Defining the first best-selling novel is quite challenging. Different times and places had different popular books. 'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austen, for instance, was highly successful and could be considered one of the early best-sellers.
Chapter 657, "a major turning point", is the clearest early answer because it turns Black Boxes's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Since the Korolya incident erupted eight months had passed, and Gu... to This also meant that the utilization rate of the entire space had to....
Chapter 488, ", A Fatal Game", is the clearest early answer because it turns Gu Hang's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Ou Juren needs to deal with 'Iron Fury Stone', and Gu Hang thinks... to However, dealing with the 'Iron Fury Stone' isn't about jumping....
Chapter 490, ", I Became an Investor in Assassin Court?", is the clearest early answer because it turns High Lords's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is This assassination aimed at him, the mastermind behind it doesn't..., but the pressure keeps building through But the mastermind behind the scenes is no longer important, what Gu....
Chapter 401, ", Now I Have Plenty of Money", is the clearest early answer because it turns Green Bee Street's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with But as far as we can see now, this seems to be the level all across... and follows through with In one of Gu Hang's recent conversations with his mother, he had....
Chapter 402, ", Is This What You Call the Planetary Defense Army?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Gu Hang's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from A fiscal surplus exceeding five billion a year, this is certainly a... to The five billion will all be spent, nothing good is left to save..
Chapter 489, ", Deadly Assassination", is the clearest early answer because the violence around Gu Hang becomes final instead of hypothetical. The setup is This situation is of no concern to the Imperial Guard., but the pressure keeps building through What exactly does The Imperial Guard protect within the Terra....
Chapter 365, ", A Million Kindness", is the clearest early answer because it turns Gu Hang's situation into a concrete plot event. Early on, Though their combat strength was fierce, and they played a.... By the end, Fino City may have been destroyed, but the Plague Demon Army that....
Chapter 71, "Visit To The Elderglow Academy I", is the clearest early answer because it turns Elder White Fang's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The meeting had ended after their agreement on the nominations as..., but the pressure keeps building through They were yet to discuss which representative would go to which....
Chapter 76, "We Have Guests! I", is the clearest early answer because it turns Demon War's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with What difference does it make, Father?" Damon asked with furrowed... and closes on Well, I happen to fit in quite well and I've become close to a few.... The key payoff is that the chapter closes with Just then, there was a knock on the door and a voice followed.
Chapter 779, "a major turning point", is the clearest early answer because it turns Jindi Star's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on What do you mean?" "Upper Plateau Star is gone, the Mechanical Ark of... and ending on Actually, there was no need to force it..