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1. 801 玄 Xuanhuan: I Meddle in Other People's Business and Become a Martial Sage of the Mortal World 玄幻：多管闲事，成人间武圣 A Carefree Idler一粒闲人Eastern Fantasy819k WordsOngoing [The rating has just been released and will rise later!!!] Chen Zui transmigrated into a chaotic martial-arts world. He awakened a bizarre System. The only way to become stronger was to meddle in other people's business. Thus, this world gained an idle fellow who carried a long spear and meddled in other people's affairs wherever he went. As two peerless sword immortals began their decisive battle, Chen Zui slowly walked onto the battlefield. “Sorry, I am only here to deliver a message for 93kReads8.5Score10.6kShelves
2. 802 别EN Don’t Read This Book, or You Might Defy Fate and Change Your Destiny 别看这本书我怕你逆天改命 Spartan Who Writes Novels写小说的斯巴达Urban1.7M WordsCompleted This is nothing more than an ordinary online novel. It is nowhere near as miraculous as fellow readers claim! The only reason you can click to read it is that your luck has already begun to change. When you start from the first chapter and read carefully, the gears of your destiny may already have begun to turn. 381.6kReads9.4Score59.5kShelves

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   One book features a single female lead; one is completed; and one is a new book.

3. 803 综 Omninet: I Have a Demon-Refining Gourd 综网：我有一只炼妖壶 Silver Saddle, Star Candle银鞍星烛Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Taming Beasts and Catching Demons]+ [Laid-Back Daily Life]+ [Game-Style Dungeons]+ [Paper Doll Arts]+ [Banner of Ten Thousand Souls]+ [Righteous Cultivators and Evil Practitioners]+ [Approved by Veteran Readers] Not a livestream novel! Not a livestream novel! Not a livestream novel! The new version of the Comprehensive Network lets you obtain a projection of a divine artifact at birth. Refine demons into guardian kettle spirits, gain the essence of their cultivation and turn it into pills, or d 9.7kReads8.7Score862Shelves
4. 804 人 Human Yet Demon, Also Divine 人如妖，亦神 Not Crazy, Just a Pill不痴药丸Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [One Female Lead] [Mythology] [Plot-Driven] [Character Growth] [Redemption] [Slow Burn] [Two Powerful Leads] [Invincible at Every Stage] [Not a Pure Power Fantasy] February 24, 2061, Xia Calendar. A genius Chinese biologist discovered fragments of the thoughts of ancient immortals and gods within the human body. To advance human civilization, the nation finally decided to launch the God-Making Project! The age of the “supernatural” was about to begin, and a beast-mutant organization called “Dark 18.1kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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   These are all really great books; I picked them all out myself. They're perfect for when you're experiencing a reading slump and can't find anything you want to read.

5. 805 好 Good News, My Wife Is a Heavenly Master Who Came Down the Mountain! 好消息，我老婆是天师下山哎 Yang Yuhe Chengr杨玉荷城rUrban404k WordsOngoing [One Heroine + Invincible Protagonist + Marriage First, Love Later] [A thousand-year-old fox spirit vs. an innocent young Celestial Master who has come down from the mountains] … “The Shen Law Office is officially open today! Everyone, young and old, and all the lovely ladies, please give us your business.” “Hey, man, you're not allowed to open a law firm here. Open one without permission and you could get your license revoked.” “Revoke my license? I'd need to have one first.” “You don't even h 13.1kReads6.2Score1kShelves
6. 806 诡 The Supernatural Is Hard to Kill? This Trickster Plays by No Rules 诡异难杀？这个老六不按套路出牌 Kaiwu开物Urban1.8M WordsOngoing He is the most dashing fishmonger in the eyes of the aunties. In the eyes of his psychiatrist, he is a completely unhinged schizophrenic. To the police, he is the unparalleled thug who chased a dog for seven blocks, wielding two knives. And in the world of the bizarre, he is the master of outrageous tricks, a name that makes everyone tremble. What? This bizarre thing is too hard to kill? Move aside and let me play with it first! 5.8kReads8.2Score482Shelves
7. 807 S An S-Rank Sentinel? Not Even a Dog Would Date One! This Villain Guide Only Wants a Four-Day Workweek S级哨兵？狗都不谈！反派向导只想上四休三 Dog Intestine狗肠Modern Romance479k WordsOngoing To earn her family's approval, An Shu spent her whole life competing with the An family's adopted daughter. In the end, however, the An family and her own Sentinel joined forces to stab her in the back. Reborn, An Shu has lost all her drive. She refuses to bond with a Sentinel, and would rather cling to life, enjoy herself, and avoid any effort. All she wants is to work three days and rest four at the Guide Center. When the eldest An brother's ability runs wild, An Shu turns a blind eye and simp 2.5kReads8.1Score146Shelves
8. 808 我 I Sang to the Red Flag, and It Started to Wave 我对着红旗唱歌，它飘起来了 The Fish with White Hair长了白头发的鱼Eastern Fantasy598k WordsCompleted This is a world of despairing, endless night. The day lasts only four hours. The remaining twenty are filled with unending darkness, where eerie monsters roam and kill without a trace. The only way humans can survive is to summon selfish, violent native heroic spirits and offer sacrifices in exchange for protection. They could be devoured by the spirits at any moment, and everyone lives in numb, humiliating fear. As night falls and monsters attack, everyone looks at the helpless Lin Bai with moc 4.1kReads7.6Score479Shelves
9. 809 我 I'm Such a Delicate Girl, So Why Does Everyone Call Me the God of Ghost Slaying? 我娇滴滴的，怎么都说我灭诡之神 Chao Lianyun巢怜云Fantastical Romance362k WordsCompleted [Genuinely terrifying horror game + heroine who absolutely cannot see the supernatural horrors + lighthearted comedy] A horror game descends upon the world. People must face not only terrifying supernatural entities and all kinds of rules, but also severe mental corruption. Just as everyone is about to reach their breaking point, a magical paper-offering shop appears. Everything from the paper-offering shop is top quality. A safety talisman can instantly clear away all mental corruption. A ghost 23.6kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves
10. 810 神 My Mythic Awakening Forced Me to Show Off in Public 神话级觉醒，被迫人前显圣 Yun Yixin云意心Urban342k WordsOngoing Ability Sequences + Mysterious Organization + Multiple Love Interests You probably won't believe me, but I awakened the fifth ability sequence, a Mythic-level one. My name is Jiang Xun. I'm seventeen and in my final year of high school. The first monster I killed on the day I awakened was a shadow-mimicking beast hiding in my residential complex. Then I got bound to a System. She said her name was Mei, and that she fed on emotions. She said, “Go show off in front of people, or I'll have to use y 1Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 811 我 I Am the Supreme, Raising the Eight Kings to Hunt the Gods 我为至尊，饲养八王猎诸神 When the Pen Rises, Fireworks Bloom笔起烟火Urban3.1M WordsOngoing (Slaying Gods + Sequences + Word Spirits + Building a Faction + Cunning Protagonist + Making Money + Humor + Absurdity) “Call me Tong Yan if you like. I won't hold it against you. But once you step through that door, you call me Godfather of Dark Four! And remember this blade: it can put an end to worldly conspiracies, open the battlefields of the divine realm, and behead the gods!” A Dark Four standing tall in the shadows, a collection of masks in every shape, one codename after another, figu 97.7kReads8.4Score11.6kShelves
12. 812 身 As an Anomaly Investigator 身为异常调查员 Walking Through the Puddles Until the Rain Stops踩着水花至雨停Mystery140k WordsOngoing (Inspired by the Backrooms, SCP, Lobotomy Corporation, and various horror, mystery, and supernatural novels and comics...) Anomaly containment + slice of life + no romantic pairings + a touch of ensemble cast + individual character arcs + long-form story + not a power fantasy A mannequin that brings terror, blue eyes inhabited by a parasitic soul, a post that must never be read, a magic box that stirs greed and desire... One nightmare after another descends like a quagmire, dragging everyone de 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Anomaly containment + slice-of-life + slow burn + no romance + individual episodes + minor ensemble scenes + slight horror. The protagonist is a normal, slightly detached character. If you like a gentle, understated feel, you might enjoy it! [Top Post]

13. 813 全 Only I Can Design Heroes for Honor of Kings 全世界只有我能设计王者英雄 Boating and Filling in Lyrics泛舟填词Sports847k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to a parallel world, an extraordinary game sweeps the globe. The more popular the heroes designed by a hero designer become, the greater the rewards they receive. Once a hero reaches a certain level of popularity, they can not only merge with reality, but also summon their heroic spirits to fight for them. And so Lu Hao, a Honor of Kings player, takes off. To maintain game balance, the heroes designed by other designers are nothing special. But the heroes he designs are anot 4.3kReads6.8Score165Shelves
14. 814 宇 Cosmic Lord Selection: I Can See Through Lottery Chests 宇宙领主选拔：我能透视抽奖宝箱 Bookworm for Ten Years十年书虫Urban2.2M WordsCompleted The myriad races of the universe wage endless wars. To govern and develop their territories, humanity establishes a feudal system, giving rise to one of the universe’s five greatest powers: the Cosmic Lord Academy. The Cosmic Lord Academy, a cradle for training humanity’s Star Lords, suddenly arrives on Blue Star to hold a recruitment trial, upending the planet’s established order and ushering it into a new era. Everyone: A life-or-death trial? Every wild civilization in the Primordial Star Doma 51.7kReads7.6Score7.3kShelves
15. 815 无 Echoes of the Formless 无相回响 Nan Sheng Leaves Their Companion南笙离伴Eastern Fantasy280k WordsOngoing [Western Fantasy × Ensemble Cast × Cthulhu Mythos × Single Heroine × Alternate World × Slow Burn] A crack is a soul. Wholeness is a curse. He repaired clocks, but he couldn't repair himself. Adrian Wayne is a Faceless One. His soul disc is flawless, without a single crack. In a world where brokenness is a source of pride, he is branded defective. Then the Mirror Lake reflects a light on his disc that should not be there, and the truth begins to emerge, piece by piece. The good-for-nothings of Do —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The world-building is good; it's quite novel.

16. 816 疯 Are You Crazy? The Coffin’s Already Ordered, and Now You Want Me to Cultivate Immortality? 疯了？棺材都订好了，你让我修仙 Dancing Fish跳舞的鱼Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [Comedy] [Lighthearted] [Cultivation] [Xuanhuan] [Traditional Xuanhuan] [Fortune] Lu Changxian lived to be a hundred years old. He thought he would enjoy a peaceful retirement after his birthday feast, but when the immortal sects came to test the city for spiritual talent, the white-haired old scribe unexpectedly revealed a “Years-Lamp Spiritual Root,” a talent rarely seen in a century. Everyone said you had to start Cultivation early. He, however, awakened a full century late. But once he did, 185Reads—Score106Shelves

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    I can't believe anyone hasn't read such a great book.

17. 817 大 Age of Discovery: Ruling the Seven Seas 大航海：七海纵横 Jialuowasi伽罗瓦斯Anime Fanfiction1.5M WordsOngoing (No formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no brainless protagonist, no arrogant chosen one. Enter at your own risk!) 1531, the dawn of the Age of Discovery! Ma Hengyuan, a hardcore gamer, transmigrates to the 16th century with his experience from a max-level run of Age of Discovery. He becomes Frederick Correia, a fallen Portuguese noble! This is the most barbaric of times, and also the most golden. Gold coins fly alongside cannon fire, while spices share their color with blood. Ahead 5.3kReads8.8Score732Shelves

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    Try a nautical novel, a spin-off of the Age of Exploration! Hardcore navigation, hardcore business warfare, hardcore political intrigue—knowledge is the sharpest weapon on this high seas. No system cheat codes, no mindless wish-fulfillment tropes. The protagonist starts as a down-on-his-luck nobleman burdened with a debt of 100,000 gold coins, relying on his precise grasp of 16th-century trade rules, his calm analysis of the Mediterranean power structure, and his high-stakes gambles, risking his life in every transaction. From Lisbon to Istanbul, from pirate dens to imperial courts, every trade is accounted for, every game of strategy has its logic.

18. 818 颠 After Eight Thousand Years of Wandering, Can We Find Each Other and Comfort an Immortal Life? 颠沛流离八千年可得相逢慰长生？ Xiao Boqi Da小波奇哒Historical1.7M WordsOngoing [Single] [Girls' Love, Light] [Pseudo-Ensemble Cast] [Longevity] [Invincible] [A Longevity story unlike any other] Ninety thousand years after the fall of civilization, she awakens in a barren land. She pursues light and warmth, witnesses the rise of civilizations and the collapse of faith, and crosses paths with countless people. As the years pass, her footsteps carry her across the world. In the end, she becomes a legend and a true person. 14.2kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    The author has good writing skills and is a novel about immortality.

19. 819 咒EN Jujutsu Kaisen: As a Special Grade, I Went to Die and Beat Sukuna! 咒回：特级的我去死灭打宿傩了！ Pikachu Brat皮卡堂布拉特Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsOngoing [Jujutsu Kaisen + Culling Game + Culling Game Continent + faux simulation + invincible protagonist + faux multiverse] If you had to choose between ending up with your first love or gaining Special Grade strength and taking part in the Culling Game, which would you choose? Jie Jian never expected that a thoughtless comment he posted under a thread, saying he wanted to see if Sukuna was really that hard to beat, would lead anywhere. But to his surprise, he actually transmigrated into the world of 166.9kReads9.2Score13.9kShelves

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    The "Curse Returns" fanfiction has some fun plot points.

20. 820 犯 The Usurper 犯上者 Li Ma李马Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [The print edition has been signed, so read with confidence] (No System, no invincibility, plot-focused, explores human nature, not a formulaic power fantasy) (The protagonist grows and changes as the story unfolds) (An ensemble cast: supporting characters aren't one-dimensional, and respond with genuine emotions to the changes around them) No one knows when this world began to split in two. 216.9kReads9.4Score34.7kShelves

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    If you're looking for something to read, give this a try. I think it's really awesome.

21. 821 我EN I, Laying Low from the Primordial World to Journey to the West 我，从洪荒苟到西游 Keyboard's Ninth God键盘九神Eastern Fantasy914k WordsCompleted Mu Chen transmigrates to the Primordial World, becoming an ethereal spirit with no fixed form. He starts out utterly weak, but unexpectedly awakens the Starsea Fishing Choice System. “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for a hundred years, you've obtained a replica of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian!” “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for a thousand years, you've become a Taiyi Mystic Immortal!” “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for ten thousand years, you've attained the rank of Great Luo 35.4kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
22. 822 成 After Returning from Immortality, I Became a CEO’s Bodyguard 成仙归来后，我成了总裁保镖 Watching the Rain at Midmonth月中赏雨Urban373k WordsOngoing A vocational-school student is tricked by his childhood friend into joining a scam compound, where he meets Shu Wanqing. After making a clever escape, he is hunted by gangsters and falls into a rift in space, becoming a cultivator. In the immortal realm, he wipes out the demon clan and battles the realm's patriarchs. After reaching the pinnacle of cultivation, he returns to the human world. While seeking revenge, he meets Shu Wanqing again. She has inherited her family's fortune, and Ling Jue be 1.8kReads—Score103Shelves

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    My new book, the kind written without following a set format.

23. 823 西 Journey to the West: The Demon-Wife Collector 西游：娶精人 A Bucket of Mustard一桶芥末Eastern Fantasy688k WordsOngoing [Backup Pilgrim to the West / Pilgrim No. 66 / Wild, fun ideas / Hilarious comeback] Tang Jianguo accidentally transmigrates into Journey to the West and becomes Pilgrim No. 66, a backup pilgrim. Wukong, Bajie, and all the other fateful encounters have already been snatched up by the monks ahead of him. From the start, he's dealt an impossible hand, with only a Feeding System that spends merit points to exchange for supplies. A brutal competition against his fellow pilgrims lies ahead, and an ut 16.5kReads8.6Score2kShelves
24. 824 我 My Childhood Friend Turned Out to Be a Boyhood Friend 我的青梅居然是竹马 Peach Cat-Ear Pastry蜜桃猫耳酥Modern Romance622k WordsCompleted [1v1] [Childhood Friends] [Mutual Pining] After Ji Yunchu confesses to the childhood-friend older brother from a family close to hers, whom she has secretly loved for years, and gets rejected, she wakes up from a drunken stupor in the private villa of her childhood friend, Ning Xilan. The two spend every day together, bickering and bantering as usual. Ji Yunchu trusts this stunningly beautiful, icy roommate completely. What she doesn't know is that the "childhood friend" who stays by her side 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This story features a male lead who disguises himself as a woman to accompany his lover through her studies. The early episodes are a sweet campus romance, but later they work together on a career.

25. 825 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book as the Villain and Raised the Brooding Female Lead into a Yandere 穿书反派，把阴湿女主养成病娇了 The Cat from Another Dimension二次元的猫Urban620k WordsCompleted [Redemption] + [Slow-Burn Yandere (Mild, Does Not Hurt the Male Lead)] + [Simple-Minded Sweetheart Male Lead vs. Sharp-Tongued but Soft-Hearted Female Lead] + [Single Female Lead] + [Book Transmigration] Qi Nan transmigrates into a romance novel for women titled Rooted in Jingzhi. The original character is a minor villain who often bullies the female lead, Xia Ningqi. He never expects that she is actually the eldest daughter of a powerful family in the capital, and ultimately ends up having his 419.8kReads8.8Score42kShelves
26. 826 皇 Being an Emperor Isn't Easy Either, So Don't Be Picky About the Entries 皇帝也不容易，别对词条挑三拣四 Unerring Gun Sense绝对枪感Historical1.0M WordsCompleted His Majesty, Please Stop Using Your Powers! The Empress Is About to Get Burnt to a Crisp! [Lighthearted Comedy, No Stress] Chen Shao transmigrated and became a prince of Great Yan, only to arrive just as its 500,000-strong army was defeated. His fleeing father, the emperor, kicked him off the carriage. Just as he was about to become a prisoner, he awakened the [Stars Shine Bright Trait System]. Complete side quests to draw all kinds of traits. [Donkey Cart Drifting]: While driving a donkey cart, 60kReads7.6Score7.7kShelves
27. 827 拯 Saving the Universe, Starting with a Derelict Spaceship 拯救宇宙，从一艘太空废船开始 Newly Bought Peaches新买的桃子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse654k WordsOngoing (Deep-space exploration + cosmic wasteland + apocalyptic disasters + multiple civilizations + one heroine + Cthulhu + System) This is a world hostile to civilization. The speed of light has become its last shield, keeping civilization's dying embers from going out too soon. Wang Yu inexplicably transmigrates to this world and acquires a derelict spaceship. He also meets a few rather strange “buddies.” Just as he realizes he's in space, a System suddenly appears and tells him to save the world, e 22.2kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    So this is the author's new book, the one about that eerie ghost ship and the one with the werewolf guy plot. The quality should be guaranteed. [Thinking][Thinking][Thinking]

28. 828 剧 Master of Scripted Mysteries: Solving an S-Rank Script from the Start 剧本推理大师：开局破解S级剧本 Jian Yishi简弋石Mystery551k WordsOngoing [Scripted Mystery Game Simulation] [Deduction] [Suspense] [Script Design] [Loads of Original Scripts] [Twists] [I'm Playing on Another Level] Tricks, murders, cases, classic mysteries, unconventional mysteries, neo-classical mysteries, unpredictable motives, hidden identities, unusual settings, bizarre methods of deduction: every mystery element you could want is here! Get your brain working with the key script that starts in Chapter 20, "Ancient Ferry Village"! The protagonist, Gu Ling, accide 2.1kReads—Score350Shelves

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    This is a mystery/suspense novel with a fresh theme and a perfect plot. It's not mind-numbing but rather incredibly challenging, with each level being quite exciting.

29. 829 反 Villainous Young Master: Who Dares Call My Sister a Wicked Supporting Character? 反派恶少：谁敢说我妹是恶毒女配 The Dream Remains梦依在Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Comic adaptation now available] [Villain] [One/no heroine] [Younger sister] [Campus beauty] [Subverting the usual tropes] [Dragon King] I'm a villainous rich kid, and my sister is an evil female supporting character? Zhang Xuan awakens and unexpectedly learns that he's the villainous rich kid in several novels: the favorability-rebate story, the Dragon King returns from the mountains story, the mind-reading story, and the ring-powered comeback story. Faced with all kinds of protagonists, Zhang 16.6kReads7.5Score1.7kShelves

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    I recommend watching this; it feels like a classic.

30. 830 小 A Young Police Officer's Path to Success 小民警的仕途之路 Xiao Xiaoyangyang小小扬扬Urban4.2M WordsOngoing Starting out as a police officer, he solves cold cases and earns major commendations while delivering practical results that improve people's lives. Rooted in his community, he rises step by step and forges a path to a brilliant career in public service!! 22.1kReads9.2Score911Shelves

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    Just you wait and see.

31. 831 快 Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Male Lead Won't Play Along 快穿：男配不奉陪 Ma Lulu马绿绿Fantastical Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Face-Slapping + Feel-Good Story + Female-Audience Novel, Male Perspective + Doting on Women + System + Skills + Some Worlds Have Romance] [First World: No Longer the Devoted Supporting Male Who Gives Everything] The male lead when he’s in love, the supporting male when he faces setbacks? Watch the hero and heroine walk down the aisle, give them his entire life savings, then leave for another city? Sorry, he won’t be that sucker. And he has no intention of letting down his well-matched fiancée, 114.1kReads7.7Score12kShelves
32. 832 濒 A Second Phase Triggers When I'm Near Death? I'll Stab Myself First 濒死触发二阶段？我先捅自己一刀 Ice-Cold Salted Fish冰咸鱼Urban842k WordsOngoing Adapted into the animated series Blade of High Martial: I Awakened Enlightenment at Death’s Door [Two-Stage Transformation] + [High Martial] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Showing Off in Public] + [Beautiful Character Art (the cover shows the first transformation)] Talent: [Two-Stage Transformation], Triggered by a fatal attack. Transform for three minutes according to the current environment, doubling your vital energy! Kill targets to absorb some of their vital energy and strengthen your first stage 12.3kReads8.0Score939Shelves
33. 833 开 Sold into Slavery from the Start, I Rise to Grand Secretary Through the Imperial Exams 开局卖身为奴，我靠科举登顶首辅 Blazing Fire Dragon冲天爆火龙Historical2.1M WordsOngoing After waking up, Wang Wei, a modern university student majoring in Chinese, transmigrated into Wang Gou'er, a young servant who had been sold by his own clan. He thought his life was over before it had even begun, but his new master turned out to be a wealthy provincial graduate. Even more unexpectedly, a twist of fate made him the young master's lifesaver, and he was assigned to work in the study. While the other servants were still struggling to memorize the rules, Wang Gou'er had already set 43.2kReads7.9Score3.8kShelves
34. 834 系 System? Didn't I Just Bind to One? 系统？我不是刚刚绑定过了吗？ Eighty Great Mountains八十大山Eastern Fantasy350k WordsOngoing [Transmigration] [Dual Systems] [Multiple Heroines] [Hilarious and Absurd] Everyone else gets cheat powers from a single System. My two Systems spend every day fighting each other! Ye Ao transmigrates to the world of immortal cultivation. His name happens to match the legendary online-game ID "Ye Ao, What Can You Do About It?", accidentally activating an online-game System. He thinks he is about to sweep across the immortal world with cheat powers all the way, but who could have guessed a whol 8.6kReads8.3Score821Shelves
35. 835 北 North American Tough Cop: I Can't Tolerate Crime 北美悍警：我的眼里容不下罪恶 Blushing Every Day每天都脸红Urban1.5M WordsOngoing For the sake of my application to become a full-time employee, I transmigrated and became a student at a police academy somewhere in America. What was there to like about America? Did the air smell fragrant with freedom? Lin Ke just wanted to go home, but then the System came online with a requirement: he had to kill without mercy. Everything back in Huaguo was great, but there were too few death-row inmates who were easy to find. Dearest mother, it is not that your son is enamored with the sple 9.8kReads6.8Score1.1kShelves
36. 836 起 At First, I Really Didn't Mean to Save the World 起初，我真没想拯救世界 Rewards When Stressed压力大就奖励Mystery86k WordsOngoing [Supernatural Revival + Game System + Ruthless Protagonist + Overwhelming Power + Male-Oriented, No Female Lead] Red mist descends, the supernatural revives, and the human world becomes a hunting ground for horrors. Reborn Lu Ansheng only wants to keep his head down and live out a peaceful life, but he unexpectedly binds to a game to save the world, becoming its sole closed-beta player. While all living beings tremble beneath the red mist and struggle to survive, he commands an SSS-rank characte —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first one is mine, may I take a look? [Smile]

37. 837 穷 Poor Genius 穷鬼天才 Copper Coin铜钱币Urban2.8M WordsOngoing Skill training and leveling up + sensible protagonist + making money + genius When monsters descend, my classmates are still memorizing the Exorcism Handbook, while I've already completed a risk assessment and identified potential clients. 29.2kReads7.6Score2.6kShelves
38. 838 骑 Mount & Blade: Rise to World Domination in an Era of Peace, Starting with Patricide 骑砍：太平年从弑父开始问鼎天下 Fishing Enthusiast1垂钓客1Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsOngoing Just started getting ratings, and they'll rise later [historical epic + political scheming + ensemble cast]. The protagonist is Han Chinese, but he isn't the author's favorite. [You can enjoy this even if you don't know the Mount & Blade games! The System can train super-strong soldiers, and they're all normal people, not brainless NPCs.] He transmigrates to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period and becomes the adopted son of Zhang Yanze, the "Cannibal Ogre." On the very first day, his fath 31.1kReads7.4Score3.5kShelves

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    Historical novels about power struggles, very good.

39. 839 觉 Awakened as a False God, Abandoned by the Divine, I Become a God Myself 觉醒伪神，神明弃我，我自为神 Koala Loves Pigs考拉爱猪Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Hot-blooded] + [High Martial] + [Everyone fiercely protects their own] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [No System] + [Ensemble cast] + [No female lead, only companions] He tested as having an SSS-grade talent, yet the Divine Hall judged him to be "one abandoned by the gods." Ability Sequence: False God, impossible to activate! The Divine Hall declared, "He will never be able to embed a divine sigil in his lifetime. He is destined to be nothing more than a slightly stronger ordinary man." The school 541.5kReads9.0Score63.7kShelves

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    These two books have a good number of readers.

40. 840 重 Reborn in 1987: Hosting Banquets in the Countryside 重生八七：我在农村做大席 Foodie Who Never Gains Weight吃货不长肉Urban3.0M WordsOngoing I’m the best banquet chef in Rehe Township. Hire me for your feast and I’ll make you look good! A chef and food blogger in the age of big data, he returns to the 1980s to cook village banquets. In a word... nailed it! Don’t look down on village banquet chefs. There’s money to be made, meat to eat, and no end of lively happenings to watch. Li Chun is living a full and happy life. Don’t believe me? Then come on in and see for yourself... 43.7kReads8.7Score2kShelves
41. 841 玄 The Black-Clad One Forgets Love 玄衣忘情 Feng Ye 0峰晔0Eastern Fantasy88k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm having a reading slump, so I'll recommend something.

42. 842 赦 Night's Pardoner 赦夜人 Li Ma李马Urban780k WordsOngoing [The author has a completed title on the Top Peak list, “The Usurper (Below the Upper City).” Read with confidence!] [Ensemble Cast] [No System] [Not Invincible] [Plot-Focused] [Dark Tone] [Not Mindless] [Character Growth] Every shift from day to night is a silent contest of survival. After nightfall, the world becomes a playground for the Blighted. A special light source can offer humanity brief protection. Some live high above, beneath the lights. Others cling to life in the mud. No matter how 264.6kReads9.0Score28.1kShelves
43. 843 成 Growth-Type Chef God: My Proficiency Rises Every Day 成长系厨神：我的熟练度每日上涨 Leg-Day Slacker练腿摸鱼仔Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [Food] [System] [Everyday Life] [Leveling Up] [No Female Lead] [Lighthearted] (The animated series is now out, and the print edition has been signed. Feel free to dive in!) Song Yan was tricked into coming home by his father to inherit the breakfast shop, but unexpectedly activated the God of Cooking System. [Host]: Song Yan Seasoning (Beginner): 165/1000 (Not enough to kill anyone) …Collapsed… Knife Skills (Beginner): 0/1000 (You should worry more about cutting your hand than cutting vegetables 155.1kReads8.7Score15.9kShelves
44. 844 我 I Went Viral After Livestreaming in Women’s Clothes in an Eerie Instance 我在诡异副本女装直播后爆火了 Mountain Wilds Cloud Cat山野云猫Mystery473k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Supernatural Invasion + Horror Game Dungeons + Cross-Dressing Streamer + No Romance] After Xu Song transmigrates to a dangerous world plagued by supernatural horrors, his dress-up System insists that he put on women's clothes and livestream his attempts to survive horror-game dungeons. Xu Song: Wait, buddy, I'm a guy! Xu Song: And I'm socially anxious! I don't want to livestream! System: Livestream popularity earns you draws. Every skirt you draw grants a different powerful a 28.1kReads8.8Score5.2kShelves
45. 845 觉 Awakened a Massage System: Help People Get Back on Their Feet and Earn Rewards 觉醒按摩系统，带人上岸有奖励 Little Brother Gao Ming小弟高明Urban112k WordsOngoing Multiple female leads, feel-good wish fulfillment, wealthy tycoon, face-slapping A gambling-addicted dad, a sick mom, a useless younger brother, and a brokenhearted woman. Tell me, if I don't help her, who will? Li Ao, a 40-year-old office drone, gets laid off, divorced by his wife, abandoned by his child, and disdained by his parents. Just as he's about to jump off a building and end it all, he spots a pretty young woman across the street at Tianhe Foot Massage being berated by her manager. He 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You must play by your own rules

46. 846 刘 Liu San's Three Yuan 刘三的三块钱 Feng Ye 0峰晔08k WordsCompleted Liu San's Three Dollars —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 847 重 Reborn in 1985: A Young Man with a Bright Future 重生1985，少年大有可为 vRunning Snailvv奔跑的蜗牛vUrban2.0M WordsOngoing At forty, Shen Mo returned to 1985. The child of educated youths sent to southern Yunnan, he was left behind when his parents returned to Shanghai and divorced. “Dad has a home, Mom has a home, and I'm left all by myself. Am I just in the way...” The lyrics from a TV drama he'd once watched had become his own life. Shen Mo was now an unwanted burden, unloved by both grandmothers, but he still had his second uncle. “Xiao Mo, the city registration fee is nearly four hundred yuan, but your second u 196.6kReads8.5Score18.2kShelves
48. 848 张 Zhang Sangou’s Get-Rich Journal 张三狗发财笔记 Wandering Immortal of the Northern Mountain北山浪荡仙Urban2.7M WordsCompleted A comedy novel with absolutely no pretensions. A poor boy from the mountains refuses to settle for an ordinary life and ventures out into the world, carving out a place for himself through his own efforts. The cast of bizarre characters will have you laughing out loud. It gets more and more exciting as it goes. San Gou grows more mature and more cunning, with more and more schemes brewing in his head. In the end, he makes it! He becomes a billionaire. His journey is a whirlwind of chaos and laug 58.4kReads8.7Score6kShelves

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    This book can be used as medicine, specifically to cure unhappiness.

49. 849 1 1937: I Use X-Ray Vision and Auto-Aim to Kill the Japanese 1937我用透视自瞄杀鬼子 San Bushu三卜树Urban917k WordsOngoing Back to the War of Resistance Chen Gui put down roots in Maoshan with a band of retreating soldiers. From then on, he seized strongholds and captured cities. The Japanese were terrified at the mere mention of him. In their strongholds, one saying spread: “Chen Gui is here! Run!” His superiors assigned him a unit designation, while the intelligence department sent agents to keep watch on him. He didn't care about any of that. He cared about just one thing: making the Japanese invaders understand 79.5kReads8.5Score7.9kShelves
50. 850 墙 The Red Lipstick Mark on the Wall 墙上的红唇印 Feng Ye 0峰晔08k WordsCompleted A red lipstick mark on the wall —Reads—Score—Shelves

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