Recommendations Action BL that’s more Action than BL

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  1. nightjade

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    Hard to explain exactly what I mean but I really want to find more bl webnovels that read more like typical action/shonen webnovels* but the MC just happens to be in a relationship with a guy. There are obviously lots of Bl novels that explore those tropes/genres but I find they almost always focus on the romance aspect and don’t put much detail into the leveling system/cultivation/etc. Especially for wuxia/xianxia danmei…

    [*what I mean by typical are system novels, xianxia, dungeon novels, isekai, VRMMORPG etc.. One thing i’ve noticed is that bl system novels usually have systems whose purpose is humorous and related to novel roles/romance while action system novels have systems related to levelling up and getting stronger. Would prefer no Quick Transmigration novels for this reason!!)

    Examples of BL that have that ~shonen feel to me:
    - Necromancer Survival
    - The Virtual Character that I personally raised
    - I became a God in a Horror Game
    - The Reborn Otaku’s Code to the Apocalypse** (imo it starts off strong but halfway through the author stops focusing on the action for their relationship)
    - The Legendary Master’s Wife** (same as reborn otaku’s code)​
     
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    Zhao ge , xianxia 98% is full action and just 2% is romance but not typical love romance more like brotherhood soulmate :blobsmirk:
     
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    I'm not shouldering this blame
     
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    I Have Medicine. You should try it.

    The romance in that novel is quite slow, but you can feel that the ML and MC care for each other. It is a cultivation novel.
     
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    Little Mushroom
     
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    I want to recommend Peerless but thinking again I think it's more like mystery-solving than action.
     
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    Infrastructure Frenzy
    It's bl novel with easily overlooked shonen ai relationship
    A mix of infrastructure building novel
    And fighting ala naruto, with tons of quirky characters with their own tribe characteristic
    Plus sacred beasts bigger than Godzilla and the fighting scene
    And cute foodie legendary beast
     
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    Global examination (manga available for first few chapters)
    The Earth is Online
    Supernatural movie actor app
    I was once a legend
     
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    supernatural movie actor app
    this trial game of life
    end of century
     
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    Aachiin0914 ☼Sunnyshies☼

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