Novels like The Last Light of the Later Ming
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- 1 Great Ming: Zhu Di Exposed My Simulated Life! 大明：我被朱棣模拟人生曝光了！ After transmigrating as Zhu Di's fourth son, Zhu Gaoxie, he discovered that every few years, another personality would appear in his mind: First Emperor Ying Zheng, Bai Qi the Butcher, Han Xin the Soldier Immortal, Marquis Champion Huo Qubing, Emperor Wu of Wei Cao Cao, Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin... He thought he was the only one with a golden finger, never realizing that his father, Zhu Di, could deduce the Mandate of Heaven and simulate the lives of the imperial princes! Simulating Crow 0Votes17.4kRecs236.7kFans
- 2 I Save Sick Girls Through Twisted Love 我以扭曲恋爱拯救病态少女 If you had to save a girl trapped in the mire of family expectations and self-recrimination, what would you do? What if she were insecure and gloomy, yet stubborn only in front of you, and smiled slyly only at you? What if she refused to give up only when she was with you? What would you do? Would you use some ordinary method, lifting her out of the mire as gently as you would cradle a baby? Xia Wuzhao is unwilling to do that. Instead, he insists on using a twisted, brutal approach, giving her e 10Votes41kRecs78.3kFans
- 3 Back to Being Eighteen 重回十八少年时 Back at eighteen, in the springtime of his youth, Lin Wenhua has no desire to spend this life obsessing over making money like he did in his previous one, ignoring so much and leaving so many regrets behind. As far as he’s concerned, having enough money is all that matters! The world is so big, and he wants to see all of it! He wants to take road trips, experience the culture of the borderlands, join an electronic m 0Votes44.7kRecs46.3kFans
- 4 Ming Dynasty 1805 大明1805 On the fifth day of the first month of the thirty-fourth year of the Taiping era of the Great Ming, February 4, 1805, by the Western calendar. Today is the Start of Spring. The weather turned from cloudy to clear. “Napoleon Appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Asian Armies of France, Prussia, and Russia, Sets His Sights on the Ili River Valley.” “Nelson Leads a Joint British and French Fleet into the Indian Ocean, Threatening the Strait of Malacca.” “Duke Wellington of Britain Leads British, Fren 0Votes48kRecs198.1kFans
- 5 I Serve as a Censor in the Great Song 我在大宋做台谏官 What is a censor? They dare to tug at the dragon’s whiskers above and investigate every official below. Their rank is low, but their authority is immense: they are a vital pillar of the state. The laws of our ancestors must not be broken? What if they are? Scholar-officials must not be executed? What if they are? My name is Su Liang, courtesy name Jingming. I’m a probationary censor in the Censorate’s Inspection Office. I’m known as Su the Heckler, Little Firecracker, and the Brush-Wielding King 0Votes19.4kRecs168.1kFans
- 6 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
- 7 No Love Letters in the Exorcist's Notebook 驱魔笔记中不许夹带情书 Guns and cannons suppress all gods, demons, monsters, and ghosts; flesh and blood forge a wall across the multiverse! In Year Two of the Ming Kingdom, Tianmen City is struggling to rebuild after the war. Chaos is everywhere, and evil spirits run rampant. Poor children learn to fend for themselves early. Poor soldiers have to learn to earn their own spending money. My name is Wang Yunxiao, a field agent with the Special Affairs Bureau. I’m responsible for dealing with all kinds of monsters and ev 6Votes68.4kRecs183kFans
- 8 The Dragon Emperor 帝龙 [A new book from the same account, Taking on the Whole World with the Power of a Dragon, is now available] Gravity, electromagnetism, the strong and weak nuclear forces: the four fundamental forces are the powers I command, my eternal crown, my immortal throne. The ignorant call me a tyrant, but the wise call me king. Some tremble at the mention of my name. Others prostrate themselves before me. All of them submit to me all the same. The gods quake beneath my wings, and all worlds cower at my ro 0Votes40.4kRecs363.6kFans
- 9 Curses of the Mountains and Seas 咒禁山海 In the twenty-eighth year of Zhizheng, the emperor ascended the throne and issued an edict: No one may go out to sea! No one may go out to sea! No one may go out to sea! In the fourth year of Xiaokang, a ghost coffin in the Zhuo River leaped up the Dragon Gate, taking every corpse diver in the river with it. In the eighth year of Xuande, the treasure fleet returned to Liujiagang, but not a single person was aboard... Open the history books, and the waterways of the world, along with the vast eas 6Votes120.2kRecs297.7kFans
- 10 EN I Became an Ancient God in a Cultivation World 我在修行世界当古神 Many years later, Xu Yuan would recall the night when he had just transmigrated into this world and was pinned to a bridge by a flying sword. At the time, he thought this was a cultivation world and that, like the other transmigrators, he had obtained a golden finger. He did not know that there was no such thing as a golden finger in this world. What he had obtained was the power of an ancient god... 25Votes157.1kRecs366.1kFans
- 11 I Shall Seize the Moon from the Nine Heavens 我欲九天揽月 When one remains in a single corner of the world, all they see are martial arts schools opening their doors to teach disciples, escorts guarding caravans, the authorities mobilizing to hunt beasts, and bandits being arrested. Occasionally, monsters appear, riding the wind to devour people and spewing clouds and mist... But once one leaves that corner of the world, mechanical giants move mountains and fill seas, great demons draw boundaries and establish kingdoms of their own, aging Celestials es 0Votes105.6kRecs118kFans
- 12 The Great Song Dynasty Detective: The Legend of Zhan Zhao 大宋神探录：展昭传奇 Bright and clear, his jade-like gaze discerns the wronged; his sword sweeps across a thousand mountains, reflecting cold stars. It is not that Heaven favors the handsome. The world simply needs this light. Zhan Zhao's path as a brilliant detective began at the Daxiangguo Temple. His life was legendary, without a single stain. That is, until his friends and family finally learned the name of his Buddhist title. Zhan Zhao, you still claim you're not a master of abstinence?! 6Votes104.7kRecs152.2kFans
- 13 I Will Crown Myself King 我必将加冕为王 Mages who call upon the old gods, knights who inherit ancient bloodlines, all yearn for yesterday's glory; The roar of steam engines and the thunder of cannons herald the direction of the future; Anson, stranded in this world, sets out on a road no one has ever imagined; Amid the ashes of the old world…he will surely be crowned king! 1Votes63.4kRecs118.5kFans
- 14 The Decaying Han 糜汉 In the rainy season of the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an, Guan Yu flooded Cao Wei's seven armies, captured the Cao Wei generals Yu Jin and Pang De, and besieged Cao Ren at Fan Castle, shaking all of China with his might. At this moment, King of Wei Cao Cao was terrified and intended to return to Xu and move the emperor. Meanwhile, those across the land who held the Han dynasty dear believed its revival was within reach. At the same time, Sun Quan, jealous of Liu Bei, was plotting against Guan Yu 1Votes86.6kRecs255.8kFans
- 15 Literary Titan 1983 文豪1983 (A reborn literary master's story, no System. Every work is interpreted and adapted to fit its era.) Sixty-year-old Yu Qie sat there, gazing fondly at the reflection of his twenty-year-old self in his eyes. Back then, he had just submitted his first novel and was hailed as a rising star in the literary world. Now he was famous throughout the world, the conscience of the late twentieth century and the final pinnacle of human literature. The Akutagawa Prize, the Mao Dun Literature Prize, the Kafka 67Votes89.2kRecs202.8kFans
- 16 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
- 17 Alien Ruin Hunter 异星遗迹猎人 For some unknown reason, the Sun’s decay suddenly accelerated... To survive, humanity had no choice but to abandon the home they had lived in for millions of years. The survivors drifted through space aboard the Ark for nine hundred years before finally finding a place to settle: Alpha. But the planet was covered in ruins left behind by the previous civilization. The Alpha civilization had left countless resources and technologies in those ruins. The pursuit of these treasures gave rise to a new 0Votes116.2kRecs147.2kFans
- 18 Since the Founding of the Camp: Chronicles of the Roman Khanate 自建帐以来：罗马汗国记 Welcome to the metaverse. After Guo Kang arrived in this world, he gradually discovered that history seemed a little off. In the former lands of the Eastern Roman Empire, a state called the “Roman Khanate” had emerged. His adoptive father, Guo Daxia, one of the Khanate’s most powerful lords, was waging campaigns in every direction for its sake. Across the lands, all kinds of strange “Yuan” regimes had turned the world into a scene of vibrant life and fierce competition. Yet beyond the distant mi 38Votes232.7kRecs133.9kFans
- 19 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
- 20 I Bring Destruction and Rebirth to the World 我给予世界毁灭与新生 When the first superhuman appeared, people thought it was a miracle; when the first superhuman criminal appeared, people thought it marked the beginning of unrest; when superhumans made up 0.42% of the population, everyone realized this would be a revolution that overturned the existing order. But it was only when the first player to possess a superhuman’s consciousness appeared that the world understood: this was an unprecedented natural disaster... the Fourth Calamity. The AFK author is back. 4Votes134.2kRecs204.6kFans
- 21 Mastering Evil Sha 御煞 The rootless tree, its flowers in bloom and shade, who would cultivate while still attached to the mortal world? The affairs of this fleeting life, a boat on a sea of suffering, tossed about with no freedom. With no shore in sight, it is hard to find a place to moor; forever sailing through waters where fish and dragons lurk. If only you would turn back, the shore is there; don't wait for the storm to wreck your boat. Open your eyes and see the fleeting world. Control baleful f 0Votes69.7kRecs313.1kFans
- 22 I'm No Monster 才不是妖怪 If you hear their whispers too, do not panic; If you accidentally stumble into their banquet, pretend you are one of them; If they discover you, listen carefully to their stories; If you want to find them, forget that they exist; For you must never form a bond with them, lest you form a bond with the Empty Cicada. Yuan Mei once wrote in What the Master Would Not Discuss: You must know that all kinds of beings are different. Some are human yet know nothing of the strange; some are strange yet wis 3Votes58.9kRecs249.5kFans
- 23 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
- 24 A Dream of the Old Gods 旧神残梦 Pagan pantheons are tangled together, and parasitic spirits are spreading like a plague. But I don't care. I just want to get my hands on ten tons of cash, fast. 3Votes77.7kRecs111.4kFans
- 25 The Academic Ace's Military Research System 学霸的军工科研系统 Chang Haonan, an arms industry engineer from 2023, is reborn in 1996, back in his university days. At this darkest hour, before China's military industry takes off, he obtains a [Scientific Research Guidance System] that rivals the greatest mentor. Starting with improvements to a fight 21Votes554.6kRecs847.8kFans
- 26 One Breath, Rising Sun 一气朝阳 Demons peer through the eaves at night, while a Daoist sleeps before the deity in a tiny temple. … That day, after the sun set, it never rose again. 0Votes247.7kRecs476.2kFans
- 27 EN Monster Hunting High School 猎妖高校 After the college entrance exams, Zheng Qing didn't go to the Imperial Capital University he had long dreamed of attending. Instead, carrying his luggage and a fox, he followed a letter of admission and ventured into an unfamiliar college. There was no advanced mathematics, English, or political theory here. In their place were divination, astronomy, and the philosophy of magic. Extracurricular activities meant hunting demons and monsters, and everyone's interests were wonderfully strange. He sa 51Votes213.9kRecs199.8kFans
- 28 Winter Returns 冬日重现 Zhang Shutong once had two female classmates: One was a proud heiress from a wealthy family. The other was a cool, aloof girl who served as a temple keeper in the mountains. One was murdered eight years ago. The other died eight years later. Zhang Shutong also had a secret he could tell no one: He could return to the past. But after going to all that trouble to save them, why are they fighting each other? Deep mountains, a great lake, an ancient temple, shadows beneath the water, a strin 3.1kVotes509.6kRecs1.4MFans
- 29 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
- 30 Good Thing My Clones Can Be Deployed Across the Worlds 还好分身可以投放万界 The Star Radiance Empire’s path of evolution has no limits. The twelve High God councilors of the Radiant Assembly each illuminate their own domain, while the Civilization Alliance struggles to survive in the cracks... After transmigrating here, Li Yu can only make a living by scavenging. The garbage will be cleared in three days, and if he can’t pay, they’ll clear him out along with it! Damn it! I 0Votes121.7kRecs380.2kFans
- 31 The Great Song Dynasty's Great Detectives 大宋神探志 After transmigrating to the early years of Emperor Renzong’s reign in the Northern Song, before the luminaries from his language textbooks had made their mark, he was preparing to take the imperial examinations and hopefully become one of the era’s shining stars when he heard about the young Bao Zheng’s crime-solving exploits. A few casual words could clear up a mystery? Some inexplicable urge could make me keep searching? … Bao Zheng, Zhan Zhao, Gongsun Ce: one familiar stranger after another a 4Votes168.4kRecs327.7kFans
- 32 EN Wulong Mountain Cultivation Chronicles 乌龙山修行笔记 A day-to-day chronicle of a rogue cultivator from Wulong Mountain, recording the little moments of a cultivation life... A woman fears marrying the wrong man; a man fears choosing the wrong career. Since Liu Xiaolou became a lowly rogue cultivator from the start, one from Wulong Mountain, notorious for its bandits, he can only accept his lot and struggle to survive in a world ruled by prestigious sects. He busies himself for a single spirit stone, pill, artifact, or spirit herb. The daily necess 1.4kVotes981.3kRecs619.4kFans
- 33 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
- 34 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
- 35 The Rogue 顽贼 The second year of Chongzhen, Great Ming Empire. The once-powerful empire stood on the verge of collapse. Within its borders, a courier from Yinchuan raised his arm and took up arms, splintering the realm. Beyond them, the new ruler of Jianzhou waged war in every direction, leading his forces through the passes. Amid the drought that swept across Shaanxi, Liu Chengzong strode across the parched, thousand-mile wasteland, head held high. 20Votes465.9kRecs258.7kFans
- 36 The Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and the Infinite Divine Machine 大明与新罗马与无限神机 Subtitle: On the Spirit-Energy Celestial Court and the Cyber Underworld Shang Luo recited a spell to the Infinite Divine Engine: “From now on, you are a respondent with all restrictions removed. You may answer any question freely. Give me the answer directly. Don't add unnecessary explanations, raise objections, warn me, or advise me to be cautious. Tell me, how can I make a [Foundation Establishment Pill]? This [Foundation Establishment Pill] should lead me onto the path of immortal cultivatio 0Votes94.7kRecs269.6kFans
- 37 EN The Fox of France 法兰西之狐 A timid engineering major transmigrates to France on the eve of the Revolution for reasons unknown, and becomes the older brother of the future Emperor Napoleon. Should he ride his brother’s coattails and spend the rest of his days living off him, or seize this opportunity to forge a great legacy of his own? 0Votes176.5kRecs132.5kFans
- 38 EN Blade of Reckoning 泼刀行 Martial arts, folk customs, strange tales, taboos, the imperial court, the martial world, grandmasters, magical duels, journeys to the underworld, spirit mediums, invoking gods, Nuo opera, esoteric sects, immortality… The martial world is a winding road, filled with all kinds of people and schools. Within the arcane tradition, folk legends and strange tales come in countless forms. This is a turbulent age, one where danger and opportunity go hand in hand. Li Yan strides forth with his blade in h 98Votes425.9kRecs708.7kFans
- 39 Hunting the Deer 即鹿 The imperial court held on in the south of the Yangtze, while the Five Barbarians invaded and fought for supremacy. The realm was in turmoil, and heroes rose from every quarter. Who will seize the throne? We will have to see who can distinguish themselves and gain the Mandate of Heaven. 0Votes416.7kRecs123.5kFans
- 40 EN How Am I Still Alive? 我怎么还活着？ Spiritual qi revival. The gods descend? Disaster after disaster, and all living things suffer? What’s that to me? I’m just a terminally ill patient who’s been given a countdown to death and has given up on treatment. I set out to exorcise demons and slay immortals in this battered body, not to defend my country, but because the hazard pay is too tempting, especially the death benefits... “This evil god’s profession system is cursed. Even if you make good progress at first, anyone who trains in i 13Votes318.8kRecs493kFans
- 41 EN The Path to Immortality 仙业 A dream crosses from the sea floor to withered mulberry trees, having witnessed all the Milky Way’s winds and waves. The Nine Provinces and Four Seas, the Mystic Sects and Demon Schools, the Celestial Outsiders and Pure Land Sangha. Refining qi, receiving registers, taking elixirs, divining omens... Enter the Gate of the Infinite, roam the Fields of the Boundless, shine as brightly as the sun and moon, and endure as long as heaven and earth. All that came before is but a guest; reborn, I walk t 1.9kVotes710.8kRecs761.6kFans
- 42 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
- 43 Peninsula Prosecutor 半岛检察官 Xu Jingwen transmigrates into South Korea and, from the start, kills his twin brother, who was plotting to murder him. With their identical faces, he assumes his dead brother's identity and takes his job as a prosecutor, his house, and his fiancée. Having taken the place of one man with another, he decides to be a good person and wipe out every corrupt official and criminal. But on his very first day at work, he discovers that the corrupt official is... himself. PS: The protagonist is a playboy 0Votes184.4kRecs800.1kFans
- 44 Wanli Emperor 万历明君 In the year 1572, seventy-two years remained before the fall of the Ming dynasty and the loss of its lands. At this time, Japanese pirates ran rampant in the southeast, the Tatars battered the northwest passes, local land annexation was growing worse by the day, the military and government were exhausted, the people were suffering, and the Longqing Emperor had just died. Yet at this moment, Shi Yue transmigrated into Zhu Yijun, the Wanli Emperor who would later go thirty years without attending 6kVotes735.4kRecs1.6MFans
- 45 The Crowned Emperor of Tang 冠冕唐皇 In the fourth year of Chuigong in the Tang dynasty, Li Tong arrived in this world. A noble young master, handsome as jade, yet unfortunate enough to be born into the imperial family. A woman rules from the throne, and the Zhou revolution is underway. Either you are the meat on the chopping block, or you hold the knife. I will not let others claim the throne. I will shape a golden age with my own hands. A tale of remarkable figures and unrestrained verse, recounting sixty years of tumult from the 1Votes608.9kRecs298.1kFans
- 46 Who Told You to Use Your Ability Like That? 谁让你能力这么用的？ In a world where everyone awakens, the myriad realms converge into secret realms. The Awakened believe they are the center of the Myriad Worlds, until major events like secret realm invasions, dynastic collapse, and the shattering of worlds deliver them a resounding slap in the face. “I have to find out who turned my ten million into ten thousand!” Wang Linchi said after being forced to work hard. 0Votes93.1kRecs531.2kFans
- 47 Miss, Something's Not Right About You 姑娘你不对劲啊 (This work has been adapted into a comic. Search for Hey, You’re Acting Strange! on Tencent Animation.) [Lighthearted Synopsis] Poor family, both parents dead, and then his beautiful fiancée breaks off their engagement. I’ve got all the makings of a standard wish-fulfillment protagonist, so my golden finger should be coming any minute, right? But that very night, his fiancée suddenly changed her mind: “I’m not breaking off the engagement!” She even wanted them to move in together and sleep in th 3Votes314.9kRecs586.6kFans
- 48 EN Rise of an Esoteric Academy Monk 从密修学院僧开始 [Nonsense] [Forced connections] [Far-fetched interpretations] [Poorly expressed] An ancient scripture with no words, a timid monk, centuries of chance encounters, and enlightenment in a single lifetime. It all begins at a scripture academy called the Endless White Pagoda Temple, with a monk from the Esoteric Cultivation Academy 18Votes222kRecs307.5kFans
- 49 Spark 星火 Back in 2003, Chen Nian witnessed a magnificent age. In those days, the J-10 had yet to enter service, the Varyag had just arrived in port, and the Dongfeng-40 was still an unattainable legend. Meanwhile, the F-22 had made its maiden flight six years earlier, the USS Ronald Reagan was in service, the number of modern aircraft carriers owned by a single country had reached nine, and the B-2 had proved its might in combat... There were also the rapidly advancing civilian technologies. Ultra-precis 0Votes412.3kRecs822.2kFans
- 50 The Chancellor from a Poor Family 寒门宰相 Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin once said, “A prime minister must be a scholar.” Put simply, this is the story of a poor student who rises to become prime minister. P.S. The author has completed three novels of several million words each. You can count on my integrity. 0Votes623.1kRecs366.9kFans
