Novels like The Storyteller of the Living World
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- 51 Storytelling in Qixia Town: Zhang Wuji Says He's Coming to Kill Me 七侠镇说书：张无忌说要来砍我 Ye Chen transmigrates to a world where the martial arts realms of many dynasties coexist. He inherits his cheap old man's inn and awakens the Storyteller System. As long as his stories stir his audience's emotions, he earns rewards! Ye Chen smiles faintly, sensing there's more to this than meets the eye. “Ladies and gentlemen, now that we've talked about the battlefield, let's discuss the glorious martial world of Liyang over the past hundred years, and the green-robed Sword Immortal who let out 9.8kReads8.4Score43914d adds
- 52 The Midnight Spirit Shop 深夜灵店 I'm neither a yin-yang master nor an exorcist, but I do have an unusual left eye. I run a shop that opens only at midnight, serving customers who have run into special troubles. A little shop, a cup of tea for a guest, and so my story begins... 1.7kReads8.6Score19414d adds
- 53 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—14d adds
- 54 Wuxia Crossover: I Expose Secrets, and Heroines Demand I Take Responsibility 综武：曝光秘密，女侠逼我负责 [Wuxia Crossover] [Invincible] [Feel-Good] [Multiple Heroines] The vast world of Wuxia Crossover is full of twists and turns, stretching as far as the eye can see. Feng Wuhen transmigrates into this world and binds himself to the Heavenly Secrets System. The more secrets he exposes, the stronger he becomes. He establishes the Heavenly Secrets Tower, drawing countless martial artists from across the land to seek him out. Duan Yu: “What? The fairy maiden is my father’s daughter, but I’m not my fat 29.7kReads7.9Score1.9k14d adds
- 55 Yaoyue, Since When Did I Have a Husband? 邀月，我什么时候有夫君了？ The lands of Jiuzhou are divided among many rival nations. Li Changfeng transmigrates to Snowmoon City, a border town between several nations, and becomes the owner of the Yue Lai Inn. As it happens, the Six Great Sects are about to attack Bright Peak. Juejue: Two taels of silver for one night? Why not just rob us? Kongzhi: You're trying to fleece us. Li Changfeng: What did you think I was doing? Everyone: ... Ding Minjun: Do you know who we are? This will scare you to death: we're the Six Great 10.9kReads8.5Score65314d adds
- 56 Taboo of the Living 2 活人禁忌2 Heaven Official's Blessing, no taboos under heaven. The second installment of Living People’s Taboos! 7.4kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 57 Genshin Impact: The Storyteller Who Just Wants to Slack Off 原神：只想摸鱼的说书人 Cheng Luo watched Tian Tie Zui wave his folding fan and begin: “In ancient times, Rex Lapis summoned all the immortals...” Cheng Luo watched the shameless Zhongli listen to Tian Tie Zui brag about himself. Didn’t he ever get tired of it? It had been thousands of years! Zhongli: “By the usual standards of reason, no.” Cheng Luo rolled his eyes and rode off on a cloud. In those days, Liyue was beset by troubles within and threats without, and Rex Lapis was stretched too thin! An immortal came from 3.2kReads9.6Score33714d adds
- 58 You Asked Me to Review Shops, but I Became a National Tourism Ambassador 让你探店，你成全国旅游推广大使 [Poetry and Song] [Music, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting] [Intangible Cultural Heritage] [Writing Poems at Scenic Sites] [Finding Solace in Nature] [Cultural Confidence] [Human Geography] [Making Scenic Sites Famous] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lu Li becomes a travel blogger who visits local businesses and tourist attractions, and gains the City Promotion System. From the start, he heads to Zibo to take the imperial examinations and posts a video exploring F4. The warm hospitalit 11.9kReads8.8Score88614d adds
- 59 A Carefree Journey Through Ten Thousand Worlds 万世逍遥游 The Myriad Worlds + Invincible + No female lead He is a traveler who roams the heavens, a mortal who journeys through countless worlds. He is the past that was never forgotten, the future that could never be recalled. The heavens bear his footprints, and the myriad worlds echo his name. His name is Lin Ziyi. An ordinary, supreme being. PS: This is about the Myriad Worlds, not a historical novel... 3.4kReads9.1Score22614d adds
- 60 Wuxia: Telling Stories in the Valley of Villains, Little Fish Works for Me 武侠：恶人谷说书，小鱼儿打工 Ye Chen arrives on the Jiuzhou Continent, a wondrous world where the martial arts worlds of countless legends converge. Here, Li Xunhuan’s flying daggers never miss, and Lianxing and Yaoyue dazzle with peerless beauty. And so, in front of the Valley of the Villains, there appears a Peaceful Inn that stays out of the martial world, along with an “ordinary” storyteller who only wants to earn popularity points. One tale, Sword and Fairy, brings countless lovers to tears. “Mr. Ye, what medicine can 48.1kReads8.9Score2.5k14d adds
- 61 The Haunted Teahouse: I Only Sell Objects of Ill Omen 恐怖茶馆：我只卖大凶之物 The world is divided between yin and yang. Some people do business with the living, while others trade with the dead. I deal in the business of the dead, but I don’t sell coffins, paper money, funeral clothes, or paper effigies. What I sell are things you’ve never seen before, things far stranger still… 30.5kReads9.2Score2.8k14d adds
- 62 Genshin Impact: Storytelling in Liyue Harbor Leaves Hu Tao in Tears 原神：璃月港说书，胡桃泪目 [A hundred lifetimes of reincarnation, bringing Hu Tao to tears] There were no twin [Raiden sisters]. It was only a cliched story made up by the dying Thunder Demon. There was no free-spirited [bards]. It was merely the wind becoming a boy's eyes, seeing the world beyond the tower for him. There was no immortal [zombie Qiqi]. It was just the dying old man's humble plea, heard by a god. Li Mo had lived a hundred lifetimes of reincarnation in Genshin Impact. He only had one final life's task left 6.5kReads9.5Score92414d adds
- 63 I Transmigrated, So Why Am I a Wolf? 穿越了，怎么是狼 Some transmigrate into the body of a farmer’s son, pass the imperial examinations, and become pillars of the nation. Some transmigrate into the body of a prince and remain unshaken amid raging storms. But how come I transmigrated into a wolf, and not even a grown one, but a wolf cub? 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 A Tragic Rich Kid Opens a Tourist Attraction 悲剧富二代开景区 I transmigrated, my family fortune was stolen, my luxury car was gone, my mansion was gone, and so was my company. Oh, I still have three islands. Damn this System, making a transmigrator work for a living. How about opening a tourist attraction? The mermaid legend could work, and Journey to the West could work too. Peach Blossom Island is out of the question: I’m the island master. Should I add immortal cultivation? Maybe demonic cultivation too? 138Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Livestream: Proving the Existence of an Infinite Multiverse from the Start 直播：开局证明无限多元宇宙 [Livestreaming: I’m leading the evolution of civilization] After transmigrating, Jiang Zhe becomes the host of a science education program. He gets bound to a System. To his surprise, he discovers that all he has to do is explain science to earn an endless stream of rewards. Using scientific theories from his previous life, he proves from the start that the world is fake and that infinitely many multiverses exist. “...” “Nuwa mended the sky by repairing the moon and the earth.” “Ancient civiliza 11.4kReads8.7Score1.2k14d adds
- 66 After Reincarnation, You're Still a Scumbag 轮回后的你依然是渣男 Even after reincarnation, you’re still a scumbag 84Reads—Score214d adds
- 67 The Taoist Exorcist 道门驱邪人 Where there is evil under heaven, there are all manner of wicked things, and so there are Daoist exorcists. He travels between heaven and earth, yin and yang. He ventures deep into the hundred thousand mountains of Miao territory and far away to the borders of the southern seas. Head-dropping curses, gu raising, black magic, and all the world's fiends and spirits of darkness. He has exorcised countless demons and ghosts, only to discover in the end that nothing is more evil than the human heart. 2.6kReads9.1Score40014d adds
- 68 Heavenly Chess: The Path to Chess Sagehood 天弈：棋圣之路 [A brand-new setting] [Heroes at the Chessboard] What happens when chess meets heroic battles? When civilizations collide, would you dare to play against Heaven? After transmigrating, Zhuge Yi discovers that although modern Huaxia is prosperous and powerful, its people know almost nothing about their own history. The game Tian Yi, a chess game built around the heroes of the people, has become the world's mainstream pastime. At that time, the Huaxia chess world is weak, while Western chess dom 40.1kReads9.6Score3.7k14d adds
- 69 My Years as a Con Artist 我做老千的那些年 The short drama adaptation of the Old Cheater series is now streaming on Red Fruit and Tomato. Come check it out! I'm a professional gambler. At the table, I can turn the odds on their head. But I want to use my own experience to tell you a simple truth: stay away from gambling. Because nine out of ten games are rigged, and you lose every time! 453.4kReads9.5Score46.3k14d adds
- 70 EN Achieving Transcendence Through Corpse Burning 我靠焚尸超凡入圣 Since ancient times, people have believed the dead should be buried whole. Cremation is deeply disrespectful to the deceased, and only corpses that have undergone an uncanny transformation are burned. Those who cremate corpses are known as corpse burners. It is an extremely dangerous line of work. At midnight, one room, one corpse burner. Once the doors are shut and locked, if the corpse turns vicious, the corpse burner is as good as dead. Qin He makes his living this way at a canal wharf in the 127.3kReads9.2Score15.3k14d adds
- 71 Horror Movie NPC Goes on a Killing Spree in a Terror Game 恐怖片NPC在惊悚游戏杀疯了 [Horror + comedy + power fantasy + no female lead (male protagonist has no romantic pairing)] A horror game swept across the world. Fu Yan, an NPC from a horror movie in a higher plane of existence, was accidentally dragged into the game. Fu Yan: Since you've all gone to the trouble of inviting me, I won't hold back. From then on, the “horror game” was plunged into the shadow of someone named “Fu Yan”... Horror NPCs: Please, don't come any closer! Livestream viewers: Can someone do something abo 67.1kReads9.6Score8.7k14d adds
- 72 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1.5kReads—Score11314d adds
- 73 I Turned the Horror World Into a Raising Game! 我把惊悚世界玩成养成游戏！ A mysterious force descended upon Earth, giving rise to another world of terror. Everyone was forcibly sent into the world of horror games on their eighteenth birthday. While everyone else was immersed in fear, struggling to survive in the cracks between life and death, Qin Nuo discovered that he could earn System rewards by influencing the ghosts’ emotions. And every time he completed a dungeon, he could establish his own business in the world of horror. So he became a food runner at the Yin Sp 113.5kReads9.5Score12.5k14d adds
- 74 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 73.6kReads9.5Score8.4k14d adds
- 75 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 214kReads9.6Score25.7k14d adds
- 76 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 938.4kReads9.6Score113.5k14d adds
- 77 EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score177.1k14d adds
