Novels like The Celestial Venerable Returns
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- 101 A Wealthy Family's Live-In Son-in-Law, an Immortal King? I Quit That Ages Ago 豪门赘婿，仙王？我早就不当了 [Clans and factions] [Spiritual qi revival] [One heroine] [Invincible] [No System] [Cultivation] He was a once-in-a-millennium prodigy in the cultivation world, but he was betrayed. Tearing through space and time, he returned to his homeland with heaven-defying cultivation. To stabilize his wavering Dao heart, Lin Tiansheng decides to spend some time in the mortal world. By a twist of fate, he becomes a live-in son-in-law of the Su family. He discovers that his stunning wife has astonishing luck 4.3kReads8.8Score408Shelves
- 102 Five Years Later, She Returns with Three Heirs to Take the World by Storm! 五年后，她带着三个继承人炸翻全球！ Five years ago, Mu Shijin was framed and gave birth to triplets overnight. One of them went missing. Five years later, she plans to return home quietly with her two children to look for her brother. But the kids race straight to the richest man in the empire and cling to him. “Daddy, Mommy and we have missed you so much. Take us home!” Mu Shijin’s life reaches new heights from then on. She has everything brought to her, from clothes to food, and even finds the biological son who was taken away f 1.8kReads9.0Score627Shelves
- 103 Living with the Campus Belle After Divorce: Why Are You in Such a Hurry, Ex-Wife? 离婚后和校花同居，前妻你急什么 [Urban fantasy + power fantasy + light pacing + live-in son-in-law + campus life + divine doctor + campus belle + complete, high-quality novel] The complete audiobook version, narrated by real people, is now available. Three years ago, my master sealed my strength and memories, then tossed me into the Xia family as their live-in son-in-law. For three years, the Xia family bullied and humiliated me, never treating me like a human being. Three years later, the Xia family finally kicked me out. But 4.4kReads8.5Score563Shelves
- 104 The Ultimate Live-In Son-in-Law 最强上门狂婿 By chance, Ye Feng becomes the husband of Tian Nan’s number-one beauty and the live-in son-in-law of its most powerful family. He thinks he’ll finally enjoy a happy life with a wife and children at his side, but things don’t go as planned. So I’ll just have to rely on myself... 5.7kReads8.8Score713Shelves
- 105 The Fated Guardian of the Village 天命守村人 I was born slow-witted, destined to become the village guardian. To defy fate and change my destiny, my grandfather found me a stunning child bride. Unfortunately, she ran away, and my grandfather had little time left to live. Before he died, he told me I must not leave the village for twelve years, or disaster would surely befall me. 4.2kReads6.8Score832Shelves
- 106 So What If I’m a Live-in Son-in-Law? I Can Turn Living Off My Wife into a Manly Art 赘婿怎么了？我吃软饭也能吃成硬 Lu Mingzhe, a modern office drone, wakes up as the sickly live-in son-in-law of the Jing'an Marquis's household in a fictional dynasty. Faced with his icy, stunning wife, Shen Qingshu, and the disdain of everyone in the marquis's household, he decides to turn this absurd transmigration into a comedy. While others fight for power, he focuses on figuring out how to make hot pot. While they scheme against one another, he plants vegetables and grows flowers in the backyard. He only wanted to live co 7Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 107 It All Begins with a Broken Engagement 一切从退婚开始 With five marriage contracts from the start, the genius young man Gu Chen enters the world to find his brides. A golden needle in his left hand saves lives, while the long sword in his right hand vanquishes enemies. There is no illness I can't cure, and no enemy I can't defeat! 20.5kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
- 108 The Maoshan Corpse King 茅山尸王 (Urban supernatural, talismans and Taoist arts, hand seals and incantations, action-packed power-ups, explosive battles) Hunting ghosts and demons can get your adrenaline pumping too!!! Born with an innate Daoist body and bearing the bloodline of the Corpse King, he wields a peachwood sword in his left hand and a copper-coin sword in his right. He strides across the innate Eight Trigrams and declares the Heavenly Master’s sacred words. Tell me, who in the worlds of yin and yang would dare fight 3.1kReads8.6Score232Shelves
- 109 The Live-in Son-in-Law 上门姑爷 The pivotal moments in life aren't actually caused by a lack of money. They're caused by what's going on in your head. Once someone gains the backing of a mysterious power, they'll inevitably soar to success. Come on, everyone, let's charge! 22.4kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves
- 110 From Today On, I’m Reclaiming My God of War Identity: Divorce! 今日起：恢复战神身份，离婚！ For the sake of being with his fiancée, he gave up a bright future and left the Dragon Soul Special Forces to take a local job, becoming a security guard earning just 3,500 yuan a month. But his fiancée looked down on him and got together with his brother. To get revenge, he accepts an order and reclaims his identity as a God of War! From then on, the winds and clouds rise again, and his ambition soars. He will make sure the earth is stained with blood! 2.6kReads9.0Score457Shelves
- 111 Dragon King Hall 龙王殿 The son-in-law of Yinzhou's wealthiest family wore a white cotton tank top and beach shorts, and did the servants' work, sweeping floors and wiping tables. A month into his marriage, he was still left alone in his “bridal chamber” every night. Everyone thought he was a slick-talking, lazy good-for-nothing. No one knew that he was the supreme leader of the world's largest underground organization: Lord Satan! It didn't matter if his wife looked down on him. He loved her more than 1.3 billion time 5.3kReads8.8Score398Shelves
- 112 The Dragon-Headed War King: Lord of the Nine Provinces 军王龙首（九五之尊） A God of Slaughter kills with every move! A Rakshasa commands a city with a single stroke! And he alone holds an entire nation in check! His title: Dragon of the Northern Frontier, God of War! A month ago, his entire family was massacred at his brother’s wedding banquet. Only the newlywed bride was left alive. But he was surrounded by enemies on the battlefield and couldn’t return to save them. In a fit of rage, he slaughtered tens of thousands of bandits and killed five supreme masters! And tod 16.4kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
- 113 The Supreme Immortal Venerable in the City 极品仙尊在都市 The most revered immortal in the Immortal Realm opens his eyes and finds himself a live-in son-in-law. In his previous life, everyone looked down on him. After being reborn, he becomes a genius grandmaster of the ancient martial arts world and a miracle doctor renowned throughout the medical field, with skills that reach the heavens and strength that can split the earth. 5.3kReads8.4Score517Shelves
- 114 The God of War Returns 战神归来 The God of War has returned, and the woman who once saved his life is now in trouble! Then let me take your hand and give you the whole world you desire. From the highest heavens to the depths of the underworld, the Asura King commands life and death! 13.1kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
- 115 The Goddess’s Super Son-in-Law 女神的超级赘婿 I followed my mother’s wishes and became a live-in son-in-law for someone else, for a term of three years. Now, the three years are up... 2.5kReads8.2Score854Shelves
- 116 The Abandoned Young Master Returns 弃少归来 Five years ago, the Chu Group of Jinzhou was betrayed and set up. Chu Yuan, a spoiled young master, fell from the clouds to rock bottom and vanished in disgrace. A golden-scaled carp is no ordinary fish. Once it meets wind and storm, it transforms into a dragon. Five years later, Chu Yuan returns, reborn from the ashes. All his enemies will tremble before him! 3kReads9.0Score312Shelves
- 117 The Decree of Heaven's Secrets Has Fallen, the Dragon God Returns to His Throne 天机令下，龙神归位 (A complete, top-quality novel and a hit of the year. Read it all in one go, no waiting.) Synopsis: An unparalleled dragon among men, wielding the power to protect the nation and crush countless warlords! Also known as The Ruthless Devoted Dad: From the Start, He Steals the Campus Belle Bride! (The wife and mother-in-law in this book are both wonderful!!!) (The protagonist specializes in crushing anyone who dares oppose him!!!) Six years ago, he vanished mysteriously, leaving two legends behind. 4.7kReads9.2Score669Shelves
- 118 The Fated Divine Seer 天命神相 This world began from nothing. It all started at the very beginning! As Laozi said: “The Dao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things!” From the moment I was named Jiang Yi, my fate was already sealed! Especially after I used my family’s ancestral fortune-telling art to read a classmate’s fortune on my eighteenth birthday. It completely changed the way I saw the world... 25.4kReads8.4Score2.3kShelves
- 119 The Little Divine Doctor Comes Down the Mountain: My Wife Has an Icy Spirit Body 下山小神医：我的玄冰灵体老婆 [Passionate action and ruthless combat + invincible protagonist + no saintly behavior + one female lead + satisfying power fantasy] A renowned miracle doctor has barely come down from the mountain when he saves a beauty, then spends a night of passion aboard a boat with a goddess. When she wakes, she says, “From now on, I’m your woman. You have to take responsibility for me and marry me!” It turns out that after that night, the goddess fell in love with him... 19.4kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
- 120 After the Divorce: The Stunning CEO Cried and Begged Me to Come Back 离婚后：绝美女总裁哭着求我回头 [The husband-chasing crematorium] “Let's get divorced. Our marriage was just a business deal, and now the deal is over. It's been a pleasure working with you.” Su Mofeng said through the anguish, addressing Ning Shihan, the woman he had once loved with all his heart. Su Mofeng and Ning Shihan had become husband and wife through a written agreement. For five years of marriage, Su Mofeng had devoted himself entirely to Ning Shihan, giving up everything to become a full-time househusband. But Ning 986Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 121 Nine Yin and Nine Yang 九阴九阳 Yang Feng is chased off a cliff during a family power struggle. To his surprise, he dies and is reborn, inheriting his ancestors’ legacy. Powerful inner force transforms his meridians, and after continuing to cultivate the ancient martial arts of the Nine Yin and Nine Yang Divine Art, Yang Feng decides to defy fate and change his destiny. How will a bastard son who was supposed to live at the very bottom rise to become a supreme deity and create a legendary myth? 629Reads8.8Score129Shelves
- 122 The Dragon Son-in-Law: The Peerless Miracle Doctor 龙婿：绝武医神 After three years of being looked down on as the An family’s live-in son-in-law, Jiang Feng gains the inheritance of both medicine and martial arts. His mother-in-law’s mockery and his wife’s disdain can all go to hell! See how Jiang Feng takes revenge on those who framed him… See how Jiang Feng navigates a sea of beauties… 22.6kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves
- 123 The Ultimate Soldier King in the City 极品兵王混都市 He founded the world’s most powerful organization and controls half the world’s assets. Now, head of state Chu Nanfeng has returned to Huaxia! A chance encounter with an icy goddess of a CEO binds the two together through the ties of fate! For the woman he loves, he had disguised himself as an auto mechanic. Now he will no longer hide his identity as head of state! With his own strength, he will turn Huaxia upside down! “If Heaven dares to bully me, I’ll destroy it! So what if the whole world st 4.5kReads8.4Score480Shelves
- 124 The Strongest Consort in History 万古最强驸马 After being reborn in another world, Chu Tianshu finds himself taking part in a wedding ceremony. To his shock, his bride is the current emperor’s princess! To make matters worse, all the wedding guests seem to want this good-for-nothing dead as soon as possible! Faced with disdainful stares, a scheming step-grandmother, and oppression from the powerful, Chu Tianshu, armed with his golden finger, wants to say: “You’re all insignificant ants!” Blessed by fate, carrying priceless treasures, cultiv 646Reads8.7Score248Shelves
- 125 After Ten Thousand Years of Cultivation, I Return to Find My Daughter Is the Future Empress 修仙万年归来，女儿是未来女帝 [Feel-good power fantasy + invincible cultivation + decisive and ruthless, not a bleeding heart] Chu Hao accidentally falls into a mysterious immortal realm. After cultivating for ten thousand years, he reaches the throne of the emperor, only to be betrayed and killed by his brothers. To his surprise, he returns to Earth. In this life, I’m still invincible! When I reach my peak again, I’ll crush every last enemy! 41.9kReads8.5Score8kShelves
- 126 Back From Destroying the World, a Max-Level Expert Runs Roughshod Over the City 灭世归来，满级大佬在都市横着走 (Max-level powerhouse, invincible dad novel, doting dad and adorable kid, feel-good all the way, one heroine, decisive and ruthless!) Su Mo, the world-destroying demon lord, is immortal and has reached max cultivation. He can no longer hide his power in the city! Restart the universe and return to the city. Whether it's wealthy heirs, the elite warriors of Jiuzhou, ancient martial arts clans, or miracle doctors, anyone who dares harm my daughter will have their body and soul destroyed! Before hi 5.6kReads8.5Score499Shelves
- 127 On Our Divorce Day, the Stunning CEO Said I Was Too Much for Her 离婚当天，绝美总裁说我太猛了 [Beautiful women and x-ray vision + miracle doctor + fiery battles and ruthless killing + a satisfying power fantasy] By chance, Chu Xuan inherits the legacy of the Evil Emperor. He can see through things, practice medicine, and read feng shui, and the powerful scramble to befriend him! With peerless cultivation techniques and astonishing medical skills, he begins his path to invincibility, shaking the world. “No one, not even the Ten Halls of Yama, can take away someone I want to save!” “No one 12.7kReads8.9Score841Shelves
- 128 Xuanhuan: I Became a Saint from the Start 玄幻：开局成圣 After transmigrating to a fantasy world, he became an imperial heir and obtained a Sacrifice System. As long as he made an offering, he could get anything. He could also open all kinds of mysterious pagodas, releasing and imprisoning the myriad races to make them his subordinates and build the greatest force under the heavens. When a powerful enemy came, Lin Li emerged from seclusion as a saint. Looking at the terrifying saints before him, he calmly took out his imperial weapon, the Immortal-Sla 5.5kReads8.7Score336Shelves
- 129 The CEO’s Wife and Her Lazy Son-in-Law 霸总娘子和她的咸鱼赘婿 After transmigrating into the most miserable son-in-law in history, Lu Heng was thrown out of his in-laws’ home for being utterly useless. With one poem, “Prelude to Water Melody,” he made a name for himself in Hangzhou, and wealthy women paid a fortune for his company. Everyone said merchants were beneath respect. He was determined to become richer than a kingdom and build a business empire that transcended the ages. Everyone said scholars were useless. He formed a secret guard, trained private 224Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 130 Necromancer: Starting with Ten Billion Attribute Points 亡灵召唤师：开局十亿属性点 Chen Yong transmigrates to a high-martial world, changes class to Necromancer, and awakens the trashiest F-rank talent. Everyone laughs at him. Nobody is willing to help him level up and fight monsters. Even a stray dog passing by takes a piss on him. Chen Yong: “Fine, fine, so that’s how you want to play? I’ll just cheat, then.” Ding! You have received ten billion free attribute points. A skeleton soldier’s basic attack deals 879 million and 100 thousand damage. A skeleton mage’s little firebal 20.9kReads7.7Score2.2kShelves
- 131 After the Divorce, the Richest Man Comes to Kneel, and His Ex-Wife Weeps with Regret 离婚后首富上门跪拜，前妻悔哭了 Ye Feng devoted himself in silence for three years, only to be scorned by his wife, who asked for a divorce. When his true identity came to light, his ex-wife’s whole family was consumed with regret and wept bitterly. 981Reads8.0Score100Shelves
- 132 A Genius of Yin and Yang 阴阳鬼才 A calamity when I was fourteen changed my whole life. Then, at eighteen, I was set firmly on the path of yin and yang, where I mastered top-tier secret arts and went ever farther along the road of slaying demons and vanquishing evil. 1.7kReads8.8Score112Shelves
- 133 The Divine Physician of Ghost Gate 鬼门神医 After three years as a live-in son-in-law, he was betrayed by his wife. Following a car accident, he regained his memories and vowed to crush everything beneath his feet. 3.4kReads9.0Score377Shelves
- 134 Why Mess with Him? All His Masters Are Big Shots 你惹他干嘛，他师傅全是大佬 [Based on the original novel behind the animated drama with hundreds of millions of views, The SSS Heavenly Decree: To See the King Is to See the Decree] [Decisive and ruthless + Invincible protagonist + Senior martial sisters + Passionate action] Five years ago, his parents were burned to death in a fire, and his master carried him up the mountain like a dying dog. Five years later, Xiao Han has mastered the teachings of his seven masters and surpassed them. He will take revenge, break off his 22.5kReads9.0Score944Shelves
- 135 Myriad Worlds: Starting as Ultraman’s Son-in-Law, I Become Invincible as a War God! 诸天：从奥特赘婿战神开始无敌！ Five thousand years ago, Ancient Yanaga Ultraman was adopted by the Yue family and married into the Yu family. After the wedding, he was mocked and humiliated at every turn. Unable to bear it any longer, he left without a word. Five thousand years later, Ancient Yanaga Ultraman has become the greatest God of War in the multiverse. He returns to the Land of Light, only to discover that his parents and brother and sister-in-law have been brutally killed, his younger sister has been forced into mar 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 136 Why Are You Messing With Him? He's China's Guardian Deity 你惹他干嘛，他是华夏守护神 [The Return of a Strongest Expert + Decisive and Ruthless + Invincible Power Fantasy] On his first day back in Huaxia, he issued three orders. ‘Night Emperor, send men to the Americas immediately. I want the heads of the commanders who took part in the Great Xia war back then.’ The next day. A military stronghold in the Americas was breached, and five-star marshal Arabella Jeff was beheaded. ‘The Eastern Isles also took part in the war. Teach them a lesson!’ The next day. A “Truth” was dro 8.3kReads8.9Score861Shelves
- 137 EN Dad, Just How Powerful Is Our Family? 爹，咱们家势力到底有多强？ [Lighthearted + Invincible Hero + Overwhelming Faction + Decisive and Ruthless] Ye Changan transmigrates to a fantasy world, marries a woman, and has a daughter with her. Later, the woman awakens her memories and leaves, abandoning Ye Changan, who cannot cultivate, and their daughter, Ye Xinran. One day, Ye Xinran decides to venture into the world of immortal cultivation. After she leaves home, Ye Changan’s System arrives. The System stipulates that Ye Changan’s cultivation will always be ten 17kReads7.8Score1.1kShelves
- 138 The Nine-Colored Nascent Soul 九色元婴 In the frozen wasteland, an ice coffin appeared, and a young man sealed inside for ten thousand years awoke. He had no idea who he was and remembered nothing else, save for a cultivation technique: the Nine-Colored Nascent Soul! Who sealed him away? Who were his enemies, and who were his friends? Why was he cultivating a cultivation technique in this world of body refinement and profound cultivation? With only a sword at his side, he began sweeping across the continent in search of his lost memo 6.4kReads8.2Score846Shelves
- 139 Senior Brother, Stop! I'm Your Junior Sister! 师兄住手我是你师妹！ Mother-in-law: “Young Master Meng is willing to offer a million in betrothal gifts. You'll never earn that much in your entire life!” Father-in-law: “You poor loser can't give my daughter the life she wants!” Wife: “I'm sorry. You can't give me what Young Master Meng can. Let's get divorced!” But the moment he walked out of the Civil Affairs Bureau after the divorce, A stunning female CEO, a bureau chief, a martial arts school owner, a sweet and innocent young woman, the most beautiful woman in 8.4kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
- 140 The Ultimate Country Doctor 乡村极品神医 Xu Fang suddenly returned to his hometown after disappearing for six years, only to find a newly appointed female village chief living at his home. Xu Fang decided to help her develop the mountain village. With his exceptional skills, he gradually transformed the once-impoverished village into a prosperous place. 1.2kReads9.2Score1kShelves
- 141 The War God Dragon King 战神龙王 Five years ago, he offended the powerful while protecting his wife. They broke all four of his limbs and threw him into the sea as fish food. Five years later, he had unrivaled wealth and influence, and was renowned throughout the world as the undefeated God of War. When he returned, his wife had been humiliated, his daughter bullied, and his adoptive mother abused. The God of War flew into a rage, painting the city red with blood. At his command, a hundred thousand soldiers rushed to his side. 249Reads8.8Score101Shelves
- 142 Urban Asura Madman 都市修罗狂婿 He is the Asura War God who guards the northern frontier, commands a million soldiers, and has protected the nation for eight years. Yet his fiancée has been bullied by a rich playboy! The War God flies into a rage and makes a powerful return. The four great wealthy families, the top clans: they're all insignificant insects he can crush with a flick of his finger. Anyone who dares hurt his fiancée will pay dearly... 19.4kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
- 143 The Number One Mad Dragon 一号狂枭 The King of the Western Frontier, master of the Shadow Sect, and peerless God of War: Ling Hao! Five years ago, his adoptive father's entire family was slaughtered. After barely escaping with his life, he was saved by Qin Yuxin, then taken away by a mysterious man. By a twist of fate, he ended up in the military. Five years later, a text message called the God of War back from a battlefield filled with bullets and into the mortal world. Only then did he discover that he had a daughter. From that 18.4kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
- 144 Complementary Physiques: From the Start, I Awaken the Divine Eye 体质互补，开局觉醒天眼神通 (The short drama adapted from the novel is now available on the Tomato app.) A young miracle doctor comes down from the mountain to gain experience and runs into a stunning heiress fleeing an arranged marriage. In a muddle, they spend one passionate night together. The heiress fumes: "Give me back my innocence!" The young doctor protests: "You were the one who pushed me!" When the mysterious forces of profound yang and profound yin meet, their union surpasses countless worldly pleasures. The you 17kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
- 145 The Dao God Among Mortals 道神在人间 Since the rise of humanity, the Heavenly, Earthly, and Human Paths have stood side by side. The Heavenly Path sets the rules and restrains all living beings; the Earthly Path governs reincarnation and judges right and wrong, good and evil; while the Human Path takes the form of a Dao God, traveling through the mortal world to slay ghosts, monsters, and demons. But sometimes, the human heart is more terrifying than ghosts and demons... What does it mean to cultivate the Dao? It isn't about the de 2.9kReads9.0Score180Shelves
- 146 The Tale of Reincarnation 转生传 [Reincarnation + pocket dimension + cultivation + alchemy + divine beasts + hilarious] The Ancestor Ye of the Danfu Sect has a grandchild! This child fell from the sky, is exceptionally gifted, and is adored by all. The entire sect treats the little one like royalty. The Demon Emperor told Ancestor Ye, “There’s an almighty being behind this child. I keep feeling like a pair of eyes is watching me.” After the little one entered a secret realm for the first time, a life of cheating their way to su 14.5kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
- 147 The Female CEO’s Close-Protection King 女总裁的近身兵王 A retired soldier king returns to city life and, through a twist of fate, becomes a beautiful CEO’s bodyguard. He was once a revered master, but now he spends every day worrying about the CEO’s paycheck. Watch as this legendary soldier king rises from the ashes and returns to the top! 892Reads9.2Score613Shelves
- 148 Heaven's Justice Is Clear: Good and Evil Both Get Their Due 天道昭彰，善恶有报 Heaven's justice is clear: good and evil each meet their due reward. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 The God of War Returns: A Million Soldiers Kneel to Welcome the King of Tianyuan 战神归来，百万将士跪迎天渊王 [An invincible hero, every word is satisfying, lightning-fast pacing, no dragging things out, ruthless and decisive] Imprisoned in Dragon Prison for three days, then soaring to the heavens in a single day! I, Ye Tianyuan, would rather have the whole world against me than leave Dragon Prison without the more than one hundred peerless criminals at my side. I’ll gather the million former members of Tianyuan Hall and make the entire world tremble! Harm my men, and I’ll wipe out your entire family! H 4.6kReads9.1Score530Shelves
- 150 I Have Guarded Yanhuang for Five Thousand Years 我，守护炎黄五千年 Ten years ago, his soul was shattered atop Kunlun Peak, and he vanished from the world. Ten years later, with the entire world oppressing the descendants of Yan and Huang, he returns at the head of a million Dragon Clan warriors. For her, he turns white-haired and willingly falls into darkness, plunging into the Yellow Springs. When gods and Buddhas can no longer protect the world, he will guard all living things himself. [Important notice: This story combines ancient and modern elements and is 1kReads8.9Score105Shelves
