Novels like The Celestial Venerable Returns
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- 51 You Were So Tough During the Divorce, So Why Are You Kneeling Now? 离婚时态度强硬，现在你跪什么？ To get his daughter into a good school, Ji Yuan agreed to a sham divorce so they could buy a home in the right school district. But overnight, the fake divorce became real, and his ex-wife took every last cent of the hundreds of millions he had spent years earning! Thrown out with nothing! He was branded a good-for-nothing, accused of cheating during the marriage, and denounced as scum and a degenerate! But no one knew he was an unrivaled sovereign. He would make everyone pay for every humiliati 41Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 52 Twin Cultivation of Soul and Martial Arts 魂武双修 “After being reborn, I, Li Tianyu, will never let anyone bully me again. So having money and power means you can throw your weight around? And being strong means you can bully anyone you want? That won’t fly with me. Others can put up with it, but I won’t. I don’t care if you’re a man or a woman, if you mess with me, I’ll take every beauty for myself, and break a man’s third leg!”… Li Tianyu Martial cultivators temper their bodies. Their ranks are Warrior, Martial Master, Martial Adept, Martial 2.3kReads8.0Score273Shelves
- 53 Son-in-Law: My Lovely Wife Is Hard to Handle 女婿：娇妻难养 [Male-oriented, no NTR, romance, marriage before love] With a beautiful wife at home, what’s wrong with being a live-in son-in-law? But Liu Chenyang was already a little stunned on his wedding night. This marriage was nothing like he’d imagined. 3.5kReads8.4Score299Shelves
- 54 After the Divorce, My Beautiful Wife Regretted It 离婚后，美娇妻后悔了 Three years ago, she was on the verge of bankruptcy. He stepped up and helped her rise to the top. Three years later, she is worth a billion and decides he is no longer good enough for her, so she hands him divorce papers. But after the divorce, she realizes she regrets it... 72Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 The Invincible One of the City for 90,000 Years 都市之无敌九万年 "What? You're a grandmaster of martial arts, a once-in-a-century cultivation prodigy?" Lin Fan gave a scornful smile and moved a finger. The grandmaster renowned as unbeatable beneath the heavens died. "Oh, you're the richest man in the East, one of the top ten on the Forbes list." Lin Fan curled his lip and pulled out his phone. The so-called number-one family in the East went bankrupt just like that. After cultivating for ninety thousand years, Lin Fan entered the bustling mortal world. When h 358Reads7.9Score117Shelves
- 56 The Lucky Son-in-Law 上门锦婿 He became a commander at a young age, but was forced to retire and recuperate after being gravely wounded in battle. Twelve years ago, Yuan Cong, born into a prominent pharmaceutical family and entrusted with an important national mission, did something during an assignment that he would regret for the rest of his life. After retiring, Yuan Cong seeks to atone for his sins. He conceals his identity and marries into the Mo family, never expecting to stumble upon a clue about the map he has long b 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 Dao Ancestor of the Age of Declining Dharma: My Zombie Master Is Overprotective 末法道祖：我的僵尸师尊超护短 [Reborn big shot]+ [Male lead transmigrates into a desperate situation]+ [Zombie master]+ [Anti-trope, fiercely protective]+ [Founding masters manifest as a group]+ [Global face-slapping] [Fresh new premise]+ [Damn System] Ouyang Tian, an archaeology student, is struck by an ancient bronze sword and sent back to the Republican era. From the start, he plummets from ten thousand meters in the air and suffers compound fractures all over his body. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself beside a st 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 My Daughter Exposes My Identity as a God of War 我战神身份被女儿曝光了 He is the empire's only noble of non-royal blood, renowned throughout the world, wielding supreme authority and overwhelming martial might. No one can stand against him. But when he returned from war and achieved supreme glory, someone foolishly dared to harm the person he loved most. Touch the dragon's scales, and death is certain! The Northern King's wrath will turn mountains and rivers pale! 2.2kReads9.0Score262Shelves
- 59 Number One War Sovereign 一号战尊 Commanding a million-strong army, shouldering half the realm! Unmatched in this age, I alone am the Asura War God! 9kReads9.1Score844Shelves
- 60 Reborn: The Son-in-Law Rises 重生之赘婿崛起 Reborn in another person's body, decades away from his own era. His sweet and lovely wife, more beautiful than any star, lies beside him late at night and whispers, “The child's still awake...” When his mother-in-law kicks down the door the next day and demands that he divorce her immediately, Ye Jinhuan finally realizes that if he doesn't make something of himself, he'll soon be sleeping under a bridge! 4.6kReads8.7Score364Shelves
- 61 The Live-In Son-in-Law Is a Divine Doctor 上门神医女婿 Ye Feng, a useless live-in son-in-law, unexpectedly gains miraculous medical skills and begins a new life. He saves people with medicine and protects his beautiful wife from bullies with martial arts. Countless riches come pouring his way… 7.5kReads8.5Score496Shelves
- 62 The CEO Cried After She Signed the Divorce Papers 签字离婚后，总裁哭了 [Marriage]+ [Tortured Romance]+ [The Husband’s Long Road to Redemption]+ [Ex-Husband] Ye Siming had always believed he didn’t love Mu Mengfan. So when he learned she was pregnant, all he said was: “Get rid of it. You don’t deserve to have my child, and you have no right to give birth to one.” … Later, Mu Mengfan really did lose the baby. He held her in his arms as she lay in a pool of blood, panicked as if he’d lost his entire world. 4.3kReads8.8Score431Shelves
- 63 My Wife Was Cut Open to Take Our Child, Now a Hundred Thousand Soldiers Have Returned! 妻子被刨腹取子，十万将士归来！ Six years ago, he was a live-in son-in-law, framed by others and thrown into prison! Six years later, he is the Empire's God of War, returning in triumph, crowned with glory! But... His wife was forcibly cut open to deliver their child. The child's life or death is unknown, and his family has suffered every kind of humiliation... Now... The Emperor Wolf has returned. Anyone who dares to disgrace my family will pay in blood! 5.1kReads9.0Score751Shelves
- 64 My Wife Was Murdered, and I Returned with the Cultivation of an Immortal Emperor 妻子被害，我携仙帝修为回归 [No Realm Regression + Invincible from the Start + Decisive and Ruthless + No Hiding His Identity] He cultivated immortality for three hundred years, becoming the renowned War God Ling Tian of the Immortal Realm. When he returned to Earth, he advanced even further, surpassing the Immortal Emperor realm. This time, I, Ye Lingtian, will repay every grudge and every kindness. I’m invincible below the Immortal Emperor realm, and just as invincible above it! 7.5kReads7.9Score693Shelves
- 65 Divine-Level Son-in-Law Doctor 神级医婿 Ye Chen, blessed with a Pure Yang constitution, slowly opens his eyes and realizes he's lying in his sister-in-law's room… 3.1kReads9.1Score452Shelves
- 66 On Our Divorce Day, My Sister-in-Law Saw the Billion Left in My Account 离婚当天，小姨子见我卡里剩十亿 [A son-in-law who defies the usual tropes] Once a mighty war god, he’s now a live-in son-in-law despised by everyone. His wife looks down on him, and his mother-in-law points at him and calls him a good-for-nothing! Think he’ll reveal his identity to win his wife’s heart and become a doormat for her and her whole family? No. He divorces her on the spot and marries someone else... (The ending has been revised. All-around high-octane thrills!) 3.5kReads8.5Score686Shelves
- 67 Dragon-Slaying Hall 屠龙殿 [The Dragon-Slaying Hall, an explosive masterpiece] His daughter has been wheeled into the operating room, and his goddess-like wife is being forced to marry again. He is no longer a stray dog. He is the Dragon-Slaying War God, and he has come with a million soldiers to slaughter his way through everything. 3.3kReads9.0Score388Shelves
- 68 Dragon Soul War God 龙魂战神 A legendary God of War, betrayed by his own brothers and stripped of his memories, became the live-in son-in-law of the Lin family. His younger sister was cast aside by a powerful family and died in childbirth. The shock brought his memories rushing back. In a single night, tens of thousands of Dragon Soul elites raced to Longxia! Anyone who harms my family: kill! Anyone who stabs me in the back: kill! Anyone who dares invade Longxia, no matter how far away, must be destroyed! When the God of Wa 4.2kReads9.0Score426Shelves
- 69 After Our Divorce, My Ex-Wife Discovered Who I Really Was 离婚后，前妻发现了我的身份 Xu Ting: Lin Xuan, let's get a divorce. You're no longer good enough for me. Lin Xuan: Are you sure I'm the one who's not good enough for you? 4.9kReads8.6Score585Shelves
- 70 After the Divorce, I Dropped the Act and Started a Happy Life with My Best Friend 离婚后不装了，跟闺蜜幸福生活 [Miracle Doctor + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless + Revenge] After years of marriage, everyone thinks Lin Yu is useless, but he has quietly become his wife’s steadfast support. One day, Lin Yu discovers that his wife has set a trap to kill him. He shows everyone what he can do: it was never that he was incapable. Now that he no longer wants to keep a low profile, the whole world will bow to Lin Yu. 12.1kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves
- 71 After Leaving with Nothing, I Inherited a Trillion-Yuan Conglomerate 净身出户后：我继承千亿集团 To force me to leave with nothing, my mother-in-law and wife actually set up this kind of scheme... For three years, you bullied and humiliated me, trampling me underfoot like a dog. But you never imagined that my true identity was... 2.2kReads8.6Score220Shelves
- 72 The Dragon Son-in-Law: Master of Medicine and Martial Arts 医武龙婿 There is a force in this world called jin. Above jin lies the power of the stars. With the stars’ power in hand, one can transform all things into manifestations of the Dao. I, Tang Jianlong, will use this as my starting point and surely set the world in turmoil. 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 The Second-Rate Son-in-Law's Road to Success 二流女婿扶摇路 Ever since I was a kid, my teachers said I was a mediocre student. Put plainly, I was smart enough, but unwilling to work hard. My grades were average, and I was content with that, with no desire to improve. I thought my teachers were right, but I just couldn't change. Even after getting married, I was still the same. I even branded it as enlightenment, as having seen through the ways of the world. In truth, I could live so carefree because someone else was carrying the burden for me. Then one d —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 Caught Stealing a Celestial Master's Sword During My Winter Break Job? 寒假兼职被抓，天师剑你也敢偷？ In a parallel world, Zhang Fan is heading back to school for the new term when he is suddenly surrounded by fully armed special police. “Last month, you told fortunes on the street and charged someone twenty thousand yuan?” “During the severe drought in August, were you the one who held a rainmaking ritual in the suburbs?” “Were you also behind the sudden death of that sorcerer from the Jiuju Sect?” “Did you draw eyes on paper effigies and scare the village kids to tears?” “Did you travel two th 4.2kReads8.0Score349Shelves
- 75 Stop Reporting Me, I’ve Already Finished the Story! 别举报了，我都完结了！ [Revenge + Villain Protagonist + Ruthless Violence + Complete Corruption] As a single father, Gu Yinyin was the only person in the world Gu Nian wanted to protect. But when he woke up that morning, he could tell something was wrong with his daughter. Only when the hospital called did he learn that she had suffered an accident. Multiple fractures, a brain hemorrhage, lacerations to several organs, and a lifetime on a ventilator… As he looked at his daughter lying in bed, tubes covering her body, 5kReads8.6Score354Shelves
- 76 Ultraman Son-in-Law: From the Start, Tregear Was Jilted 奥特赘婿：开局托雷基亚被退婚 He transmigrates into the Ultraman universe and becomes Tregear of the Land of Light. He fails the Space Garrison exam, then is dumped by the God of War, Seven. The Ax-Wielding God of War, the Dissection Maniac, the Four Heavenly Kings’ insults, and the Ultra Brothers’ mockery all drive Jiang Kai into a towering rage! This story has two male leads and no female lead. If you like Taro and Tregear, come on in. If you don’t, please don’t flame! I’m not good at writing blurbs, so please head straigh —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 The Dragon Rules the Four Seas 龙御四海 This book is also known as Dragon Ruling the Four Seas. High-octane wish fulfillment, the return of a powerhouse, and a hot-blooded miracle doctor. After three years of being treated like a doormat, my sister-in-law tricked me into going to her room... Chu Yang spent three years as a live-in son-in-law, only to be divorced and humiliated by his ex-wife, thrown out of her home, and beaten so badly he ended up hospitalized. But then he unexpectedly awakened the Dragon Gate legacy passed down by hi 629Reads8.9Score156Shelves
- 78 War God at the Peak 巅峰战神 In an age of greatness, an invincible royal clan stood above the rest, swallowing up all creation. A mighty imperial clan loomed like legendary gods, looking down over the vast world. That year, snow blanketed the land, and Su Xuanyuan was granted the title of Lord of the Northern Frontier at Kunlun in the North. 11.6kReads8.6Score905Shelves
- 79 The Beggar Son-in-Law 丐婿 So what if I’m a beggar? You may look down on me today, but tomorrow you won’t be able to reach my level. So what if my wife is mute? The weed you see is the treasure I’ll protect for the rest of my life. A young entrepreneur was murdered, and his soul fused with that of the beggar Wu Ergou. Seeking revenge, repaying kindness, honoring family, protecting the love of his life, and pursuing his ideals, Wu Ergou and his mute wife embarked on a fiery path to rise to the top! 31.5kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves
- 80 The Charming Son-in-Law: A Fallen Imperial Tutor's Road to Redemption 风流赘婿：落魄帝师的逆袭之路 Li Yan, a Chinese literature PhD who died from staying up all night, opens his eyes as Lin Mo, the most pathetic live-in son-in-law in the Great Chu dynasty. His fiancée thinks he’s useless, and the entire household treats him like dirt. He had hoped to keep his head down and survive, but when he’s put on the spot at a poetry gathering, he’s forced to pick up his brush. In an instant, Li Bai possesses him and Du Fu takes over: “Clouds evoke her dress, flowers her face.” His poem leaves the whole 114Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 After Twenty-Five Years of Cultivation, I Lured My Stunning Junior Sister Down the Mountain 修炼二十五年，把绝色师妹拐下山 [Hot-blooded power fantasy + decisive vengeance + fast-paced + invincible face-slapping + master returns from the mountains for revenge] Twenty-five years ago, I was cast out of my family and abandoned, with my parents’ fates unknown! Twenty-five years later, Wei Qing mastered extraordinary skills and came down from the mountains to take revenge with an iron fist. Everything they owed me, I’ll take back a hundredfold, a thousandfold! The world’s top financial tycoons? Rich enough to rival nation 12.9kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
- 82 From the Start, I Called Off the Engagement, but My Father-in-Law Refused to Accept It 开局退婚，老丈人死活不同意 [One Female Lead + Urban Cultivation + No Mindless Showing Off] Eight years ago, Chen Tianyang's family was slaughtered. Ten-year-old Chen Tianyang was saved by the three holy maidens of the Martial Arts Supreme. Now that he has mastered his skills, he resolutely descends the mountain to take revenge. His first step after coming down the mountain: cut ties with the woman he loves by calling off their engagement! But to his surprise, his future father-in-law is desperate for a son-in-law and swea 51.7kReads8.6Score2.1kShelves
- 83 Poet Immortal Son-in-Law: One Poem from the Start, and the Immortal Maidens Throw Themselves at Me 诗仙赘婿：开局一首诗，仙子倒贴 After transmigrating into the Su family’s spineless live-in son-in-law, Qin Mo found that even a dog had it better than he did! His mother-in-law was cruel, his wife cold, and the servants mocked him. When he could take no more, he recited a single line of poetry, “When life goes well, seize the moment,” and his literary aura soared, stunning everyone! From then on, the literary world was turned upside down: The courtesan of the pleasure house threw herself at him, all because of one line: “Clou 264Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 Northern King's Hall 北王殿 That year, a young man from Jinling City left for the north to join the army. After seven years of war, he was invincible, hailed as a king among men! This year, he returned from the far north to the world of men. “Our men of the north shed blood on the battlefield, slay foreign enemies, and defend our borders. They are all heroes!” “You rats are citizens of our great China, yet you show no gratitude. You dare bully my brothers and kill my comrades. I've come today to demand an explanation!” “My 4.4kReads8.9Score228Shelves
- 85 The Man from the Immortal Realm 来自仙界的男人 In my previous life, I was a mere mortal and brought trouble upon my parents. In this life, I am a mighty Emperor Immortal, powerful enough to blot out the sky with one hand. Kindness must be repaid many times over. Wrongs must be avenged, no matter how long it takes. 165Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 86 Cultivation: A Letter Home, and 1.4 Billion People Lift Me Up 修仙：一封家书，十四亿人托举我 [Letters Across the Myriad Worlds] [True Cultivation] [1.4 Billion People] Chen Luo transmigrated into a cultivation world twenty years ago, only to become a mortal spirit farmer in a third-rate sect! A catastrophic drought and a war between immortals: mortals are worth less than grass! The manager of the spiritual fields has taken a liking to Chen Luo and wants to recruit him into the 'Human Emperor Banner' as a 'battle general'! Luckily, he bound the [Letters Across the Myriad Worlds System]. 3.3kReads8.4Score420Shelves
- 87 Five Years in Prison, Invincible the Moment I Get Out 入狱五年，出狱即无敌 [War God + invincible protagonist + decisive and ruthless + fast-paced, wildly satisfying] No saintly do-gooder routine, just one satisfying win after another. Anyone who wrongs me gets payback. Five years ago, my beautiful senior sister tricked me into going to prison to train. Since then, I've become the most badass War God in the world! After I got out, my junior martial aunt gave me an arsenal, and I became the biggest arms dealer on Blue Star! The Empress made me a prince and granted me the 3.6kReads9.1Score437Shelves
- 88 Hall of the Gods 诸神殿 After six years of bloodshed, he has struck fear into countless enemies. Qin Junlin, master of the Hall of Gods, unexpectedly learns that his boy-and-girl twins are still alive, but all three mother and children are on the brink of death. In a fury, he leads tens of thousands of mighty warriors to China! Tigers charge into the heavens, eagles soar through the sky, and dragons coil around the mountains. Whoever dares lay a finger on my wife or children, I will wipe out your entire clan! Bearing a 5.9kReads9.1Score806Shelves
- 89 Walking Alone Through the Nine Heavens 独步九天 A prodigy of the Immortal Realm transmigrates on his wedding day and revives Earth. By chance, he gains the memories of an abandoned child and reopens his dantian and sea of consciousness. Armed with heaven-defying abilities, he battles across the four seas and eight wildernesses, returns to the immortal mountains of the Nine Heavens to seek revenge, takes to the clouds on a seven-colored auspicious cloud to fight across the Nine Realms, and claims dominion over all worlds. 16.4kReads8.5Score2.4kShelves
- 90 The Immortal Emperor Returns: Spoiling His Wife and Daughter 仙帝归来：把老婆女儿宠上天 [Invincible + Ruthless + One Female Lead + Doting Dad + No Doormat Hero + Urban Cultivation] Immortal Emperor Xiao Chen of Lingchen misses his beloved girlfriend on Earth so much that he breaks through the dimensional barrier and returns, only to discover he has a daughter. Xiao Chen vows to protect his wife and daughter and spoil them rotten. “Whoever dares lay a hand on my wife and daughter, not even the stars of the nine heavens can save him!” “Daddy, I want a star!” “Of course!” Xiao Che 1.3kReads7.3Score104Shelves
- 91 Five Years in Purgatory, Invincible the Moment I Return 炼狱五年，出山即无敌 Forget about personal dignity and enjoy a wildly satisfying life! Ye Fan, a man of pure yang, jumped into a pond to bathe as soon as he got out of prison, only to accidentally land in the arms of a cold, beautiful CEO... 3.5kReads9.1Score477Shelves
- 92 Upholding Justice in Heaven's Name 替天行道 Yin cannot thrive alone, and yang cannot exist by itself. I grew up in the countryside, left behind by my parents and raised by my grandfather. All his life, Grandpa was either helping widows and orphaned girls or on his way to help them. So, for as long as I can remember, I heard the villagers cursing him behind his back. Then one day, a stranger in a burial shroud asked me a question. A tree without bark but with a soul is bound to die. What happens to a person with skin but no soul? The relat 3kReads8.9Score247Shelves
- 93 The Best Son-in-Law 最佳女婿 Are you conscious when you die? Yes, because I’ve been through it. Does the supernatural really exist in this world? Yes, because I am one. 3.1kReads8.7Score377Shelves
- 94 I Really Don't Want to Be the Emperor's Grandson 我真不想当皇孙啊 Ten years ago, the eldest grandson of the Great Yong dynasty was kidnapped from the Eastern Palace and fell off a cliff, his fate unknown. At the time, the virtuous Crown Prince Xiao Rui was leading an army to sweep through the Northern Rong. Just as he was about to capture their royal court, he learned that his beloved son had met with disaster. Overcome with grief and rage, he died on the battlefield. Struck by one blow after another, Emperor Wude turned white-haired overnight. The Great Yong 8.5kReads8.2Score550Shelves
- 95 War God, The Whole World Is Begging You to Return 战神，全世界都在求你回归 Eight years ago, Xu Junlin, hailed as the Dragon Nation’s legendary taboo guardian, a peerless powerhouse who kept the world at peace, lost the woman he loved. Heartbroken, he chose to retreat from the world. For eight years, top overlords from every corner have searched frantically for him! Then one day, the world learned that the man who could strengthen a nation’s destiny with a single word and bring the four quarters to heel with a single sentence was still alive! The news sent shockwaves ac 2.5kReads8.7Score283Shelves
- 96 The Divine Son-in-Law of Medicine 医道神婿 He was the Su family's live-in son-in-law, penniless and powerless, reduced to running errands at a medical clinic while his mother-in-law made his life miserable at every turn. But today, powerful bigwigs from all sides showed up to pay their respects, each scrambling to become the live-in good-for-nothing's underling... 8.1kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
- 97 Hall of the Human Emperor 人皇殿 When his cousin offended a powerful figure in the imperial capital, the family made Ye Kunlun take the blame. His parents were killed, and he barely escaped with his life, saved at great risk by his childhood sweetheart. Five years later, Ye Kunlun had become the Lord of the Human Emperor Hall, a figure whose name struck fear into the world's strongest fighters. When he learned that his wife and daughter were being bullied, he returned in a fury, ready to unleash his power. Anyone who dares bull 8.2kReads9.2Score961Shelves
- 98 After Eight Years Away, I Use My Overwhelming Power to Make It Up to My Wife and Child 消失八年，我用惊天权势弥补妻儿 In the seven years he was gone, three tokens appeared in the world. The God of Wealth Token can make its owner richer than an entire nation! The Medical King Token can cure even the world's most incurable diseases! They say that when the final token, the Dark Emperor Token, appears, great upheaval is sure to follow! And Li Xinghun is the sole owner of all three tokens! That day, beneath the world's gaze, he issued the Dark Emperor Token for the sake of his wife and child! That day, three thousan 4.7kReads9.1Score552Shelves
- 99 The Ultimate Live-In Son-in-Law 极品上门女婿 Three years ago, Qin Hao was delivering takeout when a luxury car knocked him down. To his surprise, the owner forced him to kneel in front of the car and repent. After spending the whole night under the glare of its headlights, Qin Hao was left blind. That was when his miserable life began. To pay off his father’s debts, Qin Hao became a live-in son-in-law. He endured discrimination and contempt, living a life of constant humiliation. Three years later, Qin Hao opened his eyes. A flash of divin 7.3kReads6.9Score816Shelves
- 100 Ex-Wife, Please Behave Yourself 前妻请自重 The man who had been a live-in son-in-law for five years got divorced. Less than three months later, she regretted it... Woman, keep a safe social distance from me at all times, or you'll face the consequences... 2.5kReads7.9Score138Shelves
