Novels like The Art of Ruling the World
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- 51 Minghe Seeks the Dao in the Primordial World 洪荒之冥河问道 Recommended new book: "The Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor of the Primordial World" When Pangu created the world, the primordial chaos began. Dao Ancestor Hongjun, the Three Pure Ones, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, the two Western Saints, Nüwa, Dijun and Taiyi... Each has a legend of their own. Yet Minghe, the Ancestor of the Sea of Blood, never left behind a truly legendary tale. A tech-obsessed man from the future refuses to accept this. Watch as the great Minghe seeks the Dao and pursues immorta 0Votes357.4kRecs331.6kFans
- 52 Immortal Treasury 仙藏 Qin Di, who has wasted his years and is nearing forty, transmigrates to another world. Starting as a young man with his hair tied up, he receives the blessing of the peach blossoms and embarks on the path of cultivation. Along the way, he encounters one fortuitous opportunity after another, progressing through Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Void Treading, Dao Integration, Earth Immortal, Spirit Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, Ancestor Immortal, Golden Immortal, Im 0Votes350.6kRecs273.2kFans
- 53 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
- 54 The Charismatic Concubine’s Son of the Red Chamber 红楼之庶子风流 After working himself to death, surgeon Jia Cong awakens in the Rong household. He composes a haunting dream of the Red Chamber and lives out a life of carefree elegance as a concubine-born son. 4Votes832.4kRecs353.5kFans
- 55 The Southern Ming Continues 续南明 “The Great Ming has unified the four seas, surpassed the Three Dynasties and outshone the Han and Tang. Its reach extends to the ends of the earth, and all under Heaven bow as its subjects...” In the sixth year of the Xuande era, Zheng He set sail on his seventh voyage to the Western Ocean. He proudly proclaimed these words on the Stele of the Heavenly Consort’s Divine Manifestations. At the time, the might of the Ming dynasty was at its height. But by the end of the Chongzhen era, the great edi 2Votes722.2kRecs228.1kFans
- 56 The Empire's Appetite 帝国吃相 Chen Xu transmigrates to the Qin Dynasty after a car accident. At this point, Qin Shi Huang has just unified the Six Kingdoms and lost his life's goal. After a long time agonizing over whether to cozy up to Xiang Yu or Liu Bang, he presents Qin Shi Huang with a globe. One day, unable to resist, he points at the globe and says, "Your Majesty, there is anothe 0Votes730.1kRecs619.1kFans
- 57 Crowned Above the New Han Dynasty 冠绝新汉朝 Of all the talent under heaven, Chen Zhi claims eight tenths, leaving the other two tenths for everyone else. He transmigrated to the Three Kingdoms, served the Liu clan, swept away the warlords, and had the tide of events firmly in hand. With the restoration of the Han just around the corner, he died. Fortunately, Chen Zhi was armed with the finest teachings of a hundred schools and all manner of extraordinary objects. Nearly a century after his death, he was reborn. But this time, he faced an 0Votes258kRecs126.6kFans
- 58 A Great Landowner in the Tang Dynasty 唐朝好地主 Zhang Chao transmigrates to the fourth year of Wude and arrives at Bashang, outside Chang’an, where he becomes the son of a veteran soldier. But all he wants is to be a laid-back, prosperous landlord in the Tang Dynasty! (Recipient of the 2016 Xingchuang Award for Excellence in Historical Fiction!) 0Votes609.8kRecs501.3kFans
- 59 Rise of the Poor Scholar 寒门崛起 This is the story of a graduate student in Classical Chinese who, after being battered again and again while searching for work, returns to the middle of the Ming dynasty and enters the body of a young child in a mountain village. His father is stiff and taciturn, his mother is fiery, and his relatives are all a troublesome lot. There's no shortage of squabbles in the little farmyard. Luckily, I have several thousand years of accumulated history behind me, and the Four Books, Five Classics, and 102Votes2.8MRecs1.1MFans
- 60 Lotus Blossoms at Every Step 步步生莲 Yang Decheng, a community worker, unexpectedly returns to ancient times after doing his job conscientiously, becoming Ding Hao, the least favored illegitimate son of the Ding family. Without power or money, Ding Hao works as a carriage driver for his half-brother. His dream is to become a carefree young master in this wretched society and live out his days in peace. Though the dream seems distant, Ding Hao doesn't take it to heart. Drawing on the social experience he gained from community work, 8Votes4MRecs842.9kFans
- 61 The Han Legacy and the Noble Houses 汉祚高门 Shen Zhezhi arrives in the early Eastern Jin dynasty and takes over the body of a son from a powerful family in Jiangnan. He has ten thousand mu of fertile land, a fortune in wealth, and servants by the dozen. It’s an exceptionally privileged start for someone who transmigrates, but unfortunately, his father is a habitual rebel. The aristocracy flees south, the Five Barbarians wreak havoc across China: a dirge for the land of Hua Xia, a lament for the Han dynasty. The great clans can’t be truste 0Votes825.6kRecs424.6kFans
- 62 The Ming Dynasty's Literary Champion 大明文魁 Before the Forbidden City stand nine gates in succession. Officials in their caps and finery arrive from the southern gate. With palace flowers tucked in their hats, they face the emperor; in the Golden Hall, their names are announced for all to hear. They ride through the imperial avenue for ten miles, hailed as the Ming dynasty’s top scholar. 10Votes1.6MRecs544.3kFans
- 63 The Iron Empire 钢铁皇朝 An explosion during a top-secret experiment brought Xiao Ming to a parallel world resembling ancient times. In this hostile place, he was the least favored prince, and his fief was the poorest of them all. Fortunately, an item called a Technology Crystal Stone from the top-secret experiment had come with him, giving him the ability to advance the technology tree. So he began a leisurely life of farming and building industries in his fief. As for his unfriendly brothers and sisters, he always liv 0Votes439.7kRecs508.1kFans
- 64 Faith in the Heavens 信仰诸天 In the world of A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, he is a strange puppet in Han Pao-pao's hands; in I Shall Seal the Heavens, he is the senior uncle Meng Hao both respects and fears; in the world of Renegade Immortal, he is Wang Lin's lifelong friend, sharing wine and laughter with him; in Coiling Dragon, he is the Radiant Pope who saves the day when all seems lost; in Shrouding the Heavens, he is the older brother whom the Ruthless Empress refuses to become an immortal for, waiting 0Votes151kRecs237.9kFans
- 65 Bringing a Warehouse to the Great Ming 带着仓库到大明 Fang Xing transmigrated, bringing two warehouses with him! Other people transmigrate with an aura of supreme dominance, but all Fang Xing wants is to farm! “I just want to live a leisurely life in this era!” He owns a grand mansion and teaches a few disciples on the side, doing his best to help them climb the ranks so they can become his backing! But who could have guessed his disciples would be so unreliable? They actually turned out to 6Votes3.6MRecs1.4MFans
- 66 The Sword Saint of the Flourishing Tang 盛唐剑圣 The Three Wonders of the High Tang: Li Bai’s poetry, Zhang Xu’s cursive calligraphy, and Pei Min’s swordsmanship. A Chinese literature student transmigrates into the one and only Pei Min, the sword saint officially recognized by the state. With a three-foot green blade, he is invincible beneath heaven. He reaches up to the highest heavens and the vast universe, and forges the poetry of the High Tang anew. 0Votes300.2kRecs255.8kFans
- 67 The Son of Heaven at the End of the Han Dynasty 汉末天子 He travels through time and space, returning in spirit to the end of the Han Dynasty. Waking up as an emperor sounds pretty good, except his circumstances are nothing like what he was promised. Outside, warlords have carved up the realm, and the land lies in ruins. Inside, treacherous ministers hold him hostage, leaving him no freedom. Liu Xie feels the pressure. To change his tragic fate and enjoy the 0Votes349.9kRecs234.8kFans
- 68 Genius Feng Shui Master 天才相师 Young Ye Tian unexpectedly inherits the legacy of a master diviner. He plumbs the mysteries of heaven and humanity, understands the changes of past and present, and carries on the lost teachings of the sages. 3Votes1.7MRecs1.2MFans
- 69 Reborn to Build a Dream 重生铸梦 Armed with more than a decade of experience and foresight, Zhao Zejun plunged back into 2001. ‘Every year, all the transmigrators who meet their various untimely ends online could hold hands and form a mid-sized city. And the great enterprises they establish could, all together, buy the entire Milky Way! Truth be told, for the first few days after transmigrating, Lu Yuetao was furious. He wanted to take this whole world down with 0Votes311.6kRecs268.5kFans
- 70 Possessing Lü Bu 附身吕布 A corporate executive from the twenty-first century was about to reach the peak of his life when Heaven played a cruel joke on him. A car accident sent his soul through time and space, possessing Lu Bu, whose destiny was nearly exhausted and who would soon see his city fall and his people perish before being hanged at White Gate Tower. To survive in this era, and even to live better, Lu Bu began his journey to defy fat 0Votes413.3kRecs303.4kFans
- 71 The Reclusive Life in the Three Kingdoms 三国之宅行天下 “If I had known I was going to transmigrate, I would definitely have looked up how to make things like gunpowder and glass...” Jiang Zhe gazed at the large tree in front of the door and sighed. “Glass, hmm, that should be made by firing sand, right? But what about gunpowder? Saltpeter, charcoal, and what else was it? Sulfuric acid or sulfur?” “Husband...” Xiu Er walked over to Jiang Zhe and asked curiously, “Aren’t you going to work yet?” “I’m going, I’m going...” Jiang Zhe shook his head and 5Votes383.3kRecs624.9kFans
- 72 The Great Wei Palace 大魏宫廷 New book, Zhao's Tiger Son. Born a prince of Great Wei, I would rather be an idle lord in an age of peace. My ambitions lie in wine, women, and song, but my heart holds the fate of my country and its people. If my elder brother is worthy, if my younger brother is wise, you can rule while I take it easy. But if you cannot make the nation strong, then I’ll ascend the throne and become emperor! Hongrun, You Can’t Do It, So I’ll Take Over 1Votes2.1MRecs1.1MFans
- 73 Reborn: A Wealth That Keeps Rolling In 重生之财源滚滚 As being reborn became the latest trend, Li Dong was lucky enough to catch the ride. His previous life was full of regrets. This time, he’ll make up for every last one! Watch as an ordinary man returns to 2004, finds happiness in both family and love, and makes a fortune along the way! 10Votes1.7MRecs1.1MFans
- 74 The Divine Gate 神门 [Super-popular fantasy] This is a strange and mysterious world... Mountains, rivers, stones, flowers, grass, trees, the sun, the moon, and stars... Everything under heaven and earth is a source of power. All the classic books from my previous life exist here, but under a new name: The Dao Canon! So you can gain power just by reading? Fang Zhengzhi is torn. Should he start with the Dao De Jing, Strange Gates and Dunjia, or the Analects... or Dream of the Red Chamber? Using the Dao Canon as his fo 0Votes6.2MRecs707.3kFans
- 75 The Great Sage of Liaozhai 聊斋大圣人 Ten thousand mu of fertile land, hundreds of servants, a grand mansion… Li Xiuyuan transmigrates into the body of a landlord’s eldest son. With no ambition whatsoever, he plans to live as a wastrel, acting like a spoiled young master, flirting with beautiful maids, and riding out in fine clothes. Until one day, he suddenly discovers that his family lives in Guobei County, and that there’s a Lanruo Temple outside the county… 4Votes264.5kRecs467.5kFans
- 76 Just Try Telling Me That Doesn't Make You Mad 就问你气不气 Copying books gets you castrated. Stirring things up at the drop of a hat. He is the eunuch king cursed by thousands and the most hated troublemaker in the entertainment industry! Tang Jian: “Sigh, I’m desperate too! Ever since I got the [Universe-Invincible, Anger-Everyone-to-Death, Heaven-Won’t-Answer-Your-Calls-and-Earth-Won’t-Respond System], I feel uncomfortable if I go even one minute without angering someone!” Before entering the pit: The opening is mildly toxic. This is an entertainment- 0Votes273.5kRecs252.1kFans
- 77 The Great Idle Man of the Zhenguan Era 贞观大闲人 In the Zhenguan era of the Tang, the realm was at peace and the land was magnificent, all under the Li clan’s special favor. Li Jing struck north against the Turks, while Emperor Taizong campaigned east against Goguryeo. Their armies were so mighty that they commanded the respect of the four seas. Now, let us set out anew and restore the old realm. Before the portraits of the meritorious officials, Li Yuan plucked his pipa and sighed alone. In the towers of Lingyan Pavilion, Li Shimin, drunk, da 0Votes1.4MRecs787.4kFans
- 78 I Want to Become a Powerful Clan 我要做门阀 In the middle of the Western Han dynasty, the people were struggling to make ends meet, and the nation was in decline. Countless celebrated scholars cried out: "If Zhang Sheng does not emerge, what will become of the world?!" And so the saying went: "Zhang and Liu share the realm." 0Votes1.3MRecs474.3kFans
- 79 Striving in Dream of the Red Chamber 奋斗在红楼 In the winter of the seventh year of the Yongzhi reign of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the beautiful, haughty little girl Lin Daiyu has just entered the Jia household. A modern science graduate transmigrates into the body of Jia Huan, a bastard son in the Jia household from Dream of the Red Chamber. If he doesn’t want to be dragged down by his useless Jia relatives and have his family confiscated and his head chopped off, he needs to prepare early. This is the story of a bastard son making a comeback 3Votes1.7MRecs524.4kFans
- 80 The Best Movie Star 最佳影星 I want to roll around in piles of cash! I want to become a Hollywood superstar! 0Votes816.2kRecs249.5kFans
- 81 The Champion's Heart 冠军之心 “Mr. Zhou, we noticed that as a child, you dabbled in a wide range of fields, including basketball, table tennis, badminton, Go, Chinese checkers, Gomoku, Chinese chess, international chess, calligraphy and painting, guitar and music. Does that mean that even if you hadn't chosen football as your career, you could have achieved the same level of success in another field?” “Well... football is the only thing I've ever been passionate about for more than three minutes.” “So all the things we liste 5Votes1.6MRecs452.4kFans
- 82 Live-Streaming Wilderness Challenges 直播之荒野挑战 I have walked across the roof of the world, along the frigid ridges of Mount Everest; I have also crossed the dead desert, through the uninhabited regions of the Sahara; I have skydived from an altitude of ten thousand meters, making an extreme precision jump into Swallow Cave; I have even dived into the hundred-meter-deep waters of the Bermuda Triangle and fought sharks on the seafloor! My name is Chen Xu. I am Chinese, the world's most badass wilderness streamer. You can call me Lord Xu. Right 0Votes407.1kRecs597.1kFans
- 83 EN First-Rate Immortal Cultivation 一品修仙 New book: "Lord of the Uncanny Path." Please give it your support. In an ancient immortal cultivation world, the old is constantly renewed. Generation after generation of prodigies and heroes take the stage, each replacing the last. Just as a great era had lain dormant for a long time, a transmigrated youth extended his sinful hand into Huliang, once famous throughout the world but abandoned for a long time now. "I'm telling you, only skills that come with a lev 2Votes1.6MRecs910.3kFans
- 84 Rise of the Wasteland 废土崛起 A dog from the start, and all your gear comes from scavenging. With beginner's perks in hand, I charge into a world on the brink of the apocalypse. When I go all out, I even drop nukes right on my own head! This is the rise of the King of the Wasteland. 3Votes1.7MRecs999.7kFans
- 85 I Want to Be Emperor 我要做皇帝 By the Mandate of Heaven, may the dynasty endure forever. I have drawn on the hard-won achievements of three generations and invoked the great cause of all under Heaven. With a three-foot sword in hand, I shall become ruler of all the world. The head of the Wiman king of Joseon now hangs above the northern gate of the Han capital. The Zhao rulers of Nanyue have surrendered their lands and submitted to the empire. The Central Empire, the Celestial Empire above all nations, is about to take shape. 0Votes1.4MRecs739.6kFans
- 86 Shen Gongbao’s Inheritance 申公豹传承 The protagonist, Yu Duxiu, obtains the inheritance of Shen Gongbao, who was born from the Great Dao of Calamity. By chance, he then merges with a trace of the origin of all the calamities in the heavens, gaining the power to command and unleash great tribulations and bring calamity upon all living beings. He can also harness these tribulations to speed up his cultivation. See how the protagonist commands calamity and strives to attain immortality. “I pl 0Votes756.6kRecs341.2kFans
- 87 Han Village 汉乡 We inherited the legacy of our ancestors, and it made China glorious for thousands of years. We accepted it all with complete peace of mind, never once considering returning to that age when they struggled desperately to find a way forward through slash-and-burn cultivation. Repaying our suffering ancestors and finding the true meaning of home through them: that is the story this book will tell. The web series “Tang Brick,” starring Zhang Jianing and Wang Tianchen, will be exclusively streamed a 9Votes9.5MRecs3.4MFans
- 88 EN The Great Dao Leads to Heaven 大道朝天 “Having become human, I want to become an immortal; born on earth, I want to ascend to the heavens.”, Lu Xun. (The official First Group for A Path Toward Heaven, group number: 311875513; the official Second Group for A Path Toward Heaven, group number: 220593959; the VIP fully subscribed readers' group, group number: 670061923. Everyone is welcome to join.) 41Votes6.9MRecs1.6MFans
- 89 Those Years I Was a Superhero in Marvel 在漫威当超级英雄的那些年 Through a stroke of bad luck, he transmigrated, and transmigrated to the United States. Well, there was nothing wrong with transmigrating to America. But who is that guy flying all over the sky with a hammer! Hey, you over there, who's controlling the thunderstorms! Don't you know this weather is bad for business? And that big green fellow over there, yes, I'm talking to you! Don't touch my food truck! This is the story of a man in the world of Marvel superheroes who only wanted to protect him 0Votes551kRecs524.9kFans
- 90 I Rule in the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋我为王 Reborn in the Spring and Autumn period as an illegitimate son of a noble clan, I was sent to live with the cattle and horses in the stables. Little did anyone know that this would lay the foundation for my hegemony. What does the partition of Jin matter? Watch as my Zhao clan takes its place! Laozi rides west on an ox, Confucius is full of ambition, and Wu and 7Votes688.3kRecs389.2kFans
- 91 Reborn in 2006 重生之2006 Lu Heng, an automotive sales professional from 2015, is reborn on the eve of the 2006 college entrance exams. In his past life, his own downfall led to his father’s death, his mother’s hair turning white overnight, and failure in both love and marriage. In this life, Lu Heng swears to seize the moment and rise from humble beginnings. He will no longer make his parents worry about him or let others look down on him. And it all starts with the college entrance exams! When the great roc rises on th 1Votes614.3kRecs443.5kFans
- 92 Rekindled 重燃 Cheng Ran is reborn in a world that is both familiar and strange... Every step of the way, he burns bright. 12Votes3MRecs901.3kFans
- 93 House Dad’s Literary Life 奶爸的文艺人生 “Daddy!” He had just transmigrated to a parallel world when a sweet little girl called him Dad. Yang Yi was completely dumbfounded. Well, it turned out that Xixi really was his daughter, and her mother was a gorgeous, aloof former pop diva. This was getting out of hand! And one problem after another soon followed. How was he supposed to take care of a kid? Yang Yi, a lone-wolf assassin in his previous life, was at his wit’s end. Maybe he could tell her some stories? Yang Yi never expected the st 6Votes2.1MRecs1.2MFans
- 94 Riding the Tide of a Pure-Hearted Era 逆流纯真年代 Time is a ship. Some people like to think of those few years in the early 1990s as the final voyage of a once-innocent era. Jiang Che, long since changed by the passing years, returns against the current and starts over in 1992, writing a brilliant youth that can finally be laid to rest properly. [Welcome to the second VIP group for Reversing the Current of Innocent Days: 497283806 (You must provide a screenshot showing you’ve purchased the whole book to join. This time, I’ll try to talk more.)] 41Votes2.9MRecs1.6MFans
- 95 I Am the Supreme 我是至尊 Medicine that fails to form a pill is poison; people who fail to become gods turn to dust. The Heavenly Way is flawed, the mortal world is unjust, and demons run rampant beyond the mundane realm. I pity the good for their suffering, and rage at their failure to fight back. Beyond the rules, I will be the one to enforce justice. Spread martial prowess across the land and wipe out every injustice. A blade in my hand, compassion in my heart; beauties in my arms, villains beneath my blade. I lo 4Votes5.9MRecs1.1MFans
- 96 Return to the Ming Dynasty as a Prince 回到明朝当王爷 [The animated adaptation, The Beacon Fire of March, is now airing] Through a series of mishaps, Zheng Shaopeng, a well-meaning fool for nine lifetimes, finds himself back in the Zhengde era of the Ming dynasty. It is a colorful age, filled with the wickedness of the Eight Tigers of the capital, the romantic flair of the Four Great Talents of Jiangnan, the teachings of the great Confucian Wang Yangming, and the absurd antics of the Zhengde Emperor, Zhu Houzhao. Having stumbled into this world in 12Votes5.2MRecs2.3MFans
- 97 My 1979 我的1979 When you wake up, you’re back in that era. Facing the past once more, can you guess how it will end… 12Votes6.7MRecs2.2MFans
- 98 The World of Film 电影的世界 “When people see the light of your success, they'll forget the darkness of the methods you used to get there.” The new book, What to Do When You Get the Wrong Cheat, is now being serialized. 0Votes1.5MRecs566.3kFans
- 99 Joy of Life 庆余年 A family that does good deeds will surely enjoy blessings in abundance. Leave blessings for the future, leave blessings for the future, and in time meet a benefactor. How fortunate, how fortunate, that my mother accumulated hidden merit. I urge people to help the needy and support the poor… But who could know that, though we inherit the blessings of those who came before us, in the end we must choose our own path in life? Thus, at the fork in the road: The east wind brings clouds and rain, and y 76Votes4MRecs5.6MFans
- 100 The Commoner's Second Chance 俗人回档 At 33, Bian Xuedao, a newspaper editor who reviews articles, wakes up in his high school classroom. The middle-aged man had planned to buy up houses and live off the rent, but his years of reading newspapers and accumulating information help him achieve dazzling success. After making his fortune, Bian Xuedao establishes an education fund, supports young entrepreneurs, encourages technological innovation, promotes positive values and good deeds, and devotes himself to public service. He becomes a 78Votes3.2MRecs942.3kFans
