Novels like Crimson Tide: The Zero Era
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- 151 What?! I've Become My Idol's Child 惊！我成了我担的孩子 [Mystery and crime-solving + rekindled romance + two powerful, devoted leads + sweet romance and a happy ending + father-son bonds + exhilarating wuxia] Ye Fuyao is the only male outer disciple in his sect, and the one nobody takes seriously. He’s bad at martial arts and not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed. Then a dream-come-true protagonist’s script falls right into his lap, and he becomes the beloved son of the idol he’s admired since childhood. Just like that, he lands a life of easy wi 984Reads8.2Score101Shelves
- 152 The Little Cat Demon Is Taking the Stars by Storm 小猫妖在星际爆火了 “Wahhh... You... you’re not human! You won’t even spare a cat...” The boy, with two fluffy little ears atop his head, looked utterly aggrieved. “Sweetheart, I’m sorry. How about I make you some fish? Hmm?” Huo Jiuxiao, ruthless and merciless to everyone else, gazed at him adoringly. “Then I want two fish.” The boy held up two fair fingers and tried to bargain. “Sure.” Ruan Bai was a little cat demon who lived in ancient times. Afraid of pain and unwilling to get caught up in the battles between 2.6kReads9.1Score461Shelves
- 153 Demon Slayer: The Wicked Beast Leopard 【鬼灭之刃】弥恶兽豹 Mi E was reborn in the world of Demon Slayer, with the identity of a demon. His powerful Blood Demon Art brought him many family members... Minako: “Big brother, are you really sure you don’t need any new clothes?” Mi E: “...” No thanks. Demons don’t get cold. Mi Rui: “Next time you fight, stay farther away.” Mi E: “...” I’ll do my best not to get killed. Mi Shinobu: “Little Mr. Mi E, you’re still out playing. Have you finished your homework?” Mi E: “!!!” As Tanjiro, Tengen Uzui, and the others 609Reads9.3Score105Shelves
- 154 Thriller Game: From the Start, I Scared the System to Tears 惊悚游戏：开局吓哭系统 [Invincible protagonist, infinite worlds, lighthearted] [There are livestreams, but they don't get much focus. Take your time and enjoy the read.] Zhang Xun is a nearly adult, almost legally grown boy with a mountain of secrets. Ever since he became conscious, he has possessed superhuman strength and a jumble of fragmented memories. After living an ordinary life for sixteen years, Zhang Xun was finally chosen by the horror game he'd been eagerly anticipating, which had taken the world by storm i 895Reads8.9Score109Shelves
- 155 Genshin Impact: The Cat-Eared Boy Won't Encounter a Yandere 原神：猫耳少年不会遇到病娇 [Light furry elements early on] [Yandere] [Cat ears] [Succubus] [Follows the main plot, with some changes to the setting] [Everyone loves him] He gets into a car accident while saving a cat and is reborn on the continent of Teyvat, only to become a handsome young man with cat ears... To his surprise, he also has the innate talent of animal affinity. He thought it would let him get along with animals... He never expected it to make him so attractive to them… It isn't until they're tying him up 8.2kReads9.4Score618Shelves
- 156 National Fate Survival: I'm Really Just a Summoner 国运求生：我真的只是个召唤师 [Survival game for national destiny + no romance + no female lead + instances + support role + young boy] A survival game for national destiny has descended upon Blue Star. Clearing instances allows players to send items into the real world. Food, weapons, technology blueprints, cultivation manuals... Anything you could want! Randomly selected Chu Jin does his best to clear instances with his little pets. Unfortunately, most of his pets are support types. At a loss, Chu Jin decides to look for t 14.7kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
- 157 Genshin Impact: My Wife Is Actually the Shrine Maiden 原神：我的老婆竟然是宫司大人 [One Female Lead + Golden Finger + Please Turn Off Your Brain While Reading] After transmigrating to Teyvat, he unexpectedly becomes a white-haired fox immortal, the latest in the bloodline of the Kitsune. Bai Ran originally planned to follow the System's instructions and seek refuge at the Grand Narukami Shrine on Mount Yougou with the shrine maiden, another descendant of the Kitsune bloodline. But on the way to Mount Yougou, he only meant to take a sip of water from a clean pond or something. 3.1kReads9.3Score333Shelves
- 158 Players, Please Don't Mess With the Soft and Cuddly NPCs 请玩家不要招惹软糯NPC A sweet, soft-hearted, captivating NPC who plays hard to get vs. a possessive, unhinged top player (split personality) [Male-male romance] [Sweet romance] [Livestream setting] [Monster-slaying and scum-bashing] [Rivalry for the love interest] The full-immersion game “Escape at the End of Time,” which has taken the nation by storm, has officially launched. A haunted dormitory in a school, a city overrun by zombies, a ghost bride, a mass sacrifice, evil spirits kept in the basement of a gloomy old 4.2kReads9.1Score628Shelves
- 159 Hehe! Didn't See That Coming! My Companion Is Every Kind of Weapon 哎嘿！没想到吧！我伴生是全武器 [Complete! Enjoy with confidence!] [No CP, but feel free to ship whoever you like!] [Lots of slice-of-life] [Aimed more at female readers] [Lots of catlike character portrayal] [Important: The male lead will gradually grow up. He's just a little kid at the beginning, and his development is a bit delayed because he's a picky eater. (╬•̀皿•́)] Twelve-year-old Ning Yizhou is the most bizarre psychic power awakener in the entire galaxy. While everyone else awakens a bonded weapon at sixteen, he awak 6.4kReads9.3Score922Shelves
- 160 My Whole Family Are Villains 全家皆反派 [No Romance] Only after taking a turn through the cultivation world did Qin Yu discover that he was living inside a book. And he wasn't the protagonist. What's more, his entire family were the book's villains. His father was a ruthless, heartless capitalist who drove the female lead's father's company into bankruptcy. His mother was a sharp-tongued, petty, three-time Best Actress who blocked the female lead's rise to stardom. His eldest brother was a corrupt, scheming politician who forced the m 1.3kReads9.1Score116Shelves
- 161 Playing With the Mortal World, Paying Homage to Ghosts and Gods 戏红尘，拜鬼神 ♦Deranged, erotic corpse fiction [Miaojiang-born eunuch opera performer] [Porcelain doll, Guanyin's face and a viper's heart] [Two protagonists, no CP and no female lead] [Everyone's here for a good time] [Folk horror] [Everyone is wicked] ♦The concise version [Opera Performer] is an actor who sings ghost operas and the head of an ancient clan. He's also a narcissist who believes in chastity above all and refuses to leave descendants. The ghost god worshipped by the performer is a porcelain doll 2.1kReads8.1Score419Shelves
- 162 I’m Three and a Half, and I’ll Become a Legend in Rule-Based Horror With Basic Attacks 我三岁半，靠普攻在规则怪谈封神 The animated series is now available. [No heroine + comedy + subversion of expectations + infinite-flow + livestreaming + rule-based horror] Rule-based horror descends upon Blue Star, and each country randomly selects one person to take part. If the contestant wins, their nation prospers. If they lose, their nation declines. After losing two rounds of games, the people of the Dragon Kingdom are in dire straits. The next horror scenario arrives, and by sheer coincidence, it selects Xia Ye, who ha 8kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
- 163 I Transmigrated to the Cultivation World, but I'm Steve! 穿越修仙界，但是史蒂夫圣体！ Mods: Farmland Protection, Epic Enchantments, More Crafting, Master Deconstructor, Automatic Fishing Rod Retrieval, Better Monster Animations [ Farming ] [ Everyday Life ] [ Slow Pace Early On ] [ Multiple Heroines ] [ Mostly Vanilla Minecraft ] Li Xuanxi somehow transmigrates to a cultivation world, with a naturally feminine physique... um, a Steve physique! He has all of Steve’s characteristics! 1.3kReads9.0Score100Shelves
- 164 A Handsome Young Man Reborn into a Dark Matriarchal World 重生黑暗流女尊世界的美少年 After waking up, Lohr transmigrated to the Rose Continent, where women held power, and became the heir to a borderland noble family. Before she could even begin enjoying life in another world, she realized something was terribly wrong: Her parents had died young, and her aunt held the family reins. Was she planning to groom Lohr into a gift for some powerful figure? Was the only maid she could trust actually a cultist, planning to use her as a sacrifice to summon a demon? Was the goddess-worship 11.1kReads9.2Score934Shelves
- 165 Anime Crossover: The Ninja Soul Reaper Who Evolves Starting in The Prince of Tennis 综漫：从网王开始进化的忍者死神 [Invincible] [No Female Lead] [Everyone's Darling] [The System Just Tags Along] [Naruto -> Prince of Tennis -> Bleach -> Hunter x Hunter -> Black Butler -> D.Gray-man -> Naruto -> Inuyasha -> Crossover World] In the Naruto world, Uchiha Xingyan died on the night of the clan's destruction. But then he transmigrated again. Prince of Tennis: You just want to play normal tennis? No. Tennis in this world has already transcended dimensions. Bleach: What's it like to be taken home by the big bos 2kReads9.1Score172Shelves
- 166 Genshin Impact: The Manifested Demon God! 原神：具现之魔神！ He bought a Gnosis online, only to discover when it arrived that the game didn’t have anything like it. But the item he bought was real. The unknown Gnosis burst into light. Before Lin Yu could react, the light swept him away to Teyvat. Only then did Lin Yu understand: what he’d bought online wasn’t a Gnosis at all. It was the Authority of Manifestation. What sparks will this Authority of Manifestation, originating from the high-dimensional Blue Star, create when Lin Yu uses it in Teyvat during 12.1kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
- 167 I, the Ogre 我，食人魔 (Not transmigration, no clichés; beautiful boy, pseudo-ensemble cast; meticulous, secret identities; a touch of light-novel style, “succubus,” contrast) “I wear many masks, and every one has a story.” An overlooked little painter at the Temple of Dawn; the strongest apprentice in the gladiatorial arena; a killing machine feared by goblins... “The saintly nun in the sunlight is me, and so is the kind old gentleman on the train...” “I once fled in haste through underground passageways, and I also 10.2kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
- 168 Rule Horror: I Am the Horror Story 规则怪谈：我即怪谈 In 2017, supernatural tales descended upon Earth. Conventional weapons couldn't harm them, and humanity struggled to survive. Rule-based supernatural tales became humanity's last lifeline. Tens of thousands of chosen ones around the world were selected. If they won, the supernatural tales would vanish from reality. If they lost, the rule-based tales would descend upon the world. This was a war between humanity and the supernatural. Chen Shao, a patient suffering from bone cancer, became one of t 144kReads9.6Score19.1kShelves
- 169 Tomb Raiding: After Gaining the Charisma of a Heartthrob, He Can Finally Lie Back and Relax 盗墓：得万人迷体质后，他躺麻了 [Beloved by all + lovable idiot heartthrob + AI robot protagonist + effortless victory] Luo Wen sat daydreaming on the laboratory steps, just as he always did. He had once been the finest individual in a generation of artificial intelligence, but technology advanced rapidly, and increasingly superior robots appeared. Gradually, he faded from the public eye. Then one day, Luo Wen received a strange command, unlike his usual menial tasks. “Luo Wen, my child. This will be my final command to you. Y 2.9kReads8.7Score314Shelves
- 170 My Eight Older Sisters Dote on Me, and They're All Obsessed with Spoiling Their Little Brother! 八个姐姐独宠我，全是扶弟狂魔！ [Adorable little cultivator + lighthearted, funny entertainment + doted on by the whole family + child bridegroom] He grew up scraping by in the social underbelly, never knowing he had eight peerless biological older sisters. The eldest sister is hailed as a once-in-a-century business queen. The second sister is a military heroine who commands troops on the frontier. The third sister... No one knows how many secret identities this five-year-old boy is hiding. The Phoenix Maiden of Huaxi 6.4kReads9.3Score697Shelves
- 171 EN Reincarnated as a Green Dragon—So What If I'm a Little Scummy? 转生成绿龙的我屑一点怎么了？ [Boom!] The gigantic beast, as big as a hill, fell to the ground. A young green dragon, smaller than the beast’s head, stood atop its skull, its dark green claws sinking deep into the flesh. It held its head high, its entire body radiating the aura of a king… “Hng-da~ Hng-da~” The scene he had imagined was abruptly interrupted by a childish cry. Standing on the beast’s skull, Kaosi lowered his head and looked helplessly at the white young dragon sitting on the ground. Her two thick hind legs str 77.3kReads9.1Score9.5kShelves
- 172 My Pixel Game Became Reality, but I’m Number One on the Most Wanted List 像素游戏成真了，但我是通缉榜一 [Ensemble Cast] [Game Invasion] [Group Transmigration] [No CP] Yang Yixie has recently become obsessed with a pixel game called Wasteland Era. As a mechanic, he lives by one creed: If an RPG can't solve the problem, add another round of machine-gun fire. And so he became hooked on using the art of explosions to write his personal manifesto across the pixelated wasteland, having the time of his life without a care in the world. At the same time, the news reported tearful accounts from other playe 37.4kReads9.1Score5kShelves
- 173 Global: Divine-Level Support, Pledging My Allegiance to the Nation from the Start 全民：神级辅助，开局投效国家 [No romance, rigorous stats, author calculates attributes using self-written C++ programs and Excel spreadsheets. If you like protagonists who keep a low profile, this isn’t for you! No secrets kept!] A young man inexplicably receives the extraordinary talent Heart of Favor. Any skill he learns undergoes a miraculous transformation. He chooses to offer himself to the country and stand alongside it! [Silk of the Wind: Unraveled] Floats above the target, granting immunity to damage and control! Ad 14.1kReads9.4Score938Shelves
- 174 Detective Conan: From the Start, I Become the God of Wisdom 柯南：开局成为智慧之神 [Detective Conan + Crossover + No Romance + Canon Couples Stay Together + Everyday Sleuthing] The truck driver has done it again, and poor little Tu Chuan can only hug his helpless self tight. So what if he became the [God of Wisdom] in the world of Detective Conan? From the start, he lost his right eye and left leg, making him the most unfortunate transmigrated protagonist in history. Both parents dead, with a mine and a house, his mother is a Kudo, his father is an Umaru, and his son is Tu Chu 4.7kReads9.3Score378Shelves
- 175 The Floating Sky Never Falls 浮天不落 The floating sky never falls; the immortal sect endures forever. This is a story about a genius who lacks for nothing: talent, resources, or powerful connections. There are no brainless villains who show up just to help the protagonist level up, nor is the protagonist a tragic figure who builds a huge harem. Instead, there are all kinds of worldbuilding details the author, a hopeless settings fanatic, just couldn't resist writing, bringing to life my own personal dream of cultivating immortality 38.3kReads8.8Score3.9kShelves
- 176 I’m the Favored Son of Heaven in the Cultivation World 我在修真界做天之骄子 No heroine + no romance + a goofy comedy (P.S. This is a silly, funny slice-of-life story, so don't take it seriously!) A story for female readers. If you're feeling down, come take a look! My dear readers, the world may be full of disappointments, but please believe that hidden in all the cracks and bumps are the little sweets fate has secretly tucked away. If you're unhappy, imagine you're the protagonist and grow alongside them! The author will write you a joyful, carefree world. What does it 34kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves
- 177 The Goblin Begins Evolving with a Simulator 哥布林从模拟器开始进化 He wakes up as an ordinary goblin. Looking at the ugly creature before him, with weak limbs, green skin, and a big belly, Gobro’s eyes freeze... P.S. A goblin evolution story. Early evolution path: Goblin, Greater Goblin, Goblin Warrior... 21.2kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
- 178 The Real-Life Escape Club 真实逃杀俱乐部 This world is dead. But I want to live. This is an age where the supernatural is paradise, and humanity is in hell. I saw the club as the only [Beacon of Hope], blind to the schemes and betrayal behind it. Resurrected supernatural creatures, blood-soaked death zones, slaughter experiments that defy human understanding. The boundary between life and death began to blur, until people and the supernatural could no longer be told apart. Standing atop a mountain of corpses, I faced the weeping, despa 19.2kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
- 179 At Seven Years Old, I Was Chosen to Take Part in the Rules Horror Game 七岁的我，被选中参加规则怪谈 No female lead + national fate + eerie mysteries + comedy + unconventional ideas Lin Yuan transmigrates to Blue Star, a parallel world, and is chosen to take part in a rules-based horror game. From the start, he activates an SSS-rank talent. [SSS-Rank Talent: Ghostbane] [Talent Effect 1: Rules are completely useless against you. When you break the rules of a horror scenario, the corruption of its world has no effect on you.] [Talent Effect 2: When a creature in a horror scenario feels negative e 56.9kReads9.6Score6.3kShelves
- 180 I Brought This on Myself, but Now the Escape Boss Won’t Leave Me Alone 作死的我被逃生boss缠上了 [One-on-one romance + Two powerful leads + Infinite-flow + Comedy + Yandere] Some people enter the escape game with a bug built right in. Lu Wu is one of them. While everyone else is seriously trying to escape, Lu Wu treats the escape game as nothing more than a game. Most outrageous of all, the escape game’s boss confessed his feelings to Lu Wu. The players, who risk their lives and wade through blood just to survive, are depressed. They’re going to report Lu Wu for cheating! Lu Wu: I didn’t, I 14.2kReads9.6Score1.8kShelves
