Looking for a Book That Leaves You Feeling Helpless and Despairing 想要一本看了会产生无力感和绝望感的书

1. 451 孙 The Chronicle of Sun Xiaochuan 孙笑川本纪 Zhang Zheng on the Road走在路上的张正Historical268k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 434Reads—Score253Shelves
2. 452 冷 The Cold-Blooded Shadow Guard Is Raising Two Kids 冷酷暗卫他养了两个崽 Ma Xiaozhu马小猪Two Male Leads520k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Two male leads, gong-focused, devoted to one another, mutually doting, one-on-one, powerful leads, healing, angst before sweetness] A beautiful pavilion master who seems amorous but is actually cold-hearted, gong × a fiercely loyal, emotionless, ruthless hidden guard, shou Su Zhiyi is the top-ranked hidden guard of Yan Yu Pavilion. He has no past and no future, and loyalty is an instinct carved into his very bones. Then one mission sends him into danger alongside the pavilion master 50.9kReads9.4Score7.1kShelves

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   While watching: Why are they here again? Why are the villains still here?

3. 453 天 Heaven Does Not Answer 天不应 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing Three myriad mounds of yellow earth and white bones, a sword's light like a shadow, the moon like wine. The spring breeze cuts through all the world's troubles. Tell me, peach blossoms, will you turn white-haired too? In the year 547 of the Yong'an era, a pitch-dark snowstorm fell over Kuhai County, a border county in southern Qi. In a dilapidated temple outside the county, Wen Chaoshen found a crippled woman, gravely injured and on the verge of death. He thought she was merely a refugee in dist 85.4kReads9.1Score6.1kShelves

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   Give it a try. You might find it a bit hard to get into *Under Heaven*, but this is the last new book; you can keep it going.

4. 454 迷 Mini World: I Transmigrated into the Game 迷你世界：我穿越进游戏里 Jilin Has a Disorder of Consciousness吉林是个意识障碍Anime Fanfiction28k WordsCompleted Mini World is the most fun game in the whole world hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Mini World is our god hahahaha Mini World never falls, and we'll never part, Mini World veterans hahahahahahahahahahaha 269Reads—Score—Shelves

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5. 455 娜 Nana's Big Transformation 娜娜变大记 Aba Aba Ai阿巴阿巴唉Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted My new work is here! 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! 53.7kReads5.2Score2.2kShelves
6. 456 死 Death Rewind: Save the World in 48 Hours 死亡回档，48小时拯救世界 Rice-Scented Crisps稻香锅巴Urban1.5M WordsOngoing A car accident gave Wang Cong the ability to rewind time upon death! Just as he was getting ready to buy a lottery ticket and reach the pinnacle of life… The sky split open. Alien spaceships descended, and a flash of white light wiped out the world! Only two days remained. The countdown to extinction had begun. … “If I can rewind time by dying, can I save the world?” “You can, but you can't fill every hole the apocalypse leaves behind.” “Then if I bring along a group of comrades who've ri 119.2kReads8.6Score12.2kShelves

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   Even in such a ridiculous, absurd, and hopeless world, there are still reasons to fight (tags don't matter, ratings don't matter; if the beginning moves you, then I don't want you to miss it because of these reasons).

7. 457 强 Legend of the Mighty Emperor 强帝传说 Little Youcheng小又橙Anime Fanfiction80k WordsCompleted Without Strong Bald Qiang, the sawmill road would stretch through the ages like an endless night. An accident transmigrated Strong Bald Qiang to the Green Green Grasslands. Here, Emperor Qiang crushed the powerful enemies of the Sheep Village with one hand. He took the grasslands’ greatest prodigy, Gray Wolf, as his disciple. Having conquered the grasslands, he stood atop the mountain. “How lonely it is to be invincible.” 332Reads7.6Score104Shelves
8. 458 开 The Beginning: Pan Feng Is in a Panic from the Start 开端：开局潘凤很慌张 I Am Tian Shao吾乃天少Historical8.0M WordsCompleted I am Pan Feng, and I’m freaking out. I’ve been reincarnated five times already. Hua Xiong is coming to chop off my head, and Lü Bu wants to kill me too. How am I supposed to survive? The Yellow Heaven is dead, the Great Wind shall rise. 9.5kReads8.9Score774Shelves

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   He escapes every time he is reborn; he cannot escape death.

9. 459 怪 Monsters Run Amok: I Sweep This World with Laughter 怪物横行：我以笑声横扫此界 Hardworking Goldfish努力的金鱼Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [No female lead + System + transmigration + demon beasts + undead + artificial intelligence] Lu Yu transmigrates to a strange world of spirit and martial arts, where technology and cultivation, demon beasts and the undead overturn everything he thought he knew. Luckily, a golden finger is essential for anyone who transmigrates. But after reading the System’s introduction, he decides he’d be better off without this ridiculous thing. He’s a man through and through, not some peerless beauty, so why 2.9kReads8.9Score240Shelves

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   Ultimate loneliness—you'll understand once you read it. I cried so much reading this book I don't dare to reread it.

10. 460 火EN Naruto: Akatsuki's Abstract Strategist 火影：晓组织的抽象军师 Ladder Gatekeeper天梯守门员Anime Fanfiction1.7M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into the Hokage world, Bai Mo uses his identity as someone from the future to join Akatsuki, becoming its one and only strategist. From the start, he proposes a scheme so outrageous that he has White Zetsu sneak into the toilets of the Five Great Shinobi Villages to collect toilet paper, and elevates Hidan to become a true god of death, stunning Akatsuki. Konan: Is there anything less perverted? Bai Mo: I heard your Paper Folding Technique of the Gods is great at disguises? 45.8kReads8.3Score4.5kShelves
11. 461 华 China's God of War: The Ultraman Live-In Son-in-Law 华夏战神奥特赘婿 Feng Daofeng冯道风Anime Fanfiction110k WordsCompleted Saga, one of the Mysterious Four Ultras, was badly wounded in a fierce battle with his old nemesis, Zetton. With no other choice, he went to the Land of Light, where he fell in love with a female Ultraman. For love, he married into her family and became an Ultraman son-in-law. But all he got in return was endless humiliation. Three years later, he finally stopped pretending... The Myriad Worlds, fantasy, urban life, romance, Journey to the West, prehistoric chaos, infinite flow, Naruto, fan fict 12Reads8.2Score—Shelves
12. 462 人 Prisoner of the Human World 人间囚徒 Ling Huanren伶宦人Mystery188k WordsOngoing Heaven and earth are a prison, and all living beings are prisoners. Some raise their swords to break through the gates; others kneel and pray to the heavens. But beyond the gates lies no freedom, only another cage. The eye God opens beholds the cycle of reincarnation. In the void, eternity blooms in an instant. This is the unchanging meaning of the cage. —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 463 祖 Ancestor! You're Choosing Consorts? A History Cheat Is Here! 祖宗诶！选妃呢？历史作弊器来喽 Steamed Bun with Red Bean Paste馒头豆沙包Urban1.0M WordsCompleted If you could transmigrate through time and change history, what would you do? "I'd tell the Yongzheng Emperor to stop picking consorts! The West was industrializing at the same time. If he'd worked harder, gotten his act together, and focused more on science, we'd be the ones working four days on, three days off by now!" "If I could transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty, I'd make sure Zhu Qizhen never took the throne. Then maybe the Ming wouldn't have fallen! Long live the Ming for a thousand gener 4.9kReads9.2Score494Shelves

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    I absolutely rave about this book!! You'll cry after reading the first two worlds, I'll eat my hat! The quality is top-notch!!! Everyone should read it!!! You'll want to recommend every single one of them!!! I'd call it the pinnacle of online patriotic literature!!!

14. 464 环EN Pacific Rim: The Great Wall's Vigil 环太平洋-长城守望 How High the Heavens天之高兮Sci-Fi & Apocalypse637k WordsCompleted Luo Sen looked up at the steel giant. This thing had only ever appeared in movies and comics. It wasn’t until the “Seagull Project” was launched that men’s dreams finally became reality. To fight monsters, we created monsters. (Hong Kong Shatterdome Base:) 1.1kReads9.3Score137Shelves

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    The second sequel to Ring 1 has a disastrous start and a disastrous ending 😭😭

15. 465 灰 Gray Prison Hunter 灰狱猎人 Ling Huanren伶宦人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse253k WordsOngoing After the Great Collapse, the world became a wasteland, and supernatural powers awakened amid the gray mist. Zhong Ming, heir to a tradition of Chinese medicine, struggles to survive in this man-eating wilderness with the acupuncture techniques and herbal knowledge his father left behind. An identity card, a coin, and a door covered in glowing blue writing draw him into a vast mystery lurking beneath the abyss. When the underground “roots” begin to spread, and Shen Ye, the gray-clad man, revea 1Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 466 凤 The Phoenix-Tortoise-Borne City 凤凰龟驮城 Meiniang Qingqing媚娘倾倾Eastern Fantasy415k WordsCompleted The story of a heavenly brat coming down to the mortal world, and my life as a top-tier star among humans: I ruined Jiang Ziya's retirement, stole the Thunder God's hammer, and smashed the Jade Emperor's palace... In short, I stirred up everyone's wrath, so they sent me to the mortal world for a little experience. But I never expected the dazzling world of mortals to be so captivating. I got involved, I ran away, I tried it all, and I endured every kind of hardship! I thought I could make a name 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I deeply sympathize!

17. 467 牛 Don't Panic, Grandpa Niu! Tutu, I'm a Tyrannosaurus Warrior! 牛爷爷莫慌，图图我是暴龙战士！ Atractylodes and Red Date Soup白术红枣汤Urban95k WordsCompleted Hu Tutuchi, the youngest Dragon King of Xia, was killed by his most trusted retainer, only to be miraculously reborn. In this life, he is determined to uncover the truth about the world’s origins. He rises to power ahead of schedule, beats up the Amusement Park Prince, punches the Primordial Spirit, and overwhelms Furong Wang with his might. Powerful figures from all the great worlds appear one after another. Watch as the Tyrant Dragon God of War, Hu Tutuchi, turns the tide and breaks free from 9Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 468 入 Entering the Imperial Court 入皇庭 Little Fruit Pear小果梨Ancient Romance686k WordsCompleted [Forced Marriage and Possession, Obsessive Pursuit, Compulsive Love] [The Scheming, Stunning Farm Girl Is Forced into Marriage by the Crown Prince and Made Empress] In her previous life, Lu Xiaotao was an orphan who couldn't read, couldn't tell right from wrong, and spent her days groveling and throwing her weight around. After seducing one of the Crown Prince's subordinates and being abandoned, she became the Crown Prince's woman by a twist of fate. From then on, she served as his consort, reli 10kReads6.9Score791Shelves

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    This book will take a month to process for anyone who reads it. In the early stages, the male lead has a "white moonlight" (a term for a woman who has a romantic ideal), repeatedly abandoning the female lead for him. The female lead's first relationship was with the male lead's subordinate (a young master from a noble family), and she was also abandoned because of the same "white moonlight." The male lead and the second male lead are both scumbags who abuse the female lead in the early stages. Later, the male lead and the second male lead experience a "wife-chasing-after-the-crisis" scenario (but the protagonist is the crown prince). Those in power bow their heads, and the male lead goes mad. The male lead is a seemingly gentle and refined but actually ruthless crown prince. The female lead is an orphan, illiterate, born into poverty, and struggling to even eat. She falls into the male lead's trap, suffering physical and emotional abuse. To survive, she has no choice but to depend on him. While the male lead has a "white moonlight" in the early stages, he is primarily attracted to the female lead's body. Because of her pitiful family background, she is not reserved and is very bold in order to survive. In the beginning, the male lead was already in love with someone else and repeatedly broke his promises to the female lead for the sake of the second female lead. Later, the female lead ran away, escaping many times, and died in a shipwreck. The male lead went insane and was reborn. The female lead was so incredibly pitiful, but so incredibly pitiful, I love her so much!

19. 469 家 My Brother Is GG Bond: The Real Super Qiang from the Start 家兄猪猪侠，开局真实超人强 I Love Vinegar Most我最爱吃醋Anime Fanfiction156k WordsCompleted Oh GG Bond, be a hero in fairy tales Oh GG Bond, let your passionate spirit flow Oh GG Bond, keep everything in your hands Make the world a better place. Keep going, and you'll succeed When a familiar melody rang out, Chen Siyuan accidentally transmigrated into a fairy-tale world and became GG Bond's younger brother. This was a different kind of fairy-tale world. Chen Siyuan's arrival changed the course of the story, and danger crept closer without anyone noticing. This time, can GG Bond and 139Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 470 欢 Welcome to My Scripted World 欢迎来到，我的剧本世界 Beneath the Deep Space深空下Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Infinite-Flow + Scripted Games + Survival + One Female Lead] In this era, we're all headed for the end. The blossoming of miracles granted by the gods, the struggle between humanity and the uncanny, extraordinary creatures, forbidden books, a paradise of reincarnation... The price of fate's gifts was marked long ago, hidden from view. “My name is Jiang Qing. I'm sorry, but after tonight, I'll disappear forever.” “When I open the door ahead, there will be no way back b 87.3kReads9.0Score7.8kShelves

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    Almost impossible to complete, a sense of despair permeates the entire story. Twenty-five missions, from facing vengeful ghosts to the bizarre, to demigods, to gods, and finally confronting the Creator. The high-quality audio, delivered by a live-action voice actor, tells a story of life and death that transcends two realms. We will meet again.

21. 471 道 Fellow Daoist! That Thief Has Written Another Book 道友！那贼子她又写新书了 Three or Four Times三四番Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Cultivation + ensemble cast + no romance + divination cultivator + light literary borrowing] What do you do when you transmigrate to the cultivation world and are about to starve to death?! I’ve just arrived in the cultivation world, fresh off a mule. Thanks for asking: of course I’ll write stories to make money! . Her quest for immortality could wait. One book, After My Spiritual Root Was Destroyed, I Became the Immortal Venerable’s First Disciple, made her famous. Zhu Wuyou thought she could 8.8kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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    No matter which path you take, you can't escape the web of fate, but at least in the end you can choose for yourself.

22. 472 从 Across the Myriad Worlds, Starting with GG Bond and the Five-Spirit King 从猪猪侠之五灵王开始的诸天 Thinking of My Wife念妻Anime Fanfiction145k WordsCompleted The first part of Pig Hero's transformation adventure has temporarily concluded. An infinite-world crossover. Current world: Boonie Bears: The Mysterious Winter Starting as the Dark Five-Spirit King, he rises step by step to become the master of darkness. The next world will be chosen by vote. The movie arcs will be relatively short. There will be no cultivation, only animated universes. 732Reads8.3Score—Shelves
23. 473 咒 Jujutsu Kaisen: Suguru Geto, My Foolish Little Sister 咒回：夏油杰，我愚蠢的妹啊 Hello Everyone, I'm Little French Dragon大家好我是法国小龙龙Anime Fanfiction463k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s darling + yandere + suffocating love] My name is Natsu Yuyame, and I’m Natsu Yujie’s younger sister. My brother is kind and handsome, and he treats me very well. His friends are all dependable too. That day, I came home as usual, only to find my parents lying in pools of blood. Terrified, I rushed toward my brother, only to see him reach out to me through his tears 2.2kReads7.1Score247Shelves

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    Although it's fanfiction and has some out-of-character moments, I feel it's quite adept at portraying despair [laughs].

24. 474 我 I, Ruler of the Solar System, Just Want to Resign 我，太阳系主宰，只想辞职 The Charm of the Ordinary平凡中的韵味10k WordsCompleted I, Sovereign of the Solar System, Just Want to Resign —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Writing a novel during the holidays? Am I crazy?! Working day and night, and nobody reads it. But that's not the most frustrating thing. The sun, you know? For billions of years, it's never rested! Maybe we should give the sun a break, let it sleep for a few days; it's too tired.

25. 475 弥 Atonement 弥罪 A Single Mysterious Word一语玄臣Mystery967k WordsCompleted I fell through the darkness and saw my own eyes in the reflection. The more someone fears trouble, the more trouble comes looking for them. We are all creatures struggling to survive among the thorns, reaching out our guilty hands in the direction time flows. And now, what can I use to make amends for my sins? 889Reads9.1Score125Shelves

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    Although it ended in tragedy, it gave everyone the best possible outcome.

26. 476 神 A Godlike Civilization: I Came to Earth for My Graduation Thesis 神级文明：为毕业论文来到地球 Fragmentary Phantoms of the Past残缺不全的往日幻影Sci-Fi & Apocalypse304k WordsCompleted [Sci-fi: No System, no invincibility, no clichés, no formulaic plot, no harem, not a power fantasy, not a comedy, no fanservice, no saintly protagonist, not dark, no revenge, no brainless plot, no romance, no male or female lead, slow-paced, satirical and critical, oppressive in tone, emotionally jarring, multiple storylines, requires patience and thought to grasp its meaning and subtext] (If any of this bothers you, or you lack the patience to read carefully, enter with caution.) The vast unive 374Reads—Score111Shelves

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    I wonder if mine counts?

27. 477 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Become an Obsessive Man's KPI 穿书后我成了偏执男的KPI The Melodious Sound of Night Rain夜雨声澜Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted Also known as: Help! This System escaped from a mental hospital! Xu Ningjing transmigrated into a melodramatic Mary Sue and Gary Stu novel, becoming a cannon-fodder side character who shared her name. The original Xu Ningjing caused trouble at every turn and went crazy for love. In the end, the obsessive male side character, He Qilin, slowly killed her, step by step: sending her dead rats, psychologically terrorizing her, and gently describing how cold the water would feel when she drowned. Ca 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It was a pretty good story, and the ending was quite extraterrestrial.

28. 478 从 Starting a New Life in a World of Swords and Magic 从剑与魔法的异世界开始生活 Everyone's Favorite Little Shui大家最爱的小水Eastern Fantasy216k WordsCompleted [Death Rewind + Foreknowledge of the Future + Redemption + Epic Adventure] After unexpectedly transmigrating into a fantasy world of swords and magic, Chen An awakens to the power of returning from death. Every time he dies, time rewinds to before his death. In this hopeless world of cosmic horror and Western fantasy, Chen An faces despair again and again as he strives to protect and save those around him. His story of redemption with a yandere and all kinds of girls. Scene One Chen An sits 283Reads—Score273Shelves

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    God has arrived! Those who've read the second book are probably already reading the first, right? The first book is the same. If you don't like the real God after reading four pages, you can cut my head off!

29. 479 齐 Heavenly Defense Line: Beginning with Chopping Down the Sky Ladder 齐天防线：从斧劈天梯开始 The Charm of the Ordinary平凡中的韵味9k WordsCompleted The Qitian Defense Line: Starting with Splitting the Heavenly Ladder with an Axe —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 480 我 I Am Uncontainable 我，无法收容 May Season五月时期Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted] [Everyday life] [Managing containment facilities] (Peaked at 600,000 active readers and has updated steadily for over a year.) The sun burned beneath the deep sea, while roots spread across the sky. Gears grew from people’s bodies, and upside-down cities fell like meteorites. Fang Jiu once thought that these things, which existed only in fantasy, had nothing to do with an ordinary man like him. That was until his head was chopped off one night... (The pace is slower from the start 188.5kReads9.3Score28.6kShelves

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    The laughter was weak, the tumbling was desperate.

31. 481 A The AI Says I'm a Literary Prodigy, So I Write Until My Wife Chases Me to the Crematorium AI说我文曲星下凡，我写文写到追妻火葬场 The Charm of the Ordinary平凡中的韵味10k WordsCompleted AI Says I'm a Literary Star Descended from Heaven, So I Write Until I Get the Chasing-My-Wife-to-the-Crematorium Ending —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 482 在 Playing the Black Moonlight in a Painful Hong Kong Novel 在疼痛香江文学里当黑月光 residueModern Romance189k WordsCompleted Ensemble cast!!! A hodgepodge of eight couples, ship them however you like. The blurb is about the previous generation, whose story is full of messy, realistic drama! It's only the first eight chapters, so please don't let that put you off. The previous generation's tempestuous love and bitter hatred make it easier to understand how complicated things are for this generation: they want to love but can't, and want to let go but can't. Female lead: Ren Ruyi. Male lead: Xin Xia. If you want to read 59Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It made me feel very depressed.

33. 483 末 Apocalypse: The Villain Doesn't Want to Live Off the Protagonist 末世：反派不想吃主角软饭 Ink Rain Without a Trace墨雨无踪Sports701k WordsCompleted [Light and breezy, not invincible + Game + Fake villain + One heroine (truly one heroine) + Protagonist suffers + A tiny bit of heartbreak + Hypocritical kindness (the male lead isn't cold-hearted)] I'm writing too badly, so I'm giving up. 99Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Um, just a quick recommendation for my book ⁄(⁄⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄⁄)⁄ My daily readership is dropping, and I'm so sad. I'm really trying my best to write, and I'm forced to recommend it myself. I'm sorry… I'm a new author, so I'm begging for your kind comments. I'm online daily and will definitely answer any questions promptly. Unlike most post-apocalyptic novels on the market, this one is [not a wish-fulfillment, saintly story + a jinxed character (loses teammates) + lots of toxic elements + angst]. The male lead has a tragic past, but he lost his memory. While searching for the truth about the apocalypse, he gradually regains his memories, experiences the pain of the past, and finally understands in despair why he lost his memory. The female lead is a reincarnated person, and the male lead has a system. The system's ability is to give the male lead half of the female lead's opportunities. The male lead is the female lead's enemy from a past life. The male lead will later be infected by the Corpse King, but he breaks free from its control, thus possessing two forms. If any readers are interested, please check it out!

34. 484 烈 The Multiverse Commander Who Rose with the Flames 烈焰升腾开始的综漫指挥官 Ashes Agent灰烬代理Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigration is a pretty appealing concept, but not everyone is guaranteed to land safely. Shen Lian is one such unlucky soul. A broken System dumped him on the Eastern Front. It could give him some basic combat skills, but it couldn’t get him out of his predicament. So Shen Lian fought all the way from Moscow to Berlin in 1945. Along the way, he gradually lost his humanity, becoming no different from the other participants in the war. After he died in Berlin, the System dumped him in a peace 5.4kReads8.8Score540Shelves

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    The first chapter tells the story of an ordinary person who travels back in time to the German army on the Eastern Front of World War II, from Stalingrad to Berlin. Knowing the ending, yet still having to continue, it is written with a strong sense of helplessness and despair.

35. 485 替 The Mad Scholar I Married in Place of Someone Else Turned the Fake Young Master into Everyone’s Beloved Husband 替嫁疯秀才，假少爷成了团宠夫郎 A Thousand Stars, a Falling Rabbit千星坠兔Two Male Leads381k WordsCompleted In his previous life, Xu Xing was the fake young master, switched at birth. To stay with the Xu family, he studied dyeing and printing for over a decade, pouring his heart and soul into dye formulas, only for the real young master to take credit for them all. In the end, the Xu family casually married him off to a drunkard, and he died miserably in the snow behind the house. Reborn, Xu Xing finally gave up hope and stopped longing for affection from the Xu family. After they drove him back to th 18.2kReads8.2Score4.1kShelves

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    Instead of taking the melodramatic route, it focuses on a heartwarming and healing story. Teaching, farming, and living everyday life, the eccentric scholar and the fake young master slowly fall in love amidst the mundane details of life. It's simple yet not boring, warm yet not cloying, and the more you enjoy it, the better it becomes.

36. 486 人 Human Genius? Sorry, I’m a Deviant 人类天才？抱歉，我是畸变种 Mesopotamian Plains美索不达米亚的平原Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [No System] [No Romance] [The protagonist conceals his identity and is on humanity's side] [Ensemble Cast] Su Zhan transmigrated, and from the start he witnessed a scene of domestic harmony. His parents in this new body would do anything for each other, a heartwarming sight. In the city, there was a kind of creature. They looked no different from humans, but they hunted people to survive and grow stronger. People called them Aberrants. And Su Zhan was one of them. 10.2kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves

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    The male lead is so nervous every day. He has a great mental fortitude, but I don't!

37. 487 朔 Dragon’s Roar in the Northern Frontier 朔北龙吟 Coffee at 71 Degrees71度的咖啡Historical1.5M WordsOngoing Transmigrated into a frontier army scout, he found himself facing tens of thousands of Tiele cavalry from the start. A series of covert battles and mysteries unfolds around a royal secret: twenty years ago, someone tried to force the Grand Princess into marriage. The emperor enters the game himself, pitting his wits against all the powers at play. Schemes within schemes, plots within plots, each conspiracy linked to the next. See how the protagonist faces this treacherous crisis, growing from a 17.3kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    I highly recommend this masterpiece, *The Roar of the Northern Frontier*, a pinnacle of the historical fantasy genre, a story of a time-traveling special forces instructor's rise to power. The book is brimming with memorable scenes and anecdotes, leaving readers with a sense of profound regret.

38. 488 庸 Beware the Mediocre 庸人小心 Yin Mu殷木Urban370k WordsCompleted Realistic fiction · Unrequited love with a bad ending · Small-town life · Ordinary people · Coming-of-age · No golden finger Based on the true experiences of friends, this story is told from a male first-person perspective and follows Jiang Xin through the ups and downs of his youth in a small southern county town from 2005 to 2014. He was once an elementary-school prodigy admired by everyone. But from the moment he started middle school, his life quietly began to veer off course. As a boy, he 190Reads—Score107Shelves

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    After reading this realistic novel, I felt increasingly that many of the stories about the degeneration of teenagers in the county were unbearable and beyond my control, but that strength could also be born from despair.

39. 489 龙 The Life Mentor of the Arrogant Dragon Protagonist 龙傲天的人生导师 AU TangyuanAU汤圆Two Male Leads890k WordsCompleted [Equally matched leads + younger top + slow transmigration + love and hate + unhinged] (Note: Neither the top nor the bottom is normal. Both are unhinged, and the bottom has a bit of a beloved-by-everyone quality. The small worlds have tragic endings.) (The story is a slow burn with a very slow pace. Each world has its own complete, independent setting.) Shen Zui was about to retire when the quick transmigration agency dragged him in to handle several terrifying missions with low completion rate 306Reads8.7Score101Shelves

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    I was thoroughly enjoying the book when I casually flipped through the table of contents, only to discover that the author had long since disappeared. Who could hold back their tears? I'm already in tears…

40. 490 我 I Am No Saint 我非圣仁 You Li悠離Mystery173k WordsOngoing The Creator God perished, leaving behind a terrible mess. With the Withered Origin invading, is the person beside you still the same person? Shen Yuan watched the people around her come and go, then smiled. They all chose you, but I want to live, too. I'm not as clever as the person you all miss, nor can I predict everything like a prophet, but I've never lost a game of chess. With nothing better to do, I enter the game myself. Hidden rules, grotesque and uncanny, are nothing special after all. 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's not exactly a tragic story, but it does evoke a sense of helplessness.

41. 491 九 The Beginning of the Nine Heavens Origin Star 九天元宇星之初始 Tusu Wuming屠苏无名Xianxia679k WordsOngoing A useless young man, unable to cultivate because he has lost his memories, is driven out of his sect. By chance, he awakens a red light within a mysterious pendant and begins to uncover the mystery of his origins. After enduring countless hardships, he finally learns that he comes from another world. 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Nobody reads this, I don't want to write anymore.

42. 492 表 My Cousin Got into Harvard and Had Me Committed to a Mental Hospital 表姐考上哈佛大学，将我送进精神病院 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折12k WordsCompleted My Cousin Got into Harvard and Sent Me to a Mental Hospital 17.8kReads—Score108Shelves

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    These short stories, take a look.

43. 493 神 Divine Oil 神油 Lying-Down Dog躺狗Urban5.7M WordsOngoing The waters of the Gui River cannot wash away old blood debts. A jar of miraculous oil can keep the secrets of a powerful family locked away. The Republic of China is in chaos, the country teetering on the brink of collapse. At the command of his ancestors, the sole surviving heir of the Shi family enters the fray, disguising himself as an anonymous laborer at the Wen family’s oil mill. He appears plain and timid, but in his heart he is plotting a sweeping revenge. The miraculous oil the Wen fami 67.6kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves

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    Find the right people and read the right books.

44. 494 惊 The Horror Realm: Entering the Strange World from a Psychiatric Hospital 惊悚领域：从精神病院进入诡世界 Tender Little Puppy香嫩的小狗Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 314.1kReads9.5Score58.8kShelves
45. 495 老 Even the Honest Get Tired of Being Bullied and Fight Back 老实人欺负久了，也是要反抗的 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Even Honest People Will Fight Back If They're Bullied for Too Long —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 496 两 Two Abnormal Humans and a Motorcycle 两个非正常人类与摩托车 Old Du Soup老杜汤Urban120k WordsCompleted Love that defies social norms has often been seen as a symbol of courage and freedom, admired and celebrated. This is the one kind of love people will always despise. This is not a novel, just a story from real life. There are no thrills, no climaxes, no pacing, only despair and oppression. It might be of some small help to people who truly love motorcycles, but be prepared to be mocked. This story has an unconventional outlook on life, values, and the world, and portrays a world of abnormal peo 1.3kReads—Score214Shelves

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    Try this real-life alternative story

47. 497 成 I Became a Billionaire, but They Sent Me to a Mental Hospital 成了亿万富翁，我却被送进精神病 Wang the Fool王呆子Urban352k WordsOngoing In the early 1980s, Dugu Feng's father lost his iron rice bowl, and the family was so poor they could barely put food on the table. With no other choice, Dugu Feng gritted his teeth and took his whole family out to do backbreaking labor, starting by taking on the small construction jobs no one else wanted from contractors. He was an honest man who never cut corners, and his work was excellent. Little by little, he made a name for himself in the trade. From a small-time contractor to founding a 253Reads7.7Score124Shelves

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    Becoming a billionaire only to be sent to a mental hospital by your family – give it a try!

48. 498 4 At 43, I Awakened After Being Fired! 43岁，被开除后觉醒了！ Jing Jiuzhe荆九折8k WordsCompleted At 43, I Awakened After Getting Fired! 5.1kReads—Score—Shelves
49. 499 回 The Reservoir of Returning Waters 回流之坝 Lu Qi, Who Loves Liangfen and Duck Intestines爱吃凉粉鸭肠的路七Eastern Fantasy792k WordsOngoing Does surviving tribulation have to mean facing a lightning tribulation? It could also mean a trial of love! In a world of spiritual energy, every stale cultivation trope is cast aside. A middle-aged man steps into a secret realm in his mortal body, exploring it one step at a time until his soul and body are completely set free. As he investigates the spiritual energy beneath heaven and earth, he uncovers the ultimate truth hidden from the world. 97Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No system, no routine, no system at all, I offer this on my knees.

50. 500 出 After Prison, I Picked Up a CEO 出狱后，捡漏一个总裁 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted After Getting Out of Prison, I Stumbled Upon a CEO 5.1kReads—Score101Shelves

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