Novels About a Protagonist Growing Stronger and Building a Faction 主角慢慢强大，创建势力的书

1. 1 大 The Great Thousand World: Today, I Do as I Please! 大千世界：今日，吾逍遥也！ Feng Xing沨行Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing [Nearly Invincible]+ [No Romance]+ [System]+ [Vast Worlds] A folding fan stirs the world with a gentle wave, A drawn sword has no equal beneath the heavens. System missions? I'll do them when I feel like it. Something interesting? Where? I'm on my way. Shuo Heng lounged in a beautiful woman's house of music and wine, sipping wine and listening to songs. Life couldn't be better. “Host, the Child of Destiny just passed within ten meters of you!” “Hey, don't rush me. Let me finish this song first. 7kReads8.5Score712Shelves

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   This male lead is the kind of spirited young man raised in a wealthy family! But he's a transmigrated protagonist without a romantic partner, and he has a system! However, this system only plays a significant role in helping the male lead improve his aptitude before he's even born! All other improvements in his strength are the result of his own hard work! Watch how he smoothly and steadily climbs to the top!

2. 2 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves

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   It's really good! The characters are incredibly detailed; the "people" in the book feel so real.

3. 3 大 Great Tang: I Transmigrated to the Zhenguan Era and Became the Unbeatable Commander! 大唐：我，穿越贞观，成不良帅！ Writing and Painting the Jianghu执笔亦画江湖Anime Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted [Derivative Work + No System + Fan Creation + Alternate History + Author’s Imagination + Speculation + Wuxia] Li Yunxiao transmigrates to the first year of the Zhenguan era, where he happens upon Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang as they return after arranging for Li Yuanji’s severed head to be laid to rest. Unable to see through Li Yunxiao, the two men become sworn brothers with him. Along the way, Li Yunxiao uses skills from more than a thousand years in the future to earn people’s admiration. Whi 22.5kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves

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   These two books fit the bill. In the first book, the protagonist travels back to the Tang Dynasty and goes to Chang'an with Yuan Tiangang to serve Emperor Taizong. As the protagonist gradually grows stronger, he and Yuan Tiangang establish the Bad Guys (不良人). Yuan Tiangang is a Heavenly Fiend, while the protagonist is an Earthly Fiend. The two Bad Guys ultimately change the fate of the Tang Dynasty, which will perish 300 years later.

4. 4 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.8kReads9.6Score66.1kShelves
5. 5 父 Father, Get a Clue! I Really Don’t Want to Rebel! 父皇：你懂点事，我真不想造反！ Eleven O'Clock十一点Historical2.2M WordsCompleted Animated comic: I Don't Want to Rebel Ning Fan transmigrates and becomes the Second Prince of the Dayu Dynasty. In this world, kingdoms battle one another, barbarians bring chaos, feudal lords rise up, and powerful warlords carve out their own territories. From the start, he awakens the Supreme Emperor System! [Ding! System mission issued: Build the Supreme Imperial Dynasty!] From the start, Ning Fan summons Dian Wei, reforms the military, establishes the Embroidered Guard and the Underworld, an 59.3kReads9.0Score4.5kShelves

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   This rating speaks for itself, doesn't it?

6. 6 系 The System Forces Me to Win Over the CEO, but He Keeps Trying to Outsmart Me 系统逼我攻略总裁他却总想套路我 Smiley Fishy爱笑的鱼鱼Modern Romance433k WordsOngoing Su Shuang must struggle to survive the bizarre and socially mortifying missions issued by the Ruthless Debt Repayment System, while doing her best to win over the icy CEO Leng Yechen and claim a huge reward to repay her five-million debt. Amid countless mishaps and unexpected incidents, their relationship gradually shifts, and they become embroiled in the feuds of a wealthy family and cutthroat business rivalries. —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 开 From the Start, I Have Hundreds of Millions in Hell Money: I'm Invincible in the Age of the Uncanny 开局冥币亿万：诡异时代我无敌 Sis, Don't Be Like That姐姐别这样Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Supernatural horror + apocalypse + tycoon + ghost money + rules + comedy + no heroine + fast-paced power fantasy (buys a supernatural-horror site by chapter 7, keeps buying everything without dragging things out, and buys an entire city in 200,000 words) + mid-story twists + late-game rule deduction] The supernatural apocalypse arrives, and evil ghosts run rampant. Within the rules, ghosts cannot kill people. While countless people struggle to survive the apocalypse, carefully searching for a w 140.9kReads9.4Score15.2kShelves

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   It's quite good. The male lead is intelligent and has strong reasoning skills. It's a single-male-lead story with no female lead and he's not a Mary Sue. The bizarre missions are novel; there's nothing the female lead can't do. Although it's a lighthearted read, the male lead's reasoning leads him step by step, rather than just pure enjoyment. Overall, it's worth recommending. 👍

8. 8 使 The Dawn of the Apostles 使徒之黎明 No Cat Teaser Wand没有逗猫棒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse435k WordsCompleted The cries carved into the scroll come from the land of the Yellow Springs. Beneath the nebula, figures race as they meet one another's gaze across the river of time. Gods are humanity's vision of itself, and madness is coveting the legends. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I wrote this book myself, and my main point is to participate. I also hope that everyone can take a look at it.

9. 9 恶 The Wicked Junior Sister Won't Reform, So She Wreaks Havoc on Everyone in the Sect 恶毒师妹不洗白在宗门创死所有人 Jiu Yue Yu久月鱼Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Publication deal signed] Jiang Que transmigrates into a cultivation novel as the vicious female supporting character, doomed to a tragic fate and destined to be nothing but a foil for the heroine. The heroine is aloof and otherworldly, while Jiang Que is just a woman; the heroine is blessed with extraordinary talent, while Jiang Que has only her life to lose; the heroine has suitors everywhere, while Jiang Que has never even held a man's hand. Even worse, the day she transmigrates into the bo 69.8kReads9.4Score9.5kShelves

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   The plot is unconventional and quite surprising, and the romance develops gradually. It's very good and highly recommended. It's not the kind of show that makes you want to stop watching halfway through; it immediately captivated me!

10. 10 末 Doomsday: The Only Way Is Forward 末日：唯有前行 The World Beneath the Setting Sun落日之下的世界Sci-Fi & Apocalypse112k WordsOngoing [Zombie Apocalypse] [Human Nature at Its Cruelest] [No Female Lead] [Mind-Bending Mysteries] In the apocalypse, the only choice is to keep moving forward. Along a road shrouded in mist, no matter how far it stretches or how fierce the storm, if you keep going until the end, you'll eventually see the most beautiful scenery. —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 从 From Mecha Pilot to Starfleet Commander: I Rule the Stars 从开机甲到星海舰队，我统御群星 Imperial Armored Cavalry帝国具装骑兵Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted (Modern warfare + mechs + starships + galactic scale + farming on a colonized planet + decisive combat + exhilarating battles. The author has a highly rated previous novel with 2.4 million words. Read with confidence.) Standard version: Li Xin wakes up on the colonized planet Guansuo IV. Guns, cannons, tanks, fighter aircraft, mechs, starships. Together, they forge a future of blood and fire. Tens of thousands of interstellar warships stand ready, along with countless void mechs. Dense beams fro 38.7kReads9.1Score4kShelves

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    That must be this one, starting from a marginal planet and gradually rising to power, from mechs to starships.

12. 12 被 Driven to Death by Her Cultivator Mistress? I Take Up My Sword and Storm the Ninth Heaven 被修仙外室逼死？我提剑杀上九霄 Bian Lu边鹿Ancient Romance710k WordsCompleted [Power fantasy, a female lead who begins as a villain and turns righteous, no transmigration, no rebirth] Only when she was dying did Li Fu learn why she could never defeat her husband's mistress, Huayue. It turned out that beyond this world lay a realm of cultivation. Huayue had come from that realm. With Taoist magic at her command, there was no way Li Fu could ever beat her. Tortured, skinned, and dismembered, Li Fu was abandoned by everyone and died after enduring every kind of suffering. Ho 78.6kReads9.6Score10.3kShelves

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    You really should try this book.

13. 13 都 Urban: Ten Years of Cultivation, and I’m Unrivaled the Moment I Descend the Mountain 都市：修仙十年，下山即无敌 Feng Yibing冯一病Urban3.2M WordsCompleted The new book has built up a backlog of chapters and can be found on the author's homepage. It tells the story of the hundred thousand years after this book. [Expert Descends the Mountain + Invincible Cultivation + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Decisive Killing + Multiple Realms] The Great Dao is flawed, and spiritual energy has withered. A mighty cultivator who had survived the tribulation traveled the world. By chance, he discovered a peerless prodigy born with a spiritual physique, forcibly took 256kReads9.0Score23.2kShelves

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    Decisive and ruthless, incredibly awesome, the epitome of a radical youth 😎

14. 14 假 After Faking Nobility, I Became a God 假冒贵族后我成神了 A Scholar Through and Through书生本色Fantastical Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Fake aristocrat + true queen + secret identities + everyone’s favorite + nation-building + personal growth] Luo Wei transmigrates into the body of a lowly commoner who passed herself off as a noble girl to enroll at school. Her identity is about to be exposed, and she’ll be despised and cursed by the entire school before being hanged at the gallows in the marketplace. Luo Wei: What’s there to be afraid of? I just have to pretend to be a noble. As someone from the twenty-first century, I can act 128.3kReads9.5Score13.9kShelves

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    The novel, featuring a strong female protagonist, offers a fresh perspective on medieval foreign culture, showcasing cultural diversity. The protagonist gradually builds her own power, and the plot is full of twists and turns—it's truly captivating!

15. 15 小 The Little Palace Maid's Thoughts Were Read 小宫女被读心了 Jiang Xiaoshi江小十Ancient Romance254k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the palace as a maid, Qin Jianjian works diligently, flatters those above her, and deceives those below her. In the end, she becomes the top-ranked maid serving the Empress Dowager. She has undoubtedly reached the pinnacle of her profession. Money she’s openly entitled to, along with money she shouldn’t have, keeps flowing into Qin Jianjian’s pockets. Delighted, she just has to wait until she’s old enough to leave the palace and retire early. Who could have guessed the 15kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    You just got the system and you say I'm the Crown Prince of the Capital! Urban fantasy, transmigration, completed.

16. 16 刚 I Just Graduated. Isn’t It Normal to Have a Godly System? 刚毕业，有个神豪系统正常吧？ Eat the Shark吃掉鲨鱼Urban1.5M WordsCompleted A true tycoon isn't a nouveau riche blowhard. They're someone who spends money to make themselves happy. One morning, Xiao Bei wakes up in a parallel world, having transmigrated into someone else's body, and awakens a tycoon System. Young, handsome, and rich. Just as Xiao Bei is enjoying life exactly as he wants to, Someone appears and shatters the peace he's come to enjoy!! 34.9kReads8.5Score2.5kShelves
17. 17 小 The Tiny Boss Is Everyone's Favorite, and She Coddles Her Scumbag Dad Like He's Her Placenta 小小老子当团宠，把渣爹当胎盘哄 Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The print edition of A Boat in a Single Thought is now available on all platforms. [Comedy + raising kids + everyone’s favorite + 1v1 romance + devoted couple + the adult heroine’s love interest is Lu Jinghuai] [A funny, sunny heroine who actually has eight hundred tricks up her sleeve x a saintly beauty who is really a sinister, venomous schemer] Ji Nian transmigrates into a novel where the heroine is adored by everyone, becoming the universally disliked biological daughter of the heroine’s pow 89.7kReads9.6Score11.6kShelves
18. 18 快 Quick Transmigration: The White Moonlight Enters a BE Script 快穿白月光穿进be剧本 Carefree Chatterbox佛系叽歪Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted #Shocking! The Dream Girl Meets a Love-Struck Hero in Every World!# [Dream Girl + Satisfying Romance + Healing and Redemption + No Fixed Couple] After Qing Dai’s fiftieth blind date ends in failure, she’s told it’s because the fragments of her soul scattered across different little worlds have left a trail of broken hearts: They were the CEO’s dream girl, the campus heartthrob’s secret wife, the regent’s cinnabar mole, the secretly adored imperial princess in a matriarchal world… As the dream gi 33.2kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
19. 19 盗 Tomb Raiding: Black Glasses' Young Master and His Bag Carrier 盗墓：黑瞎子的拎包少爷 Dark Plum and Lychee乌梅荔枝Two Male Leads638k WordsCompleted [Original story, two male leads, top × bottom, 1v1: Guan Hao × Black Glasses] [This story has been heavily revised and shortened, so parts of the plot may not flow smoothly.] [Respect each other and don’t derail the discussion. Includes fanfic headcanons. If you don’t like them, don’t read. Don’t lecture me, and please don’t offer suggestions.] Guan Hao is one of the most prominent young heirs in the capital. His only problem in life is his pure yin constitution. He always thought he’d spend his 3.2kReads9.4Score387Shelves
20. 20 荒 Tomb Hunting in the Wilderness 荒野寻墓 Cold Rain at Dusk暮雨生寒Mystery5.0M WordsOngoing [Tomb Raiding Is Illegal, So Don’t Try It Yourself] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Appraisal + Human Nature + Rules] In the 1990s, with nowhere else to turn, I joined a tomb-raiding gang and embarked on a perilous quest to find ancient tombs. We searched the towering mountains for a vanished kingdom that had stood for a thousand years. Could the sacrificial rites of the ancient Shu civilization really grant eternal life? The deceit and scheming in the antiques trade showed me how cold the world could 59.2kReads9.3Score4.8kShelves
21. 21 盗 Tomb Raiding: Guan Gen Wants to Kick Wu Xie to Death Today Too 盗墓：关根今天也想踹死无邪 Xi Huahua隰华华Mystery642k WordsCompleted A note before we begin: Wu Xie from Sand Sea, also known as Guan Gen, transmigrates into another body. Two Wu Xies appear at the same time, and Guan Gen gains the memories of what Wu Xie experienced an hour earlier. The main story has no CP, but the extras are completely unrelated to it and won't affect your reading. Feel free to skip them if you're not interested. The extras currently include self-pairings, Xie-Bottle, and Bottle-Xie. After ten years in the Sand Sea, the white sands of Gutongji 3.2kReads9.4Score428Shelves
22. 22 为 The Professional Ethics of a Concubine 为妾的职业操守 Lin Wanzi林丸子Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main Story Complete] Ye Qingzhi, an overworked office drone, transmigrates into the body of a concubine in the Jiangyang Marquis’s household. Since she’s here, she might as well go crazy. Being a concubine is just changing workplaces. She doesn’t need to get emotionally involved. She can simply treat herself like a tool. Ye Qingzhi’s career goal: convince both the marquis and the principal wife to take responsibility for her and protect her. Ye Qingzhi’s workplace motto: Life is short. We’re al 31.6kReads9.4Score3.8kShelves

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    The female protagonist is a modern woman who travels back to ancient times. Originally, she's just cannon fodder, but as she carefully navigates the complexities of the modern workplace, she gradually becomes more and more comfortable, on the verge of becoming a "lazy bum." Unfortunately, I can't seem to learn that trick. 🤔😅

23. 23 官 Rising Through the Official Ranks 官路扶摇 Listening to Flowers Along the Snowy Road雪路听花Urban8.6M WordsOngoing In his previous life, after his wife, the deputy town head, divorced him, Cui Xiangdong flew into a rage and made a terrible mistake that haunted him for the rest of his life! Decades later, he inexplicably returns to this crucial moment! Now he must face his wife, the deputy town head, as she asks for a divorce once more. What will he do this time? 75.5kReads9.1Score4.1kShelves

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    📚 1. **Basic Information** - **Author**: Xue Lu Ting Hua. - **Genre**: Urban Rebirth, Political Intrigue, Emotional Entanglements. - **Status**: Ongoing (as of May 30, 2025, latest chapter is Chapter 2458). - **Main Characters**: Cui Xiangdong (Reborn), Lou Xiaoya (Deputy Mayor's Wife). ### 🔁 2. **Core Plot** - **Rebirth Setting**: In his previous life, Cui Xiangdong made a grave mistake due to his divorce from his wife, Lou Xiaoya, the Deputy Mayor. After being reborn, he returns to the crucial point of the divorce and must make a new choice in his life. - **Political Intrigue**: Cui Xiangdong is involved in the "Wufu Iron Mine Case," accused of kidnapping Italian businessman Sofitel, and investigating the collusion between Torragí (the foreign businessman) and Xue Chunliang. - **Latest Climax**: During the joint investigation team's stay in Tianfu, Toraj died mysteriously in detention, Shangguan Xuanxia (a key witness) disappeared, Cui Xiangdong became the prime suspect, and Shang Honghe (a political enemy) was suspected of plotting the murder. ### 👥 3. **Key Figures** - **Cui Xiangdong**: The protagonist who rises to power after rebirth, decisive in his methods, and caught in a transnational conspiracy. - **Shangguan Xuanxia**: A member of the Ji family and Cui Xiangdong's collaborator. The latest plot reveals that she personally killed Toraj to secure family benefits, and then went into hiding. - **Shang Honghe**: Cui Xiangdong's political enemy, investigated for his connection to Toraj's death, suspected of using someone else to do the dirty work. - **Xue Family/Northwest Wang Family**: Family forces involved in power struggles. The Xue family suffered a crushing defeat in the Wufu Iron Mine case and withdrew from Tiandong. Luan Yao (the Wang family representative) is actually Cui Xiangdong's secret ally. ### 🔍 4. **Current Highlights** - **The Truth Behind Toraj's Death**: The controversy surrounding suicide versus homicide forms the core of the storyline, involving a power struggle among multiple factions. - **Cui Xiangdong's Crisis**: He simultaneously faces kidnapping charges, liability for Toraj's death, and a counterattack from Shang Honghe's forces. - **Shangguan Xuanxia's Fate**: Will her actions, risking her future happiness, succeed? Her husband, Ji Haisen, attempts to salvage the situation.

24. 24 曲 Qu Zhe's Second Book 曲蛰的第2本书 Qu Zhe曲蛰Female-Channel Fanfiction448k WordsCompleted If the seventy thousand Red Flame Army had not died unjustly at Meiling; If Prince Qi had understood sooner that his father was a ruler before he was a father... If Princess Xuanji had not yet grown into her full strength; If Prince Mu were still alive, so Nihuang would not have had to shoulder the burden of the southern frontier; If the alliance between Xie and Xia had not yet been forged; If Jingrui’s true parentage had been exposed sooner; If Lord Yan could have reconciled with himself and ma 339Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    The text is exquisite; highly recommended.

25. 25 高 High Martial: I Have a Martial Arts World 高武：我有一个武道世界 Soft and Super Cute软软可可爱了Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Slow-paced + martial arts world + behind-the-scenes protagonist + family growth + cosmic setting + urban high martial arts + blunt male lead + no heroine + standout supporting cast + satisfying story with a smart protagonist] Spiritual qi revival, and a golden age of high martial arts! Lu Sheng is unexpectedly gravely injured, but his consciousness enters a longsword. That sword turns out to be the key to unlocking another, low-martial-arts world. In that world, spiritual qi is virtually nonexi 2.9kReads7.8Score155Shelves
26. 26 太 Preaching the Dao Above, Three Inches in My Palm Is the World 太上传道，掌心三寸是人间 Radish in the Twelfth Lunar Month腊月里的萝卜Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [A wuxia fantasy with vivid characters. The protagonist is almost invincible, but not brainless. A story-driven tale.] Leaning on the railing, he surveys the stormy world below. He will not stand idly by while humanity suffers. One day, a Daoist draws his sword, and the people face another century of calamity. … As humanity’s fortunes wane, immortals retreat from the world, while demons and monsters rise in their wake. Ordinary people are no more than blades of grass, and the powerful look on f 12kReads7.2Score809Shelves
27. 27 我 I Really Run an Orphanage, Not an Assassin's Den 我开的真是孤儿院，不是杀手堂 I Am the Ox Warrior我是牛战士Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [The only imaginative ensemble martial arts novel on the entire site!] [At its peak, 1.5 million readers were following it, ranking seventh across all of Tomato Novel. Come on in and see for yourselves, dear readers!] [Ensemble cast + System + Traits + Martial Arts] Chen Ye transmigrated to the Great Wu Dynasty and became bound to the Orphan-Raising System. By raising orphans, he could earn points, which he could use to draw traits and bestow them upon the children. 116.4kReads8.9Score12.3kShelves
28. 28 转EN Job Class: Boss – The Nation’s Geniuses Work for Me 转职老板，全国天才替我打工 Mo Congwen莫从文Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Global Class Change] [Cooperating with the Nation] [Ensemble Cast] [New Classes] What’s it like to be a boss in a world where everyone changes classes? Yi Tian transmigrates to a world of Global Class Change on the day of the class change ceremony. In this era, the ceremony isn’t a celebration, but a gamble. Class awakenings are entirely random. Some good-for-nothings rise to the top overnight, while even geniuses can plunge into the abyss. And Yi Tian awakens the class [Boss]! Recruit employe 64.2kReads8.9Score8.1kShelves
29. 29 被 Betrayed by My Ex-Girlfriend, I Changed Class to Hell Asura 被前女友背刺，我转职地狱阿修罗 Rain in the Clouds云里雨里Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [High Martial Arts + Supernatural Abilities] [Plot-Driven] Chu Fan transmigrated to another world and was betrayed by his ex-girlfriend, leaving him blind. Everyone has a chance to successfully change classes at the age of eighteen and become a professional. Warriors, healers, pugilists, artillerists, mecha operators, martial artists, summoners, mages, and other conventional classes make up the majority, while a small number of professionals can change into hidden classes. The authorities contro 14.8kReads8.3Score1.6kShelves
30. 30 以EN In the Name of Justice: Slaying the High-Martial Multiverse 以正义之名，斩尽高武苍生 Ya Qi鸦栖Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Wish fulfillment + Overwhelming dominance + Ruthless + No female lead] In the interstellar age, martial arts flourish. Chu Sheng binds himself to the Justice System. Every righteous deed earns him a reward. Being timid and submissive is not justice. Justice that comes too late is pure bullshit! Justice means striking hard! Taking the initiative! Evil must be punished! If the wicked don’t die, should I die instead? Evil breeds evil! What do you do when someone frames you? Hit back! What do 42kReads8.1Score3.9kShelves
31. 31 胜 One Move from Victory: Qi Tongwei's Glorious Political Career 胜天半子：祁同伟的荣耀仕途 Huang Quan, Who Loves Spicy Vegetarian Beef爱吃香辣素牛肉的黄筌Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted "Defy fate by half a move? No. In this life, I'll fight Heaven for my destiny and win by a whole move!" At Guxing Ridge, Qi Tongwei pulls the trigger and returns to the turning point of his fate. That year, after rejecting Liang Lu, he is banished to a judicial office in a remote, impoverished village. He turns the Liang family's oppression into a ladder to success, relies on Pei Yihong's support, and rises rapidly on the strength of his impressive record. From the judicial office to the pinnacl 39.3kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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    Faced with the temptations of power and desire, how should people choose?

32. 32 绝 Peerless Martial God 绝世武神 Jing Wuhen净无痕Eastern Fantasy6.9M WordsCompleted On the Jiuxiao Continent, martial arts reign supreme. The weak live ordinary lives and suffer at the hands of others, while the wrath of the strong leaves rivers of blood in its wake. 128.4kReads9.1Score11.8kShelves

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    Twin Martial Souls? A loser's rise to power, from ant to overlord.

33. 33 三 A Scoundrel in the Three Kingdoms: From the Start, I Find Hua Xiong's Corpse 三国渣男，开局捡尸华雄 Mountain Wind, Wooden Fish山风木鱼Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Originally titled Three Kingdoms: A Scoundrel, Picking Up Hua Xiong's Corpse from the Start. Picking up corpses lets you level up. Wang Tong transmigrates into the late Han dynasty as a foot soldier under Hua Xiong, and unexpectedly gains a corpse-picking System that lets him acquire the skills of the dead by touching their bodies. From the very start, Guan Yu is about to behead Hua Xiong in front of Sishui Pass, and Wang Tong risks his life to acquire Hua Xiong's skills. At Hulao Pass, he follo 27.1kReads8.5Score3kShelves

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    This is interesting.

34. 34 斩 Slay the Gods: Candle Dragon's Representative, Starting with the God-Slaying Spear 斩神：烛龙代言人，开局弑神枪 Tiny Tiny Tiny Tiny Flying Dagger小小小小飞刀Male-Channel Fanfiction3.8M WordsOngoing [Slay the Gods] [Primordial Mythology] [No Romance] After transmigrating to the world of Slay the Gods, Zhang Yun discovered that he was now a classmate of Lin Qiye’s and had awakened a golden finger. He obtained the bloodline and divine rank of Zhulong, the Primordial Creator Deity, and became a Primordial God. He commands the authority over time, the netherworld, and creation. He sees, and it is day; he closes his eyes, and it is night. He breathes out winter and breathes in summer. From the s 3.6kReads7.4Score366Shelves
35. 35 重 Reborn in America: Starting Out by Squeezing the Foreigners for Profit 重生米国：从割老外韭菜开始 Laughing Proudly in the Mortal World笑傲红尘Urban383k WordsOngoing Reborn in America by a twist of fate, Su Jie becomes an online celebrity and reinvents himself as a self-help guru. A crowd of foreigners sits before him: “So many employees betrayed me. Boom, I gave them a million dollars. I give every employee who betrays me a million. The ones who stay loyal will be worth hundreds of millions someday! Let me hear you clap!” “Yeah!” The foreigners in the audience applaud like crazy. There's nothing sweeter than fleecing foreigners! Watch Su Jie go from selling 37Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    They've all become members of parliament.

36. 36 唯 Only I Am an Immortal 唯我独仙 Tang Jia San Shao唐家三少Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted I alone am supreme, above heaven and earth! In the land of Shenzhou, on the border of the Western Regions, a friend's teasing leads him down a path he never could have imagined. The Lianyun Immortal Sect, the least of the seven great orthodox sects of Shenzhou, opens its doors to disciples once every five years. This time, its only fifth-generation disciple looks like a beggar. The gates to cultivation have opened at last... 3.1kReads8.8Score350Shelves

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    "Only I Am Immortal" is a really good book! The plot is captivating, and the characters are well-developed. It's definitely worth reading!

37. 37 刚 I Just Retired, and the Female CEO Tricked Me into Getting a Marriage License 刚退役，就被女总裁骗去领证 Feng Jun Mo Xiao风君莫笑Urban2.5M WordsCompleted Chu Fei, a legendary soldier king, returns to the city and crosses paths with a female CEO, only to discover that she is the target he has been assigned to protect. A series of unexpected events follows. 55.9kReads9.2Score4.1kShelves

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    Returning from military service, Chu Fei, hoping to enjoy a peaceful life, is unexpectedly tricked into registering his marriage with female CEO Su Li, turning his life upside down! On their wedding night, Chu Fei discovers a shocking secret hidden by Su Li. What will he choose? Will he uphold the contract or turn away? When his former comrades reappear, conspiracies and crises follow one after another. Can Chu Fei use his exceptional skills and wisdom to protect his hard-won love while uncovering the dark truth behind it all? "Just Retired, Tricked into Registering Marriage by a Female CEO" takes you into this urban legend interwoven with passion and romance, showing how a former soldier writes his own glorious chapter in the whirlpool of love and the underworld!

38. 38 祁 In the Name of General Qi 祁将军的名义 Coffee Drunk on Tea咖啡醉茶Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted [In the Name of the People spin-off] [Reborn] [No System] [Powerful Family Background] [Not a mindless power fantasy] [Meme mash-up] [Crossover with TV dramas including The Flowers of War, Ice Breaking Action, The Knockout, Drawing Sword, and more. Read with caution if this bothers you!] At Lone Eagle Ridge, Qi Tongwei had shot himself. Now he was reborn on the eve of the day he would kneel to Liang Lu and propose to her at Handong University... But in this life, Director Qi resolutely refused t 179Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    Truth lies within my sword, a sword that questions the heavens. Fantasy romance with an antique feel. 289,000 readers!

39. 39 抗 War of Resistance: What Combat Simulation? I'm a Micro-Management Master 抗战：什么作战模拟，我微操大师 The Rainy Day I Miss You下雨了想你的天Urban1.8M WordsCompleted A history professor unexpectedly transmigrates into the role of Kong Jie, commander of the Independent Regiment, and awakens the golden finger [Battle Simulation]! Japanese transport troops appear in his territory? Simulate an ambush and wipe them all out! The Japanese send two battalions to sweep the area? Lure them deep into enemy territory and annihilate them! The Japanese set a trap at a collaborator’s birthday banquet? Use a feint to strike at the county seat! Brigade Commander: “Well d 9.7kReads8.1Score458Shelves
40. 40 开 From the Start, I Slay Cultivators Against All Odds and Build a Peak Immortal Clan 开局逆斩修士，我打造巅峰仙族 Dharma Name: True Water法号真水Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [Ordinary cultivator's path] [Clan Cultivation] [Ensemble cast] [Farming] [No System] [Decisive and ruthless] [Characters aren't dumbed down] Li Xuan is reborn in the cultivation world as the son of a farming family. He spends fifteen years in a daze, only to find that he hasn't even caught a glimpse of the path to cultivation. After leaving home to escort goods for ten years, he plans to take his silver, marry, have children, and build up his family line. Who could have expected an injured cult 26.3kReads8.1Score2.1kShelves

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    Let's work hard together and strive for progress.

41. 41 刮 Scraping Gold from the Buddha's Face 刮金佛面 Keep It Down小声点Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted [Wealthy Family + Obsessive Devotion + Obsession + Redemption + Sweet HE] [Bewitching, Clear-Eyed Canary × Ascetic, Obsessive CEO Who Pretends to Be a Buddha] Everyone says Qi Mengnian is a cold, detached Buddha among men, prayer beads around his wrist and no interest in women. But no one knows he has long kept the world’s most dazzling treasure locked away in his golden mansion, all to himself for seven years. She is the delusion he worships like incense, the craving his rules and precepts cann 3.4kReads9.1Score332Shelves

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    I'm issuing job descriptions to the post-apocalyptic characters; it's a sci-fi post-ap

42. 42 重EN Too Many Reborn Heroes? Time to Bring in the Government 重生者太密集？我带国家队下场 Bian Lu边鹿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse758k WordsCompleted (A feel-good power fantasy, with a beautiful, badass heroine who confiscates golden fingers) “Sheng is the boss around here. She's ruthless and doesn't waste words. Cross her, and she'll take you down!” In the year 2323 of the Star Era, the apocalypse is about to begin. Some people awaken their powers early, while reborn people are already making their moves… As the head of a new department, Sheng An is responsible for recruiting and leading all the powered and reborn individuals, preparing for 123.7kReads9.7Score17.5kShelves
43. 43 出 The Night I Left the Palace, the Mad Emperor Took Me by Force 出宫当晚，被疯批帝王强取豪夺 Clashing Gold and Flying Jade铿金霏玉Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, delicate palace maid vs. cold, ruthless, obsessive emperor] [Palace intrigue, neither lead is chaste + powerful male lead, weak female lead, and he’s completely unhinged + possessive love + a long road to winning her back] Yue Ling was a vain little palace maid. Hoping to enjoy a life of luxury and wealth, she seduced the emperor and worked tirelessly to win his favor, but still met a tragic end. After being reborn, Yue Ling saw things clearly. Rather than tread on thin ice in the de 25.8kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves
44. 44 天EN The Heavenly Eye Feng Shui Master 天眼风水师 Light of the Dao道之光Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [A feng shui novel] [Featuring feng shui, Daoist medicine, psychology, and economics; read faces and phone numbers] [Practical insights] [Explaining the esoteric with science] My master hastily taught me the art of divination and passed down a few books. Before I even had the chance to formally begin my training in the mountains, he sent me down into the world to help people... Where can I even go to complain about that? Amid the mortal world, I help others and cultivate myself. 694.2kReads9.6Score146.3kShelves
45. 45 令 Empress Lingyi: Yanwan, Give Me Back the Fortune You Stole 令懿皇后嬿婉：夺走的气运还给我 Jing Ning婧柠Female-Channel Fanfiction707k WordsCompleted [Story of Yanxi Palace fanfiction + lots of Ying Zhong pairing + sweet, satisfying happy ending + angst for Ruyi] Formerly titled: Empress Lingyi Yanwan: Give Me Back the Fortune You Stole No rivalry between women. No Ruyi-syndrome, and there are also warm sisterly moments, but revenge will be served without mercy. Reborn, Wei Yanwan thrived, avoiding every mistake that had once given her away. Together with Jinzong, who had also been reborn, she tore away Ruyi's hypocritical mask and reclaimed 8.4kReads9.6Score1kShelves
46. 46 四 Siheyuan: I Use the Law to Crush All Defiance 四合院：我用国法镇压一切不服 The Mighty Northern Emperor坚强的北冥大帝Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted One heroine + smart protagonist + real-life cases + industrial powerhouse + grand vision By chance, Song Yuan arrives at that famous courtyard. Armed with a copy of the "Public Security Administration Punishments Regulations", he easily puts the courtyard's vermin in their place! Having lived another life, of course he wants to contribute to his country. He'll make sure to have a presence at the Canton Fair! A story about a modern person using the rule of law to navigate life in a courtyard. He 36.7kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves

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    A master of calculated moves, a strategist of both open and covert tactics.

47. 47 亮 Bright Sword: You Call This a County Militia? 亮剑：你管这叫县大队？ A Plate of Shredded Potatoes来盘土豆丝Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Special forces soldier Han Hao transmigrates into the world of Bright Sword and becomes the guard of Kong Jie, commander of the Independent Regiment. At a moment of crisis, he is ordered to rebuild the county battalion. No System, no golden finger. No matter: Han Hao has military knowledge decades ahead of its time. Ding Wei: Han Hao, I'm short a deputy regimental commander. How about coming to work for me? Li Yunlong: Reporting in! I wish to report someone for cheating! Kong Jie: Haozi, I 120Reads8.7Score—Shelves
48. 48 红 An Ordinary Person’s Daily Life Taking the Imperial Exams in the World of Dream of the Red Chamber 红楼背景下路人科举日常 The Studious and Ambitious Prince An好学上进的安亲王Female-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted A second transmigrator appears because the plot requires it, but he'll be written out soon. If you don't like that, don't read! Wang Xin, a mediocre university student, transmigrates to an unknown ancient world. His family owns only a few acres of good farmland. His father, Wang Cheng, is a former playboy who doesn't know how to run a household, while his mother, Madam Zhang, is cheerful and outgoing. His grandfather spends every day reminiscing about the time their family was affiliated with a 6.4kReads8.3Score574Shelves
49. 49 官 A Sophisticated Rogue in Officialdom 官场雅痞 June Pomegranate Blaze六月榴火Urban3.1M WordsOngoing What kind of people does the present age need? People who hold to their principles even when faced with temptation. People who face the surging tide of the times, raise the red flag, and press on through adversity. Li Huaijie is one such idealist. “To go far by proceeding steadily” requires the steadiness of “treating challenges with caution and succeeding through careful planning,” and the vision of “aspiring to great heights.” He has risen from the very bottom, using his actions to embody the 51.1kReads8.9Score3.7kShelves
50. 50 抗 War of Resistance: Transferred to Lead a Regiment with Li Yunlong Under My Command! 抗战：调任团长，手下李云龙！ I'm Too Lazy to Type我懒得打字啊Urban1.1M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a world at war with Japan, Lu Chuan is reassigned as commander of the New Second Regiment and gains upgradeable traits: [Tactical Master] (Gold), [Deadeye] (Gold), [Master Inventor] (Gold), [Morale Boost] (Gold), and more... From then on, he wins every battle, fighting from northwest Shanxi all the way to the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. Lu Chuan is either earning merit or on his way to earning more. When they crossed the grasslands, he was just a junior Red Army squad l 56.1kReads8.1Score3.8kShelves

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