Novels like Fear Boils Over
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Fear Boils Over, best match first.
- 1 The Legend of Southbridge 南桥传 The nations are at war, smoke rises on every horizon, and all living beings in this chaotic age are pieces on a chessboard. She was born the young heir of a noble military family, in an age tossed about by the flames of war. Witnessing her homeland shattered and its people driven from their homes, she refused to be confined to the inner quarters and their rouge, or bound by a woman's fate. The power of the court and the highest offices of state had always belonged to men. But she was determined —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 A Tale of Twining Branches 缠枝叙 [Campus + urban life; a touch of healing; strong inner resolve; ensemble cast] xnz&zx The story is lighthearted overall. It doesn't revolve solely around the main couple, and everyone's personality may change with their circumstances. They aren't one-dimensional. Like real people, the characters have bright moments and times of pessimism. If that's not for you, feel free to steer clear. Xu Nanzhi has always been the good child her parents praise and the excellent student her teachers admire. She 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Our Low-Key Sect Disciples Are All Over the Heavenly Dao Headlines 说好的低调宗门弟子全上天道头条 [Comedy] + [Cultivation] + [Ensemble cast] + [Subverting expectations] Everyone in the cultivation world envies the Xuanji Sect, but its sect leader is worried every day. “Sacred Body, please calm down! If you swing that sword, we’ll have to rebuild the mountain-protecting formation!” “Demon Venerable, please, stop sneaking into the neighboring sect to eat their spiritual beasts...” “Your Highness, Demon King, could you please take your harem away from the cafeteria entrance?” “Medicine God, I’m 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Heart to Heart, I Love You with All My Heart 心连心，爱你最真心 This is a fantasy story set between two planets, and a story about youth and school life. This little book has romance, family affection, and the radiance of kind hearts. A sweet little romance with a touch of fantasy, unlike anything else~ 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Books Suitable for 19-Year-Old Kids 适合19岁小朋友看的书 [Not reborn, no System, bittersweet, coming of age, self-redemption] The Book of Songs says that a gentleman may admire beauty, but his feelings must be sincere and his conduct restrained by propriety. Professor Ye Jiaying once said that it is normal for boys and girls to be attracted to each other during adolescence, and that all human emotions should be kept in check. Love is never a matter of extremes. It is not all sweetness when things are going well and insults when they are not. That is a 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 I Created the Apocalypse to Activate the System 为了激活系统，我开创了末世 At some point, people began taking it for granted that every difficulty they faced was just a setback, and that getting through it meant success. To achieve great things, you have to endure hardship. Shen Yan thought the same way. He transmigrated to a world where everyone was controlled by their Goodness Score, and he was the only one immune. Believing himself superior to everyone else, he swore he would do something big. As luck would have it, his System needed him to be treated with malice be —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Rules of the Cinema: The Final Act Never Comes 电影院规则怪谈：永无终幕 [No System + No Dumbing Down + No Romance + Not a Power Fantasy + No Filler] Hello, my name is Tian Jianqing. I hadn’t yet gotten over the joy of passing my postgraduate entrance exams when I was suddenly trapped in a cinema-themed rules horror game. Endless corridors, films that never stop playing; Dead teammates appearing onscreen, vending machines stocked with pieces of their bodies; Some people seem brave but have ulterior motives, while others stay in the background but are willing to sacri 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Prologue to the Dust-Calamity 尘劫序 [High martial arts] [Spiritual qi revival] [Wasteland] [Transmigration] The Calamity passed. The Old Gods died. In 2026, Ye Yu and Cao Xian vanished from an ordinary university classroom. When they awoke, human civilization had long since changed beyond recognition. Numbered barriers had replaced cities, the wilderness had swallowed the land again, and the oceans had become forbidden zones no one dared to enter. But humanity had not regressed into barbarism. People rebuilt cities, paved roads, d 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Eternal Zero 平零永恒 Fate is set in stone. Everyone’s destiny is recorded by the “Radiant Altar.” It cannot be changed, nor can it be known. But… what is fate? And why are we worthy of being recorded? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Everyone Online Wants My Fortune-Telling, but I Ran Off to Build Infrastructure in the Underworld 全网蹲我算命，我却跑地府搞基建 [Metaphysics + Livestreaming + Underworld Infrastructure + Supernatural Games + No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Cute Pets and Kids] Yu Zhao, a metaphysical prodigy from a thousand years ago, wakes up in the modern world in a new body and gets hit with an epic-level nerf: her fate is locked, her merit points are deducted, and her financial luck? Sealed outright. To make money, she sets up a fortune-telling stall on the street and livestreams herself catching evil spirits, and "before she knows it," —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 From the Start, My Family Was Slaughtered: I Hunt Demons and Collect Countless Divine Abilities 开局灭门，追捕妖邪收集万千神通 [Folklore and Strange Tales + Mystery + Adventure + Detective Investigation + Supernatural] “On a desolate mountain, a dog carries a coffin past a lonely grave. At midnight, ghosts knock at the door. Yellow paper seals strange happenings for a hundred years. Who will enter the ruined temple and question the restless spirits?” The Shadow Deity Illustrated Record is an encyclopedia from Black Myth that documents the lives of demons and ghosts. It sends Jiang Ming back to an ancient age of chaos, w 1Reads—Score10514d adds
- 12 Divine Lord, Please Make a Move on Me 神君大人求勾引 A beautiful young princess has appeared in Qingqiu, while a god has emerged from the Divine Realm, the domain of the heavens. Come watch a little fox and a god join forces to save the world. Ten thousand years ago, a Demon God suddenly appeared between heaven and earth, throwing the world into chaos. The ancient gods shielded the world, sacrificing their lives to turn the tide. In the end, the God of War used his own body to suppress the Demon God. The gods were gravely wounded, bestowed blessin 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 An Elder Tried to Possess His New Disciple, So I Set Him Off Like Fireworks 长老收徒夺舍，我给他当烟花放了 Also known as "With a Pretty Senior Sister in My Arms, You’re Telling Me the Elder Wants Me to Start Over?" Mo Bai worked himself to death and woke up in the arms of his tsundere senior sister. He hadn’t even finished enjoying the soft, fragrant warmth when he was told his master was going to seize his body. What else was there to say? He’d just start over! [Ding! Host, don’t be afraid. The Evil Deserves an Explosive End System is now online! Together, we’ll send him flying!] What the hell? Bad —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Gods and Demons Everywhere? What Can They Do to Me! 漫天神魔？能耐我何！ Beautiful fiancée + transmigration + clever male lead + power fantasy + uncovering the truth Jiang Ling transmigrates into a parallel world overrun by gods and demons. His parents were noble divine beings, but were secretly plotted against and killed by wicked foes. His grandparents could only hide among ordinary people to survive. The gods lord it over all, demons wreak havoc among humankind, and the powerful toy with everyone’s fate as they please. At the brink of despair, Jiang Ling awakens —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 What If I'm From Outer Space? 有没有可能，我来自外星 [Supernatural Powers | Jianghu Intrigue | Great Power Conquest | Interstellar Xianxia] After transmigrating to this world, Lei Zhongguang awakens an overwhelming power over thunder and is mistaken for an ancient powerhouse reborn. Hunted by the jianghu, schemed against by rival nations, and beset by conspiracies at every turn? With the divine thunder of the nine heavens at his command, he'll hammer every attacker into submission! He ventures into secret realms, uncovers conspiracies, becomes a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Dream-Seeking Sword Manual: The Returning Home Sword Chapter 寻梦剑诀归乡剑篇 A fan work based on the animated online game Swordtalk Beyond. After Yue Fang defeats Yue Feng, he becomes emperor of Wu. What turmoil will sweep across the Central Province mainland a decade later? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Breaking Through: The Troubles of Emergency Care 破茧：急救的烦恼 As someone born in the 1980s, I finally got an unexpected stroke of good fortune through my own efforts. Little did I know, that was just the beginning. Facing hostility from my coworkers, difficult patients, and attacks from people causing trouble at the hospital, I'm utterly exhausted. Should I run away or meet the challenges head-on? Let's find out together! Watch as he works his way out of one predicament after another... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Tokyo: No Female Celebrity Can Stay Away from Me 东京：女明星都离不开我 [Redemption + Showa-Era Starlets + Multiple Heroines + Rewriting Classics + Yandere] After making a name for himself with Kung Fu, he finds himself surrounded by famous actresses from the Showa era. Rie Miyazawa, Akina Nakamori, Noriko Sakai… What do you mean, “If you break up with me, I’ll die”? We were never even together! What do you mean, “Why am I helping you”? I’m just a good person! What do you mean, “I’d give up everything for you”? Mingmu Zhengming says in a low voice, “I hope you’ll lo 411Reads5.8Score3814d adds
- 19 Every Woman in the Village Wants My Man, Then I Find Out He's a Dog 全村女人抢我男人我发现他是条狗 After transmigrating, Ji Ming became the poorest woman in the Qinghe Tribe. No food, no money, no man in the house. That is, until she found a man. He was handsome, but homeless, and soon became the object of every woman's desire in the village. Looking at the grain and animal hides being delivered to her door, Ji Ming fell into thought: Maybe... she should sell him? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Divine Path Through Long Years 神途载悠 The war of the gods shook heaven and earth, changing the very face of the world. The victors claimed the dazzling path to godhood, monopolized the world's blessings, and ruled the divine realm. The defeated had their paths of cultivation severed, were banished to desolate lands, and struggled to survive among mortals. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 A Journey Through the Strange Realm: Lin Shuang's Way Home 诡界之游：林双的归途 This book is a bonus story expanding on Above the Clouds: The Vicious Supporting Female Character. Although Lin Shuang is only a digital character, the author still wants to give her a better ending. Lin Shuang has always kept herself imprisoned in the shackles of the past and present. This journey to another world will help her loosen those knots in her heart a little. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 My Mecha Can Analyze the Genes of All Things 我的机甲能解析万物基因 A hundred years after a meteorite smashed into Earth, the wasteland is overrun with mutated beasts. Chen Mo is reborn and activates the [Genetic Extraction System for All Things]. From a scavenging nobody in the ruins who kills a B-rank Abyssal Venom Scorpion, to devouring a God-Eater Mech whole, he fights his way through Rust Town and claims the throne of the Gene King in Steel City. In the end, he leads humanity's entire genetic fleet into the stars, carving out a path to civilization for Eart —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Boy Is Like a Ray of Light 少年他似光 Carefree, troublemaking school bully VS cheerful on the outside, depressed on the inside academic ace Cheng Rang VS Xin Ci All pairings are fixed and cannot be split or reversed. In a city crossed by the Tropic of Cancer stands a high school with a long and storied history. Over the years, countless stories have unfolded there. Our protagonists, Cheng Rang and Xin Ci, meet at this school. During a debate competition, they argue opposite sides, and the remarks of the opposing team’s third speaker —Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 24 Blind Dates Come with Rewards: I Can Date the System into Bankruptcy 相亲就给奖励，我能相到系统破产 After Lin Hao is dumped by his girlfriend, he unexpectedly binds himself to a blind date System. Every date earns him a reward. The more outrageous the woman, the greater the reward. What are we waiting for? Let’s get started. A woman who bankrolls her younger brother, a woman preparing for civil service exams, a pregnant woman, a gambler, a traditional woman, a real estate shill, a wild party girl... The more outrageous his dates become, the more money and skills Lin Hao acquires. In the end, t 172Reads6.0Score11414d adds
- 25 Weird Tale Photographer: Tokyo Demon Hunter 怪谈摄影师：东京猎魔人 (Japanese-style light novel + classic urban legends + plot-driven + tokusatsu battles) "Don't trust the photos you've taken. They might not be real." Kirisaki Ren, a young photographer living in Tokyo, is possessed by a demon in an accident and dragged into the world of urban legends. Behind Tokyo's brightly lit streets, urban legends flourish too. In this world, where strange tales surge beneath the surface, demon hunters are active on the front lines. Kirisaki Ren picks up his camera and point 906Reads—Score16814d adds
- 26 Becoming a GLAGAME Expert 成为glagame高手 You’ve cleared 100 GAL games, but in real life you’ve been single for 18 years. Then one day, you suddenly discover you can see the affection levels above people’s heads. Su Xiaoxuan Affection: 10% (Friendly: standard service smile) From then on, the world was never the same. The gentle campus belle’s affection level keeps fluctuating. The haughty heiress talks down to you, yet her affection has shot up to 79%. The socially anxious girl gives it her all just to take one step closer. And then the 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Peach Blossoms in Red: Peach Blossom Curse 桃花红【桃花劫】 [Two female leads + escape story + happy ending + play the pig to eat the tiger + strong heroine + fast-paced] Cheng Shuang is a young woman who has just graduated from college. Though extremely wary as she enters the working world, she is still kidnapped and sold to a village. She pretends to be obedient to let her captors lower their guard, then uses every bit of cunning she has, keeping her emotions in check and patiently enduring. After five long years, she finally escapes the village and wi 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Isn't Infinite Gaming Fun? 无限游戏不好玩吗 An atypical infinite-flow story where supporting characters get their moments in the spotlight too, but never outshine the protagonists. Tragedy is everywhere in the world, and the instances are vessels that contain it. Bai Yuchen wanders within them, with Ling Yichen following close behind. The two stumble their way from childhood, yearning for freedom, to growing up through the games. They are always by each other’s side, unwilling to part. Their flesh and blood merge, their bones entwine. No 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Day the Game Shut Down, My Warehouse Appeared in the Real World 游戏停服那天，我的仓库降临现实 [Urban fantasy + game items brought into reality + inventory-focused] On the night the game Mountain and Sea: Seekers of Immortality permanently shut down, Gu Chuan, a sickly, cash-strapped college student, discovered that his in-game inventory, accumulated over eight years, had appeared in the real world. A low-level jade pendant no one cared about in the game could instantly restore his stamina. A Marrow-Cleansing Pill he had been reluctant to use could completely transform his physique. Appra 5Reads—Score10814d adds
- 30 Green Waters and Verdant Hills Are Always a Delight 绿水青山总是情 The clear waters ripple, and the verdant hills are embroidered with beauty. Cherishing nature today means protecting ourselves tomorrow. Let people and nature thrive in harmony, so we can look up and see green mountains, gaze upon clear waters, and keep the memory of home in our hearts. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Quick Transmigration! I’m a Straight Guy! 快穿！我是直男啊！ Infinite-World Survival + Two Male Leads + Shard-Splitting Top + An Avoidant Bottom. The bottom warms up slowly, so feel free to move on if that’s not your thing. They’re both each other’s only partners. This is a fictional setting, so please don’t relate it to real life. Please be patient with this newbie! The story is told mainly from the bottom’s perspective. The top is 1.9 meters tall, and the bottom is 1.83 meters tall. The reason the top is split into shards is that the author can’t write —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Something Seems Off About the Way I Transmigrated 穿越方式好像不太对 After waking from a car accident, Zhou Xingchuan discovers that he has become more than ten years younger. He's seventeen, it's the year 2000, university hasn't started yet, and his parents are still young. It seems he has a chance to do everything he once missed all over again. Zhou Xingchuan thinks it over. This is a pretty good deal. Then he realizes that the year is wrong, and the international situation is getting more and more wrong too. In the end, he can't even find the person he most wa 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 A Mortal's Cultivation Journey: From Being Possessed at the Start 凡人修仙，从开局被夺舍开始 Mortal cultivation, needle cultivation, sword cultivation, spell cultivation, body cultivation. Gu Changsheng happened upon an ancient bronze cauldron that could refine discarded pills. The useless pills and scraps everyone else threw away all became cultivation resources in his hands. What do I care if the sect is short on cultivation resources? You can all fight over them. I’ll just take my pills, grow stronger, and cultivate in hiding. If you get on my nerves, I’ll refine you on the spot. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Workplace: My Performance Bonus Is a Little Too Much 职场：我的绩效是亿点 Office Life: My Performance Bonus Is Just a Tiny Billion —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 One Person and One Dog, Off to Cultivate Immortality 一人一狗也要去修仙 Jiang Ji transmigrated to a world of cultivation. But he had neither a System nor an old master to guide him. All he seemed to have was a dog that didn't look ordinary. This world was vast, with so many cultivators already. What difference would one more make? Then, through a chance encounter, he got the opportunity to cultivate, and his child voiced the wish he'd held all along. "I want to see this world." "Then let's go! Just the two of us, one person and one dog, and we'll take on the world!" 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 The Abandoned Land 遗地 Those who cannot let go of their obsessions cannot enter the cycle of rebirth, and are banished to the Wild Ruins. In the ancient, desolate ruins, where no day or night exists, the souls of the dead slowly fade away, returning to the world's embers. For a thousand years, no new souls entered this land of death. Then a soul from the modern world crossed the rift in the order of things. Wen Yu fell here by mistake. He knows nothing of this place's rules. He doesn't know that the Wild Ruins are 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Zhaozhao, Be Good. This Prince Has No Desires 昭昭乖，本王清心寡欲 Zhaozhao, be good. This prince has no worldly desires. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Borrowing Dreams to Set the Heavens Ablaze 借梦燃天 In this world, countless lives were never allowed to reach their end. Some practiced the sword for a hundred years and cleaved open the Heavenly Gate with a single strike. Some stood alone in a besieged city, never seeing reinforcements arrive before they died. Some reached the pinnacle, only to perish in darkness on the eve of becoming an immortal. They are dead, but their dreams are not over. Bai Ye can borrow their lives. Borrow one person's life, and he gains everything they learned in i 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Yang Tree 阳树 The Sun Tree blends urban romance, love triangles, drugs and human trafficking, criminal investigations, and crime-solving. It tells the story of Xia Yang, an eighteen-year-old girl in the bloom of youth. Because her father favors sons over daughters, she drops out of school early and goes away to work. In the space of just three months, the “benefactors” she meets, the help she receives, and the love she thinks she has found are all parts of traps laid by others. She is nothing more than a traf 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Moon: Beneath 月亮：之下 A note before you start (Not a wish-fulfillment story. One female lead, no System, no harem. Half action, half everyday life.) This is a world that bears some resemblance to ours, but is not the same. One person with superpowers appears for every few hundred thousand people. They are called Moonbearers, and their abilities are known as Moonforce. The protagonist, Xu Yue, has superpowers, so his parents send him to the Guantie Vocational and Technical College for Moonbearers, a government-run sch —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Demon Tribulation 劫妖 When I was born, I cried for three days and three nights straight, and my tears were blood. My grandmother said I was missing one of my three souls and wouldn’t live past seven. To save me, she got a little black dog from somewhere and tied it to the head of my bed. Every night, it watched me fall asleep. It stayed tied there for six whole years. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Wildflowers Send Their Farewell 山花寄再见 Wildflowers Send a Farewell 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Egret’s Otherworldly Tale: Buying Linghua After Her Rebirth 白鹭异世记：买下重生后的绫华 [Urban + transmigration + reborn + farming + Genshin Impact + Kamisato Ayaka + assassin + God of War + politics + GTA + mutual salvation + kill line + current affairs + realism + no System + dark realist style] [Originally titled I Bought Reborn Kamisato Ayaka on Lolita Island] [I’m a new writer, and your support is my greatest motivation] [Wadasi’s brand-new masterpiece ฅ₍ɵ̷﹏ɵ̷̥̥᷅₎ა meow] “If I knew it was a dream, why would I wake? Nothing compares to meeting you, even for a moment.” “To Lin, 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Eternal Starry Sky: Starting with Wild Puppy Milk 永恒星空，从野生狗奶开始 Ye Cheng has five admission letters to top-tier universities, yet he turns around and enrolls in a vocational college? After passing out in the rain, he suddenly awakens. Is the shocking secret hidden behind his cultivation technique connected to his grandfather’s death? What dark secrets lie in his senior’s past? What crisis lurks behind the Solar System’s false prosperity? All kinds of unanswered mysteries await Ye Cheng. The story of Luo Feng’s ancestors from ten thousand years ago has been p —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Song of the Dark Angel 黑天使之歌 The ancient gods awaken? I just want to fall in love with my mixed-race, beautiful supervisor. [New Take on Myth and History] [Ensemble Cast] [Heiress] [Love and Hate] [Slow Paced] A new job, new colleagues? Wait, where did this Japanese colleague come from? A medieval knight? Where did you come from? Beautiful, you're freezing me. When someone wholeheartedly sets out to do something, the whole world will pray for him and sing him a dirge. Humanity has never needed the gods' mercy. The only ones 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Reborn for a New Life, I’ll Work Hard to Marry the Chancellor! 重来一世，我要发奋嫁丞相！ Given a second life, I'll work hard to marry the prime minister! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Reincarnation Records of Ghost Bus Route 117 117路鬼车轮回录 Reincarnation Records of the Ghost Bus on Route 117 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Echoes in the Deep: The Oath of Nidro 深牢回响：尼德罗之誓 A fanfic about Pixel Dungeon, born from the fury of someone who cranked the challenge level all the way up and got absolutely wrecked by the Dwarf King. But I digress. The dungeon’s native inhabitants have lives cheaper than rye rations, nothing more than toys for adventurers to train on. Karen grips a chipped short sword, and the battered medal on his chest is his only comfort. Sewer rats gnaw in the dark. The black blood of mutant rats sticks to a copper key, and poisonous water seeps into his 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Savior? Just a Brat 救世主？小屁孩而已 (Ensemble cast, male lead has no romance, two power systems: beast taming and supernatural abilities, gradual growth, not overpowered, academy setting) (The male lead is like a battlefield reporter early on and can’t beat anyone. Later, he becomes the main carry on the battlefield and still can’t beat anyone.) People in later generations believed it had been a brilliant age when powerful figures stood as equals, and countless people dreamed of going back in time. But to those who lived through i 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Sin, Redemption, and Punishment: Crimson Moon 罪与赎与罚：绯月 [Ensemble Cast] [One Heroine] [Eerie] [Multiple Timelines] [Alternate Dimension] Two worlds exist at once. When the blue moon gives way to the crimson moon, everything in the world begins to change. It becomes desolate, rotten, and terrifying, with corpses strewn everywhere. Everyone who comes to this world bears a [Sin]. Their sins are unknown, but their abilities vary. Terrifying, monstrous creatures also exist in this world. They are called [Punishments]. They punish the sinful, though no one 2Reads—Score—14d adds
