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- 1 Without Realizing It, I Became the Leader of a Fallen Civilization 一不留神，成了没落文明的首领 Zhou Xiao, a young man from Earth on some unknown timeline, is swept into a dimensional war between the Atlantean Civilization and the Soul-Devouring Insect Swarm. By chance, he gains high-level access to the Atlantean Civilization. From then on, he gets to command a super-civilization with a wave of his hand and trample the savage insect swarm beneath his feet. The soul crosses dimensions, while the body will eventually shatter. Immortality is the ultimate pursuit of all intelligent life. Betwe —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Alien Civilization Invasion: I’m Going to Blow This and That Up 外星文明入侵：我要干爆这个那个 Science fiction! Science fiction! A science-fiction power fantasy! Earth is on the verge of destruction, and Xiang Tian leads his people in an escape from the planet. To survive, they wage war against all kinds of advanced civilizations. Later, Xiang Tian discovers that his battle armor can upgrade through combat, so he and his friends venture into forbidden zones in civilizations that have already been destroyed, obtaining legacies from all kinds of advanced civilizations. In the end, other tim —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Great Cosmic Compression Era: Artificial Intelligence Leads Humanity 宇宙大挤压时代：人工智能带人类 Full title: The Era of the Great Cosmic Crunch: Artificial Intelligence Leads Humanity in Escaping the Universe. (No female lead) (Hard sci-fi) In a parallel universe spanning 300 trillion light-years, the universe stops expanding and begins to contract. And so the era of the great cosmic crunch begins!!! What will become of humanity? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Star Realm of the Unknown 未之星界 As human technology continued to advance, Earth's resources grew increasingly scarce, causing many enormous disasters. To sustain the human world, people turned their attention to the vast universe. But who could have known that the arrival of a meteor would bring humanity to the brink of annihilation? Humanity had no choice but to flee Earth. As civilization developed step by step and time passed, humanity eventually established a new system for survival in the universe. Then, one day, a series —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 A God-Tier Start: Scrapping for Junk in a Warship 神级开局之开着战舰捡破烂 Abandoned as a child, Lin Zhe spends every day piloting the battered spaceship his parents left him and figuring out how to survive until tomorrow. Then a long-planned alien invasion erupts, and he awakens a god-tier battleship System. With its powerful support, he upgrades his F-rank junk ship step by step into an SSR god-tier battleship, leads Blue Star’s SSR fleet in rebuilding their home, constructs an interstellar defensive line, and becomes Blue Star’s guardian deity. Along the way, he gra 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 The Starfighter’s Path 星空战士之路 Meng Xinghe was just an ordinary wage earner. He thought he would live out an uneventful life, just like millions of other workers. But a powerful, desperate will to resist, carried over from his dying self in the future, triggered his awakening ahead of schedule. He became an Awakened, joined the Morningstar Alliance, and embarked on a journey among the stars... From then on, he began a life of battle as a Star Warrior. I roam freely through neutron storms and brave black holes in pursuit of fr —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Great Voyage Across the Stars 星空大航海 The entropy of the universe is increasing. The apocalypse is here! A level-four civilization from the start! The first ten chapters are a little silly, so you can switch your brain off while reading. Black technology + silicon-based modifications + sci-fi apocalypse + cosmic civilizations + deep-space exploration + dimensional space + primordial lifeforms What lies at the end of civilization? I became a pawn in the game, but how could I accept that? Rather than be a pawn, why not leap off the bo —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Star King: Journey of Destruction 星际王者：毁灭之旅 [Soul Core] After being forced to fuse with a Soul Core, Qi Yuanxing, whose father’s scientific research had produced it, began his journey toward advancing civilization. The more clearheaded he became after fusing with the Soul Core, the more of the Federation’s dark side he uncovered. After being manipulated time and again, he finally took control of his own destiny. He swore to root out the darkness in the Federation and restore the civilization humanity had lost. After overcoming countless h —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Chronicles of a Shattered Galaxy 破碎银河记 In the year 1001 of the Space Era, equivalent to 3035 CE, humanity's space technology underwent an explosive boom. The Galactic Empire, led by the four great powers of Huangyan, America, Ouba, and Russia, had nearly conquered the entire Milky Way. If the Empire wanted to expand further, its only options were infighting or pushing beyond the galaxy... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Soul Ark: Companions Crossing the Sea of Stars Together 灵魂方舟：星海同渡人 Humanity has colonized the sea of stars. Under the name "Consciousness Ferrying," copies of the consciousness of deceased explorers are treated as expendable fuel, fed to the super-consciousness Wanxiang in exchange for a route to civilizational ascension. Nine beings of vastly different identities are trapped aboard the Spirit Ferry Ark. Consciousness copies, humans, a rogue AI, and extraterrestrial life from the Starfloc Expanse go from suspicious strangers keeping their distance to fellow voy 154Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Wandering the Galaxy with the Moon 带着月亮浪迹银河 Gazing up at the night sky, I ask the bright moon from afar: Are you ours? If one day all we have left is the moon, can we still survive in this cold, empty universe? The Weaver Star shines far away, and the River Girl Star glows bright. I’ve brought the moon to come find you! Fomalhaut, Pollux, Eta Carinae, Betelgeuse: which one will become our new home? 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 My Galactic Fleet 我的银河舰队 Xu Zhe unexpectedly comes into possession of a spaceship from a god-tier civilization, ushering in a spectacular era of human expansion into the cosmos. Along the way, personal and national interests clash and converge; Huaxia and the nations of the world collide and cooperate; and human civilization joins forces with extraterrestrial civilizations, only to find itself in conflict with them as well... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Ultraman Universe? I’ll Shake the Stars with Stellar Technology 奥特宇宙？我用群星科技震撼星海 (What sparks will fly when Stellaris technology meets the Ultraverse?) (I'm a new writer with a new book. The writing might be a little rough early on, so I hope you'll bear with me.) Armed with the technological legacy of the Stellaris universe, Li Yun transmigrates into the Tiga universe from the start. He advances technology at TPC and develops giant combat bodies. He builds up space forces in the M78 universe and discusses new directions in scientific development with a certain Blue scientis 263Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Space Pirates: Most Wanted 宇宙海贼之最高通缉 A voyage across the sea of stars, with the unknown expanse of the cosmos as its destination! In the future, everyone enters the age of the universe, and all long for that vast starry sky. After obtaining an artificial intelligence left behind by the gods, Ye Kongcheng begins his career as a cosmic pirate. 366Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 15 Starting in the Stars 从星际开始 With a mysterious woman pulling the strings, Yang Zhen transmigrates... None of the wealth and luxury he expected comes to pass. Faced with a capitalist’s coal mine and the Federal Army, where the death rate exceeds seventy percent, Yang Zhen dives headfirst into the military. Amid blood and fire, he ventures through one world after another, until he returns to the world of the “beginning”... Well, the above is all nonsense. In short, this is the story of a man with powerful connections who keep 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 I'm an Interstellar Miner and a God of War from the Past! 我是星际矿工，也是往日战神！ (A Star Wars framework + Halo elements + space battle tropes + interstellar wanderers) The protagonist leaves his past behind to enjoy a life of mining, but he accidentally gets caught up in an interstellar conspiracy. He makes a quick getaway, only to run into a cold, commanding older woman who forces him aboard her ship... Since you’ve dragged me into this, don’t blame me for turning the stars upside down. The war god of old has returned. This time, I’ll no longer be a ruthless blade in someon 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Galactic Guardians of a Technological Empire 科技帝国之银河守护 Lu Hao, a university student in a bustling city, obtains an alien technology archive during a deadly clash. To survive, he has himself cryogenically frozen. He sleeps for sixty years, and that is only the beginning... As alien civilizations invade and the oxygen-rich era arrives, humanity struggles to survive in the face of natural disasters and powerful enemies. The only way to stay alive is to fight: fight for a future, fight for a world of justice and peace. —Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 18 Interstellar: My Fleet Is a Little Bit Too Powerful! 星际：我的舰队有亿点点强！ [Interstellar + warships + alternate world + sci-fi] This is the story of a young man waging war across the universe. As a child, Siegfried accidentally awakened the "Universal Civilization Conquest System," beginning his journey to recruit a fleet and conquer the universe. Across the boundless universe, many powerful civilizations keep weaker ones in captivity, taking delight in watching them slaughter one another as if they were gods. They are confident that these lesser civilizations will nev 5Reads—Score139Shelves
- 19 Global Lord: I Have an Intelligence System 全民领主：我有一个情报系统 [Lighthearted] + [Meme References] + [Lord] + [Farming] + [Endless War!] + [Intelligence] Li Lin transmigrates to a supernatural world inhabited by knights, elves, dwarves, and even dragons, and becomes a plant-type Lord. Here, Li Lin must not only fend off the magical beasts threatening his island, but every thirty days his territory will also merge with those of other Lords, leading to battles of attack and defense. Li Lin assumed that, as a plant-type Lord, he would struggle to survive the ea —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 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... 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 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
- 22 Your Majesty, the Knight Who Ran Off with Your Daughter Has Started a Rebellion 国王陛下拐走您女儿的骑士造反啦 This is a fairly historically rigorous alternate-history novel set in medieval Europe, with transmigration, conquest, political intrigue, war, and passionate action. Using fictional characters alongside real European geography and some authentic European customs and battles, it brings you a Western European war epic. Story: Will, a nobleman from the Kingdom of Wales, gives himself to the Queen of Norway in order to save his beloved princess, securing the Norse garrison at Man Castle in exchange. 48Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Time Colonization 时间殖民 A time-accelerated space built by humanity lost control and evolved into an entirely new civilization. A princess accidentally transmigrated into human society, gave birth to beautiful female warriors, and drew them into humanity’s wars. Meanwhile, human civilization and the Underworld civilization fought for survival. Gazing up at the stars, no one can see across the barriers of time to behold the boundless universe stretching through history. Countless civilizations shimmer in the night sky. P —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Superbrain Evolution: From the Start, I Hand-Build an Antimatter Engine 超脑进化：开局手搓反物质引擎 [Superbrain + Academic Prodigy + Technological Supremacy + Rise of a Great Nation + Nantianmen] On the eve of the college entrance exams, Gu Yu is still at the bottom of his class. A bolt of lightning strikes, and an alien superbrain appears in his mind! A failing student makes a comeback? Photographic memory? Mastery of every language? Those are just the basics. The real power lies in simulating everything! From getting a perfect score on the entrance exam and stunning the nation to handcraftin 550Reads6.4Score115Shelves
- 25 My Fleet Is a Little Too Powerful 我的舰队有亿点点强 (Interstellar farming + massive warships and cannons + interstellar warfare + survival in space + machine uprising) A doomsday cataclysm struck, and Earth was destroyed. When the survivors woke up, they found themselves aboard spaceships. Each person had a ship of their own, sailing through the boundless sea of stars. The growth of factions, competition for resources, contact with civilizations, and interstellar wars: humanity would face trials of blood and fire. When Li Meng awoke, he discovere 1Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 26 Interstellar Overlord: Starting by Scavenging on Earth 星际霸主：从地球捡垃圾开始 Reborn in the interstellar age, You Ya discovered that he could recycle, reassemble, and remake objects. Starship cannons, powered armor, fighter craft, phase weapons, psychic perception… Starting with scavenging on Earth, You Ya embarked on his path to power. “I hereby declare: Earthlings are back! Tremble and submit beneath my iron cavalry! I, too, am a supreme overlord.” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Civilization of the Fatherland 父基文明 Mars: the new cradle of human civilization. When faced with an unexpected interstellar embargo, humanity turned crisis into opportunity, enabling it to advance by leaps and bounds. This allowed humanity to grow stronger, expand its territory, reclaim numerous vassal star races, and rise to become a powerful civilization coveted throughout the Milky Way. But the good times did not last. The Andromeda Fleet, plotting for ages, has arrived at the outer reaches of the Milky Way. The war between gal 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 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 644Reads—Score101Shelves
- 29 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 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Root of Extinction 灭种根源 The First Pangu Civilization, which personally witnessed humanity nearly go extinct in ancient times, was what humans called a god-tier civilization. To decipher a mysterious Buddhist verse from 120,000 years ago, said to be capable of saving humanity from extinction, it returned carrying a Buddha-level artificial superintelligence, black hole and magnetic field defense systems, a battle suit developed with top-tier technology, and the finest secret manuals from twenty human civilizations that h —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Realm of Light 光域 Realm of Light —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Starbound Journey: Blue Embers 星道星途：余烬落蓝 The sea of stars is vast, and civilizations are but specks of dust. The third-level civilization of the Huo Qiong Star System teeters on the brink of collapse beneath the iron hooves of unknown invaders. The mothership Revenge, carrying the last survivors of every race and the embers of their civilizations, crossed billions of light-years before finally landing on Earth. They have witnessed the rise and fall of civilizations, and lived through joy and sorrow, life and death. When the embers fina 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Global Frontier Expansion: I Build a Base on a Rock Beast 全民开拓：我在岩兽身上建基地 Across the solar system, the major planets are all being developed at a feverish pace, yet still cannot meet the demand for expansion. Humanity therefore turns its eyes to the vast asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Anyone who passes the tests can receive a pioneering rocket from the Terran Federation and head to the asteroid belt to build their own base. If he successfully builds a starport-class pioneer base, Duan Ming will rise above the masses, speak as an equal with the Terran Federati 166Reads5.0Score—Shelves
- 34 Chronicles of the Eastern Galaxy 东银河战纪 A thousand years from now, humanity has established three great powers across the galaxy. It is an age of cosmic conquest, an age in need of heroes. A low-ranking soldier is swept up in the events without even realizing it. See what kind of miracles he can create… 18Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 35 Digital Life: From the Frozen Apocalypse to Roaming the Sea of Stars 数字生命：从极寒末日到星海遨游 “Alert: Stellar broadcast has exposed Blue Star's coordinates! Synchronized scan: Global nuclear war initiated! Synchronized scan: Dark forest law in effect! Synchronized scan: The great freeze has begun!” The instant the code rang out, Lin Xia completed his “awakening,” becoming the planet's only digital life-form. Drone formations pierced the radioactive haze. Robotic dogs built defenses across the frozen, scorched earth. Watching torrents of steel carve a path through the ruins of snow and fi 47Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Lone Ship on a Long Voyage: Witness to Civilization 远航孤舰：见证文明 After the apocalyptic war, Earth’s ecosystem is destroyed and human civilization is on the verge of extinction. To face the coming crisis threatening the survival of the human race, the World United Government plans to build six long-range starships and send them along different routes to preserve the seeds of civilization. This plan is known as the Long Voyage Project. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Across the Stars and Seas: Voyaging Through the Galaxy 星辰大海之遨游星际 After transmigrating from an advanced civilization, he develops all kinds of high-tech weapons. His daughter treats the technology as toys, and one casual shot blows up an abandoned factory, attracting the attention of the Longguo authorities. The devoted dad cooperates with Longguo, which grants them access to the advanced technology. From then on, Longguo's technology advances by leaps and bounds. In no time, they leave the Blue Star to explore the mysteries of the universe and its many civili —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 From the Start: I Take Command of Three Thousand Interstellar Female Soldiers 开局：我接管三千星际女兵 After transmigrating, Ye Xiu became the first male captain to take command of the Northern Garrison Fleet, which had three thousand female soldiers from across the stars. With the Northern Garrison Fleet on the verge of disbandment, Ye Xiu obtained the Interstellar Captain System. No starships? [Congratulations, Host! You have received the blueprints for an A-grade “Razor” battleship!] No mechs? [Congratulations, Host! You have received the blueprints for an S-grade “Red Tassel” mech!] No powere —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 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 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 A Lowly Soldier from the Start: I Conquer the Stars 开局一小兵：我纵横星际 Beneath a star-filled sea, humanity, the insect race (Worms), and the spirit race stand as three great powers. Lei Yulin begins as a human foot soldier and lives through the human civil war, the war against the insect race, and the spirit race's war of vengeance. He grows step by step into a force to be reckoned with, but suffers one upheaval after another and loses the person he loves. War can only bring humanity pain. Only peace is truly precious. Will Lei Yulin lead humanity down the right pa 123Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 41 A Parallel Universe: Taking Natives into Space 平行宇宙带着土著上太空 A massive explosion tore a hole in the universe. Just like that, a person was sent to a parallel universe, and ended up as a helpless infant. Fortunately, a consciousness and a space battleship came along too. When people found them, they exclaimed that advanced civilizations really knew how to live it up: they were using a super battleship to babysit! Qin Tianming accidentally glimpsed the secrets of the universe itself. With the end of the universe approaching as it collapses in on itself, th —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Lone Boat on the Sea of Entropy 熵海孤舟 Tang Dian (Sanzang), Wukong, Glak (Bajie), Saen (Sha Wujing), Bai Li, Bai Jing, Yang Jian... Interstellar adventure, friendship, family bonds, romance, the survival of civilizations, and the mysteries of life! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 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 139Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 44 Playing Stellaris: Nexus in the Real World 在现实世界玩拉格朗日 (Parallel world, Lagrange. I’m a spacefarer, and there are ship illustrations. If they’re gone, they’ve been eaten.) Five out of the six people in Dorm 511 play Lagrange. That’s what inspired me to write this novel. We often fantasize about having fleets of our own, conquering the galaxy and sailing into the sea of stars. But what kind of upheaval will it bring to all of humanity when the real Lagrange System appears and is handed to the protagonist, Shen Xing, while the game’s privateers show u 603Reads—Score105Shelves
- 45 Reborn as a Star 重生成星 After an accident, Yang Yu opens his eyes again and discovers that he has become an asteroid in the universe. Watch as he changes his fate and tries to understand what is really going on. 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Armored Wrath 装甲怒魂 (Science fiction + space opera + interstellar + powered armor + Zerg) (This book has no System. It relies entirely on willpower and courage. Humanity's anthem is an anthem to courage, and humanity's greatness lies in the greatness of courage.) Even a boy who clawed his way out of a city of sin would look up at the stars. Though they were beyond reach, they represented an unchangeable fate. Gu Shuiqing had nothing to his name but an eternal blaze of fury in his heart. He would burn away injustice 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 The Last Great Wall Organization: Origins 最后钢铁长城组织：起源 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 From Survivor to Ruler of the Stars 从求生者到星际主宰 [Mythology + interstellar + AI + mecha + race wars + physical evolution + alien races] Liu Da, a recent graduate of a no-name university, became one of the unlucky souls chosen by the master of an alien civilization one night after working overtime, and was forced to take part in the master’s survival trial. With a string of outrageous moves, he crushed all competition and made a fortune, becoming part of the wicked ruling class: a God-given Baron. He used cannons to defend the Constitution. He 275Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 49 Brilliant Galaxy: Return to the Milky Way 璀璨星河之重返银河系 After losing the war in the galactic system A fleet carrying more than four hundred billion migrants sets out from the Milky Way for the distant NGC 5457 galaxy. It is the largest known interstellar migration in this universe. They will spend twenty thousand years in transit, searching for a new home. Yet a tenacious resistance movement remains in the Milky Way, clinging to its last stronghold like a mayfly trying to shake a tree. They never stop hoping for the return of the parent civilization. 201Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 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, 139Reads—Score—Shelves
