I'm So Tired of Books!! Any Great Reads That Can Surprise Me? Please Recommend Some! 严重厌书！！有没有能让人眼前一亮的好书？求书！

1. 501 别 Don't Board the Boat Coming from Upstream 别接江上来的船 Just Right正合适11k WordsCompleted Don't Take the Boat Coming from Upstream 15Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 502 时EN Time Stop from the Start, Even Evil Gods Have to Kneel Before Me! 时停起手，邪神也得给我跪下！ Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Time Stop + Apocalypse + Superpowers + Arrogance + Forgetting Your Roots + Rejecting Inner Turmoil] Bai Ye transmigrated to the age of the Great Cataclysm, two hundred years in the future. This world was full of danger, its people were honest and simple, and mutated beasts ran rampant. But he wasn't worried. Because he could stop time for one minute every day. If he didn't use it today, he could save it up for tomorrow. When time across the world hit zero, he would be the only one who could mov 707kReads9.4Score51.8kShelves
3. 503 年 Period: Pretty Educated Youths Have All Come to My Backyard 年代：漂亮女知青都进了我家后院 The Neighboring Guy Who Writes邻家码字小哥Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (No System, no space, a satisfying period novel, a new work from a veteran author) Chen Junsheng wakes up and finds himself back in 1981, at the turning point of his fate. He comes first in the county in the college entrance exam preliminary selection, only for someone else to take his place? He’ll take it back! His family has four female educated youths with powerful connections, and you expect him to start from nothing and keep his head down? No way! A man won’t grow rich without a windf 46.4kReads9.0Score4.3kShelves
4. 504 求 Survival Game: What Kind of Farming Is This? 求生游戏：你这算是哪门子的种田 Flying Snow Meow飞雪喵Sports1.5M WordsCompleted [Survival Game] [Farming] [Mostly Slice of Life] [Pets] [No Female Lead] In this survival world, every player can choose a survival path. He is Ye Qian. He considers himself a sunny, cheerful twenty-year-old guy! He says: “I'll pick farming from the start. That should make it easier to live in peace.” He says: “A synthesis skill? It uses too much energy. I can't afford it!” He says: “I'm fine on my own. Raising pets takes too much effort. What a hassle!” He says: “I'm really just a farmer. I jus 10.3kReads9.0Score871Shelves
5. 505 当 When the Fog Was Thick 当时雾浓 Flower-Waisted Wanderer花腰浪子Urban160k WordsCompleted It was an era when the fog never lifted. The fog concealed humiliation, despair, and justice that could never be spoken of, and the madness of ordinary people driven to the edge of a cliff. Five little people who had lived honest lives: a father searching for his daughter, a mother protecting hers, an older brother saving his sister, an old man who had lost his son, and a lovestruck young man. They were the most ordinary specks of dust in the world. But when they sought to protect the people the 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's said that the author is a screenwriter; the writing is incredibly profound.

6. 506 仙 Love Between Immortal and Mortal: All Spirits as Slaves 仙凡恋：万灵为奴 Pomegranate Doesn't Want to Move石榴不想动Eastern Fantasy69k WordsOngoing [No System, No Harem, No Cliches, No Invincibility, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story, Mind-Bending] The celestial laws are amended, immortals and mortals fall in love, and their children are born. Divinity and humanity collide. Some gods keep to their place and abide by the rules, while others plunder the myriad heavens. Unluckily, I became a scapegoat for an immortal's descendant and was thrown into the Underworld. As my soul was about to dissipate, I stumbled into the realm between life and death, —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Everyone in the story is a villain; each character has their own thoughts and schemes against others for their own benefit. It has the potential to become Tomato's number one masterpiece. If you don't like it, feel free to criticize it.

7. 507 辟 Demon Lord Who Wards Off Evil 辟邪魔君 A Cup of Tea for a Gentleman君子一杯茶Male-Channel Fanfiction224k WordsCompleted A Central Plains swordsman versus Naruto! Martial arts techniques + explosive ninjutsu + outsmarting the enemy + exploiting loopholes in the rules + twists galore! With a sword in hand, he will strike down every injustice under heaven! Thrilling battles, a storm of youth: don’t miss it! A bell in his left hand and a sword in his right, a jade-faced Asura with three eyes. He storms the island of Japan alone, cutting through the pirates in the Hokage arc. 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Experience thrilling battle scenes! High-energy throughout, don't miss it!

8. 508 纪 After the Era Shattered 纪元破碎之后 An Empty Bottle in the Thirteenth Month十三月的空瓶Eastern Fantasy307k WordsOngoing The era has shattered, cultivation has vanished, and everyone relies on burning themselves up for power, only to become puppets of the old age. The young Shen Qing has no sacred cultivation texts, no powerful soul, and only a "Prison of the Self" that locks away his true heart. If the old civilization was all wrong, then he will carve his way through this wasteland alone and guide every last ember to salvation! [Ruthless] [Wasteland] [Genius] [Subverts Expectations] [No Female Lead] 11Reads—Score774Shelves

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   A fantasy novel set in a bygone era. The ancient times have collapsed, the Great Dao is incomplete, and power requires burning oneself. Ruins of the old era are everywhere, and the protagonist explores the truth behind the catastrophe.

9. 509 女 In a World with Few Men, All My Roommates Are Powerhouses 女多男少：合租室友全是大佬 Ning Zhizhi宁芝芝Urban285k WordsOngoing Revised text. Remember to refresh. [More Women Than Men + Everyday Life with Multiple Heroines + Powerful Figures with Unexpected Sides + Master Chef and Dad + Sweet, Feel-Good Romance with No Angst] After transmigrating to a parallel world where women outnumber men, Lin Yang awakens the [Three-Second Resonance Radar], which works only on S-rank women at the very top of society. Not one of the three hundred rich women waving checks at a matchmaking event qualifies. He turns around and moves into 378Reads—Score624Shelves

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   A cohabitation story set in an urban setting. Landlady Pei is the character who resonates with me the most so far. The contrast in Chapter 9, "Bending Over for a Bowl of Rice," is so adorable; the aloof landlady instantly transforms into a kitten eagerly waiting for food.

10. 510 归 Return to the Inn 归栈 Just Right正合适7k WordsCompleted Return to the Inn 16Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 511 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 519.5kReads9.7Score69kShelves
12. 512 人 I’m in Kindergarten, and My Three Childhood Friends Cling to Me Every Day 人在幼儿园，仨青梅们天天黏我 Mouse Loves to Jump Tiger老鼠爱跳虎Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Slice of Life + Meme Humor + Baby Protagonist + System + Childhood Friends] Mu Feng is reborn as a little kid, then discovers that his childhood friends will all grow up to be top-tier campus beauties. Even more surprising, he seems to be surrounded by them, with absolutely no way to escape! 6.7kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
13. 513 星 Star Core Reboot: I Rebuild the Interstellar Empire with Players 星核重启：我用玩家重铸星际帝国 Dark Heartflame黑暗心焱Sci-Fi & Apocalypse764k WordsOngoing [Interstellar Civilization + Fourth Calamity + Behind-the-Scenes GM + Exosuits + Mecha + Livestreaming + Dual-Civilization Ensemble Story] When Lin Yuxi woke up, his consciousness had crossed 980 light-years, and he had become the last Keeper of the Flame of a fallen interstellar civilization. There were only 30 days of oxygen left, the satellites were on the verge of failure, and an unknown threat capable of wiping out an entire interstellar empire still lurked in the depths of the star sea. Wi 278Reads7.8Score196Shelves

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    A hardcore interstellar novel about the Fourth Cataclysm, featuring players' daily antics, a closed-loop ecosystem for Earth players, and parallel storylines of mech battles and dual-civilization warfare, ultimately culminating in the fusion of a star system to form a Dyson sphere and withstand a cosmic-level android crisis.

14. 514 末 Apocalypse: The Holy Armored Soldier, Definitely Not EVA! 末世之圣装机兵，真不是EVA！ ACE Mech SoldierACE机兵Sci-Fi & Apocalypse738k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + hard sci-fi + no System, no golden finger + Lovecraftian horror + interstellar war + invincible] As the shadow of destruction blots out the sky, humanity's civilization has only seven days left. That day, a god descended without warning over Tokyo. With absolute power, it declared the end of the old era, turning a prosperous world into scorched earth and wasteland in just one week... The survivors cling to life in despair. To reclaim their lost home, they pour every resource the 565Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one's worth a try. It has a hardcore setting; although it's a post-apocalyptic world, it doesn't feature zombies, no systems, no cheat codes, and no special abilities. The battle scenes are intense, non-stop action from beginning to end, pure thrills without any other unnecessary elements. The content is somewhat adult-oriented. [Smirk]

15. 515 八 The Eight Ghosts 八鬼 Flower-Waisted Wanderer花腰浪子45k WordsCompleted The Eight Ghosts 15Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 516 我 I Went Undercover in a Scam Compound 我在诈骗园区当卧底 Just Right正合适8k WordsCompleted I'm an Undercover Agent in a Scam Compound 162Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 517 我 I Started by Devouring Gods and Rose Against the Current 我从吃神开始反向晋升 Cool Isn't Cool酷是不酷Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Urban high martial arts] [Ensemble cast] [No System] The gods descended upon the world, and the Ascenders appeared. At the age of eighteen, everyone can choose a unique path to godhood within the Ascension Tower. But Jiang Qi’s left eye is connected to a forbidden zone. Within the forbidden zone, he embarked on a strange path: he can ascend as long as he eats monsters. The world obtains everything from the Ascension Tower. And my ability is... [When I write the first sentence, the universe coll 238.5kReads9.1Score22.7kShelves

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    Don't be misled by the title; go in and read a few chapters, it's very good.

18. 518 重 Now That I'm Reborn, Why Bother Dating? 重生了谁还谈恋爱啊 A Pig's Big Dream猪的理想大Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Good news: I’ve been reborn. Bad news: The money’s gone. Dad: Wasn’t the good news that I don’t have to die now? You’re a real model son, aren’t you! Wang Hao is reborn in the new millennium. As the Eighth Factory is restructured and the workers’ children’s school is reassigned, everyone thinks his life is ruined. But who knows how many opportunities this year will bring? A job for two thousand yuan is hard to find, but businesses worth tens of millions are everywhere! Let’s start with a milk te 11.3kReads9.0Score990Shelves
19. 519 年 The Pampered Wife Awakens and Goes Berserk in a Period Novel 年代文包子原配觉醒后发疯了 Clouds Skimming Shadows云掠影Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn + face-slapping + going berserk + getting rich Only after Meng Jiao awakened did she realize she was the meek, ill-fated first wife in a period novel. In the book, her mother-in-law abused her, her sister-in-law bullied her, and her brother-in-law slandered her. Yet she kept working without complaint, giving everything to the family. She exhausted herself holding up the Song family, but never earned their respect. In the end, after her brother-in-law accused her of having an affair with a 2.1kReads8.4Score166Shelves
20. 520 天 The Genius Expert 天才高手 Success Together一起成功Urban7.0M WordsCompleted This is the story of a soldier king, a master, and, more than anything, a genius and a beauty. Pretend to be weak, then take down the strong; sing a few songs, flirt with a few girls, play the piano, and kill a few enemies. That is Ye Tianlong’s idea of an ideal life. 8kReads9.2Score686Shelves
21. 521 外 An Alien Country Bumpkin Forces Me to Become a Smirking Dragon King 外星土狗逼我做歪嘴龙王 Li Genshuo李根硕Urban1.1M WordsOngoing Magical realism, no System, and not a wish-fulfillment story. A Chinese teacher whose manuscript was rejected secretly studies Dragon King fiction, uncovers the secrets of the universe, gets unbelievably lucky, shocks everyone, and conquers the world! 53.3kReads8.9Score5.2kShelves
22. 522 血 The Blood Moon Invitation 血月请帖 Flower-Waisted Wanderer花腰浪子32k WordsCompleted Blood Moon Invitation 2Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 523 渡 Crossing the Mortal World: No Regrets After the Move 渡尘：落子无悔 Gu Lanshan 516顾阑珊516Urban207k WordsCompleted Urban Life + Life Philosophy + Business Warfare He can see through everyone, except the truth of her death. After his wife passed away, Shen Wuya buried himself in the old alley’s “Shoreless” teahouse, washing seven cups every day. The extra cup was for someone who would never return. Then Lu Qingyin walked through the door. Her father’s company had lost its supply chain, its stock had surged abnormally at the close, and someone was driving it step by step toward the brink. “They say you’re the 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Savor it slowly, a book as profound as the Way of Heaven.

24. 524 富 The Hilarious Life of a Rich Girl Married to a Fake Rich Guy 富家女嫁假富公子的搞笑生活 Just Right正合适17k WordsCompleted The Hilarious Married Life of a Rich Girl and a Fake Rich Heir 11Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 525 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 1.7MReads9.9Score183.1kShelves

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    The first book focuses on the protagonist's rapid growth; it's been over two years in the making, with around 1300 chapters. However, I won't go into detail about novels that haven't even reached the second book in a year. The third book was excellent in its early stages, but I didn't read much of the later parts because I was following other books. But it was truly a very good one. All three books are of high quality and require some thought.

26. 526 恶 Evil Anna Holds a Grudge, and Her Daily Offense Is Taking a Beating 恶女安娜超记仇，日常输出靠抗揍 Liu Wanwan刘弯弯Modern Romance230k WordsOngoing [Female Lead + Instance Stories + Revenge on Scumbags + Crime Solving + Redemption] Anna is a shameless, scheming flirt. All it takes is a crook of her finger for countless men to fall at her feet. Following the logic that if you can’t have something, you should destroy it, one of her obsessive suitors plotted against her. She fell from a rooftop, breaking her arms and legs and losing her life. She should have been dead for good. But on Monday, Anna came back from the dead and showed up at sc —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is immortal and has superpowers. She routinely fakes her death to play pranks on people, assists the male lead in solving cases, amplifies the evil in human nature, and uncovers the good in human nature!

27. 527 自 Crossing Myself: The Green Stone Cup 自渡：青石盏 Gu Lanshan 516顾阑珊516Urban116k WordsCompleted Lin Jianshen, a reclusive master strategist who sees through human nature, returns to Qingshi Town seven years after the fires went out at “Qingshi Cup.” He sets up a “self-rescue experiment”: no handouts, no relief, only a grand scheme designed to force the artisans at the bottom to stand on their own. In the end, the only person who can tear through his disguise, the town doctor Xu Qinghe, stakes their life on the game and makes the final move. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 528 死 The Reaper's End 死神的终焉 Coffee Pigeon咖啡鸽鸽Urban100k WordsOngoing [Death] is undoubtedly the [enemy] of [humanity], an [existence] that must be wiped out. And the [Bleach] are even more so... But [humanity] can't do it. Because only an equally powerful [god] can kill a [Bleach]. But what if... what if the [Bleach]... No, that's not right. What if [Death] itself longs to die? "Gods of the future... My name is [Ye Li]. I am an 'ordinary' [Bleach]. Perhaps I was lucky, or perhaps unlucky. I witnessed everything." "Everything has gone mad... [humanity] has gone ma 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I said if this becomes popular, you guys will be longtime fans!

29. 529 掉 Women Who Have Fallen into Pit Toilets Have Especially Keen Noses 掉过茅坑的女人，鼻子都比较灵 Just Right正合适14k WordsCompleted Women Who’ve Fallen into a Pit Toilet Have Especially Sharp Noses 11Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 530 大EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 538.5kReads9.5Score43.9kShelves
31. 531 重 Reborn in Officialdom: I Really Don't Want Another Promotion 重生官场：我真的不想再升职了 Ink as a Blade以墨为锋Urban2.4M WordsCompleted In 2003, Liang Weishi never wanted to enter government service. Yet through a series of fortunate coincidences, from the day he passed the civil service exam, he rose rapidly through the ranks... 128.7kReads9.1Score14.5kShelves
32. 532 收 After Collecting Scrap, I Help Old Things Find Peace of Mind 收废品后，我替旧物安放心事 Fei Yin Loves Cream and Fruit爱吃奶油水果的费引Urban235k WordsCompleted After being laid off, I took over a run-down recycling depot in an urban village. I unexpectedly gained an ability: whenever someone throws away an old item, I can glimpse the lingering attachments and memories left behind on it. Yellowed letters, damaged photo albums, discarded keepsakes… To everyone else, they’re just piles of rubbish waiting to be shredded. But locked inside them are countless regrets: apologies that came too late and words that were never spoken. I turned the recycling de —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's quite novel, you can give it a try.

33. 533 风 The Wind Blows, the Demon Is Unbound 风吹无邪魔 Windblown Innocent Demon风吹无邪魔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse322k WordsOngoing Martial arts and spectacular battles. War and grand scenes. Humans and demons, demons and shamans: watch the protagonist survive, fight, and find love in an apocalyptic world. Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng will appear too! 57Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Novels that don't follow the usual formula

34. 534 c C-Rank Appraiser? I Command the Supreme Treasures of All Ages c级鉴宝？我执掌万代至尊 Dawn Without Spring拂晓不春Urban204k WordsOngoing In the year 2012, a dark star hung in the sky, and dimensional rifts of every size tore open around the world, unleashing countless monsters. Human firearms barely harmed them. But Source Crystals began to grow all over the world, and people who came into contact with them started awakening special talents, giving humanity a way to fight back. Even so, humanity endured sixty years of darkness. It was only when the Twelve Kings of Mankind had fully come into their own that humans could stand toe 178Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A treasure trove of urban martial arts novels! The male protagonist ventures deep into a frozen pool to seize the Frost-Condensing Fruit, battles a demonic serpent to the death, and suffers near-death after swallowing a spiritual medicine that freezes his meridians. He survives only thanks to the Dragon Yang Fruit. He forms a blood pact with a fifth-tier potential snake egg to break through to the second-tier Source Condensation Realm. While cultivating and breaking through, he also investigates the assassination plot of the Jiang Province Assassin Alliance. Extraordinary missions, demonic beast contracts, and martial arts breakthroughs unfold simultaneously. The combat is tense and exciting, the leveling-up pace is exhilarating, and the supporting characters are vividly portrayed. A must-read for martial arts enthusiasts!

35. 535 把 Lock the Sane People In 把清醒的人关进来 Just Right正合适33k WordsCompleted Lock the Clear-Headed Inside 10Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 536 百 Ghosts in the Apocalypse: I Became the Strongest Ghost Tamer 百鬼末世：我成了最强御鬼师 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 115.3kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves

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    The first book I followed for two years, I tried to "grow" it, but I just couldn't. The second book, after a severe reading slump, is the first one I've seen people urging me to update.

37. 537 剖 The Night I Cut Open a Demon Corpse, All of Dasheng Heard It 剖开妖尸那晚，整个大晟都听见了 Qing Ying Ah清英啊Mystery218k WordsCompleted On his first night after transmigrating, Shen Yan dissected a demon in front of his parents’ coffins. The whole city condemned him as a demon consort and demanded he be burned alive. Then, in front of everyone, he opened a third corpse: the stitches exposed the killer, the ordination certificate pointed the way, and the mycelium traced its source. Three cuts, and the real culprit was nailed for good. The entire Night Patrol Bureau fell silent. The emperor summoned him to the palace that very nig 1Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 538 我 I Want to Marry Your Cousin, but You Became My Dad First 我想娶你表妹，你却先当我爹 Just Right正合适Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted I Want to Marry Your Cousin, but You Became My Dad First 10Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 539 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 711.1kReads9.6Score100.9kShelves
40. 540 网 Online Game: Rebuilding My Life 网游之重塑人生 Wang the Fool王呆子Sports1.3M WordsOngoing Qin Feng used to be a hopeless romantic. He gave his girlfriend his whole heart and treated her like a queen. And what did he get in return? She casually tossed out, "You can't give me the life I want," then turned around and walked away. Qin Feng was completely crushed. He holed up in his rented apartment every day, questioning his whole existence and wondering what the point of living was. Eventually, with nothing else to do and no other options, he plunged into an online game to kill time. 492Reads9.5Score343Shelves

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    A novel with a parody and satirical style, come and read it!

41. 541 招 Disaster-Magnet System: I Flee to Neon, While the Lighthouse Creates an Apocalypse 招灾系统：润去霓虹，灯塔造末世 Ink-Water Paomo墨水泡馍Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Exchange System + endless supplies + urban rise + tech emperor + sacrifice the great powers] If even Iron Man's “memories” can be exchanged for, who needs a job? Copied supplies could fill in the ocean, so who needs money? The points need “rat lives” as sacrifices, is that it? “Mr. Baka,” a super typhoon and an extreme-cold apocalypse... Wouldn't it be a waste of all this “spectacle” if I didn't sink your whole country? And as for your “daddy,” the Lighthouse Nation... The brand-new “zombie kil 1.9kReads5.9Score198Shelves

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    [Million words] Qidian style, urban + post-apocalyptic + mild science fiction, featuring a national sacrifice to the heavens using both the United States and Russia, points exchanged for superpowers and advanced technology, urban entrepreneurship and godhood, multiple female characters, daily updates of 12,000+ words.

42. 542 折 The Age of Turmoil 折腾时代 Jing Xiaomo荆萧默Urban492k WordsOngoing Life is all about taking chances! In that restless age, Li Anran works in a big city, and her dream is about to come true. But when she returns to Qinzhou for a funeral, she's practically put under house arrest and told to stay and work in the small city. Zhang Huifei has the talent to get into one of China's top universities, but he unexpectedly fails the college entrance exam. To make sure his sister Li Anran can stay in Qinzhou without worries, he starts stirring things up... As a result, Li 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is what it means to fuss.

43. 543 神 The Gods Have Locked Away Technology? Then We'll Upgrade the Entire Nation 神明封锁科技？那就举国升级 Lie Kongzuo列空座Urban226k WordsOngoing A higher-dimensional civilization invades Blue Star, locking away its technology. The Great Xia Kingdom is the only nation left still struggling to hold on. When Qin Yi was eighteen, he entered a Divine Punishment dungeon for the first time, only to be gravely wounded and left on the brink of death, awaiting the gods’ “enlightenment.” Country A: We believe in the Holy God. They will usher in a new age of civilization. Country B: God of Order, please bring the spark of civilization to this world. 28Reads—Score140Shelves

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    Who understands?! This book is seriously addictive! The male protagonist is incredibly strong. Although he's not invincible the whole way, he later sees through the illusion that divine power is essentially advanced technology, leading the entire Great Xia civilization to a stunning comeback!

44. 544 雾 Traveling Together on Misty Island 雾岛同行 Just Right正合适29k WordsCompleted Companions on Misty Island 7Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 545 模EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 215.6kReads9.6Score36.3kShelves
46. 546 正 The Righteous Sect's Leader Slacks Off, and the Female Demon Comes Knocking 正道第一宗摆烂，女魔头找上门了 Yangyang Doesn't Eat Grass阳羊不吃草Eastern Fantasy333k WordsOngoing [Defying the master and seducing the disciple + multiple heroines + a touch of yandere + System + daydream simulations + angst and sweetness, but overwhelmingly sweet] [Also known as: Daydream Simulation: Why Are the Fairies Showing Up at My Door?] My name is Xie Ci. I was raised by a beautiful master and grew up in the foremost sect of the righteous path. But my talent is mediocre. Okay, it's terrible. After eighteen years of cultivation, I'm only at the ninth level of Qi Refining and just can' 28Reads—Score211Shelves

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    A daydream simulation, a fairy visiting your door, and a storyline involving a cold master and a female demon—definitely worth watching, you won't regret it! Highly recommended!

47. 547 末 Apocalypse! A Good-for-Nothing? Recycle! I Can Become the God of This Region!!! 末世！废物？回收！我能成为这片区域的神！！！ Just Right正合适Male-Channel Fanfiction21k WordsCompleted Apocalypse! Useless? Recycle! I Can Become the God of This Region!!! 32Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 548 传EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 171.3kReads9.6Score22.1kShelves
49. 549 和 Heshen: Master of Power 和珅：权力的玩家 Good Fortune and Happiness Beijing吉祥如意北京Historical631k WordsCompleted As a miniature reflection of the power structure during the Qianlong era, Heshen's life was forever entangled in the shadow of absolute imperial authority and the deep-rooted ills of the bureaucracy. From a penniless orphan living under another's roof in Lvrou Hutong to rising to the center of power through his gift for languages and financial acumen, his ascent was shaped by both the banner system and the emperor's political machinations. He was once a capable official who cleaned up the Minist 5.2kReads8.7Score414Shelves

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    A captivating historical biography, "Heshen: The Player of Power" [heart][heart]

50. 550 谁 Whoever Dares Force Him to His Death Will Fall First 谁敢逼他赴死，谁就得先倒下 Du Yuan都鸢Eastern Fantasy580k WordsOngoing This is not a story about a noble, righteous hero. Han Yan is an utterly ordinary man who transmigrated to another world. Other people transmigrate with a System, a wise old mentor, or a golden finger. He got nothing at all and had to claw his way forward on his own. He is cautious by nature and lives by the principle that self-interest comes first. Morality? What is that, can you eat it? When it comes to enemies, if he can fight, he won't waste time talking. If he needs to kill, he won't he 3.9kReads—Score271Shelves

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    The protagonist of this novel is amazing! He's a master of manipulation who has profit ingrained in his bones. He loves to take advantage of others, has many female companions, and cultivates from martial arts to godhood and immortality. He's cautious yet cunning, the king of all schemers, and incredibly humorous. The plot is definitely not mindless!

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