Novels like The Mad Genius's Dungeon Routine
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- 1 I, the Cash-Powered Immortal! The Peerless Empress Comes Looking for Me! 我，氪金仙尊！绝世女帝来寻我！ [Virtual girlfriend] + [Eerie Revival] + [Mutual salvation] + [Lovecraftian cultivation] She handles eating her way through the eerie world, from starving ghosts to an all-you-can-eat lightning tribulation buffet. I handle spending money like crazy in the real world, going from a crippled wage slave to a superhuman with an invincible body. Now possessing the status of a female emperor and the bearing of a sword immortal, she is only a tiny bit of cultivation away from becoming the Supreme Female —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 After the System Gave Up, I Turned the World into a Chessboard 系统摆烂后，我把世界当成棋盘 Male-oriented plot + Female-oriented romance + Male lead POV + Quick transmigration Transmigrated as a doomed villain? Gu Wanzhou stays calm. After all, the thing he’s best at is playing with people’s hearts. The System wants to use him as a pawn? He turns the tables and crashes it. The protagonist wants to steal his fortune? He shatters the protagonist’s Dao heart. The god behind the scenes wants to erase him? He flips the whole game board. He disguises himself with a frail body and turns —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Oh Yeah! My Infinite-Flow Dungeon Is Set in My Own Village 哦耶！进入的无限流副本是自家村 Good news: The Infinite Flow instance she entered was her own village. Bad news: She had just slaughtered the whole village. Looking at all her aunts and uncles in front of her… Si Nanfeng: Seriously? What else could she do? Run! She met a pair of Miao twins. At first, she thought they were two aloof beauties. But… why is one openly crazy while the other is secretly crazy? Then she met a big sister who was fiercely protective of her girls and a scheming little sister with a sweet exterior… Oh, r 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Reborn in the Apocalypse: My Stockpiling Plan 末世重生囤货计划 Jiang Jiaoyan, an ordinary young woman with a bachelor's degree who works as a cashier, is reborn from five years into the apocalypse to thirty days before it begins. A mistake by System 396 gives her a pocket dimension and a bank card with an unlimited balance for ten days. Stockpiling supplies, raising pets, and protecting her mother, just how far will Jiang Jiaoyan grow this time... ☞ Volume One: Preparations for the Apocalypse Volume Two: The Frozen Inferno Volume Three: The Scorching Furnac 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Let’s Run Toward the Horizon Together 一起奔向远方吧 [Dual male leads × tsundere, virtuous and caring bottom × aloof, devoted husband top × half campus, half urban × happy ending] A student at the affiliated high school of A University in A City, he lost his parents at a young age and was raised by his uncle. He left home on his own during his first year of high school. In his second year, he met a new transfer student, who turned out to be the son of his late father's friend. He ended up staying at their home for a while. At first, neither boy wo —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Ever Since Master Returned, He Seems to Be Possessed by a Yandere 师尊回来后，好像被病娇附身了 [Male-male romance + cultivation + mutually faithful + master and disciple, older top] Gentle, revered master top × obedient, teary-eyed demon lord bottom {Note: The demon lord was once a demon god} Yan Liwei has an exceptionally gentle master. He wants to stay by his side forever. Even just looking at him every day makes him happy, and he believes Ling Luoyan has feelings for him too. He won't let anyone hurt him… He was just about ready to believe he was the happiest person in the world, but 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Dew-Kissed Blooming Season 朝露花期 [Supernatural Romance] [Ghost Marriage] [Fated Tragic Love] [Childhood Friends in a Love Triangle] The isolated stone-built town hides a sinister old custom: every year on the Ghost Festival, the gates of the Ghost Cavern swing wide, and a hundred ghosts are invited inside. Any girl whose birth details are announced must become a sacrificial ghost bride. Gu Zhixi had long been betrothed to her childhood friend, Gu Zeming. They planned to marry and spend their lives together once the Ghost Festiv —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 After I Risked Everything to Save Them, They Started Acting Strange 拼死拯救她们后，她们精神不太对 [Not brainless wish fulfillment + genius + nearly invincible + multiple heroines + redemption + sword cultivator. The more the story unfolds, the more satisfying it gets.] Why do good people never get a happy ending? Kneeling before the coffin, Huo Wang demanded an answer. Years later, Huo Wang became even more convinced that what people called good karma was usually nothing more than a lucky coincidence. So he decided that if Heaven was blind, he would become its eyes. Then, while saving someon 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 I’m Just a Wage Earner, So How Did I Become Humanity’s Torchbearer? 我一打工仔，怎么成人族薪火了？ Cheng Yang came home from work as usual, only to be attacked one after another by the Door-Knocking Ghost, Red Thread, and other eerie entities. The Light ability he had always considered useless saved his life with an unexpected power. Just as he thought everything would return to normal, Tianshu, the supreme being of the human race, told him that the Xia Kingdom was doomed, and that he would become humanity's hope by traveling to another world. Cheng Yang: ... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 After I Transmigrated, I Could Control All Beasts 穿越后我能操控万兽 I transmigrated into the Great Qian dynasty and awakened the talent to control all beasts. I planned to shut myself away with fertile fields and a beautiful home, living peacefully as a local emperor. I'd farm and do business to build my fortune, with a few lovely companions by my side, asking only to live carefree and stay out of court politics. But the powerful at court, martial world factions, and local strongmen took turns provoking me, pressing forward at every step as if they were determ 3.6kReads6.4Score279Shelves
- 11 A Killer Reincarnated in a Runaway Bride’s Body, Working at the Wangyou Tower 杀手魂穿逃婚在忘忧楼打工 [Faithful couple + sweet romance + secret identities + married first, love later + episodic plots] [A not-so-cold-blooded transmigrated assassin heroine VS a mysterious tavern owner VS a whole host of monstrous customers] After transmigrating, Su Qingyue did two big things: First, she ran away from her marriage to the Prince of Zhenbei. Then, she took a job at the Wangyou Inn. It’s a great workplace: the boss is handsome, room and board are included, and the customers just aren’t human! Then s —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Missing You, My Darling 想念你mydarling [Slow-burn romance + everyday life + lighthearted + one-on-one, mutually faithful] They first met through a post. Later, after spending time together in person, Dai Nianli felt they got along well. And as someone who loved a good voice, she found that Luan Yang’s voice was exactly to her taste. He was handsome, too. So when he took the initiative to confess his feelings, Dai Nianli agreed to date him. But! Having been single her whole life, she regretted it the very next day. She tried to get us —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Midnight Hotel: Rule Number Seven for Guests 午夜酒店：入住须知第七条 Midnight Hotel: Rule Seven for Guests —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 I Give Them 30,000 a Month, Yet Find Them Picking Through Leftovers in the Cafeteria 每月资助三万块，却在食堂捡剩饭 He Gives Me 30,000 Yuan a Month, Yet I Pick Leftovers Out of the Cafeteria Trash 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Debt Trap: Auctioning Fake Heirlooms 网贷深渊：假“遗物”拍卖 Loan-Shark Abyss: The Fake “Heirloom” Auction —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 I Struck It Rich After Becoming My Sugar Daddy’s Kept Woman 被金主包养后，我暴富了 I Struck It Rich After Becoming a Sugar Baby —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Three Realms: Starlight Burns Forever 三界：星辉永燃 My new work is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The Underworld's Calamity Has Come, and Ghosts Walk Among the Living 地府劫至，鬼临人间 Ensemble cast + supernatural + ghost hunting + natural disasters + various ghost-hunting sects + young people Note: This story is entirely fictional. Please do not associate it with real life. A natural disaster is imminent. The underworld disappears ahead of time, and tens of billions of ghosts enter the human world. The ghosts change. As resentment and malice grow, even ordinary souls are highly likely to become malevolent ghosts. Led by Du Shiyue, the finest talents from across the land come 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 The Dragon Roams the World: Secrets and Strange Cases 龙游天下：天地秘闻奇案录 This book blends suspense, romance, national warfare, wuxia, xianxia, fantasy, magic, and many other tropes. It also attempts to combine the styles of male-oriented and female-oriented fiction. Since this is my first time trying to write this way, the result is inevitably rather jumbled. After a million words, though, the book will have to change its name. Heaven is the beginning of all things; earth is the order of reincarnation. All things and all spirits begin in the ordinary, hold humanity i 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 After We Broke Up, I Set Out on the Road to Immortality 分手后，我走上了登仙路 [Two Male Leads] [Mutual Salvation] Yan Zhen saw his girlfriend of three years walk into a hotel with a greasy middle-aged man. When he ran after her to demand an explanation, she told him they were breaking up... 39Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 The Lost Chapters of the Zhou Ding 周鼎遗章 What is a person? A lifetime in this world brings love and hate, vengeance and loss, and all we see is blood, tears, and slaughter. What would the strange beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas make of this human world? As the old saying goes, every story has a beginning! This one starts a very, very, very long time ago… —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 My Minecraft Journey: The Fire Spirit Arc 我的世界之旅：火灵篇 [A Light Ensemble Cast] + [Film and TV Crossover] + [the Myriad Worlds] + [Powerful Protagonist] + [Transmigration] After just making it through a tribulation to become a god, Huo Ling Sheng Mu, Star Lord of the Fire Palace, was bored. She split off a wisp of her primordial spirit, took the name Feiyan, tucked the Ledger of Red Dust Merit under her arm, and set off on a cross-world adventure. [Firelight and jade fall into the mortal world, untouched by love's trials and sorrow.] [Three thousand 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Lovers Between Two Worlds: The Top-Tier Star Is a Hopeless Romantic 双界恋人：顶流男星竟是纯爱战神 [Showbiz + mutual salvation + fated entanglement + meant to be + hearts racing out of control + restrained, hidden love + strong, capable leads + outwitting powerful evildoers] Cool-headed, perceptive professional woman × aloof, rebellious top-tier star Love at first sight, a fated entanglement, mutual salvation, and two equally strong-willed people facing off. Li Zichen is always polite and restrained in public, but he has an unbending pride and never compromises for anyone. Only when he meet —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Wake Up! I'm Your Mean Childhood Friend, Not Your Wife! 醒醒！我是恶毒青梅不是你老婆！ Xia Xinyuan transmigrates into a book, as Lu Yuanbai’s childhood friend... and the villainous one. Luckily, she arrives early enough to keep the plot under control! Her plan is to stop causing trouble, change the ending, and build a wonderful life!!! Xia Xinyuan begins deliberately keeping her distance from him, acting afraid of him. She clearly laughs and chats happily with other people. Why does her smile disappear the moment she sees him? She changes her face faster than the pages of a book c 6Reads—Score108Shelves
- 25 You Were Supposed to Save the World, So Why Are You Humanity's White Moonlight? 让你拯救世界，你成人族白月光？ [Gender Swap] [Multiple Forms] [Power Fantasy] [Secret Identity] [Saving the World] [The Greatest White Moonlight of All Time] Bad news: Ji Chenxi was killed by a heavy truck. Good news: He bound himself to the [World-Saving System], gained immortality, and could travel to different points in history. Even worse news: The System transformed a twenty-two-year-old shut-in into an astonishingly beautiful young woman. Want to become a man again? Sure. All you have to do is escort human civiliza 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Fist and Power: Iron Fists Subdue the Realm 拳权：铁拳镇山河 The son of a mine slave, whose father was beaten to death in the mine, he was treated like livestock and forced to fight for his meals in an underground ring. The Xuan Yin Dynasty was founded on martial might. Whoever had the hardest fists made the law. Shen Zhong thought he would spend his whole life as nothing more than a heap of mine refuse that could still breathe, until his father pressed a blackened "miner’s token" into his hands on his deathbed. The Black Iron Fist Mark awakened! Defeat y —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Cultivating Immortality in the Underworld: Starting With a Workplace Injury Assessment 冥土修仙：从工伤鉴定开始 Han Ming, who died suddenly from overwork under the 996 grind, unexpectedly transmigrated to the Netherworld Continent and became a lowly mining laborer. Before his trial period was even over, an Qi Refining steward sealed the mine shaft and fed him to the demon beasts. Driven by a fierce will to survive, he had no choice but to drag his frail body through the mine and fight to stay alive, yet he still couldn't escape the demon beasts' jaws. At death's door, the System awakened. It taught him no —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 You're Sitting on My Hair 压我头发了 Traditional opera's martial lead 0 x long-haired tattoo artist 1 Two male leads, seven-year age gap, happy ending Passing on the tradition is a long and arduous task, but there's still plenty of time. Mu Sixu says he wants to be Qi Nian's fan for the rest of his life. The author enjoys hearing feedback. If anything is inaccurate, feel free to call me out. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Midnight Elevator: The Buttons Eat People 午夜电梯：按钮吃人 Midnight Elevator: The Buttons Eat People —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 I Inherited a Billion-Dollar Fortune, but Pretend to Be a Poor Student 继承亿万家产，我装的贫困生 I Inherited a Billion-Dollar Fortune, But Pretended to Be a Poor Student —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Wait, I've Already Gone on a Killing Spree, and You Bind Me to a Saintly System? 不是，我都杀红眼了绑圣母系统？ In a zombie apocalypse, the System is actually an opponent who transmigrated back in time and is disguised as an ally. If you won't play fair, don't blame me for squeezing every last bit of value out of you. This is a deranged apocalypse where only people with extreme subconscious instincts can survive. Want to evolve? Have a child first! Men can't give birth? Then become a woman! With extraordinary supernatural relics, you can even dominate an entire region. But are you ready to bear their side 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 The Path to Immortality in the Other Sea Realm 异海界仙途 The Othersea Realm is a vast plane, existing independently. Through Ye Qingshan, Lu Yuan learned of the Othersea Realm. With Pipi and the others by his side, he gradually embarked on the path of cultivation, defeating powerful enemies on Earth one step at a time. In the end, he journeyed to the Othersea Realm. As he grew, he also began to uncover secrets that had long been hidden... He discovered that the Othersea Realm was not only larger than the observable universe he knew, but also home to m 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Playing a Role in a Horror Game 我在恐怖游戏里当扮演者 [Quick transmigration + redemption + beloved + no romance + genderless] Anran, a max-level powerhouse, arrives in the infinite-flow dungeons the System has arranged as her vacation. All she has to do is follow the script and complete random missions; everything else is up to her. But this script is far too easy, so… why not make things harder for the protagonists? Dungeon One [Rose Manor] The easiest beginner dungeon? All you have to do is learn how to grow roses? Oh, perhaps it was before. But 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 I Stir Up Trouble in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界搞反差 Fang Bai transmigrates to a cultivation world with a modern-era setting, where he is bound to the [Contrarian System]: the more hated and obnoxious he is in public, the more invincible he becomes behind closed doors. While others cultivate by popping pills and mechanically ascending, he cultivates by spreading “righteous energy.” The System wants me to spread it to good people, and tries all sorts of verbal inducements. So, who counts as good? And who is bad? He takes out a loan for fifty millio —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Isn't Infinite Gaming Fun? 无限游戏不好玩吗 An atypical infinite-flow story where supporting characters get their moments in the spotlight too, but never outshine the protagonists. Tragedy is everywhere in the world, and the instances are vessels that contain it. Bai Yuchen wanders within them, with Ling Yichen following close behind. The two stumble their way from childhood, yearning for freedom, to growing up through the games. They are always by each other’s side, unwilling to part. Their flesh and blood merge, their bones entwine. No 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Livestreaming a Dating Show: My Tough Childhood Friend Kicks Me Onto the Trending List! 直播恋综，暴力青梅踹我上热搜！ [Showbiz] [Ensemble cast] [Laid-back romance] [Easygoing] [Extra sweet, no angst] [Happy ending] [Dating Show] Protagonist: Lin Xu Lin Xu transmigrates into the body of a blacklisted entertainer, and his company forces him to take part in a Dating Show. He plans to stay under the radar and coast through the final three months, but by a twist of fate, he runs into his violent childhood sweetheart, whom he hasn't seen in years. His ex-girlfriend even comes to the show in person to confess her l 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 The Firebearer 种火人 [Female Protagonist] [Lovecraftian] The gods of this world choose their own believers and grant them their powers. But to form a pact with a god, a believer must pay a special price. Ye Ling, a member of the Fireseed Administration with no memories of her past, is tasked with maintaining stability in South City and fighting a kind of monster in this world: believers. But just as she thinks she will keep this bizarre balance forever, a woman she has never met comes looking for her. She brings Ye —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 The Me in a Parallel World Is Actually a Big Shot 平行世界的我竟是个大佬 Who would’ve thought that in a parallel world, I’d be a big shot, even though I’m weak and useless in the real world… One of my counterparts became an immortal, then suddenly told me he’d messed everything up and needed my help, or we’d all be doomed… Another one of me joined the underworld and led a riot… One of me was competing in a tournament and got caught up in a major incident without even realizing it… And yet another one mysteriously disappeared. Dazed and confused, I could only watch as 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 She Printed Me on a Phone Screen Protector 她把我印在手机膜上 She Printed Me on Her Phone Screen Protector —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 I Keep Myself Alive by Giving Vengeful Ghosts Five-Star Meituan Reviews 我靠给厉鬼点美团五星续命 I Keep Myself Alive by Giving Vengeful Ghosts Five-Star Meituan Reviews —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Gu Poison at Tsinghua and Peking University 清北蛊虫 Tsinghua and Peking University Gu Worms —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Chronicle of Wind and Fire Scorching the Heavens 风火焚天录 Feng Renji: The Heavenly Secrets reveal that a world-ending war is inevitable within a thousand years. Immortal Lord, what do you propose? Immortal Lord: Kill every cultivator with the will to resist. Keep killing until a thousand years from now, or even two thousand! Feng Renji: You’re insane! I’m leaving. Nascent Soul cultivators must pay thirty low-grade spirit stones every three years. Deity Transformation cultivators must pay three hundred low-grade spirit stones every thirty years. Bod 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 He Is My Muse 他是我的的缪斯 [Completed] [Painter × Model + Happy Ending + Two male leads] The genius painter Cen Qingyan has run so dry of inspiration that he’s performing a “soul leaving the body” act in front of his canvas. His assistant (?) brings him a live model, Liu Ruoyun, who’s so lively he seems like a player who glitched his way out of a game. One misfired “paint assassin” later (entirely Xiaoyunyun’s fault), the two become walking color palettes, but somehow “splash” their way into a spark of love (quite litera 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Avi the Sandworm 沙虫埃维 (This story has no flashy Systems, no invincible protagonist, no couples thrown together for no reason, and no mindless nonsense scenes. The author grew up playing around with the abstract, so please let me borrow a little.) This story features the dust of the wasteland chasing after gardens, a police officer imprisoned in “Sonata Time,” travelers from all corners of the universe singing together, and the lie of the god above all gods atop the Tower of Victory. Heaven and earth sang together. We 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 After Marrying the Powerful Background Character by Contract 和背景板大佬协议结婚后 [Marriage First, Love Later + Lighthearted Daily Life + Devoted Couple + Emotionally Oblivious + Older Love Interest] Beautiful actress vs. gentle CEO Shi Yang was an actress with a bright future ahead of her, but she transmigrated into a book. She became the cheap aunt-by-marriage of the school bully male lead, Lu Tingchao: the tool-wife his uncle, Lu Jianglan, had married. Her mission was to complete randomly assigned System tasks and lower the male lead's future corruption level. As she stare 42Reads—Score137Shelves
- 46 The Demon King Is the World’s True Savior 魔王才是世界救星 God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. Gods, humans, and demons: the great Creator Yahweh made the world, and he was the world itself. He created a group of children, innocent and kind, to govern the rules of each world. They came to be known as angels. But one of Yahweh's children turned traitor: Lucifer! The fallen angel became the mightiest demon and waged war against Heaven. Humanity, a mere afterthought of Yahweh's, was completely abandoned by God. Yet humanity's pure spirit a 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 After I Became a Fake Heiress with No Fame 穿成十八线假千金后 While they were dating, Lu Wenqiao suddenly disappeared. After Yan Zhao found her, he took her straight to the civil affairs bureau to get married. The day after they got their marriage certificate, Lu Wenqiao told Yan Zhao she was going to appear on a dating show. Behind her back, Yan Zhao invested in the show and joined the same season, keeping his eyes on her the whole time. During filming, the staff were too slow to turn off the livestream equipment, and viewers heard Lu Wenqiao acting coy w 74Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Reborn, I Can't Take the Same Old Road Again 重生了可不能再走老路了 The synopsis is a bit rough, so just bear with it. You can click into the main text and take a look. The plot gets going from Chapter 2. Also known as: Falling for You Again Wang Dong is a little sad sack, abandoned by his biological parents and his stepfather, who was cuckolded. He was raised by Cuihua, an elderly woman with no blood relation to him. His family is too poor to send him to college! No problem! He'll go out and work! He can do any job: hauling vegetables, waiting tables. After wor 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Lotus and Orchids 芙蓉与兰泽 [Historical Romance + Both Reborn + Political Intrigue + Alternate World + Innocent Romance + Childhood Friends + Mystery Solving] (This book has a complex plot, no man mistreats a woman, no over-the-top villains, and no mindless wish fulfillment.) This is the story of a doomed couple who were both reborn and brought down three of the emperor's sons. After achieving their aims, they withdrew from public life, leaving the center of power to become carefree wanderers who roamed the mountains and r —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 The General’s Legitimate Daughter: A Hundred Birds Pay Homage to the Phoenix 将门嫡女：百鸟朝凤 [Strong heroine, political intrigue, ambition, true love, devoted couple, ensemble cast] Heroine: Situ Qingzhao, a brilliant physician who is determined to master martial arts. Kindhearted but no pushover, she always has extra patience for the women around her. [Four key allies: Bai Su, Nan Xing, Yuan Hua, and Mu Jin. Note: All their names are drawn from Chinese medicinal herbs.] Why must a woman’s life always depend on someone else? Why was the reward for a mother who fought countless battle 5Reads—Score—Shelves
