The Middle Ages, Retro Style, the Steam Age, Lovecraftian Horror, and the Mysterious 中世纪，复古风，蒸汽时代，克苏鲁，诡秘

1. 1 为 Give the Mysterious World the Ultimate Dose of Trouble 为神秘世界献上最高级别的搞事 Qianzi Zhi浅子稚Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Creatures from a Cthulhu Mythos World + Light Novel + Evil God Protagonist + Stirring Up Trouble + The Author Has Gone Mad + One Heroine (Bro, This Diet Coke Has No Sugar)] Also known as I Tricked My Unlucky Uncle into Becoming a Legendary Investigator and Why Is My Tomboy Friend So Fragrant? “Hello, we'd like to learn about Mr. Hunter's life.” “If you're asking me, you've come to the right person. I know him very well.” “What kind of person was he?” “An unruly kid who loved wandering around al 9.1kReads9.2Score1kShelves

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   The first book is in the Cthulhu Mythos, featuring a protagonist who is a pure eccentric and has a high status within the world's lore, but he's not invincible. It also includes a romance with a tomboyish vampire (his cousin). The book is full of references and hellish jokes. The author's first book shares the same world as this one; that one is more of a wish-fulfillment story and worth checking out. Both are completed. The second book has a similar writing style to Lord of Mysteries, with a theme related to cults. The plot leans towards a genius-driven wish-fulfillment story (like having divine intervention, literally) but I think the plot progresses a bit slowly. However, it's quite long, so those who enjoy slow reading can persevere. The third book is also based on the Tantric system and uses the template of urban entertainment novels from a few years ago. However, the background has been changed to a Western fantasy continent before the Renaissance, which gives it a fresh feel. It can be considered a light read, but you can see that the author has a good understanding of Western literary works and his own unique views, and has a certain literary foundation.

2. 2 当 How Did I Become Supernatural Just by Watching a Lighthouse? 当个灯塔看守员，怎么就成超凡了 Carnivora食肉目Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Steampunk + Supernatural powers + Potions + Lighthearted fun + Quips + A sidekick always ready with a joke + Madness] Jiang Huan fell into a lake while fishing in the wilderness. When he woke up, he found himself transmigrated to the steam age, where he was a lighthouse keeper. The good news: He'd transmigrated, and landed a high-paying job with a monthly salary equal to half a year's pay for most people. The bad news: His workplace was a lighthouse on an isolated island, and his coworker was a 17.9kReads7.7Score1.7kShelves
3. 3 从 Reviving the Esoteric Cult as a Literary Giant 从成为文豪开始复兴密教 Dog Cangyun Bai狗苍云白Historical851k WordsOngoing “What? You mean Visario, the greatest poet, playwright, and novelist in Flower City, chief writer for the Flower City Morning Post, literary star who has countless noblewomen swooning, artist and patron of the university, intimate of the Medici, and humanist pioneer praised by name by the Papal States, is actually the head of a cult?” “I thought you were going to say something serious, brother. Isn't that obvious? Of course he's the head of a cult. The whole of Europa is practically his fanatica 90.5kReads8.9Score12.8kShelves
4. 4 变 Gender Swap: Tales from a Magical Battle 变身：魔幻一战见闻录 Stargazing Cat Fan仰望星空猫猫派Urban1.3M WordsOngoing "Gender Bender + World War I + Wild Imagination + No System" P.S. I don't know why this book was tagged as urban high martial arts. It was originally meant to be historical fantasy... French private Charlotte crawls out of a pile of corpses and realizes that something is terribly wrong with this version of World War I: Steam knights leap from airships, crashing into enemy positions like meteorites. Diesel-powered mechs roar as they crush anyone foolish enough to stand in their way. Mages dart ac 4.3kReads8.9Score612Shelves
5. 5 大 The Grand Magician 大奇术师 Thrush鸫丶Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Rock and roll, Broadway, the city lights coming alive: an age known as golden. Prisoners, con artists, madmen: a bunch of hopeless cases. Reason, madness, writhing shadows: an ancient dream that has never awoken. Guns and cannons set the gears turning, while ancient mysteries stir back to life in blood. In this age on the verge of its end, our very existence is a miracle. 7.7kReads8.4Score915Shelves

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   This is a Western fantasy novel with a similar sequence path setting to the Mysterious Mystery series, but the settings and origins of each sequence are very original and the logical structure is rigorous. The protagonist is not a transmigrator and has no system, but he has some kind of cheat, which is a safety net. He mainly relies on his own wisdom and abilities to solve events. The characters are very vivid and distinctive, creating a strong sense of ensemble cast. The foreshadowing is also very deep. It has already been updated with over 800 chapters, so you can read it without worry. Fans of Mysterious Mystery series should check it out.

6. 6 腐 Whispers of Decay 腐语低喃 Drinking Under the Open Sky满天喝Mystery177k WordsCompleted Life always brings its share of hardships, and everyone needs a little courage now and then. Death is a profound matter. If you were given a chance to be reborn, but not in your original world, would you accept? Lin Yuan’s identity in this world: the eleventh-generation descendant of Count Howard Elkins of the Kingdom of Aquitania, a lost noble, a traitor to the gods, a banished bearer of tainted blood, and a seasoned theology enthusiast in Seer Harbor. A lost civilization, the glory of an ancie 96Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Victorian steam age, sequences, magic, potions, rules, elves, giants, ghouls, vampires, pathways, alchemy, divination. In short, it's really good, just too slow-paced.

7. 7 从 A Dark Fairy-Tale World from Scratch 从零开始的黑暗童话世界 Harvard Rain, What a Heavy Rain哈佛雨好大的雨Eastern Fantasy998k WordsOngoing When a foul-mouthed soul with few morals and a hunting instinct etched into its very bones transmigrates into a dark world utterly consumed by “indescribable evil,” where every fairy tale has been twisted in the worst possible way, it discovers that it has become the legendary “Fairy Tale Hunter.” Its task is not to weave beautiful dreams, but to carry out the most brutal “purge” with hands stained by the blood of fairy-tale characters. 48kReads9.1Score5.7kShelves
8. 8 绝 Never Let Anyone Find Out I Transmigrated 绝对不能暴露自己是穿越者这件事 Plain Robes Dyed Naturally素衣染自清Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted “You must be the hero who transmigrated here, right?” The adorable priestess shyly lifted her head. The hero swallowed and replied, “Yes, I’m the one…” Before he could finish, his vision spun around, and he saw his own headless body. “Die.” The priestess’s eyes were ice-cold. The man who had just arrived in another world died with his eyes wide open: How could this happen… My wonderful transmigrated life had only just begun… #There is a heroine, and the tone is mostly cheerful 25.2kReads8.6Score2.1kShelves
9. 9 勇 After the Hero Retires 勇者退休之后 zeersEastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Slow burn + another world + nearly invincible + multiple female leads] [Let me say it again: this is NOT a single-female-lead story!!!!] After speedrunning another world, the hero runs out of quests and has no choice but to retire. Can an ending where he doesn't build a harem and only defeats the boss really count as a happy ending? What? You say you like me? No way! Hey, hey, hey, I've got a guide for fighting monsters, but is there a guide for romance? (P.S. The plot described above is total 6.8kReads7.8Score480Shelves
10. 10 序EN Sequence: The Forbidden Scholar 序列：禁忌学者 Three Rivers三条河Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing [Cthulhu + Leveling Up + Cautious Protagonist + Despair] This is a broken world. Giant insects are migrating through the wasteland, shadows from the depths of the sea are rising into the shallows, and human cities are rotting from the foundations up. Lu Yuan transmigrates into this world and gains the ability to see the little line of gray text in the corner of his vision. Whatever he looks at, he gains points in. [Imperial Language: +1] [Pharmacology: +0.1] Countless points of experience gradua 137.8kReads8.3Score15.4kShelves

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    I will tell you in the most straightforward, direct, unambiguous, objective, accurate, systematic, authentic, concise, easy-to-understand, straightforward, frank, accessible, practical, incisive, truthful, and refined way: This book is good.

11. 11 福 Sherlock Holmes: Case Files of Unnameable Events 福尔摩斯：不可名状事件薄 A Cup of Clear Chill一盏清寒Mystery1.7M WordsOngoing When London's fog can no longer nourish his hungry mind, and every criminal mastermind's tricks have grown tedious, the world's greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes, sinks into unprecedented boredom and lethargy. Dr. Watson watches his friend with concern, powerless to stop his spirit from withering away. Then a breakthrough arrives in a way beyond all imagining. An inscrutable stranger knocks on the door of 221B Baker Street, bearing an invitation impossible to refuse: uncover the ultimate myste 5.7kReads8.9Score839Shelves

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    You can try these two books.

12. 12 我 I Spend Like Crazy in the Wizarding World 我在巫师世界疯狂氪金 Pay-to-Win Wizard氪金巫师Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing Transmigrate to another world and awaken the [Pay-to-Win] ability, with four functions: stat allocation, analysis, proficiency, and simulation. Specialize in mechanical alchemy, from witchcraft-powered armor to hand-built mechanical girls, then conquer endless planes with a mechanical army... Using his wits, he starts with a teacher-student romance, wins the favor of a female bureau chief, enslaves a female assassin and a female crime boss, and becomes the husband of a grand duke… He enslave 21.6kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves

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    With a million-word draft in hand, he transmigrates to another world, activates the "pay-to-win" superpower, and specializes in mechanical alchemy with four major functions: stat allocation, analysis, proficiency, and deduction. From sorcerer's armor to hand-operated mechanical girls, his mechanical army conquers endless planes... He uses his wisdom to start a teacher-student romance, wins over a female bureau chief, enslaves a female assassin and a female gang leader, and becomes the husband of a grand duke... He enslaves the goddess of magic in the world of gods, developing his career in both the wizarding world and the world of gods... 3️⃣

13. 13 偷 Diary of a Thief's Path to Godhood 偷盗者序列成神日记 Fly, Rabbit!飞吧兔子Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Game Transmigration] [Prophecy] [Witches] [Yandere Pursuit] [Apocalypse Redemption] [Light Western Fantasy] [Love Triangle] Li En is stunned when he transmigrates into the completed game The Witch and the Apocalypse. The five witches who will determine the world’s future are all misunderstood by the world as harbingers of disaster. Li En: “No big deal. I’ve unlocked every achievement.” Knowing every tragic scenario by heart, he decides to go all out: save the witches and turn the apocalypse aro 95.7kReads8.6Score16.1kShelves

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    Tomato's top-tier Western fantasy novel, highly recommended! [Highly rated Western fantasy with a witch theme, prophetic game element, Japanese-style light Western fantasy, multiple female protagonists in a love triangle, post-apocalyptic redemption] A goldmine for Tomato Reading, already over 1 million words long, the story is coherent and captivating, you won't be able to put it down. Five-star recommendation!

14. 14 神 Mythos 1900: A Cursed Trait from the Start 神话1900：开局获得诅咒词条 Loose Ashes松散的烟灰Urban686k WordsOngoing [Trait System] [Western Mythology] [Cthulhu] [Transmigration] [Priest] Mythic America, 1900: the Western frontier. Curiosities, vampires, werewolves, and ghouls emerge from the shadows. Beautiful vampires, beautiful werewolves, witches, dryads, succubi. A fake priest gets an appointment from the church. He takes it. The Church of Dawn, the Faceless Sect, the Goddess of Night, the Holy Oak Brotherhood, the Hearthfire Church: a spectacular modern mythology, with countless factions crossing paths, 176.4kReads8.2Score30.9kShelves

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    1. Cthulhu-themed, the protagonist is a priest, an atheist, based on the myth of America 1900. 2. Cthulhu-themed, multiverse, the protagonist's soul is transported to a foreign world.

15. 15 从 Becoming an Investigator, Starting as a World War II Veteran 从二战老兵开始当调查员 Useless Hidden Dragon没用的潜龙Eastern Fantasy348k WordsOngoing Hannibal is not only a transmigrator, but also a soldier who has just made it out of the Second World War alive. He has only two choices. Either become a destitute, short-lived laborer in what might be the British Empire. Or become a damn investigator and gaze soulfully into the eyes of those tentacled foreign gods… “I think I might be dying,” Hannibal sighed. 48.7kReads7.4Score6.1kShelves
16. 16 蒸 The Hidden World of the Steam Age 蒸汽时代下的隐秘世界 Storyteller Chen说书人陈某Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing Beneath the steam age lies a mysterious supernatural world. Those who walk the Path, heretics hiding in the shadows, and demons from other realms slaughter one another in this hidden world. A soul from another world arrives here because of a book, and that is where the story truly begins. 15.6kReads7.4Score1.7kShelves
17. 17 蒸 The Dark Lord of the Steampunk World 蒸汽世界的黑魔王 A Perennial Failure老是扑街的人Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [This brand-new novel has just received its first rating. It should go up from here.] After transmigrating to a steampunk world, Aaron becomes a test subject for a wizard's ritual. He fights back with everything he has, but fails. Under the blood moon's gaze, his head explodes, leaving him dead in a gruesome state. The good news is... He can come back to life after dying. In a world where dreams and reality intertwine, history and the present coexist, and the abyss overlaps with corruption, his 35.1kReads8.5Score4.8kShelves

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    It's beautiful, no further explanation needed.

18. 18 驶 The Train Bound for the Sabbath 驶向安息日的列车 Old Xie Who Loves Reading Novels爱看小说的老谢Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted Originally titled The Train to the Sabbath | Lovecraftian Mystery, Fog City Detective, System Power Fantasy After transmigrating to the fog-shrouded Victorian city, Victor became a penniless detective from the lowest rungs of society. His adoptive father died under mysterious circumstances, creditors were banging on his door, and he couldn't even afford his next meal. Fortunately, he had brought along a gacha machine he had designed himself in his previous life. Hunt monsters and collect Red So 4kReads6.5Score476Shelves

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    I feel like this is the only one that's not bad.

19. 19 我 I, the Supreme Being of Old, Defy the Rules When I Strike 我，旧日至高位格，出手无视规则 Shimmering Night夜光浮摇Urban2.1M WordsOngoing I was once the world's first transcendent, a pioneer who ventured into the unknown. When I returned from two hundred years of being lost, the world had changed, and the mighty ran rampant. They said I was merely a relic abandoned by the times, the remnant of an ignorant fantasy. There was no place for me in the new world. What they did not know was this: I had witnessed the most insane horrors and the grandest downfalls. Dormant within me was an exalted existence capable of shattering the very l 304.3kReads9.3Score26.5kShelves

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    Cthulhu-themed stories are all pretty good.

20. 20 垂 On My Deathbed, I Sat Bolt Upright: The Old Ones Were Me All Along 垂死病中惊坐起，旧日竟是我自己 Ten Tons in Three Days三天吃十吨Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Not an invincible protagonist + progression novel + no System + Lovecraftian horror + not fast-paced wish fulfillment + follows the official route] Lu Ning wandered through the fog for two thousand years. When he finally emerged, he found that the world seemed to be sick. The sun was covered in tentacles, planets were blanketed in flesh, the moon had sprouted countless eyes, and even Earth was groaning and crying for help. The diseased, disaster beasts, and followers of evil gods ran rampant, w 47.7kReads9.1Score5.7kShelves
21. 21 蛊 Gu Watch 蛊观 Shiju Renshan士居仁善Mystery844k WordsOngoing [Folklore and the Supernatural + Urban Superpowers + Gu Poison Mysteries + A Young Man’s Coming of Age + Family Revenge] Want revenge? Want to change your fate? Want to take back everything that should have been yours? Then come raise gu. Each talisman bears a karmic debt; each gu can end a life of suffering. The upper three talismans can alter life and death, the middle three can transform the body, and the lower three can change the heart. Which will you choose? The Life-Bearing Talisman takes 4Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 我 I'm Just a Mortal, So Why Does Everyone Call Me the Holy Land's Ancestor? 我一凡人，为啥都叫我圣地老祖？ Silver Vow银色誓言Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Fantasy + Misunderstandings + Light System + Subverting Tropes + Funny and Easygoing] My name is Lin Fan, and I’m in a real fix. I have no cultivation, no schemes, and no connections, yet I’ve suddenly been mistaken for the ancestor of a sacred land and saddled with the fate of all humanity. This plot doesn’t seem right! “Just as expected of the Ancestor. None of us can see through your cultivation!” That’s because I don’t have any cultivation at all! “The Ancestor’s brilliant plans have dealt 67.2kReads9.3Score8kShelves
23. 23 弱 I'm a Weakling, Yet the Righteous Call Me the Supreme Saint-Demon 弱鸡的我，却被正道人士奉为无上圣魔 Ouyang Yun欧阳晕Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsOngoing [A fresh take on misdirected assumptions + new twists + all kinds of reversals + pretending to be a tiger to eat a pig + wild fantasy ideas + lighthearted comedy] My name is Zhang Mo, and my family has been dirt-poor for generations. Yesterday, while I was farming, the local sect dragged me off to fill a vacancy. After I got up the mountain, I found out that our sect was actually an evil demonic cult. Even worse, after just one day on the job, they wanted me to become the sect leader. Damn this 7.7kReads9.2Score640Shelves
24. 24 我 I’m Just a Web Novelist, So How Did I Become a Literary Great? 我就一写网文的，怎么成文豪了 One Thousand and One千里零零一Urban790k WordsOngoing [Parallel World + Single Female Lead + Coming of Age] “Recently, Mr. Luo Ji, one of only two people in Hua Kingdom to win the world's highest honor in science fiction, released his memoir of his friendship with literary giant Gu Yuan. He admitted that it was the most legendary and controversial friendship of his life...” “Because Gu Yuan made him the protagonist of one of his books, the world remembers him as the sword-wielder who ushered in the Deterrence Era, rather than as a world-class maste 149kReads9.1Score12.9kShelves
25. 25 同 Hey, Classmate, That's Enough! The School Rules Can't Take Any More 同学，快收手吧！校规真写不下了 Mediterranean Dragon King地中海龙王Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy + internet memes + satisfying power fantasy] Lin Yuan transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a college student. Just then, a livestream show called Campus Watch begins filming at his school. From then on, the school gets a whole lot of outrageous rules. School rule: Using a bedsheet as a parachute is prohibited. School rule: Secretly testing blood types in biology class is prohibited. (A student tested a classmate’s blood type, discovered they weren’t related, and the 39.2kReads8.0Score3.6kShelves
26. 26 不 Wait, How Did My AI Girlfriend Cultivate into a Sword Immortal? 不是，我电子女友咋修成剑仙了 Universe's Invincible Tyrannosaurus Roast Goose宇宙无敌暴龙烧鹅Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication, read with confidence] [One heroine] [Fresh premise] [Virtual girlfriend raising + pay-to-power-up] My name is Chen Huai'an. I have cancer, and I'm about to die. Lately, I've gotten hooked on a game where you raise a virtual girlfriend. I spend money to buy her cultivation techniques and magical treasures. Even though my wallet is empty, I couldn't be happier. I always thought it was just a game, until one day my virtual girlfriend gave me a pill. The next second, the pil 183.6kReads9.3Score268.5kShelves
27. 27 全 Everyone Is an Evil Immortal!!! 全员恶仙！！！ There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Also known as The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals and The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals: I Have a Temple for Cultivating Immortals [No Angst] [Unhinged] [High Stakes from Start to Finish] There is a rumor of a temple somewhere in the world, with a patch of magical soil inside. Just treat a person as a "seed" and plant them in the soil, and they can become an immortal. Li Shiwu has spent ten years seeking immortality. At last, he finds the temple and plants himself in the soil, but he never expecte 207.6kReads9.0Score19.6kShelves
28. 28 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8kShelves
29. 29 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5kShelves
30. 30 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
31. 31 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 705.5kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves
32. 32 凡 An Ordinary Woman's Immortal Cultivation: Leveling Up My Proficiency in the Cultivation World 凡女修仙：我在修仙界刷熟练度 Beginner Writer of Wanhua万花初级写手Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Proficiency]+ [Everyday life in the early chapters, dealing with scumbags in the middle and later chapters]+ [No romance]+ [Talisman crafting]+ [Alchemy] Gu Jiuyue was born into the world of cultivation and saddled with a pair of lazy parents. From a very young age, she had to start supporting her family. Fortunately, she activated a proficiency panel, her golden finger. To improve their lives, Gu Jiuyue spent six years grinding her fishing proficiency and gained the angler’s gift of never comi 5kReads8.4Score462Shelves
33. 33 重 Rebirth as a Demonic Cultivator: Starting with a Zombie Planet 重生魔修，开局捡到一颗丧尸星球 The World Is Ink天下墨矣Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsOngoing This novel has been adapted into a comic. Chu Xuan transmigrates to the Cangxuan World and becomes a demonic cultivator in the Wuji Sect. To cultivate the demonic path is to seize the essence of heaven and earth and take the finest of all things. Slaughter countless millions, and you can become a supreme Demon Venerable. But killing is forbidden by the Heavenly Dao of the human race. The righteous sects also wiped out the Wuji Sect. Just when all seemed lost, Chu Xuan happens upon a blood mirror 15.6kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
34. 34 蒸 The Age of Steam: A Wine Merchant's Capitalist Scheme 蒸汽时代从酒商开始资本做局 Rhine Clip莱茵夹子Eastern Fantasy212k WordsOngoing Female protagonist | Light romance | Business battles and wealth-building | Steampunk | Fantasy | Magic | Gangs | Urban superpowers | Political intrigue | Epic scope Originally titled Etched Age: Fugue [Peaky Blinders + Harry Potter + The Knockout] Experience the blood and darkness of the 19th century! What happens when a mysterious young lady ventures alone into the most chaotic country across the ocean? Gang wars, colonial conflicts, corrupt officials: the spectacle is unfolding before your 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book.

35. 35 序 Sequence Potion: The Mechanic Scholar 序列魔药：机械学者 March Rhinoceros Beetle三月独角仙Sci-Fi & Apocalypse297k WordsOngoing [Eerie] [Cthulhu] [Steampunk] [Civilization Reforged] [Potions] When steam machinery becomes the backbone of civilization and mysterious potions establish the order of power, two opposing worlds collide and merge, awakening a primordial chaos that has slumbered since time immemorial. This is an era where steampunk and Cthulhu horror coexist: airships travel through lead-gray clouds, colossal machines belch black smoke day and night, and potion cauldrons of brass and oak are scattered across the 199Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 开 Contained from the Start, I Become a God Through Possession! 开局被收容，靠寄生成神！ Even Druids Go Crazy德鲁伊也疯狂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse271k WordsOngoing [Before you read] ◆ Please leave your brain at the door. ◆ A food story, with Lovecraftian horror on the tip of your tongue! ◆ The male lead is single by choice. He only cares about eating, but that doesn’t stop romance from finding him. ◆ The Foundation: We contain, we secure, we protect... Wait! You there! Put down that frying pan! That’s a contained object! 323Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A misty world, a Kree-centric worldview, where the Middle Ages and technology coexist!

37. 37 蒸 The Steam Age: My Anchor Is a Flood of Gold Pounds 蒸汽纪元：我的锚点是金镑洪流 User10857711用户10857711Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted Life in steam-era Britain, in a mysterious world of sequence potions. As Rain explores this world, he discovers that elves exist here too, and that a nation of Han Chinese lies to the east. To find his way home, Rain uses money to weave a path toward greater heights. 4kReads6.6Score357Shelves

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    Sequence potions, steam technology, everyday life in Britain

38. 38 妖 Demons and Evil Spirits? They’re Clearly All Auspicious Omens! 妖魔邪祟？明明都是祥瑞！ Someone's Coming, Run!有人来了快跑Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Evil spirit from the start] [Eerie cultivation] [Recruiting demons] [Sheltering humanity] [Believers’ delusions] [No female lead] Chen Zhou transmigrated to a bizarre world teeming with demons and rampant evil spirits. Demons slaughtered humans, specters preyed on them, immortals devoured them. Monsters ran amok, evil spirits wreaked havoc, gods and Buddhas had fallen, and humanity was in decline. Fortunately, Chen Zhou hadn’t transmigrated as a human either. He started out as an evil spirit 88.8kReads8.8Score9.7kShelves
39. 39 恶 The Tormented Life of the Demon King's Servant 恶魔之王的眷属痛苦生活 DarKkingEastern Fantasy327k WordsCompleted Immortality + Western fantasy + native inhabitants + no System + no transmigration This is not a power fantasy. Please keep that in mind before reading. Magic is fantasy, a matter of emotion. It fills the hypocritical human mind. Technology is reality, a matter of reason. It fills human flesh and blood, forging them into steel wings. Magic and technology intertwine, playing a different kind of fantasia. An immortal demon lord’s servant, cursed to live forever, is willing to plunge into the twili 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's my own writing. The historical setting is the Victorian era, World War I, and parts of World War II. However, the tech tree is based on modern dragon technology, but with a better integration of magic. For example, enchanted gun bullets, deflecting rune explosive reactive armor, and fully enchanted armored tanks. Please feel free to offer your feedback.

40. 40 猎 Monster Compendium: I Use Monster Skills, but I'm Human 猎魔图鉴：使用怪物技能但我是人 Black Ika黑色伊卡Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Western Fantasy + Monster Hunting + Adventurers, loosely based on D&D] In a game or a novel, major events like an orc invasion, an undead catastrophe, a noble power struggle, or a demon’s descent are certainly thrilling. But Ye Wu had transmigrated into a Western fantasy world full of undercurrents, where it seemed those very events could erupt at any moment, and he had mixed feelings about it. Fortunately, he had a cheat. Opening a bestiary filled with countless blurry silhouettes waiting to b 21.3kReads7.5Score3kShelves
41. 41 异 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 The Mountain Moon Knows Not of You山月不知君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 6.1kReads—Score360Shelves

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    How about trying this one? It's absolutely divine! The more you read, the more exciting it gets! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai novel to everyone—it's incredibly good, with a thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

42. 42 邪EN The Evil God Is Stunned: Are These Players Even Stranger Than Me? 邪神懵了：这群玩家比我还诡异？ I'm a Pastry Pro我时糕手Eastern Fantasy875k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to a world overrun by the uncanny, Lin En discovers that he has become a backwater fake god, his divine power depleted and his existence about to fade away. Outside the church, indescribable monsters are pounding on the door. The desperate countdown has begun. To save himself, Lin En grits his teeth and fabricates a full-dive VR game called Ancient Gods Awaken, summoning a group of hardcore players from Blue Star to serve as his followers. He thought the players would cower 759kReads9.0Score136.9kShelves

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    How about this one? Absolutely divine! It gets more and more exciting as you read on! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai novel to everyone—it's one of my absolute favorites. The plot is thrilling, the logic is impeccable, and the aesthetics are superb. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

43. 43 序 Sequence: Old One Sovereign 序列：旧日主宰 Imperial Armored Cavalry帝国具装骑兵Urban1.7M WordsOngoing (Cthulhu Mythos + Potions + Sequences + Satisfying Combat. An established author with three highly rated, full-length novels. Quality guaranteed. The new novel’s early ratings are being suppressed.) When Asla opened his eyes from death, he saw: Guns, potions, churches, evil gods, angels, Beyonders, armies, spies, mercenaries, hunters, gangs, monsters... This was free America, a land where chaos and order coexisted. Death and the ravages of capitalism fell equally upon everyone. These were the be 131.3kReads8.8Score13.5kShelves
44. 44 灰EN Above the Gray Fog 灰雾之上 Anti-Static防静电Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted [Lord of the Mysteries]+ [Potions]+ [Races]+ [Civilization] A hundred years from now, I am a hero. My deeds become stories, praised by all. A thousand years from now, I am a legend. Stories become epics, passed down through generations. Ten thousand years from now, I am a faith. Epics become myths, and the incense offered to me never ceases. P.S. This book is also known as Above the Gray Mist. P.S. The development of the human race provides the backdrop. The focus is on an individual's epic, no 89.3kReads9.3Score7.8kShelves
45. 45 诡EN Anomaly Containment Facility, You're Containing Me, a Human? 诡异收容所，你收容我一个人类？ Yi Chen逸臣Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [No System]+ [No Heroine]+ [Cthulhu]+ [No Tired Tropes] (Also known as: Sequence: Ascension to Godhood) The Dark Prison has merged with reality, and bizarre creatures are invading the world through the “Gates.” An organization has quietly emerged, calling themselves the Wardens. They keep the bizarre creatures behind the “Gates,” and capture and contain any that make it into the world. Lu Xiao accidentally fell into the Dark Prison and lived there alone for three years. After the Wardens discove 51.7kReads9.2Score5kShelves
46. 46 我 I'm Such a Proper Evil God! 我这个邪神可太正了！ Sleep Until I'm Well Rested睡个饱觉觉Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [This is a deranged world!] [Cthulhu-inspired] [Careful: this story contains extremely intense psychological corruption. Read at your own risk.] One day, the world underwent a cataclysmic change! Every living thing was affected by an unknown force and mutated. And it wasn’t just living things... Human civilization was forced to retreat into the last nineteen fortress cities. People prayed to all kinds of gods for protection and blessings, struggling to survive in this hopeless world. Meng Yi arr 64.6kReads9.0Score6.8kShelves
47. 47 支EN The Pillar Project 支柱计划 The Universe Is Gaining Entropy宇宙在熵增Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsOngoing [Eerie] [Cthulhu] [Doomsday Descends] [Rebuilding Civilization] [Cultural Relics] [Culture] Xu Chen felt that studying history in this parallel universe had no real prospects, so after some maneuvering, he switched to medicine. He never expected that he had just jumped straight into the fire. What awaited him was fear in its most direct form. After a certain island nation dumped wastewater into the sea, unspeakable horrors arose from the depths. Eerie symptoms began appearing one after another, 38.2kReads9.2Score3kShelves

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    Books that meet the requirements are here! Follow me and you'll never run out of reading material! The protagonist transmigrates to a parallel world, unexpectedly facing the apocalypse at the start, then gradually changes the future of civilization, eventually becoming a pillar! The protagonist transmigrates to another world, starting with a cataclysmic event but gaining a stat allocation panel, thus silently growing stronger and becoming an unspeakable existence, ultimately achieving eternal existence!

48. 48 诡 As the Occult Withers, I Endure; As the Old Gods Die, I Live Forever 诡秘凋零我不朽，旧神逝而我永生 Ham and Egg Croissant火腿蛋可颂Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted (Longevity + Cthulhu + Changing Eras + Attribute Points + Ultimate Villain!) In the Middle Ages, when strange corruption ran rampant, he became the mad pontiff who terrorized half a continent. In the age of science, after the Old Gods fell, he became a living legend who walked the mortal world. Even when humanity left the surface of the planet and reached for the stars, no one could deny the existence of this undying old monster who had endured across the ages! “First, I have to survive the 17.7kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves
49. 49 克 Call of Cthulhu Roleplaying: I Have Extraordinary Wisdom 克苏鲁跑团：我有极致的智慧 Silver MoonLilith银月LilithMystery1.0M WordsOngoing [Cthulhu Roleplaying] [Mystery] [Infinite Flow] [Plot Twists] [No Golden Finger] [No Female Lead] What matters most in a roleplaying game? The strength to take on ten opponents at once? The wisdom to notice the smallest details? The determination to never give up? Or the luck to always escape danger? When Lu Nanke woke up, he found himself inside a roleplaying game world with 500 attribute points to distribute among his eight stats. After a brief moment of thought, Lu Nanke resolutely put ev 17kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves
50. 50 命 Miss Destiny’s Speedrun Manual 命运小姐的速通手册 RobinOfficial知更鸟officialEastern Fantasy524k WordsOngoing (Light yuri, one soul in many bodies, secret identity trope, a world inspired by The Master of Maidens) Freya transmigrates into another world. Beneath the calm surface of this world lie countless mysteries: the Special Affairs Bureau, the Church, evil gods, and cursed objects. Here, all it takes to gain superpowers and step into the supernatural is to drink a small bottle of potion. As luck would have it, Freya gains the ability to simulate the future and save her progress. In countless simulat 24.4kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves

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