Protagonists with Unshakable Faith, Strong Will, and a Sense of Justice 主角拥有强大信仰与意志，心怀正义

1. 401 重 Back to the Beginner’s Village? No! I’m Here to Retire! 重回新手村？不！我是来养老的！ Tattered Immortal破烂仙人Ancient Romance3.2M WordsOngoing After completing 9,999 repair missions in minor worlds, Hua Yi decisively retires and chooses a world to spend her remaining years in. She seems like a fresh-faced newcomer who has just entered the world of cultivation, but behind the scenes, she’s a powerhouse who dares to go head-to-head with the Heavenly Dao! Along the way, she plays the pig to eat the tiger, picks up strays, and enjoys the gossip and drama. There’s the Child of Misfortune, sealed away by a powerful cultivator. There’s also t 10kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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   Full of a sense of justice

2. 402 少 Girls' Frontline: Commander of Task Force 141 少女前线：141指挥官 CaidesAnime Fanfiction7.9M WordsOngoing (This story has absolutely no connection to the official material. All character settings are based solely on the story itself.) What is modern warfare really like? Some say it’s a two-hundred-million-dollar drone firing a million-dollar missile at a ten-thousand-dollar jeep. Commanding a battle is a discipline in its own right... M4A1: Commander, your books... don’t have anything to do with commanding troops, do they? Chen Shusheng: It’s perfectly normal for a commander like me to know how to u 3.7kReads9.5Score243Shelves

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   A strong faith and will, that bag belonged to Old Chen.

3. 403 大 Great Song Lotus Guard: A Transmigration That Begins with an Assassin 大宋芙蓉卫：穿越从刺客开始 Xiao Wu's Coffee小伍的咖啡Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Detective Mystery] [Historical Romance] [Transmigration] [Strong Female Lead] [Wuxia] [Medicine] In 2046, Jiang Man, an elite agent from the GA Bureau, leaps into the flames of war in the second year of Jianyan under the Southern Song, hoping to find her lost love. This is her second transmigration. Unexpectedly, an accident occurs on her very first day. She possesses Zilian, an assassin of the Furong Guards, who is gravely wounded and unconscious, and the fusion of their consciousness is viole 602Reads9.3Score108Shelves
4. 404 无 No Spiritual Roots? I’ll Hunt Down the Heavenly Dao with My Mortal Body 无灵根？我以凡躯猎杀天道 Qi Qiao Linglong柒巧玲珑Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing On the day of the tournament, my cousin sighs that I have no spirit root. My fiancée demands to break off our engagement. My whole clan sees me as a burden, and the Heavenly Dao declares me a cripple. But no one knows that the [Myriad Daos Return to the Void System] I awakened tells me: Spirit roots are shackles imposed by the Heavenly Dao. Having no spirit root is what makes a person whole! From then on, I forge an original Great Dao that requires no spirit root. My cousin is a genius? I'll gra 8.9kReads9.3Score787Shelves
5. 405 正 Little Le, the Just One 正义的小乐 A Stroke Across the Heart一笔过心间Urban328k WordsCompleted [Partly literary] [All memorable lines are original] Xiao Le is a promising supernatural talent with limitless potential, and he loves exercising. One day, while he was working out as usual, a sudden attack by a shady underground organization disrupted his peaceful, ordinary leisure time. Is this evil force truly evil? What does it want? If all it wants is happiness, could they reach an agreement? Will new evils emerge later on? 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The protagonist of this book has a positive outlook on life and is a very cheerful young man.

6. 406 快 Quick Transmigration: The Background Character Is a Beauty Everyone Adores 快穿：背景板是万人迷美人 Roadside Banana Shade Wanderer路政蕉下客Ancient Romance380k WordsCompleted [The heroine is incredibly charming, with a tendency to attract everyone] Yin Yi is a newcomer in the background-character department of the Quick Transmigration Bureau. She has no other advantages, but her beauty is unparalleled. She is supposed to play a background character and follow the plot, a role that should be a piece of cake. Unexpectedly, the stories in each world start veering further and further off course. Looking at the plot unfolding so differently from the original, System 007 i 4.5kReads8.9Score245Shelves
7. 407 亲 I Kissed the Demon Dog’s Toes and Became a Cultivation World Troublemaker 亲吻魔犬脚趾，我成了修仙乐子人 A Squirrel Eating Pinecones一只松鼠吃松果Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [System shenanigans + absurd comedy + light power fantasy + no farming] Other cultivators slay demons and vanquish monsters, reaching for the heavens, but my very first cultivation quest is to kiss a demonic hound’s toe?! After awakening the Taiji Fun-Seeker System, the more ridiculous the quest, the more outrageous the reward! Fairy dresses, lace gloves, bizarre abilities... As long as I keep the antics coming, my cultivation skyrockets! No protagonist torture, no frustration, no melodrama, jus 1.2kReads9.4Score110Shelves
8. 408 快 Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Female Character Only Cares About Her Career 快穿之女配只有事业心 Classmate Guo小郭同学Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted After losing her seven emotions, she takes on different roles in countless worlds, gaining insight into the feelings of those around her. Yet it is precisely her cool, detached air that captivates countless people, making them want her to stay by their sides. But how could a gust of wind ever settle down beside a tree? The aloof, heartless Lord God spoke in a hoarse voice, his eyes rimmed with red as he murmured, “You promised you'd always believe in me and stay by my side. Liar...” The ever-com 2.7kReads9.1Score362Shelves
9. 409 金 A Journey Through the Martial World in Golden Winds and Jade Dew 金风玉露江湖行 Ink on the Right Hand右手点墨Male-Channel Fanfiction745k WordsOngoing Chen Hao comes from a world utterly different from this one. There, cultivators soar through the skies and burrow through the earth, spells can destroy heaven and earth, and sects have endured for millennia. As the son of the Hehuan Sect’s leader, he was meant to inherit the sect and roam the world in freedom. Until that blood-red night. His sect was destroyed, his father blew himself up, and every fellow disciple was killed. He fought desperately to protect his senior sister, only to end up wit 7.4kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
10. 410 我 My Grandmaster Is Zhuge Liang 我的祖师爷是诸葛亮 Zhijin Di脂金地Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Fantasy premise] [Urban supernatural powers] [Two Worlds] [Wits and strategy] [Three Kingdoms mysteries] Life is a play, and everything depends on your acting. Surrounded by enemies, fish in troubled waters. Make enemies believe they’re your friends, and make yourself seem like their enemy. Zeng Ming is plagued by a hidden ailment and has little time left to live. By sheer luck, he meets a benefactor and learns a life-saving spell passed down from Zhuge Liang. The trouble is, this spell comes w 1.9kReads9.5Score219Shelves
11. 411 快 Quick Transmigration: The Protagonist's White Moonlight 快穿：主角白月光 Roadside Banana Shade Wanderer路政蕉下客Two Male Leads358k WordsCompleted [Female-oriented; male lead is adored by everyone; no romance pairing + countless unrequited crushes] Fang He was mistakenly bound to a System. All he had to do was follow the plot and complete missions to earn points. The only problem was, Fang He had never had any intention of doing the missions. Stepping stones, villains, cannon fodder: he ignored them all. The road to the Great Dao was long, and all he wanted was to follow his own path, cultivate immortality, and live freely. And so, the un 1.6kReads8.8Score174Shelves
12. 412 快 Quick Transmigration: She Was Born with Beauty 快穿：她自带美貌属性 Roadside Banana Shade Wanderer路政蕉下客Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Harem-protagonist vibes, a stunning beauty with a chaotic, morally ambiguous personality] Shanyue: beauty and allure are practically her bywords. She and 008 originally belonged to the Villain Department. Even in the new department, she remains a villain, albeit an exquisitely beautiful one. In these mission worlds, the roles and assignments she gets are almost always characters no one pays attention to, or tasks that seem impossible to complete. But after her arrival, the plot takes an unpredi 592Reads8.5Score102Shelves
13. 413 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Gave Up, but My Target Started Pursuing Me Instead 穿越后摆烂我被攻略对象反攻略了 Jiang Li Jiang Li江黎姜离Two Male Leads1.4M WordsOngoing Dual male leads, everyone's favorite, cultivation, System, angst first and sweetness later, reincarnation, amnesia, twists. I transmigrated into a hidden extra, and not just any extra, but a crucial one! The original story never even mentioned me! The calamity that will destroy the world is fast approaching, yet the System's missions are utterly baffling. Am I supposed to form a friendship bond with the child of destiny? Or win over the world-ending villain? And there's more than one child of de 437Reads9.4Score110Shelves
14. 414 快 Quick Transmigration: Steal the Male Lead's Wealth to Relieve My Poverty 快穿：劫男主的富，济我的贫 Mahua麻花Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted As Su Qing, a mission-taker tasked with saving villainess side characters, I live by one principle: if you’re weak, people walk all over you; if you’re strong, who cares about the villains, male leads, or heroines? If you’re a dragon, curl up for me. If you’re a tiger, lie down. In short, I’m not putting up with the obnoxious behavior of you leads who think your halos let you get away with anything. You can betray me all you want, but leave my money and treasures behind. Stealing someone in the 609Reads8.4Score105Shelves
15. 415 重 Reborn: The Phoenix’s Mistake 重生之凤凰错 Dimpled Smile梨涡浅浅漾Ancient Romance682k WordsOngoing Dual rebirth + soul transmigration + political intrigue In her previous life, she was the false phoenix princess who starved to death in a prison cell. Reborn with the advantage of knowing what was to come, she was certain the Crown Prince of Wei was the murderer. With a trump card after trump card, she plotted flawlessly. But she never realized the true killing game was hidden in her older sister's gentle smile. Twin phoenix princesses were seen as an omen of disaster. She took the calamity upo 304Reads9.4Score101Shelves
16. 416 当 When the Female Sword Cultivator Starts Quick Transmigration 当女剑修开始快穿 First-Rate Red Chamber一品红楼Ancient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + face-slapping + satisfying read] The book transmigrator who wants to have several lovers at once, the scheming cousin who wants to take her older cousin's place, the evil woman in the entertainment industry, the rich family's live-in son-in-law who builds his success on his wife's sacrifice, the top scholar who abandons his first wife, and the great general who loves only his concubine are all trash in the eyes of the female sword cultivator Qi Sha. So what if you're rebo 32.5kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
17. 417 无 Endlessly Reborn to Kill the Male Lead 无限重生只为杀男主 Mosquito Who Loves Tearjerker Dramas爱看虐剧的蚊砸Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Duan Wuer is trapped in an endless cycle of rebirth. Her greatest goal in life this time around: kill Qi Yi and clock out for good! Who could have guessed her assassination attempts would be so absurd, each one turning into a spectacular fiasco? She once became a buzzing mosquito, only for him to slap her dead. She once became a stray black dog, and he took her to be neutered. The most ridiculous time, she choked to death on a steamed bun while watching a play! Every assassination attempt fail 535Reads9.4Score102Shelves
18. 418 绝 The Peerless Beauty Everyone Loves 绝色万人迷 Roadside Banana Shade Wanderer路政蕉下客Modern Romance296k WordsOngoing [Universally Beloved Tendencies + Corruption + Beauty + Unhinged Characters] Yan Luo is a novice mission-taker who specializes in playing the annoying characters in story worlds. This includes, but isn't limited to, the money-hungry ex-girlfriend, the fiancée who looks down on the poor, the wicked young lady, the drama queen supporting character... and a whole host of other characters everyone hates. Yan Luo works diligently, playing every role even more exactly than the original. When it's time 236Reads8.1Score—Shelves
19. 419 待 Awaiting the Official Who Paints Plum Blossoms in Winter Snow 待得冬雪画梅官 Le Getu勒革兔Modern Romance247k WordsCompleted The most romantic meeting is “love at first sight.” First verse: a strand of hair, a flower in her hairpin, and the beauty lifts her veil. Second verse: a piece of embroidery, a cup of wine, and the young gentleman's hand trembles. Zhang Meiguan is a balding young man with an advanced degree. His love life and career have both hit rock bottom. Hoping to turn things around by getting a secure public-sector job, he fails time and again. After finding a toupee, everything starts going his way, unti 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The balding, middle-aged man's wig-wearing life: unperturbed by personal sorrow or external gains, ultimately finding redemption in both love and career.

20. 420 我 I'm Trying My Best to Die in This Torture Novel 我在虐文里努力求死 A Useless Woman一枚没用的女子Ancient Romance914k WordsCompleted A Lan is a newcomer to the White Moonlight Group for quick-transmigration angst novels. Her task each time is to die by the end of the story so the male and female leads can live happily together. She has always thought she did a great job, and every rating from her System, Qi Wu, has been above SSS rank. But maybe she did too good a job: after she dies, the male and female leads end up either strangers or acquaintances. That's not right. A Lan can't figure it out, but she still has to carry out 1.8kReads8.7Score109Shelves
21. 421 伊 The Legend of Iliana 伊莉安娜传 Yilianna伊莉安娜Urban249k WordsCompleted The mysterious young girl Iliana arrives with her magic on the continent of Huanzhou, an unsettled land in a chaotic age. There is no modern civilization on this continent, only a host of factions endlessly at war with one another. It is much like an imaginary, lawless version of ancient China, but with magic. People often use swords, bows, and magic to “make their case.” Warriors are the undisputed answer in the eyes of Huanzhou's people, with wanderers (the Chinese-style kind, not archers!) an 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you treat it as a martial arts story with magic elements, the title perfectly matches. You can check the excluded content in the synopsis before deciding whether to read it or not.

22. 422 修 What the World of Cultivation Was Meant to Be 修仙界本该有的样子 Demon God Leng Yuan魔神冷渊Eastern Fantasy233k WordsOngoing [No mindless protagonist, no power fantasy, no face-slapping, no System, no heroine, no clichés, ruthless, profit above all, absolute rationality, immortality] [Survival of the fittest, brutal, strategic, major villain] - The first fracture was the birth of the universe, and the first cry and crack that gave rise to every story, war, ambition, and redemption. 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is so righteous!

23. 423 重 Reborn as the Urban Immortal Venerable 重生之都市仙尊 Luo Shu洛书Urban12.8M WordsCompleted Luo Chen, once a supreme immortal, is ambushed and reborn on Earth. Though he holds an ordinary position in society, he faces contempt from his girlfriend, ridicule from his rival in love, his parents' miserable lives, and threats and provocations from the scions of wealthy families. He swears to change his unfair fate, stand at the pinnacle of the world, and show everyone that he, Luo Chen, was once here. 26.5kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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    Of course it has to be Luo Zun.

24. 424 真 The Real-Life Escape Club 真实逃杀俱乐部 Making Tea on Tong Mountain彤山煮茶Mystery4.5M WordsCompleted This world is dead. But I want to live. This is an age where the supernatural is paradise, and humanity is in hell. I saw the club as the only [Beacon of Hope], blind to the schemes and betrayal behind it. Resurrected supernatural creatures, blood-soaked death zones, slaughter experiments that defy human understanding. The boundary between life and death began to blur, until people and the supernatural could no longer be told apart. Standing atop a mountain of corpses, I faced the weeping, despa 19.2kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
25. 425 死 The Death Train 死亡列车 Tu Su屠苏Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.2M WordsCompleted This is a world where civilization has collapsed and evil runs rampant! This is a blood-soaked, frenzied realm where morality has fallen apart! This is a struggle to survive! 4.2kReads8.5Score491Shelves
26. 426 菜 Vegetable-Based Powers: Conquering the Universe 菜之异能，玩转宇宙 Wen Ni文泥Urban708k WordsCompleted The apocalypse is here, and I’ve awakened the most useless vegetable-based ability? Watch me trade fruit and vegetables for a villa and use spirit plants to save the world. A gentle campus beauty treats my wounds, and her fiery best friend takes a knife for me... But is all of this actually part of a mastermind’s shocking scheme? Watch this nobody turn the tables and become the one and only true god of the apocalypse. 10Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    You can come in and take a look. The protagonist I wrote has positive values ​​and is struggling with human nature.

27. 427 寒 The Cold Yin Corpse Curse: Nine Suns' True Fire Destroys Demons and Evil 寒阴尸厥：九阳真火诛妖邪 The Phoenix Spreads Its Wings for Ninety Thousand Miles凤凰展翅九万里22k WordsCompleted The Cold Yin Corpse Curse: Nine Suns’ True Fire Slays Demons and Evil Spirits 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look here! A series of high-energy short stories, absolutely breathtaking! The Two Emperors of China, Dragon Vein Returns to the Heart: The two emperors meet in a chaotic world, joining hands to stabilize the land. Underwater Ghost Market - Five Watches of the Dead: The Ghost Market is plagued by Gu poison, a chivalrous doctor breaks the deadlock and saves the world. Cold Yin Corpse Palace: Nine Yang True Fire slays evil: The silkworm demon wreaks havoc on the world, the immortals join forces to eliminate the demon. Qingning Hall Secret Case: Heroes eliminate evil and uphold justice, adhering to their original aspirations for their country. Hongmeng Yuanzhu: The primordial spirit dispels illusions and restores the Heavenly Dao. Xiang Embroidery Needle: A wealthy family entangled in love and hate, letting go of grudges. Zhengyang Demon Slayer Record: A young man pursues his dreams in the martial world, accompanied by a confidant. Yin Mountain Coffin Forms a Yin Bond: Yin and Yang meet by fate, embarking on a tragic journey together. A Thousand-Year Jade Plate of Love: Passionately protecting national treasures, bravely resisting foreign enemies. The Haunted House of the Big Dipper: An adventure in an ancient tomb, seeing through the hearts of men. The Iron-Blooded Heroine: A young man wields a sword to learn martial arts, passionately serving his country. The Mysterious Embroidery Chronicles of Sanshengpo: A single stitch hides a secret, embroidering a long-buried past. The Lotus Heart Sword Forging: A young girl awakens in a desperate situation, wielding her sword to fight back in the martial world. The Yin Silk Gu: A treacherous Gu wreaks havoc on the mortal world, a female knight vanquishes the Gu to bring peace. The Ghostly Ancestral Hall: A life-or-death adventure in an ancient tomb, confronting the good and evil of human nature. The Jade Mirror of Qingqiu: A divine mirror assists a wise ruler, pacifying the chaos of war. The Yin-Yang Return to Truth: A martial art where good and evil are interdependent, guarding the heart leads to the Great Dao.

28. 428 幻 Tales of the Phantom Butterfly: The Story of a Yu Mei 幻蝶传：一个俞梅的故事 No Slow Days in Yinzhou鄞州没有慢Ancient Romance119k WordsCompleted This is a fanfic based on the Xiaoshui arc of The Seventy-Two Earthly Changes, an attempt to answer some questions left unresolved in the original. For example: What path led the True Person Yu Mei to become such an utterly formidable female lead? 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In traditional fantasy and ancient-style literature, female characters are often positioned as "those to be saved," "emotionally dependent," or "functional tools," their value dependent on male characters, romantic relationships, or family missions. Yu Mei, from her very first appearance, completely breaks this mold. She is the most outstanding disciple of the Lushan Sect, wielding a red sword soaked in demon blood, and her path is to subdue demons and monsters. Her logic of existence is self-centered, rather than dependent on her sect, obeying men, or driven by love.

29. 429 水 The Underwater Ghost Market: Five Watches of the Night, the Zombie Gu Binds the Wronged Souls 水下鬼市・五更僵蛊锁冤魂 The Phoenix Spreads Its Wings for Ninety Thousand Miles凤凰展翅九万里50k WordsCompleted The Underwater Ghost Market: At Fifth Watch, the Jiang Gu Locks Away Wronged Souls 35Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 430 华 The Two Emperors of Huaxia: The Dragon Vein Returns to Its Heart 华夏双帝：龙脉归心 The Phoenix Spreads Its Wings for Ninety Thousand Miles凤凰展翅九万里62k WordsCompleted Twin Emperors of Huaxia: The Dragon Vein Returns to Its Heart 24Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 431 正 The Record of Exorcism at Zhengyang: The Evil Pestle Restores Spring 正阳诛魔录：邪杵回春 The Phoenix Spreads Its Wings for Ninety Thousand Miles凤凰展翅九万里19k WordsCompleted The Record of Slaying Demons in Zhengyang: The Evil Pestle Restores Life 30Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 432 清 Secrets of Qingning Hall: The Great Xia Chronicles of Rooting Out Traitors 清宁堂秘案：大夏锄奸记 The Phoenix Spreads Its Wings for Ninety Thousand Miles凤凰展翅九万里25k WordsCompleted The Qingning Hall Mystery: A Great Xia Chronicle of Rooting Out Traitors 13Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 433 民 Folk Feng Shui Secrets 民间风水秘术 Unbelievably Proper正经的不得了Mystery248k WordsCompleted This story focuses on practical feng shui and fortune-telling. If you're looking for made-up drama, this isn't for you! Feel free to skip the first four chapters and start reading from Chapter Five. The adaptation will also start from Chapter Five, which should make it much easier to adapt. Thank you for understanding! (Traditional, no System, no wild flights of fancy, funny, not saintly! A technical, skill-focused story!) I was born in a poor mountain village. From a young age, I traveled aroun 27.1kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
34. 434 千 The Millennium Jade Disc: Zhaoshan's Deadly Plot to Root Out Japanese Collaborators 千年玉盘：昭山绝局锄倭奸 The Phoenix Spreads Its Wings for Ninety Thousand Miles凤凰展翅九万里24k WordsCompleted The Millennia-Old Jade Disc: A Deadly Trap at Zhaoshan to Root Out Japanese Collaborators 10Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 435 论 A Hundred and Eight Ways for a Villain to Slack Off 论反派摆烂的一百零八种方式 Li Jiu理久Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [The comic is now available on Tomato Novel. Search for "The 108 Ways a Villain Can Give Up" to read it] [This is a slow-burn story with a couple. The male lead, Yu He, arrives late. The female lead is incredibly powerful, but she just gives up! This is not a conventional power fantasy, so fans of power fantasies should steer clear! Note: This story has lots of original worldbuilding. Please don't compare it to other works!] [A solemn announcement: Actually, never mind. Just make do with it! If 12.3kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
36. 436 湘 The Fateful Needle of Xiang Embroidery: The Son-in-Law's Deadly Reckoning 湘绣绝针：赘婿索命 The Phoenix Spreads Its Wings for Ninety Thousand Miles凤凰展翅九万里Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted The Unerring Needle of Xiang Embroidery: The Son-in-Law Claims a Life 7Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 437 青 The Jade Mirror of Qingqiu Protects the Human Emperor 青丘玉镜护人皇 The Phoenix Spreads Its Wings for Ninety Thousand Miles凤凰展翅九万里13k WordsCompleted The Qingqiu Jade Mirror Protects the Human Emperor 15Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 438 韩 The Love and Feuds of King Hansen and the Vampires 韩森王与吸血鬼们的爱恨情仇 Lü Chengwei吕城薇Urban225k WordsCompleted Han Sen Wang's friend dies. Afterward, he secretly investigates the cause himself. To his surprise, he eventually joins that world, becomes one of its members, and gains an immortal body. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist is turned into a vampire by his master, but he still protects his master and relentlessly pursues the mastermind behind the murder. The plot is exciting and full of suspense. It's definitely worth watching.

39. 439 炼 Cultivating the Mind: A Cyberpunk Cultivation Tale 炼心：一个赛博修仙的故事 No Slow Days in Yinzhou鄞州没有慢Urban301k WordsOngoing I once thought love was the most powerful curse in the world. Until she used that very curse to lock herself away in the abyss of higher-dimensional algorithms, trading her life for mine. My name is Li Zhen. I'm a programmer. My girlfriend, Yu Ying, is the star game master at a board game cafe. One rainy night, she vanished, leaving behind a watch engraved with “Sanity: ∞” and a cryptic message: “Wait until you can ‘see.’” I “saw.” Neon lights became torn static, and human voices turned into shr 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In most fantasy narratives, we're accustomed to the satisfying formula of "light triumphs over darkness." The more purely evil the villain, the more justified the protagonist's wielding of the sword. However, *Refining the Heart* achieves a rare and profound narrative reversal: it constructs a post-apocalyptic world without absolute villains, then delivers the sharpest judgment to each character themselves. In this story, no one is driven to opposition by "pure evil." Everyone seemingly on the opposite side of the protagonist is merely answering the same ultimate question in an extremely tragic way: when human emotions become the fatal weakness that attracts the ancient gods, what should we do with ourselves?

40. 440 欲 A History of the Evolution of Desire 欲望进化史 Firefox 312火狐312Male-Channel Fanfiction814k WordsOngoing In every corner of the vast universe, every living being harbors desires of its own, great or small, good or evil. Desire drives living things forward, but it can also bind them. Beyond Earth, desire has become the source of all life’s pursuit of progress! The Land of Desire, a mysterious world that captivates all the beings of the universe, is a double-edged sword: both an endless hell and a lofty paradise. Countless powerful beings struggle, fight, and battle for survival in this realm, doing —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 441 我 I Strive for My Country’s Prosperity! [System] 我，为祖国富强而奋斗！【系统】 Little Red-Crisp Hands红酥小手Modern Romance3.2M WordsOngoing [Reborn + System + top student + patriotism + positive energy + feel-good story + no awful relatives] Su Xing was always on her own, the aloof goddess in everyone else's eyes. It seemed everyone took it for granted that beautiful women should keep their distance and remain unapproachable. Only Su Xing knew she was pretending to be aloof. In truth, she had severe social anxiety! She hated dealing with people and being noticed. All she wanted was to hide in the shell she thought was safe and coast 43.1kReads9.6Score4kShelves

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    Patriotic positive energy!

42. 442 快 Quick Transmigration: Equal-Opportunity Destruction of Every Psycho 快穿：平等的创亖每个神经病 Mahua麻花Modern Romance564k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [Face-slapping] [Punishing scumbags] [No romance] [Short, punchy stories of around ten thousand words, each one short enough to read during a break] To earn merit, Su Nuan transmigrates into the bodies of miserable women who have been persecuted, then punishes the scumbags and gives them a taste of their own medicine. Story One: Her younger brother's wife was pregnant with a child who would have a genetic disorder associated with extreme aggression. She kindly advised her 3kReads7.6Score253Shelves
43. 443 鸢 Irises and Ledgers: Two and a Half Months in Florence 鸢尾花与账本：佛罗伦萨的2.5月 No Slow Days in Yinzhou鄞州没有慢12k WordsCompleted Irises and Ledgers: Two and a Half Months in Florence 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 444 阴 The Yin Thread Gu's Lure 阴丝蛊引 The Phoenix Spreads Its Wings for Ninety Thousand Miles凤凰展翅九万里51k WordsCompleted The Yin Thread Gu Lure 7Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 445 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 957.1kReads9.6Score121.4kShelves
46. 446 圣 The Saint: Tales of Castiglione 圣女：卡斯蒂廖内往事 No Slow Days in Yinzhou鄞州没有慢21k WordsCompleted The Saintess: Tales of Castiglione 1Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 447 鸿 Primordial Lord Hongmeng: Jiang Qinghan's Investiture of the Gods, Wiping Out Evil Across the Nine Heavens 鸿蒙元主：封神姜清寒，肃尽九天邪 The Phoenix Spreads Its Wings for Ninety Thousand Miles凤凰展翅九万里26k WordsCompleted Primordial Hongmeng Lord: Invest Jiang Qinghan with the Gods, Purge Evil from the Nine Heavens 11Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 448 无EN Endless Limit Shattering: In the High Martial World, Heaven Rewards the Diligent 无尽破限，我在高武天道酬勤 Happy Little Dong欢乐小东Urban3.7M WordsCompleted Chen Yan possesses a tree that can produce the source of all things. Train with dedication, and it yields a Fruit of Great Strength. Master a technique, and it yields a Fruit of Truth. Temper your body through breathing exercises, and it yields a Sacred Body-Tempering Fruit... Chen Yan possesses a heart that can break through the limits of infinity. Others need to drink potions to awaken. Chen Yan breaks through every shackle and achieves the supreme awakening! Others can gain immense strength t 26.4kReads8.7Score2.5kShelves

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49. 449 北 The Haunted House of the Big Dipper 北斗鬼屋 The Phoenix Spreads Its Wings for Ninety Thousand Miles凤凰展翅九万里30k WordsCompleted The Big Dipper Haunted House 4Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 450 三 A Tale of Mystic Embroidery at Sanshengpo 三省坡玄绣记 The Phoenix Spreads Its Wings for Ninety Thousand Miles凤凰展翅九万里13k WordsCompleted The Strange Embroidery of Sanshengpo 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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