Novels like The Investiture of the Gods: Exposing the Officials
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- 1 Longevity: In Great Qin, I Begin by Refining Pills for the First Emperor 长生：人在大秦，开局为始皇炼丹 [Longevity + Point Allocation + Alchemy and Gu Refining + Low-Key Development] Fang Yuan transmigrated through time and space, arriving in the fictional kingdom of the Great Qin Dynasty. By then, the First Emperor was already old and frail, consumed by his quest for immortality. Fang Yuan's identity was that of a young medicine apprentice under the State Preceptor Xu Fu, tasked with refining an elixir of immortality for the First Emperor. State Preceptor Xu Fu watched hungrily from the sidelines 1Reads6.1Score114d adds
- 2 Blacklisted for Ten Years, I Guarded the Border; Now My Discharge Shocks Showbiz 封杀十年我戍边，退伍震撼娱乐圈 Ye Yixiao transmigrated to a parallel world and was shelved by Huayi Brothers for ten years! When he tried to terminate his contract, he was told he could either pay a hundred million in breach-of-contract damages or be shelved for ten years! Furious, Ye Yixiao promptly enlisted in the army and spent the next ten years stationed at the border! During a border clash, a comrade was killed. Ye Yixiao took all the blame and chose to leave the army. When he saw Ye Yixiao retire, his fellow soldiers a 1Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 3 Reborn, I Refuse to Fawn and Choose a Toxic Darling, So the Campus Goddess Chases Me Instead 重生拒舔选毒宠，校花女神倒追了 Reborn in his college days, Xu Yan refuses to be a simp and discovers he can hear his poisonous pets’ thoughts! “In that case, I’ll get back into keeping poisonous pets!” The adorable Lucy individual king, the aloof albino king, the muddleheaded blackened Motuo bamboo viper, the fierce-but-cute hognose snake, the black mamba that guards the house, and more... And then there’s the girl who calls him her “best friend”: a communication disorder patient, a social anxiety pro, a super-rich heiress, a 4.6kReads9.2Score57814d adds
- 4 Xuanhuan: From the Start, I Gain God's-Eye View 玄幻：开局获得上帝视角 He transmigrated into the world of the fantasy novel he had written and personally witnessed the protagonist being jilted? Li Ye was dumbfounded. Not only had he transmigrated, but he’d become the villain of the story? The heroine’s father had even decided to call off her engagement and throw his lot in with Li Ye, desperately trying to sell him on his precious daughter? Was Heaven playing a joke on him? No one knew the fate of this character better than he did! The more he laughed now, the hard 12.7kReads9.0Score94514d adds
- 5 Xuanhuan: I'm the Ultimate Villain 玄幻：我是超级大反派 Lu Wuchen transmigrates and becomes a prince of the Shanhai Immortal Dynasty in the Great Thousand Dao Domain. He possesses a Dao Bone, exceptional talent, and a handsome face. By all appearances, he's someone blessed with incredible fortune. But after absorbing his memories, he discovers that things are completely different from what he expected. At three, he stole someone else's Dao Bone. At eight, he seized a dynasty's fortune. At thirteen, he crippled the protagonist's father... This is 12.7kReads9.0Score96314d adds
- 6 EN The Villain Should Be Invincible 反派就应该无敌 The animated adaptation is now streaming: The Lord Who Suppresses the Nine Heavens: The Protagonist Should Be Invincible Reborn as the leader of a demonic cult, he obtains the Villain Invincibility System and from then on makes the cult invincible. I am Zhou Qiong, leader of the demonic cult. No one is allowed to contradict what I say. Even while protecting the cult with one hand, I remain invincible in the world. 33kReads9.3Score2.6k14d adds
- 7 EN Villain: The Female Lead Overhears My Inner Thoughts and Her Persona Crumbles 反派：女主偷听我心声人设崩了 Tang Yu transmigrates into the world of a modern power fantasy novel, where he becomes a rich, playboy villain. Every time he survives a story arc, he gets a reward! He decides to play it safe and keep his head down all the way to the ending! From the start, he calls off an arranged marriage to avoid being beaten to death by the Dragon King! But unexpectedly, everyone is acting around him, determined to make him draw their hatred. Su Muyue: “You want to break off the engagement? No, you don't.” 78.8kReads9.4Score7k14d adds
- 8 EN Villain: My Little Brother is the Chosen One 反派：我的弟弟是天选之子 "Lovably awful villain + wish fulfillment + scheming + lighthearted + sly trickster + shameless + not an invincible protagonist" Qin Feng transmigrated into the ancient wilderness as the eldest young master of the Qin family. His twin younger brother was the legendary Chosen One, and possessed a one-in-ten-thousand Supreme Bone. He thought he could ride his brother’s coattails to the peak of life, but then an unprincipled System showed up and told him there was a bright future in being a villain 342.2kReads9.5Score38.8k14d adds
