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The Sect Leader System

bwfoster78

B67/100
After meeting Truck-kun, Benton — a grandfather and an overall nice man — is transmigrated into the body of Chao Su in a brutal, might-makes-right cultivation world. His career in middle management gives him ample experience leading people, and those skills should translate to running a sect. Unfortunately, things aren't that simple. Benton quickly realizes that his plan to let his recruits fight for him won't work. He'll need to get up to speed on life in a cultivation world fast, because danger is on the way: a beast tide threatens his new territory, rival sects don't like the balance of power being upset, and the demonic cultivators that destroyed Chao Su's prior sect are still out there. The MC cannot cultivate himself and advances through cultivation realms by earning points from the System, treating his sect members like a doting grandfather rather than a typical Xianxia protagonist.
Royal Road4.50· 1.3K
Base BuildingCozyCultivationIsekaiLitRPGTransmigration+1

Second Ascension

Reece Brooks

B67/100
Dean was there when the last Kingdom fell. A common soldier with no real talent or power, he watched as the kingdom's most famous adventurers were broken and killed — all except the Spear Saint, who then betrayed mankind and doomed them all. On the cusp of death, Dean is offered a choice: go back in time and take a different path, one that could grant him the power to change his fate entirely. But behind the scenes, a silent war rages between unseen powers whose agents will soon hunt him — drawing him into a conflict that spans not continents, but entire worlds.
Goodreads4.42· 487
Class SystemMilitaryRegressionSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Apocalypse Online

Robyn Wideman

B67/100
At first everyone thought it was a game. Brad and Sam were playing the hot new game Apocalypse Online when they realized it was a preview of reality — aliens have arrived and they are turning people into fertilizer. With the help of a benevolent alien AI and nanotechnology, they have a chance to survive. They just have to level up and find other survivors. Jake is no gamer, but when he finds out aliens have arrived, he'll do anything to protect his little sister Sam. A post-apocalyptic series filled with action, aliens, and snarky AIs.
Goodreads4.40· 1K
GameLitLitRPGPost-apocalypticSci-fiStatsSystem Apocalypse+1

Reforged from Ruin

Silv3rtongue

B67/100
Raika used to be a cultivator — living in a sect, fighting in tournaments, defying the heavens as cultivators do. She was never the strongest or wisest, but she never gave up and always stood by her ideals. Then an Imperial Cultivator destroyed her soul organs and left her crippled. In a world ruled by a millennia-old Emperor and his Blades, where enslaved Daemons serve as weapons of mass destruction and eldritch entities roam at the edges of reality, Raika is now less than worthless. But when the choice is surrender or madness, she chooses madness. Embarking on a strange new path, she will abandon humanity, sanity, and the rule of the Empire to become something far stranger and more powerful than she ever imagined. A story of slow-burn progression, expansive worldbuilding, and a protagonist who keeps transforming — body, mind, and soul — until she is truly free.
pf9.0· 2Royal Road4.55· 1.2K
Anti-heroCultivationDungeon CoreGrimdarkHorrorLGBTQ++4

Supervillainy and Other Poor Career Choices

SoggyRedToast

B67/100
When a down-on-his-luck machine shop owner comes into possession of a rundown suit of power armor, he sees an opportunity to make some quick cash. Unfortunately, the world of Capes is not one you may enter and leave at will. What should have been a quick sale to pay off his debts quickly grows into an ongoing series of events that drag him deeper and deeper into the criminal underbelly of the city he calls home.
Royal Road4.60· 1.2KGoodreads4.01· 1.1K
Anti-heroComedySci-fiSuperpowersUrban FantasyVillain MC

The Adventures of Rania Mortal the Perfectly Normal Elf

WittyPseudonym

B67/100
"I am legally required to inform you that she is a Perfectly Normal Elf," the devil said. Rania Mortal would have told you that herself. She's never been sure why her normalcy is subject to debate. Sure, she knows very little about how society works, treats a painted pebble as a treasured companion, and bases an alarming number of decisions on what would look coolest in a book — but she has perfectly logical explanations for all of those things. Her fellow adventurers agree she is probably just eccentric. Perfectly ordinary behavior for a shaman. Unfortunately for everyone involved, the god of stories has taken a personal interest in their mission, and Rania is certainly not helping on that front.
Royal Road4.68· 371
ComedyMysteryOverpowered MCPost-apocalypticSecondary WorldSoft Magic+1

Irrelevant Jack

Prax Venter

B67/100
Jack is violently pulled into a game-like universe and dumped into a seaside town on the brink of destruction. When the people of Blackmoor Cove ask about his combat role, Jack discovers his odd Hero Class and finds that parts of his game interface are riddled with exposed coding errors. The only way the town can grow and push back the unknown substance threatening to consume it is if Heroes venture into an infinitely high, ever-changing tower, kill bizarre monsters for their equipment drops, and deposit those items into a special chest. As Jack struggles to level up and help save the people he's grown to care for, he learns the true nature of this simulated world — and his destiny.
Goodreads4.24· 1.9K
Base BuildingDungeon CrawlingIsekaiLitRPGTower ClimbingWeak to Strong

King of Fools: Silver Tongue

NoDragons

B67/100
There's never been a situation in Jasper Stone's life he didn't make worse by opening his mouth — ridiculous amounts of trash-talk and overconfidence just spill out. He's never managed to do anything with his wits. But when the God of Fools tosses him into another world for amusement's sake, he'll need to put them to use. Because there are bandits, dragons, and cultists out there — none of whom appreciate Jasper's particular gift for insults.
Royal Road4.66· 735
Anti-heroComedyCultivationIsekaiLitRPGSatire+2

These Reincarnators Are Sus! Sleuthing in Another World

AceGreen

B67/100
Sleuth out the reincarnators. Retrieve their jeweled eyes. Stop this world's destruction. That is Ailn's reluctant mission — except he is not really Ailn. He is an impostor: a detective from another world who cannot even remember his own name. Summoned by a young god with a terrible habit of hiding crucial details, the detective must use his past-life instincts and emerald eyes to unmask other reincarnators — all while wearing a mask of his own. Now posing as a noble son whose family has protected the empire from shadow beasts for generations, he faces a complication: the original Ailn had a trash reputation, was just killed, and the prime suspect is his sister, the duchy's beloved future Saintess. First things first: time to solve his own murder.
Royal Road4.68· 367Goodreads4.73· 11
ComedyCompetent MCIsekaiMysteryOverpowered MCReincarnation+1

Saga of the Soul Dungeon

AJFoxmoor

B67/100
When Caden dies in an accidental fall, he is merged with a dungeon core in another world. He's not particularly happy to be dead, so resurrection in any form isn't too bad. The real problem? The dungeon core wasn't dead, and he has to share mind-space with it. That doesn't even account for the powerful wizard who is understandably reluctant to let a dungeon escape. And even once he manages to escape, he must found and manage a dungeon in a location fraught with complications: it sits on the border of two rival human nations, a sentient plant race claims the ground as sacred, and teams of adventurers keep wandering in looking for a living. Through it all, Caden is determined not to lose his humanity and become just another murder-hobo dungeon.
Royal Road4.48· 1.3K
CozyDungeon CoreDungeon CrawlingGameLitIsekaiLitRPG+5

SYRINE - Into the Grim Darkness of the Far Future

Wong40k

B67/100
A disillusioned gamer found himself on an unfamiliar path with no memory of how he arrived. After a disorienting encounter, he emerged inside one of the most brutal science-fiction universes ever conceived — the Imperium of Man, set in the grim darkness of the far future where there is only war. With this new identity came world-shattering secrets he had not asked to inherit.
Royal Road4.66· 708
GrimdarkIsekaiLGBTQ+MilitaryReincarnationSci-fi

Pandora Unchained

Patrick Laplante

B67/100
When Sorin's parents die under mysterious circumstances, he begs Hope — the Eighth Evil — for help, and receives an answer he never expected: he is made a Poison Cultivator, a rare class shunned by high society. Unable to continue his medical practice, he turns to adventuring with a ragtag crew: an armored polar bear, a stern archer, a sleep-deprived pyromancer, a peeping-tom rogue, and a rebellious rat familiar who won't stop eating the party's loot. When Sorin uncovers his ancestor's hidden research notes on forbidden medicine, he must discover what dark deeds his family was involved in — if he and his companions can survive the coming Demon Tide.
Goodreads4.44· 253
AlchemyClass SystemCompetent MCCultivationDungeon CrawlingSecondary World

Technomagica

Vitaly S Alexius

B67/100
The life of Soviet bio-weapons designer Vladislav Kerenski ends with a bang — only to reboot in a realm of gods and monsters. Escaping from an ocean of the dead and soul-bound to his twin sister, Vladislav begins to unravel the life-altering magical System of Novazem using his knowledge of the scientific method, computational mathematics, biochemistry, and virology. A rational progression LitRPG with giant monsters, wholesome moments, and vast multitudes of historical references.
Royal Road4.53· 1.2KGoodreads1.00· 1
Competent MCHard MagicIsekaiLitRPGReincarnationSecondary World+1

Harry Potter and the Surprisingly Competent History of Magic Professor

TheFanficGOD

B67/100
Cassian Rosier is a near-Squib from one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight families — the family's punching bag, mocked and barely tolerated. When a simple light spell becomes his last chance to prove himself, his world shatters: the Cassian they knew is gone, replaced by a man from our world with no magic but a lifetime of teaching behind him, and only the vaguest memories of a "Harry Potter" series he never bothered to read. Trapped in a ruined reputation with no real power, the new Cassian has one goal: survive. When forced to lecture on magic, he bluffs his way through by teaching Lumos — a spell he doesn't know. Something strange happens: as hundreds of students learn from his lecture, mastery floods his mind. Ancient variations awaken, along with memories that don't belong to him — some illuminating forgotten magic, others sharp, dark, and dangerous. Sent to Hogwarts as a professor, Cassian must juggle pureblood family expectations, faculty suspicion, and a power that grows every time he teaches — while wondering whether he is drawing on ancient wisdom or inviting something far worse into himself.
Royal Road4.42· 1.4K
Anti-heroComedyCompetent MCCozyGenius MCMystery+9

God of Trash

Noct

B67/100
Rhys loves trash — trashy anime, trashy novels, trashy games. That passion gets him mistaken for an actual trash god and whisked away to another world, where he wakes up in a trash heap with trash talents, trash skills, and no chance of progression. But Rhys loves trash. There's only one path forward: embrace it, empower it, and dig the diamonds out from the refuse. Polish the trash until it shines brighter than gold.
Royal Road4.53· 1.2K
ComedyCultivationIsekaiLitRPGOverpowered MCSecondary World+2

Bones in the Dark

TF Warden

B67/100
Ester Mazar wants nothing more than to serve Her Eternal Majesty and the Empire — the greatest nation to have ever existed. As a commonborn graduate of the Academy, she must work off her debt to the Throne. Armed with the best magical education the Empire can provide and finally permitted to wear the crossed lightning bolts of a Chartered Mage, Ester is sent far from the bright lights of the capital to Vass Karan — a city so riddled with corruption and crime that even she has heard whispers of it. There, Ester will learn that the world is not quite as black and white as in the books. Nevertheless, she is determined to overcome prejudice, scepticism, and murderous criminals to become the hero she needs to be.
Royal Road4.67· 484
Competent MCHard MagicMysterySchoolSecondary WorldUrban Fantasy

Undermind

SealJohnson

B67/100
Saskia thought her life was finally getting back on track after the accident. Then she got trolled. Now she's up a tree the size of a planet, and everyone she meets either runs screaming or attacks on sight. If everyone would just calm down and stop trying to kill her for one moment, she might get a chance to explain that this has all been a horrible misunderstanding.
Royal Road4.52· 1.2KGoodreads3.97· 29
GameLitIsekaiMysteryNon-human MCSecondary World

An Immortal's Retirement: To Achieve Peace

Malaklein

B67/100
Array King Dane has had enough of the cultivator's world. Fight, kill, grow stronger, and fight some more — that was their lifestyle. Cultivation was nothing more than the eternal rat race of immortals, and everyone falls eventually. Eternity made any odds a guarantee given enough time, so Dane quits the game while he's still ahead. And so he retires. No more fighting, no more killing, no more violence. He's chosen peace — but unfortunately, peace has to be protected.
Royal Road4.54· 1.2K
ComedyCozyCultivationIsekaiOlder MCOverpowered MC+3

Bloodsworn

Dominick R

B66/100
The Dragons have been slain, the Giants pacified, the Elves have retreated to the old growth forests, and the Dwarven forges have gone cold. Magic fled from the world as the Empire of Man rose supreme on the strength of technology — until Essence ignites, filling the world with the old powers of myth and legend. Erak doesn't care about any of it. His Oaths are etched into his Blood, and the Weight Essence has given them has only made them stronger. He serves his Queen: her shield, her sword, her guardian. Cut off from her as portals tear open the sky and release a storm of demons upon the Empire, he will fight his way to her side. Rallying survivors, soldiers, civilians, and scholars, Erak is determined to cut through every legion of Hell standing between him and his Queen. For he is the Bloodsworn, and nothing shall stop him from honoring his Oaths.
Royal Road4.73· 222Goodreads3.63· 542
GoreGrimdarkHorrorLitRPGMilitaryNon-human MC+5

A Sense for Magic

JNorm

B66/100
Vance is a young man who has been blind since birth. He lives with his father and older brother, and over the years has sought remedies for his affliction without luck. When an Arcanist visits his small town, Vance hopes to find either help or hope — and instead receives something greater: opportunity. The story follows his journey from afflicted young man to budding Arcanist, and the struggles he faces along the way.
Royal Road4.62· 1KGoodreads3.25· 4
Secondary WorldSoft MagicWeak to Strong