Novels like I Came from the Water
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as I Came from the Water, best match first.
- 151 Cultivating Immortality as Liu Ruyan, but I'm All Man 修仙柳如烟，但我是纯爷们 Liu Ruyan, a lifelong office drone, transmigrates to a world of Cultivation. Other transmigrators either start out as overpowered protagonists or rise from being good-for-nothings. He gets a “Chaotic Misty Lickable Body” from the System instead: anyone who lays eyes on him can’t help wanting to lick him. And so his daily Cultivation looks like this: An old locust tree chases after him calling him “darling,” a moon-gazing rhinoceros gladly becomes his mount, Golden Core monsters fall for him at f 106Reads—Score—Shelves
- 152 The Haunted Apartment: I Turn Out to Be the Final Boss 猛鬼公寓，我竟然才是大BOSS Welcome to Happy Apartments: There’s a friendly atmosphere and kind neighbors. Every night, they come out to talk with you about life and share their dreams for the next one. So, looking for a place to rent? The haunted kind. 2.5kReads9.1Score201Shelves
- 153 The Fragrance of Corpses for Ten Miles 十里尸香 Most people receive gifts that are heartwarming or romantic. Even if they aren't a surprise, they're at least well-intentioned. But the gift I received when I turned twenty was a very real shock, and a curse. 1.9kReads8.2Score165Shelves
- 154 The Nightmare Staircase 噩梦阶梯 It all began with a staircase leading down into darkness. Lu Yu climbed the steps and entered the world of his nightmares. And so the bizarre tale began. Twisted human figures crawled beneath the moon, while rows of dark shadows drifted through the black fog... There are no ghosts in this world... but there are in dreams! [Supernatural Horror Infinite Flow × Suspense and Mystery] 1.9kReads8.3Score167Shelves
- 155 Entering the Dao with Immortal Guidance 带着仙家入道 I started out as a disciple of a top incense master, then met a wise teacher and became a young Taoist disciple. This book consists entirely of popular science and real-life experiences, and it also contains plenty of tips on how to avoid scams! Nothing is made up, and this is not a power fantasy about cultivating immortality. Your support is greatly appreciated! 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 156 Eerie Revival: I Devoured a God 诡异复苏：我吃掉了一尊神 [Whenever I lose consciousness, the seal breaks and I go straight into invincible mode. Even the gods fear me] (Cthulhu + SCP + supernatural horror resurgence + mutation and evolution + 10,000 words daily) Rain that kills, wind that slits throats, dead bodies coming back to life, severed hands crawling out of the ground, plants opening their eyes. In pitch darkness, Lang Ren keeps his eyes tightly shut, still in his pajamas, as his body starts sleepwalking against his will. He wanders into the g 325Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 157 Master of Folk Occult Arts: My Livestream Terrifies the Entire Internet 民间秘法大师，直播吓疯全网 [Horror + no romance + comedy + innate spirit body + spirit communication + maximum fear factor] My younger sister drew the death lot, and the whole village demanded she be sacrificed. I turned on a livestream and made a century-old vengeful ghost into sashimi. From then on, haunted houses became my cafeteria, and ghost kings became takeout. The authorities begged me to work with them, the Taoist sects revered me as a master, and the underworld begged me to livestream. When fear returned and a h 63Reads—Score—Shelves
- 158 On My Brother's Wedding Day, Mom Told Me to Vacate the Master Bedroom 哥哥结婚那天，我妈让我把主卧腾出来 On the Day My Brother Got Married, Mom Told Me to Give Up the Master Bedroom 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 159 A Little Too Good at Civilian Jobs, and That's Perfectly Reasonable 生活职业有亿点强也很合理吧 [Everyone Changes Classes + God-Tier Talents + World Creation + Over-the-Top Shenanigans + Plot] There are no melodramatic rich-kid villains, no mindless grinding for experience and leveling up. The plot gets increasingly absurd, so give the author thirty chapters! As games merge with reality, everyone changes classes. Su Yu can only awaken a lifestyle class. Everyone laughs at him, unaware that his lifestyle skills are steadily taking on a fantastical edge! [Chopping Wood] awakens the traits [M 4.3kReads8.6Score340Shelves
- 160 The Mountain Keeper 守山人 My family has been guarding the mountain for generations. Every generation, someone meets an untimely end at the age of forty. The curse was broken in my grandfather's generation, but it came at a great cost. A soul dwells in each mountain, and one person holds each mountain at bay. 4.1kReads8.7Score472Shelves
- 161 Childhood Nightmare: First, Let Big Big Wolf Catch a Little Lamb 童年噩梦：先让灰太狼吃到小肥羊 Wolffy hasn't eaten a sheep in 2,633 episodes. Hurry and help him catch a little lamb! As a human, can you bear to see humanity go without quality fruit? Hurry and help conquer Flower-Fruit Mountain so you can pick its fruit! Cars are our good friends. Can you bear to see the beasts destroy them? Hurry and help the Car Clan wipe out the Beast Clan! Mice are humanity's enemies. Can you bear to see adorable kitties bullied by mice? Come help Stingy Cat wipe out the Five Mice! Xia Changge real 48Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 162 A Genius of Yin and Yang 阴阳鬼才 A calamity when I was fourteen changed my whole life. Then, at eighteen, I was set firmly on the path of yin and yang, where I mastered top-tier secret arts and went ever farther along the road of slaying demons and vanquishing evil. 1.7kReads8.8Score112Shelves
- 163 The Falling Leaves Have Their Own Intentions 落苏有意 My background is a mystery, and I was born with Yin-Yang Eyes. After coming of age, I was chosen to enter the underworld and became a low-ranking official. All around me, a multitude of baffling, mysterious cases unfold... 7.5kReads9.1Score781Shelves
- 164 The Snake Pregnancy in October 十月蛇胎 A serious illness left me pregnant after ten months, and the child's father was a snake: The Northeast Spirit Medium, the true story of a female spirit medium 350Reads8.7Score113Shelves
- 165 Eerie: After Dying a Hundred Times, I Turn the Tables and Sacrifice My Ghostly Wife 诡异：连死百次，反手献祭鬼娇妻 The author’s new novel: “Reincarnation and Immortality: My Lifespan Limit Doubles with Every Life” [Supernatural Resurgence + System + Ghost Bride + One Heroine!] (A motion-comic adaptation of this book is now available.) After being killed by something hurled from a heavy truck that swerved to save someone on the road, he transmigrates, only to find a blood-clad vengeful ghost invading his dreams. What should he do? Looking at the abilities in his System, Jiang Wuyang sees “Dream Corridor” + “M 1.6kReads8.6Score117Shelves
- 166 Strange Tales from the Countryside 乡野诡事 There is a saying among the common folk: those who keep an "immortal patron" may earn fortunes and receive countless favors from them, but when death comes, the patron takes it all back. The village elders say that Bu Gui was not born to his parents, but was sent to them by Seventh Granny with the help of an "immortal patron." Seventh Granny is a renowned spirit medium from far and wide, and now she is close to death. A series of strange events befalls Bu Gui. To stay alive, he has no choice but 4.1kReads8.9Score270Shelves
- 167 Borrowing Yin Lifespan 借阴寿 Have you ever slept wearing burial clothes? Don’t try it. I did once, and that night... My name is Li Yiliang. I was born with a shortened lifespan, and my birth caused my mother to die in childbirth. But one night when I was eighteen, my mother came back and said she wanted to take me with her... My grandfather told me to sleep in burial clothes, then gave his own life to help me escape that fate. From then on, my life was never free of strange and uncanny things... 4.7kReads8.9Score411Shelves
- 168 The Heaven-Mandated Diviner 天命卦师 [Supernatural · Urban · Mysterious] My mother was a shameless woman... Before I was even a month old, she abandoned me. The man who raised me was my adoptive father, who wasn't related to me by blood at all. When I was seven, disaster struck out of nowhere. A woman gave me a burial shroud. My adoptive father said that woman meant to take my life... 2.9kReads8.5Score245Shelves
- 169 Disciple of the Maoshan Sect 茅山门徒 A strange antique shop where the owner uses his ghostly eyes to appraise treasures and spends a fortune buying ghost bones! Think the owner only knows how to appraise antiques? Think again. He can read beautiful women, too! The domineering female CEO, the hottest star, an unconventional beauty, the pure-hearted campus belle, the girl next door… He can see right through you with a single glance! 7.1kReads9.0Score636Shelves
- 170 EN Cultivation at a Hundred: Starting from Awakening the Heavenly Spirit Root 百岁修仙：从觉醒天灵根开始 After transmigrating into the cultivation world, Li Qingshan can hardly believe his luck. When his spiritual roots are tested at eighteen, he's found to be an ordinary person with no spiritual roots. With no other choice, he retreats to a small mountain village, marries, has children, and lives quietly for a hundred years. A hundred years later, an immortal passes through the village and discovers that I have Heavenly Spiritual Roots? Heavens, are you messing with me? A hundred-year-old with Hea 228.8kReads8.4Score20.8kShelves
- 171 The Divine Seer and the Eerie Doctor 神相诡医 Zhang Fan grew up with his grandfather, who ran a coffin shop. Blessed with peerless skills in face-reading, medicine, and the supernatural, he makes his way through the city. He can read the faces of the living and the dead, treat both human ailments and ghostly afflictions, take on local bullies, and capture evil spirits as he writes the story of a legendary life! 4.5kReads8.7Score587Shelves
- 172 Hard Work Pays Off? Turns Out the More I Kill, the Stronger I Get! 天道酬勤？原来是杀得越勤越强！ After transmigrating to a martial arts world, Gu Lin is about to become a cultivation cauldron. He is already powerless and, with his body on the verge of being drained into a corpse, is fortunate that the vicious woman of the Hehuan Sect has already gone mad from cultivation and suddenly died on the way. Just as he is rejoicing at having escaped with his life, he unexpectedly awakens the golden finger [Book of Merit]! "For indirectly eliminating the vicious woman of the Hehuan Sect, you have ob 392.1kReads8.2Score49.6kShelves
- 173 A Collection of Terrifying Tales 恐怖惊魂故事录 [Traditional supernatural tales] [Strange happenings late at night] [Whispers of the uncanny in your ear] [Based on true events] [Urban horror] [Thrilling and chilling] One ghost story for every chapter, all set in the dead of night. Come and read... 635Reads—Score—Shelves
- 174 The Strange Gate Subdues the Eight Wastelands 奇门镇八荒 My name is Yang Yufan. I was born with a pair of yin-yang eyes, and my grandfather taught me the arts of the Qimen. I thought that becoming an inheritor of the Qimen tradition would make me a fortune-teller... But who could have guessed that I’d end up as one of the saints guarding the Eight Wastelands? I’ll tell you the story of what happened in my own words! 10Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 175 Chronicles of Strange Folk Tales 民间怪谈事件录 Not for the faint of heart! Not for the faint of heart! Not for the faint of heart! The 1980s and 1990s saw one bizarre incident after another in Jubao Village: Zhao Laohei, who rose from the dead at the execution ground... The woman who hanged herself in town, her whole face turned a purplish black... The ghost child encountered during a game of hide-and-seek on the Ghost Festival... The terrifying bamboo fiend in the old bamboo grove... People and ghosts playing cards in a yin-yang card game.. 216Reads—Score—Shelves
- 176 My Job at the Horror Radio Station 我在恐怖电台任职这件事儿 [Folklore] [Supernatural] [Short Story] [No Superpowers] [No Rule-Based Horror] [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] [Not for the Faint of Heart] The author is working hard to make a living. 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 177 The Ghost Way, Midway Through Life 半路鬼道 Smart male lead + one heroine On the night of the Ghost Festival, the living send off the dead, burn incense, make offerings, and burn joss paper. But that night, I heard a ghost calling for a soul… The gong sounds, the night grows dark, and the road to the Yellow Springs is hard to travel… With talismans to guide the way and the departed to show the path, summon the gods and command the ghosts: only then can one master the Ghost Path between Yin and Yang! 6.6kReads8.9Score486Shelves
- 178 Cursed Grudge 怨咒 [Warning: After leaving this unfinished for ages, I can't write what comes next, and I really don't want to pad it out and ruin the feel of the earlier chapters. I've decided to shelve it, so please don't read.] When I was sixteen, an evil spirit latched onto me and changed my fate. I brought disaster upon my parents and family, then my relatives and friends. Anyone who came near me would die violently in the street, bleeding from every orifice and meeting a horrible end. A fortune-teller calcul 382Reads9.3Score104Shelves
- 179 Demons Across the Globe: From the Start, My Sign-In Reward Is Sekiro’s Mortal Blade 全球妖魔：开局签到只狼不死斩 [Invincible + System + decisive and ruthless] Li Nan transmigrates into a strange world that looks highly advanced but everywhere promotes tales of gods and demons. Demons return, heaven and earth are reborn, and the gods come back. With the sign-in System, he can sign in and gain one of a demon’s abilities whenever he kills one... After killing the Deep-Sea King Davy Jones in the Endless Sea, he signs in and gains the ability to command gigantic sea beasts. After killing Shuten Doji in Kawasaki 334Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 180 Tales from the Northern Horsemen 北马见闻录 I’m a spirit medium. What do I need brains for? As long as I’m stubborn enough, those weasels can’t get the better of me. This is a story full of blood and heart, and the legend of a spirit medium’s life. Whether it’s life or human nature, the wise will eventually find the answers meant for them. A record of strange encounters, and half the history of the Ma family. Folk legends, chilling mysteries, and uncanny wonders, all within... 3.5kReads8.9Score287Shelves
- 181 The Gods Have Locked Away Technology? Then We'll Upgrade the Entire Nation 神明封锁科技？那就举国升级 A higher-dimensional civilization invades Blue Star, locking away its technology. The Great Xia Kingdom is the only nation left still struggling to hold on. When Qin Yi was eighteen, he entered a Divine Punishment dungeon for the first time, only to be gravely wounded and left on the brink of death, awaiting the gods’ “enlightenment.” Country A: We believe in the Holy God. They will usher in a new age of civilization. Country B: God of Order, please bring the spark of civilization to this world. 30Reads—Score140Shelves
- 182 Coffin Shop No. 44 44号棺材铺 Everyone knows what a coffin shop is, but would you dare enter one where someone has died? Ever since I took over a coffin shop, strange things have been happening all around me. Only then did I realize that the people who come to buy coffins aren't necessarily alive… 2.2kReads8.0Score253Shelves
- 183 The Whole World Practices Martial Arts, but I Changed Class to Mage 全世界都在修武，只有我转职法师 “I’m screwed. I’m a mage, and I’m surrounded by martial artists!” Chen Yu transmigrated to an era of universal high martial arts. In this world, might makes right, everyone cultivates martial arts, and they grow stronger by increasing their blood energy. But Chen Yu changed class and became a mage. The only mage in a world of martial artists! And so, the entire world began to change. You can punch a mountain range to pieces? Let me cast an Explosion Spell, and we’ll see whose attack wins. You’re 2.4kReads9.0Score163Shelves
- 184 By the Power of the Law 急急如律令 It all began when I took fifty yuan from a blind fortune-teller. Then, in the middle of the night, a woman's voice suddenly sounded behind me. 1.5kReads8.6Score160Shelves
- 185 Out of Control 失控者 [Anthology stories + supernatural horror + folk customs + feng shui and mysticism + subtle scares + jaw-dropping twists] Open a paper box sealed away for many years, and one terrifying incident after another begins to surface. The massacre that wiped out an entire family in Nanhua Estate, and the deaths of everyone connected to the case! A bride in a red qipao appearing by your side in the dead of night! Strange legends circulate through a dilapidated high-rise, where hands reach out of the dark 35Reads—Score—Shelves
- 186 Insomniacs' Forbidden Tales: 444 Midnight Ghost Stories 失眠者禁忌：444个午夜鬼谈 A horror anthology with a bonus at the end of every story. I have 444 folk ghost stories guaranteed to keep you awake until midnight, terrify you, make you break out in a cold sweat, and pull the covers over your head! At the end of every chapter, the “Author’s Note” will include an illustration or bonus! But before you open it, brace yourself. The author accepts no responsibility for what happens next! [Supernatural Horror] [Folk Horror] [Rural Ghost Stories] [True Cases] [Urban Oddities] [L 4.2kReads—Score366Shelves
- 187 Borrowed Corpse, Stolen Life 借尸命 When a plague swept through my mother’s village, she was the only one who escaped alive and made it to Chen Village. My mother was graceful and beautiful, but after arriving in the village, she went mad. There’s something wrong with this village. Every night, we hear strange noises. My father’s name is Chen Jiu, and mine is Chen Lintian. I suspect he isn’t my real father... 1.8kReads9.0Score130Shelves
- 188 Horror Revival: Sign-In for a Gatling Gun from the Start 恐怖复苏：开局签到加特林 Horror has returned, and ghosts and monsters are running rampant. Humanity has no way to guard against them! Huang Shaofeng had only just transmigrated when he ran into a vicious ghost. Luckily, at the crucial moment, he awakened a System and embarked on the path of physical exorcism. The great and merciful Gatling, delivering all beings to salvation! Three thousand six hundred rounds a breath, and all six roots are cleansed. Physical exorcism is the deadliest kind. 661Reads7.8Score105Shelves
- 189 Don’t You Feel Guilty Making a Living Selling Ghosts? 你当鬼贩子良心不会痛吗 [Ghost peddler + no female lead + bluffing + ghost summoner] Ghostly energy surges, and terror descends. Lu Jing inherits the funeral goods shop his grandfather left behind and becomes the best business partner the Spirit Guard Bureau could ask for. “Captain Fang, 30,000 for this B-rank evil spirit. That's fair, right?” “Fair enough...” “Captain Fang, 500,000 for this A-rank evil spirit. That's fair, right?” “Fair enough...” “Captain Fang, this Ghost King...” Watching Lu Jing remove 5.4kReads8.9Score377Shelves
- 190 The True Story of a Haunted House Sleep Tester 我，一名凶宅试睡员的真实经历 If there were a job where you didn’t have to do anything, but could charge by the minute and make a fortune just by sleeping, would you be interested in trying it? There’s just one catch: you can’t be afraid of ghosts. If you’re curious about what kind of job this is, I’m a veteran in the field, and I’ll tell you about my own experiences… 3kReads8.3Score203Shelves
- 191 Maoshan Disciple 茅山弟子 Maoshan has divine arts to exterminate evil, gathering ill omens from both the yin and yang worlds. Where is the Seven-Star Dragon Spring now? Ye Shaoyang, the hero of those days, is nowhere to be seen! 1.8kReads8.2Score238Shelves
- 192 Folktales of the Mountains and Wilds 民间山野怪谈 The hidden truths behind ten major unsolved mysteries, revealing a host of terrifying taboos that will send chills down your spine! 14.5kReads9.1Score960Shelves
- 193 I Was a Detective in the Republic of China 我在民国当侦探 [Republican-era investigations + Anthology stories + Male leads + Strong leads + Folk customs] Gao Ren has been having an awful run of luck lately. He accidentally offended a rich young master and nearly got thrown in jail! Luckily, while making his escape, he ran into a gullible little Taoist priest. The little priest wasn’t just good-looking, he was also willing to be Gao Ren’s money tree! He could perform rituals and solve baffling cold cases, too! Gao Ren stuck close to the little priest, se 242Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 194 The Soul Ferry Lantern 渡魂灯 [Supernatural + mildly scary + episodic stories, a fast-paced ghost-hunting romp with all kinds of tricks!] Fire runs in my veins, and I'm cursed to bring bad luck. When I was fifteen, my father kicked me out. To survive, I climbed into a stone tomb. The strange knocking at the door of the funeral home at midnight, The body that mysteriously vanished after a fatal car crash, A headless old man, a talking human skin, and haunted schools and skyscrapers... I guide five-element spirits onward and f 18.1kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
- 195 Give Me Back My Soul 把老子的魂魄还给我 My name is Lin Zhou, and I'm a security guard. After I lost my job, my childhood friend Erwa found me a high-paying security job at a hotel. I soon discovered that everything about the place was strange. There wasn't a soul around during the day, but at night it was bustling, sending chills down my spine. I tried desperately to escape the hotel, but no matter how far I ran, I couldn't get away... 101Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 196 I Brought the Underworld into the World of the Living 我带着冥界，降临现实 Zhang Shuo transmigrated to a parallel world and obtained a Netherworld System. As long as he made other people feel afraid, he could earn Fear Points. He could use Fear Points to exchange for all kinds of ghosts and monsters, Ghost Kings, the King of Hell, and even the Great Emperor of the Netherworld! You want to play the pen fairy game? Fine, I'll make your wish come true. You want to ride a haunted bus? Fine, I'll show you what a ghost looks like. You want to go to the abandoned factory? I'd 390Reads8.0Score100Shelves
- 197 Qiang Ge, Starting with Boonie Bears 从熊出没开始的强哥 [System + Everyday Life + Movie Worlds Along the Way + Later, Transmigration into Chinese Animated Worlds] When he woke up, he found he'd become Qiang the Bald, the tragic lumberjack in Bear Ridge who's constantly chased by two bears and never gets paid. Qiang the Bald was ready to give up and lie flat, but then discovered that there was more to this world than met the eye. Luckily, he awakened a tree-planting System. From then on, Bear Ridge lost one unfortunate lumberjack and gained a man call 1.4kReads9.2Score145Shelves
- 198 Maoshan's Strange Immortal: The Ghost-Realm Yama 茅山异仙之鬼道阎罗 [Rural Maoshan Taoism] [Taoist Arts] [Cultivation] [Overwhelming Victories All the Way] [One Female Lead] I was born a stillborn. My grandfather borrowed my life for me. He said I was born from death, destined to become a king of the underworld. Taoists respectfully call me “Peng the Immortal,” while ghosts, demons, and monsters know me as the Ghostly Yama! Weasel: Do I look like a human or a god to you? Me: You look like the Celestial Worthy of Universal Transformation of Thunder of the Nine He 8.5kReads7.6Score660Shelves
- 199 Notes of a Taoist Priest in the World of the Living 阳间道士笔记 A recent college graduate ends up working odd jobs at Fuyuantang after an accident. He becomes an apprentice, learns the craft, kills ghosts, and subdues demons. From the locust tree spirit in Xiangcheng to the Mountain Goddess of Jinling, from evil Taoist cultivators in western Hunan to master Gu-raisers in Miaojiang, the Taoist sects under heaven are in turmoil. Watch Li Yang take up his sword and roam the world! 7.6kReads8.3Score731Shelves
- 200 The Coffin Walks at Night 灵棺夜行 I was carrying a coffin up the mountain for a burial when they stuffed me inside and buried me alive. Then, in a single night, all three hundred or so people in the village vanished. Only at night was the place alive with voices. I crawled out of the coffin, only to discover... 5.8kReads8.2Score366Shelves
