Novels like The Way of the Hero
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- 51 Song of Everlasting Joy 长乐歌 A century of history, yet sorrow still abounds; I remember the Marquis of Changle from long ago. His hall was fragrant with flowers and thronged by three thousand guests; one sword’s frost chilled fifty provinces! Does Heaven know the ills of this mortal world? The green hills laugh at me, while the clouds beckon. I breathe in a beauty’s fragrance among the flowers, and beneath the moon I lightly sever my enemies’ heads! Victory, defeat, gratitude, and vengeance, all poured into a heart-rending 0Votes520.2kRecs169.5kFans
- 52 The Apocalypse Gate 天启之门 [NPCs strike back against players! Crush the transmigrators!] This is my world, and I make the rules! Who gave you bastards the right to throw your weight around here?! The path to becoming [the greatest savior in history] is sure to be thrilling! … Chen Xiaolian: Starting today, we're forming a resistance group dedicated to fighting those bastards! Our team will be called… the Goofball Alliance! Team member: Captain, with a name like that, I'm afraid people will beat us up if we tell them… … 0Votes4MRecs785kFans
- 53 EN Azeroth: The Path of the Holy Light 艾泽拉斯圣光轨迹 In the twentieth year of the Dark Portal, life flourished, and shadows grew. Dick arrived in this world in a sorry state. He knew how turbulent its fate would be. That year, the Horde had begun to rise, while the Alliance’s glory still shone. That year, the prince of Lordaeron set out in search of Frostmourne. For whom did the songs of Theramore’s longing ring out? That year, ten thousand years of waiting remained steeped in sorrow, and the shadow of demons had already fallen over the world. Tha 0Votes139.8kRecs132.4kFans
- 54 The First Cause of All Realms 诸界第一因 The vast world is coming back to life, and the gods and demons who departed are about to return. Holding a Gluttony Cauldron, law student Yang Yu transmigrates into this world and opens his eyes in a remote border town, gazing upon a realm that seems both familiar and strange. He sees an ancient dynasty nearing its end across an endless land, with dragons and snakes rising everywhere amid the beacons of war. He sees ceaseless warfare leaving the people destitute. Lands containing a thousand hous 6Votes676.1kRecs1.7MFans
- 55 Hell Apartment 地狱公寓 They become an actor in a real horror movie, struggling to survive in a virtual world! Entering this apartment means setting foot on a road of no return. Only those chosen by it can see it and enter it. And once someone is chosen to become a tenant, they have no say in the matter. Whenever bloody words appear on the walls of a room in the apartment, the tenant must follow their instructions, go to the designated location, and stay there for the specified number of days. Even if they survive and 8Votes95.5kRecs453.7kFans
- 56 The City of Terror 恐怖都市 New reader group: 25567490. VIP group: 48170460 (send a screenshot showing you’ve bought all the chapters to join). Overnight, the rented room had become so decrepit. Dust covered the table, and the posters on the walls had grown old, yellow, and tattered. Their once-beautiful faces looked strange on the aged paper, like old monsters wearing terrifying smiles. Tattered cobwebs covered the walls, shrouding them like mist. The oranges and apples on the little coffee table had rotted and shriveled, 0Votes391kRecs307.9kFans
- 57 Fatal Mobile Game 绝命手游 The strangest mobile game ever. Nobody playing? No problem. Starting pay is 300 yuan a day, with meals and lodging included. New high school student and single dad Jin Ke has a simple reason for playing: he wants to support himself and his six-month-old daughter with a mobile game. Only later does he discover that the game is even stranger than it claims to be. Because... 0Votes488.4kRecs215.3kFans
- 58 Soul of Burning Steel 燃钢之魂 This is the story of a former legendary warrior who transmigrates into a game world with a System, thrashes all kinds of wild monsters, takes on Bosses single-handedly, and saves the world with basic attacks. “Kill the enemy first, then think about why the fight started.” Born of fire, forged in steel. The soul is kindling, the body is fuel. May wisdom never perish and order endure fo 27Votes731.3kRecs668.4kFans
- 59 EN The God of the Ruined Temple 破庙有神仙 On Yin-Yang Mountain stands the General’s Temple, where immortals are said to emerge from the wilderness. This temple has been passed down for hundreds of years, but now that the world has entered the Dharma-Ending Age and spiritual energy has faded, how can it face a world transformed beyond recognition? An ancestral Bagua Mirror is said to be the key to opening a mysterious gate, but can it bring about a turning point? Discover it all in The Temple Ruins Have an Immortal. This book’s chat grou 0Votes384.2kRecs228.2kFans
- 60 Dragon Ball: Martial Heaven Grandmaster 龙珠之武天宗师 I Am a Martial Immortal. 0Votes276.7kRecs372.5kFans
- 61 The Beacon Fire Emperor 烽皇 History in flux, a continent in turmoil. Countless heroes rise, but who will shape the age? Rising from humble beginnings, making his name on the battlefield, and wielding power in the halls of government, witness a lowly man's path to becoming an emperor! 0Votes1.4MRecs199kFans
- 62 I Am Antivirus Software 我是杀毒软件 I roam between darkness and light. Slaughter is my closest friend, evil my servant. Countless bones become my scepter, fresh blood stains my cloak, and wherever my cold wings pass, cries of death will shake the heavens! I am the Grim Reaper, and I’m also antivirus software. 0Votes647.4kRecs350.6kFans
- 63 Stealing Fragrance 偷香 Mo Wu’s new urban novel for 2020, Extreme Vigilance, has been released on Qidian. The characters’ dialogue is witty and humorous, and the plot is tense and tightly paced. We welcome all readers to show their support. Thank you. Title: Stealing Fragrance By lamplight, I seek treasures and steal fragrance. A thief has his code, and I, Zhang Yang, have my pride! After transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms period, Shan Fei discovers that the age of the Three Kingdoms belongs to more than just 1Votes1.9MRecs402.8kFans
- 64 EN I Come from the Mortal Realm 我从凡间来 I came from the mortal world, seeking immortality here. 0Votes8.2MRecs1.2MFans
- 65 EN Eternal Sword Sovereign 永恒剑主 Transmigrate to another world and become an unrivaled overlord through an ability to manipulate attributes. Welcome to my world… A new book begins: Hidden Dead Corner, a story of futuristic terror. Come give it a try. 7Votes1.2MRecs425.8kFans
- 66 The Investiture of the Gods of the Mystic Sect 玄门封神 I transmigrated to a world where immortal arts flourished, and worked hard at my cultivation. I thought that after arriving in this world, I would spend my whole life getting to know it. But one day, when I commanded Yin and Yang and ruled over all beneath the heavens, I learned that this world knew me, too. For half a lifetime, I cultivated in obscurity. In a single day, I mastered the way, and the whole world was stunned. 0Votes232.8kRecs106.4kFans
- 67 The Literary Superstar 文艺大明星 Reborn in another world, he sets out to become the godfather of science fiction. From the Galaxy Award to the Nebula Award, from The Martian to The Three-Body Problem, from the Foundation series to A Stroll Through the Galaxy, he creates the Three Laws of Robotics and establishes the Dark Forest theory. The literary young man Lin Han sparks a science fiction craze. 0Votes267.3kRecs223.2kFans
- 68 The Super Floating City 超级浮空城 Ancient evil beings destroyed our homeland and forced our people to become refugees! But they cannot destroy our will! For all the suffering we endure will only make us more united, stronger, and more resolute. 1Votes1.2MRecs349.7kFans
- 69 Chinese Hero 国产英雄 Comrade Wang Yan: In the 2015 special campaigns for “Comprehensive Crackdown on Three Types of Misconduct Among Superpowered Individuals in East China,” “A Hundred Days of Hard Work to Achieve New Glory,” “Bringing Warmth to Lonely Female Demons,” and “Comprehensive Education to Promote Peaceful Coexistence Between Humans and Demons,” you performed exceptionally well and achieved outstanding results. You are hereby awarded the title of “Outstanding Individual” in recognition of your efforts. -- 0Votes616.8kRecs444.7kFans
- 70 The Chinese Expeditionary Force in the War of Resistance 抗战之中国远征军 History has no what-ifs. But if history did have what-ifs... what would have happened if China's first expedition had not failed? Burma, Midway, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Okinawa... Stilwell said, "Boys, I'll lead you all the way to Tokyo!" 0Votes494.4kRecs284.3kFans
- 71 The Mad Knight's Space Age 疯骑士的宇宙时代 “A golden finger System? Do you take me for a fool? There’s no such thing as a free lunch these days. Get out of my head! Is this some new scam, or an alien killing-machine training device with built-in hypnotic powers?” “No. I am the chaos that whispers from the void, the most terrifying nightmare of every living thing beneath the Southern Cross, the heir to a supreme divine throne, and... your sister.” “...I only have one younger sister. I don’t have an older one!” “You do. I’m your illegitima 0Votes613.1kRecs186.5kFans
- 72 What Do I Do About Being So Popular? 太受欢迎了怎么办 Question: What’s it like to discover you’re a handsome man after losing 30 jin? Anonymous answer: You’ll waste a lot of time dealing with all the unnecessary questions. Follow-up: I don’t get it. Are you really answering my question? I just want to know if girls will pursue me after I become handsome! Anonymous answer: They will, just like zombies pursue the living. Go read my answer to “What’s it like to be pursued by zombies?” or check out How to Deal with Being Too Popular! 0Votes240.9kRecs132.2kFans
- 73 Gongsun the White Wolf 白狼公孙 His soul unexpectedly transmigrated into an age of chaos. Gongsun Zhi raised his curved saber and galloped across the grasslands, his cloak billowing: "Whoever stands in my way dies." A wolf travels a thousand miles to eat meat, while a man travels a thousand miles simply to survive. In the chaotic age of the Three Kingdoms, one either kills or is killed. 0Votes321.1kRecs176.6kFans
- 74 The Bones of the Sin Domain Shall Reign 罪域的骨终为王 After transmigrating to another world, Rosen finds himself turned into a skeleton. Even more mysteriously, he has a System. Hold on, friend. What do you mean, Sword Soul? This skeleton looks like a peerless swordsman. It feels so real! “Rosen, the organization has decided that you will become the Sword Saint.” “...Should I recite a couplet or something?” Rosen is speechless as he reads the System’s quest. “I’m a skeleton, and you wan 0Votes114.4kRecs224kFans
- 75 Break Out of the Matrix: Origin 杀出矩阵：起源 Matrix, in its original sense, is the place where life is nurtured, the beginning of all origins. When all kinds of virtual monsters that should not exist in reality appear in the real world, and humanity faces the unprecedented supernatural object known as the Matrix Game, an unprecedented human crisis is about to return. On the eve of this crisis, Lu Li is accidentally trapped inside the Matrix Game. There, he must survive against all odds and overcome one deadly game after another, gaining th 0Votes273.6kRecs135.4kFans
- 76 Boundless 无疆 Eagles soar through the sky, fish leap over the Dragon Gate, bears roar and tigers howl. All things possess a spirit. At the end of the Age of Dharma Decline, the magnetic poles shift and the world transforms. The familiar world of the past has become unrecognizable. When myths become reality and legends lose their mystery, the world knows no bounds, and passion lasts forever. 0Votes32.6MRecs573kFans
- 77 The Great Mischievous Monkey 大泼猴 There are always people in this world who are brave and fearless, stubborn to the point of being single-minded, unruly, proud, and arrogant. Even when they’re pushed to the brink, they refuse to compromise. They would rather die than lose. P.S. 3Votes323.7kRecs1.4MFans
- 78 EN The Real Cthulhu TRPG 真实的克苏鲁跑团游戏 TRPG stands for tabletop role-playing game. Its appeal lies in being able to immerse yourself in a character and, within the rules, shape an open-ended story through your actions and reach different endings. Call of Cthulhu is one major TRPG genre. Players take on the roles of investigators who are just ordinary people, yet must explore mysterious events and face unknown mythos creatures and unknown terrors. There is only one piece of advice here: the less you know, the longer you live. Liu Xing 1Votes214.3kRecs350.7kFans
- 79 Return to the Fold 归向 This is an age after the dusk of an ancient civilization and the rise of beings known as divine star lifeforms. Humanity strives to rebuild a second-generation civilization, casting aside the ideas of the past. No, not exactly casting them aside, but replacing them. The Steam Age: steel roars, heavy artillery thunders, and riveted warships rule the oceans. The Age of Electricity: lights flicker, airships take to the skies, and drones swarm overhead. Then comes the glorious dawn of the nuclear ag 2Votes1.2MRecs408.1kFans
- 80 EN The Wizard's Journey 巫师之旅 Give me endless knowledge, and I will use myself as a fulcrum to move countless worlds. This is the story of a wizard named Grimm who relies on his own intelligence and luck to study his unique branch of wizarding knowledge, travel through otherworldly realms, and take part in wars between different civilizations. 26Votes1.4MRecs810.4kFans
- 81 The Grandmaster of Martial Arts 武道宗师 Here, martial arts are no longer an ethereal legend but a tangible tradition. After weathering its clash with technology, martial arts have become fully integrated into society, giving rise to all kinds of competitions. There may be no clear winner in literature, but in martial arts, there can only be one champion! After inheriting a lineage from one of the major martial arts schools, now on the brink of extinction, Lou Cheng takes one step at a time toward his childhood dream and the glory in h 22Votes5.8MRecs1.2MFans
- 82 Bullet Marks 弹痕 I've served in the army, stood guard, defended the frontier, and gone up to the skies. I've traveled south and north, and danced with the Grim Reaper. I've been stabbed and shot, and slept with crocodiles for pillows. I've crossed mountains and seas, and howled out songs with the dead. 0Votes734.9kRecs275.1kFans
- 83 Sword Spirit Co-Living Diary 剑灵同居日记 “Spirit of the Heavenly Sword from Beyond the Stars, awakened by your call. Tell me, are you my mount?” 0Votes728kRecs221.8kFans
- 84 EN The Mage Who Started a Revolution 当个法师闹革命 Why is it that transmigrated protagonists can always inherit their predecessors' memories right away and start a new life without a hitch? Why do they always wake up safe and sound in bed after transmigrating, with a sister (older sister, maid) beside them, crying and blubbering, “Thank goodness! You're finally awake!” What if the protagonist discovers they've been kidnapped right after transmigrating, with several perverted witches brandishing whips? What then? “Are you going to talk or not?!” 0Votes180.9kRecs216.2kFans
- 85 The All-Around Athlete 全能运动员 Track and field, basketball, soccer, tennis... I am proficient in every sport. The Olympics are my battlefield for breaking records. I am the person who has won the most gold medals in the world. I am the person who has won the most championships in the world! I am an all-around athlete. I am a miracle! A brand-new concept in web fiction, bringing you the all-around competitive sports genre! 0Votes725.3kRecs342.2kFans
- 86 Dark King 黑暗王者 Disaster struck. The world came to an end. The survivors were surrounded by walls of iron and steel, and established a new order within them… Lust for power, faith, and darkness seeped into one another, leaving layer upon layer of scars in every corner of the human heart. With the virus running rampant, what becomes of our true nature? “I don’t want to survive. I want to live.”, Du Dian … The author has written three apocalyptic novels: Terror Storm of the Apocalypse, Dark Civilization, and Rest 0Votes877.4kRecs602.1kFans
- 87 Heavenly Venerable of Ten Thousand Worlds 万界天尊 What is Heaven? It stands high above, solemn and inscrutable. It is law, it is commandment, it is merciless and cold. What is the will of Heaven? It looks down upon all living things, commands the winds and clouds, metes out rewards and punishments, and acts as it pleases. Thus, the will of Heaven cannot be fathomed, and the Azure Heavens cannot be approached. Obeying it may not bring you any benefit; defying it leaves your fortune and misfortune uncertain. Heaven confines all things like a deep 0Votes14.1MRecs2.3MFans
- 88 EN The Wandering Fleet of Deep Space 深空之流浪舰队 (Originally titled: Deep Space Ball Captain. Earth is the cradle of human civilization, but humanity cannot live in the cradle forever. In the year 2264, the first deep-space colony ship of human civilization leaves the Solar System and ventures into the endless darkness... 6Votes587.8kRecs436.5kFans
- 89 The Pure Yang Martial God 纯阳武神 Beneath the vast starry sky lies a world overrun by demons and monsters. Here, Flowing-Cloud Iron Sleeves can swallow wind and clouds, the Nine-Character Mantra can subdue demons and exorcise evil, and Taiji Fist and Sword can twist the universe. This is a great Han heavenly dynasty belonging to the martial path. When the descendants of the mighty severed their inheritances, and the battle blood of billions of years evaporated the primordial chaos. When the dormant battle souls awakened, when sp 6Votes1.8MRecs663.6kFans
- 90 The Eagle of Humble Origins 寒门枭士 Splendor is about to take its final bow, while a poor-born youth quietly rises. Striding across time and space, a brilliant strategist plots for the realm. 0Votes1.1MRecs270.4kFans
- 91 EN The Amber Sword 琥珀之剑 Before my eyes, fate split into two unrelated, straight paths. One led to palaces and cities burning fiercely in flames, to a fallen kingdom and a suffering land, where all living things endured the torment of fire, doomed to eternal darkness. The other led to the summit where the ancient kings stood. The gods crowned me with their own hands among the clouds. I donned the laurel wreath and basked in the cheers of the crowd. My gaze pierced the mists of history. My knights expanded my realm, and 21Votes1.7MRecs592.6kFans
- 92 EN Within Arm's Reach, Everyone is My Enemy 咫尺之间人尽敌国 “I didn't get much schooling, so don't try to fool me. ‘One person can make an enemy of an entire nation from within arm's reach’ clearly means I can stand here without moving and destroy an enemy country all by myself.” “But I thought that saying meant that when two people are very close, the other person having a whole country backing them won't help.” “That's a lie.” Bai Li Qingfeng held his sword level. The electromagnetic field generated by his circulating thunder-true-qi unleashed a tremen 0Votes1.5MRecs691.9kFans
- 93 Hell Cinema 地狱电影院 If you find a horror movie poster from the Hell Cinema, you'll discover that your name has appeared in the cast list! Then you'll be thrown into the real horror movie, playing a character and following the script. Bizarre, bone-chilling curses and sinister ghostly shadows lurking everywhere will descend one by one. Dark corridors, silent morgues: you'll have to act in one horror movie after another. Sometimes you' 5Votes277.7kRecs364.8kFans
- 94 The Record of the Vermilion Bird 朱雀记 The growth history of a not-famous young monster and immortal This is the story of a little red bird losing weight as it grows up. The rest of the synopsis is omitted… Of course this is a wish-fulfillment novel. It is only a wish-fulfillment novel, and nothing else. 1Votes559.3kRecs1.2MFans
- 95 The Daoist Master of Azure Mystery 青玄道主 What is a Dao Lord? Answer: “Without form or shadow in the ten directions, with no trace to be found in the six realms. Beyond the Three Realms, outside the Five Elements: that is a Dao Lord.” 0Votes530.2kRecs463.5kFans
- 96 One Word Reaches Heaven 一言通天 One day, an iron tree blossomed, and spring buds sprouted in winter. One year, the great river reversed its course, and white crows filled the sky. One lifetime, right and wrong were indistinguishable, and every day was perilous. One man, with a single word, laughed proudly over the world. He said: Heaven has nine levels, and the earth has eight reaches. I will vie for supremacy over the seven realms, asking for no place among the six paths. I have seized the people's grain and roamed the world 1Votes752.5kRecs305.2kFans
- 97 EN The Sage Who Transcended Samsara 一世之尊 In this life, I ask nothing of the past and seek nothing in the next. I’ll live boldly, settle every score, defeat the greatest heroes of every race, and laugh proudly at the gods and demons of the Six Paths! Ten thousand years later, a great calamity begins anew. The Tathagata’s Golden Body or the Primordial Dao Body: which is stronger? The Tathagata Divine Palm or the Seven Forms of Severing Heaven: which will reign supreme? Amid the cycle of reincarnation, Meng Qi begins his journey at Shaoli 432Votes3.3MRecs3.4MFans
- 98 Could I Be a God? 难道我是神 A story about what happens when a cat gains superpowers... The animated series of the same name is now airing on Qidian Theater, with a hilarious anime-style look. 0Votes1MRecs518.5kFans
- 99 The Arrival of King Zhou 纣临 This is simply a story about an ordinary, unremarkable person. 14Votes2.2MRecs633kFans
- 100 Tomb of the Ghastly Gods 诡神冢 Do gods really exist? And where have they gone? Who exactly was Jiang Ziya of the Investiture of the Gods? What happened on this land 5,000 years ago? 1Votes330.3kRecs594.6kFans
