Novels like Journey to the West: The Great Sage Who Proves the Dao Through Slaughter
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- 1 I, Old Sun, Am the Real Handsome Monkey King 俺老孙才是真的美猴王 "Tathagata, you hypocrite, you bastard..." "Old Sun fell for your trick again..." "Fell for your trick again..." Sun Wukong is struck down into a dark abyss. With Wutian's help, he returns to Spirit Mountain to settle the score with Tathagata. But what he never expected was that the final truth would be... 32Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 2 Journey to the West: Defying Heaven in Search of the Dao 西游之逆天寻道 I will defy this Heaven and shatter this Dao. I want every living being in the Three Realms to remember my name: Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong. 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Great Sage Equal to Heaven 齐天大圣 The Buddha said the Monkey King was impure in his six senses, so they peeled his skin, ground his bones, blinded his eyes, shattered his heart, stole his love, and extinguished his soul, only to reincarnate him in hell. Was he the only one at the mercy of fate? But the Monkey King refused to accept his fate. One day, he would raise his Golden Cudgel against all the gods and Buddhas in the heavens. This is not a chapter of Journey to the West. This is the story of Sun Wukong. 374Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Great Sage: A Prequel 大圣前传 The Fighting Buddha, Sun Wukong, mysteriously returns to a past life, stripped of his magical powers and his Golden Cudgel. From then on, he sets out to reshape himself. Moving between the human, demon, and divine races, he experiences love and hatred, joy and sorrow, and grows into the greatest war god of the Three Realms. Journey to the West experts Qian Zhe Niu Niu San Bu and You Mao Seng will reveal the origins of Flower-Fruit Mountain, who lived in the Water Curtain Cave before Sun Wukong, 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Saiyan Divine Monkey 赛亚神猴 I was an ordinary man who couldn’t even kill a chicken, yet I taught Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. The moment he was born, he struck Tathagata, who could only stare in thought. Where did this Super Saiyan monkey come from? After staying up all night watching shows at an internet cafe with a friend, he watched Journey to the West while I watched Dragon Ball. Then I closed my eyes, opened them again, and found myself in the Journey to the West world my friend loved, with an ugly, ta 27Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 6 Journey to the West: I, Sun Wukong, Am Unmatched! 西游：我，孙悟空，无双！ Bound to an Arrogance System from the start, he sets off on a very different Journey to the West! He slaughters Tang Sanzang and enrages Guanyin. Does that bunch of stinking priests in the Celestial Court still not realize that the great calamity is coming? My fate is mine to decide, not Heaven's! 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Rise of the Heroic Great Sage Equal to Heaven 齐天大圣之英雄崛起 A monkey from another time and space, with no scriptures to fetch. He hates evil and disrupts the schemes of immortals and Buddhas. Undying and indestructible, he roams freely across the Three Realms... When chaos returns, may he transform into compassion and bring light back to heaven and earth. 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Journey to the East: I'm Not the Victorious Fighting Buddha 东游：我不是斗战胜佛 The Great Sage Equal to Heaven protected the holy monk on his journey west to obtain the scriptures. His fame spread across the Nine Provinces and his legend reached every corner of the world. All under heaven revered him! The history books say he was the inheritor of justice, the hope of mankind, a prodigal who turned back from the endless sea of suffering, and a battle god who laid down his butcher's knife and attained Buddhahood. But some questioned the truth of history and resolved to seek i 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Sun Wukong, the Victorious Fighting Buddha, and Tang Xuanzang 斗战胜佛孙悟空和唐玄奘 Even the Victorious Fighting Buddha, Sun Wukong, had his sentimental side. Here you'll find answers to Tang Xuanzang's Buddhist philosophy, Zhu Bajie's dreams of marrying a wife in Gao Village, and Sha Seng's remorse as a man who had done wrong. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 I’m Sun Wukong 俺是孙悟空 If you were Sun Wukong, would you also journey west to fetch the scriptures? If I became Sun Wukong, wouldn't I look after all living beings? In truth, Wukong is a symbol. You and I are all Sun Wukong. This story is about me, and it's about you too. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Journey to the West: Bajie Is a Beautiful Woman 西游之八戒是个女娇娥 Journey to the West: Bajie Is a Lovely Lady 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Sun Wukong Is Only an Incarnation 孙悟空只是一道化身 It turns out the Journey to the West was nothing but a conspiracy. Sun Wukong’s duplicate was merely a pawn, refined away by the Tathagata along the journey. Using his divine powers of transformation, the Tathagata replaced Sun Wukong with the Six-Eared Macaque, deceiving all three realms and pulling the wool over everyone’s eyes. In a fit of rage, Sun Wukong’s true self stormed the Heavenly Court… Destroy Mount Spirit… Battle the Two Sages of the West… Rule the primeval world and remake it as t 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 13 My Dad Is Sun Wukong 我爹孙悟空 Three hundred years ago, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, battled across the firmament, obtained the scriptures, and became a Buddha. Three hundred years later, demons from beyond the realms invaded. The Three Pure Ones turned themselves into a heavenly barrier, guarding the edge of the world. Today, it was Sun Wukong’s turn to take up his post at the barrier. Before leaving, he looked at his seventeen-year-old son, Sun Yu. The boy was born with divine strength, yet so hopelessly inep 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Sequel to the Victorious Fighting Buddha 斗战胜佛后传 Sun Wukong, Erlang Shen, Nezha, Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, the Golden-Winged Great Peng, the Little White Dragon, Tang Sanzang, and Red Boy: after finally enduring countless hardships, the nine of them obtained the true scriptures and attained enlightenment. They were granted divine titles from the start, and later went on to crush the gods of the heavens and the Myriad Worlds, including foreign gods. What amusing adventures await our Victorious Fighting Buddha, the Heavenly God of Justice, and the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 I Am the Great Sage Equal to Heaven 我就是齐天大圣 When Tang Sanzang and his three companions reach the foot of Spirit Mountain, they discover that it has long since become a demon’s lair. Tang Sanzang refuses to believe what he sees and insists on entering Spirit Mountain. As a result, Wukong loses all his magic and is once again crushed beneath Five-Finger Mountain… Spirit Mountain, the Celestial Court, the underworld, the human world: what is really happening beneath the surface of this turbulent world? Without my golden headband, who can sto 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Wukong Returns: The Human Emperor Defies Heaven, the Golden Cicada Slays the Buddha 悟空归来：人皇逆天，金蝉弑佛 Wukong Returns: The Human Emperor Defies Heaven, the Golden Cicada Slays the Buddha 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Sun Wukong's Mistaken Visit to Chentang Pass 孙悟空误入陈塘关 After completing his journey to the West, Sun Wukong accidentally enters Chentang Pass. The story of Sun Wukong, Nezha, and Ao Bing follows the heart's own path. From here on, the story follows the heart's own path. Main characters: Sun Wukong, Nezha, Ao Bing. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Great Sage Returns: Why Fear Another Battle in This World? 大圣归来：再战此界又何妨 [No System! Set after Journey to the West! The Great Sage Returns!] After completing the pilgrimage, Sun Wukong became a Buddha, but he was still far from attaining the true Great Dao. To pursue it, he left the Pangu World and entered Chaos. However, Tathagata lured him into the endless Dark Ruins. Faced with the terrifying power of the Dark Ruins, even Sun Wukong, famed as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven of the Pangu World and revered as the Victorious Fighting Buddha, could not withstand it. Po 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Great Sage Returns: Raising Havoc in Heaven Again 大圣归来之再闹天宫 The Great Sage Returns: Raising Havoc in Heaven Again 205Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Better to Be the Great Sage Equal to Heaven Than a Fighting Buddha! 宁为齐天圣，不当斗战佛！ (No System, no female lead, no protagonist suffering, no rules) Sun Wukong gets a second chance at life and learns the truth behind Journey to the West. This time, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven won't let anyone manipulate him. He'll battle Heaven and Earth. Everyone who plotted against him will die beneath his Ruyi Jingu Bang. Better to be the Great Sage Equal to Heaven than the Fighting Buddha! 61Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 21 Journey to the West: This Hands-On Monkey Is Too Powerful! 西游：这个手操猴太强了！ [Journey to the West based on the 2026 version + no primordial world + no Sages + invincible Monkey Brother] Everyone says Sun Wukong is weak on the journey west, that even when he fights a monster, the battle ends in a “draw,” and that he often has to call for reinforcements. When a modern person transmigrates as Monkey Brother and gains a cheat that strengthens his magic whenever he kills a monster, he unleashes his full arsenal of divine abilities: clones beyond the body, the ability to mat 61Reads5.2Score10414d adds
- 22 Journey to the West: I Take Advice at Mount Fangcun 西游：我在方寸山听劝 Sun Wukong spent seven years cooling his heels at Mount Fangcun before finally awakening a cross-dimensional Advice-Taking System. As long as he treats netizens' suggestions like imperial decrees, he can redeem a “Great Sage Trial Card.” From Qin Shi Huang's spirit possessing him and demanding money to buy peaches, to American netizens teaching him the Thirty-Six Stratagems online, the Patriarch's Yellow Court Scripture gets replaced with “Five Years of Cultivation, Three Years of Tribulation.” 360Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Setting Out West Again 再踏西行路 The story of a horse and a man, and the things they simply had to do. This horse and this man actually did something like that to a little monkey! Is this a distortion of human nature or a collapse of morality? And why can’t a young woman stop thinking about a pig? Tune in for Return to the Journey West, brought to you by the failed writer Volcano-Grilled Pig. This book is nothing but sweetness: love is honey, sweet enough to hurt. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Journey to the West: I Became the Great Sage Equal to Heaven 西游之我成了齐天大圣 From the start, he transmigrated into the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, imprisoned beneath Five Elements Mountain, and even had a god-tier choice System with him. System: Choice 1: Break free from the mountain right now. From this day forward, all beings across the Three Realms and Six Paths will be your enemies. You and your staff will stand alone against heaven and earth; Choice 2: Keep a low profile and build your strength. Don’t offend anyone along the Journey to the West. Secretly collect mag —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Bone Demon Didn't Deserve to Die? My Corrupted Wukong Crushes the Three Realms 白骨不该杀？我黑化悟空横推三界 After transmigrating into Journey to the West as Sun Wukong, he awakened the Black Myth Corruption System. As long as the Host kept descending into darkness, his strength would continue to grow. As it happened, Sun Wukong had beaten the White Bone Spirit three times and protected Tang Sanzang and the others. But then the sanctimonious monk spoke up. “Wicked disciple, if the demon had eaten me, it would have been my destiny!” “You are a monk, yet you have not rid yourself of your base nature and 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, Awakened His System and Became Invincible 齐天大圣孙悟空觉醒了系统，无敌了 The Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, awakened a System and became invincible. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Four Masters and Disciples Turn to Demons and Retrace Their Journey West Through the Primordial Chaos 师徒四人成魔，重走西行洪荒之路 A hundred years after Journey to the West, the Victorious Fighting Buddha storms Mount Ling and exposes the falsehood behind the journey west. The gods and Buddhas filling the heavens, the Western Paradise: none of it was ever paradise for ordinary people. It was paradise for the gods, demons, and monsters. Under the divine order, those who refuse to fight back can only be exploited. The four masters and disciples seek a slender chance of survival in the cracks between the Three Realms, setting 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Journey to the West: Sun Wukong Is Spoiled from the Start 西游：当孙悟空开局就被剧透 [No System + Leveling Progression + No Female Lead + Imaginative Premise] What choices would Sun Wukong make if he knew his whole life from the start? Brother Monkey: Thanks, I’ve already packed a bucket and run away in the middle of the night. (Not really.) After being spoiled, the monkey avoids every pitfall and becomes a workaholic, waking earlier than the chickens and going to bed later than the dogs. He also makes sure to expand his territory and gather as many friends as possible. Just 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Sun Wukong Reborn in the City 孙悟空之都市重生 Sun Wukong still had his demonic nature, and could not tame his wildness during the journey to the West. To protect the Heavenly Court, Buddha Tathagata seized the chance when the Six-Eared Macaque impersonated Sun Wukong, using the great art of Cosmic Shift to send the real Sun Wukong beyond the Three Realms. After passing through a portal between parallel universes, Sun Wukong arrived on Earth in another era and was reborn in a modern city. Thus began his proud, domineering life of slaying dem 176Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 30 Black Myth: I, Old Sun, Will Slaughter Mount Ling 黑神话：俺老孙要屠了灵山 The Tathagata is trapped beneath the eighteenth layer of the demon realm in the land of the Nine Hells. His golden body is broken, yet his heart of Buddha remains unshaken. He waits for the true pilgrim. Ten thousand lifetimes of reincarnation have ended in vain. The pilgrims have fallen apart, and even the Victorious Fighting Buddha has become a nursing infant monkey. The Journey to the West? Nothing but an illusion, like flowers reflected in a mirror and the moon in water. There is no pure lan 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Level 500 in Black Myth, and Still a Nobody 黑神话五百级吗喽 Even a monkey wants to become the Great Sage Equal to Heaven! A five-hundred-level monkey from the start, shocking the world of Journey to the West! Today, this monkey will show the world of Journey to the West that a monkey’s life matters too, and that its lifespan should be as long as Heaven’s! Watch as one monkey turns the entire Journey to the West upside down! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Sun Xiaokong Transmigrates into the Sequel to Journey to the West and Becomes Sun Wukong 孙小空穿越西游记后传成为孙悟空 “Ding! New quest discovered: ‘Sun Xiaokong transmigrates into Journey to the West’! Host, proceed immediately to Marshal Tianpeng’s residence to attend the Peach Banquet. Quest reward: 500 spirit stones. After Sun Xiaokong transmigrates into the sequel to Journey to the West and becomes Sun Wukong, quest failure penalty: unable to complete the quest! Quest duration: 3 months. Quest failure penalty: no second chance to choose.” “Ding! Quest reward: two Spirit Qi Pills! Time limit: 5 years! Quest 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Chronicles of the Dark Journey to the West 暗黑西游纪 Synopsis: Once, Sun Dasheng wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, his fame shaking the Three Realms. After becoming a Buddha, he discovered that the Tathagata Buddha had once again released his uncle, the Roc, into the mortal world to wreak havoc, while the gods turned a blind eye as their subordinates killed people and massacred villages. Rage blazed in his heart. Without hesitation, Sun Dasheng once again rebelled against the Heavenly Palace, challenging its authority all by himself. The battl 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Dark Journey to the West: Trampling the Myriad Worlds 暗黑西游之踏碎诸天 A ruined body sealed away for a thousand years. The tragic fates of a human and a demon intertwined. A conspiracy spanning the universe and shaking the Three Realms. Who is a pawn, and who holds the pieces? The heavens are unjust, so I'll shatter them. The gods and Buddhas are without righteousness, so I'll slaughter them all! When I return, the heavens will tremble, the gods and Buddhas will bow, and the world will be vast and free! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Open Your Eyes! I've Become Sun Wukong, Crushed Beneath a Mountain 睁眼！我成了压在山下的孙悟空 Just last night, I was staying up late playing games in my rented apartment when the power suddenly went out. I felt around in the dark for the circuit breaker, slipped, and hit the back of my head on the corner of the table... When I woke up, how had I ended up trapped beneath Five Finger Mountain? 123Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Journey to the West: The Great Sage Destroys the Gods and Buddhas 西游后传之大圣灭神佛 A Chronicle of the Journey to the West. After the Six-Eared Macaque, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven was no more. A thousand years after the Journey to the West ended, that defiant monkey broke free from the Buddha’s shackles, his magical power greatly increased. Now he vows to destroy all the gods and Buddhas in the heavens. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Sequel to Journey to the West 西天后传 The Journey West: The Sequel —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 I Became Senior Brothers with Sun Wukong 我和孙悟空做师兄 After pulling an all-nighter to finish a prehistoric fantasy novel, overworked office worker Li Mo closed his eyes and opened them to find himself reborn as a young man named Li Anran, who had just lost his family in a demon calamity. A mysterious fragment of ancestral jade had come along with him. Before he could even gather his thoughts, a passing immortal, Patriarch Bodhi, casually rescued him and took him in as his final disciple, giving him the Buddhist name Wu You. Even more bewildering —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 When Sun Wukong Fell in Love with the Golden Cudgel 当孙悟空爱上金箍棒 When Sun Wukong Falls in Love with the Golden-Banded Staff 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Journey to the West: The Great Sage Returns 西游之大圣归来 Atop Spirit Mountain, he sent the gods and Buddhas crashing down from the heavens! Reborn, he remained just as obsessive, unruly, arrogant, and defiant as before! In his previous life, he fell at the hands of a sage. Now, with amplification on his side, he would ask those sages of the Nine Heavens: Who was truly the master of this world? 133Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 41 Honghuang: Sun Wukong Will Never Go on a Journey to the West! 洪荒：我孙悟空绝不取经！ I transmigrated into Journey to the West and became Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, trapped inside the Eight Trigrams Furnace! After forty-nine days, I smashed the furnace and wreaked havoc in the Celestial Palace! Faced with a fate that would soon make me a pawn, Sun Wukong didn’t hesitate. He drew his Golden Cudgel, subdued the Buddha, shattered the Lingxiao Palace, and battled heaven and earth! This time, I, Sun Wukong, will never become the Victorious Fighting Buddha! This time, 159Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Journey to the West: I, Sun Wukong, Will Become a Sage 西游：我孙悟空要成圣 Sun Wukong is reborn. He thought he’d be able to trample the Jade Emperor underfoot and beat Tathagata to a pulp. But in this life, his opponents are the Heavenly Dao Hongjun, the Sage Jieyin, the Sage Zhunti, and the hidden Demon Gods. And his teammates are even more outrageous: Patriarch Bodhi, the Demon God of Karma and half of Destiny; Sage Pingxin, the avatar of the Netherworld Dao and Lady Houtu; the Sage Taiqing; the Sage Nuwa; the Three Sovereigns of Humanity; the Eleven Ancestral Witche 1Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 43 Journey to the West: Honghuang Rebooted 西游之洪荒重启 Equal to Heaven: equal in lifespan to the heavens, boundless as the earth. Only when the heavens cannot destroy him and the earth cannot make him perish can he truly be called Equal to Heaven! He is Sun Wukong, the one who dares point his staff at the blue sky, the unruly, arrogant, overbearing Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven who gave himself that title! His sword's frost chill sweeps across fourteen provinces. He is Li Taibai, hailed by the people as the Sage of Poetry, yet also a sw 79Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 44 Honghuang: I Am Subhuti, Shielding My Disciple from the Heavens 洪荒：我为须菩提，为徒遮天 Please support my new book. Thank you, everyone. Chen Yu, a young man from the modern world, unexpectedly transmigrates and takes over the body of Subhuti in the Primordial World. At that time, the Primordial World has just endured the Dragon-Han Calamity. Old Ancestor Hongjun has become a Sage and is preparing to preach. Drawing on his memories of a past life, Chen Yu knows how the future will unfold. He decides to make his mark in this world at the dawn of chaos as Subhuti, seeking the path to 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Mad Monkey: The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal 疯猴：齐天大圣 The Tathagata’s second disciple, the Golden Cicada, traveled throughout the Four Great Continents. At Flower-Fruit Mountain, he preached to a stone, and at last the obstinate rock nodded, giving birth to Sun Wukong. Wukong later went to the Three Stars Cave on Slanting Moon Mountain to study the arts, where he happened upon the Golden Cicada being hunted by Mount Ling for “stealing scriptures.” The Golden Cicada took refuge at Flower-Fruit Mountain, indirectly passing his teachings on to Wukong. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Immortal Stone Code: The True Origin of the Journey to the West System 仙石代码：西游系统的本源真相 Breaking Down Journey to the West on Livestream: Wu Cheng’en’s “Writing Secrets” Were Deeply Buried Classical-text deconstructionist Su Yunting brings the “Wenxin Diaolong” System to his livestream, giving Journey to the West a whole new interpretation. He says the immortal stone at the beginning wasn’t described that way at random: its height of three zhang, six chi, and five cun corresponds to the 365 degrees of the celestial sphere, while its circumference of two zhang and four chi represen —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 I, Old Sun, Will Never Become a Buddha in This Life 俺老孙，这辈子绝不成佛 Old Sun here will never become a Buddha in this life. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 I, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Refuse to Become a Buddha! 我，齐天大圣，誓不成佛! Transmigrated into Journey to the West, he becomes Sun Wukong, awakens a System, and refuses to become a Buddha! I, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, worship no gods, seek no Buddha, and ask nothing of the Dao. I can still be invincible in this world! 78Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Sun Wukong, Invincible! I’ll Slay Ten Thousand Buddhas on My Way to the West 孙悟空，无敌！我往西天斩万佛 Reborn for a new life, he transmigrates into the Stone Monkey from Journey to the West? Only when Tang Sanzang arrives does the god-tier Slaughter System activate. On the pilgrimage, killing makes him stronger! At last, Sun Wukong, who has lived two lives, stops holding back. The terrifying Eighty-One Trials, devised by the Sages, become the Great Sage’s blood-soaked killing spree. Ding! You killed Sai Taishui, the Golden-Furred Hou. Congratulations, you’ve obtained Pangu Jade Marrow! Ding —Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 50 Journey to the West: I, Sun Wukong, Am Being Livestreamed to the Future 西游：我孙悟空在被后世直播 By a twist of fate, before Sun Wukong was even born, a livestream room opened in the future. People from the future could post comments to interfere with events and witness the real Journey to the West. Viewer: Great Sage, don’t swear brotherhood with those demons! They’re just using you as their pawn and setting you up! Viewer: Great Sage, there’s a lot going on in Heaven and Spirit Mountain. Take it easy, and don’t wreak havoc in Heaven just yet. Viewer: Great Sage, you actually have powerful 159Reads6.2Score—14d adds
