Novels like Literary Giant, 1978
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- 101 Fahai Wants to Return to Secular Life 法海想还俗 Fahai, you don’t understand love. Leifeng Pagoda’s coming down! Xu Xian glanced timidly at the beautiful, rich young woman before him, and said he didn’t want to work hard anymore... They say two adorable yet feisty little snake demons have recently arrived in Hangzhou. Well, it’s time for this little monk to return to secular life! 0Votes13.7kRecs35.8kFans
- 102 I Roam the Ancient Dragon World as a Woman 我以女儿身闯荡古龙江湖 The world is like a tide, and people like water. I can only wonder how many who enter the jianghu ever make it back. Gu Changsheng was suddenly thrown headfirst into the jianghu, and not just any jianghu: this was one set to nightmare difficulty. The Twelve Zodiac Beasts had been wreaking havoc for years, half the Ten Great Villains were roaming outside Villain’s Valley, a whole nest of Yellowflower Bees had taken over the Yangtze, and most escort agency chiefs had banditry as a side gig… G 11Votes93.8kRecs272kFans
- 103 Who Are You Calling a Powerhouse? 骂谁实力派呢 Who are you calling a powerhouse performer? Who are you insulting? Do you have any idea what it means to be one of Asia’s Ten Most Handsome Men? 8Votes264.5kRecs843.1kFans
- 104 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
- 105 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
- 106 When Pride Still Mattered 当骄傲仍然重要时 Some people exist proudly, and some struggle proudly. Some compete proudly, and some fail proudly. But few can walk away with pride. By the time you finish reading this, congratulations: you’ve already seen the lives of many players. This passage took shape in Stephen Curry’s words after his 2021 defeat: “Nobody wants to face us next season.” It was Tim Duncan, certain before the 2014 Finals began that they wouldn’t mess it up. It was Kobe Bryant promising at Old Man Buss’s memorial to get the L 5Votes234.7kRecs386.1kFans
- 107 EN The Flowers Bloomed in 1981 那年花开1981 This is an age when getting into university can transform your life, when every new opportunity can send you soaring, and when pure, unwavering, sincere love still exists. But just after Li Ye arrived in this era, people urged him to give up on the college entrance exam and go work in a factory tightening screws. “You won’t get in anyway, so just forget about it!” “What? I’m a solid second-tier university hopeful. How could I not get in? Wouldn’t that be a slap in the face to all those years of 3Votes76.7MRecs1MFans
- 108 I'm Not a Literary Giant 我不是文豪 (This is not a copycat novel. No transmigration, no rebirth, no System, and no golden finger.) Many years later, when Wang Zixu stood at the Nobel Prize in Literature ceremony, he would remember that distant afternoon when his wife cut her hand. Back then, he was a clerk at a public institution in a small city. He had little money, and the literary world was a door he could find no way into. Now, he was the literary world's undisputed leading figure across the lands of three rivers, four lakes, 271Votes149.6kRecs183.3kFans
- 109 The Tang Crown Prince's Leisurely Life 大唐太子的悠闲生活 New book out: "The Ming Dynasty Crown Prince’s Entrepreneurial Journey" (Farming + Family + Reform) This is the age when the Tang Empire is rising, just about to stride forward. Everything is only beginning. It is like a child who has just learned to walk, knowing nothing of storms and feeling no fear. If the Tang Empire takes a wrong turn on the road ahead, so what? Then let it take a few more steps in the wrong direction. Li Chengqian told everyone, “It’s all right. Things will work out e 0Votes91.8kRecs602.9kFans
- 110 At First, I Just Wanted to Make Money 一开始，我只想搞钱 Forget making movies. Making money is what matters! Well, Shen Xudong later realized that making movies was never just about making movies. It was all art! PS: This story is entirely fictional. If it offends anyone, please be generous and let it slide! (Over 8,000 average subscriptions... a career high. Grateful...) 0Votes227.5kRecs287.5kFans
- 111 EN The Magician of the Fairy Tale World 童话世界的魔法师 Synopsis: When he arrived in this world, many familiar stories had yet to begin Sleeping Beauty had not yet been born. The magic lamp lay buried at the bottom of a vault. Snow White's father had only just married a new wife. The Little Mermaid was still playing with her sisters in the sea. The Land of Oz, at the heart of the desert, had yet to receive a girl named Dorothy. Then he came The wizard of miracles and wishes. Many years later, even children who couldn't read had heard the legen 0Votes53.5kRecs424.5kFans
- 112 Chinese Entertainment in Those Days 那年华娱 They say this industry is full of hidden dangers. Lin Nan wanted to go in and see for himself, to find out how vast the woods were and how deep the waters ran. He never expected to get trapped the moment he stepped inside... 104Votes876.2kRecs1.1MFans
- 113 EN Cultivation: I Studied Abroad in the Modern Era 修仙：我在现代留过学 Just as nuclear weapons are merely a byproduct of science, immortality is no more than a small gift along the path of seeking the Dao. The new Daoist Patriarch, the Great Virtuous Teacher, and the strongest cultivator in ten thousand years, True Master Zheng Fa, is recruiting personal disciples. Recommended reading: "Topology in Talisman Crafting: Beginning with the Little Cloud-and-Rain Talisman" "Artificial Intelligence in Magical Artifacts: A Preliminary Study of Artifact Spirits" "Elemental 17Votes232.7kRecs807.8kFans
- 114 Rising to Power, Starting in Chinatown 飞扬跋扈，从唐人街开始 At the end of the nineteenth century, Chinese laborers in America had fallen to the status of third-class people. Discrimination against and conflicts with Chinese laborers grew increasingly fierce, and attacks became more frequent. In San Francisco's Chinatown, opium dens and gambling houses stood everywhere, while gangs and associations made the area a chaotic mix of all kinds of people. Until one day, Chen Zhengwei stepped off a ship, his face radiant with a brilliant smile. “I like the smell 9Votes357.9kRecs643.4kFans
- 115 The Road to Immortality Begins as a Hunter 长生从猎户开始 Li Yuan transmigrated into a martial-arts world where demons and ghosts lay in wait, becoming an ordinary hunter. Struggling simply to survive, he only discovered that his golden finger had finally arrived after he gained a wife. The stars shift, the seas transform into mulberry fields, mountains and rivers change, but I remain unchanged. 0Votes86.6kRecs746.3kFans
- 116 EN High Martial Era 高武纪元 A black dragon rises from the depths of the Southern Ocean, unleashing an apocalyptic tsunami... A fire demon destroys city after city of steel and concrete, then walks away unscathed from the heart of a nuclear blast... Outer-realm gods seek to rule the entire sea of stars... This is a future world where human technology has reached extraordinary heights. It is also a high-martial era in which a wave of life’s evolution is sweeping across the world. Li Yuan, a martial arts student about to sit 91Votes1.4MRecs4.6MFans
- 117 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
- 118 EN Restarting Life 重启人生 When life hits the restart button, it seems like everything will finally go smoothly... Yeah, right! If only I'd been reborn after the college entrance exams. Even going back to my first year of high school would have been fine. What's with being reborn in my senior year? And what the heck, I'm reborn right in the exam room. Guys, how do I solve this math problem? Urgent, waiting for answers online! (Also known as Reborn, So Who Needs Exams? and Reborn, and the Author Still Can't Come Up wi 30Votes981.4kRecs1.3MFans
- 119 EN Spring Blossoms and a Cup of Wine 桃李春风一杯酒 Yang Ge was never the greatest under heaven. But later, everyone in the martial world called him the greatest under heaven... PS1: This is a story about friendship, ideals, and reconciliation. PS2: The author has two acclaimed older works, both with over 20,000 premium subscribers: From Big Shot to Martial Alliance Leader and The Eternal Prosperity of Humanity. If you want more, feel free to check them out! 2Votes88.5kRecs524.6kFans
- 120 Part-Time Artist 兼职艺术家 That summer, he defeated the capital with his talent... Huh? I am the capital? Well, then, never mind. 0Votes364.9kRecs781.7kFans
- 121 Corpse Liberation Immortals in the Age of Dharma's Decline 末法时代的尸解仙 Emperors and generals, world-shaking achievements; virtuous scholars and exiles, writings that endure for millennia; fine carriages and beautiful women, heroic spirit… I ask just one thing: Can any of it grant eternal life? This is a story about transmigrating to an ancient age in the declining Dharma era and seeking immortality. Time flies, the years pass; shed the mortal body and ascend, and live forever in this world. 5Votes113.2kRecs446.8kFans
- 122 The Swordplay Fan in Gu Long's World 古龙世界里的吃瓜剑客 Let go of your urge to help others, and respect their fate! Those protagonists don't need help. After finally getting the chance to transmigrate, aside from a few unresolved regrets, all that's left is to witness some iconic scenes, watch the drama unfold, and make snarky comments. And, of course... Famous swords, fine wine, and peerless beauties! 4Votes203.1kRecs713.5kFans
- 123 EN My Magic Knows No Bounds! 我的魔法没有上限！ Zelier, a mage reincarnated into another world, acquired a cheat that could unlock god-tier talent skills. Upon reaching level two, he could choose one of the following talent skills: First: [Spell Surge] Raises your maximum mana, increases your mana regeneration speed, and boosts your spell power, making your magical foundation as solid as a rock. “Firepower is justice!” Second: [Formula Evolution] Allows you to analyze the structure of any magical formula you see and reproduce it for your own 9kVotes142kRecs1.1MFans
- 124 Empire of Shadows 阴影帝国 Most people are born ordinary, but some, even if they start out ordinary, aspire to greatness. From an exploited, undocumented odd-job worker to a godfather in the dark; From a rule-abiding member of society’s underclass to the emperor behind the scenes who makes the rules; When the sun shines, this country belongs to the Federation. When night falls, it belongs to me! “Sometimes, shadows can be as large as the light, or even swallow it whole!” “We never extort anyone. We can sleep with a clear 67Votes389.4kRecs508.1kFans
- 125 The Peninsula Asteroid 半岛小行星 I came to become a star. I saw it, and I know I can make it. I conquer... Forget it, this place is too complicated to conquer. I'll just focus on romance instead. 362Votes393.5kRecs255.3kFans
- 126 High Martial: I Inherited the Evil Organization from the Game 高武：我继承了游戏里的邪恶组织 People don’t have to pay for the sins they commit in games, right~ So, In reality, I’m timid and submissive, but in games, I strike with all my might. In reality, I obey the law and love peace; in games, I leave not a blade of grass standing and rivers of blood in my wake. Originally, There shouldn’t have been any problem, Until the timelines of the game and reality overlapped, and I actually inherited the extremely evil organization I had created in the game… 14Votes106.5kRecs596.1kFans
- 127 EN Turns Out I'm a Cultivation Prodigy 原来我是仙道天骄 July, 14994 of the Immortal Calendar. Chen Zhuo was admitted to Taiqing City's Vocational Technical College of Alchemy. Approved for an artificial spirit root, he became a cultivator with a single wood-aspected artificial spirit root. At first, Chen Zhuo could already see his future clearly: spend a hundred years or so cultivating honestly, work for a company on an assembly line, and maybe reach the peak of Qi Refining and collect a little retirement money. But not long after his spirit root was 6.9kVotes115.3kRecs754.5kFans
- 128 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
- 129 EN 1979: The Golden Age 1979黄金时代 This is still a somewhat nostalgic story, hmm… 8.7kVotes3.7MRecs2.5MFans
- 130 Arc of Artillery Fire 炮火弧线 Wang Zhong arrives in another world and gets caught up in its world war. His special ability gives him an overhead view like a real-time strategy game, and even lets him see through the eyes of his troops! So he immediately starts micromanaging: “Move the machine-gun nest five centimeters to the left! Put the anti-tank gun in the woods on the right!” Three years later, Wang Zhong looks at the marshal’s baton in his hand, then at the double-headed eagle flag behind the emperor’s envoy. “There’s a 44Votes7.5MRecs2.1MFans
- 131 I Studied Abroad in the Modern Era 我在现代留过学 The Son of Heaven is born of Heaven and Earth, and is Heaven’s own son! Some say the Son of Heaven is the father and mother of the people, and rules the world as its king! And I was once the Son of Heaven! I inherited the legacy of six generations and carried forward the late emperor’s ambitions. I punished the western rebels and put the old faction in its place. Whatever I set out to do, I accomplished; whoever I attacked, I defeated. I swept away a century of accumulated ills in the Great Song 152Votes553.1kRecs961.2kFans
- 132 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
- 133 EN From Mortal Flesh to Planet-Crusher 从肉体凡胎到粉碎星球 What does it mean to always win? What does it mean to be invincible? No one can remain number one forever in this world. Anyone can be defeated. Including me. I've been waiting for someone to appear, defeat me, and tell me that my path is wrong. Unfortunately, that person still hasn't come. Fake martial arts: Strengthen yourself, break the limits of the human body, and withstand bullets with nothing but flesh and blood. Real martial arts: Use your life magnetic field to command the magnetic 0Votes219.2kRecs733.8kFans
- 134 EN Rebirth: Daily Cultivation 重生日常修仙 A Nascent Soul True Monarch fails his tribulation and returns to his student days. It's 2013, mobile internet is just taking off, and amid the surging tide of the times, a cultivator goes about his everyday life. [Everyday life] [Student] [Romance] [Internet] [Modern cultivation] [Making money] [Smart protagonist] 36Votes762.2kRecs1.1MFans
- 135 A Journey Through the Heavens, Beginning with the Investiture of the Gods 从封神开始的诸天之旅 In the Investiture of the Gods world, immortals, gods, demons, and monsters roam freely. A great calamity is at hand, and there’s nowhere to hide. Feng Yuan commands the Myriad Worlds Mirror, traverses the heavens and the river of time, gathers destiny, builds his strength, and defies fate. The phoenix cries over Mount Qi, yet still falls before the true dragon of humanity... This is a tale of myths spanning the myriad heavens, beginning in the world of Investiture of the Gods. 0Votes204.5kRecs292.2kFans
- 136 Armor-Piercing Bullets Don't Believe in Carbon-Based Monsters 穿甲弹不相信碳基怪物 An ordinary training exercise sent Chen Jian and his squad into a completely different time and space. In this post-apocalyptic world, monsters roamed everywhere, while the few surviving humans struggled to stay alive beneath their terrifying claws and fangs. To fight back against the monsters, the survivors abandoned everything. Humanity no longer existed; animal instinct ruled instead. To defeat the monsters, they first had to become like them. Chen Jian should have pursued the maddening evolu 0Votes185.3kRecs443.6kFans
- 137 The Long Sword at the End of Jin 晋末长剑 As the Tang poet Xu Yin wrote in his poem “The Two Jins”: “Deep schemes across three generations laid the foundations of an empire. What a pity for the widow and orphan. Cheng Ji’s crime brought Heaven’s wrath; the spear that struck a wise ruler is mourned for all eternity.” The Western Jin came to power through illegitimate means and made far too many mistakes, inheriting every ill that had accumulated since the Eastern Han and the Three Kingdoms. By the end of the Jin dynasty, the damage had b 123Votes2MRecs2.1MFans
- 138 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
- 139 Go: I'm Evenly Matched with AI 围棋：我和AI五五开 “He says he has a fifty percent chance of winning, haha. Even if he had a thousand percent chance, his odds still wouldn’t exceed fifty percent. It’s time for the legend to end.”, Ying Jie. A story about a young Go player on the verge of going pro, carrying the top Go AI, Fine Art, in his System, who transmigrates to a parallel world where the age of Go AI has yet to arrive. From amateur ranks to professional qualification, titles, world championships, becoming the world’s number-one Go player, 0Votes128.9kRecs416.7kFans
- 140 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
- 141 Fame and Fortune in America 美利坚名利双收 Get famous early, make money early, and enjoy the good life in America with both fame and fortune. America, Hollywood, business battles, showbiz, stars, and movies. 0Votes305.3kRecs335.9kFans
- 142 EN Who Hid My Corpse?! 谁把我的尸体藏起来了！ “You know, I used to be the most powerful person in the world. Even the gods couldn’t do anything to me. If I can get my body back, I can come back to life.” “So?” “So... who hid my corpse!” 1Votes182.8kRecs672.8kFans
- 143 EN Immortal Cultivation: When You Push Everything to the Extreme 修仙：当你把事情做到极致 A story spanning the heavens, a tale of two worlds, a secondary cultivation novel After transmigrating to the cultivation world, Xu Yang finds himself at the very bottom, struggling to survive. Then he discovers he has a special golden finger: as long as he keeps doing something, he can turn the mundane into the miraculous. Eating: strengthens the body and foundations, prolongs life... Sleeping: restores health and energy, makes you vigorous and youthful forever... Breathing: tortoise-style resp 4Votes116.7kRecs894.1kFans
- 144 EN Red Chamber: Defying Heaven's Fall 红楼之挽天倾 A thousand beauties weep, ten thousand fair women mourn. White bones pile like mountains, their names long forgotten; all were once young lords and lovely ladies. A young man from a later age transmigrates into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, taking the place of a distant relative of the Ningguo House. To avoid being dragged down by the Jia family, he must tread carefully at every turn. Yet when he looks around, he sees a nation on the brink of chaos. To keep the Central Plains from falli 22Votes1.1MRecs1.4MFans
- 145 EN Becoming a God, Starting as a Water Monkey 从水猴子开始成神 [A completed, high-quality novel with an average of over 7,000 paid subscribers. Quality guaranteed, so read with confidence.] Choosing the right path matters more than hard work! Martial masters fight tooth and nail over terrestrial treasure trees, while deepwater divine herbs are ignored. After transmigrating as a fisherman, Liang Qu gains the Cauldron of the Waters. He refines the [Water Monkey] talent, commands aquatic beasts, reaps rewards at every turn, and rises to the top! [Water Monkey] 2kVotes2MRecs3.1MFans
- 146 The Sword Emerges from the Tang Dynasty 剑出大唐 Zhou Yi woke up to find himself in the Taiping Daoist Temple. The Old Heavenly Master said, “Heaven is dead, and the Yellow Heaven shall rise. From now on, you will be the leader of the Taiping Sect.” Zhou Yi said, “What, me?” … In the world of Twin Dragons of Great Tang, a failed art student sets out to bring order to a chaotic martial world! 34Votes743kRecs1.3MFans
- 147 War Smoke and Beauty 烽烟揽姝 The peerless beauty of Jiangnan, Shen Qingdai. Caught amid the flames of war and chaos, she is trapped in the power struggles of a military camp. With no way out, she fights to survive, using her wit to save herself. In a chaotic age, gentlemen are powerless to act, while a ruthless warlord can quell the turmoil. Wolves must be brought to heel by someone fiercer still. When they first meet, the iron-blooded general feels no love at first sight. He sees her only as a prize to seize in their conte 0Votes877Recs0Fans
- 148 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
- 149 Young Master, Don't Show Off 公子别秀 Lin Xiu wakes up to find the world completely changed. Some can lift mountains and raise massive cauldrons; others can see for thousands of miles at a glance. Some ride the wind and roam freely beneath the heavens, while others vanish without a trace... All you have to do is look good. 1Votes386.6kRecs1MFans
- 150 EN Proving the Dao from Shrouding the Heavens 证道从遮天开始 Transmigrating into the world of "Shrouding the Heavens", he seeks to prove the path to immortality. An infinite-world adventure. The first world is a little longer. 0Votes237.5kRecs409.1kFans
