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- 1 Tracking the Star Realm 星界寻踪 (No overpowered protagonist, no System, no harem.) Read at your own risk. Amid the desolation of the apocalypse, I wander alone. Earth, once a radiant blue planet, has now been reduced to ruins. Resources are depleted, the environment is deteriorating, and disasters follow one after another. Humanity faces annihilation, yet the glimmer of hope has not completely faded. Interstellar migration has become our last salvation. I struggle onward across this wasteland, witnessing both the corruption an —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Eternal Will: The Immortal Guard 永恒意志：不朽近卫军 A zombie story set during the Battle of Moscow. Amid the raging fires in the ruins of Moscow, he thought the zombies were his enemies, until one of them dragged him out of a pile of corpses without biting him. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Zombie Apocalypse Survival Handbook 末日丧尸生存手册 (Also known as A Zombie Survival Handbook, an award-winning entry in the Lenghu writing contest) The apocalypse arrives, and a little zombie gradually carves out a place for itself through ruthless decisiveness. But danger is always just around the corner. Human organizations trying to launch a counterattack, powerful mutant beasts, and mysterious little gray men. Behind the apocalypse’s secret realms, there may be an unseen hand pulling the strings. 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Pride of the Cosmic Sky 宇空天骄 Luo Xiaoshuo’s blood seemed to boil and burn. His breathing grew ragged, each breath taking every ounce of strength he had, his chest expanding and contracting violently in time with his gasps. The enemy mech drew closer and closer. He began regulating his breathing as well, and the hand gripping the grenade steadied. When he judged that the enemy mech was fifty-five meters away, he clenched his teeth. He couldn’t wait any longer. Whether he lived or died would be decided in this instant. From P 16Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 5 Moonfrost 月之霜 You think I’m strong? The truth is, I’m not that strong. I think I’m weak, which is why I’m playing this spy game with you. At some point, the moon had already ceased to be the moon we knew. The exploration ship is just a cover, and the explorers have another name as well. The explorers have returned, but this place has long since become unrecognizable, overrun by outsiders. The explorers’ ship has been under surveillance for a long time. They can only hope for the best. [Original story, no brai —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Apocalypse Heavy Truck: I Open Mystery Parcel Blind Boxes on Doomsday 末世重卡：我在末日开快递盲盒 [Post-Apocalyptic] [Road Survival] [Mystery Packages] [No Saintly Heroics] A truckload of packages turns out to be the only hope of survival in the apocalypse! Truck driver Xiao Ming was stranded in the snowy mountains. When he woke up, the world had turned into hell. Zombies roamed everywhere, civilization had collapsed, and inside his trailer... There were 1,324 unopened packages. "Compressed biscuits? Open!" "Compound bow? Open!" "Solar panels? Open!" While everyone else scavenged for food in 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Gate of Idra 伊德拉之门 A kidnapping changes Yang Fan's fate. An unknown world communicates with him in ways he cannot see, and the sea of stars beckons. A missing plane? An AI awakening? Oppression and resistance? The future holds limitless possibilities… —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Last Charioteer 最后的御者 “If one day I cease to exist, let that be my gift to this world.” The Last Keeper Students learn from teachers. But where do teachers get their knowledge? From nature. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Slaying the Stars 扼杀星辰 Planet B faces total annihilation. The people of B pool the planet's resources and send out an advance fleet, which will reach Earth in 25 years. Hidden on Earth for a thousand years, the people of B send out a positioning signal and restart a starship frozen for a millennium. They engineer viruses, unleash typhoons, and provoke disasters, all to welcome interstellar immigrants from their homeworld... To control human society, an alien civilization develops a game called “Slay the Stars.” Throu —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Entropy of the Galaxy 星河之熵 [Hard science fiction] Here you'll find the most rigorous scientific worldbuilding, the deepest emotional entanglements, countless cosmic wonders, and the boundless tenderness of the human heart. Here, superclusters wage war and beings clash across dimensions. Witness where humanity, a fragile Level 0.7 civilization, is ultimately headed... 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 I'm a Space Pirate 我在太空当海盗 Fang Yiheng: I’m really innocent... I’m not a pirate! Security Bureau: If we say you’re a pirate, then you are! Even if you aren’t! Forced to become a pirate, Fang Yiheng can only accept what fate has in store for him. In the year 2161, the stars are once again in turmoil. The pirates of the solar system are entering a magnificent new era. Note: This book has no System, no transmigration, and no supernatural powers. It’s set entirely in the future and has no connection to any anime! Read with ca 30Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 12 Black Pupil | Era 黑瞳丨纪元 A deadly virus suddenly sweeps across the globe. Cities lie in ruins, and humanity teeters on the brink of extinction! While researching the virus, Lin Shen discovers a mysterious clue left behind by his father, one that seems to conceal a shocking secret. Can he unravel the mystery and find a way to save humanity? What choice will his daughter, Lin Yue, make amid the maelstrom of genetic technology? In the interstellar war between the New Humans and the Old Humans, who will rule the future? Unr —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 An Office Worker's Doomsday Survival Log 打工人末日求生日志 [Strong Female Lead + Zombies + Apocalypse Survival + No Superpowers + Not a Power Fantasy + Survival Against the Odds] When zombies break out and the apocalypse descends, how long does it take to go from struggling to survive to holding up the sky? Yun Wei was just an ordinary office worker, until one day, zombies appeared in the office building where she worked... 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The Primordial Light 原初之光 This is not a power fantasy. This is not a power fantasy. The plot involves multiple layers of metaphor. The first dozen or so chapters lay the groundwork, so the pace is a little slow. I’m new to this, so please be kind. Mysterious symbols have appeared around the world, and they are all exactly alike. These symbols have deep connections to ancient myths. What is the mysterious organization’s goal? Why is it connected to the murder cases of scholars in the scientific community? What is the true 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 The 758258 Virus 758258病毒 (This isn’t a wish-fulfillment story. This is a science-fantasy world built on real scientific theories. Come explore the world of imagination with the Foodie Squad!) … My gene-editing tool is a virus loaded with countless unknown genes. At first, editing genes was a gamble. I never knew what I’d get, like opening a mystery box. To resist the virus and become a gene editor, I traveled to laboratories throughout the multiverse: Earth Lab, the [Pirates of the Caribbean Lab], the [Classic of Mounta 13.3kReads—Score1.5kShelves
- 16 Super Crystal 超晶 [A Powerful Female Lead Rises from the Abyss] + [Two Strong Leads Who Love and Fight Each Other] + [An Exploration of Obsession and Human Nature] Energy mogul Wen Xin is taken into police custody during a live interview and swept into a mysterious case involving a stolen black star stone from an ancient tomb. The stone, engraved with eerie inscriptions, turns out to be an exact match for the nightmares that have haunted her every night… After losing her memory and waking up in the modern world, —Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 17 Round Universe: The Age of Undercurrents 圆宇宙：暗流纪元 In the ruins of nuclear war, Earth’s future has reached its end. With resources depleted and civilization in collapse, humanity’s only hope rests on a newly formed neutral nation: an organization made up of the world’s leading figures, sworn to find a new home and open a path to the stars for humankind. Five adventurers from different countries, Towns, Wuxia Wen, Ryan, Maria, and Alexei, are forced to join this seemingly impossible mission. They leave behind a shattered Earth, cross the solar sy 4Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 18 Apocalypse Zombies 末世丧尸 No superpowers, no System, no pocket dimension. A realistic zombie apocalypse story. In an apocalypse crawling with zombies, most survivors stockpile food and hide, or gather a few strong teammates to huddle together for warmth. I'm different: I go around collecting beautiful women! 579Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 The Age of Dimensions 维度时代 [Sci-Fi + Interstellar + Alien Civilizations + Warships + Mecha] “Compared to the vast universe, we aren’t even dust.” Li Wei, a patrol officer with the United Nations Earth Defense Department, accidentally fell into a black hole at the center of the Milky Way during a mission and transmigrated to a parallel world in the future. There, he met friends such as Aili and faced trials and hardships across the universe, ultimately becoming a god. And in this world, there are intelligent life forms fro 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Apocalypse Frenzy: A Neighborhood Patrol Officer Forges an Iron Legion 末世狂潮：片区巡警缔造钢铁军团 Apocalypse + Survival + No Superpowers + Ultra-Hardcore Road journey in the early stages, base-building later District patrol officer Yang Huaiguang is trapped in a collapsing city. He has no overpowered abilities, only solid policing skills and a cool head. He takes in refugees, builds a base, and trains troops for battle. Survival squad → field brigade → steel army group! He wipes out mutated creatures and crushes every raider faction in his path. Witness district patrol officer Yang Huaiguang —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 The Laws of Cosmic Civilization 宇宙文明法则 Under the laws of the universe, countless civilizations of different forms and kinds came into being. Then one day, humanoid carbon-based life forms appeared in the universe. They called themselves humans, built a glorious civilization, and spread its seeds through colonization. They also intermarried with other kinds of civilizations. After countless ages, humans became the most widely distributed and numerous species in the universe, the dominant life form. Other highly intelligent life forms 63Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 The Chinese Dynasties Descend into the Modern World at the Apocalypse 末世，华夏历朝降临现代 [Wildly imaginative] [Dynasties from every era descend to fight for supremacy] [Hardcore apocalypse with no System] [No mindless wish fulfillment] All the dynasties of Chinese history, their emperors throughout the ages, and their civil and military officials have descended upon the modern world! The First Emperor beats Hu Hai senseless and executes Zhao Gao in front of everyone! When Zhu Yuanzhang learns of the Jingnan Campaign, he grabs a blade and chases his rebellious son Zhu Di! Li Shimin r 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Rebooting Titan 重启泰坦 [Hard Sci-Fi] + [Interstellar] + [Battleships] + [Apocalypse] In 2035, Ouyang Lin fought until he was the last man standing, with only one ship left. His conviction never died. For Earth’s sake, humanity had to evolve. As Ouyang Lin lay on the brink of death, he unlocked memories sealed away in the universe for hundreds of millions of years. Throughout this long river of history, humanity was no more than a tiny speck of dust. This is a history humanity has forgotten, a collision between the uni —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Apocalypse: The Ninth Quarantine Zone 末世：第九隔离区 [Ordinary zombies + military intervention + no factional infighting + no superpowers + no System + no storage space] The military steps in. Quarantine zones. Ordinary civilians. Multiple storylines. The zombie virus infects the entire world in an instant. After the president of the United States authorizes the use of nuclear weapons, his plane crashes. The country swiftly mobilizes, secretly dividing the land into quarantine zones in an attempt to restore normal order. Extreme weather disasters 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Chronicles of Cultivation in the Stars 星际修真纪 In an age of sweeping change, civilizations of every level emerge, from Earth to the stars, as cultivation and technology collide in a dazzling display. Xue Yu makes his way step by step from Earth into the starry expanse. 69Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 26 Abyss of Soul Slaughter 屠灵深渊 [Interstellar adventure, hard sci-fi, suspense and wild ideas, ancient martial arts and mechs, war-focused, not for beginners, no System, no harem] The starry sky is vast, yet merciless flames of war tear it apart! Human civilization teeters on the brink of collapse, while the invasion of the alien Star Race clings like a parasite. In the face of utter desperation, the International Military Alliance is born, vowing to fight the invaders to the bitter end! But just as the first glimmer of victor 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 What a Freaking Apocalypse 末了个日 [Ordinary person’s perspective + first person + slice-of-life elements + slow burn and immersive thrills] [Apocalypse + zombies + natural disasters + supernatural abilities] I’m just an ordinary person. Like everyone else, I never imagined that a zombie apocalypse would one day descend upon our high-tech modern world, upon a land that believes in Marxism. The high-ranking officials say the apocalypse didn’t come without warning, but to an ordinary person like me, it all happened far too suddenly —Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 28 The Shattered Sea of Stars 破灭星辰海 If the universe keeps being created, everything will be destroyed! Billions of stars and billions of universes make up an unimaginably vast Total Universe. As the ages passed, this enormous structure became unable to bear its own weight. To ensure the Total Universe's survival, the tumor threatening its structure had to be eradicated: civilization! In the starry sky, fleets like torrents of steel roar as endless mechanical armies run rampant, blotting out the scattered starlight! On the ground, 140Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 The Great Dao of Science Fiction 科幻大道 The protagonist accidentally obtains an invincible technology System, whose starting reward is a mid-class warship. From Blue Star, he begins a campaign across the stars and into the sea of space. The endless, dark universe is home to all kinds of strange races and wondrous celestial bodies, as well as battles between warships. Cultivation versus technology, the dark forest theory, and what parallel universes might be like. Please be patient with a new writer and a new work. (This story won’t p 54Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 30 The Road of the Walking Dead 末世行尸路 A pure apocalypse survival story: no System, no special abilities, no heroine. The protagonist is cunning and ruthless, no saint, and sharp-minded. Everything is about staying alive. This is an apocalypse where order has collapsed. This is an apocalypse without a shred of humanity. This is an apocalypse crawling with demons. 1.8kReads7.5Score107Shelves
- 31 Leading All of Humanity Out of the Milky Way 带着全人类，逃出银河系 Hyperbrain development + Earth's destruction + interstellar escape + future technology + demigod civilization + alien species + mind-bending schemes + creator There are no gods in the universe, yet higher civilizations exist! The origin we seek is nothing more than the cause and effect of an alien planet... Inside the shadow screen of the Meteor flagship! Xuan Lingyu smiled faintly. “Fellow humans, our century-long interstellar journey is about to begin! Your wristbands are equipped with gravit 678Reads—Score101Shelves
- 32 The Living Corpse Research Manual 活尸研究手册 The only thing humanity has done in this world without reversing the course of history is establish the Joint Arbitration Council (CA). In its ten years of existence, the CA has launched numerous initiatives, such as closing off energy sources to encourage humanity to pool its resources and explore the unknown. Extremely high productivity has brought tremendous progress. This era can be called a time when humanity's greatest stars shine. Some cancers have been conquered and are now curable, peop 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 The Star Map Cradle 星图摇篮 The lakes on Earth vanish in an instant, and eerie whispers echo across the globe. The truth behind the apocalypse is horrifying: the world is actually a program, and humanity has triggered a countdown to its formatting. In their darkest hour, they discover that the Moon hides the final key to restarting civilization... 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Sci-Fi Zombie Apocalypse: From the Start, I Save the Secretary 科幻丧尸开局拯救女秘书 [Science Fiction] + [Interstellar] + [Zombies] + [Universe] Also known as: Beyond the Stars Lu Ping crawls out of a nuclear reactor and discovers that all ten thousand people present have turned into zombies. In the desperate situation, he manages to save only a beautiful secretary. Highlight 1: A sweeping, panoramic portrayal that unveils the mysteries of a nuclear power plant! Highlight 2: An epic cosmological setting, from the Solar System to the Third Arm, the Milky Way/Triangulum Galaxy/And 134Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 35 Doomsday: Survivors of the Zombie World 末日：丧尸世界幸存者们 [No rebirth, no System, story-focused, no harem] There is a mysterious organization in the world: the Zero Organization. They have lost all humanity, purged the globe, and unleashed a zombie virus, hoping to create a world governed by an order that belongs to them alone. Not a single country on the planet has escaped unscathed. The story takes place in S City, Huaguo, and follows Qin Fan, an ordinary former soldier. Through countless hardships, he meets many people he has never encountered befor 93Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 The Apocalypse Holy Sword 末世圣剑 In a zombie apocalypse, a crowbar is like a holy sword that can do anything. A college student relies on a crowbar to survive through sheer grit. Rules for surviving the apocalypse, a survival guide. No special abilities, no System, just pure realism. [Zombies + gritty survival + campus + strong male lead + survival] Amid the endless dangers and challenges of the zombie apocalypse, college student Sun Shizhen presses forward with nothing but his all-purpose crowbar and survival skills, fighting —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Earth’s Army: Lone Heroes of the Star Sea 地球军：星海孤勇 Across the ten realms of the universe, five powers vie for supremacy, while Earth's forces struggle to crawl through the gaps in the heavens. The Resistance traveled to Peacock City to meet the mysterious faction that had long supplied them with intelligence. Trapped in a tiny pocket of space, they stumbled upon a stroke of cosmic ingenuity and finally managed to escape. Aliens: “Earthling, little buddy, come join us.” Earthlings: “We're not puppets. Family, friendship, and love are the co —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Apocalypse: Starting With an Escape From Campus 末世：从出逃校园开始 [No System + No Golden Finger + Not a Saint + Smart Protagonist + Students Surviving the Apocalypse] College student Chen Fei and his roommates are exercising on the sports field when an unknown zombie virus suddenly breaks out. The people around them slowly turn into flesh-eating monsters. Surrounded by zombies on all sides, how will they break through and find a place where they can survive? The students who manage to stay alive band together and flee the campus, only to discover that the outs 249Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 The Apocalypse’s Enigma 末世迷焉 Zombies, radioactive rain, dense fog, blizzards, mutated creatures. A string of disasters has descended upon Earth. Where can humanity find a way out? What secrets is the military hiding? What's beyond the ice wall? Are there worlds beyond our own?! Do strange and legendary creatures walk side by side?! Join the protagonist in uncovering the truth beneath this rotting world. Can they find a path to salvation through the layers of fog? Is there no way back, or are we trapped here by our own doing 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 StarCraft: Starting with Five Thousand Starships 星际争霸，从接收五千星舰开始 [Space War + Sci-Fi + A Touch of EVE + Collecting Beauties] Chu Li transmigrates to Titan and becomes its Divine Emperor, only to be betrayed by his closest kin on the eve of a campaign. Exiled to the Eternal Nebula, he has only one charming little secretary by his side. Suddenly, he activates the Divine Emperor System. Conquering civilizations and destroying fleets lets him draw rewards. From then on, Chu Li sets out on the road to revenge and conquest. [Ding! Draw complete. Congratulations, 584Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 41 The Sage Arrives, and the East Turns Red 圣人临，东方红 The mighty and powerful are all illusions, and kings and nobles amount to nothing in the end. The well-being of all living beings is the foundation; all things return that kindness in abundance. With a noble and righteous spirit, the protagonist unexpectedly becomes the young lord of a high-level cultivation civilization. Surrounded by dragons and phoenixes, he could have reveled among the stars and wandered through mountains and rivers. But his heart remains with his home planet. After countles 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The Star Ring Chronicles 星环纪 Earth’s civilization is about to restart! Scientists discover that this is a game of chess set in motion 540 million years ago, and that the Star Ring System is actually a conspiracy. Behind the alien fleet lies an even higher-level civilization from beyond the universe... How can humanity break out of this trap? Those who have uncovered the truth about the Star Ring System are taking action, but will the System’s actual controllers simply stand by and do nothing? In 2173, Lin Xiao, a physicist 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Master of Cosmic Technology: I Can Create Virtual Worlds 宇宙科技主宰：我能虚拟世界 Earth’s Top Scientist Is Reborn (Technology + Artificial Intelligence + Invincible + Academic Prodigy + Universe + One Heroine) One dimension is a point! Two dimensions, a line! Three dimensions, the world we live in. Lin Ming’s virtual universe can reach all the way to the eleventh dimension. Matter, energy, and space can all be examined at the microscopic level and modeled! Starting as an academic prodigy, he will become the greatest master of technology and reach for the throne of the supreme 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Disaster Journal 灾变日记！ My name is Lin Wen, and I'm a doomsday survival enthusiast. Over the years, I've stockpiled every kind of supply I could think of. While other people might have a wall lined with sneakers or collectible figures, I have an entire wall stacked with dozens of pounds of compressed biscuits, hundreds of cans, medical supplies, gas masks, and hazmat suits. I even have a homemade crossbow. I often fantasized about doomsday arriving and zombies laying siege to the city. That supply-packed storeroom woul 723Reads6.8Score102Shelves
- 45 Apocalypse: The Young Lady's Personal Bodyguard 末世：大小姐的贴身保镖 (No Superpowers, no mutations, no System, no harem, realistic apocalyptic fiction) He thought he was just helping his boss pick up his daughter from school and take her home, but he never expected to run into the apocalypse. Disaster erupts, zombies run rampant, rules collapse, and order disintegrates... In the end times, what choice will humanity make? Will people remain human and uphold their principles, or surrender to their desires and become beasts? Even in the apocalypse, Lian Yi will stay 206Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 46 Doomsday Zombies: Building a Home Defense Line from Scratch 末日丧尸：从零开始打造家园防线 [Realistic] [Survival skills] No superpowers, no System, just ordinary people facing an apocalyptic crisis. Setting: An airborne influenza zombie virus emerges in Country A and breaks out in its impoverished communities, where drug use is rampant. It quickly spreads around the globe through the country's busy airports, overseas trade, and other channels. In just two weeks, about 72% of the world's population turns into zombies. The remaining survivors, those with antibodies, struggle desperately 174Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 47 A Shared Destiny in an Infinite World 无限世界的命运共同体 I am Lin Ren, and I hold the Plan for a Community of Shared Human Destiny. I transmigrate through the multiverse, and my main mission is to unite and concentrate the strength of humanity across the multiverse, helping human civilization grow and prosper. In this plan, humanity across the multiverse has nothing to lose but its chains, and everything to gain: the entire infinite universe. People of the world, unite! Optimus Prime gazes at the Hunter mechs surrounding him, lost in thought… Godzilla 142Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 48 Immune 免疫者 When disaster strikes, what will you choose? To run away, or to fight? To rot away for no reason, or to boldly carve out a whole new world? That's right! Survive! The real show is only just beginning! 566Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 49 Zombies: My Apocalypse Survivor Base 丧尸：我的末世幸存者基地 [No System] + [No supernatural abilities] + [Not reborn] The zombies break out, and the apocalypse arrives. There are zombies right outside the door, and Wang Kai is stunned. No System, no powers, not reborn. Is this really a proper zombie novel? It's 2024 already. Surely there aren't still zombie novels without a System, right? Right? How is anyone supposed to handle this from the start? Looking at the pretty girl hiding in the room, he decides: Whatever, life and death are in fate. If they won 955Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 50 The Superpowered Galactic Squad 超能银河战队 Are Earth's unsolved mysteries traces left behind by alien civilizations? What secrets lie behind mysterious UFOs, magnificent pyramids, and the eerie Cape of Death...? As the riddles are gradually unraveled, the world is plunged into an unprecedented interstellar crisis. Faced with repeated attacks from alien forces, humanity's counterattack finally... begins. An unprecedented journey of astral exploration, fraught with danger at every turn. A thousand-year galactic war that never ends, cosmic 5Reads—Score—Shelves
