The rise of online novels had a long history, starting from the earliest written works. However, if one had to answer which work brought it up, it would be Battle Through the Heavens and Martial Universe. "Battle Through the Heavens" was a 2010 fantasy novel written by Tian Can Tu Dou. It described the growth of a youth called Xiao Yan and became one of the representative works of online novels. "Martial Yin Yang" was a 2015 fantasy novel produced by Dinovision Media. It described the growth of a youth named Lin Dong. He changed his fate by practicing martial arts and became another classic online novel. The emergence of these two works led to the new trend of online novels, attracting a large number of readers, making online novels more and more popular among young people.