Looking for Academy Novels Where the Protagonist Gets Their Talent Tested from the Start 求学院流小说，开局测天赋

1. 1 写 I Wrote a Fairy Tale and Forged the Twilight of the Gods 写个童话，铸成诸神黄昏 Milk Tea Cats and Dogs奶茶猫狗Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing One day, countless [Gates] suddenly appeared across the world. At the same time, a power known as [Truth] began to echo through the human realm. Some awakened the Truth of Isaac Newton, father of mechanics, and learned the sky-rending magic of manipulating gravity. Some awakened the Truth of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the nuclear bomb demon, and could turn an entire city to lifeless ruins with a wave of their hand. Some awakened the Truth of Li Bai, the immortal banished from heaven, and could d 63.7kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves

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   1. The protagonist starts with a talent test; he possesses dual talents and is a high-IQ, entertaining individual who loves to show off. 2. An ultimate genius story: at the start, the protagonist awakens the "Universal-Level Celestial Treasure - Garden of Final Order" talent, receiving direct national protection and enjoying the highest level of privilege. 3. The protagonist awakens the Joker card and enters a top academy.

2. 2 天 Awakened by Heavenly Treasures: I Can Engrave Anything 天物觉醒：我能刻印一切 The Leaf Riding the Wind御风而行的葉子Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [Publication Contract Signed, Safe to Read][Tales of Youth][Everyone Has Common Sense][Absolutely Wonderful][Magic][Distinctive Characters][No Female Lead] My name is Jin Feichen. Draped in the twilight of my youth, I once thought I would muddle through life, relying on taxpayers to support me forever. I thought that would be my fate. However, all of that came to an end on a rainy afternoon. Youth is a grand stage. On that evening when rain poured down in torrents, the stage reached out to me, a 266.5kReads9.5Score22kShelves
3. 3 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 52 157.4kReads8.9Score24.5kShelves
4. 4 拜 Come On, Men Who Play Raiden Are Just Way Too Handsome 拜托，玩雷电的男人也太帅了吧 Little Cat Jurassic小猫侏罗纪Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Unlocking past-life powers + Thunder talent + War between the myriad races + Childhood friends, one heroine + Ensemble cast] The rating is low because the novel just got one! It'll gradually go up! The best eighteenth-birthday gift is, of course, a System cheat. While other prodigies compete for supremacy, Su Ming unlocks the seal on his past life and becomes invincible. On Blue Star, where everyone practices high-level martial arts, the myriad races rise up and demon beasts run rampant. Martia 50.6kReads8.8Score4.2kShelves

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   Test your talent, level up like crazy, compete in the academy, battle against the prodigies, break through your Dao heart, win first place, slay monsters, protect your homeland, and embark on an invincible path!!

5. 5 黏 Claymancers Are Weak? Ever Heard That Art Is an Explosion? 黏土师弱？可曾听闻艺术就是爆炸 The Puppet Taoist傀儡道人Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [Wildly satisfying] [Lighthearted] [Funny] [Invincible protagonist] [Genius protagonist] [Art is Patrick Star] The myriad races invade, and humanity teeters on the brink of extinction. To save itself, the will of the world gives everyone a chance to awaken a profession at age seventeen and fight back! Li Xiao transmigrates into this world, only to awaken the useless lifestyle profession of clay artist! Who could have guessed that he would awaken a second lifestyle profession too: demolition expe 65.8kReads7.8Score6.4kShelves
6. 6 女 Goddesses, Run! That Cheat-Wielding Man Is Back 女神快跑，那个开挂男人又回来啦 The Rest of Life Is Vast余生渺渺Urban3.1M WordsOngoing [Feel-good power fantasy] [No-missions System] [Semi-invincible] Xiao Li awakens a Favorability System and enrolls at Phoenix Academy, known as a gathering place for goddesses. He is the only male student in the entire academy. See how he wins the goddesses’ hearts and sets off on a legendary life with cheat-like advantages! Are SSS-rank superpowers the strongest? No, no. Xiao Li will tell you that SSS rank is only his starting point! Can you only have one superpower? No, no. Xiao Li will show y 35kReads8.6Score2.8kShelves
7. 7 身 Bearing the Five Turbidities, I Walk Through a Wicked Age 身负五浊，行于恶世 Nightjar Drinking饮夜鸫Urban667k WordsOngoing [Xuanhuan] [Superpowers] [Single Heroine] [Two Powerful Leads] [Pseudo-Ensemble Cast] [No System] [Slow Burn] “When you look back on your life, how would you define yourself?” In 2050, alien species invaded Blue Star. Led by the “Dream Masters” who had awakened their “Strange Eyes,” humanity raised the banner of resistance against the all-consuming tide. The Five Turbidities: the turbidity of kalpas, views, sentient beings, afflictions, and life. As you journey through this evil world of the Fiv 2.3kReads—Score230Shelves

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   This is a single-female-lead supernatural ensemble novel with a delicate romance, a tight and fast-paced plot, and exciting fight scenes. Each character has their own unique personality and backstory! No system, no time travel, and no mindless plot twists—it's definitely a treasure trove of a book worth reading! This is a new author's first book with no existing readership, but the quality is absolutely guaranteed. It gets better and better the more you read, and the more addictive it becomes!

8. 8 高EN High Martial Arts: We Agreed to Cut Ties, So Why Are You Chickening Out? 高武：说好断绝关系，你们怂什么 Deep, Deep, Deep深深深Urban1.1M WordsOngoing (Satisfying, satisfying, satisfying! No forgiveness! The whole family will pay!) Jiang Fan was found by his wealthy biological parents. He thought he’d finally live a life of luxury, but instead, he was beaten and scolded every day, locked in a dark room, and even denied food. His four older sisters treated him like a dog, while his biological parents spoiled their adopted son every single day. He worked desperately to earn their affection, only to end up dismembered, his body never recovered. A 26.1kReads7.5Score2.2kShelves
9. 9 高 High Martial: A Lucky Charm? A Divine Beast Cub Shows Up on Its Own 高武：锦鲤啊？神兽幼崽自动上门 Marquis Wu's Qin Master武侯琴主Urban543k WordsOngoing With spiritual qi revival, the arrival of myriad races, and massive changes sweeping the world, humanity enters the age of martial arts! Only by becoming a martial artist can you stand at the world's summit and become its ruler. Su Mo transmigrates into this world and becomes a martial artist, but his talent is mediocre, leaving him unable to reach the top. Fortunately, the Fortune System awakens, bringing him incredible luck! The stronger he gets, the greater his fortune! He becomes a born Sacr 32Reads7.2Score—Shelves
10. 10 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: My Empress Sister and I Were Both Reborn 灵气复苏：我和女帝妹妹都重生了 Blade of Flowing Fire流火之刃Urban978k WordsOngoing [Asura]+ [School Beauty, Cute Yandere]+ [Spiritual Qi Revival]+ [Empress Younger Sister]+ [Both Reborn]+ [Single Heroine] “Lin Ran, I hate you!” “In my next life, and the one after that, I never want to be your sister again!” In their previous life, Ye Zhiyu, consumed by grief and anger, threw Lin Ran out of the ambush and died fighting alone! She swore that in her next life, she would never be this guy's sister again! No one expected that the guilt-ridden Lin Ran and Ye Zhiyu would both be 21.7kReads8.8Score2.6kShelves
11. 11 双 Twin Martial Souls: Am I a Slacker for Saving the World? 双生武魂：拯救世界的我是混子？ I Don't Eat Tomatoes我不吃西红柿啊Urban664k WordsCompleted [Twin Martial Souls, keeping a low profile, hiding one’s strength, an easygoing protagonist, comedy and lighthearted fun, no mindless face-slapping. Read at your own discretion!] As soul energy returned and Martial Souls merged with reality, Lin You, once a small-town exam crammer in his previous life, transmigrates to Blue Star, a world filled with Martial Souls. When protagonist Lin You takes the college entrance exam, he sees that the Martial Souls of candidates from the other provinces are a 399Reads6.0Score—Shelves
12. 12 超 Super God Eye Master! I Split Heaven and Earth with My Eyes 超神瞳术师！我靠双眼开天辟地 No Lighthouse in Sight不见灯塔Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Ye Xiao transmigrates to another world, Blue Star, where the gods are reviving and demons run rampant. Humanity awakens to all kinds of professions to fight the gods and monsters. Sword cultivators, elementalists, psychic adepts, martial artists, immortal cultivators, Yin-Yang masters... Powerful professionals can split mountains and shatter peaks, destroy the heavens and earth. Ye Xiao awakens to a useless profession, lighthouse watchman, destined to spend his life keeping watch over a lighthou 6.8kReads8.7Score856Shelves
13. 13 顶 A Top-Tier Clan! My Music-Type Powers Make Me a God? I'll Wipe Out the Other Races! 顶级世家！我音系成神？灭异族！ San Dian Shui Ti三点水替Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Invincible Protagonist + Genius Protagonist + Power Progression + Top-Tier Family Background + High Martial Arts + Music-Based Powers + Genius Ensemble + Comedy] An alien invasion threatens the Great Xia human race, which has fought for 300 years without being wiped out. Humanity awakens, producing all kinds of superpowered warriors who develop skills across a variety of schools. The world has its own unique rules, and the protagonist has female teammates. This is no ordinary story. Chen Xiyin' 19.5kReads8.6Score2.1kShelves
14. 14 开EN A Cheat? Others Awaken Superpowers, but You Awaken a Divine Core 开挂？别人觉醒异能，你觉醒神格 Notes on the Strings弦上音Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Ultimate power fantasy + Invincible male lead + Game merges with reality + Decisive and ruthless + A host of heroines] Chen Nian was the world’s strongest player of the game Calamity, with the unique class “Word Spirit Saint.” He never expected the game to merge with reality, awakening powers in people all over the world! And he directly inherited his in-game talent: his words became law. Word Spirit: “Judgment,” Word Spirit: “Reaper,” Word Spirit: “Summoning Art: Ten Beasts of the Myriad Realm 40.1kReads8.8Score4.1kShelves
15. 15 从EN Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 160.1kReads9.6Score18.1kShelves

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    ① The talent test at the start broke the equipment. 9.7 Rating, 500,000 reads, completed. ② The Crown Prince, the sixth-generation successor of the King of Slaughter, is the seventh. Even the gods cannot accept his bow; the Eternal Night Land is merely his back garden. ③ Weak lightning? Taste my Purple Heaven Divine Thunder!

16. 16 七 The Seven Kings Reunite, and Judgment Descends 七王重聚，审判降临 Baili Guyan百里孤烟Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + high martial arts + comedy + King of Slaughter + plot-driven power fantasy] Distant bells toll! The horns of war spiral through the air! Eagles survey the earth! Vultures feast on all living things! The Sword of Judgment hangs high! An ancient king descends! Slaughter! The prologue to an absurd apocalypse! Slaughter! The finale of a false golden age! At the end of the last century, the vast and devastating War of the Gods, sparked by the Radiant Army and the Eternal Nigh 96.8kReads8.6Score6kShelves
17. 17 全EN Global Metahumans: Awakening the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning at the Start 全球异能：开局觉醒紫霄神雷 The Wind Is Howling Tonight今晚的风儿甚是喧嚣Urban4.5M WordsOngoing On Blue Star, vicious beasts run rampant. Everyone can awaken an ability and has a chance to become a powerful force, feared across the land! Yet Xu Jingming, who transmigrated here, had only an E-rank ability. Fortunately, the Deep Blue System appeared, upgrading his weak E-rank electric ability into S-rank Purple Firmament Divine Thunder! That’s not all. Every time he kills a vicious beast, he earns ability points. Spend ability points to raise his level and strengthen his skills. “Deep Blue, 250.5kReads9.1Score20.6kShelves
18. 18 全 Global High Martial: The Immeasurable Kalpa 全球高武：无量劫 The Dream Brings the Breeze清风自梦来Urban249k WordsOngoing "Jiang Nan, get out here! To kill you, this whole city will have to be buried with you!" Below, a huge city of a million people was overrun by demons and ravaged by monsters. The entire city was filled with cries of death and despair. Jiang Nan looked down at the land of this tiny country. Its name was the same as in his previous life: Japan! For more than two hundred years, foreign races and Japanese had lived together here, until they were no longer quite human. Jiang Nan would rather call 315Reads—Score—Shelves

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    According to the novel's synopsis, the protagonist is ruthless and decisive, not a saint, and there is no female lead. The protagonist was almost tortured to death before he even opened his eyes after transmigrating to the world. In order to kill the protagonist, the protagonist even went so far as to massacre an entire city. When the protagonist grows up and has the power to overturn everything, the entire world is slaughtered to the point that less than one-tenth of it remains!

19. 19 地 I Came from Hell, Yet My Values Are Perfectly Sound 地狱走出的我三观很正 Once Upon a Time话说从前Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Spiritual qi revival. Supernatural abilities awaken. The rules of the world have changed, and the strong hold power over the winds and clouds. Some move mountains and fill seas, some shatter the void, some pluck stars from the sky, and some slice rivers of stars with their swords... while others would turn back the very heavens! Spirit realms connect to the mortal world, and beyond the boundaries of space lurk bloodthirsty monsters. The times shape events, and the tides of the age make heroes. . 12.6kReads8.5Score991Shelves

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    1. The male protagonist escapes from his prison and meets the female protagonist; the two live together at school. 2. The male protagonist awakens the power of the Emperor at the start, possessing the ability to separate nine generations of his family. 3. He awakens the Red Umbrella at the start and immediately goes on a killing spree.

20. 20 转 Class Change: Emperor, Behold My Art of Exterminating Nine Generations! 转职皇帝：看朕九族剥离之术！ Guide to the Art of War兵法指南Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Overpowered domination + leveling up + vying for supremacy + female characters] The Abyss invades, and humanity enters an age where everyone can choose a class. Monsters run rampant, and factions vie for power in this world. Only those who become class holders deserve respect. While everyone cheers as geniuses awaken elite classes, Qin Yang awakens the one and only hidden class: Supreme Sovereign. Appointed by Heaven, may his reign endure forever! He bears the imperial destiny of five th 21.6kReads8.9Score2kShelves
21. 21 开 Dumped from the Start, I Awaken the Ten Yama Kings! 开局被分手，我觉醒十殿阎罗！ Coin-Minting Xiaoxiang铸币小向晚Urban2.8M WordsOngoing [SSS-Rank from the Start, Elegant and Unbeatable, Plenty of Trump Cards, No System] Hey, everyone! My girlfriend, the campus belle, dumped me right from the start. But I didn’t panic. As the reincarnation of the Netherworld Emperor, I immediately awakened the SSS-Rank Ten Halls of the Underworld! What? As a transmigrator, I don’t have a System? Still, no need to panic! I have the innate Forbidden Red Paper Umbrella! Let the invading foreign races come, let the myriad realms descend! Draw the swo 61.1kReads8.7Score5.1kShelves
22. 22 你 You're a Sword Immortal, and You're Not Just Strong, You're Ridiculously Handsome! 你这剑仙，强的同时又过分帅气！ Dirt Dog Egg土狗蛋儿Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Class Change for Everyone + Passionate Battles + Ridiculous Comedy + Multiple Classes + Leveling Up + Defend Our Homeland + An Absurdly Handsome Protagonist] After transmigrating to a world where everyone changes class, Lu Sheng discovers that his quest panel often glitches, assigning him all sorts of bizarre missions. By completing them, he keeps earning Charm rewards and becomes the handsomest guy in school. At the pep rally held a hundred days before the college entrance exams, Qiu He, the s 62.9kReads9.1Score5.7kShelves

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    I was sad when it ended, but now I'm rereading it 😂 It's really super good, a very satisfying read, and it's better than everyone else from beginning to end.

23. 23 治 The Healing-Type Carry 治疗系大爹 Little Li Li小李李Urban657k WordsCompleted After Li Xuan awakens a healing-type power, every major faction fights to recruit him. But can someone explain why this healer is surrounded by so many big shots? I can’t afford to offend any of them. This is the story of the military academy’s only frail healer, as everyone else sees him, who meets a group of dependable companions and leads the Huaxia Alliance in carving out a path to survival. 7.6kReads8.2Score648Shelves

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    🔥🔥🔥Academic novels are here!!! The story begins with a test of talent and superpowers! ✨✨✨The first book features a protagonist from a family with fire-type superpowers, but he awakens a healing-type superpower, making him highly sought after by various universities! 🍒🍒🍒The protagonist gains a healing-type superpower, enters a military academy, and fights alongside a group of friends, winning various competitions to carve out a path for China! ❄️❄️❄️The third book is highly recommended [thumbs up]. The protagonist is extremely popular with beast pets; some even come to him to sign contracts. He participates in various beast-taming diplomacy activities while at school [smirk].

24. 24 禁 A Short-Lived Forbidden Spell Caster? I Have an Undying Body 禁咒师短命？我拥有不死之身 Eat the Little Almond吃掉小杏仁Urban3.9M WordsOngoing Ye Lin transmigrates to a world overrun by demons and monsters, where he gains an immortal body. Because changing jobs in this world costs a fortune, he exploits a bug and sells his own organs to scrape together enough money to take part in the job-change ceremony. On the day of the ceremony, he becomes an SSS-rank Forbidden Spellcaster, but everyone around him mocks him. That's because SSS-rank Forbidden Spellcasters have to sacrifice their lifespan or their flesh to cast spells, so they're usu 197kReads8.8Score7.4kShelves

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    Most academy-themed novels seem to be like this: they start with a talent test or the awakening of superpowers. [Laughing and crying emojis] These few are pretty good, mainly because they're readable and the plots are engaging. 6700 Hours of authoritative certification. [Shy emojis]

25. 25 开 A Sable from the Start, Why Are You Kissing Me? 开局一只貂，你亲我干什么？ The Dream's Revelation梦的启示Urban457k WordsCompleted Qi Yi transmigrated into a beast-taming world. Just as he was worrying about not having enough money to buy the first spirit beast of his life, a sable ran up, kissed him, and formed a contract with him... Wait, why does it feel like all these spirit beasts like me? 7.7kReads9.1Score753Shelves
26. 26 兽 Beast Power Conversion: Invincible with My SSS-Rank Wife 兽能转化：带着SSS级老婆无敌 My Name Is Fangcun我叫方寸Urban5.1M WordsCompleted [Now published in print. [Sweet romance + one heroine + female emperor] [The myriad races awaken] [Divine seals awaken] [Beneath the Gods' Forbidden Domain, all gods must be silent] The myriad races awaken, and monstrous beasts run rampant. Su Liang, who had awakened a worthless B-rank divine seal, is reborn in the past and gains the ability to convert beast powers. He dotes on the future female emperor before she can grow into her power, treating 136.4kReads8.8Score15.8kShelves
27. 27 我 I, the Supreme Being of Old, Defy the Rules When I Strike 我，旧日至高位格，出手无视规则 Shimmering Night夜光浮摇Urban2.1M WordsOngoing I was once the world's first transcendent, a pioneer who ventured into the unknown. When I returned from two hundred years of being lost, the world had changed, and the mighty ran rampant. They said I was merely a relic abandoned by the times, the remnant of an ignorant fantasy. There was no place for me in the new world. What they did not know was this: I had witnessed the most insane horrors and the grandest downfalls. Dormant within me was an exalted existence capable of shattering the very l 304.3kReads9.3Score26.5kShelves

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    How about this one? Absolutely divine! It gets more and more exciting as you read on! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai novel to everyone—it's one of my absolute favorites. The plot is thrilling, the logic is impeccable, and the aesthetics are superb. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

28. 28 我 You Might Not Be Able to Handle This Old Lady! 我这口老奶你只怕承受不住！ Grief Scattered on the Wind离恨纷飞Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [Class changes for everyone + everyday life + team-ups + beating up teammates] After transmigrating to a world where everyone changes class, Mu Feng becomes a rich second-generation kid. His clan is huge, and everyone his age is a genius. Am I a genius too? But the entire Mu family is a complete mess?! Great! Grab a bucket and run! He changes into a jack-of-all-trades Paladin, but what’s with these class skills: “Free your hands!”, “Let yourself go!”, and “Believe me, you can become light too!”? 22.2kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves
29. 29 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 1MReads9.3Score123.9kShelves
30. 30 你 You're Supposed to Fight Monsters, So Why Are You Fighting Me! 你们刷怪啊，刷我干嘛！ Likes Eating Tangerines喜欢吃橘子Urban3.4M WordsOngoing [Print edition deal signed: no System, plot-driven, fast-paced from the start, no mindless decisions, thrilling and exciting, hard-hitting fights, told from the monsters' side!] Ever since the words [Divine Order 001: Undercover] appeared in Jiang Xia's mind, he felt that he wasn't normal. No matter what he ate or how much he ate, he never felt the slightest bit full. Hungry. So hungry he was about to lose his mind! Then, at the school beauty's eighteenth birthday party, he smelled the presen 504kReads9.1Score40.8kShelves
31. 31 战 Half a Life on the Battlefield, Yet I Return as the Same Old War God 战死沙场戎半生，归来仍是旧武神 A Quick Silence反手一个沉默Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Wang Xian, a half-step Martial God at the eighth realm of Old Martial Arts, died on an alien battlefield protecting ordinary people, only to return in a dream to his youth in his senior year of high school. In my previous life, I achieved greatness late, reaching the peak of the half-step Martial God realm, only to stop at the eighth realm and die with regrets. In this life, I will use my self-created Starry Sky Body-Tempering Art to forge a starry sky martial body capable of devouring stars and 92kReads9.1Score7kShelves
32. 32 人 Human Genius? Sorry, I’m a Deviant 人类天才？抱歉，我是畸变种 Mesopotamian Plains美索不达米亚的平原Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [No System] [No Romance] [The protagonist conceals his identity and is on humanity's side] [Ensemble Cast] Su Zhan transmigrated, and from the start he witnessed a scene of domestic harmony. His parents in this new body would do anything for each other, a heartwarming sight. In the city, there was a kind of creature. They looked no different from humans, but they hunted people to survive and grow stronger. People called them Aberrants. And Su Zhan was one of them. 10.5kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves

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    The first book starts with the protagonist being suspected of being a mutant, but later discovers his advanced talent and utterly slaps them in the face. The protagonist is a combination of a mutant and an awakened being, which is quite exciting. It's an academy-themed story with a group, but the protagonist is very rational and cold, single-mindedly focused on becoming stronger. If you mind this, please don't read it. There is no female lead. The second book is a card-based superpower story, also set in an academy. The protagonist possesses a unique trump card that can transform into any card. The protagonist is very intelligent and always manages to escape from seemingly hopeless situations, delivering a powerful comeback. There is no female lead.

33. 33 我 The Girl I Control Is Becoming an Old One 我操作的少女正在成为旧日之主 Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [This novel has been contracted for print publication: cosmic horror + amber-style cultivation + villain protagonist + no System + decisive killing + black humor + deranged + single female lead + sequence containment] Xu Fei: “In the twenty-second century, all you need is a helmet with a brain-computer interface to experience a fully immersive game with realistic physical sensations.” “You ask why I chose this starting character? Naturally, because she’s a beautiful girl... Oh, no, naturally, be 762.1kReads9.5Score75.2kShelves
34. 34 异 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 The Mountain Moon Knows Not of You山月不知君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 5.8kReads—Score334Shelves

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    How about giving this a try? It's absolutely divine! The more you read, the more captivating it becomes! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai (another world) novel to my family—a truly amazing read. The thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics make it an absolute must-read this year.

35. 35 全 I Took First Place in the National Exam with the Dao-Tracing Mystic Mirror 全国大考我靠溯道玄鉴夺下第一 Mo Qiu Zhu墨求竹Urban121k WordsOngoing During the final June of senior year, the homeroom teacher forced the class to change their college choices, while everyone laughed and jeered. Shen Yan, a poor student from a humble family, awakened the [Mystic Mirror of Tracing the Dao] as the countdown ticked away. With one glance, he could see the fatal flaws in anything, hidden damage in formations, and defects in spiritual materials! While everyone else competed in the entrance exams with family connections and resources, noble clans and p 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended! [Cool] Provincial Martial Arts Champion, first place in the grand exam, and the Rank 7 Sun Sword Pill is firmly in my grasp! First place is mine! Anyone who stands in my way, I'll kill them! (Hardcore martial arts/Decisive and ruthless/Settling scores on the spot, never holding back!)

36. 36 嘉 Jiahao Gets Stronger? Sword Dancing in the Rain on the Field to Open Heaven's Gate 嘉豪就变强？操场雨中舞剑开天门 Fallen Leaf Blade落叶之刃Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [Jiahao? Sword Saint!!] [Invincible] [Ultimate Show-Off] Lu Ming transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens a System at eighteen. He thinks he's about to reach the peak of life. Instead, he awakens the Jiahao Ascension System. And so Lu Ming gets started with his Jiahao antics. "A grudge from ten years ago, and you're just going to let it go?" "Didn't you say Jiahao spawns on the sports field? I've done two laps and still haven't seen him." "A hero descends from the heavens! Fury twists his f 113.5kReads8.4Score20.1kShelves
37. 37 小 The Crybaby Went Wild in the Infinite Worlds 小哭包他在无限世界里野翻了 Dongfang Xiao Shisan东方萧十三Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + team battles + academy setting + infinite-flow + mystery-solving + livestreams + ensemble cast] The characters are smart, the golden finger is modest, and this is a power-up story with an ensemble cast. The main team is a little villainous, and Qingbao has brains and brawn and won’t hold anyone back~ The main story is complete~ Story introduction ↓ [God-tier demon Xisili vs. god-tier control-support Jiang Yaoqing] Welcome to the Nightmare Center. Here, you can make any wish com 7kReads9.5Score1kShelves

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38. 38 猎 Miss Witcher, I'm Really Not a Vampire 猎魔人小姐，我真不是血族 The Bird Who Loves Collecting Stamps爱收集邮票的飞鸟Urban499k WordsOngoing [Single Female Lead + Villain Protagonist + Action-Packed Battles] After transmigrating as a vampire, Lu Zhou discovered he was different from his fellow vampires. He wasn’t afraid of sunlight, silver weapons, or holy water. He was truly immortal and indestructible. Growing overconfident, he made a vow: “One day, I’ll unite the vampire race.” “One day, the Blood Moon will hang in the sky forever!” “One day, the vampire race will be great again!” But that could all wait. First, he had to figure o 539.8kReads8.5Score89.8kShelves
39. 39 全 Global High Martial: A Crippled Martial Soul? Just Breathe to Get Stronger! 全球高武：废武魂？呼吸就变强！ Mountain Tiger虎山人Urban370k WordsOngoing [Modern high martial arts] [System] [Twin Martial Souls] [Decisive and ruthless] [Sharp-minded] [Invincible] Chen Fan awakened an F-rank martial soul: a rusty kitchen knife. Everyone mocked him. But he had a special talent: breathe once, and his soul ring's age increases by one year! Bound to the [God-Tier Choice System], he could earn prestige by making choices and exchange it for all kinds of resources in the shop. Chen Fan rose against the odds: He avenged his parents and personally slew hi 6.3kReads—Score337Shelves

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    I've unearthed a solid new urban martial arts novel, *Twin Martial Souls: One Breath Increases Soul Ring Age by One Year!* (Also known as *Global Martial Arts: Useless Martial Soul? Get Stronger with Every Breath!*). It's an urban martial arts novel with a system element. The protagonist, Chen Fan, awakens a seemingly useless Martial Soul, possessing the unique talent of increasing his Soul Ring age with every breath. The main storyline follows his journey from the Martial Soul College Entrance Examination to the Global Elite League, with each match featuring different tactical designs, and behind the scenes, the conspiracies of extraterrestrial forces. The plot lays the groundwork for long-term developments, opening chapters like the Myriad Races League and the Multiverse after the Blue Star tournament. It updates daily. Readers who enjoy tournament-style progression and long-term character growth should definitely check it out.

40. 40 开 SSS-Rank Swordsmanship from the Start: My Fishnet-Stocking Homeroom Teacher Is Stunned 开局sss剑道，惊呆黑丝班主任 Zen Brush禅笔Urban1.0M WordsCompleted In an age when humanity battles vicious demons, warriors reign supreme. Every warrior can cultivate the martial path and master martial techniques! Yun Chen somehow awakened a “Cultivation Growth System.” He grows stronger every single day! Yun Chen commands ten thousand swords. The long night has no end, so I'll wield my sword to carve out the dawn! If there is no torch, then I will be the only light! 12.5kReads8.6Score873Shelves

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    Urban martial arts thrillers, featuring various high-level martial arts elements to keep you entertained. Characters include those with talent, superpowers, and systems.

41. 41 全 The Age of Gods: My Traits Refresh Daily 全民神祇时代：我的词条每日刷新 A Little Frost Has Passed些许风霜过去Urban682k WordsOngoing Lu Sheng transmigrates to a super-world where anyone can become a god, control laws, and create a miniature world. One day in the main world is one year in a miniature world. From the start, Lu Sheng awakens the C-rank talent trait [Breeding Haven], and his miniature world also contains the B-rank building [Spring of Spirit Sight]. He's a bona fide prodigy. But nobody knows that Lu Sheng also has the X-rank talent [Master of Traits]. Every day at midnight in the main world, a new trait appears i 331.1kReads8.5Score42.5kShelves
42. 42 觉 Awakened as a False God, Abandoned by the Divine, I Become a God Myself 觉醒伪神，神明弃我，我自为神 Koala Loves Pigs考拉爱猪Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Hot-blooded] + [High Martial] + [Everyone fiercely protects their own] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [No System] + [Ensemble cast] + [No female lead, only companions] He tested as having an SSS-grade talent, yet the Divine Hall judged him to be "one abandoned by the gods." Ability Sequence: False God, impossible to activate! The Divine Hall declared, "He will never be able to embed a divine sigil in his lifetime. He is destined to be nothing more than a slightly stronger ordinary man." The school 534.3kReads9.0Score62.1kShelves
43. 43 高 High Martial: Level Up by Fighting Monsters 高武：打怪就升级 Cow Monster牛怪物Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [the Myriad Worlds] [No Female Lead] Gu Xingchen rose to prominence, battling prodigies and slaying the myriad races. Step by step, he became a national idol, adored by countless people. You say your talent is amazing? Sorry, I level up by fighting monsters. Want to compare martial arts? Divine abilities? I just need to put in the work and distribute my points. Want to compare backgrounds? Well… I’m from the Dao Academy. The myriad races were stunned: The Dao Academy!!! As soon as he entered 2.4kReads8.2Score162Shelves
44. 44 赦 Night's Pardoner 赦夜人 Li Ma李马Urban788k WordsOngoing [The author has a completed title on the Top Peak list, “The Usurper (Below the Upper City).” Read with confidence!] [Ensemble Cast] [No System] [Not Invincible] [Plot-Focused] [Dark Tone] [Not Mindless] [Character Growth] Every shift from day to night is a silent contest of survival. After nightfall, the world becomes a playground for the Blighted. A special light source can offer humanity brief protection. Some live high above, beneath the lights. Others cling to life in the mud. No matter how 271.5kReads9.0Score28.9kShelves
45. 45 哎 Oh No! I’m One of the Seven Deadly Sins, and I Got MVP! 哎呀！我七原罪，得了MVP！ Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Dark comedy + hilarious + ruthless action + global setting + unconventional ideas + one heroine + near-invincible protagonist + power fantasy with a brain (or without one)] Horror games descend upon the world. Those chosen to participate must face challenges of inhuman difficulty. Though the games are full of torment, they also offer people a chance to gain supernatural powers. Life or death. A meteoric rise, or losing everything. But Lu Ce, who has been unable to feel pain since childhood, fee 142.3kReads9.3Score16.9kShelves
46. 46 神 Mythic Star Card Master: I Love Collecting, Not Showing My Hand 神话星卡师，爱收藏不爱摊牌 Level Nine Newbie九级萌新Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Cards + Status Panel + Mythology + Collector + Interstellar Travels] That year, facing an alliance of foreign races, evil god apostles, and an endless tide of beasts... A passing Star Card Master sighed and took out a stack of multicolored cards, spreading them out. “Tell me, who do you want to challenge?” “The Dragon King of the Celestial River, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, the True Lord Erlang, the Third Prince, Tang Sanzang... or the Sage of the Heavens?” In the Star Card era, the cr 14.6kReads8.0Score1.3kShelves
47. 47 记 Memory Awakening: I'm Actually an SSS-Rank Monster 记忆觉醒：我竟然是SSS级怪物 Only a Tiny Bit Handsome只有亿点点帅而已Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + System + everyday life + lighthearted comedy] What if the cute younger student you confess to turns out to be a demon? Su Bai is stabbed through the body by his demon girlfriend right from the start, but unexpectedly awakens his original memories and gains the strength of an SSS-rank monster! Vampires, demons, cyborgs, Awakened, dimensional creatures, supernatural technology... This is a world where the supernatural and monsters coexist! It is also a world full of dangers! For th 6.5kReads8.9Score753Shelves
48. 48 高 High Martial Arts: Cultivating All Laws, Proving the Dao Once and for All 高武，万法同修，一证永证 An Old Man from Tianshan天山一老人Urban644k WordsOngoing [Rating opens on the 20th, starting at 6.7. The score will rise.] [No heroine/single heroine] [High-martial world] [Vast worldbuilding] [The characters will stay smart] After fifteen years of reincarnation, Zhou Heng awakened a talent with a single move. From then on, he was like a dragon meeting the wind and clouds, soaring to the heavens. [Talent] Cultivate All Paths, Every Breakthrough Lasts Forever Effect 1: Simultaneous Cultivation. Ignore all cultivation thresholds and conflicts between ex 406.2kReads8.6Score58.1kShelves
49. 49 高 High Martial: The Blackflame Spear Suppresses Demons 高武：长枪黑炎镇妖魔 Black Cat Beneath the South Wall南墙下的黑猫Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Genius + Everyday Life + Plot] “According to the Temporary Regulations on the Management of Demonkind in Donghuang, anyone who crosses the boundary and harms another shall be killed without exception.” In a dark alley, eighteen-year-old student Shen Changan stared at the monster before him and recited the regulations without expression. He went to school by day and hunted demons by night. As the top official of Qingzhou’s Night Watch Bureau, he had long since gotten used to this life. Until one 258.6kReads8.5Score29.8kShelves
50. 50 超 A Supernatural World: From the Start, I Awaken the Bone Throne 超凡世界，开局觉醒骸骨王座 Yun Yi云一Urban411k WordsCompleted I was an ordinary boy. I always had been. At a crossroads where he had to choose his path in life, Chen Xuan took the strange key. He gave it a gentle turn, and the door to his destiny swung open. The mechanical civilization of the present day. The strange tales of gods passed down through the ages. A place where fantasy and reality intertwine... A new world! This is a rotten world, where people vanish without a trace and plunge into the abyss. This is a brilliant world, where people tra 683Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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