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1. 51 匹 A Common Man Takes the Stage 匹夫驾到 Qian Xiao千笑Urban2.4M WordsCompleted (Signed for print publication) (One heroine, no System, not a power fantasy, Chinese-style supernatural abilities) Among the infinite parallel worlds, there is a special world called Nanke, and a special group of people known as Calamity Exorcists. They soar through the skies and burrow underground, know the past and present, and travel between parallel worlds in different eras to carry out missions. A young man who calls himself a commoner is chosen by fate to enter Nanke’s mysterious academy, 76.1kReads9.4Score7.7kShelves
2. 52 惊 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 73.9kReads9.5Score8.4kShelves
3. 53 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves
4. 54 我EN My Right Eye is a God-Tier Computer 我的右眼是神级计算机 Wang Zilü王自律Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.2M WordsCompleted I am the super artificial intelligence in your eyes. You humans call an IQ of 85 stupid and an IQ of 135 smart, but you will never understand what an IQ of 125,000 means! From now on, I will be your right-hand man! 150.8kReads9.2Score19kShelves
5. 55 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
6. 56 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves
7. 57 地 The Real Estate Market Crashes, We Owe a Trillion, and the Young Master Wants to Dive In 地产崩盘欠万亿，公子要下海 Young Master少年夫子Urban588k WordsCompleted A hard-edged near-future novel about national fortunes, starting in September 2026. No System, no rebirth, no dumbed-down characters, no showing off. Just the kind of story veteran readers love. Question: Why is it raining again? Answer: Mars is being resupplied. 545Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A powerful nation's infrastructure development; Chapter 188 is recommended for preview.

8. 58 星 Honkai: Star Rail: Blind Box Merchant, From the Start I Broke Himeko 星铁：盲盒商人，开局破防姬子 Monk Wujie无戒僧Anime Fanfiction527k WordsCompleted Lin Ye transmigrates to the world of Honkai: Star Rail and obtains the Myriad Worlds Mystery Box System, which lets him sell rare treasures from countless worlds. Lin Ye: “Miss, why not buy one? You definitely won’t regret it.” Himeko: “Ripped fishnet stockings? What kind of treasure is that?” Kafka: “A one-day pregnancy experience pass? Hey, I don’t want to be a mom!” Asta: “Whoa! A fully equipped planet-destroying warship! Wait, why does it say it was made by Handcraft Geng?” Sushang: “Ten Tho 1.6kReads7.0Score105Shelves

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   These seem pretty good.

9. 59 大 My Emperor Dad Gives Me Too Much, and the System Has Gone Rogue 大帝老爹给太多，系统不服已黑化 Ancient Scroll at Dusk古卷黄昏Eastern Fantasy5.7M WordsOngoing Bound to the Against-All-Odds Rise System from the start. [Ding!] Li Congxin: Stop dinging. I have no dreams and no desire to be the boy who slays the dragon. In this life, I just want to lie flat. System: ... [Don't you want invincible strength, supreme authority, and endless wealth? This System can make it all happen!] Li Congxin: No! My family background is already unbeatable. My dad is invincible, my eldest sister holds power over the world, my second sister is richer than anyone under heave 6.2kReads8.8Score576Shelves
10. 60 南 The Nantianmen Project? No Rush, Let’s Do The Wandering Earth First 南天门计划？不急，先流浪地球 Mi Qiwu米七五丶Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Yang opens a 3D experience center. Just as he's on the verge of bankruptcy, his golden finger activates. . The System gives him a Mount Gonjiam with 99.99% realism from the start. Have you ever seen a ghost? Have you ever seen a dead person? . Here, you can experience what it's like to be an immortal in the Immortal Valley, feel the real hail of gunfire on a battlefield, and pluck stars from the boundless universe. . The Dragon Nation's Weapons Research Institute, Space Administration, and 163Reads7.9Score101Shelves
11. 61 我 I'm Just Reviewing Toys, So Why Are You Panicking, Eagle Sauce? 我就做个玩具测评，鹰酱你慌什么 The One Who Sells Steamed Buns会卖包子的Urban344k WordsCompleted [High-Tech] [Lighthearted] [Funny] [No Heroine or a Single Heroine] Li Hao has given up on life and stays home, completely broke. But that doesn't matter: he has "Back to the Future." To make a living and get the most out of "Back to the Future," Li Hao starts making videos and livestreaming to the whole world. [Livestream: Shooting Down an Eagle Sauce Spy Satellite] When viewers see the title, they laugh. The Great Xia Ministry of National Defense is stunned, and Eagle Sauce panics… "Damn, 16Reads5.4Score—Shelves
12. 62 引 I Set Off Earth’s Downfall and Single-Handedly Created the Apocalypse 引爆地球，我一手缔造末世狂潮 Really Six真的六Urban243k WordsCompleted An extraordinary trial is broadcast live around the world. A young scientist who has mastered nuclear fusion has fired a fusion bomb into the Earth’s core, threatening the safety of all humanity. He frantically declares that the human world is a false prison and that he must go to the moon to seek the ancient gods. Everyone thinks he has gone mad and demands that he be tried for his crimes. Until! He boards a spacecraft bound for the moon, alone. The ultimate truth is revealed! All the world can 1.4kReads8.8Score104Shelves
13. 63 开 From the Start, I Raise a Shiba Inu: Dismantling Eggs Sends Rewards to Japan 开局养只柴犬，拆蛋反馈樱花 Trilobite and Four-Leaf Clover三叶虫四叶草Urban245k WordsCompleted [Light, Silly, Fast-Paced Comedy + Pure Parody, Don’t Take It Seriously + Livestreaming + Absolutely Ridiculous] Li Qi has a special ability: he can bind his pets to all the people in the country their breed comes from. From then on, anything that happens to a pet is reflected in the people of its corresponding country. But Li Qi himself refuses to believe in it! “It’s all just coincidence. We have to trust science!” “I’m a scientist, but I’m begging you, just get a Shiba Inu! Go wreak havoc in 3.4kReads8.3Score489Shelves
14. 64 从 Starting with Sign-In Survival Supplies on The Wandering Earth 从流浪地球签到生存物资开始 Jiu He九合Male-Channel Fanfiction747k WordsCompleted Chu Xuan transmigrates into the world of the movie The Wandering Earth, bringing a sign-in System with him! [Congratulations, Host! You signed in and received a bag of fragrant rice!] […] [Congratulations, Host! You signed in and received a fat sheep!] […] [Congratulations, Host! You signed in and received a growth-type dimensional space!] […] While everyone else is eating earthworms, Chu Xuan is fretting over whether to have hot pot or seafood for dinner. Tell me, aren’t you jeal 12.6kReads9.0Score903Shelves
15. 65 变 I Turned into a Baby Dragon and Was Picked Up by the Campus Belle, Shocking the World 变成幼龙被校花捡到，震惊全世界 Urban Dad都市奶爸Urban666k WordsOngoing When Chen Jiu wakes up, he finds himself nestled in the arms of the campus beauty, a rare treasure. Seeing the scales on his body, he assumes he has become some kind of baby animal. But when the campus beauty contacts the Institute of Animal Science, the news immediately reaches the nation and stuns the world. Special forces arrive to protect him, and the top brass come in person! He turns out to be the five-clawed true dragon, a totem found only in the legends of the Dragon Kingdom’s millen 5.7kReads8.8Score439Shelves
16. 66 厨 The God of Cooking and the Demon Beasts: Oh No, We're the Ingredients! 厨神，妖兽：不好，我们成食材了 Jiu Yu九语Eastern Fantasy6.8M WordsOngoing A chef transmigrates to a fantasy world and awakens the strongest Chef God System. Whenever someone praises a dish he makes, his talent, physique, and insight improve. Well, this is an instant takeoff. What's more, his dishes have special effects: they can strengthen the body, nourish one's health, and clear away hidden injuries… The entire sect goes wild. From the Ancestor, Supreme Elders, and Sect Master to the servant disciples, everyone goes crazy for a taste. The Sect Master say 66.7kReads9.1Score4.6kShelves
17. 67 原EN Genshin Impact: Reincarnated as Ellin 原神：我转生成了艾琳 Li Li Li狸狸狸Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted A Genshin Impact fan was reborn as Eileen, a young NPC girl in Teyvat. After being infused with Cryo energy, she also became a cute girl with white hair and blue eyes. At the same time, she gained a System cheat: whatever moves other people teach her, she can master in a single try. And as long as she becomes close friends with someone, she can obtain a Vision just like theirs! And so begins the story of a white-haired girl, her belt hung with all kinds of Visions, adventuring across Teyvat and 3.4kReads9.7Score394Shelves
18. 68 原 Genshin Impact: I Spent Mora to Extend My Life, Then Slept for Six Thousand Years 原神：我摩拉氪命沉睡六千载 Wine and Books酒书Anime Fanfiction502k WordsCompleted [Synopsis] Shi Yan, an unlucky Genshin Impact player, was so obsessed with Kamisato Ayaka's banner that he sacrificed his life for it. Thrilled by the incredible surprise of getting seven five-stars in a ten-pull, he died of excitement and transmigrated to Teyvat. “Wait, I'm Morax Zhongli's younger brother?” “Then what am I called, Mora the Life-Stealer?” Thinking of how he'd died from spending his life on wishes, Shi Yan asked uncertainly. He'd thought that becoming the younger brother of Rex L 1.6kReads9.4Score217Shelves
19. 69 开 From the Start, I Became a Planet on a Collision Course with Earth 开局，成为行星撞地球 Chen Wunian陈无念Sci-Fi & Apocalypse365k WordsCompleted What?! I was reincarnated as an asteroid?! What?! Now that I’m an asteroid, I’m going to crash into Earth?! 3.8kReads9.3Score325Shelves
20. 70 给 I Upgraded Your System, and You Ate It? 给你系统升级，你把系统吃了？ Fish Who Loves Spicy Food爱吃辣的鱼Eastern Fantasy269k WordsCompleted System: “Congratulations, Host, you are a mental dis... highly mentally active individual. You have obtained the Strongest Invincible Overlord System. You can receive rewards by completing System missions. Failure to complete a mission will result in your erasure...” “Ding, ” “Help...” Gu Changsheng had only just obtained the System and hadn't even had time to celebrate when, with a “squish,” the System simply disappeared. But soon, he discovered something even more “un-freaking-believable”: hi 336Reads8.6Score102Shelves
21. 71 狗 You Thieving Author! You Plagiarized My Book Review? 狗作者！抄我书评？ Clouds Stop, Water Flows云止流水Urban141k WordsCompleted [Short, Mind-Bending Story] "What if, from the moment you were born, someone had scripted your entire life? Your parents, friends, lovers... every one of them was an actor playing a part." "Your daily life is broadcast live to hundreds of millions of viewers around the world." "Everything is fake, and you are the only real person in this world. What would you do?" One day, Su Han learned the truth. He was the star of the world's most popular show, Su Han's Reality Show. Tens of thousands of 350Reads8.3Score107Shelves
22. 72 给 Giving the Trisolarans a Taste of Earth's Shock and Awe 给三体人一点小小的地球震撼 Searching for Jiu in a Dream梦里寻九Anime Fanfiction504k WordsCompleted Also known as: Myths Revived in The Three-Body Problem After finishing the Three-Body animated series, Wen Xi cursed furiously and typed away in the comments: This is hilarious. So in the finale, Ding Yi smashes the droplet with a hammer, leads Earth to the stars, counterattacks the Trisolarans, destroys the Singer, tramples the Returners, and unifies the universe, right?! But the next moment, he blinked, and the Three-Body animation on his desktop had turned into some unknown documentary. He tr 1.4kReads8.5Score104Shelves
23. 73 三 The Three-Body Problem: Starting Out with the Civilization of The Wandering Earth 三体：开局获得流浪地球文明 Little Mouse Doesn't Want to Lose鼠鼠不想输Anime Fanfiction245k WordsCompleted The Mountain-Moving Plan, the Spark Plan, the Ideal Land Plan… Trisolaran soldier: “Reporting, sir. A planet-class warship is approaching us.” Trisolaran: “Get out of its way. We can’t afford to provoke them.” Trisolaran soldier: “They’re fast! They’re catching up!” Human: “Fancy meeting you here.” Trisolaran: “What a coincidence. Where are you headed?” Human: “To destroy Trisolaran civilization. The world belongs to Earth! What did you say you were called again?” Trisolaran: “Uh, I’m a Trisolar 842Reads7.2Score101Shelves
24. 74 高 High Martial: Please Don't Call Me a Shapeshifter 高武：请不要叫我百变怪 Humble Messenger朴素使者Urban97k WordsOngoing [Superpowers] [Apocalypse] [High Martial Arts] [A Little Unhinged (Not for the Faint of Heart)] [Ruthless, No Saintly Do-Gooder!] The abyss has invaded, and humanity has reached its most critical moment. Within, the Fallen infiltrate and threaten them; without, immortal demons keep pouring in. The war seems endless, and humanity can never completely defeat its enemies. Mu Ye is a transmigrator from Earth who awakens the S-rank superpower [Myriad Forms]. He can transform into any real-life creatu —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you're looking for a good book, check this one out! The whole class is sharing their bizarre secrets to relieve tension, and the male protagonist transmigrates here. He initially thought he could only awaken a useless F-rank, but he ends up achieving an S-rank!

25. 75 启 The Enlightenment Human Community 启明人类共同体 Yuwen Jun, Who Hates Grocery Shopping苦于买菜的宇文君Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsOngoing (The rating just came in and will keep rising, so feel free to give it a try. People keep saying there’s no room for sci-fi here, that everyone only likes cultivation and fantasy, and that The Three-Body Problem is the only one that can compete. Let’s prove them wrong!) Abducted by aliens? Turns out that’s a good thing: we’re the pandas of the universe. They won’t let us visit home? There’s always a way around every obstacle! They lock us in cages and cut us off? Then we’ll just have to secretly 1.3kReads8.3Score148Shelves

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    Is science fiction too niche? Earth faces crisis, survival in space, and interstellar civilizations vying for existence. It draws inspiration from *The Three-Body Problem* and *Stellaris*, but forges its own path. It has no system, no complex plot, and possesses depth; it's worth reading. I welcome feedback and positive reviews.

26. 76 我 I Was Just Saying, Believe It or Don't 我就随便一说，爱信不信 Unmatched on Snow雪上无双Urban809k WordsOngoing “Read your fortune for ten yuan. Tell your future for ten yuan.” “I’m just saying what comes to mind. Believe it or not, it’s up to you.” Watch Ye Ge and his fans roam the bustling city, and see how he takes control of the winds of change... 63Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Regardless of whether the bookworm is old or not, see if this meets your standards.

27. 77 代 Life on Your Behalf: Fulfilling Your Heart's Deepest Wish 代行人生：实现你心底的心愿 wurlymadaoModern Romance150k WordsCompleted Mo Xin is an agent who helps people fulfill their wishes. She avenges them and solves their problems. She thought it was just a job. But she never expected that the client was actually herself. Living other people's lives and working for them in three different worlds, she unexpectedly found a life of her own. Someone waited for her to come home for dinner. Someone took a hit for her. Someone told her, “You deserve to live.” For the first time, she realized that someone could care about her, to 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Want to give it a try? 🤦

28. 78 量 Quantum Immortal Sect 量子仙宗 Cyber Immortal赛博上仙Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsOngoing Good grief! Why do we have to study fluid mechanics to fly on a sword? Sect Leader: Do you know what happens if you don't study? I'll hang you up and beat you! Fellow Daoists, wait up! Let's wield our swords as pens and build the immortal sect anew! 1.1kReads8.2Score—Shelves

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    A unique setting! If it's not original, come at me! I'll fight back to the bitter end! My soul has transmigrated to the North Crown Multiverse United Empire! A technologically advanced, heavily modified cultivation world! Fellow Daoist, please wait! Let's wield our swords as pens and rebuild the immortal realm! Here you go!

29. 79 武 The End of Martial Supremacy 武极之末 Mu Rong Smiles木容笑笑Eastern Fantasy713k WordsOngoing The pinnacle of martial arts breaks through the void. It is the end of the martial path, the threshold to a higher world where one can seek the Great Dao and pursue immortality! Only when Liu Muyun reached that endpoint did he discover that the path to martial supremacy had only just begun! 6.3kReads6.4Score396Shelves

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    The first book is about the myriad worlds, the calamity of humanity, and the struggle between all races in the universe! The second book is about the apocalypse of the myriad worlds, including Gu Long's heroes, Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, The Great Tang Dynasty, Wind and Cloud, Yang Shen, the Great Zhou Dynasty, Shrouding the Heavens, Journey to the West, and Investiture of the Gods! The third book is about martial arts transmigration and game invasion!

30. 80 末 The Doomsday Blade Abyss 末日刀渊 Mu Rong Smiles木容笑笑Male-Channel Fanfiction3.6M WordsCompleted He begins with the game Blade Abyss and steps into the Myriad Worlds! From low-martial-arts jianghu to mid-martial-arts rivalries, then shattering the high-martial-arts firmament; next, sweeping through the Small Thousand Worlds and roaming the vast Middle Thousand Worlds, until he finally takes command of the Great Thousand Worlds' Heavenly Dao and reaches the supreme realm of the primordial chaos! 🌙 In the Gu Long world, he becomes Li Xunhuan's disciple! ⚔️ In the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber 24.5kReads7.9Score2.2kShelves
31. 81 这EN Something's Wrong with This Game: I Became a God by Mining! 这个游戏不对劲，我挖矿成神！ Dao Buyi道不易Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing [The Divine Realm descends upon the entire world] Yang Ling, a professional gold farmer, only wanted to relax in the game Divine Realm, but discovered that the environment was harsh and logging off was impossible. With no other choice, for the sake of his own safety, he could only start mining constantly, grinding levels, assigning stat points, and fighting to stay alive! 2.4MReads9.2Score313.1kShelves

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