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- 101 The Ninth Heaven: The End of the Story 九重天尊:故事的终点 Yin Jiu, an ordinary modern-day office drone, transmigrates into Yin Yue, a woman from an unknown era. At first, she thinks she's in an ordinary romance novel, then she thinks it's a cultivation romance. But eventually, she discovers that this isn't a novel world at all, and that she was never Yin Jiu to begin with... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Paranormal Awakening: I Have a Book of Contracts 灵异觉醒:我有一本契约之书 Zhao Ping’an is an ordinary food delivery rider who gets caught up in a paranormal incident and comes into possession of a mysterious ancient book that lets him make contracts with supernatural beings. From then on, his life changes completely. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Wild Dog Milk: The Whole Internet Jokes About It, but I'm the Only One Who Really Drinks It 野生狗奶:全网玩梗,就我真喝 The whole internet is joking about wild dog milk, but I'm the only one who actually drank the real thing. Special edition from western Guangdong. Shelf life: forever. Instructions: Do not drink. Worship recommended. I drank it anyway. After work that night, I saw a woman in red hanging beneath a streetlight, counting the lights with her toes three inches off the ground. When she realized I could see her, she lunged at me in delight. My voice cracked as I screamed, and she shattered into pieces. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Awakened the Frost Undying Phoenix from the Start 开局觉醒寒霜不死凤 [Not a brainless power fantasy; not an invincible-hero story] [A cautious, slow-burn beginning with plenty of thrills later on] The Frostbound Undying Phoenix, the Nine Heavens Silver Thunder Dragon, the Purple Star Spatial Beast, the Light of Fuxi, the Dreamlike Star King, and the God of the Void. These six peerless essences are nurtured within Yang Yiguang’s Void Ancient Pagoda. Yang Yiguang was once an unassuming boy living peacefully in a peach blossom grove. But during a life-or-death tribu 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 The Ferryman of Consciousness 意识摆渡人 The Consciousness Ferryman 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Throne of the Abyss: Me, the Deliveryman, and the Key to Primordial Blood 深渊王座:我,外卖员,源血之钥 I kept my identity secret and delivered takeout for three years. How did I end up being mistaken for an Abyss sacrifice by a bunch of people? Three years ago, I was the God of War guarding the Abyss Gate. After sealing away the rampaging Lord of the Abyss, I hid my identity, thinking I could live out the rest of my days in peace. Then the gene-collapse case came knocking, and now everyone has their eyes on me: [Darkstar: Get him! His origin blood is the key to opening the gate!] [Guixu: Sacrifi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Parasyte: Reboot 寄生兽重启 The comic adaptation of this novel needs revisions to some episodes. It will be released again once they pass review, so please be patient. New readers can start with the novel. The protagonist is a man-eating monster that normally parasitizes human heads and feeds on people. By mistake, it takes root in a human fetus instead and is raised by the child's mother. This makes her different from other creatures of her kind, and she gradually develops human emotions. With those human feelings, she ha 2.8kReads8.7Score35014d adds
- 108 I’ll Wait for You at the End of Summer 我在夏日的尽头等待你 A breeze brushes past her ear, stirring her lonely heart. Waves lap at her ankles, dampening the gentle floral scent. On a golden summer beach, a girl leans over a boy and whispers softly: “I... love... you...” 388Reads—Score11614d adds
- 109 Immortal Path Treasures: Endless Illusions 仙途宝箴之无尽幻梦 [No AI, entirely handwritten] [Golden Finger] [Leveling Up] [Passionate] Chen Xuan, a young man from Qingping Village, obtains an ancient secret tome called The Immortal Path's Treasure Compendium, which records many fantastical dreams. The cultivation world is divided into seven factions: the Dao cultivators of the Azure Cloud Sect; the four great clans of Penglai Immortal Island, who practice immortal cultivation; the shaman cultivators of the Great Wilderness; ancient divine cultivators; demo 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 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 1.2kReads—Score11314d adds
- 111 Uphold the Will of the Overlord Without Compromise 坚决贯彻落实霸之意志 Have you heard? A transfer student has joined our class. They say he killed someone at his old school. “Should we be careful around him from now on? Better not provoke him.” “Obviously. I heard he didn’t just kill one person, either. He wiped out a whole family of three.” In the corner, Wei Jing slowly opened his eyes. “Oh? Then I’ll have to go over and kick him a couple of times.” … His underling clung to Wei Jing, drenched in a cold sweat. “Boss, don’t go! You’ll really die!” Wei Jing’s eyes b 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Infinite Flow: Big Shot, Please Act Like a Human 无限流:大佬求求你干点人事吧 [No Female Lead + Mild Horror + Comedy + Power Fantasy] When night falls, an unfamiliar world instantly becomes a strange forbidden zone where no living person should venture. Lu Qiguang discovers that he has been drawn into a deadly survival game. Here, day and night are cleaved into two entirely different worlds: daytime seems normal, while nighttime becomes a terrifying hunting ground governed by strict rules. Even more despairing, this cursed space is teeming with indescribable monsters and —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 I'm a Priest at a Church, but I'm a Death-Row Inmate 我在教堂当神父,可我是死刑犯啊 [Light Novel] [Slow Pace at First, Takes Off Later] [Not a Transmigration, but a Body-Snatching Rebirth] [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Ivan Reinhardt, a death-row inmate convicted in a massacre, crawls back out of a river and wakes up as Sabol, a priest in a frontier town. He doesn't want to admit it, but the priest's final act of saving him moved him. So he decides to stay in town for now, finishing the priest's unfinished prayers, hearing confessions, and performing exorcisms. But he's bette 402Reads—Score13114d adds
- 114 The Stormy Tales of Bianliang: Murong Yunyi's Revenge 汴梁风云之慕容云逸复仇录 Early in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, during the Later Liang's Kaiping era (907–911 AD), Zhu Wen usurped the Tang and established the Later Liang, making Kaifeng its capital. The land descended into chaos, with warlords carving up the realm and the Liang-Jin conflict raging without end. Amid this troubled age, a tale of love, betrayal, revenge, and redemption quietly unfolds in the city of Kaifeng. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 I Escorted Him All the Way, and My Brother Finally Became the City Lord 一路护送,哥哥终于当上城主了 Xianxia mystery-solving + overprotective brother fanatic + power struggles in the city lord's manor + no System + ensemble cast [Not a female-power fantasy + adorably contrasting older brother + ruthless younger sister + powerful allies] At thirteen, Sang Yu met her older brother for the first time. Their parents were each city lords in their own right, and they had their reasons. She had expected a joyful reunion, but instead, disaster struck. As the heir to two cities, Sang Ji should have been 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 President, Pursue Her Boldly 总裁大胆追 One unforgettable glimpse five years ago, and from then on, the girl could see no one but him. She chased after him with all her might, but the boy had a childhood sweetheart. After they were forced to break up, she launched an all-out pursuit. But once he recovered from his heartbreak, he left without a second glance. Five years later, the humble CEO and shadowy underworld boss is back, acting cute and begging to get back together. The young woman turns away haughtily: “I don’t take back old fl —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 He Raised Me for Five Years to Trade Me for My White Moonlight's Billion-Dollar Fortune 养我五年,为换我白月光亿万家产 A sharp-tongued but softhearted rich heartthrob vs. a pitiable girl who starts out trapped but turns her life around One-on-one romance, both leads have only ever been with each other, reuniting after ten years apart They reunite at the start. The heroine recognizes the hero, but he finds her incredibly annoying. Xia Mu is an adopted daughter living under someone else’s roof. She first met her childhood crush, Gu Yanci, at an orphanage. He was the young heir to a top-tier wealthy family. The mom 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Drowning in Love with You 与你共沉溺 The Möbius strip: worlds run parallel and intersect. No matter where we begin, we will meet in the end. Sheng Yi: How could there be such a fool, loving a madman who doesn't know how to cherish her... Lin You: If I didn't hate you enough, how could I prove just how much I once loved you... A story with both sweetness and heartbreak, about a top student and someone with bipolar disorder. A chance encounter at a nightclub sets the wheels of fate in motion. She wants to cry but can't, and a simple 4Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 119 A Thousand Forms: Strange and Uncanny Tales 森罗万象诡异奇谭 A strange collection of stories made up of different characters, times, and places, each relatively independent yet connected to the others. Its subject matter is complex, ranging from science fiction, magic, and fantasy to Lovecraftian horror and wuxia, all mixed together in a chaotic blend. A bus made of bones, wasteland silicon beings, cancerous mutations, ghostly Buddhas and immortal lovers, multiple universes and multiple personalities: clues are scattered across the chapters, allusions lie 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 The Capital Game: She Makes the Rules 资本游戏:她即规则 (No System · Not a wish-fulfillment power fantasy · High-IQ mind games · Multiple twists · Read at your own discretion) When the first blood moonlight pierced my bedroom curtains, I thought it was just a hallucination from a hangover. Until the corroded bronze doors clanged shut behind me and a mechanical voice announced: “Welcome to the Capital Colosseum. The winner lives; the loser is erased.” As one person after another turned to data dust in the capital games, I thought surviving required —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Social Death: I Mistook the Top Student and Campus Heartthrob for Gay 社死,我把学霸系草当成gay [Energetic sports major with sunshine-in-her-heart energy vs. aloof academic star from the medical school] [Comedy + mutual devotion + university + secret crush] The biggest blunder of Tang Ran’s life, as captain of the university team, was mistaking Jiang Yan, the famously aloof heartthrob of the medical school, for a gay bestie who wasn’t interested in women. Relying on her outgoing personality, she became convinced that Jiang Yan and the gentle vice president Li Qing were a couple. She gossip 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 The Other Shore Between Two Worlds 两界彼岸 [Urban fantasy | Light, accessible prose | Humorous early on | Sweet at first, angsty later | Happy ending] Heaven is impartial, treating all things like straw dogs. The people are unjust, treating human lives like worms. Rather than save a heap of filthy worms, why not destroy the cage that holds them? Break through the two realms and return to the Other Shore... 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 The Loli Card 萝莉牌 (Not a power fantasy, and the protagonist isn't invincible) (Plot-focused) (Don't read if that's not your thing) Yi Lingxi awakens in the water beneath the brief morning sun. With no memories, she follows the clues on her cards in search of 21 unknown powers. Each time she obtains one, she becomes a little more complete. Once she has gathered them all, she will learn the whole truth. Along the way, Yi Lingxi gradually learns to follow her own will, using the loli cards in her hand to overcome on 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Sequence: Becoming a God with the Overlord’s Spear 序列:从霸王枪开始成神 In the final years of the dynasty, the emperor vanishes without explanation, and the young crown prince ascends the throne. Within the court, the chief among corrupt officials runs rampant; beyond its borders, rival nations eye the realm hungrily. Warlords and bandits plunge the land into chaos, while young idealists from the Reform Society work in the shadows, determined to save their country and its people. Within Great Xia, the traditions of the Hundred Schools hold sway across the land. With —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 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 7.2kReads—Score62814d adds
- 126 Naruto: The Redemption of the Shadows 火影:暗影的救赎 Naruto: The Redemption of the Shadows 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 The Black Cauldron: Path to Immortality 黑鼎仙途 Ye Tian was born into a wealthy family and never had to worry about food or drink. But he was obsessed with cultivating immortality and seeking the Dao! By a twist of fate, he obtained a black cauldron. Thanks to his Three-Spirit-Root talent, he was chosen by the cultivation family, the Liu clan, and sent to train at its outer court. He kept a low profile and endured in silence. Using the black cauldron to strengthen pills and spirit stones and improve his cultivation, he gradually forged his ow 2.3kReads8.1Score20414d adds
- 128 Tales of Karma and the Supernatural 因果怪谈 The timid should stay away!!! [Supernatural Horror] [Rule-Based Mysteries] [Cthulhu Mythos] [play the pig to eat the tiger] [No Harem] [No Female Lead] [No National Destiny] Seven islands are connected to one main island, and all seven are covered in Xingyu's footprints. Deeply carved into each footprint are the characters for cause and effect. At last, the blade of the Lord of Cause and Effect rested against his own neck, and he silently ended his life. Under the rule of someone so ruthless eve 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 She Once Chased the Moon 她曾追逐月亮 [Mutual Pining] [Happy Ending] [Both Are Each Other's First] Imperfect girl Tong Nuansheng meets the perfect boy Jiang Baishen, and spends years chasing the moon. He was born to stand on the moon, surrounded by stars. At school, Tong Nuansheng would secretly follow him and walk the paths he had taken. Those were the moments she came closest to the moon. Every moment Jiang Baishen left behind in her memories gave Tong Nuansheng the strength to keep going. If she wanted to reach the moon, she coul 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Light Over the South of the City 城南有光 The summer Shen Du moved into an old neighborhood in the south of the city, he found a key in an old trunk. No one knew who it belonged to. Later, he discovered that many places in the southern district were waiting for him: The door at the end of the old street, locked for ages, The ones waiting for him to unlock it, the virus outbreak, And his comrades. This key was looking for someone. A 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Transmigrated to the Late Southern Song, Where Heroes Meet a Tragic End 穿越至南宋末年,英雄终成悲歌 Transmigrating to the final years of the Southern Song, a hero's story ends in tragedy 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Strong Korea 劲韩 An alternate history that begins with the Battle of Zhuoze. South Korea is the first to enact reforms, and the story explores whether it can defeat Qin, become the ruler of all under heaven, and bring an end to the era of chaos. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Transmigrate to Water Margin: Raise a Rebellion at Bagong Mountain and Sweep Away the Jin Invaders with a Wise Ruler 穿越水浒:八公山举义与明君横扫金虏 Transmigrate to Water Margin: Raise the Banner of Rebellion at Bagong Mountain and Sweep the Jin Invaders with a Wise Ruler 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Seeking Immortality, Starting in the Detention Center 从拘留所开始寻找长生 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Formatted City: Starting With a Stray Dog 格式化都市:从一只土狗开始 In this age of overwhelming data, no one noticed the stray dog crouching in a corner of the urban village. It doesn't bark or cause trouble. It doesn't even eat leftovers. It just “listens.” It listens to the hum of electricity running through the cables, the sigh of server fans, and every byte collapsing in this forest of steel. Urban cultivation? No. This is my single-player game. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 The Crossroads Where Fearful Paths Converge 畏途交集的十字路口 Companions with different destinies gather at a crossroads, united by a common purpose. Together, they struggle against a world fraught with peril. As humanity faces the threat of extinction, will they choose to save themselves or rise up and fight...? 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 High Martial: No Great Generals Among the Gods? This Daoist Will Do It Himself! 高武:神中无大将?道爷自己上! [Gender-Bender + Second Transmigration + National Fortune? Style + No Last-Minute Rescue + No Cultural Break + Cards] (A powerful tune starts playing: “Oh, life, can’t you let me off just this once? ♪...”) Ling Xing: ! So, can I transmigrate after the crash, at least? “You are destined to be bonded with this ‘vessel.’” In her dream, a nine-tailed fox spirit, bewitching and regal, pierced her heart with a single finger. This was a pact spanning three thousand years. The ancient secrets of the I 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Cultivating Without a Face, Performing All of Creation, Even Outplaying the Heavenly Dao! 无面修真,演尽苍生,演过天道! [Anti-cliché] [A System that sabotages its Host] [Backlash from good fortune] [An acting powerhouse] I got saddled with a System that loves to screw me over. All its missions involve getting face-slapped, humiliated, or hunted down. And there’s something even more troublesome inside me... a protective aura of good fortune. Every mission fails in some ridiculous way. My cultivation gets wiped out, and my life gets taken away! The System says: [Host, please die as soon as possible.] Fine. Then I’ 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Gold and Silver Beneath the Earth 地底下的金银 Gold and Silver Beneath the Earth —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Period: From the Start, I Knelt to Borrow Tuition Money 年代:开局下跪借学费 [Period setting + underdog comeback and fortune + marriage + family life] No golden finger What a tragedy! His father died before the high school entrance exam. What good luck! He got into the district’s top high school. To help him enroll, the mother and son went to ask his paternal uncle for tuition money. But even after they knelt before him, they didn’t get a single cent. With no other choice, the fourteen-year-old boy dropped out of school and went to the big city with the twenty-five yuan 81Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 141 Lemon-Bone Blade 柠骨刃 [She is the Scarlet Flame of the North] [Once she believes, she believes to the point of breaking bones] [He is the Ink Blade of the Abyss] [Once he loves, he loves until his soul falls silent] The day she picked him up, she said, "If he can still breathe, let him live." He is dressed in ink-dark robes, like her shadow, like the feeling secretly stirring in her heart. He believes she is the daughter of his enemy, but she becomes his very life. A manhunt at court, bloody battles on the border, po —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 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 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 The Wizard 巫道人 A town’s military governor and his entire family, famed for their loyalty, were reduced to ashes in a single day! The Ephemeral Moth of Rebirth, a legendary witch bug, could actually reverse the river of time? Five domains and ten kingdoms, forever at war. Countless millions of common folk, condemned to endless suffering! This is a mysterious world filled with all kinds of witch bugs. Reborn into this life, I have but one purpose: to defy fate and break free from the cage of this world! From thi 243Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Apocalypse: All Nine of My Systems Have Mutated 末世:我的九大系统全变异了 Note: Before reading, leave your brain at the door! [System] [Apocalypse] [Wild Imagination] [Multiple Heroines] Dai Shuang was reborn. Other people come back with powerful gear, special abilities, or a pocket dimension. He came back with nine systems: excretory, motor, digestive, respiratory, circulatory, nervous, endocrine, reproductive, and immune. “How is this any different from not being reborn?” Five minutes after the Apocalypse began, his roommate turned into a zombie and lunged at him. D 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 A Tomb Deep in the Qinling Mountains 秦岭深处的墓穴 A Tomb Deep in the Qinling Mountains —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 My Second Personality Carried Me to Victory 我被第二人格带飞了 A spectacular new fantasy adventure! [Two Male Leads + Comedy + Suspense + Explosive Action + Tearjerker + Decisive Violence + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Fate] What is it like to have a powerful being inside you? And what does it feel like to harbor a peerless weapon deep within your soul? What sparks will fly when mediocrity and invincibility collide? When the fireworks fade, will you still remember him? Will you still miss him? If you had a choice, and could choose... Would you look 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Fear Knight from the Start: Let Galtiran Burn 恐惧骑士开局,让加尔提兰燃烧 [Gods' Crowns fan fiction + soul transmigration + one heroine + original class + new bloodline + god-slaying in the later chapters] (Friendly warning: Harem fans, readers who prefer brainless wish-fulfillment, and anyone uncomfortable with soul transmigration should proceed with caution. The original body only provided the appearance. The bloodline came with the protagonist’s soul, and awakening it requires certain conditions.) If you enjoy this book, please help boost its rating. +++Divider+++ 4.5kReads7.4Score42814d adds
- 148 Frostflower's Lament 霜花怜 “Wall, hide this post for me.” [Photo of Zhuang Shuyao] “Does anyone know what the campus belle Zhuang likes? I need some useful info. Paying a lot for it.” Ning Xiaoqian lay in bed, thinking it over and over. She struggled to type out the words, then sent the post, looking forward to the good news she’d get in a few days. But… By the time she remembered the post again, it had already blown up. Die: “nxq.” [?] [Is that the person herself?] [Spotted] [Did the OP’s post summon the person herself?] 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 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—14d adds
- 150 No Male Lead: A Veterinarian and Her Cats and Dogs Venture into Another World 【无男主】兽医带猫狗闯异界 [Content warning: No human male lead and no romantic pairings! The only bond is the mutual companionship between the black cat Moyuan and the white dog Yunxiao. If you want human romance, please move on!] Li Xiaotong, a veterinarian who repeatedly failed the civil-service recruitment exams, is pulled through a spatial rift on a rainy night into the seventeenth illusory realm. A strange wing bone sprouts from her right hand, while fragments of unfamiliar information occasionally appear on her flo 1Reads—Score—14d adds
















































