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  1. 101 EN Warlock of Marvel 漫威世界的术士 Western Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing Demons are my servants, fel energy is my strength, and shadow and flame walk by my side. I am a warlock. A warlock makes his way through the Marvel Universe. (No System, kid. You’re on your own.) Welcome to the Marvel Universe warlock readers’ group. 0Votes721.2kRecs677.1kFans
  2. 102 When Harry Potter Meets League of Legends 当哈利波特遇见英雄联盟 Light Novel1.8M WordsOngoing After waking up and discovering that he had entered another world, Allen found himself entertaining infinite possibilities after discovering that he had a LOL System. However, just then, an acceptance letter from Hogwarts left him completely dumbfounded. What the hell, is this the world of Harry Potter? The collision of Harry Potter and LOL gives birth to a new world: at any rate, that's how vast the imagination can be! 1Votes152.7kRecs129.5kFans
  3. 103 Running Into My Life 跑出我人生 Sports1.3M WordsCompleted Back in his teenage years, Su Zu gets a System and sets out on the path of competitive sports he once dreamed of pursuing. New reader group: 666-502-656 2Votes487.2kRecs340kFans
  4. 104 War Paradise 战争天堂 Gaming3.5M WordsCompleted To all you hardcore virtual game players: Tired of the same old linear storylines? Want to try a truly open-world game? Had enough of RPGs where you can only play as one character? Want to lead your subordinates in virtual reality and experience the thrill of commanding an army? Welcome to the large-scale open combat game, “War Paradise.” … After seeing the rules of the game, a professional player who had focused on PVP for twenty years and was also fascinated by AI broke into a radiant smile. 0Votes181.6kRecs173.9kFans
  5. 105 Destroying the World, Starting with Marvel 从美漫开始毁灭世界 Infinite Myriad Worlds1.1M WordsCompleted Mission One: Destroy the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Starting item: zombie virus serum Mission Two: Destroy the Naruto world. Starting item: alien insectoid egg Mission Three: Destroy the DC Comics world. Starting item: ability possession device Mission ???: Destroy the (System) real (error) world. Starting item: ??? Forgive me for being unable to bring salvation, because the System only ever gives me one ki 0Votes50.3kRecs110.1kFans
  6. 106 EN Azeroth: The Path of the Holy Light 艾泽拉斯圣光轨迹 Western Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted In the twentieth year of the Dark Portal, life flourished, and shadows grew. Dick arrived in this world in a sorry state. He knew how turbulent its fate would be. That year, the Horde had begun to rise, while the Alliance’s glory still shone. That year, the prince of Lordaeron set out in search of Frostmourne. For whom did the songs of Theramore’s longing ring out? That year, ten thousand years of waiting remained steeped in sorrow, and the shadow of demons had already fallen over the world. Tha 0Votes139.8kRecs132.4kFans
  7. 107 The New Recruit at S.H.I.E.L.D. 神盾局的新晋职员 Light Novel1.2M WordsCompleted Lee Weiss becomes Wesley and arrives in a parallel world with a junky intelligent System, becoming a member of the Fraternity of Assassins. Soon, agents and superheroes from the movies start appearing one after another, and he becomes a new recruit at S.H.I.E.L.D. As the System keeps upgrading, he finally gains access to the abilities of various League of Legends champions. But things don't go smoothly: on his very first day, he throws Captain America over his shoulder, and his new job soon take 0Votes139.2kRecs205.1kFans
  8. 108 EN Kingdom’s Bloodline 王国血脉 Western Fantasy5.0M WordsOngoing A lowly beggar, a noble prince, a monster hated by the whole world. If you had three paths before you, which would you choose to be happy? Tyles has no answer. He only knows that he has arrived in a vast and turbulent otherworld, facing a future set to nightmare difficulty: the glorious empire fell a thousand years ago, the rotten royal house is beyond saving, the legendary holy war is shrouded in darkness, and the divided world is in turmoil. And Tyles has nothing. All he has left is an unshaka 88Votes1.5MRecs766.2kFans
  9. 109 Naruto: The Strongest Kakashi 火影之最强卡卡西 Light Novel2.0M WordsCompleted On the Night of the Nine-Tails, a soul from the modern world merges with Kakashi. From then on, he sets out on a different path to becoming Hokage. Sharingan, Lightning Release, swordsmanship, sage arts: he will achieve the ultimate. This has all the flavor of Naruto! The Kakashi Hokage story is complete. The side story is about Natsume's Book of Friends. New book: I, Kimimaro, Seek Immortality! 0Votes158.2kRecs368.7kFans
  10. 110 Soul of Burning Steel 燃钢之魂 Gaming4.7M WordsCompleted This is the story of a former legendary warrior who transmigrates into a game world with a System, thrashes all kinds of wild monsters, takes on Bosses single-handedly, and saves the world with basic attacks. “Kill the enemy first, then think about why the fight started.” Born of fire, forged in steel. The soul is kindling, the body is fuel. May wisdom never perish and order endure fo 4Votes731.2kRecs668.4kFans
  11. 111 EN Way of the Devil 极道天魔 Xianxia3.9M WordsCompleted New book: Dark Night of Desperation, I Alone Am an Immortal in a Strange World. Search for it if you’re interested. Demons and monsters run rampant, and the people suffer. Divine weapons and demonic blades shine over the land. A game modifier on Lu Sheng’s phone accidentally became a supernatural ability in his mind. It also became his only lifeline in this dark, chaotic age. 29Votes4MRecs2.3MFans
  12. 112 EN The Real Cthulhu TRPG 真实的克苏鲁跑团游戏 Gaming11.1M WordsCompleted TRPG stands for tabletop role-playing game. Its appeal lies in being able to immerse yourself in a character and, within the rules, shape an open-ended story through your actions and reach different endings. Call of Cthulhu is one major TRPG genre. Players take on the roles of investigators who are just ordinary people, yet must explore mysterious events and face unknown mythos creatures and unknown terrors. There is only one piece of advice here: the less you know, the longer you live. Liu Xing 1Votes214.3kRecs350.7kFans
  13. 113 Lord of the Oasis 绿洲中的领主 Gaming2.3M WordsCompleted Sacks of salt, spices, and sugar were piled from the shops all the way into the streets, while merchants with heavily loaded wagons came and went. The air was filled with the fragrance of various spices mingling together. This was a prosperous city beside an oasis, where the pounding of hammers and the clatter of looms rose and fell, and business was booming in the artisans' workshops. The flag of Baron Kant, heir to the Swadian Kingdom, hung above the town gate. The local residents lived happy 0Votes221.5kRecs247.2kFans
  14. 114 The Circumferential Warlock 环城术士 Infinite Myriad Worlds2.3M WordsCompleted Shen Yan, fleeing from reality, stumbled into a magnificent fantasy world. 0Votes878.7kRecs231kFans
  15. 115 The Great Entertainer 文娱大戏精 Urban1.7M WordsOngoing A born actor, as the name suggests, loves acting like a demon and has become a master of his craft. Reeds grow lush and green, white dew turns to frost. The so-called demon is on the far bank of the river. In this life, his name is Cao Yifang. He once gave everything he had to pursue his dreams, taking every role within his reach and learning all the knowledge he had time for. But just as years of effort were about to pay off, a car accident forced his life to start over. He enters the Dao throu 0Votes238.3kRecs137kFans
  16. 116 Ruler of Tomorrow 明日支配者 Mystery & Supernatural889k WordsOngoing Fang Ziyu gets a magical notebook from the future... a computer. With this computer, Fang Ziyu can not only see glimpses of the future, but also buy items that exist in the future. From then on, Fang Ziyu is one step closer to reaching the future. VIP group: 587128644 (Join if you have purchased all of The Night Is Coming or have reached Steward rank or higher in Tomorrow's Ruler). 0Votes206.4kRecs139.1kFans
  17. 117 The Northern Hero 北雄 Historical6.3M WordsOngoing In the sixth year of Daye, the mighty Sui Dynasty reached a turning point. That year, Emperor Yang Guang of Sui began preparing to conquer Goguryeo, setting the rebellions that would bring down the Sui in motion. In the years that followed, the realm fell into turmoil, and heroes rose up everywhere. Eighteen rebel kings and sixty-four insurgent forces, rough-hewn heroes and powerful aristocratic clans all appeared on the stage, vying for dominion over the realm. To the north, the Turkic Khaganat 9Votes711.6kRecs327.3kFans
  18. 118 EN Dragon Ball: The Strongest Myth 龙珠之最强神话 Light Novel2.4M WordsCompleted Xia Ya is reborn as a Saiyan in the world of Dragon Ball, twelve years before Planet Vegeta is destroyed. “Mr. Dodoria, I hear King Vegeta is busy plotting a rebellion. What do you think I should do about it?” Frieza handed his wineglass to an attendant beside him and asked Dodoria with keen interest. “Those Saiyans really don’t know what’s good for them. If they still had any use, I’d have taken my men to destroy Planet Vegeta long ago.” “Don’t rush, Mr. Dodoria. We’ll get rid of those Saiyans 0Votes273.7kRecs309.1kFans
  19. 119 The Realm of Two Dimensions 二次元国度 Infinite Myriad Worlds1.4M WordsCompleted When Xia You woke up, he discovered that he had transmigrated into a wondrous world. He had thought he could take it easy and start a new life, but he never expected one cute anime girl after another to come rushing at him… Ayase Aragaki: “If you don't want to be my brother, you might as well die!” Utaha Kasumigaoka: “My work is definitely going to be more interesting than yours!” Megumi Kato: “I knew it. Even though you're my desk mate, you still can't remember me.” Kurisu Makise: “I don't acce 0Votes105.8kRecs100kFans
  20. 120 The Strange Three Kingdoms 诡三国 Historical17.0M WordsCompleted An ordinary man’s journey through the Three Kingdoms. A thousand years of Chinese wisdom is the weapon that cuts through every obstacle. A gleaming blade flashes between white teeth. Bright red blood flows through the night. Cowards lurk in the shadows of heroes; pain hides behind bold smiles. Without a System, is it impossible to move forward? Without quests, is it impossible to think? Raise your head and press on. Wherever the heart leads becomes the frontier of the Han Empire! 37Votes1.5MRecs534.9kFans
  21. 121 Welcome to Team BOSS 欢迎来到BOSS队 Infinite Myriad Worlds1.4M WordsCompleted My name is Ouyang Jing. I transmigrated here, and I used to be known as Ouyang Ke. Because I transmigrated, I know a lot of secrets. Not only have I mastered Toad Skill, but I’ve also learned the Nine Yang Divine Skill and the Heavy Sword technique. Now that my divine skills are finally complete, I’m ready to propose to the Huang family on Peach Blossom Island. It feels like I’m about to reach the pinnacle of life. But who could have imagined that this world is actually a story controlled by the 0Votes407.9kRecs268.9kFans
  22. 122 EN The Deathstroke of the Marvel Universe 美漫丧钟 Light Novel14.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the Marvel universe, an ordinary man became a world-famous mercenary and assassin. With everything changed, should he become a righteous hero, or continue his dark work? "Don't judge me by such shallow notions as good and evil. I do whatever I want." The protagonist suddenly appeared behind the author, who was making up the book description, and punched him across the room. "It's really quite simple: I am the death knell ringing in everyone's ears!" 13Votes697.1kRecs424.2kFans
  23. 123 EN Carefree Dream Path 逍遥梦路 Gaming3.6M WordsCompleted A homebody in the mountains spends his days farming, raising fish, and daydreaming, while growing at his own leisurely pace. Huh? How did I accidentally conquer the Myriad Worlds and become the big boss? Could I still be dreaming? 1Votes1.4MRecs492.5kFans
  24. 124 The Reborn Villainous Young Master of a Novel 重生小说反派公子哥 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Some hackneyed writer was reborn, but not in the past or in a parallel world. He was reborn inside the novel he had written! What upset him most was that he had become the villainous young master who gets tormented to death in the novel! To survive for a few more chapters, the most wicked villain has no choice but to follow the most infuriating System’s instructions and complete the most outrageous comeback, one step at a time! [P.S. 1: Also known as The Villain’s Self-Cultivation] [P.S. 2: Old 0Votes206.2kRecs216.5kFans
  25. 125 The Great Song Butcher 大宋好屠夫 Historical2.2M WordsCompleted Poetry and the Blade is signed and uploading. You won’t be disappointed. Zheng Zhi transmigrated to the Northern Song world of Water Margin and became Zheng the Butcher, the very man Lu Tixia beat to death with three punches. In the final years of the Northern Song, war raged across the land and heroes vied for supremacy as China fell into decline. It was a time for heroes to make their mark. The grudges and loyalties of Water Margin, the good and the evil, the faithful and the treacherous: thei 0Votes596.2kRecs189.1kFans
  26. 126 A Survival Tale of the Water Margin 水浒求生记 Historical3.0M WordsOngoing Where are all my trusted men!? These were the last words cried out by Wang Lun, the founding chief of Liangshan Marsh, as he lay dying in the original course of history. But a lightning tribulation sent history veering off its destined path. The Song Dynasty is in turmoil, its moral order and political institutions are crumbling, the Jurchen neighbors eye it hungrily, and domineering outsiders are taking over. With troubles within and threats without, will it survive or fall? White-Clad Scholar 18Votes543.9kRecs236kFans
  27. 127 The Asylum of Ten Thousand Worlds 万界疯人院 Mystery & Supernatural1.3M WordsCompleted New book: "Medicine Cannot Save the Qin Dynasty". Go read it! No one knows when it began, but a certain mental hospital appeared in the world. It has been seen on the busiest streets of Gotham City and hidden in the darkest corners of Raccoon City. It may have been briefly described in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", or appeared for a single second in *Hannibal*… Some say the girl in the nurse’s uniform looks a bit like Harley Quinn. Others say the old man in a second-floor ward claims to 0Votes207.1kRecs302.2kFans
  28. 128 Crowned Above the New Han Dynasty 冠绝新汉朝 Historical3.2M WordsCompleted Of all the talent under heaven, Chen Zhi claims eight tenths, leaving the other two tenths for everyone else. He transmigrated to the Three Kingdoms, served the Liu clan, swept away the warlords, and had the tide of events firmly in hand. With the restoration of the Han just around the corner, he died. Fortunately, Chen Zhi was armed with the finest teachings of a hundred schools and all manner of extraordinary objects. Nearly a century after his death, he was reborn. But this time, he faced an 0Votes258kRecs126.6kFans
  29. 129 Silver Overlord 白银霸主 Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted The most precious things in the world are free, yet ordinary people always overlook them. Besides such priceless things as air, sunlight, and family, there is another precious thing right beside you, within easy reach. I wonder if you’ve noticed it? 0Votes1.9MRecs391.9kFans
  30. 130 What Do I Do About Being So Popular? 太受欢迎了怎么办 Urban805k WordsCompleted Question: What’s it like to discover you’re a handsome man after losing 30 jin? Anonymous answer: You’ll waste a lot of time dealing with all the unnecessary questions. Follow-up: I don’t get it. Are you really answering my question? I just want to know if girls will pursue me after I become handsome! Anonymous answer: They will, just like zombies pursue the living. Go read my answer to “What’s it like to be pursued by zombies?” or check out How to Deal with Being Too Popular! 0Votes240.9kRecs132.2kFans
  31. 131 EN Inner Demons 心魔 Xianxia3.0M WordsCompleted The new book, The Netherworld Painted Skin Scroll, is currently being serialized. The print edition has already been published under the title Formless. Perhaps on a cold winter night, you hear someone softly singing on the other side of a wall: A feather-robed heart, as pure as clouds, a zither, a sword, and a brush. Light snow, a red brazier, yellow-sprout wine, reading the Purple Star and Dongting scriptures by night. The lingering melody sounds like mus 4Votes410.7kRecs584.5kFans
  32. 132 Back to Being a Cat: I'm Ashball-chan 回猫之我是灰球酱 Light Novel893k WordsCompleted The official fan fiction of Back to the Past and Become a Cat: As the second son of a wealthy family who never had to worry about food or drink, Su Muzhe used the most vulgar method imaginable, electrocution, to transmigrate into a mouse in Back to the Past and Become a Cat that was doomed to die the moment it appeared. See how he saves himself and thrives under Black Charcoal's command! "With Big Boss Black Charcoal looking after me and Little Pomelo's owner holding me, I have no regrets in thi 0Votes117.6kRecs62.1kFans
  33. 133 Harry Potter and the Secret Treasures 哈利波特与秘密宝藏 Western Fantasy3.9M WordsCompleted Simply put, it’s the story of a boy named Evan Mason who transmigrates to the magical world of Harry Potter and goes to study at Hogwarts! Evan is one year below Harry and follows the Gryffindor path! A sincere reminder: I’m writing purely for my own enjoyment. There are no guarantees on updates, plot, or quality, so enter at your own risk. The author only digs the hole and won’t fill it in! 0Votes375.3kRecs256.9kFans
  34. 134 EN Science for a Better Isekai 为美好的异世献上科学 Light Novel1.4M WordsCompleted As the nation approaches ruin, magic is everywhere. Only science can strengthen the country and secure peace. I don't believe in superstition. I believe in science! Warning: This is not fan fiction of KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World. The book's original title, My Insistence on Science in a World of Magic Must Mean There's Something Wrong with Me, was too long to pass review, so this is merely an ordinary slice-of-life novel where magic and science intertwine. 0Votes101.3kRecs112.5kFans
  35. 135 I Only Wanted to Retire, but Was Forced to Become a Fleet Admiral 只想退休的我被迫成了大将 Light Novel3.1M WordsCompleted The Great Pirate Era. The seas are turbulent, the mighty can destroy heaven and earth, and everyone is locked in brutal battles. Honestly, it makes people lose all motivation! I, Lucilfer Kuro, am twenty-four years old. My greatest dream is: to live out this entire life safely! 6Votes673.8kRecs1.2MFans
  36. 136 EN Eternal God of Slaughter 杀神永生 Mystery & Supernatural4.1M WordsCompleted Walking on the edge of death, wielding the authority over life and death, trampling the laws of the world, followed by a hundred ghosts: he is the incarnation of the Grim Reaper. The most outstanding genius among ghosts, his name is Yu Jing. Welcome to a world where the strong live forever! 2Votes400.4kRecs290.8kFans
  37. 137 When the Demon Tide Rises 魔潮起时 Western Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted As the magical tide surged, he unexpectedly entered the world of dreams, guided by his talent. Veiled in layers of mist, what connection is there between dreams and reality? What sparks will fly when the two worlds collide? For the weak, this is an age of despair, like the end of the world. For the strong, it is the beginning of a magnificent journey, the dawn of myth. Some call him the darling of the era, favored by fate. But only he knows that, in the end, he is merely a mayfly struggling to s 0Votes202kRecs143.6kFans
  38. 138 The Silent Crown 寂静王冠 Western Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted We are born of aether, made in aether, and pass away in aether. Revere the aether! The Sacred Canon. This is the golden age of musicians. Music has changed the world, aether has forged glory, and the spirits have ascended to the skies to join the stars. This is a world on the eve of the Long Night, where natural disasters and maddened gods spread destruction and death, and a golden age teeters on the brink. This is the story of a boy who sets out on the path of a musician. It is not about being 3Votes378.4kRecs284kFans
  39. 139 Entering the Movies 进入电影 Infinite Myriad Worlds2.3M WordsCompleted Lying by the Black Lake, as the wind stirs the willows at Hogwarts; Wandering the streets of New York, where the Avengers clash with a mechanical army; At the peak of Dongsheng Shenzhou, the Fairy Zixia smiles with innocent radiance; In plain terms: Would you rather watch a movie, or enter one? Completed: Hacker, The Grandmaster Profession Lord, Super Spiritual Spring, Crisis 0Votes157.1kRecs245kFans
  40. 140 A Guide to Game Development 游戏开发指南 Gaming1.5M WordsCompleted Book ID: 1029303812 The three-year term is up. I'm back. 0Votes301.9kRecs172kFans
  41. 141 EN Immortal Martial Across All Heavens 诸天仙武 Infinite Myriad Worlds2.1M WordsCompleted Dragon Snake and Yang God, Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty, Shattering the Void, The Legend of the Great Tang, Jade Dynasty and Mount Shu, Perfect World and Shrouding the Heavens, Sword Snow Stride, Wind and Cloud and Pili, Son of Heaven and Divine Weapons, Chinese Paladin and Journey to the West, Primordial Chaos and Investiture of the Gods, Renegade Immortal and Pursuit of the Truth, Immortality and Desolate Era, Swallowed Star... It all begins with the mysterious Treasure Mirror of the Myria 0Votes99.9kRecs176.7kFans
  42. 142 A Thousand Autumns for the Young Master 公子千秋 Historical2.8M WordsOngoing After a devastating fire, Yue Qianqiu was taken home by Old Master Yue, a man of humble origins with a house full of descendants. In this world, there were powerful clans and scholars who fancied themselves noble and righteous. There were also martial circles and sects unwilling to live at the mercy of the imperial court. Scholars used their words to undermine the law, while heroes used their martial arts to defy its prohibitions. Conflict and excitement went hand in hand, as did opportunity and 0Votes717.5kRecs176kFans
  43. 143 Entertainment Star Factory 娱乐星工场 Urban850k WordsCompleted Run an entertainment star factory, upgrade the recording studio, and recruit a sound engineer! Hire five-star screenwriters and train four-star performers. Work hard to turn ordinary scripts into blockbuster hits! Keep it fresh, steer clear of tacky glamour! Put heart into the production, and make the journey a joyful one! 0Votes236.3kRecs91kFans
  44. 144 EN Rise of the Main God 主神崛起 Gaming2.6M WordsCompleted I woke up transmigrated into the role of a villain? This isn’t how the story’s supposed to go! I even stole someone else’s girl? And now there’s a domineering older sister too? This story’s getting even more wrong! There’s a main god’s space and the Myriad Worlds, too? I must be dreaming! Wu Ming kept a calm, blank expression and continued on his journey. 2Votes1.4MRecs627.3kFans
  45. 145 EN The Rejuvenating Uzumaki 火影之活久见 Light Novel1.2M WordsCompleted You wouldn’t believe it if I told you, but I founded Konoha and raised the Uzumaki Clan. Oh, wait. I guess it’s called the Land of Whirlpools now. 0Votes535.4kRecs542.6kFans
  46. 146 The Mad Knight's Space Age 疯骑士的宇宙时代 Light Novel1.8M WordsCompleted “A golden finger System? Do you take me for a fool? There’s no such thing as a free lunch these days. Get out of my head! Is this some new scam, or an alien killing-machine training device with built-in hypnotic powers?” “No. I am the chaos that whispers from the void, the most terrifying nightmare of every living thing beneath the Southern Cross, the heir to a supreme divine throne, and... your sister.” “...I only have one younger sister. I don’t have an older one!” “You do. I’m your illegitima 0Votes613.1kRecs186.5kFans
  47. 147 EN Black Dragon Codex 黑龙法典 Light Novel1.5M WordsCompleted When you gaze into the abyss, it fires an antimatter annihilation cannon right back at you. A story about a magic-less black dragon stirring up trouble in another world. 4Votes460.3kRecs590.9kFans
  48. 148 Forty Thousand Years of Gaming 游戏四万年 Gaming1.6M WordsCompleted Forty thousand years ago, gaming became the world's primary industry. What will games become forty thousand years from now? In this world where the tech tree has gone askew over forty thousand years, come play games with us. 0Votes210.9kRecs79.2kFans
  49. 149 Dao Traverses Nine Heavens 道辟九霄 Xianxia4.0M WordsCompleted Literary Version: The Double Ninth Festival lingers, where once I solved the mystery beneath the peach blossoms. My heart opens to the Great Way, and I rise to the ninth heaven. I look back from the ends of the earth, but my three or four old friends are nowhere to be seen. I ascend to immortality and soar away, joining the undying celestial ones. Comedy Version: I transmigrated to a world of immortals with a mysterious dragon scale. The immortal path? The demonic path? This is just a stage pla 0Votes413kRecs198.4kFans
  50. 150 Regent of the Ming Dynasty 摄政大明 Historical6.0M WordsOngoing He transmigrated and became a notorious, corrupt official. The people's curses, the Crown Prince's hostility, the upright officials' slander, the powerful ministers' exclusion... and an emperor intent on killing the hound once the hunt is over. The situation is dire, and the future looks bleak. This is where the story begins. 9Votes779.8kRecs275.5kFans

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