Weed, but This Black Cat Has a Spirit 我本野草，奈何黑猫有灵 A Xing is an orphan with extraordinary insight, able to see through people's hearts. Cool and detached, she has only her black cat for company as they roam the world, making their home wherever they happen to be. She had planned to travel everywhere with her cat and become a teacher, but a hidden enemy kept pursuing her relentlessly, leaving her no choice but to embark on the path of cultivation. Cultivating immortality as a mortal is fraught with hardship, yet it seems her luck is finally turni 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 93 Don't Get Reckless, I'm Really Here to Farm 别浪，我真是来发育的 [Soul Transmigration to Cultivation World + Lighthearted Humor + MOBA Tactics + Anti-System + No Female Lead] Middle schooler Lin Mo transmigrates to another world and discovers that every prodigy who makes a bold vow meets a sudden death. As the country's one and only chosen "loophole," he uses exam-prep books from the Five-Three series to make the cultivation world weep on his left, and MOBA tactics to wipe out ancient sects on his right. He vows to uncover the truth behind this world controll 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 94 The Myriad-Bearded Spirit Nexus 万须灵枢 An ordinary young man bears a blood feud and the body of a good-for-nothing. At the brink of despair, the mysterious “Myriad Forms Spirit Nexus” chooses him as its master. His path is thorny, powerful enemies surround him, and the road to immortality seems hopeless. Watch as the Spirit Nexus aids him in slaying demons and vanquishing evil, turning the tables at every step, unraveling ancient mysteries, and stirring the winds and clouds of the Nine Mysteries! The road to immortality is long. With —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 Nine Songs of the Desolate Sea 荒海九歌 [Xuanhuan] + [Genius] + [Face-slapping] + [Super satisfying] + [A bizarre heart from the start] The Wild Sea World. Outside Canglan City in the Northern Wilderness Empire. A young man was taking part in his clan's annual demon-hunting competition. But no one expected a bolt of lightning to strike down from the clear sky. And it hit the boy squarely. From that moment on, his world began to change in countless ways... “Chen'er, get up and go to the ancestral shrine to check on your deadbeat fa 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 96 From the Start, One Call of “Sword, Come!” Summons the Demon Blade: Thousand Blades 开局一声剑来，唤出魔刀千刃 [Spiritual qi revival, transmigration, System, no female lead, no self-sacrificing saint.] Ye Fan transmigrates and obtains the Myriad Worlds System from the start. Bearing a deep blood feud, he gets his revenge, only to learn that “Ye Xiao” is still alive. For the sake of humanity and his father, he resolutely steps into the Demon Realm. “You have Heaven-ranked martial arts?” “You have Heaven-ranked martial techniques?” Well, sorry, but I have everything you have. “You’re a powerful fighter?” I 62Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 97 Ancient Star Art 太古星辰诀 On the Star Continent, the strong rule! Young Qin Feng was an ordinary disciple in Baidi City, until he accidentally awakened an immortal physique that defied the heavens. His fiancée's betrayal and his family's persecution fail to bring him down. Instead, he rises against the odds and begins an extraordinary life. In the vast universe, countless paths collide as heroes vie for supremacy. I will become the brightest star in the cosmos! 13.9kReads8.1Score1.6kShelves
- 98 On the Fifteenth Day, the Wind Whistles and the Waters Run Cold 风萧水寒十五月 Novel themes: slow-paced + xianxia + martial arts + swordsmanship The divine path has faded, martial arts flourish, and the immortal path endures. Tell me, can you attain eternal life? Heaven and earth gather their strength, then thunder; on the fifteenth night, the wind howls and the waters run cold. The Dao and martial arts unite, breaking through the limits of infinity; the blood-red eyes of Yama open the gates to the underworld. I possess a single Daoist heart, long imprisoned by worldly toi 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 99 Yao’er, the Nude Model 人体模特耀儿 Yao'er, the Figure Model —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 The Floating Chronicles 浮沧录 To the north lies Great Wei, and to the south, Qi and Liang. Western Xia and the eastern passes stretch far and wide, while the southern seas and northern plains sprawl across the land. Within the four seas, all is the martial world. It is only because the young prince, afflicted with a fatal congenital illness, heads north in search of immortality. And so, the martial world is thrown into turmoil. 25Reads7.8Score—Shelves
