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  1. 151 Saving the Ming Dynasty 抢救大明朝 Historical5.6M WordsCompleted Zhu Cilang is more treacherous than a traitor to the Han, and even better at winning people’s hearts than Li Zicheng!, Li Zicheng, the Chuang King, halted at Huyashan and gazed toward the southeast, filled with emotion. This boy Cilang is rebellious, unfilial, treacherous, and vicious. He is practically Cao Cao reborn and Sima Yi returned from the dead. If he becomes emperor, every rebel, treacherous minister, and unruly subject in the world will surely miss me!, The Chongzhen Emperor of the Min 17Votes1.3MRecs536.2kFans
  2. 152 The Cutting-Edge Technology Research Center 黑科技研发中心 Urban2.8M WordsCompleted A research center deep in the mountains has captured the attention of the entire world. Every breakthrough that comes out of it sends ripples across the globe. It gives streamers who dream of broadcasting from the wilderness hope that they can have a metal orb follow them around. It gives those who wish to explore the mysterious ocean depths a chance of success. Technology changes lives, while Wang Hao simply studies one technology after another. 0Votes420.4kRecs357.7kFans
  3. 153 Quick Transmigration: Don't Worry, My Child 快穿之吾儿莫方 Space Sci-Fi3.2M WordsCompleted My new novel, "My Great-Grand-Aunt Has Returned from Cultivating Immortality", is being updated now. Come give it a read. In all those stories about people who transmigrate or are reborn, there are always one or two unlucky kids... The heroine has this to say: Don't worry, my child. Mother is here! Get out your notebook and write down the key points! 1. The female lead isn't yours! Neither is the supporting female character! Only your mother is yours! 2. The male lead isn't yours! Neither is the 0Votes227.1kRecs89.6kFans
  4. 154 Destroying the Ming Dynasty 诛明 Historical986k WordsOngoing His surname is Zhu. He lives during the Jiajing reign of the Great Ming. He thinks this is a peaceful era. He is wrong. He discovers that the only thing he can rely on is the blade in his hand. 0Votes245.3kRecs75.8kFans
  5. 155 Otherworldly Summoning: Heroes Across the Ages 异界召唤之千古群雄 Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted Here is Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu. Here is Bai Qi, the peerless God of Slaughter. Here is Guiguzi, the extraordinary sage of the ages. Here is Li Yuanba, the Prince of Zhao of the Western Palace. Here is Lu Bu, the unrivaled fierce general. This is a story of cheating the system, where life and death are taken lightly: if you refuse to submit, then fight! Where is everyone? Hurry in and help your Emperor up, everyone! This is a very subtle hint to add the book to your collect 0Votes722.1kRecs410.3kFans
  6. 156 Opening the Sea 开海 Historical3.3M WordsCompleted The forty-fifth year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming dynasty, on the eve of the Longqing and Wanli revival. This was the best of times. The Qi Army took its first steps toward becoming a modern military force, while foot-powered spinning wheels worked day and night in the southeast, producing silk. The empire was powerful and prosperous. It was also the worst of times. Corruption was driving the garrison system toward collapse, land seizures were worsening, and the cabinet was locked in endless 8Votes578.6kRecs336.2kFans
  7. 157 Soft, Melt, Things 软,化,物 Short Story1.3M WordsCompleted All kinds of wild ideas in a collection of short stories. The Light, Short, and Scattered Trilogy: Light, Short, and Scattered; Soft, Transformed, and Things; Turn, Leave, and Depart. Part science fiction, all about wild ideas. Soft science fiction, chemistry, and physics. Everything comes down to people’s hearts; even the rarest things are strange. Take things as they come. It all begins in the heart. 0Votes83.8kRecs145.5kFans
  8. 158 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 18Votes544kRecs236.1kFans
  9. 159 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
  10. 160 Late Ming 晚明 Historical2.3M WordsCompleted In the final years of the Ming dynasty, the northern frontier is shrouded in the smoke of war, with mountains of corpses, while the south of the Yangtze enjoys tranquil streams, stone bridges, song, and dance. Amid the internal strife and external threats of a dynasty on the brink of collapse, a calculating office director rises to power and sounds the last call for China. A true hero can change fate. Brutal, bloody ancient wars and authentic scenes of everyday life in the Ming, where ordinary p 116Votes768kRecs830.3kFans
  11. 161 A Strongman Emerges from the Ruin Realm 墟界中走出的强者 Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsCompleted The strong have no fear. The strong are dauntless. The strong are supreme. The strong are invincible. Does technological progress spell the end for martial artists? But… When Li Qiuxian emerged unharmed from the center of a nuclear blast, the world was shaken! … A world without cultivation, magic, supernatural powers, or true qi: a world of martial artists alone. … 0Votes622.5kRecs333.7kFans
  12. 162 The Mountain God in the City 山神在都市 Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Nan, a live-in son-in-law, unexpectedly merges with a Mountain God’s divine essence. He thinks his fate is about to change beyond recognition, but when he looks at the bustling city before him, he is stunned. The mountains are gone. What use is there in being a Mountain God now? 0Votes18.1kRecs36.5kFans
  13. 163 King of Engines 动力之王 Urban5.2M WordsCompleted Chen Geng was kicked back to 1978 by the will of the universe. His story begins again. 0Votes1MRecs327.8kFans
  14. 164 EN Life Simulation Game 人生副本游戏 Light Novel8.3M WordsOngoing [Do you find life boring?] [Would you like to experience a different life in another world?] [We offer countless random identities for you to experience, including tycoons, assassins, hunters, and beggars.] [Start the game now?] [Yes] [No] Ridiculous. I’m a law-abiding good person, so why would I find life boring? He Ao sneered and selected [Yes]. [Initializing System...] [Loading game.] [Welcome to the Life Instance Game.] [Loading beginner quest. Randomly matching you with a role in life.] [Ma 373Votes490.1kRecs881.2kFans
  15. 165 The Green Living Guru 环保大师 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Lin Han, a young forest ranger, unexpectedly gains the ability to communicate with the will of the Earth. From then on, he is employed by the Earth as its sole agent, tirelessly fighting for environmental protection around the world. He can provide the most precise weather forecasts and disaster warnings. He can solve the most complex ecological problems and tackle invasive species. He knows the locations of thousands upon thousands of treasures around the world. He has an encyclopedic understan 0Votes124kRecs167.5kFans
  16. 166 The Empire's Appetite 帝国吃相 Historical5.2M WordsCompleted Chen Xu transmigrates to the Qin Dynasty after a car accident. At this point, Qin Shi Huang has just unified the Six Kingdoms and lost his life's goal. After a long time agonizing over whether to cozy up to Xiang Yu or Liu Bang, he presents Qin Shi Huang with a globe. One day, unable to resist, he points at the globe and says, "Your Majesty, there is anothe 0Votes730.1kRecs619.1kFans
  17. 167 The Unrivaled Master Teacher 绝代名师 Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsCompleted After falling into the water, Sun Mo, a star teacher from No. 2 Middle School, found himself in the Tang Kingdom of Zhongzhou, where he became a newly graduated trainee teacher. To his surprise, he had a beautiful, wealthy fiancée, who was also the principal of a prestigious school. But the school had fallen into decline and was about to lose its accreditation and be shut down... From the start, Sun Mo had to help his fiancée secure her position as principal and restore the school to its former 0Votes1.1MRecs483.4kFans
  18. 168 Reborn into the Legend of the White Snake 重生白蛇传 Xianxia760k WordsCompleted He wakes up to find himself transmigrated into the world of "Legend of the White Snake", and turned into the world's number-one pretty boy... Xu Xian! Who says humans and demons can't fall in love? 0Votes172kRecs159kFans
  19. 169 The Young Grand Secretary 小阁老 Historical5.0M WordsCompleted Standing before you is: The guardian of the Ming dynasty, the Wanli Emperor's close ally, the beloved son of the Grand Secretary, and the richest man in the world during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The hidden power behind thirty years of control over the Ministry of Personnel, the gravedigger of the vassal-state system, the second Yan Shifan in the eyes of the Donglin faction, and a man whom Zhang Juzheng hailed as invincible. Hai Rui's confidant, Xu Wei's patron, Matteo Ricci's spo 26Votes2.5MRecs1.7MFans
  20. 170 Lost in 1629 迷失在一六二九 Historical2.6M WordsCompleted You! Yes, you. Take a look at yourself. What can you do? What do you know how to do? If you were dropped into the year 1629, the second year of the Chongzhen reign in the Ming dynasty, in the age of Li Zicheng and Hong Taiji, could you survive? Without a golden finger, without a protagonist’s destiny, relying entirely on your own skills and knowledge, could you survive? The one stroke of luck is that you wouldn’t be fighting alone. Behind you would be a group, a community of modern people. Come 4Votes884.8kRecs229.9kFans
  21. 171 Host, Please Wait 宿主请留步 Infinite Myriad Worlds1.8M WordsCompleted Host, please hold on! The System will reach the battlefield in thirty seconds. The story begins after Su Luo breaks the System by playing around with it, then turns his life around by moonlighting as a System himself. 0Votes181.7kRecs238.2kFans
  22. 172 The Superstar Family 巨星家族 Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Shen Qiushan, already past forty, unexpectedly transmigrates to a parallel world. When he wakes up, he discovers he was born into a dazzling “entertainment family”... His second younger brother is a singer, though he’s past his prime. His third younger sister is an actress, though she only gets bit parts. His fourth younger brother is a stunt double, though he never shows his face. His youngest sister is a livestreamer, currently an intern. And that’s not all. He also has a son and a daughter. H 0Votes296.5kRecs194.4kFans
  23. 173 Infinite Money-Grinding System 无限刷钱系统 Urban1.8M WordsOngoing Ren Yan is determined to make a fortune, but he realizes he’s been running around all day for nothing. Forget making money, he can’t even find a job! But from that day on, Ren Yan discovers that whatever he does, money automatically appears in his bank account… “Ding! You completed the event [Playing a game]. Income: 10,000 yuan…” “Ding! You completed the event [Showing off]. Income: 100,000 yuan…” “I don’t care whether my friends have money. They’re all poorer than me anyway.” (This book has a 0Votes233.7kRecs264.2kFans
  24. 174 Literary Swagger 文骚 Urban2.3M WordsCompleted A writer’s wild side can be dangerous, so watch out, or you might throw your back out~~ 0Votes242.2kRecs237.6kFans
  25. 175 Engineer in the Late Ming Dynasty 明末工程师 Historical2.5M WordsCompleted Li Zhi, an industrial designer, transmigrates to the late Ming dynasty. No money? Build a flying-shuttle loom and make a fortune in no time. Can’t stand the filthy conditions of the late Ming? Invent soap and toothpaste to clean up the whole dynasty! Peasant rebellions? Life is cheap in chaotic times? Bastions of concrete will keep you safe! The Manchus are marching south, leaving devastation in their wake? Let’s see who dares say no when they face my rifles! Everything within range of my cannon 11Votes480.1kRecs319.6kFans
  26. 176 The Warlord of the Warring States 战国野心家 Historical3.4M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the early Warring States period, he has no family name and a status so lowly, yet he dares to harbor ambition. To make that ambition a reality, he becomes Mozi’s disciple, then spends years enduring hardship within the Mohist school as he schemes to seize the position of Grand Master. Mozi passed down teachings but wrote nothing, so he compiles the Mohist Canon and changes it beyond recognition. Amid the rivalry of the feudal lords and the tumultuous age, he alone believe 4Votes364.8kRecs271.7kFans
  27. 177 EN Marvel's Accelerator 某美漫的一方通行 Infinite Myriad Worlds1.1M WordsCompleted Lu Yifang’s soul transmigrated into the Marvel Universe. He didn’t get some cheat-code System, but on the very cusp of adulthood, he awakened as an absurdly powerful mutant with Vector Manipulation, the ability of Accelerator. And so a Level Five mutant was born, determined to reverse the tragic future of mutants and lead them to glory. Professor X: “Accelerator, I’m old. From now on, I’m entrusting you with the task of keeping world peace and protecting the future of Mutants.” Old Wan: “Charles 0Votes128.9kRecs229.3kFans
  28. 178 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
  29. 179 A Record of Joyful Affairs 欢喜记事 Ancient Romance2.9M WordsCompleted She transmigrated into a family of bandits who had just been pardoned and ennobled. Her father is mighty and brave, and loves getting into trouble. Her mother is beautiful as a flower, and loves getting into trouble too. Her older brother is handsome and dashing, and loves getting into trouble even more. What about her, you ask? She's pretty sensible. She just brought home a husband to keep the house in order after snatching him off the street... Mu Ying's new book, A Match Made in Heaven~ 0Votes637.3kRecs305.4kFans
  30. 180 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
  31. 181 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
  32. 182 EN The Super Mothership 超级母舰 Sci-Fi2.2M WordsCompleted A fisherman’s son, Nie Yun, accidentally merged with a mechanical insect from an advanced civilization, beginning a spectacular transformation from a small fishing boat to a supercarrier! Nie Yun: “As far as the eye can see, it’s all fishing grounds! Let’s conquer the stars and seas!” 0Votes513.9kRecs370kFans
  33. 183 I Found a Book of the Three Kingdoms 捡到一本三国志 Historical3.0M WordsCompleted In the ninth year of Yanxi in the Eastern Han Dynasty, nine-year-old Liu Hong caught a goldfish in the river. When he cut it open, he found a heavenly book inside, titled Records of the Three Kingdoms! And so, the Han Dynasty gained an entirely different Emperor Ling, and the world took a different turn. 6Votes242.6kRecs491.5kFans
  34. 184 Super City Builder 超级城市制造商 Urban1.1M WordsOngoing Three employees and a hotel from the start. By chance, Su Yang got an app called “Super City Builder,” and soon discovered that his life had become just like a game. The attributes of every employee he hired were clear at a glance. Hotels, manors, and gardens gained 100% more appeal. Even a wasteland could somehow draw people in and become a bustling city. Factories could be built at a fraction of the time, schools could provide a huge boost to education, and CBD skyscrapers could send the econo 0Votes253.2kRecs170.5kFans
  35. 185 The Myriad Worlds Black Tech Chat Group 万界黑科技聊天群 Infinite Myriad Worlds1.1M WordsCompleted Lu Zixin has a Myriad Worlds Black Technology chat group, whose members are technological big shots from the Myriad Worlds. Tony Stark: “Dress up as a woman for the group owner, and I’ll send you this Mark II armor!” Red Queen: “Group owner, want to test out the latest T-virus?” Terminator: “Where’s your world, group owner? I can destroy it while I’m in the neighborhood.” Vegapunk: “I’ve synthesized another new Devil Fruit. Want to be the test subject, group owner?” Spider-Man: “I don’t care, I 0Votes184.9kRecs286.7kFans
  36. 186 There's a Taoist Temple in the Mountains 山里有道观 Urban2.0M WordsCompleted “Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the Three Pure Ones Daoist System. From now on, it will be your responsibility to revitalize the Daoist tradition. If you fail the mission, then...” Smack. “Was there a fly just now?” The System: deceased. New book: The Greatest Daoist Master in History 0Votes203.1kRecs406.7kFans
  37. 187 Faith Explosion 信仰大爆炸 Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Liu Bei, a web novelist whose work always flops, transmigrates to a parallel world much like Earth. This world is little different from the one he came from, except that it has no web-novel classics like Battle Through the Heavens or Swallowed Star... Just as he thinks he is about to become the web-novel king of another world, he suddenly discovers that his adventures there have automatically been turned into a novel and published back in his original world. Whether readers support him or tear i 0Votes88.1kRecs121kFans
  38. 188 A Laid-Back Early Tang Dynasty 懒散初唐 Historical3.7M WordsCompleted In the fifth year of Wude, the Tang dynasty has just been founded. Li Yuan stays in his harem, surrounded by beautiful women, enjoying the hard-won fruits of victory. Li Jiancheng is busy consolidating his position as Crown Prince, while Li Shimin covets his elder brother’s throne. The generals are busy waging war, the ministers are busy governing the country, the merchants are busy trading with foreign merchants, and the farmers are busy reclaiming wasteland… Amid all this hustle and bustle, Li 0Votes329.5kRecs449.1kFans
  39. 189 Treasure Chests Everywhere on the Path to Immortality 长生处处开宝箱 Martial Arts1.6M WordsCompleted Heroes roam the land, immortals and Buddhas fill the skies, and demons run rampant: a world of wonders and horrors. The protagonist has a treasure chest System and sets out to seek the Dao and pursue immortality, opening treasure chests everywhere along the way. 0Votes132.5kRecs106.3kFans
  40. 190 The Evening Bell Church 晚钟教会 Western Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted The Cool Version: A storm-like spear tears across the sky, pursued by the dead and packs of wolves. The distant tolling of a bell and the chill of death follow like shadows. Can you hear the death knell? It proclaims your death. The Straightforward Version: A church made up of heretics such as witches, sorceresses, vampires, and the undead. An impotent deity who can only show off in dreams. A miserable male protagonist who is at once a god, a pope, and a believer. The story begins with a summon 0Votes141kRecs199.7kFans
  41. 191 The Second Fang of the Early Tang 初唐房二传 Historical3.6M WordsCompleted This book was originally titled Taming the Early Tang One of the most formidable women in history, Princess Gaoyang, hailed by later generations as a great pioneer who yearned for free love, slowly raised her head. Her pretty face blossomed into a smile at me, her brows relaxing, her eyes curving, dimples faintly appearing, and the corners of her lips lifting into a perfect arc. She was breathtakingly beautiful and seductively alluring, leaving me completely unable to breathe. The future empress 0Votes1.7MRecs433.3kFans
  42. 192 You Can't Afford to Mess with My Guests 我家客人你惹不起 Urban2.0M WordsCompleted 0Votes222.5kRecs259kFans
  43. 193 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
  44. 194 Showbiz's Strongest Brain 娱乐之最强大脑 Urban1.9M WordsCompleted At the Idiom Contest, he's a “living dictionary”; at the Poetry Contest, he's the “King of Poetry.” He's the “Top Brain King” on The Brain, and the “Invincible Champion” on Who's Still Standing? Time magazine says: “He's not only a holder of multiple Guinness World Records and a core member of Mensa, but also the nation's dream man: handsome enough to get by on his looks, yet determined to earn his living with his talent.” 0Votes170kRecs194.1kFans
  45. 195 The World's Number One Medical Hall 天下第一医馆 Historical2.3M WordsCompleted PS: The author’s new book, Reborn, Yet Still a Big Shot, can be accessed by clicking the author’s name. The moment he opened his eyes, he found himself in a chaotic age of war, where human lives were as worthless as blades of grass. Mo Bai was a physician, but before he had time to think about bringing order to the world and saving lives, he first had to figure out how not to die three days later. Then he had to consider how he could meet the wife who had already married him and completed the we 0Votes382.3kRecs160.7kFans
  46. 196 The Devil Is Right Beside You 恶魔就在身边 Eastern Fantasy6.8M WordsOngoing Chen Zhao can summon demons and see death. “Beelzebub, use your glutton’s powers to treat this client’s anorexia.” “Raymond, this elderly gentleman wants his abilities back. You know what to do.” “Old Black, tell me the truth: when will this person die, and how? What? You don’t know? You’re the Grim Reaper!” “That young lady wants a beauty and slimming package. Wait… I don’t think I have any demons with those abilities under my command yet. Looks like I’ll have to take another trip to Hell.” 0Votes1.9MRecs595.9kFans
  47. 197 The Omnipotent Cultivation Supreme 全能修炼至尊 Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted After transmigrating and merging with a mobile phone, he gains every function the phone possesses: a true multi-core brain capable of parallel processing, scanning and recording books, calculating and analyzing cultivation techniques, connecting to mechanical avatars... Jiang Xiaobai is going to turn his life around and soar to greatness! 0Votes202.9kRecs208.2kFans
  48. 198 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
  49. 199 The Gate of Truth in the World of Anime 二次元之真理之门 Light Novel3.4M WordsCompleted Transmigrate through the world of anime and manga, carry the Gate of Truth within you, travel through endless worlds, and strive to become the Supreme God!! Chen Anxia woke up to find that the world had changed. He had been reborn in an anime world, and there was a gate deep within his soul. “What? It's the Gate of Truth!?” In this life, I won't leave any regrets. I will spread my deeds and procla 0Votes301.1kRecs151kFans
  50. 200 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

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