Novels like The Phoenix Rules the World: Every Lover Is My Subject
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- 151 Breaking into Showbiz, Starting by Playing a Corpse 进击娱乐圈,从扮演尸体开始 [Nonhuman male lead + forced to perform + evolving acting skills + livestream chat commentary + daily life + light technical focus + light subversion of tropes] I’ll die if I don’t act? System, did I kill you in my past life or something?! Why are you making someone with a deadpan face like me perform? Other people join the industry to get famous. I joined to stay alive. As for whether I get famous? We’ll see. By chance, Cheng Lan obtained an acting System, and from then on went from playing min 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Before the Dust Settles 染尘前篇 Jiang Luochen encounters the spirit fox Chi Ran in a secluded woodland paradise. They spend their days together, caring for one another, and gradually fall for each other. Chi Ran follows him home and learns that his mother is seriously ill and needs nourishing food. She secretly brings him fish to help, and the two spend their days side by side, making a living by fishing. While buying cloth for his mother, Jiang Luochen meets Meng Xiyue and Meng Muyao. Later, he goes to admire lotuses at Mist 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 Transmigrating to Ancient Times, I Became a Poet Immortal with the Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng 穿越古代,用滕王阁序成一代诗仙 [No-Brainpower Fun + Pure Indulgence + Super Pure Love + Poetry Master + Wife-Fearing] “Xia Qi, what kind of man hides behind someone else?” “I have a sweet, adorable wife. Do you?” Xia Qi stuck out his tongue from behind Xiao Yun. He woke up to find himself in a strange cultivation world. This was something Xia Qi, a 24-year-old Chinese teacher, could never have dreamed of. “What? I can use poetry to make myself stronger? “Then I’m definitely going to show off. ‘Preface to the Pavilion of Princ 114Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Help! I Picked the Wrong Person to Win Over! 急!攻略错对象了怎么办? [The main story stays grounded, but the bonus chapters go all out! + Love Like the Galaxy fan fiction + quick transmigration through TV worlds + tragic romance + love at first sight + mutual salvation + mild coercion + beautiful, scheming heroine + sweet, indulgent bonus chapters + conquest story] (Still hoping to make up for the regrets in the show? The endings you want are all here, and the bonus chapters are guaranteed to be very, very sweet!!!) Ruan Xiyin is bound to the [Male Lead Conquest 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 A Thousand Miles of Bright Moon: Rising Amidst the Chaos 皓月千里之乱世崛起 A noblewoman rises amid the chaos of war [Empress x Great General] [Power struggles] [Two equally strong leads] [Growth] [The court officials curse me as outrageous. I smile and put an arm around his waist: “We keep each other as lovers. Any objections, gentlemen?”] [Every day, I push myself without rest so I can stand proudly by your side and become someone worthy of you. But no one told me that a Great General can't marry a princess!] [How can a woman like you ascend to the halls of government 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 You Sent Me to Afghanistan as a Tourist, but I Went to Help the Refugees 让你去阿福汗旅行,你去接济难民 [Livestream + System + god-tier songs + battlefield survival + invincible wish-fulfillment] Also known as: Entertainment: After Being Shelved, I Became a Legend in Afghanistan After being shelved for three years and signing an eight-million-yuan performance bet, Ye Chuji was abandoned by his company in a war zone to fend for himself. The whole internet was waiting to laugh at him. But Ye Chuji, bound to the [Love and Peace System], launched a god-tier comeback amid the ruins! His song “A Little —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 After Reporting My Mentor, I Uncovered a City Defense Map Hidden in a Painting 举报恩师后我查出画中城防图 Seven years of injustice and a blood-written letter have imprisoned Shen Lingzhao’s entire life. The Imperial Weaving and Painting Academy seems elegant, but under its surface, dark currents swirl. To uncover the truth about her father’s murder, she conceals her identity and becomes an apprentice painter, hiding every clue among ink and brushstrokes. When she discovers that a tribute painting conceals coded markings of the city’s defenses and publicly exposes the secret language used in smuggli —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Zilin's Dream 梓林悠梦 A thousand years ago, she was a spirit cat on the verge of taking human form, and he was the crown prince, a powerful figure at court. To her, he was her savior, her mentor, and the man she gave her heart to. “They say the Dragon-Eye Stone can keep the body from dying and the soul from fading. Whoever obtains it can achieve the Great Way.” The white jade compass that could lead to this treasure was hidden in her sleeve. She gave it to him as a token of her love, holding nothing back, never suspe —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 Demon Hunter of Chang'an 长安妖探 Demons harbor obsessions, and people conceal their own dark schemes. Any case in Chang’an can be solved, but the trials of love are impossible to escape. Thirty years ago, He Xingzhi was the chief of the Demon Suppression Bureau, the court-appointed greatest demon investigator in the land. With a demon-slaying sword in hand, he kept the demon clans across the four seas from stirring up trouble. But after he was convicted of mistakenly killing a commoner and stripped of his post, he withdrew to Z 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Desolate Sky Cat 荒天猫 “Meow?” Li Tianyu was struck as if by lightning! He tremblingly raised a hand. It was a furry black paw. “How is this possible... How did I turn into a cat?!” Li Tianyu looked around. He was in a desolate yet magnificent valley, beneath a sky of chaotic gray. This was the primordial world, newly emerged from chaos! “Congratulations, Host. You have been bound to the Primordial Choices System.” A System voice suddenly rang out in his mind. He froze as if struck by lightning, then was overcome with 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 Zero: Fate 零号:宿命 (Urban fantasy + campus youth + mystery and sci-fi + slow-burn ensemble cast) Eighteen years ago, an explosion exposed the ugliness of this world. Eighteen years later, a popular girl's unexpected approach unraveled a secret that had endured for eighteen years. As powerful factions gradually emerged from the shadows, Lin Ye realized that the world was far more complicated than he had imagined. With love and fate entwined, and choices and lies laid before him, Lin Ye stood at the crossroads of th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 Crossing Souls in a Lonely City 魂渡孤城 [Xuanhuan + Alternate setting + Beautiful but tragic female lead + Light BG + Irregular soul transmigration] Lively, cheerful modern girl Xu Kexin x Yan Xue, a leader surrounded by enemies on all sides During a trip, her friend dies in another world. Xu Kexin begins to enter Yan Xue's body at unpredictable intervals, forced to plunge into conflicts in a perilous otherworld. A face exactly like her own. "Who are you, really?!" "I... am another you." 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 City of Monsters: Welcome to the Human Farm 怪物之都:欢迎来到人类养殖场 [Mind-bending mystery, no System, no female lead, survival challenges, urban fantasy, monsters] “Ahhh!” A shrill scream set the residents' group chat ablaze. “What are they doing next door? Why are they being so loud?” “Sorry, I'm killing someone. I'll be done in a moment!” The reply set the residents' group chat ablaze all over again. “Killing someone? Remember to save me a piece!” “Same here. I haven't eaten a person in ages...” “Need a hand? I'm on my way!” A cannibal neighbor, a nonhuman cor 573Reads8.4Score10114d adds
- 164 Zhenguan: The Princess Is Too Young, So I'll Raise Her First 贞观:公主太小,我先养着 After sighing over the tragic fate of Princess Jinyang, Li Chengyao, the young owner of a neighborhood supermarket, suddenly transmigrates into the Tang Dynasty as its most forgettable, laid-back prince. Fight for the throne? Not even a dog would do that! He has just one goal: lie flat and, while he's at it, save a few princesses whose tragic fates have always bothered him. From the start, a nine-link puzzle brings a smile to the bedridden Princess Jinyang. A casual word from him nips Princess 185Reads6.8Score15014d adds
- 165 The One Who Wants to Become a God 想成为神明的人 [Alternate World] [Combat] [Fantasy] A fantasy stage where anything goes! If I'm not gutsy, I'll do something reckless. There's no time to walk! I have to run! “Someone has to die! If that someone is me, then I'm willing!” “Ancestors, bear witness!” “Your unfilial child...” “I'll blow you to hell!” The early chapters are a little rough, and the protagonist starts out extremely weak. No System, slow pacing. This is an original story, and any similarities are purely coincidental. Please go easy on 80Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Oops, I've Become the Female Supporting Character in a Novel 不小心,穿成书中女配怎么办 Lu Lin opened her eyes and discovered that she had become a supporting female character with the same name in a novel. In the original story, the supporting character had a husband, Zhou Sui, who was 188 centimeters tall, broad-shouldered and slim-waisted, with an eight-pack and a net worth in the hundreds of billions. And she didn't want him. Instead, she was dead set on a gold-digger who used women to climb the social ladder. After they had a child, neither of them cared for the baby. She was 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Reincarnating Through the Martial Arts World 从武道世界开始轮回 Hello, everyone. My name is Li Zhao. The Li is the one in my surname, and Zhao is the character made of the sun and moon together. As a high school senior about to take the college entrance exam, I was chosen by the Paradise and became an Apostle the day before the exam. I woke up and found myself in the body of Chovy! Where the heck am I? Is this still China? [First World: Martial Arts] The White Lotus Sect and the emperor are in cahoots, Beiliang eyes the throne, and natural and man-made disas —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 The Beautiful Consort Loves to Put on a Show, and the Sly Emperor Loves Watching 娘娘貌美又爱演,皇上腹黑很爱看 [Willful legitimate daughter + loves acting + favored by the emperor + his one and only + palace intrigue + becomes empress] Having learned from her mother's example, Gu Yanran never showed anyone her true feelings. She relied on her acting skills to navigate those around her, escaping one den of wolves only to enter a tiger's lair. Helpless, she ended up in the palace... The emperor loved watching her act, but not when she acted for him. At their first meeting, the emperor looked at her and 204Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 169 Anti-Three Kingdoms: Cao Mengde Polishes My Shoes 反三国:曹孟德给我擦皮鞋 Lin Que is a modern man who loves strategy games. To seek a thrill, he constantly tries all kinds of ways to win. Then one day, while playing a game, he suddenly... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 A Madman's Fate 癫人命 [The uncanny + mind-bending suspense + horror + fictional setting + no System] At the end of that rainy night, Chen Xiu gazes at the unfamiliar world before him. He discovers that the curses have taken everything from him, even himself. Curses and uncanny horrors run rampant before his eyes, while madness and fear relentlessly batter his heart. It says: “Having witnessed what the curse can do, you must also suffer its gifts.” It says: “The death curse descends upon past and present, twisting all 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 Ashen Night: “This Zichen Palace, This Vast Empire, It’s All Too Cold…” 烬夜:“这紫宸殿,这万里江山,都太冷了……” Jin Ye: “This Zichen Hall, this vast empire stretching for thousands of miles, they’re both so cold...” 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Let My Longing Love You in My Place 让思念代替我爱你 [Mild Depression Girl x Sunny Cafe Owner] A direct, guiding lover, HE If you met someone who looked very much like your dead first love, would your heart still stir? I'm not her, and I'm not her replacement. If you'd met me first, would you still have fallen in love with me? Liu Siqi looked at Ning Yuqing. Though she was already shivering from the cold, she asked the question with firm resolve. But it became her Achilles' heel, and she couldn't answer. For a time, she really had seen her as the 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 A Thousand Miles of Frost, Stars Falling Like Rain 千里霜寒星如雨 (No System, no golden finger, no transmigration. Political intrigue, not childish, not mindless, and no characters acting stupid.) The nation is divided into seven provinces: Zhong, Yong, Liang, Bing, Ze, Wan, and Yun. The wheels of history are gradually turning toward an age of chaos. Coups! Wars! Alliances and rivalries! Political marriages! Betrayals! What path lies ahead? Ran Xing, a young man who came from a small place to study in Fengdu, meets the young masters and princesses of the vario 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 The Colorless Gate Opens 无色门开 Major revisions in progress. Please don't click. “You must remember their eyes. You must never become weak.” When she opened her eyes, she had become the Northern Frontier's God of Slaughter, whose sword had subdued all the realms. Before she could enjoy the thrill of wielding power over the court, she was plunged into a deadly trap: A hundred years of cultivation gone in a single day, with conclusive evidence of treason laid before the emperor. The entire court waited to see her beheaded, whil —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms: I Am Zhang Yide of Yan 穿越三国,吾乃燕人张翼德 After transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms era, he woke up in Zhuo Commandery. From there, he would rewrite, step by step, the tragic fate that followed the Oath of the Peach Garden, and build his own empire. … 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 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
- 177 My Ex-Husband Called Me His Imperial Aunt, So I Went on a Rampage 前夫喊我皇婶后,我杀疯了 [Historical Romance, Two Strong Leads + Marriage First, Love Later + Revenge and Political Intrigue] In her previous life, she was empress, yet she lost both her child and her own life, while her enemy seized the throne. In this life, she moves her vermilion brush, marrying the late emperor’s youngest son, the current emperor’s uncle, to the shock of the entire court. She goes from being her former husband’s wife to becoming his aunt by marriage. At palace banquets, the new emperor and her half- 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 The Broken Blood Moon Sword 血月残剑 The grudge of having my family wiped out is etched into my bones and impossible to forget. Wang Tieniu became a castoff of the martial world. Just as he was trapped in a hopeless dead end and on the verge of death, the blood moon rose and his broken sword was unsealed! With one sword, he awakened a lost sword art. From then on, he exposed hypocrites, struck down villains, and defied a game laid out across the ages! The Heavenly Dao wants to sacrifice me to bring the game to a close? Then I’ll ov 682Reads—Score11014d adds
- 179 The Teahouse Owner Who Cut Through the Martial World 那个茶馆老板杀穿了江湖 The Daily Life of a Green-Robed Teahouse Owner Forced to Work Su Buyan had planned to open a teahouse in a small town and spend his days in retirement, but a puppet-murder case toppled his signboard. The puppeteer’s mechanisms, the shifting lights and shadows on the stage, the silvery-gray powder beneath the victim’s fingernails... How could this be an ordinary murder? Someone was clearly treating human lives like puppets on strings! Even more absurdly, three strange people suddenly barged into 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 When the Heavenly Stars Shine 天阶星辰闪耀时 The universe is boundless, its stars as numerous as grains of sand. Across the long ages, humanity revered and feared the gods, making them the object of its faith. People explored the universe and searched the cosmos, all in the hope of finding traces of the gods. Until the first god appeared and, with their own hands, destroyed their reputation. Ten years have passed since the series of disasters centered on the god [Jingjiang], whose [Sanglie] wavelength manifested as [Serenity]. Yet the c 91Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 The Great Desire Hunt 欲望的大逃杀 Desire must be held in balance by other desires. When any one desire grows too powerful, it gives rise to something warped and uncanny. The student Su Qing and his close friend Wu Ji are dragged against their will into a battle royale born of desire. Beings from another era descend and charge them with saving the world, promising that if they complete the hunt, their deepest desires will be fulfilled and their fates rewritten. This isn’t a game show watched by an audience. It’s a crisis spawned 116Reads—Score414d adds
- 182 The Newcomer Who Triggers My Stress Response 那个让我应激的新人 The Newcomer Who Triggers My Trauma 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Urban Comeback: Terminally Ill College Student Inherits an Immortal Venerable’s Legacy 都市逆袭:绝症大学生获仙尊传承 [Urban Cultivation] [Multiple Female Leads] [Easy, Over-the-Top Wish Fulfillment] [Invincible] Just as I was getting ready to graduate, I was diagnosed with a terminal illness? College student Li Kun thought his life had reached its end, but unexpectedly inherited the legacy of an ancient Immortal Venerable, changing his fate against all odds! Hey, hey, hey, what's the Cosmic Essence Condensation Art? What's the Phoenix Yin Cultivation Technique? Cultivation, alchemy, medicine, formations, ta 2.7kReads6.4Score28114d adds
- 184 Furry: Error Sequence Furry:错误序列 [Wild imagination + no System + young beastman + slow-burn opening + another world + intricate worldbuilding + Lovecraftian style + sequences + two male leads + debut author] I’m Mikael, a dragon beastman who’s determined to lie low, yet on my very first day in this world, I became a bug. After transmigrating to another world, I unexpectedly unlocked the incredible ability to “create errors.” Sequence magic? Superpowers? They’re all child’s play before my authority. But trouble keeps piling up 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Heroes of the Three Kingdoms: Defying Heaven’s Will 扭曲天意之三国英雄传 At the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, the Yellow Turban Rebellion erupts, the will of Heaven twists, and heroes return from across the myriad worlds. Uchiha Cao Cao, his benevolent and righteous companion Liu Bei, Jiangdong’s sea tiger Sun Jian, Elden Lord Yuan Shao, and the Black Emperor Yuan Shu gather in Chenliu, raising an army against Dong Zhuo’s tyranny. Vampire Dong Zhuo, the invincible Lu Bu, ghost-controlling Wang Yun, magical girl Diao Chan, and Hollow Knight Chen Gong enact a chain o 483Reads—Score10114d adds
- 186 The Good-for-Nothing Goes with the Flow: My Lord, Stop Pretending 佛系废柴:王爷别装了 #Historical Romance #Alternate History #Two Strong Leads #Marriage Before Love #Playing the Fool to Outsmart the Tiger #Satisfying and Sweet #Smart Leads Shen Zhaoning has pretended to be a fool at the marquis's manor for thirteen years. Everyone thinks she's useless. When her half-sister smashes their mother's keepsake in front of everyone, she smiles and says, “It's broken, so it's broken.” When her stepmother arranges for her to be burned to death at a birthday banquet, she cries as she switc 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Return to the Inn 归栈 Return to the Inn 17Reads—Score114d adds
- 188 Devour the Uncanny and Cultivate Immortality: The Great Powers Kneel and Sing of Surrender 吞噬诡异修仙,列强跪着唱征服 [A collision between Western horrors and Eastern immortal cultivation, with a somewhat humorous style. Dark and oppressive content is limited, so it's an easy read] Hell's seal has cracked, and horrors have resurfaced across the globe. The third son of the Zhang family from Northeast China during the Republic of China era had planned to flee to Europe to escape his pursuers, but he couldn't avoid one bizarre incident after another. Zhang Xuewei's ancient bloodline as an Emperor awakens within h 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 In the Palworld, Why Can’t I Be King? 到帕鲁世界,怎就不能当王 [Business Warfare] [War] [Pokemon Battles] [Palworld] [Multiple Heroines] [Can Pals Cultivate Immortality Too?] [Multiple Transmigrators] This is a strange Palworld, where people from all kinds of eras have arrived. They have to explore it little by little before discovering that this world is completely different from what they expected. Go conquer it and rule it! Make the trip count! 270Reads—Score36714d adds
- 190 Passerby: Secrets of the Ancient Scroll 过路人:古卷秘相 Shen Xun, guardian of the cycle of reincarnation, suppresses evil spirits and keeps the balance between yin and yang. His time is running out, and he must pass on the guardians' legacy as soon as possible. The first successor is Lin Jian, who possesses a supernatural camera. The evil spirits have already set their sights on her. As Shen Xun reaches the foot of the stairs, he senses a pair of eyes watching him from behind. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 I Hear Your Name Is Si Tingxue 听说你叫司听雪 [Ensemble cast, not a wish-fulfillment story, so don't read if that's not your thing] In this world, the gods create nations, and civilization takes root; in this world, the gods destroy nations, and civilization perishes. Si Tingxue carries the stories of countless nations, attempting to challenge the gods, undo the damage, and bring them all home. He naively believes the gods are responsible for this endless cycle of time, and naively believes he can change the facts of cause and effect. He be 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 After I Transmigrated, My Lord Was Always Forced to Follow the Plot 穿越后大人总是被迫走剧情 [Strong Female Lead] [Martial Prowess] [Soul Transmigration] [System] [Redemption] [Fated Love] [宿敌] Xiaoxiao: The System is in way over its head, the missions are out to get me killed, and I can't tell who my love interest is even if my life depends on it. As an external System, Xiao Yi has guided countless Hosts through trials and tribulations, only for them to... Fail every time. After twelve rounds of being bound and unbound, it finally met a "new Host." Sigh, here we go again! Oh well, she 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 I'm a Priest at a Church, but I'm a Death-Row Inmate 我在教堂当神父,可我是死刑犯啊 [Light Novel] [Slow Pace at First, Takes Off Later] [Not a Transmigration, but a Body-Snatching Rebirth] [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Ivan Reinhardt, a death-row inmate convicted in a massacre, crawls back out of a river and wakes up as Sabol, a priest in a frontier town. He doesn't want to admit it, but the priest's final act of saving him moved him. So he decides to stay in town for now, finishing the priest's unfinished prayers, hearing confessions, and performing exorcisms. But he's bette 402Reads—Score13114d adds
- 194 Ancestor Xin 辛祖 [30,000 words posted daily] [Gets better as it goes] [Three heroines] [Classic xianxia] [Rags-to-riches rise] [Power fantasy] [Decisive and ruthless] [Invincible] [Passionate] [Fast-paced] Life is as brief as an ant's, a fate as insubstantial as dust. If Heaven won't let me climb high, I'll shatter these nine celestial heavens! If fate won't let me rule supreme, I'll forge the laws of all worlds anew! Only then will all beings across the myriad worlds learn that there is always a heaven beyond h 292Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 My Master Is Way Too Laid-Back 我家师尊太佛系 [Goofy Female Protagonist + No Romance + Pure Master-Disciple Relationship + BE Ending + HE Bonus Ending] First-person narration + asides + omniscient-perspective bonus chapters [Enter at your own risk if you dislike these] The heroine's life motto: “If you have any shame, you suffer yourself. If you have none, you make others suffer. No matter how hard life gets, never make yourself suffer!!” After an accident, Yang Tianzhao ended up owing the immortals a huge debt. To help her complete her mis 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 Lock the Sane People In 把清醒的人关进来 Lock the Clear-Headed Inside 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 The Hilarious Life of a Rich Girl Married to a Fake Rich Guy 富家女嫁假富公子的搞笑生活 The Hilarious Married Life of a Rich Girl and a Fake Rich Heir 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 I Want to Marry Your Cousin, but You Became My Dad First 我想娶你表妹,你却先当我爹 I Want to Marry Your Cousin, but You Became My Dad First 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 The Hidden-Edge Son-in-Law 藏锋赘婿 The Hidden-Edge Live-In Son-in-Law 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Traveling Together on Misty Island 雾岛同行 Companions on Misty Island 7Reads—Score—14d adds

















































