Novels like The Most Ruthless Man in the Apocalypse
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- 1 Doomsday: I Became a Zombie, So Can I Just Lie Flat? 末日：成丧尸，是不是可以躺平了 Li Yi, a small-town test-taking ace and wage laborer, somehow scraped by in the apocalypse until he was one of the last few survivors, only to become infected and turn into a zombie. But he somehow retained his human consciousness, becoming something between a man and a corpse. By chance, he also discovered the secret behind zombie evolution. From then on, the zombie hordes welcomed him in, while humanity saw him as its savior! A zombie with an almost excessive amount of reason takes off in the 0Votes14.6kRecs58.9kFans
- 2 EN Doomsday America 末日美利坚 “No System, no supernatural powers, no saintly do-gooder.” Serious version: It takes at least tens of thousands of years for beasts to evolve into humans. But how long does it take for humans to devolve into beasts? A year? Let's find out. Then the zombie crisis erupted, and civilization's order collapsed completely. And so, civilization left us behind. The dead walk among us. Comedy version: A zombie crisis has broken out in America? A cause for nationwide celebration! This is fantastic news! 94Votes49.2kRecs161.3kFans
- 3 The Most Revered Sage Is Far Too Cautious 至圣先师他太稳重了 [Xu Yongsheng transmigrated to a world of martial arts.] Xu Yongsheng: “You never know whether fortune or misfortune lies ahead. Safety comes first, so I should be cautious in everything I do.” [He carries a mysterious book with him. The first page shows a picture of Di Ting.] “Di Ting has brought back the location of the princess’s secret rendezvous.” “Di Ting has brought back the whereabouts of the Vermilion Bird’s left eye.” “Di Ting has brought back a copy of the Eighty-Nine Mysteries.” “Di 6Votes155.9kRecs219.9kFans
- 4 EN Apocalypse Reborn: Starting with a 30-Million Lottery Win 重生末世：开局中奖3000万 [Ruthless] + [No saintly do-gooder] + [Kills a beauty from the start] The apocalypse arrives, throwing the world into chaos as human nature and morality crumble. Reborn, the cold-blooded Li Yu wins 30 million yuan from the start. He builds a fortified base and stocks up on supplies. While everyone else struggles on the brink of starvation and death, Li Yu relaxes on the rooftop, enjoying the breeze as he eats barbecue and drinks beer... 164Votes303.3kRecs413.3kFans
- 5 Edge of Doomsday 末日边缘 “My name is Yu Dong. I’m reborn, and every time I die, I return to seven days before the apocalypse begins.” “In my previous life, I met a girl named Liu Yeye. We supported each other through the apocalypse for a long time and even had an adorable child, but in the end, our whole family died in a zombie horde...” “So after I was reborn this time, I found my child’s mother. To gain her trust, I told her home address, the layout of her bedroom, what her wardrobe was made of, how every pair of her 839Votes111.2kRecs624.3kFans
- 6 Does Playing by the Rules Count as Being Reborn? 循规蹈矩能叫重生吗？ Zhou Mingyuan, a notorious womanizer and lawyer with tens of millions of followers across the internet, is reborn as a first-year law student in 2014. Love should be passionate, and a career demands getting ahead of the competition. Now that I’ve been reborn, there’s no way I’m playing by the rules! This time around, he’s going to live exactly as he pleases. This book is also known as "Living Exactly as I Please 2.0", "The Top Dog’s Rebirth Playbook", and "How to Master Intimate Relations 444Votes126.5kRecs480.6kFans
- 7 EN Teaching in Naruto: The System Says I'm Tsunade's Student 在火影教书，系统说我是纲手学生 [Congratulations, Host. You are now six years old. The Strongest Naruto Development System has been activated.] [Mission 1: Become Tsunade's disciple and become the New Legendary Sannin alongside your classmates Naruto and Sasuke.] "What kind of brain-dead System is this? I'm already twenty-one, and Naruto and Sasuke are my students. How am I supposed to become Tsunade's disciple? Answer me!" [Mission 2: Help your deskmate, Hinata Hyuga, get her scarf back.] [Mission 3: Graffiti Hokage Rock with 43Votes92.3kRecs577kFans
- 8 There Are Ghosts 有诡 When humanity still lived by slash-and-burn farming, the thunderbolt that split the sky was both a chance natural phenomenon and the wrath of ghosts and gods. After an old man passed away, the creaking rocking chair on the balcony was both a gust of wind passing through and... his return. The bizarre scenes seen by the mentally ill are illusions turned upside down and warped in the eyes of ordinary people. But turn those illusions right side up, and they are just as real. The woman upstairs bric 0Votes288.4kRecs342.3kFans
- 9 The Lawful Tyrant 守序暴君 “I stand at the pinnacle of the universe thanks entirely to my own immense willpower and wisdom!” “How does that not count? How can you say it doesn’t?” “I’m just enjoying the results of cultivation first and making up for the process afterward. How is that not relying on myself?” … Beneath the boundless starry universe, countless races fought without end, and the flames of war never died down. He had risen from humble beginnings, with no exceptional talent. He could simply borrow against the r 0Votes142.7kRecs787.4kFans
- 10 EN Starting from Imitating All Demons to Become a True Immortal 从效法万妖开始成就真仙 Fierce demons sit enthroned on high, enjoying the incense and offerings of countless households. They call themselves immortals, rule over heaven and earth, and send scrolls of immortal arts down into the mortal world. Lin Shu wants to embark on the path of cultivation, so he diligently studies the immortal arts. But no matter how he searches the books, he cannot find the path to prove his Dao and become an immortal. Every word and sentence describes how to cultivate his flesh until it is delici 709Votes198.6kRecs461.7kFans
- 11 EN From the Apocalypse 来自末日 I found a girl of unknown origins outside. She claimed to have transmigrated from the age of the apocalypse. A great calamity is coming. When it arrives, the land will be overrun by strange creatures, human civilization will be destroyed, and even the world itself will shatter. Nothing can be undone. As for me, I’m trying to figure out how to lock this temporarily powerless beauty up in my house. 10Votes162.2kRecs301.2kFans
- 12 Cyber Ming 赛博大明 Ordinary people with poor constitutions can implant artificial Dao foundations to reshape their spiritual roots. Believers whose Buddhist resolve is wavering can upload their consciousness into the Buddhist realm and cultivate in seclusion on autopilot. Even dull-witted commoners can install the Six Arts chip and become Confucian scholars overnight. Across the Three Teachings, Nine Schools, and Twelve Sequences, no one is willing 2Votes94.5kRecs642.5kFans
- 13 EN Are We Destroying the World Today? 今天毁灭世界了吗？ “So you're saying the world is about to end, and that's why you want to steal a rocket?” “This is a first. I've arrested people for robbing jewelry stores and banks. I've even arrested someone for hijacking a train, but never anyone trying to steal a rocket.” “What were you thinking? Even if you actually managed to steal it, could you fly it?” Lin Xu slowly nodded from across the table. “I can.” “Really. I've flown it countless times already.” “Also, you really need to hurry. I'm out of time.” “ 64Votes261.1kRecs951.9kFans
- 14 EN My Magic Knows No Bounds! 我的魔法没有上限！ Zelier, a mage reincarnated into another world, acquired a cheat that could unlock god-tier talent skills. Upon reaching level two, he could choose one of the following talent skills: First: [Spell Surge] Raises your maximum mana, increases your mana regeneration speed, and boosts your spell power, making your magical foundation as solid as a rock. “Firepower is justice!” Second: [Formula Evolution] Allows you to analyze the structure of any magical formula you see and reproduce it for your own 9kVotes142kRecs1.1MFans
- 15 EN Martial Saint! 武圣！ Mysteries and the supernatural have never left this world. Those who break the shackles of life with bodies tempered through a thousand trials and an indomitable will, pursuing the limits of humanity in modern cities, are known as martial artists! Beneath neon lights, blades clash. Atop towering skyscrapers, fists meet in friendship. Across the great mountains, heroes debate the Dao. Here, martial arts masters who have broken the “seven limits of the human body” carve out names like those of god 27Votes278.4kRecs927.5kFans
- 16 EN The System is Abstract, Luckily, So Am I 系统很抽象，还好我也是 [Mission One: You've just entered the world of cultivation and obtained a Foundation Establishment technique. Try killing the “Undying Divine Dragon”!] “System bro, never mind the fact that the beginner mission is to kill a dragon. I've got a little problem: I haven't transmigrated.” [Mission Two: The apocalypse has arrived. After awakening an E-rank ability, it's time to show what you can do. Try challenging the “Zombie King” to a duel!] “Bro, never mind that I'm still in the modern world. By y 73Votes260.7kRecs981.9kFans
- 17 EN My Post-Divorce Comeback System Arrived Before My College Entrance Exams 刚准备高考，离婚逆袭系统来了 [A 35,000-word campus romance about everyday life] He’s a high school senior, but his Divorce and Comeback System arrived twenty years too early. [At thirty-eight, your marriage has failed. Standing at the crossroads of middle age, you think back to your childhood sweetheart. After you got married, the two of you lost touch, and you never heard from her again. Reconnect with Xu Qianqian. Reward: RMB 300.] Eighteen-year-old Jiang Nian looked at the System mission on his screen, then at Xu Qianqia 987Votes799.8kRecs2MFans
- 18 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
- 19 Master of Survival in the Apocalypse 末世生存大师 Qin Mu is reborn. One day, he wakes up and finds himself back thirty years in the past, before the apocalypse begins. In his previous life, Qin Mu struggled to survive, but was only a low-level, first-rank ability user, a mere ant in the age of the apocalypse. Now, with thirty years of experience surviving the apocalypse, Qin Mu has returned to the beginning. With everything starting over, will he become the savior? The strongest ability user and ruler? No! He only wants to save his parents, who 0Votes123.4kRecs150.8kFans
- 20 EN 1984: Starting with a Sichuan Restaurant 1984：从川菜馆开始 Also known as Sichuan Flavors, Human Life [Period piece, food, everyday life, farming] Food blogger Zhou Yan is reborn in 1984. From the start, he takes over a bankrupt Sichuan restaurant. In this era of scarce supplies, he'll give diners a taste of truly exceptional food! Qiaojiao beef, couple's lung slices, mapo tofu, Dongpo pork knuckle, rabbit cooked in boiling water... Stir-fried, seared, braised, steamed, deep-fried, boiled, marinated, smoked... Sichuan cuisine has a hundred flavors, with 11.3kVotes718.8kRecs1MFans
- 21 Reborn in 2008: Diagnosed as a Medical Authority 重生08，我被确诊为医学泰斗 [A career-focused novel with one heroine, averaging 30,000 paid subscriptions] Reborn in 2008, Jiang He holds medical technology twenty years ahead of its time. That year, the medical community was still helpless against the King of Cancer. Minimally invasive surgery was still considered off-limits in oncology, while genetic screening remained a barren wasteland... From revolutionizing the Whipple procedure and stunning the medical world to developing broad-spectrum anticancer drugs ahead of sch 490Votes143.7kRecs771.2kFans
- 22 EN Warhammer: I Refuse to Be a Stinky Can!!! 战锤：我不要成为臭罐头啊！！！ This is a world of utter darkness. The Emperor walks among mankind, striving to restore the glory of the Imperium. But humanity’s fate has long been toyed with by the Chaos Gods. In a storm-tossed future, there is nothing but endless darkness and war. Until Hades, a Death Guard, appears. As the threads of fate intertwine, can an outsider turn aside the tragedy destined to befall countless lives? The gods place their bets. But Hades knows nothing about any of this right now. He’s crying like a gr 41Votes205.4kRecs526.4kFans
- 23 Winter Returns 冬日重现 Zhang Shutong once had two female classmates: One was a proud heiress from a wealthy family. The other was a cool, aloof girl who served as a temple keeper in the mountains. One was murdered eight years ago. The other died eight years later. Zhang Shutong also had a secret he could tell no one: He could return to the past. But after going to all that trouble to save them, why are they fighting each other? Deep mountains, a great lake, an ancient temple, shadows beneath the water, a strin 3.1kVotes509.6kRecs1.4MFans
- 24 EN Real Apocalypse Game 真实末日游戏 What turns a world into hell is precisely people's desire to turn it into paradise. Travel through endless apocalyptic worlds and become the supreme ruler of an infinite multiverse! 0Votes208.5kRecs274.4kFans
- 25 My Girlfriend Is from the Future! 我的女友来自未来！ One day in September, a beautiful girl fell from the sky and appeared in He Tianran's life. She said she was reborn, and that she wanted to change the boy's future. A butterfly flaps its wings, and a breeze stirs in the heart. And so, a series of stories began to unfold, their encounters seeming at once like first meetings and reunions. Also known as: “So I'm the One Living the Dream?” and “This Isn't the Romance I Wanted” 381Votes460.3kRecs766kFans
- 26 Arc of Artillery Fire 炮火弧线 Wang Zhong arrives in another world and gets caught up in its world war. His special ability gives him an overhead view like a real-time strategy game, and even lets him see through the eyes of his troops! So he immediately starts micromanaging: “Move the machine-gun nest five centimeters to the left! Put the anti-tank gun in the woods on the right!” Three years later, Wang Zhong looks at the marshal’s baton in his hand, then at the double-headed eagle flag behind the emperor’s envoy. “There’s a 44Votes7.5MRecs2.1MFans
- 27 Lord of the Myriad Worlds 文明之万界领主 Luo Ji, a soon-to-be college student enjoying the last summer vacation of his senior year, accepts an invitation from a gaming friend and becomes a player of the game Civilization Rising. At that moment, his entire life changes beyond recognition. This is a war game between worlds, as well as a fierce clash between civilizations! Conquer the five continents and sweep across the three oceans. See how Luo Ji leads his people throug 5Votes302.3kRecs415kFans
- 28 EN From Slaying Demons to Eternal Life 从斩妖除魔开始长生不死 You can spend your lifespan to infuse martial arts techniques, allowing you to develop them endlessly. Shen Yi is a mortal, with a life expectancy of less than a hundred years. Fortunately, he can gain the remaining years of the demons he slays. In a chaotic age overrun with evil spirits, he draws his long blade and sends these beings, who have lived for centuries or millennia, into a panic! From Eagle Claw Kung Fu to Eight Desolations Sky-Splitting Hands, from Demon-Subduing Fist to Golden Body 593Votes999.5kRecs3.9MFans
- 29 EN 1979: The Golden Age 1979黄金时代 This is still a somewhat nostalgic story, hmm… 8.7kVotes3.7MRecs2.5MFans
- 30 EN Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Disaster: Starting from the Celestial Master Mansion 趋吉避凶，从天师府开始 [He transmigrated and began cultivating at the Daoist holy site, the Celestial Masters' Mansion.] Lei Jun: "Not a bad start." [He started late, began cultivation late, has mediocre natural talent, and makes slow progress.] Lei Jun: "That's not so good." [Seek good fortune and avoid misfortune. Your fortune slips foretell the future, and your choices decide your life.] Lei Jun: "My golden finger is pretty powerful." [Good fortune: ...Gain a fifth-grade opportunity. Act discreetly, with no worries 27Votes514.8kRecs1.7MFans
- 31 EN Celestial Being's Codex 天人图谱 If human life could grow ever stronger without limit, then one day we would reach the heavens! 465Votes3.7MRecs1.8MFans
- 32 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
- 33 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
- 34 The Long Sword at the End of Jin 晋末长剑 As the Tang poet Xu Yin wrote in his poem “The Two Jins”: “Deep schemes across three generations laid the foundations of an empire. What a pity for the widow and orphan. Cheng Ji’s crime brought Heaven’s wrath; the spear that struck a wise ruler is mourned for all eternity.” The Western Jin came to power through illegitimate means and made far too many mistakes, inheriting every ill that had accumulated since the Eastern Han and the Three Kingdoms. By the end of the Jin dynasty, the damage had b 123Votes2MRecs2.1MFans
- 35 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
- 36 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
- 37 My Father Is Emperor Gaozu of Han 家父汉高祖 The new book The Court Does Not Move South is now being serialized. Your support is appreciated! A great empire has just been born, and a new era is about to begin. Liu Chang once wondered whether he should compete for the throne and lead this brand-new empire himself. But then he looked at the people around him: Liu Bang, Empress Lu, Liu Ying, Liu Heng... Well, isn’t it better to stay alive? And so Liu Chang earned himself the title of the most shameful transmigrator and settled into 160Votes1.1MRecs3.9MFans
- 38 The Undisputed Number One 绝对一番 “Always be number one” means “fight for first place forever and never give up”! After transmigrating to Japan just as its bubble economy collapses and the country enters a severe recession, Lu Zhishou takes a look at his empty wallet, next month’s rent bill, and transmigration perks. He promptly heads for a TV station and begins his quest to claim the top spot. He also finds the woman of his dreams. He makes plans, enlists accomplices, and doggedly pursues her, but the outcome... Disclaimer: Thi 10Votes2.6MRecs736kFans
- 39 Players Are Brutal 玩家凶猛 This is a real game that transcends dimensions, a fierce competition across the Myriad Worlds, a sweeping epic mythology, and a fantastical, winding tale of otherworldly adventures. The players are ferocious! 14Votes1.1MRecs2MFans
- 40 The Mirror Legacy 玄鉴仙族 Lu Jiangxian stayed up all night and died suddenly, but his lingering soul attached itself to a blue-gray bronze mirror covered in cracks. The mirror drifted into a vast, boundless world of immortal cultivation. In the perilous and unpredictable Dali Mountains, beside the Mei Chi River, a small village sat in the shadow of a minor clan. When the clan came across the mirror, it began passing down the path of immortality and teaching its arts, ushering in a magnificent new era. (A family’s cultiva 22.9kVotes7.2MRecs21.2MFans
- 41 EN The Great Dragon Has Fallen 大龙挂了 [One of the Top Ten Authors of 2018] There’s a dragon that can produce metal, a fairy who grows crops and flowers, and a country baron who dreams of riding a dragon. Fantasy farming, a lord’s rise to power! Bai Yuhan’s labor of love for 2018. Enjoy! 2Votes894.8kRecs675.6kFans
- 42 EN The Sword of Dawn 黎明之剑 Gao Wen transmigrated, but something went a little wrong along the way. After floating above some otherworldly continent for more than a hundred thousand years, he decided he probably needed a body to count as a complete transmigrator. But after finally succeeding, he never expected he'd have to climb out of a coffin in that body, only to face two utterly terrified great-great-great-great...great-granddaughters. And a world on the verge of the end of an era. 587Votes13MRecs3.8MFans
- 43 Riding the Tide of a Pure-Hearted Era 逆流纯真年代 Time is a ship. Some people like to think of those few years in the early 1990s as the final voyage of a once-innocent era. Jiang Che, long since changed by the passing years, returns against the current and starts over in 1992, writing a brilliant youth that can finally be laid to rest properly. [Welcome to the second VIP group for Reversing the Current of Innocent Days: 497283806 (You must provide a screenshot showing you’ve purchased the whole book to join. This time, I’ll try to talk more.)] 41Votes2.9MRecs1.6MFans
- 44 Thriller Paradise 惊悚乐园 This is a game that transcends dimensions. It is also a race in pursuit of truth. An unknown seal, a wager with ghosts and gods… The struggle of data, the salvation of humanity… In that virtual world connected to reality, consciousness determines us, consciousness chooses us, and consciousness determines our consciousness. Now, cast away your fear. Cast away your selfish distractions, questions, and distrust… Liberate your mind. Welcome to the Thriller Paradise. The physical edition of “Thril 253Votes4.2MRecs3.5MFans
- 45 EN The Legendary Mechanic 超神机械师 Han Xiao, a veteran power-leveling player in Stellar Sea, was thrown into the transmigration crowd by a mysterious force from the East, or rather, from a certain otaku. With a player interface in tow, he became an NPC and returned to the days before Stellar Sea's open beta. He resolutely chose the highest-difficulty class: Mechanic. Warships sail in formation across the stars, star-powered mechs twist through the heavens like dragons, psychic cannons lay waste to worlds, and an endless mechanica 434Votes9.2MRecs5.5MFans
- 46 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
