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  1. 1 The Writer’s Handbook 作家手册 Light Novel738k WordsOngoing Tell me, do authors who write harem novels actually have harems in real life? 1kVotes63kRecs173.3kFans
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  2. 2 EN Reigning Supreme Across Eternity, Starting as a Magical Girl 从魔法少女开始独断万古 Light Novel2.4M WordsCompleted A ten-year veteran reader of online fiction, Jiang Si is different from everyone else. He has always firmly believed that he, too, could forge a path to cultivation. Taking the great online-fiction heroes of the past as his goal, he constantly searches for a way to set foot on the path of cultivation. Qigong, genetic locks, magic, superpowers, zombie outbreaks... anything will do. As long as supernatural powers exist, there must be a way to pursue the Dao. All powers ultimately lead to cultivati 1.2kVotes321.1kRecs933kFans
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  3. 3 EN Hunter x Hunter: Death Makes Me Stronger 全职猎人:我死了也变强了 Light Novel1.9M WordsCompleted After accidentally transmigrating into the world of Hunter x Hunter, Moro only wanted to enjoy the freedom of the moment. That wish lasted only until the Phantom Troupe came knocking. He died. When he opened his eyes again, he was reborn one year earlier, back at the moment he had first transmigrated, carrying a “Mark of Death” and an ability to level up recorded by the “Ring of Years.” He understood how important strength was, but for now, the only thing he had to think about was dealing with t 26Votes240.9kRecs256.3kFans
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  4. 4 The Three-Star Student of Wei Academy 维校的三好学生 Sci-Fi4.1M WordsOngoing Xuan Chong was a “newborn” excavated from a well of spacetime. On the road to inheriting the stars, confidence is his guiding principle. He can handle his studies, stand up to bombardment, and weather reprimands. The flag will never fall from his hands, though from now on, it's mine. ...The boundary of spacetime... From cold weapons to ironclad ships, from deep beneath the mantle to the stars, he searches for a possibility. When you enter the pages of this book, you can look through the mouth of 639Votes317.5kRecs165.3kFans
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  5. 5 Infinite Worlds: Speedrunning Begins 人在无限,开始速通 Infinite Myriad Worlds978k WordsCompleted This is an original fan novel based on the first Infinite Terror. Captain, Captain, your telekinetic, Point-Line Demon Eye build is certainly powerful for speedrunning, but it takes too much skill to use. Any recommendations for a simpler but equally powerful exchange? Sure thing, brother! There are nine more exchanges just as strong as that one, all top-tier 0.5 builds in the Lord God's space. The one among the Nine Jails that masters the highest ceiling: Orthodox Cultivation The one among the 17Votes97.6kRecs380.4kFans
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  6. 6 EN The Magician of the Fairy Tale World 童话世界的魔法师 Light Novel462k WordsCompleted Synopsis: When he arrived in this world, many familiar stories had yet to begin Sleeping Beauty had not yet been born. The magic lamp lay buried at the bottom of a vault. Snow White's father had only just married a new wife. The Little Mermaid was still playing with her sisters in the sea. The Land of Oz, at the heart of the desert, had yet to receive a girl named Dorothy. Then he came The wizard of miracles and wishes. Many years later, even children who couldn't read had heard the legen 0Votes53.5kRecs424.5kFans
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  7. 7 Generation Z Artist Z世代艺术家 Urban2.9M WordsOngoing From Taking Down Public Intellectuals to Conquering the Entertainment Industry A Gen Z online troll born in 2005 is reborn in 1998. He has no rose-tinted view of this era, and it leaves him feeling utterly suffocated. The crude picture quality of TV and films, the eye-searing special effects, costumes like scraps of cloth, makeup that looks like a joke, and a filming philosophy of “good enough is good enough”... Men and women, directors and producers, every last one of them is garbage. The young 1.5kVotes1.3MRecs870.9kFans
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  8. 8 EN Eternal Nightmare: The Long Night 永噩长夜 Infinite Myriad Worlds5.0M WordsOngoing Unknown pollution has swept across the world, and immortals, gods, demons, and Buddhas have all sunk into ruin. A biochemic tide, the return of the Azure, the Singularity takes the stage, humanity strikes back... Evolution from the future meets ancient martial arts from the past. The Human Immortal martial path, brimming with vital energy, clashes with bizarre and twisted pollution. I slept before the Long Night. I awoke in the land of eternal nightmare, carrying the limitless possibilities of t 167Votes1.1MRecs763.3kFans
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  9. 9 EN Logging In 500 Years Early: Becoming a God Through Treasure Hunting 提前登陆五百年,我靠挖宝成神 Sci-Fi3.1M WordsCompleted The supernatural age has arrived: the rules are changing, the mysterious is emerging, and the world is transforming. Countless ruins of ancient civilizations have appeared, and vast amounts of rare treasures lie waiting to be claimed. The radicals say, “This is the best of times! Enter the new world, explore the ruins, and let everyone evolve!” The conservatives say, “This is the worst of times! There are monsters everywhere outside. The moment humanity leaves the safe zones, extinction is all t 23Votes342.4kRecs1.4MFans
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  10. 10 EN Shelter in the Blade's Edge 托身锋刃里 Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted In this mad and chaotic age of endless slaughter, Du Chengfeng thinks he might be the only normal person left. He just wants to live his own life in peace. That shouldn't be too hard, should it? 0Votes56.7kRecs187.5kFans
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  11. 11 The Infinite Cosmic Cafeteria 宇宙无限食堂 Sci-Fi1.7M WordsCompleted [Planar Exploration]+ [Business Management]+ [Urban Legends]+ [Comedy]+ [Roguelike]+ [Surrounded by Beautiful Women] Tang Rijie, a famous sharp-tongued food critic, had already wolfed down three big bowls of rice. Sweating profusely, he still stubbornly insisted, “I admit every dish in your restaurant is delicious, perfect in color, aroma, and taste. But I have to say, I couldn’t taste a soul in any of them! And the soul is what makes or breaks a dish!” Ma Lu didn’t bat an eye. “You want a soul? 0Votes167.2kRecs362.6kFans
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  12. 12 EN Cross-Dimensional Tech Engineering: Starting in Cyberpunk 从赛博朋克开始的跨位面科工 Gaming2.7M WordsCompleted “Technology changes lives and makes the world a better place.” Li Er believed this with all his heart. Then he died of radiation poisoning and began a journey to transmigrate between different worlds... “It’s not me who’s wrong, it’s the world. Let’s start by taking down Arasaka.” “What an awesome cybernetic implant. Good thing my Cybertronian implants aren’t bad either.” The main w 46Votes133.8kRecs360.3kFans
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  13. 13 A B-List Entertainer Who Only Plays Idiots 文娱低手,只演弱智 Urban215k WordsCompleted Short version: Crayon Xiao Qian Middle-of-the-road version: The Entertainment Industry Accelerator Deluxe version: The more foolish the kid, the more fun they have. A tiny head, but tremendous power~ 0Votes11.3kRecs32.3kFans
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  14. 14 My Superpowers Refresh Every Week 我的超能力每周刷新 Light Novel2.8M WordsCompleted Chen Yuan discovered that his superpower refreshed once a week. In the first week, he saw a red number hanging over every living thing, ranging from hundreds and thousands to tens of thousands. The smallest number he'd ever seen was above a teddy bear: 0.00001. The next second, it was crushed to death by a large truck. In the second week, he discovered he could hear other people's thoughts, and he couldn't control it. Whatever was on their minds streamed straight into his head, so he no longer d 153Votes484.1kRecs2.9MFans
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  15. 15 After Clearing the Game, I Became the Villainous Boss 通关游戏后,我成了反派BOSS Sci-Fi1.5M WordsCompleted In Year 152 of the Dawn Era, humanity rose again from the apocalyptic war. Skyscrapers glittering with neon soared beneath gloomy skies, and puddles in the rain reflected the false prosperity of the steel metropolis. Su Mo finished his game and woke up from a nap, to find a gleaming, razor-sharp Tang sword before him, and... a white-haired woman holding it. “Huh? Isn't that the white-haired beauty from the game I beat yesterday?!” 0Votes21.3kRecs135.4kFans
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  16. 16 Back to the Roaring Eighties 重返火红年代 Urban3.6M WordsCompleted Liu Hai transmigrates to the fiery-red era, starting by cobbling together a motorcycle. Motorcycles, cars, trucks, tank engines... Along the way, Liu Hai creates an industrial age of his own. 7Votes166.1kRecs324.7kFans
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  17. 17 Five Thousand Years of Cyber Cultivation 赛博修仙五千年 Xianxia1.4M WordsCompleted It began when black qi suddenly rose from the portraits of the Three Pure Ones and the temple statues repeatedly cracked. The stars shifted from their courses, all things withered, and modern society teetered on the brink of collapse. After divining the cause, the current Celestial Master discovered that the Great Dao would change five thousand years in the future. Bearing the hopes of his age, Gu Ziche, a disciple of Dongxiao Palace, gives up five thousand years of blessings and journeys into t 0Votes13.2kRecs62.2kFans
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  18. 18 A Guide to Time-Traveling in the Northern Song 北宋穿越指南 Historical4.1M WordsCompleted If you transmigrate back to the Song Dynasty, should you compose poetry and enjoy romance? Or raise an army and vie for supremacy? Either way, first things first: fill your stomach. 55Votes1.4MRecs2.6MFans
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  19. 19 EN From the Star Abyss 来自星渊 Gaming3.4M WordsCompleted (New book: "Interworld Colonial Vocational and Technical College". Feel free to treat it as a passable substitute for a Dragon Clan story.) Li Zi is a veteran player of "Star Abyss" and a master of the [Starcaller] class. Carrying a System template, he transmigrates into the game world, arriving in the era of its beta version. This is the worst of times. The cosmic powers have colluded with the conglomerates, closing the gates to the universe. Planetary resources are depleted, and even sunlight 0Votes89.8kRecs476.1kFans
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  20. 20 The Blade of the Siren 塞壬之刃 Light Novel1.2M WordsCompleted After five years, I've finally returned to my hometown of Liucheng. My parents asked what I'd been so busy with all this time. I couldn't bring myself to tell them I'd been busy getting cozy with monster girls, and had even been caught. 0Votes92.8kRecs277.6kFans
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  21. 21 EN I Never Intended to Become an Immortal 我本无意成仙 Light Novel2.4M WordsCompleted The new book, Where There Are Immortals, There Is a Name, is now out. I am a stranger in this land, with no intention of becoming an immortal. After twenty years of cultivating the Dao in the mountains, Song You's master sends him down the mountain to witness demons and monsters, the many faces of life, and the famous mountains and rivers, and to seek out the immortals of legend. He says that is what true cultivation is. Who would have thought that after traveling the length and breadth 192Votes1.2MRecs4.1MFans
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  22. 22 EN Grinding My Stats on a Deserted Island 我在荒岛肝属性 Sci-Fi2.1M WordsCompleted Spiritual qi revival, mysterious forces descend, the rules change, and the times are transformed. I was the first superpowered individual, and I'm also the strongest person in the world. The truth is, I'm not dead. I'm just stranded on a deserted island, searching for a trove of precious treasures from an alien civilization. There's only one last step. I need a rescue team to bring these treasures back. Once I'm back on Earth, I'll make you all billionaires at once. Wealth, prestige, fame, and f 1Votes224.3kRecs1.2MFans
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  23. 23 EN Becoming a Weird Tale Counts as Success 成为怪谈就算成功 Light Novel1.6M WordsCompleted Urban legends are uncanny things that feed on cognition, wield information as weapons, and use data as currency. They are neither living nor dead, existing in human rumors and dwelling in the shadows of the world. “So this means I’ll become an urban legend?” In ancient times, they were worshipped as gods, growing stronger through faith. “Then I’ll be a god!” In more recent times, they were feared as demons, nourished by fear. “I’ll become the Lord of Urban Legends!” But swept along by the tides 0Votes212.8kRecs675.3kFans
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  24. 24 I’m No Detective 我可不是侦探 Urban895k WordsCompleted A clever and handsome young man accidentally transmigrates to Hokkaido, where he meets a calm, brilliant, long-haired, straight-haired girl who loves solving mysteries. In a world where the Japanese police are known as “a bunch of useless salary collectors,” the two team up to solve countless baffling cases with their ingenious deductions... Of course, that’s impossible. This is actually the story of a boy who gets struck by lightning and transmigrates to Hokkaido. By sheer coincidence, he meets 3Votes425.1kRecs490kFans
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  25. 25 EN Cultivation World: Starting with a Lightning Strike 修真世界:从挨雷劈开始 Eastern Fantasy5.9M WordsOngoing Su Fan had a house and a car on Earth, and his life was going just fine. How had he transmigrated to this godforsaken place just by going to sleep? The cultivation world was dangerous. He'd planned to find somewhere to lie low until he died. But why was it so hard to keep a low profile in the cultivation world? 9Votes63.2kRecs218.1kFans
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  26. 26 EN Abyss Express 深渊专列 Mystery & Supernatural4.6M WordsCompleted Dear passenger, please present your ticket. The express train bound for the abyss is about to depart. P.S. In simple terms, this is an underground adventure story full of the warmth of everyday life, cooking and household chores, harmony, affection, healing, and kindness. 8Votes83.3kRecs289.8kFans
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  27. 27 I Formed the Strongest Swordsman Guild 我组建了最强剑客集团 Light Novel6.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to Japan in 1860, at the end of the turbulent Edo shogunate, an era known as the Bakumatsu, he found himself in a time of upheaval. The overseas powers, having completed the Industrial Revolution, used steam warships to force Japan’s doors open, bringing turmoil and opportunity to the country. “Live by the sword, die by the sword”: the shogunate loyalists who were willing to die defending the old order; the reformists 6Votes264.2kRecs319.8kFans
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  28. 28 Color Collection System 彩色收集系统 Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Reborn in a parallel world in 2065, he sets out to collect life's achievements. Black: Heart-wrenching White: An ordinary life Blue: Inspiring Silver: A crossroads in life Gold: Glorious years Rainbow: ??? 1Votes28kRecs52.8kFans
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  29. 29 EN Grinding XP in Another World 我在异界肝经验 Light Novel2.1M WordsOngoing A story about someone who transmigrates to another world and relies on a proficiency-based ability, grinding away at experience to grow stronger. 142Votes284.6kRecs873.3kFans
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  30. 30 Reborn: Rising from Rock Bottom 重生从咸鱼赢起 Urban2.0M WordsCompleted A textbook for the workplace, a premium dark workplace novel with over ten thousand subscriptions. Also known as The Awkward Man at the Waterworks and Reborn: Storms at the Waterworks… After an accidental rebirth, Lin Zheng only wants to lie flat and spend this lifetime slacking off in peace, but… it seems that won't be possible. “No, I really don't want to be a specialist.” “No, I really don't want to be an expert.” “No, how could I possibly become a department director?” “I actually 0Votes153.6kRecs464.4kFans
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  31. 31 EN Starting as a Mechanical Hunter 从机械猎人开始 Gaming5.5M WordsCompleted 1Votes185.8kRecs261.5kFans
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  32. 32 A Game in Another Dimension 异维度游戏 Sci-Fi1.3M WordsCompleted By chance, I got my hands on a game with an incredible variety of scenarios: superpowers, strange phenomena, bizarre objects, demon gods... Here, you can enjoy the thrill of grinding like crazy, explore limitless freedom, and even experience the bizarre pleasure of being carried off by a monster! Enough talk. All that matters is having fun! 0Votes89.5kRecs316kFans
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  33. 33 My Autobiography Can't Possibly Be a Tragedy 我写的自传不可能是悲剧 Sci-Fi2.2M WordsCompleted After reading his own autobiography for the first time, Meng Lang let out a long sigh. “My life shouldn’t have turned out like this...” After reading it for the Nth time: “My life is only this?” After reading it for the 100*Nth time: “This world... should be like this!” [A literary young man’s lighthearted daily life as he saves the world] My completed, 2.2-million-word novel Super Mothership is also available. Give it a read! 3Votes453.8kRecs729.8kFans
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  34. 34 Reborn: The Years Flow Like Water 重生之似水流年 Urban3.8M WordsCompleted A battered middle-aged soul travels back in time and embraces the mottled sunlight of 1998. Then it dawns on him: those really were the best days of youth, and the years were fragrant. Making mistakes was what growing up meant. Youth could be so wonderfully free... 10Votes1.1MRecs2.2MFans
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  35. 35 The Movie Emperor Doesn’t Want to Be a Eunuch 影帝他不想当太监 Urban3.6M WordsCompleted I'm never going to be a eunuch again! The Ming Dynasty's youngest and most handsome chief eunuch transmigrates into the body of a film extra in Hengdian. The countdown to being sent back has begun! Time remaining: 92 hours, 29 minutes, 48 seconds... Will he become a superstar and earn two million a day, or be sent back to become a eunuch? You call this a choice?!!! The author's previous book, I'm About to Lose Money Until I'm a Muggle, was completed in just 300 words. It's about a wizard who tra 7Votes714.3kRecs587.2kFans
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  36. 36 EN Who Isn’t a Cultivator These Days? 谁还不是个修行者了 Light Novel1.8M WordsCompleted The new book, Where There Are Immortals, There Is a Name, is now out. He transmigrates into a fantasy world, only to find that... Cultivators with advanced ideals have just ended the long, drawn-out war that brought the old era of cultivation, long past its prime, to a close. The age of imperial oppression is gone, and the era when cultivators stood above everyone else has vanished. This is a vibrant new age in which cultivation is accessible to all. Welcome to the dawn of a new era. These d 28Votes296.9kRecs787kFans
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  37. 37 EN Martial Sage of the Ten Directions 十方武圣 Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsCompleted New book: "Desperate Night", "The Strange World: I Alone Become an Immortal". Search for it if you're interested. In a barren post-apocalyptic world, it is the third year of the Shizong reign. The land is in chaos, and the people are struggling to survive. The central dynasty has collapsed. Powerful factions carve up the land, while sects rule independently. Demonic cults and evil gangs sow chao 18Votes2MRecs1.5MFans
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  38. 38 My Secretary Is a Fox Demon 我的秘书是狐妖 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted When Chen Kuo was young, he was struck by lightning while saving a fox demon. Through a twist of fate, he entered the path of cultivation. While battling the aftereffects of the lightning strike, Chen Kuo realized many unique methods of cultivation and embarked on an unconventional path of practice. Meanwhile, the fox demon, believing that Chen Kuo had died saving her, also embarked on a path of revenge. Thus, the two met and came to know each other once again in another wondrous way. 0Votes72.8kRecs109.8kFans
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  39. 39 Five Hundred Guo Jings 五百个郭靖 Urban1.2M WordsCompleted “Which would you choose: five hundred Guo Jings or five hundred Huang Rongs?” “Are you crazy? If I choose, you’ll give them to me?” “I will!” “Then I choose Huang Rong! Which version of Huang Rong?” “Every version.” “Every version?” “Every version.” “I choose Guo Jing!” 0Votes65kRecs77.1kFans
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  40. 40 Pilgrim of the Myriad Realms 诸天游戏巡礼者 Infinite Myriad Worlds1.6M WordsOngoing I'm Tarkov's top knife-runner, and RUST's king of post-apocalyptic home demolition. I'm a deep-sea scavenger and underwater architect in Subnautica, an interstellar explorer in No Man's Sky, and master of billions of stars! I've slain ferocious beasts and hunted ancient gods in Yharnam; I've slaughtered ancient dragons and slain deities in Lordran! I have many names: Dragonborn, Witcher, Ashen One, the Fourth Calamity, Nephalem. But only you know that we share the same name, that we are one and 0Votes69.6kRecs134.8kFans
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  41. 41 EN The Cage Breaker 出笼记 Sci-Fi6.4M WordsCompleted This is a future age. The period before the Third World War in the twenty-first century was called the Near Ancient Era; after the end of the Fourth World War, it was defined as the Near Modern Era. Only after a breakthrough in physics did the Modern Era begin. It is an age in which civilizations, nations, and societies have begun to devote their resources to interfering with space-time and planes of existence. Earth is the Main World, the only true realm among all the myriad spacetime continuum 6Votes827.5kRecs337kFans
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  42. 42 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
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  43. 43 EN The Sorcerer's Manual 术师手册 Light Novel4.4M WordsCompleted In 1668, the city I lived in was named the safest place in the country. I made an indelible contribution to that achievement. Because I got caught. 100Votes1.1MRecs2.9MFans
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  44. 44 Lü Bu's Life Simulator 吕布的人生模拟器 Historical2.3M WordsCompleted Do you believe it? A person’s life is already set from the moment their personality takes shape. Life may offer many opportunities and choices, but when you face them, your personality and understanding have already determined what you will choose. As someone destined to fail, are you willing to reshape your life starting now? The Life Simulator: change the future, change your life. You deserve to have one. Outside Luoyang, Lü Bu sat astride the Red Hare, riding with the procession along a broad 9Votes328.1kRecs787.5kFans
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  45. 45 EN The Game of Fate 烂柯棋缘 Xianxia3.3M WordsCompleted 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
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  46. 46 Demon-Slaying Expert 降魔专家 Light Novel423k WordsOngoing When I pulled the book of forbidden knowledge from the shelves of the city library, I was helpless and terrified, forced to watch as my life hurtled onto another track, one riddled with ravings of madness. Along the way, I also happened to run over some trash that thought it could stop me. 30Votes150.5kRecs164.7kFans
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  47. 47 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
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  48. 48 My Literary Life in Japan 我的日本文艺生活 Urban1.8M WordsCompleted The laid-back youth's everyday life in the Japanese arts scene. 0Votes222kRecs241.9kFans
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  49. 49 Conquering the Han 覆汉 Historical3.2M WordsCompleted Strive to make a name among the lords, if only to preserve your life in a chaotic age! As a posthumous child, Gongsun Xun received his guiding principles for life early on from his mother, who claimed to be a transmigrator. But after following the tide of history year after year, he began to realize that things were gradually going very wrong! This is the story of a man who is half native, striving amid a momentous age! 286Votes2.2MRecs1.4MFans
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  50. 50 EN The Infinite Fun of Little Worlds 小世界其乐无穷 Infinite Myriad Worlds3.4M WordsCompleted 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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