Novels like The Ancient Desolate God Emperor
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- 1 Defying Heaven 天逆 Turn the wheel of rebirth, and the Heaven-Profound Finger points to the sky! Transcend life and death, and temper the spirit elixir! Shatter the cosmos, just to see your face once more; command reincarnation, just to win your smile! 648Reads7.9Score10214d adds
- 2 Dark Turmoil? In His Twilight Years, the Great Emperor Quells It With One Hand 黑暗动乱？我大帝晚年只手镇压 Chen Chang'an transmigrated here a hundred thousand years ago, proved his path to Emperorhood, and stood invincible in his age! But as the years passed, he neared the point of becoming one with the Dao. When he was surrounded and attacked, he awakened the ability to edit his present life and brutally slaughtered the Supreme Beings of the forbidden zones! The Profound Emperor mastered space. The Flame Emperor commanded all fires. The Thunder Emperor ranked among the top ten of all time. The Spiri 1.1kReads8.0Score—14d adds
- 3 The Invincible Villain: I Can Instantly Kill Anyone, No Matter Their Cultivation Level! 无敌反派，什么境界都能秒杀！ [Invincible villain + ruthless and decisive + no saintly protagonist + immensely satisfying + unstoppable] [The animated series ‘Lingyun: The Supreme, Invincible Immortal’ is now live!] After transmigrating into a fantasy novel, Lin Chen finds himself the fourth prince of the Great Yu Sacred Dynasty, whose emperor is his father. Who would have thought he’d be a lovesick lackey for the Chosen One? At her request, he even offered up his Supreme Bone with both hands. In the end, he brought about th 28.2kReads6.7Score2.9k14d adds
- 4 Legend of the Immortal Sword: Sword Bones and a Healer's Heart 仙剑奇缘：剑骨药心 In the Canglan City of the Jiuzhou Continent, Zhan Yi appears to be at the Void Shattering Realm, but secretly possesses the Chaos Cauldron. At an auction, he draws the attention of the Blood Soul Cult. Haitong, a young woman from a clinic, meets him while trying to save her mother. After working together to escape, the two infiltrate Lingxian Sect. They face attacks from the Blood Soul Cult and upheavals in spiritual energy before ascending together to the Spirit Realm. There, they are separate 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Myriad Aspect Clone: Ascend Straight to the Ninth Heaven Through Tribulation 万相分身：渡劫直上九重天 Ten Thousand Aspects, One Avatar: Transcend the Tribulation and Ascend Straight to the Ninth Heaven 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Proud Heaven Saint Emperor 傲天圣帝 Ten thousand years ago, Ye Tianze, Human Sovereign, led the seven great emperors of the human race in a decisive battle against the four primordial clans at Mount Buzhou, only to be betrayed by his beloved and die. Ten thousand years later, Ye Tianze was reborn, only to find his people oppressed and his subjects humiliated. Worse, he bore the age-old infamy of being a sinner against the human race. Given another life, Ye Tianze swore a blood oath: even if I have to start over, I shall command th 3.7kReads8.6Score46114d adds
- 7 Heaven-Defying Immortal Venerable 逆天仙尊 [2013 Annual Roundup Selection] The human body is the most profound and unfathomable thing under heaven. Cultivation means advancing step by step from the mortal and Flesh Immortal realms to the Human Immortal realm, defying the stars, battling the heavens, and attaining eternal life. That is the path of a cultivator. This book tells the story of a boy who could not cultivate because of a crack in his dantian. While paying respects to his ancestors at his family's sacred grounds, he discovered a 3.3kReads8.2Score33914d adds
- 8 Our First Meeting at Broken Bridge, West Lake 西湖断桥，初相逢 Our First Meeting at Broken Bridge on West Lake —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Jiangnan Guesthouse: Homeward Clouds 江南民宿，云归居 Jiangnan Guesthouse: Cloudrest Lodge —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 You're Already in Your Twilight Years as an Emperor, and You Want to Give Me Great Emperor Cultivation? 成帝都晚年了，你补我大帝修为？ Di Xuan transmigrated to a fantasy world and spent his life fighting, defeating every prodigy under heaven. After becoming an emperor, he fought the great forbidden zones alone, ruled over an entire era, and earned the reverence of every race! Countless years passed, and even someone as powerful as him eventually fell to the ravages of time. As he watched the forbidden zones stir with unrest, Di Xuan looked back on his life. Just as he decided to take one of the great forbidden zones down with h 2.7kReads6.7Score11914d adds
- 11 A Beauty in Troubled Times, Her Grace Beyond Compare 乱世佳人，风骨胜红颜 A Beauty in Turbulent Times, Her Spirit Outshines Her Looks —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 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
- 13 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 5.3kReads8.0Score62314d adds
- 14 A Glimpse of Beauty in a Dream, At Last We Meet 惊鸿入梦，终得相逢 A Glimpse of Beauty in a Dream, At Last We Meet Again —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 EN Villain: The Empress Called Off the Engagement, and I, Reborn, Couldn’t Be Happier 反派：女帝退婚，重生的我乐疯了 [Imperial Heir]+ [Invincible]+ [Feel-Good Story]+ [Reborn]+ [Powerful Backing]+ [Broken Engagement]+ [Female Emperor]+ [No System]“If your backing is strong enough, even the Heavenly Dao will steer clear of you!” “If you don’t have powerful backing, build it yourself!” Reborn into a new life, Qin Wuyou had a peerless Immortal Emperor at his back and the Gate of Creation in his hands. He founded an invincible force and ascended to the throne of Heavenly Emperor! When one world-shaking backing aft 9.4kReads7.8Score86114d adds
- 16 The Holy One Reborn: Starting by Being a Good-for-Nothing 圣神重生：从当好纨绔开始！ Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Face-Slapping the Rich Playboy + Xuanhuan Comeback + Political Schemes (Perfect Ending) A supreme god is reborn into a prince's manor, becoming the most notorious playboy in the imperial capital. He must keep up his playboy act while secretly growing stronger, seizing power, conquering the realm, and returning to the top! No one is allowed to bully my people! If I kill someone, they had it coming. Even the Emperor himself has no right to interfere! 9.3kReads8.8Score91814d adds
- 17 I've Guarded the Boundary Sea for Nine Hundred Million Years, and You Call Me a Sinful Emperor? 镇守界海九亿年，你说我是罪帝？ [The ceiling of combat power + Decisive and ruthless + Heavenly Emperor from the start + Truly invincible + An all-out power fantasy + Gets better the more you read, takes off at Chapter 17] Nine hundred million years ago, Xuan Yuanfeng led the myriad races of the heavens in a war against Heaven, overthrowing the tyrannical Ancient God Heavenly Court. All the races honored him as their Heavenly Emperor. When the Eternal Life Ancient Realm invaded, Xuan Yuanfeng led the surviving experts of the m 497Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Supreme Alchemy Venerable 无上丹尊-梦醒泪殇 He was born a prodigy, but after his martial spirit was stolen and his bloodline damaged, he became a good-for-nothing. The thief who took his martial spirit, meanwhile, is celebrated by the world and enjoys unrivaled glory. Then the memories of an Immortal Emperor awaken within him. He cultivates the Five Elements Immortal Arts, gathers five martial spirits, and begins his rise to dominion over the Nine Heavens. So what if you have twin martial spirits? So what if you’re a once-in-a-millennium 4.6kReads8.5Score41314d adds
- 19 One Person, One Sword, Braving the World 一人一剑勇闯天涯 Demons and monsters run rampant in the human world. To change the fate of humanity, Li Xiaoyao heads to Sword Gate to learn swordsmanship. He fuses the world’s divine techniques and opens the path to invincibility with forbidden arts. One sword to slay the heavens. The blurb can’t do it justice. Read the story for yourself. 2.1kReads8.2Score11714d adds
- 20 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
- 21 The Sword That Slays the Gods 剑斩诸神巅 Zhan Qiong, young lord of the Zhan family, spent fifteen years of his life branded a “good-for-nothing.” Everyone knew him as a man who chased roosters and dogs, drank heavily, and caused trouble. When his clan mocked and berated him, he merely grinned and pretended not to hear, though an irrepressible bitterness lurked in his eyes. In a family where martial strength ruled all, he was the only one born with a body incapable of drawing qi into it. His reckless indulgence was just a mask for his r 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Emperor 帝 Those who absorb qi can live for a hundred years, while those who become immortals live as long as Heaven itself. This... is the path of cultivation! Luo Chen joins the Immortal Heavenly Mountain, awakens an immortal root, and stirs the Supreme Divine Body. From then on, he slays prodigies and defeats monsters, becoming invincible beneath Heaven. Cultivation is divided into the following realms: Qi Attraction, Sea Opening, Unity, Ascending Heaven, Void Insight, Longevity, Lesser Sage, Sage, Grea 5.9kReads7.7Score50014d adds
- 23 Great Wilderness Divine Sword Art 大荒神剑诀 (Fierce, blood-pumping cultivation fantasy + one heroine) After his spiritual sea was shattered, the young man was cruelly abandoned by his sect and plunged into despair. My family is counting on me. I can't give up! He inherits the Dragon Emperor's legacy and cultivates both the sword and the body. Step by step, he rises to the peak, reaching for the supreme realm! 22.2kReads8.6Score2.7k14d adds
- 24 The Elusive Records of the Pill God 丹神秘录 The Secret Record of the Pill God 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Dugu Heavenly Venerable 独孤天尊 Dugu Feng, a peerless young prodigy of the Northern Qin Kingdom on the Ancient Wilderness Continent and the young sect master of the Beixuan Sect, is betrayed by a traitor within the sect. His dantian is crippled, he is beaten nearly to death, and he is thrown into a lake. Against all odds, he survives and awakens the treasured Black Profound Pearl. In a secret realm, he encounters an ancient ancestor who has lived for ten thousand years, and from then on his fortunes soar. His power grows rapid 28Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 26 The Supreme Sword God 无上剑神 On the Shenwu Continent, martial arts flourished, and strength reigned supreme! The human race had ruled the entire continent for ages. A hundred thousand years ago, the demon race, living in the wild lands beyond the continent, finally launched a holy war. The human race fought back with everything it had and ultimately drove off the demons, but it was left severely weakened. Most cultivation techniques and martial skills were lost, spiritual qi dwindled, and the martial path sank to its lowest 7.8kReads8.6Score65614d adds
- 27 A Mixed Spiritual Root from the Start 开局杂灵根 Qin Tian was tested at fifteen and found to have a worthless spirit root, becoming synonymous with uselessness. At eighteen, he faced mockery from his family and betrayal by his fiancee. His romantic rival even destroyed his spirit root completely, turning him into an ordinary person. After plunging into the abyss for four months, he returned and embarked on the path of cultivation. [Traditional fantasy + no System + no transmigration + the blurb can't do it justice, read the story] 31.9kReads8.7Score5k14d adds
- 28 Dreaming of the Immortal Venerable 梦寐仙尊 It began with a dream. One day, Zhang Feng had a strange dream in which he was reborn in an unfamiliar dynasty and embarked on the path of cultivation. There, he encountered many people and experiences. Eventually, after awakening to the truth of this life, the dream ended, and he returned to modern life. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Undying for Eternity, I Bury the Heavens, the Earth, Immortals, and Buddhas 万古不灭，葬天，葬地，葬仙佛 [No System + no female lead + killing for treasure + invincible power fantasy] One Heavenly Emperor’s golden body, two peerless evil souls, and nine undying zombie gods suppress the Myriad Worlds. Chen Jiuxuan is the reincarnation of an ancient immortal sovereign. He marries into the Xu Prince’s Estate in the lower realm, only to be bullied and poisoned. When his memories awaken and he merges with his former-life golden body, he embarks on a path of revenge. 6.2kReads8.6Score54914d adds
- 30 Immortal Jade, Dust, and Destiny 仙玉尘缘 Lin Mu, a lowly servant of the Qianyu Sword Sect, accidentally discovers that the jade pendant left to him by his parents contains three mu of spiritual farmland. From then on, he uses the pendant to grow spiritual herbs and medicinal plants, earn a fortune in spirit stones, buy flying swords and magic treasures, and refine miraculous pills. Thus begins his rise in the cultivation world. 328Reads7.7Score10114d adds
- 31 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 7.8kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 32 What Should I Do? I’m Still One Small Goal Away from Ascension! 怎么办，离升仙还差一个小目标！ After transmigrating for ten years and working as a menial servant for three, Chen Luo finally awakens his System, only to discover he has to make money to become stronger! Coins, treasures, martial arts techniques, pills: anything valuable can be converted into wealth points. Chen Luo never passes up a chance to beg for money. He works his tail off, using the wealth points he earns to raise his cultivation, master martial arts, and unlock his talents! He’ll make it big in the world of immort 16.7kReads8.1Score1.7k14d adds
- 33 I Sat in Meditation for Millions of Years from the Start, Until a Reborn Empress Dug Me Up 开局坐化亿万年，被重生女帝挖出 (Passionate action + swagger + invincibility) I, Lu Changsheng, restart my life if I fail to become an immortal within an era. Across nine lives, I reached the pinnacle every time, bore the Mandate of Heaven, and attained the Great Emperor's Dao! Yet I could never find the gate to the Immortal Realm! After living out the full span of my ninth life, I was sent into the Nine Heavens Dragon-Patterned Ancient Coffin, where I waited through endless ages to live a tenth life! I, Leng Wushuang, am a tr 4.8kReads8.1Score53514d adds
- 34 My Recipes Are a Little Demonic 我的食谱有点妖 Wu Chen is a single loser in the city who graduated from a third-rate university and works for an even more third-rate media company. By chance, he obtains the Record of All Spirits Returned to the Hidden. Beneath the modern urban setting lies a fantastical world teeming with the demons and spirits of traditional Chinese folklore. These “anomalies” are usually hidden in urban legends and strange tales. The Record of All Spirits Returned to the Hidden is no orthodox cultivation manual, but an unu 4Reads—Score114d adds
- 35 The Hongmeng Cauldron 鸿蒙鼎 The sequel, Hongmeng Cauldron: The First Butcher of the Divine Path, has been released. We hope old and new friends alike will continue to support it. In the Great Xuanhuang World, four races vie for supremacy, and forbidden zones run rampant. For ten thousand years, no one has dared to become an Emperor! Luo Changfeng doesn't believe in Heaven or fate. He insists on carving out a path to Emperorhood on the Heavenly Dao's chessboard! But just as he reaches the absolute pinnacle, a shocking killi 6.8kReads8.9Score60014d adds
- 36 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
- 37 I Began with Sword Training and Became Invincible 从练剑开始无敌世间 The sword path has eight realms: Law, Force, Qi, Intent, Heart, Soul, Spirit, and Dao. Below the Realm of Force, all are ordinary mortals. Only cultivators can enter the extraordinary sword path. Yet Li Mu, the most famous sword prodigy in Qin City, could not open his spirit meridians or cultivate. He became the laughingstock of everyone around him. Five years later, in the stillness, Li Mu forged an invincible sword heart. From then on, he rose to the top. An ordinary mortal who stepped onto th 15kReads8.4Score1.5k14d adds
- 38 I’ve Lived for Ten Million Years, and I Still Don’t Care to Become an Emperor 长生千万年，我才不稀罕证道成帝 [Immortality + invincibility + no female lead + Great Emperor saga + maximum gravitas] (Seen from the perspective of an immortal, this story follows the dazzling Great Emperors and other figures of each era. It deliberately depicts stories between the protagonist and the Great Emperors and supreme beings of his time. If that's not your thing, feel free to move along.) On the very day everyone fought for the Mandate of Heaven, the System forcibly activated. [One: Choose immortality, but you canno 363Reads8.5Score10014d adds
- 39 The Great Emperor's Reforging: From the Mortal Spirit Realm to the Hongmeng Summit 大帝重修：从凡灵界到鸿蒙巅 Once Qingzhou's greatest prodigy, he reached the ninth level of the Qi-Attraction Realm at just twelve years old. Then, overnight, his cultivation plummeted, leaving him a good-for-nothing heir stuck at the first level of the Body Tempering Realm. For three years, his family turned a cold shoulder, while broken engagements and humiliation came one after another. Only a young woman from the Luo family honored their betrothal. When a bully beat him to the brink of death, a mysterious voice rang ou —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 I Have Twin Martial Souls, but I Only Want to Be Support 双生武魂的我只想当辅助 Ling Jun started with two martial souls. The first was an F-rank Rain-Praying Toad. The second was an SSS-rank Soul-Devouring Nether Dragon. Keeping his trump cards hidden is Ling Jun’s way of life. He’s terrifyingly powerful, yet insists on playing the support role. Except for his first martial soul, the Rain-Praying Toad, Ling Jun keeps all his other martial souls hidden. Soul tamers across the country respectfully call Ling Jun the “Unrivaled Healing Daddy.” His healing is simply too powerful 10.8kReads8.4Score92214d adds
- 41 Cultivation Maniac 修仙狂徒 A street thug transmigrates to another world and wakes up in the body of a fallen young master from a prestigious family. In his head, he carries a tattered, unreliable collection of talisman arts, while his heart harbors a few lecherous, roguish schemes. Watch him charm his way through the cruel world of cultivation and live the life of a spoiled young master on the path to immortality. 5.2kReads8.7Score71714d adds
- 42 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 15.7kReads8.6Score1.7k14d adds
- 43 The Peerless Medical Emperor 绝世医帝 Unable to cultivate, yet he mastered peerless medical arts. Refining medicines and pills came as easily as eating and drinking, and even ninth-grade Emperor Pills were effortless for him to make. Yun Mo, whose medical arts had reached the divine, raised a God Emperor of astounding strength. Yet the God Emperor he had treated as his own child suddenly turned against him, bringing about his death. When he opened his eyes, Yun Mo discovered that he had not only been reborn, but could also cultivate 19.5kReads8.9Score2.3k14d adds
- 44 The Tang Dynasty's Immortal King: I Saved Princess Dongyang from the Start 大唐仙王：开局救了东阳公主 [Become an Immortal Realm Emperor, beginning in the Tang Dynasty; fantasy + history] [This is a historical cultivation novel. If you’re a stickler for historical accuracy, don’t read it!] The unlucky Li Yun transmigrates to the Tang Dynasty and, from the start, rescues Princess Dongyang, who is only eight years old. The story begins there. He can cultivate immortality, invent and create, and ride into battle to expand the Tang Dynasty’s borders, earning one great military achievement after anoth 19.4kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 45 After My Family Abandoned Me, I Destroyed a Golden Core with a Snap of My Fingers 被全家抛弃后，我弹指灭金丹 After five years of trials, I returned home, only for my family to force me to kneel and serve as a stepping stone for my cousin. A grand elder seated high in the immortal ranks glared down at me and rebuked, “Useless fool, hurry up and offer the last of your worth!” I lowered my head with a faint smile and leisurely lit a cigarette. Through the swirling smoke, a sliver of the might of an Immortal Emperor from ten thousand years ago emerged. The Golden Core elders in the hall instantly fell to t 122Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Surviving the End of the Dao: Building Infrastructure in a Fantasy World 道末求存：我在玄幻世界搞基建 A modern corporate drone's soul ends up in the body of a good-for-nothing disciple in a fantasy world. He cultivates his heart, comprehends the Dao, masters the laws of chaos, and joins forces with his team to save the Blue Star! Break through the dimensional wall! Save the multiverse! Create a new era! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 EN A Million Years of Sign-Ins: Building the Greatest Clan of All Time 签到百万年，打造万古第一家族 Su Chen dies in an accident and unexpectedly awakens a System. He's about to transmigrate to a fantasy world, but the System tells him it won't fully activate until a million years have passed. So Su Chen spends a million years doing sign-in tasks. Over that million years, he acquires countless treasures, pills, and cultivation techniques. There are so many low-grade spirit stones that they're counted in the hundreds of trillions, and he has over a hundred million immortal-grade spirit stones. H 35.4kReads8.4Score3k14d adds
- 48 EN Trampling Misfortune, I Seek Immortality in Chaotic Times 脚踩不祥，我于乱世证长生 [Mortal Cultivation] Chen Changming, a menial disciple of a sect with no hope of reaching Foundation Establishment, discovers that something is seriously off about the body-tempering technique he switches to: the more he practices it, the stronger it gets. After a hundred repetitions, its power increases tenfold, and one punch can shatter a thousand-pound boulder! After a thousand repetitions, its power increases a hundredfold, and his body can withstand a Golden Core magic treasure without a sc 50.6kReads8.3Score4.1k14d adds
- 49 A Hunter’s Mortal Heart on the Path to Immortality 猎人凡心征仙途 This is not a story about becoming an immortal, but an epic about cultivating humanity. When he points his sword at the abyss, what the shattered void reveals is a prison of karma forged from the obsessions of all living beings. Were those tribulation survivors who vanished in ancient times fighting against fate, or trying to reclaim the glimmer of humanity erased by immortal arts? This book offers not only a gripping adventure, but also profound reflections on human nature and the meaning of l 46Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 50 The Tentacle Monster’s Interstellar Era 触手怪的星际时代 Lei Yibo transmigrates to a new world and finds himself facing a swarm of insects from the start. Relying on his companion beast, a tentacled monster, he fights his way through the swarm and survives. Lei Yibo discovers that this is a world where cultivation and technology have merged. With the insect race threatening humanity, ancient secret realms to explore, and extraordinary schemes underway in countries around the world, he decides to carve a path through this new era... 5Reads—Score—14d adds
