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- 1 EN Life Simulation Game 人生副本游戏 [Do you find life boring?] [Would you like to experience a different life in another world?] [We offer countless random identities for you to experience, including tycoons, assassins, hunters, and beggars.] [Start the game now?] [Yes] [No] Ridiculous. I’m a law-abiding good person, so why would I find life boring? He Ao sneered and selected [Yes]. [Initializing System...] [Loading game.] [Welcome to the Life Instance Game.] [Loading beginner quest. Randomly matching you with a role in life.] [Ma 373Votes490.1kRecs881.2kFans
- 2 EN Eldritch Horror Theatre 旧日恐剧 Fu Qian elegantly removed his skull, like a gentleman doffing his hat in greeting. It all began with an invitation that crossed dimensions. This is the story of a high-caliber human thug turning the impossible into reality in deadly predicaments that arrive right on schedule every day. The great beings behind those letters had no idea yet what kind of dangerous actors they had invited into performances tailored for the Old Ones. (Original scenarios, timelines, suspense, wild imagination, and a s 458Votes248.4kRecs1.1MFans
- 3 EN I Swear I’m Not a Demon Masquerading as a Human 不许没收我的人籍 “She was a demon to begin with. How could meeting a human like me have turned her bad? Those critics are always saying the most ridiculous things.” In 1798, Cardinal Lanci was asked by a reporter about his past with the exiled princess, the last scion of the demon race, and the recent signs of the demons’ resurgence. He replied: “I’ve done far too much to defend world peace. I’m quite certain that, under her leadership, the demon race has no chance of restoring its kingdom.” … In the winter of 301Votes505kRecs2.5MFans
- 4 The Age of Heroic Spirits: Guaranteed in Ten Pulls 英灵时代，十连保底 My name is Bai Yu, and I have a superpower. It’s called the Guaranteed Bonus Rule. Buy ten drinks, and the last one is guaranteed to have a “Buy one, get one free” offer. Skip class ten times in college, and the professor is guaranteed not to call roll the tenth time. Then one day, I got hit by a car for the tenth time... 0Votes39.7kRecs257.3kFans
- 5 My Healing Game 我的治愈系游戏 Comrade Officer, if I told you this was a casual healing game, would you believe me? 133Votes2.9MRecs6.9MFans
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Thriller Paradise 惊悚乐园
This is a game that transcends dimensions. It is also a race in pursuit of truth. An unknown seal, a wager with ghosts and gods… The struggle of data, the salvation of humanity… In that virtual world connected to reality, consciousness determines us, consciousness chooses us, and consciousness determines our consciousness. Now, cast away your fear. Cast away your selfish distractions, questions, and distrust… Liberate your mind. Welcome to the Thriller Paradise. The physical edition of “Thril
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Don’t You Dare Retire 你不要退役啊
Some call him “the best laner in the world,” while others say he’s “a coward who only knows how to play ranged champions against melee ones.” Some call him “a legend among domestic top laners,” while others say he’s “rude and loves to flash his emote to taunt people.” Some say he “inspired every talented player to go pro,” while others say he “would be nothing without Uzi.” “Mr. Du Kang, what inspired you to pursue a career as a professional League of Legends player?” “Ever since RNG lost to G2
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- 8 EN Dying to Replace the Living 死而替生 At the end of his rope, on the brink of death and despair, Le Yu shouted: “If you’ve got the guts, kill me.” His enemy sneered: “I’ve never heard such a strange request.” Le Yu died. Then Le Yu came back to life, inside his enemy’s body. This is the story of a man who possesses whoever kills him. “Why are all the people who kill me cunning, notorious warlords and geniuses, with complicated backgrounds, a million quest lines, and lives that could end at any moment?” “Can’t some honest, down-to-ea 4Votes430.2kRecs409.4kFans
- 9 Museum of Demon Suppression 镇妖博物馆 What defies the natural order of the world is a yao. What possesses the spirit of a living creature is a jing. What lingers after death is a ghost. What is abnormal in an object is a monster. The Commandant of Retainers, once known as the Crouching Tiger, was an office established by Emperor Wu of Han to investigate witchcraft and capture treacherous criminals. As spiritual energy and the supernatural revive across the globe, humanity gropes its way toward cultivation. The yaoguai, spirits, ghos 42Votes1.2MRecs6.9MFans
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The Record of Unusual Creatures 异常生物见闻录
Hao Ren is a good man, just as his name suggests. His ideal life is to get by in peace, renting out a modest home and making enough to live on without ever getting rich. At least, that was the plan before a bunch of lunatic creatures moved into his house. A remote, dilapidated mansion, a bunch of abnormal nonhuman creatures, and an employment contract from “the gods.” Put those three things together, and Hao Ren becomes the busiest landlord and most capable babysitter in the world. And so begins
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My Senior Brother is Too Steady 我师兄实在太稳健了
*The annual Youku season of the animated adaptation, My Senior Brother Is Too Steady, is about to conclude.* Reborn in ancient times, before the Investiture of the Gods War, Li Changshou became a minor Qi Refiner. He had no great fortune bestowed upon him, nor was he a chosen one destined to face a catastrophic tribulation. All he had was a cultivation dream: to live forever. To make a living in
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- 12 Creating a Game World 创造游戏世界 He gains the ability to create virtual game worlds. Expanding a game world’s map requires devouring other worlds. And so, worlds across the universe meet the most greedy, cunning, and terrifying beings in their history: players. 0Votes758.6kRecs618.5kFans
- 13 EN The Game of Fate 烂柯棋缘 Fallen leaves beside the ancient Go board, an old tree where no one plays. A move at the center of the board, made on a whim; look back, and mountains and seas stretch into the distance. … When Ji Yuan woke up, he had become a half-blind beggar in a dilapidated mountain god temple. A sword in the hands of a true immortal, a glib tongue in the hands of a charlatan: these are Ji Yuan’s means of making a place for himself in this terrifying world. VIP verification group: 72Votes4.1MRecs3.5MFans
- 14 EN The Infinite Fun of Little Worlds 小世界其乐无穷 The extraordinary shattered the world’s silence, and the course of technological progress took a turn. As humanity searched for a path to evolution in the darkness, I became its pioneer. This is the story of a player messing with the world. Small worlds are endlessly entertaining. 12Votes1.3MRecs1.2MFans
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Starlit Fantasy World 星耀幻世
[A contracted work with Qidian's Fourth Editorial Team] The extraordinary experiences of a Nine-Tribulation Loose Immortal after reincarnation. This is a world where technology and ancient martial arts coexist. See how the protagonist carves out a place for himself and fulfills his wish to become a true immortal. The beautiful Immortal Realm and mysterious God Realm will both be brought vividly to life here.
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The First Demon in History 史上第一妖
An ordinary man who’s always hit by sudden bad luck, a piece of broken jade that can create monsters, and a gang of appliance demons who love causing trouble... Chen Moyu’s quotes: I picked up a little girl who loves slaying demons and monsters even more than she loves ice cream. Her greatest hobby is misusing talismans. I have a Greek fiancée who’s getting jealous over my landlady. The problem is that whenever either of them loses her temper, she transforms... I have a bunch of monster pets. Th
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The Otherworldly Life Assistant God 异界生活助理神
With the body, mental power, consciousness, and heart forming a “cross system,” Fang Tian journeys onward. From magic apprentice to mage, from archmage to the Sanctuary, and finally to the Divine Realm. His experiences in his previous life gradually become the nourishment for this one, while his efforts in the present lead him, step by step, toward the legendary existence. And when the truth is finally revealed, the newly born Child of the Plane faces two choices: Leave without a care, or take r
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Cultivation Chat Group (The Daily Life of a Chat Group) 修真聊天群（聊天群的日常生活）
One day, Song Shuhang accidentally joined a chat group for veteran sufferers of immortal-cultivation chuunibyou. Everyone in the group addressed one another as fellow Daoists, and their profile names were all things like Palace Master, Cave Master, Perfected One, and Celestial Master. Even the group owner's lost pet dog was described as a great demon hound that had run away from home. All day long, they chatted about alchemy, exploring secret realms, cultivation experiences, and such. Then one
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