Novels like The Salty Fish Occultist of the Eighties
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- 1 EN Ghost in the Marvel Universe 漫威世界中的幽灵 All kinds of strange things suddenly start happening in the Marvel Universe. The future superheroes are constantly being harassed, but they can't find the slightest clue. The trouble goes on for a long time, until a man named Murphy appears... Murphy's original name was Mo Fei. He was a transmigrator who endured endless loneliness before becoming human again. “Being a transmigrator is a high-risk profession. You might turn from a man into a woman, or become a cat or a dog. But why did I transmig 0Votes40.4kRecs57.1kFans
- 2 Bringing a Punishment Skill to Liaozhai 带个惩戒去聊斋 With red sleeves adding fragrance, let’s chat of ghosts and fox spirits. With punishment at my side, I’ll grab a kill first. Dead serious face →_→: The novel’s basic setting is explained in Chapter 38. If the first few chapters aren’t working for you, feel free to skip ahead and take a look~ [The silly author wanted to ride the hype train, but it seems to have backfired.] 0Votes72.4kRecs52.7kFans
- 3 Reborn: The Glory of Black Iron 重生之黑铁的荣耀 This is an era where magic and firearms coexist. They say that at the end of the age of magic, the people of the continent used guns to drive the mages off the continent of Falea. More than six hundred years have passed. The nations of the continent are locked in conflict, while the mages still dream of reclaiming control. Then a transmigrator arrives in this otherworld. The transmigrator considers himself an ordinary person. He only wants to learn the legendary art of magic and live out his day 0Votes204.2kRecs67.5kFans
- 4 Earth's Planetary Governor 地球球长 On this day in 2020, the sun rose as usual. But the people of Earth had no idea that 632 light-years away, Lin Fang, captain of the Divine Fortune, had bought their planet. A few days earlier, he'd overheard a Galactic Alliance official bragging in a restaurant restroom that the solar system was going to be demolished. 0Votes29.1kRecs36.3kFans
- 5 Celestial Venerable Qingwei 清微天尊 The land of the Ten Continents is vast and boundless. The Three Immortal Isles remain hidden, and immortals and gods are difficult to find. Above the vast azure heavens and beneath the endless Yellow Springs, what kind of places might there be? This book is also known as The Peaceful and Happy Path to Enlightenment of Daoist Master Qingwei and The Life of Qingwei, Wasting Away His Golden Finger in Obscurity 1Votes152.4kRecs193.8kFans
- 6 The Host's Head Hurts 宿主脑阔疼 There’s no way I’m writing a blurb. My name is Su Xiaomu. As long as I’m quick enough, the debuffs the System gives me can’t catch up. I’m not panicking at all. My head just hurts a little. 0Votes202.2kRecs148.1kFans
- 7 The Bloodline of the Ship Girls 舰娘之血统 Because bloodline determines a commander’s faction, each commander can build ships from only one nation. Mu Feng, bearer of the Red bloodline, sets off on a ferocious journey with ship girls from the 21st-century People’s Republic of China. 0Votes233.9kRecs124.2kFans
- 8 EN Marvel's Infinite Card Draw 我在漫威无限抽卡 New release: [My Marvel Superhuman Girlfriend] After his soul transmigrates into the World War II era of Marvel, Kyle looks at Captain America before him as a dense series of cards appears over the man's body. [Pistol Proficiency] [Boxing Proficiency] [True Shield-Bashing Proficiency] [Rare: Super Soldier] Would you like to draw? Wait, it is not just abilities. You can even draw any supertechnology and symbiote-like organisms?! 0Votes189.1kRecs272.1kFans
- 9 The City's Shapeshifting Druid 都市的变形德鲁伊 Beneath the bright afternoon sun, interlaced tree shadows traced sharp patterns on the ground, where an orange cat lay sprawled in lazy repose. A few female students walked by. One bent down, holding her breath, ready to give the roadside orange cat a pet, but it darted nimbly away... Listening to the girls’ laughter fade into the distance, the orange cat shifted position and lay down on the wall... Please don’t disturb an orange cat resting during the day, because it might have saved a world th 0Votes258.8kRecs171.6kFans
- 10 My Brother Is the Best 哥哥万万岁 Li Xiang, a student preparing for the college entrance examination, had his life changed in a car accident. He rose to fame through a talent show and worked hard to become the King of Entertainment. At the same time, he was also the older brother of twin sisters, and his warm family ensured that he would never lose himself amid a life of wine and women. There is also the completed novel Literary Life with a Little G 0Votes603.8kRecs147.4kFans
- 11 Another World Chatroom 异世界聊天室 Shun Cen glanced at the current members of the group. “Once we reach twenty members, we'll open the portal to other worlds. Come on, let's get a few more people in...” Blank, Black Cat, Flying Squirrel, Reimu, Homura Akemi, Rintarou Okabe, Brook, Ichigo Kurosaki, Kotori Itsuka, Steve, and others... Kratos: Let me know when you fight Walpurgisnacht. Atreus: @Homura Akemi My father says to let him know when you fight Walpurgisnacht. Dr. Roman: When does FGO 2.3 come out? Shun Cen: Why did you chan 0Votes133.1kRecs99.6kFans
- 12 My Items Can Level Up 我的物品能升级 You discover that spiritual qi has revived. You gain a supernatural ability: Upgrade Items. You build a mechanical exoskeleton. You create a golden finger: the Ultimate Top Student System. Science fiction means imagining the future, but some of those things now seem within reach. I’m best at talking nonsense with a straight face. Come along and explore a science-fiction world that’s closer than you think (or just made up). 0Votes302.9kRecs258.3kFans
- 13 Heavenly Official of Blessings and Virtue 福德天官 When the false is taken for true, even the true becomes false; when nothing is mistaken for something, even something becomes nothing. A fake Earth God: I shall become the cycle of reincarnation! A real Earth God: Once I kill you, I’ll set up a grand feng shui formation and give you a nice-looking burial mound. A fake Earth God: Great virtue bears all things. A real Earth God: Not bad. I’ll take that. Heavenly treasures belong to whoever has the virtue to claim them. Fake Earth God: Honest and s 4Votes180.5kRecs446.1kFans
- 14 Reborn as the Green-Robed Ancestor 重生绿袍 A modern soul is reborn in the body of Green Robed Ancestor in the world of Shushan. Before he knows it, the world begins heading in an unknown direction. A gentle flap of a butterfly's wings changes everything. His arrival transforms this world! What changes can he bring to this world? And how will this world change him? Read on to see how a modern man survives in the world of Shushan as Green Robed Ancestor. This book is complete. Please add my new book, The Chronicles of the Primordial Dao, t 0Votes140.9kRecs69.5kFans
- 15 EN My Dead Friend Transmigrated 我死党穿越了 My name is Li Yao, and right now I’m freaking out. I got a message from my deceased best friend. Sure, she was a girl I was really close with, and she was gorgeous, but that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t be freaking out. Later, my best friend told me she had transmigrated and even become a mage... I know, I might be in for a windfall. Li Yao: “Where’s the eye-catching familiar you promised me? Why is it still some pitch-black demon monster?! I want a refund, I’m telling you!” Lin Xiaowei: “Get lo 0Votes254.3kRecs365.5kFans
- 16 Record of Primordial Talismans 洪荒元符录 Talismans embody the wondrous principles of heaven and earth. A talisman cultivator interprets his own Great Way of Primordial Unity amid the primordial world. I didn’t transmigrate to the dawn of chaos, so I can’t become a Chaos Demon God or strike up a friendship with Pangu. I didn’t transmigrate to the ancient era, so I can’t challenge Hongjun alone or wipe out the Dragon and Phoenix clans. I didn’t transmigrate to the primeval era, so I can’t be a guest at Zixiao Palace, punch Yuanshi, kick 0Votes54.1kRecs73kFans
- 17 The Gate of Truth in the World of Anime 二次元之真理之门 Transmigrate through the world of anime and manga, carry the Gate of Truth within you, travel through endless worlds, and strive to become the Supreme God!! Chen Anxia woke up to find that the world had changed. He had been reborn in an anime world, and there was a gate deep within his soul. “What? It's the Gate of Truth!?” In this life, I won't leave any regrets. I will spread my deeds and procla 0Votes301.1kRecs151kFans
- 18 EN The Swarm Principle 虫群法则 Systerm, a transliteration of System, translated into Chinese as System. After waking up, he, having forgotten his own name, became a little grasshopper named Systerm, the kind that could leap several meters in a single bound. A dozen or so days later, just as he had adapted to life as a grasshopper and was happily hopping around, he suddenly noticed a withered yellow leaf falling from the sky. Autumn had arrived. This is the story of a grassho 0Votes163.9kRecs177kFans
- 19 Becoming a Fox Immortal in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 从聊斋开始做狐仙 Being human is hard; being a fox is even harder. Gong Mengbi has no choice but to cling to Lady Mount Tai's coattails and become an immortal official first. For a fox, making connections far and wide is the way to cultivate immortality. Only later do people realize that this fox seems to be everywhere, no matter how vast the world is. 166Votes458.9kRecs508.8kFans
- 20 EN The Sage of Idle Tales 我用闲书成圣人 A coffin from the start. Chen Luo's transmigration begins in a mourning hall. This is a world where reading can grant extraordinary power. Read the Confucian classics, and you can cultivate righteous qi; read Daoist scriptures, and you can generate innate source qi; read Buddhist sutras, and you can comprehend the true meaning of reincarnation. Yet Chen Luo's golden finger is a pile of frivolous books that the Heavenly Dao forbids from existing in this world! … What? The Demon Kingdom considers 17Votes805.7kRecs3MFans
- 21 Mythic Primordial Species 神话原生种 Does science ultimately lead to mythology? Now that humanity is like a race of gods, does that mean we’ve reached the edge of the universe? Humans may be like gods, but mythology has no end. What we need is not merely resources, but civilization itself. Feng Linwan: “What do you mean, fake? Who dares call me fake? I’ve lived a spotless life.” Show off, then make a run for it. Heh, what a thrill. I’d also recommend my completed, acclaimed novel Unlimited Myth. If you’re looking for a satisfying r 0Votes231.1kRecs229.3kFans
- 22 The Cultivator in the Deep Mountains 深山中的修道者 Spiritual qi revival is underway, and a great age is about to begin. The Hundred Schools of Thought, the Western gods, and the mythic civilizations lost in the dust of history are all returning! Watch as Jiang Xiaobai seeks the Dao in the mountains and proves it overseas, step by step embarking on a path to slay the gods! 0Votes163.5kRecs159.7kFans
- 23 Taiyi 太易 Tai means great, supreme and boundless. The Highest One values virtue. Yi means change. The sun and moon alternate, and yin and yang take turns. Thus, the Dao transforms into change; change contains the Supreme Ultimate, which gives rise to the Two Forms. Creation shapes heaven and earth and sets the myriad gods in motion. The divine path means wielding heavenly authority and shepherding all living things. Those who create the world and bring all things into being are gods. Those who summon clou 0Votes303.6kRecs115.3kFans
- 24 EN Ethan's Fantastic Drift 伊森的奇幻漂流 Ethan arrived in a world covered entirely by oceans. One man, one ship, and a compass that could travel between countless worlds! He sets off on his journey, backed by countless realms like Marvel and DC. Naturally, his goal is the stars and the sea... probably. 0Votes276.5kRecs207.6kFans
- 25 EN The Reborn White Snake Seeking the Heavens 新白蛇问仙 In a fleeting glance, the clouds pass in an instant. Death is both an ending and a new beginning. Flowers bloom and wither, the cycle of reincarnation goes on without end, and all living beings can do is let go of their obsessions and accept what comes. After a life of disappointment, terminal illness, and death, the protagonist is reborn as a white snake, carrying memories of a former life. As the years pass, animal instincts gradually suppress the human part of those memories. A snake is a sna 14Votes1.2MRecs415.8kFans
- 26 The Warlord of the Warring States 战国野心家 After transmigrating to the early Warring States period, he has no family name and a status so lowly, yet he dares to harbor ambition. To make that ambition a reality, he becomes Mozi’s disciple, then spends years enduring hardship within the Mohist school as he schemes to seize the position of Grand Master. Mozi passed down teachings but wrote nothing, so he compiles the Mohist Canon and changes it beyond recognition. Amid the rivalry of the feudal lords and the tumultuous age, he alone believe 4Votes364.8kRecs271.7kFans
- 27 EN Creating a Game World 创造游戏世界 He gains the ability to create virtual game worlds. Expanding a game world’s map requires devouring other worlds. And so, worlds across the universe meet the most greedy, cunning, and terrifying beings in their history: players. 0Votes758.6kRecs618.5kFans
- 28 The Mad Knight's Space Age 疯骑士的宇宙时代 “A golden finger System? Do you take me for a fool? There’s no such thing as a free lunch these days. Get out of my head! Is this some new scam, or an alien killing-machine training device with built-in hypnotic powers?” “No. I am the chaos that whispers from the void, the most terrifying nightmare of every living thing beneath the Southern Cross, the heir to a supreme divine throne, and... your sister.” “...I only have one younger sister. I don’t have an older one!” “You do. I’m your illegitima 0Votes613.1kRecs186.5kFans
- 29 EN Mages Will Always Be Your Daddy 法爷永远是你大爷 0Votes776.5kRecs617.5kFans
- 30 The Magic and Myriad Wonders Card System 魔法与万象卡牌系统 My Entertainment Era in 1980 A period drama + showbiz story, with multiple female leads "What? You're a warrior!" "Terminator, get him! Kick his ass and show him that without a will of steel, he doesn't deserve to call himself a warrior." "And Teemo, go catch that rogue hiding invisibly in the corner. You can use him to test your new mushroom varieties from now on." "Artoria, that monk is yours!" "I'm sorry, harming an unarmed person goes agains 0Votes219.9kRecs188.7kFans
- 31 The Bald Monk in the City 光头武僧在都市 A forum thread: “If you could have the abilities of any D&D class, which would you choose?” Yi Qiu replied, “Obviously a monk! Great physique, fast runner. Immune to poison and disease, can take on thugs barehanded. In a place like China, where weapons are tightly regulated and even the food comes with a chemical-element chart, it couldn’t be more perfect. Plus, a bald head is a big shot’s trademark, so it comes with a +3 intimidation buff...” And then Yi Qiu really did become a monk... This is 1Votes550.6kRecs339.2kFans
- 32 EN The Real Cthulhu TRPG 真实的克苏鲁跑团游戏 TRPG stands for tabletop role-playing game. Its appeal lies in being able to immerse yourself in a character and, within the rules, shape an open-ended story through your actions and reach different endings. Call of Cthulhu is one major TRPG genre. Players take on the roles of investigators who are just ordinary people, yet must explore mysterious events and face unknown mythos creatures and unknown terrors. There is only one piece of advice here: the less you know, the longer you live. Liu Xing 1Votes214.3kRecs350.7kFans
- 33 EN Rebirth of the Dominator 重生支配者 He becomes the master of the world and brings about a spiritual qi revival across the entire planet. Using all living beings as pieces on a chessboard, he forges a path to immortality. (Disciples must show their fan status to join. A screenshot is required, and fan status from the author's older books is also accepted.) 0Votes382.8kRecs382.1kFans
- 34 Running a Restaurant on an Abnormal Earth 在不正常的地球开餐厅的日子 Attention, everyone. Attention, everyone. Addressing the needs of people who have transmigrated back home is our top priority this year. We must make those who have transmigrated back and those who have awakened supernatural abilities truly feel the warmth of society and the care of our department. Let us do our part to build a harmonious society. This is the story of someone who answered the call and opened a restaurant to start his own business amid the great wave of transmigrators returning h 2Votes538.3kRecs343.2kFans
- 35 Bright One 明尊 Great is the primal origin: all things receive their beginning from it, and through it the heavens are governed. Supreme and exalted Lord, at times riding the Six Dragons, never straying from the path. This is the story of a transmigrator's old man awakening in a world with a native protagonist, and the golden finger gaining a mind of its own. I've made it this far, Qian Chen, relying on no one but myself! Great Lord Taishang, save me! 731Votes1.7MRecs785.8kFans
- 36 The Great Transmigration of the Magical Races 魔法种族大穿越 Why does a wizard cultivate the Dao? Why are goblins dancing with lightsabers? Divine Apotheosis + the Forty-Nine Heavenly Tribulations = What? Ever since the Crystal Wall shattered and the “Hall of Reincarnation” fell into the Material Plane, demons have run rampant and the world has descended into chaos. Devils, undead, and dragons have emerged one after another; the gods have fallen from grace, and the people suffer in misery. The Prime Material Plane teeters on the brink of ruin, and all lif 0Votes789.3kRecs300.6kFans
- 37 The Reclusive Life in the Three Kingdoms 三国之宅行天下 “If I had known I was going to transmigrate, I would definitely have looked up how to make things like gunpowder and glass...” Jiang Zhe gazed at the large tree in front of the door and sighed. “Glass, hmm, that should be made by firing sand, right? But what about gunpowder? Saltpeter, charcoal, and what else was it? Sulfuric acid or sulfur?” “Husband...” Xiu Er walked over to Jiang Zhe and asked curiously, “Aren’t you going to work yet?” “I’m going, I’m going...” Jiang Zhe shook his head and 5Votes383.3kRecs624.9kFans
- 38 EN The Natives of This World Are Terrifying 这世界的土著好凶猛 Strange and wondrous creatures, terrifying oddities, and a world of dazzling transformations~ Who will steal the show when another world invades? An ancient organization of con artists will show you the right way to save the world. Tell one colossal lie, and make the world dance to its tune~ That is the highest art of deception! Full-subscription group: 831555766 (full subscription required for verification, or 2,000 fan points) 2Votes401.2kRecs298.2kFans
- 39 Taihao 太浩 Taihao is heaven. The Great Way is arduous, and the road to immortality is rugged. After a wondrous encounter with the immortal path in a dream as a child, a young man sets out to cultivate the Dao and seek the truth. How deep is the sea? Only the Kun fish knows. How high is the sky? Only the Peng bird understands. How vast is the world? Only I know: the myriad realms beneath the bright heavens and stars. Rise on a whirlwind ninety thousand li, and stir the winds and clouds across the nine heave 10Votes280.9kRecs333.8kFans
- 40 EN Reborn: From Foot-Scratching Slob to Handsome God 重生之抠脚大汉变男神 As a successful, hairy, middle-aged man, he was reborn in his student days. Having to sit the college entrance exams all over again was bad enough, so why had the chest hair and leg hair he’d been so proud of vanished too? He’d even turned into a weak, pretty-faced boy. Life wasn’t worth living anymore. Er Bao’s completed novel: The Right Way for a Couch Potato to Make a Comeback Er Bao’s new novels: the urban story I Can Only Transmigrate Halfway and the contemporary story A Commoner in the Rep 0Votes364.4kRecs300.4kFans
- 41 EN My Spacetime Inn 我的时空旅舍 The new book, Where There Are Immortals, There Is a Name, is now out. In short: This is a story about a time-node administrator who runs a small inn, and the many people who transmigrate. Either pawn your treasures or work to pay your room and board! 7Votes724.3kRecs591.2kFans
- 42 EN Omniverse Projection 诸天投影 In the world of traditional martial arts, he masters the art and overwhelms Wang Wudi with his fists! In the jianghu of the Great Ming, he roams unchecked, reigning supreme beneath the heavens! He controls life and death, and shatters the void with his fists! In the Legend of the White Snake, he paints a scroll of ten thousand demons! In the Shrouding the Heavens world, he rules as the Demon Lord, striking fear into the forbidden zones! In Perfect World, I am the Demon Emperor! In Journey to the 0Votes855.5kRecs759.5kFans
- 43 EN Black Dragon Codex 黑龙法典 When you gaze into the abyss, it fires an antimatter annihilation cannon right back at you. A story about a magic-less black dragon stirring up trouble in another world. 4Votes460.3kRecs590.9kFans
- 44 The Demon Inn 有妖气客栈 A System with a supernatural air, a shopkeeper with a supernatural air, and an inn with a supernatural air. Raise the seven-star stove, boil the waters of three rivers in a copper pot. Set out the Eight Immortals’ table and welcome guests from every direction. Gladly welcome visitors from the four seas, with two supernatural mouths ready to serve. Share a smile upon meeting, and trade white robes for red. When the guest leaves, the cup is still warm, and a donkey lies drunk beside the table. 0Votes375.3kRecs330.6kFans
- 45 The Han Legacy and the Noble Houses 汉祚高门 Shen Zhezhi arrives in the early Eastern Jin dynasty and takes over the body of a son from a powerful family in Jiangnan. He has ten thousand mu of fertile land, a fortune in wealth, and servants by the dozen. It’s an exceptionally privileged start for someone who transmigrates, but unfortunately, his father is a habitual rebel. The aristocracy flees south, the Five Barbarians wreak havoc across China: a dirge for the land of Hua Xia, a lament for the Han dynasty. The great clans can’t be truste 0Votes825.6kRecs424.6kFans
- 46 The Super Floating City 超级浮空城 Ancient evil beings destroyed our homeland and forced our people to become refugees! But they cannot destroy our will! For all the suffering we endure will only make us more united, stronger, and more resolute. 1Votes1.2MRecs349.7kFans
- 47 EN I Just Want to Be a Quiet Top Student 我只想当一个安静的学霸 "Do you yearn for knowledge?" "Once you reach the pinnacle of human knowledge, you can have anything you want." "Then I yearn for knowledge!" 0Votes940.8kRecs693.2kFans
- 48 Restoring the Song Dynasty 绍宋 To inherit is to continue; to guide is to lead. In 1127, the Northern Song fell. Soon afterward, the ninth imperial prince, Zhao Gou, ascended the throne in Shangqiu amid great expectations, inheriting the Song dynasty and adopting the Jianyan era name. Yet within three months, Li Gang was dismissed as chancellor, Chen Dong was executed, Yue Fei was driven out of the army, Zong Ze was abandoned in the capital, and the plans to resist the Jin in Hebei were scrapped wholesale... After all that eff 1.4kVotes3.6MRecs20.9MFans
- 49 EN The Daily Life of the Immortal King 仙王的日常生活 [The original novel of the popular domestic 2D animated IP of the same name] This book is promoted under the title “The Daily Life of Wang Ling.” Its side story is “The Only Koi in the Cultivation World.” At the age of ten, or six in the animated version, Wang Ling casually defeated the Demon King Swallowing Heaven Toad. As an omnipotent cultivation prodigy, he had to conceal his overwhelming power and survive among a group of ordinary cultivation students. Money, immortal arts, magical treasur 21Votes2.8MRecs1.1MFans
- 50 I Want to Become a Powerful Clan 我要做门阀 In the middle of the Western Han dynasty, the people were struggling to make ends meet, and the nation was in decline. Countless celebrated scholars cried out: "If Zhang Sheng does not emerge, what will become of the world?!" And so the saying went: "Zhang and Liu share the realm." 0Votes1.3MRecs474.3kFans
