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  1. 51 Guardians of the Zodiac 生肖守护神 Urban2.7M WordsCompleted The twelve zodiac signs represent the twelve months of the year, but no one knows that they also represent twelve guardians: protectors who inherit the bloodlines of the zodiac. Each possesses the powers of their sign and silently guards the East. The Qilin is an auspicious beast of the East. When a king bearing the bloodline of the Qilin arrives, he will command the twelve zodiac guardians and lead them to give all their strength to protecting the East. The Rogue Qilin roams the human world. Ur 1Votes3MRecs622.8kFans
  2. 52 Future Chat Group 未来聊天群 Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Lei Hao, an account manager at a securities firm, one day discovers that messages from a week in the future occasionally appear in his colleagues’ group chat. With glimpses of the future at his fingertips, the markets for stocks, futures, options, foreign exchange, and more lose all their old mystery, and Lei Hao’s ambitions keep growing… 0Votes211.8kRecs296.5kFans
  3. 53 EN Fortune-Telling? I Rely on WeChat! 算卦我靠玩微信 Urban903k WordsCompleted “Master, nothing’s been going right for me lately. Could you give me some guidance?” A famous actor from China arrived at Shen Qiong’s shop late at night, hoping to have his fortune told. Shen Qiong glanced at the actor’s profile on WeChat (Acting: 75, Dancing: 86), smiled, and said four words: “You’d be better off dancing.” After a thunderstorm, Shen Qiong discovered that WeChat on his phone had updated. The new version’s “People Nearby” feature could show other people’s health, abilities, fort 0Votes215.6kRecs278.2kFans
  4. 54 The Great Literary Master 大文豪 Historical2.9M WordsCompleted After years of backstabbing in the cutthroat world of business and double-dealing over drinks, literary young man Chen Kaizhi returned to ancient times. Everywhere he looked, he saw song houses and taverns, glittering nightlife, talented scholars, and beautiful women. Well, none of that had anything to do with Chen Kaizhi for the time being. He was a poor young man with an awkward status. Watch as this penniless youth turns the tables and makes his way toward becoming a great literary master. 0Votes542.8kRecs290.3kFans
  5. 55 Return Three Hundred Years Later 重返三百年 Gaming1.6M WordsOngoing When Ning Ye's hair has turned white, his face is weathered, and his lifespan is exhausted, he personally buries himself in an ancient coffin. When his body sinks into endless darkness, he opens his eyes once more, only to find that he has returned in a dream to three hundred years earlier. At that time, this great era had yet to begin. At that time, the people who had once died for him still retained their former faces. For him, this was the best era. As myriad worlds are destroyed and planes s 0Votes151kRecs124kFans
  6. 56 EN Eternal Martial Arts 永恒武道 Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsCompleted In the vast world, the true self stands alone: this is eternity! Shatter the stars with a finger, shake the universe with a fist, stride across the heavens. The martial path can lead to godhood! This is the path to greatness of an ordinary young man named Lin Feng! Lao Yue's latest masterpiece since The Mage's Secret! Absolutely thrilling! 0Votes424.7kRecs357.7kFans
  7. 57 EN Urban Life Simulation 都市模拟人生 Urban2.7M WordsCompleted A Life Simulator System falls from the sky. It evaluates a person's overall achievements in life through six factors: wealth, status, reputation, partners, descendants, and lifespan. After Zhou Ming obtains the System, he begins experiencing, rewriting, and perfecting lives in different instances, earning a vast number of achievement points. And as he gains all kinds of wealth in the game, his life in the real world undergoes a dramatic transformation... Subscrib 2Votes206.9kRecs340.5kFans
  8. 58 The Entertainment Industry’s Biggest Troublemaker 娱乐大顽家 Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Star scout Han Ge suddenly finds a new app on his phone. It can see other people's talents: actors, singers, streamers, star athletes... Everyone in the world is unique. Some people are good at singing, some at acting, some at playing football, and some are good at... Han Ge cannot help but sigh: "The national football team is finally saved, LOL is saved too, and the brainless fans obsessed with Korea can take a back seat for a while. In this life, it's time to get the people of Korea obsessed w 0Votes221.4kRecs185.9kFans
  9. 59 The Entertainment Industry's Golden Touch 娱乐点金手 Urban2.3M WordsCompleted Transmigrate to a parallel world, starting with those outrageous street-vendor ads! My new book, You Were Told to Write About a Deal, So You Made the Protagonist Sell Scrap, is now out. Please give it your support! 0Votes119.6kRecs174.3kFans
  10. 60 The God-Tier Emotion System 神级情绪系统 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted He gets an Emotion Sticker Pack, and from then on, your emotions are mine to control. Your joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness are all up to me! This is a lighthearted, goofy story about a penniless transmigrator who gains the power to control emotions… … The author’s completed novel, A System Meets a Mental Patient, has no missed updates and is full of integrity. 0Votes74.9kRecs55.2kFans
  11. 61 A Promising Disciple of the Legalist School 法家高徒 Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsOngoing The new book, “Feng Shui Black Technology System,” has passed review. It’s the author’s second feng shui novel, following “Returning to the Past as a Taoist Master.” It’s just getting started, so please show it some love! A hundred schools contend, and the divine way manifests. Confucians can compose eloquent prose and defeat opponents with their words. Taoists understand yin and yang, comprehend the workings of creation, cultivate their yang spirits, and roam freely for ages. Mohists build pupp 0Votes103.1kRecs140.4kFans
  12. 62 The Urban Seed King 都市种子王 Urban2.8M WordsCompleted A cultivation legacy from beyond the heavens, capable of raising extraordinary seeds. Why farm in the countryside when you can grow crops at home? Why raise chickens in the mountains when you can keep them right where you are? Want to pick grapes from your living-room ceiling? Want to grow an ice cream fruit tree beside your bed? Want to stay indoors and harvest delicious, natural fruits and vegetables every day? Seek out the provider of urban seeds: the Urban Breeder. [Disclaimer: Don’t call me 1Votes632.6kRecs190.8kFans
  13. 63 My Fate Is Unbreakable, and Nothing Is Forbidden 我命超硬,百无禁忌 Mystery & Supernatural4.0M WordsCompleted Alone, I guard the eight wastelands from Fuyu Town. What does it matter if I do not worship the Three Pure Ones? I have attained the immeasurable Celestial Venerable's legacy. The azure sky shall never see a land of white bones! A true account of an undertaker's rise. (Previously titled: Ghost Containment Center, Ghost Containment System, Anomalous Creature Containment System) Reader group 2 (VIP group, for helmsmen and above; ver 2Votes367.3kRecs264.2kFans
  14. 64 Live-Streaming Wilderness Challenges 直播之荒野挑战 Urban2.1M WordsCompleted I have walked across the roof of the world, along the frigid ridges of Mount Everest; I have also crossed the dead desert, through the uninhabited regions of the Sahara; I have skydived from an altitude of ten thousand meters, making an extreme precision jump into Swallow Cave; I have even dived into the hundred-meter-deep waters of the Bermuda Triangle and fought sharks on the seafloor! My name is Chen Xu. I am Chinese, the world's most badass wilderness streamer. You can call me Lord Xu. Right 0Votes407.1kRecs597.1kFans
  15. 65 The Great Tycoon Livestreams Across the Myriad Worlds 万界直播之大土豪 Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Wang Tian, a traveling salesman, gets access to the Myriad Worlds live-streaming platform. Then a bug gives him unlimited money! Wang Tian becomes the tycoon all the streamers grovel to! A legend among countless tycoons! He tips streamers, opens treasure chests, and acquires countless martial arts manuals, cultivation techniques, and treasures from myriad worlds. He surges ahead, comprehends the Dao through martial arts, and fights his way to the Ninth Heaven. This novel has a vast world, so don 0Votes207.3kRecs333.8kFans
  16. 66 EN The Immortal Medicine Supplier 仙药供应商 Urban2.6M WordsCompleted New novel, Dragon Subduing. Welcome! A remote village, half a mountain and a few houses. People travel thousands of miles to get here, their luxury cars crowding the narrow mountain roads, because a young man lives here, whose single dose of medicine can heal even the dead and restore them to life! 0Votes616.3kRecs455.4kFans
  17. 67 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
  18. 68 The Psychological Restricted Zone 心理禁区 Urban843k WordsOngoing This book has been officially published, and 150 limited-edition signed copies are now available for preorder. The limited edition is sold at Manyu Culture's Tmall store. Search for Psychological Forbidden Zone on Tmall and grab your copy now! Lu Ran was an intern psychological counselor. By chance, he came across a strange collection of bizarre psychological case files. It contained many absurd, bizarre, and terrifying missions, yet completing them brought great rewards. During his tense and th 0Votes38kRecs103.9kFans
  19. 69 The Conscience of the Entertainment Industry 文娱的良心 Urban984k WordsCompleted Some say he is the conscience of the entertainment industry. To whoever said that: doesn't your conscience hurt? Many years later, people won't remember how Shi Yi left his plotlines unfinished, or killed off the female lead and the male lead... They'll remember only his kind heart. PS: This novel is toxic. The protagonist has a serious illness, and a strong desire for revenge. It's all for entertainment, so don't take it too seriously... 0Votes198.4kRecs237.3kFans
  20. 70 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
  21. 71 The Entertainer 娱乐玩童 Urban5.5M WordsCompleted Li Haoping transmigrated and became a little boy named Xiao Yao, just over three years old. His grandfather is an actor, his father is a singer, his late biological mother was a model, and his stepmother is an actress. Growing up in a family like this, he was bound to try his hand at the entertainment industry. The question is, how? 0Votes235.8kRecs225.7kFans
  22. 72 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
  23. 73 Hell Cinema 地狱电影院 Mystery & Supernatural5.2M WordsCompleted If you find a horror movie poster from the Hell Cinema, you'll discover that your name has appeared in the cast list! Then you'll be thrown into the real horror movie, playing a character and following the script. Bizarre, bone-chilling curses and sinister ghostly shadows lurking everywhere will descend one by one. Dark corridors, silent morgues: you'll have to act in one horror movie after another. Sometimes you' 5Votes277.7kRecs364.8kFans
  24. 74 EN Long Live the Coach 教练万岁 Sports1.9M WordsCompleted A new book by the author of "All-Round Athlete". Can’t run fast? Can’t jump high? No stamina? Overweight? Bad at free throws? Can’t hit three-pointers? Injured? Need rehab training? I can help you fix it all! I’m a coach, a coach who creates miracles! A new and innovative work from Guo Guan Zhan Jiang. This is my first attempt at writing sports fiction in an alternate setting. Hope you enjoy it. 0Votes465.4kRecs220.4kFans
  25. 75 Soul Guide 灵魂导游 Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Taking Qin Shi Huang to Xi’an to see the Terracotta Army. Tour guide Qin Mubai unexpectedly dies and is mysteriously brought back to life. Then he receives a mission: take some special people on a trip. His very first assignment is to take Qin Shi Huang to Xi’an to see the Terracotta Army... 0Votes200kRecs189.1kFans
  26. 76 Immortal Treasury 仙藏 Xianxia2.8M WordsCompleted Qin Di, who has wasted his years and is nearing forty, transmigrates to another world. Starting as a young man with his hair tied up, he receives the blessing of the peach blossoms and embarks on the path of cultivation. Along the way, he encounters one fortuitous opportunity after another, progressing through Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Void Treading, Dao Integration, Earth Immortal, Spirit Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, Ancestor Immortal, Golden Immortal, Im 0Votes350.6kRecs273.2kFans
  27. 77 The King Who Can Transmigrate 会穿越的国王 Urban2.8M WordsCompleted After becoming king of the least developed country on a parallel Earth, how can you rise to power with the help of a transmigration System? Learn martial arts in the world of wuxia movies, technology in the world of science fiction films, and in the world of mythological movies... Which AI is the strongest? Ultron from The Avengers, Skynet from The Terminator, or the Transformers? Which is more powerful, the Infinity Stones or the magical artifacts of the gods? How can you use the things you acq 0Votes109.2kRecs173.8kFans
  28. 78 Tomb Guardian Beast 镇墓兽 Mystery & Supernatural1.2M WordsCompleted Tomb guardians are mythical beasts from ancient China, the natural enemies of tomb raiders. They guard the underground palaces of emperors and generals, protecting humanity’s ultimate secrets. In 1900, the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing, and Empress Dowager Cixi fled to Xi’an. The heir to the craft of the last imperial tomb artisan was unexpectedly born atop a coffin in an ancient Tang dynasty tomb. In an age of upheaval, from the late Qing dynasty to the Republic and then the world wars, 0Votes287.3kRecs127.4kFans
  29. 79 Wukong Checks His Private Messages 悟空看私聊 Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted You probably won’t believe this, but after Guo Dalu’s knockoff phone was struck by lightning, someone named “Sun Wukong” mysteriously appeared in his WeChat contacts. Sun Wukong was an eccentric sort who sent red packets at the drop of a hat. Fortune-telling and divination, meditation and training, communing with the divine and summoning sages, somersault clouds, seventy-two transformations, heavenly wine, peaches and ginseng fruit, Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs, immortal delicacies and wines... He h 0Votes411.6kRecs277.6kFans
  30. 80 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
  31. 81 EN A Daring Life 彪悍的人生 Urban2.7M WordsCompleted My name is Lin Fan, and I have an encyclopedia that lets me know a little bit about everything. At the first International Bragging Championship, every contestant was utterly defeated. Everyone: Big brother, how are you so amazing at showing off? Lin Fan: I never show off… P.S. My old book, The Strongest System, is currently being serialized. I also have two completed older books, I Am a Tycoon, So What Am I Afraid Of? Volumes 1 and 2. Updates 0Votes497.7kRecs564.1kFans
  32. 82 A Small-Time Rich Farmer in the Hills 山洼小富农 Urban3.2M WordsCompleted Wen Xu dislikes life in the big city. It makes him feel as if he is always in a hurry, with no chance to rest, body or mind. His paycheck never seems to stretch far enough, and that is before you even get to the skies where you can barely see the stars and the smoggy days that give you endless reasons to complain. At last, he gets the chance to escape the city and return to the countryside. Though life is a little hard at first, the land and scenery of his hometown finally bring peace to his res 0Votes601.8kRecs236.7kFans
  33. 83 EN My Spacetime-Traversing Smartphone 我的时空穿梭手机 Infinite Myriad Worlds4.2M WordsCompleted When An Yang discovered that the phone he'd bought had been switched, his first instinct was to refuse to accept it. But then he found out that the phone could let him transmigrate across endless times and worlds: movies, TV dramas, novels, games... He couldn't refuse anymore! From then on, his life began to change. 2Votes274.7kRecs446kFans
  34. 84 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
  35. 85 EN Fishing the Heavens 垂钓诸天 Urban3.4M WordsCompleted Tired of the scheming and infighting in the city, Beifeng returns to his old family home in the countryside. He plans to raise a few chickens and ducks, and live a peaceful life, picking chrysanthemums by the eastern hedge and gazing at the southern mountains. He never imagined fate would play such a huge joke on him: the old well in his yard can actually fish up items from all kinds of worlds. Even a rooster he fishes up can chase him all around the yard. Beifeng can only look to the heavens an 0Votes348.3kRecs480.1kFans
  36. 86 The God-Tier Lucky Star 神级幸运星 Urban1.9M WordsCompleted By chance, Wang Hao gets a lucky dice and transmigrates to a parallel world with a struggling entertainment industry. Now he’s unstoppable. The dice has six sides: “extremely unlucky, unlucky, ordinary, lucky, extremely lucky, god-tier luck.” It resets at midnight every day! “I wonder what kind of luck I’ll have today. Come on, give me something good!” As the clock struck midnight, Wang Hao shut his eyes and tossed the dice onto the table! “Rattle, rattle...” The dice spun wildly. When it finall 0Votes796.5kRecs622.1kFans
  37. 87 The Side Character's Revenge Across Infinity 无限之配角的逆袭 Gaming5.8M WordsCompleted Every story has a protagonist, the darling of heaven and earth. The best things belong to them, and so do the prettiest girls. Every world has countless supporting characters, all existing to make the protagonist shine. Faced with the protagonist's overwhelming strength, they can only suffer as they offer up everything they own for the protagonist to choose from. Dare to take something that belongs to the protagonist? Sorry, a terminal illness is waiting for you, and an accident has its eye on y 0Votes283.8kRecs351.3kFans
  38. 88 The Entertainment Industry’s Detective 娱乐圈刑警 Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Writing songs and solving cases: I can enjoy my work and my free time at once. What? It's all because of my looks? No way!!! 0Votes502.4kRecs233.3kFans
  39. 89 The Strongest Military Chef 最强炊事兵 Military2.8M WordsCompleted A good chef can make delicious food out of any ingredients!, The Recipe System 0Votes408.6kRecs246.5kFans
  40. 90 The Rise of a Little Star 小明星演义 Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Zhang Yingxia arrived in a new timeline and felt as if he had brought the answer key but walked into the wrong exam room. Although he had a reference, he still had to work out every answer for himself. It was like taking an exam with no time limit: if he did well, the credit went to the answer key; if he did badly, it was because he wasn't good enough. It really didn't feel great! (P.S. I'm terrible at writing blurbs, and I'm a pinyin-only typist, so typos may pop up at any time. Please bear wit 0Votes218.8kRecs124.2kFans
  41. 91 A Post-80s Cultivator 八零后修道记 Xianxia2.0M WordsCompleted Dream and waking blur together, A thousand years in a great dream, yet still I do not wake. I cannot fathom the endless mortal world, Present-day success, Riches in this life, All vanish after a hundred years. Laugh not at madness or frenzy, A frenzied life becomes yin and yang. The long road stretches on without end, Dust all along the way, An endless slant of sunset. A thousand autumns become one dream. 0Votes435.9kRecs216.4kFans
  42. 92 An Antique Dealer’s Treasure-Hunting Journey 古董商的寻宝之旅 Urban5.3M WordsOngoing An antique dealer and collector with decades of professional experience returned to the mid-1980s, when he was young. Then he discovered that finding high-quality collectibles was surprisingly easy. As for getting rich? Sorry, that still had to happen one step at a time… QQ group number: 424089826. Everyone is welcome to join. (Six years after Blood Bat's The Soviet Hero, I'm back. I've been running an antiques business on the side all these years, so this book is relatively close to realit 1Votes1.2MRecs346.5kFans
  43. 93 EN The Strongest Son-in-Law in History 史上最强赘婿 Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted (Completed) After transmigrating to another world, he becomes the good-for-nothing live-in son-in-law of a wealthy family, only to be kicked out. So he strives to better himself and becomes the live-in son-in-law of an even more powerful and influential family, marrying a stunningly beautiful and noble heiress. There’s no way I’m practicing martial arts. Not in this life! I’ll train my wife to become the greatest martial artist under heaven. Whoever dares to provoke me will get beaten to death b 2Votes2.9MRecs1.4MFans
  44. 94 Splendid Tang 天唐锦绣 Historical15.7M WordsOngoing Transmigration can be a lot of fun, but when Fang Jun transmigrated into the body of his Tang dynasty namesake, a man practically glowing green from head to toe, he felt like his whole life had gone wrong... 23Votes1.4MRecs761kFans
  45. 95 EN The Mage Who Started a Revolution 当个法师闹革命 Western Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted Why is it that transmigrated protagonists can always inherit their predecessors' memories right away and start a new life without a hitch? Why do they always wake up safe and sound in bed after transmigrating, with a sister (older sister, maid) beside them, crying and blubbering, “Thank goodness! You're finally awake!” What if the protagonist discovers they've been kidnapped right after transmigrating, with several perverted witches brandishing whips? What then? “Are you going to talk or not?!” 0Votes180.9kRecs216.2kFans
  46. 96 Reborn: The Greatest Life 重生之最强人生 Urban7.6M WordsCompleted During a morning run, Yin Jun emerged from the mist and found himself back in Xiangjiang in 1978. That year, variety shows had yet to take over the screens. There were no familiar special-effects blockbusters, nor any songs everyone knew by heart. That year, Xiangjiang television dramas had yet to produce one hit after another, Xiangjiang movies had yet to take Asia by storm, and Xiangjiang songs had yet to sweep the mainland. That year, the classics had yet to become objects of nostalgia, and t 0Votes924kRecs523.5kFans
  47. 97 The Villainous Superstar 恶人大明星 Urban2.5M WordsCompleted (Completed) Lin Haiwen transmigrated with a game called Villain’s Valley, where players could do every kind of evil. Now he can say and do whatever he wants in the real world, throwing his weight around and acting like a tyrant. He can curse anyone, hit anyone, and bully anyone he likes. No more swallowing his anger, no more compromising, no more worrying about unspoken rules. And he can even use the Villain Points earned from the people he bullies to exchange for countless magical items from th 0Votes413.9kRecs206.6kFans
  48. 98 The Pet Shop of the Future 未来宠物店 Sci-Fi2.3M WordsCompleted He opened a pet shop, but on the very first day, someone brought in a panda! What the heck? Help, I don’t want to go to jail! 0Votes186.8kRecs173.3kFans
  49. 99 The Planar Elevator 位面电梯 Infinite Myriad Worlds6.4M WordsCompleted By chance, Dongfang Yu discovers that the elevator in an old apartment building can, at certain times, randomly transport people into the worlds of novels, TV dramas, movies, and even anime. From then on, life becomes exciting... 0Votes555.8kRecs570.1kFans
  50. 100 Daoist Sect Revival System 道门振兴系统 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The struggle between Buddhism and Daoism has existed since ancient times. Yet Buddhism flourishes, while Daoism declines. In a dilapidated Daoist temple, a young Daoist has taken it upon himself to revive the faith. “May the Heavenly Venerable bless you. Good sir, would you be willing to join our Daoist sect?” 0Votes197.2kRecs309.9kFans

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