Novels like Waste-Energy Homecoming
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- 151 The Last Movie Star in the World of Cinema 电影世界最后一个影帝 [A multiverse story focused on supernatural, sci-fi, and fantasy films, with a few other genres mixed in.] [Not a monster-grinding, level-up story. There is no clear power system; the focus is on storytelling.] [Not a conventional wish-fulfillment novel. It touches on traditional thought and culture, including but not limited to the Hundred Schools of Thought and Wang Yangming's School of Mind.] [The protagonist is a bleeding heart, funny, and righteous, with no showing off and face-slapping, an 7.1kReads8.8Score58414d adds
- 152 No Lamps, No Moon, So What? 无灯无月又何妨 If two hearts understand each other, what need have they for lamps or moonlight? If one day we’re caught in the same snow, then we’ll have shared a lifetime of gray hair. Even if we lived together in perfect harmony, there would still be regrets! May you weather every storm and still keep the light in your eyes, never straying from your original purpose. 35Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 153 After the Divorce, I Became a Culinary God My Ex-Husband Could Never Hope to Win Over 离婚后，我成了前夫哥高攀不起的厨神 After the Divorce, I Became the Chef My Ex-Husband Could Never Hope to Marry 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Undercover? Three Years, Then Three More, and I Became the Demonic Sect's Leader 卧底？三年又三年我成了魔道掌教 [Undercover Agent] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Invincible Power Fantasy] + [Hilarious] + [Beautiful Senior Disciple] Li Xing is an oddball in the cultivation world. While everyone else wants to seek the Dao and become an immortal, all he wants is to lie flat and become a peaceful elder. For the sake of a happy sex life, he risked everything to go undercover in a demonic sect. Three years! “Elder, it's been three years. Can I go back now?” “Wait a little longer. The sect is thriving, and we stil 7.2kReads7.9Score78014d adds
- 155 My Shopkeeper Is Actually the Leader of the Demonic Path 我家掌柜竟是魔道魁首 [Multiple heroines + beautiful character illustrations + daily life + ruthless action + the female emperor is on maternity leave!!!] From the start, he cultivates dual methods with a Sword Immortal, and in a single day, he’s sampled every flower in Chang’an! What good is being able to fight? To make it in this world, you need power and connections. Ever heard of the Prince of Zhenbei? He commands three hundred thousand iron cavalry, a butcher who tramples foreign kingdoms underhoof. That’s my 4.6kReads8.4Score42114d adds
- 156 Transmigrate Across the Myriad Worlds: Begin My Extraordinary Journey in the World of Anime 穿越诸天：从二次元世界开始超凡 In this world, who would be kind to you for no reason? Your parents? Your relatives? What if it were a System that forcibly bound itself to you? Would you trust it? Chen Xi says he wouldn't. Only by treating each other as equals can both sides get what they want. The weaker party will always assume the stronger party has an ulterior motive. Just you wait. One day, I'll get rid of you. I'll uncover the truth. The secret... lies beyond transmigrating through the heavens! P.S. This is not 19.5kReads7.7Score1.2k14d adds
- 157 Commanding the Heavens: I Help My Host Live in Luxury 掌缘诸天：我带宿主吃香喝辣 [Absurd comedy + anti-trope + the protagonist is a System + the Myriad Worlds] Chu Shuang transmigrates into a crippled System on the brink of death, desperately short on energy. To earn the source energy he needs to repair himself, Chu Shuang starts taking on the role of all kinds of bizarre Systems. A world invaded by the mysterious: A professional yo-yo player binds to the Firepower Ghost-Hunting King System, spinning his yo-yo to summon spirits that beat the mysterious entities to a pulp. A 1.7kReads8.9Score19314d adds
- 158 My Dantian Was Destroyed, but I Awakened the Heaven-Suppressing Pearl! 丹田被毁，觉醒镇天珠！ The martial artist Ning Liang meets a Sword Saint's move with a single punch, and dies without regret! The Sword Saint cleaves a thousand-foot chasm with one slash, its sword energy lingering for ages! The young man fuses with a Heavenly Pearl and masters countless secret arts! One sword sunders heaven and earth; one hand determines the fate of all! He rises amid countless pursuers, standing above them all! The curse of the village... The Sword Tomb Mountain collapses... The Void Palace descends 7.2kReads8.9Score90014d adds
- 159 The Abyss in Her Dimples 梨涡深渊 The Abyss in Her Dimples 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 I Become a Dragon Through Reincarnation Across the Heavens 我在诸天轮回化龙 One step into the martial world, and a storm of bloodshed follows. I began seeking martial arts in the waning years of the Yuan dynasty. I stormed Emei to seize the Heaven Reliant Sword, then crossed the seas to claim the Dragon-Slaying Saber and master the Dragon-Subduing Palms. I explored the Langhuan Blessed Land and learned the Northern Darkness Divine Skill. I also crossed palms with Northern Qiao Feng to see whose skills were superior. I entered Water-Moon Cave Heaven to seek the Tong Clan 2.2kReads7.5Score33914d adds
- 161 The Game of Fate: This Player Is a Little Different 命运游戏：这个玩家不太一样 Why does a legless man keep visiting a foot massage parlor? What is he after? Why did a famous company frame a blind girl for spying on its trade secrets? A criminal charged into a morgue and shouted, “None of you are getting out alive!” The heartwarming truth behind it will move you. Several people in leather jackets and tight pants leaped from a rooftop carrying gas canisters, claiming they were taking part in Survey Corps rookie training. Experts still can’t offer a reasonable explanation. 1.2kReads9.0Score10514d adds
- 162 Rule Horror: Nightmare City 规则怪谈：梦魇迷城 [Clever deductions + mind-bending suspense + instance challenges + strategic games + logical thinking + knowledge-based puzzles] Rules are both a way to control players and the key to breaking out of a dead end. The protagonist, Chen Mo, is accidentally drawn into a world of rule-based horror. He thinks he only needs to keep taking part in deadly games to escape. Then Chen Mo believes that collecting five keys with different attributes will let him leave the City of Nightmares, but one unexpecte 349Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Real Game: I Can Sacrifice Anything Once a Day 真实游戏：我每日一次万物献祭 [Infinite]+ [War]+ [System]+ [Game] Suddenly chosen by a game, Shen Ming had no idea whether it was a blessing or a curse. From then on, his life changed dramatically. Every day, he had to be wary of being transported by the game into an instance or another world to battle monsters, humans, and gods. Fortunately, Shen Ming awakened the unique talent Sacrifice of All Things. While other players were still struggling to survive, he had already used his talent to obtain rare weapons, powerful skill 7.2kReads—Score94114d adds
- 164 Infinite Planes: Starting with Final Destination 无限位面：从死神来了开始 I battle wits with the invisible Reaper in the world of Final Destination. In the Three Kingdoms, where eunuchs hold sway, I bide my time and become sworn kin to the Ten Attendants, changing the course of history. In A Chinese Ghost Story, I dance with beautiful female ghosts... I don't know why I'm alive, or what keeps me going. Maybe I'm chasing the thrill of life and death in an instant. Maybe I'm searching for something exciting enough to make my frozen heart beat again... 4.9kReads8.9Score35914d adds
- 165 Return to Pear Blossom Shore 彼岸归梨 The Pear Beyond the Other Shore 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Wan Ning Won't Marry 晚宁不嫁 Wan Ning Refuses to Marry 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Welcome to the World of Paintings 欢迎来到画卷世界 [Infinite Flow + Horror Instances + Mystery + Highly Intelligent Heroine] Guan Xiaoxi is accidentally dragged by Mu Chengguang into the world of paintings, an otherworldly realm filled with taboos and death. In every painting, he is there, silently watching. Who is he? Why does he treat her so differently? Guan Xiaoxi has no memories from before the age of six. Her emotions and senses are impaired, and she is naturally absentminded. She is unaffected by the paintings’ mental pressure and cannot 453Reads—Score10414d adds
- 168 On the Eve of the Gaokao, the Fake Heiress Treats the Class to the Poisonous Crabs My Family Threw Away 高考前夕，假千金请全班吃我家扔掉的毒蟹 On the eve of the college entrance exams, the fake heiress treats the whole class to the poisonous crabs my family threw away 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Infinite Challenge Game 无限挑战游戏 He was an ordinary loser: no house, no car, nothing to show for himself, and a terminal illness that burdened his whole family. Then, one day, a stroke of luck fell into his lap. The goddess he had secretly loved for years suddenly invited him to a secret location to get a room. But just as they met, she was assassinated by a mysterious attacker who appeared out of nowhere... He was dragged into a deadly game full of endless challenges. To save the goddess and find a cure for his illness, he had 655Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 170 Rule Horror: Change One Character, Change Your Fate 规则怪谈：一字改命 [No Male Lead] [Rule Horror] [Infinite Flow] [No Romance, Focused on Platonic Relationships] [No Mindless Steamrolling] [Growing Female Lead] [Rule-Based Instances] Original rule: "Do not look directly into its eyes." She picked up her pen and changed it: "Do look directly into its eyes." One word changed, and the boundary between life and death was instantly reversed! It began as an experiment in an instance. Chi Feng gained a unique exclusive ability: [Change Fate with One Word]. In a world wh 141Reads—Score10514d adds
- 171 I Transmigrate Every Time I Die. Nobody Understands Dying Better Than Me 死一次就穿越，没人比我更懂去世 [Lighthearted comedy, jokes and banter, the Myriad Worlds, a protagonist who keeps dying suddenly, quick transmigration, no System, no heroine, no main plot.] “I suspect this world is one big shoddy operation, and the whole point of setting it up is to mess with me.” On the day Tang Ping turned eighteen, Heaven played a joke on him and gave him the ability to transmigrate whenever he died. And so his corpses ended up scattered across the heavens and myriad lands. 22.3kReads8.7Score2.1k14d adds
- 172 Great! It's a System, Now I'm Definitely Dead 太棒了！是系统，这下我死定了 [Infinite Flow] [No heroine] [No CP] [Original instances] [The System is useless] [Rules] [Deduction] [Wits and strategy] [Survival missions] Borrowing a setting from a great author: ghosts cannot be killed... You must discern their patterns... The Haunted Spirit Tower has descended. Please make sure to complete your survival mission! Little-girl System and all that: “Host, clear each instance in one life, one every seven days! Bring the Haunted Tower era to an end!” Chen Zichu: “Damn it... Othe 2.6kReads7.6Score22114d adds
- 173 The Path of the Spirit 灵途 Are the legendary immortals, gods, demons, and monsters really fictional? Did a glorious civilization once exist on Mars? Can the limits of life really be broken? On humanity’s first journey from Earth to Mars, the lander is destroyed. The pioneers exploring technological civilization narrowly escape death, only to be carried by a colossal Martian statue into the depths of the stars... But this isn’t transmigration. It’s a journey through the cosmos! This is the same universe, but civilization h 1.6kReads7.4Score15414d adds
- 174 999X Cultivation System 999倍修炼系统 One minute of cultivation grants 999 times the experience, sending his cultivation level soaring! One step grants 999 times the experience in movement techniques, advancing him to divine rank! One punch grants 999 times the experience in boxing, advancing him to divine rank! One glance at alchemy grants 999 times the experience in alchemical mastery, advancing him to become a divine-grade alchemist! One glance at a sword-intent stele activates 999 times the comprehension, allowing him to grasp p 348Reads8.1Score11214d adds
- 175 Cultivation: No Way, I Can Become Invincible by Slacking Off? 修仙：不是吧，摆烂也能无敌 [Cultivation by Slacking Off + Keeping a Low Profile + Hidden Expert + Hilarious Daily Life + Invincible] While others rely on talent, powerful backing, and lucky encounters to cultivate, Xu Chu relies on slacking off. He has nothing to do with cultivation at all. Every day, he just eats and sleeps, fishes and reads novels, or visits pleasure quarters to listen to music and drink tea. The thing is, he not only neglects his own cultivation, but also drags other cultivators along to have fun and s 10.4kReads8.7Score82914d adds
- 176 A New Dungeon Every Day: Players Across the Worlds Are Stunned 一天一个新副本，诸界玩家惊呆了 A game of human nature, death, reproduction, and an unbelievably lifelike dream world. One day, Wu Qin discovers that he enters an unbelievably lifelike dream every night, right on schedule. At first, he is terrified and at a loss, but gradually he starts treating it like GTA 5. Red light floods the classroom as the so-called game of human nature suddenly begins. The first round's theme is: Reproduction. Under the influence of the lifelike dreams, Wu Qin has forgotten what fear feels like. He ta 5.4kReads7.6Score44214d adds
- 177 The Evil Prince’s Heaven-Defying Beloved Consort 邪王的逆天宠妃 The soul of the Hua Xia Empire’s top assassin, the God of Slaughter, inhabits the body of a useless nobody from the Longteng Dynasty, and everything turns upside down! Powerful demonic beasts? Ye Fenghua herself is a monstrously fierce beast with peerless talent! Crown Princess of the dynasty? Whoever wants the job can have it. This young lady couldn’t care less! A crowd of handsome men comes calling? All of you, stand aside! You call her useless, stupid, and ugly? Are you kidding me? You’re for 913Reads8.8Score13014d adds
- 178 Transmigrate into Investiture of the Gods as the Crown Prince, and Claim the Qiankun Bow First 穿越封神当太子，先得乾坤弓 A modern man transmigrates to the Investiture of the Gods world and becomes Yin Jiao, crown prince of the Shang dynasty. Faced with the fate of watching his mother, the empress, be tortured to death and then being forced to flee, Yin Jiao boldly refuses to accept it. He, Yin Jiao, will not only save the Shang dynasty’s six-hundred-year reign, but will one day stand as an equal to the Jade Emperor. And, of course, if he can marry Princess Longji, he won’t mind calling her father his father-in-law 6.3kReads8.9Score61314d adds
- 179 I Slaughter My Way Through the Survival Game with an Evil Ghost on My Back 我背着恶鬼在生存游戏里大杀四方 [Infinite-flow + suspense + horror + ensemble cast + mysteries to solve + powerful male lead and strongest female lead couple] [Residents of Nameless City, greetings. The Cleaners Project is a mandatory undertaking for every citizen. Purifying the world is everyone’s responsibility. Please take part in the Cleaners Project. Your assessment results will determine your fate. Believe us, Eden is waiting for you.] Nan Yue came from Nameless City and was one of the lowest-ranked trash people. Like al 15.4kReads9.1Score2.6k14d adds
- 180 Divine Emperor of the Nine Realms 九界神帝 There’s nothing one punch can’t solve. And if there is, then two punches will do the trick... Many years later, people divided geniuses into two kinds: ordinary geniuses, and Ye Xiu... 11.9kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds
- 181 I Can See Through Supplies, and an S-Rank Catch Is Looking for a Teammate 我能看穿物资，S级优质男求组队 [Infinite Flow] [Train Survival] [Multiple Male Leads] [Drama Queen] [Feel-Good] When overworked office worker Song Yiqing woke up, she found herself in a carriage on an infinite train. Holding a ticket, she could only move forward, never backward. Every carriage was a scenario. The scenario creatures hunted for lives, and every step was a struggle. [Congratulations on obtaining a Black Market X-Rank starting skill: Third Eye.] (Shh, keep a low profile. This skill has a really lame name, and it' 29.3kReads9.3Score6.1k14d adds
- 182 Spring Brewed in Snow 雪酿春 Snow-Brewed Spring 288Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Raising Paper Characters in a Horror Game 在惊悚游戏里养纸片人 [Infinite Flow] [No romance] (A heads-up: The heroine is a regular female college student who has just graduated. She has no System and isn’t reborn. She’s just an ordinary girl. If you want a badass, cool-headed, strongest-in-her-world heroine in a wish-fulfillment power fantasy, please look elsewhere. Don’t make assumptions halfway through and then leave a bad review. The author is sensitive, so please be gentle.) To pay off her loans, Yang Chaoyu unexpectedly joins a livestream debut. She bar 303Reads8.8Score10514d adds
- 184 From the Start, I Had an Inn That Astonished Cultivators Across the Myriad Worlds 开局一间客栈，震惊万界修士 Xiao Yu transmigrated to another world! He opened an inn, upgraded it into a hotel, then developed an entire commercial district! Everything here came with all kinds of special effects! Did cultivating in the rooms double your speed? Could the delicious food heal your injuries? Could that black stuff called coffee improve your aptitude? Powerful figures from all over flocked to the place! But whatever you do, don't cause trouble here! Because the owner is powerful! 5.2kReads7.7Score36014d adds
- 185 Death Club 死亡俱乐部 There are bizarre events, horrifying hellscapes, and the ugliness of human nature. People dwell among ghosts; there are hell trains, death academies… One terrifying incident after another, open only to members of the Death Club. The Death Club welcomes you to join! Zhang Chen was slowly growing drowsy. He had no idea how long it had been since night fell. Just as he was about to drift off, a series of thuds suddenly came from upstairs, the sound of wooden clogs striking the stairs. The clacking 3.9kReads8.6Score49614d adds
- 186 Abyss Game: My Whole Body Is Covered in Cheats 深渊游戏：我全身都是外挂 [Infinite-flow + easygoing and laid-back + overpowered protagonist] [Your arm feels angry, so it strengthens its own muscle tissue and grants you extraordinary strength.] [Your brain gathers information from your five senses, processes it, and passes the remaining information on to you.] [You feel afraid, but your body disagrees. You awaken the ability “Intentional Haymaker,” and all it takes is one punch to knock down the enemy in front of you.] Xu Tong has always known that something is wrong 1.8kReads8.1Score17414d adds
- 187 Mortal Roots 凡根 He was once a boy in the mountains. He never knew why people were born into different ranks, but because he was told he had no immortal roots, he was doomed to remain beneath others forever, without even the right to dream of changing his fate. His only family left him to seek the path to eternal life, and he had to smile as he sent them off, only to turn away with tears in his eyes. Yet he firmly believed: Heaven and earth are the board, and I am a pawn. My steps may be slow, but I will never r 5.5kReads8.6Score45814d adds
- 188 I Can't Believe I Can Read Ancient Divine Script 我居然认得上古神文 After transmigrating, Zhong Wen is picked up by a little girl and taken to the Piaohua Palace, where every disciple is a woman. The world’s most advanced cultivation techniques, spiritual arts, and knowledge all come from ancient times. As a result, studying ancient texts no one can understand becomes the trend of the age and a symbol of status. By chance, he opens a book written in ancient divine script. To his surprise, he discovers... 3.4kReads7.9Score35214d adds
- 189 I’m Just a Delivery Guy, So How Did I Become the Savior of the World? 我只是送外卖的，怎么就成了救世主 I’m Just a Delivery Driver, So How Did I Become Humanity’s Savior? 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 The Horror Heir: My Queen, It's Time to Go Live 恐怖继承人：我的女王，该直播了 The main story is complete. [One-on-one romance + strong female lead, even stronger male lead + absurd comedy + hilarious read that even timid readers can enjoy] They thought she was weak and easy to bully. Only a few people knew she had inherited a terrifying garden. The garden’s horrifying man-eating flowers, bewitching mandrakes, and corpse-scented voodoo lilies were all at her command. In short, she was not someone to mess with. Anyone who crossed her would find her inheriting their estate. 539Reads8.9Score11214d adds
- 191 Making My Debut in the Horror Livestream 在惊悚直播中c位出道 [Mid-to-Short Campus Novel Writing Contest] Accidentally caught up in a horror livestream, Chu Yu chooses to live as boldly as she can. Her teammates: ...Yeah, she’s definitely bold enough. Once selected to become a horror streamer, you have to complete an endless variety of terrifying livestream challenges. To the viewers, the only difference is between dying and waiting to die. Somehow, Chu Yu manages to bring something new to the table. In a hotel where dawn will never come, she wields a bloo 479Reads9.1Score10414d adds
- 192 The Eternal Martial Emperor 万古武帝 A hundred years ago, amid a world-shaking war between gods and demons, he was betrayed by his beloved and his sworn brother. His body was reduced to ashes, and his soul sealed away for a century. A hundred years later, he returns to life in another’s body, settling scores with his enemies in a blaze of glory before ascending to the peak once more! Across the eight wildernesses and six directions, I rule over all. Beneath the nine heavens and above the ten lands, who can rival me? I slay gods and 5.1kReads7.9Score50914d adds
- 193 Death Game Countdown 死亡游戏倒计时 Ning Ye was just an ordinary game booster, renting a small room and making money by playing games for other people. So, what’s the highest level a game booster can reach? Dominating high-ranked matches against other boosters? Taking on pro players? Leaving one-trick specialists with nowhere to go? For him, all that was just routine. What he never expected was that one day, he would become a deity’s game booster. … Want to get rich overnight? Want to reach the pinnacle of life? Want all kinds of 3.5kReads8.6Score40114d adds
- 194 Reborn as a Leader, I Guide Civilization! 转生：成为领袖，我引领文明！ [Infinite Worlds + System + Saving the World] The protagonist is kindhearted. Read with caution. Note: The book's real title is: Infinite Reincarnation: I Offer My Loyalty! “Can human civilization continue to survive?” “Comrade, hold fast to your beliefs. A single spark can never be extinguished!” This was once an age of despair. But when rune towers rose from the ground and rune mechs swung their greatswords, the future filled with possibility. The Tree of Life swayed across the land, usheri 3.3kReads9.1Score28514d adds
- 195 The Adorable NPC Bosses Fight to Make Her Their Wife 娇娇NPC被Boss抢着做老婆 Tang Tang is an NPC who can see the players' System screens and knows how far along they are with their quests. She had planned to lie low and play an insignificant passerby, but player Huo Shaoyu noticed something suspicious about her. Forced to disguise herself with a player's secret identity, Tang Tang searched for evidence about herself and took apart her own home... Unexpectedly, she discovered that she had lost part of her memory, and the dungeon boss turned out to be her boyfriend, who ke 595Reads9.2Score10514d adds
- 196 Slaughtering My Way Through American Horror Story, Starting with Coven 杀穿美恐，从女巫集会开始 Ghosts, demons, clowns, killers, and mutants run rampant across the world, while the people of the Chosen Land live in misery. Luo Bai arrives in this world carrying the Book of Containment, ready to spread the good news, when, wait a minute... Something’s not right from the start! He listens as the girl lying on top of him weeps and keeps repeating, “I’m sorry I betrayed you.” The future father of the people, the one and only savior, the world’s greatest exorcist, medium, Taoist master, and 18.1kReads9.0Score1.9k14d adds
- 197 The Unremarkable Little Martial Uncle 平平无奇小师叔 [Traditional fantasy] [Decisive and ruthless] [Overwhelmingly invincible] Lin Xiao transmigrates into a fantasy world and becomes the useless junior master-uncle of the third-rate Qingguang Sect. He obtains a heaven-defying treasure and gains a cultivation speed ten thousand times faster than normal. When a hundred thousand troops besiege the Qingguang Sect, the moment he draws his blade, the world goes mad and all creation trembles. He remains hidden behind the scenes, protecting the Qingguang 31kReads8.6Score2.3k14d adds
- 198 God-Eater Tower 噬神塔 [The short drama Tower of God-Eating is available on Hongguo] I have a tower that devours every god in the world. The young Qin Yi is framed, his Heavenly Meridian ripped out, and treated with contempt by everyone. Fortunately, he obtains an unparalleled divine tower, awakens the ancient bloodline that devours gods, reforges his divine meridians, tempers the Supreme Laws, and cultivates the ultimate Great Dao. Watch as he rises from obscurity, subdues heaven and earth, tramples across the Ten De 45.1kReads9.0Score3.7k14d adds
- 199 Myriad Worlds: I Can Transmigrate into the Worlds of Film and TV 诸天：我能穿越影视世界 [Quick transmigration; womanizer; no nerfs to combat power] Lu Changfeng obtains a film-and-TV travel System that lets him journey through various fictional worlds without having to complete any missions. Watch as he uses the resources of the myriad heavens to cultivate himself and become invincible. Limitless: Optimizes NZT-48, permanently enhancing his brain and building a memory palace; Resident Evil: Becomes a researcher for Umbrella Corporation, studies the T-virus, creates a genetic enhanc 11.2kReads7.5Score42514d adds
- 200 Locked Glaze 锁琉璃 Locked Glaze 396Reads—Score—14d adds
