I’ve Read Over a Thousand Books, but Only Six Made It Onto My Shelf. I’m Extremely Picky, So Recommend Me Something Good 看了一千多本书书架只有六本本人极为挑剔来点好书

1. 801 一 A Century in a Dream, and I Became a Daoist Celestial Master 一梦百年，我成为了道家天师 Invincible Under Heaven望天无敌手Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Fortune-Telling + Medicine + Traditional Martial Arts + Invincible + One Heroine + Humor + No Cultivation + Not High-Martial] Chen Haoyu was hit by a car while saving a girl and ended up in the hospital. After lying unconscious for a hundred days, he received the legacy of the Carefree Taoist from a thousand years ago in a dream and became a Taoist Celestial Master of his generation. “How can your medical skills be so incredible?” “Sorry, I used the Zhu You healing arts!” “You can tell fortunes 169.4kReads9.1Score15.9kShelves
2. 802 异 Survival in Another World: I Get the Devouring Golden Toad from the Start 异界求生：开局获得吞噬金蟾 Drunken Salted Fish咸鱼泡酒Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing The luxury cruise ship Sea God is struck by a supernatural typhoon, sending all its passengers transmigrating to the otherworldly realm of Ten Thousand Scars, where ferocious beasts roam. Killing monsters yields talent tattoos and weapons and equipment. From the start, Lin Mo devours a golden toad and awakens the divine skill of Infinite Devouring. Devour flesh and blood to gain attributes; devour runes to acquire talents, then wipe out every race! From surviving on a deserted island to sweep 15.3kReads6.9Score1.6kShelves

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   A luxury cruise ship, the "Poseidon," encounters a supernatural typhoon, transporting all passengers to the monster-infested alternate world, "The Realm of Ten Thousand Marks." Killing monsters yields talent tattoos and weapons. Lin Mo starts by devouring a golden toad, awakening the divine skill of infinite devouring. He consumes flesh and blood to increase attributes; he devours runes to gain talents, annihilating countless races! From surviving on a deserted island to conquering countless alien realms. Others rely on picking up talents; I rely on devouring, becoming invincible! (Transmigrating to Another World: Becoming Stronger by Devouring Everything)

3. 803 六 The Sixties: The Supporting Actress Works Herself to the Bone and Outshines the Lucky Female Lead 六零，对照组女配卷死锦鲤女主 Moonless Young Master无月公子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + comedy + pocket dimension + punishing scumbags + troublemaker heroine + face-slapping + satisfying read + goofy humor + romance] A chaotic, hilarious career story, not a formulaic one. The heroine is cunning, scheming, unhinged, and becomes an official. It’s hell mode from the start: the original host was beaten to death by her awful grandmother, and less than two minutes after transmigrating, she was kicked into the hospital by her awful father. Cheng Miaomiao opens and close 63.2kReads9.1Score7.5kShelves
4. 804 考 Go to College, Build the Power Grid! She Conquers the ’70s 考大学，搞电力！穿七零她赢麻了 The Dream Wanderer回梦人Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted ~A short drama is in production. Stay tuned!~ Gu Yaotang’s life dream is to be a happy, irresponsible gambling addict. Just as he runs farther and farther down the road to becoming a scumbag, his usually obedient daughter suddenly starts acting like she’s been struck by lightning. Every day, she rebels and finds new ways to torment him. Whenever this little devil of a daughter catches him gambling, she beats him up, then makes him work! Enough! Why should I put up with this? Gu Yaotang’s coun 20.8kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
5. 805 人 In Northern Song China, I Perform Daoist Arts in the Martial World 人在北宋，江湖演道法 Half Fool, Half Immortal半痴半仙Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted (An irreverent story about traveling through the myriad worlds.) Zhang Xuandao, a modern Taoist, accidentally enters the myriad worlds. First, he transmigrates to the martial arts world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils in the Northern Song dynasty, possessing a Taoist priest in Yangzhou who lives idly from day to day. To his surprise, the Taoist arts and divination techniques he studied on Blue Star work as naturally as moving his own limbs, and never fail. He loves nothing more than wandering the m 20.7kReads7.2Score1.7kShelves

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   I like watching humorous and lighthearted content.

6. 806 全 Godhood for All: There's Something Off About My Divine Realm 全民神祇：我的神域有点不对劲 Mumu Sees Changqing沐沐见长青Urban439k WordsOngoing [Godhood for All] [Farming] [Mutation] [No CP] [Multiple Cultivation Systems] [An Increasingly Unhinged Zoo] In the era of divine domains for all, everyone awakens their own divine domain in high school. Tang Shi awakens an A-rank talent: [A Wild, Chaotic Explosion of Growth]. Its effect is simple: the plants and animals in his divine domain mutate at random. The good news is, they might get stronger. The bad news is, they might grow in all the wrong ways. Luckily, he also has a special building 167.2kReads8.3Score23.6kShelves

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   Look at this~

7. 807 大 Great Ming: Tyrant Chongzhen Executes the Vassal Kings from the Start 大明之暴君崇祯开局先诛藩王 Mulin Shanbao霂霖山宝Historical1.7M WordsCompleted [No System!] [Ruthless!] [Shadow Warfare!] [Unification!] The Later Han had a succession of child emperors, while the Ming emperors suffered one unexpected death after another! This emperor is no longer rash and suspicious, nor stubbornly overconfident. He stabilizes the court and slowly consolidates power! First, control of the military. Then, new faces in the court! He gives Sun Chengzong important posts to lull the Donglin officials and balance the court. When someone wants to levy commercial 46.8kReads8.3Score4.4kShelves

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   Here are a few highly recommended, addictive historical time-travel novels without a system. The first new book: Depicting the late Ming Dynasty, a time of frequent natural disasters, an incompetent court, an empty treasury, border unrest, and widespread poverty, beset by internal and external troubles. Witness how the last Han Chinese emperor navigates the treacherous court, carefully navigating the complexities of survival, gaining control of the military, politics, and finances, and ultimately turning the tide of the dynasty. The book's highlights include its strategic planning, analysis of human nature, and the use of hidden wisdom, concealed strength, self-reflection, and emotional restraint… using insightful observations to dismantle inner demons and break through others' schemes. The second and third books: Written with profound and fluid prose, the plot unfolds logically and meticulously, featuring vivid and intelligent characters. They fill in the gaps in the lineage of Crown Prince Zhu Biao, showing the simple yet profound relationships of three generations of the emperor's grandson Zhu Xiong Ying, Zhu Biao, and Zhu Yuanzhang, each bearing their own imperial mission and carefully navigating the world. The fourth book: rich in historical depth, sharp in its writing, and rigorous in its logic, it explores the impermanence of fate and the ruthlessness of self-interest, depicting how the short-lived carpenter-emperor Zhu Youxiao schemed for the overall situation and the fate of the nation. The fifth and sixth books: battling the rebel leader Li Zicheng, defending the capital, attacking the Jurchens, stabilizing the borders, eliminating the bandit leader Xian Yuan, fighting against officials and gentry, and rectifying corruption… When natural disasters, war, and the barriers of officialdom become shackles of destiny, he uses wisdom to break through these shackles, risking his life; when the laws of survival intertwine with human weaknesses, he uses strategy to break through the web, using the game as a chess piece. Only those who can outmaneuver fate by half a move are true heroes. In short, the book depicts the turbulent political landscape, the power struggles and intrigues, the journey through time, the legends of emperors, the regrets of dynasties, and the allure of history, showcasing the rise and fall of dynasties as the wheels of history roll ever onward.

8. 808 洪 The Descendants of the Hongwu Emperor 洪武朝的子孙们 Bald Li San光头李三Historical1.6M WordsOngoing After an accident, his soul travels a century into the past. On an ordinary day in the seventh year of Hongwu, he is born in the imperial palace of Yingtian Prefecture. He is the most honored child in all of the Ming dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang’s beloved grandson. Zhu Biao’s eldest legitimate son. And yet, in the history books, he is merely a passing mention: Prince Yu Huai. Looking at the still-healthy Crown Prince Zhu Biao, at Hu Weiyong and the Blue Jade case, which have yet to unleash their blood 106.6kReads8.3Score7.7kShelves
9. 809 都 Now That I’m Reborn, Who’d Still Run with the Gangsters? 都重生了谁还混社会 Bored Little Bai无聊小白啊Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Short drama: "Loyal to the Skies: Starting Over" is now streaming The novel was originally titled "Now That I've Been Reborn, Who Would Still Run With Gangs?" [Reborn + business + lots of underlings + no groveling + no cowardice + taking the righteous path + law-abiding] A big shot from the underworld returns to 2010. Should he repeat his old mistakes and keep running with gangs, or abandon his underlings and take the road to a brighter future? No! I won't choose! In this life, I, Qin Jiang, wil 139.1kReads9.3Score13.8kShelves

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   These books are unbeatable; over a million people are reading them. Don't be fooled by the titles!

10. 810 大 Great Ming: Zhu Biao Turns Evil, and the Jingnan Campaign Is No More 大明：朱标黑化，靖难没了 Other Shore Three-Seven彼岸三七Historical815k WordsOngoing History records that Crown Prince Zhu Biao died of illness in the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu. What history does not record: he died once, then came back to life. His soul wandered for three days, and he saw the entire fate of the Ming dynasty over the next 276 years: The Jingnan Campaign, the burning palace, Tumu Fortress, and the strip of white silk hanging from a tree on Coal Hill. When he opened his eyes again, he was in his sickbed in the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu. The charcoal fire blaz 53.1kReads8.8Score4.3kShelves
11. 811 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 563kReads9.7Score72.5kShelves
12. 812 大 Great Ming: If the Tianqi Emperor Lives, Great Ming Will Never Fall 大明：天启不死，大明不灭 Four Big Elephants四头大象Historical904k WordsOngoing [Rating just released, and it’ll rise later] [Handcrafted] + [No System] + [No mindless protagonist] + [Power struggles] + [Imperial court] + [Battle for supremacy] The soul of the Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Ming dynasty drifted through four hundred years before he was reborn on the eleventh day of the eighth month of the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, just eleven days before his historical death. At this point, the Ming dynasty had just won the Battle of Ningjin. The Mongol tribes had 93kReads9.0Score12.3kShelves
13. 813 一 I Woke Up to Find That My Great Ming Had Only Ten Days Left? 一觉醒来，朕的大明只剩十天了？ Crumble to Pieces土崩瓦解Historical1.7M WordsOngoing Original title: I Woke Up, and My Great Ming Has Only Ten Days Left? In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, the countdown to the fall of the Great Ming begins. (No System) While lying unconscious on the dragon throne, Zhu Youjian had a long, vivid dream. In the dream, he became a child and studied centuries in the future. He opened The History of Ming, a book filled with the humiliating end that awaited him. In the end, he became a hardened soldier, tempered by modern military training. After twe 280.2kReads9.0Score39.6kShelves
14. 814 大 Great Ming: Your Son Zhu Changluo Requests That Wanli Abdicate 大明：儿臣朱常洛，请万历退位 Exhausted Sheep力尽羊Historical1.7M WordsOngoing [Not a beginner-friendly read + historical power struggles + no farming + court factional battles. The author is a seasoned political operator who used to work in government, and knows power games inside out.] After transmigrating, he discovers he has become the most pathetic Crown Prince in the Ming Dynasty. For thirty-two years, he has been everyone’s punching bag. His court robes are patched, his mother has been imprisoned until she went blind, and his father lavishes forty thousand qing of f 44.8kReads8.5Score4.5kShelves
15. 815 招 Disaster-Magnet System: I Flee to Neon, While the Lighthouse Creates an Apocalypse 招灾系统：润去霓虹，灯塔造末世 Ink-Water Paomo墨水泡馍Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Exchange System + endless supplies + urban rise + tech emperor + sacrifice the great powers] If even Iron Man's “memories” can be exchanged for, who needs a job? Copied supplies could fill in the ocean, so who needs money? The points need “rat lives” as sacrifices, is that it? “Mr. Baka,” a super typhoon and an extreme-cold apocalypse... Wouldn't it be a waste of all this “spectacle” if I didn't sink your whole country? And as for your “daddy,” the Lighthouse Nation... The brand-new “zombie kil 1.8kReads5.9Score192Shelves

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    [Note: This is a million-word novel] A Qidian-style story, urban + post-apocalyptic + mild science fiction, featuring a national sacrifice to the heavens using both the United States and Germany, points exchanged for superpowers and advanced technology, urban entrepreneurship and godhood, and multiple female characters.

16. 816 崇 Chongzhen: My Life Has Been on Thin Ice 崇祯：我这一生如履薄冰 The Clear Breeze Chases Dust, Leaving No Common Souls Behind清风逐尘不留俗人Historical2.0M WordsOngoing (An immersive experience of Zhu Youjian's life and the true nature of the chaos at the end of the Ming dynasty! Not a power fantasy!) At the end of the thirty-eighth year of the Wanli reign, a report that Liaodong postal couriers had frozen to death was being used by a eunuch to prop up a table leg. The rice wasted at banquets by wealthy gentry in Jiangnan was worth more than three years of disaster relief in Shaanxi. Nanmu timber for the construction of the three great halls in the Forbidden Ci 690Reads6.4Score103Shelves
17. 817 穿 I Became the Wanli Emperor's Crown Prince, So Whoever Wants the Red Pill Can Eat It 穿成万历太子，这红丸谁爱吃谁吃 Resting Cloud休息的云Historical2.3M WordsOngoing Reborn as an emperor who has only been on the throne for a month, he faces the Palace Coup and the Red Pill Incident, with treacherous officials within and bandits without. From crown prince to emperor, he plans every step. Great Ming, are you ready to welcome your Emperor Taichang? Nurhaci, are you ready to be put through the wringer? 7.9kReads7.2Score583Shelves
18. 818 崇 Chongzhen! Reclaim the Throne! 崇祯！重征！ Beef Meatballs牛肉丸吖Historical1.3M WordsOngoing After Zhu Youjian hanged himself at Coal Hill, his soul returned to the day his elder brother, the Tianqi Emperor, died in the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, just as Zhu Youjian was about to ascend the throne. He is not a transmigrator with modern knowledge. His only golden finger is the memory of the seventeen years he spent as emperor in his previous life: he knows which decisions led to the fall of the dynasty, whom he can trust, and whom he must not put to use. Every memory was bought wit 3.4kReads6.3Score259Shelves
19. 819 天 The Celestial Craftsman 天工 Sandbag沙包Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Su Jin, a top-tier cultural relic restoration expert, was reborn in a new world. Restoring the Forbidden City, restoring the Leshan Giant Buddha, restoring the Dunhuang murals... He came to change this world. 368Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    Both are still worth watching.

20. 820 重 Back to the 1960s: Farming, Building a Fortune, and Raising the Kids 重回六零：种田发家养崽崽 Southern Lychee南方荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigrating into the impoverished 1960s wasn’t scary. Becoming a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a book wasn’t scary either. What was scary was that her three stepsons would grow up to become major villains, and all of them, along with their upright, aloof father, would meet tragic ends. How could she let that happen? Lin Qinghe looked at the three future villains, none of whom was even ten years old, and made up her mind: changing a villain starts when they’re young! 3.8kReads9.0Score504Shelves
21. 821 从 Laying the Groundwork, Starting in 1948 从1948开始布局 The Sky Reappears天空再现Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing A feel-good mash-up of films and TV dramas from China and abroad, with no angst. Liquid-metal robots, aerospace carriers, martial arts manuals, and spirit springs can all be found on Spirit Spring Mountain. Collecting characters from movies and TV, the story features a Beijing courtyard, business, gangs, war, espionage, scientific research, intelligence gathering, finance, base-building and farming, and the growth of powerful factions. It spans historical events and reaches from the public eye t 34kReads8.3Score2.4kShelves

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    This is a multi-film and television collaboration, integrating domestic and international productions. From on-screen to behind-the-scenes, there are no petty squabbles or mindless villainous taunts to pad the word count. It boasts a grand scale and a global perspective. (Watchable)

22. 822 穿 Transmigrating to the Warring States: Two Rice Balls in the Second Year of Eiroku 穿越战国：永禄二年的两个饭团 Deep Dive Premonition深潜预知Historical1.5M WordsOngoing Sengoku Japan, in the second year of Eiroku. Two rice balls save a life. No System, no golden finger. Only increasingly hazy knowledge of the future, a bold yet cautious way of handling affairs, and a man from a later age who rises from humble beginnings. Starting with nothing, he survives the chaos, stands tall, and fights his way to prominence, eventually vying for supremacy in the Sengoku era. He studies medicine and builds castles, trains in swordsmanship and spearmanship, and learns the p 2.8kReads—Score355Shelves

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    How about the Japanese Sengoku period? It's a bit niche, so I'd appreciate your support. Starting from humble beginnings, the protagonist engages in wars and conquests, developing agriculture, building ships and cannons, vying for supremacy. In the mid-game, the protagonist fights the Jurchens, establishes the Liaodong Army, builds treasure ships, battles the Dutch and Portuguese in Southeast Asia, occupies India, discovers Australia, seizes the Middle East, enters the Americas, and confronts Western powers.

23. 823 重 Reborn as the Celestial Venerable of the City 重生之都市天尊 Jiuyu九雨Urban1.9M WordsCompleted He was a scumbag, vain and despicable, a burden on his impoverished family. After provoking a perverse young heir from a family with immense power, he caused the death of his only relative and lived in regret and self-reproach. Five thousand years later, he had become the renowned Supreme Wuji of the Ziwei Star. He was just one step away from surviving his tribulation and becoming an immortal, but chose to give it all up. He reversed his sect's supreme immortal art and transmigrated across five 753Reads8.7Score269Shelves
24. 824 荒 Two Wolves in the Wilderness 荒野双狼 Continue Writing Spring and Autumn续写春秋Urban1.2M WordsCompleted A prequel to King of the Wilderness, and the first installment in the Wilderness series. Yu Zekai’s days in northern Myanmar... Half of it is true and half is fictional. Take your time reading, and you won’t be disappointed. 38.8kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves

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    I highly recommend Lone Wolf of Northern Myanmar, a work by Wilderness Team Nine. It should be considered a prequel to the Wilderness series. It grabs your attention from the very beginning, and you'll regret missing it! If you get tired of reading, you can listen to the audiobook for a different experience. This book will definitely be on the future high-scoring list.

25. 825 权 Vortex of Power and Desire 权欲之涡 Misty Isle Beneath the Starry River烟屿落星河Urban2.4M WordsOngoing A career in government is like a bottomless abyss: one wrong step, and you’re shattered to pieces. Wu Liangyou has barely entered the political arena and hasn’t even tasted power when he’s already caught in the mire. Should he bow his head and bide his time, or risk his life in a desperate fight? The abyss cannot crush a ruthless man daring enough to change his fate. Watch Wu Liangyou break out of a hopeless situation, escape death, and rise to the top over a trail of blood. 99Reads6.1Score106Shelves

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    I highly recommend these two books; they offer different perspectives and insights.

26. 826 开 Suspended from the Start? I Join the Discipline Inspection Team Instead 开局停职？我转投纪委调查组 Second Master Jiangmen江门二爷Urban7.5M WordsOngoing His superior was under investigation, his girlfriend was cheating on him, and after being targeted by office rivals, he was forced onto leave. Yang Dong hit rock bottom from the start, never imagining that a phone call would change the course of his life. He was seconded to the Discipline Inspection Commission's investigation team to save his superior, only to inadvertently trigger a massive storm. Yang Dong had this to say: "No need to panic. I'll have a cigarette and calm down first!" (No hare 533.5kReads9.3Score28.8kShelves
27. 827 捡 The Art of the Steal 捡漏 The Real Gold Yuanbao金元宝本尊Urban11.9M WordsCompleted One glance spans a hundred years, and I am reborn in the modern city. A golden age of art, a world of antique collecting. Qin Dynasty steles and Zhou Dynasty ritual vessels, ancient inscriptions and paintings. Bronze and blue-and-white porcelain, jadeite and precious gems. Every rare treasure under heaven is in my hands. Reborn in the modern city, Jin Feng relies on his peerless eye for antiques to rise, step by step, to the top. He will carry forward the nation’s most time-honored culture and p 16.7kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
28. 828 职 Career Entries: Starting Out as a Rickshaw Puller in the Demon Martial Republic of China 职业词条：从妖武民国拉黄包车始 No Deification in the Primordial Era洪荒不许封神Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Republican-era martial arts, demons and martial monsters run rampant, supernatural horrors abound, hard-edged martial arts, diligence pays off, decisive and ruthless, overwhelming strength, defeating stronger foes from below.] A world of demonic martial arts, a chaotic age of supernatural horrors. The Three Teachings and Nine Schools fought in the shadows, while the poor and powerless struggled to survive in the streets. Warlords carved up the land, foreign battleships pounded at the gates, and 62.6kReads7.9Score6.9kShelves
29. 829 穿 After Reincarnating as a Wretched Old Woman, I Just Want to Live a Laid-Back Life 穿成极品老妇之后只想当咸鱼 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted The old woman was a real piece of work. She drove her eldest daughter-in-law to her death, then doted on her second son, who passed the highest imperial exam and married the daughter of the prime minister. She even encouraged him to favor his concubine and neglect his wife. In the end, the prime minister had the whole family killed. The old woman suddenly came back reborn, only to be scared to death by what she had experienced in her previous life. Manxing, a promising 25-year-old woman, transmi 31.1kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves
30. 830 巫 The Wizard Era 巫师纪元 The Real Old Wolf真的老狼Eastern Fantasy5.2M WordsOngoing A young man enters the Wizarding Continent with a biological auxiliary chip. Armed with the advantage of knowledge, he thrives in another world. Here is a strange and fantastical wizarding world, Here is a world of gods crowded with powerful beings, Here is a dragon plane that looks down on all living things, Here is the thunderous Great Goblin Empire, And, of course, countless more strange worlds filled with the bizarre and fantastic... From that moment on, the multiverse reaches a turnin 2.6kReads8.3Score265Shelves

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    These are the only few books I could actually finish reading. I truly admire those who say, "You only read half an hour, what right do you have to criticize it?" Others can find flaws in half an hour, yet you manage to swallow it down bite by bite.

31. 831 编 Number 1500: Space Visitor 编号1500：空间访客 Zhang Xiaoai张晓爱Modern Romance208k WordsOngoing (Not nonsensical, not a wish-fulfillment story. Both leads are strong, devoted to each other, and cunning.) There are 10,000 spaces in the world. Each space has seven transmigrators and one space administrator. The story unfolds in Space 1500. Explaining the world is too boring. Let's jump straight into exploring and scheming in Space 1500. Good luck, transmigrator! 94Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Worth reading carefully [Note]

32. 832 黑 The Black Heiress 黑千金 Song Xiangbai宋象白Modern Romance682k WordsCompleted Zhou Zhizhi was born a wealthy heiress, but she was abandoned in a remote county and taken in by a man who had just been released from prison after serving time for a serious crime. At just five years old, she was already able to save her father. Later, she also brought home an old scholar and former examination candidate, and the three of them began building a life together. The hardened criminal turned into a coal magnate, while the abandoned girl became a true heiress of the underworld. How w 32.6kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves
33. 833 一 I Woke Up to Find Myself Reciting the Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng on a Variety Show 一觉醒来，我在综艺背滕王阁序 Peace After the Glitter Fades洗尽铅华后的宁静Urban462k WordsCompleted Chen Yan opens his eyes and finds himself standing beneath the spotlights. Below the stage is a crowd of frenzied strangers, while beside him an idol dances to street-style choreography with a classical twist. This is a parallel world where history took a turn during the Qin dynasty, and culture withered amid the flames of war. The Dragon Kingdom is powerful, but its soul is hollow. The original owner of this body is an abandoned, washed-up entertainer! Chen Yan, however, carries the memories of 412Reads5.3Score—Shelves

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    I think this one is alright.

34. 834 都 Urban Life: The Primeval Clone 都市之太古分身 Four-Eyed Homebody四眼宅Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Ever since I discovered I had a duplicate body in prehistoric times, my job of showing off got even harder. Damn, I can accept teaching people to chip ice, catch fish, and forge crossbows, but why do I have to teach them how to roll grass mats too? My soul can freely travel between the modern world and prehistoric times. I’ll steal modern technology for the past and draw on prehistoric magic in the present. I’ll know everything and do whatever I please! 218Reads9.1Score—Shelves
35. 835 网EN Online Gaming: The Peerless Poison Lord 网游之绝世毒尊 Starry Dream and Fated Romance星梦辰缘Sports1.5M WordsCompleted A cross-generational game called Oracle was born, and quietly began changing the world. When a game's abilities can be brought into reality, should you be excited or afraid? Wu Shaochen, an utterly ordinary office worker, gets food poisoning after eating expired food. But after logging into the game, his misfortune turns to fortune when he gains the special talent Source of Venom, setting him on the path to the top. [New novel: Doomsday: I'm Really Not a Bandit] 176.3kReads9.2Score17.8kShelves
36. 836 乡 The Foolish Doctor of the Countryside, Protecting Sweetgrass Alone 乡野痴医，独护香草 Moonlit Night with the Wind月夜随风Historical442k WordsCompleted Framed by the village bully and shoved into a deep pool, the simple-minded Er Zhu unexpectedly unlocks his family's ancestral medical arts! With a single hand, he wields miraculous needles to save children and punish troublemakers. He may seem dim-witted in public, but behind the scenes, he is ruthless. In this life, he is determined to protect Xiang Cao. Not one villain will get away! 2.1kReads8.3Score176Shelves

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37. 837 网 Online Game: Lord of the Wheel of Fate 网游之命轮之主 Can I Give You My Life?命给你行不行Sports2.9M WordsCompleted Fifty years ago, the Ghost Star appeared, bringing the otherworldly online game Heavenly Calling. Humanity can enter the Ghost Star through five hundred portals scattered across Earth, exploring ultimate professions and transcending the mortal realm. The Ghost Star also brought the arrival of the Beast God and the calamity of the apocalypse! The Beast God rose to power, cities fell, and humanity struggled to survive. On one side of the scales lies evolution, and on the other, destruction. Can hu 2.2kReads8.3Score391Shelves
38. 838 老 A Trial-Period Wife for Life? 老婆试用期，终身制？ Moonlit Night with the Wind月夜随风Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted Trial Wife: For Life? 196Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 839 半 At Midnight, Someone Used a Key to Open My Front Door 半夜，有人拿钥匙开我家门 Moonlit Night with the Wind月夜随风13k WordsCompleted In the Middle of the Night, Someone Used a Key to Unlock My Front Door 49Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 840 老 My Husband Called Out His Old Wife's Name. After Dying of Embarrassment, I Realized the Whole Family Was Acting 老公喊出旧老婆，社死后我发现全家都在演戏 Moonlit Night with the Wind月夜随风Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted My Husband Called Out His Old Wife. After Dying of Embarrassment, I Realized My Whole Family Had Been Putting on an Act 20Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 841 长 Immortality 长生 Feng Yu Jiuqiu风御九秋Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted Ever since he was young, the boy Changsheng has inexplicably been struck by heavenly lightning time and again. He is saved by Daoist Lin, who takes him in as his final disciple. Daoist Lin was an abandoned disciple of Gezao Mountain, with the Daoist title Luoyangzi. For years, he explored tombs not for wealth, but to find treasures that could extend the life of the woman he loved. Before his death, he divides the secret manuals taken from the tomb among his five disciples and entrusts Changsheng 28.8kReads9.1Score3kShelves

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42. 842 朔 Dragon’s Roar in the Northern Frontier 朔北龙吟 Coffee at 71 Degrees71度的咖啡Historical1.5M WordsOngoing Transmigrated into a frontier army scout, he found himself facing tens of thousands of Tiele cavalry from the start. A series of covert battles and mysteries unfolds around a royal secret: twenty years ago, someone tried to force the Grand Princess into marriage. The emperor enters the game himself, pitting his wits against all the powers at play. Schemes within schemes, plots within plots, each conspiracy linked to the next. See how the protagonist faces this treacherous crisis, growing from a 17.3kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    Try this million-word masterpiece, *The Roar of the Northern Frontier*. A pinnacle of the historical fantasy genre, it tells the story of a special forces instructor's rise to power after time travel. A live-action adaptation of the same name is coming soon.

43. 843 急 An ER Doctor Can’t Cure a Mad Dog, But Can Treat Its Owner 急诊医生治不了疯狗，但能治狗主人 Moonlit Night with the Wind月夜随风15k WordsCompleted An emergency doctor can’t cure a rabid dog, but they can treat its owner. 45Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 844 她 She Paid Me Back 20,000, with an Extra 500 她还我两万块，多给了五百 Moonlit Night with the Wind月夜随风Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted She paid me back 20,000 yuan, then gave me 500 extra. 142Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 845 长 Changle Lane: A Golden Age Just as I Wish 长乐里：盛世如我愿 Xiao Qi Jiao骁骑校Urban285k WordsCompleted Zhao Dianyuan was the illegitimate son of a martial actor in a traveling opera troupe and a wealthy heiress. With a jade-like face and a slender waist above broad shoulders, he had been blessed with a handsome appearance from birth. After the September 18 Incident, he was driven south of the Great Wall and eventually made his way to Shanghai. Amid the city's glittering distractions, he experienced all kinds of strange adventures and saw how the land lay shattered, the times in chaos. Then one da 8.9kReads9.6Score1.3kShelves
46. 846 武 The End of Martial Supremacy 武极之末 Mu Rong Smiles木容笑笑Eastern Fantasy709k WordsOngoing The pinnacle of martial arts breaks through the void. It is the end of the martial path, the threshold to a higher world where one can seek the Great Dao and pursue immortality! Only when Liu Muyun reached that endpoint did he discover that the path to martial supremacy had only just begun! 5.7kReads6.4Score342Shelves

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    The first book is about the myriad worlds, the calamity of humanity, and the struggle between all races in the universe! The second book is about the apocalypse of the myriad worlds, including Gu Long's heroes, Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Tang Dynasty, Storm Riders, Yang Shen, the Great Zhou Dynasty, Shrouding the Heavens, Journey to the West, and Investiture of the Gods! The third book is about survival for all and the invasion of games!

47. 847 床 I Found 100,000 Yuan Under the Mattress and Finally Understood My Late Wife's Intentions 床垫下翻出十万块，我才懂亡妻的苦心 Moonlit Night with the Wind月夜随风Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted I found a hundred thousand yuan hidden under the mattress, and only then did I understand my late wife's painstaking intentions. 585Reads—Score103Shelves
48. 848 末 The Doomsday Blade Abyss 末日刀渊 Mu Rong Smiles木容笑笑Male-Channel Fanfiction3.6M WordsCompleted He begins with the game Blade Abyss and steps into the Myriad Worlds! From low-martial-arts jianghu to mid-martial-arts rivalries, then shattering the high-martial-arts firmament; next, sweeping through the Small Thousand Worlds and roaming the vast Middle Thousand Worlds, until he finally takes command of the Great Thousand Worlds' Heavenly Dao and reaches the supreme realm of the primordial chaos! 🌙 In the Gu Long world, he becomes Li Xunhuan's disciple! ⚔️ In the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber 23.3kReads7.9Score2kShelves
49. 849 顾 President Gu, Please Cooperate with Your Treatment 顾总，请配合治疗 Moonlit Night with the Wind月夜随风Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted Mr. Gu, Please Cooperate with Your Treatment 642Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 850 快 Quick Transmigration: The Green Apricot Space 快穿之青杏空间 No Solution无解Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Republican Era] [Period] [Apocalypse] [Cultivation] Four stories that stand alone yet are connected, following the female lead’s gradual growth. If you’re looking for a power fantasy, this one isn’t for you. Lin Zizai taught herself to cultivate from a young age and developed a cubic spatial dimension. She had an extraordinary memory, but no one to teach her how to handle people and navigate the world. One day, her supposedly beloved grandmother, who had ulterior motives, possessed her, setting 2.8kReads8.7Score278Shelves

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    These are all books I've already read and really enjoyed, books I don't want to delete. It's a pity I can only recommend 20.

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