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- 1 Journey to the West: I Am Tang Sanzang, the Mighty Heavenly Dragon 西游：我，大威天龙唐三葬 Don’t fear a monk with magic. Fear Fahai with tattoos! A dragon tattoo across his shoulder and down his waist: even Buddha himself won’t make him back down! Tang Xiaosan transmigrates into the world of Journey to the West and becomes Tang Sanzang. He starts out looking utterly miserable, but then awakens the mighty Fahai template and obtains treasures like Fahai’s golden alms bowl. From then on, the journey to the West takes a sharp turn. The Eighty-One Tribulations were once Tang Sanzang’s tria 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Journey to the West: I Took Over a Buddhist Temple and Rebuilt Buddhism? 西游：接管佛寺，我重建了佛门？ Ye Tian transmigrates to the Primordial World and starts out taking over a ruined temple. Bound to the Supreme Buddha Lord System, he can grow stronger and more powerful by gathering believers. When a group of demons comes to join him, they transform into Bodhisattvas, Arhats, and Buddhas, quietly cultivating in the temple. He had planned for them all to lie low together until the end of the Journey to the West. But then the demons leave the temple to spread the Dharma, throwing the entire Journ 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Journey to the West: I Became Stronger by Drinking After Studying Under Bodhi 西游：拜师菩提，喝酒变强 Ye Feng transmigrates to Mount Fangcun in the world of Journey to the West, where Patriarch Bodhi takes him on as an informal disciple. With terrible natural talent, he originally thought he would spend his life muddling along until he died. Unexpectedly, he binds to a Wine God System that makes him stronger as long as he drinks. Later, Ye Feng meets the monkey who has come up the mountain to seek a master... Sun Wukong: “Senior Brother, Patriarch's sermons are far too shallow. Your fine wine is 40Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 4 Reborn: The Demon Monkey’s Urban Training 重生之历练妖猴在都市 [Uncle Nine] + [Jiangshi] + [Journey to the West] + [Ghosts] "Has Journey to the West... reached its finale?" "Well, so be it..." After struggling in vain, Sun Wukong watched his body slowly turn to bones and closed his heavy eyelids. "Fools! Who told you to kill him!" Just as the four ghosts, Tang Sanzang, Sha Wujin, Zhu Bajie, and the White Bone Horse, had eaten Sun Wukong down to his bones and were burping with full bellies, an angry roar rang out. "Huh?" The four ghosts looked up and saw Xia 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Reborn in Honghuang: The Dao Ancestor Is Just a Nobody 重生洪荒：道祖只是小人物 [Ding! Host reborn. The 'Apocalypse Rebirth System' is activating. Progress: 1%... 10%...] Chu Wudao has just been reborn in the primordial world. He freezes, then his heart fills with joy. But after waiting for ages, he still hears no message announcing the System's activation. At that moment, a million grass-mud horses gallop through Chu Wudao's mind... His own father drives him out to Mount Zhaoyao. He thinks there's no hope of the System ever activating, but then... [Ding! Congratulations, H 118Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 6 Journey to the West: Bodhi, Who Told You to Teach the Monkey to Become a Sage? 西游：菩提，谁让你将猴子教成圣人 Reborn in the world of Journey to the West, Chu Tian activates the Strongest Master System. As long as he teaches his disciples, he receives rewards equal to a hundred times what they comprehend. From the start, he takes Sun Wukong, who has spent seven years sweeping the floor, as his disciple. He teaches him all kinds of divine arts, including Taking Oneself as the Seed, Transforming Through the Ages, the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison, and the Nine Supreme Secrets... 476Reads7.3Score11014d adds
- 7 Journey to the West: From the Start, I Let the Monkey Choose 西游：开局让猴子做选择 Ye Xuan transmigrates to the world of Journey to the West and binds himself to the Fate and Fortune System. Changing cause and effect earns him rewards. One day, while the monkey is drinking in Water Curtain Cave, a figure suddenly appears. “Congratulations, Sun Wukong! You've received a Fate Post. Make the right choice to earn a reward.” Choice 1: Storm the Hall of Yama and tear up the Book of Life and Death. Reward: one sour, unripe peach. Choice 2: Beat Black and White Impermanence to death a 949Reads8.0Score11214d adds
- 8 I, Six-Eared Macaque, Began Plotting the Journey to the West in Honghuang 我六耳从洪荒开始布局西游 From the start, he takes over the body of the Six-Eared Macaque! The Dao Ancestor’s declaration that “the Dao is not passed on to those with six ears” is known throughout the world! He gains nothing through countless great calamities! Until Journey to the West, when Sun Wukong beats him to death with a single blow! Zhou Cheng panics: No, I, the Six-Eared Macaque, will never accept my fate! The Creation Calamity: He cuts in on the Demonic Ape and comprehends the Law of Battle! The Dragon-Han Cala 2.3kReads7.2Score18514d adds
- 9 Journey to the West: Asleep in the Tang Dynasty, I Get My Thoughts Overheard by the Sage Emperor 西游：躺在大唐，被圣皇偷听心声 [Complete at over a million characters, clean and incredibly good. Come check it out!] [Beating up Buddhism and Daoism + the rise of humanity] Li Tai transmigrates into the world of Journey to the West and becomes the fourth prince of the Tang dynasty, Li Tai. He thought the System would be a blessing, but never expected it to relay every thought in his heart straight to Li Shimin! “My son, which side will you choose, Buddhism or Daoism?” [Choose my foot! I’ll fly straight up to the heavens, sla 856Reads8.6Score10814d adds
- 10 Journey to the West: This Demon Isn’t Right 西游之这个妖怪不对劲儿 [The author's previous novel is complete at over one million characters. Quality guaranteed!] What do you do when you transmigrate into the world of Journey to the West? What do you do when you transmigrate as a weakling demon king? What do you do when you transmigrate as a leopard hiding on South Mountain? Luckily, I have the source of good fortune on my side! Chen Yuan: Huh? Wait, something's not right! How is a mighty demon king like me supposed to serve Tang Sanzang tea and water? Black Wind 3.9kReads8.0Score18614d adds
- 11 Honghuang: I Start Out as a Golden Cicada 洪荒：开局我是一只金蝉 Ye Bei transmigrated into the Primordial World and became a pathetically weak golden cicada, getting beaten up by a mantis. But he unexpectedly awakened a god-tier Devouring System. “Congratulations, Master. You devoured a bloodthirsty black ant mosquito and obtained the Divine Ability of Ten Thousand Incarnations.” “Congratulations, Master. You devoured a descendant of the Ancestral Dragon bloodline and obtained the Divine Ability to summon wind and rain.” “Congratulations, Master. You devoured 3.1kReads8.4Score18314d adds
- 12 Journey to the West: You Killed My Disciple, and You Still Want Buddhism to Thrive? 西游：杀了我徒儿，还想佛门大兴 Ye Yun transmigrates into the Journey to the West and obtains the Strongest Copy System, which can copy any cultivation technique or treasure... Invincible from the start! However, he has no desire to interfere with the great journey west. He just likes to travel the world, and when he has some free time, he takes on three disciples as well, occasionally giving them pointers for amusement. But when he returns from one of his travels, he never expects that, because of the calamity of the journ 3.5kReads7.8Score23614d adds
- 13 The Journey to the West Gang: The Ruthless Bandit Tang Sanzang 西游团伙：悍匪唐三葬 I am Tang Sanzang, and I bury the heavens, the earth, and all living beings! A bandit gang, growing bigger and stronger: first seize Spirit Mountain, then build a new glory! Sun Xingzhe: Tathagata, my master is the boss now. Get over here and bow to him! Zhu Bajie: Here's your surprise: my master isn't here for the scriptures, he's here for your life! Sha Wujing: Damn it, I'm a very cultured person. I don't like swearing at people! The Queen: Brother, if I eat this, will I really live forever? “ 133Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 14 Starting Journey to the West with Tang Monk at Max Level 西游从满级唐僧开始 After transmigrating into the body of Tang Sanzang, he gains the ultimate Journey to the West System. Defeat monsters to grow stronger, and draw all the treasures you want. Sun Wukong: I'll never forget Master shouting, "Mighty Heavenly Dragon!" He shattered the Five-Finger Mountain with a single palm, grabbed me by the throat, and asked whether I'd go with him to the Western Heaven or have him send me there. Dragon Horse: I'll never forget how Master locked the entire East Sea Dragon Clan insid 294Reads7.2Score6814d adds
- 15 Journey to the West: Please, Come Out of Seclusion and Fetch the Scriptures 西游：求求你，出关取经吧 After transmigrating into Journey to the West and becoming Tang Sanzang, Tang San panics. Holy crap, the tribulations of the Journey to the West are about to begin, and he has no desire to be tied up like a dumpling! Luckily, his System awakens. Tang San immediately decides to cultivate in seclusion. Whoever wants to fetch the scriptures can go do it themselves. When the Buddhas of the Western Heaven hear the news, they are stunned. Guanyin: “Jin Chanzi, please go fetch the scriptures already! T 3.7kReads8.7Score24014d adds
- 16 Sun Wukong: If I Become a Demon, There Will Be No Buddhas in the World 孙悟空：我若为魔，天下无佛 [A different kind of Journey to the West!] On the journey west, during the trial of the true and false Monkey Kings, the real Sun Wukong is trapped by the Tathagata beneath the Golden-Purple Alms Bowl in the Great Thunderclap Monastery, using his immense powers. He is then transferred to the depths of the Eighteen Layers of Hell. Drawing on the power of Hell, the Tathagata fuses it with the supreme Evil Buddha’s teachings and spends five hundred years tempering Sun Wukong to death. Yet... the Ta 6.4kReads8.9Score62114d adds
- 17 Journey to the West: I Gain a Hundred Thousand Years of Cultivation from the Start 西游：开局获得十万年修为 Yuan Ge transmigrated to another world and cultivated for a thousand years, reaching the Human Immortal realm. After shattering the void, he joined the Primordial Heavenly Court as the keeper of the Peach Garden, only to discover that this was the world of Journey to the West. Just then, Yuan Ge awakened a System and received 100,000 years of cultivation from the start. From then on, Yuan Ge kept a low profile in the Heavenly Court for a thousand years, until the calamity of Journey to the West 443Reads8.4Score12114d adds
- 18 Journey to the West: Signing In to the Four Chaos Monkeys from the Start! 西游：开局签到混世四猴！ Reborn into Journey to the West, he gains a sign-in System! Sign-in at the Nine-Aperture Exquisite Stone succeeds, granting him the body of the Lingming Stone Monkey! Skilled in transformations, able to shift the stars and turn the Dipper! Sign-in at Flower-Fruit Mountain succeeds, granting him the body of the Red-Buttocked Horse Monkey! He understands yin and yang, knows the ways of the world, avoids death and prolongs life! He can cross the sea as if it were flat land! Sign-in at Meishan succe 417Reads8.8Score8814d adds
- 19 Journey to the West: The Multiverse Hitman Chat Group, Saving the Empress from the Start 西游：诸天打手群，开局拯救女帝 After transmigrating, Yuan Lang discovers that this is the world of Journey to the West. He awakens the Primordial Chat Group System, which makes him stronger whenever he changes the course of events. From the start, he invites five members to join the group. The calamity of Journey to the West takes a dramatic turn, and the Myriad Worlds are transformed as well. Many years later... Hongjun is stunned: “Please, Great Immortal, take me in!” The Heavenly Dao: “Master, I’ve already warmed the bed f 108Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 20 EN Journey to the West: The Monk Who Doesn't Want to Retrieve the Scriptures 西游：贫僧不想取西经 “Wukong, kill all the male demons. Leave the female ones to your master.” “Good patron, allow this humble monk to teach you a lesson.” Sun Wukong: “Master, these demons are too powerful. I can't beat them.” “Wukong, stand aside. Let your master handle this!” 1kReads8.4Score15514d adds
- 21 After Giving Sun Wukong a System, the Monkey Became Invincible! 给孙悟空发系统后，猴子无敌了！ [Primordial world and Journey to the West + comedy + multiple Systems + invincible protagonist leads a group of invincibles] Chu Yi transmigrates to the world of Journey to the West and binds himself to the Chaos Main System. As long as a target meets a sub-System’s requirements, he can give them that sub-System? Chu Yi: Great, great. This is going to be fun. He gives Sun Wukong the [God-Tier Choice System]. Sun Wukong: Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Don’t bully 29.7kReads8.5Score3k14d adds
- 22 The Whole Journey to the West Is in a Panic: All My Disciples Have Become Saints 全西游都慌了，我的徒弟都成圣了 After transmigrating into the world of Journey to the West, Su Xuan gets a bookstore from the System. He was planning to lie flat, but soon discovers that whenever someone reads one of his books, they might gain a divine ability or magical treasure, and he can gain the same thing himself. One powerful figure after another from the Three Realms visits Su Xuan's bookstore and gains enormous benefits from his books. Before long, they all revere him as an Immortal Master. Until one day, the Ston 1.5kReads8.9Score20814d adds
- 23 Day and Night, Hounded by Nezha, Yang Jian, and Sun Wukong 被哪吒杨戬孙悟空追堵的日日夜夜 [No romance + universally adored heroine + intense unrequited love + ships with everyone + myth retelling] After being transmigrated into Guanyin, Hua Lian is busy today helping the reborn Yang Jian mend his ways, tomorrow saving Nezha from a deadly fate, and the day after stopping Sun Wukong from turning evil. And that's not even counting the White Snake, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, or The Love of the Celestial Maiden and the Mortal. Even ancient myths are going wildly off the rails! E 2.5kReads9.3Score32414d adds
- 24 Patriarch Bodhi: From the Southern Heavenly Gate to Honghuang 菩提老祖，从南天门打到洪荒 Wukong was crushed beneath Five-Finger Mountain? The truth is, it wasn’t because the demon monkey had wreaked havoc. The Tathagata wanted to seize the fortune of the Three Realms from him! The instant the mountain fell Patriarch Bodhi stormed Mount Ling: “Bald donkey, you dare touch my beloved disciple? Today, I’ll bring down your Western Heaven!” One spear pierces ten thousand Buddhas; one furious roar shakes the Three Realms! Rescue Wukong and seize all the fortune. From now on, I call the s 2.7kReads8.8Score19014d adds
- 25 Honghuang: Infinite Physical Clones from the Start 洪荒：开局无限实体分身 Li Tian transmigrated to the Primordial World, seized the body of Tongtian before he had even taken human form, and obtained a Choice System. From the start, he had an unlimited number of real clones. During the War of the Lichs, Di Jun said, “What? There are this many Primordial Unity experts among the humans? Hurry, let's get out of here. Forget refining the Witch-Slaying Sword!” During the Investiture of the Gods War, Yuanshi said, “What? The Jie Sect has this many experts? Why does every exp 16.8kReads8.6Score1.4k14d adds
- 26 Journey to the West? No! Hear My Decree, Monks: March West to Spirit Mountain 西游？不！传贫僧法旨，西征灵山 At Little Leiyin Temple, Tang Sanzang recites a rebellious poem. At Eagle Sorrow Stream, the White Dragon sends a false letter? At Lion Camel Ridge, the demons arrange themselves by rank, while Tang Sanzang speaks fervently of his lifelong ambition? What would happen at the end of Journey to the West if Tang Sanzang grew stronger every time he took on a new disciple? Sun Wukong: “I'll storm Leiyin Temple and destroy Mount Ling. If I leave and never return, then so be it!” Zhu Bajie: “Tathagata's 8.4kReads9.0Score81314d adds
- 27 Journey to the West: I'm the Tathagata, Infiltrating Spirit Mountain! 西游：我是如来，卧底灵山！ My name is Lai Ru. My parents hoped I'd become a great Confucian scholar, but... Today, I transmigrated, and I'm a monk! The System says it wants me to become the most violent Tang Monk in history, but... System, did you get something wrong? I transmigrated as the Tathagata! Go undercover? Turn the Journey to the West around? I'm not a monk, and I don't want to be the Tathagata either! Fine. In that case, I'll go undercover... Jieyin, Zhunti, give it up... Even the boss of Thunderclap T 334Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 28 EN Primordial Era: Yang Jian Becomes a Saint, His Master Can't Stay Hidden Anymore 洪荒：杨戬成圣，师傅的我苟不住 After transmigrating into the Investiture of the Gods world, Chen Changsheng binds a System and becomes stronger with every disciple he takes. His eldest disciple, Yang Jian, cultivates the Double Pupils, storms the Celestial Court, and splits open a mountain to save his mother. His second disciple, Di Xin, builds the Great Shang Sacred Dynasty, transforms into a Sacred Emperor, and dares to challenge the Six Saints! His third disciple, the Little White Dragon, storms the Western Paradise, trans 16.3kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds
- 29 Journey to the West Simulator: Becoming a Sage Begins at Flower-Fruit Mountain 西游模拟器：成圣从花果山开始 [Journey to the West + Investiture of the Gods + Primordial World + Simulator] Sun Yuan transmigrated into the world of Journey to the West. He waited on Flower-Fruit Mountain for Sun Wukong to be born and bound himself to a Journey to the West Simulator. From then on, he never looked back on the road to unstoppable power. [At three, you come to gaze at that immortal stone again. It cracks open, and the Stone Monkey is born. You become the first monkey he ever meets.] [At ten, you set out to sea 7.7kReads8.6Score82514d adds
- 30 Honghuang: I Took Over Sect Master Tongtian From the Start 洪荒：开局夺舍了通天教主 Chu Feng transmigrates to the Primordial Era, takes over Sect Master Tongtian’s body, and becomes a Heaven-Appointed Sage! He awakens the Invincible Sign-In System! From the start, he opens a grand prize pack and obtains a Primordial Dao Embryo, a million portions of Great Dao merit, and the peerless weapon Great Luo Sword Embryo! He signs in at Kunlun Mountain and obtains the Three Purities’ Origin Qi, reassembling Pangu's Primordial Spirit. He signs in at the Heavenly Court, suppresses Di Jun 35.7kReads8.7Score3.2k14d adds
- 31 Journey to the West: After the Gods Returned from Studying in the Modern World 西游：众神圣自现代留学回来后 After graduation season, Jiang Liu transmigrated. The strongest Tang Monk System: ready to slaughter his way through Journey to the West? Then let’s do it! And then... General Yin: Lao Jiang, I’ve missed you so much! Yang Jian: Lao Jiang, you’re Tang Monk, for crying out loud! Sun Wukong: Let me out first! The Jade Emperor: Hey, Old Zhao, how about we kill Mahavairocana for fun? Zhao Gongming: Why don’t you go do it yourself? At Mount Lingshan... The Buddha: Oh my goodness... Stop, classmate 10.7kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 32 Mythology Revival: From the Start, I Awaken Sun Wukong 神话复苏:开局唤醒孙悟空 In a parallel world, spiritual qi revival has begun, and many myths have been lost to time. All kinds of divine statues have appeared across the land. Anyone who calls out a statue’s true name can inherit its legacy and gain great power. Recounting the glorious deeds of its past can bring even more power. After transmigrating, Su Yu discovered to his astonishment that he knew countless divine names! The divine beast everyone called a monkey? One look was all it took for Su Yu to recognize the Gr 4.9kReads8.6Score1.5k14d adds
- 33 Honghuang: I Am Lu Ya, the Demon Emperor, and I Roam the Hundred Thousand Mountains 洪荒：吾妖皇陆压，转战十万大山 Lu Yu transmigrated into the Primordial World and became Lu Ya, the Demon Clan's tenth crown prince. He also awakened the Campaign System. After the War Between the Wu and the Demons, Lu Ya was the only Golden Crow left in the Primordial World. Lu Ya became the sole legitimate heir to the Demon Emperor. After the Demon Clan's defeat, it was forced into exile. As its crown prince, Lu Ya led the clan on a campaign through the Hundred Thousand Mountains. [Claim the Demon Emperor's legacy and ob 17.7kReads9.1Score1.3k14d adds
- 34 Journey to the West: A Nine-to-Five Job in the Celestial Court 西游：人在天庭，朝九晚五 “Your Majesty, disaster! All our Heavenly Soldiers and Generals have been beaten flat! Sun Wukong is coming for us!” “Your Majesty, there’s a turn of events! Chu Hao, the Prison God of the Three Realms, is beating Sun Wukong senseless. He’s even crushed the other demon kings!” “Your Majesty, the Prison God has suddenly stopped… He’s run off!” The Jade Emperor excitedly slaps the imperial dragon carriage. “What’s going on?” “It’s the hour of the rooster, Your Majesty.” “He’s… off work.” The Jade 1.9kReads8.8Score38914d adds
- 35 EN Honghuang: The Cautious Golden Crow, Whom the Demon Clan Begs to Come Down from the Mountain 洪荒：稳健金乌，妖族跪求我出山 From the start, he chooses to become the Third Golden Crow, the brother of Dijun and Taiyi. Knowing how the story goes, how could he stand by and watch the tragedy of the Witch-Demon Tribulation unfold? In this life, he stays holed up on the Sun Star, refusing to venture out, determined to be a cautious Golden Crow. Until one day, the Wu Clan conquers the entire Primordial World and begins attacking the Sun Star. Lingxiao emerges from the Sun Star, and the darkest hour of the Wu Clan begins! Eve 46.2kReads8.7Score4.4k14d adds
- 36 The Great Sage Returns: Sun Wukong Vows to Slaughter Every God and Buddha! 大圣归来，我孙悟空誓必屠尽神佛！ As the four disciples of Tang Sanzang received their titles on Spirit Mountain, a man who looked like a beggar stood at its foot, disdain in his eyes. He muttered bitterly, “Tathagata, I, Old Sun, will be back.” A different Journey to the West, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven's journey of revenge. 29.3kReads9.1Score6.6k14d adds
- 37 Honghuang: From the Start, I Spoil the Plot for Nuwa 洪荒：开局给女娲剧透 [Primordial world + behind-the-scenes scheming + wild imagination] Chen Xuan transmigrates into the Primordial World as a little white dragon. His arrival sends the whole world wildly off course... Nuwa: “Becoming a saint through merit isn’t what I want. I’m going to sever the Three Corpses!” The Two from the West: “The West is far too barren. Starting today, we’re joining the East!” Tongtian: “The calamity of the Investiture of the Gods is upon us. All Jie Sect Disciples, follow me onto the Inv 43.4kReads9.1Score4.4k14d adds
- 38 Who Let Him Become a Ghost Constable? 谁让他当鬼差的？ After dying, Su Fan transmigrates into the body of a spirit in the Three Realms and becomes a soul-reaping ghost constable in the Underworld. From then on, the whole culture of the Underworld changes. “First of all, let me make this clear: I’m not the one who corrupted the culture of the Underworld. Ghost constables are supposed to reap souls. I’m just doing my job.” “If you can’t keep up with me, don’t blame me for changing the culture.” With that, Su Fan walks out through the Gate of Hell, car 78.2kReads9.3Score6.1k14d adds
- 39 EN I, Laying Low from the Primordial World to Journey to the West 我，从洪荒苟到西游 Mu Chen transmigrates to the Primordial World, becoming an ethereal spirit with no fixed form. He starts out utterly weak, but unexpectedly awakens the Starsea Fishing Choice System. “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for a hundred years, you've obtained a replica of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian!” “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for a thousand years, you've become a Taiyi Mystic Immortal!” “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for ten thousand years, you've attained the rank of Great Luo 35kReads9.2Score3.3k14d adds
- 40 EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5k14d adds
