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1. 2201 起 Move Aside, That Phoenix Proudheaven Is Mine 起开，那个凤傲天是我的 Black-Horned White Dragon黑角白龙Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted [Adventure and combat + fantastical cultivation + multiple female leads + slow burn + passionate] She is Han Zelin, a girl disguised as a boy and the family’s “genius young master.” With a long sword gleaming coldly in her hand, she wields it with fierce precision, acts decisively, and has an unyielding will. Burdened by her family’s legacy, the demons of the Northern Frontier, and the fate of humanity, she swears to seize control of the future with the sword in her hand. I, Wu Yunqi, am perfect 55.1kReads8.7Score7.6kShelves

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   A good book

2. 2202 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 time travel]!!

3. 2203 领 Lord Selection: I Can Improve My Talent Through Dual Cultivation 领主选拔：我能通过双修提升天赋 Harem Ideologue后宫主义Eastern Fantasy317k WordsCompleted Everyone in the universe is transported to an island world to take part in a lord-selection trial. Deng Haoyu, who transmigrated from another universe, receives help from the will of his home planet and awakens a supreme Origin talent. Bond of Life and Death: Bind yourself to a goddess and raise your talent level without limit through dual cultivation. Looking at this talent, Deng Haoyu, who has been single for thirty years, knows that at last he is turning his luck around. 254Reads—Score127Shelves

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   A promising new book, worth reading.

4. 2204 隐 Legend of the Hidden God: A Suona to Bury Ten Thousand Gods 隐神传说：唢呐葬万神 Mu Ji Mu Ji木急木急Eastern Fantasy158k WordsOngoing Reborn with hatred in my heart: Mo Qi in my previous life, Lin Lu in this one. While my fellow disciples are still arguing over flying swords and jeweled zithers, I head to a forgotten corner of the sect’s treasure hall and choose a suona no one else wants. They laugh at me for being ridiculous, for being mad. They don’t know that when whispers from beyond the realm contaminate the soul, only my suona can cleanse heaven and earth and preserve the last shred of sanity. In the battle for revenge, 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is great, it gets more and more interesting the more you read it!

5. 2205 求 Survival: Defending My Cabin Against the Cold Wave 求生：从小木屋开始抵御寒流 Shan Xun山寻Sports3.5M WordsCompleted [Survival] [Shelter Building] [Disasters] [Stockpiling Supplies] Everyone transmigrates. When Qi Yuan wakes up, he finds himself in a fog-shrouded world full of danger. Cold, hunger, wild beasts, and torrential rain become the daily lot of everyone. Rising with the sun and resting at its setting become the way of life for all! 115.6kReads8.2Score7.9kShelves
6. 2206 邪 Evil God Moran! 邪神墨然！ 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 154.1kReads9.3Score16.1kShelves
7. 2207 在 Surviving the Nightmare World 在恶梦世界惊悚求生 Lu Jianyi路剑一Mystery4.2M WordsCompleted In the Nightmare World, chosen candidates arrive to face a brutal elimination game where the last one standing wins. Here, you'll encounter all kinds of monsters and demons, strange and beautiful scenery, and heartwarming little stories. You'll walk on the edge of life and death. You'll face all sorts of trials and tribulations, but also gain talents, skills, equipment, bloodlines, pets, fortuitous encounters, legacies, and more... You'll even have a little wooden cabin. Develop it carefully, an 29.7kReads8.7Score2.5kShelves
8. 2208 让 You Wanted Me to Be a Treacherous Official, but My Entire Family Is Loyal? 让你当奸臣，你满门忠烈？ Angel Gabriel天使加百璃Historical1.4M WordsCompleted Other people transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty and become powerful ministers for beautiful wives, concubines, and authority over the whole court. Mu Zhengju became a powerful minister for the blessings he could earn in the next life after death! To rack up enough blessing points, he lived to a hundred, becoming a living fossil, a veteran of six reigns, and tutor to three emperors. [Ding! You tricked Prince of Yan Zhu Di into successfully launching the Jingnan Campaign. The Ming Dynasty’s military 50.9kReads7.6Score3.5kShelves

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   Historical fiction, by Mu Zhengju, about the Three Kingdoms period.

9. 2209 三 Three Kingdoms: I, the Fourth Peach Garden Brother, Save the World with Grain 三国：我，桃园四弟，用粮救天下 TWKLYHistorical909k WordsOngoing [Light System • Slow-Paced Farming • Not a Power Fantasy • Smart Protagonist • Thoughtful and Logical • No Romance] In the final years of the Guanghe era, the Yellow Turbans have yet to rise, but the realm is already in chaos. Su He, an agricultural science student, transmigrates into the end times. He opens his eyes as a refugee on the verge of death, in an age when grain is dear and people are food. At his bleakest moment, he shares his porridge with a dying man. A single act of kindness br 3.8kReads8.8Score298Shelves
10. 2210 三 Yuan Ji of the Three Kingdoms: Ascending the Throne Live 三国袁基，在线登基 Pure Beef and Greens纯牛菜Historical1.1M WordsCompleted [No System + late Eastern Han + court politics + warfare + charismatic, seductive lord + all-star cast + ascending the throne] Transmigrated as Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu’s elder brother, Yuan Ji, the legitimate eldest son of a family that had produced high ministers for four generations? A top-tier aristocratic family from the start, but destined to die a violent death? Yuan Ji declares, “I’m not following this lousy script!” With benevolence in one hand and ambition in the other, Yuan Ji is the o 13.8kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves
11. 2211 要 If My Master Weren’t Always Causing Trouble, Why Would I Fight for the Throne? 要不是师父总作妖，我何苦争帝位 The Little Fish Fry Who Stays Behind长留小鱼崽Ancient Romance159k WordsCompleted A scorching ache in his heart and body: a fallen immortal lord is forced into love. [No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger, a solid growth arc] A fallen beauty immortal lord, cast aside by the Heavenly Bureaucracy VS a wild, delinquent wolf cub, a hostage trapped far from home A mad dog versus a vicious hound For every inch his abstinent master’s hair grows, he loses a year of his life. The unlucky immortal lord, fallen into the mortal world and struggling amid political schemes, foun 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Originally a minor character, Chu Ci's life was cut short just before the city gates opened. His master casually kept him, consuming little food. However, Chu Ci survived and unintentionally disrupted the entire plan, becoming his master's nightmare and forcing him to re-evaluate Chu Ci. [Warning: This is for readers who enjoy fast-paced, action-packed stories.]

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