Novels like A Frail Scholar in the Ancient Apocalypse
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- 101 EN Ask the Heavens for Eternal Life 阵问长生 Illusion arrays, killing arrays, sword arrays, replication arrays, absolute arrays, grand arrays, immortal arrays: together, they form the myriad paths of arraycraft. Yin and yang, the Three Powers, the Four Symbols, the Five Elements, the Six Lines, the Seven Stars, the Eight Trigrams: from them flow the arrays of the heavens. Prove the Dao through divine sense, comprehend arrays, and ascend to immortality. With a single thought, save all under heaven; seek the Dao and ask for eternal life. 1.4kVotes874.9kRecs1.1MFans
- 102 EN The God Mimic 神的模仿犯 Twelve men and women of different backgrounds are invited into a new world. Here, they must not only decide how to live by voting on proposals, but also keep taking part in deadly games to extend the time on their visas. And the people designing these games of life and death are actually among them. 2.1kVotes523.9kRecs1.4MFans
- 103 Traveler of the River of Time and Space 时空长河的旅者 I am an observer existing beyond life and death, time and space. But I would much rather you call me: the Traveler. 0Votes480kRecs271.6kFans
- 104 EN My Avatar is Becoming the Final Boss 我的化身正在成为最终BOSS After living an utterly ordinary life for more than a decade, one night Ji Minghuan awakened a supernatural ability that let him “create game characters” in the real world. Each character came with a unique main quest and a unique skill-tree System. From then on, he couldn't stop. He kept creating new game characters in the real world, developing skill trees, and building character systems... The more famous a character became, the stronger it grew, so he began causing a huge commotion, doing wh 240Votes394.9kRecs1.7MFans
- 105 I! The Cleaner! 我！清理员！ “Here, this is your pay for the week.” After handing over a small pouch, the woman sitting behind the desk with her legs crossed made a mark in her little notebook, then waved him away without even looking up. “Remember to file your taxes yourself... Next!” “Wait!” After emptying the pouch, Li Ang stared in shock at the eight large and one small, nine filthy coins in his palm. He was so furious he wanted to lunge at her and fight to the death on the spot. “Damn it! I only drove off an evil god t 0Votes286.8kRecs1.2MFans
- 106 Nine Stars 九星 If one day, you died. You would have two options before you: A. Be reborn, or B. transmigrate to another world. What would you choose? … He waves his fan and sings across three thousand miles, laughing as he draws an ill-starred fate into his palace! An unknown assassin, born under a purple-gold star sign and laden with wealth, arrives in this extraordinary and passionate age. [The author has already completed a 4.3-million-word novel, with a satisfying ending and a guaranteed track record!] 0Votes226.2kRecs130.9kFans
- 107 EN The Corpse Retriever 捞尸人 People know that ghosts are terrifying, but ghosts know how cruel the human heart can be. This is a traditional supernatural novel. 6.3kVotes7MRecs21.2MFans
- 108 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
- 109 EN Mount Shu: The Earth Immortal Who Guards the World 蜀山镇世地仙 The vast universe stretches without end, rich and wondrous. The Taoist schools of the East have a long and storied history, while the esoteric schools of Western Shu have risen to prominence. The Northern Quanzhen, the Southern Alchemy School, the Sword Sect, and the Chan Sect all take their turns on the stage, creating a world of myriad splendors. But in this world, a hundred schools contend, and demons and monsters run rampant. The southern factions are cunning, the northern factions fierce, 251Votes488.2kRecs948.7kFans
- 110 EN Surviving the Fourth Calamity 在第四天灾中幸存 A civil engineer is reborn on a magical continent, where he ends up as a wood, earth, and water mage. While still wondering where his Earth Bear bloodline came from, the Chosen One next door summons players. Watching someone else lead a life full of adventure, Hill only wants to keep his head down. New novel: The Honorable Knight of the Broom 17Votes391.8kRecs410.3kFans
- 111 EN Players, All Aboard! 玩家请上车 “Welcome, players, aboard the dedicated train for the Dimensional Rift Game. This train will depart from the E-Rank starting station and travel to a D-Rank station. Please ensure your safety, board in an orderly fashion, and obey the rules of travel.” “The rules of travel are as follows:” “1. Please do not bring non-game items aboard the train. (Underwear is exempt.)” “2. Consumption is mandatory. (All train staff are working without pay.)” “3. Do not turn on the lights after they have been turn 912Votes787.7kRecs1.2MFans
- 112 The Peace Order 太平令 The land has been in turmoil for more than three hundred years. Music and dance never cease in the Central Plains, foreign tribes sharpen their weapons and prepare for war, sword immortals roam the martial world, and famed generals hold the four corners of the realm in check. With five years left until all-under-heaven descends into chaos, young Apothecary Li Guanyi kills a man on a rainy night. At last, he opens his eyes and sees this chaotic human world. Beneath horses' hooves lie heaps of bon 38Votes561.2kRecs2.6MFans
- 113 Hogwarts' Pacifist Necromancer 霍格沃茨的和平主义亡灵巫师 Henry Anthony was an utterly ordinary supermarket cashier. Until one day, a strangely dressed person showed up at his door and demanded to know why he hadn’t replied to a letter from the Misuse of Magic Office. Anthony: What have I misused? Magic? No way. I’m just an honest supermarket clerk. Anthony: Wait, you’re not talking about my pet, are you? Or the fact that I crawled out of a coffin? Dumbledore: Perhaps, Mr. Anthony, you’d be willing to take a position at Hogwarts? And so Hogwarts welcom 102Votes260.6kRecs353.3kFans
- 114 EN The Immortal of the Aztecs 阿兹特克的永生者 An epic history of the ancient American tribes, beginning in the fifteenth century. It opens the door to a dreamlike age of exploration, brimming with vitality, and follows the wars and trade between Western Europe and East Asia as the indigenous peoples of the Americas establish a mighty empire. What does it mean to live forever? Is it an individual, or a civilization? Why did Europe rise to power? Why did it gradually bring its cannons to bear and place itself above the entire world? And why d 52Votes458.6kRecs348.3kFans
- 115 The Messenger from the Wasteland 从荒原而来的使者 I travel to different worlds, fulfill people's wishes, and take a few things with me. That's all. A simple story with a simple protagonist. P.S. The protagonist is single. Reader discretion advised. 0Votes140.5kRecs93.9kFans
- 116 Treasures of the World 天下珍藏 Earth is already 4.6 billion years old, while the origins of human civilization, as recorded in writing and pictures, go back only seven or eight thousand years. That is barely one percent of human history. Over these long ages, certain wondrous things, mysterious treasures, and glorious civilizations that may have existed before vanishing for reasons unknown have been buried in the vast river of time, leaving behind only the faintest traces, barely glimpsed. What you know may not be the truth! 0Votes234.2kRecs113.9kFans
- 117 EN My Beast Taming Starts from Zero 御兽从零分开始 When Qiao Sang opens her eyes, she discovers she's turned into a middle school student. Then she has to take a mock exam. A graduate of a 985 university, is she scared? She is... What on earth are these questions? What is the final evolution of the Stinky Loach called? Which planets have humans already colonized? Welcome to the world of beast taming. 1.8kVotes3.4MRecs969.7kFans
- 118 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
- 119 The Reborn Eldest Sister Is Busy Farming 重生长姐种田忙 Tang Wanwan, an heir to the Jin Luban tradition, transmigrates to the Great Xia Kingdom, where her family is dirt poor. Her father disappeared after an accident. Her timid mother has two younger siblings trailing behind her like a pair of snot-nosed pests, and her older brother is seriously ill. There’s also an aunt who’s always mooching off them, and grandparents who play favorites. Luckily, Tang Wanwan has plenty of skills. She can do business, open shops, and practice top-notch medicine. Her 0Votes4.8MRecs148.3kFans
- 120 The Way of the Divine Land Beyond the Border 异域神州道 I seek the Dao and press onward, For there is a human Dao. How many rivers and mountains have I crossed? I cannot count. May Heaven never grow old, and may my homeland always remain blessed. All I see are green mountains, Green mountains where rain falls hard and winds rage on every side. The road home stretches on, endless and long. The Dao of man, the Dao of gods, I seek the human Dao. Demons and fiends alike claim they are good. Winds rise, thunder roars, and ghosts cry out across the heavens 1Votes733.4kRecs63.2kFans
- 121 The National Forensic Doctor 国民法医 Corpse: Have you no manners? 110Votes4.1MRecs2.4MFans
- 122 The Road to Klimasa 迈向克里玛莎 “Humility! Honesty! Compassion! Courage! Justice! Sacrifice! Honor! Faith!” He is a lich, yet he upholds the spirit of chivalry! He is a lich, yet he remains devoted to the faith of the Light! “Facing powerful foes, we stand without fear! Bold and loyal, we bring no shame to the Holy Spirit! Upright and true, we would rather die than yield! We protect the weak and never defy what is right!” Standing atop the world, no storm, however fierce, can stop him from following in the Holy Spirit's footst 1Votes195.8kRecs159.9kFans
- 123 EN Late Bloomer in the Immortal Cultivation World 我在修仙界大器晚成 Mountains and rivers change, and the world grows old. Wei Tu transmigrated to a world of immortals and awakened the Destiny Trait [Late Bloomer]. [Destiny Trait: Late Bloomer.] [Attribute: Persevere without faltering, and you are sure to succeed.] Seeing this Destiny Trait, Wei Tu, whose rough edges had long been worn away, finally felt hope kindle in his heart. But he still didn't know whether he could rise from humble beginnings to become an immortal patriarch. All he could do was seize the pr 82Votes5.5MRecs1.3MFans
- 124 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
- 125 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
- 126 Becoming a Fox Immortal in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 从聊斋开始做狐仙 Being human is hard; being a fox is even harder. Gong Mengbi has no choice but to cling to Lady Mount Tai's coattails and become an immortal official first. For a fox, making connections far and wide is the way to cultivate immortality. Only later do people realize that this fox seems to be everywhere, no matter how vast the world is. 166Votes458.9kRecs508.8kFans
- 127 The Peerless Duo 盖世双谐 Wandering the martial world, stopping and starting, I turn back through memories of my wandering youth. Now I've traveled across this world, with so much still to leave behind. The peak stirs up the past. 742Votes3MRecs1MFans
- 128 I Can See the Status Bar 我能看见状态栏 Sun Lien, a doctor just starting his career, is determined to become an excellent physician. When he finally comes to his senses, he realizes he’s become completely overpowered. Rules for bonus chapters: A single donation of 20,000 points earns one bonus chapter. Since the book is nearing its end, I can’t guarantee I’ll finish all the bonus chapters. Starting today, donations of admission notices and blood donations will no longer earn bonus chapters. Students who haven’t graduated and started w 7Votes383kRecs451.3kFans
- 129 Heaven's Arrival 天阿降临 Chu Jungui was a top-secret experimental subject, cultivated through forbidden methods by the Great Tang Dynasty in an attempt to create a deep-space warrior capable of waging war in every corner of the star ocean. But after an accident, he escaped the laboratory, broke free of his restraints, and gained an independent personality. From then on, in this great age of interstellar expansion, he battled across the stars and traversed the galaxy, ultimately ushering humanity into a whole new era. 2Votes7.4MRecs754.6kFans
- 130 Chief Detective 警探长 One case within another, one scheme within another: twists and turns that are strange yet make perfect sense. Remember every detail. It could be the key to solving the case! Upholding justice across the Nine Provinces, settling grudges and enmities; roaming the ends of the earth with a sword in hand. The story of a police officer, with sharp wits from start to finish. There are plenty of clues planted throughout, and even more brilliant minds in the reader community and comments section. Leave a 8Votes421.9kRecs2.1MFans
- 131 EN Stepping into the Unscientific 走进不科学 (This book currently has over 15,000 average monthly subscribers and more than 50,000 peak subscribers. Come join the story!) I once sat with Newton and debated the principles of the universe, and I once walked shoulder to shoulder with Einstein. I messed up Planck's hair, and gazed at the stars with Deng Jiaxian deep in Lop Nur... In short, this is the story of a top student traveling through time and space, past and present, East and West, and using the wisdom of those who came before to open 41Votes401.6kRecs918.4kFans
- 132 Star Realm Cockroach 星界蟑螂 A planet enveloped by the original force of the universe, and a world ruled by insects. Beginning with opening up wasteland and farming, this is a lighthearted story, not a dark or war-focused one. 2Votes95kRecs141.7kFans
- 133 Wei-Jin Foodie 魏晋干饭人 The Wei and Jin dynasties were an age of elegance and excess, but the Five Barbarians were about to plunge the Central Plains into chaos. This was the era Zhao Hanzhang had transmigrated into. Commoners and impoverished families lived in misery, while the aristocratic clans did nothing but talk. To keep the elite from fleeing south and to save the world from starving masses, Zhao Hanzhang had no choice but to roll up her sleeves and get to work so everyone could eat their fill. No idle talk in 5Votes1.7MRecs554.3kFans
- 134 Ugly Girl Ju 丑女如菊 After transmigrating into the body of Juhua, an ugly farm girl, she pays no heed to the scornful or sympathetic looks people give her. Like a wild chrysanthemum blooming with abandon, she quietly blossoms in the fields, flaunting her vigorous life in the bleak autumn wind! When youth grows as reserved as a chrysanthemum, love, too, quietly watches from the sidelines... 0Votes261.4kRecs260.1kFans
- 135 Dragon City 龙城 In the age of mind control, powered armor has become humanity’s new body. People say steel forges the throne, but can impenetrable alloy armor protect a tender heart? With the rise of AI, new human citizens who pass the Standard Emotion Test begin to experience human joys and sorrows. How will they break free from the constraints of zeroes and ones? Across the boundless depths of interstellar space, warships advance beneath the light of blazing stars, while their pilots forge their own legends. 3Votes1.1MRecs321.9kFans
- 136 Selling Gear All Over the Martial World 江湖遍地卖装备 A top Song dynasty assassin accidentally transmigrates into a wuxia-style full-dive online game. Everything in the game world leaves her bewildered, while the ancient assassin’s habits and way of speaking drive the players and NPCs crazy… Amid the virtual world’s bloodshed and turmoil, love quietly finds its way to her… 0Votes194.9kRecs175.2kFans
- 137 What's Wrong with One More Person Getting Rich Later? 多我一个后富怎么了 He started out studying medicine but never practiced, then sold TVs, ran into Zhou Huihui, and moved into the sharing economy, where deposits went unrepaid. Next came real estate, where he found some success. At last, he picked a prime property, but never got to top it out… In 2008, Yu Xing woke from a dream to find himself back on the eve of the financial crisis, with his investments in the red. That was the year industry giants took shape and capital awoke. He could only struggle to build his 1.7kVotes1MRecs885.5kFans
- 138 Han Si Becomes an Official 韩四当官 A beautiful woman and a golden mansion await within the pages of a book. Once you have mastered your studies, you can be a humble farmer in the morning and enter the emperor's court by evening. Han Si knows nothing of the classics or histories, nor the works of the philosophers, and has no chance of passing the imperial exams. If he wants to bring honor to his family, his only option is to buy an official post! 0Votes701.9kRecs161.2kFans
- 139 EN Daoist Lord Shennong 神农道君 [Brand-New Setting] [Fully Developed System] When you wake up, you find you've become an official in charge of agriculture in a fantasy game. [Dynasty at Its Height] version: You diligently cultivate the Book of Seasonal Orders, progressing from [Favorable Weather] to [Commanding the Wind and Rain], and from [Bountiful Harvests] to [All Things Flourishing]. You command the four seasons and quietly build your strength. After achieving some success, you join the army on campaign and take charge of 180Votes1.2MRecs2.7MFans
- 140 EN Ashes of the Deep Sea 深海余烬 On that day, dense fog sealed everything away. On that day, he became the captain of a ghost ship. On that day, he crossed the dense fog and confronted a world that had been utterly overturned and shattered. The order of old had vanished without a trace, bizarre phenomena ruled the endless seas beyond civilized society, and isolated island city-states and fleets challenging the ocean had become the last lights remaining in the civilized world, while the shadows of ancient days still stirred rest 307Votes5.9MRecs16.4MFans
- 141 EN The Grand Academy of Natural Sciences 格兰自然科学院 The roar of a martyr for truth upon the stake. "The laws governing the movement of celestial bodies throughout the universe cannot be changed by anyone. The Star-Curtain World is not a box. The people of this world will surely acknowledge the truth of heliocentrism. In the end, you are merely a higher-level creature in this world that claims to be a god, not an omnipotent creator." Knowledge is power! Honoring teachers and cherishing the path, passing the torch from generation to generation, sch 0Votes431.8kRecs265kFans
- 142 This Isn't Entertainment 这不是娱乐 Just burn it all down. I'm tired! 0Votes487.4kRecs335.4kFans
- 143 EN Reborn 99 Days Before the College Entrance Exam 重生高考前99天 Chen Zhe, a provincial civil servant, unexpectedly returns to the year he was in his final year of high school. Once a wooden, shy student who blushed whenever he spoke to a girl and knew nothing but studying, he suddenly becomes adept at handling people and situations, always saying and doing just the right thing. Not only does he change the course of his life, he also draws more and more attention from girls. Girl: Chen Zhe, what are your strong points? Chen Zhe: I’m honest, and I don’t talk m 4.3kVotes2.7MRecs4.6MFans
- 144 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
- 145 EN 1979: The Golden Age 1979黄金时代 This is still a somewhat nostalgic story, hmm… 8.7kVotes3.7MRecs2.5MFans
- 146 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
- 147 The Unrivaled Tang Sect 绝顶唐门 One keyboard, one mouse, and a peerless master who rules the Tang Sect! Dungeons, PvP, arenas, ranked ladders, the Song-Jin battlefield, sect wars, territory wars, cross-server battles, professional leagues... Every kind of thrilling action, all in one place! A Chinese-style game world, a pure keyboard-and-mouse MMORPG: all this and more in The Peerless Tang Sect! My new book, Nine Stars, is now online! Click the author name “Guowei Miao,” or find it under recommended works at the bottom of the 0Votes240.3kRecs102.4kFans
- 148 The Floating Diagram of Dao Origins 道缘浮图 Who were we in our youth, raising a toast and sharing a laugh? A slender waist that fit in one hand, companions sharing a drunken voyage. Yan Kaiting had been enjoying his carefree life as a young wastrel, riding through the pleasure quarters, turning the Wei River upside down, and practicing cultivation whenever he felt like it. Little did he know that he would be swept into a storm among the immortals... 0Votes3MRecs168.1kFans
- 149 I Found the First Emperor 捡到一只始皇帝 What could be more of a headache than transmigrating to the pre-Qin era to face off against Bai Qi? The Qin hostage Yiren wants to entrust his concubine, Zhao Ji, to me. Also titled The First Emperor's Development Plan and I Absolutely Refuse to Become Lao Ai. 10Votes283.1kRecs500.1kFans
- 150 EN Lord of Pro 普罗之主 His name is Li Banfeng. Feng as in mountain peak, not as in going crazy. His doctor has told him he isn’t insane. To save a friend’s life, he went to Platform 96, boarded Steam Train 1160, and arrived in Puluo Province, where the world had been stuck in the age of steam. He met a confidante in an old gramophone, peerless beauties on calendar posters, a swaying lady in an antique clock, and a worldly master in a wine gourd. Here, food cultivators grow stronger the more they eat, smoking cultivato 145Votes729.7kRecs2MFans
