Novels like Reborn: Starting from Ordinary
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- 1 Infinite Flow: Don’t Cause Trouble, We’re Live 【无限流】不要捣乱直播中 [Two male leads] [A puppet master forced to fight for survival vs. a sweet, naive little bunny puppet] (younger love interest + coming-of-age romance + amnesia) Ambushed in the mountains, Xiang Yan thought it was the end when he died with a sickle lodged in his chest. When he opened his eyes again, he had become a newcomer in horror-game livestream room No. 816075025. Before him was a child with a cracked skull, and a screen filled with viewers’ blood-red comments. Some bet he wouldn’t surviv —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Cuckoo's Cry and the Kunlong Mirror 子规啼与坤龙镜 I am the Night Emperor, once the supreme Demon Venerable of the Three Realms. But as I pushed the divine art [Cuckoo’s Cry] to its peak, I was ambushed. I went berserk at a frontier outpost in the mortal world, and my body was destroyed. Then, while trying to possess an ordinary little girl, I was struck a devastating blow to my soul by the “Kunlong Mirror,” an immortal-world treasure that suddenly appeared inside her. I nearly perished completely. In my desperate flight, I was forced to take re —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Seeker of the Way Back 寻逆者 [No System + some Minecraft elements] Knowing he was going to die, he decided to go out with a bang and take on a grand trial. He successfully transmigrated... into his girlfriend's bed. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 After Going Viral for Losing It, the Villainous Uncle Begged for Peace 发疯爆火后，反派小叔下跪求和 [Possessive younger uncle ✖️ unhinged movie queen] (A showcase of the heroine losing it) [Chasing-her-to-the-crematorium trope ➕ transmigrate into a book ➕ scandal-ridden rising star ➕ wealthy CEO ➕ revenge] When she opens her eyes, Xu Wanzhi finds herself inside a poorly concluded novel, as the identically named female supporting character. Looking back, she sees her fall from celebrated movie queen to public pariah, buried under scandal after scandal and a barrage of camera flashes. Her reputa —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Carpenter Emperor: Building a Kingdom That Lasts 木匠天子：造物定江山 (No System, no golden finger.) On the first day after transmigrating into Zhu Youxiao, he carved a perfectly fitting mortise-and-tenon joint in the carpentry shed. The civil officials called it a frivolous trick. Wei Zhongxian secretly tried to undermine him. But with gears, proportions, and mechanics, he publicly exposed their fallacies and won them over with reason. He secretly established artisan battalions, upgraded military equipment, built water turbines, and opened an Institute of Natur 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 My Wife Cheated, So I Ruined Her Reputation! 妻子出轨，我让她身败名裂！ My wife cheated on me, so I ruined her reputation! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 My Wife Cheated. How Can I Forgive Her? 出轨的妻子，我该怎么原谅？ My wife cheated on me. How can I forgive her? 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 My Wife Cheated, and I Won't Forgive Her! 妻子出轨，我不原谅！ My wife cheated on me, and I won't forgive her! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Courier Thug 快递暴徒 In the future, after the Fourth World War, humanity rebuilds its home among the ruins. People must contend not only with a harsh, polluted environment, but also stay on guard against looters. In the wasteland, couriers have become the most trusted people around. A refugee girl named Ye Xue sets out to become the greatest courier in order to rescue her kidnapped older sister… As long as you’re alive, get back on your feet and fight to the very end… 245Reads—Score104Shelves
- 10 The Poor: A Criminal's Return from the Wrong Path 贫穷的犯罪迷途之返 Welcome to my story. It follows a man who turns to crime as he struggles through poverty. The farther he goes down that road, the more his life is changed by the heroine. His journey toward redemption begins. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 That Soul Has Disintegrated 那灵魂已解体 [No harem] [Not a power fantasy] [Worldbuilding-focused] Anatomie de l'âme If a foreknown future cannot be changed, what is the point of knowing it? If a foreknown future can be changed, why bother knowing it? Ultimately, everyone has misunderstood one thing: The so-called future is merely a flower grown from the seeds of the present in the soil of the past. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Did the Heroine Really Raise the Whole Cast to Immortality? 女主把主角团拉扯成仙了吗 The short version: “Watch me sever a thousand mountains with one sword.” A xianxia story with a small ensemble cast. Stubborn, resilient, incredibly capable, and deeply suspicious Mei Yuchun, a sword-and-talisman cultivator who’s both a powerhouse and sharp-minded × cool, restrained, gentle, and hopelessly lovestruck Zhang Xianzhi, a young man three years older than everyone else whose fan-wielding battle record speaks for itself × quirky, penniless Zhou Fuling, whose music can both attack and d —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 A Dream of Tangled Affections 梦有芊芊结 [Transmigration + historical romance + transmigrating back to the modern era for revenge + transmigrating again to farm in ancient times] He Weiqian keeps dreaming of Qi Luobai, a handsome and generous man. She thinks it is just a fleeting fantasy, until she discovers that the world in her dreams really exists. The heroine, He Weiqian, has always been an academic failure with no ambition, but she gets swept up in a power struggle among a wealthy family and is eventually injured after falling int —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The CEO Lost His Memory and Became My Boss 总裁失忆后，成我顶头上司 [Reunited After Years Apart + Secret Crush Comes True] [Domineering CEO + Devoted Spoiling] Five years ago, Gu Chenyi’s figure caught Lin Yi’s eye and became a secret she kept buried in her heart. A sudden car accident sent him overseas, taking him completely out of her world. Just as Lin Yi was finally ready to put her secret crush to rest, that familiar yet distant figure showed up at her workplace five years later as her direct superior. The person who had once seemed so far beyond her rea 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 I Really Don't Want to Cultivate Immortality, but They All Call Me Master 我真不想修仙可它们都叫我主人呀 My name is Ping An, and I'm a beggar who grew up beneath the ruined temple in Chen Family Town. The townsfolk call me "Ping An," hoping the town will stay safe and sound while I keep watch and patrol the streets at night. I don't have lofty ambitions. Looking after Chen Family Town is enough for me. I help the neighbors fix their door bars and patch their roofs, then patrol at night with a battered lantern. That's how I've been getting by. Then one day, while I was eating roast chicken, I came a 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Mountains and Seas: Becoming a Beast Hunter 山海：从成为异兽猎人开始 What? You can gain an exotic beast's power just by eating it? Then I guess I have no choice but to become an exotic beast hunter. What? A college student on the brink of death wants to be reborn by transmigrating into my body? Let me show you what the spiritual power of a primitive man looks like. In this world of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, where Qi flows through the five organs and grants the power of the five elements, I kept eating and eating, gaining strength beyond the reach of coun —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Chang'an Snow, A Mother's Soul 长安雪，慈母魂 [Period Romance with Angst + Healing Through Family Bonds + Mutual Devotion] [Afterword includes a BL secondary couple] For two years, in a ruined temple, little Nian’er clutched a cloth tiger and waited for dawn. She didn’t know that her mother’s lingering soul was hidden inside the tiger, protecting her year after year. Her father returned to find her, and their souls reunited. They had only seven days together. Begonia blossoms bore witness, a jade pendant served as their matchmaker, and love 972Reads6.5Score101Shelves
- 18 Nameless: The Six Desires 无铭【六欲】 Greed, fear, lust, hatred, deceit, and savagery. These desires are like enormous boulders loosened atop a mountain. Once they start rolling, they will never stop without a price being paid. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Alien Star Underground Palace 异星地宫 I have a Stone-Cold Bone constitution and am this era's Stone Treader. Following a destiny yet unknown, I stumble upon secrets from five thousand years ago: the rise and fall of dynasties, the arcane arts of spirits and immortals, and the truth behind cruel human sacrifices... Everything lies beyond that stone door. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 The Lonely Mountain and the Fox 孤山与狐 About the Fox I Picked Up Being the Cultivation World’s Beloved [Long-Lived Harbinger of Calamity × Young Mountain God | Healing, Nurturing, Two Powerful Leads] Lin Wu, the cultivation world’s universally recognized harbinger of calamity, bears the power of the Void, devours her masters and wipes out their clans, and has survived three hundred years of being hunted. Until one rainy night, when she picks up a blood-soaked silver fox. For the first time, her dull and endless life is warmed by ano —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 The World Is Crumbling, Yet We Will Slay the Gods 世界崩坏，而我们终将弑神 This is my first time writing a novel. The pacing is slow from the start, but I’ve truly put my heart into it, so I hope you’ll give it a chance. I’ve included a summary of the key points from the earlier chapters in the author’s note for Chapter 40. If you couldn’t get through the first few chapters, please take a look at the Chapter 40 summary and what comes next. I’m begging you. The moment Lu Li stepped into the Tianyan Bureau, the gears of fate began turning once more. Though still young, h —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 I Can Create Anything and Upgrade It 我能捏造万物升级 I Can Create Anything and Make It Level Up —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Live-Streamed Judgment: Has Today’s Scumbag Been Sacrificed to Heaven? 直播审判：今日狗男人祭天了吗？ Live Trial: Have We Sacrificed Any Scumbag Men Today? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Marriage Before Love: My Husband Is a Fool 先婚后爱：我的夫君是傻子 Marriage Before Love: My Husband Is a Fool —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 From Homebody Deliveryman to Fortune System 从宅男外卖开启财富系统 A Fortune-Building System Begins with a Homebody Delivery Guy —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Yun in the Snow 雪中芸 [Reborn] & [Transmigration] & [Replacement Romance] & [Revenge] The story follows the male lead, Aoxue, who is reborn and discovers that the world has changed. He finds Bai Yun, the female lead who has transmigrated into the present, and the two meet with mutual suspicion. As they work step by step to prevent the end of the world, they unlock a tragic NPC romance. But in the end, they still fail to stop the apocalypse... (The years in the immortal realm are measured by its own calendar, with no 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Destiny Planner 命定规划师 A complex world where star power and source power intertwine, a crimson abyss of mutation and devouring. Can Xu Mo, the chosen one from Earth, change this malformed, bizarre world and chart a new course for his life? Hello, fellow readers, I'm Liurian. This is my first time writing a book. I'm just getting started and have little influence, so I hope you'll give me three parts teasing and seven parts support. A bow of thanks to you all! 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 The Truth Emerges: The Final Chapter of Love and Sin 真相浮现：爱与罪的终章 The Truth Emerges: The Final Chapter of Love and Sin —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Threw the Male Lead's Romance Off Course 穿书后，我把男主的感情线搞乱了 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Threw the Male Lead's Romance Off Course —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Brand of the Golden Cage 金笼烙印 [Dark fantasy + comeback + destruction + revenge + bloodline awakening + seals + identity reversal + suspense. The unanswered mysteries will gradually reveal their true forms as the story unfolds.] She was covered in wounds, unaware that the mark on her back concealed the secret of a fallen royal family. By day, she was a tamed plaything; by night, an unwakened queen. Evidence of the castle’s crimes, a bloodstained letter from the dungeon, a copper key belonging to a missing slave girl, a black 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Leveling Up in the Three Kingdoms: I Begin Rewriting History by Binding Myself to Ding Yuan 加点三国，从绑定丁原开始篡史 I transmigrate to the Three Kingdoms, and my starting strength is just one point? I really can’t even lift a chicken? I’ve barely arrived, and you’re already making me challenge Lü Bu? What? The System is forcing a bond between me and Ding Yuan? What? The System assigns points at random, and I don’t get to choose? What? The System can even assign points to Ding Yuan? All right, got it. Watch me contend for the Central Plains and restore the Han dynasty! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 I Transmigrated and Became a Middle-Aged Hero 穿越，我成了大叔勇者 [Uncomfortably realistic + dark + deranged characters + multiple heroines + no System + ascension through flesh and blood] Huh? I transmigrated to another world. Huh? I’m actually the hero! Just how awful can I, the hero, be? Demon King, don’t kneel! Get up, Demon King! Is this my wonderful life in another world? How did it turn into one huge conspiracy? … A conspiracy… A conspiracy!!! I… am being observed… Who… who’s there… [This is bad. Flesh and blood bring suffering; ascend through mac 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 A Hive City Journey That Began with March 7th 和三月七一起开始的巢都之旅 [Warhammer] [Honkai: Star Rail] [Multiple heroines] [Farming] [Lighthearted comedy] Mi You, a veteran corporate drone and armchair Warhammer player, transmigrates into the dark underhive of Warhammer 40K. While desperately fleeing the perverted gang boss to avoid being forced into his bed, he unexpectedly runs into a spirited girl who seems completely out of place in this hopeless universe: March 7th, the poster girl of Honkai: Star Rail, who ended up here by accident in a train warp mishap! One 1.7kReads—Score144Shelves
- 34 The Beautiful, Brilliant, and Broken Research Goddess and the Nobleman Whose Secret Love Comes True 美强惨科研女神与暗恋成真贵公子 No System, no transmigration: brilliant but tragic female scientist x wealthy heir whose secret crush comes true | Marriage before love | Growing together Gu Qingning signed away her freedom on the banks of the Seine. Buyer: Fu Yunshen, her greatest rival in college and now heir to one of the wealthiest families. Item: The right to claim her as his wife for two years. Payment: An enormous relocation allowance, all her debts wiped clean, and full access to research resources. The reason? Fu Yun 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Oh My God! I Transmigrated into a Dragon Girl Villain?! 天哪！我竟然穿越成了龙娘反派？ (Light Novel + Lighthearted Comedy + Wildly Imaginative Alternate History) I was once a struggling novelist on Earth. It was only thanks to my breakout hit, The Rise of the Dragon Empire, that I gained a little fame. After finishing the book, I hoped to write something new and make a little more money. Who could have guessed… I'd end up getting “lucky” and transmigrating to another world? And here's the kicker: I transmigrated into the world I'd written, and became the book's female protagonist, 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 The Empress and Her Female General 女帝与她的女将军 She is a female general on the battlefield, clad in armor, spear in hand, her eyes shining with determination. She is the first empress of Qiling, generous and compassionate, beloved by her people. As fate's gears turn quietly, the best things happen when two people choose each other. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 One Punch to Godhood: From Neighborhood Security Guard to Urban Overlord 一拳封神：从社区保安到都市至尊 Modern urban martial arts / Contemporary action / Inspirational rise to power / Underworld intrigue An ordinary security guard ignored by the entire city unexpectedly awakens a lost martial arts technique. One punch makes him famous, taking him from a neighborhood cleaner to the supreme ruler of the city’s underworld and respectable society alike. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Reborn to Rule a Land of Beauty 重生之江山美色 Liu An, a low-level modern thief, was reborn into the family of a merchant in the Ming Dynasty after falling into despair. He thought he could finally enjoy the good life of a rich man. But when he watched his family die horribly, he realized that in a world where money meant nothing without power, even his life was not secure. Liu An finally awakened, built up his own power, gathered beautiful women, and set out to establish an empire of his own… —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 It's All Right, Gentle One 安了，温柔 “When you are young, if you fall in love with someone, please treat them gently. No matter how long or short the time you share, if you can always be gentle with each other, then every moment will be a flawless beauty. If you must part, say goodbye properly, and keep gratitude in your heart. Be grateful that they gave you a memory. When you grow up, you’ll understand: when you look back in a sudden moment, a youth free of resentment will leave you with no regrets, like the still full moon over a 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Having Me Is Your Only Chance in This Life 拥有我才是你此生唯一的机会 [Transmigration] [Pseudo-System] [Humor] [Ensemble cast] [Status-screen progression] I am a sword with two souls sharing one body. You can call me Feng Feng, or you can call me the Element System. Come watch me roam the myriad heavens as I please. The lofty gods, the saints who scorn all living things, the immortals who control the masses, the demons who covet the universe... (Spirit root ranks: Mortal, Yellow, Profound, Earth, Heaven, Mutated, Artifact, Star) (Arts and techniques ranks: Yellow, 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Red X 红叉 Never touch the red X on the door. Chi Jing discovers a red X painted on his front door lock. That night, his neighbor vanishes without a trace. The next day, the red X appears in the palm of his hand. A man in black tells him: Every door leads to another world. Each time a door opens, a group of people enters. Everyone receives one rule, and some are true while others are false. The rules say, “Do not enter rooms marked with a red X.” The rules say, “You must enter rooms marked with a red X.” T —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Hunter, You've Got a Heart of Darkness 这位猎人，心好黑 Flesh is not me; my soul dwells within it. I ask myself why, and only the spirit flame flickers. What can be called its name? Its life? Its existence? I am myself, and nothing else... I live again, for myself alone. The platform has dropped this novel. It features a large ensemble cast and is quite long. It is not a conventional wish-fulfillment power fantasy: there is no gripping opening three-chapter hook or a steady stream of thrills. Readers who mind these things should give it a pass. 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 After Binding to a System, I Was Forced to Become a Mom to Multiple Husbands 绑定系统后，被迫成了多夫宝妈 A space-time accident gives an ordinary woman a second chance at life and binds her to the “Moms’ Support System.” From then on, she begins a completely different life, finding several sincere loves and raising adorable children amid the warmth of everyday life. But gentleness is not weakness. So the next generation can live in the sunlight, she resolutely dons a police uniform and infiltrates a den of drug dealers teeming with danger. With the System’s help and her teammates at her side, she gi 361Reads—Score102Shelves
- 44 After Raising the World-Destroying Villain, I Became His Only Light 养成灭世反派后我成了他唯一的光 Su Wan is bound to the Villain Redemption System. She must lower the world-ending child Lu Jin’s despair level to a safe range within 72 hours, or the world will be destroyed and everyone will be erased. During their first cross-time connection, all she sees is a boy curled up in the shadows, a star-shaped mark around his neck. He asks her in a breathy voice, “If the poison doesn’t kill me... will you come back tomorrow?” Every night, she shows up on time with hot soup and warm porridge. Yet the 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The Comments Say Getting a Kidney Transplant Makes Me the Tragic Heroine, But I'm the Surgeon 弹幕说被换肾是虐文女主的命运，可我是主刀医生呀 The comments say getting a kidney transplant is the fate of a tragic romance heroine. But I'm the surgeon performing the operation! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Strange Passage 奇异穿梭 With their world destroyed, they are forced to travel through all kinds of strange worlds: primeval forests, dreamcore realms, worlds of cultivation and body refinement, reincarnation worlds, and even worlds where people fight using faith. The journey may be difficult, but the protagonist is the god of the destroyed world. None of it should be a problem. Right? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 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—Shelves
- 48 A Journey Through the World in Search of Immortals? 行世寻仙记？ Before chaos was divided, gods and demons shook the world. This world exists to give birth to an “immortal,” and has planted the seed of becoming one in the heart of every living being! In this world of seekers after immortality and the Dao, the path of cultivation for countless beings depends on their origins... But what about Tian Yu? Is he the Blood Prince of the Blood Clan? The son of a human who wandered far from home... or something else entirely? Even he doesn't know. After a battle that 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 I Can't Believe I Switched Bodies with My Cheating Boyfriend?! 我竟然和出轨男友互换了身体？！ I actually swapped bodies with my cheating boyfriend?! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 The Feast of Wrathful Taotie 怒饕盛宴 A recorded divine oracle descends upon Lu Xiaoran, an Envoy of Taotie, revealing this world to you through his footsteps. The spirit accompanying him may not be very good at describing it, but in this vast world, you and I are not so different... —Reads—Score—Shelves
