The closest manhwa like Martial Peak isn't a manhwa at all: it's Martial God Asura, a Chinese manhua drawn by PIKAPI, the same studio behind Martial Peak's comic, and it's finished. Martial Peak itself is Chinese too, adapted from Momo's web novel, so this list mixes Chinese xianxia with Korean murim. The xianxia picks give you the same endless realm ladder. The murim picks are shorter and tighter.
One thing to know before you pick. Martial Peak is unusual in its own genre: Yang Kai doesn't get a second life. He's a disciple on trial and floor sweeper at the Lingxiao sect who finds a Wordless Black Book. A top reply in an r/Manhua thread put it this way: "One of the only manhua's that doesn't have reincarnation/regression/transmigration." Most series below do have one, so we've flagged it on each.
| Series | Origin | Chapters | Second life? | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martial God Asura | Chinese manhua | 800, finished | No | No storefront listed |
| Tales of Demons and Gods | Chinese manhua | Ongoing since 2015 | Yes, back to 13 | WebNovel, MangaToon, INKR |
| A Will Eternal | Chinese manhua | Ongoing | No | INKR, as An Eternal Will |
| Nano Machine | Korean manhwa | 334 on Naver, ongoing | No, but future help | WEBTOON |
| Volcanic Age | Korean manhwa | 303, finished | Yes | No storefront listed |
| Chronicles of the Heavenly Demon | Korean manhwa | 252, finished | Yes | Tapas, as Heavenly Demon Reborn! |
1. Martial God Asura
Martial God Asura (修罗武神). © Shanliang De Mifeng, PIKAPI. Via AniList.
Chu Feng is an ordinary outer disciple of the Azure Dragon school until he wakes one of the nine lightning beasts and finds an egg sealed inside himself. That's Yang Kai's shape exactly: a nobody inside a sect, a strange inheritance, and a ladder of realms that keeps getting taller. It's PIKAPI's art again, so it even looks familiar.
Pick it if you want the most Martial Peak-like read and a real ending. AniList lists it finished at 800 chapters. Skip it if you need an official English edition: AniList doesn't list one.
2. Tales of Demons and Gods
Tales of Demons and Gods (妖神记). © Fabiao De Woniu, Jiang Ruo Tai. Via AniList.
Nie Li dies to demon beasts, then opens his eyes in a classroom at 13, thanks to the Space-Time Demon Spirit Book. From there it's cultivation with a cheat sheet: he knows what's coming and races to protect his city before it happens.
Pick it if you like Martial Peak's sect rivalries but want a hero who's always a step ahead. Skip it if the regression setup is what you're trying to avoid. It has run since 2015, and AniList links English editions on WebNovel, MangaToon and INKR.
3. A Will Eternal
A Will Eternal (一念永恒), published in English as An Eternal Will. © Ergen, Xiaolin. Via AniList.
Bai Xiaochun spends three years trying, finally leaves for the immortal path, and ends up as a disciple in the Stove Room. What drives him isn't glory. He's terrified of dying, and the whole cultivation grind becomes a way to live forever. It's the funniest pick here.
Pick it if Martial Peak's arc-after-arc formula wore you out and you want the same world with a different hero. Skip it if you want Yang Kai's grim focus. The manhua is still running; INKR has it in English as An Eternal Will. NovelBrief covers the finished source in its A Will Eternal review.
4. Nano Machine
Nano Machine (나노마신). © Hanjung Wolya, Geumgangbulgoe, Geobalhan. Via AniList.
Cheon Yeo-woon's mother isn't one of the High Priest's six official wives, but his father's blood still gives him a shot at becoming Minor Priest. Then a descendant from the future injects him with a nanomachine. It's murim with a built-in helper, and the fights move fast.
Pick it if you want a Korean entry point with official English: it's on WEBTOON. Skip it if you want cosmic-scale realms. Naver's Korean edition lists 334 episodes and is still going.
5. Volcanic Age
Volcanic Age (화산전생). © Jeong-Jun, Tomato. Via AniList.
Ju Seo-Cheon survives an age of war on luck, becomes an elder of the Hwasan sect, and dies full of regrets. Then he's sent back to the past to do it properly. It's sect politics and sword fights with a hero who knows how badly things went last time.
Pick it if you want a murim story with a beginning, middle and end: AniList lists it finished at 303 chapters. Skip it if you need a licensed English read: AniList lists no English storefront.
6. Chronicles of the Heavenly Demon
Chronicles of the Heavenly Demon (신마경천기), published in English as Heavenly Demon Reborn!. © Il-Hwang, Gom-guk. Via AniList.
Un-Seong watches his master beaten to death over a false charge of demonic arts, fails to avenge him, and dies. He wakes up as a child training to be an elite soldier of a demonic sect, and this time he takes the demonic arts for himself.
Pick it if you want a revenge story you can finish: 252 chapters, done. Skip it if you're reading on Tapas and don't want to rush, because it's on Tapas in English and Tapas closes on March 31, 2027.
The Series You're Coming From
Martial Peak is still going. WebNovel's English comic listed 1,622 chapters when we checked, and AniList still marks the manhua as releasing. It also has a donghua. Yuewen Animation's official preview:
*Yuewen Animation's official preview for the Martial Peak donghua (YouTube).*Our Take
We'd go straight to Martial God Asura: same studio, same sect ladder, no regression, and an ending. If what you actually want is a shorter break from xianxia, Volcanic Age is the best-paced murim run here. Readers who love Martial Peak say the same thing about it, like the reply that called it "very stereotypical Wuxia" where "every story arc repeats the same formula," then admitted "for some god-forsaken reason, I can't stop reading." If that's you, Martial God Asura scratches the same itch.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the closest series to Martial Peak? Martial God Asura. The manhua is drawn by PIKAPI, the same studio as Martial Peak, its hero climbs from an ordinary outer disciple without a second life, and it finished at 800 chapters.
Is Martial Peak manhwa or manhua? Manhua. It's Chinese: adapted by PIKAPI from Momo's web novel. Korean comics are manhwa, so the Korean picks on this list (Nano Machine, Volcanic Age, Chronicles of the Heavenly Demon) are a different tradition.
Is there an official English version of Martial Peak? Yes. WebNovel publishes the Martial Peak comic in English and listed 1,622 chapters when we checked on October 16, 2026.
Which Martial Peak alternatives are finished? Martial God Asura (800 chapters), Volcanic Age (303) and Chronicles of the Heavenly Demon, published in English as Heavenly Demon Reborn! (252).
Related Reading
- Martial Peak Review: our verdict on the series and its long middle.
- Martial Peak Reading Guide: how the manhua and novel relate and where to read them.
- Martial Peak Character Guide: Yang Kai's companions, allies and enemies.
- Chronicles of the Heavenly Demon Review: the finished revenge murim from pick 6.
- Nano Machine Review: the murim series with a nanomachine helper.
- Murim Login Review: a lighter murim pick.
- Best Murim Manhwa 2026: the Korean side of the genre, ranked.
