Novels like I Signed a Contract with Myself
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- 1 The Ice and Fire Phoenix: Nirvana in the Spirit Realm 冰火凤凰涅槃灵域 Phoenix of Ice and Fire: The Spirit Realm Reborn is a Xuanhuan adventure about growth, taking you on a thrilling fantasy journey. Qing Li, a girl of the Phoenix Clan, has a withered spiritual meridian and suffers the scorn of others. Because her wings bear markings of ice and fire, they mockingly call her the “Flameless One.” By chance, she finds a broken-string feather and awakens the bloodline of an ancient Chaos Host. The power of ice and fire erupts within her, bringing agonizing pain and da 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 In Every Life, My Terrible Dad Sells Me to Eighty-Year-Old Wensu for 50,000 每一世坏爸为五万把我送给八十岁温宿 In Every Life, My Evil Dad Sells Me to an Eighty-Year-Old Man from Wensu for 50,000 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Next Life, I'll Tear That Scheming Mother-in-Law Apart 下一世定要手撕绿茶家婆 In the next life, I’ll tear that scheming mother-in-law to shreds. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 We Have to Escape! So How Do We Do It? 我们要逃离！所以咋逃？ “Everyone, that’s the situation. So, does anyone have a good solution?” One through eight appeared in turn on the stone chairs around the round table. Number One: Hide. Wait until the end of time and outlive her. Number Two: Do you think everyone lives in a cultivation world? Number Three: Go back to when she was born and kill her. Number Four: Where am I supposed to get a time machine? Number Five: Give up and let things slide. Number Six: Same. Number Seven: She wouldn’t dare. Number Eight: I —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Jie Xinwang 界新望 [Rousing, classic adventure] + [transmigration to another world] + [the protagonist dies repeatedly] + [lighthearted comedy] + [working stiff]: the story of Zhang Qing'an, who died from overwork and ended up in another world. Gazing into the distance, one day, we will all grow strong. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Just Tell Me, What Are We? 你快说，我们是什么关系 Come on, tell me, what are we to each other? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Reborn as a Little Kid, I Watch My Police Stepfather Arrest My Real Dad 重生萌娃，我看着警察后爸抓亲爸 Reborn as a Little Kid, I Watch My Policeman Stepfather Arrest My Real Dad 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Subdue All Spirits, Slay the Netherworld, and Quit Slacking Already 镇万灵，斩幽冥，别摸鱼了行不行 [Ensemble cast + no romance + strong female lead + intelligent antagonists + wish fulfillment] Mountain spirits, monsters, and supernatural legends have never been mere stories on a page. At a funeral on a rainy day, a corner of the quiet, peaceful veil was pulled aside, revealing another world no one had ever seen. There are two kinds of ghosts. We call those with a strong urge to attack “the supernatural.” For countless years, a war between humans and the supernatural has raged in the depths o 9Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 9 The Rebellious Emperor Falls for His Struggling Transmigrated Consort 叛逆皇上爱上苦哈哈穿越的王妃 [Historical + Farming + Palace Intrigue + Two Men Fighting Over One Woman] The story starts slowly. At first, the heroine is reborn and wakes to find herself in ancient times. She has read novels, but has no idea how this particular novel’s plot will unfold. She can only play things by ear and take it one step at a time. As for transmigrating, all she cares about is figuring out how to get back to the modern world, the most practical thing to do. She becomes the princess consort of a duke and ca 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Xuanhuan: Steadily Exorcising Demons, Always Carrying the Villain Clan’s Genealogy 玄幻：稳健除魔，必手持反派族谱 (The rating was just released and will rise.) Chen Xuanxiao struck it lucky when he transmigrated and gained the Demon-Elimination System! As long as he eliminated demons, he could earn cultivation, magical treasures, techniques, pills, longevity, and fortune! [Claim Demon Elimination Mission: Not a single member of this demon clan is innocent. Take their family register and wipe them out!] Demon cultivator: “How can you be so cruel?! Aren’t demon cultivators people too?!” [Discovered demon cult 4.4kReads7.4Score360Shelves
- 11 Beast Taming: I Contracted Myself 御兽：我契约了我自己 [Beast taming + cultivation + one heroine + satisfying power fantasy + no System + transmigration] “Global cataclysm! Rifts in space-time have appeared, countless ferocious beasts are invading, and every plant and animal on Blue Star is mutating...” As vicious beasts run rampant, humanity faces a crisis. The human race searches desperately for a way to survive, and so the “beast tamer” savior is born. Li Anlan unexpectedly inherits the memories of a powerful cultivator and transmigrates to this 1.2kReads5.8Score164Shelves
- 12 Wild Spirits in the Fields 阡陌中的荒灵 Looking back, I’ve crossed countless roads; turning around, I find no worthy opponent left! Spirit beasts and spirit pets born from the wilderness and desolation of this world are known as Wildlings! Their existence has given rise to a new group of people known as Wildling Tamers. From weakest to strongest, they are ranked as Wildling Tamers, Earth Tamers, Heaven Tamers, Doomsday Spirit Tamers, and Dao-Slaying Divine Tamers... The doors to a brand-new world are open to you all. Welcome to the w 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Primordial Vital Energy 太初元气 [Traditional Fantasy + Immortal Cultivation + Humor + No System] Background: A corner of the Human Realm was forcibly torn away by an accident. The human race’s great powers transformed it into the Zhenwu Continent with countless stars. After drifting through the cosmic sea for ages, it finally merged with a new realm. But this attracted the covetous attention of the major powers in the Xianwu Spirit Realm and sparked a war. They declared that they would turn the Zhenwu Continent into a breeding 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The Great Desire Hunt 欲望的大逃杀 Desire must be held in balance by other desires. When any one desire grows too powerful, it gives rise to something warped and uncanny. The student Su Qing and his close friend Wu Ji are dragged against their will into a battle royale born of desire. Beings from another era descend and charge them with saving the world, promising that if they complete the hunt, their deepest desires will be fulfilled and their fates rewritten. This isn’t a game show watched by an audience. It’s a crisis spawned 117Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Perhaps This Is Just How Life Goes 人生或许这样了吧 Maybe This Is Just How Life Goes Life was never fair. That is not merely a sigh of resignation, but a moment of clarity. This book is satirical, but never sentimental; it is angry, but never loses its warmth. It tells stories you may have heard but never had the chance to think through, and realities you may have lived through but had no power to change. It records the people struggling in the cracks of the system, the voices pushed to the margins despite following every “legal procedure,” and 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Max-Level Boss and Her Crybaby Husband 满级大佬和她的哭包夫君 [Strong Female Lead, Weak Male Lead] [Urban Fantasy] [Mutual Redemption] [Hilarious Power Fantasy] Su Yang had been sickly since birth and suffered constant bullying. Then a little girl appeared, and his protagonist aura awakened completely. He can make his way in both the underworld and the legitimate world, and before he knows it, he's become the darling of the three realms. The Demon Venerable of the Demon Realm is his uncle, and the Heavenly Venerable of the Divine Realm is his buddy. His we 51Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 17 The Nine-Tailed Fox Pawnshop 九尾当铺 Quick transmigration + Classic Literature + Pawnshop + Fluffy Creatures + Changing Fate for a Guaranteed HE, May every beautiful thing come true, and may no tragedy ever happen again. The story is complete. Feel free to browse~ o(〃'▽'〃)o 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Her Majesty the Goblin Queen of Reverse Reproduction 反向生殖的哥布林女王陛下 Zhao Wen transmigrates to another world, unwilling to spend his whole life as a goblin. With help from his companions, he makes a pact with a demon, then successfully takes over a holy knight's body... Dragons seek mates once every five hundred years, and those who fail will destroy the world in a fit of rage. To repay the companions who helped him, the protagonist becomes a lord, takes in refugees and displaced people, and rebuilds their home. He builds a church of holy light on one hand and a 7.4kReads—Score792Shelves
- 19 Behold the Crimson Starry Sky, I’ll Burn It All for You 瞧瞧那绯红的星空，为你燃尽星空 The most blazing romance isn’t beneath the flowers and moonlight. It’s him daring to burn the stars from the sky, and her daring to cleave the heavens with her sword, then standing together beneath the crimson sea of stars and saying, “Just look at that crimson sky.” 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 The Whole School Bullied Me as a Fat Pig. Then I Was Reunited with My Rich Family, and the Former School Hunk Tricked Me into Marriage. Now He's Dead for Good 被全校霸凌是肥猪，认回豪门前校草骗婚我，他死透了 The whole school bullied me for being a fat pig. Before I was acknowledged by my wealthy family, the campus heartthrob tricked me into marrying him. He’s dead now. 108Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Beast Taming: A Mine Slave's Savage Rise 御兽：矿奴的野蛮生长 (No female lead) In another world, everyone is born with a companion species. Those fortunate enough to connect with elemental energy can slowly hatch theirs. The male lead turns his fate around against all odds with a mushroom companion plant from the very bottom of the food chain. 12kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
- 22 The System Arrived a Year Early, but the Paranormal Never Actually Happened 系统提前一年，可诡异真没降临 [Host narrowly escaped the Cat-Faced Granny's pursuit. Host, you're awesome!] [Reward: 20 survival points!] Walking past the elderly neighbor's door, Xiang Nan looks utterly bewildered. [Host successfully escaped the Death Bus. Host, what courage!] [Reward: 30 survival points!] After getting on the bus and then getting off again, Xiang Nan is still utterly bewildered. [Host successfully killed a Corpse Demon for the first time since the supernatural descended. Host, you're like a god!] After cre 4.4kReads7.9Score579Shelves
- 23 I Grow Stronger by Devouring the Dead, but the Goddess Wants to Devour Me 我靠吞噬死者变强，女神却想吞我 [Urban high martial arts + varied supernatural abilities + new power system + no System / but a loot-box-style golden finger + intelligent protagonist who grows stronger + satisfying story with brains + mind games and martial combat] Lin Mo is a cleanup worker for the Special Affairs Administration in Shenzhen, tasked with handling the affairs of unclaimed "lonely deaths." During a routine funeral, he unexpectedly awakens the supernatural ability "Echoes of Last Wishes": by touching a dead pers 353Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Day He Rejected My Confession, He Carried Me Off on the Spot 暗恋被拒绝那天，他当场把我扛走了 The day my secret crush turned me down, he scooped me up and carried me off right then and there. 2.3kReads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The Hundred Demons Manual (2) 百妖谱（2） A man, a monk, and a fox, laughing and bickering as they roam the land. White demons, myriad affairs, and a hundred emotions: a strange and wondrous world, full of life’s warmth and hardship. 2.2kReads9.5Score589Shelves
- 26 Beast Taming: Evolution by Sequence 御兽，序列进化 [No System + No Academy Setting + Bloodline Research + A New Beast-Taming Style with Wizards] No matter how powerful your beasts are, a single bullet can still take down their tamer. No problem. We have class advancement. [Ferocious Beast Knight] → [War Knight] → [Radiant Knight]. Bound together in life and death, sharing honor and disgrace. [Phantom Beastmaster] → [Arms Master] → [Elemental Annihilator]. Command the elements and attack with spells. [Herder] → [Legion Commander] → [Totem Master] 11.9kReads9.1Score1kShelves
- 27 A Laid-Back Mentor? All My Students Are World-Destroying Threats 咸鱼导师？我的学生全是灭世级 Ye Ran transmigrates to a world of awakened superpowers and high-martial cultivation. He becomes a teacher at a high-martial arts university, and unexpectedly awakens the Master Teacher System. For every superpower or technique he examines, he can immediately spot its flaws and problems. As he guides people in correcting them, he receives rewards. A flawed ability: Devouring Ferocious Boar? In my eyes, you're one of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, Taotie, still waiting to awaken! A healer who ca 6.2kReads8.5Score646Shelves
- 28 Beastmaster Spirit Lord 御兽之灵主 The comic adaptation of the same name, The Fox Lord, is now available. [Not Reborn] [No Transmigration] [Old-School] [Power Fantasy] [Coming-of-Age] Chu Shaoye carries a deep-seated blood feud. But when his spirit master aptitude was tested at age twelve, the bonded spirit pet he summoned was only a Flawless Fox, leaving him no hope of ever advancing beyond the lowest rank of spirit master. Everyone says Flawless Foxes are only good as pets, but Chu Shaoye refuses to believe it. There are no use 135.8kReads9.1Score14.5kShelves
- 29 The Last Female Mystic 最后一个女玄术师 When Ye Simei was five, a fortune-teller told her she was born with a bewitching beauty and destined to become a canary in some powerful man's cage. Ye Simei: Have the powerful gotten too cocky, or do you think I, Ye Simei, can't wield a blade anymore? 1.9kReads9.0Score263Shelves
- 30 I Don’t Have a System, but I Do Have a Hammer 我没有系统，但我有榔头 Fifteen years ago, the “God of Gambling System” abandoned me. Along with it went my luck, gambling skills, wealth, women... and every memory my family and friends had of me! As if the whole world had cast me aside, I angrily grabbed everything I owned, rushed into a hardware store, and spent 38 yuan on a hammer. From that day on, I decided I would kill every System with nothing but my mortal body! (Author’s note: No transmigration, no System, no cheats, no female lead, no brothers, no faction, n 391Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 31 The Profiteer 奸商 [Read the first 10 chapters patiently, and you'll see: in studying, daily life, work, and love, there are tricks everywhere!] There are no honest businessmen. Nine out of ten merchants will cheat you. But nine out of ten salespeople will become bosses. I'm a salesperson, and I became a boss too. I'll use my own experience to show you the tricks these unscrupulous merchants use… This book aims to teach you how to avoid scams. Imitate anything in it at your own risk. 10.9kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
- 32 She Has a Billion Kinds of Superpowers, Yet Always Says She's Weak 会亿种异能的她，总说自己很弱 No romance, special abilities, leveling up + Infinite Flow scenarios + skill plundering + hunting monsters in the wild. Human emotions mutated into monsters, and domains descended upon the world. When the psychologist Zuo Xiuyan saw it all, she thought, Hm? This is right up my alley! Emotional contamination? Sorry, her emotions are steady, and contamination tastes great. Emotional monsters? Sorry, she absorbs emotions, and monsters taste great. What, people with mental illnesses are mutating int 17.7kReads9.2Score3kShelves
- 33 Alas, Immortal 嗟仙 [The human side of cultivation, ensemble cast, no golden finger] Now that order has been established in the cultivation world, fighting and killing are no longer the norm. What matters more is navigating human relationships. Zhu Xiaosuo rises from an ordinary mortal to an immortal, one step at a time, in the name of “saving face.” 31.1kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves
- 34 Embroidered Guard, Fangs Bared 锦衣獠牙 [Adapted into several short dramas and animated dramas. Witty, lighthearted, slice-of-life comedy, ridiculous antics, sly tricks, and absurd humor.] After the old Taoist finished chanting, he shouted, “Begone! Soul, return to your body!” Li Xiaoya’s body jerked inside the coffin. He sat bolt upright, opened his eyes, and asked in confusion, “Where am I?” “(⊙_⊙)” The old Taoist performing the ritual rolled his eyes back and promptly fainted on the spot. Also known as: [Relax, How Many People Have 34.6kReads9.1Score3.6kShelves
- 35 Apocalypse: Wilderness Survival from the Start 末世：开局荒野求生 The survivors of the apocalypse endure a grueling stretch of time. As they struggle to fill their stomachs, they search the wilderness for the dignity they've lost, piece together the memories of civilization, and press on toward hope. 69.4kReads9.3Score4.8kShelves
- 36 Global Class Change: As a Dragon Tamer, I Can Slay Gods! 全民转职：驭龙师的我可以斩神！ Seventy years ago, games descended into reality. Monsters rampaged, and the demonic calamity spread. To resist the invasion of ferocious beasts, everyone had to choose a class, change jobs, level up like crazy, and become strong. Qin Fan had always been completely ordinary, but during his class-change ceremony, he bonded with a System and awakened the SSS-rank talent Dragon God’s Protection, along with the hidden second-class job: Dragon Tamer! He thought he was about to soar to greatness and be 4kReads8.7Score576Shelves
- 37 The Blind Sword Girl of the High-Martial Thief God Clan 高武盗神家的盲眼剑娘 [One heroine + equally matched leads + action and romance] One is a thief who loves stealing precious gems. The other is a blind swordswoman who does nothing but practice her swordsmanship. Lin Chuan, known as the God of Thieves in Longxia, unexpectedly acquired a bag that could trade for anything. As long as he put in enough treasures, he could get whatever he wanted. SSS-grade gene enhancers, top-tier breathing techniques, coveted combat skills... He had planned to use the trading bag to go fr 167.9kReads9.2Score25.2kShelves
- 38 I'm a Sneaky Sixth, and Everyone Wants to Kill Me 我是个老六，所有人都想刀了我 [Decisive killing + no female lead + satisfying read + System] After Lin Jiu entered the Horror World, he acquired an evolvable talent: Kidney Collector. From then on, he never looked back from the path of being a sneaky bastard. “You collected a pair of kidneys and mastered the S-rank skill Kidney Strike!” “You collected a pair of kidneys and mastered the S-rank skill Warp!” “You collected a kidney and mastered the S-rank skill Chaotic Calculation!” Miss Cannibal, please be careful. I only 8kReads9.3Score678Shelves
- 39 Doomsday: The Road to Ruin 末日绝途 Blue rain began to fall from the sky. Unknown monsters suddenly descended upon this world. Human society collapsed in an instant. No cheats, no protagonist's halo, no spiritual qi revival! Every step we take leads us closer to despair! To those who died at the very beginning of the apocalypse, I envy you, because you never had to experience a despair more despairing than death. My name is Chen Ge. I will witness the coming of the apocalypse. 60.4kReads8.9Score4kShelves
- 40 Xuanhuan: I Lead Hundreds of Millions of Yin Soldiers to Rebuild the Underworld 玄幻：我率领亿万阴兵，重建地府 Chen Qiye transmigrated into a fantasy world, only to find it crawling with countless vicious ghosts that preyed on people and stole their lives. Fortunately, the most powerful Underworld Emperor System awakened within him. Summon Heibai Wuchang to seize wandering souls and slay evil ghosts! Summon the Yin soldiers and generals, throw open the gates of the underworld, and set a hundred ghosts roaming by night! Summon judges and City Gods to punish evil, uphold good, and keep the mortal realm i 15.5kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
- 41 Cultivation: Reborn in Another World to Build the Strongest Sect 修仙：重生异界打造最强宗门 [Mortal cultivation + no System + no cheat + relying on skill!] Young scientist Sun Yi transmigrated into the world of immortal cultivation and became a menial disciple with neither talent nor connections. But using the knowledge, experience, and courage of someone from Earth, he successfully latched onto the sect's most powerful patron. Then he set about reforming the sect and developing all kinds of new technology! [Invented a detection radar]: It can locate all kinds of rare treasures, demon 43.7kReads9.0Score4.1kShelves
- 42 The Earth God of Great Zhou 大周土地公 [Quality guaranteed across 5 million characters. Feel free to bookmark and enjoy!] He transmigrates into the world of Sword and Fairy and becomes the lowest-ranking Earth God. Relying on the incense offerings of the spirits in the wilderness, such as weasels, foxes, rats, hedgehogs, and snakes, he grows stronger step by step and establishes a clan of immortals. He teaches weasels to lay bricks, foxes to tell stories, rats to mint coins, and pythons to sail the seas... Starting out as an Earth Go 27.3kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves
- 43 First Rate! 第一流！ [No female lead, no formulaic tropes, not a power fantasy. Excellent writing and a first-rate plot. If that’s not your thing, don’t read.] Year thirty-one of the New Era. Snow fell in the bitter cold of winter. Many things happened that year. The Divine Church gained a new Divine Son, the Buddhist faith saw thirty-six golden lotuses bloom, and a madman emerged from a crumbling Taoist temple. The North Sea churned, threatening to swallow heaven and earth. A tiny blade of grass grew in the De 39.7kReads8.5Score3.5kShelves
- 44 Infinite: The Heroine Awakens in a Black Coffin 无限：女主在黑棺里苏醒了 The great masters in other stories are all ethereal immortals, riding flying swords. Yin Qing is different: she rides... a coffin. An infinite-flow novel. Not every story arc is horror-themed; all kinds of worlds make an appearance. (No romance, lighthearted, suitable even for the easily frightened.) 3.8kReads9.2Score434Shelves
- 45 EN The Venerable Swordsman 一剑独尊 In this prequel to "The Invincible Sword Domain", young Ye Xuan faces pressure from his family. To protect his beloved younger sister, he stumbles upon a lost sword technique by chance and begins a long journey of cultivation. Follow Ye Xuan as he defies fate, becomes a legendary Sword Immortal, and reaches the pinnacle of life! 6.8kReads9.1Score5.3kShelves
- 46 Cultivation: Recording the Good Life 修仙：记录美好生活 After obtaining the Record System, all Lu Yao has to do is capture interesting moments to earn all kinds of rewards. And so begins his recording journey in the world of cultivation. “This year’s list of prodigies has to have Saint Son Lingyun at the top, right?” “The top swordsman of Beiyuan would be a reasonable choice too.” “The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Demon? It’s a bit of a stretch, but I guess that works too.” “...” “What do you mean some nobody defeated every prodigy single-handedly, and there 102.6kReads9.0Score9.9kShelves
- 47 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! 454.1kReads9.5Score48.3kShelves
- 48 The Fake Heiress Stole My Fate, So After I Was Reborn, I Took Her Out 假千金夺我命格，重生后我嘎了她 [Rebirth + punishing scumbags + satisfying wish fulfillment] Ren Ran had an easy life for her first eighteen years, then spent the next eight plagued by bad luck. Her maternal grandparents, mother, and younger brother died one after another. Her scumbag father took over the company, and she was thrown out of the house to live on the streets. She’d be robbed just walking down the road, and flowerpots would fall from the sky when she approached a building. Whenever she got a job at a company, it w 49kReads9.5Score6.5kShelves
- 49 Xuanhuan: Defying Fate Through Ten Thousand Lifetimes, I Beat the Immortal Emperor to a Pulp 玄幻：逆命万世，我打爆仙帝 [The print edition of "Mayfly Chronicle" is now on sale] If life is as fleeting as a mayfly, how can it shake the heavens? After dying in poverty in old age, Su Chen discovered that his golden finger was a book that defied fate. After death, he could earn Fate-Reversal Points based on his life's achievements and keep reincarnating. He could spend those points to improve his next life's aptitude, comprehension, and even background. Across the long years, he was the ineffectual young master of a m 116.2kReads9.0Score10.6kShelves
- 50 I Turned Down Your Confession, So You Took My Best Friend Home? 拒绝你表白，你把我闺蜜捡回家？ [Urban Slice of Life + One Female Lead + No System + No Rebirth] Zhou Heng had confessed his feelings to Tong Yining for two years, but every time he was rejected. Little by little, he grew disheartened. After his final confession, he gave up on those feelings for good. One rainy night, on his way home, he spotted his class monitor, who hadn't been to school in ages, crying in the rain. Zhou Heng took her home and let her stay until she had somewhere else to go. But gradually, she seemed unable 66.8kReads9.4Score7kShelves
