The new martial arts novels and the old martial arts novels were two different styles of martial arts novels. The differences were as follows: 1. literary form: the new school of martial arts novels is based on the traditional martial arts novels to carry out innovation, emphasizing the story plot, character and plot twist and other aspects of innovation, more emphasis on the performance of the character's inner feelings and human nature, compared to the old school of martial arts novels, more emphasis on the innovation of literary form and the variety of expression. 2. The content of the subject: The old-school martial arts novels mainly describe the grudges of Jianghu, the loyalty of heroes, the tenderness of chivalrous bones, and other traditional elements. They emphasize the importance of Jianghu status and martial arts, often with strong feudal superstition and martial arts feelings; while the new-school martial arts novels pay more attention to the performance of social reality and human problems, including love, kinship, friendship, responsibility, human nature, etc. At the same time, they also add science fiction, fantasy and other elements. 3. Character image: The characters in the old-school martial arts novels tend to emphasize the importance of martial arts and status, and the description of the character's personality and quality is relatively simple; while the new martial arts novels pay more attention to the complex changes of the character's personality and fate, and the character image is more plump and three-dimensional, with a certain complexity and depth. 4. Literature style: The literary style of the old-school martial arts novels was mainly classical literature, focusing on the details and image creation; while the new martial arts novels paid more attention to the modern and personal expression, emphasizing the plot twist and rhythm change. The differences between the new school of martial arts novels and the old school of martial arts novels mainly lie in the literary form, subject matter, character image and literary style. Different literary styles have different characteristics and advantages, which have an important impact on the creation and development of martial arts novels.