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- 51 I’m at a Loss with This Bunch of Weirdos 我无语了一群神人 (Yandere, everyday romance, unhinged characters, multiple heroines, multiple story routes) This is an utterly crazy story, a crazy romantic comedy set in a crazy world. Aren’t I the chief disciple? Why am I only at Foundation Establishment? Master, why are you holding a knife? Junior Sister, are you sure that black thing is medicine for healing? Senior Sister, what do you mean, “Hitting is affection, scolding is love”? Seriously, when can I escape this sect I was born into?! 1.3kReads5.5Score104Shelves
- 52 Open the Demon Gate 开魔门 A spatial storm sweeps through the city, and ordinary woman Su Wan transmigrates to a post-apocalyptic parallel world modeled on Earth. Torrential rain pours down and mutated beasts run rampant. In the midst of this desperate situation, she saves Shen Jinghan, a young man suffering from amnesia. He has black-and-white eyes that can distinguish life from death, exceptional knowledge, and an instinct for combat, yet he remembers nothing of his past. The two join forces to survive and encounter a l 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 The Moonlit Beauty Is Always Coveted 月亮美人总被觊觎 [Irresponsible 1 x Aloof Beauty 0] [Two Male Leads! Older Man and Younger Man! Both Strong!] Ximen Changge, the most gifted young man of the Ximen clan, is exceptionally talented, cool, and otherworldly. Ji Chen, the son of the Star Palace's master, is carefree and does whatever he pleases. The two first met as boys at Y Rui Palace. Ji Chen's first impression of Ximen Changge: "What a dull, stuffy guy!" Ximen Changge's first impression of Ji Chen: "Loud, unruly, and impossible to reason with!" . 55Reads—Score219Shelves
- 54 The Aloof Movie Emperor Went Too Far and Now Begs His Wife for Forgiveness 高冷影帝玩脱后，跪着求老婆原谅 [Ensemble Cast] [Mutual First Love] [Happy Ending] [Mutual Salvation] [Entertainment Industry] [Mystery] [Livestreaming] Shen Yuan, born with an exceptionally keen sense of smell, meets Gu Qiyou, a calculating and double-standard man, after an accident. When Gu Qiyou is kidnapped, Shen Yuan saves him. They meet again ten years later, but Gu Qiyou doesn't remember Shen Yuan. The two join a reality show for the best actors. At first, the director is sent to the hospital after being hit. Gu Qiyou' 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 Goodbye, Until We Meet Again 再见即重逢 After Shen An died, he transmigrated to the modern world by chance and became little Qi Jing. He went through countless twists and turns in search of the person he had loved in his past life. “Yes, I’m just a thief.” He came to this world all alone, only because he was looking for you. Even he wasn’t sure whether he would be able to find you. If not for that glimpse on the hospital rooftop, and that call of “Ji Chen,” he might have died soon after arriving in this world. I want to go home, but J 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 Dragon Disciple 龍徒 When Zhang Chuqi transmigrated to the Dragon Realm, all he had was a black stone pendant he had worn since childhood. A remnant soul dwelled within the pendant. It claimed to have once ruled this world and been the master of the Dragon Realm. But it had forgotten how it had fallen... And who had killed it. The only thing it remembered was who it had once been! To recover the Dragon Ancestor's memories, Zhang Chuqi embarked on a long journey to find the Dragon Ancestor's scattered remains. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 The Chaos Green Lotus Defies the Immortal Path 混沌青莲逆仙途 Ye Chen, the good-for-nothing of the Ye family in the Mortal Realm, awakens the [Azure Lotus Destiny System] after obtaining a bloodstained spear shaft. He stages a comeback at the family trial grounds and face-slaps his cousin at the grand competition, only to get caught up in a conspiracy to frame him over the spirit vein. Brothers turn against each other: his younger brother Ye Ling joins forces with the Third Elder and betrays him. Ye Chen awakens the Chaos Azure Lotus artifact spirit and e —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 Fog Disaster: I Survive in the Library and Become a Powerhouse 迷雾天灾，我在图书馆里苟成大佬 A horror infinite-flow novel featuring fan-created stories based on various works, including SCP, Cthulhu, Chinese horror, and Japanese horror. Post-apocalyptic survival + infinite horror. The protagonist, Wang Chen, travels through the worlds of various horror stories, containing monsters and using one kind of monster to keep another in check. A fun, light read with no overarching plot. If that's not your thing, feel free to skip it. The library setting is original and not borrowed from other w 106Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 I Transmigrated Into a Book and Tried to Turn the World Upside Down 穿书后我努力创翻世界 [First Married, Then in Love | Faithful to Each Other | Older CEO | Face-Slapping Satisfaction] A transmigrated woman who doesn't understand romance × a possessive older male lead who fights to claim her On an ordinary night, Shang Mujin finished reading The Fake Heiress Is the Real Family Favorite. When she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into the book as its ill-fated fake heiress, who had the same name. She opened her eyes to her scumbag father publicly berating and humiliating her, l 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 Love Triangle! My Older Sister Pins Me Against the Wall and Kisses Me 修罗场！我被姐姐按在墙上亲 [Older Woman-Younger Man Romance] [Yandere] [Mature Woman] [Multiple Heroines] [Love Rivals] To cover his older sister’s medical bills, Jiang He is forced from the start to take jobs in factories, nightclubs, and all sorts of other places. As he sees every side of human nature, he also gets entangled with several yanderes. 1.6kReads7.0Score103Shelves
- 61 Nuo Mask: I Can Devour Ghosts and Monsters Without Limit 傩面：我能无限吞噬鬼怪 Chen Mo, a college student, takes on odd jobs dealing with “family inheritance,” such as rewriting the script for a ghost opera troupe from 1943, reasoning with shadow puppets made of human skin from the Qing dynasty, and dropping into an old painting to fish out his father, who has been missing for years. His support tools are a little dubious: a rogue app that keeps pushing “nearby anomalies” and a Taotie mask that gets hungrier the more he uses it. Then the Veil shatters across the globe, t —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 Turning Romance into Cash 用浪漫折现 [Two Powerful Leads] [Sweet on the Outside, Dark Within] [The Powerful One Bows His Head] [Forced Love] [Size Difference] [Intense Push and Pull] [Both Leads Are Each Other’s First and Only] "A flirtatious, surprisingly feisty little troublemaker × a scheming, obsessive romantic" Ran Qingzhi has a cool, cute face. Nobody would guess that this seemingly pure and adorable girl has been a sanda champion for years. Born into a wealthy family, she was cherished by her parents from childhood. But when 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 The Icecrown Saintess Legion 冰冠圣女军 The Ice-Crowned Saintess Army —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 The Wolf of Garcia 加西亚之狼 The Wolf of Garcia —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 Olivia and Yang Sirong’s Modern Life (1) 奥利维亚和杨祀戎的现代生活(一) Olivia and Yang Sirong's Modern Life (Part One) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 The Tragedy That Began with a Box of Dinars 一箱迪纳尔引发的惨案 The Tragedy That Began with a Box of Dinars —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 Just How Hard Is It for Us to Keep You Alive?! 论！让你活我们多不容易！ Ensemble cast (eight people) #Female-oriented mystery #Natural disaster #Transmigration to another world #No romance #Strong female lead This is an unapologetically silly work (apologies to everyone who hates me, orz). The female lead, Mo Xianian, is underage. Please note! Probably around 130,000 to 250,000 words. (I'm still in school, so I can't update too much.) If it's not your thing, please don't flame me! Please don't flame me! Please don't flame me! Sorry to everyone. Mo Xianian is an ordi 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 Everything Goes Right, Ltd. 万事皆成有限公司 This is a modern-day episodic novel, with a colorful cast of stories! Welcome to All Things Accomplished Co., Ltd. In a world where trust is the hardest currency, as long as you wish with all your heart, we can make your dreams come true, provided your heart is “sincere.” 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 69 Give the Shooting Star Back to the Night Sky 把流星还给夜空 Give the Shooting Star Back to the Night Sky —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 Slaying Gods in Another World, Starting with the Pinnacle of Inner Arts 异世界戮神从修炼顶级内功开始 [Eastern martial arts in a Western fantasy setting | Team growth and high-octane battles | Divine conspiracies and dystopia] Long Hua transmigrates to a world of magic carrying China’s finest internal martial arts. Forced to take part in the “Battle for Divinity,” he must compete against divine envoys from other worlds. When his internal arts unexpectedly evolve, Long Hua learns that the war is really a “game of slaughter,” and decides to embark on a journey to slay the gods. As new companions j —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 Mount & Blade: Blade of Conquest 骑砍征服之刃 Quantum entanglement, crossing through time and space. Swords, magic, and conflict rekindled. Who will rule the continent of Atemura? The protagonist arrives on the continent of Atemura by accident through quantum entanglement. Here, he will confront the darkness of human nature and the struggle between good and evil, and discover what it means to be strong and to be a hero. An ensemble story with an intelligent protagonist and equally sharp supporting characters. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 72 Cat 12 猫12 Cats are spiritual creatures. They're alert and brave, living freely in every corner of the world. Some meet kind people, while others encounter those full of malice. Come listen to the cats' stories. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 Ripples 荡漾波动 [Childhood sweethearts + teacher-student romance + ensemble cast + reflections on life + happy ending] Riyang is gravely injured while saving a mortal infant, and his soul scatters. With no other choice, he enters a human womb and is reborn as Qingmeng, experiencing the twists and turns of mortal life. Yuan Yue was born in a cruel village that trafficked women. With the help of the newly appointed top scholar, she exacts bloody revenge on the village that destroyed her life. But the price is tha 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 Conquering Every Profession with My God-Given Trash Physique 靠天赐的废物体质干遍全职业 A falling star crashes to earth, spiritual energy surges, and supernatural abilities endure. As someone without spiritual energy, my place in this world begins to change in subtle ways. But are the things this world has done over the past thousand years a sign of progress with the times, or an unforeseen mystery that was always destined to emerge? It all began when my soul arrived at that [place]... [Modern urban martial arts + supernatural abilities + no System + uncovering secrets] When a conc 92Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 The Empty Contract: He Sacrificed His Wife's Name and Became Chancellor 契空还：献祭妻名，他成了宰相 She was the sacrifice he offered up for fame and success. He spent his life repaying her. A scholar from a poor family, seeking success in the imperial examinations, signed a contract: he would sacrifice the most important person in his future. He had no idea that person was the musician who served tea at the music house. He bought her freedom, and beneath a locust tree, they wed under the witness of heaven and earth. On their wedding night, his new wife gave him a cup of honeyed wine that kille —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 76 The Next Stop: The Finish Line 下一站终点线 A sudden viral outbreak swept across the globe, and those infected awakened supernatural abilities. The Awakened sought to conquer the world and become its masters, while the surviving humans who had escaped infection fought back doggedly against their invasion. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 My Name Is Jiang Yating 我叫江亚霆 "Jiang Ting was my benefactor, and he's the only family I have left. He's disappeared, so I'll carry on his will and finish what he couldn't. That's why my name is... Jiang Yating." —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 As the Moon Sets over Qingyun: The Long Road to Immortality 月落青云：仙途漫漫望有期 [No System] [No Couple] [Cultivation] [Adorable Child] [Cute Pets] [Everyone's Favorite] [Ensemble Cast] [Female Lead's Growth] [Sisterly Bond] [Cozy Daily Life] [Humor and Comedy] [Passionate Battles] [Clashes Between Sects] [Ancient Secrets] [Conflicts Between Races] [Emotional Bonds] [Destiny's Calling] Xiao Yue is a little beggar scraping by in Yuncheng. By chance, she signs up to join a sect at the Hundred Sects Recruitment Assembly. To everyone's surprise, she is found to have no spiritua 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 79 The Origin of the Wind Spirit 风灵缘起 Before she met her masters, she was just an ordinary little girl. She loved running wild through the fields, sneaking in a little rest while doing chores, and dreaming about a future just beyond her reach. After meeting her masters, she gained six companions close to her own age. Together, they cultivated spiritual power, explored the world, and welcomed each new day. She kept wondering how she could survive in this world. She saw how easily people could fall ill in spirit, and how such afflicti 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 80 The Eternal Azure Sea 万古沧溟 Dear readers, wait up! Since you're already here, why not try reading a few chapters and see how you like it? A friendly reminder: this novel has no System and is Xuanhuan and Cultivation. In ancient times, there was the Canglan Water Realm, which governed the world's waterways and maintained the cycle of life and death. The gods of the Divine Realm also each established their own immortal sects. But ten thousand years ago, the Water God sacrificed himself to seal the Source of Corruption and fe 902Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 The Way of Exorcism 除魔之道 Unlike the worlds that came before, this world is home to beings far stronger than humans. Can humanity still defeat them? Can humans remain masters of the world? This story features a whole new approach to demon hunting, unlike anything seen before. Here, you'll encounter all kinds of demon-slaying techniques, as well as demons born in countless different forms. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 82 Reincarnated Six Times to Become a Golden Immortal 六世轮回成金仙 He is Xu Yun Zi, the supreme Celestial Venerable of the heavens. After accidentally absorbing the blood of an ancient White Phoenix, his golden body shatters and a wisp of his remnant soul falls into the mortal world, where he takes the name Xu Xiang. She is Yue Yao, an immortal maiden of the Jade Pool. Punished for bearing the blame for the Celestial Venerable's murder, she and Xu Xiang both fall into the cycle of reincarnation in the human realm. One mortal lifetime, nine years of deep love, 70Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 83 The Roaring Tiger’s Fangs 猛虎啸牙 Realistic historical fantasy + steady pacing + intelligent characters Also known as The Northern Spear King: The Tiger’s Hundred-Forged Spear With each new emperor comes a new court; each generation brings the new, and leaves the old behind. The late emperor is dead, and his parents are gone. A new ruler takes the throne, bringing new grudges and old enmities. Enemy nations invade, the borders fall into turmoil, the land is shattered, and the winds of change gather. Xiao Leng, courtesy name Chan 763Reads8.9Score100Shelves
- 84 My Secret Crush Became My Boss and Roommate 暗恋男神成了我的上司兼室友 New book [Mutual pining + gentle only with the heroine + childhood friends + scheming male lead + winning her back] On her eighteenth birthday, just as she can no longer hold back her feelings and is about to confess to him, she learns that he already has a girlfriend and is about to leave the country. Her heart aches, and from then on she buries her feelings deep inside. At twenty-two, he falls for his younger sister’s friend. The four-year age gap somehow becomes an unspoken obstacle in his he —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 Winning Over the Host Is a Bit of a Challenge 攻略宿主有点傻 [Slow-paced. The title of the only world can't be changed.] [System, campus, ensemble cast, redemption, mutual devotion, healing] An innocent little Host × a tsundere, sharp-tongued cat System. They bicker in their daily lives while helping their friends heal. This is a slow-burn story. Bai Li has lived in an orphanage since she was little. The only person who was kind to her was the headmistress. Bai Li is very beautiful, but her mind is only that of a seven- or eight-year-old child. When the 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 86 The Ghost Records of Thangka 唐卡鬼录 Some thangkas have eyes that move. Zhaxi is a thangka painter at the foot of Mount Siguniang. Before his grandfather died, he left him a blood-written message: “The Old Ghost is not dead. The Secret Thangka has yet to appear.” He thought “the Old Ghost” was a person. Then a girl from Beijing stepped in a pile of yak dung at his doorstep and the whole village turned against her. Then a cursed thangka appeared on the wall late at night, its pupils turning in the darkness. Then the vermilion pigmen —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 87 Su Wanqing and Her Friends 苏婉青和她的朋友们 Su Wanqing: I’m a general’s daughter, and I keep to myself. Everyone else: Shut up! We’re all your friends! We’re going to stick by your side! Just tell us what you want, and we’ll get it for you! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 Twin-Souled Nuo Master: The Gods Treat Me Like a Toy 双魂傩主：诸神拿我当消遣玩具 [Cthulhu] [Horror] [Suspense] The human world is an observation box in which the gods keep their subjects. Monsters crawl through cracks in the rules. Outer gods lend humanity their power, only to watch the guardians fall apart. The Huanshu Bureau borrows divine power to fight disasters, but suffers its corruption in return. The cults of evil gods see through the cage and choose to tear the world apart, welcoming its return to nothingness. Jiang Ming only wanted to slack off, until a door in Nan 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 A Not-So-Proper History of High School 不正经的高中记史 A boy's flustered shyness and a girl's soft laughter are always youth's most beautiful scene. As children, we long for the freedom of growing up; as adults, we miss the carefree days of childhood. Only the young, with their youthful passion and budding love, make us wish we could stay. We were reckless, and we had regrets, but if time could turn back, we would do it all again. What is a secret crush, and what is love? Faced with these hard-to-understand questions, two boys give different answers 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 A Tale of the Warring States Heroes 战国群雄演义 Be sure to read this first. These are the author's rules for the setting. The principles of troop counters: Archers counter cavalry, cavalry counter infantry, and infantry counter archers. Heavy cavalry move relatively slowly, but have high defense and attack, perfectly making up for the weaknesses of ordinary cavalry. Light cavalry move extremely fast and have slightly weaker attacks. Though they lack the impact of other cavalry, they make up for it with unmatched speed. Crossbowmen overcome 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 91 Born Under the Pure Yin Fate, Powerless to Choose 极阴之命，身不由己 Born with an extremely yin constitution, I have a mysterious grandfather, a master by my side, and Su Xiaoxiao, who appeared out of nowhere. Fate weaves everything together, stringing it all into a wonderful memory. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 The Classic of Mountains and Seas at My Hotpot Restaurant 我在火锅店妄想山海 [Classic of Mountains and Seas + overworked wage slaves + vote-based ending] Packed with strange beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, with exceptionally strong combat logic. No saintly do-gooders or brainless characters. I'll keep updating my first book! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 93 I Am King, Just an Ordinary Person 我是king，只是一个普通人 [No System + Power Fantasy + Play the pig to eat the tiger + No harem]... New book now underway. Tear the Vaccine Man apart! Hammer the giant younger brother to bits! Kill the Centipede Elder with one punch! Wipe out four Dragon-level monsters in one move! That's right, King didn't do any of those things! Every time Saitama defeated a monster, King just happened to stumble upon the aftermath with uncanny precision and walk away with all the credit. He carried the empty title of “the strongest 3kReads8.0Score227Shelves
- 94 The Holy Beast’s Allure 圣兽倾城 [Beast taming + illustrated encyclopedia appraisal + pet raising + evolution + adventure + warm interactions with multiple heroines + thrilling action] A young man, Zhou Yuhao, transmigrates and rises from ruin to the pinnacle of life. From the start, he has a Crow of Misfortune that specializes in bringing bad luck to others. Watch him build everything from nothing and gather seven battle beasts, each with a unique ability: causality, healing, control, holy light, destruction, assassination, a 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 When the Moon Returns 月归来时 Su Ning is a transmigrator who enters an immortal-hero novel and wins over Bai Qingci, the Heavenly Emperor's son. After completing her mission, Su Ning fakes her death and returns to the modern world. Three years later, the System finds her again and gives her a new mission: help the mortal Ye Wuyou inherit the position of Death God. But when Su Ning arrives in the divine realm, she discovers that the one seated in the highest place is none other than Bai Qingci, the target she pursued three ye 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 96 A Struggling Student’s Road to a PhD 学渣的硕博连读路 Do you believe it? Even a struggling student can one day wear a doctoral cap. A soldier who doesn't want to become a general isn't a good soldier! Zhou Rui had a dream like that too, and never imagined he would climb step by step to the peak of his life! Is there a tiger mom or a wolf dad behind every PhD? Neither. He had the best kind of mother, a down-and-out woman who would even beg on the streets rather than leave her children behind. Was his mother truly so lowly? He also had the worst kind 25Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 97 The Mortician: I Can See the Dead's Final Moments 入殓师：我能看见死者最后的画面 Lin Mo has worked at a funeral home for six years, handling more than a thousand bodies. The moment his fingertips touch a dead person's forehead, he sees fragments of the final few seconds of their life. The ability has made him quiet, and it has left him uneasy. Then one day, while restoring the body of a rebar worker named Zhou Haisheng, he sees three things: a hand wearing a silver-banded watch, clutching a folded piece of paper with eleven names written on it. Zhou Haisheng's death certi 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 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 6.6kReads—Score565Shelves
- 99 The Dao in Chaos: Upholding the Dao Amidst Chaos 道沌：执道于沌 Everything here is my own work. There is no plagiarism. The book was originally titled The Dao in Chaos. It may be better suited to readers who enjoy a slower pace, especially since the first three chapters might not be particularly dazzling. I hope you won't mind. I'm a novice writer, so please give me a chance. It starts with two protagonists, but later shifts to a single protagonist, with more of an ensemble focus. I'll try to include more scenes from the protagonist's perspective as the stor 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 I Just Want to Lie Flat, So Why Is the Entire Cultivation World Spoiling Me? 我只想躺平，为何全修仙界追着宠 The entire cultivation world chases after me to spoil me, but all I want is to lie flat. Damn it, why does this lousy opportunity keep landing in my lap?! Yin Jiuli, the “Buddha-Demon” feared by the entire cultivation world, is back. They say she is ruthless and cruel, having single-handedly annihilated three demonic sects and crushed two immortal sects. Both the righteous and demonic factions tremble at the mention of her name. But no one knows that this female devil, who keeps the entire Xuant 4Reads—Score—Shelves
