Novels like The Moment of Awakening: My Rank Is a Dragon
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- 1 Fearless: I Crush the Ghostly Realm with My Ghost-Stealing Skill 零恐惧：我靠夺鬼技能横推诡界 When the supernatural descends upon the world, everyone breaks down in terror. Chen Jin is only a high school freshman when he awakens his golden finger: His fear level is naturally and permanently zero, he is immune to supernatural damage, and he can steal ghosts' abilities! When he encounters a rules-bound ghost, he steals its authority to pass judgment. When he meets a ghost that needs to save face, he takes its human-wave tactics. When he faces a star-river evil god, he steals its all-seeing —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Victor Becomes King, the Vanquished a Bandit? Bandits Can Become Kings Too! 成王败寇？寇也能成王！ I stumbled upon a divine physique in the midst of adversity. The world scorns and insults me, so I break through to a higher level! When fellow cultivators of my rank turn against me, I shatter my way through adversity! Even if no one in the world recognizes me, nothing can blunt my advance. I, Wang Zhan, no matter how many humiliations I endure, will travel across the heavens and ascend to the Great Dao Immortal Venerable! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Cultivating Immortality Is No Match for Building Infrastructure! 修仙不如搞基建！ Wang Jian transmigrates to a cultivation world and awakens the Heavenly Craftsman Creation System. He builds sacred halls and demonic towers, starts companies and forms business groups. Big shots from every realm line up to ask for a room! In the end, he builds a nine-tier Immortal Ladder and achieves the Great Dao of Immortality! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Journey to the West Rules Horror: The Bloodied Quicksand River 西游规则怪谈，浊血流沙河。 A Journey to the West rules horror: the Blood-Sullied Flowing Sands River. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 I Really Am Devoted to Cultivating Immortality 真的有在好好修仙 [Please don't get your hopes up. All I can write is a steaming pile of crap.] [Lighthearted, no angst] [Absolutely no logic] [Unhinged] [Giving up] [Trying hard] [Breaking down] These things alternate. The protagonist's brain keeps short-circuiting, and their intelligence swings wildly. Living is fine, dying is fine too. An inconsistent performer. (I'm just writing for fun and letting myself go. It might be a tiny bit abstract...) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Rule Horror: The Night Watchman's Sacrifice Becomes the Rule 规则怪谈：守夜人献祭成规 The day my younger sister was swallowed by a red light, I was three minutes too late. Three years later, I was dragged into a hell of rules: obey them and die, defy them and live. Living shadows, reflections that kill, voices torn from throats. The first sixteen were all dead. It was only when I ripped open a giant beast's heart that I discovered my sister had never been trapped. She had willingly sacrificed three years of her obsession to suppress the demon in my heart. The rules have descended —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 An Undocumented Cultivator? Even a Sliver of My Soul Must Live Well 修仙黑户？一缕分魂也要好好活着 [The journey of a fragment of a soul as it struggles to survive, establish itself, and explore the cultivation world] There are battles as well as peaceful days, warmth as well as danger. No female lead. The protagonist has Nascent Soul-level combat strength from the start. He’s good at fighting and decisive in killing, with a normal personality and a bit of a cheeky streak. He’s genuine and true to himself. The protagonist was an unlucky modern-day man who was reduced to a remnant soul and coul —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 In the Nineties, I Was Thrown in a Trash Can. Now I'm a Genius Student 九零被扔垃圾桶的我转身成学神 [Growth and Comeback] [Genius Top Student] [Research Powerhouse] [Light Angst, Then He Grovels to Win Her Back] Mockery, humiliation, and cow dung defined Yao Zhi's childhood. An orphan girl picked up from a trash can, she fought her way to success with her extraordinary intelligence. At school, she was an unconventional top student who "couldn't mind her own business" and stood up to bullies. In the lab, she was a buzz-cut tinkerer, hand-building radios and transforming mechs, so androgynous th 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 My Ex-Boyfriend Says His Kid Is Mine 前男友说他崽是我的 Years ago, Jiang Wang jokingly confessed his love and somehow “tricked” his childhood friend Fang Zhiyou into becoming his boyfriend. Their four years together were as bland as water, until an “accident” on the night of their graduation party sent Jiang Wang running. After the breakup, before he could even send, “Wait for me for two years,” Fang Zhiyou vanished without a trace. Five years later, Fang Zhiyou made a forceful return, bringing along a kid who looked just like Jiang Wang. 136Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Rule Horror: Better to Lie Flat Than Clear the Dungeon 规则怪谈：攻略副本不如躺平 Xu Xiannian is dragged into a Rule Horror. After clearing it, the supernatural beings inside inexplicably invite her to become an NPC. Why work hard to clear one horror after another when she could become an NPC and lie flat? It’s actually more like infinite flow than Rule Horror. I wrote this to kill time during morning study hall, evening study hall, and boring classes. Feel free to read it for fun. If you think something’s wrong with the plot, you can drop it. The author isn’t that smart, and 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 I Was a Courier, but the Bride-Gowned Female Ghost Forced Me to Marry Her 送快递的我被嫁衣女鬼强娶 At twenty-eight, I run errands and deliver packages. Everyone in the city considers me a bottom-rung wage slave. Every blind date rejects me. No one wants to get close. My life has been mediocre and miserable, full of life's bitter ups and downs. Then, on a rainy night, I signed for a blood-red marriage contract written in blood, with no sender listed. A delivery as matchmaker, a mortal body as the groom, and a marriage pact between yin and yang. The moment I signed for it, two wives arrived at 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Eat One Bite at a Time, Shape a God Bit by Bit 饭需一口一口吃，神要一点一点搓 [Ensemble cast, no dumbed-down characters, cyberpunk, no female lead, multiple plotlines, no System, an author who takes reader suggestions, possibly other worlds later, dark worldview] What is a perfect person? And what is a god? No one knows, and no one can give an answer. If your boss tells you one day that he plans to create a perfect person, he must be crazy. Countless people paid the price in pursuit of this seemingly impossible idea. There’s no need to feel sorry for them. Like everyone e —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 A Dream of Tangled Affections 梦有芊芊结 [Transmigration + historical romance + transmigrating back to the modern era for revenge + transmigrating again to farm in ancient times] He Weiqian keeps dreaming of Qi Luobai, a handsome and generous man. She thinks it is just a fleeting fantasy, until she discovers that the world in her dreams really exists. The heroine, He Weiqian, has always been an academic failure with no ambition, but she gets swept up in a power struggle among a wealthy family and is eventually injured after falling int —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 After I Risked Everything to Save Them, They Started Acting Strange 拼死拯救她们后，她们精神不太对 [Not brainless wish fulfillment + genius + nearly invincible + multiple heroines + redemption + sword cultivator. The more the story unfolds, the more satisfying it gets.] Why do good people never get a happy ending? Kneeling before the coffin, Huo Wang demanded an answer. Years later, Huo Wang became even more convinced that what people called good karma was usually nothing more than a lucky coincidence. So he decided that if Heaven was blind, he would become its eyes. Then, while saving someon 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Judgment of Fate 命运之判 “Lu Ming, have you made up your mind?” “I… have. I've thought about it over and over. Isn't this why I devoured so many spatial fragments?” … “I love you. If there really is reincarnation, remember to come see me.” “I'll cut down everything in your way. And one day, I'll shatter the cycle of reincarnation and find my way back to you.” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Greedy Monk’s Escape: The Buddhist Order Unmasked 贪僧遁逃，佛门现形记 A Greedy Monk on the Run: The Buddhist Order Revealed —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Butterfly's Endless Summer: Continued 蝴蝶的无尽夏：续 [The original novel has already covered most of the protagonist’s story. This sequel features multiple CPs, and although the protagonist is guaranteed the most screen time, it won’t be overwhelmingly more than everyone else] [This is a sequel. Reading the original is recommended, but you can still enjoy the sequel without it] [Lots of everyday events interspersed with some plot (not really)] [How much screen time each character gets depends on whose story the author happens to think of. The plot —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 You Think I’m a Pawn? I’ll Become the Player Who Controls the Six Realms 视我为棋子？我偏要做六界棋手 [The Legend of Sword and Fairy 6 fan fiction + original couples remain intact + new characters + no female lead + no romance] Bian Luohuan: There are always people in the Six Realms who treat me like a chess piece. Let's see how I take control of the Six Realms. Qili Xiaoyuan: The Hengdao Assembly won't be defeated that easily. Do you think I, Qili's leader, am just for show? Ghost Realm: What? A nobody from the Human Realm has dared to ride roughshod over the Ghost King? Immortal Realm: Is the —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 He Didn’t Want Me Before I Was Reborn, So Why Am I His Treasure Now? 重生前不要我的，重生后成宝了？ I'm Li Huizhen, and I grew up in an orphanage. In my previous life, before I met Song Lin, I was a cheerful, lively girl. But after meeting him, my senior at school, it was as if someone or something had taken control of me. I fell head over heels for him. Even though I knew he had someone else in his heart, I kept throwing myself at him, acting like a lovesick fool for a full four years. Then, as soon as the woman he truly loved came back, he broke up with me. He said he had tried his best, but —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 I Lived a Happy Life After Being Reborn 重生后我过的很幸福 I've Been Happy Since I Was Reborn 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Reborn, Should I Pursue My White Moonlight Again? 重生后，再追一次白月光？ [One Heroine] [Romance] [Sweet Love] [Coming of Age] [Only You] Shen Xu had a dream. In it: On an endless sea “Ah Xu, wait for me.” Yun Xiyue came skipping over the fine sand on the beach. When she reached him, before Shen Xu could react, she threw herself into his arms. “Ah Xu, I really like you so much.” “Mm, Xiyue. I like you too.” “Ah Xu, look! The sun's coming out. The sunlight is everywhere.” Shen Xu smiled and replied, “Mm.” Beneath the dappled sunlight, Shen Xu looked down at the girl ne 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Frost and Foam, Together in Death 霜沫同归 Ten years ago, in the desperate snows of the mountains, he used his body to shield me from disaster. Ten years later, deep in a bandit’s den, we crossed blades, yet he no longer recognized my face. My killing move fell apart because of him, and his suspicions wavered because of me. Only when I threw myself into his arms did he feel the burning weight of my ten years of longing, as he wept silently. Later, he took my hand, asking nothing of the past and making no promises about the future. He onl 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Lord of the Nine Hells 九狱神主 [One male protagonist + fantasy + multiple female leads + one official wife] The Nine Hells Continent's nine forbidden lands each conceal the remnant power of a Demon God. Cultivators gain strength by devouring “Hell Cores,” but in doing so, they become tainted by the Demon Gods' curses. The three great factions, the Blood Hell Sect, the Celestial Punishment Bureau, and the City of Endless Torment, scheme against one another. Legend says that whoever gathers the power of all nine Hells will beco 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 My Best Friend Is Poisonous: My Ex-Husband Regrets Our Divorce Too Late 闺蜜有毒，离婚前夫悔断肠 Beware of Your Best Friend: My Ex-Husband Regrets the Divorce —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Appraising Tenderness 鉴定温柔 As a socially anxious person, Lin Qianyi only dared to stay in a corner and watch the lively scenes that had nothing to do with her. Then she met someone who pulled her out of the darkness. Han Ye was gentle and handsome, and Lin Qianyi began avoiding him, only to find that he could spot her wherever she went. She blushed as they hugged and held hands, and in the end, all she could say was, "Thank you for finding the little bit of courage in me." Lin Qianyi & Han Ye —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Everyone in Class Has Superpowers Except Me 全班都有超能力，只有我是普通人 This is a world where everyone has supernatural abilities, but each person's power comes with a flaw they can never escape. The male lead, Xiao Qi, survived an explosion in an office building downtown. He has no complete name, and nothing about him can be found in global databases, as if he never belonged to this world. The lively and spirited Su Qing'er arrives at the academy with a fragment of a memory: “You said you would marry me.” In front of everyone, she calls the male lead by his full na 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Two Ralts from the Start 开局契约两只拉鲁拉丝 A little boy opened an ancient book. It told of a time when “fierce winds howled, the sky changed color, dark clouds blotted out the heavens, and lightning flashed amid peals of thunder. The sun was swallowed. When night fell, a divine spark streaked across the sky, bringing hope, and gradually the heavens grew bright again. The spirits descended upon the world.” Among the Supernatural Beings, an ancient wise race told the people that there were exactly four kinds of supernatural species in the 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Original Calamity! Sleeping Under the Sun 原灾！在阳光下的睡眠 [A battle-filled journey, arc-based plot, no transmigration, no rebirth, no System, elemental bodies, unusual evolution] At one moment in time, images appeared in everyone’s minds. Some saw fragmented scenes, while others saw a complete vision. The images showed a planet crumbling and being destroyed. An unknown disaster struck, causing all living and nonliving things to undergo strange mutations and evolve at an astonishing rate. ...The opening arc has finally come to an end. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Dorm Room 303 303号寝室 Xiao Shiwu only wants to finish his studies as soon as possible and go home to inherit the family estate that is rightfully his, but things don’t go as planned. His roommates suffer one mishap after another. Who is behind the strange and eerie incidents, controlling everything from the shadows? When the truth is finally revealed, everything you thought you knew will be turned upside down. See how Xiao Shiwu searches for that faint glimmer of light amid the terror and the uncanny… 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The God of Wealth Has Chased His Wife for Nine Lifetimes, and Finally Learned His Lesson 财神爷追妻9世已老实 Ruan Yuanyuan transmigrated into the body of a beggar in a ruined temple and nearly starved to death. Fortunately, she had a knack for making milk tea. From a street stall to her own shop, from Qingxi Town to the capital, her business became so popular that even the Empress Dowager joined the queue and personally bestowed a plaque calling her the “Milk Tea Fairy.” The only complication was the fool of a husband by her side. He could cut his hand while slicing a mango and turn the accounts into a 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Wielding the Sword, Upholding the Great Way 叱剑宏道 “Ladies and gentlemen! Lend me your ears. In Nangao Commandery, there once lived a rogue cultivator... He had no talent, no connections, and no lucky breaks. When he was young, people from a cultivation family brutally killed his parents, forcing him to flee from place to place. The old man who took him in and taught him immortal arts also passed away, leaving him only a spirit sword to accompany him through countless trials. All he wanted was to farm enough to fill his belly and spend his days 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 The Spirit Universe Space 灵宇空间 Once a supremely glorious clan, his family was forced into hiding in a top-secret place. Then, infighting among the brothers left his direct bloodline with shattered spiritual roots and an exhausted bloodline. Man Yi’s ancestors endured life in a frigid, desolate land for dozens of generations, all to repair their spiritual roots, find their enemy, and uncover the truth behind what happened back then. Instead, his parents were killed, and he was reduced to a hunted fugitive, fleeing for his lif —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 The Cultivation World Is One Big Trap 修仙界就是个坑 [Not a wish-fulfillment story + lighthearted comedy + multiple female leads + dark conspiracies] In the abyssal forbidden zone, where the years have no meaning, Lin Yi, now an Immortal Emperor, was preparing to write the final line of his cultivation diary. Once he finished it, he planned to extinguish his eternal emperor's flame, for his heart was already dead. Looking back on his haphazard life, Lin Yi would rather never have come to this world of cultivation if not for all the bonds he had fo —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 After Cutting Ties with My Family, I Led My In-Laws to the Pinnacle of Life 断亲后，我带着婆家走上人生巅峰 Nan Xiawei had just won the lottery when she transmigrated into the body of a terrible daughter-in-law whose scholar younger brother-in-law had disowned her. Not only is she dirt poor, she also owes a huge sum to the criminal underworld. Fortunately, she has a Spirit Spring Space. Watch her turn the tables, make a fortune, and defy fate! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 If I Can’t Make My Parents Immortal, What’s the Point of Cultivation? 不能让父母长生那修仙何用？ A young boy goes into the mountains to gather herbs, but accidentally falls into a ravine. He breaks one leg, and his “third leg” suffers irreversible damage as well. “Waaah, it’s not fair! My boy is so young, and he hasn’t even married yet... The Chen family line will end with him...” Chen Xiaohao was just a country boy who gathered herbs and caught eels every day. His greatest dream was to grow up, marry a good wife, and carry on the family line. But an injury unexpectedly sets him off on a “s —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 A Useless Female Cultivator with an Unstoppable Obsession with Romance 废材女修仙恋爱脑无极限 Twenty years ago, an evil organization called the Taiyi Divine Cult appeared in the human world, uniting humans, demons, and devils to slaughter its people. To fight back, the human world quickly formed the “Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals,” led by the Xiaoyao Sword Sect, and launched an all-out counterattack. Heroes and sword immortals from every corner answered the call. Among them was Li Suxian, who had no choice but to leave her infant daughter behind and go to war, abandoning her frail s —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Reborn, I’m Madly Loved by a Troubled Young Master 重生后，我被疯批少爷狠狠爱 Reborn + pure love + scheming hero + chasing his wife + domineering CEO’s favoritism + obsessive devotion! In their previous life, he destroyed everything for her, and they lived and died together. Reborn in this life, he schemes at every turn, carefully plotting his moves and pampering her until she is the only one in his heart. She runs, he chases. She flees, he locks her away. “If we couldn’t be born on the same day, in the same month, and in the same year, then we’ll die on the same day, in —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Don't Forget Me 莫忘记我 This is my first time writing a yandere story, so it might not turn out very well. The yandere aspect may be a little mild. Just take a look at the tags before reading. It was originally supposed to be a fantasy story with a wild premise, but I don't know why I chose the wrong category. Each world is a brand-new story, so you can skip around if you like. The setting is based on Fighting for the World's Sake, and the protagonist is the same as well. Nothing has changed. My name is Ye Ling. I stan 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 It's Tough Being a Soul Reaper These Days 这年头无常不好当 Gu Chengyan thought he was destined for greatness. His life had gone smoothly for over a decade, but just as he was about to enter the wonderful new world of university at eighteen, everything turned bizarre and thrilling. Watchers lurked in the darkness, the impossible upended everything he knew, and he was forced into a partnership. First he resisted, then he reluctantly accepted, and finally he found himself willing. Maybe having a strange, gentle, handsome partner at his side wasn't so bad a 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Her Schemes Run Deep 她心计实在深沉 [Reborn + political scheming + strong female lead] When Jiang Zhao was young, her parents and elder brother were all killed in a bloody tragedy blamed on “the remnants’ revenge.” Years later, she accidentally uncovers a shocking secret hidden behind the massacre. But just as she is about to reveal the truth, she is hunted down on a rainy night and dies with hatred in her heart. Yet fate takes pity on her, and she gets to live again You set your plans in motion and made me a pawn? Then I’ll flip —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Acting on Delusions 似癔妄为 [Fake socially anxious, devoted puppy top who pretends to be mentally ill × adorable little bottom who acts proper] This book is in excellent mental health (｡ò ∀ ó｡) After his family died in a plane crash, Cha Yao decided to end his life by jumping from a building after graduating from college. But after closing his weary eyes for good, he opened them to find a sunny boy standing before him. From then on, the boy became his guide, leading him into a new life. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The Cultivation World’s Most Devoted Lover? I’m a Tribulation-Transcending Professional! 修真界第一深情？职业渡劫师！ [No female lead (the protagonist has no interest in women) + Professional Stand-In + Everyone Misunderstands Him as a Mastermind + Hilarious Love Triangle] The cultivation world's most devoted lover? Give me a break. That costs extra! Lin Que transmigrated to the cultivation world and awakened the Professional Tribulation Partner System. His job was simple: play the “romantic tribulation” for the fairies, help them break through their bottlenecks, then take the money and fake his death! At the C 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 My Love for a Madman, and All I Could Say Was: Hetui 对疯子的爱，说了声：hetui She has been imprisoned… (Forced, with a little love.) …First one person went mad, then two. By the end, she realized they were all a bunch of two-faced lunatics! Will someone please come save her?! Their bullying began when they were young, then became emotional abuse when they were adults. They seemed never to have given her much choice in life. Why??? Why should she have to suffer this undeserved misfortune??? Then she thought of something rather amusing If they could use love as a bargaining 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Seeing Ghosts: Listening to Ghost Stories 见鬼之听鬼讲故事 My name is Zhou Ting. I have a house, a car, and parents who love me. I’m an only child and the owner of a small nail studio. My life is the same two places every day, and I’m practically growing mold! It’s been raining a lot lately, too. I don’t know when I picked up something nasty, but whenever it rains, I start having nightmares. I dream that I become a murderer, that both my parents die, and that I get into a car accident. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The War for the Sacred Stone 关于争夺圣石的战争 He lived an ordinary life, until a wager between gods dragged him into a web of intrigue and scheming. He was an unremarkable young man, until he stepped into the world of cultivation. He overcame one perilous situation after another, but ultimately became a zombie. Let me take you into my world to experience the sweetness and sorrow of love, the malice in people’s hearts, and the strange wonders of the world of mysticism and magic. Let’s read this book together and experience the extraordinary —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 I Set a Trap to Catch Pirates, Never Knowing I Was the Prey 布下天罗地网抓海盗，殊不知我才是猎物 I laid a perfect trap to catch pirates, never realizing that I was the prey —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Jiujian Anming 九霁安明 [Fantasy courtship and character growth + maximum sweetness + a touch of political intrigue / 1v1, HE] Early on: a seemingly gentle but actually scheming prince who flirts relentlessly x a loyal, sincere, easily flustered bodyguard Later on: a devoted, possessive emperor x a gentle, steadfast general Yuan Jiuxi, courtesy name Linyue, and Qi Anming, courtesy name Huaichuan Everyone at court knows that the eldest prince, Yuan Jiuxi, is refined and gracious, diligent and astute, the perfect heir to —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Memory Repair: Extra-Strength Regret Remedy 记忆修补-强效后悔药 Memory Restoration: A Powerful Regret Cure —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Smoke Silk 烟罗 [For beginners] [Slow-paced] [Meticulously detailed] Smoke and Silk is the only novel I've stuck with since I was thirteen, when I kept abandoning every story I wrote. I don't want to skip over any part of how the story unfolds, so even the side plots can run a little long. The joy of finishing my first sustained writing project is unlike anything else. Whether or not I have a talent for this, I want to treat it as a chance to grow and set sail. Smoke and Silk tells the story of a heroine born i 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 I Am the God of Fate, the Ultimate Workaholic 我，命途神，卷王天花板 [Strong female lead + no romance + gathers followers across different worlds] “You're dead.” Xie Songhe is inexplicably dragged into a trial set by the Lord God. What she doesn't expect is that the Lord God is part of the trial too. Oh no, what should she do? Does Xie Songhe throw in the towel in a fit of rage? No. She strikes back and accidentally kicks a god off their throne, then somehow muddles her way into a job as the lowest-ranking probationary deity. She thought becoming a god meant livi —Reads—Score—Shelves
