Novels like The Affairs of the Gods
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Affairs of the Gods, best match first.
- 101 The Texas Underworld 德州江湖 A tale of hooligans in Dezhou, Shandong, China? No. A tale of gangsters in Texas, USA? No. Texas hold 'em? Getting warmer. There are no miraculous gambling skills, no tense showdowns at the poker table, and no underdog comeback story. All there is is a poker table and the assortment of people around it: cops, businessmen, spies, brothers, high-ranking officials, lovers, and lowlifes. The worlds of money, power, loyalty, and love are all deadly. They aren't gambling on cards. They're gambling on 343Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 I’m the System, and My Host Is a Husky 我是系统，我的宿主是条二哈 When other people transmigrate, they either become the protagonist and rule the world, or become a powerful big shot and stir up trouble. Even at worst, they can be a good-for-nothing who shouts, “Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river!” before showing off and getting revenge. And me? I became a System. A virtual one, with no body, that can only blabber away. I could put up with that. But! The System’s rules forcibly bound me to a Host: A dog. A purebred husky that wrecks 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 The Police Chief’s Shocking Crackdown on Organized Crime 公安局长惊天扫黑大案 Han Shuang arrives in Changhu City and takes up her new post. On her very first day, the heiress of Changhu Group dies under mysterious circumstances, and a forensic examiner carrying evidence climbs into a restricted area, their fate unknown. Wu Gang hides a blade behind his smile. Deputy Director Gou Jianxiao sets traps at every turn, while the three great families are entangled in a web of influence. With two capable women at her side, Han Shuang steps into this isolated city woven from power 6.4kReads7.5Score32414d adds
- 104 Reborn, I Turn My Fate Around with the System of Noncontention 重生归来，我凭不争系统扭转死局 Reborn on the eve of the palace banquet, Su Wanyuan's fingertips brushed against the secret drug hidden in the lining of her gown. In her previous life, she was tricked into making a scene, lost her reputation, and saw her entire family executed. This time, she stayed calm, waiting to tear away her half-sister's gentle facade in front of everyone at the banquet. Before the trouble had even settled, a wooden token etched with a whirlpool pattern led her to a decades-old secret plot involving a 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Setting the Trap 做局 A mastermind uses the martial world as a game board and people as pawns. Those drawn into the game are at their mercy. My grandfather was a Feng Shui master and a master schemer, yet he died after a charlatan set him up. My father was killed, my mother took her own life after being humiliated, and I ended up in prison. To avenge my family, I joined the Golden Sect and became a charlatan myself, rising to become a master strategist. I’ve set countless schemes in my life. Living schemes and deadly 16.9kReads9.1Score1.8k14d adds
- 106 Killing Game: Betting My Way to a Fated Destiny 杀戮游戏：以赌徒成就天命 Why do people go to hell? Because of the sins they committed in the mortal world? Then why do good people go to hell? Because heaven is full? So tell me, am I a good person or a bad one? He Bei died on an utterly ordinary day, after deciding to play a regular murder-mystery game with his roommate. His unremarkable life came to an end. In the eternal realm of slaughter, his identity was Gambler. The Gambler: an evil-aligned class, the most useless profession in the deadly game, on 1.5kReads8.2Score19014d adds
- 107 My Fate Is to Die at the Hands of Black and White Impermanence 我的宿命，就是死在黑白无常手里 [Psychological horror taken to its limit + one heroine + an inescapable death that defies logic] My name is Zhao Tuo. The Black and White Impermanence have written my name in the Book of Life and Death. I have seven days left to live. No one can save me. But I’ve discovered that “they” might be able to help me stay alive. The Black and White Impermanence: The time of death written in the Book of Life and Death is fixed. It cannot be defied. The Grim Reaper: The sooner you die, the sooner you 1.6kReads9.4Score15814d adds
- 108 A Dream of Flowers on the Wasteland 荒原百花梦 The space-time universe, the Ark of Heaven, the Interstellar Alliance, the illusory realm: what kind of existence is the world we live in? From the ancient age of gods and demons, through the classical age of wandering heroes, to the modern age of technology, and finally the future age of artificial intelligence, the history of intelligent civilization seems to be a cycle... Will artificial life ever develop independent consciousness, gain a soul and intelligence, and ultimately replace intellig 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Three-Line Cycle: Reversing Course Westward 三线轮回：逆骨西行 A mysterious letter drags me into a deadly game spanning centuries! In the modern-day snowfields, I face evil spirits. Amid the flames of war in the Republic of China era, I save our ancestors. In the hidden palace chambers of the Ming dynasty, I uncover the secrets of the Jianwen Emperor... Piao Zhixuan and I battle across time, unlock the bronze mirror’s seal, and fight an evil spirit a thousand years old. Family destiny, duty to our country, and bonds forged through life and death knot togeth 137Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 110 The Funeral Parlor Owner's Son Becomes a Forensic Doctor Just to Lie Flat 冥店之子当法医，只为躺平 You can talk to ghosts about human relationships and social niceties, but you can't reason with people, because people are often scarier than ghosts. When dealing with conflicts between ghosts and people, you don't always have to side with the living. Those who have done wrong don't deserve help. The so-called Five Disadvantages and Three Deficiencies aren't a fate that comes with being a cultivator. They only befall cultivators who help people do evil. Some jobs aren't hard because of the work 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 The Poisonous Strategist of the Three Kingdoms: Li Ru Seizes Power 三国毒士：李儒夺权 After transmigrating to the late Han dynasty, Li Ru becomes the most underestimated schemer under Dong Zhuo. When the eighteen warlords unite to campaign against Dong Zhuo and his faction is beset by troubles both within and without, everyone believes Li Ru is merely a sinister adviser clinging to Dong Zhuo. What they don't know is that Li Ru has long memorized The Art of War and The Thirty-Six Stratagems, and is secretly plotting with the advantage of a thousand years of historical knowledge. F 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Number 1500: Space Visitor 编号1500：空间访客 (Not nonsensical, not a wish-fulfillment story. Both leads are strong, devoted to each other, and cunning.) There are 10,000 spaces in the world. Each space has seven transmigrators and one space administrator. The story unfolds in Space 1500. Explaining the world is too boring. Let's jump straight into exploring and scheming in Space 1500. Good luck, transmigrator! 90Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 I Logged In Ten Thousand Years Early, but I’m the Mastermind Behind It All 提前一万年登录，但我是幕后黑手 (Ensemble cast · Western fantasy · world creation · epic · players arrive · protagonist never takes the stage, remaining purely in the background) After unexpectedly acquiring an ancient book, Chen Jiu becomes the Creator. With enough Creation divine power, Chen Jiu can do anything. There are only three ways to obtain Creation divine power. First, the world periodically repays him with Creation divine power. The stronger the world, the greater the reward. Second, whenever an epic, world-sha 31.2kReads8.5Score3.4k14d adds
- 114 Followed by Ghosts 与鬼随行 Immersive, terrifying, and packed with suspenseful mystery and deduction. I have a strange world, and I want to take you there! After the college entrance exams, I took a fatal blow meant for my friend and lost my sight. By chance, I ended up at a bizarre vocational college. My classmates are dying one after another under strange circumstances, and there seems to be a much bigger secret behind it all. This world seems so strange... so strange... I have to solve the mind-bending challenges one by 3kReads—Score30314d adds
- 115 This Ghost Has a Heart of Gold 这个鬼的圣母心爆棚啊 [Fresh new premise, a protagonist who doesn’t get caught up in angst, one heroine, ensemble cast, apocalypse, eerie phenomena, and a cast of smart characters] The story itself is great, but the writing isn’t good enough to do it justice. It’s such a shame. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 The Wish of the Eighth Day 第八天的愿望 [Ensemble Cast | Supernatural Powers | Instances | Game | Infinite Flow | One Female Lead] (No intricate battles of wits! Not a ruthless, action-packed power fantasy! Readers with “sensitive skin” should proceed with caution!) The ones most in need of salvation have never been those suffering in the real world, but the kind thoughts we nearly drowned in despair... At first, A shooting star fell into their eyes, and despairing souls were dragged onto a strange island. “They” said that any wis 36.6kReads9.2Score4.4k14d adds
- 117 Deep Blue Corrosion 深蓝锈蚀 [Ensemble cast] [Foreshadowing] [Mind-bending] [Light Lovecraftian elements] Forty years after humanity won the war against intelligent machines, the world has become a fusion of near-future cyberpunk and fantasy. Technology is highly advanced, but society is deeply divided. Magic, arcane arts, holographic technology, and genetic modification all lurk beneath the surface. Hai Feng, a wandering, retired vigilante, stumbles upon a mysterious, strange phenomenon in a neon city and is drawn into a s 1.7kReads9.5Score13414d adds
- 118 Making Money on the Side! 捞偏门！ [After graduating from college, I went from a shady fortune-teller to a political fixer] This book pulls back the curtain on political fixers, giving you an in-depth look at the scams hidden from view in both the underworld and the corridors of power. “Do you think officials are all fools? They know I’m a con artist. They just happen to need a con artist like me to do things for them.” 9.9kReads8.9Score1.5k14d adds
- 119 Undercover in the Shadows 潜伏暗渡 Yu Zecheng is coerced by Wu and trapped in an isolated stronghold under the shadow of the White Terror. Wan∽ sheds her timid facade and legally enters the island as a manager for Hong Kong’s Mu family, making a perilous contact with Yu Zecheng. Acting on orders, they pose as husband and wife to carry out their undercover mission. In Taipei, surrounded by secret agents and caught in factional strife, the pair use the bustle of everyday life as cover to pass on intelligence in secret. From awkward 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Suspicious Homicide Cases: A Police Chief's Major Crimes Notebook 悬疑凶案：公安局长重案手记 An assassination attempt targeting the county magistrate ends with the accidental killing of the only daughter of Qingjiang's richest man. After five years as strangers, the husband and wife join forces again following their daughter's tragic death. The mother launches a forceful counterattack in politics, while the father brings the full weight of his business empire to bear. They swear to make the killers pay in blood. To crack the case, the female God of War Lu Qingshuang is parachuted into t 44.8kReads8.2Score2.9k14d adds
- 121 The Keeper of Ink: The Unburned Book 守墨人：未烬书 Heir to the Mo family, guardian of ancient scrolls and their teachings. A fragmentary Western Xia scroll reveals the secret origins shared by Xia and Han civilization; A perilous journey of deadly pursuit leads across seven regions in search of proof that civilizations can coexist. Su Qiao carries on her ancestors' legacy, disarming ancient tomb traps and fighting off evil spirits and pursuers. What she guards is not merely a forgotten history, but the ultimate belief that all under heaven can u 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Living Sacrifice 活人祭祀 Living Sacrifice 1.8kReads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Happy Exam Week 快乐考试周 [Signed for print publication; personalized bookplate campaign underway in the book's fan community. The published title is Happy Exam Week] - An exam? The kind where your head explodes if you fail~ Boom! - A group of people are forced to take one bizarre weeklong exam after another. They enter the settings depicted in the exam questions and answer them with their bodies, battling with both brains and brawn. They will die if they fail, come in last place, fail to hand in their papers within the 8.6kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds
- 124 Shadows All Around 暗影重重 [Criminal Investigation] [Mystery and Deduction] [Murder-Mystery Game] [Romantic Suspense] [Strong Leads Clash] [Social Realism] [A Cross-Section of Humanity] Some lose the love of their life. Some commit murder in a fit of passion to protect the person they love. Some hurt everyone around them in the name of love. Some are willing to give up everything in pursuit of a little light and warmth! This is a tribute to Keigo Higashino. The writing is delicate, the emotions profound! The plot is tight 674Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 125 The Immortal Clan: Three Generations of Grandfather and Grandson Are All Me! 长生仙族：爷孙三代都是我自己！ [Martial Arts + Longevity + Fake Family + Hypocritical Schemer + Generations of Accumulation] After transmigrating to another world, Jiang Cang gained a strange ability to live forever: the grandfather, father, and grandson are all him. When his elderly body grows frail and death draws near, he’ll charge into deadly lands and seize miraculous medicines, trading his life to lay an invincible foundation for his descendants! At the peak of his middle years, he’ll build a family and take control of 3.9kReads8.0Score26314d adds
- 126 Great! It's a System, Now I'm Definitely Dead 太棒了！是系统，这下我死定了 [Infinite Flow] [No heroine] [No CP] [Original instances] [The System is useless] [Rules] [Deduction] [Wits and strategy] [Survival missions] Borrowing a setting from a great author: ghosts cannot be killed... You must discern their patterns... The Haunted Spirit Tower has descended. Please make sure to complete your survival mission! Little-girl System and all that: “Host, clear each instance in one life, one every seven days! Bring the Haunted Tower era to an end!” Chen Zichu: “Damn it... Othe 2.6kReads7.6Score23114d adds
- 127 Dreamwalker 2025 梦行者2025 [Dreamcore psychological sci-fi] [Dreamcore] [Cyber fantasy] [Artificial reincarnation] [Unconventional infinite-loop story] [Aloof genius heroine] [No romance] [Psychological] [Niche] This book is an unconventional record of a cast of minds, a dream called “life” from which no one needs to wake. A slow burn with a touch of horror. No power-fantasy tropes, only people who pass each other by, and no true romantic pairings. In April 2025, dreamwalker Qian Ye arrives in Moshou City and stays wit 33Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 128 A Murder Buried at the Waterworks for Twenty Years 水厂埋凶二十年 Twenty years ago, in the autumn at the Xichang Waterworks in Qingcheng, three people vanished one after another, leaving no trace, dead or alive. Police officer Qi Xiaojun pursued the lead for half his life, only to be forced out by fate just as he was about to reach the truth. Zhang Youfei, the young factory director, once loved a woman named Jinhua deeply, but he had no idea how many secrets her silence concealed. Twenty years later, another person disappears from the Xichang Waterworks. Sick 4.2kReads8.5Score41814d adds
- 129 Kill That Tomato Writer 杀死那个番茄作家 [Many years later, facing the firing squad, Kareni Na Ka will recall the afternoon when I dragged him into the book.] “Can I really write the blurb like this...?” “Tsk, I’m imitating One Hundred Years of Solitude.” “Who even reads One Hundred Years of Solitude these days? Do you read it?” “Then... should we change it?” “Never mind, let’s keep it. Nobody reads blurbs anyway.” 1.5kReads—Score14814d adds
- 130 The Right Way to Play Ten Days to the End: The Endtime Campus 十日终焉正确打开方式：终焉校园 (A Ten Days to the End fanfic + faithful to the original, no radical changes + rigorous worldbuilding + perfect ending + deception that fools God + a “school” version?) No one can deceive everyone at every moment, but Qi Xia did it. Frozen solitude: that is what I consider a bad ending. Could someone deceive “God” from beginning to end without changing the normal ending? After all, I have cheats. This will be my perfect ending. Su Chen transmigrates into the world of Ten Days to the End, 4.9kReads8.9Score63214d adds
- 131 Ten Days to the End: Qi Xia Enters a Rule Horror 十日终焉：当齐夏进入规则怪谈 [Power fantasy + Rules Horror + mind games + light high-martial-arts elements + genius protagonists] In a high-martial-arts world, spiritual qi revival has begun. On their eighteenth birthday, everyone has a chance to awaken a web-novel ability. Some awaken the ability from Slay the Gods and summon Lin Qiye from the start. Some awaken the ability from Exotic Beasts and summon Gao Yang from the start. Some awaken the ability from Great Strength and summon Jiang Nan. However, when everyone was tra 17.1kReads7.1Score2.1k14d adds
- 132 I'm the Only Living Person in This Apartment Building 我住的这栋公寓，只有我是活人 I'm the only living person in the apartment building where I live. 4.3kReads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Infinite Game: Leading My Team to Grind in the Reincarnation Tower 无限游戏：我在轮回塔带队内卷 [Infinite Flow + ensemble cast + around 50 game scenarios + factions of reincarnators battling for dominance early on + teams of reincarnators from different countries clashing later] Scenario One: The Walking Dead 10,000 Chinese challengers have been summoned by the Reincarnation Tower! In an apocalypse overrun by zombies, with scarce supplies and treacherous people, you must survive for 60 days to clear the first scenario! And with a teammate called a “prophet” guiding us, we actually complete 2.3kReads6.2Score23814d adds
- 134 Eleven Madmen 十一个疯子 (Not mindless, no harem, no System, and not a conventional power fantasy. Please read with that in mind.) From the day you were born until now, have you ever had doubts like these? “Do I really exist?” “Does the world really exist?” “Why do I exist?” “And why does the world exist?” “Is my existence inevitable? If I die, will the world keep existing?” “At the moment m 38.7kReads9.4Score5.6k14d adds
- 135 Thirty Days on the Run 逃亡三十天 Five years of deep affection could not withstand greed and scheming. Jiang Ling was set up by his lover of five years and her lover on the side, who conspired to seize complete control of his company. In a single day, his love was shattered, his career collapsed, and his life plunged into an abyss. With all hope gone, he chose to retreat to his remote, quiet hometown in the countryside. By chance, in an abandoned mine in a desolate area, he stumbled upon a ton of gold buried deep underground. Af 48Reads6.9Score114d adds
- 136 Tales of the Singularity 奇点往事 A perfect tool, a lethal master. The only human on planet Aisi with the intelligence to create brought forth a civilization with the fire of creation, one that constantly innovated and evolved, aspiring to reach the stars and beyond. Then a super artificial intelligence, deemed by humanity to be the perfect tool, came into being. Humanity thought this would usher in another pivotal leap in civilization, but instead it had to face an unprecedented catastrophe and an ancient mystery buried beneath 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Demon Game: I Can Command Unmatched Luck! 恶魔游戏，我能驾御无双运势！ [Mind Games and Deception + No Dumbed-Down Characters + No Saintly Hero + Infinite Worlds + Horror Game + Mastermind of Fate] Su Yi, a mystery novelist, was chosen for a demonic game that stakes players' lives. From the start, he drew the unpopular class of Deceiver and was cursed with only sixty days left to live. Demonic Game: “Do you want supernatural power? Do you want astonishing wealth?” “Then win the Demonic Game and stay alive...” Su Yi: “I'll gamble sixty years of my lifespan for t 28.3kReads9.1Score4.2k14d adds
- 138 Gazing Across the Four Seas 观四海 This isn't a conventional web novel. It features multidimensional space, rotating and traversing time sequences, and a diverse world of mutated races (beastfolk, insect races, marine life, and more), with varied narrative styles, interlocking plotlines, major foreshadowing, and tightly closed logical loops. The male lead, Qin Wei, can communicate with marine life and is also the chosen one most trusted by the Insect Queen. He seems to keep awakening as time turns, yet fails again and again. He m 225Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 I’m Not a Mutant Beast 我不是异兽 Mystery and imagination + high-martial world + the supernatural... Monstrous Beasts: An elite minority in this world. They aren't human, but they have always lived among us, and they're hard to distinguish from ordinary people. The Heavenly Dao Bureau: An organization of Monstrous Beasts and the true rulers of the world. They rule with cruelty so subtle it goes unnoticed, and even prey on humans. A penniless nobody who doesn't know who he is receives a fortune from the Heavenly Dao Bureau. Overc 1.3kReads9.3Score11214d adds
- 140 Apricots Beneath the Flames of War 烽火栓杏 The 1930s: a turbulent and unsettled era. The extraordinary story of a remarkable woman, who weaves her own spectacular life. Join the author as we open the door to that tumultuous age through a unique perspective. 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Digital Homecoming: Reborn 《电子归途之重生》 The Electronic Road Home: Reborn 352Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 You Promised Me Cultivation, So Why Are You Making Me Build a Nuclear Fusion Reactor? 说好的修仙你让我造核聚变反应堆 “A voice suddenly appeared in my head: It said that if I built a nuclear fusion reactor, it would teach me how to cultivate immortality! When I refused, it turned into words floating in front of my eyes. It’s so annoying!” “Then why didn’t you agree?” Song Ning rolled his eyes. “Are you stupid? The doctors said my schizophrenia was caused by a mental illness brought on by a nervous disorder. If I knew how to build that thing, would I have been sent to a psychiatric hospital?” 8kReads7.5Score64414d adds
- 143 A Survival Pact from Scratch 从零开始的生存约法 (Strong female lead | Mystery | Puzzle-solving | Political intrigue | Ensemble cast) [Multiple couples + Chilling on closer inspection + Mass transmigration + Everyday life in ancient times + Resistance against tyranny] [The one and only female lead: cool and badass] (∗ᵒ̶̶̷̀ω˂̶́∗)੭₎₎̊₊♡ Hi there~ [May this book offer a light to those who feel lost.] ଘ(੭ˊᵕˋ)੭* ੈ✩ A top medical graduate student gets hit to death with a brick by an unemployed drifter after arranging her grandmother’s funeral?! P.S. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 EN No Hope of Survival 生还无期 [No CP, No Female Lead] + [Infinite Deaths and Resurrections] + [Superpower Awakening] + [Mind Games and Strategy] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Life in Review] The keywords of this book are “human nature,” “death games,” and “setting traps.” The thirteen characters who appear from the start all play important roles! Each has a distinct personality, and every one of them will have a major part to play later in the story. This book also features endless deaths, so if that’s not your thing, please read wit 8.1kReads9.3Score84014d adds
- 145 Everyone, Aim at the Idea King and Take the Safety Off 全体都有！瞄准点子王打开保险 Jiang Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and signs up for the reality show Three People Walk Together, One Can Teach Me, ready to stir things up. From the start, he awakens the Three People Walk Together, There’s Bound to Be a Mastermind System! The Mastermind, the Man of Action, and the Whatever Bro. In the low hills and foul waters, kindred spirits meet; in the barren mountains and harsh lands, the three big shots make their home! Three people, three schemes, and Jiang Chen is the lunatic 203.8kReads8.5Score22.2k14d adds
- 146 A Lifetime of Martial Arts 一生武功 This is the story of Wang Han, who failed the Bayes' theorem exam administered by the God of Physics and Technology and was banished to the mortal realm. There, he became cultivation partners with Huang Zhumiao, one of the Seven Fairy Maidens from Heaven, and underwent trials to advance his cultivation. Wang Han studied the Seven Injuries Fist. Every morning, he did push-ups, sit-ups, and pull-ups, then sat cross-legged and ate Shizhen Yifang ginseng paste for his health before soaking in medici 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Digital Homecoming: Breaking Free from the Cocoon 《电子归途之破茧》 Electronic Journey Home: Breaking Free 337Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 EN Rick and Morty: My Grandpa is Rick?! 瑞克和莫蒂：我的姥爷竟是瑞克？ He transmigrated to America, where he had parents and an older sister. His dad was timid, but had his moments now and then. His mom admired the strong, yet felt sorry for his dad. His sister had a sharp tongue, but often stood up for him. These memories ran through Morty's mind as he lay in bed, ready to welcome the next day... Then an old man appeared: Grandpa... “Hey, Morty! I need you!” That was when Morty finally realized he had transmigrated into Rick and Morty!!!!!! 4.4kReads9.3Score42014d adds
- 149 The Silent Century 默声世纪 15Reads—Score214d adds
- 150 I Am the Yin Emperor. Why Should I Fear Your Western Savage Gods? 我阴天子，还怕你西方野神？ Infinite-flow! If you love infinite-flow novels, don't miss this one! [High IQ] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Mass Army-Building] [Chinese Mythology vs. Western Gods] [Double Identity, Hidden Schemer] [Absolutely No Saintly Hero] Bai Muyang was set up from the start, and died with his soul destroyed. He thought it was all over. Was it really? When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to the mortal world, wielding the authority of the underworld and reigning as the Yin Emperor. But only after he 83Reads—Score—14d adds
