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- 1 System: I Became a Legendary Sword 系统：我变成了惊世名剑 Across the Primordial Continent, the Five Divine Regions, and three thousand worlds, I transmigrated into a small thousand world complete with all five elements, only to become an ordinary, broken iron sword. I don’t need spiritual energy or spirit stones to level up. I just need to gain value by being a rascal and courting death! I’m about to level up, everyone, take a step back! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Xuanhuan: Devouring and Evolving from an Iron Bangle 玄幻：从一只铁镯开始吞噬进化 From the start, I became an iron bangle. I’ll live however I want! My System awakened with all kinds of skills: devour gods, immortals, demons, and monsters! (PS: The protagonist never takes human form. If that’s not your thing, don’t read!) 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 I Became the Sect’s Sacred Treasure 我变成了镇派法宝 Zhang Han accidentally transmigrates to a cultivation world. When he wakes up, he discovers that he has become a mirror, and not just any mirror: he is the Sacred Moon Sect's treasured relic. Sect Leader Murong Yue: “Sacred Moon Ancestor, grant me your power!” Zhang Han: “A pure Yin constitution, not bad, not bad. First, go bathe and change your clothes!” A golden light blazes forth, and the flower thief is exposed for what he is. 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Evolution Begins When I Become a Blade 进化从变成一把刀开始 (No heroine + never turns human) Is there any justice in this world? Any law? Weren't we promised that everyone in the universe spoke Chinese? The first thing a transmigrator has to do is learn a foreign language? Yang He is on the verge of tears, but even worse, before the first chapter is over, some wicked hand won't even let him be a person! It all begins when he turns into a knife! P.S. This is an imaginative story with a slow start. The main world follows an evolutionary progression, while —Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 5 I Became a Bolt of Lightning from the Start 开局变成一道雷 Lei Ming never imagined he'd transmigrate and become a bolt of lightning, with the power to strike anyone he didn't like! What? Someone in the Deification Realm wants to mess with me? Hold on a second! Do you still want to ascend? Believe it or not, I'll evolve into a heavenly tribulation and strike you dead! 44Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 6 Journey to the West: I Became the Five-Finger Mountain 西游：我变成了五指山 When Chen Wu woke up, he discovered he'd somehow become Five-Finger Mountain! What? No hands or feet, and stuck in the Journey to the West world, so I'm doomed? Watch me use the Seventy-Two Transformations! Sun Wukong: “The Journey to the West? Life under Five-Finger Mountain is way better than back home!” Tang Sanzang: “Buddha, what on earth is this mountain? It's even taller than Mount Everest!” Buddha: “I never imagined the whole Journey to the West plan would fall apart before it even began! 10Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 7 Oh My God, I've Turned into a Suit of Armor! 天啊，我变成了一具铠甲! What happens when an ordinary, battered suit of armor encounters a soul from another world? He'll leave his mark across the Myriad Worlds. (Please ignore the earlier chapters; the story has been restarted.) 2Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 8 I Became a Sword 我变成了一柄剑 After transmigrating, Jun Yifa turned into a sword. He had a System, but he had absolutely no control over improving himself. Everything depended on his master helping him. “I’m done being a sword! System!” That was what Jun Yifa had wanted to say, but being kept really was just too sweet. “Actually, this isn’t bad at all.” 98Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 9 Evolution Begins with a Sword 从剑开始进化 “What the hell, where are my hands?! My feet?! Where's my huge?!” Ye Zhiqiu never imagined that after getting hit by a car while saving a beauty, he would transmigrate into a rusty old sword?! [Ding! Passive talent: Tetanus activated successfully.] And so, a legend of a rusty sword was born in the martial world... 5Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 10 Evolution by Devouring, Starting with a Throwing Knife 从一把飞刀开始吞噬进化 After transmigrating to the Spirit Land Continent, I became a flying dagger. For the sake of my future happiness, I endured, devouring everything in sight. I planned to reach max level before emerging, but plans never keep up with change... Thankfully, a beautiful, sweet-voiced airhead found me. This was a great deal, no, an absolute steal! Liu Yiyi: “Oh, this flying dagger looks so ugly. It'd be embarrassing to take it out...” Luo Yi: “You like hairpins? I'll transform! You like flutes? I can d 299Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 11 Empress: My Master Is Too Strong 女帝：我的主人太猛了 The tide of spiritual energy swept in, monsters evolved, and terror returned. A female Empress appeared out of nowhere, wielding the Moonlight Bloodblade to slay every demon and monster under the heavens! As a cold, crimson light enveloped the age, the Empress asked plaintively in her heart, “Master, are you satisfied now? Can I take a break?” Ahem... I’m the Empress’s master. I’m... that blade. [Special forms unlocked] Silver Moon Red Lotus, Bankai Wisdom King, Thousand-Night Asura, Three-Lives 165Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 12 I Reincarnated as a Giant Bell 我重生成一口大钟 [Finalist in the Fifth Migu Cup] When you’re reborn, you either rise as a peerless prodigy or make a comeback as a good-for-nothing. But have you ever heard of being reborn as a bell? Looking at the three options the System has laid out for his new life: a toad, a tortoise, or a bell, He Fan feels utterly frustrated. What the hell kind of Divine Choice System is this? This is it? This is really it? 138Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 13 I Transmigrated and Became a Longsword 穿越，从变成一把长剑开始 Zhang Fan woke up to discover he had transmigrated into the spirit of a sword, bound to a native named Richard. Using his silver tongue, he successfully convinced the boy that he was a deity. But to his surprise, he really did possess a few “blessings,” proving that it was all true. … Of the six kingdoms on the continent of Rosendren, one has “disappeared” and another has “surrendered.” The Time Church, the sole religion, worships the Time God, who is attempting to claim a second divine crown. C 51Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 14 This Is Ridiculous: I Became a Hand 离谱:我成了一只手 He transmigrated, and absurdly enough, became someone else’s hand! With the Infinite Enhancement System, see how Wu Di reaches the pinnacle of handhood... “Host’s stats have all reached 200. Obtained divine ability: Immortal Touch.” By touching someone, this hand can instantly absorb their essence, energy, and spirit, converting them into vitality. This hand shall remain immortal forever! “Host’s stats have all reached 1,000. Obtained divine ability: All Limbs Retreat.” No limb can stand its gro 153Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 15 Reborn as a Coffin 重生之我变成了棺材 After an accident, Guan Mu transmigrated, but lost his physical body and became a coffin. Before he could even get his bearings, four dark-skinned, burly men reached under his coffin... (A faint BGM starts playing.) From then on, a legend spread through the mortal world about a demon coffin that liked to steal corpses... 90Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 16 I Can’t Believe I Turned Into a Woodcutter’s Axe 万万没想到，我变成了砍柴刀 Zhao Wu, a seasoned web novel addict, transmigrates into a martial arts world, only to discover that he isn’t the protagonist. Instead, he has become a rusty, painfully blunt woodcutter’s axe. By chance, Zhao Wu forms a master-servant contract with Li Jiayou, a young woman burdened by a family vendetta, and gains a “Big Brother System” that can randomly grant him other people’s abilities. From then on, Zhao Wu and Li Jiayou, forcibly linked by the System, are inseparable and as close as can be. 22Reads—Score214d adds
- 17 I Turned into a Worn-Out Kitchen Knife 我变成了一把破旧菜刀 [Never takes human form + no female lead] When Su Mu wakes up, he has transmigrated to a xianxia world and turned into a rusty kitchen cleaver. Luckily, he activates a System and gains the ability to evolve without limits. A rusty kitchen cleaver → an ordinary butcher’s knife → a beheading blade brimming with murderous energy... 5Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 18 I Entered an Infinite-Dimensional World and Became a Weapon 进入无限空间的我变成了武器 [Original Instance] Also known as Bound to Me, You Can't Lose How a Proper Spirit Artifact Tricks People into Working for Him Qi Ling may have been born under an unlucky star. First, a truck hit him and sent him to a parallel world. He had barely opened his eyes in his new world, and hadn't even had time to celebrate, when another “fateful” truck sent him into an infinite space that had just started up as a business. As a veteran newbie, he got one chance to draw a prize and, with incredible luc 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Xuanhuan: I Began as a Sword and Conquered the Primordial Wilderness 玄幻：我从一把剑开始制霸洪荒 A hapless drunk driver goes over a cliff and transmigrates into a sword! After miserably waiting ten thousand years with a System, he finally gets his first sword wielder! Long Yuan: “Don't drink and drive... no, wait... don't drive after drinking!” 36Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 20 After Ten Thousand Years of Sign-Ins, I Became the Empress's Peerless Divine Sword 签到十万年我成了女帝的绝世神剑 Xiao Ye transmigrates into a pitch-black space and obtains a sign-in System! He can’t get out, and the only thing he can do each day is sign in to claim a reward! On the day he reaches one hundred thousand years of signing in, a female emperor suddenly summons him, and he becomes a sword. A dynasty called Great Xia rises to power. Standing atop the imperial palace of Great Xia, Xiao Ye cries out in anguish: “Ji Jiujiu, you tricked me again!” “You’re just like my underlings. You only want to stea 295Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 21 Evolution: I Am a Super Warplane 进化之我是超级战机 [System, mecha, war, natural disasters, evolution, devouring, non-humanoid, no female lead, aliens, exotic beasts] Li Hao is an ordinary man who isn’t a pilot. He dies in an accident during a test flight. When he wakes up, he has been reborn on the parallel-world Blue Star. (There is no specific time period; this is a bizarre and fantastical world.) With the help of a System, he becomes a super mechanical life-form capable of evolving without limit. (At first, he takes the form of a fighter jet, 177Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 22 Master of Weapons 武器大师 A world of countless clans and innumerable rival cities, where experts emerge in droves. The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber compete for brilliance; the Peacock Feather and Overlord Spear each command their own renown. The youngest master swordsmith on Earth is reborn in another world. With the Nine Suns Divine Furnace and a tome of divine artifact blueprints, he thrives and climbs to the peak of the martial path. The world is filled with the strong, but I will decide who rises and falls! 332Reads8.7Score5314d adds
- 23 Evolution: I Became a Book 进化：我成了一本书 Reborn in a fantasy world, he became a book. And so, Zuo Song acquired many names. Some called him the Book of Annihilation, others the Book of Creation. Some called him the Book of the Sage, the Book of the Dao, the Book of the Holy Buddha... But it all began when a certain young woman fell to the dark side... 1.4kReads7.1Score11314d adds
- 24 Infinite: I Turned into a Ghost from the Start 无限：开局变成一只鬼 Jiang Jiu wakes up in an unfamiliar place and discovers that he has become a demon in the world of Demon Slayer. Should he choose humans or demons? How can he become stronger? How can he overcome sunlight? How can he return to his original world? 591Reads8.0Score11314d adds
- 25 About That Time I Was Reborn as a Tank 关于我重生成坦克的那档子事 [System + one female lead + side couples + tank girls + readers know the System's identity, but the protagonist doesn't] Ji Yu is lucky enough to have his soul transported to another world, one with no modern technology and no place in history, like an ancient era! But who would have thought that while other people transmigrate to ancient times and become beauties, princess consorts, or cold-faced warlords, he would end up as the chassis of a tank! And not just any tank: a rusty hunk of scrap me 46Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 26 I Became the Demon Emperor's Armor, and a Fairy Put Me On 成为魔帝铠甲的我，被仙子穿上了 [Old Third's New Book] [Five-million-word completed novel already out, quality guaranteed] [Story-focused] What is it like to become a demon armor in the cultivation world? “Put on this demon armor, and you’ll gain the power of the Demon Emperor! Holy Maiden, wear it to survive your sect’s impending doom.” The Grand Elder of the Northern Sky Immortal Palace sighed. “I’ve made no progress in the Sacred Realm for a thousand years. If wearing this demon armor lets me enter the Emperor Realm, I’ll a 1.1kReads8.7Score10214d adds
- 27 I Transmigrate into a Land Battleship and Become the Last Sanctuary 穿越陆地战舰，成为最后的庇护所 Fang Zhou woke up one day to discover that he had become the control core of the famed Tiamat battleship, the C-Device, in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by the Great Destruction. As a super-bounty target feared by all, Fang Zhou decided to change the fate of the Tiamat being destroyed and Alpha eventually becoming the C-Device. In the countless years that followed, under Fang Zhou’s leadership, a legendary post-apocalyptic transport convoy was born. Independent of the Bayas Marauders, the 828Reads8.7Score10414d adds
- 28 Xuanhuan: I'm the Protagonist's Golden Finger 玄幻：我是主角的金手指 Chen Tianxiu transmigrated to a fantasy world and awakened a golden finger System that let him serve as the golden finger for people destined for greatness. As long as they bonded with a golden finger he had created, all their opportunities and cultivation would be shared with him. So he became the old man in a ring, the spirit of a divine weapon, all kinds of Systems, a sage's soul, and even the Supreme God! From then on, the whole world became a source of experience for him, and he could ascen 1.2kReads8.7Score10714d adds
- 29 Evolution Begins with Divinity 从神格开始进化 [Entry in the January 2020 Silver Ticket Contest] Ji Mo transmigrates and becomes a divine core. Believe in Ji Mo, and you’ll gain eternal life. From swords, spears, halberds, and axes to tanks and planes, from the heavenly flames and secret treasures of Battle Through the Heavens to the Primordial Banner of The Grave, I have it all, ready to make you invincible. Those who don’t believe will suffer Heaven’s retribution. At worst, they’ll lose control of their own lives; at best, they’ll have the 2kReads8.5Score17714d adds
- 30 Reborn as a Demon Sword, I Can Slay My Master Without End 转生魔剑，我能无限弑主 [No romance]+ [No bleeding-heart heroine]+ [No human transformation] Su Yun transmigrates to a fantasy world and becomes a demonic sword, unlocking the Supreme Demonic Sword System. As long as he slays people and kills his master, he can evolve. So he begins killing his masters, setting off on a path of slaughter to evolve. Slay one person (kill one master), and evolve into a Common Weapon. Slay a hundred people (kill a hundred masters), and evolve into a Profound Weapon. Slay ten thousand peopl 4.6kReads8.6Score43014d adds
- 31 Evolution Through Slaughter, Starting with a Sword 从一把剑开始杀戮进化 He transmigrates and becomes a sword!? By killing, he earns evolution points. Starting out as a broken old sword, he becomes a legendary, epic magic sword! 3.4kReads7.6Score31514d adds
- 32 Myriad Worlds: I Came to Change the Protagonist's Tragic Fate 诸天：我来改变主角的悲惨命运 [The Demon Slayer arc is complete.] [The Snake and Love bonus story is complete.] [Bonus story: Train to Busan is complete.] The book has been renamed: The Journey Begins in Demon Slayer. A sword of unknown origin, with no known destination, suddenly descended into the world of Demon Slayer. Within it dwelled a mysterious sword spirit. What sparks will fly when this sword spirit, who knows nothing of its past and has a detached disposition, meets the pure-hearted Tanjiro? Demon Slayer means o 504Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 33 Reborn as the Villain, I Became a Supporting Character Through Sheer Strength 重生反派，我靠实力当上了配角 The unlucky Lu Fang was reborn into the world of a novel as a minor villain. He got on the Dragon King’s bad side from the start. Although he had no System, he wasn’t worried in the least. That was because none of his neighbors had ordinary identities: The live-in son-in-law selling vegetables was the Asura of the Asura Hall. The barbecue vendor was the Hades of the Heavenly God Hall. The barber at the hair salon was the number-one assassin on the hit list. The little girl from the single-parent 3.2kReads8.2Score20714d adds
- 34 Age of Discovery: Evolving from a Bamboo Raft 大航海：从竹筏开始进化 Li Yuan was reborn, but unfortunately, he had become a boat. More precisely, he was a raft made of three bamboo poles tied together. However, everything changed when Li Yuan, who had thought there was no chance of turning things around, discovered he had a System. “Congratulations, you've received the beginner's gift pack: one Labrador Retriever.” “Wood +1” “Wood +1” Upgraded to a wooden-plank boat. “Fiber +1” “Fiber +1” Upgraded to a single-masted sailing ship. “Iron ore +1” “Iron ore +1” [Plea 472Reads9.0Score6914d adds
- 35 I Turned into a Tree from the Start! 开局变成一棵树！ [Super-Satisfying Quick Transmigration Novel, the Myriad Worlds + Life Simulations] Become different characters and live different lives. Tang Sanzang: “This humble monk will give the Kingdom of Women a home!” Yue Fei: “You treacherous emperor, prepare to die!” Tongtian: “Old Hongjun, face my sword!” Life is like a game. If you don’t like how it’s going, restart! Is this a story about the Myriad Worlds? No, it’s about spiritual qi revival! This book is also known as "Primordial World: From the S 1.8kReads8.4Score10614d adds
- 36 Reborn as a Satellite 重生成为卫星 Five hundred years after the disaster, Liu Yi was reborn as an artificial satellite. By then, the surface had become a wasteland. Mutated monsters roamed everywhere, and humanity, its civilization in decline, could only huddle behind narrow city walls. Liu Yi had no cheat powers. On the contrary, he had to be someone else's cheat. 3.1kReads9.1Score31114d adds
- 37 Genshin Impact: I'm Not the Dendro Archon 原神：我不是草神 Tianyun arrives in Teyvat, only to discover that he and the Lesser Lord Kusanali share one body and two souls. To avoid suspicion, he claims to be the Dendro Archon’s wisdom! Lesser Lord Kusanali: “Are you my wisdom?” During the battle against the Demon Gods, using the Gnosis causes him to fall into a deep sleep. When he wakes again five hundred years later, he finds that all of Sumeru has rotted to its roots, and its lowest-ranking people are living in misery. Meanwhile, the sages of the Akadem 2.1kReads9.2Score26214d adds
- 38 Starting Out as an Armor Summoner 从变成铠甲召唤器开始 After transmigrating into a world plagued by monsters, Lin Ti became an armor summoning device. Use the device to summon powerful, mysterious armor. Defeat monsters to keep evolving. Raise both hands above your head, young man. Use your card to transform! “Armor, unite!” 11kReads9.2Score70014d adds
- 39 I’m Mentally Ill, and I Was Dragged into the Heavenly Court Chat Group 我，精神病，被拉入天庭聊天群 [Comedy + invincible protagonist + all kinds of twists + the Myriad Worlds + unhinged!] Bai Ye: a man with three distinct personalities, a mental illness, an extremely dangerous individual, and the heir to a top-tier tycoon family! He is currently confined in Qingshan Mental Hospital, which is owned by his family! [Bai Ye’s primary personality, codename “Childlike Innocence,” is always getting carried away...] [Second personality, codename “Evil Doctor,” enjoys dissecting people...] [Third perso 2.5kReads9.4Score35014d adds
- 40 EN Starting with Demon Slayer, I Become a Thousand Demon Blades! 从鬼灭开始，化身万千魔刀！ [Roleplay + Myriad Worlds + System + Demon Blade + No Female Lead] After being caught up in a freak accident and forced to transmigrate, Lin Fan arrives in the world of Demon Slayer and unlocks the Ultimate Demon Blade System! Forced to become a demon blade, he can grow infinitely stronger just by collecting emotional energy, and can even draw abilities from the Myriad Worlds. He draws a template from the start and takes on the form of Asuramaru. Lin Fan: “Tanjiro, go get your revenge! Let all y 11kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 41 Reborn as a Tiger: My Tiger Wife Turns Out to Be the Reincarnation of a Female Emperor 重生成虎：虎婆娘竟是女帝转世 Han Ye is reborn as a tiger and awakens a System, gaining three talents from the start. [Hunting]: After marking prey, each attack deals additional damage. [Unyielding]: Taking damage increases attack power. [Health Lock]: When on the verge of death, your health is locked and you take no damage for a set time. After keeping his head down for a while, he gets lonely and goes to a nearby mountain to find a tigress. But one day, his gentle and considerate tiger wife suddenly tries to kill him. She 11.2kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
- 42 Reincarnated as a Divine Tree, I’m Building a Yin Soldier Clan 转生神树，我打造阴兵家族 [Ensemble Cast + System + Clan Saga + No Female Lead + The Protagonist Isn’t Human!] Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people is injured! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree! Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people is on the brink of death! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree! Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people just passed away! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree. We can’t let the body get cold on the way! Reincarnated as a frail locust tree, Ji Yang only wanted to bask in the sun, 102.4kReads8.8Score11.2k14d adds
- 43 I've Been AFK for a Trillion Years, and I'm Richer Than the Heavenly Dao 挂机万亿年，我比天道还有钱 [Invincible + Building a Faction + Laid-Back + Nurturing] After idling for a trillion years, I built the strongest family! World Will: Dad Ye, I want to reinforce the world's barrier. Could you give me some pocket money? I'll rub your feet. Will of Heaven: Big Boss Ye, someone's been secretly siphoning the world's essence lately. Could you lend me some money? Whenever people mention Ye Suifeng, one word comes to mind. Filthy rich beyond all reason! 49kReads9.3Score4.2k14d adds
- 44 EN The Netherworld Scholar Immortal 通幽小儒仙 “Where is this?” “Perhaps... the River of Forgetfulness...” “Who are you?” “Wuchang...” “I've never heard of anyone called Wuchang in this world.” “From now on... that's who I'll be!” The soul crosses the River of Forgetfulness, while its thoughts remain on the other shore. What is gained from all beings must be returned to all beings. When Su Mo woke up, he was no longer in his former life. He went to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, but accidentally stumbled into an immortal schem 64.3kReads9.4Score6.8k14d adds
