Novels like The Return of the Urban God
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Return of the Urban God, best match first.
- 1 Urban: I Returned from Beyond the Stars 都市：我从星空彼岸归来 The Starry Sky Demon Emperor returns to the city, only to discover that just two years have passed on Earth. He returns with invincible power and dominates the city. A company CEO? Sorry, she’s just my servant. A martial arts master? I can crush several hundred of them with one stomp. An esper? Not to put too fine a point on it, but everyone here is trash! 116Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 2 I’m an Immortal Emperor, So Why Do I Have to Be Reborn? 我都仙帝了，居然还要重生？ With miraculous healing skills and peerless martial arts at his command, Lin Haoran returns to the city, reborn with the might of an Emperor. Mortals, tremble! 91Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Overlord of the Heavens 凌云霸主 There is a place in this world known as the jianghu. A narrow bridge carved with the cruel rules of survival: it leads nowhere near heaven, and one misstep means falling straight into hell! Open your eyes, and you see feuds and vendettas, flashing blades and swords. Close them, and in your dreams, wronged spirits howl. Strong liquor, beautiful women, brothers... One long saber: his entire life! He doesn't want to go to hell, so he can only shove every enemy off the bridge. See how a man who has 84Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 4 The Young Lady's Immortal Emperor Bodyguard 大小姐的仙帝保镖 A generation-defining Immortal Emperor is surrounded and killed in the Celestial Realm. His soul is reborn, and he returns to his student days. In this life, he will stride across the sun, moon, and stars, shatter the boundless firmament, and attain supreme divine power! The day I, Qin Xiao, shatter the void will be the day you meet your end! 2Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 5 The Dragon Returns to the City: The Beautiful CEO’s Personal Bodyguard 都市归龙，美女总裁的贴身高手 After being sabotaged, a beautiful CEO hires a laid-back expert as her highly paid personal bodyguard, while danger closes in at every turn. With her best friend and a policewoman adding to the pressure, the heroine's love life is thrown into crisis after crisis. 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Urban Legend: The Down-and-Out Young Master 都市传奇之落魄少爷 On the continent, the Shadow Alliance lurks like a cancer in the darkness, secretly plotting a shocking scheme to unleash the power of the Dark Abyss. A cataclysm looms like storm clouds gathering over the city. The Su Family Alliance senses the danger. Led by Lin Yu, a meticulous leader with extraordinary insight, they set out to uncover the truth and thwart the plot. At his side are Su Ran, brave and fearless yet perceptive, and Ye Chen, a brilliant mind skilled at unraveling mysteries. They —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Immortal Emperor Returns, Only to Find His Mother's Past Is No Ordinary One 仙帝归来，却发现母亲身世不一般 Zhang Jing transmigrated to the Tianxuan Realm and cultivated for a million years, eventually reaching the Great Emperor realm. Yet even after achieving that rank, he still couldn't unravel the secrets of space and time well enough to return to Blue Star. With a guilty conscience and prepared to die, Zhang Jing resolutely launched an assault on that unknown realm. But a single bolt of heavenly lightning turned Zhang Jing, who stood at the pinnacle of the Tianxuan Realm, to dust. Unexpectedly, th 2.3kReads7.7Score187Shelves
- 8 Immortal Emperor Down the Mountain: Tormenting My Gorgeous Wife 仙帝，下山之后，祸害绝色老婆 [Immortal Emperor Returns from the Mountain + Invincible + Feel-Good + Ruthless + Fresh Twist] Five years ago, Yang Ye’s parents died in an accident, leaving him and his young, beautiful aunt to depend on each other! Two years later, Yang Ye uncovered the real cause of his parents’ deaths, only to be targeted for assassination by the mastermind behind it all. While fleeing for his life, Yang Ye unexpectedly transmigrated to another world! After a thousand years of cultivation, he became an Immor 709Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 9 The Demon Emperor Descends: Turning Back Time 魔帝降临之逆转时光 The Demon Emperor returns to Earth with all his cultivation intact, turns back time, and avenges his grudges! Then he heads to the cultivation world to find the two Immortal Emperors who killed his master, only to learn, just after arriving, that a great calamity is about to strike! The Divine Realm is sealed, and disaster is on the way! Can he defy fate and save the people of the Three Realms...? 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Immortal Emperor Returns to the City 都市仙帝归来 A once-in-a-generation Immortal Emperor is reborn in the modern city. In this life, he will never again let anyone harm the woman he loves. In this life, from the moment he opened his eyes, he was already invincible! 146Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 I Transmigrated Back, but My Cultivation Didn’t Change 穿越回来，我的修为不变 [Demon Emperor Returns + Maxed-Out Cultivation + Ruthless and Decisive + China Rules Blue Star] Su Chen is betrayed and thrown off a cliff, then unexpectedly transmigrates to the Tianqing Continent. After three thousand years of trials, he becomes a Demon Emperor. During his cultivation, an accident sends him transmigrating back to Blue Star. Now that he's back, Su Chen will make everyone who betrayed him pay. 515Reads6.6Score185Shelves
- 12 A Thousand Years of Cultivation, Back on Earth and Invincible 修仙千年，重回地球无敌了 [Urban cultivation + no pretending to be weak to catch the strong off guard + decisive and ruthless + invincible power fantasy] A figure in blue robes emerged from a void, looking down on all beneath him and shattering the tranquility of the Dragon Kingdom. The winds shifted. A chaotic age was on the horizon. With cultivation at the peak of the world, he founded a vast immortal dynasty in the cultivation world. Li Changqing: “I am the Azure Emperor. I look down upon all living things. Those who 613Reads6.8Score109Shelves
- 13 Reborn as the City’s God Emperor 重生之都市神帝 A thousand years ago, the impoverished Qin Ming was taken from Earth by the Real Person Qianyu and embarked on the path of cultivation! A thousand years later, after failing his tribulation, Qin Ming makes a triumphant return to the city as a young man! He makes all his former enemies kneel before him, and ensures his dearest loved ones enjoy a lifetime of glory! Reborn, he will never be humiliated again! The carefree Divine Emperor lives life to the fullest! 230Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 14 The Rampaging Dragon of Jiuzhou: Invincible the Moment He Enters the World 九州狂龙，入世即无敌 [Master Descends from the Mountain + Nine Marriage Contracts + Passionate and Unstoppable + Urban Power Fantasy with No System] As the young master of the most terrifying region in the world, Qin Jiuxiao leads a monotonous life. Then one day, a stunning beauty arrives to break off their engagement. A wild dragon enters the world, and his spectacular life unfolds like a richly colored ink painting! The world asks: “Who is Qin Jiuxiao?” He wields power over all and is richer than a nation! He is t 39Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 15 City Supreme: From Major General to Immortal Emperor 都市至尊：开局少将，终成仙帝 Li Yifan was born into poverty in a rural village. Just after graduating from college, his gold-digging girlfriend dumped him. He is cold-looking and taciturn, with a deep gaze and a ruthless decisiveness. After awakening the “Invincible God of War Cultivation System,” his outlook changes: he shows no mercy to his enemies, but has certain limits when it comes to people he respects. His strength improves without hitting any bottlenecks, and he is always stronger than anyone expects, with one hidd 52Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Mad Doctor Comes Down the Mountain: The Heiress Is Everyone's Prize 狂医下山：被豪门千金争相宠 [Medicine + Broken Engagement + Expert Descends the Mountain + Senior Sisters + Beautiful CEO] Silver needles prolong life, and miraculous pills bring the dead back! He punches tigers on South Mountain and kicks dragons in the North Sea! His medical skills bring people back from the brink of death, earning the admiration of the nation's finest doctors! His ancient martial arts sweep away evil, sending powerful opponents fleeing at the mere sight of him! Ye descends the mountain only to break off 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Immortal Venerable Returns, and He Settles Scores on the Spot! 仙尊归来，有仇当场就报！ [Ruthless and decisive, an invincible power fantasy, revenge is served on the spot] Three years ago, Lin Fan, CEO of the Lin Corporation, was framed and burned to death, only to transmigrate to the Kunlun Continent and cultivate to become an Immortal Venerable. Three years later, hunted by the Heavenly Dao's kill order, a wisp of his remnant soul returned to Earth. There, he found his children and grandchildren being humiliated. So he gave them a taste of their own medicine, repaying every sligh 257Reads—Score106Shelves
- 18 Spiritual Qi Revival: A Max-Level Immortal Emperor Returns to China 灵气复苏:满级仙帝，回归华夏 [Record of Ragnarok + cultivation + spiritual qi revival + apocalypse + immortals and gods + saving humanity + defending Huaxia] A killer opening from the start, then just fight your way through. Sea beasts awaken, the gods vanish, and all arts wither! Who brought about the apocalypse? Humanity faces an unprecedented crisis! A conspiracy? See how the man who once dominated the gods turns the tide and defeats evil! “Are you all right?” “I always believed you would come!” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 The Supreme Powerhouse Returns to the City 至尊强者回穿都市 [Satisfying] [Fast-Paced] [Invincible] [Military] A supreme powerhouse returns to the scene of his wedding and beats up his romantic rival. He refuses to become a live-in son-in-law and turns down a wealthy heiress. Then he takes a job as a livestreaming assistant at a small internet company. The female CEO is a huge online celebrity, and there’s also a charming secretary! He’s surrounded by a group of up-and-coming internet stars at work every day! On the surface, he’s just a livestreaming assi 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Get Strong! You Rely on Technology, I Cultivate 变强！你靠科技我修真 In a world of advanced technology, everyone is fighting over resources to grow stronger. I learned to cultivate immortality instead... By chance, Pan Li forged a mysterious link with an unknown realm, and gained access to miraculous cultivation techniques... In a world ruled by countless powerhouses, including cyborgs, mutants, and superpowered individuals, Pan Li is the only one with access to cultivation resources! What's more, that mysterious realm is also filled with inexhaustible technologi 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 I Returned from My Tribulation, and the Whole World Found Out 渡劫归来，我被全球曝光了 Across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, beneath stars eternal for ten thousand years, the Divine Venerable of the Nine Heavens unexpectedly returns to his ancestral planet. The Divine Venerable is invincible, but he has far too many fans. Though he longs for a quiet life, he keeps getting forced into showing off and face-slapping others. I really don’t want to show off anymore! Anyone online? How do I make it stop?! 2Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 22 The Invincible Immortal Emperor of the City 都市之无敌仙帝 The once-mighty Immortal Emperor Mo Xuan travels back through time to three thousand years ago. Back then, he was an obscure nobody, constantly mocked and bullied by rivals in love and other adversaries. This time, he returns in force, determined to rewrite his life and stand at the top of the world! He will reign supreme in the city and make up for every regret! 149Reads7.2Score103Shelves
- 23 Returning to a Thousand Years Ago with the Power of a Great Emperor 带着大帝修为，重返千年之前 [Fast-Paced] + [Pseudo-System] + [Single Female Lead] One day, Ye Hui accidentally transmigrates to another world. After cultivating there for a thousand years, Ye Hui reaches the pinnacle of the other world. He then returns to a thousand years in the past, bringing all his cultivation with him. 108Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 24 Reborn to Pay My Respects to the Immortal Venerable 重生之拜见仙尊大人 The Venerable Emperor of the Immortal Realm is reborn in the mortal world, beating his rivals until they're bloodied and winning the favor of countless beauties. He witnesses the world's splendor and experiences every facet of life. Can he let go of the grudges from his past life? How will he repay the kindness he's received in this one? And where will the tangled threads of love and hate lead...? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 I Returned to Earth with My Cultivation, and My Whole Family Ascended with Me 带着修为回地球，全家随我飞升了 Betrayed by his girlfriend and humiliated alongside his family, Ye Fanchen endured one disgrace after another. Then he unexpectedly transmigrated to the Primordial Divine Realm, where he killed his way to godhood, claimed the supreme throne, and became invincible across the world. Yet even after achieving invincibility, Ye Fanchen was still alone, with no family or friends. In the end, he used all his cultivation to force a breach between the realms and return to his ancestral homeland. To his s 880Reads6.3Score154Shelves
- 26 The Great Desolation's Great Encompassing Immortal Returns: I'm Invincible, Do As You Please! 洪荒大罗回归，我无敌，你随意！ [Invincible, max level, no female lead, no saintly do-gooder, ruthless and decisive, fast-paced] Ye Liuyun breaks through to the Mythic Great Overarching Realm, shatters the supreme Primordial World, and returns to the modern city. He destroys the Underworld, kills his enemies, and settles old scores to his heart's content. He travels to the Myriad Worlds in search of a worthy opponent. Immortal Emperor: I can't beat him. There's just no way! Martial Emperor: Sir, please, I beg you to leave alre 914Reads6.1Score102Shelves
- 27 The Max-Level Emperor Returns to the City 满级大帝回归都市 Synopsis~ For reasons unknown, Lu Yu transmigrated to the world of immortal cultivation, where he barely managed to survive by keeping a low profile. Then, by chance, he met the daughter of the top formation sect's master. Thanks to his silver tongue, he began living off her. In just thirty years at the Divine Formation Sect, he mastered every formation art, proving himself a peerless genius and earning the right to marry the master's daughter. But in the end, he made the same mistake every 246Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 28 The Immortal Emperor Returns to the City 都市之仙帝归来 Ten thousand years ago, his mother died in a car accident, his father vanished, his company went bankrupt, and his lover passed away... He didn't even know who his enemy was, yet his life had already ended in utter defeat! Ten thousand years later, he had become the invincible Northern Cold Immortal Emperor, standing at the pinnacle and gazing down upon the heavens, yet the hatred in his heart remained unresolved! Now, he has returned. 419Reads7.4Score106Shelves
- 29 The Immortal Emperor Returns to the City 都市之仙帝归来 Ten thousand years of cultivation to become an Immortal Emperor could never outweigh the endless regrets of the past. Xuan Qing uses a method to reverse time and returns to a thousand years ago, when spiritual qi revival begins on Earth. He intends to bring all his family and friends onto the path of immortal cultivation. 420Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 30 Venerable Xiao 萧尊 Night brings no sleep, yet love brings sorrow. Love is not beautiful, yet the heart is moved by it. Feelings are unknown, yet love leaves wounds. You ask for nothing, yet others still deceive you. Xiao Tian asked, “I have no wish to make an enemy of anyone. But if anyone so much as lays a hand on her, I won’t hesitate to stand against the whole world.” 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Ten Years to Sainthood: Sparking a Cultivation Craze on the Ancestral Planet! 十年成圣，开启祖星修仙热潮！ [Return from Cultivation] + [No Hiding] + [Invincible Protagonist] + [Everyday Life] + [Supporting Character Growth] + [Transmigration] + [Cultivation for All] Chen Shouluo transmigrates to the Immortal Domain by chance. Thanks to his unbelievable fortune, he reaches the pinnacle of the world in just ten years. After becoming a Saint in ten years, Chen Shouluo returns to the Ancestral Star, builds a teleportation array with a wave of his hand, and opens the way for cultural exchange between the 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 I Just Returned as an Immortal Emperor, and Someone Wants to Steal My Wife? 刚仙帝归来，就有人要抢我老婆？ Immortal Emperor Ye Cang returns to the city at full power, only to run into some strange people. Oh? You cultivated immortality and came back to reclaim everything you lost? Get on your knees! And you, the sworn brother of the King of Hell, the man who returned from the underworld? Die! 996Reads6.8Score117Shelves
- 33 The Immortal Emperor Returns and Reveals My Peerless Cultivation 仙帝归来，曝光我的绝世修为 [Immortal Emperor Returns + Overwhelming Power + Doting Husband and Father + Gradual Reveal] One year on Earth is a thousand years in the Immortal Realm. After transmigrating to the Immortal Realm for three thousand years, Jiang Fan became the dreaded Emperor Jiang. When he returned to Earth, all he wanted was to live a quiet, ordinary life. But he soon realized things weren’t that simple. Trust-fund heirs, crime bosses, assassins, and even demon emperors came looking for trouble. You won’t let 115Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 34 This Is Crazy! I Returned from Cultivation, and My Home Is Gone? 疯了，修仙归来，家没了？ [Return to the Immortal World + Mahayana cultivation + Invincible, ruthless and decisive + Pure, exhilarating fun] Su Tianci, now a Mahayana Grandmaster in the cultivation world, returns to Blue Star. The home of a Mahayana Grandmaster has been robbed? His family is trapped in northern Myanmar? Then give them the whole funeral-to-heaven treatment and scatter every last bit of their ashes! Whatever feels good goes. The goal is to have as much fun as possible... As long as you're happy! Dare to wi 508Reads5.8Score100Shelves
- 35 The Ten Thousand Races Invade, and I Return as an Immortal Emperor to Build a Divine Dynasty 万族入侵，我仙帝归来，打造神朝 [Spiritual Qi Revival] [Invasion of Ten Thousand Races] [Return of the Strong] [System] [Kingdom-Building] A million invaders from other races descend on Blue Star. The Immortal Emperor Xu Wei returns and fells them with a single sword! Beneath the starry sky, countless races stand side by side, and countless civilizations flourish. Xu Wei returns to Blue Star and builds an eternal divine dynasty, step by step. He will make Blue Star the dynasty’s capital, the Solar System its central province, 1Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 36 Hall of the Divine Kings 神王殿 His daughter is hit by a car, and his wife is captured. Now a mighty hall master has returned, determined to turn Jiangzhou upside down and bathe its banks in blood. 8Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 37 The Demon Emperor Returns as a Dad 魔帝归来当奶爸 The Demon Emperor of a generation has returned, looking down upon all mortals like ants. Those who follow me will prosper. Anyone who dares harm my wife or child will die! 6Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 38 Urban: I Returned to Earth with My Cultivation! 都市：我带着修为回地球！ [Taoist Protagonist] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Not Invincible] 80Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Urban Immortal Underworld King 都市之黑道仙尊 Chen Jiu, a legend of the underworld, was betrayed by the brother he trusted most. Stabbed a hundred times, he plunged into a river. On the brink of death, he stumbled into the immortal realm, where three hundred years of arduous cultivation made him a powerhouse. When he returned, only three years had passed on Earth. He had just three things to do: purge his organization and make the traitors pay in blood; subdue the ancient clans and establish a new order in the age of spiritual qi revival; a 39Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 The Immortal Emperor Is a Dad in the City 仙帝奶爸在都市 (A steady three chapters every day, with frequent bonus updates!) Five years ago, Zhang Chen fell off a cliff while exploring the wilderness. He passed through a teleportation array into the Star Spirit Immortal Realm and began his path to immortality. Time passes differently in the world of cultivation. In the blink of an eye, 5,000 years had gone by. Now an Eternal Immortal Emperor, Zhang Chen returned to Blue Star, only to discover that just five years had passed there, and that he had a cute 1.9kReads7.9Score165Shelves
- 41 I’ve Lived for Ten Thousand Years, and All I Want Is to Die 长生万年，我只求一死 Also known as: "Ten Thousand Years of Cultivation, Returning Invincible" and "The Immortal Emperor Comes Down the Mountain, and the Old Ancestors Kneel" From the start: An Immortal Emperor returns to the city with ten thousand years of cultivation! The world has changed beyond recognition! His disciples have all become the founding patriarchs of powerful families! They all want to marry their family’s finest women off to him! Then he suddenly discovers that he already has a wife and daughter, an 77Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 42 At My Command! One Hundred Thousand Sword Immortals Break Through the Boundaries 一声令下！十万剑仙，破界而来 Gu Shangyin transmigrated to a fantasy continent ten years ago. He cultivated in a secret realm for a million years and reached the supreme Divine Emperor realm. He became the strongest in the Sacred Domain, commanding countless cultivators and holding the power of life and death over vast lands! His heart always longed for his homeland, and at last he broke through the dimensional barrier and returned to Blue Star. But he never expected that the first thing he would see upon returning to Blue S 4Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 43 The Reborn Immortal Emperor: Is It Really Too Much to Crush You by an Entire Dimension? 仙帝重生：降维打击你们不过分吧 Lin Changqing was the youngest and most dazzling Immortal Emperor in the Great Yu Immortal Realm. As he tried to break through to the Immortal Venerable realm, he was ambushed and killed by the Wuji Immortal Venerable. He thought his soul had been extinguished, but instead he was reborn in his youth on Blue Star. See how the Immortal Emperor Changqing crushes these ordinary mortals with ease! 553Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 44 Twenty Thousand Years of Immortal Cultivation, Back to Blue Star 修仙两万年，重返蓝星 After cultivating for twenty thousand years, Chu Fan finally returned to Blue Star. On his very first day back, his adorable little daughter came looking for him. “Daddy, that star is so pretty!” “I’ll pluck it down for you!” “Those dragon horns look so fun!” “I’ll pluck them for you...” In the corner, a Azure Dragon trembled with fear. 247Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 45 The Wildest Man on Earth 地表最狂男人 It's not that I'm arrogant. You're just not worthy of my attention! I want to vanish into the mountains and live like a tiger, but damn it, there's no forest big enough to hold a beast like me! What am I supposed to do? I want to be a couch potato, but my strength won't let me... 901Reads7.5Score102Shelves
- 46 Supreme Dragon Marshal 至尊龙帅 Six years ago, his family was wiped out, and Qin Linyuan joined the Northern Frontier death squad, carrying a blood feud. Six years later, Qin Linyuan returns for one reason: to give his wife a grand wedding and make his daughter the happiest little princess in the world. And the blood debt from six years ago must now be repaid in blood! 1.9kReads8.6Score169Shelves
- 47 My Wife Doesn’t Know I Deliver Takeout on a Flying Sword 老婆不知我御剑送外卖 ① Just before I killed myself, I got a message from my ex-girlfriend demanding to know why I wasn't still helping her pay off her credit card. She was the one who broke up with me, so how did she have the nerve to ask? I fired back with… ② [With no cure for this ailing body, I have no ties to the world and can only await my end.] Jun Mo: “I have three kinds of cancer. Heaven must be determined to make me die!” [Those who have no will to die do not believe in the gods.] Before he died, Jun Mo lam 3Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 48 Returning from Cultivation to Become a Big Shot 修仙归来当大佬 He was the fiercest and most powerful Emperor in the Immortal Realm. Immortal Venerables of the same rank couldn’t put up a fight against him. He tamed a golden dragon as his mount and turned a white tiger into a kitten... Now he’s back in the city. Don’t get too infatuated with me. I’m here to teach you how to be a decent person! 150Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 49 The Retired Immortal Emperor’s Daily Life: From the Start, My Sister Livestreams and Exposes Me 仙帝退休日常：开局妹妹直播曝光 [Healing + lighthearted daily life + invincible protagonist + everyone dotes on him + government involvement + spiritual qi revival] Immortal Emperor Li Xiu wants nothing more than to retire quietly in modern society and enjoy a carefree life. He plans to hide his identity and live in peace, but his younger sister, Li Xiaole, is a born livestreaming genius who turns his retirement into a global sensation. 14Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 50 The Defiant Village Doctor: Silver Needles and a Sharp Blade Rule the World 逆天村医：银针青锋定乾坤 [Rousing Medical Heroics + Political Intrigue and Conquest] Zhang Fan, a village doctor, unexpectedly awakens an ancient secret art. With his left hand, he wields the Nine-Turn Soul-Returning Needle to save the people from plague and war; with his right, he swings the Sin-Slaying Greensteel Sword to cut through the mysteries buried in the frontier’s sands! Once a poor physician whom anyone could bully, he is in fact the mysterious Valley’s heir, master of both medicine and poison. When hidden bl —Reads—Score—Shelves
