StoryKai
Google Sign in
Childhood Friend of the Zenith cover
ManhwaOngoing

Childhood Friend of the Zenith

천하제일인의 소꿉친구

Gu Yangcheon served the Heavenly Demon and committed crimes he could never forgive himself for. After Wi Seol-ah, his childhood friend and the Celestial Sword, defeated the Heavenly Demon, Yangcheon became a prisoner of the orthodox forces. He died after revealing information about the cult despite a curse that punished betrayal. Then he

▶ Start ReadingLatest Chapter♡ Add to Library
0.0Rating
0Bookmarks
567Views
107Chapters
ABOUT

Synopsis

Gu Yangcheon served the Heavenly Demon and committed crimes he could never forgive himself for. After Wi Seol-ah, his childhood friend and the Celestial Sword, defeated the Heavenly Demon, Yangcheon became a prisoner of the orthodox forces. He died after revealing information about the cult despite a curse that punished betrayal. Then he woke up years earlier, around the time he first met Wi Seol-ah. Determined to avoid his old sins and lead a quiet life, Yangcheon discovers that the people and conflicts from his first life are approaching him again—and that his new decisions change more than he expects.

Editorial note

The story begins where a conventional martial-arts villain’s life ends: with a defeated servant of the Demonic Cult who understands what he did. Yangcheon’s return to youth does not erase that history. Clan politics, powerful martial artists, and a difficult reunion with Wi Seol-ah turn his desire to stay uninvolved into a much larger struggle. The result mixes hard-hitting murim conflict with second-chance relationships and moments of dry humor.

READ

107 Chapters

Chapter 107
17 reads
Chapter 106
23 reads
Chapter 105
22 reads
Chapter 104
22 reads
Chapter 103
27 reads
Chapter 102
19 reads
Chapter 101
26 reads
Chapter 100
21 reads
Chapter 99
24 reads
Chapter 98
19 reads
Chapter 97
16 reads
Chapter 96
20 reads
Chapter 95
15 reads
Chapter 94
15 reads
Chapter 93
16 reads
Chapter 92
23 reads
Chapter 91
20 reads
Chapter 90
20 reads
Chapter 89
15 reads
Chapter 88
18 reads
Chapter 87
21 reads
Chapter 86
21 reads
Chapter 85
19 reads
Chapter 84
23 reads
Chapter 83
17 reads
Chapter 82
21 reads
Chapter 81
16 reads
Chapter 80
27 reads
Chapter 79
22 reads
Chapter 78
18 reads
Chapter 77
20 reads
Chapter 76
22 reads
Chapter 75
21 reads
Chapter 74
15 reads
Chapter 73
21 reads
Chapter 72
17 reads
Chapter 71
21 reads
Chapter 70
20 reads
Chapter 69
20 reads
Chapter 68
21 reads
Chapter 67
23 reads
Chapter 66
21 reads
Chapter 65
20 reads
Chapter 64
19 reads
Chapter 63
16 reads
Chapter 62
15 reads
Chapter 61
20 reads
Chapter 60
17 reads
Chapter 59
16 reads
Chapter 58
14 reads
Chapter 57
16 reads
Chapter 56
18 reads
Chapter 55
21 reads
Chapter 54
16 reads
Chapter 53
15 reads
Chapter 52
20 reads
Chapter 51
13 reads
Chapter 50
16 reads
Chapter 49
14 reads
Chapter 48
19 reads
Chapter 47
19 reads
Chapter 46
22 reads
Chapter 45
18 reads
Chapter 44
18 reads
Chapter 43
25 reads
Chapter 42
22 reads
Chapter 41
21 reads
Chapter 40
17 reads
Chapter 39
17 reads
Chapter 38
17 reads
Chapter 37
21 reads
Chapter 36
17 reads
Chapter 35
13 reads
Chapter 34
13 reads
Chapter 33
18 reads
Chapter 32
20 reads
Chapter 31
15 reads
Chapter 30
21 reads
Chapter 29
19 reads
Chapter 28
13 reads
Chapter 27
15 reads
Chapter 26
14 reads
Chapter 25
13 reads
Chapter 24
14 reads
Chapter 23
14 reads
Chapter 22
13 reads
Chapter 21
17 reads
Chapter 20
19 reads
Chapter 19
13 reads
Chapter 18
15 reads
Chapter 17
14 reads
Chapter 16
13 reads
Chapter 15
12 reads
Chapter 14
21 reads
Chapter 13
19 reads
Chapter 12
14 reads
Chapter 11
17 reads
Chapter 10
18 reads
Chapter 9
16 reads
Chapter 8
19 reads
Chapter 7
13 reads
Chapter 6
22 reads
Chapter 5
19 reads
Chapter 4
14 reads
Chapter 3
14 reads
Chapter 2
13 reads
Chapter 1
18 reads
COMMUNITY

Reactions & rating

0 comments
Your ratingSign in to rate
STORY DNA

What it feels like

Discover by vibe →
Pace4/5
Darkness4/5
Comedy2/5
Romance3/5
Action5/5
Complexity4/5
Emotion4/5
Focus: BalancedCommitment: Deep

Gu Yangcheon is not starting his second life as an innocent underdog: he remembers the atrocities he committed under the Heavenly Demon. The tension comes from his wish for anonymity colliding with the people, debts, and martial conflicts he cannot leave behind. Visually retain the blue-black martial robes, long dark hair, violet-blue energy, and somber murim atmosphere of the supplied reference.

SERIES PULSE

Rising fast

Current activity from this site's real reader behavior.

5687d reads
0Followers
07d comments
07d reactions
Weekly velocity: 4.00× its 30-day weekly baseline
RELEASE HEALTH

Irregular

0.0Average days between releases
0%Consistency score
30Recent releases sampled

Calculated from actual published chapter timestamps. It measures schedule regularity, not story quality.

Momentum history begins after the daily snapshot job starts collecting evidence.
COMMUNITY PATHWAYS

If you liked this, go here next

Reader Lists →

These links are proposed by readers, then ranked by independent community votes — separate from the site's recommendation algorithm.

No community pathway yet. Readers can be the first to connect this title to another one.
DISCUSSION

Community Comments

BestNewestOldest
🛡️ Progress-aware Spoiler Shield: comments tagged beyond your last-read chapter are automatically covered until you choose to reveal them.
No comments yet. Start the discussion.
MORE LIKE THIS

You may also like

Tales of Demons and Gods

★ 0.0

Martial Peak

★ 0.0

Apotheosis

★ 0.0

One Piece

★ 0.0

Lookism

★ 0.0

Kingdom

★ 0.0
▶ StartLatestChaptersDiscuss