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  1. 101 The Transmigrated Boundary Line 被穿越的境界线 Infinite Myriad Worlds2.5M WordsCompleted From the first time he was forced to transmigrate, Mu Xiu embarked on a journey between different worlds. Gradually, he discovered that the barriers between the various dimensional worlds were as nothing to him, allowing him to transmigrate freely. With the help of the great orb of light within his body, he thus embarked on an unimaginable path of evolution: Leaving behind records of ministers who usurped kingdoms throughout history… creating legends of the proof of supremacy during the Age of 0Votes227.5kRecs115kFans
  2. 102 Me and My Adventuring Party 我和我的冒险团 Sci-Fi2.9M WordsCompleted After saving, or destroying, the world an unknown number of times, Mishan was grateful during his break that back when he was an ordinary person, he'd always created female characters in whatever games he played. Otherwise... Mishan glanced back at the adventuring party behind him, a sheen of sweat breaking out on his forehead. (Planned worlds currently include Warcraft, Diablo, Skyrim, Dark Souls, Fallout, NieR, Bloodborne, Monster Hunter, Dungeon Fighter Online, Fate/Grand Order, Warship Girls 0Votes217.4kRecs162.4kFans
  3. 103 EN Omnidirectional Fantasy 全方位幻想 Infinite Myriad Worlds6.0M WordsCompleted A new book is here! Title: Infinite Through Death! Direct link: http://book.qidian.com/info/1004837400 Hope you’ll show it your support! 0Votes507.2kRecs316.9kFans
  4. 104 The Dean Has Arrived 院长驾到 Gaming2.8M WordsOngoing “Little miss, I can tell from your remarkable bones that you're a once-in-a-million magical prodigy. The task of maintaining world peace will be up to you from now on. I'm Xivi, headmaster of the Magic Academy. Here's your admission letter. I can see that magic and you are destined for each other, so I'll take you on as a student!” This is the story of a hapless transmigrator who ended up in another world with a ridiculously troublesome academy System and had no choice but to pursue the goal of 0Votes192.5kRecs157kFans
  5. 105 Deep-Sea Admiral 深海提督 Sci-Fi2.4M WordsCompleted All in all, this is the story of a deep-sea admiral from Mars who plunders the entire world. - - - -P.S. 1: This book was completed in Chapter 886. The chapters after that are an epilogue, meaning events that take place after the conclusion. -P.S. 2: The new book, Cultural Invasion into Another World, has begun. 0Votes234.5kRecs173kFans
  6. 106 The Demon Inn 有妖气客栈 Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsCompleted A System with a supernatural air, a shopkeeper with a supernatural air, and an inn with a supernatural air. Raise the seven-star stove, boil the waters of three rivers in a copper pot. Set out the Eight Immortals’ table and welcome guests from every direction. Gladly welcome visitors from the four seas, with two supernatural mouths ready to serve. Share a smile upon meeting, and trade white robes for red. When the guest leaves, the cup is still warm, and a donkey lies drunk beside the table. 0Votes375.3kRecs330.6kFans
  7. 107 Reborn in Japan as a God 重生日本当神明 Urban870k WordsCompleted Warning: This is anime-style material. Please enjoy it in the proper manner. Synopsis: The protagonist is a skilled martial artist who accidentally forms a golden core and, by chance, transmigrates into the body of a Japanese student. The longer he stays in that country, the more people he meets. He gets a girlfriend, and causes a huge commotion... Author’s gripe: This is the fifth version of the synopsis. I feel like dying. The title is silently shedding tears. Thanks: If you’ve made it through 0Votes130.7kRecs106.1kFans
  8. 108 Dimensional Forum 次元论坛 Infinite Myriad Worlds5.4M WordsCompleted “Other people transmigrate with a golden finger, so how come all I have is a forum?” Aspiration Post: I, the inheritor of the Will of D, shall cleanse this corrupt World Government and the Celestial Dragons! Please bear witness to me, and experienced friends are welcome to offer valuable advice!, Posted by: D. Dragon. Huh? Is the original poster planning to oppose the social system? You seem a lot like me. Let us encourage each other!, Replied by: May the SOX Church endure forever. Strategy Disc 0Votes372kRecs257.3kFans
  9. 109 The Mountain and Sea Demon Painter 山海画妖师 Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing In ancient times, the mountains and seas were invaded. To survive, humanity sought the Way from the ancients. They were later enlightened by the Mountain Lord, taught by the Three Friends, and learned to define the myriad realms through paintings and describe countless beings through demons. Thus, the unparalleled legacy of the Demon Painter was passed down. Yet the world knows only of the Mountains and Seas, not of the Mountains and Seas in Reverse. Seventeen hundred years ago, heaven and earth 0Votes210.9kRecs199.4kFans
  10. 110 The Doomsday Diner 末世小馆 Sci-Fi3.6M WordsOngoing My name is Lin Chou. I run a little restaurant in the apocalypse. I... The title is already so over-the-top, what more do you need a synopsis for! 0Votes90.9kRecs123.4kFans
  11. 111 Rampaging Through the New World 莽穿新世界 Western Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing When fantasy becomes reality, will the world still be a beautiful place? This is the story of a group of players who transmigrate into a fantasy game world, where they collide with the world they once knew, changing themselves and changing the world. 0Votes339kRecs112.6kFans
  12. 112 Infinite Anime and Film Squad 无限之动漫电影小队 Infinite Myriad Worlds1.8M WordsCompleted This book was formerly titled What Kind of Situation Is It When My Wife Is Reborn and Transforms? Protagonist: "I, Wang Hao, am going to smash the heads of the Marauders and transmigrators today!" 0Votes108kRecs129.7kFans
  13. 113 The Bird Lord’s Leisurely Life 鸟爷的悠闲生活 Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Before turning into a myna bird, Zhou Jiu lived by two principles: “What’s it to you?” and “What’s it to me?” After turning into a myna bird, all Zhou Jiu wanted was to run off to a corner and cry, clutching his cowlick: “What kind of bird-brained mess is this?!” A lighthearted, humorous slice-of-life story. No contrived plot twists, no cultivation. Feel free to save it for later if you like it. If you don’t, please don’t leave hate 0Votes48.2kRecs47.6kFans
  14. 114 The Agent of Victoria's Secret Models 维秘女模的经纪人 Urban964k WordsOngoing Male model Yang Shilei is reborn ten years in the past. This time around, he plans to live it up, be shameless and flirtatious, and become the agent for a whole bunch of female models! Tomorrow there's a Victoria's Secret lingerie runway show. Driver Yang reminds everyone: Please don't crowd. Line up in an orderly fashion and scan your cards one by one to board! Beep! Student card! Beep! Senior card! Beep! Employee card! 0Votes144.5kRecs52.1kFans
  15. 115 The Rise of a Homebody 宅之崛起 Urban1.3M WordsCompleted New book: I Leveled Up I've dropped too many books. If I drop another, I might never get anything off the ground again. I'll stick with this one to the end, so please give it your support. 0Votes236.4kRecs128.9kFans
  16. 116 EN The Cardcaptor Mage 库洛牌的魔法使 Light Novel4.4M WordsOngoing In this world, a System that grants people all kinds of abilities stirs to life on nights when the world lies asleep. “Congratulations, you have obtained an SSS-rank ability.” The System’s voice was exceptionally lovely. But Fang Ran... He suddenly slammed the magic grimoire in his hand onto the ground and cursed at the top of his lungs! “Go to hell with your Clow Cards! I’m not a magical girl!” “What happened to cultivating immortality, body refinement, ancient martial arts, battle aura, alchem 301Votes2MRecs955.1kFans
  17. 117 Unlimited Firepower in the Wizarding World 巫界之无限火力 Western Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted One punch lets the prophet dominate the Three Realms; the last emperor spreads his seed across the world! The vengeful prince silently farms; the Child of the World rises to fulfill his destiny! Andy arrives via transmigration with the super buff “Infinite Firepower,” only to discover that the other world he faces is nothing like he imagined... The Prophet’s Hundred Tombs, the City in the Sky, a thousand-year dream, bonds spanning ten thousand lifetimes, and the hidden hand lurking deep within s 0Votes62.5kRecs45.3kFans
  18. 118 EN Miracle Summoner 奇迹的召唤师 Light Novel5.8M WordsCompleted Gifted in magic, but utterly hopeless when it comes to physical ability? Able to summon thousands upon thousands of familiars, but forced to remain alone in the rear? There is only one thing to say about that. "None of that is a problem!" This is the story of a boy who received a miracle and cherished that miracle dearly. "As long as I have familiars, my companions, I am invincible!" (PS: I have already completed three long novels of over five million Chinese characters each, namely A Girl Summo 0Votes1.6MRecs396.2kFans
  19. 119 The True Way of the Earth Immortal 地仙正道 Infinite Myriad Worlds1.0M WordsCompleted The path of an Earth Immortal creates and transforms the myriad worlds. In infinite worlds, witness the glory that belongs to the Earth Immortals. 0Votes58.5kRecs57.6kFans
  20. 120 Please Answer, Naruto 请回答火影 Light Novel1.0M WordsCompleted A Shuriken came flying through the air. It came from an angle he never expected. At the instant it was right before his eyes, Yu Xiaobai widened them, not because of the deadly weapon, but because behind the enemy leaping out of the shadows appeared a line of text that should not exist in this world. [To be continued…] “To be continued?” … After transmigrating to the world of Hokage, Yu Xiaobai went through a period of confusion before gradually accepting reality. Just as he finally became an ho 2Votes221.1kRecs234.4kFans
  21. 121 I Really Don't Want to Transmigrate 我真的不想穿越 Infinite Myriad Worlds1.4M WordsCompleted Wood really doesn't want to transmigrate. Why? Because Wood is terrified of dying. Being a transmigrator is an incredibly dangerous occupation. You could kick the bucket at any moment, you know? So why did a useless, cheat of a System that can do nothing but transmigrate me land on my shoulders? And why did it send me straight to One-Punch Man, a world you need to be max level to enter? Wood has a curse he'd like to hurl at someone, but he doesn't know who... This is a crossover novel. 0Votes97.9kRecs105.1kFans
  22. 122 Otaku Chef 宅厨师 Light Novel1.9M WordsOngoing Bai Ye transmigrated to a bizarre otherworld where food reigned supreme and became a chef. He thought he would live out an ordinary life, but little by little, he began to realize that strange things kept intruding into this world. What the heck are Gourmet Cells? What’s the deal with Totsuki Academy? Are the legendary cooking utensils real or not? And now there’s even a Sword Art Online: Gourmet Hunter edition. What exactly are you trying to pull...? P.S. This story is heartfelt and focuses on 0Votes181.7kRecs159.4kFans
  23. 123 Wings of Frost 霜寒之翼 Western Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted “Boss, you’re saying that’s a white dragon?” The dwarf stared at the half-visible dragon wing protruding from the great glacier, his face pale and his legs already trembling. The dragon’s wings blotted out the sky, dimming the sun. Its chilling presence seemed to freeze the heavens themselves. “Maybe it is... Fall back. We should leave...” A nameless chill ran through the captain. “Move! Prepare for battle!” A powerful gust tore across the sky, knocking the mercenaries to the ground. The dragon 0Votes608.7kRecs364.9kFans
  24. 124 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
  25. 125 One Piece: The God-Tier Vice Captain 海贼之神级副船长 Light Novel325k WordsOngoing The Pirate King known throughout the world, the pioneer of the Great Pirate Era, Gol D. Luo, had one greatest wish in this life: to return to his youth and slap to death the version of himself who was about to meet his good-for-nothing vice-captain! It is not easy for a newcomer with a new book, so please be considerate and show it some care!! 0Votes68.6kRecs90.2kFans
  26. 126 The Crystal Palace of Heaven 天国的水晶宫 Gaming6.6M WordsCompleted My world is different from everyone else's. In other people's eyes, I'm a defender of order, a hero who saves the world, the leader of the Dawn Alliance, the head of the Dragon Knights, the chief archmage of the Scholars' Alliance, a federal marshal, and a prince of both the northern and southern empires. In my own eyes, since this world has no computers, online games, or consoles for me to stay home and play with, I can only save the world while building a harem, using live-action RPGs to pass 0Votes263.8kRecs131.7kFans
  27. 127 The Throne of the Two-Dimensional World 二次元王座 Infinite Myriad Worlds1.3M WordsCompleted Ji Kong wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into a world of his own making. It is a world made entirely of anime and manga. There are no online forums here, no Huaji Jun, and none of the many famous works from his former life. Here, Muse has yet to hold their First Live, Shiwaka Kasumigaoka has only just started planning her novel, Amagi Brilliant Park has no visitors, Ako Tamaki is a complete newbie playing an online game for the first time, Shiro hasn't transmigrated, and Kanade hasn't 0Votes209.4kRecs122.3kFans
  28. 128 The Dragon That Devours the World 吞噬世界之龙 Western Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing In Norse mythology, the Vikings revere me as Jormungandr, the World-Encircling Serpent. In Christian mythology, Christians loathe me as the ancient dragon, the ancient serpent, Satan. In Greek mythology, the gods fear me as Typhon, the hundred-headed dragon. In Kunlun mythology, shamans fervently call me Zhulong, the Torch Dragon, Zhuyin… Mayan mythology, Buddhist mythology, Slavic mythology, Celtic mythology, Nahuatl mythology, Japanese mythology, Assyrian mythology, Egyptian mythology, Finnish 2Votes192.5kRecs299.3kFans
  29. 129 EN Pokémon: Terrance 宠物小精灵之庭树 Light Novel2.8M WordsCompleted In Sootopolis City, he faces off against traditional trainers as a representative of coordinators alongside Wallace, establishing the prestige of the Pokémon Contest. In Qishui City, he becomes the youngest senior breeder in history, and his name is permanently recorded in the Breeders Association. In Cerulean City, he returns to his hometown as a trainer, crushing Bug Catchers with a single Pokemon and steamrolling Youngsters along the way. Act 3Votes462.3kRecs358.1kFans
  30. 130 You Can't Afford to Mess with My Guests 我家客人你惹不起 Urban2.0M WordsCompleted 0Votes222.5kRecs259kFans
  31. 131 The Two-Dimensional Empire 二次元帝国 Urban891k WordsCompleted These are the best of times! Japanese anime is full of the era's restless energy, but offers no moving stories: no Hikaru no Go, no Detective Conan, no One Piece, no Dragon Ball, and certainly no Naruto. The works that once set the light novel world ablaze have yet to appear: no Sword Art Online, no Haruhi Suzumiya series, no A Certain Magical Index, and no Monogatari series. And that's not even mentioning the Gal games that once took the ACG world by storm: Key's four masterpieces, Feng's Sky t 0Votes213.6kRecs206.3kFans
  32. 132 Selling the Future 出售未来 Eastern Fantasy764k WordsCompleted Question One: Would you like to cash in your future early? Question Two: If your future were converted into points, what wish would you redeem with your limited supply? Question Three: If you vanished from this world once you ran out of points, would you still make the same choice? Once the future is turned into numbers, you can trade it for anything in this world, whether that means women, power, status, wealth, or even human lives! 0Votes120.5kRecs84.4kFans
  33. 133 EN Naruto: The Savior 火影之救世主 Light Novel2.5M WordsCompleted A story about Mizuki, a nameless extra in Naruto who transmigrates into the world as an ordinary person, yet has no choice but to save it. 0Votes301.3kRecs288.9kFans
  34. 134 League of Legends: Arrow of the Champion 英雄联盟:冠军之箭 Gaming2.6M WordsCompleted He woke up reborn in a parallel world that was both familiar and strange. His dad was familiar, his stepmother was a stranger, and his pretty stepsister, who shared no blood ties with him, was livestreaming. There was the familiar League of Legends, a more developed professional scene, and female players he could hardly have imagined back when he was a pro in his previous life. P.S. If you think the protagonist of a gaming novel should care about nothing but 0Votes294.9kRecs255.9kFans
  35. 135 System, Please Form a Queue 系统请排队 Eastern Fantasy444k WordsOngoing Title: I Get Systems One After Another (Systems, Please Line Up) Synopsis: [Behind every successful king of showing off, there are bound to be countless Systems lining up to get their turn!] Shen Feng had transmigrated to another world for half a year, yet he still had not received a System. He spent his days living like a good-for-nothing. One day, for some inexplicable reason, he made a wish upon a shooting star streaking across the night sky: “Give me a System!” A System really did come! But 0Votes78.8kRecs84.7kFans
  36. 136 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
  37. 137 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
  38. 138 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
  39. 139 The Empress’s Chief Eunuch 女帝的大内总管 Light Novel1.5M WordsOngoing As a lover of the occult, Zhou An had always believed that immortals existed in this world. He had practiced qigong, studied magic, bought several pounds of secret manuals from a street stall for thirteen yuan and fifty cents, and even scoured antique markets for alchemy recipes, using a microwave to refine pills. So he died! He was poisoned to death by the “supreme-grade Nine-Turn Great Rejuvenation Pill” he had refined himself! When Zhou An opened his eyes again, he confirmed two things. First 0Votes296.4kRecs286.8kFans
  40. 140 The Unspeakable Diary 不可名状的日记簿 Gaming1.3M WordsCompleted "The Unknowable Diary" is a fully immersive game released worldwide at the same time. Centered on tabletop role-playing adventures, it lets every player feel as if they are truly there. Yu Yi, a veteran COC troublemaker, was successfully lured into the game. The moment he put on the game watch, launched the game, and opened the diary, unknowable, stirring, urgent tones echoed in his mind. One advertisement a 0Votes93kRecs167.5kFans
  41. 141 EN Naruto: The Strongest Water Release 火影之水遁最强 Light Novel1.8M WordsOngoing Transmigrated into the world of Hokage, I have no golden finger, no cheat, no System, no old grandpa, just a real world. No Red Eye or cataracts, and no innate talent in all six chakra natures. It sounds pretty tragic. But it’s fine. Imagination... ahem, knowledge is the primary productive force. What I mean is, in this world, some people are awesome because of their bloodline, some because they’re chunibyo, some because they have a cheat, and some have a bloodline, are chunibyo, and have a chea 0Votes379.8kRecs220.2kFans
  42. 142 The Ogre's Gourmet Box 食人魔的美食盒 Western Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing The Cookbook for Cooking People: 1. Find one or eight living people 2. Beat them 3. Keep beating them 4. Throw them into the fire 5. Eat them. 0Votes179.6kRecs118.5kFans
  43. 143 Those Years I Was a Superhero in Marvel 在漫威当超级英雄的那些年 Urban4.4M WordsCompleted Through a stroke of bad luck, he transmigrated, and transmigrated to the United States. Well, there was nothing wrong with transmigrating to America. But who is that guy flying all over the sky with a hammer! Hey, you over there, who's controlling the thunderstorms! Don't you know this weather is bad for business? And that big green fellow over there, yes, I'm talking to you! Don't touch my food truck! This is the story of a man in the world of Marvel superheroes who only wanted to protect him 0Votes551kRecs524.9kFans
  44. 144 The Rotten-Tailed Rat 烂尾鼠 Western Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn in Faerun as a moonlight mouse, Ron sets out to ignite the divine fire and create a new world, with the World of Warcraft System at his side. 0Votes43kRecs49.6kFans
  45. 145 EN Infinite Mecha Wars 机战无限 Infinite Myriad Worlds7.8M WordsCompleted Prometheus, an infinite fortress in the interdimensional rift, a world of endless possibilities devoted entirely to mecha battles. As the only Earthling whose every stat is below 10, Xiao Ran feels the pressure. But with familiar storylines, familiar mecha specs, and familiar mecha parts, Xiao Ran believes he can defy the heavens. An infinite world of mecha battles, the mecha-battle version of an infinite world. (The second book in the mecha series. Mecha World is now online, so please show it y 0Votes771.3kRecs248.9kFans
  46. 146 Making It as a Writer in Another World 混在异界当作家 Light Novel270k WordsOngoing He transmigrated, and somehow even brought the Writer’s Assistant app with him. Feeling completely ripped off, Du Chen can only return to his old profession and become a writer in another world. But even in his wildest dreams, he never imagined his work would become a sensation across the entire otherworld. A group of Daoist priests revere the Dao De Jing as a sacred classic, crying and begging Du Chen to expound on the Great Dao and honor him as their Dao Ancestor. A group of monks treat the He 0Votes185.2kRecs110.7kFans
  47. 147 Thea in the DC Universe 西娅在DC世界 Light Novel2.3M WordsCompleted After an accident, Thea Queen gains the memories of a transmigrator and learns what her future holds. She charges forward, overcoming every obstacle, mastering martial arts and magic, and setting her sights on the very summit. The Flash: What was your superpower again? Thea: Money! Superman: What did you use to knock me out? Thea: Magic! Wonder Woman: Darling, where are we going for dinner 0Votes139.1kRecs100.5kFans
  48. 148 Believer in the God of Cuteness 萌神信徒 Gaming2.3M WordsCompleted This is a world where people worship the gods. A million deities dwell here, and their powers touch every aspect of life. A player of the Priest class in Dungeon Fighter Online arrives in this world with his Priest skills. He then establishes a church: the Church of the Moe God. PS: There’s already The Ghost Swordmaster, featuring the Ghostblade class, and Gun Master, featuring the Gunner class. This one is about the Priest class. 0Votes400.6kRecs174.1kFans
  49. 149 The Shinobi World's Correction Tape 忍界修正带 Light Novel1.3M WordsCompleted “Some of the predecessors who transmigrated into Naruto landed in the Warring States period and made history. Others arrived during the First, Second, or Third Shinobi World War and dominated the battlefield. Some landed in peacetime and ruled the Ninja Academy.” “I'm different. My transmigration was a tragedy.” “The day I transmigrated, the wind was fierce and the sand was blowing. The blood moon shone overhead, 1Votes290.2kRecs226.7kFans
  50. 150 EN Mind-Blowing Explosion 脑洞大爆炸 Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Fantasy is reality; imagination is truth. Once a fictional premise is accepted by reality, no matter how absurd it may be, it becomes the truth. “One arrow, three targets, every time,” “Forced defensive counterattack,” “An absolutely invincible password,” …A super gamma-ray burst opened Bai Ge’s mind, granting him the ability to implant anomalous rules into reality. From the moment his imagination connected to the real world, Bai Ge, intentionally or otherwise, brought all kinds of inexplicable 1Votes381.8kRecs439.8kFans

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