Novels like The Life-Borrowing Pool
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Life-Borrowing Pool, best match first.
- 1 Every Time I Die, the Subway Goes Back One Stop 每次我死，地铁就倒回一站 Every Time I Die, the Subway Goes Back One Stop 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 My Parents Said They Were Saving All My Money for Me, Then Put It Under My Brother's Name 爸妈说我的钱都替我存着，存到了我弟名下 My parents said they were saving all my money for me. They put it under my younger brother's name. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 A Bizarre School of Human-Faced Fish! They're My Offspring! 诡异的人面鱼群！竞是我的子嗣！ A Bizarre School of Human-Faced Fish! They’re My Offspring! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 My Childhood Friend Ripped Out My Intestines While I Was Still Alive 发小活取我的肠子 My Childhood Friend Is Pulling My Guts Out While I'm Still Alive 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Green Skirt's Death Curse: A Blood Spell to Steal My Body! 青裙索命借身血咒！ The Green-Skirted Ghost Demands My Life with a Blood Curse That Borrows My Body! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 A Bear's Shadow at Midnight, Hunting People to Eat! 午夜熊影，择人而食！ A Bear's Shadow at Midnight, Choosing Its Next Meal! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Haunted Building in My Midnight Dreams 午夜梦回凶楼 The Haunted Building in My Midnight Dreams —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 At the Dead of Night, I Found a Female Ghost in a Graveyard! 半夜三更，我在坟地捡了个女鬼！ [First person] + [Supernatural] + [No System] + [Mild horror] + [Comedy] Wang Erdan! His real name is Wang Nianyang! Born with a streak of terrible luck, he suspects he's the reincarnation of a jinx who dooms everyone around him! He's hopeless at everything, and never leaves a bite of food uneaten! At long last, he lands a job as a cemetery caretaker. But after finding a jade pendant, his bizarre journey begins! 5Reads—Score100Shelves
- 9 Alien Star Underground Palace 异星地宫 I have a Stone-Cold Bone constitution and am this era's Stone Treader. Following a destiny yet unknown, I stumble upon secrets from five thousand years ago: the rise and fall of dynasties, the arcane arts of spirits and immortals, and the truth behind cruel human sacrifices... Everything lies beyond that stone door. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Route 375 Ghost Bus Incident 375路幽灵公交事件 The Route 375 Ghost Bus Incident 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 The Haunted House in Ghost Village 幽村鬼宅 The Haunted House in the Secluded Village —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Forensic Psychologist: Is the Mad King Faking It? 法医心理师：疯王是装的？ Forensic Psychologist: Is the Mad King Just Pretending? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Have You Ever Heard a Child Running Around Upstairs in the Middle of the Night? 你半夜听过楼上小孩跑步吗 Have you ever heard a child running around upstairs in the middle of the night? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 A Record of Lingering Flavors 味余录 Not a mindless power fantasy. A rigorous Ming-dynasty case mystery, micro-detail sleuthing, no golden finger, and a slow-burn, realistic pace. Yunniang is dead, with half an orange still in her mouth. The crab-stuffed oranges on the table have all been eaten, but the one Shen Qingwu made for her remains untouched in its food box. So who brought the orange found on the dead woman's table? Shen Qingwu runs a small eatery in South Lane with only four tables, one stove, and a recipe book passed do —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 I Destroyed My Husband with My Own Hands, Only to Learn My Sister Was the Real Killer 我亲手毁了丈夫，才发现真凶是亲妹妹 I destroyed my husband with my own hands, only to discover that my own sister was the real culprit —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Filing Cabinet on Basement Level One 负一层的档案柜 The Filing Cabinet on Level B1 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Only the Strongest Hunter Remembers That I Died 只有最强猎人记得我死过 (Please skip chapters 127 to 160. They are discarded chapters written earlier, and Tomato Novel can't delete published chapters. Sorry for the inconvenience 🙏) This world is strange. People here keep their feet on the ground and never look up at the stars, as if they have forgotten the romance of the word "universe." I once thought I would live an ordinary life here, just like any other transmigrator. Until that rainy night, when a werewolf that shouldn't have existed tore me apart in an alley. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Late Ming: I’ll Make the World Speak Chinese 明末：朕让世界说汉语 Reborn as Zhu Shugu, I uncover history’s greatest deception! It’s not that the Ming dynasty couldn’t succeed. Someone simply didn’t want China to succeed! Foreign powers have been secretly plotting, burning books, crippling technology, and propping up enemies, deliberately blocking the advance of Chinese civilization. The rise of the Later Jin, lost crafts, scattered books, the collapse of Liaodong… It was all part of a carefully orchestrated conspiracy! Zhu Shugu rises with ancient texts in h 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 The Princess's Path to the Throne 公主殿下的夺位之路 She was a princess regarded as ill-omened, yet an imperial decree sent her north to marry into the desert tribes. Only after losing her friends and her child did she realize that she was nothing but a tool no one cared about. He was the only son of Prince Linchuan, Great Qi's God of War. After his father was murdered by the emperor, he set out on a perilous path of vengeance, only to fall hopelessly in love with the princess sent beyond the palace to marry in the north. He went mad with it, will —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Short Horror Stories for Before Bed 睡前短篇恐怖故事 This collection is packed with short, sharp bedtime horror stories. No lengthy buildup, just chills that strike straight to the heart. Each story is like a tiny needle, quietly pricking through reality’s disguise and making the strange things lurking in everyday corners erupt in an instant. It’s late. Don’t turn the lights up too bright. As you turn the page, something might be slowly drawing closer from the shadows beside you… Get ready for a heart-pounding brush with horror before you fall asl 247Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 The Tenant 租房客 The Tenant —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 The Cage of Music 琴音囚笼 The Cage of Melody —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Love So Deep It Pierces the Bones: Mandarin Ducks in the Fire 入骨相思·鸳鸯炙 Yearning to the Bone: Mandarin Duck Roast —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Basement Floor B1-07 负一楼B1-07 Basement Level B1-07 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The Broken Bell's Message (Sequel) 残钟寄片（续） The Broken Clock Sends a Message (Sequel) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 After I Died, I Became a God and Created Civilization! 我死之后，成为神祇，创造文明！ The stars went dark, the heavens became ruins, and the corpses of one galaxy after another lay scattered across the vast, black reaches of space. The flame of transcendence had gone out, buried beneath the strata of an age. This was a tombstone for the stars, an island of civilization, and a gathering place for the ghosts of the universe. One day, a god descended upon this place and said, “Let there be light!” And so the fires of the stars were kindled. Their radiance drove back the darkness and 2Reads—Score101Shelves
- 27 I Got Lost While Delivering Takeout? You've Got to Be Kidding! 送个外卖把自己弄丢？真有你的！ You got yourself lost while delivering takeout? You've really outdone yourself! 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 When I Found Out the Princess's Mattress Was Stuffed with Human Flesh, I Had Already Become the 21st Layer 当发现豌豆公主的床垫人肉构成的，我已经成为第21层。 When I discovered that the mattresses in The Princess and the Pea were stuffed with human bodies, I had already made it to the twenty-first layer. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 I Told My Daughter Not to Hike to the Abandoned Village, but She Went Anyway. When Disaster Struck, Whose Fault Was It? 不让女儿去徒步荒村探险，非要去，结果出事了，怪谁？ I wouldn't let my daughter go hiking and exploring in a desolate village, but she insisted on going. Then something happened. Who's to blame? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Eternal Consciousness: I Create a New Universe 意识永生：我开新宇宙 At forty-two, Long Hua refuses to accept humanity’s fate of spending an entire lifetime struggling to survive. He resolves to use technology and consciousness to create a new world free from suffering. From the “Centennial Elixir” that ends famine to the “City of Flying Houses” floating above a sea of clouds; from nanomedicine that reverses death to a consciousness network spanning galaxies, he uses an ordinary human body to propel civilization toward the stars, one step at a time. When he build 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 I Refresh My Talents Every Month, Leaving the Entire Sect Speechless 我每月刷新天赋，全宗门集体破防 My random talent refreshes every month, and every time, the whole sect is left reeling! I awaken a beast-taming talent, and my Nine-Tailed Sky Fox goes head-to-head with the Boundary Patrol Spirit. A secret realm collapses, killing the Holy Maiden of Qingxiao. A powerful enemy at the pinnacle of the Profound Mystery realm comes to take revenge, and an elder of the Supreme Academy personally steps in to protect me. I effortlessly master the three paths of the sword, alchemy, and formations. My s —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Ten Thousand Calls of Duty: My Days at the Police Station 警情一万起，我在派出所的日子 I’ve spent eleven years working at the grassroots level and handled more than ten thousand police calls. I’ve seen the complexity of human nature and been through the crucible of countless scenes. Every call is a contest of wits! Every call reveals the warmth and coldness of the human world. I’ve adapted the most vivid moments from those ten thousand calls into this novel. No filters, no fabrication, just the true stories witnessed by a local police officer as he sails past countless mountains. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Drag Him into the Mortal World 拽他入红尘 That year. My best friend and I moved house during an otherwise ordinary stretch of life. That summer... I met a very special young monk. Someone whose smile could heal anything in an instant. Believe it? This far-from-perfect world made me feel the urge to fall in love at first sight. Every word he said made me feel happy. Maybe that’s what liking someone feels like. After all the testing and all the flirting... Will he like me? —Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 34 Great Ming: From the Start, I’m a Prince of the Longqing Era, Turning the Nation’s Fate Around 大明：开局隆庆皇子，扭转国运 A heroic spirit from the flames of the War of Resistance awakens to discover that he has been reborn in the womb as Zhu Yizheng, the eldest son born to a concubine of the Ming Longqing Emperor. Before him lies an empire that seems vast but is already riddled with danger: northern raiders and Japanese pirates, a rotten treasury, land grabbing, and the first signs of factional strife... Meanwhile, far away in the West, the Age of Discovery is already dawning. Knowing all too well the century of 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 The Domineering CEO Fell for Me, His Rideshare Driver 霸道总裁爱上开顺风车的我 The Domineering CEO Falls for Me, His Rideshare Driver 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 He's Waiting for the Insurance Payout, I'm Waiting for Him to Go to Prison 他等着领保险金，我等着他入狱 He was waiting to collect the insurance money. I was waiting for him to go to prison. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Reborn: The County Town’s God of Wealth 重生之县城财神 Lin Yuan is reborn in 2018, when his hometown, Qingyang County, is suffering from an exodus of residents and a stagnant economy. By chance, he binds himself to the County Revitalization System, which automatically grants him an amount each day equal to Qingyang County’s permanent population in yuan. The System’s goal is to attract people back by investing in and developing his hometown, thereby increasing his daily earnings. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 A Troubling Seed 让人不安的种子 [Horror Short Story Collection + Standalone Stories + Chilling on Second Thought] Every story takes place in an ordinary setting: a home, a street, a school, nighttime, an elevator, a bathroom, and so on. Tiny inconsistencies, misperceptions, hallucinations, and fragments of urban legends are presented as things that “really happened,” making you think: This could be happening right next to me. 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Don’t Turn Off the Lights, They’re in the Mirror 别关灯，它们在镜子里 Don’t Turn Off the Lights. They’re in the Mirror —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Cosplaying as a Speed Bump? Just Stay Alive! COS减速带？好好活下去呀 [It’s actually more Western fantasy. I don’t know why it was changed to fantasy.] (The title was made up on the spot, and the cover was made by AI. This isn’t an abstract novel, it isn’t an abstract novel, it isn’t an abstract novel.) (It’s a sweet romance!) At the very edge of the age, I face a sea of clouds holding the promise of fair skies or storms to come, and a road with no travelers. What follows is a surging, mighty wheel, crushing the tranquil hearth fires of years past and heralding th —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 A True Hunter Often Appears as Prey 高端的猎人往往以猎物的姿态出现 The best hunters often appear as prey. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Doomsday: I Played Along with a Madman Pretending to Be the Emperor, and the Zombies Really Knelt 末日：我配合疯子演皇帝，结果丧尸真跪了 Doomsday: I Played Along as a Madman’s Emperor, and the Zombies Actually Knelt —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Every Woman in the Village Wants My Man, Then I Find Out He's a Dog 全村女人抢我男人我发现他是条狗 After transmigrating, Ji Ming became the poorest woman in the Qinghe Tribe. No food, no money, no man in the house. That is, until she found a man. He was handsome, but homeless, and soon became the object of every woman's desire in the village. Looking at the grain and animal hides being delivered to her door, Ji Ming fell into thought: Maybe... she should sell him? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Desire in a Desolate Village: A College Girl's Desperate Revenge 荒村囚欲：女大学生绝地复仇 Desire in a Desolate Village: A College Student's Desperate Revenge 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Cave Exploration: Three Young Couples Seek Thrills and Meet a Grisly End 洞穴探险：三对年轻情侣寻求刺激去作死，结果相当惨烈 Cave Exploration: Three Young Couples Seek Thrills and Get Themselves Killed, With Gruesome Results 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 I'm a Judge in Another World 我在异世界当法官 [Anti-cliche + slow burn + intelligent characters + Western fantasy + one female lead, no harem + transmigration to another world] This world is made up of countless divine realms, and many dangers lurk within it. Yet it is rife with evildoers who rob and hunt others, and countless men and women commit every manner of crime. This world needs law enforcement. Evil must be purged. Seek the way. Seek a home. Seek peace. Purge all evil and every realm! Law enforcer: Zhao Huai'an (Oster Revo) 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 My Wife and My Best Friend Are Pregnant at the Same Time, and I Uncover a Shocking Truth! 妻子和闺蜜同时怀孕，我查出毁三观真相！ My Wife and Her Best Friend Got Pregnant at the Same Time. I Uncovered a Shocking Truth! 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 My Best Friend Hired a College Guy to Hike with Me, Ruining the Rest of My Life 闺蜜雇男大陪我爬山，毁了我的后半生 My Best Friend Hired a College Guy to Hike with Me, Ruining the Rest of My Life 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The Day I Was Late, the Female Professor Asked Me to Come to Her House That Night 迟到那天，女教授让我晚上去她家 The Day I Was Late, the Professor Told Me to Come to Her House That Night 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Field Notes of a Southern School Taoist 南派道士笔录 My name is Chen Miao. I officially began slaying ghosts at seventeen. I received the full transmission of the teachings in the real world and spent fifteen years cultivating the Way of the Ten Directions. I traveled through Tibet, ventured beyond the passes, caught the Five Courtesans, and fought immortals. And all of it began the day I met that old Daoist. I swear this account is absolutely true, and I have done my best to ensure nothing is owed or withheld. I owe nothing to Heaven and Earth, n 12Reads—Score111Shelves
