Novels like The Empire Rises Again
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- 51 The Clan Leader Has a Lot on His Plate 族长压力大 Some debts always have to be repaid. The sins committed by the first generation of transmigrators, for instance, can only be borne by the second. Gui Chongyang, a second-generation transmigrator, returns to Mu Family Village and sets out on the path to becoming clan head. Where are the legendary main and collateral branches, the clan elders, and the clan lands? There is a house: three thatched rooms. There is land: two mu of saline-alkali flats. And there are people: a houseful of old and young, 0Votes231.4kRecs86.8kFans
- 52 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
- 53 An Emperor's Cultivation Diary in the Age of Wuxia 武侠时代的皇帝修炼日记 The young emperor sits enthroned in the great hall, foxes on either side. The sinister wear gold and purple; the arrogant wield royal seals and claim their titles as kings. Above him, the dignified Empress Dowager raises her young ministers; below, the kneeling noble clans conceal their true intentions. Blood and tears stain the hall of loyal subjects. How many tears have fallen like those on the mottled green bamboo? White-haired warriors on the battlefield gaze toward the Heavenly Wolf. Lost a 0Votes164.7kRecs90kFans
- 54 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
- 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 Opening the Sea 开海 The forty-fifth year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming dynasty, on the eve of the Longqing and Wanli revival. This was the best of times. The Qi Army took its first steps toward becoming a modern military force, while foot-powered spinning wheels worked day and night in the southeast, producing silk. The empire was powerful and prosperous. It was also the worst of times. Corruption was driving the garrison system toward collapse, land seizures were worsening, and the cabinet was locked in endless 8Votes578.6kRecs336.2kFans
- 57 New Book 新书 At the end of the Xin dynasty, Wang Mang's reforms had failed and the realm was on the brink of chaos. The Red Eyebrows and Green Forest rebels raised their banners, while the Liu brothers set out to restore the Han. What should one do after being reborn in such an era? The Xin dynasty is rotten. Nothing can be built without first tearing the old down. Only those who come after can write the story in bold strokes! P.S. This is a story about a transmigrator battling the chosen one of the world. 25Votes989.2kRecs571.8kFans
- 58 Seeking the Dao in Strange Tales 聊斋求道 I refined corpses, crossed paths with fox spirits, and played the human world’s kings and nobles in a farce with the White Snake. I was a monk, and I became a groom; I entered Qingqiu and the Dragon Palace, and married a Dao seed. In all my eighty thousand years beneath the Heaven-reaching Jianmu, nothing compares to attaining immortality with my primordial spirit! 0Votes140.3kRecs96.3kFans
- 59 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
- 60 Lost in 1629 迷失在一六二九 You! Yes, you. Take a look at yourself. What can you do? What do you know how to do? If you were dropped into the year 1629, the second year of the Chongzhen reign in the Ming dynasty, in the age of Li Zicheng and Hong Taiji, could you survive? Without a golden finger, without a protagonist’s destiny, relying entirely on your own skills and knowledge, could you survive? The one stroke of luck is that you wouldn’t be fighting alone. Behind you would be a group, a community of modern people. Come 4Votes884.8kRecs229.9kFans
- 61 Ruler of Tomorrow 明日支配者 Fang Ziyu gets a magical notebook from the future... a computer. With this computer, Fang Ziyu can not only see glimpses of the future, but also buy items that exist in the future. From then on, Fang Ziyu is one step closer to reaching the future. VIP group: 587128644 (Join if you have purchased all of The Night Is Coming or have reached Steward rank or higher in Tomorrow's Ruler). 0Votes206.4kRecs139.1kFans
- 62 The Northern Hero 北雄 In the sixth year of Daye, the mighty Sui Dynasty reached a turning point. That year, Emperor Yang Guang of Sui began preparing to conquer Goguryeo, setting the rebellions that would bring down the Sui in motion. In the years that followed, the realm fell into turmoil, and heroes rose up everywhere. Eighteen rebel kings and sixty-four insurgent forces, rough-hewn heroes and powerful aristocratic clans all appeared on the stage, vying for dominion over the realm. To the north, the Turkic Khaganat 9Votes711.6kRecs327.3kFans
- 63 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
- 64 Sitting in Forgetfulness, Seeking Immortality 坐忘长生 The young Liu Qinghuan emerges from the chaos of war in the mortal world, only to enter the magnificent wars of the cultivators. Should he stand apart from the world, or shoulder its responsibilities? Should he stay true to his original aspirations, or cast off all attachments? He tempers his heart amid the tumult of the mortal world, then sits in oblivion and attains immortality. 55Votes749.8kRecs428.8kFans
- 65 My Name Is Rain 吾名雷恩 Power and profit, endlessly entangled. Desire and reason, locked in a lover's quarrel. War blazes in the distance, banners flutter in the wind, and horns sound with stirring force. Clashing blades compose a magnificent symphony. I raise my scepter and stand before the sacred. Truth crowns me, and all races kneel at my feet. You ask who I am? My name is Ryan! 0Votes119.5kRecs144.5kFans
- 66 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
- 67 A Lowly Soldier on the Ming Frontier 明末边军一小兵 In the third month of the seventh year of Chongzhen, a severe drought struck Shanxi and Shaanxi. A thousand miles of land lay barren, and the people were starving. In the fourth month, Li Zicheng entered Henan and joined forces with Zhang Xianzhong to seize Chengcheng. In the seventh month, the Later Jin army laid siege to Xuanfu and raided Datong, taking many border forts. The Ming faced internal strife and external threats, teetering on the brink! That July, Wang Dou unexpectedly arrived in th 16Votes656.2kRecs585kFans
- 68 Regent of the Ming Dynasty 摄政大明 He transmigrated and became a notorious, corrupt official. The people's curses, the Crown Prince's hostility, the upright officials' slander, the powerful ministers' exclusion... and an emperor intent on killing the hound once the hunt is over. The situation is dire, and the future looks bleak. This is where the story begins. 9Votes779.9kRecs275.5kFans
- 69 The Autocrat of the Ming Dynasty 独断大明 The protagonist is the sixth son of the Ming Emperor Guangzong. He decides he can't let the future Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian, ascend the throne. So he shouts in the Forbidden City: I want to be emperor! New novel: Song Dynasty's Elegant Years. 1Votes527.2kRecs459.7kFans
- 70 The Laws of the Daoist School 道门法则 In a world ruled by the Daoist sects, how should one cultivate? Talismans, pills, Daoist priests, spirit demons, ritual ceremonies... Want to cultivate immortality? Great! Start by sweeping the toilets! Where should you stand when an imperial talisman arrives? 13Votes1.1MRecs514.7kFans
- 71 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
- 72 Han Watchtower 汉阙 Looking back across a thousand years, the palaces of the Han still stand! It is the third year of Yuanfeng under Emperor Zhao of Han. Powerful ministers dominate the court, while the Xiongnu remain unconquered and the Silk Road hangs by a thread... Wei Qing and Huo Qubing may be gone, but the Han people’s pioneering spirit will never die. New heroes are about to emerge! At a post station ca 21Votes1.5MRecs516.4kFans
- 73 The Generals of Great Song 大宋将门 No willows along the riverbank in the dawn breeze, no raising a cup to ask the blue heavens, no Along the River During the Qingming Festival... An unlucky writer suddenly realizes he seems to have landed in a fake Song dynasty... His family has fallen into decline, and human kindness is as thin as paper. Powerful Liao armies threaten from outside, while countless useless allies cause trouble within. The mighty Yellow River is in flood, and even Heaven seems to be piling on... No matter how many 0Votes473.5kRecs279.8kFans
- 74 Engineer in the Late Ming Dynasty 明末工程师 Li Zhi, an industrial designer, transmigrates to the late Ming dynasty. No money? Build a flying-shuttle loom and make a fortune in no time. Can’t stand the filthy conditions of the late Ming? Invent soap and toothpaste to clean up the whole dynasty! Peasant rebellions? Life is cheap in chaotic times? Bastions of concrete will keep you safe! The Manchus are marching south, leaving devastation in their wake? Let’s see who dares say no when they face my rifles! Everything within range of my cannon 11Votes480.1kRecs319.6kFans
- 75 Conquering the Han 覆汉 Strive to make a name among the lords, if only to preserve your life in a chaotic age! As a posthumous child, Gongsun Xun received his guiding principles for life early on from his mother, who claimed to be a transmigrator. But after following the tide of history year after year, he began to realize that things were gradually going very wrong! This is the story of a man who is half native, striving amid a momentous age! 286Votes2.2MRecs1.4MFans
- 76 The Clown Game 小丑游戏 Fine, you’ve tied my hands and feet tightly, but why seal my mouth too? At least let me make a sound! Why am I locked up in a mental hospital? Why does everyone seem so afraid of me? Why… do I want to laugh so badly?---------------- 0Votes134.7kRecs380.5kFans
- 77 The Dawn of Lingao 临高启明 They transmigrate to an age of chaos by choice, not because they were struck by lightning. Some want to become kings and conquer the land. Some want to rescue the people from their misery. Others want to use their own strength to stop the final conquest of civilization by barbarism, and thereby rewrite the history of the Chinese people. Of course, some only want to enjoy the extremely decadent life they can’t have in the present day, with three wives and four concubines. This group of ordinary p 120Votes2.5MRecs552.7kFans
- 78 The Qin Empire's Bailiff 秦吏 At the end of the Warring States period, China faced an upheaval unlike any in a thousand years. Some were born into hereditary nobility. Some were princes of noble rank. But he was reborn as Heifu, a lowly Qin soldier and an obscure figure in the Qin bamboo slips from Yunmeng. To avoid dying in a ditch and take control of his own fate, he fought his way up. Fortunately 131Votes3.7MRecs1.8MFans
- 79 The Path of the Sword Disciple 剑徒之路 Who says you can't make progress without pills? Who says you can't have a divine weapon if you don't know how to forge? Who says being bad at talisman-making means you can't fight? The saying “one sword breaks ten thousand techniques” is all about having faith… When danger strikes, your sword is the only thing you can rely on, not anything else… 25Votes2MRecs728.2kFans
- 80 The Main God's Investigator 主神调查员 This is a laugh-out-loud story bursting with wild ideas. You’ll encounter one plot world after another whose style is completely different from the original. My name is Luo Feng, and I’m an investigator for the Lord God. My day-to-day work is to enter plot worlds, disrupt their main storylines as much as possible, and collect data to compare against the original plots. Why do I mess up these worlds? Naturally, it’s to gather more Lord God data for research, learn everything I can about the enemy 3Votes474.6kRecs388.2kFans
- 81 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
- 82 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
- 83 Chaoyang Police Affairs 朝阳警事 The heavenly eye and earthly eye are no match for the human eye. Community police officers work at the grassroots level, relying on the watchful eyes of the public to solve one bizarre case after another. The Chaoyang residents have a message: Don't break the law, or you're finished! 0Votes737.9kRecs270.8kFans
- 84 The Emperor of the Mountain Valley 山沟皇帝 The protagonist's father had a dream and thought he was the Son of Heaven. Then a Taoist from a run-down temple read his fortune and said he was destined to be emperor. And so, this little landowner, who had never even been to the prefectural city, declared himself emperor and founded a country in a remote mountain valley. (According to reader feedback, this book moves at lightning speed: he becomes emperor in just three chapters, and before you know it, the whole nation is at war…) 0Votes455.9kRecs334.3kFans
- 85 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
- 86 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
- 87 The Charming Young Gentleman 如意小郎君 A dual master's degree holder from the twenty-first century transmigrates into ancient times. No ring, no System, no white-bearded old man, not even any memories of this world… Damn Heaven, I started with nothing, and I don't even know who I am. How am I supposed to play this game? With hunger gnawing at his stomach and frustration weighing heavily on his mind, Tang Ning could not help raising his head and flipping off the sky. “Damn…” Something flew down from beyond the heavens and struck him s 5Votes1.6MRecs1.1MFans
- 88 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
- 89 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
- 90 Restoring the Song Dynasty 绍宋 To inherit is to continue; to guide is to lead. In 1127, the Northern Song fell. Soon afterward, the ninth imperial prince, Zhao Gou, ascended the throne in Shangqiu amid great expectations, inheriting the Song dynasty and adopting the Jianyan era name. Yet within three months, Li Gang was dismissed as chancellor, Chen Dong was executed, Yue Fei was driven out of the army, Zong Ze was abandoned in the capital, and the plans to resist the Jin in Hebei were scrapped wholesale... After all that eff 1.4kVotes3.6MRecs20.9MFans
- 91 EN Warlock of Marvel 漫威世界的术士 Demons are my servants, fel energy is my strength, and shadow and flame walk by my side. I am a warlock. A warlock makes his way through the Marvel Universe. (No System, kid. You’re on your own.) Welcome to the Marvel Universe warlock readers’ group. 0Votes721.2kRecs677.1kFans
- 92 Heavy Industry of a Great Power 大国重工 Metallurgical equipment, mining equipment, power equipment, offshore engineering equipment... A great nation cannot do without its own heavy-equipment industry. Feng Xiaochen, director of the National Major Equipment Office, transmigrates to 1980. See how he and his peers use sweat and ingenuity to build a powerhouse in heavy industry. 24Votes1.3MRecs681.6kFans
- 93 The Pirate Code 海贼法典 A hero has grand ambitions in his heart and sound strategies in his mind, with the wit to encompass the universe and the will to command heaven and earth! In the world of ONE PIECE, countless ships race across the seas, each striving to outdo the others. Having arrived in an age of rising heroes, will you drift with the waves like a small boat, or stand firm like a reef and tame the raging sea? A One Piece fanfic with no Straw Hat crew. The protagonist is a boss-type character: an ordinary offic 2Votes466.4kRecs254.2kFans
- 94 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
- 95 EN I Just Want to Be a Quiet Top Student 我只想当一个安静的学霸 "Do you yearn for knowledge?" "Once you reach the pinnacle of human knowledge, you can have anything you want." "Then I yearn for knowledge!" 0Votes940.8kRecs693.2kFans
- 96 Disciplining the Song Dynasty 调教大宋 In the sixth year of Qingli, the Zhao Song dynasty was awash in song and dance. Then a madman arrived… He saw with his own eyes the Great Song's splendor, grace, and warmth. At first, Tang Yi just wanted to enjoy this era. The Jingkang Incident, the Mongol cavalry, none of it had anything to do with him. History would follow its own course, no matter how much he meddled. A thousand years later, China would still be China! It couldn't fall! But when an old man, worried for his country and its 2Votes1.2MRecs990.3kFans
- 97 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
- 98 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
- 99 A Mortal's Cultivation of Immortality: The Immortal Realm Arc 凡人修仙之仙界篇 A mortal cultivates immortality, and the storms rise again. Travel through time and space, reverse the cycle of reincarnation. Golden Immortals and Supreme Unity Immortals, Grand Luo Dao Ancestors. Three thousand great paths, supreme laws. The Immortal Realm arc of A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: the story of Han Li making his mark in the Immortal Realm, and the undying legend of an ordinary boy's path to immortality. A note for readers who haven't read the previous story: it won' 141Votes30.1MRecs10.7MFans
- 100 Contending for the Great Dao 大道争锋 … … Let not the heart fall into the cycle of rebirth, but enter the boundless world, Let the heart pass down the Way among humankind. May I raise my sword and slay ten thousand calamities, And trade ruthlessness for a heaven of compassion! … … Regular reader groups: Great Dao Contention (217929481) (old group) Ming Cang Sect (124680866) (old group) … … 270Votes4.3MRecs1.8MFans
