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1. 2151 红 A Red-Clad Female Ghost Knocks to Claim My Life. I Open the Door, Thrilled 红衣女鬼敲门索命，开门我兴奋了 Lord Buddha of the Nine Gates九门佛爷Mystery636k WordsCompleted The red moon rises! Ghostly energy returns! In the middle of the night, someone keeps knocking on the door of the campus beauty next door. Ning Chen curses in vain, then opens his door and steps out. To his surprise, a red-clad female ghost is knocking to claim the beauty’s life. Luckily, he activates the Supernatural Choice System. 1. Pretend you didn’t see her, go back inside, and lock the door tight, letting the red-clad female ghost claim the beauty’s life! Reward: a ghost-repelling constitu 7.7kReads8.9Score604Shelves
2. 2152 争EN Contending for Supremacy: Summoning the Xiliang Iron Cavalry at the Start 争霸：开局召唤西凉铁骑 Hardworking Panda勤奋熊猫Historical2.4M WordsCompleted Lin Yi transmigrates to another world and becomes a prince's heir. There are no Four Books and Five Classics here, nor the Hundred Schools of Thought, but warfare rages on all the same. Dynasties rise and fall, ministers and nobles scheme, and heroes vie for control of the Central Plains. Fortunately, Lin Yi awakens a System and summons the fierce general Ma Chao and the elite Xiliang Cavalry from the Three Kingdoms era from the start. As long as he can win people over or beat them into submissi 25kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves
3. 2153 对 Sorry, My Interstellar Fleet Only Recruits Women 对不起，我的星际舰队只招女兵 Seven Pounds of Time七斤流年Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6.5M WordsOngoing He transmigrated into the body of a down-and-out noble young lord in an interstellar age. His territory was barren, resources scarce, and starships in ruins. The whole mess was dumped in front of Zhao Chen. No star gates in the territory? Then we'll build our own! No starships in the territory? Interstellar destroyers, frigates, cruisers: whatever you want, we'll build it. An aircraft-carrier starship leading swarms of drones, descending like a hive, announced its dominance over the battlefield. 42.3kReads9.1Score3.7kShelves
4. 2154 我 My Proud and Talented Lady of the Marquis’s Manor 我的侯府傲娇才娘子 When Bai Ze Arrives白泽来时Historical1.8M WordsCompleted Also known as: “I Just Transmigrated and Picked Up a Proud Marquis Household Heiress” and “One Female Lead” Food gives life continuity. Music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and song give it charm. A little wealth, fame, and success give it grandeur. Gu Zhengyan transmigrated and unexpectedly won first place in a poetry competition. He even married a young lady from a marquis’s household, only for the furious marquis to throw them both out. Gu Zhengyan took his wife back to his impoverish 31.6kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves

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   Not a single one of them is bad. [Smirk]

5. 2155 反 Villain: One Thought Turns Me into a Demon, Slaughtering All Living Beings! 反派：一念为魔，屠戮天下万灵！ Jiang Yu Wei Han江余未寒Eastern Fantasy327k WordsCompleted [Dark] [Invincible] [No Female Lead] Chu Han was reborn in a fantastical otherworld, only to suffer the massacre of his entire family and endure every kind of torture. Fortunately, he awakened the Godslayer System. Every person he killed earned him attribute points. Morality? Principles? Compassion? In this dog-eat-dog, dark world, they were nothing but tools for digging your own grave! If Heaven has forsaken me, then I shall destroy Heaven! 26Reads8.6Score—Shelves
6. 2156 凡 A Mortal's Ascension to Immortality 凡人飞仙 The Road Goes On路长在Eastern Fantasy4.2M WordsCompleted [Mortal Cultivation] He tossed an immortal herb into a black jar, and it kept pouring out more! A village boy accidentally obtained a black jar that could duplicate supplies, and so began his journey to immortality. Is cultivating immortality difficult? I have mountains of pills to help me! Are powerful enemies everywhere? I’ll wipe them out with handfuls of talismans! Born with a useless spirit root, he defies fate and becomes an Immortal Ancestor! Shu Han proves the Great Dao to the world, bec 57.6kReads9.1Score5.5kShelves
7. 2157 人 Life Script: I Plunder the Chaos Sacred Physique from the Start 人生剧本：我，开局掠夺混沌圣体 Feng Huokuang疯火狂Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Life Script + Empress + One Female Lead + System] Gu Changfeng transmigrated to the Profound Realm and awakened the Life Script System, stealing the Chaos Sacred Body from the start! Then he went on to fleece the Chosen Ones for all they were worth, embarking on an invincible path of seizing their opportunities! Future Pill Emperor? With an old master in a ring? Hand it over! Asura God King? Refining the Eight Spider Lances? Hand them over! Martial Dao God Emperor? Carrying the Primordial Ances 3.9kReads8.7Score322Shelves
8. 2158 末 Mechanical Ascension in the Apocalypse 末世里的机械飞升 Glazed Rain Song琉璃雨歌Sci-Fi & Apocalypse572k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + No heroine + Ruthless and decisive + Mecha + Warships + Pure technology] I transmigrated and lost my physical body, becoming... a machine... This is a world plagued by disasters, a world invaded by alien beasts... It's filled with darkness and slaughter... Powered by technology, an army of machines descends upon the apocalypse. Legendary mecha, warships, and all kinds of sci-fi weapons burst onto the scene, crushing everything in their path... (Starts out half mechanical, but soon 2.8kReads9.2Score243Shelves
9. 2159 神EN Divine Choices: Obito, Come Inherit the Hokage Title! 神级选择：带土，快来继承火影 Loves Sucking on Fluffy Little Balls爱吸小毛球Anime Fanfiction675k WordsCompleted [Naruto + choices + lighthearted + one heroine + everyday life] He transmigrates as Uchiha Obito and gains a God-Tier Choice System. Answering questions makes him stronger. With his own power, he changes the entire tone of the Naruto world. Madara: My grandson Obito has the makings of a great emperor! Hashirama: Young man, you still aren't as reliable as little Tsunade. The Third Hokage: I've never seen a kid as outrageous as Obito. Danzo: Uchiha Obito is evil by nature! Minato: Why did I ever t 26.5kReads9.5Score3.8kShelves
10. 2160 原 Genshin Impact: The Cultivator on the Run! 原神：逃亡的修仙者！ Bluebird's Garden青鸟之庭Anime Fanfiction323k WordsOngoing [The Myriad Worlds + Invincible + Mature Women + Beauties + Lolis] He takes part in the Archon War, saves Guizhong and Havria, and allies with Morax, the Geo Archon and future Geo Archon, to establish Liyue. In the future, he gets along famously with the Electro Archons, slays the Grand Sage Azar, saves Nahida, and stays by Furina de Fontaine's side. He is an unparalleled adeptus who has traveled across the mortal realm. The world calls him the “Heaven-Burning, Sea-Boiling Lord”! In the future, 4Reads5.6Score—Shelves

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    A transmigrator casually shatters the sun, moon, and stars, arriving in the era of the Demon God War to save Gui Zhong.

11. 2161 道 The Supreme Taoist: Subduing Ten Thousand Ghosts 道门太上：万鬼伏藏 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery482k WordsCompleted Offer blood to Heaven and slaughter every evil. The Daoist arts are the strongest of all. The protagonist, Li Changsheng, masters the supreme arts of the Daoist sect and makes a solemn vow: he will not ascend until he has eliminated every demon and evil spirit under Heaven. He willingly seals his cultivation between Heaven and Earth, remaining in the mortal realm for thousands of years! 23.6kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves

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    Excellent, all above 9.0.

12. 2162 惊 Horror: My Psychiatric Hospital Has Become a Forbidden Zone of the Supernatural 惊悚，我的精神病院成了诡异禁区 Better Not Come不如不来Mystery432k WordsCompleted After horror games descend upon the world. Wang Ran has only just transmigrated when he discovers that a psychiatric hospital has suddenly appeared under his name. What’s more, when his patients see ghosts, they’re not afraid at all. In fact, they get unusually excited. During the Courtyard House instance, a group of patients charged in and beat up the boss, an old woman. Before leaving, they even stripped off her burial clothes. While riding Subway Line 7, they kidnapped the ghost attendant 545Reads9.0Score101Shelves
13. 2163 大 Great Qin: What a Nasty Trick, the Ancestral Dragon Can Hear My Thoughts! 大秦：夺笋呐，祖龙偷听我心声！ Great Lord Mao毛神大大Historical3.6M WordsOngoing [Hilarious + Wits and Wit] This book is mainly a comedy, with history playing a supporting role. It’s not a dry history textbook. Qin Shi Huang eavesdrops, then gets into a daily battle of wits and insults with the protagonist. If I don’t scam you, I’m letting you down. If I do scam you, I’ll profit at your expense. This book has only one purpose: to make readers laugh and starve the pandas. If it fails, then I guess I’m not good enough! 5.5kReads9.0Score490Shelves
14. 2164 再 Make Me Prince Consort Again, and I'll Start a Rebellion 再让我当驸马，我就要造反了 Wann an Niu Er皖南牛二Historical4.9M WordsCompleted Based on the original novel of the short drama The Foolish Son-in-Law of Great Qian. Qin Mo, a single history nerd, transmigrates to Great Qian and becomes the foolish heir of the Duke of Qin’s household. He only wants to spend his life carefree, raising fighting roosters and walking his dogs, but everyone keeps pressuring him! Duke of Qin: Son, I’m begging you. Please marry the princess! The Emperor of Great Qian: My good son-in-law, you’re my lucky star. You have to be the imperial son-in-law 6kReads8.8Score806Shelves
15. 2165 灵 The Most Connected Person in the Supernatural World 灵异界最强关系户 Young Master Feng公子枫Mystery660k WordsCompleted “What, you think a pen fairy, zombies, Chu Renmei, Sadako, werewolves, and vampires can just show up at the parent-teacher meeting? Your kids are such underachievers. How are they ever going to graduate?” This is a university for the supernatural. The toughest man in the supernatural world is the vice principal, Black and White Impermanence head the admissions office, a weasel demon runs the monster studies department, and exorcists and Taoist priests teach classes... Every student here is the d 8.5kReads9.1Score877Shelves
16. 2166 我 My Little Sister Exposed My Everyday Life as a Cultivator 我的修仙日常被妹妹曝光了 Nan Nan南楠Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Modern Cultivation, Modern Cultivation, Modern Cultivation, Insanely Satisfying, Number One on the Entire Internet] An unconventional modern cultivation novel, focused on everyday life. Extremely satisfying, without making the protagonist an idiot. The supporting characters have brains, and the heroine isn’t a self-sacrificing saint. The protagonist gets little screen time early on, mostly appearing in other people’s stories to show off. (Everyday Cultivation: My Peerless Power Has Been Expos 11.4kReads8.8Score789Shelves
17. 2167 我 My Cancer Cells Devour Everything and Unlock an Interstellar Civilization 我的癌细胞吞噬万物解锁星际文明 Bound Without Limit无限绑定Urban169k WordsOngoing Urban sci-fi, wild ideas, comedy, mystery, infinite-loop challenges, a cyberpunk comeback, and more... Stay tuned! Chen Zheng is a top hacker and a genius with a doctorate in chemistry. After being diagnosed with terminal cancer at the hospital, he takes on an international cybersecurity repair job to pay for treatment. He discovers a mysterious organization controlling the world, the Deep Alliance Council. Chen Zheng is shocked to learn of its existence. Driven by curiosity, he hacks into the o 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Experienced readers, let's see what this ultimate reading slump looks like!

18. 2168 南 The Antarctic Ice Wall: Forbidden Zone Zero 南极冰墙：第零号禁区 Bound Without Limit无限绑定18k WordsCompleted Antarctic Ice Wall: The Zero Forbidden Zone 19Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 2169 老 The Patriarch Reforms the Cultivation Workplace 老祖整顿修仙职场 Bound Without Limit无限绑定31k WordsCompleted The Ancestor Reforms the Cultivation Workplace 2Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 2170 赛 Cyber Dragon Court: The Legend of Jiang Li 赛博龙庭姜离传 Bound Without Limit无限绑定13k WordsCompleted The Cyber Dragon Court: The Story of Jiang Li —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 2171 代 Code 009: I Became a Robot Vacuum, Cleaning Corpses in a Haunted House 代号009：我变成了扫地机器人，正在凶宅里清扫尸体 Bound Without Limit无限绑定14k WordsCompleted Code Name 009: I Became a Robot Vacuum, Cleaning Up Corpses in a Haunted House 6Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 2172 我 The Funny Adventures of Me and the Xiao Yu Couple 我和小宇夫妇的趣事 Wu Ping Romance Novels吴平情感小说6k WordsCompleted Funny Stories About Me and the Yu Couple 9Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 2173 系 The System Bound the Wrong Person, Forcing a Side Character to Follow the Protagonist's Script 系统绑错人，龙套被迫走主角剧本 Ark Ticket Inspector方舟检票员Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing After transmigrating to the world of cultivation for eighteen years, Long Tao had accepted his fate and was ready to lie flat. Then, at long last, a System suddenly appeared! But instead of getting the treatment reserved for a protagonist, he got… “Binding error. Host is not the chosen one. Your luck is too low to unlock the shop.” “Unbinding is impossible. Host must complete System missions in place of the chosen one, then hand over any opportunities and rewards obtained along the way. Mission 115.3kReads8.7Score9.4kShelves
24. 2174 道 At the Taoist Temple: I Got Livestreamed Teaching Animals the Way 道观：给动物讲道的我被直播了 Coffee with Liquor咖啡加酒Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Three years ago, just after graduating from college, Cheng Fan was dragged home by his parents to inherit the family’s dilapidated Taoist temple. The moment he inherited the temple, he activated the strongest Taoist System. Over the next three years, Cheng Fan steadily built up the temple’s business. Alongside a toddler he had picked up two years earlier, he spent each day doing his regular lessons and cultivating. Then one day, a livestreamer showed up. After broadcasting Cheng Fan summoning cl 6.9kReads8.5Score452Shelves

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    Story Summary: Hard to say, just read and see. Rating: I think it's alright.

25. 2175 红 The Red Moon Returns: Sewing Up Corpses Makes Me Stronger 红月复苏：缝尸就变强 Xian Mu衔木Urban1.4M WordsCompleted (The hottest feel-good power fantasy of 2022) (A brand-new profession: Corpse Stitcher) Ghosts roam the night beneath a blood-red moon; Each shattered corpse Is a resource that makes the Corpse Stitcher stronger. Three incense sticks burn, and the Rebirth Mantra ends; The human-bone abacus rings, and corpse stitching brings rewards. One day, a corpse speaks: “I’m calling your name. Do you dare answer?” Two streams of bloody tears run from Ying Ji’s eyes... Stitch human corpses, stitch ghost corp 2.8kReads8.8Score289Shelves
26. 2176 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 47.8kReads9.4Score5.1kShelves

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    The ratings can prove some things. The first book is slice-of-life and heartwarming; the second is a romance novel for female readers. While others kill ghosts to survive, he kills them to become stronger. The first book is decisive and ruthless, and the second one is still being developed later.

27. 2177 老 After My Wife and Daughter Died, I Was Reborn in the 1980s 老婆女儿去世后，我重生八零 Meng Jiang Herself孟姜本尊Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Urban life in a bygone era + one heroine + teacher]“In our next life, let’s not be husband and wife again!” His wife called him, her voice hollow and lifeless, utterly devoid of emotion. It felt as if his soul were being torn apart. He shouted into the phone, “Don’t do anything foolish! I’m on my way to the hospital!” The next moment! His daughter lay in a hospital bed, a white sheet covering her face. His wife sat beside her, calm and despairing. “We did everything we could. Your daughter pass 15.7kReads9.5Score1.7kShelves
28. 2178 魂 My Soul Travels Back to 1972, Where I Raise Beauties and Ride the Tide of the Times 魂穿七二，培养美人横扫时代浪潮 Stars Can Set the Prairie Ablaze星星可以燎原Historical1.7M WordsCompleted [Period] [Sign-In] [Divine Doctor] [Space] [Farming] [Sweet Romance] A real estate tycoon transmigrates into 1972 and binds to the Red Dust Karma System from the start! Ling Feng uses supplies and skills to establish absolute authority, winning hearts through “feeding” and “protection.” Ling Feng has a portable space, peerless medical skills, and deadly combat abilities. He knows that in these unusual times, supplies give you face, personal connections are the substance, and your fists are your 13.2kReads7.4Score1.5kShelves

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    A powerful figure transmigrates into another world, a grand story with a unique historical setting. Come and enjoy, it gets better with every read!

29. 2179 钢 Steel and Sunflower 钢与葵 Ripples of a Dream梦的涟漪Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing This is a serious, dark-toned epic fantasy set on an imaginary continent. It features multiple protagonists, intricately interwoven plotlines, and a profound world. Its many elements include historical realism, political intrigue, steampunk, Cthulhu, mystery, and character growth. It is a slow burn, but never drags. Welcome to a world that belongs to no heroes. Here, pure light does not triumph over darkness. Instead, faith and fate clash in a bloody struggle. Supernatural powers are not blessin 270Reads9.2Score239Shelves

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    A niche fantasy novel. Featuring multiple protagonists, multi-dimensional character development, and a blend of romanticism and realism in its writing style, it explores philosophical questions about life through a fantasy story.

30. 2180 高 Mastery of the Esoteric Arts 高术通神 Write Well伸笔码良Urban3.0M WordsCompleted When I was in eighth grade, the school bully picked on me. I found someone, a person connected to a mysterious incident from my childhood. He taught me something called traditional Chinese martial arts. I trained in boxing, but never let it interfere with my studies. Baji, Iron Wire Fist, Xingyi, Taiji, Baguazhang, Tongbi, Xinyi. I met masters who carried on the traditions of these powerful styles. I also discovered a vast, deeply secret world of traditional martial arts, unknown to ordinary peo 20.1kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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    As the great calamity begins [Request for more updates], mountains and rivers shatter, the land sinks, and the five great demon gods overturn the heavens. Li Xuan stands alone before millions, his sword pointing to the sky, blood staining the heavens. "I have come here only to borrow your divine bodies and flesh to forge my path to mend the heavens." A fantasy novel with a fast-paced plot, time travel, cunning, and thrilling action. A grand scheme, constant plot twists, and a must-read. The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, preferring action to mere prowess. A truly exhilarating read from beginning to end.

31. 2181 撂 After Taking Down My Beautiful Master, I Took the Martial Arts World by Storm 撂倒美女师父后，我火爆了国术界 Little Nine Disciple小九徒Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Urban romance + life among all walks of society + traditional martial arts underworld] Also known as Wind Over the Martial Gate. During the summer vacation of 1984, a troupe came to our village. Its middle-aged troupe leader, a master of countless skills with his hair tied in a little braid, stayed at my house. He treated me terribly. Not only did he trick my beautiful mother into leaving with him, he also stole our family heirloom and drove my father mad before making him disappear... I was le 12.5kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
32. 2182 民 Folk Customs Record: Chen the Paper Effigy Maker 民俗录：纸扎陈 Perfected Lord Xuan Zhen, Manifest Sage玄真显圣真君Mystery262k WordsCompleted There's an old saying in western Hunan: “Better to walk through a mass grave at night than cross the Paper Effigy Chen family.” When Chen Ming woke up, he found himself lying in a thin-walled coffin. Paper figures all around the room were smiling at him. He was the last living member of the Paper Effigy Chen family. For three generations, his ancestors had made paper effigies for a living, but the Chen family didn't just make paper people and horses... They shaped souls. They shaped rules. They 43Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Niche literature seeking readers

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