Novels like I Am the Gunslinger!
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- 101 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. 1.1kVotes132.4kRecs348.9kFans
- 102 Taxes Are Collected Only Within Machine-Gun Range! 税收只在机枪射程内！ Milton Mings transmigrates to a border checkpoint in a bizarre little country. Mexico lies to the north, while to the south, two sides are locked in a civil war so brutal they would beat each other's brains out. Luckily, he can see the contraband in passing vehicles. Seize contraband, earn points, and trade them for rewards. Only the greatest firepower can make everyone pay their taxes without complaint. “At my checkpoint, even the president has to pay taxes!” “Only death and taxes are eternal!” 11Votes109.8kRecs527.2kFans
- 103 EN Master Says: Can't Waste the Drawn Traits! 主人说抽到的词条不能浪费 “If you transmigrated to another world and got a System that could draw traits, what would you choose?” “A: Break your family’s curse and restore its former glory.” “B: Bring greedy nobles to justice and earn the admiration of thousands.” “C: Save the lost Saintess.” “D: Go on a grand adventure with your dog.” Bruce wagged his tail excitedly. “I choose C! Save the Saintess!” He Xi smiled and rubbed the dog’s head. “Too bad I already chose D, so you understand what I missed out on, right? You’re 12Votes70kRecs551.3kFans
- 104 The Final War of Doomsday 末日之最终战争 Aliens arrive with hostile intent. Faced with their invasion, humanity is as weak as ants. This is the apocalypse, the real apocalypse. But wherever there's an invasion, there's resistance. For some people, this isn't the apocalypse. It's a war. And that's exactly what it is. A real war! 0Votes879.7kRecs346.4kFans
- 105 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
- 106 The Zombie Calamity of 1644 尸祸一六四四 In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen’s reign, a meteor fell over Kaifeng, and the dead began to eat the living. Terrified, the Shun army breached the Majia Kou embankment and flooded Kaifeng, unleashing disaster far and wide. Two years later, Wang Zhiming, a fourteen-year-old eighth-grader, arrived in the chaotic final years of the Ming dynasty, only to discover, to his astonishment, that he had transmigrated into Zhu Cilang and was on his way to Nanjing, accompanied by Mu Hu, a servant of Gao Men 2.2kVotes107.6kRecs369.3kFans
- 107 EN I Who Cultivate Immortality Have Arrived in the Wizard World 修仙的我却来到了巫师世界 Jieming discovered that he had transmigrated. His golden finger was the Immortal Cultivation Encyclopedia, the Great Dao Library, but why had he transmigrated into a world of wizards?! The Star Ring Federation, the Deep Crimson Court, the Void Architecture Institute, the Entropy Reversal Alliance... In this age of expansion, wizard civilization waged war on every plane it discovered, ravenous as wolves and tigers. These were the best of times, and the worst of times. Faced with the prospect of b 527Votes134.5kRecs799.6kFans
- 108 My Restaurant Connects to the Northern Song Dynasty 我的饭馆通北宋 “I am Su Shi. My younger brother and I have come from Meizhou to sit the imperial examinations. We miss the flavors of home. Do you serve Sichuan cuisine?” “We do! This is a Sichuan restaurant!” Ever since Wu Ming opened the door to the year 1056, he never had to worry about his restaurant’s business again. “The Wu Restaurant south of the prefecture is the finest tavern in the capital, with well over a thousand patrons a day. Every customer, whoever they may be, must take a number before ent 10Votes129.3kRecs293.1kFans
- 109 Tokyo: How I, a China Enthusiast, Became a King of Japanese Entertainment 东京：崇华的我竟成了日娱之王 (Don’t know anything about Japanese entertainment? No problem! This book is made for readers who love a bit of gossip!) After transmigrating to Tokyo, he finds himself at the end of the Heisei era. He missed out on all the boom years, but can’t escape any of the Reiwa era’s downsides. Knowing exactly how much Reiwa-era shut-ins are willing to spend, Sakurada Jun decides to latch onto a fellow countryman. As a friend of the University of Tokyo, he’s determined to make a living off that connection 3.9kVotes110.4kRecs418.6kFans
- 110 EN Wizard: Starting with Synthetic Gems 巫师：从合成宝石开始 [White Wizard Opening] [Complete Demon Plant System] Explore the unknown, pursue the truth, transcend life and death, and control people's hearts: that is what it means to be a wizard. In this wizarding world, where resources are desperately needed, transmigrator Locke Augustine relies on his golden finger, a synthesis cube, to continually transform low-grade materials into high-grade ones. He sets out to explore every path toward the truth, including breeding, potion-making, and alchemy, develo 1.8kVotes229.1kRecs660.5kFans
- 111 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: 1.5kVotes92.6kRecs822.6kFans
- 112 EN Prison of Alien Dimensions 异维囚笼 As the firelight slowly died, Xia Lun watched nervously as the leader of the evil spirits twitched incessantly in the cold, gloomy cell. In the next instant, the leader spun around, hooked its fingers into its eye sockets, and slowly lifted off its own skull. “I will grant you a new perspective.” Xia Lun was overjoyed. He hurriedly pulled the grimoire of forbidden arts from an eyeball, eager to share his knowledge as well. A few seconds later, the leader, its mind shattered, wailed as it crawled 435Votes95.2kRecs438.1kFans
- 113 What Do You Mean, Retiring from the Underworld? I’m No Crime Boss 什么金盆洗手，我又不是龙头大佬 Everyone in the underworld burns yellow paper, worships Guan Yu, drinks blood wine, and kowtows to swear brotherhood. But who actually keeps the Second Master’s virtues of loyalty, righteousness, benevolence, courage, trust, propriety, and wisdom in their heart? 1980, the New Territories, Tseung Kwan O, the ancestral hall’s incense room. The brothers draw lots to determine life or death. Yin Zhaotang holds incense in both hands and kneels on one knee, praying to Lord Guan for protection. He rece 0Votes156.5kRecs509.8kFans
- 114 My Wife Is the Chief Executive 我的老婆是执政官 A legal genius of the twenty-first century embarks on a journey to restore a fallen kingdom in a mysterious world. From Canjun, quality is guaranteed! 1Votes554.6kRecs379.6kFans
- 115 This Is the End of the World 这很末世 I opened my eyes to find myself in the apocalypse. Bai Xiao hated all zombies. Especially the one that had bitten him. Also known as The Zombies’ Final Journey A fictional world, purely imaginary #Apocalypse #Disaster #Survival #Healing# 15Votes118.8kRecs283.1kFans
- 116 Firepower Is King 火力为王 In most lines of work, some people don’t get a meal from Heaven, some are blessed with a meal, and some have Heaven chasing after them to feed them. In the field of private military contracting, Heaven is shoving food down Gao Guang’s throat. Kidnapped from the start, Gao Guang is forced to become a member of a private military contractor just to stay alive. Until one day, in the world of private military contracting, he turns “Gao Guang moment” into a professional term. He specializes in war-re 23Votes1.2MRecs2.1MFans
- 117 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
- 118 EN Reigning Supreme Across Eternity, Starting as a Magical Girl 从魔法少女开始独断万古 A ten-year veteran reader of online fiction, Jiang Si is different from everyone else. He has always firmly believed that he, too, could forge a path to cultivation. Taking the great online-fiction heroes of the past as his goal, he constantly searches for a way to set foot on the path of cultivation. Qigong, genetic locks, magic, superpowers, zombie outbreaks... anything will do. As long as supernatural powers exist, there must be a way to pursue the Dao. All powers ultimately lead to cultivati 1.2kVotes321.1kRecs933kFans
- 119 EN Simultaneous Transmigration: Inheriting the Legacies of Myriad Worlds 同时穿越：继承万界遗产 A man in the world of Shrouding the Heavens, transmigrating simultaneously across the Myriad Worlds. Talents and comprehension merge, and combat power stacks without limit. With five times the strength of someone at the same level, you say I'm just an ordinary mortal? I won't take issue with that. But when my strength reaches ten thousand times that of someone at the same level, what will you call me? All my selves across the Myriad Worlds, lend me your power! (Includes worlds from novels, anime 2.9kVotes425.4kRecs783.7kFans
- 120 EN Surviving In A Martial Arts World To Become A Saint 苟在武道世界成圣 With a destiny in hand, survive by keeping a low profile! Chen Qing transmigrates into a chaotic age where martial arts reign supreme and human lives are as worthless as grass. From the start, he is a poor fisherman's son in Yazi Bay. His father was conscripted for forced labor and never returned, leaving a widowed mother and her orphaned child to be squeezed by government taxes and the gang’s “Dragon King incense offerings,” struggling on the brink of starvation. But there’s always a way forwar 1.6kVotes606kRecs2MFans
- 121 Venerable of the Turbid World 浊世武尊 In the third year of the Great New Republic, the nation is falling apart. The southern government has just been established, while northern warlords carve up the land and fight among themselves. Western ironclads batter at the gates, and the ghosts of the previous dynasty refuse to fade. This is an era when firearms and physical prowess vie for supremacy, and rebels dance alongside evil spirits. Beneath the undercurrents of revolution, folk cults flourish, alongside martial warriors, demons, str 65Votes113kRecs669.3kFans
- 122 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
- 123 Fierce Wind 烈风 This is a land rife with war and death, chaos and bloodshed. Every soft click of a trigger sets off a devastating chain reaction. Every bullet fired is the beginning of an avalanche. But the fierce winds forged by the scorching heat of thermite will eventually burn every enemy to ash. The moment Chen Chen opened his eyes after being reborn, he found himself caught in a trap on the battlefield. To survive, he had no choice but to embark on the path of a mercenary, selling his firepower. O 0Votes182.1kRecs512.1kFans
- 124 EN Transmigrated into the Third Hokage: Make Konoha Great Again! 穿越三代：让木叶再次伟大！ Konoha, Year 41. The Second Shinobi World War had ended not long ago. Tensions simmered within the village, and its people were unsettled. Beyond its borders, the Four Great Hidden Villages were arming themselves, waiting for a chance to tear into Konoha. Amid troubles at home and abroad, a veteran bureaucrat transmigrated into the body of Hiruzen Sarutobi. Along with him came a page of documents in his sea of consciousness. Five metrics, authority, diplomacy, military, economy, and education, w 91Votes96.1kRecs480.1kFans
- 125 A Battlefield Photographer’s Journal 战地摄影师手札 Using a camera to document war, and a lens to remember history. Wei Ran returns again and again to the battlefields of World War II and even to the Cold War era, taking on a variety of identities. His camera captures countless unknown heroes as well as treasures lost amid the ravages of war. From the blood-soaked battlefields of World War II to the Cold War era under the shadow of nuclear war, countless secrets were buried by time, only to be captured forever on film with the click of his shutte 28Votes782.1kRecs332.4kFans
- 126 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
- 127 Strange Tales of Northern Qi 北齐怪谈 In the tenth year of Tianbao, Gao Yang, the heroic emperor, began playing a pipa made from a human thigh bone. He sang along to his own accompaniment, and the tune was grotesque, absurd, terrifying, despairing, and agonizing. That year, Liu Taozi, who lived by the Zhang River, caught a few fish, and the story began. 51Votes476.8kRecs942.9kFans
- 128 EN The AI Wave Tycoon's Rise 首富从AI浪潮开始 [Entrepreneurship] [Business Battles] [Internet] [Artificial Intelligence] [Smart Protagonist] On the day you get laid off, your eyes suddenly gain the ability to see information that no one else can. What would you do? Catch the trap in your severance agreement on the spot, then give your former supervisor, who set you up, a taste of face-slapping. What next? Han Lu Yi, a top university graduate who spent several years grinding away at a major tech company, takes his severance pay and decides t 2kVotes111.9kRecs407.3kFans
- 129 So Many Proud Beauties in Dream of the Red Chamber 红楼如此多骄 My old book, Red Chamber Detective, is now complete. Having transmigrated into the Rong family mansion as a servant, how could Lai Shun set his sights too high? He decides to start with a modest goal, like gaining his freedom. Then he can think about choosing Chai or Dai, whether to start with just four in business or go straight to summoning the Divine Dragon… 4Votes312.6kRecs226.8kFans
- 130 From Arms Dealer to King of War 从军火商到战争之王 A magical “all-purpose toolbox” drew Qiao Jia into the arms trade. The turbulent, unpredictable world gradually changed his goals... “Sir, how did you get to where you are today?” “I don’t know. At first, I just wanted to make some money, buy a house, and get married. But little by little, more and more people came into my life, and my goals began to change.” “And what’s your goal now?” “Now, I just want to take my crew and retire in peace. Really!” 32Votes618kRecs854.9kFans
- 131 EN Swordlight Over the Great Wilderness 剑烛大荒 “Zhulong: Eat it to open primordial chaos, illuminate the Nine Yin, command day and night, change the seasons, and summon wind and rain. “Xiangliu: Eat it to corrode the earth, swallow mountains, poison the ages, and set its nine heads to act independently. “Feiyi: Eat it to overcome pests, control the mind, and ward off all illness. “Yugu: Eat it to hide and lie in wait, then shoot people with sand. “... “Why is the secret version of The Classic of Mountains and Seas in this world so different 14.8kVotes1.8MRecs2.4MFans
- 132 A Frail Scholar in the Ancient Apocalypse 古代末世的文弱书生 “He’s a weak scholar, my foot!” “That bastard lied to me!” “Workaholics! Every last one of them!” Hello, the King of Overwork invites you to join the Xinzhou Labor Group. Note: No supernatural abilities, and set in a purely fictional ancient world. Since it involves no real historical dynasties or people, and also contains apocalyptic elements, it isn't classified as historical fiction, so it's been filed under fantasy. 386Votes1.1MRecs257.5kFans
- 133 EN World of Monsters 怪物世界 The highly anticipated virtual masterpiece The Dark Lands, ten years in development, has officially entered open beta, but its expensive barrier to entry stopped countless eager players. At the same time, a strange cracked-version link began circulating online. Qi Sheng: Free and genuine. Click here to download the complete version of The Dark Lands. The instant they clicked the link, Earth's players were dragged into a real battlefield of civilizations. This is a world of monsters. The players 70Votes256.7kRecs859.6kFans
- 134 EN 1984: Starting with a Sichuan Restaurant 1984：从川菜馆开始 Also known as Sichuan Flavors, Human Life [Period piece, food, everyday life, farming] Food blogger Zhou Yan is reborn in 1984. From the start, he takes over a bankrupt Sichuan restaurant. In this era of scarce supplies, he'll give diners a taste of truly exceptional food! Qiaojiao beef, couple's lung slices, mapo tofu, Dongpo pork knuckle, rabbit cooked in boiling water... Stir-fried, seared, braised, steamed, deep-fried, boiled, marinated, smoked... Sichuan cuisine has a hundred flavors, with 11.3kVotes718.8kRecs1MFans
- 135 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
- 136 EN 1979: The Golden Age 1979黄金时代 This is still a somewhat nostalgic story, hmm… 8.7kVotes3.7MRecs2.5MFans
- 137 The Ming Dynasty, 1627 大明王朝1627 In 1627, in the Ming Dynasty, pig iron cost 9 wen per jin, wheat cost 0.7 taels per shi, and millet cost 0.5 taels per shi. In 1627, the Ming central government collected roughly 10 million taels of silver and 4 million shi of grain tax. Local revenues from corvee levies, militia levies, community levies, and relay-station levies amounted to around 10,000 to 20,000 taels of silver per county. In 1627, the population was around 150 to 200 million, still far short of the 400 million it would reach 32Votes223kRecs810.3kFans
- 138 EN The Demon Lord is Inscrutable 魔王大人深不可测 Succubus Reporter: “Your Excellency, Demon King, I recall that the Demon God ordered you to spread panic among our enemies. So why have I heard that you bought an entire street in the heart of their city?” Luo Yan: “Fool! Ever heard of a tactical house swap? If I buy up the human city, won’t the humans have to move into my dungeon?” Succubus Reporter: “B-but I heard that when people learned even the Demon King had bought a house in the Holy City, it didn’t cause panic at all. Instead, property p 372Votes1.1MRecs1.4MFans
- 139 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
- 140 EN Are We Destroying the World Today? 今天毁灭世界了吗？ “So you're saying the world is about to end, and that's why you want to steal a rocket?” “This is a first. I've arrested people for robbing jewelry stores and banks. I've even arrested someone for hijacking a train, but never anyone trying to steal a rocket.” “What were you thinking? Even if you actually managed to steal it, could you fly it?” Lin Xu slowly nodded from across the table. “I can.” “Really. I've flown it countless times already.” “Also, you really need to hurry. I'm out of time.” “ 64Votes261.1kRecs951.9kFans
- 141 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
- 142 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
- 143 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
- 144 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… 208Votes701.7kRecs1.3MFans
- 145 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
- 146 I Became a Literary Giant in Russia 我在俄国当文豪 (The first foreign-literary-giant novel on Qidian to average over 10,000 monthly subscriptions) Many years later, when Nabokov was teaching Russian literature in America, this was how he did it. In a darkened room, he first switched on a lamp in the corner and said, “Pushkin was the first beacon of Russian literature.” Then he switched on a lamp in the middle of the room and said, “This is Gogol.” He turned on another lamp and declared, “This is Chekhov.” Then he strode to the window, yanked ope 734Votes169.4kRecs430.8kFans
- 147 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
- 148 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 2.1kVotes200.7kRecs994.1kFans
- 149 This Daoist Is Ascending 道爷要飞升 "Disciple Li Yuan humbly begs the Heavens to bestow upon me a register of divine investiture!" … … Completed works include The First Cause of All Realms, Projections Across the Heavens, and The Chronicle of the Great Dao. 160Votes962.6kRecs3.1MFans
- 150 Jingming 靖明 The Ming Dynasty was on the verge of ruin. The Forbidden City, completed just a hundred years earlier, welcomed a new master, while Yang Tinghe often reflected through tears: What kind of monster did I choose? Once Jiajing stopped wasting his intelligence on cultivating immortality, a wise ruler took the throne and fierce ministers filled the court. The might of the sovereign and father spread far across the seas! 0Votes183.3kRecs621.2kFans
