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  1. 1 I Can See the Protagonist's Halo 我能看见主角光环 Western Fantasy605k WordsOngoing He can see the protagonist's halo, but he's not the protagonist himself; In this world of swords and magic, as a supporting character destined by fate, it seems all he can do is eat, wait, and die; Or perhaps he can occasionally be an angel investor? After seeing through the true nature of this world, Colin decides to accept his fate and be a lazy couch potato! The protagonist needs a weapon to fight monsters? I'll lend you one! The protagonist lacks confidence with the ladies? I'll cheer you up 0Votes14.4kRecs28.2kFans
  2. 2 A Strange Tales Game by My Side 随身带个志怪游戏 Eastern Fantasy333k WordsOngoing New book: Liaozhai's Left Thousand Households: Infinite Synthesis Slots from the Start Evil forces have emerged, disaster looms over the city, and cries of anguish fill the land. A mobile game called “Light Blue” transports Yang Qing into an ancient world overrun by demons! Every time he clears a level, he obtains one divine ability from the Heavenly Spirits or Earthly Fiends. Enhance Earthly Fiend: Netherworld Sight, and obtain Heavenly Spirit: Yin-Yang Reversal. Enhance Flame Spit, and obtain 0Votes36kRecs50kFans
  3. 3 A Wizard's Guide to Life 巫师生活指南 Western Fantasy733k WordsCompleted Li Ang has been in the continent of Taitan for a thousand years. Over the past millennium, he has written novels and become a famous bestselling author whom everyone loves to hate. In fact, if he had finished A Song of Ice and Fire and The Lord of the Rings, he would be even more popular. He is also the most mysterious and notorious legendary alchemist in the history of the Alchemists' Guild. His outlandish ideas have fascinated countless alchemists for a thousand years, yet not one has managed 0Votes14kRecs22.9kFans
  4. 4 The Rational Wolf 理性之狼 Western Fantasy351k WordsOngoing “A true madman always keeps a cool head!” Knowledge and arcane arts can drive people mad! Whenever the Crimson Moon appears, scholars seeking power are plunged into feverish dreams. Parasitic nightmares, headless trains, terrifying bells, plague circuses... These bizarre dreams have shattered the minds of one powerful figure after another. The Holy Light priests of the Healing Church and the executioner-priests of the Execution Grounds alike have declared that humanity’s end will begin with fear 0Votes16.6kRecs17.5kFans
  5. 5 A Mysterious World Beneath the Cyberpunk Surface 赛博朋克下的神秘世界 Western Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Blessed by Cthulhu, is it a curse of misfortune or a gift from the Old Ones? As he delves into dungeons time and again, Han Zichuan continues to mutate, gradually uncovering the secrets of a mysterious world. In the end, he will break the cycle of fate and cast off the shackles of destiny. Dungeons, aether, mutations, the uncanny, Cthulhu, cyberpunk, a mysterious world... 0Votes13.1kRecs20.4kFans
  6. 6 King of Steel Bones 钢骨之王 Western Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing After transmigrating as the Steelbone King, I gained a body of steel, billions of subjects, and an army of billions of undead ready to drown the entire continent at any moment. But there’s no electricity, no internet, no anime, and no novels here. I can’t live like this! If you don’t let me go out and have some fun soon, I really will start a war. 0Votes57.9kRecs45.6kFans
  7. 7 Goat Simulator 山羊模拟器 Eastern Fantasy833k WordsCompleted A magical journey starring a goofy goat. A novel told from a goat’s point of view. A crazy goat makes for plenty of laughs. Currently unlocked: (Healing Goat) (DJ Goat) (Rainbow Goat) (Fortune-Telling Goat) (Bodybuilding Goat) (Evil Goat) (Laser Goat) (Breeding Goat) (Sealing Goat) Reader group: 758907150 0Votes10.2kRecs0Fans
  8. 8 An Abnormal Supernatural World 不正常的超凡世界 Western Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a fantasy world, Bai Luo's first crisis was surprisingly that he had no ID! A mage whose years of meditation gave him a slipped disc. A necromancer obsessed with his waifu from a dating sim. An exorcist driven mad by cat hair. A vampire who hasn't logged off his online game in a year. With the supernatural crowd hooked on the internet, Bai Luo wields dreamlike technology and becomes the fantasy world's Iron Man. A fun, lighthearted story begins. 0Votes62kRecs179.8kFans
  9. 9 The Wizard Earl 巫师伯爵 Western Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted Amid the rising tide of supernatural resurgence, the black-robed wizard Connor Ferguson wants only to go from a pawn at everyone else's mercy to a master who moves the pieces, and to walk the path toward controlling his own destiny. Anyone who blocks his way will die! P.S. The protagonist is ruthless and cunning. This is a wizard-and-chip story with a faux Lovecraftian vibe. 0Votes20.6kRecs53.5kFans
  10. 10 I Created the Old God 我创造了旧日之神 Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted When the stars return to their places, the gods will awaken. With the spiritual qi revival, heaven and earth undergo tremendous changes, the gods of old rise again, and an age of madness draws back its curtain. Having become the Lord of the Eternal Night in another world, Jing Chuan's state of mind nearly falls apart. Becoming a god is wonderful in every way, but why does he have to be the kind of god the entire world is bent on opposing?! Fortunately, he can wander back and forth between the ot 0Votes34.8kRecs109.6kFans
  11. 11 The Demon Sage 恶魔贤者 Western Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted 0Votes114.8kRecs161.9kFans
  12. 12 Hall of the Dead 亡者之厅 Western Fantasy552k WordsCompleted The B-Style Version: At the dawn of the Fifth Era, humanity had long since left the center stage of the continent of Motairiel. Monster-nest civilizations had become dominant, and the gods were gradually awakening after the world's winter tide. Humanity huddled in the world's corners and pieced together a new system of power, which they named the Four Cores of Spellcasting: meditation techniques, heteromorphic organs, spell templates, and spellcasting career-sequence potions. Armed with this new 0Votes20.4kRecs24.8kFans
  13. 13 Transcendent Sacrifice 超凡献祭 Gaming420k WordsOngoing By the time the Old Gods opened their eyes, someone was already seated upon the divine throne. Rarity is value. Offer sacrifices to the gods, and the rarer the offering, the greater their blessing... (´థ౪థ)σ Beep You offered 100,000 recommendation tickets and received [Female Lead] x1. Beep Your [Female Lead] was stolen by the protagonist, who threw a [Dog Food] at you. Beep You caught the [Dog Food] and happily ate it. Delicious! (๑>ڡ<)☆ 0Votes66kRecs48.8kFans
  14. 14 Eat That Containment Object 吃掉那个收容物 Light Novel1.2M WordsCompleted Edgelord version: A statue for the blasphemous, a crown for the cowardly, a blade for the ambitious… They will all kneel before you, proclaiming your greatness and singing of your epic deeds… O ignorant people, offer up your souls if you long to change your miserable fate. O wise scholars, present everything you have learned in your lives if you wish to be remembered for all time. The all-knowing, all-powerful shepherd watches over your souls, awaiting your choice. Normal version: Call me Yog! C 0Votes9kRecs29.6kFans
  15. 15 I Have a World of the Undead 我有一个亡灵世界 Western Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted One day, An Baichen suddenly discovered that his phone was connected to an abandoned plane. [Starting today, you are the new administrator of this world.] [You must save this devastated world and restore it to normal operation.] "A Better Guide to Pioneering Different Otherworlds" 0Votes30.4kRecs95.2kFans
  16. 16 Where Is the Sect Master? 宗主人呢 Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted The Immortal Realm, Great Wilderness Mountain, Endless Gate. “Senior Brother, that old man is here again!” “Have him wait at the foot of the mountain for now.” “Isn’t that a bit rude, Senior Brother? He is a Heavenly Venerable, after all, and he’s here to meet the sect master.” “He still can’t beat me.” “Understood, Senior Brother. But Junior Brother really has to ask: where is the sect master?” Lin Nan didn’t want to answer that question, so he tossed you a spirit stone. 0Votes17.6kRecs31.7kFans
  17. 17 One Punch Across the Myriad Worlds 一拳万界 Martial Arts1.0M WordsCompleted New book: The Sect Was Destroyed from the Start Feel free to check it out. You transmigrate to a martial arts world, where people are like wild grass and life is at the mercy of fate. You choose to train, so you go bald and get strong. You become the greatest under heaven, able to stand against an entire nation alone. But you’re so powerful that life gets boring, so you choose to descend into a parallel world and fulfill another version of your own wish. “Good person” Wang Yu brings warmth and a 0Votes69.3kRecs88.3kFans
  18. 18 The Witch's Tavern 魔女酒馆 Western Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Bai Ye, an ordinary college student, dies suddenly at his computer desk from the pressure. When he wakes up again, everything before him has changed... You're saying I'm the owner of this tavern? I get to work every day with a pretty Gothic maid in black stockings, all sorts of strange freefolk come by, a legendary witch even shows up asking for help, and I've unexpectedly acquired a super-intelligent chip. And my daily job is just to serve a whole bunch of pretty, adorable witches? Doesn't that 0Votes45.4kRecs85.5kFans
  19. 19 A Wizard's Journey 巫师之行 Western Fantasy311k WordsCompleted He transmigrates into the body of a wizard apprentice who has barely learned any magic. To make matters worse, his wizard mentor has just failed to advance, scattering skills and equipment all over the place... 0Votes4.7kRecs7kFans
  20. 20 The Mysterious Ruler 神秘支配者 Western Fantasy3.3M WordsCompleted The Divine Comedy, On the Origin of Species, the Encyclopaedia Britannica, the theory of relativity… Masterpieces born from the history of human civilization possess wondrous, unfathomable powers in another world! The power of the Seven Deadly Sins, biological evolution, mastery of every art… Simply read the secret texts from beginning to end, and you can gain all kinds of powers! The only thing troubling the people of this other world is how hard they find it to read Earth’s writing. Then a lib 0Votes70.3kRecs138.8kFans
  21. 21 Myriad Worlds Mythology Chat Group 诸天神话聊天群 Infinite Myriad Worlds289k WordsCompleted After somehow transmigrating into the world of The Legend of the White Snake, Pei Wende was born with a heart for Buddhism. His father sent him to practice under Chan Master Lingyou at Weishan Temple when he was little, and he was given the name Fahai. Wait, Chan Master Fahai?! So he's the old monk who ruined a couple's love, got beaten by Xiaoqing until he couldn't tell east from west, and had to hide inside a crab's belly? Pei Wende thought this plot seemed a little disastrous. Fortunately, be 0Votes33.3kRecs81.3kFans
  22. 22 The Coming of Oma Zio to Marvel 逢魔降临美漫 Infinite Myriad Worlds1.1M WordsCompleted Blessings! The most benevolent, righteous, supreme, and powerful King! Ohma Zi-O! (A Kamen Rider fan work, created to commemorate the end of the Heisei Rider era. The plot and setting have been adjusted to serve the story as a whole. 0Votes57.8kRecs72kFans
  23. 23 The World of Daoist Magic 道法的世界 Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted This is a world where only the Dao exists. Demons and spirits run rampant, while countless schools of magic compete for prominence. Corpse liberation, elixir cultivation, corpse-driving, spirit writing, talismans, incense offerings… There are countless secret arts. Yaksha, evil ghosts, demonic cultivators, wicked monks, heavenly demons, spirits and gods… Monsters and demons run amok. Black and white are hard to tell apart; good and evil are indistinguishable. Zhou Xuan arrives in an ancient worl 0Votes76.3kRecs111.9kFans
  24. 24 Embracing the Sword 抱剑 Xianxia803k WordsCompleted This is a story of winds rising at the edge of a duckweed leaf, and waves swelling from the slightest ripples. The martial world, the imperial court, and the realm beyond: when a man walks into these troubled times with a sword in his arms, everything changes. Whether it’s the martial world, where heroes roam with swords in hand, wine on their lips, and fine clothes on their backs, or tales of monsters, ghosts, and strange happenings, or the timeless songs that shake the ages and are passed down 0Votes57.1kRecs72.1kFans
  25. 25 Who Says a Knight Can't Backstab? 谁说骑士不能背刺 Western Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted Once a top-tier wanderer, he was reborn as a knight and arrived at the dawn of an age of calamity. Beneath the seemingly prosperous facade of Larochelle, countless undercurrents were stirring. Undead invaded from the frontier, powerful enemies from the surrounding great nations circled like predators, and turmoil erupted throughout the kingdom... With the kingdom shattered and the wind scattering the catkins, in this chaotic age at the end of an era of prosperity, the young knight Xi Li Er boldl 0Votes62.1kRecs111.4kFans
  26. 26 EN Ninja Life Starting from Kirigakure 从雾隐开始的忍者生活 Light Novel1.7M WordsCompleted Before he could even feel excited about arriving in the world of Hokage, Qishuang was horrified to discover that he wasn't in Konoha Village, but in Kirigakure. They were about to hold the ninja graduation exam, and one of his classmates happened to be a guy named “Zabuza.” “What do I do? I'm supposed to become the Mizukage! How can I die young here?!” (This is a straightforward Naruto fanfic, with no ridiculous golden fing 0Votes34kRecs71.1kFans
  27. 27 The Ancient God’s Self-Cultivation 古神的自我修养 Western Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing The ancient god whispers in your ear: “Awaken, my witch!” The ancient god whispers in your ear: “Open your mind! Enlightenment is descending upon you!” The ancient god whispers in your ear: “Come on, enjoy yourself. We have plenty of time anyway.” One day, Qin Song awakens as a one-eyed little octopus containing the remnants of an ancient god's essence. Within a beautiful girl's dream, he becomes an embodiment of power and wisdom, love and justice, leading a group of awakened witches to unleash 0Votes83kRecs92.1kFans
  28. 28 The Gate of Reflections 倒影之门 Western Fantasy744k WordsCompleted Something is quietly awakening... From beyond the endless void, it watches you... 0Votes57kRecs32.5kFans
  29. 29 EN Master of the Secret Witch 秘巫之主 Western Fantasy3.6M WordsCompleted My new book, “Strange Tales of Immortality: From the Start, Beheaded at the Vegetable Market,” is now out! As the vanished spiritual energy begins to revive, magic, supernatural creatures, and more appear one after another... A story of the mysterious set in the modern era. 0Votes569.4kRecs520.1kFans
  30. 30 Heaven’s Chosen Ruler 天命主宰 Western Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted Tao Ran, the peerless Immortal King of the Primordial Firmament Realm, transmigrated to the United States of America, was reborn in another body, and became Andre Lee Wiltonstein, one of the many heirs of the Wiltonstein family. This book was originally titled The Immortal King of Divine Fortune. P.S.: The story's setting is similar to America in the 1970s and 1980s, though naturally in a fantasy version. 0Votes734.6kRecs124.8kFans
  31. 31 The Rise of the Blood Elves 血精灵崛起 Western Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted The Kingdom of Quel'Thalas, a glorious and prosperous land of magic. Bathed in the radiance of the Sunwell, it stands at the northern edge of the Eastern Kingdoms and has endured for nearly ten thousand years. But when the iron hooves of the Scourge ruthlessly smashed through the gates of the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas, the innate pride of the high elves shattered with them. The high elves were forced to destroy the Sunwell they regarded as their very lives with their own hands. To commemorate the 0Votes52.1kRecs83.3kFans
  32. 32 I Have a Mysterious Sword 我有一把神秘之剑 Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Reflections beneath the night sky, A flash of steel in the darkness, Figures moving across the stage, Bodies lying in pools of blood. The blade dances, and shadows kill. Live by the blade, die by the blade. Embrace the shadows, or perish in the dark. Simply put, it's the story of an assassin (berserker) who transmigrates to another world with League of Legends' mysterious sword (System). 0Votes21.7kRecs43kFans
  33. 33 The Unorthodox Sword Immortal of the Steam Age 蒸汽时代的旁门剑仙 Western Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted In the western wilderness, cowboys, bandits, and sheriffs form a food chain! In the cities and countryside, werewolves, vampires, and strange monsters lurk in the shadows. This is a supernatural practitioner's journey through the West. In the emerging federal city of Goldsand Harbor, the power of capital clashes with the authority of the nobility. Hidden forces are brewing in the darkness, and it all begins with the rebirth of a cultivation enthusiast. Slow burn! Not a wish-fulfillment novel! Fa 0Votes93.3kRecs82.2kFans
  34. 34 Back to Edgar 重返埃德加 Western Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing A package that arrived ten years late drags Link into a bizarre dream he can enter at any moment, a death game that feels almost real. Following the main quest to free his friend's trapped soul, he levels up along the way. Gradually, he discovers that this is more than just a live-action RPG. ※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ This is neither an infinite-flow novel nor a game-world transmigration story. I'm a devoted fantasy fan, and so far all my books have been relatively traditional fantasy. The game a 0Votes160.4kRecs26.3kFans
  35. 35 Master of Thermodynamics 热力学主宰 Western Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted Smelting steel with bare hands, crafting things from scratch! For Renault, that’s just basic stuff. He’s also a human air conditioner and a walking heater. He has plenty of other titles, too. The ruler of the skies, the undefeated God of War, the Lord of Destruction who makes the Black Orcs tremble, and the supreme ruler who subdued the Void Demons. It all began with a single book: Engineering Thermodynamics. 0Votes55.4kRecs70.7kFans
  36. 36 I'm a Lawyer in North America 我在北美当律师 Urban545k WordsCompleted After taking revenge for his great grudge, Gu Zheng unexpectedly finds himself reborn in a parallel world and given a new life. A legal aid lawyer who graduated from a second-tier law school is now a Harvard golden boy, reduced to working at a second-tier firm in Los Angeles. The only problem is that this glittering diploma didn't come with the memories to match. “Gu, I know you don't want to be someone else's assistant. No problem: you can go to court on your very first day!” “I...” “Here are f 0Votes34.1kRecs68Fans
  37. 37 The Black Dragon Evangelist 黑龙布道者 Western Fantasy324k WordsCompleted Official version: Dragon wings blot out the sky, their followers wage war across the land, the rising classes sweep the nobles from power, and the gods struggle through an age of upheaval. A black dragon who inherited the will of an ancient evil god eyes the seat of supreme power! Plain version: This is the story of a kindhearted black dragon spreading truth, goodness, and beauty in another world... probably. 0Votes13.3kRecs13.7kFans
  38. 38 The High-Profile King 高调王 Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing Exposure, public attention, fame... Since glitz and a high profile can give the protagonist power in that wondrous world where the supernatural and science coexist, this ill-fated, orphaned country boy has no choice but to do whatever it takes to rise from the depths... 0Votes142.5kRecs34.9kFans
  39. 39 The Great Serpent in the Marvel Universe 美漫世界里的大蛇 Light Novel672k WordsCompleted Reborn in a vast world of American comics with the will of Orochi from The King of Fighters. PS: This story is mainly set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with DC, Mutants, and others appearing in side arcs. 0Votes53.5kRecs62.9kFans
  40. 40 Master of the Night Ravens 夜鸦主宰 Gaming1.7M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow] [System Template] A young man fighting in a virtual game is reborn in another world, bringing with him the game class "Crow Mage." A familiar medieval world, an unfamiliar medieval world, a supernatural medieval world. The master of the night crows begins to move. 0Votes48.4kRecs125.1kFans
  41. 41 EN Technological Wizard 科技巫师 Western Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted This is a story about researching technology in a world of wizards. Probability, electromagnetic induction, nuclear physics, relativity... Explore and learn through science, and you can master anything. Li Cha always believed this, until he transmigrated to a medieval-like world, became a prince, and then... was snatched away by a dragon. “Something’s not quite right about the aerodynamics here. How can something that doesn’t satisfy the Kutta condition, the circulation theory of lift, or Be 0Votes141kRecs216.4kFans
  42. 42 My Name Is Buck 我叫巴克 Western Fantasy880k WordsCompleted My name is Buck Lee. Thanks to my hard work, there hasn't been a single murder in my precinct for five years. 0Votes45.7kRecs74.9kFans
  43. 43 The Tiger Taoist 虎道人 Xianxia1.9M WordsCompleted The first step in cultivation is to raise a tiger. Enter Tiger Perch Temple to cultivate and raise tigers, all while keeping a low profile. Then venture into the world to cultivate, earn money, and make a name for yourself. Seek eternal life, travel the world, and become immortal and indestructible. The cultivation world isn’t 0Votes40.2kRecs87.1kFans
  44. 44 The Grand Pope Behind the Scenes 幕后大教皇 Light Novel659k WordsCompleted An agent of God, or perhaps an agent of lies. When the Pope gains the power to weave lies and make them play out in reality... The world becomes a tiny stage for a mythic performance in which Heaven and Hell dance together. I am the Pope, and more than that, the playwright behind the myth. Note: This novel has no female lead and no harem. 0Votes29.2kRecs53.7kFans
  45. 45 Football Card System 足球卡牌系统 Sports2.5M WordsCompleted The new book, Just Became the Richest Man in Nanyang, and Britain Is Forcing Me to Oppose the Qing Dynasty? has been uploaded. Gao Bo transmigrates back to 2008 and becomes the manager of Luton Town, a team docked thirty points at the very start of the season. Docked thirty points at the beginning of the season, the team is considered all but certain to be relegated. Drawing on ten more years of football knowledge than anyone else and a football card System, Gao Bo miraculously leads the 0Votes126.5kRecs77.3kFans
  46. 46 The Farming Wizard and His Island 耕田巫师和他的海岛 Gaming538k WordsOngoing Synopsis One: Stranded in another world, I farmed until I lost contact with everyone. Synopsis Two: With a wizard's powers, I crafted a huge island with my own two hands! 0Votes37.8kRecs38.1kFans
  47. 47 My Sister Is a Ruthless One 我的妹妹是狠人 Infinite Myriad Worlds1.0M WordsOngoing “I seek not to become an immortal, only to wait for your return in this mortal world…” From beyond the nine heavens, these words rang out, shaking the ages. … What is it like to have a sister who defies the world, claims supremacy, and kills without hesitation? And this sister is no ordinary ruthless… Brilliant beyond compare, blessed with stunning talent, peerlessly elegant through all the ages… [I recommend starting from Volume Four, the Shrouding the Heavens arc, to jump straight into the 0Votes43.8kRecs54.7kFans
  48. 48 The Mutant Knights 异种骑士团 Western Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted An associate professor of bioengineering transmigrates to an alternate world resembling medieval Europe. Using modern biochemistry, he discovers that viruses, bacteria, and parasites long extinct in human history are actually the source of supernatural abilities. He rescues and unites the people whom the mundane world calls “the Otherkin,” founding a knightly order that sweeps all before it and unleashing a revolutionary upheaval across the medieval world. An alternate world with a fantasy setti 0Votes38kRecs59.3kFans
  49. 49 Ashes Wandering the Marvel Universe 游荡在美漫的灰烬 Infinite Myriad Worlds368k WordsCompleted I once roamed the high walls of Lothric, and slaughtered the undead in their village until not one remained. I should have been counted among the heroes of Farron Keep. Sister Friede's scythe in the Painted World still haunts my memory, and the Nameless King's spear-sword pierced me time and again... Perhaps I should have followed in the footsteps of Gwyn, Lord of Sunlight, and let the Age of Fire continue. But living as Ash was simply too painful. I closed my hand, and under my gaze, the First 0Votes37.2kRecs35.6kFans
  50. 50 My Cat Can Cultivate Immortality 我家的猫会修仙 Urban514k WordsCompleted Every novel seems to be about someone reborn to cultivate immortality, or an ordinary person cultivating immortality... So how come in my case, it’s my cat that can cultivate immortality? When Wu Ren inexplicably takes the blame for a deity and gets an “Animal-Raising System,” his quiet, lazy life is turned upside down in an instant. Between the cats with their bizarre antics and the deity who’s anything but respectable, Wu Ren suddenly realizes that his home has become a gathering place for all 0Votes26.1kRecs26.2kFans

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