Novels like This Really Isn't the Fourth Calamity
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- 1 Something’s Not Right About This Cultivation World 这个修行世界不太正常 The world of cultivation as people imagine it: moving mountains, filling seas, and shielding the heavens with a flick of the finger. Heaven and Earth are impartial, treating all things like straw dogs. The world of cultivation as it really is: frantically building infrastructure, climbing the tech tree, and leading ordinary people in revolution against cultivators. Lu Chuan is a chosen one, and he has a copper coin that can determine the truth. Science Department: Brother Chuan, we’ve got a new 0Votes42.6kRecs119.7kFans
- 2 EN Alchemist of the Arcane Realm 巫界炼金师 Alchemy in the Witching World has four ultimate pursuits: The first is “Potioncraft,” whose ultimate goal is the perfect elixir: Azoth, the universal panacea. The second is “Artifice,” encompassing all manner of witching tools, curiosities, and magical equipment, with the ultimate goal of creating an artifact. The third is “Genesis,” whose ultimate goal is artificial life. The fourth is “Crystallomancy,” whose ultimate goal is the Philosopher's Stone. A soul from another world transmigrates here 0Votes44.4kRecs148.2kFans
- 3 A Fantasy-Style Master God Growth Log 魔幻版主神成长日志 The radiance of the Main God’s Space begins to spread across another world! Countless races from other worlds begin their journeys through Infinite Space! PS: This is simply the story of a newly established Main God’s Space growing in a fantasy world. PS: My completed 3.5-million-character novel, Fantasy World in a Computer, is already available, so you can trust my track record! 0Votes43.7kRecs30.2kFans
- 4 The Peninsula Asteroid 半岛小行星 I came to become a star. I saw it, and I know I can make it. I conquer... Forget it, this place is too complicated to conquer. I'll just focus on romance instead. 362Votes393.5kRecs255.3kFans
- 5 EN Arcane Epoch 秘术纪元 The world of Epoch is one where steam, magic, machinery, alchemy, and supernatural powers coexist. When Luke, who had transmigrated here, found himself with an imperial agent pointing a gun at his head, he decided to tell a lie. And so he became an inspector at the Secret Intelligence Bureau in Cape District of the Golden Shield Empire. Knowing the story's plot, Luke only wants to stay alive in this world on the brink of chaos, and get some money and materials to practice Mystic Words and streng 0Votes91.3kRecs215.3kFans
- 6 I Wandered the Pokemon World Until I Lost Contact 我在精灵世界浪到失联 To liberate the elven world from its dire plight, Chi Zhi, a transmigrator with a Rotom-branded magical dating System, decides to first recruit a hundred female trainers to help him... P.S. The strongest, fiercest, most thrilling, most fiery Pokemon fanfic ever! You'll regret reading it for ten minutes, but regret not reading it for the rest of your life! 1Votes37.5kRecs265.1kFans
- 7 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
- 8 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
- 9 Empire of Shadows 阴影帝国 Most people are born ordinary, but some, even if they start out ordinary, aspire to greatness. From an exploited, undocumented odd-job worker to a godfather in the dark; From a rule-abiding member of society’s underclass to the emperor behind the scenes who makes the rules; When the sun shines, this country belongs to the Federation. When night falls, it belongs to me! “Sometimes, shadows can be as large as the light, or even swallow it whole!” “We never extort anyone. We can sleep with a clear 67Votes389.4kRecs508.1kFans
- 10 EN Cultivation: Starting as a Druid 修仙：从就职德鲁伊开始 Human follows Earth, Earth follows Heaven, Heaven follows the Dao, and the Dao follows nature. Those who cultivate immortality and seek the Dao must look to nature for answers. What changes might occur when druids, who draw power from the natural world, merge with seekers of the Dao, who follow nature? What happens when Wild Shape meets the art of transforming one's body, when commanding the elements meets the Five Elements Escape, and when regeneration meets bringing the dead back to life... 0Votes140.6kRecs278.7kFans
- 11 Sowing the Seeds of the Heart Demon Dao 心魔种道 Fellow cultivators, masters, Taoist priests, nuns, fairies, demon lords, and sect leaders, welcome to my world. Enjoy the supreme delight and boundless pleasure of traveling through the myriad realms. (Wry smile.) 0Votes161.3kRecs152.5kFans
- 12 EN In the Divine Realm, I Became a Humanoid Anomaly 人在神国，刚成人间收容物 I came from the mortal world to the Divine Kingdom, then fell from the Divine Kingdom back to the mortal world. Wherever the light of my lantern reaches, all supernatural things are contained. Who am I? I am the black-eyed outsider whom the people of the Divine Kingdom shun and fear. I am the reality warper whom the people of the mortal world fear and depend on. I am the Keeper of the Lamp. I am ████. (Lovecraftian horror + Lord of the Mysteries, no System.) [Warning: With your SAN below 70, rea 4Votes78.2kRecs387.1kFans
- 13 EN Jade Palace Golden Seal 玉宸金章 Jade signifies harmony through the four seasons, with the unity of three as its meaning. Those three are Heaven, Earth, and humanity. Chen means the innermost chamber of a house. Later, it came to refer to an emperor’s residence, since emperors lived in the Northern Palace, where Heaven and Earth converge. This is the story of someone who transmigrates to the southern wilderness of the Shaman Xia Divine Dynasty, carrying the true meanings of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Powers and Seventy-Two 0Votes173.6kRecs156.2kFans
- 14 I Built an Organization to Save the World 我打造了救世组织 He obtained a doomsday salvation System that lets him have anything he wants, as long as he saves the world. He recruits top talent and builds the Pan-Humanity Guardians Association, descending upon one apocalyptic world after another as a guardian of humanity. He makes the whole world gaze upon him and revere him as a god. Ultimate disasters. Mutant hordes. Whispers of evil gods. And so, a vast organization spanning countless worlds, dedicated to protecting humanity and saving civilizati 0Votes143.5kRecs465.8kFans
- 15 EN Rebirth: Daily Cultivation 重生日常修仙 A Nascent Soul True Monarch fails his tribulation and returns to his student days. It's 2013, mobile internet is just taking off, and amid the surging tide of the times, a cultivator goes about his everyday life. [Everyday life] [Student] [Romance] [Internet] [Modern cultivation] [Making money] [Smart protagonist] 36Votes762.2kRecs1.1MFans
- 16 EN I Have a Group of Earth Players 我有一群地球玩家 Player: I’m a wage earner making less than five thousand yuan a month. Half my pay goes to rent, I don’t have a girlfriend, and my boss chews me out every day. But I’m happy, because there’s a new virtual game where I have a powerful bloodline, my own fleet, and even a colony planet granted to me by a lord. I know it’s not real, but in there, I’ve found a purpose in life! Actually... the lord who granted him the planet really wants to tell him it’s not fake. He really does have his own fleet and 7Votes419.4kRecs440.7kFans
- 17 Cthulhu in Tokyo 我在东京克苏鲁 [In Tokyo, My SAN Is Plummeting] [You Cannot See the Horror That I See] Su Qi, a social genius. Killed in a car accident, he was reborn in Tokyo. This is a world of the deep sea and anchors. The occult, Cthulhu madness, objective idealism, groupthink, mass psychology. Strange events published in magazines appear on city streets. Bizarre videos online play out in real life. Rumors on social media come true. The widespread circulation of public opinion and trending topics creates monsters. Trendin 1Votes100.8kRecs196.2kFans
- 18 Dragon-Tiger Daoist Master 龙虎道主 The world is imbued with spiritual energy, and all things grow by consuming it. All kinds of creatures can become demons, extend their lifespans, and gain supernatural abilities. Humans are the sole exception. The human body is flawed and cannot contain spiritual energy, but the human soul is pure and naturally close to the Dao. Thus, great minds have forged a new path, cultivating immortality through demons and attaining the fruit of eternal life. 0Votes407.2kRecs828.8kFans
- 19 Emissary of the Star Realm 星界使徒 Human civilization expands across the stars, its territories spanning the heavens. Amid the great wave of interstellar migration, Zhou Jing unexpectedly awakens the power to travel between worlds. He creates the [Starbound Apostles] as vessels for his soul, sending them to different planes and letting him move among worlds under a variety of identities. His predetermined path in life takes a turn. Each new avatar he creates is like a fresh start. But he gradually discovers that humanity may know 8Votes532.3kRecs1.4MFans
- 20 EN Becoming a Weird Tale Counts as Success 成为怪谈就算成功 Urban legends are uncanny things that feed on cognition, wield information as weapons, and use data as currency. They are neither living nor dead, existing in human rumors and dwelling in the shadows of the world. “So this means I’ll become an urban legend?” In ancient times, they were worshipped as gods, growing stronger through faith. “Then I’ll be a god!” In more recent times, they were feared as demons, nourished by fear. “I’ll become the Lord of Urban Legends!” But swept along by the tides 0Votes212.8kRecs675.3kFans
- 21 Becoming a Fox Immortal in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 从聊斋开始做狐仙 Being human is hard; being a fox is even harder. Gong Mengbi has no choice but to cling to Lady Mount Tai's coattails and become an immortal official first. For a fox, making connections far and wide is the way to cultivate immortality. Only later do people realize that this fox seems to be everywhere, no matter how vast the world is. 166Votes458.9kRecs508.8kFans
- 22 EN Blackstone Code 黑石密码 If you could live your life over again, what would you choose? Would you still be an ordinary person, as you are now, perhaps keeping your brilliance hidden and your name unknown, lounging above the clouds as you watch them drift by? Or would you make the world your stage, stir up the winds of change, and make the whole world dance to your tune, leaving people breathless at your every word and deed? Write your own laws. Set the rules yourself. Life lasts only a few short decades: either shine yo 10Votes766.9kRecs952.9kFans
- 23 A Journey Through Dimensions 升维之旅 Curious and eager to learn, Cheng Bin sets out on a journey to ascend to the top of the multiverse after obtaining a ladder to climb In the city where miracles begin, he studies, researches, and develops his abilities. In parallel worlds where information shifts, his consciousness transmigrates, and he comes to understand himself. In outer realms shaped by fantasy, he absorbs knowledge and explores the unknown. At last, Cheng Bin becomes a higher-dimensional life form Crossing the gaps between w 0Votes248.2kRecs242.2kFans
- 24 EN This Game Is Too Realistic 这游戏也太真实了 This game is way too realistic! Hauling bricks, running errands, picking up trash, delivering packages... At most, a company can make you experience the hardships of working 996. Here, you can experience 007 on super speed. All right, enough talk. The great Administrator has called me to haul bricks. The Administrator says that as long as we work hard and offer up our livers, next month he can get himself another brand-new set of power armor. Then he’ll take us to explore a whole new map, where 467Votes4.9MRecs9.4MFans
- 25 I Am God! 我就是神！ Five hundred million years ago. The Cambrian Period. Yin Shen descended upon the most ancient wilderness and primordial oceans. He was the beginning of all things. He created life and intelligence, the Creator of all living beings. As time passed, stories became epics, epics became myths, and in the end, even myths were buried by the ages. Only the divine is eternal. 23Votes2.7MRecs1.7MFans
- 26 EN I Am the Mastermind Behind the Scenes 我是幕后大佬 Lu Wu, who inherited the legacy of an ancient ancestor from another world, has been feeling troubled lately. Aside from the empty title of Prefect, his ancestor left him nothing. Even his former subordinates betrayed him and divided up the territory that should have been his. In this situation, Lu Wu uses an artifact developed by his ancestor to build a game server, bring players from the mortal world into his realm, and create main quests, dungeons, storylines, NPCs, and more. With the players’ 0Votes448.9kRecs658.2kFans
- 27 EN What It's Like to Become a Vampire 变成血族是什么体验 “What’s it like to turn into a vampire?” Xiang Kun never expected that he’d be able to answer this question from personal experience. Not long ago, he’d read a response to it on Zhihu and thought it was just a story. 11Votes757.8kRecs1.1MFans
- 28 Dream Makers of Ten Thousand Worlds 万界圆梦师 Client: “I want to get Bu Jingyun’s Kylin Arm.” Dream Maker: “No problem. Your dream is my mission. Even if it means making the whole world our enemy, we’ll help you make it come true.” Client: “But I don’t want to make the whole world my enemy.” Dream Maker: “We’ll help you…” … Top Dream Maker Li Xiaobai solemnly reminds everyone: Your dreams are more important than your life, so never make a wish lightly. What if it comes true one day? This is the story of an emotionless wishing machine that 25Votes785.2kRecs976.6kFans
- 29 EN Raising Humanity 饲养全人类 In the tribal farming age, the world was vast and unknown. As they explored, the ancients made a horrifying discovery: the world was shaped like a dome over a flat earth. Miracles of all kinds descended from the heavens. Towering giants tens of thousands of feet tall appeared, along with mysterious, intelligent behemoths that trampled mountains and shattered the earth. Hundreds of years later, after battling the giant beasts in this perilous world, humanity finally established the splendid civil 18Votes1MRecs1.1MFans
- 30 The Biggest Mess in History 史上第一混乱 I'm truly unlucky, really. Other people transmigrate, while I can only be transmigrated into. Other people pick up girls, while I can only be picked up by girls... At my umpteenth pawnshop, I received a series of clients named Jing Ke, Li Bai, Guan Yu, Qin Hui, and so on, leading to one hilarious story after another. This book is packed with comedy, and cultivation, transmigration, urban life, and romance are all indispensable. That is why it is titled The First Great Chaos in History. 12Votes1MRecs1.6MFans
- 31 EN The Infinite Fun of Little Worlds 小世界其乐无穷 The extraordinary shattered the world’s silence, and the course of technological progress took a turn. As humanity searched for a path to evolution in the darkness, I became its pioneer. This is the story of a player messing with the world. Small worlds are endlessly entertaining. 12Votes1.3MRecs1.2MFans
- 32 EN The Top Student's Black Tech System 学霸的黑科技系统 “System, can I exchange points for money?” “No.” “Damn, then what use are you to me?” “I can make you a top student.” - From mathematical conjectures to controlled nuclear fusion, from a single blackboard to the boundless starry sky. This is a story about a top student. 31Votes6.6MRecs3MFans
- 33 EN Lord of Mysteries 诡秘之主 Amid the tide of steam and machinery, who can reach the extraordinary? In the fog of history and darkness, who is whispering? I awoke from the mysteries and opened my eyes to see this world: Guns, cannons, battleships, airships, difference engines; potions, divination, curses, the Hanged Man, Sealed Artifacts... Light still shines, and the mysterious has never left. This is the legend of th 11kVotes37.4MRecs37.6MFans
