Build Your Own Faction from the Start and Grow It Step by Step 开局自己建立势力一点点成长

1. 451 布 A Fearsome Man in Commoner's Clothes 布衣凶猛 Li Poshan李破山Historical3.5M WordsCompleted [War + Passion + History] “Mu, do you want a wife? Just say the word and I’ll bring one to you in a bit.” A streetwise young rascal crosses paths with a rich girl fleeing disaster. I transmigrated into a chaotic age. Armed with blades, bows, and horses, I’ll protect my family and keep us alive. 5.8kReads8.8Score574Shelves
2. 452 都 Urban Cultivation: From Deliveryman to Guardian of the Heavenly Dao 都市修仙：从外卖员到天道守护者 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼40k WordsCompleted Urban Cultivation: From Deliveryman to Guardian of the Heavenly Dao 18Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 453 抄 My Family Was Seized and Exiled: I Emptied the National Treasury and Fled the Famine! 抄家流放：我搬空国库去逃荒！ A Ripple一抹涟漪Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Just after transmigrating here, Yan Yun’s father, eldest brother, and second brother were beheaded at the border by the emperor on charges of plotting rebellion, because their achievements had become a threat to the throne! But in consideration of the three men’s illustrious military service, their family was spared. They escaped the death penalty, but couldn’t avoid punishment! The whole family, young and old, was exiled to a desolate land! Fine, exile us, then! But his eldest and second brothe 32.9kReads8.8Score2.8kShelves
4. 454 篝 Dinars by the Campfire 篝火边的第纳尔 King of CalradiaQWE卡拉迪亚之王QWEAnime Fanfiction575k WordsOngoing Mount & Blade [Middle Ages + Western fantasy + cold weapons + realism + no cheats + no solo domination + troop types + turbulent times + political intrigue + military strategy + no magic + original NPCs + Calradia setting] I want to tell the story of a group of people who never existed. The setting and details are mostly pieced together from fragments of information about Mount & Blade's Calradian NPCs. The main storyline follows the aftermath of the Nord invasion campaign that took place in Ca 229Reads—Score101Shelves

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   That's roughly the idea: to be kind to others.

5. 455 乱 A Lone Woman in Troubled Times, Plotting an Age of Prosperity 乱世孤女，谋千古盛世 Lingering Fragrance and Faded Powder旧香残粉Ancient Romance2.2M WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead + No CP + Empress + Ensemble Cast + Political Scheming + War + Power Struggles in a Chaotic Era + Nation-Building and Farming + No Spatial Storage or System + Slow-Burn Growth + Epic Length] Yun Huaijin suddenly became a "corpse" in a world torn apart by chaos. She crawled out of a pile of bodies, with only a child on the verge of starving to death beside her. In this world, nobles lived in drunken indulgence, powerful clans monopolized knowledge, bandits slaughtered withou 25.5kReads8.9Score3.2kShelves

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   Starting from scratch, truly building a team from nothing.

6. 456 修 Cultivation: Reborn in Another World to Build the Strongest Sect 修仙：重生异界打造最强宗门 Deep Autumn in Baili百里深秋Eastern Fantasy8.9M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation + no System + no cheat + relying on skill!] Young scientist Sun Yi transmigrated into the world of immortal cultivation and became a menial disciple with neither talent nor connections. But using the knowledge, experience, and courage of someone from Earth, he successfully latched onto the sect's most powerful patron. Then he set about reforming the sect and developing all kinds of new technology! [Invented a detection radar]: It can locate all kinds of rare treasures, demon 44.6kReads9.0Score4.3kShelves

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   "A Mortal's Rise to Power: Sun Yi's Path to Immortality Reform"—Subverting traditional immortal cultivation, wisdom changes the world! 🌟** After reading this novel, I felt as if I had opened a completely new door to the world of immortal cultivation! Sun Yi, a young scientist from Earth, transmigrates to the immortal cultivation world. Lacking talent and background, he uses his Earthling knowledge, insight, and courage to successfully latch onto the most powerful sect and lead an unprecedented reform of immortal cultivation! He invents a detection radar—instantly killing treasure-hunting spirit beasts in the immortal cultivation world; rare treasures, demonic beasts, and poisonous insects have nowhere to hide, opening up a huge source of wealth for his sect! He develops a new dantian technology—the Five Elements Dantian, doubly enhancing endurance and strength, its profound effects are astonishing! The Three Paths of Unified Cultivation—directly addressing the root cause of failed breakthroughs, requiring no assistance, 100% breakthrough is no longer a dream! The Demon Refining Tower and Demon Refining Pot—refining demon souls, purifying demonic beast essence, enhancing divine soul power, and increasing body refining speed tenfold! The Azure Cloud Armor—integrated offense and defense, exquisitely designed, with explosive increases in movement speed and attack power! Satellite communication—eliminating outdated communication technologies, enabling eavesdropping on the world, and creating enormous wealth for the sect! Cultivation space—a spirit-gathering cultivation room, greatly increasing cultivation speed, making cultivation no longer a problem! Sun Yi not only laid the foundation for the mortal world, but also reformed education, established a unique immortal city, promoted the financial industry, and developed the communications industry… He used the knowledge and wisdom of an Earthling to lead his sect to explosive development, single-handedly changing the entire cultivation world, and even using the power of his sect to fight against the demon race! This book is not only a cultivation novel, but also a legendary story full of wisdom and reform! Highly recommended for all readers who love cultivation, wisdom, and reform! Are you ready? Join Sun Yi on this revolutionary cultivation journey! 🚀 #CultivationReform #WisdomCultivation #MortalRise #SunYiLegend #MustReadBook

7. 457 民 Republican Era: The Last of the Jianghu 民国：最后的江湖 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted From an outlaw to a high-ranking general in the Republic of China, then into the War of Resistance against Japan, he walks the loneliest path of all. He seeks no place in the history books, only for the land and rivers to bear witness: on this black soil, there will always be those who refuse to kneel! (Xiang Bei, formerly known by the pen name Lao Zei) 32.9kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves

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   [Republic of China Era][Refugees][No System] I won't allow you to miss this kind of introductory novel [sending heart] A Republic of China hegemony story, highly realistic depicting the cannibalistic environment of the Republic of China era, with skillful and vivid writing, starting as a refugee and climbing up the social ladder...

8. 458 边 The Iron-Blooded Warriors of the Frontier Army 边军之铁血悍卒 Loves Red Yeast Tartary Buckwheat Tea爱吃红曲苦荞茶Historical894k WordsOngoing Hunter boy Xu Xiao shoots an arrow through the smoke of war on the northern frontier and rises from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood! His long saber shatters enemy formations, his cavalry rides through the snow, and he charges into battle again and again, slaying generals and seizing their banners! His brothers entrust their lives to one another, building a Great Wall of flesh and blood! When the 100,000-strong Jinzhang army thunders against the pass, watch as this battle-hardened god of 1.9kReads6.8Score171Shelves

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   From common soldier to emperor, the battle scenes are incredibly well-depicted, all using pure melee weapons. Very good.

9. 459 穿 Transmigrating into a Three Kingdoms Martial Arts World 穿越之三国武侠 Green Mountain Prawn青山大虾Historical1.2M WordsOngoing I transmigrated into the Three Kingdoms era and awakened the Three Kingdoms XI System! While others recruit soldiers and gather horses, I cultivate martial arts. While others conquer cities and seize territory, I shatter the void! The System maxes out my administration, strategy, and generals, while I develop inner power, internal arts, and ultimate techniques from scratch! With a long spear and peerless martial arts, I rise from a country boy to the greatest Martial God of the Three Kingdoms! I 479Reads5.4Score121Shelves

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   Build your own faction and train your generals to conquer the world!

10. 460 最 The Last Martial Hero 最后一个武侠 SobeitEastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [No System + Not Mindless + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story + Slow-Burn + Genius Protagonist + Strategy and Management] The rise of an ordinary man: the legendary tale of a low-ranking jianghu thug who transforms into a figure renowned throughout both the imperial court and the jianghu. So what if he has no cheat? So what if he has no power, wealth, or connections? Even if he starts with nothing but a basic Iron Claw technique, training it to the utmost can give him the power to split mountains and 3.7kReads8.2Score195Shelves
11. 461 全 Global Lord: A Single Fire to Survive the Winter from the Start 全民领主：开局一把火过寒冬 Telong特隆Sci-Fi & Apocalypse278k WordsOngoing [Mass transmigration + survival in extreme cold + lordly farming + hard-core professions + bold and brash + no pointless infighting] Lin Yan transmigrates to a frozen world where everyone has only a single countdown flame. When the flame goes out, so do you. Everyone else frantically stuffs down jackets and padded coats into their fires, hoping to make the flames blaze as high as possible. Then the fire suddenly collapses to half its size, and they wail in despair. Lin Yan crouches in the snow a 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It starts with one person, followed by a whole host of non-human beings, all sorts of people coming together to overcome difficulties, truly a community of shared destiny.

12. 462 开 From the Start, I Draw an AK and the Clan Leader Carries the Whole Clan to Victory 开局抽把AK，族长带飞全族 Destined Chen Shao天命辰少Eastern Fantasy416k WordsOngoing Lin Xiao's soul transmigrates into a fantasy world, where the System gives him an AK right from the start. He thinks it doesn't fit the setting, but manages to help his family gain a foothold with a bit of “rat-a-tat-tat.” It isn't until he awakens the Chaos Immortal Physique and comprehends the Myriad Transformations Annihilation Heavenly Scripture that he realizes the AK is merely the initial form of a Dao-protecting weapon. It will eventually become the [Chaos World-Opening Sword], capable of —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Reincarnated as a fallen clan leader, he arrives at the most powerful sect—no hesitation, no invincibility.

13. 463 废 The Good-for-Nothing Prince Loves Beauty, Farms, Trains Soldiers, and Conquers the World 废柴皇子爱美人，种田养兵扫天下 Pumpkin Seeds南瓜种子Historical4.0M WordsCompleted The comic adaptation of the same name is now available. Give it a watch! [Comedy] [Power Struggles] [War] [Political Intrigue] [Farming] [No System] A medical PhD dies suddenly and unexpectedly transmigrates to Nanfeng, where he becomes a prince. Starting out on the frontier, he pacifies Beiliang, subdues Tianlang, seizes Nanfeng, and outwits Dayuan... until he finally claims the supreme throne that should have been his all along! (This is my first time writing a book, and I made it all by hand. 6.8kReads8.5Score614Shelves

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    A useless prince was appointed as a prince in a poor border county, only to be scared to death by bandits right from the start. The protagonist, a powerful being, transmigrates into this world, using a single palace skill to shatter the bandits' lustful ambitions, confiscating everything with a single sentence, laying the foundation for his rise to wealth. From then on, he embarks on a carefree life of farming, raising troops, conquering the world, and casually pursuing beautiful women. There's no system; the protagonist possesses some medical skills and occasionally consults illustrated medical manuals. The story is fast-paced, lighthearted, and humorous. Reading it is like a gentle spring breeze, a refreshing coolness, subtly relieving the day's fatigue.

14. 464 家 Clan Cultivation: Spirit Fields of Ten Thousand Worlds 家族修仙：万界灵田 Joyful Yin Kan欢欣鼓舞的尹勘Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Eastern fantasy · Clan cultivation · Farming · Underdog comeback · Alchemy · Spatial treasures A young man with a worthless spirit root stumbles upon a spiritual field connected to myriad worlds. He grows spirit herbs, refines immortal pills, and nurtures his clan, rising from a remote borderland family to become the head of an immortal clan known throughout the myriad worlds. He takes a wife and has children, cultivating together in harmony. His two daughters carry the bloodlines of two differe 814Reads—Score118Shelves

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    I collapsed on the sofa after get off work, scrolling through novels, and found several completed cultivation novels with interesting titles. I'm planning to pick a couple to read before bed; they should keep me occupied for a while. ✨

15. 465 多 More Children, More Blessings: It Starts When I Marry the Demon Emperor’s Daughter 多子多福，从收妖皇女儿后开始 Lan Ruoxue of Tianzao Mountain天葬山的蓝若雪Eastern Fantasy406k WordsCompleted Multiple heroines, more children, more blessings, System, clan cultivation After transmigrating to the cultivation world, he awakened the more children, more blessings System. He thought he would have to fill his harem to reach the pinnacle of life. Then the System announced: Congratulations, Host! Your mount, the white fox, is the reincarnation of the Demon Emperor’s daughter! Luo Chuan looked at the white-haired, pink-eyed girl who had just transformed and didn’t even know how to get dressed, 74Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 466 玄 The Gu Family of Xuanzhou: The Lingzhi Mountain Legacy 玄洲顾家：灵芝山传家 Lan Ruoxue of Tianzao Mountain天葬山的蓝若雪Eastern Fantasy755k WordsCompleted On his hundredth birthday, Gu Xuanzhou was politely asked to leave his sect. He had three spiritual roots and was at the peak of Foundation Establishment, but had been stuck at a bottleneck for fifty years without making any progress. The sect told him to go down the mountain and start a family, providing resources to the sect in return. It was a way to make a living, at least. With three thousand spirit stones and an old medicinal hoe, he settled in a dilapidated temple on Ganoderma Mountain. T 21Reads—Score103Shelves
17. 467 全 Global Lord: My Wife Is a Lord 全民领主：我的老婆是领主 I Wash My Feet in a Basin我洗脚用脸盆Sports225k WordsOngoing In an age of rapid technological advancement, a game that takes the world by storm finally appears one day: Lord. Just as its name suggests, everyone who enters the game becomes the lord of a territory. Zhou An, who has been eagerly awaiting the game, is hit and killed in a sudden car accident the day before its launch. On the first day after the game launches, he is summoned by a beautiful girl's golden finger and becomes the first famous general in history under her command. What, the Three He 9Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    (Extremely Surprising!) 😃 🔥🔥🔥A brilliant work featuring a single female lead! In the world of "All-People Lords," everyone starts with only one piece of land, and development depends entirely on their own hard work and struggle. Ye You unexpectedly discovers that his childhood sweetheart has also transmigrated! 🍁🍁🍁Even more surprisingly, the two unexpectedly gain Dave's favor. But can anyone explain to Ye You why he only has defensive skills, while his childhood sweetheart possesses only offensive skills? Now, on the battlefield, the childhood sweetheart bravely charges forward, wreaking havoc, while the male lead can only watch from behind, responsible for nothing more than laughing. 😜

18. 468 明 Late Ming: Becoming Emperor Was Never My Wish 明末：称帝非我愿 A Weary Bird Returns to Its Old Woods倦鸟落旧林Historical1.8M WordsCompleted [No System + No Cheat Abilities + Ming Dynasty + Rebellion] Wang San, worn down by society and working grueling 24/7 shifts, becomes another Wang San, a villager in Baishui County, Shaanxi, near the end of the Ming dynasty. A terrible famine strikes, and people resort to eating one another. Wang San is frail and sickly, on the verge of becoming someone else’s meal, when his brother Wang Er comes charging back and saves him. As Wang San leaves with Wang Er, he discovers that his brother is well-c 5.8kReads8.7Score343Shelves

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    ① He became Wang San, a villager in Baishui County, Shaanxi Province, at the end of the Ming Dynasty. At this time, the court was tyrannical, the people were suffering, and the officials and gentry were greedy, cruel, and extorted money. Within a few months, Wang San was pushed onto the road of rebellion, just to avoid being eaten as food at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

19. 469 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: From Medicine Boy to Dao Ancestor 凡人修仙：从药童到道祖 Lan Ruoxue of Tianzao Mountain天葬山的蓝若雪Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted (Ratings are open now. They're a little low, so I hope they go up. Family management, mortal cultivation, farming, everyday life as a cultivator, multiple female leads.) “This is a slow-burn novel about an ordinary cultivator. The protagonist has no heaven-defying spiritual root, no wise old master at his side (the Medicine Elder is only a passing character), and no endless stream of lucky opportunities. What he does have is the patience he learned working in an apothecary, the caution he picked 475Reads5.6Score100Shelves
20. 470 从 Starting with the Yellow Turbans, I Slaughter My Way Through the Three Kingdoms 从黄巾开始杀穿三国 Golden Rabbit Head兔头金Historical724k WordsOngoing Jiang Shuyu, a modern engineering geek, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han dynasty. The common people live like ants, starving and struggling to survive, while the great clans indulge in luxury and extravagance. The Three Kingdoms of his imagination, a world teeming with famous ministers, fierce generals, and heroes, shatters before his eyes. What heroes of the Three Kingdoms? They’re nothing but bandits who let beasts devour people. I’ll trample the scholar-o 931Reads8.3Score—Shelves
21. 471 带 Invading Another World with Mount & Blade, Plus Daily Intelligence 带着骑砍入侵异界：附带每日情报 A Salted Fish Who Wants to Slack Off追求摸鱼的咸鱼Eastern Fantasy141k WordsOngoing (Mount & Blade, Total War, elves, goblins, orcs, dwarves, the late Ming dynasty, the Ming army, daily intelligence, ancient ruins archaeologist. Summoning a late Ming army.) He transmigrates to another world and leads an army from Mount & Blade into battle against foreign races: the Southern Ming Feiyue Army, the Jia Qian Army, Hun horse archers, the French Old Guard, Cossack cavalry, Shenying Camp cannons, and European seven-deck sailing warships. He also has a Daily Intelligence System, which 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look at this! It's about Ming Dynasty troops invading another world, along with daily intelligence reports and otherworldly lords.

22. 472 求 Survival: Starting from a Thatched Hut to Fight the Flood 求生：从茅草屋开始对抗洪水 Gong Shiye弓石叶Sports2.1M WordsOngoing [Disaster Survival] [Shelter] [Farming and Development] [Golden Finger] [Stockpiling Supplies] [No Saintly Hero] Everyone transmigrates to a world shrouded in mist. Zhang Chi wakes up to find himself in a thatched hut leaking from all sides, and learns that a flood will strike soon. The rain outside keeps falling, growing heavier and heavier. Everyone can only struggle to survive amid the threats of torrential rain, floods, wild beasts, and monsters... 22.1kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves

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    Build your power and develop it gradually.

23. 473 三 Three Kingdoms: Beginning with the Yellow Turban Rebellion 三国，从黄巾起义开始 Tang Jikhan唐吉可汗Historical1.8M WordsCompleted At the end of the Han dynasty, during the Three Kingdoms era, there are Five Realms of Strategists, Seven Warlords of the Turbulent Times, Ten Peerless Beauties, and Twenty-Four Legendary Generals. When young Li Xin opens his eyes, he has transmigrated to the end of the Han dynasty, becoming a Yellow Turban rebel swept up in the uprising. Only then does he discover that behind the clash of swords and horses lies a horrifying sight: bones strewn across the wilderness, not a single rooster crowing 3.4kReads7.8Score229Shelves
24. 474 帝 The Dawn of the Empire 帝国时代的黎明 Earth Orange大地橙Historical190k WordsCompleted [System + alternate history + gaming + political intrigue] I rise again through hard work, with strategic planning in my left hand and template empowerment in my right. I command an empire, combining the skills of France, Japan, Mongolia, Goryeo, China, and other nations. I create a fortress on a BUG-level scale. My fortress roams the Myriad Worlds. I rise with every step. No brainless antagonists, just grand strategic storytelling. A well-balanced golden finger. 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is something worth keeping and observing; it has a mysterious, adventure-like feel to it.

25. 475 大 Ming Dynasty Border Troops 大明边军 Mu Fengye沐风叶Historical3.1M WordsCompleted Zhu Wei A transmigrator. A transmigrator with no particular talents. A pawn of the Wanli Emperor. The Tianqi Emperor's teacher. Huang Taiji's father's killer. The Liaodong Prince's lifelong nemesis. Wu Sangui's godfather. A good friend of Prince Gui, Zhu Changying. He had thought he could use his knowledge of the future to stir up the winds of change. But the chaos in the imperial court and the complexity of the situation left Zhu Wei in constant danger. The late Ming... was an era where people 4kReads8.5Score326Shelves
26. 476 高 High Martial: I Have the Creation Cauldron 高武：我有造化鼎 Repair维修Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [High Martial Arts, Struggle for Supremacy, Multiple Female Leads, Farming] Qin Xiao transmigrates to a high-martial-arts world where the imperial clan and powerful families divide the realm, while holy lands, Buddhist sects, and demonic cults rule the martial world. Seeing the Great Jin Dynasty on the brink of collapse, Qin Xiao is understandably worried. Fortunately, he has the Fortune Pearl, which can be used to grow plants, along with its accompanying visualization treasure, the Fortune Caul 1.3kReads7.2Score106Shelves
27. 477 黑 Underworld Tyrant: Those Who Follow Me Prosper, Those Who Oppose Me Perish! 黑道暴君：顺我者昌，逆我者亡！ Please Let Me Go Viral Just Once拜托你让我火一次吧Urban983k WordsOngoing [Class Beauty, I’m out of prison. You’ll pay for what you did!] Framed by the class beauty he loved, Wang Erchui was wrongfully imprisoned for three years. The misery of prison transformed the once-ordinary boy into a hardened man. But it was only after getting out and seeking revenge that he gradually realized there was a terrifying story behind it all. The truth was, it wasn’t that love affair that had ruined his life. It was a vast, carefully woven web of darkness. His enemies had already ris 9.4kReads8.9Score578Shelves

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    This is a place where greed for money, power, and sex drives a frenzied struggle; it's also a world of deceit, bloodshed, countless beauties, utter cruelty, and where only the victor reigns supreme! (Welcome to the world...)

28. 478 重 Reborn in 1942: While Others Flee on Tree Bark, I Eat Stewed Meat 重生42逃荒别人吃树皮我吃炖肉 Getting Up in the Morning to Eat Spinach早上起来吃菠菜Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Fleeing famine] [Reborn] [Pocket dimension] [Decisive and ruthless] [Killing Japanese invaders] [Killing people and looting their bodies] [Multiple heroines, no single female lead] Ma Tian was a hitman who had only recently entered the profession when his fixer set him up. He was sent to assassinate a Southeast Asian general, only to discover it was a trap. At the last moment, he detonated the explosives in his hands, taking his enemies down with him. He transmigrated into the body of Su Chen, 29.3kReads7.1Score1.4kShelves

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    It's not ideal to accept this, because the protagonist believes that you can't be too kind to people, and you can't overfeed a dog. He has the heart of a ruthless hero! A story of fleeing famine, the male protagonist kills Japanese invaders and traitors. He's decisive and ruthless, neither doting on his sister nor any other woman; he's all about women, but no female lead. He won't be easily swayed by women, won't lose his mind, and won't be overly affectionate. He's a breath of fresh air. The male protagonist has the heart of a ruthless hero; he kills anyone who gets in his way. If his sister becomes an obstacle, he'll even kill her to prove his path. If you like stories of fleeing famine and heroines who kill their sisters, this is a good book, highly recommended!

29. 479 救 I Saved a Stunning Beauty, and She Tried to Hack Me with a Knife by the Bed 救了绝色美女，她在床边拿刀砍我 Meticulous to the Last Word一字不苟Urban644k WordsCompleted Chu Lingtian is a legendary man known as the "Grim Reaper Wolf King." He returns to the city for a top-secret mission, never imagining that on his very first day back, he will spend the night with a beautiful woman named Liu Bingxue. Afterward, Liu Bingxue takes him home and passes him off as her boyfriend. But it turns out she has a twin sister, Liu Huohuo. The older sister is cold and aloof, while the younger is uninhibited. Sharing a room with these twin beauties is certainly thrilling. After 11.7kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
30. 480 玄 Fantasy World: A Heavenly Secrets Pavilion from the Start 玄幻：开局一座天机阁 Kung Fu Salted Fish功夫咸鱼Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsCompleted Ye Xu transmigrates into a fantasy world and awakens the Heavenly Secrets System, obtaining a Heavenly Secrets Pavilion from the start. He can see the future and understand the past, judge yin and yang, and discern the Five Elements. Beneath the Heavenly Dao, the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion can calculate everything in the world. The Great Emperor Ziwei: “I swept across the universe and stood undefeated, yet I rank eleventh on the Great Emperor List?” The Dao King: “The story about me murdering my 4.7kReads8.5Score579Shelves

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    Chapter 1: Starting with a Heavenly Mystery Pavilion

31. 481 废 The Useless Prince: Why Are You Forcing Me to Become Emperor? 废物皇子：为何要逼我做皇帝？ The Wind of the 80s80年代的风Historical4.0M WordsCompleted He is the empire’s useless prince! But his own father, the emperor, wants him dead. The crown prince wants him dead. His brothers all want him dead. Even the most beautiful woman under heaven wants him dead! To survive, he trains an invincible army and builds a hidden paradise. He brings the Hundred Schools of Thought to heel, drawing capable ministers, mighty generals, and reclusive masters from every corner of the land to his side. All the beauties under heaven dream of becoming his bride. Ami 84.3kReads9.3Score8.5kShelves

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    Heaven and earth are ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs; the sage is ruthless, treating the people like straw dogs. It's incredibly good, with a hellish start, a plot full of twists and turns, and in the end, the hegemony of the Spring and Autumn Period is achieved.

32. 482 至 Supreme Warlord 至尊战王 Little Dragon Fish小龙鱼Urban5.5M WordsOngoing After ten years on the battlefield, the God of War returns. He wields power over all and is richer than a nation! But his entire family has been slaughtered, and the mastermind turns out to be his fiancée... 609Reads8.4Score103Shelves
33. 483 穿 Transmigrating to Conquer the World: Don't Make Me Become King 穿越争霸之不要逼我当大王 I Don't Want to Make a Cover不想做封面Historical102k WordsOngoing No System, no technology. Mu Ning: Don’t make me become king. Wang Erni looked at the simpleton, the glutton, and the young woman gathered around Mu Ning, and fell into deep thought... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is really good. The protagonist starts as a clueless street urchin and gradually rises to power. There's no system or technology; he relies entirely on his intelligence and cunning.

34. 484 绝 The Peerless God of War 绝世战王 Little Dragon Fish小龙鱼Urban5.2M WordsOngoing After ten years on the battlefield, the War King returns, rich enough to rival a nation! But his entire family has been slaughtered, and the culprit turns out to be his fiancée... 2.1kReads7.2Score144Shelves
35. 485 我 The Strength of My Qingyun Sect Can No Longer Be Hidden 我青云宗的实力藏不住了 A Hundred Sons in the Clouds云中百子Eastern Fantasy207k WordsCompleted Luo Feng, deputy sect master of the Azure Cloud Sect, stands atop a pavilion and gazes at the distant mountains. He suddenly asks, “Sect Master, are there really Flowing Sky Dream Flowers on the other side of those mountains?” The great Sect Master Ye ponders for a moment. “Maybe there's a whole bunch of Smurfs?” … One day, a sect launches a surprise attack on the Azure Cloud Sect, and things suddenly get very strange. The invading sect can hardly believe what they see before them! “What? E 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's definitely these few.

36. 486 有 With So Many Ex-Girlfriends, I Really Was Forced Into This 有那么多前女友，我真的是被迫的 5 Lu Qi5陆柒Urban1.4M WordsOngoing (Lighthearted comedy + satisfying revenge + lots and lots of ex-girlfriends + daily life with multiple ex-girlfriends) “You’re a woman and I’m a man. We’re not compatible. Let’s break up.” “Sorry, I like them big. Let’s break up.” See that stunning policewoman with the perfect figure? I heard her ex-boyfriend dumped her, so she joined the criminal investigation team on the spot, ready to tear the scumbag apart! What? You’re saying you’re that guy? Come on, don’t joke around. Then why aren’t you 4.5kReads8.6Score333Shelves
37. 487 四 Siheyuan: Back to 1954, Luckily I Have a System 四合院：回到54年，还好带系统 Wen Zhi Tianhua雯织天华Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan] [Founding a Nation Overseas] [Spatial Interface] [One Female Lead] Transmigrate to a Siheyuan in 1954? Luckily, I've got a skill-upgrade cheat, an boundless space, and a space for growing crops. What? There's also a family lineage stretching back thousands of years behind me, and I'm the clan head? These people from the Siheyuan think they can compete with me? Of course I'll lead my family to become the greatest clan and build the world's number-one village. The fun starts when I buil 12.6kReads8.4Score637Shelves

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    [Destroy, Old Soviet Union], establish a nation in Siberia.

38. 488 三 Three Kingdoms: I Help Lü Bu Conquer the Realm 三国，我助吕布夺天下 Yao Jun曜钧Historical434k WordsOngoing Synopsis Reborn as Lü Bu’s useless younger brother, I thought I’d have to cling to his coattails. Turns out, my legs are stronger than his. On the grasslands, I herded sheep, fought wolves, killed men, and seized power. I rose from slavery to become a chieftain, married the chieftain’s daughter, recruited Murong Han, and took Murong Wei as my disciple. With three thousand cavalry, I cut off the enemy’s supply lines and drove back Qiuling Gu’s forty-thousand-strong army. The people of the grass 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He built his own power step by step to become the king of the grasslands, then rescued his brother at the White Tower and seized the world.

39. 489 穿 After Transmigrating a Hundred Years into the Future, I Raise a Daughter from the Immortal Emperor's Beginnings 穿越百年：从仙帝开始养女儿 You Have to Keep Going一定要加油Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted [One Heroine + Fantasy + Empress + Dad Life + Invincible + Everyday Life + System] My name is Mo Ran, and I'm an Immortal Emperor. When I first arrived in the myriad worlds, that little System trapped me for over a hundred years. By chance, I met a breathtakingly beautiful empress... And then I had a daughter! My name is Shen Qingqing. I am the reincarnation of an Immortal King from the Upper Realm, reborn into this life. In my previous life, I had no parents and was the saintess of my clan. 7.5kReads8.0Score721Shelves
40. 490 绑 Bind This Card to Change Class into a Level-One Farmer 绑定此卡，可转职为一级农夫 Ju Yangqing巨阳青Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsCompleted [Brilliant premise] [Unusual worldbuilding] Xu Mu transmigrates to an apocalyptic world in another realm with the money for his wife's surgery and his daughter. He becomes a lowly lumberjack, the lowest rung among lord players. [Woodcutting LV1: Slightly increases woodcutting speed and reduces stamina loss.] He has only one seemingly useless skill, and one gold coin can mass-produce villagers. There isn't enough food to eat, and every day brings uncertainty. To feed his daughter and send the sur 22kReads7.3Score3.9kShelves

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    This book perfectly meets the requirements and has a very imaginative concept.

41. 491 强 A Forceful Claim 强势染指 Xiangqiao香巧Modern Romance394k WordsCompleted [Roguish, Rugged Hero] [Daddy-Type Boyfriend] [ oozing hormones] [Guiding Lover] [Sweet Romance] [Nine-Year Age Gap] [Food] [Kissaholic] [Both Pure and Inexperienced] I'm currently working on signed editions for publication. If you're interested, you can check them out at the usual place. This is part of the same series as Jiang Baichuan and Hai Tian's A Soldier in Uniform, Rose in Hand, Dedicated to the Princess. (The male lead cooks, talks dirty, and fusses over every last detail like a dad. T 62.6kReads9.4Score6.9kShelves

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    😏Wow! It's amazing and really good! Everyone, hurry up and check it out, read it as much as you can! The feeling is super cool, so don't hesitate, it's absolutely fantastic, even if staying up all night hurts your liver, just get it, hooray!

42. 492 父 Royal Parents: Awakened a Transcendent-Level Talent from the Start! 父母双王：开局觉醒超脱级天赋！ Firmament Rabbit苍穹兔Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [System sign-in + invincibility + passion + power-building!] Xuan Yuan Li obtains a sign-in System and, over the years of signing in, collects countless divine treasures, builds an immortal power, and trains extraordinary subordinates! The world undergoes a great upheaval, and countless races from beyond the domains descend upon the pass! At Shanhai Pass! Twelve figures radiating terrifying auras kneel on one knee in midair! “The Twelve Divine Generals of the Ice Emperor Palace!” “Zi Shu, Gu 24.3kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves

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    So addictive! The protagonist hides his identity in a daily login event, and when all races invade, the gods kneel to welcome the Ice Emperor. The unparalleled enjoyment is off the charts!

43. 493 甜 Sweet Seduction! The Top-Tier Star in Master Fu's Arms Is Irresistibly Flirtatious 甜诱！傅爷怀里的顶流小妖精超撩 Rainbow Miaomiao彩虹淼淼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Slim-waisted, soft, gorgeous superstar heroine VS irresistibly masculine, tough commander hero] [Sweet, swoony romance. She pursues him. Both are romantically inexperienced.] The day Fu Yan met Yan Chuqing, she was wearing a black spaghetti-strap dress. Her skin was fair, her looks exquisite, and her waist was so slender it could be circled with one hand. The men around them all looked at her with undisguised desire. He was the only exception. She walked up to him and licked the corner of her l 35.4kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves
44. 494 三 A Scoundrel in the Three Kingdoms: From the Start, I Find Hua Xiong's Corpse 三国渣男，开局捡尸华雄 Mountain Wind, Wooden Fish山风木鱼Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Originally titled Three Kingdoms: A Scoundrel, Picking Up Hua Xiong's Corpse from the Start. Picking up corpses lets you level up. Wang Tong transmigrates into the late Han dynasty as a foot soldier under Hua Xiong, and unexpectedly gains a corpse-picking System that lets him acquire the skills of the dead by touching their bodies. From the very start, Guan Yu is about to behead Hua Xiong in front of Sishui Pass, and Wang Tong risks his life to acquire Hua Xiong's skills. At Hulao Pass, he follo 27.1kReads8.5Score3kShelves

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    Meanwhile, Ahu, the head of Lady Wu's personal guards, with his blue eyes and purple beard, usually treated Sun Quan and his mother with great affection, regarding Lady Wu as his own wife and Sun Quan as his own son...

45. 495 幕 Behind the Scenes: Sitting on the Moon, Guiding Evolution 幕后：端坐在月球之上，引领进化 Tian Tian天田Urban239k WordsCompleted [Behind the scenes]+ [No saintly characters]+ [No female lead]+ [Ensemble cast]! The day the Pacific Ocean tore open a world-shattering abyss, all of humanity witnessed a transformation beyond anything they could have imagined. When a nuclear bomb exploded over Tokyo Bay in a shower of blood-red fireworks, a thousand-meter-tall beast tore through the mushroom cloud and soared into the sky, and twelve arcs of moonlight blade energy severed a god-level head the rules of the world had already been 4Reads5.6Score—Shelves

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    He started by casually gathering tens of thousands of people, then they all died down to just a few hundred. His strength lies solely in the protagonist.

46. 496 诱 Luring the Sweetheart: The Wild Captain Takes Her by Storm 诱捕小乖宝，野痞队长强势攻陷 Zong Xi宗汐Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted A heads-up: the adapted short drama “Waiting for You When the Roses Bloom” is now available~ [Marriage Before Love + Mutual Pining + Long-Running Scheme + Healing + Six-Year Age Gap + Sweet Romance] [Beautiful, sweet-voiced intern reporter x Wild, wolfish captain of the criminal police] Chen Mo married his brother’s younger sister, but no one knew she was the moonlight in his heart, the little moon he had wanted all to himself for so many sleepless nights. The year Song Zhiyi turned twenty-one, 19kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
47. 497 糟 Oh No! The Forbidden Lord Is Losing His Mind Over His Sweet Little Junior Sister 糟糕！娇软小师妹被禁欲尊上疯撩 Pineapple Prince菠萝王子Ancient Romance314k WordsCompleted [Delicate, Soft-Waisted Heroine + Transmigrates Into a Book + Devoted Couple, Sweet Romance + Cold, Ascetic Yet Irresistible Hero + Harem-Style Love Rivalry] Only after Lu Zhixue transmigrated into a book did she realize she was in a melodramatic, coercive-love cultivation novel. She was the supporting woman who helped advance the romance between the hero and heroine, only to die tragically in the end. At the whole sect's martial arts tournament, everyone was convinced she was hopelessly in love 20.2kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
48. 498 让 I Asked You to Put Food on the Table, and You Conquered the World 让你解决温饱，你却打了天下 Yun Wei昀卫Historical373k WordsOngoing In his previous life, Dong Yuntao was a master's graduate in finance from a prestigious university. He joined one of the world's top five securities firms and managed a group of funds. In this life, he transmigrates into a poor farming family during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. In the family, his older brother is somewhat mentally disabled, and his mother is ill. Both have lost some of their ability to work. The family's only five mu of paddy fields cannot support everyone. They'r —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It started with a field, and later became a towering peak.

49. 499 领 Lord: Think I'm Poor? Go Tell My Army 领主：我穷？和我的大军说去吧 Jun Xian Fou君羡否Sports745k WordsCompleted [Everyone Becomes a Lord + Rivalry Among the Myriad Races + War-Focused + Scheming Protagonist + Early Mount & Blade Elements + Later Warhammer 40K Elements] [Warning! The later parts lean heavily into Khorne and may be disturbing!] When Shen Yu wakes up, he is about to enter the battlefield of the myriad races' lordly competition. In his panic, he discovers that his lord talent is: [War Fever][SS] [Your people are extremely enthusiastic about war] System assessment: The people have gone mad. Ma 5.6kReads8.5Score437Shelves

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    These should all meet the original poster's requirements.

50. 500 卦 Fortune-Telling for Profit: I Turn My Life Around with the I Ching 卦算钱程：我靠易经逆袭人生 Gui Lizha龟里扎Mystery365k WordsOngoing “Goldman Sachs’ quantum random number generators, Bridgewater’s Monte Carlo simulations: the ‘godlike dice’ that manipulate global stock markets have been beaten by an unemployed programmer eating takeout in an urban village with the I Ching. Chen Ming turned the changing lines of the Eight Trigrams into code and rebuilt neural networks using the generating and overcoming cycles of the Five Elements. First, he cracked a game’s rigged ‘miss’ algorithm to make some extra money. Then he exposed a q —Reads—Score—Shelves

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