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1. 1601 志 A World of Strange Tales: Cultivating the Unorthodox Path 志怪世界，左道修行 Xuanmian Guan轩冕官Xianxia822k WordsOngoing [Monsters] [Gods and Buddhas] [Unorthodox Cultivation] [Supernatural Powers] Spiritual energy has dried up, Mount Buzhou has collapsed, and heaven and earth have fallen into chaos. This world is no longer the immortal mountain paradise of ancient times. It has become a slaughterhouse where unorthodox practices run rampant and humans, ghosts, and monsters live side by side. The path of cultivation is broken, and the sages of old have gone far away. Only a group of unwilling pioneers remain. Under 16.5kReads6.6Score1.5kShelves

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   A novel with a fresh perspective

2. 1602 全 Global Class Change: I Can Stack Artifact Affixes Without Limit 全民转职：我神器词条无限叠加 Snow Flies, the Sky Is Young飞雪连夭Sports1.2M WordsCompleted Lu Cang transmigrated to a world where everyone could choose a class. Instead, he awakened as a B-rank Armorer. His class had only one special feature: he could equip every type of gear. Fortunately, Lu Cang awakened the Divine Gear Compendium. He could synthesize every divine artifact in the world! And he could combine all of their stats into one! From then on, Lu Cang was unstoppable! Nuclear Annihilation Bow + Million-Split Bow = one basic attack that fires a million nuclear annihilation arro 31.8kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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   These books are guaranteed to be good.

3. 1603 相 I Get Stronger with Every Blind Date: I Have a Dating System 相亲就能变强：我有一个相亲系统 Your Sigh in the Wind风中有你的叹息Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Multiple adaptation rights sold, with over twenty versions of the short drama and animated comic released] [All life's joys and sorrows become stories; every laugh and scolding becomes prose] "Mom, I'm this old and still don't have a partner. Aren't you worried? Can you really bear to watch me grow old alone? I'm going back in a couple of days, so hurry up and set me up on blind dates. I want ten of them!" "Hello, matchmaking agency? How many blind dates can I get in a month with a membership? 104.4kReads8.9Score10.2kShelves
4. 1604 末 Infinite Save-Scumming in the Apocalypse: I Play It Safe and Become a God 末日无限回档，我稳健成神 Zhang Yaya张呀呀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse953k WordsOngoing With just 24 hours until the apocalypse, Huang She awakened a System and received a save point for the current moment. Huang She figured that if he couldn't win, he could just reload and start over. One day, he'd beat the apocalypse! But after he reloaded, the story began to spiral out of control. Every time he reloaded, the apocalypse was a different kind? What the hell am I supposed to do with that? 46.6kReads8.4Score6.1kShelves
5. 1605 全 Everyone Misjudges Me, but My Adoring Wife Subdues the Heavens and Qin 全员误判，我靠娇妻镇天秦 North Wind Knows No Restraint北风无少Urban164k WordsOngoing [A middle-aged man biding his time, a supportive wife, everyone misjudges him, schemes and martial arts, a miraculous comeback] At thirty-six, Feng Xu is blunt and never flatters anyone. He has spent half his life without learning to play along, and has long been pushed aside and oppressed by society. Burdened by enormous debts and poor health, he is an unremarkable middle-aged man who has achieved nothing. People mock him without restraint, saying he isn’t worthy of his peerlessly beautiful, s —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   If you're looking for a novel with a fresh background, try my work, *Everyone Misjudged, I Rely on My Beloved Wife to Stabilize Qin*! Unlike typical ancient Qin Dynasty novels, this one blends modern elements with a fictional Qin world. The court structure and martial arts styles of various schools are combined with a modern setting, creating a very novel premise. The male protagonist is caught in a misunderstanding within the court, targeted by all the officials, who all believe he harbors ulterior motives, making every step difficult. Fortunately, he is accompanied by his beautiful wife, Mo Yumo, a member of the Mo family, who wields a Mo family weapon and possesses both wisdom and martial prowess, protecting him and helping him overcome obstacles throughout the story. The plot unfolds with both political intrigue and martial arts training, offering a unique viewing experience through the clash between modern and ancient court politics, with a fast-paced and concise narrative!

6. 1606 贼 The Thief's Way 贼道 Heading North向北Urban2.1M WordsCompleted My name is Xiao Wu. I was a wild child no orphanage could keep in check. At nine years old, I charged into this dog-eat-dog world. I saw through it then: living was like clinging to a moving train. You either held on or fell and were crushed to pieces. The first steamed bun I stole wasn’t because I was hungry. I wanted to see whether these hands that picked pockets could grab fate by the throat. The juvenile detention center, the shelter, and the detention center were my schools. The thieves wer 84.1kReads9.6Score10.7kShelves

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   I highly recommend the first book; it's my personal favorite. Books two through five are by the same author. After finishing *The Thousand-Faced Thief King*, I couldn't resist reading all his other books. I also highly recommend the last two.

7. 1607 英 The Age of Heroic Spirits: I Can Simulate Infinite Possibilities 英灵时代，我能模拟无限可能 A Thought of Emptiness一念之空Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Simulator + Invincible Protagonist + the Myriad Worlds [No choosing between options: all simulation rewards are inherited] Earth has entered an age where everyone can summon Heroic Spirits. Once they reach adulthood, people can summon spirits renowned in history from the infinite worlds, using either their innate affinity or a holy relic. Mundane, Noteworthy, Curious, Legendary, Epic, Undying. The powerful can effortlessly destroy cities, shake the earth, or even alter ecosystems, while the full 51.1kReads8.5Score5.1kShelves

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   These books are all very interesting.

8. 1608 长 Immortality Game: After Waging War Against Heaven for Ten Thousand Lifetimes, I Become the Supreme Dao Ancestor 长生游戏：万世伐天我成至高道祖 Yu Ye Ma Zhi雨夜马至Eastern Fantasy120k WordsOngoing [The rating may drop after the initial release.] [A Hundred Lives: A Mortal's Chronicle] [I've had dozens of books flop, and I doubt anyone will read this one either, so I just threw this blurb together.] ...Golden finger: [Every time you die, you gain points that can be allocated to aptitude, comprehension, luck, or family background.] [Each time you die, you enter the Immortality Game Space. After allocating your points, you live another life, with unlimited retries.] In 3026, Chen Yifan dies 4Reads—Score120Shelves
9. 1609 草 The Commoner Who Rules the World 草芥执宰天下 Flawless Golden Core无暇金丹Historical397k WordsOngoing The imperial authority collapses, warlords carve up the land, and human lives are worthless. Li Zicheng's soul travels into a chaotic age, where he rises with a blade amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Watch as he, a nobody, takes sole command of the world. His soul travels into the Great Prosperity Dynasty, where he becomes a lowly commoner. Fortunately, he has three brothers by his side. The four young men join hands to brave the chaotic age, rising from country bumpkins to rulers o —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I've been a bookworm for ten years. Having weathered the storms of life and seen all the complexities of human relationships, I simply can't stand those mindless, wish-fulfillment novels where one punch takes down a hundred people and everyone's intelligence seems to plummet. I highly recommend this book; the plot is logically sound. The protagonist is intelligent, there are no exaggerated fight scenes, and the story is realistic. I think this one is pretty good.

10. 1610 身 I'm a Villainous Officer, and My Little Sister Is on the Hero Team? 身为反派干部，妹妹是战队成员？ A Thought of Emptiness一念之空Urban2.8M WordsCompleted New book out Mayhem + tokusatsu + Super Sentai + invincible protagonist + fun-loving troublemaker. Steady updates, at least 8,000 words a day. Earth is a nexus connecting countless other worlds, and a stage for all kinds of civilizations, evil organizations, and superheroes. Bai Yu spent ten years becoming the branch director of the evil organization, the Apostles of Chaos. His branch is called Dreamland. He creates fear and despair, weaving dreams that make righteous heroes lose their way. He i 25.3kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves
11. 1611 我 I Awakened a Dao Companion Synthesis System 我觉醒了道侣合成系统 The Eye That Lost Its Mind失了智的眼Urban2.9M WordsOngoing (Not a mindless power fantasy. Don't read if that's not your thing.) Ten years after transmigrating, Zhou Ding finally worked up the courage to send a message to the campus belle of the "Chosen One University": Hey, want to become cultivation partners? I've got plenty of yang energy! That night, the campus belle died… 57.3kReads7.9Score4.8kShelves
12. 1612 民 Republican Era: The Last of the Jianghu 民国：最后的江湖 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted From an outlaw to a high-ranking general in the Republic of China, then into the War of Resistance against Japan, he walks the loneliest path of all. He seeks no place in the history books, only for the land and rivers to bear witness: on this black soil, there will always be those who refuse to kneel! (Xiang Bei, formerly known by the pen name Lao Zei) 32.9kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
13. 1613 轮 Cultivating Through Reincarnation: Starting with the Imperial Examinations 轮回修仙：从考科举开始 Haizi x海子xEastern Fantasy454k WordsOngoing [The rating has just been released, and will probably rise later...] Changsheng transmigrated to another continent and obtained the golden finger of reincarnation and rebirth. Isn't that the standard package for a protagonist? In another world's immortal cultivation realm, he reincarnates again and again, ultimately embarking on the path of cultivation, reaching the summit, and proving the Dao of immortality. 75.2kReads8.2Score4.8kShelves
14. 1614 全EN Everyone Became a Monster—I'm the Only Player! 全民怪物，我成唯一玩家！ The Macaque Has No Peaches猕猴没有桃Sci-Fi & Apocalypse990k WordsOngoing [Road survival + no female lead + leveling up + lone wolf + power fantasy] Su Ye transmigrated twice and found himself on a road of survival. But he discovered he'd mistakenly ended up on a survival road belonging to another race. Humanity had failed at survival a hundred years ago and become monsters in a world of gray mist. Everyone's a monster, and I'm the only player? After Su Ye made contact with humanity, he received their full support. From then on: [Other people on the survival road]: No 141.4kReads8.5Score20.7kShelves
15. 1615 武 The Martial World Is Way Too Dark 武道人族还是太阴间了 Buried Blade葬刃Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.8M WordsOngoing In the interstellar age, martial arts flourished throughout human civilization. The Five Martial Gods stood at its pinnacle, with countless Divine Realm experts guarding them as they ruled over more than a hundred galaxies. As a hegemonic civilization, humanity had produced one talented generation after another over millions of years. In a society where everyone practiced martial arts, geniuses were as numerous as the stars. Beyond humanity, the threat of cosmic disasters loomed close, while cou 59.8kReads8.4Score5.1kShelves
16. 1616 重 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985：东北往事 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 86.8kReads9.6Score8.9kShelves
17. 1617 穿 After Entering Sherlock Holmes, I Became a Literary Master 穿进福尔摩斯后，我成了文学巨匠 I Eat Ugly Tangerines Without Spitting Out the Peel吃丑橘不吐丑橘皮Urban589k WordsOngoing [No shipping or romance] [No System] [The protagonist's identity is never exposed in the main story] [Career] [Book Transmigration] [Literary plagiarism] [Classics] [Original Sherlock Holmes] [Victorian era] [Slow burn] [Slice of life] [Sickly protagonist] [Not a power fantasy] London, 1880. A public carriage stops in front of 221B Baker Street, and a pale, frail young man steps down. No one knows that one day he will become an uncrowned Poet Laureate, a science fiction giant, a master of fai 13.3kReads8.7Score996Shelves
18. 1618 我 Are All the People I Save Female Ghosts? 我的救赎对象全是女诡？ One Squid at a Time一口一个鱿鱼仔Mystery914k WordsOngoing [Heartwarming] + [Female Ghosts] + [Horror Game Instances] + [Lighthearted] Lin An transmigrates into a terrifying world and is dragged into a deadly horror game. With his life hanging by a thread, he awakens a System. Lin An: System, are you here to save me? System: Ding! The White Moonlight Simulator is at your service! Lin An: No! This is a world of the supernatural. What am I supposed to do with a White Moonlight System? System: How about giving it a shot? It might just save your life. With 58kReads8.4Score8.5kShelves

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    All stories with multiple female leads fall into this category.

19. 1619 灵 Immortal Path of Spirit Origins: The Spirit Beasts I Raise Are So Grateful 灵源仙途：我养的灵兽太懂感恩了 Brewing Tea in the Spring Mist春雾煮茶Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsOngoing [Cultivation] + [golden finger] + [Farming] + [Steady Progress] + [Relaxed] + [Everyday Life] In the world of Cultivation, all things possess spirits. After transmigrating, Gu An gained the ability to grasp the spiritual essence of spirit beasts. [Spiritual Source Recompense] Any spirit beast or spirit bird he personally raises will repay him when it dies! [One of the rainbow-feathered chickens you raised has died peacefully of old age and returned a portion of spiritual energy to you!] [One of 159.3kReads8.9Score13.1kShelves

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    I've been following these three books, and I personally think they're quite well-written.

20. 1620 喜 Joy in the Tang Dynasty 喜唐 Weiwei's Wei微微的薇Historical3.6M WordsCompleted Bright and glorious is the Tang, favored by Heaven to rule the myriad lands. Our founding ancestors answered Heaven’s call, and the four imperial clans followed its ways. Heaven granted us boundless blessings, and our clans share a common virtue. Our descendants carry on the legacy, offering sacrifices to the gods and matching the Pole Star. What did it really mean for all nations to pay tribute? Was it about uncritically worshipping foreign languages, or going abroad and being treated as honore 123.6kReads9.4Score12.8kShelves
21. 1621 刚 Newborn, Listening to the Girl Next Door Talk About Her Family 刚出生，听邻家姐姐诉说原生家庭 Er Dan the Little Imp二蛋小鬼Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Youthful Campus Life + Everyday Romance + Reborn as a Baby + Multiple Love Interests + A Cheng Ge Ending?] One day, the System told me I was the girl next door's one true love? As soon as he was born, Jiang Ye realized something was off about this world. [She sees you as her one true love.] [She's secretly in love with you.] [She really likes you a lot.] Wait, I'm just some passerby. When did I become a heart-stealing incubus? [Ding! Incubus System bound!] [You and the girl next door lost t 196.6kReads8.5Score33.3kShelves
22. 1622 我 I Am a Prophet: In the Age of Extinction 我是先知：我在灭绝纪 Little Dancing Spark跳动的小火花Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted [Natural Disasters, Superpowers, Saving Others, A Righteous Male Lead, No Zombies, No System, No Harem, Not a Traditional Apocalypse, Some Long Chapters] Completed normally at 1.3 million words. Concise is best, and I won't waste your time! What would the world be like if natural disasters struck hundreds or thousands of times more often? Xu Xing was caught in a flood that swallowed everything, only to discover he'd transmigrated to a world where disasters could erupt at any moment. Angels with 6.3kReads9.0Score499Shelves

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    It just finished airing 26 years ago, and it's a great show.

23. 1623 无EN Infinite Rewinds: Everyone Thinks I'm a Big Shot 无限回档：所有人都以为我是大佬 What's Wrong with Money?钱有什么不好Mystery414k WordsCompleted [Adapted into a comic drama] [Audiobook narrated by a real person available] [Infinite Flow + Livestream Survival + Death Rewind + Half-Dihua] [No CP] [The story contains a lot of on-screen comment barrages] After Xu Xi died from overwork, he transmigrated to another world invaded by a survival game. He even discovered that he could rewind time after dying. By using this ability to escape danger time and again and successfully clear each instance, he unexpectedly became a top expert in the eyes 191.6kReads9.4Score20.8kShelves
24. 1624 根 Infinite Foundation Stacking: The Path to Simulated Invincibility 根基无限叠，模拟无敌路 Soap Isn't Slippery香皂不滑Eastern Fantasy215k WordsOngoing The rating just came in, so it should rise later... [Simulations in this world and other worlds] [Simulations in reality, two tracks at once] [Fantasy + sci-fi + magic] [Unlimited stacking of aptitude and cultivation] [Genius protagonist] [Satisfying + fun] [No female lead] [Sons of fortune from the Myriad Worlds] [Martial arts → all kinds of systems]… What do you do when your simulator runs into a dead end? Keep trying different approaches in one simulation after another? No, of course not. 62.7kReads6.7Score12.1kShelves
25. 1625 重 Reborn with a Sign-In System, This Young Driver Is Living the Dream! 重生有签到，小司机赢麻了！ Diligent Guoguo勤奋的果果Urban2.0M WordsOngoing After being reborn, Cheng Ping'an awakens a Daily Sign-In System. Money! Tickets! Skills! Special items! If you can think of it, you can sign in for it! Our protagonist is a seasoned player, and there are multiple female leads! 39kReads7.5Score3.7kShelves
26. 1626 时 Time Stopped for 500 Years, and I Became a God by Exploiting Bugs 时停500年，我靠卡BUG成神 A Qiang Doesn't Sell Fish阿强不卖鱼Sports594k WordsOngoing [Game Invasion]+ [Earth Online]+ [Solo Leveling] A god turned Earth into a game and paused time for all of humanity. By sheer chance, only He Yun was left unaffected. To everyone else, it was just the blink of an eye. But for He Yun, the game hadn't even launched yet, and he'd already spent five hundred years leveling up on his own. When Earth Online officially launched five hundred years later, and all of humanity spawned in the safe zone, utterly bewildered, He Yun had already explored every s 11.4kReads8.0Score996Shelves
27. 1627 鬼 Demon Slayer: I Married Muzan, but Yoriichi Fell for Me Too 鬼灭：娶了无惨的我又被缘一爱上 Qi Qi 7起起7Anime Fanfiction534k WordsOngoing [Rating just released, will rise later] [Female Yanshi] [Female Yoriichi] [No other surname transmigration] [?? Sweet ??] [Angsty Romance] [Slow Burn] [No BL] [Love Triangle] Su Yun regretted more than once saving that girl that night. It had completely turned his life upside down and sent him down a road with no return. The two, who loved each other, eventually had a child together. Why was this forbidden, ill-fated love ultimately severed by Muzan's cruel hand? Su Yun didn't know. The passage 1kReads7.5Score108Shelves
28. 1628 作 I Became a God by Courting Death 作死成神 Mysteries of the Stars星辰玄妙Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Easygoing comedy + high intelligence + unconventional death-seeking antics + the Myriad Worlds + plenty of twists After Shen Mo obtains the "Get Stronger by Courting Death" System, the whole world goes completely off the rails. The traps carefully laid by villains are easily foiled when he takes a simple tumble; the deadly schemes set by ancient clans are turned against them when he serves up durian mixed with stinky tofu. From the modern city to the Myriad Worlds, Shen Mo uses the most outra 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a mind-blowing, unconventional, and exhilarating novel! The protagonist, Shen Mo, doesn't act recklessly; instead, his actions are brilliantly calculated to strike at the villains' weaknesses. From urban settings to various universes, he pulls off a series of outrageous feats: physically destroying ancient martial arts, chemically exploding cultivation techniques, and even bumping into interstellar warships. The hilarious scenes are packed with memorable moments. Witnessing the psychological transformation of various powerful figures from initial disdain to fear, and finally to utter terror, is incredibly vivid. Each chapter features a satisfying face-slapping moment, and the cross-world, imaginative collisions are incredibly original. There's not a single dull moment, and the "dying for Godhood" trope takes things to a whole new level—it's both stress-relieving and addictive!

29. 1629 四 Siheyuan: Xiangzi, Picking Up Passengers in Beijing 四合院：在四九城拉客的祥子 Super Super Super Super超超超超Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted 9.2kReads6.2Score350Shelves
30. 1630 神 Divination: My Left Eye Comes from a Higher Dimension 神算，我的左眼来自更高维度 Smiling Wind, Shadowless笑风无影Urban3.2M WordsCompleted Bai Lin left a remote mountain village, relying on his “left eye” to see the past and know the future. In the city, he calculates without fail and sees all the world’s splendor. In officialdom, he outshines everyone and rises smoothly through the ranks. The fourth dimension: I can see time. The fifth dimension: I can defy fate... No matter how many secrets the world holds, no matter how dangerous the great powers may be, see how Bai Lin leads the vast land of Daxia, step by step, to the pinnacle 6.8kReads8.3Score966Shelves

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    My collection is absolutely gorgeous.

31. 1631 白 The Second Young Master of Baidi City Is Playing Matchmaker Again Today 白帝城二公子，今天也在牵红线 Daily Virtue每日品德Eastern Fantasy128k WordsOngoing [Sword Cultivator] [Romance] [Powerful Male Lead with a Strong Identity] [Male Lead Is a Native of This World] [Strong Female Lead] Su Qing was destined to become the strongest sword-cultivating fox immortal, the first to reach the Fifteenth Realm. But to save Su Tang/Su He, she willingly gave up her prospects and good fortune as a sword cultivator in the Upper Three Realms, taking Su He’s place instead. Since the path of sword cultivation could no longer lead her to the summit, Su Qing decided 1Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1632 高 High Martial: The More I Die, the Stronger I Get, and I Adapt to Everything Upon Revival 高武：越死越强，我复活适应一切 Alluring惹火Urban208k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out and will go up] [Martial arts + supernatural powers + no heroine + pure fighter + a man who never feels pressured] In a high-martial world, Qiao Tianyu gains a System. Every time he dies, he revives on the spot and gains adaptive enhancements that let him avoid the cause of death. His chest and abdomen are sliced open by an A-rank supernatural ability, earning him the “Indestructible Golden Body”: skin so hard it repels blades and bullets. He is pummeled by blows weighi 915Reads8.0Score133Shelves
33. 1633 开 Suspended from the Start? I Join the Discipline Inspection Team Instead 开局停职？我转投纪委调查组 Second Master Jiangmen江门二爷Urban7.5M WordsOngoing His superior was under investigation, his girlfriend was cheating on him, and after being targeted by office rivals, he was forced onto leave. Yang Dong hit rock bottom from the start, never imagining that a phone call would change the course of his life. He was seconded to the Discipline Inspection Commission's investigation team to save his superior, only to inadvertently trigger a massive storm. Yang Dong had this to say: "No need to panic. I'll have a cigarette and calm down first!" (No hare 533.5kReads9.3Score28.8kShelves
34. 1634 反 After My Death, My Empress Disciples All Broke Down in Tears 反派师尊记忆曝光，女帝徒弟泪崩 No Clouds Tomorrow明天没有云Eastern Fantasy805k WordsCompleted The great villain Xiao Fan was surrounded and attacked by his seven disciples. His eldest disciple shouted, “Demon, the vengeance for my father's death can never be forgiven! Today is the day you die!” His second disciple shouted, “Demon, I kindly saved you back then, but you coveted my Supreme Yin Divine Physique and slaughtered my entire village. Today, I'll hack you into a thousand pieces to comfort the souls of my people in heaven!” Listening to his disciples denounce him, Xiao Fan re 10.7kReads9.0Score985Shelves
35. 1635 全 Global High Martial: I Have a Zerg Editor 全球高武：我有虫族编辑器 The Crow Isn't Black鸦不黑Urban3.1M WordsCompleted This isn’t a story about a nanny. Li Mingxuan will play an important role later on, so please don’t complain if you don’t like it! (Behind-the-scenes scheming + pseudo-Lovecraftian + ensemble cast + invincible protagonist + myriad races) Three hundred years after the spiritual qi revival, humanity has mastered cultivation and produced all kinds of powerful warriors. Every country has its own cultivation system to defend against the invasion of demonic beasts. It is an age of glory for the strong 1.1kReads7.8Score101Shelves

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    The first book is Sanfeng's new book; I've read over 400 chapters so far, and it's going well. The second book is an ensemble piece; I've reached the latest update and it has great potential. [Thumbs up] Although both books don't have very high ratings, they're definitely worth reading.

36. 1636 百 The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes: A Master of Time, an Emperor of Reincarnation 百世书：岁月老六，轮回称皇 Lean Pork Zhou, Delivery Order Edition派单瘦肉周Eastern Fantasy444k WordsOngoing (The rating just came in, so it'll rise later.) [Reincarnation] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Knows When to Keep a Low Profile] + [Neutral Protagonist] + [Handcrafted by a Struggling Author] A mayfly's hundred lifetimes pass in the blink of an eye. A human's hundred lifetimes can see oceans turn into fields. By good fortune, Li Fan obtained the priceless treasure, the Book of a Hundred Lifetimes. When one life ends, another begins. If he can't make it in one lifetime, a hundred will do. Just reme 36.8kReads6.6Score3.7kShelves
37. 1637 模 The Simulators Are All Wrecked, So Why Hasn’t the Apocalypse Come Yet? 模拟器都被干废了，末日还不来？ Zhang Yaya张呀呀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse471k WordsCompleted Cao Kun accidentally awakens an apocalypse simulator. But there's one problem: the simulator never says when the apocalypse will come! After each simulation ends, Cao Kun can inherit the various enhancements he gained within it. But that still leaves the same question. When exactly will the apocalypse come? Or has it already begun? 8kReads8.5Score876Shelves
38. 1638 禁 Forbidden Obsession 禁忌沉溺 Cong Zhi从枝Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted (One-on-one romance | Sweet romance | Both leads are inexperienced | Long-planned romance | Romantic tension) Charming, high-born heiress vs. clear-headed power broker who falls hard - Wen Jiayu, once the little princess of Tancheng, suddenly finds herself branded a fake heiress! Her parents dote on each other, her brother adores her, and she is Tancheng’s brightest jewel. But overnight, her identity is exposed: she’s supposedly an impostor who stole someone else’s place. The wealthy heiresses w 8.9kReads7.8Score620Shelves

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    The male and female protagonists were already very clingy before they even got together, as you can tell from the title. There's a lot of tension and a sweet, sensual tug-of-war between them.

39. 1639 穿 Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty with an Imperial Era System 穿越大明之朕有帝国时代系统 Mo Yunfan墨云凡Historical2.6M WordsOngoing Synopsis: Great Ming + Emperor + Political Intrigue + Age of Empires System [At its peak, this novel had 600,000 readers. Its comic-drama adaptation, The Carpenter's Empire, is now updating on multiple platforms. Read with confidence!] The Taichang Emperor is on his deathbed. The Great Ming court is in turmoil, three major cases have erupted at once, treacherous ministers are plotting to force a palace move, vassal states are turning away, the borders are in revolt, and powerful nations are clos 109.2kReads8.4Score7.4kShelves

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    [Ming Dynasty] + [Emperor] + [Political Intrigue] + [Age of Empires System] At this time, Emperor Taichang is on his deathbed, the Ming Dynasty is in turmoil, three cases are unfolding simultaneously, treacherous officials are plotting to move the palace, vassal states are becoming increasingly alienated, borders are in turmoil, and powerful nations surround the country. Beset by internal and external troubles, the vast empire is teetering on the brink of collapse! At this critical juncture, a modern youth who loves Ming history, Zhu Youxiao, a carpenter-turned-emperor from the future, uses *Age of Empires: Asian Dynasties* as his foundation. Imperial pikemen advance in orderly ranks, a formidable forest; heavily armored cavalry roar forth, crushing all enemies; musketeers stand silently in formation, their cold muzzles gazing upon all nations; he boldly reforms the court, eliminates the accumulated evils of factional strife, reshapes the rules of officialdom, and reforges an iron-blooded military spirit; he re-establishes vassal treaties, summoning tribute from all corners of the world; he promotes new laws, revitalizes crafts, enlightens the people, and ignites a prairie fire. The light of the empire shines upon the world! In this chaotic world engulfed in war, Zhu Youxiao made a vow: "Now that I am the ruler of the empire, I will let the iron cavalry of the Ming Dynasty crush the darkness, and let the Ming Dynasty's sun and moon flag fly high over the world again!" — Tianqi, the era of the empire, has begun!

40. 1640 序 Sequence: Old One Sovereign 序列：旧日主宰 Imperial Armored Cavalry帝国具装骑兵Urban1.7M WordsOngoing (Cthulhu Mythos + Potions + Sequences + Satisfying Combat. An established author with three highly rated, full-length novels. Quality guaranteed. The new novel’s early ratings are being suppressed.) When Asla opened his eyes from death, he saw: Guns, potions, churches, evil gods, angels, Beyonders, armies, spies, mercenaries, hunters, gangs, monsters... This was free America, a land where chaos and order coexisted. Death and the ravages of capitalism fell equally upon everyone. These were the be 130.7kReads8.8Score13.7kShelves
41. 1641 我 I Have Two Cheats: A Modifier and Minecraft 我有两个挂，一个修改器一个MC Lazy Man from the Central Plains中原懒人Urban383k WordsOngoing The good news: I got the treatment reserved for the protagonist and transmigrated. The bad news: this transmigration barely got me anywhere. The worse news: after transmigrating, I still have to face a multiverse game where my life is in danger. The better news: the ability I awakened is the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Mod Menu. Multiverse Game System: Well, what are we waiting for? It's yours. Narrator: Mr. Luo Ji, what do you think of the Multiverse Game? Luo Ji: I've got cheats. What do you think 1.3kReads6.9Score101Shelves
42. 1642 圣EN The Holy White Crown 圣白冠冕 Feng Xiao Ya枫潇呀Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [Fast-Paced] [Explosive Action] [Emperor] [From Eaglefolk Tribe to Angel Empire] [Ascend to Godhood from the Throne] [Gods' War for Supremacy] [Early Transmigration] [Minor System] [Single Female Lead] [The Animated Adaptation Is Out, Come Watch] Demon God: When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back at you! Jiang You: Wrong. Abyss, when you gaze at Heaven, Heaven gazes back at you! The First Chapter: The Primordial Age of Chaos. Humanity did not yet exist. The ancestors of the elves were 118.6kReads9.0Score10.9kShelves
43. 1643 国 National Fate Survival: My Skills Are a Little Too Powerful 国运求生：我的技能有亿点点多 Jiaojiao Gets Rich, Really Rich a娇娇发财发大财aUrban2.5M WordsOngoing [National-fate survival, livestreaming, infrastructure, farming, wilderness survival, no female lead] Su Han transmigrated to Blue Star, only to find it struck by an apocalyptic calamity. The planet’s resources were almost completely depleted in just three years. Then national-fate survival suddenly began! Three contestants would be randomly selected from each country to enter the Savage Realm. Whenever a contestant died, their country’s national fate would be reduced. If it fell below a certain 143.8kReads8.2Score11.5kShelves

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    The first two books are masterpieces; the third book is a modified version of the first, with some changes to the cheat codes. Please forgive me. 4

44. 1644 我EN I Only Wanted to Destroy My Sect, So How Did I Defy Heaven and Become a God? 我只想毁灭宗门，咋逆天成神了 Moonlit Night明月夜色Eastern Fantasy7.6M WordsOngoing Reborn into the number one sect under heaven: it should have been a perfect start. But Chu Xinghe discovered that his cultivation path was a little unusual. Could he become invincible under heaven just by destroying his own sect? Building the number one sect under heaven wasn’t easy, but surely destroying it wouldn’t be hard? Chu Xinghe soon discovered that it really wasn’t easy. He racked his brains trying to bring down his own sect, but why did every attempt only make it stronger? Countless ye 79.7kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
45. 1645 毕 No More Wage Slavery After Graduation: I'm Becoming a Bounty Hunter 毕业后不做牛马，去当赏金猎人 What Kind of Trash Did I Write?写的什么垃圾Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Comedy + Alternate setting + A touch of mystery + Adventure + Urban + No female lead] Investigating a murder from more than a decade ago, he pits his wits against a deranged serial killer. He transmigrates into a primeval jungle no one dares enter, searching for the bodies of people lost in a sinkhole. He enters a mysterious village deep in the Hundred Thousand Mountains to find a little girl... What drove a recent college graduate to embark on this one-way journey? It all began with a haunted 79.3kReads9.3Score8kShelves

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    It's lighthearted and funny; not particularly amazing, but with very few flaws. I highly recommend it.

46. 1646 我 I’m Just a Web Novelist, So How Did I Become a Literary Great? 我就一写网文的，怎么成文豪了 One Thousand and One千里零零一Urban787k WordsOngoing [Parallel World + Single Female Lead + Coming of Age] “Recently, Mr. Luo Ji, one of only two people in Hua Kingdom to win the world's highest honor in science fiction, released his memoir of his friendship with literary giant Gu Yuan. He admitted that it was the most legendary and controversial friendship of his life...” “Because Gu Yuan made him the protagonist of one of his books, the world remembers him as the sword-wielder who ushered in the Deterrence Era, rather than as a world-class maste 142kReads9.1Score12.2kShelves

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    These are all the ones I've watched, and there aren't any major flaws.

47. 1647 我 I Pretended to Be a System and Led My Hosts to Sweep Across the Heavens! 我假扮系统，率领宿主横扫诸天！ Traveling by Book乘书而行Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes] [Myriad Worlds] [Invincible] [System, Activate!!] As a transmigrator, Xia Fan never got a System. So after succeeding in his cultivation, he decided to pose as one, sheltering other transmigrators from danger. [Dynasty World] Xia Fan: Host, don't worry. So what if you started from nothing? As my Host, you were born to become emperor! [Weird World] Xia Fan: Host, don't panic. Those mere horrors are nothing to worry about! Come with me and fight our way into the world of horror 6.1kReads8.4Score376Shelves
48. 1648 无 Valorant: I’m Still the World’s Best Duelist 无畏契约：我依旧是世一决 Voyeuristic Crow爱窥视的乌鸦Sports1.4M WordsOngoing “Do you still consider yourself the world’s number one duelist?” When a reporter asked him that, Su Ming thought for a moment. Even though he had played every role in this tournament, he had never forgotten why he started. With a resolute look, he turned to the camera and said: “I’m still the world’s number one duelist!” A Valorant esports novel by a 1997-born old-timer. Ranked Immortal 3 at peak on the Chinese server, and played Premier on the Asian server for a while. I’ll do my best to make 214.6kReads9.6Score21kShelves
49. 1649 国 Survival for the Nation: I Build an Army with a Ghost System 国运求生，我靠亡魂系统组建大军 Dragon Hidden in the Shadows龙藏于影Urban153k WordsOngoing [National destiny + livestreaming + wilderness survival + primeval wilderness] The National Destiny battlefield appears, randomly selecting contestants from a hundred countries around the world and binding them to their nations! If a contestant dies or finishes near the bottom, their country will suffer natural disasters! The Dragon Nation's contestant is born in a harsh environment, while earthquakes and extreme weather frequently strike back home. The country has become a laughingstock around 1Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1650 灰EN Above the Gray Fog 灰雾之上 Anti-Static防静电Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted [Lord of the Mysteries]+ [Potions]+ [Races]+ [Civilization] A hundred years from now, I am a hero. My deeds become stories, praised by all. A thousand years from now, I am a legend. Stories become epics, passed down through generations. Ten thousand years from now, I am a faith. Epics become myths, and the incense offered to me never ceases. P.S. This book is also known as Above the Gray Mist. P.S. The development of the human race provides the backdrop. The focus is on an individual's epic, no 90.1kReads9.3Score7.8kShelves

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