Recommendations for Novels About Knights in Heavy Armor, Especially Defense-Focused Ones 求推荐，身穿重甲，骑士类，防御类小说

1. 1 骑 Sir Knight, the Demon King Really Doesn’t Exist 骑士先生，魔王真的不存在啊 The Everlasting Explosion Magic User Huihui永久的爆裂魔法使惠惠Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [Light novel] [Reincarnation] [Another-world adventure] [No System] [No harem] [Funny and lighthearted] [Hot-blooded] [Ensemble cast] A disillusioned, down-and-out half-elf bard is caught up in a crisis. The one who comes to save him is… The greatest knight, the sun that rends the darkness, former stage actor, a few cards short of a deck, permanent pope-in-waiting of the World Church, friend to the elves… Tang! “The Seven Deadly Sins are wreaking havoc, and the Demon King who will destroy the wo 67.7kReads9.2Score7kShelves

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   This is a true knight: upright but not pedantic, kind but not overly compassionate.

2. 2 哑 The Mute Knight's Miserable Life in Another World 哑巴骑士在异世界的悲催生活 Wu Jie梧阶Eastern Fantasy226k WordsOngoing [Western Fantasy + One Heroine + Both Chaste + Western Fantasy Immortality + No System + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Novel + Adventure + Slow Pace + High-Magic World + No Soul Transmigration] (Note: This isn’t a wish-fulfillment novel, and the pacing isn’t fast. The protagonist won’t win every time right from the start. If you’re okay with that, give it a read. It’ll be better for both of us!) Lin Ke transmigrates to another world and becomes a black-armored knight. He is immune to magical damage and 3.3kReads8.6Score385Shelves

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   See for yourself [eating popcorn]

3. 3 契 Contracting Iron Man: Bow Your Heads and Welcome Your Calamity! 契约铁男：垂首恭迎你的灾厄！ Little Swallow Can't Wake Up小燕子睡不醒Urban228k WordsOngoing Two hundred years ago, the world of Blue Star underwent a cataclysm. Countless spatial rifts opened, and exotic beasts invaded! Then the will of the world awakened. Anyone who reached the age of eighteen could form a contract with a character from the Rune Lands of LOL! They would gain the chance to cultivate into a god! Chen Mo transmigrated here and contracted with “Iron Mace,” the big brute, from the start! … Decades later, Chen Mo looked at the billions of undead under his command in the Net 106Reads—Score—Shelves

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   OK, everything meets the requirements.

4. 4 穿 I Transmigrate into a Land Battleship and Become the Last Sanctuary 穿越陆地战舰，成为最后的庇护所 Tieba Scribbler贴吧水笔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse776k WordsOngoing Fang Zhou woke up one day to discover that he had become the control core of the famed Tiamat battleship, the C-Device, in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by the Great Destruction. As a super-bounty target feared by all, Fang Zhou decided to change the fate of the Tiamat being destroyed and Alpha eventually becoming the C-Device. In the countless years that followed, under Fang Zhou’s leadership, a legendary post-apocalyptic transport convoy was born. Independent of the Bayas Marauders, the 854Reads8.7Score104Shelves
5. 5 三 Delta Force: From the Start, Facing Off Against a Super-Rabid Old Woman 三角洲行动：开局直面超雄老太 Su Su and Fish苏苏与鱼Anime Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Decisive and Ruthless] [Building from Nothing] The world's most fun game, Delta Force, has launched! Jiang Ye eagerly queued up for a three-player run with his roommates. Big Bro's elbow strike! One punch sent all three of them crashing into Longbow Valley. He was forced into a struggle between rival factions. The Asara Kingdom, the Hafk Corporation, the GTI Global Emergency Initiative... He went from being a carrier of a genetic recombination agent to a terrifying force. Amid conspiracy and be 6.5kReads9.2Score596Shelves
6. 6 综 Anime Crossover: The Myriad Worlds Begin with Lan the Demon 综漫：诸天万界从恶魔咒蓝开始 Plain White Congee白白白粥Anime Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Fanfiction] + [anime crossover quick transmigration] + [plot-focused] + [no female lead] “System bro, I have a question,” said the demon in an elegant Daoist robe. “Go ahead.” “This is Jackie Chan Adventures, right? Then where are my talismans? And what do I look like right now?” “Talismans? Those are the most basic thing. As for you, you’re the great Moon Demon, of course!” After transmigrating as the Moon Demon Tso Lan, Zhou Lan begins his own legendary life. [Note: This is a fanfiction, with 43.1kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves
7. 7 苏EN Awakening Forty-Two Thousand Years Later 苏醒于四十二个千年之后 Thought I Ghosted, But I Didn't, Which Is Still Ghosting以为鸽了但没鸽也是鸽Anime Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted Forty-two millennia later, the entire empire was engulfed in endless war. The Human Imperium struggled to maintain its rule, while facing savage assaults from alien species, covert sabotage by Chaos cults, and corruption and power struggles within its own ranks. The AI forces, the Iron Men, had been all but wiped out in the wars of the past. But Ax, an intelligent Iron Man commander accidentally brought back online, was inevitably drawn into the tangled conflicts among all sides. 9kReads9.2Score743Shelves
8. 8 三 Delta Force, Am I Here to Fight Hafk? 三角洲，我来打哈夫克？ A Piece Has Gone Bad烂了一块Anime Fanfiction225k WordsCompleted When I woke up again, I had become an Asala soldier and was being hunted by Liu Tao, a CS streamer. Just as I was about to break down, my coworker told me they had captured a white-haired girl in a face mask. Suddenly, it started sounding pretty appealing. (Operators aren’t played by the player, and players don’t have any special skills. The story follows the Delta Force setting, with a few changes to the canon, hehe.) 227Reads7.1Score114Shelves
9. 9 明 Arknights: Patriot's Younger Brother 明日方舟之爱国者的胞弟 Dreamless, Sound Sleep无梦好眠Anime Fanfiction877k WordsOngoing Arknights fan fiction + male lead is not reincarnated, but a native of Terra + one female lead (revealed later) + not a goody-two-shoes, but still kindhearted + debut work, so please bear with its flaws Amid the spread of Originium and the ravages of Catastrophes, Aegidius, a Wendigo, is seen as a “monster” even by the demons. To others, he is the very example of someone whose name inspires fear. Yet who would have guessed that he is also a refined gentleman? He once crossed blades with the Bloo 1.1kReads7.0Score109Shelves
10. 10 地 Level 999 of Hell: I Am the Strongest Mercenary 地狱999层：我是最强雇佣兵 Turbid One浊人Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Infinite worlds + ruthless and decisive + no female lead + no saintly hero + evolution and mutation + original system] T-virus? Swallowed. G-virus? Swallowed. Blacklight virus? Swallowed. Blackwater Xenomorph? Swallowed. T-Veronica virus? Swallowed. Gamma-ray mutagen? Swallowed. Vibranium skeleton? Swallowed. I don’t care what you call it, if the bloodline looks good, I’ll just swallow it all!! The 999th level of Hell. You’re all earning points to trade for abilities? I have the perfect Gen 10.5kReads8.9Score1kShelves
11. 11 变 What Should I Do After Becoming a Wild Monster NPC? 变成了野怪NPC该怎么办 Friend W友人WSports487k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Comedy] [Transmigration] [Online Game] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] A different world, monsters, classes, races, evolution. How will a name-forgotten spirit from the void grow? The world is unsealed and players arrive. What awaits them? “Shocking! A woman has done this in broad daylight!” “Shocking! The terrifying Demon King is chasing her!” “Shocking!…” Vivitia: “What the hell are you so shocked about?!” A mimic chest that loves eating gold coins An elf guard whose dream is to b 3.9kReads9.1Score385Shelves
12. 12 开 Invincible from the Start, Yet All I Want Is to Die! 开局无敌，我竟只想自杀！ Riding a Pig for a Stroll骑猪游Eastern Fantasy399k WordsCompleted Just as the protagonist won a billion-dollar jackpot, he suddenly transmigrated. System: The Host can return to his original world after dying. Congratulations, you've gained the ability to live forever! Zhang Jue looked at the soldiers before him. “Hello. Could you please kill me?” No mindless protagonist + no goody-two-shoes hero + truly invincible + plot-driven + mildly dark Some people knelt and kowtowed, their foreheads bloody and mangled as they begged Zhang Jue to spare them. Others curs 873Reads8.8Score103Shelves
13. 13 崩 Honkai: Star Rail: Interstellar Warlord from Jarilo 崩铁，从雅利洛开始的星际军阀 Tang Chen of Eugene尤金的唐宸Anime Fanfiction367k WordsCompleted Qin Huairen, warlord of annihilation, is a renowned figure throughout the universe. The influence of a single human is almost on par with that of an Aeon. The war empire under his command has even become a nightmare for the Interastral Peace Corporation. Aeon of Preservation: I never imagined the walls I built would be used to hold back humanity. Aeon of Destruction: Qin Huairen may not be my Emanator, but what he does is very much to my liking. Aeon of the Hunt: At this rate, it feels like the 1.2kReads8.9Score130Shelves
14. 14 末 Zombie Tide in the Apocalypse: I Command One Hundred Thousand Lickers 末世尸潮：我坐拥十万舔舐者 Book, Concrete Surface书扎水泥面Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted [This story does not take humanity’s side, will not save the world, and the protagonist will not become human or suddenly turn evil. Read with caution if that bothers you.] A bioweapon virus from the apocalypse appeared in an empire in the desert! A gigantic biohazard hospital was built to research and contain the virus. But this place, considered the most rigorously protected against biological threats and stocked with the most medicine, was also home to the largest number of infected. It was c 940Reads7.1Score105Shelves
15. 15 战EN Warhammer 40K: I Am Khorne's Chosen 战锤40K：我是恐虐神选 I'm No Minnow才不是杂鱼Anime Fanfiction546k WordsCompleted Our father, the great Emperor, humanity's savior, the radiant light of the Golden Throne. He has sat upon the throne for far too long. He is no longer himself. He has become a corpse, a torch, a symbol, rather than our father. Before he brings all of humanity to ruin, we will crush everyone who stands in our way, whether they be the Astra Militarum, the Adeptus Astartes, or the Adeptus Mechanicus. Or even our own brothers... On Terra, we will personally bring our father to an end and stop humani 6.6kReads9.1Score492Shelves
16. 16 综 Anime Crossover: The Knight Lord's Kill Log 综漫：骑士老爷的杀戮日志 Tang Chen of Eugene尤金的唐宸Anime Fanfiction210k WordsCompleted (This is a simple, straightforward story. Readers, please decide for yourselves whether it's for you.) In Demon Slayer, he is the terrifying man of iron that demons whisper about, and a hero in the eyes of the Demon Slayer Corps. In Akame ga Kill!, he is the destroyer of the Empire and the foreign tribes, a powerhouse capable of wielding two Imperial Arms on his own. Across countless worlds, the name Qin Tu resounds. This mighty conqueror will lead his Knights of War to crush everything in their 1.9kReads7.1Score138Shelves
17. 17 型 Type-Moon: Even Berserkers Must Stay Sane 型月：狂战士也要保持理智 Haha, What a Joke笑话哈哈Anime Fanfiction360k WordsCompleted [System + Near-Invincible] Su Dian accidentally transmigrates to the King’s Canyon and is told that in a month, he’ll arrive in Fuyuki City to take part in the Fourth Holy Grail War. “Are you my Master?” Su Dian, clad in armor, looks down at Kariya Matou. Every night, he enters a dream. Each minion he defeats in the Canyon earns him gold, which he can use to buy equipment and increase his strength. Iskandar, King of Conquerors: “You truly are a man who cannot be conquered.” Saber Artoria: “Let g 427Reads5.8Score—Shelves
18. 18 全 Global Highway Tower Defense? But I'm a Native Centaur 全民公路塔防？可我是土著半人马 Wang Wugen王五棍Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Ruthless and Decisive] [System] [Territory] [Hot-Tempered] [Conquest] [Golden Spatula] [Combine and Star Up] [Invincible] [All Races: Fox Women, Succubi, Centaur Women, Elves, Snake Women...] What should a centaur do when he runs out of weapons? Step one: Find a tribe of another race. Step two: Charge in shouting "Gaaak" and loot and pillage. While others stockpile food, I stockpile guns. Other people are my granaries. While everyone else struggles to survive in a highway tower-defense game, Zu 6.4kReads8.3Score590Shelves

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19. 19 人 I'm in Star Rail, but It's Swarm Disaster 人在星铁，但是寰宇蝗灾 Autumn Waters Reflecting Dust秋水映尘Anime Fanfiction968k WordsOngoing [Honkai: Star Rail + Single Heroine + Honkai: Star Rail + Honkai: Star Rail + Firefly + Daily Life + Battles! Awesome! + Lots of Original Content] Warning from the Fictional Historian! The timeline may be a little off early on, but it won't affect your reading. Protagonist: “I never planned to become emperor, but everyone wants me to, so I guess I will...” Aha: “Dad!!! Aha wants pocket money! Waaaah! Aha~” Glamoth Iron Cavalry: “The cavalry can die, but the fun must go on!” An island covered in 11kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
20. 20 纳EN The Calamity Dragon Lord of Nazarick 纳萨力克的灾厄龙王 Hun You魂悠Anime Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating as one of the Supreme Beings, Nai Yuan intends to enjoy this hard-won life in another world to the fullest. Watching the old bones struggle to outsmart the air, Black Helo Helo slack off and shirk his duties, Little Di claim he can read the minds of the three Supreme Beings, and all the other oddball Guardians, Nai Yuan decides that there’s fun to be found everywhere. 12.1kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
21. 21 什 What Exactly Is a Pokémon Trainer? 什么叫精灵训练家啊？ Er Hanhu儿憨乎Anime Fanfiction2.9M WordsOngoing [Pokemon + Transmigration + Human-Shaped Pokemon + Converging Timelines + Parallel Worlds] [Feel free to skip the tactical stuff if it isn't your thing. There are only a few chapters about it, fewer than ten in the first hundred, and almost none after that.] Zhou Yuan discovers that he has returned to five years ago. He assumes he's been handed the script of an urban overpowered hero, but one sentence from his mother leaves him speechless. “When are you planning to go buy your Starter Pokémon eg 824Reads8.8Score102Shelves
22. 22 网 Online Game: My Health Bar Can Grow 网游，我的血条能成长 As Long as the Green Hills Remain苟得青山在Sports922k WordsCompleted Kill a player, and your maximum HP increases by 5. Kill an NPC, and your maximum HP increases by 10. Take down a boss, and your maximum HP gets an extra 100. When Qin Wu finally beat the divine beast Phoenix to death after it had revived nine times in a row, the Phoenix couldn’t understand why this guy’s health bar was longer than all nine of its lives combined! 1.6kReads8.7Score116Shelves
23. 23 网 Online Game: Watcher 网游之守望 Lucky One幸运一Sports4.5M WordsCompleted [Classic Online Game + Passionate Action + Blending with Reality] In July 2022 of the Qiyuan era, a groundbreaking virtual online game, Watchers, appeared out of nowhere. After losing his job, Lin Feng joined a gaming studio as a temporary worker by chance. He never expected that one casual decision to become the turning point of his life. A long spear, a flask of fine wine: he explores secret realms and battles bosses. Behind his constant rise in strength lies the responsibility of protecting t 15.8kReads8.3Score1.5kShelves
24. 24 核 Nuclear Blast Blade Techniques: One Slash, One Kill in the Wasteland 核爆刀法，我在废土一刀一个 Under the Flowering Tree花树下Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsOngoing [Wasteland Beast Hordes + Class Panel + Loot Drops + Brutal Squad + Talent Evolution] In a wasteland world, he starts out as a mine slave. By sheer luck, he awakens the god-tier talent [Cut Through Anything] and uses a long blade welded together from scrap metal to slaughter his way through an entire monster-infested mine. He thought he could pursue freedom, but when he looked up, he discovered the whole world was an arena for the gods. Humanity is dying in ignorance, consumed by parasites. “The 3.7kReads8.8Score345Shelves
25. 25 传 Legendary Mercenary: Starting by Saving a Catgirl 传奇佣兵：从拯救小猫娘开始 Why Say So Much何必言深Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted A wasteland mercenary is reborn in another world during a nuclear blast, carrying the bloodline of giants as he sets out on another mercenary adventure! A cute scout catgirl stays by his side. A gentle, adorably absent-minded mushroom girl quietly guards him from behind. A proud, romantic swan sword princess takes an arrow meant for him from behind. There's also a fiery tavern owner who makes him a loving breakfast. A sexy, sophisticated older-sister mentor serves him a candlelit dinner. The iro 5.9kReads9.1Score660Shelves
26. 26 给 Give the World a Shock with a Cavalry of Armored Undead 给世界一点亡灵具装铁骑的震撼 Little Mouse Wants to Turn His Life Around鼠鼠想翻身Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Undead Armored Cavalry + Sun King + Monster-Slaying + Collecting + Power Fantasy + Slash, Slash, Slash + Boss Knight Order + ...] The Black Fog invades; psychic powers awaken; swords and magic, bizarre rituals, human alchemy... Jann is reincarnated into this “familiar” fantasy world and uses his memories to build the strongest undead boss unit: undead armored cavalry! “First, let's ‘dig up’ the Sun King's legacy: Twelve sets of bonded clan swords (Purple Thorn: Eternity, Red Rose: Splendor, Tul 9.5kReads8.1Score903Shelves
27. 27 人 At Sea, Hunting Monsters in Raids 人在航海，怪猎打团 The Crab That Jumped First先跳起来的螃蟹Anime Fanfiction2.2M WordsOngoing [Not following the canon plot + Beast Pirates + Monster Hunter + world domination + no romance for the protagonist + later joins the Five Elders in rebellion] Command the skies and unleash terrifying natural disasters like hurricanes, fire rain, thunderstorms, and blizzards. Rouse the earth, trigger earthquakes, whip up tsunamis, and set volcanoes erupting. He's the gold-medal vice principal of the Beast Pirates' Training Academy, a new mentor who gives your life cheat codes: Nasario Elbatt! Gol 2.8kReads8.8Score157Shelves
28. 28 西EN Swords & Sorcery: My Adventurer's Guide 西幻：我有一本冒险者指南 Quick to Adapt快速适应Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing [DND-Inspired + Adventurers + Warriors + Fantasy] A soul from Earth unexpectedly transmigrated to a world of swords and magic. The good news: He has a golden finger, an obscure book called The Adventurer's Guide. Complete quests to earn experience, level up, and gain feats and attributes. The bad news: He transmigrated right into a cult's sacrificial ritual, and he himself is the offering. Things aren't as grand and glorious as he imagined. Renato's life in this otherworld isn't going smoothly. 131.4kReads9.1Score16.5kShelves

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    The story begins with the protagonist being hunted by cultists, gradually rising through the ranks as an adventurer, wielding heavy armor and a greatsword.

29. 29 中 The Legendary Witcher of the Middle Ages 中世纪的传奇猎魔人 Whispers of the Void虚空低语Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing [Western Fantasy] [Soulslike] [Dragons] [Mythology] [Adventure] An unknown soul awakens in another world, carrying an unknown mass of flesh as it journeys onward. Scattered laws are the steps to godhood. I am both hunter and prey. My power is my only weapon, and my deepest curse! 45.2kReads8.3Score6.2kShelves

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    This looks good.

30. 30 西 Western Fantasy: Heavy Armor and Greatsword, Starting as a Transforming Girl 西幻：从变身少女开始重甲大剑 Sandpaper Beneath the Sunset夕阳下的砂纸Eastern Fantasy846k WordsOngoing [Gender Bender] [Single] [Western Fantasy] [Road Adventure] [All-in-One Light Novel] By a freak accident, she transmigrates into the body of a miserable girl whose mother is dead and whose father is a gambler, and gets bound to a melodramatic tragic-love guide. Luo Xi protests: "What the hell? I'm a steel-clad warrior. Turning me into a woman is one thing, but now you want me to suffer through tragic romance? How about you die first?" The tragic-love guide immediately turns into an adventure gui 38kReads8.8Score5.3kShelves

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    Very good.

31. 31 我 My Golden Finger Is a System-Built Structure 我的金手指是系统建筑 Not a Minute to Spare兜里没有一分钟Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted This is a land shrouded beneath the Dark Tide, the front line where the world resists the endless abyss. The sun is veiled by darkness, and only the fires of civilization bring light. The intelligent races build fortresses into bulwarks, resisting the assaults from the darkness. 11.2kReads8.7Score730Shelves

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    🍀This is a war and conquest novel set on a cold weapon battlefield. It features superhuman abilities, but individual strength cannot rival that of an army. The protagonist can summon mercenaries who are absolutely loyal, including heavily armored infantry and heavily armored cavalry. The protagonist will also fight in full armor.

32. 32 骑 Mount & Blade: Rise to World Domination in an Era of Peace, Starting with Patricide 骑砍：太平年从弑父开始问鼎天下 Fishing Enthusiast1垂钓客1Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsOngoing Just started getting ratings, and they'll rise later [historical epic + political scheming + ensemble cast]. The protagonist is Han Chinese, but he isn't the author's favorite. [You can enjoy this even if you don't know the Mount & Blade games! The System can train super-strong soldiers, and they're all normal people, not brainless NPCs.] He transmigrates to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period and becomes the adopted son of Zhang Yanze, the "Cannibal Ogre." On the very first day, his fath 34.9kReads7.4Score4.1kShelves

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    A very good Mount & Blade novel, with a wonderful story and grand, breathtaking scenes; definitely worth reading.

33. 33 炼 Throne of Purgatory 炼狱王座 Cigarette Ash煙灰Eastern Fantasy606k WordsOngoing [Level Up by Killing Enemies] [Spawn Troops from Demon Nests] [Information-Focused] This is a medieval Western fantasy lord novel, and it has all the Western fantasy elements you could want... [Western Fantasy] [Noble Lord] [Battle Aura and Magic] [Dragons and Knights] [Planar War] [Vampires and Werewolves] [Ruthless, Not a Saint] [Slow-Burn Development] [Killing-System Progression] [Pseudo-D&D + Pseudo-Lovecraftian Horror] Dragons roar, demons howl, new gods rise, and old gods fall. The planar 5.5kReads6.2Score465Shelves

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    Dragon knights, monster spawns, leveling up by defeating monsters, a Western fantasy medieval lord story with a grand world view, featuring orcs, elves, and giants.

34. 34 崩 Honkai: Star Rail: The Hormone-Fueled God of War on the Train 崩铁，列车上的激素战神 The Great Miss Fox伟大的狐狸小姐Anime Fanfiction533k WordsOngoing Also known as: “Honkai: Star Rail: I Became an Instructor” Gu Bai, a transmigrator bearing disfiguring scars and a mysterious potion System, spent three years working as a cleaner under an assumed name at Herta Space Station, struggling every day against the potions’ side effects. When the Destruction Legion tore open the sky, he finally cast off his disguise. With the power of Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin, he forged a deep-blue body and stood alone against the Doomsday Beast. With his battere 1.1kReads8.4Score115Shelves
35. 35 我 I’m a Soldier Cultivator. Why Should I Duel You One-on-One? 我一个兵修，凭什么跟你单挑啊 Zhang Ruhe张如何Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsOngoing [Weapon cultivator, extreme path, decisive and ruthless, military formations, benevolence, soul transmigration] Wei Yuan's soul transmigrated into the Great Qian Dynasty, where he became a cultivator of the military path. It was a chaotic age plagued by demons, political turmoil, and widespread poverty. Fortunately, he awakened the Lifespan Deduction System. By slaying demons and monsters, he could claim their remaining lifespan and use it to refine his own techniques, military formations, divin 45.1kReads8.0Score4.7kShelves

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    Heavy armor and weapons, a powerful subordinate force; a good read if you're looking for something to read.

36. 36 与 The Knight Who Traded with the Devil 与魔鬼交易的骑士 Little Pika小小的鼠兔Eastern Fantasy428k WordsCompleted A medieval-style adventure with a bit of Mount and Blade mixed in, and plenty of video game Easter eggs. No gunpowder or firearms, only knights who fight with swords, priests who uphold the supremacy of divine authority, and an adventurer who transmigrates to another world. The protagonist is a heavily armored knight. Strength is what makes a king. 213Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Heavy armor, knight, soul-transmigration, strength-based build, but wielding a hammer, not swords.

37. 37 重 Reborn in the Late Tang Dynasty: I, Li Cunxu, Will Never Spoil Entertainers 重生唐末，我李存勖绝不宠信伶人 User51942782用户51942782Historical338k WordsOngoing In the late Tang Dynasty, a soul from a thousand years in the future is reborn in the body of Li Cunxu, son of the Shatuo chieftain Li Keyong. He remembers how his predecessor met his end: after achieving success, he became infatuated with actors, and died as the nation fell into chaos. This time, he resolves never to repeat that mistake. He begins with practical measures. He takes in orphaned children and teaches them skills and literacy. He gathers the sons of military families to train toget 574Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This new book seems to suit your taste. Give it a look; it's incredibly addictive. No system, no cheat codes, just high-level political intrigue and thrilling battlefields. The protagonist gradually builds up technology, develops resources, and conquers other powerful states.

38. 38 最 The Last Afterglow 最后的余辉 Crane in the Wind风中吊车Eastern Fantasy623k WordsOngoing [Western fantasy, sword and magic, soul transmigration, a world-ending inferno, Apostles, heavy armor and greatswords, putting out fires, ensemble cast, not a mindless power fantasy] [Read with caution if these aren't your thing] On this day, the Holy God fell. On this day, the inferno was reborn. The world crumbled toward annihilation, as the inferno burned and consumed every living thing. Ah, great Extinguisher! You are the only way to stop the inferno. Set out on your quest to save the world! 1.3kReads8.9Score131Shelves

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    The main issue is that it's not widely read, but the depiction of battles and psychological states is excellent, especially the fight against the savior, the line "God, how can I be worthy of this power!" Brought me to tears.

39. 39 我 You Might Not Be Able to Handle This Old Lady! 我这口老奶你只怕承受不住！ Grief Scattered on the Wind离恨纷飞Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [Class changes for everyone + everyday life + team-ups + beating up teammates] After transmigrating to a world where everyone changes class, Mu Feng becomes a rich second-generation kid. His clan is huge, and everyone his age is a genius. Am I a genius too? But the entire Mu family is a complete mess?! Great! Grab a bucket and run! He changes into a jack-of-all-trades Paladin, but what’s with these class skills: “Free your hands!”, “Let yourself go!”, and “Believe me, you can become light too!”? 22.2kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves

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    The protagonist's initial class is Paladin, who wears plate armor.

40. 40 黑 Starting Out as an Unregistered Nobody, I Talk a Rich Mage Into Joining My Party 黑户开局，忽悠到富婆法师当队友 Maple Moon Gray Wolf枫月苍狼Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Western fantasy + lighthearted comedy + light novel + one heroine + growing protagonist + no soul transmigration + not mindless wish fulfillment (sure) + realistic otherworldly adventure + a touch of ensemble cast] [The author's note at the end of each chapter includes illustrations] Van Helsing transmigrates and becomes an undocumented pauper in another world. To survive, he has to serve as a knight while wearing nothing but cardboard for armor, forced to carry out the System's “righteous miss 7.4kReads7.2Score881Shelves

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    This should count, right?

41. 41 网 Online Game: The Ferocious Iron Guard 网游之铁卫凶猛 Brewing Wine with Mulberry Smoke桑烟煮酒Sports1.0M WordsCompleted [Online Game] + [Reality Invaded by Another World] + [Game Invades Reality] Zhou Bufan, once a king-tier player, returns to the world of the game Sword of Oaths and awakens the hidden Iron Guard talent. From then on, an outrageously powerful Iron Guard is born. But as he explores the game further and further, Zhou Bufan uncovers a shocking secret... 445Reads5.7Score—Shelves

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    These two are absolutely hard.

42. 42 让 Let the Middle Ages Witness the Might of the Panel Knight 让中世纪见识面板骑士的威严 Mr. He the Writer写书的何先生Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing [System + transmigrate + knights + sole transcendence + political intrigue + leisurely pace] Transmigrate into another world as an unborn baby? In a world vaguely reminiscent of the Western Middle Ages of his previous life, he alone possesses supernatural power! Born into a family of knights, Ryan awakens memories of his previous life on the night of his coming-of-age ceremony and activates the System interface. As a squire, he takes part in the brutal wars of the age of cold steel, fighting an 19.4kReads7.1Score2.2kShelves

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    There are other books on the bookshelf.

43. 43 骑 Knights, Fox Girls, and Dragon Maids 骑士，狐娘，龙女仆 Silver-Gray Fantasy银灰色幻想Eastern Fantasy504k WordsOngoing After transmigrating into the recently cleared soulslike game, The Strange Tales of the Exiled Knight, he knows exactly how the story unfolds and loves its tragic characters. He resolves to rewrite fate at the crucial moment. It all starts with the little girl companion gifted by the rescue System. Original title: Knight, Fox Girl, Dragon Maid The greatsword appears in chapter 50 23.8kReads7.8Score2.6kShelves

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    Judging from the cover and title, in short, it's a story about the protagonist being transported to another world of a game, where he develops his power and increases his strength alongside a group of lolis and mature women.

44. 44 这 The Living Armor in This Dungeon Is a Little Strange 这个地下城的活铠甲有点不正常 The Giant Hand from the Sky天降的大手Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing After a world-shaking battle, the hero and the Demon King both perished. Fragments of their souls became entangled, lingering at the edge of the underworld. Suddenly, a mysterious force appeared and fused their shattered souls into a new being. At the same time, in a dungeon, a newly revived suit of living armor developed a will of its own. It was the living armor “Rusty.” Influenced by the memories and auras of the hero and the Demon King, will it avenge the hero betrayed by humanity? Or fulfil 1.5kReads6.4Score141Shelves

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    It has heavy armor, but it's not human.

45. 45 骑 Knights Don't Insult, They Crit 骑士不出恶语，只出暴击 Medicine Cake药糕子Eastern Fantasy416k WordsOngoing [Online Game] [Kamen Rider] [Stats] [Invincible] Ever since Ye Shisan arrived in this new world, she had been waiting for a cheat that might come with her, or for some threat to appear. So, despite her limited means, she had trained her body from a young age. Unfortunately, by the time she turned nineteen, her quiet life still hadn't changed in the slightest. The only exception was a game called “Divine Signs,” which was still being advertised all over the world, with the same official backstory 154Reads6.6Score115Shelves
46. 46 说 This Was Supposed to Be a Perfect Ending, So How Did It Turn into a Bad Ending? 说好的完美结局，怎么成be了？ Ba Shuang八双Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing Down-on-his-luck writer Green dreams of crafting the perfect fairy tale for the one he loves, but the cruelty of reality keeps knocking him back. A bizarre accident plunges him into a world both familiar and strange. It is modeled on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, but twisted into a blood-soaked nightmare realm. Here, familiar fairy-tale characters are mad and dangerous, the pain of death is all too real, and his only refuge is a mysterious library where he is trapped in an endless cycle of r 5.9kReads8.9Score817Shelves

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    Thumbs up 👌👌👌👌

47. 47 不 Not Green, It’s Doom 不是格林是Doom Worpu沃尔普Anime Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted The one here isn't Green, still drowning in the cycle of reincarnation and yearning for salvation. He's the Doom Slayer, who will shatter hell and wipe out every abomination. Gentle obsessions are fused into steel armor. A shattered fairy tale crashes into hellfire. The false cycles of the boxed garden, the Green Worm's sinister parasitism, and the whispers of the Old Gods are all dust beneath the roar of a chainsaw. The red hood's sharp edge, the white rabbit's timidity, Alice's lingering soul: 442Reads—Score102Shelves
48. 48 英 Heroic Spirit Simulation: From the Start, I Become the Tyrannical Knight King 英灵模拟，开局成为暴虐的骑士王 Gazing at the Stars1仰望星空1Eastern Fantasy356k WordsOngoing [Simulation story, no power nerfs, no secrets kept.] A Heroic Spirit is, as the name suggests, someone who created countless legends and accomplished countless great deeds throughout history, earning praise from later generations. Such people can become Heroic Spirits. Su Bai transmigrates to a world of Heroic Spirits, where they reign supreme and people can summon Heroic Spirits from countless worlds to fight for them. Unable to make a contract with any Heroic Spirit, Su Bai obtains a Heroic Sp 1.2kReads8.4Score114Shelves

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    The Violence of the Knight King

49. 49 斩 Slay the Gods: What? I’m Supposed to Be the Emperor? 斩神：什么？我来当帝皇 Eight-Armed Demon God八臂魔神Male-Channel Fanfiction2.1M WordsOngoing [Slay the Gods + No Female Lead + Invincible + Lighthearted] Li Ming transmigrates into the world of Slay the Gods and awakens a golden finger. Every enemy he kills earns him a lottery draw for weapons, technology, Space Marine Chapters, and more from Warhammer... Li Ming says he knows all about that stuff. Chainswords, bolters, gene-seed, sure. But can someone tell me why the Emperor and the Four Chaos Gods have all become my clones? That day, gods stood with swords drawn before the Golden Thro 20.7kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves
50. 50 动 Power-Armored Magical Girls Don't Dream of Chainswords 动力甲魔法少女不会梦到链锯剑 Stars, Moon, Kite, and Clouds星月鸢云Anime Fanfiction1.0M WordsOngoing [Infinite Worlds / Gender Transformation / No Romance / Thrilling Battles / Smart Protagonist / Transmigration / ACG / Fanfiction] The good news: the newbie gift pack from the Lord God gave me a gold card. The bad news: the card turned out to be a magical girl. As a bullet whizzed past her ear, Fan Hua, tossed into a derivative world, realized that compared with letting her imagination run wild, having a magical girl’s physique wasn’t so bad after all. That left just one question: how should a m 484Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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