Lord-Building Stories With a Slow Growth Arc, No Unique Troop Type from the Start 领主文，发育流，不要内种主角开局就什么唯一兵种

1. 201 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
2. 202 万 Myriad Worlds Simulator: My Ultimate Move Is a Basic Attack 万界模拟器，我的大招是平A Shalishi莎力士Male-Channel Fanfiction438k WordsOngoing A book for veteran gamers, with a bit of a learning curve. Take this advice: if you don’t like games or don’t play them much, just move along… ( ˙-˙ ) [Simulator] + [Mass Troop Recruitment] + [Warhammer] + [League of Legends] + [Dota] + [Dungeon Fighter Online] + [The Crown of the Gods] + [Blizzard Universe] + all kinds of games… … This book is also known as “This Savior Isn’t Quite Right” and “As a Savior, Is It Really So Wrong to Tear a Demon God Apart with My Bare Hands?” … Su Ke transmigra 383Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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   This one is okay.

3. 203 不 Wait, How Did My AI Girlfriend Cultivate into a Sword Immortal? 不是，我电子女友咋修成剑仙了 Universe's Invincible Tyrannosaurus Roast Goose宇宙无敌暴龙烧鹅Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication, read with confidence] [One heroine] [Fresh premise] [Virtual girlfriend raising + pay-to-power-up] My name is Chen Huai'an. I have cancer, and I'm about to die. Lately, I've gotten hooked on a game where you raise a virtual girlfriend. I spend money to buy her cultivation techniques and magical treasures. Even though my wallet is empty, I couldn't be happier. I always thought it was just a game, until one day my virtual girlfriend gave me a pill. The next second, the pil 185.1kReads9.3Score243.7kShelves
4. 204 农 A Farmer Becomes a City Lord in Another World 农民城主混异世界 The Sleeping Left Eye沉睡的左眼Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing Messenger A: Lord Governor, this is bad! Goblins are blocking the road and robbing manure carts. Protagonist: (ﾟ⊿ﾟ)ﾂ Do goblins really have such a strong taste for that stuff? Messenger B: Lord Governor, this is bad! Tens of thousands of outlaws are causing trouble! Protagonist: Furious!! ٩(╬ఠдఠ)و Arrest every last one of them and send them to the mines for reform through labor! Messenger C: Lord Governor, this is bad! The Second Madam has been kidnapped! Protagonist: (σ;*Д*)σ Death penalty! Who 146Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Play it safe and survive; the best way is to play it safe.

5. 205 不 An Immortal Clan: I Can Change My Descendants' Aptitudes 不朽家族，我能改变子孙资质 Tongtong Rushing Like a Mountain通通如山Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsOngoing [Farming + System + family saga + partial ensemble cast + slow burn + no saintly heroine + not a power fantasy] After Zhou Ping died, he was reborn in a world of cultivation. The Great Dao flourished in this world, where carefree immortals roamed between heaven and earth and mighty beings enjoyed eternal life. Yet it was also rife with endless dangers: demons and beasts ran rampant, while ordinary people were no more than grass or ants. Though he had a System, it was practically useless. After t 83.1kReads8.4Score6.2kShelves
6. 206 我 I Have Rabies, So What Are You Going to Do About It? 我有狂犬病，你奈我何！ The Sleeping Left Eye沉睡的左眼Urban241k WordsCompleted Gui Ding, nicknamed Turtle Butt, is a loser from Blue Star who finds himself in a parallel world. A meteorite from outer space crashes into Blue Star, ushering in a new era of worldwide supernatural awakenings. The protagonist gets a new lease on life in a mutated rabies virus body, becoming a walking source of infection. To avoid ending up as a cadaver for some so-called expert's scalpel, he flees, battling monsters and gradually growing stronger. This is the legendary journey of a loser who ri 38Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 207 领 Lord Survival, but Are My Subjects Minecraft Players? 领主求生，但我的领民是方块人？ Written Quite a Bit写了不少Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing [MC, My World!] Everyone on Blue Star is forced to join a lord game. Each person receives a unique territory and the people who belong to it. Some get cave territories populated by short, ugly goblins, while others are assigned dragon lairs and command countless dragons! But Lu Ming's territory turns out to be a floating island made of blocks, and his people are iron golems and villagers? “Well, would you look at that. You want me to play Skyblock Survival?” Lu Ming raised an eyebrow, suddenly f 63.5kReads8.2Score7.5kShelves

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   I personally think it looks good.

8. 208 边 Frontier Lord: From Refugee to City Ruler 边陲领主：从逃难者到城市之主 Liu Yunhe from Stinky Bamboo Ditch臭竹沟的刘云贺Historical437k WordsCompleted A modern office drone trapped in the 996 grind wakes up inside a game with twelve elderly and infirm refugees, fleeing to the frontier. Wolves, bandits, and blizzards take turns making their lives miserable. If he can’t go back, he’ll use modern knowledge to turn this wilderness into an impregnable fortress! In the final second before dying from overwork, Liu Feng is still stockpiling supplies in Farthest Frontier. When he opens his eyes again, he’s the “lord” of thirteen refugees: a broken-do 326Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Recommended Book: A lone, destitute venturing into the wilderness, searching for water sources, crafting farming tools, expanding territory, cultivating land, building a city, and becoming a lord.

9. 209 领 Lord: The Birth of an Empire 领主：帝国的起源 Mo Ran Yu墨染彧Eastern Fantasy248k WordsOngoing After reaching adulthood, he finally becomes a baron of an island and activates the Lord System. Though only a baron, he abides by the laws of the nobility and steadily turns the tables, climbing all the way to the top. He takes advantage of the chaos of civil war to enter the empire’s game of power. His authority rises step by step, and along the way he wins the hearts of a host of stunning beauties from every walk of life. With his harem at his side, he writes a tale of rising to the pinnacle 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The author is promoting his new book [heart emoji]

10. 210 三 Three Kingdoms: My Wife’s Surname Is Liu, and Her Dowry Includes Guan and Zhang 三国：家妻姓刘，嫁妆有关张 The Old Salted Fish of Yashan亚山的老咸鱼Historical177k WordsOngoing [Three Kingdoms] [Wild Imagination] [Apocalyptic Crisis] [Does Not Support Liu Bei] [Liu Bei Supports Me] [Does Not Restore the Han] [Historical Generals] [One Heroine] Yang Chen, a young man from Earth, transmigrates into the Hongnong Yang clan in the year 162. When he awakens the wisdom of his past life at age six, he discovers that this world is entirely different from the one he knew. A century earlier, a white horse carried scriptures here, but they were not Buddhist teachings. They were th 298Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A new book is launched, a fresh interpretation of the Three Kingdoms story. The male protagonist is a time traveler, the female protagonist is a gender-swapped Liu Bei, historical generals make cameo appearances, "I will not serve Liu, but Liu will serve me," and the story aims to overthrow the Han Dynasty. It features a complete six-volume story outline and is guaranteed to be over a million words. Readers who enjoy the Three Kingdoms are welcome to read it.

11. 211 开 I Inherited a Baroness from the Start 开局继承男爵夫人 Listening to Dream Whispers聆梦语Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted (Western fantasy + farming + conquest + low magic to high magic + planar wars + slow burn + not a Mount & Blade fanfic + not an overpowered wish-fulfillment story + flexible moral standards) After transmigrating to another world, he unexpectedly inherits a barony. He farms as a lord and builds up his family, rising from low magic to high magic, and from baron to emperor, before launching into planar wars and campaigns across countless worlds. In this world, battle aura and magic shine side by si 5.8kReads8.1Score378Shelves

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    🎍🎍The first book's protagonist transmigrates into a cannibal and obtains a system, but the system uninstalls itself, leaving only a recipe. After finally becoming a chieftain, the entire population descends upon him. Sorry, I've become a cannibal. Let's build a fun street, humans, elves, orcs, succubi, starting with building a multi-ethnic cultural pavilion.

12. 212 恐 Fear Knight from the Start: Let Galtiran Burn 恐惧骑士开局，让加尔提兰燃烧 Yu Xize虞溪泽Anime Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing [Gods' Crowns fan fiction + soul transmigration + one heroine + original class + new bloodline + god-slaying in the later chapters] (Friendly warning: Harem fans, readers who prefer brainless wish-fulfillment, and anyone uncomfortable with soul transmigration should proceed with caution. The original body only provided the appearance. The bloodline came with the protagonist’s soul, and awakening it requires certain conditions.) If you enjoy this book, please help boost its rating. +++Divider+++ 4.7kReads7.4Score466Shelves

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    The protagonist starts with the lowest aptitude, beginning as a mercenary, and quickly earns a title to become a lord. [Sending heart]

13. 213 兵 My Troops Get Infinite Golden Traits. So What If I’m Invincible? 兵种无限附加金词条，无敌怎么了 Three Big Orange Cats三只大橘Sports2.0M WordsOngoing [Lord + golden traits + everyone in the game + mass-summoning troops + invincible from start to finish + steamrolling all opposition + revenge through slaughter + meticulous worldbuilding + one person carries an entire nation] Ling Ye transmigrated to the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Races and was reborn with the one-of-a-kind talent Infinite Golden Traits, which lets him add unlimited golden traits to his troops. [Rise from the Ashes]: Fallen troops revive on the spot, never to die again. [Infin 58.9kReads8.1Score4.3kShelves

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    The protagonist is reborn, somewhat brainless, incredibly satisfying, and not a saint!

14. 214 从 From Wilderness Lord to King of the Continent 从荒野领主到大陆之王 The Orange Doesn't Like Fish橘子不爱吃鱼肉Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing [Western Fantasy + System + Lord + Farming + Army Building and Upgrades + Multiple Races + Overwhelming Conquest] Loren transmigrates to another world as the illegitimate son of a marquis. After obtaining a System, he heads alone to the Northern Frontier and becomes a pioneering lord. From then on, Loren recruits soldiers and civilians, continually upgrading his people. Years later, Loren, now ruler of the continent, points the longsword in his hand at the gods behind the scenes. [Current unit u 22.5kReads8.3Score2.3kShelves

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    This is one of the top lord-themed novels I've read on Tomato's platform; it's quite similar to "Blood of the Beast."

15. 215 霍 The Muggle Professor at Hogwarts 霍格沃兹的麻瓜教授 Xu Xiuluo许修罗Male-Channel Fanfiction229k WordsOngoing A male-oriented Harry Potter fanfic: healing, making up for regrets, no conspiracy theories, and no female lead defined by a single trait. No transmigration to another world, no being reborn. Why would a soul from the future want to turn back time? Where does the Chosen One’s prophecy point? What conflicts await the future of wizards and Muggles? “I’m Xu Jin, a witch hunter and your new professor.” My name is Xu Jin. By the time you see this statue, I will have become history. Wizards cannot b 637Reads—Score110Shelves

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    A Muggle Witch Hunter's Hogwarts Professor Journey

16. 216 全 Global Lord: My Great Ming Is Unbeatable, Y'know! 全民领主：我大明天下无敌口牙！ As Long as the Green Hills Remain苟得青山在Sports643k WordsCompleted Chinese Civilization: Qin, Han, Jin, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing Japanese Civilization: Sengoku, Shogunate, Kamakura, Edo, Meiji And Greece! Rome! Egypt! Persia! The Maurya Empire! Babylon! The Abbasids! Byzantium! The Ottomans! France! The clash of countless civilizations and the struggles of countless lords all unfold here. And we, the Great Ming! Are invincible in the world, yeah! 5.7kReads9.1Score382Shelves

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    Not an invincible story, not a wish-fulfillment story, not mindless, not a harem story. Enter at your own risk if you mind these things.

17. 217 开 Goblin from the Start: Raising Elves 开局哥布林：从饲养精灵开始 Don't Stay Up, Ye不要熬椰Eastern Fantasy431k WordsOngoing Luo Chen is an ordinary office worker. He was just taking a stroll in the park when he unexpectedly turned into an ugly goblin. Breaking free from the shackles of human morality, he becomes an emissary of darkness, determined to give every adventurer who crosses his path a real challenge. [Nonhuman Protagonist] [Territory Building] [Hilarious and Imaginative] [Goblins] 6kReads7.1Score666Shelves

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    💕💕💕

18. 218 丰 Lord of Abundance 丰饶之主 Fish Farmer of the North Sea北海养鱼佬Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted [Evil God LitRPG + Lord + Fourth Calamity] Kun, the second son of a noble house, inherits a dangerous territory on the kingdom's border. Armed with the Six-Horned Mark of Abundance and chosen by the God of Abundance, the new lord has no choice but to make his own way. He leads the people of two worlds as they start from scratch, clear the wilderness, cultivate fertile fields, grow high-yield crops, tame magical beasts, and build the perfect territory of their dreams. The first horn of abundance: 18.1kReads8.5Score2.4kShelves

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    The protagonist is a native who transmigrates to Earth for two or three years before returning home. He's a handsome alien with high intelligence who loves Earthly lame jokes. I'm currently reading it, but haven't finished it yet [shy].

19. 219 领 Lord: The Civilization Wars Game 领主：文明争霸游戏 Tiantian Huashui天天华水Eastern Fantasy809k WordsCompleted Lordship + the struggle between civilizations + advancing through the ages + steady development + farming + a little national destiny = ?? Su Yuan, a transmigrator, becomes the lord of Huaxia amid the solar cataclysm and represents Huaxia in a civilization game. His goal is to compete as a player and earn rewards that will ensure the continuation of Huaxia civilization. The protagonist’s talent leans toward support. His golden finger is a more imaginative mind than the people of this world, alon 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I have to pull out my lord-themed book shelf now, it's practically a lord-themed novel! [Smirk] Absolutely no unique troop types, from other worlds to the stars, all sorts of backgrounds. The second book is one I wrote myself, if you like it, could you add it to your bookshelf? [Heart emoji]

20. 220 我 How Did My Fish Tank Turn into the Ancestral Planet of Sea Beasts? 我的鱼缸怎么成海兽祖星了？ Air-Type Superhero空气系超人Sports1.7M WordsCompleted [Game Descends] [World Raised in a Fish Tank] [No Questions Asked, Just Start Killing] [A History of Developing Side-Story Mini-Worlds] [Beast Taming] What would you do if tiny miniature fishmen appeared in your fish tank? You'd think the stress was getting to you and consider seeing a psychiatrist. What if you were then told the game was about to become reality? You'd figure out how to face an invasion from another world, while worrying about how a low-level wage slave like you could survive in 5.3kReads7.0Score770Shelves
21. 221 穿 Between Two Worlds, with an Armored Tide at My Back 穿梭两界，我的身后是钢铁洪流 Boundless Rivers and Mountains无限江山Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing [Travel Between Two Worlds] + [Calling in the Parents] + [Steel Torrent] + [Mechanical Fantasy] + [Across the Stars] + [Smart Characters] Ultimate Summoning Technique: Motherland, I need you! Transmigration means hacking through thorns and blazing a trail, struggling through hardships, facing deadly battles and danger at every turn. After fighting tooth and nail in another world to carve out a tiny territory, the enemy is about to reach his gates. The foolish nobles have abandoned my country. Th 47.4kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves

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    These are some lord-themed novels. The first one features a protagonist who is the creator of a new system, and there is no single type of troop.

22. 222 序EN Sequence: God Eater 序列：吃神者 No Brain, Just Cerebellum不要大脑要小脑Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Tomato 2026 Male-Focused Fiction Most Popular Author, Ranked Number One] Published in print, quality guaranteed. An alternate high-martial world, ensemble cast and political intrigue, no nested plot twists, a slow-paced story with a grand setting. Readers all say it gets better the further you read. Giant birds swallow the sun, and all things undergo dramatic change. Strange, immortal gods, and humanity's superpowered sequences. Everyone wants to become a god in this world, but they have no ide 972.9kReads9.3Score119.1kShelves
23. 223 文 Civilization: I'm Really Just an Ordinary Person 文明：我真的是普通人 Workers and Peasants工农Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Nation-building + conquest + no System + single heroine (or no heroine) After transmigrating to a world where civilizations have descended upon the globe, everyone starts out in the primitive era and develops their own civilization. Material technology here has stagnated at the Industrial Revolution, while spiritual civilizations are unimaginably powerful. The weak can only become slaves, along with the civilizations they built, serving as nourishment for the strong. Duan Bufan awakens as an ord 3.1kReads8.9Score251Shelves
24. 224 求 Survival Game: Conquering Another World Starts with Farming 求生游戏：征服异世从种田开始 Long, Desolate Night凉夜凄长Sports432k WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead] [No Romance] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Everyone's Survival Game] [Farming] [Leveling Progression] [Exploration Across Multiple Maps] (The new book has just been rated, so the score will rise later. If you're enjoying it, please leave a five-star review!) Xu Lingyue, an adventure enthusiast, entered a survival game along with countless others. Everyone started with a plot of land, and farming was the key to upgrading. Other resources could only be obtained by braving the pri 4.9kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves

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    Starting with just a hoe, while others are still figuring out how to survive, the protagonist has already begun planning irrigation canals. This steady approach is particularly stress-relieving to watch. There's no formula of someone who immediately dominates the battlefield; it's about turning wasteland into farmland, hoe by hoe. Watching the camp gradually take shape is incredibly therapeutic.

25. 225 全EN Surviving the Misty Apocalypse, I Build a Home with Eldritch Flesh 全民迷雾求生，我用邪神血肉建家 Half an Acre of Sunshine半顷阳光Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.1M WordsOngoing [Flesh and Bone + Apocalypse + Lovecraftian Survival + Civilization Graveyard + Mass Transmigration + No Romance] When mist shrouded the world and monsters howled outside their windows, all the players huddled and trembled inside their dilapidated shelters. But Bai Yi was teleported onto the face of the Great Being known as the “Lord of Flesh,” where he witnessed a horrific feast as an even more terrifying being devoured a planet of flesh. The fragments of flesh and bone that splattered from th 138.9kReads9.1Score11.8kShelves

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26. 226 国 National Fate Survival: I Can Choose What Drops 国运求生：我能指定掉落物品 Teemo in the Grass草丛提莫Urban1.6M WordsOngoing (The rating just opened, so it may rise) [National Destiny + Livestreaming + Survival + Lord + Game + Leveling] The year is 3200. Nightmares have invaded, and the whole world is changing. (No campus belle! No little sister!) National destiny is bound to each territory. If a territory is wiped out, its nation in the real world will “disintegrate into data.” Every year, 100,000 people awaken and enter a Nightmare World where time moves three times faster, fighting to preserve their civilization. L 92kReads7.9Score9.8kShelves

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    Lord-themed online games are great!!

27. 227 亡 Are Undead Lords Weak? Then How Do You Recruit Fallen Gods? 亡灵领主弱？你怎么招募陨落神明 The Salted Fish Leaps Up to Bite咸鱼暴起咬人Sports1.9M WordsOngoing [Everyone Becomes a Lord + Undead Calamity + Unstoppable Domination + No Heroine] Shen Chi transmigrates to an age of lords, where all races vie for supremacy. From the start, he awakens the weakest undead talent and gets a worthless barracks: an unclaimed grave. Everyone mocks him. But then... [Ping!] [Your unclaimed grave has automatically evolved into an ancient battlefield.] What, undead lords can only recruit fragile skeleton soldiers at the start? Shen Chi: “Sorry, but I have an ancient ba 16.2kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves
28. 228 从 Starting Out as a Lord in Another World 从异世界领主开始 Just One Salty Fish咸鱼也只一条Sports1.2M WordsCompleted [Lord-Building] + [System] + [Construction] + [No Female Lead] + [Playing It Safe] + [Lighthearted] This is the story of Li Lin, a Blue Star college graduate who transmigrates to another world and slowly develops his territory through construction. When war comes, will he give up and flee, stand his ground and fight to the death, or grow stronger with every battle? A leisurely life needs strength to protect it and sturdy defenses to keep it safe. With all kinds of bizarre buildings and structure 358Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    ① The first one I just discovered. The protagonist is an ordinary person, suitable for readers who enjoy a slow-paced, developmental story. The protagonist is an architect who can mutate buildings, eventually creating wonders. It's not an invincible story. ② This one was also just discovered. It's a female-oriented novel, and it's pretty good. The protagonist belongs to the dark faction and is positioned as a vanguard warrior on Earth. Currently, its main selling point is the romance between the protagonist and his companions. ③ The third and fourth books have been out for quite a while, and judging from the ratings, they're well-written. The writing style is typical of male-oriented novels, with highlights and no major flaws. I've read the later ones, but it's been a long time, so I've mostly forgotten them [laughing emoji].

29. 229 降 Dragon-Subduing Divine Constable 降龙神捕 Sharp Edge Hidden in Night Eyes夜眸藏锋Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsCompleted After several years as a police officer, I found myself in a strange and fantastical world. Mountain spirits roam the hills, while vengeful spirits, evil ghosts, and zombies appear in endless numbers at night. Though weak as ants, we should still aspire to greatness. Though oppressed, we must forge an unyielding heart. That was all nonsense. I’m just a low-level constable, working for the yamen. Greetings, honored sirs. 80.6kReads9.2Score11kShelves

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    ⭐The male protagonist's soul transmigrates to a bizarre and fantastical world. Mountain spirits roam freely, and at night, malevolent spirits, evil ghosts, and zombies abound. Weak as an ant, he must aspire to great heights. Despite facing oppression, he will forge an indomitable spirit.

30. 230 全 Gods for All: My Followers Are Obviously Pretty Useless 全民神祇：我的眷属明明就很菜 Just a Little Bean Dumpling是个豆团子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse702k WordsCompleted [Global Dimensional Reduction] [Apocalypse] [Survival] [Infrastructure Building] [Ascension to Godhood] [Cute Creatures] [No Romance] The number one powerhouse on the Divine Realm leaderboard speaks up. Zihan: So what if my followers are weak? I'm strong, and that's all that matters! Don't look down on them or pick on my little darlings. Everyone wipes the cold sweat from their brows, staring at the creatures in the livestream and drawing a sharp breath. Talk about humblebragging. Does this powe 8.8kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
31. 231 全 Global Lord: You Were Supposed to Be Useless, So How Did You Become the God of Plagues? 全民领主：说好的废物，你成了瘟疫之神？ Scorpion Caicai蝎子菜菜Urban1.6M WordsCompleted In the age of universal lords, everyone can build a territory and become the ruler of their own domain. Lin Mo transmigrates from a parallel world. From the start, all he has is a patch of contaminated land, and everyone mocks him. Luckily, he receives a transmigrator’s gift and becomes the God of Plagues! Can he turn enemy soldiers into his own zombie army just by killing them? Other people’s graveyards are for burying the dead. His can raise the dead? Other people’s armies grow smaller the mor 2.2kReads7.3Score201Shelves
32. 232 万 Tower Defense Against All Races: The Glorious Path Through the Void 万族塔防，虚空辉煌之路 Cheng Yuan Xu Tong城渊墟瞳Eastern Fantasy169k WordsCompleted [Tower Defense + The Void + Exploration + Outland Evil Clans + Personal Strength + Pets + Variety] The outland evil clans invade… Homelands destroyed, towns laid waste, families torn apart, people reduced to food, entire races wiped out… all in the blink of an eye. Humanity arrives in the boundless void, bound to the Undying Flame and granted floating territories. They begin a journey of growth, building defensive towers to repel the evil clans! Lu Teng awakens a tough-as-nails talent, facing a 191Reads—Score143Shelves

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    A development-oriented lord strategy, involving tower defense, territory development, and individual strength.

33. 233 神 Divinity: The Awakening of the Military Soul, Mythology Is Bound to Descend 神祇：军魂觉醒，神话终将降临 Mu Shuangxi木双夕Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted In a world of deities, transcend dimensions and become a god! The Yellow Springs Road of the Forgotten River, the Flowers of the Other Shore, and the Bridge of Helplessness. With a three-spirit altar of heroic spirits, undead, and gods and demons, rebuild Fengdu’s ghost realm, forge the supreme netherworld, and roam the Myriad Worlds! 28.8kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
34. 234 全 The Gods Are a Nation: I Have a Simulator for Raising Devotees 全民神祇：我有眷族养成模拟器 Baiye Tofu百叶豆腐Eastern Fantasy559k WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a world where everyone can become a deity, Duan Ganyun isn't worried in the slightest. His predecessor was rejected after confessing to his childhood sweetheart, then awakened the lowest-grade original followers: goat-headed men. His classmates mocked him as a useless loser! Isn't this exactly the setup for a protagonist? Duan Ganyun rubs his hands together, ready to make a grand entrance, make his childhood sweetheart weep with regret, force the classmates who mocked h 394Reads8.7Score103Shelves

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    I think it's alright.

35. 235 塔 Tower Defense: My Lines Are as Solid as a Rock 塔防：我的防线坚如磐石 Bow Drawn, No Arrow Nocked张弓不搭箭Urban915k WordsOngoing [Lord] [Tower Defense] [Farming] [Game World] [Leveling] One day in the future, all of humanity on Blue Star was told that the universe was under invasion. Everyone would have to fight to repel it. Zhang Yi was a longtime fan of tower defense games. After earning the right to enter the Domain Battlefield, he started out in a dilapidated thatched hut and gradually gathered resources, building his territory into an iron fortress bristling with powerful defense towers, while legions of warriors swe 19.5kReads7.0Score1.8kShelves

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    This is a lord-themed farming novel, focusing on development and growth. There is no single, unique troop type; everyone starts on an equal footing.

36. 236 求 The Road to Survival Begins in the Secret Realm 求生之路从秘境开始 Yidi翼棣Urban233k WordsOngoing A meteorite crashed through Earth, and college student Chen Yu was hurled into a jungle. As soon as he got his bearings, he received a mission from the System: solve a locked-room poisoning case before time ran out. Just as he finally cracked the case and got out, he was forced into a team raid in a B-rank secret realm. His teammates included Anna, a Russian saleswoman, and a giant spider whose leg he'd just chopped off. With nothing but a lighter from the start, he relies on keeping his head do 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is an infinite flow ensemble piece where all the facilities within the territory are painstakingly acquired and scavenged from various dungeons.

37. 237 说 You Said It Was a Battle for All, So What Do You Mean by Setting Up a Monopoly? 说好全民争霸，你搞垄断什么意思 World-Destroying Emperor灭世大帝Urban1.9M WordsCompleted (The print edition has been published under the title The Final Ownership Era) [The Ultimate Owner] [Synopsis: The stars are my candlelight, the orbits my sash, and civilization my game board. It is my mercy that lets all life flourish in my garden, where no one has to measure each breath in money.] Like millions of others, Ling He was unexpectedly pulled into a war game. Outside, countless races watched hungrily. Within, humanity schemed against itself. Some wanted to become emperors, standing 56.1kReads8.8Score6.4kShelves

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    Enough said, if it looks good, that's all that matters! If you don't, come and beat me up! 2000 hours guaranteed!

38. 238 开 From the Start, I Became the Heavenly Dao and Sent Living Beings to Transmigrate Across the Heavens 开局成为天道，我送生灵穿越诸天 Wind Without a Sound风无声Urban172k WordsOngoing [Behind the scenes + transmigration + the Myriad Worlds + fourth-calamity players + System] What’s it like to become the Heavenly Dao from the start? When Gu Ran woke up one day, he discovered that he had become Earth’s Heavenly Dao. As events unfolded, he learned that ordinary-looking Earth concealed a huge secret. The myths of ancient times were no legends. They were real events that had happened in the past. For certain reasons, the Ancestral Planet shattered into countless small worlds scatt 108Reads7.7Score—Shelves
39. 239 全 Global Lord: I Can See Loyalty 全民领主：我能看到忠诚度 The Durian Who Draws画画的榴莲Sports274k WordsCompleted One hundred thousand people transmigrate into the game Conquer the World and become lords. They recruit civil officials and military generals, expand their territory, and develop their domains. Zhao Yun, Xu Shu, Li Guang, Li Jing, Ma Yuan, Huo Qubing, Bai Qi: he recruits them all. Please note: Your subordinates are not one hundred percent loyal to you. Please note: Don’t trust surrenders too easily. They might be feigning submission. Please note: The people are the foundation of your bid for sup 1kReads8.4Score—Shelves
40. 240 穿 Transmigrate into Mount & Blade: From Refugee to Continent’s Overlord 穿越骑砍：从流民到大陆霸主 Old Wei w老魏w180k WordsCompleted [Purely human medieval Western melee weapons + no magic or nonhuman races + survival in troubled times + domain management + the struggle for supremacy among nations + unification] Lin Yan, a young man from the 21st century, was ganged up on by three kingdoms while carrying out a Dragon Banner quest. Valandia was especially relentless, sending wave after wave of enemies. In the end, he died of sudden cardiac arrest during the siege of Lageta, only to transmigrate to another world resembling the 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is completely in line with

41. 241 全 Cultivation for All: My Luck Is a Little Too Good! 全民修仙：我的运气有亿点好！ Daydreaming of Cuteness白日做萌Eastern Fantasy700k WordsCompleted [Sign-In System + Ten Thousand Times Luck + Beautiful Disciples] In a global cultivation survival challenge, everyone starts with nothing but an empty mountain gate. While everyone else searches for disciples with high spiritual roots and advanced cultivation manuals, Qin Feng already has supreme cultivation manuals and disciples with Heavenly Spiritual Roots! While everyone else is struggling to get their disciples to Foundation Establishment, Qin Feng has already challenged the entire Central 1.2kReads8.2Score103Shelves
42. 242 最 The Strongest Lord: I Am the Lord of Angels and the Undead 最强领主：我，天使与亡灵之主 A Puffed-Up Fish一条鼓气鱼Sports1.0M WordsCompleted [Lord Game + Angels + Undead + Conquest + Invincible] The endless abyss is invading. The only chance of survival is to enter The Myriad Realms and become a lord or a class holder. Jiang Yan, a commander of the Origin Star Federation, falls in a crucial battle due to faulty intelligence and an ally's betrayal. When he wakes, he has been reborn ten years earlier, on the eve of The Myriad Realms' launch. This time, he'll use his memories from his previous life to take on more difficult trial dungeo 20.8kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
43. 243 全 Global Lord: The Human Race Is the Weakest? I Become a God by Going AFK 全民领主：人族最弱？我挂机成神 Cookie Vending Machine饼干贩卖机Urban89k WordsOngoing [Lord] + [Mass Recruitment] + [World of Warcraft] + [Conquest] + [Heroes of Might and Magic] + [Idle Western Fantasy World System] Recruit an epic hero from the start: Lin Chong, the Leopard Head! Recruit a Tier Three monk and get Fahai, played by Mr. Zhu in the 1993 version! The mysterious shop has the empire’s strongest general, Esdeath!? Recruit musketeers and get Tokisaki Kurumi? Recruit cavalry and get Huo Qubing, who made his name at Langjuxu! A century after spiritual qi revival be 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's great! It starts with Lin Chong, Fahai, and Esdeath! A blend of Warcraft, Heroes of Might and Magic, and a high-fantasy urban fantasy.

44. 244 重 Reborn as a Tiger: My Tiger Wife Turns Out to Be the Reincarnation of a Female Emperor 重生成虎：虎婆娘竟是女帝转世 Shacha Noodles沙茶面Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Han Ye is reborn as a tiger and awakens a System, gaining three talents from the start. [Hunting]: After marking prey, each attack deals additional damage. [Unyielding]: Taking damage increases attack power. [Health Lock]: When on the verge of death, your health is locked and you take no damage for a set time. After keeping his head down for a while, he gets lonely and goes to a nearby mountain to find a tigress. But one day, his gentle and considerate tiger wife suddenly tries to kill him. She 10.5kReads9.2Score995Shelves
45. 245 领 Lord: I Wanted to Keep a Low Profile, but Got a Boss-Level Script 领主：想苟我却拿到BOOS剧本 A I Like GAA我好GAUrban2.0M WordsOngoing A game called God’s Crown appeared out of nowhere. Ten million players from around the world were selected at random to enter. The first players to enter became lords, received territories, and drew corresponding lord talents. After that, they could invite others into the game to become their subjects. Supplies from the real world could not be brought into God’s Crown, but supplies from God’s Crown could be taken back to reality... Water from a Moonwell that could restore youth, crystals with my 31.6kReads8.2Score3.1kShelves

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    Lord plus necromancer

46. 246 全EN Omnipresent Divinity: I Sacrificed Billions to Become a God 全民神祇：我献祭亿万生灵成神 Flying Watermelon飞翔的大西瓜Urban3.7M WordsCompleted Han Wu transmigrates to a world where anyone can become a god and gains the power to sacrifice lives. He starts with a worthless race of followers, then sacrifices his way to an unbelievable reversal of fate. With no power, influence, or money, he sacrifices his way to the top. As long as he has enough followers, he can grow infinitely stronger through sacrifice, becoming a primary god, the god above all gods! 3.6kReads7.9Score453Shelves

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    These three books are all masterpieces.

47. 247 暗 Dark Lord: My Subjects Are Dragons 暗黑领主：我的领民是巨龙 Let Me Add Some Mushrooms for You给您添蘑菇啦Eastern Fantasy554k WordsCompleted [Everyone becomes a lord + dragons + battling for supremacy in another world, ruthless and decisive, no saintly hero] In a parallel world, energy reserves ran dry. Countries stood on the brink of war as they vied for energy. Fortunately, a space-time portal appeared, connecting to the Dark Demon Realm. The humans chosen could become lords of the demon realm and enter the fray. The metals smelted from the demon realm’s mines were harder than even humanity’s most expensive alloys. A crystal from t 2.9kReads9.0Score265Shelves
48. 248 全 Global Lord: I Get Stronger by Collecting Corpses, Digging Graves, and Raiding Tombs 全民领主：我！收尸挖坟盗墓变强 You Have a Divine Pig汝有神猪Sports358k WordsCompleted [Lord + delusional misinterpretations + walking troublemaker + mealtime entertainment] While other lords were working hard to build up their power, Fang Zheng was digging up graves... While other lords were working hard at farming, Fang Zheng started robbing tombs again... When wars broke out between lords, Fang Zheng was rushing around collecting corpses... The major lords reached an agreement: during wartime, no one was allowed to notify Fang Zheng. That guy was making money off both sides! “L 304Reads8.8Score—Shelves
49. 249 全 The Whole City Transmigrates, Building a China That Never Sets 全市穿越，打造中华日不落 Southern Anhui Chili Pepper皖南朝天椒Historical693k WordsOngoing Overnight, the entire city transmigrated to the tenth year of the Xianfeng Emperor's reign. At the time, Qingting was beset by troubles at home and abroad. The Longhairs swept across Jiangnan, the Anglo-French allied forces threatened the capital, and the great powers' ironclad ships and cannons pounded at the gates of the ancient nation. Yet the city that had arrived from another time faced a grave crisis of survival: food was scarce, energy supplies were failing, and the industrial supply chai 85.7kReads8.6Score7.1kShelves

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    It is indeed a developmental story, where the entire city is transported back in time, and a complete industrial system is built step by step. It's an ensemble piece with no systematic plot.

50. 250 全 Global Lord: I Start by Giving My Subjects Traits 全民领主：从赋予领民词条开始 Gong Shiye弓石叶Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted [Global Lord] [Disaster Survival] [Character Growth] [Traits] [Building] [Farming] All of humanity transmigrates to another world, becoming lords who must fight terrifying natural disasters and monsters. Zhang Qi gained an early advantage by acting decisively and awakening a trait-granting talent. One step ahead means staying ahead, and his lead just keeps growing. [Eight Hundred Is Eight Hundred]: When the army you lead has exactly eight hundred soldiers, your combat power increases. The more e 18.1kReads7.3Score2kShelves

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    The beginning isn't very engaging; you can skip the first few chapters (the setup chapters) and start reading from chapter seven. The later parts are quite exciting, and so far it's not a bad read.

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