Novels like Beneath the Dark Veil
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Beneath the Dark Veil, best match first.
- 1 Above the Calamity: Prologue to the Final Cataclysm 灾厄之上：终劫序章 [No female lead + ensemble cast + fiery action + urban fantasy + superpowers + disaster + growth] It seems like this world is sick. We have to help it get better... A group of warriors fight desperately to find a chance of survival for humanity, caught between despair and destruction. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Resonant Eyes 鸣瞳 (Passionate supernatural battles + single heroine + not a wish-fulfillment story + character growth + supernatural powers + ensemble cast + slow burn) After an accident, Liu Qing finds himself in a mysterious and treacherous world of supernatural powers... From then on, he cannot afford to pause for even a moment in this strange world... What obsessions do the mythical creatures who crossed the river of time and lived through a thousand years of human history hold? What kind of ending could do j 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 I Started Getting Stronger After Killing a God 从我杀了神开始变强 A century ago, the mysterious descended upon the world, killing countless people. In the end, humanity built one new city after another. Perhaps in the forbidden zones, where no one goes, or perhaps in the bustling, decadent cities, humanity wields supernatural powers, holding back the mysterious forces lurking in the shadows while also guarding against the “madmen” who seek to resurrect the gods. This world must be purged. At the age of ten, Bai Ye walked out of the human forbidden zone known a —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Headless World 无头的世界 One day, a beam of white light enveloped the world, affecting everyone. The appearance of headless monsters, the changing shape of the world... Who turned the world into this? An outsider arrived in this world by chance. Will he uncover the truth behind it all and become the supreme... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Black Blade: The Final Calamity 黑刃：终焉之灾 Six hundred years later, alien races run rampant. Xia Yu awakens a supernatural ability and joins a mysterious organization, taking on one bizarre, enigmatic mission after another alongside teammates with all kinds of abilities. Along the way, Xia Yu gradually uncovers the secrets hidden within himself and discovers that this world is far more complicated than it appears. Young Xia Yu sets out to exterminate the alien races, driven by a desire for revenge. Only later does he realize that he is n —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 The Master Manipulator 深度推手 No harem, not a wish-fulfillment story, urban supernatural powers, lighthearted comedy. What awaits him when he opens this door? After a car accident, he arrives in a strange otherworld. It is a world of ghosts, spirits, psychics, and Taoist priests, where the supernatural intervenes in secular affairs of state. And the source of it all points to the greatest mastermind working behind the scenes... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Outcast: Starting with the Five Elements Ring 异人：从五行戒开始 Chu Ci has spent years struggling to make his way in the world. After his business venture fails, he is buried in debt. He decides to go out for a walk to clear his head, only to discover that this world seems somehow different. He had assumed the world was just as everyone saw it, until he met a strange man who kept saying baffling things, yet somehow made Chu Ci feel an inexplicable sense of familiarity. The man eventually gives Chu Ci a Five Elements Ring, turning him into someone extraordina 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Blood Moon Rises, and I Awaken Infinite Space 血月降临，我觉醒无限空间 The blood moon rises, and countless supernatural creatures roam the world, searching for anything they can devour. Humanity can only struggle to survive in the cracks... I'm Chen Tiansheng. I'm not just going to survive, I'm going to reach the very top and enjoy the view... 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 My Life Has Infinite Choices 我的人生无限抉择 [Reborn/System/Urban Supernatural Powers/Urban Imagination/Multiple Heroines/School Beauties] “...” “I’m blocking you. Don’t call me again. I don’t want Mr. Chen to get the wrong idea.” “...” On the day Wu Yue was supposed to get engaged to his girlfriend, Mu Xiyu, she dumped him without warning right in front of him, then swayed her way into her boss’s Rolls-Royce... All the years he had spent giving everything for her had gone to waste. He was consumed with regret... Who can guarantee they’ll 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 A Cornered Beast Will Bite 兽穷则啮 [Urban high martial arts + supernatural abilities + no female lead + coming of age] Humans keep simplifying the processes of life: species, blood types, conception, growth, and death! When cornered, birds peck, beasts bite, and humans resort to cunning! In a society ruled by humanity, cages are everywhere... The young Mu Yu is roused from sleep by someone. His abilities gradually awaken, and he begins to understand this “beastly” world! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 When Disaster Beasts Descend, I’ll Strike Back with All My Might! 灾兽来临时，我将重拳出击！ [Slow-burn, urban, supernatural powers, no System, saving the world, academy, team, one female lead] There was once an ancient prophecy: When the final day of disaster arrives! Heaven and earth will show strange signs, the gods will mourn, royal blood will flow backward, the world will collapse, and the Other Shore will invade! A thousand years after the disaster, a young man sets out from Li City on a journey to discover his origins. As he gradually learns the truth, he keeps asking himself: Wh —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 My Superpower Is Nanotech Armor 我的超能力是纳米机甲 Spiritual qi revival + academy + one heroine + System + superpowers With spiritual qi revival, the human teenager Su Ming unexpectedly receives a gift from a higher-dimensional civilization. The gift turns out to be an intelligent maid. “Huh? Master, why are there so many bookmarked websites in your phone's browser?” 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Apocalypse: In the Age of Superpowers, I Become King with One Hand 末世：超能时代，我单手成王者 After a cataclysm, humanity entered an age of great awakening. When some people died, their souls fused with mysterious substances and became the ghosts and monsters of legend. Some could turn their hands into blue-flaming Gatling guns. Some could curse up a storm and spit their enemies to death. Some could change their appearance at will, never repeating the same look in all 365 days of the year... These were all supernatural abilities awakened by humanity. The ability Zhou Yuan awakened was a —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 My Awakening Turned Out to Be Myself 我的觉醒竟是我自己 My awakened ability is another version of myself. Please, other me! In this peaceful world, there's another side where humans, demons, monsters, and ghosts coexist, and some people possess extraordinary abilities. They're known as the Chosen Ones... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Urban: Awaken a Talisman Flame Divine Physique from the Start 都市：开局觉醒符火神体 [Urban cultivation + reborn power fantasy] All evil beings broke free of their seals, bringing calamity to the mortal world. With his fragmented soul, Chen Long activated the Book of Time and returned to the moment before tragedy struck, at the age of sixteen. His talent test ranked him in the lowest tier of the Yellow grade. He was humiliated when his engagement was broken off, and everyone laughed at him as a good-for-nothing. But no one knew he possessed the one-of-a-kind Eternal Talisman Fla —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Stay Right There, Senior Sister. I'll Be Invincible in a Moment! 学姐别动，我马上无敌了！ [Urban High Martial Arts + Lighthearted Comedy + Decisive and Ruthless + Thirteen Paths to Godhood + Multiple Heroines] The seven emotions are joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, and surprise. The six desires are pride, laziness, greed, lust, envy, and gluttony. Nourished by the seven emotions and six desires, the city gave birth to emotional monsters known as Desire Beasts. The male lead, Xiao Churan, awakened a bizarre LSP golden finger: he can only copy other people's abilities by getting u —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Good Deeds System: One Shot Makes Me Invincible 行善积德系统，一枪便可无敌 [Invincible] [Campus] [Superpowers] [One Heroine] [Passionate] [Squad Combat] [No Saintly Hero] [Ensemble Cast] What is the meaning of the dreams that have followed me throughout my childhood? What was I entrusted with in the end? Why did the First Emperor choose me? Why did the descendants of Suiren, Fuxi, and Cangjie awaken one after another, only to all gather around me? The gods of legend are appearing one after another. What are they after? This world is full of mysteries. Why have I, known —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The Grandmaster Was Reborn and Started Livestreaming Superpowers for Sale. The Myriad Worlds Panicked 祖师重生后直播卖异能，万界慌了 [Urban superpowers + wish fulfillment + not brainless + light comedy + play the pig to eat the tiger + invincible show-off + unconventional livestreaming + campus + Myriad Worlds + no female lead + ship whoever you like] The protagonist, Ling Jing, was once a ruthless powerhouse who stood above all in the Myriad Worlds. A thousand years later, he is forcibly revived and given a new body, but he has lost all his cultivation and become a good-for-nothing disciple. Strangely, on the very first day —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 My Great-Grandmother Is a Fox Demon 我的太奶是狐妖 Li Qing was originally just a third-rate superpower user in a world of supernatural abilities. After an accident, he transmigrates to another parallel world filled with monsters, demons, and ghosts. From then on, he begins his journey from nobody to powerhouse. First, he awakens dual lightning and fire abilities, then gains the sacred body of the demon race. He also meets the strongest ally of all: a fox demon who claims to be his great-grandmother. If justice exists, why does it always arr —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Gods? I'll Beat Them to a Pulp! 神明？干爆，干爆，干爆！ A global catastrophe strikes: Blue Star expands ten thousandfold, divine abodes descend, and ferocious beasts irradiated by evil light attack humanity’s living space without restraint! Chen Chu gains a System that makes him stronger through exercise. “Congratulations, Host, on completing 200,000 weighted pistol squats! Reward: Special Art, Ninefold Heartbreaker!” “Congratulations, Host, on completing 200,000 mountain-carrying push-ups! Reward: Special Ability, Ancient God’s Body!” “Congratulatio —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Superpowers: Illusion God 异能：幻神 [Slow-Burn + Genius + Almost Invincible + Golden Finger + Urban Superpowers + Urban High Martial Arts] If you had the chance, would you choose to become a lonely god, or an ordinary person who is happy every day? Phantom God, a name from the distant past. It is a superpower, and He is a god. Lin Tian is no ordinary man. He belongs to the past, and he is also the future. But now that he has gained immense power, will he forge a path to the future, or destroy it? Lin Tian wields a god as his super 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Why Did You Have to Awaken the Heavenly Eye? 没事你开什么天眼 [Feel-good power fantasy + passion + face-slapping + twists] I'm just an ordinary office worker with a nine-to-five job. After I took a fall on my way home, I never expected to awaken a Heavenly Eye that could see through everything. I thought gaining a supernatural ability would make me rich and let me soar to success. But the moment I opened my Heavenly Eye, I saw the truth: In this neon-lit city, powerful cultivators sat atop office towers, monsters practiced cultivation in famous mountains a 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 The Beast Realm of Mountains and Seas 兽域山海 [One heroine + no System + not a power fantasy] The mythical beasts of the mountains and seas suddenly disappeared five thousand years ago, but that doesn't mean they went extinct. They simply came to exist in another form... Zhang Tianhe is chosen by Taotie without even realizing it, but he has no ambitions. There are more important things he wants to do. But the tide of the times will not stop. It will drive Zhang Tianhe's fate in a new direction. He cannot escape... Nine gates are slowly bei 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 My Girlfriend Betrayed Me and Got Pregnant, So I Cultivated the Ruthless Dao and Became an Emperor 女友叛我怀孕，我修无情道成帝 [Urban rebirth] [Revenge] [Sigma male] [Golden finger] [Decisive and ruthless] [More monsters, please] [There’s never enough to eat] No romance!!! Also known as: [I Cultivated the Ruthless Path Again and Became an Emperor. Do You Regret It Now?] [You Celebrated My Betrayal Across the Nation. Now That I’ve Become a Great Emperor, Why Are You Crying?] The chubby cat is back. True love can go to hell! Lin Feng woke up one day after transmigrating into a world where tainted energy was returning. Fro —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 When Supernatural Beings Start Slacking Off 当超凡者开始摆烂 [Not a power fantasy, no burning passion] The everyday story of an ordinary person who becomes a transcendent. -What do you think would happen if every transcendent in the world started slacking off? -A world where all are equal? 54Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 26 The Human Weapon 人间凶器 An inheritor story (the first male and female leads + the second male and female leads) A heart transplant gives them a special kind of telepathic connection. An intelligent cast + no characters losing their wits + suspense + thrilling moments + romance + an exceptionally gifted female lead The first male lead is worth billions. He meets the poor female lead through a locked-room murder on an elevator. It should have been a story about a domineering CEO falling in love with me, but then he disco 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 I Slay the Uncanny in the City 我在都市斩诡 Synopsis: [Urban Superpowers + Personal Growth + Invincible Hero + A Little Imagination + Fun Characters + Multiple Heroines] Wang Zizai returns to his senior year of high school and discovers that strange entities have invaded. With a system that lets him slay them, he gets to experience the system’s many pitfalls day and night. Wang Zizai: “System, what can you do?” System: “I can do what you can’t.” Wang Zizai: “Say something a person can understand.” System: “I’m not a person.” What a —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 The Eighth Kind of Contact 第八类接触者 [Not mindless wish fulfillment] [Not a power fantasy] [No harem] [This is a world of rules] The day I failed the college entrance exam, my girlfriend dumped me. At three in the morning, a girl in a black trench coat knocked on my door. “Chen Guyang? Come with me.” I thought I was about to turn my life around. But when I got there, I found out I really was the “Chosen One.” Just the kind meant to be sacrificed. They said this world had “rules.” Some people could freeze rules, some could copy —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Heaven's Punishment: A Prison Game Beneath the Feast 天罚，盛宴下的囚笼游戏 [Urban Supernatural Powers + Slaying Monsters and Gods + Growth-Oriented Heroine (A Bit of a Good-for-Nothing at First, Stacks Buffs and Becomes Unbelievably Powerful Midway Through, Gains a Second Identity Later) + Plot-Focused + Some Angst in the Middle and Later Stages] Beneath Heaven’s punishment, strange demon beasts appeared out of thin air alongside dazzling points of light falling from the sky. They feed on humans, and no matter how many are driven off or killed, they never disappear. Th —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Urban Demon Lord: A Life of Arrogance 都市魔主：一世嚣狂 [Urban supernatural powers + powerful background + ladies' man + takes no nonsense from anyone + feel-good power fantasy + villain-style protagonist] Beneath the surface of Longguo, undercurrents have long been churning into a raging tide. The Five Great Families stand apart from the world, relying on a legacy spanning a thousand years, while their open and covert struggles never cease. At the turn of the millennium, a sudden upheaval saw people born with demonic seeds appear within the Five Cla 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Beasts of Desire Besiege the City 欲兽围城 [No System + One Female Lead + No Idiotic Decisions + No Invincibility + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story + Plot-Focused + Many Stock Characters. Read at your own discretion!] In the apocalypse, living things mutate and desire is magnified without limit. As people struggle to survive, will they be consumed by desire and become greedy, bloodthirsty “Desire Beasts”; or master their desires and become all-powerful ability users? The choice is right before you: consume, or be consumed! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Soaring to the Clouds: From Sanhe's King of Doing Nothing to the World's Richest Man 凌云记：从三和躺神成为全球首富 [Urban Imagination] + [Legend] + [Sci-Fi] + [Tycoon] + [God] + [Occult] + [No System] + [No Dumbed-Down Characters] + [No golden finger] A brilliant scholar driven to bankruptcy after being cheated by his girlfriend drifts to Sanhe in Shenzhen. After accidentally stowing away to Africa, he embarks on a path to becoming the world's richest man, only to be corrupted by his own desires and turn into a true god. This is a slow-burn novel... but its plot is sure to leave a lasting impression... The —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 This Agency Is Just a Little Bit Too Strange! 这个事务所，有亿点点诡异！ An invincible man opens an office in an unremarkable place, taking on all sorts of assassination jobs, some of which are downright outrageous. And the office’s members seem to be just a tiny bit eerie... —Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 34 Rule Horror: Let's Guess Our Superpowers 规则怪谈：一起来猜异能吧 Rule Horror: Let's Guess Our Superpowers Together 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Eternal Immortal Dao: A Cultivator in a World of Superpowers 仙道永恒：异能世界中的修仙者 [Apocalypse + Paranormal Invasion + Superpower Awakening + Ruler's Rules + Defying the Gods + Path of Immortality] In an age where superpowers run rampant, the paranormal devours people and demons watch the world. Tan Jing, an ordinary high school student, unexpectedly obtains a fragment of the legacy of the Celestial Court of the Immortals. While others awaken elemental, physical, or mental abilities, he cultivates golden cores, practices immortal arts, and commands the authority of the Celesti 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Superpowers: My Sword Wielder Came from a Thousand Years Ago 异能：我的剑使来自千年前 [Urban Superpowers + Ensemble Cast + Mecha + Slow Start + Multiple People Transmigrating Together] Twenty years after the superpower tide erupted, criminals run rampant within Wenselan City, while mythical beasts invade from beyond its walls. Chen Ying establishes a superpower guild and joins forces with the Zhige Public Security Office to fight their common enemies. During a mission, a female sword wielder who had signed a soul contract with Chen Ying a thousand years ago reappears in the human 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 I Am the Lord of the Spirit Network 我，灵网之主 After spending eighteen years in this world since birth, Chu Yehuang awakens his superpower ahead of schedule. It's a power never recorded before: the Spirit Network. Using its extraordinary abilities, Chu Yehuang keeps a low profile, quietly cultivating and growing stronger at an astonishing pace. Out there, you can call me an ordinary person. I won't hold it against you. But what should you call me inside the Spirit Network? The Lord of the Spirit Network! (๑¯◡¯๑) 428Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 The Silver Galaxy 银白星河 An ordinary life? Not a chance! An alien life-form from outer space took a liking to me and turned me into a superpowered individual in an instant. I knew I was destined for greatness! Wait, isn’t that Li Lingze from Silver Galaxy? An utterly ordinary high schooler who wouldn’t stand out in a crowd, he makes his way to the top, one step at a time, and becomes the strongest Star-Gifted! Exciting? It’s beyond exciting! Love and hate, wits and courage, you name it, it’s all here! Once he became a S 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Sorry, I Can Use All Your Superpowers 抱歉，你们的异能我都能用 [Supernatural Powers + Golden Finger + Saving the World + Transmigration + Multiple Perspectives + Growth] The Calamity Realm has appeared, a cataclysm is about to descend, and the world's order is crumbling step by step. Qi Chuan transmigrates to a world remarkably similar to the one he knew in his previous life. Once a poor student, he awakens the fabled power of a special kind of astral energy. As he grows stronger, he gradually uncovers the truth about this world. Its hidden secrets are abou —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 From the Start, Sign In and Receive Max-Level Superpowers 开局签到：送满级异能 Luo Yu is an ordinary junior college student. After an accident awakens his Divine-Level Sign-In System, he gains abilities and levels by signing in every day! Time and space fall into chaos, and invaders from another world arrive. Who will rise above the rest? In this age when everyone is awakening, Luo Yu surges upstream with his powers, slays hordes of demons, and saves the world from ruin! 3.4kReads—Score254Shelves
- 41 Urban: My Hands Have Special Powers 都市：我的双手有异能 To repay the debts his parents left behind, a farm boy brings his little sister to the bustling city, where they struggle to make ends meet. Who would have thought that an accident would give him a pair of magical hands? From then on, he embarks on a carefree life. There are more rare treasures than he can count, and more flavors of life than he could ever savor! 66Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Superpowers: I Have Five Different Abilities 超能：我有五种异能力 [Ruthless and Decisive] [No Angst] [Villain Protagonist] [Single Heroine, Maybe] This world is full of people with supernatural powers, also known as special abilities. They look just like ordinary people, but their bodies conceal powerful “energy.” At seven years old, a boy is taken from an orphanage by two men in black. He endures ten years of unrelenting darkness, repeatedly climbing onto cold operating tables and fighting for his life. None of it breaks his will. The boy is one of the chosen 1.5kReads—Score115Shelves
- 43 The Free Spirit of the World of Order 秩序世界的自由者 [Light Novel] [One Female Lead] [No Transmigration] [No System] [Plot-Focused] “Are you a good person?” “I think I am.” Song Mu was the product of an illegal experiment. At sixteen, he left the laboratory and stepped into a world governed by order. Faced with an entirely new world, he needed to develop a philosophy of survival of his own. Be polite, gentle, and humble. Only a harmless appearance can put people at ease. There is no shame in deception. A little hypocrisy helps people get along. Li 93Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 44 Urban Superpowers: The Strongest Awakening 都市异能之最强觉醒 In a modern city, the protagonist unexpectedly awakens a superpower and gradually begins his path to becoming one of the strongest. Though he appears to be an ordinary person, he secretly protects the city's peace and takes on one powerful opponent after another. In a world where martial prowess reigns supreme, he continually surpasses his limits, uncovers the mysterious forces lurking in the city, and fights a series of fierce battles, ultimately forging a glorious legend of his own. 63Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The Gloomy Wanderer 晦暗旅者 Accidentally transported to an unfamiliar, dark, and eerie world, he struggles to survive as the overture to the apocalypse in the main world begins to play softly. The blood mist grows thicker, heretics lurk within the organization... Light and darkness intertwine within him, and the salvation of two worlds begins here. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Starting Work as a Spirit Exterminator 入职成为灭灵人 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Zhong Zhenling once again became an ordinary corporate drone. He had planned to live a quiet, stable life, but his awful boss set him up, and he lost his job. Then, an encounter with a strange spirit awakened his inherited abilities. He met Qi Ye, a boss who would become both mentor and friend. After Qi Ye enthusiastically talked him into it, he joined a company called “Spirit B Gone” and somehow became a “spirit exterminator.” As strange spirit incident 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Starting as a Person in a Vegetative State, I Contemplate the Rhinoceros Beetle 开局植物人，观想独角仙 Feel free to share your thoughts. I read the comments every day, but please be kind if you don't like it. Be civilized and help make things better.) Jiang Bai wakes up to discover that he has transmigrated and is now a person in a vegetative state. His previous self had left behind a golden finger because his fortune was insufficient. Jiang Bai: “Heh heh heh. Since that's the case, I'll gladly take it.” 52Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 48 The Deliveryman with Real Skills 实力外卖员 He is the strongest, but his identity is unknown. He once had no emotions, but now he is learning what friendship means. In every timeline, he stands at the very pinnacle of power, gradually finding his true self amid confusion. Join us in this fictional world and meet the embodiment of strength: Shu Wen. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The System Sabotaged Me: My Lightning Powers Turned into Stinky Tofu 系统坑我，雷电异能变成了臭豆腐 Lu Chen is a genius with an S-rank cultivation talent. But when he awakened his supernatural ability, the System screwed him over and gave him the power to make stinky tofu. In an instant, the former top prodigy of Yanhai City’s Cultivation Academy became a nobody. His underlings betrayed him, and his girlfriend turned around and threw herself into one of their arms. Despairing, Lu Chen immediately decided to go down with the System. With no choice, the System agreed to help him awaken another a 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Useless A Xing: Can a Short-Drama Extra Save All Humanity? 废物阿星：短剧龙套拯救全人类？ [Showbiz + Modern Cultivation + Reborn Comeback + Chosen One + Pure Love] This book is also known as Reborn in Showbiz: I Defy Fate Through Cultivation. After an accident on set, A Xing, a loser who plays bit parts in short dramas and is hopeless at martial arts, becomes the Chosen One from the start. What? I, Lin Xing, a first-rank general of Great Xia, have been reborn in the body of an extra? My enemy is an ancient sect? The Nine Nether Alliance uses the metaverse to feed on humanity’s resent —Reads—Score—Shelves
