Novels like Steel, Steam, and Fire
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- 101 The Yu-Song Dynasty 余宋 Let’s try a new blurb, one that’s easier to understand. This is a story about a local boy, Little Gao Yanei, who gets a golden finger and runs riot in the final years of the Northern Song. It’s all one person’s wish fulfillment. If you like it, come explore the world with me. If you don’t, do whatever you want. You can even say I’ve run out of ideas. I’m no banknote, after all. That’ll do. Writing a blurb is exhausting… 0Votes138.8kRecs55.8kFans
- 102 EN The Path to Immortality 仙业 A dream crosses from the sea floor to withered mulberry trees, having witnessed all the Milky Way’s winds and waves. The Nine Provinces and Four Seas, the Mystic Sects and Demon Schools, the Celestial Outsiders and Pure Land Sangha. Refining qi, receiving registers, taking elixirs, divining omens... Enter the Gate of the Infinite, roam the Fields of the Boundless, shine as brightly as the sun and moon, and endure as long as heaven and earth. All that came before is but a guest; reborn, I walk t 1.9kVotes710.8kRecs761.6kFans
- 103 The Skeleton Warrior 骸骨武士 The story of a skeleton swordsman, crossing blades with supernatural forces from around the world and making friends through fistfights. 0Votes49.6kRecs40.4kFans
- 104 The Naga Divine Clan 娜迦神族 My name is Talos, second in line to inherit the title of Black Sea Lord in the Naga Kingdom. I'm one of the transmigrators, a bloodline knight, and exceptionally skilled at descending into other planes. I'm all man. Unfortunately... The Naga are a matriarchal clan. Group number: 473, 098, 879 0Votes105.3kRecs87.8kFans
- 105 Above the Heavens 苍穹之上 A thousand years of arduous cultivation beneath the firmament, all for the day he can stand above it! In Skybreak Gorge, a strategic choke point between the Hongwu Celestial Dynasty and the Seven Killings Tribe of the demon race, a strange object suddenly fell from the sky. It swept up a group of cultivator-soldiers and hurled them into the mighty currents of history... Song Zheng was only one of the less remarkable among them. He has read the sages’ classics, but he is also a condemned wolf-sol 1Votes5.9MRecs319.2kFans
- 106 The British Civil Servant 大英公务员 The Second World War, which engulfed the entire world, was entering its final stages, but the decline of the British Empire had only just begun. The United States and the Soviet Union looked forward to a glorious future, knowing that the fallen aristocracy was no longer an obstacle. “I do not agree with their ideas, but dismantling British India first is not entirely a bad thing.” 0Votes566.4kRecs426.2kFans
- 107 The Saint 圣者 “I am evil, from beginning to end, and that will never change.” “Is that so?” A tragic tale about an evil, unfortunate lich and an absurd otherworldly soul forced to share a body… That’s it, really. (Shrugs.) No harem, no boys’ love, no reverse harem. 11Votes553.9kRecs138.7kFans
- 108 The Pirate Alliance 海贼同盟 This is the delightful story of a certain lawbreaker who legally obtains a C-rank skill from an agent, is forced to trade for an A-rank item, steals a B-rank skin of his own accord, and is forcibly smuggled into the world of pirates. Assume that an average vice admiral has a combat rating of 100, a Haki level of B, a speed rank of A, and a strength rank of B. If an individual aiming for this level of growth starts with a combat rating of 1, has an average annual growth rate of 1.24, and experien 0Votes95.2kRecs51.1kFans
- 109 A Little Cultivation 小修行 The world is vast, cultivation is hard. I’ll just be a simple little cultivator. 0Votes355.6kRecs59.5kFans
- 110 The Floating Diagram of Dao Origins 道缘浮图 Who were we in our youth, raising a toast and sharing a laugh? A slender waist that fit in one hand, companions sharing a drunken voyage. Yan Kaiting had been enjoying his carefree life as a young wastrel, riding through the pleasure quarters, turning the Wei River upside down, and practicing cultivation whenever he felt like it. Little did he know that he would be swept into a storm among the immortals... 0Votes3MRecs168.1kFans
- 111 Surviving in a Supernatural World 苟在神诡世界 They say there are immortals in this world! Chen Li: Maybe, but there are a lot more monsters and demons! Transmigrated here in a single day, with nothing but confusion ahead; I toil and bustle just to put food on the table. Everyone says cultivating immortality is wonderful, but who has seen bones scattered by the roadside? [The author has a work with over 10,000 average subscriptions, Dawn Era, and a premium work, Giant Serpent of the Deep Forest. Quality guaranteed.] 4Votes286.8kRecs376.5kFans
- 112 Supercop America 超警美利坚 I recommend the book Lurking Behind Enemy Lines by the author Wudeliangjia. As for what it is actually about, it is probably the story of a veterinarian who transmigrates back to the Republic of China and goes undercover in the three northeastern provinces. Uh, it has only just started. 0Votes131.3kRecs146.2kFans
- 113 The Kingdom of Power 权国 Crows darken the sun, the setting sun is blood-red. In the chaotic Three Kingdoms era, iron hooves are my footsteps, arrowheads are my eyes. From dreamlike Jiangnan, where the land is a picture, to the windswept deserts of Xiliang, I will raise up the fallen Yellow Heaven. With a unique historical perspective and epic warfare, this story retraces the course of an empire’s history. “A continent swept by rising storms, kingdoms 2Votes415.6kRecs166kFans
- 114 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
- 115 I Can See Combat Power 我能看见战斗力 “All right, as you can see, I became a crow, a crow that feeds exclusively on other people's misfortune.”, Oz A hapless young man, brought to another world by a meteor, lets out a furious roar of defiance. I just want to write a fantasy world that doesn't feel so fake. Reader advisory 1: If you think human nature can be divided into simple good and bad, read with caution. Reader advisory 2: If you think a clan is just a bunch of sycophants gathered to praise the protagonist, read with cautio 0Votes391.5kRecs278.9kFans
- 116 The Star River Nobility 星河贵族 Beneath the stars of a great age, trade conflicts, interstellar power struggles, competition for resources, and clashes among the nobility grow ever more intense. This is the best of times, a world that lets people dream. But it is also the worst of times, as everyone carries ideals into battle, only to be buried one after another. Lin Hai, a slum boy with the shameless swagger of a streetwise rogue, is like a sharp blade, cutting straight through this era with abandon. In every man’s heart lie 2Votes161.3kRecs121.7kFans
- 117 Qinglian Sword Tales 青莲剑说 The heavens and earth were born, chaos divided, and a green lotus entered the dust of calamity; In an age of great contention, where humans and demons survive, who dares ask who is supreme beneath the heavens? A green snake’s mouth, a wasp’s sting, what could be more ruthless than the human heart? With a sword in his heart, he ferries all living beings across; ruthlessness surpasses the deepest affection. 0Votes250.8kRecs111.7kFans
- 118 The Demon of the Great Ming 大明妖孽 If gods exist in heaven, why are demons running rampant in the world? If there are no gods in heaven, why is the heart filled with so many doubts? During the Chenghua era of the Ming dynasty, a group of Embroidered Uniform Guard officers known as "fox-born and ghost-raised" are ordered to seek the true gods in a godless world and search for the path to immortality within their brief lives. 7Votes676.6kRecs150.6kFans
- 119 EN Cursed Dragon 诅咒之龙 After transmigrating to another world, one transmigrator found himself living a life that wasn't even human... The story begins after he springs out of a rock... 1Votes759.8kRecs316.9kFans
- 120 EN After the Immortals Vanished 仙人消失之后 Entirely original, written and polished without AI. Plot-driven storytelling, no System. +++++ Three thousand years ago, the Heavenly Demon descended. The immortals intervened and drove it away after winning the battle. Then cataclysmic changes weakened the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and the immortals vanished. The Heavenly Demon, however, took on the guise of a god and began infiltrating the mortal world once more. More than 160 years ago, a divine relic descended. The fertile Chipa 443Votes63MRecs2MFans
- 121 The Rebellious Great Demon King 反叛的大魔王 Literary version: The immortal has already entered the stage, carrying a tranquil richness and fragrance. Apart from the spotlight that tears through the darkness, the unforgivable original sin, and the crown of thorns, when I make my entrance, I will also need a BGM that makes the stars tremble, a breeze that fades the white night away, and a flower of majesty congealed from blood. Popular version: Cheng Mo, a terminally ill young man, obtains his father's mysterious relic. He struggles to surv 3Votes1.6MRecs497.2kFans
- 122 Reborn: The Great Squirrel Adventure 重生松鼠大作战 New book: [The Rat with a Botched Ending] has been signed. I hope you'll send your recommendation votes to the new book, [The Rat with a Botched Ending]. Thank you! I dig burrows, and I'll make mine into a villa. I forage, and I'll fill my storeroom to the brim. In a fight, even eagles and lynxes can't beat me! Also, the truth is, I'm an alien! Lu Feng's days reborn as a squirrel~ 0Votes53kRecs74.1kFans
- 123 EN Soul of Negary 奈格里之魂 Listen to my summons! Dragon of Eternal Sin, Calamity of Progress, Forerunner, Land of Eternal Peace, Flame That Scorches Souls, Dweller in the Soul's Deep, Voice of the Origin, First Cause of All Things, Law of the Circle... Great Negris, your servant summons you! In the darkness, someone murmured an incantation. He smiled, knowing that one day he would become one with God. And it all began with a remnant soul that was tricked into another world and lost its protagonist aura. My new book, Mirro 2Votes162.8kRecs287.1kFans
- 124 EN Whispers of the Machine Age 呢喃诗章 In a new world where the steam industry is booming, I inherit a three-story apartment on the capital’s main square, take care of someone else’s cat, and listen to the whispers in my ear as I bear witness to this mysterious and bizarre era. The epic of the Sixth Epoch is about to begin. Behind the curtain, the Chosen will step into legend. Old gods, relics, steam, witches, detectives, ancient mysteries, the radiance of the Epoch... “Want to play a hand of Rhodes?” Time etches the years, and the s 2.8kVotes1.9MRecs1.3MFans
- 125 Tidal Evolution 潮汐进化 Stone giants, fire giants, storm giants... Giantkind, living in all kinds of regions, constantly challenge human civilization! Werewolves, boarfolk, bearfolk... Cities at night are not as peaceful and harmonious as they might seem! Human desire, demonic possession... Are the beings lurking in the shadows human or demon? Born with the blood of half-giants, they display all sorts of strange powers. Hated and hunted by giantkind, feared and despised by humans, this is the fate they are born to... T 0Votes88.6kRecs81kFans
- 126 Dark Supergod 黑暗超神 Born adrift, forever lost in doubt. Where did I come from? Where am I going? Who am I? Gu Xing has often felt confused about life because of the strange things he experienced as a child. That is, until information titled “The Evolution of Life” flooded into his mind, and he began an extraordinary journey of discovery. … Shocking! A sixteen-year-old literary prodigy stumped by his own book blurb! He can only resort to sounding profound! 0Votes201.9kRecs133.1kFans
- 127 King of the Wall at the End of the World 绝境长城上的王者 After transmigrating into the world of Game of Thrones, or A Song of Ice and Fire, what should you do? Build a harem? Fight for the throne? Farm? Poor Edd had no choice, because the Night's Watch drafted him right from the start. [True Dragon Bloodline Series - 4] 0Votes349.9kRecs166.4kFans
- 128 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
- 129 Arc of Artillery Fire 炮火弧线 Wang Zhong arrives in another world and gets caught up in its world war. His special ability gives him an overhead view like a real-time strategy game, and even lets him see through the eyes of his troops! So he immediately starts micromanaging: “Move the machine-gun nest five centimeters to the left! Put the anti-tank gun in the woods on the right!” Three years later, Wang Zhong looks at the marshal’s baton in his hand, then at the double-headed eagle flag behind the emperor’s envoy. “There’s a 44Votes7.5MRecs2.1MFans
- 130 Rampaging Through the New World 莽穿新世界 When fantasy becomes reality, will the world still be a beautiful place? This is the story of a group of players who transmigrate into a fantasy game world, where they collide with the world they once knew, changing themselves and changing the world. 0Votes339kRecs112.6kFans
- 131 The Ultimate Knight 极道骑士 Sean: Hello, I admire you so much it feels like a mighty river rushing on. Um, could I shake your hand? One day, a certain genius shook Sean's hand in confusion. Sean turned away, laughing to himself: Hehehe, top-tier knight talent acquired. 0Votes256.3kRecs161.5kFans
- 132 The Origin of Arcana 奥术起源 Theology has its own origins. Science has its own origins. The arcane arts have their own origins, too. This is the worst of times for the world, and the best of times. The Age of Declining Magic is drawing to a close. Magic is returning, and the whole world is in turmoil. One person’s abilities are limited. We have no choice but to band together and face the coming upheaval, so that we can forge a future of our own. A fantasy tale of otherworldly races building an empire! PS: QQ readers’ 0Votes180.3kRecs256.6kFans
- 133 A Life of Wealth and Glory 一世富贵 After transmigrating to the Northern Song during Emperor Renzong's reign, Xu Ping places first in the imperial examinations. But after offending the Empress Dowager, he is sent to Lingnan to serve as an official. Starting out as a minor border official, he rises step by step until he finally comes into his own, writing his own legend in the Song Dynasty. The Northern Song emerged from the chaos of the Five Dynasties, with the great aristocratic clans swept away. The gentry had yet to take shape, 0Votes542.3kRecs242.6kFans
- 134 Scheming for the Nine Provinces 谋断九州 A fortune-teller once made a prophecy: If this child keeps his mouth shut, he will be a worthy minister who brings peace to the land. If he opens it, he will become a tyrant who throws the world into chaos. At eighteen, the young lord opened his mouth, and sure enough, he saw the world plunged into turmoil. He saw rival warlords vying for supremacy and the common people suffering. He believed that scheming could cause chaos, but could also end it. He would find a true emperor and bring this trou 10Votes1MRecs237.8kFans
- 135 I Killed the Mage 我杀了法爷 Lin Lei stared at the empty plate. “Where's my food?!” “Your Highness, they won't let me cook for you.” “Don't make things up.” “It's true! Those mages just snatched my kitchen knife again to make a flying sword!” A lighthearted, goofy tale of an elf prince's daily life cultivating immortality 0Votes41.7kRecs59.7kFans
- 136 The Mysterious Inland Sea 诡秘地海 Beneath a pitch-black, uncanny underground sea lie mysterious islands and horrifying, deformed monsters. Humanity is not the protagonist in this godforsaken place. Madness and death are. Praying humbly to the things beneath the sea will only let the poor wretches linger in the dark, slowly becoming more twisted. If they want to reclaim humanity’s former glory, their only choice is to steer a steamship int 89Votes172.6kRecs1.3MFans
- 137 The Scapegoat 黑锅 Steam, stir-fry, pan-fry, deep-fry, stew: toss it all into one pot for a delicious feast. Bitterness, worry, joy, delight, sorrow: live a vivid life from beginning to end. Life is like a pot. And we're all ingredients in it. 3Votes443kRecs584kFans
- 138 Enshrined as an Immortal 封仙 Heaven and earth have taken shape, but the Great Dao remains without order. Now, the immortals have jointly established the Investiture of the Gods to set the order of heaven and earth, raise the Heavenly Court of the Nine Heavens and the Netherworld, and appoint the gods of all realms. Qing Yuan, a Daoist attendant under the Purple Cloud Palace, was born without good fortune, a good fate, or an immortal root. Because he devoted himself wholeheartedly to cultivation, he was sent down to the mort 0Votes167.9kRecs96.9kFans
- 139 The Escape Room Set 逃生片场 New book: Forged in Fire on the Long Steps Stone steles, blood moons, ancient schools, burning seas… Every bizarre and unpredictable world is full of unknown dangers. Those swept into a blood-red vortex must cast off comfort and light the way forward with courage and wisdom if they hope to seize a slim chance of survival. 6Votes371.4kRecs247.5kFans
- 140 The God of Magic’s Livestream 法神直播间 1.5 billion Earthlings are watching this world of swords and magic through Norman's eyes. And besides spamming "666" and cursing at the streamer, they don't mind sharing a few magic spells either, such as the draconic forbidden spell "Undead Cataclysm": "Who says we have no clothes? I'll share my robe with you. The king is raising his army, so let me mend my spear and lance..." 0Votes125.8kRecs116.8kFans
- 141 Heaven's Journey: Battle Chronicles 天行战记 The Way of Heaven is to strive ever upward. Xia Bei stood before the statue in the Hall of Heroes, reading the words carved into its base. “Our journey will never end!” 0Votes1.1MRecs242kFans
- 142 The Circumferential Warlock 环城术士 Shen Yan, fleeing from reality, stumbled into a magnificent fantasy world. 0Votes878.7kRecs231kFans
- 143 The Swordstep Court 步剑庭 This is an age when legends grow old: In the north, the Old Dragon King rolls over and the earth shudders. In the west, the peacock lounges amid beauty and has no wish to move. Two old men who wield swords have no grievance against each other, yet must fight to the death. And a poor, miserable scholar tosses aside his books, suddenly draws his blade, and chops apart half the land. This is an age when legends are born anew: The beauty destined to topple kingdoms has yet to learn how to put on mak 2Votes299.2kRecs249.3kFans
- 144 Heaven's Choice 天择 Heaven chose me to live this life, so I will seize every moment! In this chaotic age where a hundred schools contend, an age where a hundred powers vie for supremacy as well! With the fate of the Breaker, I must lead a vast army and charge into battle... With the fate of the Purple Emperor, I must bring blessings to all living things and command the rise and fall of the land... With the fate of the Assistants, I must govern the world, standing above all people, yet beneath only one: The Outcast! 0Votes873.7kRecs393.4kFans
- 145 The Evening Bell Church 晚钟教会 The Cool Version: A storm-like spear tears across the sky, pursued by the dead and packs of wolves. The distant tolling of a bell and the chill of death follow like shadows. Can you hear the death knell? It proclaims your death. The Straightforward Version: A church made up of heretics such as witches, sorceresses, vampires, and the undead. An impotent deity who can only show off in dreams. A miserable male protagonist who is at once a god, a pope, and a believer. The story begins with a summon 0Votes141kRecs199.7kFans
- 146 EN Master of the Secret Witch 秘巫之主 My new book, “Strange Tales of Immortality: From the Start, Beheaded at the Vegetable Market,” is now out! As the vanished spiritual energy begins to revive, magic, supernatural creatures, and more appear one after another... A story of the mysterious set in the modern era. 0Votes569.4kRecs520.1kFans
- 147 My Magical Era 我的魔法时代 When I woke up, I found myself lying on the back of a jostling Thunderhorn Rhino. A caravan stretching for several kilometers was moving slowly ahead. The Thunder Rhinos, each as tall as a three-story house, snorted heavily as they lumbered along beneath mountains of cargo. 4Votes855.3kRecs309.6kFans
- 148 Chronicles of Unusual Monsters 异常魔兽见闻录 The Barov Family is a wealthy and mysterious clan of Arathor descent. Their vast lands stretch from Brill in the north to Southshore in the west, Tarren Mill in the south, and Caer Darrow in the east. Reborn into such a family, Carlos lives a happy, carefree life. In spring, he enjoys the attentions of three thousand maids at the lakeside fortress on Caer Darrow. In summer, he escapes the heat in the apple orchards of Tarren Mill. In autumn, he admires the falling red leaves in Brill’s maple gro 0Votes435.8kRecs277.8kFans
- 149 An Engineering Student in the Tang Dynasty 唐朝工科生 A little incident took place at Xuanwu Gate, and before long, the Tang Dynasty had a new emperor. For one wild engineering student, one thing led to another, and he ended up in Chang'an at just this moment in time. Since he was related to a big shot, one of the twenty-four meritorious officials honored at Lingyan Pavilion, he had planned to coast through life. But he never expected the big shot to kick the bucket in just a few years. So this wild engineering student who had stumbled into the Tan 2Votes518.8kRecs300.4kFans
- 150 Reborn in Tokyo with Naruto 带着火影重生日本东京 New book: Releasing Pokemon in Tokyo In this world, I alone wield the supernatural, and I make a spectacle of myself before others. The story of a supernatural being reborn in Tokyo, Japan. Everything is about staying alive! Kind at heart, decisive in action, and willing to do whatever it takes to reach my goals. Not a long-running fanfic, and not aimed at otaku. Also known as I Pretend to Be a Ghost in the Island Nation, It Doesn't Matter If You Haven't Read Naruto, and What Does This 0Votes566kRecs351.7kFans
