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- 101 The Story of the Lord of Cangming 沧溟主的故事 The Story of the Lord of Cangming —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 The Mistress of the Household 掌家主母 The Lady of the House 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 After Being Hated Across the Internet, the Frail Beauty Became a Powerful Figure in Both the Immortal and Demonic Realms 全网黑后，病美人成仙魔两界大佬 [Decisive and Ruthless + Satisfying Comeback + No System + Slow-Burn Development + Building a Career] A delicate, sickly beauty has just one year to live from the start. She steals an immortality pill to extend her life, only to discover that the so-called righteous sects are all hypocrites who would devour you without spitting out your bones! She escapes the cultivation world, hoping to live a carefree life. But those sanctimonious hypocrites chase her into the mortal realm? No spiritual roots? 3Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 104 After Awakening, I Ditched My Exploitative Boss and Rose to the Top 觉醒后，我踹掉吸血领导登顶职场 After Awakening, I Ditched My Exploitative Boss and Rose to the Top at Work —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Transmigrate into a Book: A Monkey in the Cultivation World 穿书之我在修仙界当吗喽 [Book Transmigration] [Cultivation] [Cute Pets] [Pocket Dimension] Luo Ning transmigrates into a cultivation novel, becoming a background character whose name is barely ever mentioned. But even after entering the cultivation world, she still has to work like a slave, collecting the world's source energy. Who exactly is plotting against her? 80Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 I Took Over Princess Shanyin's Body: Outwit the Plot and Stay Alive 魂穿山阴公主，破局保命 Betrayed and ambushed by her business partner, she died in an explosion, her soul extinguished. When she opened her eyes again, she had transmigrated to the most chaotic period in Chinese history, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and become Liu Chuyu, the Princess Shanyin infamous in history and destined for a tragic death. As a modern woman with no survival skills suited to ancient times, all she wanted was to keep her head down, stay alive, and seize a chance to escape. But on the road to 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 After a Brutal Death in Her Past Life, She Went on a Rampage in the Capital 前世被虐惨死后她在京城杀疯了 Reborn + revenge against scumbags + household intrigue + political schemes + no saintly heroine + scumbag ex faces a road to redemption Li Yunshu is exceptionally talented and breathtakingly beautiful, renowned throughout the capital. Betrothed from childhood to the heir of the Duke’s mansion, she thought they were childhood sweethearts, never imagining her fiancé would fall for her half-sister. After marrying into the Duke’s household, she endured endless hardships. Her maternal family was fram 283Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 108 After Online Harassment Drives Them Mad, No Keyboard Warrior Survives 网暴到疯批后，键盘侠无人生还 [Livestreaming + Wish-Fulfillment + Fast-Paced + Crazy Revenge on Scumbags + No Romance] The murderous femme fatale Mu Yun transmigrates by accident, into the body of someone on the brink of death after being driven to suicide by online harassment. The moment she wakes up, she has to face online assassins accusing her in the name of justice. But how could a murderous femme fatale who once struck terror into people's hearts put up with this? She’ll make every keyboard warrior hiding behind a scre 725Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 109 Reborn in the 1970s: The Mighty Woman Takes Down Scumbags 重生七零，大力女疯狂虐渣 The rating is low because it just came out, but it'll rise later! Jiang Hanyan is betrayed by her teammates and dies in the apocalypse. By a stroke of luck, she is reborn in the resource-scarce 1970s. After being reborn, she discovers that the original owner was a drudge who had been abused since childhood. A hypocritical father, a biased mother, a cruel older brother, a selfish younger sister, and her, left in pieces! She does the most work, gets the least food, and is still the one beaten t 700Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 110 You Said We Were Going to Move Bricks, So Why Did You Blow Up the Weirdos' Lair? 说好去搬砖，你把诡异老巢扬了？ “Your talent rating is in the gutter? You can only work as a laborer from now on?” So what if I’m a laborer? I can work my way to godhood! With the Demolition System activated from the start, all I have to do is tear down “illegal buildings” to earn heaven-defying rewards! Demolish the Specter Cave, receive [Strength of a Thousand Jun]! Demolish the Nightmare Theater, receive [Void Slap]! Demolish the Ancient Temple, receive [Vajra Seal]! To the geniuses who mock me: “Your talent might be impres 9.2kReads6.6Score1.5k14d adds
- 111 Twin Sisters' Ordeal: A New Battle in This Life 双生劫：朱门姐妹再战今生 The Sisterly Trial: A New Battle for Two Noble Daughters arrives in a major new release! Two heroines are reborn, growing from scheming against each other to finding their own paths. The younger sister marries into a powerful family, and her husband goes from cold and distant to hopelessly devoted. The older sister seizes a marriage match, only to fall into endless misery. With domestic power struggles intertwined with political schemes, watch them break free and begin anew, finding their destin 10Reads—Score114d adds
- 112 When the Hibiscus Withers, You Have Yet to Return 木槿枯时君未归 The Hibiscus Withers, but You Have Yet to Return 208Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 After Being Divorced for Failing to Bear a Son, I Had Triplets with a Butcher 无子被休后，我给屠户生了三胞胎 After Being Cast Out for Having No Children, I Bore Triplets for a Butcher 528Reads—Score914d adds
- 114 Invincible Urban War God 无敌都市战神 [Rousing power fantasy + God of War + Punishing Evil and Promoting Good + Overwhelming Power + Ruthless Decisiveness] After guarding the western frontier for ten years and wiping out countless foes, Su Ming, the Dragon Nation's God of War known as Kunlun, retired from service due to his injuries and withdrew into city life. His heart was full of joy at the thought of reuniting with his childhood sweetheart of a wife and the daughter he had not seen in eighteen years, and making up for all he had —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 The 1970s: My Electronics Factory Starts with Radios 七零年代:我的电子厂从收音机开始 The 1970s: My Electronics Factory Starts with Radios 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 The Poorest Assassin Picks a Fight, and Even the Emperor Is Terrified! 最穷杀手要找茬，皇贵闻风丧胆！ Two strong leads + devoted couple + pocket dimension + powerful fighting skills + satisfying revenge + scheming hero + comedy + medical skills China’s poorest female assassin breaks free from her bonds and fights with her life, dragging the villains down to hell with her… When she opens her eyes again, she has been reborn as a disowned daughter kicked out by a corrupt fifth-rank official. Given a second chance at life, Leng Liuyue throws her head back and laughs. With the air of a true powerhous 3.8kReads9.2Score47714d adds
- 117 I Went to Suppress Bandits and Found My Own Daughter, Sending Her Chancellor Father Into a Breakdown 剿匪剿到亲闺女，丞相爹爹崩溃了 [Silly, No Romance] [Female Lead Stands Alone] [High-Energy, No-Brainer Wish Fulfillment] In her previous life, Song Chuyi was a top-notch bandit. When her enemies surrounded her as a group, she couldn't hold out and kicked the bucket. Reborn as an orphan girl abandoned during wartime, she was born with absurdly great strength and a divine-power buff. She could snap an ancient tree with one punch. She gathered a band of refugee underlings, built a stronghold and fortifications in the mountains, 2.1kReads6.4Score16114d adds
- 118 Transformed into a Qi Refining Female Cultivator, I Instantly Slay a Mahayana Ancestor 变身炼气女修，我秒杀大乘期老祖 (Male-audience gender-bender novel with a female lead who slaughters her way through the world, an invincible protagonist, and no romance or pairing.) When she first entered the world of immortal cultivation, Diwuying had nothing but a fragment of a cultivation manual and a wooden club. Later, she realized that the so-called “experts” in this cultivation world were, apparently, a bunch of weaklings. From then on, Diwuying gripped her Ruyi Club and embarked on a lawless journey, turning the world 148Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 The 1950s Village Girl Is a Little Crazy: From the Start, She Smashes Her Scumbag Father's Wedding 五零村姑有点疯，开局砸渣爹婚礼 Ni Chuichui had just gotten out of a mental hospital when she had the misfortune to transmigrate into the body of a girl with the same name in the 1950s. Her mother was dead, and her father didn’t care about her. Wearing the standard smile of a villain, Ni Chuichui waved her hand and said, “You think you can just decide you don’t want me? That’s not how it works.” She took her younger brother to the military district, crashed a wedding, drove her stepmother into a faint, and extorted a huge sum 48.9kReads8.7Score6k14d adds
- 120 The Reborn General's Daughter Is Unbeatable 重生后将军府嫡女超级无敌了 A laugh-out-loud rebirth story with no angst, where the protagonist slaps people across the face at every turn. It is hilarious enough to keep you laughing nonstop and leave you in a great mood. (Rebirth + martial prowess + intelligence + household intrigue + revenge + feel-good story + political machinations) A little feel-good story to brighten your day, every day In her previous life, the General’s household was falsely accused of treason, and everyone in the family met a tragic end. Yet the 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 With Talismans Empowering Me, I'll Train Everyone 符咒加持，我将调教所有人 There’s something wrong with this world. Everyone is completely unhinged. It’s clearly a high-martial-arts world, yet all anyone ever thinks about is romance. Fine, date if you want, but why do you have to drag me into it? And you’re calling me the villainess? What do you mean the protagonist is already on her way to stab me? Oh, I have the Twelve Talismans. Then we’re all good. I’m going to whip everyone into shape. 1.2kReads5.5Score10714d adds
- 122 Reborn in the Modern World, She's Defiant to the Core 魂穿现代，大佬她一身反骨 Ming Yue was a powerful psychic who had spent her life in a world shrouded in toxic gas. Adopted by a genius doctor, she grew up inside a protective barrier, spending every day fending off enemies. When the doctor finally developed an energy source capable of purifying the toxic gas, he was hunted for refusing to let the technology be monopolized. With his dying breath, he entrusted the vital energy source to her and told her to distribute it among the common people so everyone could survive. Mi 16.3kReads8.5Score2.5k14d adds
- 123 Mocked Across the Internet, This Washed-Up Star Became a Metaphysics Sensation 全网群嘲的糊咖，成了玄学顶流 The Washed-Up Star Mocked by the Entire Internet Became a Top-Tier Star of the Occult 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 The Crown Prince of the Heavenly Palace Betrayed Me, So I Cut Down His Father 天宫太子负我，我把他爹砍了。 The Crown Prince of the Celestial Palace betrayed me, so I chopped off his father’s head. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 The Whole Class Transmigrates, and I'm the Only Useless One? 全班穿越，只有我是废物？ Lin Chuhe was a high school student who had always kept such a low profile that he was practically invisible. During a summer study trip, he and his classmates were summoned to a high-magic world. According to the goddess who summoned them, it was extremely rare to gather heroes of the highest rank, S-class, alongside outstanding A-class heroes. Yet Chuhe was the only one in his class with the lowest rank: an E-class hero. His stats were worlds apart from those of his classmates. Worse still, hi 142Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 My Entire Clan Is About to Be Wiped Out! Hahahahaha! 灭灭灭灭灭灭九族啦！哈哈哈哈哈 [Strong Female Lead + Transmigrates into a Book + Reborn + Punishing Scumbags + Palace and Household Intrigue + Underdog Comeback] A top all-around special agent opens her eyes and discovers she’s transmigrated into the book as a hapless supporting female character. To make matters worse, her own father is forcing her to take someone else’s place and marry the Crown Prince. Fine. First, she’ll break her scumbag father’s fingers, then kick him three yards away! The sanctimonious female lead delib 2.4kReads8.5Score29214d adds
- 127 End-Times: Spoil and Slay 末世宠杀 A high-octane power fantasy! Thrilling and angst-free! Rebirth in the apocalypse + sweet doting romance + pocket dimension powers + stockpiling supplies + face-slapping and crushing scum! In her previous life, the scumbag man and vile woman pushed her into a horde of zombies. She was left without even a corpse! Reborn three days before the apocalypse, Leng Hanyou goes on a rampage with her infinite pocket dimension! Mountains of gold and silver, weapons and medicine, delicacies from land and sea 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Crimson Rose: A Heiress’s Comeback and the Heart That Stole Hers 炽焰玫瑰：千金的逆袭与心动 A Fierce Heiress Takes the City by Storm [Strong female lead + wild and bewitching + face-slapping and crushing scum + domineering CEO's secret devotion + intense flirtation] Su Wanli, eldest daughter of the Su family, was ruined by her uncle and cousin working together, then thrown into hell for three years. When she returns, she is a ruthless beauty with capital at her fingertips, and she knows exactly how to deal with anyone who dares defy her! A white lotus tries to frame her? She breaks h 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 You Want Me to Be a Goblin? I'll Turn the Underworld Upside Down! 让老娘当哥布林？我直接掀了地府 [Unhinged humor | Flipping the table | Short-tempered heroine | Feel-good power fantasy | Face-slapping | Revenge on scumbags | Strong female lead | Mistakenly taken by the Underworld | Quick transmigration | System | No romance] Xin Buhuan was accidentally killed by the Underworld System. The Underworld gave her only two choices: Return to the human world for one day, or go to a low-level world and become a goblin. She blew up on the spot. “You expect me to become a goblin? Have you people lost 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 The Tragic Grand Princess Turns the Tables in an Instant 悲催和亲长公主的脸说翻就翻 Transmigration into a drama, strong heroine, becoming emperor, feel-good story, a big sister with the swagger of a bandit, a gentle and frail eldest princess, multiple male leads, one woman and many men. The career plot takes center stage. Han Jingshan is a gang leader who makes a living through competitive fighting and collecting protection money. After a car accident, she transmigrates into a tragedy about a princess sent abroad for a political marriage. The good news: because Han Jingshan has 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 The Princess Isn't Human! And Neither Is Her Consort 公主殿下不是人！驸马他也不是 [Underworld Empress: Cool and Unrivaled x Mad Demon Sovereign: A Bewitching Devoted Lapdog] [A powerful female lead, political intrigue, a romance between gods and demons, identity-reveal satisfaction, and a hilarious ensemble cast] This story defies convention and is well worth savoring! Jun Zhanyue, the Empress of Fengdu, fell in battle after suppressing a million vengeful ghosts. Her soul possessed a princess who had been murdered in nine consecutive lives. Little did she know that this trans 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 She Asked the Gods to Die 她请神明赴死 [Strong female lead + savior + god-slaying + sworn enemies + interstellar + 1vN + slight female-dominant themes] In a forest, two girls are cut in half and killed on the spot. The executioner lies on the ground, watching the savior who has come to take her life, and laughs with wild abandon. “Their lives are the only key that can get you out of the Sevenfold Abyss. If they don’t die, you can’t escape. “You only care that I killed two people. But have you ever thought about how many people will d 100Reads—Score1014d adds
- 133 After Our Divorce, the Minister of Revenue Confessed His Love to Me 和离后，尚书大人向我表白了 [Pocket Dimension] [Medical Skills] [Strong Female Lead] [Feel-Good Story] [Putting Scumbags in Their Place] A top agent transmigrates and wakes up in the body of a woman who was driven back to her parents' home by her mother-in-law, pressured by her father and brothers to become a concubine, and forced to jump into a river to end her life. Qian Duoduo says she's got fists of steel and doesn't believe in backing down. Mother-in-law: “You shameless woman! Get out of the Bai family!” Qian Duoduo: 158Reads7.5Score10514d adds
- 134 Retired from the Underworld, the Unhinged Heroine Takes Charge 金盆洗手，疯批女主要当家 Also known as The Ordinary Life a Killer Longs For and The Max-Level Expert Transmigrates to Ancient Times. The unhinged assassin Gong Yuzhu transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a poor family's child bride from the start. Gong Yuzhu looks up. Hmm, her little husband may be sickly and unable to care for himself, but he's beautiful as a celestial being and just her type. She'll keep him around for now. What? There are awful people around? They'd better do as she says too. If they don't, one 7.4kReads9.0Score81514d adds
- 135 After His Inner Thoughts Were Exposed, the Cold-Hearted CEO Tore Up the Script Overnight 心声暴露后，冷情总裁他连夜拆剧本 After His Inner Thoughts Were Exposed, the Cold-Hearted CEO Tore Up the Script Overnight 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 The Beloved Strong Girl Bao'er 团宠大力少女宝儿 [Everyone’s favorite + farming + strong heroine + golden finger + childhood sweethearts] The Liu family hasn’t had a girl in generations, but now they finally have one. “Quick, quick, quick! Did you get a look?” “Not yet! They shut the door tight whenever they go out.” “Of course. Babies can’t be exposed to the wind.” “When will they let us go in and see her, then?” Just then, Grandma Hua remembers something and speaks in a mysterious whisper. “Hey, do you think what that fortune-teller said fiv 206Reads8.9Score10414d adds
- 137 Divine Physician and Fortune Teller: The Crown Prince Is a Crazed Lover 神算医妃：太子是疯批恋爱脑 From the start, she was slandered as having eloped with bandits. She returns with a vengeance and gives everyone a face-slapping. Her stepmother and stepsister are determined to kill her, but she counters every move and sends them straight to the underworld. Her father doesn't care for her and her mother is gone, but that's all right. She has the Crown Prince, who dotes on her beyond measure. The Crown Prince is not only an expert at spotting fake sweetness, but also a hopeless romantic. Once he 50Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 138 The Mad Heiress Is Back: She Takes Everyone Down Equally 疯癫千金归来：平等创飞所有人 [Strong heroine + lighthearted comedy + no romance + wish fulfillment + wild imagination + formidable fighting skills] The first thing Qin Zhaoyue did after transmigrating to ancient times was try to kill herself. What’s the point if I don’t get a cheat? They promised me a relaxing vacation. Why did I still draw such a miserable identity? Was the original owner born under a cursed star? What kind of tragic life is this? Abandoned by her grandmother, despised by her parents, robbed of her life an 2.4kReads6.6Score14614d adds
- 139 The Baby's Thoughts Were Exposed, and Her Father Emptied the National Treasury to Start a Rebellion 奶宝心声泄露，爹爹搬空国库造反 [Family mind-reading + cannon fodder + beloved by the whole family + a powerful figure transmigrates into a book + play the pig to eat the tiger + satisfying read] Shen An'an transmigrates into a book. She becomes a cannon-fodder baby girl who is sentenced to death from the start. Seeing her foolishly loyal father still wanting to thank the emperor for the honor, she vents wildly in her mind: [Dad, stop kowtowing! Our whole family is getting beheaded tomorrow morning!] [Your adopted son stole t 1.3kReads7.8Score20914d adds
- 140 Quick Transmigration: The Mad Demon Queen Slaughters Her Way Across the World 快穿，疯批大魔王她大杀四方 The revenge is brutal and twisted. Do not read if you can't handle it. The scumbag said, “You only lost a leg, while Ziling lost her love!” Xiaoyao broke the scumbag's leg right there. He burned his wife and children alive for his mistress? Xiaoyao turned the scumbag and his mistress into a human centipede. The live-in son-in-law seized the family fortune and ruined the whole family. Xiaoyao made sure he wished he were dead and couldn't die. They forced the real heiress to donate a kidney to 2kReads9.0Score19314d adds
- 141 Want to Poison Me? I'll Take Out the Traitorous Couple, Then Marry the Prince 想毒死我？噶了狗男女转身嫁王爷 [Satisfying Revenge + Punishing Scumbags + Goofy Comedy + Sweet Romance] "Sister, you stole the place that should have been mine. You should have died long ago! You made me wait all these years, and kept my son from seeing the light of day! Today, I'm sending you to your death!" How could that be? What son? Hadn't my husband become impotent saving me? Hadn't my cousin sworn she would never marry? "Sister, do you know why your parents and eldest brother died so tragically?" Father, Mother, Big Br 1.9kReads6.7Score10714d adds
- 142 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Bake, Made the Whole City Go Wild, and Struck It Rich 穿到古代做烘焙火爆全城暴富了 Ye Zhenzhen is an online novelist whose parents have both died. Before his death, her father lost money on an investment and mortgaged their house to a creditor. When the creditor comes to collect, he produces the deed. She realizes she has lost everything, and the house’s new owner turns out to be Li Guo Sirui. Taking pity on Ye Zhenzhen, Guo Sirui lets her stay and hires her as a housekeeper. Guo Sirui has long been secretly in love with Su Yang, a childhood friend. But Su Yang only loves Li 4Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 143 The Apocalypse Tycoon Transmigrates with Her Pocket Space and Becomes an Exiled Prince’s Consort 末世大佬携空间穿越成流放王妃 [Pocket Dimension | Superpowers | Comedy | Cunning] During the ten years of the apocalypse, Shen Yingying thrived, all thanks to her powerful abilities and incredibly well-stocked pocket dimension. But her strength and abundant supplies earned her best friend’s resentment. After years of plotting, her friend schemed to make her transmigrate to a parallel ancient world. By an odd twist of fate, Shen Yingying transmigrated into the body of a noble heir’s wife who shared her name and had been rebor 4.8kReads9.0Score42114d adds
- 144 The Rule Game Invasion 规则游戏入侵 #SquadAssembles #EchoAbility #InternationalInstances #MythicTrials #ProtectTheWorld Chen Mo was just a night-shift worker at a 24-hour café, until one day at three in the morning, the cash register spat out a receipt that shouldn’t exist. It read: “Please serve Miss Air a black coffee, or she will sigh.” He didn’t do it. So his voice was taken, the colors drained away, and the warmth faded from his fingertips. In the absolute silence, an instinctive urge to question surged up from deep within h 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Transmigrate to the Kingdom of Women? The Queen in White Stockings and the Empress in Black Stockings Are Both My Fans! 穿越女儿国？白丝女王和黑丝女帝都是我的粉丝！ Transmigrated to a Kingdom of Women? The White-Stocking Queen and Black-Stocking Empress Are Both My Fans! 82Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 After His Family Was Wiped Out, His Revenge Went on a Rampage 被灭门后，他的复仇之路杀疯了 [Feel-good power fantasy + no System + not reborn + multiple heroines + decisive and ruthless + invincible] Seven years ago, the great families joined forces to slaughter the Ye family. The entire family was wiped out, and blood ran like a river. Ye Wuchen was rescued by a master and taken away to cultivate in seclusion. He did it all for the day he could kill his enemies with his own hands and repay blood with blood. Seven years later, he returns in a blaze of fury, turning Jiangcheng upside do 278Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 147 The Villainess Runs Wild in a Misogynistic Kingdom 恶女在厌女国杀疯了 [Rise to power + revenge + political intrigue + rival suitors + ancient fantasy + awakening to her gender] A mind-bending transmigration story that starts with a bang and only gets wilder. The heroine is the strongest, bar none, and gives as good as she gets! An elite lawyer transmigrates to a woman-hating kingdom. This is the story of her journey from a desperate fugitive to a noble, a chancellor, and finally an emperor! “What? My own brother insulted my wet nurse?” Xu Shisan retaliates with a 166Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 148 Beast Taming: There’s an Old Man in the Tomb 御兽：坟里有个老爷爷 Beast Taming: There’s an Old Man in the Grave 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Reborn, I Talked My Way to Fame in the Entertainment Industry 重生后，我靠怼人爆红娱乐圈 Reborn, I Became an Entertainment Industry Sensation by Clapping Back at Everyone 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 What Do You Mean I Ascended to Immortality on the Day of the College Entrance Exam?! 什么叫做，高考当天我飞升了！ [Decisive and ruthless] [Is this really the righteous path? Why does he reek of evil?] [A background that reaches the peak] [No heroine] Chen Xiudao was an ordinary high school senior. The only unusual thing about him was a System that had bound itself to him but had never worked. On the day of the college entrance exams, just as I stepped into the examination hall, a beam of golden light swept me away to the cultivation world before everyone’s eyes. The moment I landed, I ran into the patriarch —Reads—Score—14d adds
