Novels like The Rise of Zuan’an
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- 101 Another World: The Champion of Branchfork Village 异界：树杈村的冠军 [Transmigration to Another World + Chinese-Style Farming + Martial Arts Champion + Lawyer and Judge + King of Mount and Blade + Conquest of the World] Luo Bai transmigrates to a medieval world and becomes an ordinary farmer under the Noma Empire. In this feudal age of hereditary nobility, he will seize control of his own destiny and become the Liu Bang of this other world. He will give serfs land of their own, give soldiers the chance to become generals, free people from the chains of religion, 2.8kReads8.2Score21514d adds
- 102 Transmigrated to Rome, Bound to a Consul's Powerful Patron from the Start 穿越罗马，开局绑定执政官金大腿 [No System + Transmigrates in person + Character development + Hero in the early stages + Farming in the later stages + Tyrant who builds towers of skulls + Hunts down the first three major powers] This is the story of a modern college student who transmigrates to the final years of the Roman Republic, works hard, and ultimately establishes the Roman Empire and becomes its “emperor.” As the story unfolds, the protagonist grows from immature to mature, then becomes a warrior, a hero, and finally 1.5kReads8.8Score13714d adds
- 103 Me? Interviewing Qin Shi Huang and Jing Ke at the Same Time? 我？同时采访秦始皇和荆轲？ My name is Lu Li. I’m 27 years old and work as a reporter. I’m currently at Xianyang Palace in 227 BC. The King of Qin is circling a pillar, and Jing Ke is chasing him with a sword. I’ll hear what both sides have to say in a moment. My beat is ancient China, and my interviewees are historical figures involved in historical events. So, am I even a proper reporter? 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Pure Evil: The Abbot of a Medieval Monastery 纯坏种，中世纪修道院的院长大人 [History] [Political intrigue] [Capital] [Christianity] [Metaphysics] “Father Superior, the demon possessing my daughter will leave today, won't it?” “Are the profits I earn from trading and lending money pleasing to God? Or have I already been tainted by the sin of usury?” “Why does God remain silent in the face of disaster and injustice?” A top financial fraudster's soul travels to Florence in 1345, where he poses as a monastery's abbot from the start. In 1345, the Medici family had yet t 21kReads8.8Score2.5k14d adds
- 105 Thirteen Tales: The Yellow Weasel Spirit 十三讲故事之黄大仙 Thirteen Tells a Story: The Yellow Immortal —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 King of the Dark Side of Another World 异世界暗面之王 The protagonist, Ni Wen, transmigrates to a Western fantasy world with a damaged game System. The Western Empire is nearing the end of its rule, and a chaotic age is just beginning as the fires of war spread. Using the System to obtain necromancy, he chooses to lie low and secretly build his forces because of the unique nature of undead power. After laying numerous plans, he has secretly taken control of a powerful noble family in one city. Nearly a thousand elite troops have gathered under his 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 The Grand Performance of Saintess Julianne 圣女珠莉安的盛大演出 This book is also known as: "I Am the God of Drama" "Her Holiness Is Perfect Again Today" "Three Lives, Three Worlds, and Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" "Eighty Against Eight Hundred Thousand: We Have the Advantage" "I Don’t Understand! Why Is Everyone Talking About How the Dragon Clan Was Trapped at Gaixia Back Then?" "That Scene of Boundless Vitality, with All Things Vying to Flourish, Is Still Fresh in My Mind" "Dragon Clan: From Rulers to Slaves, Their Decline Has No End" "Douyi 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Betrayed by the Whole Village! I Picked Up a Noble Young Master and Went on a Rampage 全村背刺！我捡到贵族少爷杀疯了 Both leads are sexually inexperienced! Swords and magic! An adventure story about a crude, unstable, morally questionable village girl with a sharp tongue and a naive, refined young nobleman. Inspired by medieval and modern Europe, with an adventurers' guild. [Warning: Contains a lot of vulgar language. The heroine has no obligation to please men!] “The moon is so beautiful tonight...” the handsome man sighed. “Mhm, beautiful, very beautiful. But if you don't shut the window and let mosquitoes i 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 League of Legends: The One and Only Sanctuary LOL：唯一的圣堂 [Timeline heavily altered!!! The rating was just posted, so it being low is normal.] I am the Emperor's champion. I am Imperatoris Divina Electio, an Astartes of the Black Templars, a dying Champion of the Emperor. Since the God-Emperor sent me to this planet called "Runeterra" as I lay dying, then as his most loyal servant, I must bring it into the Emperor's dominion! I will live up to the God-Emperor's name! I will live up to the name of my father, Rogal Dorn! (Warhammer) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 A Dialogue with Space and Time: A Spinning Universe 与时空对话：一个旋转的宇宙 We come from the light, and in the end, we return to it. Perhaps the meaning of our existence is simply a moment when the light of the universe gazes upon itself, then melts back into the flood of light, carrying the memory of all it has beheld, completing a magnificent act of self-witness. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 The Game Arrives: Starting with the Law of the Dead, I Rule the Ages 游戏降临，从亡法开始独断万古 [Infinite Flow] + [Necromancer] + [Games Descend Into Reality] + [Class Change] + [Multiple Career Paths] + [Satisfying Combat] + [One Female Lead] (The rating has only just come in. It’ll go up later.) When games descend into reality, Blue Star is dragged into an endless battlefield. The victors advance their civilizations and become players who control their own destinies. The losers’ worlds become games for others to play. After the world is digitized, people can choose to change classes into 93.5kReads8.5Score11.8k14d adds
- 112 When the Ultimate Spider-Man Joins the Original Avengers 当终极蜘蛛侠成为初代复仇者成员 A strange battle sends the Ultimate Spider-Man through time and into an unfamiliar universe. At this point, Iron Man is still a playboy, and Captain America is still an old popsicle. Faced with this brand-new universe, what will the Ultimate Spider-Man do, and what changes can he bring to a cinematic universe filled with tragedy? (Many iconic buildings from the cinematic universe may be moved to New York. Otherwise, Spider-Man spends all his time in New York and would miss many major events in t 12.2kReads8.8Score1k14d adds
- 113 My Neighbor's Beautiful Wife 邻居的美老婆 My Neighbor’s Beautiful Wife —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Five Minutes 5分钟 Five Minutes 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Am I Selling a House or Myself? 我卖的是房子，还是我自己？ Am I Selling Houses, or Myself? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 A May-December Romance That Nearly Got Yue Lao's Attention 一场差点惊动月老的姐弟恋 A May-December Romance That Almost Had the Matchmaker God Stepping In 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 The Savior at the End of the World 人在终末当救世主 (No clichés, no invincible protagonist, no brainless decisions, sequences, special abilities, wild ideas.) Just when he thought he would never again be able to shout, “Don’t bully a poor young man,” with the same spirited confidence, he was hunted by a shadow one week before coming of age. Just when he thought the school assessment was merely a routine procedure, he was shocked to discover that supernatural powers had infiltrated the entire school. Just when he thought he could stay out of tr 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 From the Start, Trillions in Debt: Saving the World Through Gaming 开局负债万亿：靠游戏拯救世界 [Urban fantasy + satisfying power fantasy + game invasion + League of Legends + skill system + apocalypse + patriotism] [Chapters 1–100: urban power fantasy; 101–300: secret-realm trials; 301–the end: game invasion and the apocalypse.] After the System's alarm tore through the server, Summoner's Rift fell into dead silence. From that day on... Players could no longer cast a single skill, summon a single champion, or buy a single item... The order of the Rift, built on the power of runes, came cr —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Zhang Sanfeng: Daoist Venerable of Another World 张三丰：异世道尊 When Zhang Sanfeng, founder of the Wudang Sect, overcame his tribulation and ascended, an anomaly in the Taiji Chaos Pearl transmigrated him to the continent of Auro. His cultivation was severely damaged, and his body had to be remade. In the Misty Forest, he encountered the divine beast Chimera, accepted its blood-contract plea to entrust its child to him, and met the elven queen Elwen. He also discovered that the Church of Light was conspiring with the Abyss, using purification rituals to siph 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 The Wizard and My Corpse 巫师与我的尸体 (Traditional Western fantasy, wizards, swords and magic, ensemble cast, slow-paced) (This is not a power fantasy or a lightweight novel, so please read patiently.) A dead soul awakens in a world of blood and fire. He opens his eyes to calamity, war, plague, and magic that blots out the sky. Those who do not belong to this age hold power. A threat from the void calls forth the apocalypse, deities fall one after another, and faith crumbles amid doubt. Nations descend into chaos, corruption runs ra 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Giving the Old Nobility a Taste of Technological Shock 给旧贵族一点科技震撼 [Transmigration + farming + technology + magic + multiple races + conquest] “Young man, it’s time to be reborn!” After getting hit by a heavy truck, he successfully transmigrates to another world and becomes the son of a noble named Xifeikesi. In this world, everyone has a chance to receive a god’s blessing and become one of the rare “God’s Chosen.” Just as Xifeikesi is about to accept reality and develop his territory in peace, he gets inexplicably dragged into a struggle for the throne. Damn i —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Bloodline Awakening: I Devour Bloodlines to Become a God 血统觉醒：我靠血统吞噬成神 The moment I jumped, I thought it was finally all over. Then a cold System notification rang in my ears: [Congratulations, you have awakened: Bloodline System] I came back to life. In this military academy of the apocalypse, where supernatural abilities rule and rank determines your fate, I became the only “Level 1 loser” in the entire school. They laughed at my poverty, bullied me because I had no one to rely on, and said I didn’t deserve to live. But they had no idea… I could see specks of dus 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 The Undercover Spy Inside Your Body 身体里的卧底谍战 [Transmigration + Golden Finger System + undercover espionage + case-solving mysteries + high technology] Xiao Zhi transmigrates into Mai’s body and witnesses with his own eyes a world-ending crisis brewing in the human-body universe. Espionage between both sides is unusually frequent, and one complicated situation follows another. The man in the black hoodie suddenly transforms into a gigantic green monster and lunges at him, baring his claws and fangs... Then a coded message comes through: “Gr 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 The Supreme Mage 顶级魔法师 If fate is unfair, then tear the heavens apart! Reborn as a human, he will reclaim everything he lost in his previous life, from infancy to becoming a top-tier mage. In this life, he will tear the shackles of his past life apart with his own hands. Reborn in an instant, his soul transmigrates to the age of magic. In this life, he awakens an aptitude for every school of magic! From a lowly apprentice, he crushes all who stand in his way, slays his enemies, tramples the Church, and subdues the hea 26Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 125 The Mohists: Slashing the Heavens 墨家之斩天 The Narrative Art and Worldbuilding in the Latest Updates of The Abyss The recent chapters of The Abyss (Chapters 433–457) present a complete and compelling story arc, from escaping a deadly underground predicament to making an initial foray into the Cloud Dream Marsh. Through a variety of techniques, the author advances the story, deepens the characters, and gradually lifts the veil on the world. Here is an analysis of the craft behind this arc from the author’s perspective: I. Tight, Layered 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 From the Start, I Had an A-Rank Forbidden Item, and Players Worked for Me 开局A级禁物，玩家给我打工 [Western Fantasy] [Sequences] [Forbidden Items] [Game Interface] [Sequence List in the Reader Forum] Lin Qi transmigrated into a game and became the illegitimate son of a noble. To grow stronger in this world, he began roaming around the game’s protagonist and “stealing his spotlight.” But after the game’s official launch, things went a little off course… Elena: “We’re the best partners.” Marina: “If you can’t pay me back, you could always repay me with yourself~” Viola: “Everything I have 52.4kReads8.4Score8.4k14d adds
- 127 After Failing the Civil Service Exam, I Head to the Countryside, Where My Best Friend Steals My Village Boyfriend 公考落榜下乡，闺蜜撬走我的驻村男友 After Failing the Civil Service Exam, I Headed to the Countryside, Where My Best Friend Stole My Boyfriend on a Rural Posting 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 League of Legends: Runeterra's Most Devoted Lover LOL：符文之地第一深情 “A king makes you kneel with worldly power, while Noxus makes you stand tall.” Li En, who had arrived in Runeterra, gazed at the distant Immortal Bastion, his heart pounding. He wanted to... wanted to cry! “I just worked a little overtime. Why did I wake up in this world where people die so easily?!” Li En looked down at his own small, youthful hands and felt that he had no future. “Ding! Host detected. Confirm binding?” “Confirm, confirm, confirm!!!” “Binding begins... 1%... 40%... 99%...” “Com 3kReads8.7Score23814d adds
- 129 The Succubus Miss Doesn’t Do Overtime 魅魔小姐不加钟 [Another World + Female Protagonist + Villain's Perspective + Comedy + Light Novel] A trending topic has set the internet of another world's humans ablaze. The valiant heroine who sacrificed herself twenty years ago, Celestine, a holy knight of the Church, is not only alive, but has also fallen under the control of a demon named Shaxi. Her heinous actions have become a major concern throughout human society. Meanwhile I'm Shaxi, just an ordinary young succubus. Unlike my pleasure-seeking kin, I 122Reads—Score11914d adds
- 130 On My Wedding Night, I Discovered My Wife Was a Japanese Spy 新婚夜，我发现妻子是日本间谍 On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered My Wife Was a Japanese Spy 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Runeterra: My Cold Fox Fan-Translated Game 符文之地：我的冷狐汉化游戏 [League of Legends: Focus on developing early on, then go defeat the "powerful enemies" once you’re strong enough] [You have defeated Fiora, Ashe, Seraphine, Gwen… Would you like to view the defeat CG?] [Oh, you captured Neeko? My goodness, it seems there’s no need to keep playing this game anymore.] (The protagonist’s outlook will change.) Jincheng found himself in Freljord, the most ruthless and survival-of-the-fittest region of Runeterra. He couldn’t understand why, in his previous life, he h 3.4kReads7.8Score24414d adds
- 132 Grand Wizard 巫师大君 Traditional wizard fiction, no System, planar warfare, a genius protagonist, and no transmigration. A transcendent noble under the kingdom’s banner, a rising star of his family, a top-tier talent in the arcane arts, and a parchment that takes physical form... 4.1kReads8.6Score29014d adds
- 133 Prisoner of Emberflame: The Demon God’s Heaven-Defying Divine Marriage 烬火囚宠：魔神的逆天神婚 The Cinderflame's Captive: The Demon God's Defiant Divine Marriage —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 My Yesterday 我的昨日时光 This is the ordinary coming-of-age story of a girl from the countryside... It could be you, her, or any perfectly ordinary girl around you... 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 The Greatest Woman in History: Empress Lü Zhi 千古第一女人吕后吕雉 The greatest queen under heaven, who endured the unbearable only to endure it again: a scheming, adulterous, yet great woman of flesh and blood Branded the “Greatest Poisonous Woman” for two thousand years, Lü Zhi was an “iron-blooded phoenix” who fought her way through a patriarchal age. China’s first woman to rule from behind the curtain, she blazed a trail for women to wield power over an empire. She is counted alongside Wu Zetian and Empress Dowager Cixi as one of China’s three great female —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Transmigrating Across the Heavens: Infinite Technological Evolution 穿越诸天，无限科技进化 Lin Chen, discoverer of ghost particles, or neutrinos, transmigrated by accident. He realized that science was a rule no world could balance against, and ultimately set out to travel across the myriad worlds, scientifically analyze every power, and evolve without limit. 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Western Fantasy: You Were Supposed to Serve the Witch, but You Helped Her Survive the Divine Tribulation 西幻：让你服侍魔女你给她渡神劫 [Western fantasy + lordship + witches + conquest + farming + harem + other races + original] One day, I transmigrated and became the lowliest slave in a witch tribe. It sounds like I wouldn't survive past three chapters. But the reality is that every witch in the tribe is vicious and bloodthirsty, treating human lives like weeds, while the Church's pursuit is never far behind. From the start, I was in hell mode, thrown into the service of the tribe's most dangerous witch leader. But they don't k 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Reborn in the West, I Became an Unorthodox Exorcist 重生到西方，我成了不正经驱魔人 What? This world has demons, ghosts, werewolves, vampires, and all kinds of other creatures? There are also priests from the Church, the largest openly opposed faction; mages who believe in the power of nature; independent groups who call themselves exorcists; and heretics devoted to the gods, among others. And I, Xu Damao, am the most unusual person in this world. I have a golden finger system that lets me maintain my powers without faith. I'm also gradually uncovering more of the world's secre 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 The Fallen Young Master: Revenge Comes Before Cultivation 落难公子，修行先从复仇开始 The Xu household is wiped out, the Tiger Tally is stolen, and Xu Yan escapes, carrying the blood feud of his massacred family. With a mortal body, he enters the path to immortality, breaks through countless calamities with the strength of his conviction, and inherits an ancient legacy. In the face of despair, he forges an unrivaled Dao foundation. From wanted fugitive Xu Yan to Supreme of the Nine Heavens, he uncovers conspiracies and overturns heaven and earth. The young man takes up his sword —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Mythology: I Specialize in Raiding Monkey Dens 神话：专捅猴子窝 No System, no prehistoric-fantasy setting, no orthodox Investiture of the Gods, and no traditional cultivation. The plot is wildly imaginative. If you have ideas, bro, share them and we’ll make trouble together. (The novel is currently being revised...) Li Xiao transmigrates to the world of Journey to the West... He studies cultivation, learns magical arts, and plays to his heart’s content, joining everyone in becoming a world-conquering demon king. Take the wildest path and cultivate the harde 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 The Dark Lord of the Steampunk World 蒸汽世界的黑魔王 [This brand-new novel has just received its first rating. It should go up from here.] After transmigrating to a steampunk world, Aaron becomes a test subject for a wizard's ritual. He fights back with everything he has, but fails. Under the blood moon's gaze, his head explodes, leaving him dead in a gruesome state. The good news is... He can come back to life after dying. In a world where dreams and reality intertwine, history and the present coexist, and the abyss overlaps with corruption, his 35.1kReads8.5Score4.8k14d adds
- 142 American Crossover: Who Says TV Dramas Have No Human Touch? 美综：谁说美剧没有人情世故？ (Shameless, 2 Broke Girls, Friends, The Big Bang Theory, The Good Doctor, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, The Rookie, Hannibal, Chicago P.D., Person of Interest...) “My lord, I am merely a private assistant who provides consultations. What my clients do has nothing to do with me, does it?” Russell, the most shameless and brazen gray-market broker in America. In his eyes, the protagonists of American TV dramas are the most useful tools and ATMs imaginable! He forced Caroline and Max to sign explo 216.4kReads9.4Score26.2k14d adds
- 143 A Guangzhou Campus Love Story 广州校园爱情故事 Volume One, “Conceiving a Child to Die! My Influencer Girlfriend”: Mao San, a graduate student in civil engineering, meets streamer Xue Yue during a livestream. Their online flirtation blossoms into an offline romance, but he has no idea that Xue Yue is shackled by both a debt of gratitude that requires her to bear a child and thalassemia. She quietly returns to her hometown to give birth. Mao San searches for her across a thousand miles, but in the end he cannot keep her by his side. Xue Yue di 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 The Whole Mess Between a Vampire and a Paladin 吸血鬼与圣武士的那点破事儿 [Lighthearted] [Transmigration] [Growth-focused] [Genius protagonist] [Slice of life] [Ranks: Apprentice, Official, Elite, Master, Grandmaster, Ultimate, Transcendent, Legendary, Saint (Demigod). A rank represents only the minimum, not the maximum. Fighting above your rank is nothing unusual.] [The protagonist is currently single. The romance won’t be explored in much detail. Thank you, dear readers, for supporting this book!] [Synopsis] Knights and castles, witches and curses, dragons and princ 24kReads8.7Score2.6k14d adds
- 145 I Refine the Heavens Through Dungeon Runs 我以副本炼诸天 (Folk customs and rule-based horror + Lovecraftian demon martial arts in a chaotic age) With a chipped bowl, Chen Wen created the first instance. Humanity entered it, fighting desperately to survive, studying strategies, and competing for supernatural power. They thought they were players. But in Chen Wen's eyes, they were nothing but nourishment. Fear completed the rules, failure gave birth to taboos, death sank into history, and strategies nurtured the world. As the entire world went mad for t 92Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 146 Does Being a Cleric Mean You Can Do Whatever You Want? 神职人员就能为所欲为？ [Western Fantasy] [Low Martial Arts and Low Magic] [Slow-Burn Farming] [Building a Faction] [Crusaders] [Conquest] This isn't a story about raising armies in barracks. It's a Western fantasy farming novel! Watching Wayne parade through the streets, surrounded by an adoring crowd, someone whispered to the person beside him: "Isn't he a member of the 26.8kReads7.7Score3.8k14d adds
- 147 I Keep Myself Alive by Being Reborn, While She Can't Stop Killing Me 我靠重生续命，她靠杀我成瘾 After Lin Fan was hit by a car and killed, he thought his life was over. But when he opened his eyes again, he had become someone else: Fu Yunzhou, a tech tycoon. Before he could process the memories, an unfamiliar woman nestled into his arms with intimate ease. Like a couple madly in love, they got up, washed, and headed to the parking lot together. The woman leaned over tenderly to fasten his seat belt. In the next second, the smile vanished from her face. Before he could react, a deafenin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 I Wish to Burn the Heavens 我欲焚天记 Infinite flow. The story takes the Valley of a Hundred Flowers as its starting point, gradually unfolding a vast and chaotic panorama of the Demon Realm. It involves ancient secrets, such as the Azure Emperor of Wood, power struggles among the various demon kings, and the mysteries of the laws governing life, death, and reincarnation. Li Du’s growth and rise will inevitably draw him deeply into the Demon Realm’s power struggles and shape the evolution of its order. From a cripple left for dead 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Viking Invasion from the Start: I Head South to Build My Domain 开局维京入侵，我南下建设领地 In 867, Viking longships swept onto the shores of England. Northumbria was engulfed in war. Nobles betrayed one another, and the king could barely protect himself. Adrian transmigrated into this world, only to become a wandering knight abandoned by his lord. No fief, no family, no army. Only a sword, a suit of chain mail, and a stretch of wasteland no one wanted. To others, it was a borderland crawling with beasts and bandits. But to Adrian, it was the only future he could hold on to. Fell trees 30kReads8.9Score2.9k14d adds
- 150 I Prove the Way to Immortality Between Two Worlds 我在两界证道长生 From a disgraced prince exiled to the Northern Wilderness to an almighty emperor who commands the order of two worlds! Watch how Xiao Xuan, with an ordinary mortal’s body, cultivates supreme martial arts, masters Earth’s technology, wields the immortal arts of another world, quells the flames of war in every direction, and brings order to the eight wildernesses as he writes a legendary imperial path spanning two worlds! 11Reads—Score—14d adds
