Novels like Fantasy World: Strange
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- 51 She Flips the Table, He Backs Her: Slaughtering Her Way to the Throne 她掀桌，他撑腰，屠弑为帝 Zhang Che, heir to Beiling, became a legend in his youth. Known as the “Butcher,” he slaughters barbarians and crushes rebels, ruthlessly defending Zhaohan. Empress Zhao Xi feigned madness for years, secretly plotting for control of the realm. The moment she regains her senses, she sweeps away the corruption in court. The late emperor arranged their marriage, and together the two wield black and white swords to secure the realm: he quells turmoil beyond the borders, while she purges traitors wit 90Reads—Score10014d adds
- 52 The Household Immortal Said Taoist Cultivation Came with a Government Job, and I Believed Him 家仙说修道有编制，我信了 [Ghost-hunting + lighthearted + comedy + livestreaming + Daoist tradition + mysterious cases + episodic stories + punishing evil and promoting good] Yu Dao'an was just an ordinary office drone when he stumbled into a bizarre car accident that repeated seven times. A headless ghost rolled to a stop, then turned its head out of nowhere and grinned viciously. It laid down an endless ghostly maze, trapping him in the streets and nearly stealing his body and replacing his head. After he escaped, str —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Shocking! The Legends of Mountains and Seas Really Exist! 震惊！山海传说竟真的存在！ The mountains and seas have revived, and mythical beasts have returned. When I learned that every other country in the world had fallen, and only Daxia had survived, I silently made up my mind. I would subdue all the beasts and protect the lights in every home behind me. Welcome to a world where the mountains and seas have revived. My name is Duan Lu, the Duan Lu in “Have a safe journey.” You can also call me the Guardian of the Mountains and Seas. Legends of mythical beasts from the mountains a 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Wasteland: The D-Student Who Broke the Single-Subject Taboo 废土：学渣的我打破单科禁忌 A nuclear winter wasteland, a century of silence. Knowledge is power, but also a deadly taboo that locks humanity in chains. Each person can master only one field in a lifetime. Trying to study more than one causes the brain to explode and mutate. Shen Yan, a hopeless student who’s always failed math, physics, and chemistry, and a “second-generation department head,” accidentally transmigrates here. He faces radioactive snow, mutated abominations, the Forgotten who feed on knowledge, and rules t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Alien Insect Queen 异星虫母 My name is Li Tianling, and I’m an utterly ordinary college student. When I woke up one day, I found myself in an unknown world. My body seemed to have changed for some reason: it could “melt” and absorb all kinds of substances. The parts that melted off my body even turned into bugs, which could split into different species and obey my commands. After escaping the place where I’d awakened, I made my way into a forest, where there seemed to be even greater dangers. How was I supposed to survive. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 From Humble Beginnings to Regent: I Renounced Power and Traveled the Nine Provinces with My Beloved 从寒门到摄政，弃权携美游九州 In the final years of the Daye era, the Sui dynasty was on the brink of collapse, and flames of war spread across the land. The realm was divided among rival warlords, while orthodox and heretical martial sects fought without cease. Fragments of the Nine Provinces Cauldron, a secret treasure of the Sui court, emerged, sending all under heaven scrambling to claim them! Lu Yan, a modern all-around elite, transmigrated into Xiao Che, a dying commoner in the final years of the Sui dynasty. With a so 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 This Is Awesome! Our Whole Workplace Got Transported to the Imperial Court? 爽啊，爽！咱职场全员穿朝廷？ So satisfying! So satisfying! Our entire workplace got transported into the imperial court? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Ruler of the Mortal Stars 凡星主宰 In the ninth year after their divorce, his ex-wife's diary read: Day 3,285. He's back. Zhang Xiaofan was an ordinary auxiliary police officer. His father was hospitalized after a stroke, and the family's savings had run out. Then one day, a stone fused with his body, and a ruined pagoda acknowledged him as its master. He became younger. He could see what ordinary people couldn't, and grow herbs capable of bringing the dead back to life. But more than anything, he wanted to go home and eat a b 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 I Transmigrated to Republican-Era China and Became Chen Zhen's Junior Disciple 我穿越到民国成了陈真的小师弟 On a rainy night in 1916, modern young man Lin Yaofei transmigrated into the body of a dockworker in Tianjin and unexpectedly rescued Chen Zhen, who was being hunted. Huo Yuanjia appeared to him in a dream on his deathbed to offer guidance, and Chen Zhen accepted Lin Yaofei as his martial arts apprentice on his master’s behalf. Thus began a passionate legend spanning three decades. From the docks of Tianjin to the shores of Shanghai, from martial arts arena bouts to battlefields in the Taihang 8Reads—Score214d adds
- 60 Chronicles of the Immortal Against the End Times 逆末仙纪 This is a [Journey to the End] whose finale has already been foretold. Ye Qianchen crawls out from the bones of his clan and awakens amid the lingering memories of an ancient god. He cultivates the uncanny path and commands a thousand shadows, searching for a glimmer of hope to save the world in a cultivation realm strewn with corpses. His confidantes are sacrifices to awaken the ancient god; his brothers-in-arms are stepping stones to the truth; his staunch allies are pawns to buy time. He face —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 I, Zhu Youxiao, CEO of the Great Ming 我朱由校，大明CEO Workplace drone Zhu Youjiao was reborn as the Tianqi Emperor of the Ming dynasty. He had planned to slack off and retire early, but one wild move after another sent the Ming dynasty hurtling down the road to modern industrial civilization, with no turning back. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 I Transmigrated into a Regret Romance, So I Confessed to Her Aunt Early 穿进后悔文，我提前表白她小姨 Top hacker Xiao Ran transmigrated into a regret-themed novel and became the male lead who was destined to be driven to his death. Looking at the confession unfolding before him, Xiao Ran promptly handed the bouquet to the heroine's aunt, who was standing beside her! 362Reads5.8Score11014d adds
- 63 The Retired Soldier King: My Wife Is a CEO 退役兵王：我的老婆是总裁 [Two equally formidable leads] [Veteran soldier + female CEO] [Devoted husband] [Fast-paced] [Wish fulfillment] [Slow burn] [Hidden powerhouse] [Both leads are each other's first and only love] [Tender feelings for country and family] After eighteen years of military service, Jiang Ye is an elite soldier feared by his enemies. To protect his country and people, he delayed his retirement, burying his youth in dangerous places no one would ever know about. When he finally takes off his armor and 300Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Urban Golden Gate: The Whole Internet Is Losing It Over My Calculations 都市金门：全网被我算破防 Lin Yanzhi takes over his grandfather's old street stall from the start, only to be called a fraud by passersby and humiliated by fake masters! He is the true heir to the Jinmen tradition. Relying not on ghosts or gods, but on reading people, facial features, microexpressions, and logical deduction, he exposes romance scams, workplace bullying, and fake masters fleecing their followers on the spot. Every con artist who meets him falls apart! During a livestream PK against a fake master with ten —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 The Medical Concubine Stuns Tang: Healing Her Way Through the Splendid Palace 医妃惊唐：锦绣深宫步步医 Modern medical student Lin Xi’s soul transmigrates to the Tang dynasty during the Yuanhe era after a laboratory explosion, and she becomes Su Qingyuan, a concubine-born daughter of the Marquis of Yongning’s household who is constantly bullied. The moment she wakes, her legal mother offers her a bowl of poisoned porridge. Relying on the silver needles and antibiotics in her portable mini medical kit, she sees through the plot. From then on, she depends on her medical skills to survive... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 I Was Once a God, Now Sealed Away in the Mortal World 我本是神，暂封凡尘 In his previous life, he was a special forces soldier who died protecting his teammates. When he opened his eyes, he had become the most pathetic good-for-nothing in the cultivation world, born without a spiritual root. People stepped on him, cursed him, mocked him. Anyone could come along and kick him. No one knew that his useless body contained an ancient divine seal even the immortal sects dared not touch. An immortal master sneered. “You don’t even have a spiritual root. What makes you thin 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 The Sacred Path’s Struggle for the Ruins 圣道争墟 Chen Mobai, Su Mingxue, and Lu Chen, three Earth researchers, transmigrate into the world of the Sacred Dao and become border orphans struggling to survive. Armed with memories of another world and a broken golden finger, they grow together amid blood and fire. Amid the turmoil of the human race's literary rank rivalries, the demon race's battles over interests, and the demon race's invasion and devouring, the three gradually uncover the truth of the world: their souls resonate with the “Sage's 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Glorious Years 光华岁月 In a turbulent era torn by war, the story of the television series X Female Agent may have come to a temporary close, but the legendary journey of agent couple Zhong Li and He Junfeng continues. Thanks to their outstanding performance on past missions, exceptional intelligence, and extraordinary courage, they successfully joined the great Communist Party of China. From then on, they became an elite force within the Party, entrusted with even weightier missions 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Nine Disciplines Descend: Breaking the Deadlock in Great Qi 九科临世：大齐破局 At the founding of Great Qi, its ancestors established the foundations of the state with the principle “the literary tradition is its root, the heart-lantern its soul.” They hid away a Literary Heart-Lantern, which could gather the power of the literary tradition and bring peace to the realm, but it vanished from the world over the centuries. The Shadow Pavilion’s main purpose is to find and seize the Literary Heart-Lantern, utterly destroy Great Qi’s literary tradition, and carry out its treaso —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Starlight and You 星辉与你 The story of brilliant student Song Xin and top scholar Zhang Xiaowei, from sharing a desk in high school to working together to get into Peking University. Through the years of their youth, they supported one another and worked hard side by side, ultimately achieving their dreams. Their story brings together youth, hard work, and ambition, showing the very best of being young. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 A Romantic Love Song 浪漫恋曲 Su Yue is a young woman just starting out, determined to pursue her dream of becoming a designer. She enters the workforce and applies for jobs everywhere, only to be rejected time and again. One warm afternoon, she heads to the park to clear her mind, sketching the world she sees in her heart until a drawing gradually takes shape beneath her pencil. At the same time, Lu Jingyi, president of the Lu Group, is strolling through the park with his beloved dog. The mischievous pup breaks free from it —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Clash of Memory and Duty 记忆与使命的碰撞 A sudden plane crash wiped Shi Jian’s memories away like clouds scattered by the wind. Lying in a hospital bed, she stared around in confusion and helplessness, as if she had been cast into a strange, cold world. Meanwhile, Jin Yuan was determined to bring drug lord Cai Bingkun to justice. He plunged into the vast sea in pursuit of him, battling danger and death amid the raging waves until he ran out of strength and teetered on the brink of unconsciousness. Fortunately, kind local fishermen foun —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Soft Shengxiao, Silent Cambridge 悄悄笙箫，沉默康桥 In the hustle and bustle of a thriving city, office life is always full of possibility and romance. In this story, two protagonists from different television worlds meet: Zhao Mosheng, the lively and passionate photographer from My Sunshine, and Chunyu Qiao, the steady, perceptive producer from The Story of Zheng Yang Gate. Together, they spark an unusual workplace romance. 101Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Tales of the Strange in Qin and Han 秦汉志异 I never imagined that Ying Zhu, King Xiaowen of Qin, who “died after reigning for three days” according to the history books, was trapped in an endless hell of reincarnation. That each time the cycle restarted, he would fall into a completely unfamiliar parallel Qin Empire, a world on the brink of ruin. Nor did I ever imagine that changing the Qin Empire’s fate of perishing in its second generation would depend on the Nuwa stones scattered across twelve different timelines. The court of Xianyan 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 She's Such a Coward, So Why Does She Kill with One Slash? 她那么怂，一刀一个怎么了 She was the Grand General Who Guarded the Nation of the Dajing Dynasty, who gave her life for her country and its people on the battlefield. When she awoke, she had become the good-for-nothing daughter of the wealthy Shen family, bullied to death. Her biological father was cold and indifferent, her stepmother vicious, and her half-siblings had usurped her place. Bullying was everywhere at school. The world laughed at her for being weak and useless, bottom of the class, physically inept, as if ev —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Ordinary World IV 平凡的世界四 To understand this novel, readers need to have read the original Ordinary World. Continuing the story of Ordinary World I–III, it tells the later love story of Shaoping and the “departed” Tian Xiaoxia, along with other compelling stories, such as Sun Shaoan and his wife traveling from place to place for treatment for lung cancer. 22Reads—Score114d adds
- 77 The Four Kingdoms of Chaos 混沌四国 The Four Kingdoms of Chaos —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Jade Bearing Ten Thousand Ways: Returning to the True Profound 玉承万道：玄意归真 A young Earth Immortal who has just ascended to the Heavenly Realm encounters a calamity. By a twist of fate, his name happens to correspond with the Five Elements, and he carries the Primordial Five-Soul Jade, formed from a fragment of Hongjun's soul, into a new life in the Cangwu Abyss of Xiniu Hezhou. Reborn as Wusheng, a boy of the Heavenly Path, he awakens the Five Elements Spirit Nexus from birth. To awaken his companion, a Qilin, who lies dormant after being corrupted by a demon soul, he —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 The Edinburgh Reconciliation: Reunited When the Rain Stopped 爱丁堡和解书：重逢在雨停时 At 40, Chen Yu has spent 14 years delivering food in Shanghai. When his father calls, he returns to his hometown and takes a job at a natural gas station. He navigates workplace relationships, the threat of layoffs, and blind dates, then hastily marries Cai Ju, only for the marriage to fall apart. When his father suddenly suffers heart failure, Chen Yu takes him to the hospital and reunites with his old friend Shuisheng. He confronts past investment failures and emotional regrets involving Zhang 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Snow Ashes Beneath the Setting Sun 雪烬残阳 In the winter of the fifteenth year of the Xuanyuan Dynasty, heavy snow blanketed the imperial city of Tianqi. Tea merchant Shen Mo enters the capital with a body weakened by illness and begins laying his plans at Wangji Pavilion. No one knows that this frail scholar is the sole survivor of the Shen family, executed to the last member fifteen years ago. Su Luoxue, mistress of Listening Snow Tower, infiltrates the palace as the daughter of a minister, seeking the truth behind her birth mother Con 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Her Gacha Luck Is Out of This World: The Immortal Venerable Goes on a Rampage 氪金抽卡太逆天，仙尊她杀疯了 Content warnings (please read before starting): No CP (the female lead does not have a mutually devoted romantic pairing, but this doesn’t mean there is no emotional interaction at all. The story includes flirtation and unrequited love, but no mutually established romantic relationship). Every man and woman who appears falls for the female lead one-sidedly. They’re described that way because the author is a sucker for beautiful faces, and ugly people aren’t good enough for the female lead! The a 66Reads—Score614d adds
- 82 The Man Who Changed Ming's National Fate: Shen Yanzhi 大明国佐改变者：沈砚之 When Shen Yanzhi, a physicist from the 21st century, transmigrates to a dilapidated village in the 35th year of the Jiajing era amid the explosion of a particle collider, a legend begins: one that will use science to illuminate the ancient world. As a newly arrived, impoverished scholar, Shen Yanzhi faces primitive medicine, barren land, and villagers who can barely feed themselves. He decisively puts his cutting-edge knowledge to use: making disinfectant to save lives, improving farm tools, an —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 The Carefree Chronicle of the Nine-Stringed Strings 九弦风云逍遥录 The sudden Yangzhan catastrophe has caused cracks to appear in the laws of heaven and earth. The two great factions that had lain dormant for a thousand years, the Lihong Sect and the Antu Shaman, use the secret treasure known as the Reincarnation Mirror to be reborn in new lives, secretly establishing the Nine Gates faction. Their ultimate goal is to sacrifice the vitality of countless ordinary people, break through the world-guarding formation protected by the Spirit Venerable Hall for ten tho 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 The One and Only King 独尊为王 Sole ruler of all realms! My path is eternal! I will not be king of a well. I dare to venture beyond the heavens: I’ll wage war for a lifetime to endure through eternity! An unexpected teleportation sends Yun Ye tumbling into a strange world. At first, he is no more than a stranger fixated on finding his way home. But as fate sweeps him along, he puts down roots in this dazzling, bizarre world. With a mortal body, he seeks the Great Dao, climbing higher step by step through trials of blood and —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 The First Emperor of Dafeng 大丰始皇 [Summoning + Three Kingdoms + political scheming + conquest] Powerful ministers run amok, regional warlords carve up the realm, and the young emperor faces deadly danger at every turn. Xiao Yan wields the Three Kingdoms Summoning System to defy fate and change his destiny. No benevolent rule, no kingly virtue. I believe only in ruthless schemes that strike at the heart, careful plans put into action at the right moment, and wiping out every last trace of the enemy. Jia Xu sets wolves against tig 91Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 After Binding to a Saving System, I Got Together with the Villain 绑定拯救系统后，我和反派在一起 Yu Miaomiao was an unlucky wage worker. After staying up all night to finish a proposal, she died unexpectedly and transmigrated into a melodramatic novel she’d read before. Just the day before, she’d been complaining about its ridiculous plot: the villain killed everyone who bullied him, then died himself. Transmigrating into a book would have been bad enough, but she ended up in the body of a vicious supporting woman with the exact same name. She mindlessly pursued the male lead, mindlessly fr 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 The Icecrown Saintess Legion 冰冠圣女军 The Ice-Crowned Saintess Army —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 The Wolf of Garcia 加西亚之狼 The Wolf of Garcia —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Olivia and Yang Sirong’s Modern Life (1) 奥利维亚和杨祀戎的现代生活(一) Olivia and Yang Sirong's Modern Life (Part One) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 The Tragedy That Began with a Box of Dinars 一箱迪纳尔引发的惨案 The Tragedy That Began with a Box of Dinars —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 The War in Heaven 天堂战争 Throughout humanity's long history, the book of life has been quietly rewritten. Hidden in 98% of human DNA, once dismissed as junk, are secrets science cannot explain. A forbidden experiment and a drug called “Angel of Euthanasia” ignited divine miracles in the blood of a select few. They are the Chosen. Beneath the sun lies the mundane world; in the shadows, a hidden order. Nations maneuver, factions stir, and the descendants of the gods replay an ancient game of chess in the modern world. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 The River of Qi and Blood 气血仙河 The first season of the animated series is out. Search for the same title on Hongguo or Tomato to watch it. A high schooler in the apocalypse encounters an alien invasion, then suddenly discovers that his planet is an abandoned cultivation world. He revives its history, returns to cultivation, leads his people onto the path of cultivation once more, and uncovers secrets about the planet that grow deeper and deeper… 66Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 93 Halfway to Immortal Essence 半道仙元 Signed Signed Signed A witty, funny, sweet romance… A witty, funny, sweet romance… A witty, funny, sweet romance… In this bustling, vibrant world, everything is worth pursuing, yet everything carries some regret. Time is both the kindest and the coldest of vessels. In the end, it smooths every sharp edge into something gentle. Keep everything in your heart. There is no need to speak it, or let it show. When the wind comes, listen to it rustling through the window lattice. When the rain falls, w 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 A Floating Dream Returns the Soul 浮梦归魂 I can dream of everyone else's fortune and misfortune, but I cannot divine my own fate. It wasn't until my best friend tricked me into an ancient tomb and used my blood to activate a spirit pearl that memories of my past life came rushing back. Only then did I learn that she was the traitor's daughter who had pushed me into a sea of flames, while the boy next door who had always quietly saved me was the general who once shielded me from a burning beam. In this life, she still wants to seize the 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Throne of the Abyss: Me, the Deliveryman, and the Key to Primordial Blood 深渊王座：我，外卖员，源血之钥 I kept my identity secret and delivered takeout for three years. How did I end up being mistaken for an Abyss sacrifice by a bunch of people? Three years ago, I was the God of War guarding the Abyss Gate. After sealing away the rampaging Lord of the Abyss, I hid my identity, thinking I could live out the rest of my days in peace. Then the gene-collapse case came knocking, and now everyone has their eyes on me: [Darkstar: Get him! His origin blood is the key to opening the gate!] [Guixu: Sacrifi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Summer Breeze and Mint Candy 夏风与薄荷糖 Summer Breeze and Mint Candy 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 After the Divorce, I Took Over His Company 离婚后，我接管了他的公司 [Reborn + contemporary business world + wealthy family + strong heroine + sweet on the outside, ruthless within + mutual salvation] In her previous life, Shen Zhiwei never understood, even on her deathbed, why Lu Chenzhou, who clearly loved her, refused to hand her the divorce papers. Only after he died did she learn that he hadn’t written the agreement. Someone else had forced it on him. He didn’t give it to her not because he didn’t want a divorce, but because he knew she would die if they div —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Rooted in the Countryside 根在乡土里 Rooted in the Countryside tells its story through a village in Lingnan where everyone shares the same surname. It weaves together vivid accounts of ancestral halls, grand ancestral rites, wedding customs, funeral rituals, religious beliefs, education, rural revitalization, clan elders giving back to their communities, and the continued revision of genealogies. With delicate detail, it portrays the many ways traditional clan culture is passed down, showing how these cultural roots, deeply embedde 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Mount & Blade: Blade of Conquest 骑砍征服之刃 Quantum entanglement, crossing through time and space. Swords, magic, and conflict rekindled. Who will rule the continent of Atemura? The protagonist arrives on the continent of Atemura by accident through quantum entanglement. Here, he will confront the darkness of human nature and the struggle between good and evil, and discover what it means to be strong and to be a hero. An ensemble story with an intelligent protagonist and equally sharp supporting characters. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 The Birth of the End, the End of Everything 终末的诞生，一切的终点 [High-Octane Apocalypse + Born Divine + Decisive and Ruthless + No Goody-Two-Shoes]… 2Reads—Score—14d adds
