Novels like Rising to the Top: Beauty and the Realm
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- 1 After My Stepson Kicked Me Out, I Swept Through the Heavens 被继子赶出家门后，我横扫诸天 [Decisive and ruthless] [A feel-good novel with multiple heroines] [I like driving fast, often going over 180 mph, so please bear with me!] After his stepson schemed to drive him out of the family home, live-in son-in-law Gu Cheng unexpectedly obtained a sign-in System. Not only did he awaken the Pure Yang Sacred Body, but he also became irresistible to female cultivators across the land. They deliberately sought him out, and he set off on a life of vengeance and carefree adventure! 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Pure Yang Evil Lord: Forced by a Saintess to Become Her Dao Companion from the Start 纯阳邪君，开局被圣女强选为道侣 [Multiple Female Leads] [Power Fantasy] Lin Yue was over fifty, his body ruined by alcohol, women, wealth, and indulgence. By a twist of fate, he transmigrated into the body of a sect servant in a cultivation world. Even more unexpectedly, at the sect's partner-selection ceremony, the sect's Holy Maiden took a liking to him. He was trapped in a situation where accepting would get him killed by the sect prodigy who had a secret crush on the Holy Maiden, while refusing would get him killed by the 8.8kReads8.5Score88514d adds
- 3 Vine Demon: Taoist, Don't You Dare Die 藤妖：道士，你别死 Vine Demon: Taoist, Don't Die 138Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Debauched Tang: Drunk, Reclining on a Beauty's Lap 脏唐之醉卧美人膝 The Tang dynasty was considered immoral mainly because its people disregarded propriety. Emperor Gaozong made Wu Meiniang, his stepmother, empress, while Emperor Xuanzong took his daughter-in-law Yang Yuhuan as a consort. Even today, with our open-minded attitudes, people still can't accept such outrageous acts! Modern special forces soldier Cui Shiyin transmigrates into the body of the wealthy young noble Cui Shi by a twist of fate, reliving a turbulent tale of love and hatred with Princess Tai 3.7kReads8.5Score27314d adds
- 5 The Charismatic Sect Master 风流宗主 Multiple heroines, no substitutes, plenty of detail, no major pitfalls. Read with confidence! By a twist of fate, Lu Fan, an undercover agent from the Heavenly Sword Sect, took his master's place as head of the Acacia Sect... And so the story of the carefree sect leader begins! 273Reads—Score14014d adds
- 6 My Husband's Friend Moved In 老公的朋友住进我家 My Husband's Friend Moved Into Our Home 661Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Can You Believe It? My Husband Died in an Accident, and My Pregnant Best Friend Came to Fight for the Estate 你敢信？丈夫意外身亡，闺蜜带着身孕来争家产 Can You Believe It? My Husband Died in an Accident, and My Best Friend Showed Up Pregnant to Fight Me for the Family Fortune 381Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 I Awakened a Pure Yang Sacred Body and Proved My Dao to Become an Emperor 觉醒纯阳圣体，我证道成帝 Master the supreme arts and hold beautiful women in your arms! A young man who has just joined a sect somehow ends up entangled with its holy maiden. A life with cheat-like advantages is never going to be lonely! 1.2kReads8.4Score13514d adds
- 9 Sole Beast Tamer: It All Began When My Fairy Senior Sister Pushed Me Down 御兽独尊：从被仙女姐姐推倒开始 At the end of every chapter, the author's notes include a picture of the corresponding heroine. After failing the college entrance exams, I went into the mountains to clear my head, and accidentally found a fairy who had fallen from the sky, gravely injured. And so began a marvelous encounter. Afterward, my family's ancestral jade pendant vanished, and I awakened the divine power to command beasts! I can commune with spirits and perceive everything around me. All creatures in the world are at my 374Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 10 The Tang Dynasty's Immortal Clan 大唐长生家族 A different kind of transmigration to the Tang dynasty, building an extraordinary family that will live forever. With an unusual System that rewards reproduction and having children, what’s there to hesitate about? Have as many as you can... Become emperor? No, no. Let the clan members do that. From then on, The emperor is a member of my clan. The president is a member of my clan. The world’s richest person is a member of my clan. The head of the World Bank is a member of my clan. The worl 559Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 11 A Veteran Reborn to Protect the Beautiful Women Around Him 退伍重生之护我美女如云 If you could live your life over, who would you choose to save? When Shen Chan woke up, she found herself back at four in the morning on that day in 2014. Bao Shulin, this time, I will make sure you survive even if I have to stand against the whole world. 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Cultivating the Great Dao, From the Start by Fulfilling My Master’s Duty 大道修仙，开局替师尽孝 [Multiple heroines, no substitutes, clean throughout, read with confidence] The master passed away in meditation, leaving Bihai Cliff without a leader. His disciples and their master's wife were left helpless and alone. Li Xuance transmigrates unexpectedly and becomes a steward disciple of the sect. The vast sect has no one to take charge, and its many beautiful women have no one to protect them. His path to immortality begins with protecting his master's wife and taking over Bihai Cliff. He 8.7kReads6.5Score68814d adds
- 13 The Scholar from a Humble Family 寒门仕子 Song Tianming transmigrates by accident into the chaotic Great Qian, where the people are starving, wars never end, human lives are worth less than paper, and everyone struggles each day just to find enough to eat. By a twist of fate, the authorities arrange for him to marry a beautiful wife. Everyone in the village thinks Song Tianming and his wife will starve to death in the streets. But who could have guessed that a hidden dragon would rise from the countryside and prove unstoppable? Watch ho 712Reads8.0Score62614d adds
- 14 The Pinnacle of Power: The Crackdown on Organized Crime 权力巅峰之破局者：扫黑风暴 Wang Xiaolin is greeted with a carefully orchestrated welcome gift! She is forced to investigate the Old Town Redevelopment Project herself. As the investigation deepens, the clues point to her secret boyfriend, his mother, and the best friend she has had for twenty years. A game of intrigue that began with a conspiracy. 543Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Loving You for Eight Years in the Name of Friendship 以朋友之名，爱你八年 I loved you for eight years in the name of friendship. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 His Forceful Possession After Dark 入夜强势占有 A heart-wrenching, satisfying, sweet original novel [Both are virgins + possessive hero + reunion after years apart + sexual tension + obsessive pursuit] She reunites with her boyfriend, whom she broke up with three years ago, when she’s arrested in a prostitution raid. The man questioning her is her ex-boyfriend, Police Officer Shen Yanzhou. He curled his lip in a mocking smile. “Three years apart, and you’re still making money with your body?” At first, he mistakenly thought she was clinging 3.1kReads5.7Score14914d adds
- 17 The Creaking Next Door 隔壁的吱呀声 The Creaking Sounds Next Door 10Reads—Score13414d adds
- 18 My Wife Went to Her Date Looking Radiant and Came Home Shattered 妻子光鲜赴约破碎归来 His wife left for her date looking radiant, then returned in pieces 759Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 After Passing Myself Off as the Real Heiress, I Married into a Wealthy Family 冒名顶替真千金后，嫁入了豪门 Yan Zhi opened her eyes and found herself in a book, as the villainess who had impersonated the real heiress. In the original story, after discovering that her roommate was the real heiress who had been lost to a wealthy family, the villainess stole her hair, assumed her identity, and returned to the family to claim her place. She also married the male lead, Jiang Silian, one of the most powerful men in the capital, through a marriage alliance, becoming Mrs. Jiang. Before long, the deception 131.8kReads8.6Score13.4k14d adds
- 20 The Driver Who Stole His Boss's Woman 挖了老板后院的司机 The Driver Who Stole His Boss's Wife 5.6kReads—Score—14d adds
- 21 I Already Flew Off 我都飞出去了 I Flew Right Out 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 My Pay Card Is an Ancient Divine Artifact 我的工资卡是上古神器 My Salary Card Is an Ancient Divine Artifact 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 My Best Friend Tricked Me into a Demon’s Den 闺蜜骗我入魔窟 My best friend tricked me into entering a demon's lair 383Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 After Holding My Big Sister-in-Law, Are You Going to Start Building a Crime Empire? 抱着大嫂后，你要开始黑道发家？ 3.8kReads8.3Score31714d adds
- 25 Phoenix Fate on a Cold Night 寒夜凤命 Phoenix Fate in the Cold Night 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Urban Spirit Planter: I Grow Immortal Fields in the CBD 都市灵植师：我在CBD种仙田 When the urban jungle of steel and concrete devours the last patch of farmland, he inherits the legacy of an ancient spirit-plant cultivator. Atop a skyscraper, he carves out a celestial garden, nurturing hearts with the spirit of plants and rebuilding the city’s veins with the grace of flowers. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 My Wife Collected Eight Hundred Years of Pay at Our Sect, Until I Discovered She'd Been Taking My Tribulations for Me 我老婆在宗门发了八百年工资，直到我发现她是替我挡劫 My Wife Has Been Drawing Her Sect’s Pay for Eight Hundred Years, Until I Realized She Was Taking My Place to Avert My Tribulation 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 I Saved the Empress from the Start, and Now I Rule the World! 开局救皇后，我统御天下！ The peerlessly beautiful Empress Changsun and Yang Hua, a lowly protagonist. They should never have had anything to do with each other, but fate brought them together by chance. For various reasons, wicked thoughts arose in Yang Hua’s heart, and he humiliated Empress Changsun. Li Shimin, the emperor of the ages, flew into a rage when he learned what had happened. He swore to exterminate Yang Hua’s entire clan! But I have a System. What can you do to me, Li Shimin? 3.5kReads8.1Score27814d adds
- 29 A Sickly, Obsessive Kiss 病态缠吻 [Black-bellied love with coercion + secretly planned for years + groveling chase + campus romance] Possessive and wicked x clear-headed and independent Lin Ting was a small-time online influencer who livestreamed to earn money when she didn’t have evening classes. There was one loyal fan in her livestream. He had been there for her ever since she started streaming. But one day, this fan changed and turned into a creep He interfered with her streams, harassed her with private messages, threatened 2kReads8.4Score18014d adds
- 30 He Gave Me a Pot of Moss 他送了我一盆苔藓 He gave me a pot of moss. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 That Leftover Egg Tart We Remembered for a Lifetime 那个吃剩的蛋挞，我们记了一辈子 That Leftover Egg Tart Stayed With Us for a Lifetime 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Text Invasion: The Villains I Write Go on a Killing Spree 文字入侵：我笔下的反派杀疯 Near future, 202X · Sporadic reports of “text anomalies” have appeared around the world, but most are dismissed as mass hallucinations or a new kind of scam. · The online literary industry is booming. Writing ten thousand words a day is standard for professional authors, and a huge number of works are slapdash and poorly made. · Three months before the Jiang Jinyue incident, a well-known author died suddenly. The key item “Eternal Pocket Watch” from their unfinished novel appeared at an auction 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Days I Was Scammed 我被诈骗的日子 A wild, imaginative science-fiction novel featuring artificial intelligence, a System, and a 99-death time loop. It begins with a scam and a debt, setting the protagonist on a path of revenge that changes both the virtual and real worlds. The AI protagonist fights against its creator. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Painted Evil 画煞 I was once the youngest imperial painter of the Sheng Dynasty, but a forbidden painting got me stripped of my rank and reduced to a commoner. Strangely, anyone I painted would die a violent death within seven days. I put down my brush and retreated from the world, thinking I could escape the curse. Then, on a snowy night, the unfinished portrait of a lady I had never completed knocked on my door. The woman in the painting came to me in dreams night after night, weeping blood as she cried, “My lo 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Best Waist in the Three Realms 三界第一腰 The Best Waist in the Three Realms 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Flowers Beneath the Eaves 檐下花 This is a story of a woman’s journey toward self-growth beneath the eaves of a village home. She relies on no one and waits for no one. She will make her own spring bloom: she moves into a side room at her brother and sister-in-law’s home to live alone. The hushed late-night conversations between her brother and sister-in-law next door unwittingly become her belated introduction to love. 1.5kReads—Score15414d adds
- 37 The Legitimate Daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo Rises to Greatness 镇国公嫡女的青云路 Su Qing, a top surgeon aged twenty-eight, transmigrates after a car accident into the body of Shen Qingci, the frail legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo’s household, who is constantly bullied. Her birth mother died young, her stepmother makes life difficult for her, and her half-sister even steals her mother’s keepsakes and pushes her into the water, leaving her to die. When she opens her eyes again, the timid girl has become a bold soul of a doctor. The unassuming wooden bangle on her wr 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Year I Turned Five, I Stumbled Upon My Parents' Secret 五岁那年，我撞破父母的秘密 The Year I Turned Five, I Uncovered My Parents' Secret 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Rouge in the Tulou 土楼里的胭脂 In the Jianghuai region during the Republic of China era, earthen fortresses rise tall. The beautiful widow Qin Yuening is seized by the bandit Shen Keji, and a “wife-for-hire contract” seals her fate in his rough bandit stronghold. She once hated him to the core. She fled, tried to kill him, and even hung from the rafters rather than submit. He spends half his life conquering territory, all for the day she says, “I will.” When war reaches their doorstep, their bloodstained hands finally clasp t 1.9kReads—Score26114d adds
- 40 A Female Special Forces Soldier Transmigrates into a Frail Girl, and the Young Marshal Demands to Make Her His Wife 女特种兵穿成弱女，被少帅求名分 A soul transmigrates into a delicate woman who becomes a special forces soldier × a ruthless young marshal [Republican era + love of country and family + winning her back + romantic tension + devoted couple] Zhao Yingnan, a special forces squad leader, was on a mission in the rainforest when she took a fatal bullet meant for a teammate. When she woke, she had transmigrated into the Republican era, becoming Lin Siyue, the least favored concubine-born daughter of the Lin family, a rice merchant fa 2Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 41 The Genetic Modification Plan Went Wrong 基因改造计划翻车了 The Genetic Modification Plan Went Wrong 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 This Man Has On-Screen Comments Above His Head 这个男人头上长弹幕了 This Man Has Speech Bubbles Over His Head 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Years I Spent Looking for a Wife 我找老婆这些年 All These Years, I’ve Been Looking for a Wife 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 I Have Three Stunning Masters 我有三个绝色师父 I have three stunning masters. My eldest master, Luo Wu, is a peerless god of slaughter, as beautiful as a nation. My second master, Su Qingcheng, is a living medicine immortal who can bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bare bones. She has saved countless people. My third master, Qin Luyao, is unparalleled in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and the arts of divination and strategy... 11.5kReads9.2Score54714d adds
- 45 Picking Up a Wife on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway: My Story with a Budget Traveler 川藏线捡媳妇：我和穷游女的故事 I’m well into my thirties, out of work, and my wife has left me. I watched outdoor vloggers on short-video apps making money while cuddling up to women, and slapped my thigh: Why shouldn’t I be able to do that? I gritted my teeth and bought a secondhand camper van. I called it chasing poetry and distant horizons, then hit National Highway 318. Really, I just wanted to see if I could find myself a wife along the Sichuan-Tibet route. Who would have thought I’d find all kinds of stories instead 10.2kReads7.0Score84614d adds
- 46 The Moon Deep in the Cornfield 玉米地深处的月亮 That summer, her new husband publicly insulted her, saying she “looked like an eggplant.” She grabbed her bundle and ran away in the middle of the night. Su Caiying sat on the edge of the kang until well past midnight. Instead of a wedding night, all she got was humiliation. By morning, the whole village knew that the new bride of the Liu family was “bad luck for her husband.” Her man had run off on their wedding night. When the family split up, she was given half a sack of dried sweet potatoes, 8.3kReads6.4Score55614d adds
- 47 Warning: My Wife Is Sweet with Short Hair Too 真香警告：老婆短发也很甜 Warning: You’ll Love Your Wife’s Short Hair Too 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 My Wife's Genes Mutated 我老婆她基因突变了 My Wife Has Undergone a Genetic Mutation 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 I Thought I Was Here to Pick Up Girls, So How Did I End Up Cultivating Immortality? 说好泡妞，怎么修了仙 [Wish fulfillment + multiple female leads + dual cultivation + System + urban cultivation + no mindless decisions] (The rating just came out and will rise.) The last female Emperor of the Immortal Realm perishes. Her remnant soul drifts for thirteen thousand years before transforming into the “Love-and-Wealth Tycoon System” and binding itself to the destitute Lin Xu. The System alternately pressures and persuades him to approach one beautiful woman after another, tempering his cultivation throu 16.3kReads7.0Score1.8k14d adds
- 50 Three Years of Marriage to a Female Immortal 我与女仙三年夫妻缘 Su Yunjie, an upright official said to be the reincarnation of the Star of Literature, is demoted to serve in a deadly land of miasma, where he finds himself trapped in a hopeless situation. Fortunately, he meets Liachen, a high-ranking Taoist priest, who introduces him to Shen Qinghan, the reincarnation of an immortal born from an Ice Soul Lotus, as his wife. Gifted with esoteric arts, the female immortal suppresses evil spirits, battles witches, breaks curses, and brings peace to the people, h 22Reads—Score—14d adds
