Heaven and Earth as the Board, All Clans and Living Beings as Pieces: One Stroke of the Brush Shakes the World 天地为棋盘，万族众生为棋子，笔墨一动天下惊

1. 101 测 I Read the Heavens and Earth, and Forge Countless Legends 测算天地，我缔造万千传奇 A Smile, A Thousand Charms壹笑萬千Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted In the vast starry cosmos, there is a list, standing apart from the mundane world. It chronicles the secrets of great worlds and countless mysterious powerhouses. In this boundless universe, there is a pavilion, standing apart from the mortal realm. Within it lie secrets that countless powerhouses obsess over, along with the answers they seek. When that list is revealed, will the world remain as it always has, or will it usher in an age of chaos and fierce competition? The Heavenly List has appe 7.5kReads8.2Score49314d adds

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   ❤️‍🩹Perfectly matched, wonderful and exciting scenes💐If this were an ordinary world, it would be fine, but this is the world of cultivators, where even the weakest cultivators could slap him to death.

2. 102 献 Offering to the Abyss 献京渊 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [Print edition releasing October 25] “He taught me to kill, seize power, and look after myself. I taught him what it means to have a weakness.” [Serious drama + political intrigue + the fate of the nation and its people + I’m terrible at writing blurbs] Jiang Qingyu was born into wealth, and her family’s love had made her naive and pampered. It wasn’t until the day the entire Jiang family was executed that she realized how foolish she had been! When she opened her eyes again, she was determined 24.3kReads9.5Score3.9k14d adds
3. 103 众 The Chessboard of All Living Beings 众生棋局 I Am Always by Your Side我如影随形Eastern Fantasy4.1M WordsOngoing Across the Myriad Worlds, every powerful figure wants to be the player moving the pieces, manipulating others in the palm of their hand. Little do they know, they have become someone else's pieces. With heaven and earth as the board and all living beings as the pieces, I stir up the winds and clouds and command life and death! “Sorry, I'm not interested in being a player. I just want to be a piece that always does as it's told.” “Hypocrite! What you really want is to make the rules!” 235Reads—Score—14d adds

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   In all the realms of existence, the powerful aspire to be the players, manipulating others, unaware that they themselves become pawns in the game. With heaven and earth as the chessboard and all living beings as pieces, one can stir up storms and hold the power of life and death. Some claim they only wish to be obedient pawns, while others argue they must be the rule-makers. The story unfolds around the themes of "players and pawns" and "rule-making."

4. 104 洪 The Primordial Chessmaster: Laying Low from the Dawn of Creation to the End of the Dharma Age 洪荒棋手：从开天苟到末法 The Almighty Tractor Driver万能的拖拉机手Eastern Fantasy491k WordsOngoing Go master Lin Xuan's soul returns to chaos, transforming into the qi of primordial wisdom. With two innate talents, divination through heavenly secrets and observation of karma, he secretly lays his plans amid wave after wave of tribulations. Using heaven and earth as a board and all living beings as pieces, he spends his life force to evade the might of heaven and sets in motion a million-year plan to pass the torch. From an unseen observer at the world's creation, he becomes the guardian of th —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The world is a chessboard; you can take a look if you're interested.

5. 105 仙 The Immortal Path: The Endless Chessboard 仙路：无尽棋盘 Sunbathing on the Roof房顶晒太阳Eastern Fantasy740k WordsCompleted Carrying the energy he accumulated over billions of years of wandering through higher dimensions, Wang Yiyan awakens his past-life wisdom and the talent of the Infinite Chessboard. With the myriad worlds as his board, he sets out on the path to immortality, competes with others across the land of Jiuzhou, unlocks the chessboard’s potential, and ultimately reaches the highest realm. 646Reads8.6Score10414d adds
6. 106 天 The Twelve Earthly Branches: I Am the Chessmaster Behind the Scenes 天干十二相，我为幕后执棋者 Lemon Is a Cat柠檬是只猫啊Eastern Fantasy139k WordsOngoing “In the Great World of the Nine Provinces, the imperial court and sects rule together? No. Starting today, someone else is moving the pieces.” Lin Yuan transmigrates here and gains the [Myriad Heavens Star Palace] System, starting with twelve zodiac masks. He sets his sights on the “good-for-nothings” and “madmen” despised by the world. [Zi Rat]: King of intelligence, leaving no secrets among the world's sects! [Yin Tiger]: A war machine, leading three thousand Star Officials to conquer forb —Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 107 千 A Timeless Game of Chess to Confer Godhood 千古封神一局棋 A Parasol on a Sunny Day天晴打把伞Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Myth-inspired + Legend-inspired + Storytelling style + no transmigration + no System] 1. This book is extremely unfriendly to fans of transmigration and System novels. Read at your own risk. 2. This book draws entirely on folk legends, so readers who are “experts on Primordial Chaos novels” should proceed with caution. 3. The author loves traditional storytelling, so this book imitates that style and differs from mainstream web novels. Please read with an open mind. A yellow bear spirit acc 545Reads7.1Score10214d adds
8. 108 我 I’m No Chess God: Supreme in the Way of Yi 我不是棋神：奕道独尊 Zhuge Bai, Half Light and Half Shadow一明一暗的诸葛白Eastern Fantasy264k WordsOngoing The board is a law that binds myriad worlds. The pieces are all living beings, struggling to survive. I came bearing a piece, belonging neither to black nor white, returning not to chaos. With a single move, I harmonize yin and yang, settle heaven and earth, and encompass all laws. This is the Way of Chess, where all paths return to one. —Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 109 我 I Wield the Supernatural Through a Chessboard 我以棋盘执掌超凡 A Great Cart Needs No Crossbar大车无輗Urban554k WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast] + [Creating the supernatural] + [Urban high-martial-arts world] Top chess player Wang Tianyi wakes up to find he's no longer the world champion, but a college student in a parallel world. Just when he thinks he's destined to live an unremarkable life, the old chessboard he carries with him awakens. With every move, it can use ordinary objects from the world as raw materials and fuse and forge them into world-shaking Divine Pact Artifacts! “Pawn 001: Mind's Brush” “Pawn 002: Shado 68Reads6.4Score—14d adds
10. 110 道 Unifying the Dao Lineage: From a Speck of Dust to the Heavens 道统归一：从微尘到诸天 Liang Chendong梁辰栋Eastern Fantasy832k WordsOngoing Shen Qingxuan, an ordinary boy from the Qingxuan Realm, is as insignificant as a speck of dust, yet inherits fragments of the Three Teachings. Confucian righteousness forges his heart and backbone, Buddhist meditation breaks through delusion, and Daoist mystic qi connects him to heaven and earth. He comprehends the Dao in a thatched hut and struggles to survive perilous trials, using his mortal body to knock upon the gate of cultivation. He crosses realms to battle ancient clans in the Crimson D —Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 111 涅 Reborn from the Ashes: This Time, She’ll Be the One Moving the Pieces 涅槃重生：这一次，她要做执棋人 Wu Xin吴歆Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted It wasn't the ordinary chill of a winter morning. This was a deathly cold so profound it seemed capable of freezing even the soul. Shen Zhao felt like a fallen leaf swept up by a gale, plummeting through an endless abyss. The wind howled in her ears like shrieking vengeful spirits, tearing at nerves long since numbed. How she hated them! Hated them so much! Her resentment burned so fiercely, so bitterly, that it drowned out the sensation of freefall and the foreknowledge of her body being smashe —Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 112 权 The Road to Power: Three Thousand Worlds as a Chessboard 权途：三千世界皆棋盘 Sticky Notes Who Loves Reading Novels爱看小说的贴贴纸Ancient Romance206k WordsOngoing She wields her sword and fights on smoke-filled battlefields, strategizes in invisible games of chess, and in every world uses courage and wisdom to shatter the chains of darkness, restore the balance of order, and weave one legendary tale of salvation after another across time and space. —Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 113 苍 All Living Beings Are the Dao 苍生即道 Chong Qing Wang Chen崇清忘尘Eastern Fantasy46k WordsCompleted A cultivation fantasy novel about the principle that all living beings are the Dao, written by Chong Qing, a disciple of the Longmen Sect whose birth name is Haoran. As a boy, Haoran is struck by a plague and loses both his parents and his childhood sweetheart. On a frigid night in a ruined temple in a lonely village, he is fortunate enough to receive guidance from Xuan Zhenzi of Longmen Mountain and sets out on the path of cultivation. After nine years of grueling practice, he tempers his body —Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 114 第 The Ninth Era: Making the Mortal World the Heavenly Dao 第九纪元：以人间成天道 Scheming Instructor腹黑教官Eastern Fantasy243k WordsOngoing The Great Dao has fifty paths, of which Heaven evolves forty-nine, leaving one to escape. If protecting others requires killing, I will wield the sword. If order must be broken, I will take up the axe. If the Heavenly Dao needs the human heart... then I will use the warmth of everyday life to reforge the heavens! —Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 115 通 The Heaven-Piercing Scripture: Breaker of the Cage 通天经，破笼者 Su Lan, Who Loves Peanut Glutinous Rice Cakes爱吃花生糯米糍的苏澜Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing My latest work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 39Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 116 吾 I Have a Cauldron That Can Refine All Under Heaven 吾有一鼎，可炼天下 Far View远景Eastern Fantasy10.0M WordsCompleted At the dawn of creation, the great goddess Feng Lixi refined stones to mend the heavens, leaving the Cauldron of Heavenly Refinement behind in the mortal realm. Hundreds of thousands of years later, Fang Bai accidentally obtained the cauldron, only to be ambushed by the brothers traveling with him. Protected by the cauldron, he reincarnated. In this life, Fang Bai unlocks the secrets of the Cauldron of Heavenly Refinement. As he presses onward, he uncovers the cruelest secret in heaven and earth 8.5kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds

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    Transmigrating to the world of cultivation, she unexpectedly becomes a vicious female supporting character. The system even forces her to marry the male supporting character, humiliating and abusing him, only to be killed by him in return? Chaos has arrived; watch how she uses her wisdom and courage to rewrite her destiny and uncover the secrets of the pavilion.

17. 117 我 I Own a Bank of Heaven and Earth 我有一座天地银行 Heading South一路向南Urban1.0M WordsCompleted After enduring endless humiliation, Wang Xiaojian comes into possession of a Bank of Heaven and Earth. But the entire bank now has nothing left but a goofy artifact spirit and a mountain of bad debts. Great Lord Pangu borrowed an axe from the Bank of Heaven and Earth to cleave open the universe, putting a great world up as collateral. It was due back in ten eras. For every era overdue, he must pay the bank one Pangu Stone. Great Lady Nuwa borrowed several stones from the Bank of Heaven and Earth 11Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 118 我 I Own a Pawnshop That Holds Heaven and Earth 我有一座天地当铺 Tycoon大亨Urban4.6M WordsCompleted Chang'e, you owe the Heaven and Earth Pawnshop a peerless beauty. Repay the principal and interest within five thousand years, or become our servant and accept whatever fate awaits you! Lord Laozi, you owe the Heaven and Earth Pawnshop a top-grade immortal artifact. Return two artifacts within three thousand years, or we’ll seize Doushuai Palace and the artifact you pledged! And you, Monkey, the Golden Cudgel in your hands belongs to the pawnshop too. Hurry up and send over your fruits from 4kReads7.4Score51114d adds
19. 119 天 The Supreme Sage of Heaven and Earth 天地至圣 Heaven and Earth Ablaze天地大火Eastern Fantasy7.0M WordsCompleted In a world where might makes right, those born with spiritual roots are hailed as innate powerhouses! He was once the target of everyone's ridicule, the famous good-for-nothing of his clan. For seven years, Wu Hui endured in silence and suffered countless humiliations, only to awaken a heaven-defying physique! He unlocked the Five Elements Pearl and gained spiritual roots of all five elements! Command the five elements! Unite yin and yang! Master heaven and earth! Become the supreme sage of the 5.1kReads8.0Score59614d adds
20. 120 崇 Chongzhen: My Life Has Been on Thin Ice 崇祯：我这一生如履薄冰 The Clear Breeze Chases Dust, Leaving No Common Souls Behind清风逐尘不留俗人Historical2.0M WordsOngoing (An immersive experience of Zhu Youjian's life and the true nature of the chaos at the end of the Ming dynasty! Not a power fantasy!) At the end of the thirty-eighth year of the Wanli reign, a report that Liaodong postal couriers had frozen to death was being used by a eunuch to prop up a table leg. The rice wasted at banquets by wealthy gentry in Jiangnan was worth more than three years of disaster relief in Shaanxi. Nanmu timber for the construction of the three great halls in the Forbidden Ci 651Reads6.4Score10314d adds

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    Here are a few highly recommended, addictive historical time-travel novels without a system. The first new book: Depicting the late Ming Dynasty, a time of frequent natural disasters, an incompetent court, an empty treasury, border unrest, and widespread poverty, beset by internal and external troubles. At this time, the time traveler Zhu Youjian is born. Witness how the last Han Chinese emperor navigates the treacherous palace, carefully navigates the complexities of survival, secretly builds his power, and ultimately turns the tide of history to rule the world. The book's highlight is its vivid and lifelike character development. The characters are not merely plot devices; each one is fleshed out, experiencing joy and sorrow, possessing strategic acumen, intelligence, and a keen understanding of human nature. They are insightful, discerning, and capable of concealing their true intentions, reflecting on their actions, and exercising restraint… using knowledge as a weapon to dismantle inner demons and break through the schemes of others. The second and third books are rich in historical background, with a reasonable plot progression and rigorous logic. They depict battles against rebels, defense of the capital, conquest of the Jurchens, stabilization of the borders, suppression of bandits, struggles against officials and gentry, and the rectification of corruption. When natural disasters and wars, along with the barriers between officials and gentry, become shackles of fate, they use wisdom to break through these shackles, risking their lives. When the laws of survival and human weaknesses intertwine to form a web, they use strategy to break through it, using the game as a chess piece. Only those who can outmaneuver fate by half a move are true heroes. In short, the books depict the turbulent times of the imperial court, the power struggles and intrigues, the journey through time, the legends of emperors, the regrets of dynasties, and the allure of history, showcasing the rise and fall of dynasties as the wheels of history roll ever onward.

21. 121 大 Great Ming: I Transmigrate as the Chongzhen Emperor, Starting with a Rope 大明：穿越崇祯帝，开局一根绳 An Illiterate Writes a Novel文盲写小说Historical2.8M WordsCompleted [No System + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Ruthless Combat + War] Good news: Zhu Lian transmigrated and became Zhu Youjian, the Chongzhen Emperor of the Ming dynasty. Bad news: It was the tenth day of the third month of Chongzhen’s seventeenth year, just seven days before Li Zicheng’s rebels stormed the outer city. The Ming dynasty was already on the brink of collapse, in grave danger. The Jurchens threatened from the north, rebels from the west, with one natural disaster after another an 58.6kReads9.3Score6.1k14d adds
22. 122 闯 The Chuang King Besieges the City, Bringing 1 Billion Taels of Silver to Transmigrate Into the Chongzhen Era 闯王围城，带10亿白银穿越崇祯 Chu Nanfeng楚南风Historical3.2M WordsCompleted [No System + No Harem + Bloody Battles + Suppressing Pirates + Political Intrigue + Conquest] Mei'er... why were you born into the imperial family? Zhu Long, a university student and soldier, transmigrates as the Chongzhen Emperor, and from the start, he’s supposed to kill a princess. With Li Zicheng’s million-strong army surrounding the capital, Zhu Long glares at the sea of rebel troops and raises the Son of Heaven’s sword in fury. He won’t hang himself! He won’t accept his fate! He’ll kill co 8.3kReads8.6Score77014d adds
23. 123 玩 Playing Dirty? I'll Use My Tactics to Unite the World 玩阴的？小爷靠手段，统一天下 oneone Bao Baooneone饱饱Eastern Fantasy98k WordsOngoing “Lin Yuan, if you've got the guts, fight me one-on-one!” “I've got millions of brothers at my back. Why would I fight you alone?” “Lin Yuan, dare you compete with me in wealth?” “I give gold to beggars, and even my toilet at home is made of solid gold. How do you want to compete?” “Lin Yuan, dare you compete with me in intelligence?” “You think you're worthy of competing with me? The famous strategists of the martial world are fit to be no more than my household servants.” “…” The martia —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Both of these new books are cunning and shrewd stories featuring male protagonists who are intelligent, calculating, and full of tricks. They're definitely worth reading.

24. 124 我 I, the Ultimate Schemer: The Empress Calls Me a Living Yama 我，最强毒士，女帝直呼活阎王 Xing Xing Zi星星子Historical4.3M WordsOngoing [Search Tomato to watch the short drama: The Third Greatest Stratagem of All Time] Gao Yang transmigrated to the Great Qian Dynasty just as the Empress ascended the throne and began recruiting talent from across the land. So he volunteered himself as a poison strategist! The Empress: “Suppose you personally wiped out your enemy's entire family. As you looked at the bodies scattered everywhere, you suddenly realized there was still a child in the house. What would you do?” Gao Yang: “I'd say, ‘Re 381.3kReads9.2Score32.3k14d adds
25. 125 伏 Ambush 伏杀 Mo Bai1莫白1Historical1.4M WordsCompleted [Original title: Ambush] Beneath the awe-inspiring might of Heaven, all living beings are mere ants. And yet he dares, with the strength of an insect, to turn the world upside down. For family, for friends, for the burning hatred in his heart, for the nightmares that haunt him year after year, for justice, and for fairness. This story is set in an imaginary world and has no connection to actual history. Everything in it is fictional. Any similarities are purely coincidental. 15.1kReads8.3Score96214d adds

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    The plot is fast-paced and engaging, the political intrigue is mind-bending, and the protagonist is calm and resourceful.

26. 126 荒 A Dream of Flowers on the Wasteland 荒原百花梦 Flower Child Redheart花童红心Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted The space-time universe, the Ark of Heaven, the Interstellar Alliance, the illusory realm: what kind of existence is the world we live in? From the ancient age of gods and demons, through the classical age of wandering heroes, to the modern age of technology, and finally the future age of artificial intelligence, the history of intelligent civilization seems to be a cycle... Will artificial life ever develop independent consciousness, gain a soul and intelligence, and ultimately replace intellig 24Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The world is a game of chess, a contest of strategies, open and covert struggles, and meticulous planning.

27. 127 我 My Mind Is Doing Great 我的精神棒棒哒 Mao Tiance猫天策Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsOngoing [Volume One: Myriad Worlds]: Ever since the day the world began to change, Ye Changsheng, once an ordinary high school student, has embarked on a joyful journey, traveling through all kinds of worlds and living it up. [Volume Two: Cultivation]: After the battle against the Kunlun evil seed, everyone forgot the boy named Ye Changsheng. Only Sheng, a humble sesame-cake seller, gradually awakens in the vast cultivation world. An extraordinary Void Spirit Root, supreme aptitude. The Lingxuan Sect, t 21Reads—Score214d adds
28. 128 寒 Demon Slayer of the Frozen Abyss 寒渊诛魔 Awareness觉性Historical3.8M WordsCompleted I'm pleased to recommend my new book, Dustblade Suppresses the Palace Gate. Old friends and new, come join us in a world of wuxia, where the imperial court stands tall and the rivers and lakes stretch far and wide. Ordinary people lead extraordinary lives. They pursue vengeance and justice with abandon, and fight for their homeland and family. Each person pushes forward with all their might for the wishes they hold dear. 14.9kReads8.7Score1.3k14d adds

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    Highly recommended, it's a very good book.

29. 129 颠 After Eight Thousand Years of Wandering, Can We Find Each Other and Comfort an Immortal Life? 颠沛流离八千年可得相逢慰长生？ Xiao Boqi Da小波奇哒Historical1.7M WordsOngoing [Single] [Girls' Love, Light] [Pseudo-Ensemble Cast] [Longevity] [Invincible] [A Longevity story unlike any other] Ninety thousand years after the fall of civilization, she awakens in a barren land. She pursues light and warmth, witnesses the rise of civilizations and the collapse of faith, and crosses paths with countless people. As the years pass, her footsteps carry her across the world. In the end, she becomes a legend and a true person. 14.1kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds
30. 130 她 After She Ascends the Throne, She Takes a New Husband, Leaving Her Ex to Weep 她登基后换了夫，新夫不见旧夫哭 Rabbit Purple Moonrise兔紫月上Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Power! It's a woman's second face! She loves it!) (1V2 + advancing the nation through technology + two men competing for her, only to end up regretting it) Lu Jichen: He is an ill-omened man. On the day his elder brother got married, they smeared dog blood all over his face and locked him in a cellar. Later, she brought him out, washed his hands, let him sit at the table, fed him, and paid for his education. Wei Chiyuan: He is the young lord of an aristocratic clan; she is a young widow. One sc 17.1kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds
31. 131 生 The Emperor of Life and Death 生死帝尊 Ye Lan夜阑Eastern Fantasy17.0M WordsOngoing A bolt of heavenly lightning went astray, and Fang Yue, a stubborn holdout, died in the street. After extorting compensation from the Celestial Court, he was reincarnated. Watch how the great demon king Fang Yue stirs up the world and turns everything upside down. 4.3kReads8.7Score40614d adds

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    [Smirk] emm

32. 132 救 Help! This Lousy System Is Making Me Found a Sect! 救命！这破系统让我开宗立派！ The Crying of Xiao Xiao萧萧之鸣Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to another world as a sickly man, the male lead triggers a System: if he fails to save twenty people within three years, he’ll die of his illness. He sets off on a journey to save people, meeting one lovely confidante after another along the way. In the end, he’s forced to found a sect and finds his happy ending. (This is not a cultivation novel.) The premise is fairly fresh, leaving behind the traditional level-up-and-fight-monsters formula. The protagonist is frail at firs 37.3kReads9.2Score3.6k14d adds

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    The story of the sickly prince who seized power for the benefit of all people

33. 133 满 My Whole Family Are Cannon Fodder, but After They Read My Mind, They Rebel 满门炮灰读我心后，全家造反了 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Physical edition of "Claiming the Pearl 2" goes on presale October 17 at 7:30 p.m.] [Mind reading + System + adored by the whole family + transmigrate into a book + play the pig to eat the tiger] Qiao Jiaojiao had accumulated so much virtue in her past life that the Old King of Hell granted her a rebirth with all her memories intact, plus a golden finger: a Virtue Points Shop. Qiao Jiaojiao was thrilled to start her new life, only to discover she hadn't been reborn at all. She'd transmigrated i 122.5kReads9.7Score13.8k14d adds
34. 134 凰 The Phoenix's Power (Part One) 凰权（上） Dong Zhu东竹Ancient Romance240k WordsCompleted The real Xie Yuwei was born into the prestigious Xie family of Jiangzhou. When she was very young, her wet nurse lost her, and she was adopted by a hunter’s family, where she later died. To preserve the Xie family’s power and position, its head, Xie Zhouyu, bought a “fake Xie Yuwei” from the slave market, a girl who looked just like her. Though her elder sister is not yet fifteen, she was raised from childhood by the clan to become the Crown Princess and is now the Crown Prince’s betrothed. Her 111Reads9.3Score2314d adds
35. 135 满 Spring Over the City: A Collection of Historical Romances by Yiyimaiqian 满城春（一枚铜钱古言精选） A Copper Coin一枚铜钱Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A collection of classic historical romances by popular Jinjiang author Yi Mei Tong Qian. These three works are all timeless favorites, perfect for staying up all night to read: Spring Over the City, Poisoned Wine, and Strange Tales of the Eighth Day of the Twelfth Month. The Liu family of the capital is an eminent clan so powerful that even the imperial family treats them with respect. Liu Yan, the legitimate youngest daughter of the second branch, is brilliant and blessed with both wisdom and g 23.2kReads9.4Score2.9k14d adds
36. 136 天 Heaven and Earth Are the Board, All Living Beings Are Pieces 天地为棋众生皆子 Jin Zhan金栈Historical114k WordsOngoing Heaven and Earth are impartial, and all beings suffer. Only by saving yourself can you find salvation. The Liyang dynasty is nearing its end, and Chen Chao is poised to rule. I want to raise the banner of rebellion and bring peace to this troubled age. But I don’t have an emperor’s destiny. The stars and moon shift, dynasties rise and fall. Disciple, it’s time for you to descend the mountain. What? In the end, I’m the one who wins? I never imagined I’d become emperor. The world is ever-changing. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    You're doomed if I don't stab you!

37. 137 纨 The Pampered Life of a Spoiled Commandery Princess 纨绔郡主得宠日常 Zhao Pian赵骗Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Signed for publication. The print edition is expected to be available by the end of the year. No! This! Is! Not! A! Romance! No CP! No rebirth, no transmigration, a thoroughly evil heroine, a power-struggle story A truly wicked heroine, vying for power over the realm, genuinely unhinged, ruthless, and rotten to the core Questions that come up while reading can only be answered by reading on. The willful, overbearing young princess of the Prince of Zhenbei’s household takes a fancy to Pei Jinnian 49.1kReads9.4Score6.1k14d adds

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    Planning, strategy, move, and the changes of all beings

38. 138 佛 Buddha and Demon Are My System, and the Emperor Is My Big Brother 佛魔是我系统，皇帝是我老哥 Buddha, Who Loves Orchids喜欢兰花草的释迦牟尼Eastern Fantasy604k WordsCompleted [Slaughter-driven cultivation + all characters are villains + scheming male lead + unhinged female lead + plot-focused] Before the beginning of time, Buddha and the Demon King made a wager, setting the wheels of fate in motion in an entirely new world. Spiritual energy began to emerge in what had once been an ordinary world, and all kinds of spirit beasts came into being. Many years later, mortals comprehended the mysteries of spiritual energy and began cultivating immortality. When the stronge 7Reads—Score114d adds

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    A power struggle between Buddha, demon, and god unfolds. A transmigrator seems to have the best start, but in reality, everyone is plotting against him. The male lead is cunning, the female lead is insane, it's a world of carnage and cultivation, and everyone is a villain.

39. 139 孤 A Solitary Seeker of the Dao 孤独的寻道 Egg Fried Rice Fried Rice Egg蛋炒饭炒饭蛋Urban3.3M WordsCompleted The Dao has died! The laws have begun to fade! Only techniques remain, reaching into every corner of the world. Ye Ming, the hated, ill-fated loner, suddenly discovers he has a grandfather. Then his grandfather takes him to a new world. His new book, Envying the Dao, is now online. 38.1kReads9.0Score3.1k14d adds

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40. 140 众 All Living Beings Are Pieces on the Board, Yet I Alone Stand as an Immortal 众生为棋，世间独我一尊仙 Ghost Mansion of the Kui Star鬼宿天庙Eastern Fantasy151k WordsOngoing [No System + Traditional Xuanhuan + Ensemble Cast + Strategic Scheming] Clouds veil the dragon pool and phoenix tower; the immortal path is distant, unseen by all. Immortals nest atop Peach Blossom Mountain. Who hasn't dreamed of a life in their golden slumber? Few people in this world believe in the Dao. When one man seeks immortality, everyone laughs at him. But when an upright historian compiles the history of the realm, his brush filled with reverence and awe, and writes the absurd words “an 2Reads5.5Score—14d adds
41. 141 诸 All Living Beings as Pieces on a Chessboard 诸生为棋 The Useless Little Pawn无能的小棋子Eastern Fantasy131k WordsOngoing (This book has nothing to do with reality. I simply want to write out the story in my heart. Let everything take its course, and I hope you'll give it your support! Thank you!) Throughout the ages, all living beings in the world have cultivated according to an invisible rule. The most mysterious and powerful forces in this world are the Heavenly Dao and the Upper Realm. Cultivation proceeds through Gathering Spirits, Condensing the Core, Shattering the Core, Soul Guidance, Recondensation, Core D —Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 142 屠 Slaughtering All Beings: A Wanderer's Journey Across the Worlds 屠众生：诸界浪客行 User Gone Mad用户疯癫Eastern Fantasy356k WordsCompleted In the Age of the End of Dharma, cultivators attempt to create and possess gods using the power of faith, and the Slaughter of All Beings arises in response. He turns around and slaughters the cultivators, successfully transforming into a god, yet finds himself utterly lost amid the devastated Earth. Just then, a mysterious force draws him into a journey across dimensions. Can he discover the meaning of his existence? —Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 143 灯 When the Lanterns Fade, the Calamity Ends 灯明劫尽 Rui Xuan睿暄Ancient Romance859k WordsOngoing [Two strong leads, brilliant strategists, devoted only to each other, revenge, dual identities, dual personalities, an alternate world not based on any historical dynasty, plenty of witty flirting] She is the eldest princess, rumored to be cherished by all, yet she witnessed her mother spend her life being manipulated by the man she loved. Gentle and composed on the surface, she excels at reading people and understands human nature. To stir up the court, she will stop at nothing. She will destro 2kReads9.3Score26914d adds

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    A woman of high intelligence, skilled in political intrigue, with delicate writing, insightful perspectives, and profound understanding. She appears gentle and demure, but is a master manipulator of human nature, ruthless in her pursuit of power and influence. She seeks to destroy everything those who have gained through betrayal and treachery have achieved, tearing away their hypocritical facades. Everyone is tearing each other apart for power; she will make them watch their own power crumble. They call those who oppose them traitors; she will show them how these traitors will overturn the world's facade of intrigue and deceit. Those who enter the fray and fight against the wicked find themselves trapped in the mire; they must fight their way out while also protecting themselves.

44. 144 宇 The Universe Is the Game, All Beings Are Its Pieces 宇宙为局，众生为子 Little Yang Loves Meat小杨爱吃肉Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted "What did I do wrong by wanting only to live? Why must I, the king, bear the karmic burden of every evil deed? Why must my family and friends be burdened with sin? Why must the one I love die, her soul scattered, leaving us unable to be together in this life or any life to come?" The man roared at the heavens. The longsword in his hand had already snapped, and his Imperial-grade silver armor was in tatters, giving off a faint, mournful wail. Imperial blood spilled across the cosmos, throwing the 2Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 145 宫 Immortal Physician of the Palace: Master of the Karma of All Living Beings 宫阙医仙：执天下众生因果 Tun Xiaohan豚小憨Ancient Romance277k WordsCompleted [Medicine] + [No romance] + [Transmigration] + [Golden Finger Synthesis System] + [Spatial ring] + [Strong female lead] + [Feel-good power fantasy] In the Han family ancestral hall, Han Suxin, the “crippled-meridian legitimate daughter,” is publicly stripped of her place of honor. She lowers her eyes and smiles faintly as the ring etched with mystic fire on her left hand glows purple and gold. She combines wild bees with Gu poison to create a mutated mount, and melts an ordinary iron medicine pe 1Reads8.1Score—14d adds
46. 146 以 All Beings as Pieces, Heaven and Earth as the Board 以众生之棋子，以天地为棋盘 Meng Song Song孟怂怂Male-Channel Fanfiction3k WordsCompleted The people as pieces, the world as a chessboard. 60Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 147 诸 The Gods’ Chessboard: I Attain Bodhi Through the Calamity of Slaughter 诸神棋盘：我以杀劫证菩提 Deep Abyss Like Ink潜渊如墨Eastern Fantasy826k WordsCompleted Have you ever wondered if the world is a chessboard in the hands of the gods, with all living beings as pieces and the calamity of slaughter as the only law of passage? In the world of "The Gods' Chessboard: I Attain Bodhi Through the Calamity of Slaughter," a unique cultivation setting intertwines with the mysterious mechanism of the killing calamity. Watch as the protagonist breaks free of this predetermined game, wielding the calamity of slaughter as a blade to attain supreme Bodhi and embark —Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 148 蝉 Cicadas Sing as the Sun Sets in the West 蝉声且送阳西 Rain Falls, Bamboo Turns Cold雨落竹冷Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Wuxia + swordsmanship + political intrigue + scheming protagonist + comedy + multiple leads] The world’s great currents form a chessboard, and all living beings are its pieces. One player commands the black pieces, another the white. One person has double pupils and looks down coldly on mortal life, overturning heaven and earth with a single gesture. Another is refined and graceful, laying schemes one after another, each linked to the next. Another, though only at the second rank, takes one ste 7.4kReads9.3Score73714d adds
49. 149 醉 Drunk on a Golden Age 醉于盛世 Mint-Infused Wine薄荷泡酒Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing [No Romance] [No Stupid Decisions] [No System] [True-to-Life Characters] [A Touch of Angst] [Slow-Paced] [Ensemble Cast] ⚠️Please note: (1) This book supports freedom of romance. Don't read if that bothers you. (2) The protagonist likes nothing except alcohol. Avoid if that's a dealbreaker. (3) This is not a traditional Foundation Establishment cultivation system. If you mind, move along and don't start a fight. Li Heng was an overworked young man in the twenty-first century. His parents died w 18.9kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds
50. 150 山 A Journey Through Mountains and Rivers 山水行记 Moli Baji莫里吧唧Historical1.4M WordsCompleted "Not a wish-fulfillment novel, not stupid, and not something to eat with your rice. It’s best enjoyed with a drink. This book is for readers with a long-term mindset. Take your time and savor it, and you’ll find that this novel is as tender as water, like the girl you love, intoxicating you." What seems like an ordinary opening is actually a grand scheme plotted long ago… Guangxi, a rainy night, a dilapidated Taoist temple, and a mystery upon mystery. A helpless young woman encounters a handsome 1.3kReads8.2Score18114d adds

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    Well, let's start by reading one hundred chapters [sending hearts].

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