Stories Like Swallowed Star, With a Sci-Fi Feel and Cultivation and Power Progression 类似吞噬星空（就是有那种科幻的感觉又有修炼升级

1 星 Star Abyss: Evolution in Deep Space 星渊：深空进化 Orange-Flavored Seven O'Clock橙味七点Sci-Fi & Apocalypse239k WordsCompleted In 2030, solar rifts appeared, and dark energy swept across Earth. Corrupted beasts ran rampant, bringing humanity to the brink of extinction. The few who awakened the power of Star Marks became the last line of defense. Eighteen-year-old Lu Chen had no Star Mark, but amid the ruins, he accidentally fused with an ancient Soul Crystal left behind by his father and awakened a forbidden ability: Energy Devourer. He could devour corrupted beasts, seize their power, and mimic their abilities, but at 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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🔥Read something new! This post-apocalyptic devouring novel kept me up for three sleepless nights. The sun has mutated, and polluted beasts roam freely. The protagonist doesn't even have a Star Mark; he's just cannon fodder at the bottom of the cleaning crew. Until he finds an ancient soul crystal left by his father—awakening the forbidden ability [Energy Devourer]. He devours polluted beasts, seizing their power and mimicking abilities. The price is the golden serpent within him, slowly consuming his humanity. 👉Search "Star Abyss: Deep Space Evolution" on Tomatoes and start reading!

2 说 You Said It Was a Summer Job, So Why Are You a Space Mercenary? 说打暑假工，你去当星际雇佣兵？ Pineapple Celestial Master菠萝天师Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.5M WordsOngoing [Humorous] After his college entrance exams, Lin Xiao set out to find a summer job to earn some money. But after being accepted, he was taken to an off-world mercenary base. No one could have imagined that his workplace would be a battlefield on an alien planet, where he’d fight endless waves of extraterrestrial creatures. Beneath the crimson sky stretched an endless alien wasteland, filled with roaring insectoid creatures, wrecked mechs, and furious mercenaries. To earn money and stay alive, Li 37.2kReads8.1Score4.3kShelves

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A book worth reading; the only cosmology novel that I've been following and urging for updates to.

3 深 The Abyssal Giant Attacks, and I Grow Ten Centimeters Taller Every Day 深渊巨人来袭，我每天长高十厘米 Carrying a Knife on a Rainy Night, and a Spare雨夜带刀还带把Urban542k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to a world under attack by giants, Chen Yuan awakens two traits: [Any Body Part Grows Ten Centimeters Every Day] and [Slay Colossal Beings, Gain Divine Powers]. And so begins his long career of hunting giants in the abyss. [Titan-Class Giant] [Strength of a million tons, divine body, one punch can destroy a city] [Title: War Behemoth] [Mountain-and-Sea-Class Giant] [Tall as mountains and seas, reaching up to ten thousand meters, looking down upon the human world] [Title: 15.1kReads6.4Score1.7kShelves

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I like this book

4 天EN Heaven's Chosen? Monster? No, It's the Grind Emperor 天骄？妖孽？不好，是肝帝 That Mountain, That Sea那山那海Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [The top workaholic in high-martial arts fiction] [Panel-based cultivation] [Cosmic setting] [Cultivation and progression, not point allocation or speedrunning; the protagonist is a born grinder] In the interstellar age, alien beasts invade and evil gods lurk all around. Li Qingshan awakens a martial arts panel that can record any technique or martial skill. He needs no insight or talent, and faces no bottlenecks. As long as he trains hard, he can improve, and every breakthrough lasts forever! H 219kReads9.3Score25.7kShelves

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This is the only truly amazing game of its kind I've ever watched. If you don't like it, you'll delete the account. It's thoroughly enjoyable and not mindless at all, giving me a feeling similar to watching Swallowed Star for the first time.

5 全 Global: I Memorized Three Thousand Daoist Texts and Changed Class to Celestial Master 全民：我背诵三千道藏转职天师 Moderate Ink Brush中庸点墨Urban3.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone Changes Class + No Harem + Passionate Action + Multiple Classes + Invincible Leveling] A hundred years ago, otherworldly races invaded at will, bringing humanity to the brink of extinction. To fight back against the demon beasts, everyone undergoes a class change at the age of twelve. Only by becoming a class-changer and continually leveling up can one reach the pinnacle of the world! On the day of his class change, Ye Xiang became a Taoist priest with a natural level of ten. But Taois 54.4kReads9.0Score4.7kShelves

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I thoroughly enjoyed reading all three of them.

8 成 Achieving Transcendence: I Become a Martial God in Three Days Through Simulation 成就超凡：我靠模拟三天成为武神 Why So Sad为什么忧伤Urban575k WordsOngoing [Doomsday + High Martial Arts + Simulation + Evolution + From Earth to the Universe + Invincible Protagonist + Behind-the-Scenes Manipulator...] Wu Jiaxuan, an older young man, suddenly obtained a “Perfect Life Simulation System.” He thought this life simulator would let him soar to success, marry a beautiful, wealthy woman, and reach the pinnacle of life! First simulation. A few weeks later, an unknown virus began spreading. After surviving for 22 days, he caught a fever and died. He assumed it 422Reads8.9Score100Shelves

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[Awkward laugh] The combat power of Swallowing the Stars

9 青 The Azure Era 青纪元 Teng Yifang滕以方Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing The vast universe and boundless starry sky hold infinite possibilities. Over tens of billions of years, countless civilizations may have arisen, and the light of civilizations may have intertwined in dazzling splendor. The Era of Creation, the Era of Chaos, the Era of Gods and Ghosts, the Mechanical Era, the Era of Immortals and Demons, and countless other eras now forgotten... Birth, extinction, rebirth. The Azure Era: a journey and exploration to the edge of the universe, telling of gods and a 1.6kReads8.4Score159Shelves

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I've only been writing for seven or eight days, and the system has only been recommending it for half a month. Keep it up! Core universe, myriad realms, war of gods, collision of various civilizations, exploration of the primordial universe.

10 末 A Martial Disciple in the Age of Declining Dharma Ventures into the Sea of Stars 末法武徒闯星海 Gou Wangu苟万古Urban778k WordsOngoing The starry sky stretches endlessly, with countless planets revolving around a supergiant star and nebulae spanning the heavens. Bai Yexing was born on Earth in an age when cultivation had fallen into decline. With astonishing comprehension, he mastered every fist, kick, and weapon by the age of seventeen, and could fight savage beasts with his bare hands. He had no equals. Just as he hit a bottleneck in martial arts, he unexpectedly crossed through a spatial rift with his physical body, arriving 94.3kReads8.5Score15.2kShelves

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Having read over 25,000 chapters, I rarely find novels I can actually get into, but this new book is truly excellent. I'm currently following it up to chapter 200. There's no female lead yet; the plot focuses on how the protagonist becomes stronger. The fight scenes are detailed and the characters are intelligent, without any overly sentimental characters. The protagonist is decisive and ruthless. If you enjoy stories about high-level martial arts, supernatural abilities, and powerful beasts in secret realms, you should check it out. I haven't recommended any books in a while, but this one is genuinely good. However, its popularity and ratings are just average. I'm only recommending it because I'm worried that if it doesn't gain enough traction, the author might lose motivation and write carelessly. I sincerely hope this book doesn't have a bad ending. Honestly, the current quality of this book is comparable to *Swallowed Star* and definitely worth reading.

11 末 Doomsday: Alien Invasion and the Reshaping of the Universe 末日：外星入侵之重塑宇宙 Listening to Wind and Rain风雨呤听Sci-Fi & Apocalypse137k WordsOngoing Reborn before the apocalypse began, Lei Dong has returned with thousands of years of combat memories. In this life, the alien devils won't lay a finger on his family! Alien devils? Slay them! Invaders? Slay them! Anyone who dares covet the Milky Way? Slay them, slay them all! With the Milky Way at its heart, Lei Dong swears to establish a new order for this shattered, filthy universe... 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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Redon never intended to kill anyone, including demons. But Redon truly had no choice; if he had, he would rather lead a demon to graze. (Excerpt from the book; I recommend it, as it has a plot twist, similar to Swallowed Star.)

12 高 The High Martial Arts Era: I Loaded Tian Boguang’s Template from the Start 高武纪元：开局加载田伯光模板 Ironhead Dragon铁头龙Urban5.0M WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast, fiery passion, youthful spirit, decisive killing, arrogance + forgetting one's roots] Spiritual qi revival! The Firmament Barrier protects the cities, but beyond it lies a deadly wilderness ruled by strange beasts and haunted by the whispers of evil gods! Tan Xing transmigrated into a hellish situation: His father was dead, his mother gravely ill, and his little brother needed raising. A poor student from the lowest ranks of the Body Tempering Realm, he had scarce resources, medi 119kReads8.0Score10.3kShelves

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This one is alright!

15 开 Death Sentence from the Start: How Can I Survive Without a Heart of Stone? 开局死刑：我不心狠怎么活？ When the Brush Falls, the Wind Runs Wild笔落风荒Urban6.2M WordsOngoing [Six million words, it's ready to binge!] [Decisive and ruthless + dark revenge + invincible protagonist] [Killing grants energy, breaking through realms is as easy as drinking water! That's what it means to be invincible!] Long Kai transmigrates into the body of a death-row prisoner, and starts out in prison! The System awakens: Kill! Kill! Kill! He kills his way from prison to the stars, from mortal to Dao Lord. He kills until his power runs wild, until he stands invincible beneath the heavens 20.6kReads6.6Score1.6kShelves

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[Four million words, time to kill!] [Decisive and ruthless + dark revenge + invincible protagonist] "Death row inmate? No, I am the nightmare of all races!" Long Kai awoke in a purgatory cage, his family destroyed, his enemies reveling. In desperation, his killing power system awakened—killing one person greatly increased his power, annihilating an entire race made him virtually invincible. He emerged from prison, stepping on the corpses of countless races in the starry sky, becoming the supreme Dao Ancestor! One foot shattered the royal court of an alien race; one spear pierced the true body of a nuclear immortal demon; one sword slayed the ancient primordial race; the star sea beasts roared? He countered by shattering their bloodline source! He wielded the three thousand Great Dao rules, sweeping across countless realms and races. So-called geniuses were nothing more than resources for my cultivation. When the starry sky and the source sea trembled, the ancient ancestors knelt: "My lord, we are willing to offer our ancestral star to beg for mercy!" Long Kai lightly flicked his sword: "What's the rush? May I ask—are you worthy to die by my hand?"

16 全EN Global Metahumans: Awakening the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning at the Start 全球异能：开局觉醒紫霄神雷 The Wind Is Howling Tonight今晚的风儿甚是喧嚣Urban4.5M WordsOngoing On Blue Star, vicious beasts run rampant. Everyone can awaken an ability and has a chance to become a powerful force, feared across the land! Yet Xu Jingming, who transmigrated here, had only an E-rank ability. Fortunately, the Deep Blue System appeared, upgrading his weak E-rank electric ability into S-rank Purple Firmament Divine Thunder! That’s not all. Every time he kills a vicious beast, he earns ability points. Spend ability points to raise his level and strengthen his skills. “Deep Blue, 247.9kReads9.1Score20.3kShelves

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This one is quite similar, but it has multiple female protagonists.

17 武 The End of Martial Supremacy 武极之末 Mu Rong Smiles木容笑笑Eastern Fantasy713k WordsOngoing The pinnacle of martial arts breaks through the void. It is the end of the martial path, the threshold to a higher world where one can seek the Great Dao and pursue immortality! Only when Liu Muyun reached that endpoint did he discover that the path to martial supremacy had only just begun! 6kReads6.4Score367Shelves

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The first book is about the myriad worlds, the calamity of humanity, and the struggle between all races in the universe! The second book is about the apocalypse of the myriad worlds, including Gu Long's heroes, Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Tang Dynasty, Storm Riders, Yang Shen, the Great Zhou Dynasty, Shrouding the Heavens, Journey to the West, and Investiture of the Gods! The third book is about survival for all and the invasion of games!

20 开EN I Start by Handing Over a Cultivation World, and the Nation Wants Me to Become an Immortal First 开局上交修仙界，国家让我先成仙 Beautiful Onion美丽的洋葱Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing “Chief, I request permission to hand over an unclaimed cultivation world.” “This world is rich in resources and abundant in spiritual energy. I recommend taking it over as soon as possible.” Lu Li transmigrates to a cultivation world and becomes a low-ranking mine slave in a demonic sect. Without an old master or a System to guide him, he thinks he'll have to cultivate the hard way. But by chance, he awakens a twin-fish jade pendant that can contact Huaxia. The news shocks the entire country, an 258.9kReads9.2Score31.4kShelves

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One is a cultivator using technology, the other is a mecha pilot.

21 再 Look at Me Like That Again and I'll Slap You 再看老子拍死你 The Enlightened One Said悟道子曰Eastern Fantasy511k WordsOngoing [The Most Hardcore Male Lead] [邪修] [A Cunning Old Schemer] [A Little Pervert] [Making a Fortune in Silence] [Beast Taming] [Looting Corpses] [Romantic Encounters] Slapping beautiful women, romantic encounters, dual cultivation, looting corpses, and finishing off his enemies with a surprise strike. He raises a pack of ferocious beasts, birds of prey, venomous insects, and corpse puppets, and his combat prowess is off the charts. The male lead pulls off one outrageous move after another, never pla 7kReads—Score693Shelves

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[A hardcore, cunning male protagonist] Raising ferocious beasts, birds of prey, monstrous insects, and corpse puppets, he constantly pulls off outrageous maneuvers, displaying a cunning and ruthless side, defying all expectations. The pacing is fast, with a ton of satisfying moments—you won't regret investing in him! [Frustrated][Laughing][What][Learned something]

22 寂 A Century of Silence: Building Weapons in the Sea of Stars 寂灭百年：我在星海造军火 Zhi Qi织启Sci-Fi & Apocalypse249k WordsOngoing Three hundred years into the Founding Era, on a frontier world of rubble and stars. In a so-called "divine punishment," twenty thousand people watched as the Church burned a scavenger boy named Ling to ashes in public. But he didn't die. Blue light took shape inside a derelict ship, and a Creation System only he could see lit up in his mind: complete blueprints, resurrection from death, and ever-increasing strength. Starting out by selling bullets, he worked his way up to become the lifeblood 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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I highly recommend a gem of a space-themed novel, *A Century of Annihilation*. The protagonist is burned to ashes on his execution ground, but he crawls back from the ashes and, with the help of a system, goes from selling ammunition to building his own fleet. The key point is that this book isn't mindless: making money is done with accounting, fighting is strategic, and revenge is planned, not brute force. The protagonist's intelligence is consistently high throughout, using multiple identities, and by the time his opponents realize what's happening, his entire supply chain is already in place. It features power-ups and space battles. If you enjoy stories of strategic ups and downs, high-level combat, and interstellar warfare, then this is for you.

23 全 The World Has Expanded Ten Thousandfold, and I Fight My Way Out with Force 全球膨胀万倍，我靠武力突围 Ten Years of Exaggeration浮夸十年Urban2.9M WordsCompleted [No System + High Martial Arts + Leveling Up + No Romance + Decisive and Ruthless + No Academy Tournaments] In 2024, singularities appeared on Earth. Centered on these singularities, the land began expanding at an astonishing rate. Over the next 43 years, the planet grew to ten thousand times its original volume! Transportation and communications collapsed. Countless regions and even entire countries lost contact with the rest of the world. All kinds of beasts and plants began evolving at a terr 48.9kReads8.7Score3.9kShelves

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The Path from Native to Cosmic God

24 未 Cultivation, Futuristic Style 未来式修仙 A Little Longer久一分Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Centuries after the spiritual qi revival on Earth, spiritual technology reigns supreme. Cultivation no longer requires spiritual roots, talent, or insight. A miniature spiritual qi reactor can be implanted in the dantian, and a chip can be implanted directly in the brain to attain enlightenment. Even the Heavenly Dao is just something that can be observed and exploited by a supercomputer. Yet on this Earth, where even pigs can become immortals, the rampant proliferation of cultivators has caused 12.4kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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Well, the first book wasn't quite that... Well, the second one will definitely have both technology and cultivation elements.

26 让 They Told You to Be a Wallfacer, So Why Did You Join the Trisolarans? 让你当面壁者：你反手投靠三体？ Fang Mobo方莫泊Anime Fanfiction1.3M WordsOngoing [You can enjoy this even if you’re unfamiliar with the world of The Three-Body Problem] [Lighthearted + a little System + not brainless] Lin Xuan transmigrates into the world of The Three-Body Problem and unexpectedly becomes the fifth Wallfacer after Luo Ji. The problem is, he gets saddled with an absurdly terrible System that requires him to collect shock points from other people in exchange for all kinds of items. Lin Xuan quickly thinks of the fastest way to gather shock points. He decides t 29.4kReads9.4Score3kShelves

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① *Almost a Level 9 Civilization, and You Want Me to Fight the Three-Body Problem?* Anime-derived concept! A Level 9 civilization leader is forced to fight the Three-Body Problem, experiencing the exhilarating feeling of a dimensional reduction attack—Three-Body fans are ecstatic. ② *Star Lord: Summon a Succubus as Secretary* Sci-fi post-apocalyptic transmigration! An interstellar lord starts by summoning a succubus as his secretary, combining combat power and perks—super exciting! ③ *I Exist Eternally in the Stars (Interstellar Immortality)* Sci-fi post-apocalyptic beginning! The protagonist exists eternally in the stars, witnessing the rise and fall of civilizations—an epic experience to keep you up all night! ④ *Sequence: I Am the Human Emperor* Urban high-martial arts transmigration! The protagonist becomes the "Human Emperor" sequence, overturning the high-martial arts world in the modern era—explosive action! ⑤ *It's Reasonable for a Level 2 Civilization to Have a Two-Dimensional Foil, Right? (Deep Space Cataclysm)* Sci-fi post-apocalyptic black technology! A Level 2 civilization masters a two-dimensional foil, using dimensional reduction to crush weaker opponents. Completed and incredibly satisfying story. ⑥ "My Cheat Code is a Creation of a Level 13 Civilization" Sci-fi post-apocalyptic interstellar novel! The cheat code comes from a Level 13 civilization, relying on alien technology to crush opponents. The imagination is off the charts!

32 一 Heaven-Dominating Sword 一剑霸天 Eternal Night, Starry River永夜星河Eastern Fantasy9.6M WordsOngoing [A great author's alt account, one heroine, ruthless and decisive. Highly recommended!] Legend has it that there is a realm where one can pursue cause and effect, erasing every trace of an opponent across time and space with a mere sliver of divine power. One can command life and death, make countless worlds rise and fall with a single thought, and annihilate all living beings. One can stand level with the Heavenly Dao, harness the order of the universe, and rule supreme throughout eternity. Thi 341.3kReads9.2Score40.1kShelves

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📚Similar to *Swallowed Star*🍓 *Above the Celestial Master*: In the world of cultivation, everyone desires the three thousand volumes of the Daoist Canon, which resides within his system, constantly urging him to study it, albeit secretly. Because he needs to change his cultivation class, he must memorize the entire Daoist Canon perfectly—but how is that possible? [Facepalm]

36 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 475.8kReads9.7Score67.4kShelves

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📚Similar to *Swallowed Star*🍓 *Above the Celestial Master*: In the world of cultivation, the Daoist Canon of Three Thousand Chapters is something everyone desires, yet it resides within his system, constantly urging him to study it, albeit secretly. Because he needs to change his cultivation class, he must memorize the entire Daoist Canon perfectly—but how is that possible? 🤦

41 高 High Martial Arts Swordsmanship: Earth's Genius Rules the Entire Universe 高武剑道：地球天才称霸全宇宙 Old Su Who Plays Basketball打篮球的老苏Urban2.9M WordsOngoing [High martial arts + traditional fantasy, complete at 2 million characters, sword cultivator male lead, no System, one heroine, fast-paced plot. The story will eventually venture into the starry sky, the Immortal Realm, and the Divine Realm. No mindless showing off.] In 2030, a mysterious meteorite crashes into Antarctica, bringing not only the apocalypse, but also “astral power,” which will change humanity’s fate! As beasts mutate into astral monsters capable of destroying cities and kingdoms, 1.8kReads6.0Score162Shelves

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This book alone is worth reading; it reminded me of the novel *Swallowed Star* that I read back in the day.

42 燃 Burning Through the Starry River 燃尽星河 Forget Worry Back Then当年忘忧Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted (This is the third book in the Dangdang Ji Xinghe trilogy, following Starship Breaker and Explosive War God: Burning Star River.) [Invincible protagonist]+ [No System]+ [Reborn God-King]+ [High-Martial Arts in the Stars]! Time turned back, and the last wanderer of the human race returned to his homeland after a thousand years away. Divine fire flickered in his eyes as he gazed up at the tranquil starry sky. “Even the faintest flame must not be extinguished by darkness.” “Even the smallest ho 2.5kReads8.7Score146Shelves

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That's the only one left.

43 异 Survival in Another World: I Get the Devouring Golden Toad from the Start 异界求生：开局获得吞噬金蟾 Drunken Salted Fish咸鱼泡酒Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing The luxury cruise ship Sea God is struck by a supernatural typhoon, sending all its passengers transmigrating to the otherworldly realm of Ten Thousand Scars, where ferocious beasts roam. Killing monsters yields talent tattoos and weapons and equipment. From the start, Lin Mo devours a golden toad and awakens the divine skill of Infinite Devouring. Devour flesh and blood to gain attributes; devour runes to acquire talents, then wipe out every race! From surviving on a deserted island to sweep 15.1kReads6.9Score1.6kShelves

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A luxury cruise ship, the "Poseidon," encounters a supernatural typhoon, transporting all passengers to the monster-infested alternate world, "The Realm of Ten Thousand Marks." Killing monsters yields talent tattoos and weapons. Lin Mo starts by devouring a golden toad, awakening the divine skill of infinite devouring. He consumes flesh and blood to increase attributes; he devours runes to gain talents, annihilating countless races! From surviving on a deserted island to conquering countless alien realms. Others rely on picking up talents; I rely on devouring, becoming invincible! (Transmigrating to Another World: Becoming Stronger by Devouring Everything)

44 我 We Come from Beyond the Universe 我们来自宇宙之外 Happy Thirteen快乐拾叁Urban300k WordsOngoing Li Feng took off his shirt, pulled a small pencil-sharpening knife from his battered desk, and slashed at his chest. Pain surged through his mind. Gritting his teeth, Li Feng forced himself to endure it. “Li Feng, if you can’t even handle pain like this, how can you make others fear you? How can you stop them from picking on you?” The story features traditional immortal cultivation, such as Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core, as well as martial practitioners and the strange a 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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Here comes another push notification. Anyone here? Single-player mode is so boring!

46 南 South Heaven Gate 2149 南天门2149 Jing Jiezi荆介子9k WordsCompleted South Heaven Gate 2149 —Reads—Score—Shelves

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These short stories are also good. They'll feel different.

49 黄 A Legendary Warrior Emerges from the Eleventh Whampoa Class 黄埔十一期杀出一个最强传说 Night Voyage Boatman夜航船夫Urban1.3M WordsOngoing Huangpu Military Academy’s Class 11 was widely regarded as its most useless class. No connections: anyone with influential family ties had gone to Classes 1 or 2. No resources: anyone with support from above had gone to Classes 4 or 5. No luck: they graduated just in time for the Battle of Shanghai, and so many died that even the roster was burned. But after Lin Ye arrived, the most useless class became the deadliest blade. On the Shanghai battlefield, they were the blade driven into the Japanes 63Reads6.1Score123Shelves

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