Summoning the Big Shot

Feizhi QiaoQidian

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Word count: 2.2M words
Chapters: 40

Summary

Summoning the Big Shots is a xianxia fantasy cultivation web novel by Feizhiqiao, serialized on Qidian Chinese Network. The book comprises 951 chapters, approximately 2.183 million Chinese characters, and is complete. The core premise is "incarnating as a heavenly demon, answering summons, devouring souls and seizing bodies, fulfilling wishes across the realms": the protagonist Lin Xi is reborn as a tiny heavenly demon worm in the chaotic tides. He should have struggled to survive by cannibalizing his own kind, but with his remnant human consciousness and a crude magical artifact, he gains the ability to sense and descend into the material world ahead of time. Whenever someone in the material world issues a summons at the cost of sacrifice, obsession, or despair, he enters the contract of "take your body, devour your soul, fulfill your wish," possesses the summoner's shell, completes their unfinished wish, then swallows their soul, using negative emotions and the power of the contract to feed and continuously evolve himself. The summoners in the book are not mere plot devices: there is a chuunibyou youth who shouts "Thirty years to the east of the river," a loyal minister and great scholar who tries to save the nation in turbulent times, a powerful figure who insists on showing off strength despite grave injuries, and a devoted monk who never regrets his love. Through his entanglements with these people, Lin Xi plays the "Oscar-winning actor" across various identities while gradually stripping away the heavenly demon's devouring instinct, forming an independent personality. He ascends from eye demon to demon essence and onward, ultimately advancing toward chaos demon god and even the saint realm. The book advances its main plot through unit-style small stories, with a style that is light and humorous yet coldly speculative, and is regarded by readers as a "heavenly demon novel" with novel worldbuilding and solid ensemble characterization.

Editor's review

这是一部把“反派种族”写成主角的小说：天魔不再是脸谱化的恶，而是被还原成混沌中滋生的掠食者，靠回应召唤、吞魂夺身来进化。作者废纸桥此前著有《无限制神话》《神话原生种》，节奏把控与文字功底在这一本里明显成熟——冷幽默的对白、克制不煽情的叙事，加上“受汝身，吞汝魂，圆汝愿”这句极有记忆点的契约口号，让作品在同类“天魔文”“无限流”中辨识度很高。最值得称道的是群像：每一个召唤者都有自己的执念与体面，主角替他们收尾的同时也被他们塑造，尤其是与痴情和尚须弥那段“一体两面”的互相影响，被读者公认为全书高光。全书951章、约218万字体量适中，单元剧结构好读好断，适合通勤与睡前分章阅读；无CP、主角靠智商与伪装取胜，也避开了常见爽文的莽夫套路。当然，前期第一个世界节奏偏慢，写法上玩梗较多，若能熬过开篇，后面的星河与圣人之局会给出更开阔的回报。

Who it's for

A good fit for

喜欢天魔、召唤流、无限流设定的仙侠读者
偏爱单元剧结构、每个副本都有完整人物弧光的读者
喜欢冷幽默、克制的“影帝型”主角，不爱看无脑莽夫爽文的人
适应无CP、以群像与设定见长，不在意感情线的老书虫

Not a good fit for

反感“吞魂夺身”这类阴暗设定的读者
只想看快速升级打脸、节奏极爽的读者
习惯实体出版书排版与完整校订，不能接受网络连载体例的人

Reading tips

按卷阅读，“臣子恨”“浮生怨”“名利妒”各自成篇，一卷读完再停更易把握结构。
前期首个世界铺垫较多，可读到“浮生怨”卷再判断是否合口味。
留意每个召唤者的愿望与其代价，这是作者埋在单元故事里的真正主线。
若遇章节标题带“加更”“求推荐”字样，那是连载时期的互动痕迹，不影响正文阅读。

About the publisher

Qidian

Qidian is a platform whose catalogue brings together online literature, with about 45,000 titles in the library spanning categories such as male-oriented fiction, Eastern fantasy, xianxia and wuxia, science fiction, selected fiction and quality web novels. Representative titles include Reincarnation Paradise, War Soldier Leon, The Fairy Is Fierce (also known as Tai Mang), The Expert Is Right Beside Me, Dragon Herder, You Should Cross the Mountains Like a Hero, The Adventures of a Clever Girl and Summoning Heroes of All Ages in Another World, with themes extending from fantasy and xianxia to science fiction and adventure. Representative authors available in the library include Na Yi Zhi Wen Zi, Chi Gua Zi Qun Zhong, Guan Guan Gong Zi, Chenxing LL, Luan, Chen Mo De Ai, Piao Yi Dao Zhang and Dong Tian Bu Leng. Their works mostly appear as serialized web fiction aimed at readers who prefer long genre fiction. Public information on its founding background and scale is limited, so no inferences are made here; the description is based solely on the library's titles and categories.

Chapter 1 The Heavenly Demon Worm
Chapter 2 Take Your Body, Devour Your Soul, Fulfill Your Wish
Chapter 3 The Manners of Great Houses, the Tricks of Bandits
Chapter 4 Why Not Have a Bet
Chapter 5 Songpo, Taoshui, and the Withered Grass Ridge
Chapter 6 I Am a Heavenly Demon
Chapter 7 Heavenly Demons Are So Hypocritical
Chapter 8 Who Is Your Honored Teacher?
Chapter 9 Setback, Return
Chapter 10 Eye Demon Lin Xi
Chapter 11 An Old Minister's Heart
Chapter 12 A Special Heavenly Demon
Chapter 13 With a Three-Inch Tongue, Establish an Unrivaled Merit (Part 1)
Chapter 14 With a Three-Inch Tongue, Establish an Unrivaled Merit (Part 2)
Chapter 15 Always Catch the Second Fish
Chapter 16 The Barbarian Leaves the Mountains
Chapter 17 Lin Xi Enters the Capital
Chapter 18 Empty the Whole City, Welcome from a Hundred Li, the Lord Comes in Person
Chapter 19 The Ugly Mirror
Chapter 20 Foundation Establishment
Chapter 21 Cultivator Registration
Chapter 22 The Guyue Sect
Chapter 23 The Arrogant General Chen
Chapter 24 The Truth of Prosperity
Chapter 25 Intimidating the Son of Heaven
Chapter 26 Coercing the Son of Heaven to Draft National Policy
Chapter 27 In League with Demons
Chapter 28 Hoarding Resources
Chapter 29 Crashing the Market
Chapter 30 From Peak to Collapse
Chapter 31 What Have We Lost
Chapter 32 Return
Chapter 33 A Demon Head
Chapter 34 A Hippo… Hippo?
Chapter 35 The Parasitic Heavenly Demon
Chapter 36 Seeking the Demon
Chapter 37 Save Me, Not Her
Chapter 38 I Want to Become a Demon
Chapter 39 Emergency Aid at Kongji Mountain
Chapter 40 Imprisoned Love

FAQ

《召唤大佬》完结了吗？总共有多少字？

已完结。全书共951章、约218.3万字，最后一章为第九百二十六章《大道唯安（大结局）》，起点中文网书页显示其状态为“完本”。

这本书是什么类型，有感情线吗？

属仙侠·幻想修仙，兼有召唤流、无限流与腹黑元素。作品为无CP写法，没有女主角感情线，重点在主角与各召唤者之间的契约关系。

“化身天魔，回应召唤，吞魂夺身，诸天应愿”是什么意思？

这是全书的核心设定：主角林溪应物质界的召唤降临，占据召唤者躯体，替其完成心愿，再吞下其灵魂作为报酬，并借此吸收情绪与力量不断进化。

《召唤大佬》有实体书出版或ISBN吗？

据现有公开资料，该书为起点中文网独家连载的网络小说，未检索到正式出版实体书的信息，因此没有ISBN；阅读请通过正版连载平台。

作者的其它作品有哪些？

废纸桥为阅文集团Lv.5作家，代表作包括《无限制神话》《神话原生种》《心魔种道》《万界竞技，开局我选张三丰》等。

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About the author

Feizhi Qiao Author

Feizhi Qiao is an author active in the field of Chinese online literature. Publicly available information about the author is limited, and details such as real name, nationality, and dates of birth and death have not been clearly recorded. Twelve works are currently known, covering subjects such as Eastern fantasy and xianxia/wuxia, and they are commonly classified under premium fiction, male-oriented fiction, and quality web novels. Representative works include Unrestricted Mythology, The Great Dao Has Flaws, I Created Countless Illusions, Multiverse Competition: I Choose Zhang Sanfeng at the Start, Ordinary Armor, Heart Demon Seeds the Dao, and Primordial Mythic Species. Judging from the titles and categories, the author favors grand world-building settings, often developing around elements such as mythology, illusions, competition, and cultivation, with attention to system construction and plot progression, giving the works a certain recognizability among readers of related online literature.