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- 51 The Cage of Human Consciousness 人类意识囚笼 I am Subject Alpha, the museum’s most precious exhibit: the last pure human consciousness. Countless people from the future come to watch me every day and mock my “primitive emotions.” The only one keeping me company is an AI robot named Stardust. Whenever I’m on the verge of breaking down, it silently hands me an energy shot. Until one day, a little girl pointed at me and said, “Mom, that robot looks like it’s crying.” The museum director suddenly shut off every camera and knelt before me. “Sir —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 The Black Lotus Zhen Huan: Kicking Aside the Scoundrel Emperor to Rule in Her Own Right 黑莲花甄嬛：踹开渣帝，自立为皇 Having seen the vast skies and boundless lands of the modern world, Zhen Huan can no longer bear waiting for life or death behind the vermilion walls. On the first night after being reborn in the Forbidden City, she gazes at her youthful reflection in the mirror, and a thought spreads like wildfire: If I cannot return to that age of freedom, then I will build a city of freedom here with my own hands. In this life, she will no longer fight the concubines or pine after romantic love. She will turn 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Reborn, I Still Spoil You 重生后还惯着你 In his previous life, Lu Xubai was a loser bound hand and foot by his own indulgence. He spoiled Xia Wanqing until she became a thorn in his side. When she wanted shares in his company, he transferred them without hesitation. When she wanted to push out a business partner, he worked through the night to pave the way for her. Even when her sister, Xia Wanzhi, made unreasonable demands, he agreed to them one by one for her sake. But his wholehearted indulgence only raised two venomous snakes. When 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 There’s a Spirit Next Door: My Rental Is Always Full 隔墙有灵：我租的房子住满了人 Spirits Behind the Walls: My Rental House Is Full of People Fresh out of college and looking to save money, Lin Nianwan moves into a cheap handshake apartment building in an urban village. On the very night she moves in, strange knocking begins on the wall right on schedule: three knocks at a time, followed by indistinct whispers. Then the whispers seep straight into her mind, as if trying to convey some secret message, but she has no idea what they mean. After enduring the disturbance for hal 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 From the Start, I Head Straight to a Deserted Island 开局，直接干到荒岛 [No System + Deserted Island Survival + Supernatural Abilities + Multiple Heroines + Adventures and Encounters] After a cruise ship runs aground, its passengers find themselves on a mysterious, uninhabited island. With no internet or electricity, it feels as if they've returned to primitive times. On this deserted island, a beautiful CEO can be made to drop her icy facade, an arrogant rich kid can be brought to his knees and made to call you Dad, a business tycoon can be made to give up his bil —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Old Codger’s Fishing Diary 老登钓鱼日记 Everyman’s tale + dark humor + wild fishing + survival + plot + romance A middle-aged man tears up his divorce certificate and mixes it into his groundbait, swearing he’ll remarry his wife once he catches a ten-jin (five-kilogram) mandarin fish. Instead, he accidentally exposes a pollution scandal by the reservoir and becomes the internet’s favorite “hardcore old geezer.” This is an absurdist realist odyssey about fighting life with a fishing rod and stubbornly defending what’s clean. Core Setup 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Castle Ailiolin 卡斯尔艾略琳 Castle Aileyolin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Legend of the Blade Tyrant 刀霸传 In the Snow Dragon Secret Realm of the ancient aquatic race, the peace is quietly broken by the arrival of the mysterious wanderer Xiao Lin Duanyi. Bearing an unusual blade technique, he drifts to the place where the Lang family lives and is rescued. He is unexpectedly drawn into the generations-old feud between the aquatic and fire races, and stumbles upon the hidden ambitions of the Lang and Hai families. Bing Yuhan, lord of Snow Dragon City, protects her people with her Ice-Congealing Sword. —Reads—Score114d adds
- 59 Everyone Is Deployed Across the Myriad Worlds: Plunder and Level Up Like Crazy! 全民投放万界：疯狂掠夺升级！ [Group Transmigration] [System] [Multiple Worlds] [Gathering] [Shelter] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Leveling Up] High above the void, a figure stands proudly beneath the heavens, robes billowing. The terrifying pressure of a Nascent Soul powerhouse sweeps across the world, freezing the air. Brilliant pillars of blue light silently tear through the sky, crashing down like meteors heralding the end of the world. Lu Chen steps slowly out of one of the blue pillars and looks up at the lofty cultivat 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 After Winning by Sleeping Enough, the Heir Won’t Leave Me Alone 睡够就能赢后，世子他赖上我了 After Sleeping Her Way to Victory, the Heir Apparent Clings to Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 A Guide to Slacking Off in Another World: Gather Enough Fragments and Make a Run for It 异世界摸鱼指南：攒够碎片就开溜 Alternate world + ensemble cast + dominant male lead + steady power progression + System golden finger + Western fantasy elements After transmigrating to another world, Shi Yang only wants to slack off, collect fragments, and get back to Earth as soon as possible. But his abilities defy all reason: monsters immediately back down when they see him, and his teammates all imagine him to be some kind of big shot. He only meant to pass through, but somehow stumbled upon a shocking conspiracy spanning —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Resetting Time and Space: The Perfect Pair of Nemeses Strike Back 重置时空：极品冤家反向逆袭 It hurt. The back of her head felt as if someone had hit it with a hammer, then given her brain a stir for good measure. Ding Shuwen opened her eyes. The ceiling was dazzlingly white, and the smell of disinfectant flooded through her nose and into her head. She lay there for three seconds, unable to remember why she was there. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Wind Rider: The All-Around Divine Doctor of the City 御风者：都市全能神医 Duan Lang, an impoverished student of traditional Chinese medicine, believes in the existence of cultivators and persists in his own training. By chance, he develops true qi during class, setting off an extraordinary journey that changes his fate. He acts as a shield for the pure-hearted campus belle, becomes acquainted with a mature female CEO while rescuing a beauty, treats an alluring teacher, and helps a beautiful special forces soldier return to the battlefield… All kinds of gorgeous women 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Those Years of the Song Dynasty 宋朝那些年 A history of the Song Dynasty told through stories, immersing you in the real Song Empire! No transmigration cheats, no made-up tales. Through vivid characters and dramatic plots, the story paints a sweeping picture of Song-era court politics, border warfare, the urban economy, a cultural legacy spanning a thousand years, law, medical achievements, and social development. Courtly power struggles rage without end, while the flames of war along the borders rise and fade without warning. Canal tran 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Days of Survival on a Deserted Island 在荒岛求生的日子 After a shipwreck, I was stranded on a deserted island with a group of models. Supplies were scarce, conditions were harsh, and wild beasts often roamed the area. Surviving would be difficult. An ancient stone tablet tells of a tragic love story from antiquity. This is a mysterious and dangerous island, as well as a place where prisoners were exiled in ancient times. The island is shrouded in mystery. Countless unearthed stone tablets record the answers to many ancient enigmas. The cursed, a tri 80Reads—Score14014d adds
- 66 Judge of the Living: I Awaken the Book of Life and Death from the Start 人间判官：开局觉醒生死簿 The Human Judge: Urban High Martial Arts + Mystery + Underworld Conspiracy The Ten Yama Kings [King Qinguang (Mirror), King Chujiang (Cold), King Songdi (Rope), King Wuguan (Abacus), King Yanluo (Summon), King Biancheng (City), King Taishan (Grind), King Dushi (Anger), King Pingdeng (Interval), King Zhuanlun (Wheel)] + Book of Life and Death + Judge’s Brush [Sin-Mirror Heavenly Judgment, Mystic Ice Dragon Edict, Netherworld Heavenly Constitution, Jun-Tian Calculating Ruler, Nine Hells Imperial J 7Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 67 She Died on Her Wedding Day 她死于新婚之日 [Mystery and deduction + episodic cases + growth and revenge + fictional power struggles] On the day of his wedding, his mother takes her own life. Some want him to investigate; others want him to stop. Jiang Mingzhao chooses to investigate. This blade, honed for twenty years, is finally about to stir up a storm. “The Human-Skin Case”: What grievance could drive someone to flay a victim alive? “The Paper Doll Case”: A vengeful spirit possesses a paper doll and claims lives by moonlight. “The Han —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Reborn as a Disgraced Prince: From the Start, I Strike Back 废皇子重生：开局就反杀 In my previous life, I was the Crown Prince of Great Liang. I was appointed because I was too capable, and deposed for the same reason. The Third Prince joined forces with the Second Prince and the empress, forged evidence that I had colluded with the enemy, stripped me of my position as heir, and exiled me to Liangzhou. Only on the brink of death did I learn that even my most trusted fiancée was one of them. A cup of poison ended my life. Reborn, I returned to the days before I was made Crown P 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Beastfolk Assassin, Double the Deadliness: Wind, Frost, and Mist Seal the Abyssal Prison 兽人刺客双绝：以风声霜雾封渊狱 The Cangyue Ancestral Tree sustains all races, and engraves their bloodlines into the fate of every living thing. Commoners receive gray tokens; royalty take the Green Vine Path. Borderland folk risk their lives to defend the gorge, while nobles in the Holy City allocate medicine, food, roads, and military honors according to bloodline. During a patrol through Riftwind Gorge, half of a bloodstained low-grade travel token is found hanging from a broken plank bridge. Flock after flock of wind hawk —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 The Dao That Slays Injustice 道斩不义 After placing last in three exams, everyone laughed at me, Li Yishan, calling me a useless scholar! Who knew that when I took the provincial exam for the fourth time, I would awaken my dormant Mandate of Heaven! From then on, the world changed! A beautiful demoness threw herself into my arms, saying I was the one destined for her! A vicious river demon went out of its way to avoid me, trembling all over! Even a revered old Celestial Master chased after me, crying and begging to take me as his di 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Haunted House Mirror: It Wanted to Live as Me, So I Scattered Its Soul 凶宅镜诡：它想替我活，我让它魂飞魄散 The Haunted House Mirror: It Wanted to Live in My Place, So I Made It Vanish Without a Trace —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Star Core Incubation: Shuguang Symbiosis 星核孕育：朔光共生 Nurtured by the Star Core: Shuo Guang and I Share One Life 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 The World Hails Me as a Saint, but I Survive on Negative Energy 全球捧我成圣人我却靠负能量续命 [High Martial Arts + Urban + Face-Slapping + Plot Twists + Internet-Wide Shock] A terminally ill high school senior binds to a Negative Energy System. In a high-martial-arts metropolis, he absorbs the malice of the masses to trade for more time to live, yet is mistaken for a savior. My new work is out! Everyone is welcome to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 My Encounter with Tang Sanzang in 1937 我与唐僧相遇1937 I Met Tang Sanzang in 1937 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 The Dream Prophet 梦境预言者 The Dream Prophet —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 The Secret to Growing Your Wealth 财富增值的秘密 The Secrets of Growing Your Wealth —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 I Regret Sending the Girl Who Ran Away from Home Back 我后悔送归离家出走的少女 Fan Hui had once been just another ordinary middle-aged office worker among the masses. One ordinary night, he took in Duan Xi Shi, a girl who had run away from home. “Don't you want to go home?” “That isn't my home...” Looking at the pitiful girl, Fan Hui truly wanted to take her in. But as an adult, he knew he couldn't give the girl before him a home... He couldn't give her a future. The next day, out of caution and goodwill, he thought he was doing the responsible thing and took the girl back 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Chronicles of the True Martial World: I Prove My Divine Arts Through Ancient Chinese Martial Arts 真武战纪，我以中华古武证神通 [Entirely hand-crafted, not AI.] People say Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators are impressive these days. How do they compare with my Nine Heavens Secret Realm? All living beings in this world can cultivate immortal arts and martial paths, wield wondrous techniques and divine abilities, command immense power, conjure fire and summon wind, summon thunder and lightning, swallow the sun and pluck the stars, suppress demons and imprison gods. Such beings are called... True Martial 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 The Player in the Story: Please! Exorcise Me! 戏中人：请！超度我！ [Traditional Chinese theater and dance / Everyday street life / Fated twins / Supernatural resurgence / Causality and reincarnation / Interwoven storylines / Political intrigue / Rules-based horror / No golden finger / Not a wish-fulfillment story] My name is Lin Xi. By the time you read this, I will already be dead. My birth was nothing more than a carefully planned murder. The world ordinary people see is a city of everyday routines and mundane concerns. But beneath that disguise lies a second 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 The Debtor I Found in the Mountains Turned Out to Be a Young Lord 我从深山捡来的欠债鬼竟是世子 A money-loving huntress VS a noble young lord. A sweet, lighthearted, slow-burn romance with both leads untouched by past relationships. Pure historical romance, no transmigration. The worst deal Jiang Shisui ever made was rescuing a man in the mountains. He was covered in wounds, had not a penny to his name, and was picky about everything. The flatbread was too hard, the porridge too thin, and he even complained that she was too rough when changing his bandages. She put up with it. Every expe —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 The Legend of Xiao Xiao: The Empress Descends to the Mortal Realm 萧潇传：女帝临尘 Her parents ascended, and an empress descended into the mortal world. Twenty years ago, Xiao Yan, Medusa, and Xun’er ascended together to the Great Thousand World, leaving eight-year-old Xiao Xiao alone in the lower realm. Everyone thought the Xiao Clan, deprived of her parents’ protection, was bound to decline. Everyone thought the willful, pampered little princess would be a fleeting star. But they forgot: she was Xiao Yan’s daughter, Medusa’s daughter, and the girl Xun’er raised. Twen 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 The Author Transmigrates into a Cultivation Novel: A Roguish System Makes Me Take the Blame 作者穿修仙：流氓系统逼我背锅 Blame-shifting power-ups + lucky unlucky protagonist + wish-fulfillment + play the pig to eat the tiger + lighthearted Lin Mo accidentally transmigrated after ranting about the System mechanics in his unfinished harem-style cultivation novel. To his utter bewilderment, he became bound to the "Rogue System" he'd created, and began his career as everyone's scapegoat that very day... 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 From the Start, I Brave a Cursed House. Ghost Sister, Stay Back! 开局勇闯烂宅，女鬼姐姐别过来！ By a twist of fate, Bai Xie, a destitute orphan, enters a haunted house. After narrowly surviving, he discovers that this world seems to be beyond anything he could have imagined. With help from an unknown space, he gradually rises to power and slowly learns the truth about his identity. The Celestial Emperor, who has spent ages eliminating irregularities in the lower realm, finally meets his end and fades away. The bell of reincarnation rings, and countless souls are reborn into new lives. Le 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Half a Life in Dreams, My Edge Revealed 梦渡半生，锋芒自显 Half a Lifetime in a Dream, My Edge Revealed —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 A Historical Perspective: Exploring Differences in Folk Cultural Literacy Between the Song Dynasty and the Late Qing 历史视角下：宋朝与清末民间文化水平差异探析 A Historical Perspective: An Analysis of Differences in Popular Culture Between the Song Dynasty and the Late Qing —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 I Tossed Grandpa’s Textbook on the War of Resistance and Woke Beneath a Japanese Bayonet 扔了爷爷的抗战课本，我穿到了鬼子刺刀下 I Threw Away Grandpa’s Textbook on the War of Resistance and Woke Up Under a Japanese Bayonet 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 The Bayan Grasslands in Every Stitch 针脚里的巴林草原 The Bayan Grassland in Every Stitch 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 The Strongest Villainess Side Character Raises Her Cultivation with Tears Again Today 最强反派女配今天也靠哭戏涨修为 Seasoned corporate drone Su Wan dies unexpectedly and finds herself transported into an old-school, angst-ridden fantasy novel she once mocked. She has become the story's ultimate villainess, Feng Qingge, a woman of immense cultivation and ruthless cruelty who is eventually killed by the male lead, Crown Prince Xiao Jue. The System coldly assigns her a mission: follow the original owner's path to ruin, and she can return to the modern world. Su Wan looks at the script's ending, where she is pier —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 The Villainous Young Palace Master Is Pretending to Be Cute Again Today 反派少宫主今天也在装可爱 When overworked office drone Su Tao is transported into the body of the decisive, ruthless young mistress of Bixiao Palace, she looks at her reflection, which has her face but the original owner's sinister eyes, and immediately launches her “Character Collapse Plan”: Turn the torture hall into a dessert workshop Use her bonded artifact, the “Frostsilk Ribbon,” to knit sweaters Give the Demon Lord pink armor as an apology gift She thinks she's hiding it well, but she has no idea: The aloof Sword —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 She Dumped the Jerk and Changed Her Fate by Selling on the Streets 她踹掉渣男，靠摆地摊改命 No contrived twists, no overpowered cheat, dumping a jerk, getting rich through a street stall, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflicts, everyday life, satisfying comeuppance, sweet healing romance, and a rural woman’s rise to success. In the villages of western Sichuan in the 1990s, Lin Xiulian is falsely accused by her in-laws of being infertile and cruelly thrown out of the house by her scumbag husband. After enduring contempt and struggling to survive, she decisively cuts ties with her t 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 The First Book by Dujiu Yibei 独酒一杯的第1本书 Zhao Tianyu was a low-ranking security guard at a company. For a company outing, they rented a luxury cruise ship and set off to sea. Who could have guessed that the ship would run into a storm in the vast ocean and sink? Zhao Tianyu and a group of survivors washed up on a deserted island. Relying on the survival skills he had learned, he led the others on a grueling fight to stay alive... 288Reads8.1Score13314d adds
- 92 I Became a God Through Investing and Won the Heiress’s Hand 我靠投资封神，娶走大佬千金 In my previous life, I was just an ordinary wage earner, hopelessly in love with my boss, Chen Zhiyao, until her husband, Jiang Shangtao, drowned me. Reborn just in time for graduation, I tore up my job offer and returned to Shanshan City with my memories and financial savvy from my previous life. Trading crypto, buying the dip, and investing in emerging trends, I went from a penniless nobody to an investment tycoon, crushed Jiang Shangtao’s business empire, and took down the two-faced man and h 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Title: Three Lives, Ten Thousand Machines: Building Mechs in the Great Wilderness 书名：三生万机：我在大荒造机甲 He cultivates two paths. One is within him: the path of cultivation. The Five Elements resonate to transform spiritual energy, the essence of sacred beasts enters his dantian, and a Dao Pearl holds the inheritance of the Primordial Saint Lord. The other is without: the path of mecha. Mystic gold forms the shell, spirit patterns create the circuits, ancient mechanisms make the frame, and beast cores serve as energy reactors. Others either cultivate or craft artifacts. He unites the Dao and techno 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Somehow Got Cheat Powers 穿书后，我居然开挂了 After transmigrating into a book, the heroine had it all. She thrived, and even the tyrannical emperor fell in love with her. But her heart belonged solely to Prince Chen. She helped him secure the throne and became the empress. With modern technology, she built a fortune and won battle after battle! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 A Strange Book Called Redemption 一本怪书《救赎》 A Strange Book Called Redemption —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 The Immortal Path Asks About Love 仙道问情 He is an orphan who crawled from the ruins of Fengjialing. With no spiritual root, the immortal sects branded him useless. To survive, he spent three years as a menial servant, carving a path to immortal cultivation against the will of Heaven from the dust, in a forgotten corner where no one cared to look. She is the younger sister of the Demonic Cult’s leader, carrying a deep blood feud. On a moonlit night in Qixia Valley, a flash of red robes brought them together when they were both still in —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Deserted Island with Only Women: The Sole Man's Extreme Survival 全女荒岛，唯一男人极限求生 Lin Kai, a retired special forces soldier working as a bodyguard, never imagined that a cruise trip accompanying a young heiress would end with the ship being attacked by the Kraken and wrecked. He and a group of survivors were stranded on a mysterious deserted island. What he never expected was… 9.3kReads7.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 98 Seeing Through the Red Chamber: Yingchun Refuses to Meet a Tragic End 红楼知微：迎春不做薄命人 When she opens her eyes, she has become Jia Yingchun of Dream of the Red Chamber, the girl who suffered endless torment and met a tragic death in a den of wolves. The servants walk all over her, the main branch schemes against her at every turn, her sisters look down on her, her father is cold-blooded, and her fiancé Sun Shaozu is a ravenous wolf in human form. Xie Zhiwei lets out a cold laugh. “Since you’ve borrowed my body, who wants this wretched, short-lived fate? Whoever wants it can have i 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Time Stop to Start: Beginning with the Quickdraw Slash! 时停起手：从居合斩开始！ [Naruto: The Way of the Sword] [Passionate] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Legends of Yokai] Not fan fiction, not an imitation, just a similar name. [Naruto: The Way of the Sword] ☛ The early story focuses mainly on iaido and competing for supremacy in swordsmanship. The middle story turns to legends of yokai, onmyoji, and more... Later on... What? Ninjas show up too! Then I'll just start the Shinobi World War! Cursed swords, Tamamo-no-Mae, Shumu Zhang, the Mirror Ghost, the Eight-Headed Serpent... Wh 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 The Profound Finger Art 玄指诀 Ye An, a young man who possesses the world's greatest cultivation art, the Profound Finger Art, joins forces with Xia Xiaoxiao, the clever and spirited daughter of the Demon King, to quell turmoil among the demon race. To solve the problems the demon race faces once and for all, they travel in turn to the Netherworld, the human realm, and the Celestial Domain. The road ahead is unknown and full of obstacles, but they will meet a group of friends, all of them fascinating people. Can they defeat t 1Reads—Score—14d adds
