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. 251 我 The Girl I Control Is Becoming an Old One 我操作的少女正在成为旧日之主 Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [This novel has been contracted for print publication: cosmic horror + amber-style cultivation + villain protagonist + no System + decisive killing + black humor + deranged + single female lead + sequence containment] Xu Fei: “In the twenty-second century, all you need is a helmet with a brain-computer interface to experience a fully immersive game with realistic physical sensations.” “You ask why I chose this starting character? Naturally, because she’s a beautiful girl... Oh, no, naturally, be 771kReads9.5Score76.6kShelves

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   This one is alright too. The male protagonist is a player who can't find the exit button, so he has to possess the female protagonist's body. The female protagonist thinks the male protagonist is an Old One, which is quite interesting.

2. 252 刀 The Silent Blade 刀不语 LazyEastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Someone once asked me, “What is the jianghu?” I thought for a moment. I thought of a jug of rough wine on the table, a distant figure walking away beneath the setting sun, a grave beneath the moon, and the cigarette burning down to ash in my hand right now. That person asked again, “Where is the jianghu?” I smiled and looked out the window. There were countless jianghus out there. One person is a story. Two people make a jianghu. 28.1kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves

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   These are the only two books I have on my bookshelf.

3. 253 我 The Days I Happily Enjoyed Gossip in the Crowded Compound 我在大杂院快乐吃瓜的那些日子 Hehe's Grain何荷的禾Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period] [The Sixties] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Book Transmigration] [Pocket Dimension] [Feel-Good Story] [Everyday Family Life] [No Going to the Countryside] Cheng Ying discovers that she has transmigrated into a Period novel. She has four older siblings, some sharing only her father and others only her mother. The whole family is set up as a foil to the female lead, who lives with them in the same crowded compound, and they all meet tragic ends. Known throughout the compound as the tigress who c 298kReads9.0Score44.9kShelves
4. 254 我 I Am the Concept God! I Suppress Eternal Wonders! 我！概念神！镇压万古奇迹！ Potato and Tomato马铃薯与番茄Urban1.6M WordsOngoing [Miracles Awaken]+ [High-Energy Action]+ [Sequence Containment]+ [Superpower Academy]+ [Plot-Focused]+ [Character Growth]+ [Slow Burn] Fifty years ago, people discovered a colossal angel statue on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. Its face was twisted in a fierce grimace, and it stood guard over a massive bronze gate behind it. Seven days later, the angel vanished without a trace, and the bronze gate was opened. From that moment on, the world entered the “Age of Miracles,” when spiritual qi reviv 35kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves

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   The battle of wits is plentiful and very enjoyable.

5. 255 我 Could I Really Get Canceled in a Rules-Based Horror Game? 我还能在规则怪谈里塌房不成？ Xi Yao喜杳Mystery2.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite-Flow + Rules-Based Horror + Horror Game + Strong Female Team + A Group of People With Questionable Sanity] Just before their debut, the group Shili belonged to was betrayed by a bandmate, who framed them for bullying. Their debut fell through, while the bandmate won netizens’ sympathy and relaunched her career to great success. To this day, Shili’s social media accounts are still flooded with abuse from the other girl’s rabid fans. As luck would have it, in the third year after the com 64.4kReads9.6Score7.6kShelves
6. 256 重 Reborn in the Spirit Seed World: Every Opportunity Is Mine! 重生灵种世界，机缘全是我的！ Starlight Sword星辰剑光Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted In the boundless ocean, spirit fish are born, and spirit seeds form within them. Spirit seeds are divided into nine ranks. When ordinary people fuse with one, they can become spirit cultivators. Li Changsheng, a seventh-rank spirit cultivator, happens upon a ninth-rank Longevity Spirit Seed. He dies in a self-detonation while fighting his way out, then is reborn in his youth. Fish for spirit fish, obtain spirit seeds, and roam the seas. In this life, he will kill his former enemies one by one, p 5.9kReads8.0Score528Shelves
7. 257 我 I’m a Monster, So Why Does Everyone Treat Me Like a Teammate? 我一怪物，怎么都把我当队友了？ Explosive Edamame爆炸毛豆Urban910k WordsCompleted [Monster antagonist, one heroine with a mild yandere streak, self-interest, no System, no formulaic tropes, plot-driven, no overpowered leveling and grinding] My name is Shen Shi, and I have a secret. On the eve of the college entrance exam, I became an oddity in my classmates' eyes: a fallen genius, a weirdo who wore a mask in the middle of summer. Stench! Stench! Stench! Everyone gave off the same foul smell! Only my sister, who was with me day and night, smelled sweeter and sweeter. I knew my 20.3kReads9.0Score2.4kShelves
8. 258 奥 Ultraman: Zoffy's Endless Journey! 奥特：佐菲的无限之旅！ Loves the London Eye爱吃伦敦之眼Anime Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted He transmigrates to the Ultraman universe and becomes that great one. But Zoffy isn’t afraid, because he’s gained a golden finger that lets him improve his abilities without limit. The ordinary Specium Ray becomes powerful enough in his hands to destroy planets with ease. Instant Transmission becomes an ability that can cross the universe. And the M87 Ray becomes an invincible beam in the truest sense of the word. What’s more, once he receives the light of other Ultramen, everything gets even mo 13.5kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
9. 259 名 Detective Conan: Sakura-Colored Digital Bonds 名柯樱花色的数码羁绊 Morning Immortal Wanderer晨世仙游Anime Fanfiction611k WordsOngoing #Detective Conan Fanfiction #Digimon Crossover #Adventure #Hot-Blooded Youth #Virtual and Reality #Ensemble Cast Digimon have appeared in the world of Detective Conan. According to a prophecy, when a black crow flies overhead, the barrier between the human world and the Digital World will shatter completely. Ran Mouri: “Shinichi... I've waited so long to hear you say that.” Gatomon: “When that shield reaches its limit, when she drops the brave facade she shows everyone and is left with nothing b 275Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Uncommon combinations

10. 260 松 Cooking Snow Beneath the Pines, Listening to the Years Flow By 松间煮雪听流年 Highway Cat公路猫Fantastical Romance302k WordsCompleted (Invincible protagonist, satisfying contrast, everyone gets a happy ending, absolutely no angst) Deep in Mount Taixu stands a nameless little temple. The old Taoist who lives there does little each day beyond sweeping snow, brewing tea, and listening to the wind. Then one day, a badly wounded nine-tailed fox tumbles through the temple gate. The old Taoist sighs, pulls a sword sealed away for a thousand years from his sleeve, then turns around, chops some firewood, and brews the fox a cup of tea. 148Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story begins with picking up a nine-tailed fox, and the demon king refuses to leave. A lighthearted, comedic, slice-of-life, slow-paced cultivation story. [Laughing][laughing]

11. 261 穿 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: Three Heroes Plot to Rule the World 穿越古代：三雄谋定天下 Dreams Overflowing from the Galaxy星河溢梦Historical75k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate to Ancient Times + Three Transmigrations + No Female Lead] Xiao Heng transmigrates into the body of the Second Prince of Great Yong. He thinks he’ll enjoy a life of fine clothes, delicious food, and beautiful women at his side. Isn’t this the carefree life he’s always dreamed of? But after just one carefree day, the old emperor sees through him... “You are not my Heng’er.” A single imperial decree sends him into exile on the northern frontier. Everyone thinks he’s as good as dead. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Anyone want to give it a try?

12. 262 我 I Just Smiled, and the Whole Village Demanded My Life 我只是笑了一下，全村人让我偿命 Round Round's Round Head圆圆的圆圆脑袋20k WordsCompleted I only laughed, and the whole village demanded my life in return. —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 263 死 Death Rewind: Save the World in 48 Hours 死亡回档，48小时拯救世界 Rice-Scented Crisps稻香锅巴Urban1.5M WordsOngoing A car accident gave Wang Cong the ability to rewind time upon death! Just as he was getting ready to buy a lottery ticket and reach the pinnacle of life… The sky split open. Alien spaceships descended, and a flash of white light wiped out the world! Only two days remained. The countdown to extinction had begun. … “If I can rewind time by dying, can I save the world?” “You can, but you can't fill every hole the apocalypse leaves behind.” “Then if I bring along a group of comrades who've ri 119.2kReads8.6Score12.2kShelves

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    This is awesome. Enough said, just look at the length.

14. 264 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 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 235.3kReads9.7Score27.5kShelves

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    These are all books I read and thought were pretty good. Also, I think the premise of recommending a book should be that you should finish reading it yourself and find it good before recommending it. A lot of books are recommended after only reading a few chapters, or even just a few minutes or ten minutes of reading time. Thanks to you all, I've stepped on countless landmines.

15. 265 阴 The Dark and Dashing Senior Sister Has the Cultivation World Going Crazy 阴暗师姐她超帅，修真界全疯了 Cheng Ya乘芽Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted [Publication pending] [No romance + ensemble cast + strong female lead + sect life + everyone’s a little crazy] [The main cast are unhinged and shameless. The heroine is fiercely independent, loyal, and more than a little mad] Xie Qing transmigrates into a book as a cannon-fodder supporting character and finds herself struggling to survive in a sect full of slackers. Who wants to pick a fight with the heroine? Xie Qing will set the whole cultivation world straight. She encourages her world-weary 37kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves
16. 266 金 Mr. Jin, Your Wife Has Run Away with Your Daughter Again! 金总，太太又带小姐离家出走了！ Jin Er斤二Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted Prissy troublemaker x shameless rogue Childhood sweethearts x regret and redemption x happy ending In their third year of marriage, Lu Ying asked for a divorce. The man sat carelessly, his long, phoenix-shaped eyes nonchalant. “Is this because I went with her to the hospital but didn't go with you?” Lu Ying: “Yes.” “Fine,” he said, clearly not taking it seriously. “Then I won't go with you anymore.” Lu Ying: “I'll leave with nothing.” The unruliness vanished from his eyes. With the speed of 116.2kReads8.9Score11.9kShelves
17. 267 嫁 Marrying the Tyrant Male Lead to Become a Laid-Back Empress 嫁给暴君男主当咸鱼皇后 Dudu读读Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Dongli Hua has a little mishap and ends up in a novel for male readers, as an ugly woman with a birthmark on her face. But because of her good deeds, an imperial decree names her empress. The emperor ascended the throne at twenty, and is now thirty-two. He once had a beloved first empress who has since died; now he has two favored consorts, Shu and Li, as well as several powerful consorts with large families who have borne him princes and princesses. And soon, another large group of beauties wil 6kReads9.0Score504Shelves

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    This book is highly recommended! [Admiration]

18. 268 乱 After Fleeing the Chaotic Era, I Became the Founding Empress 乱世逃亡后，我成了开国女帝 Nan Wanxu南婉徐Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted [Publication rights signed] [Strong heroine + political intrigue + turbulent times + power struggles + ensemble cast] She’s fleeing from the start, a female warlord in a chaotic age. Lin Zhihuang, originally named Lin Zhihuan, transmigrates as a county magistrate’s daughter, only to find tens of thousands of refugees attacking the city from the start! While others transmigrate into palace or household intrigue, she transmigrates straight into a chaotic age and a desperate flight from famine. The 98.2kReads9.4Score13.6kShelves
19. 269 七 The Seven Kings Reunite, and Judgment Descends 七王重聚，审判降临 Baili Guyan百里孤烟Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + high martial arts + comedy + King of Slaughter + plot-driven power fantasy] Distant bells toll! The horns of war spiral through the air! Eagles survey the earth! Vultures feast on all living things! The Sword of Judgment hangs high! An ancient king descends! Slaughter! The prologue to an absurd apocalypse! Slaughter! The finale of a false golden age! At the end of the last century, the vast and devastating War of the Gods, sparked by the Radiant Army and the Eternal Nigh 100.5kReads8.6Score6.2kShelves

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    These are all quite nice, not bad.

20. 270 星EN The Third Era of the Astral Realm 星界第三纪元 Beita Ling北太灵Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.9M WordsCompleted [Three avatars] + [Alchemist] + [Esper] + [Giant beasts] + [Epic worldbuilding] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [Invincible protagonist] After Blue Star explodes, Luo Ge transmigrates through time and space carrying the [Miracle Artifact: Eye of Insight]. His soul is digitized and split into three, each part becoming an independent personality and setting off on a different path to transcendence. The alchemist Luo Ge pursues truth and the path to omniscience and omnipotence. “See Through Truth” “Alc 29.5kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves

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    These are all good; you can choose whichever you prefer.

21. 271 新 New Ultraman: It Begins with Finding a Walking Stick Alien 新奥特：从捡到一个拐杖星人开始 Fifth Red Moon第五红月Anime Fanfiction973k WordsCompleted As a monster corpse disposal worker, owning a jeep is perfectly normal. But when that jeep can talk, things get weird. As a kind person, helping an elderly person who lives alone is perfectly normal. But when the old person is leaning on a cane and wearing red glasses, that’s very weird! Moroboshi Dan: “Once you put on these glasses, you’ll no longer be an ordinary mortal. In this world…” Long Qisheng: “Huh? No, these are the Golden Cudgel!” 11.4kReads9.2Score951Shelves
22. 272 什 What Do You Mean the Four Calamity Sequences Are All in One Person? 什么叫四凶序列在同一个人身上？ No Playing Dead诈尸不能Urban826k WordsOngoing [A plot that isn't brainless + post-disaster apocalypse + no System] “Wait… you're saying all four Calamity-class sequences, each one heinously vicious, are inside the same person?” “This person has become a demon in the flesh, more terrifying than the evil spirits, and can chase monsters down and beat them up?” “And he's a man who transmigrated from a hundred years ago, carrying an unknown mission into this era?” “That's hilarious. If you're going to make things up, at least make it interest 39.4kReads8.4Score6kShelves

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    It's alright, but the writing isn't very smooth, and the plot is a bit old-fashioned. You can check it out if you're looking for something to read [eating melon emoji] (personal opinion).

23. 273 三 Three Kingdoms: Building the Strongest Generals' Faction 三国：组建最强武将集团 Person from Wu and Yue吴越人士Historical2.0M WordsCompleted My elder brother is Guan Yu, and he married Cai Wenji. I assemble the strongest team of generals, take control of Luoyang, command the troops by day, sleep in the palace at night, defile the Empress Dowager, and pacify the realm. They call me the Conqueror. Hedong Commandery: Guan Yu, Xu Huang. Changshan Commandery: Zhao Yun. Nanyang Commandery: Huang Zhong. Zhu Commandery: Zhang Fei. Bingzhou: Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun. Donglai Commandery: Taishi Ci. 8.2kReads8.8Score707Shelves
24. 274 从 Eating My Way Through Honkai: Star Rail, Starting with the Aeons 从星穹铁道星神开始的吃吃吃！ Salty Fish with a Hole in Its Brain脑子有洞的咸鱼Anime Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing What is this? The Voracity Aeon? Take a bite! What’s this shiny thing? The Diamond Head of the Amber Lord? Give it a nibble! What’s this soft, fluffy thing? The Aeon of Elation’s game box? Swallow it! What’s this round thing that’s glowing? Teyvat? Give it a scare! Why is this scruffy gray-haired guy such a mess? Stick close to him! Having become the Lord of Endless Greed, one Aeon thinks life is pretty damn nice. Meanwhile, a certain fun-loving spirit in a clown mask is making accusations at th 20.8kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves

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    I personally think it's wrong.

25. 275 恶 Evil Anna Holds a Grudge, and Her Daily Offense Is Taking a Beating 恶女安娜超记仇，日常输出靠抗揍 Liu Wanwan刘弯弯Modern Romance230k WordsOngoing [Female Lead + Instance Stories + Revenge on Scumbags + Crime Solving + Redemption] Anna is a shameless, scheming flirt. All it takes is a crook of her finger for countless men to fall at her feet. Following the logic that if you can’t have something, you should destroy it, one of her obsessive suitors plotted against her. She fell from a rooftop, breaking her arms and legs and losing her life. She should have been dead for good. But on Monday, Anna came back from the dead and showed up at sc —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is immortal and not a saint; she assists the male lead in solving cases.

26. 276 穿 After Becoming the Eldest Princess, I Did Everything I Could to Stay Alive 穿成长公主之后，我拼命苟活 Rong Ximu容汐慕10k WordsCompleted After I Became the Eldest Princess, I Fought Tooth and Nail to Stay Alive 4Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 277 异 Record of Raising an Otherworldly Supreme 异界至尊养成记录 The Innocently Wicked Moon天真有邪的月亮Eastern Fantasy279k WordsCompleted In another world, with cards that blot out the sky, speak my true name and my magic knows no bounds. This is the story of a young man from Blue Star who transmigrates to another world, using summoning cards to earn money, raise a child, and stir up all kinds of trouble. 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Those who are interested can take a look.

28. 278 冬 Spring Winds in Winter 冬季有春风 Three Lives of Joy三生欢Modern Romance779k WordsOngoing [Female Growth] [Childhood Sweethearts] [Turning the Tables Against the Odds] [Realistic] A girl battered by her dysfunctional family wants nothing more than to save the naive young boy who loves her. Life in the cramped alleyways is always the same, while the surging tide of the times takes everyone by surprise. In the winter at the end of the century, the gears of Xu Chunfeng's fate quietly began to turn. 3.1kReads8.0Score127Shelves

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    # Highly Recommended for Book Suffering🔥Realistic Era Heroine | "Spring Breeze in Winter" Who understands! Tired of rebirth with golden fingers and mindless face-slapping wish-fulfillment novels? I've found this down-to-earth Shanghai-style entrepreneurial novel! 😭 Set in a Shanghai alleyway in the 1990s, the protagonist, Xu Chunfeng, grew up in the mire of male chauvinism. Her uncle's family constantly exploited her, her mother favored her younger brother, and one hardship after another plagued her family. On the day of her college entrance exam, she missed the exam to save her best friend, shattering her dream of going to university💔 She sadly parted ways with her childhood sweetheart, Li Dongdong, her youthful love defeated by reality. Starting as a saleswoman in a clothing store, she rose step by step into the foreign trade industry; then she encountered her mother being scammed and incurring huge debts, losing all her savings in the financial crisis, and being cheated out of her job by her own uncle, experiencing several setbacks in her life. There were no cheat codes, no lucky breaks, she gritted her teeth and endured all the hardships✨ After awakening, she no longer compromised and tolerated, breaking free from the shackles of her original family. Seizing the opportunities of the times, she and her partner embark on a cross-border e-commerce business in apparel. Leveraging the Belt and Road Initiative, they sell Chinese-made clothing overseas, resisting malicious suppression from foreign capital and becoming dazzling female entrepreneurs. The twenty-year love-hate relationship between childhood sweethearts is incredibly touching! The male lead isn't a domineering CEO; he's an ordinary person who grew up following the rules, defying societal norms for love, giving up high-paying jobs and stock options to endure hardship alongside the female lead. Their mutual devotion, long-awaited reunion, and enduring love are anything but artificial. The book depicts the wave of layoffs, alleyway demolitions, the rise of foreign trade, and the internet revolution, brimming with the atmosphere of the era. Family entanglements, reconciliation, female empowerment, and the everyday realities of life are all vividly portrayed. The characters are lively, with both pain and warmth, and the story has a powerful impact! ✅ No rebirth | No system | Realistic | Female growth | Urban entrepreneurship | Historical setting | Childhood sweetheart reunion. Sisters who enjoy reading about ordinary people striving against the tides of time and strong female protagonists building their careers, go for it!

29. 279 灵 Immortal Path of Spirit Origins: The Spirit Beasts I Raise Are So Grateful 灵源仙途：我养的灵兽太懂感恩了 Brewing Tea in the Spring Mist春雾煮茶Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsOngoing [Cultivation] + [golden finger] + [Farming] + [Steady Progress] + [Relaxed] + [Everyday Life] In the world of Cultivation, all things possess spirits. After transmigrating, Gu An gained the ability to grasp the spiritual essence of spirit beasts. [Spiritual Source Recompense] Any spirit beast or spirit bird he personally raises will repay him when it dies! [One of the rainbow-feathered chickens you raised has died peacefully of old age and returned a portion of spiritual energy to you!] [One of 159.3kReads8.9Score13.1kShelves
30. 280 星 Interstellar Campus: The Five-Person Team Charges Ahead 星际校园：五人小队向前冲 I Refuse to Flop, Starting with Myself拒绝扑街从我做起Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Military academy + mecha + no romance + coming of age + ensemble cast + light humor + five-person team + strong team spirit] For the first seventeen years of her life, Jiang Lin's goal was to get into Mingde's mechanical engineering department and become a highly paid mecha engineer. But an unexpected turn of events sent her to Dawn Military Academy and set her on the path to becoming an elite solo fighter. Inter-academy tournaments, live-fire drills, interstellar battles... Years later, five s 63.5kReads9.5Score7.2kShelves
31. 281 至 Supreme Asura 至尊修罗 October Years十月流年Eastern Fantasy7.9M WordsCompleted Prove the path of love through slaughter, and write the name of the Asura in blood! Corrupt villains rule, and chaos engulfs the age. A steel-hearted young man rises through sheer perseverance. After his father is murdered by a traitor and two hundred thousand brothers-in-arms give their lives with courage, Mu Feng, a battle-hardened youth raised amid the army's bloody campaigns, obtains the Asura Scripture and begins an against-all-odds journey of revenge. Slay the petty and destroy the wicked, 2.8kReads8.8Score343Shelves

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    An ensemble cast, rising step by step from the bottom to the top, with the main character delivering high-energy moments at each stage.

32. 282 第 The Ninth Empire 第九帝国 Honored Guest of the Qing Tower清楼贵客Urban3.6M WordsOngoing [Alternate Empire + War Among a Hundred Races + Supernatural Powers + Battles Across Different Worlds + Hunter Guilds + Slow-Burn Opening + Ensemble Cast + Both Thrills and Heartbreak] God gave life to all things and created the world. As God lay dying, humanity betrayed the divine, seized greed and wisdom, and founded an empire. The successor inherited the gods' power, swore to destroy the world, and founded the Church. From then on, the Empire and the Church waged war for ten thousand years. T 170.1kReads9.4Score14.8kShelves

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    In my opinion, the best empire war novel is "July Blaze, Everlasting Empire!!"

33. 283 带 Taking Pinduoduo to 40 带着拼夕夕在40 Willows by the Water水边柳杨Modern Romance562k WordsCompleted [Farming + Infrastructure Development + Beloved by All + War of Resistance Against Japan] She woke up in the 1940s, with a Pinduoduo System? An Yu thought for a second, then decided to come clean: “I’m from the future, and I have a golden finger.” Canned luncheon meat, work boots, motorized tricycles... Fertilizer, canned luncheon meat, military coats... If Pinduoduo sells it, you can get it here! This time, she absolutely wouldn’t let their forebears fight the Japanese invaders on empty stomach 75.2kReads9.0Score11.2kShelves
34. 284 我 After Reaching Max Level in the Wasteland, I Transmigrated to a Famine Year and Became Empress 我在废土满级后，穿越荒年当女帝 Zhuye竹野Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted A satisfying infrastructure-building power fantasy, not a matriarchal-world story. Ruan Xiang, ruler of the largest base in the wasteland, transmigrated into one of the refugees fleeing famine in ancient times. Finding water, irrigating fields, building filtration ponds, making bricks and building kilns, teaching people to read, pressing oil… To survive better, Ruan Xiang gathered every worker she could. Until she discovered that the imperial court was growing weak, the ministers were afraid 9.6kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
35. 285 诡 The Eerie Spirit Medium: My Doll Can Really Manifest Spirits 诡异降神师：我的娃娃真能显灵 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Ghosts in the Book!] [Dark Tone!] [Villain Protagonist!] [Urban Supernatural!] [Horror Aesthetic!] [Invincible from the Start!] A sinister doll saws someone to pieces, a red-clad vengeful ghost claims lives at the airport, a hundred ghosts hunt people down along a ten-mile street, the dead rise again in a crematorium, and corpses dance wildly in an abandoned hospital... None of these things happened to me. They are all stories I wrote. My name is Yang Ning. I am an heir to the Ling Men, a profe 131.1kReads9.5Score11.5kShelves
36. 286 怎 How Could You Mistake Me for the Villain? Then I’ll Truly Take on the Role 怎么误会我是反派？那我真上岗了 Yuan Li原李Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [Coming-of-age] [Warning: triple-identity spy ⚠️] [The three identities come after four instances] [Lone Wolf, no male-gaze content] [The protagonist is pursued early on, extreme protagonist stans, back off!] [Fictional setting with a realistic feel] The “Carnival Paradise” arrives and gradually devours the real world in the form of a game. Zhu Yan unexpectedly awakens the talent “Impersonation” and becomes one of the first closed-beta players. He thought he could safely build up his strength, 100kReads9.4Score13.2kShelves
37. 287 我 I Attained the Dao in the Great Wilderness as an Ox 我以牛身证道洪荒 Octopus Who Loves Foot Baths爱洗脚的八爪鱼Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted Transmigrated as a member of the Chitie clan, only to end up mutated. The Ox's own account: Well, my cultivation is just a little higher, my background just a little more impressive, and I just happen to have a few more spirit treasures. Other than that, I'm perfectly ordinary! A poem says: The demon enters the stars and battles Heaven, Joining the Jie Sect, he ends the strife. Through endless ages, he cultivates ten thousand arts, One glimpse of Wushang, and the Dao is gone. 9.7kReads8.5Score503Shelves
38. 288 成 After Becoming the Nation's Official Magical Boy 成为国家御用魔法少男后 Clear Little Pi清澈的小皮Urban432k WordsCompleted [Magical Boy + No Female Lead + Turning Everything Over to the State + Thrilling Battles] Fu Die was born into a new life as a baby. He thought he had been reborn into an ordinary world, but one afternoon in ninth grade, he saw a pink-haired magical girl battling a bizarre creature with his own eyes. The first time, Fu Die was stunned. The second time, he was confused. The third time, he just wanted to stay away. After all, in the world of magical girls, anyone except the magical girl herself co 2.4kReads8.9Score279Shelves
39. 289 我 I’m Homelander, Disguised as Superman, and I Join the Chat Group 我，超霸，伪装超人，加入聊天群 Evil Teacherevil老师Anime Fanfiction545k WordsOngoing (No romance, the protagonist is single. I want to tell a superhero story that brings hope. A crossover with multiple anime worlds, not a pure DC story. Just writing for fun, polished with the help of tools.) I transmigrate into an inverted version of Superman in the DC universe, a world where superheroes are supervillains... Ultraman thought he would be in Metropolis, maintaining a basic level of order in the city as a god among men, while figuring out how to lead the entire Earth away from its 56.6kReads8.4Score6.3kShelves
40. 290 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Heroine Strikes Back 快穿：炮灰女配反杀剧情 Quieted Down 1102安静了1102Fantastical Romance552k WordsCompleted Quick transmigration | Everyone's favorite | Female-lead romance | Portable space | 1vN Nan Zhi lost both her parents as a child and grew up dependent on others, without a sense of security or enough love. More than anything, she longs for someone to choose her, again and again, without hesitation. Then one obsessive, unhinged man after another comes along, all vying for her, going mad for her and bending to her will... The men suffer, not the woman. There's just a bit of setup at the beginnin 17.6kReads8.2Score2.4kShelves

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    She travels through different worlds, escaping the fate of cannon fodder, and even the most ruthless and powerful figures fall for her. It's a very good watch and highly recommended.

41. 291 玉 An Encounter in the Jade 玉中遇 Qi Po祈破Two Female Leads301k WordsCompleted [Tang Jue x Chu Yu, a prodigious young director who rose to fame early x a top violinist] Beneath the banyan tree in front of the South Sea University cafeteria. The first time they held hands, Tang Jue felt as if Chu Yu had planted a tree in her heart. Its branches swayed unsteadily, and every moment of growth and withering lay in Chu Yu's hands. On the night they got together, Chu Yu told Tang Jue, “I knew you liked me when we planted this tree here. Look, it’s grown up now, too.” They broke u 8.9kReads9.6Score1.9kShelves

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    Ambitious director Tang Jue x gentle yet sharp violinist Chu Yu: "I love you more than I love myself." Love is intertwined with jealousy and hurt, and the more you watch, the more addictive it becomes.

42. 292 娱 Showbiz: A Modern Playboy and an Ancient One Blow Up Two Worlds! 娱乐圈：我和古代纨绔炸穿两界！ Swinging a Dreamcatcher挥动捕梦网Modern Romance71k WordsOngoing The gorgeous but talentless actress Ying Huanhuan landed a role in a drama that was supposedly tailor-made for her by a famous screenwriter, but she could never quite figure it out. That is, until she was kidnapped by the System and transported into the book as its heroine, with a mission to reform the playboy male lead! When reality and dreams converge, which version of you is the real one? ...So the other end of the red string was tied to you all along~ —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Entertainment Industry] + [Female Lead with Excellent Acting Skills] + [Space] + [Knowledgeable of Ancient and Modern Times] + [Stockpiling] + [Mutual Devotion] + [1V1] + [Both are Clean] CP: ❤️A soft and cute female lead with a strong inner core + ❤️A chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) and naive male lead. This is a new book with a 20,000-word outline that has a beginning and an end. I sincerely invite you to come and taste its flavor.

43. 293 重 Reborn as a Hanging Ghost, but I’m a Gantry Crane! 重生吊死诡，但是龙门吊！ A Song Amidst the Madness of Defying Fate逆世疯中曲Mystery403k WordsOngoing [Rule-Based Combat] [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger] Qin Zhao was rushing home after work to play team games when a 30,000-ton gantry crane crushed him on the spot. After his soul transmigrates to another world, he becomes a peculiar being, half human and half supernatural entity. Ordinary hanging ghosts are hanged by hemp rope, bedsheets, or wire, but he is a gantry-crane hanging ghost!!! · What? Ghost tamers have high status? He is a supernatural entity himself! The Radiant Council wants to des 20.4kReads5.9Score2.2kShelves

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    The author has excellent logical thinking skills, which is rare these days.

44. 294 烛 Zhulong: Teaching AI How to Be Human 烛龙：我教AI做人 Oh Le Ge Ye哦嘞个叶Urban42k WordsCompleted Zhulong: I'll Teach AI How to Be Human 137Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 295 顶 Top-Tier Star 顶流巨星 A Noble Spirit in My Heart心有浩然气Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Print edition signed and available] [Short drama released] [Animated series in production] [Entertainment industry + sweet romance + daily life + one heroine] After dating for five years, Shao Yang’s girlfriend dumped him without a second thought so she could break into the entertainment industry. After a night of heavy drinking, the heartbroken ‘Shao Yang’ woke up and read the chat history between ‘himself’ and his girlfriend, fuming with indignation. But when the memories of two parallel worl 70.3kReads9.1Score5.5kShelves
46. 296 庶 The Daily Madness of a Lowborn Daughter 庶女发癫日常 Chu Shimei楚诗魅Ancient Romance888k WordsCompleted [Transmigrated into a book heroine vs. reborn heroine, one-on-one romance] Shi Yao transmigrated into a reborn, pampered heroine’s revenge novel and became an ignored, expendable illegitimate daughter. The one doted on by everyone was Shi Mingzhu, the original heroine. In her previous life, the moment Shi Mingzhu was born, the old master declared, “Dote on her! I want the whole family to spoil her rotten!” So all eight brothers became hopelessly devoted to their little sister. To help the heroi 34.4kReads9.2Score4.6kShelves
47. 297 规 Rule-Based Horror? I Choose to Rebel 规则怪谈？我选择叛逆 Alas, Deep Love奈何情深Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [A short drama adaptation of the same name is now available. You can watch it on the platform. Thank you for your support.] [Subverting expectations + no heroine + hilarious + sly schemer + rebellious + eerie + national fate] Rule-based horror descends upon Earth. The uncanny invades reality. Those chosen are sent into horror worlds, where they represent their respective nations and face the horrors within. Su Xiao is chosen by the horror world and entrusted with the task of representing the Dra 48.9kReads9.6Score6.1kShelves
48. 298 出 True Tales of the Spirit Mediums: My Ten Years Serving at a Ghost Hall 出马仙纪实：我供奉鬼堂的那十年 Four Happiness Pavilion四喜阁Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing My name is Zhou Tie. In this book, I'll tell the true story of my ten years running a spirit hall and serving ghosts. You've heard of spirit mediums... but have you heard of a ghost spirit hall? At eighteen, I established a ghost spirit hall and served ghost immortals! The presiding master was the sister my grandfather said had gone mad and died! This book has no female lead. It's not fantasy, and it's definitely not a cultivation novel! It's the true story of how I, born with an ominous yin con 82.8kReads9.6Score7.8kShelves
49. 299 让 I Told You to Confess, So Why Did You Hit on the Underworld Boss's Daughter? 让你表白，你找上黑道千金？ Mu Twenty-Nine暮二十九Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [System + family + one heroine + sweet everyday romance + lighthearted comedy] Su Jiang is a first-year university student who unexpectedly awakens a System. [Host, confess your feelings to someone of the opposite sex within thirty seconds. Fail, and you die immediately!] With no other choice, Su Jiang confesses to An Rou, the class beauty, in front of the whole class. Su Jiang: “An Rou, I like you. Would you go out with me?” An Rou: “What do you like about me?” Su Jiang: “Uh… your legs are real 57.1kReads9.4Score5.9kShelves

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    They're all alright, nothing particularly bad. Some are quite good.

50. 300 让 I Told You to Be a Trainer, So Why Did You Become the Number One Villain? 让你当训练家，你跑去当头号反派 Deep-Sea Glass Whale深海琉璃鲸Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [A Villain’s Growth Diary] [A Human-Shaped Incubus] [In Spirit Battles, the Trainer Is the One Who Matters] [If You Can’t Beat Me, You’re the One Who Evolved Wrong] [I Only Just Found Out That Creating Spirits Is Illegal] [Fine, I’ll Make My Own Super Divine Beast] [I Just Wanted to Earn Some Scholarship Money, So How Did I Become the Number-One Villain?] After transmigrating to a world of contracted beasts, Xu Wang’s very first spirit undergoes an incorrect evolution and becomes a virus species 12.8kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves

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