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- 1 Transmigrators, Heads Up! She’s Here to Hand Out Government Jobs 穿越者注意，她来给你们发编制了 Quick transmigration + System + turning everything over to the country + growing female lead + no romance Gu Mingyue, a frail college student, is forced to inherit her grandmother's “interdimensional police” System, whose job is to catch illegal transmigrators. System: Host, please rescue the kidnapped compatriot! Gu Mingyue calmly pulls out her phone: Hello? Is that Mother Country? It's me. I've got a System. Sending it over. Hurry! From then on, she travels between worlds, and things get incre 2kReads7.0Score215Shelves
- 2 EN To Corrupt the Righteous, I Had No Choice But to Make Games 为了祸害正道，我只好制作游戏了 [Game Development First + Cultivation Second + Tormenting the Righteous Factions] In this cultivation world, where the righteous factions completely dominate the Demon Dao, Lu Ze unlocks the Demon Dao Prodigy System. He can raise his cultivation as long as he kills righteous cultivators. What? Deaths in an illusion count too? A game designer by trade, Lu Ze decides to give the cultivators of this world a tiny little shock... Sect elder: “What is this Escape from the Demon Cult? Why have the disc 32.6kReads8.5Score3.8kShelves
- 3 Infinite: This Player Has Just a Tiny Bit Too Many Tags 无限：这个玩家的标签有亿点多 [Name: Gao Yi] [Equipped tag (1/1): Journalist Lv. 2 (Common)] [Unequipped tags: Debtor Lv. 1 (Common), Heartbroken Lv. 1 (Common), Good Samaritan Lv. 1 (Common), Internet Surfing Pro Lv. 1 (Common), Friend to Elderly Women Lv. 2 (Rare)] Cursed by the goddess of luck, Gao Yi got the “Tag System” at the most unlucky point in his life. It made him thrive in the sudden era of instance dungeons. “Let’s combine the trait I got in the last instance with one of my current tags...” Gao Yi’s hand slipped 28.7kReads8.9Score3.2kShelves
- 4 EN A Guide to Saving Yourself After Becoming Cannon Fodder in the Cultivation World 穿成修真界炮灰自救指南 [No CP, Multiple Secret Identities, Golden Finger, Woman Disguised as a Man, Cute Pets, Silly Comedy] Tang Yao transmigrates into a book. As a doomed gay man? As a minor cannon-fodder character with few appearances, his only job is to target the heroine in every way possible. In the end, he falls into demonic cultivation and the heroine runs him through the heart with a single sword strike. His whole life is wrapped up in just a few rushed lines. Thinking of the gay character's fate in the book, 68.4kReads9.2Score13.8kShelves
- 5 Controlling the Ancestors: Creating a Millennium-Old Clan from the Chu-Han Contention 操控祖宗：从楚汉争霸创千年世家 A story of a millennium-old clan and its ancestors After graduating from university, Chen Cheng gained the ability to travel through time, going back and forth across history to control his own ancestors! If he can't get rich in the present, he'll start in ancient times! He takes a leg from Xiang Yu during the Chu-Han Contention, becomes Emperor Wen of Han's tutor amid the Lü Clan Disturbance, pushes through reforms in Emperor Jing of Han's era, and turns the tide in the late Eastern Han! The Ji 95kReads8.9Score7.7kShelves
- 6 Charge One Silver Coin More, and Even the Great Emperor Has to Pay 贪一银加一点大帝来了也得交银子 Short drama now streaming: As a Brocade Guard, Is There a Problem with My Having Absolute Power? (Ruthless and decisive + no distinction between good and evil, only differing sides + clear-headed. In short, just sit back and enjoy. Do-gooders, please keep away.) On the Xuanqing Continent, people held martial arts in such high regard that they even sought to become immortals and attain the Dao. Li Hanjiang transmigrated to this continent, into the territory of an empire called the Chiyan Empire. 23.8kReads8.7Score2kShelves
- 7 The Apocalypse Is Here, So Why Bother Competing? Stockpile Supplies! 都末日了还内卷啥呢？囤物资啊 [Apocalypse + space + reborn + frantically stockpiling supplies + no romance] (No male lead, so feel free to ship anyone you like.) Qin Sheng survived for three years in the Apocalypse, finally outlasting the boss and taking over as second-in-command. But before she could enjoy her new life, she woke up to find herself reborn two months before the Apocalypse! She had worked so hard to claw her way up to become the big boss! Before she could even throw her weight around, the heavens sent her back 40.7kReads9.2Score3.8kShelves
- 8 The Whole Sect Has Turned Evil, and Only the Eldest Senior Brother Is Righteous to an Extreme 满门黑化，唯有大师兄正的极端 [Reborn + lighthearted comedy + righteous to a wicked degree + cautious + no romance + anti-cliché] In his previous life, Lin Li discovered that his master had turned into a demonic fiend, his junior brother into a ghost cultivator, and his junior sister into an evil spirit in a cultivation game's instance. He raised his butcher's knife and slaughtered them all. By the end, Lin Li discovered that he, too, had been corrupted into a Heavenly Demon. He gave a cold laugh and immediately drew his swo 16.9kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves
- 9 The Sword Maiden of the Grand Void 太虚剑姬 [Ruthless and Decisive • Heartless Villain • Devoted to the Dao • Master of Manipulation] At the end of a dynasty, powerful clans carved up the land, while spirits and monsters terrorized the countryside. Mighty martial artists preyed on the common people, while exalted immortals looked down on all living things as mere ants. Song Ling came from Earth with a stat-allocation panel and stepped into this vast, turbulent world of cultivation. “Spend five Mystic Source points to improve the third-rat 27.5kReads9.1Score3kShelves
- 10 I’m the Favored Son of Heaven in the Cultivation World 我在修真界做天之骄子 No heroine + no romance + a goofy comedy (P.S. This is a silly, funny slice-of-life story, so don't take it seriously!) A story for female readers. If you're feeling down, come take a look! My dear readers, the world may be full of disappointments, but please believe that hidden in all the cracks and bumps are the little sweets fate has secretly tucked away. If you're unhappy, imagine you're the protagonist and grow alongside them! The author will write you a joyful, carefree world. What does it 34.2kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves
- 11 EN After Dying a Hundred Thousand Times, I Bribed the River of Time and Space 死亡十万次，我直接买通时空长河 [Future Setting] [One Female Lead or No Female Lead] The Shijing appeared, strange beings invaded, and the Chosen Ones charged with fighting them were on the brink of defeat. So the most determined among the Chosen Ones began searching for a way to save the world. “Ten years later, the basic body-tempering method appeared, and the first martial artists were born.” “A hundred years later, spiritual martial arts burst onto the scene, and the martial arts community officially took shape.” “A thousa 174kReads9.4Score25.9kShelves
- 12 Commander Si, Why Are You Standing with the Monsters? 司统大人，您怎么站怪物那边了？ [No female lead + no romantic tension + no romance + ruthless and decisive] Amid the crowds beneath the neon-lit cityscape, there are monsters wearing human skin, walking among them just like ordinary people. The news says these people are called the Awakened. They feed on human flesh and are savage monsters. One quiet afternoon, an ordinary high school sophomore undergoes a transformation and becomes one of the Awakened, standing against all of humanity! To survive, he makes a pact with a god a 102.6kReads8.7Score10.4kShelves
- 13 When the Uncanny Descends on the World, Death Is the End 当诡异降临世界，死亡即是终点 [Supernatural horrors descend + no System + fresh worldbuilding + survival + semi-infinite-flow + no do-gooder protagonist + not dark + supernatural abilities] In the best years of his life, amid the exuberance of youth, Su Yuan thought his days would remain peaceful and beautiful forever. Then a line of bloody text appeared on the blackboard during evening study. [In the silent night, a terrifying ghost appears outside your dorm room... How long will it take to kill you?] Everyone thought it wa 390.6kReads9.3Score43.5kShelves
- 14 EN The Infinite Reset: A Side Character's Journey to Immortality 女配修仙，但是无限读档 [No romance, an absolutely massive golden finger, carefree cultivation, fighting monsters and leveling up] What happens when a cannon-fodder supporting heroine gains the ability to reload infinitely... Bad spiritual roots from the start? Reload and try again. Can’t win the sect tournament? Reload and try again. A secret realm full of danger? Reload to avoid every danger and collect every rare treasure. Offended a high-ranking cultivator? Even with just a 1% chance of success, keep reloading thro 74.6kReads9.4Score9.9kShelves
- 15 Cold, Untouchable Moonlight? No! I'm the Villain Chosen by Fate 清冷白月光？不！我是天命大反派 [System-driven + villainess protagonist + egoist + top prodigy + near-invincible power fantasy + no romance (no male consorts)] After transmigrating, Nan Xian becomes a fake prodigy used by a top family to save face. She is about to fight the real prodigy. Should she just wait to die? No rush, the System is here to help. [Ding! The Ultimate Villain System is at your service.] [Humiliate your arrogant fiancé and get a divine beast mount as a reward.] Nan Xian: Kill him. Her younger siblings are d 37.6kReads9.5Score6.4kShelves
- 16 EN My Junior Disciples Are All Overpowered, So I Have to Cheat! 师弟们都是大佬，那我只能开挂了 The second junior brother is the chosen one of the plane. The third junior brother is reborn. The fourth junior brother is an ancient Sword Immortal reincarnated. The junior sister is the future Demon Empress. Everyone from top to bottom is a hidden powerhouse! Ouyang, the eldest senior brother, gives a crooked grin. “Well, then I guess I'll have to use cheats!” 124.3kReads9.4Score12.3kShelves
- 17 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人，亦眠亦醉亦长生 [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 198.1kReads9.5Score24.7kShelves
- 18 EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 214.6kReads9.6Score36kShelves
- 19 EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 102.6kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves
- 20 EN Game Invasion: Addicted to Snatching the Male and Female Leads' Destinies 游戏入侵：抢男女主机缘会上瘾诶 [Game Invasion + No Romance + Leveling + Lone Wolf + Gaming] (Also known as: Game Invasion) After being reborn, the first thing Yu Xunge did was go home and make her younger brother down a bottle of liquor, causing him to miss the first game beta test. In her previous life, she didn't learn until she was dying that he had been scheming against her from the shadows all along. She was merely the villainess in a wish-fulfillment novel about a live-in son-in-law... Every bit of malice she suffered w 988.6kReads9.5Score85.7kShelves
- 21 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 538.9kReads9.7Score71.1kShelves
- 22 EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5kShelves
- 23 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6kShelves
- 24 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 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8kShelves
- 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 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves
