The Male Lead Was Cast Out by the Light, So He Turned Around and Joined the Darkness 男主被光明抛弃，转身加入了黑暗

1. 1051 灰 Gray Mist Mutation: The Exiled Templar Knight 灰雾畸变：被流放的圣殿骑士 0ShadowFiend00影魔0Eastern Fantasy202k WordsOngoing [Cthulhu-Inspired] [Mutated Western Fantasy] [Apocalypse] [Hardcore Darkness] [No Redemption] [Despair] [Gods at War] [Fate] [Ensemble Cast] [Slow Burn] [Survival] [Territory Building] The world is dead. The gray fog is eternal. Black walls imprison humanity's last false hope. Beyond them lies a true hell of death. Thorn, a favored child of the light betrayed by faith, is forced to enter this wasteland. Step by step, he will expose the lies of the three gods, only to discover that all resistance —Reads—Score—14d adds

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2. 1052 这 In This Life, I’ll Make Sure You Can’t Take a Single Step 这一世，我要你寸步难行 Catching the Moon on a Spring Day 1春日捕月17k WordsCompleted This Time Around, I'll Make Sure You Can't Take a Single Step 34Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Popular short story with over a million readers and recommendations.

3. 1053 弹 The On-Screen Comments Warned Me: Pretend to Be Crazy and You’ll Survive 弹幕提醒我，装癫能活 Catching the Moon on a Spring Day 1春日捕月16k WordsCompleted The On-Screen Comments Warned Me: Pretend to Be Crazy and You'll Survive —Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 1054 重 Reborn: The Story No One Knew 重生后，那个不为人知的故事 Catching the Moon on a Spring Day 1春日捕月19k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Uncover the Untold Story 31Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 1055 我 I’m Just a Delivery Guy, So How Did I Become the Savior of the World? 我只是送外卖的，怎么就成了救世主 Catching the Moon on a Spring Day 1春日捕月17k WordsCompleted I’m Just a Delivery Driver, So How Did I Become Humanity’s Savior? 26Reads—Score114d adds
6. 1056 节 Laid Off After the Holiday, I Turned Around and Inherited a Trillion-Dollar Conglomerate 节后复工被裁，我转身继承万亿财团 Catching the Moon on a Spring Day 1春日捕月110k WordsCompleted Laid Off After the Holiday, I Turned Around and Inherited a Trillion-Yuan Conglomerate 11Reads—Score414d adds
7. 1057 女 A Woman Disguised as a Civil Official Uses Her Wits to Stand Firm Against the Powerful 女扮文官被权贵针对凭智谋站稳朝野 Catching the Moon on a Spring Day 1春日捕月1Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted Disguised as a Male Official and Targeted by the Powerful, She Uses Her Wits to Secure Her Place at Court 6Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 1058 重 Reborn as a Country Girl, I Outwit My Neighbors, Build a Fortune, and Protect My Family 重生村姑被邻里算计发家致富护全家人 Catching the Moon on a Spring Day 1春日捕月18k WordsCompleted Reborn as a Village Girl, She Outwits Her Neighbors, Builds a Fortune, and Protects Her Whole Family 11Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 1059 地 A Hell Bureaucrat in Charge of Order Between the Worlds of the Living and the Dead 地府打工仔掌管阴阳两界秩序 Catching the Moon on a Spring Day 1春日捕月114k WordsCompleted A Netherworld Employee Takes Charge of Order Between the Worlds of the Living and the Dead 81Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 1060 福 Our Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old Blessing Has Eight Hundred Tricks Up Her Sleeve 福宝三岁半，她有八百个心眼子 Catching the Moon on a Spring Day 1春日捕月16k WordsCompleted At Three and a Half, Fu Bao Has Eight Hundred Tricks Up Her Sleeve 7Reads—Score214d adds
11. 1061 怪 Monster Adventurer 怪物冒险家 Shenqi Tower蜃炁楼Urban229k WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + survival + tower defense + competition + teamwork + adventure + monsters] Volume 1: Survival Trials. Physically disabled, I lead the weakest team, leave everyone far behind, and keep winning... [Final stages] Volume 2: The world's warmth and coldness, and its cruelty, once hurled him mercilessly into the abyss. People waited for him to sand down his sharp edges and bow to reality. But from beginning to end, he refused to bend even an inch. Whether in a world full of schemes —Reads—Score—14d adds

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12. 1062 铠 Armored Heroes: My Sister Was Murdered, and I Awakened Dark Xingtian 铠甲，妹妹被杀，我觉醒黑暗刑天 Young Master Needs Money少爷缺钱Anime Fanfiction284k WordsCompleted [Armor Hero One + Armor Hero Two + Armor Hero Three + Light Emperor Armor + Dark Emperor Armor + Shura Armor + Dark Xingtian + Xingtian with the Sword + super satisfying + heroine] Xu Tian brings his younger sister to the Armor Alliance, seeking help to escape the mutant beasts hunting them. The Armor Alliance has one rule: anyone with Five Elements blood, no matter how weak, can in principle receive the Alliance’s protection. As it happens, Xu Tian’s sister is found to have Water blood at a con 3kReads6.3Score16114d adds
13. 1063 禁 A Short-Lived Forbidden Spell Caster? I Have an Undying Body 禁咒师短命？我拥有不死之身 Eat the Little Almond吃掉小杏仁Urban3.9M WordsOngoing Ye Lin transmigrates to a world overrun by demons and monsters, where he gains an immortal body. Because changing jobs in this world costs a fortune, he exploits a bug and sells his own organs to scrape together enough money to take part in the job-change ceremony. On the day of the ceremony, he becomes an SSS-rank Forbidden Spellcaster, but everyone around him mocks him. That's because SSS-rank Forbidden Spellcasters have to sacrifice their lifespan or their flesh to cast spells, so they're usu 197kReads8.8Score7.4k14d adds

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    Ye Lin has always had a touch of evil...

14. 1064 无 Betrayed Without Mercy, I Tore Apart the Illusion of Happiness with My Own Hands 无情背叛，我亲手撕碎幸福假象 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Betrayed without mercy, I tore apart the illusion of happiness with my own hands. 283Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The "chasing after your wife/husband" crematorium series 👍👍👍

15. 1065 婚 She Ran After Her First Love at Our Wedding 婚礼上她追着白月光跑了 King Revolver左轮王8k WordsCompleted She ran after her first love at our wedding. 188Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 1066 只 As Long as I Keep Fighting, I'll One Day Ascend to the Emperor's Path 只要我一直战，终将证道成帝 A Frost-Covered Sword一剑寒霜Urban622k WordsOngoing [Urban Cultivation] Mad! Mad! Mad! The further you get, the funnier it becomes! The more exciting it gets! The crazier it gets! This is a vast world, invaded by magical beasts and coveted by gods… In his previous life, the young man spent thousands of years cultivating what he thought was the ultimate peak, only to discover it was all a sacrificial scheme… In this life, his future self and past self coexist in the same era. He is determined to change the ending… But this life is different from 1.3kReads8.3Score13k14d adds

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    "As Long As I Keep Fighting, I Will Eventually Become an Emperor" unfolds from the high school campus to the Awakening Agency, and then to a deadly battle in the wilderness, with a gradually increasing pace and emotions that evoke both laughter and tears.

17. 1067 穿 Transmigrate into a Book as the Villain: My Cultivation Is Gone, and the Female Lead Turns the Tables on Me 穿书反派：修为尽失，女主逆推 Crossing the River on a Reed一苇渡江Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing Xu Yang transmigrates into the world of a novel and becomes its villain, the master of Purple Cloud Peak, one of the six peaks of the Qingming Sect. Once he figures out his situation, Xu Yang panics and immediately wants to grab his things and run. The one thing he can be grateful for is that The story hasn't started yet, so there's still room to change his fate. After awakening the Ten-Thousandfold Return System, all he has to do is accept a gift from one of the novel's heroines for a chance to 56.4kReads8.9Score5.7k14d adds
18. 1068 无 Infinite: I Become a God in Horror Instances 无限：我在惊悚副本封神 Faded Sunshine褪了色的阳光Sci-Fi & Apocalypse169k WordsCompleted Steal every skill, all to bring you back to life, but the final boss turns out to be you. On the first day Lin Mo was pulled into an infinite horror game, he was eating fried chicken and watching a horror movie with Su Qing. A prompt popped up from the System: [Choose one or two people to protect. Keep them alive for seven days.] He chose the goddess he'd secretly loved, then dragged along a veteran who'd stolen his takeout as a human shield. Only later did he discover that he'd awakened a hidde 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A book by a tragic protagonist

19. 1069 长 Tales of Strange Happenings in Chang’an 长安妖异志 Little Liu, Who Loves Writing01爱写作的小刘01Historical196k WordsCompleted In the first year of Shangyuan, thirty years after Xuanzang returned from his journey to fetch the scriptures, Chang'an was prosperous as a painting. A string of fox-demon murders drew Li Xuanwei, a junior astrologer in the Astronomical Bureau, into a deadly maelstrom. As he investigated, he discovered that the monsters' mischief was only the tip of the iceberg. The Wu clan was secretly laying a magical formation to siphon away the Li Tang dynasty's dragon veins and redirect its fortune. Li Zh —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The novel is quite good.

20. 1070 永 A Startling Glimpse in the Eternal Lanes 永巷惊鸿 Little Liu, Who Loves Writing01爱写作的小刘01Ancient Romance147k WordsCompleted In her whole life, she saw him only nine times. The first time, he was a young general walking toward her against the light at a corner of Weiyang Palace. The last time, he was the peerless hero in a coffin, never to awaken again. A Yao entered the palace at fourteen as a maid assigned to sweep and scrub. Day after day, she wiped the green bricks in the humblest corner of the Yongxiang. She thought her life would be like those tiles she could never finish cleaning: gray and dull, with no end in —Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 1071 无 The Infinite World's Veteran Player 无限老司机 Shao Yixiao少一笑Male-Channel Fanfiction2.6M WordsCompleted Cheng Yi was terminally ill and on the verge of death when he got a System that could take him into film and TV dramas. Once inside, he could extend his life and strengthen himself by eliminating people in the world who carried a high crime score. And so Cheng Yi began his path to becoming a powerhouse in the worlds of film and TV. Meanwhile, in the real world, a busybody appeared. But what Cheng Yi never expected was that he had somehow started edging into the entertainment industry. When his c 1.8kReads—Score13614d adds

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    The first book is complete, 2.6 million words, focusing on the infinite universe and downplaying reality. It includes some female celebrities, but I guarantee that if you can patiently read on, the imagination will only grow wilder later on. Once skill synthesis, fusion, and devouring appear, the protagonist will become incredibly powerful—the exhilarating story of a three-headed, six-armed Nezha officially begins! The second book is also complete, 1.5 million words, downplaying the apocalypse and focusing on the legendary world, plus some infinite universe elements. The early stages focus on legendary skills, and in the mid-to-late game, after skill levels reach ten or more, the skill effects become incredibly powerful. The third book has been updated to nearly 650,000 words. It's a new urban entertainment novel; please add it to your collection. It starts by saving Yue Yunpeng and Guo Degang, then builds up the story before launching a full-fledged attack!

22. 1072 末 Reborn in the Apocalypse: A Legendary Evolution 末世重生之传奇进化 Shao Yixiao少一笑Sports1.4M WordsCompleted Xu Lai was reborn. In this life, he would pay for the mistakes he made in his previous one and become the strongest player. Legend was a low-tier game, but he evolved it into the pinnacle. Dragon, Legend, Hot-Blooded Legend, Legend of Mir, Legends of the World, Unknown This book isn't just about Legend. It has a touch of infinite possibilities, too! 2.1kReads6.3Score17214d adds
23. 1073 我 My Star-Saving System 我的明星拯救系统 Shao Yixiao少一笑Urban2.3M WordsCompleted Zhu Yinze, a seasoned part-time homebody reborn in 1999 and the chosen one awakened to a System, sets off on a mission to save people all over the country. He rescues one star after another, makes a fortune, and earns random attribute points as rewards. He can even obtain all kinds of skills, while saving actresses earns him affection points. And so he begins living the life of a carefree tycoon. But he has no idea that, by constantly weakening the laws of the world, he is leading it step by ste 1.2kReads5.8Score10314d adds
24. 1074 元 The Nascent Soul Ancestor Becomes a Security Guard 元婴老祖当保安 Mysteries of the Stars星辰玄妙Urban2.3M WordsCompleted He is the only Nascent Soul Ancestor in the Age of Declining Dharma, yet he chose to seal his cultivation and become a lowly security guard in a bustling city. Li Qingfeng had stood at the pinnacle of the cultivation world a thousand years ago. To break through to the Deity Transformation realm, he sealed his cultivation and plunged into the mortal world. By day, he is "Old Li," the cheerful security guard at the Shengshi Huating residential complex. He patrols, watches the gates, settles disput 411Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A Nascent Soul cultivator disguised as a neighborhood security guard finds enlightenment amidst the mundane world – this contrasting setting is incredibly satisfying! Li Qingfeng appears ordinary, but his daily routine of mediating neighborhood disputes and catching thieves is filled with moments of effortless skill, effortlessly breaking formations and defeating enemies with a flick of his finger – a classic example of feigning weakness to outwit his opponent. The novel cleverly blends urban life with the undercurrents of cultivation, featuring vivid and lively supporting characters and a layered foreshadowing system. It offers both humorous and relatable daily interactions and a grander scope encompassing the resurgence of spiritual energy and crises in other worlds. The clash between the patriarch's transcendent mindset and ordinary life perfectly embodies the profound wisdom of "great seclusion in the city," making it an irresistible urban cultivation masterpiece.

25. 1075 女 My Girlfriend Thinks I'm Poor, Little Knowing I'm Heir to a Billionaire Family 女友嫌我穷殊不知我是豪门继承人 My Name Is Tomato我叫洋柿子15k WordsCompleted My Girlfriend Thinks I'm Poor, Not Knowing I'm an Heir to a Wealthy Family 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A book worth staying up all night to read!

26. 1076 婚 On My Wedding Day, I Married the Woman Who Had a Secret Crush on Me 婚礼当天，我娶了暗恋我的她 My Name Is Tomato我叫洋柿子Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted On My Wedding Day, I Married the Girl Who Had a Secret Crush on Me 2Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 1077 净 After Walking Away with Nothing, I Became My Ex-Husband's Client and CEO 净身出户后，我成了前夫甲方总裁 My Name Is Tomato我叫洋柿子Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted After Leaving with Nothing, I Became the CEO of My Ex-Husband's Client Company 2Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 1078 天 An Outrageous Bride Price Drove My Boyfriend Away. Five Years Later, He Begged Me to Save His Life 天价彩礼逼走男友，五年后求救命 My Name Is Tomato我叫洋柿子Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted An Exorbitant Bride Price Drove My Boyfriend Away. Five Years Later, He Came Begging Me to Save His Life —Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 1079 公 One Cheap Shot from My Father-in-Law, and Our Family Was Ruined 公公一句“便宜货”，家破人亡 My Name Is Tomato我叫洋柿子18k WordsCompleted One remark from my father-in-law, “cheap goods,” left my family in ruins and people dead. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 1080 我 Born with a Dual-Core Heart for Technology and Psychic Power 我天生双核科技与灵能之心 Liu Yunjie流云杰Sci-Fi & Apocalypse233k WordsCompleted [Comeback and take charge] [Not mindless] [Cultivation · Tech tree · Extraterrestrial disaster] [Power couple] [Wife-taking] [Slow-burn satisfaction that builds to a huge payoff] [Wild imagination] [The leads have special powers] A knife is at your throat, and you have to choose one option. A. Kill ten thousand people (including those you love most) but save hundreds of billions. B. Save ten thousand people (same as above) and kill a hundred billion. C. Choose suicide, so you don't have to see i 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Feel free to nitpick, provided you can actually find fault. A masterpiece! ❤️ Don't let the title fool you! The book is absolutely fantastic. ❤️

31. 1081 沪 Songs and Revelry in Shanghai 沪上笙歌 Hiding Half a Moonbeam藏起半片月光30k WordsCompleted Songs and Revelry in Shanghai 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Add one to the bookshelf][Add one to the bookshelf][Add one to the bookshelf]🧐🧐

32. 1082 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: The Scientist Only Wants to Do Research 穿越六零：科学大佬她只想搞研发 Hiding Half a Moonbeam藏起半片月光21k WordsCompleted Transmigrated to the 1960s: The Science Prodigy Only Wants to Do Research and Development 16Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 1083 科 A Leading Research Scientist Transmigrates into a Period Novel and Cooks Nuclear Bombs in the Northwest 科研大佬穿到年代文在西北煮核弹 Hiding Half a Moonbeam藏起半片月光16k WordsCompleted A top research scientist transmigrates into a period novel and cooks up nuclear bombs in the Northwest —Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 1084 顶 A Top Scientist Transmigrates into a Period Novel and Becomes a Barefoot Doctor 顶级科学家穿到年代文成赤脚医生 Hiding Half a Moonbeam藏起半片月光17k WordsCompleted A top scientist transmigrates into a period novel and becomes a barefoot doctor —Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 1085 重 Reborn as a 1960s Military Doctor: Turning the Tables and Face-Slapping, Until the Commander Dotes on Me 重生六零小军医：逆袭打脸，首长追着宠 Hiding Half a Moonbeam藏起半片月光Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted Reborn as a Little Military Doctor in the 1960s: A comeback full of face-slapping, and the commanding officer keeps chasing after her —Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 1086 七 The 1970s Lady Doctor: I Transmigrated into a Barefoot Doctor and Turned My Life Around 七零医女：穿成赤脚医生的我逆袭了 Hiding Half a Moonbeam藏起半片月光15k WordsCompleted The Female Doctor of the 1970s: I Transmigrated into a Barefoot Doctor and Turned My Life Around —Reads—Score—14d adds
37. 1087 九 Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Special Economic Zone of the 1990s 九零中医传承在特区 Hiding Half a Moonbeam藏起半片月光15k WordsCompleted A Traditional Chinese Medicine Legacy in the Special Economic Zone of the 1990s —Reads—Score—14d adds
38. 1088 八 The 1980s Antique Restorer Tears Apart a Transmigration Plot 八零古董修复师手撕穿越剧本 Hiding Half a Moonbeam藏起半片月光16k WordsCompleted An Antique Restorer in the 1980s Tears Apart a Transmigration Plot —Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 1089 满 A Max-Level Research Scientist Transmigrates into the Female Supporting Character of a Period Novel 满级科研大佬穿成年代文女配 Hiding Half a Moonbeam藏起半片月光16k WordsCompleted A max-level research scientist transmigrates into the female supporting character of a period novel 213Reads—Score—14d adds
40. 1090 她 She Builds Radar in the 1980s, and the Cold Test Pilot Begs Her to Take Him Back 她在八零造雷达，冷面试飞员跪求复合 Hiding Half a Moonbeam藏起半片月光17k WordsCompleted She Builds Radar in the 1980s, and the Cold-Faced Test Pilot Begs Her to Take Him Back —Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 1091 穿 Back to the 1970s: My Whole Family Goes to College 穿回七零：全家都是大学生 Hiding Half a Moonbeam藏起半片月光27k WordsCompleted Back to the 1970s: Everyone in My Family Is a College Student —Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 1092 八 A Spicy Mom's Money-Making Days in the 1980s 八零辣妈搞钱日常 Hiding Half a Moonbeam藏起半片月光25k WordsCompleted A Spicy Mom's Money-Making Routine in the 1980s —Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 1093 破 After Bankruptcy, I Became an Online Sensation by Foraging at Sea 破产后，我靠赶海爆红全网 Hiding Half a Moonbeam藏起半片月光14k WordsCompleted After Going Bankrupt, I Became an Online Sensation by Beachcombing —Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 1094 八 The Little Sea King of an Eighties Fishing Village 八五渔村小海王 Hiding Half a Moonbeam藏起半片月光Modern Romance16k WordsCompleted The Little Sea King of an ’85 Fishing Village —Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 1095 冷 The Cold-Faced Technician Conducts Research in a Period Novel 冷面技术员在年代文里搞科研 Hiding Half a Moonbeam藏起半片月光20k WordsCompleted A Cool-Headed Technician Pursues Scientific Research in a Period Novel 1Reads—Score—14d adds
46. 1096 七 The Researcher Couple's Precious Little One in the 1970s 七零科研夫妻的宝贝崽 Hiding Half a Moonbeam藏起半片月光22k WordsCompleted The Beloved Child of a 1970s Researcher Couple —Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 1097 悲 Will History Repeat Itself? No, This Time I’ll Restore My Kingdom 悲剧重演？不，我这次一定要复国 Wood, Sprawling Everywhere漫天遍野的伍德Male-Channel Fanfiction507k WordsCompleted This novel tells the story of Murong Fu transmigrating to different worlds to accomplish his mission of restoring his kingdom. The first world so far: Murong Fu transmigrates into Viserys III Targaryen, the beggar king! The second series features the Eighth Prince in the world of Yongzheng. 1.6kReads8.0Score10114d adds

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    Murong Fu's Journey to Restore His Kingdom Across the Heavens...

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