Novels like Five Elements
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- 151 The Matrilocal Husband 赘婿 In the final years of the Wu Dynasty, the age was turbulent and the realm was in chaos. Jin and Liao faced off against each other, the situation was unstable, and after a century of humiliation, the first faint glimmer of dawn signaling its end had finally appeared. Emperor Tianzuo, Wanyan Aguda, Wuqimai, Genghis Khan Temujin, Jamuka, Chilawen, Mukhuali, Bo'erhu, Bo'ersu, Qin Hui, Yue Fei, Li Gang, Zhong Shidao, Tang Ke, Wu Min, Geng Nanzhong, and Zhang Bangchang: loyal ministers and treacherous 337Votes13.5MRecs5.1MFans
- 152 The Library of Heaven's Path 天道图书馆 [The hottest fantasy novel of 2017, ranked first in both overseas recommendations and votes] Zhang Xuan transmigrates to another world and becomes an honorable teacher. A mysterious library appears in his mind. Anything he sees, whether a person or an object, automatically becomes a book that records all kinds of its flaws. And that makes him incredibly powerful! He teaches students, takes disciples, gives lectures, nurtures the strongest, and teaches the world. “Great Emperor Zhuoyang, could yo 19Votes6.2MRecs2.7MFans
- 153 The Beast’s Blood Boils 兽血沸腾 [A contracted work from Qidian's Fourth Editorial Group] [Qidian's first novel to make zero deaths among both the protagonist and his army its selling point!] A scout who fell on the Southern Frontier battlefield is mysteriously reborn in another world, where he unexpectedly becomes a shaman priest in an orc kingdom, and a once-in-a-millennium Dragon Priest at that! At the same time, he is cursed by the blood sacrifice of the most vicious demonic pet! What lies behind the curse? A beautiful fox- 0Votes6.3MRecs621.7kFans
- 154 EN The Eternal Rise 帝霸 Tens of millions of years ago, Li Qiye planted a green bamboo. Eight million years ago, Li Qiye raised a carp. Five million years ago, Li Qiye adopted a little girl. Today, Li Qiye woke from a long sleep to find that the bamboo had cultivated itself into a divine being, the carp had become a golden dragon, and the little girl had become the female emperor of the Nine Realms. 6Votes2MRecs2.3MFans
- 155 Swords, Magic, and Taxis 剑与魔法与出租车 Dark clouds pressed down from above, and electric serpents writhed across the sky. The might of heaven and earth forced even the dragons to bow their heads, while only the shameless liches could still look up at the sky. A golden beam of light tore through the firmament. Space turbulence, like a tornado carrying blades, violently ripped open the sky and opened a passage through the crystal wall. A metal object the size of a palm, or the palm of an ancient red dragon, leaped out and launched an u 0Votes337.3kRecs203.4kFans
- 156 EN The Divine Seal Throne 神印王座 The Demon Race has grown powerful, and as humanity teeters on the brink of extinction, the Six Great Temples rise up and lead humankind in defending its last territory. A young man joins the Knight Temple to save his mother. Miracles and schemes keep unfolding around him. In this world, where the Six Great Temples of humanity and the seventy-two Demon Gods of the Demon Race vie for power, can he ascend the Divine Throne, the highest glory a knight can attain? 5Votes1.7MRecs1.8MFans
- 157 Entertainment Star Factory 娱乐星工场 Run an entertainment star factory, upgrade the recording studio, and recruit a sound engineer! Hire five-star screenwriters and train four-star performers. Work hard to turn ordinary scripts into blockbuster hits! Keep it fresh, steer clear of tacky glamour! Put heart into the production, and make the journey a joyful one! 0Votes236.3kRecs91kFans
- 158 EN Perfect World 完美世界 A speck of dust can fill the sea; a blade of grass can cut down the sun, moon, and stars. With a flick of the finger, heaven and earth are overturned. Heroes rise together, countless races stand side by side, and the saints vie for supremacy, shaking heaven and earth. Ask the vast land: who will r 111Votes7.3MRecs7.6MFans
- 159 Ace Evolution 王牌进化 A young man with three identities: wage slave, murderer, and college student! Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, KOF, Knights of the Round, Shadow Force, Street Fighter… The arcade games you know and love have become prerequisites for survival! Yashichiro Raging Storm brutally slaughters Mai Shiranui; Heaven and Earth Throw takes out Li Dian. The only limit is what you haven’t thought of yet! One day, when you walk down a flight of stairs, you might unknowingly step into 7Votes2.1MRecs534.3kFans
- 160 Lonely at the Top 高手寂寞 In truth, experts have lonely hearts, because expertise itself is built upon loneliness. If you want happiness, excitement, and a carefree life, don’t become an expert. Lan Di Meichen has completed eleven novels: A Moment in Heaven from the Lan Di Meichen Series, Eternal Crescent from the Lan Di Meichen Series, Lonely Expert, The Fall of Truth, Drink from the Lan Di Meichen Series, Temporarily Untitled, Mechanical D 5Votes1.4MRecs570.9kFans
- 161 The Book of Another World 异界之书 Many people believe our universe and world are unique, but that is not the case. On a cosmic scale, the world is made up of many different dimensions. Beyond our reality, countless other dimensional worlds exist. Each world has its own distinct laws and structure. Walls of space and time divide one world from another, keeping worlds governed by different laws from intersecting. Yet through a wondrous form of magic known as summoning, people can bring creatures from other dimensions into the real 0Votes187.8kRecs138.9kFans
- 162 EN The Strongest Gene 最强基因 Have you ever heard of a luck aura? When Chen Feng discovered that he could control his luck aura at will, he knew his time had come. PS: My new novel, Super God Card Maker, is now online. Guaranteed premium quality, with over 10,000 subscriptions! Give it a read! 0Votes536.6kRecs482.8kFans
- 163 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality 凡人修仙传 An ordinary country boy accidentally joins a small local martial sect and becomes a nominal disciple. With that status, how can he establish himself in the sect? How can he, despite his mediocre talent, enter the ranks of the cultivators and make a name for himself across the Three Realms? Fellow cultivators, the new edition of the print book is now available. Feel free to purchase a copy if you’re interested. Thank you for your support! 979Votes16.2MRecs8.5MFans
- 164 Douluo Dalu 斗罗大陆 Tang San, an outer disciple of the Tang Sect, was rejected by the sect for secretly learning its inner-school techniques. When he leapt from a cliff to prove his resolve, he discovered that he had not died. Instead, he had arrived in another world under a different identity, a world of Martial Souls called Douluo Dalu. There is no magic, no battle qi, and no martial arts here, but there are wondrous Martial Souls. When people turn six, they awaken their Martial Souls in Spirit Hall. Martial Soul 55Votes6MRecs5MFans
- 165 Super Gene 超级神基因 In the grand and boundless interstellar age of the future, humanity finally mastered spatial teleportation technology. But when people reached the other end, they discovered it was neither the past nor the future, nor any land beneath the stars... It was a mysterious sanctuary world, home to countless powerful alien creatures. Humanity embarked on a thrilling leap forward in evolution and ushered in the most brilliant new era beneath the stars. “Hunt a divine-blood black beetle and obtain its be 9Votes2.2MRecs1.1MFans
- 166 My Girlfriend Is a Zombie 我的女友是丧尸 When disaster really struck, Ling Mo realized that the zombies portrayed in apocalyptic movies were nothing like the real thing... The most important thing to do at the end of the world should have been to survive. But from the moment Ling Mo rescued his girlfriend from an abandoned bus, his life had already started racing completely out of control. The reason was simple: his girlfriend had mutated... Wait, Xia Na, that thing on your scythe looks a lot like me! Senior! Stop hitting me whenever I 0Votes384.9kRecs807.2kFans
- 167 Release That Witch 放开那个女巫 Cheng Yan thought he had transmigrated to medieval Europe and become a glorious prince. But this world doesn't seem quite like the one he imagined. Witches really exist, and they actually have magic? A witch-farming story, taking farming all the way. 399Votes7.3MRecs6.2MFans
- 168 EN A Top-Rank Scholar of Humble Birth 上品寒士 A seasoned modern-day backpacker transmigrates to the Eastern Jin dynasty, inhabiting the body of Chen Caozhi, a poor young man. His family’s farmland is about to be seized, and his virtuous widowed sister-in-law is being forced to remarry. How can Chen Caozhi overcome prejudice against his low-born status and change his fate, while protecting the interests of himself and his clan? Watch as this young man rises step by step through the rigid hierarchy of the Nine-Rank Official System, befriends 26Votes785.5kRecs822.6kFans
- 169 The Ming Dynasty's Literary Champion 大明文魁 Before the Forbidden City stand nine gates in succession. Officials in their caps and finery arrive from the southern gate. With palace flowers tucked in their hats, they face the emperor; in the Golden Hall, their names are announced for all to hear. They ride through the imperial avenue for ten miles, hailed as the Ming dynasty’s top scholar. 10Votes1.6MRecs544.3kFans
- 170 Demon-Binding 执魔 My obsession is the light of the world. It will cross the boundary between life and death, shine through the eternal night, and protect you through the dream of reincarnation... 83Votes4.8MRecs568kFans
- 171 The Path of a Cultivation Sect Leader 修真门派掌门路 Fate is bestowed by Heaven, and one's fellow cultivator walks the path alongside. Together they roam free, chanting the Yellow Court Sutra as one. In this boundless world, cultivation brings together spiritual roots, one's innate destiny, and a companion spirit. The protagonist, Qi Xiu, unexpectedly becomes the sect leader and leads his small, struggling sect in its fight to survive. From a middle-aged man in his thirties at the lowest level of Qi Refining to a wise old man who looks down upon a 26Votes895.3kRecs543.6kFans
- 172 The Mercenary’s War 佣兵的战争 Gao Yang is a military enthusiast, a very ordinary one. He loves knives, guns, and adventure. After an accident sends him to Africa, he is unlucky enough to be caught in a plane crash. He survives by sheer luck, but from then on he can only earn a living at gunpoint, because he has become a mercenary. How far can a military enthusiast rise in the international mercenary world? Wait and see. 25Votes2.3MRecs3.1MFans
- 173 The Immortal Gourd 仙葫 Countless arts and endless paths to the Great Dao: I ask only one thing, can they grant eternal life? 10Votes2.8MRecs580.2kFans
- 174 One Shot, One Kill 一枪致命 Feng Luo, an international mercenary, transmigrates to a technologically advanced world during a mission. A few years after he settles into his new life, a sci-fi online game called War Chronicle takes the entire Interstellar Federation by storm. The Desert Eagle, Barrett, AK-47, Apache, RPG… one familiar piece of equipment after another stirs memories of his past! The Terminator, the Zerg, Resident Evil, the Force… missions that appear after a System update leave him bewildered and astonished! 0Votes331.2kRecs328kFans
- 175 Dao Traverses Nine Heavens 道辟九霄 Literary Version: The Double Ninth Festival lingers, where once I solved the mystery beneath the peach blossoms. My heart opens to the Great Way, and I rise to the ninth heaven. I look back from the ends of the earth, but my three or four old friends are nowhere to be seen. I ascend to immortality and soar away, joining the undying celestial ones. Comedy Version: I transmigrated to a world of immortals with a mysterious dragon scale. The immortal path? The demonic path? This is just a stage pla 0Votes413kRecs198.4kFans
- 176 The King's Avatar 全职高手 The top expert in the online game Glory, hailed as a textbook-level player, was driven out by his club for various reasons. After leaving the professional scene, he took refuge in an Internet cafe and became a lowly manager. However, with ten years of gaming experience, he returned to the game in Glory's newly opened Tenth District. Carrying memories of the past and an unfinished homemade weapon, he began his journey back to the summit. 754Votes7MRecs5MFans
- 177 Gu Dao's Immortal Life 顾道长生 I thought this was going to be a realistic urban-life story, but then the setting changed without warning! Spiritual qi revival, the return of Taoist arts: this is probably a story about modern civilization transforming into a cultivation civilization. This book still takes its time. Reader group: 666-464-52. VIP group: 465-455-757 14Votes2.5MRecs1MFans
- 178 The Immortal Realm 长生界 The Immortal Realm anime premieres exclusively on Tencent Video every Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. starting October 29. Join Xiao Chen as he ventures into the game, and witness the Immortal Realm together! … Who in this world can escape death? No matter how peerless your beauty or unrivaled your charm, in the end you will become a skeleton. No matter how extraordinary a hero you are or how vast an empire you command, in the end you will become a heap of dust. And yet, legends of immortality have endure 6Votes3.5MRecs1.3MFans
- 179 EN The Solar God 阳神 The world is a vast sea of suffering. People are in the sea. The body is a boat. The soul is the person inside the boat. The boat carries its passenger ever onward toward the far shore. Should one cultivate the body, strengthening the boat until it reaches the far shore of suffering? Or cultivate the soul, teaching the passenger to swim? Cultivate the martia 12Votes4.3MRecs807.1kFans
- 180 EN Kingdom’s Bloodline 王国血脉 A lowly beggar, a noble prince, a monster hated by the whole world. If you had three paths before you, which would you choose to be happy? Tyles has no answer. He only knows that he has arrived in a vast and turbulent otherworld, facing a future set to nightmare difficulty: the glorious empire fell a thousand years ago, the rotten royal house is beyond saving, the legendary holy war is shrouded in darkness, and the divided world is in turmoil. And Tyles has nothing. All he has left is an unshaka 88Votes1.5MRecs766.2kFans
- 181 Online Game: Melee Mage 网游之近战法师 A super martial artist accidentally picks the mage class while playing an online game. Used to answering force with force, he has no choice but to roll with it and become a close-combat battle mage. When strength and magic are perfectly combined, a whole new path through the game opens before him! Fireball? Chain Lightning? Frost Mirror... Wait, I’m here to practice martial arts. What do spells have to do with me? I’m a mage? Oh, right, I am. But... are you really sure I’m a mage? Fine, take a l 11Votes1.2MRecs1MFans
- 182 Chinese Hero 国产英雄 Comrade Wang Yan: In the 2015 special campaigns for “Comprehensive Crackdown on Three Types of Misconduct Among Superpowered Individuals in East China,” “A Hundred Days of Hard Work to Achieve New Glory,” “Bringing Warmth to Lonely Female Demons,” and “Comprehensive Education to Promote Peaceful Coexistence Between Humans and Demons,” you performed exceptionally well and achieved outstanding results. You are hereby awarded the title of “Outstanding Individual” in recognition of your efforts. -- 0Votes616.8kRecs444.7kFans
- 183 The Strongest Abandoned Son 最强弃少 When Ye Mo suddenly came to his senses, he realized that everything around him seemed to have changed, and his beautiful master was gone. He also discovered that he had become an unwanted pawn abandoned by a powerful family, a miserable guy whose engagement had been broken off, and the target of a woman humiliating him from the podium by reading out his love letter... But none of that mattered. What mattered most was that he had also recalled something terrifying that hadn't originally belonged 29Votes1.5MRecs1.3MFans
- 184 The Great Mischievous Monkey 大泼猴 There are always people in this world who are brave and fearless, stubborn to the point of being single-minded, unruly, proud, and arrogant. Even when they’re pushed to the brink, they refuse to compromise. They would rather die than lose. P.S. 3Votes323.7kRecs1.4MFans
- 185 Taihao 太浩 Taihao is heaven. The Great Way is arduous, and the road to immortality is rugged. After a wondrous encounter with the immortal path in a dream as a child, a young man sets out to cultivate the Dao and seek the truth. How deep is the sea? Only the Kun fish knows. How high is the sky? Only the Peng bird understands. How vast is the world? Only I know: the myriad realms beneath the bright heavens and stars. Rise on a whirlwind ninety thousand li, and stir the winds and clouds across the nine heave 7Votes280.8kRecs333.6kFans
- 186 EN The Mystic Dao Scripture 玄浑道章 … After the world of spirits and monsters passed through its sixth era, the magnificent Celestial Xia descended! … … 83Votes5MRecs890.7kFans
- 187 Renegade Immortal 仙逆 Follow the natural order, and you remain mortal; defy it, and you become immortal. It all comes down to a single thought... The Renegade Immortal anime premieres on Tencent Video on September 25. New episodes air every Monday at 10:00, with VIP members getting two episodes early. Join us in the anime to witness Wang Lin’s lifelong devotion all over again! 164Votes4.2MRecs5.7MFans
- 188 EN Scripture of the Dead 死人经 A book of the dead, half a scripture without the Dao. I have severed a thousand heads and devoured the bones of a hundred bodies. 111Votes380.9kRecs1MFans
- 189 Wukong Checks His Private Messages 悟空看私聊 You probably won’t believe this, but after Guo Dalu’s knockoff phone was struck by lightning, someone named “Sun Wukong” mysteriously appeared in his WeChat contacts. Sun Wukong was an eccentric sort who sent red packets at the drop of a hat. Fortune-telling and divination, meditation and training, communing with the divine and summoning sages, somersault clouds, seventy-two transformations, heavenly wine, peaches and ginseng fruit, Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs, immortal delicacies and wines... He h 0Votes411.6kRecs277.6kFans
- 190 EN The Sage Who Transcended Samsara 一世之尊 In this life, I ask nothing of the past and seek nothing in the next. I’ll live boldly, settle every score, defeat the greatest heroes of every race, and laugh proudly at the gods and demons of the Six Paths! Ten thousand years later, a great calamity begins anew. The Tathagata’s Golden Body or the Primordial Dao Body: which is stronger? The Tathagata Divine Palm or the Seven Forms of Severing Heaven: which will reign supreme? Amid the cycle of reincarnation, Meng Qi begins his journey at Shaoli 310Votes3.3MRecs3.4MFans
- 191 Wheel of the World 轮盘世界 At the moment his life ends, Ye Zhongming returns to the afternoon ten years ago when the apocalypse began. Is this a blessing from Heaven, or another punishment? Does he really have to experience that cruel, freezing apocalypse all over again? Ye Zhongming decides to survive, for no other reason than the comrades who once shared life and death with him, and the beloved who never left his side! He also wants to find the answers. Why did countless wheels appear out of thin air, while tens of thou 3Votes877.4kRecs722.5kFans
- 192 Ultimate Evolution 最终进化 Traveling through spaces born of humanity’s imagination Conquer the magic of Harry Potter and seize power in Pirates of the Caribbean! Draw on the Terminator’s strength and tear apart the illusions of The Matrix! Viruses are my servants, Steel and determination are my legacy! I hunt across the vast universe And journey through the mysterious river of time Desire, hatred, schemes, betrayal: who can bring back what was lost? Ghostly faces, bronze gates, marks of war: who can forge an imm 8Votes3MRecs819.1kFans
- 193 Supreme Face Reader 超品相师 There are nine grades of mystic masters, and each grade is a whole new level. An ordinary young man from the twenty-first century unexpectedly inherits Zhuge Liang's mystical arts. Qin Yu has no grand ambitions; he just wants to stay home with his wife and children, enjoying a warm bed. But through a series of coincidences, he gradually reaches the pinnacle of mystic mastery and becomes a supreme master. He reads the land, the people, and the hearts of beauties. 0Votes2.3MRecs1.4MFans
- 194 EN The Amber Sword 琥珀之剑 Before my eyes, fate split into two unrelated, straight paths. One led to palaces and cities burning fiercely in flames, to a fallen kingdom and a suffering land, where all living things endured the torment of fire, doomed to eternal darkness. The other led to the summit where the ancient kings stood. The gods crowned me with their own hands among the clouds. I donned the laurel wreath and basked in the cheers of the crowd. My gaze pierced the mists of history. My knights expanded my realm, and 15Votes1.7MRecs592.5kFans
- 195 The Great Idle Man of the Zhenguan Era 贞观大闲人 In the Zhenguan era of the Tang, the realm was at peace and the land was magnificent, all under the Li clan’s special favor. Li Jing struck north against the Turks, while Emperor Taizong campaigned east against Goguryeo. Their armies were so mighty that they commanded the respect of the four seas. Now, let us set out anew and restore the old realm. Before the portraits of the meritorious officials, Li Yuan plucked his pipa and sighed alone. In the towers of Lingyan Pavilion, Li Shimin, drunk, da 0Votes1.4MRecs787.4kFans
- 196 Emperor of the Zither 琴帝 Nine layers of zither music shake the universe. Who could hear those notes and fail to know the name? The seven colors of magic mark its levels, and a grand new age begins. The Zither Emperor brings sweeping change to this continent. With the unprecedented birth of a pure-hearted soul attuned to the zither, a generation's Zither Mage quietly emerges from the Azure Sea. This is the story of a simple young man who gradually becomes the emperor of the zither, pioneering musical magic and overturnin 3Votes4.7MRecs2.1MFans
- 197 Harry Potter and the Secret Treasures 哈利波特与秘密宝藏 Simply put, it’s the story of a boy named Evan Mason who transmigrates to the magical world of Harry Potter and goes to study at Hogwarts! Evan is one year below Harry and follows the Gryffindor path! A sincere reminder: I’m writing purely for my own enjoyment. There are no guarantees on updates, plot, or quality, so enter at your own risk. The author only digs the hole and won’t fill it in! 0Votes375.3kRecs256.9kFans
- 198 The Record of the Nine Cauldrons 九鼎记 After Emperor Yu split the mountains with five mighty strokes of his axe, unified the realm, divided it into nine provinces, and established the Nine Cauldrons, this land came to be known as the Nine Provinces. After Emperor Yu passed away, the realm was plunged into endless conflict. A thousand years later, the peerless Emperor of Mount Qin emerged. With a single palm strike, he once stopped the hundred-yard-wide Yan River in its tracks. Through his unmatched martial prowess, he finally unified 20Votes3.8MRecs1.9MFans
- 199 A Mortal's Cultivation of Immortality: The Immortal Realm Arc 凡人修仙之仙界篇 A mortal cultivates immortality, and the storms rise again. Travel through time and space, reverse the cycle of reincarnation. Golden Immortals and Supreme Unity Immortals, Grand Luo Dao Ancestors. Three thousand great paths, supreme laws. The Immortal Realm arc of A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: the story of Han Li making his mark in the Immortal Realm, and the undying legend of an ordinary boy's path to immortality. A note for readers who haven't read the previous story: it won' 141Votes30.1MRecs10.7MFans
- 200 A Perfect Life 完美人生 Li Qian was reborn. It was 1995, in another world. Here, of course, it was easier for him to succeed than it was for ordinary people. But what did success mean? Money? Fame? Status? Glory? All of those things, but not entirely. With that faint smile when she looked back, the warmth of a moment holding hands, and the subtle fragrance in his arms, life could finally be called perfect. 4Votes1.8MRecs871.6kFans
