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Linley Baruch dreams of restoring his declining clan's ancient glory while training in magic and martial arts. When he discovers a ring containing a dormant spirit guide, he unlocks his bloodline and sets off on a cultivation path that quickly outgrows his mortal kingdom.

You'll like it if you enjoy

  • Weak-to-strong cultivation progression
  • An overpowered yet loyal MC
  • A bonded magical beast companion
  • Escalating multiverse power scales

Good to know

  • Clunky translation and occasionally stilted dialogue
  • Frequent repetitive explanations of cultivation power levels
  • A slow start in the opening chapters

How it ends: Readers are divided on the abrupt ending, with some praising how everything connects and others calling it rushed.

Tags

  • Weak to Strong
  • Found Family
  • No Harem
  • Dark
  • Emotional
  • Epic Length
  • Academy
  • Cultivation
  • Heavy Worldbuilding
  • Multiverse

Reading order

  1. Cover for Coiling Dragon: Book 1 of the Coiling Dragon Saga

    Book 1: Coiling Dragon

    580 pages17h audio2018

    In the small town of Wushan, Linley Baruch carries the burden of his clan's faded glory and the dream of restoring it — but his path changes forever when he discovers an ancient ring containing a dormant spirit.

    Book one sends Linley to the Ernst Institute, where contempt greets him from day one, and begins the elemental cultivation arc that will define his entire journey — introducing Bebe, the series' beloved spirit companion, and setting the stage for an ascent that will eventually span planes of existence.

  2. Cover for Dragonblood: Book 2 of the Coiling Dragon Saga

    Book 2: Dragonblood

    855 pages2018

    In the second installment of the Coiling Dragon Saga, a triumphant return turns to ash for Linley Baruch. Now a powerful and respected magus, Linley has fulfilled his father's greatest wish by retrieving the family heirloom warblade, Slaughterer. However, his victory is overshadowed by the devastating discovery of his father, Hogg Baruch’s, unnatural death. As Linley uncovers the truth, his grief transforms into an inferno of rage.

    Justice, for some crimes, demands blood. The ancient lineage of the Dragonblood Warriors has long been dormant, but no longer. Linley Baruch must now awaken the dormant power within him, transforming from a magus into a formidable warrior. He will remind the entire Yulan Continent why his ancestors, the Four Supreme Warriors, were once revered and feared, seeking vengeance for his father and reclaiming his family's honor with blade and blood.

  3. Cover for Baruch Rising: Book 3 of the Coiling Dragon Saga

    Book 3: Baruch Rising

    706 pages2018

    Linley Baruch, the Dragonblood Warrior, has finally achieved vengeance for his family's destruction and escaped the oppressive Radiant Church. However, revenge proves an empty pursuit. Now, Linley shifts his focus from bloodshed to uplifting his kith and kin, the Baruch clan. It's time for the Baruch name to transcend mere lineage and become a formidable power. As a Saint, Linley commands respect equal to kings and emperors, and he will allow no Holy Emperors or Dark Patriarchs to impede the Baruch clan's ascent. This pivotal installment, the third in the epic eight-novel Coiling Dragon Saga, sees Linley forging a new destiny, ensuring his family's legacy rises above all opposition.

  4. Cover for Gods of Yulan: Book 4 of the Coiling Dragon Saga

    Book 4: Gods of Yulan

    890 pages2018

    Clan Baruch has solidified its position as a preeminent power on the Yulan Continent, with Linley Baruch standing as one of its most formidable Saints. Yet, even this immense strength might prove insufficient against the new, looming challenges. The ancient Necropolis of the Gods is once again opening its mysterious depths, promising untold dangers and opportunities that will test the very limits of power. Simultaneously, the perilous prison realm of Gebados begins to stir, hinting at forces capable of shattering the established order and reshaping destiny. As these monumental events unfold, the winds of fate gather, poised to sweep across Yulan. Both Linley and the entire continent are on the precipice of profound, irreversible change, forever altering their destinies as these powerful realms collide.

  5. Cover for The Infernal Plane: Book 5 of the Coiling Dragon Saga

    Book 5: The Infernal Plane

    533 pages2018

    Peace has finally returned to Yulan, with the devastating chaos unleashed by Gebados now quelled. Linley, having ascended to the formidable power of a demigod, stands at the precipice of a new, perilous chapter. He is now ready to honor the ancient legacy of his Baruch ancestors by venturing into the deadly Infernal Plane, one of the four legendary Higher Planes. This realm of ultimate challenge is where he must face untold dangers and undergo profound transformation. There, Linley will confront the true meaning of power and sacrifice, learning what it takes to evolve into a formidable Fiend. This epic journey marks the fifth installment in the acclaimed Coiling Dragon Saga.

  6. Cover for The Four Divine Beasts: Book 6 of the Coiling Dragon Saga

    Book 6: The Four Divine Beasts

    741 pages2018

    Linley Baruch and his family have narrowly survived the perils of the Infernal Realm, their skill and luck tested at every turn. Now, a new journey beckons as Linley prepares to cross the treacherous Starmist Sea, bound for Indigo Prefecture. His ultimate goal: to uncover the secrets of his Azure Dragon ancestors. However, the path ahead is fraught with danger. The once-mighty Four Divine Beasts clan, to which Linley belongs, is now a shadow of its former glory, despised and weakened by ancient enmities. Linley will inevitably find himself entangled in these deep-seated feuds, facing a stark choice: be consumed by the clan's historical conflicts or rise to forge a lasting peace, finally bringing an end to the centuries of animosity. This epic fantasy continues as the sixth installment of the seminal Coiling Dragon Saga.

  7. Cover for The Planar Wars: Book 7 of the Coiling Dragon Saga

    Book 7: The Planar Wars

    703 pages2018

    The seventh volume of the Coiling Dragon Saga is part of the authorized English translation of the seminal Chinese cultivation fantasy Coiling Dragon (盘龙) by Wo Chi Xi Hong Shi, rendered by translator Ren Woxing and published by Wuxiaworld Limited. Following Linley Baruch's harrowing journey through the ancient feuds of the Four Divine Beasts clan in book six, the saga now moves into its penultimate chapter—The Planar Wars—where the scale of conflict expands beyond individual grudges and clan politics into something far larger.

    Throughout his ascent from a forgotten boy in Wushan to a figure of genuine power across multiple planes, Linley has survived infernal landscapes, inter-clan warfare, and the slow transformation of his own soul. The title signals that the wars shaping the higher planes now demand his direct involvement, drawing him into a conflict where the combatants are gods and the stakes reach across existence itself. This penultimate installment carries the saga toward its final confrontation.

  8. Cover for Lord of the Mists: Book 8 of the Coiling Dragon Saga

    Book 8: Lord of the Mists

    694 pages2018

    The eighth and final volume of the Coiling Dragon Saga brings Linley's journey to its conclusion in a story that readers describe as one of the most satisfying endings in translated fantasy.

    Everything Linley has fought for, everyone he has loved, and every sacrifice made across eight volumes converge in a finale that honors the scope of the journey while delivering genuine emotional resolution and answers to the series' deepest mysteries.

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