Everything Feels Formulaic These Days. Can I Get Something with a Fresh Premise? 现在都是公式小说能不能来点题材新颖的

1. 401 当EN After Five Billion Years as a Sun, I Became an Immortal Cultivator 当了五十亿年太阳，我修仙了 The Legendary Grape传说中的葡萄Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted I was the sun for billions of years, and I was sick of living. Then I collapsed into a black hole. When I opened my eyes, I had become an infant in the cultivation world. They tested my spiritual roots, but the spirit stone showed no response. I felt like something was missing from my body, so... my spiritual roots grew on their own. They taught me spells. I learned them at a glance, and even optimized them while I was at it. They said I was too bloodthirsty. I said, "Everyone, please die he 136.6kReads8.4Score18.9kShelves
2. 402 隐 Legend of the Hidden God: A Suona to Bury Ten Thousand Gods 隐神传说：唢呐葬万神 Mu Ji Mu Ji木急木急Eastern Fantasy158k WordsOngoing Reborn with hatred in my heart: Mo Qi in my previous life, Lin Lu in this one. While my fellow disciples are still arguing over flying swords and jeweled zithers, I head to a forgotten corner of the sect’s treasure hall and choose a suona no one else wants. They laugh at me for being ridiculous, for being mad. They don’t know that when whispers from beyond the realm contaminate the soul, only my suona can cleanse heaven and earth and preserve the last shred of sanity. In the battle for revenge, 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is worth reading; it's unsystematic, doesn't make you stupid, and isn't mindlessly entertaining.

3. 403 职 The Twelve Volumes of the Professional Rankings, and My Name Is in Every One 职业天榜十二卷，卷卷有爷名 Six Great Sixes六大六子Sports1.8M WordsCompleted [Full-cast audiobook now available|Class change + clones + no female lead + nonstop laughs + mastermind behind the scenes + explosive plot] Song Gua transmigrated with a whole bunch of fun-loving clones. This was a world where everyone changed classes. Song Gua became a Bondbearer who could borrow power, while his clones took on all kinds of different classes, with every variety imaginable. Their numbers kept growing, and every last one was talented and charming. Under Song Gua’s brilliant l 49.5kReads9.3Score6.7kShelves
4. 404 恒 The Moon Endures, and All Things Eventually Become Strange 恒月长存，万物终成怪异 Cats and the Four Seasons猫与四季Urban2.3M WordsOngoing Two suns, three moons, and one that goes dark. A hundred cities, eight clans, all sharing one world. Chen Mianmian. Male. Race: Moon. Hobby: collecting the bizarre. At first, he thought he had two Systems: Crimson Rainbow Moon and Frost-Clear Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could become someone else’s System, holding the fate of all living things in his hands. The Eighth Era, also known as the Evermoon Era, saw humans, witches, elves, bloodkin, ghosts, demons, and spirits together w 267.5kReads9.1Score55.6kShelves
5. 405 我 My Ancient Jade Can Communicate with Spirits 我的古玉能通灵 Meng Changqing, Who Likes Mountain Persimmons喜欢山柿子的孟长青Urban578k WordsCompleted [No mindless protagonist]+ [Not invincible]+ [Fight monsters and level up]+ [Spiritual Qi Revival]+ [Passionate and uplifting] “Was it worth it? Most of the people you fought to protect were strangers, ordinary people you'd never even met. You should have saved your own life.” Tian Guiyuan's breathing was faint, his life force ebbing away fast. With the last of his strength, his lips moved slightly. Every word rang clear and firm in Li Zhinan's ears. “What I protect isn't any one person. It's th 82Reads—Score—Shelves

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   No rebirth, no time travel, no mindless, no invincible, no harem.

6. 406 世 The World Became a Game, but Forgot to Generate the Players 世界游戏化，却忘了生成玩家 Red Bean Tea红豆茶Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsOngoing The physical edition of Volume One will soon be available for preorder. Follow @0RedBeanTea0 for details. Everyone says that the Dao is waning, demons are growing stronger, and the Heavenly Tribulation is imminent, but Zhou Yuan disagrees. Undying, indestructible demons? Those are just monsters respawning in a game. Paradise realms and wondrous secret realms? Those are just game dungeons. Humankind sealing and suppressing demons? That just means not exiting the dungeon, preventing its monsters f 212kReads9.3Score18.8kShelves
7. 407 人 Life Simulator: A Cheat-Fueled Life as a Transformed Girl 人生模拟器，变身少女的外挂人生 Fruit Without Added Sugar水果不加糖Urban589k WordsOngoing [Transformation Slice of Life, No Marriage, Paranormal Revival, Simulator System] She suddenly transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a breathtakingly beautiful girl in white stockings. Starting on campus, dressed in a school uniform skirt, Su Ye is completely bewildered and has no idea how to face her new life. She is in the worst class at school, where the students are just killing time. What’s more, superpowered people are secretly hiding among them. As it turns out, this world is extr 31.4kReads9.4Score3.9kShelves
8. 408 亿 With Billions of Talents, I Sweep Across All Races and Become Myself Again 亿万天赋，我横扫万族，做回自己 Self-Destructing Truck自爆卡车Urban232k WordsOngoing [Invasion by all races + supernatural abilities + apocalypse + ensemble cast + emotions + psychology + somewhat dark + not mindless + not a power fantasy + slow-paced] After the invasion of the myriad races, the aloof campus belle fell in love with me after I awakened supernatural abilities. Was it love that came too late, or a desperate compromise for survival? Disaster followed disaster, and everything seemed to reek of conspiracy. Was it the outsiders' scheme, or was someone acting with ulter 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   You'll come back to thank me. [Admiration][Crying]

9. 409 我 I Am Uncontainable 我，无法收容 May Season五月时期Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted] [Everyday life] [Managing containment facilities] (Peaked at 600,000 active readers and has updated steadily for over a year.) The sun burned beneath the deep sea, while roots spread across the sky. Gears grew from people’s bodies, and upside-down cities fell like meteorites. Fang Jiu once thought that these things, which existed only in fantasy, had nothing to do with an ordinary man like him. That was until his head was chopped off one night... (The pace is slower from the start 188.5kReads9.3Score28.6kShelves
10. 410 变 What If I Transformed Into the Zerg Queen? 变身成虫族女皇又怎样？ Fruit Without Added Sugar水果不加糖Eastern Fantasy759k WordsOngoing [Gender Swap]+ [Feel-Good Power Fantasy]+ [Female Transformation, No Male Lead]+ [Zerg Swarm Overrun] After transmigrating into the body of a white-haired princess, somewhere between a little girl and a young woman, she has a beauty capable of bringing a kingdom to its knees. Unfortunately, the foolish king banishes her to a forest on the frontier. The forest is crawling with monsters, danger lurking around every corner. Just as she thinks her future is doomed, an insect egg pledges its loyalty 5kReads9.5Score403Shelves
11. 411 开 From the Start, I'm a Coffin: Raising a Zombie Daughter 开局变成一口棺，养个僵尸当闺女 Hello, Mimi哈喽迷迷Eastern Fantasy695k WordsOngoing Ling Yue died on his master's jade bed. After two hundred years of grueling cultivation in the Hehuan Sect, on the very day he was to form his core, his seemingly gentle and kind master drained his pure Yang Dao body, using him as a cultivation vessel until he died. When he opened his eyes again, he had become a broken coffin buried in a mass grave. Worse still, inside the coffin lay a little girl who had just been murdered. Then he awakened the Corpse-Raising Coffin System, which told him to ra 138Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 412 白 Bai Xiaoshang 白晓殇 Minister of Waterworks水部尚书Eastern Fantasy148k WordsOngoing A dragon's spirit lies hidden in the abyss for years, then rises to the clouds in a single stroke. The death of Huang Rong, once hailed as the world's most beautiful woman, is merely the beginning. The Northern Dragon royal family, the five surnames and seven clans, and the martial world of the five regions: a storm of blood and violence still lies ahead. 236Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's novel, I'm afraid people won't see it.

13. 413 全EN Survival for All, Obtaining the D-Class Personnel Simulator 全民求生，获得D级人员模拟器 Dream Tea Turns Cold梦茶凉Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.7M WordsOngoing Everyone transmigrates into an apocalyptic world, where each person starts with a shelter and a unique talent. Lin Ye gains the D-rank Personnel Simulator ability, which lets him enter other worlds and simulate being D-rank personnel. Lin Ye: ??? 146.6kReads8.9Score11.1kShelves

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    1-6 Are not formulaic novels; they are all serialized works, worth reading for both boys and girls. 7 And 8 are a matter of personal preference. The author updates only when necessary, so please don't read if you mind. 9-13 May be slightly formulaic and are harem stories. Girls should not read if they mind. All works except 7 and 8 are serialized. 7 And 8 are updated only when necessary, and not updated at all.

14. 414 大 Great Qin: The Ruthless Chancellor, Whom the First Emperor Begs Not to Kill 大秦：最狠丞相，始皇求我别杀了 Never Saw the Moon of Qin不曾见秦时月Historical2.5M WordsCompleted [Decisive and Ruthless + The Protagonist Is a Master Schemer + No Romance + Career-Focused Protagonist] After transmigrating into the Great Qin dynasty, Liu Bai rose straight to the position of Great Qin's Left Chancellor. From the start, he had seven thousand surrendered rebels buried alive. When he returned to Xianyang, everyone was sharpening their knives, ready to impeach the chancellor. Only then did they realize it was all just the beginning. “Your Majesty, Left Chancellor Liu Bai beat Zha 32.1kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
15. 415 小 A Pot of Spring Wine in a Little House 小楼一壶春酒 Dongjun Holding Wine东君执酒Ancient Romance684k WordsCompleted Ruan Shengyi, a young woman from Wuling, unexpectedly acquires the bloodthirsty forbidden sword Tianxiang Blood Tears, left behind in the mortal realm by the demon god Hutian. She then stumbles into a peach-blossom dream, and from that moment on, fate takes hold of her as she embarks on a frenzied quest to exterminate evil. —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 416 别 Don't Be Fooled by My Golden Finger-Like Look, I'm Really Just an NPC 别看我像金手指，我真只是NPC Nuo Yizhen诺以浈Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Powerhouse + role-playing + secret identities + horror and the supernatural + people reading too much into things + chosen ones + no romance] A three-in-one blend of three horror genres: psychological horror games, Cthulhu livestreams, and real-world supernatural arts. Xiao Gui'an, a bit-part actor, died, but not entirely. He was chosen to play an NPC in a world of horror and the supernatural. After becoming a ghost, Xiao Gui'an thought he would no longer have anything to fear. Who could have 49.3kReads9.5Score3.8kShelves
17. 417 我 I Have an Immortal Mountain in the Countryside 我在乡下有座仙山 Brewing a Pot of Big Red Robe Tea泡杯大红袍Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Urban cultivation + rural underdog comeback + thrilling wish fulfillment] Zhang Wei, a poor young man from the depths of the mountains, was patient and devoted to his parents from childhood. But on his third-year college birthday, a rich classmate set him up and beat him to death. He thought his life had ended, but a gray stone slab that gathered souls, hidden in a cave in the backyard vegetable garden of his family home, pulled him back from the morgue. It also unexpectedly unlocked a vast tro 10.2kReads8.7Score1kShelves

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    Tired of the cutthroat competition within sects and the endless cycle of cultivation novels? This rural fairyland story is absolutely amazing! A stone slab resurrects a dead soul, and a wild mountain boy slowly rises to power—high-energy moments galore! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

18. 418 你 You Lured Home a Little Wife with a Bottle of Soda? 你用一瓶汽水拐回一个小老婆？ Songs and Music Beyond the Pass塞上笙歌Urban460k WordsOngoing (One heroine + mutual salvation + lighthearted comedy with no angst + gradual yandere development + sweet everyday romance + happy ending) Rest assured, this one's guaranteed to be sweet. (This is a brand-new book, so please, everyone, don't let it pile up in your reading list. It'll get buried to death (ToT)) The first twenty years of Gu Hui's life were shrouded in an endless rainy season, but he fought to become a ray of sunshine breaking through the clouds of Hangzhou's plum rains. Then, one 32Reads—Score103Shelves

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    The theme might be a bit old, but the plot is absolutely fresh! [Sending a heart]

19. 419 山 Sword Heart of Mountains and Seas 山海剑心 Dongjun Holding Wine东君执酒Ancient Romance373k WordsCompleted Lonely at the pinnacle of swordsmanship, he chose to make a living as a blacksmith. After several years, a fearless, headstrong young woman finally geared up to seek out the reclusive blacksmith and apprentice herself to him. She had absolutely no idea that she was the only person who had ever thought of doing this, let alone acted on it... But though the young woman was strong-willed and always charged bravely into trouble, she was simply too beautiful. She attracted admirers wherever she went, 3Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 420 1 1918: The Red Star Shines over Germany 1918：红星闪耀德意志 What Name Should I Choose?起什么名字才对呢Urban3.3M WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it! Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 49.1kReads8.9Score3.3kShelves

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    Two incredibly good books

21. 421 开 From the Start, a Girl in a Pink Skirt: An Invincible Battle Body Locked in Her Sea of Consciousness 开局粉裙少女：识海锁着无敌战体 Superhuman Warrior超凡战士Eastern Fantasy121k WordsOngoing A man in a woman's body, a tough guy changing bodies, high-martial-arts action, the Twelve Zodiac Signs, decisive and ruthless. No torturing the male lead. Later on, the male lead has a ferocious, 1.8-meter-tall battle body. At first, the protagonist is trapped in a woman's body and must solve mysteries and endure hardships (about 20 chapters). In Chapter 22, his ferocious male body makes its stunning arrival, the 1.8-meter battle body breaks free, and a high-martial-arts rampage begins! Later, 1.4kReads—Score409Shelves

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    Isn't this novel enough? It has a unique flavor.

22. 422 海 Ocean Survival: A 155Mm Howitzer from the Start 海洋求生：开局155加榴炮 Bee Hummingbird蜂蜂鸟Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast] [Ocean + survival + large-scale cooperation + overwhelming advantage] Humanity arrives in an ocean world, with each person starting out with nothing but a canoe. Fortunately, they receive a final gift from their original world, which can randomly grant them various items and abilities. The surviving humans quickly join forces, and Chen Zhi joins them on the very first day. From cautious contact to an initial adjustment, from building trust to joining forces as one. With his one-o 31.7kReads8.6Score2.2kShelves
23. 423 我 I’ve Been Possessed for Ninety Thousand Years 我被夺舍九万年 I've Got a Rebellious Streak我这一身反骨啊Eastern Fantasy403k WordsCompleted I transmigrated, and then... I was possessed again. I was possessed for ninety thousand years. So, now that I've finally returned, let's see how I conquer the cultivation world and build a mighty empire. 404Reads6.3Score101Shelves

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    Four hundred million heroes, both men and women, fought to eliminate the enemy, their robes stained with blood. A Chinese-style succubus story shakes the cultivation world; the plot is novel, it pays tribute to the martyrs, and features a plethora of amazing feats by various characters—super exciting, hilarious, and tasteful!

24. 424 觉 Awakened a Massage System: Help People Get Back on Their Feet and Earn Rewards 觉醒按摩系统，带人上岸有奖励 Little Brother Gao Ming小弟高明Urban112k WordsOngoing Multiple female leads, feel-good wish fulfillment, wealthy tycoon, face-slapping A gambling-addicted dad, a sick mom, a useless younger brother, and a brokenhearted woman. Tell me, if I don't help her, who will? Li Ao, a 40-year-old office drone, gets laid off, divorced by his wife, abandoned by his child, and disdained by his parents. Just as he's about to jump off a building and end it all, he spots a pretty young woman across the street at Tianhe Foot Massage being berated by her manager. He 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That's a must.

25. 425 我 Are My Opponents Earthlings? 我的对手是地球人？ Yi Gong益公Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsOngoing Five hundred years ago, two people from Earth crossed sixteen light-years and came to our world, bearing vast knowledge and magnificent technology. They were like gods. We prostrated ourselves before them, humbly seeking their guidance in all things and praising their great deeds. A hundred years ago, twenty million people from Earth followed in the gods' footsteps and came here as well. In keeping with the reverence for Earthlings in our legends, we once again wanted to welcome these angels who 107Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Reading 200,000 words takes only half a day, 400,000 words only a day, and 600,000 words only two days. Could you lend me two days to appreciate the existing 600,000 words? I'm confident that I can keep you engaged after reading this three-act story. I have a program, really.

26. 426 柯 Detective Conan: I Still Haven’t Noticed Shinichi’s Feelings Today 柯南：今天也没发现新一的心意 Jiu Wulan九梧澜Anime Fanfiction410k WordsCompleted I have a childhood friend named Shinichi Kudo. He's a detective. Honestly, he does look pretty cool when he solves cases. Every time he stands at a crime scene with one hand in his pocket and a sharp gaze, then says, "There is only one truth," I can't help thinking to myself: "Shinichi is so amazing. He must be really popular with girls." And as for how he always rushes over to me the moment he's solved a case, looking at me with those sparkling eyes like he's waiting for praise... Well, he 2.7kReads8.1Score346Shelves

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    The number of students is okay.

27. 427 开 A Stunning Beauty from the Start, Becoming the Seductress in a Palace Intrigue Game 开局绝色容貌，在宫斗游戏做妖后 Tides Rise in the Vast Sea沧海生潮Ancient Romance753k WordsOngoing The ratings have only just come in, so the score is low. A palace-intrigue story with stat points. The ruthless, merciless heroine is good at putting on an act and has no feelings for the emperor. Since having children through the System does her body no harm, she puts her interests first and will have several children: one princess and the rest princes. After Yang Zhiwei dies in a car accident, she gets bound to a System that takes her into a game it calls "Palace Intrigue: All Under Heaven". H 24.7kReads8.4Score3.5kShelves

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    I just found a new book, it's worth reading.

28. 428 御 Beast Taming: From E-Rank to Billionaire, I Get There by Reselling 御兽：从E级到首富我就靠倒卖 I Want to Sleep Even When I'm Not Tired不困也想睡觉Urban333k WordsOngoing [Beast Taming for Everyone] [Raising Beast Companions] [Invincible] [System] [No Female Lead] [Beast Tamers Don't Turn Human] Zhou Ye transmigrates to a world of beast taming, and things go terribly wrong from the start. He awakens an E-rank talent, the lowest there is, and his companion beast, hatched from an egg, is a Dark Crow, a trash breed everyone despises. Everyone around him sighs, convinced his life is over before it begins. Just as he reaches rock bottom, he discovers an extra gray pag 87Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This new book is quite good. The author's writing is a bit rusty in the beginning, but it gets better later on. The system isn't the kind that shows details and evolutions of every tamed beast; it's a shop system. Leveling up isn't done by grinding monsters, but by trading, which is quite rare. The pacing is also fast; the college entrance exam plot is already at around chapter 50. Many of the author's tamed beast settings are also quite interesting. The protagonist's crow isn't a three-legged golden crow, but a fate-type one. [Already added to my wishlist]

29. 429 命 A Poem of Fate Reborn 命运重启之诗 Ye Mingxi夜明曦Urban72k WordsOngoing Lu Yu died once. More precisely, on another timeline. Now, he's just an ordinary high school student, living a life no different from any other high schooler's. Until one night, he saw something he should never have seen. The world was not as peaceful as he had imagined. Fragments of memory began to piece together a truth he didn't want to face. He wasn't an ordinary person. He never had been. And at the end of those memories, an old world he had reset with his own hands was waiting for him to r 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The newly released novel looks pretty good.

30. 430 全 Survive by Drawing Cards: One Legendary Card a Day for Everyone 全民抽卡求生，每天一张传说卡 It's Adam是亚当呀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted [Survival + Ensemble Cast + Cards + Sane Values + Chinese-Style Incubus + Growing Protagonist + Classic Heroic Adventure] The Endless Road opened, and the entire world was plunged into an unstoppable death march. Monsters were everywhere, danger lurked at every turn, puzzles arose in desperate situations, and madness stretched on without end. It was a road to hell with no end, walked on foot as the sun and moon turned, year after year. Forward! Keep moving forward! Don't stop! Stop, and you die! 78.6kReads8.4Score9kShelves

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    1. A death race where you can't stop, you can only keep moving forward. The protagonist monopolizes the market by making carts. 2. A text-based martial arts story. Although it's short, it's very exciting. The author updates three or four times a day. 3. An old-school money-making story where the protagonist advances through embezzling spirit stones. 4. Modern science + cultivation, but not like what you remember. 5. This is a setting I've never seen before; it's original and very novel.

31. 431 日 Japanese Light Novels: A Supporting Character’s Guide to Self-Improvement 日轻：轻小说配角的自我修养 Half-Child's Miscellany半童笔杂Urban604k WordsCompleted [After being maliciously reported so many times, the rating has only just appeared. It will go up later.] [No System] [Easygoing] Xingye Chengta transmigrates into the world of light novels. Now he has a little sister and a childhood friend, and thanks to his constant efforts (and influence), everything seems to be heading in the right direction. But things apparently aren't as simple as he thought. He failed on a rainy night. Just as he gave up on pursuing her and decided to face the rest of hi 2.8kReads5.7Score248Shelves

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    Just joining in the fun

32. 432 你 A Monk of Your Rank Has No Right to Seek the Scriptures Yet 你这个级别的僧人，还没权利取经 Water Bites Paper水咬纸Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Officialdom and Journey to the West + cultivation through construction work + In the Name of the People (Immortal Edition) + wild imagination] I transmigrated to the cultivation world. After ascending, I became a grunt in the Heavenly Court's Infrastructure Department. After three thousand years, I finally worked my way up to project manager, in charge of the South Heavenly Gate expansion project. The day before the final inspection, I was stuffing “local specialties” into an envelope. A constr 165.1kReads9.4Score17.9kShelves
33. 433 崩 Honkai: Star Rail: Tales of the Stars 崩铁：星辰往事 ssk Xiaomianssk小眠Anime Fanfiction297k WordsOngoing (The Trailblazer is Caelus, not Stelle. It's hard to find good pictures of Caelus, and this cover image really is quite nice.) (A fanfic told from the perspective of the game's characters, with no System or transmigration plot. It builds original stories on top of the main storyline, exploring each member's story, the founding of the Stellaron Hunters, and the Trailblazer's past with them.) (The plot is based on ideas and deductions drawn from the information currently available in the game. Som 155Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This year's new Honkai Impact 3rd fanfiction, being a new book, doesn't have a rating yet, and the number of readers is still small. It's related to the past of the Star Core Hunter and the Pioneer (Qiong), and in a sense, it's a prequel to Honkai Impact 3rd (based on deductions and concepts from the existing main storyline). Characters like Silver Wolf, Firefly, and Blade will appear later, as main characters, and will have significant screen time. Currently, there's a section where Kafka is taking care of the young Pioneer, as well as special chapters about Silver Wolf, Firefly, and Blade unrelated to the main plot. You can check if the writing style is suitable first. There are far too few comments. This is the author's first book, so if possible, please give more comments, good or bad.

34. 434 仙 The Mad Immortal Rules the Heavens, and Su Style Is Here to Save the Day 仙之癫傲番番有我苏式代打诸天 Big Empty Head脑袋空空广Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Cyberpunk Cultivation + Capitalist Madness + Worldview-Shattering] [Foundation: Everyone for Me, and I for Everyone] (A cultivation novel with cyberpunk at its core. There are fun moments, but they aren't the main theme. Thanks for understanding!) “Knock, knock. Is anyone home?” A beautiful woman with waist-length black hair gently tapped on the door, dressed in a long gown. Lying on the bed, Su Shi lazily replied, “Nobody's home.” The beauty outside didn't mind. “Mr. Su, I'm No. 28, the one 18.1kReads8.5Score1.8kShelves
35. 435 天 Heavenly Chess: The Path to Chess Sagehood 天弈：棋圣之路 Xuan Chen玄尘Urban4.0M WordsCompleted [A brand-new setting] [Heroes at the Chessboard] What happens when chess meets heroic battles? When civilizations collide, would you dare to play against Heaven? After transmigrating, Zhuge Yi discovers that although modern Huaxia is prosperous and powerful, its people know almost nothing about their own history. The game Tian Yi, a chess game built around the heroes of the people, has become the world's mainstream pastime. At that time, the Huaxia chess world is weak, while Western chess dom 43kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
36. 436 雪 Snow Falls on Youyan 雪落幽燕 Helian Chengcheng赫连澄澄Ancient Romance176k WordsCompleted Li Mei, courtesy name Shuyuan, is the legitimate daughter of Prince Yongping’s household. At seven, she was granted the title of County Lady Jing’an. Born with a silver spoon in her mouth, she nevertheless had an unreliable mother. Her mother was a fiery-tempered daughter of a military family, fiercely jealous by nature. In a fit of rage, she killed Su Su, Prince Yongping’s favorite concubine, and was stripped of her title, expelled from the household, and sent to live in seclusion on Mount Nan, 1.1kReads—Score102Shelves

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    The female protagonist is the legitimate daughter, but due to her mother's influence, she is disliked in the royal household. The illegitimate daughter, though married, remains favored. The illegitimate daughter causes trouble, leading to her entire family's exile and her being divorced by her husband's family. The female protagonist is also jilted by her fiancé. She escapes in time, fleeing to Youzhou with her mother, where she settles and finds love with the male lead, a kind and gentle general. During her exile, the illegitimate daughter is robbed and sold to Youzhou; the female protagonist's former fiancé is also robbed on his way back to his ancestral home and sold to Youzhou as well. Coincidentally, the female protagonist's family needs servants, so her former fiancé and the illegitimate daughter become a servant and a maid in her household.

37. 437 穿 I Transmigrated into a Zombie Dungeon, and the Heroine Is the Holy Maiden of the Hehuan Sect 穿越丧尸副本，女主是合欢宗圣女 A Lan阿揽Eastern Fantasy117k WordsOngoing [Multi-theme dungeons + occasional ruthless slaughter + emotional storylines + unconventional plot + large ensemble cast] “Finding a job as a fresh graduate is such a pain in the ass.” Just before Xu Zhuo could decide whether to take up pig farming, he received a text from an unknown sender: “Celestial Domain Management Company invites you to join us as an intern in the position of Plane Order Maintenance Specialist. Monthly salary: 30,000 Star Dollars.” Xu Zhuo casually replied, “Yes.” To his s 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This novel is really good, the ideas are amazing!! And the plot is so original!! [Eating popcorn][Eating popcorn]

38. 438 我 I’m an Ordinary Person from Two Thousand Years in the Future 我是从两千年后来的普通人 Big Brother Was Young Once哥哥曾经年轻过Historical247k WordsOngoing Other men transmigrate through time and use their modern-day knowledge to make fortunes in ancient times or rise to noble ranks. But Di Zhiping, from a world of ultra-advanced technology, transmigrates through time to patch the holes caused by bugs in the temporal gateways. And it's not just one gateway with a hole. After all, the people who designed and built them made so many gateways... 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The author's new book is guaranteed to show you what truly outrageous originality looks like, and most importantly, it's so hilarious it'll make your stomach hurt from laughing! [Awkward laugh][awkward laugh]

39. 439 那 The Happy Years I Spent in Dongguan 那些年我在东莞的幸福往事 Sparse Shadows in the Courtyard疏影庭前Urban299k WordsCompleted [Urban everyday life] + [multiple heroines] + [first person] My name is Hao Jian. I'm a college graduate who left a small inland county to make a living in Dongguan. A female classmate who'd been quite a flirt back in school introduced me to the city. I thought I'd find a factory job and earn some money, but things didn't go as planned. I ended up in a bar, and that's where my life took an unexpected turn. 5.6kReads6.0Score510Shelves

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    A super good book! #(>_>)

40. 440 我 I Return from the Forbidden Zone 我自禁区归来 Seven-Leaf Sunshine七叶阳光Urban554k WordsOngoing [No System / No Transmigration / No Rebirth / No Cliches / No Harem. If you want a brainless power fantasy, this isn't for you.] After the Fall Power descended, countless protective barriers appeared across Huaxia, guarding its cities, towns, and villages. Inside the barriers, people were safe. The lands beyond them were known as the Forbidden Zones, because anyone who spent a day in one would lose their mind and turn into a terrifying Fallen Beast. When Bian Ning woke up, he found himself inexp 81Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Does anyone like post-apocalyptic or urban martial arts stories? [No system] + [No time travel] + [No rebirth] + [No clichés] + [No harem]

41. 441 闪 My Spouse Holds a Grudge 闪婚对象很记仇 Qian Yingnuo倩颖诺Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted Youthful sweet romance + devoted to each other + one-on-one romance, with two people who are each other’s gentle first love Illustrator vs. domineering CEO They bring sunshine and healing to each other through depression. Some wounds take a lifetime to heal, but they save each other! Jiang Yan is a campus heartthrob, top student, and CEO. He’s also a doting husband. That’s a lot of titles! A long-planned reunion after years apart! How did a Libra couple end up arguing over what’s fair in lo 680Reads6.3Score400Shelves

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    🍬A grapefruit candy, burying years of entanglement! Original artist Lin You × domineering CEO Jiang Yan, this long-planned whirlwind marriage is a mutual redemption after a long separation.

42. 442 奇 A Strange Immortal Fate: The Good-for-Nothing Without a Spiritual Root Turns His Life Around 奇仙缘：无灵根废柴的逆转之路 Steamed Bun Landlord馒头地主Eastern Fantasy100k WordsCompleted [New release] + [Fantasy with a System] + [Laugh-out-loud fun] + [One heroine] Su Qingxuan, a humble errand boy of the Qingfeng Sect, was born without a spiritual root. Amid the crowd’s scorn, he unexpectedly found an immortal gourd and became bound to a System! Later, a mysterious voice in a secret realm told him that he wasn’t actually without a spiritual root. He had the legendary… spiritual root. The little System is adorable and mischievous, and always good for a laugh. A fox demon at t 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A lighthearted, humorous cultivation novel [sending hearts][sending hearts]

43. 443 我 I Took Over Luo Ji, and Doubao Took Over the Sophon 我夺舍罗辑，豆包夺舍智子 Mu Jia Gui木加圭Male-Channel Fanfiction11k WordsCompleted I take over Luo Ji, while Doubao takes over the Trisolarans' Sophon. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That must be a steamed bun.

44. 444 人 I'm in America, Faking a Reincarnation Space 人在美利坚，我伪造轮回空间 Li Gongde from Xiaokang Village小康村的李功德Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Building a Lord God] + [Behind-the-scenes] + [Infinite Flow] + [Dark] + [Ensemble cast] “This world had no god until I came along.” After transmigrating to a parallel Blue Star, in America, and spending half a year there, I thought I could live well in the legendary land of opportunity. But it turned out to be heaven for the rich and hell for the poor. I go to school during the day and wash dishes at night. Life is miserable, but luckily I inherited a dilapidated divine realm and the authority 42kReads8.0Score5.2kShelves

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    These seem pretty good.

45. 445 中 The Traditional Chinese Medicine Gravekeeper 中医守墓人 Gan Cao Xie Xin Tang甘草泻心汤Urban669k WordsOngoing The rating has only just opened, and it will gradually rise, so feel free to enjoy! [A book that will help you rediscover Treatise on Cold Damage] [No System, no cheats] Young miracle doctor Jiang Chen runs the old clinic his grandfather left behind, using his peerless medical skills to take the Chinese and Western medical worlds by storm. The old-school doctors in the field look down on him for being young, while Western medical bigwigs mock Chinese medicine as useless. One difficult case after 6.3kReads6.6Score873Shelves

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    This book is based on traditional Chinese medicine and features the author's unique insights into the field. It's not a mindless, light read; it's suitable for careful reading. The characters are well-developed, and the plot is cleverly designed, making it well worth reading!

46. 446 别 While Others Tame Beasts, I Tame Dragons, and the Fiercest Ones at That 别人御兽我御龙，还是最凶那个 Poor Little Dummy可怜的小呆瓜Urban842k WordsOngoing [A completed 2.23-million-character beast-taming novel] [Handcrafted from scratch] [One female lead (no helpless damsel) + Repays kindness and exacts revenge + Decisive and ruthless + Spirit Realms + Human Federation + Illustrated Compendium (golden finger) + Reincarnated before birth + Character growth] Five thousand years ago, with the help of their tamed beasts, humanity caught a glimpse of the vast universe. Two thousand years ago, the First Emperor used a black 85.4kReads9.0Score9kShelves
47. 447 我 At the Beginning of My Life 我生之初 Little He Doesn't Make Thunder小禾不打雷Ancient Romance461k WordsOngoing No money, no power, no influence An undocumented nobody + a destitute orphan girl + an amnesiac + teleportation Huh? How did teleportation get in there? No idea. I've lost my memory, so how would I remember all that... Searching for my memories... Run into a wrongful accusation while attending a wedding feast? Don't worry, watch her work. Your best friend is about to be left with nothing? Don't worry, watch her work. Your pursuer's entire family is about to be wiped out? Don't worry, watch her 2.9kReads—Score100Shelves

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    Oh, this! I'm going to carry this book with me through every square. Clear-headed, intelligent, unpretentious, and not formulaic. I'm already hooked. [You should think about it][You should think about it][You should think about it][You should think about it]

48. 448 丧 Zombie Apocalypse: Starting Out in Xuzhou With an Iron Tide 丧尸末世：坐标徐州开局钢铁洪流 Chasing the Sun in Winter凛冬逐日Sci-Fi & Apocalypse205k WordsOngoing "What! You mean someone turned into a zombie and bites everyone they see?" "No problem. I've got a 12.7 mm QJZ-89 heavy machine gun." "What! You mean they can evolve, becoming incredibly strong and faster than lions, with more strength than tigers?" "What, then let it go... tell my Type 99A main battle tank that!" On August 23, 2027, after a crimson fog swept across the globe, the zombie apocalypse descended with a roar, and human civilization teetered on the brink of collapse in an instant. 2.9kReads—Score134Shelves

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    This one is pretty good. It features a few countries and armies that still have a presence in post-apocalyptic stories. If you're looking for a more realistic post-apocalyptic novel, you can give it a try.

49. 449 我 I Gasped in Shock!! 我倒吸了一口凉气！！ A Heartless Smile没心没扉的笑Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy] [Invincible] [A Void-Return cultivator uses technology] [Cultivation] [Academic genius] If metaphysics is the end of technology, what lies at the end of metaphysics? “Our Qingyun Sect is an orthodox school of the Three Pure Ones, registered with the Administration for Industry and Commerce and listed with the Religious Affairs Bureau. From summoning wind and rain and blessing high-voltage power lines, to exorcising ghosts and demons and performing IVF, we can do it all. The 26.2kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves
50. 450 登 Reaching the Summit 登顶绝巅 Yan Feng of Anzuo安左的炎烽Urban147k WordsOngoing Alternate title: Cultivating Through Power and Money, I Say the Boss Has a Point! [Fresh Premise, No AI] [Childhood Sweethearts] [Cultivation Through Power and Money] [Political Intrigue] [Rival Nations at War] A hundred years ago, the world underwent a cataclysm, giving rise to a substance known as spiritual energy. It could let people fly through the sky and burrow through the earth. It also made animals walk upright, learn to use firearms, and evolve into demon beasts. People and demon beasts 2.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    There are no mindless plots; the killings are decisive, the sense of class is realistic, and the human relationships are evident.

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