Novels like The Strange Tales of Jigong
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- 1 Riding the Waves in Douluo 浪在斗罗 Soul Master: What kind of Soul Skill is that? Ji Lin: Soul Skill? What Soul Skill? Soul Master: The one that makes your whole body glow golden, the Soul Skill even Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus can't penetrate. Ji Lin shrugs: As everyone knows, I don't have a Martial Soul. How could I use a Soul Skill? Soul Master: Then how do you explain those unusual Soul Rings? Ji Lin: I only said I don't have a Martial Soul. I never said I couldn't absorb Soul Rings. 6Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 2 I Own a Weapon Shop for Arena Breakout 拥有农药武器商店的我 When a god-tier powerhouse lands a fatal blow and tries to kill me outright, sorry, but I have the Deathblade. When the other god-tier powerhouses also land fatal blows, well, I'm really sorry, but I have the Stasis Enchantment. And just when I'm badly wounded, I make my escape. The Immortal Belt's healing is insanely strong! This is the story of a red dragon in another world who has a Honor of Kings weapon shop. 55Reads—Score1014d adds
- 3 God-Tier Talent: Invincible, and It's Really Not That Hard 神级天赋：无敌，其实真的不难 This is a fantasy realm, a punk world where steam and magic intertwine. There are no gods here, only ambition. Transcendent immortality is the ultimate goal! One evening, Luodi arrived with a System in hand. [Ding! The Corpse Looting System has been activated.] From then on, all he had to do was touch a corpse to gain its abilities. [You have received a gift from the deceased.] [Your Strength has increased by 0.1.] [You have learned the combat technique “Straight Punch.”] [You have gained a tran 3.6kReads7.6Score24814d adds
- 4 My Endless Rebellion Against the Rules in Tales of the Bizarre 当我在规则怪谈中无限叛逆 [Unconventional Rules-Horror Power Fantasy + Urban High Martial Arts + Hilarious + Mind-Bending + Plot-Driven + No Romance + Supernatural Awakening + Passionate Evolution + Clashes Between Multiple Civilizations + Plenty of Foreshadowing and a Lasting Impact] A high-martial-arts power fantasy wrapped in the trappings of a rules-horror story. It leans comedic early on and grows more action-packed and impassioned later. The world is vast, spanning multiple planes and species, with interstellar con 101Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 5 Street Girl Versus Yoga Pants, I Watch from the Sidelines 精神小妹大战瑜伽裤，我冷眼旁观 [The rating just came in, and it’ll rise later] [Drama queen] + [witty and funny] + [a look into a new social circle] + [Indian old turtle dove] + [Siberian old crab] Yoga pants from the outer counties: “This caviar isn’t even beluga!” “And this steak isn’t Kobe beef!” “When are you going to trade this dump for a mansion? When are you finally ordering that Porsche?” “I married you to enjoy the good life, not to suffer with you. I want a divorce!” Drama queen: “Wow, Uncle, the chicken leg rice yo 8.4kReads6.8Score71514d adds
- 6 Doomsday Rebirth: My Pathetic Zombie 末日重生：我的冤种丧尸 The apocalypse arrives, and a zombie crisis breaks out. In this world where everyone fears for their life, there is one mysterious trader unlike any other. He travels through the wasteland, selling precious goods, including potions that can awaken people as evolvers. Every safe zone treats him as an honored guest. Yet this mysterious man is quite different in private. Trader Mo Li: “Hey! You stupid little zombie girl, if you swallow my money again, I'll fight you to the death! Damn it, why h 447Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 7 Giving the Gods a Taste of a Mere Mortal's Might 给神们一点小小的蝼蚁震撼 [One heroine] [A diverse civilization-building story about nurturing all of humanity, not a mindless army-spawning power fantasy! Not a mindless army-spawning power fantasy! Don’t read if you dislike that.] Deng Ru transmigrated to a world where all kinds of gods divided up humanity’s worship, and became one of the weakest gods. He was so weak that he had no chance of competing with the other gods, so he could only hide in a human city and live as an ordinary person. Fortunately, even as the wea 778Reads8.9Score10414d adds
- 8 Reborn, I Awakened the Beauty Bonus 重生后我觉醒了美貌光环 [Everyone’s darling] [Secret identities] [Reborn] [Love rivals everywhere] Before she was reborn, Su Luoluo was foolish and rebellious. Deeply insecure about the scar on her face, she distrusted the father and brothers who doted on her. After being reborn, Su Luoluo awakened her beauty aura and swept through Huacheng with her looks and secret identities. But she accidentally found herself caught in a love rivalry. Fu Zhiyan, the richest man in the country; Marshal Chu Lingyun of Huaguo; Xu Liang 638Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 9 Pokemon: Stepping Into Darkness 精灵之迈入黑暗 No System, no saintly protagonist, no female lead, and no invincibility from the very start. This is the story of a young man from the twentieth century who accidentally transmigrates to the world of Pokémon, only to suffer inhuman torment. Through a twist of fate, he joins Team Rocket and, alongside his Pokémon, step by step descends into darkness and climbs to the top, until he pulls those lofty, hypocritical bigwigs down from their pedestals. 6kReads8.7Score48614d adds
- 10 Abnormal Survival: Becoming a Mysterious Girl 异常存活：化身诡异少女 Six years ago, an irresistible disaster swept across the globe, leaving fewer than one in ten billion people alive. In a new era roiled by undercurrents, Qin Ming, an “ordinary” young man of the age, is caught in a vortex destined to end badly. When the uncanny appears without warning in a fledgling city, and creatures from another world crawl through the cracks, eroding humanity's last hope like a flood, Qin Ming, transformed into a mysterious girl under the influence of some unknown entity, be 2.8kReads9.3Score33414d adds
- 11 I Bound Myself to a Shameless System in the ’70s 我在七零年代绑定了缺德系统 [No romance] Xu Meng transmigrates into a book as the heroine of a story about a stepmother. From the start, a matchmaker introduces her to the male lead, and Xu Meng flips the table. In her previous life, her family favored boys over girls, and she dealt with it by going berserk. In this life, she wants to live on her own terms, and that still means going berserk. As long as she has no scruples, no one can use morality to manipulate her. The Wicked System is at your service. P.S. The heroine is 7.1kReads9.0Score66114d adds
- 12 I Can Take the Toughest Beatings 我能抗住最毒的打 [System + spiritual qi revival + comedy + urban life] Ding! Your body has been struck by a fist. Iron Body +1, Combat Skills +1! Ding! You've been hit by a qi-and-blood attack. Qi and Blood +1! Ding! You've been hit by a fire attack. Fire Resistance +1! Ding! Iron Body has evolved into an Indestructible Golden Body... Ding! Indestructible Golden Body has evolved into an Ancient Primordial Body... Jiang Du laughs arrogantly: “I'm not singling you out. I'm saying every one of you here is trash. If 4kReads8.8Score36214d adds
- 13 I’m Mentally Ill, and I Was Dragged into the Heavenly Court Chat Group 我，精神病，被拉入天庭聊天群 [Comedy + invincible protagonist + all kinds of twists + the Myriad Worlds + unhinged!] Bai Ye: a man with three distinct personalities, a mental illness, an extremely dangerous individual, and the heir to a top-tier tycoon family! He is currently confined in Qingshan Mental Hospital, which is owned by his family! [Bai Ye’s primary personality, codename “Childlike Innocence,” is always getting carried away...] [Second personality, codename “Evil Doctor,” enjoys dissecting people...] [Third perso 2.5kReads9.4Score35014d adds
- 14 Hong Kong Films: Three Years in Prison! Boss Jingkun Has Been Killed 港片：苦窑三年！大佬靓坤被杀了 [Wish Fulfillment + Hong Kong Crime Drama Crossover + Multiple Heroines + Ruthless and Decisive] “Three years, then another three years? When my grandpa died, I was undercover in prison. It was Boss Keung who kept vigil and carried the funeral banner for him. Now my boss has been killed. I don’t care if I live or die. I’m going to make you all pay!” The day before his release from prison, Li Qing received the devastating news that Boss Keung had been killed. As an undercover cop, he finally went 1.8kReads9.0Score24914d adds
- 15 Falling for a Tough Girl From the Urban Village 爱上城中村女痞子 He's a country boy who made it big; she's a rich second-generation city girl. He's an honest man; she's a tough-talking tomboy. His defining traits are being poor and stubborn. He lives in a tiny room in an urban village, and at twenty-seven, he's still single. She's genuinely tough, with money, looks, and a whole group of young, beautiful bodyguards and girlfriends. They should never have crossed paths. But one chance late-night entanglement brought their fates together, and they fell in l 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 She Swapped Bodies with the Tyrant and Went on a Rampage! 她，与暴君互换后，杀疯啦！ [Soul swap + transmigrate into a book + sweet, funny romance + going off the rails + tyrant + wish fulfillment + both leads are each other's first and only] Yun Yaoyao transmigrated into a book, becoming a foolish, timid cannon-fodder character who doesn't even survive the first chapter. No problem. If my family plots against me, I'll assassinate the emperor and wipe out my own clan! But after killing the emperor, Yun Yaoyao was horrified to discover that she and the tyrant had swapped bodies! T 26.7kReads9.5Score4.4k14d adds
- 17 Deity: Starsea Swarm 神祗：星海虫群 [Worked to death by overtime] [Grind until your liver gives out] [King of the rat race] [Wild-imagination fantasy] [Profit above all] [Keep a low profile] [Insectoid] [No System] Han Fei transmigrates to an interstellar society where everyone has a chance to become a god. Those who set foot on the path to godhood all aim to raise their divine kingdoms high and enter the real world to gain immortality. Han Fei figures that with his divine trait, Gene Modification, and his followers' talent, Gene 38.6kReads9.3Score4k14d adds
- 18 To a Lunatic, What’s a Ghost Anyway? 精神病面前，鬼东西算个球 [Hilarious + mentally ill protagonist + invincible + System] A world where ghostly energy has returned. Chen Zhuo is a patient at Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital. The System fails to cure him. System: Let him do whatever he wants. I only provide technical support. Ghost Realm Bounty Board: Chen Zhuo, male, severe mental illness. Whoever takes his life will receive a billionfold increase in ghostly energy, several mansions, and endless luxuries. 4.6kReads9.3Score83414d adds
- 19 Cultivating Immortality by Raising a Horde of Monsters: What Are You All Panicking About? 修仙，我就养群妖怪，你们慌什么 [Transmigration! Reborn! Lighthearted + lively + satisfying + funny + leveling up and fighting monsters!] Lin Chuyi failed her tribulation and was reborn in a tiny mountain village where they ate just two meals a day. With her soul damaged, she spent years in a daze. Then she suddenly rose to prominence, leaving everyone dumbfounded! She raises spirit beasts, takes in monsters, and leads her family in leveling up as they fight monsters! When her adoptive father returned from the army, he stared 48.1kReads9.5Score6.8k14d adds
- 20 This Protagonist Won't Take Orders, So I'm Done 这届主角不服管，老子不干了 [Recruiting protagonists + ensemble cast + slow start] The black-hearted System gives me an impossible mission: make the urban war god, the miraculous doctor, the martial arts prodigy, the Dragon King God of War, the reincarnated emperor, the blind Sword Sovereign, the reincarnation, the reborn one... submit to me. What the hell? They’re all absurdly powerful protagonists. You expect them to take me as their boss? I quit! 99.4kReads9.6Score11.3k14d adds
- 21 EN As Long as I Outlive You All, I Can Be Invincible 只要把你们都熬死，我就能无敌 Cultivation is a path toward immortality, but one’s lifespan eventually runs out. That is why cultivators must keep advancing, becoming saints and emperors to extend their lives. Chen Xia, however, was the complete opposite. Ever since he transmigrated, he had been immortal, and he had also gained a stat-allocation System. For every year he lived, he earned one attribute point. And so, a legend arose throughout the Myriad Worlds about an ultimate schemer. “A gentleman’s revenge is never too late 69.6kReads9.3Score6.6k14d adds
- 22 They Throw Mud at Me, So I Lie Down and Sue Them for 38,000 别人朝我扔泥巴，躺下讹他三万八 [Absurd comedy + livestreaming + going crazy anywhere, anytime] Qiao Xi takes on a mission from the Space-Time Administration, transmigrating into a tragic romance novel to fix its plot. She becomes a nobody with barely any fame and is bound to a Truth-Telling System. From then on, the tragic romance takes a bizarre turn... During a variety show livestream, she is asked why she works so hard. Guest 1: “I thought of the hardworking farmers.” Guest 2: “My grandma was a farmer. I miss her so much.” 42.3kReads9.5Score5.3k14d adds
- 23 Teacher Chang Mao 长矛老师 Originally titled “You Sell Swords, I Go Crazy: Together, We Set the Entertainment Industry Straight” [Rebellious CEO × Defiant Top-Tier Star] [Entertainment industry + absurd comedy + dating show + nonsense + memes + shameless antics] Jiang Qiyu transmigrated into a book. She became a brainless cannon-fodder character in a novel about a fake heiress in the entertainment industry. After taking a phone call, she realized the plot was already more than halfway through. Her family had abandoned he 105.6kReads9.7Score12.2k14d adds
- 24 My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客 After a wild night at a bar, a beautiful woman pinned him with a paternity claim, and the down-and-out young man suddenly became a father. As if things weren't bad enough, the owner of his rented home changed, and he was about to be kicked out. But his new landlady was beautiful! Should he ask to share the place? She coolly gave him a single word: “Get out!” A romantic entanglement sparked by a housing problem. 118.2kReads9.7Score13.7k14d adds
- 25 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 117kReads9.6Score13.7k14d adds
- 26 God-Tier Choices: This Beast Tamer Is a Little Too Fierce 神级选择：这个御兽师有亿点生猛 [Beast taming + choices + comedy + nonsense + one female lead (no female lead) = ?] When Chen Shu wakes up, he finds that he has transmigrated to a parallel world where beast taming reigns supreme, and he has bound himself to a Divine-Level Choice System! Every choice he makes earns him all kinds of rewards! With the System’s help, his pets grow increasingly monstrous: a slime that can sit on a dragon and crush it to death, a husky that can blast a phoenix to tears with elemental skills, and a.. 177.9kReads9.7Score21.5k14d adds
- 27 The Whole Sect Is Full of Crazy Villains, Only the Junior Sister Is a Goofball 满门反派疯批，唯有师妹逗比 After transmigrating into a book, Ye Linglong becomes the vicious cannon-fodder villainess in a cultivation novel. With terrible aptitude, she even coerces the heroine into taking her into the top sect during the Cultivation Tournament. After joining, she opposes the heroine at every turn and eventually dies a miserable death. To enjoy a long, happy life, Ye Linglong immediately gives up on coercing the heroine and turns around to join the worst sect in the cultivation world. She’s done being th 251.1kReads9.6Score25.1k14d adds
- 28 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 217.1kReads9.6Score24.3k14d adds
