Novels like Defying Heaven
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- 1 The Immortal Mansion’s Fate 仙府之缘 Ye Chen is an ordinary young man from the Wu Kingdom. By chance, he obtains an ancient painting scroll called Immortal Abode and sets out on the path to immortality. Within this wondrous Immortal Abode are a little blue fox, a wooden cabin, a plot of medicinal herbs, an alchemy pavilion, a crafting pavilion... The world changes with the passage of time, but what never changes is the heart devoted to seeking the Immortal Dao, and a destined thread of romance. 0Votes664.8kRecs145.1kFans
- 2 EN Legend of Star Peak 星峰传说 This is Tomato's very first book. A debut, no less! ~~~~********************************************************** The first part has ended, and the second part begins. The boundless universe shared by the worlds of immortals and demons sets the tone for Part Two! The second part is full of upheaval and grandeur, with immortal pills, spirit beasts, sacred cultivation grounds, deadly places on earth... You name it, it's there! Immortal Emperors, Demon Lords... countless mighty experts! You'll hav 0Votes387.5kRecs450.5kFans
- 3 EN Demon Seeking 求魔 I bowed before the Demon three thousand times. Looking back at the mortal world, I refuse to become an immortal, all for her... to hold the fate of life and death in my hands. Read Gu Gen's work, Renegade. 30Votes3.4MRecs1.6MFans
- 4 I Shall Seal the Heavens 我欲封天 If I want something to exist, Heaven cannot let it vanish. If I want something gone, Heaven cannot let it remain! This story begins between the Eighth Mountain and the Ninth Mountain, in a world where “my fate is as monstrous as a demon, and I shall seal the heavens”! This is I Shall Seal the Heavens, the third full-length novel by Er Gen, following Renegade Immortal and Pursuit of the Truth. 16Votes4.6MRecs2.7MFans
- 5 A Roll Call of Great Men 数风流人物 A late-Ming, half-alternate-history, Dream of the Red Chamber-inspired officialdom cultivation novel by Ruigen, absolutely packed with flavor! The second year of the Yonglong era of the Great Zhou. Prosperity conceals danger. The Four Kings and Eight Dukes bask in glory, while civil officials and military generals thrive in luxury. Within the court, the Northern and Southern civil and military factions feud without end. Beyond the borders, enemies eye the nine frontier regions and the coastal te 0Votes2.9MRecs719.8kFans
- 6 Demon’s Diary 魔天记 A young fugitive raised among countless hardened criminals escapes from captivity and, by a twist of fate, assumes a new identity and enters a cultivation sect. An unimaginable vast world opens its doors to him, but through a series of misfortunes, he must also face the mortal danger of losing his mind at any moment and transforming into a terrifying demon... 19Votes4.2MRecs938.7kFans
- 7 Immortal 不死不灭 A man known as a demon struggles desperately to survive, only to ultimately embark on a path of defying Heaven... 27Votes629.5kRecs344.3kFans
- 8 Spiritual Realm 灵域 Thirty thousand years ago, the Sky-Battling Tribe, who called themselves gods, invaded the Spirit Realm. The hundred races rose up in resistance, but were ultimately crushed. The human race was the first to surrender, and the others soon followed. For the next ten thousand years, every race was enslaved and cruelly treated by the Sky-Battling Tribe, living beneath a shadow of terror. But the Sky-Battling Tribe did not stop conquering. Using the Spirit Realm as a starting point, they stormed in 1Votes679.1kRecs839.9kFans
- 9 Renegade Immortal 仙逆 Follow the natural order, and you remain mortal; defy it, and you become immortal. It all comes down to a single thought... The Renegade Immortal anime premieres on Tencent Video on September 25. New episodes air every Monday at 10:00, with VIP members getting two episodes early. Join us in the anime to witness Wang Lin’s lifelong devotion all over again! 204Votes4.2MRecs5.7MFans
- 10 A World in Three Inches 三寸人间 Three feet above your head, there are no gods. Three inches in your palm, there is the human world. This is Three Inches of Humanity, Er Gen's fifth full-length novel, following Renegade Immortal, Pursuit of the Truth, I Shall Seal the Heavens, and A Will Eternal. 4Votes27.7MRecs1.6MFans
- 11 Legend of Ling Tian 凌天传说 My name is Ling Tian, and I aspire to reach the heavens! A martial arts prodigy transmigrates to another world, armed with peerless skills and extraordinary wisdom. Watch as Ling Tian commands the winds and clouds with one hand, thrives in every situation, excels in both letters and arms, and shakes the world, forging an immortal legend! He calls the winds and rain to serve his will, raging alone through the rise and fall of two lifetimes! He dances with the winds and clouds as he laughs and tal 0Votes363.4kRecs713.6kFans
- 12 EN The Immortal's Path of the Purple Mansion 紫府仙缘 A boy leaves home to find food during a famine. Starting out as an herb gatherer, he embarks on the path of cultivation, refining medicines, tasting poisonous herbs, and testing remedies... In a world where corpses litter the ground, he survives as tenaciously as a weed. Cultivation, Qi refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul. He cultivates, gathers herbs, makes pills, and crafts artifacts in an immortal realm, while farming and building a community in his Violet Palace 0Votes895.4kRecs345.2kFans
- 13 A Mysterious Journey 神秘之旅 New book: Black Night of Despair, I Alone Am Immortal in a Strange World. Search for it if you’re interested. With an attribute-based supernatural ability, he transmigrates through one world after another. He experiences the mysterious worlds and exotic cultures of countless realms. 12Votes957.1kRecs985.4kFans
- 14 Beyond the Timescape 光阴之外 Heaven and earth are an inn for all living things, while time is a passing traveler from antiquity to the present. The difference between life and death is like the difference between dreaming and waking. Everything changes chaotically, beyond all investigation. Then, having transcended life and death and broken free from heaven and earth, what awaits us beyond time? This is Er Gen's sixth full-length novel, Beyond the Timescape, following Renegade Immortal, Pursuit of the Truth, I Shall Seal 307Votes5.6MRecs10.2MFans
- 15 Martial Universe 武动乾坤 The path of cultivation is to steal from yin and yang, seize the workings of creation, undergo nirvana, command life and death, and master reincarnation. At the pinnacle of martial power, one shatters the vault of heaven and shakes the world! 12Votes2.6MRecs3.6MFans
- 16 Desolate Era 莽荒纪 After Ji Ning died, he arrived in the underworld. The Judge examined his past life and determined his next, sending him to be reborn into the Ji clan. Here, Kuafu chased the sun, Hou Yi shot down the sun crows, and countless cultivators pursued freedom and eternal life, braving three calamities and nine tribulations without regret, even in death. Ji Ning became a cultivator too, and began his journey to immortality... 34Votes5.5MRecs2.4MFans
- 17 I Possessed the Demon Emperor 我夺舍了魔皇 Chen Luoyang felt he had transmigrated the wrong way. He had transmigrated straight into the body of the world’s mightiest figure, the cult leader known by the title of Demon Emperor. Wasn’t it usually some powerful expert who met with an accident, leaving behind an unyielding wisp of spirit that possessed the body of some miserable nobody, was reborn, then made a comeback all the way to the top? Or else, didn’t people transmigrate into the body of a poor young man, get a golden finger, and e 0Votes1MRecs813.4kFans
- 18 EN Realm Walker 灵境行者 The animation of "The Spiritual Realm Walker" will stream exclusively across the entire internet on Tencent Video every Thursday at 10:00 a.m. starting September 3. Everyone is welcome to watch~ From ancient times to the present, legends speak of a spiritual realm existing in the world. Throughout the dynasties, famous people and refined scholars offered many different views of the spiritual realm. A poem records: "From Qi to Tang, this mountain grew desolate, the spiritual realm was silent, and 641Votes6.5MRecs26.7MFans
- 19 EN Gate of the Mystic Realm 玄界之门 A divine treasure descends from the heavens! An extraordinary bloodline takes possession of its host! Immortals tremble in fear! Demons flee in terror! A young man who came from the Eastern Continent. A beautiful skeleton bound to him in life and death. A story about one who aspires to become the strongest. A legend of shaking the stars and raising chaos in all three realms. 18Votes7.7MRecs4MFans
- 20 Proud Across the Heavens 傲世九重天 A smile shakes the winds and thunder; a fury chills the vast seas. One hand shatters the sky, one sword dances beneath the heavens! One man, one sword, standing proud above the Nine Heavens! 6Votes2.6MRecs1.4MFans
- 21 The Immortal Realm 长生界 The Immortal Realm anime premieres exclusively on Tencent Video every Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. starting October 29. Join Xiao Chen as he ventures into the game, and witness the Immortal Realm together! … Who in this world can escape death? No matter how peerless your beauty or unrivaled your charm, in the end you will become a skeleton. No matter how extraordinary a hero you are or how vast an empire you command, in the end you will become a heap of dust. And yet, legends of immortality have endure 6Votes3.5MRecs1.3MFans
- 22 The Great Ruler 大主宰 Across the Great Thousand World, planes converge and countless races thrive. Heroes gather, and one Supreme from a Lower Plane after another makes a name in these boundless worlds, living out legends others can only dream of as they pursue the path to dominion. In the Endless Flame Realm, the Flame Emperor commands a myriad of fires that burn the vault of heaven. Within the Martial Realm, the might of the Martial Ancestor shakes heaven and earth. In the Western Heaven Palace, the Hundred Battles 18Votes8.2MRecs4.7MFans
- 23 A Will Eternal 一念永恒 With a single thought, the sea becomes vast; with a single thought, the fields turn to mulberry groves. With a single thought, ten thousand demons are slain; with a single thought, ten thousand immortals are destroyed. Only my thought… is eternal. This is Er Gen’s fourth full-length novel, A Will Eternal, following Renegade Immortal, Pursuit of the Truth, and I Shall Seal the Heavens. 22Votes17.3MRecs9.2MFans
- 24 EN Martial Sage of the Ten Directions 十方武圣 New book: "Desperate Night", "The Strange World: I Alone Become an Immortal". Search for it if you're interested. In a barren post-apocalyptic world, it is the third year of the Shizong reign. The land is in chaos, and the people are struggling to survive. The central dynasty has collapsed. Powerful factions carve up the land, while sects rule independently. Demonic cults and evil gangs sow chao 18Votes2MRecs1.5MFans
- 25 EN Beyond the Deep Space 深空彼岸 In the vast universe, the birth and death of a galaxy are but a fleeting flash of mottled light. Gazing up at the stars, I can’t help feeling that the ending is already set. Where will you and I be a thousand years from now? Our homeland, the sparks of civilization, the Earth: all are but specks of dust in the depths of space. A moment in the starry sky, a thousand years in the mortal world. A bug’s whole life is but one autumn, and you and I are just the same, struggling to cross the river. Wha 150Votes9.9MRecs8.9MFans
- 26 EN The Flying Dagger 寸芒 A young man with unmatched skill in throwing knives. Since his meridians have already settled into their final form, he can never achieve much in the way of internal cultivation. But then he comes across a pill from the world of cultivation, a Marrow-Washing Pill that can remake the body and cleanse the meridians... 0Votes2.4MRecs631.3kFans
- 27 Emperor of the Zither 琴帝 Nine layers of zither music shake the universe. Who could hear those notes and fail to know the name? The seven colors of magic mark its levels, and a grand new age begins. The Zither Emperor brings sweeping change to this continent. With the unprecedented birth of a pure-hearted soul attuned to the zither, a generation's Zither Mage quietly emerges from the Azure Sea. This is the story of a simple young man who gradually becomes the emperor of the zither, pioneering musical magic and overturnin 3Votes4.7MRecs2.1MFans
- 28 The Strongest Abandoned Son 最强弃少 When Ye Mo suddenly came to his senses, he realized that everything around him seemed to have changed, and his beautiful master was gone. He also discovered that he had become an unwanted pawn abandoned by a powerful family, a miserable guy whose engagement had been broken off, and the target of a woman humiliating him from the podium by reading out his love letter... But none of that mattered. What mattered most was that he had also recalled something terrifying that hadn't originally belonged 29Votes1.5MRecs1.3MFans
- 29 Rebirth of the Super Battleship 重生之超级战舰 Realizing that Earth was about to be destroyed, Xiao Yu merged his consciousness with the central computer of a spacecraft and escaped before it was too late. After merging with the computer, Xiao Yu gained immense computing power. Alone, he could command a vast fleet in interstellar warfare, control billions of robots to develop a planet, travel the universe by himself, and drive the development of an entire technological civilization. In this boundless universe, among endless seas of stars, Xi 16Votes324.4kRecs502kFans
- 30 Judgment 裁决 He looks like an innocent, simple-minded boy with a dazed expression and an oversized head. But this little rascal learned good temper from an irascible dwarf, humility from an arrogant elf, honesty from a lying gnome, and manners from a barbarian. When this country bumpkin, unable to cultivate battle aura, steps onto the stage from a small southern city, he will become the greatest knight of all. 1Votes2.5MRecs555.7kFans
- 31 Divine Treasures 神藏 In the blink of an eye, seas turn to fields. Dayan takes you into the world of antiques!!! 7Votes3MRecs742.7kFans
- 32 EN Wizard World 巫师世界 New book: Black Night of Despair. The Strange World: I Alone Am an Immortal. Search for it and give it a read if you’re interested. After transmigrating to another world and becoming an ordinary member of a small clan, he begins his journey to power with a biological chip capable of analysis… 5Votes516.2kRecs486.7kFans
- 33 Battle Through the Heavens 斗破苍穹 This is a world ruled by Dou Qi. There is no dazzling, spectacular magic here, only Dou Qi cultivated to its very peak! The new book's cultivation ranks: Dou Zhe, Dou Shi, Da Dou Shi, Dou Ling, Dou Wang, Dou Huang, Dou Zong, Dou Zun, Dou Sheng, Dou Di. … The yearly animated series of Battle Through the Heavens airs every Sunday at 10:00 on Tencent Video. VIP members can watch two episodes early. Enter the abyss and claim the Fallen Heart Flame! The first official Battle Through the Heavens blin 203Votes7.1MRecs21.4MFans
- 34 EN Perfect World 完美世界 A speck of dust can fill the sea; a blade of grass can cut down the sun, moon, and stars. With a flick of the finger, heaven and earth are overturned. Heroes rise together, countless races stand side by side, and the saints vie for supremacy, shaking heaven and earth. Ask the vast land: who will r 111Votes7.3MRecs7.6MFans
- 35 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality 凡人修仙传 An ordinary country boy accidentally joins a small local martial sect and becomes a nominal disciple. With that status, how can he establish himself in the sect? How can he, despite his mediocre talent, enter the ranks of the cultivators and make a name for himself across the Three Realms? Fellow cultivators, the new edition of the print book is now available. Feel free to purchase a copy if you’re interested. Thank you for your support! 979Votes16.2MRecs8.5MFans
- 36 Otherworldly Evil Monarch 异世邪君 What do the world's praise and blame, or its cold stares, matter to me? I simply smile and let it pass. By my nature, I take pleasure in settling scores; by my heart, I roam the world. My fate is mine to decide, not Heaven's! Watch as a legendary powerhouse transmigrates to another world, climbs to its peak, and becomes a peerless evil lord! "Otherworldly Hero Jun Moxie", the hottest new anime of 2024! It premiered on Bilibili at 11:00 a.m. on January 24. New episodes air every Wednesday, wi 4Votes1.5MRecs1MFans
- 37 Shrouding the Heavens 遮天 The Shrouding the Heavens animated series airs every Wednesday at 10:00 on Tencent Video. VIP members can watch two episodes early. Ye Fan, the Empress, Wushi, and others will appear before you in three dimensions. Come watch! Deep in a universe where cold and darkness coexist, nine enormous dragon corpses pull an ancient bronze coffin through eternity. This is an astonishing image captured by a space probe in the desolate universe. Did the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin return to ancient times, 437Votes6.3MRecs18.2MFans
- 38 The Immortal Mortal 不朽凡人 In this world, only those with a spiritual root can cultivate immortality. Those with ordinary roots are destined to remain ordinary people. Mo WujI has only an ordinary root. He is nothing but an ordinary man! 2Votes9MRecs3.2MFans
- 39 Tomb of the Gods 神墓 A perfectly ordinary young man, dead for ten thousand years, comes back to life in an ancient tomb of the gods… 14Votes5.8MRecs2.2MFans
- 40 I Am the Supreme 我是至尊 Medicine that fails to form a pill is poison; people who fail to become gods turn to dust. The Heavenly Way is flawed, the mortal world is unjust, and demons run rampant beyond the mundane realm. I pity the good for their suffering, and rage at their failure to fight back. Beyond the rules, I will be the one to enforce justice. Spread martial prowess across the land and wipe out every injustice. A blade in my hand, compassion in my heart; beauties in my arms, villains beneath my blade. I lo 0Votes5.9MRecs1.1MFans
- 41 Demon-Binding 执魔 My obsession is the light of the world. It will cross the boundary between life and death, shine through the eternal night, and protect you through the dream of reincarnation... 83Votes4.8MRecs568kFans
- 42 Ace Evolution 王牌进化 A young man with three identities: wage slave, murderer, and college student! Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, KOF, Knights of the Round, Shadow Force, Street Fighter… The arcade games you know and love have become prerequisites for survival! Yashichiro Raging Storm brutally slaughters Mai Shiranui; Heaven and Earth Throw takes out Li Dian. The only limit is what you haven’t thought of yet! One day, when you walk down a flight of stairs, you might unknowingly step into 7Votes2.1MRecs534.4kFans
- 43 EN The Night Watchman of Dafeng 大奉打更人 The physical edition of The Gongsman of Great Feng, Volume One, is now available across all major platforms, including Tmall, Dangdang, and JD.com, as well as in bookstores nationwide. In this world, there are Confucians, Daoists, Buddhists, demons, and sorcerers. Xu Qi'an, a graduate of the police academy, awakens to find himself in prison, with exile to the frontier awaiting him in three days… At first, all he wants is to protect himself and, in this society without human rights, become 313Votes9.7MRecs19.8MFans
- 44 The Record of the Nine Cauldrons 九鼎记 After Emperor Yu split the mountains with five mighty strokes of his axe, unified the realm, divided it into nine provinces, and established the Nine Cauldrons, this land came to be known as the Nine Provinces. After Emperor Yu passed away, the realm was plunged into endless conflict. A thousand years later, the peerless Emperor of Mount Qin emerged. With a single palm strike, he once stopped the hundred-yard-wide Yan River in its tracks. Through his unmatched martial prowess, he finally unified 20Votes3.8MRecs1.9MFans
- 45 Zhu Xian 诛仙 The latest revised edition of the physical book of "Zhu Xian" is now available. Thank you all for your support. There are no such things as immortals in this world. Yet since time immemorial, people have witnessed all manner of strange things in the world around them… 77Votes2.6MRecs2.6MFans
- 46 EN Calamity of Ten Thousand Races 万族之劫 I am the calamity of the myriad races across the heavens! The first five volumes of "Global Gaowu" and "Calamity of the Myriad Races" have been published in print. They’re available on Tmall, Dangdang, and JD.com. If you’re interested, go check them out. Thanks for your support! 155Votes14.6MRecs7.6MFans
- 47 EN Lord of the Snow Eagle 雪鹰领主 In Anyang Province of the Xia Clan, there is a tiny, unremarkable territory called Snow Eagle Territory! And this is where the story begins! Following Desolate Era, Swallowed Star, The Nine Cauldrons, Panlong, Stellar Transformation, Inch of Radiance, and The Legend of Xing Feng, this is Tomato's eighth novel! 68Votes9.3MRecs3.3MFans
- 48 Legend of the Mecha Master 师士传说 Ye Chong, who grew up on a garbage planet, unexpectedly discovers a battered light armor while scavenging through a junkyard. With the help of this damaged, intelligent light armor, Ye Chong escapes the planet and enters human society. What is the true identity of Mu Shang, the intelligent light armor? What is the truth behind Ye Chong’s origins? How does Ye Chong, whose way of interacting with beasts and beauties is far from ordinary and whose only concern is survival, experience love? How does 2Votes4.5MRecs468.4kFans
- 49 EN A Top-Rank Scholar of Humble Birth 上品寒士 A seasoned modern-day backpacker transmigrates to the Eastern Jin dynasty, inhabiting the body of Chen Caozhi, a poor young man. His family’s farmland is about to be seized, and his virtuous widowed sister-in-law is being forced to remarry. How can Chen Caozhi overcome prejudice against his low-born status and change his fate, while protecting the interests of himself and his clan? Watch as this young man rises step by step through the rigid hierarchy of the Nine-Rank Official System, befriends 30Votes785.5kRecs822.7kFans
- 50 Coiling Dragon 盘龙 A blood-eyed, shaggy-maned lion as large as a building; a purple-eyed, golden-furred ape of boundless strength; a world-destroying Nine-Headed Hydra Emperor; a terrifying thunder dragon that wields destructive lightning… This world has no shortage of wonders. It is a vast, fantastical realm. The mighty can soar through the sky atop a black dragon's head, while terrifying magic can burn rivers, destroy cities, and flatten mountains… This book tells the fantastic journey of a young man who possess 105Votes7.9MRecs6.1MFans
