10 Billion Words of a Novelist's Reading List
It's been several years since I volunteered at the 2010 World Expo and dove into the world of web novels. From obscure apps to chasing after books on popular platforms, I've consumed over a billion words. Here, I'll share some unforgettable classics I've read along with the new series I'm currently following. Expect unique and original concepts, rich character development, clever plot twists, and an array of emotions—whether it's thrilling, heartwarming, comedic, or sweet.
Novels on this list
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- Jiang Wu, the eldest senior sister of Yi Jian Sect, heard an inner demon’s voice in her sea of consciousness for a year, constantly telling her about her miserable end. After a battle with a Nascent Soul peak demon beast, her golden core shattered and her top-grade lightning spiritual root was dug out, leaving her crippled except for the undiggable glazed sword bone. She realized her s...
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- Su Ran is a transmigrator endowed with the unique Double Treasure Chest talent, allowing any treasure chest he owns to be opened twice, with the second opening yielding higher-value items tied to his dungeon performance. Growing up in an orphanage, he learned silence and caution, began working in a restaurant kitchen at fourteen, and saved every credit. At sixteen, his mental power ada...
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- Lin Feng quit his high-pressure corporate job and returned to his inherited home in Hai City. Living alone after his parents passed away, his only close support came from his neighbor Zhang Yurou, the wife of his distant relative Lin Youzhi. The very next morning, a total solar eclipse struck. Giant red armored beetles swarmed the city. Lin Youzhi was fatally attacked. Before dying, he...
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- Mo Han grew up in the Far North under the care of two ice elves: Bing Ling, whom he regarded as his mother, and Feixue, who was like an affectionate aunt. He learned that his human parents were killed in a demon beast attack, but he had no memory of them and his emotional world remained peaceful, shaped by the pure love of the elves. Bing Ling taught him ice magic, and Feixue filled hi...
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- Shen Han transmigrated into the Shen Family Marquis Manor and spent a year as the unfavored Fifth Young Master, the direct grandson of Marquis Shen yet treated worse than servants. He performed hard labor like repairing rooftops, ate only steamed buns in the kitchen, and endured open mockery from maids and manservants who felt pity or schadenfreude. One day, he overheard maidservant Ca...
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- Qin An, a young man raised in the deep mountains under a strict master, leaves his secluded life to travel to Yangcheng to fulfill a marriage contract with the Fang family. His master instructed him to become the Fang family's live-in son-in-law to repay an old debt, but Qin An is naive and inexperienced in the modern world. Shortly after arriving, he spots a "seeking a son" advertisem...
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- Niuniu, a five-year-old girl with pigtails, lives alone with her mother Helian Meiwen, who is dying of pancreatic cancer. Despite her young age, Niuniu is perceptive and tries to cheer her mother up. Helian Meiwen, knowing her time is short, arranges for Niuniu to be taken in by her brothers. She makes a phone call to Helian Yao Kai, entrusting him with her daughter. The next morning,...
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- Chun Tao was a young woman trapped in a painful marriage through an exchange arrangement for her older brother. Her husband, Wang Jieshi, eloped with another woman on their wedding night, leaving her abandoned and humiliated. For four years, she endured the harsh treatment of her mother-in-law, Liu Cuilan, and the cruel gossip of the villagers, who called her an ominous woman. Chun Tao...
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- In a world where only men exist and they are divided into Alpha, Beta, and Omega, Yu Sui, a dying man in his original world, is bound by a system that offers him resurrection energy in exchange for completing missions. He arrives in this reality as a Beta, a gender inherently mediocre and emotionally stable, but his character is an outlier: exceptionally beautiful, prone to intense emo...
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- A man with an incurable fatal illness spends his final days in a hospital room, watching a pale purple plant he found in the garden grow rapidly. When it blooms, a Grim Reaper appears to guide his soul to another world. The plant, called Otherworld Grass, connects worlds with its roots. The man’s soul is pulled across realms, and he reincarnates into a new body—a four‑ or five‑year‑old...
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- Zashuria Weltin is the eldest daughter and practical owner-driver of the Viscount Weltin family’s merchant guild, the only entity in the country legally permitted to trade magic stones from the Jarijuur territory in the distant Merdianne Empire. Her father Daniel is a kind but completely incompetent figurehead who approves final settlements and does minimal socializing. Zashuria handle...
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- On the day Gu Yanzhi returned to the capital after completing his southern inspection tour, he looked forward to seeing his wife, Shen Weiyang. He brought her a red coral hairpin, imagining the bright color would suit her. However, when his carriage arrived at the Marquis Wei Yuan Manor, Shen Weiyang was not among the welcomers. He found her in their courtyard waiting at the dinner tab...
