Humanity’s Survival: Keep Upgrading Your Base 全民求生，需要不断升级基地

1. 351 地 Cave Survival: From the Start, My Food Supply Is Multiplied Thirtyfold 地窟求生：开局三十倍食物增幅 Black-Switch Keyboard Warrior黑轴键盘侠Sports1.8M WordsCompleted [Slice of Life] One day, billions of people woke up in a world of underground caves. Chen Yu awakened his inner foodie from the start. And so began his adventure of using food as bait to exploit everyone around him. While everyone else in the world struggled to survive, Chen Yu had already amassed a fortune, enjoyed the worship of the masses, and become the great demon king of the underground world, with the kings of its various nations dancing to his tune. 1.1kReads8.0Score105Shelves
2. 352 诡 The Strange Fog Descends, and I See Through Every Opportunity 诡雾降临，我洞穿一切机缘 Riding a Little Bird to the Sky骑着小鸟上天Sports686k WordsCompleted [Global] [Survival] [Eerie] [Leveling] [Lighthearted] From the start, all he has is a dilapidated little cabin and an awakened talent. In a fog-shrouded world overrun by the Eerie, he explores for resources, upgrades his shelter, and fights monsters to level up and get everything he needs! With his “Information Alerts,” Shang Tianliang can see all the resources in advance. Using his information advantage, he levels up at a breakneck pace! “You don’t have to thank me so much. Just be more careful 2.6kReads8.2Score170Shelves
3. 353 地 Cave Survival: From the Start, Sign-In Rewards Bring Hundredfold Critical Hits! 地窟求生：开局签到，百倍暴击！ Yao Huohuo姚火火火Sports1.3M WordsCompleted While people across the world are trapped underground, struggling to survive, Lin He has already become the King of the Caves, thanks to his SSSSS-rank talent: sign-in from the start and hundredfold critical hits! 828Reads5.5Score116Shelves
4. 354 开EN A God-Tier Hidden Skill from the Start! I've Seen Through Everything 开局神级隐藏技能！我已看透一切 Thin Porridge Shizhou稀粥世洲Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow] [Lighthearted and Funny] [No Female Lead] [Livestream] [Feel-Good] Left Cheng'an was pulled into a world survival game and awakened the game's only god-tier skill, "True Sight"! From then on, he could see the other side of the game! A branch lay by the roadside. Ordinary players: "What's this thing underfoot? Get it out of the way!" What Left Cheng'an saw: [A locust branch loved by the imprisoned Eight-Legged Countess. Give it to her and you can get the quest item, "Secret Room K 69.4kReads8.7Score7.5kShelves

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   I can't get enough of it! [Facepalm][facepalm]

5. 355 开 A Heirloom Jade Seal from the Start: From Building a Village to Founding a Nation 开局一个传国玉玺，从建村到建国 White-Clad Reincarnation白衣轮回Sports1.4M WordsCompleted [Massively multiplayer online game] [Lord] [No System] [Ruthless] [Slow burn] [Steady development] [Maxed-out luck] (A historical mash-up featuring civil officials and military generals from every dynasty, including characters from historical romances. The dynasty featured here is entirely new.) Qin Yu is reborn before the game launches. Starting as the village chief of a tiny player settlement, he rises to become the ruler of A New World! Emperor Zhou: “I have Eunuch Zhao, Prime Minister Qin, G 7.3kReads8.2Score603Shelves
6. 356 全 Global Lord: Without Troops, How Can I Make a Name for Myself? 全民领主：没有兵种我拿什么立足 I Look Like a Rapp我长得像一个rappSports1.0M WordsCompleted Billions of people descend upon the Godfall Continent. Everyone becomes a lord and takes part in the struggle for supremacy. Building armies, plundering resources, and the law of the jungle, where the strong prey on the weak, are the order of the day. But Su Lige can't build any military structures. All he can rely on are four starting peasants and a golden legendary building... With no army and no soldiers, how can he conquer the continent? How can he defend his territory? As his strength grows 959Reads8.1Score105Shelves
7. 357 从 Starting at the Cheater's Tavern, I Deceive the Gods! 从骗子酒馆开始，欺诈诸神！ No Admiring at Dusk日暮不赏Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing [A satisfying power fantasy + mind-bending twists + reversals + slow burn + battles of wits + nonstop thrills] When people all over the world were “kidnapped” and locked in a prison, they were forced to take part in a game of death. In this game, only the winners had the right to survive. Su Yang received the talent “Call Your Enemy Dad” from the start. [Call Your Enemy Dad: After activation, if you make another “player” call Su Yang “Dad,” you can control their actions.] But when the talent fai 48kReads8.6Score4.1kShelves
8. 358 真 Real Doomsday Game: The Age of Calamity 真实末日游戏：灾厄纪元 Nameless Sanhua散华无名Sports459k WordsOngoing [PS: This is a pure comedy novel, written just for fun. Some minor details won’t be too carefully researched, and the character relationships may not be handled all that well. If it’s not to your taste, please go easy on me.] A wasteland ravaged by disaster and radiation, with twisted, blasphemous mutants covering the continent; people in settlements struggling to survive; cyberpunk cities awash in material excess... “Go on, give them a show!” Mo Ya told his players. “WAAAAAGH!!!” “Blood for the 27Reads7.2Score—Shelves
9. 359 求 Survival World: From the Start, I Inherit a Haunted Cabin in the Woods 求生世界：开局继承林间鬼屋 The Storytelling Fish讲故事的鱼Sports1.7M WordsCompleted [Everyone Struggles to Survive + Lordly Rivalry + Farming and Development + Another World] As the world teeters on the brink of collapse, will you choose to be a laid-back nobody, content to stay in your own corner? Or become a Demon King who rules the world? Or perhaps... risk everything to save it? The protagonist transmigrates to another world and inherits a haunted house in the woods from the start! He gains three ghostly companions! Ghost Maid: Master, your coffee is ready. Undead Kn 1.8kReads8.1Score126Shelves
10. 360 蛮 Surviving the Savage Wilderness with a Critical Hit Talent 蛮荒求生，我有暴击天赋 Goldfish Cocoa金鱼可可Sports505k WordsCompleted Everyone transmigrates to a wild, primitive world and struggles to survive. From the start, all you have is a broken shovel, yet you can dig up an empire. Ling Feng awakens a critical-hit talent. “Hunt a hare +3. Tenfold critical-hit bonus triggered: hare +30, strength +10.” “Gather stone +1. Hundredfold critical-hit bonus triggered: stone +100 units!” “Enter the Bronze Age. Thousandfold critical-hit bonus triggered: 1,000 units of bronze ore and one council hall upgrade blueprint!” While everyo 2.7kReads7.6Score137Shelves
11. 361 农 An Ambitious Country Boy's Life in Ancient Times 农家小子的古代上进日常 The Hibernating Donkey冬眠中的驴Historical6.2M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into the body of a farmer's son in ancient times, a poor student had no choice but to embark on the long road of the imperial examinations to improve his family's life. He sought neither wealth and status nor a high salary or lofty office in this life. All he wanted was to protect his family and give them a peaceful life. 41.3kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
12. 362 全 Cards for Everyone: I'm a Red Card Player from the Closed Beta 全民卡牌：我是内测红卡玩家 Vow to the Light誓约光明Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Everyone Thinks Strategically] + [Cards] + [Heroes Vie for Supremacy] + [Yu-Gi-Oh!-Inspired] + [Twelve Talismans] + [Game Invasion] + [Fishing] + [One Heroine] A rain of cards ushered humanity into the Age of Cards. On top of a building, a young man fiddling with a red card spreads his arms to welcome it. Welcome to the age of Card Masters! The next moment, countless white cards and a handful of green ones rain from the sky. A voice rings out above them. “[Card Domain] has officially logged in 117.1kReads8.6Score7kShelves
13. 363 我 I Have a Joker Card 我有一张小丑牌 Azure Company蔚蓝公司Urban2.2M WordsCompleted They say that on the day some people turn eighteen, the gods grant them a playing card with a supernatural ability. There are 52 playing cards and 52 different abilities. Those who receive a supernatural playing card are allowed to attend the best ability-user school. The campus belle: “I have the Queen of Spades. I can conjure all kinds of weapons!” The rich kid: “My dad has the Jack of Diamonds. He can get unlimited money!” Meanwhile, somewhere, a boy took his own playing card and used all 52 157.1kReads8.9Score24.4kShelves
14. 364 木 Raft Survival: I Have a Sign-In System 木筏求生：我有签到系统 Sakuta Azusagawa梓川咲太Sports529k WordsCompleted The moment he opens his eyes, the whole world has entered the Age of the Ocean! From the start, all he has is a book, a hook, and a wooden raft! He activates the sign-in System! Sign in for one day and receive a Mythic Sea King's Trident! Sign in for one month and receive a Mythic Cruiser! Sign in for one year and gain the allegiance of a mermaid clan! “Hey, wake up! If you don't figure out how to get food today, you'll starve to death!” 842Reads7.5Score100Shelves
15. 365 木 Raft Survival: From the Start, I Sign In for a Divine-Grade Hook 木筏求生：开局签到神级甩钩 Su Jinxin苏瑾歆Sports161k WordsCompleted Everyone across the globe is forcibly transported to a raft world, where they begin a campaign to conquer the seas! A raft and a fishing hook from the start… With scarce supplies, terrifying sharks and sea monsters, fellow survivors with hidden agendas, and unpredictable weather… Lin Bei is lucky enough to activate the Sign-In System! Sign in on day one and get a divine fishing hook! Sign in on day two and get Xi Xiaoshi! Sign in on day three and get the Fangtian Halberd! While the rest of the 27Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Recommendation rating: 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A good read that isn't mindless. My first book.

16. 366 权 The Pinnacle of Power: Rising to the Top from a Township Cadet 权力巅峰：从乡镇选拔生开始逆袭 Having a Blast Lately最近很嗨皮Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Zhong Zhenfei comes from a poor family. He has no connections or background, doesn’t smoke or drink, and hasn’t been reborn. Yet after passing the civil service exam, he surges ahead in the political arena and ultimately rises to the top. —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 367 逆 The Reverse Maze 逆位迷宫 Peng Pai彭湃Urban1.7M WordsOngoing On the day of his eighteenth birthday, Bai Ze's life begins a countdown. Survive or perish: that is the choice. // Three lives, six paths, a mist-shrouded maze. Nothing is harder than choosing one's fate. 92.3kReads9.5Score7.3kShelves
18. 368 徒 Hiking Livestream: A Fact-Checking Team Has Me in Its Sights from the Start 徒步直播：开局被打假团队盯上了 Brother Ming铭哥哥啊Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Livestream + System + hilarious comedy + bullet-comment culture + cutting-edge technology + multiple female supporting characters] Lin Chen transmigrates into an outdoor livestreamer hiking National Highway 318, and the action begins from the start! His skin absorbs solar energy, granting him the Shadowless Kick of Foshan, which he uses to kick an off-road vehicle! On the road, Lin Chen casually sings songs that shoot straight to the top of the charts. His drone-like livestreaming phone attract 6.3kReads9.0Score714Shelves
19. 369 灾 Survive the Cataclysm: From the Start, Ocean Sign-In Rewards Are Multiplied by a Hundred 灾变求生:开局海洋签到百倍增幅 I'm a Chef我是厨子Sports1.1M WordsCompleted A mysterious force descended upon Blue Star, bringing catastrophe to the entire world. First, the oceans swallowed the globe. Then countless volcanoes erupted amid earthquakes, the ancient past awakened, insectoids attacked, and alien civilizations launched their invasions. Humanity on Blue Star was plunged into endless disasters. This mysterious force turned the apocalypse into a game, giving mankind a chance to survive. Lin Sheng was reborn to the beginning of the cataclysm and acquired a sign 935Reads7.5Score104Shelves
20. 370 光 Light Is the Bond, Born Toward the Sun 光是纽带，向阳而生 Mu Yangren木杨人Anime Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted An Ultraman-inspired fanfiction with [an original setting + a realistic bent + no power fantasy + no harem + no invincible protagonist + a coming-of-age, healing journey]. [This is a story, not a wish-fulfillment novel about the male lead. Please don’t read it from a power-fantasy perspective. Thank you.] [When the light chooses someone who is insecure, socially anxious, has trouble communicating, and tends toward isolation, will it heal him or make him despair?] Ever since an aurora appeared in 11.5kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
21. 371 领 Lord Survival: I Can Keep Upgrading 领主求生：我能够不断升级 kaputunSports108k WordsOngoing [Lordship + Survival + Dungeons + Leveling Up + Cheats + Multiple Unit Types + Development] The Age of Lords has begun! This is a war that grows ever more brutal in the struggle to survive! Li Xuan comes from another world and transmigrates again and again. Unlike everyone else, he can upgrade both units and items! Let’s see how he conquers this cruel world and claims dominion! —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 372 五 Fifty Yuan to Survive on a Deserted Island: The Strongest King of the Wild 五十块钱海岛求生，最强荒野之王 Jing's Angel Daddy婧天使爸比Urban1.2M WordsCompleted "Island survival + cozy everyday life" Lu Yu transmigrates to a parallel world and resolutely joins Tiger Shark Live’s “50-Yuan Island Survival” competition to pay for his aunt’s medical treatment. Survive on a deserted island for one month and you’ll receive a million-yuan prize. Last three months and the prize money jumps straight to five million. The contestant who lasts to the very end and wins the competition will receive a reward of 300 million yuan… Top-tier stars, famous streamers, and o 12.3kReads8.7Score828Shelves

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    These are all good. [Kissing emoji]

23. 373 国 National Fate: From the Start, I Randomly Draw Shennong 国运：开局随机神农氏 Ten Thousand Keys Fired at Once万键齐发Urban646k WordsCompleted The end of the world arrives on Blue Star, and the National Destiny Game descends! Two hundred countries around the world randomly select citizens to enter the National Destiny Game, fight for their countries, and defend their borders! Jiang Yan is selected as one of the players and awakens the [Divine Hint System], which lets him see hidden information! His starting profession is chosen at random, and he becomes the only player with the hidden profession of Shennong! A little thorny vine he pla 1.3kReads8.5Score108Shelves
24. 374 大 The Big Hippo Family 大河马家 Ink Dyed Jiangnan墨染了江南Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsOngoing [Family clan + mortal cultivation + farming + not a power fantasy] Among the teeming masses and beneath the boundless Great Dao, demons run rampant across the Tian Xuan Continent, slaughtering all under heaven. Clans also rise everywhere, protecting the people. Ma Chao Feng wields a Red Dust Sword, battles peerless prodigies, and concocts astonishing pills. He covets a gentleman's wealth and delights in beautiful scenery. Can he lead the Heng Lang Ma Clan to triumph over its rivals, stand proudl 6.9kReads8.2Score432Shelves
25. 375 寻 In Search of the Immortal Dao 寻觅仙道 At Dawn by the Azure Sea, at Dusk in Cangwu朝碧海暮苍梧Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted A family cultivation novel with a business-building and farming focus. Since ancient times, why have people pursued immortality? How many dry bones lie scattered here? Is it better to live forever alone, or to set out on a journey with others? Should you become a great stone, enduring for eternity, or a summer cicada, living life to the fullest and singing in your own unique voice? Cultivation isn't all fighting and killing. It can also be about navigating the ways of the world. 885Reads6.3Score100Shelves
26. 376 诡 Surviving the Strange: The Goddess Favors Me from the Start 诡秘求生：开局我被女神眷顾 General Fanfan凡凡大将军Urban141k WordsOngoing [Global Survival] + [Lord of the Mysteries] + [No Female Lead] + [Luck] + [Decisive and Ruthless] [No Romance] At midnight, the bells rang out. When everyone opened their eyes again, they had appeared in this unfamiliar world. Black fog swirled all around. Apart from the sound of the wind, only the howls of unknown creatures reached their ears. Outside the fog, mysterious creatures lurked. Within it, the pressure to survive pressed in. It seemed the only person they could rely on was themselves. —Reads—Score320Shelves

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    To be honest, it's a new book; you should check it out.

27. 377 全 Global Genesis: Create the Primordial World from the Start 全球创世：开局创造洪荒世界 Half-Ton Fatso半吨重的大胖Urban750k WordsOngoing Chen Yu transmigrates into a world where everyone is a creator. When people turn sixteen, they awaken a World Seed and begin creating worlds. A person's strength and status are determined by the rank of their world. Many people rack their brains trying to figure out how to create a powerful world, but end up following the same old formulas, recreating worlds that others have already made. Chen Yu, however, has countless novels and myths in his mind. So from the very beginning, Chen Yu decides to 1.1kReads8.3Score107Shelves

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    These are all pretty awesome survival stories; you should definitely check them out.

28. 378 全 Global Lord: The Empress Comes Knocking Late at Night for Her Tribute 全民领主：女皇深夜上门求公粮 Eating a Big, Big, Big Tomato吃个大大大番茄Sports492k WordsCompleted Everyone transmigrates! While everyone else starts with dragons and angels, Ye Chen draws only the F-rank [Farmer] talent and is mocked for not surviving three days. But he activates the unique SSS-rank talent [Divine Farm]! While others risk their lives for a bite to eat, his [Energy Potatoes] have already cornered the market and driven S-rank big shots to bankruptcy! While others are overwhelmed by beast hordes, his [Peashooters] and [Explosive Cherries] are already armed to the teeth! While a 70Reads—Score100Shelves

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    These two books, about survival, stockpiling supplies, and building territory, are very good.

29. 379 军 Warlord: Rising from the Northwestern Frontier to Crush the Great Powers 军阀：从西北边陲崛起，横扫列强 Young Master Yi Chen逸辰公子Historical2.9M WordsOngoing [Warlords] [Republican Era] [System] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Not mindless] Su Zhengyang transmigrates to a world resembling Republican-era China. Warlords have risen everywhere, heroes battle for supremacy, and the foreign powers eye the vast land of China hungrily. By chance, Su Zhengyang activates the Super Warlord System, which can provide all kinds of supplies and military equipment. Armed with a single letter of appointment, Su Zhengyang builds his power step by step, starting in a small 203Reads8.5Score—Shelves
30. 380 全 Mecha for All: I Have a Pair of Data-Driven Mechanical Eyes 全民机甲：我有一双数据机械眼 Dao Dao Dao刀刀刀Sports311k WordsOngoing When they wake up, billions of people find themselves on an unknown planet, each becoming a mecha pilot. Everyone starts with a base and chooses their own mecha from among tens of thousands of mechanical crates. On this unknown planet, they must survive, explore, and upgrade their mecha. For some reason, though, Ge Yuanming finds a pair of mechanical eyes displaying data before him. “Mechanical Wolf Spider, Level 5, prospecting-type unmanned mecha, status: exploring, functions: mineral prospecti 36Reads7.3Score—Shelves
31. 381 真 Detective Dayong 真探大用 A Tiger Snatched Along the Way顺手牵虎Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Volume Two of “The Young Cop's Big Cases.” The first volume follows Du Dayong's growth, while the second chronicles his brilliant detective work. The first volume alone shows how the author keeps a story of over two million characters consistent and engaging, packed with substance and no filler. The cases in the second volume are even more gripping, and its quality is sure to surpass the first. 19.2kReads9.6Score3.2kShelves
32. 382 全 Global Lord: The Campus Belle Begs for My Holy Water 全民领主：校花跪求我的圣水 If I Don't Update, I Lose不更新算我输Eastern Fantasy288k WordsCompleted Ye Chen, a high school senior, transmigrates to the Boundless Continent along with his entire class. From the start, he awakens an F-rank talent, [Farm Work], and is mocked by everyone. The class monitor vows to tear his home down. The school belle sneers, “We’re no longer from the same world.” But in the very next moment, Ye Chen’s talent activates hidden information and transforms into the one and only SSS-rank [Divine Farm]! He digs wells, controls prices, enslaves prodigies, and builds the 14Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 383 百 You Need a Combat Rating of 100 to Break 100 Million. Am I Qualified Yet? 百级战力才破亿，请问我合格了吗 Salty Fish Chen咸鱼晨Sports4.9M WordsOngoing Also known as: A 100% Drop Rate for Killing Monsters, and You Think You Can Beat My Luck? [Game Stats + No Female Lead + Power Fantasy + Building a Faction + War Between a Hundred Nations + Battle of the Ten Thousand Races] Seven billion people from over a hundred countries were transported to the world of gods and demons, embarking on a journey of evolution. In his previous life, Ye Chuyun spent ten years struggling in that world. Now he has been reborn on the very day he first transmigrated. Y 45.9kReads8.4Score4.2kShelves
34. 384 邪 Evil God Moran! 邪神墨然！ Three Winds 11三风11Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted Why does the headless ghost in the hospital keep praying at midnight? Why does the skin-stealing ghost in the desolate mountain village wail without stopping? And why does the long-haired female ghost in the studio apartment shriek in the middle of the night? None of this is a distortion of human nature, much less a collapse of morality. It’s just that… someone’s having an episode! In an age when horror has returned and vengeful ghosts run rampant, Bai Yuan, dressed in a hospital gown, smiled ca 154.1kReads9.3Score16.1kShelves
35. 385 全 Everyone Is a Lord: From the Start, My Talent Increases Everything a Hundredfold 全民领主，开局天赋百倍增幅 One-Click Restore一键还原Sports299k WordsOngoing [Steady Growth, Slow Burn, Invincible, Unconventional Online Game] Ye Chen transmigrates by accident into a battlefield where countless lords vie for supremacy, and awakens an SSS-rank talent that grants a hundredfold increase to all rewards! Slay monsters, get a hundredfold increase; gather resources, get a hundredfold increase; open treasure chests, get a hundredfold increase... Ye Chen charges ahead, reaping vast resources as his territory rapidly expands. While other lords are still carefull 4Reads8.7Score—Shelves
36. 386 全 Global Lord: Am I the Only One with a Fallen Empire? 全民领主：唯独我是堕落帝国？ World-Destroying Emperor灭世大帝Urban1.1M WordsCompleted This is a cruel age. When the War Game descended, it decreed that every race across countless planes must become a game lord upon reaching adulthood and join the meat grinder of the war between races. Yet Gao Qiang stares at the type of territory he’s been given, lost in thought. [Fallen Empire] [This empire stood at the pinnacle long before any known nation. They once possessed everything. They once knew everything. Until they grew tired of it all, becoming lazy and decadent. But! They are powe 30.5kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves

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    It was incredibly fun! Although I was initially drawn in by the title, I couldn't stop reading. The protagonist in the first game might seem a bit dim-witted, but... Well, he's a newcomer after all. Just like us, we're taught to obey the law, but if we were thrown into a world without laws (like a post-apocalyptic world), even we wouldn't be able to immediately change the habits instilled in us by our long-standing upbringing. The protagonist received a normal education, but the force he took over was an unorthodox one.

37. 387 网 Floating Island Survival: I Built a Floating Continent 网游浮岛求生我打造了浮空大陆 Lettuce That Won't Cook Through煮不熟的生菜Sports1.4M WordsCompleted [Everyone Transmigrates] [Floating Islands] [Online Game] [Lord] [Survival] Everyone transmigrates to floating islands, a world where they must survive on the islands and endure both bitter cold and scorching heat. This is a world where Lords lead troops into battle. To obtain more daily necessities and weapons, they must lead their forces to challenge monsters and defend against enemy invasions. This is the story of a novice commander who uses overwhelming troop strength to crush veteran comman 4.7kReads8.3Score299Shelves
38. 388 抗 The Blood of the War Against Japan Has Yet to Cool 抗日之血仍未冷 Warm Winter温暖的冬天Urban2.4M WordsCompleted Special forces soldier Ye Dalong transmigrates to the blazing battlefields of the War of Resistance Against Japan, starting from the thrilling Battle of Nanjing. With his bloodline awakened, he ranges across the vast battlefields of the war, striking terror into the Japanese invaders. Old soldiers never die, and their blood still runs hot. 7.1kReads8.7Score638Shelves
39. 389 末 Apocalypse: The Flame Rises 末世：薪火崛起 Li Haha Yo梨哈哈哟Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing In the ancient era, emperors and sovereigns vanished into the river of history. The myriad Dao fell into turmoil, the gods of the heavens wailed, and no one could become an emperor. In the Primordial Era, supreme emperors defied Heaven and attained the imperial realm, but their glory was fleeting. In the end, the universe's age of spiritual desolation arrived, the myriad Dao fell silent, and all living beings and cultivators fell into a forced slumber. As the years passed, time buried everything 53.5kReads8.7Score3.3kShelves
40. 390 穿 Transmigrated to the Front Lines of the War of Resistance to Kill Every Japanese Invader 穿越抗战第一线杀光小鬼子 I Am for Humanity我为人族Historical346k WordsOngoing Unlimited power fantasy + clever protagonist + independent growth + strategy and tactics + ruthless monster-slayer Every inch of our land is soaked in blood. A hundred thousand young men join the army. Kill! Kill! Kill! To the people, he is General Xiao. To both the Communists and the Nationalists, he is Madman Xiao. To the Japanese, he is the Demon Xiao. To the accursed emperor, he is Butcher Xiao. Xiao Zong is a frontline soldier in the war against Japan. His life's goal is to kill every Japan —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 391 废 The Wasteland Era 废土纪元 Lord of the Great White大白之主Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Sixty years ago, a natural disaster changed the human world forever. Species evolved at a breakneck pace, and humanity retreated behind the walls, struggling to survive. Three years ago, his father disappeared and was branded a traitor to humanity. His younger sister became a blood-drinking infected, hunted by everyone. Two young souls struggled to survive in a slum rife with violence and crime. A lockdown put his sister at risk of being exposed. Gu Chen had no choice but to get blood on his han 5.7kReads9.0Score793Shelves
42. 392 四 A Carefree Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之淡然生活 A Little Jiangshi Who Likes Maotai爱喝茅台的小僵尸Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted Zhang Haoran, an upstanding young man living in the 21st century, accidentally falls off a cliff and transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard in a parallel world. See how a modern young man makes a life for himself in a new family and a different era. First time writing, so go easy on me! Thanks so much~ 13.9kReads7.9Score540Shelves
43. 393 全 Everyone's Gameified, but I'm the Only One with a Unique Class 全民游戏化，只有我唯一职业 Happy Orange开心橙子Sports668k WordsOngoing Online game + Beast-taming + Global transmigration + Base-building + Rare professions battle it out + Survival game Spirit beast raising × strategic survival × profession gameplay! Anything can be tamed! Nature spirits, beast spirits, artifact spirits, even conceptual spirits! Overnight, four billion people were thrown into the brutal game world of "Survival for All." Hunger, monsters, traps: there's only one rule for staying alive. Plunder, or be plundered! Chu Xingyun awakened the Golden Eyes 1.1kReads8.6Score—Shelves

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44. 394 末 Apocalypse Legion: Gunslingers or Minutemen? 末世军团：枪手？义勇军？ Shoelaces Never Stay Tied鞋带系不紧Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted [Zombie Apocalypse, Commander, Battlefield, Hardcore, No Supernatural Abilities, System, Morally Gray] Welcome to [Divine War]. Your mission is to survive in this apocalyptic world filled with zombies and mutated creatures, grow stronger, gather resources, and establish your own faction. But you are not alone. In this apocalyptic world, there are hundreds of thousands of other participants like you. Be careful: not all of them are friendly. Do your best to survive and become the king of the worl 241Reads7.5Score—Shelves
45. 395 列 Train Survival: From the Start, I Get an Unbelievable Reward! 列车求生：开局获得逆天奖励！ Big Snail大蜗蜗蜗Sports1.3M WordsCompleted All of humanity is drawn into a game called Train Survival. The tracks stretch endlessly in every direction, with no one knowing where they lead. Various cars sit along the tracks: supply cars, trap cars, weapons cars... and perhaps cars containing... things of terrifying horror. Zhou Yun discovers that his rate-of-return golden finger still works. [Rate of Return]: 4,900% to positive infinity. [Risk]: Low [Recommendation]: Low risk, extremely high returns. Strongly recommended. As a merchant, a 21kReads7.4Score1.2kShelves
46. 396 全 A Nation of Warlords, and I Have a Modern Factory 全民大军阀，我有一座现代化工厂 The Vast Cosmos寰宇苍穹Sports231k WordsCompleted [Global]+ [Realistic MMORPG]+ [Passionate, gritty warfare]+ [Warlord clashes]+ [Randomly assigned starting territories]+ [Slaughtering the little R-japs]+ [Fear of insufficient firepower]+ [Patriotic host Chen Hao]+ [Large-scale and colossal army battles] In a parallel world, patriotic host Chen Hao is suspended after saying that the little R-japs deserved the earthquake! It’s as if the heavens sensed the injustice done to Chen Hao, because everyone on Blue Star is sent into the game world of Gl 1.8kReads6.4Score126Shelves
47. 397 海 Surviving on a Deserted Island: My Fishing System Means I Don’t Have to Farm 海岛求生：我有摸鱼系统不用种田 Yun Yun Yi Yun云云亦芸Sports1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance + growth-focused heroine + gamified survival + small team + adorable pets + monster fights and level-ups] When Gu Tiantian was murdered and left on the brink of death, she transmigrated into a survival game on a deserted island. She had nothing but a swimsuit from the start. Luckily, she was bound to a special Slacking System and received a top-tier beginner's chest. Monsters lurked throughout the jungle, and defeating them could earn her treasure chests. Her chests contained everyth 4.8kReads8.9Score755Shelves
48. 398 让 You Were Supposed to Become a Jianghu Boss, So How Did You End Up a Warlord? 让你当江湖大佬，你成了军阀？ Zoo Superstar动物园巨星Urban2.3M WordsCompleted (Republican era + warlords + martial world + high-octane action + slow burn!) In the seventeenth year of the Republic, the land of Guanzhong stretched for a thousand miles, scorched and barren, with not a single grain to harvest. A desperate man trudged across the cracked earth. When the Luo ran dry, the Xia fell; when the Yellow River ran dry, the Shang fell. Mountains collapsing and rivers drying up were omens of a dynasty's demise. Soldiers gone rogue, bandits, locusts. Zhao Ming looked up at 7kReads8.0Score374Shelves
49. 399 恐 The Great Horror Expedition 恐怖大拓荒 The One Who Hides His Edge藏锋人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse556k WordsCompleted [The Fourth Calamity] [Survival] [Madness] [Passionate] [No Golden Finger] It began on that night, when every human on Blue Star vanished for no apparent reason. As people gradually regained consciousness, they realized they did not belong in this world. Horrors, hunger, primal fear, and native invasions became the only challenges people had to face. In this world rife with danger, death was simply the norm. 691Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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50. 400 平 Ordinary and Glorious 平凡与光荣 Crazy Xiao Kai疯子小凯Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Though the nation has fallen, its mountains and rivers remain. An ordinary modern office worker unexpectedly transmigrates into a turbulent era. He is unremarkable, and his only advantage is knowing how history will unfold. He has no power to shape the tides of history, but watch as he does what he can to contribute to the victory that lies ahead. 923Reads8.0Score109Shelves

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