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- 1 The Gourmet Master of the Spirit World 精灵世界的美食大师 An Jie transmigrates and becomes an expired prince in the Pokemon world. Note: 1. The worldbuilding in this book is still primarily based on the anime. 2. This book still has no female lead. Tags: Pokemon, Pokémon, Pokemon 0Votes10.2kRecs40.9kFans
- 2 Path to Immortality, Beginning with the Life-Prolonging Lamp 从延命灯开始的长生路 In the southern lands lives a Taoist who keeps ghosts and commands spirits. His fame resounds across the four corners of the realm, and his footsteps tread the imperial capital. I stumbled upon the path of ghost immortality, my heart bound by resentment to the Impermanence. Ask not about the ways of the immortals: they brook no constraints. I am no child of the immortals, only an ordinary man! A son of a respectable family in the prefecture, he forged a marriage pact in the underworld. Between t 5Votes44.2kRecs82.2kFans
- 3 EN Starting as a Ninja in Naruto 从火影开始成为忍者 Year 5 of the Konoha Calendar. The Battle of the Valley of the End between Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara was over. To treat his elder brother’s injuries, Senju Tobirama resurrected a medical ninja from ancient times, hoping they could keep those injuries from shortening his brother’s life. This medical ninja was named Emiya Shihara. The author has already completed two older Naruto fanfics that each sold over 10,000 copies: "Starting Out as the Mastermind Behind the Scenes in Naruto" "Starti 0Votes74kRecs314.9kFans
- 4 The Raven of Naples 那不勒斯之鸦 Return to the past and become a crow. Naples in the 1960s: the Mafia runs rampant. Amid the spring breeze of the “economic miracle,” the ancient trade welcomes change. Vendettas, revenge, rebellion, conspiracies; alliances, sieges, threats, reprisals. “Zarathustra, come back and eat your pizza!” The black crow beats its wings and dives into the house. Many people in Naples know that the Rundle family keeps an iconic crow. However, many years later, the people of the Rundle family would rather ca 0Votes17.6kRecs82.4kFans
- 5 EN Ascending the Demonic Path from Useless Spiritual Roots 从废灵根开始问魔修行 Reborn into a world of cultivation, he spends sixteen years beginning his path to demonic cultivation with a trash spiritual root. On the day of testing, his spiritual root is rated fifth grade. He will struggle to break through to the middle stage of Qi Refining in this life. The immortal sects won't take him, and immortality is beyond reach. As it happens, the Demonic Sect is recruiting slaves, scouring every region for the poorly gifted to serve as “spirit slaves.” They use demonic arts that 81Votes85.9kRecs256.5kFans
- 6 From a Cult Family to a Divine Kingdom 密教家族到神国王朝 When Carl awakens, he discovers that he has become a crippled evil god, confined to a bottle. By chance, the Fischer family becomes his vassal, bound together by a shared destiny passed down through their bloodline for generations. They establish secret cults, infiltrate nations, manipulate wars, and climb the long road to godhood, fighting for their family's glory and future. They are assassins lurking in the shadows, scholars beloved by the people, revered priests, powerful dukes, and legends 0Votes54.4kRecs256.7kFans
- 7 Madness 迷狂 Southeast Asia, 1996. The steamy little town was packed with torn-open souls. Using their wounds as eyes, they saw the divine madness lurking behind the world. A strange being in a yellow raincoat wanted to become human, so it blended in among them. The monsters received their correspondence cooking courses and wrote on the back of a videotape: “Please don't let Doudou find out our brains make better jam.” 92Votes74.1kRecs93.2kFans
- 8 My IQ Increases Every Year 我的智商逐年递增 [No System + No Romance + Everyday Life + Ensemble Cast + Smart Characters + Scientific Research + A Rising Nation] Chen Zhuo was reborn as an infant. But he had no System, no pocket dimension, and no chime of mission prompts. All he had was a developing brain whose processing power continued to evolve as he grew older. “Who is Chen Zhuo?” “He’s a ghost in the world of mathematics, a tyrant in the world of physics, and the one and only god of science.” No harem, no hackneyed tropes. 350Votes72kRecs648.9kFans
- 9 The Netherworld Skin-Painting Scroll 幽冥画皮卷 The print edition has been published. It is titled Formless and available from platforms such as Qidian and JD.com. Generally speaking, Li Wuxiang gives himself a little maintenance every six months or every five thousand li. The main jobs are tending to his outer layer and renovating his internal organs, with a little fatty fluid added if necessary. When applying a new skin, he has to be careful with the materials. Otherwise, in extreme weather, it might peel or de 171Votes229.8kRecs401.3kFans
- 10 EN Rise of an Esoteric Academy Monk 从密修学院僧开始 [Nonsense] [Forced connections] [Far-fetched interpretations] [Poorly expressed] An ancient scripture with no words, a timid monk, centuries of chance encounters, and enlightenment in a single lifetime. It all begins at a scripture academy called the Endless White Pagoda Temple, with a monk from the Esoteric Cultivation Academy 18Votes222kRecs307.5kFans
- 11 EN I Who Cultivate Immortality Have Arrived in the Wizard World 修仙的我却来到了巫师世界 Jieming discovered that he had transmigrated. His golden finger was the Immortal Cultivation Encyclopedia, the Great Dao Library, but why had he transmigrated into a world of wizards?! The Star Ring Federation, the Deep Crimson Court, the Void Architecture Institute, the Entropy Reversal Alliance... In this age of expansion, wizard civilization waged war on every plane it discovered, ravenous as wolves and tigers. These were the best of times, and the worst of times. Faced with the prospect of b 527Votes134.5kRecs799.6kFans
- 12 EN The Heretical Dao of Cultivation 诡道修仙 Demons run rampant, and cultivators worship the bizarre as the Heavenly Dao. For a mortal to cultivate, they must gouge out their eyes, sever their limbs, cut off their wisdom root... Ren Qing, who transmigrated here, discovered that his supernatural ability could exempt him from the cost of cultivation. [Eyeless Art]: Swallow eyes to cultivate. At mastery, 106 immortal eyes grow all over your body. [Poison Bone Art]: Soak your bones in poison for thirty-six days, then put them back in your body 0Votes108.2kRecs678.6kFans
- 13 The Transformation of a Wet Egg 湿卵胎化 Born from eggs, wombs, moisture, or transformation, each follows its own course. Egg-born beings arise from desire, womb-born beings from passion, moisture-born beings from contact, and transformed beings from separation. Reincarnation has always been a specialized skill, but Ji Ming has mastered all four kinds: moisture, egg, womb, and transformation. From then on... he could be a bird or a flower, a fish or an insect, a fox of the wilds or a rat of the shrine, a poo 43Votes249.6kRecs576.4kFans
- 14 Why Has Your Highness Rebelled? 皇兄何故造反？ In the eighth year of the Jingtai era, at the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Zhu Qiyu stood atop the imperial steps. Behind him was a ten-year-old child. Below the steps stood the civil and military officials, all wearing impassive expressions. He sighed, then looked up at his panic-stricken elder brother. At last, he asked the question he had kept buried in his heart. “Your Majesty, why have you rebelled?” P.S. Warning: the protagonist is a schemer and won’t be pursuing technological advancement 24Votes295.7kRecs622.5kFans
- 15 EN Reborn as a Behind-the-Scenes Noble Mage 重生幕后贵族法师 After preparing to transmigrate, Xia Yuan, a high-level player known for his plot-focused mage builds in his previous life, transmigrated into an NPC, and not just any NPC: he was the newly born fourth son of the Empire's Grand Duke! He had intended to embrace a dull aristocratic life, but unexpectedly, the times were changing! His family, the final obstacle, had already been branded villains by the new aristocracy and was about to be crushed beneath the inexorable wheels of history! With no oth 1Votes173.8kRecs303.6kFans
- 16 EN Hogwarts: Not Even Voldemort Can Stop My Learning 霍格沃茨：伏地魔也别阻止我学习 Vader: I only have seven years to study at Hogwarts. Take away the holidays, and that's just 266 weeks! Even if I can master one book a week, that's only 266 books! How many magic books are there in the Hogwarts library? Thousands upon thousands! Time waits for no one. How could I not make the most of every moment to study?! I will not let anyone ruin my study environment, not even the Dark Lord! No, no, no. It's not that I simply love knowledge. I'm just greedy. Title 1: "Hogwarts: I C 869Votes290.5kRecs687.5kFans
- 17 EN The Immortal Craftsman's Creation 仙工开物 Deep inside a volcano, an immortal palace of mechanisms left behind by ancient sages awaits its successor. His mother risked her life to obtain its immortal seal, entrusting it to Ning Zhuo with her dying breath. The Buddha’s Heart-Demon Seal! Save yourself and become a Buddha; save others and turn them into demons. With the seal in hand, one can lightly imprint the heart and command mechanisms as easily as feathers. Others grow weary and burdened when controlling them, but Ning Zhuo can command 550Votes3.6MRecs4.4MFans
- 18 EN I Am the Master Soul in the Soul Banner 我在尊魂幡里当主魂 After transmigrating into the world of immortal cultivation, I was refined by a demonic cultivator into a Soul-Summoning Banner. All I want is to find a reliable banner master and wait for him to take me to immortality. So I strive to improve myself, learn techniques and train my supernatural abilities, doing my duty as the old grandpa in his mind and hoping my banner master can keep his head down long enough to ascend. But in the world of immortal cultivation, nobody can keep their head down fo 0Votes296.6kRecs527.3kFans
- 19 What's Wrong with One More Person Getting Rich Later? 多我一个后富怎么了 He started out studying medicine but never practiced, then sold TVs, ran into Zhou Huihui, and moved into the sharing economy, where deposits went unrepaid. Next came real estate, where he found some success. At last, he picked a prime property, but never got to top it out… In 2008, Yu Xing woke from a dream to find himself back on the eve of the financial crisis, with his investments in the red. That was the year industry giants took shape and capital awoke. He could only struggle to build his 1.7kVotes1MRecs885.5kFans
- 20 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
- 21 EN Lord of Pro 普罗之主 His name is Li Banfeng. Feng as in mountain peak, not as in going crazy. His doctor has told him he isn’t insane. To save a friend’s life, he went to Platform 96, boarded Steam Train 1160, and arrived in Puluo Province, where the world had been stuck in the age of steam. He met a confidante in an old gramophone, peerless beauties on calendar posters, a swaying lady in an antique clock, and a worldly master in a wine gourd. Here, food cultivators grow stronger the more they eat, smoking cultivato 145Votes729.7kRecs2MFans
- 22 EN Cultivating in the Demonic Sect as a Talent 苟在初圣魔门当人材 Lyu Yang transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation, only to become a disciple of the First Sacred Sect, a demonic sect. Fortunately, he obtains a wondrous treasure, the Book of a Hundred Lives. When he dies, he can begin a new life and start all over again, while bringing back treasures, cultivation, and even lifespan from his previous life. He can even awaken special talents. Unfortunately, his chances are limited. He is not truly immortal. With chaos about to engulf the cultivation worl 577Votes1.8MRecs4.7MFans
- 23 EN The Corpse Collector in Conan 柯南里的捡尸人 Reporter: What’s the secret to becoming the Black Organization’s “ace killer”? Jiang Xia: “Take Conan along when you pay the target a visit.” “Pseudo-Moriarty’s Life at the Distillery,” “How to Properly Hitch a Ride on the Grim Reaper’s Aura” … Jiang Xia took a drag on his fake cigarette and pensively blew out a smoke ring: “I just wanted to tag along to a few crime scenes and pick up some corpses. I never thought I’d end up becoming a ‘criminal mastermind’ in the eyes of the villains.” “What? 710Votes1.5MRecs1.1MFans
- 24 My Simulated Path to Immortality 我的模拟长生路 How difficult is the path to immortality! And all the more so in this cultivation world, utterly transformed by a plague! Mortals carry disease. If immortals come into contact with them, their cultivation may decline in mild cases, or they may return to the heavens in severe ones. Thus mortals and immortals are forever divided. Immortals cannot cultivate together, and the entire cultivation world has become one vast dark forest. Li Fan transmigrated into this world with soaring ambitions, ye 508Votes975.7kRecs2.9MFans
- 25 The Ming Dynasty's Imperial Preceptor 大明国师 After witnessing the end of the Jingnan Campaign, Jiang Xinghuo, marked for extermination of his entire clan and nine relations, finally breathed a sigh of relief. As a veteran transmigrator, he would return to the modern era and gain immortality after transmigrating nine times. Certain he was about to finish the job, Jiang Xinghuo grew so bored that he began giving lectures in prison. But things gradually started to feel off… Ma Sanbao: “What is the Age of Exploration in The Sea Power Doctrine? 29Votes427.7kRecs6.2MFans
- 26 EN The Mind Mentor of Marvel and DC 在美漫当心灵导师的日子 Up next is Great Sage and Founding Master of Hydra, Chief Pontiff of the Purple Potato Freak Psychiatrist to the Avengers, financial advisor to S.H.I.E.L.D. Thesis-slayer of Batman, kindred spirit of the Joker Attending physician at Arkham Asylum, universally acclaimed professor at Gotham University Recipient of the Red Banner Medal, bearer of God's blessing The Iron Curtain of New York, the spring breeze of Gotham Schiller Rodriguez! (All the titles above have been earned in the story. New ones 1.7kVotes1.3MRecs1.2MFans
- 27 The National Forensic Doctor 国民法医 Corpse: Have you no manners? 110Votes4.1MRecs2.4MFans
- 28 Closer to My True Form Every Day 每天都离现形更近一步 “If a venomous snake uses its venom to poison a venomous snake, will the venomous snake be poisoned to death by its own venom?” When Feng Yi’s startup hit a snag and he found himself in dire straits, his grandaunt’s private butler arrived with a massive inheritance. Feng Yi: “She had so many relatives of my generation. Why did she leave it to me?” Butler: “Because you’re the most pleasing to look at.” Feng Yi touched his own sharp, angular face. “She certainly had excellent taste!” Yet after inh 17Votes3.3MRecs1MFans
- 29 The Mirror Legacy 玄鉴仙族 Lu Jiangxian stayed up all night and died suddenly, but his lingering soul attached itself to a blue-gray bronze mirror covered in cracks. The mirror drifted into a vast, boundless world of immortal cultivation. In the perilous and unpredictable Dali Mountains, beside the Mei Chi River, a small village sat in the shadow of a minor clan. When the clan came across the mirror, it began passing down the path of immortality and teaching its arts, ushering in a magnificent new era. (A family’s cultiva 22.9kVotes7.2MRecs21.2MFans
