Novels like My Master Set Me Up in the Age of Dharma Decline, and My Disciples Aren't Human
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- 1 Beyond China, All Is Wasteland 神州之外，皆是恶土 History has already branded the name of Dongying Province with eternal disgrace. Desperation over dwindling resources drove those in power and the tycoons to open the forbidden abyss. Under their negligence, horrific biological experiments gave birth to a curse capable of devouring the world. This unnatural creation erupted like the breath of hell, consuming the light in an instant and tearing apart the old order. When corpses piled up into mountains, Shenzhou became the last surviving island. B 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Fake Heiress Who Became a Beloved Daughter-in-Law 替身假千金，嫁入豪门变团宠 [Substitute Bride + Beloved by All + Wealthy CEO]: Two wealthy families plan a marriage alliance to secure a business partnership. The true heiress, Shen Qingyi, who was supposed to go off to war, or rather, get married, makes a quick escape. The Shen family is on the verge of a crisis of confidence! Luckily, Madam Lan Huiru has another daughter, Xu Ruohan, whom she abandoned twenty years ago. She rushes to reclaim her backup daughter. After some “work,” Xu Ruohan is made up to look like the fak 47Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Back to Kekexili in 1993 1993重回可可西里 A tribute to the film Kekexili. Beneath the surface of a documentary, it tells a stirring story of life with a sense of truth. To borrow a meme that doesn’t quite fit, Reta. Branje should not have been eliminated. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Pear Blossoms in the Rain 带雨梨花 A woman of incomparable beauty, she faced every kind of hardship as she made her way through life. She went through three divorces over the course of her life. Each time, her happiness was brief, while pain, loneliness, silence, and anguish came crowding in. At times, she even thought of dying! It was only when another person came into her life that the flame in her heart was rekindled. In the end, all that remained for her was a life of hardship and tears. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 A Three-Minute Romance? Yes 三分钟热恋？Yes [Quick Transmigration, 1v1, fragmented male lead, chasing her husband, love at first sight, fast-paced, no logic, made for each other] [Even after losing his memories, he still falls for you at first sight] After an inexplicable transmigration, she binds herself to the White Snake System and travels through multiple small worlds. The small worlds are a complete mess. Jiang Weimian whips out her life-bound sword and slays the Heavenly Dao with a single strike. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Turns Out I’m the One Playing Matchmaker 助攻竟是我自己 [Two male leads, an alternate universe, a university campus, and mutual pining.] - [Is it normal for two guys to hug each other? For a really long time.] The older boy next door goes online looking for dating advice. Helpful netizens give him tips, and he starts pursuing the boy he likes with a gentle? Dominant? Straightforward? approach. When all the coincidences come to light, the younger boy next door finally realizes: I was the one playing matchmaker all along!? - “If you like me, why didn’t 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 My Haters Made Me Transmigrate into a Book, and I Became a Star in Republican-Era China 黑粉拉我穿书，我在民国C位出道 Before I transmigrated into a book, I was a morbidly obese shut-in who did nothing but type. After I transmigrated into a book, I became the top female singer in the capital. With a top-tier support and a whale of a patron, I make my big debut in the Republican era! Only later do I learn the truth: the story of my life before I transmigrated into a book was even more exciting. The lead characters’ strange adventures, and the push and pull between the villains. A chuunibyou, hilarious, touching, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 If You Don't Want to Show Off, Why Cultivate Immortality? 不想人前显圣还修什么仙 [Comedy + Lighthearted Humor + Mostly Everyday Life + No Deep Hatred or Grudges + Absurdist + Few, If Any, Traditional Power-Fantasy Elements] Remember that year, when Gu Chang'an said he cultivated immortality so he wouldn't have to talk to people and could focus on the things he liked? He wasn't interested in showing off in front of others. “I liked our junior brother better back then. He'd even stumble over his words when speaking in front of everyone,” said a certain eldest senior sister w —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Convenience Store Night Shift: I Became a High-Risk Awakened One 便利店夜班，我成了高危觉醒者 (One female lead + supernatural abilities + a funny protagonist; a bit of a slow burn) Sixty years ago, someone fired a shot into the ground. No one knows what that shot opened. All they know is that after it, cracks began spreading deep beneath the crust, and Abyssal Beasts poured out, turning the entire continent into a hunting ground. The survivors built towering walls and constructed the last city directly atop the ruins. Su Yang works the night shift at a convenience store in the South Di —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 A Slap to My Future Partner 一巴掌扇到未来的对象 I slapped my future partner. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Let Me Spend a Little More Time with Him! 我再陪陪他吧！ Let me stay with him a little longer! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 When the False Is True and the True Is False: A Counterattack! 假亦真时真亦假——反杀！ When the false seems true and the true seems false, strike back! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The CEO's Little Quail Egg Has Arrived! 总裁大人的鹌鹑蛋来啦！ The CEO's little quail eggs are here! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 A Blind Man’s Guide to Survival 盲者自救 What kind of light does the sun give off? Bai Wangshu has always wondered. He has never felt the sun, never revealed what lies in his heart. He wraps himself in layer upon layer, like a dim satellite wandering freely through the universe, with nothing but endless darkness and loneliness. He drifts aimlessly, yet longs for something. What is he longing for? Numb to life, as though it were a play, he cannot find any reason for his existence. “Wangshu,” the satellite lost in darkness hears the firs 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Ne Zha: Transmigrating to Chentang Pass, Starting as a Minor Character 哪吒：穿越陈塘关，从小配角开始 Ever since Nezha descended into the world, Chentang Pass has known no peace. That day, thunderbolts blotted out the sky over Chentang Pass, destroying the bodies of Nezha and Ao Bing and leaving a shocking crater in the earth. Countless homes were reduced to rubble. Even immortals suffer casualties when they fight, let alone mortals, who are no more than ants… Then, one day, the Boundless Immortal Elder appeared above Chentang Pass and signed an agreement with the three Dragon Kings. Countless s 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 When the Ruins End, All Returns to One 墟尽归一 The Eighteen Realms: No Answers for the Living [Eastern fantasy + ensemble cast + wars across the realms + no System + foreshadowing of reincarnation] The First Realm had been gone for far too long. So long that all the people of the Seventeen Realms had come to regard the Second Realm as the edge of the world. Then a tentacle from beyond the realms crossed the sea of stars and landed in Yunmeng Water Town, which Gu Changchuan was charged with guarding. He severed the tentacle, summoned his disc —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 A Wage Slave's Final Fantasy 社畜的临终幻想 [Quick transmigration + modern romance + historical romance + unexpected twists + no sticking to the original plot] Overworked office drone He Yun had been working overtime nonstop for several days and nights. Unable to take it anymore, she walked out of the office and collapsed into the roadside greenery, losing consciousness. When she woke up, she discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. As the biological child of the novel's world He Yun: I'm not doing anything that awful! I just w 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The Supreme Star Emperor 无上星帝 The gods and demons have been wiped out, and great fiends roam the land. Humanity is dwindling, and underworld demons are invading. The lower realm has nine domains; the upper realm has eight wildernesses. The road among the stars is endless, and the four realms stretch without limit. The good die, while the wicked live. What does it matter if one is a god? Or a demon? The stars of the heavens are mine to command, And gods and demons alike can be destroyed with a single thought. I desire life, a —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 I Don't Want an Arranged Marriage, So I Have No Choice but to Become a Duke 不想联姻的我，只好成为公爵 [Western Fantasy Master-Servant Revenge Story] My life changed all at once. As the illegitimate child of Duke Celt, I should have lived out a peaceful life on a rural farm. Instead, the Duchess brought me to the ducal estate. My fate was not to become a marriage pawn used to maintain the family's relationships, but to become the true Duke of Celt. The Duchess's children died unexpectedly in the territory of the Caster family, claimed by a demonic fever, while Duke Celt did nothing. So Crane Wade —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 I Defy Heaven's Will with Yin and Yang 我以阴阳破天道 [Traditional fantasy] [No System] [Find opportunities in ancient ruins] Once a prodigy, he was betrayed by a traitor in his clan and ambushed by his enemies. His second uncle gave his life to protect him, dying in a pool of blood. The clan's disciples on the same trial were slaughtered, his cultivation was crippled, and at last he leaped from a cliff. Yet in an ancient ruin, he witnessed a world-shaking secret: the old Heavenly Dao had fallen into demonic corruption and sought to devour the new —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 A World of Beacon Fires 烽火世界 A fifty-year-old public security bureau chief, frustrated in his political career, unexpectedly transmigrates to another world. Everyone there cultivates Beaconfire, but he conquers the world through political machinations. Beaconfire ranks: Lin Beacon, Ji Beacon, Kan Beacon, Yu Beacon, Guan Beacon, Meng Beacon, Jie Beacon, Zhen Beacon, Ding Beacon, Xuan Peak —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 We Will Meet Again and Grow Together 终将相遇，彼此成长 The story follows Zhong Yi and Jiang Zhou, the heroine and hero, as they save each other and pursue a love that makes them both better people. It tells the story of their romance from school uniforms to wedding attire, with no angst throughout, so read with peace of mind, hehe. "The author is a beginner. Please feel free to point out anything that isn't good, and I'll improve it." —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Kill Any God Who Stands in My Way [Don't Even Think About Stopping Me from Retiring] 神挡杀神【别想阻止我养老】 [Game Dungeons] [Female-Led BG] [Story-Driven] [Ensemble Cast] [Ancient setting, Western fantasy setting, sci-fi interstellar setting, and more...] [A compelling, charismatic heroine on a path of redemption] [Male Lead Confirmed] After fighting her way through the apocalypse, Ying Huo won the final battle against the aberrant species. One of the few surviving humans, she was sick of bloodshed and violence and decided to find a beautiful, peaceful place in the mountains where she could retire. R —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Meeting You Again Beneath the Peach Tree 桃花树下又见你 I See You Again Beneath the Peach Blossom Tree 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 High School Memories 高中琐忆 High School Memories 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 I Was Abducted by Aliens on My Way Home at Midnight 半夜回家，我被外星人抓走了 On an ordinary dark night, I suddenly vanished into a strange beam of light. Two ordinary astronauts turned out to have an unspeakable connection to the country of Fan and the invading Taixu aliens. Are countless fantastical dreams real memories, or is the world of dreams simply bizarre and wondrous? We want to defend Silver Star against the Taixu aliens' terrifying plan and survive. Can we succeed? (Cover image AI-generated (˃ ⌑ ˂ഃ)) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Begonia No. 5 海棠五号 In the year 8000 of the Post-Era, on a Earth ravaged by nuclear war, humanity rebuilds civilization across the wasteland. As the Eastern Alliance's prodigy Ding Fangfang and the aloof ace pilot Murong Fei take to the battlefield in steel mechs to fight off the encroaching Red Lotus Empire, an even greater interstellar threat quietly descends. Alien forces covet the Earth's core source crystal, while the ancient "Nanny Program" hides a shocking secret. In this epic tale of survival, betrayal, and —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 The Wish-Granting Tree 许愿神树 Fang Yuan, a good-for-nothing girl, gets caught up in a terrifying incident involving a divine tree. Chen Dong, a blogger with barely any followers, becomes the swordsman destined to cut down the divine tree. On the brink of death, an ancient bronze mirror tears through time and space, sending them both back to before the tragedy. "We only get one chance!" Mysterious black fruit, an underground divine tree hanging upside down, a cycle of cause and effect spanning tens of thousands of years... Wh 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 After the Rules Collapse, I Save My Family by Going Crazy 规则崩坏后我靠发疯拯救全家 [First Screen: The Pain Point] >Reborn at my wedding rehearsal, I was being “accidentally” shoved toward the champagne tower by my best friend. Last time around, I made a fool of myself in front of everyone at this very moment, confirming everyone’s belief that I was “crazy.” Three months later, my husband and my best friend buried me alive in a cemetery. >As I lay dying, I was bound to the [Goddess of Vengeance System] Rule 1: Go crazy in public once a day. Rule 2: Collect your enemies’ Pain Po —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Wealth Has Arrived 财来 In a bustling, prosperous city, the surface is calm, but beneath it, undercurrents churn. One night, strange beams of light suddenly slash across the sky. A fierce battle has broken out in the Heavenly Realm. The gods are no match for their powerful enemy, and as they face defeat, they expend the last of their divine power, turning into shooting stars that rain down upon the mortal world. Each shooting star carries the will of a god. When they merge with the city, they transform into all kinds o 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 The Max-Level Heiress Reborn as a Spoiled Young Lady 满级千金穿成娇纵大小姐 Also known as: Worry-Free, Year After Year [Temporary soul transmigration + one-on-one romance + mutual secret crush] Yu Wuyou, the prime minister's concubine-born daughter, excels at music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Forced to hide her talents to survive, she instead becomes the target of her legitimate sister's constant bullying. The girl even frames her, accusing her of trying to murder Jiang Niansui, the cherished daughter of a general. But after both girls fall into the water, Yu Wuy —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Beneath the Truth: 真理之下： Cai Jiji, who has dissociative identity disorder, struggles to fall asleep every night. Her second personality, Caixl, kills indiscriminately at midnight. She is tormented by it, but has no choice but to endure. This time, however, she is a detective assigned to investigate a case committed by “herself.” To preserve her own identity, Cai Jiji unknowingly follows Caixl down the path of crime... Meanwhile, Cai Jiji’s childhood friend, Wang Ba’e, investigates the case alongside her. Only after Cai 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 I Was Reborn as the Good-for-Nothing Heiress's Superpower 我重生成了废柴大小姐的异能 I died with an SSS-rank ability! But then I became the ability of a good-for-nothing young lady! What else can I do? Obviously, I have to make a comeback and face-slap everyone who looked down on us! 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Everyone's Pulling Cards, but I'm the Only One Pulling Weapons 全服都在抽卡，只有我抽武器 While everyone else grows stronger by drawing characters, leveling them up, and building bonds, Lu Ran transmigrates to another world and discovers that every card he draws is a weapon. With not a single character card to his name, the entire world writes him off as the worst possible account. But no one knows that these weapons everyone else looks down on can awaken, work together, and fuse in his hands, letting him forge a completely different path to victory. With a big-spending heiress, a li —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 From the Start, I Scrape by in a Dungeon, and Anything Can Be a Pal 开局地牢苟活，万物皆可当帕鲁 [Transmigration + System + Beast Taming + Cultivation + Multiple Races + Palworld] After transmigrating, Chen Mo wakes up naked in a dungeon strewn with corpses. His contamination level is off the charts, and a ring of undead is waiting to chew him up. The one bright spot: he has bound himself to the Palworld System, which lets him catch anything. Undead? Caught. Giant rats? Caught. Elite skeletons? Caught. The mutated monsters everyone in the dungeon hates become his workers: mining, hauling br —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Truth and Illusion 真与虚幻 Feel free to read the earlier chapters to get a general idea of the story, or browse the table of contents and jump to Volume Two. You're sure to find a legend there. Volume One is being revised. If you have the patience, please read it carefully. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 The Silver Mist Sea at Sunset 夕阳下的银雾海 At first glance, our paths of fate seem to run separately. Yet fate is most inscrutable where countless strands of affection have long since woven themselves into a cocoon. If we could pierce the veil of self-deception and glimpse the prophecy etched into the depths of our hearts, those ancient strokes that foretell our entanglement, perhaps we could steer clear of that fateful shoal and avoid this chapter that begins in bewilderment. Main characters: Ye Yu, male, 177 cm; Xie Xuran, male, 185 cm 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 The Chosen Ones: A New Era 天选新纪元 [Multiple protagonists, not mindless] [Reborn] [No stale tropes] [Some protagonists get satisfying victories, while others don't] Wang Daowang woke up to find himself caught in a desperate escape for his life. From the familiar real world to the strange spirit realm, from mental attacks to physical torment, the shadow of his pursuers followed him everywhere, as if the entire world were against him. What he didn't know was that, in another corner of the world, his good brother Yuan Mouhong was en 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Old Farmer of Zhuolu: Three Ancestral Divine Bloodlines Awaken in My Fields 涿鹿老农：我家地里觉醒三祖神脉 [Three Ancestral Divine Bloodlines + Immortal Cultivation Through Farming + Livestreaming + Rural Revitalization + Gods at Work + Donating Everything to the State + Silver-Haired Immortal Cultivators] Gods show up every day, and the live chat explodes every day. Sun Wukong steals corn | Zhu Bajie mukbangs | Buddha stirs up trouble making rice cakes | Zhang Guolao delivers manure | Nuwa kneads oat dough The main idea: Get the fields in order, and you’ll make it. Read one chapter, laugh for three. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Fading Lilies: Alia Novaris 凋零百合之艾莉娅诺瓦里斯篇 In the turbulent land of Moss, the gods rule over everything. The noble Princess Alia Novaris of the Novaris Empire is slowly coming to understand the cruelty and complexity of the world. She must face unprecedented challenges, fight against fate, and stand against the world. “Well, if it isn’t our empire’s foolish princess! They must have locked you in the castle until you went mad. The empire’s peaceful days are over!” Divine punishment descends, and the empire falls into decline. On this land —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Moving Forward Before Dawn 天明前行 Chen Tianming was born in the 1990s in a rural area in western Qinzhong. Though the place was poor and backward at the time, his family lived happily together. As the saying goes, “Life is unpredictable, and no one can foresee what lies ahead.” No one could have imagined what would later happen in his life. The sudden loss of loved ones, his mother’s heartless departure, his father’s collapse, and the rapid decline of the family all dealt blow after crushing blow to his fate. Influenced by his f 57Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The Human Emperor's Inheritance: The Golden Seal and Jade Letter 人皇传承之金篆玉函 What is the point of one person reaching the very top? With the women I love and my brothers by my side, I don’t want to reach the peak alone... I want to travel across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands with the women I love, gazing down on the splendor of countless worlds... I want to return to those turbulent years with my brothers, honor their loyalty, and see it through to the end... Since I have been given a chance to start over, why should I be lonely and forlorn...? 10Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 43 The God of Wealth 财通神 (Fast-paced, no level suppression, not invincible but grows quickly, no female lead, follows an ordinary character’s perspective.) What is wealth? For ordinary people, wealth is just a means of living. No matter how much they have, it can’t make much of a splash. But for cultivators, wealth is power! Copper coins can strengthen their bodies until they’re as tough as bronze and iron. Silver coins let them project their energy and kill without a trace. Gold lets them fly through the skies and t 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Getting Stronger with Age? I’ll Start with a Premature Aging Syndrome 越老越强？我直接先衰症开局 (Slow-paced, reincarnation, no female lead, invincible defense, an old man’s passionate tale.) Note: This story has no sweet romance or harem, so be warned. Li Liuyun was reincarnated after he died. The bad news: his new body was seriously ill. Every year he lived, he aged two years, and his lifespan was shorter than other people’s. The good news: he had a golden finger, and it granted the strongest defense of all. Once activated, nothing in the world could hurt him, but using it required him to 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The Mighty County Magistrate 县令威武 On his first day as magistrate of Songhua County, Wu Ming encountered a bizarre case. A wealthy landlord accused a farmer's fierce horse of kicking his own horse to death and demanded compensation with a life. Wu Ming opened court and questioned the farmer, only to find that the man was a “mute” who refused to say a word. Just as the case seemed headed for a miscarriage of justice, Wu Ming spotted a huge flaw in the landlord's story... From settling a dispute over a horse and a donkey, to decip —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 The Siren's Lament 塞壬之殇 A song drifts from the depths of the sea. Creatures of legend appear, and blue light shines dazzlingly. Blue blood, scattered scales, sailors laughing maniacally: in the name of a tragic song, they vie for dominion over the world. An ordinary high school student should have been studying for the college entrance exams, graduating from university, getting married, and having children. But after the song sounded, he could never go back. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 After the One I Loved Locked My Heart with a Single Sword 被心上人一剑锁心后 [Heaven's Chosen × Loyal Senior Brother] To fulfill Heaven's decree, Shi Huaiyin schemed to stay by her senior brother's side for a full five years. When the five-year term was up, just as she'd expected, her senior brother, Shen Wangxue, came before her with a sword, intent on taking her life. After she died. Shi Huaiyin: I can give up my memories, but can I at least keep my cultivation? The scribe registering the origins of the dead: Dream on! As Shi Huaiyin fumed, a black-robed man suddenly a 56Reads—Score612Shelves
- 48 An Ordinary Person's Survival Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse 丧尸末世凡人生存记 This novel has no System. Apart from the zombies' mental powers, there are no other supernatural abilities, and there's basically no romance. The main plot is about finding a shelter, watching it fall, fleeing, and repeating the cycle. The female lead drives the story, though I may add some side plots... The pace of this story is fairly light, and the focus on survival isn't heavy. Social relationships are complicated. The female lead is kind but not a doormat, far-sighted, and meticulous. She h —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Orchid Fragrance and Jade Dew 兰香玉露 Listening to the soft sobs beside her, Yun Lan looks back on her life. She has been entangled with three men... Li Mu, her brother's classmate and something of a childhood friend. But a young man's feelings cannot compete with wealth and status. Old friends' hearts change with ease, and they claim that the hearts of old friends are fickle... Xu Guangqi, whose sincerity and passion helped her emerge from that painful experience. He understood what her heart longed for, and she thought she had fin 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 As the Supernatural Returns, Others Pray to Gods for Survival, but I Became One 诡异复苏别人唤神求生我成了神明 [Eerie Revival] [Beast Taming/Summoning Gods] [Mastermind Behind the Scenes] [Invincible Power-Up Story] The eerie returns, and rule-based horror games descend upon the human world. Humanity enters the "Age of God Summoning." Only by making a contract with a god and becoming a "God's Envoy" can people survive when backed into a corner. God's Envoys are ranked in a strict hierarchy: F, E, D, C, B, A, S, SS, SSS. Countless people risk death in summoning rituals, hoping to obtain the protection of 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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