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- 1 A Cultivation Prodigy, Yet Even a Heavenly Spirit Root Is Nothing Special 天才修仙，天灵根也不过如此 One day, transmigrated into a new world, and set upon the path of immortality. Fang Che came from the mortal realm, finding truth in humble beginnings and tempering his Daoist heart amid the mortal world. He seeks neither heaven's favor nor fated opportunities, only to press onward, one step and one footprint at a time, in pursuit of eternal life. When he looks back one day, all the roads beneath the clouds will be the ones he has traveled. 174.1kReads7.3Score18.1k14d adds
- 2 Legends of the Young Hero 天骄侠影录 In the final years of the Southern Song dynasty, the realm is beset by turmoil. Dugu Qi and Dugu Ying are brothers from a small fishing village outside Cangzhou. They have different temperaments and fates. One wants only to live out his days in peace and find a secluded paradise where he can escape the world. The other cannot abide an ordinary life and is determined to rise above his station. One is devoted to love, longing to win one person's heart and grow old together, yet ultimately dies alo 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Conquering the World: Max-Level Divine Arts from the Start 横推天下：开局满级神功 {Decisive and ruthless}{No saintly protagonist}{Sharp-minded} Chen Xuan transmigrates into a world of martial arts, inheriting the complete legacy of the wuxia techniques from his previous life. From the start, the Yijin Jing takes him straight to mastery. While everyone thinks he’s just a lucky guy who can be pushed around at will, Chen Xuan sighs as dragon-shaped shadows from the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, blade flashes from the Seven Limits of Devouring Heaven and Earth, and the vortex o 661Reads—Score2714d adds
- 4 The Azure Emperor, Immortal of Eternal Life 青帝长生仙 [Eastern Azure Emperor] [Primordial Azure Lotus] [Genius Protagonist] [No Female Lead] [No Romance] The pacing is a little slow. The rating just came out, so it should rise. An ordinary college student transmigrates into one of the top three cultivation worlds among the three thousand great worlds. An orphan from the start, he is brought to the Sumeru Grotto-Heaven by the supreme elder of a top sect whose legacy comes from the Immortal Realm, and raised personally. At ten, he takes the spiritual 34.5kReads7.3Score3.6k14d adds
- 5 Wuxia: My Game Character Became My Doppelganger 武侠：游戏角色成了分身 The world is like a tide, and people like water. How many enter the martial world, and how many return? Every year, countless young men and women venture into the martial world. Countless others, once dreaming of righting wrongs and making a name for themselves, die there. In this world, the strong can sever rivers with a sword and shatter mountains with their fists. Ye Wu transmigrates to another world, determined to write his own story. 152Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 After Conquering the Martial World, I Retired from the World 无敌江湖后，我隐退于世 The comic adaptation is now available on Hongguo! [No Beef] [Invincible] [Do Whatever You Want] [No Power Suppression] [Comedy] A young man named Zhiyi roams the world. His dreams of the martial world last but a single lifetime. Some poet recited this line, and from then on it spread among the people. It drove countless people to their deaths, but also created an era filled with dreams of the martial world. That man was a legend unique to this era. At nineteen, Jiang Moran entered the martia 121.8kReads8.0Score11k14d adds
- 7 I Inherited Eight Hundred Billion, and You Call Me a Worthless Live-In Son-in-Law? 继承八千亿，你说我是废物赘婿 [High-octane action + invincible protagonist + debt-ridden protagonist + satisfying show-off fantasy + devoted husband + one female lead] To pay for his younger sister's college education, Chen Yun had no choice but to marry into the wealthy Lin family. He became the city's infamous "useless live-in son-in-law," mocked by everyone in their circles… Since marrying in, he has served tea and poured water, endured insults, and been ordered around by the whole family like a dog. No one cared th 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Eighteen Years in Hiding, One Day to Outshine All the Geniuses 藏锋十八年，一朝压尽天骄 [Red Fruit Short Drama: Ten Thousand Paths Return to the Abyss] [Traditional fantasy, single heroine, young lord of an imperial clan, ensemble of geniuses, intelligent wish fulfillment, contention in a golden age, imperial path through the stars] On the day Gu Changyuan was born, all ninety-nine imperial lamps in the Gu ancestral shrine ignited together. The portraits of three emperors opened their eyes, all paths bowed, and the Mandate of Heaven Stele revealed these words: The Mandate of Heav 38.6kReads8.1Score3.2k14d adds
- 9 Cultivation: I'm a Well-Rounded Sword Immortal 修仙：我是六边形剑仙 [Golden Finger] [Invincible] [Harem] [Omnicompetent] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Smart Protagonist] After his soul transmigrates into the cultivation world, Mo Changfeng waits sixteen long years before finally seizing his chance to embark on the path of cultivation. With ninety-nine percent hard work and a little help from his golden finger, he masters the sword, body, magic, talismans, alchemy, crafting, and formations. He sets out on a journey through the cultivation world, killing any god who st 429Reads—Score11614d adds
- 10 I, the Pawnshop Keeper, Once Conquered the Entire Jianghu 我，当铺掌柜，曾打穿整个江湖 [No brainless plot + martial world + imperial court + genius + small ensemble cast + no System + not a wish-fulfillment story] Five years ago, five Celestial Beings from the Five Sacred Grounds joined forces to hunt down one man at Soulbreak Cliff. The battle lasted three days and three nights. In the end, there was no sign of him alive or dead. The Five Sacred Grounds announced to the world that Gu Jius was dead. A pawnshop appeared in a corner of Qingxi Town. The owner, surnamed Gu, was good f 6.1kReads6.1Score25714d adds
- 11 I Am Zhao Zilong, the God of the Spear 吾乃枪神赵子龙 [Old Generals Never Die, They Are Simply Reborn] In the sixth year of Jianxing, at the Battle of Jigu Valley, Zhao Zilong of Changshan, a veteran general in his seventies, dies of illness in his army tent. When he opens his eyes again, he has become a sixteen-year-old village boy on the Cangxuan Continent. He retains the memories of his past life: the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear, the courage to charge through enemy lines seven times, and the stratagem of an empty camp that d 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Hunted from the Start, I Awaken Yang Guo's Peak Template 开局被追杀，觉醒杨过巅峰模板 Yang Heng transmigrated to a martial arts world. Not only had he lost an arm, he was being hunted from the start and was on the brink of death! In the face of danger, he awakened the [Martial Arts Template System]. Complete a template mission, and he could fully acquire all the abilities of a martial arts character. Based on his current condition, Yang Heng obtained the [Yang Guo Template]. Nine Yin Manual MAX + Heavy Iron Swordsmanship MAX From then on, a legend gradually spread through the mar 347Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Shocking! My Balcony Can Create Worlds 震惊！我的阳台能创造世界 [World Creation] [Feel-Good] [Lighthearted] [Invincible] Liu Ming is playing games in his rented apartment when he unexpectedly awakens the Creator God System. While everyone else is staying up all night to scrape together three thousand yuan for rent, he creates an entire world in the washbasin on his balcony! He cranks the time flow up to a hundred million times normal speed. In just three days, he watches single-celled organisms evolve into a world of countless races, where a primitive societ 18Reads—Score114d adds
- 14 Dustlight at the Mysterious Gate 玄阙尘光 (Genius, multiple female leads, no System) One afternoon, with cicadas shrilling overhead, a frail orphan crouched beneath the school wall, secretly listening to lessons. His name was Jiang Chen: Chen meaning “dust.” Master Zhou said dust was earth, and earth gave birth to all things, so it was easy to keep alive. When he was twelve, an immortal arrived on a flying boat and discovered that he possessed a superior spiritual root. From then on, he stepped through the gates of the Xuanque Sect. A s 23.4kReads6.8Score2.5k14d adds
- 15 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
- 16 Immortals and Mortals of Taowu 桃坞仙凡 [The Greatest Xuanhuan Novel of All Time] [Its title did it a disservice. More than ten outside sites have already pirated it. Veteran fantasy readers, jump right in.] The master is invincible, and the protagonist starts out with a cheat... The Cangyuan Continent, with its vast lands and mysterious seas. Wang Xiaoshi, a young islander, stumbled onto the path of immortal cultivation by chance. But his first attempt ended in failure, and from that day onward, a rainbow hung across the sky. When th 167Reads8.6Score1014d adds
- 17 From Forbidden Divine Child to Guardian of Xuanhuang 从禁忌神子到玄黄镇守人 He was born a taboo! A curse... and a path to the heavens! His parents were a forbidden union between two great bloodline clans. He has no heaven-defying golden finger, only the restless, clashing supreme bloodlines within him! Every step of his growth is a rampage of bloodline power, followed by its subjugation, a life-or-death struggle against the “curse” he was born with! “If Heaven and Earth reject me, then I’ll smash my way through them!” “If my bloodline is a curse, then I’ll turn it into 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Sword Shines Across the Universe 剑耀寰宇 [No System, traditional fantasy, the Myriad Worlds, a golden age, bloodline rivalries, and battles of physiques.] When an ultimate taboo being descended upon the world from the Land of Heavenly Punishment, Heavenly Venerables bled, and Great Emperors lay dead. Sages were ants, and kings were blades of grass. As the eternal age neared its end, Qin Yu stood before the people, raised his sword, and looked up at the heavens. “Changing the heavens isn’t hard.” 322Reads—Score1814d adds
- 19 Xuanhuan: I Meddle in Other People's Business and Become a Martial Sage of the Mortal World 玄幻：多管闲事，成人间武圣 [The rating has just been released and will rise later!!!] Chen Zui transmigrated into a chaotic martial-arts world. He awakened a bizarre System. The only way to become stronger was to meddle in other people's business. Thus, this world gained an idle fellow who carried a long spear and meddled in other people's affairs wherever he went. As two peerless sword immortals began their decisive battle, Chen Zui slowly walked onto the battlefield. “Sorry, I am only here to deliver a message for 97.6kReads8.5Score11.3k14d adds
- 20 After Cheating 999 Times, I Chose to Forgive My Wife 出轨999次后，我选择原谅老婆 A reality show where contestants try out different professions becomes a global sensation. Chen Ping'an unexpectedly joins the show and is sent to serve as acting county magistrate in a remote, impoverished county. Its economy is stagnant and its people are a mixed bag. None of the previous magistrates managed to accomplish anything. Just when everyone expects Chen Ping'an to fail, he leads the county to become one of the nation’s top 100 counties. And so, a legend is born. Villager A: “Magistra —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Transmigrated on the Brink of Death from the Start: An Uncle Teaches You the Ways of Life 开局穿越濒死，大叔带你悟道人生 A college student who has just started university is unexpectedly chosen to enter the martial world, where he inhabits a body on the brink of death. An older man finds him and chooses him, setting him on the path of refining his heart. Then the older man vanishes overnight. Having been led into the Dao by him, the young man has to find his own way along the path... Chosen by the will of Heaven, is he a pawn, a player, or a discarded piece in Heaven's grand design? Please forgive the many rough s 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Pioneering the Americas: My Cambridge Senior Is Called Angers 美洲开荒，我的剑桥学长叫昂热 [Invincible protagonist] [Derivative work] This is a clash between an extreme physique and a bloodline-based Word Spirit system. After transmigrating into the family of a wealthy landowner in the late Qing Dynasty, Lin Yan awakens a System and starts making preparations early to protect his family through this turbulent age. At ten, he leads a team across the ocean to America. He thought this was simply a tale of modern-era farming and conquest, until he punched apart a "giant sea monster," crus 46.2kReads8.0Score6.4k14d adds
- 23 Jianghu on Paper: The Unstoppable Escort Master 纸上江湖之通天镖师 An alternate world, high martial arts, and a story of passionate struggle. A naive young man loses everything he once relied on, even as fate quietly begins to make amends. Once he breaks free of worldly constraints, where will he go? 17.1kReads8.6Score1.4k14d adds
- 24 Eerie: This Novel Isn’t Right II 诡异：这个小说不对劲II Instance difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, Hard, Nightmare, Hell. Lin Han is in a different parallel universe in every instance, and the plots are unrelated, so feel free to read them out of order. Lin Han is clever, resourceful, and bold enough to act on his ideas. He’s damn awesome. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Immortal from the Start, My System Makes Me Stronger the More I Die 开局不死不灭，系统让我越死越强 As someone who cannot die and cannot cultivate, Xiao Ting’s greatest wish is to live a peaceful life and hurry up and die of old age. But what do you mean, getting stronger every time I die? And who wrote the script for the Valkyrie who’s always at my side? I was supposed to spend my whole life as a slave, so how did I end up bound to a System? What? I’m the most dazzling genius on the whole continent? No, no, no! I’m just a cheat with a System! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Martial Arts Are Dead, and the Spirit Body Awakens 武学已死，灵体觉醒 [One female lead | Ensemble wuxia | Jianghu intrigue | No System, no transmigration] Xiao Yuan can’t use martial arts, but he can break down every move in the world. He’s a walking database of martial arts. Ye Xiaolan knows nothing about the rules, yet learns any technique at a glance. Before she knows it, she’s triggered a Class B alert across the jianghu. She threatens him with her whip: “Let’s negotiate this amicably. You teach me martial arts, and I’ll help you beat people up.” Xiao Yuan: “Y 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 27 Our Jianghu 我辈江湖 (A world of martial honor, court intrigue, an ensemble cast, swordsmanship, one female lead, no System) The world’s great heroes rise in our time, yet the moment we enter the jianghu, the years rush by. Three thousand sword auras soar to the heavens; a hundred thousand pagodas crumble at a touch. Turning clouds and rain is but a casual act; in court, we make our moves with a laugh and a toast. A thousand autumns of imperial ambition vanish in an instant; all that remains is a lifetime's drunken 266Reads6.3Score10614d adds
- 28 This Martial Artist Isn't Very Scientific 这个武者不太科学 Transmigration + wuxia + comedy Jiang Feng transmigrates to a wuxia world. He can't fight, but he uses modern scientific knowledge to defeat one martial arts expert after another. A tribute to Jin Yong's masterful style, Gu Long's chivalrous spirit, and Stephen Chow, the King of Comedy. 60Reads—Score214d adds
- 29 When the Game Arrives, You All Play Online, I'll Go Solo 游戏降临，你们联网，我单机 [Game + Racial Conquest + Ensemble Cast + Intelligent Supporting Characters] The game descends, and the races vie for supremacy. Luo Feifan transmigrates to Blue Star and obtains the mini-game from his past life, Chronicles of Heavenly Spending. Other people play games with ruthless determination or overwhelming swagger. Luo Feifan is different. He just wants to stay home, cling to his System, and play it safe, summoning a few subordinates to run dungeons so he can live in comfort for the rest o 312Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 A Bowl of Wild Greens Soup from the Start, and I Became the Ming Dynasty's Culinary Sage 开局一碗野菜汤，我成了大明厨圣 A Bowl of Wild Vegetable Soup from the Start, and I Became the Culinary Sage of the Ming Dynasty 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 You Call Me a Useless Leech on My Sister? I'm Three Major Ranks Above Her 骂我啃妹废物？我比她高三大段位 [Ding! S-rank genius little sister bound. Your rank will permanently be three major tiers higher!] In a high-martial-arts world, I lost all my cultivation to save my little sister and was branded a useless leech by the entire internet. Everyone thought I could only live off her, never realizing that my System had already awakened! [Congratulations, Host. You've risen straight to the Starshine Realm!] A rich young thug comes to force a marriage. You dare set your sights on my sister? With a casua 4.8kReads6.1Score37814d adds
- 32 My Traits Are Godlike, and I Slay My Way Through a World of Female-Focused Fiction 词条超神，我在女频世界杀穿全场 [Invincible] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Feel-Good Fiction] [System] [No Holding Back His Strength, No Immortal Cultivation, No Romance] After transmigrating into a high martial arts world aimed at female readers, Lin Xing activated the Trait Extraction System. He could spend kill points to exchange for trait extraction attempts. [Stand Up and Stay Alive]: As long as you remain standing, you are immune to all damage and all negative effects are cleared. [String Them Together and They Become Moves]: 1.1kReads—Score12214d adds
- 33 From Wood Virtue Cultivator to Master of Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations 从木德修士到掌三灾御九劫 [Advance in Rank, Master Divine Powers, Attain the Great Dao] [Each Realm Is a World Apart] [Genius] [Attainment-Based Cultivation] [No System] [When your status is higher than everyone else's, you can do whatever you want. What do you think, young friend?] People say that True Immortals are like gods and saints, True Lords stand high above like the heavens, and Dao Lords are beyond description. All three are hard to attain. But Gu Qingtong refuses to believe that's how things have to be! If a r 50.6kReads8.0Score5.2k14d adds
- 34 Rule Horror: The Three Gates School Rules Forbid Telling the Truth 规则怪谈：三重门校规禁止说真话 Dungeon difficulty: Easy, Normal, Hard, Nightmare, Hell. Lin Han is in a different parallel universe in each dungeon, and the plots are unrelated, so feel free to read them out of order. Lin Han is clever and resourceful, bold in thought and action, and seriously badass. 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Heir to the Northern Marquis: This Villain Has an Unbelievable Background 北侯世子：反派的我背景逆天 [Fantasy dynasty + invincible background + top-tier villain + a little political scheming + faux ensemble cast] Pei Su was born into a fantasy world as the eldest legitimate son of the Pei family, the foremost of the seven great clans in the imperial capital, a thousand-year-old house. A closer look revealed that his grandfather had been appointed Left Assistant Minister of the Department of State Affairs and granted the title Duke of Pei, hailed as a pillar of the nation who supported the state 127.1kReads8.7Score10.4k14d adds
- 36 The Golden Hour: Don't Talk Rules to Me, I Save Lives 黄金一小时：别跟我谈规矩，我只救命 The Golden Hour: Don't Talk to Me About Rules, I Only Save Lives 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Funeral Makeup Artist: After Seeing Karma, I Went on a Killing Spree 入殓师：看见业力后我杀疯了 The Mortician: After Seeing Karma, I Went on a Killing Spree 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Wind and Blade 风与刀 A tale of wind and blades, a tale of the jianghu and its people. The wind is carefree, the blade is swift. Zhao Qian never wanted a life on the road, but after killing someone, he has no choice but to wander and step into the jianghu, where swords are cold and women are fragrant. (Harem, not a single female lead) 180Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 This Golden Crow Is Too Overpowered Across the Heavens 诸天这只金乌太阴了 (Why did the rating come out so early? It'll go up once more chapters are out, so don't worry.) He fuses with the bloodline of the Great Sun Golden Crow. From then on, true flames that can burn the heavens blaze all around him. His divine bird bloodline awakens, and he shatters the barriers between worlds, roaming freely across the Myriad Worlds. He slays immortals and Buddhas, exterminates gods and demons, subdues myriad realms, and suppresses countless paths. With the Golden Crow as his form, 51.4kReads8.1Score3.8k14d adds
- 40 Xuanhuan: Your Father Is Truly Invincible 玄幻：为父真的无敌 Fake ensemble cast, truly invincible, doing whatever I want. I transmigrated. I ended up inside an ensemble novel I'd written, with an incredibly complex world. The more complicated the world I'd built back then, the more despairing it is to be trapped in it now. What? My identity as the Creator God came with me? Excellent! You ten wayward children of the Eternal True Realm, just wait for your father to torment you! 2.6kReads—Score15614d adds
- 41 Invincible Imperial Astrologer: From the Start, I Guarded the Mortal Realm for a Hundred Years 无敌监正，开局镇守人间百年 Ye Bai transmigrates into the body of the youngest Imperial Astronomer in history and awakens forbidden powers. From the start, he is tasked with guarding the mortal realm for a hundred years. He slays demons, quells chaos, and shatters the firmament with a single thought. He fells immortals in an instant, subdues the myriad heavens, and tears through the void with a wave of his hand. When his hundred-year term ends, a calamity descends. A game of strategy spanning the ages, designed specificall 11.6kReads7.2Score72514d adds
- 42 Hell's Deliveryman 地狱外卖员 Hell's Deliveryman 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 My Archrival Turned Out to Be the Perfect Lover 我的死对头竟是满分恋人 My Archrival Turns Out to Be a Perfect Lover 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Is This Really the Jianghu? 这也是江湖？ New book: The Inn That's Always on the Verge of Going Under. Why spend all day fighting and killing? Wouldn't it be better to farm and run an inn? A bedtime story made just for Chinese readers. Enjoy the story, get some good sleep, and good night, mwah~ Pure wuxia. No brainless plot, no System, one female lead, a coming-of-age story set in an alternate history. In the final years of the Xuan Dynasty, the times are turbulent. Rebels and insurgents rise within the realm, while foreign invaders th 144Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 45 Invincible Across Ten Thousand Worlds: I Can Control the Entire Universe 无敌，穿越万界，我能操控全世界 When Gu Ming wakes up, he discovers that he can touch anything and immediately control and understand it. He was planning to fire his boss when he happened to stumble into the space of the Lord God. He touches the Lord God and discovers the secrets of the Lord God’s space! He becomes a Reincarnator, transmigrating through different worlds just to make life less dull! “My name is Gu Ming. I’m an omniscient, omnipotent god! I’m bored, and yet I’m amused. I hope the Lord God doesn’t get broken by m 235Reads—Score11014d adds
- 46 The College Student Who Only Kills Bad People 专杀坏人的大学生 A College Student Who Only Kills Bad People 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 From the Start, an SSS-Rank Goddess Forces Me to Have Her Child 高武开局被SSS级女神强制生育 (Important disclaimer: No NTR, no NTR, no NTR) (ε=(´ο`*))) Sigh, why must we turn on each other...) [No System + Post-apocalyptic martial arts + Evolving powers + Political intrigue and mystery + Overpowered power progression + All-new cultivation system + Superclocked brain + Explosive start] Two thousand years after humanity was defeated by silicon-based lifeforms, the human race is barely surviving in twelve underground cities. I was a good-for-nothing with two C-rank scores, nicknamed the S 914Reads6.5Score11514d adds
- 48 Vocational High School's Battle God 职高战神 Vocational School's Battle God 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 If I Had Three Seconds of Time Stop 假如给我三秒时停 [Misunderstandings spiraling out of control + favored child of heaven + multiple chosen ones + ensemble cast + unconventional fantasy + one female lead + time stop + ice powers + invincible + ruthless + destined enemies + humor + not mindless] What, you dare disrespect me? I’ll stop time and kill you on the spot! If I can’t kill you, you must have some magical treasures or a storage pouch on you. Hand them over! Ning Yuan was ambushed ahead of schedule by a supervillain. After narrowly escaping 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 In the Name of the People: I Activate the Officialdom Upgrade System from the Start 名义：开局激活官场升级系统 I was transported into In the Name of the People and became Qi Tongwei’s cousin, Qi Ye! From the start, I had to face the desperate moment when he knelt down and turned to the dark side! That year, Qi Tongwei had yet to fall, and Zhong Xiaoying was still unattached! I would never let the same tragedy happen again! I immediately bound myself to the [Outwit Heaven by Half a Move: Official Career System]! Solving cases earns progress, and even lying flat can get me promoted step by step! Prestige 2Reads—Score—14d adds
