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  1. 151 EN The Grand Academy of Natural Sciences 格兰自然科学院 Western Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted The roar of a martyr for truth upon the stake. "The laws governing the movement of celestial bodies throughout the universe cannot be changed by anyone. The Star-Curtain World is not a box. The people of this world will surely acknowledge the truth of heliocentrism. In the end, you are merely a higher-level creature in this world that claims to be a god, not an omnipotent creator." Knowledge is power! Honoring teachers and cherishing the path, passing the torch from generation to generation, sch 0Votes431.8kRecs265kFans
  2. 152 Replacing the Han Dynasty 代汉 Historical1.6M WordsCompleted Ye Zhao transmigrated from the apocalypse to the late Han era, when the Yellow Turbans were about to rise. As the sole heir of a third-rate aristocratic family, Ye Zhao declared that this level of pressure was nothing to worry about. He had no golden finger. In his previous life, he had been a regional hegemon. Now that he had arrived in an age when heroes were rising everywhere, how could he live an ordinary life? Sin 0Votes187.6kRecs151.9kFans
  3. 153 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
  4. 154 Reborn as King Zhou of Shang 重生商纣王 Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Reborn as King Zhou of Shang, with a very different Investiture of the Gods. Transmigrate into the lives of Zhu Houzhao, Yang Guang, Lü Bu... 0Votes320.3kRecs240.4kFans
  5. 155 How Did I Become Famous? 我怎么就火了呢 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Fang Bie, who has arrived in a parallel world, only wants to live an ordinary life. That is, until the day his fiftieth blind date ends in failure, when he picks up a female high school student. As a runaway second-generation heiress, she dreams of becoming a huge star. So Fang Bie accompanies her to Hengdian. Originally, he only wanted to casually make a couple of terrible movies to shatter her dream of stardom, so 2Votes450.9kRecs419kFans
  6. 156 The Infinite Worlds of Immortal Martial Arts 无限仙武世界 Infinite Myriad Worlds3.4M WordsCompleted Bai Fan: A shut-in, reborn into an apocalyptic world ten thousand years later. In despair, he enters the Immortal-Martial Reincarnation Space. Traveling through martial arts and immortal-cultivation worlds, he acquires all kinds of top-tier cultivation techniques, embarks on the path of cultivation, establishes a supreme immortal sect, and leads humanity to turn the tide in the Calamity of the Three Eras, slaying gods and destroying the ancients! At that time, the heroes of the Immortal Realm ro 0Votes112.2kRecs208.3kFans
  7. 157 I Have a World Tree 我有一棵世界树 Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted With the World Tree at his side, Zhuang Xia transmigrates from world to world. Amid opportunities and challenges, his life grows ever more eventful. 0Votes57.3kRecs76.3kFans
  8. 158 The Scientist's Space Tower 科学家的空间塔 Sci-Fi2.1M WordsCompleted As a qualified scientist, what should Li Yu do when he encounters the decidedly unscientific profession of mage? 0Votes93.2kRecs45.2kFans
  9. 159 One Hundred Thousand Years of Infinity 无限十万年 Infinite Myriad Worlds1.8M WordsCompleted When the Reincarnation Space descends upon reality, human history enters a new era. A hundred thousand years from now, schools no longer teach math and science, but all kinds of survival and combat skills. The college entrance exams will determine your future. Ye Qing transmigrates to the eve of the Reincarnation Space’s arrival, a hundred thousand years in the future. Faced with an unfamiliar time and place, he has no choice but to fight his way forward, uncover the secrets of the Reincarnation 0Votes199.6kRecs114.1kFans
  10. 160 The Transmigrating Daoist 会穿越的道士 Xianxia684k WordsOngoing Having transmigrated through the Myriad Worlds and found shelter under his sect’s protection, Qing Feng explores and pursues the ancient arts of the immortals, revealing what it means to truly cultivate the Dao and virtue. 0Votes123.4kRecs115.6kFans
  11. 161 Destroying the World, Starting with Marvel 从美漫开始毁灭世界 Infinite Myriad Worlds1.1M WordsCompleted Mission One: Destroy the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Starting item: zombie virus serum Mission Two: Destroy the Naruto world. Starting item: alien insectoid egg Mission Three: Destroy the DC Comics world. Starting item: ability possession device Mission ???: Destroy the (System) real (error) world. Starting item: ??? Forgive me for being unable to bring salvation, because the System only ever gives me one ki 0Votes50.3kRecs110.1kFans
  12. 162 Reborn as the Green-Robed Ancestor 重生绿袍 Xianxia1.9M WordsCompleted A modern soul is reborn in the body of Green Robed Ancestor in the world of Shushan. Before he knows it, the world begins heading in an unknown direction. A gentle flap of a butterfly's wings changes everything. His arrival transforms this world! What changes can he bring to this world? And how will this world change him? Read on to see how a modern man survives in the world of Shushan as Green Robed Ancestor. This book is complete. Please add my new book, The Chronicles of the Primordial Dao, t 0Votes140.9kRecs69.5kFans
  13. 163 Spirit Energy Is Pressing 灵气逼人 Sci-Fi2.8M WordsCompleted Vast stars, ten thousand races vying for supremacy, a spiritual tide surging in, and a bloody war rekindled. The public security situation in Happiness New Village, Garden Community, Heping Subdistrict, Lingshan City, is exceptionally grim. Only when even the neighborhood aunties stop doing square dancing and switch to practicing magic and battle aura does the legend of Chu Ge truly begin. 0Votes551.3kRecs348.6kFans
  14. 164 The Taoist Temple Across Time and Space 时空道观 Infinite Myriad Worlds1.7M WordsCompleted In the snowy mountains of the Northwest stands a Taoist temple called the Longevity Temple. It looks ordinary, but it connects to the Myriad Worlds. The temple has a ginseng fruit tree. Just smelling its fruit grants you 360 years of life; eating one lets you live for 47,000 years. The temple has a divine spring that can restore the dead to life and regenerate flesh on bare bones. The temple has spirit fields filled with ancient medicinal herbs. People from countless worlds flock here, willi 0Votes55.7kRecs94.1kFans
  15. 165 The Orange Cat Main God's Daily Scoop 橘猫主神的铲屎日常 Light Novel1.2M WordsCompleted Season Two of the Orange Cat Main God: The Orange Cat Main God's Training Diary is now available. Beside Hujin University Town, there is a small pedestrian street. On that street stands a black cat inn, and in the inn lives an orange cat. Nine out of ten orange cats are fat, and the other one... is it! "Look, there's a super-fat orange cat over there!" "Ding, the orange cat does not want to deal with you and has thrown a... System at you!!!???" 0Votes165.5kRecs105.2kFans
  16. 166 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
  17. 167 The Carefree Main God 主神逍遥 Infinite Myriad Worlds2.4M WordsCompleted Yang Qifeng lived a life of mediocrity as the protagonist, then kicked the bucket! Reborn, he discovers that a transmigrator has stolen his opportunities. In an age when the Main God descends, spiritual qi revives, and myths return, the reborn man takes down the transmigrator, roams the Myriad Worlds, and stands atop them all. 0Votes154kRecs119.1kFans
  18. 168 Minghe Seeks the Dao in the Primordial World 洪荒之冥河问道 Xianxia1.1M WordsCompleted Recommended new book: "The Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor of the Primordial World" When Pangu created the world, the primordial chaos began. Dao Ancestor Hongjun, the Three Pure Ones, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, the two Western Saints, Nüwa, Dijun and Taiyi... Each has a legend of their own. Yet Minghe, the Ancestor of the Sea of Blood, never left behind a truly legendary tale. A tech-obsessed man from the future refuses to accept this. Watch as the great Minghe seeks the Dao and pursues immorta 0Votes357.4kRecs331.6kFans
  19. 169 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
  20. 170 EN Eye of Evolution 进化之眼 Eastern Fantasy4.6M WordsCompleted Go out with a knife in hand, and get all your gear from drops! Bai Xiaowen, an online novelist, is taken a hundred years into the future by a magical eyeball, to an age of psychic powers. Psychic energy seeps into the world, mutant beasts run rampant, monsters invade from the spirit realm, and Earth has been digitized into one gigantic game! I came, I saw, I conquered! Bai Xiaowen opens his divine eye and roars out the words of a strongman, only to realize that the college entrance exams are jus 0Votes971.1kRecs651.4kFans
  21. 171 Veigar the Mage 法师维迦 Western Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted Can your magic power grow without limit through kills and assists? Viegar transmigrated, bringing along the passive skill of League of Legends' Evil Little Wizard, Phenomenal Evil Power. 0Votes100.6kRecs210.2kFans
  22. 172 The Immortal and Demon Qin Empire 仙魔大秦 Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing Qin Ge transmigrates into the body of Qin Er Shi, the Second Emperor of Qin. The Great Qin dynasty has only one month left before it falls. He also discovers that this is an unbelievable world of fantasy. Confucius once traveled among the feudal states. With his brush, he wrote the Spring and Autumn Annals; with a flourish, he repelled ten thousand foes. His sharp words waged war across the land, and his righteous spirit brought order to the world. He proved the Dao through Confucianism and beca 0Votes108.4kRecs97.1kFans
  23. 173 Eternal Kingdom 永恒国度 Xianxia7.0M WordsCompleted At midnight, a cataclysm struck. The Heavenly Dao changed, and the desires and obsessions of all living beings filled the world. The Heavenly Dao could no longer bear it. Evil thoughts ran rampant, while the thoughts of all beings gave rise to worlds of fantasy. Evil thoughts, good thoughts, obsessions, and desires tangled without end. The Heavenly Dao was at its limit. When things reach an extreme, they change. Fantasy descended, myriad worlds merged, and all things competed for freedom beneath 6Votes2.2MRecs641.6kFans
  24. 174 Qingcheng Daoist 青城道长 Xianxia2.4M WordsCompleted Those who walk the Great Way are called Daoists. The foremost among them are known as Daoist Masters. Exorcising demons, vanquishing devils, cleansing filth, warding homes, telling fortunes, and treating the sick are all part of their work in the mortal world. But before any of that, you have to fill your own belly. “Come take a look! The Qingcheng Sect is rolling out all kinds of new services! Fortune-telling: five strings of cash. House calls: three strings. Home blessings: ten strings. Funera 0Votes187.6kRecs153.6kFans
  25. 175 Supreme Fortune, Cultivating in Secret for a Thousand Years 顶级气运,悄悄修炼千年 Xianxia2.5M WordsCompleted Reborn into a world of immortal cultivation, Han Jue discovers that he has game-like attributes and can roll dice to refresh his spiritual root aptitude and innate luck. So he spends eleven years rolling for innate luck. [Peerless: Immortal appearance, top-tier charm] [Heaven's Chosen Sword Enthusiast: Top-tier swordsmanship aptitude and comprehension] [Peerless Movement: Top-tier movement technique aptitude] [Descendant of an Immortal Emperor: Obtain a peerless cultivation technique and one tho 14Votes452.1kRecs2MFans
  26. 176 Super Plane System 超级位面系统 Infinite Myriad Worlds1.5M WordsCompleted Capital says that when profits reach three times the investment, capital will trample every law in the world. If someone told Li Mu that he had invested one million and made ten million in a year, a tenfold profit, Li Mu would slap him right across the face. A tenfold profit? Does he have any idea how much of a loss that would be for me? Ever seen someone turn a hundred yuan into a hundred million? What are you staring at? I'm not talking about the lottery!!! I said I'm not talking about the lot 0Votes121.5kRecs192.4kFans
  27. 177 Infinite Pioneers 无限之开荒者 Xianxia3.3M WordsCompleted The martial arts world, the supernatural world, the immortal world, the primeval world... Xiao Peng takes one step at a time, advancing toward the supreme Heavenly Dao... If you enjoy this book, feel free to drop by the group and chat with other readers! 0Votes146.5kRecs229.7kFans
  28. 178 Transmigrating as the Big Villain 穿越大反派 Infinite Myriad Worlds1.6M WordsCompleted Qin Jiuge was a failed online novelist, and then he transmigrated… Wait, this isn't how transmigration is supposed to work! I'm not the good-for-nothing protagonist. I'm the rich, handsome villain? And the villain from the very book I wrote? And I stole the good-for-nothing protagonist's girl, then made some kind of three-year pact with him? And the three-year pact is almost up? According to the plot I wrote, I'm about to become the stepping stone for the good-for-nothing protagonist's come 0Votes99.5kRecs165.6kFans
  29. 179 The Tech Overlord of the Immortal Realm 仙域科技霸主 Xianxia5.5M WordsCompleted My 2025 book, I Study Evolution in the Apocalypse, is now officially online. It’s version 3.0 of data cultivation, with several bugs fixed. It explores cultivation and the direction of evolution through science fiction, leading to the creation of pure data life. 0Votes226.4kRecs134.8kFans
  30. 180 Faith in the Heavens 信仰诸天 Infinite Myriad Worlds2.2M WordsCompleted In the world of A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, he is a strange puppet in Han Pao-pao's hands; in I Shall Seal the Heavens, he is the senior uncle Meng Hao both respects and fears; in the world of Renegade Immortal, he is Wang Lin's lifelong friend, sharing wine and laughter with him; in Coiling Dragon, he is the Radiant Pope who saves the day when all seems lost; in Shrouding the Heavens, he is the older brother whom the Ruthless Empress refuses to become an immortal for, waiting 0Votes151kRecs237.9kFans
  31. 181 The Transmigrated Boundary Line 被穿越的境界线 Infinite Myriad Worlds2.5M WordsCompleted From the first time he was forced to transmigrate, Mu Xiu embarked on a journey between different worlds. Gradually, he discovered that the barriers between the various dimensional worlds were as nothing to him, allowing him to transmigrate freely. With the help of the great orb of light within his body, he thus embarked on an unimaginable path of evolution: Leaving behind records of ministers who usurped kingdoms throughout history… creating legends of the proof of supremacy during the Age of 0Votes227.5kRecs115kFans
  32. 182 Reborn: The Great Squirrel Adventure 重生松鼠大作战 Western Fantasy487k WordsCompleted New book: [The Rat with a Botched Ending] has been signed. I hope you'll send your recommendation votes to the new book, [The Rat with a Botched Ending]. Thank you! I dig burrows, and I'll make mine into a villa. I forage, and I'll fill my storeroom to the brim. In a fight, even eagles and lynxes can't beat me! Also, the truth is, I'm an alien! Lu Feng's days reborn as a squirrel~ 0Votes53kRecs74.1kFans
  33. 183 Reaching the Pinnacle of Qi Refining 登顶炼气师 Urban2.7M WordsCompleted The new novel "This Goblin Knows Cultivation" has moved to a different author account What can one do after becoming a qi-refining master? Manipulate qi to strengthen the body, cure illnesses and defend oneself, gain immense strength and astonishing speed, become a grandmaster, and rise to become Earth's number one... This was what Chu Feng initially imagined. However, as his cultivation realm advanced, he increasingly realized how naive he had been. The true power of a qi-refining ma 0Votes281.4kRecs254.7kFans
  34. 184 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
  35. 185 Traveling Through the Myriad Worlds 周游诸天万界 Infinite Myriad Worlds668k WordsOngoing “Before I came, the world was devoid of laws.” “After I came, it became a boundless tapestry of complexities.” Zhou Wuyou. This is a journey from nothing to a gradually perfected cultivation system, an exploration of the evolution of life. P.S. 1: The worlds visited are all original creations. The story may be long, but its length is uncertain. P.S. 2: No female lead, invincible farming story. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. 0Votes106.8kRecs102.8kFans
  36. 186 The Mountain Hermit's Miscellany 山野杂家 Urban841k WordsCompleted Bound to the game “The Hundred Schools of Thought,” he lives in seclusion deep in the mountains. He spends his free time farming, reading, tending to the sick, and occasionally doing a bit of carpentry... So why do so many famous celebrities keep showing up, each hoping for a chance to meet him? 0Votes330.4kRecs325.2kFans
  37. 187 The Strongest Boss Across the Heavens 诸天最强BOSS Infinite Myriad Worlds2.2M WordsCompleted Mo Chen transmigrated to an interstellar age thousands of years in the future. He thought he would live out a quiet life, but when the System he carried with him awakened, everything changed! System, I get that you sent me traveling through the Myriad Worlds with game cheats, and made me invincible from the start! But what’s with these holiday events? Qingming Festival: 0Votes210.4kRecs285.8kFans
  38. 188 The Blower God 吹神 Urban824k WordsOngoing “Bragging System has detected a Host. Binding in progress, please wait...” Hearing the cold, mechanical voice in his head, Zhang Xiaojian was completely bewildered by the System’s sudden appearance. “What System?!” My completed works, each with an average of 15,000 paid subscribers, are Reborn as a God-Tier Trust-Fund Brat and God-Tier Lucky Star. Feel free to check them out if you’re interested. Reader groups: Haomeng Public 0Votes593.8kRecs215.7kFans
  39. 189 Ink of the Tang Dynasty 墨唐 Historical3.6M WordsCompleted A modern-day otaku transmigrates into the body of a Mohist in the early Tang dynasty. Like a drop of ink falling into a glass of water, he soon stains the entire Great Tang black. 0Votes411.7kRecs292.4kFans
  40. 190 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
  41. 191 EN My Dead Friend Transmigrated 我死党穿越了 Urban2.0M WordsCompleted My name is Li Yao, and right now I’m freaking out. I got a message from my deceased best friend. Sure, she was a girl I was really close with, and she was gorgeous, but that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t be freaking out. Later, my best friend told me she had transmigrated and even become a mage... I know, I might be in for a windfall. Li Yao: “Where’s the eye-catching familiar you promised me? Why is it still some pitch-black demon monster?! I want a refund, I’m telling you!” Lin Xiaowei: “Get lo 0Votes254.3kRecs365.5kFans
  42. 192 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
  43. 193 The Ultimate Knight 极道骑士 Western Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Sean: Hello, I admire you so much it feels like a mighty river rushing on. Um, could I shake your hand? One day, a certain genius shook Sean's hand in confusion. Sean turned away, laughing to himself: Hehehe, top-tier knight talent acquired. 0Votes256.3kRecs161.5kFans
  44. 194 Shrouding the Heavens: The Sole Sovereign of All Ages 遮天之万古独尊 Light Novel2.5M WordsCompleted Above, I strike the Nine Heavens; below, I suppress the Ten Lands. In all Heaven and Earth, I alone reign supreme! I take the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands as my board, use inverted yin and yang as black and white stones, and turn the workings of Heaven and Earth into crossing paths. I fight my way to the Dao! 0Votes201.5kRecs185.4kFans
  45. 195 The Civilization of Divine Script 神文文明 Sci-Fi612k WordsOngoing In this world, writers are held in the highest esteem. A brilliant novel can evolve into a small world of its own, and once it meets certain standards, its characters can manifest in the real world when the novel is complete. There are companies that sell technological products, companies that sell divine artifacts, companies that sell pills, and companies that sell divine pets. Behind every company stands one or more powerful authors. They continually supply these companies with products from 0Votes105.2kRecs73.1kFans
  46. 196 EN Low-Dimensional Game 低维游戏 Western Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted By chance, Lu Zhiyu discovers an entrance to a low-dimensional world, opening up an entirely different chapter of his life! He can freely control everything in a low-dimensional world. Lu Zhiyu feels like the game master of a game, or perhaps God? VIP group: 812612991 (a screenshot showing full-subscription fan status is required) 1Votes420.9kRecs435kFans
  47. 197 Lord of Creation 造化之主 Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsCompleted Great Tang: Yang Guang poisons his ministers to death. Primordial World: Become the Human Emperor, destroy the Wu and Yao, and suppress the Saints. Shrouding the Heavens: How about marrying the Ruthless One? Travel through the myriad heavens and rule over all worlds! 0Votes468.7kRecs396.1kFans
  48. 198 The Superhero Spy Network 超级英雄间谍派 Urban2.4M WordsCompleted The new book, The Biography of Prince Kang, is now online. Come pay it a visit. There are no trapdoors, rotating boards, or plum-blossom boards in this pit, no smaller pits hidden beneath bigger pits, no water in the pit, and no nails in the water... We fight in the heart of the enemy, hmm... perhaps its stomach? PS: This book is a slow burn, a very slow burn. Readers who want to jump straight into the Marvel storyline can start from Volume Two. Volume One lays the groundwork and sets the trap 0Votes139.2kRecs52.2kFans
  49. 199 Journey to the West: The Great Entertainer 西游之大娱乐家 Xianxia2.3M WordsCompleted Chang'an, Great Tang. “Report!” “What is it?” “My lord, Young Master Fang and Young Master Du are fighting the three young masters of the Cheng family again!” “Sigh! What is it this time?” “I heard… I heard it’s about whether Lu Xueqi or Baguio should be the heroine!” Heavenly Court. “Report!” “What is it?” “Your Majesty! The Lady Nuwa has destroyed Mount Shu!” The Jade Emperor looked astonished. “Why?” The Clairvoyant and the Clairaudient exchanged glances. “She was unhappy that Mount Shu impri 1Votes304.3kRecs287.2kFans
  50. 200 Pocket Hunting Dimension 随身带个狩猎空间 Eastern Fantasy4.2M WordsCompleted Lu Ze transmigrated to a galactic era two thousand years in the future. His predecessor came with parents who were always showing off their affection and a cute younger sister. His cultivation talent was average, but he had a happy, fulfilling life. It was a dream start from the start, and Lu Ze was quite satisfied. But as soon as he went to sleep, Lu Ze found himself in a strange space. After nearly trading his life for a kill against a super-giant white rabbit a meter tall, and finally managin 0Votes999.7kRecs737.9kFans

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