Novels like Poetry and the Blade
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- 51 The Great Demon Monkey 大妖猴 There are six clans of demons: Beast, Wing, Scale, Insect, Wood, and Spirit. Under the formidable power of the Demon Emperor Dijun, they were forged into one, establishing a demon capital centered around the Myriad Demons Hall's deliberations. There, they stood as equals against the Heavenly Court, dividing the Three Realms between them. The war continued for ten thousand years, yet neither side could gain the upper hand. However, after ten thousand years, news that the Demon Emperor Dijun was 0Votes135kRecs69.1kFans
- 52 Conquering Heaven at the Dawn of an Era 征服天国之曙光时代 That year, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa had yet to reveal her captivating smile. That year, Michelangelo's David had yet to stand before Florence's town hall. That year, Martin Luther's earthshaking Ninety-Five Theses had yet to shock the papacy. That year, the Ottoman sultan who had conquered Constantinople was eyeing all of Europe. That year, the distant New World had only just begun to unveil its mysterious face. It was the moment when the lon 2Votes239.7kRecs53.2kFans
- 53 The Tenth Anniversary: A Final Greeting 十周年之最后的问候 This isn't a return. It's a tribute, and a final greeting. Romance is the main focus, because it's the genre I'm a little better at, after all. Every book should have its own style and themes. I've written pretty much every kind of story I can write. If Fatty was about a loser turning his life around, Love in Battle was fairly conventional, and Little Destiny... got censored. There's no point in repeating yourself in life, and the same goes for writers. This time, it's a final greeting. After my 0Votes230.7kRecs53.6kFans
- 54 Capitalist Tang Dynasty 资本大唐 Capitalism and colonialism are twins, and the rise of the slave trade is an inevitable companion to the birth of colonialism! So says a certain utterly unscrupulous tycoon, the greatest capitalist in the Tang Dynasty. After transmigrating as Li Yin, the son Emperor Taizong Li Shimin likes least, he plans to use his princely status to woo a few beauties of the Tang Dynasty and then enjoy a comfortable life of loafing around. But the former Li Yin has left him both a noble title and a mountain of 0Votes120.4kRecs217.9kFans
- 55 Immortal Destiny at Lanruo Temple 兰若仙缘 New book, Subduing the Dragon. You’re welcome to give it a read! A thousand-year-old tree sways in the wind; a ten-thousand-year-old black mountain lies silent. Withered bones build the Buddhist temple; blood stains the imperial city. Practice Buddhist arts, train with Shushan swords, and command the underworld. At the ancient Lanruo Temple, my dharma name is Wusheng. I don’t beg for alms; I only deliver souls! 0Votes241.3kRecs203.8kFans
- 56 Luo the Conjurer 戏法罗 Old Rong, Old Chai, Old Zha, Old Yue, and Old He: these five are known as the Five Flowers. Gold, Skin, Color, Hanging, Commentary, Troupe, Tune, and Liu are known as the Eight Gates. The Five Flowers and Eight Gates make up the jianghu. This is a story about a real yet little-known jianghu, several real yet little-known trades, and a number of real yet little-known crafts. It features real yet little-known artisans and recounts real yet little-known events. The magic act of Luo from Wuzhou, Zha 0Votes173.8kRecs46.4kFans
- 57 Tales of the Ten Provinces 十州风云志 Seek the Way, press on and search. The human way is there for those who find it. How many rivers and mountains have we crossed? There is no counting. May Heaven never grow old, and may it keep our homeland forever beautiful. Mountains stretch as far as the eye can see, yet everywhere they are beset by arrows of rain and blades of wind. The road home, why does it go on and on without end? The Way of man, the Way of gods: seek the human way for yourself. Demons and monsters all claim they are in t 1Votes174.8kRecs70.7kFans
- 58 The Directorate of Ceremonial 司礼监 Never look down on a poor young man. My uncle is Wei Zhongxian. A masterpiece from Ao Gu, guaranteed. 1Votes584.3kRecs320.4kFans
- 59 Wielding the Sword to Slay Demons 荡剑诛魔传 [Original title: Forgetting Each Other in the Martial World] More than ten years after the foreign barbarians' chaos was quelled, the wicked Demon Cult schemed to overturn the natural order, the righteous sects were too weak to protect themselves, and treacherous ministers and corrupt eunuchs seized power and stirred up turmoil. With a rising force in the martial world, flying the banner of chivalry, attacked from all sides, its members unexpectedly turned their weapons on one another. The Centr 0Votes378kRecs177.9kFans
- 60 A Master of Ghostly Tricks 戏鬼神 A strange, fantastical journey shrouded in mystery. The story of a group of guardians at the gates of the human world… 0Votes147.7kRecs153.6kFans
- 61 The Strongest Descend Upon the City 都市至强者降临 A 300-jin man accidentally comes across a mysterious bead. The first thing he thinks about is how to shed all this fat. 0Votes284.7kRecs238.5kFans
- 62 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
- 63 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
- 64 I Don't Want to Go Fifty-Fifty 我不想五五开 [The most satisfying League of Legends novel of 2019] Lu Kai was once an S Championship runner-up and the best Fizz player on the Chinese server. In Season 4, he retired and spent five years becoming Douyu’s top streamer. In Season 8, he got too full of himself. One careless move, and he was GG across the entire internet. Lu Kai thought all that glory was in the past, and that apart from people paying their respects, his legend had vanished from the scene for good. Who could have guessed that he 0Votes204.2kRecs207.9kFans
- 65 The Tech-Driven Martial Arts School of a Stay-at-Home Dad 奶爸的科技武道馆 In a bustling Eastern metropolis stands a small martial arts school that the world’s strongest fighters flock to join. Its fees are exorbitant. Even a one-minute chat with the master costs 8,888 yuan. Its hours are completely irregular. It opens for only a few hours at most each day, and closes for breaks every other day. Its service is appalling. Students rarely receive any guidance from the master, and aren’t even given a single uniform to train in. Yet despite all that, countless powerful fig 0Votes135.6kRecs119.5kFans
- 66 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
- 67 The Heaven-Turning Mirror 翻天鉴 By a twist of fate, he stumbled upon a mysterious alms bowl, and from then on his life took off beyond all control! One miraculous technique after another came his way: the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, the Dragon-Elephant Fundamental Scripture, the Divine Power of the Incarnate Avatar, and even the ability to appoint local 0Votes145.9kRecs39.2kFans
- 68 A Pawn in the Game 马前卒 Advertisement: The new book, "Bandit Tamer", is now officially available on Qidian Chinese Webnovel. New and longtime readers alike, please check it out and show your support. 0Votes858kRecs270.3kFans
- 69 Master of Daoist Arts 道术达人 The Dao reaches through to ghosts and gods, while boxing purifies the human heart. Only those who understand the strange spirits, ghosts, demons, and monsters can truly become human. 0Votes141.2kRecs83.8kFans
- 70 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
- 71 My Past Lives Were Quite Something 我的前世大有问题 My new book, From the Start, I Inherited a Gods and Demons Graveyard, is currently being serialized. Give it a try! Ning Ye, a high school student, received the biggest surprise of his life one day: he became a father! A cute little girl suddenly ran up, hugged his leg, and said through teary eyes, “Daddy, I finally found you!” From that moment on, his life entered an endless downward spiral. General reader group: 533427458 (no requirements to join). 0Votes53.1kRecs136.5kFans
- 72 Bloodied Mountains and Rivers 浴血山河 Every inch of land is soaked in blood. The greatest soldier, transmigrated back to a battlefield a century in the past, leads a squad of battered survivors whose sacrifices blaze with brilliant light! Feng Yue's new book, The Resistance War: Rise of the Tiger Battalion, is now out. I hope both new and returning readers will support it. 0Votes409.9kRecs198.7kFans
- 73 The Ming Dynasty's Young Student 大明小学生 In Nanjing, beside the Qinhuai River, a lowly young man stands at a crossroads in history. His impoverished life takes a turn when he meets a rich older woman. The common folk of the Ming Dynasty have no right to call themselves students, so they might as well start out as elementary school pupils. 1Votes634.9kRecs637kFans
- 74 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
- 75 The Great Merchants of the World 天下豪商 During the Yuanyou era of the Great Song, the painter Wu Hao arrived in the prosperous realm of the Zhao dynasty. As he walked the bustling streets of Bianliang, as vivid as a scene from Along the River During the Qingming Festival, Wu Hao thought of what would happen 29 years later: the Jurchen cavalry would sweep south and utterly destroy this flourishing age, ablaze with prosperity. But what could an ordinary commoner do to save a collapsing empire, even if he knew disaster was coming? Wu 0Votes456.4kRecs111.6kFans
- 76 Striving in the New Ming Dynasty 奋斗在新明朝 A geeky humanities student transmigrates to a baffling version of the Ming Dynasty. He starts at the very bottom as a crude little yamen runner, with no hope of passing the imperial examinations. Let’s see how our protagonist happily carves out an unconventional path to success from the bustling streets. Along the way, we’ll uncover all sorts of rules governing the Ming bureaucracy! New blurb: This is a serious work grounded in history and fact, with rigorous logic and precise details. Well, mor 0Votes225.8kRecs288.8kFans
- 77 King of Mixed Martial Arts 综合格斗之王 Passion runs high as fighters dominate the ring! From punches, kicks, elbows, and knees to takedowns, grappling, and submission holds, from stand-up fighting to no-holds-barred combat, the ring will never be short of iron-willed warriors or dazzling scenes of battle! This is the story of the joys and sorrows of a proud, unruly fighter… The author’s completed work, Reborn as a Ring Killer, is already available. Feel free to bookmark and recommend it! 0Votes138.6kRecs62.6kFans
- 78 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
- 79 The Hu Horse 勒胡马 The Battle of Ningping City marked the final chapter of the Western Jin regime. According to the history books, from princes and ministers down to officers and soldiers, all were slaughtered by the Hu army, and “not a single person escaped death”… No. Amid the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, a young man still managed to rise to his feet. Gripping a ruyi scepter, he smashed it hard against the Hu commander's forehead! As the Central Plains fell and the people fled south, in this hellscape 0Votes333.6kRecs115.3kFans
- 80 The Ming Dynasty Official 大明官 In the thirteenth year of the Chenghua era of the Great Ming, history graduate student Fang Yingwu transmigrates into the body of a scholar. It is an age when an otaku takes the throne and rules without much interest. It is an age without authority. It is also an age when loyalty and treachery, righteousness and evil, black and white are clearly distinguished. It is an age when the nation faces no major troubles and is governed with a light touch. It is also an age of lax laws and lazy officials 0Votes488.8kRecs288.8kFans
- 81 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
- 82 The Northern Ode 北颂 Kou Ji’s soul transmigrates to the Northern Song Dynasty, where he becomes the great-grandson of Kou Zhun, the legendary prime minister. As the son of a third-generation official, he should have been riding horses and hawks, living the most brazen life of a spoiled heir. But after he arrives in the capital, Bianjing, with a letter from his dirt-cheap father inviting him to come enjoy the good life, he discovers... His grandfather, Kou Zhun, seems to be in trouble! 3Votes468.3kRecs475.5kFans
- 83 The Ming Dynasty’s First Minister 大明第一臣 Outside Haozhou at the end of the Yuan dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang found a boy. From then on, the Hongwu Emperor had another right-hand man. They fought the Yuan army, crossed the Yangtze, destroyed Chen Youliang, and defeated Zhang Shicheng. They founded the Ming dynasty and reclaimed Yan and Yun. I was everywhere. From then on, the Hongwu Emperor founded the dynasty without a single regret. The foundations of the Ming were as solid as a fortress. Regarding the matter of the Little Prince of Han, we 4Votes254.9kRecs743.2kFans
- 84 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
- 85 EN Where Will You Run, Demons? 妖魔哪里走 New book: "Daoist Priest, Times Have Changed". Please check it out. The human way declines, while the uncanny way runs rampant. A hundred ghosts roam the night, and the people suffer terribly. I, Wang Qilin, am willing to wield a ghost-slaying blade and carve a path to peace for humanity through the demons and monsters lying in wait! 5Votes755kRecs577.3kFans
- 86 Tycoon, Please Spare Me 神豪求放过 Please don’t pay attention to the title. This book has no tycoon plotlines about throwing money around, squandering wealth, or flaunting riches… “Please spare me” is the real story. This book is also known as: “This World Doesn’t Welcome My System,” “The Steel Straight Man’s Disastrous Journey,” “The Dog Food Master’s Money-Making Diary,” “How Do I Deal with a Peach Blossom Tribulation That Counts as Bad Luck?” and “How Did This Tycoon Story Turn into Feeding People Dog Food?”… and many more. 0Votes55kRecs48.3kFans
- 87 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
- 88 Another World Between the Pages 笔下的另一个世界 For a transmigrator in a parallel world, there's no problem a pen can't solve. And if there is, just add a keyboard. Sun Peng 1Votes140.8kRecs103.6kFans
- 89 The Great Song Butcher 大宋好屠夫 Poetry and the Blade is signed and uploading. You won’t be disappointed. Zheng Zhi transmigrated to the Northern Song world of Water Margin and became Zheng the Butcher, the very man Lu Tixia beat to death with three punches. In the final years of the Northern Song, war raged across the land and heroes vied for supremacy as China fell into decline. It was a time for heroes to make their mark. The grudges and loyalties of Water Margin, the good and the evil, the faithful and the treacherous: thei 0Votes596.2kRecs189.1kFans
- 90 The World 天下 Return to the Tang dynasty and contend for supremacy. In the fifth year of the Tianbao era, the Tang dynasty had been established for more than a century. After decades of governing the country, Li Longji, now an old man who had lived long enough to know the will of Heaven, had grown weary. Ever since he made Yang his noble consort, his attention had gradually drifted away from the dull, tedious affairs of state. “Music and dancing fill the air, and the emperor can never get enough of the show.” 0Votes447.2kRecs454.9kFans
- 91 Return of the Myriad Worlds 诸天归来 [The author’s new 2020 book, The System Wants to Borrow My Powers, is out! Qi Yun experiences countless cycles of reincarnation in his dreams: Shu Mountain, the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Journey to the West, Investiture of the Gods... When he wakes, he forges all kinds of magical treasures in this world, including the Heaven-Flipping Seal, Golden Flood Dragon Scissors, and Taiji Diagram. He also cultivates numerous divine abilities, such as Three Heads and 0Votes76.1kRecs141.7kFans
- 92 The Thief's Path in the Apocalypse 末世盗贼行 A city overrun with poisonous corpses. A jungle where mutated beasts run wild. Vines from mutated plants lash through the air, casting one shadow of death after another. Having arrived in this new world, he wields the power of a thief's class, tearing through the dark mist and chasing the ultimate glory. Steel behemoths evolved in the city roar as they swing enormous battle axes. Mutated beasts 0Votes325.3kRecs269.4kFans
- 93 Bug House 虫屋 A slightly plump man carrying a broom walks into the courtyard. He sweeps up the fallen leaves, then turns to look at the plaque over the gate: Insect House. “If you don't show yourselves, I'll turn you into flower fertilizer.” 4Votes184.6kRecs185.8kFans
- 94 Thieving on Heaven's Behalf 替天行盗 The wind has no form, yet I desire to hunt the wind! Roaming proudly across the Nine Provinces, I shall steal on Heaven's behalf! A colossal bronze coffin floats above a secluded valley, while a woman in red has slept for a thousand years. In the underground palace beneath the vast sea, the stars shift and the earth turns. In the ice sea, the spirits of a sunken ship refuse to fade. As dynasties change and centuries turn, a world-shaking storm suddenly sweeps across the Divine Land. Heroes rise 0Votes1.1MRecs328.7kFans
- 95 Buried Origin 葬元 A policewoman pursues a fugitive, and the two of them end up in the early Yuan dynasty. By then, the Battle of Yashan is over, the Song dynasty has fallen for good, and Mongol cavalry rules the land. The Yuan Empire’s power is at its peak, and Kublai Khan has secured his throne as king of kings. Who in the world would dare defy him? Start a rebellion? First, try to survive. 0Votes389.2kRecs330.1kFans
- 96 Reborn with Dreams in Bloom 重生梦想花开 Back to 1994, where dreams take flight and blossom in the old days. 0Votes95.3kRecs129kFans
- 97 Getting By in the Marvel Universe 漫威世界混日子 Li Huai was abruptly sent back to his high school days in 2002. With no lofty ambitions, he figures he's still a good-for-nothing, so he decides to keep being a homebody, only this time he'll become a homebody with a luxurious house. With that goal in mind, he gradually begins to change the course of his life… I can't write a good synopsis, but the story... This is a serious book! 0Votes107.9kRecs189.5kFans
- 98 Chief Detective 警探长 One case within another, one scheme within another: twists and turns that are strange yet make perfect sense. Remember every detail. It could be the key to solving the case! Upholding justice across the Nine Provinces, settling grudges and enmities; roaming the ends of the earth with a sword in hand. The story of a police officer, with sharp wits from start to finish. There are plenty of clues planted throughout, and even more brilliant minds in the reader community and comments section. Leave a 8Votes421.9kRecs2.1MFans
- 99 Star Era Martial God 星纪武神 The Force is boundless, and telekinesis is infinite. A nuclear-blast punch shatters the earth, while a potential-energy slash tears apart a stellar ring. Telepathy grants foresight, while a fungus-devouring gene enables rebirth through a drop of blood. The Titanium Extreme Golden Body forges an ultra-solid physique, while the Fusion Divine Art evolves into an immortal stellar body. In a distant interstellar age, technology and martial arts combine, colliding to produce a brilliant civilization t 0Votes151.8kRecs57.7kFans
- 100 The Grim Reaper of the World of Gods 诸神世界的死神 Beneath Mount Olympus, Hades yields his throne to me. On the banks of the Nile, Anubis guards my domain. In Helheim, the little girl Hela is my maid. At Hell’s Lake of Fire, Satan, the Demon King, bows before me. I am Thanatos, the awakened god of death. I am the one and only end, the embodiment of absolute fairness. I walk between worlds, revealing the fate of every living thing. Whether you are insect, beast, demon, spirit, or the most intelligent of all beings, a heavenly god or the Lord Hims 0Votes87.1kRecs132.6kFans
