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- 1 I, Heaven’s Enforcer, Will Deal with the Wicked! 我,代天行系,恶人自有我来磨! [Justice from Above | Ruthless and Decisive | Eradicate Evil at Its Roots] Yan Li transmigrates into a fantasy world, only to be falsely accused from the start by his childhood sweetheart, whom he had supported in every way, of lusting after her and trying to take advantage of her. He is ordered to pay one thousand taels of silver, or the Enforcement Hall will cripple his cultivation and expel him from the academy. At this desperate moment, the [Bad People Get What They Deserve] System awakens! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Calamity of the Sin Domain 罪域之祸 (Urban Superpowers) + (No Harem) + (Expansive Worldbuilding) + (Decisive and Ruthless) The “Sin Domain” is a violent, criminal region, a forsaken wasteland abandoned by the “Holy City”! Its residents are known as sinners. It all began with a major incident a century ago! Lin Jue Yuan was a blind boy taken in by his eldest sister, Shen Qing Meng, when he was two. Then one day, his eyesight returned, along with his memories... The truth behind why the Sin Domain is called a wasteland is... The Hol —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Joining Bureau 749, I Bring an Arsenal of Ultimate Weapons 加入749局,我带极道军火库 [Extreme Firepower, Decisive and Ruthless, Cold-Hearted and Merciless] Chu Yang transmigrates to a parallel world where the supernatural is resurging, only to be attacked by a monster from the start. At the critical moment, he activates the Extreme Path System. Merit earned by slaying monsters and demons can be used to draw Daoist art traits and fuse them with modern firearms, turning them into weapons of the Extreme Path. Heavenly Canopy Curse Desert Eagle: Its incantation sears, reducing all t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 He Is in Time 他在时间里 He in Time 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Eye of Judgment: I Solve Crimes and Reach the Top Worldwide After Being Reborn 审判之眼:我靠重生缉凶登顶全球 Eyes of Judgment: I Climb to the Top of the World by Solving Crimes After Being Reborn —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Cold Light and Embers: The Echoes 《冷光与余烬:回声篇》 Cold Light and Embers: The Echoes Arc —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Eggy Party: Anti-Grind Fireworks Night 蛋仔派对:反卷烟花夜 Eggy Party: The Anti-Grind Fireworks Night —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 A Love Too Hard to Confess 难以开口的爱恋 Xu Yi is a cosmic poet who turns “mistakes” into stars with her paintbrush, revered across countless dimensions as the guardian of “imperfection.” But no one knows that all her miracles began with a secret buried deep in her heart, one she is too ashamed to confess: every creation hailed as a cosmic law was inspired by her eighteen-year-long unrequited love and fantasies about her neighbor, Zhong Xia. In the “Paradise of Mistakes” she created, he is her one and only male lead, eternal and imposs 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Guess Who I Am from the Start? 开局猜猜我是谁? From the start, guess who I am? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 After Breaking Off the Engagement, My System Survives on Shock 退婚后,我的系统靠震惊续命 “The day my cultivation was crippled, my childhood sweetheart tore up our marriage contract in front of the entire clan. I smiled and wiped the blood from the corner of my mouth. ‘I was going to call off this marriage anyway.’” “That night, a mechanical voice rang out in my mind: ‘Ding! Extreme humiliation detected. Shock System activated. The more they look down on you, the greater the rewards you receive.’” “The next day, when my enemy arrived with betrothal gifts to ask for my ‘former fiancée 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Bone Erosion 《骨蚀》 Bone Erosion —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Crimson Flame Patrol Envoy 赤焰巡使 Crimson Flame Patrol Envoy —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Execution Time: Reincarnation 刑时·轮回 Time of Punishment: Reincarnation —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Seven Kill Order: Love Slave 七杀令:爱奴 Seven Kill Order: Love Slave 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Seven-Day Delivery: I Make Deliveries on the Brink of Death by Racing Against the Clock 七日快递:我靠倒计时在死亡边缘送单 Seven-Day Express: I Deliver Packages on the Brink of Death by Relying on a Countdown 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 I'm in Japan, and the Island Nation Has Become Hell 爷在小日本,岛国变地狱 [Grind them to dust, repay blood with blood] A righteous cultivation Daoist suffers a cultivation deviation, and his soul transmigrates into the body of a young doctor. He unexpectedly binds to the Evil Healer Cultivation System. Japanese people become cultivation pills, and his realm soars! Only then does he learn that every part of a Japanese person is a treasure: spiritual roots, souls, flesh and blood... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 A Stranger in the Great Xing Dynasty 大兴皇朝之异乡人 One person transmigrates, and it’s called transmigration. Two people transmigrate, and it’s called teaming up. Three people transmigrate, and all you can say is, “Help!” Three childhood friends transmigrated to the same world on the same day after separate accidents. Not only did each of them manage to make a place for themselves, they all had a System too, like chosen ones. It’s not brain-burning, but it’s full of schemes and laughs... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Hush, They Say I'm Dying 嘘,他们说我正在死去 “When I woke up, I found a number hovering over everyone's head. It was a countdown to my death.” “The woman downstairs: 23 days. My rival at work: 7 hours.” “And the brother who brought me breakfast just yesterday, smiling so warmly, had this written above his head: 3 seconds.” 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Only Cultivator: The Campus Beauty Begs Me to Take In Her Aunt 唯一修仙,校花女友求我收她小姨 [Power Fantasy + Invincible + Ruthless and Decisive + No Goody-Two-Shoes + Multiple Heroines + Fast-Paced] “You want me to have a child with your aunt?” “That's right! Tonight. I'll drug her tea.” “She’s your actual aunt!” “Please...” “No way!” “Then I'll tell the whole village you always sneak peeks at me bathing!” “…” A year ago, he transmigrated by accident, and a foreign object lodged in his brain, causing him to suffer repeated episodes. After an accident involving his school beauty gi 380Reads6.5Score10114d adds
- 20 Black Rain at the End of the World: I Awaken as a Joyfully Unhinged Madman 末世黑雨,我觉醒成欢乐疯批 Apocalypse + wild imagination + absurd fights + unhinged protagonist + dark humor + intelligent villains + carefree plot + no holier-than-thou hero I'm Chen Cang, a high school student who was bullied for three years. To stay alive, I gave up on the college entrance exam and fled back to my hometown. But my parents were gone, my home was gone, and the apocalypse had arrived! While everyone else got bound to a System, I found enlightenment at Longchang and awakened a factor ability. Others fight 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Lord of the Murder Star: Boundless Merit 天杀星主:功德无量 [Ruthless killing + overwhelming force + Water Margin cast + harem] Don't tell me to put down my butcher's knife! Every bit of my merit comes from killing! Reborn in Great Yu, I become the tiger-slaying "Second Brother Wu." From the start, it's hell mode: locked in death row, my pipa bones pierced, with some spoiled scion of a great clan forcing me to drink a farewell cup before my execution? No problem! I awaken the [Heavenly Book of Merit]. Killing evildoers makes me stronger, and slaying demo 22Reads—Score114d adds
- 22 My Daughter Is Five, and I Became the Father of the World's Number One 女儿五岁,我给世界第一当了爹 [Invincible + One Heroine + Feel-Good Revenge + Sweet Romance] Three years ago, she left me and our daughter behind, calling me a “good-for-nothing who wasn't good enough for her.” Our daughter chased her car for two miles, crying until her voice gave out. Three years later, she knelt before me, begging to get back together. Because in just three days, I had: Cured an incurable disease and earned a hundred million, Crushed the Ye family's prodigy and instantly defeated the remnant soul of a gran 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Other Woman's Diary 小三日记 · First-person diary format: Each chapter is written as the diary of a mistress, with such a strong sense of realism that readers say, "It feels like I'm sneaking a peek at someone else's private life." · High-stakes twist: The heroine isn't an ordinary mistress, but a hunter seeking revenge for her sister. Zhou Hao goes from hunter to prey. · The dark side of the workplace: Affairs, sex-for-power deals, and workplace manipulation strike at the pain points of modern urban life. · A mix of satisf 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 After the Divorce, My Ex-Wife's Mortal Enemy Wants to Keep Me! 离婚后,前妻死对头要要养我! A lovesick dog gets nothing in the end. In his previous life, Hao Wentao gave everything to love Fu Changqing, only to end up with nothing but a divorce that left him penniless and a ban from the entire industry. Reborn, Hao Wentao decisively cuts ties with Fu Changqing and uses the knowledge he gained in his previous life to make plans in entertainment, short-form video, AI, and other industries... But the women around him seem to have gone crazy and are all flocking to him. What would you do i 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Underworld King: From the Detention Center to a Black-Gold Empire 黑道枭雄:从拘留所到黑金帝国 During the Jiajing era of the Ming dynasty, Li Sheng, leader of the underworld gang known as the Four Seas Gang, is betrayed by his subordinates. As he lies dying, his resentment forms a soul, and he unexpectedly travels through time to the modern day. On the day he arrives, Li Sheng is locked up in a detention center. Amid the center’s motley mix of people, he realizes that no matter how times change, human nature and desire remain eternal. The underworld will never disappear. The gang boss fro 89Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 I’ll Cut Down Any Empress Who Tries to Keep Me Under Her Thumb 女帝胯下,我必斩之 He gave her everything he had, but on the night of their wedding, she cut open his dantian and destroyed his path to immortality, all to secure her own throne. Eight years later, Lin Jiuyou returns with the Nine Tribulations Sword Pagoda. The pagoda has nine floors, each with a tribulation, and each tribulation brings a kill! “Ye Hongyi, it’s time to repay what you owe me.” “I’ll take this throne. You, I’ll bury with my own hands.” This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual pe —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Reborn: Pursued by 18 Holy Maidens 重生之被18名圣女倒追 [Multiple heroines + Reborn + Fantasy + Power fantasy + Ruthless protagonist] Watch the male lead crush all opposition, forge bonds with all kinds of saintesses as they pursue him, enjoy lighthearted everyday moments, uncover twists foreshadowed layer by layer, and revel in decisive vengeance! 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The City's Super Doctor 都市超级医王 [Passionate battles and slaughter, no dragging things out, no saintly do-gooding, an invincible power fantasy] Five years ago, he was framed for spending a passionate night with Jiangnan's most beautiful woman. His family was wiped out, and his parents died horribly! Five years later, he returns from a mysterious place, armed with extraordinary magical arts! He will make the traitors taste blood and the ones who tormented him feel their souls tremble! Luo Chen: You dare defy me? Then you all die 4.9kReads8.9Score49714d adds
- 29 The Ancestors Are Watching 祖宗有眼 Our Ancestors Are Watching 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 From Now On, I'll Stand Up for Her 从今以后,我给她撑腰 From Now On, I’ll Stand Up for Her 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Devouring Immortals and Gods: My Path of Evil Cultivation 呑仙吃神,我的邪修之路 [Passionate, dark, transgressive, multiple heroines, fast-paced] [This story defies conventional values and has absurd plotlines. If you feel uncomfortable while reading, don't hesitate to drop it.] A modern martial arts champion accidentally transmigrates to a world of cultivation. By a twist of fate, he cultivates a demonic body, immortal and indestructible, with an invincible physique. He uses his wits to defeat the young prodigies of the immortal sects! With his demonic body, he crushes powe 49Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 32 The Limitless Emperor: The Cultivating Husband of the Stunning CEO 无极帝尊:绝色女总裁的修仙老公 (Also known as: The Infinite Emperor, The Cultivating Husband of the Stunning CEO) [No System + Fast-Paced + Tons of Original Plot] Nobody knows that Lin Chen, a low-level company employee, is actually the Infinite Emperor, who cultivated for a thousand years in the Immortal Realm! By chance, he discovers that the company's CEO, Su Qingcheng, possesses a Profound Yin Spirit Body, the perfect constitution to help him recover his cultivation! So Lin Chen boldly declares: “Su Qingcheng is mine. 7.6kReads7.6Score69814d adds
- 33 Back in the City: No One Knows I'm in the Tribulation Transcendence Stage 回归都市:没人知道我是渡劫期 A mighty tribulation-stage cultivator is reborn on Earth! From the start, he's invincible, sweeping all before him and slaughtering enemies in every direction! He torments rich heirs, tramples martial arts grandmasters, and crushes reclusive old monsters. Anyone who refuses to submit gets beaten until they do! He uses immortal arts to amass the world's wealth and build a commercial empire, then rules cultivators around the globe with his power, forging a cultivation empire! Spiritual qi revival, 2Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 34 Don’t Mess with Jiang Li, She Fights Like a Beast 别惹江篱,她打架超凶 (Aloof domineering CEO + socially anxious girl + two powerful leads + devoted to each other + dual secret identities + sweet romance + adorable child + scum-bashing and face-slapping + pure feel-good fun) She was a wild girl raised deep in the mountains. He was the aloof, domineering CEO everyone knew. She saved his life, then left the Valley of the Wild Folk with him, all so she could bring her friends back to the city. But he went to great lengths for one reason only: to repay her life-saving 1.4kReads8.2Score15114d adds
- 35 The Sword of Qian's Destruction 乾灭剑传 “Is this really the only way?” A white-robed man with an expressionless face gazed at the chaos before him, seemingly speaking to himself. An old, calm voice came from within the chaos. “Yes. This is the only way. There is no other option...” Amid flashes of lightning and peals of thunder, a pitch-black sword and a crying baby appeared at the foot of Lingkong Mountain. Xu Sanqing happened to be passing by and saw them... 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 After My Wife Cheated, I Began My Hunt and Revenge 娇妻出轨后,我的狩猎和报复 After My Wife Cheated, I Began My Hunt for Revenge 4.3kReads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Framed for a Crime, I Awakened Memories of the Myriad Worlds 被栽赃后,我觉醒了诸天记忆 [A feel-good power fantasy with no frustrating setbacks] [Fantasy imagination + cultivation] [the Myriad Worlds + a contest among myriad races] [golden finger] [No saintly do-gooder] [Father and son grow together] [Blue Star ascends to a higher dimension + cosmic-scale stakes] The Myriad Worlds contain countless parallel worlds, with innumerable beings sharing the same origin scattered throughout them. Bound by the balance of space and time, these counterparts will never meet. Across countless 688Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 38 After a Snake Bite, Two Purple Lines Appeared on My Arm 被蛇咬后,手臂爬上两道紫线 After a Snake Bite, Two Purple Lines Crawled Up My Arm 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Leaving My Scumbag Ex, My Marriage-By-Agreement Husband Fights to Keep Me 离开渣男,拼婚老公他又争又抢 She had just left the man who tricked her into marriage, when she entered a marriage of convenience with his best friend. Her scumbag ex chases her in a desperate bid to win her back, while her new husband fights everyone for her. What she thought was a coincidence had actually been his carefully laid plan all along… 9.1kReads8.5Score97414d adds
- 40 Underground Speed King 地下车神 The Underground Racing King 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Carefree Immortal Emperor on Campus 逍遥仙帝在校园 The Immortal Emperor returns, only to transmigrate into a modern world in another realm. Watch the hero rise to stir up the city, win the campus belle’s heart, and sweep aside every obstacle. An invincible power fantasy. Hahaha! 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Country Doctor's Cheat-Fueled Life 乡野神医的开挂人生 The plot is full of twists and turns, and the story is witty and hilarious. This is a delightful rural farming novel that'll have you squealing with excitement! A country boy with unmatched medical and martial arts skills leads his widowed sister-in-law to grow crops and build a fortune!!! Handsome guys and lovely ladies passing by, hurry and take a look! You won't want to miss this exciting story!!! 189Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Ancient Apocalypse: From the Start, I Awaken the Beauty Compendium System 古代末世:开局觉醒美人图鉴系统 [Ancient-world apocalypse + Multiple heroines + Feel-good read + Ruthless + Martial arts and special abilities + No do-gooding] Half a year before the apocalypse, Li Qi'an accidentally transmigrates to ancient times and awakens the Apocalypse Savior System. Bound to a Beauty Codex, he gains powerful abilities and rises to the top of life. The apocalypse is still half a year away, so he has no reason to panic. With advanced martial arts in one hand and spatial abilities in the other, he has alrea 207Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 44 Xuanhuan: Summoning the Myriad Heavens 玄幻:诸天召唤 (Invincible) (No Holding Back His Cultivation) (Breakneck Pace) Lin Tian transmigrates to another world. He gets the Myriad Heavens Summoning System. All he has to do is bring on slaughter, and he can summon figures from all the heavens. Don't like me? Kill. Dare to offend me? Kill. For slaughter points! Kill. 228Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 My Cool and Elegant Female CEO 我的冷艳女总裁 When it comes to medicine, he can bring the dead back to life. When it comes to strength, he's at the pinnacle of martial arts. When it comes to connections, he has influence everywhere. When it comes to wealth, he's richer than an entire nation. He comes down from the mountains because of a marriage contract, intending to break off the engagement. Instead, by a twist of fate, he meets a stunning, icy-cold CEO. He thinks calling off the engagement is a sure thing, but then he runs into her again 359Reads8.1Score11414d adds
- 46 We Just Broke Up, and Now a Rich Beauty Won’t Leave Me Alone 刚分手,白富美就赖上我 [Urban cultivation, feel-good, passionate romance, every beauty wins him over, decisive and ruthless, multiple heroines] My girlfriend thinks I'm poor and wants to break up with me, but I've become a cultivator and am about to become invincible. What should I do? Seeking advice online! 2.5kReads—Score17414d adds
- 47 EN The Embroidered Guard Yama: Killing Till the Empress Begs for Mercy 锦衣卫阎罗,杀到女帝喊不要 [Ruthless] [Expert at wiping out entire families] [Leaves no survivors] [Always here for a satisfying fight] [Just rated] Shen Qing transmigrates to the Great Wu Dynasty and becomes a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. This world has martial artists and ferocious beasts, and as soon as Shen Qing arrives, his superior pins a huge crime on him. But Shen Qing doesn't panic, because every time he kills someone, he can seize their traits. The more he kills, the stronger he gets. Looking back ov 36.4kReads8.2Score3.4k14d adds
- 48 Transmigrating to America: A Miracle Doctor Rebuilds His Estate and Hires Maids 穿越美利坚:神医重建庄园雇女仆 [Choice System] [Farm] [Tornadoes] Oklahoma, 1995. Tornadoes ravage the plains year after year, and farms in the West are facing ruin. Hua Zhong, an heir to a family of traditional Chinese doctors, transmigrates by accident and inherits a sprawling eight-hundred-acre ranch. In the cellar, he discovers gold and old U.S. dollars left behind by the previous owner. With a fortune from the start, he has no need to worry about money. Wild boars and coyotes run rampant across the grasslands. Armed with 768Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Betrayal: Proving the Way Through Slaughter 背叛之以杀证道 The greatest prodigy in the Celestial Realm had his heart cut out by the one he loved and offered up to forge a sword, sending his soul tumbling into the dust. When he opens his eyes again, he has become the “useless son-in-law” everyone despises in a lower realm. His spiritual meridians have been ripped out, his bones shattered, and he's worth less than a dog. Ridiculous! With the Dragon Abyss Sword in hand, he draws power from the mountains and rivers, uses his blood and bones as a furnace, an 699Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Live-In Son-in-Law Runs Wild: You’ve Punched a Hole in the Sky! 上门狂婿:天都被你捅破了! (I'm not good at writing blurbs, and I don't know how to hook readers in three chapters. All I can say is that each chapter is more exciting than the last. Friends, stay a while and give it a read!) [No Frustrating Setbacks + Invincible Lead + No Saintly Hypocrisy + Not a Monk + Multiple Heroines + Miracle Doctor + Tycoon + Countryside + Urban Cultivation + Master Descends from the Mountain + War God Live-in Son-in-Law] The plot avoids the usual clichés! The tone is funny and lighthearted! The s 160Reads—Score—14d adds

















































