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- 1 Magic? The Supernatural? I’m Invincible as a Cultivator 魔法？诡异？修仙的我无敌 [Magic World + Cultivation + No Female Lead + Power Fantasy + Rules Horror] This is a story about a cultivator practicing cultivation in a Western magic world. On the day the young man awakens his talent, he is mocked, and even his girlfriend breaks up with him. But they have no idea that he has awakened a cultivation System. Magic? Demons? Angels? The supernatural? I can wipe them all out with one hand. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Rogue Daoist Venerable of Another World 异世无赖道尊 What kind of disaster will a cultivation-world thief bring to another realm after plundering the cultivation world? When true qi meets battle qi, which will prove stronger? A spoiled student, an overbearing city patrol officer, and an unrelenting thief. What scenes will unfold as the cultivation world intertwines with another realm, that realm with the Immortal Realm, and the mysteries of the Thunder Ring begin to unravel? 84Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 3 Xuanhuan: I Am a Mage 玄幻之我是魔法师 Ye Chen transmigrated to a fantasy world and unexpectedly bound himself to a Mage System, becoming the only all-around mage in this otherworld. From then on, while everyone else cultivated the Dao, I practiced magic. Beginner water magic: Ice Freeze, freezing everything in its path. Intermediate earth magic: Meteor Shower. Advanced magic: Time Stop, stilling all things. There was also necromancy, life magic, beast-taming magic, and much more. Magic made him invincible, but Ye Chen was naturally 24Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 4 I Transmigrated to Another World, and My Dreams Let Me Cultivate! 穿越异界，我的梦境能修炼！ The Cangyu Land is a fantasy world reminiscent of ancient China, yet unlike it, where a hundred races contend! Here, warriors can cleave mountains with their swords, while spirit masters summon the wind and rain! Su Mo, a man who had been in a vegetative state, transmigrates into this world and discovers that the lucid dreams he has had for decades have become his cheat! Not only can he simulate cultivation inside them, he can also stretch time dozens of times longer! Martial techniques, spiritu 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 This Mage Seems a Little Off 这个魔法师不太对劲 A friendly heads-up: this is not Western fantasy, but an original, fictional world of countless realms. (No female lead (or maybe one?), wild ideas, countless realms, invincible protagonist, fictional setting, slow burn, ruthless, hard-as-nails hero, walking artillery platform, powerful physique) After dying, he transmigrates to another world and is captured and sold into slavery right from the start. After eleven years of keeping his head down, he finally gets his chance, then soars to the top 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 A Straight-Laced Ancient Cultivator Reborn in a Strange Land 转生异域的直男古修士 He was once an ancient cultivator in the cultivation world. After making a pact with the Sword Spirit Immortal, he gave up all his cultivation in exchange for reincarnation… What? Is this not the otherworld I know? How did I reincarnate in a Western otherworld? And why was I born among the demons? 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Female Talisman Master of the Magical World 魔法世界的女符师 As the second daughter of an ancient noble family in the age of the Great Universe, inheriting the family business is the eldest daughter's job. She just needs to enjoy a life of drunken indulgence, right? With The Complete Compendium of Talismans in her left hand and The New Edition of the Essentials of Qi Min in her right, she transmigrates to a world of magic and swords. Can she only cultivate a future by farming? Does she have to draw talismans and learn the ways of cultivation, too? The spo 10Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 8 Fairy Tail Official Guidebook 魔导少年公式书 In the bustling city, an ancient legend has been passed down. They say this city was once the center of a world of magic, and that hidden within it are books of magical formulas capable of changing heaven and earth. Whoever masters these books will become the next generation's King of Magic. [Urban] [Magic] [Academy] [Cards] [Competition] [Dungeons] [King] [War] [Anime] [Magic] [Youth] [Technology] [Another World] [Adventure] [Revenge] —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 My Life as an Exorcist 我的驱魔生涯 How could ghosts possibly exist in this world? Ni Ge scoffed. “If there are no ghosts, then what am I, an exorcist, supposed to be? Decoration?” Heaven watches over all. I read feng shui and capture vengeful spirits. There’s never a shortage of that kind of work around me, Ni Ge. Have the vengeful ghosts in the underground palace gotten out? Heh, those things are practically immortal pills for cultivation! 5Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 10 The All-Powerful Archmage 全能法神 A frail young man is transformed by heavenly lightning and masters the five elements. He soars to greatness, fights his way to godhood, and stands proud above all rulers! 575Reads6.0Score175Shelves
- 11 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—Shelves
- 12 The Immortal Rankings 仙榜 He was once the most notorious young scion of a powerful clan. Then, in a single night, his entire family was slaughtered, and he lost everything: his loved ones, his wealth, and the woman he loved. From that day on, he embarked on a path of cultivation and flight unlike any he had known before. Warriors have the Warrior Rankings, spiritual practitioners have the Spiritual Rankings, and immortals have the Immortal Rankings. Who created these lists? Who established the rankings? To get out, you m 602Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 13 The Physicist Mage 物理魔法师 After unexpectedly gaining memories from Earth, how will Harry use his knowledge of physics to forge a legendary path as a mage? Discover magic unlike anything you've seen before, and uncover the secrets of the continent's gods. “Tread the Wave-Stepping Stride beneath your feet, let the flying daggers live up to their fearsome name. In close combat, witness my Meteor Fist; a flying sword can take a head from a thousand meters away.” Magic that overturns tradition, combined with Chinese martial a 83Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 14 Transmigrating to a World of Magic: I Became the Only Daoist 穿越魔法世界：我成了唯一道士 Wang Yi, bound to the “Chinese Taoist System,” curiously clicked “Reset System.” And so, he transmigrated. He arrived in a parallel world ruled by mages and battle warriors, becoming the only practitioner of Taoist arts in the entire world. He enrolled as an auditor at the Central Capital Magic Academy. Uh… you fly around on a broom? My flying sword looks way cooler! You wave a wand to cast spells? My Taoist talismans are way more impressive! Your party has the ideal lineup: one warrior, one mag 157Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 15 Age of the Elements: I’m an All-Round Awakened One 元素时代：我是全能觉醒者 [Awakening for All + Urban Magic + Growth + Passion + Academy + Comedy] If the lands beyond the cities were nothing but wilderness, and demons numbering ten times the human population stared at human settlements, would you hear the bloodthirsty roars of beasts? If humanity became a weak race at the mercy of beasts, with a bleak future stretching before it, would you feel that was unjust? There is no fairness in this world, and no guns or artillery. All it has is the dazzling magic wielded by the 44Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 16 In a High-Martial World, I Just Want to Eat, Wait, and Die 高武世界我只想混吃等死 Lin Ye is the useless legitimate grandson of Huaxia’s top Lin high-martial-arts conglomerate. Born with blocked meridians, he gets by through dodging bills and staging accidents, always grinning even when people curse him out. Even after awakening a Chaos Martial Meridian, he still refuses to apply himself. With the conglomerate in his hands, he stays clear of high-martial-arts affairs, becoming the most unconventional layabout big shot in the high-martial-arts world. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Conquering Another World: The Invincible Heavenly Venerable 横扫异界之无敌天尊 A martial arts master transmigrates to a world of magic and is reborn as a good-for-nothing boy. Drawing on the martial arts mastery of his past life, he cultivates divine techniques and sacred arts, making China's martial spirit reign supreme in another world! Supreme magic can unleash forbidden spells that destroy everything in an instant; peerless martial arts let him slay dragons with his bare hands. A pure angel of light, a loyal demon maid, and an arrogant elven princess: watch as he gathe 1.4kReads7.2Score164Shelves
- 18 The Demon Lord 恶魔大领主 Destroy evil gods, drive out demon dragons, and defend the continent of Elwen. Let darkness fade, and may only light endure. Destruction is rebirth; all things must perish. Darkness and light coexist, and balance is the true way. This is the story of a sinner's adventures and battles in another world. He is both a hero and a demon. As he journeys onward, has he done wrong? Has he done things he should never have done? 398Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 19 A Cultivation Expert in Another World 修真强者在异界 A cultivator at the Great Ascension stage unexpectedly arrives in another world, where he reigns supreme across the mainland and divine realms. At last, the Creator descends. What awaits Qing Feng? See how he enjoys a life of freedom in another world. 1.6kReads6.8Score117Shelves
- 20 Mage of All Elements 全系法师 A couch potato who was content to coast through life wakes up one day to find he has transmigrated to the legendary world of combat energy and magic. He has taken over the body of a boy with a natural talent for magic but a condition known as “magical starvation.” Abandoned by his family and afflicted with an incurable disease, Li Yan refuses to let any of it hold him back. Elves, dwarves, beastfolk, barbarians, and more will witness Li Yan’s legendary rise. The interplanar war that comes once e 577Reads7.8Score108Shelves
- 21 The Mage with a Blade 带刀法师 This is a world where magic and battle aura shine side by side. Dick has a decent talent for magic, as well as the rare Seven-Star bloodline. Should he focus on practicing magic or battle aura? Dick figures he might as well train in both and see which one is stronger. He can make that his focus. Staying alive comes first, after all. 5.7kReads8.2Score542Shelves
- 22 The Carefree Celestial Venerable of Another World 异界逍遥天尊 A hapless, tragic young man is electrocuted while playing an online game and mysteriously transmigrates to another world. Armed with a heavenly-grade secret manual from the game, he eventually becomes the supreme powerhouse, towering above all creation. 3kReads8.8Score295Shelves
- 23 The Close-Combat Mage 近战法师 As a mage, being a water mage is awkward. Water magic is an offensive class, yet its attacks are weak, so it’s more often used as a support class. But Suo Jia breaks the mold: water mages can be incredibly powerful too! Just how powerful? Read on and see. I’m sure you won’t be disappointed. 1.2kReads7.6Score144Shelves
- 24 The Lord on the Edge of the Abyss 深渊边的领主 [Western Fantasy + Sword and Sorcery + Lord + Racial War + A Great Read] The continent of Ailan is a turbulent land of five colors, where humans, elves, orcs, dragons, and even deep-sea naga are locked in constant conflict. Strength is the only passport. Gray Valeria is a descendant of the Iron Marquis family, once on the verge of becoming a ducal house. What he inherits is not glory or strength, but a dirt-poor border town beside the Dark Forest and a surname the world has forgotten. Yet the re 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Versatile Mage: The All-Around God of Magic 全职法师之全能法神 The burning and explosions of fire magic, the freezing power of ice magic, the graceful movement of wind magic, the magical pets that accompany Summoning System mages, and the long-distance retrieval and instant teleportation of Space Element magic: isn't this the magical world you've all dreamed of visiting?! After Mo Fan became the world's number-one mage, he began an endless struggle against the demon emperors, fighting to expand humanity's habitable lands. He was stretched too thin to be eve 15Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 26 Urban: Is This What King Zhou's Happiness Feels Like? 都市：这难道就是纣王的快乐 [No System + livestreaming + beauties + comedy + everyday life] After transmigrating to a new world, what do you do if you wake up with a beauty beside you? Yan Dongxu faces this awkward situation every day. To prove that the beauty has suddenly teleported to his side, he starts a livestream to show that he's innocent. He never expected to become the livestreaming world's number-one master of devotion over time. 387Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 27 I Faked Illness by Coughing Up Blood, Yet Slaughtered a Hundred Thousand Xiongnu 我咳血装病，却杀穿了十万匈奴 Modern special forces soldier Lin Mo opens his eyes and finds himself the frail heir to the Lin family's marquis estate. His elder brothers have all died on the battlefield, the family is teetering on the brink, and countless wolves lurk in the shadows, eager to devour him, this "sickly weakling." "Keep up the act. You'd better make it convincing!" Lin Mo sneers. Coughing blood, he curses his enemies and their entire families in his head. By day, he can't even lift a chicken; at night, two cough 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 After Coming Down the Mountain, The World of Flowers 下山后，的花花世界 Jiang Qi, who had been cultivating in seclusion on a mountain with his master, suffered a cultivation mishap and became a eunuch. To repair his body's deficiency, he descends the mountain to gain experience and insight into love. Because of his condition, he both longs for and avoids it, forming the central conflict of the story. Whenever his emotions fluctuate intensely, especially when he feels embarrassment, shame, smugness, or regret after intimate contact with a woman, or whenever he uses a 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Panlong?: I Can Merge the Three Thousand Great Daos 盘龙？：我能融合三千大道 Su Yuan, an IT elite from the 21st century, accidentally transmigrates to another world, awakening the Myriad Origins Sacred Body and gaining the allegiance of the Chaos treasure, the Azure Lotus. Could this really be the legendary Panlong world? By fusing laws, his nine avatars each wield power that reaches the heavens. Watch as he breaks through the Heavenly Law's Forbidden Court and uses the supreme Dao of the blade to lay the Myriad Worlds to waste! 421Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Wizard Apprentice 魔法学徒 Legend has it that the demon and god clans once lived together in this world. They possessed equal power but had opposing natures, and they had no quarrel with each other. But when they fought over control of humanity, war finally broke out between gods and demons in the “Glorious Campaign.” After the battle, their immense power tore open space and formed countless different worlds. Thousands of years passed, and humanity rebuilt civilization, becoming the masters of this world. Yet the two clan 2.2kReads8.7Score348Shelves
- 31 The Top-Tier Star Only Wants to Live Off a Woman 顶流他只想吃软饭 [Entertainment industry + Chinese entertainment + variety shows + TV dramas + movies + battling the big players + cultural export + one heroine] The day Lin Yi transmigrated, he made up his mind: He'd worked himself to death onstage in his previous life. No matter what, he wasn't going to do that again. A full-time househusband, with fifty thousand yuan a month in spending money from his wife, cooking, taking walks, and playing games... He wouldn't trade this life for anything, not even immortal 731Reads6.7Score118Shelves
- 32 Immortal Bonds: The Adventures of a Girl from Another World 不朽仙缘，异界少女奇遇录 Reject traditional cultivation novels, reject traditional Western fantasy. Fusion, begin! Leaning toward everyday life, imaginative storytelling, anime influences, romance routes, and plot-driven adventures, with a Western fantasy world as the main setting. The story blends in the backdrop of an Eastern nation while playing down cultivation and magical training arcs. (The cover is hand-drawn by me and depicts the heroine of this novel.) Li Tianyi once stood at the peak of the cultivation world, 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Playing the Rogue in Ancient Times 回到古代当无赖 Content: Updated punctually every day before 1 a.m. An ordinary man from the bottom rungs of modern urban society, the shameless male lead has a sharp mind but no scruples. He accidentally transmigrates to a parallel world in ancient times. Armed with a modern outlook, a thick skin, and a little cleverness, he navigates the competing powers of the era while crossing paths with two heroines who have completely different personalities but are both formidable fighters. Through a string of cons, sch 433Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 34 My Spirit Beasts Know Martial Arts 我的御兽会武术 Ye Feichen is the only martial artist in a world of beast tamers. His way of taming beasts is nothing like anyone else's. Have you ever seen a fist-sized lop-eared rabbit transform into a three-meter-tall giant rabbit covered in muscles? Have you ever seen a silly roe deer that just takes a beating without fighting back? Have you ever seen a thunderstorm sprite throw punches in hand-to-hand combat? No need to doubt it. They're all Ye Feichen's spirit beasts. When other beast tamers encounter the 423Reads8.5Score100Shelves
- 35 The Official, the Bandit, and That Scholar's Son-in-Law 那官，那匪，那个秀才女婿 [Not a wish-fulfillment story + no memories + alternate history + transmigration + slow burn + personal growth + male-oriented romance] Lu Jin, an unremarkable man, transmigrates to the Great Liang dynasty and becomes a live-in son-in-law to a powerful Jiangnan clan. He doesn't know where he came from or where he's headed. He only wants to understand why, but his rash actions bring trouble upon him. Determined to keep his distance from a clan far above his station, he learns what a marriage cont 7.3kReads8.3Score574Shelves
- 36 The Good-for-Nothing’s Wild Cultivation Journey 废材老六的狂飙修仙路 (Updated punctually before 1 a.m. every day.) Lin Feng, the Qingyun Sect's outer disciple and its “good-for-nothing of ten thousand years,” is actually a Chaos Spirit-Devouring Physique! He appears to have an “ordinary root with no affinity,” but in truth he can devour spiritual energy, magical treasures, and cultivation arts and make them his own. He's a sharp-tongued schemer who spouts lines like “Who the hell do you think you are?” and “Look at you, you coward,” yet steps up to protect his ow 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Full-Time Mage: The All-Around Mage 2: University Arc 全职法之全能法神2：大学篇 The scorching blasts of fire magic, the freezing power of ice magic, the graceful flow of wind magic, the adorable companions summoned by Summoning System magic, and the long-distance object retrieval and instant teleportation of Space Element magic: isn't this the kind of magical world you've always dreamed of visiting?! Do you remember that story?! Versatile Mage!! After Mo Fan became the world's greatest mage, he was drawn into an endless struggle against the demon emperors, fighting to expan 180Reads—Score125Shelves
- 38 Nanny, I’ll Take You to the Top! 嬷嬷，本宫带你飞！ “If only the empress had listened to me back then. She wouldn’t have been framed by Consort Shu!” Chen Yurong died in the Cold Palace, unable to rest in peace. “If I’d been in her place, Consort Shu would never have ruled from behind the curtain. What a pity I’m only a nanny.” With a transformation System, the nanny Chen Yurong was reborn into the bodies of one tragic mistress after another: a principal wife subjected to endless humiliation, a cousin forced to live under someone else’s roof, a 117Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 39 Hey, Old Man! Is It Safe to Park My Bike Outside Xuanwu Gate?! 老登！我鬼火停玄武门外安全吗！ [Historical What-If] + [Lighthearted Laughs] + [Invincible from the Start!] + [For entertainment; don't read if you take things too seriously!] When this brawny fool swings into action, the Tang Dynasty becomes one legendary scene after another! Zhang Shaoqin is hit by a truck and thrown back to the eighth year of Wude. During his transmigration, a “hydrogen bomb” explodes, turning him into a brawny fool with superhuman strength! People give him the nickname “The Tang Dynasty's Most Shameless Ma 120kReads8.6Score10.4kShelves
- 40 Better Brothers Than Newlyweds 结婚不如拜把子 Meng Liao and Yin Zhi knelt before Lord Guan. “We don’t ask to be born on the same day, month, and year, or to die on the same day, month, and year. Today, we swear brotherhood and ask only to roam the martial world together!” Yin Zhi smiled. “Do you know what sworn brothers are?” “No. What does that mean?” “We bow our heads to the ground together, and you become my brother!” 366Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 41 After I Transmigrated, I Cultivated in a World of Magic 穿越后在魔法的世界里修仙 Lin Li wakes up to find that he has transmigrated to a world of magic, where, to his surprise, people know nothing about acupoints or meridians. While everyone else uses mana to practice magic, Lin Li uses mana and his meridians to gradually forge a path to immortality. Mages use flight spells; I fly on my sword, several times faster. Mages have to chant to cast spells; I can summon them with a wave of my hand, several times faster. Mages are physically frail; I can cleave mountains and shatter 6.7kReads7.6Score610Shelves
- 42 Online Gaming: The All-Class Mage 网游之全职法神 After being murdered by his enemies, Lu Yan not only survived but was reborn on the day the game launched, ten years earlier. To get revenge, he decided to build an empire of his own. As a level 200 grand mage who commands all nine elemental schools, he knows every money-making trick, dungeon strategy, legendary quest, hidden map, and bug in the game. Reborn once more, he’s determined to take control of his fate, protect his family, loved ones, brothers, and friends, and make those who harmed hi 210Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 43 Reborn as a Combo Mage 重生之连击法师 [Transmigration and rebirth + Traditional mage + Planar warfare + Decisive and ruthless + Spell combos + Building a faction + A benevolent master and filial disciple] Uriel transmigrated and was reborn in a mage plane. After a battle of wits with his ruthless mentor, he killed him in turn and escaped into the wider world. He took on students and built a faction, using mountains as the foundations for his towers and expanding step by step. From the distant seas to the near seas and then the conti 3.1kReads8.8Score217Shelves
- 44 Legend of the Magic Warrior 魔武剑士传说 (Epic Fantasy + Swordsmen + Mages + Empire + Hero + Otherworld) [Slow Burn] This is a world of swords and magic, heroes and demon kings. It tells the stories of both the great and the ordinary. It is a Western fantasy world for one person, or perhaps for a whole group of people… Luo Bai Voss, a boy who is constantly growing… 811Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The Everyday Life of a Mage 一名法爷的日常生活 Slice of life + no System + multiple races + one heroine. There isn't a lot of scheming, bitter enemies, or worlds you have to save. This is simply the daily life of someone who transmigrates and becomes a mage. If that's not your thing, don't read. 4.2kReads8.8Score199Shelves
- 46 Seven-Star Ice God Sword 七星冰神剑 The protagonist, Yun Ke, was an outstanding student athlete at a university. After dying in an unexpected traffic accident, his soul was reborn in the Nine Heavens God-Demon Continent. He has no cheat ability and no System. But he does possess a strange bone: the Supreme Formless Sword Bone of Heaven and Earth! With this sword bone, he can make every divine weapon and sword spirit in the world submit to him!! He can also command every elemental force between heaven and earth!!! Combined with his 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Zhang Sanfeng: Daoist Venerable of Another World 张三丰：异世道尊 When Zhang Sanfeng, founder of the Wudang Sect, overcame his tribulation and ascended, an anomaly in the Taiji Chaos Pearl transmigrated him to the continent of Auro. His cultivation was severely damaged, and his body had to be remade. In the Misty Forest, he encountered the divine beast Chimera, accepted its blood-contract plea to entrust its child to him, and met the elven queen Elwen. He also discovered that the Church of Light was conspiring with the Abyss, using purification rituals to siph 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Spirit Boat 灵舟 Daoists cultivate in this life; Buddhists cultivate for the next! The Dao is on this shore, the Buddha on the other shore, and people are in between! The Spirit Boats are not on this shore, the other shore, or in between! A cultivation prodigy is reborn as a spoiled young master from an aristocratic clan and arrives in a vast, wondrous world. Here are cultivators who stake their lives against Heaven, graceful and enchanting women, ancient powerhouses who traverse the cosmos, ferocious ancient be 3.2kReads8.6Score334Shelves
- 49 Family Bankrupt? Then It’s Time to Collect Witches! 家族破产？那就开始收集魔女！ (The rating just came in. Here's hoping it goes up!) [Western Fantasy + Collection + Character Growth + Witches + Multiple Heroines] Reincarnated in another world, Lin Luo'en uses the wisdom of his past life to acquire a fief and build it into a thriving domain. Just as he's deciding whether to vie for supremacy or become a decadent noble, he learns that his family has been brought down overnight... At the same time, Lin Luo'en is tempted by a cosmic demon... Lin Luo'en: So you're saying you hav 4kReads6.6Score558Shelves
- 50 A Heartbeat That Ends With Youth 心动止于少年 A Crush That Ends in Youth 8Reads—Score—Shelves
