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  1. 151 The Super Auction House 超级拍卖行 Urban4.8M WordsCompleted A powerful soul from another world enters Fang Shen’s mind, opening the path of Earth Cultivation and making him the only cultivator on Earth… While cultivating, he begins an ambitious land-grabbing spree. The whole Earth is his, and he can even connect to other worlds to obtain all kinds of rare treasures, which he sells at his own auction house, drawing countless eager buyers. You’re old and frail, and need a year to settle your family’s affairs? The Super Auction House is at your service. For 0Votes266.7kRecs263.2kFans
  2. 152 The Heavenslaying Chronicle 掠天记 Xianxia5.6M WordsCompleted Some say he's a stain on the cultivation world, a disgrace to decency and a menace to the order of the Daoist sects! Some say he's the biggest scoundrel in Nanzhan Buzhou, consorting with demonic cultivators, cheating and swindling, and committing every evil under the sun! To all the slander, Fang Xing says, “That's right, I'm that legendary stain. Got a problem with that?” 19Votes918.2kRecs958.8kFans
  3. 153 Shrouding the Heavens 遮天 Xianxia6.4M WordsCompleted The Shrouding the Heavens animated series airs every Wednesday at 10:00 on Tencent Video. VIP members can watch two episodes early. Ye Fan, the Empress, Wushi, and others will appear before you in three dimensions. Come watch! Deep in a universe where cold and darkness coexist, nine enormous dragon corpses pull an ancient bronze coffin through eternity. This is an astonishing image captured by a space probe in the desolate universe. Did the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin return to ancient times, 594Votes6.3MRecs18.2MFans
  4. 154 Sorcerer of the Witching Realm 巫界术士 Western Fantasy3.6M WordsCompleted Leilin transmigrates with an AI chip and becomes a wizard apprentice of noble birth. Making use of his advantages, he studies to become a wizard, obtains a sorcerer's legacy, and embarks on the path of bloodlines. He goes on a series of adventures in the mysterious and uncanny world of wizards, ultimately attaining eternity. Details: 1. One extra chapter for every 100 monthly ticket 7Votes550.9kRecs495.9kFans
  5. 155 The Era of the Witch God 巫神纪 Eastern Fantasy4.1M WordsCompleted When history becomes legend, when legend becomes myth, when even myth fades and crumbles, when the sands of time bury everything, our names and our stories will still be passed down through the river of time, like the sun hanging high in the sky, shining eternally upon the earth, never to go out. Remember: once there was a people who stood tall between heaven and earth, like pillars holding up the sky. They never bowed or bent the knee to anyone. They commanded wind and thunder, strode over drag 3Votes3.6MRecs1.1MFans
  6. 156 Sanctuary 圣堂 Xianxia2.7M WordsOngoing After finding a demigod's divine spark while streaking, Wang Meng, a young new disciple at the bottom of the Holy Temple, began his magnificent legend. With a Five Elements body and a hidden divine spark, he roamed the Three Realms, showing off, fighting with passion, and charming the ladies. 2Votes1.6MRecs456kFans
  7. 157 League of Legends: Seven Hundred Years Later 英雄联盟之七百年后 Gaming3.8M WordsCompleted Ye Che died, then came back to life. [True guides + Heroic God Physique + bloodlines + the true meaning of ultimate techniques] It sounds a little strange, but in fact, he had traveled from the day of the S7 finals to seven hundred years in the future, arriving without a sound, as if abandoned by that century. Fortunately, League of Legends still existed on Earth seven hundred years later. One day, playing League of Legends became a matter of life and death. Rank badges began to manifest in the 0Votes116.4kRecs185.5kFans
  8. 158 Renegade Immortal 仙逆 Xianxia6.6M WordsCompleted Follow the natural order, and you remain mortal; defy it, and you become immortal. It all comes down to a single thought... The Renegade Immortal anime premieres on Tencent Video on September 25. New episodes air every Monday at 10:00, with VIP members getting two episodes early. Join us in the anime to witness Wang Lin’s lifelong devotion all over again! 204Votes4.2MRecs5.7MFans
  9. 159 The Strongest Abandoned Son 最强弃少 Xianxia7.0M WordsCompleted When Ye Mo suddenly came to his senses, he realized that everything around him seemed to have changed, and his beautiful master was gone. He also discovered that he had become an unwanted pawn abandoned by a powerful family, a miserable guy whose engagement had been broken off, and the target of a woman humiliating him from the podium by reading out his love letter... But none of that mattered. What mattered most was that he had also recalled something terrifying that hadn't originally belonged 30Votes1.5MRecs1.3MFans
  10. 160 Immortal 不死不灭 Martial Arts799k WordsCompleted A man known as a demon struggles desperately to survive, only to ultimately embark on a path of defying Heaven... 27Votes629.5kRecs344.3kFans
  11. 161 Proud Across the Heavens 傲世九重天 Eastern Fantasy8.5M WordsCompleted A smile shakes the winds and thunder; a fury chills the vast seas. One hand shatters the sky, one sword dances beneath the heavens! One man, one sword, standing proud above the Nine Heavens! 13Votes2.6MRecs1.4MFans
  12. 162 Rebirth of the Super Battleship 重生之超级战舰 Sci-Fi3.3M WordsCompleted Realizing that Earth was about to be destroyed, Xiao Yu merged his consciousness with the central computer of a spacecraft and escaped before it was too late. After merging with the computer, Xiao Yu gained immense computing power. Alone, he could command a vast fleet in interstellar warfare, control billions of robots to develop a planet, travel the universe by himself, and drive the development of an entire technological civilization. In this boundless universe, among endless seas of stars, Xi 17Votes324.5kRecs502.1kFans
  13. 163 A Promising Disciple of the Legalist School 法家高徒 Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsOngoing The new book, “Feng Shui Black Technology System,” has passed review. It’s the author’s second feng shui novel, following “Returning to the Past as a Taoist Master.” It’s just getting started, so please show it some love! A hundred schools contend, and the divine way manifests. Confucians can compose eloquent prose and defeat opponents with their words. Taoists understand yin and yang, comprehend the workings of creation, cultivate their yang spirits, and roam freely for ages. Mohists build pupp 0Votes103.1kRecs140.4kFans
  14. 164 Summoning Civil Officials and Fierce Generals in Another World 异世之召唤文臣猛将 Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted A new era dawns, and the world undergoes a transformation. The native plants and animals of Planet Earth mutate and revert to their ancestral forms, while species from other worlds are stranded here. Eventually, humanity develops a brand-new profession: Beast Tamer. Capturing monsters, raising them, and training them: that is what a Beast Tamer does. My new book, Divine Pet Evolution, is out now! Readers’ group: 610593024. 0Votes387.1kRecs256.1kFans
  15. 165 Arrow Demon 箭魔 Eastern Fantasy11.2M WordsCompleted This is a legend belonging to an archer. The only archer in the history of the Immortal Throne meets an untimely end and descends upon the Nine Provinces, beginning an unprecedented path of archery. In the eyes of the world, archery is a minor skill, unfit for the Great Path. I don't believe it! My arrows can shatter the sun and moon and forge a path to heaven, because I am the Arrow Demon! 0Votes348.8kRecs233.8kFans
  16. 166 The Immortal Court's Edict of the Dao 仙庭封道传 Xianxia2.5M WordsCompleted The young Su Ting carries Lu Ya's legacy as he transmigrates to a world of immortal heroes and myths. He forges the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife and achieves a body of thunder and fire. He shakes the heavens above and strikes terror into the netherworld below. No god across the heavens dares offend him. “I have a blade that terrifies every god, demon, and monster throughout the Myriad Worlds!” 0Votes221.3kRecs176.5kFans
  17. 167 Taiyi 太易 Xianxia3.3M WordsCompleted Tai means great, supreme and boundless. The Highest One values virtue. Yi means change. The sun and moon alternate, and yin and yang take turns. Thus, the Dao transforms into change; change contains the Supreme Ultimate, which gives rise to the Two Forms. Creation shapes heaven and earth and sets the myriad gods in motion. The divine path means wielding heavenly authority and shepherding all living things. Those who create the world and bring all things into being are gods. Those who summon clou 0Votes303.6kRecs115.3kFans
  18. 168 I Shall Seal the Heavens 我欲封天 Xianxia5.0M WordsCompleted If I want something to exist, Heaven cannot let it vanish. If I want something gone, Heaven cannot let it remain! This story begins between the Eighth Mountain and the Ninth Mountain, in a world where “my fate is as monstrous as a demon, and I shall seal the heavens”! This is I Shall Seal the Heavens, the third full-length novel by Er Gen, following Renegade Immortal and Pursuit of the Truth. 16Votes4.6MRecs2.7MFans
  19. 169 Portable Hero Killer 随身英雄杀 Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to another world, Zheng Ming carries a deck of Hero Cards with him. As long as he has enough Prestige, he can summon the heroes depicted on them: With their power, he can charge into battle with a blade in hand, scale walls and leap over rooftops, unleash the Celestial Immortal from Beyond the Heavens, or bring demons down upon the world! Of course, soaring through the nine heavens on a flying sword and slaying demons across the land is no dream either. Even transforming int 0Votes384.6kRecs222.8kFans
  20. 170 Martial Universe 武动乾坤 Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsCompleted The path of cultivation is to steal from yin and yang, seize the workings of creation, undergo nirvana, command life and death, and master reincarnation. At the pinnacle of martial power, one shatters the vault of heaven and shakes the world! 15Votes2.6MRecs3.6MFans
  21. 171 Demon-Binding 执魔 Xianxia7.7M WordsOngoing My obsession is the light of the world. It will cross the boundary between life and death, shine through the eternal night, and protect you through the dream of reincarnation... 106Votes4.8MRecs568.1kFans
  22. 172 Drunk on a Pillow Beneath the River and Mountains 醉枕江山 Historical4.1M WordsCompleted Empress Wu Zhao rules beneath the sun and moon, while Shangguan Wan'er weighs the affairs of the realm. Li Guo'er is more beautiful than any flower, and the Five Great Clans scheme against one another. Princess Taiping can find no peace, while the third son of the Li family is none other than Longji. Di Renjie, Zhang Yizhi, Feng Xiaobao... Talented men, lovely women, and rough-and-ready sorts! Red sleeves beckon, and wandering heroes roam beneath the skies of the Great Tang, Drunk, they rest the 0Votes2.9MRecs598.9kFans
  23. 173 Charming Ghost Pet 宠魅 Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsCompleted The animated adaptation, The Illusionist, is now airing. Cloudbirds soar and spread their wings beneath blue skies over green meadows; Blood Terror Wolves roam wild and untamed across barren wastes. Nightdream Beasts flit through moonlit forests; Ghostvault Monarchs drink the wind and swallow the mist from sheer cliffs. Sea Spirit Behemoths pass in shadow beneath vast oceans, while Thousand-Eyed Tree Demons stand proudly alone atop cloud-wreathed peaks. Swordstingers, Sunset Roc, Ancient Wood De 15Votes603kRecs783.4kFans
  24. 174 EN The God of the Ruined Temple 破庙有神仙 Xianxia3.2M WordsCompleted On Yin-Yang Mountain stands the General’s Temple, where immortals are said to emerge from the wilderness. This temple has been passed down for hundreds of years, but now that the world has entered the Dharma-Ending Age and spiritual energy has faded, how can it face a world transformed beyond recognition? An ancestral Bagua Mirror is said to be the key to opening a mysterious gate, but can it bring about a turning point? Discover it all in The Temple Ruins Have an Immortal. This book’s chat grou 0Votes384.2kRecs228.2kFans
  25. 175 Prison of Heroes 英雄监狱 Gaming4.9M WordsCompleted Some people are destined to meet, even if one is in heaven and the other in hell. Rose Prison, the world’s number-one prison in reality! It holds the most notorious criminals on the planet. What would happen if you led a group like that into a virtual world? Hero Prison, the number-one prison in the virtual world! It holds legendary heroes and monsters: the Harbinger of Doom, the Ancient Demon Emperor, the Troll Chieftain, bounty hunters, and even mighty gods! How powerful would you be with a pr 3Votes487.9kRecs358.3kFans
  26. 176 Otherworldly Summoning: Heroes Across the Ages 异界召唤之千古群雄 Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted Here is Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu. Here is Bai Qi, the peerless God of Slaughter. Here is Guiguzi, the extraordinary sage of the ages. Here is Li Yuanba, the Prince of Zhao of the Western Palace. Here is Lu Bu, the unrivaled fierce general. This is a story of cheating the system, where life and death are taken lightly: if you refuse to submit, then fight! Where is everyone? Hurry in and help your Emperor up, everyone! This is a very subtle hint to add the book to your collect 0Votes722.1kRecs410.3kFans
  27. 177 Tomb of the Gods 神墓 Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted A perfectly ordinary young man, dead for ten thousand years, comes back to life in an ancient tomb of the gods… 14Votes5.8MRecs2.2MFans
  28. 178 EN Record of Mortal Cultivation's Demise 灭运图录 Xianxia2.9M WordsCompleted Cultivation means discarding the false and preserving the true, seeing one’s own nature clearly. Those who achieve this are called “Perfected Ones.” They attain the Primordial Spirit and transcend life and death. The Record of Fate’s Demise, the Dao Seed of Fate’s Demise? The cultivation story of a transmigrator who happens upon an ancient immortal art and journeys through the Myriad Worlds and countless vast realms. Group numbers: Group One: 213933048 (full) 34Votes473.8kRecs642.3kFans
  29. 179 Chronicles of the Great Dao 大道纪 Infinite Myriad Worlds3.2M WordsCompleted Across countless universes, peerless talents rise together, while overlords of infinite dimensions coexist. In a martial arts world, a Daoist forges the Sword of Kingship and reigns supreme for sixty years. His name is passed down for three thousand years. Unmatched through all ages, he becomes the supreme grandmaster. In a world of gods and ghosts, a hundred ghosts roam by day. A Daoist lives on, deathless, questioning the ghosts and gods, then the heavens. He wages war against Heaven itself, b 3Votes1.1MRecs1.1MFans
  30. 180 The Record of the Nine Cauldrons 九鼎记 Martial Arts2.0M WordsCompleted After Emperor Yu split the mountains with five mighty strokes of his axe, unified the realm, divided it into nine provinces, and established the Nine Cauldrons, this land came to be known as the Nine Provinces. After Emperor Yu passed away, the realm was plunged into endless conflict. A thousand years later, the peerless Emperor of Mount Qin emerged. With a single palm strike, he once stopped the hundred-yard-wide Yan River in its tracks. Through his unmatched martial prowess, he finally unified 20Votes3.8MRecs1.9MFans
  31. 181 Enshrined as an Immortal 封仙 Xianxia2.1M WordsCompleted Heaven and earth have taken shape, but the Great Dao remains without order. Now, the immortals have jointly established the Investiture of the Gods to set the order of heaven and earth, raise the Heavenly Court of the Nine Heavens and the Netherworld, and appoint the gods of all realms. Qing Yuan, a Daoist attendant under the Purple Cloud Palace, was born without good fortune, a good fate, or an immortal root. Because he devoted himself wholeheartedly to cultivation, he was sent down to the mort 0Votes167.9kRecs96.9kFans
  32. 182 Soaring Through the Heavens 飞天 Xianxia7.0M WordsCompleted Beneath the heavens, the world is harsh and cold; demons and ghosts cannot withstand the warmth of human kindness! Delicate hands, beauties like jade, yet sword energy blazes like a rainbow between heaven and earth! Vast starry skies, the seven emotions and six desires, greed, anger, and delusion, Buddhist truths and the Tathagata: your magic may be boundless! The teeming masses offered their heartfelt prayers, only to be met with a sea of blood! Ghosts wail and gods howl, the sea of blood stret 42Votes2.9MRecs958.1kFans
  33. 183 The First Cause of All Realms 诸界第一因 Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsCompleted The vast world is coming back to life, and the gods and demons who departed are about to return. Holding a Gluttony Cauldron, law student Yang Yu transmigrates into this world and opens his eyes in a remote border town, gazing upon a realm that seems both familiar and strange. He sees an ancient dynasty nearing its end across an endless land, with dragons and snakes rising everywhere amid the beacons of war. He sees ceaseless warfare leaving the people destitute. Lands containing a thousand hous 6Votes676.1kRecs1.7MFans
  34. 184 The King Who Can Transmigrate 会穿越的国王 Urban2.8M WordsCompleted After becoming king of the least developed country on a parallel Earth, how can you rise to power with the help of a transmigration System? Learn martial arts in the world of wuxia movies, technology in the world of science fiction films, and in the world of mythological movies... Which AI is the strongest? Ultron from The Avengers, Skynet from The Terminator, or the Transformers? Which is more powerful, the Infinity Stones or the magical artifacts of the gods? How can you use the things you acq 0Votes109.2kRecs173.8kFans
  35. 185 Universe’s Professional Player 宇宙职业选手 Sci-Fi2.0M WordsCompleted 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
  36. 186 Zhang Sanfeng's Adventures in Another World 张三丰异界游 Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsCompleted Legendary martial arts grandmaster Zhang Sanfeng wore a jade pendant shaped like the Taiji symbol from the time he was a child. He knew only that he had been wearing it for as long as he could remember, never realizing it was the Taiji Soul Stone, one of the Ten Great Ancient Artifacts. The Taiji Soul Stone let cultivators train with twice the results for half the effort and protected them from all evil. It had originally belonged to the Primordial Heavenly Lord, but had accidentally fallen into 0Votes2.4MRecs484.4kFans
  37. 187 Heaven's Choice 天择 Eastern Fantasy5.2M WordsCompleted Heaven chose me to live this life, so I will seize every moment! In this chaotic age where a hundred schools contend, an age where a hundred powers vie for supremacy as well! With the fate of the Breaker, I must lead a vast army and charge into battle... With the fate of the Purple Emperor, I must bring blessings to all living things and command the rise and fall of the land... With the fate of the Assistants, I must govern the world, standing above all people, yet beneath only one: The Outcast! 0Votes873.7kRecs393.4kFans
  38. 188 The Great Mischievous Monkey 大泼猴 Xianxia2.5M WordsCompleted There are always people in this world who are brave and fearless, stubborn to the point of being single-minded, unruly, proud, and arrogant. Even when they’re pushed to the brink, they refuse to compromise. They would rather die than lose. P.S. 3Votes323.7kRecs1.4MFans
  39. 189 The Strongest Sword God System 最强剑神系统 Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing I have seen Ximen Chuixue’s sword, its lonely, snow-white strike coming from the west. I have seen the sword of Ye Gucheng, Lord of White Cloud City, its celestial beauty at the pinnacle of perfection. I have seen the sword of Dugu Qiubai, the Sword Demon, undefeated beneath heaven. This is an age of declining magic, when immortals are no longer immortal and demons are no longer demons. The gods have been buried beneath the sands, and ancient swords rust in the cold wind. A legendary powerhouse 4Votes324.1kRecs212.3kFans
  40. 190 Ascending to Immortality 升邪 Xianxia4.9M WordsCompleted For nine days, the sun has failed to rise after setting. On the tenth day, Su Jing makes a name for himself far and wide. 22Votes817.8kRecs499.5kFans
  41. 191 The Kind Death God 善良的死神 Western Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted A-Dai, a thief by trade but simple and kindhearted by nature, was taken away during a burglary by the powerful alchemist Goris, who had his own reasons. From that moment on, A-Dai’s fate changed. Fate led him to save the greatest assassin on the continent, the King of Assassins, who took A-Dai by force to a remote town to avenge himself and taught him everything he knew. Will A-Dai become a demon after living alongside an assassin? When the blood-red sun hangs overhead, monsters will emerge. Whe 1Votes1.1MRecs375.3kFans
  42. 192 The Best Director 最佳导演 Urban2.9M WordsCompleted Wang Yang dreamed of becoming a director and making movies that would drive the whole world wild. But his life had just taken a major blow: he'd been framed and expelled from USC. Yet as God closed one window on Wang Yang, he opened another. After Wang Yang was hit by a car on the street, he found he could see future movies! And so 1998 became an extraordinary year. While Titanic worked its miracle, the greatest director of the 21st century quietly began his rise. 0Votes515.6kRecs279.3kFans
  43. 193 Golden Eyes 黄金瞳 Urban4.1M WordsCompleted The TV drama The Golden Eyes, starring Zhang Yixing, premiered to great fanfare on February 26, 2019! Zhuang Rui, a junior employee at a pawnshop, undergoes a strange change in his eyes after an accident. Exquisite porcelain, ancient and elegant bronze vessels, and thrilling stone-gambling adventures come one after another, turning his life upside down... 7Votes1.8MRecs1.5MFans
  44. 194 Reborn as King Zhou of Shang 重生商纣王 Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Reborn as King Zhou of Shang, with a very different Investiture of the Gods. Transmigrate into the lives of Zhu Houzhao, Yang Guang, Lü Bu... 0Votes320.3kRecs240.4kFans
  45. 195 The Treasure Appraisal Manual 宝鉴 Urban4.1M WordsCompleted One game can pacify the world, but the human heart is impossible to fathom! The Three Teachings, the Nine Schools, the Five Elements, and the Three Houses: all are revealed in the Treasure Mirror! 6Votes1.3MRecs574.5kFans
  46. 196 Ultimate Evolution 最终进化 Infinite Myriad Worlds4.6M WordsCompleted Traveling through spaces born of humanity’s imagination Conquer the magic of Harry Potter and seize power in Pirates of the Caribbean! Draw on the Terminator’s strength and tear apart the illusions of The Matrix! Viruses are my servants, Steel and determination are my legacy! I hunt across the vast universe And journey through the mysterious river of time Desire, hatred, schemes, betrayal: who can bring back what was lost? Ghostly faces, bronze gates, marks of war: who can forge an imm 9Votes3MRecs819.2kFans
  47. 197 Douluo Dalu 斗罗大陆 Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted Tang San, an outer disciple of the Tang Sect, was rejected by the sect for secretly learning its inner-school techniques. When he leapt from a cliff to prove his resolve, he discovered that he had not died. Instead, he had arrived in another world under a different identity, a world of Martial Souls called Douluo Dalu. There is no magic, no battle qi, and no martial arts here, but there are wondrous Martial Souls. When people turn six, they awaken their Martial Souls in Spirit Hall. Martial Soul 55Votes6MRecs5MFans
  48. 198 The Daoist Master of Azure Mystery 青玄道主 Xianxia2.2M WordsCompleted What is a Dao Lord? Answer: “Without form or shadow in the ten directions, with no trace to be found in the six realms. Beyond the Three Realms, outside the Five Elements: that is a Dao Lord.” 0Votes530.2kRecs463.5kFans
  49. 199 The Infinite Worlds of Immortal Martial Arts 无限仙武世界 Infinite Myriad Worlds3.4M WordsCompleted Bai Fan: A shut-in, reborn into an apocalyptic world ten thousand years later. In despair, he enters the Immortal-Martial Reincarnation Space. Traveling through martial arts and immortal-cultivation worlds, he acquires all kinds of top-tier cultivation techniques, embarks on the path of cultivation, establishes a supreme immortal sect, and leads humanity to turn the tide in the Calamity of the Three Eras, slaying gods and destroying the ancients! At that time, the heroes of the Immortal Realm ro 0Votes112.2kRecs208.3kFans
  50. 200 Destroying the World, Starting with Marvel 从美漫开始毁灭世界 Infinite Myriad Worlds1.1M WordsCompleted Mission One: Destroy the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Starting item: zombie virus serum Mission Two: Destroy the Naruto world. Starting item: alien insectoid egg Mission Three: Destroy the DC Comics world. Starting item: ability possession device Mission ???: Destroy the (System) real (error) world. Starting item: ??? Forgive me for being unable to bring salvation, because the System only ever gives me one ki 0Votes50.3kRecs110.1kFans

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