Novels like A Bloody Past, A Tangled Fate of Life and Death
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Bloody Past, A Tangled Fate of Life and Death, best match first.
- 1 Stars and Fire 星星与火 Stars and Fire —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Reborn as an Ugly Woman Who Picks Through Trash 重生从捡垃圾的丑女开始 After her best friend and biological older brother conspire to frame her, Ning Youran dies, only to be unexpectedly reborn as an ugly woman who scavenges through trash. Want to go back and get revenge after being reborn? You can’t do that without a golden finger. Does having a Trash System count as a golden finger? A “trash” System that really is trash in name alone. As for whether this System is actually trash, take a closer look and decide for yourselves!!! 56Reads—Score714d adds
- 3 The Thousand Mechanisms Manual: Assorted Tales 千机册:什锦 [Xuanhuan] [Demons and spirits] [Beautiful shou] [Loyal dog gong] [Multiple couples] A Shi (gong) × Su Fujin (shou) Three hundred years ago, Mu Liushu suddenly died. To investigate his teacher's death, Su Fujin faked his own death and went into hiding. Following a lead, he headed to the Southern Wilderness, where he picked up a wild boy and brought him home, naming him A Shi. The boy isn't as innocent as he seems… Schemes and counter-schemes, forces stirring beneath the surface, and a vast plan —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Rain Before the Mountain: From Herb Gatherer to Immortal 山前雨:从采药人开始 An ordinary mortal sets out on the path of cultivation and gradually approaches immortality. He seeks not longevity, but eternal life; not reincarnation, but transcendence, striving toward a realm no one has ever reached. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Childhood Friends, Sparks Reignited 竹马惹青梅 Childhood Sweethearts Stir Up Romance —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Zhang San's Blade Deals 999 Damage From the Start 开局张三一刀999 Zhang San was gaming all night at an internet café in the ordinary world when, in the blink of an eye, he was swept into the Legendary Continent. Bound to an Invincible System, he gets the divine skill “One Slash, 999 Damage” from the start, setting off on a heaven-defying journey. The moment he lands, he casually swings the ancient-looking long saber in his hand, pulverizing a boulder. When the Qingfeng Stronghold bandits try to steal it, a flash of white light leaves them all decapitated. The —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 A Disordered Diary 错乱日记 A rooftop in an urban village, a place no one ever visits. The night is silent, the moonlight bright and white. Cars stream along the road below, and scattered lights glimmer among the buildings. Someone can't sleep. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Radiant Star River of the Yuan Realm 元界耀星河 [Plot] [Feel-Good] [Genius] [No System] [Play the pig to eat the tiger] Lin Mo, a young man of the new generation, accidentally transmigrates to another world during an archaeological excavation. In this world, cultivation of elemental power is paramount, but danger lurks at every turn. Only by possessing elemental power can one become a true cultivator. Here, the strong prey on the weak, geniuses abound, and countless factions keep one another in check. Caught between them, Lin Mo has no suppor 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 A Thousand-Faced Peach Blossom 千面桃花 The killer’s codename is Taohua. With an exceptional ability to evade detection, he has successfully murdered victim after victim, taunting the police and growing ever more brazen. At last, he slips up. How could Policewoman Chen Xiaofan ever have guessed that the killer was him? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Heaven’s Mandate Shatters the Ruins 天命破墟 [Xuanhuan, Xianxia, no System, decisive and ruthless, no saintly do-gooder, cautious scheming] The world has weathered calamity, and an age of chaos is about to begin. Chang Huan bears countless mysteries within him. Destined to live a second life, he might as well make it a spectacular one! With nothing but a blade at his side, he investigates the truth behind a massacre, uncovers the continent's age-old mysteries, and unravels the secrets hidden within himself... He has a blade, and the world 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Godslayer Chronicles: Pre-Qin Qi Cultivators and the Last Princess 弑神纪:先秦炼气士与末代公主 When Ruan Jie, a sunny, cheerful middle school student from the twenty-first century, encounters Yushu, a Qin princess who has transmigrated through time, the wheels of fate begin turning amid blood and fire. Yushu bears the secret of the Black Bird bloodline and an all-consuming desire to return home, while Ruan Jie is dragged into a deadly mystery surrounding pre-Qin qi practitioners. Lü Buwei's thousand-year conspiracy, Zhao Ji's lethal web of serpents, the blood-and-soul chains of the Nine H —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The System Helps Me Become a Goddess: I’ll Crush Those Bastards in Another World 系统助我成女神,干翻异界狗男人 (Golden finger, clear-headed heroine focused on building her career, heroine becomes emperor, powerful man and even more powerful woman, no fixed pairing, ship whoever you like) Jiang Yun transmigrated. The good news: she has a System and a bodyguard. The bad news: the System wants her to win over nine male leads. Jiang Yun: “Get lost. Isn't building a career more fun?” Facing a stubborn slave Jiang Yun looks down at him and points. “Beat him up.” Redemption? That's the heroine's job. She's not 4Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 13 The Comments Say Getting a Kidney Transplant Makes Me the Tragic Heroine, But I'm the Surgeon 弹幕说被换肾是虐文女主的命运,可我是主刀医生呀 The comments say getting a kidney transplant is the fate of a tragic romance heroine. But I'm the surgeon performing the operation! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 My AI Went Crazy and Offered My Boss as a Sacrifice to Heaven 我的AI癫了,拿我老板来祭天 My AI Has Gone Mad and Wants to Sacrifice My Boss to Heaven —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Bathe in Sunshine, Grow Toward the Light 沐浴阳光,向阳而生 Basking in the sunshine, growing toward the light 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Biodiversity Rescue Plan 拯救计划之生物多样性 Art imitates life, and the diversity of human beings is far richer than you could ever imagine. After a strange encounter, Xiang Qingyun gets a firsthand look at what biological diversity really means. He will also become a “hero,” saving more people from persecution by the Shadow Fiends. As he journeys through time and space, witnessing all kinds of life, he saves countless people in need. This is a tale of redemption from the depths of the soul. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Eerie Instance: The Male Lead Is a Real Jerk 诡异副本,男主是真狗 The Bizarre Instances: The Male Lead Is a Real Dog —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 A Hitchhiker’s Diary of Traveling Between Worlds 穿梭者顺风车日记 The protagonist is an ordinary rideshare driver, but every day he picks up strange passengers who seem to come from different time periods or parallel worlds. One day, for example, he picks up a woman dressed in ancient clothing who insists she transmigrated from the Ming dynasty. The next day, he meets a scientist claiming to be from the future, warning him that the world is about to end. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Lingxu 灵虚 The myriad heavens and realms are all void; the primeval chaos of eternity turns on a single thought. Karma and reincarnation, awakening as from a dream; love, hatred, and all the ties of passion are hardest to forget. Tread the Heavenly Dao, sing a long song in a dream, and sever the bonds of your mortal past! 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Secret Records of Heaven and Earth 乾坤秘闻录 Fox immortals repay kindness, weasel immortals seek a title, white immortals heal the sick, willow immortals protect homes, and gray immortals bring wealth. These are strange tales passed down in Northeast China, but for me, they've become the absurd life I'm living. My grandmother suddenly dies, and the Kunqian Record of Hidden Secrets she possessed comes to light, prompting powerful factions to fight over it and dragging me into a dark vortex from which there's no escape. Chosen by the Five Im 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Once, There Was a God 曾经有一个神 [Technology Meets Flesh] [Explosive Payoff in the Later Story] [Strong Female and Male Leads] [Survival War] [Lighthearted and Funny] [Vast Worldbuilding] [Cthulhu] [Disasters] [Plot Twists] [Insectoid Hordes] [Sweetness and Angst] [Wild Imagination] [Sci-Fi] [Romance] [A Touch of Horror] “Your existence is like the most special line of code in my program. Every time it runs, my ‘heartbeat’ goes out of control.” This is a plan for interstellar colonization. Humanity sets off on a long voyage, 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 I Was Reborn in High School 我重生回到了高中那时 In his thirties, Lu Xiaojia's life was full of heartbreak and helplessness. He lived in a cheap rental, worked a nine-to-five job, and was married to a woman he didn't love. Every day, he came home to a mess of household troubles. At a company dinner, he drank to drown his sorrows. When he woke up, he discovered he had been reborn in his high school days. This time, he was determined to change his fate, make up for past regrets, and chart a new course for his life. He would run with all his migh 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Laid-Back Immortal Emperor Is Reborn and Makes the Aloof Campus Beauty His Underling 摆烂仙帝重生,调高冷校花当小弟 [Taming] [Invincible] [One heroine] [Read the first three chapters. If they’re no good, you can kill me] This is a high-martial-world novel blending Immortal Emperor and romance elements, told in a lighthearted, humorous style. Jingguan opens his eyes and finds he has returned to the high-martial world, with all his Immortal Emperor powers gone. Jingguan doesn’t panic at all. He awakens the Invincible Slacker System and gains a Slacker Sacred Body. From the start, he meets the aloof campus beaut 10Reads—Score114d adds
- 24 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—14d adds
- 25 The Old Lady with Brain Cancer Bounces Around Another World 脑癌老太在异世界瞎蹦乱跳 [Don’t read this old cringe!] Qi Yingqing is an eighty-year-old woman from the 1980s who is in the late stages of brain cancer. After she dies, she arrives at a soul transit station. She thinks she’s simply transmigrated into a book to complete missions and buy a house… But who could have known that her entire life had been set up by the universe’s boss! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Lillian by the Sea 海边的莉莉安 Pure Love + Two Strong Leads White-collar worker Li Lien has lost out in both her career and love, and flees to Xinghai Bay to heal. At Seabreeze Cottage, she meets Lin Shen, a sunny Host. From comfort at a street-food stall to standing side by side on the beach, two lonely souls heal one another. Amid the salty sea breeze, they grow together and write a romantic story of two people choosing each other. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Great Sage's Story: Past and Present Lives 大圣传,前世今生 This new book is incredibly good! Your favorites and comments are what motivate me to keep updating. Set against the backdrop of A Chinese Odyssey, the story uses its world as a blueprint to offer readers something different. Thank you all, with a deep bow! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 After I Got Involved with the Scheming Young Master, I Started Avoiding Him Every Day 惹上腹黑少爷后,夫人每天都在躲 By a twist of fate, Jian Ning tumbles headfirst into a man's room. Faced with a man on the bed so handsome he could make gods and men seethe with envy, she sticks to her “I won't lose out” principle and pins the beauty down, only to be pinned down herself. [Warning: This is a nonstop game of flirting that turns the usual tropes on their head. From “sleep together and run” to “it has to be you,” in this game of cat and mouse, whoever falls first loses the whole world.] 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 What Goes Around Comes Around, and I'm the Next Rich Woman! 百因必有果,下个富婆就是我! After returning to the company from a weeklong business trip, Ye Xiaohuan discovers that someone has inexplicably taken her place as the boss's fiancée. She thought it was nothing more than a broken heart, but her life soon takes a dramatic turn: her parents die under mysterious circumstances, and she is abducted to an abandoned house in the countryside... This was always going to be a dead end. Only by burning her bridges could she save herself. Life is precious, so I want the very best! In thi 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Junior Martial Uncle Just Entered the Sect, and All He Wants Is Freedom 刚入宗的小师叔一心想要自由 On her twelfth birthday, Gu Jionghuan followed her family’s arrangements and joined the Jiuhua Sect. The sect then arranged for her to take an unlikely master. On the day she entered the sect, a long-lost friend died in her arms. Her senior brother was the divine archer, and although everything seemed flawless, Gu Jionghuan still caught a whiff of conspiracy. How could Gu Jionghuan accept being controlled by the person pulling the strings? Yet she gradually walked into their trap, fused with a d 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Star Hub of the Imperial Ruins 帝墟星枢 As the Primordial Era gives way to the Twilight of the Gods, the laws of the Heavenly Dao undergo violent upheavals every hundred thousand years, creating gaps in the cultivation system. The Nine Heavens Continent consists of five celestial domains. The ancient demon race is sealed in the Azure Nether Domain to the southeast, while a spatial rift connecting to a mysterious land lies hidden in the Profound Heaven Domain to the northwest. In this special era of declining magic, when the Heavenly D —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Maple Chain 枫链 The college entrance exams were over, but I wasn’t as happy as I’d imagined. I just felt empty. For years, I’d pursued something that I no longer needed to do. It was as if a piece of my life had suddenly gone missing. What now? What should I do? Where should I go? The dull, helpless, painful, hollow mission others had assigned to me was finally complete. So why did they fall silent when I asked for a soul that felt truly alive? Wasn’t this their responsibility? Why did they say it was my own re —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Eternal Calamity 永浩劫 He takes a difficult first step toward immortality, entering a cultivation world unlike any other. A merchant from the village accidentally discovers the threshold to cultivation. And so begins an extraordinary journey on the path to immortality... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Tales of Lin He 蔺河往事 Through her own perspective, the heroine, born in the 1970s in Gulin County, Luzhou, Sichuan Province, describes the upbringing and personalities of her parents, who were born before the founding of the People's Republic of China, as well as the romantic upheaval they experienced during the Cultural Revolution. Her father died unexpectedly in the early 1980s, and her mother remarried twice. Growing up in a family to which she was not related by blood, the heroine endured the humiliations of ado —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Language of Spirits 灵之语 Through nine cycles of reincarnation, I stand supreme. I tread the spirit path and suppress the haunted depths. With the Compendium of Spirit Arts and Sacred Trees in hand, I face the uncanny alone. This world holds benevolent spirits, evil spirits, wicked spirits, and baleful spirits, as well as the source of an endless haunted realm. As a spirit master, I roam the world, upholding justice and banishing evil, all in search of the meaning of my existence and the truth of the world. Where did I c 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Break the Cycle! 轮回破局! [Not a Frustrating Story, Not Mindless, Plenty of Foreshadowing, No System] I can't remember anymore. I don't even know when this damn apocalypse began. In this endless cycle, I die again and again, only to start over again and again... They say good people go to heaven after they die, and evil people go to hell. But why do people enter the cycle of reincarnation...? Who are they, and why do they say I'm in the wrong? Who am I, really? What have I done? Who is to blame, him or me? As my investig —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Magic Adept 魔力灵想者 This book tells the story of a heroine who masters all kinds of magic in the early stages, then goes on to battle countless powerful otherworldly monsters. She gradually grows stronger until she becomes a goddess. 130Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 38 A Guide to Transmigrating as the Supreme Treasure 至尊宝穿越指南 The Supreme Treasure was supposed to accompany Tang Sanzang on his journey to the West, but along the way, the golden headband fell off, his mortal desires resurfaced, and he opened the Moonlight Box again. He transmigrated through three lifetimes and met his creator, Xu Gang. And so began the story of their souls swapping bodies. Their story showcases the schemes, dark cunning, trust, and betrayal between the Supreme Treasure and Xu Gang. It's a bizarre and twisting tale, yet also a thrilling c 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Transmigration: A Parallel World Beyond the Mysterious Jade Pendant 穿越:神秘玉佩后的平行世界 College student Li Ming unexpectedly discovered a jade pendant and wished for it to have magical powers. Instead, she transmigrated to a parallel world! Her dream came true, so why does she regret it now? After transmigrating, she became a wealthy heiress named Zhao Lingfeng. Faced with a new world and hidden dangers, she uses her knowledge to make her way in the business world and gradually rise amid shifting fortunes. But the mystery of the jade pendant remains unsolved. Can she turn the table —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Spirit Armor: The Legend of Taming 灵装:塔明传说 [One Female Lead + Childhood Sweetheart + Apocalypse + Some Gore + Tokusatsu Elements] Five hundred years ago, the final battle between light and darkness began. The twelve spirit beasts and four divine beasts who fought for the side of light exhausted all their power to protect the planet known as Taming, sealing away the evil forces of darkness. Five hundred years later, the twelve dark beasts of the shadow faction awaken and overrun the world. Then some upstart kid comes out of nowhere, gets 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Saving the Villain: Supporting Lady, Don't Run Away 拯救反派之女配你别跑 Unlucky office worker Ye Nanxing dies from working overtime and transmigrates into the novel she was reading, as the vicious substitute female lead. The moment she opens her eyes, she finds herself in an epic love-triangle showdown: while on a date with her ex-boyfriend, the female lead discovers that the pretty boy she's been keeping is working at the same restaurant, and the CEO is already on his way, while a scheming villain watches from nearby... The System tells her to fulfill the female le 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Magnificent Vista 景宏 (Friendship means either fighting or on the way to a fight.) Behind every stretch of peace lies a heavy price, drenched in blood. Once the seeds of slaughter are sown, they can only bring forth more slaughter, while the chains of hatred tighten link by link. These tangled grievances are like an endless curse, stretching through a century in the river of time, circling and turning in the whirlpool of reincarnation without ever stopping. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Blooming Against the Light 逆光绽芳华 Lin Xiaomei was an unstoppable businesswoman, but one painful separation and death after another left her heartbroken and disillusioned. Yet fate’s trials were far from over: illness and the taunts of human traffickers came one after another. How will she find a way through? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Divine and Demonic Emperor’s Duel 神魔帝决 Once we know how things will end, can we still find the courage to press on? Even when we give everything we have and still fall just short of our goal, giving up feels unbearable, yet moving forward seems impossibly hard. This is the dilemma of life, a choice many people must face. And yet, it is these hardships and challenges that shape our character and resolve. A young man who only wants to live like a spoiled heir has little hope or ambition for the future. But fate has a way of taking unex 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Deep Sea's Darkness 深海幽暗 [Two powerful leads + enemies to lovers + vivid, fully realized characters + no disposable characters + ensemble cast + two male leads] [Infinite-flow, bottom’s point of view] Long-term psychological abuse has left the male protagonist, He Zhaoxi, with mental illness. He has lost interest in almost everything. At a class reunion, He Zhaoxi finds his classmates’ scheming and false pleasantries boring and nauseating. The private room is thick with smoke, making it hard to breathe. He presses the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 A Little Genius Drops In, and the Top Scientist Becomes a Daughter-Doting Dad 萌宝空降,科研大佬沦为女儿奴 [The Whole Family's Darling] [Adorable Child] [Doting Father] [Healing Sweet Romance] [Aerospace Big Shot] What's it like to suddenly have an adorable three-and-a-half-year-old daughter? Aerospace research big shot Su Qingyan is completely undone: Thanks for asking. I'm in the capital, and one soft, sweet "Daddy" from this little bundle of joy has melted my heart. The old Su Qingyan cared only for rockets and stars. Scientific research was his entire life, and nothing but precise data could tou 178Reads—Score13114d adds
- 47 A Glimmer in the Long Night 长夜微光 [Everyone Has Their Wits About Them]+ [Slow Burn]+ [Superpowers]+ [Founding an Association]+ [Romance]+ [Passionate and Uplifting] A starless night sky, with no topic left to add? All right, this isn't an idol drama. In this world without stars, Song Fan always felt that something was wrong. Gazing at the pitch-black sky, he wondered: Could Earth... really be alone? There must be more than Earth! More than humanity! There has to be! When he woke up, he found a phone and a safe beside his bed. Th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The World’s Absurdity, a Lifetime of Sorrow 天下的荒唐,半生的凄凉 [Transmigrate into a book; anti-imperial and anti-feudal + melodrama + a sorrowful tale of many women] “Even I once had someone I truly loved.” “True feelings are the least important thing.” “Mother, I will protect myself and my sisters.” “Mother, I'm sorry. I failed to protect myself and my sisters. I miss you.” “Why did I do it? I want to live! I want to live for my mother!” “I'm so tired. I've never been this tired in my life. Mother, will you come for me?” “I wish to leave the harem's intrig 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Transformed into a Battle Warrior, I Restart My Life with the Unbearable System 变身战人,用难绷系统重启人生 [Urban supernatural legend] [System awakening] [Classic of Mountains and Seas] [Treatment for severe depression] [Coming-of-age] [Try not to crack] [Plot twists] By the time you finish reading, your expression will match the cover. My name is Zhou Yao. One day, I finally unlocked the System I had always dreamed of. But this lousy System was nothing like the ones in online novels. It was completely useless. For example, to upgrade strength, I had to keep exercising and disciplining myself. To 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Nuclear Domain Era: Humanity’s Shackles 核域纪元之人类枷锁 [No System + reborn + xianxia + passionate adventure + no transmigration] He wakes up to find himself in a military base, with nothing but a pistol by his side. He struggles to piece together his shattered memories. The world has already been destroyed, but where has he ended up? This story leads us into a world that feels both real and unreal, with love, family, nuclear war, destruction, and AI robots. What will ultimately become of humanity? Why did the world of the past meet its end? What sec —Reads—Score—14d adds

















































