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  1. 151 EN The System Supplier 系统供应商 Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted Have you ever felt humiliated when a loser made a comeback? Have you ever felt resentful at being a genius's stepping stone? Have you ever felt cheated when you were a cannon-fodder character who died after just two episodes? Don't worry, I'm here to help! As the sole System supplier across the Myriad Worlds, I can tailor all kinds of portable Systems just for you, setting you on the path to the top of your life. Young man, it's time to hold your head high! Young man, it's time to turn the 6Votes434kRecs484.6kFans
  2. 152 Humanity's Paradise 人道天堂 Sci-Fi1.7M WordsCompleted This is a world of the future, the birthplace of dreams. Technological progress has freed humanity from heavy physical labor, bringing people their first liberation from oppression by their fellow humans. The golden age has arrived, yet the karma accumulated over millions of years continues to bind us. Whether to destroy it or break free from it is a choice humanity must make for itself. 0Votes721.2kRecs527.8kFans
  3. 153 EN The Strongest Gene 最强基因 Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted Have you ever heard of a luck aura? When Chen Feng discovered that he could control his luck aura at will, he knew his time had come. PS: My new novel, Super God Card Maker, is now online. Guaranteed premium quality, with over 10,000 subscriptions! Give it a read! 0Votes536.6kRecs482.8kFans
  4. 154 A Great Landowner in the Tang Dynasty 唐朝好地主 Historical4.8M WordsCompleted Zhang Chao transmigrates to the fourth year of Wude and arrives at Bashang, outside Chang’an, where he becomes the son of a veteran soldier. But all he wants is to be a laid-back, prosperous landlord in the Tang Dynasty! (Recipient of the 2016 Xingchuang Award for Excellence in Historical Fiction!) 0Votes609.8kRecs501.3kFans
  5. 155 Showbiz for All 文娱万岁 Urban2.0M WordsCompleted With the splendor of this shore, he will make a legend of the other shore. This is Luo Yuan’s story. The story of a director. 0Votes519.1kRecs417.6kFans
  6. 156 The Super-Spacetime Trash Station 超时空垃圾站 Urban2.5M WordsCompleted After graduating from college, Su Jing ran into obstacles at every turn and grew disheartened, so he returned to his hometown to clear his head. There, he discovered that his backyard had become an interdimensional dump, with huge amounts of trash pouring in every day. Some came from the worlds of novels like Divine Tomb, Battle Through the Heavens, and Coiling Dragon; some from anime worlds like One Piece, Naruto, and Bleach; and some from Marvel worlds featuring the X-Men, Captain America, and 0Votes405.2kRecs488.1kFans
  7. 157 One Slash to Carve a Path Through Life and Death 一刀劈开生死路 Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted One slash cleaves open the road between life and death; two feet step through the gates of right and wrong! Ordinary people wield extraordinary firearms capable of destroying heaven and earth; Martial artists cultivate secret martial arts capable of demolishing cities and destroying nations; This is a world where the weak are not ants and the strong are not gods. A young man paralyzed in bed, filled with resen 0Votes334.2kRecs236kFans
  8. 158 I Might Be a Fake Immortal 我修的可能是假仙 Light Novel5.3M WordsCompleted (The animated series adapted from this novel, Trust in You! A synopsis? There’s no such thing! Books are all fake, so of course the synopsis is fake too! Hahahahahaha! It’s all fake, every bit of it! Cultivation, novels, all of it is fake! Don’t come near me, Your Majesty! I don’t want my medicine, I’m not crazy! My readers are always trying to harm me! Hahahaha, you’re all out to get me! Protect the emperor! Protect the emperor!!!! VIP full-subs 1Votes4.8MRecs1.3MFans
  9. 159 I Shall Seal the Heavens 我欲封天 Xianxia5.0M WordsCompleted If I want something to exist, Heaven cannot let it vanish. If I want something gone, Heaven cannot let it remain! This story begins between the Eighth Mountain and the Ninth Mountain, in a world where “my fate is as monstrous as a demon, and I shall seal the heavens”! This is I Shall Seal the Heavens, the third full-length novel by Er Gen, following Renegade Immortal and Pursuit of the Truth. 16Votes4.6MRecs2.7MFans
  10. 160 The Martial Arts Master of the City 都市之国术无双 Urban4.9M WordsCompleted "Tai Chi, Eight Trigrams, Xingyi, Wing Chun..." A learning chip sets him on an invincible journey. Seize the protagonist's destiny, transmigrate through three thousand worlds, and shatter the void through martial arts. Ask the boundless heavens and earth: who is the protagonist? (This book had 358 first-day subscriptions. A year later, it averages 4,000 subscriptions, more than ten times the original result. Why? Because the story keeps getting better, and readers have shown their support and ch 2Votes936kRecs347.1kFans
  11. 161 The Path to Heaven 通天仙路 Eastern Fantasy4.2M WordsCompleted With wind and snow raging and frost biting to the bone, an old craftsman takes in a child who is nearly frozen to death on the street. He acquires firearms, forges weapons, and wields such incredible skills that people from all corners come seeking his help. He trains in martial arts, protects his family and country, punches the universe, and strides onto the road to immortality! 0Votes1.5MRecs420.5kFans
  12. 162 EN The Peerless Demon Lord 神级大魔头 Eastern Fantasy6.2M WordsCompleted “You shameless Xia Ping! You stole my secret manual, took my pills, and stole my fiancée. You and I are mortal enemies!” “He’s a disgrace to martial arts, a parasite on humanity, a complete scumbag.” “He’ll do anything evil, even steal candy from three-year-olds. He wouldn’t even help an old person cross the street.” “He causes trouble everywhere he goes. He’s beaten the geniuses of every major clan. He’s hated by everyone!” Countless martial arts experts on Yanhuang Star gritted their teeth at 2Votes791.6kRecs486kFans
  13. 163 Demons Descend 魔临 Mystery & Supernatural5.3M WordsCompleted A legend has been passed down in this world for as long as anyone can remember: One day, the Demon King will descend upon this world. Under his command will be seven terrifying demon lords, and they will bring the darkness of despair to this world. The Demon King's Advent leadership group: 893, 107, 381 (verification required) The Demon King's Advent Fan Li group: 113, 552, 0983 (no verification required) The physical editions of The Demon King's Advent are on sale across Tmall, Dangdang, and JD 96Votes3.8MRecs2.2MFans
  14. 164 The Great Thief of the Movie World 电影世界大盗 Infinite Myriad Worlds5.9M WordsCompleted Kill the man who steals a hook; make a marquis of the man who steals a kingdom. So what if I steal an entire world? I travel through movie worlds, stealing heroines, treasures, and the fortune of whole realms. There's nothing I won't steal. The protagonists cry out one after another: “My great fortune!” “My great destiny!” “My goddess!” Fang Xiaoyu gives a cold laugh and waves his hand. “It's all mine.” With the Great Thief System at his side, countless years later he discovers that fortune has 0Votes541.9kRecs505.6kFans
  15. 165 The Chronicles of Xu Xian 许仙志 Xianxia2.4M WordsCompleted A modern-day good-for-nothing transmigrates as Xu Xian and becomes known as “the greatest talent under heaven” for plagiarizing famous works. While on a diplomatic mission to Japan, he crushes its eight million gods! Beneath the Three Lives Stone, he erases the divide between his past and present lives, uniting the wisdom, memories, and feelings of all three incarnations, along with their harems, and ascends to become a Great Golden Immortal! Xu Xian: “I can’t keep being a pretty boy who holds m 8Votes840.7kRecs570.6kFans
  16. 166 Lord of Creation 造化之主 Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsCompleted Great Tang: Yang Guang poisons his ministers to death. Primordial World: Become the Human Emperor, destroy the Wu and Yao, and suppress the Saints. Shrouding the Heavens: How about marrying the Ruthless One? Travel through the myriad heavens and rule over all worlds! 0Votes468.7kRecs396.1kFans
  17. 167 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? 1Votes1.4MRecs492.6kFans
  18. 168 The Strongest Powerhouse Across the Heavens 诸天最强大佬 Infinite Myriad Worlds5.5M WordsCompleted Burn your fortune to travel through the myriad realms... The new novel, From a Hundred-Household Official, is currently being serialized. The Film World’s Greatest Thief is a 6-million-word classic, quality guaranteed! If you can’t wait, check out the old novel. 0Votes984.3kRecs760.5kFans
  19. 169 The Great Path of the Lord God 主神大道 Infinite Myriad Worlds3.9M WordsCompleted Time wanders on. In whose hands does life rest? The galaxy stretches on, vast and boundless. Where do drifting specks of dust go? Through the ages, who sings in the halls of history? With hair full-grown, one suddenly looks up and gazes at the passing years of a lifetime. Flowers bloom at dawn and fade by dusk, while all things race past in a flash. Who shines as the brightest star in the long river of history? Winners become kings; losers are villains. Heroes meet tragic ends. The victors paint 0Votes564.3kRecs364.9kFans
  20. 170 Unrestricted Myth 无限制神话 Xianxia3.0M WordsCompleted Chu He: Some call me a seasoned player, others the king of schemes. Some think I’m clueless and a sly old bastard. Only I know the truth: I’m simply an indefatigable seeker of the Dao. The only thing up for debate might be that I’ve used a few too many tricks along the way. Really, though, none of them are underhanded. Reader Group One: 289578897 (full). Reader Group Two: 206228384 (now open). 0Votes492.1kRecs371.4kFans
  21. 171 Eternal Kingdom 永恒国度 Xianxia7.0M WordsCompleted At midnight, a cataclysm struck. The Heavenly Dao changed, and the desires and obsessions of all living beings filled the world. The Heavenly Dao could no longer bear it. Evil thoughts ran rampant, while the thoughts of all beings gave rise to worlds of fantasy. Evil thoughts, good thoughts, obsessions, and desires tangled without end. The Heavenly Dao was at its limit. When things reach an extreme, they change. Fantasy descended, myriad worlds merged, and all things competed for freedom beneath 6Votes2.2MRecs641.6kFans
  22. 172 EN Applied Immortality 走进修仙 Xianxia6.8M WordsCompleted Standard Version: When a researcher transmigrates to a world that uses scientific methods to explore the heavens and the earth... Wang Qi: Our motto is: Master math, physics, and chemistry, and you'll have nothing to fear on the path to immortality! CCTV-10 Version: Why is the “Illustrated Record of Heavenly Evolution” related to the theory of evolution? What do the ethereal, shifting Cloud Swords have to do with probability clouds? How can cultivators build an atomic bomb? How is quantum mechan 15Votes1.5MRecs551.3kFans
  23. 173 Sword Spirit Co-Living Diary 剑灵同居日记 Xianxia1.7M WordsCompleted “Spirit of the Heavenly Sword from Beyond the Stars, awakened by your call. Tell me, are you my mount?” 0Votes728kRecs221.8kFans
  24. 174 EN Daoist Sovereign 道君 Xianxia5.0M WordsCompleted The story of an earthling, a god-tier tomb raiding master, who ventures into the world of cultivation... In the Peach Blossom Spring, a song can be heard. Beyond the green hills lies another green hill, then a mountain of bones. Five-flower horses, thousand-gold furs, a Heaven-Piercing Sword. Answer my passion: ghosts chirp and wail, while beauties pout in displeasure. Heaven and earth stretch without end; whose banners and drums resound? The Azure Vault and Yellow Springs, towers that have stoo 28Votes9.9MRecs2.8MFans
  25. 175 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
  26. 176 Online Game: Global Online 网游之全球在线 Gaming3.9M WordsCompleted The tenth-anniversary novel, Mistbound Lord, is now available!!! The first cross-era online game in history to combine personal adventure, territory building, and interplanar warfare, Earth Online, has launched worldwide. Players from across the globe are online, and heroes vie for supremacy. See how the reborn protagonist builds his territory, recruits famed generals and renowned scholars from history, stirs up the world, and achieves an emperor’s reign! (PS: This is a return to the purest, mos 4Votes507.6kRecs424.2kFans
  27. 177 Advanced Player in the Electric Arc 电弧中的高级玩家 Sci-Fi2.0M WordsCompleted Specialists in nuclear submarine repairs, nuclear warhead refurbishment, modification, polishing, and painting, as well as space shuttle maintenance and filter changes. High-altitude cleaning, dusting satellite surfaces, and planetary design. Nuclear warheads of all kinds available wholesale. Bigger orders get better prices! Though, it seems... my actual day job used to be as an art student! 0Votes314kRecs350.6kFans
  28. 178 Heavenly Shadow 天影 Xianxia1.8M WordsCompleted Yin and yang divide heaven and earth; the five elements shape the universe. Beneath the sky, in the ancient and storied heartland of China, the age of immortal cultivation has dawned, and countless beings thrive. Across millions of miles, countless human joys and sorrows unfold amid the magnificent pursuit of eternal life. Where there is light, there is also darkness. Beneath the sky, in the midst of all that radiance, silent shadows still move unseen… 8Votes14.7MRecs1.3MFans
  29. 179 EN Demon Seeking 求魔 Xianxia4.6M WordsCompleted I bowed before the Demon three thousand times. Looking back at the mortal world, I refuse to become an immortal, all for her... to hold the fate of life and death in my hands. Read Gu Gen's work, Renegade. 30Votes3.4MRecs1.6MFans
  30. 180 EN Record of Mortal Cultivation's Demise 灭运图录 Xianxia2.9M WordsCompleted Cultivation means discarding the false and preserving the true, seeing one’s own nature clearly. Those who achieve this are called “Perfected Ones.” They attain the Primordial Spirit and transcend life and death. The Record of Fate’s Demise, the Dao Seed of Fate’s Demise? The cultivation story of a transmigrator who happens upon an ancient immortal art and journeys through the Myriad Worlds and countless vast realms. Group numbers: Group One: 213933048 (full) 34Votes473.8kRecs642.3kFans
  31. 181 A Mortal's Cultivation of Immortality: The Immortal Realm Arc 凡人修仙之仙界篇 Xianxia4.3M WordsCompleted A mortal cultivates immortality, and the storms rise again. Travel through time and space, reverse the cycle of reincarnation. Golden Immortals and Supreme Unity Immortals, Grand Luo Dao Ancestors. Three thousand great paths, supreme laws. The Immortal Realm arc of A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: the story of Han Li making his mark in the Immortal Realm, and the undying legend of an ordinary boy's path to immortality. A note for readers who haven't read the previous story: it won' 141Votes30.1MRecs10.7MFans
  32. 182 The Gourmet of the Wilderness 娱乐之荒野食神 Urban1.9M WordsOngoing Leaving behind the automated City of Appliances and the prosperous metropolis shrouded in smog, he sets out to travel the world, visiting deserted islands, swamps, mountains, rainforests... He seeks the most thrilling adventures and the most rustic delicacies! Charcoal-grilled spiny lobster and king crab, golden pan-fried matsutake and termite mushrooms, fragrant braised camel hump and bear paw, fresh, delicious truffles and caviar served on lotus leaves. I'm Nicholas Dog, and this is Wild Gourm 0Votes1.4MRecs818.3kFans
  33. 183 Stellar Transformation 星辰变 Xianxia2.8M WordsCompleted Born unable to cultivate internal energy, a child chose the painful and arduous path of external cultivation in hopes of earning his father’s attention and regard. Spring turned to autumn, and time flew by. The child grew up… into a young man. What truly changed his fate was a mysterious crystal stone formed from a shooting star: the Meteor Tear. Unbeknownst to the young man, the Meteor Tear merged with his body, and he underwent a transformation like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon… From t 27Votes6.8MRecs3.3MFans
  34. 184 The Ultimate Anti-Trope System 最强反套路系统 Xianxia4.5M WordsCompleted The ultimate master of schemes: I hit back with a scheme of my own, sweeping across the cultivation world without a rival. Tell me, who else can compare? Life and death are no big deal. If you won't back down, then fight! “Kid, when I first started pulling schemes, you were still wearing split-crotch pants!” Xu Que set out on the path of scheming. Every day, he was either plotting a scheme or on his way to pull one off! 2Votes895.8kRecs1.3MFans
  35. 185 Flying Sword, Seeking the Dao 飞剑问道 Xianxia2.0M WordsCompleted The ninth novel by Tomato after Swallowed Star, Desolate Era, and Lord Snow Eagle. In this world, there are fox spirits, river gods, water monsters, and great demons, as well as cultivators who seek eternal life. Cultivators open their spiritual eyes to see demons and ghosts, forge a flying sword to slay enemies from a thousand miles away, and use far-seeing eyes and keen ears to scout their surroundings. The Qin family's second young master, Qin Yun, is one such cultivator... 16Votes17.9MRecs3.5MFans
  36. 186 Starting from Scratch 从零开始 Gaming20.0M WordsCompleted If you want to exchange in-game currency for real-world money, you need a powerful economic entity to guarantee that it can be redeemed. And the only entity capable of doing that is a national government. But why would a government step in to guarantee that a game’s currency can be exchanged for real money? War can be fought this way, too. You can bring down a country without shedding a drop of blood. A game whose currency can be exchanged for real money, a super money-making machine. Its name i 9Votes13.6MRecs1.1MFans
  37. 187 My Little Kingdom 我的小人国 Sci-Fi6.1M WordsCompleted Synopsis: After Xiao Yu gained access to a tiny kingdom, he used his size and high-tech gear to throw his weight around there. Then he suddenly realized that, with the kingdom’s rare wonders and supernatural knowledge at his disposal, he had already led the real world astray... P.S. There are no supernatural beings in the real world. The protagonist alone practices the Dao and wields its powers. P.S. A new behind-the-scenes mastermind story in the “only I practice the Dao” vein, From Fishing Ent 2Votes879.4kRecs381.1kFans
  38. 188 I Am the Supreme 我是至尊 Eastern Fantasy4.6M WordsCompleted Medicine that fails to form a pill is poison; people who fail to become gods turn to dust. The Heavenly Way is flawed, the mortal world is unjust, and demons run rampant beyond the mundane realm. I pity the good for their suffering, and rage at their failure to fight back. Beyond the rules, I will be the one to enforce justice. Spread martial prowess across the land and wipe out every injustice. A blade in my hand, compassion in my heart; beauties in my arms, villains beneath my blade. I lo 0Votes5.9MRecs1.1MFans
  39. 189 Demon-Binding 执魔 Xianxia7.7M WordsOngoing My obsession is the light of the world. It will cross the boundary between life and death, shine through the eternal night, and protect you through the dream of reincarnation... 106Votes4.8MRecs568.1kFans
  40. 190 Heavenly Venerable of Ten Thousand Worlds 万界天尊 Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted What is Heaven? It stands high above, solemn and inscrutable. It is law, it is commandment, it is merciless and cold. What is the will of Heaven? It looks down upon all living things, commands the winds and clouds, metes out rewards and punishments, and acts as it pleases. Thus, the will of Heaven cannot be fathomed, and the Azure Heavens cannot be approached. Obeying it may not bring you any benefit; defying it leaves your fortune and misfortune uncertain. Heaven confines all things like a deep 0Votes14.1MRecs2.3MFans
  41. 191 A Will Eternal 一念永恒 Xianxia3.7M WordsCompleted With a single thought, the sea becomes vast; with a single thought, the fields turn to mulberry groves. With a single thought, ten thousand demons are slain; with a single thought, ten thousand immortals are destroyed. Only my thought… is eternal. This is Er Gen’s fourth full-length novel, A Will Eternal, following Renegade Immortal, Pursuit of the Truth, and I Shall Seal the Heavens. 28Votes17.3MRecs9.2MFans
  42. 192 The Great Idle Man of the Zhenguan Era 贞观大闲人 Historical3.3M WordsCompleted In the Zhenguan era of the Tang, the realm was at peace and the land was magnificent, all under the Li clan’s special favor. Li Jing struck north against the Turks, while Emperor Taizong campaigned east against Goguryeo. Their armies were so mighty that they commanded the respect of the four seas. Now, let us set out anew and restore the old realm. Before the portraits of the meritorious officials, Li Yuan plucked his pipa and sighed alone. In the towers of Lingyan Pavilion, Li Shimin, drunk, da 0Votes1.4MRecs787.4kFans
  43. 193 I Want to Become a Powerful Clan 我要做门阀 Historical4.0M WordsCompleted In the middle of the Western Han dynasty, the people were struggling to make ends meet, and the nation was in decline. Countless celebrated scholars cried out: "If Zhang Sheng does not emerge, what will become of the world?!" And so the saying went: "Zhang and Liu share the realm." 0Votes1.3MRecs474.3kFans
  44. 194 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
  45. 195 The Record of the Nine Cauldrons 九鼎记 Martial Arts2.0M WordsCompleted After Emperor Yu split the mountains with five mighty strokes of his axe, unified the realm, divided it into nine provinces, and established the Nine Cauldrons, this land came to be known as the Nine Provinces. After Emperor Yu passed away, the realm was plunged into endless conflict. A thousand years later, the peerless Emperor of Mount Qin emerged. With a single palm strike, he once stopped the hundred-yard-wide Yan River in its tracks. Through his unmatched martial prowess, he finally unified 20Votes3.8MRecs1.9MFans
  46. 196 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 108Votes1.5MRecs766.3kFans
  47. 197 The Immortal Mortal 不朽凡人 Xianxia3.7M WordsCompleted In this world, only those with a spiritual root can cultivate immortality. Those with ordinary roots are destined to remain ordinary people. Mo WujI has only an ordinary root. He is nothing but an ordinary man! 2Votes9MRecs3.2MFans
  48. 198 The World of Film 电影的世界 Infinite Myriad Worlds2.3M WordsCompleted “When people see the light of your success, they'll forget the darkness of the methods you used to get there.” The new book, What to Do When You Get the Wrong Cheat, is now being serialized. 0Votes1.5MRecs566.3kFans
  49. 199 EN The Buddha Is the Way 佛本是道 Xianxia2.0M WordsCompleted The Heavenly Dao is unpredictable and heartless, embracing all things while remaining apart from them. It knows neither good nor evil, right nor wrong, gratitude nor resentment, joy nor sorrow. The immortal path is the Dao, the demonic path is the Dao, the path of monsters is the Dao, and Buddhism itself is the Dao. Reclining high among the nine layers of cloud, I comprehend the truth upon my meditation cushion. Beyond Heaven and Earth, beyond the mystic and the yellow, I shall become the honore 84Votes2.9MRecs678.7kFans
  50. 200 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

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