Novels like Honghuang: The Story Begins with Nuwa Becoming a Sage
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- 101 The Dragon's Road Through Europa 欧罗巴龙途 In an alternate 1900, the European continent is in turmoil. The Industrial Revolution is sweeping across nations, the great powers are vying for supremacy, and undercurrents of conflict run deep. Shen Yanzhi, the eldest son of the wealthy Shen family of Shanghai, is driven into exile in Europe as a child with his father and their vast fortune when powerful officials set their sights on the family’s wealth. Knowing how difficult it is to make a life in a foreign land, his father sends this except 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Holy Monk, My Singing Can Save Demons 圣僧我的歌声能渡妖 Lin Miaoyin, a minor singer with barely any fame, belts out a song so loud it tears through Journey to the West, becoming a bizarre support character with the built-in aura of “bewitching people with demonic words”! Forced to bind herself to a ridiculous livestream System, she can only save her own skin by singing her way into the demons’ hearts. Tang Sanzang takes her in, Wukong watches from the sidelines, Bajie trades barbs with her, and Sha Seng smiles foolishly. Along the way, she even pi 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 My Love Story in Nanjing 我的南京爱情故事 Jiang Nan, a radio host newly transferred to Nanjing, is getting ready to embrace a brand-new life, until three women quietly enter his world... Faced with three very different relationships, what will Jiang Nan choose? Will he chase the flutter of his first love, embrace an unknown romance, or return to the simple warmth of everyday life? A modern tale of love, growth, and choices slowly unfolds in the streets and lanes of Nanjing... 139Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Bright Sword: Building an Arsenal, This Firepower Is a Bit Much 亮剑：打造兵工厂，这火力有点猛 He transmigrates into the war-torn era of the world of "Drawing Sword", becoming Li Yunlong’s direct superior. As the full-scale war breaks out, the land of China enters its darkest hour. With the arrival of his golden finger, a formidable force descends like soldiers from heaven. The weapons and equipment they produce are unlike anything anyone has ever seen... 32Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 105 Scarlet Brocade: Master of the Mystic Arts in the Kingdom of Chi 赤锦（锦掌赤国玄门） Chijin (Master of the Xuanmen of the Kingdom of Chi) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 A Modern Empire in the Burmese Jungle 缅甸丛林的现代帝国 Lu Yuan transmigrates to Burma during World War II and begins his rise from humble beginnings. Drawing on modern knowledge, pragmatism, and a cautious approach, he rallies the Chinese community, builds up a power base, and establishes a nation. At his side are the gentle Qi Yue and the clever Lin Wan. He then drives the development of the military and technology, and his country’s strength continues to grow. By the middle of the story, his nation dominates Southeast Asia, crushing India and the 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Back to 1985 to Stir Up the World 重返八五搅动世界 Reborn in 1985, the first thing he does is sell his job to raise money for a business. He designs products, poses as a foreign investor, and creates a buzz to build up capital quickly. Inspired by real cases, the story depicts the history of Wenzhou merchants. 219Reads—Score914d adds
- 108 Bright Sword: I Rise Alone and Rule Northwest Shanxi 亮剑：独自发展，我称霸了晋西北 Lin Fei transmigrates into the world of "Drawing Sword" and awakens the Kill Enemies, Get Gear System! All he has to do is fight and kill enemies to get gear! From the start, he leads a frontal breakout at Cangyun Ridge, making his debut, rescuing Zhuzi and Huzi, and wiping out Sakata! After the breakout, he advises Li Yunlong to split up the troops. Impressed by Lin Fei, Li Yunlong appoints him commander of an independent battalion, leaving him to build it up on his own! With the System's help, 3.4kReads8.1Score15814d adds
- 109 Reborn in 1997: While the Whole School Prepares for Exams, I Hang Out in Internet Cafes and Become a Tycoon 重生97全校备考我泡网吧成首富 [Reborn + Academic Prodigy + Capital + Behind-the-Scenes Power Player + Business] A PhD from the Chinese Academy of Sciences is reborn in 1997, but from the start he is so broke he can’t even afford the internet bill. With no money, no connections, and not even old enough to be an adult, how can Cheng Hao make a fortune? An idea strikes him: he invents an identity as a top Silicon Valley guru and sneaks into the world’s leading tech forum at the time. He only meant to use technology thirty years 1.7kReads8.2Score10314d adds
- 110 2018: Don't Think You Can Fool Me Again 2018，别想再骗我 Before jumping, Zhang Yue's final thought wasn't about money. It was about Zeng Wan. The girl on the factory assembly line who always snuck him water, her eyes curving like moons whenever she smiled. She came from a wealthy family and had only joined the factory for some life experience. In his previous life, she confessed her feelings, but he rejected her out of insecurity. Later, he heard she had married a spoiled rich kid and was unhappy. When he opened his eyes again, it was the summer of 2 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Cultivating Divine Power, Starting as a Tiny Ant 从小蚂蚁开始修炼神力 A unique divine power System where even a tiny ant can defy the heavens! Xiao Manyi’s unsatisfying life on Earth came to an end, and he was reborn in the body of Xiao Yi, a handsome young man from the Azure Sky Continent. By chance, he obtained the source of a little dragon ant’s strength and embarked on a journey to divine power... 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Starting at Mount Huangshan, I Set Out Across a Thousand Miles to Solve the Mysteries of Ancient Texts 从黄山开始赴万里山河解古籍谜团 Twenty years ago, Gu Jingzhi, a researcher of ancient books at the National Library and an inheritor of heritage geography, mysteriously disappeared while investigating the source of the Yellow River. All he left behind was an incomplete manuscript, Notes on Mountains and Rivers, and the words, “As long as the mountains and rivers endure, our cultural legacy will live on.” Twenty years later, his grandson Gu Yanzhou has become the curator of Notes on Mountains and Rivers, a Douyin account with 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 The Origin of the Serum 血清起源 Li Shan, the protagonist, is dragged into a military-political power struggle because his father is a high-ranking military officer. An unfinished serum is “accidentally” leaked, and Li Shan is “accidentally” left behind in the city mutated by the spill. A shocking conspiracy years in the making is finally set in motion. Li Shan faces danger at every turn inside the city, while Li Tong walks on thin ice outside it. Watch as father and son Li Tong and Li Shan find a way to survive against all odd 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Mud Moxibustion's 166th Book 泥灸第166本书 [Red Army + Aid to the Communists + System + Supplies + Development + War of Resistance] During the Red Army's Long March, an ordinary soldier had already frozen to death in the snow, weakened by hunger and cold. As he lay dying, his consciousness suddenly cleared. Shen Feng realized he had become a transmigrator in another world who shared his name. With his limbs frozen stiff, he waited hopelessly for death. Then a System notification sounded in his mind: “Host successfully bound. Daily basic 89Reads6.2Score10914d adds
- 115 Reborn into a Wealthy American Family in the 1980s 重生在八零年代美国豪门 [Strong female lead, career-focused (primarily set in China) + no romance at first + romance later] An accident leaves Lin Shuyao, worn down by the hardships of office life, opening her eyes in the nursery of the Howard estate, home to one of New York’s most powerful families. She has become the twenty-seventh child of Raymond Howard, the family patriarch. Her mother is a Chinese mistress who settled the terms while Lin Shuyao was still in the womb: one million dollars in exchange for severing a 3.6kReads7.0Score32614d adds
- 116 Reborn, I Bind the Perfect Life System 重生归来，绑定完美人生系统 By chance, Qin Tian returned to the eve of the 2009 college entrance examination and became bound to the Perfect Life System. His previous life was plain and ordinary. This time, he swore to make up for every regret: wealth, career, love, and beautiful women would all be within his grasp! With extraordinary abilities granted by the System, including a photographic memory, miraculous medical skills, and golden eyes, he dominated the campus and the business world, won the heart of the campus bel 678Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 117 The Iron Tide of Northern Shaanxi: From the Red Army to the Eighth Route Army 铁流陕北：从红军到八路军 From the Red Army to the Eighth Route Army, this work offers a fresh perspective and an analysis of historical sources to recreate a little-known history of the Long March, full of vivid human stories. The Iron Current in Northern Shaanxi: From the Red Army to the Eighth Route Army is an illustrated documentary account of the Red Army's Long March. Taking a new perspective that moves from north to south across the region, it examines international reports on the red bases in northern China durin 3.2kReads8.8Score—14d adds
- 118 Beyond the Ledger 账本之外 A financial cautionary tale for ordinary people: Gu Heng, a former financial analyst, used to believe that “complete documents and consistent data” meant he had the truth. Then the P2P platform he had personally audited collapsed, wiping out the retirement savings of hundreds of elderly people overnight. Only then did he understand: the most dangerous numbers aren't fake ones, but numbers that “look too good to be true.” He goes from auditing the books to chasing the money. The scams are peeled 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Reborn as a Ruthless Mogul 重生之商界狂少 After his business went bankrupt, Lin Mo leaped from the thirty-seventh floor in despair. To his surprise, he returned to his college days more than ten years earlier. In this new life, he has not only brothers bound to him by loyalty and gratitude, but also a girlfriend who loves him deeply. With their help, he overcomes one hardship after another and eventually becomes a business magnate. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Reborn at 14: A Fintech Tycoon 重生14，金融科技神豪 After Wang Gan broke his leg while delivering food, he was reborn in 2014, back in his college days. He made his first fortune starting with the World Cup, then invested in finance and technology, becoming a top tycoon. He spends money like water: a real-world god of wealth. 16.3kReads6.2Score1.1k14d adds
- 121 War of Resistance: From the Bloodbath at the Xiang River to an Iron-Blooded Force 抗战：从湘江血到铁血劲旅 On the eve of the Xiangjiang Campaign, the Guangxi warlords' forces closed in like an iron barrel. The 3rd Battalion of the 18th Regiment, 6th Red Division, was ordered to hold Xinxu to the last man, fighting a bloody battle to slow the enemy and give the main force a slim chance to survive. Its battalion commander had clawed his way out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, yet his tactical thinking was unlike that of almost every other Red Army commander. He never clung to dogma. His co 275Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 122 I'm Reborn, So of Course I Want It All! 都重生了，我当然全都要！ Rebirth + Multiple Heroines + Everyday Campus Life + Making Money + No System [Half romance, half business; slow burn. The women range from a roommate's devoted admirer to a campus goddess and finally a counselor. His career goes from game streamer to financier.] Xiao Yang wanted to take his childhood sweetheart from campus all the way to the altar. He even applied to the same third-tier university as the campus goddess. Unfortunately, she rejected him completely on the very first day of school 51Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 123 Reborn at the Start of the Red 24th Army 重生从红二十四军开始 Lin Qi was a legendary special forces soldier, but a battle with ALS left him bedridden for three years. Then, by a twist of fate, he transmigrated to North China in 1931 and became a member of the 24th Red Army. Guided by his remarkably forward-looking strategic vision, he turned the tide when all seemed lost and built a great enterprise from the ground up… 21Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 124 Reborn in 1990: The Trillionaire Tycoon 重生1990之万亿神豪 Everyone dreams of being reborn. Le Feng, a successful internet entrepreneur, never imagined he would be reborn at the age of eighteen, in an era when gold and business opportunities were everywhere. Armed with decades of information and foresight, Le Feng started with antiques, then moved on to treasury bonds, stocks, futures, buying up Russian assets at rock-bottom prices, buying up Japanese assets 1.2kReads8.8Score11214d adds
- 125 War of Resistance: Starting with the Nanchang Uprising 抗战：从南昌起义开始 [No System, the Long March, Republican era] Zhu Weiguo transmigrates into the Nanchang Uprising. He takes part in every historical event that follows, from the Nanchang Uprising all the way to northern Shaanxi, growing from an ordinary soldier into a formidable military commander. 9.4kReads5.4Score27214d adds
- 126 The Empire Rises: Starting with the Indochinese Federation 帝国崛起：从印支那联邦开始 [Alternate World + Paradox Games + War for Supremacy + Resistance War] As the land of China bleeds beneath the iron hooves of Japanese invaders, a “last gleam” from Gaul’s colonial legacy unexpectedly lights the way through the wilds of the Indochinese Peninsula. A transmigrator keenly seizes a fleeting opportunity in the cracks of history. On the war-torn battlefields of Southeast Asia, he miraculously gathers a force by exploiting the power vacuum and remaining resources on the eve of the coll 3.7kReads6.4Score16214d adds
- 127 War of Resistance: Starting as a Prisoner of the Eighth Route Army 抗战：从被八路军俘虏开始 Why won't they let me join the Eighth Route Army? Earn more merits, and get promoted again. Recruit a few more soldiers. Now the military intelligence service is trying to recruit me too. What should I do? Dancing on three eggs is bound to end in a fall. Watch me turn my life around. 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Seizing the Moment to Become a Tycoon 踏准风口成巨富 In his previous life, Li Shun was a nobody, a poor wretch crushed by life until he could barely breathe. Time and again, he bowed his head to life's demands, only to scrape by from one breath to the next. In this life, Li Shun is lucky, and so are his friends. They can rely on one another and stand shoulder to shoulder through the tide of reform, rising with every new opportunity. The great waves wash away the sand, leaving heroes behind. Blessed by the Goddess of Luck, Li Shun also finds his ow 11.1kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds
- 129 Reborn in Flames: Rebuilding the Red Soviet Base 浴火重生之重建红色苏区 Leng Hu, captain of the Dragonblood Special Forces Brigade, is sent on a mission and accidentally transmigrates 35 years into the past to the Soviet Area. Surrounded by enemies in a brutal campaign of encirclement and suppression, watch as Leng Hu uses his cool-headed intelligence to plan ahead, rebuild the Soviet Area, resist the Japanese invaders, and forge a new backbone for China. 15Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 130 That Year, I Joined the Battle to Defend the Stock Market! 那年，我参与了股市金融保卫战！ 108Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 131 Ride Across the Grasslands, Holding Shares from the Start! 骑马过草地，手持原始股！ Su Yun, an instructor in the Training Corps, demoted Li Yunlong from regimental commander to cook after he made a mistake. But after they left the grasslands, they lost contact with the main force. Su Yun immediately decided to establish a new base and gather talent from all quarters. In the Jinxiabei region, he recruits top military talent such as Zhou Weiguo, Shunliu, and Zheng Yaoxian, while building up their armaments! When the full-scale war of resistance breaks out, all the units gather to 696Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 132 Republican Era: Building a New World from 1900 民国：从1900打造新世界 Chen Wanchuan woke up to find himself in a parallel world in the year 1900. Looking at the hellscape of starving corpses and foreign powers running rampant, he laughed. The imperial court? The great powers? All worthless! This rotten dynasty must be overthrown! This chaotic, broken age must be smashed! He would shatter this old world that devoured its people and build a new one where everyone had food to eat, clothes to wear, and dignity. 28Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 133 Journey to the West: How Tang Sanzang Was Forced to Become Tang Sanzang the Grave-Digger 西游之唐三藏被逼成唐三葬了 [No System + A Genuine Good-for-Nothing + Cultivation Through Blind Practice + Not a Primordial World Story + Slaying Through the Eighty-One Tribulations] Qi Tian, a good-for-nothing, transmigrates to the world of Journey to the West. After waiting for months without a System appearing, he decides to follow the plot and try to become the Victorious Fighting Buddha. But after encountering one man-eating monster after another, Qi Tian discovers that the swordsmanship he's been practicing blindly i 317Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 134 Comeback in 1990 逆袭1990 Chen Dong wakes up to find himself reborn in 1990, a year when gold seems to lie everywhere. Haunted by regrets from his past life, he starts out selling tea eggs... The financial crisis, the oil crisis, the food crisis... Through one black swan event after another, Chen Dong turns the tables and surges ahead. He uses the very weapon his enemies know best, capital, to show everyone: The dragon of the East has awakened! 2.1kReads8.2Score16014d adds
- 135 Anti-Japanese War: The Bloody Battle for Burma 抗日 血战缅甸 Having given up all hope for the war, a handful of rogue soldiers from all corners of the country join the Chinese Expeditionary Force, hoping to profit from the national crisis. The American pilot they rescue by chance proposes to Stilwell that a special unit, the Volcano Squadron, be formed from their group. 1kReads9.0Score10014d adds
- 136 Fighting the War of Resistance, Starting in Chinatown 抗战之从唐人街开始 [System] + [New York Chinatown setting] A history graduate student transmigrated after a car accident into the body of a mixed-race man in New York's Chinatown in 1937. He gained a space-time survival System that let him exchange gold for System points, which he could use to duplicate industrial goods and strengthen himself. With the System's help, Li Chang'an steadily grew stronger, sent supplies back to China, and built up his initial capital. During the Cold War, the military-industrial compl 14.5kReads6.7Score88414d adds
- 137 Awakening Among the Stars: The Core of the Apocalypse 星际觉醒：末世星核 [Cultivation in the Apocalypse] + [Mystic Arts and Bagua] + [Corpse Driving] + [Lu Ban Craft] + [Martial Arts and Swordsmanship] This is a novel featuring combat techniques adapted from accounts in authentic ancient texts! Years later, Earth’s technology and cultivation coexist! The entire continent teems with life, until aliens suddenly invade! Earth is destroyed and spiritual energy collapses. Millions of years later, Earth finally recovers, sustained by its dragon veins and spiritual veins, 2Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 138 The Rise of a Great General 一将崛起 Zhou Jianfeng glared coldly at the reporters from various countries below the stage, his eyes brimming with murderous intent. “Today, the South Seas belong to the descendants of Yan and Huang! Anyone who dares to bully our people will be killed!”... The air was thick with murderous intent. The reporters from every country were drenched in cold sweat, especially the reporter from Sakura Country. 8Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 139 A Dream of the Beiyang Era 北洋惊梦 A young man from the modern era accidentally has his soul transported into the Republic of China era, a turbulent time beset by internal strife, foreign threats, and warring warlords. Armed with foresight and fearless resolve, he rises amid a maelstrom of political intrigue and rewrites history. See how he turns the tide and fights to save and strengthen his country. 47Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 140 Transmigrating Across the Xiang River 穿越湘江 Two classmates transmigrated together to the Xiangjiang battlefield in a parallel world. From then on, the Red Army had an additional commander and quartermaster, and the Long March and the War of Resistance took a different course. 22Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 141 Me, Reborn After the Apocalypse 重生到末日之后的我 [Alternate Setting + Supernatural Powers + No System + Slow Burn] On the day of the apocalypse, Lin Xiao got the truck-reincarnation package deal and arrived in a post-apocalyptic world. Here, people with all kinds of abilities were known as Marked Ones. The strongest among them were powerful enough to stand against entire civilizations. “In just three years, that man nearly wiped out every high-level Marked One in the entire Federation.” “And you…” “I’m like him?” “No. You’re even more special —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Reincarnation Nebula 轮回星云 [Traditional Fantasy + Reincarnation + Sword Cultivation + Martial Arts] The Great Dao plots in secret, reincarnation never ends. The Five Fates move through the heavens, and the spear shatters all the ten thousand ways! In an age beyond antiquity, a Heaven-Anointed sword cultivator named Gong Baiyin joined forces with the undying Jun Wunian, who bore the power of the Five Fates. Together, they extinguished the Great Dao and broke the unchanging cycle of reincarnation that had lasted for count —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Transmigrating to a Strange, Empty World 穿越之异空飘零 (Bad at titles + bad at blurbs + fake mystery + feel-good thrills... What are those? Can you eat them?) Not following the latest tropes, but still following tropes, probably. Not a traditional transmigration story, but still a transmigration story, with her body coming along. After suddenly transmigrating, Die Miaoyin shivered. What kind of place is this? It feels so cold. Everyone here is completely bonkers, so bonkers they're flying off the handle! She can barely handle this, hey! Also, th 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Reborn: Making Money Is the Right Way 重生，搞钱才是正道 [Business and stocks] [Period] [No System] [Campus entrepreneurship] [Revenge] [Lighthearted comedy] The protagonist, Chen Ze, is reborn in 2010, just after the college entrance exams. He confesses to the goddess he’s pursued for three years, only to be rejected. In a fit of anger, he cuts ties with her. She asks him to pursue her for another two years, but he refuses outright, saying, “I’ve lost interest in romance. Making money is the only fun in my life.” Next, he borrows from loan sharks and 5.1kReads7.8Score26614d adds
- 145 Behold the One Who Stands Above 瞻彼阕者 In one small country, GDP per capita once surpassed that of the United States and Japan. After 70 years of civil war, 15 million people are starving and 26 million live in absolute poverty. A new cabinet takes office and copies Rwanda’s homework. No money for national defense? Outsource it. Financial turmoil? Give up the sovereign currency. No money for major infrastructure projects? Invite capital fleeing the world to see how appealing version 8.0 of offshore finance can be... How will this cab 127Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Blood and Gunpowder 烈血硝烟 Chu Fei of the Longyan Special Forces accidentally transmigrates to 1937. A hero rises to meet the times, and he builds an elite force of hardened fighters, mercilessly crushing the Japanese invaders and ultimately becoming a legendary God of War. A true man’s heart burns with passion. He should fight for his country and his people! 667Reads8.9Score10314d adds
- 147 The Storms of Lanfang 兰芳风云 In another, similar world, it is once again the tenth year of the Guangxu era. Yang Yun transmigrates into the body of Luo Xiangyun, the thirteenth-ranked young master of the Luo family, during the final glorious days of the Lan Fang Republic in Southeast Asia. He rises through internal family struggles and political games against the court's scheming officials, then takes up the unyielding fight against colonial rule. He leads the Chinese people in rebuilding their power, restoring Lan Mang to 830Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 148 The Lucky Star Doesn’t Want to Be Reborn 锦鲤她不想重生了 The story takes place in a modern city in 2024. It is a world that seems ordinary, but beneath the surface, undercurrents are running deep. The Gu Group is one of the country’s leading technology companies, with interests in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, financial investment, and other fields. Ningcheng, a second-tier city, is home to one of the Gu Group’s branches. This is an ordinary modern urban society with no supernatural elements. Every conspiracy is orchestrated by people. · Key —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Reborn as the Villain’s Favorite, the Vicious Female Lead 穿成书中反派独宠恶毒女配 Shi Yize and Jian Li transmigrate into a book, one becoming the story's major villain and the other its wicked supporting woman. The villain dotes exclusively on the wicked woman. Is this for real? She said she loved me, but then I woke from the dream... 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Wang Mancang's Path to Immortality 王满仓修真记 Wang Mancai, an office worker born in the 1980s, transmigrated by accident to another continent. He barely survived a week before suffering a gruesome death and having his soul searched. He unexpectedly came back to life and gained an upgradeable “Mustard Seed Space,” but couldn’t shake the feeling that someone was watching him… An office drone from the 1980s ventures into another world to cultivate immortality… No harem, no System. A mortal’s journey, decisive and ruthless, but not an invincibl 7Reads—Score—14d adds
