Novels like The Emperor Above
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Emperor Above, best match first.
- 1 Once Upon a Time, There Was a Greedy Snake 从前有条贪吃蛇 “I just want something that tastes good.”, Du Yi, after turning into a snake “‘I just want something that tastes good,’ the Lord of Abundance’s unpretentious declaration, profoundly reveals that the philosophy of food is the driving force behind the rise of civilization. From the first bonfire lit by ancient Homo sapiens to the modern belief that food is paramount, human civilization has made food a central dimension in understanding the world. This ancient wisdom of ‘the unity of the Way and it 0Votes19.8kRecs76kFans
- 2 Starting With Robinson Crusoe 从鲁滨逊漂流记开始 At first, Chen Zhou paid no attention to that bizarre post. It was just a fictional organization, a set of made-up rules, and a bunch of bored netizens having a field day. Only when he was actually dragged into this seemingly endless “massive live-action show” did he discover just how vast and wondrous the world could be: The 28-year-long [Robinson Crusoe]; The [Prehistoric World], where only two people can survive; The [Western Town], a sinister, uncanny place that has endured for a century; Th 3Votes51.2kRecs142.3kFans
- 3 EN Reanimated, I Became the World's Bug 秽土转生后，我活成了世界bug God said: I am the only perfect being in the world. And so, after His birth, flaws appeared in a world that had once been flawless. Humanity, which stood above all other species, discovered these oversights and called them bugs in the world. BUG 1: Wishcraft Write your wish on a piece of paper, then fold it in half nine times at the moment one day turns into the next. When you unfold it, if the writing has vanished into yesterday, your wish will come true on the new day. BUG 2: Causality Convers 168Votes42kRecs107kFans
- 4 The Three-Star Student of Wei Academy 维校的三好学生 Xuan Chong was a “newborn” excavated from a well of spacetime. On the road to inheriting the stars, confidence is his guiding principle. He can handle his studies, stand up to bombardment, and weather reprimands. The flag will never fall from his hands, though from now on, it's mine. ...The boundary of spacetime... From cold weapons to ironclad ships, from deep beneath the mantle to the stars, he searches for a possibility. When you enter the pages of this book, you can look through the mouth of 639Votes317.5kRecs165.3kFans
- 5 EN Kingdom of All Nations 万国之国 He once wanted nothing more than to be a brave and battle-hardened knight in the Crusade to the East, a loyal vassal of Baldwin IV, a defender of the Holy Land and the people's peace, and a benevolent lord of a county... 26Votes148.3kRecs205.3kFans
- 6 Rebel! 狂徒！ The fortune-teller said I would achieve greatness at the cost of countless corpses. That means I have to beat ten thousand people to death! 13Votes106kRecs389.4kFans
- 7 EN Super Sorcerer: The Weave Crashes Again from the Start 超魔术士：开局魔网又崩了 [Dungeons & Dragons] [Faerun] [High Magic] [Adventure] Anse accidentally transmigrates to Toril, and the Goddess of Magic has run into trouble yet again! Has the Spellplague struck again?! When the claws of the Underdark tear through the night over Baldur's Gate, the never-quiet Faerun erupts into chaos. But this is only the beginning. Elements include: Dungeons & Dragons, the Weave, dragon-blood sorcerers, wizards, leveling up, twenty-sided dice, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter, the Underdar 196Votes116.2kRecs378.1kFans
- 8 I Can Awaken Skills 我能活化技能 “The spiritual qi revival is the world’s last glimmer before its end.” “When another world descends, we’re the other world, descending upon theirs.” “Every chosen one on the opposing side is an extraordinary talent, either invincible in their age or peerless beneath the heavens.” “The roles I get are always either cannon fodder or bit parts.” Wei Lefu has been everything from the third senior brother at a martial arts school, brought out as a sacrificial pawn to inspire the others, to a fallen y 2.5kVotes101.4kRecs381.3kFans
- 9 EN A Proper Student Only Takes Nine Potions a Day 我正经学生，每天只吃九种魔药 (Averaging 30,000 copies! One wild twist after another!) Evan transmigrates as a student who sells his blood to test drugs, and gains a talent panel. [Nine Dragons' Power: You can reverse the side effects of nine drugs at the same time.] Sage University: The latest sleeping pills. Wanted: students who can stay up all night. You take [Incomplete Hibernation Potion]: impaired cognition, unable to wake for five days. Reversed effect: You can learn in your dreams for five days. Red King Laboratory: 1.3kVotes91.6kRecs822kFans
- 10 An Elegy for the Prosperous Tang 盛唐挽歌 A capable young man from the modern era transmigrated into the body of a young man named Fang Zhongyong during the prosperous Kaiyuan era of the Tang Dynasty. Apart from his unreliable father, who had disappeared and left behind a pile of unsolved problems, Fang Zhongyong's life was fairly comfortable. There were simply more troubles, a harder life, a more dangerous situation, and a bleaker future, that was all. Besides, it was still the Kaiyuan era, with more than ten years to go before the Tia 3Votes183.7kRecs181.1kFans
- 11 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
- 12 EN Celestial Being's Codex 天人图谱 If human life could grow ever stronger without limit, then one day we would reach the heavens! 465Votes3.7MRecs1.8MFans
- 13 Wanli Emperor 万历明君 In the year 1572, seventy-two years remained before the fall of the Ming dynasty and the loss of its lands. At this time, Japanese pirates ran rampant in the southeast, the Tatars battered the northwest passes, local land annexation was growing worse by the day, the military and government were exhausted, the people were suffering, and the Longqing Emperor had just died. Yet at this moment, Shi Yue transmigrated into Zhu Yijun, the Wanli Emperor who would later go thirty years without attending 6kVotes735.4kRecs1.6MFans
- 14 EN Cultivating in the Demonic Sect as a Talent 苟在初圣魔门当人材 Lyu Yang transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation, only to become a disciple of the First Sacred Sect, a demonic sect. Fortunately, he obtains a wondrous treasure, the Book of a Hundred Lives. When he dies, he can begin a new life and start all over again, while bringing back treasures, cultivation, and even lifespan from his previous life. He can even awaken special talents. Unfortunately, his chances are limited. He is not truly immortal. With chaos about to engulf the cultivation worl 577Votes1.8MRecs4.7MFans
