Novels like I Really Just Want to Be a Cook
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- 1 The Legend of Jiang Chen 江辰传奇 In the world of Moxiao, during the era of the Five Barbarians and Sixteen Kingdoms, a chivalrous hero rises from obscurity. He enters the world to cultivate immortality, follows the martial path to the Dao, and cleaves open the Heavenly Gate with his sword. At last, he attains the carefree fruit of the Dao and shatters the void. A young man leaves a cold valley with a horse, a jug of wine, a travel pack, and a sword. He has spent ten years tempering his blade, and now its edge shines bright. Hua 0Votes31Recs1Fans
- 2 The Unorthodox Marshal of Chang'an 长安不良帅 A System? Spiritual qi revival? Martial arts? Mystery? This is a story that seems pretty messed up, because the System really did reward the protagonist with an egg. It’s also a poisonous story, because the protagonist really does become poisonous later on! “Host, you have successfully captured a Yellow-Rank bandit. Congratulations, you have earned three thousand Merit Points. You can exchange them for a new martial skill or sixty years of internal energy. You can also save them. Would you like 0Votes551Recs95Fans
- 3 I Have a Blade in Hand 我有一刀在手 The blade is in hand, follow me. The guns are shaking, blood is flowing. 0Votes142.4kRecs83.6kFans
- 4 Reincarnated as a Hound of the Imperial Court 轮回之朝廷鹰犬 In the Ming court, the hereditary Imperial Guards kept watch over all the officials. In the late Northern Song, the martial world and the imperial court alike recognized him as a great general. Amid the upheavals at the end of the Sui, he served as the chief administrator of an entire region. Yet the realm had never belonged to him. He was Ying Quan, destined to be a pawn of the court! How would he struggle between the imperial court and the martial world? All he could do was follow his heart an 0Votes6kRecs22.5kFans
- 5 The Great Dao Across All Worlds 诸世大罗 In the Tianxuan Realm, where martial prowess reigns supreme, the Three Pure Ones' Dao lineage dominates the Divine Land, the three generations of Buddhist traditions spread salvation across the Western Lands, and aristocratic clans, imperial dynasties, unorthodox sects, and demons all vie for supremacy. Chu Mu brought the Kunlun Mirror with him when he transmigrated into this world. Starting out as a hostage of the Yuding Sect, he reflected the myriad heavens and advanced step by step toward bec 0Votes71.6kRecs137.7kFans
- 6 A Mysterious World Beneath the Cyberpunk Surface 赛博朋克下的神秘世界 Blessed by Cthulhu, is it a curse of misfortune or a gift from the Old Ones? As he delves into dungeons time and again, Han Zichuan continues to mutate, gradually uncovering the secrets of a mysterious world. In the end, he will break the cycle of fate and cast off the shackles of destiny. Dungeons, aether, mutations, the uncanny, Cthulhu, cyberpunk, a mysterious world... 0Votes13.1kRecs20.4kFans
- 7 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
- 8 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
- 9 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
- 10 Ace Special Forces Soldier in TV Dramas and Movies 影视剧里的王牌特种兵 It was Zheng Yingqi’s turn to tell his story. He leaned slowly against the box, gazed up at the sky, and began: “Well, I trained in Soldiers Sortie, and I put rookies through the wringer in the world of I Am a Commando. “Later, I fought in Drawing Sword and served in Band of Brothers.” Someone interrupted him: “Is that all?” Zheng Yingqi shook his head and continued in a measured voice: “Besides those, there were also Enemy at the Gates, Black Hawk Down, and…” 0Votes160.3kRecs174.9kFans
- 11 Three Thousand Iron Cavalrymen Conquer the Myriad Worlds 三千铁骑纵横诸天 This is a world where everyone can awaken innate supernatural abilities through technology. The protagonist’s awakened ability is transmigrate. With the powerful biotechnology of his home world, he carries an army wherever he goes. Iron hooves thunder as they sweep across thousands of miles of mountains and rivers. Wherever my cavalry rides, I am king. Across countless worlds, who dares to hold themselves above me? Crush all who refuse to submit. The cavalry is the truth. My new book, Longevity: 0Votes98.8kRecs104kFans
- 12 The Unrivaled Expert of the Embroidered Uniform Guard 锦衣卫之绝世高手 Ning Chen, reborn from the flames of a great fire, has spent nine years studying, but that is only the beginning; By chance, he awakens a golden finger: a lottery System; Peerless martial arts, divine weapons, and all manner of rare treasures, even martial arts masters who existed only in fiction in his previous life: with enough luck, he could win them all. The only problem is that his unscrupulous adoptive father makes a habit of setting him up. Ning Chen had planned to live as a carefree, wel 0Votes13.3kRecs31.5kFans
- 13 Goat Simulator 山羊模拟器 A magical journey starring a goofy goat. A novel told from a goat’s point of view. A crazy goat makes for plenty of laughs. Currently unlocked: (Healing Goat) (DJ Goat) (Rainbow Goat) (Fortune-Telling Goat) (Bodybuilding Goat) (Evil Goat) (Laser Goat) (Breeding Goat) (Sealing Goat) Reader group: 758907150 0Votes10.2kRecs0Fans
- 14 The Superbrain Eunuch 超脑太监 Reborn as a little eunuch sent to Xiaoling to grow vegetables, he finds himself in a world where martial arts thrive. His brain has fused with a supercomputer from his original world, giving him thought speeds dozens of times faster than an ordinary person and allowing him to circulate his inner energy just as quickly. One day of cultivation is worth a year for anyone else. ...But I’m not a man anymore! What do I do?! 0Votes357.4kRecs290.4kFans
- 15 The Old-School Academic 旧日学霸 You read An Introduction to the Occult. Subject knowledge +100! You read A Rough Guide to Basic Potions and instinctively mastered the Banshee's Wail potion! You read The Theory of Magodynamic Energy and successfully built a ghostfire motorcycle that runs on water! You begin to ponder. You have been pondering for ten minutes. This is a world where learning makes your SAN score drop. Here, spiritual qi revival is underway, the Old Gods are watching, and demons run rampant. It is filled with all k 0Votes56.9kRecs195.3kFans
- 16 After Ten Years of Sharpening My Sword, I Can Finally Cut Loose 磨了10年剑的我终于可以浪了 Ten years honing a sword, all for the moment it can flash its edge! After transmigrating into the world of a wuxia game he'd played for over a year, Bai Li decides he only has one life. Picking a fight with heaven and earth right from the start, getting chased like a rabbit and fleeing for his life, and risking death at every turn: that's a quest best left to other transmigrators. Our motto is to lie low and grow stronger first, using our knowledge of this world to get a head start on leveling u 0Votes97.1kRecs269.2kFans
- 17 My Robot Girlfriend Says I'm a Super Green, Super Strong Guy 机器女友说我超绿超强 New book: Reborn as a Merchant, Too. My robot girlfriend says I'm destined to turn green in this life. Many people spend their lives worrying about death. I can't die, yet I'm troubled because I can't find a way to do it. I once tried jumping off a building, but the ground got smashed through instead. I once tried slitting my wrists, but the knife snapped. I even tried hanging myself, but the steel wire on Earth was just too weak. So, troubled, I came to a magical continent. I thought it was a n 0Votes19.3kRecs0Fans
- 18 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
- 19 Lord of Thunder 雷霆之主 I am the Lord of Thunder! Reborn in a world where martial arts flourish, I carry a fragmentary Thunder Seal. With the Thunder Seal in hand, I reign supreme beneath the heavens! 0Votes250.7kRecs102.8kFans
- 20 Starting in the Hong Kong Cinema Universe 从港综位面开始 Ordinary Li Cheng suddenly gained the Myriad Worlds Daily Good Deed System and began his transmigration journey. His first stop: the vast Hong Kong cinema universe. 1Votes185kRecs137.5kFans
- 21 It’s Great to Be the Villain 反派就很无敌 Mai Fan’s grandfather has gone missing. Who could that kind old man have made enemies with? Following the clues, Mai Fan finds a diary. For some inexplicable reason, it triggers a series of villain missions… It turns out he is the successor to the great villains of various worlds. Hahaha, what a disaster! His grandfather botched every single villain mission! 0Votes101.7kRecs129.5kFans
- 22 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
- 23 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
- 24 My Teacher Is a Top Student 我的老师是学霸 Do you want to become a top student? Want an easy recommendation to Tsinghua or Peking University? Want to bask in the admiring gazes of the struggling students? Want to win so many competition prizes you won't know what to do with them? Then hurry up and open this book. Listen to Teacher Gu's wisdom! In short, this is the story of how the protagonist accidentally became the greatest teacher in the world! 0Votes123.8kRecs142.1kFans
- 25 This Big Shot Is a Little Too Cautious 这个大佬有点苟 The moment Lin Chuan transmigrated, he felt the deep hostility this world held toward him. Not only had he contracted this world's terminal illness, but he also had no powerful family to rely on. After graduating from the academy in four years, he was set to become another corporate drone in the new world... Yet everyone else saw this young man with narrow, smiling eyes very differently... Lin Chuan's classmates: He's a second-rate cripple with a chronic illness, destined never to achieve anythi 1Votes270.1kRecs300.6kFans
- 26 EN A Certain Magical Hogwarts 某魔法的霍格沃茨 (New book: Descending into the World Starting from Naruto) Hogwarts is a strange place. A Dark Lord whose plastic surgery went wrong gets rejected for a job. A white-haired old man wearing two pairs of wool socks still feels cold in summer. A Potions professor who never washes his hair is afraid of going bald, and the groundskeeper loves petting dragons! William had planned to spend seven ordinary years there, until one night, the doorknob to the common room went missing... 0Votes150.7kRecs396.7kFans
- 27 I Can Exchange for Merit Templates 我可以兑换功德模板 When you're rich, every breath you take is pure swagger... Redeem the Golden Flood Dragon template and transform into a flood dragon, stirring up wind and waves. Redeem the True Dragon template and bring the true dragon into the world, wielding divine authority. Redeem the Golden Crow template and become the sun incarnate, the source of all fire, born with ten suns... It begins with the cat-swapping-for-the-prince tale, reimagined as a xianxia story, then Heaven sends a prince to the Song Dynast 0Votes212.1kRecs208.6kFans
- 28 Primordial World Investigator 洪荒调查员 Feng Xue transmigrated into the Primordial World. In his first life, he died; in his second life, he perished. Looking back toward home, all he saw was a swaddling cloth. In his third life, he worked hard at farming, only to lose his life when the dragon turned over. In the blink of an eye, another reincarnation came. The blank paper was completed, merit descended, and possessing a jade brought disaster, leaving a spiritual treasure as his burial object. Now it is his fifth life, and this time, 0Votes94.1kRecs148.3kFans
- 29 EN I Am a Legendary BOSS 我是传奇BOSS New book: The Joy of Demonic Cultivation Is Something You Wouldn’t Understand What should you do if you transmigrate into an NPC? The thought took root and sprouted deep in William’s mind! So he made up his mind. He would become the strongest NPC in history. Stack the thickest armor and take the hardest hits! Who says NPCs have to be killed by players? Who says NPCs have to level up slower than players? Who says NPCs have to drop their gear? I can drop even more... Ahem, ahem. Anyway, dying is o 2Votes292.7kRecs301.8kFans
- 30 Seizing Wei 执魏 The division between Hu and Han, the national grudges and family feuds from before the Jin dynasty: north and south made no distinction. The Hu and Han peoples mingled, ushering in the great age of the Tang. The Northern and Southern Dynasties: did they begin with the Hu and end with the Han? No! Did they begin with the Hu and end with the Hu? Not that either! They began with the Hu and ended with a man who was neither Hu nor Han, yet both Hu and Han: Yang Jian. In 424 AD, a man from a later age 0Votes10.7kRecs20.2kFans
- 31 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
- 32 The Days I Didn't Want to Be the Demon Emperor 我不想当妖皇的日子 [An Invincible Protagonist] Ding! You have gained the talent [Divine Insight], which lets you comprehend the world and draw power from it. You discover that you don't have to do anything at all to gain one random “skill orb” from the area you are in each day. Ding! You settle in the royal capital. You do nothing but lounge around, yet grow stronger by the day. After living there for 16 years, you have mastered every cultivation technique in the capital. You begin traveling far and wide, yet 0Votes303kRecs497.2kFans
- 33 Supreme Destiny System 至尊天命系统 Reborn in a new life, Xia Li has a System that grants him every cultivation technique and martial skill from the world of martial arts. Lingbo Micro-Step, ethereal and dustless; the Swift Shadow Transformation, chasing clouds and racing the moon; Dugu Nine Swords, renowned throughout the universe; the Overbearing Fist, shaking the past and dazzling the present; This is the story of a young martial artist with peerless techniques who gradually becomes the strongest warrior under heaven. 0Votes34.8kRecs95.4kFans
- 34 EN Selling Treasure Chests from Naruto 从火影开始卖罐子 After transmigrating to the Naruto world, he also gets a trading System for all things. Thus begins Shen Mo's journey as a merchant selling jars throughout the worlds. Tsunade: Shizune, don't stop me! I'm getting a resurrection coin out of a jar today, no matter what! Sasuke Uchiha: Opening jars can really make you stronger? I'll spend my entire fortune on them. I have to surpass that man! Gol D. Roger: Why is nobody looking for my treasure anymore? Everyone's buying jars instead. Mikoto Misaka: 1Votes281.1kRecs365.8kFans
- 35 EN Spy Across the Multiverse 诸天谍影 (Over ten thousand words every day, more prolific than a sow) The myriad worlds and espionage: two things that sound unrelated. How did they end up together? After their opportunities were snatched away, their legacies stolen, their beauties abducted, and all manner of other plundering, the myriad worlds finally fought back, launching an infiltration of the Temple of the Lord God behind the Reincarnators. As the first spy to infiltrate the Temple of the Lord God, I have to admit, I’m pretty nerv 0Votes462.9kRecs327.5kFans
- 36 Pretending to Be a Good Person in the World of Detective Conan 在柯学世界装好人 “Do you really want me to save someone?” He looked at the victim trembling before him, then at the items in his inventory: [Decapitation Wire], [The Killer's Gift], [Universal Anesthetic], [Invisibility Potion]... Shiraishi touched the hideous mask on his face and fell into thought. “The freeloader at the distillery” “What does anything my secret identi 0Votes174.8kRecs225.5kFans
- 37 Host 宿主 Parasitizing in cellular form, choosing a Host requires great care. No one could have imagined that civilization would be destroyed in war. I am a barbarian, and I am also human. 0Votes246.9kRecs244.3kFans
- 38 Wilderness Livestream: Alone at the Edge of the World 荒野直播之独闯天涯 A down-and-out writer who knows martial arts unexpectedly gains a Wilderness Livestream System, and from then on, his life is never the same! At his hometown, Mount Qingfeng, he revisits the memories of his childhood. At the Three Gorges of the Yangtze, he heads upstream, carving his achievements into the milestones! In Shennongjia, on the roof of China, he tests his survival skills to the limit and investigates the legend of the vanished wild men. At Namtso in Tibet, he walks through a realm of 0Votes188.4kRecs193.7kFans
- 39 Tianlu Star Is Chatting Again Today 天禄星今天又在水群 In the Primordial World, I am Tian Lu, a Star Lord and one of the 48,000 malevolent stars. I'm an old slacker. 1Votes105.8kRecs183.7kFans
- 40 Starting with Contract Spirits 从契约精灵开始 In this world, even mountains, rivers, plants, and trees can become spirits, and antique swords can give birth to souls. Beyond the arts and sciences, there is also a Spirit Studies department. Spirit Tamers are the most popular profession. Make pacts with spirits and raise them! Uncover hidden paths of evolution! Create brand-new spirit forms… When asked how he felt about becoming a legendary Spirit Tamer, a pioneer of evolution, the father of awakenings, and a shining light of the Allianc 0Votes268.4kRecs257.6kFans
- 41 I Don't Care About Box Office Returns 我拍戏不在乎票房 One day, Chu Shun, a shameless scoundrel who would take off his pants even to hang himself and would rather die than save face, transmigrated to a parallel world and obtained a System called the [Film Fund]. What was it like to make movies without worrying about losing money and without needing investors? “As a director, I never care about box office results!” So Chu Shun brought out Kill Bill, only for it to be rejected for a theatrical release permit, as everyone had expected, because it was t 1Votes209.5kRecs331.1kFans
- 42 Bringing the System to the Tang Dynasty 带着系统来大唐 The Kaiyuan era of the Great Tang Dynasty should have been the time when China began its rise to the pinnacle of greatness. Instead, it ended in the An Lushan Rebellion. Emperor Li Longji, the central figure in the Tang Dynasty's fourth Xuanwu Gate Incident, led the empire in repelling the Tubo, Turks, Khitans, and every other foreign power during the Kaiyuan era. Yet in the end, he was also the one who plunged the Great Tang into decline. Was it because of Consort Wu Hui, or because of Yang Gui 0Votes1MRecs498.3kFans
- 43 EN Dying to Replace the Living 死而替生 At the end of his rope, on the brink of death and despair, Le Yu shouted: “If you’ve got the guts, kill me.” His enemy sneered: “I’ve never heard such a strange request.” Le Yu died. Then Le Yu came back to life, inside his enemy’s body. This is the story of a man who possesses whoever kills him. “Why are all the people who kill me cunning, notorious warlords and geniuses, with complicated backgrounds, a million quest lines, and lives that could end at any moment?” “Can’t some honest, down-to-ea 4Votes430.2kRecs409.4kFans
- 44 There Might Be a Big Shot in My Family 我家可能有位大佬 Jiang Zuo has a beautiful wife, but she’s often away on business. What for? She isn’t busy cheating on him. She’s secretly out slaying demons and vanquishing evil. After learning the truth, Jiang Zuo sighed again and again. It seemed he couldn’t sit on the sidelines anymore. For the sake of their happy married life, Jiang Zuo could only step in from the shadows. Slay demons and vanquish evil? Keep the order of Heaven and Earth? No problem, as long as his wife is happy. I’ve opened som 0Votes575.2kRecs697.4kFans
- 45 This Monk Doesn't Want to Be a Movie Star 贫僧不想当影帝 [One-line synopsis] A young warrior monk gets dragged into show business by his twin brother, and accidentally becomes an award-winning actor. [Full synopsis] Xu Zhen is an orphan who grew up in a temple. The old abbot raised him single-handedly. Though they are not father and son, they are closer than most. Xu Zhen planned to formally take the vows after turning twenty and spend the rest of his life caring for his master. But when he was eighteen, a man claiming to be his older brother got in t 0Votes279.3kRecs328.6kFans
- 46 The Mountain God in the City 山神在都市 Lin Nan, a live-in son-in-law, unexpectedly merges with a Mountain God’s divine essence. He thinks his fate is about to change beyond recognition, but when he looks at the bustling city before him, he is stunned. The mountains are gone. What use is there in being a Mountain God now? 0Votes18.1kRecs36.5kFans
- 47 EN The Unremarkable Senior Brother 平平无奇大师兄 Lu Changsheng was having a hard time. He had transmigrated into an immortal-hero world with the face of a protagonist. His extraordinary presence captivated everyone. Whenever he broke through a cultivation realm, the heavens and earth filled with visions. One poem from him could astonish the scholars of the land. Even casually reciting a few lines from the Dao De Jing, the Zhuangzi, or the Huangting Scripture would bring flowers raining from the sky, rays of light stretching for thousands of mi 0Votes4MRecs4.2MFans
- 48 Lord of the Nine Stars 九星之主 Cold stars shine on the halberd, the moon lights the bow; the dragon sparrow’s rumbling wheels startle the snowy night. Half a page of fame lies beyond a thousand mountains; silver blossoms and fiery trees adorn the hometown. “I, Rong Taotao, will one day become the master of those nine stars.” That year, a boy with a little backpack, naturally curly hair, and a Fangtian Huaji halberd in hand said those words on a rooftop. … My completed four-million-word novel, Nine Star Burden, is also availab 2Votes1.3MRecs751.7kFans
- 49 You Can’t Outrun Me, Can You? 你跑不过我吧 Reporter: Officer Mu, what's the most fundamental factor affecting a city's crime clearance rate? Mu Yuan: Me. 0Votes759.9kRecs403.9kFans
- 50 Monsters Die When They're Killed 怪物被杀就会死 Anyone who is different from ordinary people is a monster Born with supernatural powers, he can make a hundred ghosts flee wherever he goes. Crushing bones is no different from crushing butter cookies. Being so extraordinary isn't necessarily a good thing. For ten years, Su Zhou traveled far and wide searching for others like himself in this seemingly ordinary world, but found nothing… until the sudden sp 17Votes1.2MRecs1.7MFans
