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Heaven’s Devourer
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Heaven’s Devourer

Swallowing the Heavens, Tūn Tiān Jì, 吞天记
Native Language Chinese
Released 2015
Original Ch.: 1828
Translated Ch.: 1829
Rank: #1076
Last Update: January 21, 2026
Original Pub.: 17k
English Pub.: Wuxiaworld
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6.8

Heaven’s Devourer is a popular novel that blends Action, Adventure, Fantasy and more. Written by the author Feng qingyang. A total of 1,829 chapters have been translated and the novel is complete.

Synopsis

The Yanhuang Ancient Domain, vast without end, gave birth to many Celestials and Demons of antiquity tore Heaven and Earth apart and surpassed the control of the 3 Realms and 5 Elements over the endless years it has existed. Numerous Gods, more than ten thousand races, and humans born with a God class body have also come out from the Domain, traveling through the nether, warping Yin and Yang, omnipotent.
In this current age, Celestial Daoism is in prosperity, tens of thousands of Divine techniques shake the Heavens, numerous mortals strive to become Celestials, and millions of sinners walk the Earth. The Prince Heir of the kingdom East Yue Wu Wu Yu, obtains the legacy of the Battle Celestial of the East in the direst of situations to sweep across the Earth and rebel against the Heavens!
In the eyes of the hundreds of millions of Mortals, he is the Sovereign Emperor Celestial, overcoming a plethora of tribulations to reach his current height.
In the eyes of the Celestials and Buddhas of Heaven, he is a peerless Heaven devouring Demon!

💡 Editor’s Note: This novel is a “Monkey King” enthusiast’s dream turned into a repetitive nightmare. While the legacy and the initial 150 chapters are high-octane and exciting, the story eventually falls into the most exhausting tropes of the genre. If you enjoy seeing a cool legacy wasted on a protagonist who repeatedly makes the same mistakes, this is for you. Otherwise, proceed with extreme caution.

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5 /10
Heaven’s Devourer starts with an incredible hook: what if the Monkey King’s legacy was passed down in a standard cultivation world? The translation quality is top-tier, and the early pacing is refreshing. However, the further you go, the more the "Devourer" name feels like it's devouring your patience. The biggest issue is the Main Character's regression in intelligence. Wu Yu starts as a cunning prince but quickly becomes a "rash idiot" who offends powerful enemies just by breathing, only to rely on miraculous mid-battle breakthroughs. The secondary characters are often "retconned"—villains who tried to castrate or kill the MC are suddenly forgiven or turned into "arrogant but sheltered" allies within 30 chapters. The story enters a repetitive cycle: New Continent → MC is treated like trash → MC becomes the strongest → MC moves to a new area → MC is trash again. Add to this a female antagonist (Nangong Wei) who reappears like a "cockroach" with unexplained power-ups, and you get a recipe for pure reader frustration. For Fans Of: Monkey King/Sun Wukong mythology, classic "Underdog to Overlord" tropes, and high-quality translations. Not For You If: You hate repetitive plot cycles, "soft" protagonists who forgive murderous enemies, or stories where the MC fights enemies 9 ranks higher while still being called "weak."
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Key Information

Main Characters: Wu Yu (The MC; possessor of the Battle Celestial legacy, often criticized for his lack of strategy); Nangong Wei (A recurring character who many readers find incredibly frustrating).
Power System: Legacy-based Cultivation. Wu Yu uses techniques based on the Monkey King (Staff fighting, 72 Transformations).
Themes: Vengeance, Rebirth of Power, Mythology, Endless Grinding.

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