Novels like The Demon King
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Demon King, best match first.
- 1 Lord of Divine Thunder: From Humble Wanderer to Eternal Immortal Venerable 神霄雷主：从江湖布衣到万古仙尊 He was an honest minor official, but after exposing corruption, he was framed and had his Confucian cultivation sealed by the Temple of Literature. Then, his time in an old Buddhist sanctuary taught him just how cold and indifferent the world could be. Down on his luck, he disguises himself as a wine-and-meat-eating monk and blends into the streets. By chance, he inherits the Daoist Divine Firmament Thunder Art in a ruined temple. With talismans, he calls down heavenly thunder to overcome righte 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 A Case Within a Case 案中连环案 The skies over Bingcheng collapsed without warning. One after another, the top courtesans vanished into thin air. And every last one of them was a money-making jewel kept hidden away by their respective nightclubs. Not a trace of them alive or dead. Not even a single strand of hair left behind. Overnight, all of Bingcheng was thrown into chaos. Young wives and beautiful women, anyone with even a little charm, were all too damn scared to leave their homes... Nobody knew who would be the next to 6.4kReads6.3Score26214d adds
- 3 Oh No! I'm Surrounded by Actresses 完蛋！我被女星包围了 [Feel-Good Showbiz Fiction + Gender Roles Reversed + The Rise of Male Power] In a world that has been altered, a down-on-his-luck screenwriter is reborn into it. To his horror (and delight), men have become the favored ones in this world, and he has become the prey of female celebrities. 69Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 4 Showbiz: One Song About Youth, and I Conquer the Entertainment Industry 文娱：一首怀念青春，制霸娱乐圈 [Transmigration + behind the scenes + System + entertainment industry + no female lead + classic old songs + slow burn] An Xin transmigrates to Blue Star, a parallel world. Just as he inherits his family's guesthouse and settles in to lie flat, the System arrives. To unlock the System, An Xin has no choice but to start livestreaming. He has the “Bathhouse Song God” sing a song called “Remembering Youth,” bringing the whole internet to tears. But all An Xin wants is to lie flat. At home, he copie 50Reads6.3Score14314d adds
- 5 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 4.5kReads9.0Score43714d adds
- 6 The Wild Monk’s Ill-Fated Romance 野和尚的孽缘 A mysterious ancient temple is home to a Buddhist monk who cultivates immortality. The monk is devastatingly handsome and only eighteen, yet every few days, top beauties, young ladies, and even princesses come to pay him a visit... The outside world calls him the "Qingyun Master," while the people of the mysterious tribe call him the "Wild Monk"... 2.6kReads—Score31014d adds
- 7 Frozen Disaster: My Ex-Husband's Whole Family Freezes to Tears 极寒天灾，前夫全家冻哭了 A catastrophic cold wave hits, and the whole family of her ex-husband freezes and cries. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 After a Chance Encounter with a Trillionaire CEO, He Went Crazy Spoiling Me 错遇千亿总裁后，他疯宠我入骨 [Contrasting CEO and Clear-Eyed Heroine + Intense Push and Pull + Sweet Romance in a Wealthy Family + Obsessive Pursuit of Love] Shen Yuan got drunk after having a little too much to drink at her best friend's engagement party. By a twist of fate, she walked into the wrong room and spent the night with a strange man. When she woke in the morning, she took photos as evidence, left 246.5 yuan, and decided she would not let the matter go. She thought it was just a brief accident and that their path 405Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Yes, My People Are All Beast-Eared Girls 没错哒，我的族人全是兽耳娘 [Tribes, farming, primitive society, beast-eared girls, playing it safe, and laid-back development] When I woke up, I found myself rescued by a group of girls dressed in animal skins. And every one of them had animal ears and tails! The weak beast-eared girls had been driven to the edge of the forest by the larger tribes. Resources were scarce, food was in short supply, and even hunting was a struggle. Su Cheng said none of that was a problem. The problem was that they were looking at me in a ve 66.8kReads8.5Score5.7k14d adds
- 10 Identity in the Mirror 惊悚之镜中身份 A Terrifying Identity in the Mirror —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 In a Chaotic Age, the Mohists Take Up Arms to Protect the People 乱世墨者持器守苍生 In a chaotic age, a Mohist wields his weapon to protect all living beings. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 A Book by Black Shackles 黑色枷锁的一本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3.1kReads9.1Score24314d adds
- 13 Bringing Perks to the Family: Immortal Pills for 9.9, with Free Shipping 给家人们谋福利，仙丹九块九包邮 A third-rate livestream shopping host woke up to find he had transmigrated to a cultivation continent. His phone had come along with him, and he obtained a cross-world livestream shopping System. He sold useless pills and junk from the cultivation world on Earth, a planet with no spiritual energy at all. A Disease-Curing Pill that treats every illness, bringing benefits to all our dear customers. Just 9.9 yuan, with free shipping. A divine medicine has appeared, and the world is in an uproar. A 1.2kReads8.4Score14414d adds
- 14 One Man, One Blade: Unrivaled Under Heaven 一人一刀，举世无敌 What does it mean to be a supreme prodigy? Any cultivation technique, supernatural art, or secret Dao technique can be comprehended in an instant! What does it mean to be a wielder of the blade? Gods, demons, immortals, Buddhas, and heirs of the Heavenly Dao: one slash takes them all! I, Ji Xuan, with just one man and one blade, am invincible beneath the heavens! 1.8kReads8.5Score10014d adds
- 15 The Unremarkable Little Painter 平平无奇小画师 I’m greedy, I like taking it easy, and all I want is to quietly paint a picture. Yet they insist I’m some kind of big shot. As I kept painting, my little sister became an empress, and my disciple became a big shot. People line up, swallowing their pride, to beg me for a piece of calligraphy. But I really am just an utterly ordinary painter. Want to buy a painting? If you don’t offer enough, I won’t sell! A story of mistaken assumptions, with endless fun to be had. 1.1kReads8.7Score12914d adds
- 16 The Beautiful Leader's Personal Secretary 美女领导的私人秘书 [Entry in the January 2020 Silver Ticket Contest] By chance, Zhao Ming saved the life of a divorced female mine manager. She offered him a permanent position, a promotion to supervisor, and even her beautiful daughter’s hand in marriage. Zhao Ming shook his head. No, plenty of people are after me. I can’t hang myself from just one tree. His new book, The Wealthy Family’s Dad, is now a hit! Same modern setting, a whole new kind of excitement. Readers are welcome to check it out. 8kReads9.0Score86614d adds
- 17 Xuanhuan: Watching the Protagonist in the Cultivation World 玄幻：在修真界围观主角的二三事 Bai Nanxing accidentally transmigrates into a book and becomes a low-ranking cultivator in the cultivation world. As timid as a mouse, she wants no part in the protagonists' love and hatred. All she wants is to quietly cultivate her own path to immortality. She keeps her head down every step of the way. Keeps her head down. 5.4kReads8.1Score41014d adds
- 18 The Reaper's End 死神的终焉 [Death] is undoubtedly the [enemy] of [humanity], an [existence] that must be wiped out. And the [Bleach] are even more so... But [humanity] can't do it. Because only an equally powerful [god] can kill a [Bleach]. But what if... what if the [Bleach]... No, that's not right. What if [Death] itself longs to die? "Gods of the future... My name is [Ye Li]. I am an 'ordinary' [Bleach]. Perhaps I was lucky, or perhaps unlucky. I witnessed everything." "Everything has gone mad... [humanity] has gone ma 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Primordial Divine Emperor 太初神帝 While Heaven and Earth endure, so shall I; even if the heavens fall, I will never perish! After five years of humiliation, he turns the tide, inherits the Supreme Divine Art, and conquers the myriad heavens! He commands the ten ancient Dragon Gods’ forbidden arts, possesses an unparalleled sacred body with cultivation that defies the heavens, and manifests countless laws to suppress innumerable prodigies. With every gesture, he can shatter the heavens and the Myriad Worlds. He cultivates the div 5.3kReads8.2Score50014d adds
- 20 Reborn in America: Cultivating the Dao 重生美利坚修真 Wei Heping was given his name by his grandfather, who hoped for world peace and an end to war. But he did not live up to it. He took part in battles between guilds, wars between nations, and clashes between sects in the cultivation world. Wherever Wei Heping went, there was no peace. In the end, he was killed in a sect war and reborn in America, just after a guild war. 18.8kReads8.9Score1.9k14d adds
- 21 Clearly a Powerhouse, Yet He Keeps a Low Profile as the Second-in-Command 明明很强，却苟在势力做老二 An utterly invincible heroine, Di Yao, in a xianxia fantasy. The Great Qin Dynasty has endured for ten thousand years. At the end of every ruler's life, he takes the crown prince to the Imperial Preceptor's residence to kneel and pay his respects, seeking the Preceptor's protection for the new emperor. This is the ceremony for a Qin ruler's ascension to the throne, and the very foundation of the dynasty's prosperity through ten thousand years. Whether going to war or celebrating a harvest, whene 5kReads7.1Score38414d adds
- 22 When the Clouds Part, the Moon Appears 云开见月 The protagonist had a miserable childhood. Raised by the whole village, he grew up experiencing firsthand the harsh rule that the weak get bullied. He fought his way through life with his fists, developing a fiercely defiant personality. Later, a benefactor took him under their wing and helped him work hard, and he eventually made something of himself and got into a top university. As an adult, he became lost and insecure in the face of harsh reality. In the end, he settled into an ordinary life 16.2kReads9.4Score1.9k14d adds
- 23 Life at Thirty 人生三十 My career went bankrupt, and my beloved wife betrayed me! There’s no such thing as an easy life for adults. No transmigrating, no being reborn. No wishful fantasies, just reality. Keeping my feet on the ground, taking one step at a time, I’ll turn things around against the odds and rise to the top! This one’s for readers born in the ’80s. If you’re thin-skinned or haven’t been battered by life, read at your own risk! Better not read it! 21.9kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds
- 24 Gray Sky 灰空 He was a passionate young man, a promising journalist with a bright future, and his life was going splendidly. His supervisor was just about to promote him when, in a moment of impulsiveness, he made a mistake, and his life took a different course. Misfortune and fortune go hand in hand, and this marked the beginning of an entirely different life. 4.8kReads8.9Score58414d adds
- 25 The Iron Age 铁器时代 A magnificent ironworks, charcoal-burning trains, steam-powered repeating crossbows, submarines running on a mix of steam engines and batteries, alcohol-fueled internal-combustion tanks, a sky full of hot-air-balloon airships, and paratroopers wearing chestnut-colored Wu Song hats. The Qing remnants and the Ming loyalists divide the north and south, and society has reached the stage of primitive capitalist accumulation. In this chaotic era, a life of fearless adventure takes him from slave to gl 2.4kReads9.0Score34514d adds
- 26 Father, Don't Hang Yourself. Your Son Has a Plan 父皇，别上吊，儿臣有办法 “You accuse me of usurping power? Fine, I’ve taken it!” With two thousand personal guards entering the northern frontier, Crown Prince Zhu Cilang of the Ming Dynasty launched a campaign of slaughter. He confiscated the Shanxi merchants’ wealth, executed the regional commander, reformed the frontier army, and secured Xuanfu! The court berated him as “brutal and heartless”? He shot back, “Without brutality, the Ming would have fallen long ago!” An imperial edict summoned him back? He burned it and 52kReads8.6Score5.2k14d adds
- 27 The Hehuan Cauldron 合欢鼎 This book is complete, so you can dive in without worry. [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] + [No System] + [Multiple heroines] Lu Yun’s dantian is shattered, but he accidentally obtains the Dual Cultivation Cauldron and uses it in place of his dantian to cultivate. His cultivation method may be a little unusual, but if he wants revenge, he’ll just have to put up with the hard work... 23.8kReads8.8Score3.2k14d adds
- 28 Godly Game: High Melee Damage and High Ranged Damage 神明游戏：近战伤害高远程高伤害 [Apocalypse + Game System + Multiple Worlds + Power Fantasy] The further you read, the more exciting this book gets, and the bigger its world becomes! The first world is overrun with zombies; the second is a realm of demons and spirits pursuing cultivation! The Divine Game suddenly descends, and Zhang Wu is forcibly selected to participate. His sole main quest is staring him in the face: [Become a God]. His first stop is a zombie apocalypse. Zhang Wu hunts zombies to accumulate evolution points 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Foolish Bird's Path to Immortality 笨鸟修仙 He made a wish before the Buddha, hoping to be twenty years younger, and it came true. He transmigrated into the body of a young man who had cultivated immortality, practiced martial arts, studied at an academy, and shaved his head for ordination, only to die after taking a single pill. It wasn’t that he couldn’t make it; he was always just a little short. Other people transmigrate to enjoy the good life, but he gets nothing but hardship. 14.4kReads8.7Score1.7k14d adds
- 30 A Transmigrator's Everyday Life as a Sword Cultivator 穿越成剑修的日常 A cultivation novel with no System, a genius protagonist, a focus on swordsmanship and combat, and no female lead. Cultivation realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deification... Swordsmanship realms: Sword Tempering into Astral Force, Sword Astral Force into Qi, Sword Qi Resounding Like Thunder, Sword Qi Transforming into a Rainbow, Sword Light Splitting into Forms, Refining the Sword into Threads, Sword Piercing All Laws, Sword Giving Birth to All Laws.. 5.5kReads7.7Score33214d adds
- 31 In the Name of My Father, He’s So Rich 名义，我爸实在太有钱了 A soul from Blue Star took over Zhao Ruimeng's body the day after Zhao Ruilong's celebration banquet for securing the Yueya Lake development project. This was where the Zhao family began its rise, and where the seeds of its downfall were sown. Looking at Luzhou in 2001, Zhao Ruilong slapped his forehead. You could make a fortune by tossing a stone in those days. Why waste time on shady businesses? Games, internet cafes, mobile phones, cars, new energy, semiconductors: I want a piece of all of th 219.2kReads7.0Score20k14d adds
- 32 Record of Raising an Otherworldly Supreme 异界至尊养成记录 In another world, with cards that blot out the sky, speak my true name and my magic knows no bounds. This is the story of a young man from Blue Star who transmigrates to another world, using summoning cards to earn money, raise a child, and stir up all kinds of trouble. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Strange Tales of Longevity 长生异闻 This is the story of an immortal who asks, amid the endless flow of time: What does it truly mean to live forever? If you haven't followed time to its very end, who can claim to be immortal? (Not a power fantasy, not a saintly protagonist, slow progression) In this book, martial artists already fall under the umbrella of cultivators, and martial cultivation is one branch of cultivation. Without a spiritual root, one's true energy will not undergo a transformation. This is a tale of strange occur 4.7kReads8.4Score26014d adds
- 34 My Brother Is Calling for Help, but Grandpa Says Never to Look Back 弟弟在求救，祖父却说千万别回头 My younger brother was calling for help, but Grandfather said, "Whatever you do, don't look back." 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Master of the Game 神操手 After nine lives, can he escape his shackles? Can cultivating through code create a miracle? A seasoned spirit hunter starts out with a wronged spirit in tow and faces Hell-level difficulty from the start: Should he lie flat, or break free of his shackles? The One-Line Chasm, Soul-Eater Forest, the Inspection Team... The clues to extending his life point to the Guardian of the Abyss, locked away inside a ward. But when he risks his life to reach the Hall of Ten Thousand Clans, he discovers it is 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 A Man-Eating Monster Asked Me to Marry It. Should I Say Yes? 一个吃人的妖怪，它竟然向我求婚了，要不要答应它 A man-eating monster proposed to me. Should I say yes? 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Gazing Across the Four Seas 观四海 This isn't a conventional web novel. It features multidimensional space, rotating and traversing time sequences, and a diverse world of mutated races (beastfolk, insect races, marine life, and more), with varied narrative styles, interlocking plotlines, major foreshadowing, and tightly closed logical loops. The male lead, Qin Wei, can communicate with marine life and is also the chosen one most trusted by the Insect Queen. He seems to keep awakening as time turns, yet fails again and again. He m 178Reads—Score1114d adds
- 38 Global Blackout: Back to the Age of Cold Weapons 全球断电：重返冷兵器时代 [No System, no rebirth, no showing off and humiliating others, not a power fantasy. The story of an ordinary person surviving in a time of chaos.] When electricity vanished worldwide and gunpowder and fuel stopped working, Xia Zhi carved out a kingdom in the midst of chaos with nothing but a bow. With transportation and communications cut off, humanity's ambitions began to grow. Everyone wanted to be emperor; even a village chief dared to call himself king. Xia Zhi had wanted to stay home in the 6.4kReads8.2Score47114d adds
- 39 Great Qin Lies to the West, Rising Like the Sun 西有大秦，如日方升 The blazing sun rose from distant Qin Yi, bringing a new order to this decaying world, where all ritual and morality had collapsed. Qin, a great nation. Even if given another chance, he would still lay the foundation for the unification of all under heaven. And the story all began beneath Beiman Mountain, under a sunset red as fire… 2.7kReads8.9Score16514d adds
- 40 The First Day After I Was Reborn, My Whole Family Wanted Me Dead 重生后第一天，全家想让我死 On the First Day After I Was Reborn, My Family Wanted Me Dead 140Reads—Score114d adds
- 41 The Immortal Path of the City: A World at My Side 都市仙道之随身世界 The Supreme Immortal of the Immortal Realm is ambushed by a traitor. His body and cultivation are destroyed, and a wisp of his remaining soul transmigrates to the mortal city, where he is reborn and awakens the divine artifact from his past life: the Heaven-Earth Chaos Tower. He opens up a world of his own. Seek treasures, glimpse the heavens, devour all things, refine all things, claim secret realms, gather spiritual materials... Take them all! All of them! The protagonist, Lin Tian, brings his 13kReads7.2Score1.2k14d adds
- 42 Past, Present, and Future: Renegade Immortal Defies the Heavens 古今未来：仙逆乾坤 “I have a dream that can draw immortals into it! No matter how many tricks you have or how mighty your powers are, they’ll all be useless.” The Five Elements Celestial Body has a cultivation history of less than three thousand years. The modern cultivation system has never produced a “Divine Venerable” at the Deity Transformation Realm. “Immortal” is merely a title, not a measure of strength, and certainly no promise of living as long as heaven. In the end, they die too! The protagonist, Li Yuan 12Reads8.7Score114d adds
- 43 The Peerless Immortal Clan: From Foundation Establishment to Immortal Emperor 绝世仙族，筑基到仙帝 Family cultivation + talismans and formations + a portable space + one heroine + reincarnation + genius + no pathetic suffering Lu Ziqi grew up in a poor little town. As soon as his spiritual root was detected, the mayor's residence recruited him as a live-in son-in-law. On his wedding day, he learned why they had wanted a son-in-law and fled. On the run from his wedding, he caught the favor of a miraculous pearl, and began an extraordinary journey of cultivation. With his return, the Lu family 12.7kReads8.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 44 Secrets of the Three Kingdoms: The Truth Behind Zhuge Liang's Downfall of Li Yan 三国机密：诸葛亮废李严的真相 The Hidden Truth of the Three Kingdoms: Why Zhuge Liang Stripped Li Yan of His Power 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 My Father Pretended to Be Mute, and My Boyfriend Lied to Me 装哑的父亲和骗我的男友 A father who pretends to be mute and a boyfriend who deceives me 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 You Dare Force Me to Marry Gao Yang? I'll Wipe Out Your Entire Family 逼我娶高阳？我屠你满门 [Great Tang] [The System activates at crucial moments] [Outlaw] [Comedy] [Hilarious] Transmigrate to the Great Tang and become Fang Yiai! From the start, he’s engaged to Princess Gaoyang, but he’d rather die than marry her! Fang Xuanling: “You little rascal! Princess Gaoyang is a noble princess. Her marrying into our family is an honor for the Fang family!” Fang Yiai: “Bah! I won’t marry her! Don’t push me! Push me again and I’ll wipe out your whole family!” Fang Xuanling: “(⊙_⊙) The whole famil 16.7kReads8.5Score1.2k14d adds
- 47 Great Ming: Tyrant Chongzhen Executes the Vassal Kings from the Start 大明之暴君崇祯开局先诛藩王 [No System!] [Ruthless!] [Shadow Warfare!] [Unification!] The Later Han had a succession of child emperors, while the Ming emperors suffered one unexpected death after another! This emperor is no longer rash and suspicious, nor stubbornly overconfident. He stabilizes the court and slowly consolidates power! First, control of the military. Then, new faces in the court! He gives Sun Chengzong important posts to lull the Donglin officials and balance the court. When someone wants to levy commercial 41.6kReads8.3Score3.9k14d adds
- 48 I Escaped That Cannibalistic Old Street with Nothing but a Skewer of Candied Hawthorn? 我逃出那条吃人的老街，只靠手里的一串冰糖葫芦？ I escaped that man-eating old street with nothing but a skewer of candied hawthorn berries in my hand? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 I Plant Spirits with My Body, Gaining a Divine Ability at Every Stage 我以身种灵，一阶一神通 [Family development]+ [Unconventional cultivation methods]+ [Golden finger]+ [Decisive and ruthless]+ [Multiple heroines] This is a world where people cultivate spiritual seeds within their own bodies... Moonlit Phantom Orchid (Tier One Spiritual Seed) Growth method one: Absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth naturally. Growth efficiency: half a star. Growth method two: Mix equal parts evening primrose juice and osmanthus juice, then add the same amount of spiritual liquid and drink. Gr 16.6kReads8.7Score1.2k14d adds
- 50 Thunderous Crackdown on Black Crime in the Political Arena 官场之雷霆扫黑 The chessboard of power, every move calculated, every step taken on thin ice. No matter how cautious you are, you can never guard against everything. Li Yan, a community officer at a local police station, starts from the very bottom. He refuses to buckle under pressure and fears no powerful figures. With thunderous force, he uproots every criminal gang and underworld faction. Step by step, he rises to the pinnacle of power! 86.9kReads8.2Score6.5k14d adds
