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1. 1 兽 Beast World Compendium: Strange and Secret Records 兽世图鉴之奇异秘录 Yu Li Qing Yi予礼情熠Ancient Romance654k WordsCompleted [Beast-god's white moonlight + nonhuman love interests + yandere, possessive romance + all kinds of love rivals + no pregnancy] [This title was chosen to sound grand. I give up! The real title is The Beast World: The White Moonlight Is Once Again Obsessed Over by Yanderes!] What do you do when you're transmigrated into the body of a legendary mermaid? You can't swim or hunt... so all you can do is survive by scavenging. But, unfortunately for her, four mermen "pick her up." Then, after raising h 3.8kReads8.4Score448Shelves

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   Family, does anyone know this?! This book is absolutely amazing! "The Most Popular Woman in the Beast World"—don't be fooled by the name! The female protagonist transmigrates into a mermaid, can't swim or hunt, and can only scavenge—her unlucky fate is unparalleled! She's picked up by a merman, then snatched away by an octopus, and upon arriving on land, she encounters snakes, dragons, and all sorts of bizarre encounters! While collecting illustrations in the beast world, there are also exciting plots involving forced love, non-humans, and chaotic love triangles—a truly hierarchical and exhilarating novel!!

2. 2 斩 Slay Demons, Devour Sins, Drive Out Evil in the North! 斩妖吞孽，北极驱邪！ Aged Little Cabbage陈年小白菜Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing “The Great Emperor of the North Pole, Ziwei Yuxu, commands the stars above, governs the myriad laws in the middle, and rules Fengdu below. He is the lord of all the stars in the heavens, and the Northern Pole Exorcism Office is his duly appointed authority.” “Isn’t the Exorcism Office an internal Celestial Court department that judges matters involving ghosts and gods? Why call it a military bureau?” “Do you know what a ghost is?” “Isn’t a ghost just a ghost?” “The Taishang Tiantan Yuge says: ‘A 96.4kReads9.1Score10kShelves

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   I found these books quite enjoyable to read when I was looking for something to read. The Arctic exorcism and Taoist culture are very rich, especially the fifth book, where the author clearly loves Meiyun.

3. 3 领 Lord: From the Start, Am I Really Marrying a Villainess? 领主：开局迎娶恶役千金？ Dog Cangyun Bai狗苍云白Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Lord + Farming + Western Fantasy] After transmigrating into the last game he played before dying, and somehow being chosen by the royal family, Lind became the doomed fiancé in the game, dragged into a rebellion by a villainess heiress. To avoid the tragic ending of the original story, Lind had no choice but to find a way to save himself in this increasingly fantastical world. Years later, some outlying races heard a human whisper: “Why do barbarian tribes keep spawning on the empire’s borders? 25.7kReads8.8Score2.2kShelves
4. 4 满EN A Family of Hopeless Romantics, Except for the Evil Little Junior Brother 满门恋爱脑，唯有小师弟正的发邪 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Slow-Burn + Cautious Protagonist + Funny and Lighthearted] The senior apprentice brother is love-struck, and the second senior apprentice brother is burdened with a blood feud. The third senior apprentice sister has loved and fought the Demon Lord through three lifetimes, while the fourth senior apprentice sister is a white lotus. The sect leader left the sect for love, and the uncle-master ventured deep into the demonic path for the woman he loved... Neither immortal nor heroic, th 21.1kReads8.4Score1.8kShelves
5. 5 我 My Father Is the Emperor Who Begs at the Gate 我老爹是叫门皇帝 Bald Li San光头李三Historical2.2M WordsCompleted In the fourteenth year of the Zhengtong reign, my father, Zhu Qizhen, personally led an expedition beyond the borders, hoping to spread the might of the Great Ming far and wide. He never expected it to be like sending meat buns to a dog: he went out and never came back, becoming the Emperor Who Knocked at the Gates. Once he was no longer useful, they sent him back to the capital and confined him in the Southern Palace. Now Father is knocking at the gates again. Zhu Jianshen, who had been countin 53.4kReads8.8Score3.8kShelves
6. 6 人 Writing Self-Help in America, I Become the Nation's Choice for President 人在鹰酱写鸡汤，全民求我当总统 Steamed Plum Pastry Sauce蒸梅油酥汁Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Tang Darcy transmigrates to America and becomes a sheriff. He activates the Influencer System: all he has to do is write toxic inspirational quotes and cultivate influencers to earn rewards. How hard can that be? He fires off all kinds of self-contradictory quotes to fool foreigners: “America, Please Wait for Your People!” “Don't Make America Great Again! Give the Little People Their Dignity!” “Why Does China Wash Its Dishes Seven Times?!” The more foreigners he fools, the more buffs the System 15.9kReads9.6Score2.1kShelves
7. 7 摩 The Travels of Mo En 摩恩历行 Mei Lin, Oh Mei Lin梅林啊梅林Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing [Japanese-Style Fantasy] [Adventure Ensemble] [Demon King and Hero] On his very first day posing as a hero, Siegfried broke the sacred sword. Luckily, he still had a traveler's handbook that could reveal people's secrets. The greed of nobles, the honor of knights, the ambition of the Demon King... As long as he figured out what people wanted, he could trick them into following his plans. He intended to use his talents to help a princess in exile reclaim her kingdom, then return in style to his o 39.8kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves
8. 8 泛 A Journey Across Civilizations 泛文明纪行 Ganges Sands x恒河沙xSci-Fi & Apocalypse156k WordsOngoing Lin Xing never imagined that the frail woman before him was the leader of an expeditionary force, the Ninth Seat among the Transcendents, and the “Would-Be Destroyer of Worlds” who had once made thousands of civilizations across the Pan-Civilization tremble. But it didn't matter. Lin Xing was from a low-level civilization and knew nothing about this. “You sure know a lot!” he exclaimed in admiration. A departed soul returned from the void is about to unleash an even greater storm across the Pan- —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A science fiction dream from a straight-laced STEM guy, this is a rare science fiction post-apocalyptic novel that excels in its imaginative and meticulously constructed worldview. It's truly a gem among the countless generic online novels filled with the self-indulgent daydreams of losers.

9. 9 前 Ex-Wife, Stop Right There 前妻止步 Clap Your Little Hands小手拍拍Urban327k WordsCompleted [A womanizing protagonist, shameless and ruthless, decisive in killing, full of outrageous quips, pure wish fulfillment. If that's not your thing, don't read.] Wang An, the male lead, gets sent off by 18 girlfriends stabbing him 10,086 times. He transmigrates to a parallel world and takes the place of a man with the same name, a pathetic simp caught in a melodramatic love quadrangle... The year is 2016. That year, AlphaGo beat Lee Sedol, SpaceX set a new record for rocket recovery, everyone on A 234Reads8.0Score—Shelves
10. 10 人 Writing a Diary in the Jie Sect, Tongtian Gets Played for a Fool 人在截教写日记，通天被玩坏了 Rampaging Portuguese Egg Tart暴走的葡式蛋挞Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted Ying Yuan woke up one day to find that he had transmigrated to Mount Kunlun in the Primordial World. He had become an evil dragon, formed from the power of wickedness at the dawn of creation. As an innate evil dragon, he was steeped in wickedness and burdened by karma. The Human Religion refused to take him in, the Chan Sect despised him and called for his death, and the Dragon Clan of the Four Seas wanted nothing to do with him. With no other choice, he joined the Jie Sect as an outer sect disc 77.2kReads9.2Score8.4kShelves
11. 11 穿 Transmigrate into 72: I Won't Be the Doormat Male Supporting Character 穿越72：不当怨种男配 Uncle Shou手叔Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Period novel transmigration] + [schemes and plotting] + [everyone is sharp] + [revenge served on the spot] + [the special space isn’t for farming, it’s for killing enemies] Revenge isn’t limited to killing your enemies. Ruin their reputations and make them infamous; make them wish they were dead. Do-gooders and the morally squeamish, enter at your own risk! The protagonist occasionally goes off the rails. There are no absolute heroes or villains; good and evil often depend on where you stand, a 6.4kReads8.3Score453Shelves

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    Each stage of a character's development has its corresponding methods. He's smart but also reckless, and his mouth, as the book describes, is like a rented chatterbox! A good book to share!

12. 12 中 The Middle-Aged Slacker's Comeback 中年颓废男人的逆袭 A Man Entering Middle Age步入中年的男人Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The story is about an unemployed man in his forties whose life is going poorly. After accidentally ingesting something, a tiny stream of energy forms inside him. Through long experimentation, he gradually grows stronger and uses his inner power to change his life. The story depicts the man's transformation and everything that happens along the way, touching on physical health, friends, relatives, Taoism, officialdom, the entertainment industry, sports, and more. This is my first novel. You're we 12Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    Try this book

13. 13 刚 I Just Became His Disciple, and My Master Ascended! 刚拜师，师傅就飞升而去！ A Man Entering Middle Age步入中年的男人Sports422k WordsCompleted Huang Hua, a 17-year-old from E City in the Yanhuang Kingdom on Planet Earth, is beaten black and blue by a group of thugs. By chance, he runs into the Venerable Wufa, a powerful cultivator at the ascension stage who is passing by Earth. The Venerable says he and Huang Hua are fated to meet and wants to take him as a disciple. Thinking he’s run into a con artist, Huang Hua refuses a thousand times over. The Venerable Wufa takes him to Kunlun’s Forbidden Realm and puts him through such torment th 16Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1980s and Became the Female Lead Who Sold Her Child for Food 穿书八零：我成了卖儿换粮的女配 A Wisteria Vine一支藤萝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reading Guide: Period Setting + Transmigrate into a Book + Adorable Kids + System + Business] Jiang Zhi is fabulously wealthy and an excellent cook, the very picture of a winner in life. Jiang Zhizi has fair skin, stunning looks, and long legs, but a terrible reputation and barely a penny to her name. Her one redeeming quality: she can have children. Jiang Zhi transmigrates into a book and becomes Jiang Zhizi. Jiang Zhi: Eyes wide in shock! What? Jiang Zhizi forced herself on a man? What? Jiang 28kReads9.2Score4kShelves

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    One thousand are period dramas, the rest are suspense and supernatural, but they're all really good, especially the second and third ones. I stayed up all night reading them, even sneaking in to read them during tutoring classes. I highly recommend the third one!!! [Masterpiece of Sparrow Food][Masterpiece of Sparrow Food][Masterpiece of Sparrow Food]

15. 15 麻 The Divine Son-in-Law in Hemp Clothes 麻衣神婿 Rise to Godhood in One Move一举成神Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted The day I was born, strange omens appeared in the sky. To keep me alive, my grandfather came out of retirement and arranged an engagement to prolong my life. Twenty years later, thanks to the great fortune my grandfather bestowed on her family, my fiancée had become the richest woman in the land, yet her family broke off our engagement. They had badly underestimated my grandfather’s power and my background. Then karma came knocking... 9kReads8.5Score925Shelves
16. 16 半 Half a Step Beyond 半步多 The Fish Who Wants to Flyz想飞的鱼zMystery570k WordsCompleted Half-Step Pass, the boundary between yin and yang, a place where the living must not go. Grandpa and I escaped from there and lived under assumed names for twenty years, but they still found us... 507Reads8.9Score107Shelves
17. 17 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 125.4kReads9.6Score17kShelves

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    Good books deserve good readers, and good readers deserve good books. Good readers naturally know that good books are worth reading, and good books naturally attract good readers. This is another little-known cycle, interconnected and indispensable.

18. 18 手 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 119.8kReads9.6Score11.5kShelves
19. 19 系 The System Exploded, and I Became the System 系统炸了，我成了系统 Little Monster小小怪Urban4.9M WordsOngoing What's it like to be a System? After Ye Tian angered the System that coveted him, he became a System himself. He travels through the Myriad Worlds, stealing the essence of each world. He transforms into the “Great Villain System,” helping villains beat the living daylights out of protagonists. In a world where men are inferior to women, I become the “Great Man System,” giving my Host a little extra charm every day and attracting the empress's attention. He evolves into a Creator System, and the 14.3kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    This is pretty good.

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