Novels like The Star Spy Family
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Star Spy Family, best match first.
- 1 Shatang 莎棠 A lowly cultivator and a transmigration failure chance upon the Shatang Sword, then swear two contradictory oaths. Ascend to immortality?! Or meet an inevitable downfall?! “...All I ask is to settle every score, root out every enemy, and wipe out the entire clan of anyone who dares offend me!” “...All I ask is to have a clear conscience and never do to others what I would not want done to myself... 0Votes9.9kRecs0Fans
- 2 Forbidden Places to Eat 探店禁忌 With short-video platforms booming, livestreamers who visit shops and restaurants have sprung up like fish swimming upstream. Lin Yu's shop-review team quickly rode the wave, becoming a marketing account with six million followers. But no one knows that behind the fun, entertaining videos they film lie countless extraordinary experiences, along with one dangerous and uncanny challenge after another... 0Votes3.7kRecs35.5kFans
- 3 A Guide to Recovering from Heartbreak in the Cultivation World 修真界失恋康复指南 On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, with the Lantern Festival approaching, Qinghe City was festooned with lanterns and decorations, dragon dances winding through the streets, while white deer and immortal cranes flowed endlessly through the bustling markets... And I fell out of love that day. A short story. The source is a strange emotional product born from an experience of romantic frustration in a distant era. 0Votes16.2kRecs18.4kFans
- 4 The Assassin He Chunxia 刺客何春夏 My name is He Chunxia. I’m very, very old now. Haha, at least I haven’t gotten so old that I’m about to die. Old people all hate the rain. The sound brings back memories and makes you think of things that once burst into bloom in your life. It poured today, so I had no choice but to polish my swords at home. I have seven swords, and they’re all much older than I am, the old relics. We’ve all lived to see a world where no one uses swords. I’ve become the last swordswoman in the world. Three hundr 0Votes10.9kRecs40.1kFans
- 5 Planeswalker: The War of My Plane 旅法师之我的位面战争 This is the story of a planeswalker... 0Votes44kRecs29.3kFans
- 6 Beyond the Burning Embers 燃烬之余 The world has become a wasteland, and the brilliance of civilization has faded away. Humanity has not been wiped out, and the sun's afterglow still illuminates the world. A surviving scavenger walks through the wilderness of a fallen world, dreaming of the distant future. He carries hope in his heart, longing to find a place to settle before that hope runs dry, to carve out a future with his own hands, and to build an immortal monument upon the ashes of the apocalypse. Novel discussion group QQ: 0Votes748.6kRecs58.4kFans
- 7 A Song of Breaking Formations in the Distant Mountains 远山破阵曲 I want to be a loyal son of a distant land, and a fleeting lover of the material world. I want to become a candle, lighting the darkness far away. If you see a flame in the dark, oh, that's me. 46Votes345.4kRecs231.3kFans
- 8 A Mage's Tale: The False Dragon Lives Forever 法师故事：假龙永生 When Els Lipp came to his senses, his first thought was that he must never die a second time. Since magic could grant immortality in this world, that became his foremost goal. There were many paths to immortality. He didn't want to be a servant of the gods, a puppet of the undead, or a spirit lingering from the past... He wanted to enjoy the pleasures of life as the mightiest creature alive. He wanted to become an immortal true dragon. No such dragon existed, so he would have to create one for h 0Votes28.1kRecs25.8kFans
- 9 Path to Immortality, Beginning with the Life-Prolonging Lamp 从延命灯开始的长生路 In the southern lands lives a Taoist who keeps ghosts and commands spirits. His fame resounds across the four corners of the realm, and his footsteps tread the imperial capital. I stumbled upon the path of ghost immortality, my heart bound by resentment to the Impermanence. Ask not about the ways of the immortals: they brook no constraints. I am no child of the immortals, only an ordinary man! A son of a respectable family in the prefecture, he forged a marriage pact in the underworld. Between t 5Votes44.2kRecs82.2kFans
- 10 The Ten Great Strange Cases of the Martial World 江湖十大奇案 The martial world isn’t about fighting and killing. It’s about human relationships and the ways of the world. Those who practice Wing Chun or train in Baji have a skill, but that doesn’t mean they’re part of the martial world. The various walks of life are scattered across the land. Actors, caravan guards, con artists, acrobats, thieves… Even someone carrying a shoulder pole through the streets, selling dates, is part of the martial world. People of the martial world have countless outlandish, b 0Votes14.7kRecs27.9kFans
- 11 EN Warm Dragon 温暖的龙 The fire burns ever brighter, and more and more people carry its flame. Beneath a land blanketed in snow, dragons awaken from the magma, elves dance among the crops, and mushrooms run about happily. At this moment, Russell Glowcap raises the burning sword in his hand and, in the name of the Dragon Knight, is crowned King of Flame. … Dragons and elves set sail once more. This time, they farm in a frozen wasteland! Bai Yuhan’s painstaking 2024 masterpiece. Don’t miss it! 0Votes91.6kRecs233.5kFans
- 12 The Netherworld Skin-Painting Scroll 幽冥画皮卷 The print edition has been published. It is titled Formless and available from platforms such as Qidian and JD.com. Generally speaking, Li Wuxiang gives himself a little maintenance every six months or every five thousand li. The main jobs are tending to his outer layer and renovating his internal organs, with a little fatty fluid added if necessary. When applying a new skin, he has to be careful with the materials. Otherwise, in extreme weather, it might peel or de 171Votes229.8kRecs401.3kFans
- 13 A Grain of Kunlun 昆仑一黍 A grain of millet conceals Kunlun; a pearl of millet hangs beneath the boundless sky. In a dream, he encounters an immortal maiden, her dark-blue hair gathering mysterious light. True qi nourishes the spiritual roots, and wondrous fragrance arises from every bone. Preserve the spirit and enter the Nine Palaces; marvelous arts fill the treasury. Looking up and down, he observes all phenomena; with a stroke of his brush, he paints a dragon's form. The Five Nations of Kunlun were rife with turmoil, 0Votes44kRecs38.6kFans
- 14 EN The Final End 最后结局 A person's end is death. So what is death's end? 11Votes482.3kRecs421.4kFans
- 15 The Outcast: I’m Really Not a Seat of Oblivion Disciple 一人之下：我真不是坐忘道 [The Outcast, Strange Tales of Daoist Immortals, the Zou Wang Dao, Zhang Zhiwei, Wu Gensheng] “Boss, wake up! The Old Celestial Master has come down the mountain again. This time he says he’ll wipe out the entire Zou Wang Dao, every last one of them!” Ma Xianhong wailed through his Red Center mask. “Dice Bro, Red Center’s telling the truth. Those guys from Quanxing have joined forces with Nadutong. We have nowhere left to run,” Wang Ye said lazily through his Wealth mask. “You’re not really dead 0Votes1.1kRecs34kFans
- 16 Alchemist! 方士！ Deep in the mountains, true cultivators can hardly hide their ugly forms. In a secluded chamber, a fragrant beauty suddenly turns tender. He would use ten thousand years of life from the Immortal Dynasty of Longevity to become a true immortal in the Immortal’s Cave. The Immortal Dynasty of Longevity was named to mean “May the realm enjoy eternal life.” Ten thousand years was the nation’s allotted lifespan; “eternal” meant its borders would stretch without end. Now, ten thousand years have pa 358Votes48.6kRecs302.2kFans
- 17 The Fearless True Lord 无畏真君 In an age of strife, when demons ran rampant, heroes rose with swords in hand. If the Myriad Worlds were a chessboard, the heroes would break free of the game. Where the heart leads, there is no fear! My previous completed work was “Heart Demon.” If you can’t get enough of my latest chapters, feel free to check it out. 0Votes162kRecs82.6kFans
- 18 One Breath, Rising Sun 一气朝阳 Demons peer through the eaves at night, while a Daoist sleeps before the deity in a tiny temple. … That day, after the sun set, it never rose again. 0Votes247.7kRecs476.2kFans
- 19 The Sword and All Living Beings 剑众生 Young Tang Zhao sets off into the martial world with a pair of glasses, the only keepsake left by his teacher. He still remembers the blessing from his teacher, a failed transmigrator: “Set off wearing my glasses. Maybe they'll give you some cheat abilities?” The blessing comes true in a dry well beneath a ruined temple in the wilderness... Put on the glasses and take a look at this fantastical world! Welcome to the world of swordsmen! You think it's a cat, but it's actually a sword! You think i 0Votes97.5kRecs108.7kFans
- 20 Scheming for the Nine Provinces 谋断九州 A fortune-teller once made a prophecy: If this child keeps his mouth shut, he will be a worthy minister who brings peace to the land. If he opens it, he will become a tyrant who throws the world into chaos. At eighteen, the young lord opened his mouth, and sure enough, he saw the world plunged into turmoil. He saw rival warlords vying for supremacy and the common people suffering. He believed that scheming could cause chaos, but could also end it. He would find a true emperor and bring this trou 10Votes1MRecs237.8kFans
- 21 Ten Thousand Ghosts and Ten Thousand Immortals 万鬼万仙 In this world, there are two paths, the immortal and the ghostly, locked in a struggle against each other. Above them are all manner of ancient gods. Pan Yan awakens from his grave, carrying countless secrets and concealing wondrous techniques. He will cultivate immortality and exorcise ghosts, roam the world, stride across the stars and ride the clouds, and uncover the mysteries of the ancient gods. 0Votes83.9kRecs16.8kFans
- 22 The Hidden Moth 隐蛾 Have you ever heard of the Hidden Moth? Every era has people like this, as though they can move through the darkness without leaving a trace, appearing out of nowhere and vanishing in an instant. Existing yet unknown, it could be you, or it could be me. 221Votes1MRecs204kFans
- 23 Exorcising Demons 拔魔 The Daoist flame never dies, and the demonic seed is passed down forever. Defy Heaven to cultivate, follow Heaven to forge pills. This is the story of a young man who was infected by a demonic seed, and who grows stronger as he cultivates within the Daoist sect, where demons are regarded as mortal enemies. Branded as “someone who must be watched,” he is destined for a life unlike anyone else's. 21Votes418.9kRecs212.1kFans
- 24 I Bring Destruction and Rebirth to the World 我给予世界毁灭与新生 When the first superhuman appeared, people thought it was a miracle; when the first superhuman criminal appeared, people thought it marked the beginning of unrest; when superhumans made up 0.42% of the population, everyone realized this would be a revolution that overturned the existing order. But it was only when the first player to possess a superhuman’s consciousness appeared that the world understood: this was an unprecedented natural disaster... the Fourth Calamity. The AFK author is back. 4Votes134.2kRecs204.6kFans
- 25 EN My Folklore Game Console 我的民俗游戏机 The Wang phase rests, languishes, and dies. The only changing character is eternity. A person's life is a great transformation. From infancy to youth, from maturity to old age, no one can ultimately escape death. One day, Xu Feng happened to obtain a game console. After opening the game, Xu Feng discovered that its professions were all related to life and death. Sewing corpses, excavating tombs, watching graves, burning bones, saving souls, relieving suffering... As the saying goes, the auspicio 960Votes75kRecs347.8kFans
- 26 A Dream of the Old Gods 旧神残梦 Pagan pantheons are tangled together, and parasitic spirits are spreading like a plague. But I don't care. I just want to get my hands on ten tons of cash, fast. 3Votes77.7kRecs111.4kFans
- 27 EN Dragon Zang 龙藏 Wei Yuan had never harbored great ambitions, but the tide of the times forced him onto the path of conquest and expansion, until he had crossed every mountain pass without ever turning gray. A less serious blurb: Even immortals fear industrialization! This is the story of an Industrial Revolution in a fantasy world. 2.7kVotes2.3MRecs1.5MFans
- 28 EN The Death Mage's Diary 死亡巫师日记 Suo Er transmigrates to a wizarding world filled with the bizarre and dangerous. To stay alive, he resolves to overcome every obstacle and become a wizard. But in this terrifying world, both apprentices and full-fledged wizards must face layer upon layer of deadly danger. Suo Er is an especially favored target for persecution. Fortunately, he obtains a diary that can predict the future. However, every prediction o 0Votes57.7kRecs349.6kFans
- 29 The Blade Cage 刀笼 Heaven and earth are a prison, creation itself a cage. Who can see through it? Life is a blade, conviction its guiding hand. Perhaps even this can be broken through. On the ramparts of Black Mountain City, a bandit chieftain, tempered by countless trials and endless patience, with a fiery temper but a troublesome lower back, strikes the first blow against his own fate. 0Votes128.3kRecs87.9kFans
- 30 Black Sails 黑帆 By the time I came to my senses... I was already an outlaw. Far beneath azure skies, black sails billowed. Gold and silver treasures, blades clashing in blood. Pillaging and slaughter, with no reverence for the gods. Youth fades quickly, all turned to wine and meat. [Daily Life] [Romance and Relationship-Building] [Simulation Management] This book is also known as “How I Transmigrated to Another World and Started Worshiping Guan Yu.” 8Votes112.5kRecs593.6kFans
- 31 I'm Not a Literary Giant 我不是文豪 (This is not a copycat novel. No transmigration, no rebirth, no System, and no golden finger.) Many years later, when Wang Zixu stood at the Nobel Prize in Literature ceremony, he would remember that distant afternoon when his wife cut her hand. Back then, he was a clerk at a public institution in a small city. He had little money, and the literary world was a door he could find no way into. Now, he was the literary world's undisputed leading figure across the lands of three rivers, four lakes, 271Votes149.6kRecs183.3kFans
- 32 EN Swordlight Over the Great Wilderness 剑烛大荒 “Zhulong: Eat it to open primordial chaos, illuminate the Nine Yin, command day and night, change the seasons, and summon wind and rain. “Xiangliu: Eat it to corrode the earth, swallow mountains, poison the ages, and set its nine heads to act independently. “Feiyi: Eat it to overcome pests, control the mind, and ward off all illness. “Yugu: Eat it to hide and lie in wait, then shoot people with sand. “... “Why is the secret version of The Classic of Mountains and Seas in this world so different 14.8kVotes1.8MRecs2.4MFans
- 33 A Frail Scholar in the Ancient Apocalypse 古代末世的文弱书生 “He’s a weak scholar, my foot!” “That bastard lied to me!” “Workaholics! Every last one of them!” Hello, the King of Overwork invites you to join the Xinzhou Labor Group. Note: No supernatural abilities, and set in a purely fictional ancient world. Since it involves no real historical dynasties or people, and also contains apocalyptic elements, it isn't classified as historical fiction, so it's been filed under fantasy. 386Votes1.1MRecs257.5kFans
- 34 The Rise of the Middle Ages 中世纪崛起 His soul travels back to the Middle Ages, where he plots his rise once more. A medieval setting, a quasi-historical world, a slow burn, and satisfying wish fulfillment. From a forest hunter struggling to survive to a humble official carving out a place in troubled times; from a trainee knight sent as cannon fodder to a celebrated military upstart; from regaining a baron's title through war to being granted a viscount's rank thr 1Votes139.7kRecs155.3kFans
- 35 The Divine Hunting Plan 神灵狩猎计划 After the Second World War between demons and humans, which had lasted twenty years, the “people” of Earth enjoyed a brief period of peace. The world was divided between the human faction, led by the “Asian Republic,” and the demon faction, led by the “United States of America.” Under the shared deterrence of nuclear weapons, powerful cultivators, and mighty demons, peace lasted for forty years. But the clouds of war never lifted. Beneath them, powerful beings dwelling in the ruins of endless ti 0Votes84.3kRecs41kFans
- 36 EN Wulong Mountain Cultivation Chronicles 乌龙山修行笔记 A day-to-day chronicle of a rogue cultivator from Wulong Mountain, recording the little moments of a cultivation life... A woman fears marrying the wrong man; a man fears choosing the wrong career. Since Liu Xiaolou became a lowly rogue cultivator from the start, one from Wulong Mountain, notorious for its bandits, he can only accept his lot and struggle to survive in a world ruled by prestigious sects. He busies himself for a single spirit stone, pill, artifact, or spirit herb. The daily necess 1.4kVotes981.3kRecs619.4kFans
- 37 The Young Eagle’s Glory 雏鹰的荣耀 On the day disaster struck at Waterloo, a transmigrator arrived in this world and became its unfortunate heir. He will change the course of fate and history, break free of his cage and overcome every obstacle, ultimately ascending the throne as Napoleon II. What drives him is not his father's name, but a glory that belongs to him alone! 0Votes289.2kRecs243.3kFans
- 38 EN I Am Louis XIV 我乃路易十四 What could be worse than realizing, while you’re still in swaddling clothes, that you’re none other than Louis XIV? Well, there’s this: it’s a fantasy version, too. 1Votes287kRecs126.4kFans
- 39 Twenty-Seven Years 二十七载 The world stands at the turbulent turning point between old and new societies, as clashes in politics, economics, ideas, and culture grow ever more intense. Moste Vilak, a photographer from the slums of Zivode City, is reborn two months into the past. Starting by once again posing as the son of a conglomerate, he stirs up everything and turns the world upside down amid rapid industrial growth and wildly expanding ambitions. [This is a fictional world. Please don't compare it to reality.] [The al 4Votes84.8kRecs146.5kFans
- 40 Star Realm Cockroach 星界蟑螂 A planet enveloped by the original force of the universe, and a world ruled by insects. Beginning with opening up wasteland and farming, this is a lighthearted story, not a dark or war-focused one. 2Votes95kRecs141.7kFans
- 41 The Fourth Spirit Stone Financial Crisis 第四次灵石金融危机 This is a highly realistic high-magic society. Even after its civilization weathered three social crises, its socioeconomic system has yet to reach a stable equilibrium. With a fourth crisis looming, the radical reforms of the cultivation world's overlord, the Boundless Sword Sect, have struck at the interests of everyone, from ordinary mortals to cultivators. Yang Lu, an Earth fund manager, transmigrates to the cultivation world on the eve of the crisis. Drawing on Earth's advanced knowledge, h 0Votes61.9kRecs144.5kFans
- 42 EN Swarm of Heavy Cannons Annihilates Immortal Cultivators 集群重炮轰杀修仙者 Artillery shells are flying swords, too! The fake Qi Refining cultivator: casts water and fire spells, commands a flying sword to take an enemy’s head from dozens of paces away, and carries a shield artifact for both offense and defense. The real Qi Refining cultivator: drives a Type 99 main battle tank equipped with a 125 mm artifact main gun guided by divine sense, two 12.7 mm dual-purpose anti-aircraft and ground-attack artifact machine guns guided and aimed by divine sense, nine assorted ele 78Votes375.6kRecs642.8kFans
- 43 EN Scripture of the Dead 死人经 A book of the dead, half a scripture without the Dao. I have severed a thousand heads and devoured the bones of a hundred bodies. 155Votes381.2kRecs1MFans
- 44 EN Gatekeeper of the Myriad Worlds 万界守门人 The planets died. The gods fell. After the Realm of Law collapsed, humanity lost all its protectors. Now, “anomalies” and “calamities” are beginning to invade the human world. As the age of darkness begins, a soul from Blue Star transmigrates into this world. … A comic of the same name is now available on Tencent Animation, Qidian, and QQ Reading. 13Votes486.2kRecs1.5MFans
- 45 The Great Demon Holmes 大恶魔福尔摩斯 God is creating a legend!!!!! A little faith, so people have someone to lean on; then a few man-eating demons to get everyone fighting! Add some love... then some hate... rebellion, and impulsiveness. Finally, throw in a familiar protagonist. Give him just a touch of darkness, or it won’t be any fun. Damn... that’s too much! And so, in a narrow alley off a London street, Sherlock slowly emerged from the shadows, carrying a head. Blood trickled from its spine onto the ground, drip, drip. Good 3Votes81.7kRecs516.9kFans
- 46 The Demon of the Great Ming 大明妖孽 If gods exist in heaven, why are demons running rampant in the world? If there are no gods in heaven, why is the heart filled with so many doubts? During the Chenghua era of the Ming dynasty, a group of Embroidered Uniform Guard officers known as "fox-born and ghost-raised" are ordered to seek the true gods in a godless world and search for the path to immortality within their brief lives. 7Votes676.6kRecs150.6kFans
- 47 A Master of Ghostly Tricks 戏鬼神 A strange, fantastical journey shrouded in mystery. The story of a group of guardians at the gates of the human world… 0Votes147.7kRecs153.6kFans
- 48 EN Lone Walker of the Abyss 深渊独行 At the moment Earth exploded, the fear of death finally became physical agony. The searing pain was burned into the deepest recesses of Yang Ming's memory. “The universe is an abyss.” Yang Ming murmured softly amid the starlight. [PS: This is not a game novel. The game elements in the early chapters will be fully explained with a coherent logic later on. I'm starting over in a new genre, and this isn't my usual style, so I won't be promoting it through my old books. Just treat me like a newcomer 7Votes343.2kRecs1.2MFans
- 49 The Child Emperor 孺子帝 Three emperors died one after another, and a prince whom no one had ever paid any attention to inexplicably ascended the throne, finding himself surrounded by danger. The Empress Dowager disliked him and was always looking for a younger, more obedient boy to install as the new emperor. His half-brothers disliked him, believing he had stolen the throne that belonged to them. The eunuchs and palace maids disliked him too, thinking he didn’t seem like a real emperor… The Young Emperor could only sa 18Votes972.1kRecs607.7kFans
- 50 Traveler of the River of Time and Space 时空长河的旅者 I am an observer existing beyond life and death, time and space. But I would much rather you call me: the Traveler. 0Votes480kRecs271.6kFans
