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1. 101 豪 Cast-Off Rich Wife? Sorry, She's a Beautiful Madwoman 豪门弃妇？抱歉，她是疯批美人 One Paycheck, One Hundred Trillion一薪一亿亿Modern Romance945k WordsOngoing [Pursuit of his wife + unhinged heroine + satisfying face-slapping + male rivals competing for her + revenge] This book is also known as Mr. Fu, Your Wife Is Acting Up Again. Three years into their marriage, Mo Lansheng suddenly discovered that her husband was keeping another woman on the side. An ex-girlfriend he still had a thing with, a first love he couldn't let go of, and a whole crowd of admirers. And she was nothing but a discarded rich man's wife in everyone else's eyes. But she wasn't d 23.3kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves

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   The story revolves around a "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" scenario, featuring a crazy, highly intelligent, cunning, and ruthless female lead in a fierce and competitive arena.

2. 102 撩 I Flirted Too Hard! The Broken Puppy Is Actually a Psycho Villain 撩过头！破碎小狗竟是疯批反派 Know the Mist, Don't Feel Like Talking知雾不想言Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted Top-tier flirtatious beauty x mad, sinister power player [Two strong leads flirting with each other | Yandere obsession | Rivals-to-lovers disguises | Forced relationship | Secret identities exposed | Devoted 1v1] ● My target is a madman, yet he's playing the fragile one with me. Shen Xi is an investigator for a covert organization. Her mission: “eliminate.” Wearing a gentle facade, she approaches her target, Lu Sichen, ready to strike a fatal blow at any moment. Lu Sichen goes along with her 122Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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   They caught up in one go! So ambiguous and addictive, haha! 🤣 I'm not afraid of villains being evil, I'm afraid of villains who are both insane and highly intelligent. Two strong characters with multiple identities—I never get tired of watching! [Shy]

3. 103 一 A Pair of Delicate Red Hands 一双红酥手 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1996, I planned to strike it rich with the lottery numbers from the one thing I remembered about my past life. Who knew it would still turn out to be just a dream!!! There are only 98 days left until the college entrance exam, and I’ve forgotten every bit of what I learned in my previous life. What do I do... Fine, I’ll come clean. I just want to be a couch potato, enjoy life with a beautiful wife, and live a quiet little life... This story is entirely fictional. Any similarities are p 12kReads9.0Score718Shelves

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   The kind that avoids risks in advance

4. 104 女 Wang, the Northeastern Guy in the Women's Dorm, Don't Panic 女工宿舍楼里东北汉子老王你别慌 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban668k WordsCompleted Wang Xinyan is a strapping Northeastern man, tall and broad-shouldered. But because his mother loved watching romance dramas, she gave him a feminine name. After graduating from college, that name got him assigned not only to a female factory-worker position, but also to a dorm room on the women's floor… 1.3kReads8.5Score—Shelves
5. 105 重 Restarting My Life and Winning Over Several One True Loves 重启人生拐几个白月光 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban282k WordsCompleted So what if he was rich in his previous life? He couldn't even find his wife and daughter! In this reborn life, he'll protect his family first... A life of wealth and luxury? He wouldn't mind! But the simple pleasures of everyday life are what feel most real! 465Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 106 重 Reborn in 1998: The Hundred-Day Countdown to Life System Activates 重生98百日生命倒计时系统启动 Loves the Forest爱森林Urban273k WordsCompleted At forty-five, Lu Bufan lay in his rented room, dying of end-stage stomach cancer and waiting for death in despair: His first love had died in a car accident, his virtuous wife had left because of his debts, and his son had cut ties with him. His whole life had been a joke! As death drew near, the Life’s Regrets Correction System bound itself to him. [100 days of life remaining. Correct your regrets after being reborn to extend your life. Fail, and you will die permanently.] He gritted his teeth 127Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 107 西 The Merchant’s Road to the West 西部商途 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban576k WordsCompleted [No System] [No golden finger] [School belle] [Multiple heroines] [The struggle of an ordinary guy] Zhang Bo is a poor kid from the countryside. He doesn’t have much going for him, except that he’s pretty lucky with girls... 391Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 108 修 After Succeeding in Cultivation, I Transmigrated to Earth to Farm 修仙有成却穿越到地球种田 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban468k WordsCompleted [Cultivation]+ [Farming]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [Transmigration]+ [Golden Finger]+ [Alternate Fantasy World]+ [If It's Not Your Thing, Please Don't Complain] Chen Xing, an immortal with a spirit body from the Ziling Sect, had cultivated to the peak of the continent. Just as he was reveling in a life of pleasure with six beautiful concubines, the Trial of Worldly Desires struck. His soul transmigrated into the body of a young man with the same name on Earth, who had died after slipping and falling 103Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 109 一 One Sword to Slay the Fairer Sex 一剑斩红粉 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban552k WordsCompleted [Urban Martial Arts]+ [Traditional Cultivation]+ [Multiple Heroines] Lin Che, young master of an ancient martial arts family in the city, was framed and killed in his previous life while enjoying himself beneath the peonies. His lover, a minor internet celebrity close to him, had joined forces with his family's sworn enemy to set him up. His path to being reborn is also a path to rising to power… 369Reads8.5Score—Shelves
10. 110 没 You’ve Got to Be Kidding: A Tang Dynasty Assassin Taking the College Entrance Exam 没搞错吧我一个大唐刺客参加高考 Loves the Forest爱森林Urban451k WordsCompleted A Tang Dynasty assassin has just beheaded a military governor, only to open his eyes as a hopeless high school senior! He spent the first half of his life relying on a swift blade. Now he has to battle trigonometry? With just 100 days left until the college entrance exam, what’s an assassin like me supposed to do? And just as the turmoil is still unfolding, he learns that his beautiful master has transmigrated from the Tang Dynasty too… 387Reads8.1Score—Shelves
11. 111 这 I Don’t Want This Kind of Rebirth 这样的重生我不想要啊 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban313k WordsCompleted Being reborn isn't about having an easy, satisfying life. It's about walking the human road again through blood and tears! The hardships I've endured and the burdens I've borne aren't anything to be proud of. I'll just leave them in my memories. A simple, honest life, surrounded by a beloved wife and beautiful companions, is what truly matters... 284Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 112 光 All Beings Beneath the Light 光遇众生 The Quiet Duke静谧的公爵Anime Fanfiction976k WordsOngoing Adventure + high-IQ showdowns + suspicious, scheming characters + no female lead + ensemble cast + slow pace + revelations about the world’s truth, layer by layer (A Sky: Children of the Light fanfiction) After transmigrating into the world of Sky: Children of the Light, the Duke becomes a Light Child manipulated by the ancestors. “Go make an offering,” they say. “It is your supreme glory.” He believes them and fights his way forward with his companions, only to discover the horrifying truth aft 153Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Please, all you fans of suspicious and cunning protagonists, gather here! The male lead in this book is the most compelling I've seen recently. He seems like the perfect leader—enthusiastic, generous, and self-sacrificing. But you'll subtly sense that all the "goodness" he displays is a precise "performance." He doubts the system, his companions, and even his own emotions. The entire adventure feels to him more like a cold, hard search for the truth of the world. This feeling of a protagonist consciously sinking into depravity and calculating his way forward is just too good! The team is also a place where you can't see into someone's heart; the interactions are both exciting and oppressive. The plot is like peeling an onion, each layer bringing tears to your eyes (both physically and psychologically). It's angsty, but sophisticatedly angsty, leaving you completely convinced of its power.

13. 113 大 The Benevolent Ancestor of the Tang Dynasty 【大唐仁祖】 Tang Renzu of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors三皇五帝唐仁祖Historical973k WordsCompleted [Golden Finger] [Transmigration] [Li Ke] [Political Intrigue] [History] From the start, he transmigrates into Li Ke. Facing certain death, he uses Li Shimin as a chess piece and goes head-to-head with the Changsun clan and the Guanlong aristocratic families, deftly resolving the struggle over the crown prince's succession. From the start, he is trapped in a dead end: Changsun Wuji has already begun plotting to frame him, and the deadly purge of Zhenguan Year 17 is less than six years away. He 5.5kReads—Score494Shelves

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    Those are either low-IQ or pretentious. This is a high-quality, intellectually stimulating story. "Emperor Renzu of Tang," a nearly million-word completed novel in mid-September, is highly recommended. I suggest reading the comments section of the last chapter first, where the author summarizes the entire novel. The protagonist, Li Ke, begins by concealing his true abilities and self-deprecatingly saving Qin Shubao, then joins forces with Li Daozong to protect his illustrious talent, cleverly presenting a composite bow, horse tack, telescope, and sand table. He uses his literary and martial talents to win the heart of Shen Luoli, and his use of water magic to move Changsun Pinting's heart. His court strategy emphasizes military prowess over civil administration during campaigns, and his governance emphasizes civil administration over military prowess upon returning victorious. His campaign against Xueyantuo features his own unique tactics, including the "trapping horses in a trough" strategy, replicating the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River" and the four crossings of Langjuxu Mountain, employing the theory of contradictions, and retaining the fictional settings. He also mentions Xue Rengui's three arrows pacifying the Tianshan Mountains, conquering Bohai and Liaodong, subjugating Goguryeo, and even kicking a horse cart wheel to fight the Japanese… The list of memorable scenes is endless. It's truly brilliant! There's even a complete love letter inside! 😂 Most authors write storybooks, but the author of *Emperor Renzu of Tang* is a true novelist. The author's writing style, word choice, plot structure, imperial strategies, political maneuvering, emotional nuances, military campaigns, court intrigue, and governance are all top-notch. His writing is astonishing, his scope grand, his themes lofty, his thoughts profound, his knowledge solid, his cultural background deep, and his political maneuvering top-notch. If you don't like it after reading it, you can slap me! It's not a mindless system-crushing story; it focuses on political intrigue, large-scale ancient warfare, Shen Luoli's romantic storyline running throughout, and multiple parallel storylines including court intrigue and governance. It blends historical figures from the Zhenguan era with characters from the Sui and Tang Dynasties, adding modern military and philosophical elements for a disruptive effect, showcasing modern thought and educational achievements as an experiment in the evolution of civilization in the Tang Dynasty.

14. 114 宁 Ning Yan: When Women Rule the Roost 宁兖，牝鸡司晨 Books Bring True Wealth有书真富贵Historical168k WordsOngoing [Ensemble political intrigue + entrusted heir + factional strife + expansion of the realm + redressing an old injustice] [Wronged powerful minister male lead x emperor female lead disguised as a man] Also known as "After I Blundered into the Imperial Family, I Discovered I Was the Imperial Family" On a winter night in the seventh year of Chengxu, Emperor Zhao Ning Fu suddenly went mad. Wearing the robes of his favorite consort, Yan, he climbed the bell tower and rang the funeral bell before fall 189Reads—Score104Shelves

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    A group portrait of political intrigue, featuring the entrustment of a young heir, factional struggles, territorial expansion, the redress of old grievances, and counter-espionage. No time travel, no characters with illogical plots. Also known as "After Accidentally Entering the Imperial Family, I Discovered I Am the Imperial Family."

15. 115 决 The Decisive Battle at Xuanwu Gate 决战玄武门 Cai Yuanwai蔡员外Eastern Fantasy611k WordsCompleted Cai Yuanchu, a boy from a small county town, inexplicably claims the reward for catching the killer in a local murder case, only to be drawn into an unpredictable conspiracy. He also uncovers a staggering plot dating back to the end of the Sui dynasty and the beginning of the Tang, which gradually leads him into the Xuanwu Gate Incident... 52Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 116 云 The Cloud Tower Rankings 云楼榜 Cai Yuanwai蔡员外Historical724k WordsCompleted A child abandoned during a time of war was reunited with his parents at the age of fourteen. Only then did he discover that his parents were the Great Yue Empire's Grand Generals Who Guard the Nation. But his true identity was even more astonishing: he was the leader of the world's most mysterious sect, as well as one of the few martial artists to have reached the Grandmaster realm... 805Reads5.2Score—Shelves
17. 117 锋 The Winds of Change in Fengge 锋戈之风起云涌 Cai Yuanwai蔡员外Historical801k WordsCompleted After a century of prosperity, the Great Yu Dynasty is in decline, beset by troubles at home and abroad. The court is in turmoil, and Xu Yunshan, the Great Yu's foremost commander, who had already retired to the mountains, is forced back into a web of intrigue and power struggles... 100Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 118 混 Chaos Divine Tribulation 混沌神劫 Cai Yuanwai蔡员外Eastern Fantasy618k WordsCompleted He was once the Demon Lord of the Upper Realm. After his beloved betrayed him, the Six Realms joined forces to attack. On the brink of death, he escaped with a secret technique. To evade his pursuers, he erased his memories and reincarnated his soul. But who could have guessed that his beloved would betray him again in his new life? This repeating fate awakened the Demon Lord once more, setting him on an endless path of revenge... 53Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 119 吾 My Three Wishes 吾有三愿 Mechanical Wang机械汪Ancient Romance787k WordsOngoing [Mad Queen x Reclusive Power Behind the Throne] [Past and Present Lives] [Sweetness and Angst] [Fated Redemption] [Alternate World] (This story focuses on [Two Powerful Leads Growing Together] and [Profound Devotion]. Sweetness and angst intertwine. This is not a mindless power fantasy, so read with care if that's not your thing!) In their previous life, in the modern world, the two parted forever on a snowy night! He sat in a wheelchair dusted with snow, and his three wishes ended in regret as 59Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend "I Have Three Wishes"! A strong female lead + political intrigue + reincarnation destiny + sweet romance – a cure for your reading slump! The plot is full of twists and turns.

20. 120 我 I Work in Customer Service for a Property Management Company 我在物业做客服 March Tiger三月的虎Urban668k WordsCompleted [Inside the property management industry] [Social issues] [Reality] [Workplace comeback] [Passionate] [Hard work] [Face-slapping] After his startup fails, Zhang Juntao returns to the workplace. Watch as he finds his way forward in the property management industry he once complained about! Cluttered hallways, parking problems, leaks, noise disputes, and a host of other headaches: how will he and his friends overcome them? How will he level up by defeating one challenge after another, growing from 272Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    If you're looking for a good book, check out "Starting Over in the Workplace"! After her rebirth, she investigates public revenue and distributes the money from the stolen elevator ads to the residents, instantly becoming a local celebrity—property management should never be greedy!

21. 121 不 The Undying Starveling 不死饿殍 Yu Jinhe余瑾和Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing Tomato Original: They all call me Shen Qianqiu, or the Undying Wretch. I survived the meat hooks used to butcher people for food, weathered the storms of the Tang and Song dynasties, and witnessed the flames of war under the Yuan and Ming... I have walked this mortal world for a thousand years. “They ate me for a thousand years. At last, they ate me into a god.” 3.2kReads—Score235Shelves

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    The dialogue between Bai Wuchang and Lao Hei is so interesting. Lao Hei asks a question, and Bai Wuchang answers, each answer containing twice the amount of information as the question. Lao Hei asks, "What does the cracked inkstone have to do with this?" Bai Wuchang immediately goes through the whole story: "The brushstrokes were scraped from the vermilion-ink brush. After scraping, the brush was worn down to a point, and Cui Jue had to repair it for half a year before it could be used again. This is called discretion." Then Lao Hei falls silent, and the reader falls silent as well.

22. 122 天 Heaven Rewards the Diligent: Balance 347 Yuan and 62 Cents 天道不愁勤之余额347元6角2 Orange or Dried Tangerine Peel橙子或者陈皮Urban348k WordsCompleted [Core Slogan] Justice is too expensive. I can't afford it, so I only buy discounted spare ribs. [Synopsis] My phone balance is 347.62 yuan, my rent is three days overdue, and the life-for-sale contract my mother left behind is burning hot in my head. Gu Shen thought this was the lowest life could go, until the "Tide" arrived and a filter from another world overlaid reality. In this world, the spiritual qi revival isn't a chance to ascend to immortality. It's a sickle wielded by capital to reap i —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 123 平 After the Parallel Shift 平行之后 En Ege恩额戈Mystery257k WordsOngoing This is no simple manhunt. It is a final letter addressed to the truth. Three years ago, the best friend of a close friend fell to her death from a cliff on Cuiwei Mountain. Everyone believed it was an accident. Only Shi Yi and Ai Min refused to accept that. They returned to the scene and used one tiny technical detail after another to overturn what had seemed like a flawless conclusion. But they never expected that this would drag Shi Yi into an international web of mysteries known as “Twin Lo 69Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    This story is profound, revealing darkness throughout while preserving glimmers of humanity.

24. 124 从 A Survival Pact from Scratch 从零开始的生存约法 A Smile, a Fleeting Life一笑纤生Mystery352k WordsOngoing (Strong female lead | Mystery | Puzzle-solving | Political intrigue | Ensemble cast) [Multiple couples + Chilling on closer inspection + Mass transmigration + Everyday life in ancient times + Resistance against tyranny] [The one and only female lead: cool and badass] (∗ᵒ̶̶̷̀ω˂̶́∗)੭₎₎̊₊♡ Hi there~ [May this book offer a light to those who feel lost.] ଘ(੭ˊᵕˋ)੭* ੈ✩ A top medical graduate student gets hit to death with a brick by an unemployed drifter after arranging her grandmother’s funeral?! P.S. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Come and take a look, it's pretty good.

25. 125 重 Reborn in the World of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 重生笑傲江湖世界 Author Chen Ran作者陈然Male-Channel Fanfiction740k WordsCompleted The protagonist is reborn in the world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. What are the Five Mountains Sword Alliance, the Sunflower Manual, or the Dugu Nine Swords compared to doing whatever you please? The martial world is simply a place where people clash with one another. 47Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Everyone is intelligent, but the story leans towards officialdom and political intrigue.

26. 126 我 I’ve Been Possessed for Ninety Thousand Years 我被夺舍九万年 I've Got a Rebellious Streak我这一身反骨啊Eastern Fantasy403k WordsCompleted I transmigrated, and then... I was possessed again. I was possessed for ninety thousand years. So, now that I've finally returned, let's see how I conquer the cultivation world and build a mighty empire. 404Reads6.3Score101Shelves

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    Chinese succubi shock the cultivation world; red-themed cultivation pays tribute to martyrs; old men everywhere encounter Chinese succubi, displaying all sorts of amazing skills; not mindless, not stupid, not a saint, not resentful, and without any substitutes.

27. 127 巅 The Ultimate Battle of Wits 巅峰智斗 Loves Maocao Liquor 521爱吃茅草酒521Mystery2.4M WordsCompleted [No harem, high IQ, no System, ensemble cast, unpredictable ending] A group of self-proclaimed geniuses is invited to take part in God’s game. Whoever wins the game will become the ruler of all worlds! There are no overwhelming power advantages or mindless cheat abilities here, only intelligence and rules pushed to their limits! “If there were a God, I could not bear not to be that God. Therefore, there is no God!” Nietzsche 194Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Please see the book title ↓

28. 128 陈 Chen Zhu at Daybreak 陈竹破晓 A Huan Loves Ge La Tiao爱吃格拉条的阿环Mystery562k WordsCompleted A perfect locked-room mystery on a magic-show stage, the remains of an innocent infant in an abandoned brick kiln, a revenge curse from a wedding-dress doll, a string of murders at a resort, a death notice on a takeout box, a sacrificial mystery at a Taoist temple, a bloody livestream… With murders occurring one after another in Nancheng, Lu Xun and Su Wanqing join forces to unravel one mystery after another. They seek the truth amid the depths of human nature and the schemes of criminals, using 14Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 129 我 I Really Didn't Mean to Tough It Out 我真没想硬扛 Strong Lad from South Lake南湖强仔Xianxia248k WordsOngoing This cowardly, shameless modern loser takes an unprecedented path in the cultivation world: Invincible Defense + play the pig to eat the tiger + business genius + ruthless killer. Someone asks, "So how do you cultivate?" Lu Meng stuffs the bag of spirit stones he just robbed into his robe and grins: "I get beaten up. Every punch they throw at me is startup capital." —Reads—Score—Shelves

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30. 130 越 The More Off-Roading, the More Addictive It Gets 越野越上瘾 A Passing Guest in the Flow of Time往事流年稍作客Ancient Romance111k WordsOngoing ◆ Powerful leads tame each other ◆ Obsessive Emperor × Proud, Defiant Princess ◆ Explosive revenge plot ◆ A tragic romance that lasts until death ◆ “You once shackled me. Now I’ll repay you by turning your empire into a cage.” “Ye Huang, the wilder you get, the more addictive it becomes. This time, I’ll play along with you all the way to the depths of hell.” She was Liang’s most bewitching and unruly Ninth Princess, Helian Ye Huang. Three hundred li beyond the capital stood the royal hunting gro 2Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    [What][What][What][Thinking][Thinking][Admiration]

31. 131 生 Ecology Journal 生态日记 Yearning for the Weary Clouds倦云眷Sci-Fi & Apocalypse54k WordsCompleted I like keeping diaries, but I have a bad habit: whenever I finish a notebook, I throw it away. To be precise, I burn it to ashes. Luckily, some of the diaries I wrote while researching ecological mechanical engineering survived. I call this incomplete journal my Ecological Diary. I have completed... the mission. The experiment... was a success. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the ecological diary, winter was so cold that the protagonist used unburnt diary paper as kindling to light dry wood and keep warm. The people in the shelter were finally spared from freezing. I never thought of this use for diary paper.

32. 132 天 The Heavenly Realm 天域 Lazy God懒神Eastern Fantasy482k WordsOngoing Shen Dong lives in seclusion deep in the mountains with his alcoholic father. He has made his living chopping wood since he was ten, though his father has secretly taught him a wealth of knowledge. When Shen Dong turns eighteen, his father passes away. Following his father’s dying words, Shen Dong goes down the mountain. At an inn, he meets Cai Qingquan, a transmigrator, who cheats him out of all his money. Later, the head chef arranges for him to enter Shenglin Academy. His outstanding literary 47Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    The mysterious mentor had been silently protecting Shen Dong and his companions. When Shen Dong suffered a backlash from his inner demons during his tribulation, the mentor unhesitatingly exhausted his life's cultivation to shield him from the heavenly lightning and even passed on his entire legacy. This selfless dedication between master and disciple is more moving than romantic love!

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