Novels like Ask the Sword
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- 101 I’m Really the Captain of the Flying Henanese 我真是飞翔的河南人号船长啊 My new book, Starting with Mountain Patrols and Demon Subduing, is now being serialized! Come check it out! [Ocean Apocalypse] [Raft Survival] [Farming and War] … Everyone on Earth transmigrates overnight! When eight billion people wake up, they find sharks have become their neighbors. The only shelter is the raft beneath their feet, and what's drifting toward them isn't just wreckage and supplies, but endless lurking sea monsters! [Charcoal-Grilled Kelp] [Rum] [Great White Sharks] [Old Ones]… 0Votes59.1kRecs292kFans
- 102 Tales of Immortality 长生志异 Changsheng Dynasty, Year Nine of the Mandate. The land of China is in chaos, and the people are destitute. The imperial court’s rule is crumbling, while barbarians from the West arrive with their pantheon of gods. New-style warlords rise up and carve out territories of their own. Taiping rebels run rampant, leaving the land devastated. Floods, severe droughts, earthquakes, sandstorms, tornadoes, acid rain, blood moons, falling meteorites, and other disasters descend one after another. Countless 7Votes405.1kRecs859.3kFans
- 103 Half-Immortal 半仙 Deep in the mountains stands a Taoist temple, its incense long since dwindled. I’m nothing special, just nineteen years old, and I’ve been a Taoist priest since childhood. I have more than a dozen senior brothers, and I’m the youngest, known as the last disciple. Our sect was desperately poor, and my senior brothers couldn’t bear the hardship. Fortunately, our broad-minded master let them all go their separate ways, though three later saw the error of their ways and returned. My master favored m 19Votes2.5MRecs1.1MFans
- 104 Starting with Chips in 1991 1991从芯开始 Su Yuanshan, chief architect at Haixin, was reborn in 1991. Back when AMD was still surviving by copying Intel, he began laying the groundwork with EDA, seizing the initiative before the Wassenaar Arrangement. He would give the domestic semiconductor industry a whole new lease on life. A great nation's rise begins with chips! A new novel is underway: Reborn in '99: Starting Out as a Tutor to a Top Student 2Votes217.4kRecs302.5kFans
- 105 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
- 106 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
- 107 EN Celestial Being's Codex 天人图谱 If human life could grow ever stronger without limit, then one day we would reach the heavens! 465Votes3.7MRecs1.8MFans
- 108 Surviving in a Supernatural World 苟在神诡世界 They say there are immortals in this world! Chen Li: Maybe, but there are a lot more monsters and demons! Transmigrated here in a single day, with nothing but confusion ahead; I toil and bustle just to put food on the table. Everyone says cultivating immortality is wonderful, but who has seen bones scattered by the roadside? [The author has a work with over 10,000 average subscriptions, Dawn Era, and a premium work, Giant Serpent of the Deep Forest. Quality guaranteed.] 4Votes286.8kRecs376.5kFans
- 109 EN Folklore Horror: It Begins with the Blood God of Xiangxi 民俗从湘西血神开始 Take a little nonsense, then add a pinch of hearsay. Throw in a touch of far-fetched speculation and a dash of sensationalism. On a scorching midsummer day during the summer vacation, Lin Feng received an unexpected package. He opened it. Inside was the newly released Qingshan game console. But when he turned it on, Lin Feng couldn't help wondering: why did this game feel so off? [Sorry, the character you selected has died. Please exit the game and start again.] 0Votes58.4kRecs262.6kFans
- 110 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
- 111 I’m Your Natural Enemy 我就是你们的天敌 When Wen Yan chose what he thought was the safest profession, “natural enemy,” he was sure his fate would be nothing like that of those professions where everyone died a violent death. Then he encountered a Soul Devourer over ten kilometers long, whose trait was “Invincible,” and realized things might, perhaps, be just a tiny bit different from what he had imagined. “Summon your fiercest aura and shout ‘I’m your daddy’ at the Soul Devourer to activate your first fixed profession ability.” P.S. I 8Votes317.1kRecs527.6kFans
- 112 Artist of Purgatory 炼狱艺术家 In the darkness. He opens his eyes and comes back to life once again. But the world has long since changed. All of humanity has perished, and their souls have become slaves to the gods. This is a world riddled with death; endless, terrifying monsters slumber in eternal darkness; the histories of countless civilizations lie buried beneath the sand; and he is the last living human. P.S. The author has also written the six-million-character novel Online: The Last Days of the Worlds. Feel fr 3Votes271.9kRecs432.1kFans
- 113 EN This Taoist Is Going to College! 贫道要考大学 Also known as: The Young Daoist Chen Wants to Go to College Chen Shi'an has lived on the mountain for eighteen years. The text he knows best by heart is the Dao De Jing, and the ritual he performs most skillfully is the rite for sending off the dead. It was not until the day his master breathed his last that he learned the truth: in this day and age, funeral rites must be registered, and inheriting a Daoist temple requires a diploma! What is a dropout who slipped through nine years of compulsory 76Votes381.2kRecs904.1kFans
- 114 Tracing the Current of the Literary Era 溯流文艺时代 Yu Dong is reborn from 2019 into 1991, returning to the time just after graduation, when he was assigned to work as a counselor at Jinling Arts College. Starting out by writing novels, he takes things one step at a time, gradually building an empire in the entertainment industry. 0Votes108.1kRecs171.1kFans
- 115 Cultivating a Male Star: I Took Advice and Became a Top-Tier Star 养成系男神：听劝后，我成了顶流 “With my looks and circumstances, how can I find a girlfriend?” After coming from a parallel world and giving up on his new appearance, Li Youzhi posted this question online. “Try getting a different head.” “Best to be reborn.” “Lose weight. Run ten kilometers a day, do a hundred push-ups, a hundred squats, and a hundred sit-ups.” Reading the comments, some sincere and some mocking, Li Youzhi took the first step toward changing himself. Years later, when a reporter asked Li Youzhi's fans how the 0Votes222.6kRecs824.1kFans
- 116 EN Quest for the Immortal Path 叩问仙道 A young mortal accidentally stumbles onto the path of immortality and struggles onward in his pursuit of the Dao. The road to immortality is harder than climbing to heaven, but no obstacle can diminish his resolve to seek the Dao. Looking back, the green mountains remain, while all his old friends have become bones. Here are two QQ groups. Feel free to join whichever suits you. Muted group: 710441068 (To prevent the chat group from being shut down, notices and announcements may be posted there. 487Votes1.2MRecs979.6kFans
- 117 Wandering the World of Myriad Heavens 人在诸天，浪迹天涯 A Myriad Heavens crossover featuring a mix of film and TV worlds. The first world is a little long, and the story doesn't follow the original plot. Same old rules. 0Votes109.6kRecs189.9kFans
- 118 The World Enters the Age of Myth 全球迈入神话时代 In the midst of an ordinary life, Lu Yiming suddenly gained superpowers. He had thought he was about to reach the pinnacle of success, only to discover that the whole world had undergone a drastic transformation! Ancient legends became reality, mysterious prophecies were repeatedly proven true, and all kinds of supernatural phenomena appeared before the public one after another: martial arts, magic, cultivation, demons, ghosts, and monsters. The old order collapsed, and humanity was about to ent 6Votes295.8kRecs503.3kFans
- 119 Binjiang Police Affairs 滨江警事 Youth is an asset, but a diploma is essential. For Han Yu, who started working at sixteen, being too young is not necessarily a good thing. Because he was so young, the organization he was assigned to nearly sent him right back. Read the story of how the youngest police officer in Linghai Public Security Bureau history turns his fortunes around. 8Votes589.7kRecs302.8kFans
- 120 I Really Don't Want to Fight the Gods 我真不想跟神仙打架 Back in the 1990s, that innocent era when gods clashed, Jing Xiaoqiang puts his peerless instincts and voice, along with his unflappable, couldn't-care-less attitude, to work as a top-tier arts professional. He clocks in, takes the stage, clocks out. Worship and glory in the music world? To hell with all that. 5Votes1.5MRecs460kFans
- 121 I Really Can't Solve Mysteries 我真不会推理 A great villain who spent ten years struggling in the space of the Main God gives up everything in exchange for a chance to live again in a parallel world. All he wants is to laze around and enjoy his retirement, but this bizarre and unpredictable world is full of danger. With no other choice, he gradually reveals his fearsome claws… Only by being darker than all darkness and more ruthless than all cruelty can he fear nothing! (P.S. Paranormal horror, dark themes.) 0Votes67.5kRecs87.3kFans
- 122 The Doomsday Jigsaw Game 末日拼图游戏 You wake up and find yourself in a tower-apocalypse, where humanity lives inside towers and monsters roam outside. Your eyes can see strange annotations: [Two Fallen Ones are hiding 1,600 meters away. When you're furious, one sliding tackle will feed them until they're full.] [Before you think about steaming, boiling, or frying it, you'd better check its left pocket. Don't ever get into the bad habit of killing monsters without looting them.] [Someone actually staring at their own face? I'll adm 21Votes439.8kRecs1.6MFans
- 123 EN Swallowed Star 2: Origin Continent 吞噬星空2起源大陆 This is Tomato's twelfth novel. It is also the second novel in the continuation of Swallowed Star. Luo Feng takes Morosa through the cycle of reincarnation and arrives at the Origin Continent... 237Votes3.5MRecs4.6MFans
- 124 EN Gatekeeper of the Myriad Worlds 万界守门人 The planets died. The gods fell. After the Realm of Law collapsed, humanity lost all its protectors. Now, “anomalies” and “calamities” are beginning to invade the human world. As the age of darkness begins, a soul from Blue Star transmigrates into this world. … A comic of the same name is now available on Tencent Animation, Qidian, and QQ Reading. 13Votes486.2kRecs1.5MFans
- 125 EN The Last Gentleman 终末的绅士 Weary reader, I’m honored that you have chosen this book among the shelves of this heavy, gloomy library. Unfortunately, this book is sick. Your fingers should be able to feel the raised growths on the surface of its cover. The words written long ago are like parasites taking root in the pages, hoping someone will watch them writhe, feel them, examine them, touch the diseased substance of this story. If you insist on borrowing this book, please be sure to check your physical condition regularly. 20Votes320.8kRecs888.2kFans
- 126 I Told You I Could Turn Back Time 我说了我会时光倒流 Lin Xing has the ability to turn back time. Whenever his life is in danger, he returns to the past. He falls to his death, and goes back five seconds. He’s crushed to death by falling debris, and goes back one minute. He’s hit by a dump truck, and goes back twenty minutes. Then one day… he discovers that he’s gone back a whole year. 2Votes179kRecs758.1kFans
- 127 The Working Prophet 打工先知 “I’m not a god. I’m just a wage earner who clocks out on time.” “I’ll do my best to help you during work hours. As for after I clock out… you’re on your own.” A workplace, farming, popular science, deities, and just a little romance. Probably. Haha. 0Votes185.9kRecs467.3kFans
- 128 The Entertainer of the East 东瀛娱乐家 The main story is complete. In the Japanese entertainment scene of the 1990s, sing the songs you like, do what you want, and make friends with people you get along with. In short, this is a story about the protagonist's ongoing growth. It's all just for fun. 2Votes134.2kRecs77.3kFans
- 129 The End of the Song Dynasty 终宋 The Song Dynasty never recovered Yan and Yun, and throughout its reign it was bullied by foreign enemies… As the Southern Song nears its fall, he will accomplish the great deeds that eluded the dynasty from beginning to end. 81Votes996.2kRecs2.3MFans
- 130 The Book of Gods and Demons 神魔书 Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing? What should I do? What do I want to do? What is the purpose of everything I have seen, heard, and experienced? Is the world before my eyes real or an illusion? The road on the left is thick with thorns; the road on the right is paved with flowers. Which one should I choose? Why should I choose it? May absolute order guide us. May the highest truth be with me. 0Votes11.2MRecs564.6kFans
- 131 EN Lone Walker of the Abyss 深渊独行 At the moment Earth exploded, the fear of death finally became physical agony. The searing pain was burned into the deepest recesses of Yang Ming's memory. “The universe is an abyss.” Yang Ming murmured softly amid the starlight. [PS: This is not a game novel. The game elements in the early chapters will be fully explained with a coherent logic later on. I'm starting over in a new genre, and this isn't my usual style, so I won't be promoting it through my old books. Just treat me like a newcomer 7Votes343.2kRecs1.2MFans
- 132 EN My Past Life Simulator 我的前世模拟器 A cash-on-delivery package sent He Zhao down a path he had never imagined. “To all my past lives, I thank your ancestors for eighteen generations!” New book: My Ultimate Modifier. 0Votes100.5kRecs541.6kFans
- 133 EN Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon! 请公子斩妖 [Nonsense] [No Shame] [No Clichés] … The vast human world, the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. A world of flowers and delights, where cultivating immortality is pure fun. When Chu Liang opened his eyes to find himself a disciple of the Mount Shu Sect, with a strange pagoda inside him, he embarked on a path he had never imagined. Smoke rises at dawn from thirty-six peaks. Eight thousand miles away, he returns after slaying a dragon! … “Please, young master, slay the demon!” 27Votes734.7kRecs3.5MFans
- 134 The Swordsman Crosses the River 剑卒过河 Even little people can achieve great things! A pawn crosses the river with no retreat! A sword in hand, a new glory to forge! 9Votes1.4MRecs1.3MFans
- 135 The Empire Reborn 复活帝国 [Synopsis One] A young genius suffering from a terminal illness chooses to undergo cryogenic preservation. When Ren Zhong wakes, he finds himself in a wilderness, beneath a huge blue sun and two silvery moons. On this unfamiliar planet, Ren Zhong builds up experience by exploiting a revival ability that lets him rewind time, and resolves to become a warrior. After being betrayed, hunted, and put on trial, he decide 0Votes343.2kRecs640.1kFans
- 136 Players Are Brutal 玩家凶猛 This is a real game that transcends dimensions, a fierce competition across the Myriad Worlds, a sweeping epic mythology, and a fantastical, winding tale of otherworldly adventures. The players are ferocious! 14Votes1.1MRecs2MFans
- 137 EN Tribulation of Mysteries 神秘之劫 With mystery returning and the dawn of the gods, is it really a good thing? Along with the revival of spiritual qi came something else… an unsolvable terror! An unusual surname, a soul traveling between two worlds, and a mysterious epic… 5Votes588.3kRecs1.1MFans
- 138 EN My Name Is Huang Tian: The Blue Heaven Is Dead, What the Heck? 我名黄天，苍天已死什么鬼？ “Doctor, for the past ten days, whenever I’m asleep, I keep vaguely hearing someone call my name.” “Mr. Huang Tian, you’re experiencing auditory hallucinations.” “I’m certain I heard them.” “Then it’s anxiety manifesting physically.” “Anxiety manifesting physically?” “In any case, there’s nothing wrong with you. Don’t worry. Avoid smoking and drinking, go to bed early and get up early, and try to relax. You’ll be fine.” “…” September 5: I went to see a doctor. He said there was nothing wrong wit 1.3kVotes154.7kRecs733.9kFans
- 139 A Guide to Conquering Another World 异世界征服手册 (This book has over 30,000 premium subscribers and averages over 9,500 subscriptions per chapter. Quality guaranteed.) A sudden accident sent a tour bus carrying twenty-eight people, completely unprepared, transmigrating into a xianxia world. A hundred years passed swiftly in the other world. Just as the descendants of these transmigrators faced another crisis, a sudden portal appeared, reconnecting the two worlds... In short, this is the story of an ancient Eastern people making the most of ano 1Votes194.5kRecs412.2kFans
- 140 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
- 141 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
- 142 The New Shun, 1730 新顺1730 What would it be like if the dynasty that followed the fall of the Ming were a Han Chinese dynasty? After transmigrating, Liu Yu discovers that he has arrived in Dashun, a dynasty at a turning point in history. He starts out as the son of a duke, with parents, maids, plenty of money, plenty of people, and plenty of connections. With life growing dull, Liu Yu has to find something to do. And so... 14Votes297.3kRecs300.8kFans
- 143 The First Cause of All Realms 诸界第一因 The vast world is coming back to life, and the gods and demons who departed are about to return. Holding a Gluttony Cauldron, law student Yang Yu transmigrates into this world and opens his eyes in a remote border town, gazing upon a realm that seems both familiar and strange. He sees an ancient dynasty nearing its end across an endless land, with dragons and snakes rising everywhere amid the beacons of war. He sees ceaseless warfare leaving the people destitute. Lands containing a thousand hous 6Votes676.1kRecs1.7MFans
- 144 EN I Loaded the Occult System 我加载了神秘学面板 The Age of Steam, where reason and mysticism exist side by side. The more you know, the closer you come to madness. That is the consensus behind the Veil. Li Cha doesn't believe it. Or rather, that rule doesn't apply to him. His skill panel lets him dabble in many fields and master them all, like a steam engine that never needs to shut down. [Breathing Lv.3 · Healing: Chronic ailments vanish, old afflictions are completely cured] [Knowledge Lv.3 · Erudition: Every book you lay eyes on leaves 2.1kVotes200.7kRecs994.1kFans
- 145 The Li Clan 李氏 The bold ride dragons and tigers, while the timid ride cats and sit on rabbits! At the end of the road, the awakening of humanity marks the beginning of divinity. (Seven Deadly Sins Series II: Greed) 1Votes60.2kRecs249kFans
- 146 What Do You Mean, a Roaming Mid Laner? 什么叫游走型中单啊 {A League of Legends esports novel} Taking on three enemies alone or two-on-one, roaming and providing backup: Lin Ran excels at all of it. He’s also exceptionally good at farming gold and scaling, treating jungle monsters like his own minion waves. His team’s Garlic Turtle can barely take it anymore. Making his debut in S6, Lin Ran strives to break through the darkness before dawn and join his teammates in raising a beacon of hope for the LPL. 9Votes252.4kRecs639.2kFans
- 147 EN Goblin: Severely Dependent 哥布林重度依赖 “Bro, why did we become adventurers?” “A goblin’s bounty is three silver coins.” “No, you’ve got me wrong, mate. I mean, what’s the ultimate goal of this line of work? We toil away all day long, but what’s it all for?” “One goblin. Three silver coins.” “…” “Three silver coins.” “All right, there’s a job to clear out a goblin nest. You…” “I’m in!” Elements: [down-and-out adventurers], [mash-up setting], [DND-inspired] 1.8kVotes631.9kRecs1.3MFans
- 148 EN This Is How Immortality Cultivation Works! 修仙就是这样子的 In the world of Jiuzhou, players seething with resentment gathered together, swore a blood oath, and vowed to make the great demon lord vanish forever. In no time, people from every corner joined in. The winds were rising, the clouds were gathering, and everyone could see a brighter future ahead. Everyone except Lu Bei. He was the so-called demon lord. “You call me a demon lord and blame me for screwing you over? I’m an NPC. How could I possibly screw you over? That’s just how cultivating immort 16Votes861.1kRecs1.7MFans
- 149 Seeing Uncle Jiu Again 又见九叔 This novel brings together many of Uncle Jiu's works in a coherent supernatural world. Not an infinite-world story. No female lead. The protagonist, Chen Ziwen, transmigrates into Mr. Vampire, only to discover that his master is the feng shui practitioner who, twenty years ago, lost a burial plot to the Ren family and then turned around and tricked them. As a charming villain, Chen Ziwen can only set his sights on the many strange zombies from Uncle Jiu's movies. The path of corpse refinement, a 0Votes192.2kRecs217.3kFans
- 150 When Teenage Fantasies Become Reality 当青春幻想具现后 What would you do if time stopped for an hour and you were the only one who could move freely? Thanks for asking, but don't ask me! Ask her instead Yes! The girl who came to me while time was stopped and reached out her hand! Time stopping, growing young again, a phone that calls across time and space, a cat repaying a kindness... When one absurd yet wondrous event after another starts happening in our youth, our story begins. (Keywords: fantasies made real, everyday life, romance) 20Votes151.8kRecs497kFans
