Novels like Master of the Ocean: It All Starts with Raising a Mermaid
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- 1 Deep-Sea Fishing God: The Endless Ocean 深海钓神:无尽海域 In a world where technology and nature coexist, deep-sea fishing is more than a sport. It's a way to explore the unknown and push the limits. The depths conceal countless mysterious creatures and ancient secrets. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Urban: I'm a Marine Life Translator 都市:我是海洋生物翻译官 He Xiaocong, who grew up in poverty, was accidentally struck by a mysterious object that fell from the sky. When he woke, he discovered that he could understand the language of sea creatures. From then on, he set out to become a billionaire with the help of marine life. 2Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 3 System: My Fishing Village, My Sea 系统:我的渔村我的海 He Dong grew up in a small fishing village on the Yellow Sea. By chance, he acquired a Myriad Worlds Ocean Maintenance System. From then on, his life took a different path! A lighthearted slice-of-life story. There’s no “the Myriad Worlds” here. Those tags were added randomly by the website. Honestly! 17Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 4 Spirit Tamer: From the Start, I Contracted an Imprisoned Elf Princess 御灵:开局契约被囚禁的精灵公主 [Beast Taming + Raising Gorgeous Pets + System + Alternate World + Fantasy + Satisfying Power-Ups] Twenty-five hundred years ago, the Divine Realm became the Divine Tomb. All races fell into misery, and none suffered more than humanity, until the Spirit Tamer profession emerged... Mo Han's soul transmigrates into the age of spiritual energy on Blue Star, but things are impossibly difficult from the start. Just as he's wondering whether to start over, he discovers a gorgeous elf held captive! W —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Beast Taming: Contract a Divine Beast from the Start 御兽:开局契约神兽 Lin Xuan is reborn into a powerful cultivation clan overflowing with resources. As the family’s only heir, he is doted on and has access to all the cultivation resources and rare elixirs he could ever want. Yet he wears a miserable expression and doesn’t feel happy at all. “Why can’t I cultivate?!” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Super Fisherman 超级小渔民 Ye Feng, a top university graduate, is pushed around by the spoiled heir of a wealthy family. Unable to find a job, he has no choice but to return home and make a living fishing. To his surprise, this brings him an extraordinary inheritance and sets him on a life-defying path to greatness! 2Reads8.4Score514d adds
- 7 I Have Quite a Few Fishing Hooks 钓鱼鱼钩有点多 A fishhook can catch at most three fish: one by the mouth and one by the belly. If I had ten thousand hooks, could I catch ten thousand fish? When the System arrived, my dream came true. (This book has many female leads. If that's not your thing, please don't hold it against me.) 59Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 8 The Mermaid Princess: Ruler of the Ocean 人鱼小姐之海洋之主 A dark fairy tale: modern cultivation, starring a noble but unlucky mermaid. She thought she’d sneaked onto land to start a life of freedom and adventure. Instead, human traffickers stuffed her into a trunk, then riddled her with bullets and threw her into the sea to feed the sharks... 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Farming in the Countryside: I Take the Kids Fishing and Digging for Seafood 乡村种田:带着萌娃赶海钓鱼 [Dad Life + Adorable Child + Foraging by the Sea + Hunting in the Mountains + Countryside + Everyday Life + One Heroine + Seafood Delicacies] An accident sends Lin Yihai, nearly sixty years old, reborn in 1998, the year he’d been longing to return to! In this life, with the Sea God’s legacy in his hands, he begins a leisurely life of fishing and gathering seafood along the shore! In this life, he’ll be a good husband and a good father! In this life, amid mountains teeming with delicacies and —Reads—Score114d adds
- 10 My Pet Is Dangerous 我的宠物很危险 [Pet Raising + System + Transmigration] In a world rife with danger, people do everything they can to grow stronger. Chen Mo, from Earth, transmigrated here and awakened a System. With its help, he tames battle beasts, grows stronger, and fights every danger! Chen Mo looked at the man before him, invaded by something uncanny and mutated into a monster. Um... As a beast lord, it shouldn't be too much to bring along a few more minions, right? Surrounded by monsters, one creature looked at the cold 1Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 11 God-Tier Little Fisherman 神级小渔夫 Lin Zifeng works nine to five every day. Then one night, a dream gives him the ability to randomly control the fish nearby. Yellow croaker? A whole school of them? Cast the net, cast the net! Grey mullet? Those aren't worth much. Hurry up and toss in a rock! 98Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 12 Reborn as a Northeast Tiger: I Gained White Tiger Bloodline from the Start 重生东北虎:开局获得白虎血脉 [Overwhelming Strength] [White Tiger Wife] [Tiger Clan] [White Tiger Divine Beast Inheritance] [Saving the Motherland in Its Hour of Need] In his previous life, Li Hao lived in a world where supernatural powers had awakened, and died in a rampaging tide of vicious beasts. Reborn as a Siberian tiger in this life, he is determined to become the strongest tiger and king of all beasts! He will unite the Tiger Clan and command the vicious beasts, leading his clan to help their motherland through its 105Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Beast Taming: My Summoned Beasts Are Experts at Nesting Dolls 御兽:我的召唤兽很擅长套娃 After transmigrating to a world of beast tamers, Wu Jie discovers that while other people can have at most three spirit beasts, his can summon spirit beasts of their own. From then on, he sets off down an endless path of beasts summoning more beasts. "??? Brother Jie, no! How does this guy have so many spirit beasts?" 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Qinghai Catastrophe: The Mermaid's Arrival 清海浩劫之人鱼降世 [Mermaid Princess x Vampire Prodigy Young Clan Leader + Strong Female Lead Seeking Revenge + Powerful Allies + Leveling Up + Face-Slapping and Punishing Scum] “What? The lowly mortal girl imprisoned by the vampires is actually the noble princess of the merfolk? And a cultivation prodigy rarely seen in a generation?” Everyone knows that every part of a mermaid is a treasure. Mermaid tears can purify all things and cure every illness, earning them the name holy water. Mermaid blood can destroy hea 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Tidepool Treasure Hunting in 1983: A Scoundrel Makes His Fortune in a Fishing Village 83赶海,穿人渣在渔村发家致富 (The new book has few chapters, so its rating is low while it’s just getting started. Don’t worry, it’ll go up later.) [No System + Fishing Village + Coastal Foraging + Occasional Hunting + Getting Rich] Chen Zhou never expected that getting poisoned after eating a mushroom hotpot in Yunnan would send him back to 1983. When he opened his eyes, he discovered that his new body belonged to a scumbag and gambling addict who was on his way to sell his niece, Niuniu. Was he a scumbag? A good-for-nothi 2.4kReads7.0Score11014d adds
- 16 Starting as a Tiger, I Evolve into an Invincible Being 从一只老虎开始无敌进化 After being reborn, I turned into a tiger! No fear! I have a devouring evolution System! Eating snakes lets me evolve, devouring wolves lets me evolve, and even eating ginseng and drinking spring water lets me evolve. Qiangliang’s body... Tianwu’s eight faces... Qiongqi’s wings... The White Tiger, one of the Five Sacred Beasts and a god of slaughter! 12Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 17 The Amazing Little Fisherman 极品小渔民 Raise immortal fish, grow spirit rice, and become a hero on land. Connect distant realms, pass between the Three Worlds, and reign supreme in the sea. Learn secret arts, master martial skills, and watch the tides of the Nine Provinces unfold. Win beautiful women and amass riches: I’ll live the finest life of all. See how the humble fisherman Chu Hen rises to greatness and looks down upon the universe! 9Reads8.1Score614d adds
- 18 Island Survival: Starting by Summoning Diao Chan 海岛求生:从召唤貂蝉开始 [Survival + summoning + collecting historical figures + farming + seafaring + one person equals a faction] All of humanity from Blue Star is thrust into a survival game set on islands. Players randomly spawn on an island and must start from scratch to survive. Fog, typhoons, thunderstorms, whirlpools, blood moons. Savages, beasts, pirates, sea demons, mermaids. Nature and outside forces bring disasters, but also endless treasures and opportunities. Jiang Yang awakens the “Resurrection of the Dea 93Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 19 Reborn: The Fierce Tiger Emerges from the Mountains 重生之猛虎出山 Liu Lei is unexpectedly reborn, only to find himself transformed into a tiger. Fortunately, he gets a System and begins a journey of devouring and evolution. A true dragon? Just a loach. Gobble it up! A phoenix? Crispy roasted chicken, delicious! The Human Emperor? Take him on as a lackey. I’ll lead you all to dominate the myriad realms and awe the universe! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 With an Orca’s Blessing, I Became the Ocean’s Biggest Drifter 虎鲸加持我成了海洋街溜子 [Underwater fishing] [Shore gathering] [Fishing] [Livestream] (Mostly everyday life, with little showing off, face-slapping, or thrilling action. There will be some business and development in the middle and later stages. One heroine, but more than one romance along the way; the heroine appears fairly late.) An accident caused Zhou Qi to transmigrate to another world, where he also gained the abilities of an orca. From then on, the sea became like home to Zhou Qi. He caught lobsters and crabs wi 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Coastal Foraging: A Fishing Enthusiast's Road to Riches 赶海:钓鱼佬的暴富人生 [Shore gathering + fishing + daily life + easygoing + getting rich] A petty crook goes from owning nothing but a sand shovel to buying a big boat and leasing the whole sea, hauling in countless seafood catches and setting out on the road to riches... 26.3kReads7.4Score2.7k14d adds
- 22 A Fisherman’s Fantasy Life 钓鱼佬的幻想生活 Zhu Nan was fishing by the river when a bolt of lightning sent him ten years into the past... A hobby-building assistant? What the heck is that? And it's from outer space... Fishing can cure illnesses? Fishing can make money? Fishing can help you pick up girls? You must think I never went to school... Break the world record for carp! Land a 160-pound giant bluefin tuna on a handline! Use a super fish finder to track down the biggest bluefin tuna! Become the fishing king of the livestreaming worl 50Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 23 The Divine Pet Era: My Unbeatable Spirit Beast Legion 神宠时代:我的无敌神兽灵宠军团 A great cataclysm strikes the world, spiritual qi revival begins, and humanity enters the era of divine pets! After transmigrating for three years, Ye Ming finally activates the Invincible Divine Pet Synthesis System. All he has to do is collect resentment to grow stronger. While everyone else is risking their lives to cultivate and improve their strength, just hoping to survive in these chaotic times, Ye Ming doesn’t need to cultivate at all. He can perfectly inherit his divine pets’ talents. D —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Tiger’s Roar Shakes the Nine Heavens 虎啸九霄 Meng Da transmigrates into a tiger demon and levels up and evolves across a multiverse, tearing through the sky with a single claw! “If the heavens stand in my way, I’ll trample them. If an enemy blocks me, I’ll crush them! From this day on, my name will echo throughout the nine heavens!” In this mysterious world, countless races vie for supremacy, and powerful figures abound. Meng Da vows to rise against the heavens in the body of a demon, uncover the ultimate secrets of the universe, and becom 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 25 The Carefree Fisherman 闲散渔夫 [Fishing + treasure hunting + island development + heroines modeled on Naruto characters] Shen Qimiao is tired of scheming and rivalry in the city, so he returns to his seaside hometown, where he unexpectedly inherits the powers of a clam spirit. Clam shell: unlimited storage space + keeps everything fresh + produces spiritual liquid Clam pearl: strengthens the body + see-through vision + lets you breathe underwater Heroines: Tsunade + Hinata + Konan Fishing: angling + casting nets + fishing boa 181Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 26 The Cheat-Wielding Fisherman Rises to the Top 开挂渔夫走向巅峰 After failing the college entrance exam, he was dumped. The couple, once celebrated across the internet for walking out of the exam hall hand in hand, couldn’t withstand the test of reality. To help ease Tian Qi’s distress, his parents sent him back to his hometown, the fishing village of Mojiang. By a stroke of luck, he acquired the all-around fishing System. From then on, he hauled in overflowing baskets while beachcombing, filled his fishing baskets to bursting, and brought his boat back pack 2kReads8.6Score13314d adds
- 27 Evolving from a Lion 从狮子开始进化 I transmigrated to another world and became a lion, unlocking an evolution System. From an ordinary lion, I will become the mightiest being on the fantasy continent! 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Global Ancestral Awakening: I Can Evolve Without Limit 全球返祖:我能无限进化 [Dragon-and-phoenix match + wildly satisfying power-ups + protagonist turns into a dragon] From the start, he awakens dragon bloodline powers, only to find the Phoenix Empresses of the sacred land fighting over who gets to marry him! Faced with six stunning empresses, Chu Tiance thinks, “Only children have to choose!” With the Plunder and Evolution System, all he has to do is reach out to plunder others’ powers and evolve himself! Plunder a god, and a true dragon is born! Plunder a Chaos incarna 4Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 29 Spirit Beast World: From the Start, I Evolve into the Great Sage Equal to Heaven 灵兽世界:开局进化齐天大圣 Su Yu transmigrates to an era where everyone has spirit beasts! Spirit beasts and humans coexist, while monsters run rampant! From the start, Su Yu is stuck with a failed-evolution Stone Monkey, a nightmarish beginning. “A genius has fallen. That perfectly good Explosive Fire Monkey is a write-off!” “Get into a Spirit Beast Academy? Dream on!” Doubt, mockery, and pressure come crashing down on him! Su Yu glances at the System. “Let me show you what a divine beast really is!” Explosive Fire Monke 6Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 30 After Getting Fired, I Made My Fortune by Gathering Seafood! 被辞退后,我靠赶海发了家! After being fired and sent home, Lin Yi unexpectedly awakens the Ocean Fisherman System! From then on, he heads out to sea from home to fish and catch seafood! Enormous giant grouper, golden croaker worth its weight in gold, premium bluefin tuna for sashimi: they come one after another! And so Lin Yi sets off on the road to wealth! 12kReads7.6Score1.1k14d adds
- 31 Ark Survival: I Found an Infinite-Health Egg from the Start 方舟生存:开局捡到无限血蛋 Other people transmigrate and spend their time showing off and face-slapping their rivals. Fang Jiuhao's transmigration is different: first, he is chased by a velociraptor and barely escapes with his life. Then things get exciting. He actually finds an egg with infinite health. You read that right! An egg with infinite health! I was absolutely stunned! Ark: Survival Evolved... An egg with infinite health? So I really get an egg with infinite health from the start! Dude, is this even fair? Fine! 72Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 32 The Little Fishing Village in Peach Blossom Spring 桃源小渔村 A humble farmer, Cui Xiaoteng, unexpectedly inherits the Qing Nang Scripture and settles into a leisurely life in the countryside. He livestreams the rural scenery, herds sheep and walks his dog, hunts in the mountains, catches shrimp in the river, raids bird nests, shows off his skills, and trains all kinds of adorable mountain critters. Country life is full of fun and laughter... 30Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 33 Global Evolution: I Become the African Wolf King from the Start 全球进化:开局成为非洲狼王 In other people’s novels, the male lead usually transmigrates into a rich, handsome heir, then spends his days partying and chasing beautiful women. But Lin Chen transmigrated into the body of an African wolf on the grasslands. Just then, the System suddenly appeared! [Ding! Host, please note: the global spiritual qi revival begins in just 100 days. Complete your evolution before then!] When Lin Chen learns that he must kill to evolve, he realizes he has no way back. Before long, a scrawny Afric —Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 34 Reborn as an Adorable Tiger 重生成萌虎 He transmigrated to the time before the spiritual qi revival and became a little tiger. Acting cute and rolling around? Not happening! There was a pretty, sweet-natured girl waiting for him to protect her! A few months later, an alien world would invade the planet, and he’d have to turn the tide! But right now, he was just a little tiger! What was he supposed to do? Help! It’s urgent! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Global Sign-In: From Fishing Mogul to World's Richest Man 环球签到:从捕鱼大亨到世界首富 [Billionaire fantasy + farming] After Chen Ye loses both his job and his girlfriend, he returns to his hometown, Taoyuan Village, takes up his ancestors’ old trade, and starts a life fishing and gathering seafood. Just then, he activates a Global sign-in System. A single glance at any sea can reveal the location of schools of fish, making fishing as easy as reaching into a bag. From Alaskan king crab to North Atlantic bluefin tuna, from fishing expert to the world’s richest man! Wealth and power 5Reads8.6Score414d adds
- 36 Island Life: The Leisurely Fisherman 海岛生活,悠闲渔夫 After being laid off, Lu Ran starts a new life on an island. By chance, he obtains a magical conch shell, unlocks the Conch Space, and inherits the legacy of Haiyun Island. The Haiyun Pearl inside lets him explore the entire ocean freely and even breathe underwater. From then on, he begins living the leisurely life of a fisherman. And sets out to conquer the entire ocean! 1.1kReads6.2Score10414d adds
- 37 My Nine Beast Companions Are All Stunning Beauties 我的九只御宠倾国倾城 On a vast land shrouded in wind and snow, a young man trudges through the drifts, searching for a path through the storm and asking the boundless wilderness for a way to survive. Close behind him are nine powerful spirit pets with mythic bloodlines: an icy, stunning fox queen, a fusion of a holy maiden butterfly and a young succubus butterfly, an adorably innocent bunny girl... 19Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 38 Online Game: The Reborn Sword God of Mountains and Seas 网游之重生山海剑神 [Online Game] + [Reborn] + [System] + [Honghuang] + [Swordsmanship] Su Xibai, the top formation master in the game Shanhai and fourth on the Heaven Rankings, was killed by the ferocious beast Qiongqi while defending Jiangling City during the war between humans and demons. As his body perished and his Dao was extinguished, the System activated the one-in-a-million “Reincarnation Array,” sending him back ten years to 2050... He carries the greatest secret of all: everything in the Online Game Shan —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 I’m Just a Fishing Guy, Getting Rich from Catching Fish Is Only Natural 我一个钓鱼佬,捕鱼暴富很合理吧 After Rong Bing's business venture fails, he unexpectedly acquires a god-tier fishing System while fishing. The fish he catches are worth a fortune! Who says fishing keeps three generations poor? Rong Bing fishes all over the world, wins shares in major global conglomerates, and watches his net worth soar. Rich beauties throw themselves at him, and he reaches the pinnacle of life... “That fishing guy is actually the richest man in the world!?” 132Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 40 Deep-Sea Ranch 深海牧场 I’d just been fired by my new boss. The moment I got home, I ended up with a dragon pill, perhaps thanks to heaven’s mercy. From then on, I grew vegetables, tended flowers, fed fish, played with dogs, and took cats for walks, turning the whole village into a paradise. Loaches, eels, sea fish, lychees, fruits, and vegetables all tasted better than anything in the world. Countless people came to visit, and countless tycoons wanted nothing more than to secure a plot of land in this little mountain 1.8kReads8.5Score12914d adds
- 41 Golden Island 黄金海岛 After being framed and losing his job, Yang Chuliu went home and unexpectedly found a golden compass by the sea. Finding schools of fish, salvaging shipwreck treasures, developing an island... He goes on to live a leisurely, happy life. 1.1kReads8.7Score10214d adds
- 42 Gathering Seafood and Running a Personal Shopping Business to Become a Billionaire 赶海,搞代购成亿万富翁 I ended up in jail after a fight and missed the college entrance exams. Then both my parents were lost at sea, and the shock sent me into a downward spiral. I gave up on myself and lived recklessly, becoming the kind of delinquent everyone hated. Then one day, I discovered I could see things other people couldn’t. Could I use the System to buy and sell goods? I bought tools and a fishing boat, and from then on, I began climbing to the top of life. Today, a bucket of abalone. Tomorrow, two bucket 4kReads7.7Score27814d adds
- 43 Beast Taming: I Evolve by Treating Myself as a Spirit Pet 御兽:把自己当灵宠进化 His name is Mang Tian, also called Man Tian. He's a hothead, with two supernatural abilities and a special fate from the start. He made a contract with himself. My name is Mang Tian, not Man Tian. Someone's slandering me. I'm no hothead; I'm a shrewd man. I even count as a spirit pet, so I decided to make a contract with myself. I'm really not reckless. I have an Imperial Domain that makes me the best in the world at staying alive. You'd do the same in my shoes. And I'm not greedy either. I have 108Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 44 Reborn as an Orange Cat 重生后,我变成了橘猫 [Urban Fantasy, Rebirth, Slice of Life] Chen Zhou was unlucky enough to encounter a massive tsunami while traveling across the sea. Even worse, he was reborn, but not quite as himself. When Chen Zhou woke up, he discovered he had become a tiny orange kitten. What was he supposed to do? Should he just kill himself and see if he could be reborn again? “Aw, what an adorable kitty!” Just as Chen Zhou was feeling lost and bewildered, someone picked him up and cuddled him against a chest that smelled 57Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 45 The Mightiest Little Fisherman 最强小渔民 Liu Yu was nearly forced by a rich young man to go back home and farm after he said, “Let that girl go.” But after a fateful encounter, he turns his life around. Wealth and beautiful women come one after another, and he embarks on a rags-to-riches journey where even a fisherman can make it big. 715Reads7.6Score10014d adds
- 46 Beast Aura Awakens: I Obtained an SSS-Rank Spirit Beast 兽气复苏:我获得了SSS级灵兽 [Comedy + Spirit Beasts + Psychological Damage + Shamelessness + Outrageous!] The beastly aura has returned, ushering in a whole new era! Shen Xiao wakes up to discover that he has transmigrated to a parallel world where spirit beasts reign supreme! To his surprise, the first spirit beast egg he hatches yields an SSS-rank beast with every attribute! What’s more, Shen Xiao gains the “God-Tier Spirit Beast Trainer System,” which lets him grow stronger by roasting people and racking up psychologica 11Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 47 Ocean Hunter 海洋猎手 Lobsters and giant crabs; sunken-ship treasure; mineral deposits beneath the sea; and even the legendary vibranium… A young man who had endured hardship finally sees his luck turn. With a divine artifact falling from the sky, he relies on his own efforts and his golden finger to journey step by step toward the stars and the sea… 914Reads8.5Score10814d adds
- 48 Writing the Mountains and Seas in Ink 墨写山海 A copy of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, a mysteriously powerful body, and a world crawling with demons and monsters! “Hello, everyone. My name is Yu An. My surname is Yu, my given name is An, and my courtesy name is Changsheng. I am Yu An, and I am also Yu Changsheng.” Using blood as ink, he writes the mountains and seas... 298Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 49 The God-Tier Fisherman 神级渔夫 A magical golden dragon carp gives him the power to see through things. He takes that power fishing. Is there any angler more badass than me? 259Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 50 Mythology Awakens, and I Become the Sun-Swallowing Golden Crow 神话复苏,我变成了吞日金乌 In 2022, life energy returned to the world. Spiritual rain fell from the sky, triggering an unprecedented evolution of species. Giant bears that could knock tanks flying with a single paw, vines capable of twisting skyscrapers into knots, and mosquitoes that could trade fire with attack helicopters all appeared... Just as humanity had gone to great lengths to regain control of the situation, they made a startling discovery. On the far northern ice fields stood a temple with a thousand-meter spea 444Reads5.3Score—14d adds

















































