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- 1 In the Apocalypse, I Prove the Way Through Killing in the Shadows 人在末世，我于暗影中以杀证道 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Immortals’ Friend Circle 神仙朋友圈 Li Yunfan was an ordinary nobody with nothing going for him. Then he bought a secondhand computer and discovered it was a communication device used by immortals! His life was turned upside down from that moment on. He could flirt with goddesses whenever he liked, and tease Chang'e when he was bored. Couldn’t afford immortal pills? No big deal: he could sell a bag of spicy strips and get the money in no time! The moment they hear Li Yunfan’s name, the King of Hell and the Jade Emperor start tremb 368Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 3 Apocalypse Game: Your Cheat Has Arrived 末世游戏：你的外挂已到账 (Decisive and ruthless, not a bleeding heart, superpowers, wish fulfillment, System) Blue Star is suddenly struck by an unknown wave of energy from the cosmos, forcibly transporting every living being on Earth to a ring-shaped planet in a post-apocalyptic game world. Li Yun binds himself to a post-apocalyptic cheat System from the start, unlocking several cheats and leaving everyone else far behind. After killing zombies, everyone has a mere 10% chance of getting supplies, leaving them starvi 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Final Battle of the Apocalypse 决战末世 After the apocalypse, countless mutated monsters emerge. It becomes a fight to the death between humans and humans, and between humans and monsters. The strong prey on the weak. If you don't want to become food for mutated monsters or be at someone else's mercy, then you have to get stronger! 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Apocalyptic Superpowers 末世异能 Black Mandala: Unpredictable Love and Death A clueless college student becomes a nonhuman killing fiend, and a girl who has grown distant from him falls into a heartbreaking romance with him. His ex-girlfriend goes to extremes just like he does, while the brother who shared both hardship and joy with him eventually turns against him. After all this, does this pain still matter to him? 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Star Wars: The Cultivation Hero 星战修真英雄 In Earth's distant future, amid the expansion of alien-world colonization, a crippled genius with the power of "thought" and a wealthy young heir discarded by his family... What would happen if they cultivated the Dao? Is this wondrous path of cultivation still as treacherous as it was tens of thousands of years ago? Earth... the last cultivator's legendary Star Wars!! 95Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 7 The Strongest Awakening in the Apocalypse 末世最强觉醒 Su Ji was an ordinary nobody struggling to survive in the apocalypse. Before he knew it, he had been reborn on the day before the apocalypse began! After fighting zombies to the death, he finally joined the ranks of the Awakened. The altar within his body gave rise to a Tree of Nature that protected him from death, while the nameless vine he carried could split into seven. With his heart set on the path to ultimate strength, he kills zombies and puts down mutated beasts. The path to becoming the 247Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 8 Endless Descent 无尽沉沦 Nine enormous craters appeared on Earth's surface. From one of them, someone dug up a stone coffin containing nine neatly dressed, mummified corpses. One coffin, nine corpses: this ushered in humanity's darkest apocalyptic era. Fair faces meet tragic ends, and heroes run out of time. In this absurd age, the world sinks endlessly into ruin. 32Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 9 Apocalypse Fusion Master 末世融合师 The world changed, the apocalypse arrived, and zombies and mutated beasts overran the land as abyssal outsiders poured in. The Third Planet, now digitalized, gradually became a battlefield where all sides fought for supremacy. Su Yu, an ordinary Silver-rank raider, unexpectedly returned to the start of the apocalypse at the moment his life ended, and gained the power to fuse all things! An ordinary longsword and a chain could fuse into a rare weapon: the Chainblade. A basic Lightning spell and W 82Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 10 Supreme Cultivation 超品修仙 “Young man, do you yearn to cultivate immortality?” “No, I yearn for pretty girls...” Lu Feng unexpectedly obtains a merit artifact and embarks on an unusual path to immortality. 56Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 11 The World Awakened Superpowers, but I Alone Cultivate Immortality 全球觉醒异能：只有我在修仙 Jiang Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and discovers that he has somehow gained a younger sister. Everyone across the globe awakens supernatural abilities. He is the only one without any, becoming a laughingstock among humanity. “Ding!” “Cultivation Assistant successfully activated!” “Beginner's gift pack!” “Reward: Nine Yang Golden Crow Flame!” “Reward: 99 Spirit Qi Pills!” “Reward: Breathing and Energy Circulation Method!” The strongest flame easily crushes fire-type superpowers! Jiang C 35Reads6.7Score314d adds
- 12 Strongest Mage System 最强法师系统 A die-hard Diablo II fan was spectacularly transmigrated while attempting his 99th flashy hardcore clear. With a mysterious mark that lets him freely travel between another world and the world of Diablo, he embarks on a grand new epic across a strange continent. Transmigration? No! It’s more than just transmigration! 162Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 13 The Checkpoint Base 通关基地 Travel across countless planes and seize limitless resources! Clear mission stages, gain extraordinary abilities, roam the cosmos, and ascend to the throne of the supreme king! 10Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 14 Three Days into the Apocalypse: Transcending the Mortal and Slaying Immortals 末世三天：超凡斩仙 [Apocalypse + System + supernatural abilities + feel-good power fantasy] Mu Ye, who was doomed to die from a terminal illness, suddenly opened his eyes two months after the apocalypse began. He awakened three exceptional talents, gained the System's support, and could fuse with anything to extract resources. Zombies filled the land, and bizarre creatures ran rampant. Mu Ye slew zombies and entered the transcendent realm. He thought he was merely struggling to survive the apocalypse, but who coul 1.4kReads6.5Score17514d adds
- 15 Global Cultivation 全球修仙 One day in December 2018, it was as if a mysterious seal had been lifted. People awakened all kinds of abilities, from breathing fire and controlling water to flying through the sky, as though ancient myths had come to life. A dazzling new world was beginning. None of it had anything to do with Yang Shuo in his previous life. In this life, he was reborn with an immortal mansion! Back before the Age of Cultivation, he would master the finest techniques, train in the strongest combat arts, and win 11Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 16 The Day the World Changed 末日天变 One apocalyptic disaster after another, along with all kinds of bizarre Systems. Those sneaky schemers hiding in the crowd are barely making it through! How is an “ordinary passerby” supposed to survive? 534Reads7.8Score16714d adds
- 17 The Mech Legion Conquers the Cultivation World 机械军团纵横修真世界 The story of a mecha pilot from Earth who leads a mechanical army across the world of cultivation! Mechanical legions, AI legions, bioengineered legions, dragon and phoenix legions, warships, space fortresses… 22Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 18 Storming Another World with Modern Weapons 带着热武闯异界 Ye Xinyu was completely bewildered! He opened his eyes and found he’d transmigrated?! Wait, something didn’t feel right! What the hell! Who broke my leg? And what’s with the arsenal in my head? 687Reads7.9Score10714d adds
- 19 The Superpowered Space Ring 超能空间戒指 Liu Yu is about to graduate from vocational school, but he keeps getting rejected at every turn in the job market. Then, by chance, he obtains a crystal from the universe: a superpowered spatial ring. It lets him transmigrate to the Tang Dynasty, contains a small world of its own, and stores countless rare treasures. From then on, he begins a fascinating, utterly shameless life as a total menace. When he needs money, he moves goods between the two eras. When he has nothing to do, he goes to the 1.6kReads8.6Score12514d adds
- 20 Apocalypse: Evolution of Supernatural Abilities 末世之异能进化 Ye Ming wakes up to find that a hundred years have passed. The apocalypse has arrived, human civilization has been destroyed, and terrifying soul beasts roam the land. How will he survive in this cruel world, find its lost history, and uncover the truth buried in the past? In the apocalypse, he can only rely on his own strength, fight bloody battles against countless powerful foes, and become the ultimate victor! 161Reads7.0Score2514d adds
- 21 The All-Powerful Wild One 全能狂少 When other people are reborn, they get everything they want. But when Qin Fei was reborn, he became an idiot in everyone else’s eyes. If not for the life he has now, he’d want to die all over again... 2.7kReads8.3Score30614d adds
- 22 The Campus Beauty’s Bodyguard Martial Artist 校花的近身武神 Abandoned by his family as a child, Lin Fan stumbles upon an extraordinary opportunity while in college. He gains a rare Yin-Yang constitution, possessing both a pure Yang meridian and a supreme Yin meridian, which allows him to cultivate the Heaven-grade Qian Kun Yin Yang Art. From then on, one opportunity after another comes his way, making his path of martial cultivation an exciting one. As Lin Fan’s origins are gradually revealed, it turns out that this abandoned child harbors an earth-shatt 4.9kReads8.1Score55614d adds
- 23 After I Learn to Cultivate Immortality 我会修仙以后 A month ago, Qin Fei was a star in the sky, adored by thousands. But in the space of just one short month, he had fallen into ruin. His father’s death and his girlfriend’s cold rejection, none of it could break him. And now, his chance to rise again had finally arrived. 394Reads7.3Score10014d adds
- 24 I, the Beasts Pirates' Fourth Calamity, Create Azure Dragon Haki from the Start 我，百兽第四灾，开局造青龙霸气 Xia En is completely dumbfounded. He transmigrates to the world of pirates only to be sentenced to execution by the Marines, then gets taken to Onigashima by Kaido, who had come to Marine Headquarters to kill himself. Just then, he awakens the System and receives his first piece of scientific technology: the Devil Fruit Power-to-Haki Conversion Technique! It can convert the powers of all three types of Devil Fruit into Haki, allowing anyone to train in, master, and use it! After extracting the A 1.3kReads7.3Score—14d adds
- 25 The All-Powerful Cultivation Maniac 全能修真狂少 A master fell from the sky! Once a genius, now a good-for-nothing, he rises against all odds. He’ll take back everything he lost, and naturally, make everyone who ever bullied him pay with their lives. And her, he is destined to protect for the rest of his life. 984Reads8.3Score10214d adds
- 26 A World Where Everyone Cultivates Immortality 全民修仙世界 The nurses here can draw talismans in midair to reduce inflammation and ease pain. A wave of the hand summons a flying-sword taxi, and for just twenty yuan, you can ride the Dragon Bus. There is even free cultivation education for everyone. In such a prosperous cultivation world, why is the highest realm only Nascent Soul? It turns out cultivation theory hasn't kept pace. So why not use industrial compressors to increase spiritual energy density? Use a close-in weapon system to intercept flying- 1.2kReads8.5Score10214d adds
- 27 Apocalypse: I Can Grow Stronger by Picking Up Attributes 末世：我能捡属性变强 “Ding! Pickup successful. Obtained Strength Attribute *10.” “Ding! Pickup successful. Obtained World-Dominating Might LV1.” “Ding! Pickup successful. Obtained Spacetime Ability.” After transmigrating into the apocalypse, Long Chen discovers he can pick up attributes dropped by other people to make himself stronger. How could he pass that up? Strength, speed, defense, special abilities, cultivation techniques, martial skills: he can pick them all up. Even the girls… Ahem, he’ll have to woo them h 60Reads7.8Score16314d adds
- 28 Apocalypse: The God-Tier Soul Hunter 末世之神级猎魂师 The apocalypse descended, the world changed, civilization collapsed, and Blue Star became a world of data. Endless zombies and mutated beasts overran the land as one terrifying catastrophe after another struck. Fortunately, Mo Chen awakened as the apocalypse’s only God-Tier Soul Hunter. Any Awakened, zombie, or mutated beast that died in his vicinity could have its soul refined by Mo Chen, granting him boundless benefits. Refine the soul of an SSS-rank Dark Zombie King to obtain the skill [Realm 868Reads8.0Score10414d adds
- 29 Reborn in the Dark Age 重生之黑暗纪元 A mysterious stone tablet descends from the sky, monsters run rampant, and humanity falls from the top of the food chain, reduced to prey. Shen Yi struggles to survive in the apocalypse and dies toiling away in a battle against an eight-star corpse beast, accomplishing nothing. But unexpectedly, he is reborn ten years in the past. In this life, he refuses to settle for mediocrity, seizing the initiative at every turn and gaining extraordinary power. He will trample one Emperor and four Kings ben 1.1kReads7.5Score10014d adds
- 30 Super Urban Cultivator 超级都市狂修 The Heavenly Realm is divided into numerous factions. Although the Jade Emperor is the ruler of the Heavenly Court, he sometimes has to watch how he treats others. He urgently needs to build up a force of trusted followers. With a demonic calamity that comes once every three thousand years approaching, he secretly descended to the mortal world for eighteen years to train a personal disciple. Faced with the dazzling world before him, Yang Yunyi says: “As the Jade Emperor's one and only personal d 491Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 31 Walking Alone Through the Nine Heavens 独步九天 A prodigy of the Immortal Realm transmigrates on his wedding day and revives Earth. By chance, he gains the memories of an abandoned child and reopens his dantian and sea of consciousness. Armed with heaven-defying abilities, he battles across the four seas and eight wildernesses, returns to the immortal mountains of the Nine Heavens to seek revenge, takes to the clouds on a seven-colored auspicious cloud to fight across the Nine Realms, and claims dominion over all worlds. 16.4kReads8.5Score2.4k14d adds
- 32 The Gate of Doomsday 末日之门 When the gates of the apocalypse swung open, the world stood on the brink of destruction and became a wasteland. Yet amid the wasteland, resilient life was reborn. 15Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 33 The Dark Era of the Apocalypse 末世之黑暗纪元 With the spiritual qi revival, the apocalypse erupted. A viral crisis swept the globe, ancient terrors awakened, and monsters from other dimensions descended upon Earth. Su Hao had survived for twenty years in the apocalypse when he woke one day and discovered he had returned to a few months before it began, twenty years earlier! In this dark era, survival means pressing ever onward and climbing to the peak of evolution, cleaving a path through every obstacle with the blade in your hand. Going f 692Reads6.5Score10214d adds
- 34 Alien Parasite 异种寄生 Wei Chen, a high school graduate, dreamed of becoming a CEO, marrying a rich beauty, and reaching the pinnacle of life. Barring any surprises, that dream probably, possibly, maybe, more or less, definitely wouldn't come true. But after a date with the girl of his dreams, everything changed. The city became a stage for a horrific carnival, and monsters disguised as humans roamed the streets. No one could be trusted, and perhaps not even yourself. Invasive alien creatures used humans as Hosts and 851Reads7.4Score10114d adds
- 35 Hauling Gold Bricks in the Apocalypse 我在末世搬金砖 Want to get rich? Build roads first? No. Wang Bin has a better way to make a fortune: haul gold bars out of the apocalypse. One round trip is enough to make him a billionaire! But as easy as it sounds, hauling gold bars out of the apocalypse is no simple task. There are countless zombies, and survivors are even more terrifying than zombies. They'll be a hundred times more dangerous than the undead when it comes to staying alive! Read on to see how Wang Bin thrives in the apocalypse, outwits zomb 1.1kReads8.3Score10014d adds
- 36 The Dynasty of Ruins 遗迹王朝 [Earth’s rise + interstellar wars between species + over ten thousand sci-fi concepts + Earth’s unsolved mysteries + a decisive protagonist] The solar system is home to dozens of hidden alien civilizations. Why has the solar system been sealed off? Why are human genes so terrifying that they had to be frozen? From a hundred billion light-years away, the protagonist transmigrates here and leads humanity on Earth. Starting with Earth, they rise to power, build a vast nation, and vie for supremacy 22Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 37 I Copy SSS-Rank Talents and Become Invincible! 我，复制SSS级天赋，无敌了！ Ye Xuan transmigrated into a world experiencing spiritual qi revival and awakened a god-tier Copy System from the start. “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have received one Supreme Marrow-Cleansing Pill!” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have received the Nine Transformations Mysterious Art! [Created by the Great God Pangu]” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have received the passive ability: Infinite Drop Rate!” Ye Xuan’s path to invincibility began here, and his name resounded throughout Huax 13.1kReads8.5Score1.4k14d adds
- 38 Superpowers: I Get Gojo Satoru’s Template from the Start 异能：开局获得五条悟模板 After transmigrating to a world where supernatural abilities reign supreme, he awakens his powers on the day of the ability awakening ceremony, and the System appears, granting him the template of Satoru Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen! He is assessed as an SSS-rank ability user, and countless academies of supernatural abilities rush to invite him! Six Eyes: Azure Gaze! Limitless Cursed Technique: Blue! Limitless Cursed Technique: Red!… As one technique after another unlocks, Qin Zun takes his p 8Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 39 I Can See the Laws of All Things 我能看到万物法则 Lin En transmigrates into a great era in which spiritual qi is reviving. Unfortunately, his aptitude is poor, and two years ago he even broke both legs fighting vicious beasts. But who could have imagined that two years later, he would suddenly discover he could see the laws of nature? He sees the law of [Life] in a weed and heals his legs. He sees the law of [Strength] in an ant, and his punches gain a hundredfold or even a thousandfold in power. He sees the law of [Heaven and Earth] across the 1.7kReads8.2Score16914d adds
- 40 Apocalypse: My Pocket Dimension Connects Two Worlds 末世：我的空间通两界 "Bro, it hurts. It hurts so much... Sob... Bro, I..." "Hahahahaha..." The phone call kept cutting in and out, making it impossible to hear what was being said. Laughter could be heard every so often, too. The voices were a chaotic jumble, men and women alike. "Fei'er, what's wrong?" Li An's face turned deathly pale, a sense of dread rising in his heart. "Help..." "Crack!" It sounded as if something had been crushed underfoot. The story begins here. Anger and helplessness. Then one day, 2Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 41 Doomsday: The Supreme Throne 末日之无上王座 One Emperor, two Empresses, three Sovereigns, four Venerables: the Seven Ultimate Cities vie for glory at the world's end! When everything starts anew, beneath the vast sky, Jiang Feng commands the thunder and gazes up at the stars! --New book-- "Treading the Stars" launches November 30! Ten Decisive Experts take the field, and the Top Hundred Battle Rankings are revealed. One day in the year 2200, when humanity first lands on Neptune, what they see is a battle blade and a corpse standing uprigh 174Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 42 Live Martial Arts Training: Is This Streamer for Real? 直播练武：这个主播居然玩真的？ Terminally ill, with no hope of recovery. By a twist of fate, Ling Fan binds himself to the Martial Arts Revival System and takes on the mission of bringing martial arts back to prominence! “Can you withstand this punch, backed by twenty years of practice?” One punch, and a tree trunk explodes! Yet traditional martial arts have lost people's trust, and the criticism never stops. “Traditional martial arts are all garbage!” “Other than looking cool, can this stuff actually hurt anyone?” “What good 1.6kReads8.6Score10014d adds
- 43 Technology Makes Me a God, and I Start by Dropping a Nuclear Bomb 科技成神，上来就扔核弹 Fang Yan transmigrated to a world where anyone could awaken a divine domain and become a deity. Divine domains contained different kinds of supernatural particles, which ultimately determined the path their owners would take. An Elemental Divine Domain could create a magical world. A Demon Source Divine Domain could create an age of myriad demons. A Yin Energy Divine Domain could create the underworld. A Spirit Power Divine Domain could create a civilization of immortal cultivators. What? The di 4.3kReads8.7Score44114d adds
- 44 My Hand Can Reach into Movies? I Built a Tech-Fueled Path to Immortality 手能伸进电影？我打造了科技永生 [Cutting-edge technology] [Artificial god] Just how far can a cutting-edge tech company go? While watching a movie, Lu Xingye accidentally discovers that he can break through the fourth wall and take objects out of movie worlds. From then on, an uncontrollable ambition takes root in his heart. He establishes Tunnelfire Technologies, manufactures smartphone chips, and breaks free from the technological stranglehold. He develops AR virtual reality, creates a second world, and enters the gaming ind 257Reads7.0Score21614d adds
- 45 Proving the Dao Through Science from Scratch 从零开始科学证道 PS: This is hard sci-fi in a fantasy cultivation disguise! The early stages focus on steady development, followed by a technological explosion later on. There are no sudden acquisitions of powerful weapons, so this isn’t a power fantasy. It’s closer to sci-fi farming. PPS: The author’s skills are limited, so the early chapters may be hard to get through... There are also long sections explaining the principles, as I try to build a coherent “cultivation + science” system and world. If that sounds 2.4kReads8.3Score23714d adds
- 46 Travel Frog: Human Evolution Left Me Behind 旅行青蛙：人类进化不带我 [Mystery + Supernatural Powers + Lighthearted + Fun + Beast Taming + Deduction = Epic-Length Novel] (The plot makes sense and doesn’t dumb things down. The characters are smart, and it only gets better as the story goes on.) Beneath the dazzling neon lights, countless mysteries lie hidden; The fall of the supernaturals, the awakening of forbidden zones, the arrival of the indescribable; “Froglet has brought you a souvenir: [The Force]!” “Froglet has brought you a keepsake: [Stand User]!” “Frogle 1.4kReads8.8Score15614d adds
- 47 The Scoundrels of the Apocalypse 末日刁民 Zombies have appeared, and there is a conspiracy lurking behind them. Everything seems to be under control. Can Chen Guangda uncover the truth? Will it mark the end of an era, or the beginning of one? 594Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 48 Apocalypse: Draw Powers from All Worlds Through Sign-In 末世，从签到开始抽取万界异能 [Apocalypse] + [Invincible] + [Superpowers] + [No saintly do-gooder] + [System] + [Anime elements] Mu Qiu wakes from a nap and discovers that he has been reborn into the Apocalypse. While he slept for two years, his body evolved without his knowledge into a Corpse Emperor with the Superpower to devour! Just then, a voice rings out in his mind: "Congratulations, Host, you've bound to the Myriad Worlds sign-in System." "Host has arrived at a sign-in location. First reward: the Demon Lord's demonic 7.6kReads8.4Score60214d adds
- 49 Global Cataclysm: My Life of Luxury in a Shelter 全球灾变：我在避难所凡尔赛生活 A burst of solar flares ushered the world into an era of cataclysm. Outside, the earth shook and towering waves surged. Wu Lang asked, “What should I have for lunch?” Meteorites rained from the sky and mutated creatures ran rampant. Wu Lang said, “How about I catch one and keep it as a pet?” With foreign powers stirring up trouble from abroad and cults wreaking havoc at home, Wu Lang wondered, “Who’s going to have a bad day today?” ... By a twist of fate, Wu Lang activated the System and reverse 290Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 50 Apocalypse: I Awakened Lightning Powers from the Start 末世之开局觉醒雷电异能 [Absolutely no bleeding-heart heroics] [No frustrating plot, no filler] Wang Hao awakens an SSS-rank lightning ability from the start! While everyone else is cowering in a corner, waiting for rescue, he's already chasing down zombies and killing them. What? He has more than one ability?! 5.9kReads8.1Score35614d adds
