The Male Lead Transmigrates as a Child, Builds His Own Faction, and Has the Twelve Zodiac Animals as His Subordinates 男主穿越成小孩，组建自己的势力 ，十二生肖手下

1. 101 西 Journey to the West: I'm the Tathagata, Infiltrating Spirit Mountain! 西游：我是如来，卧底灵山！ Red Sun, Clear Clouds红日晴云Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted My name is Lai Ru. My parents hoped I'd become a great Confucian scholar, but... Today, I transmigrated, and I'm a monk! The System says it wants me to become the most violent Tang Monk in history, but... System, did you get something wrong? I transmigrated as the Tathagata! Go undercover? Turn the Journey to the West around? I'm not a monk, and I don't want to be the Tathagata either! Fine. In that case, I'll go undercover... Jieyin, Zhunti, give it up... Even the boss of Thunderclap T 334Reads9.4Score—14d adds
2. 102 系 System: Spirit Summoner 系统：唤灵人 Little Pig Beats the Elephant小猪揍大象Eastern Fantasy100k WordsOngoing (System + building a faction + training assassins + summoning powerful warriors + recruiting armies + decisive killing) In the cultivation world, everyone else is busy practicing, while I, a chronic lazybones, am busy summoning powerful warriors and building a faction with the help of my System. If I can’t beat them, I’ll call in backup. I love how you can’t stand me but can’t do a thing about it! (A xuanhuan novel about the underworld, faction warfare, and overwhelming violence) 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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   It basically meets your requirements.

3. 103 我EN I Have a Sword 我有一剑 Above Qingluan Peak青鸾峰上Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsOngoing I wield a sword. Once it's drawn, nothing can stand against it! 2.1kReads9.3Score26714d adds

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   Story summary: These two books are alright; I've read most of them.

4. 104 代 Code Name: Shura 代号修罗 Chen Xingzhe陈行者Urban12.4M WordsOngoing A long blade, one strike to kill one man. A warship, one vessel to intimidate one city. And he, one man, could hold an entire continent in check. His title was forbidden in this age! 1.3kReads7.7Score14414d adds
5. 105 我 Hunting for Divine Artifacts Across the World of Immortals and Demons 我在仙魔世界遍地找神器 Divine Fire Flying Duck神火飞鸭Eastern Fantasy73k WordsCompleted An ancient, world-shaking war filled a once-barren world with spiritual energy. This strange energy changed the original evolutionary paths of living beings. After spiritual energy emerged, a legendary continent gave rise to all kinds of myths. A clan passed down through the ages bears a mission that will determine the fate of the world. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The main character is the battalion commander of the Rat Battalion, the first of the twelve zodiac animals.

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