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1. 1 公 Turning the Tables in the Civil Service Exam: Climbing the Ladder from the Interview Onward 公考逆袭：从面试开始一路攀登 Yuanming Xiaoyang元明小阳Urban3.4M WordsOngoing People's affections are as thin as paper, and the world changes like a new chess game with every turn. Li Xiuyuan starts at the grassroots level, driven by a desire to get ahead. He takes one steady step after another, climbing higher with every move! 750.2kReads9.2Score60.2k14d adds
2. 2 重 Reborn in 1997: While the Whole School Prepares for Exams, I Hang Out in Internet Cafes and Become a Tycoon 重生97全校备考我泡网吧成首富 May Ice City五月冰城Urban567k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Academic Prodigy + Capital + Behind-the-Scenes Power Player + Business] A PhD from the Chinese Academy of Sciences is reborn in 1997, but from the start he is so broke he can’t even afford the internet bill. With no money, no connections, and not even old enough to be an adult, how can Cheng Hao make a fortune? An idea strikes him: he invents an identity as a top Silicon Valley guru and sneaks into the world’s leading tech forum at the time. He only meant to use technology thirty years 1.7kReads8.2Score10314d adds
3. 3 欢 Welcome to the Real Nightmare Game 欢迎进入真实噩梦游戏 Man Canghai满沧海Mystery353k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow] [Horror Dungeons] [Plot-Heavy] [Mind Games] [No Romance] [Mystery and Escape] [Supernatural] Zhao Ding woke with a start in the middle of the night, only to find that his familiar bedroom had become strangely unfamiliar. The walls had turned old and yellow, inexplicable dust had appeared in his slippers, and eerie knocking echoed through the silent night... Listening to the strange knocking outside, Zhao Ding had no idea that the world beyond his door was no longer reality. The m 33.8kReads8.1Score4.2k14d adds
4. 4 都 Now That I'm Reborn, I Should Treat Myself Better 都重生了，还不对自己好一点 After the Wind and Rain风雨过后Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [No System, no golden finger, multiple women, realistic logic, strong immersion, relationship drama, enjoying life, lie flat and make money] Reborn after the college entrance exams, Zhang Haoyu finds himself facing failure, mockery from his classmates, and his parents' divorce. Things are a disaster from the start. Without a System or a golden finger, Zhang Haoyu casts off his former life's cowardice and refuses to put himself through misery. Relying only on fragments of foresight from his past 24.2kReads7.3Score1.6k14d adds
5. 5 谍 Espionage: I Can Talk to Animals! Torturing Japanese Spies 谍战：和动物交流的我！折磨日谍 Ganmei Twenty-Four甘美二十四Urban1.6M WordsOngoing When Bai Liang wakes up, he discovers he's become the lowest-ranking secret agent in occupied Shanghai, codenamed “Bagpipe.” From the start, the Special Higher Police Agency throws him into a death-row cell... Just as he's nearly lost all hope, Bai Liang awakens a special ability: he can understand what cats and dogs say. From that moment on, every cat and dog in the city becomes part of Bai Liang's intelligence network... He kills the Japanese invaders and eliminates traitors, rising step by st 1.1kReads6.2Score10314d adds
6. 6 支EN The Pillar Project 支柱计划 The Universe Is Gaining Entropy宇宙在熵增Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsOngoing [Eerie] [Cthulhu] [Doomsday Descends] [Rebuilding Civilization] [Cultural Relics] [Culture] Xu Chen felt that studying history in this parallel universe had no real prospects, so after some maneuvering, he switched to medicine. He never expected that he had just jumped straight into the fire. What awaited him was fear in its most direct form. After a certain island nation dumped wastewater into the sea, unspeakable horrors arose from the depths. Eerie symptoms began appearing one after another, 38.2kReads9.2Score3k14d adds
7. 7 阳 The Official Road Under the Sun 阳光下的官道 Nan Xiaohua南小华Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [No System + no rebirth + traditional political intrigue + slow burn. The author is a veteran writer of political novels, with over ten million words published. His works are realistic and highly readable, not mindless power fantasies. Read at your own discretion!] In the world of officialdom, everyone schemes against everyone else. How can Cao Rui, a commoner, stand out and make waves? This is a true political novel by Xiaohua. It boasts strong logic and an even stronger story. Quality guarante 4.1kReads9.3Score50514d adds

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   Both books are novels about officials who rise from the grassroots level to the top. The writing style is plain and simple, without any melodramatic plots or superpowers. They are extremely close to real life, allowing readers to truly understand the power struggles and interpersonal relationships within the system. They also teach readers that getting things done often happens not in public, but over drinks or tea. What appears to be a legitimate agreement is merely a formality reached through private communication.

8. 8 阳 The Open Plot 阳谋 Nanhua南华Urban2.9M WordsCompleted The story of Tang Jun, a newly appointed civil servant, rising swiftly through the ranks! 6.6kReads9.0Score76214d adds
9. 9 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 515.8kReads9.7Score69.9k14d adds

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   The main characters are all intelligent, not brainless or invincible, and they search for the only way out in dangerous situations. The plots are thrilling and captivating, making it hard to put down.

10. 10 诡EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 232kReads9.5Score28.6k14d adds
11. 11 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5k14d adds
12. 12 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds
13. 13 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds
14. 14 地 The Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends Transformations 地煞七十二变 Wine Priest祭酒Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing The seventy-two transformations of the Earthly Fiends each grant a supernatural ability. A mysterious book with a yellow cover sent Li Chang'an back to the ancient world. Every demon he killed earned him a new ability. Painted-skin ghosts, zombie kings, spider demons... one after another fell beneath his sword. Communing with the netherworld, swordsmanship, demon-slaying... one supernatural ability after another emerged from the book. After he wiped out a hundred ghosts and looked around with hi 37.4kReads9.3Score4.4k14d adds
15. 15 洪 Honghuang: A Primordial Yin-Yang Flood Dragon, So There Is No More Golden Flood Dragon Scissors 洪荒：先天阴阳蛟，再无金蛟剪 Leaning on a Slanted Bridge in Spring Clothes春衫倚斜桥Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [No System] [Has a Heroine] [Slow-Burn] [Traditional Style] [Sound Logic] [No Conspiracy Theories] [Creative Liberties] I transmigrated into the Primordial World. The good news: I’m a primordial lifeform, and later generations will remember me as a legendary figure. The bad news: the source of that legendary reputation is the treasure made from my corpse, the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors, not me while I’m alive, the Yin-Yang Flood Dragon born of primordial yin and yang energy. The convergence of 53.8kReads8.9Score5k14d adds

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    I've snatched a sliver of hope... So I'll carve out a sliver of life from a seemingly hopeless situation. The writing is excellent, the plot flows smoothly, and the characters are intelligent. A highly recommended work among prehistoric fantasy fanfiction.

16. 16 大 The Tyrant of Great Wei 大魏暴君 Lao Zhou Is No Zhuangzi老周不庄Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Only a tyrant can deal with treacherous ministers. Might makes right! Before true power, all schemes and machinations are nothing but smoke. Sima Yi: Your Majesty, my blood pressure is high, and I'm dizzy. I humbly ask to retire and return to my hometown. Cao Fang: Grand Tutor, are you putting on an act again? That's a crime of deceiving the throne. Sima Zhao: Your Majesty, my loyalty is known to all. Cao Fang: Excellent. You're very clever, and I appreciate you. Sima Shi: Alas, I let my guard d 16.2kReads8.6Score1.3k14d adds
17. 17 神 Outsider of Shenzhou 神州方外人 Qian Xiao千笑Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Chinese-Style Superpowers] [One Female Lead] [Not a Power Fantasy] On an ordinary day, all the people of Huaxia were dropped onto an unfamiliar planet seemingly stuck in the Stone Age. The alien atmosphere gave rise to the "Outlanders," people with supernatural abilities. As Huaxia rebuilt its civilization and fought bloody wars against other races, it eventually came to dominate the Shenzhou Continent. A strange Outlander named Qin Wuyang was said by everyone to have seven personalities. He hi 12.8kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds

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    The writing is superb and the protagonist has an exceptionally high IQ.

18. 18 星 Starsea Shipgirls: The Age of Expansion 星海舰娘：开拓时代 Snow, Moon, and a Thousand Shadows雪月千影Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted [Sea of Stars] [Shipgirls DLC] [Frontier Lord] [Interstellar Fleet] This is the age of starships, and also the age of shipgirls. The transmigrator from China, Luo Xingyuan, arrives in this golden age with a mysterious treasure. He will build his own fleet of starship girls and set out on a journey across the dazzling sea of stars. 8.1kReads8.9Score72014d adds

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    ① "I look down at the sky, and all living beings look up at me" The protagonist, who observes the heavens to gain enlightenment and pretends to be weak while actually being a fool, is mistaken for a good-for-nothing. In reality, he accumulates "Heavenly Dao Points" by observing the heavens every day. One day, he has an epiphany and triggers a tribulation of lightning in the nine heavens. The villain begs for mercy from the "Heavenly Master," but he calmly flicks his finger and says, "I didn't like the way you looked at me just now."

19. 19 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I Can Fuse Anything! 凡人修仙：我能融合一切！ Fei Sheng菲生Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation + demon cultivator turns into a monster + golden finger + no holier-than-thou protagonist + ruthless killer + a little twisted] [At readers' request, the protagonist's starting age has been changed to ten. Everything else remains the same, and it won't affect the reading experience.] A naive young boy has a sunflower with two heads. It can fuse two identical objects into one, doubling its quality. By a twist of fate, the boy embarked on the path to immortality. He treasures t 1.2kReads7.8Score11214d adds
20. 20 武 Wuxia Online Game: I Duel Mu Nianci, and Huang Rong Panics 武侠网游：比武穆念慈，黄蓉急了 Sad Pollock悲伤明太鱼Sports1.7M WordsOngoing Comprehensive martial arts + online game + reborn + beauties + decisive and ruthless Reborn ten years in the past, Chen Chang’an storms into the jianghu of [True Martial] with memories of his previous life and a character stats panel! From the start, he obtains the Nine Yin Claw, competes against Mu Nianci, and wins a stunningly beautiful fiancée! He befriends the clever and mischievous Huang Rong, encounters the pure yet alluring Li Mochou, discusses the true essence of martial arts with Wang Y 107.5kReads8.6Score11.4k14d adds
21. 21 未 Cultivation, Futuristic Style 未来式修仙 A Little Longer久一分Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Centuries after the spiritual qi revival on Earth, spiritual technology reigns supreme. Cultivation no longer requires spiritual roots, talent, or insight. A miniature spiritual qi reactor can be implanted in the dantian, and a chip can be implanted directly in the brain to attain enlightenment. Even the Heavenly Dao is just something that can be observed and exploited by a supercomputer. Yet on this Earth, where even pigs can become immortals, the rampant proliferation of cultivators has caused 12.3kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds

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