In a Reading Slump? Time to Bring Out the Crown Jewel on My Shelf! 书荒，是时候拿出镇架之书了！

1. 1151 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 160.6kReads9.5Score17.8kShelves
2. 1152 明 Arknights: I Am the Great Horde's Young God 明日方舟：我是大群幼神 Everyday Wooden Boxes天天木木盒盒Anime Fanfiction2.6M WordsOngoing An Arknights derivative fanfic. The rating is low because it was deliberately lowered. Original worldbuilding ahead, so beware! A bit angsty. Important enough to say three times: there are original elements!!! There are original elements!!! There are original elements!!!!! The protagonist is a little girl. This is about sisterly affection, sisterly affection, sisterly affection. Some interactions are only friendly cuddling, so please, if that bothers you, don't read this. A disclaimer: The autho 13.9kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
3. 1153 游 Game Invasion: I Exploit Everything. What Are You So Anxious About? 游戏入侵：我剥削万物，你急啥？ Tiny Tiny Tiny Tiny Flying Dagger小小小小飞刀Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing He closed his eyes, then opened them. Deng Yu had already arrived in the terrifying real-life game: The Great Wilderness of Mountains and Seas. This was a terrifying, advanced fantasy world, where gods and demons were everywhere, and monsters, evil spirits, and countless strange entities ran rampant... Zhulong held up the sky, Bifang scorched the world, and Kuafu chased the sun... Fortunately, As one of the first players, the game System helped him awaken his innate talent... “Talent level 93.3kReads8.1Score11.5kShelves

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   The concept and worldview of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, various gods, demons and mythical beasts, Longbo giants, Qiongqi and Zhulong, and it also has the feel of the perfect world of Shrouding the Heavens. The Great Wilderness is worth reading! It's not mindless but very enjoyable.

4. 1154 重 Reborn in 1993: Dark Sea 重生1993，暗海 The Gods Want to Go Wild神想出去浪Urban1.9M WordsCompleted The physical edition of Wrathful Sea, Calm the Abyss is now available. Presales officially begin at 19:00 on October 11. [Reborn] [Mystery] [Undercover Agent] [Revenge] [Anti-Drug Operations] [Counterespionage] The golden finger is extremely weak, and he relies on his own abilities. This is a battle of wits between highly intelligent opponents, so you need to keep your brain switched on. There is no showing off and face-slapping! Ideal for veteran readers. If you understand it, you'll find it ve 258.2kReads9.6Score30.8kShelves
5. 1155 穿 Transmigrated as a Dragon: The King Sacrifices a Princess From the Start 穿越恶龙：开局国王献祭公主 The Penguin Who Can't Wake Up睡不醒的企鹅Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + pseudo-DND + Western fantasy + beast-eared girls + farming + lord + one sweet, pampered heroine, cherished above all others + giant beasts] Su Nian woke up to find that he had become a wicked dragon everyone wanted dead. But what was a little girl doing cowering beside him? “Ding! Hello, Host. I am the War and Plunder System.” “Ding! Hello, Host. I am the Evolution and Modification System.” “Ding! Hello, Host. I am the Evil Villain System.” “Ding! Too many Systems dete 30.6kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves
6. 1156 大 Ghost Valley of Great Qin: I Told You to Compete, Not to Unite the Realm 大秦鬼谷，让你纵横没让你统一 I Love White-Cut Chicken 1955我爱白斩鸡1955Anime Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted [Historical What-If + Great Qin + Games and Anime + ACG + Transmigration + System + Invincible Protagonist + Cunning] Cao Chao transmigrated into The Legend of Qin and obtained a System, only to discover that there was something a little off about it... “Ding! Selection successful. Reward: Jade Void Sword Art, mastered.” “Ding! Selection successful. Reward: Hundred-Step Flying Sword.” “Ding! Selection successful. Reward: Art of Reincarnation.” And so... Jing Ke: “I don’t know why, but Li Ji’ 4.5kReads8.8Score353Shelves
7. 1157 P After I Played the CEO, He Became Addicted to Me PUA霸总之后，他对我上瘾了 Splendor Fades了了繁华Modern Romance584k WordsCompleted The first time they met, Xiao Jin'an grabbed the man by the chin and accused him, "What's with the act? You only did that to get my attention, didn't you? You say I'm dirty, but I haven't complained about how slutty you are." After forcing herself on him, Xiao Jin'an dusted herself off and left, unaware that her greasy CEO-style lines had piqued his interest. When the three fish in her pond were driven away, the man shoved a bank card in front of her and asked, "Want to pick a new target? You' 990Reads8.7Score130Shelves

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   🍑🍑🍑This book is seriously hilarious! The female lead is a total goofball, the kind who can say anything that's infuriating. She's a three-timing woman, and when her fishpond gets blown up, the male lead shoves his bank card in her face, telling her to switch targets. From then on, the female lead becomes increasingly eccentric, her main goal being to kill everyone she meets anytime, anywhere. Plus, she gets along really well with her ex, they're practically brothers now. What can she do? She just wants to give every guy a home! Funny excerpt: "Devotion always ends in heartlessness, good men never meet good women. What's wrong with this world?" Xiao Jin'an deeply despises herself, then calmly puts the bank card in her pocket. "You're unlucky to have met me."

8. 1158 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 235.3kReads9.7Score27.5kShelves

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   🍉🍉🍉No.1 in various genres: First, No.1 female-oriented cultivation novel; second, No.1 suspenseful mystery novel; third, super-powerful otherworldly novel, super exciting; fourth, the most shocking ancient romance novel; fifth, a proper ancient political intrigue and martial arts novel; sixth, a "plain" cultivation novel, survival is the key, the plot is light, humorous and not boring!!!

9. 1159 我 Those Years I Spent Running with the Wrong Crowd 我混社会那一些年 Summer Loves Meat夏天爱吃肉Urban2.9M WordsCompleted As you wander the martial world, what kind of cunning, scheming, and vision do you need? As a child, I feared ghosts because they were hideous and terrifying. As an adult, I fear people because they look so respectable. This story is a reminder to everyone: Nine out of ten gambling games are rigged. The only way to win is not to gamble! 17.7kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
10. 1160 北 Northern Song Dynasty Playboy: The Dog-Head Guillotine from the Start, Please Spare Me, Lord Bao 北宋纨绔：开局狗头铡，包大人饶命 Cloud-Piercing Sparrow穿云雀Historical1.3M WordsOngoing What a Chaotic Dynasty! At Kaifeng Prefecture, Bao Zheng presides beneath the lofty mirror, with his three executioner's blades at the ready. At Tianbo Manor, Mu Guiying dons her armor and takes command, guarding the realm. On Mount Liang, 108 heroes gather at their stronghold, clamoring for rebellion. Cai Jing and the Six Bandits control the state finances. Grand Tutor Pang and his cabal of villains hold the military reins. The old rogue Gao Qiu does nothing but cause trouble all day, aside fro 303Reads9.1Score—Shelves
11. 1161 官 Rising Through the Official Ranks, Starting as a Secretary 官场从秘书开始 Old Ice Pop老冰棍Urban6.4M WordsOngoing When hardship reaches its limit, good fortune follows. With a pure and earnest heart, Zhang Jun gets his lucky break and begins his career on the bench at an institute of traditional Chinese medicine. Skillfully navigating political maneuvering, officialdom, and human relationships, he wins allies at every turn and steadily rises through the ranks. 342.5kReads9.2Score16.9kShelves
12. 1162 三 Three Kingdoms Emperor: I Have a Tyrant Simulator 三国皇帝：我有昏君模拟器 My Name Is Zhang Fei吾名张飞Historical1.2M WordsCompleted [Three Kingdoms + foolish emperor + simulator + the Han Empire as a globe] Transmigrate to the Three Kingdoms as Emperor Shao Liu Bian. Get stronger by being a foolish ruler? [Ding! Abuse of power detected. Reward: 10,000 Snow Dragon Cavalry!] The Empress Dowager is living in seclusion in the harem? Come, then. You can govern from behind the curtain. [Ding! The harem interferes in politics. Reward: 10 peerless generals!] There's a disaster in Yuzhou? Send a corrupt official to extort bribes. [Di 6.2kReads8.9Score562Shelves
13. 1163 大EN The Tang Dynasty's Pearl-Dispelling Record (Original Novel of the TV Adaptation Starring Tian Xiwei and Song Weilong) 大唐辟珠记（田曦薇、宋威龙主演同名影视原著） Meal Card饭卡Martial Arts810k WordsCompleted [All-New Bonus Edition] [A Screen Adaptation with the Same Title Has Been Officially Announced, Starring Tian Xiwei and Song Weilong] [Beloved Princess Reborn: Looks Like a Delicate Crybaby, Actually a Well-Rounded Warrior] ✖ [Defiant, Doomed, Devoted, Pure-Hearted Top Jianghu Big Shot] [Their Romance Is So Sweet It Makes You Cry] Princess Wanshou, blessed with the Tang emperor's favor and love, died of an illness at just seventeen. A thief secretly opened the eerie underground palace, only to d 210kReads9.7Score28.1kShelves
14. 1164 宝 Pagoda Immortal Fate 宝塔仙缘 Xiao Bu Yu箫不语Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, pocket dimension, medicinal garden, immortal pets] Even an ordinary person can encounter great opportunities. A country boy carrying the Three Treasures Glazed Pagoda is captured by an evil cultivator and forced to serve as a test subject. But a misfortune turns into a blessing, setting him on a bizarre and arduous path to immortality. From then on, he uses the pagoda to grow spirit herbs, raise immortal beasts, refine pills, craft talismans, and cultivate forbidd 125.9kReads9.2Score14.5kShelves
15. 1165 神 The Abandoned Miracle Doctor Returns Reborn 神医弃女重生归来 Zi Wei He子薇河Ancient Romance522k WordsCompleted [Devoted to each other + reborn + pocket dimension + revenge + sweet romance] (A full-cast audiobook adaptation is available. Give it a listen!) In her previous life, she caught a chill after falling into the water and slept for six days, missing her coming-of-age ceremony. When she woke, she was told she would marry the Marquis's heir in a month. To please her family, she agreed. But the heir's heart never belonged to her. At the marquis's residence, she was constantly targeted and mistreated, 16kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    Shen Wanwan nodded sympathetically, "Having a father like that, you're really unlucky." [Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added]

16. 1166 强 Forced Deeper 强制深入 Never Annoyed by Time时不烦Two Male Leads259k WordsCompleted "Dual male leads + coercion + doctor + intense push and pull + devoted husband" A manic, husky-like big shot VS an arrogant, gorgeous male doctor Coercion is only the beginning; love is eternal. Lin Yan: Taking your pants off the first time we meet? That’s embarrassing (I can’t wait!) Ji Shen: ... Lin Yan: What was your name again, Ji what? Ji Shen: Just call me Doctor Ji. Lin Yan: No way. That would make me sound uneducated. Ji Shen: ... 8.8kReads8.9Score1kShelves

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    You can probably guess the plot just by listening to the title.

17. 1167 冠 Unparalleled Throughout the Ages 冠古绝今 Man Lou蛮楼Urban471k WordsOngoing Spiritual qi revival, mythology descends! Olympus, the gods of India, and deities from every heaven appear in the mortal world to reap their harvest. Whispers from the Old Ones crawl out of the abyss, and unspeakable horrors erode reality. Zhang Guangu, whose fate twists and turns and who endures countless tribulations, eventually discovers that he is the product of an ancient god's leader and the source of Earth's cultivation civilization fused together. He deduces the laws, dismantles divine a 10Reads—Score102Shelves

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    If I were to recommend a book, this would be my only recommendation. The reason is simple: it's remarkable that it managed to get someone like me, who never reads cultivation novels, to read the entire book carefully. The author writes in a way that is both profound and accessible, and what astonishes me is that the author, as an ordinary person, possesses such extensive knowledge, combining cultivation systems and mythologies from around the world. I even saw elements of traditional Chinese folklore. Ancient shamans, like the Donkey Mountain Sect and the Plum Mountain Sect, were all mentioned, which truly amazed me.

18. 1168 心 My Darling! The Dominant Gu Dotes on His Sweetheart Day and Night 心肝宠！霸道顾少日撩夜哄小乖宝 May Blossoms五月番花Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted to each other + married first, in love later + sweet romance + mutual devotion] Everyone in their circle knows that the woman Gu Shao cherished most jumped into the sea and died. From then on, the name Shen Wei became forbidden to Gu Zhouhuai. One day, the man brought home a woman with a slender waist and long legs, her delicate, gentle demeanor as clean and soft as jasmine. Unfortunately She was also mute. The rich young ladies waited with snacks, eager to see the mute g 8.9kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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    This one perfectly matches! The male lead is deeply in love with the female lead. After she jumps into the river and dies, he is devastated, unable to eat, on the verge of madness, and even develops a stomach ailment. When she returns, he treats her with utmost care, cherishing her like a precious gem.

19. 1169 最 The Ultimate Schemer: I Lower the Bar for Romance-Focused Fiction 最强毒士，我拉低女频世界下限 Gatsby Can't Get Back on His Feet盖兹比不会翻身Historical1.4M WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a Book + Poison-Tongued Strategist + Ruthless + No Romance + Comedy + Maximum Satisfaction] Lin Yi transmigrates into a romance novel and becomes a strategist by the female lead’s side? Having read the original, he knows: The female lead, Su He, may be a princess with power in her hands, but she’s an utterly love-addled saint! Her younger brother the emperor, her princess consort, even her maids and servants can all bully her! Fortunately, Lin Yi has the [Strongest Poison-Tong 4.5kReads8.3Score364Shelves

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    🌿🌿The protagonist transmigrates into a book and becomes a mercenary with hundreds of thousands of followers, but he's actually the strategist for a love-struck princess. The story begins with the prince consort, accompanied by a pregnant maid and a group of servants, forcing the princess to abdicate. Just then, he suddenly acquires the strongest strategist system and hears that there's a chance to return to the modern world. [Learned it][Learned it!] He's instantly motivated. What scheme did he devise that made the princess's guards exclaim that they'd seen plenty of four-legged beasts, but two-legged beasts were a first for them?

20. 1170 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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    Xiao Qi deserves praise; the host's nervousness prompts it to quip about "gaining a great-grandson," a welcome respite from the otherwise detached narrative. The humor in *The Undying Starve* isn't cheesy; it's the kind of cold-faced system paired with a cold-faced protagonist that grows on you the more you read.

21. 1171 黄 Yellow Springs General Store 黄泉杂货铺 Ninth Elder of the Wu Clan巫门老九Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted At the end of a street on a quiet, late-night evening stands a grocery shop with old-fashioned decor. Getting something for nothing is simple: just agree to do a ghost a favor, and it'll make it happen. 14.2kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
22. 1172 我 The Campus Belle and I Swapped Identities 我和校花互换身份 Stars Aren’t Hearts星星不是心心Urban512k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted, Silly, Everyday Life, Both Transform, Sweet Romance] What's it like when an ordinary guy turns into an adorable girl? From the start, the campus belle and I accidentally swapped identities... 2.4kReads9.4Score205Shelves

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    This book is perfect for relaxing reading in your spare time! It's full of positive energy and sweet little interactions, with a simple story structure that makes it easy to read without any pressure. The author's writing style is also very pleasant; unlike some online novels that leave you completely confused, this is a very outstanding work, and I highly recommend everyone to check it out!

23. 1173 云 Raising the Holy Maiden of the Hehuan Sect Online, Only to Be Trained When She Comes Knocking 云养合欢宗圣女，被上门教导培训 Zhao Ye Qingi照夜清iEastern Fantasy662k WordsOngoing [Unconventional cultivation, multiple women, golden finger, travel between two worlds...] I’m Jiang Chuan. After being reborn in a parallel world, I became a shut-in otaku, obsessed with mobile games. Then I came across a game that let me recharge by spending my lifespan. Spend your life to cultivate immortality? And there are Dao companions too! Spend my lifespan? Who are you kidding? Enough talk, I’m going all in! A few months later, Jiang Chuan looks at his own white-haired, aged reflection i 159Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    ✨I dare say these books I recommend are the most awesome. Not just in terms of reading, they're incredibly awesome. Just surviving them is awesome! 🎊The first book features a male protagonist who spends his life raising a virtual girlfriend. Even as an old man, he's relentlessly pursued by these virtual girlfriends. Dragon girls, female sword immortals—they all come charging at him!

24. 1174 被 Fooled by Overseas Netizens, I Turned Out to Be Making Gun Barrels 被境外网友忽悠，原来我在造枪管 Powerful Dopey Goose强大的呆头鹅Urban749k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Jiang Yuan becomes an ordinary mechanical engineering student at Shanhe University. There really is a System, but all it gives Jiang Yuan is MAX-level mechanical manufacturing ability. For a college student, this ability is completely useless. Luckily, some helpful foreign internet users teach Jiang Yuan how to make things people like. After running his business for a year, Jiang Yuan gets a call from the Public Security Bureau. The police chief: “I 234Reads7.9Score106Shelves
25. 1175 全 The Whole World Is Stunned! You Call This an Ordinary Man? 全球震惊！你管这叫普通男人？ Dapeng Takes Flight大鹏飞Urban2.2M WordsCompleted After Lin Wuyue obtained the sign-in System, in just a few short years he mastered cooking, combat, investing, programming, painting, and countless other skills, reaching the human limit in every field. He also amassed immense wealth and power. But only then did he realize that a simple life was what mattered most. He stepped behind the scenes, married his childhood sweetheart, and settled down to an ordinary life! But then his wife was chosen to appear on a reality show called Getting to Know Y 2.3kReads7.5Score236Shelves
26. 1176 股 Stock Market God: Turning 50,000 into Enlightenment 股神：5万本金悟道 Little Ma the Stock Trader股民小马Urban2.0M WordsCompleted At thirty, Li Chenggang should have been settling down. But after a divorce crisis, he was also fired from his company for trading stocks during work hours. After taking a double blow to his love life and his livelihood, Li Chenggang decided to go all in. He made a decision that looked crazy to everyone else: he would trade stocks full-time! With his entire life savings of 50,000 yuan, he plunged into the stock market and began a legendary career. 62.1kReads9.2Score6.1kShelves
27. 1177 长 Longevity: Days of Splendor in the Ye You Court 长生：我在掖幽庭风华日月 The Breeze Comes Quietly清风静来Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Xing Bang transmigrates into the palace as a fake eunuch. From the start, he is sent to the Cold Palace, where he finds not only deposed consorts but also the families of disgraced officials. Even the stunningly beautiful birth mother of the Crown Prince has been imprisoned there. Xing Bang’s eyes light up, and he activates the System... (The synopsis doesn’t do it justice. Please read the story.) 37.3kReads8.8Score4kShelves
28. 1178 通EN The Netherworld Scholar Immortal 通幽小儒仙 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted “Where is this?” “Perhaps... the River of Forgetfulness...” “Who are you?” “Wuchang...” “I've never heard of anyone called Wuchang in this world.” “From now on... that's who I'll be!” The soul crosses the River of Forgetfulness, while its thoughts remain on the other shore. What is gained from all beings must be returned to all beings. When Su Mo woke up, he was no longer in his former life. He went to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, but accidentally stumbled into an immortal schem 63.4kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves

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    A few books that I personally think are good

29. 1179 上 The Nine Great Goddesses of Antiquity 上古九大美神 A Cat from Gusu姑苏一只猫Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Villain]+ [System]+ [Not Invincible]+ [No Shame]+ [Harem]… Original title: Let You Go Undercover, Not Start a Family Among the Humans Ye Ming had just transmigrated to a fantasy world when the fiancée of the Chosen One came to beg him for help. Bing Ning: “Ninth Prince, please save my father! If you’re willing to save him, I’ll do anything!” Ye Ming was only a stand-in for the Ninth Prince. How was he supposed to save anyone? Just then, the Villain of Destiny Script System successfully bound i 15.7kReads8.2Score2.2kShelves
30. 1180 我 I’m the Lord of the Heavenly Dao Hall! All My Disciples Are Traitorous Apprentices 我，天道殿主！弟子全是冲师逆徒 Ascending to Heaven by Day白日飞升去Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Overpowered wish fulfillment, lighthearted and funny, taking disciples, no angst, disciples who turn on their master, lots of them] [Adaptation of the short drama of the same name now available] After Chen Daoxuan transmigrates, he obtains a System that makes him invincible as long as he takes disciples. Whether they are Immortal Emperors or supreme saints of the heavens, they are like ants before him. None can escape his one-stop service of instant annihilation, spiritual deliverance, and havi 37.9kReads9.1Score4.1kShelves

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    This bookworm highly recommends it! [Aimer]

31. 1181 重 Reborn: Back to 1983 to Become a Tycoon 重生：回到1983当富翁 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban3.4M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available on JD.com! The text has been carefully revised and is even more exciting. There are plenty of discounts right now, so if you're interested, go grab a copy!) Zhou Yufeng, a corporate CEO, unexpectedly returns to 1983, an era of planned economies and feeling one's way across the river by touching the stones. With his lovely wife wanting a divorce and his younger brother and sister struggling to get by, watch as he turns the business world upside down and changes 130.9kReads9.3Score16.1kShelves
32. 1182 元 The Nascent Soul Ancestor Becomes a Security Guard 元婴老祖当保安 Mysteries of the Stars星辰玄妙Urban2.3M WordsCompleted He is the only Nascent Soul Ancestor in the Age of Declining Dharma, yet he chose to seal his cultivation and become a lowly security guard in a bustling city. Li Qingfeng had stood at the pinnacle of the cultivation world a thousand years ago. To break through to the Deity Transformation realm, he sealed his cultivation and plunged into the mortal world. By day, he is "Old Li," the cheerful security guard at the Shengshi Huating residential complex. He patrols, watches the gates, settles disput 451Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A Nascent Soul cultivator disguised as a neighborhood security guard finds enlightenment amidst the mundane world – this contrasting setting is incredibly satisfying! Li Qingfeng appears ordinary, but his daily routine of mediating neighborhood disputes and catching thieves is filled with moments of effortless skill, effortlessly breaking formations and defeating enemies with a flick of his finger – a classic example of playing dumb to outwit his opponent. The novel cleverly blends urban life with the undercurrents of cultivation, featuring vivid and lively supporting characters and a layered foreshadowing system. It offers both humorous and relatable daily interactions and a grander scope encompassing the resurgence of spiritual energy and crises in other worlds. The clash between the patriarch's transcendent mindset and ordinary life perfectly embodies the profound wisdom of "great seclusion in the city," making it an irresistible urban cultivation masterpiece.

33. 1183 末 Apocalypse: More Children, More Blessings, Starting with the Aloof Class Belle 末世：多子多福，从高冷班花开始 Ate a Lemon吃了柠檬Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.2M WordsCompleted [Invincible + zombie apocalypse + more children, more blessings + tons of female characters + ruthless and decisive + profits above all] When the apocalypse arrived and zombies broke out, Liu Yang and the aloof class beauty were trapped in a room together. The girl who used to barely give Liu Yang the time of day could now only kneel and beg to cling to him! That's when Liu Yang awakened the more children, more blessings System and gained powerful abilities. From then on, he rose to the top of t 52kReads8.5Score4.6kShelves
34. 1184 表 Rejected After Confessing to the Campus Beauty, I Get a Marriage Proposal from Her Best Friend 表白校花被拒，我被校花闺蜜求婚 Autumn Waters, Lasting Love秋水长情Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Rejected from the start + gorgeous older sister + super-sweet romance] Lin Yu transmigrates to a parallel world and returns to college, where he confesses to the campus belle. Lin Yu: “Campus belle, will you be my girlfriend?” The campus belle remains expressionless. Another desperate simp? Her goal is to marry into a wealthy family. “Sorry, we’re not right for each other.” Just as Lin Yu is secretly delighted by his failure, a stunning older woman approaches the campus belle. “Hey, handsome, d 8.4kReads9.0Score963Shelves
35. 1185 都 The Urban Underworld: Power and Influence 都市江湖：权势滔天 A Child at Heart家有童心Urban2.0M WordsOngoing The short drama of the same name premieres on January 4, 2026, at 10 a.m. on Hongguo Short Drama: Urban Underworld: Power Overwhelming Chen Yi had never met his biological father. Then one day, his parents were summoned to school, and he watched helplessly as his teacher was beaten badly enough to end up in the hospital... 14kReads9.0Score443Shelves

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    The name isn't great, but the content is pretty good.

36. 1186 全 Hidden Chain Skills All Over My Body, So Tanky Nobody Can Figure It Out 全身隐性链技，肉到看不懂 You Jie游界Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Wish-fulfillment + lighthearted + hilarious + academy story + ingenious moves + supernatural powers + shameless troublemaker + face-slapping] Are people who gain latent chain skills, or supernatural abilities, heaven's cherished children? Then what does that make me, with a whole body full of latent chain skills? I even start at max level, and all my chain skills can be strengthened without limit! I am so tough that even gods and demons despair! What? You want to target me? You have an armor-pi 625Reads7.9Score109Shelves

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    A chubby, purebred boy who's a master at tricking his nanny—hilarious non-stop laughs

37. 1187 为 You Divorced Me for Fame and Fortune, Now You Cry as I Make the Diva a Star 为名利和我离婚，我捧红天后你哭什么 One Hundred Thousand Words十万字Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Also known as: After Our Divorce, I Became the Pop Queen's Personal Assistant [Showbiz + One Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life] Right after divorcing his celebrity wife, Lin Zhou unexpectedly became the personal assistant to a rising pop queen. Just then, his memories from transmigrating came back, and Lin Zhou naturally began plagiarizing works from his past life. And so, the legendary man behind the pop queen finally made his entrance! His ex-wife, a second-tier singer: “Lin Zhou is 26.5kReads8.6Score2.8kShelves
38. 1188 谍 The Little Spy's Rise to Power 谍战小特务的逆袭 Winter Isn't Hot冬天不热Urban2.8M WordsCompleted He is the lowest-ranking undercover agent in the Military Statistics Bureau, yet he can spot Japanese spies in a vast crowd. He is also an expert operative, infiltrating enemy-occupied territory to assassinate traitors who sell out their country and vanish without a trace. Because: “Scanning Eye” in operation... 187.4kReads9.5Score20.5kShelves

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    A rare masterpiece

39. 1189 老 This Old Servant Loves Immortal Maidens, Finds Joy in Cultivation, and Calls Himself Emperor 老奴爱仙子，修行乐逍遥，称帝王 College King带专大王Eastern Fantasy498k WordsOngoing A hundred-year-old steward, too, wants to make the most of this dazzling, magnificent, splendid world of cultivation. And so, the Heartthrob System arrives. (The synopsis isn’t doing it justice, so head to the main story.) 40.9kReads8.5Score4.5kShelves
40. 1190 直 Livestream: I'm Really Not a Taoist Master 直播：我真不是道门大佬 Little Panda小熊猫Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Qin Hao was a Daoist priest in his previous life. After transmigrating, he discovered that he was a Daoist priest in this life too. From the start, he had a dilapidated temple, and had to rely on the mountains for everything! This was a parallel world where the Daoist faith had become little more than a legend and had nearly disappeared. But Qin Hao unexpectedly obtained the Daoist Venerable System, giving him the chance to revive the Daoist faith and restore its former glory! “Ding! Congratulat 7.9kReads8.3Score815Shelves
41. 1191 快 Quick Transmigration: So Frustrating! The Male Lead Keeps Breaking the Plot 快穿：气哭！男主又又又崩剧情了 Sweet Watermelon甜甜西瓜Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Sweet romance, one-on-one] For the sake of the ultimate delicacy, Yun Qing agreed to bind herself to a System and play the vicious female supporting character. She followed the plot to the letter, but then... The domineering CEO no longer wanted to chase his wife after losing her. He only wanted to cling to the unforgettable girl who got away. The movie star no longer wanted to flaunt his romance with a newcomer. He only wanted to make his relationship with the award-winning actress official an 70.3kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves

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    Ugh, this is the shackle that keeps me from being unable to live without tomatoes 😢😢😢😢😢

42. 1192 女 A Star Helps Me Cultivate Immortality, So I Send Her to Heaven 女星助我修仙，我送女星上天 White-Robed Blacksmith白衣铁匠Urban694k WordsCompleted [Satisfying power fantasy + evil protagonist + no beating around the bush + ruthless and decisive + Hollywood actresses + horror movies] After transmigrating to a parallel-world Hollywood, Cao Kun gains the power to choose a Righteous or Evil Cultivation System. Choose the Righteous Cultivation System, and you have to gather spiritual energy, exorcise evil, do good deeds, and build merit. You can’t just go around killing people. Choose the Evil Cultivation System, and you need to gather evil ene 8.5kReads7.5Score665Shelves

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    My reading habits are quite unconventional. I can't stand the slightest bit of frustration, intellectual dullness, or unpleasantness. So, of all the books I've read, only these few have I actually finished.

43. 1193 妖 Demons Run Amok, and I’m Reborn as a Sacred Mountain 妖魔乱世，我重生成了一座神山 Man with Eight Kidneys八个肾的男人Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Behind-the-scenes protagonist + Management + Ensemble cast + Decisive and ruthless + Character growth] After transmigrating to a fantasy world ravaged by demons, Li Yue is reborn as a mountain. A group of refugees live at its foot. When demons attack, he steps in and saves them. They then revere him as a mountain god and begin worshipping him. The refugees offer him the prey they catch, praying for the mountain god's protection. Li Yue returns their kindness by blessing them and helping them gr 11.1kReads8.6Score738Shelves
44. 1194 剑 Sword Immortal: Song Forms as the Lead, Poetry as the Move 剑仙：词牌作引，诗句为招 Yu Qingqiu予青秋Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [The comic adaptation of this novel is now available on Hongguo.] [Lighthearted comedy + poetic tune titles + poetry + sword immortal] Rumor has it that the Ji Sword Immortal, who rejected Xie Zheng, the foremost qin player of Qinyuan, has three famous swords: "Snow in the Mist," "Green Jade Table," and "Nian Nu Jiao..." 10.9kReads8.0Score1kShelves

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    Of the thousands of books on my bookshelf, these ten are the only ones whose titles I can recall the plot of—one in eight hundred, I suppose.

45. 1195 何 Why Not Sail Together 何不同舟渡 Xian Yuke羡鱼珂Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted "The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten 143kReads9.7Score106.8kShelves
46. 1196 癫EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 337.3kReads9.8Score47.3kShelves
47. 1197 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
48. 1198 港 Hong Kong Films: Three Years in Prison! Boss Jingkun Has Been Killed 港片：苦窑三年！大佬靓坤被杀了 Half a Bowl of Qingbuliang半碗清补凉Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [Wish Fulfillment + Hong Kong Crime Drama Crossover + Multiple Heroines + Ruthless and Decisive] “Three years, then another three years? When my grandpa died, I was undercover in prison. It was Boss Keung who kept vigil and carried the funeral banner for him. Now my boss has been killed. I don’t care if I live or die. I’m going to make you all pay!” The day before his release from prison, Li Qing received the devastating news that Boss Keung had been killed. As an undercover cop, he finally went 1.9kReads9.0Score247Shelves
49. 1199 锦EN The Elite Enforcer: Signing In for the Wind God Leg 锦衣卫当差，开局签到风神腿 Eastern Lone Dragon东方孤龙Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted A short drama adaptation is now available under the title The Brocade Guards Rule the World. [Decisive and ruthless] [The martial world and the imperial court] [Solving crimes through deduction] [Political scheming] He transmigrates to the high-martial Great Chu dynasty and becomes a low-ranking officer in the Brocade Guards. On his first day on the job, he obtains the Crime-Crushing System. Whether he captures great villains of the martial world or solves major cases, he receives rewards such a 39.6kReads8.8Score2.7kShelves

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    I wouldn't dare say it's good, just readable. It completely depends on personal taste. Sometimes everything I read is garbage, but other times even a terrible book can help me pass the time. I hope this solves your reading slump.

50. 1200 八 At Eight, I Act Like a Little Big Shot, and the Whole Internet Adores Me 八岁厅里厅气的我被全网爱戴 Dreaming Again又在做梦Urban1.2M WordsCompleted An unexpected transmigration turns him into an eight-year-old orphan, with the protagonist’s template from the start! To earn rewards from the System, he joins the “Rising Star Youth Class.” His self-introduction turns into a work report, making the whole internet think he’s the standard official’s-son type! Lin Li: “We must keep the Youth Class’s lights shining, do its work well, foster its fine traditions, and guard its doors!” Netizens: “Why does this kid sound like an official from the burea 7.5kReads9.0Score639Shelves

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