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- 1 Pale Stranger: A Journey Beyond the World of Hollow Knight 苍白异客：空洞骑士的异界之旅 In a game, death just means starting over. But in this world, every breath could be your last." Qi Lin is a veteran Hollow Knight player who accidentally transmigrates into the real kingdom of Hallownest during a livestream. There are no save points here, no way to revive, and every attack from an infected creature carries the unmistakable threat of death. Worse still, he discovers that he is no ordinary transmigrator. The Seer calls him the "Pale Stranger." Void energy like that of a Vessel flo 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 From Farewell to Godslayer: My Hollow Knight Journey 从送行到弑神，我的空洞骑士之旅 [Hollow Knight fan fiction + System + xuanhuan + Silksong + original content] [Original maps and story + Hallownest + Pharloom] [The day I saw my mentor off, I learned that “tradition” was a lie!] The tribe's rule was clear: those who saw someone off must never return home. But I watched my mentor disappear along a dead-end path, and the questions he left behind made it impossible for me to turn back! I ventured into a perilous world beyond, risking my life to learn how to fight, all to find an 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Hollow Knight: The Vessels of Hallownest 空洞骑士圣巢容器 I came to this unfamiliar world as someone who had lost their memory. Along the way, I met many companions, and they helped me experience the beauty of this world. After learning what my mission was, I charged headlong, as always, toward the terrifying unknown. No one knows what tomorrow will bring. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Dream Haunter: Voice of the Holy Nest 憧魔：圣巢之声 [The little knight is genderbent into a girl] [Some popular characters, such as Grimm, also appear as girls] [No heroine, but there will be interactions] [Angst, angst, and more angst!] No price is too high. No mind capable of thought. No will to submit. No voice to weep over suffering. Born of the hands of gods and the void. You will seal away the blinding light that spreads plague through the dreams of all. You are the vessel... You are the Hollow Knight... A large number of unknown inse 57Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Hollow Knight: Arriving in Hallownest with the Rinnegan 【空洞骑士】带着轮回眼来到圣巢 [Hollow Knight + Crossover] As a transmigrator on the verge of no longer being one, Han Lu was brought to Hallownest by the Rinnegan. Not wanting to lose her powers when the Rinnegan left and be helpless against any enemies, she decided to find other ways to protect herself in advance. Settling in Dirtmouth from the start, she was then bowled over by a Little Knight dropping from the sky. Follow Han Lu and the Little Knight on their journey through Hallownest. (Hollow Knight fanfiction, written 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Hollow Knight: The Blood-Cursed Theater Troupe Leader 空洞骑士之血噩话剧团长 [New writer taking their first steps] Hollow Knight + System + Multiple protagonists + Feel-good power fantasy Author: Ken Yi Kou Tian Tian De EI, Bai Chunqiu, Fa Lan Xi I'm just an author who's been practicing for two and a half years. I'm new to writing, so please don't flame me if it's not good. Thanks! 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Hollow Knight: The Last Glimmer 空洞骑士：最后的余辉 I'm a new writer, so please don't flame me if you don't like it. I have an outline, but the current plot may seem a little chaotic. I'll post new chapters irregularly. Trying to cook on a cold stove, mainly because I want to eat it myself. 124Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Hollow: Ah, My Great Lord of the Void! 空洞：啊，我伟大的虚空神大人 I'm a transmigrator. I'm really very ordinary. My name is Zhang San. I honestly don't understand why my parents gave me a name like that. But now, something unfortunate has happened. I successfully transmigrated. Then something even more unfortunate happened. It's Hollow Knight. And I'm a Vessel that can't even open its mouth to speak. Also, where the heck am I?! Fortunately, as a Vessel, I still got to enjoy the perks of the Void. Oh, thank you, my great Lord of the Void. 301Reads—Score102Shelves
- 9 Hollow Knight: Silksong Prequel: The Legend of Weaving and Spinning 空洞骑士丝之歌前传：纺络演义 [Unofficial Prequel to Hollow Knight: Silksong] A canon-divergent fanfic with no romance, focused on serious political intrigue and epic history. No mindless power trip, no golden finger. Grounded in historical materialism, this story fills in the complete rise and fall of the Weave Kingdom, a history the official canon leaves entirely blank. Beyond Hallownest, it reconstructs a century of political intrigue and dynastic change on another insect continent. From tribal chaos amid rising white n 74Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Hollow Knight: No More Dreams 空洞骑士：不再有梦 No mind to think. No will to break. No voice to cry out in suffering. Born of the hands of God and Void, you must seal away the blinding light spreading through the minds of others, for you are the Vessel, you are the Hollow Knight... 116Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 The Hollow Knight Vessel Arrives in Terraria 当空洞骑士的容器，来到泰拉瑞亚 New chapters will be posted on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. I'm a new author, so I hope you'll leave plenty of comments. You might just give me some inspiration and help me write a little faster. 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Hollow Knight: Immortal Shadow 空洞骑士：不朽阴影 Accidentally transmigrating into Hollow Knight, Tian Yu: Oh! Turning into a Shade from the start, Tian Yu: Oh. The Void God launches a massive invasion of Hallownest, Tian Yu: Oh? This story begins after the Little Knight seals the Radiance in Hollow Knight. The Void God awakens, and Tian Yu transmigrates to the world of Hollow Knight to save Hallownest. (The author is a complete beginner, so please be kind if you don't like it. I write purely for fun, and there are many original interpretations 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Hollow Knight: From the Start at Howling Cliffs 空洞骑士，开局从呼啸悬崖开始 In 2027, a game called Hollow Knight: Pilgrimage to the Holy Nation burst onto the scene. What sparks will fly when Bai Ye and Bai Yang, who have just transmigrated, enter this game? Let's wait and see. 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Hollow Knight: The Needle of Woven Memories 空洞骑士：织忆之针 When Hornet and Quirrel meet, when their memories split, when the memories begin to fight for control, what will the world be like? This is an adventure story about Hornet and Quirrel. Please read the details below. It won't take long, just over a hundred words. A few things to note: ⚠️Please read the following carefully⚠️ 1. The setting is entirely new and has very little to do with the original. 2. It takes place in the modern world. 3. Everyone retains only some of their original traits. They 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Hollow Knight: Song of the Weaver 空洞骑士：编织者之歌 A great nation born in an endless wilderness, a kingdom belonging solely to insects, a sudden plague, a soul from another world, a young boy just starting out, and a mournful, heartrending elegy. [BE / fan fiction / transmigration / personification / no System / lots of original worldbuilding / new writer, new book / if it's not your thing, don't read.] 29Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 16 You Were Asked to Make a Dungeon, So Why Did You Make Silksong? 让你做地下城，你做丝之歌？ Silksong fan fiction, no heroine Li Lin transmigrates to Blue Star, a parallel world, and enters the national game development competition. Here, virtual reality technology is exceptionally advanced, and the game industry is booming. But while the technology is impressive, the games lack substance, and shovelware is everywhere. Soulslike games are practically unheard of. Against this backdrop, Li Lin awakens a System for creating masterpieces in the Soulslike genre. He can exchange points for ga 111Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Hollow Mask 空洞假面 This story contains a lot of fan-fiction changes to the original setting. Readers who prefer the original canon are welcome to move along. The Container Core was secretly developed by the White King, Woum. When he fled with the White Palace, the core ended up in a human kingdom in another world for various reasons. After starving to death, the protagonist transmigrated to this other world and happened to take over the body of an experimental subject. While he was still bewildered, the core was f 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 What Weaving? Take It Up With My Void God! 什么纺络？跟我的虚空神说去吧！ Mo Xuan is a model young man living in an ordinary human society. A year before he transmigrated to the world of Silksong, he found the little knight who had just fallen from the Abyss. And so, fate began to turn at that very moment. After spending a very, very long time raising a child... When he finally transmigrated to the world of Silksong and looked upon the kingdom called Pharloom, the smile at the corner of his mouth grew impossible to contain. What do you mean, Pharloom? Did you know I'v 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Hollow Knight: Pharloom 空洞骑士：纺都 "I'm so lucky!" When the release date for "Silksong" was announced, Lin He, who had waited for years, was already sitting in front of his computer, waiting for the moment to arrive. But if it was supposed to go on sale at ten, why could he play it for free at eight? At his roommates' urging, Lin He promptly clicked download, and the progress bar began to fill at lightning speed. Then, amid a dizzying whirl, he lost consciousness. When he opened his eyes again, there were deserts and boulders, ca 349Reads7.1Score106Shelves
- 20 Hollow Knight: Turning Insects into Citizens 空洞骑士：化虫为民 [Transmigrated in body + no System + slow burn, with careful attention to detail] In the wilderness far away, they will speak your name with reverence and sorrow. No one could soothe our furious souls, yet you took up the challenge. Under the palest gaze, you taught us and changed us. Our instincts were redeemed. You brought insects and beasts a world they never could have dreamed of. You gave us precious dreams, and kept on giving. But you were dismayed to discover that our desires had no e 9Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 21 Hollow Knight Side Story: The Toilet Knight 空洞骑士同人外传之马桶骑士 The bugs of this world are about to encounter the most absurd, and only, visitor from beyond: Lu Fan, falling from the sky while sitting on a toilet. This is an original story set in the world of Hollow Knight, as well as a hardcore and utterly ridiculous transmigration tale dedicated to all Soulslike players. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Hollow Knight: From the Ancient Past to Silksong 空洞骑士：从远古到纺络 (The rating has only just come out, so it will rise later.) [Partially based on fan-created settings + semi-invincible protagonist + lighthearted comedy] (Also known as Hollow Knight: From the Ancient Past to Pharloom) (The story has four parts in total. See the main text for details.) (The Ancient Past arc may contain a lot of warnings about unofficial history.) (Current progress: Hallownest arc) In the distant wilderness, whenever bugs hear your name, their hearts fill with gratitude and reve 1.3kReads6.9Score110Shelves
- 23 Hollow Knight: Pure Void 空洞骑士：纯粹虚空 [Hollow Knight + Transmigration + Void-led + No System] Warning! Completely unhinged! The king of dark shadows is born amid disaster. The order forged by a pale demigod is crumbling. A radiant ancient god begins a mad revenge. Blind husks can only drift with the tide. Beneath the ceaseless curtain of rain lies a place where dreams come true. The god of life sleeps among green grass and moss. Beneath the rippling lake lie the stories of the dead. Beyond the border stand the beautiful dreams of d 60Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Silksong: My Three Stunning Monster-Girl Moms 丝之歌：我的三位极品人外娘妈妈 [Silksong x Hollow Knight] [Comedy] [Lighthearted] When the Little Knight set out from the edge of the kingdom, he faced the fecal maggots of Putrid Mire, the dumbass birds of Gray Moor, and the geometric projectiles of Sinner's Road. At last, he reached the gates of the Citadel. Ahead of him stood Shield-and-Stab Guy, the Elite Knights, and the infamous gauntlet of the Grand Gate... After overcoming one hardship after another, the Little Knight finally reached the heart of the kingdom of Pharlo 273Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 25 The Outcast: I Awakened the Yin-Yang Hand, Call Me Little Knight 一人：觉醒黑白手，叫我小骑士 [The Outcast] [Hollow Knight] [Silksong] [Eight Extraordinary Skills] Lu Kong transmigrates into The Outcast, born into the Lu family and awakening the differently colored Twin Hands. Poison in the Twin Hands bloodline? No such thing! The White King’s damage is high in the left hand, while the Abyss deals heavy damage in the right! What do you mean, you never planned to cultivate immortality? And what do you mean, you’ve found forty-four bosses and are getting ready to ascend to godhood? 1.2kReads8.1Score107Shelves
- 26 Honkai: Star Rail: The Blacklight Virus Wielding a Pure Nail 崩铁：拿着纯粹骨钉的黑光病毒 What sparks will fly when a transmigrator from another world brings his cheat ability to Honkai: Star Rail? Stelle: How can someone be even more shameless than me? March 7th: What do you mean, if you die, you respawn on a chair? Dan Heng: What do you mean, absorbing this drop of blood will make me an Emanator of the Undying? Long Yao: Bro, you’re always saying you’re unreliable, but weren’t you the one who saved me? 1.4kReads—Score130Shelves
- 27 What Does It Mean to Be the Most Popular Hollow Knight? 什么叫空洞骑士第一人气 O mighty being, these words are meant for your ears alone. This vast and lonely kingdom sings your praises. You saved this crumbling kingdom. You drove out the terrible plague. You became the new king of Hallownest. Your mighty power set you apart from us. But who will save your lonely heart? On this journey to become king, who has stood watch by your side, from beginning to end? Let him join you. Let him be your support, and give your heart a place to rest. He is our wish. He is Vich 372Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 28 Hollow Knight: The Failed Vessel 空洞骑士：失败容器 (Original characters + Non-game elements) In the darkness at the bottom of the Abyss, we were created, we were brought into being. Under the palest gaze, we followed our instincts, climbing, dying. The pure vessel had already ascended. All that remained was rejection and the regret of its creator. We were abandoned in endless darkness. We wandered through the dark. No one would accept us, and no one would soothe our anger. A soul from another world became a vessel and escaped the Abyss, but lost 717Reads8.4Score104Shelves
- 29 EN Hollow Knight: Ascension of the Blazing Sun 空洞骑士：炎阳神途 [Deities] [Proselytizing] [Ensemble Cast] [Near Invincible] The moment Hollow Knight: Silksong was released, Lin Jin, whose luck had held for six whole years, couldn't wait to add it to his library and start playing. After days of playing and suffering without rest, Lin Jin died suddenly, just as he expected. When he came to, he was astonished to discover that he had transmigrated into the world of Hollow Knight. But he wasn't in Hallownest or Pharloom. He was in a ruined temple in the endless w 13.4kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
- 30 Nail of Mercy 悲悯之钉 Does Radiance bring annihilation or new life? Darkness breeds despair, but also gives rise to a light capable of cutting through everything. Now that you've been tainted by it all, can you still make things right? Beneath Hallownest, the discarded Vessel will search for and reclaim its memories, dispelling the endless darkness and mutated light. Told in the first person, you can be the Little Knight, or you can be someone new. I drew on all the story events I experienced while playing the game, 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Hollow Knight: Even Vessels Can Love 空洞骑士：容器也能有爱 (Little Knight pairing. Becoming a Void creature is also a kind of gender-bending romance, after all. Healing and fun, but no neat happy ending.) The Hollow Knight was undoubtedly lucky. He had a wise king for a father who loved him, and a gentle mother who cherished him. Growing up in the royal court, he mastered extraordinary skills and rose from being a disposable tool to a knight of honor. At the end of his life, he did not die of illness or old age. Like a hero, he gave his life for his cou 682Reads8.9Score101Shelves
- 32 Hollow Knight: Cultivating Immortality with a Nail 空洞：带着骨钉去修仙 [Traditional cultivation | Transmigrate into the world | Original work | Multiple heroines | Hollow Knight elements] [No System prompts for the golden finger; the protagonist has to figure things out for himself] [This is a traditional cultivation novel, not a fanfic. It includes some Hollow Knight elements, but they won't affect the reading experience for general readers.] Lin Yuan transmigrates to the cultivation world, only to discover that he can absorb the power everyone here fears. The fam 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Hollow Knight: Urban Hive 空洞骑士：都市虫巢 At the height of his rage after losing a game, Ante was dragged away by a mysterious cyber ghost into a desperate city: an iron jungle where corporations rule and the strong prey on the weak. When he woke, he had lost his human form. His consciousness was trapped inside a vessel from the world of Hollow Knight, a “senior” with a pale head and a black shell. In this lawless land known as the “Backstreets,” Ante is forced to quickly adapt to this inhuman body, which harbors terrifying instincts b 2.3kReads8.1Score189Shelves
- 34 Hollow Knight: The White King’s Tale, Rise of Hallownest 空洞骑士白王传：圣巢崛起 [Lord] + [Game] + [Hollow Knight] + [Pale King] + [Reborn] (The rating just came out; it’ll rise later.) An ultra-hardcore gamer is unlucky enough to get impaled through the head by rebar, but lucky enough to be reborn in his favorite game, Hollow Knight. Reborn as Wyrm, the Pale King, he arrives in the era before Hallownest was founded. Looking at the wild, untamed land coveted by the gods, Wyrm decides to build the only civilized kingdom in the Hollow World with his own hands: Hallownest! He r 493Reads8.2Score102Shelves
- 35 The City of Tears 圣巢 [Hollow Knight + no System + reborn + some alternate-world elements + a slightly slow start] (If you have questions, skip ahead to the answers in Chapter 60.) Beneath the abyss of a dark Hollow, in the vast, boundless wilderness, and atop towering mountains that pierce the clouds. Light and darkness intertwine; order and chaos collide. Mo Rong gazed at the thriving city before him, yet his eyes crossed the river of time and reflected a scene from hell. “Now that I’m here, everything is going 8.4kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
- 36 RE0: Clearing the Hollow Knight Dungeon RE0：空洞骑士通关副本中 [Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World] [Re:Zero] [I Love Subaru TV] [Nonhuman] [Subaru's Favorite Companion] “Unhinged Self-Indulgent Work” [Note: Contains some elements of an immortal Grimm] After delivering an elbow strike to Radiance, the Little Knight arrived in this world. Drawn to the familiar presence of Subaru, who had just crash-landed, it followed him around and began exploring a new world with him You should prioritize estimating the sarcastic follower. Subaru was like a failed ma 2.9kReads8.7Score195Shelves
- 37 Raising a Wyrm, Starting with Hollow Knight 从空洞骑士开始饲养沃姆 [UT + Ace Attorney + Hollow Knight] (The story has reached the Silksong arc.) Chu Xin transmigrates and is forcibly drafted by a System to complete missions in various worlds. The System gives her the superpower to resurrect, but it only works on bugs. Wait, is that the Pale King, Wyrm, who just came out of an egg? Ace Attorney doesn’t even count as a low-martial world. It’s practically... Hold on, do I have a Black Psyche-Lock? One little knight from Undertale can sweep through the whole place 643Reads8.9Score113Shelves
- 38 What's a Hollow Disaster? I'm the Hollow Knight! 空洞灾害是啥？我可是空洞骑士！ [Zenless Zone Zero] [Hollow Knight] [Follows the main story] Lu Li (the Knight) dies in an accident one day. After turning into the Little Knight, he transmigrates to the world of Zenless Zone Zero. “I'm supposed to fight Radiance? Are you serious?” Behold! He is the mightiest knight from the Abyss, the guardian of Hallownest. Now he has arrived in another world, where a one-of-a-kind adventure awaits him. So, what interesting things will happen next? 329Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 After Escaping Hollow Knight, I Became a Professor at Hogwarts 逃出空洞骑士后在霍格沃茨当教授 [Professor Protagonist] [No Female Lead] [Hollow Knight] “Everyone looks like a bug to you, Mr. Thorne?” “I think it might have something to do with what I've been through. I just escaped from a kingdom full of bugs. Doctor, would you believe me?” “Of course, of course. I'll believe anything you say.” As he spoke, Thorne watched the giant ant in front of him write in its notebook: “Severe schizophrenia and delusions...” After a truck sent him to the world of Hollow Knight, Thorne became a Vesse 10.3kReads9.0Score846Shelves
- 40 EN Lobotomy Corporation: The Combat Manager's Ultimate Knight 脑叶：战斗主管的最强骑士 [Lobotomy Corporation + Hollow Knight + Library of Ruina] After clearing Hollow Knight, Shen Yu moves on to Lobotomy Corporation, only to unexpectedly transmigrate into the role of its manager. No System, unpaid work, and in the end, we all have to turn into light together. (The kind you can't come back from.) But, unexpectedly, the little Knight from Hollow Knight has transmigrated too, and the Dream Nail works on E.G.O. and Abnormalities. An idea comes to Shen Yu: The Radiance is light, and th 7.9kReads9.5Score672Shelves
- 41 EN Online Game: God-Tier Assassin—I Am the Shadow! 网游：神级刺客，我即是暗影！ [Online game, assassin, game merges with reality, stats-focused] The mysterious game Godforsaken arrives. Players can kill monsters to gain lifespan, then spend that lifespan to bring their in-game abilities into reality! And so the supernatural descends, and disaster spreads across Blue Star! In his previous life, Qin Feng and his younger sister, Qin Xiaoyou, grew stronger until they were among the world’s top hundred. In the end, though, his star-chasing sister gouged out his eyes to give his 258.5kReads9.1Score30.2kShelves
- 42 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.7kReads9.6Score22.6kShelves
- 43 EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5kShelves
- 44 EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves
