Novels like The Tender Beef Five Storm the Frightening Realm
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- 151 The Sound of Humanity 人籁 [Not a wish-fulfillment story + ensemble cast + global scale + supernatural calamities + human warfare + long-form story + revolution] It was humanity itself, not the gods and ghosts, that brought human civilization to ruin. A drop of divine blood set Qin An on the road to a world in turmoil. A drop of divine blood sent a roadside beggar into the raging tide of chaos. From a beggar on the roadside to a spark rising in a world at war, and then to the sovereign who united the Three Realms, Qin An 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 After Resurrection, I Somehow Became My Archrival’s White Moonlight 复活后,我竟成为死对头的白月光 Xiao Ze'an was once the greatest under heaven. After being summoned back, he finds that nobody recognizes him! His powers have also fallen to just forty percent of what they were. He goes with a group to exterminate demons and nearly gets them all wiped out. Luckily, his former nemesis Jiang Heng arrives out of nowhere and saves them. After that, things start getting weird. Jiang Heng follows him around like a shadow and refuses to be shaken off. Their friends often give the two of them strang 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 A Chaotic Content Stew 内容大乱炖 A collection of angsty stories, mainly about Aotu and Daomu Biji. Female protagonist + no fixed pairing + alternate universe + fan fiction. There are currently volumes one and two. Each volume is a separate story. The content is all over the place, so stay away if that bothers you. The author writes these to vent when feeling down. There probably won’t be any sweet moments. The writing will probably be pretty chaotic. 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Saved the Female Lead of My Tragic Novel 穿书后我救了我的虐文女主 I transmigrated into Yan Zhenzhen, the most tragic princess in the novel I wrote, and from the start, I was stuck eating rancid meals in the Cold Palace. In the original story, my childhood sweetheart betrays me, the Second Princess torments me, and I eventually die a miserable death in a political marriage. But when I knock a cruel servant unconscious with my keyboard on a stormy night, a man's amused voice comes from the shadows: “Even on the frontier, I've never seen a princess pull a move li 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 The Rest of Life at the Wild Crossing 野渡余生 [Bonus Scenes] After an argument Zhi Ye: I'm going to teach him a lesson. He has to understand what he did wrong. Then Shen Yanzhou: I'll change. I can learn. Zhi Ye: … Zhi Ye: Come here and give me a hug. When she gets flirted with instead Shen Yanzhou: Can I dance with a kiss instead? I won't dance, okay? Zhi Ye: Let's go home. Zhi Ye: Damn, how is he so good at flirting? Zhi Ye: This man knows all the tricks. Shen Yanzhou: ? I was just breathing. From a passerby's perspective Someone: Serious 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Early Summer at Dawn! 黎明初夏! A rising star in the entertainment industry and a jewelry designer It’s rare for a fan to end up with their idol. “She” isn’t chasing a star; she simply wants to love him with all her heart. “He” doesn’t want to be a star adored by millions; he only wants “her” to see his light. “I said I’d never date a fan, but I’ll make an exception for you.” The ever-sunny new star works hard to reach the top, solely to fulfill the dream he had as a boy, and to catch the attention of that dazzling girl: “Li M 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 The Adventures of Bell the Capybara 水豚贝尔探险记 During a flood, Bell the capybara drifts along and has an unexpected encounter with Chess, the honey badger, and Purple Pearl Grass. What amusing stories might unfold from the meeting of animals and plants? Come open the door to a wondrous forest world with my story. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is a Femme Fatale 快穿宿主是个祸水 Yue Xian is stunningly beautiful and exceptionally good at spotting the weaknesses in people’s hearts. She has no idea how she ended up here, but she decides to go with the flow! Wherever she is, she can have fun acting, and she’s best at making villains believe she’s innocent right up until they die. What?? Does she ever catch real feelings?? No. (No fixed pairing) 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 Live-Streaming Incense Offerings: Even Gods Have KPIs 香火直播:神明也要KPI The gods never die. They simply find new ways to live. Traffic is incense, comments are offerings of faith, and livestreaming platforms are the modern Investiture of the Gods. Overworked office drone Lin Che is putting in overtime past midnight when a shady pop-up hits him with an “Incense Eye.” From then on, he sees the truth: a top-tier star is a nine-tailed fox, a food-delivery rider is an Earth God on the verge of starving to death, the Marriage God sits behind dating apps with a perpetually 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Tomb Raiding: Surviving in the Cracks 盗墓:苟在夹缝中生存 Fanfiction, female-oriented, pairing undecided The Zhang family live long lives thanks to their qilin bloodline, while Xue Qinghe owes her immortality to two beads. She was an ordinary modern-day office worker, but one bead got her caught up in an accident that killed her. That same bead then set her on a very different path in life. 1.2kReads8.1Score11514d adds
- 161 Tragedy in the Demon Caves of Lanchuan 澜川魔窟悲情录 In the early 1990s, the southern special economic zone of Lanchuan rose with ruthless speed. Its docks swallowed up fame and fortune, neon drowned out the night, and behind its breakneck prosperity lay a gray web woven from violence, money, and human lives. Countless young women from inland China headed south with dreams of finding work, only to become prey at the bottom of society, imprisoned, assigned a price, and callously manipulated. Four women bound together by fate sink into the mire, str 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 Where the Wind Resides 风容之处 Light and darkness: are they two sides of the world to her, or a struggle between what has passed and what might be saved... When a rose reaches for a jasmine, will the rose's thorns pierce the jasmine's hidden affliction? A sense of fracture keeps surging through her. Reality and illusion lie only a thought apart... She and she are willing to lose themselves in a dream, yet unwilling to remain only a dream to one another. “Xi Keyu, my one-sided love is the most perfect ending...” Between t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 A Frozen Smile 凝固的微笑 Also known as The Feelings We Never Dared to Confess When Yun Shiqin was eleven, she fell for the boy Jiang Tianhao. Her first love was an ordinary-looking guy who was obnoxious, pretentious, conceited, and flirtatious. But she knew that, deep down, he was a gentleman with a sense of humor. Love in your youth is destined to stay hidden from the world. But even when you know it’s impossible, you still throw yourself into the flames, chasing the light in your heart. Everyone who has ever encounter 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 Beyond the Cage 超脱囚笼 A useless outcast, banished by his family, awakens by sheer chance. From then on, every meridian and acupoint in his body opens, and layer upon layer of genetic locks shatter as he fights his way from Earth to the farthest reaches of the starry sea. Nine clans vie for supremacy across parallel universes. Until he ascends beyond transcendence, seizing control of fate itself. In this life... He will shatter the River of Stars, bring this universe to its knees, and make sure the whole world knows h —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 No Spiritual Roots, Yet I Sweep Through the Cultivation World! I'm Serious! 无灵根横扫修仙界,我是认真的! No spiritual roots | A cultivation system of his own making | A hilariously ruthless man | play the pig to eat the tiger | No System My name is Jiang Shijie. I transmigrated into the cultivation world and inherited a body blessed with "great fortune," only to discover one thing: I had no spiritual roots. In a world where spiritual roots determine everything, I couldn't even cultivate to immortality. But I just smiled. "If I don't have spiritual roots, I'll forge my own path!" Daoist mantras —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Transformed into a Battle Warrior, I Restart My Life with the Unbearable System 变身战人,用难绷系统重启人生 [Urban supernatural legend] [System awakening] [Classic of Mountains and Seas] [Treatment for severe depression] [Coming-of-age] [Try not to crack] [Plot twists] By the time you finish reading, your expression will match the cover. My name is Zhou Yao. One day, I finally unlocked the System I had always dreamed of. But this lousy System was nothing like the ones in online novels. It was completely useless. For example, to upgrade strength, I had to keep exercising and disciplining myself. To 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 The Moon: Beneath 月亮:之下 A note before you start (Not a wish-fulfillment story. One female lead, no System, no harem. Half action, half everyday life.) This is a world that bears some resemblance to ours, but is not the same. One person with superpowers appears for every few hundred thousand people. They are called Moonbearers, and their abilities are known as Moonforce. The protagonist, Xu Yue, has superpowers, so his parents send him to the Guantie Vocational and Technical College for Moonbearers, a government-run sch —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Ten Years of Qi Refining, and My Spear Is More Driven Than I Am 凝气十年,我的枪比我还卷 Other cultivators compete over talent. Chen Yuan competes against time. Ten years after joining the sect, he's still stuck in the Qi Condensation Realm. Everyone says he'll never reach Foundation Establishment in this lifetime. Until one day Chen Yuan unexpectedly discovers a black spear in his sea of consciousness. The spear is strange. It can devour spiritual energy. It can devour spells. It can devour the power of weapons. It can even devour other people's cultivation techniques and divine ab 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Transmigrated to the 1970s, I Can’t Farm, So I’ll Marry a Rough-Hewn Man 穿越七零不会种地找个糙汉嫁人 [Period setting + transmigration + rural life + family and everyday squabbles + doting romance + quiet daily life + pocket dimension] After a bungee-jumping accident, Su Wanqing is transported back to the resource-scarce 1970s. In the villagers’ eyes, Educated Youth Su is breathtakingly beautiful, icy cold, aloof, and proud! The taciturn Educated Youth Su: “I’m not! I didn’t! Oh, forget it! Think whatever you want!” Faced with a poor, rugged man as handsome as if he’d been carved by an artist, a 24Reads—Score114d adds
- 170 Angel of Iron Wings 铁翼天使 Teenager Qin Tianming was an utterly ordinary middle school student. He was bullied by his classmates and deceived by the person he liked, but he could just about get by like that, until an accident led him to discover a battle between [Divine Gift Bearers]. Then two strange men named Qi Pan and Lang Gou tricked and conned him into learning about the world of [Angels], and the doors of [Tianyu Academy] opened to him. As human civilization surged forward like a tide, the angels who had once been 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 The Foolish Love of Clever People 聪明人的笨蛋式爱情 [Linked love stories + multiple protagonists + HE for everyone] What happens when clever people caught in romantic dilemmas use The Art of War to pursue love? Childhood sweethearts, bickering couples, rekindled romances, marriage before love... They use clever schemes to get close to you and sincerity to win you over. Workplace and campus romances, all sweet as can be! In Fengyue City, romance fills the air, and heartfelt affection flows along the river. The romantic city of Fengyue welcomes you 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Ashen Armor, No Return 烬甲无归 The Ashen Armor Has No Homecoming —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 After Dating a Nepotism Hire, They Were Exposed 和关系户恋爱后,对方掉马了 Two male leads + secret crush + reunion after years apart + one-on-one romance When Chen Qize parachutes in as the new grade director for the second year at Binhai No. 1 High School, Liang Cheng is nothing but disdainful and resentful. Why is it that they're both 28, yet he's a grade director while Liang Cheng is stuck as an underpaid, overworked physics department head? Oh, so he's got connections. Nothing makes Liang Cheng hate someone more than connections. So when Chen Qize greets him, Liang 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 The Scoundrel of the Mortal World 红尘恶少 [No System + No Transmigration + No Cliches + Overwhelmingly Powerful + No Harem + Decisive and Ruthless] The Immortal Land of All Spirits, a carefree paradise. An invitation awaits, and all beings come to delight, savoring a thousand joys and casting off worldly sorrows... The world is full of sorrow. A tiny seven-inch box is the only true destination! (Also known as: Young Scoundrel of the Mortal World, or Don't Shout, Your Ancestor Will Beat You Up) A young beggar who knows nothing of his ori 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Phoenixes Entwined, the Fate-Defying Demon Consort 凤凰交错,逆命妖妃 A car accident completely upended the fates of a man with an engineering background and a woman with a humanities background. The man became Chu Qianyue, a concubine of the young emperor, while the woman transmigrated into Emperor Xiao Yousheng. Their souls had switched bodies, but their genders were now completely different from their previous lives. With imperial power unstable, the emperor and his consort joined forces. Chu Qianyue disguised herself as a man and took on multiple identities to 10Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 176 A Thousand Forms: Strange and Uncanny Tales 森罗万象诡异奇谭 A strange collection of stories made up of different characters, times, and places, each relatively independent yet connected to the others. Its subject matter is complex, ranging from science fiction, magic, and fantasy to Lovecraftian horror and wuxia, all mixed together in a chaotic blend. A bus made of bones, wasteland silicon beings, cancerous mutations, ghostly Buddhas and immortal lovers, multiple universes and multiple personalities: clues are scattered across the chapters, allusions lie 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 I Can’t Believe I Turned Into a Woodcutter’s Axe 万万没想到,我变成了砍柴刀 Zhao Wu, a seasoned web novel addict, transmigrates into a martial arts world, only to discover that he isn’t the protagonist. Instead, he has become a rusty, painfully blunt woodcutter’s axe. By chance, Zhao Wu forms a master-servant contract with Li Jiayou, a young woman burdened by a family vendetta, and gains a “Big Brother System” that can randomly grant him other people’s abilities. From then on, Zhao Wu and Li Jiayou, forcibly linked by the System, are inseparable and as close as can be. 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Typhoons, Torrential Rain, and Zombies: Heaven, Are You Messing with Me? 台风暴雨加丧尸,上天你演我 The typhoon tears roofs away, torrential rain floods the streets, and zombies chase people through the city, hungry for flesh. Lin Xiao crouches in a leaking rooftop room with just half a box of instant noodles left. He looks up at the sky and sighs, "With this many buffs stacked from the start, you'd think I'd at least get a System!" And, sure enough, one arrives. It's the apocalypse edition of Teamfight Tactics: a Hextech System. He gets to choose three augments from the start and picks [Pando 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 Sequence: Becoming a God with the Overlord’s Spear 序列:从霸王枪开始成神 In the final years of the dynasty, the emperor vanishes without explanation, and the young crown prince ascends the throne. Within the court, the chief among corrupt officials runs rampant; beyond its borders, rival nations eye the realm hungrily. Warlords and bandits plunge the land into chaos, while young idealists from the Reform Society work in the shadows, determined to save their country and its people. Within Great Xia, the traditions of the Hundred Schools hold sway across the land. With —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 The Star Art Chronicles: The Destiny of the Divine Descendant 星诀录:神裔的宿命 On the day the divine beasts fell, the Four Tribes ran rampant. Twenty-eight Star Art Seals were scattered across the land, awaiting the chosen one destined to save the world. The legendary Star Art patterns spread across the body, but who could wield their power to destroy heaven and earth? An ordinary man, Baili Weiyue, bears the burden of saving the world and sets off alone on a legendary journey. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 I Pranked My Online-Brother, but He Got Carried Off by a Bunny Girl 网恋整蛊哥哥,他却让兔娘拐跑了 (Original World) (Sugar-Coated Bullets) (Single Female Lead) (Mild Angst) (Ensemble Cast) Just after being accepted into the Imperial Defense Force, the young Xing Rui is tricked by his younger sister into going to a cafe to meet his online girlfriend, who supposedly looks like a rolling log. The girlfriend doesn't exist, but a girl with rabbit ears perched on her head is sitting in the reserved seat: Lan Lan. "Qianyu? Hey, kid, you've got the wrong person, don't you?" "Your sister played a tric 219Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 We Will Always Be Friends 我们是永远的朋友 We will be friends forever. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 After Getting a System, I Kicked the Tragic Male Lead to the Curb 绑定系统后,我把虐文男主踹开了 After Binding the System, I Kicked the Tormented Novel's Male Lead to the Curb —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 Yin-Yang Misjudgment 阳错阴查 If the old Heavenly Court collapsed along with the shattered earth during that age when countless people across China suffered, then the underworld became the last safeguard for the souls and continued existence of the Chinese people. Would you believe in ghosts and gods? What if foreign powers infiltrated and interfered with China's revival, while Japan provoked us at every turn? What would you do? Fight our way in! From the Sanzu River to the City of the Yellow Springs! From the old Heavenl 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 The One Hundred and Eighth Day of Wandering Through Spring 三春流浪的第一百零八天 [I'm the queen of the streets] [Light cyberpunk + strong female lead + coming of age + gangs + third person] A Record of Wandering Through Spring Today is my second day on the streets. I'm so hungry I could eat a whole cow. Then I see a kid by the roadside holding a pet cow on a leash. It's mooing. I know it's begging me to save it. I grab its leash and run. Bound together by fate, we race against the wind and dash into a dead end. I smell fresh beef. I nearly get beaten to death. Today is m 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Formatted City: Starting With a Stray Dog 格式化都市:从一只土狗开始 In this age of overwhelming data, no one noticed the stray dog crouching in a corner of the urban village. It doesn't bark or cause trouble. It doesn't even eat leftovers. It just “listens.” It listens to the hum of electricity running through the cables, the sigh of server fans, and every byte collapsing in this forest of steel. Urban cultivation? No. This is my single-player game. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 A Wife Fell from the Sky, Let Me Spoil You! 天降老婆,我来宠! Join this story and follow an ordinary high school student's daily life after waking up to find a mysterious woman suddenly in his home, and watch them grow step by step until the lovers finally end up together. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 The Egret’s Otherworldly Tale: Buying Linghua After Her Rebirth 白鹭异世记:买下重生后的绫华 [Urban + transmigration + reborn + farming + Genshin Impact + Kamisato Ayaka + assassin + God of War + politics + GTA + mutual salvation + kill line + current affairs + realism + no System + dark realist style] [Originally titled I Bought Reborn Kamisato Ayaka on Lolita Island] [I’m a new writer, and your support is my greatest motivation] [Wadasi’s brand-new masterpiece ฅ₍ɵ̷﹏ɵ̷̥̥᷅₎ა meow] “If I knew it was a dream, why would I wake? Nothing compares to meeting you, even for a moment.” “To Lin, 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 It's Still Waiting 它还在等 (Coming to an end soon. Prequel to A Life Together) [Life and Death]· [Doomsday]· [No Romance] You and I are connected, in life and in death. Matter never vanishes, and consciousness endures forever. In the year 00 of the Lan calendar, humanity set foot on Cyber Continent. Farewell to the dangerous creatures that invaded the land. One hundred thousand people donned their armor, and here they built a new home. Machines were the handiest tools: they carved ice for water and raised buildings from t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 A Crazy Villain? So What? 疯批反派?那又如何 ₍ᐢ..ᐢ₎ ༘♡ Qi Luo, a sweet, soft little Omega Comments: “He’s obviously a deranged, villainous antagonist.” Qi Luo: I’m deranged, I’m a villain. So what? Jiang Ming, you’re mine. From the first moment I saw you, you were mine. Are you ready, my prey? Now be good and walk right into my trap. Jiang Ming is aloof at first, then turns into a puppy later on, with just a touch of yandere tendencies. Your trap? I’d gladly fall into it. Jiang Ming and Qi Luo both have secret identities... Note: This is a 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Spring Begins in Jiangnan 江南序春 With a single thought, the heart of Zen locks away the nine heavens; with another, the mortal world descends to earth. The Ice-Snow Demon Clan froze the land, while the Blazing Realm Demon Clan burned every trace of life. The springtime that people cherished became an obsession the demons sought to crush. Teng Snake Shi Yu journeyed to the mortal realm to make amends for old regrets, only to fall into a painful romance with Su Jinghe, a swordswoman from Jiangnan. The regrets of their past live 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 Tales of the Turbulent Waters 涛澜记 Everyone says that joining the four maps together will reveal a world-shaking treasure from the previous dynasty. Little do they know that this century-old legend is the greatest deception the ancients ever devised: the maps are fake, but the treasure’s location is real. Mu Yichun, the eldest daughter of the Mu family estate, knows only that her father is cold and her mother left home. Gu Poxi, the orphaned survivor of the Gu family fortress, saw her entire family slaughtered, with nothing left —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Sin Demon 罪魔 [Xuanhuan] + [Unhinged] + [Invincible] + [Cultivation] + [Traditional] + [Wild Imagination] + [Reborn] + [Apocalypse] “The number one person under heaven, aren't they all people who climbed to the top over the corpses of others?” The man in black grew more and more indignant as he spoke. Immortals and demons have always been at odds, each following its own path. This is a tale of love, hatred, and grudges between immortals and demons! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 Eternal Starry Sky: Starting with Wild Puppy Milk 永恒星空,从野生狗奶开始 Ye Cheng has five admission letters to top-tier universities, yet he turns around and enrolls in a vocational college? After passing out in the rain, he suddenly awakens. Is the shocking secret hidden behind his cultivation technique connected to his grandfather’s death? What dark secrets lie in his senior’s past? What crisis lurks behind the Solar System’s false prosperity? All kinds of unanswered mysteries await Ye Cheng. The story of Luo Feng’s ancestors from ten thousand years ago has been p —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Back to My Youth to Take You Down 重回年轻时干翻你 Back in 2006, who would want to relive a pathetic life? The supervisor who treated you like a beast in your last life will get only one chance to hand you a cigarette this time around. The brother who stabbed you in the back last time smiled more warmly than anyone else, but drove his knife in deeper than anyone else, too. Fine. I'll remember that. The love you regretted losing in your last life? This time, pull them right into your arms. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Building My Path as an Evil Cultivator with Ten Thousand Corpses 凡人:万尸筑我邪修路 [Mortal Cultivation] [Cautious Cultivation] [Cannibalism] [Ruthless] [Not Stupid] [Not Insane] [Status Panel] Lin Yu was kidnapped by an evil cultivator shortly after he transmigrated to the cultivation world a hundred years ago. His cultivation foundation was damaged when he escaped. It took him over a century just to reach the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, and he has less than five years left to live. With his remaining years dwindling, he casts aside human ethics, kills people to ref 118Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 An Unyielding Obsession: I’ve Waited for You in This Instance for 300 Years 执念不灭:我在副本等你三百年 An Obsession That Never Dies: I've Been Waiting for You in the Instance for Three Hundred Years —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Nonhuman Signal 非人类信号 In 2037, on the Silent Day, humanity's consciousness was mysteriously "harvested" across the globe overnight. Chen Mo, a 28-year-old from a small town, was one of the few who slipped through the net, thanks to a rare "asynchronous discharge" pattern in his brain's neural structure. He thought he was the last person alive, until the seventh day, when an emergency terminal he'd found on his wrist received a signal from 137 meters underground: nonhuman. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 The Reincarnation Records of Ghost Bus Route 117 117路鬼车轮回录 Reincarnation Records of the Ghost Bus on Route 117 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 To You and Me, Who Fought Side by Side 致并肩作战的你我 In the apocalypse, humanity is protected by safety walls. Beyond them lies a World of Warcraft teeming with danger. To fight the monsters, supernatural abilities have descended upon the world. Watch as all kinds of geniuses set out to save the world! A large ensemble cast, with many different kinds of pairings (a word of caution for anyone who can't handle BL, GL, or BG). 55Reads—Score—14d adds

















































