Tales of Demons and Gods Review: Start Now or Wait?

TL;DR: This Tales of Demons and Gods review is built on Wuxiaworld's live page, its reader reviews and a reader thread, not a full read of 507 chapters. The page shows a 65 score from 371 reviews, an Ongoing header, a Details panel marked Haitus at one chapter per month, and a latest chapter posted a year ago. The rebirth premise is easy to sample; the ending is not assured.

Key Takeaways

• Wuxiaworld lists 507 chapters, a score of 65 from 371 reviews, and Mad Snail (发飙的蜗牛) as author.
• The page contradicts itself on status: Ongoing in the header, Haitus in Details, with a 1 chapter/month release rate.
• The latest chapter shown is Chapter 508, posted "a year ago" as of October 12, 2026.
• All three reviews on the page are seven years old, and all three warn about the pace or the missing ending, even the two marked Recommended.
• A nine-season donghua exists (2017 to 2025), per Wikipedia's list of Chinese animated series.

Tales of Demons and Gods Review: The Live Listing

The official Wuxiaworld page for Tales of Demons & Gods, checked on October 12, 2026, shows 507 chapters, a score of 65 across 371 reviews, Mad Snail (发飙的蜗牛) as author, Thyaeria as translator, and Yuewen as the license source. Its tags are Chinese, Fantasy, Xuanhuan and Action.

Screenshot: Wuxiaworld novel page for Tales of Demons & Gods, October 12, 2026

The practical issue is on the same page. The title block says Ongoing. Farther down, the Details panel says Status: Haitus and Release Rate: 1 chapter/month. The two translator notices shown are "10 years ago" and "11 years ago". This review reports both status fields as Wuxiaworld displays them rather than guessing which one reflects the original-language schedule.

Screenshot: Details panel and Translator's Notice on the Wuxiaworld page, October 12, 2026

The Chapters tab adds one more signal. It lists the latest chapter as Chapter 508, posted "a year ago". So the English listing has moved since the long gap readers described in 2021 (see below), but slowly, and nothing on the page marks an endpoint.

Screenshot: Chapters tab on the Wuxiaworld page, October 12, 2026

For genre context, Wuxiaworld's Xuanhuan introduction says fantasy works "that are difficult to classify clearly as science fiction, Xianxia, or Western fantasy are generally grouped under Xuanhuan". Our What Is Xuanhuan? guide gives the shorter reader-facing version.

What the Official Synopsis Promises

The synopsis opens: "Killed by a Sage Emperor and reborn as his 13 year old self, Nie Li was given a second chance at life." It continues with "A second chance to change everything, save his loved ones and his beloved city," and promises he "will climb the steps towards the strongest" by "Cultivating the strongest cultivation technique, wielding the strongest demon spirits".

That is a compact, legible hook. Rebirth gives the lead knowledge and motive; protecting a city gives a stake beyond personal power; and demon spirits set it apart from a plain "become the strongest" pitch. A synopsis is still a promise, not evidence that every later arc delivers, and this review does not describe plot turns past the premise.

Readers new to the label can compare it with our Xianxia vs Xuanhuan difference guide, or browse more official-tag examples in the best xuanhuan novels in English.

Tales of Demons and Gods Review: What Wuxiaworld Readers Say

The three reviews displayed on the page are all seven years old, and they agree on one thing: the pace.

Screenshot: reader reviews on the Wuxiaworld page, October 12, 2026

• knijn (Recommended) titled the review "Great novel but don't read it", calling it "really good" but adding that "nobody thinks it will ever get an ending".
• cbeas8 (Not recommended) called it "very much a mixed bag", praised "a great world", and warned: "If you're looking for a new novel to read then turn back you won't ever get an ending to this novel." The same review says "If you've come to read it wanting more from having read the manga then I fully recommend reading from the beginning".
• PrfctIdea (Recommended) wrote "This novel is the first novel of many virgin Wuxia readers !" but warned "One chapter a month ... you need to be ready and patient", while saying "it's worth reading for the rebirth part and the growth part of the MC and his friend !"

Those reviews predate the most recent chapters, so the "never" claims are reader opinion from seven years ago, not a current fact. What they do show is that even fans rated it on the release problem, not just the story.

What Readers Said When the Novel Stalled

A May 2021 r/noveltranslations thread, "tales of demons and gods 497 is it coming? (Novel)", captures the wait from the reader side. The post itself has no spoilers; some replies below it discuss late chapters, so skip the comments if you have not read that far.

• GuanZhong answered: "Mad Snail (the author) has not released ch. 497 yet. Latest chapter is still 496 (since January)."
• Animeop described the slide "From shortened chapters to 1 chapter a month releases to now no new release in 4 months."
• bensh90 said "I used to love this series" but flagged "so many contradicting things" across the novel.
• Not everyone gave up: one reply said "I still think TODG have lot of potential", and Dus1604 said they would "rather wait a year for him the gain interest in it again and write it better".

Read together with the Wuxiaworld page, the picture is consistent: a well-loved opening, then a release pace that frustrated even committed readers. The Chapter 508 entry shows the story did not stop at 496, but the page still gives no finish date.

The Donghua and the Manhua

If you met this story on screen first, Wikipedia's list of Chinese animated series shows a 3D donghua, 妖神记, with Tencent Video and Bilibili listed as producers and Ruo Hong Culture as the studio. Season 1 (40 episodes) aired in 2017 and the list runs to season 9 (52 episodes) in 2025. A reply in the 2021 thread also notes that Webnovel's paid Tales of Demons and Gods chapters are the manhua, not the novel, so check which format you are buying.

What the Wuxiaworld Score Can and Cannot Tell You

Wuxiaworld shows 65 from 371 reviews. This review divides that by ten and records 6.5/10, a transparent conversion rather than a second rating. A platform score summarizes responses on that platform; it does not explain why readers rated it as they did. Here the reviews on the page do explain part of it: the complaints are about the pace and the missing ending, not the opening premise.

Verdict

Our take, based on the listing, the reviews and the reader thread above: Tales of Demons & Gods is easy to start and hard to finish. The rebirth hook is clear, and many readers credit it with getting them into Chinese web novels. But the page itself says Haitus at one chapter a month, the latest chapter is a year old, and every review shown warns about the ending.

The Good

• A clear second-chance hook: Nie Li reborn at thirteen, with past-life knowledge and a city to protect.
• Readers who recommend it praise the rebirth and growth arc.
• A long-running donghua (nine seasons, 2017 to 2025) for readers who want another format.

The Cons

• Header says Ongoing, Details says Haitus, with a 1 chapter/month release rate.
• The three reviews on the page, all seven years old, warn the story may never end.
• Readers in 2021 described a months-long gap after chapter 496; the latest chapter now listed is 508, a year ago.

Rating: 6.5/10

That is the Wuxiaworld score of 65 divided by ten, not a full-text reading or a verdict on specific arcs.

Read it if: you want a second-chance xuanhuan premise, came from the donghua or manhua, and are fine with an open ending.

Wait if: you need a completed translation or a steady release schedule. The page's own Ongoing/Haitus split is reason enough.

How We Checked This

We used 4 sources, opened on October 12, 2026 unless noted: the Wuxiaworld novel page (About and Chapters tabs, including the three displayed reviews, saved as text and screenshots), Wuxiaworld's Xuanhuan genre introduction (saved October 10, 2026), Wikipedia's list of Chinese animated series, and the r/noveltranslations thread above, read in full through its RSS feed. Spoiler-heavy replies in that thread were not used. Reddit and Wuxiaworld review comments are quoted as reader opinion.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Tales of Demons and Gods about?

Wuxiaworld's synopsis follows Nie Li, who is killed by a Sage Emperor and reborn as his 13-year-old self, with a second chance to save his loved ones and his city and to battle the Sage Emperor again.

Who wrote Tales of Demons and Gods?

Wuxiaworld credits Mad Snail (发飙的蜗牛) as author, Thyaeria as translator and Dogboy90 as editor, and lists Yuewen as the license source.

How many chapters does Tales of Demons and Gods have?

Wuxiaworld showed 507 chapters on October 12, 2026, with the latest listed as Chapter 508, posted a year ago.

Is Tales of Demons and Gods completed?

No. The Wuxiaworld header says Ongoing, while the Details panel says Haitus and lists a release rate of 1 chapter/month. There is no completed endpoint.

Is there a Tales of Demons and Gods anime?

Yes. Wikipedia's list of Chinese animated series shows a 3D donghua produced by Tencent Video and Bilibili, with season 1 in 2017 and season 9 in 2025.

What rating does Tales of Demons and Gods have?

Wuxiaworld showed a score of 65 from 371 reviews on October 12, 2026. This review converts that to 6.5/10 by dividing by ten.

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References

• Wuxiaworld: Tales of Demons & Gods
• Wuxiaworld: Introduction to Chinese Webnovel Genres, Xuanhuan
• Wikipedia: List of Chinese animated series
• r/noveltranslations: tales of demons and gods 497 is it coming? (Novel)