Novels like I Guide Souls in Traditional Mythology
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- 101 The Great Desire Hunt 欲望的大逃杀 Desire must be held in balance by other desires. When any one desire grows too powerful, it gives rise to something warped and uncanny. The student Su Qing and his close friend Wu Ji are dragged against their will into a battle royale born of desire. Beings from another era descend and charge them with saving the world, promising that if they complete the hunt, their deepest desires will be fulfilled and their fates rewritten. This isn’t a game show watched by an audience. It’s a crisis spawned 116Reads—Score414d adds
- 102 A Golden Branch Falls to Dust, Yet the Clear Wind Still Comes 金枝坠尘，自有清风来 He Ya was a beloved heiress from a wealthy family, but a sudden upheaval brought her household to ruin. Her fiancé called off their engagement, his words cutting and cruel: “You have nothing now. You’re no match for me. Stop deluding yourself.” His gleaming leather shoes brushed past He Ya... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 This Repeat Student Is Obviously Super Strong, Yet Far Too Low-Key 这个留级生明明超强却过分低调 Complete [Alternate World + Superpowers & Magic + Playing the Fool to Catch the Tiger + Strong Female Lead + No Romance] Everyone at the academy knows that Su Taoyao, the repeat student, comes last in every exam and is the biggest joke in the entire Illusion Star Pavilion. No one knows she was the late Guardian Zijing’s best friend, or that she is the trump card personally invited by the principal, Ling Chenyang. She keeps her talents hidden, is content to rank near the bottom, and laughs, jokes 366Reads—Score10314d adds
- 104 The Weird? The Game! 诡？弈！ [Subverting tropes + suspense + comedy + dual forms + death switching + the supernatural arrives + cowardly protagonist + OC fiction + the author is an artist, and the characters have pictures] (The author’s writing could use some work early on. Could you read a few more chapters?) What on earth is that red figure in the mirror…? … Xiao Huajia’s life was a complete mess, until one night he discovered that he wasn’t even “human” anymore. His skin split open, revealing slippery red tissue undernea 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Special Transmigration: Cooking Homestyle Dishes in a Parallel World 特殊穿越：我在平行世界做家常菜 [Multiple heroines + a touch of yandere + happy ending] “Why is the food here harder to swallow than chemical weapons?” Lin Mo gazes at the charred, bloody fried chicken and the rainbow-colored “creative cuisine” before him, asking the question that cuts to the soul. All he wants is to live quietly, relying on his ordinary cooking skills in a world with advanced technology and flourishing art, but a broken sense of taste. However, when he uses home cooking to comfort those around him, he accide 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 A Freewheeling Wanderer: With Flowers and Wine, I Find My Own Joy 散人游侠，有花有酒应自乐 [No harem + multiple transmigrators + meme references + a complicated mix + a 4B youth + level-headed protagonist + cozy everyday life +++ too many elements, just read the story] Good news: I hit the jackpot. Bad news: It was that Fengchi Tianxia guy. Good news: I didn’t die, and I transmigrated. Bad news: No System, no golden finger. What kind of decent person gets hit by a car? And could anyone hit by a car really be decent? Oh, well. When in Rome, make yourself at home. Not “home” as in a bur 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 I Am Not Li Shimin 我不是李世民 I'm not Li Shimin. But I helped the people of this region live as they did in the Zhenguan era. When I woke up, I had become the son of a minor landowner at the end of the Sui dynasty. My father had just been hacked to death by bandits. All that remained at home were my twelve-year-old sister and twenty-three villagers waiting to die. They told me to run, that I could survive if I fled. But what would happen to them if I did? I never planned to become Li Shimin. I only wanted the people of this —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 I’m an Officer in the Villain Organization 我在反派组织当干部 [Classic of Mountains and Seas elements]+ [Nontraditional cultivation]+ [Normal sibling affection/friendship]+ [No female lead (probably)?]+ [Novel worldbuilding]+ [Chaotic lawful troublemaker]+ [Everyone loves him]+ [Schrödinger’s mental state]+ [Extreme double standards toward allies and enemies] Didn’t forget everything? That’s called seeing through the mystery of the womb. A Qiongqi-compatible candidate? I’ll take one, just for fun. Infernal fire? It should be pretty handy for burning things 6.8kReads8.4Score59014d adds
- 109 Reality Has Nothing to Do with Ideals 现实与理想无关 Ideals are ideals, and reality is reality. Never confuse the two. The road from reality to ideals is long, so long that most people spend their whole lives without ever reaching the end. There are countless cases of ideals crumbling into reality, so many that every day someone gives up on their dreams and accepts the way things are. If someone is still living in reality while drawing ever closer to their ideals, congratulations. But are you sure that someone will be you? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Game Streaming: My Viewers Are Outer Gods 游戏直播：我的观众是外神 I used to be a game streamer, and now I'm a game streamer. Other streamers interact with their viewers through the screen. I have to fight for a way to survive inside the game world. Other streamers get gifts from their viewers, things like private jets and rockets. My viewers' gifts are nothing but malice and schemes. Some people like watching ants struggle inside a glass tank. I'm that ant. I'm a game streamer, but what are my viewers? 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Ready or Not: A New Officer Joins the LSPD 严阵以待：LSPD来了个新警员 Inspired by the game Ready or Not, as well as selected online videos of American police operations. Both have been artistically adapted to reflect real-world issues. The words of any character do not represent the author’s personal views. Wen Jia was just a young guy who liked playing video games. He had barely survived getting screwed over by the Rules of Engagement in the game when everything went black. When he opened his eyes, he had become a new officer with the LSPD? Now he wouldn’t just b 20.8kReads8.4Score2k14d adds
- 112 From the Start, I'm a Superman Clone, So I Grab a Bucket and Run 开局成为超人克隆体，我提桶跑路 Reader’s Guide: 0. This new title, “Colonizer,” is best enjoyed alongside the sour-grapes comments in the one-star reviews and the bitter remarks from people too chicken to leave. Their promised land, the Lighthouse Nation, has already been flattened in this book. The more brainless the bad reviews, the more they prove I’m writing well. :) 1. Both this book and its author uphold the One China principle. The entire book is free, too. Middlemen and traitors, don’t come here looking for attention. 1.1kReads8.0Score13114d adds
- 113 A Genius, a Madman 是天才，是疯子 [Political Intrigue] + [Communist Ideology] + [A Vast World] Also known as "The Rebellion Failed, So We Regrouped and Started a Revolution" Jiang Guijue, codename: Madman. Former chief researcher at the Baie National Academy of Sciences and Technology. I have seen with my own eyes the rot and wickedness of this land, so I will personally cut down every last bit of filth in this world. The blood of Baie, the debts of this troubled age, I will settle them all. You, bear witness to history. 7Reads—Score214d adds
- 114 Framed for a Crime, I Awakened Memories of the Myriad Worlds 被栽赃后，我觉醒了诸天记忆 [A feel-good power fantasy with no frustrating setbacks] [Fantasy imagination + cultivation] [the Myriad Worlds + a contest among myriad races] [golden finger] [No saintly do-gooder] [Father and son grow together] [Blue Star ascends to a higher dimension + cosmic-scale stakes] The Myriad Worlds contain countless parallel worlds, with innumerable beings sharing the same origin scattered throughout them. Bound by the balance of space and time, these counterparts will never meet. Across countless 688Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 115 The Origin of the Dao 道始一元 Across the Myriad Worlds, Nascent Souls reign supreme. Above the Nascent Soul stage, the Dao reigns supreme. When all laws converge as one, it becomes the Dao Venerable. Dao Venerables are divided into those born of nature and those cultivated later. The Dao itself has no distinction between strong and weak. Those with the power to break and create laws may be called Dao Ancestors. Formless, the Dao Ancestors are born from chaos and return to chaos, giving rise to all things beneath the heavens 1Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 116 Honkai: Star Rail 40K: A Ten-Thousand-Year Veteran's Study Abroad 崩铁40k：万年老兵留学生涯 (The rating just came out, so it isn’t very high yet.) The Emperor’s commemorative coin, the Mourner’s second father, the Four Gods’ lingering regret, a ten-thousand-year veteran Blood Angel: Moros. He barely had time to celebrate killing Abaddon single-handedly before four greedy gazes locked onto him. To protect this soul, still as pure as the day it was born, the Emperor personally tore through space and time, randomly sending Moros to a place no one could reach. He thought he would rot in th 662Reads8.2Score3414d adds
- 117 What Do You Mean This Fly Is the Black Dragon King? 什么叫这只苍蝇是黑龙王 [Cultivation for All | Pet Mechanics | Upgradable System | Worlds Merging | Decisive Combat | Deduction and Rules | Defying Fate] When Chang Ye woke up, the gods had descended, and the entire world had entered the age of cultivation. The System handed out free mystery boxes containing divine pets to everyone. Chang Ye opened his with high hopes, only to find a single fly inside? Wait, what do you mean this fly can talk? And claims to be the sealed Black Dragon King? And says a whole bunch of ene 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 A Catastrophic Start: I Hunt Aliens in the Jurassic 天崩开局：我在侏罗纪猎杀外星人 [Keywords: Prehistoric Civilization | Interstellar War | Immortal Venerable Transmigrates | Jurassic Behemoths | The Rise of Humanity] Billions of years ago, on ancient Earth, prehistoric civilization was still in its infancy when a cataclysm struck without warning. Alien races from the depths of the cosmos invaded one after another, rampaging across the untamed land and slaughtering the ancient peoples. At this critical moment, the peerless Immortal Venerable Lu Jinghong encountered a terrifyin 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Transmigrate as a Doctor and Begin Research Across the Worlds in Teyvat 穿越成博士从提瓦特开始诸天科研 Transmigrated as Dottore, Teyvat's most insane scientist. From the start, he has ten thousand segments, with his sights set on the Myriad Worlds. His first stop is the world of Genshin Impact: repairing the shattered moon, creating the Three Moon Sisters, and hosting a tea party for the Fatui Harbingers. Yin Shuang, did you call me a beast behind my back? Yin Shuang, your reputation is already in tatters, Original. One more scapegoat doesn't hurt. All ten thousand of us segments think so too. Do 3.3kReads—Score22714d adds
- 120 Pawnshop No. 9: Tempering the Heart with Life, Xie Xiao'e's Sword Strikes Down the Wronged Stars 九号当铺：以命炼心，谢小娥剑斩星宿沉冤 Pawnshop No. 9: Tempering the Heart with Life, Xie Xiao'e's Sword Strikes Down the Stars to Avenge an Unsolved Grudge 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 An Affair or a Special Contract? 出轨还是特殊契约？ When your wife, who wears black stockings every day, starts “working overtime” all the time, and the boss gives her black stockings from the start while she carries suspicious items, what would you think? Would you go with the most straightforward answer: she’s cheating? Or could the reason be more complicated? All the evidence points to a stranger possibility: some kind of secret pact that can’t be spoken of? A husband, the boss’s son, and a retired reconnaissance soldier form an absurd inve 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 After Finding a Magic Workshop, I Forged a New World 捡到魔导车间后，我铸造了新世界 [Western fantasy + a touch of cosmic horror + a farming arc later on + slow burn + overpowered protagonist + savior + raising a daughter (?) ] The world is a sandbox piled up by those who were forgotten. One day, a piece of the sandbox collapsed. The gods of this world desperately scooped up the fallen sand, but could never restore the sandbox. As time passed, even the most oblivious mortals could see the world crumbling. But for Zhou Yu, who had just arrived in this world, the problem was much 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Fated Dreams, Born of Me 缘梦，源我 (No harem + no holier-than-thou protagonist + no dumbing down the characters; the protagonist is aloof on the outside but warm inside.) (This book contains plenty of foreshadowing and clues. But if you don't catch them or feel like thinking too hard, you can just read it as a feel-good power fantasy.) Reborn amid flames and leaving the past behind, yet still unable to escape its influence entirely. Holding back the inferno with one hand, he faced the warm corpse in his arms and whispered to her 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Loot, Shoot, Extract: Don't Shoot, I'm Just a Rat! 搜打撤：别开枪，我是鼠鼠！ [System] [Search, Fight, Extract] [Doomsday Mayor] [Technology] [Zombies] [Cthulhu Mythos] (After the Golden Mask chapter in Chapter 56) Rod felt that he had been spectacularly unlucky in this life. He had only wanted to buy a bottle of soda from the shop across the street, but the moment he stepped outside, a car sent him flying, ending his life for good. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself on an unfamiliar planet, whose native inhabitants were also human. A crowd gathered around hi 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Anomaly Containment: Everything in the Game Is Real! 异常收容，游戏里的都是真的！ [Completed older novel with over a million words] [No female lead] [Anomalous containment] [Games affect reality] [Urban] [Ensemble cast] [Light novel] [Contrasting protagonist] [Slow burn] [World-saving game] (There are female characters, but no female lead, and this is not a harem.) By day, Bai Zhou was an ordinary programmer, stuck in a dull routine between home and work. Then one early morning, a mysterious app called A.M.A appeared on his phone out of nowhere. He was appointed Director of t 7.4kReads6.3Score1.4k14d adds
- 126 The Alleged Incident at Cabbage Apartment 圆白菜公寓的莫须有事件 In the strangely designed and poorly managed Cabbage Apartment, Marcus, an honest second-floor tenant, is accused of “noise pollution” over a complaint that has no basis. The downstairs residents, the building manager, and a string of so-called “experts” join forces to subject him to a drawn-out, absurd investigation. Trying to prove his innocence, Marcus gives ground step by step, cooperating with all manner of ridiculous tests and repair plans, only to discover that he has fallen into a trap l —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Love’s Beautiful Lies 爱情美丽的谎言 Li Ziyao is a beautiful, innocent college student just entering the workplace. She is deceived by Lu Yingchuan, a successful middle-aged man who spins beautiful lies, and falls in love, sinking deeper and deeper until she can’t break free. Then the truth comes to light, and he heartlessly abandons her. After a painful struggle, she finally wakes up and, through her own hard work, reaches the pinnacle of success. Meanwhile, Lu Yingchuan, once at the height of his success, sees his career crumble 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Pawnshop No. 9: An Immortal Venerable Takes Over and Restores the Realm 九号当铺：仙尊附体复山河 Ninth Pawnshop: Immortal Venerable Possesses Me and Restores the Realm 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 The End of Time 时之终点 Elements destroyed one civilization in the course of their evolution, while giving rise to another. On a distant planet, changes driven by the elements created the new continent of Ersi. Here, courage and cunning coexist, as do redemption and destruction. And the story begins with a young man on the continent… 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 The Smell of Feet 脚味 In the “Pure City,” where absolute cleanliness is the ideal, programmer Kaibo-07 discovers that his favorite pair of gray socks has begun to emit an odor that no cleaning can remove. These socks are his only remaining link to his first love, “Zero,” whom the System erased long ago. To resist the System’s erosion of his last private emotions, Kaibo-07 sets out to find the source of the “foot odor.” He meets the resistance group known as the “Fuzzball Society” and gradually uncovers the truth: the 200Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Forks in the Annals 纪年歧路 In Bianzhou in 907 AD, a forgotten coup slowly emerges from the shadows of history. A journey to set the lost record straight quietly begins. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Quick Transmigration: After I Bound Myself to a Big Shot 快穿：绑定大佬后 Just as Xingzhou was about to be killed by a truck, a strange little glowing orb appeared. [Hello, Host. I'm the quick transmigration Card-Drawing System, part of the Salvation Department under the Main God, registration number 12306. You're about to face a life-or-death crisis. Bind with me now, and you can escape it. Travel through worlds with the System, explore the sea of stars, and sail across the universe. As long as you work hard, a promotion and pay raise are just around the corner. Beco 833Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 133 The Origin of the Dao 道之起原 A black-robed youth preached the Dao, bringing two beings into existence: Pangu and Haotian. Pangu split heaven and earth, leaving all living things with incomplete minds. The story follows the Primordial Heavenly Venerable as he descends to the mortal realm to teach the Dao and save all living things, creating the laws of heaven and earth and safeguarding one corner of the world. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 The New God Group 新神集团 (Supernatural, but not scary; exorcism by physical force; no System, no harem, no overpowered protagonist, and hardly any romance.) "People say God created the world, and God protects it." "But all I see is that when people face demons and pray for help in desperation, the gods in heaven do nothing. We are the ones who help them." "When demons run rampant in the human world, we are the ones who make them disappear forever." "Those so-called gods are gone. Now, we're the only ones capable of prot 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 I Slept for 180 Years and Became the Sect's Holy Son 睡了180年，我成宗门圣子了 Hu Donglai transmigrates to the Xibei Continent, where he binds himself to the first-generation, version 1.0 System and becomes Tantai Jiu, the Sacred Son of the Kunlun Immortal Sect. Later, through quantum entanglement, his soul transmigrates back to Blue Star, allowing him to send information between the two worlds. Many other transmigrators become Tantai Jiu’s customers… 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Let's Share a Place! Strange Transmigrators! 合租吧！异常穿越者！ [Wild imagination, ensemble cast, light comedy, and clashes between a ton of original worlds]+ [No formula, no main plot, and no reason they have to get stronger] Lin Xiao, a cultivator who failed his tribulation; Lucifer, a demon driven out by his own kind; and a beautiful young scientist from the future with a few quirks. These three “losers” share a daily life in a low-rent apartment. To cover rent and utilities, they set up an “Illegal Investigation Agency.” The three were supposed to find t 132Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 137 Mythology: I Specialize in Raiding Monkey Dens 神话：专捅猴子窝 No System, no prehistoric-fantasy setting, no orthodox Investiture of the Gods, and no traditional cultivation. The plot is wildly imaginative. If you have ideas, bro, share them and we’ll make trouble together. (The novel is currently being revised...) Li Xiao transmigrates to the world of Journey to the West... He studies cultivation, learns magical arts, and plays to his heart’s content, joining everyone in becoming a world-conquering demon king. Take the wildest path and cultivate the harde 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 In the Infinite, Playing the Savior 人在无限，扮演救世主 [Infinite Flow + Extremist justice-driven protagonist + Mind games + Original scenarios + Roguelike elements + No AI, old-school hands-on crafting] When you arrive in the Infinite, you choose to build a salvation organization to save the world. In a modern city overrun by zombies, you are the leader of a human rescue organization. In an ancient dynasty beset by monsters, you are a divine lord descended from the heavens beyond the heavens. On the Eastern Isles, where vengeful spirits threaten to 5.4kReads8.8Score55314d adds
- 139 Dude, the Weakest Superpower Can Kill a God? 不是哥们，最弱异能捅死神明？ [Lighthearted] [Slow burn] [Not invincible] [Not a power fantasy] [No System] When he wakes up, Lu Wu finds himself in another world as a penniless thug. It’s a world where supernatural abilities are widespread and strange beasts roam free. One wrong step could lead to utter ruin. He awakens the weakest, F-rank ability, yet unexpectedly gains two supreme traits. He takes on the simplest mission, only to stumble into an unforeseen crisis. Just trying to survive, Lu Wu fights his way forward in co 95Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Transmigration: Have I Become Xiao Yan’s Sworn Brother? 穿越：我成为了萧炎的义兄？ [Battle Through the Heavens fanfiction + mildly yandere + no breaking up the original couple + one heroine + master and disciple] Transmigrated as Xiao Yan’s sworn elder brother, Xiao Yan knew the story’s twists but chose a different path. When faced with Yao Lao, he politely declined to become his disciple. “Senior, your alchemy knowledge is all I need.” He left the opportunity for his younger brother. He helped Xiao Yan resolve the crisis with the Misty Cloud Sect, and the brothers showed pe 2.2kReads—Score10114d adds
- 141 Path of the Spirit: PACT 灵途：PACT Not a power fantasy. No making characters stupid. Every fight depends on how the characters use their established abilities. Psychic energy is a mysterious force rooted deep in the human heart. Mastering it grants power beyond that of ordinary people. Former police detective Lü Tu, the blunt and passionate A Wei, and the clever, composed Zhong Jiayao draw strength from the psychic realm and stand shoulder to shoulder against the ferocious supernatural entities appearing one after another. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Heartfire 心焰 [Western Fantasy + Slow-Paced + Natural Disasters + Magical Beasts + Faith System + Growing Protagonist] The world had once known peace and prosperity. Tired of an uneventful life, a young boy prayed to the gods for true freedom. The gods did not answer, but granted him the Flame of Hope. Then his dream shattered as he awoke to an apocalyptic catastrophe. The earth split apart, the heavens broke, and magical beasts ran rampant. The era of peace came to a complete end. History would call it Year 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 I'm the Strongest in the Three Realms, but Clocking In Is Pretty Great 三界我最强，但打卡上班香 I'm the Strongest in the Three Realms, but Clocking In for Work Is Pretty Nice —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Old Zhou’s Beacon of Hope 老周的心头灯 Old Zhou’s Heart Lamp 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Who Awakes First from the Great Dream: 0202 大梦谁先觉：0202 At the start of the Gengzi year, disaster fell from the sky. A reporter who claimed to come from a “civilized country” looked down on this “barbaric land” mired in calamity. He was given to sneering and distorting the truth, making no effort to hide his biting sarcasm. His words laid bare his arrogance and contempt. He turned a blind eye to the locals’ suffering and cared nothing for the harm his remarks caused them. In his eyes, they were no more than ants struggling to survive. Yet no one expe 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 After a Hundred Thousand Years of Life, I’m Invincible in the Mortal World 长生十万年，我无敌于人世间 [Invincible Protagonist + Immortal Life + Showy Swagger + Cultivation] Su Long is the last immortal in the world. After living for more than a hundred thousand years, he plans to bury himself in a coffin and sleep for a few thousand more. But someone accidentally wakes him up. Looking at the modern city two thousand years after he fell asleep, Su Long decides to wander the world again and experience the everyday bustle of human life. As he slowly travels through the human world, the secrets with 245Reads—Score10314d adds
- 147 The Nine-Fingered Spider's Web: The Spider Clan's Saintess Invites You to Join the Rebellion 九指牵机：蛛族圣女喊你一起造反 (There is a couple, but I enjoy writing about the mutual understanding and affection between girls even more.) She is a spider demon of a hundred years, the holy maiden of the Spider Clan, skilled in puppet arts. With silk threads wound around her fingers, she can control everything in the world. So the Heavenly Court accuses her of secretly practicing forbidden arts and plotting rebellion, cuts off one of her fingers, and throws her into the celestial prison. But they forget that puppet arts ar 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 The Bridge of Souls Beneath the Return Tower 望归塔下的心灵桥 The Bridge of Hearts Beneath Wanggui Tower 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Earth’s Warrior 地球战士 A new story is here! Everyone is welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 The Sword Case of the Mortal World 红尘剑匣 Synopsis One: An unopenable case, a naturally foolish boy, clan members possessed by evil, and a mysterious organization that appears out of nowhere... One day, the transmigrated boy awakens and comes face to face with everything this world has to offer. Who is he, and who left the case behind? He has no idea. Watch as he clears away the fog before his eyes. Synopsis Two: What is the mortal world? It is an old jar of wine in an inn, the hubbub of people filling every street and alley, the joy a 26Reads—Score—14d adds
