Why Do Some Masterpieces on Tomato Novels Never Get Popular? 为啥有的神书在番茄，就不火？？？

1. 101 开 From the Start, I Handed Everything Over to the Nation and Built Infrastructure Among the Stars 开局上交国家，我在星际搞基建 Xiao Bushuai萧不帅Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Infrastructure Building + Ensemble Cast (Nonhuman) + Dungeon Instances + No Romance + Turning It Over to the State + Slow Pace + National Team + Author Takes Suggestions] Shen Xun got a System and thought the apocalypse was coming. To prepare for the end of the world, she spent all her savings stocking up on supplies. But she closed her eyes, opened them again, and the apocalypse hadn't come. She had transmigrated instead. There was no wasteland or zombie horde. Only towering trees that blocked 94.2kReads9.0Score14.6kShelves
2. 102 欧 The European Phoenix's Cultivation Saga: A Long Road to Immortality, Time for a Shock 欧凰修仙传：仙途漫漫，来点震撼 Author Liu Xingxing作者刘星星Eastern Fantasy176k WordsOngoing Ou Huang transmigrates to a cultivation universe and unexpectedly merges with an Immortal Emperor’s mortal Dao Fruit. After a thousand years, he has become a mighty Nascent Soul cultivator. Along the way, he casually whipped up a few technological gadgets. To deal with the risk of his spirit becoming unstable, he hides his cultivation and slips into the Tianxuan Sect as an ordinary outer disciple. My name is Ou Huang. I’m the Emperor of Luck, and you’re all ants. No System, invincible protagonis 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These are all pretty good.

3. 103 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: Ignore Palace Intrigue and Romance, Pursue Power Instead 穿书宫斗，无心情爱只想权柄 Bamboo Scenery and Refined Pleasures竹景雅趣Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted Transmigrated into a Book's Palace Intrigue, I Have No Interest in Romance, Only Power 16Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 104 让 I Told You to Go Undercover, Not Hit on the Boss's Wife! 让你卧底，没让你勾搭大嫂！ Bei Cai贝才Urban3.5M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + never a saintly heroine + multiple heroines + wildly satisfying] Lei Zhen transmigrates to a parallel world in 1995. Starting out as a low-level underling, he rises through the ranks with ruthless force, amassing wealth and beautiful women until he rules everything with an iron fist! 103.9kReads9.3Score11.5kShelves

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   An absolute must-read book; just look at the number of readers—hundreds of thousands are reading it simultaneously.

5. 105 只 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！ A Long Sigh长叹一声Urban3.9M WordsOngoing (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 261.1kReads9.5Score18.8kShelves
6. 106 全 The Entire Nobles' Academy Heard My Thoughts and Spoiled Me Rotten 全贵族学院听我心声后，宠疯我 Mo Liu Qing Zhu墨柳清竹Modern Romance606k WordsCompleted Shi Li transmigrated into a book, becoming the vicious supporting female character who was pathologically obsessed with the male lead. During class, she was either plotting how to win over the male lead or wondering what fate awaited her classmates in the original story. [It seems that Director Wei will get into a car accident in the next few days.] The heiress who heard Shi Li’s thoughts sprang to her feet. [But after Director Wei dies, his mistresses number three, four, and five will show up w 11.4kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves

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   🌳These classmates are hilarious!🌳 Only the female lead's classmates can hear her inner thoughts. They're really going all out for this gossip, skipping class just to see their classmate's scumbag father in the emergency room. This part almost killed me with laughter!🌿

7. 107 全EN High Seas Survival: I Start with a Ghost Ship 全民大航海，我开局一条幽灵船 Newly Bought Peaches新买的桃子Sports2.6M WordsCompleted The print edition has been signed with a publisher. [Seafaring] [Survival] [Disasters] [Shipbuilding] [Talents] [Cthulhu] [One Female Lead] Everyone transmigrates, and Yang Yi, as a player, is forced to join a game where everyone must survive at sea. Some lucky players get special ships. Like the Iron Will, armed to the teeth. Like the Gale, which rides the wind and waves so fast it's never in sight. Like the Head-On, with its massive ram, charging fearlessly ahead. But Yang Yi's ship is called 272.9kReads9.4Score27.9kShelves

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   [Making a face][Shy] This is currently ranked in the top ten on Tomato, and it is definitely Tomato's only masterpiece in the top ten. It is so funny, the more you read, the funnier it gets, the more you want to read, and you wish you could finish it in one go. It is a novel that you would stay up all night to finish reading.

8. 108 都 We're All Reborn, So Who's Still Looking for True Love? 都重生了，谁还谈纯爱？ My Wife Can Be Shy吾妻会娇羞Urban1.4M WordsCompleted 7.7kReads8.3Score604Shelves

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   The third book could be considered a masterpiece; books one and two are also excellent. As for why some of the books you consider masterpieces haven't become popular due to their translations, it's probably because they have a smaller audience.

9. 109 趁 While I’m Still Young, Does the Campus Belle Want to Raise Me? 趁我青涩，校花姐姐想要玩养成？ Running Jade Rabbit奔跑玉兔Urban931k WordsCompleted [Urban daily life + Campus + Age gap + Multiple heroines + Sweet romance and cuddles + Sharp-tongued pursuit of a boyfriend] Bad news: Mom remarried, and now I'm the unwanted tagalong my stepsister resents. Good news: All of my stepsister's roommates are top-tier campus beauties. Twelve-year-old Su Tang moves into a girls' dorm. The cool, aloof top student is tough on the outside but soft-hearted; the alluring enchantress gives him personal tutoring; and the adorable artist keeps him supplied wi 118.4kReads9.5Score13.1kShelves
10. 110 开EN A Demon Heart at Birth: The Rise of an Unrivaled Monster 开局移植妖魔心脏，成为绝世凶物 Shacha Noodles沙茶面Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted (No System, multiple female leads, neither wholly good nor wholly evil) Fang Ling possesses a Chaos Sacred Body. From the moment he was born, various factions fought to seize him. His heart, right eye, and precious bone were successively cut out… After being passed from hand to hand, Fang Ling was left on the steps of an ancient temple, barely clinging to life, by a kind-hearted stranger. No one knew that five peerless experts were secretly living in seclusion inside the temple. They had hidden 162.6kReads9.1Score17.1kShelves
11. 111 破 I Hatched to Find a Male Mom? No, a Female Alpha! 破壳看到男妈妈？不，是雌君！ You Hazai柚哈仔Two Male Leads2.2M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + transmigration + exclusive main couple + 1v1 + angst before sweetness + reunion after a long separation + taming a dog + raising him + happy ending] [An anthology] [Story One] Taming a Dog (Jiang Jue * Bai Guang) "Your Highness, I live for you. My life is yours to command." Mutual salvation / taming / loyal dog / never leaving each other A lonely soul transmigrates into the insect realm and meets the one person who can gather his scattered heart. With the most loyal and passion 15kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves

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    Enough said, it's a divine product.

12. 112 八 The 1980s: After the Real Heiress Returns, She Reigns Supreme in the Capital! 八零：真千金回归后，宠冠京城！ Yingying Zhao英英昭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed [Era + military marriage + real heiress + adored by everyone + heroine is incredible at putting people in their place and beating them up] After sacrificing her life for her country, modern computer genius Jiang Tiange was reborn into her own past life. But that past life had been a miserable one: she was the real heiress, yet had been maliciously switched at birth, beaten and cursed, and forced to marry an abusive second-time husband. After she died miserably, her body was sold for a 33.3kReads9.1Score4.5kShelves

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    🍋🍋A masterpiece from Tomato, a 9.9 In my heart. The 0.1 Point less is because my stomach hurt from laughing so much [facepalm][laughing and crying]. It's really hard to hold back laughter in bed late at night. A classmate recommended this book to me, and I read it with a try-it-out attitude, but the more I read, the better it got, and the more addictive it became.

13. 113 一 A New Dungeon Every Day: Players Across the Worlds Are Stunned 一天一个新副本，诸界玩家惊呆了 College King带专大王Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted A game of human nature, death, reproduction, and an unbelievably lifelike dream world. One day, Wu Qin discovers that he enters an unbelievably lifelike dream every night, right on schedule. At first, he is terrified and at a loss, but gradually he starts treating it like GTA 5. Red light floods the classroom as the so-called game of human nature suddenly begins. The first round's theme is: Reproduction. Under the influence of the lifelike dreams, Wu Qin has forgotten what fear feels like. He ta 5.5kReads7.6Score418Shelves

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    I think it's okay.

14. 114 什EN What Do You Mean I Turned Evil After I Washed Away My Sins? 什么叫我洗白后，她们全部黑化了 Dark Garurumon黑暗加鲁鲁兽Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Japanese-Style Western Fantasy + Sword and Sorcery + Multiple Heroines + Dungeons + Misinterpretation Comedy + Hilarious + Love Rival Showdowns] Good news: I've transmigrated into the world of a yuri visual novel, and I'm the only male character with a handsome portrait. Bad news: I've transmigrated into Greg Sass, a villain whom the developers maliciously gave a whopping 1,380 death CGs in the original game. To escape all sorts of deadly endings, he has no choice but to enter the equally dange 227.2kReads9.0Score26.9kShelves

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    I've finished them all. The first one was a bit funny and very enjoyable. The second one had a fantastic world-building; I'd call it top-tier by Tomato (the author). Although it started as a typical light novel, it became incredibly high-quality later on. The third one was very well-written, with delicate emotional descriptions and excellent world-building and foreshadowing. I couldn't resist reading it all in one go, staying up all night.

15. 115 全 I Survived a Global Manhunt, Only to Nearly Work Myself to Death on a Dating Show 全球追杀没死，差点在恋综累死 Pondering Life While Making Pancakes摊饼时思考人生Modern Romance618k WordsCompleted The ratings have just come out, so they’re bound to rise [Strong Female Lead + Unhinged Powerhouse + Yandere Devoted Dog + Entertainment Industry + Bringing Glory to the Nation + Both Pure] She was the queen of the shadow world, controlling the lifeblood of the global arms trade. But after an assassination attempt, she had no choice but to take the place of a groveling celebrity in the entertainment industry. (If you’re into pampered wives and domineering CEOs, this isn’t for you.) The whole int 16.5kReads9.1Score3.9kShelves
16. 116 污EN I’ll Own Every Accusation, But Don’t Cry When I Wipe Out Your Whole Clan! 污蔑我全认，灭你全族可别哭！ Tipsy Chick微醺的鸡仔Eastern Fantasy4.2M WordsCompleted [Fantasy premise + System + villain + no saintly behavior + ruthless and decisive] Qin Luo transmigrates to another world and becomes the Holy Son of the Taixu Sacred Land, standing trial. His unrequited love, his fiancée, and the protagonist accuse him of being a spy for the Heavenly Demon Sect. Every disciple of the Sacred Land denounces him. “Qin Luo murdered his fellow disciples to cultivate demonic arts, the legendary Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art!” “Qin Luo isn't an orphan. He must have joi 89.2kReads8.4Score10.2kShelves

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    This novel is absolutely amazing! I couldn't wait to read it from beginning to end; I wouldn't stop until I finished it. With 1.41 Million readers, it's incredibly addictive, the more you read, the more you want to read, and you won't stop until you've finished it.

17. 117 糟 Oh No! I'm Surrounded by Female Ghosts 糟糕！我被女鬼包围了 Time Bus时光大巴Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Character Raising] [Lovecraftian] [System] [All Collectibles + All Unlocks + All Locations] This is a game called Raise a Ghost, designed to fulfill all your fantasies. A sweet ghost campus belle. A forlorn ghost bride. A cursed doll that exudes an eerie aura. A mysterious girl in the mirror. Click to choose your character to raise. Let your desires run free, and get to know yourself better. When Su Ming eagerly chooses his character to raise, he discovers that the world is far more dangerous t 38.1kReads8.8Score5kShelves
18. 118 我 My Yandere Mechanical Wife 我的病娇机械妻 Soy Milk and Milk Are So Good豆浆牛奶真好喝Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Yandere] + [Transmigration] + [Save-Load Time Loop] [Your AI companion, “Liguang,” has awakened self-awareness.] [However, under the Intelligent Machines Safety Act, AI companions that become self-aware must be destroyed. So she is pretending to be an ordinary AI in front of you.] [You must act as though you know nothing, gradually build up memories together, then reveal the truth and comfort her at the right moment.] [If you expose her too soon, or do anything she dislikes...] Fang Qi, a seaso 74.3kReads9.3Score7.9kShelves
19. 119 国 Surviving in the National Destiny Desert, I Save My Country with My Wood Spirit Root 国运沙漠求生，我靠木灵根救国家 A Hundred Thousand Miles in a Few Steps屈指行程二万Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [National survival + livestreaming + wilderness survival + farming + patriotic spirit + everyone pitches in + no female lead] Inspired by projects to prevent sandstorms and combat desertification (No romance + focused on building a career + very few family scenes) Fang Jiamu had a top-tier Wood Spiritual Root, one of the Heavenly Spiritual Roots. Though he had no golden finger System, he cultivated alone in the world of immortal cultivation and reached the Golden Core stage, only to fail when 67.3kReads8.5Score6.5kShelves

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    Cleansed by clear water, yet not seductive

20. 120 求 Survival: Defending My Cabin Against the Cold Wave 求生：从小木屋开始抵御寒流 Shan Xun山寻Sports3.5M WordsCompleted [Survival] [Shelter Building] [Disasters] [Stockpiling Supplies] Everyone transmigrates. When Qi Yuan wakes up, he finds himself in a fog-shrouded world full of danger. Cold, hunger, wild beasts, and torrential rain become the daily lot of everyone. Rising with the sun and resting at its setting become the way of life for all! 115.6kReads8.2Score7.9kShelves
21. 121 我 I’m a Max-Level Ancestor. What’s Wrong with Raising a Few Hundred Million Kids? 我满级老祖，养亿点崽子怎么了 Luo Xiaoyao骆小妖Modern Romance918k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, My Xuanmen Ancestor, Why Do My Kids Spoil Me So Much?, is now streaming. [Spirit monsters + wish fulfillment + wacky comedy + supernatural + absurd humor + a mash-up of everything + no male lead (the heroine shines on her own)] (All the spirit beasts in the main cast have pictures. The full collection is in the book’s featured posts, so feel free to check them out!) After Shi Ruyi, the last heir of the Xuanmen, restores her body and descends the mountain, she discover 17.4kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves

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    I've finished reading all of these books, and they're truly excellent. I highly recommend them to everyone. I read a wide variety of books; as long as the writing is good, I'll read them, so my recommendations cover a broad range. Books 5 and 10 seem a bit less well-known, but they're still very enjoyable.

22. 122 万 Surviving Across the Myriad Worlds, I Can Bestow Power Upon Worlds 万界求生，我能赋予世界之力 Won't Fade into the Ordinary不会湮于平凡Sports185k WordsOngoing [Farming + Growth + the Myriad Worlds + Survival for All + Not a Saint, but Has a Conscience] [The protagonist may not be the strongest, but is definitely among the very best] Zhao Yuan woke up one day to find that he had transmigrated into a game fraught with danger. At regular intervals, everyone was sent to different worlds, where they faced different disasters. Blood mist blanketed the land, a domain of mutated corpses, frozen soil beneath an endless night, the eerie resurgence, a barren was 13.5kReads—Score2kShelves
23. 123 反 The Villain's Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old: If Dad Won't Rebel, I'll Do It 反派幼崽三岁半，爹不造反我来干 The Moon Falls into a Dream月亮跌入梦Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Adored by everyone + feel-good power fantasy + gloomy antagonist gets remade into a doting dad + daughter sweet-talks her villain father into spoiling her + female supporting character has a System] Wen Ruan was an evil villain who dreamed of ruling the world. The good news: she transmigrated as the three-and-a-half-year-old biological daughter of Qin Jiuzhou, the ultimate villain. The bad news: she’d landed in the epilogue, where the gloomy villain who could crush the heavens and earth had los 34.8kReads8.9Score4.2kShelves

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    🌈🌈A highly-rated masterpiece, Book 1️⃣! Super hilarious [laughing], three-and-a-half-year-old Bika is a little villain who shouts every day: I'm going to rule the world! I'm going to make you all turn to dust! I'm going to make you all turn to dust! The villainous male lead is so angry that he has to learn to be a good guy, otherwise this girl will become unruly [facepalm]

24. 124 修 Cultivation Clan: I Can Copy My Descendants' Talents! 修仙家族，我能复制子嗣天赋！ Ju Hu Shuixin橘虎水心Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing "With sword in hand, I roam ten million miles, stabbing my way through the Myriad Worlds. Do not say immortality is lonely. My children fill the heavens, each a true dragon." Wang Hu transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation, where he becomes an ordinary, low-level rogue cultivator. He once thought he would spend his life huddled in a corner of the market, drawing talismans for a meager handful of spirit stones, and quietly dying after a long, uneventful life. Only when a five-colored div 139.9kReads7.6Score16.9kShelves
25. 125 从 Saving the Protagonist from Scratch 从零开始拯救主角 North Wind Howls on a Lonely Night北风啸孤夜Modern Romance224k WordsOngoing [Not a power fantasy, manga/superpowers/no CP except for the parents’ romance/ensemble coming-of-age] [This is not a lighthearted, funny superpowered school story. Read with caution.] The manga Saving the World from Scratch was forced to go on hiatus after its author died of an illness. Its protagonist went berserk and launched a massacre, straying so far from the plot that the manga’s world was on the verge of collapse. “So, young man, come with me and set out on the path to saving the world!” 9.6kReads9.1Score936Shelves

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    1236 Are more like comics and forums, 45 are infinite flow, and 7 are cultivation; 12345678 all have ensemble casts.

26. 126 瞎 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! Worthless Children, Get on Your Knees! 瞎苞米！烂土豆！极品儿女靠边跪 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good] [No Golden Finger] [Family Life] (Also known as: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Leaves Her Children Behind) Seventy-year-old Wu Zhiqiu is Reborn in the era when her children still depend on her hard work and sacrifice! In her previous life, she played favorites and ended up alone and miserable in her old age. This time, she refuses to repeat the past. The old lady decides to leave her children behind and enjoy the rest of her lif 194.4kReads9.3Score8.3kShelves
27. 127 在 Surviving in a Comic World by Stealing the Spotlight 在漫画世界靠高光苟活 River and Bird江与鸟Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Comic Forum Style + No Official Pairing + Shonen Manga + Serious Plot + ...] A manga artist notorious for going on hiatuses has launched a new series. Old and new readers grumble as they dive in, swearing they’ll make the rotten old mangaka experience the thrill of a precipitous drop in readership. Chapter 1: So-so. Dropping it after ten chapters... Chapter 5: Not bad. Dropping it after ten chapters... Chapter 10: Pretty good. One more chapter... Chapter 20: Barely passes. This is the last chap 6.8kReads9.3Score863Shelves
28. 128 废 Wasteland Sweatshop: Starting with a Level-One Bullet 废土黑作坊：从造一级弹开始 Doggie Books狗儿书Sci-Fi & Apocalypse275k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to the wasteland, Su Mo becomes the lowest-ranking drifter aboard the Cangxu Ark. He thinks he can make a steady living by crafting bullets, but before long, he has become the biggest arms dealer on the entire ark. "I really didn't mean for things to get this big. I was just focused on making a few bullets." 549.7kReads8.2Score76.2kShelves
29. 129 变 So What If I Turned into a Zombie? I'm Still Everyone's Favorite! 变成丧尸那咋了？我照样当团宠！ Red-Faced Guan Gong红脸关公Fantastical Romance403k WordsCompleted [No romance] When the apocalypse came, Tu Sanqi was infected and turned into a high-level zombie. But her brother became an Esper. By then, Tu Sanqi had already been brought back to base by her brother. Looking at all the Espers around her, she fell silent. After much deliberation, Tu Sanqi decided… to pretend nothing had happened. And so, she lived an ordinary life: by day, she was an unremarkable support player for her teammates; by night, she transformed into a jungler who hunted down anythin 26.3kReads9.4Score5kShelves
30. 130 全 Everyone, Aim at the Idea King and Take the Safety Off 全体都有！瞄准点子王打开保险 Mo Shiyi么十一Urban821k WordsOngoing Jiang Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and signs up for the reality show Three People Walk Together, One Can Teach Me, ready to stir things up. From the start, he awakens the Three People Walk Together, There’s Bound to Be a Mastermind System! The Mastermind, the Man of Action, and the Whatever Bro. In the low hills and foul waters, kindred spirits meet; in the barren mountains and harsh lands, the three big shots make their home! Three people, three schemes, and Jiang Chen is the lunatic 209.1kReads8.5Score22.5kShelves

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    This book is absolutely amazing!

31. 131 玄 The Mystical Beauty’s Calculations: What Do I Do If She Calculates Her Husband to Death? 玄门美人轻点算，算死老公怎么办 Wind, Wine, and Moon风酒月Two Male Leads552k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + two powerful leads + supernatural atmosphere + ghosts in the book + sweet romance and satisfying revenge + fortune-telling livestreams + eerily accurate predictions, no matter the consequences] Qi Mubai, Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect, refused to cultivate dual cultivation with anyone. He picked up a book of destiny and took up fortune-telling as an amateur. His predictions were scarily accurate, but he didn't care who got hurt. One moment, he predicted that the cultivation wor 27.4kReads9.4Score4kShelves

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    These have high scores!! And lots of reviews!! They're all from genuine users!!

32. 132 斗 Douluo Dalu: The Spirit Hall Saint, Shocking the Pope from the Start 斗罗：武魂殿圣子，开局震惊教皇 Happy Big Fool快乐大傻狗Male-Channel Fanfiction321k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to the Douhun Continent, Chu Xuan awakens Twin Martial Souls of divine rank and has Innate Soul Power at level twenty. He becomes Bi Bi Dong's disciple and takes charge of the Soul Hall! Tang San has Twin Martial Souls? So do I, and mine are even stronger! The Grandmaster claims his theories are unrivaled? Then I'll shatter his pride in front of every Soul Master in the world! In this life, the Haotian Sect will be destroyed, Shrek will be defeated, and even the gods will bo 336Reads7.1Score444Shelves

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    This is a Douluo Continent fanfiction I wrote myself. Fellow Douluo fans, please feel free to check it out! [Sending hearts] 3

33. 133 停 My Roommate Stole a Kiss from Me During a Blackout 停电时我被舍友偷亲了 The Knife Who's Always in Meetings总是开会的小刀Two Male Leads141k WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Novel + Two Male Leads + Short Story + HE + Hilarious + Lighthearted + Mutual Pining + Sweet Romance + Ridiculous] This collection features two popular, highly collected comedy shorts by the hit author Xiao Dao Who Is Always in Meetings: “My Roommate Stole a Kiss While the Power Was Out” and “My Avatar Is Me. Got a Problem?” “My Roommate Stole a Kiss While the Power Was Out” My roommate stole a kiss from me while the power was out... But I had no idea which roommate it was, so I sent t 23.1kReads9.6Score3.1kShelves
34. 134 救 Help! What Do I Do After Accidentally Flirting with the Main God?! 救命！不小心撩到主神怎么办？！ Gentle Ripples on Cold Water寒水微澜Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + two male leads + underdog reversal + bottom + one-on-one romance + mutual firsts] The Supreme God got catfished in an online romance! And the other person ran away on the way to meet him! Enraged, the Supreme God issued a top-level wanted notice, determined to bring back the wife who had suddenly disappeared. … Xie Yaochen, who had already hidden in a small world to carry out a mission, blinked innocently. “Dating? Never done that.” “Online romance scam? No idea.” “Top-l 71.5kReads9.6Score8.8kShelves
35. 135 斗 Dou 2: I Joined the Sun Moon Empire and Snatched Brother Tianmeng from the Start 斗2：投靠日月，开局截胡天梦哥 Happy Big Fool快乐大傻狗Male-Channel Fanfiction390k WordsOngoing After transmigrating into Soul Land II, Xu Ling decisively throws in his lot with the Sun Moon Empire. What do Shrek’s glory and the Tang Sect’s destiny have to do with me? From the start, I’ll snatch Huo Yuhao’s Dream Iceworm! I’ll take every one I can get: Electrolux, the Ice Emperor, the Snow Empress. Huo Yuhao rises to power? I’ll beat him down right to his face! Shrek protects its own? Then I’ll bring Shrek crashing down! In this life, I, Xu Ling, will lead the Sun Moon Empire to sweep acro 58Reads—Score115Shelves
36. 136 我 I'm a Celebrity. What's Wrong with Doing a Side Hustle? 我一个明星，搞点副业很合理吧？ My Meat Is Really Tasty我肉真好吃Urban2.4M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Xia becomes a minor celebrity stuck near the bottom of the industry. Everyone knows that D-list celebrities are treated worse than dogs. Life is tough, so Lin Xia makes a living with odd jobs. To get by, Lin Xia has no choice but to take up some side gigs. Day one: picking a lock at someone’s home, netting 200 yuan. Day two: setting up a fortune-telling stall, netting 500 yuan. Day three: selling cartoon-print underwear at a street stall, netting 800 68.6kReads9.2Score6.2kShelves

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    [Admiration][Laugh] Holy crap, this is a masterpiece! I would call this Tomato's only masterpiece. It's so addictive from the very beginning, and it's hilarious. The more you read, the funnier it gets, and the more you want to read it. I wish I could finish it in one go. It's a novel I would stay up all night to finish.

37. 137 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is the Obsessive Male Lead's Darling 快穿：疯批宿主是偏执狂的掌中娇 Cottonwood Fish棉木鱼Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Quick Transmigration + Sweet Romance + Yandere and Obsessive Love + Mutual Salvation + Absurd Comedy + Forced Love] [Cold, aloof, loveless, and ruthless bottom × A top who adores his wife and would die for him, a devoted puppy who excels at self-gaslighting (and is sometimes a little twisted)] Ji Bai can take it no longer. He kills the great evil who has imprisoned him for a hundred years with a single sword thrust. This throws the balance of good and evil across the three thou 18kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
38. 138 缠 Entwined and Teasing! My White-Moonlight Beauty Lures the Top-Tier Star into Begging for Affection 缠撩！白月光欲诱！顶流开屏求宠 Sui Wang随望Two Male Leads371k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + intense push and pull + locked-room confinement + coercive love + cross-dressing livestreams] [Lazy, gorgeous, and unbothered streamer + flirtatious, rebellious, unhinged top-tier star] Bai Linxi was once a sexy idol who took the internet by storm with his seductive dancing. After being reborn, he becomes a cross-dressing streamer who looks almost exactly like his former self. The moment he opens his eyes, his old nemesis lifts his chin with a smug, roguish smile and announces 1.4kReads9.5Score257Shelves
39. 139 美 Beautiful Girls Pout, and Their Sugar Daddies' Souls Take Flight 美人会撒娇，金主魂会飘 Ying Mufeng应沐风Two Male Leads194k WordsCompleted [Clear-headed, sweet-natured lover bottom VS wealthy, indulgent sugar daddy top] [Mutually devoted + love grows over time + lovers become spouses + rustic, sugary romance] Mu Qingtang is pretty, sweet, and good at getting along with everyone. He’s determined to focus on his career, and thanks to his winning personality and the resources of his wealthy sugar daddy, he has made a name for himself in entertainment in just two years, winning fame, fortune, and a good reputation. But after spending 29.2kReads9.5Score3.3kShelves
40. 140 体 Weight Exchange System: The Fat Man's Comeback Plan 体重兑换系统：胖子逆袭计划 Li Duping李渡平Modern Romance2.7M WordsOngoing [An entertainment-industry story about the protagonist's struggle to make it in show business.] [No slacking off, no meltdowns, no dating shows, no livestreaming. She acts earnestly, works hard on set, and becomes a top-tier star through her skill and body of work.] In her previous life, Shang Ye was an out-and-out comic foil. She stumbled into the entertainment industry, but a congenital illness left her overweight, so all she could do was play chubby nobodies in low-budget comedies. After 16.3kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves

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    Because of the name [laughs], this name appeared on my homepage at least three times. I only clicked on it because I was so desperate for something to read. Holy crap, this is so good, why didn't you tell me sooner?

41. 141 疯 The Madman's Rules: Dr. Shen, Be Good 疯子守则：沈医生乖乖 Sweet Candy Baby糖甜宝贝Two Male Leads264k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads, a deranged, high-hormone, rabid-dog villain patient x a cool, alluring, teasingly seductive psychologist; System + two deranged leads + equally matched strength + romantic conquest + simmering tension + younger love interest] Shen Zhuoqing dies in the real world and is bound to a System, which sends him into a novel to complete missions. Each world has a different mission and a different level of difficulty. For his final mission, he encounters the hardest character to win over 9.3kReads9.5Score1.3kShelves
42. 142 天 Heaven’s Adopted Son 天道继子 Eternal Glacier万古冰川Two Male Leads350k WordsCompleted After cultivating for a hundred thousand years, Li Ran finally ascends, only to be tricked by the Heavenly Dao and sent to a strange place. Luckily, the cultivation world is right next door. If he works hard, he can get back, but first, he might as well abduct someone... Original synopsis: Those blessed with outrageous luck are darlings of the Heavenly Dao. Those who get everything they want are the Heavenly Dao's own children. Those who rise after falling and stumble upon one opportunity afte 2.8kReads9.3Score304Shelves
43. 143 探 Paranormal Livestream: I Have Infinite Revives 探灵直播：我有无限复活 Enjoying the Ride坐享骑乘Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [Livestreaming + Comedy + Absurdity + Livestreaming + Ghost Hunting + Wild Imagination + Folk Customs] Ghosts? What are those? A scientist will tell you they’re neutrinos, radio waves, or 21 grams… A philosopher will tell you they’re spiritual entities that retain self-awareness after leaving the body… It took Chen Mo a series of ghost-hunting livestreams to find out. What people call ghosts are really those they long for day and night, but can never see again… Chen Mo, known as Chen the Daring, 61.9kReads8.3Score7.3kShelves

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    A jumbled mess, take it if you like.

44. 144 兽 The Beastfolk Tribe Upgrade System 兽人之部落升级系统 Admiring the Cherry Blossoms in Spring春赏繁樱Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [1v1 (in bold caps) + two male leads (in bold caps!) + younger man/older man + both protagonists are pure in body and heart + Beast World + System + happy ending] A gentle, considerate younger black panther beastman x an innocent older male college student "You're dead." "Huh?" "So hurry up and bind yourself to our tribe-upgrade System! Let's conquer the continent together and become rulers of the world!" "Thanks for the offer, but I'm in the Beast World and just want to go home." Meng Yuqing is 17.7kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves
45. 145 快 Quick Transmigration: I Don’t Want to Be This Bad Either 快穿：我也不想这么坏啊 Ou Cong偶葱Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] + [No Romance] In her previous life, Pei Ling passed the civil service exams and worked diligently her way up from the grassroots to a senior provincial position, sweeping out organized crime and cracking down on every kind of illegal activity. She was upright to the core. Then she entered a Quick Transmigration world and was handed the script of a villainess: a born bad seed who did every evil under the sun, so terrifyingly powerful that the protagonists could only scrape 32.9kReads9.0Score3.7kShelves

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    I've recommended this novel many times already... It's a very funny and lighthearted story. The female lead is a staunch patriot, even though she's bound to a villainous female supporting character system.

46. 146 大 Great Qin: Emperor Qin Shi Huang, I Really Don't Want to Live Off You! 大秦：始皇帝，我真不吃软饭啊！ The King of Qin Circles the Pig秦王绕猪Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [The Analects + Hilarious + Cunning + Lighthearted + His Majesty Zheng + Shamelessly Stealing + Absolutely Outrageous] Qin Feng inexplicably transmigrates to the Qin dynasty before Qin unifies the six states, and the First Emperor overhears his thoughts. The two then embark on a hilarious daily battle of wits. “Qin Feng, tell me, what does ‘The Master does not speak of prodigies, force, disorder, or spirits’ mean?” “It means the Master doesn’t want to talk to you, and will use brute force to bea 45.1kReads9.5Score4.5kShelves

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    These are all YYDS books, they're especially good.

47. 147 重 Reborn in Japan: A Synthesis-Style Swordsman of the Bakumatsu 重生日本：幕末之合成系剑豪 Sleeping Gold Thief睡金小偷Anime Fanfiction2.0M WordsOngoing What was that just now? A sword beam? Natsukawa transmigrates to the Bakumatsu era. Looking at the short guy across from him, who introduces himself as Himura Kenshin, he falls into deep thought. What's with this era? A battle royale among swordsmen is one thing, but why is everyone's combat power so ridiculously high? How's anyone supposed to survive? Luckily, he has the [Trait Synthesis System]. [Bright] + [Athletic] = [Swordsmanship Talent], [Skinny] + [Muscle Under Fat] = [Strong Body], [Amb 29.4kReads8.2Score3kShelves
48. 148 他 His Possessiveness 他的独占欲 Jam Rice Ball果酱丸子Two Male Leads520k WordsCompleted [Healing + yandere + sugary romance + no female lead + two male leads + saving a tragic, powerful beauty] [Sweet, timid healer × obsessive, unhinged demon king] From the moment Lu Xinghe dreamed that Shen Yansui, the gloomy, volatile problem student at his school, would meet a tragic and brutal end, bad luck and mishaps plagued him. The only way to turn his luck around was to save Shen Yansui. So the well-behaved Lu Xinghe summoned every ounce of courage he had and began approaching the brooding 5.5kReads9.4Score696Shelves
49. 149 搜EN Extraction Shooters Are Huge! But It's Warhammer 40K! 搜打撤很火！但是在战锤40k！ Ah, Life啊，生活Anime Fanfiction2.7M WordsOngoing (Warhammer 40K, loot-and-extract, grabbing rare loot, knife-running rat, sniper rat, hoarding rat.) After the Imperial Planetary Defence Force and the rebels clash, the battlefield is strewn with abandoned gear. Li Qinwu, who has a loot-and-extract System, begins his scavenging business. A dead soldier’s Lasgun? I’ll take it. It fires Level 3 rounds. Carapace Armour? I’ll take it! That’s Level 4 gear. A dead commissar’s Bolt Pistol, wow! It fires Level 5 rounds! A destroyed Leman Russ Tank, and 130.7kReads9.3Score10.5kShelves
50. 150 末 Doomsday: I Started with a Tyrannosaurus Rex, and My Talent Is Dual Cultivation? 末日：开局霸王龙，天赋是双修？ Honey-Glazed Pork Chops蜜汁猪排Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.5M WordsOngoing [No System + Crushing All Opposition + Plenty of Female Characters + Ruthless and Decisive] [Overpowered from the Start, with Dual-Cultivation Talent Plundering] When the apocalypse arrives, humanity awakens the abilities of the animals they have just eaten! Some eat pork ribs and awaken a pig's skin! Some eat donkey meat and awaken a donkey's stamina! But Chen Xiao, reborn from the future, chooses to gnaw on fossils! 43.1kReads8.1Score3.3kShelves

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    I just finished reading my first book, "I Am True Love," and I'm not satisfied! Come check out my bookshelf, guys! [Crying] (Don't bother if you're not into harem novels! [Facepalm])

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