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- 51 Wuxia: The Best in the World Is Nothing, I'm the Strongest 武侠:天下第一算什么,我最强 A blood moon descends from the heavens and shrouds the mortal realm. The age of darkness begins. Demons, monsters, and evil spirits awaken, and the world enters an era of rifts in the heavens! Countless sects emerge from seclusion... Qin Mofan reaches the pinnacle with his “Slaughter System.” My name is Qin Mofan. I really am extraordinary! 2kReads7.9Score10014d adds
- 52 The Haunting One 诡缠人 Demons and monsters, uncanny forces and strange happenings, in a world where the living and the dead are indistinguishable and good and evil are hard to tell apart. No one can save anyone else, and no one can be saved... An epic tale of humans and ghosts: are they evil spirits wearing human skins, or is the human heart itself wicked? The conflict between humans and ghosts begins here. It will stir everything most real deep within you... 1.1kReads5.5Score10314d adds
- 53 I'm Xu Xian, and I'll Punch My Way Across Eighty Thousand Li! 老子许仙,挥拳横推八万里! When he woke up, Xu Xian had become Xu Xian. Demons roamed the land, and ghosts lurked everywhere. Fortunately, he had a stat-boosting panel with him. Giant Elephant Art, Savage Elephant Art, Demon Elephant Art, Divine Elephant Art! Iron Shirt, Dark Nether Iron Shirt, Lunar Iron Shirt! Golden Bell Shield, Crimson Flame Golden Bell Shield, Great Sun Golden Bell Shield! Xu Xian: “I’m the strongest man on Earth!” [Extreme power, muscles, martial arts, fast-paced.] 6Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 54 The Embroidered Uniform Guard: Killing Enemies Grants Experience, Making Me the Strongest Left Commander 锦衣卫,杀敌爆经验,最强左千户 [Imperial Brocade Guard] [No Romance] [Decisive and Ruthless] [A Power Fantasy for Men] Zuo Yang unexpectedly awakens the Slaughter System. Every time he kills an enemy with his own hands, he gains experience, with a chance to obtain peerless martial arts manuals as well. From that moment on, his fate is completely rewritten. The protagonist cuts down his enemies all the way, bound by no romantic entanglements and striving only to grow stronger. From the shadowy alleys of the capital to the deso 550Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 55 I Practiced Medicine at Jing'an Bureau for Thirty Years 我在靖安司悬壶三十年 Ye Ping transmigrates to a world overrun by demons and monsters, becoming a night watchman in the Celestial Profound Peacekeeping Office, which hunts down demons and vanquishes evil. He carries a companion Green Pouch, and whenever he saves someone, he can obtain the most precious thing in that person’s life. Miraculous pills, peerless techniques... With skilled hands, he heals every illness; with a steadfast heart, he slays demons and monsters. He is a god among mortals, and the calamity of all 1.1kReads7.5Score10014d adds
- 56 From Constable to Smashing Every Demon and Evil Spirit in the Heavens 从捕快开始打爆满天妖魔崇邪 Gu Changqing transmigrates to a world overrun by demons and haunted by monsters. From the start, he nearly has his yang essence drained by an ugly female ghost. Fortunately, a talisman in his arms destroys the ghost, and in the process activates his Point-Adding System. From then on, the world gains a Demon Suppressor who is devoted to slaying demons and exorcising evil. Fox spirit: “Young master, spare my life, and I’ll let you experience the thousand kinds of tenderness of our spirit f 2.7kReads8.0Score13414d adds
- 57 The Ming Dynasty's Embroidered Uniform Guard 大明之锦衣为王 After transmigrating, Su Chao was reborn in the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty. To his surprise, he became the gang's top enforcer. Thugs aren't scary. What you really have to worry about is a thug with an education. With brains and brawn, a taste for liquor, and a way with women, this nobody's life is about to take off. Watch Su Chao live it up in the Ming Dynasty and carve out a life unlike anyone else's. “I'm Su Chao, though everyone calls me Quickblade Chao.” “Who hasn't heard of the battle 6.7kReads8.6Score67314d adds
- 58 Slay the River God from the Start and Plunder the Demons' Talents 开局斩杀河神,掠夺妖魔天赋 In the Great Xia Dynasty, there are Daoists, monks, and Confucian scholars, while demons and monsters run rampant. Xu Lang, however, is just an ordinary martial artist who could die at any moment. Fortunately, by slaying demons and monsters, he can seize their innate bloodline gifts and earn Demon-Slaying Points to improve his cultivation techniques and martial skills. So he draws his blade against the demons and monsters, terrifying creatures that have lived for centuries, and stunning the enti 8.9kReads7.7Score64814d adds
- 59 With the Book of Life and Death in Hand, This Embroidered Guard Only Kills, Never Saves 手拿生死簿,这个锦衣卫只杀不渡 [Imperial Guards · satisfying revenge · ruthless antagonist · decisive killer · slaughter and immortality · no heroine, but women appear · high-martial-arts alternate world · multiple transmigrators] The dynasty was nearing its end, and warfires blazed across the land. Fortunately, Lu Xin had a Book of Life and Death. On the first day after transmigrating, he spent his lifespan to kill his enemies and had just one day left to live? No need to panic. One slash, and he could have as many years of 7.6kReads6.8Score63314d adds
- 60 A Treasure-Gathering Basin from the Start, Slay Demons and Gain Immortality 开局聚宝盆,斩妖得长生 [Nonsensical + shameless + lighthearted + funny + joyful cultivation] Qi Chu accidentally transmigrated into a world of cultivation and discovered that slaying demons could extend his lifespan. He had planned to pick off a few little monsters and lie low for a thousand years, but the accursed Treasure-Gathering Basin wanted to drain his lifespan! “Basin, we are sworn enemies!” [Treasure-Gathering Basin activated. A total of 500 years of lifespan invested this time.] [Ding! Congratulations, Host, 3.7kReads7.9Score19614d adds
- 61 The Poorest Imperial Guard: The Empress Wants Me to Embezzle 最穷锦衣卫,女帝求我贪污 [Invincible] + [Satisfying read] + [System] + [Ruthless] Powerful clans have flourished for a thousand years, striking fear into the people far and wide. Sects have sunk deep roots, their foundations unshaken by the passage of time. They style themselves scions of royalty, treating the people as grass and weeds, toying with them in the palm of their hands and regarding them as mere dust. Chu Xiu, who becomes the Pacification Commissioner of the Northern Branch of the Embroidered Uniform Guard fr 1.8kReads7.9Score14214d adds
- 62 The Eastern Depot's Last Purple-Robed Guard 东厂最后一名紫衣校尉 The Eastern Depot, the Ming Dynasty’s most notorious secret police organization. Its members are all sinister, cruel, and heartless. They are all ruthless, vicious, and as venomous as snakes and scorpions. But is the Eastern Depot really like that? 1.5kReads8.8Score16514d adds
- 63 From the Start, a Princess Forced Herself on Me, So I Joined the Embroidered Uniform Guard to Seek Immortality 开局被公主强推,入锦衣卫觅长生 [Eastern Fantasy + Transmigration + Feel-Good Story + Imagination-Rich + System + Decisive and Ruthless + Alternate History] “What? You want me to oversee the execution of the White Lotus Cult's holy maiden? I'm just a low-ranking Imperial Guard. I'm not qualified!” Lin Feng offends his superior, who uses him as a scapegoat and sends him to oversee the execution of the White Lotus Cult's holy maiden. Unexpectedly, the disaster turns into a blessing when he activates the Longevity Panel. Killing 1.1kReads7.2Score10314d adds
- 64 In a World of Ghosts and Gods, I Grow Stronger by Picking Up Attributes 鬼神世界,我捡属性变强 Spiritual qi revival brought demons, monsters, and ghosts back into the world, and less than thirty percent of humanity survived the slaughter. Three hundred years later, Lin Feng, a transmigrator, was unable to awaken. By chance, he obtained an Attribute Pickup System. “Defeated a Bride in Red: Strength +99, Vitality +102, Agility +10!” “Defeated the evil Hellhound: Attributes increased, obtained a Fang Necklace, Vitality +8!” “Defeated the Earth Spirit God: Attributes surged, obtained the 1.7kReads8.3Score12614d adds
- 65 High Martial: Reaching the Peak of the Martial Dao as a Brocade-Clad Guard 高武:在锦衣卫登临武道绝巅 (Decisive and ruthless, court power struggles, jianghu rivalries, with the System playing a minor role) Tang Jiu transmigrates into a high-martial world, into the household of a wealthy family in the Great Yu Dynasty. He could have spent his days walking birds in their cages and listening to music in the pleasure quarters, a spoiled young master. Unexpectedly, he awakens a System that grants him good-and-evil points for killing evildoers or doing good deeds. And so, Tang Jiu is no longer a spoil 6.9kReads7.2Score32914d adds
- 66 I'm a Brocade Guard, and They All Call Me the Living King of Hell 人在锦衣卫,他们都叫我活阎王 [Decisive and ruthless + says little, expects you to listen + won't eat beef + invincible power fantasy + merciless.] Shen Pan transmigrates to Great Xia and, by a twist of fate, joins the Embroidered Uniform Guard. While executing criminals, he unexpectedly unlocks the Martial Arts Arena. “Ding... Congratulations, Host! You have slain a notorious criminal and obtained the Thirteen Deadly Swords!” From that day on, the martial world gains a living Yama whose very name inspires terror! Demonic cu 749Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 67 Rotten Jasmine: Karmic Sin and False Testimony 腐茉莉:业障伪证 Rotten Jasmine: False Testimony of Sin 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 You Think I Have No Power or Influence? Why Are You Crying Now That I’m Raiding Your Estate? 欺我无权无势?我来抄家你哭什么 [Jinyiwei + Ming Dynasty martial world + political intrigue and comeback + iron-body demonic blade + building a faction] The dynasty is in its final days. The court is in turmoil, and sects rise up everywhere. Evil cults plot to overthrow the dynasty, while demons and monsters from Buddhism and Taoism wreak havoc among the people! Warriors from Japan trample the Central Plains, and warlords across the land raise armies in rebellion! Lu Bing transmigrates into this world and inherits his father's 321Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 69 Orders from the Underworld: The Last Delivery 阴间订单:最后一单 Orders from the Underworld: The Final Delivery 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Strange Tales of the Tang Dynasty: Blood and Tears of Tianshu 盛唐诡事录:天枢血泪 The Strange Cases of the Prosperous Tang: Blood and Tears of Tianshu 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 The Sacred Healer of the Countryside 乡村圣手 Three years of love couldn't stand up to money. The girl dumped me, but Heaven has treated me well. Yang Tian unexpectedly inherits his family's ancestral medical art and gains a pair of miraculous hands. He saves lives, roams the world, and rises step by step to the pinnacle of manhood! I'm just me, a different kind of firework. Even a thousand years from now, this world will still remember me. I have no regrets about coming into this world. What an incredible life! 59Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 72 From the Start, I'm a Brocade-Clad Guard; While Everyone Else Cultivates, I Risk My Life 开局锦衣卫,别人修炼我玩命 After transmigrating to a world of advanced martial arts, Qin Xiaoyao follows in his father’s footsteps and joins the Great Zhou Dynasty’s Embroidered Uniform Guard. Then he discovers that by pouring his lifespan into martial arts, he can not only master them at astonishing speed, but also upgrade them. From Child’s Play Kung Fu to Pure Yang Limitless Art, and then to the Innate One Qi Scripture. From Iron Sand Palm to Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, and then to the Great Wilderness Sky-Covering 13.4kReads8.2Score81814d adds
- 73 Strange Tales of the Rainy City: A Red Notice on a Rainy Night in Nangang 湿城诡录:南港雨夜红单 The Strange Cases of the Rainy City: Red Orders on a Rainy Night in Nangang —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Worshipping the Wrong God: Thirty Yuan in Offerings 拜错神:三十块祭品 Worshipping the Wrong God: Thirty Yuan's Worth of Offerings 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 The Patrol Office 行捕司 Lu Fengzhu is a retired soldier who has killed countless enemies, while Gu Tingyue is a rookie member of the Hidden Dragon Guard. Through a twist of fate, they both join the Xingbu Bureau and begin investigating all kinds of cases: some involving romance, some gang rivalries, some court power struggles, and others the rough-and-tumble world of the martial clans. There are plenty of cases. Let me tell them to you one by one... 59Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 76 The Missing Tenants' List 消失的租客名单 The Missing Tenant List 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Midnight in Fengtian: The Red Opera Robe and the Blond Punk 奉天夜半:红戏服与黄毛 Midnight in Fengtian: The Red Opera Robe and the Blond —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 The Empty Car Beneath the Red Lantern 红灯笼下的空车 The Empty Carriage Beneath the Red Lantern —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 When the Mirror No Longer Reflects a Face 当镜子不再映脸 When Mirrors No Longer Reflect Faces 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Lying in a Beauty's Lap: I'm a Demon Hunter 醉卧美人膝之我是捉妖师 All things possess a spirit. Whenever chaos descends, demons are sure to emerge. I am a demon hunter. I roam the martial world, capturing demons. My craft has been passed down through my family for generations. I hold power over all beneath heaven by day, and lie in the arms of beauties by night. I am the most successful demon hunter in history. Wherever I go, demons and even immortals from the heavens will bow at my feet! My name is Cao Yu. I come from beneath Snow Peak. From nobody to rising s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 The Guide: Cultivation Isn't Hard at All 引路人:修仙真不难 He transmigrates as a humble guide in the capital of the Great Zhou dynasty. Whenever he guides someone, he receives a reward. See how this lowly guide keeps a low profile, steadily grows stronger, and stirs up the capital's turbulent currents. “Yellow Rank, Third Grade: Reward, one Meridian-Opening Pill.” “Yellow Rank, Fifth Grade: Reward, one Qi-Nourishing Pill.” “Earth Rank, Third Grade: Reward, Soul Seizure.” Synopsis Two In the human realm, I am a guide. In the immortal realm, I am a guide. 1.4kReads7.6Score11314d adds
- 82 Incense for the Streamers: The Nth Livestream 流量香火:第N次开播 Traffic and Incense: The Nth Livestream 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 EN Demons Run Amok in a Chaotic Age, I Awaken the Demon-Slaying System from the Start 妖魔乱世,开局觉醒斩妖除魔系统 Transmigration + System + stat upgrades + fast-paced + slaying demons and vanquishing evil + invincible among those at the same level! Li Xuanxiao transmigrated into a world overrun by demons and nearly became their next meal! Fortunately, he awakened the [Demon-Slaying System]! The System records every martial art and cultivation technique after he sees it just once! The demon points he earns by slaying demons can be used to raise his martial arts and cultivation techniques to higher realms 11.5kReads8.1Score63014d adds
- 84 Demons Run Amok, Martial Might Forges the Nation! 妖魔横行,武铸山河! Her soul transmigrates into a dark world. Countless bizarre monsters and demons roam the land. In a world like this, no one can stay out of it. If that’s the case, then she can only fight her way to a place of peace! 4.9kReads8.2Score21714d adds
- 85 Ming Dynasty Embroidered Guards: Rewarded for Punishing Evil and Upholding Justice 大明锦衣卫:惩奸除恶奖励万物 I Slay Demons in the Great Ming Dynasty High Martial Arts Ming Dynasty: I Extract Cultivation Without Limit It was the Jiajing era. The emperor revered the immortals, treacherous villains threw the world into chaos, and ordinary people’s lives were worth less than grass. Su Yuan transmigrated to a high-martial-arts version of the Great Ming Dynasty with a Bi An waist token and joined the Imperial Brocade Guard. Dressed in a flying-fish robe and cloud-climbing boots, he wielded a Xiuchun saber, s 15.1kReads8.7Score1.3k14d adds
- 86 Wuxia Crossover: I Become a Brocade-Clad Guard and Scoop Up Attributes 综武:化身锦衣卫,狂捡属性 Xiao Jian transmigrates into a world where countless martial arts settings converge, becoming a Ming Dynasty Embroidered Uniform Guard and gaining a Looting System. Whenever someone nearby fights, he can randomly pick up fragments. “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you picked up a fragment of the Vajra Palm. You have automatically mastered the Vajra Palm. Vajra Palm experience +1!” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you picked up a fragment of the Nine Swords of Dugu. You have automatically mastered the 28kReads7.7Score2.1k14d adds
- 87 The Little Eunuch of the Imperial Palace 皇宫小太监 Twenty years ago, a coup changed the fate of the Cao Wei clan. Twenty years later, a transmigrated soul becomes a remarkable young eunuch and rises to the top once more. It all begins with the Empress. Armed with unparalleled martial arts, he will build a golden age of his own and reach the pinnacle of life. He wages war across the realm and destroys sects. Everyone he meets submits at his feet, and no one can stop his advance... 426Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 88 Wuxia: The Great Ming’s Brocade Guards Rule with an Iron Fist! 武侠:我大明锦衣卫,横行霸道! After transmigrating into a world where martial arts worlds collide, he becomes a Brocade-Clad Guard and activates the Blade Demon System. With a Xiuchun blade in hand and a flying-fish robe on his back, he shakes the imperial court! He bathes the Northern and Southern Surveillance Bureaus in blood and storms the Dragon Guard Manor! What the Eastern Depot shouldn’t handle, the Western Depot can’t handle either! Corrupt eunuchs meddling in politics must be executed! Princes who usurp the throne m 1.6kReads8.0Score10514d adds
- 89 EN Stranger Danger 这个世界很危险 The uncanny is full of guile; the bizarre is strange and otherworldly! In this world, uncanny creatures can transform in countless ways, seize stars, and snatch the moon. Martial artists can shoulder mountains and rivers, their fists suppressing the deepest hells. Qi cultivators live on wind and dew, their swords shaking the heavens. Scholars summon thunder with their words and command the wind and rain. Emperors stride across the universe, their pride and ambition spanning ten thousand miles. W 205Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 90 Wuxia Crossover: Unlocking the Eight Mystical Skills from the Start 综武大明:开局解锁八奇技 Carrying the Eight Supreme Skills from the World of the Extraordinary, Su Mu transmigrates into a world where the martial arts worlds have merged. Here are Zhang Sanfeng of Wudang, Basiba of the Esoteric School, the Sunflower Ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, and Meng Chixing of the Mongol-Yuan Demon Sect. There are the Compassionate Navigation Abbey and the Holy Maiden of the Yin Sunflower Sect. There are the Thief Saint Bai Yutang and the Thief King Sikong Zhaixing. There are Dongfang Bubai of the 18.7kReads7.5Score1.4k14d adds
- 91 The Embroidered Guard: From the Start, I Slay My Treacherous Superior 锦衣卫:开局手刃内奸上司 Jiang Chen transmigrates to a high-martial-arts world called Great Ming and becomes a low-ranking Embroidered Uniform Guard. Betrayed by his superior from the start, he narrowly escapes becoming a blood slave of the Demonic Cult. Fortunately, he awakens the System of Punishing Evil and obtains the Thirteen Levels of Dragon-Elephant Prajna. He kills his traitorous superior in one fell swoop. “Kill Blood Demon Venerable, gain 1,000 Sin Points, draw Nine Suns Divine Art.” “Kill Flying Heaven Daoist 1.6kReads6.5Score16214d adds
- 92 We've Cut Ties, So What Does It Matter to You If I Join the Embroidered Uniform Guard? 既已断亲,我加入锦衣卫与你何干 A modern-day traditional Chinese medicine doctor transmigrates into the body of the heir to a duke’s estate, only to face expulsion. Where is his birth mother? Is she dead or alive? Who was the woman he spent a night with? Who recommended him to join the Embroidered Uniform Guard? And who is that Second Master? The truth slowly comes to light. It turns out... 2.4kReads6.7Score13714d adds
- 93 Xuanhuan: Imprisoned at the Start, I Conquer the World After My Release! 玄幻:开局坐牢,出狱横推天下! The Great Zhou Dynasty ruled the Eastern Wastelands for ten thousand years, but now the imperial court is in decline. Within, the princes scheme against one another; beyond, demons and monsters lurk. Aristocratic clans fight for power and profit, while holy lands and sects harbor sinister ambitions. Only the common people are treated as expendable as blades of grass. When a nation falls, its people suffer. Gu Dao of Yanhuang transmigrates through time and space. Imprisoned from the start, he tur 4.7kReads7.7Score23114d adds
- 94 My Years Slaying Demons at the Vegetable Market 我在菜市口斩妖除魔那些年 Li Changsheng woke up to find himself an executioner at the vegetable market in the Great Ming Dynasty! As demons ran rampant across the eight-hundred-year-old Ming Dynasty and heaven and earth underwent a tremendous upheaval, he discovered that executing death-row prisoners earned him all kinds of rewards! Qi-reading, qi cultivation, divination, death substitution, paper effigy creation, concealment, face-changing, puppetry, medicine, mechanical arts... Across tens of thousands of years and the 1.4kReads7.1Score12314d adds
- 95 Demon Suppression Bureau: Betting My Life Against Heaven 镇妖司:以己奕天 Original title: Demon Suppression Bureau: Playing Heaven at Its Own Game Throughout history, demons and evil spirits have run rampant across this land. A thousand years ago, heaven and earth underwent a great transformation, and a capital city appeared within the Nine Provinces. In the city’s southeast stood a compound called the Demon Suppression Bureau. From then on, demons and evil spirits were suppressed day after day, year after year. A ninth-rank Demon Suppression Guard accidentally obtai 12kReads8.8Score83014d adds
- 96 Once I Reach the Later Stages, I'll Be the Sun 练到后期,我就是太阳 [Ultimate path]+ [Decisive and ruthless]+ [No female lead] Dynasties fall and a chaotic age descends. Society crumbles, demons run rampant, and ghostly domains spring up everywhere. Shen Yuan transmigrates into this world. He scrapes by at the bottom and unlocks a stat-allocation panel, training in martial arts and cultivating the Dao despite his lowly origins. The blood moon appears, strange ghosts emerge. They awaken, roam by night, then walk by day. The human world becomes a living hell… Wit 3kReads7.7Score17514d adds
- 97 The Ultimate Martial Saint Who Fought His Way Out of Death Row Camp 从死囚营杀出的极道武圣 Demons are powerful from birth, their bloodline strength reaching to the heavens and penetrating the earth. Ghosts are grotesque and hideous. Wherever they run rampant, no living people remain, only dry bones. Gods are peerless and mysterious, flowing through the endless river of time, concealed behind the myths passed down by countless people. And humans? What do we have? Lifespans of less than a hundred years, frail bodies, and laughable strength. To demons, we are delicious food. To the royal 149Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 98 The Security Chief's Final Shift 保安队长的最后一班岗 The Security Captain's Final Shift 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Martial Arts in a Chaotic Era: Starting by Peeking at the Girl Next Door 乱世武道:从偷看邻家姐姐开始 [Decisive and ruthless] [The ultimate schemer] Xu Hua wakes up one day having transmigrated into a chaotic fantasy world, where he has become a lowly enslaved mine worker. Luckily, he gains a martial arts leveling System. He masters boxing, saber techniques, palm techniques, and movement skills. He keeps lime powder close and poison as his companion, carrying hundreds of kinds of poison on him. How would you deal with that? Whenever danger strikes, he quietly retreats behind the crowd. The girl 26.8kReads8.2Score1.8k14d adds
- 100 The Immortal Fate of the Uncanny Way 诡道仙缘 “The world is a sea of suffering. The mighty look upon it and see three thousand fish-dragons in its depths. Some lurk in the abyss, some soar to the Ninth Heaven, and others drift with the waves. If one of them catches the attention of the mighty and is fished up, it may gain an immortal opportunity. One day, it may escape the sea of suffering and attain a great destiny!” Jiang Ning stood on the shore of the sea of suffering. He set down the bamboo scroll in his hand and smiled bitterly. Countl 968Reads9.0Score10114d adds

















































