There Are No Masterpieces on Deserted Islands Anymore. Don’t Like It? Tough 荒岛已无神作，不服憋着

1. 201 开 The Empress Is My Principal Wife From the Start 开局女帝做正宫 Spicy Little Crawfish劲爆小龙虾Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Xiao Tian, a man with a persecution complex, is the top operative of Earth’s assassin organization and a grandmaster who has mastered both internal and external arts. When he is surrounded and attacked, he transmigrates to another world where combat power is off the charts and becomes the Empress’s husband. In the eyes of others, Xiao Tian is an ordinary man with no cultivation, the world’s number one kept man. And, right on cue, the System arrives. This seems to be a story about an Earthling wi 26.9kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves

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   🍀🍀Absolutely exhilarating! If you can't even get into this, what's the point of reading Tomato? 😎 This novel is amazing! The protagonist, Xiao Tian, ​​was originally an Earth assassin who transmigrated to another world only to be treated like a kept man. However, his identity is astonishing, even the system has to submit to him. From being looked down upon to achieving a dramatic reversal, this kind of comeback plot is incredibly satisfying and not to be missed! #NovelRecommendation

2. 202 我 My Beautiful Boss and I Accidentally Stumbled Onto a Zombie Island 我和美女上司，意外闯入丧尸岛 Warm Wine and Keyboard Tapping温酒敲键盘Sci-Fi & Apocalypse117k WordsOngoing A hardcore zombie novel with no System and no golden fingers, but plenty of technological firepower. A ship runs aground, leaving the survivors stranded on an isolated island overrun by zombies. A Zombie King looms over them, and human nature is put to the test. They fight the zombies head-on, and the three factions join forces to drive back the Zombie King. As the zombies continue to evolve and mutate, it turns out a mysterious force is controlling them from behind the scenes. Baili Hang and hi —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Both novels are good, especially the first one, "Zombie Island: Hardcore Zombie Battle."

3. 203 一 One Man, One Dog, One Zombie 一人一狗一丧尸 Uncle Nan Yao南妖叔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [No superpowers + no System + plot-focused + no harem] Huang Jin, a young man who secretly worked in a specialized line of business, received a call from his boss at the beginning of the zombie outbreak. His boss ordered him to stay put in C City and wait for the organization to rescue him. But time passed, and after waiting for two whole years, Huang Jin still saw no sign of anyone from the organization. He decided to head to Z City, where his boss was, on his own. Along the way, he came across 35.7kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves
4. 204 电EN Elevator Survival, I Can Foresee Floor Information! 电梯求生，我能预知楼层信息！ North City One Mao北城一毛Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [System, Survival, Unconventional Infinite-World Novel, Power Fantasy] [No do-gooder heroine!] When Lin Feng woke up, humanity had entered a world where people had to survive in elevators. Each day, an elevator randomly arrived at a floor. People could choose to explore it or stay inside the elevator and wait for the next day. Lin Feng unexpectedly awakened a precognition System that could warn him about the dangers and treasures on each floor. [The floor you are about to enter contains 20 ordin 37.8kReads8.9Score3.3kShelves

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   It combines survival and character development; the concept is fantastic! 👍🏻

5. 205 浴 Bloodbath on the Forbidden Island 浴血禁岛 Heartless Iron Rod铁棒无情Urban865k WordsCompleted On a storm-lashed, rainy night, Dillon and two battered foreign women make a daring escape from an operating table aboard a medical ship in international waters. They plunge into the freezing, churning sea and speed out of the storm in a boat carrying organs, only to lose their way in the vast blue ocean. With food and fresh water running desperately low, Dillon relies on hard-won survival skills to keep the three of them adrift for thirteen days, until they finally reach a subtropical island... 11.5kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
6. 206 父 Father, Get a Clue! I Really Don’t Want to Rebel! 父皇：你懂点事，我真不想造反！ Eleven O'Clock十一点Historical2.2M WordsCompleted Animated comic: I Don't Want to Rebel Ning Fan transmigrates and becomes the Second Prince of the Dayu Dynasty. In this world, kingdoms battle one another, barbarians bring chaos, feudal lords rise up, and powerful warlords carve out their own territories. From the start, he awakens the Supreme Emperor System! [Ding! System mission issued: Build the Supreme Imperial Dynasty!] From the start, Ning Fan summons Dian Wei, reforms the military, establishes the Embroidered Guard and the Underworld, an 59.3kReads9.0Score4.5kShelves

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   I didn't have high expectations for this book at first, but I was proven wrong after just a few chapters! The pacing of each chapter is excellent, with no pauses and the story constantly unfolding in a tense atmosphere. The characters are incredibly engaging, each with a distinct personality, and the plot develops smoothly and methodically. Once you start reading, you'll want to keep going; you won't want to stop. Come and follow along, don't miss out!

7. 207 我 I Own a Super Island 我有一座超级海岛 Romance at Your Fingertips指尖风月Urban3.3M WordsCompleted After a plane crash, Fang Cheng finds himself stranded on a deserted island with his sharp-tongued female boss. Drawing on the survival skills he learned from watching Bear Grylls' Man vs. Wild, he begins a difficult struggle to stay alive on the island. Humanity? Social class? Under the pressure of survival, both are redefined. On this island, I am king! As the two explore the island further, they gradually discover that this deserted island is not as simple as it seems... 933Reads8.2Score123Shelves
8. 208 钓 An Angler's Desert Island Survival 钓鱼佬之荒岛求生 Little Pear Explains小梨子解说Urban309k WordsOngoing (Smart protagonist, classic feel, faithful to the original survival genre, one heroine, no angst) Li Mo was fishing at sea when a storm swept him away and stranded him on an island. Forced to survive alone, he builds a house, farms, raises livestock, makes pottery, catches fish, ventures out to sea, and goes on adventures. This is the most primitive, classic, and realistic kind of deserted-island survival story. You’ll get a taste of the same survival conditions faced by Bear Grylls and Ed Staff 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Classic desert island survival

9. 209 史 Prehistoric Island Lord: Building a Civilization from Scratch 史前岛主：从零开始的文明 Clear Green Breeze清清绿风Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Cheng Ran, an ordinary office worker, and Meng Ting, a botany expert, accidentally transmigrate to the perilous prehistoric island of Pangu Island. Drawing on modern knowledge and unyielding determination, they start by building their first shelter and planting their first seed. They unite the survivors to face prehistoric beasts and human threats, ultimately forging a thriving civilization on this untamed land in an epic tale. 64Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 210 仙 Miss Immortal, Calm Down! I'm Really Not Your Dead Husband from a Dream 仙子冷静，我真不是你梦中亡夫 The Roving Little Rascal奔走的小浪Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsCompleted Ye Yu transmigrates to a fantasy world and unexpectedly obtains a Dream Simulation System. Before each dream begins, he can randomly gain a novel dream talent to help him roam freely through the world of his dreams. When the dream ends, he can also earn rewards based on how he performed in it. Just as Ye Yu thinks he’s on his way to becoming the strongest, the fairy from his dream suddenly shows up at his door. Wait, wasn’t it supposed to be just a dream? How did she become real? 31.4kReads8.1Score3.9kShelves

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    There really isn't one for you. Let me recommend some sweet romance novels, they're so sweet!

11. 211 荒 Survival in the Wilderness: Resources Yield a Hundredfold Return in Real Life 荒野求生，资源万倍返利现实 Chu Ci Jiu Ge楚辞九歌Urban703k WordsCompleted Lu Fan transmigrated to a parallel world where Earth's resources were running dry. At this critical moment, the Heavenly Dao Wilderness Survival System arrived. Each country would select three representatives to take part in a wilderness survival challenge, and all the supplies they obtained would be returned to the real world a thousandfold. Lu Fan received prompts from the Heavenly Dao, making survival a breeze. “Ding! Walk straight ahead for 300 meters and you'll find a water source.” “Ding! 6.8kReads8.1Score390Shelves

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    Looks great! [Cool][Cool]

12. 212 我 I'm the Big Bad Villain, and the Protagonists Are Losing It 我！反派头子，主角们心态崩了 Sunny Big Guy阳光大男骸Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Villains, cold-blooded fiends, wooden emotions, and saintly do-gooders keep out] Mo Ci Nian transmigrated into a world that combined several urban power-fantasy novels. And he became a crazed villain? A big boss with untold wealth and the most powerful connections gets killed off by the plot and meets a miserable end? No way! He refused to accept it! And so... a heartless, shameless schemer was born. The mountain-dwelling miracle doctor: The city is full of tricks. I'm going back to the cou 18.8kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
13. 213 国 National Fate Survival: While Everyone Else Starves, You Open a Zoo 国运求生：别人饿死，你开动物园 Bai Baibai白白百Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Blue Star’s resources are running dry. Just as humanity despairs, the National Fortune Game arrives! One person from each country is randomly selected to enter the wilderness and compete for their nation’s fortune! The resources players obtain in the wilderness are replicated a thousandfold in their home countries. An Ke, chosen to represent the Dragon Kingdom, starts with an affinity for nature. The higher his level, the more naturally every animal in the wild takes a liking to him! So while ev 6.7kReads8.7Score650Shelves

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    So pretty! 😎😎

14. 214 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8kShelves
15. 215 我 I’m a Master Procrastinator, and My Crazy Antics Stun Rich Beauties 我，摸鱼达人，骚操作惊呆白富美 Xi Dou汐豆Urban2.8M WordsCompleted Qin Xun, a university student doing an internship, joins a newly founded marketing company and becomes a proud assistant planner. On his first day, he binds to a slacking-off System. As long as he goofs off at work, he can accumulate slacking points and earn rewards. Just as he’s making the most of his time slacking away in an unnoticed corner of the office, all while sporting the title of Outstanding Employee, a cool, aloof new female colleague is assigned to sit beside him by the HR manager. “ 39.9kReads8.5Score4.1kShelves
16. 216 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: The Mountains and Seas Return 灵气复苏：山海重现 Milk Beer Isn't Milk奶啤不是奶Urban721k WordsCompleted New book: Calamity as God I went back home to farm when an earthquake struck. A man and his dog had an extraordinary stroke of luck. To test his dog's intelligence, Yu Bai stared at the lump of chicken droppings in the courtyard and fell into deep thought... 4.6kReads8.2Score254Shelves

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    The first book has over 400,000 readers and a 9-star rating! Disaster is imminent, the world is about to change drastically, and a mysterious game called the *Classic of Mountains and Seas* appears, where players enter as insects and animals! Fight, evolve, and explore secret realms! Compete for opportunities and seize precious medicines! The second book has 100,000 readers and an 8.5-Star rating! It starts with a global earthquake that sinks Japan, haha! The protagonist returns home and has an extraordinary encounter with a black tiger! With the apocalypse looming, a man and his dog embark on an evolutionary journey across the African grasslands! Readers who wish to know how these two books are, please try reading them briefly and see how the protagonists, Su Chen and Yu Bai, stand in this post-apocalyptic world!

17. 217 山 The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Evolving from a Mantis 山海经：从螳螂开始进化 Monsters and Demons, Oh My妖魔鬼怪啊Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Disaster was coming. A mysterious game called Classic of Mountains and Seas suddenly appeared. Players entered the game in the form of all kinds of animals and insects. Survive and hunt, explore secret realms, compete for rare treasures, devour and evolve… The abilities of their in-game characters would manifest in reality as “Martial Souls,” granting players extraordinary powers! Su Chen entered the game and became a weak little mantis. He awakened the talent [Forager], which let him sense dang 1.6kReads8.7Score220Shelves
18. 218 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 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves

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    Over 7000 hours of immersive reading! Having sifted through thousands of mediocre online novels over many years, I've compiled a list of highly-rated gems – no gimmicks, just grab it!

19. 219 通EN The Netherworld Scholar Immortal 通幽小儒仙 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted “Where is this?” “Perhaps... the River of Forgetfulness...” “Who are you?” “Wuchang...” “I've never heard of anyone called Wuchang in this world.” “From now on... that's who I'll be!” The soul crosses the River of Forgetfulness, while its thoughts remain on the other shore. What is gained from all beings must be returned to all beings. When Su Mo woke up, he was no longer in his former life. He went to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, but accidentally stumbled into an immortal schem 63.7kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves
20. 220 我 I Was Just Guarding an Island, So How Did I Eat My Way to Godhood? 我就守个岛，怎么吃成神了？ A Tail That's Ten Out of Ten十分满分的尾巴Urban1.8M WordsCompleted To raise the astronomical ten million yuan needed for his terminally ill mother’s medical bills, Lin Yuan travels to an isolated island perpetually shrouded in thick fog and takes a job as its lighthouse keeper. There’s just something sinister about the island. Human skeletons covered in multicolored coral in the bathtub, swarms of mad rabbits gnawing on ferocious beasts, and indescribable shadows kneeling in worship toward the island’s center in the dead of night… To stay alive, Lin Yuan pries 8.3kReads7.1Score862Shelves

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    The male protagonist goes to a strange, isolated island to work as a tower guard to raise money for medical expenses. He mistakenly cooks and eats a nationally devastating anomaly, thinking it's wild game. Surprisingly, he transforms his body through eating it and directly becomes a god? After emerging from seclusion, all he wants is to collect his wages and go home, but he causes the outside world to collectively break down in their defenses. Who can resist this thrill?! #RefreshingNovel #IslandSurvival #FoodieNovel

21. 221 巡 The Yin-Walker 巡阴人 Feiyi匪夷Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted Applying makeup to the dead, reading the winds and assessing the land, preparing bodies for burial, and performing rites on the seventh day after death. Scorched corpses: cleaning the body, applying rouge, painting the features! Bodies cut in half at the waist: removing the organs, filling the cavities, and stitching the body back together! I was born into a family that made its living from the dead, so I grew up dealing with corpses. I’ve seen all sorts of bizarre ways to die and countless inex 8.4kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
22. 222 全 Wilderness Survival for All: I Crush Everyone by a Mile 全民荒野：我断层碾压所有人 Wings to a Thousand Miles振翅千里Urban1.5M WordsCompleted In the future. Blue Star is facing the prospect of its resources running dry, when an unknown entity launches a survival challenge called The Wilderness World. Anyone who survives in the Wilderness World can earn a longer lifespan, better health, extraordinary powers, and even an entire habitable planet as a reward. But with the wilderness having vanished for countless years, humanity on Blue Star is at a loss. After several years, only a handful of people have managed to last more than a hundre 11kReads8.3Score738Shelves

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    An underrated masterpiece

23. 223 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 166.5kReads9.8Score19.1kShelves
24. 224 与 The Road to Survival on a Desert Island with a Beautiful Woman 与美女孤岛求生之路 Northeastern Little Turtledove东北小斑鸠Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Deserted Island + Survival + Special Forces] A luxury cruise ship was caught in a storm in the vast ocean, leaving a group of survivors stranded on a deserted island! Zhou Chu Yu, a junior security guard aboard the ship, led the survivors as they began the grueling struggle to survive on the island. 3.4kReads8.7Score312Shelves

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    You'll understand just from the title: Surviving on a deserted island with nine beautiful women!

25. 225 我 My Singer Girlfriend Is Super Fierce 我的歌星女友超凶猛 Lian Yi连衣Urban3.7M WordsOngoing Ye Zhiqiu transmigrates to a parallel world. His girlfriend of three years, an arts student, turns out to be a total schemer. Forced to sing solo at the graduation party, he decides to share an original song instead. To his surprise, he catches the attention of the goddess of song, Yu Caiwei. She asks him to write songs, invites him onto a show, and sings a love song with him... Even the company her family owns wants to sign him! None of that is a problem. The real question is... Why does the go 83.6kReads9.1Score7.6kShelves
26. 226 重 Reborn in 1983: My Carefree Hunting Life in Northeast China 重生83：我在东北打猎的悠闲人生 Luo Tian洛天Urban3.6M WordsCompleted [Authentic period drama + no pocket dimension, no System + one heroine + devoted husband + hunting with guns + digging for ginseng + business + adorable pets + food + farming] Tang He had spent most of his life rushing from place to place. Just before he died suddenly, he saw once more the vast mountains, forests, and sea of trees in the Greater Khingan Range, along with the girl in the little floral jacket. Life was so exhausting and bitter. If he got another life, he thought, he would like t 10.3kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
27. 227 黄 The Yellow Emperor’s Secret 黄帝秘藏 Chanting Sutras to Save Myself诵经渡己Mystery6.0M WordsOngoing With a blood-written deed on my body, I fought hungry dogs for food. In the bitter cold of winter, I was about to be beaten to death on the frozen ground, until someone stood before me and told me I was a dragon in the art of feng shui... 14.8kReads8.9Score592Shelves
28. 228 东 The Northeast Era Drama's All-Time Great King of the Waistline 东北年代剧天花板金牌腰王 Saint Seiya Star Bliss圣斗士星爽Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Period] [Jiahao in 1980] [No System, just an ironclad fate] [The 1980s] [Reborn] [Satisfying read] [The Strongest Second Sister-in-Law in History] [The most unhinged novel written in Northeastern dialect] Li Qi was reborn, returning to the day before he was forced to donate a kidney. In his previous life, his father put family ties first, while his brother and sister-in-law told him to sacrifice himself for everyone. His younger brother cried and said he wanted to eat meat. In a moment of resol 95.5kReads8.4Score6.5kShelves
29. 229 绝 Stranded on a Remote Island: The Hungry Jungle 绝岛逢生：饥饿丛林 Heartless Iron Rod铁棒无情Urban822k WordsCompleted [Hardcore] [Adventure] [Mercenaries] [Mystery] [No Superpowers] [Doomsday] [Not for beginners: enter at your own risk] [Western setting] A retired military contractor takes up bodyguard work, but after a plane crash, he and his employer's daughter end up stranded on a mysterious deserted island. The other survivors include a gravely injured pilot, a trainee flight attendant, a movie star from some studio, and her overweight assistant. They face dire crises: the risk of amputation, shortages of m 4.1kReads9.0Score400Shelves

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    🔥Follow me, never get lost when you're looking for something to read!🔥 1• *Desert Island Survival: The Strongest Mercenary and His Beauties* In a remote sea, a sudden storm sweeps a mysterious bodyguard, a biochemist, and his wife into the embrace of a deserted island. 🌊They are forced to jump into the sea to escape, isolated from the world, facing unknown challenges and crises. 🏝️ In this desolate land, they must not only find hope for survival but also confront their inner fears and tests of trust with each other. 🔍This is a journey about courage, wisdom, and love. Will they find their way home, or will they be forever stranded on this deserted island? 🌅 2• *My Days Stranded on a Deserted Island with My Goddess* The death of my brother fills our home with sorrow. To find some solace, we embark on a journey. ✈️ However, fate plays a cruel trick on us, causing a plane crash that leaves us stranded on a deserted island. 🌴Here, we encounter the goddess, facing the challenges of survival together. Farming, fishing, building shelter—every day is a re-evaluation of life. 🌾 Life on the desert island, though difficult, is filled with warmth and hope. 🏡 This is a story about survival, love, and growth. How do we find meaning in adversity, and how do we write our own legend on this desert island?

30. 230 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 518.8kReads9.7Score68.3kShelves
31. 231 我 My Goddess and I Are Stranded on a Deserted Island 我和女神沦陷荒岛 Lone Song in the Dark Night暗夜孤歌Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [A finished masterpiece, a true deserted-island adventure] Pirates hijacked a cruise ship, and Yang Yi rescued several national goddesses. To evade the pirates hunting them, they had no choice but to hide away and live on a deserted island. He thought he was a bad guy, only to run into people even worse than him. Yang Yi was furious, and the consequences were severe. When it came to being bad, he was number one in the world! In the end, Yang Yi proved the truth of “women love bad boys” and began 2.4kReads9.2Score419Shelves

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    Surviving on a deserted island, not invincible, no system, sweet yet heart-wrenching, very good and touching.

32. 232 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6kShelves
33. 233 金 A Book by the Top-Ranked Scholar 金榜书生的一本书 Top Scholar金榜书生Urban4.6M WordsCompleted After a plane crash, Qin Lie and a group of beautiful women were stranded on a deserted island. The island was riddled with dangers and teeming with deadly threats. To survive, Qin Lie had no choice but to support and care for the others on the island. In the end, they built a paradise far removed from the world. 258Reads6.9Score106Shelves

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34. 234 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
35. 235 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: The Big Shot Starts by Stockpiling a Million Supplies 末世重生：大佬从百万囤货开始 Zhou Dabai周大白Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + ruthless heroine + System storage space + stockpiling supplies + infrastructure building + strong female lead + an outrageously powerful golden finger!] Han Qingxia, a hardened survivor who struggled through ten years of the apocalypse, is betrayed by her base while it’s under siege by zombies. She opens her eyes and finds herself back half a month before the apocalypse! Her deadbeat father, awful grandmother, and stepmother are still trying to force her out of her home so her brot 98.2kReads9.4Score8.7kShelves
36. 236 旅 Travel Frog: I Become a Big Shot at Sea to Survive 旅行青蛙：我在海上求生当大佬 Smiling Star微笑星Sports1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + stockpiling supplies + farming + infrastructure building + Survival] The “Ocean Survival” game arrived! All of humanity was thrown into it. Savage beasts, bitter cold, scorching heat, deadly clashes... People struggled to survive. Luo Xinglan bonded with a Luck System and got a traveling frog, turning her life into an ocean vacation. Frog No. 1: Talent [Double Rewards]. Open your eyes, and the fields are overflowing with crops! Frog No. 2: Talents [Master Thief] [Light-Fingered]. 6.2kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
37. 237 尸 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 212.8kReads9.6Score25.1kShelves
38. 238 全 Global Survival: A Shelter from the Start 全球求生：开局一座避难所 Barbecue Is Delicious烧烤很好吃Sports504k WordsCompleted When they woke up, seven billion people had transmigrated to a wasteland world. The climate was harsh, resources were scarce, and savage alien beasts roamed everywhere. Yet everyone had only one shabby shelter... Su Ming arrived in this world and unexpectedly obtained a survival System. As long as he survived, he would receive rewards. [Survive for 100 days] [Reward 1: Ranch → Alien Beast Taming Center] [Reward 2: Top-Tier Beauty Bodyguard] [Reward 3: Floating Fortress Blueprint] One year later. 1.9kReads7.4Score120Shelves
39. 239 末 Doomsday Game: I Get Stronger Just by Staying Home! 末日游戏：我宅在家里就变强！ It's Adam是亚当呀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Shelter] [Management and Construction] [Rotating Apocalypses] [Cautious Male Lead] An apocalyptic game descends, and people across the globe are randomly assigned shelters. The disasters rotate every month! Extreme heat! Absolute cold! Falling meteorites! Plant mutations! Monsters on the rampage! Extreme disasters sweep the globe. People have to keep venturing out to explore and gather resources, frantically upgrading their shelters just to cling to life amid countless catastrophes. Su Yi is ju 28.6kReads7.9Score2kShelves
40. 240 玄EN Fantasy: Starting Blind, I Cultivate with an Erhu 玄幻：开局瞎子，从拉二胡开始 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted (The short drama is now streaming: Fantasy: Beginning with Two Springs Reflect the Moon) [Spending Life + Grinding and Lying Low] "Once a song breaks the heart, where in all the world can one find a kindred soul?" From the start, he transmigrated as a blind man and became a street musician. [Two Springs Reflect the Moon: LV2 (1/10000) Effect: Unblocks qi and blood, opens the meridians, dispels dampness, and warms the body] He is a blind street musician who wipes out an entire gang for 138.6kReads9.6Score14.4kShelves
41. 241 求 Survival Game Arrives: I Turn the Tables With Three Acres of Farmland 求生游戏降临：我靠三亩耕地翻盘 Wang San Qian Qian Qian王三前前前Sports905k WordsCompleted If everyone on Blue Star is going to transmigrate into a maritime survival game ten days from now, what would you do? Qi Ge: "Obviously, I'd go on a crazy spending spree and stockpile supplies!" In his previous life, he starved, endured waves of beasts, and was finally frozen to death in the bitter cold. This time, Qi Ge will do whatever it takes to survive. But... "Hey, hey, hey! I just wanted to survive and maybe make a little pocket money. How come you all keep calling me a big shot?" In the 3.8kReads7.8Score360Shelves
42. 242 重 Reborn, I Chose a Playboy to Be My Father! Somehow, I Raised an Emperor 重生选纨绔当爹！结果养成皇帝了 Happy StellaLou快乐星黛露Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Satisfying revenge + a touch of ensemble cast + regret and redemption + turning a wastrel dad into a lovestruck fool] Song Shihuan was reborn. In her previous life, she was the Crown Prince’s legitimate daughter, but spent ten years living away from home. After being brought back, she tried to please everyone, groveling for the tiniest scraps of family affection. But what did she get in return? The Crown Prince and Crown Princess were ashamed of her, her three legitimate brothers treated her wi 21.1kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
43. 243 你 Are You in Trouble? 你遭难了吗？ Another Day of Wanting to Slack Off又是想摸鱼的一天Urban126k WordsOngoing An adventure comedy about survival, challenges, and tests of human nature. After a sudden shipwreck leaves a group of people stranded on an uninhabited island, they must rely on their wits and courage to endure its harsh conditions. The protagonist, Li Chuan, is 23 and founded a mountaineering club in college, giving him extensive wilderness survival skills. His father is a retired special forces soldier, so Li Chuan grew up outdoors and built up a wealth of survival knowledge. On this seemingly 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Survival stories are really good and worth reading.

44. 244 百 Ghosts in the Apocalypse: I Became the Strongest Ghost Tamer 百鬼末世：我成了最强御鬼师 Yi People's Firelight彝人烟火Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing [A Full 1,000 Types of Ghosts] Mysterious ghosts include Jin Buhuan, the White Bone Bodhisattva, the Earthly Branches War Lord, and the Blood-Drop Plum Blossom. The powerful ones include Asura, Rakshasa, the Butcher, the Martial Champion, and the Emperor. The eerie ones include Painted Skin, the Red Robe, the Chubby Baby, the Coroner, the Flower-Waisted Bride, the Embalmer, and the Ever-Burning Lamp. Every type has its own evolution path: Drowned Ghost → Water Monkey → Kappa → ? (There’s more af 115kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves
45. 245 流 Stranded on a Deserted Island: I Have to Survive! 流落荒岛 必须活下去！ A Single Matchstick火柴一根Urban1.6M WordsCompleted A plane crashes, leaving its passengers stranded on a deserted island's shore. Among the survivors is Fan Jian, a special forces soldier from the Marine Corps, who searches everywhere for other survivors. They scrape together a group of nineteen women and one lone man. Fan Jian leads everyone in their fight to survive. They start with a small makeshift shelter and eventually settle down for good. They need a leader, someone to make the decisions. As they compete for limited resources, more than 1kReads7.7Score230Shelves

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    This book is so captivating, you won't be able to put it down. You'll have to stay up all night to finish the last chapter.

46. 246 基EN Gene Lock Unleashed: I Am Invincible—Do As You Please 基因锁一开，我无敌，你随意 Brilliant Writing Turns to Smoke妙笔生烟Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted [A classic old-school story, set in a fictional world, no System, full of passion.] Towering walls rose from the ground, turning Earth into a maze. Monsters mutated wildly and reproduced in grotesque forms. Humanity entered a post-apocalyptic era of biological mutation and energy control. All kinds of combat professions emerged. As a despised subspecies and a weakling on the battlefield, Fu Junlin should have spent his life just trying to get by. That was until a twisted, goofy life-form entered 7.3kReads9.2Score625Shelves
47. 247 我 I Practice Wellness in a World of Survival 我在求生世界里养生 Sleepwalking and Always Getting Lost梦游总走丢Sports1.5M WordsCompleted Everyone transmigrated, and each person became an island owner. While others were still struggling to survive, Li Yu had already started living a healthy, leisurely life, all because he obtained a Wellness System from the start. The protagonist is no bleeding heart. He's decisive and ruthless: if he can settle things with action, he won't waste time arguing. 5.1kReads8.0Score328Shelves

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    A masterpiece, come and argue if you disagree.

48. 248 斩 Slay the Gods: After the Seraphim Looked Down on Me, I Rose Straight to Supreme God 斩神：炽天使嫌弃后我直升至高神 As Startling as a Swan难若惊鸿Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted [Slay the Gods fanfiction + no female lead + Supreme God from the start] After transmigrating into the world of Slay the Gods, Jiang Ye became the neighbor of the protagonist, Lin Qiye. But Jiang Ye had been completely ordinary since birth. He had awakened no Forbidden Ruins, and he didn’t even have the golden finger that transmigrators were supposed to get. To gain the power to survive, he plotted a deception to fool the gods. But just as the Seraph was about to choose Jiang Ye as its agent, 51.9kReads9.2Score6.4kShelves
49. 249 长 Eldest Son: My Siblings Simulated My Life, and I Broke Down in Tears 长子：兄妹模拟我人生，泪崩 Flight Captain飞行团长Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Anti-drug trafficking] [Narcotics officer] [High IQ] [Mastermind] [Undercover] The Wei family has five children. The second is a wealthy businessman, the third has an impressive background, the fourth is a research professor, and the fifth is a pop star. Only the eldest has amounted to nothing. He’s notorious and despised by his siblings. Because he sold off his younger siblings and drove his family away! He’s done every kind of evil, and his siblings loathe and spurn him! Then, on the day the 75.4kReads9.5Score11.9kShelves
50. 250 荒 Desert Island: While Others Fight to Survive, I Build a Civilization 荒岛：别人求生，我开创一个文明 Elegant Venerable婉约尊者Urban213k WordsOngoing This novel has no System, no harem, no primitive tribesmen, and no pirates. It's a pure deserted-island survival story: through primitive hunting and farming, the characters establish a foothold on the island, build a thriving community, develop agriculture and industry, and create a civilization. 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    All three books are very good.

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