Novels like The Celestial Venerable Returns
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- 1 I, the Bone-Reading Master, Guide the Female War God from the Start 我，摸骨大师，开局指点女战神 [Invincible + urban cultivation + master enters the city + beauties + classic, exhilarating domination] After returning to his village with his grandfather to cultivate for ten years, Chen Yang discovered that the Daoist arts had mutated in his hands. One Lightning Summoning spell sent golden thunder rolling across half the sky. One Heavenly Master's Slash cleaved open the Kunlun Mountains. One Fire Lotus Talisman set an entire city ablaze. The old Maoshan Heavenly Master: “His Daoist arts are t 1.6kReads8.4Score179Shelves
- 2 There’s a Wild Son-in-Law in My Family 我家有个狂婿 [War God + Passion + Everyday Life + Witty Comedy + Fast-Paced Plot + Sound Logic] He is a legend in the mercenary world, a man who gives heads of state around the globe headaches. He enjoys the highest honors worldwide; but in the Chu family of Lanjiang, he is merely an obscure live-in son-in-law, treated with contempt at every turn. Only his wife, Chu Xiao'e, knows: My husband may be a live-in son-in-law, but he's the strongest one in history! Also known as Super Soldier King in the City and 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Forcing a Good Man to Become a Son-in-Law 逼良为婿 Yang Xiaofeng, a broke college student, is ordered by the Daoist Master to pursue Liu Anyue, the campus beauty from a wealthy family. He never expected to uncover a shocking plot hatched twenty-five years ago. At the same time, he gets caught up in a major conspiracy unfolding twenty-five years later. To clear his father’s name, he fights to survive amid the power struggles between prominent families. To defend China’s dignity, he battles foreign forces to the death. When his skills fall short, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Magnificent Purple-Robed Young Heavenly Master 极品紫袍小天师 At midnight, dark clouds gather, lightning flashes and thunder roars. A rift tears open in the sky above China, and countless yaksha and evil spirits draped in Rising Sun flags surge out of it like a flood! The fate of China, forged over thousands of years, hangs by a thread! “Jingyi of the Zhengyi Sect leads all our disciples here to exorcise evil and banish demons!” “The Qingwei Sect is here to protect China!” “All the Daoist sects of Maoshan are here to protect our nation’s fate!” “The Lingba 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Young Madam Is Back With Her Four Little Brats to Raid the House 少夫人又带着四个小祖宗抄家了 At her best friend’s birthday party, she drinks a drugged beverage, turns the wrong way into the wrong room, and her life is turned upside down. From then on, she has four sweet, adorable children, each with a different personality, and a tycoon who’ll spend a fortune for love 94Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 6 The Supreme Heavenly Healer 天医至尊 A country boy arrives in the city for the first time and gets sneered at everywhere by beautiful women. But they have no idea he possesses an ancient tortoiseshell and is an expert in divination, physiognomy, medicine, and talismans. From then on, he lives freely in the city, builds himself up from nothing, and somehow becomes the world's richest man. 5.2kReads8.5Score634Shelves
- 7 The God of War Returns to Crush His Former Enemies 战神归来，横推当年仇敌 When he learned that his daughter had been locked in a pigsty, the Dragon God Hall Master flew into a rage. At his command, a hundred thousand mighty warriors descended from the sky and built his daughter an even bigger pigsty! 2kReads8.7Score245Shelves
- 8 Dragon Lord of the Northern Frontier 北境龙主 Cast out by the Ning family seven years ago, he became famous across the land seven years later. He commands a million soldiers and is revered as a god in the northern frontier. When his parents and younger sister back home are bullied, he decisively lays down his armor! 84Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 9 The Dragon King's Holy Son-in-Law 龙王圣婿 [Invincible, feel-good, passionate, and super sweet] Five years ago, the heir of the Jun family was framed. Five years later, he returned as a Dragon King and Saint. But to his horror, his wife and daughter had been humiliated. In an instant, the Saint wept, the heavens bled, and all thirty thousand members of the Dragon Gate rallied to his side! Anyone who dares lay a hand on my wife and daughter will be shown no mercy! 535Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 10 The Son-in-Law Strikes Back as a Miracle Doctor, Leaving His Mother-in-Law Regretful 赘婿逆袭成神医，丈母娘后悔了 After getting married, Ye Fan is treated like a useless cripple. His in-laws tell him to get lost, while his wife is caught in the middle. Cast out of the house, he transforms into the young master of one of China’s top families! When he returns as a king, everyone who looked down on him falls at his feet and says, “Young Master Ye, I was wrong!” 33Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 11 I Returned Invincible, but My Daughter Had to Look Back Three Times Before Daring to Recognize Me 无敌归来，女儿回眸三次才敢相认 “A One-Sided Rampage” Three years ago, Ye Chen pretended to betray the Huaxia War Department and joined the world’s top dark organization, the Blood Prison Legion. Three years later, Ye Chen killed the legion’s leader single-handedly and became a legend in one battle! Peerless God of War: “This is the Heavenly Mandate Token. The world’s top mercenary corps will obey your orders!” Heavenly Killer God: “This is the Heavenly Killer Token. The world’s top assassin alliance is yours to command!” Heav 165Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 12 The Handsome Rogue Son-in-Law: The Xiang Family Chronicles 帅痞赘婿之向氏风云录 New book launch! Twenty chapters on the first day, followed by ten chapters a day from chapters 30 to 100. Welcome, everyone! I'm a budding author, so please go easy on me and feel free to offer guidance. Zang Yu is a handsome live-in son-in-law with a bit of a roguish streak. In the Xiang family, he seems to idle away his days, but in secret he is laying out a brilliant game. He deftly navigates his relationships with the women of the Xiang family, some of whom are clumsy while others watch f 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Strongest Live-In Son-in-Law 最强上门狂婿 To pay for his grandmother's medical treatment, Ye Feng marries into the Li family. A year later, he becomes mute. Today, three years on, the first words he speaks leave his mother-in-law... 9.2kReads8.5Score916Shelves
- 14 The Nine Dragons' Marshal's Order 九龙帅令 Just as Chu Feng receives the title of War God Dragon Marshal, he learns to his horror that his wife, who was ten months pregnant, has been humiliated to the point of wanting to die. Worse, she is about to be sent to the war-torn Demon Nation as a military conscript, while his younger brother and newborn daughter are also close to death. At that moment, he erupts in a fury that could scorch the heavens. The Nine Dragon Marshal's command is issued, and within half a day tens of thousands of the w 737Reads8.4Score107Shelves
- 15 The Demon King's Son-in-Law 魔王战婿 He was the “Demon God” who struck fear into the nations of the West, yet his wife was forced to give herself up and his daughter was fed pig slop! Six years ago, Xiao Zhanlong's parents were murdered, forcing him to flee overseas. Six years later, he returned like a king, with all the power in the world firmly in his grasp! The love and hatred delayed for six years would all be repaid through his thunderous methods! Those who killed my parents must die. Those who abused my wife and daughter 1.8kReads8.9Score208Shelves
- 16 The Eternal Immortal Emperor's Urban Cultivation 都市修仙之万古仙帝 High above the Nine Heavens, he was the Immortal Emperor of the Ages. Back in the bustling city, after returning from nine lifetimes, he sweeps aside all opposition and remains the supreme ruler. You come from a distinguished family and look down on everyone? Trash. Try messing with me! You’re a powerful big shot? Get over here and kneel! I’ll spare your life! You’re a martial arts prodigy with peerless skill? Sorry, it’s all fancy moves. One palm strike and you’re done. I am the Immortal Empero 802Reads7.8Score103Shelves
- 17 The Saintly Doctor and His Billionaire Son-in-Law 圣医豪婿 For the sake of 100,000 yuan in medical bills, Lin Mo spent three years as a live-in son-in-law. After three years of hard labor, all he got in return was being called a good-for-nothing. His younger sister was critically ill. He called his wife, who was away on a business trip, in the middle of the night to ask for money, only to have a man answer the phone. Just when all hope seemed lost, he gained the medical inheritance of an ancient divine physician through his ancestral jade pendant. From 4.1kReads8.3Score559Shelves
- 18 God of War: His Wife and Daughter Are Humiliated, So He Slaughters a City from the Start 战神：妻女受辱，开局屠一城 [God of War] [Son-in-law] [Doting Dad] [Truly Invincible] [Dominates Every Battle] [Passionate, High-Energy Action] After guarding the nation's borders for eight years and becoming invincible, the God of War discovers that his daughter is about to have her corneas stolen. In his fury, he leads a hundred thousand imperial troops south! Xiao Kuang has spent his life fighting in blood and battle. He has lived for two things: the nation, his greater home, and his own family, his little home. Now, th 244Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 19 Superpowered Dad Returns: The Stunning CEO Is Irresistible 超能奶爸回归：绝美总裁太撩人 [Slice of Life, One Heroine, Satisfying Revenge] Jiang Luo shattered his right foot while saving the campus belle, leaving him with a limp. Overnight, he went from the school’s heartthrob to a laughingstock. Three years later, the stunning campus belle returned as the CEO of Great Xia’s top conglomerate, bringing her twin baby girls with her. She hired Jiang Luo as their live-in male nanny. After passing a test, Jiang Luo awakened the Super Baby-Care System, and began doting on both his wife and 160Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 20 Lord of the Northern Frontier: I Am the Emperor Xuanyuan 北境之主：我乃轩辕帝王 In the 72nd year of the Dragon Era, at the northernmost point of Huaxia, it was already summer. But for the commander-in-chief of the Hanyue Nation’s military, prostrated at Yang Qingcang’s feet, it was the bitterest winter. Two million. A full two million Hanyue soldiers lay buried beneath his feet. “Lord of the Northern Frontier, on behalf of our ruler and the hundreds of millions of people of Hanyue, I formally submit our unconditional surrender to Huaxia and accept all the terms of compensat 1.2kReads8.9Score110Shelves
- 21 The Genius Divine Son-in-Law 鬼才神婿 Five years ago, the Ye family mysteriously went bankrupt. To save his younger sister Ye Xuan, who had leukemia, Ye Xuan resorted to a scheme to marry into the Lin family. For five years, he was bullied and endured endless humiliation. Just when he had fallen into despair, someone told him that he was the young master of Youzhou’s foremost family. Now he would make those who had disgraced him repay him many times over, and force everyone to bow before him! 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 After Three Years as a Live-In Son-in-Law, My Sister-in-Law Exposes My Identity 入赘三年，被小姨子拆穿身份 [Divine doctor + antiques appraisal + goddesses + live-in son-in-law + business] The hottest feel-good power fantasy on the entire internet, bar none! After three years as a live-in son-in-law, Ye Huan is done hiding. He’s laying all his cards on the table and building his own business empire! He also has countless incredible skills at his disposal! Difficult illnesses? One acupuncture needle cures them! Real or fake antiques? One glance is all it takes! An invincible big shot? One punch an 2.4kReads8.9Score287Shelves
- 23 After Seven Years Protecting the Nation, My Daughter Called for Help 护国七年，女儿打来求救电话 A new work is here! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 4.2kReads8.6Score396Shelves
- 24 The Heavenly King’s Son-in-Law 天王帝婿 [Invincible Hero + Decisive and Merciless + Playing the Fool to Catch the Tiger + High-Octane, Blood-Pumping Power Fantasy] The smash-hit sensation of new media, "Blazing Inferno" My younger brother was hacked to death with a chainsaw, my younger sister was driven to jump from a building in humiliation, my parents were buried alive, and someone forcibly extracted bone marrow from my little daughter... At that moment, the Heavenly King’s fury set the skies ablaze and shook the world. Anyone who h 724Reads8.7Score205Shelves
- 25 I Descend the Mountain to Protect the Great Xia Lands 此番下山，护我大夏山河 [Invincible, fiery, decisive and ruthless, with one heroine] Twenty years ago, the Five Great War Kings joined forces atop Kunlun to slay the Three Evil Gods, making their names in a single battle! Peace reigned across the land thereafter. But in Great Xia, the War King who had taken part in the final battle was betrayed by villains and presumed dead. Though Great Xia stood among the victors, it was still bullied by the other nations! This state of affairs lasted a full twenty years! Then, one d 292Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 26 The Full-Time Live-In Son-in-Law 全职赘婿 I married my goddess of a boss and joined her wealthy family as a live-in son-in-law. A cushy life fell right into my lap, and before I was even twenty-five, I was already coasting through life. Think it's easy? Living off someone else is a skill! 73Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 27 The Clairvoyant Doctor's Son-in-Law 透视医婿 [Decisive and ruthless + X-ray vision + Divine doctor + Invincible protagonist + Show-off story + Initially a live-in son-in-law] Betrayed by his ex-girlfriend, Jiang Yu flies into a rage and beats up the two cheating lovers. In the blink of an eye, he meets a beautiful CEO and spends a passionate night with her, gaining a pair of invincible X-ray eyes and an extraordinary legacy. Mastering both medicine and martial arts, he becomes invincible in the world! What? You're an invincible God of War? 6.3kReads8.9Score751Shelves
- 28 Max Level from the Start: My Ninety-Nine Masters Force Me Down the Mountain 开局满级，九十九位师娘逼我下山 [Invincible, decisive and ruthless] Ye Wuliang, a supreme expert at the Primordial Unity Realm, is kicked down the mountain by his masters to fulfill a marriage contract. When he discovers that his fiancée is stunning, does he still want to call off the engagement? 2.9kReads8.8Score430Shelves
- 29 My Daughter Gave Away Immortal Arts, Exposing Her Immortal Emperor Father 女儿仙法送人，仙帝父亲被曝光了 The cultivation world. A little girl gets lost. A passing disciple from the Bailian Peak Sect helps her. Afterward, the little girl insists on thanking him. The disciple reluctantly accepts her gift, thinking little of it. That is, until he opens it and a beam of golden light pierces the heavens. The cultivation world is shaken. Reclusive powerful figures emerge one after another. When the sect master of Bailian Peak learns what happened, he nervously brings the disciple to return the immortal a 311Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 30 The Number One Son-in-Law 第一狂婿 After marrying into the Ye family and living under their roof for five years, Lin Feng has endured nothing but scorn. They think he's just a freeloader, but who knew he also possessed supernatural abilities? Who says a live-in son-in-law has to live a miserable life? He's living it up, with awakened X-ray vision and medical skills, and a beautiful wife in his arms. One silver needle is all it takes to teach people a lesson, and even the highest powers have to bow their heads. Every time he shows 2.1kReads8.9Score229Shelves
- 31 The Eight Dragon Venerables 八部龙尊 After six years of fighting, on the very last day before he could return home, he received a video of his daughter being cruelly abused. The Dragon Venerable flew into a rage, and the Eight Dragon Gods assembled, vowing to make sure his daughter got justice. 1.1kReads9.0Score154Shelves
- 32 Kunlun Divine General 昆仑神将 Also known as The Emperor’s Master and The Emperor’s Son-in-Law That night, he lost control... and hurt her! Five years later, he returns with a hundred thousand disciples... 3.5kReads8.7Score346Shelves
- 33 Global High Martial: Starting as a Corpse Burner, I Slay Demons Across the World 全球高武：从焚尸工开始斩妖天下 A century after spiritual qi revival, strange and supernatural events keep occurring. On their wedding night, a ghost bride knocks at the door from outside. A beautiful female corpse gives birth, while eight red-robed female ghosts arrive carrying a coffin. As a pale, delicate female corpse is being cremated, it undergoes a bizarre transformation and lunges at people. In this dangerous world, Lu Fei is forced to marry the stunning beauty of his school, suffering humiliation and disdain. After ob 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 The Unrivaled God of War 战神无双 The strongest God of War returns to the city. He is the leader of the Northern Border Wolf Army, a god of slaughter who once held the world in his grip! Fifteen years ago, he was brutally attacked, and his family was destroyed. Fortunately, the Shen family saved him. Fifteen years later, the God of War returns to settle every score! For saving my life, I will repay you for the rest of mine! For destroying my family, I will ride out with my blade and wipe out your entire clan! 822Reads9.0Score133Shelves
- 35 After Three Years Guarding the Border, I Received a Distress Text from My Daughter! 戍边三年，我收到了女儿的求救短信！ As he fights desperately on the border, he suddenly receives a text from his daughter: “Dad, it’s Sisi. Mom is going to marry someone else...” The girl he once met by chance has already had his child. Four years have passed. He is no longer the destitute son-in-law he once was, but a Demon God who commands the world’s most powerful force! I’ll protect you for the rest of your lives! When a million men in blood-red robes converge on Liyang and fury engulfs the entire city, he descends like a god 4.4kReads9.0Score446Shelves
- 36 The Dragon of a Generation 一世枭龙 When the invincible God of War won his freedom and returned in glory, all he wanted was to give the woman he loved a peaceful and prosperous world. Little did he know that she and the daughter he had never met had suffered because of him, enduring repeated humiliation and finding themselves in danger. "If you can't protect your own family, how can you protect the world?" Self-blame, guilt, and remorse! His killing intent blazed, his fury spilled across a thousand miles, and he risked everything 716Reads9.1Score100Shelves
- 37 My Sister Was Sold into the Red-Light District, So the Great Emperor Returned on a Rampage 妹妹被卖红灯区，大帝归来杀疯了 [God of War Returns + Invincible + Revenge + Face-Slapping + Ruthless + Harem] His younger sister has been sold to the red-light district and is about to be abused. His mother has had both legs broken and is being locked in a bathroom and scalded with boiling water, fighting for her life! “Big brother, save me! They’re beating me, tearing my clothes and kicking me in the stomach. They’re going to sell me to the red-light district to serve customers. Please, save me, big brother! Save me...” The 1.1kReads7.0Score106Shelves
- 38 The Palace Master's Return 殿主归来 The Lord of Dragon King Hall returns to the city, only to discover that his wife and daughter are being bullied. At his command, a hundred thousand members of Dragon King Hall rush to the scene! Who dares bully my wife? Who dares bully my daughter? Kill them! Kill, kill, kill, kill! 75Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 39 My Daughter Was Kidnapped? Revealing My Identity Shook the World 女儿被绑架？曝光身份的我惊动全球 Lin Chuan is the captain and instructor of Dragon Flame, the strongest special forces unit in the Huaxia Dragon Kingdom. Known as the Guardian God King, Lin Chuan also goes by the names Eastern Shadow Dragon and King of the Mountain Eagles! After Lin Chuan retires, the crew of a show called “Family Pranks” suddenly kidnaps his daughter. Without revealing any information, they secretly send a reporter to film Lin Chuan and livestream it online. Just as everyone is laughing gleefully at Lin Chuan' 387Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 40 I, the Strongest Immortal Emperor, Have Seven Daughters Who Take Turns Making Life Miserable for Their Dad 我，最强仙帝，七个女儿轮流坑爹 [A flute, a ring, and a library; a tree, a tower, and a bodhi] With six immortal treasures at his disposal, Chen Lunu travels between the present world and other realms, becoming the strongest Immortal Emperor across all eras and worlds. Sky-Shattering Flute: At Soul-Reaping Night in District One, command an army of a hundred thousand undead and sweep all before you. Panlong Ring: Keep a Dragon Emperor as a pet and drink dragon blood at every festival. Library of Ten Thousand Dao: Every cultivat 1.4kReads6.4Score106Shelves
- 41 Great Ming: I Talk Zhu Yuanzhang into Uniting the Realm 大明：我靠忽悠老朱统一天下 You Long, a modern special forces soldier, dies in the line of duty and is tossed by the System into the late Yuan dynasty, where he becomes Chen Shan'er, the son of Chen Youliang, who has just breathed his last. His father is gone, his army is in ruins, and Zhu Yuanzhang's 400,000 troops are sharpening their blades. The obvious move: hold Hongdu until they're all wiped out. You Long's move: first trick Zhang Shicheng into sending troops to their deaths, then ally with Zhu Yuanzhang and play the —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The Rural Son-in-Law 农村女婿 To save his father, Wu Fan has no choice but to become a live-in son-in-law in the city. But the city folk look down on him, and everyone in the family gives him a hard time except his wife's younger sister. His wife is the worst of all: she disregards his feelings and dignity and has an inappropriate relationship with another man. Furious, Wu Fan heads straight back to the countryside, determined to revitalize rural life and make the city people see him in a new light. In the end, his father-in 17.5kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves
- 43 Corpse's Fate 尸命 I have three masters, surnamed Li, Wang, and Xu. But my story begins with someone borrowing thirty years of my lifespan... 860Reads8.8Score100Shelves
- 44 The Strongest Xuanmen Son-in-Law 最强玄派赘婿 The daughter of Hejiang’s richest man has developed a strange illness. Every possible remedy has been tried, and in desperation her family resorts to the old custom of holding a marriage to bring her good fortune, taking in a live-in son-in-law. Ye Jingtian, who has come to Hejiang seeking treatment for his seriously ill younger brother, happens to be there. But as a farmer from the countryside, how could he afford to get his brother into the best hospital? Suddenly, a newspaper lands at his fee 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 God of War of the Northern Frontier 北境战神 When he returned in glory, ready to give her a life of wealth and honor, he discovered that he had spent all these years loving the wrong person... 5.7kReads8.7Score444Shelves
- 46 The Son-in-Law Who Returned from the Immortal Realm 从仙界归来的赘婿 Ye Lin was an abandoned orphan who became a live-in son-in-law for the woman he loved, only to be mercilessly mocked and die a tragic death. By a twist of fate, he was reborn in the immortal realm. Three thousand years later, the Immortal Emperor returned to Earth with unrivaled power, only to discover that just three years had passed there. When the Immortal Emperor flies into a rage, heaven and earth change color! Those who once made me bow my head, now grovel at my feet! Those who once looked 4.4kReads8.5Score418Shelves
- 47 The Divine King’s Decree 神王令 During the five years he was gone, two mysterious tokens appeared in the world. One was the King of Hell's Token: anyone who saw it was doomed to die. The other was the Divine King's Token: everyone associated with its bearer would rise to greatness. And he was the sole owner of both tokens... 2.6kReads8.9Score298Shelves
- 48 The Goddess's Picked-Up Son-in-Law 被女神捡来的赘婿 So what if a goddess picked me up to be her live-in son-in-law? Anyone who dares set their sights on my wife will get their teeth kicked in! 8.5kReads8.7Score956Shelves
- 49 You Asked for a Divorce. Why Are You Crying Now That I'm Remarrying? 要离婚的是你，我再婚你哭什么？ Ye Ming, a hardworking live-in son-in-law, was schemed against by his ex-wife and her lover from the very start. Her lover coveted her younger aunt's heart and beat the woman nearly to death. In the depths of his humiliation, Ye Ming inherited the legacy of an ancient ancestor. With his mastery of medicine and martial arts, he crushed every obstacle and won the heart of a stunning heiress. On the day of his remarriage, his ex-wife showed up in tears, begging for his forgiveness and pleading with 69Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 50 The Peerless Doctor and Martial Artist Live-In Son-in-Law 绝品医武赘婿 In a single dream spanning five thousand years, he witnessed the battle between the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou, Shennong tasting the hundred herbs, and Yu the Great taming the floods. He saw one dynasty after another rise, passing through the long ages like a traveler. Now that he has returned, he is still the live-in son-in-law everyone looks down on. His mother-in-law despises him, his sister-in-law sneers at him, and his breathtakingly beautiful wife is cold toward him. But from the moment he 3.1kReads8.8Score284Shelves
