Novels like My Happy Life on a Deserted Island
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- 1 Trade Between Two Worlds: Instant Noodles for Ginseng from the Start 两界交易，开局泡面换人参 A feel-good urban fantasy about trading between two worlds. After an ordinary man gets divorced, he gains the ability to trade between worlds, becomes the richest man alive, and rises to unmatched power. Li Qingshan was just an ordinary man. He could make ends meet, but he could never get rich. His wife, Xie Meilan, looked down on his ordinary life. In the end, she chose to terminate her pregnancy and divorce him. The blow of the divorce left Li Qingshan disheartened. But after the divorce, his 4.8kReads7.9Score478Shelves
- 2 The Greatest Programmer in the Immortal Realm 仙界最牛程序员 Qin Yichen transmigrated into a fool from the start! Luckily, he was struck by lightning and awakened. His soul fused with the computer from his past life, unlocking all kinds of cheat abilities and turning him into a genius among geniuses in the world of cultivation. He easily mastered the three paths of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. “I just want to quietly read my storybooks. But if any of you insist on asking for trouble, we scholars know a thing or two about fighting!” “Amitabha. Trave 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Death Row Inmate from the Start: My Immortal Palace Levels Up Without Limit 开局死刑犯：我的仙宫无限升级 [The rating has just been posted and will rise later] After being reborn, underground kingpin Huang Yu is framed and sentenced to death. As the lethal injection floods his veins, the dormant Netherworld Immortal Palace, Hall of Reincarnation, awakens within him! A hundred years pass in the immortal palace for every instant in the outside world. Huang Yu returns from years of prison cultivation with the Nine Nether Soul Devouring Art perfected. His Nine Nether Ghost Eyes see through the underworl 1.3kReads8.6Score104Shelves
- 4 Evil Projection 邪恶投影 “I’ve hacked evil gods to pieces in the Land of Corruption! Beaten ancient deities in the Wasteland! Fought monsters in city alleys! Caught pickpockets on buses! I’ve brought glory to my school, contributed to the Special Affairs Bureau, and shed blood to keep the world safe! How am I not worthy of a five-star review?!” Du Sheng squatted on the ground, chattering away at the corpse of the bizarre creature he had chopped in half. 1.5kReads8.4Score184Shelves
- 5 Delivery God of War: Returning to Slaughter His Way Across the Globe 外卖战神，归来杀穿全球 Dumped while delivering takeout, then targeted for murder? Ding! Your “Emotion God” System has arrived! Chu Feng gave up a high-paying job for his girlfriend, Xu Nuo, only to get a cold breakup and a carefully staged car accident in return! On the brink of death, he binds himself to the [Emotion God] System: the emotions of all living beings become my power! Mock me? Thank me? Fear me? Fall in love with me? They all turn into god-tier skills! From then on, the life of this delivery guy goes comp 2.4kReads9.2Score219Shelves
- 6 Madam, Please Restrain Yourself 夫人请自重 That day, Wang Tuwang followed the powerful and treacherous minister Lu with his hands clasped and his back bent in obsequious submission. Years later, the minister was stripped of his title and his entire clan was wiped out. Wang Tuwang had made a fortune through corruption, with silver piled high in his warehouses. That day, Wang Tuwang swore before a lamp that he would be loyal only to the Prince of Chu for the rest of his life, and would help him ascend the throne. Years later, the Princ 5.1kReads9.3Score301Shelves
- 7 The Chuang King Besieges the City, Bringing 1 Billion Taels of Silver to Transmigrate Into the Chongzhen Era 闯王围城，带10亿白银穿越崇祯 [No System + No Harem + Bloody Battles + Suppressing Pirates + Political Intrigue + Conquest] Mei'er... why were you born into the imperial family? Zhu Long, a university student and soldier, transmigrates as the Chongzhen Emperor, and from the start, he’s supposed to kill a princess. With Li Zicheng’s million-strong army surrounding the capital, Zhu Long glares at the sea of rebel troops and raises the Son of Heaven’s sword in fury. He won’t hang himself! He won’t accept his fate! He’ll kill co 8.4kReads8.6Score809Shelves
- 8 The Ninth-Rank Heavenly Doctor 九五天医 What is an emperor worth mentioning? He rules one nation, while this man commands the rulers of countless lands. What is a miracle-working physician worth marveling at? A doctor heals the sick and injured, while this man can cure all the world's ills. He is Hai Bao'er, a man skilled in both letters and arms, with peerless medical knowledge and extraordinary schemes. [Story Synopsis] ■ Overnight, the Lei family of Dongyang Commandery was framed and destroyed by a coalition of enemies. This centur 401Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 9 The Fate of the Stars 星之宿命 A thousand-year shadow war between the Guardians and the Lockbreakers is reaching its end. The Lockbreakers seek to gather nine ancient relics, the Mirror of All Spirits, the Core of the Tower That Reaches the Heavens, the Eye of Horus, the Xuanyuan Sword, the Celestial Eye, the Eastern Emperor Bell, the Sunstone Calendar, the Ark of the Covenant, and the Philosopher’s Stone, to activate the crystal of the living starship “Stellar Whale” and welcome the return of the so-called “homeworld oversee 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Mechanic Who Started in the Wilderness! 从荒野开始的机械师！ Lin Feng was reborn in the wilderness. After thirty days of sign-in, he would receive a cosmic treasure. These treasures were said to be capable of changing the balance of power across an entire universe! But who could have guessed that the treasures had to be picked up in person, with no delivery included… 8.4kReads9.0Score584Shelves
- 11 My World: The Annoying Wither Storm 我的世界烦人的凋零风暴 Mustard: Hahaha, it’s like eating cookies. You can’t make everyone eat your favorite flavor! Chris: Isn’t it wonderful to want peace? Isn’t it wonderful to love peace? Then… then why commit evil in the name of justice? Villager Knight: I can’t keep pretending to sleep. When justice does nothing in the face of evil, it condones that evil. Demon, I can see you! Because now… my eyes are open! And they won’t close again. Villager King: Are we resolving chaos in a peaceful world, or seeking peace in 1.1kReads9.1Score172Shelves
- 12 The Hell Handbook 地狱手册 A handbook said to have come from hell. The moment you open it, you are already trapped in horror. Life and death... are no longer yours to decide! The Town of the Dead, Horror Fairy Tales, The Hospital of Terror... Behind these repeated, terrifying cycles of hell, what spine-chilling truth is hidden? Su Jin, I want to live, even if... 2.9kReads8.5Score256Shelves
- 13 Turn Sorrow into Song 斩悲伤为歌 [Ensemble cast + youthful heroes + tragic beauty + wuxia style + not a power fantasy + no mindless characters] He was once a spirited young prodigy, the greatest talent in his sect, blessed with the fortune of an ice dragon and the bloodline of an ancient demon emperor dragon. Yet hardship after hardship befell him. His senior brother died saving him. The person who loved him died because of him, and he then killed the one he loved with his own hands. He even became a sinner in the Xuan Zhen Rea 71Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 14 Doomsday: My Roulette Is One Level Higher Than Everyone Else's 末日：我的轮盘比别人高一级 (Also known as “The Wheel of Evolution,” winner of the Lenghu Writing Contest.) [High-octane action from start to finish + decisive and ruthless + high-tech martial arts] When the System turns back time, Wang Hao, betrayed by his brother, returns to half an hour before the disaster breaks out. To his astonishment, he discovers that every wheel he encounters is one star rank higher than everyone else’s. The one-star wheels others won’t be able to spin for weeks are already within his reach on the 10.8kReads8.3Score913Shelves
- 15 I Transmigrated to the Great Zhou Dynasty: Matchmaking Made Me the Talk of the Capital 穿越大周：我靠说媒冠绝京华 Transmigrating to the Great Zhou: I Become the Capital’s Matchmaking Maestro 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Peerless 绝世无双 What? You’re saying League of Legends is a 5v5 game? Hasn’t it always been a 1v9 game? Xia Xin’s face turned grave… Were we really playing the same game…? This is a lighthearted, fun story with plenty of wish fulfillment, and there’s absolutely nothing upsetting in it. Even if there’s a tiny bit of angst early on, you can read on to the end without worry. It absolutely has a happy ending for everyone!!! Keep reading, and you’ll discover a whole new kind of excitement. 12.2kReads9.0Score822Shelves
- 17 I Am the Legend 我就是传奇 I don’t know when it happened, but a bunch of people like this came into my life, even though I’ve always been cold-hearted and a little shameless. When I got dumped, they’d say, “What’s the big deal? Lost your girl? Find another one tomorrow. If you’re really desperate, I’ll lend you myself for the night!” When I felt lost, they were always there with me in our cramped little rooms, shouting, “We give it everything we’ve got, all so we can make something of ourselves!” ... Back then, I couldn’t 19.6kReads9.3Score2kShelves
- 18 The Young Traveler 少年行 In that moment, I truly understood why the poor stay poor. It isn't because we don't work hard enough. It's because of the environment we live in, the resources we have, our narrow-mindedness, and the few, fragile opportunities available to us. All of it traps my impoverished family in a struggle just to survive! I gave everything I had for a chance to “change my fate,” yet a single storm was enough to destroy it! 24.3kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
- 19 The Cold Calamity of Doomsday: The Dragon Source's Flame Rekindles 末日寒劫，龙源火种重燃 I, Xie Yan, am still a good-for-nothing in the eyes of my people, three years into the apocalyptic Cold Calamity on the Dragon Source Continent. The Five Northern Clans marched south and besieged the Hua Clan on the southern bank of the Longjiang River for three years. They swore to wipe out the entire clan and seize the warm lands along the river that the Hua Clan controlled. I was born with a cultivation physique unseen in ten thousand years, but on the day I was born, my mother sealed my spir 34Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 20 Fuse with the Supreme Flame and Become the Shadow Leader 融合至尊火种，成为暗影领袖 [Transformers + Special Mechanical Lifeforms + Mecha + Villain Protagonist + No Romance + Sci-Fi + War + Dark + Three-Name System] Chen Tianren transmigrates to a parallel-world Blue Star, where he is betrayed and dies full of hatred from the start. He swears to become a mighty being in the universe with no feelings. But there is always a way forward. By chance, he fuses with a Supreme-class Spark lost by Cybertron, becoming a Transformer and gaining a System. By completing the System's missions 3.7kReads9.2Score291Shelves
- 21 My Soul Transmigrated to Medicine King Valley, Where I Bound the Heaven-and-Earth Medicine Cauldron 魂穿药王谷，绑定乾坤药鼎 His soul transmigrates into the Medicine King Valley, where he binds himself to the Qiankun Medicine Cauldron. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 I Am a Disaster Maker 我，灾难制造能力者 On a parallel-world Blue Star, Lin Feng unexpectedly obtains the Disaster-Making System, which lets him create disasters of every kind. Small-scale disasters include car crashes and intelligence leaks; large-scale ones include earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. He can even create things beyond reason: monsters, zombies, interstellar wars... And whenever he creates a disaster, the entire world watches an unshuttable live broadcast of it. No one can trace the source of the broadcast, a 1.9kReads8.2Score159Shelves
- 23 The Legend Reborn 传奇重现 The four-part series by Wei Jie: We Were All Bad Kids, I Am Legend, Legend Reborn, and Hidden Dragon on the Right Path. A young man, still green, left his hometown in a fit of anger. Four years later, he returned, weathered and bearing the glory of success! In a city built from reinforced concrete, old friends were gone and legends had faded into retirement... Faced with his family’s reproach and his friends’ disdain, he had once wandered at a crossroads, pointing into the dark sky with his 31.7kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
- 24 The Detective's Glory 刑警荣耀 Wang Wei is a veteran detective with twenty years of police experience and a three-time champion of the Tian Nan Provincial Police Academy’s grappling and combat tournament. By a twist of fate, he is reborn twenty years in the past, just after graduating from the academy and starting his career. From then on, he makes a name for himself. No major case, strange case, cold case, or decades-old case is too difficult for Wang Wei. Give him a moment, and he’ll crack it! If you’re a criminal, no matte 2.3kReads9.0Score271Shelves
- 25 Pill Emperor, Martial Emperor 丹皇武帝 A hundred thousand white-clad warriors raise their blades to defend Heaven’s Gate! A million evil spirits carry coffins to wage war on Kunlun! Phoenix coronets and bridal robes, bloodied gowns and withered faces, bone lanterns and bloody candles illuminate the cycle of reincarnation! A thousand years ago, a divine emperor fought his way to supremacy on the battlefield of a hundred clans, founding an eternal divine dynasty and striving for the supreme imperial throne, hoping to establish the Nint 15.1kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
- 26 Reborn as a Tyrant in the Great Ming 重生大明当暴君 You think you can secretly collude with the Jian Nu and I won't know? You think you can conceal your commercial taxes and I won't know? The southeast is prosperous, while Shaanxi lies barren for a thousand miles, littered with the starving dead. The court's ministers care nothing for the people's lives or the fate of the realm. They suck the blood of the Great Ming and strip the flesh from its people! Even an ordinary man in a fit of rage can spill blood three feet high. But do you know what hap 17.2kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
- 27 Bai Xiaoshang 白晓殇 A dragon's spirit lies hidden in the abyss for years, then rises to the clouds in a single stroke. The death of Huang Rong, once hailed as the world's most beautiful woman, is merely the beginning. The Northern Dragon royal family, the five surnames and seven clans, and the martial world of the five regions: a storm of blood and violence still lies ahead. 236Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 All My Personalities Transformed into Professions 我的人格全部转化为职业 [Infinite-flow + one female lead] The app “Dreamscape,” connected to countless worlds, appears on everyone’s phones without warning. Anyone who awakens a “Class” can use Dreamscape to enter dungeons in other worlds. Mu Yu, who has dissociative identity disorder, transmigrates into this world and awakens the “Player” Class. All of his personalities are transformed into different Classes. “Soul Peddler,” “Mastermind,” “Mist Assassin,” “Fearless Vanguard,” “Genius Clown,” “Winner”... It all leads t 4.9kReads9.2Score747Shelves
- 29 EN Mecha: Full Metal Storm 机战：全金属风暴 [Apocalypse + Giant Beasts + Mecha] Giant beasts invade, and the apocalypse descends! Luo Yan, a surface survivor, awakens a mysterious eye technique, pilots a mecha, and takes on the giant beasts. Metal clashes against metal! Humanity's final roar! A legend of heroes... 380Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 30 749 Bureau Paranormal Archives 749局灵异档案 Do you know about Bureau 749? Some say it was a secret organization directly overseen by the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, specializing in research on defense technology and the human body. Others say it was actually responsible for all sorts of cutting-edge technology, including alien technology and mysterious powers. Still others say it was a mysterious organization devoted to researching supernatural phenomena. I never knew which of these rumors were tru 2kReads8.0Score226Shelves
- 31 Treading the Heavens to Become a God 踏天封神 [A pure ensemble-cast story, written entirely by hand. Aside from the first chapter, which has a lot of filler to set things up, the rest is absolutely exciting. If you don’t like it, feel free to criticize me.] “When the primordial chaos was divided, three great beings appeared between heaven and earth: humans, ferocious beasts, and demons. Humans developed intelligence early, but their bodies were frail, leaving them at the bottom of the pecking order. Ferocious beasts were unenlightened, bu 813Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Jade Fields in Famine Years: Reborn as an Abandoned Daughter, I Hold the Power of Life 荒岁玉田：穿成弃女掌生机 Jade Fields in a Year of Famine: Reborn as an Outcast Daughter, She Takes Charge of Livelihoods 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 I'm Invincible, Yet the System Wants Me to Recruit Chosen Ones! 我无敌了，系统却让我招收天命！ [Fantasy imagination × epic ensemble cast × no female lead × passionate disciple recruitment] After transmigrating a hundred years ago, Chu Changsheng endured alone until he became the master of a mountain peak. He once believed he was invincible in this world, with all living beings beneath his feet. Until, the strongest Disciple-Recruitment System in the Myriad Worlds descended with a thunderous roar. From then on, his path to invincibility rose toward the heavens. In his left hand, the Prof 187Reads6.9Score126Shelves
- 34 Level 999 of Hell: I Am the Strongest Mercenary 地狱999层：我是最强雇佣兵 [Infinite worlds + ruthless and decisive + no female lead + no saintly hero + evolution and mutation + original system] T-virus? Swallowed. G-virus? Swallowed. Blacklight virus? Swallowed. Blackwater Xenomorph? Swallowed. T-Veronica virus? Swallowed. Gamma-ray mutagen? Swallowed. Vibranium skeleton? Swallowed. I don’t care what you call it, if the bloodline looks good, I’ll just swallow it all!! The 999th level of Hell. You’re all earning points to trade for abilities? I have the perfect Gen 10.5kReads8.9Score1kShelves
- 35 An Alien Country Bumpkin Forces Me to Become a Smirking Dragon King 外星土狗逼我做歪嘴龙王 Magical realism, no System, and not a wish-fulfillment story. A Chinese teacher whose manuscript was rejected secretly studies Dragon King fiction, uncovers the secrets of the universe, gets unbelievably lucky, shocks everyone, and conquers the world! 50.5kReads8.9Score4.9kShelves
- 36 Great Ming: I Told You to Hang Yourself, Not Rebuild the Ming Dynasty 大明：让你上吊，没让你重建大明 He opens his eyes on the eve of the Jiashen upheaval. Li Zicheng has already breached Beijing, the Manchus beyond the passes are eyeing the capital, and court officials are closing in to force the issue. Faced with a nightmare from the start, what should the Chongzhen Emperor do… This work’s style: history as its bones, art as its wings. It respects real history and does not rewrite established events, using artistic storytelling to fill the regrets history left behind. A note for readers: This 5.7kReads8.9Score476Shelves
- 37 Death Club 死亡俱乐部 There are bizarre events, horrifying hellscapes, and the ugliness of human nature. People dwell among ghosts; there are hell trains, death academies… One terrifying incident after another, open only to members of the Death Club. The Death Club welcomes you to join! Zhang Chen was slowly growing drowsy. He had no idea how long it had been since night fell. Just as he was about to drift off, a series of thuds suddenly came from upstairs, the sound of wooden clogs striking the stairs. The clacking 3.9kReads8.6Score496Shelves
- 38 Global Class Change: I Can Stack Artifact Affixes Without Limit 全民转职：我神器词条无限叠加 Lu Cang transmigrated to a world where everyone could choose a class. Instead, he awakened as a B-rank Armorer. His class had only one special feature: he could equip every type of gear. Fortunately, Lu Cang awakened the Divine Gear Compendium. He could synthesize every divine artifact in the world! And he could combine all of their stats into one! From then on, Lu Cang was unstoppable! Nuclear Annihilation Bow + Million-Split Bow = one basic attack that fires a million nuclear annihilation arro 35.2kReads9.1Score3.3kShelves
- 39 Apocalypse: I Stockpile Supplies and Coast to Victory Worldwide 末世：我囤物资躺赢全球 Also known as "The Apocalypse: Saving the Dawn", winner of the Cold Lake writing contest. (Apocalypse + zombies + stockpiling supplies + special abilities + divine pets + ruthless protagonist + building a faction + humorous power fantasy) The apocalypse arrived. Zombies ran rampant, and species began to mutate. Lin Xuan was reborn before the apocalypse and seized control of an oil town, stockpiling supplies like crazy. First, a hundred thousand cases of instant noodles! Then a hundred thousand c 314Reads9.0Score119Shelves
- 40 Portable Space: From a Down-and-Out Boy to the Immortal Realm 随身空间：从落魄少年到踏入仙界 Portable Space: From Down-and-Out Youth to the Immortal Realm 135Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 The Strongest Madman in the City 都市之最强狂兵 A pillar of the nation, a fierce tiger unleashed! His destiny was never meant to be ordinary: a man who is both righteous and wicked, shackled yet wielding the power of life and death. He stands at the forefront of the age, singing a bold song throughout his life. His life is glorious, forged through sheer ferocity, as he dances beneath the vast sky! 89.9kReads7.1Score2.9kShelves
- 42 Slay the Gods: Merlin's Disciple, Call Me the Archmage, Got It? 斩神：梅林弟子，叫我法爷懂吗！ [Slay the Gods] + [Merlin's Direct Disciple] + [Single Female Lead] + [Completed Slay the Gods novel with a normal ending and a 9.3 rating] Shen Xuan, who longs to learn magic, unexpectedly transmigrates to the world of Slay the Gods before the Cthulhu gods descend. He arrives in the magical Kingdom of England, where his extraordinary talent catches Merlin's attention. Merlin takes him on as a direct disciple and teaches him with great care. The elements of magic are always drawn to him. He ca 26.3kReads9.1Score4.6kShelves
- 43 EN The Great Desolation Heaven-Devouring Art 太荒吞天诀 Heaven and earth are alive with spirit; all things struggle to survive. The nameless is the beginning of heaven and earth; the named is the mother of all things. This is the Divine Cauldron of Heaven Devouring, able to condense essence into creation and contain the heart of the Eight Wastelands. With this cauldron, devour the four seas and contain the Eight Wastelands… A generation’s Evil God sets foot on the path to trample the heavens! 2.2kReads9.2Score561Shelves
- 44 Saving the World in 24 Hours 24小时拯救世界 What would you do if you had only 24 hours to save the world? After countless rebirths and resets, Zhu Shijiu has endured the unbearable pain of dying tens of thousands of times. With each endless loop, his will has teetered closer to collapse. He has tried everything to escape, but nothing has worked. Every time he dies, he returns to the day before that damned world is destroyed! All he can do is follow every thread and search for clues, using each death to uncover the truth. 24 hours to save 3.6kReads8.8Score372Shelves
- 45 Qingyun Sect Recruits Disciples: I Can See Through Talent Traits 青云宗收徒：我能看破天赋词条 Qingyun Sect Takes Disciples: I Can See Through Talent Tags 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 The Dashing Grandmaster Niu Baoguo 风流宗师牛保国 [This story is entirely fictional] Niu Kui, a martial arts grandmaster who had defeated every opponent across the Nine Provinces, became a public enemy because he fought dirty. His treacherous foes conspired to kill him. When he awoke again, he discovered he had been reborn as Niu Baoguo, a disgraced urban tai chi master... “Alas! This body is old and ugly. Starting a family will be a long and arduous road~” 16.1kReads9.1Score2kShelves
- 47 EN A Million Years of Sign-Ins: Building the Greatest Clan of All Time 签到百万年，打造万古第一家族 Su Chen dies in an accident and unexpectedly awakens a System. He's about to transmigrate to a fantasy world, but the System tells him it won't fully activate until a million years have passed. So Su Chen spends a million years doing sign-in tasks. Over that million years, he acquires countless treasures, pills, and cultivation techniques. There are so many low-grade spirit stones that they're counted in the hundreds of trillions, and he has over a hundred million immortal-grade spirit stones. H 35.9kReads8.4Score3.1kShelves
- 48 Restart: My Reversed Flow of Time 重启：我的逆流时光 (Multiple heroines + 1970s setting + everyday life) Betrayed by his wife in his previous life, Gu Cheng died full of hatred. When he opened his eyes, he was back in 1977, watching his wicked wife die horribly before him and leaving behind four little sisters-in-law who were crying to be fed. In this magnificent, vibrant era, Gu Cheng decided to start his life over and share a happy life with his sisters-in-law. 29.1kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves
- 49 The Seven Stars Chronicles of Chivalry 七星侠义录 In a modern city, an evil force is quietly taking root. Seven chivalrous heroes from Jin Yong's stories possess seven ordinary people from different walks of life. Through training, they gain powerful martial arts skills and, guided by a mysterious figure, join forces to fight evil... 50Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 The Reservoir of Returning Waters 回流之坝 Does surviving tribulation have to mean facing a lightning tribulation? It could also mean a trial of love! In a world of spiritual energy, every stale cultivation trope is cast aside. A middle-aged man steps into a secret realm in his mortal body, exploring it one step at a time until his soul and body are completely set free. As he investigates the spiritual energy beneath heaven and earth, he uncovers the ultimate truth hidden from the world. 97Reads—Score—Shelves
