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Cradle by Will Wight is a progression fantasy built around martial-arts-style power growth, big set-piece fights and a steadily rising scale. Readers look for clear power systems and constant forward momentum.

If you've finished it (or are waiting on the next book), these free web novels are the closest matches we've found. Each one is picked for the same Progression, Cultivation and Magic appeal, and listed best-rated first.

12 stories like Cradle

  1. RE: Deity - The Breath of Creation - [Stubbed]

    4.72 · 156 chapters
    Why it fits: Cultivation, High Fantasy, Magic and Progression

    Book 1 Available on Amazon! Book 1 Stubbed November 19th Synopsis: Sometimes the multiverse needs expanding. That's where I come in. Unfortunately being a deity isn't all fun and games, as there are always things working against you. Not…

  2. Divine Awakening

    4.71 · 44 chapters
    Why it fits: Cultivation, High Fantasy, Magic and Progression

    When an explosion beneath the pyramids of Giza devours half of Cairo, it reveals a chasm spewing mysterious energy, unleashing mythical creatures worldwide and altering humans. As nations clash over the Pit's secrets, Ash remains focused…

  3. Scientific Orcery: The Last Human's Field Guide to Witches, Monsters, and Planetary Conquest

    4.68 · 4 chapters
    Why it fits: Cultivation, High Fantasy, Magic and Progression

    Ioan Starfall, a Nordstaii teen on the cusp of adulthood, drowned as his village was set ablaze by a dragon. I woke up in his body and refused to become a hero to seek revenge when offered incredible power by a witch. You, see I've got…

  4. Cultivation System: Elder Edition

    4.62 · 529 chapters · Ongoing
    Why it fits: Cultivation, High Fantasy, Magic and Progression

    [Action + System + Comedy + MC teaches protagonist disciples + Isekai + Cultivation] While I wondered why the fender of a nice Cooper was growing bigger, fate spun elsewhere, and I woke up in the body of an Elder in a world of…

  5. The Path of Ascension

    4.61 · 198 chapters
    Why it fits: Cultivation, High Fantasy, Magic and Progression

    The Path of Ascension has moved to Kindle Unlimited (Chapters 5-41 removed). Here it is on Amazon and Audible. The Path of Ascension book 2 has moved to Kindle Unlimited (Chapters 45-72 removed). Here it is on Amazon and Audible. The Path…

  6. THEOS

    4.57 · 10 chapters
    Why it fits: Cultivation, High Fantasy, Magic and Progression

    BOOK 1 and 2 STUBBED You can read it here or listen to it here. Luke died, and he didn't like it. Cannibal gods and evil monologuing not-angels would do that to anyone. So, when a chance presented itself to stave off death for good and…

  7. System Breaker [Xianxia System Apocalypse Litrpg] [STUBBED: Books 1-3 on Amazon]

    4.54 · 94 chapters
    Why it fits: Cultivation, High Fantasy, Magic and Progression

    Heavily edited and overhauled Books 1-3 on Amazon Kindle (Renamed to Infernal Ascension) Nothing will stop Young Master Wei An Wei from exacting his revenge upon his father. Not the forces of the Claimed Hells. Not the laws of reality…

  8. Renewal : A Daughter of Fate - VILLAINESS/LITRPG/CULTIVATION/OTOME - (Book One Stubbed)

    4.53 · 15 chapters
    Why it fits: Cultivation, High Fantasy, Magic and Progression

    Death has a funny way of finding Lynette Heversham, but after three lifetimes filled with pain, anger, and misplaced emotions, she finds herself waking, yet again, as her younger self. Cursed to re-live as the Crazy Cerue Lady, can she…

  9. Reborn as a Demonic Tree

    4.52 · 110 chapters
    Why it fits: Cultivation, High Fantasy, Magic and Progression

    Hey everyone! Books 1-8 have been removed for Amazon! Read the edited version of Book 1 on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited & Audible. This will be a very long series with regular uploads 3x a week: Monday/Wednesday/Friday (Except breaks) Another…

  10. This Young Master Just Wants To Go Home

    4.51 · 48 chapters
    Why it fits: Cultivation, High Fantasy, Magic and Progression

    Ethan was never aiming to be a hero. After his awakening he had come to terms with just being a D-rank hunter scraping by in a world where rifts spit out monsters and riches in equal measure. But when a raid goes sideways, he finds…

  11. Blueprint for Immortality: a Crafting Xianxia

    4.50 · 7 chapters
    Why it fits: Cultivation, High Fantasy, Magic and Progression

    What to Expect: A slow-life xianxia with crafting, character-heavy writing, and exploring the world and people of Xianxia in a way the genre usually skips over. Booker has woken up in the wrong body; a body ruined by drug-use, trapped in…

  12. Depthless Hunger [COMPLETE]

    4.48 · 47 chapters
    Why it fits: Cultivation, High Fantasy, Magic and Progression

    Kai is the hardest working warrior in his generation... and the unluckiest. In a world where most people receive magical skills, classes, or cultivation, Kai has nothing but his wits and his strength. His only choice will be to forge a…

Frequently asked questions

What are the best books like Cradle?

Top picks for fans of Cradle are RE: Deity - The Breath of Creation - [Stubbed], Divine Awakening, Scientific Orcery: The Last Human's Field Guide to Witches, Monsters, and Planetary Conquest and Cultivation System: Elder Edition. They share tags such as Progression, Cultivation and Magic.

What kind of story is Cradle?

Cradle by Will Wight is a progression fantasy built around martial-arts-style power growth, big set-piece fights and a steadily rising scale. Readers look for clear power systems and constant forward momentum.

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