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- 1 Tales of Karma and the Supernatural 因果怪谈 The timid should stay away!!! [Supernatural Horror] [Rule-Based Mysteries] [Cthulhu Mythos] [play the pig to eat the tiger] [No Harem] [No Female Lead] [No National Destiny] Seven islands are connected to one main island, and all seven are covered in Xingyu's footprints. Deeply carved into each footprint are the characters for cause and effect. At last, the blade of the Lord of Cause and Effect rested against his own neck, and he silently ended his life. Under the rule of someone so ruthless eve 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Deep in the Qinling Mountains 秦岭深处 Deep in the Qinling Mountains —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Please, I Just Want to Make Money. Holy Maiden, Stop Confessing Your Love! 拜托，我只想搞钱，圣女大人别告白了！ Please, I Just Want to Make Money. Saintess, Stop Confessing to Me! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 A Fresh Start After Being Reborn 重生后重来 Reborn and starting over —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Adventures in Another World with Infinite Magic 无限魔法的异世界奇遇物语 In the modern world: Jobs are hard to find, his family is poor, his classmates mock him, and his first love tears into him. Resentment and bitterness churn in his gut, finally turning into a burst of foul gas, a thunderous fart that shakes the heavens! Sitting on the toilet, he transmigrates straight into a magical world! In the other world: He transmigrates and is immediately crushed to death by a demonic dragon. What a disastrous start: his soul and body are torn apart. His wandering spirit ac 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Twin Stars, Overlapping Worlds: I Survive by the Thread 双星叠界：我靠线生存 On the day two stars collided across dimensions, Yang Xun was still waiting for a bowl of spicy pepper soup at a breakfast shop. Dimensional radiation turned most people into mutants, while others were given a new lease on life. But for everyone, staying alive remained their only hope. Want to get stronger? Then risk your life by coming into contact with those bizarre mutants! Every living thing had countless invisible [threads] hanging from it, but Yang Xun could see those [threads]! He used t 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Seriously? You Call This an Immortal? 不是吧？你管这叫仙人 [UMA] [Fake Cultivation] [A Work of Madness] They call themselves immortals, and so pilgrims flock to them one after another, becoming their food. My name is Nan Xun. They say I'm crazy, but I'm not. I'm just an ant struggling desperately to claw my way up and survive. Pilgrims, I want to ask you: ordinary people... Do they count as people? My name is Nan Yue. I saw my brother kill our parents with my own eyes. I hate him, that lunatic. I couldn't understand why the police let him go. The 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The One Who Buries the World 葬世之人 The world is broken, and the myriad paths have fallen into ruin. After a cataclysm in the cultivation world, countless prodigies lie buried in the wilderness, and the road to immortality is all but severed. Lin Wuchen, born into humble circumstances and with his spiritual roots utterly ruined, is mocked by the world as “dust among dust,” destined to have no chance at the Great Dao of immortality. But when the chains of fate crush him into the dirt, he uses his flesh and blood as a vessel and his —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Gold and Silver Beneath the Earth 地底下的金银 Gold and Silver Beneath the Earth —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 A Tomb Deep in the Qinling Mountains 秦岭深处的墓穴 A Tomb Deep in the Qinling Mountains —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Canglan Medical Chronicles: My Golden Age Was Madness 沧澜行医录：我的盛世是场疯癫 This book moves at a very slow pace (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤~ Dear readers, the later chapters have not been revised yet; that means everything from Chapter 53 onward. [Main character has no romance + psychological suspense + ancient political intrigue + two male leads (supporting characters in a pure romance) + childhood friends (supporting characters)] Shen Yuan is an extraordinary woman at the very forefront of brain research. While others treat illnesses, she deciphers the codes of the human heart. While ot —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Genshin Impact: Game Pulls, with Link Time from the Start! 原神：游戏抽取，开局林克时间！ The rating just came out, so it’s pretty low, but the author will keep working hard. (Multiple heroines + becomes invincible soon after the Stormterror quest + saving tragic characters + memes + going completely unhinged) Definitely included: [Genshin Impact] (main world), [Honkai Impact 3rd] (will visit), [Honkai: Star Rail] (will visit), [Undertale] (will visit), [The Legend of Zelda] (will visit), [Tale of Immortal] (will visit), [Devil May Cry] (might visit, but the little one will show off 330Reads6.5Score3214d adds
- 13 The End of Time 时之终点 Elements destroyed one civilization in the course of their evolution, while giving rise to another. On a distant planet, changes driven by the elements created the new continent of Ersi. Here, courage and cunning coexist, as do redemption and destruction. And the story begins with a young man on the continent… 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Horror Livestream: The Unhinged, Amnesiac Beauty Gets Fooled Again 惊悚直播：疯批失忆美人又被画饼 The rating was just posted; it may go up later. [Infinite flow, 1v1 male leads, evenly matched, hilarious wish-fulfillment story] [Unflappable psycho on the inside X nonstop flirtatious banter on the outside]→ Both are sharp-tongued!! -- From the bottom’s POV As a Bug split off from the Main System, it gained self-awareness and merged with a beauty NPC from a certain dungeon game. Since this Big Bug knew the script, the helpless Main System wiped its memories and tossed it into an infinite-flow 7Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 15 A Hidden Edge in a Bloodied Blade 血刃藏锋 [Dual Male Leads] [Both Reborn] [Playing the Fool to Fool the Wise] [Love and Hate Each Other] The disgraced crown prince is reborn and determined to coast through life, but the regent who poisoned him in his previous life pins him against the wall of the Cold Palace. “Your Highness, you’re acting so obedient… Are you trying to trick us all into the grave?” 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Gone on a Rampage! Jade Rakshasa Sweeps the Martial World with One Sword 杀疯了！玉罗刹一剑横扫江湖 A shocking upheaval rocks the martial world, and the massacre in Black Sand Town is only the beginning. “Jade Rakshasa” Murong Xue is drawn into a vast conspiracy spanning the entire martial world because of a mysterious jade hairpin. To clear her name, she joins forces with a mysterious scholar and a cold-blooded assassin, setting out on a perilous hunt for the truth. The Ghost Tower’s haunting shadows, the dragon caves of the northern desert, the deadly traps around Mirror Lake... Killers from 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Apocalypse: All Nine of My Systems Have Mutated 末世：我的九大系统全变异了 Note: Before reading, leave your brain at the door! [System] [Apocalypse] [Wild Imagination] [Multiple Heroines] Dai Shuang was reborn. Other people come back with powerful gear, special abilities, or a pocket dimension. He came back with nine systems: excretory, motor, digestive, respiratory, circulatory, nervous, endocrine, reproductive, and immune. “How is this any different from not being reborn?” Five minutes after the Apocalypse began, his roommate turned into a zombie and lunged at him. D 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Let Me Run Wild, Season One 容我猖狂第一季 Synopsis of I’ll Let Myself Run Wild, Season One Zhang Wudi was once dismissed as a castoff of the city, enduring contempt and humiliation. His family went bankrupt, his loved ones fell seriously ill, and his lover betrayed him. Everyone thought his life was over. At his most desperate, he resolutely enlisted in the military, just to find a way to survive. Who could have expected that he would return utterly transformed, becoming a God of War who shook the entire city! On foreign battlefields, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Who Wants to Be a Grunt NPC?! 谁要当苦力NPC啊！ [Infinite worlds + players + summoning + extreme absurdity + wild imagination + ensemble cast] [There are quite a few frustrating elements early on, especially with the ensemble cast. The author will fix this later and won’t make the protagonist disappear. If you want to focus on the protagonist, you can wait for the second book.] The Supreme God’s Space has taken off! After taking down a certain wish-fulfillment company, it switched careers and started making games, summoning players to force t 215Reads—Score10314d adds
- 20 Infinite Flow: Big Shot, Please Act Like a Human 无限流：大佬求求你干点人事吧 [No Female Lead + Mild Horror + Comedy + Power Fantasy] When night falls, an unfamiliar world instantly becomes a strange forbidden zone where no living person should venture. Lu Qiguang discovers that he has been drawn into a deadly survival game. Here, day and night are cleaved into two entirely different worlds: daytime seems normal, while nighttime becomes a terrifying hunting ground governed by strict rules. Even more despairing, this cursed space is teeming with indescribable monsters and 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Bronze Box That Subdues the World 镇世铜盒 A low-level office drone buried in debt unexpectedly awakens a family heirloom with the power to appraise treasures. Starting out by finding overlooked bargains at flea markets, he sweeps through the antique black market, jade gambling exchanges, and the real estate business. As he uncovers the truth behind his parents' disappearance, he reunites with old friends and foils the schemes of the underground cultural relics conglomerate, the Fengling Bureau. He retrieves the national treasures scatte 3Reads—Score16114d adds
- 22 The Teahouse Owner Who Cut Through the Martial World 那个茶馆老板杀穿了江湖 The Daily Life of a Green-Robed Teahouse Owner Forced to Work Su Buyan had planned to open a teahouse in a small town and spend his days in retirement, but a puppet-murder case toppled his signboard. The puppeteer’s mechanisms, the shifting lights and shadows on the stage, the silvery-gray powder beneath the victim’s fingernails... How could this be an ordinary murder? Someone was clearly treating human lives like puppets on strings! Even more absurdly, three strange people suddenly barged into 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Immortal’s Path Within the Ring 环中仙途 What kind of miracle could happen if the four planets that can't normally be seen with the naked eye suddenly began to shine during the Seven-Star Alignment? What sparks will fly when cultivators meet modern people? Mysterious stones. The Seven-Star Alignment. After an accident, Xue Yang, a first-year college student, winds up in a world where everyone cultivates. He hasn't even finished his freshman year. Is he really going to be reduced to a cultivator's lackey? No cultivation at all, and the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Eerie Instance: I Got Yang Jian’s Template 诡异副本：我获得杨间模板 [No Harem]+ [Fanfiction Power Fantasy] Yang Yue transmigrates by accident into a world ruled by eerie dungeons, where he is chosen to take part in a brutal dungeon game. At the crucial moment, he awakens the [Yang Jian Template System]: by killing evil spirits, he can earn powerful rewards! What surprises him even more is that he has a biological daughter in this world. And she is no ordinary girl: she transmigrated here too and has her own [Dad-Trapping System]. Every time she successfully gets 7.2kReads—Score62814d adds
- 25 Dragon Raja: Devour the Authority of the Bronze and Fire King from the Start 龙族：开局吞噬青铜与火之王权柄 [Reborn]+ [Hextech System]+ [Invincible]+ [Xia Mi]+ [Erii]+ [Lots of Romance, Dangerously Sweet!] Dong Chi was Reborn in the Dragon Clan world, but as a Hybrid with collapsing bloodline, on the verge of turning into a deadpool. With only half a day of sanity left, he chose to leap into the Three Gorges and charge toward Bronze City! He slaughtered his way through the deadpool horde, increasing the concentration of his dragon blood. Just before death, he awakened a Hextech System and drew a “T 2.1kReads8.1Score24114d adds
- 26 Dreams Come True: My Dream-Making Studio 美梦成真，我的圆梦工作室 Do you have a wish you want to fulfill but can’t achieve in real life? If so, come to my “Dreams Come True Dream Exchange,” and I’ll help make your dream a reality. This story is lighthearted and hilarious, with an imagination that runs wild. When you’re tired from work or in a bad mood, it’ll help you unwind and lift your spirits, so you can enjoy every day. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Chuunibyou: I Became the Lord of the Abyss Through Delusions of Grandeur 中二病：我靠中二成为深渊之主 [Chuunibyou] [Invincible Protagonist] [Feel-Good Read] [play the pig to eat the tiger] [System] [Ensemble Cast] [Funny and Lighthearted] "An Ling, are you fighting the air again?" "Hahahaha, there he goes again! This time he even gave himself a new nickname: Lord of the Abyss!" "Ignore him. He's just another chuunibyou." An Ling stood in the middle of the sports field and slowly covered his left eye as the entire school burst into laughter. "I'll gladly accept your ridicule." No one actually bel 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Transmigrated, I Have a Rebellious Junior Brother 穿越之我有一个逆袭师弟 Wang Dun transmigrates into the world of immortal cultivation. From the start, he is reduced to the lowest-ranking mine worker. With no spiritual roots, no backing, and no opportunities, his heart has long turned to ashes. Just as he decides to accept his fate and wait for death, the System activates. His cultivation is bound to Lin Shengtian. Its one heaven-defying rule: whenever Lin Shengtian breaks through a realm, I will permanently remain five minor stages above him. Others defy fate throug 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Survival Above the Gods 求生：位于神明之上 (I’m a new author starting a novel. Feel free to leave feedback in the comments; I’ll take it into consideration.) (Well, I think my personal style comes through pretty strongly in the story. I’m not good at writing blurbs, so reading a few chapters might be better than reading this.) (Why is writing a blurb so hard?! I’ve racked my brain and all I’ve managed to write is this much.) This is a survival ground formed by countless worlds merging, and a playground for evil gods. Countless races will 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 You Asked Me to Write Something Creepy, So I Made the Urban Legend Come True? 让你书写诡异，你反手怪谈成真？ [Villain Protagonist + No Female Lead + No CP] They call me mad and defiant, and curse me to sink forever into the endless abyss. Blood for ink, bones for paper. Utterly wicked and evil, with no regard for human decency. A book of eldritch gods, yet I’ve been branded a follower of an evil god. It was clearly meant to suppress evil and keep the world safe, but they feared its power and pinned baseless crimes on me. Since you all call me a heretic, then I might as well grant your wish and ascend t 13Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 31 After I Died, My Corpse Began Cultivating on the Cliff of Certain Death 我死后，尸体在绝命崖自动修炼 [Corpse Cultivation] [Wild Premise] [Leveling Up] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Revenge] Betrayed by his fiancee and senior fellow disciple, Jiang Ye had his innate spiritual root ripped out and was thrown into the Deadly Abyss. Everyone believed Jiang Ye was dead. But his soul was trapped in his corpse, which could absorb baleful energy and cultivate on its own. He could not attack on his own, but whenever an enemy struck his body, it triggered a retaliatory corpse fiend attack, harvesting the enemy 187Reads—Score26314d adds
- 32 Ink Bones, Blank Space 墨骨留白 [Artist + Transmigration + One Female Lead + Slice of Life + Humor] In his previous life, no one loved him, and he had nothing to hold on to. Born into hardship and dogged by misfortune, his life ended when a bolt of heavenly lightning struck. By a twist of fate, however, it ruined someone else's cultivation and karma, turning him into a puppet for that person to recover through, though he himself remained unaware. From then on, a little supervisor and a pen accompanied him as he made his quiet 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 My Demon Sister's Forced Love 恶魔姐姐强制爱 My Devilish Older Sister Forces Her Love on Me 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 I Make a Fortune by Controlling Dreams 我靠控梦赚大钱 Lin Zhouyue was an easygoing office worker who just wanted to lie flat. She had no lofty ambitions and didn't care about promotions or raises. But one day, she woke up to discover she could bring things from her dreams into the real world. Soon, she realized she could control her dreams and make all sorts of things happen. Before long, she became a high-paid success who made money hand over fist. Just as life was going swimmingly, the unexpected happened... 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The One Who Wants to Become a God 想成为神明的人 [Alternate World] [Combat] [Fantasy] A fantasy stage where anything goes! If I'm not gutsy, I'll do something reckless. There's no time to walk! I have to run! “Someone has to die! If that someone is me, then I'm willing!” “Ancestors, bear witness!” “Your unfilial child...” “I'll blow you to hell!” The early chapters are a little rough, and the protagonist starts out extremely weak. No System, slow pacing. This is an original story, and any similarities are purely coincidental. Please go easy on 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Oops, I've Become the Female Supporting Character in a Novel 不小心，穿成书中女配怎么办 Lu Lin opened her eyes and discovered that she had become a supporting female character with the same name in a novel. In the original story, the supporting character had a husband, Zhou Sui, who was 188 centimeters tall, broad-shouldered and slim-waisted, with an eight-pack and a net worth in the hundreds of billions. And she didn't want him. Instead, she was dead set on a gold-digger who used women to climb the social ladder. After they had a child, neither of them cared for the baby. She was 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 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
- 38 Immortals, Please Take a Number: The Everything Goes Right Agency 神仙请接单万事灵事务所 [Urban Imagination, Modern Mythology, Light Comedy, Urban Fantasy, Mystery and Twists] Sun Wukong, Nezha, Yang Jian, and Xiao Tian, all “downsized” by the Heavenly Court, open an agency in the mortal world that takes on every kind of bizarre case. They hope to earn back merit and dignity by solving ordinary people's problems, only to discover that every outrageous request is gathering samples of human nature for a wish-granting algorithm called “Lingying One.” Its ultimate plan is to ensure that 41Reads6.5Score10014d adds
- 39 A Thousand Lifetimes Repeated: A Dreamlike Night Tale of the Seven Realms 千世迭还：七界留梦幻夜谭 [Travel Between Two Worlds + Unrequited Feelings Without a Fixed Couple + Superpower Progression] A light ensemble cast. Fantasy elements in another world, with counterparts in both worlds. Note: The female lead initially disguises herself as a man. Her identity is revealed early, before a third of the story. Why had nobody ever told her that, despite being born in a world of high magic and powerful martial arts, she would be bound to a favorability System like one in a dating game?! When she 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Stop Dying for Love! I’ll Shatter the Gods with One Sword 别殉情了！我一剑斩碎神明 [Slay the Gods + Two Male Leads + Multiple Women’s Redemption + Unhinged Villain + Apocalypse Power-Up + Dual-Timeline Perspectives + Cthulhu Mythos] When everyone believes in the gods, offering up their love and sacrificing their lives to them, I alone see through the gods’ false masks. He demands that I burn myself as a sacrifice, only to realize he’s been betrayed. I draw my sword in return and cut down those who would die for love! The old humans at the bottom believe that their “masters” ar 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Cultivation Bubble Bursts, So I Leverage Up and Buy the Dip to Ascend 修仙泡沫破灭，我加杠杆抄底飞升 Cultivate with leverage, and building your foundation in one year and ascending in three will be no dream. To speed up their cultivation, cultivators across the Eastern Wilderness went mad with leveraged bets on their cultivation levels. History would call it the "Great Cultivation Era." A thirty-year leveraged contract isn't enough? Then I'll sign one for three hundred years! Excessive leverage triggered a spirit-stone crisis in the immortal realm and caused the cultivation bubble to burst. The 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Memories Awaken, and I Rise to the Top of the Police Force 觉醒记忆重现，登顶警界无人能及 Objects tainted by sin all bear invisible traces. He was once the least noticeable intern: mediocre, quiet, and, in everyone’s eyes, the team’s outsider. Until one day, he gained the ability to “see” the secrets criminals could never tell. He rose from the dust, following the traces of sin as his clues and wielding the truth as his blade, tearing away every disguise one step at a time. People call him a “great detective,” but no one knows that the longer he gazes into the abyss, the deeper its u 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 I Hear Your Name Is Si Tingxue 听说你叫司听雪 [Ensemble cast, not a wish-fulfillment story, so don't read if that's not your thing] In this world, the gods create nations, and civilization takes root; in this world, the gods destroy nations, and civilization perishes. Si Tingxue carries the stories of countless nations, attempting to challenge the gods, undo the damage, and bring them all home. He naively believes the gods are responsible for this endless cycle of time, and naively believes he can change the facts of cause and effect. He be 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 A Breath of Fresh Air 一缕清风 If there is another life, I wish to be neither immortal nor human, but only a breeze resting on your shoulder. A deep love thwarted by fate, destiny playing cruel tricks: amid the clash between the fated struggle of good and evil and the greater good of all living beings, individual feelings are fragile and tragic. 69Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 45 I Always Thought Mom and Dad Favored Me Most, Until My Brother Bought a House 我一直以为爸妈最偏心我，直到弟弟买了房 I always thought my parents played favorites with me, until my younger brother bought a house. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Wu Junyan’s Path to Immortality 吴君彦修仙传 Wu Junyan is a pampered yet naive and mischievous rich young man in the Song Dynasty. Forced to study under his father’s strict discipline, he unexpectedly becomes infatuated with the path of cultivation. With a mysterious book titled The Immortal’s Travels in hand, he sets out on a cultivation journey full of absurdity and setbacks. From the farce of refining immortal pills into laxatives to the embarrassment of transmigrating into the modern era and stumbling into a scam, he repeatedly lands h 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Darkness Descends 黑暗沦陷 [By a Twist of Fate, He Became the Savior of Southeast Asia’s Underworld Emperor] The protagonist, Yi Sheng, was tricked into becoming a “piglet” at a scam compound in the Philippines, where he was beaten and starved every day, living a fate worse than death. Then one day, a gang of thugs hijacked a tour bus. Acting on impulse, he risked his life to save an old man he had never met. The next day, he was taken out of the compound and put into a Maybach. The old man patted him on the shoulder. 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Great Desire Hunt 欲望的大逃杀 Desire must be held in balance by other desires. When any one desire grows too powerful, it gives rise to something warped and uncanny. The student Su Qing and his close friend Wu Ji are dragged against their will into a battle royale born of desire. Beings from another era descend and charge them with saving the world, promising that if they complete the hunt, their deepest desires will be fulfilled and their fates rewritten. This isn’t a game show watched by an audience. It’s a crisis spawned 117Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 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
- 50 Legend of the Adepts 术者传说 (A gathering of images) This is a bold experiment. Anime and web novels have a lot in common... And no one says stories aimed at men can't have female leads, so... let's get weird! There are four legends about the Artificers: 1. Years of peace followed a great war. A group of young Artificers, along with young people who aren't Artificers, appeared among the public. The world, already rolling forward, began rolling faster and faster. The newborn children were leaving their colors behind like rip 19Reads—Score—14d adds
