Novels like The Male Lead’s Self-Cultivation
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- 51 I Really Am a Rich Man 我真的是个有钱人 When she woke up, she had a new bank balance and a huge house worth nearly ten million. There was no way she was going back to work. She’d just raise cats, brew tea, and enjoy the easy life. 0Votes41.7kRecs141.5kFans
- 52 My Name Is Buck 我叫巴克 My name is Buck Lee. Thanks to my hard work, there hasn't been a single murder in my precinct for five years. 0Votes45.7kRecs74.9kFans
- 53 There's Definitely Something Wrong with This Murder Mystery Game 这个剧本杀绝对有问题 Entering the world of a murder-mystery game isn’t scary. Being handed the killer’s script? You can still play the part. Being handed the victim’s script? That’s manageable. Being handed a girl’s script? You can tough it out. Even having to deal with dark, uncanny monsters that might contaminate you if you let your guard down isn’t that big a deal. Xu Shuo looks at the script in his hands and thinks he can still pull it off! But after getting stuck with a bunch of teammates who are mentally u 0Votes58.7kRecs161.4kFans
- 54 The Lifestyle Tycoon 生活系大佬 Original title: A Cross-Dressing Tycoon. Passing readers, come take a look... 0Votes324.8kRecs123.3kFans
- 55 EN Mysteries Make Me Stronger 神秘让我强大 Mysteries make me powerful. I will keep exploring the unknown, searching for the truth of the Void World. 0Votes216.5kRecs342.4kFans
- 56 The Demon Apartment 恶魔公寓 Once you’re chosen by the Demon Apartment to become a resident, you’re forced to complete ten life-or-death missions. Each mission is guaranteed to involve bizarre phenomena beyond comprehension. Fail to complete one, and you’re doomed to descend into the netherworld! A continuation of the story from Hell Apartment. However, you can read this book without having read the original and won’t miss a thing. 1Votes227.1kRecs192.9kFans
- 57 Entertainment Begins with Travel 文娱从旅行开始 Other people spend money traveling, but Ye Kai makes money by traveling. Visiting a new city increases his wealth and inspiration, while scenic spots and personal insights teach him all kinds of skills. Paris, Florence, Egypt, Iceland, Hawaii... Let us take our cameras and computers, leave the hustle and bustle behind, and head out into the world. We set foot everywhere, leave memories everywhere, look back every step of the way, and continue moving forward! New Book: Travel Begins with Phot 0Votes88.2kRecs121.3kFans
- 58 Dug Up by Terumi Mei 被照美冥挖了出来 New book: Raising a Little Darla to Become the Strongest Trainer My name is You Dou, and I was born in Kirigakure. As the First Mizukage, I had no desire to pick a fight with those two blockheads, Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama. After all, both of them are ridiculously overpowered, but the System insists I unite the entire shinobi world. So, at the first Five Kage Summit, I flipped the table. And I still can't believe those two blockheads teamed up to ambush me! But they can't kill me, s 0Votes134.4kRecs357.5kFans
- 59 Lending a Hand to the Great Qin 扶一把大秦 [Great Nation Chronicles: Grand Prize Winner of The Legend of Qin Writing Contest] My new book, Sequel to the Flourishing Tang, has begun updating. It's a different kind of Tang Dynasty, with war clouds gathering. I hope you'll join us! As the First Emperor's life nears its end, the great Qin Empire seethes beneath the lingering power of its founding emperor, with danger lurking everywhere. The Qin princes are undoubtedly doomed to tragedy. But what kind of story will unfold when a soul from mor 0Votes62kRecs125.5kFans
- 60 High School in the Detective World 在柯学世界上高中 New book: Conan: The Protagonists I Write Come to Life Shangchuan makes an appearance! ⌓‿⌓ [Conan fan fiction, lighthearted everyday life] What’s it like to live in the world of Detective Conan? Conan’s head is really fun to pat. I wanted to shave him bald, but he just wouldn’t let me. Kaito’s glider is great. I got one just like it. If only I could learn that quick-change trick too... The part-time-job emperor really can do everything, but he’s a little too chatty and always worries I’m up to 0Votes63.5kRecs161.3kFans
- 61 EN The Ancestor Rises from His Coffin 老祖出棺 Xia Yi transmigrated to the Holy Soul Continent, where he discovered cultivators who could soar through the skies and burrow into the earth, miraculous Holy Souls with abilities like video game skills and martial arts techniques, and cultivators who lived for centuries and were revered as earthly immortals! After falling into a deep sleep and spending eight hundred years in a dream, Xia Yi woke to find that a new 0Votes117.3kRecs100.8kFans
- 62 EN Crown of Souls 灵魂冠冕 His soul arrived naked in this world, beginning with a werewolf bloodline and setting out to crown it. P.S. P.S. 2: If you want more to read, check out the author's other books. 0Votes165.4kRecs157.3kFans
- 63 Countdown to Earth's Demise 地球灭亡倒计时 If Earth had only ten years left before its destruction, what should humanity do? 1Votes199.2kRecs108.7kFans
- 64 The Pinnacle of the Heavens 诸天顶峰 The Flying Dagger of Li: First destroy Shaolin, then crush Wudang. Let our demon cult reign supreme over the martial world. The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng: The sword rises from Emei, the blade cleaves Kunlun. Claim the throne in the Forbidden City and unite the martial world. The Bad Kids: Pacify the Five Dynasties and sweep away the Ten Kingdoms. Through an age-spanning calamity, shatter the void. Pili: Cataclysm strikes the Divine Land, and the Nine Dragons return to Heaven! Tell me, beneath all th 0Votes78.4kRecs121.6kFans
- 65 My Salvation Game Became Reality 我的救世游戏成真了 Shadows quietly fall over the world, and unseen horrors spread among the people. The world seems to be plunging into an abyss. Fang You can only stay cooped up at home to survive, until he gets a game that can save the world. From then on, he recruits Apostles, builds a base, and expands his organization. Then one day, when the world-saving organization, Kindling, emerges into the open... The world is left stunned. The author has completed two acclaimed novels: From Contracting Spirits and My D 0Votes125.7kRecs527.5kFans
- 66 My Wife Is an Evil God 我老婆是邪神 Jiang Xun transmigrated into a world of “ghosts and monsters” 99 times, and died 99 times. At last, Jiang Xun faced his hundredth transmigration. This time, he made himself a golden finger... Completed novels: My Girlfriend Is a Zombie and My Doomsday Base on Wheels. The comic adaptation of My Girlfriend Is a Zombie, titled My Guardian Girlfriend, is available on Tencent Animation and Bilibili Comics. 0Votes228.4kRecs187.3kFans
- 67 The Northern Song Dynasty's Young Literary Prodigy 北宋小文豪 Su Lu is in the Northern Song dynasty, and his hometown is Meishan. Born into a wealthy official's family, Su Lu has lived in luxury since childhood. Spoiled and pampered, he has no lofty ambitions and is only cut out to live off someone else. He is actively looking for a partner to take him on so he can spend the rest of his life as an unambitious couch potato. He's already made a thorough plan for his future: if he really can't find a wife who can support him, he doesn't mind staying home and 0Votes114.6kRecs66.3kFans
- 68 Pretending to Be a Boss 假装是个boss Tang Xian used to wonder whether, among this group of world-destroying bosses, he should be a hero for one second or keep pretending to be a boss. Later, he realized that if you pretend for long enough, it becomes real. 3Votes116.7kRecs362.2kFans
- 69 EN Infinite Script Murder 无限之剧本杀 This is a feast for those who play their roles. The script in your hands may not hold the only possible ending, but from the moment you receive it, are you ready to take control of your fate? Guoshui subscriber group: 701787571 (subscribers can join) Guoshui regular group: 828169039 (join without verification) The author has completed several novels, including Infinite Postman, I Have a House in the Underworld, and Horror Weibo (Ce 0Votes156.1kRecs351.8kFans
- 70 EN Cultivation Starts After Three Years of Transmigration 修真从穿越三年开始 Three years, then another three. In that time, transmigrators in other stories have already become emperors and risen to the very top. Yet after three years in this world, Zhang Qingyuan, armed with a lousy proficiency panel that lets him see his skills but not improve them, is still just an unknown among the tens of thousands of outer disciples of the Yunshui Sect. Please stop complaining about the formatting. Published chapters can’t be edited, but it should be fixed around the time the 0Votes458.1kRecs542.2kFans
- 71 I Wish I Had a System to Hide My True Self 好想有个系统掩饰自己 System Diary. Year 213: I suddenly realized that something about my Host seemed a little off. We were still working together happily, and the Host was very cooperative. Year 217: The Host somehow and effortlessly killed an entity I had deemed impossible to defeat. Year 219: I discovered traces left behind by other Systems on the Host. I tried to decipher the information hidden in those traces. The information was decoded later that year. After organizing it, I obtained the following message: Run 0Votes66kRecs201.7kFans
- 72 As Long as There's Love, Even an Urban Legend Is Fine 只要有爱就算是都市传说也可以 Beneath the dim yellow streetlights. “Am I beautiful?” the Slit-Mouthed Woman asked Takagi Naohito. “Beautiful.” “Then... what about this?” The Slit-Mouthed Woman took off her mask. Takagi Naohito immediately kissed her. A new novel by an author with absolutely no scruples. My previous completed novels are Konoha's Medical Diary and Spoiling the Plot Is Always Fun. I won't put it behind a paywall unless it gets results, so read with confidence. 0Votes99.8kRecs106.6kFans
- 73 EN Lord of Mysteries: My Years as the Aurora Order’s Outside Help 诡秘：我给极光会当外援那些年 A Lord of the Mysteries fan fiction. An Outer God living undercover on Earth. The author is letting loose. See the first chapter for details. 16Votes78.4kRecs122.2kFans
- 74 The Empress's Divine Star Card Master 女帝的神级星卡师 Luo Feng transmigrates to another world, where he finds not only all kinds of flashy cards, but also an Empress who’s been his childhood friend! Here, Star Card Masters craft Star Cards from materials, build decks, and battle! [Sword]+ [Defense Tower]+ [Flame]= Cautious Hero. [Ape Blood]+ [Mysterious Iron Rod]+ [Stone]= Great Sage, Equal to Heaven. [Mutated Eyeball]+ [Sword]+ [Thunder Spirit Orb]+ [Hamster]= Uchiha Pikachu. The match begins. Two Star Card Masters show off their decks: Everyone e 0Votes160.6kRecs380.3kFans
- 75 Urban Legends of a Holy Knight 都市圣骑异闻录 Jiang Feng had only dozed off secretly during class. When he woke, he heard his deskmate ask him a question. “Hey, when we pick our classes next semester, are you going with paladin or shaman?” “What!?” 0Votes248.9kRecs247.8kFans
- 76 Opening an Intelligence Shop in the Detective World 在柯学世界开情报屋 New book: Tokyo's Life-for-Cash Supernatural Game Gin: “If your enemy is out in the open and you're in the shadows, what would you do?” Information Broker: “Hmm... I’d investigate her background and gather intel on her while building a relationship with her. I’d do everything I could to get her to spend more time with me and grow dependent on me, gradually uncovering all her secrets.” “Because the sweeter the honeymoon period, the more fiercely despair burns when it all falls apart.” “When the s 0Votes44.8kRecs185.8kFans
- 77 The Bionic Era 仿生纪元 Lu Wen is reborn as a housekeeping android. He thinks he’ll spend the rest of his life doing chores. But on his first day in his employer’s home, he receives two instructions: “Don’t go to the third floor.” “Dig a hole in the backyard big enough to bury an adult. Make it deep.” 0Votes31.3kRecs80.2kFans
- 78 EN Infinite Horror Game 无限诡异游戏 Rules feed on gods, and gods offer all living beings as sacrifices. The eerie game is a trap, and the resurgence of the occult is its medium. Beneath the austere veneer lies an indescribable terror. Unwilling to be shackled by fate, Si Qi leaps beyond his restraints. He shreds morality and dances alone on the boundary between black and white; he breaks free of the rules and builds his own 7Votes55.7kRecs233.6kFans
- 79 High Martial: I Inherited the Evil Organization from the Game 高武：我继承了游戏里的邪恶组织 People don’t have to pay for the sins they commit in games, right~ So, In reality, I’m timid and submissive, but in games, I strike with all my might. In reality, I obey the law and love peace; in games, I leave not a blade of grass standing and rivers of blood in my wake. Originally, There shouldn’t have been any problem, Until the timelines of the game and reality overlapped, and I actually inherited the extremely evil organization I had created in the game… 14Votes106.5kRecs596.1kFans
- 80 EN Myriad Hearts 万千之心 This is the story of an ordinary person who unexpectedly obtains a System that randomly gives him all kinds of identities and backgrounds. Every week, he receives a randomly generated identity. Assassin, hypnotist, mage, martial artist, ancient race, member of a mysterious organization, secret chairman of a massive multinational conglomerate, and more... Random identities, extraordinary journeys. A new book sets sail: Hidden Dead Ends, a tale of future horror. Give it a try! 0Votes915.8kRecs972.7kFans
- 81 My Wife Really Isn’t a Snake Demon 娘子真不是蛇妖 A beautiful wife falls from the sky, along with a fortune worth millions. Thanks to a mysterious marriage contract, Chen Mu, a lowly constable, inexplicably gained a beautiful wife and a vast fortune. His wife, surnamed Bai, was as lovely as a celestial maiden. He also had a flirtatious maid by his side named Xiao Qing. Then one day, a monk covered in golden dragon tattoos suddenly came to find him and revealed a shocking secret: “Good sir, your wife isn’t human. She’s... a demon!” What left Che 0Votes178kRecs564.2kFans
- 82 I Have a Boss Template 我有BOSS模板 Fake Boss: Sets out to rule the world, appears at max level, but only works behind the scenes. His countless minions keep feeding themselves to the heroes, and in the end, he dies at the hands of a hero two major tiers below him. Real Boss: An HP bar long enough to make you despair, massive-area AOE skills, immune to control effects and impossible to kill outright. The corpses of the heroes who come to die every day can pile up into a mountain… … Xu Xian transmigrated, with a Boss template in hi 0Votes102.3kRecs171.2kFans
- 83 Lord of the Mysteries: The Outer God Is Actually Me 诡秘：外神竟是我自己 After transmigrating into the world of Lord of the Mysteries, Lin Ruo became the spirit behind the Fool, Klein. As a transmigrator with plenty of experience, Lin Ruo was far from happy about it, but fortunately, he still had the supernatural ability he'd gained in his previous world: [Truth and Fallacy]. [Truth and Fallacy] is a rule-based supernatural ability. [Truth] can guide fate, while [Fallacy] twists reality. Using [Truth and Fallacy], Lin Ruo first tore up 008's script. Then, in order to 2Votes78.9kRecs181.2kFans
- 84 EN Absurd Deduction Game 荒诞推演游戏 An eerie mansion is steeped in the unknowable and uncanny, and criminals skilled at hiding lurk within. Yu Xing clutches a dagger, looking like a lamb ready for slaughter in front of the big shots. A scraping, rustling sound comes from the attic, as if something is crawling. His temporary teammates say, “Go investigate the attic.” Yu Xing: “All right...” A monster blocks their only escape route. His temporary teammates say, “Go draw it away. Hurry, or we'll make sure you don' 11Votes310kRecs489.8kFans
- 85 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
- 86 Fight, Ancestors! 战斗吧祖先大人 In the year 3018, Han Tang was thawed and released after sleeping for a thousand years in a human cryogenic pod. In an instant, he found himself in a magnificent new era of interstellar civilization. The age on his ID had also changed from twenty-one to one thousand and twenty-one. 0Votes676.3kRecs58.7kFans
- 87 Game Copper Coins Can Be Cashed Out 游戏铜币能提现 When copper coins in Rate the Land can be cashed out, Ning Xiu, a monthly-card player who started with 128, fulfills the dreams of countless free-to-play players. “First, top up ten packs of 648.” “Pull the full 300-draw limit.” Conquer Rate the Land, starting from Season 1. Perks VIP group: Join the main group and send the administrator a screenshot showing your full-subscription purchase. 0Votes215.1kRecs161.4kFans
- 88 EN Nightmare Assault 噩梦惊袭 Horror, supernatural, infinite-worlds. Focused on the plot, no romance. That's pretty much it. 47Votes163.2kRecs970.1kFans
- 89 Reborn in the Startup Era 重生创业时代 Xu Yiyang, who only achieved greatness in middle age, returned to 1999 in a dream. At this turning point between millennia and centuries, he realized one truth: Not only should one become famous early, but one should also start a business and make money early! 0Votes330.6kRecs233.8kFans
- 90 A Stroll Through Japan’s Warring States 日本战国走一遭 No womanizing, no harem, no struggle for supremacy, unification if the mood strikes; No System, no cheats, no famous warlord, just coasting through life; Set in the Warring States era, with history and made-up parts; the story ends when the characters die; Read if you like it. If you don’t, complain, but don’t leave without giving it a click. 0Votes375.5kRecs0Fans
- 91 Lü Bu's Grand Ambitions and Hegemonic Career 吕布之雄图霸业 New book: Cultivation: I Just Want to Join a Major Sect and Keep a Low Profile. A Fangtian Halberd in hand, Red Hare beneath him: Lu Bu, the greatest divine general of the Three Kingdoms! This is a story of reborn Lu Bu versus Liu Bian, a transmigrator with a general-summoning System, versus prodigies who crash into the story with absurdly high stats. With the history of a thousand years in his hands and a million troops in his heart, watch the Flying General run wild. 0Votes126.2kRecs87.2kFans
- 92 The Strongman Who Walked Out of a Psychiatric Hospital 从精神病院走出的强者 Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital is full of talent. Lin Fan: I am absolutely not a psychiatric patient. I’m a perfectly normal person who likes to cultivate. I just touch power outlets, climb high-voltage cabinets, and stand on the rooftop during thunderstorms to perform staff techniques for the heavens. Old Director of Qingshan: Son, let’s talk this out. Don’t do anything rash. Director Li: And you still say you’re not a psychiatric patient? Evil Thing: I’m just passing through. Please don’t eat m 0Votes342.9kRecs569.9kFans
- 93 Seeking the Dao at Mount Emei 问道峨眉 After transmigrating decades ago, Lu Xuan spent half his life seeking the Dao. Before he knew it, he had reached old age, yet he still hadn’t found the way in. With his vitality fading and his essence depleted, he decided to return to his hometown and use what little time he had left to benefit the local community. But after many twists and turns, he came upon a copy of Notes on the Waterways and Rivers of Jiujiang at the place where he was born... 0Votes134.5kRecs127.1kFans
- 94 The Pan-Dimensional Chat Group 泛次元聊天群 After transmigrating, Gu Yunze finally reached the pinnacle of another world through diligent (heaven-given) study and hard (against all odds) training. Then a cheat called a chat group came along. In The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Zhang Sanfeng descends Wudang in seven steps, his white hair turning black as the Yin-Yang Taiji fish knock on heaven's gate. “At worst, this old Daoist will return to the martial world and remain undefeated for another sixty years!” In Strange Tales from a Chines 0Votes81.2kRecs164.6kFans
- 95 The Northern Ode 北颂 Kou Ji’s soul transmigrates to the Northern Song Dynasty, where he becomes the great-grandson of Kou Zhun, the legendary prime minister. As the son of a third-generation official, he should have been riding horses and hawks, living the most brazen life of a spoiled heir. But after he arrives in the capital, Bianjing, with a letter from his dirt-cheap father inviting him to come enjoy the good life, he discovers... His grandfather, Kou Zhun, seems to be in trouble! 3Votes468.3kRecs475.5kFans
- 96 The Cult Leader's Retired Life 教主的退休日常 The greedy owner of an inn turns out to be the retired leader of a demonic cult, while the lowly errand boy is secretly skilled in Buddhist powers. As a once-invincible figure, Wang Ye must hide his identity and abilities to get by in the tumultuous jianghu. He doesn’t care about the status, martial arts, or fame that ordinary people pursue. All he wants is to lounge around and live off others until the day he dies. Taking on the greatest gang in the land, offering advice to a drunken, down-and- 0Votes110.3kRecs504.9kFans
- 97 A Feast of Fear 惊惧盛宴 It all began with a trip. Consciousness, existence... A gaze from beyond the dimensions, and the heart's redemption through truth. Step into another world, where... a terrifying feast is underway! 0Votes74.5kRecs409.7kFans
- 98 EN This Ninja Isn't Strong, But He Sure Knows How to Court Death! 这个忍者明明不强却过分作死 Ding! System activation mission initiated! Look at that decrepit old man on the verge of death in front of you. Let’s pull out his oxygen tube and help him on his way. Give him a sincerely compassionate smile~ Shigong Aoba is dumbfounded. That decrepit old man this dog of a System is talking about seems pretty powerful... He glances at the tube from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path sticking out behind the “age spots,” and says nothing. In fact, he almost wants to laugh... You call that thing 0Votes176.7kRecs310.7kFans
- 99 Terror at High Altitude 颤栗高空 I woke up more than a thousand meters in the air. I was at the top of a stone pillar that soared into the clouds. How did I get up here? How am I supposed to get down? Help! 0Votes442.5kRecs835.8kFans
- 100 The Movie Emperor's Reincarnation Across the Heavens 影帝的诸天轮回 Short on money, Su Yi took a temporary job as an extra, never expecting it to launch him on a journey through the myriad heavens. In "The Rocking Sky", he leads the band to break into the big leagues and becomes a new-generation rock drumming sensation! In "Infernal Affairs II", he becomes Luo Ji, Ngai Wing-hau's bodyguard, and saves both his own life and Inspector Lu's. From extra to featured extra, suppo 0Votes216.5kRecs289.6kFans
