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  1. 51 The First Cause of All Realms 诸界第一因 Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsCompleted The vast world is coming back to life, and the gods and demons who departed are about to return. Holding a Gluttony Cauldron, law student Yang Yu transmigrates into this world and opens his eyes in a remote border town, gazing upon a realm that seems both familiar and strange. He sees an ancient dynasty nearing its end across an endless land, with dragons and snakes rising everywhere amid the beacons of war. He sees ceaseless warfare leaving the people destitute. Lands containing a thousand hous 6Votes676.1kRecs1.7MFans
  2. 52 Keep It Together, Don’t Get Reckless 稳住别浪 Urban3.6M WordsCompleted Heaven has closed for the day, and Hell is full. So I’ll stay in the human world and make trouble... 42Votes2.9MRecs3.4MFans
  3. 53 The King’s Moment 王者时刻 Gaming1.2M WordsCompleted Gifted former KPL pro He Liang had a disappointing career that eventually ended in a quiet retirement. His younger brother, He Yu, had silently supported him all along and was furious at what had happened to him during his career. Determined to follow in his brother's footsteps, He Yu set out to become a pro himself. Though he had watched countless professional Honor of Kings matches and developed a keen competitive sense, he had never played the game himself. Now, he charged headlong toward his 0Votes40MRecs487.2kFans
  4. 54 EN Gate of the Mystic Realm 玄界之门 Xianxia3.4M WordsCompleted A divine treasure descends from the heavens! An extraordinary bloodline takes possession of its host! Immortals tremble in fear! Demons flee in terror! A young man who came from the Eastern Continent. A beautiful skeleton bound to him in life and death. A story about one who aspires to become the strongest. A legend of shaking the stars and raising chaos in all three realms. 18Votes7.7MRecs4MFans
  5. 55 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 21Votes6.8MRecs3.3MFans
  6. 56 Bloodstained Hero's Garb 血染侠衣 Martial Arts2.2M WordsOngoing The road through the jianghu is fraught with danger, and the heroes’ robes are stained with blood for the people. ---The male lead is restrained, so the story is rather angsty. One-on-one romance, happy ending. Regular updates, never abandoned. 0Votes754.4kRecs40.8kFans
  7. 57 Beyond the Timescape 光阴之外 Xianxia4.7M WordsOngoing Heaven and earth are an inn for all living things, while time is a passing traveler from antiquity to the present. The difference between life and death is like the difference between dreaming and waking. Everything changes chaotically, beyond all investigation. Then, having transcended life and death and broken free from heaven and earth, what awaits us beyond time? This is Er Gen's sixth full-length novel, Beyond the Timescape, following Renegade Immortal, Pursuit of the Truth, I Shall Seal 307Votes5.6MRecs10.2MFans
  8. 58 Mastiff Tang 獒唐 Historical1.5M WordsCompleted Updates are on hold. My apologies. I may complete it or even rewrite it in the future. 1Votes511.5kRecs230.1kFans
  9. 59 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 17Votes3.8MRecs1.9MFans
  10. 60 Sitting in Forgetfulness, Seeking Immortality 坐忘长生 Xianxia4.8M WordsOngoing The young Liu Qinghuan emerges from the chaos of war in the mortal world, only to enter the magnificent wars of the cultivators. Should he stand apart from the world, or shoulder its responsibilities? Should he stay true to his original aspirations, or cast off all attachments? He tempers his heart amid the tumult of the mortal world, then sits in oblivion and attains immortality. 55Votes749.8kRecs428.8kFans
  11. 61 EN Ascension on a Chosen Day 择日飞升 Xianxia4.4M WordsCompleted As a snake catcher, Xu Ying had always been honest, diligent, and conscientious, until one day he caught a very unusual snake… On the first day of the third month, incense smoke rose across the land of Shenzhou. The statues of the gods who guarded villages, towns, cities, and provinces all awoke to receive offerings from the common people. But from that day onward, all under heaven fell into chaos. This book is also known as "996 Cultivation", "007 Cultivates the Truth Too", "The Rat Race", "Wor 61Votes5.3MRecs4.2MFans
  12. 62 The End of the Song Dynasty 终宋 Historical4.1M WordsCompleted The Song Dynasty never recovered Yan and Yun, and throughout its reign it was bullied by foreign enemies… As the Southern Song nears its fall, he will accomplish the great deeds that eluded the dynasty from beginning to end. 81Votes996.2kRecs2.3MFans
  13. 63 Azure Spirit's Heartbreaker 青灵诛心 Xianxia1.3M WordsCompleted A short-lived young master stumbles into the world of immortals and discovers that the cultivation world is nothing like he imagined: not every sword can be drawn from its sheath; a sect leader of an entire generation likes to wear a green hat; the most powerful magical treasure is a living person; the most vicious spell can make someone live forever; and King You of Zhou, the most foolish ruler in history, has far too many unspeakable secrets... P.S. The story follows Investiture of the Gods an 0Votes70.9kRecs89.7kFans
  14. 64 Demon’s Diary 魔天记 Xianxia4.9M WordsCompleted A young fugitive raised among countless hardened criminals escapes from captivity and, by a twist of fate, assumes a new identity and enters a cultivation sect. An unimaginable vast world opens its doors to him, but through a series of misfortunes, he must also face the mortal danger of losing his mind at any moment and transforming into a terrifying demon... 19Votes4.2MRecs938.7kFans
  15. 65 EN The Immortal's Unyielding Seriousness 这个人仙太过正经 Xianxia2.8M WordsCompleted A demigod's body, standing shoulder to shoulder with mortals! A proper human immortal, harvesting gods in the wilds of mountains and seas! (Serious synopsis) The sky stretches ninety thousand miles high, and the earth is home to countless kingdoms. The human path is fraught with hardship, while the mountains and seas are nothing but desolate wastes. 8Votes12.6MRecs3.3MFans
  16. 66 Silver Overlord 白银霸主 Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted The most precious things in the world are free, yet ordinary people always overlook them. Besides such priceless things as air, sunlight, and family, there is another precious thing right beside you, within easy reach. I wonder if you’ve noticed it? 0Votes1.9MRecs391.9kFans
  17. 67 Swallowed Star 吞噬星空 Sci-Fi4.8M WordsCompleted The sixth novel by Tomato, following The Nine Cauldrons, Coiling Dragon, Stellar Transformation, Inch of Radiance, and Legend of Xing Feng! Synopsis: In space. “This planet is entirely ocher-yellow, with no life on it. Its diameter is 21,000 kilometers. Huh, it actually contains a vein of Star Tear Gold. The heavens must be smiling on me. After I devour this planet, I should recover to 80% of my strength from before I was injured.” Luo Feng, his face pale, sat cross-legged on a flying meteorite 232Votes8.1MRecs11.4MFans
  18. 68 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
  19. 69 Battle Frenzy 斗战狂潮 Xianxia4.1M WordsCompleted Two moons hang in the sky, heralding a world of infinite possibilities Lonely and dark, the mysterious and bizarre Life-Playing Clown The Hundred-City Federation, the Three Great Empires, rampaging alien races, and soul beasts ruling supreme This is an age in which heroes emerge in droves. Humanity has endured humiliation and hardship to reclaim sovereignty over Earth, nurturing the ambition to advance into higher dimensions! Most importantly... how will Wang, a good-for-nothing second-year seni 1Votes30.3MRecs1.4MFans
  20. 70 Seeking the Dao in Strange Tales 聊斋求道 Xianxia788k WordsOngoing I refined corpses, crossed paths with fox spirits, and played the human world’s kings and nobles in a farce with the White Snake. I was a monk, and I became a groom; I entered Qingqiu and the Dragon Palace, and married a Dao seed. In all my eighty thousand years beneath the Heaven-reaching Jianmu, nothing compares to attaining immortality with my primordial spirit! 0Votes140.3kRecs96.3kFans
  21. 71 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
  22. 72 EN Supreme Sword Path 剑道独尊 Eastern Fantasy4.1M WordsCompleted On the True Spirit Continent, countless sects flourish, and powerful experts abound. After an extraordinary twist of fate, a scion of a great family transforms from an ordinary talent into a genius. With a photographic memory, keen senses, and comprehension that soars to the heavens, he becomes a monstrous prodigy. Fierce, blood-pumping duels. Clashes between the greatest geniuses. Martial arts are no longer confined to the mortal realm: they can stir rivers and seas, soar into the heavens, and 10Votes668.6kRecs523.7kFans
  23. 73 Douluo Dalu III: The Legend of the Dragon King 斗罗大陆III龙王传说 Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsCompleted With advances in Soul Guidance Technology, the people of Douluo Dalu conquered the oceans and discovered two more continents. As Soul Beasts faced relentless slaughter at the hands of human Soul Masters, they neared extinction. The Beast King, who had slept for countless years, awoke in the last sanctuary of the Star Dou Great Forest. He would lead his remaining kin in a war of revenge against humanity! Tang Wulin dreamed of becoming a powerful Soul Master, but when his Martial Soul Awakening ca 101Votes9.6MRecs12.5MFans
  24. 74 The First-Rank Daoist Sect 一品道门 Xianxia6.4M WordsCompleted Zhang Bai Ren, a Daoist disciple from the twenty-first century, triggered an innate sword embryo and reversed time and space, arriving in the Sui-Tang era. He discusses the Dao with Zhongli Quan and crosses swords with Lu Dongbin! He sweeps away Xuanzang with a wave of his sleeve and drives back Bodhidharma with a single sword stroke! The power to rule belongs to the Most Holy. The emperor, appointed by Heaven’s mandate, governs the people, receiving Heaven’s mandate and ruling over all. On this 0Votes866.6kRecs366.2kFans
  25. 75 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
  26. 76 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
  27. 77 Rising Across the Heavens 崛起诸天 Infinite Myriad Worlds1.9M WordsCompleted I open my eyes to find myself in a high-martial Three Kingdoms world, transformed into a Yellow Turban foot soldier. This is a world where power is off the charts... Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, and Zhang Fei were already famed in history as warriors who could take on ten thousand men, but now their martial prowess reaches the heavens. They sweep through entire armies and shatter mountains and rocks with ease! Luckily, I have a golden finger that lets me travel between worlds. My new book is now online... I 0Votes294kRecs239.2kFans
  28. 78 Cultivation Frenzy 修炼狂潮 Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsCompleted This is an age in which science and martial arts advance side by side. After the Cataclysm, humanity discovered an ancient civilization of cultivation, ushering in a great era of cultivation and setting out to colonize the Kunlun Realm! It is an age full of crises for humanity, yet also an age of passion and countless powerful figures! Having inherited the legacy of the mighty Pill Emperor from the ancient civilization, as well as a supreme divine status from beyond the Ninth Heaven, how will Ch 0Votes1.6MRecs888.6kFans
  29. 79 EN Immortal Ascension: Path of a Hundred Refinements 百炼成仙 Xianxia9.8M WordsCompleted The road to immortality is rugged, but after countless trials, he finally reaches the right path. A boy with no spiritual roots, dismissed as a good-for-nothing, keeps buying up all kinds of junk in the cultivation world… Whether it’s failed pills or low-grade materials, he’ll take it all, no matter how much there is! 4Votes1.5MRecs585.7kFans
  30. 80 The Strongest Abandoned Son 最强弃少 Xianxia7.0M WordsCompleted When Ye Mo suddenly came to his senses, he realized that everything around him seemed to have changed, and his beautiful master was gone. He also discovered that he had become an unwanted pawn abandoned by a powerful family, a miserable guy whose engagement had been broken off, and the target of a woman humiliating him from the podium by reading out his love letter... But none of that mattered. What mattered most was that he had also recalled something terrifying that hadn't originally belonged 29Votes1.5MRecs1.3MFans
  31. 81 The Sacred Ruins 圣墟 Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted Rising from ruin, returning from extinction. The seas turn to dust, lightning and thunder fade away, and that wisp of dark mist draws near the earth once more. The shackles of the world are broken, and a brand-new world reveals a mysterious corner of itself... 36Votes32MRecs20.3MFans
  32. 82 EN Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon! 请公子斩妖 Xianxia2.6M WordsCompleted [Nonsense] [No Shame] [No Clichés] … The vast human world, the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. A world of flowers and delights, where cultivating immortality is pure fun. When Chu Liang opened his eyes to find himself a disciple of the Mount Shu Sect, with a strange pagoda inside him, he embarked on a path he had never imagined. Smoke rises at dawn from thirty-six peaks. Eight thousand miles away, he returns after slaying a dragon! … “Please, young master, slay the demon!” 27Votes734.7kRecs3.5MFans
  33. 83 The Ancient God King 太古神王 Eastern Fantasy6.3M WordsCompleted [High-Fantasy Power Trip] On the Nine Heavens Continent, nine rivers of stars stretch across the heavens, their countless stars all Martial Fate Stars. Those who practice martial arts can commune with the stars, awaken their Star Souls, and become Martial Fate cultivators. Legend has it that the mightiest martial cultivators on the Nine Heavens Continent can open a Star Gate each time they break through a realm, allowing them to commune with a star. In time, they can place their own Martial Fate 2Votes1.2MRecs562.2kFans
  34. 84 Thieving on Heaven's Behalf 替天行盗 Mystery & Supernatural4.3M WordsCompleted The wind has no form, yet I desire to hunt the wind! Roaming proudly across the Nine Provinces, I shall steal on Heaven's behalf! A colossal bronze coffin floats above a secluded valley, while a woman in red has slept for a thousand years. In the underground palace beneath the vast sea, the stars shift and the earth turns. In the ice sea, the spirits of a sunken ship refuse to fade. As dynasties change and centuries turn, a world-shaking storm suddenly sweeps across the Divine Land. Heroes rise 0Votes1.1MRecs328.7kFans
  35. 85 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
  36. 86 Coiling Dragon 盘龙 Western Fantasy3.3M WordsCompleted A blood-eyed, shaggy-maned lion as large as a building; a purple-eyed, golden-furred ape of boundless strength; a world-destroying Nine-Headed Hydra Emperor; a terrifying thunder dragon that wields destructive lightning… This world has no shortage of wonders. It is a vast, fantastical realm. The mighty can soar through the sky atop a black dragon's head, while terrifying magic can burn rivers, destroy cities, and flatten mountains… This book tells the fantastic journey of a young man who possess 67Votes7.9MRecs6.1MFans
  37. 87 Grandmaster of Martial Arts 武极宗师 Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted In this era, martial arts are on the rise. An ordinary person gains a mysterious ability to manipulate attributes, changing his humdrum life forever as he advances step by step toward the vastness of the stars. “My name is Fang Cheng. Greatness doesn’t come too late for me!” 0Votes346.2kRecs298.4kFans
  38. 88 The Strongest Bear System 史上最强狗熊系统 Sci-Fi2.5M WordsCompleted It is the third month of spring. The winter snow is melting, and the south is already feeling the breath of spring, but the northern ice and snow are still reluctant to leave. Beneath a towering ancient pine, a brown bear as tall as a two-story building lazily emerges from a hollow in the tree. His name is Ye Qingshan, and he is the Bear King of the surrounding thousand li. Lying in the cold snow, he takes a couple of bites of packed snow. The icy meltwater washes away his hibernation-induced le 0Votes212.3kRecs295.6kFans
  39. 89 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. 22Votes17.3MRecs9.2MFans
  40. 90 The Great Song Butcher 大宋好屠夫 Historical2.2M WordsCompleted Poetry and the Blade is signed and uploading. You won’t be disappointed. Zheng Zhi transmigrated to the Northern Song world of Water Margin and became Zheng the Butcher, the very man Lu Tixia beat to death with three punches. In the final years of the Northern Song, war raged across the land and heroes vied for supremacy as China fell into decline. It was a time for heroes to make their mark. The grudges and loyalties of Water Margin, the good and the evil, the faithful and the treacherous: thei 0Votes596.2kRecs189.1kFans
  41. 91 The Eagle of Humble Origins 寒门枭士 Historical3.1M WordsCompleted Splendor is about to take its final bow, while a poor-born youth quietly rises. Striding across time and space, a brilliant strategist plots for the realm. 0Votes1.1MRecs270.4kFans
  42. 92 Golden Fishing Village 黄金渔村 Urban3.3M WordsCompleted P.S. I’ve started a new book, The Taoist Priest: Times Have Changed. Please check it out. After years of working in a big city, Ao Muyang returns to the small fishing village where he grew up. On the way home, he is attacked and falls into the sea, setting off a legendary tale of a grass carp leaping through the Dragon Gate... The deep sea’s countless treasures, the shallow sea’s myriad fish, a magical ocean, and dazzling life; Fishermen casting their nets, fields tilled in mountain streams 0Votes1MRecs275.1kFans
  43. 93 Second Green 二青 Xianxia1.7M WordsCompleted Cen Qing transmigrates and is reborn as a green snake named Erqing. Later, he learns that this world has monkeys and a White Snake. He roams the green hills, still a snake, and before he knows it, he has become a demon! 0Votes182.2kRecs219.9kFans
  44. 94 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? 1Votes1.4MRecs492.5kFans
  45. 95 The Great Man of Northern Song 北宋大丈夫 Historical6.0M WordsCompleted … Later generations all said that the Great Song had no men of courage, and that was why it was a weak dynasty. Unable to defend itself, the weak Song clung to a corner of the realm, allowing the heartland of China to fall. This is a story about a great man striding across his age. This is a story about giving the Great Song a backbone. … Jue Shi's completed novel, Bringing a Warehouse to the Ming Dynasty, runs over five million 7Votes2.6MRecs849kFans
  46. 96 Douluo Dalu II: The Unrivaled Tang Sect 斗罗大陆II绝世唐门 Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted A legend on the continent, famous after a single battle; the Phoenix Saintess, the Wind-and-Fire Meteor Divine Realm Blade Technique; dual ascension and fusion, the Golden Sun and Blue Moon, the Wrath of Thunder. There is no magic, no battle aura, and no martial arts here, but there are Martial Souls. A thousand years after the Tang Sect was founded, it has fallen into decline on Douluo Dalu. Can a peerless prodigy emerge, and can the new generation of the Shrek Seven Devils revive the Tang Sect 32Votes3.8MRecs3.3MFans
  47. 97 Dao Traverses Nine Heavens 道辟九霄 Xianxia4.0M WordsCompleted Literary Version: The Double Ninth Festival lingers, where once I solved the mystery beneath the peach blossoms. My heart opens to the Great Way, and I rise to the ninth heaven. I look back from the ends of the earth, but my three or four old friends are nowhere to be seen. I ascend to immortality and soar away, joining the undying celestial ones. Comedy Version: I transmigrated to a world of immortals with a mysterious dragon scale. The immortal path? The demonic path? This is just a stage pla 0Votes413kRecs198.4kFans
  48. 98 God of Wine 酒神 Western Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted Li Jiedong, an internationally acclaimed master bartender and wine connoisseur known as the God of Wine, drank himself to death at the age of thirty while trying to taste a newly unearthed Han dynasty wine. When he awoke, he found himself in a world called the Five Elements Continent, reborn as a little beggar named Ji Dong. Here, there is an extraordinary profession known as Yin-Yang Mage, whose astonishing magic draws on ten different elements. Every Yin-Yang Mage possesses a Yin-Yang Crown fo 2Votes2.5MRecs1.5MFans
  49. 99 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
  50. 100 Martial God 武神 Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsCompleted What is a genius? Someone who can fully master any combat technique, and clear away every bottleneck whenever they cultivate a new technique. That's a true genius! He Yiming was an ordinary boy from He Family Village, with no particularly outstanding talent for martial arts. But after a chance encounter, this unremarkable boy became a genius in everyone's eyes, blessed with an enviable gift for martial arts. Whether it was his family's acquired Five Elements manuals or the legendary innate manua 3Votes2.3MRecs1.4MFans

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