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151 洪 Honghuang: Reborn as Hongjun 洪荒：重生成鸿钧 Earthworm曲鳝Eastern Fantasy386k WordsCompleted I, Hongjun, schemed against the Demon Gods, the Wu and Yao clans, and all living beings. I wanted everyone to be equal and the Primordial World to stop being destroyed. In the end, I merged with the Dao and lost myself. The Way of All Beings: Fight heaven, fight earth, fight people, and be happy every day. Tongtian cried, "Teacher, you're playing favorites! My Second Senior Brother and I are both your disciples. Why do you only pick on me?" Hongjun asked, "What kind of sect did you create?" Tong 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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I initially thought this book would follow the same formula as other similar works, but I was surprised to find that this style of writing is relatively rare, and the scene descriptions are quite detailed. It's worth considering; I hope the author updates soon.

152 大EN The Great Emperors' Forbidden Zone: After My Master Died, I Went Mad 大帝禁区：师傅死后，我疯了 Bashu Red Bean巴蜀红豆Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted [At the end of the immortal path, who stands supreme? One glimpse of red hair, and the Dao is lost.] (Not a wish-fulfillment novel. A brain-teasing, increasingly captivating long story.) “My eldest senior brother is reborn. In his previous life, he was an ancient-era Great Emperor.” “My second senior brother transmigrated from another world, one where technology and shady shortcuts coexist.” “Our junior sister is the little princess of the Ji family, peerless in swordsmanship and unrivaled in ta 36.4kReads9.3Score3.3k14d adds

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The theme is relevant, but it's not too angsty. There are only a few angsty scenes, and the rest are quite heartwarming. How will our third gentleman choose in the end?

153 道 Fellow Daoist, Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Belching Black Smoke? 道友，你这人皇幡怎么冒黑烟啊？ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Even unorthodox paths can lead to Heaven! This poor Daoist has always been a bit timid. If I don’t pull up the roots after cutting the grass, I won’t be able to sleep at night! Heh heh heh... I, He An, am your great calamity! 81.8kReads9.3Score7.3k14d adds

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I think it's alright; you can watch it when you're bored.

154 道 Daoist Powerhouse: Beginning with the Blood Sacrifice of All Living Things 道门巨擘：从血祭万灵开始 Dragon Lord of the Tang Dynasty大唐龙君Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing [Heaven-Defying Comprehension] [Unorthodox cultivator] [Sacrificing a million lives in blood rites] [Decisive and ruthless] [Outlaw] [Invincible] In the Great Han Celestial Dynasty, demons and monsters run rampant. Lu Chen, the most handsome young uncle-master of the righteous path and the son of the Netherworld Cult’s Saintess, breaks through the mysteries of his life before birth, awakens his memories of Earth, and embarks on an unorthodox path to the summit, cultivating both Dao and martial a 7.6kReads7.3Score45114d adds

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It's excellent. A golden age, teeming with geniuses, all with high intelligence, and a decent plot.

161 叫 I Told You to Die, Not to Pull a Stunt 叫你送死，没让你整活 Qing Chen青沉Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted [Goofy]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Exploit system bugs]+ [Milk the system]+ [Wild imagination] Fang Chen has barely transmigrated to another world when he learns that he has agreed to a fight to the death with a chosen one whose engagement was just broken off. He’s already trembling with fear. His System awakens, and he thinks his savior has arrived. But the System’s very first mission tells Fang Chen to raise his cultivation, give it everything he’s got, bring out the chosen one’s potential, and then di 90.1kReads9.2Score9.8k14d adds

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The later parts get a bit angsty, and there are also some angst-filled moments in the early parts. It requires some strategy, and there are many foreshadowing elements.

162 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: When in Doubt, Charge In 灵气复苏：遇事不决莽一波 One Slash一刀斩下Urban10.7M WordsOngoing [Carefully planned haymakers + overwhelming force + mind-blowing feats = brain storage area] “Locking your health bar? What are you locking? A little cheating doesn't count as cheating, get it?” Everyone knows that the highest level of competition often uses the simplest methods. In a fantasy world crawling with cultivators and teeming with countless races, Lu An is an ultimate being with a perfect six-sided stat sheet. He only excels at one thing: using his peerless wisdom to convince people th 39.1kReads8.9Score2.7k14d adds

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These are all pretty good, except for the martial arts book, which got a bit padded out during the Zerg section.

163 一 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人，亦眠亦醉亦长生 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 196.6kReads9.5Score24.6k14d adds

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The writing is exceptionally good; it's hard to find a book with such excellent writing.

166 伏 The Demon-Slaying Chronicles: The Great Sage Returns 伏魔记大圣归来 Princess Yuerong of Ma Bei马背国的月容公主Eastern Fantasy169k WordsOngoing When heroes lay down their armor, will the world finally leave them in peace? Sun Wukong wants to protect a corner of pure land, but fate insists he wield his cudgel once more; Tang Monk burned through ten lifetimes just to defeat the demons, yet even his soul is denied rest; Bajie and Sha Seng guard them in silence, and in the end become the pillars holding everything together. This isn’t just a simple tale of fighting monsters and leveling up. So what else could it be? Currently undergoing ong 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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Updated to Chapter 20, which feels like the best chapter yet: Within the spiritual spring, pale golden Buddhist light swirled like water, nourishing Ao Lie's silvery-white dragon body, and the poisonous wounds left by the Bone-Eating Water Demon were slowly healing. Just now, while concentrating on guarding his inner energy, a faint yet familiar resonance, etched into his very bones, like the last embers of a candle in the wind, pierced through layers of demonic barriers and quietly touched his senses! "Master! It's Master's aura!" Ao Lie's dragon heart trembled violently, unable to remain seated any longer. His dragon tail lashed out, creating ripples, as he was about to rush out of this protective place and follow that aura. "Heh... As expected of Tang Sanzang's mount, your senses are quite sharp." A cold voice, mixed with a twisted sense of familiarity, suddenly rang out. In the shadows of the passage entrance, demonic energy writhed and coalesced like a living thing, forming a bloated figure—a figure clad in a black cloud-patterned crown of dark iron, a black robe woven with dragon patterns, a jade-inlaid belt, and rolled-up deerskin boots. He was still the same physique, but more imposing and powerful than before, his face shrouded in dark blue demonic energy. His large, fan-like ears flapped incessantly, as if listening to the wind; his long mouth moved softly, revealing fangs. A sinister, almost mocking smile played on his lips, making him appear eerily ferocious. Most striking were his heterochromatic eyes: his left eye was blood-red, burning with a violent, murderous light; his right eye remained cloudy, concealing unspeakable struggle and anguish. And in his hand, a nine-toothed rake crackled with black and red lightning, its nine teeth gleaming with an eerie light, seemed poised to devour its prey at any moment, searing painfully into Ao Lie's eyes! "Second Senior Brother?!" Ao Lie cried out in shock, his dragon body trembling violently. The immense astonishment even made him instinctively reach out his dragon claw, as if to affectionately touch and confirm his senior brother, whom he often bickered with but who was like a brother, just like countless times on the journey to the West. "Finally, I've found you! Eldest Senior Brother has been searching for you!" This action was entirely instinctive, a mark left by more than three hundred years of living together day and night. However, the dragon claw had only extended half a foot when it abruptly froze in mid-air. The strange heterochromatic eyes before him, the billowing black demonic energy, and the murderous rake—all were like cold, poisonous needles, piercing his momentary daze. "Second Brother?" The "Pigsy" slammed his rake on the ground, sending pebbles flying. The sound was hoarse and harsh, like the scraping of iron against stone. "What ancient history is that?" He raised the rake handle and pointed the tip towards the dark depths from which the aura emanated: "If you are looking for Tang Sanzang's body, I am currently 'looking after' it. The leader pities his ten lifetimes of cultivation and wishes to grant him a new life, to reshape his indestructible demonic body. This is an unparalleled blessing! If you know what's good for you and submit to the Holy Sect, when the leader restores the order of the Three Realms, you and I... No, at that time we will be colleagues, sharing the boundless!" Those cold words and gesture completely extinguished the last glimmer of hope in Ao Lie's heart. He retracted his dragon claws, his silver-white dragon body trembling slightly with anger and immense loss, his fury and grief surging: "Shut up! Pigsy! How dare you betray your master and ancestors, join the demonic sect, and still spout such nonsense! Have you forgotten how your master enlightened you to escape the sea of suffering? Have you forgotten the life-and-death journey we shared on the 108,000-mile road?!" "Affection? Redemption?" The Fallen Moon Venerable's left eye blazed with demonic light, his right eye flashed with pain, and without another word, he swung his rake and smashed it! The rake carried a foul stench, and his demonic aura surged like a raging tide: "I was once the mighty Marshal Tianpeng, commander of 80,000 naval troops of the Heavenly River! But after a drunken indiscretion, the Jade Emperor banished me to the mortal realm, casting me into this filthy pig's womb! I've endured the cold stares and ridicule of the world!" He roared, his hands moving swiftly, wielding the rake with a whooshing sound. "I finally managed to protect Tang Sanzang on his journey to the West, hoping for justice from Mount Ling and the restoration of my esteemed position as Marshal Tianpeng! And what was the result? Those who became Buddhas became Buddhas, those who became Bodhisattvas became Bodhisattvas! But I only got the title of 'Purifying Altar Messenger'! To put it bluntly, I'm just someone who eats leftovers from all directions! Even you have attained the Bodhisattvahood! What am I?! The Heavenly Court has wronged me, Mount Ling has belittled me!" "I thought, 'Fine, it'll be good to go back to Gao Village and live with Cuilan...'" His voice softened slightly, a bitter sigh escaping his long nose. "But those mortals gossiped behind my back, calling me a despised pig demon son-in-law! Later, that scoundrel Liu Er impersonated that monkey to trick me into leaving the village, and the Demonic Sect captured Cuilan and the entire village! If I didn't comply, they would die instantly! Tell me! What else could I choose?!" Ao Lie's anger gradually transformed into deep sorrow. So, his second senior brother's descent into the demonic path stemmed from such resentment and despair. "Second Brother... I know your heart is filled with bitterness, but this path is ultimately a dead end! Turn back, let's go together to save Master and Miss Gao, Eldest Brother, he..." "Turn back? Too late!" Pigsy roared, interrupting him, his left eye burning with demonic light. "I'm enjoying myself now! Titles and power are what truly matter! This 'Fallen Moon Venerable'—that's my true identity! I'm no longer that despised Pigsy!" He frantically channeled his demonic energy, throwing his rake into the air. The rake grew in the wind, transforming into the size of a door panel, black and red lightning intertwining to form a hideous mark, before falling back into his hand. "Ao Lie, I'll ask you one last time, will you surrender or not!" "I, Ao Lie, would rather die fighting than join the Demonic Sect!" Ao Lie raised his head and roared, his [Azure Dragon Star Spear] pointing straight at him, his dragon eyes filled with only determination.

167 破 Crime-Solving Group Chat: From the Start, Hannibal Taught Me How to Find Bodies 破案群聊：开局汉尼拔教我找尸体 Haha Spicy哈哈辣Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing Shen Ting transmigrates to a parallel world, where he activates the Detective System and becomes the owner of a crime-solving chat group. Hacker Kiko, Tang Tan's Qin Feng, forensic examiner Qin Ming, White Night detective Guan Hongfeng, and even chef Hannibal and educator Jigsaw are all in the group. As long as he solves cases, the group can bring in more detectives and deranged killers. Shen Ting can also earn skill coins to redeem all kinds of crime-solving skills: Anthropometry! Criminal 55kReads8.7Score5k14d adds

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Two suspense novels, give it a try

170 孽 You Wretched Disciple, Stop! I’m Your Master! 孽徒快住手，我可是你师尊啊！ Zheng Sanfeng郑三疯Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Protagonist with no System] [Powerful golden finger] Lin Tianqi transmigrates to another world, thinking he’ll top the imperial exams, marry a rich beauty, and reach the pinnacle of life. Unexpectedly, he turns out to be a legendary cultivation prodigy with a Pure Yang Sacred Body. At the age of five, his beautiful master brings him back to her sect, and from then on, his life as a wicked disciple begins! “Heh heh heh~ Master, your disciple has a sleepwalking condition, you know~” 18.8kReads8.5Score1.5k14d adds

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Cultivation + Invincible Flow + Harem Novel

171 追 Their Attempts to Win Him Back Failed, and They Turned Into Yanderes 追夫火葬场不成，她们变成了病娇 Naming Things Is So Hard These Days这年头取名真难Eastern Fantasy721k WordsCompleted This world of cultivation is vast and boundless, rife with intrigue and conflict. Lin Yan has no interest in a life of fighting and killing. He cultivates only so he can live longer, raise a cute little demon as a pet, and spend the rest of his life with someone he loves. One day, he can’t resist confessing to his beautiful, alluring master. But she is the strongest person in the world, the sect leader of the Heavenly Dao Sect, and the leader of the righteous path. She is also the most beautiful 7.2kReads8.8Score61514d adds

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The bags are so cute 👀, I've seen them all, they're the ones I watched when I first got into this fandom.

179 港 Hong Kong Films: I’ve Got a Gang of Tough Guys at My Back 港片：我手下有一群猛男 Tiger of the Major Crimes Unit重案组芝虎Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted Just after transmigrating, He Yiming is taken home by Hao Ge. To make ends meet, he has no choice but to use the skills granted by his System to switch careers and sell beef offal! In a Hong Kong crossover world where heroes rise on every side, He Yiming is determined to become a man above the rest! P.S. I don’t even know what I’m saying! 18.4kReads9.0Score80714d adds

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If you're looking for something to read, this is worth watching; the content is very interesting.

188 我 I Want to Save Someone, but She Lived a Thousand Years Ago 我想救个人，可她活在一千年前 Li Getuir李个腿儿Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Xianxia] [Convergence of Time and Space] [Not a power fantasy] [No System] [Plot-focused] “Are you a disciple of the Sword Sect?” “I'm the Sect Master.” “Then you should still have a long time to live, right?” “Why do you ask?” “Put down your sword first. I need to tell you something.” “Go ahead.” “Do you know that the place I'm standing in is the ruins of the Sword Sect?” “...” “This may sound strange, but what I mean is that your Sword Sect was destroyed a thousand years ago. Your past, your 7.4kReads8.8Score80314d adds

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This looks promising. It's not a wish-fulfillment story; from what I've read so far, it has laid quite a few foreshadowing elements, so my expectations are high. The premise isn't particularly novel, so it's easy to pick up and accept quickly.

189 反EN Villain: The Loli Protagonist is Mine From the Start! 反派：开局拿下萝莉女主 When Snow Falls, the Sword Returns Home雪至剑落归途Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Classic Villain + A Bevy of Beauties + Unbeatable Domination + Cunning + Sneaky Schemes + Satisfying Revenge] Jiang Che transmigrates into a world where several novels have merged, and binds himself to an Emotion Harvesting System. As long as he harvests emotional points from the protagonists and heroines, he can draw prizes and grow stronger! And so, an utterly shameless villain chosen by fate is born! The soldier king returns home, only to find his childhood sweetheart in love with a spoiled 82.5kReads8.3Score7.3k14d adds

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It's a very good watch; the main character isn't brainless.

190 应 Yinglong Rules the World: Level-Nine Sun-Splitting Divine Art from the Start 应龙镇天下：开局满级九阳神功 To Fish for Hairtail, Go to an Island钓刀鱼要到岛上钓Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Mystery-solving focus] [Plot-driven] [Jianghu and imperial court] [Power struggles] Lin Rong transmigrates to the Great Wu Dynasty and spends five whole years as a Yinglong Guard. Then a mission goes wrong, and while fleeing for his life, he is captured by the Hehuan Sect. After a night of passion… [Host detected as having become a true man. System activation successful…] [Beginner's gift pack delivered: Nine Suns Divine Art (Perfected), Dragon Claw Hand (Perfected)…] [Congratulations, Host, on 49.5kReads8.9Score3.8k14d adds

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The best work in the Jinyiwei genre.

191 惊EN Horror: I Created the Anomaly Containment Association 惊悚：我打造了异轨收容会 Chi Yisheng赤亦生Mystery2.7M WordsOngoing [Horror + Satisfying Power Fantasy + Director’s Tall-Tale Style] Horror games descended upon Blue Star, turning into one eerie dungeon after another. The monsters inside stepped into the real world, and from then on, the world was overrun with the uncanny. Only by conquering every dungeon could humanity stop the supernatural from consuming the world. Otherwise, the eerie realms would merge with reality and turn the human world into a living hell! Shen Yu bound himself to an Anomaly Containmen 48.7kReads9.1Score4.2k14d adds

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These are all pretty good, but I like the first one the most; it's so good! I'm a die-hard fan of Asuka! 🥰🥰🥰

198 只EN As Long as I Outlive You All, I Can Be Invincible 只要把你们都熬死，我就能无敌 Sour Candy酸宝Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Cultivation is a path toward immortality, but one’s lifespan eventually runs out. That is why cultivators must keep advancing, becoming saints and emperors to extend their lives. Chen Xia, however, was the complete opposite. Ever since he transmigrated, he had been immortal, and he had also gained a stat-allocation System. For every year he lived, he earned one attribute point. And so, a legend arose throughout the Myriad Worlds about an ultimate schemer. “A gentleman’s revenge is never too late 69.6kReads9.3Score6.6k14d adds

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I have tried my best to meet the original poster's requirements.

199 洪 Honghuang: From the Start, I Castrated an Ancestor Shaman and Made Hongjun Lose His Cool 洪荒：开局阉祖巫，鸿钧心态崩了 Chili Peppers Need Sugar Dip辣椒要蘸糖Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing Qin Xuan transmigrates to the primordial world and becomes the Thirteenth Ancestral Witch, a being who was never supposed to exist, in control of the Law of Strength. Thinking of the tragic outcome of the future war between the Witches and Demons, he sets his sights on his twelve older brothers and sisters, whose heads are full of nothing but muscle. If he could just make the Twelve Ancestral Witches infertile… Without the Witch clan, how could there be a Witch-Demon Tribulation? And so, thirtee 34kReads7.6Score2.6k14d adds

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There's not much else to recommend, that's all.

200 大 The Great Dao: Uprooting Mountains and Plucking the Moon 大道之开山拔月 Qingzhou Mu庆州牧Eastern Fantasy384k WordsCompleted After a legendary figure put an end to the righteous-demonic war that had raged three hundred years earlier, the Beiming Lands were left with few capable people. The young lord, Beiming Hen, bore a heavy responsibility and began putting his plan into action: he crippled his own cultivation and created a false impression, even sacrificing members of his clan. By chance, he was rescued by Yang Zhaoxin, the senior disciple of the head of Zhongzhou's foremost sword sect, but incurred the resentment 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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Fast-paced, new maps