Sovereign of Gods

Zhai ZhuQidian2013

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Word count: 5.5M words

Summary

Jiangnan was born into a scholarly family, but when the gods went to war, his family was wiped out and he ended up a wandering refugee in the kingdom of Jianwu, where he sold himself into slavery in the household of the Prince of Qi. There he secretly studied the prince’s martial arts, mastered the River Moon Breaking Waves Technique, and by chance bought a gravely injured white fox, from which he learned the Arcane Embryo Scripture of the Demon Prison. Thus began his path of cultivation. Starting from a mortal prince’s estate, he ventured into hidden realms, fought prodigies, and battled sects. Through mortal-world strife, divine-world slaughter, and the great war across the myriad realms of chaos, he made loyal friends and found love, stood against ancient decadent powers, and ultimately shattered the shackles of the heavenly dao, ascending to the summit of all heavens as the Divine Emperor revered by countless gods.

Editor's review

A representative work of Zhai Zhu's shift from "Peerless Under Heaven" to a grander scope, beginning with a servant in a prince's mansion and unfolding layer by layer into a vast world spanning the human realm, the god realm, and the chaotic myriad heavens, with solid leveling pacing, plenty of hot-blooded satisfaction, and memorable side characters and romance. Suited to readers who enjoy long-form xianxia leveling stories; the downside is extreme length and complicated mid-to-late subplots, with a slow early pace that requires patience.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who enjoy long-form xianxia leveling power fantasies
Readers who prefer underdog rise stories and vast myriad-world settings
Longtime Zhai Zhu readers or newcomers to xianxia web novels

Not a good fit for

Readers who prefer short, fast-paced completed works
Readers who dislike long serials with abundant subplots

Reading tips

Read Volume 1, "A Fox at Home," first to see whether you adapt to Zhai Zhu's narrative pace
Follow Jiang Nan's growth from mansion servant to Divine Wheel as the main line and ignore scattered subplots
Read volume by volume alongside the table of contents to avoid getting lost in the complex worldbuilding

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.

FAQ

Is Sovereign of Gods finished? How many characters?

It's complete at about 5.46 million characters in 1,688 chapters (including extras).

Who is the protagonist?

The protagonist is Jiang Nan, courtesy name Zichuan, born into a scholarly family and later sold into servitude in the Qi Prince's mansion.

Is this book a good entry point to Zhai Zhu for new readers?

Yes—it's a representative grand-scope xianxia work, but it's long and requires patience.

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About the author

Zhai Zhu Author

Zhai Zhu is one of the representative authors in Chinese web literature who writes Eastern fantasy and xianxia fiction. The library currently holds 23 of his works, including such representative titles as Mu Shen Ji (Tales of Herding Gods), Di Zun, Rebirth in Journey to the West, The Savage Throne, Choosing a Day to Ascend, and Miaobi Project: Yunluo Xu. Publicly available information about his nationality, birth and death dates, and personal life is limited, and no existing profile is available, so this introduction focuses mainly on the character of his works. Zhai Zhu's writing is generally classified under male-oriented fiction, Eastern fantasy, and xianxia and wuxia. His works are known for expansive worldbuilding, layered cultivation systems, and tightly paced plotting, with characters who often grow through adversity; the stories combine passion with imagination. These representative works show that he is skilled at blending new settings and narrative appeal into traditional mythological and fantasy frameworks, giving his writing a recognizable identity among web literature readers and earning him a steady readership.