Novels like The Prodigious Scholar’s 39th Book
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Prodigious Scholar’s 39th Book, best match first.
- 151 I Founded the Public Opinion Bureau from the Start 开局创立了民调局 The Civil Affairs Bureau, formally known as the Bureau of Folklore and Strange Occurrences, is responsible for investigating and handling supernatural events around the country, including folk customs, strange phenomena, feng shui, and urban legends. My name is Chen Shuo. I'm just a rookie who recently started working. Why have they suddenly put me in charge of an entire organization? The pressure is killing me... But I can only grit my teeth and get on with it! With the support of powerful fig 3kReads7.8Score19014d adds
- 152 Gray Sky 灰空 He was a passionate young man, a promising journalist with a bright future, and his life was going splendidly. His supervisor was just about to promote him when, in a moment of impulsiveness, he made a mistake, and his life took a different course. Misfortune and fortune go hand in hand, and this marked the beginning of an entirely different life. 4.8kReads8.9Score58414d adds
- 153 My Wife Came to Catch Me Cheating, Only to See Me Kill Someone! 老婆来捉奸，意外看到我杀人！ Why won't you just listen and stay home? My wife suspected I was cheating, then accidentally saw me kill someone. I honestly don't know what to do with you! I work for a secret department, discreetly taking down criminals. But my wife found out who I really am. That tigress of a woman turned into a timid little lamb. My brother-in-law picks on me. I put up with it. Wife: We can't keep this brother around! My father-in-law looks down on me. I put up with it. Wife: Dad, I'm afraid I'll have to cut 2.4kReads7.2Score12814d adds
- 154 Five Thunderbolts, True Heart Art 五雷正心诀 This work is entirely fictional. It features everyday urban cultivation, twin senior sisters who are both masters, daily couple life, distinctive tribulations of lightning, and a disciple-recruiting System. I'll do my best to tell every story well! 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Ragnarok: Who's Pulling the Strings? 诸神黄昏，谁在操盘？ No System cheats, no rebirth and face-slapping, and no harem drama. This novel puts logic at its core, revealing the truth behind every “unreasonable” event and offering you a different kind of story that avoids the usual tropes. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Transcendent: The First Human-Machine Hybrid in History 超脱者：史上第一人机 This is an age in which everyone longs to ascend through machinery. Anyone with outstanding achievements has a chance to attain mechanical immortality; Upload your consciousness to a virtual world, and you can be revived from its data; Yet the truly chilling thing is that people can no longer tell who is an impostor. And when AI goes out of control, those who ascended through machinery may instead become puppets of a mechanical empire... [Power levels in this book: 250+ high IQ, 222 genetic abil 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Doomsday Migration: Building the Strongest Convoy 末日迁徙，打造最强车队 [Supernatural Ranks] [Eerie] [Scavenging supplies] [Highway Survival] [Leveling up] [Doomsday] Stay close to the convoy! Don't fall behind! The Eerie have arrived, and human settlements have become forbidden zones. They're filled with all kinds of Eerie beings. Only Supernatural beings who stay close to the convoy and keep moving can survive. During the migration, Zhou Yi accidentally finds a “little green bottle” and discovers its amazing uses. It provides him with an endless supply of food, wa 14.9kReads5.3Score1k14d adds
- 158 Killer Lu Yutang 2: Born into the Light 杀手陆鱼塘2：向阳而生 (No transmigration, no System + special government agency) What would happen if a detective investigating a case were an assassin who excelled at leaving behind perfect crime scenes? Years after the hero of the shadows took his final bow, a young man sets out to redefine legend. 14.1kReads8.7Score1.5k14d adds
- 159 I'm Really Not a Killer, I'm Just Death Saving People 我真不是杀手，只是死神救赎人 (Urban + high martial arts + passionate action + fierce battles + team battles + System + satisfying, not too angsty + no self-sacrificing do-gooder + female lead) Qin Mufan, a food delivery driver, only wanted to live an ordinary life. But while making a delivery, he unexpectedly became bound to the “Reaper’s Redemption System.” From then on, his life changed completely. Every mission leaves him teetering on the edge of life and death, and failing to save someone comes with the price of being t 166Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 160 A Sensual Life: It Begins with Winning 900 Million in the Lottery 香艳人生，从彩票中奖九亿开始 [A windfall from the start]+ [A sharp-minded protagonist]+ [Dual storylines of politics and business]+ [Secrets of the gray economy]+ [A glimpse of the Heavenly Palace]+ [Leaping through the Dragon Gate]+ [Celestial privilege] 35.9kReads7.9Score1.5k14d adds
- 161 The Human Feast: A Horror Banquet, Nine Heavens for a Corpse 人体盛宴：恐怖宴会——一个尸体的九重天 A Feast of Flesh: The Terrifying Banquet: A Corpse's Ninth Heaven —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 I Played a Fantasy Game, but Became an NPC 玩玄幻游戏却成了NPC [Game System + no heroine + not a wish-fulfillment novel + a little cryptic + clever problem-solving + slow burn, enter with caution] What! The globally anticipated new online game, Eternal Continent, launches today! “I'm skipping class to try it out!” College student Zhang Yu waits at his dorm computer, watching the seconds tick by until launch. “Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have successfully activated the Strongest NPC System in History. Your profession is Villager.” Wait! NPC? How did a d 537Reads8.0Score10514d adds
- 163 In the Era of Forced Childbearing, I Received a Little Fox Cub 强制生育时代，我领到一只小狐崽 [One-on-one, both are each other's first and only, little fox cub, cross-species romance, Fox Lord, mutual protection, political intrigue among the demon clans, cool heroine, flirtatious tension] Liang Yi told Jiang He, "Let's break up. My parents can't accept that you're adopted." Jiang He didn't cling to him. She calmly let him go. But a policy announced by the civil affairs department left people no way to avoid it: Anyone who turned thirty without a child registered in their name would have 378Reads—Score12514d adds
- 164 Detective Peter 神探皮特 The protagonist, Pete Li, gets called Detective Pete by someone after a chance encounter, and then sets off on a remarkable journey through life. 83Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 165 Ning Yan: When Women Rule the Roost 宁兖，牝鸡司晨 [Ensemble political intrigue + entrusted heir + factional strife + expansion of the realm + redressing an old injustice] [Wronged powerful minister male lead x emperor female lead disguised as a man] Also known as "After I Blundered into the Imperial Family, I Discovered I Was the Imperial Family" On a winter night in the seventh year of Chengxu, Emperor Zhao Ning Fu suddenly went mad. Wearing the robes of his favorite consort, Yan, he climbed the bell tower and rang the funeral bell before fall 189Reads—Score10414d adds
- 166 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
- 167 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
- 168 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
- 169 The Dark Dragon: Unrivaled Under Heaven 暗龙之天下无双 [One Female Lead] The world's strongest person, armed with an invincible superpower, decides to become an instructor. What kind of disciples will he train? To find out, read the story... 480Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 170 The Legend of Hua Ziqi 花子期传奇 This book has been adapted into a motion comic, with simultaneous updates on Douyin, Hongguo, and Tomato. [Wuxia] [Mystery] [Deduction] [Master Detective] [Crime Solving] [High Martial] [Sword God] [Gu Long style] He is famous throughout the land, yet scorns fame and fortune; He opposes feudal ethics, yet remains loyal and righteous; He is brilliant beyond compare, yet sometimes muddleheaded; He is charming and carefree, yet keeps his desires in check; He loves meddling in other people's busine 396Reads8.2Score10114d adds
- 171 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
- 172 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 13Reads—Score614d adds
- 173 Lord Bao, Is That Crescent Moon Painted On? 包大人，你的月牙是贴的吗？ I'm a modern high school student who fancies himself Bao Qingtian, and I've transmigrated into the Northern Song as the celebrated official Bao Zheng. From the start, I'm faced with three questions: I can't write, I can't judge cases, and my face isn't even dark! To keep my identity from being exposed, I smear ink on my face and draw a crescent moon with lime. I planned to lie low and muddle through, but I end up becoming a master detective. As my reputation keeps growing, Gongsun Ce can't stop 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Reincarnation Will Destroy the World? I’m the Ultimate Boss! 轮回灭世？我才是终极BOSS！ The primordial wasteland resurged, the blood moon appeared, and Earth shattered! I swallowed nine forbidden spirit fruits and fought my way through countless worlds alone, only to discover that all living beings in the Three Realms had long since been turned into puppets by the Lord of Reincarnation. Just as I destroyed reincarnation and reached the pinnacle, the reflection in the shattered void revealed the truth: Could the myriad worlds across the heavens be nothing more than a dream of mine? 441Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 My Fiancé Booked Out a Venue for His First Love, So I Married the Capital's Crown Prince on a Whim. Now He's Regretting It 未婚夫为白月光包场，我闪婚京圈太子他悔疯了 My fiancé booked out the whole venue for his first love. I married into the capital’s most powerful family in a flash, and now he’s eaten his heart out 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 Expelled from the Academy, My Mom Signs Me into Servitude 学院开除，被老妈签了卖身契 A black-market hitman unexpectedly enters the arena of an elite academy competition, leading an ordinary team to compete for the continental championship and then take on the world tournament. When his childhood sweetheart dies a tragic death because of him, Wang Ning’s hidden talent awakens. He transforms into a ruthless avenger, unafraid to take on the entire world. 798Reads8.4Score10014d adds
- 177 The Divine Phoenix's Gift 神凰赋 A garden needs roses! But roses don’t need gardens. A rose is a rose wherever it grows: proud, radiant, and brilliantly independent. In the wild, in the fields, in a free and unrestrained world, she lives as a goddess who strikes decisively and without hesitation. 12.5kReads9.3Score10514d adds
- 178 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
- 179 Fragrant Dust on Purple Paths 紫陌香尘 Drawing on more than a decade of experience as a police officer and my broader understanding of society, I wrote this original social realist mystery novel. This is not a wish-fulfillment story. It spans 20 years from beginning to end, with dozens of clues and echoes woven throughout. I hope to share it with readers who are patient and enjoy thinking things through. There are two cases, but what truth will you see in them? The Fragrance of Purple Dust is divided into four volumes, each named wit 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 My Date with a Vampire: From the Start, I Took Down Jiang Chen 僵约：我开局拿下将臣 Synopsis: [Nearly Invincible + Daily Life + Decisive and Ruthless + One Female Lead] He just went to the bathroom, but when He Lin came out, he discovered he had transmigrated into the world of My Date with a Vampire. Fortunately, He Lin became a First-Generation Zombie Ancestor from the start. Even someone as powerful as Yamamoto Kazuo couldn't defeat him. He was basically at the very top of the power scale. “Since that's the case, I might as well enjoy life to the fullest.” Thinking of Ma X 76Reads5.7Score10014d adds
- 181 A Way Forward Through Mountains and Rivers 出路之山重水复 [Period setting + Family + Women + Career + Workplace business battles + No romance + Society + An exploration of human nature] No cheat powers, no dramatic comeback. A deep look at the struggles and prospects of 99% of ordinary people! Wish-fulfillment stories are everywhere, but once the excitement fades, only emptiness remains. In the end, we all have to face the grind of daily life and the warmth or coldness of human relationships. This slow-burning work of realism offers no lucky breaks or 2.5kReads9.5Score36214d adds
- 182 So You Three Really Are a Bunch of Fools 原来你们仨真是臭皮匠 [No System + Ensemble Cast + Not an Overpowered Protagonist or a Power Fantasy. The early chapters are lighthearted and funny, but later on there will be large-scale military battles, and the combat sections will be serious. The academy is like a boot camp for new recruits. After graduation, students have to go to the front lines. They reach the front lines in Chapter 90. The military’s combined abilities appear in Chapter 128, so you can jump there to give it a try. A meteor strikes in Chapter 595Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Spring Burns Through the Ashes of Snow 雪烬春灼 A historical tale of destruction and renewal, hatred and redemption, political intrigue and true devotion. Watch as yesterday's blazing sun is tempered in the deepest darkness, and at last becomes a bright moon shining over the land. Wang Chunxue went from being the prized jewel of the Langya Wang clan to the daughter of a condemned traitor. The imperial decree accusing her family of treason crushed everything she had: her father and brothers, her glory, and her betrothal to the Crown Prince. Af 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 After I Turned Myself In, the Nation Discovered I'd Been Alive for Two Thousand Years 自首后，国家发现我活了两千年 After finding a diary that records a long life, I decided to impersonate an immortal and turn myself in. But the next day, my eyes turned into an abyss… 18.2kReads8.1Score1.2k14d adds
- 185 Demon Game: Playing a Demon from the Start 恶魔游戏：开局扮演恶魔 [Mind-bending + Mystery + Battles of wits + Dungeon game + Main plot + Twists + Slow burn + No harem + No clichés] On his way to class, college student Qu Jing was inexplicably dragged into a demon game. There, he saw a hideous demon acting as the game’s referee. The demon referee could do anything within the game’s domain, even things that defied common sense. The players had no way to fight against such an unnatural creature and could only take part in the game by force. The first game was sim 2.2kReads8.7Score24114d adds
- 186 Mushoku Tensei: The King with Something Wrong in His Head 无职转生：脑子有病的王 [Unhinged] [Chuunibyou] [The Eminence in Shadow] [First Person] [Devoted True-Love Warrior] [Fake System] [No Harem] If you want a harem, you can leave now. The protagonist is an extreme true-love warrior. This is my first novel, but I've already written 60,000 words outlining the plot and how it will unfold. Anyway, whatever happens, there will be an ending. I won't drop it or leave it unfinished. The story will end when it's meant to. When you're out in the world, you choose your own identity. 24.5kReads9.0Score1.9k14d adds
- 187 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
- 188 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
- 189 Is It Too Much for a Fate Card Master to Have Fifty-Two Fate Cards? 我一个命牌师五十二张命牌不过分 The powerful are humbled to the dust, the proud beg for what they can never obtain, the wanton Witch dies for love, the schemer dies for loyalty, the Traveler dies on the road home, the Grim Reaper is trapped by the River of the Underworld, the Shepherd dies for his faith, the Giant of Dusk falls before dawn, the Blazing Sun extinguishes the light of the ancient sun, the Imaginer never existed, the Thief ends up with nothing, and the Seer dies in pursuit of knowledge. The Sleepless one falls int 3.7kReads—Score99214d adds
- 190 Major Crimes Unit Three: The Borrowed Corpse 重案三组之借尸还魂 Three bizarre murder cases, each victim wearing a strange smile. Through deep psychological profiling, forensic pathologist Song Ci discovers that each victim’s final actions imitated a tiny habitual gesture their long-deceased relative used to make. Bai Ye’s technical analysis confirms that traces of brain waves that could not belong to the living, already “formatted,” remain at the crime scenes... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 The Anti-Fraud Auditor: Exposing Every Money Scam 反诈审计师：看穿一切金钱谎言 Former Big Four auditor × specially appointed economic-crime consultant × anti-fraud trio Wielding data like a sword, we see through every financial lie The day I was fired by the Big Four, I thought my career was over for good. I was framed, blacklisted, and shut out by the entire industry, all because I refused to sign a fraudulent audit report. My partner slammed fabricated workpapers onto the table, and HR marked me “not eligible for rehire” in the industry system. Overnight, I went from 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 The Horse-Riding Hidden Scheme 走马藏局 Geomancy and the Yin-Yang arts rule the world, while the Jianghu is full of schemes! At twelve, Shen Qianfan became an orphan and was cast adrift in the Jianghu. He grew up teaching himself from books scavenged from trash heaps, cleared his father's name, and pressed on through one Jianghu con after another, setting schemes and breaking them, navigating schemes within schemes. He cut a path through every obstacle, built a business empire, and leveraged his influence to establish a regional milit 1.6kReads6.3Score19014d adds
- 193 Climbing the Official Ladder: From Assistant to the Finance Bureau Director 官梯：从财政局局长助理开始 A new novel from the author of Officially, an old hand. Everyone is welcome to come read it. Thank you for your support! Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to make every story a good one! 111Reads—Score11714d adds
- 194 The Eighteenth Level of Hell: No Lying Allowed 地狱十八层：这里禁止说谎 [No System, no power fantasy, no harem, no saintly protagonist. Mind games + wits and strategy + locked-room mysteries + deduction.] Chen Ran is a good person. He went to hell. This is the Tongue-Ripping Hell, where lying is forbidden, so everyone lies about their lies. Differences in how people believe lies should be handled gave rise to two major alliances. The Lie-Slayer Alliance: Lie, and you're killed instantly. The Strange-Tongue Alliance: Turn lies into the truth. A beginner's tutorial wi 73kReads9.1Score11.2k14d adds
- 195 Finding True Love Inside and Outside Marriage in Midlife 人到中年婚姻内外寻找真爱 Yang Duo is a flower in full bloom. Though she’s forty, she’s still young and beautiful. A woman in pursuit of true love, she yearns for romance and has spent her life exploring and experiencing it. A passionate love affair that nearly cost her life in her youth, a joyless marriage in middle age, and an unexpected encounter outside her marriage: whenever she falls for someone, she loves with wild abandon and suffers heartbreak that tears her apart. Her three close friends have very different l 638Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 196 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
- 197 Doomsday Convoy: Nomadic Migration 末日车队：游牧迁徙 [The Supernatural Descends + Convoy Survival + Humanity Strikes Back] The supernatural suddenly descended, and cities fell. The still-weak Chosen Ones had no way to lead humanity out of the cities. The protagonist was one of them, fleeing from place to place with a convoy and living in hiding. That continued until the Holy City was established. The convoy arrived there, and the protagonist joined the Night Watch Legion, becoming the commander of its First Legion. From then on, humanity began to 4kReads6.8Score16914d adds
- 198 Blazing Flames Sweep the Plains: Whose Ming Dynasty Is Burning? 烈焰燎原，谁的大明在燃烧 [Historical Setting] [No System] [Transmigration] [Ensemble Cast] [Struggle for Supremacy] [A nation's fortunes at the bottleneck of civilization] [The budding of capitalism entangled with tradition] [Less court politics, more focus on ordinary people] History isn't about romance and beauty. It's where human nature collides. It's about surviving with no resignation, no surrender, and no regrets. In the Great Ming dynasty, wastrels, hypocrites, and selfish men held power. Nurgan, the Hetao r 15kReads8.6Score1.3k14d adds
- 199 The Gods Bow to Me Nine Times, and Soon I’ll Ascend Ten Thousand Floors 神明向我九叩首，不日可登万重楼 [Male and female leads who fight head-on + a complete worldbuilding system with forty-two paths + gradually building a mysterious organization] On the night I left the island, the gods seemed to hear an ancient proverb that had endured since time immemorial. [The gods are guilty,] [...He shall become a sacred number, and the divine court shall descend upon the world. Those who see Him and sincerely bow three times and kowtow nine times shall gain countless years of life, and the Great Dao sh 14kReads8.4Score1.4k14d adds
- 200 Madcap Fantasia 疯批家的狂想曲 Modern Arc: This world’s fate was decided long ago. Every choice we make leads to an ending already written. And I, Shu Yue, was the one who tore open every prelude with my own hands. Ji Hua’s ten years on the run began because of me; Chen Songhan’s two thousand years of waiting were for me; My older sister, Shu Wen, fell into the time of the Qin Dynasty because I got her involved; Ancient divine beasts, underworld generals, and a phoenix’s true form all gathered in the same storm because of me. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
