Books I've Been Reading Lately and in the Past! 最近和以前自己看的书！

2 当 When Pride Still Mattered 当骄傲仍然重要时 Silent Love沉默的爱Sports2.5M WordsCompleted Some people exist proudly, and some struggle proudly. Some compete proudly, and some fail proudly. But few can walk away with pride. By the time you finish reading this, congratulations: you’ve already seen the lives of many players. This passage took shape in Stephen Curry’s words after his 2021 defeat: “Nobody wants to face us next season.” It was Tim Duncan, certain before the 2014 Finals began that they wouldn’t mess it up. It was Kobe Bryant promising at Old Man Buss’s memorial to get the L 5Votes234.7kRecs386.1kFans

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Some exist with pride, some struggle with pride, some compete with pride, and some fail with pride, but very few can retire with pride. When you finish reading this, congratulations, you've witnessed the lives of many players. The concrete manifestation of this statement is Stephen Curry saying "Nobody wants to touch us next season" after a defeat in 2021; it is Tim Duncan's unwavering belief that they wouldn't mess up before the 2014 Finals; it is Kobe Bryant's promise at Jerry Buss's memorial service to lead the Lakers to the playoffs; it is Dirk Nowitzki hiding in the locker room and crying on the night he shed the "soft" label; it is Kevin Garnett's triumphant roar after lifting the trophy; it is the reason why the 2004 Pistons won and the F4 Lakers lost. Our story begins in that era when pride still holds great significance.

9 道 This Daoist Is Ascending 道爷要飞升 Pei Butcher Dog裴屠狗Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing "Disciple Li Yuan humbly begs the Heavens to bestow upon me a register of divine investiture!" … … Completed works include The First Cause of All Realms, Projections Across the Heavens, and The Chronicle of the Great Dao. 160Votes962.6kRecs3.1MFans

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"Disciple Li Yuan humbly begs Heaven to bestow upon me my rank and ordination!" His completed works include "The First Cause of All Realms," "Projection of All Heavens," and "Chronicles of the Great Dao."

19 重 Reborn in a World of the Dead 重生亡灵天下 Foolish Crown Prince笨太子Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Amelia is an ancient continent that has existed for countless years. It seems that, by some mysterious design of nature, a new race rises every ten thousand years, defeats the continent's reigning power, and becomes its new leading people. Like the changing of day and night and the circling of the stars, each race can rule the continent for only ten thousand years. This law has never been broken... until the age of humanity! The will of nature has descended, and the new leading people stand read 0Votes41.9kRecs25kFans

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Amelia, an ancient continent that has existed for countless years, seems to be a mysterious arrangement by the forces of nature. Every ten thousand years, a new race rises on this continent, defeats the continent's overlord, and becomes the new protagonist of the continent. Just as the sun and moon alternate and the stars move, each race can only rule the continent for ten thousand years. This rule has never been broken... Until the era of human rule! The will of nature has arrived, and the new protagonist is ready to go. However, at this very moment—in the face of the unchanging laws—the only discordant note in the long span of more than 100,000 years has appeared… although all of this seems to have happened unintentionally or even unconsciously. [Excerpt from the elemental history book: "The Protagonist 100,000 Years Later - Strolling Under the Wheels of History"] Luo Yan, a necromancer who had just been reborn at the age of five and was about to become a seventh-level mage and go down in history, felt that his fate was tragic... But it didn't matter. Since he had been given a second chance, let's have some fun. ... Especially when the "history" is already known.

27 俗 The Common Lord 俗主 Southern Accents, Northern Tunes南腔北调Sci-Fi680k WordsOngoing [Folklore mystery, Soulslike world, tabletop role-playing experience, cosmic secrets] A text-based tabletop role-playing game called The Mortal World quietly appears. People discover that rewards earned in the game can actually be brought into reality. Thus begins a new age of exploration for all humanity. Some people look up into the depths of space and summon the courage to embark on a journey home, while others set out to mine their way toward the origins of civilization, seeking mysterious t 1Votes218.4kRecs717.9kFans

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[Folklore and mystery, a world of souls, role-playing game experience, cosmic secrets] A text-based role-playing game called "The Mundane World" quietly emerged, and people discovered that the rewards earned in the game could actually be transferred to real life? A new age of exploration for the whole society has begun. Some people look up at the deep space, mustering the courage to embark on a journey home, while others aim for a gold rush to the origins of civilization, wanting to discover the mysterious treasures hidden in ancient history. Feng shui and physiognomy, tomb raiding, corpse driving and exorcism, Gu poison and black magic, mountain minions and leatherworkers, river porters and porters, bed lice, silk reeling and salt boiling, the Five Thunder Orthodox Method to exorcise evil spirits, the use of ashes from fox, weasel, and willow to summon Taoist soldiers, exorcists raising ghost children, sorceresses performing Nuo rituals, a bowl of talismanic water to cure afflictions, a single yellow talisman for a Taoist master to receive ordination, river gods refusing to eat last year's offerings, floodwaters flowing eastward, no resting at mountain god temples, no asking directions before the Earth God… It was a land of moral decay, plagues on earth, rampant folk gods, copper roads everywhere, and a maddening place where filth and evil spirits thrived. What secrets lay hidden behind the arrival of extraterrestrial civilizations on Earth? What would be the outcome of using missiles and other modern weapons to fight against these demons and monsters? Zhou Ba La takes charge of the Grand Sacrifice to the Stove, oversees the mortal world, invites five armies to enter the four beams and eight pillars, and commands the demons and monsters, returning to that absurd folk world forgotten by mankind, revealing the truth of the origin of ancient civilization, and gazing at mankind's homeland far away in the starry sky beyond the universe.

32 我EN I Hijacked the Timeline 我绑架了时间线 Slash Slash Slash with One Blade一刀斩斩斩Sci-Fi3.7M WordsCompleted Every time reality is rewritten, the future changes. After witnessing human civilization perish 1,500 years in the future, Feng Qi accidentally gained the ability to transmigrate into the future. He chose to keep restarting the timeline, using the information he gathered to give human civilization a chance to survive. 6Votes254kRecs1.4MFans

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Every time reality is rewritten, the future changes. Having witnessed the demise of human civilization 1,500 years later, Feng Qi, who unexpectedly gained the ability to travel to the future, chose to constantly restart timelines and use intelligence to gamble for a glimmer of hope for human civilization.

33 高EN Above the High Heavens 高天之上 Overcast Day, Divine Hermit阴天神隐Western Fantasy4.4M WordsCompleted The crowdfunding campaign for the physical edition of Above the Heavens 3: The Abyss of Ruins is officially underway! The rewards include postcards, character stickers, a badge set, and holographic bookmarks. More stretch goals are on the way! As before, you can find us on the WeChat mini-program Dimension Core. The quality is excellent, so give it a try! == Every star shining high above has endured billions of years. Most lives are not even as long as the briefest glimmer of a star, and even th 52Votes734.6kRecs6MFans

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The crowdfunding campaign for the physical book of "High Heavens 3: The Abyss of Ruins" has officially launched! This crowdfunding campaign includes the following gifts: postcards + character stickers + badge set + laser bookmarks, with more unlockable items in progress! Same place as always, the WeChat mini-program "Dimensional Hub" is really good quality, everyone should give it a try! == All the stars that twinkle in the sky have lived for billions of years. Most life forms, even if they live their entire lives, cannot compare to the fleeting brilliance of a star. No matter how great a civilization or nation may be, it is nothing more than a momentary glimmer of light under the stars. But what if even the starlight dims? In this dark night when the stars have disappeared, only the flames on the earth burn. But there will always be those who choose to look up at the dark starry sky rather than gaze at the dazzling light above the earth. Then, try to reach for the highest heavens. "I don't care at all how people in this world live, whether they have enough to eat, whether they can stay warm and have good housing, or whether they have dreams and hopes. I don't care about their likes and dislikes." "I only want to go to the highest heavens." —Ian. The prisoners looked out of the window of fate, and most of them stared at the earth. Only one person is gazing up at the stars. The protagonist is a prophet, so there won't be any pointless or frustrating battles of wits. That's not the focus of the story. Readers looking for setbacks and conflicts instead of a smooth progression might be disappointed, hence this advance notice.

34 你 Is Something Wrong with Your Lordship? 你这领主有问题吧 Tai Bai Shui Jun太白水君Sci-Fi2.1M WordsCompleted The world is destroyed, the apocalypse arrives, and a new era begins. Everyone is granted the right to survive as a Lord. Territories, heroes, troops, treasures, and resources: the server formed from countless continents is now fully open. Qin Muye looks at his panel, which makes him seem like an expendable extra, and his territory with its damaged suffix. He can hardly keep from crying. No divine talent, no hidden hints, and no absurdly powerful class. “In that case, I'll just have to find anot 2Votes87.5kRecs476.7kFans

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The world is destroyed, the apocalypse arrives, the era restarts, and the survival qualification called Lord is distributed to everyone. Territories, heroes, troop types, treasures, and resources—all the elements of the myriad continents are now available on the servers. Looking at his stats—which resembled those of a cannon fodder extra—and his territory marked with a damaged suffix, Qin Muye felt like crying. There are no god-level talents, no hidden hints, and no overpowered professions. "Since that's the case, then we'll just have to find a different way to live."

35 光 Beyond the Timescape 光阴之外 Er Gen耳根Xianxia4.7M WordsOngoing Heaven and earth are an inn for all living things, while time is a passing traveler from antiquity to the present. The difference between life and death is like the difference between dreaming and waking. Everything changes chaotically, beyond all investigation. Then, having transcended life and death and broken free from heaven and earth, what awaits us beyond time? This is Er Gen's sixth full-length novel, Beyond the Timescape, following Renegade Immortal, Pursuit of the Truth, I Shall Seal 307Votes5.6MRecs10.2MFans

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Heaven and earth are the lodgings of all living things, and time is the passing guest of the past and present. The difference between life and death is like the difference between dreaming and waking up; it is ever-changing and cannot be fully understood. So, having transcended life and death, and transcended heaven and earth, what awaits us beyond the passage of time? This is Er Gen's sixth full-length novel, *Beyond Time*, following *Xian Ni*, *Qiu Mo*, *Wo Yu Feng Tian*, *Yi Nian Yong Heng*, and *San Cun Ren Jian*.

42 宇 Universe’s Professional Player 宇宙职业选手 I Eat Tomatoes我吃西红柿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

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Following works such as "Mang Huang Ji", "Swallowed Star", "Panlong", "Snow Eagle Lord", and "Stellar Transformation", this is Tomato's 11th novel. —— After integrating into a cosmic civilization, their home planet, struggling for survival, stumbled along the path of civilization. And countless humans on that planet began their own evolutionary journey…

50 夜EN The Naming of the Night 夜的命名术 The Elbow That Can Talk会说话的肘子Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Amid neon lights of blue and purple, beneath a dense canopy of steel, lies the frontier of a flood of data: a world transformed by the technological revolution, and the boundary between reality and illusion. Steel and flesh, the past and the future. Here, the surface world and the hidden world coexist. Everything before your eyes seems as close as the wall of time itself. Darkness slowly closes in. But you have to understand, my friend: we cannot face the darkness with gentleness. We must use fi 180Votes8MRecs14.3MFans

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Amidst the blue and purple neon lights, beneath the dense steel sky, at the forefront of the data deluge lies the world after the technological revolution, and the dividing line between reality and illusion. Steel and body, past and future. Here, the surface world and the inner world coexist, and everything in front of you is like a wall of time right before your eyes. Darkness gradually enveloped the area. But you must understand, my friend, we cannot deal with darkness with gentleness; we must deal with fire.