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1 请EN No Heavenly Tribulations During the College Entrance Exam, Please! 请勿高考时渡劫 The Whitest Crow最白的乌鸦Urban565k WordsOngoing Demons, spirits, and cultivators hide in modern society, enjoying the conveniences technology has to offer. A thousand-year-old tree spirit passes itself off as a prized ancient tree and collects government subsidies every month; An eight-hundred-year-old fox spirit livestreams herself posing seductively, sucking the life force from her viewers; A five-hundred-year-old Confucian cultivator shuts himself away for a century to study the Eight-Legged Essay, only to discover upon emerging that the i 19.4kVotes492.8kRecs1.6MFans

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Demons, monsters, and monks hide in modern society, enjoying the convenience brought by technology. A thousand-year-old tree spirit impersonates a precious ancient tree and receives government subsidies every month; An 800-year-old fox demon goes live, striking poses and draining people's life force; A 500-year-old scholar-Taoist monk secluded himself for a hundred years to study the eight-legged essay, only to find that the imperial examination system had been abolished upon his emergence. The three-hundred-year-old tiger demon ate and drank well in the wildlife park while observing the humans in the car; A 100-year-old zombie, whose number has drastically decreased, opposes cremation and supports burial. The 60-year-old sect leader led his sect down the mountain to start a company and enter the world, but was arrested for embezzlement and bribery. A 30-year-old cultivator was filmed flying on a sword, and then online trolls were hired to whitewash the incident by claiming it was AI. Seventeen-year-old Zhou You is busy saving the world.

2 从 Starting Out as a College Scout 从大学球探开始 Minced Meat and Eggplant肉末大茄子Sports1.3M WordsOngoing The entire league is searching for the next superstar. I know who the next one is, the one after that, and every star who will emerge over the next twenty years. This is the story of an ordinary office worker who uses courage and keen judgment to make trades, draft picks, and long-term plans, rising step by step from a college scout to the pinnacle of success. An NBA front-office novel exploring a new subject. 863Votes43kRecs150.4kFans

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The entire league is looking for the next superstar, and I know the next one, the one after that, and every one of the next twenty years. This is the story of an ordinary working man who, with his courage and vision, gradually rises from a college scout to the pinnacle of his career through trades, drafts, and strategic planning. This is an NBA operations article, a new topic for me. Feel free to bookmark and follow!

3 急 Hurry, Hurry, as the Law Commands 急急如律令 Black Mountain Old Ghost黑山老鬼Sci-Fi883k WordsOngoing Your supernatural stuff is only just coming back? I've been haunted by a ghost for over two years! And you're telling me the most vicious spell in the world is one I created? 6.6kVotes172.2kRecs894.8kFans

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Are you saying the paranormal is just starting to revive? I've been haunted by a ghost for over two years! Furthermore, you said that the most vicious law in the world was created by me?

4 拔EN Draw the Sword 拔剑 Wandering Toad流浪的蛤蟆Martial Arts679k WordsOngoing The craftsman gives the bamboo hat a novel design, carving graceful bamboo, while mist rolls and clouds rise, remaining unscattered for ages! Another wuxia novel! This is a line from a poem by Wang Anshi. Its original meaning is that the bamboo hat given by a friend has an unusual design and the beauty of a return to simplicity and nature. The synopsis borrows this line in the hope of writing the old wuxia genre with uninhibited freedom and sweeping grandeur. 622Votes89.6kRecs204.5kFans

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The craftsman's innovative work on the sandalwood is still damp with the swirling mist and rising clouds! Another martial arts novel! This is a line from a poem by Wang Anshi. The original meaning is that the bamboo hat given by a friend has a novel design and a beauty of returning to simplicity. The introduction borrows this sentence in the hope of writing about the old genre of martial arts in a free and unrestrained manner.

5 东 Tokyo: It Began with Pretending to Be Her Boyfriend 东京：从假冒男友开始 My Tree Builds Infinity Edge我的大树出无尽Light Novel1.1M WordsOngoing Bai Niaoxiu is reborn in a parallel-world Tokyo. He only regained the memories of his previous life at eighteen, and his high school grades are abysmal. He’s the worst student in the school, year after year. Just then, the model class monitor, a good student in both conduct and academics, approaches him. She offers him a fortune to play himself, posing as her delinquent boyfriend so she can take him home and rile up her dad. Several choices appear right after that. [Option 1: Go through the moti 846Votes37.2kRecs272.1kFans

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Osamu Shiratori is reborn in a parallel world in Tokyo. He only awakens his past life memories at the age of eighteen. His high school grades are terrible; he is a perennial bottom-of-the-class super-bad student. Just then, the well-behaved and academically excellent class monitor came to him, offering a huge sum of money to have him play himself as her bad boyfriend and accompany her home to upset her father. Several options then appeared before him. [Option 1: Go through the motions, act according to the script written by Minami Yamabuki, and pretend to be her blond boyfriend to accompany her home.] Option 2: Go all out, negotiate, and propose to put on a full-fledged performance. [Option 3: It's none of my business, I'll continue studying "C Programming Language from Beginner to Expert"] [Option 4: Taking advantage of the situation, class monitor, you don't want your parents to get divorced either, do you?]

6 半 Peninsula: I've Become a Lucky Charm 半岛：我成了锦鲤 HKDollUrban1.6M WordsOngoing “Blessing granted! The nation’s first love, Bae Suzy, has received the [Iconic Shot] tag: her on-camera presence will be maxed out for the next month, and the chance of her fancam going viral with an iconic shot has skyrocketed!” “Side effect: chance of her relationship being exposed +200%” Kim Chan: “???” Is there something wrong with this golden finger? Whatever, whatever. What does it matter to me if her relationship gets exposed? Before he could figure things out, the side effect came true a 1.2kVotes81.5kRecs102kFans

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"Blessing successful! National sweetheart Bae Suzy has been granted the 'Divine Photo' tag—her on-camera presence will be at its peak for the next month, with a skyrocketing chance of her fancams going viral!" Side effect: Relationship exposure rate +200% Jin Can: "???" Is there something wrong with this cheat code? Garlic Bird, Garlic Bird, what does her relationship being exposed have to do with me? Before he could even figure it out, the side effects materialized at lightning speed—D-Media's front-page headline: "Nation's First Love Bae Suzy's Late-Night Rendezvous!" Jin Can: "Hey, why am I the one who got exposed?" Law! That's it... From then on, Jin Can began his nomadic dynasty on the peninsula. [Multiple female leads], [Equal balance between career and romance] This book is also known as "Peninsula: Blessed Entries, But the Side Effect is Relationship Exposure?"

7 你 Your Skills Are Great, Now I Have Them Too 你的技能很好，现在我也有了 Misty Clouds Before the Rain明前云雾Sci-Fi1.4M WordsOngoing New, Straight-to-the-Point Blurb: [Peak subscriptions: 23,000; average subscriptions: 10,000] Qin Shi Huang succeeds in obtaining the elixir of life, becoming immortal and launching an expedition across the stars. Lu Zhao has just transmigrated into this parallel universe when he discovers he has been randomly drafted and is about to head to the front lines for the thirteenth Great Expedition. Fortunately, people in this world can cultivate martial arts, and those with exceptional talent can eve 653Votes27.5kRecs309.3kFans

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New version of Straight Ball introduction: [High-end orders: 23,000; Average orders: 10,000] Qin Shi Huang succeeded in finding the elixir of immortality, and embarked on interstellar expeditions. Lu Zhao had just transmigrated to this parallel universe when he discovered that he had been randomly conscripted and was about to go to the front line for the thirteenth Great Expedition. Fortunately, this world allows for the cultivation of martial arts, and those with exceptional talent can even comprehend skills. [Swift Thinking: Once activated, it enhances mental agility and concentration] [A Three-Zhang Golden Body: Condensing a golden body and sculpting a colossal statue] [Sprint], [Eagle Eye], [Great Heavenly Dragon]... After unlocking the copying system, Lu Zhao absorbed all the skills that others had painstakingly mastered, and his strength and status rose rapidly. Driven by personal choices and the tides of the times, he finally reached the top, only to find that it seemed there was only room for one person. The old version was criticized. After venturing deep into the universe, sweeping across the galaxies, and defeating the last batch of enemies, Lu Zhao finally stood at the pinnacle of power and influence. Amidst countless gazes of reverence, envy, jealousy, and fear, he was summoned to the capital and met the one and only emperor of all time. "Ying Zheng, I'm from your hometown."

8 作 The Writer’s Handbook 作家手册 Listen to the Sun听日Light Novel748k WordsOngoing Tell me, do authors who write harem novels actually have harems in real life? 1.3kVotes63.9kRecs174.4kFans

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Do you think authors who write harem novels might actually have harems in real life?

9 东 Tokyo: Becoming the Perfect God of Male Companions for Hire 东京：从租借男友开始当完美男神 Sealed Pen圭寸笔Light Novel918k WordsOngoing [Why would you call me a “liar”?] [When all is said and done, our connection is nothing but an illusion.] [Who I date has nothing to do with you, does it?] Reborn in Tokyo and struggling to make ends meet, Miyazawa Itsuki becomes a rental boyfriend and happens to acquire a System. By dating pretty girls and getting them to spend money on him, he can earn points, which can be exchanged for all sorts of skills and items. Different skills can also form bonds and combine into a [Class]. [Basic E 656Votes62.1kRecs306.9kFans

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Why use words like "liar"? Ultimately, our connection was nothing more than a false one. Who I date is none of your business, right? Reborn in Tokyo, Miyazawa Itsuki becomes a rented boyfriend out of necessity, and incidentally acquires a system. You can earn points by dating pretty girls and getting them to spend money on you. These points can be redeemed for various skills and items. Different skills can also form synergies, which can be combined to create a [Class]. Basic Etiquette + Mind's Eye + Kasaya Slash = Swordsman → Sword Saint [Acting Skills] + [Voice Changing] + [Disguise] = [Actor] → [Man of a Thousand Faces] Card tricks + Sleight of hand + Shorthand = Magician → Wizard This is a story that begins with renting a boyfriend and eventually becomes the perfect male god. (Keywords: lighthearted, campus, daily life, preference for daughters, competition for a husband)

10 我 I Became Xiangzi in 1984 我在1984当祥子 Sitting and Gazing at Jingting坐望敬亭Urban1.3M WordsOngoing Gu Yan transmigrates to 1984 and becomes a taxi driver for the Capital Automobile Company. His fellow drivers jokingly call their line of work “modern-day Xiangzi.” But the real Xiangzi has a proper Yanjing household registration and lives in a home inside the Second Ring Road. In six years, he paid cash for two cars, and the money he earned pulling a rickshaw was enough to support a family of eight. Even the woman he married was the boss’s daughter. As for Gu Yan, the moment he opened his eyes 2.9kVotes47.2kRecs253.1kFans

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Gu Yan travels back to 1984 and becomes a taxi driver for the Capital Automobile Company. Colleagues jokingly refer to their line of work as "modern-day Xiangzi" (a character from a Chinese folktale known for his tragic fate). But Xiangzi had a legitimate Beijing residency permit, lived in a house within the Second Ring Road, bought two rickshaws outright in six years, and earned enough to support a family of eight. He even married the boss's daughter. He found himself transported to another world, only to discover that his wife had run away to another country, leaving him with a mountain of debt. Gu Yan was very frustrated, so he decided to do something. Being Xiangzi is no fun, I'll be Liu Siye! But before he could even become Master Liu, the mundane affairs of the world were already surging in...

11 我 I Can Awaken Skills 我能活化技能 The Four Odes of Poetry四诗风雅颂Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing “The spiritual qi revival is the world’s last glimmer before its end.” “When another world descends, we’re the other world, descending upon theirs.” “Every chosen one on the opposing side is an extraordinary talent, either invincible in their age or peerless beneath the heavens.” “The roles I get are always either cannon fodder or bit parts.” Wei Lefu has been everything from the third senior brother at a martial arts school, brought out as a sacrificial pawn to inspire the others, to a fallen y 2.8kVotes103.2kRecs383.9kFans

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"The spiritual revival is a final burst of light for the world." "In 'Another World Arrival,' we are from another world, destined to descend upon the other world." "The opposing chosen ones are all exceptional individuals, either dominating their era or unparalleled in the world." "My role will either be cannon fodder or a minor character." As the third senior brother in the martial arts school who was used as a stepping stone, a spoiled brat from a fallen family in the Republic of China era with supernatural abilities, and the eldest son of a rural nobleman who practices the Knight Breathing Technique, Wei Lefu is glad that he is no pushover either.

12 日EN Sengoku Japan: Crossroads of Ambition 日本战国：功名十字路 Kira Kozukenosuke吉良上总介Historical2.0M WordsOngoing The world has all got Yamauchi Kazutoyo wrong! I’m not the one in the wrong. It’s the times we live in. What could I, Yamauchi Kazutoyo, possibly be scheming? I just want to get ahead so badly. 1.8kVotes87.8kRecs165.4kFans

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The world has misjudged me, Yamauchi Kazutoyo! The fault lies not with me, but with the world. What ulterior motives could I, Kazutoyo Yamauchi, possibly have? I simply crave improvement.

13 1 1996: Starting as an Executive Chef 1996：从行政总厨开始 Snowstorm Angler风雪钓鱼人Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Food Novel] + [Period Novel] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Kitchen Workplace] Chen Zhi Hu, once the leading master of modern fusion cuisine, was reborn. Looking at the dilapidated rental apartment before him and the IOUs on the table, he pondered for a moment before preparing to go out and look for a job. “Hello, are you hiring an executive chef?” Wen Lan was speechless. Someone in his early twenties was applying to be an executive chef? Was he joking? “I am sorry, but we have very high requ 612Votes58.9kRecs288.2kFans

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[Food-themed] + [Period Romance] + [Multiple Female Leads] + [Kitchen Workplace] Chen Zhihu, the former leader of modern fusion cuisine, has been reborn. Looking at the dilapidated rental room in front of him and the IOU on the table, he pondered for a moment and prepared to go out to find a job. "Hello, are you hiring an executive chef?" Wen Lan was speechless. Someone in their early twenties applying for an executive chef position? Was she kidding? "I'm sorry, we have very high standards for our head chef." How tall? "At the very least, one should have some knowledge of the eight major cuisines." "That's perfect," Chen Zhihu said earnestly. "I've already explored sixteen different cuisines!" During the cross-strait chefs' exchange competition, Chef Huang from Foshan saw Chen Zhihu standing next to him and his lips twitched. "When did this kid sign up?" "Master, my junior brother has already been recognized as a renowned Chinese chef and is qualified to participate in the competition," someone said sourly.

14 我EN My Folklore Game Console 我的民俗游戏机 Peeking Through the Window at Midnight夜半探窗Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing The Wang phase rests, languishes, and dies. The only changing character is eternity. A person's life is a great transformation. From infancy to youth, from maturity to old age, no one can ultimately escape death. One day, Xu Feng happened to obtain a game console. After opening the game, Xu Feng discovered that its professions were all related to life and death. Sewing corpses, excavating tombs, watching graves, burning bones, saving souls, relieving suffering... As the saying goes, the auspicio 960Votes75kRecs347.8kFans

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Wang Xiangxiu was imprisoned and died; the only change was eternal. Human life is a great transformation. From infancy, at least adulthood, to old age, no one can escape death in the end. One day, Xu Feng stumbled upon a game console. Upon opening the game, Xu Feng discovered that all the game's professions were related to life and death. Stitching corpses, digging graves, tending graves, cremating bones, saving the spirits, relieving suffering— As the saying goes, what is truly auspicious may be inauspicious, and what people dislike may not be disliked by Heaven. Xu Feng started from the most basic task of stitching corpses together, gradually progressing towards higher levels— [Instance], [Strange Tales]

15 夺 The Struggle for the Throne in the Jiajing Era 夺嫡在嘉靖朝 Night Star Moonlight Words夜星月语Historical962k WordsOngoing In the twenty-eighth year of the Jiajing reign of the Great Ming, the Crown Prince died, leaving the succession vacant. The struggle between Prince Yu and Prince Jing would determine countless lives, fortunes, and reputations. On one side stood Zhu Zaiji, Prince Yu, first in line by age. Backed by the court’s upright officials and invoking ancestral precedent, he was regarded by the scholarly world as the obvious choice for Crown Prince. On the other stood Zhu Zaizhen, Prince Jing. With Grand Se 887Votes132.3kRecs446.7kFans

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In the 28th year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty, the Crown Prince died, leaving the position of heir apparent vacant. The struggle between Yu and Jing involved the lives, honors, and disgrace of countless people. On one side was Prince Yu, Zhu Zaiji, who held the position of eldest son and had a court full of upright officials. In accordance with ancestral rules, he was regarded by the literati as the rightful heir apparent. Meanwhile, Prince Jing, Zhu Zaizhen, had the support of Grand Secretary Yan Song, whose protégés and former officials were pushing for him to become the Crown Prince in order to perpetuate the power of Yan's faction. At this time, Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong were still in the Hanlin Academy, while Hu Zongxian, Yu Dayou, Qi Jiguang, Zhao Zhenji, and Hai Rui had not yet risen to high positions. The overall situation of the country was still uncertain, and the integrity of these renowned officials had not yet been revealed. The Jiajing Emperor, obsessed with immortality, merely lowered his eyes and cast a cold, scrutinizing gaze upon the smoke rising from the alchemical furnace in the Western Garden.

16 这EN This Heretical Cultivator Is Too Criminal! 这个邪修太刑了！ Snow-Treading Immortal踏雪真人Xianxia1.2M WordsOngoing Ten years of work on the righteous path, and a wicked cultivator can master it in an instant. Wicked doesn't mean evil. It means fast! Zhou Wuji awakened the wisdom of a past life, freeing himself from the constraints of fate and karma. From then on, fate was nothing to fear, and the teachings of the patriarchs were nothing to follow. There are countless paths to the Great Dao, and I'm taking the fastest one! Meditation, circulating your energy, taking pills, and refining your spirit? Take it up 2.7kVotes94.4kRecs198.3kFans

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Ten years of righteous practice can lead to instant enlightenment through evil cultivation. Evil is not bad, evil is fast! Zhou Wuji awakened his innate wisdom and was no longer bound by fate or karma. From then on, destiny was no longer to be feared, and patriarchs were no longer to be followed. There are countless paths to take, but I'll choose the fastest one! What's all this talk about meditation, circulating qi, consuming elixirs, and refining the spirit? Go tell my Northern Emperor's Heavenly Punishment Book! Now that we've reached the pinnacle of the Great Dao and become Celestial Venerables, why aren't you all calling us that anymore? Hey, why are you kneeling down?! The heavens are vast and boundless, and our Way flourishes daily. All the gods submit to us, bowing their heads in reverence to the Heavenly Venerable.

17 天 Genius Is Just My Starting Point! 天才只是我的门槛！ Charcoal-Grilled Bamboo Shoots碳烤竹笋Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [No System + Genius + Slice of Life + Research + Technology + A Great Nation’s Rise] Lin Dong is reborn as a young child. What happens when a powerful soul inhabits a tiny body? The answer: consciousness breaks free of the body’s constraints, and thought surpasses the body’s limits. From laser weapons with automatic target recognition, to unmanned aircraft with variable-cycle ramjets that break through the heat barrier, to space fighters that soar straight into the stars... With the soul’s visio 1.2kVotes77.8kRecs366.7kFans

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[No system + genius + daily life + scientific research + technology + rise of a great power] Lin Dong is reborn back to his early childhood. What happens when a powerful soul inhabits a young body? The answer is: consciousness breaks through the shackles of the physical body, and thought transcends the limits of the body. From laser weapons with automatic identification capabilities and unmanned combat aircraft with variable ramjet technology that can break through the thermal barrier, to space fighters that soar into the stars... With the vision of his soul, Lin Dong gradually breaks through the limits of technology, liberates the shackles of life, and breaks through the great filter of the universe. Who is Lin Dong? "He is the greatest genius in human history, the chief architect of human space civilization, and the only true god of the human race!"

18 让EN Make the Immortal Sect Great Again 让仙门再次伟大 Crane Watching the Moon Fill the Pond鹤守月满池Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing The first day as a cultivator. Wang Ping: “Not one of my fellow disciples is human. How am I supposed to make any progress in cultivating immortality with a pack of beasts like these?” The first day as a qi refiner. Wang Ping: “Actually, the immortal sect does have some redeeming qualities. At least its tradition of letting the weak challenge the strong is pretty good.” The first day as a cultivator of the Dao. Wang Ping: “I’ll protect the immortal sect and make sure it continues to thrive.” Man 20kVotes206.8kRecs966.3kFans

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My first day as a monk. Wang Ping: "None of my fellow disciples are human. How can we cultivate immortality well with this bunch of beasts?" The first day as a Qi cultivator. Wang Ping: "Actually, the immortal sects are not entirely without merit. At least their tradition of attacking lower-level cultivators is quite good." The first day as a cultivator. Wang Ping: "I will protect the Immortal Sect and ensure its continued prosperity." Many years after becoming an immortal. Wang Ping: "This is outrageous! These damned scoundrels! Is there any immortal in the world more tolerant of me than those who cultivate among the common people? They actually dare to rebel against me! They really think they know the hardships of the immortal path just because they have some cultivation. It seems I must strike hard!"