Novels like Gu Stirring
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Gu Stirring, best match first.
- 101 So What If I'm a Monster? 我就是妖怪怎么了 The Celestial Court has fallen, and the Underworld is on the verge of exploding. [Classic of Mountains and Seas] + [Ghost Hunting and Exorcism] + [Gods and Buddhas Plotting in Secret] + [A Little Demon’s Rise] An old monster raised a little monster. Amid the churning waves of the Heavenly Dao’s great river, it rashly poked its head out… 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 102 After I Transmigrated into a Book, My Husband Became the Male Lead 穿书后，我老公变成了男主 [Transmigrate into a Book] [Yandere and Unhinged] [Redemption] Wen Shuran was complaining to her best friend about a video she'd recently watched. The male supporting character was incredibly handsome, but the screenwriter had killed him off. She swore she'd kill the screenwriter herself. In her dream, Wen Shuran chased the screenwriter, demanding justice for the male character. Then, by accident, she transmigrated into the novel. In the novel, the heroine marries the hero's older brother, Fu Si 994Reads—Score—Shelves
- 103 Transmigrated as a Cannon Fodder Guide, I Tormented an S-Rank Sentinel to Madness 穿成炮灰向导，把S级哨兵虐疯了 [Sentinel/Guide BL? No, BG | 1vN Romantic Rivalry Battle Royale / Strong Female Lead / Everyone's Favorite] Meng Qi was out enjoying herself at a bar when the System suddenly hurled her into a Sentinel/Guide novel, where she became a cannon-fodder Guide with the worst aptitude. She was also bound to an absurd mission: torment the Sentinels who got close to her, and once she had accumulated enough Sin Bond points, she could leave the world and make her escape. The original host had gotten herself 10Reads—Score120Shelves
- 104 The Abandoned Land 遗地 Those who cannot let go of their obsessions cannot enter the cycle of rebirth, and are banished to the Wild Ruins. In the ancient, desolate ruins, where no day or night exists, the souls of the dead slowly fade away, returning to the world's embers. For a thousand years, no new souls entered this land of death. Then a soul from the modern world crossed the rift in the order of things. Wen Yu fell here by mistake. He knows nothing of this place's rules. He doesn't know that the Wild Ruins are 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 Little Urban Mystery Stories 都市悬疑小故事 A short urban mystery story —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 106 The Black Cauldron: Path to Immortality 黑鼎仙途 Ye Tian was born into a wealthy family and never had to worry about food or drink. But he was obsessed with cultivating immortality and seeking the Dao! By a twist of fate, he obtained a black cauldron. Thanks to his Three-Spirit-Root talent, he was chosen by the cultivation family, the Liu clan, and sent to train at its outer court. He kept a low profile and endured in silence. Using the black cauldron to strengthen pills and spirit stones and improve his cultivation, he gradually forged his ow 2.5kReads8.1Score221Shelves
- 107 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—Shelves
- 108 The Age of Evof 埃沃夫纪元 [A few things to know first: This is not a wish-fulfillment story. There are no formulas, harem, or System, and the protagonist isn't invincible. If that bothers you, don't read.] I can barely remember when it began. A virus called “Evof” swept across everything, and the United Nations Central Science Council designated this era the “Tombstone Epoch.” All kinds of desperate survival plans emerged. Who knows how long later, the protagonist, Zhou Ang, awakens from a “capsule” hibernation pod. Carr 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 109 A Life of Divine Revelation, Starting with MyGO 从MyGO开始的神启生活 (Alternate world + ability panel + combat and everyday life) Good news: I transmigrated, and it seems to be the world of MyGO!!! Bad news: What do you mean, “Remaining Lifespan Rikki”? What the heck is Rikki?! Isn't it Taki?! What Wu Qin doesn't know is what lies ahead... Su Shi, lost in time turned upside down. Yakule, with mismatched eyes, left eye burning and right eye frozen. Akari, a young god who controls gravity through attraction and repulsion. Nuan Yin, whose dark compassion devours eve 48Reads—Score—Shelves
- 110 Let Me Tell You a Story 我和你讲个故事 “I’ll love you forever, until the stars go out.” She went to the mortal world to fish a moon from the water. In her dream, she raised a boy to adulthood, using sixteen years of warmth to prepare him for a parting. When she woke, her palm was empty, but another hand was clasped tightly around hers. It turned out the moon hadn’t sunk to the bottom of the lake. It had landed beside her pillow, shining gently with every breath he took. [Transmigration + mutual salvation] 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 111 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—Shelves
- 112 Reborn as a General, I Tear the Green Tea Bitch to Pieces 重生归来，身为将军的我手撕绿茶 Reborn as a General, I Tear the Green Tea Girl to Shreds —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 113 Parallel Elements 平行元素 “Ye Fan, parallel worlds really do exist in this universe.” A parallel world brimming with elemental power, with countless tangled and divergent timelines, and an Elemental Academy that has stood for a thousand years. Here, students learn to wield elemental power, and the protagonist experiences one upheaval after another, gaining sincere friendships along the way. In this world, they have no parents or family. Their companions are the only people they can’t bear to lose. Every time they stand t —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 114 Demon Tribulation 劫妖 When I was born, I cried for three days and three nights straight, and my tears were blood. My grandmother said I was missing one of my three souls and wouldn’t live past seven. To save me, she got a little black dog from somewhere and tied it to the head of my bed. Every night, it watched me fall asleep. It stayed tied there for six whole years. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 115 The Wild Sea Beneath the Banyan Tree 榕下荒海 [Fantasy novel] [Slow-paced] [Slice of life + Passionate adventure] [The gods of this world willingly tore away their “personalities” and donned their “divine natures.” They gained unparalleled power, but lost all reason, roaring in fury day and night... Except for Athena and Hermes. Hermes vanished without a trace, no one knowing where he went. Athena blew herself up, granting divine power to all humanity and creating countless half-gods, half-humans. Together, the half-gods and half-humans fou 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 116 Pear Blossom Detective 梨花探 When pear blossoms covered the streets and lanes of the old capital, Xie An met A Li. He was the orphan of Grand Tutor Xie Heng, whose entire family had been wiped out. Living in obscurity among the common people, he struggled to survive while carrying a blood feud. She was a woman afflicted with a strange poison, whom everyone said would not live past twenty-five. Cool and detached, she seemed to accept the fate she had been born with, quietly waiting for the end of her life as the days slipped 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 Six Creation Space 六创空间 Chen Tong inherits the legacy of the Ice-Sealing Great Emperor, and the world shatters. The Lord of the Six Creations remakes the world, and Chen Tong’s life begins anew. The icy tattoo on his back is reborn along with him. Just as Chen Tong becomes capable of surviving in the brutal world of demon beasts, a strange chill appears at night, invading his soul. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 118 Divine Blood of Ten Thousand Paths 万道神血 A useless nobody, his bones trampled underfoot when his genius fiancée tears up their marriage contract in public. But when a mine collapses, ancient divine blood strikes him between the brows. It merges with his body and transforms into the Creation Heavenly Pearl. From then on, he devours all things and fuses countless bloodlines. A god is born into the world. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 119 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 49Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 What? You Want Me to Kill a God? 你说啥，你让我去弑神？ [Urban high martial arts]/ [Single heroine] Jiang Jingsheng, an ordinary eighteen-year-old college freshman, stumbles upon a mysterious event beyond all reason during an otherwise unremarkable weekend. That night, a mysterious man appears in his dream and reveals a shocking secret, one powerful enough to overturn everything he thought he knew. What hidden truths lie beneath the dazzling lights of Tokyo’s streets, within the undercurrents of political life around the world, and behind the solemn 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 The Swamp of Futility 无效泥潭 A sweet love story about Lei Zi and Yue Yue, with everyday bickering and short stories in a variety of styles, ready for you to enjoy. See Chapter One for the full introduction. My new work is out now, so please come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 Would You Believe Me If I Said I Never Wanted to Transmigrate? 我说我其实不想穿越你信吗？ [One female lead, transmigration, a slow-paced and everyday-life focus at first, adventure, ensemble cast, two souls sharing one body in the early and middle stages. Come along for the fun!] After transforming into human form, the thousand-year-old dragon Chu Xiu got into a fight with his sworn enemy. In the end, his opponent pulled out a tiny pistol. “The times have changed, Chu Xiu!” Chu Xiu: ??? Hu Yu stood there, staring at the streamers scattered everywhere, then glanced at the toy gun in h 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 123 Jade Bearing Ten Thousand Ways: Returning to the True Profound 玉承万道：玄意归真 A young Earth Immortal who has just ascended to the Heavenly Realm encounters a calamity. By a twist of fate, his name happens to correspond with the Five Elements, and he carries the Primordial Five-Soul Jade, formed from a fragment of Hongjun's soul, into a new life in the Cangwu Abyss of Xiniu Hezhou. Reborn as Wusheng, a boy of the Heavenly Path, he awakens the Five Elements Spirit Nexus from birth. To awaken his companion, a Qilin, who lies dormant after being corrupted by a demon soul, he —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 124 High Martial: The Cultivation System's Choices Are All Wrong 高武：修仙选择系统，选项全不对 [Urban high martial arts + alien beast invasion + awakened talents + System-driven story + a little comedy + ...] Yang Mo has lost his memories. After transmigrating to Earth, he transmigrates back to Blue Star and activates the System. System function one: Choice System (appears passively) System function two: Cultivation System (the System takes over, train with one click.) System function three: Comprehension System (too bad Newton was born before me!) [What do you mean my janky System has 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 125 The Moon Made Him King, and the Moon Brought His Downfall 因月而王，因月而亡 Otherworld #Genius #No System #Guns #High Martial Arts Across the Nine Provinces, martial strength reigns supreme. Those with special constitutions are blessed with extraordinary gifts, and bloodlines are paramount. Bound by the laws of heaven and earth, a person's bloodline determines the limits of their martial path. His name is Zhou Zhan, the sixth prince of Great Zhou, the most powerful kingdom in Shenzhou. Unwilling to stop at a seventh-turn bloodline, he resolutely heads to the frontier i 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 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. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 Song of the Dark Angel 黑天使之歌 The ancient gods awaken? I just want to fall in love with my mixed-race, beautiful supervisor. [New Take on Myth and History] [Ensemble Cast] [Heiress] [Love and Hate] [Slow Paced] A new job, new colleagues? Wait, where did this Japanese colleague come from? A medieval knight? Where did you come from? Beautiful, you're freezing me. When someone wholeheartedly sets out to do something, the whole world will pray for him and sing him a dirge. Humanity has never needed the gods' mercy. The only ones 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 128 The Evil-Selling Coffee Shop 贩恶咖啡店 The new king proclaims the realm: the old king is dead, and the goddess has been sealed away in the old king's city. As great events unfold, the Dead Domain begins to expand, and the Era of Decline is upon us. A demon exiled here opens a coffee shop and joins forces with a Taoist who accidentally wandered into the place. The longer they stay, the more they discover the strange things lurking in this world. Why was the Godforsaken One, who slept for decades before gradually awakening, abandoned b 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 Echoes in the Deep: The Oath of Nidro 深牢回响：尼德罗之誓 A fanfic about Pixel Dungeon, born from the fury of someone who cranked the challenge level all the way up and got absolutely wrecked by the Dwarf King. But I digress. The dungeon’s native inhabitants have lives cheaper than rye rations, nothing more than toys for adventurers to train on. Karen grips a chipped short sword, and the battered medal on his chest is his only comfort. Sewer rats gnaw in the dark. The black blood of mutant rats sticks to a copper key, and poisonous water seeps into his 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 Taking the Throne in His Brother's Place, the God of War Falls for Her 替兄登基，战王他沦陷了 [Female disguises herself as a man + both leads are each other’s only love + sweet romance + a little humor + no angst + plenty of scheming + money-loving heroine + male lead is utterly lovestruck + jealous king + calculating fox and innocent little rabbit + multiple couples + fake siblings] [Female emperor in disguise × all-powerful Prince of War] [An imaginary dynasty, with most of the plot focused on romance] All the princes fought tooth and nail for the throne, while my brother simply inheri 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 131 Ark Breaker: Partners Become Beloved Wives 方舟破壁者【搭档终成娇妻】 [Duo Survival × Rise of the Rulebreakers] The whole world plunged into Survival Ark, and I was forced into a two-person survival game. My teammate turned out to be Su Jueqian from the school next door. The System wanted us to perform a “patient and nurse” role-play in a psychiatric hospital, until we were conditioned into obedient data. I laughed. Then let’s put on a show for you first. I used the madness of “erotomania” to coax out every secret, while she hid behind a mask of “detached nursing —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 132 Paranormal Investigation Bureau: No Such Person 诡律调查局：查无此人 The world erases the truth. Someone vanishes completely overnight, and everyone forgets they ever existed. A case that shocks the entire nation leaves no trace by the next day. Even history is quietly rewritten without anyone noticing. Lin Mo is a restorer of anomalous records. His job is to repair records that “shouldn't exist.” Then one day, he receives a file with no number, no source, and no record of its existence. The first page contains just one sentence: [Lin Mo, it's your turn to be era 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 133 Anomalies Have Arrived, and I Can Devour Without Limit 异常降临，我能无限吞噬 Twisted light and shadows take root on street corners. Whispers come from empty rooms, and familiar streets stretch through the thick fog toward an unknown destination. Yu Bai, a seemingly ordinary young man, discovers that he can “eat” anomalies. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 134 The One and Only King 独尊为王 Sole ruler of all realms! My path is eternal! I will not be king of a well. I dare to venture beyond the heavens: I’ll wage war for a lifetime to endure through eternity! An unexpected teleportation sends Yun Ye tumbling into a strange world. At first, he is no more than a stranger fixated on finding his way home. But as fate sweeps him along, he puts down roots in this dazzling, bizarre world. With a mortal body, he seeks the Great Dao, climbing higher step by step through trials of blood and —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 135 The Fallen Star’s Path 殒星之路 [Two Powerful Leads + Life-or-Death Competition + Memory Loss and Recovery + Multiple Identities + Academy] The Fallen Star Competition has opened once again, but this time it has undergone sweeping changes compared to previous editions. The contestants now possess “phantom power,” something past competitors never had, and the live broadcast System, which had been cut off, has resumed. “The winner of the Fallen Star Competition can have everything.” In every world where the broadcast can be watc 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 136 Guardians of the Multiverse 多元时空守护者 In 2035, a chance alignment of seven stars shattered the walls of space and time. The collision of multiverses brought the once-arrogant human world together again to fight off its enemies. In this new world, the protagonist is just starting out, but fate forces him down the path to becoming the strongest in the world and taking on the mission of protecting the galaxy. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 137 Sin, Redemption, and Punishment: Crimson Moon 罪与赎与罚：绯月 [Ensemble Cast] [One Heroine] [Eerie] [Multiple Timelines] [Alternate Dimension] Two worlds exist at once. When the blue moon gives way to the crimson moon, everything in the world begins to change. It becomes desolate, rotten, and terrifying, with corpses strewn everywhere. Everyone who comes to this world bears a [Sin]. Their sins are unknown, but their abilities vary. Terrifying, monstrous creatures also exist in this world. They are called [Punishments]. They punish the sinful, though no one 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 138 Cultivation: A Lifespan Longer Than Heaven 修仙：寿比天高 [Sect-building + not a good-for-nothing + long life without hiding away + formations + not a goody-two-shoes + adapt on the fly] Qin Shan entered a cultivation sect and discovered that he had an endless lifespan. From then on, he devoted his life to studying formations, using them to obtain resources and improve his cultivation as he journeyed toward the end of the path to immortality. On the road to immortality, Qin Shan's life was as long as the heavens, yet as fragile as paper. He roared inwa 1.1kReads—Score117Shelves
- 139 Chronicles of the Northern and Southern Jianghu 南北江湖录 When Qin Shi Huang unified the land, he standardized the written language and the width of cart axles, bringing a qualitative leap to the martial arts of the realm. After the Five Barbarians ravaged China, many martial arts traditions were lost among the people. In this chaotic age, who can "make the righteous path their very bones and blood, and act for all under heaven!" 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 140 The Long Road Home 长路归航 This book is dedicated to the friends who have walked alongside me all this way. This is a story written for you, a gift to you. When you read it, I hope you will remember the carefree days of our youth together. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 141 The Realm of Guixu 归墟地界 On hiatus... [Infinite Flow | Rule-Based Horror | Ensemble Cast | Subverting the Usual Survival Tropes] Two male leads, no romance-obsessed characters, pure mind games, and a bond between close friends. I thought I was the only one who had lost my past. Who knew everyone traveling with me would have amnesia? I wanted to keep my head down, follow the rules, and stay alive, but every step led deeper into the abyss, with death traps lurking at every turn. I once thought death was the end. Only lat 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 142 From the Start, I Married a Ghost Immortal 开局娶鬼仙做老婆 This work is being kept on the list despite its low rating. [Traditional Supernatural Fiction, Metaphysics, Multiple Female Leads, Folk Horror Stories, Half Power Fantasy, Alternate World, Folk Legends] My name is Lin Hao. I haven’t seen my parents since I was seven. The authorities said they were dead. But my grandfather said someone had scattered their three souls and seven spirits. After that, I lived with him in a small county in southern China. Then, after an accident, I somehow performed a 2.9kReads6.2Score215Shelves
- 143 The Ninth Heaven: The End of the Story 九重天尊：故事的终点 Yin Jiu, an ordinary modern-day office drone, transmigrates into Yin Yue, a woman from an unknown era. At first, she thinks she's in an ordinary romance novel, then she thinks it's a cultivation romance. But eventually, she discovers that this isn't a novel world at all, and that she was never Yin Jiu to begin with... 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 144 A Magic Book Enters My Body, and I Fight for Justice in the Celestial Empire 魔书入体，我在天朝行侠仗义 [Urban martial arts] [Handcrafted] [Three days fishing, two days drying nets] By chance, young Jing Xiaogang touches a magic book in a mysterious cave. He awakens an extraordinary constitution and becomes a modern-day martial arts master. Born into a poor family, he is forced to drop out of school and find work. He heads to a bustling modern metropolis and uses his martial prowess to stand up for justice. From a construction laborer to a company big shot, a string of twists, turns, and extraordi 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 145 The War in Heaven 天堂战争 Throughout humanity's long history, the book of life has been quietly rewritten. Hidden in 98% of human DNA, once dismissed as junk, are secrets science cannot explain. A forbidden experiment and a drug called “Angel of Euthanasia” ignited divine miracles in the blood of a select few. They are the Chosen. Beneath the sun lies the mundane world; in the shadows, a hidden order. Nations maneuver, factions stir, and the descendants of the gods replay an ancient game of chess in the modern world. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 146 The Last Rays of the Rhine 莱茵河的残阳 [No Female Lead] + [Not Overpowered] + [Historical] + [Western Rome] When the Huns’ hooves shatter the ice on the Rhine, sixteen-year-old Roman farmer Marcus knows only two things: how to run, and how to get revenge. The day his village burns to the ground, his parents’ blood soaks through his straw sandals, and his sister’s cries are swallowed by the barbarians’ laughter. From camp slave to battle-hardened centurion, he grips the old centurion’s sword and carves out a path to survival in a rot 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 147 Wild Dog Milk: The Whole Internet Jokes About It, but I'm the Only One Who Really Drinks It 野生狗奶：全网玩梗，就我真喝 The whole internet is joking about wild dog milk, but I'm the only one who actually drank the real thing. Special edition from western Guangdong. Shelf life: forever. Instructions: Do not drink. Worship recommended. I drank it anyway. After work that night, I saw a woman in red hanging beneath a streetlight, counting the lights with her toes three inches off the ground. When she realized I could see her, she lunged at me in delight. My voice cracked as I screamed, and she shattered into pieces. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 148 The Ferryman of Consciousness 意识摆渡人 The Consciousness Ferryman 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 Private Thoughts Across the Screen 屏幕两端的私心 A casual post on social media brings sensitive teacher Xu Nian into contact with three white-coated doctors, each with a completely different personality. An old love, a crush from behind a screen, and a silent protector: little by little, she realizes they don’t have to become lovers. Just chatting is healing enough. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 150 Above the Celestial Firmament: The Villainess Reborn as a Villainess 凌霄之上：反派女配穿成反派女配 Rumor has it that Ling Xiao, sect master of the Ghostly Charm Sect, is cruel and bloodthirsty, jealous, fond of handsome men, and loves collecting all kinds of rare treasures. Yet his power is no match for the five orthodox cultivation sects, so he usually preys only on obscure rogue cultivators. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
