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- 1 Honghuang: The Thirteen Ancestral Witches, Bringing Saints to Heel 洪荒：十三祖巫，威压圣人 [Decisive and ruthless + System + Primordial World + invincible] Chu Yi’s soul travels to the Primordial World, where he gains the Pangu Bloodline. He suppresses the Three Pure Ones and exterminates the demon race. Old Ancestor Hongjun can only watch helplessly as this troublemaker overturns the Heavenly Dao’s grand plan. The Witch Clan begins running rampant across the Primordial World. Nuwa falls for him, while Houtu secretly harbors feelings for him. He beats up the Demon Emperor, seizes the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Uncle Nine: The Money-Grubbing Junior Disciple 九叔：财迷小师弟 Lin An transmigrated to a world of spirits and magic after an accident. By good fortune, the head of the Maoshan Sect took him in and taught him Taoist arts. He was soon astonished to discover that every one of his senior brothers had extraordinary talents. His eldest senior brother, Shi Jian, was peerless with his Five Thunder Technique. His second senior brother, Lin Jiu, had profound Taoist skills. His third senior brother was a slob, his fourth had poor eyesight, and his fifth excelled at hi 66Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 3 With a Soul-Devouring Banner in Hand, I Roam the Myriad Worlds 凭借一杆噬魂幡，行走诸天万界 While scraping by at a junkyard, Liu Qingxuan finds a black banner radiating a chill among a pile of old things. It’s the only possession his creditors didn’t take from him. One night, while he lies unconscious with a raging fever, his nosebleed drips onto the banner. The dormant black banner suddenly erupts in crimson light and pulls him into endless darkness. When he opens his eyes again, he’s in a ruined temple at the foot of Wudang Mountain. He learns that Zhang Sanfeng has just gone into se 511Reads—Score10114d adds
- 4 Honghuang: Having Too Many Dads Is a Nuisance Too 洪荒：爹太多也是一种烦恼 [Everyone’s darling + family bonds + farming + no official couple, but with some romantic tension] Su Miao stays up all night and dies suddenly, then turns around and reports the unscrupulous System. The Great Dao of Blue Star promptly sends her to the Primordial World as a “well-connected outsider.” Reborn as a baby Pure World White Lotus, she thinks she’s an unregistered nobody in the Primordial World. Little does she know that the Heavenly Dao has already arranged three fathers for her. One i 12.9kReads8.3Score77114d adds
- 5 I’m Really Not a Tomb Raider 我真不是盗墓贼啊 Synopsis: (Tomb-raiding crossover, later enters the Spirit Pendulum world, System, more than one female lead, separate worlds that do not merge with the Spirit Pendulum setting) In the tomb-raiding world, Cheng Feng uses the bloodline of the Flame Emperor to capture the Boundless Demon Eye. At the Ancient City of Jingjue, he meets Shirley Yang, Hu Bayi, and Wang Kaixuan. At the underwater tomb of Xisha, he beats Chen Wenjin and Huo Ling to the punch, saving them from being imprisoned in Golmu 6.6kReads7.9Score37314d adds
- 6 As Yang Jiao, I Choose the Jie Sect's Mountain Gate 身为杨蛟，我选择截教山门 The sound of typing abruptly stopped. The last thing Li Mo saw was a pop-up from his boss saying, “996 is a blessing.” When he opened his eyes again, he was lying in a pool of blood at Guanjiangkou, having become Yang Jiao, the man just mistakenly killed by the Heavenly Court’s soldiers. He was the eldest son of Princess Yaoji and the older brother of Yang Jian, the future Erlang Shen. The chill of death had barely faded when the Primordial Destiny System awakened in his mind. He didn’t hesitate 585Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Rat King Comes to Patrol the Mountain 鼠鼠大王来巡山 [Use the look of Nezha from Black Myth: Wukong + the combat power from Complete Collection of the Three Teachings' Search for the Gods + the experiences from Nezha Legend and Investiture of the Gods + personal headcanon (basically a stitched-together Nezha) + Nezha self-insert romance; if that's not your thing, please let us each go our own way] Xinyi is a little mouse with a strong sense of territory. Her favorite thing is patrolling her own mountain. At first, it was Golden Turtle Island. Late 1.5kReads8.7Score15114d adds
- 8 Honghuang: I Am the Corpse Ancestor Jiangchen 洪荒之我乃尸祖将臣 Jiang Chen was an ordinary tomb raider in the modern world. During an expedition deep inside an ancient tomb, he was bitten by a zombie that had been dormant for a thousand years. As if that weren't bad enough, he accidentally triggered a mechanism in the tomb and, carrying the mysterious Heavenly Dao treasure known as the Chaos Burial Coffin, transmigrated to the Primordial World. When he opened his eyes, he discovered that he had become Jiang Chen, the Ancestor of Zombies. At this point, only 620Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Legend of Minghe in Honghuang 洪荒之冥河传奇 The protagonist was an ordinary young man from the modern world, but after an accident, he transmigrated to the mysterious Primordial World and possessed the body of Minghe. Born in the Primordial World, Minghe was accompanied by two supreme weapons of slaughter: Yuantu and Abi. With his unique talents and ruthless methods, he rapidly rose to prominence in this world. When he first arrived in the Primordial World, the protagonist faced one challenge after another. In a world where the strong pre 302Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Transmigrating with the Power to Summon Characters from Novels 穿越之我能召唤小说人物 Here, you can see Qiu Chuji and Dian Wei roaming the world! You can see Yue Buqun rebuilding the Huashan Sect! Yuan Tiangang founding the Bad People! Li Xiaoyao making his way through the cultivation world! 157Reads—Score314d adds
- 11 The Pure World White Lotus Attains the Dao in Honghuang 洪荒之净世白莲成道 Ling Xu was originally an ordinary man from a later age, but through a twist of fate, he was reborn as the mysterious twelve-petal Pure World White Lotus in the primordial world. After taking human form, he entered this realm of chaos and miracles, resolved to forge his own path to enlightenment in an age of rivaling saints and rising powerhouses. He discussed the Dao with the Three Pure Ones and listened to Hongjun’s teachings in the Zixiao Palace. He held fast to his principles amid the turmoi 1.8kReads5.5Score—14d adds
- 12 EN My Jie Sect's First Disciple: Invincible Through My Junior Siblings 我截教首徒，靠师弟师妹无敌 Xian Junyu, a handsome man from Blue Star, accidentally transmigrated into the Primordial World, becoming the first wisp of immortal energy created when heaven and earth were split apart. After taking human form, he was accepted as a disciple by Sect Master Tongtian, becoming the very first disciple of the Jie Sect. Familiar with the story's trajectory, he thought he would meet the same fate of having his soul sent to the Investiture of the Gods. The thought sapped all his motivation, and he cho 31.5kReads7.8Score2k14d adds
- 13 EN Honghuang: The Cautious Golden Crow, Whom the Demon Clan Begs to Come Down from the Mountain 洪荒：稳健金乌，妖族跪求我出山 From the start, he chooses to become the Third Golden Crow, the brother of Dijun and Taiyi. Knowing how the story goes, how could he stand by and watch the tragedy of the Witch-Demon Tribulation unfold? In this life, he stays holed up on the Sun Star, refusing to venture out, determined to be a cautious Golden Crow. Until one day, the Wu Clan conquers the entire Primordial World and begins attacking the Sun Star. Lingxiao emerges from the Sun Star, and the darkest hour of the Wu Clan begins! Eve 46.2kReads8.7Score4.4k14d adds
- 14 EN The Three Pure Ones Overheard My Thoughts, and the Primordial World's Plot Collapsed 三清偷听我心声，洪荒剧情崩完了 Zhou Qingqing transmigrates. She becomes a flower capable of absorbing spiritual energy and cultivating. Before she has time to celebrate, three Daoist masters descend from the clouds, saying they will split her into three to make a treasure for proving the Dao. [What the heck! They have a perfectly good innate supreme treasure, but they want to split it into three top-grade spiritual treasures. Are they stupid...?] Knowing that the Primordial World is a dangerous place and the Heavenly Dao cann 25.5kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
- 15 Honghuang: A Primordial Yin-Yang Flood Dragon, So There Is No More Golden Flood Dragon Scissors 洪荒：先天阴阳蛟，再无金蛟剪 [No System] [Has a Heroine] [Slow-Burn] [Traditional Style] [Sound Logic] [No Conspiracy Theories] [Creative Liberties] I transmigrated into the Primordial World. The good news: I’m a primordial lifeform, and later generations will remember me as a legendary figure. The bad news: the source of that legendary reputation is the treasure made from my corpse, the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors, not me while I’m alive, the Yin-Yang Flood Dragon born of primordial yin and yang energy. The convergence of 53.8kReads8.9Score5k14d adds
- 16 I Became Yang Jian’s Older Sister and Took Nezha and Wukong as Little Brothers 穿成杨戬他姐，收哪吒悟空当弟弟 No CP, with a lighthearted, witty tone. (The main story is complete) The most powerful networker in the Three Realms!!! Yang Jiao transmigrates and finds herself the unborn older sister of Erlang Shen. Realizing that in a dozen years or so, the Golden Crow will impale her, she is at a loss for what to do when the Mythology Gacha System arrives. She can draw the powers of Yang Jian, Nezha, Sun Wukong, the Twelve Golden Immortals, and more! At just one year old, she snatches merit from Yuanshi T 4.2kReads9.3Score60614d adds
- 17 EN Honghuang: I’ll Come Clean, I’m the Ancestor of Wisdom! 洪荒：摊牌了，我就是智慧祖巫！ [Primordial World + Investiture of the Gods + Journey to the West + invincible + comedy + scheming + play the pig to eat the tiger] Wu Tian transmigrates into the Primordial World and becomes a member of the Wu Clan. Unlike the others, he has no interest in fighting and killing. He just wants to stay behind the Ancestral Shamans, occasionally offer them advice, cultivate cautiously, and attain the Great Dao. Why fear the Calamity of the Wu and Yaoguang Clans? As long as he can hang on until the 136.3kReads8.9Score19.9k14d adds
- 18 Writing a Diary in the Jie Sect, Tongtian Gets Played for a Fool 人在截教写日记，通天被玩坏了 Ying Yuan woke up one day to find that he had transmigrated to Mount Kunlun in the Primordial World. He had become an evil dragon, formed from the power of wickedness at the dawn of creation. As an innate evil dragon, he was steeped in wickedness and burdened by karma. The Human Religion refused to take him in, the Chan Sect despised him and called for his death, and the Dragon Clan of the Four Seas wanted nothing to do with him. With no other choice, he joined the Jie Sect as an outer sect disc 77.2kReads9.2Score8.4k14d adds
- 19 Game Invasion: I Became Emperor Before the Players Transmigrated 游戏入侵：我称帝了玩家才穿越 [Transmigrating ahead of time + political scheming + dynastic power struggles + succubus + worlds merging] This book is also known as [I, the Empress's Fiancé, the Strongest Villain Behind the Scenes]. After waking up, Xia Chen finds himself logged into the mysterious game from his previous life ahead of schedule, starting out as the legitimate son of the Marquis of Zhendong. What? I have a younger brother named Xia Hao, who seems to have a mysterious bone inside him? It looks just like the lege 451kReads9.1Score45.8k14d adds
- 20 Getting to the Bottom of Mind-Reading 起底观心术 When I was five, a fortune-teller said I’d be able to read people’s minds when I grew up. My parents thought I was a genius and spent the whole family’s savings to send me to school. But I failed the college entrance exam and became a fried-noodle vendor. That vendor later became a “Walking Encyclopedia,” all thanks to the saying, “In books, there are houses of gold.” You are not just who you are. You can become a different kind of dazzling light. Read a comment on the first page, and you’ll get 230.7kReads9.6Score66.9k14d adds
- 21 EN The Netherworld Scholar Immortal 通幽小儒仙 “Where is this?” “Perhaps... the River of Forgetfulness...” “Who are you?” “Wuchang...” “I've never heard of anyone called Wuchang in this world.” “From now on... that's who I'll be!” The soul crosses the River of Forgetfulness, while its thoughts remain on the other shore. What is gained from all beings must be returned to all beings. When Su Mo woke up, he was no longer in his former life. He went to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, but accidentally stumbled into an immortal schem 64.3kReads9.4Score6.8k14d adds
- 22 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 73.9kReads9.5Score8.4k14d adds
- 23 The Whole Family Is Insanely Eavesdropping on My Thoughts 全家偷听我心声杀疯了，我负责吃奶 The Red Fruit short drama adaptation of My Whole Family Hears My Thoughts: Fu Bao Chaochao is now open for reservations! Please show it lots of support and give it a follow! [Whole-family mind reading + cannon fodder + beloved by the whole family + powerful figure transmigrates into a book + play the pig to eat the tiger + feel-good story] Lu Zhaozhao transmigrated into a book. She became a cannon-fodder character who was drowned at birth, while the heroine stole her identity. The heroine turned 14.9kReads9.6Score3.2k14d adds
- 24 EN Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 (The print edition is now available to buy online) The world's spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade: Heavenly Spiritual Bones. Second grade: Golden Spiritual Bones. Third grade: Mystic Spiritual Bones. Fourth grade: White Spiritual Bones. All the rest are ordinary bones, unfit for cultivation. Xu Taiping is an ordinary man with ordinary bones, yet he swears to prove to the cultivation world that ordinary bones can slay demons, ordinary bones can vanquish evil, and ordinary b 557.8kReads9.3Score70.2k14d adds
- 25 EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 515.8kReads9.7Score69.9k14d adds
- 26 EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds
- 27 EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds
