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- 51 The Nine Princes Vie for the Throne: This Useless Prince Holds the Realm Steady 九子夺嫡：我废物皇子鼎镇山河 After transmigrating into the body of a useless prince, Li Zhun can usher in a golden age of poetry with just a few words, create timeless masterpieces with a wave of his hand, and turn the world upside down with a glance! Historian: Even if you combined the literary talent of every scholar in the land, it wouldn't equal half of his! Emperor: He is the future of our dynasty! General: If he would lead an army, the whole realm would belong to our dynasty! Merchant: Whatever the industry, he'd be t 2.1kReads8.7Score25214d adds
- 52 With a Woodcutter's Axe, I Sweep Through the Immortal Realm 手持砍柴刀，横扫仙界 Wielding a woodcutting axe, he sweeps across the Immortal Realm 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Rate the Land: My Money Comes Blowing in on the Wind 率土：我的钱是大风刮来的 [Gaming + No Female Lead + Not Mindless + Conquest] The Land of the Earth, once the leading SLG game, saw most of its players quit after updates such as the morale system were introduced. Ye Han, a longtime player, wakes up and finds himself back two years in the past, and bound to a cash-rebate System. With the rewards from the System, Ye Han returns to the game and becomes the alliance’s big spender. No one to take a city? Ye Han activates Grand Rewards for the Three Armies! No one to fight? Y 6.3kReads9.4Score30114d adds
- 54 Great Han: From the Start, I Wield the Wheel and Summon Gods and Demons 大汉:开局掌轮 召唤神魔 After transmigrating to the otherworldly realm of Cangyuan, he becomes the city lord's son. His father dies, his uncle seizes power, and with a blade hanging over his head, he teeters on the brink of death! Just then, the Reincarnation Xuanhuang Tower activates. One peerless hero after another, whose names will shine through the ages and shake their era, emerges to wage war in every direction... 3.6kReads8.2Score23114d adds
- 55 Incredible! God Realm Cultivation from the Start, I’m Invincible, So Do as You Please 绝了！开局神灵境，我无敌你随意 [Fantasy + System + Transmigration + Empress + invincible + decisive and ruthless + summoning] Ye Han transmigrates into a fantasy world and is reborn as the child of a deity. From the start, his adopted elder brother usurps his power, and Ye Han himself is nothing but a useless little weakling… At the brink of life and death, he successfully binds himself to the Divine Nurturing System. From then on, Ye Han breaks through in a single day and enters the divine realm… Incredible! He discovers tha 4.3kReads8.4Score23514d adds
- 56 Lord of the Imperial Dynasty: All My Children Are Reincarnated Empresses 帝朝之主：朕的子嗣全是女帝转世 [Invincible! Tyrannical Emperor! Ruthless and Decisive!] Qin Yuan, the underworld emperor of Earth, was killed in a plane crash. He brought the Supreme Imperial Fortune Sign-in System with him as his soul transmigrated into a fantastical cultivation world teeming with gods and demons, where he forcibly took over the body of the reigning emperor of the Great Yuan Empire and came back to life. From the start, he bound himself to the empire's fortunes. Sign-in rewards included the Abyssal Chaos Imp 3kReads8.6Score15114d adds
- 57 The Emperor Wants to Strip Me of My Title at My Coming-of-Age Ceremony? Then I'll Rebel! 父皇要在成人礼废我？那就反了！ Qin Xiao transmigrates to the Nine Heavens Continent and unexpectedly takes the place of the late seventh prince of the Great Qin Dynasty. Who would have thought that three years later, the emperor would try to strip him of his title at his coming-of-age ceremony? Fortunately, three days before the ceremony, he awakened the Myriad Realms Emperor System and even obtained the Six Sword Slaves through a sign-in at the ceremony. If the emperor is this heartless, what am I waiting for? Time to rebel! 4.1kReads8.3Score23414d adds
- 58 Great Xia: Summon the Web from the Start and Subdue the Martial World 大夏：开局召唤罗网，镇压江湖 [System] + [Invincible] + [Conquest] + [Summoning] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Sign-In] As the fifth prince of Great Xia, Xia Taige had hoped to live a quiet life and enjoy himself. Unfortunately, the damn System wanted him to bring the martial world to heel! [ Ding! Since ancient times, martial artists have used their strength to defy the law! The martial world disregards the imperial court and acts as it pleases. The System will not tolerate such an overpowered existence!!! ] [ Ding! Congratu 32.5kReads8.1Score1.5k14d adds
- 59 The Crown Prince Is Wise 太子英明 [Eastern Palace power struggles + diplomatic intrigue + daring, strategic warfare + tender romance + conquering the world] In your eyes, Father, I'm a rebellious son because I have far more troops, money, and provisions than you do. Fine, then. The eldest, the third, and the fifth will come for your throne one after another and violate your consorts. And the one who saves you will be me, your rebellious son. Father, tell me yourself: who is really the rebellious one? Who is the wisest of all? Ar 5.4kReads8.8Score56514d adds
- 60 Lin Wanwan’s Livestream for Easing Your Worries 林晚晚的解忧直播间 Lin Wanwan’s Live-Stream Advice Clinic 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Immortal Qin: Forced to Rebel from the Start 仙秦：开局被逼造反 Great Qin + Emperor + the Myriad Worlds + Conquest By the Mandate of Heaven, may the emperor’s reign endure forever! When a young man who only wanted to return home and care for his elderly father cried out, “The tyrannical Liang has lost the Mandate. I can take its place!” When the young man obtained the Imperial Seal, the very symbol of the Mandate of Heaven, and the words “By the Mandate of Heaven, may the emperor’s reign endure forever” echoed in his heart, the seed of ambition was quietly p 5.2kReads8.7Score28514d adds
- 62 After Being Diagnosed with Lung Cancer, I Went to Zhongnan Mountain to Cultivate Immortality 确诊肺癌后，我上终南山修仙 After being diagnosed with lung cancer, I went to Mount Zhongnan to cultivate immortality. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 From the Start, Forced to Abdicate, I Summon a Hundred Thousand Snow Dragon Riders 开局被逼宫，召唤十万大雪龙骑 Li Xiu woke up to find himself transmigrated as the emperor of the Great Tang, and he’d even activated a Myriad Realms Emperor System! Famous generals from throughout history, gods and demons from across the heavens: he could summon them all! [Ding! Congratulations, Host. Sign-in successful. You have obtained 100,000 Snow Dragon Cavalry soldiers!] [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have summoned the god-demon Cao Zhengchun!] “What? The Sixth Prince has rebelled and already reached the palace gate 13.1kReads8.1Score56514d adds
- 64 The Reincarnation System From the Start: I’m Invincible 开局获得轮回系统：我无敌了 Ahead lies Great Xia, where gods and demons dare not tread. The Heavenly Court of Great Xia: I am the Celestial Emperor. After transmigrating to the Jiuzhou Continent and becoming the Crown Prince of Great Xia, Xia Lingtian obtained a reincarnation System from the start. From then on, Xia Lingtian was invincible, sweeping through the Myriad Worlds. “You claim to be a peerless genius who can fight above your level?” “Zhao Yun, show him what a peerless genius looks like.” “You claim to be an etern 16.9kReads8.5Score1.1k14d adds
- 65 Great Xia Summons: I Begin to Rule the Heavens After Ascending the Throne 大夏召唤：登基后开始称霸诸天 [From the start + founding an empire + summoning + System + conquest + the Myriad Worlds + emperor] Everything under Heaven is the king’s land, and everyone within its borders is the king’s subject! Liu Hao transmigrates to the Tianxuan Continent and is made emperor from the start. From there, he launches into a relentless campaign of conquest. Whether you’re a sect prodigy, an imperial princess, or an emperor of the Myriad Worlds, those who submit will prosper, and those who resist will perish! 26kReads7.8Score1.4k14d adds
- 66 A Heroic Rescue Leads to True Love 见义勇为遇良缘 A Good Deed Leads to a Happy Romance 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Civilization Invasion: Summoning Players to Steamroll the Backrooms 文明入侵：召唤玩家平推后室 [The Fourth Calamity]+ [Pure Wiki Backrooms]+ [No Female Lead]+ [Ensemble Cast]+ [A Touch of Healing in the Mid-to-Late Story] “If you accidentally noclip out of reality in the wrong place, you’ll eventually fall into the Backrooms...” “Nothing but damp, foul-smelling carpet, maddeningly monotonous yellow, the endless buzz of fluorescent lights running at full power, and roughly six hundred million square miles of empty rooms divided up at random, waiting to swallow you whole...” In 203X, as 300Reads9.6Score—14d adds
- 68 The Imperial Fortune Arena: From the Start, I Summoned Qin Shi Huang 帝王国运擂台，我开局召唤秦始皇 The National Fate Arena: nations clash for supremacy. Contestants from every country summon emperors from their history to fight for their nation. The victors seize National Fate, while the losers watch their lands fall into ruin. Yet Huaguo, with its eight-thousand-year history, has suffered a cultural rupture so severe that no one can summon a single emperor. Its National Fate is nearly depleted, and it is about to become a laughingstock before the world. Just then, Li Chen, a top history stud 6.7kReads6.7Score81414d adds
- 69 I Transmigrated as an Orphan, and the Empress Chose Me as Her Cultivation Partner 穿越成孤儿，女帝选我做道侣 I Transmigrated as an Orphan, and the Empress Chose Me as Her Dao Companion 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 The Court Is Full of Earth Immortals, and the Enemy Is Stunned 满朝陆地神仙，敌国懵了 [Historical fantasy] + [System] + [Intelligent characters] + [Invincible] + [Wei Wu’s legacy] Fifteen years ago, Lin Xu transmigrated to the Qianwu Kingdom and became a puppet emperor. Fifteen years later, he bound himself to a recruitment System that provided a new template every week. The Eastern Depot, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Great Snow Dragon Riders... Even food, weapons, and armor... Rebellious ministers, self-proclaimed vassal kings, invading barbarians, wolves circling from eve 23kReads8.0Score1.9k14d adds
- 71 Honghuang: With Heaven-Defying Comprehension, I Forge an Infinite Divine Kingdom 洪荒：悟性逆天，我开辟无量神国 [Heaven-defying comprehension! From the start, he establishes the World Law and leads the tide of humanity!] My name is Ditian. I am not a soul of this world, yet I became the first to create the world! Nuwa Creates Humans and earns the merits of the Heavenly Dao. I establish the “Inner Landscape World Law,” using the human body to reenact the primordial world. To my astonishment, the Great Dao grants me a title, and the Merit Golden Wheel crowns me. With nine halos, I am impervious to all forms 2kReads6.7Score11814d adds
- 72 After Transmigrating into a Sapling in the Park, I Grow into an Ancient Tree God 穿成公园小树苗后，我卷成了古树神 After Reincarnating as a Sapling in a Park, I Grew Into an Ancient Tree God 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 The Immortal of Two Worlds 两界之仙 Standing before you is Zhou Li, an ordinary cultivator with unremarkable spiritual roots, who ranked first in the entire city on the Immortal Mansion entrance exam at eighteen, entered Foundation Establishment at twenty, reached Core Formation at thirty, formed a Nascent Soul at sixty, and ascended after a little over a century. He’s proficient in alchemy, puppet-making, spirit rice cultivation, talisman-making, and array formation. You may ask how I got so incredible. Because I can travel back 27.8kReads7.7Score4.7k14d adds
- 74 Uncle Nine: When One Ascends to the Dao, Even Their Pets Rise to Heaven 九叔：一人得道，鸡犬升天 A modern soul transmigrates into one world after another, each filled with demons and monsters. When he first encounters demons: “Charge with me! Capture the demons!” Then, gradually: “Charge! Capture the demons!” And finally: “Give the order: the entire army, advance! Capture the demons!” “If cultivating the Dao and attaining immortality can’t protect your own family and friends, what’s the point of living forever?!” 219Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Restarting Journey to the West: In the Tang Empire, I've Already Become the Heavenly Emperor 重开西游：人在大唐，已成天帝 After transmigrating, Lu Chen became an ordinary teacher during the Zhenguan era. He had planned to live a quiet, uneventful life, but then discovered that every time he slept, his soul traveled to the Heavenly Court. There, step by step, he became the supreme Heavenly Emperor who ruled the Three Realms. By day, he was an ordinary man of the Tang Empire, chatting and laughing with Li Shimin and watching Wei Zheng deliver his blunt remonstrations. By night, he became the Heavenly Emperor, command 94Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Confucian Dao: I Am the Sage of the Three Realms! 儒道：我是三界圣人！ A gentleman must master all six arts! And “benevolence” is the art of splitting a person in two! Back then, I was still a bandit, until one day I saw him! That man who claimed to win people over with virtue... Xu Junsheng?! He brazenly showed off his muscles to me, and then I saw the back muscles twisted into the character for “virtue”... From then on, the martial world gained a “Confucian heir” who claimed to win people over with virtue. At thirty, one stands firm: It takes thirty people to get 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Ying Zheng: So My Ninth Brother Is the Peerless Master! 嬴政：原来我九弟才是绝世高手！ Ye Ming accidentally finds a tiny pagoda and transmigrates into a world where the histories of many dynasties converge. He becomes the ninth son of Emperor Xuanyuan, with Ying Zheng as his eldest brother, Li Shimin as his second, Liu Bang as his third, and Xiang Yu as his fourth, followed by Cao Cao... He is graceful as an immortal, a peerless spearman, and a once-in-a-generation genius! Alone with his spear, he pacifies the four seas, destroys the Guixu, and slays immortals and gods! The Nether 5.5kReads8.5Score33014d adds
- 78 Starlight on the Ice Rink 溜冰场上的星光 Starlight on the Ice Rink 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Worlds Apart: Two Souls Switch Bodies 云泥殊途：双魂互换 Two Souls, Two Destinies: Switching Bodies —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Nine Princes Vie for the Throne: The Good-for-Nothing Prince Is Banished to Beiliang from the Start 九子夺嫡：废物皇子开局被贬北凉 After transmigrating to the Great Zhou dynasty, Li Xun became the unlucky, useless Sixth Prince. In the struggle for the throne among nine princes, he was marked as a loser from the very beginning. He was framed and exiled to the lands of Beiliang, yet his enemies still wouldn't leave him alone. After his golden finger awakened, Li Xun gained control of the Emperor's Support System and obtained terrifying power. Then he launched a powerful counterattack. When his enemies wouldn't let up, he simp 40.3kReads8.6Score2.9k14d adds
- 81 A Zhao Zilong as a Starting Reward 开局奖励一个赵子龙 [The 2023 luck-and-farming novel: follow the journey of building a power from scratch] [Fortune + Farming + System + Conquest] [P.S. This isn't a fast-paced power fantasy; the story moves at a slower pace.] [Become emperor, not a eunuch. If that bothers you, don't read this.] Qin Tianzong: “The Divine Race bullies us, the Demon Race humiliates us. Our human race must rise! Yanhuang shall never perish, and Huaxia shall never fall!” Ying Zheng: “Great Wall Legion, slaughter the jackal tribe! They 12.9kReads8.7Score76514d adds
- 82 The Low-Key Prince: Summoning Black and White Impermanence from the Start 低调皇子：开局召唤黑白无常 After transmigrating to another world as a prince, Zhang Han initially plans to lie flat and live as a carefree lord. Unfortunately, Xu, the greatest female general in the dynasty, is betrothed to him and has ambitions of becoming the Empress Dowager. But I'm not dead yet. Isn't the Empress a little too eager? Summoning, System, empire-building, cultivation in another world... 23.9kReads7.3Score1.2k14d adds
- 83 Building an Empire: From the Start, I’m Exiled to the Frontier 霸业：开局发配边疆 [Xuanhuan] + [Struggle for the throne] + [Summoning] + [Invincible] Lin Yu transmigrates to another world and becomes the eldest prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty. At court, corrupt officials hold sway. Beyond its borders, barbarian invaders wreak havoc. The great general says, “Your Majesty, the barbarians are advancing south and the situation is urgent. Please make your decision at once.” The officials cry, “We ask that the eldest prince be stationed on the northern frontier to repel the enemy. 30kReads9.0Score1.7k14d adds
- 84 Taiyin Sacred Body: Frost Moon Over the Nine Heavens 太阴圣体：霜月临九天 Taiyin Sacred Body: Frost Moon Descends Upon the Nine Heavens 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 From the Start, I Signed In for a Golden Dharma Body and Refused to Be a Puppet Emperor 开局签到法相金身，不做傀儡皇帝 [No Female Lead] [Fantasy] [Emperor] [Invincible] [Sign-In] [System] [Dynastic Power Struggle] The day I transmigrated into a fantasy world, I was appointed crown prince. I planned to spend decades indulging in wine and women, then take the throne after my old man kicked the bucket. But before I could enjoy even a single day of life as a second-generation heir, my emperor father passed away, and Li Yun somehow ended up wearing the imperial robes. I thought the next step would be to straighten my 18.2kReads8.2Score99114d adds
- 86 From the Start, I Was the Supreme Great Emperor, Crushing Every Foe 开局无上大帝，横推一切敌 [Starts at the Great Emperor level + System + behind-the-scenes mastermind + power fantasy + ensemble cast + summoning + crushing all beneath the heavens + iron-blooded conquest + building a faction] Li Qingjun transmigrated into the Great Wind Dynasty eighteen years ago. Just as he faced a life-or-death crisis, the System finally finished loading! [Reward for Host: peak cultivation of the Supreme Great Emperor!] [Reward for Host: Heavenly Emperor Dao Sword!] [Reward for Host: Supreme Immortal P 11kReads8.3Score78714d adds
- 87 I Was Given a Fearsome Marshal on My Coronation, and I Built an Immortal Dynasty by Summoning 登基就送不良帅，我靠召唤建仙朝 [System + Summoning + Emperor + Invincible + Authoritarian + Ruthless] After transmigrating into a fantasy world, Li Taicang becomes the son of the emperor and the former empress. Because of his sensitive status, he has no choice but to keep a low profile and stay out of sight. Yet before his death, his father passes the Imperial Jade Seal to him. In an instant, Empress Ye, his brothers, and the aristocratic clans and sects all turn their attention to him. His best possible fate is to be impriso 69.5kReads7.2Score7.7k14d adds
- 88 A Left-Behind Wife’s Journey to Independence 留守妇女的自强之路 A Left-Behind Wife’s Journey to Self-Reliance 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Beauties in a World at War, Blood on Their Rouge 乱世佳人，胭脂染血 A beauty in troubled times, rouge stained with blood 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 The Jade Bangle Space: Ruling the Rivers and Mountains, Overlooking a Vast Empire 玉镯空间，御山河，俯瞰着万里江山 With a jade bangle's inner realm, he commands the mountains and rivers, surveying a vast land 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Lin Xiaoman’s Freshman Year 林小满的大一生活 Lin Xiaoman's Freshman Year 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Invincible Emperor Summoning System 无敌帝王召唤系统 Transmigrate to another world with a System in hand, summon the heroes of China, and sweep across the land, invincible. A passionate man should spill blood on the battlefield, sleep drunk with a beauty in his arms, and wake with the power to rule the world. 15.4kReads8.0Score1.2k14d adds
- 93 Stranded on a Deserted Island, I Gave Birth to Twins 被困荒岛，生了双胞胎 Stranded on a Deserted Island, I Had Twins 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Xuanhuan: I Just Ascended the Throne, and You Want Me to Restore the Great Feng Dynasty? 玄幻：朕刚登基，让我复国大奉？ Shen Nan transmigrates as the Crown Prince of the Dafeng Empire and is about to ascend the throne when, to his shock, he awakens a Restoration System. [At age thirty-four, the Dafeng Dynasty falls, and you become the ruler of a fallen nation. The land is engulfed in war and overrun by demons. After months of wandering from place to place, you stand on a cliff atop a mountain in Jiangzhou. Deeply ashamed that you have failed your people and your ancestors, will you leap to your death, or will you 20.1kReads8.4Score1.2k14d adds
- 95 The Qin Empire Rises, and I Alone Hold Back the Sky 大秦风起，我只手挽天倾 [Passion + Political Scheming + Ruthless Decisiveness + No System] The Qin Empire is on the rise. Countless Qin veterans shed their blood on the battlefield, conquering the Six Kingdoms and uniting them under Qin. Mighty Qin, a newborn empire whose flame is guttering like an oil lamp running dry. The thirteenth prince bears the fate of all Qin's people. With one hand, he holds up the tottering empire; with the other, he turns back the falling heavens. 26.2kReads8.9Score1.8k14d adds
- 96 I Summoned a Million Soldiers, and the Empress Is Peeling Apples for Me 召唤百万大军，女帝给我削苹果 [Invincible + System + Decisive and Ruthless + Imperial Ambition + Unifying the World] After transmigrating to another world as the only son of the Prince of Zhenbei, Yang Xun's father is brutally killed from the start, and rebel forces besiege the city! Yang Xun awakens the System of Conquest: the more he fights, the stronger he becomes! From the start, he summons the valiant general Xue Rengui and one hundred thousand Black-Armored Troops. He crushes the rebels, sweeps away the foreign tribes, 18.2kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds
- 97 Above the Divine Dynasty 神朝之上 The Boundless Continent stretches on without end, vast and boundless, home to countless races where the strong rule. In the Moonsea region, the Li family was one of only two imperial clans among humankind. Once incomparably glorious, it founded the ancient Tang Empire, which flourished for a time before collapsing in a single day. The clan’s fortunes dwindled, and it later hid away in the shattered starfield of the Boundless Sea for three entire eras. Three eras later, a prodigy was born into th 1.2kReads8.1Score—14d adds
- 98 From the Start, I Report the System and Transcend Beyond It 开局举报系统，我超脱了 “Attention, passengers. The train is about to arrive at Tai'an Station. Passengers getting off at Tai'an Station, please prepare your luggage and get ready to disembark.” “Attention, passengers...” Zhou Zheng carried his luggage out of the station with the surging crowd, then boarded the Number 1 bus without hurry. Out of habit, he walked to the back of the bus and took a window seat in the last row. He closed his eyes to rest and silently thought to himself: “System!” A screen of light invisibl 6.3kReads7.9Score37514d adds
- 99 More Children, More Blessings: Starting by Taming the Empress of the Nine Netherworlds! 多子多福，从拿捏九幽女帝开始！ [Brute-force action + queenly empresses + everyday life + building a faction + lighthearted humor] Dongfang Yuan's soul enters the body of the useless Crown Prince of the Tianyan Dynasty. From the start, he faces a deadly crisis: his father is dead, his younger brother is usurping the throne, and the dynasty is in chaos... But Dongfang Yuan is a cultivation failure with no talent for it, and he has no way to resolve the crisis. At the most critical moment, the System arrives! As long as he fathe 18.4kReads8.7Score1.7k14d adds
- 100 Immortal Martial Ming: My Father Is a Great Luo Immortal, So Bark All You Want! 仙武大明：家父大罗，你再狗叫？ [Short drama now streaming] The Embroidered Guard: From the start, I had the Great Compassion Fu, and can cultivate martial arts to sainthood [Devouring cultivation] [Great Ming Embroidered Guard] + [traditional style] + [mystery and deduction] + [decisive and ruthless] + [jianghu and court] + [political power struggles] Zhang Lin accidentally transmigrates to the Great Ming Dynasty. He intends to use his limited knowledge of history to give the dynasty a taste of modern shock, only to discover 38kReads8.9Score3.1k14d adds
