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- 1 Ugh, I Don’t Want to Be a Top Student 呸，我才不想当学霸 Reborn ten years in the past, Ye Qiu only wants to become a tycoon and chase girls, but the System insists he become a top student. “Ye Shen, why are you entering the chemistry and biology competitions after winning gold medals at the International Mathematical and Physics Olympiads?” “I don’t want to have any regrets in life.” “Ye Shen, as the youngest Fields Medal winner in history, do you have anything to say?” “Actually, I’d rather find out what the food at the Nobel Prize banquet tastes lik 453Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 2 The Wandering Fake Sword Immortal 浪荡凡俗的伪剑仙 [No System + The protagonist has a brain + Feel-good power fantasy] (Entirely fictional. Do not apply it to real life.) Also known as the urban underdog version of Chen Beixuan, the ultimate show-off. Ma Liang is an ordinary, short, overweight man with an empty wallet: short in stature, big in the belly, and short on cash. At work, he can't advance because he doesn't want a nine-to-six job with weekends off, but he won't retreat into a soul-crushing assembly line either. In love, he can't move f 858Reads8.2Score11614d adds
- 3 Super Top Student System in the City 都市之超级学霸系统 “Do you crave knowledge?” “No, I crave power!” “When you reach the pinnacle of knowledge, you can obtain anything with ease.” “I study so that Huaxia may rise.” 535Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Reborn in the City with an Immortal Legacy 都市重生之获得仙道传承 (An urban slice-of-life story, not pure cultivation.) Cultivation realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul… Synopsis: An ordinary man is reborn in his childhood. In this life, he also gains an inheritance from the Immortal Dao, along with several treasures. With the memories of his past life and the aid of immortal arts, just how far will he go? 27Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 5 Urban Cultivation: The Ancient Divine Artifact, the Tower Through Heaven 都市修真：上古神器通天塔 [Urban + campus + otherworld + strong female lead] The female lead’s picture is out now! This novel has none of those formulaic plotlines. It’s a cultivation story with characters who can think and a plot that makes sense. The protagonists begin their trials at the Pavilion of Literary Depths on the first floor of the Sky-Piercing Tower. Watch as they grow. 41Reads—Score314d adds
- 6 My Immortal Cultivation Began on Campus 我的修仙从校园开始 In a world of advanced technology, spiritual qi revival is underway, and cultivation civilization is developing at breakneck speed. High school student Bai Shufei accidentally encounters a strange man, activating the System and changing his life forever. From then on, he sets out on the path of immortal cultivation. He travels through all kinds of secret realms and encounters countless mysterious wonders. Earth is overrun by demon beasts and faces a crisis, and he becomes its savior. Later, he e 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Global Awakening: But I’m Containing the Gods 全球觉醒：我却在收容神明 “You say you're Sun Wukong? Fine, show me your somersault cloud.” “Even the Jade Emperor has to pay rent. Those are the rules.” “Other people awaken with a cheat ability. I awaken with a shelter, and they don't even damn well pay me.” “Can you gods stop wrecking my home when you fight? I rent this place, and I had to pay three months' rent upfront.” The gods of the entire world are being hunted by an unknown presence, and the protagonist is the only “vessel” capable of containing divine essences 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Immortal Cultivator on Campus 校园里的修仙大佬 I’m not sick, I won’t take medicine, and I really am a cultivation expert. After the truth kept being misunderstood, Ye Han could only say: “I’m just an ordinary college student.” 252Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 9 Everyday Life of Qingxia High School Students 青夏高中生日常 [Light cultivation + laid-back daily life + Chinese-style school setting + ensemble cast + no System + the only immortal] [An ensemble story about life at a Chinese-style school] The hero who saved the world returns to reality and starts down the path of cultivation again. All right, this is actually the everyday story of a beleaguered hero returning to reality and going back to being a high schooler, stuck at school from seven in the morning until ten at night. 3.5kReads8.4Score25714d adds
- 10 Cultivating Immortality in the City with My Original Space 坐拥原空间在都市修仙 At eighteen, Lin Yi experiences his grandfather’s death and a family dispute over property. During a heated argument, his parents are injured, and he is beaten badly enough to end up in the hospital. By chance, he obtains an ancient space and embarks on the path of cultivation. From then on, he plays the pig to eat the tiger and gets the better of everyone. 582Reads7.0Score10914d adds
- 11 Record of Reborn Cultivation 重生修行录 A second life, and a life full of excitement. Office workers, young wives, sisters, celebrities… Beautiful women are just one of the lovely sights along the road to the top. I’m no saintly gentleman, but I’m not despicable enough to have no limits. Since ancient times, the strong have always had more! 6.1kReads7.9Score41114d adds
- 12 A Cultivation Master on Campus 修真高手在校园 I picked up an improper cultivation manual. Should I practice it? Urgent, waiting for answers online! 1.3kReads8.1Score11514d adds
- 13 I Cultivated into a Great Golden Immortal in the City 我在都市修成大罗金仙 Xu Changsheng, a prospective university student, accidentally falls into the ruins of Yuxu Palace. By a twist of fate, he obtains the Investiture of the Gods and inherits the legacy of ancient deities. Thus begins his path of cultivation in an age when the world’s spiritual power is waning. As his strength steadily grows, he gradually uncovers the secret behind the ancient gods’ downfall. To grow stronger still, he sets out in search of the other gods. 959Reads7.5Score9814d adds
- 14 I Returned from Cultivation, and You Want Me to Go to College? 修仙归来，你让我上大学？ I just got back from cultivating immortality, and now you want me to go to college? Fine. I’ll begin this life’s bloody path of cultivation right on campus… 258Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 I’m Not a Top Student, Call Me a God of Learning 我不是学霸，请叫我学神 In an age when you have to compete relentlessly just to survive, Ma Kun transmigrates back to his high school years and is forcibly bound to the Ultimate Show-Off System. Showing off earns him various B-points, which boost his abilities. Ma Kun had already been capable enough to meet the entrance requirements for Tsinghua or Peking University, but his Chinese was so terrible that he could only attend a mediocre Project 985 university. Now that he's transmigrated with a cheat, he's determined to —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 A Powerhouse Descends the Mountain: Who Can Stand Against Me? 强者下山谁与争锋 [Everyone, the short drama is now available, so enjoy watching! You can also reserve the second season now! After more than a decade of cultivation in the mountains, I came down and became invincible. Chen Tian followed his master's orders, carrying a marriage contract as he descended into the city to find his fiancée. The moment he stepped into the mortal world, one storm after another swept in: his wife's tribulation, the truth of his origins, a 17.6kReads8.8Score96814d adds
- 17 I Taught Myself Cultivation in College! 我上大学时自学修仙！ [Urban xianxia + amorous swordsman + dominating the world in the later stages + saving a collapsing world] Before starting university, the utterly ordinary Chen Xingyu happened to take a one-day trip to another world, where he learned the art of immortal cultivation. After returning to Earth, he planned to keep a low profile and secretly live forever. But an ancient immortal revealed the truth about the world to him: Spiritual energy would eventually revive, and the Demon King was about to desce 1.8kReads8.2Score15914d adds
- 18 A Demonic Cultivator’s Everyday Life on Campus 魔修的青春校园日常 [Supreme Above All] [Urban Cultivation] [Funny and Entertaining] [Everyday Campus Life] [Lighthearted and Enjoyable] [Ensemble Cast] A Demon Venerable at the Tribulation Crossing stage is hunted down by several righteous Immortal Venerables. When he wakes, he discovers that he has returned to his youth. It's 2018, an era everyone remembers fondly, a time that lives on in people's memories as something beautiful. Against this backdrop, a demonic cultivator experiences the everyday life of a teena 8.3kReads7.7Score67514d adds
- 19 Daniu Is Hungry 大牛饿了 [A family heirloom miracle cure for excess heat! Read the first three chapters. If it doesn’t cool you down, come find me online and beat me up!] Zhang Hao is betrayed by his girlfriend. After getting pregnant, she actually expects him to take responsibility for the child. He decisively cuts off all ties with the woman, but during their conversation, he unexpectedly inherits the power of the Dragon Clan. From then on, he embarks on the endless path to immortality... 5.6kReads8.3Score74114d adds
- 20 Reborn as a Carefree Immortal in the City 重生都市休闲仙 [Reborn] + [Daily Life] + [Only I Can Use Magic] + [Modern Cultivation] + [Multiple Heroines] A Great Ascension Immortal Lord fails his tribulation and is reborn in his youth. In modern society, he experiences the human world and enjoys the leisurely life he never got to experience in his previous life. 162Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Reborn as an Ordinary Cultivator 重生之俗人修真 After drifting aimlessly through his thirties, Chen Hao is reborn in 1998. In his previous life, he achieved nothing and faded into the crowd, constantly scrambling to make ends meet and trapped by money. He was nothing but an ordinary, worldly man! In this life, the ordinary Chen Hao starts a business while cultivating immortality, using his advantage of knowing what lies ahead to build a financial empire. Through cultivation, he discovers an astonishing world he never knew existed in his previ 313Reads8.2Score10414d adds
- 22 The Immortal Venerable Returns to the City: This Time, I’m Going to Take It Easy! 仙尊重回都市：这次我要摆烂辣！ [Urban life]+ [School]+ [Students]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Comedy]+ [Modern cultivation]+ [The One and Only Immortal] “Can you really call it indulging in pleasure when you're an immortal cultivator?” The Taiyi Immortal Venerable, who once slew thirty-six great demons in a single day, slammed the table and rose to his feet. After perishing in a tribulation of eons, his ruthless path to immortality shattered, and he returned to his youth. The only human in the Demon God Realm suddenly understood: Immor 3.7kReads8.3Score27414d adds
- 23 I Am the Emperor! How Dare You Call Yourself Supreme? 吾为帝！尔敢称尊？ [Emperor Lord + Reborn + Invincible + Modern World + Power Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless + No Saintly Heroics + All the Heavens!] Lu Qingxuan was once a native of Blue Star, but after an accident transmigrated to the Immortal Mystic Continent, where he became known as Lu Jiuxiao. He once wielded the six great Origin Emperor Weapons, ruled over the nine great sacred grounds, and suppressed the three forbidden lands. He was the greatest Emperor Lord in the Immortal Mystic Continent’s history. 5.5kReads8.2Score53414d adds
- 24 Cultivation Master at School 校园修真高手 Who would have thought that the poor student everyone at the academy looked down on was secretly a peerless master? After Tang Zheng happens upon an ancient heavenly tome, he gains the Nine Yang Divine Art and ventures into the city, writing a blood-pumping legend of a man. 4kReads7.5Score35014d adds
- 25 Cultivating Immortality on Campus 校园修仙 Amid his teacher’s contempt and his classmates’ jeers, the life of the young hoodlum Guo Ming takes a strange turn. He begins the first step of his life, a major turning point: he receives the cultivation inheritance of a Nine-Star powerhouse. 1.7kReads6.6Score16414d adds
- 26 From the Start, I Scored 749 on the Gaokao, but Chose to Retake It 开局高考749分，我选择复读 [College Entrance Exam + One Heroine + System + Feel-Good] Xiao Yang misses a perfect score on the college entrance exam by one point and is utterly dejected. He resolutely decides to retake the exam… 161Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 27 A Perfect Score on the Gaokao: Now I'll Defy the Heavens! 高考满分，我要开始逆天啦！ Special forces soldier Lu Jianqiu, who was carrying out a secret mission, is reborn as a hopeless college entrance exam candidate in 2010. From the start, all he has is a Chinese exam paper. His frustration is beyond words, but never mind: with an IQ of 180, Lu Jianqiu handles it in no time, earning the first perfect score in the humanities since the founding of the country. Tsinghua is great, and Peking University is great too, but I choose Zhejiang University! Don't ask why. There are more bea 20.6kReads8.9Score1.9k14d adds
- 28 Super Scholar: Crushing the World Starting with the College Entrance Exam 超级学霸：从大考开始碾压全球 Zeng Yu transmigrates to a parallel world and faces the most important exam of his life, awakening a Super Academic System. For the Chinese exam, he runs out of time and casually writes a poem in oracle bone script. Even the experts are stunned! For math, he solves problems using calculus and complex analysis, leaving the graders exclaiming, “That's incredible!” For physics, he finishes in twenty minutes and even finds time to set the grader a problem, sparking lively debate among the professors 301Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 29 The Academic Prodigy Returns: Starting with the Competition Trials 学神归来：从竞赛选拔开始 Su Yun transmigrates into the body of a high school student. Once the top scorer in the high school entrance exam, he's now a bottom-of-the-class student, and the admiration around him has given way to mockery and scorn. As his best friend cuts ties with him and his parents can't hide their disappointment, Su Yun can only study even harder. Then the Perfect Academic God System awakens, and his mind clears in an instant. From that moment on, Su Yun uses top-tier talent and extreme hard work to sh 1.2kReads8.6Score10214d adds
- 30 Reborn as a Top Student: You Can't Really Think Studying Is Hard, Can You? 重生学霸，不会真以为学习难吧？ [Top Student + System + Sweet Romance + Cutting-Edge Technology, Lighthearted with No Angst] “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve gained 10 points of charm.” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve gained 10 points of constitution.” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve gained 10 points of intelligence.” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve gained god-tier memory and comprehension. You can read a thousand lines at a glance, never forget what you’ve seen, and draw a hundred conclusions from one examp 424Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 31 Urban Cultivation: I Have Twelve School Beauty Fiancées 都市修真，我有十二个校花未婚妻 Liu Nian, a freshman who got into Yanjing University through connections, shocked the entire campus's rich kids when he swiped his meal card in the cafeteria. The beautiful campus queen volunteered to wear white stockings for him, leaving top students everywhere stunned. During military training, he trounced the drill instructor, shocking powerful figures in the military once again. His gorgeous mentor turned out to be the leader of Yanhuang's secret organization, leaving the ten great families 244Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 32 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
- 33 The Invincible Little Evil Doctor 无敌小邪医 Wu Dazhu was an orphan picked up by Old Man Wu. No one in the village cared for him, except for the village beauty next door, who looked after him. But when he was repeatedly bullied, Wu Dazhu flew into a rage, beat up the local tyrants, and kicked the spoiled rich kids. He swore to build a good life and make Wu Family Village a place of green hills, clear waters, and honest folk... 7.3kReads9.2Score98014d adds
- 34 Super Scholar: Starting with Maxed-Out Science Aptitude! 超级学霸，从理科天赋拉满开始！ [Competitions and academic conjectures in the early story, cutting-edge technology and a powerful nation later on] After returning to high school, Ye Chen binds himself to the “Super Top Student System.” Not only does he start with maxed-out aptitude for the sciences and master scientific knowledge at a glance, he can also draw prizes and exchange his Scholar Points for all kinds of cutting-edge technology? This is forcing him down the one-way road to showing off as a top student... ahem, tinker 3.1kReads6.9Score25214d adds
- 35 Reborn as the Strongest Abandoned Son, Arrogant in the City 仙帝重生，狂傲都市 Immortal Emperor + reborn + urban cultivation + scheming + no saintly do-gooder + martial arts versus cultivation In his previous life, Nangong Junmo was a once-in-a-million cultivation prodigy. He cultivated his way to becoming an Immortal Emperor, only to be stabbed in the back by his senior brother and reborn on Earth. With everything starting over, he gets the chance to cultivate the strongest technique in the cultivation world, the Supreme Scripture, and become the strongest of all. Those w 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 All-Round Top Student: Confessed to by the Campus Belle from the Start 全能学霸，开局被校花表白 [Lighthearted, Satisfying Story + Top Student + Campus Beauty + School Life] After three years as a struggling student, he finally awakened a System on the eve of the college entrance exams. Except… Lin Fan: “A perfect score on the college entrance exam? That’s easy. Anyone could do it.” Reporter: “But you scored 751 points.” Lin Fan: “As a student, isn’t it only reasonable to study hard and earn one extra point?” (The blurb is short and not very compelling. Please head to the main story.) 9Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 37 I Can’t Keep My Score Manipulation a Secret! 控分的我瞒不住所有人！ “The latest exam results are out!” “In this year’s newly released Gaokao results, Du Yun came in first with a score of 749, earning admission to Huaxia’s top university!” “Apparently, Du Yun used to be a terrible student. No one knows how he suddenly became a world-class top student.” The reporters rushed to the Du family home to interview them. Reporter: “How did you teach your child to study?” Du’s father: “I just let him study on his own.” Everyone was stunned. Was he one in ten thousand, a o 1.3kReads6.8Score10214d adds
- 38 Antique Appraisal Comeback: X-Ray Vision Makes Me Unbeatable 鉴宝逆袭：透视无敌手 [Bargain Hunting + Appraisal + Scheming + Stone Gambling + X-Ray Vision] After Lin Xuan is betrayed by his girlfriend, he gains the power of x-ray vision and turns his life around. His adventures in bargain hunting include street-stall cobblestones, a battered clay Guanyin, fake calligraphy and paintings worth more than the genuine articles, apotropaic porcelain, soul jars, a painting of a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix, a burial shroud, an unmarked cup, a Buddha statue with cinnabar 3.8kReads8.9Score38514d adds
- 39 Reborn as a Fatso? I Become the Perfect Heartthrob in One Week 重生死胖子？一周逆袭成完美男神 [Reborn + Academic Ace + Campus Belle + Cutting-Edge Technology + Satisfying Comeback] Jiang Chen, who weighs 300 jin, is reborn in his senior year of high school and binds himself to the Perfect Male God System. He begins running ten kilometers, doing 200 push-ups, and 300 squats every day. A week later, his weight plummets, he shoots up in height, his fat turns to muscle, and his skin glows so white that even his bald head looks dreamily handsome. The whole school explodes. His childhood frien 30.7kReads7.1Score3.6k14d adds
- 40 After I Quit Being a Simp, the SSS-Rank Thunder Emperor Shocks the Entire School 不当舔狗后，SSS雷帝震惊全校 [High Martial Arts + Decisive and Ruthless + System + Thunder Dao + Fast-Paced Power Fantasy + Martial Arts Exam] Xu Jing transmigrates into the body of a simp in a high-martial-arts world, only to discover, to his shock, that this simp has been chasing seven campus beauties at once! There's the tall, aloof beauty with long legs, the petite JK-uniformed girl, the kindhearted heiress with a gorgeous figure... He even went after a mysterious ghost girl and the princess of the demon race... [Di 4.1kReads8.0Score41914d adds
- 41 My Transmigration Failed, So I Can Only Pretend to Be Cultivating Immortality 穿越失败的我只能假装修仙 Huang Musong successfully bound himself to a System and was supposed to transmigrate to a cultivation world, but instead he unexpectedly found himself reborn in the summer right after graduating from high school. But the System he bound to is still a cultivation-type one! What is he supposed to do now? The way of life in a world of immortals and the real world have absolutely nothing in common! Is he going to have to fool the System and pretend to cultivate? [System Quest 1: You are about to enc —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Strongest System Awakens: From the Start, I Crush Genius Top Students 最强系统觉醒：开局碾压天才学霸 Books hold beautiful women and golden houses. Ye Chen is reborn five years in the past and activates the [Reading to Godhood System], which lets him extract every skill from the books he reads. He's a genius scholar and a miracle-working doctor! He's an international superstar and a master of ancient martial arts! No one can match his fan base, and no one can break his records! Ye Chen gradually sets out on the path to becoming an all-rounder! 1.5kReads8.0Score11414d adds
- 43 Orthodox Celestial Master: Gambling and Drugs Are My Mortal Enemies 正一天师：我与赌毒不共戴天 [Purple-Robed Celestial Master + Multiple Heroines + Invincible, Over-the-Top Satisfaction! Kill any god who stands in the way, and any Buddha who dares oppose him!] “Do you have a car? A house? A million in savings?” The Purple-Robed Celestial Master, a once-in-a-century talent from Mount Longhu, is driven to the brink of madness! “This is all I have!” Zhang Daoran slams his Celestial Master certificate down on the table. Aunties, ex-girlfriends, girlfriends' mothers... The women of the whole c 262Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Senior Sister, Please Show Some Restraint! 师姐，请自重！ [Decisive and Ruthless + Passionate to the Extreme + Deep Emotions + Senior-Sister Romance + Maximum Showmanship] In a single night, disaster strikes Qin Xuan’s family, and both his senior sister and the Xuan Sect’s greatest treasure disappear. Armed with astonishing abilities, Qin Xuan makes a powerful descent from the mountain! Peerless medical skills: he can bring the dead back to life and regrow flesh on bare bones. If the King of Hell says you’ll die at the third watch, I’ll keep you alive 9.3kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
- 45 The Village War God: A Miracle Doctor Unmatched Under Heaven 乡村战神名医，天下无敌 Li Yang is a poor country boy who is looked down on and bullied because he has no money. By sheer chance, he gains superpowers, and from then on, his love life and career take off as if he had a cheat code, with everything going his way… 250Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 46 System, This Isn't One Slash 999 系统，这里不是一刀999 (Urban campus + fake-straight-A student story + lighthearted fun) (A cheerful story without too much technical detail) Su Ming awakens the Playful Legend System. He assumes it’s a system where he has to fight monsters to level up, but he never expects it to be a straight-A student system. Every question now has a health bar! For example, this math problem: [HP: 165] [Description: An ordinary, even very easy math problem] Once Su Ming activates the One Slash, 999 Damage skill, no math function pr 1.2kReads8.7Score15414d adds
- 47 X-Ray Appraisal: From Scrap Collector to the Peak of Success 透视鉴宝：从收废品走上人生巅峰 [X-ray vision + treasure appraisal + stone gambling + tycoon + treasure hunting + beauties + face-slapping] The day he gained X-ray vision, a beautiful CEO came knocking. From then on, he entered the perilous world of antiques, where calligraphy and paintings came with beauties, ancient tombs hid traps, and blue-and-white porcelain led to schemes. Surrounded by it all, how would he resist temptation and turn danger into safety? 3.8kReads8.9Score48414d adds
- 48 Hero Awakening: Everyone in My Family Is a Natural-Born Genius 英雄觉醒：我家人都是天秀 Su Yue transmigrated. This world is similar to Blue Star, but exotic beasts have invaded, and humans awaken talents and change classes into heroes. Using cards, they enter alternate dimensions similar to dungeons or step onto battlefields to slay exotic beasts and earn experience, equipment, skills, and more. Father's talent: Peach and plum trees need not speak, mocked as a principal-in-waiting who can't even get a teaching job. Mother's talent: Reaping the benefits, mocked as an old freeloader 79Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 49 I Picked Up Scrap and Became a Divine Doctor with X-Ray Vision 收个破烂，我成了透视神医 I’m an old-school Chinese medicine doctor! I specialize in treating big talkers! An ordinary man happens upon a mysterious legacy and gains the power to see through things. From then on, his medical skills reach heaven, his martial arts become superhuman, and he lives life to the fullest. 2.7kReads9.1Score28814d adds
- 50 A Cultivation Genius in the City 修真天才混都市 Dao Ancestor Zhang Haoran failed to overcome the Chaos Lightning Tribulation and was reborn at eighteen. His medical skills, magical arts, and X-ray vision ability all awakened, letting him thrive in the modern world with no obstacle in his way. 2.5kReads—Score13614d adds
