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Shadow's Gems
A few hidden gems ... others not so much but all of them totally worth the read. List spans quite a few genre such as Fantasy, sci-fi, cultivation, management, mystery.

Not all novels in the list will have top ratings. In my opinion the best novels are rated around 3.2 - 4.5. Anything over is mostly BL or FL with some exceptions. Anything below is mostly tr*sh with minor exceptions of novels for people with very specific taste. 

PS: All my recommendations are based on MTL. I rarely read human translated versions .. 
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ShadowGeM
ShadowGeM
Created: Feb 2nd, 2021, Updated: Feb 4th, 2025
Created Feb 2nd, 2021
Updated Feb 4th, 2025
CN (4.5)
#1Release that Witch
345 Chapters Every 523.9 Day(s) 25330 Readers 362 Reviews 09-25-2017
Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy Harem Mature Mystery Seinen Slice of Life Supernatural
Excellent Read ! I like that MC is not some broken OP mage with a s*upid system but relies on his knowledge and wits. 
CN (4.1)
#2Forty Millenniums of Cultivation
44 Chapters Every 648.6 Day(s) 8380 Readers 123 Reviews 01-29-2017
Completed Action Adventure Fantasy Mecha School Life Sci-fi Xuanhuan
Cultivation novel with Sci-Fi touch or rather sci-fi novel with cultivation touch. A very worthy read ... bit wordy but doesn't affect overall quality.
CN (3.2)
#3Reincarnation Of The Strongest Sword God
1068 Chapters Every 22.7 Day(s) 7456 Readers 225 Reviews 01-16-2025
Completed Action Adventure Fantasy Mystery Sci-fi
Some loopholes but the world is so big .. it actually feels like a game played by billions not just 3-4 guilds 
CN (4.1)
#4Renegade Immortal
226 Chapters Every 386.5 Day(s) 12825 Readers 175 Reviews 10-18-2015
Completed Action Adventure Fantasy Harem Mature Mystery Psychological Seinen Supernatural Tragedy Xianxia
I like this MC !  Smart and ruthless. Revenge best served hot and bloody. 
CN (4.1)
#5Martial World
103 Chapters Every 652.3 Day(s) 17880 Readers 200 Reviews 03-28-2016
Completed Action Adventure Fantasy Harem Mature Xuanhuan
Probably my first cultivation novel and i still remember the storyline.  
CN (4)
#6Plague Doctor
39 Chapters Every 126.9 Day(s) 801 Readers 19 Reviews 05-13-2020
Action Horror Mature Mystery Psychological Seinen Supernatural
Great first few arcs .. can get a bit confusing later or maybe the MTL was too wacky xD
CN (4.3)
#7Reverend Insanity
6 Chapters Every 1594 Day(s) 13991 Readers 346 Reviews 02-25-2017
Completed Action Adventure Fantasy Mature Mystery Psychological Seinen Tragedy Xianxia
Title speaks for itself . Me and my bugs .. what more can one possibly need.  
CN (3.4)
#8A Sorcerer’s Journey
49 Chapters Every 199.6 Day(s) 3304 Readers 34 Reviews 06-24-2017
Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Xuanhuan
Don't judge by first 100 chapter .. this gets really good after that. Typical slow start but gets better as you go on.
CN (4)
#9Warlock of the Magus World
100 Chapters Every 552.9 Day(s) 22169 Readers 500 Reviews 04-25-2016
Completed Adventure Horror Mature Mystery Seinen Supernatural Xuanhuan
MC : What do i get for leaving a comment ? Nothing ? Bye.
CN (4.2)
#10Super Dimensional Wizard
1178 Chapters Every 30.9 Day(s) 1615 Readers 34 Reviews 04-26-2024
Adventure Fantasy Mature Mystery Psychological Slice of Life Supernatural
The world building is great ... one of the best but the story is needlessly slow with fillers. The MC is very passive and a... more>>
CN (4.2)
#11My Girlfriend is a Zombie
1110 Chapters Every 1 Day(s) 7896 Readers 42 Reviews 07-29-2025
Action Adventure Ecchi Harem Horror Martial Arts Mature Supernatural
Different style apocalypse with great storyline if you can get past certain ... mature scenes.
CN (4.1)
#12Swallowed Star
0 Chapters Every 3276 Day(s) 12675 Readers 129 Reviews 08-09-2016
Completed Action Adventure Fantasy Martial Arts Sci-fi Shounen Xuanhuan
Have to say; not what i was expecting when i started. This is a  .. big universe. 
CN (4.2)
#13The Desolate Era
18 Chapters Every 253.7 Day(s) 19226 Readers 199 Reviews 03-08-2015
Completed Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Shounen Xianxia
Great read overall. No muss, no fuss. Straight cultivation novel. 
CN (4.7)
#14Lord of the Mysteries
113 Chapters Every 562.1 Day(s) 17447 Readers 380 Reviews 02-06-2019
Completed Drama Horror Mature Mystery Psychological Seinen Supernatural Xuanhuan
One of my Favs. Engaging and totally goosebumpy !  All hail Mr. Fool. 
CN (3.4)
#15Scholar’s Advanced Technological System
39 Chapters Every 256.2 Day(s) 1449 Readers 42 Reviews 07-19-2019
Completed Comedy School Life Sci-fi Slice of Life
Just ignore the technical jargon and nationalism .. this becomes more intersting as it goes on. 
CN (4.3)
#16The Legendary Mechanic
40 Chapters Every 313.1 Day(s) 7821 Readers 199 Reviews 12-14-2018
Completed Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy Mecha Sci-fi Supernatural
Good luck beating this NPC .. Much better read after players come online.
CN (4.3)
#17Grasping Evil
39 Chapters Every 453.1 Day(s) 7104 Readers 70 Reviews 08-13-2020
Action Adventure Ecchi Fantasy Harem Mature Xianxia
This is really .. one true love ! I'm totally kidding ofcourse or maybe not. Very good action and ruthless MC
CN (3.3)
#18Super God Gene
67 Chapters Every 298.6 Day(s) 5456 Readers 103 Reviews 11-04-2017
Completed Action Adventure Comedy Martial Arts Mecha School Life Sci-fi Xuanhuan
Awesome setting ... i got lost somewhere towards the end. A lot of hype for some characters but not a statisfying reveal. 
CN (4.1)
#19History’s Strongest Senior Brother
0 Chapters Every 3346 Day(s) 14030 Readers 149 Reviews N/A
Completed Action Adventure Fantasy Xuanhuan
Tired of arrogant reincarnators and cliche protagonist ? This is the one to read. 
CN (3.8)
#20The Human Emperor
2483 Chapters Every 99.8 Day(s) 10178 Readers 174 Reviews 07-01-2021
Completed Action Fantasy Martial Arts Shounen Xuanhuan
Mortals .. meet god level war strategist.  PS: Some good tearjerker scenes in there
CN (4.2)
#21Douluo Dalu
345 Chapters Every 171 Day(s) 13595 Readers 109 Reviews 05-03-2020
Completed Action Adventure Fantasy Martial Arts Romance Shounen Xuanhuan
Sort of "new" cultivation concept, good side characters and plot. 
CN (3.6)
#22I Have a Mansion in the Post-apocalyptic World
39 Chapters Every 384.4 Day(s) 6276 Readers 99 Reviews 06-02-2017
Completed Action Adventure Harem Mature Mystery Sci-fi
This is what you do with money and technology ... buy a fu*king Nation and overtake world economy
CN (3.9)
#23A Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality
100 Chapters Every 726.5 Day(s) 10725 Readers 153 Reviews 05-11-2016
Completed Action Adventure Harem Mature Seinen Xianxia
A slow but steady burn to immortality. 
CN (3.7)
#24Godly Model Creator
0 Chapters Every 0.5 Day(s) 7448 Readers 63 Reviews 09-25-2017
Completed Comedy Drama Ecchi Harem Mystery School Life Sci-fi Xuanhuan
When MC figures out his powers are so OP .. Novel ends.
CN (3.8)
#25Sword of Daybreaker
95 Chapters Every 74.3 Day(s) 1194 Readers 16 Reviews 04-17-2025
Action Comedy Fantasy Mature Sci-fi Seinen Slice of Life Supernatural
How old are you again ?  Doesn't matter .. I'm still your ancestor !
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  1. God_of_laziness
    God_of_laziness· Feb 23, 2021 05:44 PM
    Man your comments are hilarious and true at the same time, they really hit the spot, keep up the good workclear.pngclear.png
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    • ShadowGeM
      ShadowGeM· Author · Apr 6, 2021 04:21 AM
      Thanks !
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  2. MrWolf1492
    MrWolf1492· Mar 15, 2022 07:25 PM
    Nice list there with very creative comments!!. Would recommend you to read Kingdom's Bloodline 
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    • ShadowGeM
      ShadowGeM· Author · Apr 15, 2022 09:32 PM
      Thanks ! but I would never really recommend Kingdom's bloodline to anyone. It's a tragedy on repeat novel and mostly due to a very weak willed and s*upid MC with Hero complex. He and every one of his loyal subordinates survive 90% of fights/schemes purely due to plot armor, it's just not as straightforward due to nonsense philosophy garbage. I agree it has some good world building and scheming plots but the downside is far far worse. 
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  3. Pixlr
    Pixlr· Nov 5, 2021 11:21 PM
    Where do you read the MTLs?
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    • ShadowGeM
      ShadowGeM· Author · Nov 11, 2021 10:53 PM

      I mostly prefer theset two - https://www.mtlnovel.com  or https://lnmtl.com. lnmtl if its available there.

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  4. eROImmortal69
    eROImmortal69· Sep 15, 2021 06:52 AM
    vro can u suggest something like  I Have a Mansion in the Post-apocalyptic World...without nationalism tho...
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  5. eROImmortal69
    eROImmortal69· Sep 14, 2021 09:12 PM
    Bro can u suggest something like ''I Have a Mansion in the Post-apocalyptic World''..... without nationalism and it would be better if the story is in modern world  
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    • ShadowGeM
      ShadowGeM· Author · Oct 17, 2021 05:21 PM
      Are you going off the tags ? 'I Have a Mansion in the Post-apocalyptic World' is one of the rare modern world sci-fi novels without too blatant nationalism. The MC moves out of China (gets his own sovereign nation) and never shares any technology. 
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