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1. 201 火 Rising Through the Ranks 火线提拔 A Thousand Miles Away万路之遥Urban5.5M WordsCompleted Qiao Yan witnessed someone jump to their death and was urgently promoted to investigate the real culprit behind it. But the case led him to a vast network of vested interests and a fierce battle. Relying on his own strength, he brought down the powerful forces and rose steadily through the ranks... 60.9kReads9.3Score7.8kShelves
2. 202 天 The Heaven-Ordained Fortune Teller 天命神算 Long Life and Prosperity寿比南山Mystery3.5M WordsCompleted When I was thirteen, I fell gravely ill. My fever wouldn't break, and no matter how many famous doctors I saw, none could cure me. My grandfather healed me, but he died mysteriously five years later. Only then did I learn that he had incurred a karmic debt on my behalf. So I inherited his legacy and embarked on the path of a feng shui master. 140.4kReads9.2Score14kShelves
3. 203 官 The Official's Ladder 官梯 Liang Zhoumu梁州牧Urban4.7M WordsCompleted No cheating spouse At the end of the day, every rule follows one fundamental principle: the strongest force gets to decide. This is the “meta-rule,” the rule that determines all other rules. The martial world isn’t all about fighting and killing; it’s about human relationships and social conventions. The same goes even more so for politics. Chen Bo is drawn into an unwinnable game of chess because of a debt he has no choice but to repay. He thinks he’ll spend the rest of his life in prison, but 268.6kReads9.5Score30.4kShelves
4. 204 东 Tales of the Northeast Underworld 东北黑道往事 Jade Creek Burning at the Fingertips玉溪燃指尖Urban6.0M WordsOngoing Formerly titled The Northern City's Underworld Boss, also known as Tales of the Northeastern Underworld. They say the underworld is all about human relationships and worldly ways, but have you ever seen the real underworld? The underworld is dangerous, but the human heart is even more dangerous. Spring ice is thin, and human nature is thinner still. The underworld is nothing more than a game of chess. Once you enter the game, you can no longer control your own fate. I will use my own experie 290.6kReads9.5Score16.8kShelves
5. 205 乱 Iron Cavalry in a Chaotic World 乱世铁骑 Northern Fish北鱼Historical1.3M WordsCompleted A nation's decline is never caused by foreign peoples; chaos in the court is the true root of a country's troubles. A top special forces soldier from Huaxia dies in a foreign land, only to transmigrate to another world and become the sixth prince of the Great Wu Empire. Yet this illustrious identity makes him the laughingstock of the entire Great Wu dynasty, mocked and ridiculed by all. 10.1kReads8.6Score1kShelves
6. 206 大 Ming Dynasty Tyrant: I’ll Extend the Dynasty’s Reign by 300 Years 大明暴君，我为大明续运三百年 Kunwu昆吾Historical6.1M WordsCompleted [Political intrigue]+ [Passionate]+ [Struggle for supremacy]+ [Ruthless]+ [No System] “Zhu Youjian, go in peace. Everything you had will be inherited by me, Ye Xuan. From this day on, I am the sixteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen. I swear here: Those you, Zhu Youjian, could not kill, I, Chongzhen, will kill. What you, Zhu Youjian, could not accomplish, I, Chongzhen, will accomplish. Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are rebelling? Then it depends on whether I give them the chance! The J 123.5kReads9.2Score48.2kShelves
7. 207 拒 I Turned Down Your Confession, So You Took My Best Friend Home? 拒绝你表白，你把我闺蜜捡回家？ Lin Ying麟影Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Urban Slice of Life + One Female Lead + No System + No Rebirth] Zhou Heng had confessed his feelings to Tong Yining for two years, but every time he was rejected. Little by little, he grew disheartened. After his final confession, he gave up on those feelings for good. One rainy night, on his way home, he spotted his class monitor, who hadn't been to school in ages, crying in the rain. Zhou Heng took her home and let her stay until she had somewhere else to go. But gradually, she seemed unable 60.7kReads9.4Score8.6kShelves

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8. 208 让 You Asked Me to Open a Gu Jar for Lifespan, and I Drew a Lifespan Gu? 让你寿命开蛊罐，你开出寿命蛊？ Yi Lin忆临Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless], [No female lead], [Gu cultivation] After a cataclysm, Gu jars descended upon the world. Anyone could spend their lifespan to open a jar, obtain all kinds of unusual Gu, and gain immense power. Some were incredibly lucky and drew a Regression Gu, which could turn back time and space. Some drew a Sword Gu and became invincible sword immortals. Others were incredibly unlucky and drew a Death Gu, dying on the spot. This is a world where lifespan and Gu reign supreme. Gu can 88.9kReads8.8Score13.5kShelves
9. 209 诡 Horror Games Invade: I Spent Ten Billion to Become the Ghost King 诡异游戏入侵，氪金十亿当鬼王 Little Bai Cries小白哭Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The protagonist, Lin En, was reborn and returned to ten days before the horror game invaded reality! The only way to fight back was a real-world anime-style horror game called Ghost Raising! The ghosts raised in the game would appear beside Lin En and protect him when the supernatural game invaded reality! So, before the invasion, Lin En began frantically spending money on gacha pulls and raising ghosts. Red wedding dresses, snow maidens, gothic lolitas, little demons… He raised them all! Te 20kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
10. 210 江 A Gentle Breeze Rises by the River 江边柔风起 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 64.7kReads9.4Score6kShelves
11. 211 说 You Said Lightning Was the Weakest. So How Can Yours Evolve Without Limit? 说好最弱雷电，怎么你能无限进化 The Wind Is Howling Tonight今晚的风儿甚是喧嚣Urban4.3M 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, 254kReads9.0Score19.6kShelves
12. 212 让 I Told You to Make a Pact with a Ghost, but You Made One with Zhong Kui? 让你契约鬼，你契约钟馗？ Yi People's Firelight彝人烟火Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing [A Full 1,000 Types of Ghosts] Mysterious ghosts include Jin Buhuan, the White Bone Bodhisattva, the Earthly Branches War Lord, and the Blood-Drop Plum Blossom. The powerful ones include Asura, Rakshasa, the Butcher, the Martial Champion, and the Emperor. The eerie ones include Painted Skin, the Red Robe, the Chubby Baby, the Coroner, the Flower-Waisted Bride, the Embalmer, and the Ever-Burning Lamp. Every type has its own evolution path: Drowned Ghost → Water Monkey → Kappa → ? (There’s more af 99.5kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves
13. 213 都 Everyone Picked the S-Rank Saintesses? Then I'm Taking the Female Demon Emperor 都选S级圣女？那女魔帝我带走了 I'm Not the Regiment Commander我不是团长Urban1.7M WordsOngoing In a High Martial world, ferocious beasts run rampant. When people come of age, they can awaken their spiritual talent and form contracts with saintesses and witches in the Divine Throne Dimension, gaining immense power. [Intermediate spiritual talent awakened. Contracted an A-rank Purification Saintess. Acquired the spirit skill: Purifying Surge!] [Advanced spiritual talent awakened. Contracted an S-rank Radiant Saintess. Acquired the spirit skill: Radiance Descends!] [Top-tier spiritual talent 5.7kReads9.0Score605Shelves
14. 214 诡 The Eerie Apocalypse: Reborn, I Start with Ten Trillion Netherworld Coins 诡异末世：重生开局拥有万亿冥币 Sis, Don't Be Like That姐姐别这样Mystery4.4M WordsOngoing [Supernatural horror + apocalypse + tycoon + ghost money + rules + comedy + no heroine + fast-paced power fantasy (buys a supernatural-horror site by chapter 7, keeps buying everything without dragging things out, and buys an entire city in 200,000 words) + mid-story twists + late-game rule deduction] The supernatural apocalypse arrives, and evil ghosts run rampant. Within the rules, ghosts cannot kill people. While countless people struggle to survive the apocalypse, carefully searching for a w 167.7kReads9.4Score19.2kShelves
15. 215 离 Unbelievable! Vengeful Ghosts Have Arrived, So Where Did You Get a Billion Hell Coins? 离谱！猛鬼降临，你哪来十亿冥币 Wowo Feifei蜗蜗飞飞Mystery2.8M WordsCompleted (Supernatural horror + unconventional hoarding + the apocalypse arrives + underworld tycoon) The supernatural descends upon the world. How could you lose after burning ten trillion in ghost money? Burn a thousand yuan in ghost money, and you can get a foot massage at a haunted bathhouse. Burn ten thousand, and you can book out a haunted bar. Burn a hundred thousand, and you can buy a luxury car at a haunted train station. … Haunted car salesman: “Boss, the ten Netherworld sports cars custom-mad 19kReads8.8Score2.2kShelves
16. 216 栩 Vivid as Life 栩栩若生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller said I was born destined for greatness, the reincarnation of the Flower Goddess, with the power to turn stones into gold and command flower spirits and tree sprites. Once I came of age, my family was sure to prosper. But when I was twelve, I came down with a strange illness. My fever wouldn’t break, and I kept seeing terrifying visions... In a dream, I met an old woman who told me to find an expert with supernatural powers to save my life. Millet to summon souls, altars and form 25.6kReads9.5Score3.9kShelves

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