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- 1 Why Should a Nobody Like Me Care About Your Feud? 你们撕逼关我一个废物什么事？ —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Supernatural Returns, and I Become the Midnight Butcher 诡异复苏，我成了午夜屠夫 Li Zheng gripped a fan-shaped butcher's cleaver as large as a door panel, iron chains cold as ice wrapped around him as he stepped into the slaughterhouse one pace at a time. Iron bars as thick as arms had been welded into cage after cage. The washing pools, slaughtering tables, butcher's knives of every size, and cold storage all glinted with murderous chill and reeked of blood. A row of iron hooks hung from the slaughterhouse beams, each suspending a different kind of prey: a bride in a phoeni 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 An Actor Awakens: From the Start, I Summon the Demon Lord Qiye 戏子觉醒，开局请魔君七夜 [Demon Lord Qiye] [Pure Yang Sword Immortal] [Qinglian Sword Immortal Li Changgeng] [Emperor Zhenwu] [Patriarch Minghe] [Heavenly Lord Tongtian] Shen Di, an obscure martial arts actor, transmigrates to another world undergoing spiritual qi revival, taking over the body of a boy who awakened a useless sequence. He obtains the Sword Dao Deity Stand-In System: inviting a deity to possess him increases his role-playing progress and may even earn him a chance to draw a prize. From being abandoned by 125Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 High Martial: From the Start, a Son-in-Law's Superpower Refreshes Every Month 高武：开局赘婿，超能力每月刷新 An angel statue awakened in an ancient temple, unleashing an apocalyptic storm that turned steel-built cities into hell on earth… A holy spirit born in the abyss descended upon the mortal world, tearing apart with its bare hands a star-destroying warship said to wield the power to end the world… Mechs stride beneath the stars, while gods walk across the sea of stars, looking down on all living beings. Qin Feng transmigrated to this dangerous high-martial world and became a live-in son-in-law o —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 I Asked You to Make a Comedy, So Why Did You Make Nonsense? 让你拍喜剧，你拍无厘头？ [Comedy + System + Absurd Humor + Watch-along + Copycat Writer + Livestream + Variety Show] Ye Chen was born into a parallel world where comedy was in short supply, and entered the National Comedy Director Competition. His film Kung Fu took the country by storm, pioneering a new wave of absurd comedy! After that, Ye Chen went on to make a string of absurd comedies, including Flirting Scholar, A Chinese Odyssey, King of Comedy, The Lucky Guy, Royal Tramp, Forbidden City Cop, and Fight Back to Sch 29Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 6 Was the System Bound to the Wrong Person? I'll Speedrun the Nine Dragons' Struggle for the Throne! 系统绑错人？我速通九龙夺嫡！ The rating has just been released and is expected to rise. Li Yan transmigrated to a fantasy world ten years ago. As the ninth prince of the Great Qian Divine Dynasty, he was born into great nobility! But among the nine princes, his natural aptitude was the worst. As a result, his emperor father paid him no attention, and his brothers didn’t see him as a rival. So Li Yan decided to lie flat. After enjoying ten years of luxury and comfort, The System suddenly bound itself to him! [Ding! Con 2Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 7 High Martial: Everyone's Caught in the Rat Race, but I Become a Martial Sage by Giving Up 高武：全民内卷，我靠摆烂成武圣 [High Martial Arts + Martial Arts League + School Life + Everyday Life + Lying Flat and Giving Up] Li Yan, who had worked himself to death in his previous life, transmigrated. On Blue Star, ferocious beasts roamed and blood-and-qi martial arts flourished. People meditated instead of sleeping, started training their martial arts at four in the morning, and spent their breaks studying weapon forging... Everyone fought to get ahead, all for the legendary realm of the Martial Saint. Li Yan, who had 105Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 8 Teaching Xianxia in a High Martial World: Why Are You Crying, Beautiful Principal? 我在高武教仙侠，美艳校长你哭啥 [I, Shen Zhixia, inherited a training school ranked dead last.] I awakened a cultivation-refund System. Whenever a student voluntarily drops out, the System returns their cultivation to me a hundredfold! So this big-sister principal’s goal is to drive every student out of the school and become the supreme ruler of the Imperial Realm. [I, Su Qi, transmigrated and bound myself to a God-Tier Teacher System.] Luckily, the System contains cultivation techniques from the Myriad Worlds. As long as I te 4.3kReads7.3Score35414d adds
- 9 Whatever I Call for Appears: My Strength Comes Entirely from Imagination 喊啥来啥，我的强大全靠想象 [Feel-good power fantasy + System + transmigration] Li Mu transmigrated into a fantasy world and became the eldest holy son of the Qilin Great Sage at the Great Luo Sacred Ground. From the start, someone stole his Supreme Emperor Bone, shattering his foundation and stripping him of all his cultivation. Just as ill-intentioned people came knocking to humiliate him... Li Mu stood tall with his hands behind his back and recited aloud: “With the sun and moon in my grasp and stars in my hand, there i 223Reads6.1Score10614d adds
- 10 Villain: I'll Walk the Protagonist's Path and Leave Him Nowhere to Go 反派：走主角路，让主角无路可走 He transmigrates into a fantasy world as the villainous young lord, only to find the protagonist already at his door. The story is about to end right then and there! Luckily, he awakens the “Heavenly Fate Trait Plunder” System, which can actually steal the protagonist’s talent traits! [Heaven-Defying Comprehension (Gold)]: Easily understand every technique? I’ll take that! [Heaven’s Own Luck (Red)]: Blessed by the Heavenly Dao? I’ll take that! [Three-Year Promise (Blue)]: A promise made has a ce 1.3kReads6.7Score10014d adds
- 11 I Pulled an Emperor Armor, and You Call This a Mystery Box? 开出帝皇铠甲，你管这叫盲盒？ [Everyone Awakens + Blind Boxes + Urban Fantasy + Villain + Dragon King + Xiao Shuishui + Supreme Bone + Dual Pupils + Armor Hero...] Before awakening, Wang Xuan was beaten up by the school bully and sent to the hospital. But there, he awakened the SSS-rank ability “Blind Box Shop.” The blind boxes contain treasures from the Myriad Worlds. Every time he sells one, he receives a reward from his ability. Wang Xuan: “Come and open a blind box. Whether it’s the Golden Light Mantra, the Sharingan, or 671Reads6.8Score10514d adds
- 12 You Told Me to Play a Street Thug, So Why Are You Shouting That You're Possessed? 让你演地痞，你大声发附体？ (Impersonation, livestreaming, roleplay, feel-good, movie star) After transmigrating to a parallel world, Zhou Qing discovers that he is taking part in a variety show called Discover the Actor. Contestants must enter movie and TV scenes created by AI and play the characters. The judges give them a prompt: thug! While all the other contestants frown and rack their brains, Zhou Qing plops himself down at the dining table without a care in the world. “Am I even human? Am I really a person or not?!” 1.1kReads7.3Score10314d adds
- 13 Beyond the Great Dao! Infinite Traits, Eternal Proof 大道之上！词条无限，一证永恒 (No saintly do-gooder, decisive and ruthless + frequent updates) Qin Changfeng transmigrates to the fantasy world of Shenwu Realm and awakens a golden-finger Character Trait Panel. He can copy and fuse the traits displayed on other people’s panels, and even evolve them. This happens to coincide with the resurgence of Heaven and Earth, the return of the tides, and the arrival of the Greater World. Starting with a blank slate and nothing but the trait Mortal Flesh, he keeps copying and fusing trai 16.3kReads7.0Score1.5k14d adds
- 14 I Invested in the Empress’s Junior Sister, and the Comparison Left Her Fuming 投资女帝师妹，对比后她破大防 This novel is also known as [I Refuse to Cultivate: I Drink, Slack Off, and Become an Immortal Emperor!] [Too Lazy to Cultivate: I Drink, Slack Off, and Sleep the Day Away!] [Isn't Drinking and Slacking Off Great? Who Needs to Cultivate!] He woke up from a nap! Ye Feng had transmigrated to a fantasy world! And become the senior disciple of Carefree Peak at the Great Luo Sword Sect! His System, however, would only awaken and bind to him after he had spent twenty years drinking. And so... Fo 20.4kReads7.8Score1.5k14d adds
- 15 EN Xianxia: Proving the Dao Starts from Refusing to Annul Engagement with the Female Emperor! 玄幻：证道从拒绝退婚女帝开始！ After transmigrating to the Tianxuan Continent, Qin Jiuyue becomes the divine son of the long-lived Qin family. From the start, his father tells him to break off his engagement to his fiancée, whose cultivation has regressed. Drawing on his experience from a previous life, Qin Jiuyue realizes he’s the villain, so he flatly refuses. The next moment, the Villain’s Comeback System activates. As long as he changes his fate, he can earn rewards. “Ding! Host has changed his original fate by refusing t 29.2kReads6.6Score3k14d adds
- 16 Great, Our Neighbor Is a Psychopath. We're Doomed 太好了，是变态邻居，我们没救了 Jiang Ran was tricked into moving into an apartment called Alice, where all kinds of murderers and psychopathic criminals lived. Four other people were there with him. They were the twenty-fifth group of guinea pigs, taking part in a betting game watched live by wealthy viewers, who wagered on who would die first and who would survive to the end. The apartment was home to a [psychopath who liked skinning people to make kites], a [new Jack the Ripper who only killed women], a [highly educated, hi 68.5kReads7.9Score6.6k14d adds
- 17 From the Start, I Have a Chaotic Sword Body, Building an Immortal Clan That Will Never Fall 开局混沌剑体，打造不朽仙族 [System+Invincible+Feel-Good Story+Building Up the Family+If Anyone Dares Defy Me, I’ll Fight!] Gu Changqing transmigrates to a fantasy world and awakens the more children, more blessings System. From the start, he marries the future Empress and embarks on the path to invincibility! His aptitude is lacking? [Ding! Congratulations, Host, your child has been born with the Violet Heaven Thunder-Eroding Physique. You receive the Chaos Sword Physique in return!] His cultivation technique is lacking? 91.2kReads8.6Score9.5k14d adds
- 18 The Useless Disciple of the Hehuan Sect 合欢宗废材 [Absurd comedy + traditional fantasy + multiple heroines + espionage + battles of wits] Ye Huan is a disciple so disappointing that even the Hehuan Sect wants nothing to do with him. By chance, he obtains an inheritance, and from then on becomes a man who can hold up the heavens. One way for men to survive in the Hehuan Sect is to become spies. As it happens, Ye Huan is an espionage enthusiast, and with his exceptional powers of logical deduction, he matches wits with all sides on the covert fro 1.7kReads7.2Score16714d adds
- 19 EN Apocalypse Game: Killing My Girlfriend on Day One 末日游戏：开局手刃校花女友 [Game Stats] [No Romance] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Invincible Protagonist] [Absolute Egoism] [Pure Wish Fulfillment] No saintly heroes allowed!!! After surviving ten years of the apocalypse, Lin Ziluo was reborn on the day the apocalypse game arrived. When he came to, the first thing he did was kill his campus crush, the girlfriend who had betrayed him and ruined his life for ten years. Unexpectedly, he activated a System that could grant him countless golden fingers. His first golden finger: Ab 131.1kReads9.4Score10.8k14d adds
- 20 EN Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 160.2kReads9.6Score18.1k14d adds
- 21 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 342.4kReads9.5Score38.6k14d adds
- 22 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 183.4kReads9.5Score25.3k14d adds
- 23 EN The House of Dread 诡舍 [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 705.5kReads9.6Score103.9k14d adds
- 24 EN The Creatures That We Are 异兽迷城 Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6k14d adds
- 25 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
