Novels like Reborn: Starting from Ordinary
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- 101 I Use Bugs to Become the Lucky One in the Cultivation World 我靠BUG在修真界当锦鲤 A modern programmer stays up late fixing bugs, gets electrocuted, and transmigrates to the cultivation world! He’s even bound to the “Heaven Rewards Hard Work System.” He thought this was the start of his comeback, but the System has a major bug and glitches out an infinite-resurrection cheat. After being hunted by demonic cultivators 99 times, he accidentally unlocks a hidden achievement. Is this really how thrilling things are from the start in the cultivation world? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 102 When the Cultivation System in the Apocalypse Got the Wrong Person 关于修仙系统在末世绑错人这件事 [Zombie Apocalypse Survival] [No Romance] [Not a Saintly Protagonist] [System] [Storage Space] Lin Wei transmigrated, somehow ending up in the apocalypse and bound to a cultivation System. The System's initial assessment of her: “Withered bones, blocked meridians, a barren spiritual sea... Overall rating: hopeless!” Oh, great. Thanks a lot. Since I'm in the apocalypse, I'd better figure out how to survive first. First, she searches every corner of the supermarket. Then, old man, you're telling m —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 103 Reborn as Zhao Gou: Who Dares Harm My Yue Family Army? 魂穿赵构，谁敢害我岳家军 Zhao Xu, a modern graduate student in history, is railing against Zhao Gou, the feckless Southern Song emperor who destroyed his own defenses and unjustly killed Yue Fei, when he unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Emperor Gaozong of Song at the beginning of the eleventh year of the Shaoxing era. At this moment, Chancellor Qin Hui is using “insufficient state funds” and “an exhausted populace” as excuses to join a group of civil officials in petitioning the emperor to recall Yue Fei, who 2.1kReads8.2Score232Shelves
- 104 He Said He'd Be My Little Sun 他说他做我的小太阳 “When I first met you, I only wanted to have a little fun,” Xie Qiu said earnestly as he looked at Shen Yu. “What about later?” “Later, I never expected I’d fall for you.” “Thank you, Xie Qiu,” Shen Yu said earnestly as she looked at him. “What are you thanking me for?” Xie Qiu asked, puzzled. “Thank you for being the little sun in my dark world.” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 Endless Rebirth 无尽回生 [Infinite flow + no harem + wild imagination + healing] Zhang Hua just took an afternoon nap, only to wake up in the world of the dead. Then, for some inexplicable reason, a group of demons started hunting him down. But when he discovered he couldn’t die, he began confronting gods and demons. It might look like a novel about saving your progress and fighting monsters, but this book is really about people, dressed up as an infinite-flow story. Everyone here has a unique story of their own. I hope 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 106 The Mysterious Records of Mountains and Seas 山海玄中录 Male-oriented, meme-filled, modern transmigration and cultivation, fantasy, wild imagination, mythical beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas. The Dragon King son-in-law never meant to transmigrate to the cultivation world and live off a woman, but went from a nobody to the pinnacle of the immortal realm. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 Legacy of the First: Moths to the Flame 2 先驱之遗2逐火之蛾 Alternate World + Political Struggles + Superpowered Battles + Intricate Worldbuilding + Bickering Partners Dropped into the action from the start! I, Liu Qingyun, wield the ability "Lighttrace." On the night the Psionic Tower fell, I fought my way through enemy lines alone, gun in hand. When I returned to Shangdu, I found myself cast out by my family, pressured into marriage by my former fiancée, and hunted by the mysterious organization known as the "World-Abandoners." Injected with an inhibi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 108 Apocalypse Battle Royale: I Have a Black Market System 末世大逃杀：我有黑市系统 The apocalypse hits, and zombies surround his door. Su Qingyu binds himself to the Black Market System, thinking he’s about to take off. Then the System opens its mouth and asks for money. He checks his pockets: 242 yuan. “Type 54 pistol, 200. Eight bullets, 40. Balance: 2 yuan. Please keep trying, Host.” Su Qingyu looks at the zombies scratching at his door, then at his empty wallet. “System, are you messing with me?” 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 109 The Path to Immortality for a Cultivation Sect 修真门派长生路 Traditional fantasy, sect management, farming, and ensemble rivalries Lu Tianqi transmigrates into the role of Qingyang Sect’s leader, only to have a disciple grab him by the throat the moment he opens his eyes. At the brink of death, he activates a “special Dao Foundation”: as long as the sect exists, he can live forever! He also awakens a game-style information panel that lets him see everyone’s “status” and “hidden talents.” To stay alive, he pretends to be crazy and foolish around the Great 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 110 How the Sword Rose to Stir Jade Dust 何以剑起弄玉尘 A scarred woman and a blind man: the heroine’s rise to become the leader of the martial world. Married first, fall in love later, with an unabashed romance... A melodramatic tale of the Jianghu’s secrets... One jaw-dropping twist after another in the later chapters... A story rooted in the Jianghu, yet reaching beyond it... Complete, with no unfinished ending or hiatus... A blind young man, Liu Yaoting, suddenly appears in Jiaozhou City, where Wen Yu has taken refuge, and demands that she honor 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 111 Prison of the Fog City 雾都囚笼 In Year 0 of the Fogbound Era, a mysterious black fog shrouded nearly every corner of the Earth. Lurking within its gloomy depths were vicious fog insects that slaughtered humans without mercy. To survive, the nations formed three united governments and used a new physical defense technology to isolate surviving cities and regions from the fog. From then on, humanity entered the Fogbound Era. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 112 The Southern Hua Chronicles 南华录 Now, if someone could ride upon the regularity of Heaven and Earth and harness the six breaths of nature to roam without end, what would they have to rely on? Thus it is said: The Perfect Man has no self, the Divine Man has no achievements, and the Sage has no name. The story begins with an assassination on a rainy night. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 113 After My Childhood Friend Spoiled Me Rotten, I Restarted My Life Three Times 被竹马宠爆后我重开了三次人生 They chose each other, secretly loved each other, and saved each other. Both are devoted to one another, and there are two male leads. You are the trial fate set for me, and the only one who can set me free. In this cycle, you are my obsession, and my faith. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 114 Ghost Story Survival Game: Starting at the Postpartum Care Center 怪谈生存游戏：从月子中心开始 [Rule Horror] + [Standalone short stories in separate volumes] + [Collection] + [Light thrills] + [First/third person] Have you ever wondered whether the world you take for granted is filled with invisible “rules”? When the blood moon rises, you receive a bizarre [New Student Handbook]. Every school rule is written in scarlet ink, and anyone who breaks one... will be “cleaned up.” When you walk into a 24-hour convenience store in the middle of the night, the [Employee Handbook] warns you that 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 115 Reborn in 1927: Saving the Republic Through Industry 重生一九二七我靠工业拯救共和国 Shanghai’s Zhabei District, 1927. When Lin Zhenhua woke up, the smell of rust and machine oil filled his nose. His father’s machine shop had been reduced to three battered lathes, seven workers who hadn’t been paid, and a two-thousand-dollar loan-shark’s IOU. The creditor was coming to padlock the doors that afternoon. But Lin Zhenhua had the industrial blueprints of a hundred years in the future in his head. Metal suppliers, foreign trading firms, Japanese factories: no one thought much of this 252Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 116 God-Slaying Fairy Tales: Reverse the Hunt 弑神童话，反向逃杀 Fairy tales are all lies. An Ge understands that better than anyone. They are dragged into a strange fairy-tale world where Little Red Riding Hood eats people, the curse of Sleeping Beauty spreads into reality, and the bloody “true ending” is carved into the back of every happy story. Want to escape? Sure. Complete every chapter. Don't be turned into a tree, don't be turned to candy, and don't let the reflection in the mirror eat you. But they don't know... At the edge of this world, there are o 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 Cultivating the Dao Through the Mind: Who'd Choose Death If They Could Live? 唯心修仙：能活谁想死啊？ [Slow burn, xianxia, pseudo-ensemble cast, transmigration and rebirth, I’m the weakest among a group of big shots, returning to the past, glimpses of the future, everyone in this group is one of my alternate accounts] Since the birth of qi-refining cultivation, it has evolved from seeking proof within oneself, to relying on nothing external, and then to borrowing the power of Heaven and Earth. Now that Heaven and Earth have changed, ancient cultivation techniques, and those from even earlier tim 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 118 He Was Abandoned Once Again 他再一次被抛弃 An innocent boy and a delinquent in a way. A cold, aloof top student and a simple, honest athlete. Their first meeting was… That was… the first time I met him. The memory of that day is as vivid as if it had happened yesterday. That day, I once again ignored those words, whether complaints or threats, and went out for a walk at night. I always went out at the same time to look at the stars. They kept stopping me, so I had to sneak out. If you followed the narrow, dark alley for about twenty minu 35Reads—Score—Shelves
- 119 I Got the God’s Tongue from the Start, But Nearly Starved to Death 开局获得神之舌，差点被饿死 From the start, I, Qin Ye, gained the “God's Tongue” talent. Add the System to that, and I've got what it takes to become the God of Cooking. The reality? Why does this dish taste like dog shit? It's completely inedible. Three days later, fine, I'll eat shit. It's not actually shit anyway, and if I don't eat, I'll starve to death. This talent is going to kill me. Good thing I've still got the System. Deep Blue! Add points! Sorry. There have been too many transmigrators lately, and we're short on —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 Peerless Sword Emperor: It Began When a Fairy Raided Me at Night 绝世剑帝，从被仙子夜袭开始 Also known as: Peerless Sword Emperor: From Abandoned Disciple of the Immortal Sect to a Reversal of Fate My name is Li Qingfeng. I was once a prodigy of the Taixu Continent, but from the age of seven, my cultivation stopped advancing. In the end, I was cast aside by the Immortal Sect and mocked by everyone! After nine years of silence, on the eve of my sixteenth birthday, I finally awakened my Great Dao Sword Body. From this day on, I will show the world who the true prodigy is! Forge an indest 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 The Dragon-Seeking Epitaph of Jiuzhou 九州寻龙墓志 [Tomb Raiding + Treasure Appraisal + No Ghosts] Remember the old man at No. 7 East Street who read my fortune? He said I’d face a trial at seventeen or eighteen, a “test of the heart.” If I got through it, my romance would blossom into a lasting relationship. If I didn’t, every love in my life would be a regret that slipped by like flowing water. I didn’t believe him then. I called him a fraud and said he was talking nonsense. I might not be handsome, but I was certainly a fine-looking young man —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 A General in Her Best Friend's Body Goes on a Rampage in the Capital 将军魂穿闺蜜，杀疯京城 [Strong heroine, devoted male lead, mostly wholesome] [Straight-talking female general x protective, devoted crown prince] In the thirteenth year of the Da Ji era, the capital's two great beauties, Xie Shu is ambushed at a mountain pass and encounters Song Zhao, who has fallen off a cliff while worshipping Buddha... When Xie Shu wakes again, she finds herself in Song Zhao's body. Facing the Marquis of Mighty Valor's manor, a den of demons and monsters, Xie Shu uses her own blunt, forceful method 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 123 I Will Take You Away 我会，把你带走 In a bustling modern city, prosperous on the surface but seething with hidden undercurrents, technology is highly advanced, and robots are widely used in many fields. The city appears peaceful, but its underworld is rife with criminal forces. Drug trafficking, human trafficking, high-tech crime, and other illegal activities are rampant. The police have never stopped fighting these forces. Robot secret agents are a covert force deployed to investigate these complex and dangerous criminal networks 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 124 What a Grand Adventure! 我嘞个大冒险 The eighteenth time Yunsong pressed F5 to refresh the page, the screen suddenly rippled like seawater. He remembered the last image he saw: the words “What a Wild Adventure” slowly fading from the shoddy, pixel-art game website. The feeling of weightlessness lasted twenty-seven seconds. The number was suspiciously precise, as if an invisible hand were timing him with a stopwatch. When the soles of his boots met the feel of rotting leaves, he caught a metallic, fishy odor. It was nothing like any —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 125 Peach Blossoms in Red: Peach Blossom Curse 桃花红【桃花劫】 [Two female leads + escape story + happy ending + play the pig to eat the tiger + strong heroine + fast-paced] Cheng Shuang is a young woman who has just graduated from college. Though extremely wary as she enters the working world, she is still kidnapped and sold to a village. She pretends to be obedient to let her captors lower their guard, then uses every bit of cunning she has, keeping her emotions in check and patiently enduring. After five long years, she finally escapes the village and wi 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 I'm a Spoiled Rich Girl, So Why Did I Get Stuck With This Incredible Little Husband? 我是纨绔女哎，喜提王炸小相公 [Farming + Mutual Devotion + Tooth-Rotting Sweetness + Super Satisfying + Medicine + Strategy + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Secret Identity] Su Su is a spoiled young lady with no ambition! Be a cool, overpowered, strong female lead? Use brains and brawn to reach the pinnacle of life? No, no, that’s definitely not her! One day, she transmigrates and lands herself a brilliant young husband. Her reborn husband comes from a farming family. He can predict the future, and he’s both a scholar and —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 The King's Record of the Haunted Realm 王者诡域录 Four young people who have just started college get caught up in a strange, turbulent series of events because of a game. They are drawn into an alternate world of humanity, where there is Taoist magic, eerie sorcery, and lies. What, in the end, is the truth… 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 128 The White Queen Protocol 白皇后协议 In the near future, humanity discovers that the laws of physics are not eternal constants. They are a set of programmable protocols, and Earth is merely Sample No. 7 in the “Ω-7 Experimental Zone.” When the “Arbitrators” begin formatting civilizations whose errors exceed the limit, three Awakened Ones bearing special marks uncover a horrifying truth. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 The One Who Ferries Souls Beyond the Mortal World 渡尘人 The Yin-Yang Pact: In ancient times, the first “Duster” witnessed tragedies born of human obsessions and made a pact with the embodiment of the laws of Heaven and Earth. The pact granted people of a particular bloodline the ability to sense, communicate with, and even resolve the obsessions of “Mortal Remnants,” thereby maintaining the boundary between life and death. In return, Dusters bear the “Debt of Lingering in the World,” often condemned to loneliness and an early death. The Debt of Ling —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 Sparks in the Piles of Old Papers 旧纸堆里的星火 From The Black Bird Brings Forth Shang to Hou Yi Shoots Down the Suns, from a campus writing contest to a mating scene in the Neolithic Age, three time periods resonate on the operating table of cognitive violence. When Yan Qian finally realizes that what he's writing isn't a history of demystifying myths, but a candid record of Generation Z's spiritual nakedness, the "shame disorder" that has troubled him for years suddenly takes on a new meaning: Every era needs its own Jian Di, using her womb 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 131 She’s the Top-Tier Star’s Secret 顶流爱豆的秘密是她 She Is the Top-Tier Idol's Secret 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 132 The Scheming Heir Keeps Flirting with Me 腹黑世子总撩拨我 The Scheming Heir Keeps Flirting with Me 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 133 The Yin Peeker 窥阴人 Yin and yang are distinct, and life and death belong to separate realms. Only the “Watcher of the Underworld” can travel between them, communicate with spirits and gods, and lay resentful souls to rest. Chen Sanyi was supposed to be dead! A chance encounter with a bronze coin let him walk the boundary between yin and yang, helping the living, the dead, and even demons cross over... Behind every eerie case lies a hidden web of cause and effect. Between the realms of yin and yang, who is really pr —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 134 When Our Contract Ended, the CEO Begged Me to Renew It 协约到期后，总裁疯狂求我续约 Their three-year agreement comes to an end, and Jiang Wanxin walks away with her head held high. The aloof CEO Qi Lian finally comes to his senses and pursues her relentlessly, asking only to renew their contract. Qi Lian’s mother makes moves behind the scenes, throwing obstacles in her career, thwarting her at every turn, and refusing to accept her. Business rivalries, love and conflict. When the contract expires and their arrangement comes to an end, can they overcome pressure from their elder 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 135 Between Tenderness and Fury 温柔与狂暴之间 In the future, meteorites bring radiation. Those exposed to it are divided into three groups: the naturally violent but physically strong Frosts, the Grendels, whose minds and bodies remain unchanged, and the gentle but frail Roscentes. The changes to humanity bring social turmoil as well. In this world, now utterly transformed, how will people survive? Will they numb themselves, or face reality alone? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 136 Nanshan Sword Sect 南山剑宗 Wine doesn’t make people drunk; they get drunk on their own. They’re still young, so why brood so much? Once they’ve had a few drinks, they all wear their hearts on their sleeves. This is the story of a group of young people who turn the tide when their sect is in danger, and fight hard to find a path to the heavens for this world. It all begins with a line from Granny Yinhua: “The green mountains stretch on and on, and deep love runs deeper still!” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 137 This Ring Can Save Your Life, But Not by Much 这个戒指能保命，但不多 Su Wan, a beauty blogger, transmigrates to an alternate dynasty. With a storage ring in hand, all she wants is to make money at her own pace and wait for the day she can return home. She has no interest in getting involved in court intrigue. With her own efforts, she breathes new life into the ancient cosmetics market and becomes a sensation among the capital’s powerful and influential. But she accidentally uncovers a bloody palace case buried for more than a decade and gets caught up in a deadl —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 138 The Way of Jidao 济道 A child from a rural family grows up and excels in the military, becoming a special forces instructor. During a counterterrorism operation, he is nearly killed in a suicide attack by criminals. At this critical moment between life and death, a twist of fate involving a piece of jade that his grandmother had prayed over for him at a temple transports Zhu Hong to an unknown world of immortal heroes! His fantastical adventure in the world of cultivation begins! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 Gazing at the Stars 凌望星辰 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 140 Online Game: The Savage Era 网游之蛮荒纪元 [Monster-Slaying and Leveling Up] [Data-Driven Online Game] [Primitive Tribes] [Global Hegemony] After his business failed, Wang Ye had no choice but to return to his old family home in the mountain village to escape his creditors. With no income, he had no choice but to take up online gaming... He wasn't a chosen one, and he couldn't compete with the big spenders. Plenty of players were more diligent and more skilled than him, yet he still managed to carve out a place of his own. 561Reads—Score—Shelves
- 141 Suppose It’s Before Dawn 假如黎明之前 System / playing cards / slay gods / all characters / infinite flow / games / Werewolf / ensemble cast What is dawn? Monstrous beasts tear the sky apart, and steel cities become hunting grounds of flesh and blood! Man-made monsters roam the ruins, shrieking in a way that makes your blood run cold. At the brink of despair, a cold electronic voice rings through the minds of players around the world: [Dawn Game, forced entry!] Fifty-four blood-red playing cards fan out in midair. Each one represen 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 142 I Bought Talismans Online, and a Celestial Master Teaches Me to Catch Ghosts 网购符箓，天师在线教我抓鬼 I ordered ghost-repelling talismans online, but what arrived was a stack of children’s sticker toys. After I left a bad review and filed a complaint, the seller called late that night. “Fellow cultivator, wait!” The next day, a handsome man in ancient robes showed up at my door and solemnly took my hand. “Spiritual energy is thin in the modern world, so talismans need your blood.” Just as I bit my fingertip, he suddenly started a livestream. “Everyone, the top donor gets a ghost-catching experie 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 143 After Touching an Ancient Mirror, a Teacher Defies the Heavens 触碰古镜后，后勤教师逆天了 After touching an ancient mirror, a logistics instructor defies the heavens. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 144 Ornament 浮饰 A kidnapping turns two people into each other's targets for elimination, but when their blades meet, a heart-wrenching entanglement takes hold. In this game of mutual pursuit, hunter and prey keep trading places. So who, in the end, is hunting whom? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 145 Brother Xiong’s Paranormal Investigation Agency 熊哥诡异调查所 One person, one incident, one cold case. I’m Brother Xiong, and these are things I’ve seen in my life. Ready? Here we go. Not for people with heart disease or high blood pressure. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 146 Dead or Not, We're Here to Serve You! 死了么为您服务！ [Fast-Paced Short Story] [Cat Protagonist] [Alternate World] [Wild Imagination] [Unhinged] Where the heck have I ended up? Is this still my home? What the heck, I'm not human anymore, nya! And I've got a million in debt from the start! Why are there monsters this ugly around here? What do you mean I got knocked out by some shady no-name team and then immediately joined them? What do you mean I have to fight monsters alongside them? Wait, am I supposed to save the world too? Me? Get out of here! 38Reads—Score126Shelves
- 147 Chronicles of Chaotic Martial Arts 乱武志 Suppose Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han dynasty had not been overthrown by Emperor Guangwu, Liu Xiu, but instead replaced by another power. How would history have unfolded over the next century? We are about to see the chaos of war through Zhang Qi's eyes as he starts from scratch and seeks opportunity in a world torn apart by conflict. Perhaps he is a talent who can save the world. Perhaps he is a scheming minister. Nothing is set in stone. Next, Zhang Qi and his like-minded friends will cont 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 148 Transmigrating into Dream Jianghu: Protecting the Lotus's New Life 穿越梦江湖，护莲花新生 Transmigrating into Dream Jianghu, I Protect Lianhua's New Beginning 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 Candied Malt and Sword: Li Lianhua's New Life in the Martial World 饴糖与剑:李莲花的江湖新生 Malt Candy and Sword: Li Lianhua's New Beginning in the Jianghu 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 150 Huangqiao: A Base Amid the Flames of War 黄桥，战火中的根据地 Set against the timeline from the New Fourth Army's eastward advance into northern Jiangsu in 1940 to its victory at the Battle of Huangqiao, this story focuses on the key regions of Huangqiao, Taizhou, Gaoyou, and Qintong. Told in a classic chapter-based format, it intricately weaves together three main threads: military operations, support for civilian livelihoods, and underground intelligence warfare. Through a diverse cast of soldiers, civilians, underground Party members, returnee militias, 14Reads—Score—Shelves
