Novels like The First Man After Bai Qi: I Built a Thousand-Year Clan
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- 51 Mount & Blade: Rise to World Domination in an Era of Peace, Starting with Patricide 骑砍：太平年从弑父开始问鼎天下 Just started getting ratings, and they'll rise later [historical epic + political scheming + ensemble cast]. The protagonist is Han Chinese, but he isn't the author's favorite. [You can enjoy this even if you don't know the Mount & Blade games! The System can train super-strong soldiers, and they're all normal people, not brainless NPCs.] He transmigrates to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period and becomes the adopted son of Zhang Yanze, the "Cannibal Ogre." On the very first day, his fath 37.1kReads7.4Score4.4k14d adds
- 52 Forging the Golden Realm 筑金瓯 [War, lighthearted, meticulously researched, history, no System] This is the Tang dynasty, a dynasty forged on the edge of a blade. The Tang emperor Xuanzong's dream ends in the Tianbao era, and the banner of the great Tang falls. There can be an Earlier Han and a Later Han. There can also be an Earlier Tang and a Later Tang. If the great Tang is gone, then we will build another great Tang. If the golden age is gone, then we will create another one. Let every child have a home, every elder have 3.3kReads8.2Score27214d adds
- 53 A Thousand Years Asleep: Unearthed by an Archaeology Team! 沉睡千年：被考古队挖出来了！ His master took eight of his bones and offered him up as a sacrifice to curry favor with the First Emperor of Qin. His master rose to high office, while he became a living corpse, entombed underground for all eternity. Two thousand years later, he returned to the world of the living. In this life, he swore never to trust another woman! But he had no idea that a woman from two thousand years in the future would conceive his child from afar, making him a father before he knew it... 156Reads7.5Score10314d adds
- 54 Back in the Spring and Autumn Period, I Became a Tyrant 回到春秋当暴君 The history of the Spring and Autumn period is half a history of Jin. A soul from the modern era transmigrates to the state of Jin in the late Spring and Autumn period, becoming Zhi Xiao of the Zhi clan. In this era... Laozi organizes the Zhou court’s ancient records and travels around teaching his principles. Confucius takes on disciples in droves and travels among the states, drawing the attention of the world. King Fuchai of Wu and King Goujian of Yue are bound by love and hatred, while Xi Sh 1.8kReads8.9Score13414d adds
- 55 Emperor from the Start: I Slaughtered Fifty Thousand Troops! 开局皇帝：我爆杀五万大军！ [An overwhelmingly powerful male lead + multiple women + no tragic suffering for the protagonist] Liu Qi transmigrated to an alternate world and became the new emperor of the Han Dynasty. The dynasty was on the brink of collapse, and he was about to become the ruler who lost his country. Choice System: “Host! I’m here to help!” “Host, please choose one of the following three options.” Option One: Gain Xiang Yu’s Twenty-Eight Cavalrymen Option Two: Gain a monomolecular vibration blade Option Thre 13.3kReads8.6Score1.1k14d adds
- 56 Thirteen Traveler Lots: The Volume of the Mouth, A Letter at the Banquet 过客十三签·口之卷·席上信 Thirteen Traveler Talismans: Volume of the Mouth: The Letter at the Banquet 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Tales from the Han Dynasty 汉朝时期那些事 At the end of the Qin dynasty, the realm fell into chaos and heroes rose up everywhere. Chen Sheng, Xiang Liang, Xiang Yu, Zhang Han, Liu Bang, and countless other heroes burst onto the stage. The book’s battle scenes are grand and sweeping, one after another, each packed with explosive action and never a dull moment. Its heroes are vividly portrayed, and their clashes are thrilling and spectacular. The story twists and turns, with memorable episodes, while the writing is witty and humorous, bri 565Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 58 The Eldest Grandson of a Prestigious Capital Family, So Angry He Turns the System Evil 京城世家长孙，气得系统都黑化了 [Tycoon + System + Prestigious Clan + No Cultivation + Feel-Good Read + No-Brainer + Invincible] Qin Qi transmigrates into the body of the eldest grandson of a prestigious Beijing clan. From the start, he refuses to bind himself to the Clan System, driving the System into a rage. The System instantly turns dark and upgrades its own CPU at full throttle, starting to hand out sign-in rewards with no tasks required. Qin Qi laughs so hard that he binds himself to the System after all. [System dark-m 90Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 59 Thirteen Traveler Lots: The Volume of the Nose, Smelling Porridge 过客十三签·鼻之卷·闻粥 Thirteen Traveler Talismans: Volume of the Nose: The Scent of Porridge 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 The Late Qing in Turmoil: I Conquered the World with an Escape Pod 清末乱世，我靠逃生舱称霸 [The best title turned out to be The Red Dragon's Rampage of 1900, so now I have two titles. They're both mine. It's fine if you let the chapters build up, but remember to come back and read them! ♪٩(´ω`)و♪] A group of aliens accidentally swept Yuan Cheng into a temporal rift while completing their survey of Blue Star. They managed to rescue him in a frantic scramble, but then stuffed him straight into an escape pod and sent him back to Blue Star. It was only after he landed that Yuan Cheng disc 37Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 61 Overthrowing the Tang: Transmigrate into Emperor Ai, Who Abdicated the Throne 覆唐：穿越禅位天子唐哀宗 A modern soul transmigrates into Li Zhu, the last emperor of the Great Tang. In the fourth year of Tianyou, Zhu Wen usurps the Tang throne, and the dynasty collapses after 289 years. In name, Li Zhu is the Prince of Jiyin who abdicated the throne. In reality, he is a prisoner trapped in a cage. The history books are unequivocal: just three months later, a cup of poisoned wine will be his end. Given a second life, he refuses to sit still and await death! Imprisoned in his residence, he uses polit 3.1kReads—Score31114d adds
- 62 The Rise of Dongzhou: The World Hegemon Dismembers the World! 东洲崛起：世界霸主肢解世界！ Transmigrating into a parallel world + colonialism versus tributary rule + wars for supremacy + unification + battleships and heavy artillery. The Eastern Continent Empire is founded, and the great powers vie for supremacy! I arrived by accident in this similar parallel world, only to discover that everything was different from the history I remembered. Tributary system versus colonial system! Military, economic, and cultural forces collide. Who will have the last laugh? Soldiers, take up your g 1.7kReads9.1Score10214d adds
- 63 Transmigrating to the Upheaval of the Five Barbarians: A Bloodstained Chang'an Sings of War 穿越五胡乱华：血色长安启战歌 Transmigrating means hell from the start! Modern historian Xu Zhaoyuan opens his eyes amid mountains of corpses and rivers of blood during the Five Barbarians’ Upheaval. A Xiongnu blade hangs over his neck, while tens of thousands of refugees, women, and children behind him are on the brink of death. This is a hellish start! A golden finger? I am the golden finger! ✅ Foresight into history: seize the initiative in a chaotic age! ✅ Technological superiority: establish farms along the Wei River, d 21Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 64 Sky Screen: Showing Old Zhu the Succession in the Thirty-Fifth Year of Hongwu 天幕：给老朱看洪武三十五年传位 (Over a million words, plenty to enjoy) Sky screen format + steady updates [Lighthearted Historical Rundown + Emperor Chat Group + Iconic Scenes from Film and TV + Historical Mini-Dramas] [Completed arcs: The 1644 Perspective, 1840, Restore the Ming and Expel the Qing, The Qin Empire, Emperor Wu of Han, The Twin Walls of the Empire, The Great Worthy Teacher, The Prophecy of the Golden Knife, Three Kingdoms, Zhenguan, Huang Chao, The Peaceful Years, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Restore the So 66.3kReads7.6Score3.7k14d adds
- 65 Thirteen Signs of the Wanderer: Volume of Desire, Red Nails 过客十三签·欲之卷·指甲红 Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Desire: Red Nails 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Sky Screen: My Livestream Connects Past and Present 天幕：我的直播通古今 [Historical what-ifs + livestreaming + System + sky screen + past and present connected] By day, I livestream explanations of the history of various dynasties, only to discover that people from ancient times are watching. Connecting past and present means that people from ancient times can come to the modern world, while I can travel to ancient times during the day. Guests who have appeared in my livestream so far include Crown Prince Zhu Biao of the Ming, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji, an 433Reads—Score10714d adds
- 67 Thirteen Signs of the Wanderer: Volume of Sight, Dark Embroidery 过客十三签·目之卷·暗绣 Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Sight: Dark Embroidery 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Thirteen Signs of the Wanderer: Volume of Life, Crossing in a Wooden Basin 过客十三签·生之卷·木盆渡 Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Life: Crossing in a Wooden Tub 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Thirteen Signs of the Wanderer: Volume of Hearing, Stories at the City Wall 过客十三签·耳之卷·城根听书 Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Hearing: Listening to Stories at the City Wall 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Reborn: Bloodshed on the Eastern Front 重生之血战在东线 A second lieutenant is reborn on the Eastern Front of the Soviet-German War. Follow Valery as he fights through one bloody Eastern Front battle after another and forges a legendary story of his own. 18.7kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds
- 71 Thirteen Signs of the Wanderer: Volume of Death, The Fourth Person 过客十三签·死之卷·第四个人 Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Death: The Fourth Person 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 At High Noon III 午时到三 It's noon, Part Three 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 The Cold King 凉王 Special forces soldier Xiao Ning transmigrated into the Great Qin Dynasty. He was an unloved prince; a discarded son exiled to the wilderness; a powerful rival feared by the crown prince and the other princes; and the revered Prince of Liang, respected by the common people and soldiers! Surrounded by enemies, he fears nothing. He'll crush them all and claim victory. Whoever dares stand in my way as I ascend the throne, I'll send straight to the King of Hell. Your Majesty, would you like to give 4.9kReads8.8Score37014d adds
- 74 EN This Great Wei Could Also Bear the Xiahou Name 这大魏，亦可姓夏侯 In the late Three Kingdoms period, the realm is divided among three powers. The Wei imperial clan is dwindling, while the great families watch hungrily from the sidelines. Xiahou Xian is reborn as Cao Cao's grandson. As a third-generation official of Wei, he will never let the Sima clan seize the imperial throne in this life. Sima Yi: Even if I wanted to seize power, where are my trusted followers? And where are my sons? Sima Shi: Father, when will I be able to enter government service? Sima 15.8kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
- 75 Sky Screen Projection: I Am Qin the Third 天幕投影：我是秦三世 During the Fengshan ceremony on Mount Tai, a huge clap of thunder suddenly rang through the sky after the rain. The heavens had collapsed!! Ying Yan, the nineteenth son of Qin Shi Huang, was immediately identified by the sky screen as someone who would rebel against the Qin Dynasty. Ying Yan: “???” Is Heaven trying to destroy me?? Thankfully, he later learned that he was rebelling against the man who would establish the Qin Dynasty’s Second Empire. The First Emperor withdrew his anger. “If you c 19.7kReads8.2Score1.3k14d adds
- 76 Liu Xin, the Meteor Blade 流星刀客刘鑫 Liu Xin, the Meteor Blade Swordsman 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Great Ming: An Elite Snow-Dragon Cavalry from the Start, and My Grandfather Is Zhu Di! 大明：开局大雪龙骑，祖父朱棣！ [Conquest + political intrigue + palace power struggles + divine selection + charisma] Zhu Zhansheng transmigrates to the Ming dynasty, becoming the eldest grandson of the Hongwu Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang, the eldest grandson of the Yongle Emperor, Zhu Di, and the eldest son of Prince Han, Zhu Gaoxu. After Zhu Di has a dream, he and Zhu Zhansheng become candidates for the title of Sage Grandson. When Zhu Di returns from his fourth northern campaign, he is assassinated in the street, sending the emp 5.5kReads9.2Score31714d adds
- 78 Great Qin Lies to the West, Rising Like the Sun 西有大秦，如日方升 The blazing sun rose from distant Qin Yi, bringing a new order to this decaying world, where all ritual and morality had collapsed. Qin, a great nation. Even if given another chance, he would still lay the foundation for the unification of all under heaven. And the story all began beneath Beiman Mountain, under a sunset red as fire… 2.7kReads8.9Score16514d adds
- 79 Controlling the Ancestors: Creating a Millennium-Old Clan from the Chu-Han Contention 操控祖宗：从楚汉争霸创千年世家 A story of a millennium-old clan and its ancestors After graduating from university, Chen Cheng gained the ability to travel through time, going back and forth across history to control his own ancestors! If he can't get rich in the present, he'll start in ancient times! He takes a leg from Xiang Yu during the Chu-Han Contention, becomes Emperor Wen of Han's tutor amid the Lü Clan Disturbance, pushes through reforms in Emperor Jing of Han's era, and turns the tide in the late Eastern Han! The Ji 93.4kReads8.9Score7.6k14d adds
- 80 EN The Tycoon's Family Revitalization System 神豪之家族振兴系统 Family revival + tycoon + fiercely protective + technology + military Claim a trillion-yuan starter pack, rebuild the ancestral hall, unite the clan, acquire technology, and form an army. Raise the family to greatness and make the Dragon Kingdom rise. What? That bastard dared to beat my cousin? He even beat her until she miscarried? Outrageous! A furious roar rang out across the land. Beat the clan drum and gather the clanspeople. How could anyone be allowed to bully a daughter of our clan like 20.2kReads8.9Score1.5k14d adds
- 81 The Family System Calls Me a Fool, but I Lie Low and Become a Big Shot 家族系统骂我是阿斗，我躺成大佬 [Modern supernatural resurgence + tomb raiding + suspense + urban fantasy + play the pig to eat the tiger + good-for-nothing raised to greatness] Our protagonist, Zhang Bei, transmigrates into a book in the most clichéd way possible: by falling off a cliff! But just when he thinks he’s got the big-shot role down, he dies and returns to his original world the very next day! He even brings back a family System. What’s a family System, you ask? It means that when you’re in danger, you can call your —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Thirteen Lots for the Wayfarer: The Volume of Evil, White Flowers 过客十三签·恶之卷·白花 Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Evil: White Flower 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Thirteen Lots for the Wayfarer: The Volume of Love, The Person Behind the Mirror 过客十三签·爱之卷·镜背人 Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Love: The Person Behind the Mirror 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Thirteen Lots for the Wayfarer: The Volume of Sorrow, Saving a Meal 过客十三签·哀之卷·留饭 Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Grief: Saving a Meal 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Thirteen Lots for the Wayfarer: The Volume of Anger, Whip Beneath the Pagoda Tree 过客十三签·怒之卷·槐下鞭 Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Anger: Whipping Beneath the Pagoda Tree 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 I Tried to Kill the Emperor, Failed, and Fled into the Mountains 本想干掉皇帝，失败逃入深山中 Li Zhao helped his father, Li Qi, plan to lead an army against the emperor. But the coup failed, and the whole family was forced to flee in a panic. Li Qi was captured and taken back to Chang'an, while Li Zhao escaped into the mountains. His subordinates stared at him in confusion. Li Zhao calmly reassured them, "Everyone, don't worry. It's all going according to my plan." Inside, Li Zhao was panicking. Could someone tell him how to survive in the mountains? 6.3kReads8.2Score39614d adds
- 87 In This World, I Am Wang Lang 天壤之中，我就是王郎 After transmigrating to the Eastern Jin dynasty, he becomes Wang Ningzhi, a man later generations will laugh at. He has little talent, yet marries Xie Daoyun, famed for her poetic gift and graceful bearing. This world is absurd, too. Huan Wen is copying Zhuge Liang's homework, Xie An is repeating Yin Hao's script, and everyone has their own schemes. Nobody takes the Sima clan on the throne seriously. Starting out as a renowned gentleman, he enters the treacherous court, becomes a strategist, ris 5.9kReads8.7Score48414d adds
- 88 Thirteen Lots for the Wayfarer: The Volume of Fear, Night Suona 过客十三签·惧之卷·夜唢呐 Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Fear: Night Suona 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 From the Start, I Took Someone Else's Place in the Army, Then Summoned Dian Wei 开局替人从军，反手召唤典韦 Qin Muge transmigrates to an alternate world. In this land ravaged by famine and war, he looks at the System panel, where top civil officials and military generals from every dynasty appear, and his eyes light up. “Dian Wei, you're my head of security.” “Xiang Yu, you're the commander of my entire army.” “Fan Li, you're my money-making whiz.” “Zhuge Liang, you're my military strategist for the southern campaign.” “Li Cunxiao, you're my valiant vanguard.” Watch as the civil officials and military 309Reads—Score1814d adds
- 90 Thirteen Lots for the Wayfarer: The Volume of Joy, Paper Groom 过客十三签·喜之卷·纸新郎 Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Joy: Paper Groom 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 I Guarded the Frontier for Eight Years, and Now the Emperor Begs Me to Take the Throne 戍边八年，皇帝求我登基 Zhao Ding transmigrates into the Great Qian dynasty and becomes Prince Yan, charged with guarding its borders. He has no grand ambitions. He doesn’t want to conquer the world or become emperor, afraid he’d die too soon. All he wants is to live freely on his fief as its little king. He walks his dogs, tends his flowers, flirts with his maids, and puts together some repeating crossbows and cannons to protect himself. He sends letters to the court complaining about how poor he is while developing h 1kReads8.2Score23014d adds
- 92 The Rebellious Son of the Tang Dynasty: I'll Seize the Throne at Xuanwu Gate! 大唐逆子：登基就去玄武门！ He transmigrated to the Great Tang and became Li Chengqian, Crown Prince of the Great Tang. He obtained the Unfilial Son Conquest System! Li Chengqian: Father, is the Li family's tradition that the throne is inherited through the Xuanwu Gate? Li Shimin: You unfilial son! What did you say? Li Chengqian: Father, if I want to ascend the throne, do I have to pass through the Xuanwu Gate? Li Shimin: You unfilial son! (╬◣д◢) Say that again if you dare! Li Chengqian: QAQ Father, do I really have to kil 20.6kReads8.4Score1.7k14d adds
- 93 A Professional Rebel at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末造反专业户 [No System + No Cheat Powers + Late Ming Dynasty + Rebellion] Wu Cheng, a newly graduated college student working as a village official, transmigrates to the second year of the Chongzhen reign in the late Ming Dynasty and becomes a military household member of the Great Ming. A corrupt court, an incompetent emperor, greedy officials and gentry, and commoners treated as less than human push Wu Cheng step by step toward rebellion. Watch as he takes on the local tyrants, fights the Great Ming, dest 14.3kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds
- 94 After Emperor Taizong, Rebuilding the Tang Dynasty 太宗之后，再造大唐 "The streets are carpeted with the bones of nobles; the imperial treasury has burned to ashes of brocade! Chang'an has fallen six times, and the Son of Heaven has fled nine! The Huang Chao Rebellion erupts; the Tibetans, Dangxiang, and Khitan run rampant. The late Tang and Five Dynasties plunge the realm into chaos, with warlords ruling unchecked and foreign tribes running amok as the common people wail in misery! In an age of chaos, the world is a furnace and all things are copper. Massacring c 84.8kReads9.2Score6.3k14d adds
- 95 At High Noon II 午时到二 It's noon, Part Two 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 The Porcelain of the Unending Hells 无间瓷 The Endless Porcelain 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 The Red Tide Overwhelms the Qing 赤潮覆清 [No System + No Cheat Skills + Transmigration to the Qing Dynasty + Farming + Rebellion] In the spring of 1673, the twelfth year of the Kangxi reign, Wu Sangui killed Zhu Guozhi, the governor of Yunnan, and rebelled against the Qing. The whole realm rose in response, setting off the greatest upheaval of the early Qing dynasty, known to history as the Revolt of the Three Feudatories. Hou Juncheng transmigrates to the Qing dynasty on the eve of the revolt. Chinese history has veered onto a dark pa 5kReads9.1Score49014d adds
- 98 No Offenses Against Jin 不轨于晋 Who in history has never had regrets? Zhang Ao, the King of Zhao in the early Western Han dynasty, originally lived in the shadow of Liu Bang’s purge of kings with different surnames, spending his days in constant fear, never knowing whether he would see the next day. Heaven gave him a second chance to be reborn, in the form of Zhang Gui more than four hundred years later. Unfortunately, he now faced an even darker and more degenerate age of Wei and Jin. And so begins a tale of saving a world wh 769Reads—Score10114d adds
- 99 The First Emperor Made Me His Successor, and I Accidentally Extended the Dynasty by a Thousand Years 始皇让我当二世，不小心延续千年 Also known as: Did I unify the Six Kingdoms or the Six Realms? [Passionate] [Thrillingly satisfying] [Farming and conquest] [A veteran author who’s spent ten years pouring heart and soul into writing, guaranteed quality!] [Two Systems, one for each father and son] In the year 2333 of the Great Qin era, elementary school students from Great Qin visit the Great Wall. The children marvel at the wall’s grandeur and magnificence. Their teacher explains, “The Great Wall is a defensive fortification bu 24.4kReads9.0Score2k14d adds
- 100 The Beast-Taming Era: Rusted Bones Reborn 驭兽纪元锈骨重生 This is the story of an ordinary man who grits his teeth, awakens in obscurity, and rises to rule among the thorns. In the cyber age, spiritual qi revival is underway. Beast taming is a stepping stone to the extraordinary, and a towering wall that keeps the class system rigid. Zhang Li was once a prodigy, but after his parents vanished one after another, he fell into the gutter. In high school, when everyone forms contracts with beasts and begins cultivating, his scholarship is embezzled, forcin 3Reads—Score—14d adds
