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  1. 51 The Chronicles of the Evil Shadow 邪影本纪 Gaming6.3M WordsCompleted After the Great Cataclysm, the years were reckoned by the era of evil martial arts. The life and deeds of the Evil God came to be known as... The Chronicles of the Evil Shadow! New book: The Whale Fall Seals the Gods. A new book is like a seedling: it needs everyone’s diligent care and support. Please add it to your favorites, recommend it, and click through. Many hands make light work. Thank you, everyone!!!! 5Votes1.9MRecs149.4kFans
  2. 52 Super Gene 超级神基因 Eastern Fantasy7.3M WordsCompleted In the grand and boundless interstellar age of the future, humanity finally mastered spatial teleportation technology. But when people reached the other end, they discovered it was neither the past nor the future, nor any land beneath the stars... It was a mysterious sanctuary world, home to countless powerful alien creatures. Humanity embarked on a thrilling leap forward in evolution and ushered in the most brilliant new era beneath the stars. “Hunt a divine-blood black beetle and obtain its be 9Votes2.2MRecs1.1MFans
  3. 53 EN Summon Holy Sword 召唤圣剑 Gaming5.9M WordsCompleted It is a chaotic age. The shadows of darkness devour all things. The continent is shrouded in despair and emptiness, as people struggle amid fire and death. The boundary between reality and fantasy grows blurred. When that lone star shines in the night sky, can it change the fate of this doomed world and restore its lost glory? Rhode was once the leader of Starlight, the most powerful players' guild in the online game Dragon Soul Continent. After leading its members to defeat the Void Dragon, the 7Votes352.6kRecs507.7kFans
  4. 54 There's a Dungeon in My Living Room 我家客厅有个副本 Gaming1.1M WordsCompleted One morning, Chu Ge woke up to find a dungeon entrance had appeared in his living room. What the hell is going on? Sure, I'm good at games, but I'm really not used to going into dungeons in real life. When applying to join, please be sure to include the words “reader group.” 0Votes198kRecs144.1kFans
  5. 55 Supreme Immortal Dynasty 至尊仙朝 Xianxia3.4M WordsCompleted Above us are countless immortals and Buddhas, while cultivators from countless immortal sects roam the heavens and earth, turning clouds with a flip of the hand and bringing rain with a gesture. In this world, mortals are no more than ants. So I refuse to be a mortal! 0Votes252.3kRecs219.6kFans
  6. 56 Treasure Chests Everywhere on the Path to Immortality 长生处处开宝箱 Martial Arts1.6M WordsCompleted Heroes roam the land, immortals and Buddhas fill the skies, and demons run rampant: a world of wonders and horrors. The protagonist has a treasure chest System and sets out to seek the Dao and pursue immortality, opening treasure chests everywhere along the way. 0Votes132.5kRecs106.3kFans
  7. 57 The Pay-to-Win Demon Lord 氪金魔主 Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing In his previous life, Wu Hao always thought money was everything. After he transmigrated... He discovered that it really was. This is a story about spending money, the tale of a thrifty, family-minded man who spends his way into becoming a great demon king. 0Votes560.5kRecs408.7kFans
  8. 58 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
  9. 59 Invincible Awakening 无敌觉醒 Eastern Fantasy544k WordsCompleted The earth split and the sky collapsed. The world was transformed, and ferocious beasts ran rampant! The human race on Earth, descendants of sinners, bore seals that had lasted ten thousand generations! In the East, they were called secret treasures; in the West, genetic locks. They had shackled humanity for millions of years. After the disaster, a living substance filled heaven and earth, stimulating humans to unlock their secret treasures, break their genetic locks, and awaken their hidden pote 0Votes96kRecs88.9kFans
  10. 60 The Turmoil of the Qing Dynasty 乱清 Historical5.7M WordsOngoing A solitary lamp, A crescent moon hanging high, A beauty fair as jade, Rivers and mountains stretching for thousands of miles. A part-time guide at a small museum undergoes the most miserable transmigration in history. Returning from the dead and surviving against all odds, he vows to plunge the palace into chaos, topple the dynasty, and usher in an entirely new age, all by his own efforts Today I take up my mighty brush to rewrite the Spring and Autumn Annals. If the world is in such a state, wh 1Votes722.6kRecs312.6kFans
  11. 61 I Am the President of a Virtual Reality Game Company 我是虚拟现实游戏公司总裁 Sci-Fi1.6M WordsOngoing During an interview with reporters from around the world, Li Ang spoke freely: “When I’m out of money, of course I have to make something. If I don’t, I won’t have any money to spend.” “Getting financing? No way. I’ll never do that in this lifetime.” “I don’t know how to go public and cash out, so I can only make this stuff (games) to scrape by. That’s how it is.” “Today’s players are all talented, and they’re so nice to talk to. I love making games for them.” “Going to the game forums feels jus 0Votes274.3kRecs184.3kFans
  12. 62 Paradise of Demonic Gods 魔神乐园 Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted For seven days and nights, my sword swept across the land; I roamed ninety thousand miles through the starry skies. I strike down saints and Buddhas above, demons and monsters below, and right every wrong in my heart. 3Votes489.7kRecs375.5kFans
  13. 63 The Eighties-Era Shaolin Abbot 八零后少林方丈 Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted Heaven must be blind! It sent a fine young man in his prime, born in the 1980s, back to ancient times, and not only that, he had to become a monk. Becoming a monk would have been bad enough, but he had to be an abbot! And as if being an abbot weren't enough, he got saddled with an Abbot System to keep him in line! Master the boy's training? Make Shaolin the greatest sect under heaven? Become the martial arts world's leader? The System's demands are outrageous. I'm just an ordinary guy from the 1 0Votes390.9kRecs397.8kFans
  14. 64 Ancestor of Ten Thousand Demons 万妖之祖 Xianxia4.1M WordsCompleted [A new book needs support more than ever. Whether you’re a reader or just passing by, I hope you’ll visit the book page and click “Add to Bookshelf” on the left. Find the recommendation section and recommend it a few times. Every vote is a little encouragement for me. Piaoliu thanks you sincerely.] A human in my previous life, a demon in this one! Are the demonfolk born to be weak, destined to serve as stepping stones for cultivators seeking fame and pillaging their inner cores to grow stronger? 1Votes257.3kRecs276.6kFans
  15. 65 The Number One Player Across Time and Space 时空之头号玩家 Infinite Myriad Worlds3.6M WordsOngoing At some point, mysterious regions connecting different dimensions appeared across the world: illusions. Zombie Siege, School-Live!, Re:Zero, Goblin Slayer... Here, you can find untold riches, beautiful women of every kind, and power strong enough to destroy the world. Countless people chasing their dreams and ambitions came here. Some laughed, some cried. Some lived, and some died. This is paradise for the strong. This is hell for the weak. Our story begins the moment a young man, possessing the 4Votes898.5kRecs645.5kFans
  16. 66 EN King of Creation 造化之王 Eastern Fantasy9.8M WordsCompleted Overnight, the young Ye Zhen suddenly discovered that he possessed a strange ability! The meaningless cries of the insects and beasts in the mountains sounded completely different when they reached his ears. The rat brothers squeaked: “Brother, the treasure in the back mountain that can make us grow dozens of times larger is about to drip. Hurry, let’s go!” A swarm of mosquitoes chattered: “Those two are here again. Brothers, get them! Suck them dry!” A young Cloudwing Tiger faced Ye Zhen and le 2Votes1.2MRecs615.8kFans
  17. 67 Wheel of the World 轮盘世界 Sci-Fi6.6M WordsOngoing At the moment his life ends, Ye Zhongming returns to the afternoon ten years ago when the apocalypse began. Is this a blessing from Heaven, or another punishment? Does he really have to experience that cruel, freezing apocalypse all over again? Ye Zhongming decides to survive, for no other reason than the comrades who once shared life and death with him, and the beloved who never left his side! He also wants to find the answers. Why did countless wheels appear out of thin air, while tens of thou 3Votes877.4kRecs722.5kFans
  18. 68 The Emperor 帝尊 Xianxia5.5M WordsCompleted Martial arts can lead to divinity! When one cultivates martial arts to the Divine Wheel realm, they can forge supernatural abilities and transcend the ordinary! 10Votes786.9kRecs682.3kFans
  19. 69 The Chronicles of Xu Xian 许仙志 Xianxia2.4M WordsCompleted A modern-day good-for-nothing transmigrates as Xu Xian and becomes known as “the greatest talent under heaven” for plagiarizing famous works. While on a diplomatic mission to Japan, he crushes its eight million gods! Beneath the Three Lives Stone, he erases the divide between his past and present lives, uniting the wisdom, memories, and feelings of all three incarnations, along with their harems, and ascends to become a Great Golden Immortal! Xu Xian: “I can’t keep being a pretty boy who holds m 8Votes840.7kRecs570.6kFans
  20. 70 The Record of the Vermilion Bird 朱雀记 Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted The growth history of a not-famous young monster and immortal This is the story of a little red bird losing weight as it grows up. The rest of the synopsis is omitted… Of course this is a wish-fulfillment novel. It is only a wish-fulfillment novel, and nothing else. 1Votes559.3kRecs1.2MFans
  21. 71 Alone in the World 独闯天涯 Gaming1.6M WordsCompleted [A work signed with Qidian’s Third Editorial Group] Feng Xiaoxiao says: No one can defeat me, because… no one can run faster than I can… One Sword Soars to Heaven says: A master must keep a low profile. But I’m a master among masters, so I’m going to be flashy. Flowing Moon says: My special move is drawing my blade to cut through water, not stealing someone else’s love. Sword Without a Trace says: I roam the martial world, yet the martial world has no tales of me. Xiaoyao says: Don’t call me Xia 0Votes669.4kRecs401.8kFans
  22. 72 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
  23. 73 The Mountain and Sea Demon Painter 山海画妖师 Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing In ancient times, the mountains and seas were invaded. To survive, humanity sought the Way from the ancients. They were later enlightened by the Mountain Lord, taught by the Three Friends, and learned to define the myriad realms through paintings and describe countless beings through demons. Thus, the unparalleled legacy of the Demon Painter was passed down. Yet the world knows only of the Mountains and Seas, not of the Mountains and Seas in Reverse. Seventeen hundred years ago, heaven and earth 0Votes210.9kRecs199.4kFans
  24. 74 The Rabbit Must Die 兔子必须死 Xianxia1.8M WordsCompleted Ever since a cheeky rabbit showed up in the Celestial Court, the homes of the great immortals have all put up banners: “Guard against fire, thieves, and rabbits.” At the same time, the God of Cookery’s Complete Guide to Cooking Rabbits started selling like hotcakes. You can often see a crowd of immortals waving all kinds of magical treasures as they chase a rabbit over hill and dale, shouting, “A group beating is fine, and we don’t care about losing face, but that rabbit has to die!” Bystander A 0Votes402.1kRecs429.1kFans
  25. 75 The Laws of the Daoist School 道门法则 Xianxia3.8M WordsCompleted In a world ruled by the Daoist sects, how should one cultivate? Talismans, pills, Daoist priests, spirit demons, ritual ceremonies... Want to cultivate immortality? Great! Start by sweeping the toilets! Where should you stand when an imperial talisman arrives? 6Votes1.1MRecs514.6kFans
  26. 76 God-Tier Hero 神级英雄 Gaming6.2M WordsCompleted A hero is a sacred being of immense personal strength, whose troops grow stronger as the hero grows stronger. Hero Genesis is a world-class online game jointly developed by the United States, China, the European Union, Russia, India, Japan, and South Korea. It combines fantasy, adventure, war, trade, territory building, sailing, competition, and casual play. Players around the world are obsessed with it, and the top competitors from every country shine on the battlefield of the national wars. Da 1Votes2.9MRecs527.8kFans
  27. 77 Mad Detective 狂探 Urban6.3M WordsCompleted An irreverent little punk unexpectedly transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a homicide detective. A bizarre Adventure System helps him crack one strange case after another, turning him into a flamboyant, larger-than-life master detective! A Lao Kuang production: reliable quality, no tricks, fair to readers young and old. The manga adaptation of Mad Detective is now available. 5Votes6.2MRecs969.2kFans
  28. 78 I Am Antivirus Software 我是杀毒软件 Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted I roam between darkness and light. Slaughter is my closest friend, evil my servant. Countless bones become my scepter, fresh blood stains my cloak, and wherever my cold wings pass, cries of death will shake the heavens! I am the Grim Reaper, and I’m also antivirus software. 0Votes647.4kRecs350.6kFans
  29. 79 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 14Votes602.9kRecs783.2kFans
  30. 80 Crowned Above the New Han Dynasty 冠绝新汉朝 Historical3.2M WordsCompleted Of all the talent under heaven, Chen Zhi claims eight tenths, leaving the other two tenths for everyone else. He transmigrated to the Three Kingdoms, served the Liu clan, swept away the warlords, and had the tide of events firmly in hand. With the restoration of the Han just around the corner, he died. Fortunately, Chen Zhi was armed with the finest teachings of a hundred schools and all manner of extraordinary objects. Nearly a century after his death, he was reborn. But this time, he faced an 0Votes258kRecs126.6kFans
  31. 81 What Do I Do About Being So Popular? 太受欢迎了怎么办 Urban805k WordsCompleted Question: What’s it like to discover you’re a handsome man after losing 30 jin? Anonymous answer: You’ll waste a lot of time dealing with all the unnecessary questions. Follow-up: I don’t get it. Are you really answering my question? I just want to know if girls will pursue me after I become handsome! Anonymous answer: They will, just like zombies pursue the living. Go read my answer to “What’s it like to be pursued by zombies?” or check out How to Deal with Being Too Popular! 0Votes240.9kRecs132.2kFans
  32. 82 The Great Tycoon Livestreams Across the Myriad Worlds 万界直播之大土豪 Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Wang Tian, a traveling salesman, gets access to the Myriad Worlds live-streaming platform. Then a bug gives him unlimited money! Wang Tian becomes the tycoon all the streamers grovel to! A legend among countless tycoons! He tips streamers, opens treasure chests, and acquires countless martial arts manuals, cultivation techniques, and treasures from myriad worlds. He surges ahead, comprehends the Dao through martial arts, and fights his way to the Ninth Heaven. This novel has a vast world, so don 0Votes207.3kRecs333.8kFans
  33. 83 A Biologist’s Alchemy Journal 生物炼金手记 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A dragon is made of a deer’s antlers, a tiger’s eyes, a horse’s teeth, an ox’s ears, a serpent’s body, carp scales, a tiger’s paws, an eagle’s talons, and a loach’s tail. A qilin is made of a lion’s head, deer antlers, tiger eyes, a moose’s body, dragon scales, and an ox’s tail. A phoenix has a goose’s forehead, fish scales on its back, a serpent’s neck, a fish’s tail, a stork’s throat, a mandarin duck’s thoughts, dragon pa 0Votes140.1kRecs153.5kFans
  34. 84 When the Demon Tide Rises 魔潮起时 Western Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted As the magical tide surged, he unexpectedly entered the world of dreams, guided by his talent. Veiled in layers of mist, what connection is there between dreams and reality? What sparks will fly when the two worlds collide? For the weak, this is an age of despair, like the end of the world. For the strong, it is the beginning of a magnificent journey, the dawn of myth. Some call him the darling of the era, favored by fate. But only he knows that, in the end, he is merely a mayfly struggling to s 0Votes202kRecs143.6kFans
  35. 85 The Book of Another World 异界之书 Gaming1.0M WordsCompleted Many people believe our universe and world are unique, but that is not the case. On a cosmic scale, the world is made up of many different dimensions. Beyond our reality, countless other dimensional worlds exist. Each world has its own distinct laws and structure. Walls of space and time divide one world from another, keeping worlds governed by different laws from intersecting. Yet through a wondrous form of magic known as summoning, people can bring creatures from other dimensions into the real 0Votes187.8kRecs138.9kFans
  36. 86 Super Magic Architect 超魔构筑师 Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted Laozi, the founder of magical philosophy? Confucius, the father of the spell system? Han Fei, the cartographer of arcane laws? Mozi, a pioneer of alchemy and arcane forging? Yu the Great, the “Frost Whipper”? Jiang Shang, the “Dragon Angler”? Li Yuanba, the “Thunderstorm Ripper”? And what is the “Predictor” dwelling deep within his soul? My new book, Mecha Customization Master, is now online. Please give it a home... 0Votes220.9kRecs148.2kFans
  37. 87 The Strongest Bear System 史上最强狗熊系统 Sci-Fi2.5M WordsCompleted It is the third month of spring. The winter snow is melting, and the south is already feeling the breath of spring, but the northern ice and snow are still reluctant to leave. Beneath a towering ancient pine, a brown bear as tall as a two-story building lazily emerges from a hollow in the tree. His name is Ye Qingshan, and he is the Bear King of the surrounding thousand li. Lying in the cold snow, he takes a couple of bites of packed snow. The icy meltwater washes away his hibernation-induced le 0Votes212.3kRecs295.6kFans
  38. 88 A Thousand Autumns for the Young Master 公子千秋 Historical2.8M WordsOngoing After a devastating fire, Yue Qianqiu was taken home by Old Master Yue, a man of humble origins with a house full of descendants. In this world, there were powerful clans and scholars who fancied themselves noble and righteous. There were also martial circles and sects unwilling to live at the mercy of the imperial court. Scholars used their words to undermine the law, while heroes used their martial arts to defy its prohibitions. Conflict and excitement went hand in hand, as did opportunity and 0Votes717.5kRecs176kFans
  39. 89 The Perfect Mecha Sword God 完美机甲剑神 Gaming2.2M WordsCompleted Humanity had entered the age of the Great Universe when it encountered the Dark Demons among the stars, and the two sides fought a bloody war across the starry skies. The young Zhang Yuan was reborn ten years in the past. Using the game Heroes to join the star battlefields, he became a legendary mecha sword god. 0Votes264.9kRecs207.7kFans
  40. 90 The Greatest Showman 大戏骨 Urban8.0M WordsCompleted Is he a genius in the spotlight, or a madman behind the scenes? Special thanks to Tea Leaf Studio for making the cover. 0Votes450.8kRecs186.7kFans
  41. 91 EN Supreme Sword Path 剑道独尊 Eastern Fantasy4.1M WordsCompleted On the True Spirit Continent, countless sects flourish, and powerful experts abound. After an extraordinary twist of fate, a scion of a great family transforms from an ordinary talent into a genius. With a photographic memory, keen senses, and comprehension that soars to the heavens, he becomes a monstrous prodigy. Fierce, blood-pumping duels. Clashes between the greatest geniuses. Martial arts are no longer confined to the mortal realm: they can stir rivers and seas, soar into the heavens, and 10Votes668.6kRecs523.7kFans
  42. 92 Mount Shu 蜀山 Gaming1.2M WordsCompleted Well! Put simply, this is a story about an online game where players wield magical treasures and flying swords… and battle one another over just how shameless and rotten their character is. 0Votes2MRecs183.9kFans
  43. 93 I Can Turn into a Fish 我可以变成鱼 Urban1.7M WordsCompleted (Recommended new book by the author: "Invincible Divine Dragon’s System!")(Recommended new book by the author: "Invincible Divine Dragon’s System!")(Recommended new book by the author: "Invincible Divine Dragon’s System!") Chu Xian discovers he can turn into a fish. By eating fish smaller than himself, he can evolve and level up without limit. He can rule over fish and transform them! In the real world, his ornamental fish are sold all over the globe, his fishery is worth its weight in gold, an 0Votes158.2kRecs196.1kFans
  44. 94 I Am the System's Daughter: An Empress Cultivation Plan 我是系统之女帝养成计划 Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing There are so many System novels out there, but not many with the System as the protagonist, right? The author couldn’t find one, so this book came about. “Binding confirmed…” “Miss, keep resisting and I’ll erase you in no time… What’s a System? I am the System!” “What did you redeem? Who told you to upgrade that…” As a flashy System that can only bind to girls, Zhang Nan has a simple goal: his female Hosts will conquer the world. This book will not be abandoned. The new book, I’m Not Number Two, 0Votes319.1kRecs232.4kFans
  45. 95 Dragon Ball: Martial Heaven Grandmaster 龙珠之武天宗师 Light Novel2.0M WordsCompleted I Am a Martial Immortal. 0Votes276.7kRecs372.5kFans
  46. 96 Versatile Mage 全职法师 Eastern Fantasy7.9M WordsOngoing He woke up to find the world transformed. The totemic Black Tortoise hidden beneath West Lake towered like a skyscraper when it rose upright. The undead army roaming beyond the walls of the ancient capital listened only to the whispers from beneath the imperial mausoleum. The Underworld King in Egypt’s pyramids and his followers had always coveted the lands of the East! London was home to a great family of dragon tamers. On Greece’s sacred Mount Parthenon, a goddess prayed for blessings. Venice 135Votes4.7MRecs3.1MFans
  47. 97 The Rise of a Homebody 宅之崛起 Urban1.3M WordsCompleted New book: I Leveled Up I've dropped too many books. If I drop another, I might never get anything off the ground again. I'll stick with this one to the end, so please give it your support. 0Votes236.4kRecs128.9kFans
  48. 98 EN Master of the Secret Witch 秘巫之主 Western Fantasy3.6M WordsCompleted My new book, “Strange Tales of Immortality: From the Start, Beheaded at the Vegetable Market,” is now out! As the vanished spiritual energy begins to revive, magic, supernatural creatures, and more appear one after another... A story of the mysterious set in the modern era. 0Votes569.4kRecs520.1kFans
  49. 99 EN The Black Iron Castle 黑铁之堡 Eastern Fantasy6.9M WordsCompleted After the Great Cataclysm, all the rules of the world were rewritten. The Iron Age began, and steel, steam, and martial power became humanity’s greatest means of survival. An ordinary boy named Zhang Tie, still bewildered by it all, gets a hard kick in the rear from the god of fate and receives a little tree that can continually grow all kinds of miraculous fruit. With a cry of pain, the boy tumbles headfirst into the currents sweeping across that boundless continent. The magnificent Third Centu 13Votes2.7MRecs528.1kFans
  50. 100 Swords, Magic, and Taxis 剑与魔法与出租车 Western Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted Dark clouds pressed down from above, and electric serpents writhed across the sky. The might of heaven and earth forced even the dragons to bow their heads, while only the shameless liches could still look up at the sky. A golden beam of light tore through the firmament. Space turbulence, like a tornado carrying blades, violently ripped open the sky and opened a passage through the crystal wall. A metal object the size of a palm, or the palm of an ancient red dragon, leaped out and launched an u 0Votes337.3kRecs203.4kFans

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