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  1. 151 An Era of Striving 拼搏年代 Urban2.6M WordsCompleted Back in 1998, an ordinary man who had drifted, struggled, cried, and fought his way through life hopes to get back on his feet and keep pace with the times. My new book, My American World, is a smaller-scale story. 0Votes428.7kRecs250.1kFans
  2. 152 The Story of Ding Wei 丁薇记事 Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Ding Wei, a thirty-two-year-old woman who had just gained a younger brother, was reborn one day and discovered that she had returned to her university's military training in 2005. She felt the six yuan and fifty cents in her pocket and quickly decided to escape her impoverished life. Using her foresight, she would write and publish a book, becoming a legend with a single work! But then a question arose: before 0Votes908.9kRecs226kFans
  3. 153 EN Journey to the Abyss 临渊行 Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted Su Yun never imagined that he was the only human in Tianmen Town, where he had lived for more than a decade. He never imagined, either, that the hundred-mile radius beyond Tianmen Town was a notorious no-man's-land. When the boy opened his eyes, the world he had imagined collapsed. Before him lay the reality of a world overrun by demons and monsters. Journeying Along the Abyss. In the darkness, one must keep one's wits about them when walking beside the abyss, treading as carefully as if on thin 3Votes6.2MRecs2.2MFans
  4. 154 The Young Grand Secretary 小阁老 Historical5.0M WordsCompleted Standing before you is: The guardian of the Ming dynasty, the Wanli Emperor's close ally, the beloved son of the Grand Secretary, and the richest man in the world during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The hidden power behind thirty years of control over the Ministry of Personnel, the gravedigger of the vassal-state system, the second Yan Shifan in the eyes of the Donglin faction, and a man whom Zhang Juzheng hailed as invincible. Hai Rui's confidant, Xu Wei's patron, Matteo Ricci's spo 26Votes2.5MRecs1.7MFans
  5. 155 The Unrivaled Ex 前任无双 Xianxia2.4M WordsCompleted The roots take hold, and the leaves catch the wind; soaring ninety thousand miles, a battle robe thunders and shakes the heavens. The Hegemon returns... 163628634 (General group) 3Votes3.3MRecs1.1MFans
  6. 156 EN Cultivation Through Big Data 大数据修仙 Xianxia10.3M WordsCompleted Feng Jun graduated with two degrees, only to find himself unemployed. He struggles to make a living in the city, yet refuses to lower himself, so his predicament is easy to imagine. Then one day, lightning strikes him and his phone, and he suddenly discovers that he can turn into data and enter apps. What can he do as data inside an app? Plenty. Just use your imagination... Wait, the money in his mobile banking account? Stop! Don't change that! Of course, that's not all. He also discovers that h 4Votes6.6MRecs652.7kFans
  7. 157 I Became a Swordsman in Ancient Japan 我在古代日本当剑豪 Light Novel3.8M WordsCompleted [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
  8. 158 My Martial Uncle Is Lin Zhengying 我师叔是林正英 Mystery & Supernatural2.4M WordsCompleted Zhang Jing transmigrated to the late Qing Dynasty, more than a century ago, an era of warlord rule. Living in such turbulent times, Zhang Jing, an ambitious young man, felt he ought to shed his Taoist identity. He couldn't go on being a charlatan who conned people while wandering the martial world. He would make a name for himself and accomplish great things! 2Votes390.7kRecs479.4kFans
  9. 159 The Golden Age of Tokusatsu 最佳特摄时代 Urban2.4M WordsCompleted At first, Meng Lang wanted to become a great director. To save his family's business, he made the TV series King of Yo-Yos, basically a “buy a yo-yo and get a TV show free” deal! He had planned to sell some yo-yos to fund a major production, but his father suddenly told him, “Son! Our toy factory is going public!” That's when he realized that making tokusatsu shows in a world without piracy could be this profitable! So he went on to make Balala the Fairies, Armor Hero, Bakugan Kids, Legend of Ti 2Votes378.4kRecs505.3kFans
  10. 160 The Southern Song Dynasty Never Coughs 南宋不咳嗽 Historical2.5M WordsCompleted The protagonist, Hong Tao, is a seasoned professional who has transmigrated and been reborn three times. This time, he has arrived in the Southern Song. Can a modern man who can neither do physical labor nor tell the grains apart survive in the Song Dynasty? Can he repeat the success of his first two transmigrations and rebirths? That is the story this book tells. Let us see how he will find a new way to live well while also lending the Southern Song court a hand, helping it withstand a disaster 0Votes422.8kRecs136.6kFans
  11. 161 Buried Origin 葬元 Historical2.9M WordsCompleted A policewoman pursues a fugitive, and the two of them end up in the early Yuan dynasty. By then, the Battle of Yashan is over, the Song dynasty has fallen for good, and Mongol cavalry rules the land. The Yuan Empire’s power is at its peak, and Kublai Khan has secured his throne as king of kings. Who in the world would dare defy him? Start a rebellion? First, try to survive. 0Votes389.2kRecs330.1kFans
  12. 162 EN Life Simulation Game 人生副本游戏 Light Novel8.3M WordsOngoing [Do you find life boring?] [Would you like to experience a different life in another world?] [We offer countless random identities for you to experience, including tycoons, assassins, hunters, and beggars.] [Start the game now?] [Yes] [No] Ridiculous. I’m a law-abiding good person, so why would I find life boring? He Ao sneered and selected [Yes]. [Initializing System...] [Loading game.] [Welcome to the Life Instance Game.] [Loading beginner quest. Randomly matching you with a role in life.] [Ma 373Votes490.1kRecs881.2kFans
  13. 163 A Skeleton's Frontier Farming in a Foreign Land 种菜骷髅的异域开荒 Light Novel4.5M WordsOngoing A thousand years after the Undying Empire vanished, the little skeleton who used to grow vegetables was still tending his farm, until the summoning portal opened again. “Are you hungry? I’ve been growing vegetables for a thousand years. I’ve got a tiny bit of food saved up.” “Are all these fields abandoned? Can I grow things here?” “The princess’s city is up in the mountains, so I can’t grow vegetables there? Then I’m not going.” “They’re going to tax me and won’t even let me grow vegetables? Wi 36Votes755.5kRecs638.8kFans
  14. 164 My Account Was Stolen from the Start, So I Turned Around and Recharged a Million 开局账号被盗,反手充值一百万 Urban2.4M WordsCompleted Also known as: I Just Love Being Picky! His long-owned Original God account is suddenly reclaimed, so he retaliates by topping it up with a million yuan. He wants nothing else, just to get the person who reclaimed it sent to prison. His company suddenly fires him for taking sick leave, and does so verbally. They brazenly claim there’s no contract and challenge him to sue. A double blessing: he files a labor arbitration case and two lawsuits. Double wages are so satisfying. The courier refuses to 9Votes422.7kRecs1.4MFans
  15. 165 Generation Z Artist Z世代艺术家 Urban2.9M WordsOngoing From Taking Down Public Intellectuals to Conquering the Entertainment Industry A Gen Z online troll born in 2005 is reborn in 1998. He has no rose-tinted view of this era, and it leaves him feeling utterly suffocated. The crude picture quality of TV and films, the eye-searing special effects, costumes like scraps of cloth, makeup that looks like a joke, and a filming philosophy of “good enough is good enough”... Men and women, directors and producers, every last one of them is garbage. The young 1.5kVotes1.3MRecs870.9kFans
  16. 166 Wandering Through the Film and TV Worlds 漫游在影视世界 Infinite Myriad Worlds6.9M WordsCompleted Lin Yue, a C-list actor, obtains a System that lets him travel between cinematic worlds. From then on, he embarks on a wondrous journey, experiencing all kinds of extraordinary lives as he roams through the worlds of movies. In Detective Chinatown, he corrects Qin Feng's deductions and finds the real culprit behind the gold heist. In My Chief and My Regiment, he brings everyone home. In Project Gutenberg, he unmasks the mystery of the Painter. In Chasing the Dragon, he fights his way through Kow 7Votes599kRecs597.9kFans
  17. 167 Chief Detective 警探长 Realistic Fiction2.9M WordsCompleted One case within another, one scheme within another: twists and turns that are strange yet make perfect sense. Remember every detail. It could be the key to solving the case! Upholding justice across the Nine Provinces, settling grudges and enmities; roaming the ends of the earth with a sword in hand. The story of a police officer, with sharp wits from start to finish. There are plenty of clues planted throughout, and even more brilliant minds in the reader community and comments section. Leave a 8Votes421.9kRecs2.1MFans
  18. 168 The Prehistoric Era 洪荒历 Western Fantasy7.0M WordsCompleted I’m starting a new book. I hope you enjoy it. The ending: If death is the end of a person, then what is the end of death? The new book is now underway. A new world, a new cast of characters: here’s a brand-new story I’ve prepared for you! 27Votes2.9MRecs899.1kFans
  19. 169 Cao Cao Transmigrates into Wu Dalang 曹操穿越武大郎 Historical2.7M WordsCompleted [New book, From Stealing Li Mochou to Making a Name Across the Heavens. Let the Han's heroic spirit sweep away the Song's cowardice. Let the Liao, Jin, and Western Xia see what it means to be Chinese. Beauties like jade, pride like a rainbow, brothers gathering like clouds, Wei Wu rising to greatness. 18Votes326.2kRecs508kFans
  20. 170 Xu Yang, Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine 中医许阳 Urban1.8M WordsCompleted This is an incredibly hardcore novel about traditional Chinese medicine! A true novel about traditional Chinese medicine! After a medical accident gets him fired, a gifted young practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine encounters a rather dimwitted System. It sends him back several decades to study under famous doctors of the era, and he gradually grows into a true practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine. This book tells the story of orthodox traditional Chinese medicine healing the sic 12Votes848.9kRecs537.2kFans
  21. 171 I Haven't Been a Big Shot for Many Years 我已不做大佬好多年 Urban2.3M WordsCompleted This is a story about a dream long gone, and a return to the eighties in a dream. It’s not about fighting and killing. It’s about human relationships and the ways of the world. My name, Zhang Guobin! I haven’t been a big shot for many years. 2Votes536.5kRecs1MFans
  22. 172 Hidden in the Southern Hills 南山隐 Sci-Fi1.1M WordsCompleted 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
  23. 173 Mages Will Always Be Your Daddy 法爷永远是你大爷 Gaming2.4M WordsCompleted 0Votes776.5kRecs617.5kFans
  24. 174 Lü Bu's Life Simulator 吕布的人生模拟器 Historical2.3M WordsCompleted Do you believe it? A person’s life is already set from the moment their personality takes shape. Life may offer many opportunities and choices, but when you face them, your personality and understanding have already determined what you will choose. As someone destined to fail, are you willing to reshape your life starting now? The Life Simulator: change the future, change your life. You deserve to have one. Outside Luoyang, Lü Bu sat astride the Red Hare, riding with the procession along a broad 9Votes328.1kRecs787.5kFans
  25. 175 The Splendor of Cinema 电影风华 Urban975k WordsCompleted This is the story of an ordinary man who goes back to 2008 and accidentally enters the film and television industry. Zhou Jin catches a glimpse of cinema’s splendor and decides to visit that dazzling temple of art. This novel is a slow burn, with one female lead and no System. The new novel, Chinese Entertainment 2004, is now out. 0Votes228.4kRecs155.9kFans
  26. 176 My Wife Came from a Thousand Years Ago 我家老婆来自一千年前 Light Novel1.1M WordsCompleted [The comic adaptation of Please Be Sensible, My Wife is now available on all platforms. Check it out!] “I want to go home.” “You might not be able to go back.” “Why not?” “Because your home is very far away.” “How far?” “About twelve hundred years.” Xu Qing looked at the young woman from the Tang Dynasty before him with a hint of sympathy. “Everything you know has become history.” Family, friends, enemies: they all vanished more than twelve hundred years ago. A slice-of-life story with one fema 195Votes645.4kRecs2MFans
  27. 177 Myriad Worlds Divine Dragon System 诸天万界神龙系统 Infinite Myriad Worlds5.2M WordsCompleted Arya Stark wants to kill everyone on her list. Doraemon wants Nobita to get better grades. Spider-Woman Gwen wants to bring back her dead boyfriend, Peter Parker… He travels through the Myriad Worlds, granting their wishes. Completed arcs: The Gold and Jade Mansion, Dragon Ball, Blood Romance, Slam Dunk, God of Gamblers, The Godfather, The Lord of the Rings, In the Name of the People, The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Breaking Bad, Dying to Survive. 0Votes740.9kRecs317kFans
  28. 178 I Have Billions of Sword Techniques 我有亿万种剑术 Xianxia516k WordsCompleted Ren Qing could feel the immense malice of this world. Strange phenomena appeared one after another, and ancient gods watched from the abyss. By comparison, humanity could only struggle to survive. Fortunately, he possessed billions of sword techniques from the Myriad Worlds! Watch as Ren Qing, sword in hand, wipes out countless demons and monsters! 0Votes9.1kRecs5.6kFans
  29. 179 Super Gene Optimization Fluid 超级基因优化液 Sci-Fi5.3M WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Xia Fei took a bottle of gene optimization fluid with no trademark, no expiration date, no instructions, and no place of origin. Our story begins here... 0Votes485.8kRecs276.1kFans
  30. 180 Dragon Raja: The Happy Wind Man 龙族之快乐风男 Light Novel298k WordsCompleted This is a story about happiness. Jiang Xun transmigrates to the world of Dragon Raja, and after unlocking the League of Legends System, he resolves to turn the tragedy of Dragon Raja around. He wants to take the little monster to see the vast and beautiful world. He wants to see Senior Brother Chu gently rest his head against Xia Mi’s belly. He wants to play StarCraft with Lu Mingfei and Old Tang. He wants to attend Ye Sheng and Aki’s wedding. He wants to bring back all the amazing people the Ol 0Votes13.6kRecs23.5kFans
  31. 181 I Want to Become Grand Secretary 我要做首辅 Historical3.6M WordsCompleted In the thirtieth year of the Jiajing reign, the Daoist Emperor hid in the Western Garden, refining mercury and making elixirs, while Grand Secretary Yan Song racked his brains over a eulogy to the emperor. In the northwest, Altan Khan repeatedly rode toward the Central Plains. In the southeast, Japanese pirates had grown addicted to plunder. Zhang Juzheng tore at his hair over a piece of bootlicking prose. Qi Jiguang was still kneeling on a washboard. Li Shizhen quietly left the Imperial Medical 0Votes251.1kRecs151.1kFans
  32. 182 EN Blackstone Code 黑石密码 Western Fantasy10.0M WordsCompleted If you could live your life over again, what would you choose? Would you still be an ordinary person, as you are now, perhaps keeping your brilliance hidden and your name unknown, lounging above the clouds as you watch them drift by? Or would you make the world your stage, stir up the winds of change, and make the whole world dance to your tune, leaving people breathless at your every word and deed? Write your own laws. Set the rules yourself. Life lasts only a few short decades: either shine yo 10Votes766.9kRecs952.9kFans
  33. 183 Everything Is Three at Hogwarts 霍格沃茨万事皆三 Western Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted 1. Plot: Alan Harris is reborn in the world of Harry Potter. He sets out to reform wizarding education and break the Statute of Secrecy. The final boss is not Voldemort, but another character from the original series. 2. Style: This is not a true System novel. Inspired by the style of Harry Potter, each book in the story grows darker than the last. 3. Special features: Everything comes in threes. J.K. Rowling used seven as a special number, while in this novel, three is a number with magic. All 0Votes818.6kRecs841.9kFans
  34. 184 America, 1982 美利坚1982 Urban1.3M WordsCompleted He has received the most dazzling praise and the most vicious insults. Every vein in his body pulses with defiance. He is a white kid who will never become a member of high society. He is a young man whom the public sees as a country boy. He is Tommy Hawk. He has been reborn. Welcome to a story whose first half tells the tale of the American Dream and whose second half tells of the American Nightmare. Let's welcome Tommy Hawk to the stage, on a winter's day in 2022. 0Votes302.6kRecs479.2kFans
  35. 185 The Strongman Who Walked Out of a Psychiatric Hospital 从精神病院走出的强者 Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital is full of talent. Lin Fan: I am absolutely not a psychiatric patient. I’m a perfectly normal person who likes to cultivate. I just touch power outlets, climb high-voltage cabinets, and stand on the rooftop during thunderstorms to perform staff techniques for the heavens. Old Director of Qingshan: Son, let’s talk this out. Don’t do anything rash. Director Li: And you still say you’re not a psychiatric patient? Evil Thing: I’m just passing through. Please don’t eat m 0Votes342.9kRecs569.9kFans
  36. 186 EN Eternal Life in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界万古长青 Xianxia2.5M WordsOngoing After two lifetimes of cultivating immortality, Lu Changan decided that in his third life, he would play it safe until he reached the Nascent Soul stage and unravelled the mystery of the Reincarnation Stele. So he began cultivating an ancient health technique of modest power. Avoid conflict and combat, build steadily, and form good ties with others. Over his long cultivation career, he met one growing figure after another: orthodox leaders, stunning prodigies, demonic overlords, wicked cultivato 22Votes474.7kRecs1.1MFans
  37. 187 New Book 新书 Historical2.7M WordsCompleted At the end of the Xin dynasty, Wang Mang's reforms had failed and the realm was on the brink of chaos. The Red Eyebrows and Green Forest rebels raised their banners, while the Liu brothers set out to restore the Han. What should one do after being reborn in such an era? The Xin dynasty is rotten. Nothing can be built without first tearing the old down. Only those who come after can write the story in bold strokes! P.S. This is a story about a transmigrator battling the chosen one of the world. 25Votes989.2kRecs571.8kFans
  38. 188 The Heir Apparent Is Fierce 世子很凶 Historical2.4M WordsCompleted The world is like a chessboard, and people are its pieces. Court intrigue, the grudges and passions of the martial world, the joys and sorrows of the common folk: all are pieces on the board, linked together and clashing until sparks fly. During the Zhaohong era, rumors spread that a vassal prince coveted the dragon throne in the Golden Hall. The emperor summoned the heirs of the various vassal princes to the capital to study, but in truth he was holding them hostage. As the heir to Prince Su, X 13Votes594.8kRecs1.8MFans
  39. 189 The Players of the Tang Dynasty 大唐的玩家们 Martial Arts1.8M WordsCompleted 0Votes54.2kRecs152.2kFans
  40. 190 EN Chicago 1990 芝加哥1990 Light Novel4.9M WordsCompleted Transmigration, the 1990s, Chicago, American entertainment, composing, screenwriting, producing, media conglomerate 66Votes2.7MRecs896kFans
  41. 191 Reborn as My Second Uncle 重生之我是我二大爷 Urban2.5M WordsCompleted Other people's transmigration stories are either romance dramas or inspirational dramas. Li Xian discovers his transmigration is something else entirely... It's a family drama! 0Votes270.1kRecs224.9kFans
  42. 192 My Literary Era in 1980 1980我的文艺时代 Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Lin Weimin somehow transmigrated into a sent-down educated youth in the countryside. He had neither father nor mother and could not even return to the city. To improve his living conditions, he chose to embark on a literary path. After finally publishing two short stories and celebrating for a few days, he unexpectedly became a student at the Institute of Literary Studies, the predecessor of the National Academy of Literature. Lin Weimin had 4Votes317.2kRecs608.3kFans
  43. 193 Grand Marshal of the Warring States 战国大司马 Historical2.3M WordsCompleted The Rites of Zhou: “The Grand Marshal is responsible for establishing the nine laws of the feudal states, assisting the king in bringing order to the realm.” Experience the most gripping era of the Warring States: rival states at war and a hundred schools of thought in contention. 0Votes344kRecs160.7kFans
  44. 194 The British Civil Servant 大英公务员 Historical5.3M WordsCompleted The Second World War, which engulfed the entire world, was entering its final stages, but the decline of the British Empire had only just begun. The United States and the Soviet Union looked forward to a glorious future, knowing that the fallen aristocracy was no longer an obstacle. “I do not agree with their ideas, but dismantling British India first is not entirely a bad thing.” 0Votes566.4kRecs426.2kFans
  45. 195 The Primordial World: Shi Ji 洪荒之石矶 Xianxia1.6M WordsCompleted Shi Ji, the immortal who attained the Dao, dwells in White Bone Cave on Skeleton Mountain. Her magical treasure is the Eight Trigrams Cloudlight Handkerchief, her mount is a blue luan, and her disciples are the youths Biyun and Caiyun. Kindhearted and reasonable, she had no powerful magical treasures, so she was bullied to death by Nezha and his master, Taiyi Zhenren. What an unlucky immortal... 0Votes597.8kRecs120.7kFans
  46. 196 A Floating Life in the Late Tang 晚唐浮生 Historical5.9M WordsCompleted In 878, the fifth year of Emperor Xizong’s Qianfu era. That year, Wang Xianzhi died in battle at Huangmei. His followers chose Huang Chao as their leader, gave him the title of Grand General Who Reaches the Sky, and campaigned across the south. That year, Li Keyong killed Duan Wenchu, the military commissioner of Datong. He and his father launched a rebellion, and Shatuo troops pillaged Hedong. That year, bandits rose throughout Jiangnan, capturing prefectures one after another. That year, Henan 72Votes938.1kRecs1.1MFans
  47. 197 Madam, Please Show Some Self-Respect 太太请自重 Light Novel1.2M WordsCompleted After transmigrating here, he skipped the romance stage entirely and instantly gained a son and a daughter. Liu Changqing was deeply depressed. His eldest son was sensible and clever. His young daughter blamed Liu Changqing for her parents' divorce and was hostile toward him. The previous owner of his body had been such an extreme simp that, under an agreement from his mother-in-law, his ex-wife took all the property in exchange for custody of their two children. After the factory went bankrupt, 0Votes377.2kRecs644.9kFans
  48. 198 A Little Cultivation 小修行 Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted The world is vast, cultivation is hard. I’ll just be a simple little cultivator. 0Votes355.6kRecs59.5kFans
  49. 199 From Big Shot to Martial Arts Alliance Leader 从大佬到武林盟主 Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted I roamed the martial world, roamed and roamed, but even after reaching the end, I still couldn’t figure out what this martial world was really like… VIP full-subscription group: Tianxia Association 109158714 (verification required) 0Votes344.4kRecs322.4kFans
  50. 200 Destroying the Ming Dynasty 诛明 Historical986k WordsOngoing His surname is Zhu. He lives during the Jiajing reign of the Great Ming. He thinks this is a peaceful era. He is wrong. He discovers that the only thing he can rely on is the blade in his hand. 0Votes245.3kRecs75.8kFans

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