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- 101 A Fantasy World: From the Start, I Awakened the Devouring Talent 玄幻：开局觉醒吞噬天赋 [Fantasy + Transmigration + Martial Spirits + Invincible + Passion] Yuan Feng woke up to find he had transmigrated to a world where martial spirits reigned supreme, and awakened a devouring talent at the same time! In one leap, he became a martial arts prodigy who stunned the continent! Powerful martial techniques came naturally to him, and formidable enemies were crushed beneath his feet. A mysterious family, unknown realms, and endless wonders await in The World of Martial Spirits! 1.7kReads8.4Score206Shelves
- 102 Three Hundred Famous Poems Shake the Nations, but I Just Want to Get Rich! 名诗三百震诸国，我只想当富商！ After transmigrating, Jiang Han finds himself in Great Yu. He is completely bewildered, but the original owner’s life story leaves him even more so: First he studied literature, but failed the exams for three years. Then he took up martial arts, shot an arrow at the training ground, hit the drum attendant, and was thrown out. So he studied medicine and eventually mastered it. He wrote a good prescription, took it, and died. Being transmigrated into the body of a hapless fellow would be bad eno 18.2kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves
- 103 The Great Emperor's Reforging: From the Mortal Spirit Realm to the Hongmeng Summit 大帝重修：从凡灵界到鸿蒙巅 Once Qingzhou's greatest prodigy, he reached the ninth level of the Qi-Attraction Realm at just twelve years old. Then, overnight, his cultivation plummeted, leaving him a good-for-nothing heir stuck at the first level of the Body Tempering Realm. For three years, his family turned a cold shoulder, while broken engagements and humiliation came one after another. Only a young woman from the Luo family honored their betrothal. When a bully beat him to the brink of death, a mysterious voice rang ou —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 104 Profound God of the Firmament 天穹玄神 [Smart protagonist + Decisive and ruthless + Sword cultivation + Contest among prodigies + Unyielding and passionate + Evolving physique] The ancient war among the gods shattered the laws of the world! After endless ages, the wheels of fate quietly turn once more. The Sacred Body, Emperor Body, and Divine Body return to the mortal world. In the realm of radiant light, the Moon Empress shakes the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths! In the world shrouded in darkness, the Calamity-Heaven Demon Emperor sch 6.2kReads8.7Score580Shelves
- 105 The Peerless Poet Sage 无双诗圣 [Confucian Fantasy + One Female Lead] The Great Zhou Dynasty is an age when poetry and prose can move the world! Write a fine poem, and you'll gain peerless literary fame, praised throughout the land. You can even stir the power of heaven and earth, turning it into countless arrows that rain down on enemy nations! Poetry and prose hold tremendous power in this era. After transmigrating, he finds that his fiancée has joined forces with outsiders to bully him? Ha! With the literary treasures of fi 5.7kReads8.5Score435Shelves
- 106 Legends of the Sui and Tang: The Complete Romance of the Sui and Tang 隋唐群英传：最全隋唐演义 The Legend of the Sui and Tang Heroes, also known as The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, tells the story of the final years of the Sui Dynasty. Emperor Yang of Sui is foolish and tyrannical, and the common people suffer terribly. Heroes led by Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Shan Xiongxin rise in rebellion, seize Mount Wagang, and resist the Great Sui. The Sui Dynasty refuses to accept its fate and sends troops to attack time and again, but the heroes of Wagang overcome every assault with co 37.9kReads8.9Score2kShelves
- 107 Reborn as the Medicine King 重生药王 A legendary Medicine King is reborn in childhood. The lover who risked everything and shaped his life, his loyal brother-in-arms who died on the battlefield, the demonic beauty feared by all, and old acquaintances from the past keep appearing by his side. He has only one goal: to leave no regrets in this life. In this life, he will cut down prodigies and destroy his enemies... When wild, he will drink every last drop of wine in the martial world, 13.7kReads9.0Score2kShelves
- 108 Dawn Over Guigu 鬼谷破晓传 [Traditional wuxia fantasy, no System, no transmigration, no fanfiction, no wild flights of fancy, rich historical knowledge, tightly plotted story, a tribute to traditional martial arts, a work of conscience] One thought separates ascension from demonic corruption. Defy the heavens, and live forever, undying. If you ask where the path to immortality lies, look to the ninefold Kunlun, ninefold abyss. A young swordsman bearing the weight of his family's vengeance ventures through the martial worl 3.1kReads8.7Score363Shelves
- 109 The Confucian Way Reigns Supreme? I’m Reciting Tang Poems in Another World! 儒道至上？我在异界背唐诗！ Ci Song, a university student majoring in Chinese language and literature, transmigrates to another world: a strange realm where Confucianism reigns supreme. Here, only scholars can command the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and transcend the mortal realm to become saints. Then Ci Song makes a startling discovery: this world has no Li Bai or Du Fu. For someone who can recite all three hundred Tang poems by heart, this is undoubtedly the best of times. A slow-burn story, with plenty of fore 36kReads8.7Score3.9kShelves
- 110 The Chaos Creation Tribulation 混沌创世劫 Leaping from the Sacred Flame Altar, his body was burned to ashes, while his soul was pulled by an inexplicable force and reborn in another life... Yet time and space fell into disarray. The timelines before and after his rebirth became intertwined, leaving gaps and fractures... Here you'll find a passionate story, lively and witty characters, and tearjerking moments that will strike a chord with you... 46Reads—Score—Shelves
- 111 The Day My Cultivation Was Destroyed, the System Rewarded Me with a Godslayer Physique 修为被废当天，系统奖励杀戮神体 The Day His Cultivation Was Destroyed, the System Rewarded Him with a Godly Slaughter Physique 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 112 If My Swordsmanship Can’t Cut It, the Demon-Sealing Talisman Covers Room and Board 如若剑法遭不住，封魔贴里包吃住 New book: My Emperor Armor, Revealed to the Campus Beauties. Updated regularly. [No-brainer power fantasy, decisive and ruthless, Emperor Armor, rapid growth, smooth sailing in the later stages, Emperor Realm guardians, two heroines] Because he failed to awaken a sword spirit, Leng Yang was nearly killed by his own father. At death’s door, memories from his previous life, dormant for eighteen years, resurfaced. Only then did Leng Yang discover that the spirit he had awakened was actually the Emp 8.8kReads8.9Score616Shelves
- 113 The Great Zhou Dynasty’s Number One Immortal Merchant 大周第一仙商 Chen Lu transmigrates to a xianxia world, born with blocked meridians and unable to cultivate. After lying low for more than twenty years, he schemes across the realm, holding power in one hand and wealth in the other. Without the talent to cultivate, he proves the Dao through business, step by step becoming the Great Zhou Dynasty's foremost immortal merchant! A humble birth is no disgrace. The ability to bend and rise again is what makes a true man! “Lay down your butcher's knife and become 788Reads8.9Score102Shelves
- 114 I Was Born Invincible, Bathed in Purple Qi for Ninety Thousand Miles 我，无敌降生，紫气九万里 PA: The protagonist is invincible from start to finish! His combat power is off the charts! The Jun family next door had an Ancient Desolate Sacred Body, while the Ye family had a Nine-Orifice Exquisite Sword Heart. When the Chen family’s twins were born, the shock even reached their ancestor. The lid of his coffin couldn’t hold him down. The Nine Heavens and Ten Lands were shaken. An ancient emperor from a forbidden zone even tried to kill the twins, only to be suppressed by the Chen family’s a 2kReads8.4Score172Shelves
- 115 The Confucian Sage Across the Ages 百代儒宗 [Confucian Cultivation]+ [No System]+ [A Very Cautious Protagonist]+ [Everyday Comedy] Also known as: My Senior Schoolmate Really Doesn’t Seem Like a Bookish Sort! Working hard? No way. Isn’t slacking off so much better? Standing out? No way. Isn’t lying flat wonderful? In a world overrun by demons and monsters, humanity built a wall and defended itself in a corner of the East Sea. Guan 3.6kReads8.4Score299Shelves
- 116 Heaven's Secrets 天道玄机 Heavenly Secrets 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 Nine-Turn Divine Physique Art 九转神体诀 [No harem] [Decisive and ruthless] [Lighthearted] [Devouring and leveling up] [Face-slapping] [Playing the fool while hiding one's strength] To master divine arts, you must first cripple your own martial arts! Lin Tian was glad that his dantian had shattered, not that he had been castrated! Once the Immortal Stele appears, who can stand against it? Injured and despondent, Lin Tian's cultivation stalled, leaving him a good-for-nothing. He gave up on himself and was framed by others. His only maid 36.1kReads8.9Score3.2kShelves
- 118 Transmigrated: My Soul Swap with the Empress 穿越之我和女帝灵魂互换 Transmigrating: My Soul Swap with the Female Emperor 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 119 Reborn: The Empress, Me, and Cultivation 重生之我、女帝、修炼 Reborn: Me, the Female Emperor, and Cultivation 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 The Ninth Door 第九扇门 The Ninth Door 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 The Twin Mirror Era 双镜纪元 The Twin-Mirror Era 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 I Restore Cultural Relics in the Immortal Realm 我在仙界修文物 I Restore Cultural Relics in the Immortal Realm —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 123 After I Transmigrated, My System Started Acting Strange 穿越后，我的系统不太对劲 An Unexpected Transmigration: After a car accident, modern young man Qin Mo transmigrates to the cultivation world of the Xuanxiao Continent and obtains the mysterious Heavenly Dao Correction System. The System promises to help him reach the pinnacle of cultivation, but its true purpose is unknown. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 124 A Taoist's Ghost-Hunting Chronicles 道士捉鬼录 A Daoist’s Ghost-Hunting Chronicles 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 125 The Poison Doctor's Red Phoenix Tribulation 毒医红鸾劫 The Poison Doctor’s Red-Luan Tribulation —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 Reborn in Guixu: I Am the Sword Keeper 重生归墟之我是饲剑人 Reborn in the Ruins: I Am the Sword Tender —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 Defying Fate, Destined for Greatness 逆命不凡 Defying Fate, Unordinary —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 128 Defying Fate Beneath the Heavens 逆命苍穹 Defying Fate, Beneath the Vast Sky 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 The Tale of Ice Soul Burning the Heavens 冰魄焚天记 The Tale of the Ice Soul That Scorched the Heavens —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 Chronicles of the Soaring Heavens 凌霄苍穹录 “One billion spirit stones to buy you as a slave!” At the auction, the Heavenly Fox Imperial Daughter stands with soul-binding chains around her feet and bone-corroding nails driven through her nine tails. The instant she raises her eyes, the molten gold in her left pupil burns through the black iron cage! The jade dragon sword cries out, and three hundred surviving clansmen arrive, burning their souls! He bears the mystery of a dragon soul’s destruction, while she carries the mark of Qingqiu’s 887Reads9.5Score107Shelves
- 131 Yet the Way Seems Ordinary 却道寻常 [A web-novel master picks up his pen again: a monumental xianxia epic twenty years in the making] He walked out of the Inverted Sky, climbed to the fourteenth floor, and shouldered the whole mortal world. Barely twenty and dressed in blue, he dares to seal the heavens! 194Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 132 Immortal Heavenly Emperor 不朽天帝 After narrowly escaping death time and again, Gu Changqing awakens an undying bloodline. He burns his essence blood, sacrifices his soul, tempers his body through self-inflicted wounds, and refines his path with pill poison. Born into humble circumstances, he still dares to swallow the heavens. Even as one abandoned by the Heavenly Dao, he will fight the heavens for supremacy. Become a god, and I am the God King. Become a demon, and I am the Demon Lord! A young man from the Northern Frontier, wi 11kReads8.9Score721Shelves
- 133 A Top Scholar Hailed by a Hundred Sages! And You Call Him a Sour Confucian Scholar? 百圣齐鸣的状元郎！你管这叫酸儒秀才？ Also known as: I Became a Sage Through Reading [Transmigration] [Feel-Good Wish Fulfillment] [The Way of Literature] A masterpiece of Confucian cultivation: [Takes off at Chapter 89, explodes at Chapter 93] “If you, Lin Yi, had not been born, the literary path would have languished in darkness for ten thousand years!” This is a world where reading grants literary talent. Lin Yi reads Earth’s Classic of Poetry, Songs of Chu, Han fu poetry, Tang poetry, and Song ci poetry, cultivating a noble spir 822Reads8.8Score143Shelves
- 134 Three Thousand Miles, Never Betraying These Mountains and Rivers 不负山河三万里 A woman blessed with five hundred years of the jianghu’s fortune plucks thunder from the sky as she heads south, saying, “Little Chang’an, your big sister will protect you!” In the first year of Wentai in the Great Liang dynasty, fifteen-year-old Zhu Qinyao inherits the profound, mysterious inner power and true qi left by his parents, as well as a throne among the greatest in the world and a mountain called Tianyin. Three years later, Zhu Qinyao returns after completing the mourning period for h 1.9kReads8.4Score136Shelves
- 135 Werewolf in the Martial World: From Outsider to Mastermind 江湖狼人杀，从局外到主宰 Qin Xiaolang, the greatest assassin under heaven and teacher of the Thirteen Wolves of Hentian, believes the highest level of killing is not to kill. Lord Hentian believes it is to stop killing with killing, while Yinlang, the youngest of the Thirteen Wolves, believes it is to kill no one and seek redemption. The jianghu is treacherous, and its warriors live by the blade. Different beliefs lead to different ends. What will become of Yinlang? (No System, no brainless antics, pure wuxia.) 41Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 136 I, the Pawnshop Keeper, Once Conquered the Entire Jianghu 我，当铺掌柜，曾打穿整个江湖 [No brainless plot + martial world + imperial court + genius + small ensemble cast + no System + not a wish-fulfillment story] Five years ago, five Celestial Beings from the Five Sacred Grounds joined forces to hunt down one man at Soulbreak Cliff. The battle lasted three days and three nights. In the end, there was no sign of him alive or dead. The Five Sacred Grounds announced to the world that Gu Jius was dead. A pawnshop appeared in a corner of Qingxi Town. The owner, surnamed Gu, was good f 5.7kReads6.1Score230Shelves
- 137 The Lost Divine Sword: A Rebellious Disciple Breaks His Sword and Stirs Up the Immortal Mountains 失落神剑：宗门反骨断剑闹仙山 Cultivate qi, pursue immortality, and prove the Dao between heaven and earth! At his sect's trial, Yang Zhun was expelled. But he returned carrying an ancient broken sword! With the broken sword in hand, he can cultivate the sword Dao and devour the essence of living beings, seizing the creations of heaven and earth! The Vision-and-Hearing stage, the Bodiless stage, the Transforming-Qi stage, the Realm Beyond Qi... Spiritual qi, baleful qi, spirit beasts, demon beasts, the five elements, the 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 138 Tracing the Origins of the Jiumu Universe 溯源，九木宇宙 A soul from Earth transmigrates into a cultivation world. Three souls are fused and devoured by a formation, and the soul from Earth emerges victorious. After a brief period of building his strength in the cultivation world, the protagonist begins assembling his own team, preparing for the battles across the universe that lie ahead. In the universe of the cultivation world, humanity struggles to survive. But when this sly operator steps onto the cosmic stage, he and his team will smash through e 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 I Kept a Low Profile, but the Protagonist Secretly Set His Sights on Me 低调的我被主角悄悄盯上了 Protagonists who transmigrate usually come with a golden finger. But what should you do if you die by accident before you get one? This is the ridiculous yet tragic story of a native of one world who accidentally killed a protagonist and was branded the ultimate “BOSS” by the golden finger. Zhu Ge swore he only wanted to live an ordinary life, but this System that came out of nowhere just had to stir up trouble. 3.8kReads9.1Score172Shelves
- 140 The Strategy to Assassinate the King of Qin 刺秦策 In the thirteenth year of the Zhenguan era of the Tang dynasty, the realm was at peace and the people lived in comfort. But on a winter-solstice night, an assassin suddenly appeared in Chang’an, shattering the long-standing tranquility of the magnificent imperial capital… While most people believed the assassination to be an isolated incident, the empire’s powerful statesman, Changsun Wuji, had already seen through the truth. He had never forgotten the purge launched years ago, when the imperia 141Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 141 The Dark Abyss World 暗渊世界 Xie Chenyuan acquired a legacy that brought him halfway to transcendence. It granted him the ability to travel between worlds, giving him the chance to plunder abundant resources and achieve transcendence. Xie Chenyuan knew that to survive in this cruel world and reach transcendence, he would have to keep growing stronger. So he used the power of his legacy to begin his plundering journey. He traveled between different worlds, each with its own unique resources and challenges. In some, he face 139Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 142 The World Inside the Painting 画中世界 A fantastical, kaleidoscopic world that feels like ancient times, yet isn't. Immortals, demons, and Buddhists all coexist here. We have a wonderful story to tell, full of human warmth and the flavor of the jianghu. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 143 Scheming with the Sword: The Alluring Emperor Both Dotes on and Torments Me 剑谋天下，邪魅帝君又宠又虐 The Heaven-Splitting Sword weeps, and heaven and earth lose their color. When the Blood Talisman appears, the martial world is stained red. This story overturns the traditional tale of an orphan's rise in Wuxia, revealing the path of a young master from a martial arts clan through the martial world. From an innocent youth to a leader who commands the tides of the martial world, worries over the nation's fate, plots for power, and steers the course of events with a laugh... He was the son of the 353Reads8.9Score101Shelves
- 144 The Wrath of the Eight-Star Heavens 八星天之怒 [Underworld King] [Dragon Ball] [Slay the Gods] [Body Cultivation] [Invincible Physique] [Fists That Shatter Everything] I, originally a commoner, farmed in an ancient city, scraping by to stay alive in the Eight-Star Heavens. I never sought fame among the mighty of the myriad heavens, but this world is seriously messed up, so I have no choice but to smash it to pieces! This book draws inspiration from the solar system as its blueprint, crafting an entirely new world. The protagonist achieves on 1.2kReads9.3Score108Shelves
- 145 The Banished Immortal: Poetry, Wine, and Sword Slashes Through the Ninth Heaven 谪仙：诗酒剑斩九重天 A banished immortal from the ninth heaven, trapped in the mortal world. Hunted across the nine heavens, bound by nine trials of love. One line of poetry can shake heaven and earth; one jug of wine can turn the cosmos upside down. One sword drawn, and the nine heavens shatter. I, Li Bai, with poetry in hand and sword at my side, take one person with me and return to Qinglian, drunk! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 146 God of War: Storm X 战神风云X [The fate of a so-called God of War...] [Is to sleep alone in endless darkness...] [Until the dawn arrives...] [Then raise the battle flag once more...] [And return to the battlefield...] [The solitude of darkness is nothing to fear...] [It is like having a long, long dream...] [Until we have enough strength to wake...] [All we need to do is wait quietly...] [We will awaken in the end...!] 247Reads9.6Score—Shelves
- 147 High Martial: I Begin by Mastering the Quick-Draw Technique 高武：从领悟拔刀术开始 [Plot-focused] [The story comes first, System upgrades are secondary] [Please don’t read if that’s not your thing]. Here’s the blurb: Tang Yu is kind by nature. He activates a System with killing as its goal, taking other people’s karma by killing them and using that karma to comprehend martial arts and grow stronger. Fu Hongxue’s Quickdraw, Duan Yu’s Beiming Divine Skill, Nie Feng’s Ice Heart Formula, Song Que’s Eight Heavenly Blade Techniques... The Wolf, King of Killers, Black Blade, Butcher 1.3kReads8.8Score209Shelves
- 148 Sword Immortal: Song Forms as the Lead, Poetry as the Move 剑仙：词牌作引，诗句为招 [Lighthearted Comedy] [Ci Poetry Titles] [Poetry] [Sword Immortals] Rumor has it that the Ji Sword Immortal who turned down Xie Zheng, the leading qin player of Qinyuan, has three famous swords: "Snow in the Mist," "Azure Jade Case," and "Nian Nu Jiao..." 11.1kReads8.0Score1kShelves
- 149 Primordial Chaos Overlord Body Art 鸿蒙霸体诀 [Decisive and ruthless, always repays a grudge, heaven-defying divine artifact, supreme legacy] Lin Xuan, an outcast of his sect, stumbles upon the Hongmeng Emperor Scripture! The scripture contains all things: the supreme art, the Hongmeng Tyrant Body Art; a furnace of heaven and earth that incinerates all creation; a battle-domain illusion that compresses space and time; the supreme swordmaster who holds down the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths; an alluring and wicked ancient Demon Ancestor; primo 1.5kReads8.4Score209Shelves
- 150 Martial Cultivator 武夫 Across the vast human world, demons lurk everywhere. Human lives are as worthless as weeds, and the people are treated like pigs and dogs. "The world needs to change." Standing by the Wei River, the young man smiled and said, "There are demons in this world, and I have a blade." 341Reads9.2Score—Shelves
