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- 51 I'm a Priest at a Church, but I'm a Death-Row Inmate 我在教堂当神父,可我是死刑犯啊 [Light Novel] [Slow Pace at First, Takes Off Later] [Not a Transmigration, but a Body-Snatching Rebirth] [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Ivan Reinhardt, a death-row inmate convicted in a massacre, crawls back out of a river and wakes up as Sabol, a priest in a frontier town. He doesn't want to admit it, but the priest's final act of saving him moved him. So he decides to stay in town for now, finishing the priest's unfinished prayers, hearing confessions, and performing exorcisms. But he's bette 402Reads—Score13114d adds
- 52 Ancestor Xin 辛祖 [30,000 words posted daily] [Gets better as it goes] [Three heroines] [Classic xianxia] [Rags-to-riches rise] [Power fantasy] [Decisive and ruthless] [Invincible] [Passionate] [Fast-paced] Life is as brief as an ant's, a fate as insubstantial as dust. If Heaven won't let me climb high, I'll shatter these nine celestial heavens! If fate won't let me rule supreme, I'll forge the laws of all worlds anew! Only then will all beings across the myriad worlds learn that there is always a heaven beyond h 292Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Everything I Write Into the Rules Comes True 我写的规矩都会应验 The old city has a street for funeral goods. Half the shops sell wreaths and burial clothes, and the paper crafts shop at the end of the street is the last one still willing to make paper figures by hand. Its rules are older than the shop itself: Never paint a paper figure's eyes. If you do, it will recognize its master. A white horse must not cross a bridge. If it does, it must be burned. Close the shop at sunset. Take no jobs at night. Chen Mo is the grandson of the last paper craftsman. He gr 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 As Long as I Keep Fighting, I'll One Day Ascend to the Emperor's Path 只要我一直战,终将证道成帝 [Urban Cultivation] Mad! Mad! Mad! The further you get, the funnier it becomes! The more exciting it gets! The crazier it gets! This is a vast world, invaded by magical beasts and coveted by gods… In his previous life, the young man spent thousands of years cultivating what he thought was the ultimate peak, only to discover it was all a sacrificial scheme… In this life, his future self and past self coexist in the same era. He is determined to change the ending… But this life is different from 1.3kReads8.3Score13k14d adds
- 55 You Were Born to Hide Your Edge 卿本藏锋 As the poisoned wine burns its way down her throat, Su Yuheng catches sight of the mottled blood curse on the beams of the cold palace. In her previous life, a bowl of saffron tea seared through her insides. Her half-sister Su Qinghe ground her embroidered shoe across Su Yuheng’s bloodied fingertips, then smiled as she picked up the Spirit Spring Jade Pendant that had fallen from Su Yuheng’s arms. When she opens her eyes again, she has returned to her coming-of-age banquet: dog’s blood splashed 4Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 56 I Still Haven’t Returned the Cat Today 今天也没有把猫还回去 I Still Haven't Returned the Cat Today 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 57 A Frost-Cold Ashen Flame 一烬霜寒 [Pure Romance + Male Lead Is Love-Struck + Mostly From the Male Lead's Perspective + Sort of a Male-Oriented Novel, Guys] The aloof, cocky guy is secretly thinking about the girl he loves every second of the day. Whatever he does, he can't let it keep him from waiting for her. Cultivation doesn't matter. All Jiang Jinye's plans have one bottom line: don't miss Yue Hanshuang. <The six major cultivation realms, from lowest to highest, are: Spirit Sea, Profound Mystery, Dharma Form, Divine King, E 91Reads—Score11314d adds
- 58 On the Wolf King's Wedding Day, I Had Only Seven Days to Live 狼王婚礼那天,我的生命只剩七天 On the Day of the Wolf King's Wedding, I Had Only Seven Days Left to Live 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 59 After My Husband Left on a Business Trip, I Saw His Body at the Funeral Home 老公出差后,我在殡仪馆看见了他的尸体 After My Husband Left on a Business Trip, I Saw His Body at the Funeral Home —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 The Birthday Song Outside the Delivery Room Taught Me What Divorce Meant 产房外的生日歌,我听懂了离婚的意思 The Birthday Song Outside the Delivery Room: I Finally Understood What Divorce Meant 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 61 Ribose Heart at Weiming Lake 未名湖核糖心 When the splendor of Yanyuan meets life’s crossroads, can love in an ivory tower withstand the impact of reality? At the orientation desk, one fleeting glance sets their romance in motion when he “deliberately picks up the wrong key.” A nighttime stroll by Weiming Lake and his line, “At last, rain after a long drought,” stirs her heart. And at a candied hawthorn stall, a moment dismissed as “childish” hides a deeper meaning. Every scene comes from real memories of youth. He is a brilliant law s 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 In the 1980s, I Gave My Job Placement to My Younger Brother 八零年代,我把招工名额还给了弟弟 In the 1980s, I Gave My Job Placement Back to My Younger Brother 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Above the Thunder, Below the Dragon King (Sikong Zhen X Storm Dragon King) 雷霆之上,龙王之下(司空震x风暴龙王) Above the Thunder, Below the Dragon King (Sikong Zhen x Storm Dragon King) 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 In the 1980s, We Switched Grooms: My Sister and I Reassigned Our Men 八零换嫁:我和姐姐把男人重新分了分 Trading Marriages in the Eighties: My Sister and I Swapped Our Men Around 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 65 I Pretended to Be a Fool, and the Possessive Villain Coveted Me Night After Night 装傻后被偏执反派夜夜觊觎 System life extension | Play dumb to stay alive | Possessive male lead | Push and pull between two hearts | [Soft on the outside, ruthless within, playing-dumb heroine x gloomy, obsessive, possessive villain] [Synopsis] After waking up from drowning, Ai Ni binds herself to a life-saving System. The System issues a cold warning: [Host must have intimate contact with the villain Tao Cixi and maintain it at regular intervals. Otherwise, your intelligence will regress, and you will permanently becom 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Dream of the Red Chamber: The Grand Prospect Garden Rules Horror 红楼梦:大观园规则怪谈 Dream of the Red Chamber: The Strange Rules of Grand View Garden 6Reads—Score214d adds
- 67 The Rift Is Still Playing Cupid Today (Governor Zhou Isn't Jealous Today Either) 峡谷今天也在谈恋爱(周都督今天也没吃醋) The Rift Is Dating Again Today (Governor Zhou Isn’t Jealous Today Either) 7Reads—Score114d adds
- 68 When the Wind Blows Through Jixia (Yao X Xi Shi) 风吹过稷下的时候(曜x西施) When the Wind Blows Through Jixia (Yao x Xishi) 7Reads—Score114d adds
- 69 Falling Star Trajectory 陨星轨迹 (I'm a new writer, so please feel free to point out anything I haven't done well.) On his eighteenth birthday, Wei Ni awakened a spatial ability. He thought his future was bright, but one problem after another soon arose. What do you mean my mother, who disappeared five years ago, is coming back to kill my dad? What do you mean I'm the product of a biological experiment, and there's a second consciousness inside me? People with ulterior motives approached Wei Ni, setting off one vortex after ano 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Wang Zhaojun Thinks Something Is Off About All of Them 王昭君觉得他们都不太对劲 Wang Zhaojun Thinks Something's Off About All of Them 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Fifteen Seconds After the Screenshot Was Retracted 截图撤回十五秒后 Fifteen Seconds After the Screenshot Was Retracted 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 72 Who Falls for Whom? 谁为谁心动 (Main story and alternate IF storyline complete; parallel-world worldbuilding in progress) [Coercive relationship + win-her-back-after-the-breakup + clashing personalities + sharp tongues + hypnosis + secret identity used to get close on purpose + a broken mirror that cannot be mended / both die in the ending] "Who promised you heaven on earth, then shared with you a love as deep as the sea of hate?" Seven years ago, a misunderstanding led to Meng Qi being confined by his lover. After enduring t 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 The Demon Heart of the Sin Domain 罪域魔心 [Original] [Partly comedic] [Emoticons] My name is Lan Tianlu. Lan as in blue sky, Tianlu as in the Pixiu Tianlu. I've seen the joys and sorrows of the world, and the dark, sinful thoughts in people's hearts. I want to be myself, but I'm starting to forget who I am. 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Half-Mountain Ferry: No Shore Beyond, So I Make a Way 半山渡:彼岸无岸,我开路 A boy’s pursuit of pleasure turns into a youth filled with the bittersweet aches of growing up. [Depressed, frail, adored-by-all campus beauty × a battlefield of love rivals | 1990s school days | bittersweet youth, tragic ending | push and pull | dissociative identity | based on a true story] Who can save her shattered soul? ① The domineering class monitor: “Even if I can’t win your heart, I’ll have you.” Du Qinghuan bit her lower lip. “You wouldn’t dare!” His desire got the better of him. “Gues 102Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 75 Is It Possible That You’re All Sick? 有没有一种可能,你们都有病? Zhou Yi transmigrates to a world of cultivation. On his first day there, he discovers that everyone’s logic is incredibly strange. His master tells him: “The first step in cultivation is to sever your worldly ties.” Zhou Yi: “How do I do that?” His master pulls out a knife: “Literally.” Zhou Yi: “???????” Every day at three in the morning, his senior brother stands on the mountaintop and yells: “My fate is mine to decide, not Heaven’s!” Zhou Yi asks him why. Senior Brother: “Because I have to go —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 After Ten Years Together, I Turned Around and Married Her Best Friend! 相恋十年,我反手娶了她闺蜜! After ten years together, I turned around and married her best friend! 39Reads—Score114d adds
- 77 I Wrote the Ending, So Why Are You Saying You’re the Protagonist? 我打出了大结局你说你才是主角? I wrote the ending, and now you're telling me you're the main character? 74Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Beneath a Cruel World 恶世之下 Vicious ghosts run rampant, humans and ghosts coexist, and rules become deadly traps... See through the rules, use ghosts to fight ghosts, banish the supernatural, but never underestimate the human heart... The ghosts in this book follow fixed patterns when they kill. Some humanoid ghosts retain the consciousness of the living. It follows the rule that only ghosts can deal with ghosts. Ghosts can be killed, but it's very difficult to kill them... The Headquarters in this book is the most righteo 9Reads—Score114d adds
- 79 What? You’re Saying the Kill Line Theory Can Save Humanity? 什么?你说斩杀线理论可以拯救人类? What? You're saying the kill-line theory can save humanity? 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 The Demon Venerable of the Cultivation World Can't Use Magic! 修仙界的魔尊她不会用魔法啊! [Powerful Female Lead] [All Male Leads Are Pure] [Everyone Is Smitten with Her] [Magic World] [Over-the-Top Drama] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Wen Guyun, the Demon Venerable whose name made the Six Realms tremble, was struck by demonic backlash during the war between immortals and demons, only to have her heart pierced by a single sword strike from the Sword Venerable. She thought her soul would be scattered forever. But when she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into a world of magic, where 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 All My Talent Comes from Trouble 我这一身才华,全是劫 [One heroine + wuxia + court politics + subversion of transmigration tropes + no characters acting stupid] He brings civilization to the world and uses learning and martial skill to help the people. Cheng Hai sweeps away cults, destroys ritual altars, and rescues people from peril. Everything he does seems like the work of a true hero. He believes that if he rises high enough, he can surely bring new life to the common people. But as he fights to purge foreign forces, he pushes the martial world 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Wait, Host, Which One of Us Is the System? 不是?宿主,到底谁才是系统? Shen Zhidu was a deadbeat shut-in, but then good fortune came knocking when he went out, and he accidentally transmigrated to a cultivation world. Though he possesses endless treasures, he’s an ordinary mortal who can never cultivate. To his surprise, he even has a System? System: “Quest triggered: kill the first-rank demonic beast, the Bloodthirsty Snake, in front of you. Reward: 5 Grade One Marrow-Cleansing Pills.” Shen Zhidu: “You kill it, and I’ll give you ten Grade Two pills.” System: “?” “ 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Heaven Sent Him Back to That Chair Again 老天爷又让他坐回那把椅子 Wang Mang served as a school principal for five years. During those five years, teachers were beaten, students died suddenly, and a female teacher was forced to kneel. He was left with many regrets. At fifty, he died in a hospital corridor. When he opened his eyes again, he was standing outside Qingping County No. 1 Middle School. It was his first day on the job. This time, he would set things right one by one. He would make the bullies understand: someone was in charge at this school. He change 50Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 84 Returning to the Ten Thousand Paths of Guizang 归藏万途 When he crawled out of a pile of corpses, he was clutching a piece of jade. Ten years later, every faction in the Western Continent would kill for it. The day his master faked his death, he told him to deliver a hard, unyielding fruit to Lingxu Palace within two years. And never take off the jade he had worn since childhood. He thought that was all there was to it. No one told him what the jade was. He thought it was a treasure that could suppress the Ruins, a key to seize power, or a life-savin 106Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 The Tenth Day's End: A Troublemaker's Paradise 十日终焉乐子人 The End of Ten Days: Mischief Maker 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 The Great Dao From the Start: I'm So Bored! 开局大道:我好无聊! [The Myriad Worlds + scheming + lighthearted comedy + loves making mischief + no female lead] What’s it like to become the Great Dao from the start? Su Nan can tell you: it’s worse than working 996! o(╥﹏╥)o After becoming the Great Dao, Su Nan was terribly bored, so he created clone after clone to explore the Myriad Worlds... Su Nan: “Explore what? Nobody’s allowed to go!!” Su Nan: “Who’ll play with me if you all leave!!!” Su Da: “Boss, I want to go.” Su Nan: “Take this flying kick!” Su Da: “Aah 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 A Strange Immortal Fate: The Good-for-Nothing Without a Spiritual Root Turns His Life Around 奇仙缘:无灵根废柴的逆转之路 [New release] + [Fantasy with a System] + [Laugh-out-loud fun] + [One heroine] Su Qingxuan, a humble errand boy of the Qingfeng Sect, was born without a spiritual root. Amid the crowd’s scorn, he unexpectedly found an immortal gourd and became bound to a System! Later, a mysterious voice in a secret realm told him that he wasn’t actually without a spiritual root. He had the legendary… spiritual root. The little System is adorable and mischievous, and always good for a laugh. A fox demon at t 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Rule Horror: It Takes Two 规则怪谈:双人成行 [The rating just came out and is rather low, but it will rise] [Two Minds Sharing One Body] [Rules-Based Horror] [Original Scenarios] [Mind-Bending Twists] [Lighthearted Bickering] One moment, Wei Minghua was conquering an S-rank rules-based horror scenario. The next, he woke to find his body gone. His consciousness was trapped in the mind of a nineteen-year-old girl named Mingxi. Mingxi pressed a knife to her throat. "Get out of my body, or we'll both die." Before they could reach an agreement, 35.3kReads8.1Score8.5k14d adds
- 89 You Lured Home a Little Wife with a Bottle of Soda? 你用一瓶汽水拐回一个小老婆? (One heroine + mutual salvation + lighthearted comedy with no angst + gradual yandere development + sweet everyday romance + happy ending) Rest assured, this one's guaranteed to be sweet. (This is a brand-new book, so please, everyone, don't let it pile up in your reading list. It'll get buried to death (ToT)) The first twenty years of Gu Hui's life were shrouded in an endless rainy season, but he fought to become a ray of sunshine breaking through the clouds of Hangzhou's plum rains. Then, one 28Reads—Score10314d adds
- 90 Empresses in the Palace: A Rules-Horror Tale 甄嬛传之规则怪谈 Empresses in the Palace: Rules of the Strange Tales 21Reads—Score114d adds
- 91 After I Danced with a Sword Under the Moon, the Prince Mistook Me for His White Moonlight 月下舞剑后,王爷认错白月光 She took beatings in her elder sister's place for seventeen years, then was sold into the prince's manor as a servant. The prince gazed at her face, longing for his unattainable beloved, never realizing that the woman who danced with a sword beneath the moon that night was her. 609Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 I Return from the Forbidden Zone 我自禁区归来 [No System / No Transmigration / No Rebirth / No Cliches / No Harem. If you want a brainless power fantasy, this isn't for you.] After the Fall Power descended, countless protective barriers appeared across Huaxia, guarding its cities, towns, and villages. Inside the barriers, people were safe. The lands beyond them were known as the Forbidden Zones, because anyone who spent a day in one would lose their mind and turn into a terrifying Fallen Beast. When Bian Ning woke up, he found himself inexp 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 A Literature PhD Transmigrates and Is Reborn, Rising to the Throne 文学博士穿越重生,登顶皇位 A literature PhD transmigrates and is reborn, then ascends to the throne. 43Reads—Score314d adds
- 94 Five Elements Grotto-Heaven: I Cultivate in Secret and Become an Immortal Through the Eight Trigrams 五行洞天,我靠八卦苟成仙 Portable grotto-heaven + mortal cultivation + divination + alchemy + artifact crafting + spirit insects + spirit beasts. After inheriting the legacy of his ancestor, King Wen of Zhou, Ji Chang, he comprehends the Art of the Zhou Yi Eight Trigrams, allowing him to discern opportunities, locate dragon veins and auspicious sites, and see fortune and misfortune at a glance. He gradually unlocks a portable Five-Element Grotto-Heaven secret realm! Its area keeps expanding, and the flow of time within 127Reads—Score27114d adds
- 95 Realm Capital 界都 I contain all things. It all began on the first day I entered Jiangcheng Elite Academy... This is a world where Blue Star is divided in two, five hundred years after the spiritual qi revival. You'll find that everyone around me, whether ordinary or exceptional, is remarkable in their own way. The universe has ten domains, the ten domains have the Milky Way, the Milky Way has Blue Star, Blue Star has the Spirit Realm, the Spirit Realm has Huaxia, and Huaxia has Jiedu... Are you ready to embark on 403Reads—Score4014d adds
- 96 Lida's Wish 丽达的心愿 [From the start, a serf girl who broke up a couple is falsely accused of witchcraft. How can she survive the medieval witch-hunting frenzy?] [Alternate history | Medieval Europe | Ensemble cast in troubled times | Career aspirations | Love and friendship | Mystery and political intrigue | Growth and adventure] [If she chooses love, kindness, and courage this time, could the outcome be different?] Theme: A story about love, growth, understanding, and healing An original historical tale, explo 174Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 After Heaven's Army Attacked, the Great Sage and I Joined Forces to Slay the Gods 天庭来袭后,我和大圣共赴斩神榜 [Multiple Heroines] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Ensemble Cast] [Steal Divine Powers] [Careful, Step-by-Step Farming] The mortal Li Chanshe sacrificed himself to save someone and ascended to the Celestial Court, only to become a crippled immortal. His cultivation stalled, and his life hung by a thread beneath the fangs of an immortal beast! At the brink of death, a shocking truth came to light. The turbid energy that every banished immortal dreaded becoming tainted by was the one-of-a-kind source of 2.5kReads9.4Score25814d adds
- 98 I’m Hunting for Bugs in a Superpowered Otherworld. If I Can’t Find One, I Die! 我在超能异世界里找bug,找不到,就得死! I'm searching for bugs in a superpowered parallel world. If I can't find them, I die! 168Reads—Score114d adds
- 99 The Old Pact of Immortality 长生旧约 In the Great Wilderness of the Nine Provinces, everyone seeks immortality. The immortal sects dwell high above the clouds, while mortals are as insignificant as grass. The boy Lu Xingchen grew up in a small frontier town, in an old shop that sold spirit artifacts. He repaired low-grade artifacts for the immortal sects, such as spirit-testing disks, talisman lamps, and formation plates. He had seen countless people change their fate when a spirit-testing disk lit up, and just as many lower their 37Reads—Score12114d adds
- 100 Demon Lord Who Wards Off Evil 辟邪魔君 A Central Plains swordsman versus Naruto! Martial arts techniques + explosive ninjutsu + outsmarting the enemy + exploiting loopholes in the rules + twists galore! With a sword in hand, he will strike down every injustice under heaven! Thrilling battles, a storm of youth: don’t miss it! A bell in his left hand and a sword in his right, a jade-faced Asura with three eyes. He storms the island of Japan alone, cutting through the pirates in the Hokage arc. 19Reads—Score114d adds

















































