I’m in a Reading Slump. Looking for Good Books 书荒了，求好书

1. 51 裂 Sunlight Through the Cracks 裂缝里的阳光 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 116.4kReads9.8Score14.1kShelves
2. 52 网 Online Game: My Class Is Tycoon 网游：我的职业是财主 Chen Daimao陈呆毛Sports3.1M WordsCompleted A fully immersive virtual reality online game, N World, is launched through a global collaboration. College student Ye Huan gets a special class, Tycoon, thanks to a gold coin left behind by his parents! While everyone else is worrying about how to afford potions, he's already raking in gold coins with his Money Tree skill! While everyone else is painstakingly forming parties to fight monsters, he's already sweeping through the battlefield with a band of exceptionally fierce misers! Boss too 1.7kReads8.9Score238Shelves
3. 53 游 The Game Granted Me Immortality, So I Cultivate Alone 游戏赐我长生，我独自修炼 Buy Meat to Feed Egg Yolk买肉喂蛋黄Sports1.6M WordsCompleted The game world of Xuan Ying Continent forcibly kicked out every Hailan Star player because of an unknown malfunction. When the servers shut down, only “player” Song Ye was left behind, becoming the only player in Xuan Ying Continent. He was also confined to the beginner village. Song Ye could only run beginner-village quests every day to earn experience and level up. No one knew how much time passed. Realizing he had no hope of returning to the real world, Song Ye married a mysterious woman from 29.7kReads7.4Score2.4kShelves
4. 54 从 From Wild God to True God: Proving the Dao Through Incense Offerings 从野神开始，以香火证道真神 Have a Tangerine吃个橘子Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Slow-Burn] After an accident, Song Xuanqing transmigrated to a strange world where immortals no longer existed and gods and Buddhas had vanished. In this world, monsters and evil spirits ran rampant, ghosts devoured people, wicked arts flourished across the land, and immortal mountains, gods, and Buddhas were nowhere to be found. Demons wreaked havoc, ghosts caused chaos, and heretical practitioners used evil arts to eat people and refine pills. Ordinary folk lived in constan 138.5kReads9.1Score12.9kShelves
5. 55 恐 Horror on the High Seas 恐怖大航海 Newly Bought Peaches新买的桃子Sports2.6M WordsCompleted The print edition has been signed with a publisher. [Seafaring] [Survival] [Disasters] [Shipbuilding] [Talents] [Cthulhu] [One Female Lead] Everyone transmigrates, and Yang Yi, as a player, is forced to join a game where everyone must survive at sea. Some lucky players get special ships. Like the Iron Will, armed to the teeth. Like the Gale, which rides the wind and waves so fast it's never in sight. Like the Head-On, with its massive ram, charging fearlessly ahead. But Yang Yi's ship is called 304.1kReads9.4Score33.2kShelves

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   ## Ghost Captain's Deep Sea Nightmare: Survive under the gaze of Cthulhu. Travel across the world and the national sailing survival game begins! Others started with steel battleships and wind speedboats, but Yang Yi bound a strange ghost ship-"The Dream Demon". The ship was not only dilapidated, but also exuded an unsettling aura, as if some presence in the deep sea was staring at him through the hull. In this ocean shrouded by the shadow of Cthulhu, Yang Yi's road to survival is destined to be full of terror and despair. Deep-sea behemoths, strange fogs, and indescribable fears followed one after another, and the "Incubus" seemed to be inextricably linked to all of this. Every voyage is a game with death; every docking may be the beginning of a nightmare. However, Yang Yi is not without hope. He gradually discovered that the "Incubus" was not just a ship. It seemed to have its own consciousness and even... Memory. As Yang Yi continued to explore, he uncovered the amazing secrets hidden behind the ship, and also found the possibility of surviving in this terrifying ocean. **This is a direct confrontation with the fear of the deep sea, and also a thrilling journey to uncover the secrets of the ghost ship. ** Can Yang Yi control the "Dream Demon", defeat the terror of the deep sea, and find his way home? Or will he be lost forever in this ocean dominated by Cthulhu?

6. 56 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 181.5kReads9.5Score22.5kShelves

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   The first and second books are super nice

7. 57 开 Fleeing Famine from the Start, I Cling to the Villainous Powerbroker 开局逃荒，缠住反派权臣的腰 Tea Tea Li茶茶黎Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Space + stockpiling + natural disasters + imperial examinations + farming] Chi Xingyue transmigrated into the body of a kitchen maid in the Ling family, the wealthiest family in Jiangnan. A slave from the start, she’d be sold off after the family was raided in ten days, then die in a flood in Jiangnan a month later! Chi Xingyue cried out, “No way!” and immediately latched onto the villainous big shot. Ling Jiheng was handsome, skilled in combat, and rich. Most importantly, he survived to the en 10.1kReads9.0Score923Shelves
8. 58 倒 The Unlucky Fake Legitimate Daughter Gets Ruined by a Terrible System 倒霉蛋假嫡女被烂系统坑惨了 The Kitten Doesn't Eat Oranges小猫不吃橙子Ancient Romance526k WordsCompleted (A very different random-stall story, with a funny and witty style and no angst at all.) Yu Zhizhi got horribly tricked by a terrible System. She closed her eyes and transmigrated into the body of a spoiled, domineering young noblewoman in ancient times. To top it off, she was a fake legitimate daughter. Things went badly from the start, but she was lucky enough to get a System. Then she realized it was a terrible System. Each time, the System only gave her a random location for setting up a sta 27.2kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves
9. 59 全 Is My Whole Family Made Up of Short-Lived Villains? The Little Baby Goes on a Rampage 全家都是短命反派？小奶娃杀疯了 Fireworks at Three Years Old烟花三岁Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [The whole family can hear her thoughts + powerful heroine transmigrates into a book + pocket dimension + wood-based ability] Just a moment ago, Xie Ying was locked in a life-or-death fight with the Zombie Emperor. The next, she was reborn in the womb as the book's ill-fated real heiress, while her entire family were villainous cannon fodder. With her powers and knowledge of the plot, how could she put up with this? When the fake heiress's birth mother tried to switch the girls and make her t 18.8kReads9.0Score2kShelves
10. 60 锦 Blessed by a Koi: Reborn as the Most Cherished Lucky Little Girl 锦鲤附体：穿成最受宠的气运崽崽 Ning Nanyi宁南衣Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Lucky charm + pocket dimension + adored by the whole family + making a fortune early on, then becoming the capital’s most beloved] When the third son of the Mu family goes to the prefectural city to take the imperial examinations, he brings home a little girl as pretty as a doll. The Mu family, which hasn’t had a girl born in three generations, is instantly thrown into an uproar! The eldest and second daughters-in-law fight over who gets to be her mother, while Mu the Eldest and Mu the Second r 6.5kReads9.0Score788Shelves
11. 61 总 The CEO Won't Let His Wife Practice the Supernatural Arts 总裁不准夫人搞玄学 Xing Hui星茴Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + powerhouse + adored by the whole family + hilarious chaos + ridiculous antics + unleashing ultimate moves nonstop!] Word has it that the Nan family had a mix-up involving a real and a fake heiress. The real heiress was a metaphysics powerhouse who opened the door to a whole new world for the Nan family. One day, the powerhouse was heading out to “take care of business.” Twin Fifth Brother: Little sis, take me with you! Movie Star Fourth Brother: I wanna go, I wanna go! Doctor Thir 37.7kReads9.4Score5kShelves
12. 62 穿 Transmigrated as the Villainess, I Became a Couple with the Antagonist 穿成恶毒女配，我和反派是一对 Chang Xi常熹Ancient Romance381k WordsCompleted [Villainess and antagonist, two strong leads, satisfying revenge, subverting the usual tropes, sweet romance, lighthearted comedy, hypnotist] Transmigrated into a book as the villainess, and she can’t go home until the story ends? She, Shen Qing, is a top hypnotist with brains and beauty. The side-character role? Even a passing dog would object! And so, a plan to usurp the role of villainess heroine slowly took shape in her mind… But the long road ahead could get lonely. Luckily, there was 937Reads8.7Score—Shelves
13. 63 真 The Real Heiress’s True Nature Fell Apart After Her Thoughts Were Read 真千金被读心后，人设崩了 Ye Xiaowan叶小晚Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone can hear her thoughts + System + everyone’s darling + personal growth + face-slapping + carefree slacking] After Gu Xizhi died suddenly from working overtime all night, she discovered she had transmigrated into a novel she’d read and become the real daughter, a cannon-fodder character with a miserable ending. But if she was going to be cannon fodder, so be it. She was young, broke, and had no desire to work hard. So, before the Gu family could discover their real daughter was out there 26.2kReads8.8Score3.1kShelves
14. 64 攒 Earn Merit, Save the Heavenly Dao, and Be the Most Wonderful Villainess Ever 攒功德，救天道，穿成女配妙妙妙 You Zhinan有枝南Modern Romance487k WordsCompleted After finally making a name for herself in the cultivation world by raising pigs, Ruan Fuxi is struck by lightning and sent into a CEO romance novel. She becomes the arrogant, dim-witted fake heiress, while the heroine is the real heiress. When Ruan Fuxi transmigrates, the original owner is about to hurt the heroine. Her eyes roll back. Stop! Stop! Her family knows she isn’t their biological daughter, yet still dotes on her. And somehow, not one of them gets a happy ending. Ruan Fuxi is furiou 8kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
15. 65 七 A Mad Couple in the 1970s 七零年代疯批夫妇 The Colorful Xue Jingfei色彩缤纷的薛静妃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical era + green tea schemer + obsessive love + unhinged + powerful lead + everyday family life + pocket dimension + food + healing + transmigrate into a book This is the story of two unfortunate souls saving each other. After transmigrating into the countryside as a little orphan, Ming Dai meets Zhou Sinian, a mad powerful man who loves wearing red headscarves. Under the protection of his reputation, she manages to establish herself in the village. Zhou Sinian was a cannon-fodder characte 113.6kReads9.3Score14.1kShelves
16. 66 被 Killed by the Villain, I Was Reborn in the 1970s and Married His Brother 被反派害死，重生七零嫁反派他哥 Feng Qingyan凤倾颜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Two strong leads + period setting + sweet romance + pocket dimension) In their previous lives, they had clearly loved each other, but because of their ages and circumstances, they kept their feelings locked in their hearts and missed their chance for a lifetime. When Mu Li woke up again, she discovered that her soul had traveled back to the 1970s, to the time when he was young. In this life, she absolutely would not let them miss each other again. She worked hard at her studies, got into a univ 6.6kReads9.3Score967Shelves
17. 67 混 Child of Chaos 混乱之子 God of Chaos333混乱之神333Eastern Fantasy138k WordsOngoing (Transmigration + urban cultivation) Day after day, he repeated the same monotonous tasks on the assembly line. But it seemed fate had other plans for him. One stormy night, Wang Hua encountered UFO aliens on his way home from work, and an incredible journey of transmigration began. Transported to a mysterious world of cultivation, he embarked on a journey filled with challenges and extraordinary encounters. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The factory dog ​​counterattacks! From the assembly line to the summit of cultivation. After working part-time for many years, I was called the "factory dog" in the factory. I worked repeatedly on the assembly line every day, thinking that my life would end at a glance. Who would have thought that a strange light flashed and I was transported to the world of immortality by aliens. Here the strong are respected and the weak eat the strong. When I first came here, I had no spiritual power and was laughed at by everyone. But the tenacity I had honed in the factory made me grit my teeth and persevere. I sensed the natural spiritual power in the spiritual valley and practiced sword control under the cliff. During an experience, I accidentally obtained an ancient secret book and have been studying it diligently since then. With the focus and patience I developed in the factory, I made rapid progress. Those cultivators who once looked down on me now look at me with fear in their eyes. From a despised "factory dog" to a formidable immortal cultivator, I am writing my own legend in this world. I want to know what other adventures I have experienced on the road to immortality, and how I can dominate this fantasy world? Click below to embark on my counterattack journey together!

18. 68 末 Building a Safehouse in the Apocalypse 末世建安全屋 Fellow Daoist, You're Clinging to Appearances道友你着相了Sci-Fi & Apocalypse145k WordsCompleted The apocalypse: one man and one dog. Keep your head down if you can, farm, and return reborn. Awakened skills include Law of Heaven and Earth, Eye of Truth, Golden Bell Shield… Nameless Taoist: The leader is back! Wang Cheng is covered in wounds, staggering with a little black dog in his arms… The military: That's… Wang Cheng uses Law of Heaven and Earth, growing to a height of twenty zhang. Clad in silver armor, he gleams in the sunlight. A silver spear flashes coldly in his hand, as if a heave —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A refreshing post-apocalyptic article.

19. 69 反 The Villainess Is Reborn: The Supporting Female Lead Refuses to Play Along 反派重生 : 女配她不干了 Pipi Loves Tangerines爱吃橘子的皮皮Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Yin Susu opened her eyes and, wow, she had been reborn for the second time. The plot was exactly the same, and so were all the awful problems. She had planned to spend this life eating her fill and waiting to die, just coasting along until the supporting female character reached the end of her life and this whole existence was over. But she still wasn’t willing to accept her fate! If the heroine had a golden finger, then she’d just have to break it. 20.5kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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    Finished, great article with high marks

20. 70 三 Three Feet of Spring 三尺春【王嘉懋、李十七主演 短剧同名原著小说热播中！！！】 Evergreen and Everwhite长青长白Ancient Romance371k WordsCompleted The captivating beauty Li Shuwan, whose background is shrouded in mystery × the aloof, proud General Li Fengyuan, hard-mouthed but soft-hearted Ancient romance + premium novel + one-on-one romance + both leads' first love + sweet romance + mutual devotion + palace intrigue + simmering tension + secret crush + age gap + reunion after years apart When she was seven, Li Shuwan was brought back from the countryside to the General's Mansion, becoming Li Fengyuan's relative in name only. Knowing her 23.7kReads9.4Score3kShelves
21. 71 继 The Second Empress 继后 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Noble Consort was favored, the Worthy Consort bore a son, the Bright Etiquette was the emperor’s white moonlight, and the Beautiful Consort was his cinnabar mole. Every other concubine had her own talents and charms. It was a whole garden in full bloom. So who was our protagonist? The unfavored empress, with no children and no powerful family backing. Great. Why did this plot feel so familiar? Never mind. On the first day Zhao Wumian transmigrated here, she decided to lie flat. Compete for t 84.1kReads9.5Score10.1kShelves
22. 72 修 The Cultivation World’s Sickly Number One 修真界第一病秧子 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 317.5kReads9.7Score30.8kShelves
23. 73 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 352.1kReads9.5Score50.3kShelves
24. 74 中 You Dumped Me After I Passed the Scholar Exam, So Why Are You Crying Now That I’m Rich? 中秀才就休妻，我暴富你又哭什么 Yaoyao Ruoshui妖妖若水Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The moment Ye Caiping opened her eyes, she found herself a divorced woman, with her sister-in-law back home sharpening a knife against her. It wasn't that her sister-in-law was unreasonable. The original owner of this body was simply too awful! How awful? Here, take a look: Whenever her husband's family needed to build a house, if there was even a single grain of surplus food at her parents' home, she'd come sniffing around like a mad dog and take it all. So her mother-in-law could eat meat ever 38.6kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves
25. 75 许 Grant Me Two Lifetimes of Joy 许我两世生欢 Ye Qinghui夜卿回Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn in a historical era, getting revenge on scumbags, romance, two lives across two worlds] A satisfying story set in two lives and two worlds. The heroine is both cunning and bold, and refuses to put up with anyone in either life. Wen Xin only learned later that these weren’t her past and present lives, but journeys through two separate lives and worlds. In that life, her childhood sweetheart of a husband secretly had another family. It turned out his claims of being asexual and not wanting 20.9kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
26. 76 我 I Stir Up Trouble in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界搞内卷 Cong Yue丛月Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] After Qin Shu transmigrated into a book, she learned that she was a fraud who had taken her younger half-sister's place to cultivate immortality. After eight years of cultivation, her half-sister entered the Dao despite having been an ordinary mortal. Qin Shu's cover was blown in front of everyone, and the sect mercilessly cast her out, even though she had only reached the third level of Qi Refining. With her peerless beauty, she was turned into a cultivation furn 158.7kReads9.5Score20.6kShelves
27. 77 做 Eight Years as a Ghost: The Reborn Legitimate Daughter Levels Her Enemies’ Ancestral Graves 做鬼八年：嫡女重生，仇家祖坟铲平了 Demon Key妖钥Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Reborn to take revenge on every snake and wolf] [The chase is on, but she’ll never turn back] Our family has a phoenix, flying north before returning south. Rising three thousand miles, it spreads its wings and enters the palace. After the Wei family received this fortune, they raised their daughter with every indulgence. Yet they left their eldest daughter, Wei Qingjiu, behind at the country estate, where she received no affection from her family. As she lay dying, her third younger sister cha 1.6kReads8.9Score324Shelves
28. 78 我 My Sect Is Full of Nonhumans 我的师门全是非人类 Rampaging Moon暴走月亮Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication]+ [Metaphysical fantasy, urban supernatural, mystery and crime-solving, ensemble cast, sweet romance, 1v1 (there is a male lead, but he’s basically just set dressing!)] After returning from the cultivation world, Yuan Jiu becomes the junior grandmaster of Guiyuan Temple. There are only two people in the whole temple, and it’s three hundred million in debt. After looking over the bills, Yuan Jiu just wants to give up on the spot. But if she doesn’t repay her debt 28.6kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
29. 79 我 My Fierce Dog, My Horse: I Do Whatever I Want 我的恶犬我的马，我想咋耍就咋耍 Jiu Chuang九创Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, powerful heroine, reborn female general, woman disguised as a man, duty to family and country, serious alternate-history drama, ensemble cast in chaotic times. If you mind a weak romance, don't read.] She died in the very year she was ennobled and made a general, crowned with glory. It turned out that even someone with no lingering resentment could be reborn after reaching the top. In her previous life, because of something her mother said, she took on the burden of her fami 15.1kReads9.5Score2.3kShelves
30. 80 师 My Junior Sister Is a Black-Hearted Lotus Who Cares Only About Money 师妹是朵黑心莲，莫得感情只认钱 Runaway Little Elk在逃小糜鹿Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted When other people transmigrate into a book, they end up in either a battlefield of romantic rivals or a scene of regret and desperate reconciliation. Lu Youyou, on the other hand, lands in the ultimate cheating scandal!!! The aloof, celibate eldest senior brother: You’ll find someone better someday. Lu Youyou: I can’t even keep someone like you. Where am I supposed to find better? The wickedly charming second senior brother: She needs me more than you do. Lu Youyou: Needs you to wear mourning cl 9.5kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
31. 81 旧 Old Stories, New Beginnings 旧故新长 Poetry Without Tea诗无茶Two Male Leads102k WordsCompleted A hugely popular, tearjerking yet heartwarming novel about two men, death and rebirth, falling and redemption. The vulnerable young man with depression, Li Chishu × the gentle, devoted Shen Baoshan For years, Li Chishu’s attempts to take his own life failed, thanks to me pulling him back from the brink time and time again. But I never imagined his resolve to leave this world was so absolute. At last, on a night when I wasn’t watching closely enough, he jumped from the building. I couldn’t reach 32.9kReads9.8Score2.7kShelves
32. 82 全 Before the Whole Village Was Slaughtered, She Led Everyone to Flee the Famine Early 全村被屠前，她带着全村提前逃荒 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Dreams of the Future + Whole Family Reborn + No Romance] In her previous life, Su Yin, her mother, and her aunt were brutally killed by rioters. In the blink of an eye, the three of them were reborn together. Before the rioters stormed their village, they took refuge in Xinghua Village, where their uncle lived, and fled in advance. On the road as refugees, they ran into Su Yin’s abandoned, blindly filial father. They thought he’d be dead weight, but it turned out he could see the future, and hi 70.4kReads9.4Score8.1kShelves
33. 83 凡 Mortal Bones 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted The world’s spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade, Heavenly Spiritual Bone. Second grade, Golden Spiritual Bone. Third grade, Profound Spiritual Bone. Fourth grade, White Spiritual Bone. All the rest are mortal bones, with no chance of cultivating. Xu Taiping, born with mortal bones, swears to prove to the cultivation world that mortal bones can slay demons, mortal bones can vanquish devils, and mortal bones can ascend to immortality! 637.1kReads9.3Score77kShelves

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    It's really beautiful, I highly recommend it

34. 84 不 Aren’t You an Evil God? Why Does Seeing Me Lower Your SAN? 不是邪神吗？见我怎么降SAN值 A Salty Fish c一条咸鱼cEastern Fantasy5.9M WordsCompleted [Vampires, werewolves, technology, potions, ghosts, biohumans, divination, puppets, and every terrifying element you can imagine: this world has them all.] Lin En transmigrated into such a bizarre otherworld and became an apprentice at a potion shop. "Something is wrong with that man! He never uses anesthetic when performing surgery!" "That shop is a scam! The moment you go in, they find a pile of illnesses even if you are perfectly healthy!" "But wait, isn't that shop supposed to be the bes 153.9kReads9.6Score17.6kShelves
35. 85 天 Heaven’s Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.3M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 1MReads9.4Score76.2kShelves
36. 86 灵 The Supernatural Returns, and the Eternal Night Begins 灵异复苏，永夜降临 Qingyuan Vocational High School Prodigy庆元职高小天才Mystery2.4M WordsOngoing [Supernatural horrors descend + no System + fresh worldbuilding + survival + semi-infinite-flow + no do-gooder protagonist + not dark + supernatural abilities] In the best years of his life, amid the exuberance of youth, Su Yuan thought his days would remain peaceful and beautiful forever. Then a line of bloody text appeared on the blackboard during evening study. [In the silent night, a terrifying ghost appears outside your dorm room... How long will it take to kill you?] Everyone thought it wa 383.4kReads9.3Score35.8kShelves
37. 87 蝉 The Cicada Project 蝉计划 Moonlight Old Rascal明月老贼Urban4.7M WordsCompleted [Spiritual qi revival + crafty schemer + comedy + meme references + one heroine] As spiritual qi revived, Jiang Bai unexpectedly arrived in the age of the fifth mysterious tide. Everything he knew had faded with the passage of time. The world had been utterly transformed, familiar places and people were gone, and the career he had once fought for had turned to dust. The past was beyond recall. In this chaotic, dark age, order had long since collapsed, civilization was no more, and the shadow of 93.9kReads9.3Score10.5kShelves
38. 88 每 Growing One Point a Year: From Country Bumpkin to Ancestor of the Immortal Realm 每年加一点从山野村夫成仙界道祖 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 844.6kReads9.7Score87.8kShelves
39. 89 异 The Lost City of Exotic Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [The new book The Maze of Inversion has begun serialization. Updates come at 9 p.m. every evening. Please continue to support it.] 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 504.4kReads9.7Score67.3kShelves
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41. 91 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 237.1kReads9.6Score27.4kShelves
42. 92 我 There’s a Ghost Inside Me 我的体内有只鬼 A Black-Inked Blade一柄墨刀Mystery3.5M WordsCompleted Vengeful ghosts awaken, and a hundred ghosts roam the night. Jiang Xiao transmigrates into this world for no apparent reason and finds himself surrounded by demons and monsters. But then he discovers that his shadow can devour ghosts without limit and gain their abilities. [Successfully devoured the White Mist Ghost. Ability acquired: Mist Form] [Successfully devoured the Hanging Ghost. Ability acquired: Shackles] [Successfully devoured the Bronze Ghost. Ability acquired: Copper Skin] [Successfu 26.4kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
43. 93 我 I Get Stronger by Eating Ghosts 我，吃鬼就变强 Three Winds 11三风11Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted Why does the headless ghost in the hospital keep praying at midnight? Why does the skin-stealing ghost in the desolate mountain village wail without stopping? And why does the long-haired female ghost in the studio apartment shriek in the middle of the night? None of this is a distortion of human nature, much less a collapse of morality. It’s just that… someone’s having an episode! In an age when horror has returned and vengeful ghosts run rampant, Bai Yuan, dressed in a hospital gown, smiled ca 157.7kReads9.3Score16.9kShelves

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