Novels like The Tower of the Dying
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- 101 Tenfold Cashback, and I'm Freaking Out 十倍返现，我慌了 [Slow-paced]+ [Multiple heroines]+ [Everyday life]+ [Realistic] Spend money on beautiful women and get ten times the amount back? This is amazing. Doesn’t that mean I’ll be invincible before long? Lin Ziqing began daydreaming. Don’t be naive. The world is nowhere near as simple as you think. Keeping a low profile and quietly building your strength is the way to go. See how nobody Lin Ziqing turns his life around. 9Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 102 Ten Years of Secret Love: The CEO and His Doctor, His White Moonlight 十年暗恋：霸总和他的白月光医生 She had once been the woman he loved most. On her eighteenth birthday, he gave her a bouquet of hyacinths. The day before the college entrance exams, he promised he would confess his feelings on graduation day. She waited at the school gate until nightfall. Until the gatekeeper locked up. Until she finally convinced herself that he probably wasn't coming. Eight years later, they meet again. He is a ruthless tycoon. As darkness falls and the funeral bells toll three times, Fu Yanchen kneels behin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Fish Swim, Insects Crawl 鱼在游，虫在爬 Fish swim, bugs crawl. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Senior Brother, Stop Acting Up 师兄啊，不要犯病了 I write about an ordinary person who can't tell reality from illusion, lost in despair and confusion, whose weak heart gradually grows strong. By the end, the protagonist has become powerful, but gone mad as well. I'm no genius, just an ordinary person. I can't write elegant dialogue, or capture what being in love feels like. I just happen to enjoy fantasizing. Life is so exhausting! 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Qing Jian Meets the Underworld Messenger 青简遇阴差 A modern office-drone underworld clerk rants nonstop about workplace KPIs, while an ancient historian watches the gossip of reincarnation unfold online. One bizarre soul case after another lays bare the many faces of humanity beneath the karmic workings of Heaven's law. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Bear Bro's Paranormal Investigation Agency 2 熊哥诡异调查所2 Bear Bro's Paranormal Investigation Office 2 is the sequel to Bear Bro's Paranormal Investigation Office. It continues the immersive first-person narration, combining real-world crimes with folk tales of the uncanny, and focuses on psychological horror grounded in realism. The Paranormal Investigation Office never runs out of cases. A missing-girl case sets the story in motion. Someone steals a dead person's account and uses it to pose as them online, carefully luring unsuspecting users into a 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Honor of Kings: Rules of the Strange 王者荣耀规则怪谈 Honor of Kings: Rules of the Strange Tales 149Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Conquering the Tang Dynasty: I Help Wu Zetian Claim the Throne 玩转大唐：我助武则天登帝位 [Special Forces Transmigration]+ [Raising an Empress]+ [Technological Domination]+ [Historical Power Struggles] Modern Special Forces soldier Li Zhao unexpectedly transmigrates to the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, only to become Wu Zhao, Wu Zetian’s cousin. Modern cutting-edge technology is in his left hand, and the future iron-blooded empress is by his side. From an abandoned son in a side courtyard to a study companion in the Eastern Palace, from a brilliant artisan in the Directorate of C 3Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 109 A Guide to Raising a Harem Favorite from an Abandoned Consort 冷宫废妃万人迷养成指南 [Unconventional, trope-subverting palace intrigue + no romance + saving the world] On the very first day after Jiang Lan transmigrated, someone falsely accused her and had her banished to the Cold Palace. Even a lowly woman of the Jiang family, exiled to the Cold Palace, could bully her without fear. Fortunately, she was bound to a System. Using her golden finger, she earned the Empress Dowager's trust and brought down the Noble Consort. But only after the Shen family fell did she learn that thi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Game Development: Every Game I Make Is a Hit 游戏制作：我的游戏全爆款 [No female lead] + [Transmigration] + [Game development] + [No tearjerkers] The games featured in this book include, but aren't limited to: Four Hearts of Iron + Battlefield 1 and 5 + Red Dead Redemption + Grand Theft Auto V + PUBG + Black Myth: Wukong + Crusader Kings This is a parallel world. The games that once became hits have never existed here. Technology is more advanced than in the protagonist's previous life, yet the market is full of games that are more outdated than ever. As a devoted —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 I Can’t Stop Laughing! My Best Friend and I Found Love in Ancient Times 笑不活了！和闺蜜在古代脱单了 Lin Wanshu and Su Kexin have both been single since birth, and at the age of twenty-two, they are transported by a car accident to an alternate ancient world more than two thousand years in the past. One is a modern miracle doctor, the other the head of a security company. From the start, they find themselves in the bodies of two thin, ugly village girls. Luckily, they have the standard transmigration perks: powerful golden fingers, a spatial realm filled with countless thousand-year-old medicin 136Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 112 I Live in Seclusion in the Ten Thousand Mountains, and My Wife Is a Demon Emperor 隐居十万山，我家娘子是妖帝 (Useless System, One Female Lead, Reclusive Daily Life, Devoted Husband, Female Lead’s Growth, Sweet or Not, Not Pure Wish Fulfillment) My name is Gu Changqing. I transmigrated and gained peak cultivation. Before I transmigrated, I’d had enough of the grind and finally chose to live in seclusion. Unexpectedly, one day three years later, a meteor fell from the sky and delivered a nine-tailed demon empress to my doorstep. I saved her on a whim and planned to have her repay me while she recovered. 1.6kReads—Score10214d adds
- 113 The Heavenly Soul Pearl 天魂珠 [Immortal King Reborn] [Cute Pet Evolution] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Nurturing a Spirit Artifact] Qin Feng was ambushed by seven Immortal Kings after obtaining the Heavenly Soul Pearl. Forced to self-destruct and take them all down with him, he triggered the Heavenly Dao Reincarnation Tribulation at the moment of his explosion! After experiencing nine cycles of reincarnation, he uses the space within the Heavenly Soul Pearl to embark on the path of cultivation once more, severing his ties to the 5Reads6.9Score11214d adds
- 114 Cybernetic Mad Cow Disease 赛博疯牛病 No System + ensemble cast “This city is sick. Everyone's got an endless supply of bullheaded energy.” In a place called Paradise City, a group of cyber-psycho bovine sufferers who do nothing but go berserk have triggered an unimaginable crisis. The absurd Chosen One Zhen Bunan will show you why AI can never truly replace humanity. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Civilization Selection Protocol: Countdown to the City's Destruction 文明筛选协议：焚城倒计时 [Human-AI Romance + Hard Sci-Fi + Apocalyptic Crisis + Future World + Realism] “The last 5% of humanity are becoming contestants on AI’s reality show.” How will the progress bar for each experiment end up? “As long as we can prove that the value of humanity is not zero, humans can survive the next round of selection, ” “But if the experiments continue to fail, the AI will initiate the final protocol: burn down every testing ground.” Ever since AI was made available to the public, it has been li 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Reckless Seduction 肆意诱引 [Top-tier wealthy family + coercive pursuit + obsessive, unhinged lead + intense push and pull + devoted couple, happy ending] (Defiant, bold wild rose Shi Yi vs. ruthless, calculating devil Gong Shengchi) To repay the debt she owed him for saving her life when she was sixteen, Shi Yi secretly stayed by Jiang Yiheng’s side for seven years. During that time, her feelings for him slowly changed. In the year she loved him most, Jiang Yiheng married into the Shi family for power. Just as she thought 143Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 117 The Canon of Myriad Realms: I Write the Endings of Every World 万象典：万界结局由我书写 [Infinite-flow + wild imagination + transmigrate into a book + no saintly heroine] Li Ning'an is dragged against his will into a series of deadly stories by a bizarre book. One moment, he’s fleeing for his life from ghostly shadows in an old street; the next, he’s falling beneath the blade of a cyberpunk swordsman. The ancient book grants him the ability to travel between countless worlds, but also leaves him with an eerie whisper that follows him everywhere: “When you have read all things, y 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Brand of Scorching Bone 炙骨烙印 [Campus Romance + Childhood Sweethearts + Two Top Students + Both Inexperienced] This book has plenty of flaws, and I’m truly sorry. Please don’t attack the characters ❤️ Note: The male lead is criticized too! That comes later; it hasn’t been mentioned yet! The female lead is prone to scarring. Brooding, devoted student council president & cheerful, curly-haired beauty who excels in some subjects and struggles in others Ji Wensheng & Ruan Tingling As a young boy, Ji Wensheng believed his father 123Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 After Getting a Marriage Certificate With a Big Shot, I Became His White Moonlight's Stand-In 和大佬领证后，我成了白月光替身 [Marriage before love, domineering CEO, stand-in for his first love, contract marriage, pretending becomes real, one-on-one romance, couples’ variety show, sweet romance, fake and real heiresses, entertainment industry] A contract made Shen Dai the secret wife of Bai Shiming. At first, she treated marriage as a project she had to manage well, doing her utmost to make it work. That way, when she left two years later, she could do so with a clear conscience. But over time, she realized Bai Shiming 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 A Match Made in Heaven: My Mother-in-Law Is My Wingwoman 天作之合：丈母娘是我的恋爱助攻 [Sweet Romance + Healing + Comedy + Absurd Humor + Handsome Hairdresser x Hilarious Saleswoman] Lu Qing butchered her own hair, so she showed up with a head full of wild curls and met Fu Ting, the most handsome hairdresser around. As Lu Qing watched Fu Ting struggle to hold back his laughter while cutting her hair, she was so embarrassed she could have dug a whole castle with her toes. Ah! Ah! Ah! Lu Qing thought, I’ll have to avoid this street from now on! As luck would have it, Fu Ting unexpec 377Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 This Isn't Your Clichéd Hero-versus-Dragon Story 这可不是那俗套的勇者斗恶龙 As an unlucky human, He just died like that. Yes, she straight-up died. Then she transmigrated to a world inhabited entirely by beastfolk (furries), and got a boring System that could only revive her infinitely and keep track of how many times she died. It was completely useless otherwise. And thanks to her terrible luck, she even became a Hero?! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Void Contract 虚无契约 [Not a Power Fantasy]+ [Apocalypse Superpowers]+ [Slow-Paced]+ [No System]+ [No Female Lead] Enter at your own risk. His younger brother dies brutally from the start, and he awakens the forbidden power [Nothing]. I’m not getting stronger. I’m burning myself away! From an insect in the slums to the sole faith of [Chenxing Base]; from standing alone to commanding [Nightblade]! He crushes the false gods and cuts down the kings. When the whole world forgets him, his name will become the apocalypse’s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Ephemeral Hexagram 昙爻 [Female-oriented · apocalypse · political intrigue · road trip · no romance · hardcore · slow-paced] [This book has a complete, standalone world. Please don't confuse it with other works in the same genre. There probably aren't any with the same world, either ฅ՞•ﻌ•՞ฅ] This book is the story of Tan Yao's birth, Tan Yao's autobiography, and my own account. Tan Yao's world is collapsing. Not from earthquakes, not from war, but from being forgotten. She survived for nine years in the Cold Palace —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Only Yi’s Promise: Burning Desire 唯奕承诺之燃烧欲望 This book is the sequel to A Promise Only We Made, but it is nothing like the familiar domineering CEO romance. It tells the story of a young man born into the shadows, and how he walks a perilous path between the lust for power and true affection. [Xie Weiyi] He is the posthumous son of the Xie family's Fifth Master, someone who “should never have existed.” To ensure his safety as he grew up, Xie Jin publicly declared him the legitimate eldest son, giving him the most prestigious identity and a 94Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 I Have 33 Lives 我有33条命 [No System] + [No Female Lead] + [Multiple Role-Playing] + [Multiple World-Building] + [Immortality Novel] This book is also known as Thirty-Three Lives Forged into the Path to Immortality —Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 126 I'm About to Conquer Langjuxu, and the Empress Wants to Cede Land and Marry for Peace! 我都要封狼居胥了，女帝居然要割地和亲！ I'm about to earn the title of Champion of Langju Xu, and the empress wants to cede territory and marry me off for peace! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Awakening: The Game 觉醒：游戏 [Not a mindless power fantasy + urban fantasy + supernatural abilities + wild imagination + apocalypse] Failed to awaken? Rich kid Wang Xin humiliates him in public: “You poor loser. If you failed to awaken, you’re useless!” A mysterious beggar shoves a black bottle into Fang Ming’s hands. After drinking from it, Fang Ming awakens a never-before-recorded sequence talent: Copy. Fang Ming copies Wang Xin’s ability and charges into a rift in space and time. He encounters a Sequence Four and learns —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 High Martial: The Amazing Journey of Electric Boy 高武：电击小子的奇妙旅程 #High Martial Arts, #No System, #Comedy, #Fighting The myriad races encircle humanity, and the human race is “thunder” weak. After a kind-hearted truck driver dropped Yang Yi into a high-martial-arts world, he awakened a lightning talent from the start. He had no choice but to change the world through a thousand times the effort of an ordinary person. Many years later Ji Bao, the fourth-strongest powerhouse at a certain martial arts university: “That’s right, I have a date with the Martial King. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Forced to Make a Move: Even an Immortal Emperor Falls in an Instant 迫不得已出手，仙帝我也能秒 In the twenty-third year since Gu Tingge transmigrated to a world of immortal cultivation, he finally gained an ability that he has no choice but to use, one that can kill even an Immortal Emperor in an instant. Are you a peerless Immortal Emperor of incomparable grace? Are you a ten-thousand-year-old demon who has stayed hidden from the world? Well, I’ll give you a chance to run. Hurry up and get away. Don’t make me act, or I really will kill you in a flash. 17Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 130 Immortal Realm: Has the World Gone Haywire? 仙域：世界乱套了？ [Ensemble Cast] + [Cultivation] + [Fast-Paced] What's going on with this world? They say the demon race is about to rise, and the Demon Immortal Emperor who will destroy the Myriad Worlds is about to awaken. So why have transmigrators, reborn people, children of destiny, and all sorts of other immensely fortunate people appeared at the same time? Child of the Plane, Xiao: I'm not an island? Chosen Protagonist: As long as I work hard, grow stronger, and defeat the Demon King, that'll do, righ 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Apostle of the Mortal World 人间使徒 After losing everything, I will lose myself... Led by Tiezhu, Jia Huaian arrives at a cave in the back hills, and his life changes as a result. He had imagined a peaceful life countless times, but the moment he stepped into the cave, that dream was shattered for good... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Old Love, Unsettled: Mr. Fu Falls Deep in Love 旧爱难安：傅先生情深成瘾 She was a trapped beast, mired in misery and burdened by troubles, while he was a nobleman of a powerful family, high above the clouds and admired by all. They came from different worlds, and a future together had always seemed out of reach. Yet fate entangled them, and there was no escape. She gave everything to reach him, believing she could hold on to even a little happiness. He gave everything he could, believing he could keep her safe and at peace for the rest of her life. In the end, it h 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 The Road Home Lies in Ruins 归途已荒 The Road Home Lies in Ruins 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 The Ghost Messenger’s Inbox 鬼差邮箱 A college graduate can't find a job, so he joins the Underworld and becomes a trainee ghost officer. The pay is 5,000 a month, with five types of insurance and a housing fund. He reaps souls and sends them off to reincarnate, writes a work report every week, and is often made to reap souls overtime (without overtime pay). After three months, he finally earns a full-time position... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Stealing the Stars: The Demon Lord Returns 偷星：魔君归来 After perishing alongside Mu'er V, Liuxing is reborn at the moment he first awakens his powers. This time, he'll make up for all the regrets of his past life. He won't be a mere seasoning in someone else's romance again. He'll seize his own happiness, holding Cangyue's hand until the end of time. But as time passes, he becomes the Demon Lord once more and defeats Mu'er V, only to discover that an even greater crisis is about to descend upon this world... 176Reads—Score614d adds
- 136 The So-Called Third Eye 所谓的第三只眼 Zhao Zerui looked at the mirror. The young man reflected in it had one more eye than an ordinary person. Hateful, weary, greedy, grasping… He reached out and touched his cheek. The eye vanished, leaving only a young man with a beauty mark beneath one eye, smiling gently in the mirror. (A slice-of-life story, not a mystery or horror, and maybe not a power fantasy? No CP, fictional setting, an imperfect male lead and equally imperfect characters.) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 The Man Who Stole Shadows 偷过影子的人 The Man Who Stole Shadows 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 An Adventure That Began After I Went Home with My Rival 和对家一同回家后开始的冒险 Male-male romance + Western fantasy + expansive world + mystery-solving + ensemble cast “Do you think we’ll defend justice forever?” “Of course, just as we’ll be together forever.” Upright, proud, and innocent bottom × scheming, cool-headed, slow-to-warm top More couples to come (A first-time writer, updating irregularly) An adventure through the Kingdom of Evernight, set in motion by a rebellion. As the group sets out on their journey, the gears of fate begin to turn, and the story begins. Ques —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 The Fake Eunuch: Ruling Fate from the Dragon Bed 假太监，从夜卧龙榻开始主宰天命 Zhongcui Palace, the Consort Shu's residence. Consort Shu Su Qingxue and Lin Chen, who had transmigrated here after falling off Mount Hua, were discussing the meaning of life when a shrill announcement suddenly rang out from beyond the hall: "His Majesty has arrived!" Lin Chen froze. If the emperor caught him, a fake eunuch, in the Consort's bed, he would be as good as dead. What should he do? This is urgent! Anyone there? 8.3kReads—Score71114d adds
- 140 A Talentless Wretch with No Spiritual Root, Yet All My Dao Companions Are Big Shots from the Immortal Realm 无灵根废材，道侣全是仙界大佬 [Ordinary Mortal + Slow Pace + Multiple Dao Companions + Body Cultivation + Comedy] A man without spiritual roots transmigrates to the Immortal Realm. After joining the Qingyun Sect, he gradually uncovers the mysteries of the Immortal Realm. He chooses to keep a low profile and steadily build his strength as a body cultivator. Temper his sinews and bones, forge an immortal body. Make a grand vow, plant the seed of the Dao. Woo beauties, find powerful allies. Using the Qingyun Sect as a stepping 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Blood and Ashes Across Three Thousand Worlds 血烬三千界 [Decisive and Ruthless] [Classical Cultivation] [Hundred Schools of Thought] [Demonic Cultivation of the Fiendish Path] What does it mean to cultivate immortality? To contend for the Heavenly Dao and seize destiny. To prove the Dao through slaughter, and to affirm one's heart through Confucianism. A path to the heavens unfolds through blood and fiendish energy, as an ancient clan's feud, the hatred of a family wiped out, and vows sworn beneath the mountains and before the sea all come to pass. H —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Urban: I Reached the Pinnacle of Life Through Sign-In 都市：我靠签到走上人生巅峰 Gu Dezheng, a law graduate, activated the sign-in System. From then on, Gu Dezheng worked (hard) to succeed (by lying flat). Ex-girlfriend: "I regret it. Can you give me another chance?" Rival: "How does he not have a single weakness?" Classmate and friend: "Brother Gu is the MVP. I'm just a freeloader who wins by lying flat." Gu Dezheng says there's nothing a sign-in can't solve. And if there is, just keep signing in. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 The Record of Guiding Souls to the Afterlife 渡魂往生录 [Mystery and deduction + episodic side stories + folk customs and the supernatural] A bus plunges into the river, but no bodies or wreckage can be found. People who died twenty years ago are still alive in another way… 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: The Heavenly Dao’s Daughter Kidnapped Xiuxiu 盗笔：天道的女儿竟将秀秀拐走了 [The Grave Robbers' Chronicles fanfic] [Huo Xiuxiu pairing] [Redemption] [Two female leads] [Both strong] [BE] (Complete) P.S. There may be some differences from the original. Huo Xiuxiu fans, please don’t hate on me! Ignore the tags on this story. They were set automatically by the System. No spoilers here. I’m a new author, so please be kind. Feel free to offer suggestions and leave a review! (But please don’t attack the author, or I’ll clap back.) After chapter 25, the earlier chapters all in 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Help! My Teammate Is a Monk Who Has Sworn Off Women 救命！我的队友是戒色和尚 [Lighthearted] [Humorous] [Urban Daily Life] [Dungeons] The protagonist accidentally transmigrates to another world and obtains the [Reincarnation Mirror], getting dragged into conflicts from then on. Along with a monk who has renounced lust and his two ghost employees, he fights his way through one challenge after another, earns the recognition of the Moon-Eclipse Holy Temple’s leader, and becomes an ally. This world has not only bustling human cities, but also ghosts in the Black Mountain regi 1Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 146 The Chatterbox Drama King and His Pure-Hearted Daoist Partner 话唠戏精和他的纯情道侣 [Two Male Leads + Both Powerful + Fantasy + Past and Present Lives + Theatrical Bottom + Devoted Top + Bittersweet] The author must be an idiot. I accidentally chose the wuxia category for a fantasy novel... I was wrong... What looks like a first meeting is actually a long-awaited reunion. The early chapters focus on the plot, with a lighthearted style and plenty of sweetness. Things get a little angsty in the middle and later c —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 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
- 148 The Entire Cultivation World Is Hunting Me Down. What Have I to Fear? 面对全修界的追杀我何惧哉 Amid the clash of blades and axes, Zhong Dongdong was cut down, his blood pooling around him. When he woke up again, he discovered he had transmigrated into the body of another Zhong Dongdong, a good-for-nothing in the supernatural continent of the Red Martial Kingdom. With the jade pendant from his previous life, Zhong Dongdong gained access to a pocket dimension and embarked on a perilous, arduous path of immortal cultivation. 2Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 149 I Drift Through the City Like a God 我在都市飘飘欲神 Ban Ruo crouched to one side, watching the chicken’s tail stretch and retract. He was more nervous than a brooding hen, beads of sweat the size of beans streaming down his face. His hands were clammy too... “Cluck...” A colorful egg dropped out. He thought he’d struck it rich, but his master fried it into an omelet and tricked him into eating it. With every bite, he said how delicious it was, though his heart felt heavy... Inside the slow-dance bar, Old Master Shu Buqi held a beer in his left ha —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 The Final Divine Realm 最终神域 This place was once prosperous. Now it is utterly desolate, with humanity drained away and sin existing alongside redemption. Lin Ren transmigrates into this world and endures one level-up and trial after another. In the end, will he find salvation for himself in the divine realm, or achieve transcendence through painful torment? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
