Novels with Well-Thought-Out Settings and Expansive Worlds, Preferably Western Fantasy 设定经得起推敲、世界观较庞大的小说（最好是西幻

1. 1 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 343.6kReads9.4Score50kShelves

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   Good-looking, good-looking, good-looking

2. 2 第 The Seventh Witch 第七魔女 Rain Flows on Its Own雨自流流Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Swords and Sorcery] [Western Fantasy] [Another World] [Light Novel] [Fantasy Girl] [No Romance] “I want them all.” “What do you mean, you want them all? How many times do I have to tell you? One person can only receive one blessing.” “Why? Don’t you have seven kinds of blessings?” the seven-year-old girl asked innocently. “I do have seven kinds, but I can only give you one.” “You can choose from all seven, but you won’t give them to me... How stingy.” “I’m not stingy!” the Fairy King cried in d 13.7kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves
3. 3 这 There's Something Off About This Mage! 这个法师不对劲！ Bu Sanyuan卜三元Urban1.3M WordsCompleted “Mr. Gavin Gandalf, as the honorary dean of Lofis Academy, a crown-ranked greatswordsman, a founder of the demon calendar, and a lifetime member of the Succubus Tavern, what would you say…” “Hold on. Why are all those titles about getting handsy? What about my greatest achievement? Why didn't you mention that I'm honorary president of the Three Towers Society? Why aren't you asking about my legendary magical deeds?” “Uh, well… what would you say was the most memorable moment of your magical care 6.4kReads8.6Score745Shelves
4. 4 从 A Journey to Another World, Starting with the Elves 从精灵开始的异世旅行 The Salted Fish Who Wants to Be Petted想摸的咸鱼Eastern Fantasy417k WordsOngoing [Heartwarming + Travelogue and Everyday Life + Western Fantasy + Saving the World + Transformation + No Gender-Bender Romance + No Yuri] [Content note: The protagonist isn't cold-blooded or antisocial. I'm an average writer, but I'll do my best to bring you a good story.] As you can see, this is just a little elf's travel journal... Naive and green. Time slipped quietly by in my life, seeming to take something away while perhaps giving me something in return. My lonely soul became a bird outside 83Reads8.4Score—Shelves
5. 5 深 Abyssal Calamity 深渊灾厄 A Brute Only Knows How to Charge莽夫只会冲Eastern Fantasy480k WordsCompleted Western Fantasy + Berserker + Multiple Races + Adventure A warhorse came from the northern battlefield, bringing a baby to the veteran guarding a border village. An accident during a snowy hunt revealed that there was something unusual about the child... Swing the great axe and charge in, roaring. Just go all in. 171Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A new 60,000-word Western fantasy book, no brainless fun, no gimmicks, pure Western fantasy swords and magic. The protagonist is the Berserker, and the setting is quite rigorous.

6. 6 西 Western Fantasy: This Bishop Is Kind of Famous 西幻：这个主教有点红 Wave Knight浪花骑士Eastern Fantasy135k WordsOngoing Liberation theology + two female leads + light yuri + pseudo-ensemble cast + serious tone + slow burn (farming interspersed with battles. Trust me, stick with it and you’ll find it thrilling.) Years later, when she takes up the post of bishop in a remote diocese, Olivina will remember the afternoon her grandfather took her to the Holy City Academy. This is an age in which God has departed. The mortal world is falling into ruin, one thing after another. It’s all right. People will find their own 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The worldview is not big, but it is full

7. 7 末 Apocalypse: The Whole Company Denies the Existence of the 18th Floor 末世：全公司否认18楼存在 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Sci-Fi & Apocalypse783k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + No System + Reborn + Mystery + One Female Lead + Zombies + Hard Sci-Fi + No Mindless Decisions + Revenge] Reborn six hours before the apocalypse, Chu Yan has not only retained his memories of the future, but also mastered the ultimate secret of genetic evolution! He can become the most powerful god in the apocalypse! He frantically stockpiles supplies, builds weapons, modifies vehicles, and saves his parents, racing against time! He will kill his enemies with his own hands and turn 2.8kReads8.7Score218Shelves

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   A rare sober work in apocalyptic literature! There is no system or cheating, and the description of human nature is real and profound. It is a little dull in the early stage, but the more you watch, the more you watch. The plot has constant reversals, and the world view setting is novel and grand.

8. 8 末 Apocalypse Cockroach 末日蟑螂 Mighty Cockroach伟岸蟑螂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaoqiang is an insignificant nobody, a lazy loser who had been content to lounge around and wait to die. Staying at home lets him avoid the first outbreak of the zombie virus. When he sees his neighbors in the same apartment complex turn into zombies, he is overcome with boundless terror. He struggles to survive alone in an Apocalypse where people prey on each other. At last, worn down by loneliness, he picks up his gear and heads out into a world shrouded in smoke and fire. He takes the 22.1kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves
9. 9 国 National Fate Survival: I’m Just a Farmer, Yet I Beat the Whole World! 国运求生：我一农民，暴打全球！ Rampage X The Whole Crowd浪爆X全场Urban220k WordsOngoing [A brand-new power system + golden fingers for powerful nations + brawling farmer + nation-destroying specialist] Flesh and blood become the backbone, all for the Dragon to rise! Fight the great powers, break their hegemony, and return glory to the East! Let our monument stand through the ages! Destroy a nation in around thirty chapters, take off around chapter forty! P.S. The Japanese invaders won’t die too quickly, because I want to keep them around and torment them slowly. Please call me the 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Big brother!

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