Novels like Black Sails
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Black Sails, best match first.
- 51 Qingyun Immortal 庆云仙 In a vast world where the sky is round and the earth square, Birds carry cloud cities on their backs as they roam the Great Wilderness, While humanity struggles to survive among the countless savage beasts on the ground. The path to immortality begins with a bird, Rising into the white clouds above, to sit as an immortal of the Great Wilderness! 2Votes73kRecs128kFans
- 52 The Blade Cage 刀笼 Heaven and earth are a prison, creation itself a cage. Who can see through it? Life is a blade, conviction its guiding hand. Perhaps even this can be broken through. On the ramparts of Black Mountain City, a bandit chieftain, tempered by countless trials and endless patience, with a fiery temper but a troublesome lower back, strikes the first blow against his own fate. 0Votes128.3kRecs87.9kFans
- 53 EN Notes on the Aberrant Studies of Kraft 克拉夫特异态学笔记 “Imagine that in the world we live in, people spend their entire lives facing a white wall...” “But a rare few get to glimpse the vast world beyond it, and enjoy colors ordinary people couldn’t imagine in a lifetime?” “Yeah, exactly. That’s what I’m getting at. They all died or went mad.” 260Votes313.8kRecs308.7kFans
- 54 The Netherworld Skin-Painting Scroll 幽冥画皮卷 The print edition has been published. It is titled Formless and available from platforms such as Qidian and JD.com. Generally speaking, Li Wuxiang gives himself a little maintenance every six months or every five thousand li. The main jobs are tending to his outer layer and renovating his internal organs, with a little fatty fluid added if necessary. When applying a new skin, he has to be careful with the materials. Otherwise, in extreme weather, it might peel or de 171Votes229.8kRecs401.3kFans
- 55 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
- 56 The Zombie Calamity of 1644 尸祸一六四四 In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen’s reign, a meteor fell over Kaifeng, and the dead began to eat the living. Terrified, the Shun army breached the Majia Kou embankment and flooded Kaifeng, unleashing disaster far and wide. Two years later, Wang Zhiming, a fourteen-year-old eighth-grader, arrived in the chaotic final years of the Ming dynasty, only to discover, to his astonishment, that he had transmigrated into Zhu Cilang and was on his way to Nanjing, accompanied by Mu Hu, a servant of Gao Men 1.5kVotes106.4kRecs365.5kFans
- 57 EN The Wizard Log of a Kobold 狗头人的巫师日志 Rugg was feeling down. He’d noticed that he’d been shedding a little lately. But that wasn’t important. The door to the supernatural world was opening before him. He would become a powerful wizard, then grow scales all over, just like that annoying, terrifying, twenty-eight-clawed burrowing dragon. In his spare time, he often dreamed that he would no longer have a dog’s face, but would become the clean-cut human he used to be. He also often thought about growing the slender, twisted, curved horn 555Votes153kRecs324.3kFans
- 58 EN Lazing Through the Heavens to Become an Emperor 人在诸天，摆烂成帝 A temporal displacement. Lin Xian, who was supposed to go to the world of The Outcast, is taken by the System to the universe of Shrouding the Heavens. Faced with the vast gulf in power between the two worlds, low-level System 10086 is utterly despairing. Lin Xian gives a mysterious smile and asks, “Want to slack off together and fleece the main System?” System 10086 jolts, then says solemnly, “Tell me more.” Lin Xian points at Ye Fan and says meaningfully, “Stick with Master Ye and we’re guaran 5Votes171.5kRecs703.7kFans
- 59 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
- 60 Strange Tales of Northern Qi 北齐怪谈 In the tenth year of Tianbao, Gao Yang, the heroic emperor, began playing a pipa made from a human thigh bone. He sang along to his own accompaniment, and the tune was grotesque, absurd, terrifying, despairing, and agonizing. That year, Liu Taozi, who lived by the Zhang River, caught a few fish, and the story began. 51Votes476.8kRecs942.9kFans
- 61 EN From the Apocalypse 来自末日 I found a girl of unknown origins outside. She claimed to have transmigrated from the age of the apocalypse. A great calamity is coming. When it arrives, the land will be overrun by strange creatures, human civilization will be destroyed, and even the world itself will shatter. Nothing can be undone. As for me, I’m trying to figure out how to lock this temporarily powerless beauty up in my house. 10Votes162.2kRecs301.2kFans
- 62 Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from Warhammer 龙族：从战锤归来的路明非 In the nine hundred and ninety-third year of the forty-first millennium of darkness and despair, Lu Mingfei, champion warrior of the Interstellar Space Marine Chapter known as the Lamenters, was overwhelmed by a tide of Tyranids. But his soul did not return to the Golden Throne. Instead, it went back to the hometown he had buried deep in his heart, a place that had once been like paradise. At that time, he had just turned sixteen. He had thought he could live out this life in peace, until a torr 2Votes105.6kRecs537.5kFans
- 63 Cyber Ming 赛博大明 Ordinary people with poor constitutions can implant artificial Dao foundations to reshape their spiritual roots. Believers whose Buddhist resolve is wavering can upload their consciousness into the Buddhist realm and cultivate in seclusion on autopilot. Even dull-witted commoners can install the Six Arts chip and become Confucian scholars overnight. Across the Three Teachings, Nine Schools, and Twelve Sequences, no one is willing 2Votes94.5kRecs642.5kFans
- 64 My Girlfriend Is from the Future! 我的女友来自未来！ One day in September, a beautiful girl fell from the sky and appeared in He Tianran's life. She said she was reborn, and that she wanted to change the boy's future. A butterfly flaps its wings, and a breeze stirs in the heart. And so, a series of stories began to unfold, their encounters seeming at once like first meetings and reunions. Also known as: “So I'm the One Living the Dream?” and “This Isn't the Romance I Wanted” 381Votes460.3kRecs766kFans
- 65 The Star Spy Family 星谍世家 He is a spy, and every man and woman in his family is a spy too. The trade has been passed down for generations. Their daily fare is power and money, their drink is loyalty and betrayal, their game is glances and words, and their pleasure lies in riddles and cracking codes. Their enemies are always another band of spies. Even the stars and the void between them cannot keep the two sides from scheming and struggling against each other. 2Votes416.4kRecs252.8kFans
- 66 Solar System: Mutation 太阳系：异化 A seasoned old hand with a passion for seal bellies, an engineer devoted to making human-body dolls, and a dance expert who loves counting money: each pursues their own heartfelt dream, but unwittingly draws the solar system into a massive vortex. No one can escape being swept up in it. 1Votes24.3kRecs54.8kFans
- 67 The Fourth Spirit Stone Financial Crisis 第四次灵石金融危机 This is a highly realistic high-magic society. Even after its civilization weathered three social crises, its socioeconomic system has yet to reach a stable equilibrium. With a fourth crisis looming, the radical reforms of the cultivation world's overlord, the Boundless Sword Sect, have struck at the interests of everyone, from ordinary mortals to cultivators. Yang Lu, an Earth fund manager, transmigrates to the cultivation world on the eve of the crisis. Drawing on Earth's advanced knowledge, h 0Votes61.9kRecs144.5kFans
- 68 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
- 69 EN Glitch Utopia 故障乌托邦 Metal prosthetics, AI girlfriends, neural networks inside your head, cyberspace. This is a world of ultra-advanced technology, where all kinds of tech can change your life like magic. The terminal cancers that once plagued people are nothing in the face of nanomedical robots. But new levels of technology bring new problems and new troubles, including a new kind of… cyberpsychosis. “What is capitalism, anyway?” Sun Jieke said, hands on his hips, leaning back. 75Votes632kRecs1.6MFans
- 70 EN Swarm of Heavy Cannons Annihilates Immortal Cultivators 集群重炮轰杀修仙者 Artillery shells are flying swords, too! The fake Qi Refining cultivator: casts water and fire spells, commands a flying sword to take an enemy’s head from dozens of paces away, and carries a shield artifact for both offense and defense. The real Qi Refining cultivator: drives a Type 99 main battle tank equipped with a 125 mm artifact main gun guided by divine sense, two 12.7 mm dual-purpose anti-aircraft and ground-attack artifact machine guns guided and aimed by divine sense, nine assorted ele 78Votes375.6kRecs642.8kFans
- 71 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
- 72 EN A Door to Another World 致异世界 Swords and magic, gods and dragons, demons and the abyss, humanity and the races. A door appeared in this fantastical, uncanny world, bringing someone who did not belong here. When the consciousness of two civilizations collides, what will emerge between them? A druid stands before a wheat field several meters tall, while the fishfolk chase shoals through their fishing grounds; A rune-lit magic train crosses the plains, and students in the academy chant their multiplication tables; Ogryns and ch 16Votes153.5kRecs590.9kFans
- 73 The Uncanny Martial World: A Knight’s Record of the Rhinoceros 诡秘武林：侠客挥犀录 When I set foot in the martial world once more, ready to found a sect, I discovered that something strange and indescribable seemed to be stirring beneath its surface... (Volume Seven is now complete. Read without worry.) This book is also known as The Esoteric Martial World Could Never Have Sect Management and I Play Cthulhu in the Martial World. 48Votes113.1kRecs176.5kFans
- 74 The Lawful Tyrant 守序暴君 “I stand at the pinnacle of the universe thanks entirely to my own immense willpower and wisdom!” “How does that not count? How can you say it doesn’t?” “I’m just enjoying the results of cultivation first and making up for the process afterward. How is that not relying on myself?” … Beneath the boundless starry universe, countless races fought without end, and the flames of war never died down. He had risen from humble beginnings, with no exceptional talent. He could simply borrow against the r 0Votes142.7kRecs787.4kFans
- 75 Ancient Immortals Awaken, and Ten Thousand Foxes Take Me as Their Master 古仙复苏，一万狐狸拜我为师 Ancient immortals awaken and return, while sinister anomalies invade the mortal world, unleashing a bloody storm. To ensure his own safety, Bai Mo raises ten thousand fox disciples. 1Votes117.7kRecs290.6kFans
- 76 The Great Demon Holmes 大恶魔福尔摩斯 God is creating a legend!!!!! A little faith, so people have someone to lean on; then a few man-eating demons to get everyone fighting! Add some love... then some hate... rebellion, and impulsiveness. Finally, throw in a familiar protagonist. Give him just a touch of darkness, or it won’t be any fun. Damn... that’s too much! And so, in a narrow alley off a London street, Sherlock slowly emerged from the shadows, carrying a head. Blood trickled from its spine onto the ground, drip, drip. Good 3Votes81.7kRecs516.9kFans
- 77 The Shadow of Great Britain 大不列颠之影 “Next, please welcome the most distinguished recipient of the Order of the Garter, the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, the Victoria Cross, and the Order of the Companions of Honour; leader of the anticolonial cause; bell-ringer of the East India Company; hero of the Crimean War; Fellow of the Royal Society; lifelong friend of literary giants such as Dickens and Alexandre Dumas; steadfast supporter of scientific luminar 390Votes289.6kRecs610.1kFans
- 78 EN I Can't Repay My Student Loans, So I Hunt Demons on the Side 还不起学贷的我只好兼职猎魔 [Averaging 20,000 paid subscriptions, so read with confidence!] [The most lighthearted and delightful fantasy light novel!] Gordon transmigrates to Londinium, in an age of steam and the supernatural, and becomes a poor student at the Royal Academy of Natural Sciences. No noble birth, no family fortune, just a hundred pounds of student debt. And a pair of eyes that can see the truth of Source Matter! To everyone else: waste, pollutants, trash. But Gordon sees: [The radiant Source Matter "Unbroken 9.3kVotes114.4kRecs777.2kFans
- 79 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
- 80 Psychics Don't Die by Gunfire 灵能者不死于枪火 Song Shi, a free bounty hunter and Fourth-Ring psionic, opened his eyes after dying and discovered that he had been reborn twenty years in the past. The megacorporations of the [Corporate Alliance] look down on all living beings, taking even air and sunlight into their hands and quietly putting a price on them. They are turning the idea of a cybernetic nation into reality, greedily eyeing the free markets they have yet to enter. The [Vanpusta Empire] follows a system in which church and state ar 31Votes103.7kRecs407.9kFans
- 81 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
- 82 I Loaded a Strange Tales Game 我加载了怪谈游戏 He transmigrates to Japan and becomes a high school student named Kamiya Gawa. Looking around, he sees: Hanako waiting in the bathroom for someone to knock on the door; the Slit-Mouthed Woman roaming the streets with scissors in hand; Miss Mary's relentless calls, each one heralding death; endless wailing and barking in Inunaki Village; Ubume searching for the child who died long ago; and the Blue Lantern smiling as she urges passersby to play One Hundred Ghost Lanterns... In this broken world o 6Votes154.9kRecs476.3kFans
- 83 The Immortal Cage 仙笼 In these forests of Phoenix Pools and Dragon Pavilions, I once dreamed the millet dream and had my fill of five thousand years of rise and fall. That Rotten Peach Mountain does not bear the surname Sun. Pigs squeal in Fuling Cave, while owls roost in the ginseng fruit trees. The sun sets over the western mountains. Oxen, horses, snakes, and spirits roam, while a young man becomes addicted to chanting and spins one bizarre tale after another about immortality. A story of cultivating th 9Votes192.8kRecs648.4kFans
- 84 EN All-Heavens Lord 诸天领主 "Beep! One-Star Farmer Card!" "Bind this card to change class to Apprentice Farmer and gain the class talent: the fertility of cultivated land passively increases by 30%!" "Beep! One-Star Hunter Card!" "Bind this card to change class to Apprentice Hunter and gain the class talent: accuracy with ranged weapons passively increases by 30%!" Collect all nine basic cards to become a Lord of the Heavens and plunder countless worlds! 26Votes230.9kRecs402.5kFans
- 85 Pirate Sovereignty 海盗王权 Kings are crowned, rising from blood and fire; all bow down and sing beneath the throne! Fate is never merciful out of love, nor fair because of greatness. The strong prey on the weak: that is the way of kings! The sole purpose of cannons is to measure a nation's borders! Everything within their range is truth! And in this Age of Sail, ruled by mighty ships and cannons, the only truth is... Hand it over! “Wait! What are all those things overseas? Retreat, retre... Aah!” The great beings of the p 4Votes173.9kRecs696.5kFans
- 86 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
- 87 So Many Proud Beauties in Dream of the Red Chamber 红楼如此多骄 My old book, Red Chamber Detective, is now complete. Having transmigrated into the Rong family mansion as a servant, how could Lai Shun set his sights too high? He decides to start with a modest goal, like gaining his freedom. Then he can think about choosing Chai or Dai, whether to start with just four in business or go straight to summoning the Divine Dragon… 4Votes312.6kRecs226.8kFans
- 88 The Rise of the Middle Ages 中世纪崛起 His soul travels back to the Middle Ages, where he plots his rise once more. A medieval setting, a quasi-historical world, a slow burn, and satisfying wish fulfillment. From a forest hunter struggling to survive to a humble official carving out a place in troubled times; from a trainee knight sent as cannon fodder to a celebrated military upstart; from regaining a baron's title through war to being granted a viscount's rank thr 1Votes139.7kRecs155.3kFans
- 89 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
- 90 Red Sandstorm 赤之沙尘 “I'm a big shot who even gets a romantic scene in the finale…” “Calling me a weakling who dies on a C-rank mission? Slander, pure and simple…” “There's nothing to worry about when it comes to being rivals in love with Nara Shikamaru. Childhood friends can't beat someone who shows up later? Nonsense. I'm right next door, so I've got the home-field advantage. I've got this…” “Having two troublesome brothers-in-law has kept me, their brother-in-law, on my toes…” 0Votes285.3kRecs185.1kFans
- 91 EN Game of Thrones: The Sacred Flame King 权游之圣焰君王 [A Game of Thrones fanfic: You can enjoy it even if you haven't read the books or watched the show] Many years later, when the legendary lord, dragonrider, child of the holy flame, nightmare of conspirators, breaker of the rules of the game, undefeated legend on the battlefield, ruler of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm, Samwell Caesar, sat upon the Iron Throne, he would surely remember that distant afternoon when he received a charter of settlement from the “Rose of Highgarden.” Ba 4Votes118.2kRecs555.8kFans
- 92 EN The More They Oppose, The More I Know I'm Right 他们越反对，越是说明我做对了 “The more the Church supports me, the more it proves I’m doing the right thing. The more the heretics oppose me, the more it proves I’m doing the right thing.” “Even when the heretics praise me, it proves I’m right. If they say nothing, that proves my work is beyond reproach!” “If the Church opposes me, that proves they’ve all fallen into heresy. The more the heretics oppose me, the more it proves I’m doing the right thing.” In 681, Ansu, the youngest pope in the history of the Church, was crown 42Votes135.6kRecs1.1MFans
- 93 EN The Dao Ancestor is Cthulhu 道祖是克苏鲁 “The Dao that can be spoken is not the eternal Dao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name. The nameless is the beginning of heaven and earth; the named is the mother of all things. Hmm, perhaps there's another ‘name’ for the Forest's Black Goat, who gives birth to ten thousand sons and a thousand grandsons. Heh...” “I've comprehended the Dao! I've comprehended the Dao! Hoo hoo hoo ha ha ha ha, caw, caw, caw!!!” Watching his fellow Daoist's skull split open, ribs tear apart, and fles 6Votes170.4kRecs520.8kFans
- 94 EN Dimension Paradise: I Am the Summoning Apostle 维度乐园，我是召唤系使徒 “The Dimensional Paradise is kind and generous. Its punishments are gentle as water, while erasure and forced execution are rare.” “But here's the bad news: the opposing factions are full of high-pressure lunatics teetering on the brink of death.” “As a summoner, it's only reasonable for me to sell everything I own to raise a few big daddies to protect me.” Chu Danqing thinks that apart from being so broke his pockets are cleaner than his face, he's actually doing pretty well. … Walking through 80Votes212.2kRecs442.5kFans
- 95 My Divine Beasts Are Really Not Evil Gods 我的御兽真不是邪神 Lu Yu arrives in a bizarre beast-taming world, where evil gods watch from the shadows and ancient taboos awaken from the depths of time. In this world, birds and beasts, mountains and rivers, and even the elements can develop sentience and become spirit pets. The most powerful among them are ecosystems unto themselves, radiating ecological secret realms such as the Yellow Springs, the Kingdom of Bones, the Succubus Nest, and the Celestial Tree Kingdom, where countless servants are born. Beast Ta 1Votes234.6kRecs741.6kFans
- 96 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
- 97 Infinite Boiling 无限沸腾 A woman accidentally sent Tang Zheng a selfie. Just as she asked to meet him, the unlucky Tang Zheng was caught in a bus accident. At the moment of his death, he was transported into a mysterious, sealed room. Inside were many people who should have died: a flight attendant, a schoolteacher, a rich heir, a death-row inmate, a boss, and an employee. A classic infinite-flow novel. 0Votes367.4kRecs249.2kFans
- 98 Demon-Slaying Expert 降魔专家 When I pulled the book of forbidden knowledge from the shelves of the city library, I was helpless and terrified, forced to watch as my life hurtled onto another track, one riddled with ravings of madness. Along the way, I also happened to run over some trash that thought it could stop me. 30Votes150.5kRecs164.7kFans
- 99 Steel, Gunpowder, and Spellcasters 钢铁火药和施法者 Is magic really just a wish-granting machine? No. In a universe where magic truly exists, it must be as simple and beautiful as the laws of physics. This is the story of a mass-produced, expendable magic-combat specialist who learns the ultimate nature of magic. But so what? Birds can fly without understanding aerodynamics, and mages can use magic without knowing its true nature. Learning magic's ultimate nature doesn't mean an expendable specialist can suddenly become a great mage, either. But 345Votes676kRecs863kFans
- 100 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
