Looking for Good Novels About Traveling Between Two Worlds, with No Characters Getting Inexplicably Dumbed Down 求好书:两界穿越，不降智商，不强行降智

1. 101 开 From the Start, I’m in an Apocalyptic World and Make Others Transmigrate for Me 开局末日世界，让别人替我穿越 A Sparrow Flies South in a Dream梦中雀南飞Sci-Fi & Apocalypse318k WordsOngoing Rating just released! [Decisive and Ruthless] [Never Lets a Grudge Go Unsettled] [Mastermind Behind the Scenes] [No Female Lead] [Ascension of an Entire Nation] [the Myriad Worlds] [SSS-Rank Talent] [The Way of Survival] Chen Wuyou woke up one day to find himself bound to a transmigration System. What? He had to transmigrate to a zombie apocalypse world within thirty minutes? "Are you sending me there to be a zombie buffet?" "There’s no starter pack or other rewards. What am I supposed to transm 47kReads6.3Score6.1kShelves

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2. 102 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s, and Now I'm a Refugee? 穿越六零，我成难民了？ Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Male-Channel Fanfiction114k WordsOngoing Drop your personal standards and enjoy a shameless life. Reject pointless self-torment and go completely off the rails when something happens. Better to make trouble for others than suffer in silence. That was Su Tianci in 2026. He’d only joined a cycling club and wanted to talk about cycling technique. Who could have guessed he’d somehow fall off a cliff? When he opened his eyes, he found himself in the materially deprived 1960s. 893Reads—Score—Shelves

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3. 103 双 Traveling Between Two Worlds in Republican-Era China: Hunting Down the Japanese 双穿民国之专杀小鬼子 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban117k WordsOngoing Drop all pretenses of decency and enjoy a shameless life. Refuse to overthink things; when trouble comes, just go crazy. Better to inconvenience others than make yourself suffer. That was Su Tianci in 2026. He'd only joined a cycling club because he wanted to talk about cycling technique. Who could have guessed he'd somehow fall off a cliff? When he came to, he'd transmigrated to Shanghai in 1937... 1.1kReads—Score159Shelves
4. 104 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: I’m Really Not Crazy! 两界穿梭：我真的不是疯子啊！ Wenren Tianming闻人天命Eastern Fantasy128k WordsOngoing One night after evening study, Jiang Ming discovered he could travel back and forth between reality and Taifu, but there was a catch. His body behaved exactly the same in both worlds. After he caused a scene in class, he was sent to a psychiatric hospital. In Taifu, he was a direct descendant of the strongest clan in all the heavens. In reality, he was just an ordinary young man diagnosed with mental illness. The two worlds were completely separate, yet they shared the same body and the same pa —Reads—Score306Shelves

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5. 105 末 Apocalypse: My Pocket Dimension Connects Two Worlds 末世：我的空间通两界 Little Security Guard小保安Sci-Fi & Apocalypse659k WordsOngoing "Bro, it hurts. It hurts so much... Sob... Bro, I..." "Hahahahaha..." The phone call kept cutting in and out, making it impossible to hear what was being said. Laughter could be heard every so often, too. The voices were a chaotic jumble, men and women alike. "Fei'er, what's wrong?" Li An's face turned deathly pale, a sense of dread rising in his heart. "Help..." "Crack!" It sounded as if something had been crushed underfoot. The story begins here. Anger and helplessness. Then one day, 2Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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   A very good novel.

6. 106 两 A Trader Between Two Worlds: My Ring Connects Past and Present 两界倒爷：我的戒指通古今 Half a Brick半块板砖Urban235k WordsCompleted [Profiting Between Two Worlds × Hilarious Past-and-Present Antics × A Celebration for All] Modern-day office worker Lin Fan binds himself to a divine ring and transmigrates to ancient times, where he opens an inn packed with cutting-edge technology! Paper windows become bulletproof glass, candles are replaced by light bulbs powered by diesel generators, and surveillance cameras put a stop to those nosy martial artists peeking through windows! Pre-made braised chicken makes martial arts heroes we 12Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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   It's well-written, but it's short.

7. 107 找 Scammed While Job Hunting, I Take the Three Realms by Storm with a Broken Turtle 找工作被骗，破乌龟带我打遍三界 Yumo Liu语默流Urban150k WordsOngoing The Underdog Makes a Comeback | Defying Fate | Unstoppable Laughs | Wildly Imaginative [The best is yet to come] My name is Xiao Hua, but my life has turned into a complete joke. Was my youth really swindled away by con artists? Was I, a grown man, really going to let a crooked boss push me around? No! I adopted a turtle as my big brother, and he’s going to help me take on all three realms! I’ve waited three hours for this one chance. I’m taking back everything I lost! “Big Brother, save me!” —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Highly recommended! A mind-blowing book full of unexpected adventures. Five stars!!!

8. 108 三 A Silver Tongue Conquers the World 三寸不烂打天下 Caribbean Mantis加勒比海刀螂Historical218k WordsCompleted [Hilarious + Political Intrigue + Carefully Crafted Details + Transmigration + Strong Moral Compass + High Intelligence + Ensemble Cast + No Golden Fingers + Masterful Detail + Brisk Pacing] A low-level delivery rider transmigrates into the body of a fool and marries two women from the start. What kind of chemistry will modern pickup lines, an ordinary person’s perspective, and iconic pop songs create in ancient times? What’s it like to give the emperor a bath? How do you use a handsome man to p 99Reads9.3Score179Shelves

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   Thanks, OP! This is a short, completed novel. It's set in a fictional world, blending political intrigue, humor, and substance. The ensemble cast is vibrant, the script-like narrative is fast-paced, the story is tightly plotted, attention to detail is excellent, and the imagery is vivid. It's morally sound and effective, without any simplistic plot points, clichéd jokes, or high-tech gimmicks. Every word is handwritten, refreshing and uplifting, full of sincerity. Highly recommended!

9. 109 两 Two Worlds: I Become an Immortal Emperor Through Merit 两界：我靠功德成仙帝 Squid Without Ink没有墨水的乌贼Urban85k WordsOngoing Every cultivator dreams of immortality, and it seems the path to becoming an immortal is no longer so out of reach. But before Xu Xiuping still stands the towering mountain known as the difficulty of the immortal path. In this world where everyone cultivates, having a little talent doesn’t seem to give you a better start. Without money, you can’t do a thing. Even in modern cultivation, resources, companions, techniques, and a place to practice remain the first problems every cultivator must face —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Please don't criticize the new book, I'm just borrowing this space.

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