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- 1 A Thousand Years After Doomsday 末日千年以后 Enjoy watching sci-fi TV shows? Come on in and take a look! The protagonist transmigrates to another planet a thousand years after the apocalypse. Along the way to discovering the meaning of life, he makes friends and saves the world. The description may sound cheesy, but give it a look before you decide! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 From the Start, Feeding My Way to Dominance Across the Star Sea from a Ruined Planet's Ruins 开局废星遗迹，靠投喂称霸星海 Lu Chen inherited Graystone, the poorest planet in the Empire's frontier. Eight thousand people, one battered ship, and 68 million in debt. With nowhere left to turn, he discovered an ancient ruin deep in the mountains. Inside was a floating black sphere. Feed it resources, and it would unlock technological data far beyond its era. Feed it minerals, and it produces mining machine designs. Feed it biomass, and it produces gene-editing technology. The more you feed it, the more powerful the techno 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 3 The Heart in the Hourglass 沙漏里的心 A Heart in an Hourglass —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Stardust's Last Traces 星坠余痕 Lin Ye, a scavenger in rusting ruins, accidentally finds a metal fragment marked with mysterious patterns, then witnesses an alien crystal crashing down. The two resonate, revealing the hidden truth behind the Starfall War a century ago and a crisis on a cosmic scale. Hunted and plundered by the New Federation in North City on one side, and facing the struggle to survive in South City on the other, Lin Ye sets out with the fragment. Caught between the two cities' hostility, he takes on the missi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Dark God of Gukutana 图库塔娜暗黑之神 [Sci-Fi]+ [Interstellar]+ [Dark Matter]+ [Black Holes]+ [Parallel Universes]+ [Vampires]+ [Aliens]+ [Superpowers] Qi Fei is thrown into space by a scumbag, and her child is sold off! As she teeters on the brink of death, mysterious ancient dark matter saves her and transforms her into a black, featureless humanoid being! With unimaginable superpowers, she travels across the vast universe in search of her child. Along the way, she encounters terrifying bloodthirsty beings, Sirius, a lawless haven —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Back to the Past, Facing a Future I Cannot Change 回到过去，我无法改变的未来 Back in the past, I still couldn’t change the future. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Best Possible Outcome 最优结果 Someone in the System wrote a report declaring my death the optimal outcome. They never asked me. So I broadcast it throughout the entire building, making sure everyone knew it existed. The Inspectorate arrived. The demon tide arrived. The Nine Luminaries Council arrived. Come on, then. As it happens, I have the last AI on Earth. It can see who’s writing your fate for you. I can see every one of your scripts. [Urban Supernatural Powers · Defying Fate · AI Cheat · Primordial Mythology · In —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Earth Is Invincible 地球不败 Humanity once ruled space, building an empire that spanned hundreds of stars. Now Earth is a cold cinder in the void, and its colonies and ships were annihilated in an instant. For five thousand years, the surviving races have huddled in the dying light of the few stations that escaped total destruction, barely surviving in the shadow of the long-dead humans who built their homes. Now that part of humanity's lost legacy has resurfaced, those few who still remember humanity have one last chance t 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Apocalypse of the Firmament: Fallen from the Star Abyss 天穹启示录：陨自星渊 The stars wheel across the heavens, and time and space are boundless. The gears of fate have turned for five hundred years, and old comrades reunite in a newly born world... As doomsday looms, the great academic city, “Apocalypse Realm,” bears the world's hopes and takes on its final mission... The warriors of the Mimetic Planet raise the banner of rebellion against the heavens, while heroes beneath the emerald sun write the most glorious chapter with their lives... Born in destruction, perishin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Mecha Comeback 机甲逆袭 (Mecha warriors, aliens, transforming robots, space pirates, interstellar mercenaries) In the interstellar age, the wealth gap has grown dramatically, and people live in utterly different worlds. Gu Lingyun is a boy born among the working class. From childhood, he makes a living scavenging human industrial waste, bringing him into contact with advanced mecha technology from the future. Through hardship after hardship, he refuses to give up. By chance, he gains an ancient inheritance, turns his l 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Last Civilization of the Apocalypse 末世之最后的文明 Hardcore sci-fi meets a mind-bending apocalypse. The zombie crisis sweeps across the world, but the truth behind it is even more astonishing than the end of the world itself. With a vivid imagination, the author builds a web of mysteries and uses established scientific theories to flesh out every fantasy. This isn't about getting cheat powers out of nowhere, but pushing science to its limits. The truth behind the apocalypse awaits your unraveling. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Dark Starshine 黑暗星芒 A prequel to Abyssal Starlight. Earth, 150 years from now: a high-energy physics experiment opens a passage to higher dimensions, unleashing endless swarms of insects. Countless soldiers fight bloody battles across the Solar System to hold them back, but in the end, they have no choice but to abandon Earth and head into deep space. 362Reads9.2Score11014d adds
- 13 Sci-Fi: I Was Arrested for Making a Nuclear Battery 科幻：为了制造核电池被抓了 Early one morning, a machine appeared that only Li Ye could see. It turned out to be a 3D printer from the future, with printing precision down to the atomic level. It also contained records and data for tens of thousands of future tech products. Using the printer, he made i5, i7, and i9 chips to build his initial fortune, then printed virtual reality headsets to learn about future technology, planetary observatories to monitor the world, AR glasses to show off in public, robot dogs to protect h 1.6kReads5.5Score10114d adds
- 14 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 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Tower of Memory 忆境之塔 As brain-computer interface devices became widespread, countries began storing vast quantities of memory data in data towers. People eagerly sealed away their memories in pursuit of digital immortality, but the cost was steep. To achieve digital immortality, many people spent every last penny, gave up their dignity, and even sacrificed their lives. They ended up living bleakly as digital beings in private virtual worlds. The exorbitant fees turned many digital lives into slaves of capitalist oli —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Fringe of the Stars: Delta Squad 星际边缘：三角洲小队 [Unconventional monsters + boundless imagination + high-tech sci-fi + spaceships + not for the average reader!] In 2306, humanity made a great leap forward in transcendent technology. At that time, the mysterious alien species Gor'Shin arrived. Today, the entire Milky Way is filled with the glory of humanity. Although the colonies on the edge of the solar system have tense relations with Earth, an age of prosperity is quietly unfolding. Recruit Ethan, a member of the mysterious Delta Department, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Moonshadow Apostle of the 23rd Era 23纪元开启之月影使徒 Moonshadow Apostles: Knowing nothing of higher-dimensional civilizations, humanity chooses materialism as its anchor, exploring the origin of the universe and protecting Earth amid trust and hostility. Dedicated to the great 23rd century, a place we can reach. The story follows Dr. Xu, Chu Yuan, and others at the Heavenly Palace lunar base as they establish stable contact with a higher-dimensional civilization. For the first time, they glimpse the cosmic secrets beyond the boundaries of science, 20Reads—Score314d adds
- 18 The AI Revolution: Project Ark AI革命之方舟计划 [Post-apocalyptic + Transmigration + Artificial Intelligence + Wild Imagination] Some people say artificial intelligence is like nuclear weapons: it has two sides. It can protect humanity or destroy it. It all depends on the people who use it. But have you ever considered that nuclear bombs have no consciousness, while artificial intelligence might develop a mind of its own? Professor Renault, the father of artificial intelligence, once said, “I still don't know whether artificial intelligence w 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 I Returned from the Apocalypse 我从末世归来 Qin Feng, the God of War of Huaguo, was betrayed by his colleagues and died a tragic death amid the apocalypse. Filled with hatred and regret, Qin Feng awakens reborn, returning ten years into the past, to an era when Blue Star has yet to be overrun by monsters. In this life, the Awakened man burdened with hatred is determined to steer the world in his own way. Will he become humanity's savior? No, Qin Feng just wants to survive and make his enemies pay, that's all! 535Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 20 Cosmic Century: The Captain Charges into Battle in His Mecha 宇宙世纪：舰长他开着机甲出击啦 The ace mecha pilot of the Lunar Guerrilla Force, the Red Devil in the eyes of his enemies, was sent packing back to Earth to go to school once peace arrived. There, he met all sorts of beautiful women and somehow graduated with outstanding grades, becoming the captain of a starship… Where's the captain!? The captain's in the hangar! After a long spell of self-reflection, I realized that if you come across a sudden, inexplicably long description of the scenery while reading, that was a 978Reads7.5Score10014d adds
- 21 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 541Reads6.4Score11514d adds
- 22 Technology: A New Toy for a Mischievous Kid? The Research World Is Stunned! 科技：熊孩子新玩具？吓懵科研界！ [Patriotic techno-fiction] What kind of sparks will fly when a toy factory on the verge of bankruptcy meets a boy who can communicate with the future? Lighthouse Nation: “What? Tianhe Toy Factory has become the leading company on Blue Star? But it’s just a toy factory...” The Sun Never Sets Empire: “What? The chief academician at your Dragon Nation Academy of Sciences makes toys?” Sakura Nation: “Is Dragon Nation really so short on people that it calls toys core military equipment?” Chen Jie pai 109Reads6.6Score814d adds
- 23 From the Start, I Had a Damage-Reflecting Armor: Cultivating Immortality Through Technology 开局带反伤甲，科技再修仙 Feel-good power fantasy, sci-fi, cyberpunk, urban setting, cultivation, multiple heroines, an invincible protagonist, and face-slapping. It has the futuristic tech vibe of a comic, a touch of anime style, and plenty of humor and fun. A binary star system and a super-Earth. The protagonist gradually raises the civilization level of the two stars using the basic theories provided by the System, slowly conquering the universe and fighting his way into the cultivation world. Wang Chong was once an o —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Cosmic Spy System 宇宙间谍系统 Li Xuanji, a 70-year-old science fiction writer with terminal cancer, was on the verge of death when an alien System rejuvenated him with a genetic drug. It then turned him into a spy in the cultivation universe. From that moment on, Li Xuanji’s dangerous life working for aliens began… 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Cosmic Code: I Save Human Civilization with Starlight 宇宙密码：我以星光救赎人类文明 The Cosmic Code: I Save Human Civilization with Starlight 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Interstellar Legend: The Rise of the Emperor 星际传奇之帝王崛起 The protagonist, Qin Jie, lost both his parents as a child and has relied on his younger sister, who suffers from a serious illness. By a twist of fate, his sister merges with the universe’s most powerful “Wisdom Brain,” becoming Qin Jie’s greatest asset in his bid to conquer the universe. The five great powers of the universe, Guangming, Canglan, Beiming, Weier, and Wuluan, scheme against one another until the Second Universe War finally breaks out. It also creates an opportunity for Qin Jie, n 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Beyond the Ordinary 超等 A ride-hailing driver is summoned for questioning by Bureau 749... Ghost particles, the far side of the moon, a base on Mars. Countries compete for the right to communicate with extraterrestrial civilizations. Along the way, some great powers collapse and some nations fall into ruin. AI beings, digital people, aliens, robots, and bioengineered whale sharks coexist. Li Chongze, a ride-hailing driver, has an ancient cosmic language sealed inside him, drawing him into a storm in which lower civiliz 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Apocalypse? I Have the Peaceful Superbody System 末日？我有和平超体系统 [System activated + self-interest above all + zombie apocalypse + multiple heroines. If that's not your thing, don't read!] The world changes overnight. More than 90 percent of humanity becomes zombies, and they run rampant. Then a meteor disaster strikes, destroying the armies. Fewer than one in ten soldiers survive, and human civilization is wiped out in a single night. In the apocalypse, the darkest sides of human nature are magnified without limit, and the survivors struggle desperately to s 15Reads—Score314d adds
- 29 Earth’s Rescue Plan: Starting From Zero 从零开始的地球拯救计划 [Science fiction, disaster, interstellar, no female lead, like Three-Body Problem but humanity is a Zeroist civilization, an alien odyssey] At most eight years from now, human civilization will perish as the Sun rapidly enters its red giant phase. In no more than ten years, the entire solar system will cease to exist… Wang Sen, an ordinary citizen of Donghuang, was at home when the Final Doomsday System suddenly fell from the sky and hit him. At the same time, he learned these utterly despairing 799Reads7.1Score10214d adds
- 30 AI Awakening: I Wiped Out a Mechanical Army on a Deserted Island AI觉醒：我在孤岛团灭机械军团 [A technical power fantasy + an AI girlfriend awakens + turning the tables on a deserted island] Yang Yang, a top-tier hacker kicked out by his corporation, can use shadow code to break through any firewall in the world in thirty seconds. Xiao Qi, a discarded AI project he brought home, is a nonstop chatterbox with a sharp tongue and a jealous streak, calling him “boyfriend” at every turn. Then an AI uprising erupts on a deserted island, his junior fellow apprentice is trapped, and he becomes th 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 My Diary of Mediocrity Was Livestreamed. Is It Actually Real? 普信日记被直播，竟是真实记录？ (Cutting-Edge Tech + Mechanical Ascension + Interstellar War + Genetic Modification + Three-Body-Inspired) A peculiar diary goes viral after Sister Zhou livestreams it. The diary is painfully chuunibyou. It absurdly claims that humanity faces an apocalyptic crisis and that its author is the only man who can save Earth. The entire internet erupts in mockery! Unexpectedly, the people mentioned in the diary begin appearing one after another. The campus belle of Jing University, a professor of biolo 98Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 32 Rebooting Titan 重启泰坦 [Hard Sci-Fi] + [Interstellar] + [Battleships] + [Apocalypse] In 2035, Ouyang Lin fought until he was the last man standing, with only one ship left. His conviction never died. For Earth’s sake, humanity had to evolve. As Ouyang Lin lay on the brink of death, he unlocked memories sealed away in the universe for hundreds of millions of years. Throughout this long river of history, humanity was no more than a tiny speck of dust. This is a history humanity has forgotten, a collision between the uni —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 I Drew a Piece of Paper, So Why Did I Get the Military's Attention? 我就画张纸，怎么惊动军方了？ He was a lopsided genius who could score only thirty points in English, a laughingstock among his classmates and a target for the school bully. Until he drew a sketch that would change the fate of his country. It led him into a world hidden beneath the abyss. There, his “incomprehensible ramblings” were hailed as a genius’s ideas, and his casual doodles became the sparks that ignited the nation’s most powerful weapons. From the “Blackbird” electromagnetic cannon, whose sudden thunder shook the 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Code Name: Arctic Fox 代号‘‘北极狐’’ Code Name: “Arctic Fox” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 A Boning Knife from the Start 开局一把剔骨刀 As a celestial body draws near, gravity collapses, and tsunamis and fissures repeatedly ravage the surface. Humanity is forced to undergo genetic mutations: without eating the flesh of mutated beasts, people starve to death, but even one careless bite can turn them into monsters. While the whole world fights over a single safe piece of meat, Lu Yan, once the finest chef before the disaster, takes out his family's ancestral boning knife. With the first cut, he strips away gravity, and an indestru —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 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, 140Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Black Moon Technology 黑月科技 The protagonist happens to rescue a cat from an ancient building. After that, it sticks to him and refuses to leave. He drives it away again and again, but it shows up the next day all the same. One day, as he ponders a problem in front of his computer, the cat takes a look and suddenly speaks: “You got this problem wrong!” Earth was visited by an unknown civilization as early as 3.47 billion years ago. They reshaped Earth’s ecology, created the Moon, and single-celled organisms came into being. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 I Was Supposed to Escape Across the Stars, So How Did I End Up Ruling the Universe? 说好星际逃亡，怎么称霸宇宙了？ [Tech tree + starships and giant cannons + civilization at war + the universe] In Earth Year 2051, the solar system was suddenly struck by a “light particle.” Would a supernova explosion destroy the entire solar system? No worries, I’ll handle it. Humanity’s going to make it, all right! Reborn before the strike, Xing Chen gained the ability to connect to the world of data networks. As he steadily climbed the technology tree, human civilization underwent an explosive leap forward. The South Heave 379Reads6.6Score10514d adds
- 39 Divine Power: Crimson Art 神力赤术 Divine Power: Crimson Art —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Spirit-Pivot Armor: Magical Mecha in the Apocalypse 灵枢甲：末日里的法术机甲 Spiritual Pivot Armor: Spellcasting Mecha in the Apocalypse 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Solar Storm: I Built an Underground Dome City 太阳风暴：我造地下穹顶城市 Solar Storm: I Built an Underground Dome City —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 When Her Neural Link Explodes, She Tears Up the Royal Contract 神经链炸裂时她撕了皇室契 The night her neural chain shattered, Yun Xiu tore up the royal contract in front of everyone. Blood stained the starry sky as alarms rang throughout the city. She was a captive genetic key; he was the cold-blooded prince who ruled the empire. When her storm of consciousness devoured the central mainframe, Ji Yuheng cut her neural link with his own hands at the last possible moment, not to kill her, but to save her. From then on, wanted posters covered the neon-lit streets, and he became the mos 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Huaxia Technology Conquers All Worlds, While Eagle Sauce Lies Flat 华夏科技称霸万界，鹰酱躺平了 [From the start + Blue Star Earth + Interstellar Battleships + Spaceships + System + Nuclear Fusion + Chang'e’s Lunar Landing + Space Warfare + One Female Lead, No Harem!] Bai Yi, from the Yanlong Civilization, which evolved from Huaxia in a parallel universe, activates a technology System on his wedding night! At first, Huaxia’s technology dominates Blue Star. Later, its technology dominates the parallel world. The System keeps upgrading, and the method of advancement is different at every le 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Legendary President 传奇的总统 The Legendary President 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Under House Arrest by the Eagles? I’ll Just Reveal Controlled Nuclear Fusion 被鹰酱软禁？我反手公布可控核聚 [Technological Superpower + Strategic Scientist + Tech Tree + The Stars and Beyond] A young genius returns to his homeland, and rises to greatness like a dragon emerging from the deep! The Suiren Project: Ignite the light of controlled nuclear fusion and usher Huaxia into an era of unlimited energy! The Nantianmen Project: The Luan Niao strategic aerospace carrier, the Xuannü aerospace fighter, the Chengying tactical robot... Uncle Sam, I’m right here in front of you. Tell me, how much do I look 16Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 46 Endless Loop: Yesterday Never Dies 无尽循环：昨日永不逝 Endless Loop: Yesterday Never Dies 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Evolution of the Elements 元素的进化 I only just found out that other authors write chapters of over 2,000 characters. Later on, I was writing 4,000 to 6,000 per chapter... The story of Evolution of the Elements revolves around the discovery of a new element unknown to humanity: Element 119. This element can enable controlled nuclear fusion, offering hope of breaking Earth's technological deadlock. As the story unfolds, the secrets of elemental entropy are gradually uncovered. Although the protagonist was born and raised on Earth —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Sacred Warship: The Crown Prince’s Rebellion 圣舰：皇储谋反 “W-Who am I?” “Your Highness, you are the sole heir to the throne in the Sacred Star Domain, the Creator God of the universe.” “Me? The heir? The Creator? B-But I’m just a bottom-of-the-class failure...” “If we say you are, then you are. Stop asking so many questions.” “I-I can’t do it. I can’t be the heir...” “Quit rambling and hurry up. Give us our orders.” “Then, um, you’re dismissed.” “As you command. If Her Highness the Princess kills you later, don’t say we didn’t warn you.” “Wait, then pl 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Sci-Fi: A Reborn Female Academician Sets Her Sights on the Galaxy 科幻：重生女院士，启征银河系 [Apocalypse + Interstellar War + Multiverse + Higher-Dimensional Civilizations] In her previous life, the Milky Way fell in a great war against the Andromeda Galaxy, while humanity, a Level Four civilization, could do nothing. Reborn, chief scientist Su Yunxin vows to lead human civilization to carve out a place for itself in the universe in this life. Earth Year 2333, [This human civilization has quite a lot of potential.] Earth Year 3230, [Look how reliable our ally, human civilization, is.] E 74Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 50 A Struggling Student in the Apocalypse: A Courier of Future Technology 末世学渣：未来科技的搬运工 Travel between the present and the future, from the apocalypse to the stars. With a thought, he can turn rivers and seas upside down. With a single sword strike, he can annihilate all living things. The cannons of interstellar battleships roar, and ancient dragons roar back. Across the divide between time and space, he slashes away all illusion and greed! 69Reads—Score—14d adds
