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  1. 1 Three Kingdoms: A Tale of Woe 无奈三国 Historical4.1M WordsCompleted The Three Kingdoms was an age when powerful clans and aristocratic families held sway, to the point that they could challenge imperial authority. Even the emperor, at the pinnacle of power, sold official posts and noble titles. This was, in its own way, both resistance to and a concession toward the power of the clans. The Han dynasty was mighty, and the Three Kingdoms were torn by war. Did China need more advanced technology in that era? No. Our technology remained ahead of the rest of the worl 0Votes519kRecs117.9kFans
  2. 2 Raging Against the Tide 逆流惊涛 Urban604k WordsCompleted Every year, all the people who transmigrate after meeting some mishap online could join hands and form a medium-sized city; And the great enterprises they founded could collectively buy the entire Milky Way! … … To be honest, in the first few days after transmigrating, Lu Yuetao was filled with resentment and wanted to take this world down with him. He soon came to terms with it. Forget it. It’s not like life here is impossible. Even if he’d failed the college entrance exams and was repeating 0Votes28kRecs21.4kFans
  3. 3 The Heavenly Roc Soars Across the World 天鹏纵横 Xianxia418k WordsCompleted I'm torn over what to write next and can't decide which book to start. I'd appreciate it if you readers could give them a look and help me choose. 0Votes226.5kRecs68Fans
  4. 4 Saber in Hand, Steed Beneath Me 横刀立马 Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted He is Wang Feng, a man who emerged from a slaughterhouse of bloodshed. Countless bloody battles and deadly threats honed his extraordinary strength and intelligence, and also gifted him a piece of ice-cold black iron. But just as he left the battlefield, he unexpectedly fell into another world. Countless powerful enemies came one after another: mysterious magic, beautiful elves, savage warriors, and peerless divine weapons. Faced with all this, where will he go? Blood flies, murderous intent fil 0Votes1.1MRecs411.1kFans
  5. 5 The Immortal's Escape 仙遁 Xianxia1.4M WordsCompleted Kong Zhuo was originally an ordinary disciple of Luo Fu. His greatest wish in life was to eat his fill and wait for death. Well, that was wrong: to eat his fill and live forever. He had no lofty demands of himself, yet a trip down the mountain to pay respects to his ancestors unexpectedly granted him the long-lost orthodox cultivation method of the Wu Clan, the Great Sun Glazed Golden Body Formula, which had been lost for tens of thousands of years. After that, his incredible luck became unstopp 0Votes662.8kRecs244.4kFans
  6. 6 Demon Island 恶魔岛 Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted An ordinary city boy accidentally eats a wish-granting fruit from a strange world and finds himself on the mysterious place known as Demon Island. 0Votes1.5MRecs149.2kFans
  7. 7 The Search for Immortality 仙道求索 Xianxia3.0M WordsCompleted At death's door, he encounters an immortal opportunity, but the path to immortality proves even more perilous! Because a dying cultivator needs someone to test a flawed cultivation method, Xu Fan, a man of poor aptitude, is taken on as a disciple. Yet the Daoist arts produced by this incomplete method are only half as powerful as normal. A blessing or a curse? When he opens his eyes, the world is already a wasteland. Deception, betrayal, schemes, concealment, hypocrites, and outright villains. T 1Votes487.2kRecs113.9kFans
  8. 8 The Immortal Path of Dharma Forms 法相仙途 Xianxia4.6M WordsCompleted Zhang Fan is an ordinary cultivator. What advantage can a second life give him? A rugged path to immortality, a long road to eternal life. Countless geniuses have fallen without a second thought. The masters of the immortal sects, demonic overlords, and thousand-year-old monsters: aren't they all exceptionally gifted and blessed with extraordinary fortunes? How can he trample them all beneath his feet and reach the pinnacle of the world? 0Votes408.5kRecs179.1kFans
  9. 9 Ruling the World 叱咤风云 Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted This is an age of warriors with all kinds of powerful bloodlines, a passionate era of both magic and battle aura! Passion never ends, and the journey forward never stops! Even an ordinary person from humble beginnings can shine with incredible brilliance! 0Votes604kRecs241.4kFans
  10. 10 Legend of the Mage 法师传奇 Gaming2.6M WordsCompleted No transmigration, no rebirth, no traditional online-game conquest, and no invincible gaming expert. There aren't countless foolish beauties, and there's no money to make as a professional gamer. This story is simply based on my own experiences playing Legend years ago, a fond look back at an ordinary person's time in the game. It's a tribute to the feverish PK battles of those days, the thrill of finding gear, and the friendships forged through Legend! Once, a wildly popular online game kept co 0Votes1.4MRecs406.6kFans
  11. 11 Pure Yang 纯阳 Xianxia1.0M WordsCompleted The God of Death invades the vast world of immortal cultivation, wielding the laws of death and forming a burial ground, pressing forward step by step. Countless cultivators rush to the outer realms to wage war against the gods. Across the boundless land, who follows the true path, and who commands pure yang? 0Votes457.5kRecs142.9kFans
  12. 12 Reborn into the Primordial Dao 重生混元道 Xianxia1.7M WordsCompleted Zhou Cheng remained lost in a dream and never woke. After nearly drowning, he was lucky enough to return to the time before the world was created. Heaven and earth had yet to form, the Great Dao had yet to be established, and life had yet to appear. Countless celestial treasures lay scattered throughout the primordial chaos. Precious treasures were everywhere for the taking, and he gathered them all. After Pangu created the world, Zhou Cheng slew immortals and gods, cut down demons, and subdued 0Votes539.3kRecs466.8kFans
  13. 13 The Immortal Gourd 仙葫 Xianxia2.6M WordsCompleted Countless arts and endless paths to the Great Dao: I ask only one thing, can they grant eternal life? 19Votes2.8MRecs580.5kFans
  14. 14 The Ascension Path 升龙道 Xianxia2.2M WordsCompleted A man struggling to survive alone in a foreign land never forgets that his roots are in Yan State. Holding fast to his convictions, he seeks a path to strength, and in the end, carves out a career of his own abroad. 0Votes2.7MRecs230.8kFans
  15. 15 The Red Tassel Record 红缨记 Gaming3.4M WordsCompleted The story is set sixteen years after the events of various original works. In principle, this book will touch on the original plots only sparingly, focusing instead on telling the stories that come afterward. For instance, Linghu Chong and Ren Yingying's married life; Yinggu, the Old Urchin, and Master Yideng living together; Dongfang Bubai, who didn't actually die, climbing out of the lake to continue secretly loving Linghu Chong; Li Xunhuan and Sun Xiaohong's life as an older man with a much y 0Votes123.2kRecs59.8kFans
  16. 16 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
  17. 17 EN The Buddha Is the Way 佛本是道 Xianxia2.0M WordsCompleted The Heavenly Dao is unpredictable and heartless, embracing all things while remaining apart from them. It knows neither good nor evil, right nor wrong, gratitude nor resentment, joy nor sorrow. The immortal path is the Dao, the demonic path is the Dao, the path of monsters is the Dao, and Buddhism itself is the Dao. Reclining high among the nine layers of cloud, I comprehend the truth upon my meditation cushion. Beyond Heaven and Earth, beyond the mystic and the yellow, I shall become the honore 84Votes2.9MRecs678.7kFans
  18. 18 Interstellar Cruise Ship 星际游轮 Sci-Fi4.2M WordsCompleted Lin Xisuo, a boy from Shipwreck Village, is captured by space pirates, setting him on the interstellar stage. The restless Morgan people, the shadow behind the Blade of Perdition, and the trail of a galactic hero from thousands of years ago all weigh on his mind. Interstellar cruisers, the covert front of martial cultivators, and ships that evolve themselves using the products of different civilizations. They are special incubators, and the different materials they fuse with produce endless vari 0Votes553.3kRecs175.6kFans
  19. 19 Record of Primordial Talismans 洪荒元符录 Xianxia2.6M WordsCompleted Talismans embody the wondrous principles of heaven and earth. A talisman cultivator interprets his own Great Way of Primordial Unity amid the primordial world. I didn’t transmigrate to the dawn of chaos, so I can’t become a Chaos Demon God or strike up a friendship with Pangu. I didn’t transmigrate to the ancient era, so I can’t challenge Hongjun alone or wipe out the Dragon and Phoenix clans. I didn’t transmigrate to the primeval era, so I can’t be a guest at Zixiao Palace, punch Yuanshi, kick 0Votes54.1kRecs73kFans
  20. 20 After Ascension 飞升之后 Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted The Demon Realm, the Blood Clan, the Angel Clan, and humanity stand as four great powers in a vast universe. After the first War of Gods and Demons, humanity is defeated and forced to sign the humiliating Ancient Pact. Humanity begins its degrading policy of mere survival, quietly recovering its strength... Countless eons later, an unremarkable human master ascends to this realm. Gazing at the desolate lands of antiquity and the ruined mountains and rivers, he lets out a furious roar. The mighty 1Votes1.5MRecs836.2kFans
  21. 21 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
  22. 22 Tales of Immortality 长生志异 Xianxia2.7M WordsCompleted 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
  23. 23 Skyborne Dragon Rider 苍穹龙骑 Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsCompleted The glory of one hundred thousand years ago is gradually being forgotten by the people of the world. An ace of aerial combat who returned from Earth bearing a mysterious destiny will reforge the glory of the Dragon Knights. Humility, honor, sacrifice, valor, mercy, spirit, honesty, justice! Whether night falls or the sun rises, the roar of dragons will resound across the heavens. The Dragon Knights who protect this sky will surely remain with the heavens! Wherever the longsword points, as long a 0Votes1MRecs236.5kFans
  24. 24 Taihao 太浩 Xianxia4.6M WordsCompleted Taihao is heaven. The Great Way is arduous, and the road to immortality is rugged. After a wondrous encounter with the immortal path in a dream as a child, a young man sets out to cultivate the Dao and seek the truth. How deep is the sea? Only the Kun fish knows. How high is the sky? Only the Peng bird understands. How vast is the world? Only I know: the myriad realms beneath the bright heavens and stars. Rise on a whirlwind ninety thousand li, and stir the winds and clouds across the nine heave 10Votes280.9kRecs333.8kFans
  25. 25 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
  26. 26 EN The Solar God 阳神 Xianxia3.1M WordsCompleted The world is a vast sea of suffering. People are in the sea. The body is a boat. The soul is the person inside the boat. The boat carries its passenger ever onward toward the far shore. Should one cultivate the body, strengthening the boat until it reaches the far shore of suffering? Or cultivate the soul, teaching the passenger to swim? Cultivate the martia 13Votes4.3MRecs807.3kFans
  27. 27 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
  28. 28 Mythic Forbidden Zone 神话禁区 Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted As outstanding evolvers, what we need isn’t exercise or cultivation. First, we need to stew this bowl of chicken soup. “Mm, add plenty of mushrooms. This is the famous chicken stew with mushrooms. Once we finish this bowl of chicken soup, we’ll evolve.” He Fan said solemnly. “Are you sure those brightly colored mushrooms are edible? Don’t you know they’re poisonous, extremely poisonous?” Liu Qingyuan turned deathly pale. “Mm… So we’ll evolve if we survive. Here, you go first and drink to me!” He 0Votes227.9kRecs300.7kFans
  29. 29 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
  30. 30 EN Dao Fruit 道果 Xianxia4.5M WordsCompleted First question: What is the Dao? Answer: The Dao of nature is divinity; the Dao of destiny leads to becoming an immortal. Whether you become an immortal or a god, it is all the Dao. Second question: What is the Great Dao? Answer: The Dao of nature and destiny is the greatest Dao. Third question: How can you be sure it is the Great Dao? Answer: I punch you, and your nature and destiny are both scattered. What Dao could you possibly cultivate then? Born a god, with nature and destiny divided into 0Votes174.6kRecs203.7kFans
  31. 31 EN The Melody of Dark Winds 邪风曲 Xianxia2.9M WordsCompleted Who can decide what is righteous and what is evil? Good and bad are yours to judge. A mountain is a mountain, and water is water. A mountain is no longer a mountain, and water is no longer water. Then the mountain is still a mountain, and water is still water. After seeing through everything, after seeing through its true nature, what of all things? Once you see through it all, what do righteousness and evil matter? What do good and bad matter? Everything one does is simply for the sake of survi 0Votes4MRecs893.3kFans
  32. 32 The Yi Cauldron 易鼎 Xianxia2.0M WordsCompleted Dragon aura is the fundamental principle of humanity. An accident brought him back to this world, eighteen years in the past, accompanied by a shattered soul. It was a time of breathtaking landscapes and rival heroes, when the vast land awaited the one who would rule it. With the secret art of dragon aura, he breaks through the limits of his destiny and sets out to “change the dynasty.” 3Votes904.6kRecs364.6kFans
  33. 33 Reborn in the Late Kangxi Era 重生于康熙末年 Historical5.7M WordsCompleted Xiao Jiu's new book, My Father-in-Law Is Called Kangxi, launches on Qidian on May 1, 2022. He woke from a dream to find himself in the Cao family's Jiangning Weaving Bureau residence, three hundred years in the past. Kangxi was growing old, and great changes were on the horizon. The Nine Princes were watching, ready to make their move. Some families were flourishing, others were on the brink of collapse. The Cao family of Jiangnan was at the height 3Votes1.3MRecs350.7kFans
  34. 34 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
  35. 35 The Legend of the Little Soldier 小兵传奇 Sci-Fi2.1M WordsCompleted He had been ambitious from a young age, dreaming of becoming a marshal who commanded all the armies under heaven. He believed that to become a marshal, he first had to become a general, and to become a general, he had to start as an ordinary soldier. Please support my new book, My Erha and I Share a System 5Votes4.5MRecs573.4kFans
  36. 36 One Word Reaches Heaven 一言通天 Xianxia4.2M WordsCompleted One day, an iron tree blossomed, and spring buds sprouted in winter. One year, the great river reversed its course, and white crows filled the sky. One lifetime, right and wrong were indistinguishable, and every day was perilous. One man, with a single word, laughed proudly over the world. He said: Heaven has nine levels, and the earth has eight reaches. I will vie for supremacy over the seven realms, asking for no place among the six paths. I have seized the people's grain and roamed the world 1Votes752.5kRecs305.2kFans
  37. 37 The Devil Is Right Beside You 恶魔就在身边 Eastern Fantasy6.8M WordsOngoing Chen Zhao can summon demons and see death. “Beelzebub, use your glutton’s powers to treat this client’s anorexia.” “Raymond, this elderly gentleman wants his abilities back. You know what to do.” “Old Black, tell me the truth: when will this person die, and how? What? You don’t know? You’re the Grim Reaper!” “That young lady wants a beauty and slimming package. Wait… I don’t think I have any demons with those abilities under my command yet. Looks like I’ll have to take another trip to Hell.” 0Votes1.9MRecs595.9kFans
  38. 38 The Doctor Got a Cheat 当医生开了外挂 Urban4.4M WordsCompleted … You’re a poor little doctor earning 2,000 yuan a month, crushed by the pressures and hardships of life! But one day, you wake up and discover you’ve got a cheat ability… You need to perform an appendectomy, so you open the abdomen to investigate: You touch the cecum: [Cecum: Healthy!] You touch the colon: [Colon: Healthy!] You touch the appendix: [Appendix: This is an inflamed, pus-filled Appendix Monster, Lv 6Votes3.2MRecs1.6MFans
  39. 39 One Shot, One Kill 一枪致命 Gaming3.5M WordsCompleted Feng Luo, an international mercenary, transmigrates to a technologically advanced world during a mission. A few years after he settles into his new life, a sci-fi online game called War Chronicle takes the entire Interstellar Federation by storm. The Desert Eagle, Barrett, AK-47, Apache, RPG… one familiar piece of equipment after another stirs memories of his past! The Terminator, the Zerg, Resident Evil, the Force… missions that appear after a System update leave him bewildered and astonished! 0Votes331.2kRecs328kFans
  40. 40 Legend of the Mecha Master 师士传说 Sci-Fi2.2M WordsCompleted Ye Chong, who grew up on a garbage planet, unexpectedly discovers a battered light armor while scavenging through a junkyard. With the help of this damaged, intelligent light armor, Ye Chong escapes the planet and enters human society. What is the true identity of Mu Shang, the intelligent light armor? What is the truth behind Ye Chong’s origins? How does Ye Chong, whose way of interacting with beasts and beauties is far from ordinary and whose only concern is survival, experience love? How does 2Votes4.5MRecs468.4kFans
  41. 41 EN What It's Like to Become a Vampire 变成血族是什么体验 Urban2.5M WordsCompleted “What’s it like to turn into a vampire?” Xiang Kun never expected that he’d be able to answer this question from personal experience. Not long ago, he’d read a response to it on Zhihu and thought it was just a story. 11Votes757.8kRecs1.1MFans
  42. 42 EN The Peerless Demon Lord 神级大魔头 Eastern Fantasy6.2M WordsCompleted “You shameless Xia Ping! You stole my secret manual, took my pills, and stole my fiancée. You and I are mortal enemies!” “He’s a disgrace to martial arts, a parasite on humanity, a complete scumbag.” “He’ll do anything evil, even steal candy from three-year-olds. He wouldn’t even help an old person cross the street.” “He causes trouble everywhere he goes. He’s beaten the geniuses of every major clan. He’s hated by everyone!” Countless martial arts experts on Yanhuang Star gritted their teeth at 2Votes791.6kRecs486kFans
  43. 43 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
  44. 44 Players Are Brutal 玩家凶猛 Infinite Myriad Worlds3.0M WordsCompleted This is a real game that transcends dimensions, a fierce competition across the Myriad Worlds, a sweeping epic mythology, and a fantastical, winding tale of otherworldly adventures. The players are ferocious! 14Votes1.1MRecs2MFans
  45. 45 EN Eternal Sword Sovereign 永恒剑主 Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing Transmigrate to another world and become an unrivaled overlord through an ability to manipulate attributes. Welcome to my world… A new book begins: Hidden Dead Corner, a story of futuristic terror. Come give it a try. 7Votes1.2MRecs425.8kFans
  46. 46 Soul of Burning Steel 燃钢之魂 Gaming4.7M WordsCompleted This is the story of a former legendary warrior who transmigrates into a game world with a System, thrashes all kinds of wild monsters, takes on Bosses single-handedly, and saves the world with basic attacks. “Kill the enemy first, then think about why the fight started.” Born of fire, forged in steel. The soul is kindling, the body is fuel. May wisdom never perish and order endure fo 4Votes731.2kRecs668.4kFans
  47. 47 Reborn as a Master Designer 重生之大设计师 Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Not every rebirth is perfect, and not everyone who is reborn can remember so many novels and songs. An ordinary interior designer returns to the time ten years ago when she had just started college, making up for regrets that can no longer be undone and pursuing dreams she once couldn’t chase! A friendly reminder from the author: The cases in this book are not to be imitated. If you do, you’ll meet a terrible end!! 0Votes277.1kRecs209.3kFans
  48. 48 Swallowed Star 吞噬星空 Sci-Fi4.8M WordsCompleted The sixth novel by Tomato, following The Nine Cauldrons, Coiling Dragon, Stellar Transformation, Inch of Radiance, and Legend of Xing Feng! Synopsis: In space. “This planet is entirely ocher-yellow, with no life on it. Its diameter is 21,000 kilometers. Huh, it actually contains a vein of Star Tear Gold. The heavens must be smiling on me. After I devour this planet, I should recover to 80% of my strength from before I was injured.” Luo Feng, his face pale, sat cross-legged on a flying meteorite 376Votes8.1MRecs11.4MFans
  49. 49 Drifting with the Tide: A Great Military Strategist 随波逐流之一代军师 Historical1.6M WordsCompleted I have long since hidden away the gold at my waist; such matters are nothing unusual. If the world wishes to know the guest of the humble garden, he is merely a scholar from Jiangnan. Jiang Zhe, courtesy name Suiyun, was born poor. After ten years of arduous study, he finally passed the imperial examinations and entered the Hanlin Academy. But by chance, he was drawn into the struggle over the crown prince of the Great Yong dynasty. Faced with schemes and machinations, he had to match wits and p 2Votes5.8MRecs360.3kFans
  50. 50 This Star Is from Earth 这个明星来自地球 Urban2.6M WordsCompleted Come read my new book, “Actors Don’t Get Holidays”! Han Jue, a struggling screenwriter, woke up to find that not only had he changed, but the world had changed too. Entertainment in Huaxia was more advanced than Hollywood across the ocean. The Huaxia Golden Bull Awards had become the most prestigious film awards in the world. The top singing competition, “Singer,” was already in its tenth season. “The Voice of Huaxia” aired once every three years, and each season was a nationwide sensation. “Ki 0Votes1.3MRecs834.5kFans

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