Modern Protagonist Awakens Powers, Joins a Special Organization, and Protects China 现代主角觉醒能力加入特殊组织守护华夏的小说

1. 151 何 Why Fear the Haunting? 何祟不惊？ Eighteen Angry Men十八怒汉Urban300k WordsCompleted What kind of strange tales will unfold when the monsters of folklore, the ghosts of legend, traditional magic, and modern technology mingle in the city? Shen Shi never imagined that a night of fishing to clear his head after losing his job would leave him with a strange fish inside his body, a mysterious stranger hunting him, and a forced recruitment into an organization called the Third-Type Incident Response Department. So-called third-type incidents are events directly involving demons, ghost 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Join the Third Incident Handling Department to deal with monsters and demons.

2. 152 斩 Slaying Demons: I Mean Business 斩妖，我绝对认真 Lord Over Mortal Life浮生君临Urban340k WordsOngoing In this world, people fall into two categories. One is the ordinary masses you see everywhere, while the other consists of those born with a special destiny. They are known as the Chosen. One hundred and fifty years ago, the Church discovered the world's first demon beast and killed it. But over the following decades, demon beasts multiplied rapidly and rampaged across the globe. Eighty years ago, humans fought the demon beasts in their first large-scale war and suffered a crushing defeat! The b 189Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 153 死EN After Dying a Hundred Thousand Times, I Bribed the River of Time and Space 死亡十万次，我直接买通时空长河 Natsume Says Nothing夏目不语Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Future Setting] [One Female Lead or No Female Lead] The Shijing appeared, strange beings invaded, and the Chosen Ones charged with fighting them were on the brink of defeat. So the most determined among the Chosen Ones began searching for a way to save the world. “Ten years later, the basic body-tempering method appeared, and the first martial artists were born.” “A hundred years later, spiritual martial arts burst onto the scene, and the martial arts community officially took shape.” “A thousa 169.8kReads9.4Score24.7kShelves

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   Absolutely perfect, very beautiful.

4. 154 高EN High Martial Arts: Changing the World Starting with Enhanced Hearing 高武：从听力强化开始改变世界 Jingwa Ju井蛙juUrban2.3M WordsOngoing (No System, no golden finger, not a power fantasy, no invincible protagonist, slow-paced. Enter with caution if that’s not for you!) Two worlds overlap, and disaster beasts invade. Under the influence of energy from another world, some people in this world begin awakening all kinds of abilities for various reasons. Shen Heng awakens, too. The ability he gets is… F-rank enhanced hearing! Fortunately, abilities in this world can evolve! … Years later. The moment Shen Heng stands in midair above Ch 42.3kReads8.3Score3.3kShelves

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5. 155 我 I Have a Knowledge Panel 我有一个知识面板 Que Yuyu翗羽羽Urban1.2M WordsCompleted In this world, supernatural powers have existed since ancient times. Alongside the arts and sciences, there is a cultivation program, and cultivating immortality has become the most popular profession. Jiang Yuan arrives through transmigration with a knowledge panel, and the legend of a top student begins. Create cultivation techniques and explore the supernatural! Forge an entirely new path to supernatural power! When Jiang Yuan is asked how it feels to be hailed as a legendary scholar, a pione 16.9kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
6. 156 开 From the Start, I Stole the School Belle's First Kiss and Awakened a New God-Slaying Talent 开局强吻校花，我觉醒斩神新天赋 Abandon It弃之Urban267k WordsOngoing [Slay the Gods + school beauty + invincible hero + comedy + action + multiple heroines (enter with caution if that’s not your thing)] The gods are awakening in this world, and evil spirits run rampant. Ji Chen, a freshman at Hanyun University and the last Night Watcher of this era, spends every day fighting off invasions by evil gods. Tonight is the freshman welcome party. A ridiculous task from the dumb System: [Successfully steal a god’s talent, but if you don’t kiss the campus beauty within f 16Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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   The first one fits, and the second one, which I'm giving you, also fits somewhat, but it's a bit angsty [smirk][smirk]

7. 157 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger 灵气复苏：我在扮猪吃虎 Slaughterer of All Living Things屠戮苍生Urban2.5M WordsCompleted Lin Chen transmigrates into a world where spiritual qi has revived. Since he didn't awaken a talent, his teachers, classmates, and family see him as a complete good-for-nothing, and even his girlfriend breaks up with him. Awakened ones? What's that? I'm an unparalleled cultivator! Across the Myriad Worlds, no matter how peerless or brilliant you are, no matter how you shake the ages, I can suppress you with a wave of my hand. I have enemies in every direction and factions all around me. No matte 72.1kReads8.6Score7.7kShelves
8. 158 两 The Two Worlds Merge: Sharingan in a City of Superpowers 两界融合：写轮眼在异能都市 Sudden Enlightenment Wrote This Book顿悟写了这本书Urban1.3M WordsCompleted The two worlds merge, spiritual qi revival begins, and monsters, ghosts, and dark creatures from another realm all appear at once. The hot-blooded youth Yu Zhibo obtains a System panel and awakens the Sharingan, granting him access to all kinds of ninjutsu! What? Lightning-type attacks are especially effective against monsters and ghosts? I’ve got Chidori for single-target kills and the S-rank ninjutsu Kirin for a full-scale bombardment. Are you scared yet? Dark creatures fear fire? My Grea 21.2kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
9. 159 人 Trapped in a Horror World, I Was Forced to Become the Boss 人在惊悚，我被逼成了BOSS Fearless Elephant无畏象Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [No female lead + infinite-flow + decisive and ruthless + nuclear-grade absurdity + chaotic neutral] As everyone knows, surviving even a single day in a horror game is extremely difficult. Yet Lin Yi was trapped in the Undying Village for a full 29 days! Not only did he manage not to die, he was forced to become the ultimate BOSS of that instance! After resolving his survival crisis, he finally realized there was a problem. Now that I'm a BOSS, why haven't I cleared the game? That is, until a ne 5kReads9.0Score518Shelves
10. 160 诡 Paranormal Invasion: From the Start, I Became a Devourer of the Paranormal 诡异入侵：开局成为食诡人 Always Offline一直关机Urban569k WordsCompleted New book out: Artifact Sequence. Hope you’ll show it lots of support! Light and darkness, black and white! When the light is devoured, darkness descends! For reasons unknown, the Void Realm began appearing across the world. It is the world's dark side, absorbing all its negative energy and giving birth to immortal, uncanny creatures that feed on living beings! By a stroke of fate, Yan Shi was pulled into the Void Realm. There, he was killed by one of its creatures, but unexpectedly fused with a 535Reads8.8Score106Shelves
11. 161 华 Gods Are Forbidden to Walk in China 华夏境内，神明禁行 Bai Xiaofei of the City Gate城门白小飞Urban85k WordsOngoing In the Age of the Gods, everyone wants to kindle divine fire and become an immortal, eternal overlord. But what the cultivators on the land don't know is that the gods are desperately trying to cross the veil and descend to the mortal world, where greater opportunities await. The gods have lived too long and lost their humanity. They descend to hunt for opportunities and slaughter mortals. Yet there is one extraordinary place even the gods struggle to set foot in. This place is called Huaxia. 3Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    The first two books match the titles, I haven't read the last one, but it should be as well. "Old man, what is God?" "God?" That was just a stepping stone for you. Super exciting! So cool! So cool! So cool!

12. 162 起 The Prison Planet of Origins 起源囚星 Bear Squatting in the Corner蹲在墙角的熊Urban1.6M WordsOngoing A rift in the universe tears through space and time, sweeping the boy Zeng Xi into a rising tide of supernatural powers! The only disciple in the Sword Sect without a sword spirit, he struggles to survive amid the bloodshed as Earth awakens. Mysterious organizations lurking in the shadows begin to emerge, while interstellar visitors wearing the mask of civilization close in step by step. Are these so-called raiders the scythes of death, here to destroy civilizations, or guides sent to awaken the 6.4kReads9.2Score309Shelves

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    Spiritual energy is reviving, and all things are awakening!

13. 163 华 Huaxia Bureau of Demon Suppression 华夏镇妖局 Sunny and Cheerful A-Tian阳光开朗阿天Urban187k WordsOngoing Japanese monsters? Western mecha? Alien insect hordes? I would give my life to build a fortress for China. There is a light that makes every monster retreat. There is someone I long for until my heart aches. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Slaughtered by Japanese monsters, bombed by Western mechs, swallowed alive by alien insectoids... So what? They still joined hands and built the last line of defense for China with their own bodies.

14. 164 绿 My Green Thumb Rules All: My Farm Shocks the State Council 绿手遮天，我的农场惊动了国务院 Green Fish, Green Fish青鱼青鱼Modern Romance636k WordsCompleted [Supernatural powers + entertainment industry + farm + everyday life + special operations team] I died, but not all the way. I became another version of myself in a parallel world. The original young woman was quite considerate. She left me not only her body and memories, but also reunited me with the parents I lost young in my previous life. All she asked was that I protect her parents and older brother, and keep the family from becoming a stepping stone for a reborn woman. But as Zhou Nianhe s 5.4kReads8.5Score598Shelves

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    This should have a name.

15. 165 异 Executioner of Filth from Another World 异界污厄处刑人 One Who Writes in Vermilion丹书者也Urban236k WordsOngoing Beneath the ruins of the apocalypse, in a world whose civilization has been severed from its past, something is sick. Is it the whisper of demons, or Heaven’s final punishment? The beasts trapped in the apocalypse are breaking free. What is the purpose behind their hunger for slaughter? How long can rational humans keep struggling forward under their burdens? There is the solitary, icy beauty who guards her corner of the world to hold back corruption. Heaven takes pity on tender grass, and in th 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The only emotional stream on the entire internet

16. 166 御 The Origin of Demon Taming: Evolving from a Pact with a White Wolf 御妖起源：从契约白狼开始进化 Night-Bright Candle夜明烛Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Pets + Evolution + Passionate Battles + Spiritual Qi Revival] This is a world where spiritual qi has only just begun to revive, and life goes on as usual. After an accident leaves high school student Lin Jiumu under attack by mutated animals, a string of countdown numbers appears before his eyes. That's when he realizes the world isn't as simple as he'd thought! Determined to find out what causes the world's repeated mutations whenever a countdown ends, he grips his Tang sword and sets off in s 3.3kReads8.5Score232Shelves
17. 167 我 I Use Evil to Keep the Lights Burning in Every Home! 我以邪恶护万家灯火不灭！ heiheiUrban1.2M WordsCompleted [Urban + Cthulhu Mythos + Superpowers + Sequences] As conspiracies emerge in eerie hidden realms, someone begins to weep in the fog. As fireworks silently ignite across this world, who would be willing to stop me from firing the first shot? This is a legend of a “clown” describing himself, and a tale of “ordinary people” entangled with the mysterious. If kindness cannot protect us, then let evil cut down every injustice beneath the heavens! 85Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    Urban superpowers, extraordinary organizations and professions.

18. 168 奇 The Curio Pawnshop 奇物典当铺 Four Fruits四果Urban129k WordsOngoing Against the backdrop of a fading urban night, ominous monsters keep appearing. The ancient Dragon Guard organization relies on powerful curios to protect the world. Where do these curios come from? What gives rise to the ominous forces? What is the purpose of the Descending Cult, which keeps attacking society? How can human society, beset by upheaval, withstand the agony of collapse? The Plague-Spreading Jar, the Spirit Qi Talisman Brush, the Dragon Guard Jade Pendant, and the Twin Prayer Beads —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fully meets the requirements

19. 169 从 Mutating from the Shadows 从影子开始变异 Bu Sanyuan卜三元Urban1.6M WordsCompleted In this era, fearsome, savage monsters run rampant. To fight them, humanity pushes its mind to the limit, breaks through its boundaries, and forges a whole new path, mastering all kinds of supernatural powers. Some command wind and thunder. Some can shatter mountains and rivers with their fists. Others unleash countless flying blades with a single thought, wiping out hordes of ferocious monsters. These people are known as the Gifted. Eighteen-year-old Luo Jie learns he can never become one of th 15.7kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
20. 170 超 Superpowers: Chuunibyou Boys Never Get Hurt! 超能：中二少年永不会受伤！ Dream Pen Heavenly Splendor梦笔天华Urban219k WordsOngoing [No System + trope mashup + Honkai Impact & Dragon Raja & tokusatsu + ensemble cast + turning regrets around: youthful fantasy] [To reiterate: this is a healthy, sunny, positive story!] [The early plot is a little complex. Pure feel-good story lovers, people who can't handle a little angst, and readers who aren't deep enough into anime culture, please move along! Fans of the original, Honkai Impact, Dragon Raja, and anime culture, come on in! Remember to bring your own insulin o(￣▽￣)d] [Once aga 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You're the one I've decided on!

21. 171 极 Top-Tier Superpower: Sis, Let Me Get a Word In First 极品异能：姐姐，让我插个嘴先 Losing Money on Cover Art亏钱做封面Urban217k WordsOngoing [Anime abilities]+ [Supernatural society]+ [Eerie]+ [Agency] Reborn at eighteen. From his tsundere older sister, Xiao Bai learns the truth: the world is becoming supernatural and game-like. Horror and monsters spring up in the wilderness of the human heart, while urban corners conceal bizarre rules-based horror. At the same time, he awakens an ability tree that is invincible in both heaven and the mortal realm! His initial SSS-rank ability: the Glint-Glint Fruit's light-man! Break through to unl 19Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    This... Fits the title fairly well. While other characters awaken their abilities one by one, the protagonist is simply a tree. It's a Naruto fanfic without any Naruto characters, and it also has a touch of lewdness [smirk]. I'd recommend it.

22. 172 源 The Source God's Cataclysm 源神灾变 Black-and-White Brushstrokes黑白笔触Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Also titled The Path to Godhood: Rising from a Worthless Body, Starting with My Sister’s Awakening and God Summoner: I Contracted an Army of Source Gods In an age of cataclysm, every cultivator has a chance to awaken a Source God. But the protagonist, Qin Feng, has a worthless body and a corrupted state of mind. After his captain activates the Source God Stone, everything changes. Others can only have one Source God, but his state of mind can give birth to them. Years later, a legendary 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Protecting the Great Xia Dynasty is incredibly exciting and definitely worth watching.

23. 173 黑 Crowned Beneath the Dark Fog, I Became the King of Young Gods 黑雾之下加冕，我成了幼神君王 Twenty-Fifth-Tier Writer二十五线写手Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Killer Instinct] [Slay the Gods] [Darkness] [Nearly Invincible] [Authority Rankings] Black mist descended over the world. The Seven Supreme Lords of the Darkest Night wielded the Cthulhu pantheon to infest Blue Star. The gods appeared and fought to the death. Countless gods fell, and their war reduced most of the world to a wasteland. The gods burned their origins and divine bodies, transforming themselves into a radiant barrier. The gravely wounded forces of darkness were sealed away in the de 2.8kReads8.2Score472Shelves

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    [Sending Hearts] New author, new book, seeking support from the big shots! Gods invade, the heavens fall silent. Powers clash, gods slay in the apocalypse. [Bump Post]

24. 174 破 Breaking the Deadlock: Non-Sci-Fi Martial Might 破局：不科幻高武 A Few Cups of Tea and Wine三两茶酒Urban399k WordsOngoing [Urban high martial arts]+ [Invasion by exotic beasts]+ [Superpower awakening]+ [Multiple timelines]+ [Ensemble cast]+ [No System] People are full of ideas about the future. What stories will unfold when the future collides with the present and even ancient mythology? Technology and high martial arts coexist. The apocalypse and the fight to save the world are happening all the time. Ancient plans are revealed one by one, while countless stories, large and small, build the future world in our hea 60Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A modern protagonist awakens his abilities, joins a special organization, and resists the resurgence of mythology; this aligns with...

25. 175 超 Superpowers: I Have Five Different Abilities 超能：我有五种异能力 Cat Teasing a Mouse逗鼠的猫Urban161k WordsCompleted [Ruthless and Decisive] [No Angst] [Villain Protagonist] [Single Heroine, Maybe] This world is full of people with supernatural powers, also known as special abilities. They look just like ordinary people, but their bodies conceal powerful “energy.” At seven years old, a boy is taken from an orphanage by two men in black. He endures ten years of unrelenting darkness, repeatedly climbing onto cold operating tables and fighting for his life. None of it breaks his will. The boy is one of the chosen 1.5kReads—Score115Shelves

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    It's a superpower novel, but I still need to mention that this book is different from the usual water and fire control superpowers. The superpowers here are things like super strength, extreme speed, self-healing, and enhanced senses. But the protagonist, of course, has his reasons for being a protagonist. He's amazing; he has five superpowers, and two killer abilities. One is telekinesis, which allows him to control a radius of one kilometer (more will be added later). The other one, I can't reveal yet [smirk].

26. 176 他 He Came from the Apocalypse and Became the Strongest in the New World 他来自末世，在新世界修成第一人 Wang Fusheng王富生Urban749k WordsCompleted Transmigration + urban superpowers + cases + exploration + intelligent characters + ensemble cast Ding Yuanyi, a superpowered individual from the apocalyptic Blue Star, transmigrates to Kelanna, a mid-sized power on Mi Star. In this peaceful new world of abundance, Ding Yuanyi's power surpasses the highest level he reached in his previous life. Together with his companions, he investigates cases and explores mysteries in search of the truth and resources: the shrewd and cunning bureaucrat Gu Che 1.3kReads9.1Score102Shelves

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    A very good urban fantasy ensemble novel. Everyone is different, having joined a national organization. No mindless face-slapping or mocking tropes. Highly recommended.

27. 177 开 I Bound the Book of Life and Death from the Start, and Killing Ghosts Drops Gear 开局绑定生死簿，杀鬼直接爆装备 Drink More Tang Water多喝唐水Urban213k WordsCompleted [Spiritual qi revival + urban high martial arts + school life + laugh-out-loud comedy + goofy antics] Lu Wei wakes up in the middle of class to discover that he has transmigrated into the body of a first-year college student and is bound to the Book of Life and Death! Killing ghosts not only earns him equipment, but also boosts his cultivation and yields talismans, pills, and martial arts manuals! And so Lu Wei charges full speed down the path of ghost-slaying. There are ghosts at school? Wat 56Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book.

28. 178 你 Have You Ever Seen a Monster? 你，见过妖怪吗？ All Across the Sky满天是Urban510k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, so I don’t know if it’ll go up, but I’m already glad to have a rating. It’s taken a lot to reach over 400,000 characters...) On the surface, this world seems ordinary, but monsters and demons roam in the shadows. You never know whether the security guard you see every day, the convenience store clerk working late at night, or even the courier who’s always smiling at you... is really a demon beneath the skin. Some people try to trade their fellow countrymen’s lives for 325Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    A cultivator with supernatural abilities, using their own bodies as bricks, builds an immortal Great Wall, solely to protect the ordinary lives of common people. Though the night is long and the flames of war never die, where the Great Wall stands, order endures.

29. 179 从 Once Upon a Time, There Was a Classic of Mountains and Seas 从前有本山海经 Mist and Lu Yao雾与璐瑶Urban108k WordsCompleted Do you ever feel that the sky is a cage, and that humanity is being watched by indescribable beings beyond its walls? The Abyss descends, and the gods fall. Humanity is a pawn, left to be slaughtered at will. Everything has become a game for the “gods”! There is no light behind us, and endless night lies ahead. Some eke out a wretched existence. Others rise up and fight back. The one who brings the end unseals the Classic of Mountains and Seas. With mortal strength, he brings about the gods’ twi 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is the book! In the land of China, where there are no gods, we mortals must be the backbone of the Great Xia! With the will of the people, I will forge my sword and shatter the heavens! Unseal the power of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, protecting our great China for eternity, for everlasting prosperity! Within the borders of China, Western gods will not be tolerated! "Bearing the name of China, I will never allow Western gods to run rampant within our borders. Even if it means fighting to the death, I will protect the dragon vein of China, ensuring its eternal existence!" The middle chapters (around 40-50) get really exciting!

30. 180 神 The Final Chapter of the Gods 神明终章 Not a dog不是dogUrban184k WordsCompleted [No System + Gods + Slow Burn + Superpowers] (The later parts focus more on the ensemble cast. I'm not good at writing openings, so the beginning is a bit rough.) A strange dream the night before his birthday awakened Su Qi's S-rank bloodline and divine relic. A mysterious text message led him, a high school senior, to Eldas Academy in Gamei Province. The timid boy was thrust onto a thorny path filled with the unknown, where he discovered the truth hidden behind the world: the gods... One bizarr 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can give it a try.

31. 181 人 Life in the Jianghu: An Electrical Engineer's Extraordinary Adventure 人在江湖：一个电力工程师的奇遇 Year Three Provinces年三省Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Li Fangao, an electrical engineer, unexpectedly gains supernatural powers. In a daze and against his will, he finds himself stepping into the modern-day underworld. His powers bring him one extraordinary encounter after another, and with each new experience, his abilities continue to advance. Moving between the underworld and everyday life, he thrives in both. The underworld today has no more flashing blades or torrents of blood, but it is rife with open and covert power struggles, with deadly d 14.3kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves

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    A new, exciting, niche theme: superpowers within the power industry. No spiritual power, only electricity. No internal strength, only electricity. I am the Master of Electricity!

32. 182 侵 Dream Invasion 侵入梦境 Bald Girl Zhang Baobao秃头少女张包包Urban257k WordsCompleted What happens when dreams are no longer private spaces, but worlds anyone can invade at will? Lin Xiaotian unexpectedly gains the ability to enter other people’s dreams. Join him on this gripping journey through the dream world! 10Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend!! [I also strongly recommend it] When dreams are no longer private spaces, and some people can freely travel between them, thus gaining superpowers and entering other worlds, what mysteries await unraveling...? Can he... [Thinking][thinking] change all of this...?

33. 183 末 Doomsday: The Blackflame Emperor 末日：黑炎帝君 The Evening Breeze Speaks Not晚风不语Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Doomsday] [Superpowers] [No saintly self-sacrifice] [Intelligence] [Decisive and ruthless] Humanity still strained to open its eyes and gaze up at the stars, filled with imagination and longing for the unknown. What no one knew was that soon, even this tiny world would no longer belong to them. 902Reads9.3Score105Shelves
34. 184 我 My Ten Years Working at the Xishan Base 我在西山基地工作的那十年 Have Some Cat Tea喝点猫茶Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Anomaly containment, an overpowered protagonist? No. High IQ. One heroine. Some heartbreaking plot twists. Beijing, Xishan, 3,000 meters underground: hundreds of anomalous objects. A digital Earth that drifted through space for ten thousand years; a woman who transmigrated a thousand years into the past and died during the Shang dynasty; a colossal stone pillar that appeared on the North China Plain; Yan Emperor and Yellow Emperor, who have survived for four eras; a pen that can improve people’s 19kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
35. 185 末 The End of the Age of Declining Dharma! All Things Renewed 末法将至！万象更新 Love Eating Roast Beef爱吃烧牛肉Urban137k WordsCompleted Power Fantasy + Decisive Protagonist + Superpowers + High Martial Arts + Spiritual Qi Revival + Slow Growth + No System + One Female Lead + Infinite Flow Anyone who isn't one of our Great Xia people must have ulterior motives. They must be killed. Sixty years ago, a great rain fell across the world, and spiritual qi revived! All kinds of extraordinary people appeared among humanity! Demon race? Devil race? Beast race? And all the nations of the West! Don't think our Great Xia has no gods! If the —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Apocalyptic + Thrilling + Decisive + Superpowered + Cultivator + Slow Growth + No System + Single Female Lead + Infinite Flow + Spiritual Qi Revival + Superpowered Awakening + Rise of Major Sects! The Yanhuang Organization is established to protect the Great Xia territory and fight against Western countries! They must also guard against the invasion of demons and monsters. The protagonist is betrayed.

36. 186 我 I Learn to Slay Ghosts from My Reflection 我跟镜中的另一个我学斩鬼 Wish Upon the Moon许愿之月Urban1.1M WordsOngoing Darkness descends, and ghosts roam the night. Amid the towering buildings of the city, indescribable specters run rampant, feeding on human lives. Nightfall Wraiths, Shanu, Ghost Spiders, Evil Black Demons, Witch Wraiths… Some submit to the wicked spirits and become their slaves, while others slay ghosts to protect all living beings. In the underworld, there are ghost constables and the impermanent messengers; in the human world, there are spirit mediums. Who protects the night? Look out the win 3.6kReads8.7Score410Shelves

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    [Smirk] Perfectly matches

37. 187 黑 The Black and White Agency 黑白事务所 Ye Qiune夜丘呢Urban253k WordsCompleted [Sequences] [Numbered Supernatural Abilities] [Gods] [Female Lead] [Romance Is Not a Focus] [Slow-Burn Opening] After a car accident, Cui Ming's eyes underwent a strange transformation! Meanwhile, bizarre incidents were occurring with increasing frequency throughout China and the world! The gods worshipped in the old era had fallen silent. In this age, humanity would have to save itself! But have the gods really disappeared? The Abyssal World's invasion caught the whole world off guard! In the t —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one is pretty good; the foreshadowing and other details are excellent, and it's similar in setting to *Slayer*.

38. 188 重 Reborn from the Weakest Esper to the Mist's Overlord 重生后从最弱异能者成为迷雾主宰 Icebreaking Sledgehammer破冰大锤子Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn] + [Comeback] + [Wild Imagination] + [No Female Lead] + [Good-for-Nothing Comeback] Chen Chen, the weakest ability user at Northeast Academy, was abandoned by his teammates on the Eastern Front. After the Poppy devoured his body, he fought with all his might and escaped to the Gate of Mist, the boundary between the mist and reality. As his consciousness faded, the God of Time reset the continent's timeline. Because Chen Chen was at the boundary between the mist and reality, he was rebor 2.4kReads9.1Score334Shelves

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    These are all urban fantasy books. There's one more I can't find; you can check my bookshelf if you're interested. [Learned something new]

39. 189 规 Rule Horror: It Begins with a Note from Mom and Dad 规则怪谈：从爸爸妈妈的纸条开始 Sweet Home甜蜜之家Mystery694k WordsCompleted [National destiny + no female lead + rule-based horror] (Written so far: Clever Soup, Chapters 1–11; Sam's Zoo, Chapters 12–28; Beware of Sam, Chapters 31–58; Mileage Town, Chapters 63–105; Reject Winter, Chapters 106–136; Peaceful Inn, Chapters 137–163; Diary of August 29, Chapter 165 onward.) Rule-based horror descends upon the world. Anyone who successfully solves a supernatural scenario can earn a corresponding reward in fortune. The first scenario begins with a note left by Mom and Dad. (Gr 3.7kReads8.6Score377Shelves
40. 190 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Study Cultivation in a Psychiatric Hospital 灵气复苏之我在精神病院学修仙 Swordsman Fei Dong剑士肥东Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Comedy] + [System] + [Cultivation] + [Superpowers] The moment the Blood Moon appeared, Chu Fei received a notification from the System: The Blood Moon has appeared. Spiritual qi revival is underway. The world is changing. Demons and monsters are returning, evil spirits run rampant, and the gods are awakening. Host, watch your back... P.S. The community has character art! A spirited young man establishes a sect, recruits disciples, and leads the whole population in Cultivation. The Heavenly Cour 555Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book, don't miss it!

41. 191 我 There Are Seven Hells Inside My Body 我的身体中有七座地狱 Platinum Wind白金之风Urban2.8M WordsCompleted When the gods enthroned in heaven turn against humanity and the shadow of destruction falls over the mortal world, the bells of the end times ring out among mankind. Hell will become humanity's last refuge. 7.2kReads8.4Score893Shelves

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42. 192 从 Becoming a God, Starting with Nightmares 从噩梦开始成神 Cling to Hu Tao's Coattails抱紧胡桃大腿Urban728k WordsCompleted Tick... tick... Jiang Xuan suddenly opened his eyes. Sweating profusely, he sat up. Another new nightmare... He sighed, his gaze deep and distant. Yet that line of text in his mind kept tugging at his heartstrings. “Reach 80% dream exploration to obtain a new talent.” Jiang Xuan smiled... 67Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    🌟Awakening of Superpowers! Watch Me Become a God🌟 *Becoming a God Starting from Nightmares*: Traversing Nightmares, Defying Heaven to Become a God. Have you ever felt chills in your sleep during a nightmare? But what if you were told that nightmares are the ladder to godhood? The protagonist accidentally enters a nightmare world, where evil spirits roam and danger lurks everywhere, every step filled with unknowns and fear. But he doesn't back down; instead, he uses his extraordinary courage and wisdom to survive in the cracks of the nightmare. From initially being chased by monsters in a sorry state to gradually mastering the rules and using the power of nightmares to counter his enemies, the protagonist climbs to the top step by step. In this process, he constantly explores the secrets of the nightmare world, unraveling the shocking mysteries hidden behind the darkness. Every confrontation with nightmares is both heart-wrenching and exhilarating. Join the protagonist as he breaks through the darkness and embarks on the path to godhood. *Elemental Descent: I Speak for the Dark*: Elemental Awakening, Darkness Reigns Supreme. When the power of elements descends upon the world, everyone yearns to master the element of light and become a messenger of justice. But the protagonist stands out, awakening a terrifying dark power. In this world where elements reign supreme, dark power is considered taboo, and the protagonist is relentlessly pursued by various forces. However, with unwavering will and a unique understanding of dark power, he fights back time and again from the brink of defeat. He manipulates dark elements, turning the mundane into the magical, and builds his own dark army. In his confrontation with the forces of light, he gradually uncovers the conspiracy behind the elemental world. Is light blinded by falsehood, or does darkness conceal an unknown truth? Follow the protagonist's footsteps into this epic battle between light and darkness. *Chaos Blade Emperor*: In the beginning of chaos, a blade pierces the heavens. In the chaotic era, heaven and earth were undifferentiated, and all things were in disarray. The protagonist wields a mysterious greatsword, carving a bloody path through the chaos. This blade contains the power of chaos; every swing causes the heavens and earth to tremble. The protagonist cultivates in chaos, battling various strange chaotic creatures. His swordsmanship is sharp and unrestrained, fusing the disorder and rage of chaos. To uncover the mysteries of chaos, he embarks on a challenging journey, forging bonds with like-minded companions along the way to fight against the evil forces within the chaos. In this imaginative chaotic world, witness how the protagonist reigns supreme over the sword, achieving the legendary status of a Sword Emperor and composing a passionate and inspiring epic of chaos.

43. 193 元 The Elements Descend: I’m the Dark-Type Spokesperson 元素降临：我为暗黑系代言 The Monk Who Never Bathes不洗澡的和尚Urban847k WordsCompleted [Comedy + Academy + Elemental Powers + Awakening for All + Dark Style!] Ten mysterious elements have descended upon the world, and every species has the chance to awaken its own elemental powers. To resist the invasion of ferocious beasts, the world of supernatural abilities has established six Super God Academies, twenty-four major ability guilds, and countless small and medium-sized organizations. Lin Li had already given up hope of awakening elemental powers, but on his eighteenth birthday, h 2.7kReads8.4Score271Shelves
44. 194 元 The Yuanhe Revelation: The Gate of Destiny 元和启示录：命运之门 Cicada Song Wu蝉鸣吾Urban210k WordsOngoing [Urban Supernatural Powers] This is an epic tale, a story filled with philosophy and reflection, a true story that seeks to explore human nature and emotion, and perhaps even a tragedy. Long-form stories take time to read, so readers who prefer simplistic, wish-fulfillment, or mindless stories should steer clear. —Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    This book has the potential to get you high scores; once you start reading, you won't be able to put it down.

45. 195 异 Awakening Superpowers: Blade Shadow War Soul 异能觉醒：刃影战魂 Shadowless Divine Lord无影神君Urban1.5M WordsOngoing The Great Dao is fifty, the Heavenly Derivation forty-nine, and man escapes through the one that remains. All things have a glimmer of hope. Lin Ye has just graduated and entered the workforce when, one day, he is suddenly attacked by an unknown assailant. On the brink of death, Lin Ye awakens a supernatural ability: with his naked eye, he can visualize his opponent’s attack trajectory in midair. After successfully evading one attack with this power, he is beset by more attacks, each stronger, m 386Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    This one fits perfectly, give it a try. Awakening of superpowers, enemies everywhere, conspiracies and betrayals, villains roaming, foreign invasion, bloody battles, the righteous cause of the people, power struggles and intrigues—multiple elements blended together, a tight and rich plot, and a captivating storyline.

46. 196 天 The Apocalypse Descends, and I Alone Look Down on the Stars 天启降临，唯吾俯瞰星辰 Night Boat on a Dreamy Lake云梦夜舟Urban259k WordsOngoing [Superpowers] [Spirit Paths] [Passionate China] [Transmigrate (But Not the Protagonist)] [Gods] Why is there a dragon among the twelve zodiac animals, when no one has ever seen one? Was the Classic of Mountains and Seas really just a flight of fancy? Are those myths and legends true or false? What lies hidden beneath the bustling city and its colorful neon lights? An ancient, incongruous battle platform, eyes gifted with supernatural powers from birth... On the path to awakening one's spirit, an —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Shamelessly promoting his own book, the protagonist, born with extraordinary eyes, gradually unveils the world's mysteries, eventually achieving divine enlightenment and becoming a pioneer on the [Double Pupil] spiritual path!

47. 197 成 After Returning as a Ghoul, the World Has Become a High-Martial World? 成为喰种回归后，世界成高武了？ I Want a Late-Night Snack小爷要吃宵夜Urban320k WordsOngoing [Villain Protagonist + High Martial Arts + Hannibal + Sequences + Exotic Beasts + Ghouls + Double Identity] Yin Li transmigrated into a world where ghouls existed, and became one of them. Over the course of three years, Yin Li went from a timid, cowardly outsider to an S-rank ghoul codenamed “Li Xiao,” a hunter of the night. Tired of all the fighting, Yin Li decided to go abroad on vacation. But on the way, his plane crashed and exploded, killing him instantly. When he woke up again, Yin Li foun 8Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    Join the Dark Knights and protect China.

48. 198 不 After I Quit Being a Simp, the SSS-Rank Thunder Emperor Shocks the Entire School 不当舔狗后，SSS雷帝震惊全校 Yan Jinhuan颜尽欢欢Urban391k WordsCompleted [High Martial Arts + Decisive and Ruthless + System + Thunder Dao + Fast-Paced Power Fantasy + Martial Arts Exam] Xu Jing transmigrates into the body of a simp in a high-martial-arts world, only to discover, to his shock, that this simp has been chasing seven campus beauties at once! There's the tall, aloof beauty with long legs, the petite JK-uniformed girl, the kindhearted heiress with a gorgeous figure... He even went after a mysterious ghost girl and the princess of the demon race... [Di 4.1kReads8.0Score419Shelves
49. 199 我 I'm Already the Zombie King, and the Zombie Apocalypse Has Only Just Begun 我都成僵尸王了，丧尸末日才爆发 Chasing the Wind on a Summer Night夏夜追风Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted Zhang Xuan was reborn before the zombie outbreak. He obtained the corpse-refining art passed down by his ancestors and refined himself into a Heaven-Cutting Ancestral Zombie, surpassing the Four Great Ancestral Zombies! The zombie apocalypse began, and Zhang Xuan, now a ferocious zombie, emerged from his lair! “So you’re a zombie, huh? You think you can take on a jiangshi?” “You had your chance, and you still couldn’t do a thing! Are you trying to tickle me?” And the beauty who spent a night wit 10.8kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves
50. 200 复 Copy Unlimited Powers: Who Says Mortals Can’t Slay Gods? 复制无限异能，谁说凡人不能斩神 Gong Jin功尽Urban154k WordsOngoing [Smart protagonist + not a wish-fulfillment novel + no System + ruthless and decisive + no reckless stupidity + no heroine + slays gods later on] [Let me emphasize this again: this is not a wish-fulfillment novel! It’s a slow burn! Read at your own risk!] Years ago, mythology made a comeback. Ancient gods, mysterious urban legends, incredible superpowers… Things that had existed only in people’s imaginations began to awaken. When every country in the world had fallen, and only Huaxia was struggl —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a must-read! Unlimited copying abilities, even gods will be slain! No gods in China? I am the god of China! Mythology is reviving, the protagonist starts with copying abilities, absolutely no mindless or stupid content, you can enjoy it without worry, it's just a bit short.

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