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- 1 Joy of Life: From the Start, I Clung to the Eldest Princess's Leg! 庆余年：开局抱长公主大腿！ [Mad, Obsessive Princess Li Yunrui] Wu Feng transmigrates into the world of Joy of Life and becomes a eunuch in Princess Li Yunrui's Guangxin Palace, responsible for tending to the flowers and plants. By chance, he comes into sudden contact with Li Yunrui and activates the Emotional Value Lottery System. As long as he can stimulate Li Yunrui, he can earn Emotional Value and use it for lottery draws. From that moment on, Wu Feng decides to cling tightly to Li Yunrui's coattails! 0Votes22kRecs81.3kFans
- 2 Summoning Heroic Spirits in the World of One Piece 我在海贼世界召唤英灵 Chen Yu was clearing the Olympus chapter in FGO when he transmigrated to the world of One Piece. Bearing Fujimaru Ritsuka’s face and name, he also got saddled with a stingy, lousy System as part of his transmigration. He didn’t want to become a pirate, and he had no dream of joining the Marines either. Wanting to get home, he traveled the world with the Heroic Spirits he had summoned, earning some money to get by while also hoping to reach the mysterious place that permeated this world, Laugh Ta 0Votes10.5kRecs30.7kFans
- 3 Healing Basketball 治愈系篮球 That year, the God of Basketball retired forever. That year, the four titans of the Angel City, who shocked the world, descended in spectacular fashion. That year, the Little Emperor entered his hometown team bearing incomparable talent. … That year, the Child of the Planes, the Archmage, the Corrector of Order… plunged headfirst into this era of opponents as fierce as wolves and tigers. Come on, come on, line up one by one… How should I carry out this delightful torture (crossed out)? My only d 0Votes248.2kRecs167.2kFans
- 4 The Wei and Jin Dynasties Don’t Bow to Zhou 魏晋不服周 In the turbulent era between the Wei and Jin dynasties, the Sima clan held absolute power, their every word law. Some people floored the accelerator, keeping the music playing and the party going; others slammed on the brakes, killing and starting rebellions. Aristocratic clans monopolized government posts, while the people languished in stagnation, silenced beneath a grim and desolate sky. But one man who refused to bow to the Zhou dynasty fell from the heavens. He would write a song proclaimin 241Votes86kRecs65.7kFans
- 5 Making Military Hardware, Starting with Bright Sword 从亮剑开始搞军工 Ever wondered what our Old Li got up to before the story of Drawing Sword began? Ever wondered what he'd do once the Eighth Route Army had weapons good enough to fight with? Really want to know? Then read the book! Once you finish, you'll understand the perseverance and hardships the Eighth Route Army endured back then! Even if the protagonist has a System... 0Votes42.8kRecs94.7kFans
- 6 I Am the Human Emperor 我就是人类帝皇 The blood aristocracy and their blood-servant knights levy a brutal blood tax. The soulless Lords of Flesh and Blood exist within every body, and the elves' caravans carry slaves from nearly every race. Even powerful mages have to buy their own kind from them for magical research. The ancient human empire has long since crumbled. No one remembers its former glory, but the technology and magic of antiquity survived, and they are about to awaken the memories the Ancients fear most. In the first ye 0Votes18.9kRecs28.8kFans
- 7 I Unlock a Different Superpower Every Day! 我，每天解锁不同超能力！ Originally titled I Always Check the Almanac Before Going Out After the spiritual qi revival, all the mythical beasts from The Classic of Mountains and Seas awaken one after another and wreak havoc across the world. An old almanac changes Mo Xiangnan's life. Each day's auspicious and inauspicious activities grant him different abilities. [Today's auspicious activity: Seek medical treatment] Mo Xiangnan: There's no illness I can't cure today! [Today's auspicious activity: Move house] Mo Xiangnan: 0Votes20.4kRecs100kFans
- 8 EN Konoha: Making the Uchiha Great Again 木叶：让宇智波再次伟大 With less than a year to go before the night of the massacre, Uchiha Yu Yuan decides to run away. But he never expected to activate a System that had been dormant for fifteen years, only to be kidnapped by the Uchiha Clan. Fortunately, the System does offer rewards, and the stronger the Uchiha become, the more generous those rewards will be. So all he can do now is make 2Votes25.4kRecs158.5kFans
- 9 Escape Game: I Awakened a Survival Simulator 逃生游戏：我觉醒了求生模拟器 A global escape game has arrived. A clown with a fire axe lurks in a dark corner. The chainsaw killer in the next room lets out a chilling shriek. In the pond... Jason, the masked killer, appears and disappears without a trace. A zombie horde surges toward you... All the players can do is risk everything to escape each deadly instance. After transmigrating, Li Yan awakened a Survival Simulator that lets him simulate his progress through escape-game instances. “You were hacked to death by the clo 0Votes20.5kRecs136.3kFans
- 10 EN Myriad Heavens Simulation: Starting from the Desolate Era 诸天模拟：从莽荒纪开始 After transmigrating into the Desolate Era world for three million years, Zhou Yu gains the ability to simulate the myriad worlds. Whenever he kills enough living beings, he can draw a chance to simulate a life in a random world among the heavens. A successful simulation grants him a real, existing clone and special rewards. After simulation upon simulation, Zhou Yu's clones finally spread throughout the myriad worlds… PS: The planned order of simulated worlds is Swallowed Star, Desolate Er 0Votes50.1kRecs85.1kFans
- 11 Reborn in Tokyo: Get in the Car, Now! 重生东京，现在立马上车！ After transmigrating to the streets of Tokyo, a professional driver became a third-rate villain in a hot-blooded racing manga. At first, Hu Pochuan had a simple goal: help the protagonist kick his racing addiction, then call it quits. He never expected to go a little too far and become the “God of Racing,” a nightmare to countless people. … “Damn it! I even used the drainage ditch. Why can’t I pass him?” “So even after giving it everything I’ve got, I still can’t catch those taillights?” “His c 0Votes23.1kRecs69.5kFans
- 12 A Blade at His Back, a Martial Saint Among Men 刀背藏身，人间武圣 A blade hidden along the spine, a warrior's question to Heaven. I laugh skyward and listen to filthy words. How could people like us be mere plants and trees? Starting from Black Mountain, I ride iron steeds across the myriad heavens, becoming a Martial Saint of the mortal world. 0Votes9.6kRecs48.7kFans
- 13 Reincarnating Across Myriad Worlds: Starting in Hong Kong Cinema 诸天轮回：从港综开始 Transmigrate into a world overrun by ghosts and monsters from the start? 0Votes15.1kRecs71.3kFans
- 14 He Who Breathes Qi Becomes Divine and Lives Forever 食气者，神明而寿 On the Divine Land, Qi Refiners cultivate Qi into spiritual energy. An ordinary mortal is reborn in the Divine Land and inherits the legacy of the Huangliang Diagram. He joins an immortal sect, overcomes perilous trials, and slays his enemies... His journey goes smoothly, and everyone says his luck is unbeatable. But as he advances step by step, reaching the Innate Realm, entering the Overlord Realm, and becoming an 0Votes19.1kRecs70.2kFans
- 15 Starting Out as a Legendary Director 从神级导演开始 Three hundred years ago, Shen Yu ushered in the Ming dynasty's golden age. Three hundred years later, the Ming dynasty ruled the world unchallenged. And now its gravedigger, Shen Yu, had returned once more. A story that begins with a director, and pits wisdom against overwhelming power. 0Votes41.4kRecs20.6kFans
- 16 Becoming a God in Tokyo, Starting in the Bathroom 东京成神从浴室开始 “As you can see, I am a deity.” He Chen floated righteously at the bathroom door. “As long as you worship me, I will move aside and let you take a bath!” Somebody save me!!! There is a ghost haunting the house! No wonder this place is so cheap. I am actually sharing a rental with a ghost?! Urgent! What should I do when a ghost blocks the bathroom door and refuses to let me in! This novel is also known as: The Tokyo Edition of the Bathing Emperor, The Not Very Useful but Hilarious Deity, T 0Votes15kRecs69.8kFans
- 17 Sixteen Years of Scheming in the Great Song, Only to Find It's Water Margin 大宋处心积虑十六年，方知是水浒 (The new book, Thirteen Years as King of Great Song, Then I Learned It Was Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, is now out. Everyone is welcome to check it out.) After transmigrating to the Northern Song dynasty, he becomes Emperor Huizong’s legitimate second son, a child who was supposed to die young. Zhao Cheng feels the pressure. To the north are the Liao and Jin, to the west the Western Xia and Tibetan kingdoms, to the south Dali, and to the east Goryeo. The Tatars are also itching to make a move. At 0Votes32.7kRecs211.8kFans
- 18 I Pretend to Be a Prophet in the Salvation Organization 我在救世组织扮演先知 This world was twisted and bizarre. Myths, legends, and stories could all become monsters that ravaged humanity. And according to the course of history, human society would be destroyed by these monsters three years later. To save this world on the verge of collapse, a “prophet” descended into it. To save the world, he single-handedly established an organization dedicated to that responsibility and became active as its leader in the world of darkness. However, unlike the famous prophets from his 0Votes20.7kRecs147.7kFans
- 19 EN Raising Racehorses in Tokyo 我在东京养赛马 Reborn in Hokkaido, he became a rancher. But Koichi never imagined that, fresh out of school, he would end up saddled with a huge debt because of a racehorse. Fortunately, that horse was named Gold Ship. And the horse in his debut race was none other than the future Hall of Fame racehorse, Gentildonna. From then on, Koichi became the go-to jockey for all kinds of troublesome horses. He would whip up a storm in this utterly bori 0Votes25.4kRecs48.3kFans
- 20 The Outcast: Life and Nature Made Whole 一人之性命双全 A word or two can reveal the mysteries. Why pore over countless books of alchemy? If people are not burdened by their bodies, the Great Firmament lies before their eyes. Beginning in the Northwest in 1995, this book tells the story of an exceptionally gifted transmigrator who refuses to be bound by red tape and cultivates both body and mind. Through trials and tribulations, he sees every facet of human nature: some becom 0Votes17.1kRecs93.8kFans
- 21 Venturing Into Manchuria, I Became Zhu Chuanwen 闯关东，我成了朱传文 Boss Zhu comes first; Heaven comes second. In the Northeast, what I say goes. Starting from a mill in 1904, that timid and submissive Zhu Chuanwen became the King of the Northeast. [This novel is purely the author's fan fiction, a work of wish fulfillment.] 0Votes38.8kRecs124.7kFans
- 22 I Attain Godhood Through Reincarnation Across the Heavens 我在诸天轮回封神 In Dragon City Showdown, he is the Red Staff of Hong Sheng United, the “Fierce Dragon” Yang Sheng, undefeated against every gang in Hong Kong. In Hong Kong Ghostly Encounters, he is the successor to the last generation of Celestial Masters, battling ghosts and monsters in the Golden Skies Building. In the world of court and martial arts, he is the Grand Commander of the Martial Suppression Hall, wielding power across the court and ruling with a ruthless hand as he unleashes a storm of bloodshed 0Votes132.3kRecs316.1kFans
- 23 Reborn in Tokyo, but I Picked the Wrong Cheat 重生东京，开错外挂 Staring at the floating head-shaped balloon outside the window, with a Sadako videotape in hand, Kiryu Ichiryu, who has transmigrated here, falls silent. “My cheat is a System for raising good students!” In a Tokyo full of ghost stories, do your best to be a good student. 0Votes18.7kRecs88.2kFans
- 24 Navy Headquarters? Pirate Headquarters! 海军本部？海贼本部！ [A completed pirate novel with an average rating of 14,000, plus several excellent pirate novels. Enter without worry.] Transmigrating into the world of One Piece, he obtained the “Reversal System.” By reversing the faction alignment of manga characters, he could earn points. The stronger the person being converted, the more generous the reward. Noxia found this quite interesting. Imu and Nika switch from black to white and back every day. Has it finally become my turn to make a switch? As luck 306Votes12.9kRecs89.2kFans
- 25 EN Demon Slayer: Leveling Up My Breathing Styles 鬼灭：我的呼吸法能加点 [Demon Slayer] [Stat Allocation] [Lighthearted] (The book has over 10,000 paid subscriptions, so read with confidence.) While his fellow swordsmen were still painstakingly training their Breathing Style, he chose to open the System interface and allocate his points. While other Corps members were still struggling to stay alive, he quietly saved comrades who were supposed to die. While the Demon Slayer Corps still clung to the tradition of the Nine Hashira, young candidates for the rank surrounde 19Votes50.9kRecs268.8kFans
- 26 The Grand Strategists' Alliance 大军师联盟 Travel-budget streamer Liu Bian transmigrates during a livestream to the end of the Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era, becoming Emperor Shao of Han, Liu Bian. It is the third day after Liu Bian’s deposition, the day Empress Dowager He is to be poisoned in Yong’an Palace. Liu Bian has no troops, no trusted aides, and no power. Enemy spies are everywhere around him. With a nightmare-level challenge from the start, how will Liu Bian escape alive with the help of an alliance of strategists made 0Votes27.8kRecs153.3kFans
- 27 The Transdimensional Tech Era 超维科技纪元 After enduring the despair of the apocalypse, Huang Mingzhe returns to the year of the college entrance exams and inherits a mysterious Study System. He works hard to make up for the regrets of his past and lead humanity toward an unknown fate. What lies ahead for humanity? … In this age of entertainment above all, perhaps we need a little reason; in this universe beneath a dazzling sea of stars, how many believe in the truth? Without the light of science, humanity would be lost in endless night 0Votes63kRecs125.3kFans
- 28 The Master of All Worlds, Yue Buqun 万界主师岳不群 Yue Buqun was reborn, but the world had changed beyond recognition. Crimson scars split the sky, unleashing terrifying aberrations upon the world. Systems, chat groups, simulators, immortality cheats... They will all appear, each in a unique form as one of Yue Buqun’s own advantages, helping him destroy the aberrations and save the world. As the most famous novice village chief across the myriad worlds, Old Yue is going to turn the tables and fleece his disciples this time. My completed novels i 0Votes53.2kRecs106.6kFans
- 29 The Great Dao Across All Worlds 诸世大罗 In the Tianxuan Realm, where martial prowess reigns supreme, the Three Pure Ones' Dao lineage dominates the Divine Land, the three generations of Buddhist traditions spread salvation across the Western Lands, and aristocratic clans, imperial dynasties, unorthodox sects, and demons all vie for supremacy. Chu Mu brought the Kunlun Mirror with him when he transmigrated into this world. Starting out as a hostage of the Yuding Sect, he reflected the myriad heavens and advanced step by step toward bec 0Votes71.6kRecs137.7kFans
- 30 A Wuxia Journey Beginning at Mount Hua 从华山开始的武侠之旅 The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Fengyun, Ever Night! Zhao Changle journeys through the world of wuxia! 0Votes34.2kRecs241.8kFans
- 31 A Shuttle Through a Thousand Years 一梭千载 [Signed for publication] [2023 China Writers Association Key Web Literature Project Support Selection · Chinese Excellence and Culture Theme] [Intangible Cultural Heritage] [“Discovering Intangible Heritage Through Reading” Themed Writing Contest] [Cultural Innovation and Development] [Cultural Confidence] [Hangzhou Luo] [Silk Culture] [Song Dynasty Culture] A chance encounter left An Ji unable to forget the craft of Hangzhou Luo silk weaving. A series of remarkable meetings echoed with the musi 0Votes203.9kRecs66.5kFans
- 32 The Winds of War 骑砍战争之风 The immortal gods fell in the twilight, and the civilizations of elven magic and gnomish technology vanished into the long river of history. Millions of years passed. As the tides of fate surged once more, these great powers of old, not quite dead, opened their eyes again in the abyss, greedily watching a world teeming with life. On that very day, Rodhart, a newcomer from another world, became a frontier noble. He faced the tribes of the wilderness, thwarted the schemes of the imperial aristocra 0Votes66.2kRecs108.1kFans
- 33 Shrouding the Heavens: The Comeback 遮天之逆袭 After transmigrating into the Shrouding the Heavens world, he becomes Liu Yunzhi, an early-stage antagonist. From then on, he begins his path to defying the odds and proving his Dao! 0Votes14.8kRecs64.3kFans
- 34 The Martial Arts Impersonator of All Worlds 万界武侠扮演者 With iron hands, he challenges the sun and moon; in the Chan school of martial arts, he tests peerless techniques. Tokyo's splendor reigns supreme; Ling Shuang's fame usurps the throne. The Legend of Qin shines over the vast sea, while the tides of a thousand autumns face countless tribulations... Strange beings lurk in this world. Riding the winds, he ventures into martial worlds beyond it, bringing with him martial arts that don't belong to those jianghu realms and making his name again and ag 5Votes80.2kRecs341.8kFans
- 35 Qi Refiners Do Not Die in the Infinite 炼气士不死于无限 (Written entirely using traditional methods) Just as the half-demon qi cultivator Wen Ye was about to throw himself into seclusion and rack his brains over how to break through from [Refining Essence into Qi], he suddenly plunged headfirst into the Main God Space. The Myriad Worlds, the multiverse, and limitless possibilities came rushing at him... The debate over mana bars and spell slots, the Four Great Refinements versus the Dark and Bright Hua Dan Jin: which side was right? Could a neutron-s 364Votes20.7kRecs141.1kFans
- 36 The Splendor of the Red Chamber 红楼风华志 [The story is linked to The Story of Minglan. The author has completed The Red Chamber Detective and The Red Chamber: A Life of Pride and Glory. Read with confidence.] A dream of wandering through the mortal world, then a startled awakening deep within the vermilion chambers. Jia Lian dreams of modern times and learns that the Rongguo Mansion is on the verge of collapse. From then on, he devotes himself to planning and striving to make the family stronger. At first, he only hopes to protect this 196Votes55.3kRecs53.7kFans
- 37 The Court of Judicial Review’s Chief and His Jianghu Days 大理寺卿的江湖日常 You roam the martial world, free and unfettered. I wield the law to keep the world in order. An ordinary murder case leads to a shocking conspiracy. The Iron Courage Divine Marquis? Prince Zhao of the Northern Border? The Embroidered Uniform Guard? The Divine Marquis's Manor? The martial arts sects? The Daoist schools? The Buddhist temples? The various demonic sects? Every last one of you will obey the law! What? You refuse? Sorry, but my senior martial brother is Zhang Sanfeng. Yang Qingyuan, h 0Votes35.7kRecs207.9kFans
- 38 Story of Minglan: I'm a Son of the Xu Family 知否：我是徐家子 I am the youngest son of the somewhat fallen Marquis Yongyi's household. I have two older brothers and two older sisters. I came to this world of The Story of Minglan after eating a bowl of noodles, and all I want is to give my family a good life in this one. …More than ten years later… “Miss, that Fifth Young Master Xu is so handsome and refined. Surely you really do have feelings for him?” 134Votes162.5kRecs230.1kFans
- 39 Mastering Skills in the World of Film and TV 影视世界学才艺 Xu Duoyi is an utterly ordinary man who longs to be versatile, fabulously rich, blessed with extraordinary luck, and backed by a System. At last, on this day, his very own System activates. “Ding! The Versatility System is now online. I am at your service, Host, and my mission is to make you a versatile winner in life.” “Scanning…” “The vast universe is full of the unknown, and the Host will encounter all kinds of unexpected situations in life. We have detected that the Host lacks survival skill 0Votes27.4kRecs123.1kFans
- 40 The Magician with Superpowers 会超能力的魔术师 “How can you use magic without restraint in front of a bunch of Muggles without getting caught?” “Tell them it’s a magic trick.” After transmigrating with no useful skills to his name, Li Lekang decides to become a superpowered magician so he can make a living! 0Votes36.8kRecs100.4kFans
- 41 EN Orochimaru's Genie Lamp 大蛇丸的阿拉神灯 In the 51st year of Konoha, later known as “the Beginning of Shinobi World Reform” and “the First Year of Renewal,” Orochimaru made an indelible contribution. Because a genie had latched onto him. After receiving guidance from a transmigrator who became a genie, see how Orochimaru reaps profits from the shinobi world and strides down the path to immortality. 0Votes22kRecs145kFans
- 42 The Eerie Theater That Began in London 从伦敦开始的诡异剧场 At the moment of despair, Lu Li received an acceptance letter. From that day onward, a door leading to a bizarre world opened... 0Votes37.4kRecs105.3kFans
- 43 Infinite Splendor 无限辉煌图卷 Divine arts and demonic magic, a hundred realms and countless races; supernatural powers and martial clashes, a wild song across the ages. Monsters and mechanical abominations, all manner of strange creatures; an infinite world stretches out before us. Welcome to a new era of the Main God Space. Worlds gather and disperse like stars. Who can shine as brilliantly as the sun and moon? PS: This is not an original Infinite Flow fanfic. The worlds in the story may include extensive alterations and 12Votes226.4kRecs472.4kFans
- 44 EN Movie Savior 电影救世主 We took the helm during a 2,500-year voyage of wandering across Earth; we piloted mechs in a world invaded by monsters; we saved humanity in a world ravaged by viruses; we rebuilt a sanctuary in a city devastated by a zombie outbreak; we recovered civilization from the wilderness left behind by raging natural disasters... Amid the boundless ocean, Zhang Tianyuan acquired an island and became one of the players in a game of lordship. Looking at his own base, which could open portals to movie worl 1Votes84.9kRecs705.6kFans
- 45 From the Primordial World to the Martial World 从洪荒逃到武侠 A rogue immortal who should have died inside the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation transmigrates to a world of martial arts at the last moment. A disposable nobody who never made it onto the Investiture of the Gods finds freedom and ease in this world. Plant two apricot kernels, and create a blessed land and hidden paradise. A stone path before the mountain leads ever upward, step by step, toward immortality. The people burn incense and bow in worship; cultivators seek the gift of a path to culti 0Votes34.6kRecs209.5kFans
- 46 Reborn in the Final Years of Northern Wei 重生北魏末年 Gao Cheng believes his success comes from his own tireless efforts, and has little to do with the fact that his father is named Gao Huan. This story is packed with jokes and has a humorous style. Please bear with it. 0Votes49.3kRecs163.2kFans
- 47 Beyond the Martial Arts Summit 武侠巅峰之上 At his most desperate moment, Qin Yang awakened memories of his past life and embarked on a path to the pinnacle unlike anything he'd known before. He's the Beggars' Sect's rising star and the famed Hero of Tiannan; he's also a notorious thief and the martial world's number-one master of witty banter; he's even one of the Nine Calculators of the Mohists, hidden in the darkness and manipulating events from the shadows. At the end of the martial path, who stands supreme? Once Qin Yang arrives, the 0Votes60kRecs51.6kFans
- 48 Shrouding the Heavens: Joining the Yaoguang Holy Land from the Start 遮天：开局拜入摇光圣地 After transmigrating into the Shrouding the Heavens World, Li Yao was thrilled. He joined Hengyang Grotto-Heaven, ready to begin his path of cultivation there. But just as he finished his basic training, the Yaoguang Holy Land, the powerful force above Hengyang Grotto-Heaven, arrived. He had planned to stay at the Yaoguang Holy Land only temporarily. Who could have guessed that, through a careless mistake, the Dragon-Patterned Black Gold Cauldron would end up in his hands? This book is also know 25Votes48.6kRecs355.6kFans
- 49 Tales of America, 1988 美利坚往事1988 Debt, economic decline, immigration; hippies, anti-government sentiment, freedom. Amid the tides of the late 1980s, a country boy from the Rust Belt struggles to press forward just as the door to upward mobility is about to close. College, Silicon Valley, startups, HP, Apple, Microsoft. To become part of the 1%, or even the 0.1%, he gave up a lot and gained a lot. 0Votes30.3kRecs105.3kFans
- 50 EN Mysterious Journey in the One Piece World 海贼世界的诡秘之旅 A few things to know before reading: 1. The protagonist is Zig (Zigfried). His golden finger is one of the Paths of the Divine from Lord of the Mysteries, combined with the One Piece power system. The abilities of the divine path have been changed to fit the native power system of One Piece, so you don’t need to have read Lord of the Mysteries to enjoy this book. 2. Before transmigrating, the protagonist had only read the One Piece manga up through the Dressrosa arc. The author, however, has kep 1Votes51.1kRecs94.5kFans
