Novels like The Empire's Appetite
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- 1 A Great Big Brother in the Tang Dynasty 唐朝好大哥 Looking at his more than one thousand underlings, Qin Hao felt a headache coming on. Having too many underlings was not even the worst of it. The real headache was that several of them were borrowing his reputation to throw their weight around. Just listen to what they were shouting: “Do you know who my big brother is? Touch me and I swear I'll chop you to pieces in minutes.” Brother, wait a second. That's Crown Prince Li Chengqian you're talking about. Just bear with it, all right? Your big bro 0Votes19.7kRecs53.2kFans
- 2 Logistics Director After the War 抗战之后勤主任 In an era when everything depends on captured supplies, one must be self-reliant and work hard to build a military industry and logistical support system for one's own country, so that the soldiers have guns to use and meat to eat. 0Votes47.8kRecs58.9kFans
- 3 Cao Wei Dynasty 曹魏 The wheels of history rolled onward in grand fashion. From the heroic bearing of the First Emperor when he unified the realm, to Emperor Wu of Han’s triumphant spirit as he swept aside the Xiongnu, another century passed. By the final years of the Eastern Han dynasty, Liu Bei and Sun Quan lay in wait to the south, while Ma Chao and Han Sui watched hungrily from the north. Cao Cao, entrenched in the north, finally cracked his whip and launched his southern 0Votes19.8kRecs64.8kFans
- 4 A Superstar Begins as a Variety Show Host 巨星从综艺主持人开始 Reborn in 2005, Luo Yiming remembers that Happy Camp was still holding its Shining New Hosts competition that year. That was the year before Where Are We Going, Dad?, Running Man, Go Fighting!, Chinese Inn, Who’s the Murderer?, and Sing! China had even appeared on the scene. Luo Yiming returns to his old profession, starting out as a host and making his way to superstardom. 0Votes83.2kRecs103.2kFans
- 5 Lending a Hand to the Great Qin 扶一把大秦 [Great Nation Chronicles: Grand Prize Winner of The Legend of Qin Writing Contest] My new book, Sequel to the Flourishing Tang, has begun updating. It's a different kind of Tang Dynasty, with war clouds gathering. I hope you'll join us! As the First Emperor's life nears its end, the great Qin Empire seethes beneath the lingering power of its founding emperor, with danger lurking everywhere. The Qin princes are undoubtedly doomed to tragedy. But what kind of story will unfold when a soul from mor 0Votes62kRecs125.5kFans
- 6 Traveling Through Time and Space with a System 带着系统穿时空 In 1639, the twelfth year of the Chongzhen reign. That year, Zhang Xianzhong rebelled against the Ming court once more in Gucheng. That year, Li Zicheng emerged from the Shangluo Mountains with several thousand men. That year, Hong Taiji sharpened his blades beyond the pass, intent on sweeping across the Central Plains. That year, the Ming Dynasty, battered by storm and rain, took one step after another toward its doom. And that year, He Xuan transmigrated into this world. With an Emotion System 0Votes109.4kRecs88.8kFans
- 7 The Ideal Son-in-Law of the Late Ming 明末好女婿 “Chongzhen, don't rush to hang yourself. Just give me your daughter, and I'll fight my way out of Beijing with you!” “Li Zicheng, I'll leave this city of Beijing to you. Take care of yourself!” “Dorgon, one day I'll, Chen Yue, march into the Northeast and drive you Manchus all the way to the Arctic Ocean, where you'll live beside the Eskimos!” He transmigrates to the final years of the Chongzhen reign and meets Chongzhen's daughter, Princess Kunxing. He falls for a girl, but ends up shouldering 0Votes155.1kRecs130.6kFans
- 8 The Protagonist of Myriad Worlds 万界主人公 Jiang Bai transmigrated while fast asleep. He’d expected to struggle through a tough life in another world, but after a period of adventures, four huge characters suddenly appeared above his head: [To Be Continued] Back on Earth, in 2018. “The hottest web series of the year is here! Every frame will dazzle viewers!” “An unprecedented epic masterpiece has arrived!” “A labor of love, with special effects that actually outshine Hollywood movies?” At his computer, Jiang Bai stared at the “han 0Votes29.7kRecs37.4kFans
- 9 The Chancellor of a Great Nation 大国相 (The new book, Single-Handedly Ruling the Ming, has built up a backlog and is ready to read. Excel in learning, and you may enter government; excel in government, and you may become a chancellor; excel as a chancellor, and you may build a great nation. The Chinese people share a dream of becoming a great power. Whether in the present, the future, or the past, we should all strive for it., The man who built the world’s greatest power in the sixteenth century. In the spr 0Votes230.2kRecs242.5kFans
- 10 My Neighbor Is the Emperor 我的邻居是皇帝 Ye Hua saves a prince, and from then on earns the favor of the sages and lives next door to the royal family, watching the winds of change... Guo Wei said: "I was buried in a simple coffin, with a modest funeral. My lifelong frugality deserves praise. Though my reign was not long, I laid a solid foundation for the dynasty." Chai Rong said: "Give me ten years to conquer the realm, ten years to provide for the people, and ten years to bring peace. That will be enough!" Zhao Kuangyin said: "With th 0Votes205.1kRecs150.4kFans
- 11 Eyes and Hands That See All 手眼通天 A grand game of strategy, North and South held in balance. All the people beneath heaven are drawn into the game. Some charge straight ahead like a chariot, others trample through the ranks like a horse; Some cannons strike across the river, while a hundred generals vie for supremacy; Some are unmatched strategists, others possess strength beyond appearances. Amid the raging tides of a chaotic age, a figure in white crosses the river. Like a pawn advancing across the board, sword in hand, he pre 0Votes73.4kRecs84.4kFans
- 12 Let That Primitive Man Go 放开那个原始人 Snow-white refined salt and sugar, comfortable cotton cloth, and all sorts of other goods filled every warehouse in the Blackstone Tribe. Beautiful, delicate little products from Yiwu dazzled every tribal chief who came to trade. Radish-sized ginseng and giant ferocious beasts were exchanged for bags of salt and sugar, along with a few small goods. Feeling the few ration coupons left in their pockets, they wondered anxiously whether 0Votes107.7kRecs148.9kFans
- 13 The Miracle-Working Healer 妙手心医 “Mr. Lin Jie, as the world's youngest recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology, would you share your thoughts?” Lin Jie gazed at the flashes going off before him and said wistfully, “Before I turned nineteen, I was just a boy counting the days until I died. One operation changed the course of my life.” “That operation gave me more than just a new lease on life...” 3Votes229.3kRecs196.7kFans
- 14 Mythic Genes 神话基因 Every myth is a path to godhood! Humanity has entered the era of the star-filled galaxy, and ancient cultivation has blossomed with new life. May the genes be with you! One phrase reveals the true essence of cultivation. Myths are no mere tales. Everyone carries the genes of ancient myths within them. The Hou Yi gene lets you hit a target from a hundred paces and pierce the heavens with an arrow... The Kuafu gene lets you run like the wind and chase the sun and moon... The Divine Dragon gene let 2Votes190.5kRecs267.8kFans
- 15 The Eunuch Martial Emperor 太监武帝 (Complete) After transmigrating to a fantastical version of ancient China, he became a low-ranking eunuch in the faction of corrupt officials. The Eunuch-Raising System activated. Goals: dominate the eunuch faction and take over the Eastern Depot; regain his manhood and marry the future empress. Du Bian discovered that he could predict what was about to happen in his dreams and avoid disaster. He could also cultivate and study in his dreams, where time passed ten times more slowly and his brainp 0Votes428.5kRecs210.5kFans
- 16 Building a System to Read Books 造个系统来读书 A middle-aged man returns to 1998. He can’t remember lottery numbers, can’t trade stocks, knows nothing about business or music, and isn’t much of a writer. How can he turn his life around? The answer: study. This is the story of a middle-aged man returning to his school days and saving himself. This is a reborn-era novel about a warm, everyday life. The System is just a gimmick. … 0Votes145.7kRecs137.2kFans
- 17 EN Investiture of the Gods: I Just Want to Be a Terrible Emperor! 封神之我要当昏君 [A pioneering novel in the foolish ruler genre, a historical xianxia based on the original Investiture of the Gods, takes off from Chapter 31] I wanted with all my heart to be a foolish ruler, yet I became an emperor for the ages. Several professors from Qingbei conducted an in-depth analysis of the life of Shang Shihuang. Shang Shihuang was originally King Zhou. His surname was Zi and his given name was Shou. His achievements surpassed those of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and he was 0Votes732kRecs375.5kFans
- 18 The River Earl Attains the Dao 河伯证道 This is the story of a carp spirit who gradually ascends to godhood. 0Votes69.5kRecs57.1kFans
- 19 The Rise of the Great Han in the Three Kingdoms 三国之大汉崛起 He transmigrates into Liu Shan and is plunged straight into a thrilling ordeal: Zhao Yun carries him through seven charges at Changban Slope. In this life, I'm Liu Adou. Do I still need someone to prop me up? Liu Shan gradually realizes that he's getting along just fine on his own. It seems his cheap old man Liu Bei, his second uncle Guan Yu, and his third uncle Zhang Fei are the ones who need propping up. And so, young Liu Shan takes on the heavy responsibility. As he keeps lending them a hand, 0Votes293.7kRecs246.9kFans
- 20 I Have Another World 我有一个异世界 “Twenty-five years old, graduated from a third-rate university, worked at an advertising agency for a year and a half, earns 3,500 a month, no car, no house, single...” Chen Yi stopped writing, crumpled up the paper, and threw it into the trash. “What's there to miss about a life like this?” he said resolutely. With that, he activated the ring and transmigrated to an unfamiliar world, embarking on the greatest adventure of his life... 0Votes167.5kRecs136.9kFans
- 21 Zhao of the Warring States 战国赵为王 A soul from two thousand years in the future transmigrates into the body of King Xiaocheng of Zhao, Dan, in 260 BC. To escape the fate of becoming a stepping stone for Qin Shi Huang's unification of the realm, Zhao Dan decides he might as well take the burden of unifying the realm onto his own shoulders. But before that, Zhao Dan has an urgent problem to deal with. The decisive moment of the Battle of Changping between Qin and Zhao is at hand. So should Zhao Kuo replace Lian Po or not? QQ reader 0Votes189.3kRecs166.6kFans
- 22 I’m a Duke in the Ming Dynasty 我在明朝当国公 0Votes493.3kRecs205.3kFans
- 23 Conquering the Myriad Worlds 征战诸天世界 One grain of sand, one world; one leaf, one Bodhi! In the late Qing Dynasty, he wielded a broadsword and hacked at the foreign devils. In the Dragon and Snake World, he destroyed the alien warship known as the Lord God. In the Strange Tales world, he rebuilt the Heavenly Court. He fights across the myriad worlds, seeking the end of the Great Dao! Readers with a fan rank of Disciple or higher may apply to join. Enter your fan name for ver 0Votes64.6kRecs119.7kFans
- 24 I Picked Up a Planet 捡到一个星球 Beyond a mysterious portal lies a world where civilization has been destroyed. Chen Jin arrives in this unfamiliar place. And so He picks up a metal fragment. He picks up a junk robot. He picks up a battlefield. He picks up a city. He picks up more than a ton of gold. He picks up a collection of high-tech documents. He picks up… He picks up… In short, Chen Jin picks up an entire planet. 0Votes318.2kRecs397.6kFans
- 25 The Rise of a Military Strategist in the Warring States 战国之军师崛起 Transmigrating into the Warring States period, Bai Hui finds himself on the front lines of a battlefield. He’s never even killed a chicken, and now he has three choices: kill someone, get killed, or refuse to fight and be executed under Qin law. How can he escape the fate of killing or being killed? Then he learns his elder brother’s name is Bai Qi! Bai Qi: “I’m fortunate to have my younger brother! Now I have nothing to worry about!” King of Qin: “The Bai brothers are a great blessing to Qin!” 0Votes206.9kRecs153.9kFans
- 26 My Daughter Has a System 我的女儿有个系统 The world changed dramatically, and spiritual qi revived. Zhang Xiaomeng: “Dad! Take me up the mountain to watch the meteor shower?” Zhang Chu: “We can watch it from home, so why go up the mountain?” Zhang Xiaomeng: “The meteors are closer up th 0Votes88.6kRecs72.1kFans
- 27 Dragon Ball: Super Grandmaster 龙珠之超级宗师 Krillin, who usually just stands around doing nothing, is actually the strongest Earthling. The Dragon Ball world is one where Earthlings are bystanders and Saiyans reign supreme. A modern man who knows only the theory behind Chinese internal martial arts, and has never actually studied tai chi, baguazhang, xingyiquan, or the like, is reborn in the Dragon Ball world he loves. He has no Saiyan talent or the wonders of a Namekian. He is an ordinary Earthling, with talent not even one hundredth of 0Votes69.8kRecs72.9kFans
- 28 Journey to the West: The Great Entertainer 西游之大娱乐家 Chang'an, Great Tang. “Report!” “What is it?” “My lord, Young Master Fang and Young Master Du are fighting the three young masters of the Cheng family again!” “Sigh! What is it this time?” “I heard… I heard it’s about whether Lu Xueqi or Baguio should be the heroine!” Heavenly Court. “Report!” “What is it?” “Your Majesty! The Lady Nuwa has destroyed Mount Shu!” The Jade Emperor looked astonished. “Why?” The Clairvoyant and the Clairaudient exchanged glances. “She was unhappy that Mount Shu impri 1Votes304.3kRecs287.2kFans
- 29 New Wind Territory 新风领地 There are no dazzling martial arts techniques or profound cultivation arts. This is the story of a transmigrator gradually transforming the life, culture, and entertainment of another world. It's also the story of turning a territory into a modern city and ushering in a new trend across the land. There may be a little passion and conflict, but the focus is on the birth of one new thing after another, and on a small village slowly growing into an entertainment empire. (My new book, Greetings, Gre 0Votes144.8kRecs130.1kFans
- 30 I am a Primitive Man 我是一个原始人 (This is a genuine historical primitive farming novel. I don’t know how the category got changed.) The sky is a clear, flawless blue, sunlight bathes the mountain forest, and the whole world seems peaceful and still, cloaked in a tranquility all its own. Watching the chief, dressed in a sexy tiger-skin miniskirt and carrying a club, lead more than a dozen people in a raucous chase after a woolly rhinoceros, Han Cheng can’t help raising his slightly curled right hand to his parted lips and excl 0Votes190.1kRecs197.2kFans
- 31 The Myriad Worlds Black Tech Chat Group 万界黑科技聊天群 Lu Zixin has a Myriad Worlds Black Technology chat group, whose members are technological big shots from the Myriad Worlds. Tony Stark: “Dress up as a woman for the group owner, and I’ll send you this Mark II armor!” Red Queen: “Group owner, want to test out the latest T-virus?” Terminator: “Where’s your world, group owner? I can destroy it while I’m in the neighborhood.” Vegapunk: “I’ve synthesized another new Devil Fruit. Want to be the test subject, group owner?” Spider-Man: “I don’t care, I 0Votes184.9kRecs286.7kFans
- 32 EN Naruto World: Cycle of Reincarnation 我的忍界有轮回 Want to get rich? Build roads first. Use Earth Release to pave them, and Wood Release to plant trees. This is the story of a transmigrator who leads the ninjas down a broad road to prosperity, while also fighting off reincarnators who come in to use them as NPCs in their dungeon runs. Volume 3: Invade the Marvel Universe, or team up with the Avengers to fight the Infinite Hall? Stay tuned. Groups one and two were reported and shut down. Join our new group: 817-819-905 0Votes111.3kRecs91.2kFans
- 33 My New Ming Empire 我的大明新帝国 Transmigrate to the Ming dynasty at the height of its glory, transmigrate as its most fortunate heir, but my gaze pierces six hundred years of history. The glory of today is no true glory. Come with me, and let's build a truly glorious dynasty anew. 0Votes282.6kRecs354.4kFans
- 34 My Doomsday Territory 我的末世领地 Earth undergoes a cataclysmic transformation. Origin energy returns, and the apocalypse arrives. It is both a disaster and the beginning of a new era. Tang Yu happens upon a Territory System, summons powerful allies, crafts equipment, develops his territory, and lays down rules... When he finally looks back, he is already standing at the crest of the era’s tide. 0Votes160.8kRecs268.8kFans
- 35 Reincarnator in the Martial Arts World 武侠世界轮回者 My new book, "Swordsmanship Across the Heavens", is now available. I hope you’ll add it to your favorites, leave a comment, and show your support. Yun Shan will do his utmost to write a great story and repay you all. Many thanks. 0Votes284.9kRecs253.1kFans
- 36 Super City Builder 超级城市制造商 Three employees and a hotel from the start. By chance, Su Yang got an app called “Super City Builder,” and soon discovered that his life had become just like a game. The attributes of every employee he hired were clear at a glance. Hotels, manors, and gardens gained 100% more appeal. Even a wasteland could somehow draw people in and become a bustling city. Factories could be built at a fraction of the time, schools could provide a huge boost to education, and CBD skyscrapers could send the econo 0Votes253.2kRecs170.5kFans
- 37 Wasn't the Apocalypse Supposed to Happen? 说好的末世呢 Reborn half a day before the apocalypse was due to arrive, I spent every last cent and got everything ready. I even took out a rich young thug who was harassing a woman in broad daylight! But when the time came, the apocalypse never arrived... 0Votes198.8kRecs326.7kFans
- 38 Scheming Through the Three Kingdoms 策行三国 Reborn as Sun Ce, he will dominate the Three Kingdoms. He woke from a dream to find himself as Sun Ce, the Little Conqueror. His father, Sun Jian, was fighting at Xiangyang and stood on the brink of death. His father needed rescuing, an empire needed conquering, and both a troubled age and its beauties needed saving. But things were not as simple as he had imagined. Yuan Shao, with four generations of high ministers behind him, was immensely powerful. Jiangdong lacked horses, making it hard to c 0Votes1.1MRecs271.6kFans
- 39 Wilderness Livestream: Alone at the Edge of the World 荒野直播之独闯天涯 A down-and-out writer who knows martial arts unexpectedly gains a Wilderness Livestream System, and from then on, his life is never the same! At his hometown, Mount Qingfeng, he revisits the memories of his childhood. At the Three Gorges of the Yangtze, he heads upstream, carving his achievements into the milestones! In Shennongjia, on the roof of China, he tests his survival skills to the limit and investigates the legend of the vanished wild men. At Namtso in Tibet, he walks through a realm of 0Votes188.4kRecs193.7kFans
- 40 Live Streaming from the Wilderness of Another World 异世荒野直播 I once lived in a monster rainforest where giant trees blotted out the sky, and faced Antoun head-on. I also once crossed a rotting land filled with corpse miasma, walking shoulder to shoulder with a death knight; I once hid in a City of Molten Fire where flames soared into the sky, stealing a Transformers power core. I also once mingled in an elemental plane that seemed both real and illusory, riding a Gyarados around the world; My name is Ling Mo, and I am a Martial God. I am currently livestr 0Votes156.7kRecs122.6kFans
- 41 A Good Uncle in the Tang Dynasty 唐朝好舅子 The Tang dynasty is a poem, and Chang'an is a painting of beauty. A struggling writer transmigrates to the Tang dynasty. In this age of prosperity, the Tang gains one more country bumpkin, a little nobody who will make the world tremble. The civilization of the Tang shines like the sun upon every land beneath its light. 0Votes172.9kRecs159.9kFans
- 42 Mastiff Tang 獒唐 Updates are on hold. My apologies. I may complete it or even rewrite it in the future. 1Votes511.5kRecs230.1kFans
- 43 Myth Made Reality 神话现实 Flowers bloom in profusion, beasts roar in unison, and heaven and earth undergo a great transformation. The civilizations of China, ancient Babylon, ancient Egypt… ancient civilizations awaken one after another, and emperors from history arrive in this new age! Myths become reality, as Eastern and Western mythologies clash. The world keeps growing larger. The immortal sects reopen, myths begin anew, and after a long evolution, the world finally enters the Mythic Age. A farming-themed fantasy nov 0Votes93.5kRecs57.2kFans
- 44 I'm Really Not an Immortal 我真不是神仙 He woke from a nap to find himself back in 2016. The global upheaval triggered by the spiritual qi revival had yet to begin, but Zhao Zijian was already forging ahead on his own. At first, he only wanted to protect himself and the people he cherished. Before he knew it, he had become the god of a new world. 0Votes547.2kRecs200.4kFans
- 45 The Tang Dynasty's Fiercest Man 大唐第一狠人 An old saying goes that no general can surpass Li and no king can surpass Ba. Yet the most invincible man in the Tang Dynasty was Li Yuanba. So what kind of exciting life would it be to transmigrate as Li Yuanba's posthumous son? He has never been afraid of causing trouble. When it comes to competing on the strength of one's father, who could beat him? My other completed novel, The Splendor of the Tang Dynasty, is also a farming-style story set in the Tang Dynasty. If you're looking for some 0Votes2.1MRecs489.4kFans
- 46 Replacing the Han Dynasty 代汉 Ye Zhao transmigrated from the apocalypse to the late Han era, when the Yellow Turbans were about to rise. As the sole heir of a third-rate aristocratic family, Ye Zhao declared that this level of pressure was nothing to worry about. He had no golden finger. In his previous life, he had been a regional hegemon. Now that he had arrived in an age when heroes were rising everywhere, how could he live an ordinary life? Sin 0Votes187.6kRecs151.9kFans
- 47 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
- 48 The Wanli Emperor Has Arrived 万历驾到 You transmigrate into the body of Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty, and you'll hear a voice announce: “Emperor Wanli has arrived!” I'm no good at writing introductions. It's simply a story about transmigrating into Wanli's body and becoming emperor. 0Votes181.2kRecs167.5kFans
- 49 Poetry and the Blade 诗与刀 [Award-winning work in the Historical Fiction Contest] Xu Jie transmigrates into this world! His family has a hundred veteran soldiers, skilled in martial arts, though their ranks are slowly dwindling. His family owns several acres of good farmland. Though they come from humble farming stock, they've also taken to studying poetry and books. When he ventures into the martial world, he will slaughter his way through every demon and fiend. When he studies the court, he will wield power with one han 0Votes133.4kRecs136.8kFans
- 50 Crazy Mobile Game 疯狂的手游 A completely unfamiliar mobile game app appeared on phones around the world at the same time. It could not be uninstalled or moved, and it was deeply unsettling. It could send players to another world inside the game and let them bring skills, equipment, and all kinds of items back to the real world. All of humanity was forced to take part in this game. Starting with nothing but underwear, you have to fight for all your gear! New book: The Era of All Heavens 0Votes131.9kRecs157.5kFans
