Novels like Warring States: A Song of Swords and Blades
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Warring States: A Song of Swords and Blades, best match first.
- 51 Song of the Crouching Dragon in the Nine Heavens 九天卧龙吟 This book is best savored slowly, so you can appreciate its subtle charm and the appeal of its semi-classical prose. In later chapters, the author's writing also becomes more accessible to suit a wider audience. This book has no System and no rebirth. It has plenty of satisfying moments and foreshadowing, but they won't all arrive in a sudden, overwhelming rush. The author would like to thank all the readers. This is a slow-burn, old-fashioned cultivation fantasy novel, because we believe that c —Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 52 Adventure in the 1970s 探险七零年代 Transported to the 1970s, where gold is everywhere, Ye Nanxing has completely given up trying. She won't go to the countryside to farm, and she won't work in a factory. She's going to hunt for gold. So while the heroine works herself to the bone making money, Ye Nanxing goes beachcombing and finds ambergris, then eats seafood and discovers a Melo pearl; while the heroine painstakingly wins over the male lead, Ye Nanxing specializes in finding villains' forgotten cash boxes, earning money without 21Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 53 The Inner World of Wuxia 里武侠 A world of Lovecraftian horror with martial arts. (Someone called it a strawberry dumpling today, which was a little…) The hard parts of writing martial arts are the fights and the worldbuilding. For Lovecraftian horror, it's keeping the unknown unknowable. I think I've done a pretty good job with the fights, and I hope everyone enjoys them. As for the Lovecraftian story, all I can say is that this is basically Lovecraftian Musou. After all, the protagonist has a giant alarm clock-like ability s 4Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 54 Qianmen Seal Carver 乾门玺匠 “Comedy first, brainteasers second” “Not a serious novel” “The setting and plot are only here to politely string together cold jokes and raunchy gags” With a whoosh, an axe burst through the window. “Who’s there?” Qian Chen looked in the direction the axe had come from, but there was no one in sight. A note was attached to the axe: “If you want to know the Qian family’s past, meet me by the lake outside the city.” By the lake outside the city, a girl in a black bodysuit was waiting. Her long 15Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 55 All-Round Fisherman: Fishing, Foraging, and Hunting for Treasures with Beautiful Women 全能渔民：美女陪我钓鱼赶海鉴宝 [Urban farming + fishing + urban life + offshore fishing + setting out to sea + making a fortune + countryside + campus belle + treasure appraisal + islands + livestreaming + beachcombing] Shen Fei: A Dongzhou University graduate with a degree in history, and heir to the Shen family's Heavenly Eye technique. Song Xiaotong: A Dongzhou University graduate with a degree in finance, heiress to the Song family of Shanghai, and one of the top ten shareholders in Song Holdings. Follow Shen Fei, Song Xi 137Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 56 Cultivating the Uncanny Way: Kunlun's Lost Trails 诡道修行之昆仑迷踪 [Transmigration + Yinshan Sect Secret Arts + Supernatural + Japanese Kukai Nine Chrysanthemum Evil Arts + Conquest + Zhong Kui's Ghost-Taming Arts + Passionate Action + Shikigami + A Showdown Between the Central Plains and Japan's Island Sorcery] The ancient artifact Kunlun Mirror can travel through time and space and reveal the secrets of Heaven. For a thousand years, a saying has circulated among Daoist sects: "Ninety-nine thunderbolts, and Kunlun's heavenly gate will open." During the Republi 14Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 57 The Grand Princess's Marriage Alliance Fell Through? Ministers, Run for Your Lives! 长公主和亲未遂？满朝文武快跑！ [Wise and decisive Grand Princess VS patient, scheming Hanlin Academy scholar] [Two powerful leads + punishing scumbags + sweet romance] One-line synopsis: You were a gentleman, so how did you end up joining the thieves? In Zhu Qing’an’s eyes, Luo Jiangning is nothing but a bastard who climbed the ranks by relying on women! She could have lived carefree at the Temple of Gratitude as the late emperor’s posthumous daughter, but Luo Jiangning dragged her into the treacherous political arena for no 133Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 58 The Princess Who Protects the Nation Prays with Her Left Hand and Wields a Monk's Staff with Her Right 护国公主左手念佛右手禅杖 [Not a feel-good power fantasy, but the heroine is a force to be reckoned with. (The title ought to be: Li Yushan, You're One Tough Woman.) The current title is too refined.] A palace-intrigue ensemble novel about the history of Southern Tang, written for an ancient-text contest. Readers interested in lesser-known history are welcome to give it a try. There is one volume for each of the three emperors, Li Bian, Li Jing, and Li Yu. Li Bian's volume is complete. [Pure historical fiction (no transm 12Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 59 The God Who Swallowed a Cursed Parasite 吞下恶蛊的神明 An urban fantasy novel. The story of a young modern-day woman and traditional Chinese medicine doctor who grows step by step, surpasses herself, and becomes a true god. Because of a grudge she held against the demigod Xuan Jun in her previous life, she was cursed to remain trapped in the cycle of reincarnation forever. In the end, she will stand before Xuan Jun and face him in battle as a mortal. Win or lose, her unwavering conviction will be her greatest weapon. 17Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 60 Red Spirit Sword Maiden 赤灵剑姬 [Classic fantasy + no System + a lightly pay-to-win golden finger + multiple heroines + plot-focused] At the grand feast in the Nine Heavens ten thousand years ago, on the very day the Scarlet Spirit Empress succeeded to the throne as Domain Lord of the Nine Heavens, an ancient ferocious beast appeared. Knowing she could not defeat it, she transformed herself into a spirit to preserve the last spark of hope, fleeing to the lower realm. She wandered among the spirits of heaven and earth, waiting 28Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 61 The Sect Leader's Path to Conquest 掌门的王霸之路 Zhao Fan transmigrates into the leader of a small, weak cultivation sect and is forced to move to the harsh southern frontier, where he struggles to survive. Caught in a maelstrom of competing factions, life is cheap, and on a stage where plots and schemes unfold, everyone is a puppet. The Heavenly Way is heartless. Resistance is the only choice. Born with an ancient primordial destiny, he evolves into a force capable of transforming heaven and earth. He battles others and fights fate itself, be 37Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 62 The Strange Heroes of Fantasy Tang 幻唐异侠传 [Not mindless: everyone is sharp, with a double contest of strategy and martial arts!] Transmigrate to a parallel world, inherit an elder’s legacy, overthrow those in power, destroy factions, foil conspiracies, and save the world! Dragon soars across the world, through boundless seas; Silver Dragon Sword points to the moon and strikes! Main characters: Long Yanhai, Tang Lin, and Helan Feng! (Peerless treasure sword: Silver Dragon Sword!) A great fantasy wuxia novel! Three leads, a grand ensemble 1Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 63 Virtual Reality: This NPC Isn't Exactly Proper 虚拟现实：这个NPC不是太正经 [Online Game Transmigration + Virtual Reality + Real World + StarCraft + Greatswords and Cannons + Comedy + No Heroines + Goofball + Survivalist Style + Sneaky Player + System? + Urban? ...] Zhang Erdan loves money. He's a crooked merchant, a stand-up comedian, a goofball, and a shameless scoundrel, with a sense of justice... though not much of one! “I've transmigrated! Who am I supposed to act proper for?” The seniors who were reborn or transmigrated all ended up in ancient times, surrounded by 431Reads8.1Score10614d adds
- 64 Reborn: The Road to a Technological Revolution 重生：科技崛起之路 Lin Hao, a top software engineer from the 22nd century, is sent back by an accident to 1950, an era when technology is far behind. Reborn with knowledge of advanced technology, he finds himself in a time of scarce resources. He can only start with the most basic industrial techniques, turning the blueprints in his mind into reality one step at a time. Beginning in a rudimentary workshop, he leads a group of young people who share his hopes for the future. Together, they overcome countless techn 909Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 The Peerless Divine Physician of Ghost Valley 鬼谷盖世神医 [Tycoon + Urban + Medicine + Invincible + Antiques] My younger sister was gravely ill, my girlfriend betrayed me, and they even forced me to raise another man's child! Chu Xiaotian, legitimate heir of the Chu family of Shangjing, suffered one disaster after another. At the brink of despair, he unexpectedly awakened the legacy of the Ghost Valley Profound Medicine Canon. With miraculous healing hands, he cured intractable illnesses. With a discerning eye, he identified priceless treasures. His ma 49Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 66 My Mom Is Actually a Billionaire: Ye Tian's Stormy Days in Kyoto 我妈居然是首富，叶天的京都风云 The orphan Ye Tian suddenly finds himself claimed by a powerful family and married off to an icy beauty. But he gets swept into a deadly whirlpool of assassinations and kidnappings, awakening a hidden martial arts bloodline as a conspiracy surrounding his identity quietly closes in... 455Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Lord God's Paradise: I Got the Dread Throne from the Start 主神乐园：开局获得惊悚王座 (No female lead + ruthless and decisive + horror-game king + theme-park growth + infinite flow) Su Yue is the first “workplace emperor” in the history of horror games to clear an S-rank mission a hundred times. He's had enough of those unkillable ghosts that can only be dealt with by playing along with their rules. At last, he returns to reality, thinking he can lie flat. Then the Lord God's Paradise invitation lands right in his face! Good news: The monsters in this new world have health bars o 1.9kReads7.6Score16614d adds
- 68 Blood Calamity: The Dead Rise on Campus 血灾：尸起校园 [Zombies]+ [Apocalypse]+ [Team]+ [Survival]+ [BL]+ [School]+ [Military]+ [Hardcore (the war follows the worldbuilding of Arena Breakout)]+ [Guangdong]+ [Hong Kong Island]. An ordinary student from the start, with no System, special abilities, or rebirth. A realistic Apocalypse seen through an ordinary student's eyes. Starting in Volume Two, the story follows survival in the military. The Bible once said: "One day, the waters of the Nile will turn to blood, and God will punish the world." The Eb 3Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 69 Five Dynasties: Iron Cavalry Unstoppable 五代：铁骑纵横 Wang Yanting, an ordinary man, transmigrated to the chaotic late Tang dynasty. He had no golden finger and no powerful patron to rely on. He could only survive through his own efforts. In this age, rites and music had crumbled, and moral principles had been cast aside. Whoever had soldiers could do as they pleased. But in this same age, the soldiers under your command could turn their weapons on you at any moment. Li Keju, military governor of Lulong, had a subordinate general, Li Quanzhong, who 1.6kReads8.5Score10214d adds
- 70 Under the Trees at the Winehouse, a Fox Spirit in Nancheng 树荫酒舍，南城狐妖 Love is one person's admiration for another, a willingness to give everything without condition, even one's life. Love is pure, beautiful, selfless, and free of any impurities. Mu Xue is a fairy who has lived for a very long time and forgotten many things. Li Jiaxin admires her utterly. He has no selfish motives or doubts where she is concerned. He only knows that he loves her deeply. “Xue-jie...” Li Jiaxin says to her. “Mm.” Mu Xue looks at him, then sits quietly. He loves her, and Mu Xue likes 17Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 71 I’m a Human-Shaped Containment Object, Not the Savior! 我，人形收容物，才不当救世主！ [My name is Luo Bingning. By the time you read this diary, I will be dead...] [Ten years from now, while carrying out a containment mission, I will accidentally be killed by an extremely powerful and bizarre contained object.] [Though I am dead, I have found humanity's hope!] [Me, ten years ago: if you don't want to die ten years from now, go to Building 4, Apartment 404, Fandou Garden, Donghai City, and find an eighteen-year-old boy named Shen Yuan!] [He is humanity's future savior! Our hope!] 319Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 72 From the Start, I Wielded the Power of Space and Stood Above the Rest! 开局执掌空间权柄，我独领风骚！ [Modern Urban High Martial Arts] + [Invincible] + [Spatial Powers] + [Power] + [System] Xia Shi has spatial talent maxed out from the start. Not only is his aptitude unrivaled in this era, but he's also a council member of the Mages' Association, with power to spare. Unfortunately, the damn System insists that “a life without college is incomplete” and makes Xia Shi take the national college entrance exam and get into a prestigious university. Embracing the idea that if you can't fight it, you m 13Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 73 Unorthodox Martial Arts: I Sweep Aside Fierce Beasts with Ridiculous Tricks 整活武道：我靠骚操作横扫凶兽 Martial Arts Mayhem: I Sweep Aside Ferocious Beasts with Outrageous Tricks 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Martial Arts Recovery System 武道回收系统 Martial Arts Reclamation System 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Three Kingdoms: The Prodigal Son of Shu Han Sets Wolong Ridge Ablaze from the Start 三国：蜀汉败家子，开局火烧卧龙岗 Liu Mang was reborn as Liu Bei's eldest son, and the veteran transmigrator was overjoyed. After transmigrating ten times, he could return to the modern era and gain immortality. Just as Liu Bei was making his third visit to Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage, Liu Mang decided to stop the Crouching Dragon from joining him and finish his "death mission" as soon as possible. Liu Bei: "Only the virtuous and worthy can win the people's allegiance." Liu Mang: "Man is an animal that is selfish by nature, a 3kReads8.8Score28514d adds
- 76 The Wrath of the Eight-Star Heavens 八星天之怒 [Underworld King] [Dragon Ball] [Slay the Gods] [Body Cultivation] [Invincible Physique] [Fists That Shatter Everything] I, originally a commoner, farmed in an ancient city, scraping by to stay alive in the Eight-Star Heavens. I never sought fame among the mighty of the myriad heavens, but this world is seriously messed up, so I have no choice but to smash it to pieces! This book draws inspiration from the solar system as its blueprint, crafting an entirely new world. The protagonist achieves on 1.2kReads9.3Score10814d adds
- 77 The Campus Belle Stole My Device and Cried When Her Transformation Failed 校花偷我驱动器，变身失败吓哭了 In the Global Class Change era, monsters run rampant, and only the strong can survive. Lin Ye awakened the most useless class, Armor Smith, but unexpectedly activated the [Kamen Rider Creation System]. Malicious data + AI core + demon blood = Ark-One Driver! While other armor smiths were still making clunky armor, Lin Ye had already built a Dark Rider belt capable of devouring human hearts! However, on the eve of the academy exams, the campus beauty Su Muqing stole his prototype. “An Armor Smith 10.3kReads8.3Score1k14d adds
- 78 The Courtyard Compound: The Warmth of Everyday Life 大杂院：人间烟火气 [Period setting + family drama + everyday life] If you're young and inexperienced, take this as a warning and steer clear. This book probably isn't for you. It has none of the usual wish-fulfillment tropes and no imaginary cheat powers. It's simply an ordinary story about people in northern China. [No transmigration, no System, no pocket dimension, no being reborn, and none of the modern-novel elements you know.] It records the ordinary life of a northern town in the 1980s, capturing the memorie 8.8kReads9.1Score78214d adds
- 79 Gold Grows from Fertile Soil: He Returns to the Countryside 沃土生金：禾归乡野 Golden Harvests from Fertile Soil: Grain Returns to the Countryside 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Beyond the Extraordinary 奇人之上 [Not a power fantasy] [Comeback] [Carefully laid groundwork] [Schemes within schemes] [Mystery] [Growing protagonist] [Ensemble cast] [High martial arts] [Transmigration] [Play the pig to eat the tiger] [Devouring and sacrifice] [Alternate world] [Technology] [No limits] [Everyone is unhinged] [Heartbreak after heartbreak] What exactly is up there? Lu Lin was blind for half his life, then got lucky and regained his sight. The world lit up, and he was left numb. From then on, ghosts and spirits o 1.7kReads9.3Score15114d adds
- 81 Impossible! My Arrogant Husband Is Actually the Big Bad 不可能！傲娇夫君竟是大反派 [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] [Daughter of a Cultivation Clan × Proud Young Master of the Demon Clan] Jiang Zhitang is the pampered, spoiled daughter of a prominent cultivation family. Liu Xiaoman is destined to become the demon clan’s commander. The first cultivation family he will wipe out is Jiang Zhitang’s. When they first meet, Jiang Zhitang has no idea that this boy, with a smile on his lips and delicate features, is the story’s greatest villain. After she falls for him, Liu Xiaoman smile 905Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 82 First Sino-Japanese War: From Sinking the Yoshino to Becoming a World Power 甲午：从击沉吉野到成为世界列强 [Sino-Japanese War of 1894] [No System] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Late Qing Dynasty] [Passionate Struggle for Supremacy] [Warlords] [Founder of the Beiyang New Army] [Tiger of Beiyang] [Dragon of Beiyang] [Beiyang] [History] [Transmigration] [Naval Warfare] [War of Resistance] [No Saintly Hero] [Battleships] [Cruisers] [Ancient History] [War of Resistance Against Japan] [Emperor] [Tyrant] [God of War] [World Domination] The people's heroes will live forever. [British Princess] [Japanese Pirate Em 5.2kReads6.8Score46414d adds
- 83 Keeping a Low Profile in the Empress's Palace, I'm Invincible! 苟在女帝宫，我无敌了！ Ye Chen is reborn on the Jiuxiao Continent, where the peerlessly beautiful Empress Luo Hongyan chooses him as her imperial consort. With a sign-in System, he knows that signing in at ordinary places yields poor rewards. After more than twenty years of drifting through life, he is chosen as the imperial consort! Signing in at the imperial palace sends his power soaring! “The imperial consort is great in every way, but his cultivation is a little lacking.” “That’s right, he’s only at the mere Hout 4.9kReads8.7Score47714d adds
- 84 Imprisoned on Dragon-Locking Cliff for a Century, I Emerge Invincible 被囚于锁龙崖百年，出山即无敌 Imprisoned on Dragon-Locking Cliff for a Hundred Years, I Emerge Invincible 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 I Picked Up a Fox, and It's the Young Lord of the Qingqiu Fox Clan 捡个狐狸，是青丘狐族的少主 I Picked Up a Fox, the Young Lord of the Qingqiu Fox Clan 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Great Ming: I Receive a Package from the Future Every Day 大明：我每天收到一个未来的快递 Wei Wu accidentally transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and also gets a Courier Blind Box System. Every day, the System sends him a package from the future. From then on, he shuts himself away, refuses to be anyone’s workhorse, and enjoys a carefree life with everything he needs. He plays Black Myth on one side, grabs crayfish with the other, hangs solar panels overhead, and keeps a portable power bank in hand. Wei Wu: “Hey, how about sending me something high-end for a change? Is instant noodles 28.6kReads8.0Score2.7k14d adds
- 87 The Snowland Mastiff King of the Northern Tibetan Grasslands 藏北草原上的雪域獒王 The Snowland Mastiff King of the Northern Tibetan Grasslands 173Reads—Score614d adds
- 88 My Chickens Can Evolve Without Limit 我的鸡可以无限进化 [The print edition is now available.] After transmigrating to the final years of a dynasty, Chen Dao has no money to his name and is suffering from hunger and cold. Fortunately, just then, the only chicken in his household walks right past him. [Gray-Feather Chicken. Traits: Long growth period, lays few eggs.] [Gray-Feather Chicken evolution path one: Mate a female Gray-Feather Chicken with a male Redheart Chicken for a 50% chance of hatching a Red-Feather Chicken.] [Red-Feather Chicken traits: 5.2kReads8.1Score46414d adds
- 89 Reborn in 1988: Cutting Off the Pyramid Scheme Storm 重生1988：截断传销风暴 Reborn in 1988: Cutting Off the Pyramid Scheme Storm 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Awakened by a Spark, Gifted with the Power to Analyze All Things 星火觉醒，万象解析天赋 Starfire Awakening: The Gift of Analyzing All Things —Reads—Score114d adds
- 91 Flowers Bloom Amid the Neon Lights 霓虹深处，有繁花盛开 Flowers Bloom in the Heart of the Neon Glow 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 The Evening Star Kisses the Rose, Year After Year, Never to Part 晚星吻玫瑰，岁岁年年，永不分离 The Evening Star Kisses the Rose, Year After Year, Forever Together 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Your Late Affection Is Worth Less Than Grass. I’m Leaving the Family, So Why Are You Crying? 迟来深情比草贱，我叛出家你哭啥 Xu Mo was reborn, back in the Xu family mansion. In her previous life, she was found and brought home, only to be treated unfairly. Her family hated her, and the fake young master framed her, leaving her to die with grievances unavenged. When she opened her eyes again, she decided to leave home and cut ties with her hypocritical family. But to her surprise, the whole family regretted it and begged her to come home, weeping. But affection that comes too late is worth less than grass. This time, s 146.5kReads8.1Score8.9k14d adds
- 94 The Powder and Rouge Shop at the End of the Alley 巷尾的粉黛坊 The Rouge Shop at the End of the Alley —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Slay the Gods: Heaven's Defiant Agent Closes His Eyes and Invokes the Gods 斩神：天庭反骨仔代理他闭眼请神 [Slay the Gods fanfic + Nonhuman Male Lead + White-Hair Fans Welcome + Unhinged + Defiant + Sincerity Is the Ultimate Killer Move + No Heroine + Awesome Battles + Deeply Satisfying Ending + System Golden Finger + Invincible Power Fantasy] Gao Dian is sacrificed by his parents from the start, to appease Heaven's wrath. The rebellious Nezha of the Heavenly Court sees that they share the same tragic fate, and spares no fundamental power to rescue him from danger. Thus, Gao Dian becomes the most reb 2kReads9.2Score26414d adds
- 96 Great Ming: Crashing into a Pillar from the Start, Terrifying the Entire Court 大明：开局撞柱，吓坏满朝文武 [From the start + System + transmigration + scheming + history + wild imagination] So, what exactly are the regrets of the Ming dynasty? The Hongwu Emperor, who lost his father, mother, wife, son, and grandson; the imperial eldest grandson who died young; Crown Prince Zhu Biao, widely regarded as the most secure heir in history; the indomitable founder who started with a single bowl; the man who ended with a tree and nothing but tears; and the Yongle Emperor’s lament: “Can even a lifetime of ach 8.5kReads8.2Score44114d adds
- 97 Journey to the West: Sun Wukong Eats Tang Sanzang and Kills Zhu Bajie 西游，孙悟空吃唐僧肉，杀猪八戒 Five hundred years after their journey to the West, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Tang Sanzang, and Sha Wujing reunite. This time, they aren't going west to fetch the scriptures. They're searching for the forty-nine sariras to bring Buddha Tathagata back to life. A fearsome demon, the Ape Ghost King, is wreaking havoc across the Three Realms, and only Buddha Tathagata can pin him beneath Five Finger Mountain. Five hundred years have passed, and everything has changed. Sun Wukong loves eating Tang Sanza 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 The Fourth Prison 第四监牢 “Since ancient times, we humans have kept trying to follow in the footsteps of the gods. For this... we spent nearly ten thousand years.” “Until that day...” “We finally found a way to communicate with the gods. We pushed open that heavy door, walked down a path full of thorns, and arrived in the homeland of the gods...” “Only to find that everything before our eyes...” “Was covered in bones...” 15.2kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds
- 99 They Stole My Family Home. I Awakened a Truth-Telling System and Gave Those Ungrateful Wretches a Thorough Face-Slapping 老宅被抢，我觉醒真话系统，狠狠打脸白眼狼 My Ancestral Home Was Seized, So I Awakened a Truth-Telling System and Gave the Ungrateful Backstabbers a Thorough Face-Slapping 4Reads—Score114d adds
- 100 On the Day I Was Reborn, I Tore Up the Family Inheritance Agreement 重生之日，我撕毁全家的遗产协议 On the Day I Was Reborn, I Tore Up My Family's Inheritance Agreement 2Reads—Score—14d adds
