Novels like Every Man Has a Duty
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Every Man Has a Duty, best match first.
- 1 The First Immortal of the Tang Dynasty 大唐第一仙 [Former title: I Am the Tang Dynasty’s First Immortal] At first, Li Zhenyi thought it was just a somewhat absurd game. Later, it became a real Tang Dynasty, a lively community of cultivators, and endless demons and immortals filling the skies. Later still, he realized it was a game after all. So he decided to get himself some decent gear and a few badass teammates, then hack apart every god, ghost, and monster that dared show its health bar in front of him! [PS: Mythic xianxia, primarily based o 6Votes77.1kRecs488.1kFans
- 2 EN The Survival Sage! 苟圣！ [From 400 first-day subscriptions to 10,000 paid subscribers] Also known as: From the Vajra Skill to a Sacred Body Xu Yang transmigrates into a chaotic martial world where human lives are as worthless as grass, becoming a poor wretch struggling to survive. Born into poverty, all he wants at first is to stay alive and get a filling meal. Then a [Martial Path to Immortality] panel appears in his mind. It evaluates and tallies his daily actions, rewarding him with points. Points can increase his li 922Votes73.5kRecs482kFans
- 3 The Mountain and River Gentleman of Qingdu 清都山水郎 I am the mountain-and-river gentleman of Qingdu, blessed by Heaven with a wild and carefree nature. I once issued rain-and-wind vouchers, and repeatedly submitted petitions to keep the clouds and borrow the moon. The mountain lord is my mount, the Dragon Maiden is my sword attendant, and the immortals of Heaven are my guests. My name is Pei Shanlang. I only wish to live freely and enjoy life in this world! Everyone is welcome to visit my abode! 138Votes19kRecs141.1kFans
- 4 I Am Emperor Taizong of Han 朕乃汉太宗 This is an era that captures the imagination. Dynasties usually fell because they were weak, but the Han fell because it was strong! In the winter of the seventh year of Emperor Gao's reign, a newly awakened soul from a later age arrived. From that moment on, the Han gained its strictest father! Emperor Taizong of Han, Liu Ruyi: “The Han commands authority and trust, rules over all nations, and all beneath the sun and moon are its subjects!” 4Votes34.2kRecs145.9kFans
- 5 Transmigrating Through the Myriad Heavens, Starting with the Ancient Tomb Sect 诸天穿越从古墓派开始 Yue Que: “Then can I join a private school and study?” Shi Zhixuan: “No!” Yue Que: “Then can I become a Taoist priest?” Shi Zhixuan: “No!” Yue Que: “Then can I join the Demon Sect?” Shi Zhixuan: “No!” Yue Que: “Then can I go farm?” Shi Zhixuan: “No!” Yue Que: “Then can I at least avoid becoming a monk?” Shi Zhixuan: “You could always go to the palace and become a eunuch!” Yue Que: “No!” Shi Zhixuan: “Boy, this is the best path you could hope for. If I weren’t doing it for Qingxuan’s sake, I’d ki 138Votes26.7kRecs140.5kFans
- 6 EN Simul-Transmigration: A Pathstrider's Journey from Lord of Mysteries 同时穿越：从诡秘开始的命途行者 The Myriad Worlds, all transmigrating at once. A Youthful Fool Does Not Dream of a Fake-Masked Fool. When a Materialist Angel Sees a Mythical Creature. Now presenting: the most street-level showdown in history versus the most street-level showdown of the modern age. Perhaps Subaru Natsuki's teammates need a game of courage. Make a grand escape beneath the eternal sun. Sukuna, go fight Lord of the Mysteries. Talent sharing, ability sharing, physique sharing, negative effects... Wait, what do you 838Votes51.9kRecs213.4kFans
- 7 A Dream of the Beiyang Fleet 北洋之梦 After transmigrating into a hopeless student in the Beiyang presidential preparatory class in the fifteenth year of the Guangxu reign, Chang Desheng looked at his classmates, including Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui, Cao Kun, and Wang Shizhen, and made up his mind: I’m going to be president! A new work from Da Luoluo. Read it now, and don’t save it for later! 1.8kVotes157.7kRecs356.9kFans
- 8 The Boiling Point Era 沸腾时代 This is the best of times, and this is the worst of times. Dragons and snakes emerge from the wild. As they grow savagely, ambition and desire intertwine, forever forging legends that turn the world upside down. A microcosm of reform and opening up, and a dazzling miracle of ordinary people rising to prominence. 1.2kVotes438.3kRecs401.7kFans
- 9 From the Start, I Met a Goddess Constable and Obtained the Nine Swords of Dugu 开局相亲女神捕，获独孤九剑 Why is the whole martial world full of ex-girlfriends? Gu Guanqi transmigrates to a wuxia world and obtains the [Matchmaking System]. As long as he goes on a blind date, he can obtain all kinds of peerless martial arts, each one instantly reaching perfection. From then on, Gu Guanqi begins a journey through the martial world, constantly going on blind dates. [Blind date with a goddess constable, obtain the Nine Swords of Dugu] [Blind date with a female grandmaster, obtain the Secret of Longevity 45Votes50kRecs562kFans
- 10 The Heavenly Principles Protocol 天理协议 April 6: I confirmed that I'm severely nearsighted. This isn't ordinary myopia. I simply can't tell mythical creatures apart from ordinary humans. To my eyes, the two species look exactly alike! June 14: The news reported a bunch of terrifying creatures lurking outside my shop. Oh my god, I always thought they were just ordinary people. We were chatting and laughing in the shop, arms around each other's shoulders! July 22: I can't tell them apart. I really can't! All the special effects have bee 562Votes124.8kRecs649.8kFans
- 11 The Outcast: I Am the True Lord Huiyuan! 一人之下：吾名秽元真君！ To learn the Art of Creation's Filth and Origin, you must read The Heavenly Tribulations! The Zhuangzi, in the chapter "Knowledge Wandered North," records: Dongguo Zi asked Zhuangzi, "Where is the Dao?" Zhuangzi replied, "It is everywhere." Dongguo Zi said, "You must point to something specific." Zhuangzi replied, "It is in ants." Dongguo Zi said, "How could it be in something so lowly?" Zhuangzi replied, "It is in weeds and grain." Dongguo Zi said, "How could it be in something even lower?" Zhu 32Votes64.2kRecs477.1kFans
- 12 The False Man of Jiangzuo 江左伪郎 The realm was divided into three, then reunited under Jin. Who could have known that the Rebellion of the Eight Princes would follow, then the Humiliation of Yongjia, the uprising of the Five Barbarians, the fall of the north, and the southward flight of the aristocracy? To secure a full meal and protect his brothers, the young slave made up a little lie, hoping to pull off a clever trick. But he overdid it. The lie grew bigger and bigger, until it deceived the entire realm. 832Votes131.5kRecs347.7kFans
- 13 Nightmare Apostle 噩梦使徒 “A violent incident has occurred at a hospital in our city. A patient has taken medical staff hostage and is currently in a standoff with the police...” Yang Xiao switched off the TV. The next second, a call came through. “Son, let the doctor go! The police are all outside. You can’t escape!” As if to prove the woman’s words, the sirens outside grew louder and louder, and there was movement in the corridor, too. “It’s fake. It’s all fake. This is a nightmare world. Otherwise, why would you be ab 1.1kVotes444.6kRecs1.1MFans
- 14 The Struggle for the Throne in the Jiajing Era 夺嫡在嘉靖朝 In the twenty-eighth year of the Jiajing reign of the Great Ming, the Crown Prince died, leaving the succession vacant. The struggle between Prince Yu and Prince Jing would determine countless lives, fortunes, and reputations. On one side stood Zhu Zaiji, Prince Yu, first in line by age. Backed by the court’s upright officials and invoking ancestral precedent, he was regarded by the scholarly world as the obvious choice for Crown Prince. On the other stood Zhu Zaizhen, Prince Jing. With Grand Se 887Votes132.3kRecs446.7kFans
- 15 The Treasure Mirror of Pure Light 清光宝鉴 “Come, let us invite the moon from the Milky Way's highest heaven, and together admire the eternal spring of the human world. Let us ignore the world's turmoil and spend half a lifetime cultivating a body beyond tribulation...” The moon in the water is like a dream, like flowers reflected in a mirror. Even a child knows that the moon in the water can only be seen, never touched. But Qin Xuan can scoop it up... … 4.3kVotes306.3kRecs580.6kFans
- 16 EN The Mad Demon of Myriad Lives 万生痴魔 Get a bowl, fill it with soil, count one, two, three, four, five. Plant a toad and grow a train, plant a soybean and grow a tiger. Cultivate a fine craft, and you'll enjoy a life of ease, free from hardship. There are three hundred and sixty trades among all living things. Which path is the one to rule them all? That carpenter has real skill, snapping a chalk line to divide yin from yang, joining mortise and tenon to subdue the eight wilds. This blacksmith has a knack, making iron and fire ring 5.3kVotes400.6kRecs723kFans
- 17 EN In the Name of Divine Abilities 以神通之名 In the lunar year 3230, the Cataclysm erupted. Humanity fell from its position as ruler of the world, and Shenzhou became its last refuge. In 3255, Marquis Lu Zhao was under investigation. “By rights, an extraordinary like you, at your level, has no authority to investigate me.” 11.3kVotes377.1kRecs2.1MFans
- 18 EN I Loaded the Occult System 我加载了神秘学面板 The Age of Steam, where reason and mysticism exist side by side. The more you know, the closer you come to madness. That is the consensus behind the Veil. Li Cha doesn't believe it. Or rather, that rule doesn't apply to him. His skill panel lets him dabble in many fields and master them all, like a steam engine that never needs to shut down. [Breathing Lv.3 · Healing: Chronic ailments vanish, old afflictions are completely cured] [Knowledge Lv.3 · Erudition: Every book you lay eyes on leaves 1.7kVotes199.4kRecs992.1kFans
- 19 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
- 20 EN Journey to the West: The Roadblock! 西游：拦路人！ Transmigrating into Journey to the West, he awakens the Roadblocker System. As long as he stops Tang Sanzang and his disciples from continuing their pilgrimage at each trial, he can receive rewards. Block them for three days, reward: the Art of Moving Mountains Block them for seven days, reward: Six-Turn Golden Elixir Block them for half a month, reward: True Dragon Pearl Block them for one month, reward: Acquired Spirit Treasure: Five-Flame Divine Fan Block them for one season, reward: Divine A 424Votes179kRecs861.5kFans
- 21 EN My Post-Divorce Comeback System Arrived Before My College Entrance Exams 刚准备高考，离婚逆袭系统来了 [A 35,000-word campus romance about everyday life] He’s a high school senior, but his Divorce and Comeback System arrived twenty years too early. [At thirty-eight, your marriage has failed. Standing at the crossroads of middle age, you think back to your childhood sweetheart. After you got married, the two of you lost touch, and you never heard from her again. Reconnect with Xu Qianqian. Reward: RMB 300.] Eighteen-year-old Jiang Nian looked at the System mission on his screen, then at Xu Qianqia 987Votes799.8kRecs2MFans
- 22 EN Lying Low While Cultivating Immortality in Two Worlds 苟在两界修仙 The fortunes of the years, the turning of spiritual influences, the transformations of yin and yang: these are but minor achievements of the Year Keeper… This is the story of a young man who transmigrates between two worlds to cultivate immortality, and strives to become a Year Keeper… 172Votes701.2kRecs1.3MFans
- 23 EN This Dungeon Grew Mushrooms 这个地下城长蘑菇了 “A wondrous soul stolen away, a hero’s power, and a classic tragic start as the catalyst!” “And with that, a savior is born... Holy crap, why did a mushroom fall in there!?” Lin Jun somehow transmigrated into a mushroom and found herself trapped from the start in the depths of a dungeon, surrounded by all kinds of monsters. With no hands, feet, or eyes, she survives only thanks to a cheat that lets her break down corpses and steal their skills. She even carved out a mushroom garden in the dunge 397Votes668.8kRecs1.7MFans
