Several Brothers Each Establish Their Own Power and Eventually Battle to Conquer the World 兄弟几个人，都创建自己的实力，最后一期大打天下

1. 1 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.8kReads9.6Score66.1kShelves

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   "The Misty Rain Pavilion is not a pavilion, but a sword hanging over the martial world for three hundred years. The Pavilion Master disappeared for ten years, and the forces of the world are in turmoil. I was just a waiter, but on the day of the new Pavilion Master's election, I drew the Ancestor's Mysterious Iron Token. 'Whoever holds this token may become the Pavilion Master.' The entire hall fell silent, except for a drop of blood sliding down the token. Because the previous Pavilion Master—died by my hand."

2. 2 臣 I Was Born a Commoner, So Why Are You Forcing Me to Become Emperor? 臣本布衣，为何逼我称帝？ Jiangnan Scenery江南山水Historical3.6M WordsCompleted On the day he transmigrates, he gets three shocks in a row: he has an engagement, his fiancée isn’t pretty, and all six of his brothers-in-law are bandits. “How can you call them bandits? They’re the six mighty generals who followed me in founding the empire and ascending the throne!” 21.3kReads8.6Score2.1kShelves

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   Brothers?! His wife's older brother is his biological brother, and there are six brothers in total, hahaha! This novel doesn't have the typical time-travel trope of building airplanes in a day and driving trains in two; it even genuinely tried to teach me how to survive in ancient times! [Laughs][laughs]

3. 3 末EN Apocalypse Underworld Emperor: After Dark, I Make the Rules 末世地下皇帝，天黑以后我说的算 Koala Loves Pigs考拉爱猪Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.2M WordsCompleted (No System, passionate, brotherhood, not an invincible protagonist, high martial arts) (Ensemble cast, every character has a distinct personality and their own moments to shine) A young man framed and imprisoned by his own boss unexpectedly gains the blood of the Demon Ancestor and awakens as a superpowered fighter, embarking on a path of revenge. The story of a group of youths from the bottom of society fighting their way up. A legend about a young man who rises to become the Underworld Emperor 62.5kReads9.4Score7.1kShelves

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   For those of you experiencing a reading slump, you might want to check out this one; it's quite good so far, and the main character is loyal and righteous.

4. 4 黑 Underworld Tyrant: Those Who Follow Me Prosper, Those Who Oppose Me Perish! 黑道暴君：顺我者昌，逆我者亡！ Please Let Me Go Viral Just Once拜托你让我火一次吧Urban983k WordsOngoing [Class Beauty, I’m out of prison. You’ll pay for what you did!] Framed by the class beauty he loved, Wang Erchui was wrongfully imprisoned for three years. The misery of prison transformed the once-ordinary boy into a hardened man. But it was only after getting out and seeking revenge that he gradually realized there was a terrifying story behind it all. The truth was, it wasn’t that love affair that had ruined his life. It was a vast, carefully woven web of darkness. His enemies had already ris 9.6kReads8.9Score587Shelves

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   As a seasoned bookworm, I rarely recommend books because everyone has their own tastes, but this novel is truly excellent, with a thrilling plot and definitely worth reading!

5. 5 救 I Saved a Stunning Beauty, and She Tried to Hack Me with a Knife by the Bed 救了绝色美女，她在床边拿刀砍我 Meticulous to the Last Word一字不苟Urban644k WordsCompleted Chu Lingtian is a legendary man known as the "Grim Reaper Wolf King." He returns to the city for a top-secret mission, never imagining that on his very first day back, he will spend the night with a beautiful woman named Liu Bingxue. Afterward, Liu Bingxue takes him home and passes him off as her boyfriend. But it turns out she has a twin sister, Liu Huohuo. The older sister is cold and aloof, while the younger is uninhibited. Sharing a room with these twin beauties is certainly thrilling. After 11.6kReads8.7Score1kShelves

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   This is a place where greed for money, power, and sex drives a frenzied struggle; it's also a world of deceit, bloodshed, countless beauties, utter cruelty, and where only the victor reigns supreme! (Welcome to the world...)

6. 6 哥 The Brothers’ Comeback 哥几个的逆袭人生 Chunibyo Youth中二青年Urban1.0M WordsCompleted The six brothers each have their own area of expertise. They struggle up from the bottom of society until they reach the very top. (This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental.) 767Reads—Score103Shelves

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   This book is really good.

7. 7 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

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   Highly recommended, absolutely non-toxic.

8. 8 无 The Pinnacle of Nowhere 1 无人之巅1 The Innocent Eldest Young Master of the Wu Family无邪的吴家大少爷Urban1.3M WordsOngoing I went into the underworld because I didn’t want to be bullied... I stepped into the darkness so I’d never have to turn my back on it again. I cast aside my conscience and sharpened my claws, trampling underfoot each person who had once humiliated me. 240Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Some brothers

9. 9 你 Hey, You! Do You Really Have to Be This Low-Key?! 你小子！用不用这么低调！！ Half a Cup of Lingering Sorrow半盏残忧Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing The immortal, undying ancient dragon left behind only a rotting corpse. The phoenix, unafraid of death, was reduced to a single broken root feather. The auspicious qilin, surrounded by good fortune, could not foresee its own death. The Black Tortoise, master of countless laws, had its shell forcibly stripped away. The cemetery of the gods still stands, watching the ruins endure for millennia, while grass and trees flourish and fade through the seasons. Who dares claim to be immortal… The years t 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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   The protagonist drags a few unlucky guys along to suffer with him.

10. 10 梦 The Era of Dream Beasts: I Have a Twelve-Winged Angel Pig 梦兽时代:我有一只十二翼天使猪 Feather in the Sky天上羽Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted [Beast Companions + Growth + Laid-Back + Fusion + Invincible + Daily Life + Guild Adventures + One Heroine + A Mostly Useless System for Everyone Appears Around Chapter 200] Dreamstar, a world where dream beasts reign supreme. But one day, many years later, Dreamstar gave birth to a consciousness called Dream. Dream thought its world was far too boring, so it granted the humans living at the bottom of society the power to form contracts with dream beasts. It also bestowed a fated beast, a dream 7.4kReads9.2Score700Shelves

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    The protagonist is intelligent and builds a power base by relying on the core combat power of the twelve-winged angel pig. The fantasy setting and the battles and power expansion are in line with the genre. The single female lead setting makes the plot more focused. It has been completed and has been read by 12,000 people. The pace is fast and it is very enjoyable.

11. 11 卧 Crouching Tiger 卧虎 Xun Fei寻飞Urban2.1M WordsOngoing A hidden dragon rises from the depths and devours all things; a crouching tiger commands the mountains and guards a thousand frontiers! When I was little, the strange older girl next door always asked me to help wash her. When I got a little older, she taught me how to be a real man! Twenty years of flashing blades, eighteen years of changing seasons. The black throne may change hands, but true kingship belongs only to madmen who dare to dance with the devil! 14.6kReads7.7Score2.9kShelves

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    I recommend the only one.

12. 12 入 The Day I Went to Prison: She Blazed a Trail Alone and Smashed My Shackles 入狱当天：她单枪铺路，为我砸镣 A Big Bug Is Still a Bug大虫也是虫Urban160k WordsOngoing [Not Reborn]+ [No System]+ [One Female Lead] The last big sister of the underworld! The day I went to prison, she broke into the jail and smashed my shackles, clearing a path for me with a gun in hand! If the rest of my life is destined to be without light, at least in this moment, she is by my side! Some even call her the last big sister of Southeast Asia! Truth is, she was just forced to take charge in a crisis, with no other choice! Since we're already fugitives, then let's take our dark love 174Reads7.9Score—Shelves

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    What makes a truly good novel? Based on my 12 years of experience in the book world, I can tell you it's this one. It's about taking life and death lightly, fighting back when you're not convinced, and the whole story is fast-paced and decisive, with a clear beginning and end.

13. 13 神 The Divine Beggar Comes Down the Mountain 神丐下山 World Explorer探界者Urban3.6M WordsCompleted [Overpowered Urban Fantasy] [Immortality and Godhood] [Multiple Heroines] At the age of three, he was driven out of his home by his second uncle. Then he met a mysterious old beggar, who taught him the supreme cultivation technique, the Heavenly Evolution Art. From then on, he grew at an astonishing pace. He travels across Earth, the Spirit Realm, the Immortal Realm, and the God Realm, breaking through layer after layer of the heavens. He reaches the pinnacle of the Immortal Realm, then ascends 2.5kReads8.1Score384Shelves

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14. 14 战 War God: Wolf Soul 战神狼魂 World Explorer探界者Urban1.7M WordsCompleted A new book is out. Please check it out: When Ye Yunfan was five, he was kidnapped by human traffickers. Luckily, his master rescued him, kept him by his side, and taught him medicine and martial arts. Ten years later, he enlisted in the army. At eighteen, he was sent to the northern frontier, where he fought his way through one challenge after another. A few years later, he led a special unit renowned around the world, the Wolf Soul. He earned the title of Wolf Emperor, with four Wolf Kings unde 1.9kReads7.3Score182Shelves
15. 15 霸 The Tyrant Blade 霸道狂刀 World Explorer探界者Eastern Fantasy303k WordsCompleted In the world of ancient martial arts, the strong rule supreme. There are martial arts tournaments and duels atop Mount Hua. Only five years old, Shen Jinghong hides in a secret compartment in the ancestral hall. Through a narrow crack, he watches as his family is slaughtered! His father, Shen Canghai, is struck down, his Cloudbreaker Saber shattered and his chest pierced through. His mother's body crumples to the ground, and blood splashes across a pillar in the ancestral hall... From that mome 193Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 我 My Eighteen-Year-Old Landlady 我的18岁女房东 World Explorer探界者6k WordsCompleted My 18-Year-Old Landlady 29Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 龙 Dragon Head 龙头 Xun Fei寻飞Urban3.1M WordsCompleted For the sake of the goddess, I crossed the big shot in the county. To stay alive, I fought my way up, one step at a time, until I became the boss... One day, the hidden dragon will find the rain it needs. With a single roar, it will shift the mountains and rivers and move the Big Dipper. Stories of the underdog rising to the top will always set the blood racing. 27.2kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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    What else is there to say? Xun Fei's books are unbeatable!

18. 18 让 You Asked Me to Build a Military Academy, So I Raised a Million Mercenaries to Strike Fear into America 让你办军校，你佣兵百万震慑鹰酱 Mo Changan, Who Loves Minced Pork with Shredded Vegetables爱吃肉末双丝的墨长安Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Su Ran is reborn into a powerful family. He plans to lie flat, but the System issues him a mission: establish a military academy and meet its enrollment target. In return, the System will reward him with stealth tanks, electromagnetic storm cannons, and missiles with a range of 25,000 kilometers. It will also name the departments after the new students, who will remain loyal to Su Ran forever. After a series of fundraising efforts, the military academy opens in grand style. When the enrollment a 1.1kReads8.8Score144Shelves

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    Fellow readers, there aren't many books of this type. Of the ones I found, the first is a newly serialized work. Su Ran runs a military academy, cultivating a large number of talents. Three years later, he raises his arm and a million soldiers respond. Some students even have their own forces. The third and fifth are behind-the-scenes stories, where the protagonist hides behind the scenes, and his subordinates develop their own power, making the protagonist stronger and stronger.

19. 19 开 From the Start, I Can Summon: Turns Out I'm the Mastermind 开局召唤：我竟是幕后黑手 The Imaginary Writer's Wild Ideas假想作的脑洞Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted He transmigrates as the Sixth Prince of the Great Qian Dynasty, a prince incapable of cultivation. But he can summon all kinds of people and factions from Chinese history. The hidden Web in the depths of Great Qian, Wudang, the leader of the righteous martial world, the Money Gang, which gathers the world’s wealth, the Beggars’ Gang, the world’s greatest gang, Bai Xiaosheng, who knows everything about the martial world, the eccentric Demon Cult, and Lu Bu, who loves having adoptive fathers... Th 16.2kReads8.0Score695Shelves
20. 20 亲 The Prince's Legitimate Son, with China's Greatest Heroes at My Back 亲王嫡子，我身后全是华夏人杰 Crazy About Braised Fish酷爱红烧鱼Historical1.7M WordsCompleted [System] [Summoning] [Martial World and Imperial Court] After transmigrating to another world, Qi Zui, heir to a prince of the dynasty, had planned to give up trying and simply enjoy life. But then he activated a System. PUAed by it, he had no choice but to summon heroes from the novels and history of his previous life, build up his resources, form his own faction, and take control of the dynasty so he could achieve his goal of doing nothing. “One day, I’ll gain true freedom!” Qi Zui stared at t 14.9kReads7.8Score721Shelves
21. 21 我 I Build My Power in the Shadows 我在幕后培养势力 Cheerful 9h爽朗的9hMystery391k WordsOngoing [Behind the scenes, building a faction, System, slow-paced, large cast of supporting characters] The arrival of the supernatural shattered Blue Star's peace. Those who gained power often gave themselves over to their desires, bringing out the worst in human nature. A vengeful female ghost in a murder case; a killer with lightning-fast Seven-Step Fist in a string of murders; a construction laborer who rises to power after a shooting in an abandoned building; a police officer whose bullets can tur 201Reads6.8Score—Shelves
22. 22 召 Summoning: Unrivaled Martial Heroes 召唤之武侠无双 Maple Leaves Fall in Jiangnan枫落江南Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted In the Tianwu Continent, might makes right. Peerless masters can churn rivers and seas and turn the world upside down. The protagonist transmigrates here and gets a Summoning System. From the start, he summons Ximen Chuixue and establishes the Luo Network assassin organization. He believes in the Way of Keeping a Low Profile, hiding behind the scenes while manipulating the wo 39.8kReads8.5Score2.3kShelves
23. 23 三 Three Kingdoms: Reborn as Zhao Yun, with Diao Chan Sharpening My Spear 三国：重生赵云，貂蝉为我磨枪 With Brush and Ink, I Paint Your Beauty执笔墨画妳倾城Historical2.4M WordsCompleted “You wretch! Your master's wife is pregnant. Was it you...?” “Impossible! I didn't! It wasn't me! I absolutely did not do it!” His soul transmigrates into Zhao Yun. He steals Liu Bei's second and third brothers, then takes Yuan Shao's two trusted generals. He forms an oath of brotherhood with five men in the Peach Garden, and begins his quest to conquer the land in Youzhou, plotting out the whole board. With the help of the noblewoman Empress He, his fortunes soar from then on, and he rises stea 16.1kReads8.6Score1.9kShelves

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    Anyway, if I watch it, you'll have to watch it too.

24. 24 三 Three Kingdoms: I Became Tong Yuan’s Disciple from the Start and Emerged Invincible 三国：开局拜师童渊，出山即无敌 Young Master Xiaoyi公子小易Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Liu Yi transmigrates to the end of the Han dynasty, during the Three Kingdoms era, and becomes a childhood friend of Zhao Yun. Together, he and Zhao Yun join Phoenix Mountain, a sacred martial arts sect, and study under Tong Yuan, the Great Han's Spear God. At the same time, Liu Yi awakens the God-Tier Simplification System. Every skill in the world can be simplified. [Strength training simplified to: eating!] From then on, all Liu Yi has to do is eat, and his strength grows. [Fist technique tra 14.2kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
25. 25 你 You and Your Best Friend Transmigrate to a Cultivation World Together 你和好兄弟共同穿越到了修仙世界 I Am Fei He我是飞何Eastern Fantasy512k WordsCompleted After we transmigrated to the cultivation world, my brother and I each rose to the pinnacle of the immortal and demonic paths. I became the leader of the righteous path, laid down strict laws, and protected the people. Anyone who harmed mortals would be executed, even if they were family. He was forced to become the supreme leader of the demonic path. He did as he pleased, stirred up trouble, and treated all life as beneath him, yet he alone made an exception for me. Everyone called him cold-blo 184Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There are too few of these books.

26. 26 一 One Dragon, Five Tigers, Six Brothers 一龙五虎六兄弟 Stone Assassin石头刺客Eastern Fantasy207k WordsCompleted Who knows how many years ago, a mass of evil energy appeared in the world. It took shape as the King of Chaos, who commanded the Three Demon Kings. Leading their Chaos legions, the Three Demon Kings roamed the land, wantonly devouring human souls. Once full, the Chaos soldiers transformed into evil spirit bats and flew to the King of Chaos with their stolen souls. The King of Chaos released the evil energy and drained the bats of their power. Humanity faced a cataclysm that threatened its very e 40Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 狼 Wolves and Brothers 狼与兄弟 Pure Silver Earring纯银耳坠Urban19.6M WordsCompleted The wolf may look cold and ruthless, but beneath that exterior lies boundless tenderness. He is willing to sacrifice himself for his family and brothers! Just like Wang Ying, the protagonist, his heart isn't cold. It's the way he looks down on worldly conventions that makes him seem that way! Like a wolf king, he can become the heart of any team, leading his brothers through life-or-death trials, never abandoning them! From the awkwardness of college days to the hardships of entering the working 7.4kReads9.3Score490Shelves
28. 28 五 Five Good Brothers 五个好兄弟 A Pen Name Written by a Nameless Author没有名的笔写的笔名Eastern Fantasy177k WordsCompleted Please don’t set your expectations too high for this story. Five close friends transmigrate to the Middle Ages and unexpectedly gain the power of dragon blood. After being separated, each encounters a mysterious tribe’s women and learns secret arts. When they reunite, they unite the tribes, bring the world under their rule, conquer every race, and ultimately face off against the dragons. —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 三 The Three Brothers of the Jianghu 三兄弟的江湖 Bustling Years繁华岁月Urban901k WordsCompleted [Urban + Rise to Success + Realistic + No Rebirth + No System] Born into a farming family and raised in a rural village, he had no powerful or wealthy relatives and was never known in the countryside. He was no match for Xu Gong in appearance, nor for Kongming in talent. Though he knew from a young age that all pursuits were inferior to studying, and that education was the highest calling, 261Reads6.2Score103Shelves
30. 30 带 Taking My Brothers to the Top 带着兄弟入巅峰 Just for That First Meeting只为那年初见Urban137k WordsCompleted —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 兄 Brothers in the Wilderness 兄弟荒野 Dream-Seeker at the Ancient Ferry古渡寻梦人Urban447k WordsCompleted During a cruise, three brothers are caught in the ferocious assault of a superstorm. The wind howls and towering waves crash around them. The cruise ship lurches violently in the raging sea before breaking apart and sinking. In the chaos, the brothers Liu Tao, Liu Qi, and Liu Xing cling desperately to a floating plank. The surging waves carry them to an uninhabited island. Dense jungle covers the island, and endless ocean stretches in every direction. Unknown dangers lurk around every corner. On 83Reads8.2Score—Shelves
32. 32 带 Going Wild with My Brothers 带着兄弟一起狂 Keko BearKeko熊Urban166k WordsCompleted “At last, we've made the dream we once talked about come true in this bustling city.” Li Tian and his good brother Cheng Yiheng started from nothing and became top-tier stars of the new era. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 神 Above the Divine Dynasty 神朝之上 Boundary畛域Eastern Fantasy732k WordsCompleted The Boundless Continent stretches on without end, vast and boundless, home to countless races where the strong rule. In the Moonsea region, the Li family was one of only two imperial clans among humankind. Once incomparably glorious, it founded the ancient Tang Empire, which flourished for a time before collapsing in a single day. The clan’s fortunes dwindled, and it later hid away in the shattered starfield of the Boundless Sea for three entire eras. Three eras later, a prodigy was born into th 1.3kReads8.1Score—Shelves

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    [Learned it]

34. 34 大 The Great Qi Marquis of One Step 大齐一步侯 A Single Thought of Nothingness一念无Historical846k WordsCompleted [Alternate history, airtight logic, a treat to listen to, multiple heroines, lighthearted daily life, the jianghu and court politics, love and hate, national and family vendettas...] A modern-day criminal investigator transmigrates into the body of a minor official in the State of Qi. At first, his only dream is to stay alive. But when foreign barbarians invade the Central Plains, slaughtering and pillaging until the kingdom falls and families are torn apart, he has no choice but to enter the fr 16.3kReads8.2Score984Shelves

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    This excellent alternate history novel is logically sound, features multiple female leads, blends humor and pathos, and has a strong narrative. It deals with national righteousness and love-hate relationships—a truly captivating read! Full of memorable quotes, it has a lasting impact! Highly recommended! [Sending hearts][Admiration]

35. 35 星 The Starry Sky's Cycle of Fate 星空命轮 Best in Volume Ten卷十最佳Eastern Fantasy409k WordsOngoing The socially anxious young lord of the city just wants to lie flat, but this world is absurdly vast. One step beyond his door, and he finds himself in an endless game of chess. In a golden age, prodigies vie for supremacy. Armed with nothing but a fragment of an ordinary memory, he leads a ragtag crew deeper and deeper into the game, only to discover that the hidden forces behind it have barely revealed themselves... 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Looking at it, that's right, they started conquering the world in the mid-game.

36. 36 仙 Immortal Martial Emperor 仙武帝尊 Six Realms, Three Paths六界三道Eastern Fantasy9.4M WordsCompleted Nine thousand years ago, the Immortal Martial Emperor led a million divine generals into the ancient primordial wilderness. Not one of them returned, and only a wisp of true fire remained in the world. Nine thousand years later, Ye Chen, a discarded disciple, was driven from his sect and left with nowhere to go. By a twist of fate, he came into possession of the true fire and set foot on the path of immortal martial cultivation once more. This is a world where gods, demons, immortals, and Buddha 60.5kReads9.1Score14.3kShelves

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    There's no need to try.

37. 37 做 Be the Fiercest One 做最凶的那个 Ripped Jeans破洞裤子Urban476k WordsCompleted Lin Yu had always been troubled by a question: Why must good people endure eighty-one trials to become Buddhas, while bad people only need to lay down their butcher's knives? Fairness has never been something the poor get to talk about. If you want fairness, there's only one way: make yourself strong enough to create it. This world has both light and darkness. It won't treat you well just because you're kind. His father was unable to repay his debts and eventually took his own life. The creditor 778Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    Try this one, I hope you like it. It's a period gangster novel where a nobody is forced into the underworld by reality and eventually becomes a kingpin. There's a clear line between right and wrong, and it's a story of ruthless violence and quick action.

38. 38 两 The Youth of Two Generations 两代人的青春 Looking Back on the Past回首望曾经Urban3.0M WordsOngoing My name is Li Sunan, and I'm a complete... bastard. Please take a moment, settle in, and let me tell you the whole story. From my godfather, Li Zhen, to my second uncle, Cui Lijun, and then to my own dark life. From 1990 to 2020. Thirty tumultuous years in a small city in Northeast China. One act ends, and another begins. Two generations rise and fall, knowing both glory and disgrace. There are no all-powerful crime bosses here. Just a bunch of little people struggling at the bottom... The road 2.2kReads6.9Score103Shelves

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    This could have been called a gangster tycoon.

39. 39 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves

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    It's incredibly good-looking!

40. 40 十 One Hundred Thousand Death-Row Inmates Battle on Misty Island! 十万死刑犯，厮杀迷雾岛！ Dust-Covered Little Earth蒙尘小土Urban1.2M WordsCompleted A meteorite crashed to earth, triggering a vast, strange fog. The fog covered the entire island of Nile. No one knew what bizarre events were taking place beneath it. Every soldier sent in to investigate vanished without a trace! To uncover the truth behind the fog, one hundred thousand death-row inmates were sent to Nile Island. Trapped on this mist-shrouded island, everyone had to fight brutally to stay alive... Meanwhile, mutated and bizarre creatures began to emerge from the fog... 7.4kReads8.5Score633Shelves
41. 41 死 Death Club 死亡俱乐部 Year's End年末Mystery2.4M WordsCompleted There are bizarre events, horrifying hellscapes, and the ugliness of human nature. People dwell among ghosts; there are hell trains, death academies… One terrifying incident after another, open only to members of the Death Club. The Death Club welcomes you to join! Zhang Chen was slowly growing drowsy. He had no idea how long it had been since night fell. Just as he was about to drift off, a series of thuds suddenly came from upstairs, the sound of wooden clogs striking the stairs. The clacking 3.9kReads8.6Score496Shelves
42. 42 刀 The Blade Draws at Peach Blossom Cove 刀出桃花坞 Xu Congke徐从珂Eastern Fantasy614k WordsOngoing Someone asked him, “You sell information, publish rankings, and stir up trouble across the martial world through your Qiuchu Pavilion. What are you really after?” Wiping the blood from his blade, he replied, “The world shouldn’t be like this. I’m going to change it.” A tavern keeper, a Peach Blossom Blade, and three years to ensnare the entire martial world. The poor have no way forward, so he will carve them one. The great clans cast shadows over everything, so he will punch a hole through t 111Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is it! A wuxia (martial arts) hodgepodge, it has everything you want.

43. 43 守 On the Day of the Wake, My Sisters-in-Law Put Me on the Throne 守灵当天，我被众嫂嫂推上皇位 Kitchen God of the Wood Stove柴火灶王爷Historical724k WordsOngoing [Alternate Dynasty + Transmigration + War + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + The Golden Finger Has Been Cut in Half] A high school boy named Tian Shu wakes up one morning in an ancient funeral hall. His widowed sisters-in-law swarm around him, showering him with care. In a feudal age of chaos, the powerful clans hold sway. The System is practically useless, and each sister-in-law has her own agenda. Born into a poor family, can he defy fate, change his destiny, command a vast empire, and mak 4.6kReads8.8Score183Shelves

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    [Alternate Dynasty + Time Travel + War + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Chopped-Off Cheat] High school student Tian Shu wakes up to find himself transported to an ancient funeral hall. His widowed sisters-in-law swarm around him, showering him with concern. In this chaotic feudal era, powerful families hold sway. The system is practically useless, and his sisters-in-law each harbor their own agendas. Born into poverty, can he defy fate and ascend to a vast empire, leaving his mark on history? [Crying] Or will he be unable to escape his destiny, becoming cannon fodder for someone else's benefit?

44. 44 杀 The Kill Order Has Been Issued 杀令已下 Cold Weather, Rain天寒雨Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing Three underworld bosses join forces to put out a contract, offering a million in gold to kill the mysterious assassin "Heavenly Shadow." The Killing Prison accepts the contract. The kill order is issued, and the plot is set in motion! But no one expected that when the contract arrived at the Killing Prison, the target's name would have been changed to... him! He had signed the kill order with his own hand, only to send himself into a deadly trap. Poisoned, surrounded, betrayed, and hunted, h 7.8kReads7.3Score410Shelves
45. 45 烈 The Wolf Pack of Blazing Flames 烈焰狼群 Xiao Yi Na小壹呐Urban709k WordsCompleted This is more than just a gangster story about "fighting monsters and leveling up." It's an epic tale of growth, betrayal, and protection. It explores how, amid the mire of desire and power, the bonds between young men are corrupted, tempered, and ultimately transformed. —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 我 I Just Awakened My System, and Her Dad Told Me to Get Lost? 我刚觉醒系统，她爸让我滚远点？ Jing Jiangyan憬江言Urban3.6M WordsOngoing [Physical book deal secured, enjoy with confidence] [Ultimate power fantasy] [Decisive and ruthless] [Absurd comedy] [One heroine] [Ensemble cast] [Unhinged] Year 529 of the Cultivation Calendar. Yun Mochen wakes from a nap and unexpectedly awakens a System. [Absorb qi and blood to grow stronger!] But there's one big problem: his girlfriend of three months is the daughter of the Zhu Clan's Emperor, one of the five great cultivation clans. Even worse, her emperor father comes straight to his door 69.4kReads8.6Score5.5kShelves

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    This book is absolutely amazing! The very first sentence of the first chapter completely changed my understanding of "power fantasy" novels! It features an academy, a single female lead, sword cultivators, spear cultivators, and more.

47. 47 起 The Prison Planet of Origins 起源囚星 Bear Squatting in the Corner蹲在墙角的熊Urban1.6M WordsOngoing A rift in the universe tears through space and time, sweeping the boy Zeng Xi into a rising tide of supernatural powers! The only disciple in the Sword Sect without a sword spirit, he struggles to survive amid the bloodshed as Earth awakens. Mysterious organizations lurking in the shadows begin to emerge, while interstellar visitors wearing the mask of civilization close in step by step. Are these so-called raiders the scythes of death, here to destroy civilizations, or guides sent to awaken the 6.2kReads9.2Score306Shelves

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    A team growing together

48. 48 沧 Master of Canglan 沧澜玄主 Mu Zhihe慕栀荷Eastern Fantasy158k WordsOngoing [Traditional fantasy + mysterious origins + no System + no harem + one heroine + all-around protagonist + decisive and ruthless + face-slapping] The Canglan Realm is divided among five continents, where practitioners of profound arts abound and five-colored profound energy reigns supreme. Xiao Ce, young master of the Xiao family, bears strange, colorless profound energy. All the profound power he cultivates is devoured by a secret seal, leaving him a good-for-nothing. After being ambushed by his 57Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Check out this book. The protagonist inherits a heaven-defying legacy, cultivates all five elements simultaneously, is an all-rounder, slaps villains in the face, and is decisive in killing. No saintly figures, no harem, no invincible characters, no clichés, no system, no old man. He slowly develops his family's power, improves his own strength, and crushes the geniuses of various factions.

49. 49 嫌 You Thought I Was Too Weak, So My Cultivation Technique Went Dark Overnight 嫌我太弱，我的功法连夜黑化了 Puppet Number Twenty-One二十一号傀儡Urban744k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + Misunderstandings + Chat Group + Fully Automated Training + Overpowered Power Fantasy] Yang Tian transmigrates into a high-martial-arts world. With mediocre talent, he only wants to lie flat. But who could have guessed that the cultivation techniques inside him would think he was too weak and turn sentient overnight! And that’s not all. His techniques even set up a chat group: [Iron Shirt] left the group and wrote: “The Host is too fragile. I went for a soak at the nuclear power 730Reads—Score102Shelves

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    These books will definitely satisfy you; I'm reading them too, and I recommend them to you. (Four updates a day)

50. 50 组 Team Up to Go Home for the New Year: Why Are All My Teammates Goddesses? 组队回家过年：队友竟然全是女神 Puppet Number Twenty-One二十一号傀儡Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Urban + System + multiple women + lighthearted + feel-good power fantasy + mostly everyday life] “Yang Tian, if you don’t bring home a girlfriend this New Year, you’re sleeping in the pigsty!” Faced with his mother’s ultimatum, penniless Yang Tian suddenly obtains the [Instance Party System]. As long as he posts a mission, all kinds of goddesses will accept it and “team up” with him to go home and conquer every obstacle. New Year’s Eve, family reunion dinner. Uncle: “I heard Yang Tian lost his 2.3kReads6.0Score258Shelves

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