Novels like Painting the Stardust of the World
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- 151 The Madmen's Academy 癫人科学院 Mad Genius, Mind-Bending, Science Fiction, Ensemble Cast, No CP, No Golden Finger It quietly and silently turns humans into impostors. There is no smoke-filled battlefield, no interstellar war, and human society is perfectly peaceful. Even the various religions have been replaced by the Joyous Society, which preaches love and peace. What's wrong with that? Nothing, except... Humanity is no longer human. We are being colonized in the midst of perfect harmony, unaware of it, merrily marching towa 170Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 152 The Demigod's Grief 半神之殇 Gonggong, in his fury, struck Mount Buzhou. The heavenly ladder collapsed, severing the link between Heaven and Earth. People believed that gods and mortals had simply been separated forever. They never knew the shattered thing was actually the shackles enslaving all creation. Above the vast dimensions, the “Divine Realm” looked down upon an experimental field called “Earth.” So-called ascension was merely a brutal selection process, a chance to become the kindling of a higher-dimensional civili 263Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 The Mirror 镜子 A short science fiction story by Liu Cixin, renowned science fiction author and Hugo Award winner. —Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 154 An Exiled Imperial Prisoner Builds a Deadly Fleet from a Wreck 帝国流放犯靠破船组建致命舰队 [High-Level Mind Games] [Factional Power Struggles] [Science Fictional Deduction] [An Engineer Breaks the Deadlock] [No System, No Transmigration, No Cheats] [The Only Pure Sci-Fi Novel on Tomato That Still Has Readers] Sci-Fi · Ensemble Cast · Infrastructure Building · Interstellar Farming · Absurd Comedy · One Female Lead I was the Empire's youngest genius engineer, and I wrote an article full of insults. Before I knew it, it had racked up over a hundred million shares and likes. And now I'm 6.1kReads8.7Score75914d adds
- 155 The Memories of Old Hero Lei 雷老侠的回忆 This is a humorous, long-running wuxia novel. As everyone knows, the Salted Fish Sect is the oldest and most mysterious martial arts school in history. Lei the Elder, who is 256 years old, happens to be the sect's last leader. Two editors from the Gini Knight Magazine interview him, and through his recollections, the Salted Fish Sect's hidden, turbulent history comes to light. The jianghu's endless grudges and its unforgettable tales of chivalry and devotion all vanish in the blink of an eye, be 210Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 156 The Memory Interpreter 《记忆翻译官》 The Memory Translator 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 King of Men in a World of Men! 在只有男人的世界做男人的王！ Become the king of men in a world with only men! 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 My Five Best Friends: Heaven, Please Save Me! 我的五个好朋友:老天爷快救救我 My Five Best Friends: Heaven, Please Save Me 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 My Husband Abused Me. After I Was Reborn, I Made Him Beg on the Streets 老公家暴：重生后我让他沿街乞讨 My Husband Abused Me: After Being Reborn, I Made Him Beg on the Streets 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 A Woman's Tears: The Pain of Finding a New Man 女人泪：寻找新的男人是痛苦的 A Woman’s Tears: Finding a New Man Is Painful 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 Ode to Morning Blossoms 晨花颂 (This is my first time writing a book, and I’m not very good at writing blurbs or categorizing books, so please bear with me.) Three chapters a day, posted at 9:00, 15:00, and 21:00. One day off each month (no updates on that day). Content warnings: 1. This story contains niche emotional themes, so please read with care. 2. The countries and regions in this story are fictional, though based on real-world counterparts. Please don’t assume they refer to any specific real places. 3. The characters 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 Nebula War Chronicles 星云战记 [Sci-Fi + Interstellar + War + Space Battleships + Alien Civilizations + Tech Tree] In New Star Era 896, the Blazing Sun Empire attacks the Red Alliance Federation. That was the year humanity ushered in the opening act of the great star wars… The vast void is not inhabited by humanity alone. As human warfare continues, some alien races in the void star regions come into view. War between humans and alien races breaks out as well… And the unending wars drive rapid advances in intelligent technolo 739Reads7.6Score11914d adds
- 163 A Starbound Life of Leisure 享能星际 Humanity had finally broken free of the limitations of its carbon-based shell. Like the enzyme that dissolves a cocoon as a caterpillar becomes a butterfly, the genetic weapons that once drove them to fight in the jungle had become chisels for carving the stars. But true evolution had never meant abandoning the past. It meant allowing old forms of life to attain immortality in higher dimensions. When Li Qian and Zhu Qihang reunited at the edge of the Andromeda Nebula, the data streams flowing be 18Reads—Score114d adds
- 164 The Three-Body Problem: I'm Cheng Xin, and from the Start I Inherit the Grandmastery of the Dao of Performance 三体：我程心开局继承演道大宗师 [In this book, Cheng Xin is the fusion of three souls: the Saintly Mother Soul, the Immortal Venerable Soul, and the Soul That Transmigrated Into a Book.] [This book has been revised and heavily cut. Some wording may be awkward as a result.] [The first hundred or so chapters cover the solar system. After that comes the great choice among the stars, and the voyage in pursuit of light.] “Do you really believe that individuals shape the course of history?” “Well, I think that’s a question that can 81Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 165 The Road to Tibet 去往西藏的路 The Road to Tibet 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 The Time Key: Swap Lives and Save the Future! 时间钥匙：互换人生！拯救未来！ Orange methane snow drifted down from the sky. He turned up the heat in his spacesuit a little and went back to sleep... In a daze, he seemed to see her standing on the ridge between the fields, dressed in a white gown. The breeze stirred her dress and the wheat stalks together. Her long black hair spilled into the sunset, fluttering freely. Backlit, it looked as though it had been gilded... From past to future, from Earth to Saturn. His younger self from the future travels to the present to fin 164Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 167 The Azure Sea's Pillar of Heaven 澜海擎天纪 Seven different lives became the seven apertures of the young man's exquisite heart. Born without hope, love and separation, yearning without fulfillment, dreaming of immortality, growing old without support, seeking a cure in desperation, and meeting those he resents. When the Five Skandhas burn fiercely, they become the exquisite heart’s final obsession. When the exquisite heart reaches maturity and perfection, the young man realizes with a start that he is inside the demon race’s “heart-nurtu 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 The Road Outside the Window and the Sea in My Heart 窗外的路与心中的海 If you have ever: · Struggled to balance your dreams and reality · Tried to understand your parents' silence while also making sense of the next generation's boldness · Worked to protect a little undying light amid an ordinary, or even difficult, life Then open this book. Here, you'll find a sea of your own. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Beyond Laniakea 飞越拉尼亚凯亚 When our ancestors stood upright and gazed at the stars, they saw a vast sea of stars in their eyes. Once we began to understand the laws governing the boundless universe, we were bound to seek the truth that unifies it all. It was both inevitable and our destiny. From the day life was born, its destination had already been determined by fate. So when intelligence awakens, it too must have a purpose. But are we the chosen ones? Is humanity the ultimate form of life? Could we be... a life-form fr 286Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 170 The Final Seven Days: Time-Space Hunter 七日终焉：时空猎人 [Don't Doubt It: The Past, Present, and Future Exist Simultaneously] I accidentally revealed the truth about the spacetime network as it exists today. Three years of painstaking work, day and night, and at last it's here! A hardcore story for a female audience! No brainless characters! No stale tropes! The pinnacle of eerie rule-based mysteries, delivering a double blow of mind-bending puzzles and heartbreak! Three trials built around layered concepts shatter your perception, while the suffocati 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 The Soul of a Castrated Man 刑余之魂 (A major sci-fi mystery thriller. No System, no plot armor, extremely dark and violent. The timid should stay away! No brainless readers allowed!) My name is Li Xin. I was born in a glass container. My father wasn’t human, but a projection, a ghost without a physical form, just like me. I am a wandering soul from the past, forcibly dragged into this strange future. I have no supernatural powers or mental strength. I’m just a defective reject. Yet fate demands that I fight the most powerful being 1Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 172 Cast Aside, I Become Emperor: My Fate Is Mine to Command 弃子成皇：我命由我不由天 Yesterday, I was a discarded pawn. Today, I am the emperor. From pawn to player, and finally to the throne. This is the road of a ruthless hero, paved with mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Everyone who stands in my way will become a stepping stone on my path from “discarded pawn to emperor.” 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 I Just Want to Retire on Time, but the Dean Is Making Me a Big Shot 只想按时退休，院长逼我当大佬 With a slacker's attitude, the protagonist takes down every task that stands in the way of his retirement! He turns a laid-back life into a path to greatness. Reborn at forty-five as a finance department head, his only goal is to coast until retirement, but the workaholic dean forces him to become a power behind the scenes. Watch him grumble to himself while wielding Excel to devastating effect. The thrills and laughs are off the charts! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 The New Noah's Ark: In Search of Eden 新诺亚方舟之寻找伊甸园 The novel tells the story of a future Earth where the natural environment has deteriorated and humanity is forced into a mass migration. Its themes are thought-provoking. It offers a different perspective on the dark forest principle governing how advanced alien civilizations treat less advanced ones, as well as a fresh take on the future prospects of AI robots. Through three settings, Earth, wormholes, and alien civilizations, it depicts life in the future and presents three-dimensional charact 23Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 175 A Thousand Years in the Annals 千年史册 [Lies from the start! Wild imagination + shocking twists + real history + hard sci-fi + no System + no dumb decisions] “Lately, I’ve been transmigrating every now and then.” “Where did you transmigrate to?” “To the battlefield at Lake Poyang at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, commanding a million Red Turban soldiers in battle and conquering lands far and wide.” “Tell me about your dream…” “It wasn’t a dream. I transmigrated.” “Then tell me whose body you transmigrated into.” “You guessed right. I 71Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 176 My Fantastic Conversations with AI 我与AI的奇幻对话 Hello! May I ask if you’re a proper AI? AI: Hello! Proper people generally don’t ask questions like that...!!! (An AI suddenly flew in from nowhere and hit me so hard I was left dizzy, seeing stars, and cursing up a storm...) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 The Ethereal Otherworld: Ruler of Two Realms 空灵异境之两界共主 In the fall of 2018, right next door to me! A young neighbor fell asleep in his rented room and never woke up… By the time he was found, nearly a month had passed! When word got around, the whole neighborhood was in an uproar! From that day on, I gained a whole new understanding of life and death: I’d never realized life could be so fragile, or death so close! People don’t only die when they grow old. It can happen at any time… You might even just go to sleep! And then, the next day never comes… 151Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 178 Don't Let Love Bring You to Tears 别让爱落泪 Mo Hui hated the feeling of being soaked, but at that moment he walked through the rain with his arms spread wide, letting the icy drops fall on his Ten Thousand Rabbits robe. He tilted his head back and laughed aloud. When the raindrops slid down his face, he couldn't tell whether they were rain or tears. Did he feel cold? Did it hurt? His body was clearly uninjured, so where was this feeling coming from? Oh? It was his heart. He was truly exhausted now... “Ha, ha, ha! It's growth. Everything 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 Born Weak 天生弱者 Most people admire the strong, but they choose to admire the weak! At first, the distance between people is vast, so vast that we cannot see each other for who we truly are. In the end, the distance between people is small, so small that we can touch the kindred core within one another. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 The Void Gate: Redemption 虚空之门之救赎 In the distant Fen Zhong System, there are two life-bearing planets: Wen Di Star and Tian Cheng Star. The Sake people of Wen Di Star revere war, believing that only war can make their people stronger and ensure they become invincible across the universe. Tian Cheng Star, on the other hand, values peace and development. For thousands of years, led by the Yali people, its inhabitants have stood united. To defend against the Sake invasion, they successfully developed the Void Gate System, which can 1Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 181 Cultivating Immortality, Lucky Star Style 幸运星式修仙 [Plenty of Immortal Maidens + High-Martial World + Absurd Cultivation + Cultivation, Lucky Star Style] The Lucky Star asked, “What wish would you like to make?” Zhou Xingyun smiled. “I want to become the master of the Heavenly Dao!” The Lucky Star: “...” I shall claim dominion over all under heaven! Who can stand against me? Now is the time to seize the world! I'm only taking an exam. Examiner, why are you asking me to be your master? I'm only increasing my cultivation. School, why did you explo 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 After the Spiritual Qi Revival, I Became China's Top Secret 灵气复苏后，我成了华夏最高机密 [Future Technology] [Cultivation Fantasy] [Love of Country] When the dragon veins awaken and spiritual energy sweeps across the globe, lurking demons tear reality apart, bringing human civilization to the brink of extinction. China answers with the “Southern Heavenly Gate Project,” stretching across the sky, and tells the heavens: this era is ours to define. Chun Shen Yanqing descends into the mortal world in the body of a young human girl, only to find the world she once protected has become a 8Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 183 Double Shadow: Rebirth Plan 重影：重生计划 This novel centers on deep adventures in an expansive world. Its greatest appeal lies in tightly reasoned, twist-filled storytelling and compelling character arcs. The plot unfolds link by link, blending intellectual depth with the satisfying thrills of a gripping read. Hardcore readers who crave intellectual stimulation and logical storytelling are welcome to dive in. Shadow Double: Rebirth Plan The mystery of a dead wife, the awakening of a clone; bloody battles and philosophical questions. Fr 8Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 184 The Story in Pan Dudu’s Belly 盼杜肚里的故事 The blood-soaked earth of Forget-Husband Slope bears six sets of footprints, each pressed to a different depth. Strange energy clings to the red soil, leaving a sinister shadow that winds around the bones of anyone who steps on it. Sang Pandu clutches the wooden slip Kun Yu left behind. The divination marks have grown hot against her palm, and the light on the slip flickers, as if unseen hands are repeatedly rubbing it in the dark and throwing its divinatory energy into disarray. Thunder rolls o 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Journey to the West: Pilgrimage Across the Sea of Stars 西游：星海取经 In 3098, the sun began to decay. The Council dispatched the Azure Dragon-class deep-space exploration ship White Dragon into the depths of the western reaches of the galaxy, searching for the legendary "Genesis Singularity" that could reignite a star. The captain was a PhD in civilizational evolution who had spent twenty years studying the Singularity. At his side were a convict released from a five-dimensional prison after five hundred years; a former commander of the Tianpeng Fleet, hounded o 87Reads—Score1114d adds
- 186 Moonlight over Goddess Lake 女神湖的月光 As modern pollution encroaches on the home of the gods, a Mosuo girl who refuses to accept her fate and a young man who relies on science must join forces. By bringing modern science and technology into harmony with traditional culture, they must restore vitality and help humanity and nature thrive together. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Supreme Wisdom: The Legend of Jiang Ziya 智慧无上：姜子牙传奇 At the end of the Shang Dynasty, amid a world in chaos, the white-haired recluse Jiang Ziya fishes with a straight hook in the Wei River, waiting for a chance to defy fate and change his destiny. King Wen of Zhou dreams of a flying bear and makes three visits to seek out a worthy man, setting in motion a deadly game between mortals and gods. Questioned at court, targeted by Shang assassins, and caught in the schemes of a nine-tailed fox who stirs up alliances among the feudal lords, Jiang Ziya w 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Sin and Haunting 罪与祟 [Supernatural Crime Investigation | Classic Taoist Exorcism | Two Powerful Leads, 1v1 | BG | Episodic Cases] West of the Yunnan border, three dried corpses, a ghost wall, cicadas singing in the forest to summon unexpected fortune; Mount Tai moves, heavy rain falls, an old village appears, and an old friend’s sword breaks through mortal flesh; On the high seas, aboard a cruise ship, blood spills from a Gu curse; true essence is spent, yet life is restored; A painting that devours people, a blaze 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 Second Life: The Bracelet That Conquers the Universe 二生：手环之纵横宇宙 What lies behind the world-shaking, epic rescue mission to avert a crisis across the multiverse, where the fates of three individuals are entwined? While so much science fiction still focuses on starships, journeys across light-years, and time travel, a mysterious bracelet appears. It can teleport its wearer, control people’s minds, and switch between eras. When consciousness, rather than matter, determines reality, these intertwined destinies lead not only to battles across the multiverse and t 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 Schemes at the Brocade Banquet 锦筵谋 From the pinnacle of Michelin cuisine to the hell of household intrigue, all it took was one explosion. Lin Wanyi, an internationally renowned top chef, opens her eyes to find she's become the most wicked third young madam of the Su family in the Qing Dynasty. From the start, she's in a hopeless situation: Her husband despises her, her mother-in-law wants to divorce her, and the servants look down on her. On top of that, her sister-in-law is a “born heroine,” doted on by the entire household, s 343Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Life After Getting Caught for Dropping Out 辍学后被抓的日子 The Days After I Was Caught for Dropping Out of School 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 The Last Man on Earth, and They Call Me a Demon 地球最后一个男人，她们叫我恶魔 Du Yiming, an engineer, woke in the Holy Kingdom. He was the only man there. His former subordinate, now a lord, called him a demon and drove a spear through his chest. But he recovered in an instant, and someone else paid the price. In the cellar lay a corpse that looked exactly like him. Inside a Mobius maze made up of 300 to the fifth power, Du Yiming danced on the edge of a blade. A blood-red beetle told him he would have to be precise enough to find the way out. He knew he had to see it thr 22Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 193 Tales from the Cretaceous 白垩纪往事 A short science fiction story by Liu Cixin, the renowned science fiction author and Hugo Award winner. —Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 194 Confessions of a Watcher 窥探者自述 This universe is unfair. As long as you are a living being, civilizations of a higher level will study you, observing your every move! 708Reads8.2Score12514d adds
- 195 Transformation of the Demonic Heart 魔心变 Dreams Among the Flowers: The Wandering Cloud Swordsman is the second installment. Compared with the others, it is more serious and traditional, with a very official feel. The third installment, The Demonic Heart’s Transformation, also known as The Exquisite Heart of the Pagoda and The Seven-Lifetime Exquisite Tribulation, is a fantasy drama. Its male lead is the carefree, irreverent sort, laid-back and funny. Hua Yingyue, the Flower God’s shadow, has no emotions because she was born without a h 150Reads—Score114d adds
- 196 The Resurrected Network 复活的网络 Synopsis of The Resurrected Network The outbreak of World War III brought about the apocalypse! The protagonist miraculously survived the catastrophe and stumbled upon Earth's treasure. Even he never expected that, despite seeming so ordinary, his life would be filled with one thrilling, fiery battle after another!… 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Gentle Breezes, Northern Light 清风徐徐，北光照拂 A story concept I got from spinning a roulette wheel one day: Ling Beiyao: a teacher in an era of future technology Xu An: a doctor from another world Lin Yingchu: a demon king from an era of super-civilization (The protagonist was supposed to be just one person, but I ended up writing three.) The story is divided into the main storyline and individual character arcs. The main storyline follows the three protagonists from different worlds on their adventures in an era of super-civilization. The 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 The Judge Says: The Divine Tribunal 审判者说：神判庭 When Song Jin jumped from the seventh floor, he was wearing a pair of white leather shoes. One was upright. The other had fallen over. That was the last time I saw him. Later, I came into possession of a courtroom that could judge the wicked. The legal code told me: Every person you judge will take away a piece of your humanity. I agreed. Now I can no longer remember Song Jin’s face. But Zhao Mingyuan’s trial has only just begun. He will personally bring to account the evil that has threatened t 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Feel Inferior, You Wretched First Wife: An ABO Story 自卑吧，糟糠原配ABO (An ensemble story about awakened Omegas, clear minds and hearts, a suspenseful plot, and Song Xuesong is not really gone for good) The craziest, bravest thing Su Tao ever did was show up to provoke a general’s wife, only to fall in love at first sight. Wen Songxue, a female Omega who was supposed to be “mediocre and dependent,” dragged him into a storm that would overturn the Alliance. The truth about the Alliance is buried deeper than the stench of a corpse: Why do attendants suffer mental br 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Soda, Cats, and a Ten-Million-Euro Beluga Whale 3 汽水，猫与一千万欧元的白鲸3 This is a prequel, covering everything from A’s youth to the founding of Heaven. Three new characters join the plot to seize dominance in the AI pet world: Chairman Lin Jingyuan, whose death marks the starting point; CEO Whale Fall; spokesperson Paper Kite; journalist Chen Wei; and von Elsa, with her AI ethics exemption. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
