One Knife From the Start, Everything Else Comes Down to Chopping 开局一把刀，剩下全靠砍

1. 1 开 From the Start: The System Locked Me Up Until I Became Mentally Ill 开局：被系统关成了精神病 A Little Chicken一条幺鸡Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsOngoing [Invincible + Sword God + beating up the System + fast-paced] Lu Chuan was supposed to transmigrate to a high-martial world, but a screw-up by his goofy System sent him to a world of cultivation instead. To keep its Host from getting killed, the goofy System forcibly locked Lu Chuan away for a hundred thousand years. Unable to find a suitable template for the cultivation world, the goofy System could only have Lu Chuan practice swordsmanship from the high-martial world. A hundred thousand years. 121.5kReads9.0Score9.8k14d adds

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   Personally, I recommend the invincible protagonist genre, which doesn't feature harem elements or overly sentimental characters. If you're currently looking for something to read, you might want to check out these books.

2. 2 师EN Junior Brother, Don’t Cultivate Immortality Like That 师弟，别这么修仙 Softly Falling Words轻落语Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsCompleted By a stroke of fate, Lu Changsheng is brought into a sect and becomes the junior disciple of Qingyun Peak. Having seen how brutal the path of cultivation can be, he decides to keep a low profile and hide his true abilities. While his senior brothers cultivate, he sleeps. While his fellow disciples take part in trials, he slacks off. Under countless watchful eyes, he does the same thing day after day for ten years, never wavering in his commitment to being a quiet schemer. Until one day, everyone 59.6kReads9.0Score5.3k14d adds
3. 3 这 This Assassin Isn't Very Professional 这个杀手不太敬业 The Wind Doesn't Let Up风不减Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Superpowers + martial arts + invincibility + a powerful heroine, you decide (The silver in this book is worth a lot: one tael can support an ordinary person for a month!) On Earth, Lu Ren was invisible to everyone. Then he transmigrated and became an assassin. He ranked 999th on the World’s Top Thousand list, with the nickname “Everyman King.” His upbringing and profession had left him incapable of feeling much of anything. No matter how formidable the strange and sinister figures of the martial 1.4kReads7.9Score10014d adds
4. 4 刀EN The Reticent Blade 刀不语 LazyEastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Someone once asked me, “What is the jianghu?” I thought for a moment. I thought of a jug of rough wine on the table, a distant figure walking away beneath the setting sun, a grave beneath the moon, and the cigarette burning down to ash in my hand right now. That person asked again, “Where is the jianghu?” I smiled and looked out the window. There were countless jianghus out there. One person is a story. Two people make a jianghu. 28kReads9.3Score3.2k14d adds
5. 5 迟 Late Concern Is Worth Less Than Grass. I'm the Demon Emperor Now, So Why Are You Crying? 迟来的关心比草贱，我成魔帝你哭啥？ Nine Heavens九天Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [No System]+ [One Female Lead]+ [Decisive and Ruthless] He was once a heaven-blessed prodigy, the future ruler of the Northern Frontier and the future successor to the Sword God. But at the age of eight, he was thrown into a pit of corpses. He survived and grew up by eating the dead. He found an ancient demonic artifact, the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls. But for the sake of his family’s reputation, he swore he would never fall to demonic ways. He endured for ten years, and at last escaped his pr 93Reads6.2Score2814d adds

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   The first book, "Innocent Heart, You Don't Want Me, I'll Go Crazy and Become a Demon," is what you're all panicking about. The second book, a knock-off, beats the original—a different kind of Naruto.

6. 6 火EN Naruto: After Unifying the Shinobi World, I Invaded Parallel Shinobi Worlds 火影：统一忍界后我入侵平行忍界 Xiang Banxian向半仙Anime Fanfiction757k WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast] [Invincible] [Unexpected Contrast] [Transmigration] [Fresh New Premise] When the red light shines across the shinobi world, the Empire begins invading parallel universes, twenty years after the shinobi world was unified. The shinobi village system, once praised by the remnants of the old era, is laid bare as one parallel shinobi world after another comes to light, leaving countless people in tears and disbelief. “Why? Why didn’t anyone tell us sooner what the village system was r 7.1kReads8.0Score44514d adds
7. 7 恶 Infamous: The System Gave Me Way Too Much! 恶名昭著：只怪系统给的太多！ The Merciful Lion仁慈的狮子Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Muscles + System + body-tempering martial arts + ruthless killing! That year, I wielded a blade in each hand and couldn't find a worthy opponent! Shen Hanfeng, a transmigrator, transmigrated to another world and activated the System! Killing wanted criminals earned him power! From then on, Shen Hanfeng carried a flask of wine at his waist and two blades by his side! He tore through the world in a storm of sparks, cutting down all who stood in his way! He carved his way from east to west and kill 17.6kReads8.5Score1.1k14d adds
8. 8 黑 Black Desires of Youth 黑欲青春 Pure Silver Earring纯银耳坠Urban7.0M WordsCompleted (Not a wish-fulfillment story, and the hero isn't invincible. Enter at your own risk.) A youth stained with blood, vows made without regret, inexperienced love, sincere friendship, the cruelty of society, and the complexity of human nature. An unforgettable, turbulent era! A piece of underworld lore passed down to this day! A band of brothers who shared honor and disgrace, life and death! An unmatched era, with a flag-bearer standing at its peak! Laughing as we watch the tides of fortune, marchi 47.7kReads9.4Score4.3k14d adds

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   They're all gangster bosses, it looks really cool, I want to challenge the homeroom teacher to a duel!

9. 9 一 1980: A New Order in the Underworld 一九八零：江湖新秩序 If I Think of You, Pear Blossoms Fall若念你梨花落Urban1.6M WordsCompleted What is the martial world? Wherever there are people, there will be conflict! The strong survive, and the weak perish. That is the martial world! Relive the 1980s and pay tribute to a youth long gone! This is the story of Han Yue, and how he rose from the bottom to the top of the provincial capital, only to fall again! The road through the martial world is treacherous. Everyone survives by their own wits! Hold on, and you can make something of yourself. Give up, and you're out... (This book is p 4.4kReads8.7Score28314d adds
10. 10 塞 Storms Over the Northern Frontier 塞北风云 Big Brother Xuanyi玄一哥哥Urban5.7M WordsOngoing [Underworld Kingpin]+ [Rise to Power]+ [Take Down the Boss and Claim His Wife]+ [Multiple Female Leads]+ [Ensemble Cast]+ [Passionate Underworld Adventures]+ [Scheming and Hilarious] Be an ordinary man: greedy for money and fond of beautiful women. That was one thing I realized after getting out of prison. I used to be an underworld boss who could turn the tide with a flick of my hand. But my brothers were either locked up or gone. I used to be a pushover too, until I met that woman. She changed 41.9kReads9.1Score3.1k14d adds
11. 11 混 The Drifter's Road Home 混子的归途 Two Scars on My Face脸上两道疤Urban2.0M WordsCompleted With my brothers by my side and guns in our hands, let’s see who gets to call the shots in this underworld! I may stay out of the underworld, but once I step in, I’ll make every thug submit and every boss get out of my way. I’ll become the... king of this underworld! New book: Underworld Boss: Starting as a Veteran. Now serializing to great acclaim! 30.1kReads9.2Score2.2k14d adds
12. 12 北 The Northern City Kingpin 北城枭雄 Jade Creek Burning at the Fingertips玉溪燃指尖Urban6.1M WordsOngoing Formerly titled The Northern City's Underworld Boss, also known as Tales of the Northeastern Underworld. They say the underworld is all about human relationships and worldly ways, but have you ever seen the real underworld? The underworld is dangerous, but the human heart is even more dangerous. Spring ice is thin, and human nature is thinner still. The underworld is nothing more than a game of chess. Once you enter the game, you can no longer control your own fate. I will use my own experie 265.8kReads9.5Score15.3k14d adds
13. 13 当 When an Honest Man Picks Up a Knife 当老实人拿起刀 A Glass of Beer一杯啤酒Urban3.1M WordsCompleted This is a straight-up crime-world novel! It does start with the protagonist being reborn, but after that, the story has nothing to do with being reborn! In short, the plot is ruthless, satisfying, and wild... The underworld here is all about fighting and killing, but also about human relationships and social rules! 22.4kReads9.1Score1.8k14d adds
14. 14 开 My Clan Is Wiped Out from the Start, So I Build an Eternal Imperial Clan from Scratch 开局族灭，从零打造永恒帝族 An Yunjun安云君Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing [No heroine + System + clan destiny + fortune + Eastern fantasy + xuanhuan] On the Eternal Continent, countless races stand among the realms. The strong pluck stars with a single hand and command awe through the ages, while the weak are no better than blades of grass, struggling to survive. Sacred Sects and Imperial Clans stand high above the world, while mighty figures dwell in the highest heavens, looking down upon the mortal realm. Yet even an Emperor as powerful as they may near the end of t 383Reads6.9Score10214d adds

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    I think these books are pretty good.

15. 15 从 From Mortal Lord to Ruler of the Chaos Continent 从凡人领主到混沌大陆之主 Blood Dance Steps血舞步Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + Lordly Faction Warfare + Building a Power Base + Famous Historical Generals + The Myriad Races of the Starry Sky] The Primordial World has descended. Is it a disaster or an opportunity? When the power of the Primordial World was brought into reality, the myriad races across the universe went mad. Before he was reborn, Wu Tianxing lived worse than a dog. After being reborn, he swore to change everything. But he had no idea that the Primordial World he knew was only the tip of the ic 23.1kReads8.8Score1.8k14d adds
16. 16 部 The Tribe Endures Forever 部落永存 Qingkong Hou清空侯Eastern Fantasy657k WordsCompleted On the primeval continent, humanity struggles to survive beneath the jaws of savage beasts, never knowing if they will live to see another day. How will Zhu Xin, a soul who arrived here by chance, stir up the continent and lead humanity through hardship, passing the torch from one generation to the next? Zhu Xin will take you on a journey to conquer this strange and magnificent wilderness: a stirring history of humanity's struggle. Here you will find the warriors' fervor, the mysteries of shaman 698Reads6.3Score—14d adds
17. 17 兄 Is the Elder Brother No Match for the Younger? Then Come Talk It Out Inside the Human Emperor Banner 兄长不如弟？那就到人皇幡内一叙 I Can Catch Little Fish我会抓小鱼Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Fantasy Power Trip] [Overpowered System] [Human Emperor Banner] [Multiple Empresses] [Decisive and Ruthless] Xiao Ming transmigrates to a fantasy world, intending to cultivate quietly. But his unscrupulous younger brother frames him, and his parents are so blatantly biased that they force him to confess! He's had enough. No more holding back! He awakens the Overpowered Choice System. In this life, if someone crosses him, he fights back! His younger brother frames him? Xiao Ming brings out the H 32.7kReads8.9Score3.3k14d adds

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    Highly recommend this second gangster novel, unlike any other. The protagonist is well-versed in law and operates within the "white society" (legal world). The protagonist's background is entirely based on the enemies' imaginations; anyone who opposes him is drowned. "Opening his eyes, the sky over Songjiang was dark again." Recommendation rating: 5 stars.

18. 18 都 Now That I’m Reborn, Who’d Still Run with the Gangsters? 都重生了谁还混社会 Bored Little Bai无聊小白啊Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Short drama: "Loyal to the Skies: Starting Over" is now streaming The novel was originally titled "Now That I've Been Reborn, Who Would Still Run With Gangs?" [Reborn + business + lots of underlings + no groveling + no cowardice + taking the righteous path + law-abiding] A big shot from the underworld returns to 2010. Should he repeat his old mistakes and keep running with gangs, or abandon his underlings and take the road to a brighter future? No! I won't choose! In this life, I, Qin Jiang, wil 142.8kReads9.3Score14.7k14d adds
19. 19 招 Amnesty? I'll Be Rebelling! 招安？老子要造反！ Legendary Color传奇色彩Eastern Fantasy298k WordsCompleted [No System] [No heroine] [Not a power fantasy] [Decisive and ruthless] Feng Yunhe finds himself in a fantasy world and makes a grand vow: in this life, he will devote himself to rebellion! Bandit: “Chief, the imperial relief money is passing by the foot of our mountain. Let's go rob it!” Feng Yunhe: “Outrageous! How can you call it robbery? Every living being in this world belongs to Heaven and Earth. We're only taking back what belongs to Mother Earth!” Inside a magnificent palace, the empe 36Reads8.0Score—14d adds
20. 20 重 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985：东北往事 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 85.3kReads9.6Score8.8k14d adds

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    Start with a knife

21. 21 诸 The Blade Masters of the Myriad Heavens Empower Me 诸天刀客加持我身 Slender Bamboo Pole竿竹瘦Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted The age’s turmoil belongs to my generation; once I enter the martial world, the years rush by. Empires and ambitions are the stuff of idle talk; nothing compares to getting drunk beneath the human sky. Chen Sheng accidentally transmigrates to another world and becomes a blind boy. He thinks he’ll spend his life playing the erhu and singing for alms to scrape together enough to eat, wasting away ten years. But then he unexpectedly figures out how to use his golden finger. All he has to do is defe 20.2kReads8.6Score1.9k14d adds
22. 22 开 An Axe from the Start, Ruling the Deserted Island as I Please 开局一把斧荒岛任我行 Heheing诶嘿ingUrban1.1M WordsCompleted Stranded on a deserted island, Hu Feng has nothing from the start but a fire axe taken from a cruise ship. See how he carves out his own kingdom on this vast, boundless island. 4.2kReads8.4Score36814d adds
23. 23 熟 Cultivating Proficiency: Becoming Invincible Starting with the Woodcutter's Blade 熟练度修仙，从砍柴刀法开始无敌 Lying Awake, Listening to Drizzle Strike the Parasol Trees卧听微雨打梧桐Eastern Fantasy58k WordsOngoing Li Tianyang transmigrated into a world of cultivation and became a proud woodcutter. Just as he was working hard to earn the ten taels of silver needed for a menial disciple's place in an immortal sect, the sect put out a warrant for his arrest... Fortunately, he had brought a Proficiency Panel with him when he transmigrated, so he got straight to grinding! Years later, Li Tianyang had reached the summit. He flicked a finger, tilted his head back at a 45-degree angle to gaze at the sky, and sigh —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The protagonist, Li Tianyang, transmigrates to a cultivation world and becomes a proud woodcutter. He comes with a skill proficiency panel and begins his cultivation journey through woodcutter's techniques. In the story, Li Tianyang gradually grows stronger based on his woodcutter's skills, eventually reaching the mountain peak and becoming an invincible being. This book is full of fantastical ideas and transmigration elements, making it a very enjoyable read.

24. 24 挖 They Dug Out My Double Pupils and Supreme Bone, So Why Are You Crying Now That I've Become a God of Slaughter? 挖我重瞳至尊骨，我成杀神你哭啥 Gui Xiaosheng鬼小圣Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Decisive and Ruthless + No Saintly Protagonist + Steamrolling Everyone + Invincible + Exhilarating] Ye Chen transmigrated to the Human Emperor Realm and became the fourth son of the Prince of Beiliang. He possessed three heaven-defying physiques all at once. His double pupils should have been enough to make him invincible, yet he also had a Supreme Bone, while his Human Emperor bloodline shook the myriad races. At just nine years old, he reached the Semi-Saint realm. He thought he would become 6.5kReads7.1Score52514d adds
25. 25 两 Rising to Power Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之崛起 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Male-Channel Fanfiction636k WordsOngoing After getting drunk and tumbling down a flight of stairs, the protagonist Wu Xiaoyao accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s. Luckily, he has the essential transmigration golden finger: releasing animals. See how Wu Xiaoyao carves out a place of his own in this fiery era. 577Reads5.4Score—14d adds

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    What have you been doing?

26. 26 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: 1970 两界穿梭之1970 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban298k WordsOngoing After getting drunk in an accident, Wu Xiaoyao somehow transmigrated to the fiery era of the past. With a System that lets him travel between two worlds, he now has two great eras before him... 309Reads5.8Score—14d adds
27. 27 铁 The Iron-Blooded Tigers Battle the Ming 铁血虎贲战大明 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Historical3.5M WordsOngoing Chinese special forces king Wu Zhantian was betrayed by a traitor during a mission. To avoid being captured by the enemy, Wu Zhantian set off the miniature bomb strapped to his body, dying alongside dozens of enemy special forces soldiers. By chance, he touched the laws of the game. He rebuilt his body, copied abilities, and saved the Ming Dynasty from ruin. To stop the Yangzhou Massacre and the Jiading Massacres, Wu Zhantian, China's special forces king, refused to stand by. He tore Aobai apart 1.2kReads7.2Score10314d adds
28. 28 穿 Transmigrate to the Water Margin: Dominate the World 穿越水浒之雄霸天下 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Historical3.0M WordsOngoing Wu Zhantian was one of China’s top special forces soldiers. While carrying out a top-secret mission, he was betrayed by a traitor. To ensure his teammates could withdraw safely, Wu Zhantian stayed behind alone. Seriously wounded in a sneak attack by the Japanese invaders, he chose to detonate the button bomb he carried rather than be taken prisoner. He and dozens of members of the Japanese Kamikaze Special Forces perished together. Wu Zhantian thought he was as good as dead, but the flourishing 1kReads5.9Score—14d adds
29. 29 哇 Whoa, I Can Travel Between Two Worlds 哇塞我能两界往返 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban503k WordsOngoing The protagonist, Wu Xiaoyao, is an outstanding graduate of a military academy in the 21st century. He returns to his hometown to start a business and opens a small farm. One day, while fishing by the river, he accidentally falls into the water and unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s. Even more astonishingly, he can travel between the two worlds, with two eras appearing before him. Watch how Wu Xiaoyao makes a splash in both of these momentous times! —Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 30 万 The Controller of Ten Thousand Worlds, Roaming the City 万界掌控者都市逍遥 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban3.4M WordsOngoing Wu Zhantian, a young man from Huaxia, accidentally fell from the summit of Mount Hua. He was rescued by the Venerable Myriad Swords, who happened to be passing by Earth. Wu Zhantian was then taken to the top-tier world of the Hongmeng Realm, where he became the Venerable Myriad Swords' disciple and began cultivating. By chance, his master found the Origin of the World in the Myriad Venerables' Secret Realm. But Dragon Rock Emperor, an ancient skeleton, and the Venerable Myriad Swords' eldest dis 1.4kReads6.4Score11714d adds
31. 31 穿 Transmigrate to the Song Dynasty: The Empire's Mighty Rise 穿越之大宋雄风 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Historical673k WordsCompleted A wondrous transmigration, invincible from the start. See how our protagonist, Wu Yue, recruits the heroes of Liangshan, gets up close and personal with Li Shishi, defeats mighty bandits and sweeps away powerful invaders. See how we Han people conquer the world. 872Reads7.2Score—14d adds
32. 32 修 The Urban Cultivator’s Carefree Life 修真者都市逍遥 Keep Going 6688努力加油6688Urban122k WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao was a young man from China. While climbing Mount Laojun, he was accidentally sucked into a black hole and transported to a world filled with powerful cultivators. As an ordinary mortal, he thought he was as good as dead, but unexpectedly, he gained the cultivation legacy of the Venerable of Ten Thousand Swords. Relying on his Chinese bloodline, he fought his way through every obstacle. After countless trials and hardships, he rose to the realm of Supreme Sovereign of the Myriad Worlds 93Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 33 探 The Explorer's Path of Cultivation 探索者之修行路 The Needle and Thread引线的针Eastern Fantasy414k WordsOngoing The path of cultivation has no end. It is an eternal mystery. Only by venturing into uncharted territory can we create a new world. Follow the young Tang Chen as he embarks on the path of cultivation with a book without words and slays all manner of monsters with a broken blade. Others cultivate to grow stronger, but I do it only to uncover the world's ancient mysteries. 2Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    While others spend ten years honing their skills, I spent ten years crafting this book. A classic cultivation story, it covers all aspects of cultivation: body cultivation, martial arts cultivation, magic cultivation, spiritual power cultivation, alchemy, formations, and more. The protagonist strives for excellence. Rich in content, with a fresh story, witty writing, and a lighthearted, stress-relieving style, it's packed with surprises and well worth reading. 😏

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