Novels like Thief, You’re Not Getting Away
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- 1 Cold Mists Over the River 烟波江上寒 Also known as "A Demon Cult Spy for Years, Now a Demon Lord" (One female lead, no System, dark wuxia) Slaughter to temper the sword, condemned by heaven and earth, I trample the path to endless hell. A boat of bones, a sea of blood to cross, The jianghu lies barren beneath countless blades. Fifteen years, turning the game with a flip of my hand. One night, and all paths home are cut off. They say Over the years, he has had so many weapons, each one f 0Votes13.7kRecs11.3kFans
- 2 An Ideal Land, Cut Off from the World 与世隔绝的理想乡 A figure standing outside the door, neighbors arguing incessantly, bloodstains on the stairs... Li Ming can see them and hear them. But that doesn't mean they're real. They're just hallucinations. 0Votes3.1kRecs4.9kFans
- 3 Seeking the Dao in the Vast Wilderness 沧茫寻道人 At the turn of the Liang and Tang dynasties, in a small town south of the Yangtze: a fateful encounter, and an ending that feels like a lifetime ago. Life is a journey of cultivation: a heart torn between love and hate, strange and wondrous twists of fate, brothers who entrust each other with their lives, and battles where death hangs by a thread. When the young man returns to where it all began, he will create not only a martial-arts legend, but also a profound understanding of himself and his 0Votes1.2kRecs0Fans
- 4 I Came to the Mortal Realm to Find a Husband 我来凡界讨个夫 Gu Ying was frail and sickly. After transmigrating to another world, she got a healthy body and thought she could fulfill her dream of eating her way across the land. She never expected this to be a place where people shunned worldly pleasures and envied no mortal lovers. Yet she couldn’t control either her mouth or her heart... P.S. The title was an accident. It doesn’t quite match the story, so please don’t leave, dear readers! 0Votes21.8kRecs827Fans
- 5 Three-Point Swordplay 执剑三分 A mysterious jade pendant reveals a tangled past. An abandoned orphan somehow becomes the chosen one. Relentless assassins force him into the feuds of the martial world. In a world devoted entirely to the sword, one Sword Emperor after another gladly lays down their life for him. They cry out: “We sword cultivators will shatter the heavens!” Who could have guessed that the sky above them was not the realm they thought it was, but the “Bermuda Triangle,” sealed away by someone? As the truth is gr 0Votes12.7kRecs5.5kFans
- 6 The Great Sect Leader of the Martial World 江湖大掌门 Still a wuxia story. This time, the protagonist becomes the lord of a manor.) This is the story of a modern man who learns martial arts and becomes a sect leader in another world. Gu Zhen, a young man of the new era, accidentally finds himself transported to this world and is bound to a System that makes him the leader of a sect. But he is more than just a sect leader: he is the leader of the entire martial world. To survive in this worl 0Votes2.8kRecs7.4kFans
- 7 The Toughest Emperor in History 史上最硬皇帝 Jun Wu is the strongest emperor in history. Where should he snatch it from? Of course, from fate itself! The old emperor gives him poisoned pastries. After eating them, Jun Wu activates the Savage Gu Pure Yang Heart Sutra and becomes immune to all poisons. His brothers send assassins after him, and he immediately activates a hundred years of inner power. From then on, he can look down on everyone. Holding the imperial court in his grasp is only the beginning. Unifying the four seas is not the en 0Votes6.4kRecs31.4kFans
- 8 The Peerless Six Treasures 绝世六宝 A young man trained to extraordinary skill by a mysterious figure is tasked with finding six ancient treasures passed down through the ages. His quest sets off a bloody struggle across the martial world. As he fights for the treasures, he faces not only death and slaughter, but also conspiracies and evil. The darkness and fickleness of human nature keep him on edge at every turn, with danger closing in all around. Though he possesses peerless martial arts, he never forgets his principles, treati 0Votes2.2kRecs1.8kFans
- 9 I've Heard So Much About You, Hero 久仰大侠 Also known as: I Was Reborn as a Beggar Clan Disciple, and I'm Still Wandering the Jianghu. At some point, a disheveled woman appeared in the Jianghu. Her name has nine strokes, the martial art she excels at has nine steps, and her favorite little tune is the Song of Nine Nines. Others call her a great hero, but she says she's no hero. There is a widely circulated legend about her in the Jianghu. The legend goes like this: Within nine steps, she can surely be invincible beneath the heavens. P.S. 1Votes126.3kRecs93.9kFans
- 10 The White Deer Sword of Qingya 青崖白鹿剑 After a century of unrest, everyone in the martial world lives in fear, and the chivalry and tenderness of bygone days are gone for good. Within the court, eight princes vie for power; beyond its borders, seven clans are in revolt. Each of the eight princes controls a territory, recruits martial artists, and stirs up conflict throughout the martial world. The seven clans each eye the others warily, joining forces in a grand army in the foolish hope of taking our great land. A child of unknown or 0Votes7.1kRecs1.6kFans
- 11 Immortality in the Great Qin 长生大秦 That year, Xiang Ji performed a feat in Xianyang Palace, lifting a cauldron weighing a hundred thousand jin. That year, Liu Ji took the Chixiao Sword to the marketplace and taught a gang of ruffians a lesson. When the First Emperor's power cowed the four seas, heroes everywhere trembled in fear. It turned out the myths of antiquity were real. This is a story about pursuing the martial path and eternal life. 0Votes73.6kRecs220.2kFans
- 12 The Venerable One of the Martial Seal 武印之尊 On the Taiyun Continent, martial arts flourishes, with powerful clans and sects locked in conflict between the righteous and demonic paths. A struggle that had vanished long ago erupts once more, sweeping across and enveloping the entire continent. Amid this chaos, how can Gu Fan, born in a small village, survive? Faced with crisis after crisis, how will he reach the pinnacle of martial arts and discover who is truly pulling the strings behind the conflict? Yet after he uncovers the mystery, an 0Votes5.3kRecs2.4kFans
- 13 The Record of Jianghu Prodigies 江湖奇才录 A vendetta close to home and a bloodstained treasure map propel a boy from humble origins into the martial world of his dreams. What kind of fortuitous encounter could make him the pivot on which the entire martial world turns? Can you stand against the most powerful sect in the realm, defeat the greatest martial artist, and win the heart of the woman you love most? Yes, I can, all thanks to the sword in my hand! 0Votes4.8kRecs2.3kFans
- 14 Starting with the Cloud-Dispersing Palm 开局获得排云掌 Starting with Cloud-Dispelling Palm, I choose Frost-Frost Fist and Wind God Leg, and master the Three-Part Origin Return. I choose the Thirty-Six Strange Ways of Overturning Heaven. From then on, my fists are power, and I walk the path to rule the world. This is a story about vying for supremacy in the martial world. My name is Zhao Quan. Quan means power. New books: Magneto's Journey Through the Heavens is complete. I Choose to Become Strong has been released. 0Votes25kRecs45.4kFans
- 15 The Tale of the God-Touched 神启者说 Qin Ke survived the Great Famine, and an extraordinary life was always in store for him. 0Votes127.9kRecs393.3kFans
- 16 Medicine Tolerates No Mercy 医不容慈 A traditional Chinese medicine practitioner’s revenge~~No System~~ The Taian Empire has unified the land, but the heirs of the fallen dynasties have each raised their own forces, ready to restore their kingdoms and avenge themselves. Come along on this young physician’s journey through the martial world! Li Bi’s chivalry: mercy has no place in medicine. 0Votes24.7kRecs18.3kFans
- 17 The Tale of the Carefree Sword 剑逍传 In Year 28 of the Huan era, a woman was born in the Jianghuai prison. Her mother had not been intimate with anyone for nearly two years. Beneath the surface, the world was in turmoil. Emperor Huan ruled tyrannically, the people suffered, and conflict erupted everywhere. Forces across the land stirred, eager to crown themselves emperor. To that end, they began searching for an object called the Brilliant Cocoon. The Brilliant Cocoon is the shell left behind when a Golden Fire Herb becomes a pupa. 0Votes3.2kRecs5kFans
- 18 I Heard I’ve Been Dead for a Thousand Years 听说我死了一千年 A legendary Spear Immortal is reborn a thousand years later and takes up the sword, cautious at every turn. A handsome young monk with no sense of propriety pretends to be innocent online, yet can tell at a glance whether someone will live or die. A one-armed youth commands heavenly curse arts, and the bone sword in his hand breaks through eighteen forbidden seals. A gentle, refined scholar unleashes his fury and slaughters his way to the throne, bringing down an emperor. An outwardly languid pr 0Votes8.1kRecs3.7kFans
- 19 The Rise of a Bandit 山贼成长史 Cultivation is nothing more than stealing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth! Watch as a little bandit robs the whole world. Every man for himself, and the devil take the hindmost! 0Votes1.3kRecs1.4kFans
- 20 Wine, Swords, and Beautiful Women 有酒有剑有佳人 I stand nine feet tall, upright beneath the heavens, with honor above all. I wield a three-foot sword: draw it and cities crumble, swing it and mountains split. I have wine strong enough to topple mountains. Dare you drink? My beauty, how about a smile? 0Votes4.4kRecs9.5kFans
- 21 The Endless Tribulation 无间劫 Reality is cruel. Students eventually graduate, and people eventually grow up. One day, we all have to experience the rights and wrongs, good and evil, love and hate of the world. After reading this story and experiencing all that life has to offer, may you still be the same boy you once were, sword in hand, setting out to roam the world. The martial world is like an endless hell, and everyone is struggling to survive. The protagonist, Duanmu Mingxin, grows through hardship and becomes a Buddha 0Votes4.3kRecs2.1kFans
- 22 This Isn’t the Female Demon I Remember 这不是印象中的女魔头 “The world's number-one female demon, who killed without batting an eye in my past life's game, has become my junior sister in this life?” “And I treat you like a junior sister, but you want to sleep with me? That's an interesting idea. I like it.” Liang Yi still can't quite make sense of the situation, but to keep himself from being branded a villainous boss and mobbed by players shouting for his blood, he resolutely launches the “Junior Sister Nurturing Plan.” 0Votes37kRecs121.5kFans
- 23 To My Frozen Homeland 致我冰封的故乡 This is a story about an immortal who wants to die, and also a story about a wanderer who will eventually return to his homeland. You could call it a lighthearted slice-of-life story. If you're bored, maybe give it a look. P.S. The protagonist is single. Reader discretion advised. 0Votes87.9kRecs51.1kFans
- 24 Surely Nobody’s an Idol in the Wasteland, Right? 不会真有人在废土当偶像吧 Qin Che transmigrates to the Steel City, a metropolis of iron built after nuclear war, and becomes the leader of the mysterious Chaos Order Sect. To his surprise, the entertainment industry is the most developed business here. The entertainment scene is full of suffocating spectacles like “battle royale talent shows,” “live broadcasts of wars,” and “girl idol assassin groups.” Faced with the savage, primitive wasteland entertainment industry, Qin Che, who witnessed the dark side of Earth’s enter 0Votes75.5kRecs70.1kFans
- 25 Great Tyrant System 大暴君系统 Tang Xiao transmigrated to a world of martial arts and obtained the Great Tyrant System. As long as he completes missions, he receives all kinds of rewards. Martial Arts: [Congratulations, you have obtained one use of the martial art Sword Twenty-Three.] Pills: [Congratulations, you have obtained one Great Restoration Pill.] Weapons: [Congratulations, you have obtained one Peerless Sword.] At first, Tang Xiao only wanted to survive. But reality was too cruel, and the world was more danger 0Votes35.5kRecs23.4kFans
- 26 Coach, I Want to Learn Mixed Martial Arts 教练我想学综合格斗 Also known as: the story of an MMA fighter pursuing her dreams in a world where gender roles are reversed. It's a lighthearted slice-of-life story, so just enjoy it casually. After all, reading novels is all about having fun. 0Votes73.1kRecs26.5kFans
- 27 The Messenger from the Wasteland 从荒原而来的使者 I travel to different worlds, fulfill people's wishes, and take a few things with me. That's all. A simple story with a simple protagonist. P.S. The protagonist is single. Reader discretion advised. 0Votes140.5kRecs93.9kFans
- 28 Water Margin: You Crooked Official, You Still Claim You Can't Fight? 水浒：狗官，你还说你不会武功？ Liu Gao transmigrates into the body of Liu Zhizhai, the commander of Qingfeng Stronghold in Water Margin! Outside, Qingfeng Mountain, Erlong Mountain, and Peach Blossom Mountain are stirring up trouble! Inside, his deputy commander, Hua Rong, the “Little Li Guang,” is locked in a bitter power struggle with him! Just staying alive is hard enough, and now his wife wants to go visit a grave! Liu Gao really has it rough... Two years later. Jin Wushu spits blood and demands furiously: “You damn o 0Votes116.7kRecs301.5kFans
- 29 The Ultimate Martial God 终极大武神 Just as Ai Chonglang is about to leave the island and enter the world, he is ambushed. In an unexpected twist, his soul crosses over, and the course of his life is changed forever... Diligent study and training, a heaven-sent windfall, one adventure after another, a meteoric rise, and sweet revenge... After enduring countless twists and strange turns, he becomes a legendary Great Martial God! 0Votes112.2kRecs47.7kFans
- 30 My Magic Is Rather Special 我这个魔法比较特殊 Some kinds of magic, the more you study them, the more they start to feel like technology changing our lives. Other kinds of magic aren’t a matter of whether you want to learn them. The moment you do, you discover an entirely new world. And then a slogan was born: Magic changes lives, destiny reshapes the self. (Not a power fantasy. More of a slice-of-life story, with a rather unusual style.) 0Votes32.7kRecs72kFans
- 31 The Sword That Shatters the Realm 剑破江山 Fang Zhongjin, a native of this world, escapes the predicament of being condemned to execution along with ten branches of his family. He wins the favor of the four great factions. He ruins the reputation of Mount Hua’s leader. He makes the abbot of Shaolin accept defeat wholeheartedly. He raises his blade and sword, cleaving a path through the land. I am Fang Zhongjin. I rely on neither a System nor supernatural abilities. I’ll be a native with backbone! My new book, Invincible for Six Hundred Y 0Votes3.9kRecs5.2kFans
- 32 Nine Heavens of the Demon Realm 魔域九重天 With an iron constitution, neither wholly righteous nor wholly wicked, he steps into a world in chaos. The world is in turmoil. The Nine Heavens vie for supremacy, and the Demon Domain returns after a hundred years. Blood and slaughter are everywhere. With one blade, he overwhelms the Nine Heavens. How glorious, Chu Menlang! No innocent soul has ever fallen beneath the Konghou Blade. How mighty, Chu Menlang! Praise or blame, what do I care? I’ll raise hell, just so these manly bones of mine don’ 0Votes227.8kRecs60.5kFans
- 33 The Primordial World's First Crow 洪荒第一鸦 This is the story of a rookie in the villain camp who lets himself go, repeatedly dancing on the edge of death and throwing the eternal primordial world into chaos. Completed work: Prehistoric World: Shi Ji 6Votes49.5kRecs130.5kFans
- 34 The Han Dynasty Begins with Boasting 大汉从吹牛开始 In the first year of the Second Qin Emperor's reign, Wang Bu'e casually made a boast. What he never expected was that someone would believe him. His boasts grew bigger and bigger, and his followers multiplied. Sitting on the dragon throne, Wang Bu'e wore a worried look. I really don't want to keep boasting... 0Votes80.7kRecs121.5kFans
- 35 My Sect Is a Little Too Powerful 我的师门有点强 Su Anran transmigrated and discovered that he had nine senior sisters. The eldest senior sister is a master of the alchemical arts. The second senior sister is impervious to blades and spears. The third senior sister’s swordsmanship is unrivaled. The fourth senior sister has slaughtered countless people. The fifth senior sister is a brilliant strategist. The sixth senior sister commands beasts across the land. The seventh senior sister crafts artifacts and collects treasures. The eighth senior s 0Votes170.7kRecs194.6kFans
- 36 A Common Man Takes Up His Sword and Heads East Along the Great River 匹夫仗剑大河东去 He opened his eyes and saw the mysteries of this world. Fox demons, wicked dragons, emperors, ministers, the Dao, and immortals! And also, The past and the future. … 2Votes252.1kRecs119.2kFans
- 37 The Gate of Reflections 倒影之门 Something is quietly awakening... From beyond the endless void, it watches you... 0Votes57kRecs32.5kFans
- 38 This Assassin is a Bit Strange 这个刺客有毛病 Reborn in an ancient world filled with sword energy and raised by an assassin master, Fang Bie was surprised to discover that martial arts in this world were far more prosperous than he had imagined. From nobles and officials to common folk roaming the martial world, everyone learned martial arts to protect themselves. To avoid becoming some stranger's handy ingredient for training, Fang Bie devoted himself to martial arts. He mastered pressure points, lightness skills, mechanisms, palm techniqu 0Votes162.4kRecs345.6kFans
- 39 Wielding the Sword to Slay Demons 荡剑诛魔传 [Original title: Forgetting Each Other in the Martial World] More than ten years after the foreign barbarians' chaos was quelled, the wicked Demon Cult schemed to overturn the natural order, the righteous sects were too weak to protect themselves, and treacherous ministers and corrupt eunuchs seized power and stirred up turmoil. With a rising force in the martial world, flying the banner of chivalry, attacked from all sides, its members unexpectedly turned their weapons on one another. The Centr 0Votes378kRecs177.9kFans
- 40 In Tokyo, I'm a Professional Boyfriend 人在东京，专业男友 After transmigrating to Japan and getting into college, Shiina Iori thought he could get rich through his studies, earn an annual salary of twenty million, and pay off his family's mortgage. At last, the System he'd been waiting for arrived, twenty years late. Along with the System came the dreadful news that his life expectancy in this lifetime was only twenty-four years. To live longer and pay off the mortgage, Shiina Iori embarked on a grueling, one-way road of pleasing others with his looks. 0Votes75.7kRecs187.4kFans
- 41 An Unromantic Fantasy World 不浪漫奇幻世界 In Brika City, rules always come first. Dwarves may drink no more than 100 ml of alcohol a day; Werewolves may not go out after eleven at night; Ratfolk should get vaccinated once a week; Druids must obtain approval before planting trees; Every weapon owned by a warrior must be registered; Brika City is a microcosm of the unromantic fantasy world where Ryan has arrived. 0Votes46kRecs62.5kFans
- 42 The Mountain That Isn't There 有山不周 “Beyond the Northwest Sea, at the edge of the Great Wilderness, stands a mountain whose peaks do not meet. It is called Buzhou.” Irreverent blurb: A top student causes all kinds of trouble in a game built with his own algorithms, ultimately playing the game company into the ground. Serious blurb: Explore The Classic of Mountains and Seas, learn about mythical beasts, and enjoy an online-game version of evolution, a biological horror game, and a prince's revenge story. Warning: There is one “true 0Votes8.7kRecs2.1kFans
- 43 The Sword Descends from the Heavens 剑从天上来 Reborn as a disciple of Mount Tianyue, one of the six great sects, he obtains the Ten Thousand Souls Divine Refining Talisman, which lets him devour souls and gain their memories. With access to every martial art in the world, he straddles the righteous and demonic paths, overpowers all beneath heaven, and becomes the supreme Sword God. 0Votes127.3kRecs70kFans
- 44 The Sword Saint's Interstellar General Store 剑圣的星际万事屋 After transmigrating to an interstellar universe where technology, martial arts, and the supernatural coexist, Li Yao spends five hundred years killing monsters on Ten-Mile Star under the System’s relentless prodding, finally reaching Sword Saint. Then the System immediately gives him a new mission: conquer the universe... Conquer your sister! Do you know what those five hundred years were like? Tired of working for the System, Li Yao rejects the mission and decides to enjoy life. So he opens an 3Votes60.1kRecs247.6kFans
- 45 Something’s a Little Strange About This Journey to the West 这个西游有点诡异 P.S. Darkness and the uncanny, shadows and ill omens. Who is whispering in the darkness? Terror returns, and the seeds of a desperate tale take root and sprout! I awoke from the uncanny, mastering stories and becoming a calamity. I am Su Wukong, courtesy name Wufa. Wufa means “without law” and “defying heaven.” I am a calamity, a natural disaster born from the emptiness of all things. Lawless and defiant, I am Su Wukong, the he 0Votes136.7kRecs86.1kFans
- 46 The Strongest Man 最强的那个男人 Possessed by the Supreme Descent System, Qin Yu suddenly gains an overpowered cheat in an era where everyone has a System. This ordinary man punches spoiled rich kids, tramples injustice, and sweeps through countless worlds, undefeated! Enough talk. The Three-Body droplet is about to reach the Solar System. I have to go deal with it. 0Votes256.2kRecs38kFans
- 47 What's It Like Having a Silly Vampire Wife? 有个沙雕血族老婆是什么体验 My wife is a vampire, and kind of a goofball. I don’t know how I’m supposed to live like this. 0Votes92kRecs223.5kFans
- 48 The Path of Righteousness and Evil, and Mine Alone 唯我正邪之路 Please support the new book First Love in the Ancient Dragon World Lin Mo, carrying a System, is reborn into a golden age of martial arts. Through completing missions, he can not only learn the various supreme techniques of martial arts characters from the novels, films, and games he knew in his previous life. Lu Xiaofeng, the four-browed man from The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng. Gui Hai Yidao, already deeply corrupted by demonic energy, from The First in the World. Wang Xiaohu, the heroic youth from 0Votes54.3kRecs183.9kFans
- 49 That Jianghu, That Person 那座江湖那个人 The new book He Walks Among Men has been uploaded. I hope everyone will support it! Gu Qingci transmigrates to a world where the jianghu and the imperial court stand side by side. Bearing a Hero System, he encounters all kinds of wandering heroes, quietly enters this strange jianghu, and rises to prominence in the imperial court as well, amid romance and heroic songs. I possess the Nine Swords of Dugu, capable of defeating every martial art under Heaven. I once wielded a Little Li Flying Dagger 0Votes52.9kRecs171.2kFans
- 50 EN This High-Martial World is Too Insane 这个高武太癫了 By chance, he gains the ability to travel between two worlds, learning and exchanging knowledge across different systems to grow stronger. The good news: the world he transmigrates to follows a martial arts system. At the highest levels, moving mountains and filling seas is child's play, and immortality is no distant dream. The bad news: martial arts in this world are based on belief! If you believe you have eighty-eight acupoints in your body, can you really cultivate a body full of vital energ 0Votes61.2kRecs303.5kFans
