Wizards or Mages: I've Been Reading for Twelve Years and Have Run Out of Books 巫师或者法师，本人十二年老书虫，实在没书看了。

1. 1 巫EN Wizard: Summon a Succubus to Cuddle 巫师：开局召唤魅魔贴贴 Imperial Armored Cavalry帝国具装骑兵Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted (Wizards + ruthless protagonist + exhilarating battles + planar wars + kingdom-building + slow pacing. The author already has two completed novels, each over two million characters and rated 9.3. Read with confidence.) Succubus version: Xia Er is chosen to board a wizard ship! Xia Er obtains a basic meditation method! Xia Er begins a forbidden ritual! Xia Er successfully summons a succubus! Xia Er is going to be... straight for life! This time, Xia Er is really... having the time of his life! … 19.9kReads8.1Score1.5kShelves

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   🍀Wizard/Mage novels. The first two are by the same author, and the writing is good. The protagonist in the first book has no talent and is a minor character. He obtains a diluted version of the Abyss Demon bloodline and quickly masters witchcraft by buying cultivation manuals from the Wizard's Shop.🍀The second book is about necromancers. Each summoned creature requires multiple spells to be crafted into a qualified summon.

2. 2 亡EN The Necromancer Supreme 亡灵大法师 Imperial Armored Cavalry帝国具装骑兵Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Fantasy + D&D + mage + no saintly heroine + ruthless and decisive + thrilling combat] Standard version: From the moment he awakened his supernatural powers, Huo Ling knew his path lay ahead of him. Would he choose to be a hero, or a villain? He could fight gnolls in a fortress or plunge into the Nine Hells and consort with devils. He could cut off the head of an Abyssal Lord in the Bottomless Abyss, or conquer Heaven and make the gods bow. Looking back, he realized he had already reached the su 61.5kReads9.1Score5.8kShelves
3. 3 死EN Necromancer's Codex: The Mage Who Transmigrated to the Eighteenth Century 死灵法典：穿越十八世纪的法师 The Grim Reaper's Corpse死神的尸体Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Undead Calamity + Semi-Behind-the-Scenes Boss + Troop-Building + Mage Tower An undead archmage with a shattered soul, who created his own Dark Furnace Meditation Method, transmigrates to the Victorian era of the eighteenth century. By burning things, he can endlessly increase his spiritual power. Anyone who practices the Dark Furnace Meditation Method will offer him two layers of spiritual power each time they burn something, and will never surpass him in their lifetime. Their lives and deaths a 8.4kReads8.6Score767Shelves
4. 4 巫 Grand Wizard 巫师大君 Xuan Zhi渲枳Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing Traditional wizard fiction, no System, planar warfare, a genius protagonist, and no transmigration. A transcendent noble under the kingdom’s banner, a rising star of his family, a top-tier talent in the arcane arts, and a parchment that takes physical form... 4.2kReads8.6Score296Shelves
5. 5 来EN Pyromancer from the Game World 来自游戏世界的火系法爷 Salted Fish Eats Watermelon咸鱼吃西瓜Sports3.4M WordsCompleted Everyone knows there are three kinds of mages: 1. Mages who cast spells with intelligent assistance 2. Mages who only know how to reuse spell frameworks 3. Archmages who use knowledge and mana to move the elements So where do mages who wield a deeper understanding fit in? “Luo Wen Yi, you're not fit to be a mage! A deeper understanding? You call that a deeper understanding?! It's nothing but a crude warrior's delusion!” “But... if it exists, there must be a reason.” “You're a disgrace to mages!” 93.8kReads9.1Score10.6kShelves

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   The first book is about pure mages; I researched it myself, starting from the lowest-level talents, ignoring the talent trees, and just focused on developing a mage character. The second book leans towards mythology, and it's alright too.

6. 6 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. 39.7kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves
7. 7 死EN Necromancer? No, Call Me Archaeologist 死灵法师：不，请叫我考古学者 That Year, That Summer, Those Cicadas那年那夏那蝉Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Necromancer+Lord+Farming+Skeletal Tide+Sainthood Through Archaeology] Mediwen was a renowned archaeologist on Earth. After a car accident, he is reborn in a fantastical world. Thanks to the blessing of the God of Light, necromancers are a cursed profession in this world, regarded by everyone as the scum of society. In this world, Mediwen becomes a necromancer and awakens a strange talent for archaeology. History is knowledge, and time is power! “This is a human skeleton that is 137 years old. I 8kReads8.1Score690Shelves

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   First book: A pure necromancer, the protagonist has a powerful background. Second book: An unconventional necromancer, whose skeletons exchange faith in the Goddess of Light for protection; harem genre. Third book: While others rely on systems to directly use skill books, the protagonist has already strengthened himself through self-study.

8. 8 黑EN Darkness Survival: Becoming a God Through Self-Study After Losing My Shelter 黑暗求生：丢失庇护所后自学成神 So Happy to Be Out Selling出来卖好开心啊Sports2.1M WordsOngoing [Everyone Transmigrates] [Dungeons] [Unconventional Survival] [A Bounty of Cheats] [No Female Lead] [Nonlinear Stats] [Infinite Worlds] The whole world transmigrates to a land of darkness, and all people plunge into an endless abyss. Growth comes with madness, and power comes with risk. A thousandfold boost, information prompts, daily draws, offense and defense in one, luck, master of contracts, negative values, immortality, Deep Blue, daily settlement, temporal synchronization, mind over matt 192kReads8.6Score28.1kShelves
9. 9 我 I’m a Power Broker in the Wizarding World 我在巫师世界当学阀 Idle Dean太闲院长Eastern Fantasy389k WordsOngoing The unfortunate transmigrator Isaac Green, Before transmigrating, he was a drudge of a third-year graduate student, condemned to do research. After transmigrating, he still had to start working on a wizard's "research project" right away. But he discovered that the wizards here were not good at socializing, or even at power struggles. They believed in academic survival of the fittest: the capable rose to the top, while the weak were cast aside. In this world, personal power mattered more than so 13.5kReads7.3Score1.5kShelves

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   Wizarding, time travel, no female lead, fast-paced, light novel

10. 10 巫 Wizard: I Told You to Study, Not Conquer Every World! 巫师：让你学知识，你杀穿万界？ Spring in the Garden, Xue沁园春薛Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [Wizard] [Battles Across the Heavens] [Planar Warfare] [No Heroines] [Just Kill Them All] Ethan transmigrates as a marquis's only son. He grows up in luxury, with loving parents. Tell me, how good can life get? What, he also awakens an Infinite Passive System? Killing enemies lets him unlock an endless number of passives? And every passive he unlocks is more ridiculously overpowered than the last? What do you mean the Long Life passive adds a hundred years to his lifespan for every day he surviv 121.5kReads8.1Score15.6kShelves

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    Both are new books, and both are quite good. The first one uses a new system, while the second is more traditional. Although both books have high ratings, the writing is excellent, and they are worth buying.

11. 11 巫 The Path of the Wizard 巫师之途 Azure Flamei青焰iEastern Fantasy278k WordsOngoing [Traditional Wizard Fantasy] [Planar Warfare] [No Romance] [Slow Burn] An accident sent Ryan to a mysterious wizarding world of endless expanses, where the supernatural was reawakening. It was an era when wizards conquered countless worlds, slaughtered the gods, and reigned supreme over all creation. Wondrous and dazzling multiverses, peerless powerhouses, and mysterious, miraculous spells and arcane arts all vied to shine. Transmigrated while on his way to study at a wizard academy, Ryan relied 360Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    The Wizarding Build: The first book provides a starting stat panel, leading to the Wizarding Academy, dimensional wars, becoming the top wizard, and Shadow Servants. The second book also features stat analysis, generally decent, but you encounter an evil god upon leaving. The third book is an ice-type affinity biochip, and your childhood friend is taken away. The fourth book is Miracle Creation, starting with a different kind of slime, mining, dimensional shifts, and a different kind of wizarding experience.

12. 12 巫 Wizard, I Can Analyze All Things 巫师，我能解析万物 Cat Grass with Ice Water猫草加冰水Eastern Fantasy397k WordsCompleted As the multiverse reaches a new turning point and a new era is about to begin, one transmigrator ventures through a strange wizarding world in this unprecedented age of upheaval, relying on an analytical System to seek power and uncover the rules and truths of the world through endless knowledge. Here are magnificent planar wars. Here is strange and uncanny sorcery. Here shines the eternal, undying radiance of the gods. (Rank system: Apprentice ranks: Low-level Apprentice, Mid-level Apprent 132Reads5.7Score—Shelves
13. 13 巫 The Wizarding World: Throne of Frost 巫师世界之冰霜王座 Zhang Xi'an张熙安Eastern Fantasy562k WordsOngoing A researcher from Blue Star transmigrates to a world of wizards with a biological chip of his own design. He becomes a mysterious wizard and begins his own legendary journey in this vibrant, colorful wizarding world! 219Reads6.4Score—Shelves
14. 14 巫 Wizard: I Rise to Power by Sending Slimes to Mine 巫师，从让史莱姆去挖矿开始崛起 Cute Through and Through萌到深处自然萌Eastern Fantasy668k WordsOngoing The Sea of the Spirit Realm is an ocean visible only to the supernatural. To those who can see it, the sea is filled with endless mysteries. It was formed by devouring countless planes. As planes of all sizes met their end, they were captured and consumed, becoming islands that drift through the Sea of the Spirit Realm’s many dimensions. The precious legacies of countless planes remain there, sparking a series of conflicts. 770Reads7.4Score—Shelves
15. 15 地EN Earth Torn Apart: I Become a Wizard 地球撕裂：我成为巫师 Dreams Are Just Over the Horizon梦想就在天涯Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted No System, no golden finger, slow burn. A spatial disaster tears Earth apart, plunging humanity into a world of wizards. Altars, shadows, wizards, and a fate beyond anyone’s control: what does the future hold? A wizard novel about conquering myriad worlds. My new book, “Lord, Survive: I Have a Plundering Talent,” is complete! 11.3kReads8.6Score887Shelves

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    A 3 million word wizard novel that has just finished.

16. 16 巫 Wizard Lord: Turns Out My Golden Finger Is Women 巫师领主原来我的金手指是女人 Floating0Life浮0生Eastern Fantasy963k WordsCompleted A young man from Earth is sent by a cement truck, commonly known as a mudhead truck, to the mysterious world of wizards Luo Lin has terrible talent. He doesn’t advance to the rank of a first-level wizard until his hair has turned white, and he hasn’t even had a chance to enjoy his increased lifespan when the wizarding world is destroyed. Luo Lin begins another journey of transmigration, struggling to survive in the terrifying, otherworldly world of the high-dimensional Abyss. One day, by pure ch 14kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves

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    A new wizarding concept: knights and sorcerers. Exploring the underworld. Multiple female protagonists, farming/development... A grand world-building story.

17. 17 巫 Wizard: From the Start, I'm in a Planar War and Have a Chip of My Own 巫师：开局位面战争，我自带芯片 Wang Yiyuchen王一雨辰Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, but it'll rise later. [Wizard progression + chip + planar war + ruthless decisiveness + resource plundering + dark forest + data-driven] Wang Ping'an opens his eyes to a sky raining blood and severed limbs crashing down beside him. Not only has he transmigrated into Cody, a second-rank wizard apprentice with mediocre talent, but he has also landed right in the meat grinder at the center of an invasion battlefield on another plane! As lowly cannon fodder in an academy un 51.6kReads8.2Score8.1kShelves
18. 18 游 The Game Arrives: Starting with the Law of the Dead, I Rule the Ages 游戏降临，从亡法开始独断万古 Terrifying Holy Light Man恐怖圣光男Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow] + [Necromancer] + [Games Descend Into Reality] + [Class Change] + [Multiple Career Paths] + [Satisfying Combat] + [One Female Lead] (The rating has only just come in. It’ll go up later.) When games descend into reality, Blue Star is dragged into an endless battlefield. The victors advance their civilizations and become players who control their own destinies. The losers’ worlds become games for others to play. After the world is digitized, people can choose to change classes into 94.4kReads8.5Score12kShelves

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    All three books are highly recommended by necromancers; the third one is really good.

19. 19 亡 The Necromancer Doesn’t Want to Become a Lich 亡灵法师不想成为巫妖 Floating Like Water浮若水Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing Edmund awakened memories of his past life and had hoped to scrape by in this world using what he remembered. But who could have guessed that supernatural beings existed here? Elemental mages, druids, demon hunters, monsters... Fortunate enough to become a necromancer, Edmund gained supernatural powers, but he also had to face the troubles that came with being one. The death magic corroding him had drastically shortened his lifespan. It seemed there was only one path before him: become a lich and 71.6kReads8.3Score8.5kShelves
20. 20 法 A Mage? No, I'm a Scientist 法师？不，我是科学家 The Humble Comedian谦虚的喜剧人Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing Traditional Western fantasy. If you’re looking for a fast-food read, this isn’t for you... A legendary tale of the geologist Linge, who accidentally transmigrates to another world... Magic, battle qi, empires, elves, dwarves, dragons. No System. 17.2kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves

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    This book will definitely not disappoint you.

21. 21 巫 Wizard: Lord of All Worlds 巫师：诸界之主 Enchanted l着迷lEastern Fantasy788k WordsOngoing I transmigrated to another world and became the heir to a family of black witches. What is a wizard? What is sacred? With bloodline as my ladder and faith as my furnace, after countless sunsets, I will raise the divine flame high, illuminate three thousand worlds, and attain immortality! Unconventional synopsis: Sacrificed from the start? No! Summoned from the start! I'm in another world, and before I even land, they're going to refine me into a pill? What you understand is what gives you power! 309Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    I've seen both wizards and witches.

22. 22 超 Super God Wizard 超神巫师 Second-Generation Prodigy二代天骄Eastern Fantasy877k WordsOngoing [Western fantasy + dragons + gaming + leveling up + lordship + ruthless action] The witch hunt is drawing to a close, and the war between wizards and gods has begun. Gao Wen transmigrates into a game world as the son of a gravely injured herbalist. Gray fog shrouds the town. Knowledge brings corruption. Monsters roam this land, and danger lurks everywhere. Tides of gray fog strike again and again. Ordinary people have no chance of survival, nobles cling to their last scraps of comfort, and even 705Reads8.2Score101Shelves
23. 23 身 As a Green Dragon, All I Want Is to Farm 身为绿龙的我，只想要种田 Loves Chive and Spring Bamboo Shoots爱吃韭菜春笋Eastern Fantasy934k WordsCompleted Everyone on the continent of Kaisaster wants to know just how many extravagant treasures the emperor of the Emerald Dynasty has hoarded in his vault. Arthur, the great slave owner, declares, “Farming, farming! You have to learn how to farm sustainably.” Wielding a script, the green dragon gives voice to its ambition and sketches out a beautiful vision, heedless of the piles of bones gathering beneath its feet. When night falls, the hardworking soldiers rise again as tireless undead laborers, con 2.5kReads7.4Score140Shelves
24. 24 杀 Slaughtering My Way Through American Horror Story, Starting with Coven 杀穿美恐，从女巫集会开始 Cambrian Light寒武光Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Ghosts, demons, clowns, killers, and mutants run rampant across the world, while the people of the Chosen Land live in misery. Luo Bai arrives in this world carrying the Book of Containment, ready to spread the good news, when, wait a minute... Something’s not right from the start! He listens as the girl lying on top of him weeps and keeps repeating, “I’m sorry I betrayed you.” The future father of the people, the one and only savior, the world’s greatest exorcist, medium, Taoist master, and 18.2kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
25. 25 诸 Myriad Worlds: Starting by Blowing Up the American Horror Story 诸天：从打爆美恐开始 People in Need困难群众Mystery508k WordsOngoing Li Ye transmigrated into the world of American TV dramas and awakened an Attribute-Picking System. He soon discovered that this world was more than it seemed: not only were the Winchester brothers here, but so were Constantine, witches, werewolves, vampires, and more. God was nowhere to be found, angels had begun fighting for power, and demons wanted to take over the human world. (Supernatural, Jason vs. Freddy, Van Helsing, American Horror Story: Coven, The Originals, The Vampire Diaries, The F 2kReads7.3Score148Shelves
26. 26 美 American Horror: I’m an Evil High Priest, Taming a Witch from the Start 美恐：我邪恶主教，开局驯服魔女 Li Chade李茶德Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted [American Horror Story: The Evil Cultist Reborn in America] In his previous life, Xue Landi spread the gospel throughout South Korea and amassed a vast following in his quest for immortality. But when he failed to provide enough watermelon and kimchi, his followers rebelled, and his grand plan came to a premature end. Now reborn in an America where horror movies have merged into one world, Xue Landi decides to focus on quality over quantity: he’ll recruit only the elite, not the riffraff. “Witch 6.6kReads7.8Score615Shelves
27. 27 黑EN Black Wizard: Arise, My Undead Army! 黑巫师：复活吧！额滴亡灵大军！ Old Buddy's Got No Problem老铁他没毛病Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing [Dark Wizard]+ [Genius]+ [Necromancy]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [Planar War]+ [Slow Burn] Lin En, who is terminally ill, can’t understand why he was dumped into this cruel, unfamiliar world. Mother Earth generously gave him the ability to record and analyze things (a little cheat doesn’t count as cheating). But with a start that couldn’t be worse, stranded in a gang’s territory and about to be sold to the “Nightingale House,” Lin En decisively chose to join them if he couldn’t beat them! From th 46.1kReads7.1Score5.8kShelves

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    I haven't seen many people recommend these two.

28. 28 穿 I Transmigrated to Azeroth, and From the Start I Had Two Heads 穿越艾泽拉斯，开局我有两个头 The Silent D'Artagnan沉默的达达尼奥Anime Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing [World of Warcraft + Hardcore Western Fantasy + Lord + Farming + War + Slow Burn] Good news: I transmigrated! Bad news: I transmigrated into an ogre in World of Warcraft's Azeroth. Bad news x2: It's a two-headed ogre, and I can only control one of the heads. Bad news x3: There are not only ogres where I transmigrated, but also the Scourge and werewolves. Bad news x4: The other ogres all say I'm an idiot, one of the biggest fools among ogres. What a terrible start! 2.8kReads6.1Score226Shelves

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    The protagonist is a cannibalistic magician who cultivates his skills while farming.

29. 29 异 Starbound in Another World 异界星途 Chu Yang楚央Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsOngoing Alternate world setting + Western fantasy + ensemble cast + traditional isekai + travel + no cheat abilities + female lead + everyday travel + detailed, satisfying battles If you’re not sure what to expect, think of a journey similar to Frieren, but with more focus on combat. The first volume, over 130 chapters long, is a prologue told in flashback that lays the groundwork. If you want to get straight to the main story, you can skip it. But it includes plenty of little Easter eggs related to wha 4.4kReads9.3Score446Shelves

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    It's so miserable. It's obviously very good-looking, but it's just too slow.

30. 30 纪 Epoch: Child of the Plane 纪元：位面之子 Level Five Mover五级搬运工Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Striving + Wizarding World + Wizards + Planar Ascension + Pursuit of Truth + Planar Wars + Space Fortress] He transmigrates to another world, only to discover that his new body belongs to a slave. After relentless effort, he finally changes his status. What? This is a supernatural world, and ordinary people are still at the very bottom of society. Knowledge changes fate, but how can he change his when he cannot even read? Only hard work and an indomitable will keep driving him forward. The road 1.8kReads6.4Score106Shelves

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    The first book is *The Witcher*, a dimensional war. The second is a pseudo-D&D book where faith leads to godhood. For more detailed descriptions, please see the book's description.

31. 31 从 From Cultist to Lord of the Crystal Wall 从邪教徒到晶壁之主 Level Five Mover五级搬运工Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Pseudo-DND Rules + Adventure + Gathering Faith + A Priest Becomes a God + Lord of the Crystal Sphere] Lord of Dawn: “Nord, could you tell me why the followers you recruit provide me with not a single point of faith?” Goddess of Ice and Snow: “Nord, whose side are you really on?” Archdevil: “Nord, why don't the souls of the followers you recruit enter the River Styx after they die?” Demon Lord: “Nord, there's a familiar scent about you. We must be brothers born to different parents!” … A gloomy 2.3kReads8.0Score310Shelves
32. 32 从EN Wizard's Journey Starting from a Knight 从骑士开始的巫师之旅 He Qi, Who Likes Persimmons喜欢漆柿的何琦Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsOngoing To surpass humanity, Chen Tian, a man from the 23rd century, risked taking part in a quantum chip implantation experiment conducted by a certain mad scientist. At the final stage of the experiment, the authorities suddenly burst in, triggering a massive explosion in the lab. And just like that, Chen Tian transmigrated to another world, becoming an orphan adopted by a baron’s territory guard. In this otherworld, where supernatural powers exist, Chen Tian, determined to surpass humanity, unhesitat 39.4kReads8.1Score4.1kShelves
33. 33 巫 Wizard: Starting Out as a Potion-Making Apprentice 巫师：从魔药师学徒开始 One Ton of Cola一吨可乐Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Wizards + satisfying power-up fantasy] Reborn in another world, she was told that hardship was written into her fate. What should she do when the day comes to awaken the talent that will decide her future? Good news: She has an aptitude for wizardry. Bad news: This is a dark fantasy world of wizards, where the strong prey on the weak and survival of the fittest rules. Fall behind even a little, and you die. How many steps does it take to go from a lowly apprentice struggling to survive each day 16.4kReads8.5Score2.4kShelves

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    Female, no romantic pairing, daily updates.

34. 34 魔 Magic Apprentice? I Open with Thermobaric Bombs to Blast Another World 魔法学徒？起手温压弹轰炸异界 Wang Sihua王丝滑Eastern Fantasy557k WordsOngoing Old-school web novel Top Student + Physicist + Magic + No System + No Romance Lynn, a high-energy physicist, accidentally transmigrates to a world of magic and battle aura, where he uses the principles of physics to control magic. While others are still practicing little fireballs, Lynn can conjure a thermobaric magic bomb with a wave of his hand. Can’t a basic ice-wall spell withstand an attack? Bend it at a 55-degree angle and it can withstand a dragon knight’s strike. That’s the principle beh 104Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    Wizarding fiction, interesting, worth reading.

35. 35 巫 Wizard: I Use Satellite Cannons to Level the Ground 巫师：我用卫星炮洗地 Rain Drifting in All Directions八方飘零的雨Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + Farming + Technological Wizardry + Conquests Across Multiple Worlds + The Rise of the Strong] Li Wei transmigrates and becomes a minor lord in a remote region. Faced with a world of strife reminiscent of the Middle Ages, he uses knowledge from Earth to manufacture cannons, crushes the rival lords, and unifies the kingdom! After an accident, he discovers that real magic exists in this world: the ruins of a wizard! Repairing an ancient teleportation array, he ventures b 1.7kReads6.5Score129Shelves
36. 36 蒸 The Dark Lord of the Steampunk World 蒸汽世界的黑魔王 A Perennial Failure老是扑街的人Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [This brand-new novel has just received its first rating. It should go up from here.] After transmigrating to a steampunk world, Aaron becomes a test subject for a wizard's ritual. He fights back with everything he has, but fails. Under the blood moon's gaze, his head explodes, leaving him dead in a gruesome state. The good news is... He can come back to life after dying. In a world where dreams and reality intertwine, history and the present coexist, and the abyss overlaps with corruption, his 34.2kReads8.5Score4.6kShelves

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    Recommended by a 20-year veteran bookworm

37. 37 中 The Legendary Witcher of the Middle Ages 中世纪的传奇猎魔人 Whispers of the Void虚空低语Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing [Western Fantasy] [Soulslike] [Dragons] [Mythology] [Adventure] An unknown soul awakens in another world, carrying an unknown mass of flesh as it journeys onward. Scattered laws are the steps to godhood. I am both hunter and prey. My power is my only weapon, and my deepest curse! 45.2kReads8.3Score6.2kShelves
38. 38 被 A Life Spurned by Another World 被异世界唾弃的一生 Cool-Off Period清冷期Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Western fantasy + ensemble cast + no cheats + sword and magic + fictional world + some angst] My soul transmigrated to another world. No System, no dazzling start, and this isn’t a power fantasy. Give me a little patience, and I’ll give you a fantasy world unlike any other. This is the story of an ordinary modern office worker who must first survive in a world torn by chaos, then step over heaps of corpses on his way to becoming the Doomsday Demon feared by all. Reader advisory: The first two 4.9kReads9.0Score437Shelves
39. 39 从 A Mage’s Journey, Beginning as a Battle Mage 从战斗法师开始的法师之旅 Dust Among Dust尘中白尘Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing [Fantasy + Mage + D&D-Inspired + Decisive and Ruthless] Starbound: Arrival, a game touted as completely realistic. Jiang Shuzhou, an ordinary gaming addict, was hoping to make money by playing games when he unexpectedly acquired three top-tier talents. He thought he’d be able to dominate the starter village, but the moment he opens his eyes in the game, he finds himself tied up aboard a pirate ship? He’s an apprentice mage, but doesn’t know a single spell? And he has to teach himself magic befor 34.6kReads7.6Score2.7kShelves

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    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

40. 40 巫 Wizard: This Is a Tower Defense Game 巫师：这是个塔防游戏 Old Little Lamb陈年小绵羊Eastern Fantasy362k WordsOngoing [Endless Void] + [Abyssal Hell] + [Wizard] + [Wizard Tower Building] + [Planar War] When Ke Lin transmigrates to the Wizard Continent and regains his memories, the first thing he sees is himself as a lab rat on a dissection table. He wagers his life in exchange for a path to the heavens. In this life, he will either shine like the sun or vanish in an instant like a shooting star. With his wizard tower at his side, he climbs step by step to the summit. When Ke Lin's wizard tower hangs in the sky, 86Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both are acceptable; each has its own advantages.

41. 41 异EN The Path of the Otherworldly Mage 异世法师路 Luo La Er Duo猡腊耳朵Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing After transmigrating for more than a decade, Jialan, who has lived two lives, becomes a military spellcaster thanks to his powerful mental strength. But simply coveting a spell model pulls him into endless conflicts: the empire, the church, the nobility, the struggle for the throne... He can't fight them. There's simply no way... until he gets his hands on a miraculous little green bottle... 23kReads8.3Score2kShelves

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    This Western fantasy novel about a mage is quite well-written. It features Western mages, knights, and warriors, and the protagonist starts as a novice mage and gradually grows stronger. The descriptions of spellcasting and combat are excellent. The only slightly suspenseful part is the breakthrough in magic levels. You could give it a try and see if it suits your taste.

42. 42 星EN The Third Era of the Astral Realm 星界第三纪元 Beita Ling北太灵Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.9M WordsCompleted [Three avatars] + [Alchemist] + [Esper] + [Giant beasts] + [Epic worldbuilding] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [Invincible protagonist] After Blue Star explodes, Luo Ge transmigrates through time and space carrying the [Miracle Artifact: Eye of Insight]. His soul is digitized and split into three, each part becoming an independent personality and setting off on a different path to transcendence. The alchemist Luo Ge pursues truth and the path to omniscience and omnipotence. “See Through Truth” “Alc 29.3kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves

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    Western fantasy, wizards, mages [eating popcorn][eating popcorn][eating popcorn]

43. 43 昨 Yesterday a Border Lord, Today the Supreme of Truth 昨日边境领主，今日真理至尊 Zhuan Zhu Assassinating the King of Qin专诸刺秦王Eastern Fantasy395k WordsOngoing [Talent] + [Academy] + [Magic] The greed for immortality breeds calamity. A hidden hand that would annihilate an era sweeps across the mortal world, while shattered ancient gods walk the earth as saints. The end draws near amid the mournful tolling of the Twilight Clock. Darkness stirs, order falters, and disasters from the old days follow like shadows. A soul from another world awakens at daybreak: swords and magic, souls and bloodlines, dungeons and lords... That day, as he faced the tide of e 1.8kReads8.8Score117Shelves
44. 44 巫 Wizard: I Told You to Develop the Wilderness, Not Suppress the Demon God 巫师：让你开荒，没让你镇压魔神 Barbecue Phoenix烧烤凤凰Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted “Green, your potential is exhausted. You'll never become a wizard in this life… What? You've already become one?” “Green, your mission is to survive a beast tide the likes of which comes once in a century… What? You already fought your way through it?” “Green, this evil god sect has spent a thousand years laying plans and has countless tricks up its sleeve. Even Stigma Wizards are no match for them… What? You've already uprooted the whole sect!” “Green, now that you've become a Stigma Wizard, yo 5.9kReads8.2Score435Shelves
45. 45 网 Online Game: Confessing to a Noble Lady from the Start 网游：开局表白贵族千金 A Tom一只汤姆丶Sports3.6M WordsCompleted [Fake Villain + Lighthearted + Invincible + Online Game = Maximum Thrills!] After playing a game all night, he suddenly died and transmigrated into the game as a notorious villain. He confesses to the noble duke’s daughter right from the start, only for the duke to decide he wants him dead? He had thought he’d only made one enemy, but when Victor came to his senses, he realized something. Everyone around him wanted him dead. The aloof Valkyrie boss was dead set on taking his head, while the all- 66.3kReads9.3Score6kShelves
46. 46 巫 Wizard: I Have an Item Bar 巫师：我有一个物品栏 Shi Huai Aige释怀艾格Eastern Fantasy303k WordsOngoing [Dark wizard + warlock + alchemist + ruthless + world invasion] Ryan arrives in the wizarding world with an inventory. Equipping the [Knowledge Crystal] grants him the Crystal Meditation Method (Mastery). Equipping the [Cassiterite Cauldron] grants him mastery of four potions: the Hunger-Sating Potion, Antidote, Hemostatic Potion, and Calming Potion. Equipping the [Vampire Bloodline Essence] grants him a vampire bloodline (Prince-level)... From the second son of a count to a Morning Star wizard, 128Reads5.2Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Equipment and items grant proficiency, talents, and bloodlines. The plot is well-structured, and the protagonist is decisive and rational.

47. 47 领EN Lord Wizard: Starting My Studies with Infinite Magic Crystals! 领主巫师：从无限魔晶开始求学！ Chang'an Xuan长安轩Eastern Fantasy374k WordsOngoing [Academy] + [Lord Wizard] + [farming] + [pioneering] + [Pokemon] + [dragons] [Feature One: A huge map! One of the four great continents, the Continent of All Races: Humans have developed only one percent of it, and that share keeps shrinking.] [Feature Two: The little fairies born of elves and the Sacred Elven Tree: they can grow magical plants and crops on a massive scale! Mineral deposits that formed alongside the dragons’ habitat. And the era-defining profession born of human wizards: the “L 5kReads7.2Score181Shelves
48. 48 物 The Physics Mage: Bring It on, One-on-One 物理法师，不服solo Half Tipsy, One Toast半浮一白Urban1.2M WordsCompleted So what if I’m a mage who can’t learn offensive magic? Don’t you know the best offense is defense? Stack the thickest armor and take the nastiest hits. What? A mage duel? Hold on a second. Fire Immunity, Petrified Skin, Shadow Bind, Stone Armor, Thorn Aura, Shield of Light, Vortex Barrier... Come on! Hit me with everything you’ve got! 16.3kReads8.6Score1.6kShelves
49. 49 觉 I Awakened Conceptual Healing and Became Invincible 觉醒概念治疗的我无敌了 Mushroom Person蘑菇人Sports521k WordsCompleted [Healer] [Stat allocation] [One heroine] The supernatural has arrived. Ordinary people eke out a living behind the walls, while professionals fight in the wilderness, struggling to hold the line. When people are killed, they die. Ji Xia becomes a healing mage and awakens a stat-allocation panel. Starting as a clueless novice, he gradually becomes the God of Healing. Seven-Star Life-Extending Lamp: Prolongs life and brings the dead back to life. Life Sharing: Stack the lives of millions together, 7.1kReads8.5Score550Shelves
50. 50 我 I Use Illusions to Control the World 我用幻术控制全世界 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [A rare illusion-based novel featuring a villain protagonist, nightmare invasions, and original instances] Su Mu has the same dream every night. Each time he wakes, his mental strength has increased by one percent. He grows stronger just by sleeping. In the first year, hypnosis. He discovers his mental strength is already powerful enough to hypnotize others, and soon gang bosses, the campus belle, beautiful CEOs, and more have all become his slaves. In the second year, control over the five sens 68.2kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves

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