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  1. 51 The Liaozhai Sword Immortal 聊斋剑仙 Mystery & Supernatural1.5M WordsCompleted In the twenty-ninth year of Yong'an, in the land of Shenzhou, the Great Qian Dynasty had stood for more than five hundred years. The aging emperor, desperate to cling to life, summoned extraordinary talents from across the realm to the capital and established the Bureau of Unusual Scholars, where they refined elixirs and sought the path to immortality. The emperor grew increasingly obsessed and withdrew from governing. Meanwhile, the crown princes of the Eastern and Western Palaces fought fierce 0Votes138.5kRecs301kFans
  2. 52 Reborn, Starting with E-Commerce 重生从电商开始 Urban1.2M WordsCompleted A senior executive in e-commerce returns to his college campus. Facing the sweeping, turbulent age of the mobile internet, Luo Xiu sighs and says: “I have face blindness, I’m not interested in money, and I come from an ordinary family. My only distinction is that my house is a little bigger...” 0Votes53.5kRecs91.1kFans
  3. 53 Reborn to Fight Terrorism in America 重生之美利坚反恐 Infinite Myriad Worlds2.1M WordsCompleted To save his family, he takes on a mission like Taken, joins the CTU from 24, gets hunted by Jason Bourne from The Bourne Identity, and teams up with Ethan Hunt from Mission: Impossible. With Rainbow Six and Call of Duty in the mix, I struggle to survive in the worlds of movies and games. I am Steve Owen. 0Votes106.1kRecs77.4kFans
  4. 54 Master of Treasures 玩宝大师 Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Play with trinkets and you'll lose your ambition; play with treasures and you'll find success. An obscure antiques peddler is destined to become a master of his generation. Long-sealed rare treasures and a secret lineage of appraisal: in the world of antiques, history has never fallen silent. Devious schemes and surging undercurrents abound, and amid the rolling tide of huge profits, there is no fair balance in people's hearts. There's a group that promotes support for the official version: 4333 0Votes88.2kRecs88.6kFans
  5. 55 Journey to the West: The Treasure Vase of the Great Dao 西游之大道宝瓶 Xianxia1.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into another world, Lu Yu slays demons with his immortal sword. It is only when a monkey calling himself the Handsome Monkey King appears before him that he realizes he has arrived in the world of Journey to the West. The struggle for the Mandate of Heaven, the secrets of Journey to the West, the severing of the connection between Heaven and Earth, and the separation of the Three Realms. 1Votes113.6kRecs179.1kFans
  6. 56 Life Begins with A Soldier’s Story 从士兵突击开始的人生 Military3.3M WordsCompleted With the Special Forces King Growth System, military academy student Su Qiyue becomes comrades with Xu Sanduo and Chengcai, beginning his military career. 1Votes234.9kRecs209kFans
  7. 57 The Great Pharmacist System 大制药师系统 Urban936k WordsCompleted Zhou Wen, a miserable fourth-year biology student, was on the verge of graduating straight into unemployment. Then, while doing an experiment, he accidentally got bitten by one of the test subjects and gained a cheat ability. He could not only see the details of DNA and viruses, but also the attributes and quality of medicinal herbs and chemical raw materials. From then on, he set out on the path to becoming a master pharmacist. [You successfully made a Niuhuang Jiedu Pill. Medicinal effect x2, 1Votes297.4kRecs236.7kFans
  8. 58 I Can Increase Proficiency 我能增加熟练度 Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Zhang Hao obtained a game System. From then on, his entire life seemed to turn into a game. Practice the Lesser Yang Stance once, and proficiency increases by one. Practice Arhat Fist once, and proficiency increases by one. Proficiency: (100/100). Arhat Fist reaches perfection. For a long time, Zhang Hao thought he had obtained a diligent and down-to-earth System in which hard work led to rewards. Until... he saw 0Votes139.1kRecs165.4kFans
  9. 59 The Strongest Reincarnation Big Shot 最强轮回大佬 Mystery & Supernatural1.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a mysterious world, Lu Fan happened to arrive just as strange phenomena erupted. Lu Fan had originally planned to stay home and muddle through life, but he suddenly discovered that four actors from a reincarnation cycle had arrived at his house, and even his beloved wife had been replaced. Only then did he realize that he was actually an NPC in a reincarnation world, a mere supporting character specially designed to help the reincarnation actors complete their missions! 0Votes75.4kRecs153.1kFans
  10. 60 A Superpowerhouse in Agriculture 超级农业强国 Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Farming is our species’ innate talent, and our rise happens to require an enormous amount of resources. Well, it’s time to take our talent to the whole world. Actually, this is just the story of a protagonist who is reborn and uses “reasonable” (cheats) methods to “develop” (seize) natural resources around the globe and expand his people’s living space... 1Votes265.4kRecs133.7kFans
  11. 61 Yanggang Community 洋港社区 Urban404k WordsCompleted A banking star, retiring to the countryside, keeping a low profile in the community. He wants to stay under the radar, but his abilities won't let him! 0Votes159.1kRecs49.8kFans
  12. 62 EN The Sandbox World Creator 创造沙盘世界 Sci-Fi1.1M WordsCompleted Two years after graduating, Lin Tuo quit his job and returned to the countryside. In this era of declining martial arts, he hoped to reopen a martial arts school, but never expected to find a mysterious sand table in his old house. Inside the sand table was a modern city, bustling with activity. Looking closely, he realized it was exactly like the city where he had worked and lived for several years! Curious, Lin Tuo bent down for a closer look. … In the center of a city on Earth, countless peop 0Votes83.7kRecs154.5kFans
  13. 63 EN Eerie Immortal Cultivation Game 诡异流修仙游戏 Mystery & Supernatural2.3M WordsCompleted The new book Invincible from the Moment I See the Boss's Health Bar is now serializing in grand fashion. You are welcome to read a sample! … A unique cultivation game launches, and players flood into it. Fang Yue is one of them. But soon, he discovers that the game is strange everywhere and extremely difficult. Large numbers of players quit during the early stages, but Fang Yue stays and discovers that this game is no ordinary game! Three months later, the strange descends upon reality, and the 0Votes146.8kRecs1.1MFans
  14. 64 The Cursed Ship 诅咒之船 Western Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted Ship Combat Skill: Chaos Ray! Using the Strange Eye, fire a blast of chaotic energy infused with the laws of chaos, dissolving and destroying all existence until its chaotic energy is spent... A mysterious magic array grants ships the power to evolve. In a strange world, a young man from a fishing village begins his rise to power with a few broken planks... The Evolution Ship is also known as the “Cursed Ship”... (Note: The protagonist begins in modern-day Europe in a parallel world, not in a pu 0Votes77kRecs137.2kFans
  15. 65 The World Enters the Age of Myth 全球迈入神话时代 Sci-Fi2.0M WordsCompleted In the midst of an ordinary life, Lu Yiming suddenly gained superpowers. He had thought he was about to reach the pinnacle of success, only to discover that the whole world had undergone a drastic transformation! Ancient legends became reality, mysterious prophecies were repeatedly proven true, and all kinds of supernatural phenomena appeared before the public one after another: martial arts, magic, cultivation, demons, ghosts, and monsters. The old order collapsed, and humanity was about to ent 6Votes295.8kRecs503.3kFans
  16. 66 I Am the Super Cop 我就是超级警察 Urban15.9M WordsOngoing Probationary police officer Gu Chen unexpectedly obtains the Police Detective System, and his career on the force is transformed beyond recognition. This is the story of an ordinary man who gradually rises to become a super cop. 0Votes311.2kRecs233.4kFans
  17. 67 The Final War of Doomsday 末日之最终战争 Military1.7M WordsCompleted Aliens arrive with hostile intent. Faced with their invasion, humanity is as weak as ants. This is the apocalypse, the real apocalypse. But wherever there's an invasion, there's resistance. For some people, this isn't the apocalypse. It's a war. And that's exactly what it is. A real war! 0Votes879.7kRecs346.4kFans
  18. 68 The Hammer of Technology 科技之锤 Urban2.3M WordsCompleted “We’ll go first and kill ourselves. Who’s brave enough to follow?” The Earth’s surface is locked in a nuclear winter. A magnificent city stands on Mars, yet a group of Chinese scientists have chosen to blow themselves up, all to send a biological computer back... Ning Wei has just received the biological computer from the future, but all he can think about is how to use the rules of academia to get rich by churning out SCI papers... “Forty swings with the small hammer, eighty with the big one.” 0Votes128.8kRecs373.8kFans
  19. 69 EN A Thousand Years of Signing In: How Did I Become the Hidden Ancestor of the Human Clan? 签到千年我怎么成人族隐藏老祖了 Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Chu He transmigrated into the Great Wilderness, into the Xia Clan, becoming a lowly odd-job servant in the Lin Residence. He originally thought he would spend his entire life in obscurity and poverty, but unexpectedly awakened a sign-in System that grants rewards for signing in anywhere. On his first sign-in at the Scripture Repository, he received the reward [Nine-Revolution Golden Body Art]. After signing in 21,000 times in a row at the Scripture Repository, he received the reward [Dharma Body 0Votes146.8kRecs369.5kFans
  20. 70 The Top Student’s Age of Black Technology 学霸的黑科技时代 Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Xiao Ming, a weakling in his final year of high school, died suddenly after staying up all night reading a novel, then gained a black-tech System. At the crucial moment of the college entrance exam, he embarked on a very different life. From wastewater treatment technology to a homegrown operating system; from neuron chips to antigravity technology; from DNA repair shops to consciousness-upload servers, one groundbreaking technology after another emerged to transform people's lives. He appeared 0Votes170.4kRecs301kFans
  21. 71 A Noble Young Master of the Tang Dynasty 唐朝贵公子 Historical2.6M WordsOngoing The third year of Zhenguan. Li Shimin had wiped the blood from the Xuanwu Gate. A man of great talent and ambition, he sought to rule the world. The future renowned statesman Ma Zhou was still tending horses for others, biding his time among the common folk as he awaited his chance to make his mark. The princesses had just come of age, blooming into young womanhood and beginning to discover love. A generation of brave generals and renowned ministers was just beginning to write its story. It was 0Votes576kRecs475.5kFans
  22. 72 The Tanky Mage Can Go AFK 肉装法爷会挂机 Western Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Darkness rises on the waves. Steam-powered punk ships forged from extraordinary steel thunder out on long voyages. Whales sink into the deep, while sea sirens use their enchanting songs to summon the extraordinary sailors who hunt mermaids. Mysterious time hunters who follow ancient rules are searching for their prey. Born “heroes,” burdened by fate, have already embarked on a journey to make history. Ancient “sealed objects” can hardly wait to pry open the doors of their prisons. They intend to 0Votes110.8kRecs126kFans
  23. 73 Starting With Sitcoms 从拍情景喜剧开始 Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Zuo Le, an assistant director at Dongshan Television, suddenly gets a golden finger: a video player containing films and shows that have never existed in this world, ready for him to “borrow” from. And so, he makes his debut with The Underground Traffic Station, rises to fame with the two seasons of Stories from the Canteen, and becomes a legend with Home with Kids and My Own Swordsman. His heavily adapted, localized version of The Big Bang Theory makes him the undisputed king of sitcoms. Alongs 0Votes144.6kRecs186.5kFans
  24. 74 Hard Work Doesn't Count as Cheating for Me 勤奋努力的我不算开挂 Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [A novel with over ten thousand premium subscribers, guaranteed quality and steady updates. Come give it a try!] First version: The sky above, the earth beneath. Surveying all ages, crossing the eight wildernesses. The future is as vast as the sea, with endless days ahead. At last, it is our turn to carry forward the legacy of countless generations and pierce the dawn of time with our blazing souls. The Great Emperor is nothing more than a title! Second version: Savage beasts run rampant, and hu 0Votes115kRecs231.1kFans
  25. 75 I Write Web Novels in America 我在美国写网文 Urban817k WordsOngoing Reborn in America in 1995, he carried in his head all the online novels he had read in his previous life. See how he uses feel-good fiction to shake up America’s bestseller lists and become a pop culture icon like Stan Lee. In the twentieth century, what was Hollywood’s biggest IP gold mine? Comics and online fiction! “Netflix? Without online fiction, it would be nothing!” said the Disney president. 0Votes112.2kRecs89kFans
  26. 76 EN Nano Rise 纳米崛起 Sci-Fi1.8M WordsCompleted The struggle of a man with hyperthymesia. This is the age of nanotechnology. It began with a memory from the future. He seized an opportunity in the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis. He laid his foundation in nanomaterials technology. He rose through the resource recycling industry. 0Votes217.3kRecs223kFans
  27. 77 The Sun and Moon Endure Forever 日月永在 Historical1.8M WordsCompleted The early Ming dynasty, when the empire was at the height of its power. In this year, Emperor Jianwen, Zhu Yunwen, ascends the throne. The following year, Zhu Di rebels, in what history calls the Jingnan Campaign. And in this year, a transmigrator arrives in this era. Transmigrate into Zhu Yunwen and lead the Great Ming to sweep across the world. 0Votes187.3kRecs242.7kFans
  28. 78 Cultivation Begins with Making Fire by Rubbing Sticks 修仙从钻木取火开始 Xianxia1.2M WordsCompleted My sanctuary lies on Cloud Mountain, with a hall and fields below. When I have time, I sit beneath the ginkgo tree, gazing at the mortal world through drifting clouds. I hoe the fields and listen to the spring, forge swords beside the furnace. What I eat and wear is up to me, and up to heaven. Winter ends, and I lose track of the years; When calamity comes, I must descend the mountain and watch the world's sorrows and joys. I cannot turn a blind eye to injustice, yet I do not care to show off be 0Votes81.8kRecs111.6kFans
  29. 79 My Wife Is a Top Student 我老婆是女学霸 Urban1.9M WordsCompleted I met a top student on a blind date, and accidentally offended her… And it turns out she lives right across the hall! [A slice-of-life story: a little lighthearted, a little funny, and a little heartwarming.] 0Votes215.2kRecs347.1kFans
  30. 80 I Became the Progenitor of the Vampires 我成了血族始祖 Sci-Fi3.0M WordsCompleted (P.S. New book: Lord of Calamities: Starting as a Demon Grand Duke) Li De accidentally transmigrates into a virtual game that won’t be released for another year. He has also become a vampire progenitor, hiding among humans while studying magic, with a castle of his own and more than 200 vampire descendants. Now this is exciting. Fortunately, he can still return to Earth. But his biggest crisis is that the game will launch in a year, and the players will arrive. What’s a vampire to do to grow str 0Votes201.6kRecs296.8kFans
  31. 81 The Monkey King Is My Junior Brother 孙猴子是我师弟 Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsOngoing Sun Wukong: “Senior Brother, teach me a spell.” Jin Si: “I’ll teach you a Tailed Beast Bomb. Here, open wide.” Patriarch Bodhi: “Why did you bring back a little fox?” Jin Si: “I’m checking whether it has the potential to become a fox spirit.” 2Votes207.9kRecs202.7kFans
  32. 82 EN Cultivation Starts After Three Years of Transmigration 修真从穿越三年开始 Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted 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
  33. 83 EN Film and TV Worlds: Starting from Drug God 影视世界从药神开始 Infinite Myriad Worlds10.3M WordsOngoing An ordinary person, living one extraordinary life after another... ,,,, Aiming for urban stories, no cultivation. Dying to Survive, Infernal Affairs, Nothing But Thirty, The Year We Chased the Wind, The Grandmaster, Ode to Joy, Feather Flies to the Sky, New World, Beijing Love Story, Brotherhood of Blades, Spring Breeze Is No Match for You, The Greed of Man, All Is Well, Malena, Let’s Get Married, In the Name of the People, Chasing the Dragon, A Lifelong Journey, Water Margin, So Young, The Gold 205Votes416kRecs509.6kFans
  34. 84 A Feast of Fear 惊惧盛宴 Mystery & Supernatural902k WordsCompleted It all began with a trip. Consciousness, existence... A gaze from beyond the dimensions, and the heart's redemption through truth. Step into another world, where... a terrifying feast is underway! 0Votes74.5kRecs409.7kFans
  35. 85 Old Soldiers, New Cops 老兵新警 Realistic Fiction2.1M WordsCompleted I never wanted to take off my military uniform upon retirement. I had never dared hope that I could become a police officer, yet I ended up wearing a police uniform. I resolved to put down roots at the border and guard the nation's gates, only to be transferred back to my hometown. Fate is truly wondrous. Come and witness Han Xin's extraordinary life, from olive green to navy blue! 2Votes405.7kRecs294.3kFans
  36. 86 The Chronicles of Xiponi 希泊尼战纪 Sci-Fi3.2M WordsCompleted In the interstellar age, in an era of fantasy, armies of alien races led by the Zerg, the Qijuzi, and the Xenomorphs invaded human space. The few survivors could only flee through space aboard starships. After enduring extinction and being reborn, the survivors bravely rose up to fight their fate, ultimately leading humanity toward the light! This is the story of the starship Xiponi. A high-tech story. If it’s not your thing, please don’t flame! 104Votes149.8kRecs162.2kFans
  37. 87 I Suddenly Transmigrated 突然就穿越了 Urban333k WordsOngoing Check out my new book of the same genre, Stirring Up Trouble Across the World. Ever since I was little, I’ve had a peculiar problem. Whenever I have a nightmare, I teleport instantly. So when I was young, I visited every country in the world. But there’s a bug in this ability: I can’t control where I end up. Just now, I was sleeping peacefully at home when a nightmare made me instantly transmigrate into a warm, fragrant bed... Huh! Where am I? Wow! So soft. P.S. 1: This book has a lighthearted, 0Votes30.1kRecs33.4kFans
  38. 88 EN Is There Really Someone Who Thinks Cultivating Immortality is Difficult? 不会真有人觉得修仙难吧 Light Novel1.0M WordsCompleted The Immortal Martial Era, the third day of the third month. Thanks to the sect leader's tireless efforts, Qingyun Dao Sect finally welcomed its eighth disciple, Ye Ping. To persuade Ye Ping to stay and earn his respect, everyone in the sect tried every trick in the book to fool him. They bragged that they were peerless geniuses in swordsmanship, cultivation, alchemy, artifact crafting, divination, formations, treasure appraisal, and even children of fortune. To keep up the image of genius, they 0Votes1.9MRecs1.3MFans
  39. 89 The White-Haired Demon Master 白首妖师 Xianxia1.5M WordsCompleted A cruel and utterly inhuman person is called a “human fiend”! A worldly, smooth operator who understands the ways of people is called a “people person”! A vicious, bloodthirsty killer is called a “butcher”! Then what would you call someone whose schemes are as unpredictable as shifting clouds and who is as cunning as a demon...? … … 0Votes1MRecs279.1kFans
  40. 90 The Martial Immortal Exiled from Heaven 武谪仙 Xianxia950k WordsOngoing The original blurb was: The Immortal Exile Among Martial Artists, a Genius at Living Off Others. Now it has been changed to: I am Kuaishou Xiao Ma. With nothing but my pair of iron fists, I defeated an immortal second-generation heir surnamed Wang, earning the right to be born into this world with dignity. When you feel you can no longer squeeze out any monthly votes, you can subscribe to Immortal Gourd, A Sword Slashes Through the Nine Heavens, The All-Professional Martial God, and Shu Mounta 0Votes1.3MRecs259.1kFans
  41. 91 My Dreamlike Years 我的梦幻年代 Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Shen Mengxi’s motto was, “I’ll just muddle along!” He never imagined that someone like him would become a big name in the entertainment industry. 0Votes357.9kRecs193kFans
  42. 92 EN Cultivation Starts in the Desert 修仙从沙漠开始 Xianxia3.8M WordsCompleted An utterly ordinary office clerk unexpectedly becomes reborn in a mysterious, vast xianxia world, becoming a member of a small cultivation family. The story begins at an oasis called Jade Spring Lake Oasis in a boundless sea of sand. Official full-subscription group: 290883946 (fans with a support level of 2,000 or above may join) [Mortal cultivation, no System, family cultivation, farming] 0Votes281.2kRecs276.8kFans
  43. 93 I Really Don’t Want to Be the World Destroyer 我真不想当灭世主 Sci-Fi949k WordsCompleted Riel, a psychologist who puts his own interests first, accepts a heartfelt invitation from a game developer and enters a fully immersive consciousness-simulation game called [Surreality]. Thought transmission, brainwashing speeches, self-hypnosis, and the power of oaths: in a game world where social classes are firmly entrenched, Riel awakens as a [Speaker] and embarks on a journey to overturn the established 0Votes42.3kRecs309.7kFans
  44. 94 Starting Out as the Best in Jinmen 从津门第一开始 Infinite Myriad Worlds428k WordsOngoing A golden-inlaid saber at my waist, the road to the ends of the earth beneath my feet. Ferrying travelers across the myriad worlds, beginning in Tianjin. 0Votes66.8kRecs145kFans
  45. 95 Magic Cards Across the Heavens 魔卡诸天 Infinite Myriad Worlds1.6M WordsCompleted My Entertainment Era in 1980 A period drama + showbiz story, with multiple female leads In a world ruled by cards, everyone can enter the "otherworld" to obtain them. Wei Yuan wonders: Why do these otherworlds seem so similar to the movies, anime, and games I know, yet somehow not quite the same? 0Votes211kRecs186.7kFans
  46. 96 The Cultivating Programmer 码农修真 Sci-Fi4.0M WordsCompleted Zhang Deming transmigrates with an editing panel, but his golden finger says it has no functions at all. He'll have to code everything himself! When his golden finger activates, he sees familiar code: if(){Rainmaking Spell succeeds}else{Spell fails} Zhang Deming lets out a sigh of relief. As a veteran programmer who worked himself to death at his desk from overtime, he figures that if you give him an editor, he can code himself a whole world. No System 0Votes163.6kRecs376.2kFans
  47. 97 I Picked Up a Reborn Cat 我捡了只重生的猫 Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Yu Qiu kindly saved a cat intent on suicide, only for the black cat to swipe at him, leap furiously onto the road, and curse aloud: "Don't touch me! Anyone who gets in the way of my death will die!" "You... can talk?" "You... can understand me?" The cold wind howled. The cat stared in stunned disbelief as a car came hurtling toward them. This is a wonderful and heartwarming story about 0Votes137.5kRecs137.4kFans
  48. 98 Nature's Big Player 自然大玩家 Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Gu Kaiwen, who is about to graduate from an agricultural university, unexpectedly gains the favor of nature's consciousness and embarks on the peak of life! Whether they are precious flowers, grasses, and trees, delicious delicacies from the mountains and sea, or rare medicinal herbs, they are all waiting for him along the way... Gu Kaiwen: As a lucky man, I naturally have to become a big player! 0Votes116.8kRecs137.9kFans
  49. 99 The Global Digger 环球挖土党 Urban2.8M WordsCompleted The Battle of Smolensk, the Battle of Kursk, the Battle of Stalingrad, the North African campaign, the Pacific Theater, the mysterious North and South Poles… More than half a century has passed since World War II, but a group of treasure hunters and history buffs are still active on its former battlefields, searching for historical truths and wartime treasures. Reader groups: 806944208 (the old group is more active), 474598281 (backup new group) 1Votes583.9kRecs336.7kFans
  50. 100 Reborn as an Industrial Tycoon 重生之实业大亨 Urban3.1M WordsCompleted 1984 was the first year of China's private enterprises. That year, Mr. Zhang of Haier was called in at a critical moment to take charge of the mess at the Qingdao Refrigerator Factory; that year, Mr. Li of TCL was producing cassette tapes in a shabby farm-machinery warehouse; that year, Mr. Wang of Vanke planned to use the money he'd earned selling corn to start a company; in that same year, reborn Li Weidong crouched by the workshop entrance, plotting how to make his fortune... 0Votes250.6kRecs618.3kFans

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