Stories Where the Protagonist Isn't Human (Beasts, Trees, Ghosts, Jiangshi...) 主角非人(兽树鬼僵…)
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I Just Hatched, and a Seven-Hundred-Meter Dragon Is Staring at Me 刚破壳，七百多米的巨龙盯着我
“We came from the starry sky. It is our dream, our ambition, our future, and our home. We are star dragons, and the starry sky means freedom. We were born free!” Newly awakened Viter listens to the one he calls Father teach him, and from that day on, he has a goal in life: the starry sky! But first, he has to grow up safely in this dangerous world known as the Dragon Realm!
64.1kReads9.3Score6.8kShelves
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749 Bureau: From the Start, I Became a Zombie 749局：开局变成僵尸
"Ruthless and decisive" "All monsters deserve to die" "I’m a monster? Then I deserve to die too!" "No female lead" "A slightly slow start" "Takes off later" Li Buguo is an online absurdist streamer who makes a career out of wild antics. On the Ghost Festival, just as he was making his comeback, a strange beast being hunted by Bureau 749 happened to pass by and pierced his chest. It sent him straight through the open Gates of Hell, only for a ghost to kick him back out. He became an exceptionally
79.8kReads8.9Score12.8kShelves
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Chronicles of the Great Yaoguai 大妖纪
[Honghuang] [No human transformation] [May have a female lead] [Great demon cultivation] [Genius protagonist] The vast sun blazes, the dark heavens shine. This is another world ruled by monsters... Xu Chen's soul transmigrates into another world and arrives in the dense forest of the Dog Clan. The Dog Clan is a minor, peripheral family established by down-and-out descendants who fled from the two river valleys of Huai and Wei. He had planned to drift through life in a daze, but he discove
9.6kReads8.2Score893Shelves
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Building the Greatest Immortal Clan in the Universe, Starting with a Withered Tree 从枯木开始打造寰宇第一仙族
[Ensemble Cast + System + Clan Saga + No Female Lead + The Protagonist Isn’t Human!] Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people is injured! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree! Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people is on the brink of death! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree! Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people just passed away! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree. We can’t let the body get cold on the way! Reincarnated as a frail locust tree, Ji Yang only wanted to bask in the sun,
105.1kReads8.8Score14.5kShelves
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Zenless Zone Zero: I Become a Void Hunter, Lucky Me 绝区零：我成虚狩大运雅了
(Multiple heroines) (Not an invincible protagonist story: weak at first, then becomes incredibly lucky later on) (The protagonist is a beast-ghost version of Hoshimi Miyabi) Hoshimi Akira is completely baffled. Most people who transmigrate get hit by a car while crossing the street, so how did a truck run him over while he was working on the fifteenth floor? And why did he transmigrate into Zenless Zone Zero as Hoshimi Miyabi? This Miyabi seems a little off, too... Why is she still a Thiren?
3.9kReads7.7Score448Shelves
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Paranormal Invasion: I Turn into a Ghost Girl from the Start! 灵异入侵，我开局变成女鬼！
[Rule-based strange tales + supernatural invasion + man turns into a woman + national destiny + near-invincible lead + livestreaming + ruthless protagonist!] The Su household, wiped out in a single night Family members who don't exist A haunted villa A mental hospital where living patients are dissected Behind every strange tale lies a deeply hidden story. Will it end in destruction, or salvation?
2.4kReads8.6Score267Shelves
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Cultivating Immortality Starting from Langlang Mountain 从浪浪山开始修仙
Where will you go after leaving Langlang Mountain? A little demon with no powerful backing sets out to save the world! With an innate supernatural gift, he breaks the rules laid down by the strong! A slow-burn, traditional, original story, full of wit, humor, and fun.
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Survive the Haunted Realm: My Dog Is a God of Transformation 诡域求生：我的狗子是化神大佬
I wake up to find myself dragged into a world of rules, where deadly horrors lurk everywhere and life or death hangs on a single thought. While everyone else trembles through each challenge, I rely on the golden retriever by my side to get me through. No one knows that this seemingly gentle big dog is actually a mighty cultivator who reached the Deity Transformation Realm before falling into the mortal world. Its spiritual eyes see through ghosts, and its immortal power suppresses evil spirits.
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Reborn as a Rat: The Path of Devouring 重生为鼠，吞噬之路
“Squeak, squeak, squeak!” I’ve been reborn! This time, I’ll make them pay in blood! Liu Chen was an ordinary college graduate. An act of kindness drew him into a conflict involving powerful clans and aristocratic families. These families controlled some of the gateways to other worlds, except for those held by the military, and used them to grow stronger, looking down on ordinary people. Liu Chen’s entire family was secretly murdered by these clans. Unwilling to accept his fate, he was reborn! “
1.1kReads7.4Score104Shelves
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The Toad Devours Immortals 蛤蟆呑仙
[Red Fruit Short Dramas: For a dark vibe, watch The Little Cultivator Monster: Season One. For a lighthearted vibe, watch The Devouring Sky Demon Emperor: The Toad’s Cultivation Tale. [Monster Cultivation + Ruthless + Unconventional Xianxia] The same old xianxia, but a different kind of story. A little monster refuses to live an ordinary life. Even a toad can dream of devouring the sky! This is the story of a little monster who refuses to settle for the ordinary and rises against the odds. Mo Fa
100kReads8.7Score12.3kShelves
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The Great Unity Record of Sitting in Oblivion 太一坐忘录
[A cosmic-horror serial novel, offering you a different take on history] The prologue, chapters 1–12, can be skipped. Was Liu Xiu able to summon meteorites because he was descended from the Essence of Flame? Was the Ming dynasty’s ban on maritime trade at the end of the dynasty actually because the Deep Ones came ashore? Could the year 1920 bring the possibility of humanity’s history being swallowed whole? Another day with nothing to show for it. The fish have grown legs and run out of the
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