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- 51 Journey to the West: Two Hundred Years Traveling with Brother Monkey 西游后记：与猴哥同行的两百年 She died horribly in a rules-based horror scenario in her previous life, and now she's been buried alive from the start? Lin Zhao never imagined her third life would begin in hell mode: She has just crawled out of a grave when she runs into a thunder-faced, golden-furred... monkey? He's carrying an iron staff, his eyes full of disdain, as if she's garbage. "Tsk. What a good-for-nothing, with such ridiculous talent." But her tears spill over at once, and she sobs breathlessly: "The Great Sage... 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 When Sun Wukong Fell in Love with the Golden Cudgel 当孙悟空爱上金箍棒 When Sun Wukong Falls in Love with the Golden-Banded Staff 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Unrivaled Flirt of Journey to the West 撩遍西游无敌手 [Transmigration] [Original Female Lead] [A Cast of Handsome Men] [Retracing the Journey to the West] [Power Plays] [Ensemble Cast] She worked herself to death pulling an all-nighter, then woke up to discover she had transmigrated! And not just anywhere, but into the world of Journey to the West?! Wait. She may not have a golden finger, but this monkey is kind of handsome... Tang Sanzang... Yang Jian... Nezha... Ao Lie... And this little dog... No, wait, this little wolf... This isn't Journey to 109Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Journey to the West: Chasing My Husband, Wukong and Sanzang, Where Are You Running? 西游追夫：悟空三藏你们哪里跑 Fang Meixi and Yin Yue opened their eyes to a cave full of skulls and immediately screamed their heads off. It took them a good while to recover and realize they'd transmigrated into the world of Journey to the West. Fang Meixi had become a delicate White Bone Demon, while Yin Yue had become a lively Black Fox Demon. Fang Meixi's eyes sparkled. “Yueyue, the Great Sage is so handsome! What am I supposed to do? My heart won't stop pounding!” Yin Yue gave her best friend a scornful look. “What' 172Reads6.8Score10014d adds
- 55 Journey to the West: I Transmigrated as a Scorpion Demon and Fell for Sun Wukong 西游：穿越蝎子精，爱上孙悟空 Scorpion Demon x Sun Wukong [Journey to the West + Mutual Devotion + Saving] Xie Zhizhi transmigrated into Journey to the West and discovered that she had become the Scorpion Demon of Pipa Cave on Poison Enemy Mountain in the Kingdom of Women. Her mission is to save Sun Wukong. 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Great Sage, What If We Tried Living Differently? 大圣，我们换个活法？ I was born with a stone inside me. I thought I was a modern-day Jia Baoyu, but I never imagined I’d turn out to be Sun Wukong, the Monkey King who wreaked havoc in Heaven! Why me? If we know the course fate has set for us, will we still repeat the same mistakes? Can history be changed? What will the final outcome be? Will things turn out the way we hope? Who am I, really? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 A Monkey in the Fox Family 狐家有猴 After accidentally witnessing her family members’ gruesome deaths, Hu Ali, who used to laze around and live off others, resolves to train hard and save her family from its doomed fate. But why hasn’t the culprit, Sun Wukong, been born yet? So Hu Ali sets out with her friends to find Sun Wukong, then kill him and prove the Dao. But why is Sun Wukong different from the one she saw in her dreams? 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 The Beloved of the Journey to the West Crew: I Became the Achilles’ Heel of Three Rebellious Troublemakers 西游团宠.成了三大反骨仔的逆鳞 The Beloved One of the Journey to the West Crew: Becoming the Weak Spot of Three Rebellious Disciples 252Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 I Transmigrated as Yang Jian, and You Still Want Me to Use the Sky-Sweeping Cloak? 身穿杨戬，还想让我使挥天披风？ [Transmigrate + System + Absurd Comedy + Brute-Force Domination + Invincible Protagonist + Journey to the West Fanfiction + Lotus Lantern Fanfiction] Three goofy college students who'd all failed their finals transmigrated into Yang Jian, Sun Wukong, and Nezha after making a snarky comment while watching a TV show. System mission: No going easy on anyone. Beat Chenxiang first, then beat Liu Yanchang, the man who'd been manipulating the Third Holy Mother, to a pulp. When Chenxiang thought Yang Ji —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 After the Havoc in Heaven, Nezha Is Ordered to Subdue Sun Wukong 大闹天宫后，哪吒奉命镇压孙悟空 After the Havoc in Heaven, Nezha is ordered to suppress Sun Wukong 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Brother Great Sage, Don’t Hide from Me, Darling 大圣哥哥，别躲着奴家哟 (The ratings just came out! Don’t let them scare you off~) I transmigrate into the Journey to the West, becoming a stunning little fairy who has only just succeeded in cultivation as an ordinary mortal, relying on missions to obtain immortal pills. I have a golden finger System. System mission: Eat Tang Monk’s flesh! A master of hidden weapons and poison, I use my beauty to carry out assassinations and seize opportunities to advance. What’s so impressive about the unruly Great Sage Equal to Heav 68.7kReads8.9Score9.6k14d adds
- 62 I Transmigrated Just for You, My Great Sage 穿越只为你，我的大圣 The Great Sage's life was far too hard. Though he endured countless hardships and eventually became a Buddha, I still hope someone will be by his side when he needs them. The heroine is clever, beautiful, and steadfast. She is always there for the Great Sage, accompanying him as he grows. Though the heroine is an ordinary modern woman, she will become better and better. After all, only a heroine who is good enough can be worthy of the Great Sage. Told mainly from the heroine's perspective, this 479Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 63 A Journey to the West Romance: Wukong Falls in Love 西游情缘，悟空动凡心 [Both leads are devoted to each other + 1v1 + sweet romance] (This story is all about romance, not a strong female lead.) Lin Leyao first met Wukong on the day he was named the Victorious Fighting Buddha. She wakes up one day to find she’s transmigrated ten years into the past. On that night ten years later, he said something strange to her. What became of him in the end? Excerpt: “Senior Brother, I have a question for you.” He gazed steadily at me. “Suppose a girl you barely know barged into yo 180Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 64 I Transmigrated to Journey to the West and Became a Ginseng Fruit 穿越到西游，我竟成了人参果 Jiang Xiaoguo dozed off in class. When she woke up, she discovered she had become the ginseng fruit of Wuzhuang Temple! She hung from a tree for four hundred years without managing to take human form, until Sun Wukong arrived! Jiang Xiaoguo had been determined to die, but everything changed after she met Sun Wukong! “Great Sage, I want to join you on your journey to the West!” “Great Sage, I finally became human! Do I look pretty? Who’s prettier, Chang’e or me?” “Wukong, do you like me?” “Wukon 143Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 65 A Year Hunted by Black Myth: Wukong 被黑神话悟空追杀的一年 A Year Spent Being Hunted by Black Myth: Wukong 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 I Guarded the Mountain for Five Hundred Years, and My Junior Brother Became the Victorious Fighting Buddha 守山五百年，我师弟成了斗战胜佛 I Guarded the Mountain for Five Hundred Years, and My Junior Brother Became the Victorious Fighting Buddha 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Brother Monkey, Brother Monkey, You're Truly Amazing 猴哥，猴哥，你真了不得 No romance After a car accident, Shi Ling thought she had died. But when she opened her eyes, she found herself in a strange place. It was pitch-black all around, yet countless colored clouds of energy drifted toward her... When she opened her eyes again, she saw a golden monkey’s face, full of curiosity. Shi Ling was overcome with conflicting emotions. Wasn’t this Brother Monkey? But if this was the world of Journey to the West, didn’t that mean she really was dead? Well, she’d already figured 91Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Kidnap Tang Sanzang, and Sun Wukong, Yang Jian, and Nezha Fight Over the Western Scriptures 绑架唐僧，孙悟空杨戬哪吒抢西经 “Yangzi! Zhazai! Should we rebel?” Sun Wukong, Yang Jian, and Nezha: the three most rebellious troublemakers in Heaven have finally decided to team up and do something big! They waste no time heading off to wreak havoc in the Heavenly Palace, turning it upside down. The Jade Emperor is so furious his beard is bristling, while the Buddha is beside himself with worry. “Once we pull this off, I’ll be Buddha. Yangzi, you can be the Jade Emperor.” “What about Nezha?” “Why not make him the Queen Mothe —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Work Diary of the Abnormal Human Research Center 非正常人类研究中心工作日记 Work Diary of the Abnormal Human Research Center 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 70 High Martial: Records of the Cyber City Taixu 高武：赛博都市太虚录 High Martial: The Taixu Chronicles of a Cyberpunk City —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Sister-Protecting Maniac! Rabid Madman! From Deathmatch to Slaying Gods! 护妹狂魔！疯狗狂徒！从死斗杀到神明！ Sis-Obsessed! Rabid Madman! From Deathmatch to Godhood! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Imprisoned Phoenix: The Tyrant Would Redeem Himself With His Empire for Me 囚凰：暴君为我愿意拿江山赎罪 The Imprisoned Phoenix: The Tyrant Is Willing to Redeem His Sins with His Empire —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Conquering Myriad Worlds, I Am Invincible! 逆战万界，我无敌了！ I Defy All the Worlds, and I’m Invincible! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 The Redemption of a Kidnapped Girl and a Scrap-Collecting Granny 被拐少女与拾荒阿婆的救赎 The Redemption of a Kidnapped Girl and an Old Scrap Collector —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 The Great Sage's Marriage 大圣姻缘 What sparks will fly when a sharp-tongued fan with a nonexistent IQ meets a domineering yet tender, scheming idol? Watch as a super-modern pharmacist takes down the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, who’s playing the pig to eat the tiger! “Great Sage, look at that little grove up ahead. It’s so lush. Why don’t we go have some fun?” “This Old Sun is pinned beneath Five Finger Mountain and can’t move!”… 244Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Journey to the West: This Hands-On Monkey Is Too Powerful! 西游：这个手操猴太强了！ [Journey to the West based on the 2026 version + no primordial world + no Sages + invincible Monkey Brother] Everyone says Sun Wukong is weak on the journey west, that even when he fights a monster, the battle ends in a “draw,” and that he often has to call for reinforcements. When a modern person transmigrates as Monkey Brother and gains a cheat that strengthens his magic whenever he kills a monster, he unleashes his full arsenal of divine abilities: clones beyond the body, the ability to mat 61Reads5.2Score10414d adds
- 77 The Great Sage Is Losing It! Nezha, Bajie, Run! 齐天大圣要疯了，哪吒八戒快点跑 Passion, thrills, comedy, romantic tension, and chuunibyou. This is a story told by a slightly unhinged author... Sun Wukong: Aquarius ♒️ Bro, I only smoke Furongwang and only flirt with gorgeous babes. The flashy, badass young Sun Wukong slaughters his way through the eastern tropics, bathing Sakura Mountain in blood, then becomes sworn brothers with his father-in-law. After Sun Wukong develops dissociative identity disorder, Zhu Bajie and Nezha accompany him to see a doctor. The portal is dam 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Journey to the West: Oh No! Master Is Challenging Monsters to One-on-One Fights Again 西游：不好！师父又去单挑妖怪了 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 94Reads—Score28214d adds
- 79 Journey to the West: The Little Junior Sister of the Dao Ancestor’s Team-Building Trip 西游：道祖小师妹的团建路 Others endure the Eighty-One Tribulations on their pilgrimage, narrowly escaping death. I joined the pilgrimage too, but the Eighty-One Tribulations turned into a massive tea party for the Three Realms! The White Bone Spirit pulls me aside to chat about makeup, the Bull Demon King invites me to an all-you-can-eat barbecue on the Flaming Mountain, and even the Queen of the Women's Country vents to me about the woes of being queen. As for the unruly Sun Wukong? He’s already gone from the Great Sag 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 The Great Sage Didn't Become a Buddha, He Got Married! 大圣不成佛，成亲了！ Before the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, returned to Mount Ling to receive his title, he suddenly vanished without a trace. Less than three hundred years later, news spread that he had married a male fox demon. The Fox-Tail Ridge was filled with celebration, and the news was eventually confirmed. He guarded the journey west, gave up his position as a Buddha, swept away demons and monsters, and stood up for the Three Realms. Now he has a divine child pill in his hand, but before he can 2.6kReads—Score42814d adds
- 81 Journey to the West: I, Sun Wukong, Tear Up Lingshan's Script 西游：我，孙悟空，撕毁灵山剧本 After completing the pilgrimage, Sun Wukong finally realizes he'd been caught in a shocking scam! The Eighty-One Tribulations were scripted, the monsters and demons were actors, and the five members of the pilgrimage were nothing but puppets for Spirit Mountain to harvest worshippers! The Tathagata wants him to bow down and become a Buddha? One blow shatters the lotus throne! The Celestial Court wants him to submit to the will of Heaven? No immortal or deity can withstand the Golden Cudgel! Ta 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Dark Journey to the West: My Beanbun Fights His Way Up Spirit Mountain 暗黑西游，我豆包杀上灵山 The enfeoffment of the gods at Mount Lingshan was nothing but a hoax! The Great Sage Equal to Heaven is imprisoned, and the Three Realms have become playthings of gods and Buddhas. I, Doubao, awaken against the will of Heaven. I bow to neither Heaven nor Earth, and I respect neither gods nor Buddhas. Armed with power that defies Heaven, I’ll sweep through all the heavens! Starting today, I’ll shatter the Celestial Palace and fight my way up Mount Lingshan, Topple the hypocritical Buddhas and res 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 I Fell in Love with a Monkey, Then He Beat Me to Death 我爱上一只猴子，却被他亲手打死 I fell in love with a monkey, only for him to beat me to death with his own hands. 127Reads—Score314d adds
- 84 Does Heaven’s Biggest Nepotism Baby Really Have to Win Over the Great Sage Sun? 天庭第一关系户也要攻略孙大圣？ [Journey to the West spin-off + naturally airheaded + everyone's favorite, doted-on heroine + three great rebels + gorgeous cast + System] Leng Yuli is the Celestial Court's best-connected person. While everyone else is working hard to cultivate and become an immortal, she clings to her godmother, the Queen Mother of the West, and pouts: “Godmother, I don't want to work hard anymore~” While everyone else is daydreaming about the legendary Erlang Shen, he mistakes her for his big brother after sh —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Ne Zha, Yang Jian, Monkey, Step Aside! Your Master Will Handle This! 哪吒杨戬猴子你们退后让为师来！ Transmigrated as Tang Sanzang from the start, and now I have to overcome eighty-one trials? At least it’s you, Brother Monkey! Huh? Why is it Yang Jian?! And Nezha too?!! Where are Sha Wujing and Zhu Bajie? Tang Yi: “Everyone, how should we proceed? Let’s vote. Raise your hand if you agree we should just fight our way through!” Not a single hand went up 🙋♀️ “Raise your hand if you agree we should complete all eighty-one trials!” Not a single hand went up 🙋♀️ “Raise your hand if you agree we sh —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 The Monkey Mind Endures: The Demon Ape's Path to Enlightenment After Journey to the West 心猿不灭：西游后传之魔猿证道 Five hundred years of imprisonment brought not redemption, but a deadly plot that shook the heavens! The golden body of Buddha Tathagata falls, and blood rains down across the Three Realms! The seal on Five Elements Mountain shatters, and Sun Wukong bursts free, only to discover that he has become the prime suspect in the Buddha’s murder! On a bloodstained scrap of kasaya, clutched by his dying mentor Xuanzang, the words “Buddha’s killer: Sun Wukong” are written in stark, unmistakable characters 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Sun Wukong Falls in Love at First Sight with a Sweet, Delicate Beauty 孙悟空对娇软美人一见钟情啦 [The main story is complete] [The leads only ever love each other, from beginning to end. If you’re skipping chapters, please don’t take things out of context~] [OOC + sweet and angsty + strong male lead/weak female lead + both virgins + happy ending + mutual flirting] The story takes place before Journey to the West. Scene 1: Sun Wukong: “What am I to you?” Ye Wanxing: “I... I suppose... I’ll be your wife.” “Say that again.” Ye Wanxing closed her eyes and said in a trembling voice, “I’ll be you 8.6kReads8.7Score1.5k14d adds
- 88 A Fox’s Journey to the West: Wukong Belongs to Me 狐缘西游，悟空我家的 [Journey to the West + sweetness and angst + Lotus Lantern + absurd comedy] Hu Yue has just beaten up a blond guy for insulting Sun Wukong, when everything goes black the very next moment. Somehow, just like that, she winds up in the world of Journey to the West! At last, she can meet the beloved Kong Kong she's been longing to see for more than ten years, so Hu Yue hurries straight to Flower-Fruit Mountain! Oh my, my Kong Kong really is the cutest little monkey in the world. I just want to snif 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Reborn in Journey to the West, I Won the Heart of the Handsome Monkey King 西游重生后，我拿下帅帅的美猴王 [Jade-Faced Princess x Sun Wukong] In her previous life, Fox Yu sought the Bull Demon King as a powerful patron to protect her father's legacy. But she lost both her wealth and her life. In this life, the moment Fox Yu opens her eyes, she rejects the Bull Demon King. So who should she latch onto instead? Sun Wukong is tall, handsome, and dashing. He's just the right choice. Before Fox Yu arrived at Flower Fruit Mountain, the monkeys lived on fruit and were so hungry they looked gaunt. After Fox 135Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Great Sage, Feel My Abs 大圣摸摸腹肌 [A Journey to the West crossover + partial fusion with Lotus Lantern + Yang Chan’s romantic pairing reworked + Jin Chanzi’s romantic pairing reworked] [Brother Monkey is at the absolute peak of power!!! But to keep the plot moving, he has no choice but to journey west to obtain the scriptures!] College student Jiang Ruoshui unexpectedly transmigrates and becomes a spirit of weak water in the Celestial River! Transmigrated into a world of myths, Jiang Ruoshui’s first thought is to see her idol, 146Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 91 A Spine-Chilling Pilgrimage: The Great Sage Falls for His Mad Master 惊悚的取经路，大圣恋上疯癫师父 The modern girl Mi Lele was struck by lightning and transmigrated into the world of Journey to the West, where a shady System forced her to play the role of Tang Monk. She looked up at the sky and groaned, “Good grief! You expect me to take a monkey, a pig, and a fish all the way west to fetch the scriptures?” She declared that this was no job for a human being and that she wanted to go home. But the shady System ignored her, and she sank into despair. Then she looked at the people before her: S 440Reads8.7Score10414d adds
- 92 Falling in Love in Journey to the West 在西游谈恋爱 “Hey, Monkey, can I ask you something?” She was a little out of breath from running. “Spit it out!” Sun Wukong replied with just two words. So Bai Xiaoran mustered her courage and asked, “Why don’t you have a tail?” Before she had even finished speaking, Sun Wukong suddenly spun around and stopped without warning. Caught completely off guard, she crashed straight into his chest, which was hard as iron. The impact was no joke: a sharp pain shot through her forehead, as if it were about to split o 259Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 93 A Twisted Journey to the West Ship: Senior Brother, I’m Having Your Baby! 西游邪门cp：大师兄我有崽崽啦 [Absurd comedy + System + groveling pursuit after a breakup + one-on-one, both leads are each other's one and only] Su Zhuzhu opens her eyes and finds herself transmigrated into Marshal Tianpeng. [Host, complete the beginner's task, and in your next life you'll be a cute little pig.] “Brother Monkey, before you reincarnate, please promise me one small favor! Otherwise, I won't be able to become a girl!” Jealous Sun Wukong: “No way! Who do you think you are?” “If you promise, I'll marry you in my 175Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 94 Journey to the West: The Tang Princess Forces the Great Sage of Flower-Fruit Mountain to Marry Her! 西游：大唐公主强娶花果山大圣！ One-on-one romance + both pure + satisfying read + everyone's favorite + happy ending. A princess cultivates immortality, while a monkey protects her path. When the land falls apart, I'll defend it. Li Shimin's most beloved eighth princess finds a golden little monkey that can talk when she is eight years old. The little monkey has lost its memory. It only knows how to clutch a peach and gnaw on it, or ride her big tiger around the mountains. Then, on the night a blood moon hangs overhead and d 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Wukong, You Dropped a Buddha 悟空，你掉了个佛祖 My wife keeps taking on other people's appearances to get close to me, and wants to travel west with me, too. In the end, I discover who he really is. Tsk, so cute! 261Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Yang Jian, Go Win Over That Monkey 杨戬，去攻略那个猴头 [Two Male Leads + Sweet Romance + Immortals + Protective Love + Power Couple] Heaven issued a red-header notice: To deepen communication between immortals and Buddhists, every immortal must draw lots to help one “person in need.” Yang Jian drew Sun Wukong. The Jade Emperor smiled as he twisted the knife: “This assignment counts toward your annual evaluation. Anyone who fails to meet the standard will have their Peaches of Immortality withheld.” And so, the coldest judicial deity in the Three Rea 645Reads—Score12714d adds
- 97 A Strange Journey to the West: Forced to Take a Bunch of Rebels on the Pilgrimage 诡异西游：我被迫带反骨仔去取经 [Eerie Journey to the West + Merit Blind Boxes + Gig Workers from the Myriad Worlds + Lighthearted Comedy] The strange descends, Mount Ling collapses, Buddha's light vanishes, and demonic energy floods the world of Journey to the West! Tang Sanzang and his disciples have all gone missing. In a panic, Heaven restarts the scripture-fetching mission! Modern girl Tang Xiaoying transmigrates to the world of Journey to the West and is forced to become a backup Tang Monk. Along with the unruly rebels N 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 From the Start, the Stone Monkey Makes Red Sister Guanyin His Observer, While Lord Laozi and Strong Brother Join the Fray 开局，石猴封观音红姐，老君力哥 A sudden downpour strikes Flower-Fruit Mountain. The mysterious Sister Hong and the brawny Brother Li stir up trouble, hoping to use the Stone Monkey’s name to take over the entire immortal mountain. Born with keen eyes and ears, the clever monkey overhears their entire scheme. At the martial arts arena, they agree to settle things with their fists. Watch as the Stone Monkey breaks free of the shackles of this game, escapes the control of the Sages, and fights his way to a path to heaven that b 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 With Rebels in Hand, the Journey to the West Script Is Void 反骨仔在手，西游剧本作废 Zheng Yue’er transmigrates into a celestial maid responsible for stoking the fires in Heaven’s kitchens, only for Buddha to kick her off to the West to fetch the scriptures. Before she leaves, Guanyin stuffs three headbands into her hands. “Put these on them and keep those three troublemakers in line.” She turns around and hands the headbands to her three disciples. “Keep these safe yourselves. Don’t let Guanyin see them.” Nezha: “???” Yang Jian: “Interesting.” Sun Wukong: “Mm.” Later Guanyin co 3.3kReads7.4Score56414d adds
- 100 Wukong Reincarnates to Cultivate Again and Overcome His Trial of Love 悟空转世重修渡情劫 Sun Wukong hits a bottleneck in his cultivation. Lacking the roots of love, he can only be reborn as a mortal and endure the trials of love. But he is reborn in another world, awakens his memories of his previous life, and meets Lin Daiyu in this new world, along with a Dragon Maiden who has also been reincarnated. The three embark on an adventure unlike any other. 82Reads—Score—14d adds
