Looking for Western Fantasy: A Fallen Empire’s Princess and Her Female Guardian Knight Reclaim the Throne 求西方异世界，破败帝国公主与守护骑士（女）复国

1. 1 被 Picked Up by an Elf Cub 被精灵幼崽捡到 Bai Tailei百太雷Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing (Western fantasy, swords and magic, DND-style, no System, transmigrating into another body. An old guy’s novel, not a power fantasy. I can’t write with AI, but I do love complaining. I removed spell slots and added fighting spirit to make things more logical.) Because he’s single and has no plans to marry, Ling Yun is bold enough to quit his job when the economy is bad. Then he gets even bolder and shouts out in the middle of the night when he sees someone being bullied. And so, he transmigrates 754Reads6.4Score10014d adds

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   A Western fantasy, D&D-like story, featuring elves and magic, knights and lords. In an overly realistic alternate world, the protagonist loses his lordly job after trying his best, and when he's desperate, he's luckily taken in by a baby elf!

2. 2 异 The Oriental Emperor in Another World 异世界的东方帝王 The Champion Marquis of Slacking Off摆烂冠军侯Eastern Fantasy409k WordsCompleted This is a slow-burn story, so please bear with it, dear readers~(^◇^)/ [No System + Western fantasy + conquest + farming + lord + war + slow burn] From the start, a bolt of lightning turns him into a prince of a dynasty. Just as he is about to lead an invincible fleet on an expedition across the ocean, a whirlpool sweeps him and his ships into another world. When he opens his eyes, two moons hang overhead, and humans, elves, and beastfolk are fighting in a chaotic brawl. Zhu Jingyao looks down a 296Reads5.9Score—14d adds

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   You can check this out 💕

3. 3 满 Transmigrating to Another World at Max Level 满级穿越异世界 Dumdum Beast Eats Canned Food呆呆兽吃罐头Eastern Fantasy522k WordsOngoing [Fantasy + collecting witches + farming + Japanese light novel style + lots of Terraria elements + no angst + bowing and begging you to add this to your library] [Not an invincible protagonist story, but the male lead is one of the top-tier fighters from the start] [Not fan fiction, but Terraria players will smile knowingly as they read] It was a world where myths still existed. Dragons circled the World Tree, while the deep-sea folk watched hungrily from mysterious waters. Goblins raided trave 96Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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   It's a Western fantasy novel; it's good, and the plot and characters are well-written.

4. 4 给 A Hymn of Courage for Those Who Grieve 给予哀痛者勇气之赞歌 Wang Ming San Zheng王命三徵Eastern Fantasy251k WordsOngoing [First-person perspective] [Epic fantasy] [Sword and sorcery] [Slow burn] [Growth] [Reincarnated before birth] [Mushoku Tensei-like] [Single heroine] [Devoted romance] [No harem] [No System] (If you're looking for pure wish fulfillment, you can stop reading now.) I once thought reincarnation was a blessing, enough to make up for the misfortunes of my previous life and redeem myself; I once thought the light in the window called “home” could give a wandering soul roots and illuminate the road hom 95Reads—Score10614d adds

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   From the moment we are born, we begin our journey toward death, losing something with every step.

5. 5 我 The Girl I Picked Up Is the World’s Richest Person? 我捡来的少女，怎么会是世界首富 Eight Bags of Candy糖送八袋Urban89k WordsOngoing [Little-Girl Tycoon + Sweet Everyday Romance] One day, Ye Cheng brings a little girl home after finding her. To earn a place to stay, she even offers to do his laundry, cook for him, and keep his bed warm. But Ye Cheng has no idea who she is, and keeps insulting her right to her face... “Xiao Ya, have you heard? The heiress of the Lin Group ran away from home. She must have way too much time on her hands!” “I heard Miss Lin is only five feet tall. That’s so short!” “I heard her cooking is awful! 117Reads5.4Score—14d adds

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   Let's all urge for an update! Demon Dragon: What to Do When the Princess Uses You as a Mount (I recommend this, but I can't find it here).

6. 6 穿 Transmigrated as a Dragon: The King Sacrifices a Princess From the Start 穿越恶龙：开局国王献祭公主 The Penguin Who Can't Wake Up睡不醒的企鹅Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + pseudo-DND + Western fantasy + beast-eared girls + farming + lord + one sweet, pampered heroine, cherished above all others + giant beasts] Su Nian woke up to find that he had become a wicked dragon everyone wanted dead. But what was a little girl doing cowering beside him? “Ding! Hello, Host. I am the War and Plunder System.” “Ding! Hello, Host. I am the Evolution and Modification System.” “Ding! Hello, Host. I am the Evil Villain System.” “Ding! Too many Systems dete 31kReads9.3Score3.4k14d adds
7. 7 反 The Villainous Lord: Players and the Protagonist Both Want to Kill Me 反派领主：玩家和主角都想刀我 The Penguin Who Can't Wake Up睡不醒的企鹅Sports2.3M WordsCompleted [Fake villain + transmigration + fantasy + game lord + farming + System + sweet romance + beast-eared girls = pure fun] He transmigrated into the villainous lord boss from the game he played in his previous life. He thought he could overturn his fate of being defeated and fleece the players instead. But thanks to a rotten System, he had no choice but to oppose the players. The players’ respawn point? Blocked off. Their guide NPC, the Saintess? Carried off. Where there is oppression, there is res 2.2kReads9.4Score25614d adds

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   Both are good. The Dragon [Transmigration + System + Pseudo-D&D + Western Fantasy + Animal Girl + Farming + Lord + Sweet Romance with Only One Female Lead, Pampering Only One Person + Giant Beast] Su Nian wakes up to find herself transformed into a dragon that everyone hates, but what's with the little girl cowering nearby?

8. 8 公 The Princess’s Guardian Knight 公主守护骑士 Zhai He斋何Eastern Fantasy407k WordsOngoing Cang Kui, who has neither a System nor a golden finger, arrives in the legendary world of Western fantasy. Luckily, he has a decent talent for it. Just as Cang Kui thinks he'll spend his whole life as a knight, darkness returns and the world falls into chaos. The surviving creatures can only unite and search for a chance to survive. Faced with darkness and monsters, what path should Cang Kui take? The evil gods have awakened, but where are the deities? In this bleak and despairing age, can he pr 114Reads—Score—14d adds

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   It seems like there aren't any tomatoes that are roughly similar yet →_→

9. 9 玩 Player Summons: I Am the Calamity 玩家召唤：朕即是天灾 I'm the Emperor of Luck我是欧皇Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted (An Emperor Summons Players + Fourth Calamity! Hilarious! Invincible Power Fantasy!) Qin Han, a game designer from Earth, transmigrated! He became the emperor of the Great Han Dynasty! A concubine lay on his dragon bed, a huge rebel army was massed outside the city, and the System was urging him to summon players... What was he supposed to do in this situation? Obviously, summon players, wipe out the rebels, then put his arm around the concubine and watch the players conquer the world for him! A 6.3kReads9.0Score58614d adds
10. 10 骑 Mount & Blade: I Transmigrated with God from the Start 骑马与砍杀：开局带着上帝穿越 Riding a Pig Is No Way to See the World骑猪难走天下Anime Fanfiction209k WordsOngoing [A wholly fictional otherworldly continent] [Slow burn] I was transported by someone claiming to be God to a world she had created. She even gave me a Mount & Blade System. The strange thing is, she came along too... 8Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 11 摩 The Travels of Mo En 摩恩历行 Mei Lin, Oh Mei Lin梅林啊梅林Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing [Japanese-Style Fantasy] [Adventure Ensemble] [Demon King and Hero] On his very first day posing as a hero, Siegfried broke the sacred sword. Luckily, he still had a traveler's handbook that could reveal people's secrets. The greed of nobles, the honor of knights, the ambition of the Demon King... As long as he figured out what people wanted, he could trick them into following his plans. He intended to use his talents to help a princess in exile reclaim her kingdom, then return in style to his o 39.8kReads9.2Score3.6k14d adds
12. 12 流EN Wandering Knight: My Simple Data Panel at the Start 流浪骑士开局：我有简易数据面板 Not a Penny in My Pocket兜里没有一分钱Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to another world, he found himself in a feudal society much like the Middle Ages. Starting as the second son of a knightly family, armed with nothing but a simple data panel, he set out on the path to empire. Training soldiers, forging weapons, building castles: he had it all. 32.4kReads9.0Score2.7k14d adds
13. 13 我 I, Long Aotian, Become a Dragon in the West 我龙傲天，在西方当恶龙 Wielding Pen, Book, and Sword操笔书剑Eastern Fantasy588k WordsOngoing [Reborn + evil dragon + divine dragon + Dragon King + lord + collecting + cultivation + plundering + world domination] Aotian transmigrated as a Western prince, only to be cursed by an evil witch and turned into an ugly Western dragon. Cursed to have no wings, he craved treasure as if it were blood and greedily wanted to plunder everything. Heroes would come one after another to hunt him down. I, Long Aotian, evolved straight into a Chinese divine dragon and raised havoc across the Central Lands 11kReads8.5Score2.5k14d adds
14. 14 求 Survival World: From the Start, I Inherit a Haunted Cabin in the Woods 求生世界：开局继承林间鬼屋 The Storytelling Fish讲故事的鱼Sports1.7M WordsCompleted [Everyone Struggles to Survive + Lordly Rivalry + Farming and Development + Another World] As the world teeters on the brink of collapse, will you choose to be a laid-back nobody, content to stay in your own corner? Or become a Demon King who rules the world? Or perhaps... risk everything to save it? The protagonist transmigrates to another world and inherits a haunted house in the woods from the start! He gains three ghostly companions! Ghost Maid: Master, your coffee is ready. Undead Kn 1.6kReads8.1Score13014d adds
15. 15 女 Matriarchy: The Enemy General’s Canary 女尊：敌城将军的金丝雀 Bai Youyou白油油Ancient Romance348k WordsCompleted [Read with caution: angst; strong female lead, weak male lead] They say the Crown Prince Rong of Nanzhao is peerlessly beautiful, a beauty who could topple kingdoms. Yuanzhou is a barbarous land where the people defy the natural order and exalt women. One day, its army invaded, Nanzhao fell, and the Crown Prince became the female general's caged bird. “My little nightingale, your stubbornness is breaking the hearts of Nanzhao's people.” 100Reads8.4Score—14d adds
16. 16 国EN Long Live the King 国王万岁 Mad Blade of Troubled Times乱世狂刀Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsCompleted An ordinary man gets his hands on an incredible golden cheat and transmigrates into the body of a lowly king. In this cold, ruthless otherworld, he leaves behind an unconventional, invincible legend of passion and adventure. 282Reads8.6Score—14d adds
17. 17 骑 A Knight's Journey 骑士征程 I Love Little Beans我爱小豆Eastern Fantasy10.6M WordsCompleted The rise of a low-ranking officer; Radiant battle aura; Dazzling magic; Lovely confidantes; All this and more in Knight's Journey. 680Reads9.1Score—14d adds
18. 18 没 I’m So Insecure, I Raise a Demon King in the Starter Village 没有安全感的我在新手村养魔王 Crossing the Tribulation渡子厄Sports2.1M WordsCompleted [A gentleman's novel] [Artificially sweet romance] [Everyday life] [Lighthearted and funny] Chen Long is reborn in the world of The Light of the End, inhabiting Leon, a newbie village mini-boss who's supposed to be killed by the hero from the start. Leon: I'm not feeling safe. First things first, I'm taking the Demon King home... 13.5kReads9.1Score1.7k14d adds
19. 19 模 Life Simulation: Evolving from a Goblin 模拟人生从哥布林开始进化 Brother Ahei阿黑哥Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Otherworldly Goblin + Simulator + Demon God Emperor] Reborn as a goblin, he relies on a simulator to level up. When Li Meng wakes up, he discovers he has become a goblin. As the weakest kind of monster, Li Meng feels the pressure. Luckily, transmigrating comes with a golden finger, so he might as well get stronger. To survive and grow stronger, he can only lead his goblin underlings in giving the world a tiny little shock. And so begins his carefree life in another world as a great villain. 2.1kReads8.4Score21714d adds

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    This book is quite good.

20. 20 不 I'm Done Pretending! The Duke's Daughter Is a Hopeless Romantic 不演了！公爵大小姐她纯爱啊 Xie Bufei邪不绯Ancient Romance676k WordsCompleted [Western Fantasy / Multiple Races / Ensemble Cast / Slow Burn / Magic / Adventure / Multiple Male Leads] An Jie Li is the heroine of this Western fantasy novel. The world revolves around her, and everyone loves her. She was supposed to live a kind, beautiful, happy life, but that peaceful existence shattered one day. She suddenly gained the ability to hear the thoughts of transmigrators. They had Systems, too, and kept approaching her, deceiving her, exploiting her, hurting her, and trying to 134Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Show it to me!!!

21. 21 合 The Useless Disciple of the Hehuan Sect 合欢宗废材 Qin Gengxin秦更新Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Absurd comedy + traditional fantasy + multiple heroines + espionage + battles of wits] Ye Huan is a disciple so disappointing that even the Hehuan Sect wants nothing to do with him. By chance, he obtains an inheritance, and from then on becomes a man who can hold up the heavens. One way for men to survive in the Hehuan Sect is to become spies. As it happens, Ye Huan is an espionage enthusiast, and with his exceptional powers of logical deduction, he matches wits with all sides on the covert fro 1.7kReads7.2Score16714d adds

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    😏😄🤭😄😅[Pouting]😳😅🤔😏🤭😏🤔🤔 Packed with exciting moments and intelligent characters, the plot is well-paced and not padded.

22. 22 日 The Sun and Moon Dual Cultivation Art 日月双修功 Web Novel Xiao Xiaosheng网文笑笑生Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted At the pinnacle of the Immortal Realm, the Immortal Emperor Jing Chengxuan was killed by the Nine Profound Female Immortal Emperor. His soul was reborn in the body of the mortal Jing Chengxuan, who had his dantian destroyed by his bride on their wedding night. Jing Chengxuan cultivates supreme immortal arts, defies fate, and takes revenge on his enemies, making Yun Yiran regret her actions for the rest of her life. He rises step by step, fights his way back to the Immortal Realm, and takes his r 2.7kReads6.2Score32014d adds
23. 23 君 The Empress Reclaims Her Throne: A Loli Empress Conquers Again 君临臣下，萝莉女帝的再征服 This Summer, As If Empty此夏若空Ancient Romance431k WordsOngoing [Medieval setting + empress + usurping the throne and defying her vassal + career-focused + conquest + political intrigue + two powerful leads + partly nurturing, sweet romance (some angst early on)] [Military genius loli empress X scheming, obsessive regent | 1v1 | both virgins] In the Fourth Era, the Roman Empire had long since lost its former glory. But Alexandra, seated upon the throne, had not given up. One sunny afternoon, in the purple palace, she pointed to the empire’s former territorie 8Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    That's the one I can think of that best meets the requirements.

24. 24 刀 The Right Way to Use Blades and Beast Girls 刀与兽娘的正确用法 Lucky to Meet You相逢有幸Eastern Fantasy310k WordsCompleted Su Yuan transmigrates to another world ruled by beast girls, only to discover that not only can he not learn magic, but even his human identity seems best kept hidden. Luckily, there’s always a way forward. Just when he’s down on his luck, a cultivation System binds itself to him, but this System is completely unreliable. —Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 25 暗 Prophecy of the Dark Night 暗夜灵谕 Wilderness Witch707荒野女巫707Mystery242k WordsOngoing Li Yanxuan is a second-year student at Gaoqi No. 1 High School who has lived with his mother since childhood. During an off-campus team-building event with his club, he accidentally falls into another world and embarks on a perilous journey shrouded in mystery. With danger lurking at every turn, will he make it out alive? —Reads—Score—14d adds

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