In a Reading Slump: Looking for a Truly Fresh and Exciting Read 厌书期，求真正的让人眼前一亮的书

1. 201 边 Tales from the Borderlands: All My Relatives Are Ruthless Bandits 边水往事，我家亲戚都是悍匪 Foolish Dinosaur愚蠢的恐龙Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Jiang Wang opened his eyes and found himself in the story of The Longest Day in Chang'an? No, a closer look told him this was the original setting! And not just any setting, but the borderlands, at the most lawless time in the Golden Triangle: the early 2000s. There was no order in this era, only bloody cruelty in the forests and stacks of cash. It was a wild gold-rush age, full of outlaws. River-crossing dragons, mountain-tunneling tigers, gunshots ringing without end. When I have a gun, you c 19.1kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
2. 202 皇 The Emperor's Gold Medal County Magistrate 皇家金牌县令 Noodle King Zai板面王仔Historical2.7M WordsCompleted [Farming + lighthearted fun + transmigration] Fang Zhengyi transmigrates to the Great Jing dynasty and becomes a county magistrate. After seven years of work, he has created his own earthly paradise. He’d planned to live out his days as a carefree little emperor. In the thirteenth year of the Jinghe era, the emperor of Great Jing travels incognito and accidentally wanders into Taoyuan County... The moment the emperor enters the county, he is astonished! The many strange and wondrous things leave 230.3kReads9.5Score28.7kShelves
3. 203 三 Three Kingdoms: What a Good Grandson, Cao Wei Could Last Three Generations! 三国：好贤孙，曹魏可行三代！ Crazy Mental Patient疯狂的精神病患者Historical1.1M WordsCompleted (The rating just came out and will rise later, so feel free to give it a try.) The System runs away from the start, Cao Wei, Three Kingdoms. The early story mainly focuses on the everyday lives of three generations of the Cao family, with a humorous and lighthearted tone as they develop in peace. The main storyline of unifying the realm kicks off later. Cao Cao: “Lingjun, which of my sons can shoulder great responsibility?” Xun Yu: “I think Young Master Rui could.” Cao Cao: “Wenhe, which of my s 133.1kReads9.1Score21.6kShelves
4. 204 重 Reborn in a Shared Apartment, but the System Is in the Hehuan Sect! 重生合租房，系统却在合欢宗门！ Seven Notes七音律Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + lighthearted comedy + System] Reborn in a shared apartment, he lives with several beautiful women. [Ding! Welcome back, Host, to the immortal cultivation sect...] Lin Yu: ?? I’m clearly in a shared apartment, so why are you saying I’m at an immortal cultivation sect? Watering flowers becomes [tending spirit plants]? Cooking becomes [studying medicinal pills]? Changing the bedsheets becomes [setting up an array]? This System is kind of interesting. 17.9kReads8.7Score1.7kShelves
5. 205 美 America: Campus Belles Galore, with James and Curry Taking a Back Seat 美利坚：校花管够，詹库靠后 Xinma Youjiang新马游浆Urban846k WordsOngoing (Everyday life in America, a harem basketball comedy, slow-paced) Wang Heng woke up aboard an inland cruise ship full of beautiful women. Drawing on what he knew, he concluded that he’d landed in Shawshank. Fortunately, he awakened a System: interacting with high-quality women could earn him traits and attribute points. Dragon in the Water: boosts your coordination and sense of rhythm, with double bonuses in the air and underwater. Master of the Waves: You’re a pro when it comes to water. Racial 70.7kReads8.3Score9.3kShelves
6. 206 兄 Bro, Stop Simping. You're Already at the Nascent Soul Stage 兄弟别再舔了，你都元婴了 The Wall Street Sheep华尔街之羊Eastern Fantasy263k WordsOngoing [Multiple female leads] [Not mindless] [Forbidden master-disciple romance] [Tormented love] Lin Qiu and Guo Chong are the best of brothers. They transmigrate together to the cultivation world of Cang Xuan Continent, where they both awaken Systems. Lin Qiu awakens the Get-Beaten System: taking a beating makes him stronger, and the harder the beating, the stronger he gets. Guo Chong awakens the Simp System: win over one cultivation partner, and become invincible within one major cultivation realm. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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7. 207 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I Find Myself a Stepmother 重生60年代：我给自己找后妈 Gu Yue Er Dong古月耳咚Modern Romance681k WordsOngoing When Chen Guoping died of lung cancer, his mother was busy having a grand old time gossiping with the neighborhood women! In his previous life, she had kept him under her thumb since childhood: she wouldn’t let him take the college entrance exam, forced him to hand over his wages, and criticized every woman he wanted to marry. Ignoring the nature of his work, she insisted that he and his wife risk having a third child. In the end, he was fired for exceeding the birth quota, and his family of fiv 22.2kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves

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   I'm recommending a super addictive period rebirth novel! The male lead was told by his biological mother that he should "die sooner," and he actually did die of anger. After being reborn, he gets a new mother; his stepmother dotes on him, while his biological mother is green with envy. It's already 100,000 words long, so don't miss it if you're looking for something to read—you won't be able to stop once you start!

8. 208 墨 A Marriage Set in Ink 墨守成婚 Wen Xiaoxia文小侠Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Coming-of-Age Feel-Good Story] [Campus and City Life] [Sweet Romance] [First Love for Both] [Pure Love on Both Sides] Moli is a talented and beautiful girl born in the countryside. Sadly, her family is poor, and despite her high score on the college entrance exam, she can only choose to attend a teachers' college, leaving her dream of becoming a fashion designer out of reach. During college, she works hard, supports herself through part-time jobs, and teaches herself fashion design. She invests 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A different character setup, an unconventional plot development—get ready for some intense moments! Sweet but not cloying, devoted and doting!

9. 209 相 My Lord, Please Take This Challenge 相公请接招 Lucky Treasure福宝Ancient Romance156k WordsCompleted Ruyu didn’t know where she came from, and she had never harbored any lofty ambitions. Her favorite thing to do was use her invisibility skill after nightfall to eavesdrop on other people. Wang Erlang had been made to kneel by his wife again; Madam Zhou had actually starved herself unconscious in an attempt to lose weight… Ruyu had so much gossip to share, but no one to share it with. She felt lonely. That is, until she became friends with Shao Jiyan. He taught her to read and write, and kept 1.6kReads9.4Score197Shelves
10. 210 重 Reborn in 1958: Grandpa and Grandson Stockpile for the Famine Together 重生58爷孙空间联动囤爆灾荒年 Asking the Sword, Listening to Snow问剑听雪Urban790k WordsOngoing Peng Yi built his fortune from nothing, amassing billions, only to have his own children pull the plug and abandon him in his final years. He died full of hatred. Kneeling before the grave of his beloved Su Wanqing as he drew his last breath, he learned that she had once carried his child. At just twenty-three, she had died in a famine, and mother and child had suffered every hardship life could bring! Heaven had shown mercy: Peng Yi was reborn in 1958, on the eve of their flight from famine! A 5kReads—Score452Shelves

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    If you enjoy period novels about farming, hunting, disaster relief, antique collecting, and catching spies, then this is the book for you.

11. 211 溶 Cave Prison: The Twelve Zodiac Signs Hunt the Gods 溶洞囚笼：十二生肖逐神 East Ring Elevated Highway东环高架Urban166k WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast, no fixed protagonist.] This is a real game, a game in which the Twelve Zodiac Signs hunt one another. Hundreds of rounds have been played over thousands of years. Each round has a zodiac victor. The victors become emperors or powerful figures in their own right. Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han: victor of the Snake; Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang: victor of the Horse; Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of Song: victor of the Dog; Qianlong of the Qing dynasty: victor of the Rabbit; Ther 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Superbly good! A supernatural tale with rules, the twelve zodiac animals hunting each other, a Chinese-style battle royale, high-energy throughout, [no system] [no rebirth]!!

12. 212 我 I Want to Swim Like a Dragon! 我要游龙！ An Adorable Beaver一只可爱的海狸Urban475k WordsOngoing [So handsome it makes your jaw drop, multiple female leads, chemistry through the roof] “This man is insanely hot!” Lin Mei stuck out the tip of her tongue and ran it across her lips. The man had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, his contours rising like ridges, his muscles stacked like cobblestones. The part of his V-line left exposed was clearly visible. Was this really her childhood sweetheart? Unbelievable. She felt like pinning him beneath her “peach.” 755Reads—Score113Shelves

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    This one! Multiple female leads + ruthless decisiveness. I also couldn't get into highly-rated books... So I had to look for this one among the new releases. And I actually found it! You can check it out if you're interested.

13. 213 斩 Slay the Gods: A Mysterious Invasion? Then Let's Have a Midnight Snack! 斩神：神秘入侵？那今晚加餐！ Planting Stars in the Ruins在废墟种星星Female-Channel Fanfiction298k WordsCompleted Xu Xiaoman had been unable to taste anything for eighteen years, yet she had always helped out in her family's little restaurant. She measured seasoning by the gram, judged the heat by the bubbles, and guessed whether a dish was salty or bland by watching the customers' expressions. Then, on the night the restaurant was closing, a masked monster burst into the kitchen. The creature's flesh, bones, and the core hidden inside suddenly appeared in layers before her eyes. When a trace of mysterious 150Reads—Score102Shelves

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    [Thoughts] The female lead is absolutely unhindered, and her abilities are incredibly bizarre. Her teamwork with Qi Ye is absolutely insane; she's hardcore in her work the whole time. Highly recommended! 👉

14. 214 亘 The Nightmare Kingdom, Where the Flesh Mutates 亘梦诡国，肉身畸变 Allergic to Bitter Coffee苦咖啡过敏原Mystery453k WordsOngoing [Supernatural]+ [Sanity Plummets]+ [Fantasy What-If]+ [Cthulhu]+ [Horror Folklore]+ [Transmigration]+ [Feel-Good Power Fantasy]+ [Fresh and Original] I hope more people will stop by and give me the motivation to update with 4,000+ words every day. The first instance may not be that interesting, so I recommend skipping ahead a dozen or so chapters before reading. Give the author a little patience and keep reading. The story won't disappoint you. You may find yourself wondering whether fate really 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You really should read this one. It's not very engaging at first, so skip around ten or so chapters before starting.

15. 215 朕 I, Empress Hexi, Reborn and Done Saving the Ungrateful 朕，和熹女君，重生不扶白眼狼 Miss Xingci星辞小姐Ancient Romance326k WordsOngoing At fifteen, Deng Sui entered the palace. At twenty-two, she was made empress, and at twenty-five, she ruled as regent. For sixteen years, Deng Sui safeguarded the Han empire, only to be sent to her death by the young emperor she had personally supported. Her entire family was purged, and her loyal confidants died tragic deaths, full of resentment. Reborn, she returned to the year of the selection. In this life, Deng Sui seeks only to defy fate and change her destiny: Protect the emperor, who is 1.1kReads—Score112Shelves

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    A historical fantasy novel with a focus on palace intrigue in the early stages and political maneuvering later on. The ensemble cast is incredibly compelling, the plot flows smoothly, and it's a great read.

16. 216 你 You're Just a Mortal, and You Say You Created This Immortal Art? 你一凡人，说这仙法是你创造的？ Dreaming of Flowers梦里要开花Eastern Fantasy219k WordsOngoing [The Eerie Fairy Wants Me Dead] Trapped in a cultivation game, there's always a red-clad fairy beside me, carrying a red coffin and demanding my life, and I have to "take my own life" at that. Can someone else kill me? No way! From the start, I have no spiritual roots and can only improve my cultivation by becoming a cultivation furnace for other women? Luckily, I can open cultivation instances. Return to ten years ago. A hundred years ago. I leave legends of myself everywhere, but the life- —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Mortals possess a copy of history. They can rewrite it by going back in time. One moment you're a big shot, the next I'm your "ancestor".

17. 217 世 The World Tramples My Dignity? I Go Berserk and Summon a Fortune to Shock the World 世人践踏我尊严？我发疯召来万丈横财震惊全世界 Cooing in a Dream梦中咕咕Urban8k WordsCompleted The World Tramples on My Dignity? I Go Mad and Summon a Fortune Worth Billions, Shocking the World 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Regardless of how it lit up, it's lit up anyway.

18. 218 重 Reborn as a Baby, Sign-In from the Start and Forced to Compete 重生婴儿，开局签到被迫开始内卷 Moonlit Newness月流时新Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (Single female lead) (Lighthearted and heartwarming) (An everyday-life story) Reborn in 2005, Yan Qiu discovered that he had become a baby who struggled even to roll over. More absurdly, the wrinkled little childhood sweetheart in the neighboring crib completely outperformed him, a reborn person, in every aspect of development: she rolled over faster than he did, sat alone longer than he could, and started walking earlier than him. Yan Qiu gritted his teeth and trained harder for three months, f 93.9kReads9.0Score13kShelves
19. 219 我EN I, Bully Spider-Man, Smash Marvel! 我，恶霸蜘蛛侠，打爆漫威！ Have You Retired Yet This Year?今年退休了吗Anime Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted [Marvel] [Spider-Man] [Symbiote] [power fantasy] [making up for regrets] [a very different Spider-Man] [antihero] [rock-bottom manners] [beautiful women] [science investigations] Over a million words, with nonstop thrills and action. This is a Spider-Man who never takes a beating! . I’m Toby Parker, Spider-Man Peter Parker’s cousin, and the son of Ben Parker and May Parker. But don’t let my name or my connection to Spider-Man fool you into thinking I’m some friendly neighborhood guy! Spider-Man 58kReads8.3Score9.2kShelves
20. 220 祁 Qi Tongwei: Reborn as a PhD Student at Peking University 祁同伟：重生从北大博士开始 Old Rogue, Watch My Blade老贼看刀Male-Channel Fanfiction795k WordsCompleted After shooting himself, Qi Tongwei unexpectedly returns to the time when he took three bullets while risking his life to capture drug traffickers. Given a second chance, he decides to leave Handong behind, stop circling around the political and legal System, and move on to a bigger stage. 185.7kReads9.4Score23.2kShelves
21. 221 全EN Global Metahumans: Awakening the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning at the Start 全球异能：开局觉醒紫霄神雷 The Wind Is Howling Tonight今晚的风儿甚是喧嚣Urban4.5M WordsOngoing On Blue Star, vicious beasts run rampant. Everyone can awaken an ability and has a chance to become a powerful force, feared across the land! Yet Xu Jingming, who transmigrated here, had only an E-rank ability. Fortunately, the Deep Blue System appeared, upgrading his weak E-rank electric ability into S-rank Purple Firmament Divine Thunder! That’s not all. Every time he kills a vicious beast, he earns ability points. Spend ability points to raise his level and strengthen his skills. “Deep Blue, 244.4kReads9.1Score19.8kShelves
22. 222 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! 21.7kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
23. 223 刚 Just Arrived in Republican-Era China, I Have Nothing but Money 刚到民国，除了钱，一无所有 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Ning transmigrated into a series of novels set in the Republic of China era. The good news: she had a System. Better yet, the System's reward pool held a full ten billion. Once she spent it all, Su Ning could return to the modern era and live happily as a billionaire. The bad news: the System was called "The Rich Are Heartless"... In the turbulent Republic of China, she had to play a villain who was rotten to the core. Determined to stay alive, Su Ning racked her brains to become relatives wi 97.7kReads8.7Score10.7kShelves
24. 224 末 The Doomsday Hourglass 末日沙漏 Swimming Piglet游泳的小猪Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.5M WordsCompleted 9.8kReads7.6Score646Shelves

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    A brand new sci-fi post-apocalyptic novel for 2026! Zombies, AI entities, and human survivors—a thrilling, epic battleground where three forces clash. Definitely worth reading! [Shy][kiss]

25. 225 手 With a Dual-World Travel System, I'm Invincible in the Real World 手握双穿系统，现实世界我无敌 Three Thousand Strange Dreams异梦三千Urban435k WordsOngoing Lin Hao, an overworked office drone stuck in a far-off posting, is exploited by his supervisor. By chance, he activates a System that lets him travel freely between a world of immortals and martial arts and the real world. He can earn money, buy gold, and use it to top up the System, which offers all kinds of heaven-defying pills. While everyone else works hard at cultivation, Lin Hao levels up by making money. Though lowly as an ant, he bears humiliation and bides his time. With the power to mo 2.6kReads8.0Score180Shelves

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    The male protagonist isn't alone; he brings a group of people with him as they transmigrate, leading to a collision between the modern world and a world of immortals and martial arts. If you're interested, you can give it a try...

26. 226 这 Something's Off About This Archrival 这个宿敌不对劲 Bai Zhaoran白昭然Fantastical Romance706k WordsOngoing [Love and Hate] [宿敌] [Dual Systems for the Male and Female Leads] [A Touch of Ensemble Cast] "Every clash in this world conceals another possibility." Mo Jinyu transmigrated into the Flower Realm as its Ninth Princess and was bound to a cool, aloof System. The System told her: You must survive, grow stronger, and become the supreme ruler of the Spirit Race. Mo Jinyu nodded. She would keep a low profile, build up her resources, and quietly level up. Until she met Pei Xuanjin, the crown prince of 688Reads—Score104Shelves

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    You absolutely must check out this book! It's truly a great book, but it's a shame it hasn't gained much popularity.

27. 227 你 Want a System? I’ll Build You One by Hand 你要系统吗？我给你手搓一个 One Eye on the World独眼看世界Urban254k WordsCompleted [Beating a terminal illness|Dispatching transmigrators|Handcrafting Systems|Traveling between myriad worlds] He's the spokesperson for the System! He doesn't have to transmigrate and face danger himself. Instead, he brings kindhearted people from this world to be reborn in other realms! Every transmigrator he sends off is randomly bound to an absurdly powerful divine System! What nobody knows is that he ultimately owns all the permissions for every transmigrator's System! He can communicate with 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A customizable system, personally bestowed upon transmigrators, tailor-made to make them the ultimate workers across the heavens.

28. 228 双 Twin Star Planet 双子星球 The Water Must Come to a Boil温水要烧开Urban199k WordsCompleted What do you do when your daughter believes beauty is justice? If you’re ugly, you really do get beaten up. (New book, made for a fun read. Three chapters a day, with a minimum of 6,000 words. No upper limit depending on how things go. Come on in!) 90 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fellow Daoist. This book suits you; it has sound values. It's a single-female protagonist, a devoted lover.

29. 229 神 Master of the Game 神操手 Qi Le Ge Lin麒了个麟Eastern Fantasy483k WordsOngoing After nine lives, can he escape his shackles? Can cultivating through code create a miracle? A seasoned spirit hunter starts out with a wronged spirit in tow and faces Hell-level difficulty from the start: Should he lie flat, or break free of his shackles? The One-Line Chasm, Soul-Eater Forest, the Inspection Team... The clues to extending his life point to the Guardian of the Abyss, locked away inside a ward. But when he risks his life to reach the Hall of Ten Thousand Clans, he discovers it is 67Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This story is very original and interestingly designed. It's full of foreshadowing and unexpected twists! A nine-life plot, code-based cultivation, and all races paying homage to humanity! Highly recommended!

30. 230 农 The Farmer’s Daughter Refuses to Marry, and Her Future Powerful Official Loses Control in Public 农女拒嫁，未来权臣当众失控 The Eight of August八月的八Ancient Romance232k WordsCompleted [Romance first, career second] Since the heavens have given her a chance to start over, Xie Qinglian wastes no time. She decides not to give Shen Xingzhou any chance to grow up: she'll drown him in the river, push him off a mountain, or poison him with a poisonous fruit! [Shen Xingzhou: a mad beauty] When he discovers that Zhenzhen, the woman he loves, is actually Xie Qinglian and that she wants to kill him, he decides that if they cannot be husband and wife in life, then they can be a pair of g 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look at me! Save me! [Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Flying kiss] [Romance is the main focus, career is secondary] Someone please look at me and save me!! [Crying][Crying][Crying] Since heaven has given her a second chance, Xie Qinglian decisively decides not to give Shen Xingzhou a chance to grow up, drowning him in the river, pushing him off a mountain to his death, and poisoning him with a poisonous fruit! [Shen Xingzhou: A Mad Beauty] When he discovers that his beloved Zhenzhen (Xie Qinglian) actually harbors murderous intentions towards him, he decides that since they cannot be husband and wife in life, they will be a ghost couple! If Zhenzhen wants to drown him, he will drag her to the underworld with him. If Zhenzhen wants to push him off a mountain, he will hold her and perish together. If Zhenzhen wants to poison him, he will eat the poisonous fruit with her. [The female lead is the most important thing in the world][Extreme tug-of-war][Mad Beauty][Wife-chasing crematorium][Political intrigue][Both are clean][Alternate universe]

31. 231 从 A Journey Across Worlds, Beginning in My World: National Destiny 从国运我的世界开始的万界之旅 A Little More Rationality理智一点Urban240k WordsOngoing Long Yi: Take a look at my big guy. The other contestants: Holy crap! Foreign viewers: Cheats! This is totally cheating! Viewers from the Dragon Kingdom: So if you don’t turn it off, that means you’re cheating? Next volume The Five Great Clans and Seven Noble Houses: We’re begging you, let us go! Long Yi grinned bloodthirstily. “Hahaha! Didn’t you look down on me back then? Didn’t you say a merchant’s son like me, not even from a poor family, had no right to enter the capital or take the imperi 36Reads—Score145Shelves

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    Newcomer's debut work

32. 232 吞 The Spirit-Devouring Sword Emperor 吞灵剑帝 Zhang Wei Who Loves Stir-Fried Jicama爱吃小炒凉薯的张威Eastern Fantasy421k WordsCompleted Fang Yuan, a youth with nine ruined meridians, is cruelly cast aside after his engagement is broken off, reduced to a lowly servant whom everyone in the Qingyun Sect looks down upon. On the day the engagement is called off, his ancestral jade pendant shatters, and an ancient scroll enters his sea of consciousness. It can devour the spiritual energy of all things and reveal flaws in every cultivation technique. He conceals his sharp edge and secretly sets his plans in motion, stirring up the enti —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This looks nice, you can try it.

33. 233 归 Returning to the Ten Thousand Paths of Guizang 归藏万途 Li Zangxu离藏叙Eastern Fantasy492k WordsOngoing When he crawled out of a pile of corpses, he was clutching a piece of jade. Ten years later, every faction in the Western Continent would kill for it. The day his master faked his death, he told him to deliver a hard, unyielding fruit to Lingxu Palace within two years. And never take off the jade he had worn since childhood. He thought that was all there was to it. No one told him what the jade was. He thought it was a treasure that could suppress the Ruins, a key to seize power, or a life-savin 131Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Treating difficult and complex diseases!

34. 234 末 Doomsday! I Purify the Global Wasteland Through Recycling 末日！我靠垃圾回收净化全球废土 Whispers of the South Wind南风吟Sci-Fi & Apocalypse67k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to a wasteland, Qin Xi scores a garbage-recycling System. Mutant beasts, divine bodies, fragments of the laws of the universe: all of them are her resources! She slays God Kings, shatters the heavens, and clashes head-on with the ruler of reincarnation. It isn't until the white-clad Shang Su appears that she understands: Thousands of cycles of reincarnation and countless trials were all paving the way for her. Deng Ying guards the endgame of reincarnation to the death, while 691Reads—Score1.3kShelves

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    This book has a setting unlike any other post-apocalyptic novel. The author's imagination and writing style are amazing. It's a rare high-quality work by Tomato, and you'll regret it for the rest of your life if you don't read it!

35. 235 装 Playing at Gods and Ghosts: From Scraping By to Becoming a God 装神弄鬼：从苟活到封神 A Thousand Lights Illuminate the Night千灯照夜明Rural Life186k WordsOngoing A modern man transmigrates to ancient times. To stay alive, he has no choice but to pretend to be a ghost or spirit. But as he goes on living, people throughout the land start calling him a “True Lord.” He panics. “I'm really not a god.” Nobody believes him. It takes him a while to understand: when you pretend to be a god or a ghost, the scariest thing isn't getting found out. It's someone actually believing you, then turning your act into a faith. 39Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Seeking survival, system, time travel, historical fantasy, metaphysics, Investiture of the Gods

36. 236 胖 The Overweight Heiress's Comeback 胖千金的逆袭 Slow and Steady Goes Far事缓则远Ancient Romance123k WordsCompleted Cheng Nian was 28 when she finally learned to swim, only to drown. But that wasn't even the most dramatic part. The real shock was that her soul transmigrated straight into the body of a 160-jin chubby heiress in ancient times. Was it a blessing or a curse? As a modern woman with a higher education, how could she accept living as a big fat woman? Watch her turn the tables in that era, win her crush's favor, and thrive... 1.4kReads—Score290Shelves

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    This is pretty good. The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of the chubby daughter of a high-ranking official, and then goes on a winning streak with incredible luck—it's incredibly satisfying!

37. 237 那EN Lord Jiang is the Demon! 那妖魔是姜大人！ Eight-Tentacled Monster八爪触手怪Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing (The rating has just been released) [Gender Swap] + [Single] + [Slaying demons and exorcising evil] + [Wish-fulfillment story] Using the blood of demons as ink and the Hundred Demons Manual as paper, one can copy their forms and seize their supernatural abilities. When Jiang Yuechu awoke one day, she had become an ordinary young woman in the flourishing Great Tang. Beneath the moon over Chang’an, prosperity and decay coexist, immortals and Buddhas have vanished, and demons run rampant. Fortunate 380.2kReads9.3Score28.6kShelves
38. 238 模EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 215.6kReads9.6Score36.3kShelves
39. 239 电 The Last Movie Star in the World of Cinema 电影世界最后一个影帝 I'm a Stick of Kudzu我是一碌葛Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [A multiverse story focused on supernatural, sci-fi, and fantasy films, with a few other genres mixed in.] [Not a monster-grinding, level-up story. There is no clear power system; the focus is on storytelling.] [Not a conventional wish-fulfillment novel. It touches on traditional thought and culture, including but not limited to the Hundred Schools of Thought and Wang Yangming's School of Mind.] [The protagonist is a bleeding heart, funny, and righteous, with no showing off and face-slapping, an 7.3kReads8.8Score587Shelves
40. 240 向 Aspiring to Become a Superstar 向往成为巨星 Sour and Spicy Shredded Potatoes酸辣土逗丝Urban1.5M WordsCompleted If you enjoy the simple pleasures of a slower pace, why not stay awhile? No System, no contrived tropes, no harem, just a leisurely pace. There's none of that scheming and backstabbing. After waking up, Xu Luo transmigrates to a parallel world and suddenly becomes rich. With no lofty ambitions, he plans to live carefree, eat his fill, and wait for death. But after unexpectedly joining an outdoor livestream variety show, he gradually becomes a world-famous superstar. 7.6kReads8.5Score426Shelves
41. 241 变 Transformed into a Peerlessly Beautiful Fox Fairy, I Leave a Scar on the Hearts of the Heaven's Chosen 变身绝美狐仙，给天骄心上留道疤 One Red Fish Plus一赤鱼plusEastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Gender swap] + [System] + [Scheming protagonist] + [Gender-bender romance] + [Xuanhuan] (The rating just came out and will rise later) I transmigrated, but not all the way. I became the most beautiful female villain in the game Divine Path: the Nine-Tailed Fox Immortal! The main story won't begin for another 1,000 years. But I'm trapped in a deadly secret realm from the start, and my ending is to be cut into a thousand pieces and turned into equipment? Just when I was about to cry in despair, I 10.5kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves

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    They're all top performers in their respective fields, absolutely gorgeous! 👀

42. 242 张 Zhang Xiaojiu's Adventure Journal 张小酒的冒险笔记 Wuye無夜Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [The animated series is now available] Zhang Xiaojiu has died once. In his original world, the Demon Realm overturned the Human Realm, wiping out humanity across the globe. His soul, carrying regrets, transmigrated into the body of a baby born before the catastrophe. This time, he wanted to hide away and survive in peace, but fate set him on the path to saving the world. A white-clad angel wept for him, a fiery policewoman took a blade for him, and a gentle spirit demon faced death for him witho 6.6kReads9.1Score563Shelves

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    A book with an unassuming title, but whose content is truly amazing!

43. 243 第 The 99th Time I Turned into a Cat, I Woke Up in His Arms 第99次变成猫在他的怀里醒来 Meow, It's July喵七月呀Modern Romance138k WordsOngoing [The Pairing] A sweet, playful, drama-queen heiress fallen on hard times (an innocent little flower by day, a pampered cat by night) × a cold-faced CEO who seems chaste but is actually a hardcore cat person. [Synopsis]To save her life, Lin Ruanruan turned into a Ragdoll cat and accidentally fell asleep in the bed of her archenemy, the CEO.She thought he’d throw her out, but the cold-blooded man didn’t get angry. Instead, he named her “Your Majesty.”By day, they were sworn enemies who ignored 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Ahhh, it's so sweet!" Gu Chenyuan stared at the pair of cat ears on her head, trembling wildly with embarrassment, his Adam's apple bobbing. He didn't look away; instead, he raised his hand and gently hooked the tip of one of the still-trembling cat ears with his fingertips. Lin Ruanruan felt weak all over from this touch, tears welling up in her eyes. She could only cover her ears tightly, burying her head in his neck and pretending to be dead: "Waaah, you can't see me, you can't see me..."

44. 244 青 Childhood Sweethearts to Lovers: Returning with a Jade in His Arms 青梅变竹马，朝阳抱玉归 Widowed, But Not Lonely鳏寡非孤独Ancient Romance390k WordsOngoing [Female Disguise, Iron-Blooded Heir × Male Disguise, Downtrodden Sixth Prince] [Historical Romance, Alternate Setting | Pure Historical Romance, no transmigration, no System | Both are chaste in body and heart, each other's first and only love | Includes war and court intrigue. The plot is fictional, so please don't nitpick the details.] Xie Yu is the "only son" of the Marquis of Dingyuan's household. She has disguised herself as a boy since childhood and is destined to defend the northwest in 784Reads—Score109Shelves

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    You should give this one a try, you never know! [I highly recommend it!][I highly recommend it!][I highly recommend it!]

45. 245 离 After My Divorce, I Ran into a Dungeon Boss 离婚后，遇上了副本boss Ye Shijin叶十金Modern Romance493k WordsOngoing Everyone said she and Qin Liang were destined to be together, but their fated marriage ended when her husband cheated. She thought she would spend the rest of her life alone, never expecting to meet a jinx. Oh, well. She loved the jinx’s face, his figure, and even his good fortune. It didn’t matter who she married. If the jinx hadn’t made the first move, she would have taken her time and worked her way toward him. A fated match could always be with someone else. 2.7kReads—Score142Shelves

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    I'm currently reading a book that has elements of metaphysics.

46. 246 别 Don’t Make Me Pursue the Female Lead, I Don’t Want to Get Stabbed Twice 别让我追女主，我不想挨两刀 Mr. Guangxi广西先生Urban147k WordsCompleted This is a slow-paced story, without too many conflicts or face-slapping. It isn't an abrupt drop-in. Wishing you happiness every day. [The rating just came out and it's a little low. I did everything by hand.] [Daily life + Chinese-style school setting + quest System + lighthearted comedy + villain + ambiguous everyday interactions with more than ten girls] Good news: He transmigrated and became a rich second-generation heir. Good news: This world doesn't have any of Earth's works. Even worse ne 57Reads—Score160Shelves

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    It was alright, I panned for gold in 10 miles today.

47. 247 三 Three Blows Shatter the Protagonist's Soul: I'm Just an Ordinary County Magistrate 三棍打碎主角魂，县令我是普通人 Won't Get Lung Cancer不会肺癌Eastern Fantasy134k WordsOngoing [Tags, no angst, satisfying revenge, lighthearted] Fang Ming transmigrates into a fantasy world and becomes the magistrate of a county on the border between two nations. Who could have guessed that both nations would retreat three hundred li, leaving the county in a no-man's-land that neither side governs? Before him stands a Sugar Sect genius, a child of destiny, speaking with aggressive confidence. Fang Ming is an ordinary man who can't cultivate. He'd planned to keep the peace. Unexpectedly, 3Reads—Score138Shelves

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    The current reading lists are all the same, lacking any originality and making them boring to read. Check out this one, it's incredibly satisfying! It focuses on defeating the chosen ones, starting with Tang San, and an ordinary county magistrate makes a direct comeback – so satisfying!

48. 248 9 Me, a Post-90s Kid 90后的我 Warm Little Chubby Girl暖暖的小胖妞Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted I'm a post-90s kid. Back then, the sky was blue, the clouds were white, the moonlight at night was bright, and the Milky Way stretched long and glittering overhead. The streams were so clear you could drink from them, pheasants and rabbits ran everywhere, and the fields and ditches teemed with fish. I grew up in the countryside. My parents divorced when I was little, and I lived with my father in a small mountain village. After graduating from middle school, I left home to work and lived through 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Those born in the 80s and 90s might want to check this out.

49. 249 渡 Trapped at the Tribulation, Even My Inner Demon Doesn't Want Me to Die 渡劫遇绝境，心魔不想我死 Steamed Pork with Rice Flour粉蒸肉肉Urban171k WordsOngoing I transmigrated into the world of immortal cultivation a thousand years ago and became an invincible Emperor Realm powerhouse, yet I never forgot one girl. During my final tribulation, my closest friend joined forces with the Heavenly Dao to kill me. The one who protected me was my inner demon. She was the girl who had promised to wait for me, but died of illness on Blue Star. She became my inner demon and stayed with me for a thousand years. She didn't want me to die, so I reversed the river of 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'll eat it even if it doesn't look good!

50. 250 胖 The Chubby Heiress's Comeback: A Sister Story 胖千金的逆袭：姊妹篇 Slow and Steady Goes Far事缓则远Modern Romance98k WordsOngoing This is the companion story to The Reversal of the Chubby Heiress. It follows Shen Zhitang, the chubby heiress who jumped into a lake to kill herself. By a twist of fate, her soul transmigrates into Cheng Nian, who drowned while swimming. She starts a modern-world adventure, gradually leveling up as she fights one challenge after another, building confidence step by step and finding a wonderful love and life. See how someone from ancient times views modern life and learns to fit into society. Tw 61Reads—Score—Shelves

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