Novels like Reaching for Supremacy in the Ten Kingdoms
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- 1 Building the Flourishing Tang 建造盛唐 An outstanding architecture student unexpectedly arrives in the late Zhenguan era and becomes Li Yuan’ai, Li Shimin’s sixteenth younger brother. In an age already embarking on a grand historical chapter, Li Yuan’ai has missed the most glorious wave. Taking things as they come, he sets himself a modest goal: to put his talents to use building a palace without precedent or equal, and designing a city to rival Chang’an of the Tang. But things don’t go as planned! The glorious era of Li Shimin passe 0Votes20.5kRecs19kFans
- 2 I Can Take His Place 彼可取而代之 Liu Ji had no idea whether he was unlucky or lucky. If he was unlucky, why had he been reborn twice in a row? If he was lucky, why was he always reborn into an age of chaos? He couldn't figure it out, so he decided to stop trying. In the late Eastern Han, an age filled with heroes as mighty as dragons and tigers, he only wanted to live this extraordinary life without regrets. He would start by wiping out Sun Ce. The Little Conqueror? Sun the Rebel-Suppressor? He could take his place! 0Votes28.3kRecs129.3kFans
- 3 Reborn as India’s Richest Man 重生印度当首富 When Jogo regained consciousness, he found that he had been reborn as Jogo Gupta, a sixteen-year-old boy from a middle-class family in Mumbai in 1986. He could have just lain flat. His family had a decent income, and he attended an expensive private international high school. But his father had just gone bankrupt, owing the bank a million in loans. They'd gone from millionaires to a million in debt. To keep their home and avoid losing everything and ending up in the slums, Jogo first had to repa 0Votes30.6kRecs106.4kFans
- 4 The Book of Chu: Annals of the Founding Emperor 楚书,太祖皇帝本纪 From beggar to emperor, he topples the inept and feeble Zhao Song dynasty, one step at a time. Chu Shu, group chat for Taizu: The Founding Emperor's Chronicles, number 960694319 0Votes20.9kRecs48.5kFans
- 5 Reborn in the Three Kingdoms: Starting with Raising Chickens 重生三国从养鸡开始 Liu Xin is reborn in the Three Kingdoms era as an ordinary tenant farmer on Zhang Fei's estate, with a [Lucky Wheel] System. Told mainly from the perspectives of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, this book presents a different Three Kingdoms story from the very bottom of society. Also known as The Great Philanthropist of the Three Kingdoms and Reborn in the Three Kingdoms: I Became Zhang Fei's Tenant Farmer. *Updates are guaranteed. The early chapters have a few rough edges and are being revised, 0Votes69.3kRecs131.5kFans
- 6 The Rivers, Mountains, Wind, and Moon of the Five Dynasties 五代河山风月 When autumn comes, on the eighth day of the ninth month, my flowers bloom and all others die; their fragrance pierces Chang'an, and the city is clad in golden armor. Huang Chao raises his arm, and the Tang Dynasty, once famed throughout the ages, crumbles. The chaotic era of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms begins, when battles are commonplace and victory and defeat vanish like smoke. At the tail end and height of this turbulent tide, in the years between the Later Zhou and Northern Song, Shi 1Votes104.1kRecs146.2kFans
- 7 The Qing Dynasty Is Doomed 大清要完 In 1852, above the battlefield at Suoyi Crossing, a thunderclap rang out. An “angel” descended from the sky on a bicycle, dressed in yellow and wearing a yellow cap, riding a purple bolt of lightning. He shouted, “The Qing Dynasty is doomed!” 3Votes131.4kRecs127.9kFans
- 8 My Uncle Is Zhu Di 我的姑父叫朱棣 Xu Jingchang holds a rather considerable position in the Ming dynasty. His grandfather is Xu Da, Prince of Zhongshan; his father is Xu Zengshou, Duke of Dingguo; his aunt is the empress, and his uncle by marriage is Zhu Di... With a setup this ridiculously blessed, it's as if Heaven itself is chasing him around, spoon in one hand and rice pot in the other, trying to feed him. But Xu Jingchang only wants to listen to music in Qinhuai and fish at Xuanwu Lake. 0Votes35kRecs213.9kFans
- 9 NBA: Trash Talk Is an Art NBA:艺术就是垃圾话 Trash talk makes you stronger, so He Xinghui can only shower everyone with colorful insults. (A lighthearted and funny story with a cheeky, irreverent style.) 0Votes38.2kRecs98.6kFans
- 10 The Song Dynasty Rogue 大宋泼皮 Good news: I've transmigrated. Bad news: I've transmigrated to the fifth year of Xuanhe in the Northern Song dynasty. Good news: I was born with superhuman strength after transmigrating. Bad news: I'm a local hoodlum. To shake off his hoodlum status and earn an official title, Han Zhen decides to take to the mountains, become a bandit king, and wait to be recruited by the court. Yet no matter how long he waits, the court's letter offering amnesty and surrender never comes... Three years late 3Votes73.5kRecs466.2kFans
- 11 EN Naruto in Konoha: The Ultimate Slacker 人在木叶,这个鸣人躺平了 [New novel by the author of the 35,000-average-reader hit, I Was Just About to Take the College Entrance Exam When the Divorce Comeback System Arrived] [A premium Naruto coming-of-age romance] [Konoha Romance Handbook] A boy's love burns like a summer wildfire, fierce and blazing. Half a soul, a girl with the upper hand, and those lovely girls... Pure love shines like a sky full of stars. This time, Naruto, whose soul has crossed over, no longer dwells on his origins. He ignores the strange look 2Votes48.5kRecs362.5kFans
- 12 EN Cultivation: A Dead End! 修仙死路一条! Meng Nan, a young man from Earth, dies in a car accident and transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation, only to discover Cultivating immortality! A dead end! … P.S. The author has already completed the ten-thousand-subscriber hit The Yellow Court Taoist Master, as well as Starting with the Dao Fruit, which reached 30,000 peak subscribers. Give them a read if you're interested. 0Votes72.4kRecs208.7kFans
- 13 The Young Emperor’s Growth Plan 少帝成长计划 In people's minds, emperors are born sacred, worshipped by all, and supreme above everyone else. But there are always a few unlucky emperors who have no power to shape their own fate. Liu Hong was one of them. At this very moment, he sat on the imperial couch in a rear hall of Weiyang Palace in Chang'an, in 180 BC, looking helplessly and bitterly at the wine cup before him, unsure what to do. Just one wall away, in Weiyang Palac 0Votes54.7kRecs67.4kFans
- 14 The Song Dynasty Has Guts 大宋有种 Late in the seventh year of the Xuanhe era of the Great Song. The Jin cavalry was racing south along the north bank of the Yellow River. The capital, Bianliang, was already in grave danger. The Emperor of Daoism, a ruler who had once frequented the pleasure quarters, was paralyzed with fear on his dragon bed. He thought only of abandoning his countless subjects, abdicating, and fleeing. The loyal Yue Fei still lay low among the ranks, watching the realm sink into chaos, so furious that his hair 3Votes294.6kRecs113.5kFans
- 15 The Great Saint of the Northern Yin 北阴大圣 The apocalypse arrives, and the myriad worlds fall into ruin! An accident during an outing brings Zhou Jia to this world, trapped in the Nine Netherworlds, sooner than expected. Now he must struggle to survive. 0Votes150.9kRecs343.5kFans
- 16 Becoming a Noble in the Spring and Autumn Period 我在春秋做贵族 His soul traveled to an era when Laozi, Confucius, and Sun Tzu were still alive, and he became the second son of the Zhi clan, one of the noble families of Jin. At present, the six high-ranking families of Jin are locked in fierce internal power struggles, while the neighboring states are in turmoil. Jin's hegemony is already on the verge of collapse. Wu is on the rise, and Fuchai is unstoppable. Goujian is busy enduring hardship and planning for the day when three thousand Yue soldiers will con 0Votes68kRecs171kFans
- 17 Starting Out as Manager of a Spanish Football Giant 从执教西超豪门开始 Gao Shen transmigrates to early 2006 and, through some strange twist of fate, becomes the head coach of Real Madrid. His squad is packed with the biggest superstars of the era: Ronaldo, Zidane, Raul, Beckham, Casillas, Carlos, Ramos... Every one of them is a force capable of shaking world football just by stamping a foot. How can a rookie with no clout whip this bunch of rebellious superstars into shape? 1Votes185.4kRecs317.9kFans
- 18 The Age of Cinema 电影的时代 In the summer of 2000, Tang Yan graduated from the Beijing Film Academy and plunged headfirst into the desolate film industry, an era that belonged to cinema. 0Votes119.5kRecs175.1kFans
- 19 True Lord, Please Calm Your Anger 真君请息怒 The military path is a way of engaging with the world: refining baleful energy to temper the body, drilling formations to rout bandits, slaying demons and vanquishing evil, and defending one's home and borders. But those who do not cultivate both body and spirit will live no longer than a hundred years. Wang Xuan's soul transmigrated into the cultivation world, but he has alr 0Votes201.8kRecs406.4kFans
- 20 Taihao's Golden Seal 太昊金章 With half a copy of the Earthly Fiend Sword Manual and ten years spent honing a single sword, an ordinary mortal is reborn and inherits an otherworldly celestial tome. But when he looks around, powerful enemies stand everywhere. The leaders of the righteous path, the giants of the demonic path, thousand-year-old demons, and ten-thousand-year-old ghosts: every one of them is a peerless genius with extraordinary fortune. Can he reach the end of this long road to immortality? … Taihao Golden Edict 0Votes135kRecs347.4kFans
- 21 A New Ming Dynasty Under Wanli 万历新明 Is it great to transmigrate and become an emperor? Honestly, not at all. You have more responsibilities and more obstacles to overcome than even someone who starts from nothing. It’s hard to repaint a ruined canvas already covered in garish colors. Zhu Yijun says, “If Heaven gave me another chance, I’d want to do this for another five hundred years!” Book group: Thanks to Xiao Long V for their support. 10Votes173.5kRecs128.3kFans
- 22 Period: Starting at the Shanghai Dubbing Studio 年代:从魔都译制片厂开始 Jiang Shan, a media mogul, inexplicably transmigrates forty years into the past and decides to turn a lifetime of experience into his golden finger. He glances at the nine jiao in his pocket, then strides into the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio... 0Votes139.7kRecs233.3kFans
- 23 From the Hong Kong Film Universe to the Heavens 诸天从港综世界开始 Xu Luo transmigrates and opens his eyes at the scene of a gang of robbers splitting their loot. Having inherited none of the original owner's memories, he mistakes himself for a real robber and decides to take everything for himself, pocketing diamonds worth fifty million! After achieving financial freedom, two police officers suddenly show up and tell him he's an undercover cop. They order him to investigate on the streets who pulled off the diamond heist and where the stolen goods went. Xu Luo 0Votes68.1kRecs357kFans
- 24 This Movie Star Wants More Money 这个影帝要加钱 Transmigrating from the Ming dynasty to the year 2000, Ding Xiu can only live a different kind of life this time around. Director: I hear you're good in a fight. I have a role I'd like you to take. It's very difficult. Ding Xiu: Pay me more and it's fine. Director: Actually, I'm hiring you just as insurance. We may not even need you. Ding Xiu: That's not my concern. If you hire me, you have to pay me. Not a single penny less... P.S. New book: The Unscientific Movie Emperor. Feel free to check it 0Votes226kRecs851.8kFans
- 25 From University Lecturer to Chief Academician 从大学讲师到首席院士 A young doctoral graduate transmigrates, only to be blamed for a research scandal from the start and attacked across the internet. He fires back by churning out ten papers in a single month. A big name in academia steps forward to say, “Forget ten papers in a month. Even writing ten in a year is just padding your résumé. You’re a paper mill, and that’s not real research.” Later, people dig into the papers and discover that every one is backed by genuine expertise and has had a major impact. The 0Votes234.9kRecs575.4kFans
- 26 The Mountain of Magic, Ice and Fire 冰与火之魔山 A science and engineering guy transmigrates into the world of Ice and Fire and becomes the strongest, most formidable man in the Seven Kingdoms: Gregor Clegane, known as the Mountain. 0Votes113.7kRecs77.5kFans
- 27 Game of Thrones: The Dragon's Wrath 权游:睡龙之怒 [A Song of Ice and Fire fanfiction] He transmigrates as ‘the true dragon,’ Viserys III Targaryen, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, rightful ruler of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm. 0Votes118kRecs200.9kFans
- 28 Seizing the Yuan 扼元 In 1213 AD, the Jin Kingdom is beginning to weaken, while the Southern Song remains in decline. Western Xia, Dali, Goryeo, and Japan are even less of a force to be reckoned with. An unprecedented power is rising on the plateau, ready to drench the Eurasian continent in the blood of hundreds of millions. With calamity looming, a young man grips his bow and blade, determined to seize fate by the throat. 6Votes283.9kRecs301kFans
- 29 Spoiling History: Starting with the Three Kingdoms 剧透历史:从三国开始 The viewers of Wen Mang's videos wrote down their identity records: The first fan looks vaguely familiar, like the ruler of some country. The second fan killed his brothers, yet is still the true Son of Heaven. The third mistreated a mother and her daughter, and his dynasty never unified the realm. Finally, everyone's eyes turned to the last one. What character was he playing? Wen Mang replied, “I'm a tycoon, a collector, an appraiser, and an investor.” 66Votes317.9kRecs416.4kFans
- 30 My Investment Era 我的投资时代 As Xia Jingxing lay dying, he remembered the young man who had set off for a foreign land. Back then, he had thought: If I could live those years over, I would never squander the turbulent, opportunity-filled twenty years that followed. What you never forget will eventually echo back. Returned to the age of eighteen, he began to sing: I'm still the same boy I used to be... PS: The author has already completed a two-million-character novel, Winning the New Fin 0Votes216.3kRecs410kFans
- 31 Old Tales of Hong Kong 港岛旧事 Fifty Years Early He Dingxian plunged headfirst into a blazing era teeming with roughnecks, before countless heroes had made their names. He fought alongside the real power players and danced shoulder to shoulder with dazzling beauties. What I’ve earned, I’ll never give away! 0Votes151.7kRecs394.2kFans
- 32 EN Let There Be Light! 光明! [The light level inside the house is below 3. It is currently dark. A Level 1 Aberration will appear in 8 minutes and 45 seconds.] “...” Xu Le instinctively pulled his foot back. [You are afraid. Fear is food for all Aberrations and will draw them to you.] Xu Le: ? So I can't even pull my foot back? In a mild panic, Xu Le quickly lit a fire. Light flooded the room. [The light level inside the house is 4. It is currently bright. Safe.] Xu Le had just breathed a sigh of relief when he realized thi 0Votes93.4kRecs562.2kFans
- 33 Reborn as an Industrial Tycoon 重生之实业大亨 1984 was the first year of China's private enterprises. That year, Mr. Zhang of Haier was called in at a critical moment to take charge of the mess at the Qingdao Refrigerator Factory; that year, Mr. Li of TCL was producing cassette tapes in a shabby farm-machinery warehouse; that year, Mr. Wang of Vanke planned to use the money he'd earned selling corn to start a company; in that same year, reborn Li Weidong crouched by the workshop entrance, plotting how to make his fortune... 0Votes250.6kRecs618.3kFans
- 34 Reincarnation Simulator: I Can Defy Heaven and Change My Fate 轮回模拟:我能逆天改命 He transmigrated into this vast world of Yanfu, where supernatural powers shone openly. An Emperor of Heaven spoke decrees that became law, dwelt in the highest heavens, and watched over the myriad realms. Immortals roamed the eight wildernesses, traveling from the North Sea in the morning to Mount Cangwu by evening, their lives bound to the world. Confucian sages taught all under heaven, creating the world with a single stroke and establishing its heart. Great Buddhist monks smiled as they pluc 0Votes88.1kRecs436.8kFans
- 35 Jingming 靖明 The Ming Dynasty was on the verge of ruin. The Forbidden City, completed just a hundred years earlier, welcomed a new master, while Yang Tinghe often reflected through tears: What kind of monster did I choose? Once Jiajing stopped wasting his intelligence on cultivating immortality, a wise ruler took the throne and fierce ministers filled the court. The might of the sovereign and father spread far across the seas! 0Votes183.3kRecs621.2kFans
- 36 Infinite Reincarnation Glory 无限轮回荣光 Restore the glory of Team China! It’s our duty! (Surviving Resident Evil 2 counts as a win.) A Renaissance-style fanfic of the original Infinite Worlds series. I won’t say much more. Let the writing speak for itself. (The author is sensitive and can’t stand criticism. If you don’t like it, tap the × in the upper right, or exit from the upper left of the app.) 0Votes120.1kRecs297.1kFans
- 37 My Literary Era in 1980 1980我的文艺时代 Lin Weimin somehow transmigrated into a sent-down educated youth in the countryside. He had neither father nor mother and could not even return to the city. To improve his living conditions, he chose to embark on a literary path. After finally publishing two short stories and celebrating for a few days, he unexpectedly became a student at the Institute of Literary Studies, the predecessor of the National Academy of Literature. Lin Weimin had 4Votes317.2kRecs608.3kFans
- 38 The Wolf of Los Angeles 洛杉矶之狼 In North America, there are many paths to power and wealth. Hock heads straight for Los Angeles and chooses the entertainment and media industry. The media is like sunlight: it doesn't just illuminate the bright side. Every word and every image that appears in the media is carefully designed to shape public opinion and manipulate the public. 9Votes339.9kRecs269.6kFans
- 39 Great Song Super Scholar 大宋超级学霸 That year, the Song Dynasty’s top-tier football league was all the rage, and the people’s heartthrob Su Dongpo placed first in the imperial examinations. That year, property prices in the capital skyrocketed. The old cadre Ouyang Xiu bought a house too late and was kicked out by his wife. That same year, Lord Zhao sneaked a peek at a saucy female wrestling match on the Lantern Festival night, only to be caught red-handed by the neighborhood busybody Sima Guang. That was also the year Wang Laohu 0Votes460.4kRecs163.8kFans
- 40 Chinese Entertainment, 1997 华娱1997 In early 1997, Cao Xuan, who has the memories of a seasoned entertainment writer from the future, appears in Water Margin, the last of CCTV’s Four Great Classical Novels adaptations. The most handsome Ximen Qing in history is born... 2Votes386.2kRecs749.9kFans
- 41 The White-Robed Chancellor 白衣卿相 Clad in white, he entered Bianliang; half a lifetime as a minister, and he shaped the realm. 3.9kVotes302kRecs573.4kFans
- 42 EN The Fate Hunter 猎命人 The court of gods and demons, its fortunes in ruins. The martial world seized the Ministry of War, the Demon Sect controlled the Ministry of Justice, heretics occupied the Ministry of Revenue, the Underworld took over the Ministry of Works, and the demon race usurped the provincial governments. The throne hall was packed with nobles in crimson and purple robes, demons, puppets, and monsters. The assembled officials were a den of fiends and specters. The fate diviner Li Qingxian forged a Fate Pal 2Votes531.6kRecs613.8kFans
- 43 The Ming Dynasty, 1627 大明王朝1627 In 1627, in the Ming Dynasty, pig iron cost 9 wen per jin, wheat cost 0.7 taels per shi, and millet cost 0.5 taels per shi. In 1627, the Ming central government collected roughly 10 million taels of silver and 4 million shi of grain tax. Local revenues from corvee levies, militia levies, community levies, and relay-station levies amounted to around 10,000 to 20,000 taels of silver per county. In 1627, the population was around 150 to 200 million, still far short of the 400 million it would reach 32Votes223kRecs810.3kFans
- 44 EN Pokémon Editor 宝可梦修改器 He’s thirty, a shut-in who sells custom-made 6V Pokemon on Taobao. He’d just landed a huge order and hadn’t finished it when he transmigrated to the real Pokemon world. With him came a bird he’d just modified to have the Pickup Ability, and a golden finger that could change a Pokemon’s shiny status, Ability, base stats, and Individual Values. But can someone tell him why his golden finger only works halfway?! And you, you stupid bird! Put down that Kyogre in your beak! Watching Cramorant carry K 0Votes174kRecs419.6kFans
- 45 EN The Fated Embers 天命皆烬 Tread the path to heaven, defy the road of fate. In a murky, benighted age, one sword reduces all to ashes! Elements: Martial chaos, cyberpunk cultivation, a portal between two worlds Completed works totaling 15 million words and reaching one million paid subscribers: Soul of Burning Steel, Monsters Die When They’re Killed, and Above the Firmament 286Votes537.1kRecs906.5kFans
- 46 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
- 47 EN Hunter: I'm Really Not an Exorcist 猎人:我真不是除念师 “Hunter x Hunter” Mysterious realms that radiate an unknown aura, bizarre Nen Abilities born from intense personalities, uncanny and dangerous calamities from beyond the world, and Nen tools with all kinds of powers, fashioned from things that remain after death. This is the world of Hunter x Hunter. A world where anyone can gradually master the supernatural power known as “Nen.” And yet, only a tiny fraction of people ever come into contact with Nen. Moyou transmigrated here by accident. One da 6Votes225kRecs340.8kFans
- 48 The Han Dynasty's Lingering Smoke 汉鼎余烟 The great Han Dynasty is gradually nearing its end. Over the course of decades, the human world has become a land of ghosts, its plains shrouded in bones. Dragons and serpents rise throughout the realm, each vying to seize the throne. Amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, a young warrior rises with a blade in hand and gazes around in bewilderment, only to see that heroes still stand tall. The Han Dynasty’s cauldron still smolders. Who will carry on its legacy? 11Votes316.9kRecs229.8kFans
- 49 Starting with Detective Li Yuanfang 从神探李元芳开始 After transmigrating into Li Yuanfang, the greatest joy of being a great detective comes from two things: First, when I expose a criminal’s true face and he panics and tries to attack the detective, I smile and draw my saber. Second, having the chubby Di by my side. Whenever we come across a case, I can’t help asking: “Huaiying, what do you think?” 0Votes405.4kRecs414.7kFans
- 50 A Guide to Time-Traveling in the Northern Song 北宋穿越指南 If you transmigrate back to the Song Dynasty, should you compose poetry and enjoy romance? Or raise an army and vie for supremacy? Either way, first things first: fill your stomach. 55Votes1.4MRecs2.6MFans

















































