Utterly Tired of the Same Old Tropes, Looking for Something Fresh and Original 审美极度疲劳，求一些眼前一亮，题材新颖的

1. 101 天 Heavenly Chess: The Path to Chess Sagehood 天弈：棋圣之路 Xuan Chen玄尘Urban4.0M WordsCompleted [A brand-new setting] [Heroes at the Chessboard] What happens when chess meets heroic battles? When civilizations collide, would you dare to play against Heaven? After transmigrating, Zhuge Yi discovers that although modern Huaxia is prosperous and powerful, its people know almost nothing about their own history. The game Tian Yi, a chess game built around the heroes of the people, has become the world's mainstream pastime. At that time, the Huaxia chess world is weak, while Western chess dom 42kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves
2. 102 死EN After Dying a Hundred Thousand Times, I Bribed the River of Time and Space 死亡十万次，我直接买通时空长河 Natsume Says Nothing夏目不语Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Future Setting] [One Female Lead or No Female Lead] The Shijing appeared, strange beings invaded, and the Chosen Ones charged with fighting them were on the brink of defeat. So the most determined among the Chosen Ones began searching for a way to save the world. “Ten years later, the basic body-tempering method appeared, and the first martial artists were born.” “A hundred years later, spiritual martial arts burst onto the scene, and the martial arts community officially took shape.” “A thousa 174kReads9.4Score25.9kShelves
3. 103 山 Chronicles of Mountains and Rivers 山河志 A Dao阿刀Urban1.9M WordsCompleted His beautiful mother was nearly assaulted by a village lout, but she tearfully begged the man who rescued her not to call the police. Young Gao Yuan couldn’t understand why at the time. Only when he reached his thirties and looked back on the past, with those scenes flashing through his mind, did he realize that the lives of countless rural people together form a chronicle of the mountains and rivers of China! 84.2kReads9.6Score9.2kShelves

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   Pretty good 🍉

4. 104 荣 Rise and Ruin 荣枯 Between Mountains and Rivers at Golden Sunset夕阳正浓之山水之间Urban627k WordsCompleted This is the story of the first generation, perhaps even the very first true migrant worker to leave the countryside and make a living in the city after China's reform and opening-up. It's a story filled with bitterness and tears, but also with a spirit of self-reliance and an unyielding refusal to admit defeat. [Period drama] Previously titled “The Burning Years.” One summer afternoon, two men led him away from the wheat fields. From then on, his hometown became a place that a man named Yan Dong 36Reads6.4Score—Shelves
5. 105 洪 Honghuang: I, Hongjun, Am Really Not the Villain 洪荒：我鸿钧真不是反派 Meow Little Jun喵小小君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Comedy + Satisfying Revenge + No Female Lead] Tongtian One: I am Tongtian. I will never found a sect. Tongtian Two: I am Tongtian. I will never become a saint. Tongtian Three: I am Tongtian. I will never confer the gods. King Father of the East: I will build the strongest Heavenly Court. Zhao Gongming: I will expose Hongjun's conspiracy. The transmigrators descend upon the Primordial World, naturally believing themselves righteous and making it their mission to overthrow Hongjun's rule. All Hon 14.1kReads9.3Score913Shelves
6. 106 怪 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！ Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 173.8kReads9.7Score17.7kShelves
7. 107 我 I Started the Animal World War II with a Speech 我用演讲的方式开启了动物二战 Yang Family Mole Hair杨家痣毛Eastern Fantasy426k WordsOngoing This world is evil to its very core. Justice is a joke here, and human nature is terrifying, though I believe it is no match for the nature of beasts. The cruel carnivorous nations used victory as an excuse to unleash their desires upon the people of the Deer Nation. The balance of the food chain was shattered, and the Herbivore Alliance was defeated. No one can save it. We are trampled and humiliated. We are livestock, and someone must stand up! Even if the world sees this as an evil campaign, 267Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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   Animal World War, is it eye-opening enough?

8. 108 山 Cave 1 山洞1 Aged Black Tea陈年红茶Mystery103k WordsCompleted A story sparked by a cave. It’s short enough to finish in a day! A story sparked by a cave. It’s short enough to finish in a day! A story sparked by a cave. It’s short enough to finish in a day! 57Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Suspenseful and imaginative!

9. 109 小 Xiao Lianzi's Travelogue 小连子游记 Inventor发明家Eastern Fantasy140k WordsOngoing My journey in another world. Wild ideas, nonsense, first-person narration, self-indulgence, learning as I go, and positive energy. My goal: to write the best story! Volume One: An Alien Beauty Comes Looking for Me, from the start Volume Two: A Martial Arts Parody. The first story in my first book is dedicated to wuxia, in tribute to the great Master Gu. I don't have much time, so updates are slow. Please bear with me. Planned main story progress 1. Midnight in Black (completed) 2. The Red Sun We 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   My first book, updating slowly 😏😏

10. 110 我 I Came to Earth to Be a God 我到地球来当神 I'm Purple Light我是紫光Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing Female-Led + Interstellar + No System + Eastern Fantasy + Light-Novel Style + Ensemble Cast Growth + One True Pair The title may give the wrong impression that this is a story about a charlatan or a comedy, but the actual story is a slow burn with a vast world. The protagonist, Youtan, is stranded on Earth after a spaceship accident. In search of energy, she travels across the planet alone, eventually journeying with an Earth mage, a young hunter, and others. The story revolves around the power 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This concept is novel and has a refreshing humor.

11. 111 诡 The Supernatural Descends: Your System and Golden Finger Are All Illusions 诡临，你的系统，金手指皆是虚妄 Dark Horse Scholar黑马书生Mystery145k WordsOngoing Urban mysteries and supernatural legends, unraveling their origins, explaining their rules, and offering practical solutions. No, no, don't look. The world is a playground for the gods. All living beings are like straw dogs. If you don't pierce the illusion, you die. The truth is this world reveals a picture deliberately concealed by rulers throughout the dynasties. Since the era of ancient mythology, there have been no gods! 245Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book will definitely surprise you, unlike those countless similar face-slapping and mindless wish-fulfillment novels. It perfectly meets the requirements. The story begins with an exploration of ancient ruins, where the protagonist is forced into other worlds, searching for his way home in each with its own unique rules. The protagonist is an ordinary college student who, along with his mentor Professor Zhou and four senior and junior students, embarks on a research trip to Yinshan to study shamanistic culture. Along the way, they encounter various strange events, but apart from him, the others are all heirs to mysterious sects: the Meishan Sect, Lushan Sect, Pu'an Sect, Maoshan Sect, Yinshan Sect, and Sanhuang Sect—all historically significant and mysterious sects. See how they handle these strange occurrences; their methods are also realistically applicable. Lost civilizations, vanished cities, and lost cultivation methods—everything is being explored, slowly revealing the truth. It's a very interesting and engaging book.

12. 112 我 I'm Just a Mermaid's Nanny in a Fantasy World 我在奇幻世界给人鱼当保姆 kono Flowerkono花Two Male Leads677k WordsCompleted Just after his own family kicked him out of a helicopter, Ci Mu crashed into another world, breaking his right arm. When he opened his eyes, he saw a stunning mermaid staring at him, with a whimpering half-human baby in his arms! The tip of the mermaid’s tail trembled. “I brought you home. Can you help me take care of the baby?!” Ci Mu thought he was facing a desperate fight for survival, but instead he unlocked the “Otherworldly Dad” quest. With one arm broken, he fed and soothed the baby and p 19Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    Come see how mermaids raise people

13. 113 一 One Chapter of Quick Transmigration: The Great Demon King Never Misses a Kill 一章快穿大魔王一刀一个准 Mo Er秣迩Modern Romance279k WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + strong heroine + no romance + revenge] The title couldn’t be changed because the book was already under contract. So the first part is one chapter, and the rest is several chapters. ❤️ The great demon king Su Ning was ambushed. As she lay dying, a System bound itself to her. If she accumulated enough merit, she could return to her original world and find the culprit who had tried to kill her, then take revenge. And so the great demon king Su Ning transmigrated into one tr 800Reads—Score126Shelves

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