Novels like A Song of Dragons and Valor
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- 101 My Exam Life 1: Wingless Rainbow Crow 我的考试人生1无翼彩鸦 There are no supernatural happenings here, no strange tales. Only dangerous and eerie chief examiners, sinister and scheming proctors, question setters beyond all comprehension, and candidates waiting like lambs to the slaughter. My name is Lin Ji. I am currently in the examination hall for the second mock exam of the Global Joint Entrance Examination, using a certain method to send a message to the unknown. Remember these words: “If you are a student, pay attention to whether strange incidents 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 The Jade Yao Romance 玉瑶缘 An earthquake brings their fates together. Destined for each other, they had already fallen for one another without realizing it. With help from benefactors and everyone coming clean about their identities, they all become good friends. Everyone thinks that as long as they find Suyao's family, they can live happily ever after, until they see the changes in Suyao. That's when they realize that Suyao and Feiyu have identities few people know about... Will the benefactor's prediction about the tw 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 I Transmigrated, So I Might as Well Become an Empress 穿越了，搞个女帝当当 (The rating was just released, and it will rise later) [No romance. The heroine has every admirable quality, including a fiery temper, a long memory for grudges, exceptional intelligence, and a photographic memory.] Song Qiao thought she had died, but she came back to life, and in a very fantastical turn of events, transmigrated. Transmigration, huh? Song Qiao had never transmigrated before, but for an ordinary genius like Dr. Song, this was small potatoes. So why not start with a modest goal: b 2.1kReads8.6Score27814d adds
- 104 After Coming Down from the Mountain, Jingyi Went from Orphan to Prince 下山后，景怡从孤儿变成了王爷 Jing Yi is the son of a Jiuzhou envoy and a princess of the Elven Kingdom. The Perfected Void dug him up, mistaking him for a ginseng root. Through a twist of fate, he became the prince consort of both the Jiuzhou Kingdom and the Lazi Kingdom, as well as the live-in son-in-law of the Prince of Ji. He fell in love with a princess of the Elven Empire... He endured countless hardships and was eventually burned, leaving him in a vegetative state. Jing Wuming is the son born to Jing Yi after a night 50Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 105 Even an Ordinary Guy Can Cultivate Immortality 平凡小子也修仙 An ordinary young man fresh out of college is running around making deliveries when, one day, he saves someone and transmigrates to a strange and fantastical cultivation world. He soon adapts and makes a life for himself, gradually embarking on the path of cultivation. Using his "golden finger," he grows crops, makes pills and artifacts, tames beasts, and more, earning spirit stones and resources and doing everything he can to improve his cultivation. He begins to realize his dreams of having a 9.7kReads8.7Score89914d adds
- 106 Narcissus: My Shadow Ran Away 水仙：我的影子跑了 An introverted, repressed office worker with schizophrenia vs. a shadow who appears cold and domineering, with a possessive streak, but is actually a bit tsundere (First-person perspective, written in diary form) Both die, short story, angst (Don't think too hard while reading) When the shadow in your mirror stops following your movements and starts smiling at you, can you still tell reality from illusion? One ordinary night, I discovered that my shadow had developed a mind of its own. It not on 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 The Aloof, Handsome Master Can't Escape His Sick, Demonic Disciple's Passionate Love 清冷帅尊逃不掉，病妖徒弟狠狠爱 A cold, aloof straight-laced master VS a white-lotus disciple who plays the fool to catch the tiger A BE story (The title is fine, and the master is so handsome.) [If you don't like stories with two male leads, please don't read. This blurb is a mess, so check the story itself for details. Mwah (づ¯³¯)づ] (Two male leads + one-on-one, both pure + happy ending + corruption + playing the fool to catch the tiger + sweet on the outside, dark within) He is as stern and icy as an iceberg, the revered ma —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Unbelievable! I Fulfill the Dead's Last Wishes and Inherit Their Skills 离谱！帮逝者圆梦，继承一身技艺 On my first day working at a funeral home, the moment I touched the body of top-tier star Song Ran, a man's voice exploded in my head: "You were so off-key you might as well have been singing on the other side of the world. With skills like yours, you think you're qualified to prepare my body?" Song Ran was dead. But his consciousness remained in my mind. A socially anxious mortician and a sharp-tongued top-tier star were forced to become partners. Whenever I touched a deceased person, I cou 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 The Grand Princess Was Banished to Her Fief, So I Became Empress 长公主被贬封地，我转身成女帝 [Strong Female Lead + Revenge and Regret + Empress + No Romance + War for Supremacy in a Chaotic Era] Chu Ning transmigrates into the Great Chu Dynasty as a princess who has been confined to her fief. Carrying the grudge of her mother’s murder, Chu Ning unexpectedly awakens the strongest Empress System, and begins a fiery journey to become an empress who conquers the realm. With a decisive hand, she takes control of Changle Commandery, her fief, and builds a solid power base. Declaring herself Q 671Reads—Score10214d adds
- 110 Schemes from the Dark Abyss 暗渊之谋 Lin Yue is a seasoned journalist. Influenced by generations of doctors in her family, she once dreamed of practicing traditional Chinese medicine, but had to give it up to honor her grandfather's dying wish. Even so, she never stopped studying it in her daily life. One day, she receives an assignment to conduct an interview, only to stumble into one bizarre incident after another. Linked together, they seem to be drawing her into a vast whirlpool: a strange bureau chief, missing children, a Taoi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 After Becoming a Background Character, I Live to Stir Up Trouble 穿成路人后我唯爱搅局 [Transmigrate Into a Book] [System] [No Romance] [Women-Loving] [Ensemble Cast] [Strong Female Lead] [Empress] [No Women Being Mistreated] [Slow Burn] Xiang Ziyou transmigrated into an old-school novel about a strong woman and got bound to a System. At first, she was thrilled. But the more she thought about it, the more something felt off. Hadn't she just been kidnapped? Fortunately, the System didn't make her pursue any black-hearted or pure-hearted love interests. It only asked her to distingu 21Reads—Score314d adds
- 112 My Adoptive Father Gave Me to My Birth Father as His Bride 养父将我送给亲爹做新娘 My new story is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Heavenly Prison of Sacred Sorrow 圣殇天狱 The sky went dark in a cataclysmic explosion, and the Myriad Worlds sank into a haze of gray mist, like a living hell. The continents of the Myriad Worlds trembled from time to time. Dark clouds gathered overhead, and desolation spread everywhere. The divine beings vanished as a group, becoming legends. All that remained were those below the divine level, clinging to life. The bleak world lay desolate in every direction. Its darkness had to be torn away bit by bit to restore the light! The chaot 97Reads8.9Score10814d adds
- 114 Reborn as an Empress in a Turbulent Age 重生之乱世巾帼女帝 Dark, strong heroine, reborn, no golden finger. This is a fantasy novel set against the backdrop of the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties. Come on in if you’re interested. In her previous life, she was born into a time of chaos and disguised herself as a man to survive. She won glory and built a legacy to save the common people from misery. All she wanted was to be free once peace returned to the land. But just as the realm was pacified and she returned in triumph, she met her death. 12Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 115 Fragments of Memory: The Self in the Fog 记忆碎片：迷雾中的自我 ⚠️ Serious content warnings upfront. Please proceed with caution if these bother you. No System, no golden finger, no wish fulfillment, no brainless plot: no effortless power-ups and face-slapping, no crushingly satisfying victories. Every character is intelligent, and logic comes first. Slow-burn storytelling, with psychological suspense in the first half: the early chapters lay down many clues and eerie details. The romance develops gradually, not as love at first sight on fast-forward. Both l 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 The Fox Demon’s Song 狐妖弦歌 “Immortal? What a joke. I'm just a fox demon who narrowly survived a heavenly tribulation and is barely clinging to life.” “Why fear having my soul scattered and never entering the cycle of reincarnation?” “My name is Xiange. It's only a heavenly tribulation. I may have lost to you once, but how could I lose to you a second time?” “The Heavenly Way truly is heartless. It won't even spare a century-old little demon. You may have won by luck this time, but A Li, you can't take her away!” 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Ling Cage: I Am 4068, Rising from the Land of Dawn! 灵笼：我4068，从晨曦之地崛起！ Ling Cage: I’m 4068, rising to prominence from the Land of Dawn! 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 The Battle-Damaged System from the Start: A Little Humor Is Only Right 开局战损系统，搞笑一点很合理吧 [High Martial] [Has Female Characters, No Harem] Seriously, dude! Are you kidding me? I'm Lin Mo. I hadn't even finished my thesis, and the world was already gone! A blood-red star, sinkholes opening, and torrential rain: I scored the eldritch apocalypse starter pack! (`皿´) I bound myself to a "battle-damaged" Martial Arts Core. It runs on coughing up blood, and its predictions turn into a slab of hot iron? What a rip-off! Even worse is the "medical insurance System": to get reimbursed, you have 1Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 119 Toward the Jade Steps: I, the Emperor, Gorge on Palace Gossip 朝玉阶：朕在后宫狂吃瓜 [Female emperor + multiple male leads + power politics + nation and people + strong heroine] [Power is what Zhou Yao loves most. As for men, if she likes one, she takes him.] The sole female emperor of the Great Sheng dynasty has but one wish: peace throughout the realm and a comfortable, prosperous life for the people. In public: Zhou Yao: “I can accomplish what none of my ancestors managed. The Imperial Ancestral Temple has never enshrined a woman's memorial tablet, so I'll be the first!” In p 335Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 120 The Barge and the Fading Lotus 兰舟残荷 “A leaf drifts away from Wanzhou at dusk; the orchid boat returns, ripples stirring among the withered lotuses.” [Fictional ancient setting / political intrigue / archaic style / presented as a pseudo-historical document / many original elements / two male leads] [The first half focuses mostly on everyday local affairs; political intrigue begins in the second half] [Unhurried storytelling, no AI] [Sharp-tongued and sinister] the disgraced crown prince sent to a remote posting [Cool-headed and ra 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 From Hell, I Rise to Defy Death 从地狱中来，向死而生 From Hell, Born to Face Death 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 My Detective Career Came to an End in Wuyin Town 我的刑警之路在雾隐镇被终结 My Career as a Detective Came to an End in Wuyin Town 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 After Failing to Win Her Over, I Fainted from Her Scent in the Yandere’s Arms 攻略失败后，在病娇怀里香晕了 [Campus life first, then city life + redemption + System + devoted couple + captivity + happy ending + sweet romance] [Sunny, seemingly villainous girl x insecure, pitiful puppy|Flirtatious, mischievous heiress x dark, obsessive yandere] After awakening, Tan Ning was sent six years into the past by an unexpected car accident. She was also bound to a useless System and ordered to save the male lead, who was on the verge of turning evil. To keep the tragedy from repeating, Tan Ning launched her re 358Reads—Score10214d adds
- 124 The Demon Lord Sacrifices Himself to the Three Realms to Win Back His Wife 魔尊为了追妻拿自己献祭三界 He shattered a realm for her, and guarded a realm for her. In the first life, he was a young general who had distinguished himself protecting the emperor. She was an upstart who'd kicked her way to fame in the capital, taking up armor and sword for wealth and status. He died tragically amid court intrigues, while she waited for him all her life. In the second life, she was a fox who stayed by his side, accompanying him through both his rise and his lowest moments. Only when he died was she not t 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Born Under the Pure Yin Fate, Powerless to Choose 极阴之命，身不由己 Born with an extremely yin constitution, I have a mysterious grandfather, a master by my side, and Su Xiaoxiao, who appeared out of nowhere. Fate weaves everything together, stringing it all into a wonderful memory. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Reborn as Princess Pingyang of the Tang Dynasty 重生大唐平阳公主 [Tang Dynasty + two powerful leads with secret identities + ruthless action + iron-blooded female commander + ultimate face-slapping] In her previous life, she died in battle at Weize Pass, and her many years of merit became a political rival's stepping stone. Reborn, Li Zhaoning gripped a three-foot sword, rebuilt an army of seventy thousand women, and vowed to grind those who had betrayed her to dust. A handsome, poor accountant appeared by her side, raising tens of thousands of sacks of grain 182Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 From Peasant to Founding Empress 从泥腿子到开国女帝 The rating is low because it just came out. (Chaotic times + war for supremacy + ensemble cast + matriarchal world + one female lead, many male partners) Ming Shuhuang, a mechanical engineering PhD, dies and wakes up in Mingjia Village, a remote backwater. Her five older brothers are notorious for being the last men in their family line. Their grandfather, Jun, declares that if they can't have a daughter next time, he'll divorce their grandmother and marry someone else. Ming Shuhuang is born ami 22Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 128 The System Came to Kill Me, but I Became an Empress! 追杀系统，结果我成了女帝！ [Empress] [No romance] [Political intrigue and conquest] [Decisive and ruthless] [Livestreaming the past] Synopsis: Her mother, a former princess of the previous dynasty and empress, has disappeared. Her father, the current emperor, seems like a gold-digging husband. And there's a stupid System trying to kill her. She should have been a pampered noblewoman, but instead she became a minister's daughter, surrounded by mysterious court officials and enemy nations watching hungrily from every direct 153Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 129 The Enchantress Bewitched My Dao, but Nine Turns Prove Eternal Life 妖女惑我道，九转证长生 Han Dingtian lived in the ancestral home, surviving on cold steamed buns. He joked that after decades as a bachelor, he was freer than any immortal. That changed the night a demoness in red burst through the ancestral hall door, staining half his clothes with blood. In a daze, he saved her with his family’s secret salve. “Miss, this salve is worth thirty Ningyuan Pills.” The demoness, Feng Qingcheng, gazed at him coquettishly. “Young man, shouldn’t you repay the debt of saving my life by taking 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Historical Mysteries: The Remarkable Chen Zi 历史疑云——奇女陈梓 Historical Mysteries: The Remarkable Chen Zi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 The Music of the Broken Formation: The Empress Who Lost an Arm 破阵乐：断腕女帝 Female emperor, strong heroine, no romance, political intrigue, war, ruthless decisiveness, conquest of the realm. A hard-edged career woman in a historically grounded setting. No transmigration, no System, no rebirth. Fake political intrigue: planning every step and plotting everything out. Real political intrigue: invite people over, hold a meeting, flip the table. Iconic scenes: “Your Majesty, why are you rebelling?” “Eight hundred men means eight hundred men.” “I came here for a meeting. Wha —Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 132 A Bright Mirror Cannot Cure the Hidden 明镜暗不治 [villain + cannon fodder + mutual salvation + transmigrate into a book] The Black-Hearted Demon Venerable, Qi Xun X the play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger Xu Jiangzhou (two male leads, one-on-one) Overnight, Xu Jiangzhou transmigrates into a cultivation novel he has never read. Other people get to be protagonists who change the world, but after two years of backbreaking work, he ends up as the scapegoat, then gets kidnapped by demons while trying to escape. Xu Jiangzhou has always considered himself 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 I’m the Ultimate Troll Streamer! The Whole Internet Is Losing It 我，老六主播！全网都不淡定了 [Urban comedy + livestreaming + System + master troll + infuriating antics] After transmigrating to a parallel world and binding to the Super Master Troll System, Jiang Bei launches into a series of troll moves. While livestreaming Honor of Kings, he acts like a complete beginner, then suddenly turns things around at the critical moment to win the match. He pretends to be poor, only to suddenly reveal his wealth and show off. During a survival reality show, while everyone else works hard to find 118Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Jiuzhou: I Convince Xiang Yu to Be My Brother from the Start 九州，开局忽悠项羽做我哥 Vast Jiuzhou, rival heroes battling for supremacy, and illustrious figures from every era taking the stage. From the start, I talk my way into winning over Xiang Yu, and from then on I live a shamelessly carefree life. “Big Brother, come on, chop them down for me.” 895Reads6.8Score10014d adds
- 135 After Becoming a Useless Empress, I Chose to Go Mad 穿成废物女帝后，我选择发疯 The heroine has no morals + no romance + multiple male leads This book doesn’t prioritize logic. Just read it for fun. After Lin Nian died, she transmigrated into the body of a useless empress. The court was split into three factions. Everyone wanted to control the emperor to command the lords, then find the right moment to kill her. Chancellor Wen Yixun, Secretariat Director Shen Mingyi, and Prince Chen Lin Xiao all coveted her position. Who says a puppet can’t become the master? Lin Nian’s res 221Reads8.8Score10314d adds
- 136 Farming? No, I'm Building a Financial Empire in Ancient Times! 种田？不，我在古代搞金融！ Shen Yanshu, a certified public accountant, suddenly dies and awakens in the northwest of the Great Yin dynasty, where she becomes an orphan with no one to rely on. A dilapidated thatched hut, a vicious uncle pressing her for money, and not a penny to her name. She has no miraculous advantage, only modern financial know-how. She earns her first capital selling goods from a stall, then opens a money exchange and builds an ambitious chain of exchange houses along the northwestern frontier. 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 When a Hurt-Comfort Author Meets Their Real-Life Inspiration 当虐文作者遇上正主 When an Angsty Romance Author Meets the Real Deal 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 One Year Since the Prison Break? 越狱一周年？ [One Male Lead + Some Common Sense + No System + Not a Power Fantasy + No Romance + Transmigration + Graphic Violence] It's a new era, and humanity's overall quality has improved dramatically. People are healthier, more rational, and society is more harmonious, or so they say. But what does that have to do with me? I'm just a little prisoner who keeps trying to break out. The outside and the inside are two different worlds... Today marks the 365th day since my first escape attempt. This time, th 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Rise and Fall 兴衰 When a dynasty rises, the people suffer; when a dynasty falls, the people perish. What makes a prince, and what makes the realm? Anyone with ambition is bound to struggle for power. What does it matter if he stands above all as a treacherous hero or a ruthless warlord, when he is both a usurper of the realm and a victim of its wars? 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 The Entire Court Demands the Throne, While I Recline in the Empress's Arms and Advise Her on Ruling the Realm 满朝逼宫，我躺女帝怀里指点江山 On his first day after transmigrating to Cangheng, Li Yingchuan became the laughingstock of the entire court. His martial channels were destroyed, his reputation was in tatters, and an imperial wedding decree from Empress Rong Lingzhang forced him to stay in the palace, where everyone looked down on him as a “kept emperor.” He didn’t have to attend court or lead troops. He lived in the imperial palace, slept in the empress’s bed, ate imperial cuisine, and used royal treasures. Even his life depe 41Reads—Score12414d adds
- 141 The Tragic Grand Princess Turns the Tables in an Instant 悲催和亲长公主的脸说翻就翻 Transmigration into a drama, strong heroine, becoming emperor, feel-good story, a big sister with the swagger of a bandit, a gentle and frail eldest princess, multiple male leads, one woman and many men. The career plot takes center stage. Han Jingshan is a gang leader who makes a living through competitive fighting and collecting protection money. After a car accident, she transmigrates into a tragedy about a princess sent abroad for a political marriage. The good news: because Han Jingshan has 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Primordial Vital Energy 太初元气 [Traditional Fantasy + Immortal Cultivation + Humor + No System] Background: A corner of the Human Realm was forcibly torn away by an accident. The human race’s great powers transformed it into the Zhenwu Continent with countless stars. After drifting through the cosmic sea for ages, it finally merged with a new realm. But this attracted the covetous attention of the major powers in the Xianwu Spirit Realm and sparked a war. They declared that they would turn the Zhenwu Continent into a breeding 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 The Host's Dream 宿主的梦 “How can you be sure you’re not just a particularly vivid thought in my dream?” Humanity has used technology to peer through nebulae billions of light-years away and measure the vast boundaries of the universe, yet we remain powerless against the dreams that lie so close at hand. They lurk in the depths of everyone’s sleep: the most familiar of unfamiliar realms, and an “inner universe” that science has yet to fully decipher. If dreams are merely accidental products of brain activity, why do the 138Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 144 Fate: Reversing the Mandate of Heaven fate之天命逆转 China’s very own Holy Grail War begins, summoning large numbers of powerful Heroic Spirits who are further strengthened by various local blessings. Though unconventional, this Holy Grail War is more like a real war than ever before. 139Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Forced to Do Evil While Undercover 当卧底被迫为恶 Forced to Do Evil While Undercover 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Me? I'm a Tree! 我行？我树！ [Transmigration, 99% invincible protagonist, nontraditional cultivation world, no System, multiple characters, many female characters but no harem] The first time she met him, they encountered each other in the midst of chaos. She had form but no substance, and her illusory arm crossed the boundary, reaching out to another world in search of a soul that could depend on her as she depended on it. Then she chose him… Like a feather or a piece of fruit, she plucked him gently. His soul left his 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Chronicles of the Han Dynasty’s Last Empress 汉末女帝纪事录 Content warning: If you don’t accept a female lead in a one-on-one romance who has children, please don’t click. [Strong female lead + political intrigue + contest for supremacy + nation-building + one-on-one romance] At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the land is in turmoil. A flash flood sends the soul of Liu Zhen, a modern teacher, a thousand years into the past, where she possesses the frail, sickly Liu Zhen, the Han Emperor Ling’s second daughter, who died young. At the brink of death, 1.3kReads8.2Score21614d adds
- 148 Grandmother Told Daiyu No One Dares Make Her Unhappy 祖母告诉黛玉，没人敢惹她不顺心 The old matriarch of the Lin family died in the most prosperous year of the Lin residence in Gusu, when the family had been marquises for four generations and its members came from generations of distinguished officials. Before she died, she saw her son, Lin Ruhai, place third in the imperial examinations, take office at the Censorate, and become the Imperial Commissioner of Salt Transport. At last, she could close her eyes in peace and go to join the Lin family’s ancestors. But buried in the Li 1.7kReads7.0Score13814d adds
- 149 Notes on Slow Transmigration: The Mandate of Heaven Arc 慢穿记事簿天命篇 [No CP] [No System] [Nation-Building] [Political Intrigue] [争霸] [Lighthearted Wish Fulfillment] The land is divided among powerful warlords, armies clash, and the people suffer. After transmigrating into the body of a general's daughter, Xie Ning opens her eyes to find herself surrounded by wolves and tigers, with every faction plotting against her. She turns the tables on them, making them lose both their wives and their soldiers. After escaping her cage, she keeps a low profile and builds her 1kReads8.8Score13714d adds
- 150 Funny: A Hundred Thousand Cavalrymen, and I’m Supposed to Play Support 搞笑，十万骑兵，让我打辅助 Strong female lead + no romance + incredible luck + lighthearted comedy Xia Lanfeng: I have an army of a hundred thousand elite cavalry. Wudou: We’re an auxiliary System. Auxiliary, got it? We help the chosen ones fulfill their wishes. We’re not a strong-female-lead System that lets you recruit followers everywhere. Xia Lanfeng: What’s wrong with recruiting followers? Just tell me, did I fulfill the chosen one’s wish or not? Wudou: You cheated! That’s not how this is supposed to work. Xia Lanfen 220Reads6.4Score—14d adds
