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1 我 Saving the World in a Doomsday Text Adventure 我在末日文字游戏里救世 Swordsmith Senior Brother铸剑师兄Sci-Fi2.4M WordsCompleted [Text Adventure] [Soulslike Dungeons] [Lovecraftian Apocalypse] Beneath the blood sun and bright moon, I gaze up at the heavens and witness the giant’s dream of endless reincarnation. In the boundless mist, I glean knowledge and understand the gods’ despairing whispers. On a land of utmost evil, I cleanse the corruption and revive the most terrifying beings in the world. Flesh, souls, holy relics, authority... I do not seek to save the world. I only want the countless evil gods wandering through 9Votes91.1kRecs538.5kFans

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[Text Adventure] [Souls-like Dungeon] [Kingdom Apocalypse] I gazed up at the sky under the blood-red sun and bright moon, and saw the giant's dream of reincarnation. I draw knowledge from the endless fog and discern the desperate murmurs of the gods. I purify the filth on this extremely wicked land and revive the most terrifying existence in the world. Body, soul, sacred object, authority... I am not trying to save the world, I just want all the countless evil gods wandering in the vast void to submit to my feet!

2 人 Rich Beyond Measure Across the Heavens 人在诸天，富可敌国 Tang Sen Loves Meat唐森爱吃肉Infinite Myriad Worlds1.6M WordsCompleted “Name your price. I’ll buy your heart.” “And what makes you think you can, ordinary man?” “Seems you don’t want to name a price. No matter, I can do it for you.” “Everything in this world has a price. If you can’t buy it, then the price simply isn’t high enough.” “Unfortunately for you, you can’t refuse my offer.” An accident gave Tang Sen the ability to transmigrate through the myriad worlds, turning him into an unusual procurement agent. And his very first item was called [Davy Jones’s Hea 1Votes64.3kRecs433.6kFans

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"Name your price, I'll buy your heart." "You, an ordinary person?" "It seems you're unwilling to name a price. No problem, I can do it for you." "Everything in this world should have a price. If you can't buy it, it must be because the price isn't right." "I'm sorry, you can't refuse my price." An accident grants Tang Sen the ability to travel through various realms, transforming him into a peculiar purchasing agent. The first item is called "The Heart of David Jones".

3 我 I'm Just a Normal Player! 我就是正常玩家！ Tai Bai Shui Jun太白水君Sci-Fi2.4M WordsCompleted Seeing the great world of the heavens, Gu Shanhai took up the life of his third incarnation. A god among men forged an immortal utopia with blood and fire. The Dragon King led his knights on patrol through an empire where the sun never set. A scholar chatted and laughed as he painted a vast landscape with his sword, while strange demons opened their eyes and reached out their claws, giving birth to monsters and spirits. “We're all players. You can't call me abnormal just because I don't have 0Votes93kRecs498.4kFans

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Seeing this vast world, Gu Shanhai relinquished his third life. The gods on earth forged an eternal utopian kingdom with blood and fire. The Red Dragon King led his knights on a tour of the British Empire. The scholar, with a smile and a flick of his sword, paints a vast landscape, while the demons, with their eyes wide open and claws outstretched, give birth to monsters and goblins. "We're all players, you can't call me abnormal just because I didn't quantify the data, right?"

4 俺 I Think This Is Pretty Reasonable 俺寻思这挺合理的 Heavenly Gong Thunderflash天锣雷光Urban1.3M WordsCompleted That day, you got home and realized you'd forgotten your keys, so you paid a locksmith to open the door. While you waited, you thought how great it would be if you knew how to pick locks. Then you wouldn't have to waste money whenever you forgot your keys. So you began to study the craft… “How can that wire of yours even open a phone's fingerprint lock?!” “A fingerprint lock is still a lock, isn't it? Seems perfectly reasonable to me.” Your friend thought it was absurd. “What’s absur 0Votes59.3kRecs442.9kFans

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That day, you forgot your keys when you got home, so you paid a locksmith to pick them. While waiting for the lock to be opened, you think to yourself, "If only I knew how to pick locks, I wouldn't have to spend money on locksmiths if I forgot my keys." So you started to study... "How come your wire can even open a phone fingerprint lock?!" "A fingerprint lock is still a lock, isn't it? I think it makes perfect sense." My friend thought it was outrageous. "Where is it outrageous? A master electrician with ten years of experience can tell if there's a leak just by touching it. His skill is almost like a magic touch, you understand?" Friend:"…" "Besides, if we're talking about something outrageous... Persistence itself is outrageous. I persisted, and then I reaped the rewards, so what's wrong with that?" Friend: "... No." Bai Nian put down the wire, thinking to himself, "This is outrageous!" You haven't even seen the prizes in my other system's prize pool yet! Hurry up and contribute more Emotional Points to me, so I can draw something even more outrageous and open your eyes!

5 明 Bright One 明尊 Chen Yishiyi辰一十一Infinite Myriad Worlds5.8M WordsOngoing Great is the primal origin: all things receive their beginning from it, and through it the heavens are governed. Supreme and exalted Lord, at times riding the Six Dragons, never straying from the path. This is the story of a transmigrator's old man awakening in a world with a native protagonist, and the golden finger gaining a mind of its own. I've made it this far, Qian Chen, relying on no one but myself! Great Lord Taishang, save me! 731Votes1.7MRecs785.8kFans

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Great indeed is the Qian Yuan, from which all things originate, and thus it governs the heavens. The Supreme Bright One, riding on six dragons, never falters. This is a story about an old man, an indigenous protagonist, who awakens from a time travel and whose cheat abilities become extraordinary. I, Qian Chen, have always relied solely on myself throughout my life! Grandfather, save me!

6 当 I Became a Demon Lord, but Want to Transfer to the Daoist Sect 当了魔君的我想转系去道门 Cats Taking a Bubble Bath猫猫泡泡澡Xianxia2.3M WordsOngoing Anonymous question: I’ve been struggling in the demonic path for nine thousand years. Is it too late to switch to the righteous path? Immortal Elder of the South Pole: Of course it’s not too late. As the saying goes, men fear choosing the wrong career, and women fear marrying the wrong man. Choose the wrong path and even another hundred thousand years of effort will be wasted. I see you’ve only been on the demonic path for nine thousand years, so your sunk costs aren’t too high yet. Spend ten or 4Votes26kRecs139.2kFans

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Anonymous question: After struggling in the demonic path for nine thousand years, is it too late to switch to the righteous path now? The Old Man of the South Pole: "Of course, there's still time. As the saying goes, 'A man fears choosing the wrong profession, a woman fears marrying the wrong man.' If you choose the wrong direction, even ten thousand years of effort will be in vain. I see you've only been a demon for nine thousand years; the sunk cost isn't too great yet. Spend ten or twenty thousand years studying diligently, switch back to our righteous path, and in the future, pass the imperial examinations to work in the Heavenly Court. Those days... Only those who experience them know what it's like." Nine Nether Demon Ancestor: "Don't listen to this old man's nonsense. Although we demons don't follow the official system, we advance quickly. If you come back for another ten thousand years, I'll guarantee you a Demon Lord position. If you go to the righteous path, do you think you can rise from a Heavenly Market Enclosure Attendant to a Merit Officer in thirty or fifty thousand years? There, every position is filled, second-generation righteous people run rampant, and the waters run deep!" Anonymous: "Um, boss, I'm already the Demon Lord." Blood Sea Demon Ancestor: "Don't think I don't know who you are. I'm still alive, and you're already thinking about switching jobs. I advise you to first figure out your demonic fighting style and cultivation philosophy." Looking at Blood Sea Demon Ancestor's reply, Tang Yuan sighed, "It seems we won't be able to get the severance pay."

7 大 The Age of Cultivation Across the Myriad Heavens 大诸天修仙时代 Little Dumbo Flying Skyward小飞象向天飞Infinite Myriad Worlds633k WordsCompleted This was once a very traditional world of cultivation: people sought immortality and the Dao, rode dragons and phoenixes, and, of course, there were demonic sects, murderous treasure hunters, and all the rest... Then, four thousand years ago, something called the “Main God” merged with the Heavenly Dao, and the world of traditional xianxia changed completely: Artifact refiners studied quantum communications until they went bald, while building transformable mecha based on magical treasures. The 0Votes15.1kRecs70.4kFans

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This used to be a very proper world of cultivation: seeking immortality, riding dragons and phoenixes, and of course, demonic cultivation, murder and treasure hunting... Until 4,000 years ago, something called "the Supreme God" merged with the Heavenly Dao, and the style of this traditional Xianxia world changed: While researching quantum communication to the point of baldness, the weapon refiner also creates magical, scalable Gundam-like artifacts; the art of talismans has given rise to a new profession called "card imprinter," who is invincible by relying on the power of "bonds" and "nonsense"... Volume One: The Supreme Martial Arts Manual. A grand battle rages through the martial world; who will reign supreme? Volume 2: Dragon Blood, Little Roc Spirit, and Chicken Armor Warrior (Minor plot holes, skip if you don't like it) Volume 3: A Modified Water Margin/Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils Edition - The Great Song Dynasty Volume 4: Marvel's Sequence Demons and the War on Infinite Earths

8 什 What Do You Mean, a First-Rate Savior? 什么叫一流救世主啊 Little Butterfly in a Dream梦里的小蝴蝶Sci-Fi1.1M WordsCompleted [Nominee for the 2022 Best Newcomer Award] [No. 1 Bestseller at the 10th Sci-Fi Starlight Awards] [First Prize, 2022 Science Fiction Writing Competition] Even saviors come in different grades. Second-rate saviors are inefficient. A single act of salvation can take years or even decades, leaving countless people to suffer, and in the end they might not even save the world. Third-rate saviors spend their whole lives manipulated by schemers, ignorant and played like puppets in someone else’s hands. 0Votes32.9kRecs389.1kFans

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[2022 Best Newcomer Award Nomination] [The 10th Science Fiction Star Awards Bestselling Book Winner] [First Prize in the 2022 Science Fiction Writing Competition] Saviors are also divided into different classes. Incompetent saviors are inefficient, often taking years or even decades to save the world, causing immense suffering to countless people, and they may not even actually save the world in the end. The third-rate savior was manipulated by conspirators throughout his life, ignorant and foolish, being played like a puppet on someone else's strings. Second-rate saviors pay a huge price to save the world, suffering many hardships such as widowhood, disability, and the sacrifice of friends, and ultimately only receive a useless empty title or even an epitaph. "These saviors are all too pitiful. I don't want to be like them. I want to be a first-rate savior!" "You ask me what a first-rate savior is?" "Lightspeed saves the world!" "No casualties!" "Massive profits!" "Use the sword you have now to slay the near future, nip the apocalypse in the bud, act entirely according to your own will, and then reap the rewards you deserve!" "That's what you call a first-rate savior!"

9 超EN The Grand Supernal Lineage 超凡大谱系 Pigeon and Salted Fish鸽子与咸鱼Gaming6.3M WordsOngoing We create gods and establish faith, using them to chart our salvation. We hold the genealogies and decipher the aether, thereby becoming the All-Knowing One. 102Votes117.7kRecs377.2kFans

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We create gods and establish beliefs to depict our salvation. We hold the genealogy in our hands, analyze the ether, and thereby become the omniscient One.

10 和 Academic Gathering with Lich Colleagues 和巫妖同僚的学术聚会 Yume no Sakiko梦野咲子Light Novel2.1M WordsCompleted In an age when knowledge is forbidden, the physician Lyle must be cautious even in his academic research. Then an invitation from Andrei Academy appears before him. Andrei Academy in Cassandale? Lyle takes a closer look at the tombstone in front of him. Hiss, scholars sure know how to pick a place. 0Votes64.5kRecs161.4kFans

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In an era where knowledge was suppressed, even physician Lyle had to be cautious in his academic research. Then, an invitation from Andre College appeared before him. Andre College, Cassandra's? Lyle examined the tombstone carefully. "Wow," he thought, "the scholars here really know how to choose a location."

11 神EN God Simulator 神明模拟器 Luren Jia鹿人戛Sci-Fi3.5M WordsCompleted Lu Yao accidentally stumbles into a pixel game in which he plays a deity, only to discover that the game is connected to worlds in different dimensions. The game's [sacrifices] can enter reality, while the [blessings] he grants can also reach the game world. As an apprentice deity, there is not much he can do beyond creating various natural disasters. Until he grits his teeth and revives a supermodel apostle. The rules of the game undergo a slight change... (The new book, "Wasteland Development 15Votes215.3kRecs932.1kFans

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Lu Yao accidentally enters a pixelated game where he plays as a god, only to discover that the game connects to worlds of different dimensions. The [sacrifices] in the game will enter the real world, and the [gifts] he gives can also reach the game world. As an apprentice god, there's not much he can do besides creating various natural disasters. Until he gritted his teeth and revived a supermodel apostle, the gameplay changed a little... (My new book, "Wasteland Development Diary," has been released. Check it out!)

12 神EN Lord of Shenxiu 神秀之主 The Plagiarist文抄公Gaming2.0M WordsCompleted This is a meticulously crafted cultivation novel spanning the heavens! Watch as Zhong Shenxiu roams the heavens, pursues immortality, beats the System to a pulp, and becomes the ruler of the heavens. Here you’ll find modern martial arts, classical cultivation, a Lovecraftian martial world, horror realms, steampunk… Infinite worlds, infinite possibilities, all in Lord of Shenxiu! 4Votes428.9kRecs504.1kFans

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This is a meticulously crafted novel about cultivating immortality across multiple realms! Watch as the protagonist, Zhong Shenxiu, roams the heavens, pursues immortality, destroys the system, and becomes the master of all heavens. Here you'll find modern martial arts, classical cultivation, a unique martial arts world, a horror world, steampunk... An infinite universe, infinite possibilities, all within the Lord of Divine Show!

13 末EN Doomsday: My Keyword is One More Than Everyone Else's 末世：我的关键词比别人多一个 Cotton-Coat Guard棉衣卫Sci-Fi2.2M WordsCompleted Brave, cowardly, kind, cunning, generous, greedy, elegant, cruel, cheerful, perverse, upright, a shameless hypocrite... In this apocalyptic world, resources can only be obtained by winning on alien battlefields, ensuring the survival of civilization. Every warrior entering an alien battlefield is randomly assigned a keyword of their own. When their words and actions match that keyword, their attributes grow rapidly and they gain superhuman abilities. But if they break character, their abilities 11Votes285.2kRecs854.6kFans

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Courageous, lewd, kind, cunning, generous, greedy, elegant, fierce, happy, perverted, upright, hypocritical... In this apocalyptic world, only by winning on alien battlefields can resources be acquired to ensure the continuation of civilization. Each warrior who enters the alien battlefield will randomly receive a keyword that belongs to them. When words and actions align with keywords, various attributes will grow rapidly, granting superhuman abilities; conversely, when the persona collapses, it will be quickly weakened. This is a world where acting skills matter; Acting is food and drink, acting is glory, acting is privilege, acting is life itself... My completed works, "The Dream Maker of Myriad Realms" and "Ten Thousand Ways to Eliminate Players," have already reached over 10,000 subscribers. I guarantee they are complete, so please feel free to jump in.

14 大 The Great Demon King Wakes from a Long Sleep 大魔头一觉醒来 Thoughts on Strings in the Long Night长夜弦思Eastern Fantasy363k WordsOngoing Nan Ming woke up one day to find he had become human. He had a sister with a protagonist template, a fiancée who had been reborn several hundred years in the future and had just called off their engagement, and a distant cousin who had transmigrated into this world... This is the story of an indescribable archdemon from a distant dimension, disguising himself as a low-level character and starting from scratch as he plays at being human. P.S. Dark themes, an invincible protagonist, a villainous B 0Votes43.7kRecs76.9kFans

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When Nanming woke up, he found himself transformed into a human, with an older sister who resembled a protagonist, a fiancée who had just broken off their engagement after being reborn from hundreds of years in the future, and a distant cousin who had traveled from another time... This is the story of an unspeakable great demon from a distant latitude, who disguises himself as a low-level character named "Starting from Zero" and plays games in the human world. PS: Dark fantasy, invincible protagonist, main character is the villainous BOSS, mixed with various transmigration, rebirth system, old man, multiverse infinite world view. Book club group: 834102283, welcome to join.

15 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.

16 我 My Martial Arts Are Taking the World by Storm 我的武功全球流行 The Pen That Can't Fly不会飞的笔Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Urban life + entertainment + martial arts: an entertainment novel unlike anything you’ve ever seen!] Everyone in this world can enter dreams. Li Xing discovers that the laws governing dreams in China are connected to wuxia, and that he can create all the martial arts he remembers. So... The Nine Yin Manual sets a sales record! The Dugu Nine Swords let him lead the trends of his time! The Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms bring him countless fans! “As the youngest superstar in history to reach 0Votes117.5kRecs452.1kFans

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[Urban setting + entertainment + martial arts – an entertainment novel unlike anything you've ever seen before!] In this world, everyone can enter dreams. Li Xing discovers that the dream laws of the Chinese region are related to martial arts, and that he can create all the martial arts techniques he remembers, so... "Nine Yin Manual" helped him break sales records! "The Nine Swords of Dugu" made him a trendsetter! The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms brought him countless fans! "As the youngest [Heavenly King Realm] superstar in history, a grand slam winner of five major awards including the 'Martial God Award,' 'Sword God Award,' and 'Heavenly Blade Award,' what else do you want to pursue?" The reporter asked this question. Li Xing: "The greatest heroes are those who serve their country and its people. In my life, I only seek to have a clear conscience!" (The completed and highly-read "Martial Arts Livestream" with 10,000 subscribers is guaranteed to be of high quality.)

17 我 My Martial Arts Train Themselves 我的武学自己会修炼 Lai Dongdong Is Pretty Good赖东东不错啊Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted It's perfectly normal, and only makes sense, for a mature martial art to cultivate itself. Yang Yi transmigrated into the body of a menial disciple of Qixia Sect. With mediocre talent, he'd already planned to go home and inherit the family business. But his martial art was just too determined to prove itself. … 0Votes29.7kRecs129.2kFans

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The author's new book, "Surviving by Taming Beasts in the Apocalypse of Martial Arts," can be read by clicking on the author's profile picture. As a mature martial art, it is normal and logical for one to cultivate it independently. Yang Yi transmigrated into the body of a menial disciple of the Qixia Sect. He was of mediocre talent and had planned to return home to inherit the family business, but his martial arts skills proved to be exceptional.

18 全 Global Reincarnation: There's a Problem with My Identity 全球轮回：我的身份有问题 Yun Dongliu云东流Infinite Myriad Worlds2.0M WordsCompleted The Tower of Reincarnation is a magical place made up of countless fantasy worlds. Everyone has a chance to enter it, take on a special identity granted by the tower, and fight and struggle through one derivative instance after another to grow stronger. After transmigrating here, Zhang Fang was delighted to discover that the instances everyone else found impossibly difficult were all based on novels, movies, TV shows, and games he had experienced in his previous life. And those so-called guides 1Votes68.2kRecs626.2kFans

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The Tower of Reincarnation: A magical place composed of countless fantasy worlds. Everyone has the opportunity to enter it and, with a special identity bestowed by the Tower of Reincarnation, fight and battle in various derivative dungeons to become stronger. Zhang Fang, who had transmigrated, was pleasantly surprised to find that the dungeons that were incredibly difficult for everyone were all based on various novels, movies, and games he had read in his previous life. The so-called strategies circulating online, which are hailed as golden rules by countless people, are nothing more than the blind men touching an elephant or seeing only a part of the whole picture! Therefore, Zhang Fang realized that the day when he would soar to great heights had finally arrived! Then… Movie world, game world, fantasy world... After all the trials and tribulations, Zhang Fang was devastated. Why is there always something wrong with my identity?!

19 万 King of Myriad Domains: I Livestream My Transmigration to the World 万相之王，我全球直播穿越 Ordinary, Humble Ping俗人庸平Eastern Fantasy25k WordsCompleted “You’ve only posted one chapter, bro. You transmigrated way too fast.” “I’ve never seen a transmigrator this badass. The book had only just been released, and you’d already transmigrated.” “Boss, take me along next time.” Watching the comments flood his livestream, Chu Qing could only smile wryly. Who could have guessed that he’d only meant to read a novel? The world contains all kinds of people, but I have a bunch of hilarious viewers. 0Votes15.2kRecs0Fans

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"Only one chapter updated, brother, you transmigrated too quickly." "This is the first time I've met such an awesome time traveler. Other people's books have just been published, and you've already time traveled." "Please take me with you next time, boss." Looking at the comments in the live stream, Chu Qing smiled wryly. Who would have guessed that he just wanted to read a novel at first? The world has countless forms, and I have my silly, fun-loving friends.