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. 101 原 Primitive Man: I Build a Kingdom in Primitive Society 原始人：我在原始社会建王国 Tea Gatherer拾茶者Historical600k WordsCompleted [Farming + pocket dimension + wilderness survival + animal taming + developing a tribe] Chen Fan, a lone wolf, transmigrates to primitive society. From the start, the chief takes his wife away, and he’s in danger of being expelled from the tribe. At this critical moment, his pocket dimension activates... “Sign-in successful. Reward: one shovel and a bag of corn seeds.” “First field cultivated. Reward: one compass and a box of matches.” Digging traps, making vine armor, refining sulfur... The 274Reads8.2Score—Shelves
2. 102 热 Fierce Academy: A World of Both Letters and Martial Arts 热血高校之文武天下 Gang Gang Old Rascal岗岗老贼Male-Channel Fanfiction773k WordsCompleted Twin brothers Zhou Shangwen and Zhou Shangwu accidentally transmigrate into the world of Crows Zero, becoming first-year transfer students at Suzuran High School: Mishima Fumi and Mishima Takeshi. Unite the first-years, witness the clash between third-years Serizawa Tamao and Takitani Genji, witness legends in the making, and become legends yourselves. Battle for supremacy in Hualiuyu, and share the glory with Suzuran's legends. 27Reads6.1Score—Shelves
3. 103 被 Exiled to the Northern Wastelands, I Found a Nation Through Summoning 被贬北荒，我靠召唤立国 Aike's Sand艾克的砂Eastern Fantasy906k WordsOngoing Banished to the Northern Wastelands, Qin Xuan should have spent his life as an idle prince, but he awakened a Summoning System. Renowned ministers govern the country, mighty generals expand its borders, and the summoned powerhouses can keep cultivating and breaking through their realms. From his seat in the rear, he rises from a single frontier city, founds a nation, proclaims himself emperor, and wages war against dynasty after dynasty. The great powers try to join forces to destroy him, only t 3.3kReads—Score294Shelves

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   This is good.

4. 104 清 The Immortal Path of Qingyuan 清源仙途 Flatbread with Three Pork Tenderloins烧饼加三里脊Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted I’ve been an avid reader for twenty years, especially fond of cultivation novels about ordinary people. Of all the books I’ve read, my favorites are A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, Renegade Immortal, The Path of a Cultivation Sect Leader, Xuanchen Daoist Path, True Spirit Nine Transformations, and Qinglian Peak. On a sudden whim, I decided to write the kind of xianxia story I’ve always wanted to read: no overpowered cheat or mysterious old master, just an attempt to portray a cult 12.8kReads8.2Score979Shelves

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   A bookworm for twenty years, especially fond of mortal cultivation novels, among which "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," "Against the Gods," "The Path of the Cultivation Sect Leader," "The Path of Xuan Chen," "Nine Transformations of the True Spirit," and "The Peak of the Azure Lotus" are my favorites. Suddenly, I had the idea to write my own version of the Xianxia genre, without overpowered characters or powerful backers, striving to present a realistic cultivation world as I envision it. Orphaned at a young age, he relied on his clan for support, only to witness the deaths of his people as he grew up. Neglected by his family and only wanting to live a carefree life, fate brought him his nemesis. Unskilled in leadership, he now had to shoulder the honor and disgrace of his entire clan due to various circumstances. Wang Xuanyi turned back, taking a deep, poignant look at the place where he had grown up, and then flew away with his children without looking back… This book tells the story of a small Foundation Establishment clan that, through generations of effort, grew into an immortal clan… Completed at 3.22 Million words, welcome to read!

5. 105 热 Hot-Blooded District: I’m the Man Who’ll Reach the Top 热血街区，我是要成为顶点的男人 What a Sneaky One这是个老六Male-Channel Fanfiction361k WordsCompleted Terminally ill and having lost all hope for life, he was about to throw himself into a river and end it all. Never in a million years did he expect to be reborn in the world of The Outcast. Since his previous life was so ordinary and dull, he might as well make a name for himself in this passionate world where might makes right. I’m Qin Feng Xuanyu, and I’m going to become the man at the very top. Ready to hit the ground? 2.4kReads8.5Score101Shelves
6. 106 剑EN Sword of Coming 剑来 The Warlord Who Played with Princes烽火戏诸侯Eastern Fantasy11.6M WordsOngoing The world is vast, and anything is possible. I, Chen Ping’an, have but one sword. With it, I can move mountains, overturn seas, subdue demons, suppress devils, command gods, pluck stars, sever rivers, level cities, and split the heavens! 36.9kReads9.7Score1.1kShelves

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   The beginning is mostly about raising a lord, it's quite good, a Three Kingdoms game-like novel.

7. 107 开 From the Start, I Became a Rebel and Won the Eighteen Riders of Yan and Yun 开局成反贼，奖励燕云十八骑 Stealing Mist Flowers偷雾花Historical829k WordsCompleted [Rebellion + strategy + building a dynasty] He transmigrates into a new world, starving and freezing. What? Eunuchs rule the court, and the common people can barely survive? What? Western Xia invades at the border, and the army surrenders without a fight? What? Officials are so corrupt they keep imposing harsh taxes and levies? What use is a Great Li dynasty like this? I, Jiang Mian, am starting a rebellion today! And so, an ordinary commoner with a Rebel System rises from humble beginnings! [Ki 5.9kReads8.5Score276Shelves
8. 108 我 I Never Meant to Become a Rebel 我真没想当反贼 Blowing Bubbles Every Day天天吹泡泡Historical4.1M WordsCompleted In a game set during the Three Kingdoms era, Han Xinghe randomly landed in the rebel faction from the start and became a Yellow Turban soldier. He had planned to desert and join the imperial court to restore the Han dynasty, but through a twist of fate, he defeated government soldiers and was promoted to the Holy Son of the Way of Great Peace. Through tireless effort, he eventually inherited Zhang Jiao’s legacy and reached the pinnacle of life. Lü Bu is my big brother, Dian Wei is on my left, an 7.4kReads8.9Score564Shelves
9. 109 大 The Great Qi Marquis of One Step 大齐一步侯 A Single Thought of Nothingness一念无Historical846k WordsCompleted [Alternate history, airtight logic, a treat to listen to, multiple heroines, lighthearted daily life, the jianghu and court politics, love and hate, national and family vendettas...] A modern-day criminal investigator transmigrates into the body of a minor official in the State of Qi. At first, his only dream is to stay alive. But when foreign barbarians invade the Central Plains, slaughtering and pillaging until the kingdom falls and families are torn apart, he has no choice but to enter the fr 15.7kReads8.2Score942Shelves

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   A historical fiction novel of exceptionally high quality, perfect for both listening and reading. Clear logic, well-developed characters, rich plot, and tight writing. Not a formulaic, fast-paced read. Please enjoy! [Already added to my wishlist]

10. 110 最 The Strongest Golden Finger: Nurturing a Trillion Immortal Emperors Every Day 最强金手指，每天蕴育万亿仙帝 A Pig Striving for Greatness一只拼搏向上的猪Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Tyrant + endless troops + conquest + countless beauties + ultimate thrills] Qin Zheng transmigrates into a fantasy world and becomes the emperor of Great Qin. He obtains a reincarnation pool for attribute-based troops, which can nurture a million soldiers every day with attributes such as destruction, time, space, curses, souls, and light and shadow! [Destruction-attribute troops are like walking bolts of divine destruction. Wherever they pass, the heavens collapse and the earth is shattered!] 29.6kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
11. 111 重 Reborn: I'm a Samurai in Japan's Warring States Period 重生之我在日本战国当武士 Splashed Ink Painting泼墨作画Historical2.0M WordsOngoing Are you tired of Chinese historical novels that all feel the same? Follow the author's writing and step into the world of Japan's Sengoku period! This book does not touch on Ming dynasty politics, nor does it involve invading the Ming dynasty or Korea. Please be a rational patriot. If you don't like it, just move on to another book. Here is the synopsis! Li Shan, a martial arts fanatic from the Celestial Empire and an outdoor survival enthusiast, ventured deep into the Amazon rainforest to film 113kReads9.2Score9.2kShelves

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    It has to be this one, set in Japan's Sengoku period. The author updates frequently, sometimes up to nine chapters a day. Do you understand how valuable that is?

12. 112 悍 The Fierce Soldier Slays the Heavens 悍卒斩天 Three Shades of Green三青色Eastern Fantasy5.8M WordsOngoing The Heavenly Dao is shattered, demons run rampant, and the mortal world teeters on the brink of destruction! An ordinary boy emerges from the wilderness, cultivates peerless body techniques, forges the body of a Sacred Ancestor, and fights his way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood. He storms the heavens, embarking on an immortal legend... 156Reads9.1Score—Shelves
13. 113 黑 Dark Survival Game 黑暗生存游戏 Cao Cao Is Never Late曹操不迟到Sports1.6M WordsCompleted You wake to find darkness engulfing the world outside. A storm rages, strange bloodstains seep into the corners of the walls, mournful cries ring in your ears, and a figure outside the window never leaves. You and countless other survivors huddle in fear inside your own ten-square-meter shelters. Starving, you open the door a crack and peer outside. [Chance of catching a cold from the rain after going outside: 100%] A cold isn't a disease. It just lowers your immunity and increases your chance o 1.1kReads8.7Score135Shelves
14. 114 家 Clan Cultivation: Starting with Activating the Fortune Bar 家族修仙：从激活气运条开始 Little Bird Chirping小鸟渣渣叫Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing At first, the Chen family was a small Qi Refining clan on the books, so poor they had only one mountain and a few dozen acres of spirit fields. Over a hundred years later, the whole Chen family was hiding their true strength. They claimed to be Foundation Establishment cultivators, but were actually Golden Core. They claimed to be Qi Refining cultivators, but were actually Nascent Soul. Even the green ox that worked the fields at home was secretly trying to reach Golden Core. Chen Li always live 83.9kReads8.0Score9.6kShelves

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    The ancestral lineage, the ancestral creator, saw its family steadily develop, gradually achieving glory, becoming number one in the human realm and also number one in the spirit realm.

15. 115 没 That’s Right, I’m Fighting the Great Powers 没错，我打的就是列强 Shaking Xuanyuan震轩辕Rural Life680k WordsOngoing The book has just been released, and its rating is still fluctuating. Please add it to your library and follow along. Liu Tianqing, a special forces soldier assigned to an escort mission, unexpectedly transmigrates back to 1900. Armed with his equipment and the escort case, he fights decisively through the chaos, struggling with all his might against the foreign powers. 15.6kReads6.9Score892Shelves

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    Both of these are worth watching.

16. 116 大 Great Ming, So You're the Qing? 大明，就你叫满清啊？ The Salted Fish Is Too Cranky咸鱼太暴躁Historical1.6M WordsOngoing In 1690, the twenty-ninth year of the Kangxi reign, the Ming dynasty was already history. A soul from the future possessed Zhu Hechang, a Ming imperial grandson in exile in Luzon. At first, faced with this unfamiliar world, Zhu Hechang was confused and discouraged. Then... “Empire Rising System is now online...” “Congratulations, Host, the System has been fully upgraded!” “Congratulations, Host, you have received 500 soldiers from the Ming Divine Machine Battalion, all equipped with Minié rifles 3.2kReads8.7Score229Shelves
17. 117 我 I Build an Aircraft Carrier in Great Ming 我在大明造航母 Dreaming Back to Ancient Times梦回古代Historical2.5M WordsCompleted What should you do when you return to the Ming Dynasty just before the Jiading Massacre? Don’t panic, I have a super technology System. First, make a flintlock for self-defense, then build a few thousand to conquer the realm. The more land and people you rule, the more advanced technology you can create, until you’ve built an aircraft carrier and the whole world kneels before the Ming. 567Reads8.3Score182Shelves

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    These are all excellent books where the author's writing is mature, showing gradual growth while maintaining a satisfying reading experience.

18. 118 逐 Riding the Waves of Tokyo Bay: Starting in 1945 逐浪东京湾：从1945开始 Extremely Thick Glasses近视镜特别厚Historical606k WordsOngoing The protagonist himself transmigrates to Hengbin, Japan, after its defeat in 1945. Posing as a local, he works as an interpreter for the US military, becomes a shameless collaborator, builds a yakuza organization, and wreaks havoc on the Japanese who haven't yet paid for their crimes. He also gets up to all sorts of mischief with plenty of cute girls, makes it through the occupation, and eventually becomes a financial magnate. A story about making money and living life to the fullest! As they sa 43.5kReads6.5Score3.5kShelves

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    The protagonist transmigrates to a post-war Japanese manga, becoming a translator for the American army, forming the Yakuza, wreaking havoc on the still-guilty Japanese soldiers, causing numerous mischiefs, becoming a Showa-era songstress, building a tycoon family with many daughters.

19. 119 三 Three Kingdoms: I'm Wang An, the An Who Brings Peace to All Under Heaven 三国：在下王安，安天下的安 Ink Galaxy墨银河Historical1.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms era as Liu Bei's chief clerk, Wang An becomes a strategist under Liu Bei and helps him defy fate. Lu Bu betrays us from behind? I'll make sure you never set foot in Xu Province. A sneak attack on Jingzhou? I'll wipe out your Jiangdong first. Can't have both Wolong and Fengchu? I'm as good as two of them! … In short, wherever I'm around, the words "failure" don't exist in Emperor Liu's vocabulary. I'm the greatest secretary in the Three Kingdoms! 2.7kReads8.8Score180Shelves
20. 120 甲 The Sino-Japanese War of 1894: The Rise of the Far East 甲午风云之远东崛起 Shaking Xuanyuan震轩辕Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Yue Tian, a PhD in military machinery, transmigrates to the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895 and becomes a vanguard soldier protecting the nation. Using his knowledge from the future, he takes control of the lands beyond the Shanhai Pass, establishes a republic, unifies the country, and helps the nation rise as a great power in the Far East. 10.8kReads7.7Score491Shelves
21. 121 我 I Guard the Northern Frontier for the Ming Dynasty 我替大明镇守北疆 Life Is But A Dream人生即梦Historical1.5M WordsCompleted In the early years of the Chongzhen era, after Wei Zhongxian falls, large numbers of officials are purged, and peasant uprisings begin to erupt. The Jisi Incident of the tenth month in the second year of Chongzhen accelerates the spread of the uprisings, ushering in twenty years of peasant warfare at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Can Lu Zheng use his advantages to change the Ming Dynasty's fate, or will he replace it himself? 2.1kReads8.1Score115Shelves

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    These two are suitable

22. 122 玩 Player Summons: I Am the Calamity 玩家召唤：朕即是天灾 I'm the Emperor of Luck我是欧皇Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted (An Emperor Summons Players + Fourth Calamity! Hilarious! Invincible Power Fantasy!) Qin Han, a game designer from Earth, transmigrated! He became the emperor of the Great Han Dynasty! A concubine lay on his dragon bed, a huge rebel army was massed outside the city, and the System was urging him to summon players... What was he supposed to do in this situation? Obviously, summon players, wipe out the rebels, then put his arm around the concubine and watch the players conquer the world for him! A 6.5kReads9.0Score581Shelves
23. 123 我 I’m a Ming Imperial Clansman, Not a Bandit 我，大明宗室，不想当流贼 Pink Cape粉嫩的海角Historical1.2M WordsOngoing In the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, the splendor of “the Great Ming, whose dominion encompassed the seas and lands, surpassing the Three Dynasties and eclipsing Han and Tang, whose subjects filled all beneath the heavens...” had quietly faded away. The realm was in turmoil and the great edifice on the verge of collapse. Barbarians ran rampant, rebels wreaked havoc, natural and man-made disasters abounded, and the starving dead lay everywhere. Amidst the smoke of war that now blanketed the land, 39.7kReads8.7Score3.1kShelves

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    They all build power, starting from nothing and gradually developing it.

24. 124 我 I, the Heavenly Dao, Will Build the Strongest World 我，天道，打造最强世界 A Calm Heart Is Possible清心也可以Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Behind the scenes + cultivation] A mysterious world appeared somewhere in the Sea of Chaos. It was filled with countless legends. One powerful figure after another emerged from it. There were peerless Immortal Emperors, ethereal as immortals and immaculate in bearing. There were martial titans who strode across mountains and rivers and shattered the void with their fists. There were peerless War Gods with bloodlines so powerful they defied the heavens, unmatched throughout history. There were m 4.6kReads8.6Score318Shelves
25. 125 亮 Bright Sword: From the Start, Ding Blows Up the Bridge and Brews Sweet Potato Liquor 亮剑：开局丁炸桥，自酿地瓜烧 Little Flower Grows on the Gourd葫芦开小花Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Bright Sword + System + Soviet Weapons + Liberation + War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea + Mercenaries + Founding a Nation Overseas] After unexpectedly transmigrating into Ding Wei, commander of the 28th Regiment, who is heading to Yan'an to study, he takes over Li Yunlong's New First Regiment and gains unexpected abilities. First, ammunition bonuses for defensive battles: whenever his troops fight a delaying action, they immediately receive ammunition equal to their standard combat load 15.7kReads8.9Score786Shelves

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    The War of Resistance against Japan, the warlord era of the late Ming Dynasty, and the late Qing Dynasty!

26. 126 走 The Horse-Riding Hidden Scheme 走马藏局 Kai Zhong Feng Shui凯中堪舆Urban1.2M WordsOngoing Geomancy and the Yin-Yang arts rule the world, while the Jianghu is full of schemes! At twelve, Shen Qianfan became an orphan and was cast adrift in the Jianghu. He grew up teaching himself from books scavenged from trash heaps, cleared his father's name, and pressed on through one Jianghu con after another, setting schemes and breaking them, navigating schemes within schemes. He cut a path through every obstacle, built a business empire, and leveraged his influence to establish a regional milit 1.6kReads6.3Score185Shelves

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    No clichés, and it gets more interesting with every read! Kai Zhongkan's novels, starting with "The Path of Feng Shui Cultivation," followed by "One Man and One Mouse Cultivate Immortality," and then "Mecha Immortal Path: Invincible from Exile to Mars," are all now complete. These three books form a cultivation trilogy. Now, he's back with a new book, but this time he's not writing about cultivation. Instead, he's writing about things closer to home: feng shui, human nature, kung fu, strategy, breaking through barriers, the eight major sects of the martial arts world, and his journey of overcoming obstacles to build a business empire and leverage regional military power… This new book is called "The Hidden Game of Horsemanship," where horsemanship represents yin and yang, and the hidden game of human nature represents the world. The book's message: ... You can't be afraid; if you are, you lose! Highly recommended!

27. 127 一 One Essay on Young China, and I’m Forced to Rebel 一篇少年华夏说，我被迫造反 Xinghan Xuanyu星汉玄羽Historical2.4M WordsCompleted Liu Wu shouted from the podium: “Great Qian is weak and declining. Today, things have reached the point of no return.” “The imperial clan and the nobles and officials cling to outdated ways, covering up the truth with empty appearances.” “Proud Huaxia is scorned by the nations and looked down upon by foreign peoples.” “We scholars have studied the books of the sages so hard. How can we not do everything in our power to turn the tide and restore the Han?” One scholar said, “Liu Wu, are you trying 3.7kReads8.6Score254Shelves
28. 128 我 I Opened an Adventurers’ Guild in Another World 我在异世界开冒险者公会 Ice-Cold Salted Fish冰咸鱼Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted [Fantasy + Summoned Legion + Invincible in One-on-One Battles + Succubus + Beastkin Girls + No System] The new novel "Supernatural Revival: I Command the Nightmare Ghost" is currently serializing. “Goblins are weak!” “They’re the weakest monsters around. I could kill one with a single stomp!” “How can any grown adult lose to a goblin? What an idiot!” In games and novels, goblins and slimes are weak monsters that exist merely as background characters. “Like hell they are!” Seeing the goblin in fr 5.8kReads8.3Score530Shelves
29. 129 穿 Transmigrating as Liu Xie: Restoring the Han Dynasty 穿越刘协：匡扶汉室 The Last Little Ninja终末小忍者Historical255k WordsOngoing Transmigrating as Liu Xie, I will restore the Han Dynasty. A college student transmigrates to the late Han Dynasty with a System. Seizing his chance amid a palace coup, he rides the tide to power. He works with Empress Dowager He to ensure harmony in the imperial family. He exchanges ideas with Cai Wenji and delves into the culture of the Han Dynasty. He meets Diao Chan and savors the elegance of Luoyang. He takes in the sights and pleasures of Yong and Liang with Dong Bai. He experiences the sn 72Reads8.4Score—Shelves
30. 130 让 You Were Supposed to Become a Jianghu Boss, So How Did You End Up a Warlord? 让你当江湖大佬，你成了军阀？ Zoo Superstar动物园巨星Urban2.3M WordsCompleted (Republican era + warlords + martial world + high-octane action + slow burn!) In the seventeenth year of the Republic, the land of Guanzhong stretched for a thousand miles, scorched and barren, with not a single grain to harvest. A desperate man trudged across the cracked earth. When the Luo ran dry, the Xia fell; when the Yellow River ran dry, the Shang fell. Mountains collapsing and rivers drying up were omens of a dynasty's demise. Soldiers gone rogue, bandits, locusts. Zhao Ming looked up at 7kReads8.0Score374Shelves
31. 131 帝 The Empire’s New Warlord: Starting Out in a Cannon Fodder Company 帝国新军阀：从炮灰连开局 After the Wind and Rain风雨过后Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Story: A transmigrator uses the foresight and knowledge from his previous life to rise through the ranks as a warlord in another world. Highlights: No System, one female lead, and a story you can read with your brain switched on. This isn’t a case of advertising one thing and delivering another. The wealth of combat tactics will leave you thrilled. From basic infantry-artillery coordination to air-ground and infantry-tank coordination, and later amphibious operations and joint land, sea, and air 4kReads8.5Score158Shelves
32. 132 三 Three Kingdoms: My Wife’s Surname Is Liu, and Her Dowry Includes Guan and Zhang 三国：家妻姓刘，嫁妆有关张 The Old Salted Fish of Yashan亚山的老咸鱼Historical177k WordsOngoing [Three Kingdoms] [Wild Imagination] [Apocalyptic Crisis] [Does Not Support Liu Bei] [Liu Bei Supports Me] [Does Not Restore the Han] [Historical Generals] [One Heroine] Yang Chen, a young man from Earth, transmigrates into the Hongnong Yang clan in the year 162. When he awakens the wisdom of his past life at age six, he discovers that this world is entirely different from the one he knew. A century earlier, a white horse carried scriptures here, but they were not Buddhist teachings. They were th 298Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A new book is launched, a fresh interpretation of the Three Kingdoms story. The male protagonist is a time traveler, the female protagonist is a gender-swapped Liu Bei, historical generals make cameo appearances, "I will not serve Liu, but Liu will serve me," and the story aims to overthrow the Han Dynasty. It features a complete six-volume story outline and is guaranteed to be over a million words. Readers who enjoy the Three Kingdoms are welcome to read it.

33. 133 肉 My Flesh Exploded. Am I the Golden Finger of All the Heavens? 肉身炸了，我是诸天金手指？ Meteor Streaks Across the Moon鎏星坠月Eastern Fantasy187k WordsOngoing Yun Xuanzhen was an ordinary university student on Tianxuan Star. After saving two elementary school students, he was struck by the legendary transmigration artifact, the Great Fortune Truck. When he opened his eyes again, he had become a newborn baby in a cultivation world. He devoted himself to cultivation for three hundred years and finally became a Golden Core True Person. Unfortunately, he was an unaffiliated cultivator. In a desperate fight, his body was smashed apart by someone, and he di 662Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Zhutianliu Novel

34. 134 诡 Eerie: Others Choose Ugly Wives, but I Choose the Most Beautiful 诡异：别人选丑妻，我偏选最美的 Painting in Wind and Snow风雪之婳Mystery539k WordsOngoing My name is Si Ling, and I transmigrated. The good news: I was bound to a daily hint System. I knew I was set. The bad news: This world has a bizarre rule. Newcomers have to get married. If they don’t, they drop dead. The even worse news: The more beautiful the wife, the more dangerous she is. So the old-timers all agree: pick an ugly one. The uglier she is, the safer she’ll be, and the longer you’ll live. That was what I thought, too, until my System gave me three hints… So, with everyone 5.3kReads5.4Score361Shelves

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    Multiple female leads, growing up little by little

35. 135 开 From the Start, I Choose the Military 开局走兵 Li Weisi李维思Historical233k WordsOngoing The day he was seized for military service, Chu Qi became the lowest-ranking foot soldier in the army. As a soldier, he fought through the bloodshed at the Battle of Maling; as a groom, he risked his life serving beneath famous generals. His life may be a piece on the board, but he intends to be the one moving the pieces. 61Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take a look at this, it's alright.

36. 136 流EN Wandering Knight: My Simple Data Panel at the Start 流浪骑士开局：我有简易数据面板 Not a Penny in My Pocket兜里没有一分钱Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to another world, he found himself in a feudal society much like the Middle Ages. Starting as the second son of a knightly family, armed with nothing but a simple data panel, he set out on the path to empire. Training soldiers, forging weapons, building castles: he had it all. 32.6kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves
37. 137 三 Three Kingdoms: I Am the True Imperial Uncle, Reviving the Han Dynasty for Three Generations 三国：我，真皇叔，三兴大汉 No Mortal Delicacies不吃烟火Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [Three Kingdoms] [Invincible] [Warring for supremacy] [The real imperial uncle] [System] Do all dynasties perish because they grow weak, while the Han alone falls because it is strong? After four hundred years, beacons of war burn across the land. Everything lies in ruin, and the people wail in misery. Thirteen provinces are strewn with bones, so numerous that even the fertile fields beside the roads cannot contain them. Some maneuver through the world of politics, while others roam as heroes wi 42.4kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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    It's absolutely gorgeous, I'd give it at least a 9.0 Rating.

38. 138 重 Reborn in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer as a Little Demon 重生笑傲之魔崽子 The Walking Pencil行走的铅笔Male-Channel Fanfiction511k WordsCompleted I'm reborn into The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, and damn, I'm the villain? How am I supposed to deal with this? Ouyang Ming fished out the only ten coins he had, bought and ate three flatbreads, then looked at the street urchins glaring at him with cold eyes. 2.5kReads5.8Score123Shelves

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    Experts, please give me your guidance.

39. 139 惹 Pick a Fight with Him? His Guild Is Full of God-Tier Players. How Do You Expect to Win? 惹他？他公会全是神级，拿头打？ Snow Flies, the Sky Is Young飞雪连夭Sports2.7M WordsCompleted [Online gaming + an entire cast of god-tier players + guild-focused + ensemble cast + plot-driven] Reborn for the fourth time, he returns once again to the day the game Illusion Realm launches! He chooses the legendary guild talent Eternal Overlord, which can grow to SSS rank. And so, every player in his guild becomes a god-tier player! A super artillery mage with 1,000 times the damage and 1,000 times the range! A warrior who can unleash, without charging up, a skill that normally takes three y 56.1kReads9.2Score7.7kShelves

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    It's absolutely gorgeous, I'd give it at least a 9.0 rating.

40. 140 晚 The Great Warlord of the Late Ming 晚明大军阀 Steel Afterglow钢铁余晖Historical1.5M WordsCompleted Advance notice: Farming-focused story. Anti-Ming and anti-Qing. Firearms. Conquest. Advancing technology. No System, and there is a female lead, but she gets very little page time. After a stroke of incredible luck, the protagonist wakes up to discover he has become a bandit chief. He has just settled an internal dispute in the stronghold when government troops arrive to surround and suppress them. To avoid being wiped out by the authorities, the protagonist can only use what he has at hand to 2.1kReads8.8Score198Shelves
41. 141 重 Reborn in Another World, My Golden Finger Had Been Bitten by a Bug 重生异世我的金手指被虫咬过 The Walking Pencil行走的铅笔Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted Also known as: Reborn in Another World, My Golden Finger Had Been Bitten by a Bug. I thought I’d live an ordinary life in another world. But as he gradually explored its mysteries, Zhao Wendong grew stronger with every step. When he finally looked back, he realized that although he’d been cultivating the martial path, somehow it had turned into something much like the immortal path! Damn it! Who cares? The demon path is still a path, and magic is still magic! As long as I can live freely, that’s 3.3kReads7.4Score209Shelves
42. 142 大 The Han Empire: Emperor Liu Hong 大汉帝国之大帝刘宏 Black Tortoise Immortal Tomb玄武仙墓Historical3.3M WordsCompleted Emperor Ling of Han was the last emperor of the Han Dynasty to wield real power. Though he could have changed the course of history, he instead became the root cause of the Han Dynasty's downfall. By a twist of fate, a modern-day top history student is reborn at the end of the Han Dynasty as Emperor Liu Hong. Watch as he gathers the greatest talents of the era and builds an unparalleled legacy. 20kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
43. 143 我 My Empire 我的帝国 Web Novel Newbie网文小咖Urban1.1M WordsCompleted War is a form of human interaction. Su Yu accidentally transmigrated to another world, becoming the son of a provincial governor, and gained “War and Peace,” which let him exchange reputation points for any weapons and equipment he wanted. Watch as he builds a vast empire amid the chaos of the times. “Su Yu: The most meaningful thing I’ve done in my life was turn the world into one.” 16.8kReads8.8Score807Shelves
44. 144 武 Wuxia Invades, and I Awaken a Lord System 武侠入侵，我觉醒了领主系统 Daoist Master Yu Gang玉刚道长Martial Arts238k WordsOngoing [Sect Building] [Comprehensive Martial Arts World] [Taking and Training Disciples] [Player Competition] [Instance Exploration] The martial arts game Peerless Jianghu has descended upon Huaxia, Blue Star. Ye Xuan, a martial arts enthusiast, earns the chance to enter the game world. He fails to make the most of his three chances to choose a sect from the start, and the System assigns him to a sect with nothing going for it. On his very first day in the game, his master kicks the bucket. As the sol 245Reads—Score387Shelves

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    Starting from a lone commander, the martial arts world unfolds...

45. 145 我 I, the Steadfast Golden Crow, Just Want a Wife and a Quiet Life! 我，稳健金乌，只想娶妻过日子！ The Empress Above女帝在上Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Steady Everyday Life + Striving for Immortality + The Red Flag Stays, the Colorful Flags Flutter] In the primordial world, another era-ending calamity is upon them. The Wu Clan has grown too powerful, and no one can stand against them. If things continue this way, all living beings will be doomed. A gathering of ancient powerhouses and leaders of the myriad races assembles at the Sun Star. They plead with the Sun God, Fuguang, the only Golden Crow beneath the heavens and the foremost being belo 65.1kReads9.0Score4.9kShelves
46. 146 大 Forward, Ming Battle-Line Infantry! 大明战列线步兵前进 The World's One and Only Wang天下无二汪Historical1.6M WordsCompleted [An original story about the Imjin War, exclusive to Tomato] In the twentieth year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty (1592 by the Western calendar), Peng transmigrates into the past. Among the routed soldiers, he's nothing more than a low-ranking scout captain. Facing the utterly rampant Japanese pirates, and a Ming Dynasty that has effectively fallen under the Wanli Emperor's rule, Peng throws back his head and roars, “I'll make them submit through virtue!” The gear strapped across my shou 6.9kReads9.1Score629Shelves
47. 147 从 Rising to Power as an Imperial Prince 从帝国王爷开始崛起 Ran Junya然君yaHistorical420k WordsOngoing [System] + [Great-Nation Rivalry] + [Farming] + [Uprising] + [Industrial Revolution] I transmigrate into the body of a dynasty's third prince, only to be made a carefree prince from the start? No problem, I have a weapon exchange System! A Zhongzheng rifle costs 10 silver dollars, and a mortar costs 100! While others use muzzle-loading guns, I use submachine guns. While others swing broadswords, I set up mortars. The emperor kicks me out to Shandong to serve as a "figurehead" governor? I'll figh 118Reads—Score100Shelves

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    A fictional story set in the late Qing Dynasty, with its own territory.

48. 148 洪 Honghuang: I Am Lu Ya, the Demon Emperor, and I Roam the Hundred Thousand Mountains 洪荒：吾妖皇陆压，转战十万大山 Ciming, Unparalleled慈明无双Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Lu Yu transmigrated into the Primordial World and became Lu Ya, the Demon Clan's tenth crown prince. He also awakened the Campaign System. After the War Between the Wu and the Demons, Lu Ya was the only Golden Crow left in the Primordial World. Lu Ya became the sole legitimate heir to the Demon Emperor. After the Demon Clan's defeat, it was forced into exile. As its crown prince, Lu Ya led the clan on a campaign through the Hundred Thousand Mountains. [Claim the Demon Emperor's legacy and ob 17.3kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
49. 149 最 The Strongest Warlord: Turning Defeated Soldiers into an Iron Army Against Japan 最强军阀，由溃兵打造成抗日铁军 Zombies Love Eating Children丧尸爱吃小孩Urban2.0M WordsOngoing Ye Qingshan, a retired special forces soldier, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Songhu battlefield during the War of Resistance Against Japan. Starting by rallying scattered, defeated soldiers, he uses his knowledge of the future to build an ironclad army against the Japanese, one step at a time. 1.2kReads9.3Score179Shelves
50. 150 神 Divinity: The Awakening of the Military Soul, Mythology Is Bound to Descend 神祇：军魂觉醒，神话终将降临 Mu Shuangxi木双夕Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted In a world of deities, transcend dimensions and become a god! The Yellow Springs Road of the Forgotten River, the Flowers of the Other Shore, and the Bridge of Helplessness. With a three-spirit altar of heroic spirits, undead, and gods and demons, rebuild Fengdu’s ghost realm, forge the supreme netherworld, and roam the Myriad Worlds! 28.8kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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