In a Major Reading Slump!!! Dropped It After Two Chapters at 9.6! Ditched It After Five Chapters at 9.7! 顶级书荒！！！9.6看两章就弃！！9.7看五章就丢！

1. 51 太 The Great Azure Tribulation 太苍劫 Guest Among the Kitchen Smoke染灶烟客Eastern Fantasy620k WordsCompleted Prologue: Dao Fire Ten thousand years ago. Fire, Dao fire filling the skies. Crimson flames erupted from beneath the earth, turning the entire Divine Capital the color of a hellscape. The bronze palaces that had once towered into the clouds collapsed one after another in the blaze. The dragon carvings on their upturned eaves warped in the heat, as if they had come alive to let out silent cries of agony. The man on the imperial throne had not left. He sat alone amid the collapsing palaces and bur 2kReads—Score207Shelves

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2. 52 离 After the Divorce, Dr. Su Caught the Eye of a Powerful Man 离婚后，苏医生被大佬盯上了 A Wild Horse Going Neigh Neigh一匹野马汪汪汪Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted [Season One of the motion comic is now available] [The early chapters focus on family disputes, with more emphasis on her career] [The male lead appears later] [It only gets better as the story goes] She's a cold, sharp cardiothoracic surgeon who wields a scalpel and is divorced with a child. He's a roguishly handsome power player with connections in both the underworld and the legitimate world. It was love at first sight for him, and he won't stop pursuing her. Then there's a gentle, refined yo 57.3kReads8.7Score6.3kShelves

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3. 53 江 Tales of the Martial World: The Invincible Heroine 江湖笑传之侠女无敌 Qingyuan Xiyu清渊汐语Ancient Romance269k WordsCompleted A young cook who carries a cleaver through the martial world meets a noble young master who blushes and knows how to make wontons. Amid laugh-out-loud daily antics, they uncover the truth behind a massacre. Reading tips: Don't read while drinking, or you might spray your phone. Don't read late at night, or you'll get hungry. Keep some tissues handy: tears of laughter are still tears. The martial world is vast, but the dining hall is small. Revenge must be taken, and meals must be eaten. There's 108Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 54 绣 The History of an Embroidered Bed 绣榻野史 Qingyuan Xiyu清渊汐语Historical395k WordsCompleted “The Embroidered Couch” alludes to the secrets hidden deep within women's quarters and behind brocade curtains, while “Unofficial History” signals that this book recounts court intrigues and street-side tales absent from the official record, passed around by the common folk. Through the case of an honest family in Jiangnan forced into prostitution, the novel lays bare the dark picture of the Jiajing era of the Great Ming, where officials and merchants collude, corruption runs rampant, and the pe 1.5kReads—Score136Shelves
5. 55 金 Dreams of the Golden Vase 金瓶梦迷 Qingyuan Xiyu清渊汐语Historical377k WordsCompleted The moon over Linqing shines on the Customs House sails Whose romance does the Qing River hide at night? Cooking smoke drifts over Zishi Street, through centuries gone by Who still awaits that unfinished fate? Embroidered shoes shatter the bluestone path The wine's fragrance has intoxicated countless eyes Lights flicker atop Lion Tower, like the passing years Who, behind the curtain, secretly clicks the abacus? Plum blossoms in a golden vase, who pities the ill-fated beauty? A pot of springtime 2.2kReads—Score159Shelves
6. 56 蜜 The Peaches Are Ripe 蜜桃成熟了 Qingyuan Xiyu清渊汐语Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted The Peaches Are Ripe 1Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 57 健 Muscles and Heartbeats at the Gym: The Dumbbell 健身房的肌理与心跳之哑铃 Qingyuan Xiyu清渊汐语Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted Dumbbells: Muscle and Heartbeats at the Gym 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
8. 58 末 Raising Kids in the Apocalypse Is Tough: Good Boy, You Go First 末世养儿不易：乖宝你先上 Yun Yaowu云姚雾Fantastical Romance517k WordsCompleted [Zombie apocalypse; stockpiling superpowers; a trickster mom and her highly intelligent, powerful little one] Who would have a baby in the apocalypse? Shu Lan would. She'd die sooner or later anyway, so she might as well take a big gamble. And that gamble gave her a son, Shu Maomao, with the most powerful superpower of all: “Plunder.” Every day in the apocalypse is an adventure for Shu Maomao, with his dramatic mom, his missing dad, endless zombies, and his own little self. A mama's boy? You bet 29.6kReads9.5Score4kShelves

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   I was going through a reading slump for a while, and then I stumbled upon this book. It's really good, I love the little cat so much, it's so cute! Highly recommend it!

9. 59 开 I Got a Law Insignia from the Start, but I Didn’t Hand It Over to the Government 开局获得法则铭牌，我没上交国家 Eat Lotus Root, Cow吃藕牛Urban1.0M WordsCompleted A murder case makes it impossible for Jiang Jie to survive in the real world, while a rule-inscribed token gives him the ability to travel in and out of another world. See how Jiang Jie uses the power of that other world to punish the injustices he has suffered and witnessed, and bring “justice” back to the world. 8.1kReads6.2Score673Shelves

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10. 60 革 Revolutionizing the Qing: A Changing Era of Self-Strengthening 革清：自强变局 Wu Jiafeng, Who Loves Braised Lamb Trotter Sandwiches爱吃沼三明治的武家凤Historical1.5M WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 128.3kReads9.1Score8.4kShelves
11. 61 医 A Medical Doctor Transmigrates into a Poor Family and Takes on the Ming Dynasty Exams 医学博士穿越寒门，勇闯大明科举 Gem Plane宝石灰机Historical703k WordsOngoing A clinical medicine PhD from a prestigious university finds himself in the tenth year of the Hongzhi reign of the Ming Dynasty, reborn as a poor scholar in Huguang. His grandmother and mother are widows. His two older brothers are ambitious but want everything for nothing, yet neither can find a wife. His younger sister is a scheming girl who devotes herself to scraping together her own dowry. For Shen Qing, his expertise is completely out of place, and all his studies are useless here. The only 1.2kReads7.1Score102Shelves
12. 62 军 Warlord: I’m from Fenghua, So What If I Become President? 军阀：我奉化人，当个总统怎么了 Brother Dog Who Loves Watermelon爱吃西瓜的狗哥Urban1.0M WordsOngoing In the nineteenth year of the Republic, Li Xuewen, county magistrate in Fujian Province, was forced to flee overseas to Nanyang after offending the Song family. He led eight hundred elite members of his security corps across the sea to Borneo, planning to restore the Lan Fang Republic and establish a nation abroad. President Li says, “No one understands nation-building better than I do.” Is nation-building difficult in its early stages? No matter. There will naturally be fools eager to come to t 303.9kReads9.0Score33.1kShelves
13. 63 爹 My Dad's Taking the Imperial Exams on My Dime, and Somehow He Became a Grand Chancellor 爹去科举啃我老，不知不觉成阁老 Crazy Honest Man疯狂的老实人Historical1.9M WordsOngoing [Imperial Exams + Court Politics + Farming + Alternate History + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Daily Life + Lighthearted + Role Reversal + More Comedy Early On + Political Scheming in the Middle] The early chapters are all about the laughs. After that, the story gradually shifts toward political scheming. Rich kid Fang Yan and his Chinese literature professor father transmigrate together in a two-person package. Fang Yan figures he can coast on his father's vast knowledge and become a successful off 43.6kReads8.3Score5.1kShelves
14. 64 科 The Imperial Exams: Even a Farmer’s Son Can Rise to the Highest Ranks 科举：农家子也能笔落朱紫 Tan Axing谈阿幸Historical355k WordsOngoing (Born into the body of a newborn; no System; alternate history) First the imperial exams, then court intrigue. He began his studies at seven, but didn't pass the metropolitan exam as a second-tier jinshi until he was thirty-three. Thanks to an unexpected opportunity, he stayed in the capital for a government post. Before he could make a name for himself in the capital, the opportunity he'd seized fell through. He had just arranged for his eldest daughter to marry a colleague's son when he was ab 1.2kReads6.2Score103Shelves
15. 65 八 In the 1980s, an Old Man Leaves the Siheyuan to Win Olympic Gold for Hong Kong 八零，老头从四合院赴港奥运夺冠 Super Divine Blade Slash超级神刀斩Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [The rating only came out a few months ago. It should rise in a few years.] Hong Kong, the entertainment industry, archery, boxing, competitions, Olympic champions, destined to become the richest man. The story of an old geezer who flees a courtyard home for Hong Kong from the start, builds his fortune through archery, and thrives in Hong Kong and the West. A story about a story. Only the protagonist has a golden finger. The protagonist uses his golden finger to train in martial arts that exist 6.7kReads6.8Score348Shelves
16. 66 带 I Take Trillions of Netizens Back to the Eighties to Rebuild the Nation’s Heavy Industry 带万亿网友回八零，重铸大国重工 Ling Tai Three Hearts灵台三心Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Industrial powerhouse + period setting + livestreaming + no heroine] After transmigrating to the Great Northwest in 1980, Lin Xi didn’t want to spend his life as a mere draftsman. When Mr. Qian tried to recruit him, he replied with astonishing boldness: “I’m not going to the design office. I want to make money at the labor services company!” He knew that without money, wind tunnels would shut down, projects would be cut, and the nation’s master craftsmen wouldn’t even be able to afford a new pa 66.3kReads9.2Score8.9kShelves
17. 67 从 Starting with the Expeditionary Army's Cannon Fodder Regiment 从远征军炮灰团开始 The Conscienceless Little White Rabbit丧尽天良的小白兔Urban1.0M WordsCompleted A chance to make up for the regrets of the War of Resistance. The fighting in Europe didn’t last long enough, so let’s make it drag on a little longer. We can’t let the whole world suffer while we’re the only ones who get the short end of the stick. Only by throwing the enemy into chaos can we find an opening. An unconventional path to development for a small, sparsely populated nation. 3.7kReads6.9Score222Shelves
18. 68 重 Reborn in 1996: My Money-Making Schemes Are a Little Wild 重生1996，搞钱路子有点野 Pork Ribs排骨Urban617k WordsCompleted This reborn man will stop at nothing to make money. He even became an internationally wanted fugitive for a time. Some say he's a swindler and a cheat who commits every kind of evil, and that shooting him ten times wouldn't be enough. Others say he single-handedly drove the country's comprehensive development, earning himself a place in the history books... 17.6kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves
19. 69 港 Hong Kong Island, 1981 港岛1981 Half Mad, Half Ghost半癫半鬼Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Following a fellow villager who worked as a snakehead, they slipped into the water under cover of night. The river was icy cold, making them tremble all over, but no one dared make a sound. Across the water, orange lights shimmered dimly through the mist, like ghost fires from another world. There was no one on the shore. By the time they crawled out, their legs were weak. Soaked to the skin and gasping for breath, they looked like fish hauled onto land. The British Hong Kong government announce 27.1kReads7.3Score2.5kShelves
20. 70 我 I’m a Courier in Beiyang 我在北洋当骑手 Simp Who Pets Cats舔狗撸猫Historical579k WordsCompleted Chen Mo, a delivery rider, races into the path of a car on a stormy night over a five-yuan-and-two-fen “on-time guarantee” order. When he opens his eyes again, it’s 1903, and he’s become “Zhang the Lumpy,” the most hated man in a bandit den in western Liaoning: the young Zhang Zuolin. Facing a chaotic world, a brutal leader, and fellow bandits who only know how to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs, Chen Mo clutches the twenty-three copper coins he has left and falls into deep thought. Eve 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
21. 71 穿 Transmigrating to the Late Ming: From Tightening Screws to Farming 穿越明末：从打螺丝到种田 Chu Huan He楚环河Historical7.5M WordsOngoing Transmigration to the late Ming dynasty + Peasant Rebellion + Resistance against the Ming and Qing! (Respecting history + No cheats + No System + Slow-paced + Not a power fantasy!!) Wang Tie is an ordinary man with no particular skills. By a twist of fate, he transmigrates to the late Ming and early Qing, a chaotic era that is practically a living hell. How will he find a way to survive in this turbulent age?! And once he reaches the pinnacle of power, where will he lead this people and nat 17.2kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
22. 72 捡 I Found a Diary Full of Regrets 捡到一本遗憾日记 Eat Lotus Root, Cow吃藕牛Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Yuan finds a diary of regrets written by someone unknown. It mentions only a few vague events from the future, but as Jiang Yuan waits for them to unfold, he finds himself rising to the pinnacle of success without even realizing it. 12.1kReads8.5Score688Shelves
23. 73 冒 The Fake Warlord 冒牌军阀 Toxic Thoughts思想有毒Urban299k WordsCompleted A modern military academy graduate transmigrates to another world’s pale blue planet, assumes the identity of a centurion, and flees for his life while taking in deserters. By impersonating various officials, he gradually builds a superpower and rises to the pinnacle of life... 564Reads7.0Score—Shelves
24. 74 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Zhang Ergou's Cultivation Chronicles 凡人修仙：张二狗修仙记 Tyrant Rooster霸王公鸡Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Cultivation, martial arts, multiple female leads] A classic fantasy with a slow burn and a captivating story. It follows Zhang Ergou, who accidentally eats an old black dog that has become a spirit, and sets out on the path of cultivation. 3.7kReads8.8Score365Shelves
25. 75 南 Nanyang, 1933 南洋1933 Still Haihai Books依然海海书Historical777k WordsCompleted Transmigrates to the Republican era, develops agriculture and industry overseas, and builds settlements for immigrants. There are also military strategies, and the timeline is historically accurate. He does not return to develop the Central Plains. In 2012, 24-year-old Zi Baozhong transmigrated. He brought the Barefoot Doctor's Handbook, the Militia Training Manual, and the Farmland Irrigation and Water Conservancy Handbook with him to northern Myanmar in 1932. In this turbulent era, Zi Baozhong 6.6kReads8.8Score221Shelves
26. 76 我 Making a Living in the World of the Living 我在阳间混日子 Baicao Bangzi百草帮子Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted My life has been one misfortune after another. I’ve lived worse than a dog, and just when things were finally looking up, someone told me I was born with a child’s fate and wouldn’t live past eighteen. I was also missing a soul, which made me a complete idiot! Half human, half ghost? A born menace. Then, after suffering a devastating loss, my Third Eye opened! I finally understood: to make the most of my limited lifespan, I followed my dad, who could bring ruin to heaven, earth, and even the air 55.4kReads8.7Score4.2kShelves
27. 77 春 Inventor of the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋发明家 The Middle-Aged Dream Chaser逐梦的中年人Historical568k WordsCompleted (Historical) (Transmigration) (No System) (Inventory Space) (Spring and Autumn and Warring States period) (Farming) A bolt of lightning split two worlds apart. Mu Lei, the least favored illegitimate son of low status in the state of Xing, was struck by lightning at the age of five. His mother died a tragic death, and he was thrown into a silkworm house to fend for himself. No one knew that from that day on, whenever he fell asleep at night, he would transmigrate to the modern world three thous 789Reads8.4Score100Shelves
28. 78 青 The Green Satchel Medical Text: A Divine Doctor in the City 青囊医书之都市医仙 Dust in the Mortal World俗世微尘Urban1.1M WordsCompleted In a materialistic society, people resort to any means to fight over their own interests. The book's rich knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine is its greatest draw. What you see may not be the truth. People live behind masks, and only when those masks come off do you see how appalling things are beneath the glamorous surface. The person you trust most can hurt you the deepest. And those you look down on, or feel are beneath your company, may be the very people who help you the most. Human n 24.2kReads9.1Score3kShelves
29. 79 修EN Immortal Cultivation: I Attest to the Path of Immortality with a Dao Fruit 修仙：我以道果证仙途 The Sky Is Lazy天空是懒懒的Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Classic cultivation] [No System] [Steady, slow-burn progression] [I beseech the Lunar Deity: using the Jade Spring Breath Cultivation Method as a foundation, derive a fundamental technique suited to my path!] [Taking water's yielding nature, the moon's revolving phases, communion with the seasons, and the reflection of the soul's intent, I obtain the Moon-Worshipping Illumination Method!] [I beseech the Lunar Deity: using the Heavenly Frost Heart-Washing Record as a foundation, derive a fund 65.7kReads8.4Score6.8kShelves

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    Read two chapters and didn't lose it series

30. 80 橡 Lord of the Oak 橡木之主 Supreme God of Bikini Bottom比奇堡至高神Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted My name is Oak, and I’m seventeen. My ducal father is very open-minded. He always calls me “the little son who likes running off into the woods.” My older brother and sister are hopeless romantics who spend every day thinking about dating handsome men and beautiful women. My only wish is that nobody discovers the oak grove to the east is my secret domain. There’s an ancient oak tree there, the oldest of them all. I named it Wood. Today, as I leaned against it and daydreamed like I always do, I h 3.6kReads8.0Score393Shelves
31. 81 我 I Started by Devouring Gods and Rose Against the Current 我从吃神开始反向晋升 Cool Isn't Cool酷是不酷Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Urban high martial arts] [Ensemble cast] [No System] The gods descended upon the world, and the Ascenders appeared. At the age of eighteen, everyone can choose a unique path to godhood within the Ascension Tower. But Jiang Qi’s left eye is connected to a forbidden zone. Within the forbidden zone, he embarked on a strange path: he can ascend as long as he eats monsters. The world obtains everything from the Ascension Tower. And my ability is... [When I write the first sentence, the universe coll 235.7kReads9.1Score22.5kShelves
32. 82 鬼 Ghost Brother 鬼弟 Supreme God of Bikini Bottom比奇堡至高神Modern Romance98k WordsCompleted Yu Xin remembered that spring as particularly long. So long that, whenever she looked back on it, she felt as if the sunlight from that day had never faded. The museum’s glass dome broke the light into patches that fell across the granite floor. Yu Wei walked ahead of her, a small ink stain on the back of his school uniform that wouldn’t wash out. She caught up and tapped him. He turned around, and the sunlight fell just right on his left cheek. —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 83 重 Reborn 20 Years Ago: From Street Tough to Upstanding Young Man 重生20年从顽主到四有青年 Mr. Red Flag红旗先生Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [No System] [Ensemble cast] [Everyday life] [Business rivalry] [Romance] [Martial world] Does being reborn count as rebirth if you have no memories of your past life? In 2024, business tycoon Chen Yuanping is framed and sent back to the autumn of his nineteenth year. A completely different life begins... At the foot of the imperial city, in Liulichang. A group of young people born in the sixties and seventies leave the crowded courtyard houses in the hutongs, carrying their dreams 4.2kReads7.5Score220Shelves

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    A unique period drama, judged by its content, not its rating. It tells the story of a group of people born in the 1970s from a rural alleyway, growing up in a time of chaos and uncertainty, where everyone struggled for their future. Friendship, family, love, gains and losses—a wealth of memories from that era. If you're tired of typical "Tomato" (a popular Chinese novelist) light novels, give this a try!

34. 84 八 After Eight Years Apart from Her Soldier Husband, the Fake Heiress Is Found by a Commander 八年不随军，假千金被首长找上门 Huai Bei Fifth House淮北五房Modern Romance568k WordsCompleted [Alternate setting + period setting + fake and real heiresses + transmigrate into a book + super farm + sweet romance + both sexually pure + military marriage + leading the pack] Everyone says that when it comes to fake and real heiresses, one of them has to die. She refuses to believe it. She returns to her rural home, armed with all the verbal tricks of a tea girl. Her family resents her for being a snob and plans to put her in her place. Then... She beats them all into submission first... Aft 4.8kReads8.7Score515Shelves

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    I could read the beginning, but I can't predict the ending.

35. 85 小 The Little Fox Spirit Reunites With Her Family, and Her Grandfather Turns Out to Be a Big Shot 小狐狸精认亲，首长爷爷竟是大佬 Huai Bei Fifth House淮北五房Modern Romance736k WordsCompleted [The rating has just come in. With the love and care of our dear readers, it will gradually rise. Mwah!] [1960s setting + military marriage and joining the army + self-interest + pocket dimension + family life + granddaughter of a big shot + mother-in-law and daughter-in-law transmigrate together to form a team] In 1965, Lin Zhixia jumped into a river. She didn't die. When she woke, someone else had taken over her body. The newcomer heard her mother crying, “I'm only doing this for your own good 33.1kReads8.1Score4.8kShelves
36. 86 开 Death Sentence from the Start: How Can I Survive Without a Heart of Stone? 开局死刑：我不心狠怎么活？ When the Brush Falls, the Wind Runs Wild笔落风荒Urban6.2M WordsOngoing [Six million words, it's ready to binge!] [Decisive and ruthless + dark revenge + invincible protagonist] [Killing grants energy, breaking through realms is as easy as drinking water! That's what it means to be invincible!] Long Kai transmigrates into the body of a death-row prisoner, and starts out in prison! The System awakens: Kill! Kill! Kill! He kills his way from prison to the stars, from mortal to Dao Lord. He kills until his power runs wild, until he stands invincible beneath the heavens 20.6kReads6.6Score1.6kShelves

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    [Almost five million words, time to finish!] [Decisive and ruthless + dark revenge + invincible protagonist] "Death row inmate? No, I am the nightmare of all races!" Long Kai awoke in a purgatory cage, his family destroyed, his enemies reveling. In desperation, his power-boosting system awakened—killing one person grants him immense power, annihilating an entire race makes him virtually invincible. He emerged from prison, stepping on the corpses of countless races in the starry sky, becoming the supreme Dao Ancestor! One foot shattered the royal court of an alien race; one spear pierced the true body of a nuclear immortal demon; one sword slayed the ancient primordial race; the star sea beasts roared? He countered by shattering their bloodline source! He wielded the three thousand Great Dao rules, sweeping across countless realms and races. So-called geniuses are nothing but resources for my cultivation. When the starry sky and the source sea trembled, the ancient ancestors knelt: "My lord, we are willing to offer our ancestral star to beg for mercy!" Long Kai lightly flicked his sword: "What's the rush? May I ask—are you worthy to die by my hand?"

37. 87 长 Immortal and Undying, the Lord of the Sacred Dynasty Invites Me Down the Mountain 长生不死，圣朝之主请我出山 A Bleak Place in the Mortal World人间萧瑟处Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing The mortal world is vast. How could a hundred years be enough to see it all? In his previous life, Gu Changge had worked hard for half his life. Just as his career was beginning to bear fruit, he died with regrets. Given another chance at life, all he wanted was to see the flowers bloom and wither across the world, and devote himself to the Dao in pursuit of immortality. Who could have guessed that, when he looked back, everything he had done without a second thought would already have come to f 67.3kReads8.4Score6.1kShelves
38. 88 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! 2.4MReads9.2Score312.3kShelves
39. 89 高 High Martial: The Blackflame Spear Suppresses Demons 高武：长枪黑炎镇妖魔 Black Cat Beneath the South Wall南墙下的黑猫Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Genius + Everyday Life + Plot] “According to the Temporary Regulations on the Management of Demonkind in Donghuang, anyone who crosses the boundary and harms another shall be killed without exception.” In a dark alley, eighteen-year-old student Shen Changan stared at the monster before him and recited the regulations without expression. He went to school by day and hunted demons by night. As the top official of Qingzhou’s Night Watch Bureau, he had long since gotten used to this life. Until one 260.7kReads8.5Score30.1kShelves
40. 90 把 I Turned My Sister into a Doll, Now I Challenge the Gods Above 把妹妹制成人偶，我剑指漫天诸神 Mu Xin Diao Long牧心雕龙Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Dystopian + dark comedy + grand worldbuilding + thrills and heartbreak] In the summer of Year 1048 of the Pillar Calendar, Luo Li once again pushed open the glass doors of the Civil Affairs Application Bureau. To obtain a license to kill a girl and use her flesh and blood to awaken a sleeping puppet. “Public Safety Bureau of Laiyin City reminds you: kill without a license and lose everything; kill with a license and benefit your whole family.” “Want to kill someone? Getting a license is har 121.5kReads9.4Score14.4kShelves
41. 91 逆 Against the Meridians: Liar, Stop! 逆经：骗子住手 Ren Fanwuyin任梵无音Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Original novel for the animated series This Taoist Is Not Quite Right] Life is unpredictable. The fit thrive under Heaven's law, Those skilled in force become generals, those skilled in strategy become kings. Born into the lowest of professions, he refuses to live like a nobody, He waves the yin-yang banner and sees through the Six Lines of Divination. Watch him play at being a spirit medium, watch him swindle and deceive, Watch him make ruthless decisions, watch him rise like a hidden dragon f 43.3kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves

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    (Audiobook version available, already selected for comic book adaptation!) Top-tier political intrigue awaits! A tale of martial arts and court intrigue, crime-solving through martial arts, fast-paced and concise, thrilling plot, superb writing, hilarious humor, and plenty to learn. Suitable for both male and female bookworms. Highly recommended! [Smirk]

42. 92 英 The Age of Heroic Spirits: I Can Simulate Infinite Possibilities 英灵时代，我能模拟无限可能 A Thought of Emptiness一念之空Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Simulator + Invincible Protagonist + the Myriad Worlds [No choosing between options: all simulation rewards are inherited] Earth has entered an age where everyone can summon Heroic Spirits. Once they reach adulthood, people can summon spirits renowned in history from the infinite worlds, using either their innate affinity or a holy relic. Mundane, Noteworthy, Curious, Legendary, Epic, Undying. The powerful can effortlessly destroy cities, shake the earth, or even alter ecosystems, while the full 49.7kReads8.5Score5.2kShelves

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    A high-quality, action-packed urban fantasy novel featuring an infinite flow simulator. It's not mindless or simplistic; the protagonist's combat power is off the charts. This one is truly excellent.

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    A great book that will not disappoint you once you open it.

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    A long life doesn't feel long at all if you have good books to read.

45. 95 四 The Secret Histories of the Four Great Beauties 四大美人秘史 Master of Ancient Wu Su Yan古吴素阉主人Historical103k WordsCompleted [The Four Beauties, classical historical romances, complete uncensored public-domain editions, stories of celebrated women in history, ancient tales] This complete collection contains the original, unabridged texts of The Romance of Xishi, The Romance of Wang Zhaojun, The Romance of Yang Guifei, and The Romance of Diaochan. It recounts the turbulent lives of the Four Beauties, whose beauty was said to make fish forget to swim, geese forget to fly, the moon hide, and flowers blush. Together, thes 476Reads9.2Score100Shelves
46. 96 五 A History of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十国史 Qing Yi青易Historical450k WordsCompleted A focused analysis of the briefest and most chaotic period of division in Chinese history. The book reveals how, behind the military men’s grip on power, society struggled to rebuild its order, and how this turmoil gave rise to the civil official politics of the later Song dynasty. A profound study of social transformation and the patterns of power changing hands, it offers a distinctive perspective and rigorous reasoning. 71.1kReads9.6Score9.6kShelves
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48. 98 唐 A Popular Romance of Tang History 唐史通俗演义 Cai Dongfan蔡东藩Historical625k WordsCompleted [An introductory history, a comprehensive history of the Tang Dynasty, a chaptered historical novel, accessible true stories, heroes of the Sui and Tang] Want to learn the complete history of the Tang Dynasty without poring over dry history books? This Popular Romance of the Tang Dynasty is perfect for beginners. Written in an accessible blend of classical and vernacular Chinese, its hundred chapters connect the story of the Li Tang dynasty from beginning to end. Follow the chaos at the end of t 53Reads8.5Score—Shelves
49. 99 玉 Yu Guinian Returns to 1968 as a Ten-Year-Old to Protect the Whole Family 玉归年重回68年十岁顽童护全家 Deep Blue Butterfly深蓝蝴蝶Modern Romance722k WordsCompleted [Period Setting, Reborn, Super-Civilization Space, Coming of Age, Strong Female Lead, Sweet Romance] Nian Baoyu and her husband shot each other dead. When she opened her eyes again, she was back in 1968, before her tenth birthday, on the night her father fled home to escape the armed factional fighting. Her father was hiding in the attic when someone informed on him. The commune's armed militia took him away, and more than ten days later, they sent back his corpse. Her mother was devastated and 23.1kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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50. 100 恶 The Wicked Woman Puts an End to Evil 恶女止恶 Deep Blue Butterfly深蓝蝴蝶Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted 13.7kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves

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