Novels like A Common Man
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Common Man, best match first.
- 1 Year 119 of the New Era 新纪元119年 Hong Tao's sixth transmigration ended in failure. An accident interrupted the process, sending him into a completely unfamiliar and unheard-of advanced human civilization. Just how advanced was it? It had interstellar colonies! He had never even seen a space shuttle up close, and in this new world he wasn't even at an elementary schooler's level. How was he supposed to survive? Don't worry. Even in the harshest conditions, Old Rat Hong can find a loophole. Then he grins and shouts, “You little b 0Votes177.3kRecs20.3kFans
- 2 Coach, I Want to Learn Mixed Martial Arts 教练我想学综合格斗 Also known as: the story of an MMA fighter pursuing her dreams in a world where gender roles are reversed. It's a lighthearted slice-of-life story, so just enjoy it casually. After all, reading novels is all about having fun. 0Votes73.1kRecs26.5kFans
- 3 Strange Case Files 异侦实录 Young detective Yuan Muye has been able to see things invisible to others since childhood. His family and friends regarded him as an ill-omened person, and he suffered greatly because of it. In his second year of high school, Yuan Muye met Dr. Lin Sen, a renowned neuroscientist at home and abroad, during an extracurricular activity. Through experiments, Dr. Lin proved that Yuan Muye’s brainwaves differed from those of ordinary people and could produce a unique mental aura. This enabled him to re 0Votes171.1kRecs25.2kFans
- 4 I Transmigrated into a Rare Species in the Cultivation World 我穿成了修仙界稀有物种 Heaven bestowed immortal grace upon women, making them noble from birth and placing them above men. Among the countless women, a Celestial Maiden would occasionally be born, able to help her followers open their spiritual roots and embark together on the path to immortality. That was why the sect leaders of the Immortal Grace Continent were all Celestial Maidens revered by everyone. Even the three great sects and six schools, the top immortal sects, were no exception. The newly transmigrated Cel 0Votes220.4kRecs55.6kFans
- 5 Nightmare Sovereign 梦魇主宰 The multiverse is vast and boundless. Powerful, immortal gods build divine realms in the Outer Planes, bloodthirsty demons watch the mortal world from the Abyss, and cruel, ruthless devils lurk in Hell, waiting for their chance to strike. Across the endless Astral Sea and the Sea of Chaos lie countless Material Planes, some newly born, some mature, and others on the verge of extinction. They are home to countless species and living beings, each one a prize coveted by gods and demons alike. Lowly 0Votes32.3kRecs34.2kFans
- 6 Turn, Let Go, Leave 转，舍，离 A collection of short stories full of twists and turns. The trilogy: “Light, Short, Scattered,” “Soft, Melted, Things,” and “Turn, Leave, Part.” Part science fiction, part wild imagination. Twists, choices, and strange departures. My soul is still inside me, as if somewhere in a pitch-black whirlpool. I want to escape, but never dare to leave the safe nest at its center. 0Votes22.6kRecs38.1kFans
- 7 The Marquis's Lost Pearl 侯府遗珠 When she awoke from a dream, Lin Wan discovered that she had become a little girl who had lost her memory and been separated from her family. It was years before Lin Wan learned that she was the beloved daughter of the legitimate second branch of the Zhen Nan Marquis’ household. 0Votes261.9kRecs55.1kFans
- 8 The Fire Thief of Tomorrow 明日盗火者 Tomorrow will come at last, as dusk fades and civilization rises and falls. We travel through the mists of time, step beyond the forbidden threshold, and gather the flames of civilization, until at dusk they blaze into a splendor that sets the wilderness alight. 0Votes62kRecs63.5kFans
- 9 The Great Sui Sage: Starting by Saving Myself from the Heavenly Prison 大随圣人：从天牢自救开始 From the start, he was in death row awaiting execution. After he transmigrated, he woke up in hell. He had twelve hours to save himself. Reborn with cheat-like powers, he put on a good show. This was a world where demons, monsters, Confucians, Daoists, and Buddhists all vied for supremacy. To stay alive, Lin Jun, a spoiled young master who knew nothing, was forced to get to work. Step by step, he embarked on the path to becoming a god and a saint. He slew demons, banished monsters, sought the Da 0Votes173kRecs30.5kFans
- 10 My Curse Lets Me See Text Descriptions 我的诅咒是可以看到文字描述 Chen Fan has a remarkable superpower: he can see written descriptions of the world. Through these descriptions, he can read people's thoughts, see the trajectories of objects, and even predict the future. Yet he doesn't consider having such a power a good thing. “If everything is predestined, what meaning can life possibly have?” This thought troubled Chen Fan for four years, until a recent accident swept him into a supernatural incident. Only then did he realize what the written descriptions we 0Votes40.7kRecs6Fans
- 11 The East Wind Is Cruel 破阵子之东风恶 How did a model female prodigy, worried about the fate of the world, grow into a ruthless, scheming Crown Princess? Countless male favorites? A child out of wedlock? Did she replace the prime minister on the spot with her childhood sweetheart just because she thought he was old and ugly? The truth is, she can't even tell men and women apart. She doesn't care about reason. Whatever she says goes. Watch how the wicked Dongfeng becomes a good empress with a terrible reputation. 0Votes13.9kRecs35kFans
- 12 I Am a Killer Without Feelings 我是个么得感情的杀手 I am a pigeon killer; I have no feelings; And I have no money. I am Yi Haizhou, who has changed his name and gone into hiding; The man who has mastered half of the Four Great Inventions; I don't want to talk to you, so I threw a BENG at you... If you don't like following ongoing updates, you can read the completed professional art novel The Age of Great Beauty first. 0Votes622.2kRecs107.1kFans
- 13 Rekindling the Age of Innocence 重燃纯真时代 Back to that summer in 2006, with just one month left until the college entrance exams! After getting his youth back, Wang Chenning finally understands that finding success while young really can let you live life exactly as you please... 0Votes6.6kRecs14Fans
- 14 Back to 2000: Starting with Chips 重回2000从芯开始 Reborn during his college years, Gu Ping was astonished to discover that the campus beauty from his memory had become an ugly duckling, going from everyone's crush to the most overlooked woman in the class. But it was all just the result of her clever makeup skills... He had once been an executive at a technology company. In 2020, the company came under outside pressure: its chip supply was cut off, and its access to mobile operating systems was restricted. Reborn, he sought a different path, la 0Votes26.6kRecs15.1kFans
- 15 The Martial Artist Who Changed His Fate 改命国术师 After transmigrating, actress Jiang Li is a consummate drama queen, a master at flirting with men, and well-versed in the Five Elements, talismans, and mystic spells. Before her true identity is exposed, the most beautiful woman in the capital is a disgraced official’s orphaned daughter who knows nothing of literature, music, or strategy games. The Great General Who Guards the Nation: “I’m breaking off our engagement!” The Minister of Revenue: “She’s beautiful, to be sure, but utterly soulless!” 0Votes11.6kRecs5kFans
- 16 The Divine Phoenix Is No Concubine 2: A Fated Stone 神凰不为妃2：石生缘 [Completed] He wants to take her as his disciple; she wants to learn his cooking skills. For the sake of a vow, he guarded the human race for a thousand years, but a betrayal cost him the person he loved. She should have been a princess of the Spirit Realm, but instead she became a prisoner. Fortunately, she has unparalleled wisdom and he has overwhelming strength. Together, they will conquer the world. What sparks will fly between two equally extraordinary beings, both born from stone? Thi 0Votes248.2kRecs112.7kFans
- 17 I Don't Want to Be Emperor Again 朕又不想当皇帝 Given a second chance at life, he only wanted to live in peace. But everyone insisted on making him emperor... 0Votes981.6kRecs520.2kFans
- 18 The Apocalypse Fat Girl's Comeback 末世胖妹逆袭记 Qiao Lingxiang weighed 250 jin and had a body that gained weight just from drinking water. She was beaten to death in a field, but she didn’t transmigrate or get reborn. She simply opened her eyes and came back to life. Then she gained a strange ability: every bit of weight she lost gave her healing powers. She thought she’d gained some ability that could cure every illness under the sun. But then she discovered she could also speed up plant growth and turn stone into ore. So, her first step to 0Votes287.9kRecs200kFans
- 19 After My Divorce, I Reached the Pinnacle of Chinese Entertainment 离婚后我走上了华娱之巅 An obscure screenwriter transmigrates to another world. “I'll be home at seven tonight.” “As agreed, we're going to the civil affairs office tomorrow to get divorced!” His celebrity wife hung up. Chi Mo took a deep breath. The “it grows on you” effect? That could never happen to him in this lifetime... P.S. He starts by pitching a TV series. A slow-burn romance, not a one-woman story. Bring tissues, and all fellow readers are welcome! 0Votes40.8kRecs89.1kFans
- 20 The Wish Power System of the Movie World 电影世界愿力系统 After transmigrating through three worlds, Fang Bo finally unlocks the System’s true purpose and becomes a human wishing machine, strengthening himself by granting other people’s wishes! “Boy, do you crave power? Do you want endless wealth? I’ll grant you one wish.” “Oh, I wish for three more wishes.” “Boy, I’ll give you one chance to say that again!” “Oh, then get me Aladdin’s magic lamp.” “Boy, see the sword in my hand? Isn’t it beautiful? Oh, right, what was your wish again?” “I... I don’t ha 0Votes6.7kRecs3.7kFans
- 21 Was I Expelled from Hogwarts? 我被霍格沃茨开除了？ “Detected one Professor McGonagall in tabby-cat form. Pet her vigorously for thirty seconds. Reward: Transfiguration talent!” “Detected one disabled Voldemort. Help him install a nose. Reward: Parseltongue talent!” “Detected one domesticated phoenix, Fawkes. Complete its taming. Reward: Phoenix Rebirth!” Staring at the one outrageous quest after another issued by the System, Rolf Scamander fell silent... He really didn't want to get expelled from Hogwarts! 0Votes70.1kRecs233.5kFans
- 22 Monster Hunting Worldwide 全球刷怪 When fantasy invades reality, when technology and human nature collide, when the world faces a choice, when destruction creeps ever closer... The nobody destined to become humanity's savior addressed the world with unwavering conviction that day: “History is made by the people, but you have to survive first before you can call yourself one of them, right?” 0Votes263.5kRecs193kFans
- 23 The Ultimate Storm of Magic 魔法之究极风暴 This is a world of magic, filled with dazzling spells and nothing else. Combat magic, transformation magic, elemental magic, summoning magic, celestial magic, dragonkin magic... In Alliance Year 829, at a round-table meeting held over the Sky Sea, several major powers, including the Holy Alliance, the Elven Court, the Goblin Gate, and the Beast God Temple, reached a consensus. They declared that the world had finally left the Near-Magic Era behind and entered the Great Magic Era, turning a new p 0Votes7kRecs91Fans
- 24 The Colors of the Flower Garden 花间色 The world is a riot of blooming flowers, and the Xie family’s eldest legitimate daughter, Xie Mingjin, should have been its most dazzling beauty. Yet people in later generations all say that in the century-old Wuling Xie family, not one person among three generations of the main line was innocent. 1Votes376.4kRecs40.5kFans
- 25 Infinite Reversal of Myths 无限之神话逆袭 Warning: Virus detected. This time, it’s a transmigrator! (This new book needs your support. Many thanks to all my fellow readers. Peng bows in gratitude.) 0Votes112.1kRecs198.5kFans
- 26 My Wife Is a Washed-Up Superstar 我老婆是扑街大明星 Her “acting” is a total flop, yet somehow she becomes a superstar. Yep, you heard that right... This book is also known as The Growth Diary of a Naive Girlfriend in Chinese Entertainment. After his soul enters the body of an assistant to an instructor at an arts center, Su Chen opens his eyes to find a soft, fragrant little foot covering his face... Nope, not licking it! P.S. Slice of life, a little sweet romance. Bring your own tissues!! 0Votes1.9kRecs3.1kFans
- 27 The Beauty of Glazed Glass 琉璃美人煞 “I’m definitely going to become an immortal,” she said. He looked her up and down and sneered. “You definitely can become an immortal: a lazy immortal.” She let out a relieved sigh. “A lazy immortal is still an immortal.” He was speechless. Pretty impressive. Who says lazy people can’t become immortals~ 0Votes85.2kRecs329.2kFans
- 28 A Flawed Otherworld 缺陷异世界 This is a world made up of interconnected mysteries, like pieces of a puzzle. Beneath its strict rules and logic, flaws and loopholes wage a hidden war. Get ready to put your brain to work and set out in search of the truth! 0Votes5.3MRecs164.2kFans
- 29 A Palm-Sized Universe from the Start 开局一个掌中宇宙 Seas of frigates. Ranks of battleships. Titan lances. The roar of the stars. Genetic ascension, psionic ascension, synthetic ascension. Ancient fallen empires, star-devouring leviathans, four-dimensional fortresses. Tyranid swarms, green-skin calamities, higher-dimensional demons, the Contingency. This is a real game left behind by a higher-dimensional civilization, a game where real-world civilizations and in-game civilizations intertwine, and the game can affect reality. This is the story of a 0Votes132.1kRecs217.1kFans
- 30 The Sun and Moon of the Flourishing Tang Dynasty 盛唐日月 No System, no wise old mentor, and he starts off being chased by wolves. He finally realizes he's transmigrated to the Tang dynasty, only to discover that even the Tang dynasty requires ID cards... See how history's unluckiest transmigrator carves out a place for himself in the Tang dynasty. 0Votes219.5kRecs112.8kFans
- 31 The Reborn Eldest Sister Is Busy Farming 重生长姐种田忙 Tang Wanwan, an heir to the Jin Luban tradition, transmigrates to the Great Xia Kingdom, where her family is dirt poor. Her father disappeared after an accident. Her timid mother has two younger siblings trailing behind her like a pair of snot-nosed pests, and her older brother is seriously ill. There’s also an aunt who’s always mooching off them, and grandparents who play favorites. Luckily, Tang Wanwan has plenty of skills. She can do business, open shops, and practice top-notch medicine. Her 0Votes4.8MRecs148.3kFans
- 32 Daily Life After Financial Freedom 财务自由后的日常 P.S. The most beautiful kind of love I can imagine is falling for you at first sight, in a single moment, on a single day, then being swept away by a spark that becomes an unstoppable blaze. It's being together day after day, supporting each other through thick and thin. One moment, you love each other to death; the next, you want to give each other a good thump. You understand my childishness, and I understand your stubbornness. T 5Votes102.2kRecs331.6kFans
- 33 The White-Haired Demon Master 白首妖师 A cruel and utterly inhuman person is called a “human fiend”! A worldly, smooth operator who understands the ways of people is called a “people person”! A vicious, bloodthirsty killer is called a “butcher”! Then what would you call someone whose schemes are as unpredictable as shifting clouds and who is as cunning as a demon...? … … 0Votes1MRecs279.1kFans
- 34 Starting in the Hong Kong Cinema Universe 从港综位面开始 Ordinary Li Cheng suddenly gained the Myriad Worlds Daily Good Deed System and began his transmigration journey. His first stop: the vast Hong Kong cinema universe. 1Votes185kRecs137.5kFans
- 35 A World of Happy Dreams 欢想世界 When I sobered up, I vowed to build a world for humanity. I dreamed of the future, and put that dream into practice for hundreds of years. 4Votes1.5MRecs419.1kFans
- 36 Dragon Raja: The Happy Wind Man 龙族之快乐风男 This is a story about happiness. Jiang Xun transmigrates to the world of Dragon Raja, and after unlocking the League of Legends System, he resolves to turn the tragedy of Dragon Raja around. He wants to take the little monster to see the vast and beautiful world. He wants to see Senior Brother Chu gently rest his head against Xia Mi’s belly. He wants to play StarCraft with Lu Mingfei and Old Tang. He wants to attend Ye Sheng and Aki’s wedding. He wants to bring back all the amazing people the Ol 0Votes13.6kRecs23.5kFans
- 37 We Won't Lose Each Other for the Rest of Our Lives 余生我们不走丢 New book: These Demons Are Too Hard to Enfeoff 0Votes3.7MRecs1.2MFans
- 38 Seizing Wei 执魏 The division between Hu and Han, the national grudges and family feuds from before the Jin dynasty: north and south made no distinction. The Hu and Han peoples mingled, ushering in the great age of the Tang. The Northern and Southern Dynasties: did they begin with the Hu and end with the Han? No! Did they begin with the Hu and end with the Hu? Not that either! They began with the Hu and ended with a man who was neither Hu nor Han, yet both Hu and Han: Yang Jian. In 424 AD, a man from a later age 0Votes10.7kRecs20.2kFans
- 39 The Dragon King's Tsundere Daily Life 龙王的傲娇日常 I’m a dragon. Am I proud of it? Yes, I am. This is a story about an arrogant Dragon King who says he doesn’t want to show off, but can’t stop bragging. VIP group: 9555-74517 (subscribe to any one of the following in full: "Deskmate", "Hunting Forgeries", or "Dragon King") 0Votes5.9MRecs194.6kFans
- 40 The Panda's Leisurely Life 大熊猫的悠闲生活 (A cozy slice-of-life story with no System) After transmigrating into the body of a giant panda, Yuan Da finds himself in a remote mountain valley, while other pandas live pampered lives in zoos. But that's all right: he can occasionally head down the mountain to sample delicious food, livestream, and appear on variety shows. Before he knows it, Yuan Da discovers he's become famous. 0Votes77.3kRecs141.8kFans
- 41 I'm Really Not a Great Demon King 我真不是大魔王 With a single thought, one becomes a Buddha. With a single thought, one becomes a demon. If you will not lead me to Buddhahood, then I will send you into demonic darkness! This is the story of a prince from a small kingdom who is reborn and becomes a great demon king, wreaking havoc far and wide. 0Votes1.1MRecs770.6kFans
- 42 My Dreamlike Years 我的梦幻年代 Shen Mengxi’s motto was, “I’ll just muddle along!” He never imagined that someone like him would become a big name in the entertainment industry. 0Votes357.9kRecs193kFans
- 43 Starting Out as the Best in Jinmen 从津门第一开始 A golden-inlaid saber at my waist, the road to the ends of the earth beneath my feet. Ferrying travelers across the myriad worlds, beginning in Tianjin. 0Votes66.8kRecs145kFans
- 44 China Chic 1980 国潮1980 (The author's previous book, I Got Kicked by Time, is complete.) What incredible miracles would a modern-day swindler, notorious for ripping off countless people, create if his soul suddenly transmigrated forty years into the past? What kind of life would he lead? It all begins in 1980, beneath the archway at Qianmen in the capital. It begins with an orphan named Ning Weimin, living in abject poverty... (Important: The main focus isn't collecting antiques, but speculation and business.) 140Votes722.4kRecs298.3kFans
- 45 The Song Dynasty Is Poisonous 大宋有毒 It is still the same old Hong the Bloodsucker, continuing his career as an alien test subject in one transmigration after another. Since he cannot fight back against the aliens, he might as well wreak havoc among the people of Earth. This time, he has landed in the Northern Song during Emperor Shenzong’s reign, but his starting point is even lower than in the Southern Song: he has become Wang Shen, the emperor’s brother-in-law and a famed playboy. The problem is that in the Song Dynasty, nobody 0Votes440.6kRecs76.2kFans
- 46 The Pokémon Tomb Raider 精灵盗墓者 This is a Pokemon fan novel!!! Welcome to the real world of Pokemon! The culture of this ancient nation stretches back five thousand years. Countless powerful Pokemon command their own territories, each reigning supreme for centuries. Beside the Dragon King Temple, Trevenant Forest forms a deadly forbidden zone. Anyone who enters is doomed to die, yet within it grow ancient fruits, sweet and crisp, imbued with wondrous power. No one has ever been able to take them. Beneath a thousand-year-old to 0Votes32kRecs82kFans
- 47 When Dreams Awaken, Silence Lingers 梦醒细无声 Reborn to Dive into Dreams and The Southern Song Doesn't Cough are completed novels, and their characters are connected to those in this book, so you can read them together. From the end back to the beginning, Hong Tao has returned to the era before his first rebirth, but he has lost all the memories of his three rebirths and transmigrations. What would he be like if he had never been reborn, without the golden finger of his memories? During the surging tide of reform and opening up, would he st 0Votes569.6kRecs113.7kFans
- 48 I Refuse to Be a King in the Spring and Autumn Period 我在春秋不当王 In the thirty-first year of Duke Xiang of Lu, the Zhou royal house was plunged into turmoil. Li Ran, whose soul had traveled across time, lost his secure library job! His closest friend died! His promising career was gone! And he was forced into exile. What a miserable life! Miserable! Miserable! That year, Duke Xiang of Lu had just passed away, Zichan was reforming Zheng, the six great ministers of Jin were locked in a bitter power struggle, Duke Jing of Qi was poised to make his move, and King 0Votes731.8kRecs597kFans
- 49 EN Everyone Knows I'm a Hidden Master—Except Me 全世界只有我不知道我是高人 What’s it like to be an ordinary person whom a group of cultivators mistake for a reclusive master? Lin Zhishui is in that position, but he can’t answer the question yet. Because even now, he still hasn’t realized that the customers who love traditional culture and visit his calligraphy and painting shop are actually extraordinary people who cultivate in secret. And those customers he thought had died of terminal illnesses... had in fact ascended to immortality! The customers never imagined that 0Votes215.1kRecs262.3kFans
- 50 Great Ming: From the Start, I Asked Zhu Yuanzhang to Abdicate 大明：开局请朱元璋退位 After transmigrating into the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuntong becomes Zhu Biao’s third son. Just as Zhu Biao dies, Zhu Yuanzhang plans to appoint Zhu Yunwen as the Crown Prince’s heir. At this critical moment, Zhu Yuntong has no choice but to step forward. “Grandfather, please issue an edict at once appointing me Crown Prince’s heir, so I can ascend the throne, become emperor, and inherit the empire!” 0Votes22.9kRecs889.9kFans
