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- 51 The Mage's League of Legends 法爷的英雄联盟 Wielding arcane power, dual-wielding fire and frost: the story of a WoW mage who comes to Valoran. “Call me Rod. Call me Lothar. The flames of Sulfuron will engulf anyone who doesn't know their place...” 0Votes97.9kRecs110.1kFans
- 52 One Piece: The Fire Dragon's Roar 海贼之火龙咆哮 It’s the Great Pirate Era. Ships race across the Grand Line, and powerful figures rise on every side. A man who ate the Dragon-Dragon Fruit, a rebel of the Charlotte Family, begins his legend! “If you think you can kill me, then come and try! If I die here, it’ll only prove that I’m nothing special!” “S-sweets? Who likes sweets? I’m not obsessed with them... Sweets.. 0Votes103.2kRecs145.6kFans
- 53 Summon Me 召唤我吧 A journey of growth from a tribal totem in another world to an evil god spanning two worlds. (New book: Higher-Dimensional Creator. All new and returning readers, please check it out.) 0Votes53.7kRecs59.3kFans
- 54 One Piece: The Talent System 海贼之天赋系统 He had no wish to be wanted, and no desire to become a pirate. But if there was no other choice and he had to become a pirate... Then he would turn this world upside down! 0Votes276.6kRecs276.8kFans
- 55 The Pop Star 歌星 “Dad, do you want the phone number of that long-legged lady?” “Which long-legged lady?” “The pretty one by the fountain! If I get her number for you, will you buy me an ice cream cone?” Before Huang Guolun could answer, his food-loving son Huang Tao had already licked his lips and run off to ask the woman for her number. A few minutes later, Huang Guolun's phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number, and the caller immediately asked, “Are you Huang Tao's father? Your son is lost in the park...” 0Votes101.3kRecs97kFans
- 56 The Restaurant Tycoon 餐饮巨头 The journey of transmigrating and being reborn continues. Li Guohao, an ordinary restaurant owner, woke up one day to find his soul in 1970s Hong Kong. Watch as he grows a small cha chaan teng into a global restaurant empire. (This is not simply a food novel.) P.S. 0Votes87.2kRecs96.2kFans
- 57 A Portrait of Hong Kong Life 本港风情画 Hong Kong, 1983: a city alive with restless glamour, in an era when dreams were set free. Chen Weiyun arrives from across the sea, ready to show life at its most brilliant through film. 1Votes201.9kRecs82.5kFans
- 58 Transmigrating into the Great Investiture of the Gods 穿越大封神 This is a transformed Investiture of the Gods world! Cultivating strength in both civil and military arts, immortals and Buddhas vie for supremacy, opening the Investiture of the Gods across the myriad heavens and determining the fortune of ten thousand years! A sudden cosmic catastrophe swept across the world. Guided by the light of enlightenment, a young man of the human race set out, and a magnificent tale slowly unfolded. The Zhuge Eight Formation Diagram against King Wen’s Eight Trigrams! T 0Votes76kRecs117kFans
- 59 The Entertainment Industry’s Detective 娱乐圈刑警 Writing songs and solving cases: I can enjoy my work and my free time at once. What? It's all because of my looks? No way!!! 0Votes502.4kRecs233.3kFans
- 60 A Literary Life with My Little Ones 与萌娃的文艺生活 Long Live Big Brother is complete. Hello, everyone! I have a little sister who is five and a half years old this year. She is the most beautiful love letter this world has ever written to me, and I want to share the warm little moments between us with you, hoping they will warm you as well. Tang Shuang transmigrates to a warm family, with a gentle and kind mother, a father who hopes his son will achieve greatness, a 0Votes323.7kRecs133.8kFans
- 61 Showbiz for All 文娱万岁 With the splendor of this shore, he will make a legend of the other shore. This is Luo Yuan’s story. The story of a director. 0Votes519.1kRecs417.6kFans
- 62 The Mastermind Behind the People’s Schemes 全民策划之幕后黑手 When the people of the Water-Blue World first failed at a virtual version of Contra with three lives and a difficulty multiplier of several times over, the victory-screen CG made everyone aware of the “mastermind” behind the game. When everyone fell into the huge pit of a virtual, homegrown browser game, the “mastermind” smiled smugly. And when the pit grew so deep that no one could climb back out, another infuriating game appeared. As everyone gritted their teeth in frustration, the “mastermind 0Votes31.9kRecs36.4kFans
- 63 The Panda's Guide to Self-Cultivation 熊猫人的自我修养 A pandaren's fate, of course, depends on their own efforts, but they also have to take history's course into account. I'm not being modest. How did a Shadow-Pan scribe from Pandaria end up in Kalimdor? At the time, I came up with two lines of poetry: “Protect the nation and bring peace, punish the wicked; follow the natural way and banish inner demons.” (I manually adjusted my dark circles 0Votes73.5kRecs68kFans
- 64 I Draw Manga in Japan 我在东瀛画漫画 Reborn in a parallel Japan, he becomes a manga artist who has been blacklisted. Fortunately, this world’s anime and manga entertainment industry is very backward, and he has a System with him. To enjoy a happy life of collecting royalties and living off them, he has no choice but to start by drawing doujinshi. 0Votes76.4kRecs44.4kFans
- 65 Global Superstar: Starting as a Trainee 全球巨星从练习生开始 Chen Minhao discovers that he has transmigrated to Huaxia in a parallel world, where he has also become an idol trainee. Through his own efforts, he learns to command the three chariots of intelligence, emotional intelligence, and good looks. Starting as a trainee, he rises step by step to become a top star, and ultimately a global superstar who conquers the world in both singing and acting. This is not a Korean entertainment novel! The three characters in Chen Minhao's 0Votes396.3kRecs199.6kFans
- 66 I Have Another World 我有一个异世界 “Twenty-five years old, graduated from a third-rate university, worked at an advertising agency for a year and a half, earns 3,500 a month, no car, no house, single...” Chen Yi stopped writing, crumpled up the paper, and threw it into the trash. “What's there to miss about a life like this?” he said resolutely. With that, he activated the ring and transmigrated to an unfamiliar world, embarking on the greatest adventure of his life... 0Votes167.5kRecs136.9kFans
- 67 Reborn with Dreams in Bloom 重生梦想花开 Back to 1994, where dreams take flight and blossom in the old days. 0Votes95.3kRecs129kFans
- 68 Getting By in the Marvel Universe 漫威世界混日子 Li Huai was abruptly sent back to his high school days in 2002. With no lofty ambitions, he figures he's still a good-for-nothing, so he decides to keep being a homebody, only this time he'll become a homebody with a luxurious house. With that goal in mind, he gradually begins to change the course of his life… I can't write a good synopsis, but the story... This is a serious book! 0Votes107.9kRecs189.5kFans
- 69 The Entertainment Industry's Special-Effects Tycoon 华娱特效大亨 Down-on-his-luck young kung fu actor Lu Lin has a supercomputer capable of creating stunning special effects. From then on, Chinese-language films will no longer be synonymous with low budgets and small productions. Magnificent fantasy and immortal-hero worlds will make it to the big screen, and foreign fans obsessed with Chinese web novels will no longer be waiting for Marvel! 0Votes238.1kRecs155.4kFans
- 70 I’m a Duke in the Ming Dynasty 我在明朝当国公 0Votes493.3kRecs205.3kFans
- 71 EN Greetings, Headmaster 拜见校长大人 After transmigrating to a magical world, Chen Mo discovers that he can grow stronger and stronger by exploring the truth of the world and receiving rewards in return. And so the former top student sparks an academic revolution in another world: igniting the combustion revolution, building geometric towers, establishing the order of the elements... and discovering the Theory of Everything! Standing at the lectern and facing his critics, Chen Mo gives a scornful smile: “Your paper isn’t even falsi 2Votes114kRecs184.8kFans
- 72 Ink of the Tang Dynasty 墨唐 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
- 73 Restarting a Glorious Life 重启辉煌人生 Reborn in 2001, Gu Heng has only one simple wish: to amass enough wealth to enjoy life before turning thirty. Then, in his spare time, he can grow flowers, walk the dog, and go fishing, take his parents around the country to see the sights, and give the little girl the best education and a life fit for a princess... So he decides to set himself a modest goal first: make a hundred million! 0Votes125.5kRecs153.5kFans
- 74 My Life Simulator 我的人生模拟器 You only get one life, but... a life simulator lets you experience all kinds of different lives. 0Votes497.2kRecs363.1kFans
- 75 The Ultimate Knight 极道骑士 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
- 76 When Games Invade Reality 游戏降临现实 The Great Dao Game, where the world is the server! One day, Earth was chosen as the game's “new server.” With it came terrifying monsters bent on endless slaughter. Modern civilization was destroyed within days, and all of humanity faced the threat of extinction. Only by accepting the new age of gaming could people gain power from the game and fight back. Gao Ang was one of the lucky ones. Blessed with boundless fortune, he rose rapidly and forged his own myths and legends! (P.S. This is a strai 0Votes47.4kRecs70.8kFans
- 77 The Golden Age of Chinese Entertainment 华娱大时代 Back in 2004, when Chinese-language cinema was just beginning to take off, Tang An's directing career started anew! From China to the world, this was the era when Chinese-language cinema would rise to glory, and it was Tang An's own grand age! 0Votes258.2kRecs265.5kFans
- 78 How Awesome, My Primitive Ancestors! 厉害了我的原始人 This is a brutal prehistoric world where giant Carboniferous insects, Jurassic dinosaurs, and fearsome Paleogene beasts all coexist. In this vast and magnificent land, humans are no longer at the top of the food chain. Instead, they struggle to survive amid the gaps between savage beasts and deadly insects... A primitive-era farming and adventure story. 0Votes669.2kRecs398.4kFans
- 79 The Superstar's Ex-Husband 大明星的极品前夫 A divorce certificate shattered Han Shenyan’s illusions about love. After leaving the marriage with nothing, he decides to pick up his dreams again and return to the dazzling stage. Singer, actor, screenwriter: which one is the real him? Of course, there will also be her, and the women who accompany him. This book contains mild angst, no cheating by the male lead, and no emotional infidelity. The divorce is proposed at the first meeting after the problem is discovered. Read with caution. Group n 0Votes74.4kRecs107.2kFans
- 80 The Green Living Guru 环保大师 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
- 81 EN Heavenly Tech 仙界科技 “Lord Laozi, why are you guarding that golden elixir? I won't take it... I'll just take this furnace, okay?” A cultivation mobile game Shen Bing was playing suddenly connected to the immortal realm. Cultivation and all that was just window dressing. The items he obtained from the immortal realm could be analyzed to reveal cutting-edge technology. One novice teleportation talisman led to quantum teleportation technology. This was going to let him crush the whole world! Over-the-horizon telescope 1Votes306.4kRecs262kFans
- 82 Grand Feng Shui Master 风水大术士 [The sequel to The Great Feng Shui Master] The five arts of metaphysics: geomancy, medicine, physiognomy, destiny, and divination. Nurturing qi, observing qi, settling qi, harnessing qi, cultivating qi, and questioning qi: the six levels of feng shui! Qin Feng is reborn decades in the past. Drawing on his memories of a previous life, he makes up for past regrets and climbs step by step to the pinnacle of the mystic arts! Feng shui is the art of the mystic: this is a story about the rebirth of a 0Votes90.2kRecs154.4kFans
- 83 Super City Builder 超级城市制造商 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
- 84 The Scholarly Prodigy's Sea of Stars 学霸的星辰大海 “You should put the same effort you spend gaming into your studies.” When this famous line parents everywhere have used to lecture their children becomes reality, a super-achiever with an intense hunger for knowledge and power is born. He loves studying, not women. No games, just practice problems! 0Votes174.5kRecs170kFans
- 85 The Witcher in the Game 游戏之狩魔猎人 I crave no wealth or fame, No status or power. I want a steed, black as night and swift as the wind. I want a sharp sword, bright as moonlight. I will ride my black horse through the night. I will use the sword in my hand to cut down all evil. That is what my heart desires! Friend, will you pass the flame? The Night's Watch can't hold the line anymore, Slaanesh's army has already crossed the border, and Isengard has risen too. I really can't pass you the flame! 1Votes352.2kRecs255.7kFans
- 86 The Cannon Fodder Doesn't Want to Talk 炮灰不想说话 After transmigrating into various novel worlds as a sacrificial cannon fodder character, Lu Chan only wants to quietly keep his head down as a background extra. But someone is always trying to drag him into the plot’s biggest pitfall. For the sake of staying alive, Lu Chan has no choice but to put up a little resistance. Somehow, the more he fights back, the more he turns into the ultimate boss. Lu Chan 0Votes104.5kRecs100.7kFans
- 87 The King of Skills 技艺天王 [Intangible Cultural Heritage] + [Light Romantic Comedy] + Nuclear carving, jade carving, wood carving, lacquerwork, calligraphy, landscape painting, freehand painting, meticulous painting, tea ceremony, incense arts... Over five thousand years of Chinese history, every traditional craft has a beauty that shakes the soul! For five thousand years, these traditional arts have brightened the daily lives of the Chinese people. Five thousand yea 0Votes308.6kRecs179.6kFans
- 88 Supreme Shaman 超品巫师 More than ten years ago, a few fathers and their adorable little girls went to a remote mountain village for a show called Dad's Here. A local villager managed to join them. More than ten years later, a young man came down from the mountain and into the city with an old yellow dog... I don't keep snakes or bugs. I have an old yellow dog. P.S. For readers with a legitimate subscription: 320537897 1Votes1.8MRecs365.9kFans
- 89 My Gilded Age 我的镀金时代 Bai Shiqiu returns to 1999 and restarts his gilded age. He has wavered, burned with passion, played the artist, and acted the fool. Most important of all, he must find a stage of his own. 0Votes161.7kRecs172.5kFans
- 90 Ultraman Chronicle 奥特曼战记 New book: Ultraman: I Lit Up the Land of Light. The clash between light and darkness has never ceased. After receiving the Light of Noah, Xing Ye grows stronger with each step as he travels through the boundless universe, fighting endlessly to defeat Zagi. The legendary light of the great universe, the Land of Light, protector of the cosmos: countless unknowns and adve 0Votes94.9kRecs160kFans
- 91 The Primordial Sword Emperor 混元剑帝 “On Earth, in the Huaxia Kingdom, I faced ten martial arts masters alone with nothing but my sword and defeated them all. They call me Qingxu, the Sword Saint!” “In the Divine Wilderness, I wield my three-foot blade and roam the world. Wherever my sword points, I am invincible. They call me the Sword Venerable of Qingxu.” “In the Chaos Divine Domain, my Sword Dao reached perfection. My sword energy stretches a hundred thousand miles, and all swords bow before me. I ascended to become the Primord 0Votes362.5kRecs143.4kFans
- 92 Meow Overlord 喵霸 Reborn as an orange tabby who loves life, family, and good food, Ron keeps gaining weight, growing more famous, adding digits to his bank balance, and gathering more underlings. He becomes a police cat and catches fugitives, an internet celebrity who earns money through livestreams, and a movie star. Other than being eaten, Ron experiences everything a cat possibly can. An orange tabby is a cat of great importance. See how Ron the tabby rises to the top and becomes the undisputed feline king. Re 0Votes74.5kRecs67kFans
- 93 Infinite Transmigration into Other Lifeforms 无限之穿越异类生命 He has turned into a giant python, become King Kong, transformed into Godzilla, and beaten up Ultraman… After transmigrating to a world overrun by monsters, demons, ghosts, and spirits, Xu Jing, an ordinary man, has only one thing to rely on: the Myriad Worlds Transmigration System for Otherworldly Beings. 0Votes147kRecs231.2kFans
- 94 Carapace Frenzy 甲壳狂潮 In a single night, an insect disaster descends. As an ordinary person with no invincible supernatural powers and no extraordinary cultivation technique, what path can you take when faced with bloodshed and death, at the crucial moment when your life hangs in the balance? 0Votes336.9kRecs179.5kFans
- 95 The Blower God 吹神 “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
- 96 Born to Run 天生就会跑 It was only when I stepped onto the track that I realized there was another path I could take in life! 0Votes426.1kRecs187.7kFans
- 97 Heartbeat Domain 心跳领域 I’m Feng Yan. I live at Yunhai City Psychiatric Hospital, and I like replacing the academic videos on the director’s USB drive with adult films. When he attends city-level meetings, I make sure he takes off and carries the team. I’ve used a piezoelectric igniter to shock someone in the butt, and once, while the director was swimming at the beach, I dived underwater, pulled off his swim trunks, and used them as a swimming cap. In the end, I let the director get away safely. I hate puns. I hate al 0Votes64.6kRecs73.4kFans
- 98 The Primordial World: The Legend of Erlang 洪荒二郎传 He jolted awake from a dying dream, only to find that he had no idea how many years had passed. Yang Jian, a young man without a mole, was crossing the street while looking for novels on Qidian on his phone when a truck running a red light sent him flying. When he woke up, he found himself badly injured and sprawled on a dirt kang, with a cute little girl beside him, her eyes brimming with tears… Since he’d transmigrated into the famous Erlang Shen, Yang Jian, there was one thing he absolutely h 0Votes218kRecs306.4kFans
- 99 Lord of the Starry Sky 君临星空 A thunderbolt split the threads of fate across the heavens, and boundless radiance illuminated the endless sea of stars. In the modern world, demons run rampant and ghosts wreak havoc, while martial arts and supernatural abilities shine with astonishing brilliance... This is the story of an ordinary man embarking on a journey through the stars of destiny. 0Votes488.3kRecs345kFans
- 100 Soul Guide 灵魂导游 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
