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- 51 The Sky Is Vast, the Sea Is Boundless, I Long for the Azure; The Sword Is Azure, the Dao Is Azure, I Long for the Azure Soul 天苍海沧慕清苍，剑苍道苍慕魂苍 This is the story of a group of protagonists. They will go on all kinds of adventures and match wits with their various enemies. In the end, they may each find what they deserve, or things may not turn out as they hoped. What will their stories be like? Let’s look forward to finding out! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 Possessing a Haunted Apartment, I Livestream Scaring the Entire Internet 附身凶楼，我直播恐吓全网 [Livestreaming to Stay Alive] [Building Incarnation] [Turning the Tables with Pranks] [Influencer Feuds] [Urban Supernatural] When other people transmigrate, they become emperors or tycoons. Wu Shen, though, transmigrates into an abandoned building. The good news is that he can control all the facilities inside the building. The bad news is that all he can control are the facilities inside the building. To keep living, he unlocks a livestreamed exploration feature. He gathers energy from his vie 467Reads5.5Score103Shelves
- 53 I Just Came Down to Earth for a Stroll? 我来人间遛个弯？ I thought I was an observer who looked down on the world, but in the end, I too was merely a pawn on fate’s chessboard. Bai Ye, who can travel through time and space, arrived in this little world to seek the reincarnated souls of the legendary Cowherd and Weaver Girl. When spiritual energy meets cutting-edge science, it turns out to be nothing more than the grand unified field of physics. Cultivation is no longer limited to flying on swords, either. The contest between civilizations has never be 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 When the Great God of the Three Altars and Seas Came to the Modern World 当三坛海会大神来到现代后 A fanfic based on the Orange Light/Easy Second Dimension game Nezha: The Spirit Pearl Guides the Lotus Heart A Yang Jian/Nezha story, set in an alternate modern world after the Investiture of the Gods war ended and they became gods. Yang Jian × Nezha. The pairing stays as written, no switching. Comedy throughout, with a lighthearted plot. Just treat it as a sweet little romance (beware of some angst, and there’s a chase-your-lover-to-the-crematorium arc). PS: The top is older, not younger! The 267Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 A Little Spitball of an Article 口水小文章 Who doesn't have a few little daydreams in their life? The story of Yuan Chao and Liu Jiali is full of them. They're sudden flights of fancy amid life's daily necessities, strange encounters on city streets and country lanes, and the warm dreams of two people walking side by side. A little story wraps up every three chapters, with a hundred unique tales and a thousand chapters without a break. There's everyday warmth, a touch of romance, wild ideas, and heartfelt tenderness. From dawn to dusk, f 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 After My Wife Cheated with Her Boss, I Called the Old Master in the Capital 妻子出轨老板后，我拨通了京城老爷子的电话 After My Wife Cheated with Her Boss, I Called the Old Master in the Capital 85Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 Dreams Come True: My Dream-Making Studio 美梦成真，我的圆梦工作室 Do you have a wish you want to fulfill but can’t achieve in real life? If so, come to my “Dreams Come True Dream Exchange,” and I’ll help make your dream a reality. This story is lighthearted and hilarious, with an imagination that runs wild. When you’re tired from work or in a bad mood, it’ll help you unwind and lift your spirits, so you can enjoy every day. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 The Gods Want to Play a Game with You 神要与你玩游戏 [Infinite Flow] [Ensemble Cast] [Rule-Based Horror] [Extreme Survival] The gods never lie, but they never tell you all the rules. On New Year's Eve, the whole world witnessed a live broadcast. A god descended and announced: Every quarter, ten thousand people will be chosen at random to take part in a game. The winners will take home more wealth than they could spend in a lifetime. The losers... will die. That night, detective He Nian received a letter that had appeared on his desk. He had lost 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 Reborn as the Villain’s Favorite, the Vicious Female Lead 穿成书中反派独宠恶毒女配 Shi Yize and Jian Li transmigrate into a book, one becoming the story's major villain and the other its wicked supporting woman. The villain dotes exclusively on the wicked woman. Is this for real? She said she loved me, but then I woke from the dream... 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 Making It to America: Watch Me Expose the American Dream on Livestream 润到美利坚：看我直播拆穿美国梦 [America]+ [Comedy]+ [Immigrant life]+ [System]+ [Entrepreneurship]+ [Local color] Zhou Mancang, a young man from a small town, quits his steady job and heads to Los Angeles with two suitcases and the words, “There are opportunities everywhere in America,” hoping to stay with an online friend. What do you mean the local thug Zhao Shihao is giving me trouble? What do you mean by Chicken Man, Saul Goodman, Heisenberg, Jesse Pinkman, the Eastwood cowboy, and Stallone, characters from TV shows and m 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 Martial Saint of the Six Paths 六道武圣 [Invincible] + [Revenge] + [Xuanhuan] + [Honghuang] + [Three transmigrations] + [Lots of dads] + [No morals] + [Scheming] Born into a fallen, poor family, he is unknowingly caught up in an old case involving a curse against the Human Emperor. People have been plotting against him since childhood. Just when he finally manages to embark on the path of cultivation, he finds himself at odds with a mighty being over the Great Dao. They even claim he is the Heavenly Dao’s own child, and he is fooled i 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 The Arrow of Time 光阴的箭 The mountains are high and the rivers long, and the road through the martial world stretches far, but one day we will meet again. All things move through endless cycles of renewal. Mountains rise, streams flow, and birds sing. A new beginning has arrived, and the next chapter of his story is unfolding. An ending does not have to mean the end. His name is Lu Jian. Jian, as in “simple.” An event five hundred years ago led him to choose nirvana. Now, returned from that rebirth, he shines once more 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 Game Streaming: My Viewers Are Outer Gods 游戏直播：我的观众是外神 I used to be a game streamer, and now I'm a game streamer. Other streamers interact with their viewers through the screen. I have to fight for a way to survive inside the game world. Other streamers get gifts from their viewers, things like private jets and rockets. My viewers' gifts are nothing but malice and schemes. Some people like watching ants struggle inside a glass tank. I'm that ant. I'm a game streamer, but what are my viewers? 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 A Bewildering New Life 恍遑新生 After a stifled life and an unexpected reincarnation, the protagonist arrives in another world of swords and magic, blessed with the talent to cast spells without incantations. How will he grow, overcome every hardship, face his past, and find a happy ending with the heroines? Follow Reborn in a Hazy New Life for ongoing updates. There are lots of clues, so keep your wits about you as you read! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 Let Me Run Wild, Season One 容我猖狂第一季 Synopsis of I’ll Let Myself Run Wild, Season One Zhang Wudi was once dismissed as a castoff of the city, enduring contempt and humiliation. His family went bankrupt, his loved ones fell seriously ill, and his lover betrayed him. Everyone thought his life was over. At his most desperate, he resolutely enlisted in the military, just to find a way to survive. Who could have expected that he would return utterly transformed, becoming a God of War who shook the entire city! On foreign battlefields, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 Tales of the Ming Dynasty: The Loyal Marquis Qin Liangyu 大明演义：忠贞侯秦良玉 Qin Liangyu is reborn, twelve years before the Cataclysm of 1644. The court is eight months behind on military pay, more than half the White-Pole Soldiers have scattered or died, the Jianzhou Jurchens are attacking the passes in Liaodong, and rebels are rising across the Central Plains. In her previous life, she died of illness in the army, breathing her last as she listened to the wind outside her tent. This time, the first thing she does upon opening her eyes is gather five hundred men and hea 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 A Heart-Eroding Night's Kiss: My Vampire Queen 夜吻蚀心：我的吸血鬼女王 A Kiss in the Night That Devours the Heart: My Vampire Queen 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 Survival: From the Start, I Was Buried in Usurious Debt 求生：开局就背高利贷 No female lead, lone wolf, decisive and ruthless. He transmigrates to another world, starting out in a forest with nothing but a tattered hemp shirt. Then he activates a crooked-merchant System. “Hey there~ Interested in a survival loan? The daily interest is just 1%!” From starting with nothing to drowning in debt, from struggling to survive to punching giant beasts and kicking villains! He tames the Tiger King as a pet and opens up a pocket-dimension farm, building his own paradise in a danger 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 69 Rental Notes 出租笔记 A city needs police officers, doctors, nurses, firefighters, sanitation workers, and many others to keep it safe and thriving. But that's only what you see on the surface. There are also people working behind the scenes for the city. They ask for no reward and care nothing for fame; they simply guard the city in silence. Some are injured, some are left disabled, and some die. Those who survive keep going. If it were up to you, would you sacrifice a few people to bring happiness to the majority? —Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 70 When I Make the Imperial Exam Roll 待我金榜题名时 Also known as: My Greatsword Spares Neither Young Nor Old, It Only Slays Immortals! "Urban everyday life and romance + fighting monsters and leveling up, with a slow start" "Romance fans might enjoy this too" A ten-thousand-word outline, with the novel expected to run 3 million words. Read with confidence. Volume One is expected to be 300,000 words; the protagonist begins to become invincible in Volume Three. Lin Lanan, who perished in a sea of flames, discovers that he is still alive. He has ma 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 I, the Forgotten Demon God, Am Honghuang's Number One Moocher 我，遗忘魔神，洪荒第一薅客 I died suddenly after staying up all night, transmigrated into Chaos, and became the most inconspicuous of the Three Thousand Demon Gods: the Demon God of Forgetfulness! I awakened the Great Dao of Forgetfulness. Born with no presence, every Demon God who sees me turns around and immediately forgets me! Hongjun wants to kill me, but forgets his target the moment he turns away. The Two Sages of the West scheme against me, then promptly forget where they left their treasures. Pangu opens the heave 33Reads—Score126Shelves
- 72 After Being Mistakenly Killed, Lingzhuzi’s Soul Floated Straight Back Home 灵珠子被误杀后魂直接飘回了老家 (Apologies for the OOC. Nezha x Lingzhuzi. A fanfic based on the Orange Light/Easy New World game The Spirit Pearl Leads to the Lotus Heart.) Important note! Main pairing: Zhuzha (romantic); secondary pairing: Jianzha (friendship, more like bickering buddies or brothers-in-arms?) The main pairing, Zhuzha, includes a story spanning three lifetimes. (So many headcanons!) Lastly, thank you for liking this! I'm bad at author bios, so please head to the main story~ 134Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 The Divine Enclosure of the Cosmos 寰宇神围 During the most important practical exam of his life, something went wrong in the exam zone where Xuan Mo was taking the test. By chance, he discovered his own latent ability. It was incredibly powerful, but as Xuan Mo worked to develop it, he couldn’t find anything in the records that matched it. Perhaps he was the first person to possess this ability, or perhaps everyone who had ever possessed it had been erased. Xuan Mo was more convinced of the latter, because as he continued researching his —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 Descending to the Mortal Realm, I Became a God Through Innocence 降凡成神：我靠天真成神 At the summit of the Sword Hall in the Celestial Realm, Lin Lan fights until he is drenched in blood. A plan three hundred years in the making is finally set in motion! Bearing fragments of the Severed Cycle, he returns to the path of cultivation in a mortal body. Witness how a legendary Sword Immortal makes an astonishing comeback! Betrayal? Death and the loss of everything? Not a chance! Lin Lan defies fate, reaches the pinnacle of cultivation, and points his sword at the heavens! “Ding! The —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 The Top-Tier Star's Dark Moonlight Has Returned to Divorce Her 顶流的黑月光她回来离婚了 Her Top-Tier Star's Dark Moonlight Has Returned to Divorce Him 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 76 Sacrificed to an Unnameable Being? I’ll Take Its Place 被献给不可名状之物？我要取代祂 [Female protagonist, no romance + Chinese-style Lovecraftian horror + Classic of Mountains and Seas mythology + growing heroine] She was offered to the gods as one of a pair of twin sacrifices. She should have died, but the god who toys with mortals dragged her back into the human world. From its lofty perch, the god called her “bride,” “toy,” and “little moth.” Its treatment of her like an insect made her sick. She knew this was nothing but the condescending mockery of those who already held po 52Reads—Score151Shelves
- 77 Dragon Ascendant, Seven Apertures 龙腾七窍 No one could have expected that the sudden accident on the banks of the Yellow River would set people on entirely different paths through life. Fate loves to spring unexpected collisions on us. What comes out of them are vastly different fortunes and hardships. And the people we meet along the way, each encounter quietly nudges us toward a completely different future and destination. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 Walk Right Into the Trap 入瓮来 A somewhat redemptive story with a broad, loosely sketched plot, and a pure romance between two male leads. The setup takes a while, so just toss your brains aside and follow my rhythm. Be sure to immerse yourself in the experience. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 79 The Beast Tide Era: Crystal Corrosion 兽潮纪元：晶蚀 [Beast Tides] [War] [Ensemble Cast] [No Cheats, No Dropping the Story and Running] The old era collapsed under the invasion of the beast tides. Survivors huddle in fortresses and walled cities, and human civilization teeters on the brink of extinction. In the midst of the crisis, Beast-Hunting Knights emerge, strengthening themselves with the cores of giant beasts. Their order reclaims human territory from the beasts' claws, giving humanity the means to fight back. The knights gain supernatural 3Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 80 The Legend of Gongshan 公山传奇 Deep in the Daba Mountains, dangerous forces lie hidden beneath the earth. The Serpent God's egg shatters, its true form bursts from the ground, and the mountain spirits fall into turmoil. Xue Tongzi bears the powers of the Azure Dragon, White Dragon, and Fire Dragon. He guards the mountain and subdues demons, bound by the chains of fate. The little demon Xiao Jiao is devoted to him, loving him with all her heart. But he bears the heavy duty of subduing demons, and the divide between humans and 15Reads—Score102Shelves
- 81 A Carpenter's Home Has No Stool to Sit On, While Ghosts Sing in a Taoist's Home 木匠家中无凳坐，道士家中鬼唱歌 [No System + Not a power fantasy + No cultivation + Supernatural + Fantasy + Horror + Suspense + Realistic thrills + First-person diary style] If that bothers you, proceed with caution~ "The carpenter has no stools at home, and ghosts sing in the Daoist's house." This is a common saying. It means that people tend to be too lazy to do their own line of work at home. Similar sayings include "The tailor wears tattered clothes" and "The doctor can't treat himself." Rather than call this a book, it w 28Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 82 What, Still Feeling Shy? 怎么，还不好意思了？ Secret campus crush | Mutual misunderstandings | A touch of bittersweet longing | Reunion after years apart | Happy ending When we were young, Chen Yu hid all the affection he felt for me. He used Truth or Dare to get closer, stayed up late trying to grow a pink-and-white Christmas tree, and wrote down all the tenderness he couldn't bring himself to say on scraps of paper. After three years without contact, we met again. He rode his bike to take me to the alley entrance, then teased me with a sm 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 83 Racing Toward the Darkness 向晦暗处奔赴 Toward the Dark, I Run 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 The One Who Wants to Become a God 想成为神明的人 [Alternate World] [Combat] [Fantasy] A fantasy stage where anything goes! If I'm not gutsy, I'll do something reckless. There's no time to walk! I have to run! “Someone has to die! If that someone is me, then I'm willing!” “Ancestors, bear witness!” “Your unfilial child...” “I'll blow you to hell!” The early chapters are a little rough, and the protagonist starts out extremely weak. No System, slow pacing. This is an original story, and any similarities are purely coincidental. Please go easy on 78Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 After the Demon Slayer's Love-Struck Heart Was Rejected by the Demon King, She Turned Dark 除魔师恋爱脑被妖王拒绝后黑化了 Original title: Demons Run Amok There are two kinds of demons in this world. One kind is formed from resentment, miasma, and vital energy; the other is a people who have lived for years in the Abyssal Demon Realm, commonly known as the demon race. Tens of thousands of years ago, the mortal world and the Demon Realm were one, and humans and demons lived side by side. Humans cultivated by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, while demons grew stronger by devouring the world’s balefu 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 86 After the World Fell, I Became a Superpowered One 世界沦陷后，我成为拥有神力者 [Superpowers + Ensemble Cast + Mysterious Organization + Slightly Surreal] (The story may be a little slow to get going, and some readers may not stick around long enough to see what comes next. But! I think I really hit my stride in the later chapters. The plot and writing both come together, so I hope some of you will keep reading. Skipping chapters is fine too! Please, I’m begging you, sob sob!!! Someone, come read my novel!!!) After the whole world falls, strange beasts invade and superpowe 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 87 Reborn at Thirty-Eight: This Time, I'll Protect You All 三十八岁重生：这次换我护你们 Zhou Yuan, thirty-eight years old, had suffered through a life of hardship. Her father died when she was young, and after her mother remarried, her grandfather struggled to raise her. Desperate for a child, she spent three years undergoing IVF, endured a hundred injections to stimulate ovulation, suffered two miscarriages, and went deep into debt. She risked half her life to give birth to her son, Youzi. But she had nothing and no one to rely on. Her husband was away for work most of the year, a 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 Baihu A Yao 白狐阿瑶 A Yao the White Fox —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 Black Earth, Stolen Shadows 黑土盗影 Black Soil, Stolen Shadows 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 Primordial Vital Energy 太初元气 [Traditional Fantasy + Immortal Cultivation + Humor + No System] Background: A corner of the Human Realm was forcibly torn away by an accident. The human race’s great powers transformed it into the Zhenwu Continent with countless stars. After drifting through the cosmic sea for ages, it finally merged with a new realm. But this attracted the covetous attention of the major powers in the Xianwu Spirit Realm and sparked a war. They declared that they would turn the Zhenwu Continent into a breeding 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 91 Jing Ye Knows Wan 京野知晚 [Story Complete + Reunion After Years Apart + Mending a Broken Relationship + Sweet Romance and Push-Pull + Devoted, Monogamous Hero + Winning Her Back at Any Cost (Sweet Version)] Everyone in the capital knows that Zhou Chiye is the untouchable heir to the city's elite, arrogant and unruly, with powerful connections at the highest levels. He's always been the one others accommodate. The one exception is Tang Youwan, the obsession etched into his very bones. They fell in love when they were you 16.6kReads6.7Score2.1kShelves
- 92 The 'Heartless One' from My Village 俺屯子的“没良心” The “Heartless” One in Our Village 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 93 The Dead Rose from the Grave 诈尸了 The Corpse Has Come Back to Life 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 94 Cao Nixing's Journey Through Dreams 曹倪星的回梦之旅 What is real? Is this world real? Are the things we see, hear, and touch real? Are the things we believe happened, and the details we can remember, real? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 The Teahouse Owner Who Cut Through the Martial World 那个茶馆老板杀穿了江湖 The Daily Life of a Green-Robed Teahouse Owner Forced to Work Su Buyan had planned to open a teahouse in a small town and spend his days in retirement, but a puppet-murder case toppled his signboard. The puppeteer’s mechanisms, the shifting lights and shadows on the stage, the silvery-gray powder beneath the victim’s fingernails... How could this be an ordinary murder? Someone was clearly treating human lives like puppets on strings! Even more absurdly, three strange people suddenly barged into 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 96 Snow Flecked with Gold 捻金雪 [Sly scheming minister + clever beauty + unhinged characters + devoted couple + happy ending + sweet romance] Tea comes in red and green; people come in decent and fake. Be sly but not cruel, ruthless enough to hold your ground. Dote on your wife without limits, and know how to love your partner. Sweet, but never cloying. Want to learn? Pay your tuition and come on over... [laughs][laughs][laughs] 239Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 97 Darkness Descends 黑暗沦陷 [By a Twist of Fate, He Became the Savior of Southeast Asia’s Underworld Emperor] The protagonist, Yi Sheng, was tricked into becoming a “piglet” at a scam compound in the Philippines, where he was beaten and starved every day, living a fate worse than death. Then one day, a gang of thugs hijacked a tour bus. Acting on impulse, he risked his life to save an old man he had never met. The next day, he was taken out of the compound and put into a Maybach. The old man patted him on the shoulder. 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 Glory on the Ye River 邺水黎华 [Cool and Elegant Continent Lord x Stoic Assassin] For a thousand years, she has been tormented day and night by a bone-deep baleful aura, her meridians constantly churning and raging. Only by gathering the four strands of Primordial Essence can she cleanse herself of this murderous energy and preserve her soul. Of the four strands, the Human Vein Essence is the most crucial. It alone can break through the barriers set by the other three. But she has traversed the four continents and searched de 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 99 Urban Comeback: Terminally Ill College Student Inherits an Immortal Venerable’s Legacy 都市逆袭：绝症大学生获仙尊传承 [Urban Cultivation] [Multiple Female Leads] [Easy, Over-the-Top Wish Fulfillment] [Invincible] Just as I was getting ready to graduate, I was diagnosed with a terminal illness? College student Li Kun thought his life had reached its end, but unexpectedly inherited the legacy of an ancient Immortal Venerable, changing his fate against all odds! Hey, hey, hey, what's the Cosmic Essence Condensation Art? What's the Phoenix Yin Cultivation Technique? Cultivation, alchemy, medicine, formations, ta 3kReads6.4Score297Shelves
- 100 Psychic Sweethearts Are Meant to Save the World! 异能小情侣就是要拯救世界！ [Two male leads + 1v1 romance + Superpowers + Two equally powerful leads + Both have amnesia + Reunited after a long separation + A touch of ensemble cast] [A rambling, mercurial top × An innocent, black-bellied bottom with the ultimate combat power] One snowy day in a border town, in an unspecified year. An amnesiac test subject who had just been forced to flee fell in love at first sight with the Department of Anomalous Affairs' director, who was on a mission!!! Gu Fangzhou, head of the Operat 29Reads—Score—Shelves
