Martial God

Name: Martial God
ISBN: 9787806808566

Cangtian BaiheTaibai Literature and Art Publishing House2010

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Chapters: 24
ISBN: 9787806808566

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Summary

Martial God is an Eastern fantasy novel by web novelist Cang Tian Bai He (real name Lu Xiaoning). It began serialization on Qidian on December 22, 2009, and was completed in early 2011, running nearly 4.8 million Chinese characters; a mainland print edition was published in volumes by Taibai Literature and Art Publishing House starting in 2010. The story begins in He Family Village. The youth He Yiming ranks sixth among his peers in the village, has mediocre martial aptitude, and is not favored. An accidental experience at the bottom of a lake brings him into contact with a kind of primordial force, and his constitution and comprehension change accordingly: from then on, no matter which cultivation method he practices or which combat technique he learns, he grasps it quickly and masters it completely, and bottlenecks that others take years of hard training to overcome are smoothed away one by one for him. With this almost "bottleneck-free" talent, he starts from Taicang County and quickly rises above his peers. After leaving home, he continues to study the family's inherited Post-Heaven Five Elements manual and makes a name for himself in alchemy, forging, and spirit-beast taming, advancing step by step from the Post-Heaven realm toward the ranks of Innate martial artists. The cultivation system unfolds layer by layer around "martial dao": the three stages of Post-Heaven force, Innate qi, and Heaven-Earth divine dao, combined with Five Elements techniques and divine weapons, build an Eastern world of rival factions such as Tianchi Mountain, the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, the Ten-Thousand-Zhang Glazed Cave, the Seven-Colored Ice Palace, the Yellow Springs Gate, and the Great Shen Empire. He Yiming clashes repeatedly with friends, rivals, and major powers around him, ultimately reaching the realm of the True God and ascending to the peak in the name of martial arts. The book follows the main line of "train in martial arts, grow stronger, reach the top," with clean plotting and tight pacing; it is one of the representative early Eastern fantasy works on Qidian and long ranked high on the site's recommendation charts.

Editor's review

在起点中文网玄幻“黄金年代”的书单里，《武神》始终占着一个位置。它成书于2009年底，正赶上东方玄幻风格成形，苍天白鹤用最朴素的一条主线——练武、变强、登顶——把“爽”字做到了极致。这本书最讨人喜欢的地方是“干净”。没有大量支线穿插，没有黏糊的情感纠葛，也没有层层套叠的阴谋算计，作者把笔墨几乎全部用在修行与战斗上。贺一鸣的“无瓶颈”设定看似简单，却在苍天白鹤笔下呈现出一种顺滑的节奏感：每一次突破都有铺垫，每一场战斗都有理由，读者跟着主角一路向上，几乎不会遇到憋闷的段落。文笔在同期网文中属于细腻一路，叙事精炼、不拖沓，对五行功法与炼器、炼丹的描写也颇有古典武道的味道。当然，以今天的眼光看，它的套路偏老：天才流、学院较技、大势力轮番登场，都是后来者反复使用的模板；主角心性虽沉稳，偶尔仍显强硬过头。但作为一部早年现象级的东方玄幻长篇，它保存了一个时代网文最直接的快感与朝气。想了解“起点爆款”从何而来，这本书值得从头读起。

Who it's for

A good fit for

喜欢纯粹武道升级、节奏爽快的东方玄幻读者
想了解早期起点爆款网文风格与套路的书友
喜欢五行功法、炼器炼丹等传统武道设定的读者
希望阅读长篇完结作品、不爱追更的读者

Not a good fit for

偏好复杂权谋、多线叙事与群像描写的读者
排斥主角天赋设定过于强大、偏“龙傲天”爽文的读者
对数百章篇幅与旧式网文节奏缺乏耐心的读者

Reading tips

把前期湖底奇遇到太仓县崛起视为人物起点，先适应主角的修行节奏再进入中段。
可跳过连载时期的作者感言与部分重复的战斗铺陈，不影响主线理解。
关注主角在炼丹、锻造上的成长，这与他后期突破境界的关键道具彼此呼应。
读完后可与同期东方玄幻作品对照，体会“天才流”套路的形成与演变。

About the publisher

Taibai Literature and Art Publishing House China · Founded in 1993

Taibai Literature and Art Publishing House is a professional publisher focused on literature and art. Its publishing areas cover classics, foreign literature, essays and miscellaneous writings, modern poetry, philosophical reading, and social novels. Judging from the books in the database, the press introduces foreign literary classics such as John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, Dostoevsky's The Insulted and Humiliated, Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji, and the complete novels of Jane Austen, while also publishing essay works such as Xiang Xing Za Ji: Huang Yongyu Illustrated Edition, modern poetry such as Zha Lie Zhi, and philosophical reading such as On the Art of Choice. Its translators and authors include Hu Zhongchi, Shao Quanlin, Feng Zikai, and Li Jihong, reflecting a publishing profile that combines classic translation with domestic literary creation. Due to limited public information, its complete publishing scope and features require further supplementation.

Chapter 1: Encounter at the Lake Bottom
Chapter 2: Inconceivable Cultivation Speed
Chapter 3: Combat Techniques
Chapter 4: The Seventh Layer
Chapter 5: Thirty-Six Mountain-Opening Forms
Chapter 6: New Year Tournament
Chapter 7: Change of Seats
Chapter 8: Advancing to the Ninth Layer
Chapter 9: The Flying Man
Chapter 10: The Man in Black
Chapter 11: Outside Champions
Chapter 12: Spirit Beasts
Chapter 13: Innate Display of Power
Chapter 14: Peak of the Ninth Layer
Chapter 15: Xu Family Fort
Chapter 16: The Retainer
Chapter 17: The Wedding Contest Arena
Chapter 18: What Is a Genius
Chapter 19: Innate Confrontation
Chapter 20: Peak of the Tenth Layer
Chapter 21: Essence, Qi, and Spirit
Chapter 22: The Long-Armed Raccoon
Chapter 23: The No-Pulp Fruit
Chapter 24: Mutually Generating Techniques

FAQ

《武神》的作者苍天白鹤是谁？

苍天白鹤是网络作家的笔名，本名陆晓宁，是起点中文网早期知名玄幻作者，代表作有《苍天霸血》《梦幻王》《异界之光脑威龙》《星际之亡灵帝国》《武神》《无敌唤灵》《通天仙路》等。

这部小说一共多少字？完结了吗？

据百度百科与起点相关数据，《武神》全书约479万字，共一千三百余章，2009年12月开始连载，2011年完结，最终章为“天边的尽头”。不同平台统计略有出入，约在470万至660万字之间。

太白文艺出版社的实体版是全套吗？

太白文艺出版社自2010年起按分卷推出实体书，如《武神：西北风云》《武神：万年巨擘》等，每卷对应原著若干章节。单册并非全书，读者购买时需注意分卷书名与册次。

这本书适合第一次读网络小说的人吗？

比较适合。它主线单一、节奏明了、不需要前置知识，是体验传统东方玄幻爽感的入门选择；但若你更习惯文学的复杂与留白，可能会觉得人物层次偏薄。

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