Novels like Slay the Dragon
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Slay the Dragon, best match first.
- 101 Yuan Tiangang, the Last Keeper of Secrets in the World 袁天罡，世间最后一个守秘人 At Mount Lingtai Fangcun, clouds and mist shroud the peaks. More than a hundred days have passed since the chaos was extinguished. The Three Realms are at peace, and the mortal world is calm. Though Yuan Tiangang has bowed to his master's wishes and promised never to investigate the true form of that Buddha, the doubts in his heart grow heavier with each passing day. Was the chaos that nearly destroyed the world truly just a single thought from a Buddha, cast off as an avatar? Among the countles 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 102 My Years in the Funeral Business 我干殡葬的那些年 People light candles, ghosts blow out the lamps. The dead return at midnight, corpses rise in funeral halls, and ancient relics lie buried for thousands of years. In my years working in the funeral business, I’ve encountered plenty of strange and uncanny things. The living walk the roads of the living world, and the dead walk the roads of the underworld. But sometimes, not everyone on the underworld’s roads is a ghost, and not everyone on the living world’s roads is human… 51.2kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves
- 103 After Wandering into a Village of Women, I Became the Hope of the Whole Village 误入女村后，我成了全村的希望 During a hiking trip, Han Hao fell into an underground village of women cut off from the outside world. A group of women who had never left the mountains clung to Han Hao as their only hope, doing everything they could to make him stay. At first, he thought he had simply stumbled into a dead end. But the longer he stayed, the more he realized something was wrong with the village. If he wanted to survive, he had to escape... 1.8kReads—Score179Shelves
- 104 The Tycoon Game: The Beautiful CEO Chose Me 富豪游戏：美女总裁选中我 Yang Li was chosen by a beautiful CEO, given ten million, and invited to take part in a life-or-death game. Six players, each with ten million. After one year, whoever has the most assets gets to live. 132Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 From the Start: From Delivery Driver to Secret Agent 开局上岸，从外卖员成秘密特勤 (Not a pure spy thriller + Urban power fantasy + Reporting crimes + Catching spies.) Gu Cheng'an, a man in his thirties who has accomplished nothing, accidentally transmigrates to a parallel world and binds himself to the [Justice Assistant System]. Under the most inconspicuous guise, he walks the line between light and darkness, upholds justice, and protects his country and people. 14.4kReads8.8Score567Shelves
- 106 Never Let Anyone Find Out I Transmigrated 绝对不能暴露自己是穿越者这件事 “You must be the hero who transmigrated here, right?” The adorable priestess shyly lifted her head. The hero swallowed and replied, “Yes, I’m the one…” Before he could finish, his vision spun around, and he saw his own headless body. “Die.” The priestess’s eyes were ice-cold. The man who had just arrived in another world died with his eyes wide open: How could this happen… My wonderful transmigrated life had only just begun… #There is a heroine, and the tone is mostly cheerful 25.3kReads8.6Score2.1kShelves
- 107 Tomb of Spirits 灵墓 The tide of the world is vast and unstoppable. Those who follow it prosper; those who oppose it perish! An ancestral book of paintings gradually unveils the secrets behind Eastern mythology. This twisted, unpredictable myth begins when the production brigade organizes the villagers to repair a river. 3.1kReads8.6Score379Shelves
- 108 Crown of Frost and Ash 霜与烬之冠 At her engagement ceremony, the man she loved pushed her into an abyss. Three years later, she returned wearing a silver-frost mask. This time, she would crown his empire with her own hands, then stain that crown red with his blood. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 109 Monster Researcher 怪人研究员 Xu Nuo “died young” while saving a child from drowning, only to discover that he had transmigrated. But why does this world seem so strange? Kamen Riders, Super Sentai, Metal Heroes, magical girls, superheroes… A whole crowd of people are working hard to uphold justice. Monsters, kaiju, and evil organizations are causing trouble everywhere in their quest to conquer the world. Ordinary people are so used to the struggle between good and evil that they’ve even started picking favorites! They atten 48.4kReads8.7Score4.8kShelves
- 110 Breaking Hell: The Celestial Master Returns 破狱：天师归来 After ten years in prison, the day he gets out, he discovers he’s completely out of step with the world. There are no bustling streets or lights in every window. The streets lie abandoned, the cities are dead, and the air reeks of rot and blood. Monsters that are neither human nor ghost roam everywhere: stiff bodies, fangs and claws, and a thirst for blood. The military can’t defeat them, the police can’t hold them back, and human civilization is on the brink of collapse. Even more absurdly, peo 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 111 I Am the Yin Emperor. Why Should I Fear Your Western Savage Gods? 我阴天子，还怕你西方野神？ Infinite-flow! If you love infinite-flow novels, don't miss this one! [High IQ] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Mass Army-Building] [Chinese Mythology vs. Western Gods] [Double Identity, Hidden Schemer] [Absolutely No Saintly Hero] Bai Muyang was set up from the start, and died with his soul destroyed. He thought it was all over. Was it really? When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to the mortal world, wielding the authority of the underworld and reigning as the Yin Emperor. But only after he 86Reads—Score—Shelves
- 112 There Is No Door to the Moon Palace 月宫没有门 The Moon Palace Has No Doors 61Reads—Score—Shelves
- 113 My Heaven-Defying Kidney-Tonifying System 我的逆天补肾系统 Han Gao's life hit rock bottom. His marriage was over, and so was his dignity. Just then, a mysterious delivery arrived at his door: an unremarkable thermos. From that moment on, he began quietly growing stronger... 1.7kReads6.3Score103Shelves
- 114 I Slaughtered My Way to Godhood on the Frontier, and Now I'll Crush the Academy's Prodigies! 边疆杀戮成神，我打爆学院天骄！ [No heroine + high-level martial arts + System + ruthless and decisive + talent upgrades + invincible protagonist + traits + not an academy story!] Not an academy story! The protagonist does not go to college! The rating has just come out and will gradually rise! Incredibly satisfying! The further you get, the better it gets! His place was stolen and he was expelled? Shen Tian turns around and walks into the dirtiest exotic-beast abattoir in the city! He only wanted to earn enough to get by, but 58.5kReads7.5Score6.2kShelves
- 115 The Keeper of Ink: The Unburned Book 守墨人：未烬书 Heir to the Mo family, guardian of ancient scrolls and their teachings. A fragmentary Western Xia scroll reveals the secret origins shared by Xia and Han civilization; A perilous journey of deadly pursuit leads across seven regions in search of proof that civilizations can coexist. Su Qiao carries on her ancestors' legacy, disarming ancient tomb traps and fighting off evil spirits and pursuers. What she guards is not merely a forgotten history, but the ultimate belief that all under heaven can u 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 116 The Journey of Tianhen 天痕行 [Traditional Xuanhuan] [Exploration and Travel] [Heavenly Marks and Wonders] [Ensemble Cast and Friendship] [No System] [Coming of Age] [The World Unfolds Gradually] On the Tianhen Continent, humans and demons coexist, and the ancient world has left countless traces behind. Some traces endure through the ages, bearing powers and mysteries all their own. They are known as Heavenly Marks. Some spend their entire lives in pursuit of them, while others fight over them without end. But no matter how 12Reads—Score122Shelves
- 117 The System Bound the Wrong Person, Forcing a Side Character to Follow the Protagonist's Script 系统绑错人，龙套被迫走主角剧本 After transmigrating to the world of cultivation for eighteen years, Long Tao had accepted his fate and was ready to lie flat. Then, at long last, a System suddenly appeared! But instead of getting the treatment reserved for a protagonist, he got… “Binding error. Host is not the chosen one. Your luck is too low to unlock the shop.” “Unbinding is impossible. Host must complete System missions in place of the chosen one, then hand over any opportunities and rewards obtained along the way. Mission 109.9kReads8.7Score8.6kShelves
- 118 Delta Force: Who Says Our Strength Has Taken a Hit? 三角洲：你说谁实力受损？ [Game world + Delta Force fanfiction + ensemble cast + not invincible + no female lead] After dying at his computer desk, Han Che transmigrates to another world. Here, he is known by an even more famous codename: Gheros. Han Che: “So I’m in Tidal Prison now, and I’m the warden?” [That’s right, Warden. Please stay at your post and fulfill your duties.] Han Che: “What should I do?” [Just be yourself.] Han Che: “Be myself...” “Warden!” Han Che: “Why are you panicking? What happened?” “Someone broke 36.5kReads8.2Score3.2kShelves
- 119 648 to Become the Creator God! The Technology Is All Real! 648当创世神！技术全是真的！ [Theistic civilization + ensemble cast + uplifting the real world + global hegemony + fiercely protective + behind-the-scenes mastermind + development and growth + interstellar conquest in the later stages] (An unserious introduction: Oil? Food? Population? Territory? Continents? Planets? What's yours or theirs? It's all bestowed on me by the Father God.) A serious introduction: Give time to civilization, and civilization to technology. Above the river of time, I chart the ultimate destiny of ci 120.2kReads8.8Score12.1kShelves
- 120 Major Crimes Unit One: Six Together 重案一组：六人行 [Handcrafted from scratch, read with confidence, and discussion is welcome] The Municipal Public Security Bureau's Criminal Investigation Detachment, Major Crimes Unit One, has six people. They handle the city's toughest homicide cases, with one case barely solved before another comes along. There are no genius detectives or prodigies of deduction, just repeated trips to crime scenes, scrutinizing details, and painstakingly following leads. Team leader Old Fu says solving cases doesn't depend on 14.1kReads—Score938Shelves
- 121 After Prison, I Erased My Identity 出狱后，我注销了身份 After Getting Out of Prison, I Erased My Identity 15.8kReads—Score624Shelves
- 122 The Secret Treasures of Mountains and Seas 山海秘藏 I have stood atop mountains and descended into the vast seas. I have ventured into every mysterious corner of China! Could a distant ancient kingdom in the Western Regions really be home to a stunning queen who lives forever? Could the vast mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang really conceal the greatest sword under heaven? Did hundreds of people really witness a legendary dragon on a misty island in the North Sea? In a dark old coffin in western Hunan, the King of the Undead stirs restlessly. I venture i 3.2kReads8.9Score459Shelves
- 123 Dragon Slayer 斩龙 At the end of science lies theology, At the end of theology lies geography. Feng shui was never superstition. Geography is! Believe in science! Reject superstition! 6.9kReads8.8Score727Shelves
- 124 Sin in the Bone 骨中罪 Everything is made by hand, so read without worry. Corpses don't lie. But the living do. Forensic pathologist Shen Yan uses a knife to cut through every disguise. Detective Lin Wanxing has eyes that see through every lie. They believe in neither ghosts nor gods, nor in coincidence. They believe only in evidence. But when the evidence starts lying, when the people around you become strangers, when the reflection in the mirror makes an expression that isn't its own... Who can you still trust 318Reads—Score—Shelves
- 125 Mecha: I Just Went Bankrupt, and My Warlord Ex-Girlfriend Kidnapped Me 机甲：刚破产，军阀前女友绑了我 [Master reborn + power fantasy + mecha + hidden identity + one heroine + live-in son-in-law + saintly heroine] In his previous life, Su Mo, the “Reincarnation Grandmaster,” died alongside the Cangye Demon Dragon while saving the people of an entire city. When he woke again, he had transmigrated fifty years into the future, into the body of Su Nuozhe, a good-for-nothing young master whose family had gone bankrupt. On the very day he went bankrupt, Gu Lianzhi, the ex-girlfriend he had treated badl 40.5kReads8.4Score5.1kShelves
- 126 Oh No! There Are a Billion Problem Girls Around Me 完蛋！我身边的问题少女有亿点多 The book is also known as The Five-Meter Dependency Syndrome [Galgame + romantic comedy + no System + light novel + leisurely everyday life + redemption] After transmigrating into a school romance game as a background character, Lin Ye only wants to spend his days with his Gundam models and live off whatever he can get. But when Qin Ke, the original story’s tsundere third heroine, steps onto the rooftop, he realizes that this world is more like the setting of a giant horror movie. The five beau 83.8kReads9.2Score8.7kShelves
- 127 The Murder Case Detective 凶案大侦探 Hard-hitting criminal investigations + team-based case-solving + standalone murder cases + high-stakes plots, with a tight pace and nonstop twists The six-member major crimes unit trusts only evidence, never appearances. A locked room, a woman with slit wrists, and an entire city convinced it was suicide. One word from the medical examiner exposes the lie: the fatal blow to the back of her head could not have been self-inflicted! Team leader Zhou Ke leads the investigation. Fingerprints, fibers, 6.2kReads—Score471Shelves
- 128 Stealing a Corpse to Borrow a Life 偷尸借命 The year I was born, strange signs appeared in the sky. That day, many people saw hundreds of ragged prisoners in shackles carrying a huge black coffin toward the forbidden ground behind the mountain. Ten years later, a fortune-telling monk came to our village. He said I had been dead for ten years, and that I was borrowing my life from a corpse. He said I wouldn't live much longer. But before I could die, he suddenly dropped dead. The next day, however, his body, already buried, mysteriously ap 7.5kReads7.8Score915Shelves
- 129 Dating Show: This God-Tier Couple Has the Whole Internet Shipping Them 恋综，这对神级情侣让全网磕疯了 This is a slow-paced slice-of-life novel, without so many conflicts or face-slapping moments. If that is not your preference, please do not enter. I hope you are happy every day. [System sign-in + dating-variety livestream + viral fame + mutual pursuit + sweet daily life + ensemble cast] Qin Xuan gets a second chance at life and binds himself to a daily sign-in System. Every day, he cooks, plays chess, does woodworking, and keeps acquiring more skills through sign-ins. The better his skills beco 188.4kReads9.2Score18.6kShelves
- 130 Horror Taboo: Returning the Soul Beneath the Coffin 恐怖禁忌，压棺回魂 The dead open their eyes, ghosts come to claim souls, the living borrow lifespans, and the dead press down on their coffins... One bizarre, uncanny experience after another keeps resurfacing in my mind like a nightmare. The strange tales in this book are mainly based on Yang Jian’s firsthand experiences... A warning: the actions in this book are for entertainment only. Do not imitate them! There are three kinds of people who read this book: thrill-seekers who aren’t easily scared... those who pu 997Reads6.2Score101Shelves
- 131 Starting Out with the Guangxi Clique, I’m Heading to Nanyang 开局桂系，我要下南洋 He woke up to find himself the young master of the Li family of the Guangxi clique. It was late 1948, and the tide of history was impossible to resist. As the red flag swept across the mainland, he had already established a base in the Red River Delta. He chose to forge a new path, leading a million soldiers and civilians south to build a new world. This time, in this fertile land where rice could be harvested three times a year, he would establish a vast domain of his own. 299.1kReads8.9Score27.5kShelves
- 132 When the Funeral Dance Begins, the Living Must Flee 丧舞起，活人避 The Red Luan chapter of The Book of a Thousand Autumns, also known as Red Luan Ferry [Folk Professions + Southern Yunnan Mysticism + Paranormal Folklore + Strange Tales] I was supposed to die when I was six, but I joined a sect to prolong my life. A folk sect in southern Yunnan: warding off evil spirits and guiding the dead. There are countless rules and taboos in our line of work. “When the funeral dance begins, the living must stay away.” When the funeral dance is performed, the living must tu 207Reads—Score—Shelves
- 133 I Live a Comfortable Life in a Fantasy World 我在奇幻世界活得很安逸 [Mage, slice of life, academic research, magic theory, half food story, male-oriented, one female lead, detailed otherworld survival, slow burn, extensive setting and character descriptions.] (If any of the above are dealbreakers for you, it's best not to read this, or you may find it uncomfortable.) Graduate student Liang Xia wakes up after dying suddenly during an experiment and inexplicably reincarnates as a dying stray child in another world. Magic dazzles here and magical beasts roam ever 34.9kReads8.8Score4.1kShelves
- 134 EN Naruto: My Uchiha Girlfriend is Too Tsundere 火影：鸣人的宇智波女友过于傲娇 (One female lead + gender-swapped Sasuke + power fantasy + no conspiracy theories + reborn Naruto + light daily life + making up for regrets) He transmigrates into the Hokage world and even becomes Naruto Uzumaki! He thinks he’ll have to retread the old path of a passionate underdog making a comeback, but right from the start, he awakens the [Bond System]. As long as he forms a connection with a character from the original story, he’ll get a chance to grow stronger! Flying Thunder God? Learn it! 11.2kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
- 135 1870: From Coolie to Underworld Emperor 1870：从猪仔到地下皇帝 The Gold Mountain of Jinshan, the Nine of Chen Jiu. Cast into exile overseas from the start, with nothing but the old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled, how can he carve out a path to survival amid the anti-Chinese tide? Chinese tong factions fighting among themselves, Irish gangs closing in, officials signing discriminatory laws... Beneath this immigrant city flows a river of gold that devours all who enter it. The anti-Chinese tide is rising ever higher. Chen Jiu's six thousand disciples 13.9kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
- 136 By the Power of the Law 急急如律令 It all began when I took fifty yuan from a blind fortune-teller. Then, in the middle of the night, a woman's voice suddenly sounded behind me. 1.5kReads8.6Score160Shelves
- 137 Warlord: The Feng Family’s Eldest Son, Feared by Warlords and Foreign Powers Alike 军阀：冯家长子，军阀列强都怕我 [Warlords] [Rise to Power] [Feel-Good] [Republican Era] [Ruthless] [Invincible] He woke up to find he had transmigrated to a parallel world called Longguo, an era of warlord strife, and become a warlord’s son. With national humiliation and family hatred before him, Feng Yong spent ten years carefully laying the groundwork. At last, the day came for him to make his name known. A weak army? Build a powerful one! A chaotic system? Reform it! A lack of infrastructure? Build it! A struggling industry 179.5kReads8.2Score13.3kShelves
- 138 A Yandere Love Triangle? Give Me a Break! 病娇修罗场？别逗了！ [Entirely human-written, no AI]+ [Healing]+ [Yandere] Childhood friend: “Dad, I really like the husband you picked for me.” Female CEO: “A melon forced off the vine may not be sweet, but it’ll quench your thirst.” Female teacher: “For his sake, I’m willing to wait a little longer. He’ll come to depend on me.” [The title and blurb don’t do it justice. Please read the story itself.] 34Reads—Score107Shelves
- 139 National Fate: China Slays the Gods, and My System Is Too Devoted to Me 国运：华夏屠神，我的系统太宠人 The Western gods have awakened and seek to destroy humanity. Yang Han binds himself to China's national destiny, takes on the role of China's great heroes, and starts livestreaming his god-slaying exploits. He thought slaying gods would be a tough mission, but it turns out the System spoils him rotten. [Ding! I'm in a good mood, so here's a set of Demon God skills: Demon God Bloodline, Demon God Strike, Demon God's Grasp, and Demon God Descent.] [Ding! I'm happy, so here's a divine weapon: the S 463Reads9.0Score104Shelves
- 140 The Floating City in the Freakish Sea 畸海浮城 [A World of Strange Realms] [Backrooms-Inspired Setting] [Dark Humor] [Monstrous Creatures] [Light Apocalypse Scavenging] [Uncovering the Truth] The original world has shattered into countless eerie pocket worlds: A silent city where the sun never rises, A man-eating forest where every tree walks, An endless wasteland forever watched by a giant eye... And also, A colossal Buddha traveling beneath the city, Moving walls of steel rebar mixed with rotting flesh, A black humanoid figure stan 138.2kReads9.1Score13.5kShelves
- 141 No One Dares Offend This Top Expert: All the Paranormal Beings Are His Patients 顶级大佬惹不起，诡异全是他病友 [Infinite-flow + wish fulfillment + no romance + livestreaming + a true powerhouse] Qi Yan spent ten years in a mental hospital and has finally been discharged. But the moment he steps outside, he is dragged into a newly generated instance. It turns out the outside world has been overrun by the supernatural for a long time. - Every time Qi Yan enters an instance, he runs into familiar “people”: his dear fellow patients again. While players flee in disarray, he leisurely visits old friends and to 75.7kReads9.0Score17kShelves
- 142 Folktales of the Mountains and Wilds 民间山野怪谈 The hidden truths behind ten major unsolved mysteries, revealing a host of terrifying taboos that will send chills down your spine! 14.5kReads9.1Score960Shelves
- 143 The Source of Darkness 黑暗之源 [Xuanhuan] + [horror] + [light novel] + [comedy] + [single heroine] This is a game of wits between the gods. After transmigrating to a world of Origin Cards, Liu Huanzhen learns that the previous owner of his body worked hard at school by day to become a top student, studied necromancy by night as a heretic, and still found time to confess to the gorgeous campus belle! Staring at the page of densely packed symbols, with his classmates looking at him pleadingly, Liu Huanzhen falls into deep thou 4.2kReads8.8Score381Shelves
- 144 A Base Strength of One Hundred Billion Tons, and I Can Transform Three More Times 基础力气千亿吨，我还有三次变身 [Invincible + Infinite World + Decisive and Ruthless + Rapid Leveling + Pure Adrenaline] The world awakened too late. By the time the first superhuman awakened and alien probes arrived, I was already in the vacuum of space, striding across the sun like a god. They called the Battle of Jiangcheng a disaster. It was nothing but the aftershock of my power. They revered human nuclear bombs capable of destroying a continent, while I had just destroyed a planet. During the Second War on Hongyao Star, 15.2kReads8.0Score971Shelves
- 145 The Case Files of Shen Rufeng 沈如风探案录 There's only one truth. Follow Shen Rufeng and his colleagues as they piece together the clues and solve each case. The stories are mainly standalone cases. This is a new book by a new author, so please show your support. 1.5kReads—Score100Shelves
- 146 Edge: A Beast Girl Collection Game That Starts with a Mouse Girl 边缘：从鼠娘开始的兽娘收集游戏 [Beast-Eared Girls] [Lots of Beast-Eared Girls] [Loli from the Start] [Multiple Heroines] [Science Fiction] [Slow Burn] [Colony Development] [Raising and Nurturing] [RimWorld] [Edgeworld] When he woke up, Jiang Ling found himself lying in a hibernation pod, having been taken to a planet on the very edge of the galaxy. He had also been brought to the year 5500 AD. It was a lawless, chaotic place without order or government. On a planet like this, Jiang Ling, an ordinary person from the 21st centu 74kReads9.2Score8.6kShelves
- 147 Demon Lord Who Wards Off Evil 辟邪魔君 A Central Plains swordsman versus Naruto! Martial arts techniques + explosive ninjutsu + outsmarting the enemy + exploiting loopholes in the rules + twists galore! With a sword in hand, he will strike down every injustice under heaven! Thrilling battles, a storm of youth: don’t miss it! A bell in his left hand and a sword in his right, a jade-faced Asura with three eyes. He storms the island of Japan alone, cutting through the pirates in the Hokage arc. 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 148 The Court Is Full of Traitors, Yet They Want Me to Become an Emperor for the Ages! 满朝奸臣，要扶我做千古一帝！ [Epic imagination + explosive action + underdogs overthrowing their superiors + no angst] After transmigrating to the Warring States period, Chu Feng becomes the most carefree prince of Chu. He plans to live peacefully and wait for the kingdom to fall so he can flee. But after one look at the court full of officials, his composure completely crumbles. The chancellors are Qin Hui and Yan Song. The palace directors are Zhao Gao and Wei Zhongxian. The great general is named Xing Daorong… And then t 2.3kReads8.7Score161Shelves
- 149 Republic-Era Sign-In: Rising from a Foot Patrolman 民国签到：从一个脚巡开始发迹 In the early years of the Republic of China, Lin Hongfei transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking patrolman, a despised beat cop whom anyone can bully. In this turbulent era, Lin Hongfei is determined to make a name for himself. Sign-in reward: [Grandmaster-Level Chuojiao Fist]. His formidable strength lets him subdue every local thug and bully! Sign-in reward: [Golden Eyes]. He buys an authentic Tang Yin painting for one silver dollar! Sign-in reward: [Masterful Medical Skills]. Lin Family 4.6kReads9.1Score188Shelves
- 150 My Brother Is Calling for Help, but Grandpa Says Never to Look Back 弟弟在求救，祖父却说千万别回头 My younger brother was calling for help, but Grandfather said, "Whatever you do, don't look back." 14Reads—Score—Shelves
