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- 51 I Transmigrated into a Nation 我穿越成一个国 I've heard of soul transmigration, transmigrating with your body, gender swaps, and body possession... So how come I turned into a country? Wait, don't come any closer! You're a country, and I'm a country too. Have you ever seen two countries roll up their sleeves and brawl hand to hand? Let's be civilized. We can send troops and generals, with our rulers commanding the armies. Wouldn't that be better? Wait... What kind of ridiculous world is this? How can a country have consciousness? And these 0Votes151.9kRecs77.9kFans
- 52 The Detective from the Future 来自未来的神探 Police officer Han Bin unexpectedly acquires a badge from the future. He learns future criminal investigation techniques, solves one baffling case after another, upholds justice, and becomes a legend in law enforcement... 0Votes413.9kRecs279.7kFans
- 53 The All-Around King of Songs 全能大歌王 Look at the victories and defeats. Life is grand and bold; everything is just a matter of starting over. I’m Lin Yang! This is my story! 0Votes220.7kRecs239.8kFans
- 54 After I Became a Daoist Physician 成为了道医之后 A traditional Chinese medicine student who stayed up all night cultivating immortality collapsed to the ground. When he woke up, he had somehow arrived in the early Tang dynasty! He soon discovered that this was neither the Tang dynasty in his history textbooks nor the mythical Tang dynasty of Journey to the West. Then an unexpected trip to the Kingdom of Rats lifted the veil on the mysteries of cultivation. Li Dandao, determined to earn a place among the immortals of the Tang dynasty, began his 0Votes149.6kRecs302.1kFans
- 55 EN Tales of the Mortal World 细说红尘 At a teahouse by the road, silhouettes drift in and out. A couple of cries ring out along the street. Before the crowd, a fan flutters; a wooden clapper strikes the table. Ladies and gentlemen, lend an ear as I tell my tale. The fan opens, and all things blend into the Dao. The heavenly stars and earthly fiends reveal their wondrous transformations. The clapper strikes, and waves rise a thousandfold. All living beings, with their passions, roll on through the mortal world. 8Votes271.6kRecs610.5kFans
- 56 EN Everyday Adventures in a TV Series 日常系美剧 After transmigrating into the world of American TV shows, he took the unremarkable path of a great doctor to avoid dying young. Along the way, he found friends among the seven from The Big Bang Theory, the six from Friends, and the five from How I Met Your Mother, competed with the doctors of Grey's Anatomy, Dr. House, and The Good Doctor, and encountered the thrills of Gone Girl, Hard Candy, and Orphan. Ordinary days, never dull. Life in an American TV show is full of fun. 0Votes218.2kRecs168.7kFans
- 57 The Survival Game on the Tip of Your Tongue 舌尖上的求生游戏 Turn legendary monsters into delicious dishes! Today's Special: [Infernal Buddha Jumps Over the Wall] Made with over thirty ingredients and seasonings, each prepared and cooked separately: flying polyps, the tips of Cthulhu's tentacles, the webbed feet of Deep Ones, the chitinous pincers of Rhan-Tegoth, the tips of the Black Goat Mother's tentacles, and eye gunk from an avatar of Azathoth; vegetarian ingredients include Emperor's psychedelic mushrooms, an elemental of fire, Yog-Sothoth's bubbles 0Votes95kRecs88kFans
- 58 EN The Fox of France 法兰西之狐 A timid engineering major transmigrates to France on the eve of the Revolution for reasons unknown, and becomes the older brother of the future Emperor Napoleon. Should he ride his brother’s coattails and spend the rest of his days living off him, or seize this opportunity to forge a great legacy of his own? 0Votes176.5kRecs132.5kFans
- 59 A Farmer in Shu Han 蜀汉之庄稼汉 This is the story of an ordinary, hapless man struggling to survive in the chaotic Three Kingdoms era and doing his best to build a life through farming. 7Votes626.2kRecs213.4kFans
- 60 Starting with Contract Spirits 从契约精灵开始 In this world, even mountains, rivers, plants, and trees can become spirits, and antique swords can give birth to souls. Beyond the arts and sciences, there is also a Spirit Studies department. Spirit Tamers are the most popular profession. Make pacts with spirits and raise them! Uncover hidden paths of evolution! Create brand-new spirit forms… When asked how he felt about becoming a legendary Spirit Tamer, a pioneer of evolution, the father of awakenings, and a shining light of the Allianc 0Votes268.4kRecs257.6kFans
- 61 I Have a Stat Board 我有一块属性板 You go to the classroom building alone in the middle of the night to pick up a book and accidentally run into a banshee. You panic and run, but the banshee is faster than you. You think you’re about to die, but your vision blurs and you find yourself in a strange place. You stare at the Golden Bull Martial Arts School before you and fall into deep thought... Back in the real world, you beat the banshee to a pulp with your max-level basic fists, basic inner cultivation, and max-level One Qi skill 0Votes196.1kRecs271.5kFans
- 62 The Last Reincarnator 最后一个轮回士 Also known as: I Am a Giant Mushroom (#^.^#) This is a heavily reworked infinite-flow novel, full of wild ideas, comedy, and farming. A story about a mushroom person growing mushrooms across the Myriad Worlds! (If you're still not satisfied with this blurb, check out the reader reviews below. One reader wrote a pretty interesting blurb for me.) 0Votes43.9kRecs43.7kFans
- 63 The Qin-Era Novelist 秦时小说家 (A Great Nation Chronicle: Gold Medal Winner of The Legend of Qin Writing Contest) Here are the strategists who roam the land, where the people suffer and the world lies in chaos! Here are the Confucians who cultivate themselves, manage their families, govern the state, and bring peace to the world! Here are the Mohists who see all under heaven as white, and only themselves as black! Here are the farmers who nourish all things, with Shennong living forever! Here are the strategists whose advance 51Votes196.9kRecs219kFans
- 64 The New Shun, 1730 新顺1730 What would it be like if the dynasty that followed the fall of the Ming were a Han Chinese dynasty? After transmigrating, Liu Yu discovers that he has arrived in Dashun, a dynasty at a turning point in history. He starts out as the son of a duke, with parents, maids, plenty of money, plenty of people, and plenty of connections. With life growing dull, Liu Yu has to find something to do. And so... 14Votes297.3kRecs300.8kFans
- 65 I Can See Experience Points 我能看见经验值 Before going to sleep, He Xiaotian merely complained that he was bored. Yet when he woke up, he discovered that the entire world had changed! The glowing screen in the upper-left corner of his vision became his only support. “Fine, I can accept all of this. But shouldn't you at least tell me how to gain experience points?!” (PS: New book, My Past-Life Simulator. Synopsis: A cash-on-delivery package sent He Zhao down a path he had never imagined. “To all my past lives, I thank your ancesto 1Votes235.9kRecs379.9kFans
- 66 Ultraman: From the Start, I Was a Human Host 奥特曼：开局人间体 New Book: Conan: The Grim Reaper Has His Eye on Me … Also known as From the Start, Rejected by Warrior's Peak. This is a multiverse of Ultraman at the turning point between old and new eras. Orb Origin marks the arrival of the new generation of Ultraman. After leaving the ruins planet, Xia Shu had his hopes dashed by reality at O-50's Warrior's Peak, missing out on the greatest opportunity of the new generation because he was too selfish. “You're not worthy of becoming an Ultra Warrior.” Xi 0Votes186.8kRecs234.6kFans
- 67 The Immortal Qin Multiverse Empire 仙秦多元宇宙帝国 Long live Brother Zheng! This is the story of Brother Zheng, who chances upon a fragment of the Great Luo Heaven, bringing Qin law to the Myriad Worlds, restoring order across the heavens, standardizing written language and axle widths, and unifying currency, weights, and measures. One day, I shall plant the black-water dragon banners of Great Qin in every corner of the Myriad Worlds: Ancestral Dragon, First Emperor, Lord of Immortal Qin, Ying Zheng of the Zhao clan. Your Majesty, your infamy is 0Votes289.8kRecs1.6MFans
- 68 EN I Am Louis XIV 我乃路易十四 What could be worse than realizing, while you’re still in swaddling clothes, that you’re none other than Louis XIV? Well, there’s this: it’s a fantasy version, too. 1Votes287kRecs126.4kFans
- 69 Why Has Your Highness Rebelled? 皇兄何故造反？ In the eighth year of the Jingtai era, at the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Zhu Qiyu stood atop the imperial steps. Behind him was a ten-year-old child. Below the steps stood the civil and military officials, all wearing impassive expressions. He sighed, then looked up at his panic-stricken elder brother. At last, he asked the question he had kept buried in his heart. “Your Majesty, why have you rebelled?” P.S. Warning: the protagonist is a schemer and won’t be pursuing technological advancement 24Votes295.7kRecs622.5kFans
- 70 EN One Man Attains the Dao 一人得道 Chen Cuo arrived in the Chen dynasty of the Southern and Northern Dynasties and became a member of the imperial clan. He had thought he would follow the course of history, but unexpectedly, the whole style suddenly went awry. “With qi refinement and cultivation, along with incense offerings and merit, it seems we have no choice but to seek immortality and attain the Dao first.” This is precisely: Beside the willow shade, beneath the pine shadows, straighten your spine and cast aside all worldly 0Votes225.8kRecs265.7kFans
- 71 You Can’t Outrun Me, Can You? 你跑不过我吧 Reporter: Officer Mu, what's the most fundamental factor affecting a city's crime clearance rate? Mu Yuan: Me. 0Votes759.9kRecs403.9kFans
- 72 I Have a House in the Underworld 我在黄泉有座房 Synopsis: I have a house in the Yellow Springs, with fields and plenty of grain at home. A Guoshui production, not suitable for keeping in captivity. Slaughter it while you can. 0Votes278.2kRecs266.2kFans
- 73 The Holy Master's Journey Through the Worlds 圣主的世界之旅 Help! I've become the Sacred Dragon from Jackie Chan Adventures, the one hanging on the wall, and Uncle and Dad are about to come after me. What should I do? Huh? You want to know how I became the Sacred Dragon? That's not important. The real question is, how can I, the villain, survive? New book: Why Does Everyone Think I'm a Lucky Star? (If you're interested, go check it out!) 0Votes199.3kRecs216.6kFans
- 74 Construction Maniac 建造狂魔 That year, Ge Xiaotian put up a thatched hut in his own field. To his surprise, two burly men came bounding out of it. … The Age of Empires? But this is the modern world! Am I supposed to push cannons into the county seat and attack it? Have I lost my mind, or have you? Forget it. Let’s go lay bricks together instead. Once we’ve made some money, we can take on a small construction site. And then… The Global Construction Group was founded… 0Votes591.2kRecs637.3kFans
- 75 EN Urban Sword Legend 都市剑说 Li Bai, returned from another world, makes a living exclusively by slaying demons and banishing evil, treating every kind of defiance from the psychological to the physical. In 1972, reborn with an AI, he finds himself in a dead end from the start! Damn this wretched heaven! Let us see how Comrade Lu Mi forcibly carves out a bloody path. 0Votes1.1MRecs279.8kFans
- 76 I'm Really Not the Child of Destiny 我真的不是气运之子 Fairy Qingyue: I once traveled three thousand miles west with Senior Brother and found the Sun and Moon Golden Wheels in a secret Kunlun realm! Empress Linglong: I once accompanied Senior Brother deep into the Northern Sea Emperor’s Burial Valley, where we inherited the Alchemy Emperor’s legacy together! Undying Phoenix Empress: Ha! A bunch of fledglings! Do you even know how he got his Dragon-Phoenix Indestructible Body? After transmigrating to the cultivation world, Shen Tian discovered th 0Votes1.2MRecs1.5MFans
- 77 EN I Became the New Game Plus Boss 我成了二周目BOSS Whenever he falls asleep, he finds himself inhabiting the New Game+ boss of a certain video game. He is the sleeping god of R'lyeh beneath the sea, an Old One in the game, and the lord of dreams that drive people mad. As the game grows more popular, more and more fanatical believers call out his name. Every time Kemon wakes up, there are more strange things in his room. As an unboxing and review video creator, this often gives him a headache. (Unboxing reviews and sacrificial builds in the e 0Votes121.4kRecs237.6kFans
- 78 The Careful Immortal Across the Heavens 诸天苟仙 When the three flowers gather at the crown, essence, energy, and spirit converge; when dragon and tiger meet, the golden core forms. Only by embracing both recklessness and timidity can one achieve longevity and prove the Great Dao. Facing three thousand Chaos Demon Gods, Luo Feng raises the Heaven-Opening Axe and says solemnly, “This humble Daoist really is just a Primordial Daoist~!” As everyone knows, Primordial martial artists are Primordial, Primordial immortals are Primordial, Primordial d 0Votes165.8kRecs362.9kFans
- 79 I Really Am an Intern Doctor 我真是实习医生 “I really am just an intern doctor! My face is just a little dark.” Difficult cases? Emergency rescues? Relax, that’s just my everyday life. This is the story of a rather unlucky young doctor who is forced to race ahead on the road to healing the sick and saving lives~ 0Votes521.5kRecs280.6kFans
- 80 The City's Shapeshifting Druid 都市的变形德鲁伊 Beneath the bright afternoon sun, interlaced tree shadows traced sharp patterns on the ground, where an orange cat lay sprawled in lazy repose. A few female students walked by. One bent down, holding her breath, ready to give the roadside orange cat a pet, but it darted nimbly away... Listening to the girls’ laughter fade into the distance, the orange cat shifted position and lay down on the wall... Please don’t disturb an orange cat resting during the day, because it might have saved a world th 0Votes258.8kRecs171.6kFans
- 81 EN I Pioneered the Internet Age in a Magical World 我在魔法世界开创互联网时代 A god's power comes from their followers. The more followers they have, the stronger they become! Yu Sheng'an unexpectedly acquired a divine godhead bound by contract and scoffed. “Tch, enough with all that high-flown nonsense. Isn't this just the internet game of fighting over user traffic?” Watch me: Harvest traffic through social platforms; Bring short-video content to the masses; Win devoted fans through Q&A sites; Turn viewers into believers with livestreams from another world; Use the prof 2Votes152.3kRecs293.1kFans
- 82 Tianlu Star Is Chatting Again Today 天禄星今天又在水群 In the Primordial World, I am Tian Lu, a Star Lord and one of the 48,000 malevolent stars. I'm an old slacker. 1Votes105.8kRecs183.7kFans
- 83 Divine Path Revival 神道复苏 Spiritual qi revival brings suffering to all. Dou Changsheng arrives by transmigration, holding the Investiture of the Gods. He issues divine decrees, contends for destiny, gathers incense offerings, rises through the divine ranks, and claims the world. And so on. How did I wake up as the Celestial Emperor? Am I still dreaming? Note: This book features the divine path, battles for dominion through destiny, farming, and a madman with countless secret identities! 0Votes199.2kRecs204.2kFans
- 84 Cthulhu in Tokyo 我在东京克苏鲁 [In Tokyo, My SAN Is Plummeting] [You Cannot See the Horror That I See] Su Qi, a social genius. Killed in a car accident, he was reborn in Tokyo. This is a world of the deep sea and anchors. The occult, Cthulhu madness, objective idealism, groupthink, mass psychology. Strange events published in magazines appear on city streets. Bizarre videos online play out in real life. Rumors on social media come true. The widespread circulation of public opinion and trending topics creates monsters. Trendin 1Votes100.8kRecs196.2kFans
- 85 I Became a Swordsman in Ancient Japan 我在古代日本当剑豪 [New book: America: Kill at Speed, 1924!] After transmigrating to Japan in 1789, during the long-peaceful Edo period, he starts with nothing but the status of a low-ranking samurai, a pair of swords, and a System that raises his character level and sword-skill level whenever he defeats or kills an enemy. … “What do I do when I encounter a powerful enemy? I draw my second sword and switch to the swordsmanship I’m truly good at: dual wielding.” “And what if you still can’t beat them?” “Th 1Votes271.2kRecs429.9kFans
- 86 EN Reborn on the Sword's Edge, Wandering the Mortal World 托身白刃里，浪迹红尘中 It is merely a martial arts transmigration serial, a story about practicing martial arts in pursuit of transcendence. 0Votes236.6kRecs194.7kFans
- 87 EN The Extraordinary David 超凡大卫 “Shadow Servant, take a look. What are all these?” “A pile of entry-level knowledge orbs. Do I look like a garbage dump?” David scolded the Shadow Servant floating beside him. The Shadow Servant flushed red, trying to show its master just how hard it had been working. The boundless starry sky, servants of the gods, clashes between civilizations, invincible battleships, terrifying insectoid races, transcendent lifeforms, humble mortals, and a new era dawning. His completed novel, Wizard Abel, run 0Votes731.7kRecs349.7kFans
- 88 The Power of One 一人之力 A realm from another dimension descends. Gods manifest before his eyes, and ancient roars echo endlessly in his ears. Ding dong! Eating hot pot alone, watching a movie alone: +1 to the Alone Value. Training in martial arts and meditating alone, enjoying the view from a hundred-meter skyscraper: +2 to the Alone Value. Chased by a pack of wolves, a lion, and a god, then turning around to chase the wolves, beat the lion, and cleave the god: +5 to the Alone Value. “I’m afraid of dying.” “But I’m eve 0Votes382.2kRecs341.7kFans
- 89 EN Cultivation Starts After Three Years of Transmigration 修真从穿越三年开始 Three years, then another three. In that time, transmigrators in other stories have already become emperors and risen to the very top. Yet after three years in this world, Zhang Qingyuan, armed with a lousy proficiency panel that lets him see his skills but not improve them, is still just an unknown among the tens of thousands of outer disciples of the Yunshui Sect. Please stop complaining about the formatting. Published chapters can’t be edited, but it should be fixed around the time the 0Votes458.1kRecs542.2kFans
- 90 Star Realm Cockroach 星界蟑螂 A planet enveloped by the original force of the universe, and a world ruled by insects. Beginning with opening up wasteland and farming, this is a lighthearted story, not a dark or war-focused one. 2Votes95kRecs141.7kFans
- 91 The Revival of Entertainment 文娱复兴 These are the best of times. It all begins on the day I transmigrate, when the original owner's gold-digging girlfriend confesses to me at the graduation ceremony in front of the entire school. I came, I saw, I conquered! I'm Lin Chen, and I speak for myself! 0Votes344.2kRecs269.9kFans
- 92 Building a System to Read Books 造个系统来读书 A middle-aged man returns to 1998. He can’t remember lottery numbers, can’t trade stocks, knows nothing about business or music, and isn’t much of a writer. How can he turn his life around? The answer: study. This is the story of a middle-aged man returning to his school days and saving himself. This is a reborn-era novel about a warm, everyday life. The System is just a gimmick. … 0Votes145.7kRecs137.2kFans
- 93 Hidden in the Southern Hills 南山隐 Liu Xiu arrives in another world with nothing to his name. Starting in the wilderness, he builds his dream home one little step at a time. He settles in the southern mountains, grows exotic flowers and herbs, raises a few spirit birds and beasts, and enjoys the simple life. South of the mountains, there’s a heap of grain in the valley. Brew it into wine and drink cup after cup through spring, summer, autumn, and winter. North of the sea, there are tombstones in the cemetery, with piles of demons 0Votes185.4kRecs149.7kFans
- 94 The Great Sage of White Bones 白骨大圣 [A premium fantasy novel with over 10,000 average paid subscribers! A live-action short series has been released!] [After two novels both ran into trouble, I changed my pen name. My former name was Yao Huo!] The dead touch the ground, old dogs dig graves, spirits ask for directions, and the living eat their meals. Do you know what it means to run into even one of them? “My other work, There’s Something Strange Here, has over 20,000 average paid subscribers.” “The comic adaptation rights for Ther 31Votes3.7MRecs1.6MFans
- 95 The Su Chef 苏厨 Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish. This, then, is the story of a food lover governing a country, beginning in the fourth year of the Huangyou era of the Northern Song dynasty... 0Votes710.4kRecs190.8kFans
- 96 The Ambitious Hero of the Late Eastern Han 东汉末年枭雄志 The late Eastern Han dynasty in Romance of the Three Kingdoms was a tumultuous age of grand drama. There were valiant generals, brilliant strategists, cunning warlords, benevolent rulers, and alluring beauties. It was a world to dream of. But the late Eastern Han in Guo Peng’s eyes was cold. It was neither kind nor just, much less civilized. Danger lurked everywhere. He saw hunger, poverty, war, and plague. He saw bones strewn across the fields and not a cock crowing for a thousand miles. He saw 5Votes408.9kRecs519.5kFans
- 97 Hogwarts: Transmigrated as the Top Student 霍格沃茨的学霸传奇 After transmigrating to Britain in the 1980s, Jon Hart was all set to study hard and devote himself to scientific research. Then a letter from Hogwarts threw all his plans into disarray. What could be crueler to a transmigrator who is determined to pursue a career in research and has spent more than a decade carefully planning for it? Being told that this world isn't just unscientific, it's magical! Book club number: 834784155 3Votes230.6kRecs294.8kFans
- 98 The Immortal Register 仙箓 From a young age, I was a scholar of the Dao, and I loved xianxia above all else. I love spirits and monsters, evil entities, demon boys, beautiful women, alchemy, talismans, spirit pets, Daoist soldiers, goddesses who visit in night dreams, and white bone skeletons. I also willingly offer myself to demons, plant demons in my Dao heart, and spend half my life wandering, seeking only the Great Freedom. The story of a young Daoist who refines qi in pursuit of eternal life. 1Votes237.1kRecs593.2kFans
- 99 Take Down That Tower 推掉那座塔 Li Wei transmigrated to another world with a title and attribute panel, becoming the son of a country farmer. Knights, mages, the Mute, the Hanged Man… Magical beasts, magical plants, strange objects, sea elves… Faced with the supernatural and the nobility, Li Wei made a promise: “I’ll become a lofty duke, own the most prosperous and expansive domain, and make all people sing my praises.” “…Of course, first I have to take down that tower.” This is the story of a farmer’s son who rises to become 0Votes150.3kRecs209.9kFans
- 100 EN Starting from the Dao Fruit 从道果开始 Chen Jichuan, a young man from Earth, dies in a car accident and transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation, where he obtains the supreme magical art known as the Dao Fruit. It all begins with the Dao Fruit… … P.S. The author has already completed the novel The Yellow Court Taoist Master, which averaged over ten thousand paid subscribers. Give it a read if you're interested. P.S. Two reader groups have been set up. Feel free to join: Full Subscription Group: 486411676 (open to full su 0Votes319.6kRecs389.6kFans
