Novels like The Returning Swan
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Returning Swan, best match first.
- 101 Western Fantasy: An Otherworldly Girl’s Path to Becoming a Villain 西幻：异界少女成为反派之路 (The avoidant heroine will become a god later, though it may take a while.) No male lead, no romance. Su Lisi is born into a standard Western fantasy world, but something is strange: it seems that magic is the only path to advancement. As an adopted daughter, she is the villain of this fantasy world. Fortunately, she has the help of a local god, and together they will begin a journey home. But the gods of this world don’t seem willing to let these two otherworldly people go. As they rescue each 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 The Demon Venerable and His Holy Knight 魔尊和他的圣骑士 (Two male leads + powerful leads + eastern fantasy transported into western fantasy + another world) Also known as Ashen Light: The Twin Calamity An unserious blurb from the shou's point of view (because I can't write a serious one): Ye Jin, the Demon Venerable, is the villain of a power fantasy novel. After gaining self-awareness, he is shackled by the Heavenly Dao and sets out to persuade the protagonist to overthrow it. But the Heavenly Dao turns the tables on him, tossing him into a Western 19Reads—Score414d adds
- 103 Kamen Rider: Sword of Glory 骑士：荣耀之剑 The arrival of knights gave humanity the power to protect itself. As their power grew, glory gathered around the mightiest knights. But as that power continued to grow, some knights realized that obtaining it was no simple matter. This immense power carried a temptation that could corrupt the heart, leading knights down the path of ruin. How will the young lord confront this corrupting power without letting those behind him fall into the abyss...? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Game of Thrones: I Devour the Undead, and I Am the North’s Only God 权游：吞噬亡灵，我乃北境唯一神 [Game of Thrones + Immortal Cultivation + Demonic Cultivation + No Romance] Become a god after transmigrating? No, first I devoured an entire undead horde. Mo Ran, once the Nine Nether Demon Lord who devoured countless immortals and demons, was reduced to ashes beneath the heavenly tribulation, only to fall by chance into the frozen hell of Game of Thrones. Here, he became a being more terrifying than the White Walkers. He possessed the cultivation world’s supreme demonic art, the Nine Nether So 107Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Lost Power 失落力量 At the dawn of the world's darkness, Amin, the Mother of the Gods, gave her life to create light. Her heart became twelve holy relics. Legend says that whoever gathers all of them will gain the power to purify every living thing. This immense power stirred the greed of humankind, and the various races fought over it until rivers of blood flowed. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 After Becoming the Succubus King, My Job Is to Comfort Others 成为魅魔国王后，我的任务是慰问 Your Majesty! After becoming the king of the succubi, You must, each day from sunset onward, personally visit one of your subjects' homes to offer your "comfort." The heart of this comfort lies in listening, in sharing their lives, and in using your unique living presence to temporarily rekindle the "heartflame" of a subject on the verge of burning out. The process must follow ancient rites to ensure the purity of the energy exchange and the safety of your subjects. This concerns the very founda 268Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 The Demon Lord Delivers Packages 魔尊送快递 Even I, the mighty Demon Venerable, have to bow to a measly few thousand spirit stones. Just think of how I conquered the entire cultivation world back in the day... Forget it, I have deliveries to make. Don't want another customer leaving me a "bad review." 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 A Stranger's Journey Home 异乡人的归乡记 Ensemble cast + mystery + adventure + the supernatural + an in-depth system for analyzing taboo objects (see the glossary below) + no power-level grind. (The prologue is quite long. If you don't enjoy it, feel free to skip to Chapter One.) The Scales of Judgment vanished into thin air from the Empire's most impregnable underground palace. The sealed room was untouched, and the only clue was a line of alchemical script etched deep into a bronze mirror: “I'm back, though I never left.” Investigat 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Young Lord of the Imperial Clan: I Pose as a Good-for-Nothing in a Small Sect 帝族少主：我在小宗门装废柴 [The author is extremely online, so the book is packed with memes and a few nonsensical lines.] I, Chen Yu, am the young lord of the Supreme Imperial Clan Chen, born with a Daoist body and carrying the Hongmeng Origin. Bored with life in the imperial clan, I went to Qinglan Sect of my own accord, hoping to pass myself off as the weakest outer sect disciple. I only wanted to enjoy playing the pig to eat the tiger. My guardian is on tenterhooks every day, afraid I’ll take things too far. He keeps 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 After My Talent Was Stolen, I Took My Child and Used Genetic Magic to Blow Up the Empire 被剥夺天赋后，我带崽用基因魔法炸翻帝国 After My Talent Was Stripped Away, I Used Gene Magic to Blow Up the Empire with My Kids 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Transmigrated as a Good-for-Nothing Mage, I Take My Child and Blow Up the Continent Through Livestreaming 穿成魔法废柴，我带崽靠直播炸翻全大陆 Reincarnated as a Good-for-Nothing Mage, I Used Live Streams to Blow Up the Continent with My Kids —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Western Fantasy: The Vampire Prince's Darling Little Wolf-Wife 西幻：吸血鬼殿下的狼王小娇妻 Western Fantasy: The Vampire Prince's Adorable Little Wolf King Wife —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Western Fantasy: Evernight City, an Underground Dynasty of Blood and Steel 西幻：永夜城，血与钢的地下王朝 Western Fantasy: Eternal Night City, the Underground Dynasty of Blood and Steel —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Western Fantasy: The Wolf King's Taboo, the Vampire Queen Goes on a Rampage 西幻：狼王禁忌，吸血鬼王妃杀疯了 Western Fantasy: The Wolf King's Forbidden Love, the Vampire Queen Goes on a Rampage —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 The Wolf King's Dark Magic Bride: The Vampire Witch's Twin Souls Go on a Rampage 狼王的黑魔法新娘：吸血鬼女巫双生魂杀疯了 The Wolf King's Dark Magic Bride: The Vampire and Witch Twin Souls Go on a Rampage 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Transmigrated as a Good-for-Nothing Mage, I Command the Elements to Blow Up the Holy See 穿成魔法废柴，我指挥元素炸翻教廷 Reincarnated as a Good-for-Nothing Mage, I Commanded the Elements to Blow Up the Holy See —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Western Fantasy: The Big Shots of the Entire Continent Beg Me for Forgiveness 西幻：全大陆大佬跪求我原谅 Western Fantasy: The Mightiest on the Continent Begged Me to Forgive Them —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Western Fantasy: Reincarnated as the Dragon Clan's Cast-Off Concubine, I Raise My Child as the Continent's Beloved 西幻：穿成龙族弃妃，我带崽被全大陆团宠了 Western Fantasy: Reincarnated as the Dragon Clan's Cast-Off Princess, I Became the Continent's Favorite with My Kids 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 From Tribal Cook to Supreme Shaman 从部落厨师到无上萨满 I was born into the wolf tribe, the weakest tribe in the beastman lands, and the job I was assigned was chef. In this world of rampaging behemoths, gleaming magic, and totems, my talents are a spatula and salt. The shaman communes with ancestral spirits through the elements. I command delicious flavors with heat. Warriors tear enemy chiefs apart with their claws. I win hearts with a hearty soup. When the undead scourge swallows the land, the elves close their forests, and the human kingdoms quak —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Blessed by the Gods at Max Level, Yet I Only Want a Quiet Journey 满级神眷却只想安静旅行 [The rating just opened and will rise later, one heroine] [Genius] It is a peaceful age beneath the gaze of the gods, when even dragons doze lazily on snowy peaks. As a stranger from another land, El was blessed from birth with the favor of the Sun God. But in his hands, that divine blessing was useful for little more than drying damp firewood on rainy days or helping an innkeeper bake a batch of golden, flaky butter croissants. Compared with the cold steel jungles, he wanted to see with his own 131Reads6.9Score1314d adds
- 121 Reborn in an Enemy Nation: The Knight Commander’s Revengeful Love 转生敌国：骑士团长的复仇之恋 This is a fantasy story about betrayal and redemption. After being assassinated as the commander of a knightly order, Elaine is reincarnated as a noblewoman from an enemy country and forced to marry her nemesis, Cyril. As the conspiracy slowly comes to light and the Night Owl Organization's soul experiments are exposed, she must choose between being controlled and fighting back. Most moving of all is Cyril's sacrifice. He transforms into pure energy to activate the Heart of the Mountains, restor 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 A Firefly's Journey 萤火之旅 Welcome through the Gate of the Primordial Age. From this moment on, glory and adventure await. Above the clouds, dragons beat their wings and soar, gazing down upon the earth with haughty pride. A crimson disk slowly rises. Moonlight falls upon the tombstones, and the Cursed Legion returns to the world. In the lightless depths of the abyss, the Dreadlord stands with his back to all living things, enduring like an iron tower. This is a world where countless races stand side by side: Humans, orcs 15Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 123 In the Name of Pendor 以潘德之名 Lordship and farming + low-magic Western fantasy + Mount & Blade System + conquest Ge Lin transmigrates into the body of a minor noble on a continent called Sono. With the miraculous System from Mount & Blade: Prophecy of Pendor, and driven by hatred and the will to survive, he chooses to raise his banner in an uninhabited fief. When war spreads across the continent, people finally realize that the minor lord who once raised a black banner bearing a griffin on the frontier has long since become 17Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 124 Myriad Worlds Chat Group: From the Start, I Expose the Darwin Incident 万界聊天群：开局曝光达尔文事变 [The Darwin Incident + Human Alliance Declaration + sky screen + chat group + Paradox Interactive player] Li Ran was playing Stellaris, just about to plant the flag of the Human Federation across the galaxy, when he was suddenly pulled into a chat group spanning countless worlds. Its members included the God-Emperor of Holy Terra, Luo Ji, the Wallfacer from The Three-Body Problem, and the Angel Queen, Kaisha... Just then, an alien creature posted a video to taunt them: “Why can’t humans be food? 186Reads6.2Score2714d adds
- 125 The Darwin Incident: From the Start, My Lover King Elbows a Human-Ape 达尔文事变：开局爱人王肘击人猴 [Darwin's Incident + Killing Aliens + Harem King + Kill, Kill, Kill] [Just launched, so the rating is low. That's normal.] Chen Yu transmigrates into the world of Darwin's Incident, where aliens run rampant and humanity is foolish. From the start, he has to face the outrageous behavior of the ape-like creatures in front of him. “What do you mean, why can't humans kill them and eat them?” “What do you mean, your biological mother isn't your mother?” He gains the Ultimate Harem King System. As lon 585Reads8.5Score10014d adds
- 126 A High School Girl at Demon Academy 在恶魔学院当女高中生 On the day you become a high school student, your parents calmly tell you that you're not human! Then, without a care in the world, they dump you on a continent whose coordinates can't be found on any map and where there's no Wi-Fi! The strongest school in history: Demon Academy! The whole school is full of demons... Suddenly, being human feels wonderful! If you want to return to your ordinary world, pass the academy's final exam! The demons may be scary, but they're pretty good-looking! And if 46Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 127 Transmigrated to the Middle Ages With Only a Simple System From the Start 穿越中世纪，开局只有简易系统 Poverty, bandits, war, starting out as a commoner. Lorin transmigrates to a low-magic medieval world inhabited not only by humans, but also by orcs and magical beasts. The only perk granted to the transmigrator is a simple System. Watch him use it to improve himself step by step, claim his own territory and castle in this world of strife, and perhaps even become the emperor who unifies the continent. For the sake of the story, some Mount & Blade characters, locations, and terrain have been chang 3Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 128 Autumn in Eldrin 埃尔德琳之秋 [Fantasy] [Adventure] [Slow burn] [Western Fantasy] [Healing] [Light yuri] She wakes beneath a great tree with nothing to her name. Only a mysterious crystal is by her side. Carrying it with her, she sets out on a journey to discover her identity and the truth in an unfamiliar land. Before she realizes it, she is swept into the vortex of destiny hidden deep within the continent. The whispers of dragons, golden vertical pupils, and a sealed bloodline and its calling repeatedly question her identi 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Side Characters Don't Meet Tragic Endings 路人角色不会迎来破灭结局 An ordinary high school student finds himself in the world of a Western fantasy novel he once read. By a cruel twist of fate, he becomes a minor character in the book: Victor Violet Oliver. He resolves to change the tragic future that awaits him in the story. But one day, he meets a great mage trying to save a witch, and pours his heart out to him about the future of the world’s salvation. If the world in the book is fake, too, then let everything begin again, Victor! (Japanese-style Western fan 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 The Lost Illusory Dust 遗落幻尘 [Otherworldly fantasy + Evil Gods + Lords + War for supremacy + Multiple heroines + Multiple races + Swords and sorcery + No System + No cultivation immortality + A touch of mystery + Overpowered early on] I awoke from chaos, carrying an invincible sword aura. At the end of summer, when I was sixteen, I slew an Evil God with a single strike. On the Huanchen Continent, in the Central Lands, the empire fell, and the feudal lords fought among themselves for nearly four hundred years. At the heart o 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Only a Dragon's Heir Can Make a Pact? That's Me! 龙的传人才可契约？我就是啊！ Good news: I transmigrated into a Western fantasy world, where an adult talent test at eighteen revealed that I had inherited the legacy of the ancient primordial Dragon Clan! Bad news: The supreme legacy I chose is considered an "wingless sea dragon" by everyone else. It went extinct ages ago, has no dragon contract, and I was sentenced to a heretic's execution by fire for refusing to kneel before a statue of the God of Light! Even better news: To make the contract, I only need to believe I am 819Reads—Score27914d adds
- 132 Ten Thousand Paths Return to the Void: The Hidden Sect of the Primordial Era 万道归墟：荒古隐门 A thirty-thousand-year deception. Twenty thousand cycles of reincarnation. In a wasteland ruled by logic, cultivation is merely a monitored “program overflow.” Shen Yanchen, the Su family’s strongest killing sequence, destroys the Black Tower with his own hands and turns against his family to save a mysterious girl. Beneath the Leviathan orbital cannon, he tears out the sword bones forged over ten thousand years, then reshapes them into dark-red “causality bones” within his spine. When an outc 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 The Unfinished Hexagram 坎未济 Yi Xuntian was born with godlike insight, yet laziness was in his nature. On the night the Yi family was wiped out, he had neglected to train his body because he was “lazy,” and could only watch as his loved ones were slaughtered. Ten years later, he returns with the family heirloom jade pendant and awakens his innate enlightenment. He enters the Dao through divination and practices medicine as his craft, scheming against the world amid the mortal realm. As he pursues the truth, he meets beautif 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Close Your Eyes When It Gets Dark: Lord of the Boundary 天黑请闭眼之界限之主 Close your eyes, and it's the only way to survive. Open them, and endless battles await. Chen Mu was the fuse for a living boundary. After entering the Otherworld's Eternal Night Realm, he began a whole new chapter. Now close your eyes. The adventure begins. —Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 135 From the Start, the Viscountess Has Her Eye on Me, and the Rewards Keep Pouring In 开局被子爵夫人盯上，奖励爆不停 [Western Fantasy + System + Light Novel + Multiple Heroines + Domain Management + Lighthearted Comedy + Built-In Illustrations] Alan transmigrates to another world and, from the start, takes over a pawnshop that's already gone bankrupt. He also binds himself to a strange Tag System. As long as he raises someone's favorability, he can obtain abilities, items, and some rewards that seem downright abnormal from different people. [Elven Lightfoot]? Not bad. [Silverbranch Secret Fragrance]? Wor 28.9kReads7.0Score3.7k14d adds
- 136 I'm a Hero, and I Just Want to Survive 身为勇者，我只是想活下来 [1v1 + Magic World + No System + Local Protagonist + Fast-Paced Plot + Smart Protagonist] Colin Leeds grew up in an orphanage, always thinking that his life would probably mean growing up there and staying by Mother Superior's side. At worst, he'd leave the orphanage and live on his own. But things didn't go as he hoped. An accident led him to uncover the truth about the world. During a game of hide-and-seek, Colin Leeds hid in Mother Superior's wardrobe. At first, he was pleased that his friend —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Western Fantasy, Not Bad 西幻，有点意思 The gods are dead. The human race must rise. Corruption reigns supreme, and war rages everywhere. The old gods are returning... Is that a problem? Interesting. Whatever, I’ll handle it. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Listening to Moss, Watching Trees 聆苔观木 After my father died of illness and my family fell on hard times, I entered Beihai Girls' High School, a prestigious school, as a transfer student. My ill-fitting uniform and frayed canvas bag marked me as belonging to a different world from my polished classmates. When my deskmate shared her earphones with me, I thought I'd finally found some warmth. But kindness turned to a thorn in an instant: my uniform was torn, and bullying trapped me within the school walls. Just as I was losing hope, Su —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 The Knight Begins as a King Slayer 骑士从弑君者开始 The Goddess acknowledges him, yet the world doubts him. The royal family uses him, yet fears him. A knight branded a regicide loses everything, only to gain a barren stretch of land. That is where it all begins. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Are Witches Supreme? I Am the Spell Thief! 魔女们至高无上？我！窃法者！ [Slow Burn] [Steadfast and Patient] [No System + Starts as a Slave + Spiritual Qi Revival = The Witch's Cruelest Master] With the spiritual qi revival, witches awaken. Luo En fell from a noble young master to a slave, until the day a dagger appeared: the Spell-Stealing Dagger. The power to incinerate possessed by the witch Jin Yu: stolen! The poisonous vines wielded by the witch Man Mei: stolen! The Silver Star power of the Witch Lord: stolen! He bides his time beneath the witches' skirts. One d 2.5kReads6.6Score18214d adds
- 141 In Another World, the Four Gods of Chaos Are Watching Me from the Start 人在异界，开局被混沌四神盯上 Western fantasy + lordship + farming + war + slow burn I'm in another world, and the Four Gods of Chaos have their eyes on me from the start. What am I supposed to do? Anyone there? This is urgent! Bain, riding a shared bicycle, hit the jackpot and opened his eyes in another world. Four glorious, righteous gods gathered around him, each fighting to bestow their blessing. He figured he was about to punch demons and kick dragons. “Wait... Why is this blessing giving off a constant stream of black 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 The Cannon-Fodder Empress Is Still Struggling to Survive Today 炮灰女皇陛下今天也在艰难求生 [Serious Epic Fantasy] [Multiple Male Leads] [All Male Leads Are Virgins] [Everyone’s Favorite] [Taming Men] [Heroine’s Fight for Survival] Olivia Heloise is the ultimate background-character sacrificial puppet empress in an ensemble-cast story. She sits on the throne of one of the three great kingdoms, with not a trace of magic, no recognition from the Holy Spirits, and almost all her power stripped away. Everyone around her is either a protagonist or a villain. Including, but not limited to, t 331Reads7.0Score10814d adds
- 143 Knight of the Vow 戒律骑士 The first book in my Knight series, Knight of the Code, is nearing its conclusion. I’d like to sincerely thank everyone for your support! The second book in the series, I’m a Knight in the Middle Ages, is now out. I hope you’ll continue to follow and support it. This is a world much like seventeenth-century Earth, where wars are fought mainly through duels between knights. There are no firearms, but magic and battle aura do exist. The protagonist once tried to research gunpowder, but ultimately 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 An Otherworldly Lord from the Start: I Excel at Both Strategy and Combat! 开局异世领主，我文韬武略！ [Kamen Rider]+ [Kingdom Rivalries]+ [Lord]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [Legions]+ [Ruthless and Decisive]+ [Legion Warfare]+ [Mages]+ [Class Holders]+ [Continental War]+ [The Protagonist's Path to Empire] Note: The early chapters may feel abrupt and make it hard to get immersed. You can read them without overthinking, because the story gets more exciting as it goes. If you make it past chapter 80, we're sure you'll be hooked. After transmigrating as a lord in another world, the protagonist faces one c 90Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 145 Gender-Swapped from the Start? The God Slipped Up, but I Just Want to Lie Flat 开局性转？神明手滑，我却想躺平 A homebody woman in her thirties is suddenly declared dead because of a god’s mistake. As compensation for the error, she is reincarnated in another world with all kinds of divine blessings and cheat-level skills. However, after her reincarnation, the god makes another mistake!! With blessings and skills bestowed by the gods, she begins her “reincarnation cheat-powered domination” She has rare heterochromia and is an incomparable beauty, but her personality is…? Is this reincarnated homebody 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Abandoned at Three, Now I’m Thriving 出生三岁被抛弃，我赢麻了 In this era, one person in every thousand has memories of a past life. The girl Kapuxin was ostracized for acting like an oddball, and eventually neglected and abandoned by her family. Abandoned at the age of three. Who can relate, guys? Fortunately, the person who took her in was the current prime minister, Marquis Feirna. Kapuxin’s fate changed dramatically once again when she entered the aristocratic academy. I’m winning big with this one! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 A Fantasy Epic of Free Imagination 奇幻史诗之自由幻想 An ordinary girl from Earth stumbles into a perilous otherworldly continent. On this land called Lorne, ancient elemental forces flow through the bones of the earth. Mages wield runes and magic cores, knights swing enchanted swords, and the old gods have departed, but the contracts, curses, and treasures they left behind still lie buried in every ruin. There are no absolute good guys, and every promise comes with a price. Watch as the protagonist carves out a path to freedom amid the great facti 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 The Decaying Throne: The Dark Awakening of the Strongest Battle Mage 腐朽王座：最强战法师的黑暗觉醒 “This child hasn't awakened a single ability.” And so Bai Yao, once the son of the strongest mage in human history, was declared useless and tortured to death in a cold laboratory. But death was not the end. It was the beginning of his true awakening. In a world where everyone revered the Awakened, Bai Yao should have inherited his parents' glory and become humanity's most powerful guardian. But fate played a cruel joke on him: by the age of twelve, he still hadn't awakened a single ability. Aba —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 The Amethyst Sword and the Red Gold Coins 紫晶剑与红金币 [Tags] #Transmigration #Business #Magic #Power Fantasy #Goddess I transmigrated into the unfinished novel I once cursed out. I followed the novel for three years, only for its ending to be absolute crap. I left a comment cursing it out, then woke up one day and found myself inside the book. A goddess with orange hair and golden eyes stood before me: “I’m here to grant your wish.” “Anything I wish for?” “Anything.” “Then... destroy this world?” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 I Own a Magical Island 我有一座神奇的岛 (First of all, this story has no romance. It's a fantasy tale with a farming focus, following one person's journey of growth. Thanks again for reading!) One moment, she received a text saying she'd won a prize: an entire island! Scam calls were getting more and more outrageous, and now the prizes had turned downright fantastical. Peng Lai laughed it off. But when she opened the door of her shabby rental apartment the next moment, what lay beyond it took her completely by surprise. She really had 22Reads—Score214d adds
