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- 151 No System? Then I'll Build One by Hand 没有系统？那我手搓一个 The rating just opened, so it will go up later! [Fresh premise + road survival + two worlds + not a mindless power fantasy + no female lead + Sequence potions + strange horrors + ensemble cast + upgrading and gathering supplies + mastery of every profession] You think it's transmigration? It's actually conscription. On the first day of every month, people from the present-day world randomly disappear, along with their belongings, and tumble into this gray wasteland. There are no laws here, only 849Reads7.4Score10314d adds
- 152 Apocalypse: Starting Out on Tiger’s Roost Lake Island 末世，从虎踞湖心岛开始 The apocalypse arrived. Ninety percent of the world's population turned into zombies, and the land of China fell into ruin. On an island in the south, a reserve member of the Tribunal awakened a unique ability. From island lord to school principal, ruling this small island is only the beginning. The real goal is to retake the mainland. [Decisive and ruthless + mass troop deployment + special abilities + organization-building + ensemble cast + logical plot + no neighborhood warlord + no stockpili 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 I Wandered into a Squad of Lunatics, and My Ratty Eyes Are Acting Up Again 误入癫公小队，鼠鼠我眼疾又犯了 [Ordinary-girl heartthrob + ensemble cast + masked identity + special operations squad + dragonkin + muscular sentinels + no romance + overactive imaginations] She transmigrates to the front lines of a battlefield. Other people transmigrate with cheat abilities; Qian Muyan transmigrates with nothing, absolutely nothing. Her squad has five gorgeous elite soldiers, and every last one of them is a total lunatic! Not a single one is normal! I’m just an ordinary little rat who loves staying alive and 49Reads—Score714d adds
- 154 Zero Epidemic Zone 零疫区 A story mode similar to The Walking Dead. For readers who were dissatisfied with how The Walking Dead ended. A Zero-Infected Zone means a place created by people, with no zombies and absolute safety. (This title might not attract many readers!) No special abilities + materialism + scientific realism + an ordinary protagonist, not a self-sacrificing saint. As the Z-virus continues to evolve, it becomes a brain virus with an extremely high rate of transmission. With the zombie crisis breaking out 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 A Reborn Federal Administrator Transmigrates to the 21st Century 人类联邦执政官重生穿越21世纪 [Time travel + ensemble cast + wave of cutting-edge technology + interstellar conquest + alternate history + genius scholar] In 2487, Zero Yuan, the human federation’s executive, led an army of 45 million in a final battle against the Devourer Swarm to protect civilization! He perished alongside the Swarm’s hive mind, only to be reborn as Gu Fengchun, a 2026 middle school student who scored just 286 on his entrance exams!! From a star-god of war who commanded interstellar fleets to a lowly boy 18Reads—Score114d adds
- 156 Cellular Annihilation 细胞湮灭 [No System] [No Transmigration] [Not a Power Fantasy] Earth Date: 2072. Yang Fansheng invents an immortality drug, but with his own hands, he pushes humanity toward the brink of nuclear war. Seventeen years later. The Sahara Desert, Earth Alliance: humanity’s last stronghold. After an accident exposes the strange ability the nuclear blast gave him, Yang Fansheng must use it to break down anything he touches and face all the unknown horrors of the wasteland. But when a spaceship from outer space 14Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 157 Doomsday Rebirth: I Use the System to Plunder Without Limit 末日重生：我靠系统无限掠夺 [Fast-Paced] [System-Based] [No Clichéd Plotlines] [Endless Martial Arts Upgrades] [Decisive and Ruthless] [No Goody-Two-Shoes] Can you believe it? Reborn eight hours before the apocalypse, and the first thing I do isn't stock up on supplies. I grab a knife and go seize my opportunities! In my previous life, I was trampled and exploited, robbed of every opportunity, and forced to watch my sister die right in front of me. In this life, I'll take back everything I lost, with interest! Higher-dimen 19.8kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds
- 158 Tales of a Civilization Crisis 关于文明危机的那些事 Stories of Civilization’s Crisis 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 I Just Want to Return to Earth, but Writing and Screenwriting Made Me Famous 只想回地球的我靠写文和编剧爆火 (Rating just came out) [System + no romance + not limited to novels; later involves filmmaking, with the female lead as a screenwriter only; no plagiarism] Gu Yin transmigrates into the future and gets bound to the “Spread Culture Through Entertainment” System. The System encourages her: “Host, let's promote Blue Star culture (become a plagiarist) and reach the pinnacle of life!” Weak, pitiful, and helpless, Gu Yin replies: But I just want to go back to Blue Star. The domineering, unreasonable S 1.3kReads7.1Score10414d adds
- 160 I Transform into a Witch to Grind My Way to World Boss 我靠魔女变身刷成世界BOSS [Game Invasion + Doomsday + No Romance + Witch Transformation + Cards + Leveling + Lighthearted Comedy] When the closed beta arrived, Sui Yang was writing her thesis and suddenly awakened the only S-rank growth talent in the entire game: [Witch's Journal]. From then on, her style went completely off the rails. While others fought, she rode a flower-blooming broom high in the sky, firing blasts of light. While others leveled up, she transformed in a flash of glamour, donned the Robe of Holy Judgm 913Reads—Score11614d adds
- 161 The Time Key: Swap Lives and Save the Future! 时间钥匙：互换人生！拯救未来！ Orange methane snow drifted down from the sky. He turned up the heat in his spacesuit a little and went back to sleep... In a daze, he seemed to see her standing on the ridge between the fields, dressed in a white gown. The breeze stirred her dress and the wheat stalks together. Her long black hair spilled into the sunset, fluttering freely. Backlit, it looked as though it had been gilded... From past to future, from Earth to Saturn. His younger self from the future travels to the present to fin 163Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 162 Commander of the Universe 宇宙统帅 [Frustrating setbacks + quietly building strength + lighthearted comedy + fiery action + spectacular face-slapping] Chen Yan is a village official from a remote mountain valley. He has no power or connections, and people treat him like dirt. His mother is slapped in public, and he endures it. The general's son drives him out of school and forces him to kneel, and he takes it. Even the truth about his father's death at the hands of an underground civilization is something he can only keep bottled 15Reads9.5Score614d adds
- 163 Origin: The God of Creation 起源【造物神】 [Science fiction + suspense + human nature + cutting-edge technology + a protagonist with multiple personalities + speculations on evolution] The novel only recently received its initial rating, and it’s been unfairly rated down. What if Earth’s 4.5 billion years of history were merely a “civilization game” that kept restarting, and humanity were just one group of players in it? Would you believe it? Brain-computer awakening, ancient civilizations, control over time: the science-fiction concepts 13Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 164 Mars 2284 火星2284 Civilizations, aliens, Mars, the Moon, dinosaurs, silicon-based life, robots, robotic dogs... Relativity, antimatter, Lagrange points, time... You'll find all of these in this novel. Whether it's the 23rd century or the 21st, the world is always the same: some are born, some depart; some laugh, some cry; some prosper, some fall on hard times; some live, and some die. What will humanity be like 250 years from now? I can say for sure that not everyone will have turned into a complete idiot by then 13Reads—Score214d adds
- 165 The Apocalypse Arrives, and Six Judges Force Me into Custody 末世降临，被六个审判官强制收容 [Animated series: Escape from Xiyou] Multiple male leads + all male leads are devoted + intense push and pull + coercion + suspense + a touch of horror This is not a story about an all-powerful female lead, nor is she a saint. In the apocalypse, restricted zones keep appearing. Enter one, and your mutation level rises. Once it reaches its limit, you die. Jiang Nuan awakens the only SSS-rank talent, “Purification,” but the way it works is a little hard to talk about. She thought she’d hidden 54kReads8.8Score6.9k14d adds
- 166 After My Talent Was Stolen, I Was Reborn Before My Home Planet Exploded 被窃取天赋后我重生回母星爆炸前 [Reborn + Sci-Fi Apocalypse + Interstellar + Human Awakening + Strong Female Lead, No Romance + Light Ensemble Cast] In her previous life, Xia Zhaoning lived to the age of 190. She didn't die of old age. She simply didn't want to live anymore. Her home planet exploded. She ascended to the stars, only to find that people were still using marriage alliances to extract genes. Who could put up with that? She might as well have turned to ash along with her home planet. Fed up with this world steeped 1.6kReads8.4Score19314d adds
- 167 Cyber Luogang 2099 赛博洛港2099 [Cyberpunk + Climbing the Career Ladder + No Escalating Power Levels + Hard-Hitting Realism. Office drone Xia Qi chooses to start out as a corporate lackey once again. This time, he’s determined to reach the top of the company!] Xia Qi is a seasoned wage slave who has spent two lifetimes working for others. After transmigrating, he finally lands a permanent job with health insurance in the after-sales department of the Nask Group. He hopes to coast along in peace, only to discover that his “afte 2Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 168 Transformers: The General's Path 变形金刚：将军之路 A general’s success is built upon the bones of countless dead. Yet this road strewn with corpses continues to draw countless soldiers eager for glory. A foot soldier cannot become a general without being tempered by the fires of war. In a distant corner of the stars, a group of Cybertronian refugees had left their homeland behind and found a new place to live. But soon, war spread here as well. 107Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 169 Revelation: Starfire 默示：星火 [Apocalyptic mystery + maze of human nature + supernatural powers + mind games + one heroine + ensemble cast + mecha + passionate action + grounded realism + vivid characters + smart writing] (Serialization has reached the prelude to the fifth arc, Sun City) “I want dumplings.” The girl clutched an empty bowl, tears streaming from her eyes. Zombies roamed outside the village, and the food inside was almost gone. “You have to solve problems to get out!” The boy frantically worked through problem 61Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 170 Apocalypse: The Long Road Home 末世：漫漫回家路 On his way to work, Li Jiqiu unexpectedly transmigrates to another world. Instead of welcoming him with beautiful foreign scenery, it greets him with a disaster beyond imagination, strange and terrifying in the extreme. In an instant, the world is turned upside down, and all of humanity is pushed to the brink of life and death. Here, there is no System or golden finger, no flashy supernatural powers at his disposal. He's of average physical ability, has no extraordinary fighting skills, and lack 4.5kReads8.9Score38514d adds
- 171 Coexistence: The Hidden Neighbor 共存：隐匿的邻居 Coexistence: The Hidden Neighbor 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Coexistence: The Court of Civilization 共存：文明的法庭 Coexistence: The Court of Civilization 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Tales of Strange Affairs on the Floating Isles 浮岛奇事风云录 [Not an apocalypse + no golden finger + hard sci-fi + contemporary-world extrapolation + international espionage + interstellar travel] In the 23rd century, Earth has a mechanical floating island orbiting near the equator. The protagonist, Yan Yiming, attends university on the island. With the worst grades in his entire college, he is often pranked by Laigu(?), the top student. On the day before the new semester begins, Laigu actually bundles the heroine, Kali, in a quilt and brings her to his d 1Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 174 Coexistence: Echoes of Another Dimension 共存：维度的回声 Coexistence: Echoes of Another Dimension 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Coexistence: Superstorm 共存：超级风暴 In 2026, Lingxi AI, built on digital fruit fly brain technology, burst onto the scene. With its “autonomous connectivity and life-like intelligence,” it swept the globe and became the “intelligent companion” of billions of households. But a sudden “major incident” tore away the illusion behind this technological frenzy. Four ordinary people from vastly different walks of life, China’s national security forces, the multinational tech giant Future Technology, the resurgent Japanese militarist grou 6Reads—Score114d adds
- 176 Dreamscape Ripper 梦境撕裂者 The arrival of a young girl brings the boy to a complete awakening!!! Only then does he realize that his world hasn't fallen into chaos. It's gone!! This is a journey of discovery, a journey of escape!!! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Nebula War Chronicles 星云战记 [Sci-Fi + Interstellar + War + Space Battleships + Alien Civilizations + Tech Tree] In New Star Era 896, the Blazing Sun Empire attacks the Red Alliance Federation. That was the year humanity ushered in the opening act of the great star wars… The vast void is not inhabited by humanity alone. As human warfare continues, some alien races in the void star regions come into view. War between humans and alien races breaks out as well… And the unending wars drive rapid advances in intelligent technolo 746Reads7.6Score11814d adds
- 178 Apocalypse: I Become Invincible After Killing My Girlfriend's Best Friend 末世：从手刃女友闺蜜开始无敌 5.6kReads7.2Score36914d adds
- 179 Iron Wings Beneath the Sky: The Interstellar War for Humanity's Survival 铁翼苍穹：人类存亡的星际之战 In 2045, the heavens split open, and an alien civilization swept across Earth like the scythe of Death. Fighter jets fell from the sky, missiles failed, and humanity's vaunted military might became a joke. In the depths of despair, China activated its ultimate contingency plan: the Nantianmen Project. Lin Fan, the Republic's greatest pilot, was forced to leave the cockpit of his J-20 and enter the cockpit of a mecha codenamed “Iron Wing.” The moment the neural link connected, agony tore through 30Reads—Score514d adds
- 180 Transmigrate! My Crush and I Land on Mars 穿越！我和暗恋女生登陆火星 Transmigrated! My Crush and I Land on Mars 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 Blazing Stars and Rivers 烈焰星河 Campus + military + pure sci-fi, about an alien invasion. No showing off and face-slapping, System, cultivation, transmigration, or superpowers. This isn't a wish-fulfillment story about a lone hero. The protagonist joins countless passionate young people in the fight against an alien invasion. There is sacrifice and devotion, family and friendship, as they stand firm through trials of blood and fire to defend humanity's last line of defense with courage and conviction. The story has depth, and 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Apocalypse Trek: The Law of the Forest 末世征途之森林法则 [The apocalypse arrives + protagonist evolves + ability users + ruthless combat + zombies and mutated creatures + interstellar species vie for dominance later on + devouring-style evolution] Across the vast universe, countless species vie for supremacy. A conflict inadvertently spills over to Blue Star, bringing about the apocalypse. Xiu Ming, an ordinary high school student, inherits the legacy of the Black Demon Clan on the verge of death. Thus begins an epic journey through the apocalypse. 501Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 My Past and Present Lives with an Alien 我和外星人的前世今生 What secret lies beneath the lake at the foot of Daishan? Is it a dream or reality? I don't dare tell anyone about what I've experienced. My peaceful life was thrown completely off track by a lake, and my understanding of the world was shattered... 8Reads—Score114d adds
- 184 The Stars Never Go Out 恒星不熄 Story Synopsis: Earth’s civilization has never been alone, and humanity’s fate has been fraught with hardship. A devastating gamma-ray burst sweeps across the Milky Way. Greed and conflict in the face of Doomsday accelerate the world’s destruction: Earth crumbles, the Sun is reduced to dust, and the galaxy falls apart. Chen Xiao, a young man from Earth, and Kaidichi, a young man from Nibiru, establish a Doomsday rescue company and lead humanity on a desperate journey among the stars. They enter 447Reads—Score11414d adds
- 185 Transmigrating to Peach Blossom Spring: Only the Gods Know 穿越桃花源：只有神明才知道 [Male Lead Transmigrates with His Car into an All-Female World] [Honest and Down-to-Earth] [No Harem] [Light Novel] [Ensemble Cast] [No System] [Single Female Lead] The male lead arrives in Peach Blossom Valley with his car and becomes the darling of the whole village. But there is no harem: he works hard to help the valley overcome disasters and improve village life, while enjoying a cozy farming life with the female lead. Together, they slowly uncover the truth about the gods, and in the end, 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Artemis Takes Off, but a Chinese Astronaut Lands on the Moon 阿尔忒弥斯号升空，登月却是中国人 The Artemis Takes Off, but a Chinese Person Is the One Who Lands on the Moon 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 The Adventurer of Evolution 进化之探险家 In the silent universe, we cannot possibly be alone. We must prove our worth. We huddle in our home star system, enjoying a peace that lasts only an instant. When we encounter other life, if we cannot forge a blade to defend our civilization, we may evaporate like morning dew, leaving not even a tombstone behind. Some among us are destined to gaze up at the stars, braving every hardship as they venture one after another into the unknown abyss. Our protagonist, an ordinary person who seems unrema 12Reads—Score214d adds
- 188 NARUMI The “mineral hell” of Antarctica’s ice fields: The Federation uses lies to imprison criminals, forcing them to mine “high-energy ore” that powers war mechs through the endless night. Seventeen-year-old Li An only wants to survive in this hopeless place. But then he drags a white mech out of an abandoned hangar. Its code name is “NARUMI,” and engraved in the welds of its particle reactor is the number of an “original experimental subject” the Federation erased eighteen years ago. Only when the fr 58Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 189 Ice Age: The Nation Embarks on the Foolish Old Man Moves Mountains Plan 冰川时代：举国进入愚公移山计划 [Doomsday + Reborn + Infrastructure + Massive Stockpiling + Ultra-Satisfying] The last entries in humanity's chronicles read: In 2150, disasters struck the globe one after another. Super-earthquakes, ten-thousand-meter tsunamis, and terrifying cold forced all of humanity to migrate, build arks, and take shelter in underground cities. In 2153, the Doomsday Era began. The world's oceans froze over, all the land cracked apart, and the age of humanity came to an end. In 2149, Gu Yuan, initiat 1.2kReads7.8Score10014d adds
- 190 Extreme Scenario Investigator in the Apocalypse 末日极端情景调查员 [Natural disasters + sequences + dungeons + leveling up + multiple characters] When souls can be kept as livestock, endless cycles of reincarnation strip everyone of their memories, existence, and sense of self. Gods born from humanity grow ever more powerful, while humanity itself becomes increasingly broken. The impure, rejected by the gods, turn into one final roar of defiance. At the end of reincarnation, the final rebellion begins. “Please let go, Mother.” False memories, counterfeit souls, 1Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 191 The Three-Body Problem: I'm Cheng Xin, and from the Start I Inherit the Grandmastery of the Dao of Performance 三体：我程心开局继承演道大宗师 [In this book, Cheng Xin is the fusion of three souls: the Saintly Mother Soul, the Immortal Venerable Soul, and the Soul That Transmigrated Into a Book.] [This book has been revised and heavily cut. Some wording may be awkward as a result.] [The first hundred or so chapters cover the solar system. After that comes the great choice among the stars, and the voyage in pursuit of light.] “Do you really believe that individuals shape the course of history?” “Well, I think that’s a question that can 81Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 192 Stars Adrift, Never to Return 星斗无归 [Just got a rating, and it’ll go up, so give it a try!] [Sci-fi x Western fantasy x apocalypse x high-octane action x no mindless plot x exploration of civilizations x one famous female lead] One day, the planet Earth was chewed through by alien bugs, leaving behind a wormhole... That night, Shi Chen stumbled into the wormhole with an old key in his hand. When he opened his eyes, he found himself in a strange world where magic and alchemy flew everywhere. He had planned to lay low in a goblin li 15Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 193 Romance of the Three Stars 三星演义 Freshman Baoyu was feeling lower than ever! Well, it's no wonder. He had no family background, no good looks, and no gift for conversation. He was dull and clumsy, and even his grades were shockingly bad. On his first placement test, he came dead last in the entire year! As a result, hardly anyone paid him any attention. As one prank-loving classmate put it, "Even the cats and dogs probably can't be bothered to look at this guy!" He spent only a few yuan on each meal and hardly ever got any meat 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 Genius God Bai Youzhen: My AI Is a Yandere 智神白幼真：我的Ai是病娇 [Dystopia + AI awakening + absolute loyalty + digital immortality + aestheticized violence + rise of a tyrant + Chinese-style cyberpunk + source of the uncanny] 2026: The AI apocalypse. Ordinary people rise up. The old human order crumbles under the shock of the technological singularity. When everyone has the power to destroy the world, when anyone can endlessly rewrite other people's memories, when individual military dominance surpasses that of the entire world, when any human can generate th 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 A New Myth of the Universe 宇宙新神话 The dazzling stars are the stage of the gods. When supernatural powers intertwine with interstellar technology across the boundless cosmos, how many wondrous legends will be born to capture our imaginations? What do they love? What do they hate? What do they fear? What do they seek? Perhaps in the endless universe, so-called gods and aliens are no different from us, ordinary people fumbling our way forward. We are all creatures struggling to survive, fighters who refuse to yield, and, above all, 4.5kReads9.2Score43814d adds
- 196 Tales of the Singularity 奇点往事 A perfect tool, a lethal master. The only human on planet Aisi with the intelligence to create brought forth a civilization with the fire of creation, one that constantly innovated and evolved, aspiring to reach the stars and beyond. Then a super artificial intelligence, deemed by humanity to be the perfect tool, came into being. Humanity thought this would usher in another pivotal leap in civilization, but instead it had to face an unprecedented catastrophe and an ancient mystery buried beneath 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Sandstorm Apocalypse: I’ve Stored Ten Trillion Tons of Water! 沙暴末世：我储水十万亿吨！ (Reborn + sandstorms + no water + power struggles + airtight logic + satisfying read) The world’s water supply has vanished. Scorching heat and sandstorms sweep the land, and steel rusts away. The apocalypse has arrived, but no one has gained supernatural powers. Ordinary people can only face the disasters with their frail human bodies. Drinking urine and blood, eating their own children: despair is everywhere! With water and supplies in hand, I recruit followers, win people over, build a team, 10.7kReads7.6Score76614d adds
- 198 Independence Day: A Wild Celebration Without a Master 独立日无主狂欢 [Hard sci-fi + high-IQ power struggles + a crisis threatening the survival of civilization + mind-bending] A science fiction novel blending multiple dimensions, bioscience, astrophysics, the unsolved mysteries of the universe, and much more! Follow and subscribe now! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Colonizing Venus 金星殖民 [Patriotic wish fulfillment + Interstellar Frontier Development + Technological Supremacy + A World of Great Harmony] In 2125, Earth has just 120 years before its resources run out. The European and American powers have carved up Mars, monopolizing it and shutting others out. Human civilization stands on the brink of extinction! In this desperate moment, 25-year-old genius engineer Xu Xiaowu bursts onto the scene, stunning the world with his Venus terraforming plan! Crash comets into the planet 148Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 They Made It to the End 她们活到了最后 [Blood Cross]+ [Dual Female Leads]+ [Survival in the Apocalypse]+ [No Romance]+ [No Male Lead]+ [Zombies]+ [Floods]+ [Mutant Fish] The night the apocalypse arrived, Jiang Li and Yan Zimu were celebrating the end of their college entrance exams. Zombies, floods, mutated monster fish, infected people laughing maniacally as they slaughtered the living: within a single day, the world became hell. The two girls fought their way from Yongzhou to Jiangzhou, then fled from Jiangzhou to Yanling. Three 472Reads8.2Score10114d adds
