Novels like Wanwu Houdao's First Book
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Wanwu Houdao's First Book, best match first.
- 151 Reborn in Republican-Era China: From the Start, I Save Dad and Take Down the Boss! 重生民国：开局救老爸！打老大！ [Reborn] [Alternate History] [New Future] [Ruthless and Decisive] [Republican Era] [Warlords] [Building a Power Base] [Ruling the World] This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people is purely coincidental! 3Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 152 I Bought the Republic of China 我买下了民国 After transmigrating to the Republic of China era, I discovered I could travel back and forth between that time and the modern day. Before long, modern times had gained a trove of antiques, while the gold and silver I brought back allowed Yuan Kewen, possessing the body of Yuan family's second son, to buy up the Republic of China. 3Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 153 Republican Era: Rising to the Top from Second-in-Command of a Gang 民国：从帮派二把手开始做大做强 Blurb One: I transmigrated and became the second-in-command of a gang, but now the boss wants me to marry his daughter. What should I do? Accept, or accept? The story moves at a breakneck pace. The protagonist is ruthless and decisive, not a bleeding heart. The fake heroine is killed in Chapter Six. Blurb Two: I transmigrated to a world like the Republican era, where warlords fought each other and foreign powers bullied the country. Qin He awakened a Sign-In System and set out to revive the Drag 2Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 154 The Great Powers: This Warlord Is Not to Be Messed With 列强：这个军阀惹不起 “Army Group A: 1.8 million soldiers.” “Army Group B: 1.5 million soldiers.” “Army Group C: 1.3 million soldiers.” The great powers: Give us back our homeland. 9Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 155 Blood-Red Silver 血色白银 Historical fiction. No transmigration, no golden finger, and no power fantasy. Enter at your own risk if that isn't your thing. The Ming dynasty had, in truth, already perished by the Wanli era. The century-long transformation from Jiajing to Wanli ultimately points to a paradox: just as the seeds of capitalism blossomed in the towns of Jiangnan, Li Zhi's philosophy challenged traditional ethics, and works like the Compendium of Materia Medica and the Complete Treatise on Agriculture gathered th 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 156 Transmigrating to 1855: From the Start, I Have 100,000 Soldiers 穿越1855：开局10万兵 (Transmigration into another world's continent) + (land and sea warfare) + (no System) + (no heroine) + (fast-paced) Shi Dakai, a military academy graduate from 2020, unexpectedly transmigrates to another world's continent and becomes the Heavenly Kingdom's Wing King. Shi Dakai steadily advances technology there, ultimately conquering all the great powers. 1Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 157 War of Resistance: This Militia Is Absolutely Fearsome 抗战：这群民兵太猛啦 [Independent development + no System + large-scale warfare] Awakening from the shadow of the Jin-Sui Army's defeat, the soldier king Qin Zhonghua vows to rebuild China's backbone! His starting point? A mere dozen or so militia guards! His codename? The “Tigers”! The militia becomes a battalion, the battalion expands into a regiment, and the regiment grows into a brigade... In his hands, a heavily armed, American-equipped “Tigers” army group rises out of nowhere! It sweeps across northwestern Sha 9Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 158 Transmigrate to Republican-Era China: Founding an Unrivaled Nation 穿越民国：开创无上国度 The protagonist, Lin Tian, returns to the Republican era with an endless supply of resources. With help from the System, he uses the Boundary-Breaking Pearl to reverse time and space. But he never expected this to be a world that brings together numerous settings from films and television. In this turbulent era, what path will Lin Tian take? In the end, he will achieve great things and establish an unparalleled nation. Stay tuned! P.S. This story takes place in a parallel world. Please do not as 17Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 159 Sanhe Young Master's 16th Book 三合大少第16本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support gives me the motivation to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 160 The Rise of a Warlord in Republican-Era China 民国军阀崛起 Zhao Tian Yu transmigrated to a parallel world and used knowledge far ahead of its time to build up capital overseas. In a turbulent and unpredictable environment, he steadily amassed power, growing from a minor warlord into a major warlord feared by the whole world. 7Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 161 Warlords: Winds Rise Along the Shu Road 军阀：风起蜀道 In the final years of the Qing dynasty, the natural order was turned upside down. The people lived in misery, bandits plundered at will, and warfare raged across the land. In a car accident, the soul of an ordinary modern college graduate who had just started his first job was carried into the mind of a baby about to be born. Favored by Heaven, he somehow missed the Meng Po Soup and began a new life with his memories intact. Born into the impoverished household of a failed scholar in the mounta 42Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 162 The Three Kingdoms: The Whole Internet Tells Me Not to Lie Flat 三国之全网劝我别躺平 This is a unique story blending hardcore survival, livestream interaction, and Three Kingdoms history. From the start, the group faces the hellish difficulty of Changban Slope, and their teammates are all old, weak, sick, or disabled. There are no immortal spells here, only a brutal clash between modern thinking and an ancient age of chaos. It's full of laughter and tears, with passion blazing in every heart: an epic of ordinary people! Late at night, when all is quiet, a history professor open —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 163 An Original Tale of Founding an Alien Nation Through History 原创外星建国之穿越历史年代 [Farming + Passion + Patriotism + Transmigration + History] Every boy dreams of conquering new lands... From the start, his System had escaped from a mental hospital. When he transmigrated to the Yuan Dynasty, he didn't even have a pair of underpants left. Watch as this bare-assed loser turns his life around, defeats foreign invaders, and establishes the largest country in history. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 164 Late Qing: I’ll Make the Great Powers Kneel and Sing ‘We Conquer’! 晚清：我让列强跪着唱征服！ No harem, no clichés, no invincibility, no System. Enter at your own risk. After transmigrating to a parallel world in the late Qing Dynasty, Liu Haoran had hoped to live quietly as a landlord’s young master. Instead, he was forced to become the face of an industrial powerhouse! After overcoming one obstacle after another, he looked back on the road he had traveled and couldn’t help but marvel: “Turns out I’m the foreign power!” Empress Dowager Cixi (trembling): “This Liu Haoran... Is he plannin 14Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 165 A Popular History of the Five Dynasties 五代史演义（现代白话版） The Romance of the Five Dynasties is the section on the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms in Cai Dongfan's series Popular Romances of Chinese History. The Romance of the Five Dynasties consists of sixty chapters. It vividly recreates a period of division and turmoil, when “whoever had the strongest troops became emperor” was the rule governing the transfer of power. Cai Dongfan not only depicts the chaos of the era, but also seeks to reveal its roots. Drawing on a historian's insight, he connects 388Reads9.5Score100Shelves
- 166 Republican-Era Otherworld: A Thousandfold Growth System from the Start 异界民国：开局觉醒千倍成长系统 In a different Republic of China, Huaxia is still sinking into ruin. Modern young man Zhang Chenxing transmigrates into this world and awakens a Hundredfold Martial Arts System, bringing a new kind of change to Huaxia. Thanks to the dragon soul within him, his Hundredfold Growth System evolves into a Thousandfold Growth System, which he can split off and grant to subordinates who are one hundred percent loyal. With the help of the Thousandfold Martial Arts Growth System, he starts with a small d 4Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 167 War God Wei Qing 战神卫青 Drawing on Records of the Grand Historian, Book of Han, Zizhi Tongjian, and The Cambridge History of China, this novel takes reasonable literary liberties while respecting historical facts. It tells the legendary life of Wei Qing, a great hero of the Chinese people, from slave to supreme commander. It depicts his struggle to rise above his humble origins through tireless determination, and celebrates the timeless songs and heroic tales of countless famous and unsung Chinese heroes: “Feast on the 1.9kReads9.6Score199Shelves
- 168 Chronicles of a Flourishing Age 千秋盛世录 [Serious historical drama + ensemble cast + Game of Thrones + struggle for the realm + poetry and song] Yu tamed the floods and divided the land into nine provinces. The throne passed down through the generations until the Zhou dynasty. Two hundred years ago, the founding emperor of the Great Zhou drove out the Western Xia, restored the nine provinces, and granted fiefs to his meritorious officials. He gave the northern lands to the Prince of Yan to resist the Xiongnu, and the south to the Princ 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 169 Warlord: Reborn, I’ll Start by Rolling for a Lottery System 军阀：再重生，我先爆个抽奖系统 Warlords, transmigration, rebirth, System In my first life, I transmigrated and was reborn on Yuanwu Star. I lived freely for decades, until my enemies rose to power and destroyed my family. Only then did I finally wake up to reality. I never expected to be reborn again. The first thing I did was crush my enemy, but somehow, that even triggered a System. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 170 I Transmigrated to the Five Dynasties as Chai Rong 穿越五代成柴荣 A modern doctor transmigrates to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period and becomes Chai Rong. He wins the Battle of Gaoping, brings Zhao Kuangyin under his command, campaigns north and south, and ends an era of chaos where people resort to cannibalism. He unifies China and destroys Fusang. 1.9kReads—Score183Shelves
- 171 War of Resistance: I Am the King of Snipers 抗战：我是狙击之王 On the northeastern battlefield, amid the White Mountains and Black Waters, Xiao Yunfei, a legendary soldier, unexpectedly transmigrates into this world. From that day on, the puppet troops and the Japanese invaders have a new nightmare. (This novel has no System. It is set in an alternate history and is entirely fictional. Please do not read it as referring to real people or events.) 1.6kReads7.4Score107Shelves
- 172 I, Wu Zetian, Was Reborn as Wei Zifu! 我武则天，竟然重生成了卫子夫 In the winter of the first year of the Shenlong era, eighty-two-year-old Wu Zetian died at Xianju Hall in Shangyang Palace, Luoyang. But when she opened her eyes, she had been reborn as Wei Zifu, Empress to Emperor Wu of the Western Han, and from the start found herself at the scene of Lady Gouyi giving birth. When the Emperor demanded that she look after Lady Gouyi, she shot back without hesitation: “Your Majesty, my phoenix seal governs rank and order, and the dignity of the imperial household 1.6kReads7.1Score104Shelves
- 173 The Yongzheng Dynasty, Volumes One and Two 雍正王朝（上下册） For more than two thousand years, a vast, irreconcilable conflict has existed between the highly centralized system of commanderies and counties and the system of independent farmers. Faced with this contradiction, reform was inevitable. Wang Anshi and Zhang Juzheng both attempted it throughout history, but only the Yongzheng Emperor succeeded. His forceful reforms, pursued for thirteen years, resolved this conflict. Yet Qianlong, the heir he personally chose, gradually dismantled his new polici 1kReads9.5Score222Shelves
- 174 Romance of the Three Jin States 三晋演义 Goujian endured hardship and humiliation until he could destroy Wu and establish his hegemony, bringing an end to the Jin state's century-long dominance and shocking the entire kingdom. As Duke Jizao and chief minister Zhiyao desperately sought a way to restore Jin, Zhao Wuxu proposed reclaiming the lands of the Fan and Zhonghang clans to strengthen the ducal house. This triggered a fierce struggle over land among the four families of Zhi, Zhao, Wei, and Han, plunging the Jin dukes into decline 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 175 In the Great Ming, I Conquer the Nine Frontiers 人在大明，横推九边 [Rousing Action] [Political Intrigue] [Conquest] [Ensemble Cast] (The rating just came out and will rise later.) In the Tianqi era of the Ming Dynasty, the empire was beset by internal strife and external threats... Wang Ma transmigrated to this world and rose from a humiliated concubine-born son of a military officer to an unmatched God of War who struck fear into the Nine Frontiers. At the bloody Battle of Hun River, he fought alongside Qin Liangyu and dealt a crushing blow to Huang Taiji, Nur 32kReads8.2Score3.2kShelves
- 176 Landing in the Early Qing Dynasty 降落在清初 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 581Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 177 The Sixth Book by Deep Sea North Wind 深海北风的第6本书 Wei Wu opens his eyes and discovers that he has transmigrated to the Qing Dynasty. The worst part is that he has cuckolded Xianfeng on a massive scale. To survive, Wei Wu has no choice but to become a parasite. At home, he sells official posts and titles, bleeding the Qing treasury dry. Abroad, he bankrolls the Taiping Army, resells supplies, and fabricates battle reports. A few years later, Xianfeng sees Wei Wu outside the city, clad in a yellow robe, and spits blood as he dies. 198Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 178 The Fifth Book by Xingchen Zhuyun 星辰逐云的第5本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your follows are what motivate me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 117Reads—Score—Shelves
- 179 Performing the Changes 演易 This is an incomplete book, in a way a failed attempt. But failure is the mother of success, and it helped me see the road to success. Heaven rewards diligence. I have no regrets. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 180 The Rise of Huaxia in Another Space-Time 异时空之华夏崛起 Studies have shown that parallel timelines exist. After dying, the protagonist arrives in another world at a stage equivalent to the late Qing dynasty in his previous timeline. Faced with an impoverished people, a backward nation, and the chaos about to erupt, he puts down bandits, nurtures talent, establishes factories, and secretly builds up his own power. Follow him as he carefully advances step by step and forges a dazzling life of glory! This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 181 War of Resistance: From Snow Leopard to Bright Sword, I Am the Warlord King 抗战：从雪豹亮剑，我是军阀之王 [Drawing Sword + Warlords + Republican Era + Military Industry + Patriotism] Zhou Weiguo transmigrates to 1933 and becomes one of the Hunan warlords. He also obtains the Ultimate Enemy-Slaying System, which grants unlimited rewards for every enemy he kills! Ding-dong! Kill three thousand invaders, and receive ten thousand Barrett rifles! Ding-dong! Put down the unrest in Fengtian, and receive ten thousand rocket launchers! Zhou Weiguo continues killing invaders and restoring order. Weapons p 3Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 182 I Became a Super Warlord 我成了超级军阀 [Not a wish-fulfillment novel] Hu Ping and Xia Baimeng transmigrated to Daxia, a feudal monarchy that never existed in history! At home, there are no wise ministers to advise the ruler; abroad, hostile nations threaten their borders. The people are starving, the land is strewn with corpses, and foreign powers watch hungrily from every direction. A legend in an alternate world is about to begin. These are years of passion and fervor. An age of war and heroes. And a collection of heartwarming yet 8Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 183 Chancellor Chen Ming 宰相陈明 There can be only one ruler under heaven. Yet this world has three states in the Central Plains. Xi State: The first to dominate, but surrounded by formidable enemies. Yue State: The largest territory, but difficult to unite. Qin State: A western frontier state, protected by mountains and rugged terrain. Chen Ming A minor Qin official. He first aids Yue, then serves as an envoy to Xi, and eventually enters the halls of power in Qin. Step by step, he rises to become prime minister. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 184 The Most Wretched Crown Prince: Kicked Out of the Imperial City from the Start 最惨太子：开局被赶出皇城 In an alternate timeline, the Great Qin Dynasty has lasted for two thousand years. But having missed the Industrial Revolution, and beset by internal and external troubles, Ying Chaohong becomes the dynasty’s last crown prince. That very day, the new government’s president is set to drive him from the imperial palace. Fortunately, he unlocks the Emperor Development System, an all-powerful System packed with features. It can provide soldiers, weapons, and ammunition, as well as various limited-ti 48Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 185 The Black Soil Kingpin 黑土枭雄 In the chaotic final years of the Qing dynasty, foreign powers circle hungrily as gunfire and smoke engulf the Black Soil region. A young man from the modern era accidentally transmigrates into a time when his own ancestor is still a bandit. He plans to keep his head down and survive, only to discover that this ancestor is a bandit chief who soon gets recruited into the government as a security corps captain. In this troubled age, a band of outlaws becomes the starting point of his rise to power 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 186 Warlord: I Become Governor and Crown Myself Emperor at the End of the Qian Dynasty 军阀：我在乾末当总督登基称帝 [Warlords, civil war, transmigration, wild imagination, war, political intrigue, hegemony, multiple heroines, fictional late Qing setting] While Zhang Qien was out on a mission, an accident caused him to transmigrate and be reborn in an alternate world: into the family of a wealthy merchant in the eastern province of the Great Qian Empire on the Shenzhou Continent. At this time, the southern governors across the continent were already acting like warlords, carving out their own territories and c 542Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 187 Rise of 1820 崛起1820 Every rabbit has a dream of building a great nation. Starting from the desolate Ningguta, they go on to dominate the world and enter the interstellar age. The unlocking of the genetic lock leads the Yanhuang people to the legendary continent of Taiyuan. This is the story of how the protagonist, Song Xiao, leads the Yanhuang people from Earth into the stars, into the path of cultivation, and onward to a higher civilization. This is a historical and cultivation novel. If you don't like cultivation 64Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 188 A Tycoon? I Want to Be a Warlord 首富？我要当军阀 Li Haoran was reborn in a parallel world as the son of Huaxia’s richest man. But this was an era of warlords and foreign powers running rampant. Without enough ability, even great wealth would make him no more than someone else’s wallet, and he would be nothing but a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. Li Haoran became the one holding the knife. 356Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 189 Shanghai in the Republic Era: My Gang Is a Little Too Powerful 民国上海滩：我的帮会有亿点强 He transmigrates to the Shanghai Bund of the Republic of China and obtains the strongest gang System. From then on, a terrifying man rises to power in Shanghai. From standing alone to commanding a top-tier gang with over 100,000 followers, he rises to stand alongside Shanghai’s three great tycoons. Xu Wenqiang: Ye Yunfei is the only man I truly respect. Ding Li: I’d be honored to serve as Ye Yunfei’s right-hand man for the rest of my life. Feng Jingyao: As long as Ye Yunfei is alive, I’ll never 15Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 190 Transmigration: Dreaming Back to 1915 as a New Warlord 穿越：梦回1915新军阀 (Warlords, civil war, farming, entrepreneurship, alternate history, passion, guns and artillery, strategy, human nature) Fictional characters, story, and locations. Long Ze was a student who had just finished the college entrance exams. On his way back to his hometown, Mu Lian, a fellow passenger on the bus, was carrying a System mission. Who could have imagined that she, Long Ze, and the driver would all unexpectedly find themselves back in the era of warlord warfare in the Long Kingdom? Was it 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
- 191 Smoke of War Across a Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains 江山万里狼烟 The Blood-Drinker Blade leaves its sheath, and flames of war engulf the land! At the end of the prosperous Tang dynasty, regional warlords carved up the realm, and the Central Plains were locked in a fierce struggle for supremacy. Watch me enlist in the army and rise from an unknown foot soldier to commander of Later Tang, armed with a spear in hand and a blade at my waist. From the surprise attack at Yindi Pass to the ambush at Yangchang Slope and the blood-soaked walls of Zezhou, I used the st 3.2kReads8.5Score309Shelves
- 192 Republican Era: Every Town Is a System Military Base 民国：每个城镇都是系统军事基地 [Military System + Mass-Produced Soldiers and Suicide Squads + Transmigration + War Between Two Worlds + Rebirth + War of Resistance + Republic of China] Xiao Ye transmigrates to a parallel world resembling the Republic of China era and obtains a System. By occupying villages and towns, he can acquire soldiers, supplies, weapons, and equipment. With enough money, he can even get tanks, planes, and aircraft carriers through the System. After a village is occupied, it generates one unit of System 927Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 193 Republican Era: I Won’t Be a Warlord, I’ll Be the King of Arms Dealers 民国：我不做军阀，我做军火之王 [Saving the Nation Through Industry + Rise of the Military Industry + Decisive and Ruthless + No System] Back in 1910, he starts on nightmare difficulty: on the eve of the Shanghai rubber stock crash, his family has embezzled public funds, creditors are pounding on the door, and the whole clan is on the verge of starving to death! Looking at the madmen filling the city, Li Changqing gives a cold laugh. With the Great Power Industrial Library in hand, he turns around and shorts the market, making 16.9kReads6.2Score1.2kShelves
- 194 Republican Era: You Were Told to Build an Industrial Power, Yet You Became a Warlord 民国：让你工业强国，你军阀称霸 After transmigrating to 1911, Lin Yi obtains the Industrial Powerhouse System. As long as he pays, every kind of industrial equipment is at his fingertips. But in an age ruled by the Qing, would developing industry just prolong the dynasty’s life? Lin Yi refuses! As a fine son of the Han people, he has to rebel! The era of warlord rule is about to begin. He must build industry and become a warlord, too. He starts by enrolling in the Sichuan Military Academy and undermining the Qing from wi 24.9kReads6.7Score1.5kShelves
- 195 The War of Resistance Begins in Hebei in the Year of Rising Up 抗战从河北崛起年开始 6.5kReads7.3Score372Shelves
- 196 1918: The Game on a Calm Sea 1918，平静海面的博弈 Is this a lingering regret, or can the seas be made calm? Can complex geopolitics save a declining empire? Can battleships and heavy artillery change the course of events, and what sparks will they set off? Under the guns, all lives are equal; under their barrels, opinions differ. Is this the beginning of tragedy, or the end of passion? Can I fulfill my heart’s desire and witness this flourishing age? 1.2kReads—Score103Shelves
- 197 Spring Peak, Jade Dew 春峰玉露 Welcome, everyone, to my story. Wang Chunfeng transmigrates to an unfamiliar world after an accident. Court intrigue, martial world rivalries, everyday life, love and hatred, and wars between nations! There is no such thing as too over-the-top, only more over-the-top. 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 198 Dual Transmigration: I Have a System in Uncle Nine’s World 双穿：我在九叔世界有系统 217Reads—Score—Shelves
- 199 Crossing the Song Dynasty 度宋 [Transmigration, the Great Song, the Southern Song, no System, not a mindless power fantasy] (A faithful, grounded portrayal of history, even a “revelation” of it. The pacing is a little slow, and there’s no wanton slaughter. It may not be to everyone’s taste, and some readers have said it’s a bit hard to follow. Gentlemen, why not come in, take a look, and offer your judgment?) From a foolish young prince of Prince Rong’s residence to a prince and then crown prince, Zhao Qi is the fifteenth em 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 200 Those Little Things About the Great Tang 大唐那点事 Using official history as its framework and witty humor as its thread, this book lets you experience three hundred years of Tang Dynasty elegance and passion. Vivid names and vivid stories make the dust-covered past feel tangible and real. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
