Novels like Abyss Express
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Abyss Express, best match first.
- 101 EN Bastion of Light 光明壁垒 The psychic network known as the Deep Sea connects five continents. Human civilization is advancing at breakneck speed, unaware that an eternal night is about to descend. The extraordinary awaken, and the world teeters on the brink of collapse. Frail flesh and blood: how can one ascend to immortality? The story begins when someone takes up a ruler that bears the truth. Gu Shen, an utterly ordinary young man, uncovers a corner of the truth about this extraordinary world. He also becomes the bigge 10Votes279.7kRecs2MFans
- 102 EN Lord of Pro 普罗之主 His name is Li Banfeng. Feng as in mountain peak, not as in going crazy. His doctor has told him he isn’t insane. To save a friend’s life, he went to Platform 96, boarded Steam Train 1160, and arrived in Puluo Province, where the world had been stuck in the age of steam. He met a confidante in an old gramophone, peerless beauties on calendar posters, a swaying lady in an antique clock, and a worldly master in a wine gourd. Here, food cultivators grow stronger the more they eat, smoking cultivato 145Votes729.7kRecs2MFans
- 103 We Live in Nanjing 我们生活在南京 This is a clichéd story about two young people saving the world. 14Votes146.2kRecs613.7kFans
- 104 EN Whispers of the Machine Age 呢喃诗章 In a new world where the steam industry is booming, I inherit a three-story apartment on the capital’s main square, take care of someone else’s cat, and listen to the whispers in my ear as I bear witness to this mysterious and bizarre era. The epic of the Sixth Epoch is about to begin. Behind the curtain, the Chosen will step into legend. Old gods, relics, steam, witches, detectives, ancient mysteries, the radiance of the Epoch... “Want to play a hand of Rhodes?” Time etches the years, and the s 2.1kVotes1.9MRecs1.3MFans
- 105 First Player 第一玩家 [If all of humanity places its hopes in one person, will civilization have an easier road ahead?] “When you read these words, a game of planetary survival, with everything at stake, will already have begun. Only by winning to the very end can you win back your home civilization.” “I am Su Ming’an. I possess the ability to rewind after death, and I alone know it.” “I guard a secret even the planetary invaders don’t know: whenever civilization falls into despair, I’m the only one who can retur 180Votes1.2MRecs2.3MFans
- 106 EN The Otherworldly Inn 异度旅社 Beneath the everyday, at the limits of reason, beyond the world you know, lies a landscape you have never imagined. When Yu Sheng opened that door for the first time, the familiar world around him came crashing down. And the “truth” at the very root of the world came rushing toward him. 9.4kVotes5MRecs2.8MFans
- 107 The Strange Detective Agency 光怪陆离侦探社 A gloomy haze blankets the earth Among the ruins of the cities, the traces of humanity's past have yet to disappear from this land Glory has faded, and humanity hides like rats beneath the firelight. The black sun hanging high overhead symbolizes that this place has changed hands: it is their paradise What is rising from beneath the surging deep sea? Thick muttering echoes through the void, while a strange, veiled silhouette silently observes The venomous compound eyes beneath the bed flash and 1Votes358.1kRecs492.4kFans
- 108 EN The Mind Mentor of Marvel and DC 在美漫当心灵导师的日子 Up next is Great Sage and Founding Master of Hydra, Chief Pontiff of the Purple Potato Freak Psychiatrist to the Avengers, financial advisor to S.H.I.E.L.D. Thesis-slayer of Batman, kindred spirit of the Joker Attending physician at Arkham Asylum, universally acclaimed professor at Gotham University Recipient of the Red Banner Medal, bearer of God's blessing The Iron Curtain of New York, the spring breeze of Gotham Schiller Rodriguez! (All the titles above have been earned in the story. New ones 1.7kVotes1.3MRecs1.2MFans
- 109 EN This Text Adventure Game Is Seriously Cursed 这个文字冒险游戏绝对有毒 It all begins when the protagonist downloads a game called The Fool (Beta). From that moment on, his life takes a completely different turn. It's a text adventure game so crude it has no graphics or music, just lines of text and countless choices. Yet every choice in the game affects the player's fate, because on the other side of the game lies a real, unknown world! Players cannot enter the other world or see what it looks like. They can only experience what the game character sees and hears at 1Votes178kRecs920.5kFans
- 110 Bug House 虫屋 A slightly plump man carrying a broom walks into the courtyard. He sweeps up the fallen leaves, then turns to look at the plaque over the gate: Insect House. “If you don't show yourselves, I'll turn you into flower fertilizer.” 4Votes184.5kRecs185.8kFans
- 111 EN Where Will You Run, Demons? 妖魔哪里走 New book: "Daoist Priest, Times Have Changed". Please check it out. The human way declines, while the uncanny way runs rampant. A hundred ghosts roam the night, and the people suffer terribly. I, Wang Qilin, am willing to wield a ghost-slaying blade and carve a path to peace for humanity through the demons and monsters lying in wait! 5Votes755kRecs577.3kFans
- 112 The Saint 圣者 “I am evil, from beginning to end, and that will never change.” “Is that so?” A tragic tale about an evil, unfortunate lich and an absurd otherworldly soul forced to share a body… That’s it, really. (Shrugs.) No harem, no boys’ love, no reverse harem. 11Votes553.9kRecs138.7kFans
- 113 EN Doomsday: My Keyword is One More Than Everyone Else's 末世：我的关键词比别人多一个 Brave, cowardly, kind, cunning, generous, greedy, elegant, cruel, cheerful, perverse, upright, a shameless hypocrite... In this apocalyptic world, resources can only be obtained by winning on alien battlefields, ensuring the survival of civilization. Every warrior entering an alien battlefield is randomly assigned a keyword of their own. When their words and actions match that keyword, their attributes grow rapidly and they gain superhuman abilities. But if they break character, their abilities 11Votes285.2kRecs854.6kFans
- 114 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
- 115 EN Goblin: Severely Dependent 哥布林重度依赖 “Bro, why did we become adventurers?” “A goblin’s bounty is three silver coins.” “No, you’ve got me wrong, mate. I mean, what’s the ultimate goal of this line of work? We toil away all day long, but what’s it all for?” “One goblin. Three silver coins.” “…” “Three silver coins.” “All right, there’s a job to clear out a goblin nest. You…” “I’m in!” Elements: [down-and-out adventurers], [mash-up setting], [DND-inspired] 1.8kVotes631.9kRecs1.3MFans
- 116 EN The Corpse Collector in Conan 柯南里的捡尸人 Reporter: What’s the secret to becoming the Black Organization’s “ace killer”? Jiang Xia: “Take Conan along when you pay the target a visit.” “Pseudo-Moriarty’s Life at the Distillery,” “How to Properly Hitch a Ride on the Grim Reaper’s Aura” … Jiang Xia took a drag on his fake cigarette and pensively blew out a smoke ring: “I just wanted to tag along to a few crime scenes and pick up some corpses. I never thought I’d end up becoming a ‘criminal mastermind’ in the eyes of the villains.” “What? 710Votes1.5MRecs1.1MFans
- 117 The Unspeakable Diary 不可名状的日记簿 "The Unknowable Diary" is a fully immersive game released worldwide at the same time. Centered on tabletop role-playing adventures, it lets every player feel as if they are truly there. Yu Yi, a veteran COC troublemaker, was successfully lured into the game. The moment he put on the game watch, launched the game, and opened the diary, unknowable, stirring, urgent tones echoed in his mind. One advertisement a 0Votes93kRecs167.5kFans
- 118 Crisis Management Game 危机处理游戏 Crisis management, also known as emergency response, refers to preventing and reducing the occurrence of natural disasters, accidents, public health emergencies, and social security incidents; controlling, mitigating, and eliminating the harm they cause; protecting people’s lives and property; and maintaining public order. Gu Ji, a former SWAT officer, downloaded a game called Crisis Management. Staring at the cold muzzle of a gun, he now has two choices: [Increase Stamina (Minor)] or [Combat Sp 4Votes356kRecs814.2kFans
- 119 The Silent Crown 寂静王冠 We are born of aether, made in aether, and pass away in aether. Revere the aether! The Sacred Canon. This is the golden age of musicians. Music has changed the world, aether has forged glory, and the spirits have ascended to the skies to join the stars. This is a world on the eve of the Long Night, where natural disasters and maddened gods spread destruction and death, and a golden age teeters on the brink. This is the story of a boy who sets out on the path of a musician. It is not about being 3Votes378.4kRecs284kFans
- 120 EN This Dungeon Grew Mushrooms 这个地下城长蘑菇了 “A wondrous soul stolen away, a hero’s power, and a classic tragic start as the catalyst!” “And with that, a savior is born... Holy crap, why did a mushroom fall in there!?” Lin Jun somehow transmigrated into a mushroom and found herself trapped from the start in the depths of a dungeon, surrounded by all kinds of monsters. With no hands, feet, or eyes, she survives only thanks to a cheat that lets her break down corpses and steal their skills. She even carved out a mushroom garden in the dunge 397Votes668.8kRecs1.7MFans
- 121 EN Ashes of the Deep Sea 深海余烬 On that day, dense fog sealed everything away. On that day, he became the captain of a ghost ship. On that day, he crossed the dense fog and confronted a world that had been utterly overturned and shattered. The order of old had vanished without a trace, bizarre phenomena ruled the endless seas beyond civilized society, and isolated island city-states and fleets challenging the ocean had become the last lights remaining in the civilized world, while the shadows of ancient days still stirred rest 307Votes5.9MRecs16.4MFans
- 122 The Movie Emperor Doesn’t Want to Be a Eunuch 影帝他不想当太监 I'm never going to be a eunuch again! The Ming Dynasty's youngest and most handsome chief eunuch transmigrates into the body of a film extra in Hengdian. The countdown to being sent back has begun! Time remaining: 92 hours, 29 minutes, 48 seconds... Will he become a superstar and earn two million a day, or be sent back to become a eunuch? You call this a choice?!!! The author's previous book, I'm About to Lose Money Until I'm a Muggle, was completed in just 300 words. It's about a wizard who tra 7Votes714.3kRecs587.2kFans
- 123 EN I Am an Eternal Immortal 我为长生仙 Immortals, gods, demons, and monsters; princes, marquises, generals, and ministers. Dragon maidens hold the lamps, while the sea fills the cups. Wild foxes contemplate Zen, fierce tigers comprehend the Dao. They roam the North Sea by morning and traverse Cangwu by evening. Immortals and gods exist in the world, while demons and monsters establish kingdoms. Originally, none of this had anything to do with Qi Wuhuo. Qi Wuhuo, who always saw square characters in his dreams, only wished to take part 30Votes491.5kRecs2.3MFans
- 124 The Incredible Mountains and Seas 不可思议的山海 Yun Zai said he only wanted the people of his tribe to have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear. He had never thought about anything else. Emperor Yao said the young man was quite impressive. Emperor Shun considered him a rival. Yu the Great wanted to write him a letter of recommendation. Yun Zai: “If the Mandate of Heaven is mine...” A farming story inspired by the Classic of Mountains and Seas! The old group got nuked. 1Votes302.5kRecs297.6kFans
- 125 Wanli Emperor 万历明君 In the year 1572, seventy-two years remained before the fall of the Ming dynasty and the loss of its lands. At this time, Japanese pirates ran rampant in the southeast, the Tatars battered the northwest passes, local land annexation was growing worse by the day, the military and government were exhausted, the people were suffering, and the Longqing Emperor had just died. Yet at this moment, Shi Yue transmigrated into Zhu Yijun, the Wanli Emperor who would later go thirty years without attending 6kVotes735.4kRecs1.6MFans
- 126 EN Apocalypse Forecast 天启预报 “I want someone to give me a good beating…” Huai Shi, Sword of Calamity, Gravekeeper of the Old World, Tuner, Last Defender of Heaven, One of the Twenty-Four Agents of Destruction, Little Peppa of Huaihai Road, Sun of the Abyss, Final King of Hell. . One day, the impoverished Huai Shi discovers that the golden finger he picked up has finally started working… except this might not be a good thing. To make money and stay alive, he accidentally steps into this dangerous world. The frontier beyond t 336Votes2.2MRecs5.7MFans
- 127 My Superpowers Refresh Every Week 我的超能力每周刷新 Chen Yuan discovered that his superpower refreshed once a week. In the first week, he saw a red number hanging over every living thing, ranging from hundreds and thousands to tens of thousands. The smallest number he'd ever seen was above a teddy bear: 0.00001. The next second, it was crushed to death by a large truck. In the second week, he discovered he could hear other people's thoughts, and he couldn't control it. Whatever was on their minds streamed straight into his head, so he no longer d 153Votes484.1kRecs2.9MFans
- 128 EN The Sorcerer's Manual 术师手册 In 1668, the city I lived in was named the safest place in the country. I made an indelible contribution to that achievement. Because I got caught. 100Votes1.1MRecs2.9MFans
- 129 Closer to My True Form Every Day 每天都离现形更近一步 “If a venomous snake uses its venom to poison a venomous snake, will the venomous snake be poisoned to death by its own venom?” When Feng Yi’s startup hit a snag and he found himself in dire straits, his grandaunt’s private butler arrived with a massive inheritance. Feng Yi: “She had so many relatives of my generation. Why did she leave it to me?” Butler: “Because you’re the most pleasing to look at.” Feng Yi touched his own sharp, angular face. “She certainly had excellent taste!” Yet after inh 17Votes3.3MRecs1MFans
- 130 The Escape Room Set 逃生片场 New book: Forged in Fire on the Long Steps Stone steles, blood moons, ancient schools, burning seas… Every bizarre and unpredictable world is full of unknown dangers. Those swept into a blood-red vortex must cast off comfort and light the way forward with courage and wisdom if they hope to seize a slim chance of survival. 6Votes371.4kRecs247.5kFans
- 131 EN Chronicles of a World in Chaos 乱世书 Sword at my side, wine in hand, I roam the rivers and lakes; her slender waist, so light in my grasp. A young man strides forward, a long saber over his shoulder and wine at his waist, yet the rivers and lakes in his heart remain a distant blur. Turn a page in the chronicles of a troubled age, and decades pass in the night rain of the martial world. When I suddenly look back, I have already cleaved the world of men apart. 142Votes1.5MRecs6.7MFans
- 132 EN Global Collapse 全球崩坏 “I was abandoned at the entrance to the Starting Point Orphanage. Later, the orphanage went bankrupt.” “I once attended a kindergarten. Later, it went out of business.” “In the past twenty years, I've lived through a train derailment, a 28-car pileup, a natural gas leak, a gas explosion… But I'm still alive.” “Life has done everything it can to wipe me out, but I've stubbornly survived.” “But I never imagined life would pull something like this again, ” [Welcome to the Global Evolution Game 44Votes548kRecs783.8kFans
- 133 EN What If My Heroine Escapes Her Novel? 女主从书里跑出来了怎么办 Chu Ge writes harem novels. As he was writing about one of the world’s most powerful women, a sect leader, beginning to fall in love... A woman appeared in his room and held a sword to his throat. “If you dare write that I fall in love with that man, I’ll kill you.” 14Votes466.1kRecs1.5MFans
- 134 The Demon Hunter’s Cookbook 猎魔烹饪手册 When night fell, whispers sounded in his ears and the monsters in the shadows began to stir. Jason's hungry stomach started rumbling, and he couldn't help swallowing... Hunger was the best motivation. 0Votes546.4kRecs494.1kFans
- 135 The Asylum of Ten Thousand Worlds 万界疯人院 New book: "Medicine Cannot Save the Qin Dynasty". Go read it! No one knows when it began, but a certain mental hospital appeared in the world. It has been seen on the busiest streets of Gotham City and hidden in the darkest corners of Raccoon City. It may have been briefly described in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", or appeared for a single second in *Hannibal*… Some say the girl in the nurse’s uniform looks a bit like Harley Quinn. Others say the old man in a second-floor ward claims to 0Votes207.1kRecs302.2kFans
- 136 EN I Hijacked the Timeline 我绑架了时间线 Every time reality is rewritten, the future changes. After witnessing human civilization perish 1,500 years in the future, Feng Qi accidentally gained the ability to transmigrate into the future. He chose to keep restarting the timeline, using the information he gathered to give human civilization a chance to survive. 6Votes254kRecs1.4MFans
- 137 EN My Cellular Prison 我的细胞监狱 Reborn as a cell, carrying the power of the Yudian, I arrive in a parallel world where the Ancients have awakened. Steam civilization, a realm of terror, eternal night's old kings, demons beyond the city. The Gate of Destiny has opened. The Crusaders, the Library, Control, Machinery, and Mysticism will become brand-new growth systems for humanity's development. Humanity's anthem is an anthem of courage! The fearless order of knights gallops across a world ruled by ancient kings, reclaiming the f 38Votes969.8kRecs1.2MFans
- 138 Museum of Demon Suppression 镇妖博物馆 What defies the natural order of the world is a yao. What possesses the spirit of a living creature is a jing. What lingers after death is a ghost. What is abnormal in an object is a monster. The Commandant of Retainers, once known as the Crouching Tiger, was an office established by Emperor Wu of Han to investigate witchcraft and capture treacherous criminals. As spiritual energy and the supernatural revive across the globe, humanity gropes its way toward cultivation. The yaoguai, spirits, ghos 42Votes1.2MRecs6.9MFans
- 139 EN I Never Intended to Become an Immortal 我本无意成仙 The new book, Where There Are Immortals, There Is a Name, is now out. I am a stranger in this land, with no intention of becoming an immortal. After twenty years of cultivating the Dao in the mountains, Song You's master sends him down the mountain to witness demons and monsters, the many faces of life, and the famous mountains and rivers, and to seek out the immortals of legend. He says that is what true cultivation is. Who would have thought that after traveling the length and breadth 192Votes1.2MRecs4.1MFans
- 140 The Genius Club 天才俱乐部 [A work with 100,000 paid subscribers, winner of the 35th Galaxy Award for Chinese Science Fiction] “Ever since I was born, I've had the same dream every day. The same day keeps repeating itself in my dreams.” “What do you do in your dreams?” “Rob banks, blow up buildings, pick up girls, play Grand Theft Auto... They're dreams, after all, so I do all kinds of outrageous things.” “Tell me what you did last night.” “Last night was more interesting. I've been having these dreams for so long, but it 223Votes638.1kRecs5MFans
- 141 Firepower Is King 火力为王 In most lines of work, some people don’t get a meal from Heaven, some are blessed with a meal, and some have Heaven chasing after them to feed them. In the field of private military contracting, Heaven is shoving food down Gao Guang’s throat. Kidnapped from the start, Gao Guang is forced to become a member of a private military contractor just to stay alive. Until one day, in the world of private military contracting, he turns “Gao Guang moment” into a professional term. He specializes in war-re 23Votes1.2MRecs2.1MFans
- 142 Banishing the Dragon 黜龙 There are dragons in this world. Dragons take countless forms: some roam rivers and seas, some soar over mountains, some hide in the deepest abysses, and some race among the clouds. When roused, they can swallow the wind and summon snow, divert rivers and carve waterways, summon lightning and breathe fire, split mountains and part seas. There are dragons among mankind, too. The greatest among men have lofty ambitions and brilliant plans. They hold the secrets of the universe within them and aspi 111Votes1.9MRecs1.6MFans
- 143 Steel, Gunpowder, and Spellcasters 钢铁火药和施法者 Is magic really just a wish-granting machine? No. In a universe where magic truly exists, it must be as simple and beautiful as the laws of physics. This is the story of a mass-produced, expendable magic-combat specialist who learns the ultimate nature of magic. But so what? Birds can fly without understanding aerodynamics, and mages can use magic without knowing its true nature. Learning magic's ultimate nature doesn't mean an expendable specialist can suddenly become a great mage, either. But 345Votes676kRecs863kFans
- 144 The Peerless Duo 盖世双谐 Wandering the martial world, stopping and starting, I turn back through memories of my wandering youth. Now I've traveled across this world, with so much still to leave behind. The peak stirs up the past. 742Votes3MRecs1MFans
- 145 EN Pillars of Aethel 伊塔之柱 Welcome to Aitalia, the kingdom above the drifting clouds. Let us open the door, take up our staffs, and adventure. It all begins here: Across the hills between cloud and sea, where grass ripples like waves and shallow rivers gleam; Across fields flowing with gold and honey, laden with laughter, while beneath Rodale's low houses, gentle songs drift through the air. Through Aegon's ancient forests, where vines twist through the darkness and whispers linger; Over lofty ridges and towering mountain 372Votes1.7MRecs498.1kFans
- 146 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
- 147 The National Forensic Doctor 国民法医 Corpse: Have you no manners? 110Votes4.1MRecs2.4MFans
- 148 Return to the Fold 归向 This is an age after the dusk of an ancient civilization and the rise of beings known as divine star lifeforms. Humanity strives to rebuild a second-generation civilization, casting aside the ideas of the past. No, not exactly casting them aside, but replacing them. The Steam Age: steel roars, heavy artillery thunders, and riveted warships rule the oceans. The Age of Electricity: lights flicker, airships take to the skies, and drones swarm overhead. Then comes the glorious dawn of the nuclear ag 2Votes1.2MRecs408.1kFans
- 149 My Simulated Path to Immortality 我的模拟长生路 How difficult is the path to immortality! And all the more so in this cultivation world, utterly transformed by a plague! Mortals carry disease. If immortals come into contact with them, their cultivation may decline in mild cases, or they may return to the heavens in severe ones. Thus mortals and immortals are forever divided. Immortals cannot cultivate together, and the entire cultivation world has become one vast dark forest. Li Fan transmigrated into this world with soaring ambitions, ye 508Votes975.7kRecs2.9MFans
- 150 The Clown Game 小丑游戏 Fine, you’ve tied my hands and feet tightly, but why seal my mouth too? At least let me make a sound! Why am I locked up in a mental hospital? Why does everyone seem so afraid of me? Why… do I want to laugh so badly?---------------- 0Votes134.7kRecs380.5kFans
