He Wanted to Be a Tyrant, but Became a Wise Ruler Instead 想当暴君，昏君却成了明君
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Villain: My Little Brother is the Chosen One 反派：我的弟弟是天选之子
"Lovably awful villain + wish fulfillment + scheming + lighthearted + sly trickster + shameless + not an invincible protagonist" Qin Feng transmigrated into the ancient wilderness as the eldest young master of the Qin family. His twin younger brother was the legendary Chosen One, and possessed a one-in-ten-thousand Supreme Bone. He thought he could ride his brother’s coattails to the peak of life, but then an unprincipled System showed up and told him there was a bright future in being a villain
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I Launched the Immortal Realm Version of Douyin, and the Holy Land Ancestors Lost It 发布抖音仙界版，圣地老祖破防了
[Cultural invasion of the cultivation world] + [Lighthearted comedy] Lin Ye transmigrates into a cultivation world where righteous and demonic factions are locked in mortal opposition, becoming a demonic overlord who has gone undercover in the righteous path. If war breaks out between the two sides, he’s as good as dead. Fortunately, he awakens the God-Tier Entertainment System. It gives the entire cultivation world access to the internet and brings over a host of entertainment devices and apps
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The White Bone Daoist Court 白骨道庭
Cultivate true energy, build the foundation of the Dao, and manifest the Yin Spirit. The unorthodox path makes seeking the Dao difficult: refine baleful energy, taint the soul, and seek freedom for a fleeting moment. The heterodox path is arduous too: evade earthfire, dodge astral winds, and give birth to the Yang Spirit. A master of the unorthodox path is reborn. In this life, I will establish a Dao lineage, nurture Dao artifacts, and suppress an entire age.
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I Only Make Money, Never Romance: I'm the Best Professional Simp! 只赚钱不谈情，职业舔狗我最行！
(Succubus + winning back the husband + lighthearted comedy + everyday campus life + no System + not reborn + sweet and angsty) A gambling-addicted dad, an alcoholic mom, a sick little sister, and a broken-hearted him. To make money, Lu Xing chose to provide emotional support instead of doing either brainwork or manual labor. Everyone knows Lu Xing is the humble pursuer of the aloof campus beauty Wei Qingyu. He loves her to his very core and takes care of her in every possible way! Wei Q
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I Raise My Employees' Salaries, and You Say I'm Disrupting the Market! 提升员工工资，你说我扰乱市场！
[The short drama is now online: I raised my employees' wages, and you say I'm disrupting the market] [Business growth, globalization, cross-industry expansion, coming-of-age story] How do you rate the youngest person ever to become the world's richest man on the Forbes list? Economic Times: “The whole world is working for Song Jiang!” Peace Master: “Thank you, Song Jiang, for your contributions to peace. The world has never been more peaceful!” America: “Damn it! China is so despicable! He's usi
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Deity: Starsea Swarm 神祗：星海虫群
[Worked to death by overtime] [Grind until your liver gives out] [King of the rat race] [Wild-imagination fantasy] [Profit above all] [Keep a low profile] [Insectoid] [No System] Han Fei transmigrates to an interstellar society where everyone has a chance to become a god. Those who set foot on the path to godhood all aim to raise their divine kingdoms high and enter the real world to gain immortality. Han Fei figures that with his divine trait, Gene Modification, and his followers' talent, Gene
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As the Heavenly Dao, I Save the Myriad Worlds 天道的我拯救万界
After awakening, he discovers that he has become the Heavenly Dao of a world. Through his own tireless efforts, he guides his world step by step toward the center stage of the myriad heavens. In this world, the Chosen Sons of Heaven and Systems are constantly at odds. The myriad races take turns fighting for dominion, technology clashes fiercely with Cultivation, and individual power continually struggles against the collective will. The ruler of a System world glares angrily at the System befor
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The Monsters I Created! 我创造的怪物！
[Behind the Scenes + Ensemble Cast + Cosmic Horror + No System + No Romance] Also known as: Dark Revelation Gods and demons, dragons, and the apocalypse were once fairy tales. The mysteries of this world have faded from sight, yet someone has brought those long-lost things back into the public eye. And every clue, every lead, points to a man named Chen Ye. “Friends, would you cast off this flesh and join us in embracing evolution?” Extended blurb: Sequence 001: The Mimic Sequence 002: The Deep O
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I Am Not the God of Drama 我不是戏神
The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa
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After We Had a Baby in My Dreams, They All Came True 梦里和娘子生娃后，她们都成真了
When he was eighteen, Lin Chuan got the Dream-Reincarnation System. In dream reincarnations, he could experience everything with complete realism and customize the dream's traits. Enter the traits [Villainous Demoness], [Swordsmanship Prodigy], and [Dual Personality], and the dream became a winding prelude to cultivation. Enter [Childhood Sweetheart], [Scion of a Prominent Family], and [Close Friend in the Martial World], and the dream became a stirring journey through the martial world. Enter [
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Conquest of the Star Sea: Am I the Only One Choosing to Ascend Through Natural Disasters? 星海争霸，只有我选择天灾飞升？
[This book is the sequel to "Cultivating Immortality Is Hard? I Can Just Rewind Infinitely"!] [StarCraft + Warhammer + Fourth Calamity + Scheming and Hilarious + Rivers of Blood + No Female Lead] When human civilization broke free of gravity and reached the sea of stars, a brutal yet dazzling game of war began. Every powerful lord was a precious beacon of hope for all of human civilization, bringing blessings that would lead it forward. Just as civilization was flourishing in every direction, te
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I, the Ultimate Schemer: The Empress Calls Me a Living Yama 我，最强毒士，女帝直呼活阎王
[Search Tomato to watch the short drama: The Third Greatest Stratagem of All Time] Gao Yang transmigrated to the Great Qian Dynasty just as the Empress ascended the throne and began recruiting talent from across the land. So he volunteered himself as a poison strategist! The Empress: “Suppose you personally wiped out your enemy's entire family. As you looked at the bodies scattered everywhere, you suddenly realized there was still a child in the house. What would you do?” Gao Yang: “I'd say, ‘Re
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The Holy White Crown 圣白冠冕
[Fast-Paced] [Explosive Action] [Ruler] [From Eaglefolk Tribe to Angel Empire] [Ascend to Godhood on the Throne] [Clash of the Gods] [Early Transmigration] [Minor System] [One Female Lead] [An animated comic adaptation is out, come watch!] Demon God: When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back at you! Jiang You: Wrong. Abyss, when you gaze at heaven, heaven gazes back at you! The First Saga: The Primordial Age. Humans do not yet exist. The ancestors of the elves are still trolls, the Tita
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Make Fun of Me! The Entire Court Is Full of Treacherous Traitors! 玩我吧！满朝文武全是乱臣贼子！
[Fantasy, Wild Ideas] [Dynastic Power Struggles] [Historical, Wild Ideas] Ye Li transmigrates to another world and becomes an emperor. He expects to rule the land! But after seeing the lineup of officials in his court, he is completely stunned! Cao Zhengchun, the eunuch attending the emperor, and Wei Zhongxian, chief eunuch of the imperial palace. Wang Zhen, a returned student who studied abroad in Wala… Grand Marshal Dong Zhuo, Grand Tutor Sima Yi, and Grand Guardian Ao Bai. Chief Minister
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My Court Is Full of Treacherous Officials, and You Want Me to Become an Eternal Emperor? 满朝奸臣，你让我做千古一帝？
Reborn in another world in ancient times, Zhou Qian woke up as the Son of Heaven of Great Zhou. He thought a life of pleasure was finally within reach. But then he took a look at the assembled court. On his left was Grand Chancellor Yan Song, on his right Grand Chancellor Qin Hui, Grand Marshal Gao Qiu, Imperial Tutor Sima Yi, Chief Eunuch He Shen, and Minister of Works Cai Jing... There were Wei Zhongxian of the Eastern Depot, Yu Huatian of the Western Depot, Attendant Zhang Rang, and Zhao Gao,
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The Ming Dynasty's Chief Strategist: Liu Bowen Reborn and Transmigrated to Set the World Right 大明首谋：刘伯温重生穿越定乾坤
[Reborn Power Fantasy] + [High-Martial Great Ming] + [Liu Bowen] + [System Comeback] + [Ender of Regrets] + [Tormented Romance and Political Intrigue] + [A Long Road to Winning Her Back] Zhu Biao dies in the Eastern Palace, Empress Ma passes away in her prime, and Liu Bowen drinks poison in bitter despair. Open the history books of the Ming, and every page is filled with regrets. What if he could live again? In the fourteenth year of Hongwu, Liu Bowen, poison coursing through his body, is reb
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Unify the World, Starting by Summoning Treacherous Ministers! 统一天下，从召唤奸臣开始！
[Alternate history + System + Character summoning + Misunderstandings + Conquering the world] Li Xuan transmigrates to the emperor's throne in the otherworldly Liang Dynasty and gains a mysterious Unification System. As long as he keeps advancing the unification of the realm, he can gain special abilities and summon historical figures from China's past to help him build his empire. Once he truly unifies the realm, he may even earn the chance to live forever! Overjoyed and eager to make his mark,
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Reborn as the Super Dad of the Ming Dynasty 重生大明超级奶爸
A farming novel. The protagonist transmigrates to the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming, growing from an innocent boy into a powerful figure, step by step. As he rises, he also meets a number of confidantes. Hoping to end the wars as soon as possible, Zhu Biao volunteers to persuade Chen Youliang's general Hu Tingrui to surrender. He also accidentally steals Hu Shunfei away from Old Zhu. Zhu Yuanzhang: Son, you're impressive. You actually managed to persuade Hu Tingrui. Zhu
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Since Ancient Times, Emperors Have Suspected Their Loyal Ministers: The Rulers and Their Generals Throughout History 自古忠臣帝主疑，全忠全义不全尸：历史上的帝王与将相
One year after Yue Fei's death, a poem appeared: “Since ancient times, loyal ministers have been suspected by their emperors. Loyal in every way, yet denied even a whole corpse.” After the fall of the Song dynasty, debate over this case erupted. Wen Zhengming's poem “Man Jiang Hong” contains these lines: “Could he not grieve as the Central Plains shrank? Could he not mourn the disgrace of Huizong and Qinzong? But once Huizong and Qinzong returned, what place was left for him? For a thousand year
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The Hongwu Revival 洪武兴明
The land was in chaos at the end of the Yuan dynasty, with warlords rising everywhere. Zhang Shicheng posed a formidable threat in the east, Chen Youliang was a ruthless rival in the west, and the Yuan dynasty occupied the north, its iron cavalry poised to strike. Zhu Biao was still a child, Zhu Di was still wearing split-crotch trousers, and Zhu Yuanzhang was weak and isolated. The Ming dynasty had yet to be founded. Zhu Wenzheng stepped forward and drew his sword in a fury. “Uncle, let me, you
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Zhu Yuanzhang and I Discuss the History of the Ming Dynasty 朱元璋与我聊明史
Zhu Yuanzhang dreamed of Chongzhen, and of Li Zicheng. In court, no one could fathom the hearts of men. Blood and turmoil were everywhere. A low-ranking official’s son transmigrated into this world. See how he uses the history of the Ming dynasty to debate with Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang: I want to kill Lan Yu. Chen Zewu: Whatever you wish, Your Majesty is wise. Zhu Yuanzhang: I want to kill Li Shanchang. Chen Zewu: Whatever you wish, Your Majesty is wise. May the sun, moon, mountains, and riv
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From the Start, My Dad Wanted Me to Raise an Army and Rebel 开局我爹要我起兵造反
[System + invincible + dynastic conquest + the Myriad Worlds + summoning] Li Luo transmigrated to another world and became the heir to the Northern Liang throne. Just as the Three Kings rebelled, plunging the realm into chaos. The Prince of Northern Liang: “Son, when are you going to raise an army and rebel?!” “Father, I’ll lead 300,000 Northern Liang soldiers right away and win you an empire...” Li Luo: “...” “Ding! Myriad Worlds Summoning System fully loaded...” Li Luo: “Father, what were you
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Great Qin: Father! I Really Only Want to Protect Myself! 大秦：父皇！我真只想自保啊！
Ying Zheng never imagined that his useless son, Ying Lan, had been hiding his true abilities. Then one day, he heard Ying Lan's inner thoughts. “Your Majesty, this pill was refined from rare treasures of heaven and earth. Just one can extend your life by five years!” [Give me a break! If it keeps you alive for five months, you should thank your lucky stars. And you call that five years?] “Your Majesty, the Xiongnu are growing bolder by the day. I, your old servant, am willing to lead the cavalry
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Great Qin: The Ruthless Chancellor, Whom the First Emperor Begs Not to Kill 大秦：最狠丞相，始皇求我别杀了
[Decisive and Ruthless + The Protagonist Is a Master Schemer + No Romance + Career-Focused Protagonist] After transmigrating into the Great Qin dynasty, Liu Bai rose straight to the position of Great Qin's Left Chancellor. From the start, he had seven thousand surrendered rebels buried alive. When he returned to Xianyang, everyone was sharpening their knives, ready to impeach the chancellor. Only then did they realize it was all just the beginning. “Your Majesty, Left Chancellor Liu Bai beat Zha
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Sima Yi Transmigrates into Qin Hui 司马懿穿越秦桧
One day in the sixth month of the third year of the Jiaping reign, Sima Yi, who had feigned illness his entire life, finally fell truly ill. He had endured for a lifetime, and decades of living on tenterhooks had left him utterly exhausted. Fortunately, he had everything in place before his death. All he had to do was wait peacefully for it to come. What Sima Yi never expected, however, was that his long-awaited path to unleashing his pent-up ambition was far from over...
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You Pulled Strings to Make Me a Scholar, and I Passed All Three Exams? 走后门让你成秀才，你连中三元？
The print edition of A Match Made in Heaven is now available. Search for the author's name, Cai Bibi, on major platforms to buy a copy. Su Yu transmigrates to ancient times. On the day he fails the imperial exam for the fifth time, he marries the Princess of Changle, who has disguised herself as an ordinary girl. Before Su Yu can roll up his sleeves and earn a living to support his lovely wife, news of an imperial exam result that had been overlooked suddenly arrives. From then on, the good news
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Great Ming: Please, Just Insult Me to Death! 大明：求求你骂死朕吧！
Just after Zhou Chen learned that his dad was a secret billionaire with a trillion in family assets, he was inexplicably whisked away by a System and transmigrated to the barren Ming Dynasty. The System warned him that if Old Zhu beheaded him, he would lose the System and be sent back to his dreary life. So Zhou Chen, whose spirits had just crashed because of his transmigration, found himself with fresh motivation and a new goal... Lose the System? Get lost already! What’s so hard about getti
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The Great Powers: I Am the Empire, and the Empire Is Me 列强：帝国即我，我即帝国
Just as the young emperor, who had inherited the throne before his time, is at a loss and completely bewildered, ding Here it comes, here it comes! Big Bro System has arrived. See how Emperor Zhou Shengming of Qianwu saves an empire and makes it... stand tall among the worlds of another realm. (A reminder: this is a completely different world!!!! The blurb does it no justice, so head to the story itself.)
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The Chronicles of Later Zhao, Volume One: The Biography of Shi Le 后赵演义第一卷石勒传
Shi Le (274–333) was the only person in Chinese history to rise from slavery to the throne. Born into the lower ranks of the Jie people, he was once sold into slavery. He later rose to prominence with a band of “eighteen horsemen,” unified much of northern China, and founded the Later Zhao regime. During his rule, he introduced a number of reforms: he established the Imperial Academy, reduced taxes and corvée labor, and appointed the Han official Zhang Bin to high office. He also created a “thre
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Ming Dynasty Natives Versus Transmigrators 皇明土著大战穿越众
Current plot: A newcomer to officialdom enters the inner circle as a pawn, but refuses to settle for mediocrity and wants to break free of his constraints. By chance, he gets caught up in turmoil on the frontier, where three hundred battered soldiers rout thirty thousand northern invaders. Zheng Zhi, a household retainer of the Zhen Ding Guard under the Ming rear army's Governor's Office, dreams of himself sixty years in the future. From then on, the Ming Dynasty gains a peerless talent in both
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The Life Simulator Turns Me Into a Female Cultivator in a Spiritual Qi Revival World 人生模拟器变身灵气复苏世界女修
Transformation (man to woman) + simulator + myriad worlds + spiritual qi revival + beauties + skin-swapping Twenty-year-old programmer Zhang Fang stayed up all night coding and fell asleep. When he opened his eyes again, the world had turned upside down. He had somehow transmigrated into a high-martial world undergoing spiritual qi revival, becoming Zhang Fang, a good-for-nothing nineteen-year-old girl still stuck at the first level of Body Tempering at the Martial Arts Primary School for Girls
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I Ascended the Throne, and Now Everyone Regrets It 登基为帝，我让所有人后悔了
My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well!
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Ascend the Throne and Become Emperor: I Shall Build an Empire With All the Worlds! 登基称帝，朕以万界养帝国！
[Dark Empire] [Myriad Worlds] [Imperial Dynasty] [Warhammer-inspired from the middle onward] He wakes up as the third prince of the Great Qian Dynasty, only to find himself on the throne? He thought he’d spend his whole life as a puppet emperor. But at the crucial moment, he becomes bound to an artifact called the Seal of Civilization. From then on, he is connected to the nation’s destiny and receives cultivation feedback... And so, an immortal emperor is born in a mortal dynasty... An emperor n
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The Fainthearted Emperor: A Million Mercenaries, So What If I'm a Little Arrogant? 昏君：佣兵百万，嚣张亿点怎么了
[Dynasty fantasy, fast-paced, mindless power fantasy, decisive killing, summoning generals] Qin Ye is born into the Xuan Cang Continent and becomes the Prince of Zhenbei of Great Qian, commanding an army of 300,000 Zhenbei soldiers! But after mistakenly loving the Empress for three years and helping her ascend the throne, creating an age of prosperity for Great Qian, his reward is the exile of his entire clan! At this critical moment, Qin Ye awakens the God-Tier Tyrant System and summons the Twi
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From Eunuch to Emperor 从太监到皇帝
Long Chen transmigrates to ancient times and finds himself in the castration chamber, about to be made a eunuch. Luckily, the man wielding the knife is an old acquaintance, and Long Chen narrowly escapes disaster. Using his wits, he rises step by step to the top and becomes the strongest emperor!
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The Three Kingdoms: Forging a Heavenly Court from the Bronze Sparrow Terrace 三国之铜雀铸天庭
[Feel-Good Fiction] [Historical Beauties] [Generals] [Conquest] [From the Start] [Infinite Flow] [Invincible] Set against the historical cultures of various nations, Dynasty became a special online game in an era of upheaval. From the moment Lin Han obtained the Bronze Sparrow Terrace, the course of Dynasty changed. Zhang Jiao: “The Azure Heaven is dead; the Yellow Heaven shall rise. I can see that you have an extraordinary bearing and the makings of a hidden dragon. Would you be willing to beco
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Our Whole Class Transmigrated to Great Qin, and the First Emperor Made Me His Heir? 全班穿越大秦，始皇竟传我皇位？
[Group Transmigration + Power Struggles + Class Beauty + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Invincible] The entire class transmigrates to the Qin Dynasty. The class sports representative becomes the Crown Prince of Zhao? The class monitor becomes a princess of Han? The discipline committee member becomes the Crown Prince of Qi? … In the entire class, are all the princes and princesses of every state except Qin? Once they gain power, their human nature changes completely! But Zhao Cheng awakens a
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You Want Me to Take the Fall? Fine, I’ll Show You How It’s Done 让我当替罪羊，好我当给你们看
The realm is in chaos, and the late emperor left an edict naming Chen Kang crown prince. In truth, he is a powerless figurehead, meant only to quell the people's anger. Who could have guessed that this crown prince would be a master at winning people over?
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