Novels like A Survival Guide to the Warring States
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Survival Guide to the Warring States, best match first.
- 1 My Korean Peninsula, 2007 我的半岛2007 A soul that transmigrated here finds itself on the Korean Peninsula in 2007. An Ru Song wakes up in a rented semi-basement apartment, and soon maps out the path he will take in his new life… 0Votes95.2kRecs124.5kFans
- 2 Among the Myriad Heavens, I Cultivate Merit to Become an Immortal 混在诸天，功德成仙 Merit System: My intentions were good, but Gu Qing carried them out badly. The Return of the Condor Heroes → The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng → The Sentimental Swordsman, Ruthless Sword → The Legendary Siblings → Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils → The First in the World → The Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty → Jade Dynasty → The Legend of the New White Snake → The Legend of Lotus Lantern: Prelude → Chinese Paladin 3 0Votes76.3kRecs176.9kFans
- 3 EN My Skills Have Mutated Again! 我的技能又变异了！ The Six Pillars clash, and the myriad worlds crumble. Planes and dimensions are digitized, and the shattered Ash Zones open. Xia Lin raises his head and looks at this broken world. "This is the worst of times, made worse by foreign races invading, demons running rampant, humanity fighting among itself, and everyone scheming for their own petty gain." "It's also the best of times, made best by the fact that my name is Xia Lin, Sequence One, the Uncertain Shadow, supreme above all!" [Unstable Muta 3Votes137.3kRecs341.6kFans
- 4 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
- 5 Leveling Up Life Skills in the Ming Dynasty 我在大明肝生活技能 Su Ze, a history graduate student conducting field research in the countryside, transmigrates to a military outpost in southern Fujian during the Jiajing era of the Ming dynasty. Emperor Jiajing is obsessed with cultivating immortality and is building Taoist temples on a grand scale. Corrupt officials hold sway at court, vying to flatter the emperor with elegant memorials. Japanese pirates raid the southeast, while Liaodong is on the verge of unrest. The rise of Wang Yangming’s school of thought 0Votes86.3kRecs250.9kFans
- 6 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
- 7 Madness 迷狂 Southeast Asia, 1996. The steamy little town was packed with torn-open souls. Using their wounds as eyes, they saw the divine madness lurking behind the world. A strange being in a yellow raincoat wanted to become human, so it blended in among them. The monsters received their correspondence cooking courses and wrote on the back of a videotape: “Please don't let Doudou find out our brains make better jam.” 92Votes74.1kRecs93.2kFans
- 8 I Became the Strongest by Treading on Demon Sect Witches 踩着魔门妖女成为最强 In my previous life, I fell just short, and never got the chance to reach the summit. Now that I’ve transmigrated back to the past, this time… I’ll become the strongest in the world! There are only three simple steps to becoming the strongest: 1. Pick up a demonic sect witch who has just transmigrated on the street. 2. Defeat the demon. 3. Take her cultivation manual. Hooray! I’m already invincible! Many years later, Yan Yu, now known by the title “The Strongest,” gives an interview to a TV sta 0Votes135.6kRecs323.7kFans
- 9 Back to 1978 重回1978 At first, his name was Hu San. Later, people called him Third Brother. Then more and more people called him Boss Xie. In the end, everyone called him Mr. Xie. Among the countless titles people gave him were millionaire, farmer-entrepreneur, philanthropist, producer, and village chief. After thirty years of breaking through the waves, when Time magazine put him on its cover, it used a single word to encompass all his titles: Comrade. 0Votes130.2kRecs212.3kFans
- 10 My Cyberpsychosis Is a Quest Prompt 我的赛博精神病是任务提示 This is Eden City. Multinational high-tech corporations have risen to power, controlling every aspect of people's lives. The gap between rich and poor has begun to widen at an unprecedented rate. Cybernetic modifications and dangerous deals fill every corner. High tech, low living standards. On rainy nights beneath the neon lights, gunfire devours the troubled dreams of the sleepless. People have grown accustomed to upgrading themselves with cybernetic limbs. But excessive modification graduall 63Votes68.4kRecs145.2kFans
- 11 The Infinite Cosmic Cafeteria 宇宙无限食堂 [Planar Exploration]+ [Business Management]+ [Urban Legends]+ [Comedy]+ [Roguelike]+ [Surrounded by Beautiful Women] Tang Rijie, a famous sharp-tongued food critic, had already wolfed down three big bowls of rice. Sweating profusely, he still stubbornly insisted, “I admit every dish in your restaurant is delicious, perfect in color, aroma, and taste. But I have to say, I couldn’t taste a soul in any of them! And the soul is what makes or breaks a dish!” Ma Lu didn’t bat an eye. “You want a soul? 0Votes167.2kRecs362.6kFans
- 12 Surging Waves at Sunset 惊涛落日 Wang Yi transmigrated. The moment he looked up, he saw the bright red Rising Sun emblem on a plane passing overhead. The rage in his blood was awakened. He didn't know whose body he had transmigrated into, where he was, or even what kind of cheat ability he had. He only knew he was going to slaughter them all. “You damn bastards can keep your ‘seven lives for the country’ and your Kudan-zaka! I'll blow Kudan-zaka and every toilet on it sky-high!” (“Seven lives for the country” was the Japanese i 0Votes511.5kRecs572.7kFans
- 13 EN Adventurer with the MC System in Middle-earth 带着MC系统到中土 In the year 1340 of the Shire Reckoning, one year before the company sets out on the Quest of Erebor, the wizard has yet to visit the Shire, Thorin is still wandering, and the dragon sleeps in the mountain... That year, a human carrying an MC System arrives in Middle-earth. And so, towering fortresses spring up overnight, alongside golden fields of wheat stretching as far as the eye can see. Legends of the Block Wizard begin to spread across the wilderness. Years later, when an army of orcs lays 0Votes74kRecs350.5kFans
- 14 Naruto Only Wants to Be a Soul Reaper 鸣人只想做死神 Naruto's Diary: March 15, Year 63 of Konoha: I think I died [crossed out] I think I died and came back to life. March 16, Year 63 of Konoha: I might as well be dead. April 1, Year 63 of Konoha: The Soul Society isn't the underworld from my world. My parents aren't here! July, Year 63 of Konoha: Why become Hokage? Not even a dog would want the job. There's nothing interesting about Konoha. I still want to become a Soul Reaper, find out where the Soul Society of our world is, and find my mom and d 0Votes82.3kRecs518.9kFans
- 15 EN Our Journey Through Warhammer 这是我们的战锤之旅 (A completed, high-quality work on Qidian. Read with confidence.) This is a dark and despairing age. In the grim darkness of the 41st millennium, the Emperor has long since departed the mortal realm, and the children of the gods no longer walk among mankind. Humanity's future holds nothing but endless darkness and war. Its fate seems destined to slowly rot away beneath the bloated, stagnant Imperium. That is, until souls from another world arrive. “Guys, I’ve got good news and bad news. Which do 127Votes339.4kRecs458kFans
- 16 EN The System is Abstract, Luckily, So Am I 系统很抽象，还好我也是 [Mission One: You've just entered the world of cultivation and obtained a Foundation Establishment technique. Try killing the “Undying Divine Dragon”!] “System bro, never mind the fact that the beginner mission is to kill a dragon. I've got a little problem: I haven't transmigrated.” [Mission Two: The apocalypse has arrived. After awakening an E-rank ability, it's time to show what you can do. Try challenging the “Zombie King” to a duel!] “Bro, never mind that I'm still in the modern world. By y 73Votes260.7kRecs981.9kFans
- 17 EN Shrouding the Heavens: Beginning Dao Proving from the Ancient Era 遮天：从太古证道开始 Chen Zhao transmigrated to the Primordial Era of Shrouding the Heavens, an age when the Primordial Myriad Races were rising. With the defiant Chaos Body, he sought to prove the Dao, rose to power, and shook the Primordial Era. I’m in Shrouding the Heavens, and I’ve just survived a tribulation. The Carefree Heavenly Venerate has reappeared and wants to possess me and take my place. Help! 0Votes93.5kRecs335.3kFans
- 18 Shi Potian Transmigrates into Linghu Chong 石破天穿越令狐冲 Shi Potian, who had just sworn brotherhood with Zhang San and Li Si, woke up one morning to discover that he had become Linghu Chong, the Huashan Sect's senior disciple. And so... [Scene One] Yue Buqun: “If you aren't Linghu Chong, then who are you?” Shi Potian: “I am Dog Bastard.” Yue Buqun: “???” [Scene Two] Yu Canghai: “Do you mean that, in your eyes, all the disciples under my command are useless? That you could kill every one of them without lifting a finger?” Shi Potian: “No, no, how could 2Votes129.3kRecs332.2kFans
- 19 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
- 20 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
- 21 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
- 22 A Farmer in Shu Han 蜀汉之庄稼汉 This is the story of an ordinary, hapless man struggling to survive in the chaotic Three Kingdoms era and doing his best to build a life through farming. 7Votes626.2kRecs213.4kFans
- 23 EN Crown of Souls 灵魂冠冕 His soul arrived naked in this world, beginning with a werewolf bloodline and setting out to crown it. P.S. P.S. 2: If you want more to read, check out the author's other books. 0Votes165.4kRecs157.3kFans
- 24 EN Goblin: Severely Dependent 哥布林重度依赖 “Bro, why did we become adventurers?” “A goblin’s bounty is three silver coins.” “No, you’ve got me wrong, mate. I mean, what’s the ultimate goal of this line of work? We toil away all day long, but what’s it all for?” “One goblin. Three silver coins.” “…” “Three silver coins.” “All right, there’s a job to clear out a goblin nest. You…” “I’m in!” Elements: [down-and-out adventurers], [mash-up setting], [DND-inspired] 1.8kVotes631.9kRecs1.3MFans
- 25 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
- 26 EN Clearing Jin 廓晋 To clear the way means, first, to open it up, and second, to sweep it clean. Having arrived in the Eastern Jin and Sixteen Kingdoms era, one should strike out into the current, set one’s heart on the Northern Expeditions, drive the Five Hu tribes from the Central Plains, and then sweep away the aristocratic clans from the imperial court. Such is the way to clear the realm, build a new enterprise, and carry on Chinese civilization. That is the theory. But in the autumn of Yonghe 5, AD 349, when a 15.7kVotes911.1kRecs1.1MFans
- 27 I’m No Detective 我可不是侦探 A clever and handsome young man accidentally transmigrates to Hokkaido, where he meets a calm, brilliant, long-haired, straight-haired girl who loves solving mysteries. In a world where the Japanese police are known as “a bunch of useless salary collectors,” the two team up to solve countless baffling cases with their ingenious deductions... Of course, that’s impossible. This is actually the story of a boy who gets struck by lightning and transmigrates to Hokkaido. By sheer coincidence, he meets 3Votes425.1kRecs490kFans
- 28 I Am the Immortal in the Gourd 在下壶中仙 The Demon Refining Pot can refine monsters, and it even comes with a space of its own, the "World Within the Pot." That sounds pretty great, but unfortunately... After searching for two years, he discovered that there were no monsters in the real world, leaving him with no materials to refine; Trapped in a corner of the World Within the Pot, he was surrounded by tree spirits he could not defeat, making it impossible to take even a single step. Unable to find any cultivation techniques or miracul 6Votes583.8kRecs466.5kFans
- 29 Invading the Mortal World 侵入人间 ~ Xu Xiangyang has two close friends: the girl next door who lives in the same alley, and the class monitor from the class next door. Xu Xiangyang has a secret he cannot tell anyone: he knows that one of his two friends is raising a great demon capable of destroying the world... ~ Set at the end of the last century, this is a story of boys and girls who rely on one another, find comfort in one another, and make their way toward happiness togeth 17Votes238kRecs414.1kFans
- 30 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
- 31 EN The Otherworldly Inn 异度旅社 Beneath the everyday, at the limits of reason, beyond the world you know, lies a landscape you have never imagined. When Yu Sheng opened that door for the first time, the familiar world around him came crashing down. And the “truth” at the very root of the world came rushing toward him. 9.4kVotes5MRecs2.8MFans
- 32 EN The Book of Strange Tales 志怪书 The new book, Where There Are Immortals, There Is a Name, is now out. The pine wind scatters the tea smoke. Amidst piles of white clouds, immortals sleep. A dream of the past rises without warning: beneath the village entrance tree, an old man tells tales. The stories of immortals, ghosts, fox spirits, and mountain monsters that once left children wide-eyed are neither wholly true nor wholly unreal, both eerie and romantic, and still as marvelous as ever. How many have dreamed of traveli 86Votes1MRecs1.3MFans
- 33 How Could I, a Top-Tier Star from the Start, Ever Fade Away? 开局顶流的我怎么会糊 Chu Zhi transmigrated to a parallel world and became a top-tier star in China. Even a throwaway post on Weibo earned him hundreds of thousands of comments. A young idol who'd become a complete has-been after a series of malicious smears: throwing his weight around, plagiarizing a new song, secretly getting married, and cheating. With everything going wrong from the start, he was lucky to have the [Personality System]. By doing things most celebrities wouldn't dare, he could earn points and draw 2Votes334.6kRecs541.4kFans
- 34 EN 1979: The Golden Age 1979黄金时代 This is still a somewhat nostalgic story, hmm… 8.7kVotes3.7MRecs2.5MFans
- 35 Banishing the Dragon 黜龙 There are dragons in this world. Dragons take countless forms: some roam rivers and seas, some soar over mountains, some hide in the deepest abysses, and some race among the clouds. When roused, they can swallow the wind and summon snow, divert rivers and carve waterways, summon lightning and breathe fire, split mountains and part seas. There are dragons among mankind, too. The greatest among men have lofty ambitions and brilliant plans. They hold the secrets of the universe within them and aspi 111Votes1.9MRecs1.6MFans
- 36 EN Cultivation? Ain't Got No Money For That! 没钱修什么仙？ The old man asked, “You want revenge?” The boy replied, “I’ve been humiliated again and again by the powerful, and my master considers me trash. How could I not want revenge?” The old man patted the boy’s head and sighed. “Good boy, let me pass my cultivation power on to you.” The boy exclaimed, “Senior! How could I accept that?” The old man held out his hand. “Give me your phone.” Watching the changes on his phone, the boy cried out in shock, “Senior! Where did all this hundred-year cultivation 17.7kVotes4MRecs7.2MFans
- 37 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
- 38 EN Holy Roman Empire 神圣罗马帝国 The road to Austria's revival, and the story of the Habsburg family's struggle!!! The Holy Roman Empire, which was neither holy nor Roman nor an empire, has been revived!!! My completed classics, The Mediterranean Hegemon's Path and Pursuing the Dao Across the Heavens, are packed with chapters for you to enjoy. Welcome to the new Haiyue 1 readers' group. (This story is entirely fictional and exposes the dark h 1Votes774.5kRecs311.7kFans
- 39 Lost in 1629 迷失在一六二九 You! Yes, you. Take a look at yourself. What can you do? What do you know how to do? If you were dropped into the year 1629, the second year of the Chongzhen reign in the Ming dynasty, in the age of Li Zicheng and Hong Taiji, could you survive? Without a golden finger, without a protagonist’s destiny, relying entirely on your own skills and knowledge, could you survive? The one stroke of luck is that you wouldn’t be fighting alone. Behind you would be a group, a community of modern people. Come 4Votes884.8kRecs229.9kFans
- 40 My Girlfriend is Evil Woman 我的女友是恶女 After an unfortunate accident took his life, the soul of Bei Xiu transmigrated into the body of a Japanese high school student and was forced to begin his studies in Japan. After careful consideration, he decided to aim high in this new life. Have fun? No, study! Fall in love? No, study! His goal was to get into a top university, and nobody was going to stop him! 15Votes1.2MRecs638.6kFans
- 41 My Girlfriend Is a Bratty Rich Heiress 我的女友是恶劣大小姐 [Then become more handsome, if you can win the heart of a beautiful girl] [If you can make your sweet talk sound even better, say it to her too] [But remember, don't make the first move] [Let the beautiful girl say it herself: “Handsome Tokyo guy with a silver tongue, I have to make you mine. You're mine.”] This is the story of a boy from Iwate Prefecture who becomes a handsome Tokyo guy. 147Votes832.1kRecs2.3MFans
- 42 The Strange Three Kingdoms 诡三国 An ordinary man’s journey through the Three Kingdoms. A thousand years of Chinese wisdom is the weapon that cuts through every obstacle. A gleaming blade flashes between white teeth. Bright red blood flows through the night. Cowards lurk in the shadows of heroes; pain hides behind bold smiles. Without a System, is it impossible to move forward? Without quests, is it impossible to think? Raise your head and press on. Wherever the heart leads becomes the frontier of the Han Empire! 37Votes1.5MRecs534.9kFans
- 43 Restoring the Song Dynasty 绍宋 To inherit is to continue; to guide is to lead. In 1127, the Northern Song fell. Soon afterward, the ninth imperial prince, Zhao Gou, ascended the throne in Shangqiu amid great expectations, inheriting the Song dynasty and adopting the Jianyan era name. Yet within three months, Li Gang was dismissed as chancellor, Chen Dong was executed, Yue Fei was driven out of the army, Zong Ze was abandoned in the capital, and the plans to resist the Jin in Hebei were scrapped wholesale... After all that eff 1.4kVotes3.6MRecs20.9MFans
- 44 The Undisputed Number One 绝对一番 “Always be number one” means “fight for first place forever and never give up”! After transmigrating to Japan just as its bubble economy collapses and the country enters a severe recession, Lu Zhishou takes a look at his empty wallet, next month’s rent bill, and transmigration perks. He promptly heads for a TV station and begins his quest to claim the top spot. He also finds the woman of his dreams. He makes plans, enlists accomplices, and doggedly pursues her, but the outcome... Disclaimer: Thi 10Votes2.6MRecs736kFans
- 45 Conquering the Han 覆汉 Strive to make a name among the lords, if only to preserve your life in a chaotic age! As a posthumous child, Gongsun Xun received his guiding principles for life early on from his mother, who claimed to be a transmigrator. But after following the tide of history year after year, he began to realize that things were gradually going very wrong! This is the story of a man who is half native, striving amid a momentous age! 286Votes2.2MRecs1.4MFans
- 46 EN This Game Is Too Realistic 这游戏也太真实了 This game is way too realistic! Hauling bricks, running errands, picking up trash, delivering packages... At most, a company can make you experience the hardships of working 996. Here, you can experience 007 on super speed. All right, enough talk. The great Administrator has called me to haul bricks. The Administrator says that as long as we work hard and offer up our livers, next month he can get himself another brand-new set of power armor. Then he’ll take us to explore a whole new map, where 467Votes4.9MRecs9.4MFans
- 47 EN The Game of Fate 烂柯棋缘 Fallen leaves beside the ancient Go board, an old tree where no one plays. A move at the center of the board, made on a whim; look back, and mountains and seas stretch into the distance. … When Ji Yuan woke up, he had become a half-blind beggar in a dilapidated mountain god temple. A sword in the hands of a true immortal, a glib tongue in the hands of a charlatan: these are Ji Yuan’s means of making a place for himself in this terrifying world. VIP verification group: 72Votes4.1MRecs3.5MFans
- 48 EN The Sword of Dawn 黎明之剑 Gao Wen transmigrated, but something went a little wrong along the way. After floating above some otherworldly continent for more than a hundred thousand years, he decided he probably needed a body to count as a complete transmigrator. But after finally succeeding, he never expected he'd have to climb out of a coffin in that body, only to face two utterly terrified great-great-great-great...great-granddaughters. And a world on the verge of the end of an era. 587Votes13MRecs3.8MFans
- 49 The Qin Empire's Bailiff 秦吏 At the end of the Warring States period, China faced an upheaval unlike any in a thousand years. Some were born into hereditary nobility. Some were princes of noble rank. But he was reborn as Heifu, a lowly Qin soldier and an obscure figure in the Qin bamboo slips from Yunmeng. To avoid dying in a ditch and take control of his own fate, he fought his way up. Fortunately 131Votes3.7MRecs1.8MFans
- 50 Mythical Version of Three Kingdom 神话版三国 Chen Xi watched a soldier toss aside a boulder weighing hundreds of pounds and stared speechlessly at the heavens. Is this really the late Eastern Han? Lu Bu single-handedly tore through an army of ten thousand. There’s no way that’s scientifically possible. Zhao Zilong really seems to have a dragon’s soul possessing him. He split a mountain with one sword. Is he even human? Dian Wei protected Cao Cao by himself as they fought their way out of the enemy camp, casually slaughtering thousands of e 2.3kVotes11.9MRecs2.8MFans
