Novels like Tales by Lamplight
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- 1 The Great Marvel Fantasy 美漫大幻想 The struggles of a transmigrator who becomes one of the Mutants. P.S. 1: He regains his memories in Volume Three. P.S. 2: Marvel and DC are both featured, with Marvel as the main storyline and DC as a secondary one. P.S. 3: The story draws mainly on films, with comics as a secondary source. 0Votes49.6kRecs99.8kFans
- 2 The Three Paths 三途志 The story begins one day a thousand years ago, when an ominous star that had been brewing for a long time suddenly appeared in the sky. The transformation of this star chart signaled both the end of the rise and fall of dynasties and the beginning of the young people’s journey to seek the Dao and pursue immortality. They say that demons and evil spirits emerge in chaotic times, and chaos truly did bring forth a world of ghosts and gods beyond the reach of ordinary people. In the heart of the wil 0Votes63.5kRecs58.9kFans
- 3 Legends of a Jianghu Detective 江湖探案传奇 This is a world of intrigue and conflict. Wherever there are people of the jianghu, strange tales abound, and wherever there are unsolved mysteries, he is sure to appear. Su Zhuo is a young man who has just entered the jianghu. Relying on his own wit, he cracks one baffling case after another, yet finds himself unwillingly drawn into the schemes of the mysterious Prince of Yueyang. He is willing to sacrifice himself to bring this opponent down, only to suddenly discover that the Prince of Yueyan 0Votes18.2kRecs30.7kFans
- 4 The Divine Book 神书 Divine Script, a complex and wondrous civilization left behind by the ancients, with every character containing the power of heaven and earth. People in this world study Divine Script, carve it into books, explore ancient ruins, and awaken their spiritual realms, embarking on a unique path of cultivation. Each page contains a world, and each book gives birth to all things. Unfortunately, they only know how to wield its power through counting characters. What will happen when poetry, song, and ve 0Votes61.7kRecs115.6kFans
- 5 My Years as a Yin-Yang Master 我当阴阳先生的那几年 Our story begins with a young man. Have you heard the many strange tales passed down among the people? Have you ever admired and yearned for the gifted figures in those stories, each possessing extraordinary arts? This book tells the stories of such gifted people scattered throughout the land. They have mastered the arts of Qimen Dunjia. When their abilities are no longer recognized by this age, what choice will they make? 2Votes85.6kRecs545.1kFans
- 6 There Are Ghosts on Friday 星期五有鬼 I'm the host of an online variety show called Ghosts on Friday. It's a paranormal program where I investigate topics and film on location, exposing many things people never knew existed. The world we live in every day is far more complicated than it appears. Behind the scenes, it's so vibrant, so mysterious and terrifying. That's how I entered a world ordinary people would never encounter: a paranormal world. Believe me, what you see on the show is only a small part of it, the things that won't 0Votes101.2kRecs144.5kFans
- 7 Iron Throne 钢铁王座 An infinite world, an endless journey, and boundless slaughter. Blinded in an accident, Bai Shuo stumbles into the Infinite Space. From that moment on, his life hangs by a thread, and danger lurks at every turn. If he wants to survive, he must prove his strength with blade and sword. From then on, he walks the line between life and death, experiencing terror and seeking a way to survive amid the killing. One day, he will forge his supreme throne in this world with iron and blood! And, as is cus 0Votes114.1kRecs132.2kFans
- 8 Descendant of Maoshan 茅山后裔 This novel explores Maoshan Taoist arts, a traditional Chinese esoteric practice. It tells the story of Zhang Guozhong and his son Zhang Yicheng as they travel the world wielding Maoshan Taoist arts, investigating the mysterious and uncovering wonders wherever they go. They unravel wrongful cases among the people and age-old mysteries one by one, even traveling across distant lands in Asia and Europe. With different cultures, regions, and beliefs, can China's most powerful Maoshan Taoist arts tr 3Votes414.1kRecs464.4kFans
- 9 The Immortal of the Great Ming 大明仙人 A mountain need not be high; if an immortal lives there, it will be famous. A shabby little temple, with a master and his two disciples. They may swindle and deceive, but do not say there are no immortals in the mountains. A young Taoist’s path to immortality begins; even the emperor asks him about eternal life. He travels across the land until evil is vanquished, then seeks immortals overseas as the Ming begins anew. This is the story of a Taoist who changes the world and alters the fate of the 0Votes127.3kRecs132.9kFans
- 10 Reborn with a Dream of Go 重生之围棋梦 Fujisawa Shuko said: "Of the one hundred aspects of Go, I understand only six." Cho Chikun said: "If there were a God of Go and he gave me a two-stone handicap, I would still have no chance of winning." Throughout history, who has come closest to the God of Go in playing strength? The three ancient Chinese Go Saints, Huang, Fan, and Shi, or Japan's three ancient Go Saints, Dosaku, Jowa, and Shusaku? Was it Go Seigen? Or Lee Chang-ho? Perhaps it was Gu Li or Lee Sedol. When our protagonist, Li Xi 0Votes295kRecs98.6kFans
- 11 Azure Spirit's Heartbreaker 青灵诛心 A short-lived young master stumbles into the world of immortals and discovers that the cultivation world is nothing like he imagined: not every sword can be drawn from its sheath; a sect leader of an entire generation likes to wear a green hat; the most powerful magical treasure is a living person; the most vicious spell can make someone live forever; and King You of Zhou, the most foolish ruler in history, has far too many unspeakable secrets... P.S. The story follows Investiture of the Gods an 0Votes70.9kRecs89.7kFans
- 12 Chronicles of the Green Ghost 青诡纪事 Synopsis: He Qing is an ordinary college student living an ordinary life. The only unusual thing about her is that she can always see things other people can’t… The old-fashioned writing style is a little rough around the edges [important!!!], so please be patient. The characters’ values do not represent the author’s. Some of the Taoist spells in this story come from online sources, and some are made up by me. No romance. If any chapters 0Votes436.5kRecs519.3kFans
- 13 EN Aoba Paranormal Agency 青叶灵异事务所 My name is Lin Qi, and I work at the demolition office. At the beginning of this year, I was put in charge of demolishing an old residential complex. One resident had a strange sign hanging by the door: “Green Leaf Paranormal Affairs Agency.” The house had been turned into an office, but it had long since been abandoned and was covered in dust. Inside the filing cabinets, countless documents and records were neatly arranged. Curious, I sorted through them and discovered a bizarre, terrifying wor 8Votes759.4kRecs640.9kFans
- 14 Starting from Scratch 从零开始 If you want to exchange in-game currency for real-world money, you need a powerful economic entity to guarantee that it can be redeemed. And the only entity capable of doing that is a national government. But why would a government step in to guarantee that a game’s currency can be exchanged for real money? War can be fought this way, too. You can bring down a country without shedding a drop of blood. A game whose currency can be exchanged for real money, a super money-making machine. Its name i 9Votes13.6MRecs1.1MFans
- 15 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles 盗墓笔记 The original novel of the hit television series Sand Sea. Fifty years ago, a silk manuscript from the Warring States period was unearthed by grave robbers in Changsha. It recorded the location of a strange ancient tomb from that era. Fifty years later, the grandson of one of those grave robbers discovered the secret in his grandfather's notes and gathered a group of experienced tomb raiders to search for its treasures. No one could have imagined that this ancient tomb would contain so many eerie 52Votes571kRecs3.6MFans
- 16 Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Tomb Raider's Tale 鬼吹灯（盗墓者的经历） The television adaptation of Yunnan Worm Valley premieres on August 30. The official licensed original story can be found in Chapters 101 to 176~ Ancient civilizations, lost treasures, mysterious and unfathomable tombs. Guided by a fragment of a secret manual passed down through the protagonist's family, three modern-day tomb raiders uncover layer after layer of ancient mysteries in a bizarre and eerie underground world. What exactly is the nine-story Demon Tower beneath the great glacier of the 7Votes811.9kRecs1.6MFans
- 17 Renegade Immortal 仙逆 Follow the natural order, and you remain mortal; defy it, and you become immortal. It all comes down to a single thought... The Renegade Immortal anime premieres on Tencent Video on September 25. New episodes air every Monday at 10:00, with VIP members getting two episodes early. Join us in the anime to witness Wang Lin’s lifelong devotion all over again! 204Votes4.2MRecs5.7MFans
- 18 Contending for the Great Dao 大道争锋 … … Let not the heart fall into the cycle of rebirth, but enter the boundless world, Let the heart pass down the Way among humankind. May I raise my sword and slay ten thousand calamities, And trade ruthlessness for a heaven of compassion! … … Regular reader groups: Great Dao Contention (217929481) (old group) Ming Cang Sect (124680866) (old group) … … 183Votes4.3MRecs1.8MFans
- 19 Tomb of the Gods 神墓 A perfectly ordinary young man, dead for ten thousand years, comes back to life in an ancient tomb of the gods… 14Votes5.8MRecs2.2MFans
- 20 House Dad’s Literary Life 奶爸的文艺人生 “Daddy!” He had just transmigrated to a parallel world when a sweet little girl called him Dad. Yang Yi was completely dumbfounded. Well, it turned out that Xixi really was his daughter, and her mother was a gorgeous, aloof former pop diva. This was getting out of hand! And one problem after another soon followed. How was he supposed to take care of a kid? Yang Yi, a lone-wolf assassin in his previous life, was at his wit’s end. Maybe he could tell her some stories? Yang Yi never expected the st 6Votes2.1MRecs1.2MFans
- 21 Midnight Bookstore 深夜书屋 A bookshop that opens for business only late at night, welcomes your visit. [The simplified-Chinese edition of this work has been published by Tianjin People's Publishing House.] Reading group: 523978007 (no verification required) Battle group: 457654443 (no verification required) 66Votes4.3MRecs2.4MFans
- 22 EN Perfect World 完美世界 A speck of dust can fill the sea; a blade of grass can cut down the sun, moon, and stars. With a flick of the finger, heaven and earth are overturned. Heroes rise together, countless races stand side by side, and the saints vie for supremacy, shaking heaven and earth. Ask the vast land: who will r 111Votes7.3MRecs7.6MFans
- 23 EN The Record of Unusual Creatures 异常生物见闻录 Hao Ren is a good man, just as his name suggests. His ideal life is to get by in peace, renting out a modest home and making enough to live on without ever getting rich. At least, that was the plan before a bunch of lunatic creatures moved into his house. A remote, dilapidated mansion, a bunch of abnormal nonhuman creatures, and an employment contract from “the gods.” Put those three things together, and Hao Ren becomes the busiest landlord and most capable babysitter in the world. And so begins 101Votes6.1MRecs2.6MFans
- 24 Back to the Past as a Cat 回到过去变成猫 At the gate of the East Family Housing Compound at Chu Hua University, the gatekeeper uncle answered a phone call, then threw open the window and roared toward the nearby grove in a booming voice: “Black Charcoal, your mom’s calling you home for dinner!” Whoosh! A black cat shot out of the dense grass at the edge of the grove and raced toward one of the buildings, disappearing into the entrance in the blink of an eye. After it, one cat head after another poked up from the grass. It was mealtime: 25Votes1.2MRecs1.1MFans
- 25 A Will Eternal 一念永恒 With a single thought, the sea becomes vast; with a single thought, the fields turn to mulberry groves. With a single thought, ten thousand demons are slain; with a single thought, ten thousand immortals are destroyed. Only my thought… is eternal. This is Er Gen’s fourth full-length novel, A Will Eternal, following Renegade Immortal, Pursuit of the Truth, and I Shall Seal the Heavens. 22Votes17.3MRecs9.2MFans
- 26 The Sacred Ruins 圣墟 Rising from ruin, returning from extinction. The seas turn to dust, lightning and thunder fade away, and that wisp of dark mist draws near the earth once more. The shackles of the world are broken, and a brand-new world reveals a mysterious corner of itself... 36Votes32MRecs20.3MFans
- 27 The Gourmet’s Supplier 美食供应商 “In the distant East, there is a strange little restaurant that has turned down Michelin three-star ratings several times. It’s expensive: a bowl of egg fried rice with soup costs RMB 288. Oh, I forgot, it also comes with a plate of pickles. Even so, plenty of people line up for a table. The restaurant doesn’t take reservations. You have to queue in person, and countless people fly in on private jets just to get in line. Of course, there’s no place to park your plane or your car. The service is 8Votes8.3MRecs3.3MFans
- 28 EN Cultivation Chat Group (The Daily Life of a Chat Group) 修真聊天群（聊天群的日常生活） One day, Song Shuhang accidentally joined a chat group for veteran sufferers of immortal-cultivation chuunibyou. Everyone in the group addressed one another as fellow Daoists, and their profile names were all things like Palace Master, Cave Master, Perfected One, and Celestial Master. Even the group owner's lost pet dog was described as a great demon hound that had run away from home. All day long, they chatted about alchemy, exploring secret realms, cultivation experiences, and such. Then one 114Votes17.6MRecs15.7MFans
