The 10 Best Chinese Light Novels

Chinese Light Novels have been gaining fans in Brazil, conquering the audience of anime and manga, already in love with the Asian aesthetic.

Light novels are stories that are a bit denser and more “unfiltered” than their Japanese cousins. Initially published in newspapers and pamphlets, they are now widely disseminated on the internet, with themes such as romance, action, fantasy, and adventure, and are already a phenomenon among the more connected.

Here we have made a list of the 10 Chinese light novels that you cannot miss reading, to also fall in love and get hooked on this type of production.

10 – Demon’s Diary (Mo Tian Ji)

Demon’s Diary is a Chinese Web Novel in progress and already has 7 Volumes and 1552 chapters.

The story is about a wild prison on an island, which sinks for mysterious reasons, with only a few people surviving. Liu Ming, a master who has been in prison since he was young, is one of the survivors, who are now being hunted by the government.

There is a parallel with two practitioners who were supposed to protect a master, but he died. A story not so popular, but full of mystery and action, that is worth reading.

9 – Terror Infinity

An amazing novel, of horror, with a touch, why not, of Black Mirror, Terror Infinity is not so popular, perhaps due to the scary theme, but deserves to be on the list for fans of this genre to feel contemplated and also for those who do not like it, to get to know it.

Imagine bored and disappointed people with life, for them a pop-up appears on the computer asking: Do you want to know the meaning of life? Do you want… to live a real life?

If the person answers Yes, they are transported to God’s dimension, where they must survive horror and war movies.

You can fight everyone to survive alone or fight alongside friends and try to survive as a group. The important thing is to try to survive the horror scenes.

An extremely interesting theme, that is worth reading. The novel has already finished in China and now has ongoing sequels and a spin-off called Dath is but the Beginning.

8 – Martial God Space (Wu Shen Kong Jian)

God of Martial Arts, this is a recurring theme in Chinese novels. Martial God is a Chinese novel in progress and brings a classic hero of overcoming.

A young man who was an ordinary boy on Earth is transported to another world, where there are legendary warriors, strong enough to destroy mountains. In this world, the young man receives the mysterious Special Space, a place where he can learn any martial art much faster than anyone else, thus becoming the space god of martial arts.

Lots of action and bravery in this novel for you to get hooked, so you can’t miss reading it.

7 – The King’s Avatar (Quan Zhi Gao Shou)

The King’s Avatar is a finished novel with 1728 chapters set in an mmorpg (multiplayer online role-playing game), a very popular online game style in China.

The protagonist Ye Xiu is a top-notch professional player in the game Multiplayer Online Glory. However, due to parallel issues, he is expelled from the team he was part of, abandoning the life of a player. Because of this, he ends up becoming a manager of a Cyber Café.

The game Glory launches a new server, and Ye Xiu decides to return to action, with the experience he has to try again to be the king of the game.

With a fun and current theme, The King’s Avatar is definitely worth reading. There is also an anime version called Quanzhi Gaoshou.

6 – Coiling Dragon (Panlong)

Coiling Dragon is a novel still in progress, also full of magic, action, and adventure.

In a magical continent, where immortal beings battle for power, humiliating and crushing the weaker ones, a young man, a descendant of a legendary clan in decline, wants to regain the glory of his clan, facing great challenges along the way.

5 – Cult of the Sacred Runes (Shén Wén Dào)

Cult of the Sacred Runes is a novel by the author Mad Snail, the same author of the famous Tales of Demons and Gods, and brings a story entirely based on Eastern mythology.

The ancient world was dominated by demons that subjugated the human race. A magical mountain from the heavenly realm descends to the world to intervene, this moment becoming known as “The Great Descent.” This led to 3 great sages seeking to learn to master magic to help humanity face the demons. This search gave rise to the Mystic Cults and 81 Sacred Shrines, which must be protected for humanity to prosper.

With a lot of magic, heroism, legends, and adventure, Cult of the Sacred Rune deserves to be on the list of novels that must be read.

4 – Shall Seal the Heavens (Wo Yu Feng Tian)

I Shall Seal the Heavens is a finished novel, with 10 volumes released and written by a popular author named Er Gen. This novel is one of the most popular in China.

The story is about a failed young student, who is recruited into a sect of immortal cultivators, in a violent world, where strength always prevails. However, Meng Hao grew up studying ideals that value thought and reason, and with that, he will try to fulfill his destiny in this cultivation world, which is “to seal the heavens like a demon!”

With a touch of drama and comedy, I Shall Seal the Heavens is worth reading.

3 – Martial God Asura

Martial God Asura (Xiu Luo Wu Shen) is not recommended for minors under 18 years. With a troubled story, it has content with violence and sexual references and a controversial and anti-hero protagonist, which makes this novel heavier, but also a success.

The story tells how Chu Feng, a disciple of the Azure Dragon School, awakens a mysterious beast and begins a journey of cultivation and knowledge of his limits.

All the controversy and, of course, the emphasis on martial arts, make this novel a good pick for those who have the stomach to endure heavy stories filled with uncomfortable surprises.

2 – Tales of Demons and Gods

One of the favorite novels of readers, Tales of Demons and Gods has action, adventure, fantasy, and martial arts. Started in 2015 and still ongoing, this story has a manhua version (a kind of Chinese comics) and a more recent manga version. It also has a spin-off about the story before the beginning of TDG.

The story follows the adventure of Nie Li, a spiritualist master in martial arts, who is defeated and killed by a wise emperor, but his death causes him to return to the past, to the time when he was 13 years old. With this second chance, Nie Li will try to save his city and all those who were attacked by the Wise Emperor, but he has to deal with the difficulties he had at that age, despite bringing all the baggage and experience of what he lived.

It is an ideal work for those who want to start in the universe of novels, explaining a series of concepts that are common to all of them and is a quick read, despite being detailed. Besides the manga and manhua version, the story has an “anime” version.

1 – Against the Gods (Ni Tian Xie Shen)

Against the Gods is the most popular novel around here. With a story that mixes fantasy and action, this novel is truly captivating. It started being written in 2014 and is still being published, much to the delight of fans.

In the story, the protagonist lives in a world dominated by magic and carries a secret treasure; to try to save his treasure, he ends up falling off the cliff of the End of the World, where many have died. He, however, falls into another dimension, with another life, but still with his secret treasure and the challenges of the other life.

Mandatory reading for those who like novels or want to get to know this universe.

What is the Best Chinese Light Novel?

Have you read any of the works mentioned above? What is your favorite? Do you think 10 Chinese Light Novels are too few? Let’s finish the article with a list of 20 popular Chinese Light Novels. Their names are in English, making it easier to find information and the book to read online.

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• A Will Eternal
• Transmigrator Meets Reincarnator
• Martial World
• The Human Emperor
• Emperor’s Domination
• Sovereign of the Three Realms
• Against the Gods
• Hail the King
• The Good for Nothing Seventh Young Lady
• Returning from the Immortal World
• Rebirth of the Thief Who Roamed The World
• Martial God Asura
• City of Sin
• Talisman Emperor
• Great Demon King
• Spirit Realm
• Nine Star Hegemon Body Art
• The Charm of Soul Pets
• Upgrade Specialist in Another World
• Who Touched My Tail!
• Invincible
• Chaotic Sword God
• Dragon-Marked War God
• World of Cultivation
• Side Character Transmigrations: The Final Boss is No Joke
• The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage
• Divine Doctor: Daughter of the First Wife
• The Legendary Master’s Wife
• Renegade Immortal
• Genius Doctor: Black Belly Miss
• NEET Receives a Dating Sim Game Leveling System
• Monarch of Evernight
• Tempest of the Stellar War
• Tranxending Vision
• The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System
• The Great Ruler
• Martial Peak
• The Legend of the Dragon King
• The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir
• Princess Medical Doctor
• My Wife is a Beautiful CEO
• The King of Hell’s Genius Pampered Wife
• I Refuse to be a Supporting Character
• Quick Transmigration Cannon Fodder’s Record of Counterattacks
• Peerless Martial God
• Ancient Strengthening Technique
• Holding On to My Man
• Godly Stay-Home Dad
• Perfect World
• Game Loading