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  1. 151 EN Wizard Immortal 巫师不朽 Western Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted This is the story of a transmigrator who transmigrates for a second time and embarks on the path of a wizard in a world of wizards. Hunt for crystal cores in an apocalyptic world, extract bloodlines in an ancestral world, hunt gods in a world of deities... With the power to transmigrate between worlds, he travels through endless worlds, plundering their knowledge and resources to forge his own path as a wizard... 2Votes423.2kRecs366.5kFans
  2. 152 EN The Empress's Pretty Boy 女帝家的小白脸 Urban3.0M WordsOngoing This is a world where a single person can tear down a city wall with their bare hands, the empress keeps a qilin, a dragon lives in a pond in the Great Xia imperial palace, and there is a legendary Sword Mountain from which spirit swords sometimes descend to seek their masters. Ren Baqian clings tightly to the empress’s coattails and strides toward the pinnacle of life. Behind every successful man, there’s a woman. 0Votes840.8kRecs546.9kFans
  3. 153 I Rule in the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋我为王 Historical4.0M WordsCompleted Reborn in the Spring and Autumn period as an illegitimate son of a noble clan, I was sent to live with the cattle and horses in the stables. Little did anyone know that this would lay the foundation for my hegemony. What does the partition of Jin matter? Watch as my Zhao clan takes its place! Laozi rides west on an ox, Confucius is full of ambition, and Wu and 7Votes688.3kRecs389.2kFans
  4. 154 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
  5. 155 The Strange Three Kingdoms 诡三国 Historical17.0M WordsCompleted An ordinary man’s journey through the Three Kingdoms. A thousand years of Chinese wisdom is the weapon that cuts through every obstacle. A gleaming blade flashes between white teeth. Bright red blood flows through the night. Cowards lurk in the shadows of heroes; pain hides behind bold smiles. Without a System, is it impossible to move forward? Without quests, is it impossible to think? Raise your head and press on. Wherever the heart leads becomes the frontier of the Han Empire! 37Votes1.5MRecs534.9kFans
  6. 156 The Ultimate Online Tycoon 最强网络神豪 Urban892k WordsCompleted In real life, Lin Qing is just an ordinary person working himself ragged to make ends meet. One day, a mysterious System appears and grants him endless wealth, but it can only be used to purchase virtual currency on various websites. And so... A Qidian author weeps: "Tycoon, even if one alliance-leader donation only gets you one extra chapter, I'll still update a thousand chapters! I really could die!" A famous streamer receives 9,999 rockets in a row, gets so excited she faints, and is rushed t 0Votes296.7kRecs333.4kFans
  7. 157 Guo Dapao's Entertainment Career 郭大炮的文娱生涯 Urban2.4M WordsCompleted A guy who inexplicably gains memories from another parallel world barges headlong into the entertainment industry, all brute force and bluster. Like a catfish tossed into the water, he stirs the entire entertainment scene into chaos. Everyone turns pale at the sight of him. He is a star who isn’t a star. A writer who performs comic dialogue, a poet who knows martial arts, a singer who acts in comedy sketches, and a farmer who can act. His name is Guo Dalu, known as Guo the Cannon, also known as 0Votes306kRecs220.7kFans
  8. 158 Flirting with the Entertainment Industry 调戏文娱 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The wind belongs to the sky. I borrowed it for a little while, but it stirred the fires of life below. 0Votes281kRecs316.8kFans
  9. 159 EN A Top-Rank Scholar of Humble Birth 上品寒士 Historical1.6M WordsCompleted A seasoned modern-day backpacker transmigrates to the Eastern Jin dynasty, inhabiting the body of Chen Caozhi, a poor young man. His family’s farmland is about to be seized, and his virtuous widowed sister-in-law is being forced to remarry. How can Chen Caozhi overcome prejudice against his low-born status and change his fate, while protecting the interests of himself and his clan? Watch as this young man rises step by step through the rigid hierarchy of the Nine-Rank Official System, befriends 30Votes785.5kRecs822.7kFans
  10. 160 Return to the Ming Dynasty as a Prince 回到明朝当王爷 Historical3.7M WordsCompleted [The animated adaptation, The Beacon Fire of March, is now airing] Through a series of mishaps, Zheng Shaopeng, a well-meaning fool for nine lifetimes, finds himself back in the Zhengde era of the Ming dynasty. It is a colorful age, filled with the wickedness of the Eight Tigers of the capital, the romantic flair of the Four Great Talents of Jiangnan, the teachings of the great Confucian Wang Yangming, and the absurd antics of the Zhengde Emperor, Zhu Houzhao. Having stumbled into this world in 12Votes5.2MRecs2.3MFans
  11. 161 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
  12. 162 The Great Wei Palace 大魏宫廷 Historical6.7M WordsCompleted New book, Zhao's Tiger Son. Born a prince of Great Wei, I would rather be an idle lord in an age of peace. My ambitions lie in wine, women, and song, but my heart holds the fate of my country and its people. If my elder brother is worthy, if my younger brother is wise, you can rule while I take it easy. But if you cannot make the nation strong, then I’ll ascend the throne and become emperor! Hongrun, You Can’t Do It, So I’ll Take Over 1Votes2.1MRecs1.1MFans
  13. 163 Just Try Telling Me That Doesn't Make You Mad 就问你气不气 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Copying books gets you castrated. Stirring things up at the drop of a hat. He is the eunuch king cursed by thousands and the most hated troublemaker in the entertainment industry! Tang Jian: “Sigh, I’m desperate too! Ever since I got the [Universe-Invincible, Anger-Everyone-to-Death, Heaven-Won’t-Answer-Your-Calls-and-Earth-Won’t-Respond System], I feel uncomfortable if I go even one minute without angering someone!” Before entering the pit: The opening is mildly toxic. This is an entertainment- 0Votes273.5kRecs252.1kFans
  14. 164 Drunk and Enchanted by the Dream of the Red Chamber 醉迷红楼 Historical5.2M WordsCompleted One drunken night in the Red Chamber, even a concubine-born son can become a dragon. A dream of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling, a soaring empire in the making. Reader group: 379, 303, 076 0Votes652.6kRecs331kFans
  15. 165 Disciplining the Song Dynasty 调教大宋 Historical2.7M WordsCompleted In the sixth year of Qingli, the Zhao Song dynasty was awash in song and dance. Then a madman arrived… He saw with his own eyes the Great Song's splendor, grace, and warmth. At first, Tang Yi just wanted to enjoy this era. The Jingkang Incident, the Mongol cavalry, none of it had anything to do with him. History would follow its own course, no matter how much he meddled. A thousand years later, China would still be China! It couldn't fall! But when an old man, worried for his country and its 2Votes1.2MRecs990.3kFans
  16. 166 The Godfather of Showbiz 文娱教父 Urban2.3M WordsCompleted The greatest web novelist, the godfather of pure romance, a master of mystery, the king of fairy tales, a sci-fi legend, even the emperor of wuxia. Others use literature to convey the Way, but he proves the Way through literature! 0Votes415.1kRecs455.3kFans
  17. 167 You Can't Afford to Mess with My Guests 我家客人你惹不起 Urban2.0M WordsCompleted 0Votes222.5kRecs259kFans
  18. 168 Reborn in 2006 重生之2006 Urban3.6M WordsCompleted Lu Heng, an automotive sales professional from 2015, is reborn on the eve of the 2006 college entrance exams. In his past life, his own downfall led to his father’s death, his mother’s hair turning white overnight, and failure in both love and marriage. In this life, Lu Heng swears to seize the moment and rise from humble beginnings. He will no longer make his parents worry about him or let others look down on him. And it all starts with the college entrance exams! When the great roc rises on th 1Votes614.3kRecs443.5kFans
  19. 169 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
  20. 170 A First-Rank Official 官居一品 Historical5.8M WordsCompleted Count the heroes, weigh their triumphs and defeats: a century passes like a dream, yet their hearts burn with purpose. They strive to govern wisely and save a crumbling realm, even if a flood of infamy follows them beyond the grave. They scorn death and cherish the rise and fall of nations, traveling alone through storms and tempests. Who wouldn't wish the Great Wall to stand forever? Yet none can know if the River of Sorrow will flow eastward, back into the sea. 43Votes1.4MRecs892.1kFans
  21. 171 Mad Detective 狂探 Urban6.3M WordsCompleted An irreverent little punk unexpectedly transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a homicide detective. A bizarre Adventure System helps him crack one strange case after another, turning him into a flamboyant, larger-than-life master detective! A Lao Kuang production: reliable quality, no tricks, fair to readers young and old. The manga adaptation of Mad Detective is now available. 5Votes6.2MRecs969.2kFans
  22. 172 EN Yellow Court Dao Lord 黄庭道主 Gaming2.3M WordsCompleted Lu Qingfeng, a young man from Earth, dies unexpectedly in a car accident and transmigrates to a xianxia world, where he obtains a login ring for Honghuang, a large-scale, fully immersive online game developed by the Earth Federation two thousand years in the future... PS: Regular group: 676084011 (full) 5Votes815.3kRecs654.4kFans
  23. 173 Reborn as a Bookworm 重生之我为书狂 Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Reborn in a parallel world similar to Earth, he sparked a craze for light novels with his book How the Bad Guys Were Made. His Condor Trilogy pushed old-school wuxia to the heights of the new-school genre. His Legend of the White Snake, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, and Meng Jiangnu became household love stories. As for Journey to the West, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Dream of the Red Chamber, and Water Margin, they ushered in a golden age for Huaguo literatur 0Votes748.4kRecs536kFans
  24. 174 EN 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
  25. 175 The Crosstalk Master 相声大师 Urban2.3M WordsCompleted This is a novel about real life, about the rise and fall of the crosstalk world over several decades, and about folk performers. Crosstalk Master full-subscription group. A screenshot of your subscription is required to join: 585834469 A project funded by the Shanghai Cultural Development Foundation 0Votes945.1kRecs261.6kFans
  26. 176 Striving in Dream of the Red Chamber 奋斗在红楼 Historical3.0M WordsCompleted In the winter of the seventh year of the Yongzhi reign of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the beautiful, haughty little girl Lin Daiyu has just entered the Jia household. A modern science graduate transmigrates into the body of Jia Huan, a bastard son in the Jia household from Dream of the Red Chamber. If he doesn’t want to be dragged down by his useless Jia relatives and have his family confiscated and his head chopped off, he needs to prepare early. This is the story of a bastard son making a comeback 3Votes1.7MRecs524.4kFans
  27. 177 The Qin Empire's Bailiff 秦吏 Historical3.4M WordsCompleted At the end of the Warring States period, China faced an upheaval unlike any in a thousand years. Some were born into hereditary nobility. Some were princes of noble rank. But he was reborn as Heifu, a lowly Qin soldier and an obscure figure in the Qin bamboo slips from Yunmeng. To avoid dying in a ditch and take control of his own fate, he fought his way up. Fortunately 131Votes3.7MRecs1.8MFans
  28. 178 House Dad’s Literary Life 奶爸的文艺人生 Urban3.2M WordsCompleted “Daddy!” He had just transmigrated to a parallel world when a sweet little girl called him Dad. Yang Yi was completely dumbfounded. Well, it turned out that Xixi really was his daughter, and her mother was a gorgeous, aloof former pop diva. This was getting out of hand! And one problem after another soon followed. How was he supposed to take care of a kid? Yang Yi, a lone-wolf assassin in his previous life, was at his wit’s end. Maybe he could tell her some stories? Yang Yi never expected the st 6Votes2.1MRecs1.2MFans
  29. 179 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
  30. 180 The Wisdom of the Great Song 大宋的智慧 Historical3.3M WordsCompleted Yun Zheng opened a door and could never turn back. That's how life is: once the bow is drawn, there's no taking back the arrow. By the time you want to turn around, a hundred years have passed. This is a novel about the way of being a teacher. It speaks of the wisdom needed to survive, the warmth of human kindness, and the bonds between brothers. It celebrates humility, gentleness, and goodness. Here you'll find the most beautiful love and the deepest brotherly bonds... Perhaps I simply want to 17Votes1.3MRecs860.7kFans
  31. 181 EN 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
  32. 182 The Strongest Senior Brother in History 史上最强师兄 Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsCompleted The first time Yan Zhaoge transmigrated, he landed in another world where martial civilization had flourished to its peak. He stumbled into the Divine Palace’s library, a place that contained every kind of knowledge and collected the world’s classics. But soon afterward, a great calamity struck the world, and even the Divine Palace was destroyed. Then came his second transmigration. His soul arrived in the same world, in an era who knows how many years later. People were now unearthing the remna 0Votes2MRecs1.2MFans
  33. 183 Han Village 汉乡 Historical3.8M WordsCompleted We inherited the legacy of our ancestors, and it made China glorious for thousands of years. We accepted it all with complete peace of mind, never once considering returning to that age when they struggled desperately to find a way forward through slash-and-burn cultivation. Repaying our suffering ancestors and finding the true meaning of home through them: that is the story this book will tell. The web series “Tang Brick,” starring Zhang Jianing and Wang Tianchen, will be exclusively streamed a 9Votes9.5MRecs3.4MFans
  34. 184 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
  35. 185 My 1979 我的1979 Realistic Fiction4.0M WordsCompleted When you wake up, you’re back in that era. Facing the past once more, can you guess how it will end… 12Votes6.7MRecs2.2MFans
  36. 186 Rise of the Poor Scholar 寒门崛起 Historical5.1M WordsOngoing This is the story of a graduate student in Classical Chinese who, after being battered again and again while searching for work, returns to the middle of the Ming dynasty and enters the body of a young child in a mountain village. His father is stiff and taciturn, his mother is fiery, and his relatives are all a troublesome lot. There's no shortage of squabbles in the little farmyard. Luckily, I have several thousand years of accumulated history behind me, and the Four Books, Five Classics, and 102Votes2.8MRecs1.1MFans
  37. 187 Conquering the Han 覆汉 Historical3.2M WordsCompleted Strive to make a name among the lords, if only to preserve your life in a chaotic age! As a posthumous child, Gongsun Xun received his guiding principles for life early on from his mother, who claimed to be a transmigrator. But after following the tide of history year after year, he began to realize that things were gradually going very wrong! This is the story of a man who is half native, striving amid a momentous age! 286Votes2.2MRecs1.4MFans
  38. 188 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
  39. 189 EN The Eternal Rise 帝霸 Eastern Fantasy22.1M WordsCompleted Tens of millions of years ago, Li Qiye planted a green bamboo. Eight million years ago, Li Qiye raised a carp. Five million years ago, Li Qiye adopted a little girl. Today, Li Qiye woke from a long sleep to find that the bamboo had cultivated itself into a divine being, the carp had become a golden dragon, and the little girl had become the female emperor of the Nine Realms. 6Votes2MRecs2.3MFans
  40. 190 EN I Just Want to Be a Quiet Top Student 我只想当一个安静的学霸 Urban1.6M WordsCompleted "Do you yearn for knowledge?" "Once you reach the pinnacle of human knowledge, you can have anything you want." "Then I yearn for knowledge!" 0Votes940.8kRecs693.2kFans
  41. 191 EN The First Sequence 第一序列 Urban2.9M WordsCompleted On the wasteland, human civilization clings to survival. One bastion after another rises from the ground, yet order continues to collapse. Some say that when disaster strikes, the human spirit is our first line of defense against danger. Some say, “Don’t let the sorrows of the age become your own.” Others say, “I’ll make my sorrow the sorrow of this age.” This time, it’s a new story. After the cataclysm, at last, the light. 100Votes7.5MRecs6.8MFans
  42. 192 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
  43. 193 EN 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 4Votes5.9MRecs1.1MFans
  44. 194 EN The Rejuvenating Uzumaki 火影之活久见 Light Novel1.2M WordsCompleted You wouldn’t believe it if I told you, but I founded Konoha and raised the Uzumaki Clan. Oh, wait. I guess it’s called the Land of Whirlpools now. 0Votes535.4kRecs542.6kFans
  45. 195 The Tang Brick 唐砖 Historical4.5M WordsCompleted In a dream, I returned to Chang'an. Blood stained Xuanwu Gate, and only endless sorrow remained deep within Taiji Palace. The ringing words “The people are water, and the ruler is a boat” still echoed across the land of Chang'an, yet foreign cavalry once again smashed through the Yumen Pass. How could 64Votes2.2MRecs1.9MFans
  46. 196 Mythical Version of Three Kingdom 神话版三国 Historical24.9M WordsOngoing Chen Xi watched a soldier toss aside a boulder weighing hundreds of pounds and stared speechlessly at the heavens. Is this really the late Eastern Han? Lu Bu single-handedly tore through an army of ten thousand. There’s no way that’s scientifically possible. Zhao Zilong really seems to have a dragon’s soul possessing him. He split a mountain with one sword. Is he even human? Dian Wei protected Cao Cao by himself as they fought their way out of the enemy camp, casually slaughtering thousands of e 2.3kVotes11.9MRecs2.8MFans
  47. 197 I Want to Be Emperor 我要做皇帝 Historical5.3M WordsCompleted By the Mandate of Heaven, may the dynasty endure forever. I have drawn on the hard-won achievements of three generations and invoked the great cause of all under Heaven. With a three-foot sword in hand, I shall become ruler of all the world. The head of the Wiman king of Joseon now hangs above the northern gate of the Han capital. The Zhao rulers of Nanyue have surrendered their lands and submitted to the empire. The Central Empire, the Celestial Empire above all nations, is about to take shape. 0Votes1.4MRecs739.6kFans
  48. 198 A Poor Man's Two Thousand Years 穷鬼的上下两千年 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted She had experienced the Battle of Changping and witnessed the massacre of hundreds of thousands. She had once led Great Qin's iron cavalry in its struggle for supremacy against the Six States. She had seen the realm divided into three and the mountains and rivers shattered. She had also heard the soft, lingering music of the zither in Longzhong. During the golden age of Zhenguan, she once drank herself drunk on the present day. How radiant was that eternal female emperor in her youth? She had ri 61Votes1.2MRecs1.6MFans
  49. 199 EN My Senior Brother is Too Steady 我师兄实在太稳健了 Xianxia3.6M WordsCompleted *The annual Youku season of the animated adaptation, My Senior Brother Is Too Steady, is about to conclude.* Reborn in ancient times, before the Investiture of the Gods War, Li Changshou became a minor Qi Refiner. He had no great fortune bestowed upon him, nor was he a chosen one destined to face a catastrophic tribulation. All he had was a cultivation dream: to live forever. To make a living in 120Votes11.5MRecs9.8MFans
  50. 200 The Matrilocal Husband 赘婿 Historical6.4M WordsOngoing In the final years of the Wu Dynasty, the age was turbulent and the realm was in chaos. Jin and Liao faced off against each other, the situation was unstable, and after a century of humiliation, the first faint glimmer of dawn signaling its end had finally appeared. Emperor Tianzuo, Wanyan Aguda, Wuqimai, Genghis Khan Temujin, Jamuka, Chilawen, Mukhuali, Bo'erhu, Bo'ersu, Qin Hui, Yue Fei, Li Gang, Zhong Shidao, Tang Ke, Wu Min, Geng Nanzhong, and Zhang Bangchang: loyal ministers and treacherous 438Votes13.5MRecs5.1MFans

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