Novels like The King
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- 51 Black Myth: Tang Dynasty 黑神话：大唐 In the early Tang dynasty, the immortals and Buddhas are dead, and demons and monsters run rampant. A copy of the Demon-Slaying Heavenly Book lets Li Daoxuan obtain miraculous pills and divine spells whenever he slays demons and monsters. The Third Eye of Erlang Shen, the Golden Body of the Tathagata. The Five Thunders of the Divine Empyrean, the Law of Heaven and Earth... From the Zhenguan era to the Tianbao 0Votes358.2kRecs770.6kFans
- 52 EN Laying Low in the Demon Realm: Cultivating One Stat Point at a Time 苟在妖界加点修行 The Primordial Wilderness, the Nine Realms, and the Eight Desolations across the Four Seas. Countless demon clans gathered together, determined to kill the greatest demon lord in the demon realm and restore clear skies and peace to it. All of this was witnessed by a figure above the Ninth Heaven, its body touching the earth, it 0Votes70.8kRecs379.1kFans
- 53 An Unorthodox Taoist in a World of Strange Tales 志怪世界的旁门道士 This is a world of strange tales, where ritual and music have fallen into disarray and ghosts and spirits roam. Here are strange people and eerie ghosts, green corpse demons and immortal beings, mushroom people and grass horses, wicked cultivators and righteous gods. Here are methods of corpse liberation and qi cultivation, alchemy with lead and mercury, divination by spirit writing and summoning gods, paper soldiers and straw horses. With a mysterious golden manual that improves his proficiency 0Votes67.4kRecs322.3kFans
- 54 A Hundred Lifetimes in Search of Immortality 百世求仙 Across a hundred lifetimes among mortals, I do not vie for the splendor of one life, but for every moment across a hundred. I seek immortality in the mortal world. My name is Li Qing. I transcended the mortal realm in three lifetimes, entered the Dao in nine, and attained immortality in a hundred. [A cultivation novel about longevity, not a simulator, not a story about reincarnation and rebirth.] [A hundred lifetimes of allotted years, one life in each lifetime.] 12Votes112.6kRecs752.6kFans
- 55 Winds Rise at the End of Ming 风起明末 Hair grows back like chives after being cut; chop off a head like a chicken's, and it will cry out again! Officials need not be feared, but common folk must never be underestimated! In troubled times, people are like ants, and their lives are as worthless as weeds. The tides of the age sweep individual fates along with them. A fate swept up by its time can only rise and fall with the times. The realm is already headed for collapse. The once mighty Ming Empire is now in the twilight of its declin 0Votes154.5kRecs231.3kFans
- 56 I Became a Literary Master in Tokyo 我在东京当文豪 This Japan seems a little different. After the bubble burst, everything was underlined. The writers who should have emerged never did. Instead, a number of authors could only offer feeble criticism of the world... This Japan needs a literary giant, a beacon of thought... Chen Chu transmigrated into this world and became Kitajima Koma, a waiter at an izakaya. Looking at his solitary self and his uncertain future, Kitajima Koma decided to make money using the advantages he had. And so a novel call 0Votes31kRecs138.3kFans
- 57 From a Cult Family to a Divine Kingdom 密教家族到神国王朝 When Carl awakens, he discovers that he has become a crippled evil god, confined to a bottle. By chance, the Fischer family becomes his vassal, bound together by a shared destiny passed down through their bloodline for generations. They establish secret cults, infiltrate nations, manipulate wars, and climb the long road to godhood, fighting for their family's glory and future. They are assassins lurking in the shadows, scholars beloved by the people, revered priests, powerful dukes, and legends 0Votes54.4kRecs256.7kFans
- 58 EN Cultivating the Wrong Divine Skill, Wreaking Havoc on the Jianghu 错练神功，祸乱江湖 “Have you heard? A new demonic menace has appeared in the martial world.” “Do you mean that Old Demon Shi who claims to possess wisdom beyond compare?” “That’s the one! His martial arts are formidable. He often uses a flawed manual to drive an entire sect out of their minds, turning them into gibbering wrecks! And he enjoys every minute of it!” “I’ve heard the same! That demon is utterly deranged!” Half a manual of divine martial arts set Shi Feizhe on the path of martial cultivation! When he be 0Votes39.1kRecs337.7kFans
- 59 The War Banner of Osuya 奥苏亚的战旌 I woke up in the Northern Wastes, on the continent of Osua, where swords and magic reigned. I began in a village, dreaming that I could live in seclusion, but history and fate kept pushing me forward. [Quests] [Weapons] [Characters] Where did these notes come from? A massive vertical pupil loomed in the mist. Between cities, horses’ hooves were stained with blood. Bloodlines and races were tangled and varied. Prayers from those with different hearts went unanswered by the Old Gods. Who concealed 0Votes53.4kRecs88.7kFans
- 60 The Last Light of the Later Ming 后明余晖 Thanks to an elder whose origins are unknown, the decaying dynasty is reborn in another form, surviving for more than two hundred years thereafter. Then, across the vast Pacific, steel, explosives, and oil will compose the most magnificent tableau in human history. So, for the ancient Ming Empire, is this truly a final resurgence before its death? ˉˉˉˉˉˉˉˉˉˉ "How can this Z Fleet have five battleships?" "Can the Shermans still run rampant on the islands?" "Can the Mustangs and Corsairs still dom 2Votes109.3kRecs258.9kFans
- 61 The Holy Maiden Comes, and No One Pays Grain 圣女来时不纳粮 [Medieval fantasy + Taiping Heavenly Kingdom + clockpunk + peasant uprising] The Holy Pope, a golden scepter. The Knight King, a silver-embroidered bed. Those who sow the wheat eat the husks; those who weave the cloth have no clothes. While Eve and Adam toil in the fields, do noblemen and gentlemen sit in high halls? You take my wife and seize my home, you butcher my dear parents! Heads roll beyond counting; blood debts must be paid in blood! Slay the priests! Slay the Pope! Slay the knights! Sl 29Votes173.1kRecs443.3kFans
- 62 The Imperial Enterprise of the Northern Dynasties 北朝帝业 The end of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the age of the Later Three Kingdoms. He Liuhun rules the roost in Hebei, Yuwen Tai dominates Guanzhong, and Xiao Pusa devotes himself to Buddhism in Jiangdong. Ambitious heroes are fired with purpose, while the people shed blood and tears! The fires of war flare up again at Mount Mang, and heaps of bones lie strewn across the River Bridge! In an age of chaos, division must eventually give way to unity. Cross the Taihang Mountains, ford the Yangtze, 5Votes304.6kRecs289.8kFans
- 63 Who Are You Calling a Powerhouse? 骂谁实力派呢 Who are you calling a powerhouse performer? Who are you insulting? Do you have any idea what it means to be one of Asia’s Ten Most Handsome Men? 8Votes264.5kRecs843.1kFans
- 64 Pirate Sovereignty 海盗王权 Kings are crowned, rising from blood and fire; all bow down and sing beneath the throne! Fate is never merciful out of love, nor fair because of greatness. The strong prey on the weak: that is the way of kings! The sole purpose of cannons is to measure a nation's borders! Everything within their range is truth! And in this Age of Sail, ruled by mighty ships and cannons, the only truth is... Hand it over! “Wait! What are all those things overseas? Retreat, retre... Aah!” The great beings of the p 4Votes173.9kRecs696.5kFans
- 65 A Dream of the Beiyang Fleet 北洋之梦 After transmigrating into a hopeless student in the Beiyang presidential preparatory class in the fifteenth year of the Guangxu reign, Chang Desheng looked at his classmates, including Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui, Cao Kun, and Wang Shizhen, and made up his mind: I’m going to be president! A new work from Da Luoluo. Read it now, and don’t save it for later! 1.8kVotes157.7kRecs356.9kFans
- 66 You Call This Entrepreneurship? 你管这叫创业？ Qin Shaoyan, social media mogul, marketing expert, award-winning game producer, and investment guru, spoke to the press in a fury: “Recently, some people in venture capital and the internet industry have been spreading rumors and slandering me behind my back, calling me a master of empty promises, a master con artist, an expert at passing the buck, and a man with no business ethics…” “I’d like to set the record straight: I’m not a con artist.” “I’ve just been a little flexible with my startup me 0Votes75.2kRecs239.6kFans
- 67 EN Grinding My Stats on a Deserted Island 我在荒岛肝属性 Spiritual qi revival, mysterious forces descend, the rules change, and the times are transformed. I was the first superpowered individual, and I'm also the strongest person in the world. The truth is, I'm not dead. I'm just stranded on a deserted island, searching for a trove of precious treasures from an alien civilization. There's only one last step. I need a rescue team to bring these treasures back. Once I'm back on Earth, I'll make you all billionaires at once. Wealth, prestige, fame, and f 1Votes224.3kRecs1.2MFans
- 68 I Think This Is Pretty Reasonable 俺寻思这挺合理的 That day, you got home and realized you'd forgotten your keys, so you paid a locksmith to open the door. While you waited, you thought how great it would be if you knew how to pick locks. Then you wouldn't have to waste money whenever you forgot your keys. So you began to study the craft… “How can that wire of yours even open a phone's fingerprint lock?!” “A fingerprint lock is still a lock, isn't it? Seems perfectly reasonable to me.” Your friend thought it was absurd. “What’s absur 0Votes59.3kRecs442.9kFans
- 69 EN I Am a Puddle of Demonic Cultivation 我是一摊魔修 Tan Shuchang had always considered himself a scion of a scholarly family. Having passed the imperial examinations at a young age, he was a bona fide member of the bloodsucking elite class, someone who should have held immense local power, received more gifts than he could accept, spent more money than he could use, celebrated more New Years than he could count, and taken more concubines than he could accommodate. How had he somehow ended up becoming a demonic cultivator? After thinking about it 0Votes42.3kRecs411.4kFans
- 70 EN Grinding XP in Another World 我在异界肝经验 A story about someone who transmigrates to another world and relies on a proficiency-based ability, grinding away at experience to grow stronger. 142Votes284.6kRecs873.3kFans
- 71 EN We Agreed On Experiencing Life, So Why Did You Immortals Become Real? 说好体验人生，仙子你怎么成真了 Create different characters and experience extraordinary lives. From the start, he transmigrates into the body of a powerless figurehead emperor. Through the Book of a Hundred Lives, he experiences different lives, and completing missions earns him rewards. Restoring the imperial family's glory is our duty! Inside the Book of a Hundred Lives: I became the holy son of the Myriad Paths Sect and debated the Dao with Holy Maiden Miaolian. Her Daoist heart shattered, and thousands of strands of her h 930Votes196.3kRecs1.2MFans
- 72 Transcendent-Dimensional Kill 超维杀 What should you do if you transmigrate into a vegetative state? Don’t panic. Start up a game to calm down first… 0Votes45.9kRecs205.6kFans
- 73 I'm the Lone Star of Misfortune, but I Love Making Friends 我，天煞孤星，爱好交友 Hey, how dare you slander my good name and call me a jinx? So I attended the Dragon Gate Tournament, and a few candidates died. Then I became the only candidate left, and suddenly I’m a bringer of bad luck. And what’s that about everyone who had a grudge against me ending up dead? How could that possibly have anything to do with me? I don’t know how they died, either. I’m just a lowly constable. Congratulations, Host! Your master died a gruesome death. Cultivation +10,000! 0Votes178.2kRecs351.3kFans
- 74 EN My Troops Evolve Infinitely 我的兵种无限进化 Mu Yuan accidentally obtains access to a mysterious game. The world on the other side of the game is real, where players can recruit troops and build territories, as well as bring items from the game into reality. He starts with ten little skeletons, but... Little Skeleton → Skeleton Soldier → Skeleton Warrior → Skeleton General... → King of Bones “If I evolve a little skeleton into a Bone Emperor, what can you possibly do about it?” “Evolution points, show me your limits!” Years later, when the 13Votes292.1kRecs743.9kFans
- 75 I Have a Fate-Binding Die 我有一枚命运魔骰 An ancient demon god cast a die that could change fate into the mortal world. Whoever obtains it can roll the die and have three wishes granted for free, depending on the number rolled. Over the ages, countless owners of the die have altered their destinies and changed the world time and time again. Some wished their way onto the throne of the gods, while others wished for immortality. Chen Qi, at the lowest point in his life, was lucky enough to find the die. His first wish was to become a bill 1Votes153.9kRecs573kFans
- 76 EN Crimson Dragon Emperor 红龙皇帝 New book: The Evil Dragon's Divine Cultivation Record I've transmigrated into a despised evil dragon. What am I supposed to do? Original blurb: A red dragon! The leader of the five-colored evil dragons! The big boss of the evil faction! A creature everyone wants to kill! Jose doesn't want to get beaten up, so he revives his people's natural talent for farming: keep a low profile and quietly build up his strength. Once he's strong enough, he'll come out and make his dreams a real 0Votes102kRecs275.4kFans
- 77 EN My Universe in a Bottle 我的瓶中宇宙 Li Qing, a psychiatrist, received a patient who claimed to be the “Creator God.” The patient told him about his transmigration: “Dr. Li, I've discovered that I have a superpower. I can create a microscopic civilization in this room. I've unleashed a great flood to destroy the world more than once, wiping out all its people. But I'm about to die, and I'll die as Pangu.” Li Qing reassured him: “I believe you. I believe you.” The man said, “My death is fated. It will usher in a new era of civilizat 3Votes84.4kRecs337.3kFans
- 78 EN The Musician of Yesteryear 旧日音乐家 Soot fills the sky, and steam engines roar without pause. The world runs as usual, prosperity within reach. Yet everyone is ignorant. Only a rare few pierce the fog of history, study forbidden knowledge, unravel hidden inspiration, and wield the unseen. They are known as the “Knowing.” The chaos and truth beneath the world’s filthy surface slowly come into view, beginning with a mysterious incident at a concert: “Hidden Knowledge, Shifting Currents, Phases, Ritual Vessels, Lord of Witnesses”: th 10Votes114.4kRecs229.4kFans
- 79 EN Game of Thrones: The Sacred Flame King 权游之圣焰君王 [A Game of Thrones fanfic: You can enjoy it even if you haven't read the books or watched the show] Many years later, when the legendary lord, dragonrider, child of the holy flame, nightmare of conspirators, breaker of the rules of the game, undefeated legend on the battlefield, ruler of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm, Samwell Caesar, sat upon the Iron Throne, he would surely remember that distant afternoon when he received a charter of settlement from the “Rose of Highgarden.” Ba 4Votes118.2kRecs555.8kFans
- 80 EN The Death Mage's Diary 死亡巫师日记 Suo Er transmigrates to a wizarding world filled with the bizarre and dangerous. To stay alive, he resolves to overcome every obstacle and become a wizard. But in this terrifying world, both apprentices and full-fledged wizards must face layer upon layer of deadly danger. Suo Er is an especially favored target for persecution. Fortunately, he obtains a diary that can predict the future. However, every prediction o 0Votes57.7kRecs349.6kFans
- 81 EN Pursuing the Dao Across the Multiverse 逐道在诸天 Across the endless heavens, seek the Dao and pursue immortality. Confirmed worlds: The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, A Chinese Ghost Story, Investiture of the Gods, Journey to the West... My completed classics, The Mediterranean Hegemon and The Holy Roman Empire, have plenty of chapters to keep you satisfied. The group has been sealed again. 0Votes103.1kRecs215.8kFans
- 82 My Taoist Magic Comes from a World of Myths and Strange Tales 我的道法来自神话志怪世界 The Five Turbidities descend upon the world, and demons run rampant. Holding a copy of Strange Tales Illustrated, Song Lin transmigrates into the body of a young acolyte at a remote, unorthodox Daoist temple on the frontier. He sees that the ancient evil miasma of the Six Heavens still lingers in this world, where shamans and ghostly arts run wild. Demons and monsters claim official titles, the Three and Five have lost their order, and the worlds of humans and ghosts have become jumbled together 0Votes61.6kRecs345kFans
- 83 Is Something Wrong with Your Lordship? 你这领主有问题吧 The world is destroyed, the apocalypse arrives, and a new era begins. Everyone is granted the right to survive as a Lord. Territories, heroes, troops, treasures, and resources: the server formed from countless continents is now fully open. Qin Muye looks at his panel, which makes him seem like an expendable extra, and his territory with its damaged suffix. He can hardly keep from crying. No divine talent, no hidden hints, and no absurdly powerful class. “In that case, I'll just have to find anot 2Votes87.5kRecs476.7kFans
- 84 Life Simulation: Adding Traits Through Health Cultivation 人生模拟：从养生功开始加词条 Han Zhao wakes up to find that he has transmigrated to a world where rival states vie for supremacy and demons run rampant. Families of divine weapon wielders reign above all, while clans of spirit-beast tamers look down on the masses. The martial arts tradition has been severed and is steadily declining. Han Zhao has mediocre talent, but he possesses a prompt simulator. After paying to run a simulation, he can choose one of three rewards: a [Trait], [Attribute Points], or [Life Experience]. [Yo 2Votes63.4kRecs465.4kFans
- 85 EN Just Became a Celestial God, and My Descendants Beg Me to Leave the Mountain 刚成仙神，子孙求我出山 Reborn as the first crown prince of the Jing Dynasty, Jiang Changsheng was switched at birth by a villain and sent to a monastery, where he became an ordinary young Daoist. From crown prince to an obscure Daoist, his life had taken a sharp turn for the worse. Fortunately, Jiang Changsheng awakened a Survival System with an unlimited lifespan. As long as he survived the trials of life, he would receive survival rewards. He nearly died when a senior disciple accidentally struck him while practicin 0Votes236.3kRecs1.2MFans
- 86 EN Immortality Starts With Alchemy Dao Grandmaster 长生从炼丹宗师开始 A hermit becomes an immortal, coming and going among the azure peaks. Yin and yang are forged in the furnace; the Great Dao lies within the heart. Luo Chen transmigrates to the cultivation world. With a proficiency panel, he practices alchemy and breathing techniques, studies spells and arts, and advances step by step along the path to immortality. (Skips the Mortal World and begins directly in the cultivation world.) 51Votes97.5MRecs1.4MFans
- 87 The Last Dark Lord 最后的黑暗之王 This is a world shrouded in darkness. The black fog devours every living creature it touches. Fire is humanity’s only refuge. Then the age of darkness arrives, and the flames begin to die. Countless mighty kingdoms become lairs for dark monsters. Humanity loses all contact, and the survivors tremble in their lonely pinpricks of light. Until Rhodes arrives in this world. “Damn, what kind of freak is this? Is it edible?” “This soul tastes delicious.” “As long as the will of fire endures, I believe 2Votes182.2kRecs593.8kFans
- 88 My Little Mountain Kingdom 山林王国 Farm, live well, farm, live well, live well, live well, live well... From a house and a patch of land to a city and a nation, build a mountain kingdom of your own. 0Votes57.2kRecs214.4kFans
- 89 Mythic Era: I Evolved into a Star-Level Behemoth 神话纪元，我进化成了恒星级巨兽 High above, a Kun thousands of meters long flies over a city, unfazed by a sky full of missiles. In Australia, a thousand-meter-long world-ending serpent destroys cities and devours millions, then slowly departs as several nuclear bombs explode around it. After arriving in this dangerous world, Chen Chu is left bewildered when he unexpectedly gains a salamander clone. What can a palm-sized axolotl do? Make videos for views? Catch shrimp in a stream? Or… evolve into a giant beast? An axolotl, als 14Votes424.5kRecs1.8MFans
- 90 EN Starting from Imitating All Demons to Become a True Immortal 从效法万妖开始成就真仙 Fierce demons sit enthroned on high, enjoying the incense and offerings of countless households. They call themselves immortals, rule over heaven and earth, and send scrolls of immortal arts down into the mortal world. Lin Shu wants to embark on the path of cultivation, so he diligently studies the immortal arts. But no matter how he searches the books, he cannot find the path to prove his Dao and become an immortal. Every word and sentence describes how to cultivate his flesh until it is delici 709Votes198.6kRecs461.7kFans
- 91 EN The Heretical Path to Immortality 方仙外道 The young Daoist was sixteen, in the springtime of his life, when desire stirred his troubles. Each day he saw the suffering of aging, sickness, and death, and the pangs of love, hate, anger, obsession, and resentment. I do not want my beauty to wither and fade. I do not want age spots to mark my skin. I do not want my limbs to shrivel, my organs to rot, and my bones to stink. The young Daoist was sixteen, and all he wished for was eternal life. A tale of an ordinary mortal refini 471Votes142.9kRecs473kFans
- 92 The Hidden Moth 隐蛾 Have you ever heard of the Hidden Moth? Every era has people like this, as though they can move through the darkness without leaving a trace, appearing out of nowhere and vanishing in an instant. Existing yet unknown, it could be you, or it could be me. 221Votes1MRecs204kFans
- 93 The Bizarre Wizarding World 诡异巫师世界 A mysterious journey into the world of wizards! * * * He transmigrates to a world of wizards. “But... weren’t wizards supposed to be seeking the truth?” “Why are they all greedy bastards chasing power?” I’m aiming for 9,000 average subscriptions. If you’re passing by, come lend me a hand! 0Votes77.5kRecs388.3kFans
- 94 Azure Scroll of Miro 弥罗青卷 Standard version: On the land of Hanxia, Miro Daoist of the Miaoyou Sect awakens memories of a past life while building his foundation. With the Qing Scroll and Treasure Mirror, treasures born alongside him, he pursues the boundless path to immortality. Poetic version one: Miro Miaoyou turns the boat of fate. He enters the Dao, seeking truth. In his hands, the mystic register and azure scroll; the mirror of Heaven and Earth reflects his heart. Purple mist enfolds him as he ascends to the heavens 0Votes95.6kRecs152.2kFans
- 95 EN The Grand Supernal Lineage 超凡大谱系 We create gods and establish faith, using them to chart our salvation. We hold the genealogies and decipher the aether, thereby becoming the All-Knowing One. 102Votes117.7kRecs377.2kFans
- 96 The Corrupted Kingdom 腐蚀国度 A realistic zombie MMORPG! Scavenge for scraps, make tools, farm, and fight monsters as you search for the reason humanity failed to resist the zombie virus. Sixteen completed VIP novels, 23 million words. It began with online games, and now it returns to them. 2Votes489.1kRecs271.7kFans
- 97 Starting with Pure-Blooded Dragons, I Refuse to Be Human 从纯血龙族开始不当人 A pureblood Fifth-Generation Dragon with mastery of the Word Spirit chain. A genuine distillery operative who roots out undercover agents. The young emperor's foremost sycophant. A curse born of hatred. The top enforcer in Root, protecting Lord Danzo. A Celestial Dragon with nothing to do. The returning dragon of the true world. A black knight starting from scratch. Fairy Tail: Prehistoric Calamity. The Outcast: Zhenwu Descends the Mountain. On the throne, whenever Jiang Yuan sinks into mem 0Votes58.5kRecs253.3kFans
- 98 Qingyun Immortal 庆云仙 In a vast world where the sky is round and the earth square, Birds carry cloud cities on their backs as they roam the Great Wilderness, While humanity struggles to survive among the countless savage beasts on the ground. The path to immortality begins with a bird, Rising into the white clouds above, to sit as an immortal of the Great Wilderness! 2Votes73kRecs128kFans
- 99 The First Emperor's Beloved Grandson 始皇家的好圣孙 His father abandoned him for the throne. His mother, the one who had depended on him, wanted him dead. His own brothers rebelled against him. His only close friend sent assassins to kill him. His eldest son rejected his beliefs, and his youngest son brought down his empire. As the First Emperor, betrayal had become an ordinary part of life. Of course, none of it mattered anymore. After a lifetime of toil, the First Emperor only wanted to enjoy his old age, cared for by his beloved grandson. He a 2Votes70.1kRecs595.4kFans
- 100 Taxes Are Collected Only Within Machine-Gun Range! 税收只在机枪射程内！ Milton Mings transmigrates to a border checkpoint in a bizarre little country. Mexico lies to the north, while to the south, two sides are locked in a civil war so brutal they would beat each other's brains out. Luckily, he can see the contraband in passing vehicles. Seize contraband, earn points, and trade them for rewards. Only the greatest firepower can make everyone pay their taxes without complaint. “At my checkpoint, even the president has to pay taxes!” “Only death and taxes are eternal!” 11Votes109.8kRecs527.2kFans
