Novels Where the Protagonist Can Summon Characters and Develop in Secret, No Emperors 求可以召唤人物暗中发展，不要皇帝

1. 451 你 What Rank Is Your Mecha to Think It Can Compare to Mine? 你的机甲什么档次，也配和我比？ Tomato Shrimp番茄虾Sci-Fi & Apocalypse558k WordsCompleted [Overwhelmingly powerful protagonist, no saintly heroics, no female lead] The world undergoes a global upheaval: games invade reality, giant beasts run rampant, and dungeons spring up everywhere! The Ice Behemoth stands atop snowy peaks, the King of Behemoths roams ancient forests, and countless terrifying beasts lurk in the depths of the sea. In a world where everyone has a mecha, only those who awaken one can stand against the giant beasts. Su Ming transmigrates into this world of mecha for al 1.3kReads8.5Score103Shelves
2. 452 高 After Failing the College Entrance Exam, I Returned to My Village to Build Mechs 高考失利，回到山村造机甲 Only the Sword for Company唯剑作伴Urban545k WordsCompleted On the day of the college entrance exams, Lin Hao inexplicably faints and misses two subjects. Just when he's lost about what to do with his life, Lin Hao binds to a System. Wipe down a mecha model and get rewarded with mecha manufacturing technology? Practice tai chi for health and get rewarded with a qi and blood technique? Watch the weather forecast and get rewarded with a disaster early-warning device? One day, when Lin Hao's mecha is revealed, all of China is thrown into an uproar. 818Reads8.2Score103Shelves
3. 453 谁 Who Taught Him to Forge? He Makes Aircraft Carriers and Mechs 谁教他炼器的，不是航母就是机甲 Siyu思俣Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [Artifact crafting + body cultivation + mechs + farming + multiple settings + non-technological + fantasy-leaning] Cui Chen's soul transmigrates into the world of artifact crafting, where he discovers that people here use their skills only to forge swords and other blades. If you can craft artifacts, of course you should make heavy-firepower spirit weapons. A sect rebels? Bombard its mountain gate in the dead of night. A villainous eunuch? Give him a minute-long execution with a Gatling gun. An 458Reads7.3Score—Shelves
4. 454 玄 Fantasy World: A Heavenly Secrets Pavilion from the Start 玄幻：开局一座天机阁 Kung Fu Salted Fish功夫咸鱼Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsCompleted Ye Xu transmigrates into a fantasy world and awakens the Heavenly Secrets System, obtaining a Heavenly Secrets Pavilion from the start. He can see the future and understand the past, judge yin and yang, and discern the Five Elements. Beneath the Heavenly Dao, the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion can calculate everything in the world. The Great Emperor Ziwei: “I swept across the universe and stood undefeated, yet I rank eleventh on the Great Emperor List?” The Dao King: “The story about me murdering my 4.7kReads8.5Score579Shelves

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   These three books could be quite good.

5. 455 假 Fake Eunuch: Conquering the Empress and Ruling the World 假太监：从攻略皇后开始制霸天下 The Angry Little Madman愤怒的小疯子Historical1.6M WordsOngoing One day, Zhang Shihao transmigrates and becomes a fake eunuch in the imperial palace of the Han dynasty. From the start, he obtains the Ultimate Eunuch System and narrowly escapes death. By a stroke of fate, he becomes the empress's personal eunuch. After Zhang Shihao gradually resolves his struggle to survive, he starts thinking he can live carefree for a few years. Even if the realm falls into chaos, he can take a few beauties into seclusion in the mountains and enjoy a life of freedom. Then h 7.9kReads8.9Score901Shelves
6. 456 此 The Age of Infrastructure Begins 此刻，全球进入基建时代 The Bug on the Run跑路的虫子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast] [Apocalypse] [Alien invasion] [Humanity mobilizes] The Apocalypse is coming, and alien life forms invade Earth in a bizarre way. The reborn Xiao Yi will lead humanity in a desperate counterattack, building a ten-thousand-mile steel wall to hold back the invaders. A sweeping tale of all humanity joining forces to fight the alien invasion. 1.1kReads8.3Score—Shelves
7. 457 爷 Grandpa, Did You Really Start a Rebellion in the Underworld? 爷爷，您真在地府造反了？ A Big Shark一头大鲨鱼Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Campus Life, Everyday Moments, Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy, Supernatural, Shameless Antics, Unhinged Behavior] “Good grandson, Grandpa's out of money for the war. Hurry up and burn me some cash!” Zhang Di got nightmares like this at least once a day, but never thought much of them. Until one day, he dreamed his grandpa was fuming: “You little brat, why is it so hard to burn me some money? Fine, I'll send someone up there to teach you how to burn joss paper, step by step!” Grandpa's attacking a city? 17.3kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
8. 458 无 The Peerless Poet Sage 无双诗圣 Cheng Yunfu乘云复Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Confucian Fantasy + One Female Lead] The Great Zhou Dynasty is an age when poetry and prose can move the world! Write a fine poem, and you'll gain peerless literary fame, praised throughout the land. You can even stir the power of heaven and earth, turning it into countless arrows that rain down on enemy nations! Poetry and prose hold tremendous power in this era. After transmigrating, he finds that his fiancée has joined forces with outsiders to bully him? Ha! With the literary treasures of fi 5.7kReads8.5Score427Shelves
9. 459 儒 The Confucian Way: I Became a Sage by Writing Books 儒道：我写书成圣 Nine Provinces Under Heaven天下九州Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted Su Ping'an, an author brimming with talent in his previous life, accidentally transmigrates to a world ruled by literary qi. “What? Writing a book can bring its protagonists to life, letting them use the divine arts in its pages to slay enemies?” “Composing music can let you enter the Dao through sound, shatter people's minds, and destroy their literary hearts?” “Painting can even make people step out of the picture?!” In this world, which has no Zhuxian, Battle Through the Heavens, The R 32Reads8.3Score—Shelves
10. 460 网 Online Game: I Was Press-Ganged from the Start! 网游：开局我被抓壮丁了！ Half a Journey Through the Mortal World红尘半旅Sports3.0M WordsCompleted Also known as: Press-Ganged from the Start Have you ever seen a terrible game where the newbie protection order fails on the very first day of open beta? Liu Yuan has. There’s no choice. He can only keep his head down! After all, deleting his character and starting over would cost him. Liu Yuan: I can play it safe and still conquer the world! Nanhua Immortal Arts: The Way of Great Peace? I’ll play it safe! The Eight Trigrams Formation? I’ll play it safe! Zhuge Liang, who divided the realm into t 1.1kReads8.6Score128Shelves
11. 461 无 Endless Killing Intent: The Grim Reaper's Judgment in a Horror Loop 无尽杀机：死神审判惊悚轮回 Radish and Melon萝卜瓜Mystery317k WordsCompleted [Horror + thrills + wish fulfillment + no female lead] Qin Ye transmigrates to a parallel world teeming with criminals and obtains a miraculous Death God Judgment System. It can pull evildoers into illusory worlds of horror, where they must endure terrifying cycles of judgment! The Death God delivers judgment as a warning to all: make them suffer by their own methods! Good is rewarded with good, and evil with evil. If retribution has not come, its time has simply not yet arrived! Over time, Qin 1.8kReads9.1Score189Shelves

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    I can't quite put my finger on it, but it's really beautiful.

12. 462 无 Endless Killing Intent: At Midnight, the God of Death Passes Judgment 无尽杀机：午夜12点，死神断罪 Snow Flying over the Cold River寒江飞雪Urban354k WordsCompleted [Do-gooders, stay away] [Does not join any organization] [No female lead] [Ruler of the myriad worlds] A mysterious Reaper's Judgment System can drag evil people into illusory worlds and make them face terrifying trials and judgment! “At midnight, the Reaper judges. Justice and fairness prevail. Life and death are left to fate!” [Within China's borders, evil will find no quarter] Whoever you are, don't commit evil, or you'll be the next to face judgment! Illusory worlds: Buried, Wrong Turn, Saw. 1.1kReads8.7Score103Shelves
13. 463 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 995.7kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves

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    The highest-rated tomato Recommended rating: ★★★★★

14. 464 传 Preaching Across the Myriad Worlds: I, Daoxiao Tian, Am the Master of All Paths 传道诸天万界我道霄天乃万道之师 Little Wage Earner小小打工者Eastern Fantasy179k WordsOngoing [Ding! Congratulations, Host. The Great Dao Preaching System has successfully bound itself to you! Newbie gift package delivered: access to the Heavenly Dao Library, Ultimate Edition, unlocked!] [Ding! Newbie bonus detected: You have received the title “Source of Ten Thousand Dao.” This title grants you supreme gravitas and an affinity for the Dao when preaching!] [Ding! Newbie quest issued: Within three days, preach publicly for the first time in any world and lead at least one listener to beco 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 465 开 A Quasi-Immortal Emperor Starts by Tempering His Dao Heart Through Chaos 开局准仙帝以乱回磨砺道心 Little Wage Earner小小打工者Eastern Fantasy176k WordsCompleted He is Dao Tianming, a quasi-Immortal Emperor who has stood at the summit since the Immortal Ancient Era. His name is praised throughout the myriad heavens and realms, and he is regarded as an eternal, undying beacon of the Dao. Yet as he sat upon his lonely imperial throne, seeking a path beyond his current reach, he made a horrifying discovery: this glorious age that had endured for countless eons was a vast cycle of death, endlessly repeating and bound by invisible laws! The destruction and re 76Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 466 诸 The Strongest Clan Across the Heavens 诸天最强家族 Little Wage Earner小小打工者Eastern Fantasy189k WordsOngoing Dao Hongtian swept the floor of a dilapidated shrine for a hundred years, all to protect the weak, elderly, sick, and disabled members of the Dao clan and preserve their faint, dwindling line of worship. One day, his broom accidentally awakened the dust-covered spirit tablet of the clan's founding ancestor and activated the dormant [Primordial Family Inheritance System] within him. Only then did he learn that the Dao clan, whose bloodline had been as insignificant as ants beneath his feet, were —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 467 天 Sign-In Under the Heavenly Dao: Building a Divine City in Another World 天道签到，我在异界建神城 Little Wage Earner小小打工者Eastern Fantasy238k WordsOngoing My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 468 怪 Monsters: My Clone Evolved into a Cosmic Behemoth 怪兽：我的分身进化成了星空巨兽 A Cup of Warm Tea一盏温茶Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Spiritual Qi Revival] + [High Martial] + [Devouring Evolution] + [Sequence Powers] + [Giant Beasts] The world changes, and the apocalypse begins! Countless bizarre giant beasts pour out in waves from dimensional rifts! Just as cities across the land and the entire Dragon Kingdom are plunged into a living hell, a colossal starry-sky beast suddenly appears, towering into the clouds! And standing right on its head, his aura surging to the heavens, is... Su Bai!! 4.9kReads8.7Score363Shelves

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    6 Bedrooms and 1 living room

19. 469 网 Online Game: I Create 100 Clones from the Start! 网游：开局创建100分身角色！ Fei Ni肥妮Sports594k WordsCompleted The world underwent a cataclysmic change, and all of humanity arrived in another world together, becoming "players"! Su Xuan was reborn and awakened the [A Thousand Avatars] talent from the start! He gained the right to create 100 avatar characters right from the start! Once created, all avatar characters could share their talents, skills, experience, buffs, and more! And for every 10 levels gained, he would earn the right to create 100 more characters! When his talent awakened, he immediately g 33Reads8.3Score—Shelves
20. 470 全 Global Sign-In: My Superpowered Clone Lets Me Win Without Lifting a Finger 全球签到：分身超神的我原地躺赢 Night and Leftover Rice夜与剩饭Urban410k WordsCompleted The spiritual qi revival sweeps the globe, and everyone gains a sign-in System. From the start, Chen Changfan obtains a clone technique and uses his clones to exploit bugs without limit. Sign in at Shaolin Temple: [Ding! Obtained the C-rank secret manual, Golden Bell Shield!] Sign in at Mount Longhu: [Ding! Obtained the B-rank elixir, Strength Pill!] Sign in at the Egyptian pyramids: [Ding! Thanks for participating!] Thanks for participating? No problem. I’ll send all my clones over to sign in! 12Reads5.5Score—Shelves
21. 471 网 Online Game: From the Start, My Clones Get a Ten-Thousandfold Boost! 网游：开局分身万倍增幅！ Fei Ni肥妮Sports330k WordsCompleted Su Chen is reborn ten years in the past, just as the Myriad Races Hunting Ground opens. From the start, he binds himself to the Ten-Thousandfold Amplification System. “Notice: You have awakened an F-rank Shadow Clone talent. Ten-thousandfold amplification triggered. Your talent has advanced to the unique SSS-rank talent, Supreme Clones, which can create ten thousand clones with independent consciousness! Every clone has also awakened an SSS-rank talent!” From then on, Su Chen takes an unconventi 3.2kReads8.5Score286Shelves
22. 472 诸 The Myriad Worlds: I, the System Experience Tester 诸天万界：我！系统体验员 I'm a Fatty Who Can't Lose Weight我是瘦不了的胖子Urban853k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + no saintly protagonist + no heroine + billions of Systems] Bai Yujing binds countless Systems. From then on In the world of national martial arts, he reaches max level with a single click, becomes a martial arts sage, crushes the nations, and unifies the world! In the ghoul world, he becomes an evil god, brings Tokyo to ruin, and turns the island nation into a breeding farm! In the world of evil spirits, he spreads fear and ushers in a dark age, plunging the entire world 1.2kReads8.7Score104Shelves
23. 473 网 Online Game: My Healing Spell Can Instantly Kill 网游：我的治疗术能秒人 Potato Stewed with Tomatoes马铃薯炖西红柿Sports2.5M WordsOngoing The comic adaptation of this book, "One Healing Spell From Me Could Kill You", is now available on Tomato. Jiang Chen returns reborn and enters "The Gods" once again, a game that can merge with reality. This time, he chooses a support class: priest. He discovers that his priest is a little different from everyone else's. His healing skill can turn into a damage skill; His blessing skill can turn into a curse skill; And when he uses resurrection... The whole world cries out in astonishment: “Are 24.8kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves

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    Regrets from the past life, rewritten in this one! Chen is reborn and returns to the game "Gods," a game that blends seamlessly with reality. This time, he chooses the priest class, aiming to carve out his own path in the game world as a support character. The eponymous comic is now available on Tomato Games—don't miss it!

24. 474 争 Conquering the Realm Begins with Summoning Jing Ke 争霸从召唤荆轲开始 Snowy Heaven雪天堂Historical132k WordsCompleted Summon the heroes of China, and hold the world in your hands. In the hands of Wucheng Ze, prince of the Northern Huai Kingdom, are: Jing Ke, the assassin, elusive and swift as the wind; Zhang Fei, the mighty general, a match for ten thousand men, whose name shakes the realm; Jia Xu, the strategist, whose sinister, devious schemes kill without a trace; and Zhan Ce, a perfectly coordinated duo who see through the ways of the world. As for Wucheng Ze himself, his cultivation keeps rising and his po 3Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 475 诸 The Heavens-Invasion Plan 诸天入侵计划 Yuan Yu渊禹Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Mo Xuan was reborn in the Canglan Realm and became the Lord of the Nine Abysses, only to be killed by Mo Yu, the Chosen One of the Plane. He thought his life was over, but unexpectedly, he was reborn again. “Under heaven, all is the king’s land. The Nine Abysses should have united the Canglan Realm long ago!” This time, he would not lose to the Chosen One of the Plane. The Canglan Realm would once again tremble beneath his demonic might. When Mo Xuan began to show his claws 780Reads8.4Score100Shelves

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    These are around ★★★★, it all depends on your personal preference.

26. 476 汉 Late Han Dynasty: As a Scion of the Four Generations and Three Dukes, I Sweep Across the Realm 汉末：四世三公的我横扫六合 Muchen莯莀Sports1.0M WordsCompleted Talent Skill: Banquet at the Noble House. At each banquet, a renowned general comes over to join me. The fiercely loyal Yang Family Generals; Guo Jia, who drinks Five-Stone Powder with his wine and practices punk-style wellness; the unconventional young Gan Ning, with bird feathers in his hair and bronze bells at his waist; Wei Zheng, the Tang Dynasty’s foremost heckler, who takes on heaven, earth, and even the emperor; Dian Wei, known as the Evil Coming of Ancient Times; and Wei Zhongxian, the 370Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Some rather unique books.

27. 477 网 Online Game: From the Start, I Bind the Warlord System 网游：开局绑定战争领主系统 Yun Xi Feng Xi云曦风溪Sports659k WordsOngoing In the Star Era year 2044, Blue Star was struck by an unprecedented disaster. The land suitable for human habitation kept shrinking, food and water crises erupted, and the population plummeted! To preserve human civilization, governments around the world joined forces to develop a full-dive simulated-lord online game called World, modeled on world history. It would become humanity's second world. And just then, Mu Xuan was reborn! He returned to the day he first entered the world of World, bound 82Reads8.5Score—Shelves
28. 478 开 From the Start, I Had Great Emperor Cultivation and Began by Summoning the Web 开局大帝修为，从召唤罗网开始 Awaken from the Start开局觉醒Eastern Fantasy653k WordsCompleted Purely Behind the Scenes! Pure Wish Fulfillment! Completely Invincible! Jun Wuji starts with the cultivation of a Great Emperor through sign-in. He summons the Luowang Organization from the start. He establishes the Nine Nether Killing House. He is known as the "Son of Heaven." He fights his way through a fantasy world, ascends to the Upper Realm, and endures bloody battles, ultimately becoming an Immortal Emperor. Immortal Emperor Jun Wuji looks down upon the myriad worlds. The Nine Nether Kill 37Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 479 灵 Spirit Talismans: The Heavenly Stems and Earthly Fiends, Heed My Command 灵箓：天罡地煞听我令 Crow's Caw乌鸦声Historical146k WordsCompleted In the late Northern Song dynasty, sorcerers unsealed spirit beasts and strange creatures, and they suddenly appeared in the mortal world. The officials of the court were corrupt, depriving the already suffering people of the means to survive... The protagonist accidentally opens a gateway to this world, then gets caught up in the people’s rebellion. Along the way, he learns spiritual arts by capturing and registering spirit beasts, gradually grows stronger, and begins to unravel the mysteries —Reads—Score—Shelves

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