Modern Martial Arts with Bright Force, Hidden Force, Transforming Force, and Grandmasters 现代修武的，明劲，暗劲，化劲，宗师

1. 1 三 Turning Thirty, I Went Home to Retire and Became a Martial Arts God 三十而立，回老家养老到武道通神 The Long Night Stretches On, Dust of Ages长夜漫漫万古尘Rural Life811k WordsOngoing At thirty, Cao Yong and his wife are both laid off. Looking at the little over a million yuan left in his bank account, Cao Yong takes his wife and child back to their hometown of Orange Village, planning to spend the rest of his life there in retirement. Then, while practicing the Eight-Part Vajra Exercise one morning, a panel appears before his eyes: [Eight-Part Vajra Exercise: Beginner 1/100] He thinks it must be a joke. How could a health exercise turn into anything special? Ten days later, 10.6kReads—Score1.1kShelves

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   Returning to the countryside to retire, he unexpectedly develops unparalleled martial arts skills! He planned to live a quiet life in the countryside, but then he acquired a cultivation panel. He went up the mountain to gather herbs, soaked in medicinal baths, and diligently practiced the Yi Jin Jing (Muscle/Tendon Changing Classic), his cultivation progressing rapidly. His neighbors only saw him as an ordinary person, unaware that he had already reached the pinnacle of martial arts. As his strength continues to grow, the layers of illusion in the real world begin to crumble, and the hidden truths of the world slowly surface. A story of high-level martial arts in a retirement setting, interspersed with daily life and revelations—you won't be able to stop reading!

2. 2 唯 Only I Can Cultivate: From Martial Arts to Immortality 唯我独法：从国术开始成仙 Flowers Bloom in an Instant花开顷刻Urban911k WordsOngoing [Heaven-Defying Comprehension] + [No System] + [One Man, One Path] + [Livestream] + [Promoting Chinese Martial Arts] Li Xiu transmigrated to another world called Water Blue Star. In his twenties, his past-life memories awakened, and he discovered that his comprehension had received a massive, almost legendary boost. Martial arts that he used to find difficult now seemed as simple as one plus one equals two. They were so easy, anyone could do them. On a whim, he thought of the Chinese martial art 18.2kReads6.5Score1.2kShelves

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   This book best fits the requirements. The protagonist transmigrates to a parallel world, inherits a martial arts school, possesses extraordinary comprehension, creates his own national martial art, and starts from the Ming Jin stage, gradually deducing the techniques and cultivating martial arts.

3. 3 末 The Age of Declining Dharma: Seeking the Path to Immortality 末法时代：求证长生大道 Grey Wolf, Charge!灰太狼冲Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Modern-Day Grind King]+ [Superhuman High Martial]+ [Invincible]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [The Schemer]+ [Infinite Chaos] After unexpectedly acquiring a personal status panel, Su Ming practiced all kinds of techniques to continually strengthen his body and extend his lifespan. Embracing the best of everything, he entered the superhuman realm and advanced step by step toward immortality. [Personal Status Panel] Name: Su Ming Lifespan: 23/800 Constitution: 20 [Astral Body] Spirit: 20 [Astral Dhar 15kReads8.8Score877Shelves

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   This story begins with the male protagonist accidentally obtaining a personal interface. By practicing various techniques, he can increase his proficiency and level up, eventually entering the extraordinary realm. It's an invincible story, but the combat power isn't suppressed; Chapter 4 covers hidden strength, and Chapter 5 covers transformation strength. The later stages lead to the stars and the sea!

4. 4 现 Modern Immortality: Starting with the Eight-Section Vajra Arts 现代长生：从八部金刚功法开始 A Brilliant Shade of Red五彩斑斓的红Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Traditional martial arts + longevity + no female lead + daily life + lighthearted + secluded living] After working himself to death in his previous life, Lin Qing is reborn and angrily quits his job, returning to his hometown to slack off. He awakens a status panel that lets him add points to and upgrade every attribute. In literature, Taiji brings peace to the world. Yin and yang complement each other, emerging from the formless, and four ounces can deflect a thousand pounds. [Taijiquan reache 22.1kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves

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   I recommend these; now you can practice martial arts, specifically Chinese martial arts.

5. 5 国 The Ferocious Art of Chinese Martial Arts 国术凶猛 Plum of the Sea海上之梅Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Tai Chi, Xingyi, Bagua, Wing Chun, Chuojiao, Bajiquan... Though traditional Chinese martial arts have fallen into decline, their passion still burns! I hold fast to the spirit of traditional martial arts as I walk through a city of steel and concrete. What kind of brilliance will these ancient techniques unleash? My name is Wang Mo. I come from a fallen martial arts family and have practiced Xingyi since childhood. I may be just an ordinary person passing by you, yet I carry on my shoulders the 10.4kReads8.7Score971Shelves
6. 6 系 The System Just Activated, and the Goddess Called for Help 系统刚激活，女神打来求救电话 Night of Clear Wind and Cold Moon清风冷月夜Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Satisfying Power Fantasy + Transmigration + System + No Cultivation + One Female Lead + Dad Hero + Business Wars] Zhou Yuchen used to be a programmer at a gaming company. After being laid off, he started a successful business. Then he was diagnosed with liver cancer and transmigrated to a parallel world, bringing along the game he had developed. All Zhou Yuchen had to do was study diligently and improve his proficiency to gain the corresponding skills from the game. It took him four years to fi 31.3kReads8.8Score2kShelves
7. 7 高 High Martial: The Real Young Master Is a Cultivator! 高武：不好了！真少爷是个修仙的 Fellow Daoist, Let's Talk Music道友乱谈琴Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [The manga adaptation is now available] [Lighthearted and funny + multiple heroines + no System + fast-paced + a touch of ruthlessness] [Everyone else cultivates martial arts, while I cultivate immortality. I laugh as they fail to see through me] Lin Ran transmigrates into a high-martial world where spiritual qi has revived, becoming an ordinary high school student who failed to awaken a talent. And right now, he's being beaten up by a group of people. In this world where strength reigns supreme 63.5kReads6.5Score6.9kShelves
8. 8 古 The Young Man and the Ancient Martial Serpent 古武蛟蛇少年 Of the Unknowing无明之Urban2.6M WordsCompleted Spiritual qi revival + internal cultivation + Classic of Mountains and Seas. Ling Feng, a special forces soldier, strays into a serpent-dragon's territory while pursuing drug lords and is swallowed by the beast. In desperation, he accidentally swallows a strange treasure that looks like the serpent-dragon's inner core... 9.9kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves

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   Urban cultivation of internal strength

9. 9 莫EN Don't Bully the Old and Poor: One Day Equals a Year of Cultivation! 莫欺老年穷：一天涨一年功力！ Liu Zhanxian刘斩仙Eastern Fantasy954k WordsOngoing [Power fantasy] [Cautious cultivation] [Slow burn] [Evil old cultivator] [Decisive and ruthless] Jiang Ye transmigrated to an age of chaos, where human lives were worth less than grass. After enduring hardship for seventy years, he was still hiding out as a gatekeeper at a martial arts school in the county town. He thought he would simply live out the rest of his days, but then his Fate of the Ascending Path awakened! [Fate: Ascending Path] [Effect 1: Extraordinary comprehension. There are no bo 26.6kReads7.7Score1.2kShelves
10. 10 人 A Man Opens a Martial Arts School in the Republic of China Era and Raises a Houseful of Martial Gods 人在民国开武馆，生出一窝武神 A Breeze Through the Story故事里面吹吹风Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Alternate Republic of China] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Martial Arts] + [Urban Cultivation] + [Imaginative Fantasy] + [Soul Transmigration] + [More Children, More Blessings] + [Building a Clan] + [I Want Foreigners Dead] Li Juemin transmigrates to the chaotic Republic of China era and becomes the heir to a struggling martial arts school, inheriting a small dojo in a town. But the family's martial arts manuals are lost, and he knows only a few basic techniques. Fortunately, he awakens a System: ha 6.2kReads6.5Score170Shelves
11. 11 射 The Legend of the Condor Heroes: I Bump into Zhou Botong and Yinggu from the Start! 射雕：开局撞破周伯通和瑛姑！ I Don't Eat Vegetarian洒家不吃素Male-Channel Fanfiction512k WordsOngoing I had just transmigrated when I heard someone cuckolding my father. Good grief, is this really a proper transmigration story? Wait, this is The Legend of the Condor Heroes? My father is Duan Zhixing, and those two are Zhou Botong and Yinggu? Oh man, this is way too thrilling! 686Reads5.5Score114Shelves
12. 12 武 The Martial Path Begins With Secretly Learning the Mountain-Splitting Fist 武道从偷学开山拳开始 Hua Pingting in a Desolate Place渺无人烟的花娉婷Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing This is a standard long-form novel, so readers who enjoy lengthy stories should be able to stick with it. This isn't pure wish fulfillment. The story still values logic and stays closer to reality. The protagonist is fairly levelheaded and makes choices that benefit him based on his own circumstances and surroundings. He transmigrates into a martial world as the son of a farming family. In a world where might makes right, he unexpectedly awakens a status panel after beginning his martial arts tr 94.8kReads7.5Score7.9kShelves
13. 13 我 I Learned All My Martial Arts by Trial and Error 我的武功全是试出来的 Half-Cold Evening Breeze晚风半凉Martial Arts142k WordsOngoing No System, no secret manual, no powerful backer. The young Shen Yan hones an invincible martial art through trial and error alone! With extraordinary insight, he applies the principles of medicine to martial arts, refining every move through countless repetitions. He bides his time, plays the pig to eat the tiger, crushes the gangs, levels sects, and sweeps through the martial world. After a chance encounter with a kindred spirit, he quietly turns his life around. The weaker he pretends to be, t —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 说 You Said It Was a Trash Iron Shirt, So How Did Your Body Become Sacred? 说好垃圾铁布衫，你怎么肉身成圣 Zaoli早立Eastern Fantasy651k WordsCompleted [Leveling Progression + No Angst] Transmigrated to a bizarre world overrun by demons and crawling with evil spirits. At night, thick fog blankets the land, hiding countless watching eyes. To stay alive, you have to pay the exorbitant “Fluorite Tax.” Otherwise, the whole village will be wiped out, leaving not a single bone behind. Chen Yuan, an unofficial constable working for the local government, had planned to scrape by carefully in this hopeless world. Until he discovered that his martial art 1.2kReads6.0Score101Shelves
15. 15 老 I'm an Honest Man, Yet I Became the Pillar of My Sect! 老实的我，苟成师门扛把子！ Man of Steel钢做的男人Martial Arts1.1M WordsCompleted “What’s your name?” “I didn’t call out.” “I’m asking what your name is.” “Zhou Chu.” “Why did you choose to work as a servant at our martial arts school?” “Because you were hiring servants.” “I mean, other places are hiring too. Why choose us?” “I had to choose somewhere.” “One last question: what can you bring to our school?” “A servant.” … The senior disciple said: “…He doesn’t look very bright.” But the master's wife waved a hand. “He’s old, tongue-tied, and has nowhere else to go.” “Someo 3.2kReads6.3Score266Shelves
16. 16 熟 My Proficiency Comes with Special Effects. I Meant to Lay Low, but Became Invincible 熟练度有特效，本想苟着却无敌了 Wild Song in a Sea of Fog雾海狂歌Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Slow burn]+ [Leveling up]+ [Careful buildup]+ [Playing it safe]+ [Decisive and ruthless]+ [Ensemble cast]+ [Not mindless wish fulfillment]… Dynasties crumble, and human lives are as worthless as grass. After transmigrating into the body of a dock laborer, Lin Sheng expects to struggle and await death in this chaotic age. Until the [Proficiency Panel System] awakens. "Rock-Solid Fist Stance" (1/100), estimated time to master: ten days? Special effect triggered: [Intense focus detected… ent 2.1kReads6.6Score157Shelves
17. 17 我 My Name Is Sun Zei, Not Thief 我叫孙贼，不是贼 The Chubby Guy Who's Always Dieting一直在减肥的胖哥Urban6.4M WordsOngoing Set in an alternate universe during the 1980s, this story follows a boy who grows up in harsh conditions. It all begins with his desire to eat his fill, but once his eyes are opened to the world, he wants to understand it better. This is not a story about being reborn or transmigrating, nor is it a wish-fulfillment novel. It focuses on martial arts, cultivation, and everyday life. A slow-burn, System-free story of daily life and personal growth, if every person’s life is a book, then Sunzei’s st 43kReads9.3Score3.8kShelves

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    #Martial Arts# This book is a modern martial arts novel. The author explains the advantages and disadvantages of martial arts very thoroughly, especially the actual situation of martial arts in modern and ancient times. There are no flying or bullet-blocking scenes. The author did a lot of research on martial arts and did not just stuff in some random and unreasonable content.

18. 18 重 Reborn in 2001: I Start Boxing and Live Life to the Fullest 重生2001从练拳开始快意人生 Pan-Fried Buns and White Porridge煎包白粥Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + Pocket Dimension + Top Student + Traditional Martial Arts + Pressure-Point Techniques for Five Hundred Coins] Everyday urban life, reborn in high school, keeping a low profile at school, an ancestral martial arts manual, cultivating inner energy, mastering pressure-point techniques, dual-cultivation methods, a harem of multiple women, wealth, companions, techniques, and territory, exploring mysteries and searching for treasures, doing business and managing enterprises, fighting foreig 16.8kReads7.8Score1.3kShelves

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    Ming Jin (manifest strength) strengthens bones, An Jin (hidden strength) strengthens tendons, Hua Jin (transformation strength) washes marrow. Reborn in high school, the school heartthrob's comeback begins with practicing boxing, cultivating internal energy, and learning acupressure. (And it's good-looking!)

19. 19 重 Reborn as the Holy Venerable, Returned 重生之圣尊归来 Little Slim, Losing Weight减肥的小瘦Urban2.2M WordsCompleted An Immortal Venerable is reborn, advancing through Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and beyond. With a mature state of mind, he overwhelms martial artists. This epic tale features an expansive world, a fast-paced plot, ruthless decisiveness, and an invincible protagonist. Welcome! 9.4kReads7.3Score1.1kShelves

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    Urban cultivation, decisive in killing, possessing a supreme mindset, calm and reserved yet not naive, progressing through Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, and Nascent Soul stages... No female lead, rapid leveling up, and a fast-paced plot.

20. 20 国 Chinese Martial Arts: I Have a Proficiency Panel 国术：我有熟练度面板 Soul Returns to the Southwest魂归西南Urban805k WordsCompleted A true world of traditional Chinese martial arts, with stages of bright energy, hidden energy, transformed energy, elixir energy, astral force, and finally shattering the void to behold the divine. A blue screen of light flickered in the air before him, displaying a column of data. [Name: Zhao Kong] [Essence: 0.7] [Qi: 0.6] [Spirit: 1.3] [Realm: None] [Martial Arts: Beginner Qingcheng Taiji (4/10)] Zhao Kong said, “You’re the worst golden finger I’ve ever heard of or seen. Your Host has to guess 3.2kReads—Score198Shelves

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    Urban cultivation of ancient martial arts

21. 21 国 My Traditional Martial Arts Were Debunked, Now I'm Famous Across the Internet 国术被打假的我，爆红全网 Black-and-White Angler黑白钓客Urban566k WordsCompleted “I was just having breakfast, and I transmigrated into the body of a handsome twenty-six-year-old martial arts grandmaster with millions of fans?” “But I just got exposed as a fraud, so why is someone shoving a microphone in my face?” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, on successfully transmigrating. You have obtained the Martial Arts Critical Hit System. Perform martial arts techniques to trigger critical hits on various skills and attributes.” “Ding! Host performed ‘Tiger Climbs the Mountain’ an 4.8kReads8.4Score203Shelves
22. 22 都 The Strongest Martial Emperor in the City 都市最强武帝 The Wound You Promised Me承诺过的伤Urban19.1M WordsCompleted When Yang Qi wakes up, his life is no longer ordinary. Beautiful women keep barging into it, leaving him at a loss. Since protesting is useless, he might as well accept it! 36.4kReads8.5Score4.5kShelves
23. 23 古 Ancient Martial Arts Master in the City 古武高手在都市 All Dust Returns to Emptiness一切尘空Urban1.9M WordsCompleted He is a mysterious practitioner of ancient martial arts, an assassin feared by nations around the world. A mission brings him to the city, where his romantic adventures begin. He unexpectedly ends up on a college campus, where he meets the campus beauty who becomes his lovely wife! 798Reads—Score105Shelves
24. 24 古 Awakening to Ancient Martial Arts: Heir to Bajiquan 古武觉醒：八极传人 Schrodinger's Eleven薛定谔的十一Urban1.3M WordsCompleted At the age of eight, Chen Hao began learning Bajiquan under the strict tutelage of his grandfather, Chen Yuanshan, unaware of the fate he carried. His parents' mysterious disappearance, his grandfather's deeply guarded past, and the copper coin engraved with the character “Xuan” all pointed to the same place: the ancient martial arts organization “Xuanmen,” hidden for a thousand years. After Chen Hao enters university, an unexpected martial arts match leads him into the world of ancient martial 2.1kReads5.2Score296Shelves
25. 25 走 Entering the Legends, Starting with a Fist Manual 走进传说从拳法秘籍开始 Nature and Me自然与我Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Liu An picked up a White Ape Boxing manual from a street stall, thinking it would be something new to try. He never expected it to open the door to an entirely different world... From martial arts to the Dao, transcend the ordinary world! Break free of your shackles and step into legend! [This book has no System. It focuses quite a bit on cultivation and immortality, but that won't get in the way of the plot.] This book is entirely fictional. Please don't take it seriously. Thank you! 10.9kReads8.5Score962Shelves
26. 26 都 The City's Ultimate Expert 都市巅峰高手 Holding the Pen执笔Urban4.9M WordsCompleted “I'm not sharing a room with him!” The campus beauty points at me... I came from the wilderness and was raised by five grandparents with extraordinary powers. To uncover the truth behind my parents' murder, I return to the city and move in with the campus beauty. With just a dog for company, I begin a shameless life of swindling and scheming. I cross the Yangtze on a reed and livestream a challenge at the Southern Heavenly Gate; To save the woman I love, I surround Mount Taihang all by myself; I 3.8kReads8.7Score846Shelves
27. 27 国 Chinese Martial Arts: From Bright Force to Ruling the Heavens with One Hand 国术：从明劲到只手遮天 What Became of the Vows We Once Made曾经的誓言是什么Urban360k WordsCompleted My name is Chen Mo, an insignificant nobody scraping by at the very bottom of the Great Xia Empire. Every day, I haul bundles of cargo heavier than my life itself at the docks, earning only enough copper coins to quiet half my hunger. Then one day, the foreman kicked Old Zhang’s leg and snapped it like a stick of firewood. Blood splattered across my numb face. In that moment, what flared in my chest wasn’t anger, but a pain that seared my heart! I knew that in an empire where might makes right a 931Reads—Score100Shelves
28. 28 国 National Arts and Immortality: My Body Can Evolve Without End 国术长生：我的身体能无限进化 Nine-Year-Old Meat Lover九岁小子爱吃肉Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Modern cultivation + traditional martial arts + everyday urban life + attribute cheat] [Slow-paced, not a power fantasy, focused on daily life. Later chapters include health tips. Read with caution.] A low-ranking doctor working at a hospital suddenly falls gravely ill. After examinations confirm he has cancer, he loses all hope and resolutely quits his job, planning to return home and spend what little time he has left with his parents. Who could have guessed that when God closes one door, he 7.2kReads8.0Score608Shelves
29. 29 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 269.6kReads9.5Score22.3kShelves
30. 30 都 Urban Cultivation Against the Heavens 都市之逆天修仙 Sleep God睡神Urban3.4M WordsCompleted He survived his tribulation, only to face a powerful heavenly calamity and be ambushed by the trusted retainers he relied on most. He didn’t die. He was reborn. In this life, he’ll cultivate the path to immortality anew and forge an unshakably solid foundation. In this life, he’ll make up for the countless regrets of his previous one. He’ll crush everyone who once looked down on him, insulted him, harmed him, or betrayed him! Ancient martial arts clans and inherited mystical arts are nothing but 13.5kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
31. 31 都 Urban: From the Start, I Practiced Traditional Chinese Martial Arts 都市：开局修炼国术武道 The Milky Way Falls from the Ninth Heaven银河星河落九天Male-Channel Fanfiction667k WordsCompleted Lin Tian transmigrated to a parallel world and became a baby. Before high school, he thought this was simply a parallel world with martial arts. He planned to quietly cultivate using the traditional martial arts techniques provided by the System. After starting high school, he met classmates such as Xia Linxi and Gu Xiaoman. He also heard that the neighboring schools were called Chunfeng High School and Elite High School. He was a little surprised, but didn't give it much thought, assuming this 1.5kReads6.2Score105Shelves
32. 32 极 The Ultimate Path: My Traditional Martial Arts Can Fuse 极道：我的国术可以融合 Prince Pork猪肉王子Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Chinese martial arts + life evolution + attribute points + martial arts fusion] After working overtime for a month straight, Lin Yuan is pushed too far when a company executive demands that he work overtime during the Mid-Autumn Festival. He angrily slaps the man twice and gets fired. At a crossroads in his life, Lin Yuan looks at the city's hollow prosperity and feels lost about the future. But just then, he unexpectedly unlocks the System, changing the course of his life and setting him on a 16.1kReads8.5Score1kShelves
33. 33 都 The Ancient Martial Arts Clan of the City 都市古武世家 Chonghua茺花Urban206k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 117Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 都 I Inherited Ancient Martial Arts in the City 都市之我继承了古武 Murong Bai慕容白Urban2.3M WordsCompleted I inherited the glorious ways of ancient martial arts, and now I can roam the city as I please! What, someone doesn’t know how formidable I am and is still bullying me like before? 510Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 人 A City Dweller with Peerless Martial Arts 人在都市，身怀神功！ Mist-Filled Windy Woods雾满风林Urban1.0M WordsCompleted I only wanted to die a more glorious death. I never expected that the white-bearded old man I’d risked my life to save would turn out to be the True Man Lingxu. From then on, I had treasures, divine arts, and a life that had changed completely... 4.4kReads8.4Score512Shelves
36. 36 HEN HP: Azkaban's Outstanding Graduate HP：阿兹卡班的优秀毕业生 You Have Health Insurance, You Go First你有医保你先上啊Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted [Harry Potter fanfiction] [No female lead] [Has followers] Sagles Greengrass is a transmigrator and a member of one of the Pure-blood families in the magical world. His first experience of magic came from his mother casting the Cruciatus Curse on him. When he tried to seek help from his father, he discovered that his father was one of the Death Eaters. Five years after being expelled from Hogwarts, Sagles returned to the ancient castle as a professor, treading through the North Sea’s briny mist. 26.8kReads8.9Score3.2kShelves

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    This post-apocalyptic novel is truly unique! It combines rebirth and revenge with high-IQ strategic gameplay. Without a system, you rely entirely on your brainpower to overcome challenges. The world-building is grand, and the foreshadowing unfolds layer by layer, making it increasingly addictive.

37. 37 末 Apocalypse Cockroach 末日蟑螂 Mighty Cockroach伟岸蟑螂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaoqiang is an insignificant nobody, a lazy loser who had been content to lounge around and wait to die. Staying at home lets him avoid the first outbreak of the zombie virus. When he sees his neighbors in the same apartment complex turn into zombies, he is overcome with boundless terror. He struggles to survive alone in an Apocalypse where people prey on each other. At last, worn down by loneliness, he picks up his gear and heads out into a world shrouded in smoke and fire. He takes the 27kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
38. 38 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.5kReads9.6Score22.9kShelves
39. 39 源 The Legend of the Source Spirit: Turmoil in the World of Ancient Martial Arts 源灵记之古武风云 The Best of the Classics醉经典Urban808k WordsOngoing [Master Comes Down from the Mountain] [Smart Protagonist] [Divine Physician] [Not a Saint] [Illustrations] [Love Triangle] A modern urban martial arts novel. (Ancient martial arts clans secretly control the city.) Thanks for all your support! ദ്ദി˶•̀֊•́)✧ The mysterious orphan Mo Han appeared during a natural disaster and was taken in by a master living in the mountains. He bears a supreme treasure and excels in both medicine and martial arts. After twenty years of arduous training, he enters 97Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Urban martial arts (with a hidden ancient martial arts family in the city), no system, masters descending from the mountain, intelligent, peerless doctor, not a mindless wish-fulfillment novel. No cheat codes yet, the protagonist isn't too overpowered. The characters are vividly portrayed, highly recommended. The novel leans towards romance and combat, and will have some love-filled love triangles. You can see character designs and illustrations for the protagonist and heroine by clicking on the "Book Desire" post. (Seriously, I posted a few character designs, and someone stole them to use as the cover image for a topic without even saying hello.) Thank you for your support ദ്ദി˶•̀֊•́)✧

40. 40 武EN Martial Dao Epoch: I Have a Proficiency Panel 武道纪元，我有熟练度面板 Food and Clothing in Five Cities衣食五城Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Swordsmanship] + [Proficiency] The protagonist is cautious and keeps his true strength hidden. Avoid this if that bothers you. After ending the invasion from another world, the True Spirit Continent enters a new era of martial arts. To guard against another invasion, the True Spirit Realm begins vigorously developing martial arts... After witnessing the worlds beyond their own, everyone declares, “If the enemy can go there, so can we!” The True Spirit World gradually enters an age of prosperity 18.2kReads8.7Score1kShelves

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    [Modern Cultivation + Traditional Martial Arts + Urban Slice of Life + Attribute Cheat] (Slow pace, not a wish-fulfillment story, mainly slice-of-life, with health tips later, read with caution) A third-tier doctor working in a hospital suddenly falls critically ill and is diagnosed with cancer. Heartbroken and despondent, he resigns, intending to spend his remaining days with his parents. However, fate intervenes; he awakens an attribute cheat, freeing him from the shackles of lifespan and embarking on a cultivation journey to seek immortality. Tai Chi: Ever-changing, strengthens the body, prolongs life. Eight Vajra Techniques: Strengthens the body, cures illness, prolongs life, cultivates righteous energy, forges a Vajra body, free from calamity and evil. "The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao."

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42. 42 都 The Urban All-Purpose Lottery System 都市全能抽奖系统 Demon-Slaying Order Abbot屠魔令斋主Male-Channel Fanfiction443k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feng, a young man from the city, obtained a sign-in lottery System. He discovered that he could win all kinds of skills, cultivation techniques, and items through the System's sign-in lottery... He could even use the System's power to transmigrate at any time into different film, TV, and novel worlds. Love in the Courtyard, Ode to Joy, Love Apartment, Drawing Sword, The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Uncle Nine, Journey to the West, the Primordia 1.9kReads6.8Score102Shelves
43. 43 苟 The Way of Caution to Immortality: I Grind Proficiency in a World of Demons and the Supernatural 苟道长生：我在妖诡世界刷熟练度 White-Haired Rascal白头顽童Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Cautious Cultivation + Invincible + Proficiency System + Scheming + Power Fantasy] In a world overrun by demons and monsters, the average person lives to just thirty. Calamities and fiendish creatures run rampant, and humanity struggles to survive! Lin Shaoyu has arrived. I came, I saw, I conquered! As long as it makes me stronger, I don't mind giving up my humanity! My natal treasure evolves into a supernatural network. The master behind the scenes, in control of everything! Faced with disaste 8kReads7.6Score439Shelves
44. 44 我 I Became a God All on My Own in the Real World 我在现实世界独自成神 King of the Kindergarten幼儿园山大王Urban531k WordsCompleted [Parallel world] [Everyday life] [Skill leveling] [The only supernatural being] After nearly working himself to death with nonstop overtime, Li Heng binds to a Proficiency System. Ding! Running proficiency +1 Ding! Driving proficiency +1 Ding! Programming proficiency +1 Every skill can be upgraded as long as you're willing to grind. In the end, he becomes an immortal hidden among mortals, exploring the limitless possibilities of life and glimpsing the future after endless years. 4.4kReads7.8Score196Shelves
45. 45 开EN Family Fled at the Start, But My Proficiency Was Just Maxed Out 开局家人跑路，可我熟练度刚刷满 Seeing Shapes Through a Borrowed Mirror借镜观形Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [No heroine] [Cheat-powered cultivation + grinding for immortality + unbeatable workaholic] Heaven rewards diligence! Ten years after transmigrating and reincarnating in a world of immortal cultivation, Yue Shuo finally activated his cultivation character panel. He could see his attributes and proficiency. [Talent: Reborn as a Human (Purple)] (Reborn as a Human: Comprehension +50%, Spiritual Sense +50%) [Taijiquan (Tier One): 500/2000 (Perfect)] (Beginner: Your sluggish body feels a little more 15.5kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
46. 46 高 High Martial: My Attribute Panel Is All Thanks to Hard Training 高武：我有属性面板全靠苦练 Seeing Shapes Through a Borrowed Mirror借镜观形Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [No Heroine] [The cautious hero pays attention to detail + Slow Timeline + Logical, No Dumbing Down + Not a Fast-Paced, Invincible Power Fantasy] [Not a Playing-It-Safe Story! Not a Playing-It-Safe Story! Not a Playing-It-Safe Story!!!] [The Hero Is a Workaholic and a Competitor, and He’s Got Issues!] Wen Lin transmigrates to a parallel high-martial world of warriors, ferocious beasts, and divine powers, where he discovers he has a stats panel that lets him see his martial arts proficiency. Othe 16.2kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
47. 47 修 Cultivation: I Have an Attribute Panel 修仙，我有一个属性面板 A Bookworm Who Reads Web Novels看网文的书虫Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Ordinary-person cultivation, cautious early on and bold later, decisive and ruthless] After gaming all night, Zhang Qingxiao suffers a sudden heart attack and transmigrates to a world of immortals and demons. With mediocre talent, he becomes a servant disciple of the small Changsheng Sect, reaching the third level of Qi Refining only in his thirties. He thinks his hopes of immortality are over, but it turns out he brought a status panel along when he transmigrated. Whether he practices cultivat 9.6kReads7.8Score643Shelves
48. 48 高 High Martial: The System Has My Back, and Persistence Makes Me Invincible! 高武：系统兜底，坚持就能无敌！ With or Without Jujubes有枣没枣Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [A proper ending, no abandoned plotlines: every loose end is tied up, every foreshadowed detail pays off, and there’s no female lead. Read with confidence!] Lin Jing transmigrates to Blue Star, where ferocious beasts and countless races run rampant. He can level up just by grinding experience. Body Tempering Art proficiency +10, +100, +1000: instantly mastered! Trait: Boost, doubles the benefits of martial arts training! Trait: Auto, automatically trains martial arts while idle! Overlord Spearma 6.1kReads7.9Score451Shelves
49. 49 我 I Lay Low in the Cultivation World Until I Became an Immortal 我在修真界苟到成仙 Seahorse Number One海马一号Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted Qin Lu wakes up as a low-level wandering cultivator in Wuji Ward. His predecessor had no connections, no cultivation, no savings, and a mountain of debt. For a while, Qin Lu is utterly despairing. Luckily, he awakens a status panel that lets him improve his proficiency simply by practicing. Ordinary basic spells become terrifying skills of immense power once upgraded! Other people’s Finger Flick spell can only kill chicks, but his can blast away a mountain! Other people’s Firestarting spell prod 30.3kReads8.0Score2.7kShelves
50. 50 学 Studying Gives Me Critical Hits: I Improve Just a Little Every Day 学习能暴击，我每天进步亿点点 Xiao Ziyue萧子曰Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Returned to his high school days in the springtime of his youth, Jiang Yichen discovers that everything he learns comes with a critical-hit bonus. Before long, he becomes the all-around genius everyone envies. “Mr. Jiang, how did you master so many skills across so many fields?” “There's nothing to it. I just enjoy learning.” “But you don't seem to spend much time studying.” “That's true, so I only improve by a tiny bit every day...” 9.2kReads8.5Score666Shelves

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