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1. 951 三 Three Kingdoms: From Begging for Food to Restoring the Han Dynasty 三国：讨饭到复汉 Painted Bridge by the Willow Smoke烟柳画桥Historical565k WordsOngoing [No System + Intelligent Protagonist + Political Scheming and Conquest + Assisting Liu Bei + Occasional Everyday Comedy + Cold-Weapon Warfare] Cao Cao: "March north! I vow to help Your Majesty reclaim the old capital!" Sun Quan: "Only an alliance with Shu against Liu can keep Eastern Wu safe." How would the story change if Liu Bei unified the north, while Cao Cao was driven into Shu? Remember the Han founder who slew the serpent, raising his arm to summon the people and defeating Western Chu in 41.9kReads8.6Score3.3kShelves
2. 952 国 National Fate: Starting with Nawa, I Make Up for Past Regrets 国运：从拿瓦开始弥补遗憾 Stars Falling into the Celestial River星子落天河Anime Fanfiction1.0M WordsOngoing [Instances now open: Armor Hero: Lava (3-130) → The Legend of the Seven Swords (131-320) → Armor Hero: Shadow and Light (327-ongoing) → The Legend of Sword and Fairy 4 (outline in progress) →] Reborn in a world caught up in a national destiny war, Yun Gui is expressionless. He has no regrets and never planned to keep living. When Yun Gui looks up and sees the live broadcast projection covering the sun, he too is chosen, becoming one of the destined contestants in a new round of national destiny 4.7kReads—Score264Shelves

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   The plot is novel and full of twists and turns, everyone has to use their brains at the table.

3. 953 我 I Don’t Want to Work Anymore 我不想打工了 Flame Tree焱树Ancient Romance506k WordsCompleted Imagine opening your eyes to find you've transmigrated into a novel, only to have the rotten luck of becoming a low-ranked supporting girl. And the worst part is, you have no idea how the novel ends. How confused would you be? Take me, for example. I was a miserable office worker in the 21st century, slaving away at work until I could barely breathe. Then, believe it or not, I woke up and had transmigrated into a book. When I first arrived in this new place, I thought, Hey, isn't this a whole ne —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's so novel...

4. 954 大 Ming Dynasty: So, You Want Level Three Security Clearance? 大明，等保三级了解一下 A Little Snowflake in a World of Romance风花雪月中的小雪花Historical85k WordsOngoing During the new-book period, keeping up with updates is extremely important. Please read up to the latest chapter and hit the “Request an Update” button. Many thanks! [Historical] + [Ming Dynasty] + [Transmigration] + [Slow Burn] + [No System] + [Information Security] + [Seasoned Workplace Veteran] One moment, he was the head of information security at a major tech company, a CISSP and a renowned expert in the field, until he suddenly dropped dead in front of a security compliance checklist. The 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Look at this book, it's very novel [laughs]

5. 955 盛 The Golden Age You Wished For Is Here, So Stop Appearing in My Dreams 盛世如你所愿，别再做我的梦 A Song's End一曲归终Urban390k WordsOngoing [Urban slice of life] [Romance] [Light novel] [Healing] [Not a power fantasy] [Happy family ending] When all conflicts finally come to an end, the boy who slew a dragon becomes the greatest threat of all. The first thing the girl Luo Yan had once loved did after ascending the throne was force him to fake his death, disappear from public life, and sign an agreement. Until one day, his female buddy, who used to spout nonsense all day long, suddenly transformed into a radiant Saintess and told 3.2kReads8.9Score366Shelves

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   [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

6. 956 开 From the Start: I Teach Li Shimin to Cultivate Immortality 开局：我教李世民修仙 Tomatoes Taste Worse Than Tomatoes番茄比西红柿难吃Xianxia588k WordsCompleted Tang Chen, a history student, transmigrated to the thirteenth year of the Zhenguan era and became a menial servant in the Taiji Palace. With a single remark, “The pills are poisonous,” he exposed a fangshi’s scam in front of everyone and saved the gravely ill Li Shimin. From then on, he taught the emperor the path to immortality, won over court officials, united Buddhism and Daoism, and swept across the Turks and Goguryeo, forging an everlasting immortal dynasty with the fate of the entire natio 604Reads—Score113Shelves
7. 957 山 The Earth of Mountains and Seas 山海地球 Qiyuan Is Here in Zhejiang渏渊在浙里Urban237k WordsOngoing Five thousand years ago, after Nuwa mended the sky, she left behind seven colored stones, entrusted to seven guardian divine beasts. She told no one, confiding only in those seven beasts: "One day, you will need them." Nuwa passed away, leaving behind many beautiful legends, but not the thing she had poured her heart into most: the seven colored stones. The years passed, and the world arrived at 2034. Humanity's endless mining tore apart the Earth's crust. The ground split open, magma surged eve 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is quite novel, and it gets more and more exciting as you go on; you can never guess what the author will write in the next chapter.

8. 958 凡 A Mortal's Cultivation Journey: From Being Possessed at the Start 凡人修仙，从开局被夺舍开始 Chen Xuanqing沉玄青Eastern Fantasy208k WordsOngoing Mortal cultivation, needle cultivation, sword cultivation, spell cultivation, body cultivation. Gu Changsheng happened upon an ancient bronze cauldron that could refine discarded pills. The useless pills and scraps everyone else threw away all became cultivation resources in his hands. What do I care if the sect is short on cultivation resources? You can all fight over them. I’ll just take my pills, grow stronger, and cultivate in hiding. If you get on my nerves, I’ll refine you on the spot. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's a decent novel with a focus on the commoner's life; it doesn't follow any typical tropes, and the protagonist's main focus is solely on survival.

9. 959 重 Reborn in 2010: A Perfect 749 on the College Entrance Exam Made Me a Legend 重生2010：高考749分封神 Tomatoes Taste Worse Than Tomatoes番茄比西红柿难吃Urban322k WordsCompleted In his previous life, Lin Jun died suddenly from overwork. Reborn in 2010, he found himself back in his senior year of high school. Armed with sixteen years of memories and an AI called Qiming whose origins were unknown, he studied furiously for four months and shocked the country by scoring 749 on the college entrance exam. He had planned to quietly build his fortune, seize every opportunity, and make up for all his regrets, only to discover that his rebirth was itself part of a carefully laid 1Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 960 叩 Knocking on the Gate of Immortality: The System Says to Take It Easy, No Need to Grind 叩长生：系统说摆吧不用卷 Also Goes Wild也去野Eastern Fantasy154k WordsOngoing [Not a wish-fulfillment story + no female lead, according to the author + surviving through sheer caution + everyday life in little fragments] When the winds of antiquity swept past the tribal campfire, carrying the roars of beasts, Liu Fei chewed on half-cooked meat and dazedly recalled the mechanical prompt that seemed to come from a dream: [System binding... energy depleted... collect historical moments... civilization... help me revive... grant you eternal life...] He witnessed the exhilar —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A super down-to-earth book where the male protagonist transmigrates to the primitive tribal era of a cultivation world; a slice-of-life/longevity story.

11. 961 进 Evolution Game: From Cancer Cell to Lord of the Old Ones! 进化游戏：从癌细胞到旧日之主！ Jiang Jiang Yue姜姜月Urban462k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out and will rise] [Creature-raising + evolution + Cthulhu + gene copying + exhilarating battles + no female lead] This is an incredibly brutal creature-evolution game. Countless powerful species from across the universe take part: starry-sky behemoths, ancient creatures, descendants of evil gods, creatures from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, mythical beings, humans... The losing species are either wiped out or reduced to slaves. Lu Chen draws his innate card: [Cancer C 43.5kReads8.6Score5.2kShelves

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    You could also check out card games.

12. 962 全 On the Eve of the All-People City Lord Era: Pick Two of Nine Starting Redemption Codes 全民城主前夕：开局兑换码九选二 Expired Can c过期罐头cHistorical136k WordsOngoing [If everyone transmigrated and became a city lord, what would you choose? (Choose up to two)] [1. Bind yourself to a goddess, school-beauty level, who obeys your every word (choose her style, powerful)] [2. A Desert Eagle (unlimited ammo)] [3. Daily intelligence reports] [4. Male-model physique + an indestructible body (nuke-proof)] [5. Everyone in the city gives you one random supply each day] [6. Everyone else transmigrates, while you stay in the city] [7. Eighteen adorable girls with exceptio 37Reads—Score217Shelves

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    These books are all very good.

13. 963 对 Talk Trash and Win Prizes 对骂就有奖 Lone Star at Night 99夜孤星99Urban2.8M WordsOngoing Hao Tie was treated like a pack mule and was about to hit rock bottom because he refused to keep living like one. Then he suddenly got a System that rewarded him for trading insults! From then on, he used verbal sparring to reach the pinnacle of success! 23.6kReads7.1Score1.1kShelves

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    Come on, come on, come on!

14. 964 模 Simulating the Future: Am I a Traitor? Then the Great Houses Can All Die 模拟未来：我是叛徒？请世家赴死 Natsume Says Nothing夏目不语Urban592k WordsOngoing [Race War] [Simulating the Future] [Dungeons] [Game Milestones] Jiang Ye woke up as a Chosen One, gaining the ability to travel into future timelines and bring milestone rewards back to the present. On his first journey through time, his country’s territory had fallen. He returned with the blessings of future milestones, slaughtered his way through the trial grounds, and saved the one linked to his fate. On his second journey, the race war was going well, but his future self had become a notorio 53kReads8.5Score5.5kShelves
15. 965 开 From the Start, I Have a Hundred Tons of Strength, and Everyone Here Is Trash 开局百吨力量，在座各位都是乐色 Tomatoes Taste Worse Than Tomatoes番茄比西红柿难吃Urban235k WordsCompleted Urban high-martial arts + spiritual qi revival + lighthearted comedy Li Kuang transmigrates to a world undergoing spiritual qi revival. From the start, the System grants him not magic, but the “Rule of Absolute Physical Force.” In the eyes of ghosts and monsters, he's a terrifying “human nuclear bomb”! Li Kuang: What ghosts? What monsters? In front of me, you're all food and stepping stones! 36Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 966 新 The New Century: I Have an Entire Cultivation Civilization 新世纪：我有一整个修行文明 A Warm Monsoon季风温暖Urban128k WordsOngoing [Technological Cultivation] + [Civilization Building] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Golden Finger] Spiritual qi is energy, and so is electricity. When controlled nuclear fusion lights up a runic array, the end of science is mythology! This is an era sealed away from the world. The Enlightenment Plan was locked in classified files, and no one knew about the everlasting lamp beneath the West Campus. That was until Su Yang took charge of it all. What others saw as an absolute crisis, he saw as an —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A novel approach; I wonder if anyone likes this type of story.

17. 967 你 You Cultivate Immortal Arts, While I Crush You with Civil and Criminal Law 你们苦修仙法，我修民法刑法碾压 Wang Rugeng王如梗Eastern Fantasy384k WordsOngoing [A shameless, unbeatable protagonist] + [Laugh Until You Cramp] + [Plot-Driven Power Fantasy] + [Rapidly Becoming Invincible] = [A cast full of smart characters who still can’t handle the protagonist’s wild imagination and crazy antics] The protagonist Xiao Erhuo’s golden finger lets him twist modern legal concepts to use in cultivation battles, leading to one bizarre move after another! He uses the necessity defense to dodge a lethal attack, splits a female cultivator’s spiritual power with the 3Reads—Score117Shelves

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    A fantasy cultivation story where the protagonist's problem-solving methods are beyond your wildest imagination.

18. 968 谁EN Who Removed the Exit Button from My Xianxia Game? 谁把我仙侠游戏退出键扣了？ Mu Chun沐春Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing At first, I only wanted to create a fresh account for a holographic xianxia game... I had already selected the highest difficulty, simply to roll a better spiritual root and sell the account. But then... can someone tell me where the exit button is? Where did my enormous game exit button go? 371.1kReads8.5Score42.5kShelves

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    It's pretty good among all types.

19. 969 职 The Workplace Tough Guy 职场猛男 Earn a Billion a Day 99日赚一亿99Urban291k WordsOngoing The male lead, He Jumeng, has a superpower: a very special energy inside his body lets him sense what other people are thinking to a certain extent. It also gives him immense strength, fast strikes, and lightning-quick reflexes. Style: Workplace drama, clear and accessible writing, witty and humorous, lighthearted and fun, with plenty of romantic tension. Emotional push and pull with antagonists, compelling conflicts, a twisting plot, setbacks followed by comebacks, and lively, engaging storytel 10.5kReads—Score390Shelves
20. 970 白 The Life of Bai Ze 白泽本生 Shu Yu Yi Yuan蜀鱼弋渊Eastern Fantasy134k WordsOngoing I am Bai Ze, an ancient divine beast. Over the years, I have traveled far and seen much... To demons, I am the Demon Sage, possessing a bearing that makes all demons tremble and submit. Blood and authority led me through muddy pools of blood... Among humans, I am an auspicious ancient beast. Wearing the Bai Ze mask, I command blessings and fortune, protecting the human world. Kindness and generosity raised me to the altar... As a demon, I am the Dao-Demon Scion, master of the power of emotions. 11Reads—Score100Shelves

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    This is something I wrote myself... It's an Eastern fantasy genre with mythical beasts, an extremely niche genre (furry seems to be more commonly used in Western fantasy...).

21. 971 模 Simulation: Does the Young Hero Lack Insight? Let Me Lend Him a Brain 模拟：少年缺悟性吗？借个脑子吧 Adores Mala Pepper Hot and Sour Soup最爱麻椒味胡辣汤Eastern Fantasy556k WordsOngoing [Simulator] [Traits] [Lending] [High Martial Fantasy] [Progression] [The author has already completed a million-word novel. No hiatuses, so read with confidence.] "Old man, your cultivation loan is due. Your cultivation belongs to me now." After transmigrating into a fantasy world, Gu Fan gets a lending System. He can loan anything he owns to others, then collect it back as traits, principal and interest included. This includes talent, comprehension, strength, constitution... He thinks he's 195.8kReads8.5Score29.2kShelves
22. 972 星 The Star River's Abandoned Young Master 星河弃少 Chen Zhi Wan Xu陈知晚叙Urban1.1M WordsOngoing Su Mo was once a core disciple of the Star Evolution Dao Sect in the Star River Star Domain. When the sect was besieged and destroyed by extraterrestrial demons, he carried its supreme Star Core treasure, tore through the planes, and fell onto Blue Star. He was reborn as the despised, disowned young master of the Su family in Jiangcheng, Huaxia. A marriage contract was torn up in public by Cheng Chuchu, the heiress of a top-tier family. She publicly humiliated him, saying he came from a lowly ba 16.5kReads—Score2.1kShelves

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    I highly recommend this new urban fantasy novel! It's amazing, you won't regret reading it! You'll definitely want to stay up all night to read it!

23. 973 从 Starting Life in Another World After Nearly Dying During Transmigration 从差点死在穿越开始异世界生活 Original Yogurt Is the Best原味酸奶最好喝196k WordsOngoing [The author dotes on readers and replies to every comment. Come see for yourself.] In the misty marshes, the carrion-scaled swamp dragon drags its prey beneath the surface. Between sheer cliffs, the iron-feathered thunder griffin wheels and dives. Across the barren bonefields, magic-sniffing scripture-devouring hyenas hunt their prey. Beneath the frozen sea, frost-spined leviathans smash through the ice. Atop thousand-year-old trees, the forest sprites sing in the language of the woods. Beside 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all new tropes, but what's unique is the worldview.

24. 974 全 Global Survival: The Outlaw of a Magic Wasteland 全民求生：魔法废土世界的暴徒 The Wooden Cabin Keyboard Warrior木屋键盘侠Sports3.3M WordsOngoing [Signed for print publication, new setting, no golden finger, no heroine, pets, expansive worldbuilding, disasters, construction, transmigration, game, apocalypse] Everyone transmigrates to a magical wasteland. At the start, all they have is a drafty magic tent. Chopping wood at sunrise and building walls at sunset becomes the fate of billions of survivors. Tent → wooden cabin → stone fortress... Jiang Xun thinks that’s all there is to a shelter. Until he discovers another way to upgrade: powerf 65.4kReads8.4Score5.7kShelves
25. 975 重 Reborn in Tokyo: From a Noble Heiress to a World-Class Tycoon 重生东京：从华族千金到世界财阀 Chihaya Rinna千早凛奈Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Business Wars] [Conglomerates] [Economics] [The Bubble Era] [Political Intrigue] “Even a pig could take off if it stood in Tokyo's path of rising fortunes in 1985. And I will be the dragon that commands the winds and rain.” A Wall Street elite is reborn in Japan in 1985, only to face the imminent bankruptcy of her family? Saionji Satsuki says: This is like taking a max-level character to slaughter the beginner village! This is the year before the Plaza Accord is signed, with the yen on the verg 113.6kReads9.3Score11.8kShelves
26. 976 荒 Wilderness and Deserted Island 荒野荒岛 Lone Star at Night 99夜孤星99Urban619k WordsOngoing Distinctive and original, exciting and vivid, with sharply drawn, lifelike characters and lively, clear, concise prose. A story of survival and life on a deserted island, with an exciting plot and vivid characters. 13.1kReads6.1Score481Shelves
27. 977 残 The Broken Imperial Seal 残玺 Long Chu龙杵Urban900k WordsCompleted “Anger is commonplace, but a smiling man is inscrutable...” Inspired by a hidden chapter of real history, this tells the story of a wild strategic-level scientist’s rise and growth. The premise is fresh, fantastical yet grounded in reality, and encompasses history, the workplace, the military, scientific research, national security, criminal investigation, elaborate schemes, murder, and modern high-stealth espionage, high-tech hacking, and high-intensity aerospace electronic warfare. The ending 5.8kReads8.5Score683Shelves

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    A high-quality, completed novel in a new genre, a hardcore work by a science and engineering enthusiast. It starts slowly but builds to a stellar, mind-bending plot, blending science fiction, realism, suspense, and mind-bending elements. The writing is brilliant and logically rigorous, the narrative humorous yet concise, and there are no time-travel, reincarnation, or cheat codes. The content covers history, workplace, military, scientific research, national security, criminal investigation, scheming, murder, as well as high-tech espionage, hacking, and aerospace electronic warfare. The ending features a profound twist. Tailor-made for veteran readers; if you don't enjoy it, I'll kill myself!

28. 978 完 I'm Doomed: I've Become the Chosen One in a Villain Novel 完了，我成反派小说的气运之子了 Crazy Mosquito疯狂灬蚊子Eastern Fantasy379k WordsOngoing [Multiple Heroines] [Subverts the Usual Tropes] [Lighthearted and Fun] [Gradual Pace] Transmigrate out of nowhere? Here's one good thing and one bad thing. The good thing: he becomes the Chosen One, destined to win the hearts of a beautiful master, a peerless female prodigy from his sect, an adopted younger sister, and a whole host of other beauties. The bad thing: he's the Chosen One in a villain novel. Lin Qiuhan is stunned. Isn't he just a walking cash crop? Who in their right mind would want 30.2kReads7.2Score3.5kShelves

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    It subverts tropes, features multiple female leads, and boasts a delicate writing style; if you like it, you'll likely find it a masterpiece.

29. 979 大 The Great Song’s First Minister: My Years as an Official in the Northern Song 大宋第一臣：我在北宋当官那些年 Qing Suisui卿岁岁Historical171k WordsOngoing Shen Xi was the top speechwriter at the provincial government office. He worked through the night writing reports, died suddenly, and woke up as a county commandant in the Northern Song’s Yuanyou era. No System, no golden finger, and no powerful patrons at court: he was a transmigrant with none of the usual advantages. His superiors tried to dump their problems on him, while his colleagues waited for him to make a fool of himself. Shen Xi sighed. “Fine. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. I’ll pl 92Reads—Score151Shelves
30. 980 红 Dream of the Red Chamber: A Chancellor of Unmatched Grace 红楼：风华首辅 Painted Bridge by the Willow Smoke烟柳画桥Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [No System + intellectual battles + political intrigue + everyday life] Every line is stained with bitter tears, every page filled with absurdity. You might think this is merely a tale of infatuated, indulged young men and women behind closed doors, but who could know that the rise and fall of the world are all intertwined? Are the fortunes of the four great families destined to change? Is the dynasty beset by internal and external threats destined to fall? Must the path to a noble title and hig 44.1kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves
31. 981 哀 Elegy: Raising a Peerless Beauty in the Late Ming Dynasty 哀鸿：我在明末养成绝色少女 Foam Inkfish沫墨鱼Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsOngoing (The rating has been suppressed several times. It was 9.0 before the rating was pushed down. See the reader reviews for details.) [Lin Pianpian] + [Mutual salvation] + [One female lead] + [Romance and daily life] + [Surviving the late Ming Dynasty] + [Song of the Silenced Crow fan fiction] A year of famine, and people ate one another! In this apocalypse, what is the most precious thing of all? Only conscience, only sincerity. … Lu Zhixing, who had died suddenly from overwork, thought he had tran 35.3kReads8.3Score4.6kShelves
32. 982 抗 War of Resistance: A God-Tier Sharpshooting Manual from the Start! 抗日：开局赠送神级枪法！ Blockbuster-Level Mastery爆款高境界Urban592k WordsOngoing As Marshal Ye lay gravely wounded on the battlefield, at death's door, he unexpectedly bound himself to the “Strongest War of Resistance System.” The System grants him divine-level marksmanship from the start, but assigns bizarre missions. [Ding! The Host's powerful indomitable will and potential to resist the Japanese have been detected. Binding requirements met. The “Strongest War of Resistance System” is beginning the binding process... 1%... 50%... 100%! Binding successful!] 9.6kReads—Score475Shelves
33. 983 启 The Dreamwake Chronicles 启梦录 Green Mountain, Flying Bamboo青山飞竹Sci-Fi & Apocalypse508k WordsOngoing Daydreaming?! No, it's traveling between two worlds in your dreams, and it's the start of a life at its peak! Causes and consequences, right and wrong, cycles of fate: a visitor from another world sets the gears of the apocalypse turning. His dreams connect two worlds, and his soul binds him to both. He becomes the only key linking destruction and hope. Is it all just coincidence? Everything follows its destined course! Was it fate, or was it always meant to be? 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He traveled to another world and then returned.

34. 984 让 You Sent Me to Infiltrate, and I Cleaned Out Old Rice? 让你去潜伏，你把老米搬空了？ Dreaming Back to the Eight Wastes梦回八荒Urban1.6M WordsOngoing [Undercover in America] [AIC Agent] [Cutting-Edge Technology] [Rivalry Between Great Powers] “Boss, if you don’t close the net soon, I’m going to end up as head of AIC!” Lin Feng is reborn in 1949, awakens the Super Undercover System, and becomes an agent for America’s AIC. On the surface, he is the most hard-line hawkish agent, constantly targeting Xia Country. Behind the scenes, he takes Uncle Sam’s funding and promptly strips the enemy of everything they own. Fighter jet blueprints, top-secr 280.4kReads8.5Score24.8kShelves
35. 985 黄 The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon, Explained with Laughs 黄帝内经爆笑讲解版 Eight Hundred Miles of Wind and Clouds风云八百里3.8M WordsOngoing Still missing out on China’s millennia-old treasures of health and wellness because classical texts are so hard to understand? This book breaks free from the dry style of traditional texts and uses laugh-out-loud language to unpack the foundational classics of Chinese medicine! It is divided into three volumes. The first offers clear, accessible explanations of the chapters of the Suwen, breaking down the underlying medical principles of yin and yang, the five elements, the organs, and qi and bl 13.1kReads8.7Score1.7kShelves

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    I'm running out of books to read, so I'll try some TCM books!

36. 986 我 I Just Awakened My System, and Her Dad Told Me to Get Lost? 我刚觉醒系统，她爸让我滚远点？ Jing Jiangyan憬江言Urban3.6M WordsOngoing [Physical book deal secured, enjoy with confidence] [Ultimate power fantasy] [Decisive and ruthless] [Absurd comedy] [One heroine] [Ensemble cast] [Unhinged] Year 529 of the Cultivation Calendar. Yun Mochen wakes from a nap and unexpectedly awakens a System. [Absorb qi and blood to grow stronger!] But there's one big problem: his girlfriend of three months is the daughter of the Zhu Clan's Emperor, one of the five great cultivation clans. Even worse, her emperor father comes straight to his door 70.5kReads8.6Score5.6kShelves

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    You can take a look, hmm, it's pretty good.

37. 987 娘 Womb Simulator: I Was Born the Succubus Progenitor 娘胎模拟：我出生就是魅魔始祖 Call Me Captain叫我机长Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Simulator + invincible from birth + inherits everything + unlimited attempts + plot-driven] Lei Yi, from Blue Star, accidentally transmigrated to this Western fantasy world. But... something seemed off, because he wasn't even a fully formed life-form yet... Luckily, he had the System golden finger. To stay alive, he simulated like crazy, claiming enough rewards from his simulations to grow stronger. The moment he is born, the entire continent will tremble beneath his feet! [Congratulations, Hos 59.3kReads8.3Score7.2kShelves
38. 988 皇 The Palace’s Number One Tough Guy 皇宫第一猛男 Blockbuster-Level Mastery爆款高境界Historical2.0M WordsOngoing Ying Zheng, a modern overworked young man, dies suddenly from working overtime and has his soul transported into the body of Xiao Caizi, a young eunuch who was just killed after offending the powerful. He also obtains the Fake Eunuch System and begins cultivating the Divine Art of the Fake Eunuch. In a palace rife with schemes and human malice, he steadily climbs to the pinnacle of life! 11.7kReads6.5Score530Shelves
39. 989 朕 I Haven't Even Made a Move, and Dong Zhuo Has Become a Loyal Minister? 朕还没动手，董卓就成忠臣了？ Falling Leaves in Xiaoxiang叶落潇湘Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [Three Kingdoms] [Behind the scenes] [Invincible] [Simulator] [Subverting expectations] [Survivalist] [Dual protagonists] [Behind-the-scenes protagonist Liu Xie, the ceiling of martial prowess. Narrative protagonist Dong Zhuo, the character through whom the story unfolds.] /// My name is Liu Xie. I used to just share a name with Emperor Xian of Han. I never expected to actually transmigrate here. The good news: My golden finger is terrifyingly powerful. My strength grows exponentially, making me 111.9kReads8.4Score11.5kShelves
40. 990 荒 Lord of the Desolate Firmament 荒穹之主 Wintry Ghost Flame凛冬幽炎Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing [Traditional fantasy + multiple heroines + no System + satisfying battles + slow-burn] When chaos first took shape, heaven and earth were one, and countless sacred artifacts were born. Donghuang Taiyi, leader of the Donghuang clan, used the foremost sacred artifact, the Donghuang Bell, to bring the Primordial Wasteland to an end and divide the two realms. After that, heaven and earth were incomplete, and no more sacred artifacts came into being. Donghuang Hanyu was just born, yet a “Primordial S 5.3kReads9.2Score511Shelves

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    Who understands? It's been so long since I've read such an authentic traditional fantasy novel, *Lord of the Wilderness*. It doesn't rely on a system; the protagonist conquers the vast world solely through their own cultivation. Multiple female leads, and the conflicts are portrayed with exquisite detail.

41. 991 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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    It's beautiful, everyone should check it out! [Kissing emoji]

42. 992 荒 The Tough Guy of the Deserted Island! 荒岛的猛男！ Earn a Billion a Day 99日赚一亿99Urban142k WordsOngoing The male lead is handsome, incredibly powerful, and has superpowers: there's a special energy inside his body that can create one uncomplicated object each day. It also gives him great strength, incredible speed, and lightning-fast reflexes. Style: deserted-island survival, full of twists and turns, thrilling and suspenseful, easy to understand, humorous and witty, lighthearted and fun, with constant romantic tension. 18.6kReads—Score741Shelves
43. 993 黄 The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon: A Hilarious, Detailed Guide 黄帝外经爆笑详解版 Eight Hundred Miles of Wind and Clouds风云八百里Historical1.3M WordsCompleted The Yellow Emperor’s Outer Classic: A Hilarious, Detailed Guide is a groundbreaking work that makes traditional Chinese medicine classics both educational and entertaining. With a lighthearted, witty approach, it simplifies the ancient and profound Yellow Emperor’s Outer Classic, turning obscure medical theories into something lively and engaging. Through explanations cleverly woven together with stories and jokes, readers can grasp the essence of traditional Chinese medicine while laughing out 775Reads—Score198Shelves

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    I'm running out of books to read, so I'll try some TCM-related ones!

44. 994 修 Cultivation: From Refining Dharma Seeds to Supreme Thunder Arts 修仙：从炼化法种到上品雷法 Stay Quiet保持安静Xianxia440k WordsOngoing Copper Skin Spell Seed + Iron Bones Spell Seed = Copper Skin and Iron Bones Fire Control Spell Seed + Illusory Form Spell Seed + Crow Spirit Spell Seed = Mysterious Crow Flame-Transformation Art Lesser Yin Spell Seed + Ding Thunder Spell Seed + Flying Light Spell Seed + Breath Concealment Spell Seed + ... What kind of thunder art would they create? In the vast cosmic world, immortal civilizations wage war across the heavens, using myriad realms as fuel to ignite undying grotto-heavens. Only thos 38.8kReads7.7Score4.2kShelves

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    It looks relatively better.

45. 995 全 My Clan Raised Me to Greatness, So I Gifted Them Purple Robes 全族扶我青云志，我赠族人朱紫袍 Uncle Jianghe江河大爷Historical2.2M WordsOngoing After dying suddenly from overwork, workaholic Chen Yan is reborn as the only son of a newly born provincial graduate in the Great Liang Dynasty. His father is successful, so Chen Yan promptly decides to lie flat and enjoy the good life, with food brought to him and clothes laid out for him. But when he learns at the age of six that he was switched at birth with a farmer's child, his life takes a turn. The day the fake young master returns to the Chen family, he goes out to work in the fields an 213.5kReads9.3Score21kShelves
46. 996 第 The Ultimate Tough Guy 第一猛男 Lone Star at Night 99夜孤星99Urban387k WordsOngoing Full of twists and turns, gripping and vivid, with distinctive, lifelike characters and lively, concise prose. The nouveau riche Ye Shuang travels everywhere and lives a carefree life. What a dream! 7.9kReads—Score461Shelves
47. 997 老 Treasures Left by Our Ancestors: Stories of Chinese Medicine 老祖宗留下的宝贝之中药的故事 Eight Hundred Miles of Wind and Clouds风云八百里Urban781k WordsOngoing When the world first emerged from chaos, who knew that every herb possessed a spirit? Shennong tasted seventy-two poisons, his vermilion whip revealing the power of plants and herbs. The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon concealed the mysteries of the four qi, while the principles of chief, deputy, assistant, and envoy revealed the wonders of the Five Elements. Silk manuscripts from Mawangdui recorded remarkable remedies for malaria and dysentery; Dunhuang scrolls preserved life-restoring herbs. Our 32Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 998 全 Global Elevator Survival: My Talent Refreshes Daily 全民电梯求生：我的天赋每日刷新 Shuyu Is Not a Technical Term述宇不是术语Sci-Fi & Apocalypse311k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Elevator Survival + Ruthless + No Saintly Heroics + New Talent Every Day + Semi-Infinite + One Female Lead + Character Growth] [The rating just came out! It’ll go up!] Everyone around the world woke up to find themselves transported into an elevator survival game. Everyone started with an elevator. Each day, the elevator randomly stopped at a different location. On the first day, some people encountered skeletons in a burial ground, some gathered plenty of food on a farm, and others 1.1kReads5.4Score107Shelves

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    It doesn't follow the old trope of searching for supplies; it adopts an infinite flow style with multiple worlds. The new book currently has 20,000 reads and is worth checking out.

49. 999 用 Cultivating Through Knowledge: Watch Me Transcend with Civil Engineering 用知识修仙，看我以土木工程超凡 Out of Your Mind癫头癫脑Eastern Fantasy100k WordsOngoing [Eastern Fantasy] [Comedy] [Fast-Paced] [High-IQ] [Wild Ideas] [World-Building] After transmigrating to this world, Li Mo was left utterly dumbfounded. "What? The cultivation method is actually electromagnetic induction?" "Wait, so mastering knowledge means mastering the laws of the world." As an academic researcher with a degree in civil engineering, putting this kind of knowledge to use is a piece of cake. "Watch me. Who's gonna build that dam?" "Eat my Super Electromagnetic Cannon!" At last, —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's definitely different from other formulaic stories.

50. 1000 说 You Said It Was a Battle for All, So What Do You Mean by Setting Up a Monopoly? 说好全民争霸，你搞垄断什么意思 World-Destroying Emperor灭世大帝Urban1.9M WordsCompleted (The print edition has been published under the title The Final Ownership Era) [The Ultimate Owner] [Synopsis: The stars are my candlelight, the orbits my sash, and civilization my game board. It is my mercy that lets all life flourish in my garden, where no one has to measure each breath in money.] Like millions of others, Ling He was unexpectedly pulled into a war game. Outside, countless races watched hungrily. Within, humanity schemed against itself. Some wanted to become emperors, standing 56.1kReads8.8Score6.4kShelves

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