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- 1 The Strongest Spirit Card Master in History 史上最强灵卡师 [Transmigration] [Spirit Cards] [Plot-Driven] [play the pig to eat the tiger] Lin Hao transmigrates to a world of Spirit Card Masters. By creating a complete worldbuilding framework, you can make Spirit Cards. Lin Hao is thrilled. Ever seen a Spirit Card that makes anyone it glares at get pregnant? Ever seen a Spirit Card that combines thousands of ninja techniques into one? Until one day. A group of Spirit Card Masters stared in silence at the Ultraman Spirit Card Lin Hao had made. “Who tau 56Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 2 The Card Era: My Deck Reigns Supreme! 卡牌时代：我的卡组，独领风骚！ [Card game era + exploring secret realms + card duels + no female lead + virtual reality + spectacular battles] Su Mo transmigrates to a world of cards and acquires a fusion System. In virtual reality, Su Mo actually fuses a one-star card into an unprecedented Eastern dragon: the [Crimson Gold Illusion Dragon]. “Holy crap, this guy's cheating! We're all using one-star cards, so how are his so strong?” “You can actually fuse a dragon deck with one-star cards? How is that even reasonable?” “No way 1Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 3 This Is How You Play Chinese Cards 华夏卡牌应该这样玩 Xu Chen accidentally transmigrates into a card-based world born from the history of China. Here, cards follow the course of Chinese history. Zu Ti card + rooster card: [Rise at the Rooster’s Crow] “What the hell? Why does pairing the Zu Ti card with a rooster card increase Zu Ti’s combat power?” Zhao Yun card + infant Liu Shan card: Zhao Yun becomes a god of war, fighting his way in and out of the enemy ranks seven times “??? Why does Zhao Yun get so strong just by holding that baby? He’s about 27Reads6.4Score1314d adds
- 4 Cards: I Awakened the Huaxia Library 卡牌：我觉醒了华夏图书馆 [Card creation, no heroine, ensemble cast, China, secret realms, united against outsiders] This is a magical world of card creation. Lin Xu looked at his talent, listed as the Huaxia Library, and never expected that after dying, he would somehow bring Chinese civilization to another world without drinking Meng Po's Soup. 215Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 5 Cards on the Left, A Doting Husband on the Right 卡牌在左，娇夫在右 [Female-dominant society + strong female lead and weak male lead] Xia Weian was reborn on the day the real young master returned to the Xia family. He looked at his adoptive parents downstairs, overjoyed, and felt nothing. In his previous life, he’d been blinded by power and status. He’d pretended to be a white lotus to frame the real young master, recklessly brought disaster on himself, and ended up losing his life. This time, he didn’t want to fight for anything. He had no right to, did he? Gi 234Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 6 I Make Cards with Guaranteed Drops and Become a Legend 拥有指定掉落的我制卡成就传奇 [Gender Swap! Boy-to-Girl Transformation! Don't say turning into a little girl is poison!! (Sigh (つД`))] [Little Girl] [A bit cautious? Plays it safe] [Stats] [One or a hundred, no marriage] (Note: The transformation doesn't happen right away.) (Note 2: If the slow pace isn't for you, you can skip ahead to around chapter 40. Things get going there.) After an accidental fire, An Ling transmigrates to a world where universal class advancement has only recently begun. When a sudden talent appears, 439Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 7 Card Game: My Paper-Doll Bride-Raising Plan 卡牌：我的纸片人新娘养成计划 When a dimensional world invades the card world, everyone can become a card master. Xiao Chen watches the Little Match Girl in his hand put on a white princess dress and dazzling jewelry. Holding a staff, she smiles at him beneath the holy light. “My guardian knight, my smile blossoms only for you.” This is a card world where countless dimensions intertwine. The paper-doll bride project begins now! Young man, set off for the new world! 196Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 8 Who Taught Him to Play Cards Like This?! 到底谁教他这么玩卡的！ [Snow White] + [Poisoned Apple]: Can they specially summon the Seven Dwarfs to fight? [Big Bad Wolf] + [Grandmother's Cottage]: Can they transform the Big Bad Wolf into the Wolf Grandmother? When Xia Zhi woke up, he discovered that the world had changed. This was a world centered around Star Cards, where people combined cards to battle. Looking at the familiar names on card after card, Xia Zhi knew all their backstories, and suddenly became everyone's nightmare. What? Using [Brand-New Glass Coff 4.1kReads7.4Score34014d adds
- 9 His Card Plays Are So Wild, I Can't Take It! 他卡牌玩得好花，我不能接受！ A heavy-shield knight with a poisoned dagger? An elemental summoner with a necromancer? A torment build? A unit-spam build? What kind of nonsense is this? We Star Card Masters strive to steamroll our way through everything, not mess around with flashy tricks like these! What? The secret realm we couldn't clear no matter how many times we tried, and he wiped it out with just two Star Cards: Swamp Poison Fog and Ignite? No! I refuse to accept this! 344Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 10 I'm Just That Kind of Player 我就是这样的玩家 When Zhou Ge woke up, he discovered that he had transmigrated!? His eyes widened as he saw that the world had become completely different. People had turned into card wielders, holding cards in their hands and dominating the battlefield, where combat and strategy went hand in hand. Challenge dungeons and embark on a magnificent journey. Each dungeon that opens brings thrilling dangers and excitement! Is it an enigmatic illusion, or a fate set in stone? Is it the harsh reality of swords and f 3.2kReads7.9Score22314d adds
- 11 The God-Tier System: The Strongest Card Supplier in the Apocalypse 神级系统末世最强卡牌供应商 Fang Fan transmigrated into the apocalypse and obtained the strongest Card Supplier System. Ding! He opened a Legion Card and got a Yellow Turban Army legion! Ding! He opened a Weapon Card and got the divine weapon, the Heaven Reliant Sword! Ding! He opened an Angel Card and got a level-100 angel boss... 3.3kReads7.8Score48314d adds
- 12 My Cards Are a Little Outrageous 我的卡牌比较离谱 [Cards + Beast Taming + Light Comedy + Satisfying Power Fantasy] “Your card slots have an innate flaw. You’ll never become a powerful Card Tamer...” “Is that a Skeleton Mage? How can a pet beast be that outrageous?!” “Armor up!” “Why are there card slots on the weapon? Why did the belt turn into armor?” “That’s... a Giant of Light!” “Lend me your light!” “I have lots of card slots!” “I have more skills than you.” 16.9kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds
- 13 China's Card Master 华夏制卡师 [Content Warnings!!! 1. Cards ≠ mythology. Card Master ranks and material energy are what matter. For example, a Platinum-ranked Golden-Horned King is stronger than a Black Iron-ranked Nuwa. Everything follows the basic energy system of cards. 2. The protagonist can make low-ranked cards with high status right from the start. He can continue investing materials in them later, and they can advance along with his Card Master rank. His initial cards are also his core deck. He'll upgrade them step b 2.6kReads9.2Score24914d adds
- 14 Demon-Sealing Card Master: Sealing Demons Makes Me Stronger 封魔卡师：封印魔物就变强 [Beast Taming + Fusion + No Female Lead + No System] Blue Star has suffered constant invasions by demonic creatures. During one such invasion, Zhao Mo unexpectedly awakens a special ability: he becomes a Demon-Sealing Cardmaster. By killing demonic creatures, he seals them into cards and uses them to fight. By fusing cards, he can improve their level and quality, while their species may also change. Humanity’s nine lines of defense grow more dangerous with each one! Three-Headed Demon Dragon? Mo 4.8kReads8.0Score33714d adds
- 15 Everything Is in the Cards 一切尽在卡牌中 [A blend of cards and cultivation, spiritual qi revival, futuristic sci-fi, interstellar transmigration, intertwined civilizations, and a power behind the scenes] When Earth's civilization falls and humanity is ruled by an alien civilization, people are divided by their aptitude into upper citizens, citizens, and lower citizens. Xie Rulong is an ordinary crystal card master from the lower district. By chance, he discovers that the spiritual power he awakened ten years ago allows him to travel to 4.3kReads8.8Score50514d adds
- 16 Infinite Disaster Escape: Sacrifice Cards 无限灾难逃生：祭祀卡牌 (No romance, survival, escape, female protagonist) New book: Infinite: Running a Restaurant in a Necromancy Game. Welcome! Night falls, and the festivities are about to begin! On an unusual night in the interstellar era, Jiang Ye is unexpectedly pulled into a disaster survival game. Jiang Ye: Other people start with weapons, food, and first-aid kits. Me: “Congratulations, player, you've received a sacrificial card.” What? What's that supposed to be? Sacrificial cards bring both blessings and sla 1kReads9.0Score15814d adds
- 17 It's Crazy! The Whole World Is Obsessed with Huaxia-Style Cards 疯了！全球被华夏流卡牌疯狂种草 [Cards + card creators + Huaxia + secret realms + no romance] The Eighteen Levels of Hell + the Ten Great Underworld Officers + the Four Great Beauties + Li Bai and Du Fu + the Ten Great Gods of Wealth... A worn-out old horse with a dying candle in its eyes transforms into [An Old Horse Knows the Way]. Now Mom never has to worry about me getting lost again. Don’t ask me why I’m holding green plums in the desert. I’ll never have to worry about dying of thirst again. [Quench Thirst by Gazing at Pl 12.3kReads7.9Score1.2k14d adds
- 18 My Sister Has a White Stocking Card, and I Became a Card Maker 妹妹装备白丝卡牌，我成了制卡师 Countless worlds have collided and become entangled with the Azure Sea Realm. Magic, sword immortals, mechs: with the right cards, none of it is an absurd fantasy anymore. “Why give me a white-stocking card? Do you expect me to wear them for you?” “What, you don’t like them? Want me to swap them for black ones?” “...” “Wait, wait, I was wrong. Take a look at these cards instead.” The light-chaser never witnessed the dawn. In a world of five turbidities, all under heaven suffer. She climbed h 5.6kReads8.9Score82414d adds
- 19 Contracting a Spirit, I Have the Flower Codex 契约精灵，我有花之法典 Lu Qin was just watching a Little Flower Fairy when the power went out. She stood up and cursed a couple of times, then promptly collapsed and lost consciousness. When she woke up, she found herself in a world ruled by flower spirits. Her first challenge after arriving was this: her entrance exams were in two weeks. What was she going to do? Lu Qin said, “No worries. I have a golden finger.” Watch as Lu Qin helps flower spirits evolve in another world, breaks through the limits of her mental pow 4.5kReads9.2Score58414d adds
- 20 The Age of Superpowers: I Get Stronger with Every Card Draw 超能时代：我，抽卡就变强 [Otherworldly fantasy + academy life + cards + comedy] Zhou Fang transmigrates to an alien planet with his tabletop game box and becomes an ability user who can awaken the power of all things. After awakening his tabletop game box, Zhou Fang can draw a card every day. “What, you have to train hard to get stronger?” “I just draw a card and get stronger.” “What, your cultivation technique makes you invincible among your peers?” “I draw a card and get a technique I can master in a second.” “You say 10.8kReads8.7Score96114d adds
- 21 My Star Cards Are Different 我的星卡不一样 Spiritual qi revival sweeps the world. Living creatures evolve once more, and as humanity awakens star power, everyone gains a companion Star Card. Cheng Xilin binds himself to a card-drawing System, and thanks to his unusual way of thinking, the Star Cards’ uses gradually take on a life of their own. Element Card “Electromagnetism”: Isn’t that just Misaka Mikoto, the Railgun? Guardian Card “Fire Dragon”: Natsu, is that you? Weapon Card “Lush Glove”: I’m going straight for the True Thousand Hand 6.5kReads8.9Score44314d adds
