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- 51 Tales of Immortality 长生志异 Changsheng Dynasty, Year Nine of the Mandate. The land of China is in chaos, and the people are destitute. The imperial court’s rule is crumbling, while barbarians from the West arrive with their pantheon of gods. New-style warlords rise up and carve out territories of their own. Taiping rebels run rampant, leaving the land devastated. Floods, severe droughts, earthquakes, sandstorms, tornadoes, acid rain, blood moons, falling meteorites, and other disasters descend one after another. Countless 7Votes405.1kRecs859.3kFans
- 52 EN The Old Daoist Canon 旧日之箓 He'd thought he'd transmigrated to ancient times, and Chu Qiguang was just wondering how to make his fortune when he suddenly discovered that a corpse-reanimation case had occurred in the neighboring county. The Taoist priests at the temple were busy subduing demons, and even the village's stray cats had started talking. He was just wondering whether he should start slaying demons when he realized that, without even noticing, he was becoming the most terrifying monster of all. 11Votes559.2kRecs902.4kFans
- 53 The Li Clan 李氏 The bold ride dragons and tigers, while the timid ride cats and sit on rabbits! At the end of the road, the awakening of humanity marks the beginning of divinity. (Seven Deadly Sins Series II: Greed) 1Votes60.2kRecs249kFans
- 54 I Have a Fate-Binding Die 我有一枚命运魔骰 An ancient demon god cast a die that could change fate into the mortal world. Whoever obtains it can roll the die and have three wishes granted for free, depending on the number rolled. Over the ages, countless owners of the die have altered their destinies and changed the world time and time again. Some wished their way onto the throne of the gods, while others wished for immortality. Chen Qi, at the lowest point in his life, was lucky enough to find the die. His first wish was to become a bill 1Votes153.9kRecs573kFans
- 55 Dragon-Tiger Daoist Master 龙虎道主 The world is imbued with spiritual energy, and all things grow by consuming it. All kinds of creatures can become demons, extend their lifespans, and gain supernatural abilities. Humans are the sole exception. The human body is flawed and cannot contain spiritual energy, but the human soul is pure and naturally close to the Dao. Thus, great minds have forged a new path, cultivating immortality through demons and attaining the fruit of eternal life. 0Votes407.2kRecs828.8kFans
- 56 EN Decaying World 腐朽世界 Mystery, despair, pain, decay. The world is lost, and I have no idea where to turn. I arrived in a world nearing its end, beset by dangers and seemingly without hope. All I can do is rely on the mysterious blood mark on my body, continually simulating and evolving all kinds of skills in an attempt to find a way out of this hopeless situation. 112Votes750.5kRecs1.2MFans
- 57 Soul Painter 灵魂画手 When Gao Fan tried to paint a picture of what “God” looked like, madness descended. It surged up from the sea, rose from the earth, and fell from the sky… From the beginning and the end of time, it came toward all living things, bearing despair. 0Votes65.8kRecs356.5kFans
- 58 I'm Just a Normal Player! 我就是正常玩家！ Seeing the great world of the heavens, Gu Shanhai took up the life of his third incarnation. A god among men forged an immortal utopia with blood and fire. The Dragon King led his knights on patrol through an empire where the sun never set. A scholar chatted and laughed as he painted a vast landscape with his sword, while strange demons opened their eyes and reached out their claws, giving birth to monsters and spirits. “We're all players. You can't call me abnormal just because I don't have 0Votes93kRecs498.4kFans
- 59 EN Desperate Dark Night 绝境黑夜 There are monsters and ghostly shadows everywhere outside. I’m so scared. I just want to stay in my safe house until the end of time... The ghostly shadows can’t be killed, and the monsters are endless. Yu Hong came here with a mysterious black seal. Using its power to strengthen anything, he slowly built an absolutely safe zone of his own inside his safe house. As everyone voted, this book is a fusion of eerie cultivation and extreme-path cultivation. Lao Gun keeps his word. 27Votes861kRecs1.7MFans
- 60 The Immortal Cage 仙笼 In these forests of Phoenix Pools and Dragon Pavilions, I once dreamed the millet dream and had my fill of five thousand years of rise and fall. That Rotten Peach Mountain does not bear the surname Sun. Pigs squeal in Fuling Cave, while owls roost in the ginseng fruit trees. The sun sets over the western mountains. Oxen, horses, snakes, and spirits roam, while a young man becomes addicted to chanting and spins one bizarre tale after another about immortality. A story of cultivating th 9Votes192.8kRecs648.4kFans
- 61 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
- 62 EN Abyssal Demon of the Myriad Realms 诸界之深渊恶魔 Born in the bottomless abyss, I cast away everything that came before. Amid slaughter and destruction, I ascend to the highest throne, wreathed in blood and fire! I am the Plague King of the Corrupted World, the Doomsday Demon God who burns all things and ushers in the end. I am the wicked source that pollutes the laws of reality and corrupts all living beings. I am the Other-Transforming Great Freedom Demon Lord who slays the Buddha and infects the Heavenly Dao. I am also the antithesis of all 1Votes196.2kRecs368.9kFans
- 63 EN Lord of Shenxiu 神秀之主 This is a meticulously crafted cultivation novel spanning the heavens! Watch as Zhong Shenxiu roams the heavens, pursues immortality, beats the System to a pulp, and becomes the ruler of the heavens. Here you’ll find modern martial arts, classical cultivation, a Lovecraftian martial world, horror realms, steampunk… Infinite worlds, infinite possibilities, all in Lord of Shenxiu! 4Votes428.9kRecs504.1kFans
- 64 EN My Attribute Cultivation Life 我的属性修行人生 New book: Dark Night of Desperation, I Alone Am an Immortal in a Strange World. Search for it if you’re interested. The Great Spirit Realm is engulfed in war. Spirit armies mounted on iron cavalry sweep across countless nations, expanding their territory farther than ever before. After arriving in this era, Zhang Rongfang found himself with an attribute panel that let him add points to his martial arts. He looked at the martial artists around him, whose skill was about on par with the combat-spo 8Votes1.4MRecs2.6MFans
- 65 Peninsula Prosecutor 半岛检察官 Xu Jingwen transmigrates into South Korea and, from the start, kills his twin brother, who was plotting to murder him. With their identical faces, he assumes his dead brother's identity and takes his job as a prosecutor, his house, and his fiancée. Having taken the place of one man with another, he decides to be a good person and wipe out every corrupt official and criminal. But on his very first day at work, he discovers that the corrupt official is... himself. PS: The protagonist is a playboy 0Votes184.4kRecs800.1kFans
- 66 Master of Weapons 兵器大师 There are no useless people in this world. They are simply standing in the wrong field. This is a parallel world where history has taken a different turn. Everyone possesses a unique talent of their own. It is merely a matter of whether they have discovered it... A crow lands on Xia Yi's shoulder. His fingertips brush over the treasured weapons displayed on the rack: Frostmourne, Green Dragon Crescent Blade, Chaos Twin Blades, the Golden Cudgel… These are my talents. 0Votes225kRecs207.9kFans
- 67 EN The Corpse Mender of Autumn Execution Grounds 我在秋斩刑场当缝尸人那些年 [A human face with a ghost’s heart, drawing on the past to speak of the present. I am the master of the martial world.] Lin Shou wakes up to find himself a corpse-sewer at the execution grounds where prisoners are beheaded in autumn. Fallen leaves return to their roots, and the dead must be laid to rest. The corpses of executed prisoners must be sewn back together before burial. Otherwise, they will be buried improperly and bring disaster. Lin Shou discovers that sewing up corpses can earn him a 2Votes300.7kRecs741kFans
- 68 I Haven't Been a Big Shot for Many Years 我已不做大佬好多年 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
- 69 EN The King 国王 Many races coexist, and swords and magic shine side by side. Humans, sea folk, elves, dwarves, beastfolk, and more all vie to let their civilizations shine, composing an epic tale of tragedy and glory! (A slow-paced, warmongering lord story. A little patience is recommended.) If you’re out of books to read, please check out Following the Dao Across the Heavens, The Holy Roman Empire, and The Path to Hegemony in the Mediterranean. Group 1: 906082865 (newly created) Group 3: 8Votes612.3kRecs1.7MFans
- 70 EN Martial Sage of the Ten Directions 十方武圣 New book: "Desperate Night", "The Strange World: I Alone Become an Immortal". Search for it if you're interested. In a barren post-apocalyptic world, it is the third year of the Shizong reign. The land is in chaos, and the people are struggling to survive. The central dynasty has collapsed. Powerful factions carve up the land, while sects rule independently. Demonic cults and evil gangs sow chao 18Votes2MRecs1.5MFans
- 71 This Daoist Is Ascending 道爷要飞升 "Disciple Li Yuan humbly begs the Heavens to bestow upon me a register of divine investiture!" … … Completed works include The First Cause of All Realms, Projections Across the Heavens, and The Chronicle of the Great Dao. 160Votes962.6kRecs3.1MFans
- 72 Heavenly Official of Blessings and Virtue 福德天官 When the false is taken for true, even the true becomes false; when nothing is mistaken for something, even something becomes nothing. A fake Earth God: I shall become the cycle of reincarnation! A real Earth God: Once I kill you, I’ll set up a grand feng shui formation and give you a nice-looking burial mound. A fake Earth God: Great virtue bears all things. A real Earth God: Not bad. I’ll take that. Heavenly treasures belong to whoever has the virtue to claim them. Fake Earth God: Honest and s 4Votes180.5kRecs446.1kFans
- 73 EN My Divine Diary 我的成神日志 An accident gave Su Hao the ability to reincarnate infinitely. But could someone tell him why he never lived past the age of five in any reincarnation? The world was dangerous and decidedly unfriendly to children. Su Hao set his first small goal: reaching adulthood. “How could I possibly fail to make it to adulthood!” After reincarnating again and again over the course of a mil 3Votes204.2kRecs721.8kFans
- 74 EN The Metaverse of Infinite Flow 无限流的元宇宙 Original title: Fu Qinghai Battles Everything This is mainly the story of a male protagonist from the Warhammer 40K universe who steamrolls all sorts of monsters and villains. Xenomorphs battle Death Eaters, Jedi Knights battle mutants, Deep Ones battle Anna Belle, Titan Beasts battle Jaegers, Ringwraiths battle symbiotes... Until, in the end, it becomes Fu Qinghai Battles Everything. Titles the protagonist has earned or will earn: Qingshan Stark, Belisarius Qingshan, Qingshan Khan, Darth Qingsh 225Votes1.7MRecs505.1kFans
- 75 EN Doomsday: My Keyword is One More Than Everyone Else's 末世：我的关键词比别人多一个 Brave, cowardly, kind, cunning, generous, greedy, elegant, cruel, cheerful, perverse, upright, a shameless hypocrite... In this apocalyptic world, resources can only be obtained by winning on alien battlefields, ensuring the survival of civilization. Every warrior entering an alien battlefield is randomly assigned a keyword of their own. When their words and actions match that keyword, their attributes grow rapidly and they gain superhuman abilities. But if they break character, their abilities 11Votes285.2kRecs854.6kFans
- 76 EN The First Evolution 最初进化 The strangest and most unexpected fate, The fiercest clashes of wits, The most brutal battles to the death, The wildest and most bizarre fantasies, The most outlandish truths... The beginning is here. Let’s fight for another ten years! 6Votes4MRecs1.2MFans
- 77 Surviving in a Supernatural World 苟在神诡世界 They say there are immortals in this world! Chen Li: Maybe, but there are a lot more monsters and demons! Transmigrated here in a single day, with nothing but confusion ahead; I toil and bustle just to put food on the table. Everyone says cultivating immortality is wonderful, but who has seen bones scattered by the roadside? [The author has a work with over 10,000 average subscriptions, Dawn Era, and a premium work, Giant Serpent of the Deep Forest. Quality guaranteed.] 4Votes286.8kRecs376.5kFans
- 78 The Era of the Myriad Heavens 全球诸天时代 Spiritual qi revival... Portals linking Earth to other worlds began appearing across the planet. Each world contained many different kinds of primordial energy. They could cure every illness, extend lifespans, unlock acupoints, strengthen the body, gather spiritual roots, transform one into a demon, and condense supernatural abilities, among other things. No one knew exactly how many kinds there were. All they knew was that the abilities granted by primordial energy generally came from movies, b 0Votes144.6kRecs164.5kFans
- 79 From Big Shot to Martial Arts Alliance Leader 从大佬到武林盟主 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
- 80 The True Immortal of Bright Jade 皓玉真仙 (A feel-good power fantasy with a single male lead, not an ensemble cast. The protagonist has already attained the final great realm, True Immortal, so the slaughter can begin.) Heaven and earth are a chessboard, and all things are its pieces. When I take up the pieces, I’ll sweep them all off the board with a single stroke of my sleeve! A mighty cultivator with a false core seizes a spirit and starts cultivating anew. Armed with a supreme treasure, he becomes the greatest True Immortal in the h 29Votes14.4MRecs1.3MFans
- 81 A Great Adventure in the Wuxia World 武侠江湖大冒险 Ask the jianghu: Where is the jianghu? Look back, and you'll find yourself already in it. Ten years of lamplight through rainy jianghu nights: just a nostalgic journey through a world of martial heroes... 0Votes247.2kRecs236.3kFans
- 82 EN Fearsome Farmer 农夫凶猛 Transmigrate into the body of a farmer? No problem. Heroes come from all walks of life, after all. Besides, I can see my stat panel, and having a golden finger from the start feels amazing. But wait, something seems a little off. What’s that the lord just brought out? A flash of white light, and another farmer appears, standing there dumbfounded with a hoe over his shoulder… 5Votes604.3kRecs388.4kFans
- 83 EN Blackstone Code 黑石密码 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
- 84 I Train the Big Shots Behind the Scenes 我在幕后调教大佬 New synopsis This is a story about turning the false into the real. In a world of cultivation where danger lurks at every turn, one must tread carefully. Familiar myths become reality. In an unfamiliar golden age of cultivation, the Heavenly Court becomes the central power of the Three Realms, and the Underworld rules the netherworld. The Human Emperor wields Xuanyuan’s sword to protect all living things, while scholars at Jixia spread the teachings across the Nine Provinces. When I look back, t 2Votes378.2kRecs521.8kFans
- 85 Cultivation Technique Modifier 功法修改器 Shi Yan is reborn in the Nine Domains, a fantasy world, carrying a cultivation technique modifier. Humanity struggles to survive. The Nine Domains world is released to the public as a game. One day, the two worlds merge, and demons run rampant. Shi Yan enters the Nine Domains world during closed beta. On this day, the game has yet to be released, the players have yet to enter, and the demons have yet to make their move… 0Votes367.8kRecs346.8kFans
- 86 Seeking the Dao in Strange Tales 聊斋求道 I refined corpses, crossed paths with fox spirits, and played the human world’s kings and nobles in a farce with the White Snake. I was a monk, and I became a groom; I entered Qingqiu and the Dragon Palace, and married a Dao seed. In all my eighty thousand years beneath the Heaven-reaching Jianmu, nothing compares to attaining immortality with my primordial spirit! 0Votes140.3kRecs96.3kFans
- 87 EN Universe’s Professional Player 宇宙职业选手 Following Desolate Era, Swallowed Star, Panlong, Lord Snow Eagle, Stellar Transformation, and others, this is Tomato's eleventh novel. After becoming part of a galactic civilization, the home planet struggles forward along the path of civilization, fighting to survive. And the countless humans living on it have also begun their journey of evolution... 22Votes2.9MRecs3.9MFans
- 88 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
- 89 EN Immortal Martial Across All Heavens 诸天仙武 Dragon Snake and Yang God, Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty, Shattering the Void, The Legend of the Great Tang, Jade Dynasty and Mount Shu, Perfect World and Shrouding the Heavens, Sword Snow Stride, Wind and Cloud and Pili, Son of Heaven and Divine Weapons, Chinese Paladin and Journey to the West, Primordial Chaos and Investiture of the Gods, Renegade Immortal and Pursuit of the Truth, Immortality and Desolate Era, Swallowed Star... It all begins with the mysterious Treasure Mirror of the Myria 0Votes99.9kRecs176.7kFans
- 90 Ruling Over Three Thousand Worlds 君临三千世界 In a world of Chinese martial arts, he achieves an indestructible vajra body, battles heroes across the land, and remains undefeated for thirty years... In a fantastical reimagining of the Great Tang, he becomes the national preceptor of the Great Sui, turning his hand to summon clouds and rain and stirring up the storms of the realm... In a collapsing world of wind and clouds, he walks alone, encounters countless masters, and endures the vicissitudes of the human world... In the world of Sh 0Votes116.7kRecs154.3kFans
- 91 My Healing Game 我的治愈系游戏 Comrade Officer, if I told you this was a casual healing game, would you believe me? 133Votes2.9MRecs6.9MFans
- 92 EN Summon Nightmare 召唤梦魇 This is a story about an ordinary person who gains power from his nightmares… One day, Lin Sheng noticed something strange in his otherwise ordinary, everyday life. A recurring nightmare set him on an indescribably eerie journey. A vast nightmare, a disorienting secret. A new book begins: Hidden Dead Corner, a story of futuristic terror. Come give it a try. 14Votes1.4MRecs789.9kFans
- 93 One Slash to Carve a Path Through Life and Death 一刀劈开生死路 One slash cleaves open the road between life and death; two feet step through the gates of right and wrong! Ordinary people wield extraordinary firearms capable of destroying heaven and earth; Martial artists cultivate secret martial arts capable of demolishing cities and destroying nations; This is a world where the weak are not ants and the strong are not gods. A young man paralyzed in bed, filled with resen 0Votes334.2kRecs236kFans
- 94 Transmigration Across Time and Space 超时空穿越 Li Yue obtained a treasure that could let him transmigrate through time and space, setting him on his journey through the ages… This is the story of a man who becomes the ultimate boss! 0Votes151.1kRecs332.8kFans
- 95 Dark Supergod 黑暗超神 Born adrift, forever lost in doubt. Where did I come from? Where am I going? Who am I? Gu Xing has often felt confused about life because of the strange things he experienced as a child. That is, until information titled “The Evolution of Life” flooded into his mind, and he began an extraordinary journey of discovery. … Shocking! A sixteen-year-old literary prodigy stumped by his own book blurb! He can only resort to sounding profound! 0Votes201.9kRecs133.1kFans
- 96 EN 13 Mink Street 明克街13号 I like sitting alone on an empty street at night, listening to “them” whisper and enjoying “their” clamor. 73Votes3.4MRecs5MFans
- 97 I Am God! 我就是神！ Five hundred million years ago. The Cambrian Period. Yin Shen descended upon the most ancient wilderness and primordial oceans. He was the beginning of all things. He created life and intelligence, the Creator of all living beings. As time passed, stories became epics, epics became myths, and in the end, even myths were buried by the ages. Only the divine is eternal. 23Votes2.7MRecs1.7MFans
- 98 Museum of Demon Suppression 镇妖博物馆 What defies the natural order of the world is a yao. What possesses the spirit of a living creature is a jing. What lingers after death is a ghost. What is abnormal in an object is a monster. The Commandant of Retainers, once known as the Crouching Tiger, was an office established by Emperor Wu of Han to investigate witchcraft and capture treacherous criminals. As spiritual energy and the supernatural revive across the globe, humanity gropes its way toward cultivation. The yaoguai, spirits, ghos 42Votes1.2MRecs6.9MFans
- 99 The Dragon That Devours the World 吞噬世界之龙 In Norse mythology, the Vikings revere me as Jormungandr, the World-Encircling Serpent. In Christian mythology, Christians loathe me as the ancient dragon, the ancient serpent, Satan. In Greek mythology, the gods fear me as Typhon, the hundred-headed dragon. In Kunlun mythology, shamans fervently call me Zhulong, the Torch Dragon, Zhuyin… Mayan mythology, Buddhist mythology, Slavic mythology, Celtic mythology, Nahuatl mythology, Japanese mythology, Assyrian mythology, Egyptian mythology, Finnish 2Votes192.5kRecs299.3kFans
- 100 EN Starting from the Red Moon 从红月开始 From the moment the red moon appeared in the sky, everyone in the world became a madman. Except me! The From the Red Moon animated series airs every Monday at 7:00 on Tencent Video! Mental contamination is incoming, and everyone is on Level One alert! Come join Lu Xin in uncovering the truth behind the red moon! You can also read the comic of the same name on Tencent Animation~ Volume One of the physical edition of From the Red Moon has now been published and is available for purchase on Taob 40Votes1.2MRecs7MFans
