Novels like I Really Only Want to Be an Extra
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- 1 Li Shou'an's Earthen House 李守安的土屋 Far from the bustle of the city, an old earthen house stands quietly in the countryside, holding the memories and passing years of several generations. Here, the earth smells rich, plants and trees are fragrant, and ordinary families share life's joys and sorrows. Time has left mottled marks on the earthen walls, quietly preserving one warm, down-to-earth story after another. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Everyone Has Stats, but I Have Mechanics 大家都有数值，可我有的是机制 In a world of fantastical powers, every person is born with a concrete numerical status panel. Strength, speed, and intelligence are all measured on clear scales, and those numbers determine one's place in society and one's future. The protagonist, Bai Ling, is an exception to these rules. He has no impressive stat bonuses, but awakens a one-of-a-kind ability called "Mechanism Control": he can reflect any attack and perfectly copy every skill he reflects. When a top-ranked prodigy unleashes a bl 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Playing with Clouds, Pointing at the Moon 玩云指月 The jianghu has never been only about flashing blades, settling scores, and living free. It is also a world of human relationships, strategy, and wisdom. Once a poor, frail scholar, he now has to defy fate and change his life. After witnessing the transformation once, he even wants to somersault into another life and start over. Though skilled in both letters and arms, he still finds himself down on his luck for a time. Then a chance encounter changes everything: perhaps it was fate, perhaps for —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 A Seahorse Spirit Enters a Novel, and the Male Lead Is in for a Treat 海马精穿进小说，男主有福了 [Quick transmigration + seahorse setting + punishing scumbags + heroine never shortchanges herself] I was a seahorse who had devoted myself to cultivation in the sea. I was just about to undergo tribulation, ascend to immortality, and take my place among the gods. Who knew the heavenly tribulation would strike and leave me scorched inside and out? When I opened my eyes again, there was a System bound to me in my mind. The System said, “Travel through minor worlds and complete missions, and you c 1.6kReads5.5Score155Shelves
- 5 An Immortal Unearthed from the Riverbed 河底捞出一部仙 (A xianxia novel set in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, with a literary style. If you enjoy it, please consider supporting it. I’d be deeply grateful.) At the end of antiquity, another world invaded. The sages of the human race fought one after another, nearly all perishing. Yuan was the last immortal of that era. He charged alone into the other world and fought until the foreign races trembled with fear. When he returned, his Dao foundation had been shattered, and all he could 736Reads6.4Score104Shelves
- 6 The Gold-Hunting Crocodile 猎金巨鳄 The Golden Crocodile is the final book in my anti-crime trilogy. Building on the first two books, this is my first time weaving romance into the story. Whether it’s the brotherly bonds among the main cast or the love between the three couples, it’s all new territory for me. The plot keeps up the high pressure of the previous books, but this time there are more twists and conflicts, and it’s closer to real life. While planning and writing, I also spoke with some people who had been scammed and in 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 A Letter from Afar 来自远的信 A Letter from Afar 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Back to the Ming Dynasty to Build a Subway 回到明朝修地铁 A subway engineer from Tianjin falls into a pit at a construction site. When he opens his eyes again, he is sprawled in a sorghum field outside Beiping during the Ming dynasty. All he has left is half a bottle of Erguotou and a pair of work boots. He survives in the Ming dynasty using the skills he picked up over years at a state-owned enterprise: make promises when you need to, pass the buck when you need to, and get the work done when you need to. He helps Zhu Di dig tunnels and blow up city w 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Five-Piece Band 五等分乐队 Light novel, multiple heroines, no love rival drama, everyday comedy [Tsundere + Socially Anxious + Understanding + Childhood Friend + All-Rounder] Ye Lingfan is devastated by his band's breakup when he meets five girls who are forming a band for the first time and have their sights set on the heavens. From awkward beginnings to growing familiar, from full of holes to confident and composed, their journey is about more than just improving their skills: they also save one another. A funny story o 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Even the Adaptable Must Brave the World Alone 适能者亦是孤勇者 In this world, Ultraman is no longer a mere fantasy. Nexus's chosen ones have passed down their legacy generation after generation, and humanity has organized its own army to fight the Space Beasts. This time, the Evoltruster has passed into the hands of a young man. 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Roundhead’s Wonderful Adventure 圆头的奇妙冒险 [Required Reading for Researchers of Round-Headed Old Cats] [The Internet’s One and Only Haki-Mi Treasure] Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! The latest masterpiece in the Haki-Mi series. (Comedy + memes + hissing + Spinosaurus) What adventures will unfold when a round-headed old cat begins wandering and meets the Haki Immortal? Will it bravely fight the Big Dog Chew, or settle the score once and for all with the Slightly Cat District? (A friendly tip: Try listening to your favorite Haki-Mi songs while reading 249Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Fertilizer Plant's Phantom God 化肥厂幻神 If Feng Yi had not been born, the ages would have remained shrouded in darkness… An adventure story without a comeback arc. Systems and golden fingers are nothing but the dregs of the dregs in front of this alien's father, Chang'e's boyfriend… —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 High Martial: Ninety Million a Day, and I Rule the County Seat 高武：每日九千万，我在县城无敌 [Apocalypse]+ [Urban High Martial Arts]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [Technological Overkill] Su Ming transmigrates to an apocalypse high-martial world and becomes a puppet county magistrate stripped of real power. From the start, he’s thrown into hell mode: a coup at his door, a beast tide bearing down, and the lives of the entire city hanging by a thread! Just as he thinks he’s doomed, he awakens the “Tycoon Money-Spending System.” At midnight every day, ninety million automatically lands in his 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 This Sword Asks the Way to Immortality 此剑问长生 Lin Chen transmigrated into the cultivation world and became a good-for-nothing at the third level of Qi Refining, someone everyone could bully. With his dantian damaged and an inner sect disciple’s sword sending him flying, the whole sect was waiting to see him expelled. At the critical moment, he awakened a sign-in System. Sign in at Sword Cliff and obtain the [Clear Sword Heart] talent, tripling his comprehension of the sword! Sign in at Saintess Peak and become the Qingyun Sect saintess’s pe 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 This Madman Was Once the Savior 这个疯子曾是救世主 This Madman Was Once a Savior 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The August That Lost Its Voice 失语的八月 August Without Words A socially anxious girl meets a sunshine-bright chatterbox on a rooftop. A secret sketchbook with no faces and a melted orange candy reveal the scars and resilience of two souls. They take their scars as proof, pledge an unbreakable friendship, and promise to face the future together. Our scars are proof: our friendship will never fade. 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Field Notes of a Southern School Taoist 南派道士笔录 My name is Chen Miao. I officially began slaying ghosts at seventeen. I received the full transmission of the teachings in the real world and spent fifteen years cultivating the Way of the Ten Directions. I traveled through Tibet, ventured beyond the passes, caught the Five Courtesans, and fought immortals. And all of it began the day I met that old Daoist. I swear this account is absolutely true, and I have done my best to ensure nothing is owed or withheld. I owe nothing to Heaven and Earth, n 12Reads—Score111Shelves
- 18 I Regret Sending the Girl Who Ran Away from Home Back 我后悔送归离家出走的少女 Fan Hui had once been just another ordinary middle-aged office worker among the masses. One ordinary night, he took in Duan Xi Shi, a girl who had run away from home. “Don't you want to go home?” “That isn't my home...” Looking at the pitiful girl, Fan Hui truly wanted to take her in. But as an adult, he knew he couldn't give the girl before him a home... He couldn't give her a future. The next day, out of caution and goodwill, he thought he was doing the responsible thing and took the girl back 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 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—Shelves
- 20 Great Ming: Transmigrating as the God of War Zhu Qizhen 大明：穿成战神朱祁镇 Chen Yang wakes up to find himself sitting on the dragon throne. The good news: he’s emperor. The bad news: he’s Zhu Qizhen, the “God of War” who lost the Ming Dynasty almost everything at the Tumu Crisis. The Oirat army is at the gates, the officials all have their own agendas, and before he can even secure his throne, he’s already facing a mountain of problems. Some at court hope he’ll return, while others hope he never comes back. Fortunately, Chen Yang was a programmer in his previous lif 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 A Life Tailored to Order 浮生定制 [Puppy-Like Younger Man VS Female CEO]+ [Travel and Fall in Love] [Both leads communicate openly; no villains] A workplace romance set in a major first-tier city, with some plot points inspired by real stories. Fusheng Custom Travel specializes in high-end, bespoke trips around the world. Founder Liang Wan has run the company on her own for years. Ten years ago, an accident in the snowy mountains ended with her lover, Chen Mo, leaving alone and vanishing without a trace. No one knows whether he 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Give the Shooting Star Back to the Night Sky 把流星还给夜空 Give the Shooting Star Back to the Night Sky —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Three Kingdoms: From the Start as a Great Sage, I Choose to Slack Off 三国：开局大贤良师，我选择摆烂 Lü Bu battles Qin Qiong, while Li Shimin defeats Eastern Wu with just eight hundred men. Who will rule this chaotic age? I am the Great Sage of Heaven, and with a wave of my hand, I turn beans into soldiers. Beanstatter, rocket bean troops: unbeatable, you know? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Under the Nebula 星云暗涌 This is a very entertaining horror novel about the protagonist, Xing Yue, gradually regaining her memories and finding a way to break out of her predicament. This is my first time writing, and I hope you’ll enjoy it. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Looking Back Through the Ages 回望千古 [Instances] A great war claimed the lives of countless prodigies. The five greatest prodigies in the world all fell into a deep sleep. The five children they had raised transmigrated through countless small worlds, gathering fragments of their souls in the hope of waking them as soon as possible. [Welcome to the instance] The first instance is Nightmare. 55Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Way of Exorcism 除魔之道 Unlike the worlds that came before, this world is home to beings far stronger than humans. Can humanity still defeat them? Can humans remain masters of the world? This story features a whole new approach to demon hunting, unlike anything seen before. Here, you'll encounter all kinds of demon-slaying techniques, as well as demons born in countless different forms. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 There Is No Winter in Northern Myanmar 缅北没有冬天 Nineteen-year-old Qiao Shiyang leaves his small hometown in the south to go to Myanmar with a man who claims to “know the right people,” hoping to raise money for his father’s medical bills. He thinks it will be a brief chance to make some money. But the moment the bus crosses the border, his life begins to spiral out of control. Dedicated to everyone who has ever walked alone through the darkness. 65Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 The Ghost Records of Thangka 唐卡鬼录 Some thangkas have eyes that move. Zhaxi is a thangka painter at the foot of Mount Siguniang. Before his grandfather died, he left him a blood-written message: “The Old Ghost is not dead. The Secret Thangka has yet to appear.” He thought “the Old Ghost” was a person. Then a girl from Beijing stepped in a pile of yak dung at his doorstep and the whole village turned against her. Then a cursed thangka appeared on the wall late at night, its pupils turning in the darkness. Then the vermilion pigmen —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 A Not-So-Proper History of High School 不正经的高中记史 A boy's flustered shyness and a girl's soft laughter are always youth's most beautiful scene. As children, we long for the freedom of growing up; as adults, we miss the carefree days of childhood. Only the young, with their youthful passion and budding love, make us wish we could stay. We were reckless, and we had regrets, but if time could turn back, we would do it all again. What is a secret crush, and what is love? Faced with these hard-to-understand questions, two boys give different answers 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Reborn in the 1970s as a Mountain Keeper 重生70年代做守山人 Reborn in the 1970s as a Mountain Guardian 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Heaven's Prison 魔天狱 I boarded the train home, eager to return, never imagining it would suddenly veer off its route and carry me into a completely unfamiliar land. There, a dignified, elegant middle-aged woman appeared and led me into a fantastical otherworld. In this realm, the Demon, Celestial, and Prison clans stand in a precarious balance of power. Reborn as a young man named Su Yichen, I was born among the weak human race. To find a place for myself in this chaotic world, I set out on a grueling path of cultiv 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Adventures in Another World with Infinite Magic 无限魔法的异世界奇遇物语 In the modern world: Jobs are hard to find, his family is poor, his classmates mock him, and his first love tears into him. Resentment and bitterness churn in his gut, finally turning into a burst of foul gas, a thunderous fart that shakes the heavens! Sitting on the toilet, he transmigrates straight into a magical world! In the other world: He transmigrates and is immediately crushed to death by a demonic dragon. What a disastrous start: his soul and body are torn apart. His wandering spirit ac 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 The Mortician: I Can See the Dead's Final Moments 入殓师：我能看见死者最后的画面 Lin Mo has worked at a funeral home for six years, handling more than a thousand bodies. The moment his fingertips touch a dead person's forehead, he sees fragments of the final few seconds of their life. The ability has made him quiet, and it has left him uneasy. Then one day, while restoring the body of a rebar worker named Zhou Haisheng, he sees three things: a hand wearing a silver-banded watch, clutching a folded piece of paper with eleven names written on it. Zhou Haisheng's death certi 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 After the Ox-Head and Horse-Face Spirits Took Me Away, I Joined the Underworld 被牛头马面带走后，我入职地府了 [No Romance] [Ensemble Cast] [Supernatural Case Files] [Mystery and Deduction] [Little Focus on Family Bonds] Ding Yi grew up without parents, raised by his grandfather. When he was eighteen, his grandfather died, and he lost the last of his family. With no money, he had no idea how he was going to survive. Then one day, two people suddenly appeared before him. One was holding a tablet, the other a pair of handcuffs. "Underworld Office. Mr. Ding, please come with us." Ding Yi thought he must be 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Skywalker: A Journey Through Time and Space 天行者：时空逆旅 During an experiment in transmigration, Lu Yang arrived in a strange new world... In a world of immortals, all things rise and fall… Hidden lands, ancient secrets, and formidable enemies emerge one after another. Sword in hand, he ventures into haunted realms, crosses vast seas, and unravels deadly mysteries... Love, heartbreak, and tangled relationships follow in the wake of those he cherishes. Amid trials and tribulations, he seeks the ultimate mysteries of space and time. Was his transmi 62Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Reborn: The Awakening of the Good Demon 重生之魔善觉醒 [Betrayal + rebirth + revenge + forced love + dual demonic and benevolent souls + political intrigue + strong heroine] She was the purest flower immortal in the world, yet her foolish kindness brought disaster upon the world countless times. Worse still, at the very moment she ascended to godhood, the shadow who had accompanied her for three thousand years tore out her heart, shattered her soul, flayed her skin, and cast her into the lightless abyss. She nurtured the world with kindness, only t 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Breaking into Showbiz, Starting by Playing a Corpse 进击娱乐圈，从扮演尸体开始 [Nonhuman male lead + forced to perform + evolving acting skills + livestream chat commentary + daily life + light technical focus + light subversion of tropes] I’ll die if I don’t act? System, did I kill you in my past life or something?! Why are you making someone with a deadpan face like me perform? Other people join the industry to get famous. I joined to stay alive. As for whether I get famous? We’ll see. By chance, Cheng Lan obtained an acting System, and from then on went from playing min 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Three Thousand Miles on the Long Wind 长风三千里 "Li Shimin's Tang delegation was ambushed in Tianzhu." "What happened to the envoys?" "Only two survived, and they were captured. One is a civil official, the other a third-rate swordsman." "The swordsman is mortally wounded, and the official is unarmed. What can they possibly do?" "Ask for troops." "How many?" "Twelve hundred from Tubo and eight thousand from Nepal." "How many are they up against?" "A million." "...So why fight at all?" "Fight." Nine thousand two hundred men cut through a milli 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 I Thought I Was Surviving Tribulation, So Why Are You Calling This an Immune Response? 说好渡劫，你管这叫免疫反应？ [Traditional Fantasy + Eastern Fantasy + No System + Outsmarting Stronger Opponents + Mystery and Revelation + Multiple Heroines] Cen Zhuwei, a nineteen-year-old apprentice at an apothecary, saved a female doctor who was supposed to die on a rainy night. The very next moment, the tribulation lightning at Qinghe Mountain spared the cultivator undergoing tribulation, crossed miles of mountains and rivers, and locked onto the silver needle in his hand. The Calamity Suppression Office called him —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 A Moonlit Yearning: A Song of Longing 玥上心头.相思引 Yue in My Heart: A Song of Longing 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 My Second Personality Carried Me to Victory 我被第二人格带飞了 A spectacular new fantasy adventure! [Two Male Leads + Comedy + Suspense + Explosive Action + Tearjerker + Decisive Violence + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Fate] What is it like to have a powerful being inside you? And what does it feel like to harbor a peerless weapon deep within your soul? What sparks will fly when mediocrity and invincibility collide? When the fireworks fade, will you still remember him? Will you still miss him? If you had a choice, and could choose... Would you look —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The Battle for National Destiny: I’m the Only One Who Can Summon China’s Ancestors 国运之战：只有我能召唤华夏老祖 The Divine Realm invades, and humanity awakens across the globe. America has Superman, Japan has Susanoo, and Egypt summons the gods of the underworld. Only China has a break in its divine lineage, mocked as a land with no gods to summon. At the brink of despair, a seven-year-old Taoist novice is thrust to the front lines. Facing a storm of ridicule, he quietly pulls out a stack of yellow talismans. “You summon gods. I summon my ancestors. That’s only fair, right?” With the first talisman, he su 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 The Anomalous Law Archives 异律档案 Xu Chen has died once. But he doesn't know it himself. Until one day, a redwood comb that had been sealed away for years suddenly began to seep blood, and everyone who had touched it started dying one by one. During the investigation, Xu Chen discovered that these things never killed at random. They had rules. Find the rules, and you could survive. But as he encountered more and more anomalies, he gradually realized that the one who truly didn't fit the rules seemed to have always been himself. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Oops, I've Become the Female Supporting Character in a Novel 不小心，穿成书中女配怎么办 Lu Lin opened her eyes and discovered that she had become a supporting female character with the same name in a novel. In the original story, the supporting character had a husband, Zhou Sui, who was 188 centimeters tall, broad-shouldered and slim-waisted, with an eight-pack and a net worth in the hundreds of billions. And she didn't want him. Instead, she was dead set on a gold-digger who used women to climb the social ladder. After they had a child, neither of them cared for the baby. She was 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The General Pretended to Be a Fool and a Substitute, but the Crown Prince Took It Seriously 《本将军装傻扮替身，太子却当真了》 The General Pretended to Be a Fool and a Stand-In, but the Crown Prince Took It Seriously 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Help! I Can’t Be a Songstress! 救命啊！我可当不了歌女！ [Transmigration] [Period] [Ensemble Cast] "Have I transmigrated?? Why is this plot exactly like when Yiping went back to the Lu family to ask for money?!" After transmigrating, I tried every way I could to change my fate. All I wanted was to work hard and make money. Step by step, I transformed from a saleswoman at a qipao shop to a cram-school teacher, then to a small-time investor. I also endured upheaval in my birth family, relatives being arrested, friends being murdered, and the world aroun 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 With Good Company at the Immortal Sect, Cultivation Comes Easy 仙门有人好修仙 [Comeback + golden finger + ordinary-person cultivation + multiple heroines + spiritual roots] Liu Qinian is born without spiritual roots. At the Three Immortals Temple, he obtains a jade bottle belonging to the Willow Immortal and begins the cultivation journey of a consummate ordinary man. By tempering his spiritual roots with 108 kinds of spiritual liquid, he shatters the stranglehold of “having connections in the immortal sect makes cultivation easy.” From then on, a single thought brings fl 28Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 48 Brother-in-Law, You Have the Wrong Person 姐夫，你认错人了 Brother-in-law, You've Got the Wrong Person 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The CEO’s Down-and-Out Little “Puppy” 总裁姐姐的落魄小“狼狗” The CEO's Down-and-Out Little "Wolfdog" 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 After My Fiancé Faked His Death, He Climbed Through My Window Night After Night to Bite Me 未婚夫假死后，夜夜爬我窗咬我 After My Fiancé Faked His Death, He Climbs Through My Window Every Night to Bite Me 4Reads—Score—Shelves
