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- Moonless City 无月之城 Zhu Ping'an is faced with death as soon as he arrives in this world. The town is full of danger and terror. The most terrifying taboo of all is that rain can kill! 75.3MClicks47Favorites42Recs
- The Empire’s Number One Playboy 帝国第一纨绔 In the final years of the Great Qian dynasty, just after the Industrial Revolution, the realm was in chaos. Gao Shaoyi, the empire's most notorious playboy, the emperor's nephew, and a third-rank marquis, suddenly awakened memories of Earth. He had thought he could keep living the life of a playboy, surrounded by beautiful wives and concubines. But the Great Qian Empire was now battered by storms, beset by powerful enemies abroad and a foolish emperor at home. Even staying alive was a challenge. 2.4MClicks19.2kFavorites2.9kRecs
- Becoming a Big Shot in the Underworld 去地府做大佬 Which is better, the beauty of the living world or the Netherworld? That's a hard question to answer! But in the living world, you can only enjoy fifty years of glory at most, while in the Netherworld, you can hold sway for centuries. So here's the question: Why are so many souls still eager to return to the living world and be reincarnated, going to such lengths to win favor with the Judge and King Yama? I don't get it! Nobody does! Xiao Shizhu is one of the ghosts who can't figure this out, bu 969.5kClicks1.9kFavorites14.1kRecs
- The Swordsman Puppet Show 剑侠布袋戏 With a single word, he lays bare all the world's affairs; with empty hands, he commands a million soldiers. Who rules the martial world? The sword-wielding hero's dream is heard in the mortal realm. Among Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism, who stands above them all? In the wars that engulf the world, who will decide the fate of all? A rising star of the martial world, he belongs to none of the three schools, yet carries the world in his heart. He has no love for power, yet cares deeply for al 107.3kClicks208Favorites1kRecs
- A Man Doesn't Turn Back at Thirty 男人三十不回头 The single-and-successful Chen Jingwen transmigrates and becomes the penniless Chen Feng. For no reason at all, he suddenly has a wife and daughter. Faced with a widow and her child, his beautiful wife actually wants to... Should Chen Jingwen stay or leave? He's caught in a dilemma... 85.8kClicks328Favorites1kRecs
- Survival Handbook for Traveling Between Worlds 异界穿梭生存手册 Is he a hotel restaurant manager or a mysterious chef? Is he a hospital doctor or an undercover agent in the Residential Statistics Group? Every day, he travels through mysterious otherworlds. How can he find a place in them? As he journeys through these otherworlds, how will he achieve success as a master infiltrator? 45.4kClicks264Favorites1.1kRecs
- The Blood Laws of Worldly Discipline: A Girl's Three Bodies Turn Out to Be the Sacred Covenant of Creation 训世血律：少女的三重肉身竟是创神圣约 A cursed girl, the seven deadly sins and seven virtues, a redemption and conspiracy spanning life and death. When Shen Fangli was born, a black-spot plague swept across her homeland, You Island, and her people branded her a harbinger of disaster. At six, just as she was about to be sacrificed, she was given a prophecy: "You will experience three loves that will scar your heart, and they will shape the fate of the world." Ten years later, while at the academy, she becomes embroiled in an orphana 39.8kClicks672Favorites9.9kRecs
- The Poor Scholar’s Prodigy, Unmatched in the World 寒门麒麟子，公子世无双 Ye Qing transmigrates to the Shenqi Dynasty, a land beset by internal strife and foreign threats, and becomes a lowly outcast in the wealthy, bustling city of Huaiyang. It is a truly miserable position to be in. He sets up a noodle stall, carrying his wares on a shoulder pole, and sells hot soup noodles in the red-light district. He also takes on a few ghostwriting jobs, selling poems to help spoiled young masters win the whole room's applause. All in all, life is peaceful enough. Unfortunately, 35.8kClicks428Favorites96Recs
- Great Tang: I Transmigrated as Li Chengqian, So Your Majesty Should Call Me Crown Prince 大唐：穿越李承乾，请陛下称太子 In the grand chronicle of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, there was a crown prince like an unfinished painting, leaving behind endless wonder and regret. From childhood, he was entrusted with the highest hopes and the heaviest responsibilities. He was the emperor’s eldest son, born to the royal house and raised within the palace, yet he never lost sight of the people’s hardships or his hopes for the nation’s future. Even as a child, he showed exceptional intelligence and courage, earning his father 27kClicks10Favorites0Recs
- The Path of Cultivation Is the Hardest in the World 修道至苦是人间 A man who should never have been alive, after enduring hardship and coming to understand pain, no longer wants anyone else to suffer. He does not want the world to endure the hardships he has faced. He is determined to grow stronger, but his lack of talent makes every step a struggle. He does not resent his own limitations, choosing instead to find another path and make up for what he lacks. Unwilling to accept a fate controlled by others, Yang Ziji sets out on a brilliant path through life. 15.7kClicks5Favorites0Recs
- The Wretched Son of a Poor Family 寒门败类 After transmigrating to another world, I became a despicable wastrel. Under these vast heavens and boundless earth, I, Ye Qing, want to see just how far my strength can take me... 14.3kClicks14Favorites0Recs
- Time Travel? Boring to the Core 时空旅行？无聊透顶 This is an outline. Back then... a lot happened, and I rushed to finish it. I'll rewrite it this year. I've had a lot of time to reflect. 13.5kClicks16Favorites96Recs
- The Starfall Eye 星陨之瞳 To escape the ravages of war, he was forced to relocate his village. Little did he know that this would lead him to encounter a divine miracle. After narrowly escaping death, he inherited the legacy of the Scarlet-Eyed War God. Now the chosen one, he was ready to make his triumphant return, only to discover that his closest loved ones had been brutally killed and his home reduced to ashes overnight. From then on, he carried a blood feud with him as he traveled the world and honed himself, all in 11.5kClicks8Favorites198Recs
- Academy of Extreme Evil 极恶学院 What is good? Saving all living beings, helping the weak and supporting the vulnerable, and giving generously to all. What is evil? Preying on the people, bullying the weak, and killing without mercy. Since ancient times, righteousness and evil, good and bad, have been as incompatible as fire and water. But when evil people turn toward good, using violence to fight violence and evil to fight evil, how can good and evil be distinguished? With that, welcome to Hainas Academy. We believe in using e 8kClicks23Favorites101Recs
- Transmigrate Across Myriad Worlds: From the Start, I Have Only a Lighter 穿越万界之开局只有打火机 War, plunder, assimilation. We explore different worlds and witness the succession of civilizations. We are witnesses, but we also take part. Some call us bloodthirsty butchers, others heralds of light. We are defined by neither good nor evil. We are simply survivors who will stop at nothing. Come witness these absurd worlds with us. Perhaps one day, all of this will happen right beside you. "Get ready. We're about to make our move." Pop! A faint flame suddenly drove away the darkness. "What ar 6.4kClicks8Favorites104Recs
- From the Start, I Transmigrated to a Primitive Forest in Another World 开局穿越到异界原始森林 An unlucky Earthling with no golden finger transmigrated from the start into a primeval forest in another world. Towering peaks pierced the clouds, every tree stood hundreds of meters tall, colossal beasts dozens of meters high roamed everywhere, and he recognized none of the plants around him. In this primeval forest of another world, he was weak and helpless. After hiding in this strange world for a day, he set his first life goal: better to eat himself to death than starve to death. He would 4.5kClicks2Favorites0Recs
- Horror Reincarnation: This Game Is Surprisingly Therapeutic 惊悚轮回：这个游戏很治愈 [Infinite-Loop, Comedy, Mind Games, System, Healing, Everyday Life, No Saintly Heroics, Perfect for Late-Night Reading] Midnight life-or-death escapes, terrifying explorations of a gloomy apartment building, and mind-bending contests of wits against ghosts and gods. These “healing games” are just how Qinan passes the time each day. “With the System in hand, the world is mine! Hahahaha!” Qinan lets out a villainous laugh. “I’m not picking on just you. I’m saying every ghost here is trash.” “Mr. W 4.5kClicks27Favorites0Recs
- Esper: Absurd Game 异能者：荒诞游戏 A top assassin leaves his organization and is hunted down. After accidentally saving a mysterious life-form, he is granted supernatural abilities and reborn in the cities of the Dragon Kingdom. But what dangerous conspiracy lies behind this "gift"? With undercurrents swirling, enemies shrouded in mystery, and beings beyond his understanding, where will he go from here? And how will he seize this hard-won chance to take control of his own fate? 4.4kClicks17Favorites6Recs
- On a Certain Vanished Realm 关于某个销声匿迹之境 The gloomy school building, the hospital long abandoned, and the truth buried beneath the silence... A deranged conspiracy, students like puppets on strings, betrayal by those closest to them. What could drive these teenagers in the bloom of youth to desperately seek the one and only way out... Are these repeated brushes with death vivid dreams, or a bottomless abyss... This is a story about a place that vanished without a trace. Content warnings: 1. Not a conventional wish-fulfillment nov 3.5kClicks9Favorites30Recs
- My Roommate Was Turned into a Human Centipede 我的舍友被做成了人体蜈蚣 Alkane was just an ordinary college student. After an accident, he discovers that his roommate has been turned into a human centipede. By a twist of fate, Alkane discovers he can rewind time. He assumes this power will make it easy to save his roommate. But as he digs deeper, the truth turns out to be far more complicated than he imagined... 3kClicks2Favorites0Recs
- The Savior of the Moment 即刻的救世主 Is the world a tragedy? The world is now undergoing a tremendous trial. The cycle of reincarnation has run its course, with nowhere left to be reborn. The fragile beings who long to survive cannot turn back or smile in this apocalyptic age, nor can they give in to fear. Twisted obsession breeds madness. The rules that kept the world running have shattered. Twisted obsession brings false hope, and the lies it weaves lead to nothing but death. 2.8kClicks10Favorites704Recs
- My Sales Credit Was Stolen, but I Can See the Hint Boxes 业绩被截胡，我能看到提示框 The plan Qin He worked so hard to create was stolen by his manager through deceit. Manager: “Don’t be ungrateful. If I get the meat, you can at least drink the soup. Otherwise, I’ll have you blacklisted across the entire industry!” Coworker: “Xiao Qin, we’re just wage workers. We don’t get to negotiate!” All Qin He has are a few vague clues from the System. [Leather briefcase] [Watch] After racking his brains, Qin He finally gets the crucial evidence in front of the female CEO, ready to clear hi 2.5kClicks9Favorites0Recs
- The High Martial World Is a Mess? I'll Restart Civilization 高武烂透？我直接重启文明 Blood mist returned, and the uncanny ran rampant. Divine statues sheltered the surviving humans, but the world within the high walls had long since rotted and stank. The plutocrats and warlords of the inner city wore fine suits, drank famous wines, and wantonly hunted the lives of the people below them. The ants of the outer city struggled desperately just to get a good night’s sleep. When his only younger sister was violated and killed by a plutocrat’s executive... When the Public Security Bure 2.3kClicks9Favorites0Recs
- One with Heaven and Earth 天地参一 The southern Kingdom of Juan and the northern Kingdom of Tu have been locked in years of unceasing warfare, while countless demons and ghosts seize the opportunity to wreak havoc across the land. In this time of danger, three young people from Chengxin Forest step forward and roam the world as heroes, seeking to defeat the “Hungry Ghost King.” The story is set in the early Southern Song period, when the Kingdom of Juan (Song) and the Kingdom of Tu (Jin) were at war. Some characters are modeled 2.1kClicks17Favorites28Recs
- Understanding Human Nature in Rule-Based Horror Stories 我在规则怪谈中领悟人性 Xia Bai, a former detective, was forcibly dragged into an endless world of supernatural rule-based horrors while traveling. From a strange dormitory building, to an amusement park that devours people, and then countless unknown, deadly scenarios... Every rule is a death sentence, and every encounter is a test of human nature. While others tread carefully and cling to the rules just to stay alive, he sees through their true nature and turns humanity's evil against itself to strike back. Only b 2.1kClicks2Favorites0Recs
- Solitary Righteousness 孤 义 A key provincial high school, and a class full of rich kids. Each one is spoiled, arrogant, obsessed with comparing themselves to others, extravagant, and disrespectful to their elders. A special "teacher" is entrusted with the task of giving them a good "lesson." And so begins a series of elaborate scams to show them how cruel society can be. But in the end, they also bring to light a case from many years ago... 1.9kClicks3Favorites0Recs
- Throne of the Blood Prison 血狱神座 "As the divine throne shattered, I heard the sword of my closest friend and the cold laughter of my beloved. Ninety thousand years in the Blood Prison, every second etched betrayal into my bones! Reborn in my youth, the instant Lin Chen opened his eyes The divine throne in his palm devoured all things, and the bloodlight in his gaze saw through every illusion! In this life, sect prodigies? Crushed! Imperial princes? Slain! As the Myriad Worlds tremble beneath his feet, as the betrayers kneel and 1.8kClicks2Favorites0Recs
- A Lover I Feel I've Met Before 似曾相识的恋人 Thunder crashed and lightning flashed. A bolt pierced the silver bullet on Liu Xinrui's chest, changing the course of his life. He returned to ten years earlier and met again the person destined for him. This was an immensely important point in time, both a beginning and an end. Through endless trials, Liu Xinrui gradually explored the deeper meaning of life. As he transmigrated through cycles of cause and effect, he gradually deciphered the profound laws of time. Yet, amid encounter after encou 1.7kClicks6Favorites8Recs
- The Lament of the Lich 巫妖之殇 A strange orphanage, and a sacrifice to an evil god. A traveler who crossed through time and space somehow became the heir to the God of Death. Angels walking the earth, demigods sleeping in tombs, and demons spying on the mortal world: caught between these tangled organizations, he faces the threat of death at every turn. From the day he left the orphanage, the gears of fate had already begun to turn, carrying him step by step toward an endless abyss. The gifts of fate always come with a price. 1.6kClicks3Favorites0Recs
- Sinking on a Deserted Island 孤岛沉沦 A disaster turned Yuechen Island into a world unto itself. The entire island was sealed off, with no access by air or sea and all passage forbidden. The people on the island were abandoned. Its population had originally numbered over ten million, but after the "green crystals" ran rampant, only a little over six million remained. Those who survived adapted to the polluted island, and some even mutated, making the situation more complicated. After the disaster, the islanders banded together for w 1.6kClicks1Favorites0Recs
- The Legend of Li Wei 李卫外传 This novel tells the story of Li Wei and Mingzhu, who engage in a battle of wits in the Kangxi era of the Qing Dynasty, opposing each other and taking part in solving cases. The story takes place during the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. Society appears peaceful and prosperous on the surface, but beneath that tranquil facade, deep-seated conflicts are growing ever more acute. The problems of rooting out those plotting treason and balancing tensions between ruler and officials are a 1.6kClicks3Favorites7Recs
- Becoming the Richest Man by Starting with Love-Fueled Electricity 亏成首富从用爱发电开始 That year, Fang Chuhan, who had lost every last penny, was approached by a System that rewarded him for losing money. System Dad: "As long as you use your passion to run things in a reasonable way, I'll compensate you at a rate of 100 to 1, no matter how much you lose!" Fang Chuhan: "Really? I don't believe you!" After a quick round of running things on passion alone, [Operating Funds Compensation: 20 Million] At first, all he wanted was to spend those twenty million on passion-fueled, money 1.5kClicks1Favorites0Recs
- Adding Points to Huangquan in the Reincarnation Paradise 我在轮回乐园加点黄泉 The night I died of sudden cardiac arrest, my soul was swept into the "Reincarnation Paradise." While others awakened combat talents, I awakened [Soul Eater], the ability to devour the souls of all things. Even stranger, a scroll called the "Yellow Springs Map" dwelled within me. It said: "Devour those errors, those curses, those concepts... until you devour the gods." So I devoured the System bug in Solo Leveling, Sukuna's remnant soul in Jujutsu Kaisen, devil contracts in Chainsaw Man, the 1.5kClicks1Favorites0Recs
- Whispers 窃窃私語 After an experiment, many people with superpowers appeared in one country. Some chose to cooperate with the country's "government," while others chose to conceal their identities and hide among the populace. Whatever their choice, every "volunteer" has their own story and their own wishes. 1.4kClicks0Favorites0Recs
- Within the Borders of Great Xia, the Gods Fall Silent 大夏境内，诸神缄默 He returns from his previous life, where he died with blood staining the gates of his homeland. A scam called the "Talent Assessment" made him give up a top-tier profession, but by chance he gained a rankless profession that lets people speak the truth. The sanctimonious principal starts spilling the school's secrets, revealing every kickback he's ever taken without holding anything back. The pure and innocent campus beauty's image collapses as she begs everyone not to call her the queen of the 1.4kClicks2Favorites0Recs
- The Lost Saint's Tale 迷圣传 All things hold a spirit, gathered beneath heaven and earth. The cosmos was made for me. Humans, gods, demons, and monsters all follow their own paths. Through countless reincarnations, I shall become a Saint! I traversed the Seven Paths, enduring countless hardships as a human, a demon, a beast, a monster, a god, a spirit, and a Saint. Across different universes and different eras, I tasted every kind of suffering. Heaven and earth abandoned me. Why did I travel the Seven Paths?! It wasn't beca 1.4kClicks2Favorites1Recs
- He Su's Lone Hero 何俗之孤胆英雄 Dear readers, please take your time reading my novel and support me with flowers and follows. 1.4kClicks3Favorites0Recs
- I'm Just a Passing Phantom Thief 我只是一个路过的神偷罢了 "Tell me, do parallel universes exist?" In this wasteland-punk world, two different dimensions are steadily merging. One day, Jing Ze gets a teleportation gun and gains the ability to travel between parallel universes. In an infinite number of parallel universes, nothing has any meaning. Traveling through one parallel universe after another, Jing Ze must prevent the destruction of his civilization. "I'm just a passing master thief. Remember that." (This novel has no transmigration and no System. 1.3kClicks1Favorites0Recs
- Life in Another World, Where I'm the Only One Without a Cheat 只有我没外挂的异世界生活 The male lead, Wu Peng, and five other classmates were suddenly summoned to another world. Everyone else gained powers on par with those of gods. They should have been able to tower above the masses and roam the world at will, but instead they were swept into a vast vortex, surrounded by darkness and danger as deep as an abyss. Only Wu Peng had a power so weak it was laughable, leaving him as fragile as any ordinary person... But so what? Watch as he, a mere mortal, leads the so-called gods thro 1.3kClicks1Favorites0Recs
- Xiao Xiao's Bizarre Adventure 萧萧的奇妙冒险 Detective Xiao Qiao awakens the time-based Stand "Golden Years" in the midst of a fierce battle, and gradually begins to uncover the truth hidden behind the ordinary world. Beneath the curtain that paints a picture of peace lie Ripple warriors passing their legacy down through generations, and Stand users emerging one after another. A five-person squad formed on the fly to destroy the organization known as "God's Kingdom" brings together police, criminals, officials, soldiers, and a thief. Can t 1.2kClicks4Favorites8Recs
- Black Embers 黑色余烬 It has been 7,000 years since humanity became Earth's overlord. For millennia, people have enjoyed the advances brought by technology, plundering everything on Earth without restraint. But endless exploitation can only bring destruction. From the moment humanity embarked on this path, it was racing against natural disasters, until the day the Black Sun descended. 1.2kClicks2Favorites0Recs
- Mastering Heaven and Earth 易主乾坤 A thousand years ago, the Way of Changes was lost and the Heavenly Dao became incomplete, severing the path to ascension for the Nine Provinces. A thousand years later, a modern scholar who knows nothing but the hexagram texts transmigrates into this world, and everyone takes him for a fraud. That is, until he uses the Kan hexagram to turn back a flood, the Li hexagram to light a heavenly lantern, and the Qian hexagram to split open the Heavenly Gate that had been sealed for a hundred years with 1.2kClicks1Favorites0Recs
- Naruto: Where the Stars Are 火影忍者 星之所在 It is the 51st year of Konoha. The Third Shinobi World War has ended, and the Nine-Tails has wreaked havoc once more. Peace is only skin-deep, and the currents churning beneath the surface have never been calm. Against this grim backdrop, the protagonist begins writing his own story. He is neither a genius nor someone who transmigrated, and he has no illustrious family to rely on. Along the way, he meets companions who share both hardship and joy, mentors with all kinds of personalities, and all 1.2kClicks6Favorites0Recs
- Spiritual Qi Revival: My Gray Text Can See Through Everything 灵气复苏：我的灰字能看破 Three months into the spiritual qi revival, delivery driver Gu Yuan finds a piece of broken jade at an intersection. He successfully draws qi into his body, and gray text appears before his eyes: [Northwest: spiritual energy stirring. Manifestation in less than half a day.] While others fight tooth and nail for resources, he finds hidden treasures by following the gray text. A chipped bowl he bought for five yuan at a flea market has spirit markings on its base. A copper bell he bought for three 1.1kClicks2Favorites0Recs
- Twisted Eyes 扭曲之瞳 “I will always believe that it's not that I can't see the darkness, but that you can't see it.” I can see the twisted monsters eating people in Van Gogh's Starry Night. I can see the worms wriggling in Mona Lisa's hair. I can see that the figure seated in the middle of The Last Supper isn't Jesus at all! Come closer to the absurd world seen through the eyes of a down-and-out painting prodigy, in an adventure story of Lovecraftian horror. (It may start slowly, with a climax in chapter five. I onl 1kClicks1Favorites0Recs
- Galaxy Society 星河会 A yakuza drama in another world. (It starts slowly; the main plot begins around chapter twenty.) 1kClicks2Favorites0Recs
- Records of Feng Lan 封澜录 Nangong Kaifeng came to the Fenglan Continent by accident. In this land where the strong prey on the weak, he obtained a sword, a sentient treasure sword capable of turning other people's cultivation into his own and manifesting a sword spirit. He also met many people: a woman for whom he would give everything, and men who would risk their lives for him. The martial world has never been just about fighting. It's about human relationships and worldly dealings. Follow Nangong's footsteps and take 1kClicks1Favorites0Recs
- Sharing the World 共分天下 They were the top players in 21st-century business warfare, but by a twist of fate, they transmigrated one after the other to an alternate era. One was an unpopular, foolish prince, the other the legitimate daughter of a general's household. How could they survive in this era? I never wanted to fight for power, but I have no choice. One goes from a foolish prince to a king who commands the world and unifies the Four Kingdoms. One goes from a nobleman's daughter to a great general who conquers th 996Clicks1Favorites0Recs
- Offering to the Dao of the Mystic Heaven 玄天祭道 Xie Xuan was hunted by the Immortal Emperor and fell into the Dark Moon Continent. When he woke, he had become the sacrificial offering on a temple altar. The chief priest planned to use his blood to summon a god. The faithful waited to watch him turn to ash, and even Meng Yue, who tried to save him, was dragged into the temple's sacrificial formation. Everyone thought he was as good as dead. But as Xie Xuan looked at the blood-red patterns beneath his feet, he only laughed. He knew this formati 944Clicks2Favorites0Recs
- The Long Night's Singer 长夜歌者 The chandelier overhead shone magnificently. The flower of sin bloomed quietly. The essence of human nature... is the pursuit of survival at any cost. 941Clicks2Favorites0Recs
