Urban Superpowers or Awakening Stories, No Mindless Protagonists 都市异能或觉醒（不要无脑）

1. 1 我 I, the Supreme Being of Old, Defy the Rules When I Strike 我，旧日至高位格，出手无视规则 Shimmering Night夜光浮摇Urban2.1M WordsOngoing I was once the world's first transcendent, a pioneer who ventured into the unknown. When I returned from two hundred years of being lost, the world had changed, and the mighty ran rampant. They said I was merely a relic abandoned by the times, the remnant of an ignorant fantasy. There was no place for me in the new world. What they did not know was this: I had witnessed the most insane horrors and the grandest downfalls. Dormant within me was an exalted existence capable of shattering the very l 304.3kReads9.3Score26.5kShelves

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   Don't be put off by the title! The protagonist is chosen to open a door, sees a god, and emerges two centuries later. The world has also seen the rise of various superhumans, and the protagonist is the first of them—a legendary being. It's incredibly good! I can't take it anymore! [Requesting more updates!]

2. 2 全 Global: I Memorized Three Thousand Daoist Texts and Changed Class to Celestial Master 全民：我背诵三千道藏转职天师 Moderate Ink Brush中庸点墨Urban3.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone Changes Class + No Harem + Passionate Action + Multiple Classes + Invincible Leveling] A hundred years ago, otherworldly races invaded at will, bringing humanity to the brink of extinction. To fight back against the demon beasts, everyone undergoes a class change at the age of twelve. Only by becoming a class-changer and continually leveling up can one reach the pinnacle of the world! On the day of his class change, Ye Xiang became a Taoist priest with a natural level of ten. But Taois 54.4kReads9.0Score4.7kShelves

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   This book is super good! The protagonist is not only strong, but also not brainless. He doesn't have a system, he doesn't drag things out, he always gets revenge, it's super satisfying, and his strength increases very quickly!

3. 3 自 After I Turned Myself In, the Nation Discovered I'd Been Alive for Two Thousand Years 自首后，国家发现我活了两千年 Only Music Can Please the Dantian唯曲悦丹田Urban448k WordsOngoing After finding a diary that records a long life, I decided to impersonate an immortal and turn myself in. But the next day, my eyes turned into an abyss… 17.9kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves

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   I pretended to be an immortal to turn myself in, and as a result, I actually awakened my ancient physique.

4. 4 无 The One Without Desires 无念者 Qian Xiao千笑Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Chinese-style superpowers] [One heroine] “Hey! No using Hidden Spirits in front of ordinary people!” “What are ordinary people?” “Just regular people. They call them Muggles in the West.” “And what are Hidden Spirits?” “Superpowers. We call them Hidden Spirits in China.” When you discover the hidden truth of this world, will you choose to join? Or expose it? 33.8kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves

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   This must be the one that's already [full] 👍👍

5. 5 末 Apocalypse Agent: Invincible from the Moment I Awakened Teleportation 末世特工：从觉醒瞬移开始无敌 Zhixiao Leng知晓lengSci-Fi & Apocalypse212k WordsOngoing [Transmigration into Gun God Chronicle] [Agent Academy] [Apocalyptic Powers] [Underdog Rises] [One Female Lead] [Power Struggles Between the Blood Clan, Judges, and Other Factions] [Slow Burn] Chen Yinfei was just an internet-addicted teenager obsessed with Gun God Chronicle, but then he was suddenly pulled into a wasteland world. The body he transmigrated into belonged to a useless nobody without Ember Marks. At a life-or-death moment, the System offered him a choice of one of the nine awakened 273Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's a time-travel story set in a post-apocalyptic world, featuring special agent abilities and team-based combat within an academy. It's not a mindless system-driven wish-fulfillment novel; it has a single female lead who isn't just a pretty face but possesses genuine strength. The male lead starts as the weakest and grows stronger, not through the system, but by establishing himself step by step. The world also includes multiple races such as vampires and the mindless, incorporating many interesting characters and backgrounds from games.

6. 6 全 Global: Divine-Level Support, Pledging My Allegiance to the Nation from the Start 全民：神级辅助，开局投效国家 Parentheses Laughing括弧笑笑Urban651k WordsOngoing [No romance, rigorous stats, author calculates attributes using self-written C++ programs and Excel spreadsheets. If you like protagonists who keep a low profile, this isn’t for you! No secrets kept!] A young man inexplicably receives the extraordinary talent Heart of Favor. Any skill he learns undergoes a miraculous transformation. He chooses to offer himself to the country and stand alongside it! [Silk of the Wind: Unraveled] Floats above the target, granting immunity to damage and control! Ad 14.2kReads9.4Score961Shelves

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   Don't be fooled by the name, the content is super exciting, and it's made possible by the support of the nation.

7. 7 全 The Whole Villainous Crew: Father Yan Arrives, and All the Villains Kneel in Welcome 全员恶团：阎父驾到，众恶跪迎 Bamboo Grove Breeze竹林风Urban83k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + Diverse Worlds + Madness + Ruthless Violence + No Heroine] A hundred years ago, the world fell, and the heavens turned upside down. The Myriad Worlds Scripted Murder Tourism Company towered over all living beings. They called themselves the gods' representatives and gave humanity a new lease on life. The script worlds descended. Humans awakened their Acting Talent and forged Divine Cores. Only then could they enter group scenarios and seize the resources they needed to survive. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 我 I'm a Goofball, So Being a Little Invincible Is Totally Reasonable 我一个沙雕无敌亿点很合理吧 Two Taels of Wine a Day一天二两酒Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Top rich kid Lin Bei becomes intellectually disabled after a car accident, commonly known as an idiot. At the same time, the world undergoes a global upheaval: demons and monsters return, and danger keeps closing in. Lin Bei: You don’t actually think I’m a moron, do you? [Ding! System warning: Host, please don’t use your mental impairment as an excuse to do whatever you want…] 28.3kReads9.3Score3.8kShelves
9. 9 旧 Ashes of the Old World 旧日余烬 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban400k WordsOngoing "Some say the world is one enormous nightmare, and everyone lives in it with painstaking care. What do you think, sir?" "Me? I don't have time to watch. Because for me, there's more than one nightmare like this..." At first, no one cared whether they'd had a nightmare the night before, until one day people woke up to find traces of their dreams still lingering before their eyes. And so the world changed. Disaster swept across the land, fear followed like a shadow, and reality crumbled away. 101.1kReads9.3Score16kShelves
10. 10 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 God of War of Sanjiu will always be a god in my heart, and I've already read it twice! The second book, a new mental illness book that I found by chance, is also good. It's not mindless fun; the male protagonist awakens different personalities one by one, just like Luffy constantly opening new gears. It's not an instant kill. The world view seems good, and after more than fifty chapters, I feel that the foreshadowing is slowly being resolved!

11. 11 他 He Has a Pair of Starry Eyes 他有一对星瞳 Duan Yang Hermit端阳居士Urban2.0M WordsCompleted No matter the era, the stars seem to hang forever in the high sky, carrying endless visions and hopes for the future. They shine on the world and watch over it. Year 227 of the Revival Era: a remarkable period when every story begins, and every sorrow begins as well. The world itself is one great sorrow. Why worry about all those so-called things? Just do what you have to do. So said the young man named Su Ye, as the starry sky in his eyes flashed past. His gaze reached beyond the distant stars, 15kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    They're all about superpower awakening, the second one is especially good, and they both have a single female lead.

12. 12 人 Human Yet Demon, Also Divine 人如妖，亦神 Not Crazy, Just a Pill不痴药丸Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [One Female Lead] [Mythology] [Plot-Driven] [Character Growth] [Redemption] [Slow Burn] [Two Powerful Leads] [Invincible at Every Stage] [Not a Pure Power Fantasy] February 24, 2061, Xia Calendar. A genius Chinese biologist discovered fragments of the thoughts of ancient immortals and gods within the human body. To advance human civilization, the nation finally decided to launch the God-Making Project! The age of the “supernatural” was about to begin, and a beast-mutant organization called “Dark 18kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
13. 13 在 Changing the World from Inside a Psychiatric Hospital 在精神病院改变世界 A Space Dog Searching the Abyss寻渊外星犬Urban274k WordsOngoing Urban superpowers + passionate high martial arts + evolution through multiple forms + mystery! An urban high-martial-arts novel where mental illnesses evolve into abilities! The protagonist isn't invincible, and this isn't mindless wish fulfillment. He gradually awakens the powers of different personalities, while the female lead's fresh identity and unusual introduction offer Tomato readers a new kind of urban superpower and high-martial-arts experience! In Suguang City, governed by the Hengxu 8Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 说 Didn't You Say You Were Retiring? Officer, Why Are You Back? 说好退休呢？执法官你怎么回来了 Huo Fei惑非Two Male Leads1.2M WordsOngoing [Enforcer Bottom x Player Top] [Infinite Survival / Horror Game / Supernatural Entities Descend / Global Open Beta / Leveling] Jiang Xun was the chief enforcer in a horror game, tasked with maintaining order in the System's dungeons. He had enemies throughout the entire game. After working for the System for two hundred years, Jiang Xun finally retired. On the day he left, the whole horror game celebrated as if it were New Year's, thrilled to be rid of the old menace at last. But barely had Jian 349kReads9.5Score66kShelves

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    They're all considered urban supernatural abilities, right?

15. 15 退 After Retirement, the Big Shot Was Pulled Back into a Horror Game 退休大佬再被拉进恐怖游戏后 Ya Zhi Yong Zhe桠枝庸者Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads, Infinite-Flow, Face-Slapping Power Fantasy] [Please read without overthinking; this is pure wish fulfillment] Three years ago, after completing his mission and clearing every instance, Chou Yan was kicked out of the game by the System. Every monster and boss celebrated across the land. Three years later, betrayed by the so-called family he had left, Chou Yan reentered the game with System 006. The bosses had barely spawned before he was already slaughtering them left and right! 9.3kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
16. 16 无 Invincible: I Pull the Nation's Goddess Right Out of the TV 无敌，从电视内抓出国民女神开始 alone Listening to Rainalone听雨Urban981k WordsCompleted Li Mu, the undefeated legend. This time, the battlefield is an extraordinary world shaped by the power of rules. He cannot let his reputation as the invincible go to waste. When black mist rolls back over the city, the rules collapse, and the world cowers before an indescribable horror, he will smash through the Myriad Worlds with his fists and forge a path to salvation. 3kReads6.5Score345Shelves

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    Every book here was carefully selected by me. The plots are coherent and not mindless, with decisive action. Especially the first book, which was let down by its title.

17. 17 开 From the Start, I Swing My Sword Hundreds of Millions of Times, Slay a God, and Shock the Whole School 开局挥剑亿万次，我斩神震惊全校 Don't Eat Cabbage不吃白菜Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Spiritual qi revival + slaying gods + passionate action + System + comedy + urban fantasy + nearly invincible] [Also known as: Tonight, I Take Up My Sword to Slay the Gods in the Heavens!] Lin Tian transmigrates to a parallel world where the gods have awakened and the abyss has descended. From the start, he awakens the Swordbearer System. Every swing of his sword makes him stronger. And so, with nothing but a wooden sword, Lin Tian becomes a Nightwatcher of Daxia. [Swing your sword a thousand t 23.1kReads8.7Score2kShelves

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    These two books are quite good, especially the second one. Both accounts have 4000 hours of experience; the buyers have very discerning tastes.

18. 18 全 Global Awakening of Traits: A Useless Trait from the Start? 全民词条觉醒，开局废物词条？ Qi Fei's Lone Wild Duck齐废的孤鹜Urban635k WordsCompleted Hello, everyone. I’m Nanchan: the hard-to-deal-with Nanchan, not the difficult-birth Nanchan. The talent trait I awakened may seem completely useless on the surface, but please, trust me and become my partner! Because once you become my partner, I’ll make sure to... thoroughly process you... This is an advanced martial arts world where everyone can awaken a talent trait. Monstrous beasts run rampant, and everyone can cultivate in order to survive. Orange Epic traits? Golden Legendary traits? Red 537Reads6.5Score106Shelves
19. 19 开EN Starting with a Street Stall Selling Super Strength Potions 开局地摊卖大力 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban8.9M WordsCompleted [Qingfeng's new novel, This Player Has a Problem in the Head, is currently serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival, and humanity begins awakening supernatural abilities! Jiang Nan awakens the strongest street-stall System from the start. Potions of Strength? Detoxifying Yellow Beans? Lucky Cherries? They're flying off the shelves! The world's top tycoons, richest man, popular streamers, and peak powerhouses all come to buy them. Jiang Na 333.5kReads9.7Score44.8kShelves

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    In my personal opinion, after reading novels for three years, I've compiled a list of the best urban fantasy or awakening novels. Every single one of them is incredibly intelligent and engaging, and each author brings a distinct personal touch to the supporting characters. If you're interested, check out these few; they're truly excellent.

20. 20 家 My Family Was Slaughtered, So I Went to Prison and Committed Countless Crimes in a Single Day 家人惨死我入狱，一日作案无数起 Hit-Making Professional爆款專业户Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Revenge + corruption + judgment + cathartic revenge + punishing evil and promoting good + championing justice] In a single night, Song Zhong lost everything. His entire family was brutally killed, and he was thrown into prison, reduced to a living skeleton! Fortunately, there is always a way forward. Just as Song Zhong was about to end his own life, the Calamity System arrived in time. In his own way, he made every villain pay for their crimes in blood! When the prison tyrant is killed by a fal 107.5kReads7.6Score13.2kShelves
21. 21 开EN A Cheat? Others Awaken Superpowers, but You Awaken a Divine Core 开挂？别人觉醒异能，你觉醒神格 Notes on the Strings弦上音Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Ultimate power fantasy + Invincible male lead + Game merges with reality + Decisive and ruthless + A host of heroines] Chen Nian was the world’s strongest player of the game Calamity, with the unique class “Word Spirit Saint.” He never expected the game to merge with reality, awakening powers in people all over the world! And he directly inherited his in-game talent: his words became law. Word Spirit: “Judgment,” Word Spirit: “Reaper,” Word Spirit: “Summoning Art: Ten Beasts of the Myriad Realm 40.2kReads8.8Score4kShelves

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    No one knows that this "Red Heart 6" of the Twilight Society is both a time-traveling theater director and the true form of the world-ending calamity "Mocking Disaster." He must dodge the gray world's corruption with theatrical steps, use the flowing sleeves of "Farewell My Concubine" to entangle the enemy's throat, and walk a tightrope between life and death with "Crimson Trick"—after all, if the audience's expectations fall below the threshold, the calamity will tear reality apart.

22. 22 开EN Removing the Human Body's Limits from the Start: Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill 开局解除人体限制，杀杀杀杀杀 I'm Zhang Keke我是张可可Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Invincible + Life-for-Power + Extreme Martial Arts + Dark Transformation + Ruthless + Advanced Martial Arts...] “Here’s your choice: remove the limits on the human body and gain a continuous invincible buff at the cost of burning through your lifespan. Are you willing?” His parents were brutally murdered, his older sister was gravely injured and left paralyzed, and his girlfriend was imprisoned and vanished... Yet all the evidence points to Su Han, who knows nothing about any of it. No matter h 90.6kReads7.3Score10kShelves
23. 23 神 God-Tier Choices: This Beast Tamer Is a Little Too Fierce 神级选择：这个御兽师有亿点生猛 Three Winds 11三风11Urban3.4M WordsCompleted [Beast taming + choices + comedy + nonsense + one female lead (no female lead) = ?] When Chen Shu wakes up, he finds that he has transmigrated to a parallel world where beast taming reigns supreme, and he has bound himself to a Divine-Level Choice System! Every choice he makes earns him all kinds of rewards! With the System’s help, his pets grow increasingly monstrous: a slime that can sit on a dragon and crush it to death, a husky that can blast a phoenix to tears with elemental skills, and a.. 178.3kReads9.7Score21.4kShelves
24. 24 邪EN Evil Spirits Invade: I Built a God-Tier Sanctuary! 邪灵入侵：我打造了神级庇护所！ Ninety-Nine Thirty-Three九九三三Sci-Fi & Apocalypse995k WordsOngoing [36% completion rate for 100,000 words! Certified quality novel!] [Scavenging for Supplies] [Cheat] [Shelter] [Survival] Evil gods invaded, darkness spread, and the apocalypse began. The will of Blue Star awakened and connected to the Lost Lands. Humanity could enter the Lost Lands to seek supplies and supernatural powers, build shelters, and resist the evil spirits. In the tenth year of the evil gods’ invasion, Cao Fengqi arrived through transmigration with a gaming cheat. Supply-scanning cheat 67kReads7.2Score6kShelves
25. 25 御 Beast Taming: From the Start, I Got a Monkey and a Cheat 御兽：开局一只猴，一个挂 Sweet Orange甜蜜蜜的橙子Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [Beast Taming + Simplification + No Romance + Lighthearted Wish Fulfillment] Yi Tian transmigrates to a world of beast taming and obtains a Simplified Beast Taming System. Anything related to beast taming can be simplified. From the start, he forms a contract with a stone monkey that loves liquor! They say stone monkeys have no evolution path? Then I'll create one! Add a staff, some armor, and a cloud to ride on. Nice, that's got the right feel! When the assembled geniuses see the stone monkey s 87kReads9.1Score12.2kShelves
26. 26 人 People Burn Joss Paper at Graves, but You Burn a Gaming Headset? 人家上坟烧纸，你却烧游戏头盔？ Hidden Master世外高手Sports1.3M WordsOngoing The unfilial grandson Jiang Dabao lost his job in middle age, his wife ran off with another man, and his debts piled up like a mountain. He was the last surviving branch of the Jiang family. Down on his luck, he finally remembered his great-grandfather Jiang Yun, who had been buried for over a hundred years. Weeping, he burned incense and kowtowed, begging his ancestor to bless him with a comeback in the new creation-themed online game, Shanhe Sheji. Other people burn paper money at graves. This 124.8kReads8.2Score15.9kShelves
27. 27 我 My Gun Has a Hundred Different Traits 我的枪附加百种特性 Chenhai Future辰海未来Sports1.0M WordsCompleted Li Yeye was in a car accident and was run over several times by the driver who hit him. After becoming paralyzed from the waist down, he started playing a new online game called Spirit Realm to pass the time. To his surprise, the game could affect the real world and was closely connected to it. The items in the game could actually be taken out into the real world. And as his character’s stats improved, his paralyzed body in the real world began to recover. On his first trip into the game, he 135Reads6.7Score—Shelves
28. 28 高 High Martial: From the Start, I Awaken the SSS-Rank Eye of Insight 高武：开局觉醒SSS级洞悉之眼 I Never Write During Exams考试不写字Urban820k WordsCompleted [Passionate + information advantage + plot-driven + high-octane battles] I transmigrated into this world and awakened at the age of 18 to an SSS-rank talent: the Eye of Insight, which combines cultivation, combat, and research, and can turn everything into data. The raging century-long beast tide, mysterious ancient martial clans, greedy modern-day tycoons, power games between great nations, and the vast, resource-rich Source Realm will all become the stage on which I grow. In this world where m 369Reads6.6Score—Shelves
29. 29 世 The World Sinks into Eternal Night, Civilization Drowns in the Light of the Stars 世界沉于永夜，文明溺于辰光 Anti-Static防静电Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [Fantasy] [Plot] [Character Growth] [A Hint of Cosmic Horror] [Slow Burn] [Not a Pure Power Fantasy] Would you rather burn the history books and offer a white veil to the old world, or cradle the rotting truth and dance at the celebrations of the new world? As the world bleeds amid its collapse, as divine revelations echo through civilization... Where will you go? 54.2kReads9.0Score5kShelves

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    The urban fantasy novel I'm currently reading is already quite long; the first one is less than a million words, while the second one is over two million. It's already quite substantial and satisfying.

30. 30 只 As Long as They Have Health Bars, I'll Kill Even the Gods 只要有血条，神明也杀给你看 Don't Eat Fish Porridge不吃鱼粥Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [Hunter: You can see the health bars of all things, and every attack is guaranteed to deal damage, even to gods!] [Stalker: Stealth through the darkness, hunt beneath the light!] [Executioner: The time for your sentence has come!] “Come on, come on, take a blade!” “Immortal? Once your health bar hits zero, you die!” “As long as it has a health bar, I can kill it, even if it’s a god!” The dark side of the world, a shattered map, strange creatures from the abyss... There is no light behind them, 130.1kReads9.3Score14.6kShelves

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    Gods descend to earth, and all living beings have health bars above their heads! I'll use cheat codes to slay the gods first, dealing 999 damage with a single strike, clearing their health bars to zero—it's incredibly satisfying! I'll go berserk and become a god! The main focus is on the gamified thrill of slaying gods and the action-packed urban fantasy.

31. 31 序 Throne of the Sequence King 序列王座 Sleepy Every Day OuO每天都困OuOUrban4.3M WordsCompleted “In the end, everyone will die. Only you will remain, ascending to the divine throne of the Sequence. Carry the lanterns of our hopes with you, and go face the winds of fate from the Primordial Calamity.” [Completed] [A travelogue across many nations + Sequence powers + gods and colossal beasts + divine arts of the Great Dao + modern cosmic horror + protagonists across multiple timelines] [No System, no harem. Not for readers who skim. Many characters die, so proceed with caution.] In 1755, the 36.8kReads8.7Score3.3kShelves
32. 32 鼎 Beneath the Tripod Script 鼎文之下 Iced Americano on Scholar Street学士街的冰美式Urban224k WordsOngoing The year he finished the college entrance exam, Wang Hao was talked into applying to a university in a remote region: automobile engineering in Saint Petersburg. He thought he was just going abroad to study. That was until the man wearing an eyepatch on the plane crushed a "person's" head with his bare hands, until Attorney Zhu dropped out of the sky in a suit, and until he heard those four words at the awakening ceremony: T0, Forbidden Element. Since records began, source essence had only ever 385Reads—Score115Shelves

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    ⚡What are T0 forbidden elements? You'll be hooked after reading this!✨Tomato's original urban martial arts novel unveils the secrets of forbidden elements and exotic beasts, layer by layer.

33. 33 我 From the Start, I Chose the Fist Cultivator Class and Shattered Fate with My Bare Hands 我开局转职拳修，以双拳击碎命运 Demon's Path魔行Urban1.9M WordsCompleted In this age of countless marvelous talents, no one expects anything from a pair of frail fists! The human realm has swords that outshine all creation, spears that sweep through armies, fire that burns everything, and lightning that shatters the sky! Young people have so many options, and everyone gravitates toward the coolest, most stylish, and most powerful abilities! Only one stubborn boy chooses to train the frail fists in front of him. Everyone thinks he’s gone mad! Until the day disaster st 64.3kReads9.2Score7.4kShelves

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    The first book's protagonist awakens two limitless abilities at the start: Dream and Supreme Fist Intent, which becomes known to the entire human race's leadership. A power struggle ensues among them. The second book's protagonist awakens a super-forbidden sequence of electromagnetic force, and from then on, diligently studies quantum mechanics, scientifically developing countless applications of electromagnetic force. The third book's protagonist possesses a mirror that can replicate superpowers, replicating five in total. Sanjiu's books are very good. The fourth book's protagonist initially awakens the last sequence ability, Luck, and gradually awakens other abilities later.

34. 34 天EN Heaven's Chosen? Monster? No, It's the Grind Emperor 天骄？妖孽？不好，是肝帝 That Mountain, That Sea那山那海Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [The top workaholic in high-martial arts fiction] [Panel-based cultivation] [Cosmic setting] [Cultivation and progression, not point allocation or speedrunning; the protagonist is a born grinder] In the interstellar age, alien beasts invade and evil gods lurk all around. Li Qingshan awakens a martial arts panel that can record any technique or martial skill. He needs no insight or talent, and faces no bottlenecks. As long as he trains hard, he can improve, and every breakthrough lasts forever! H 219kReads9.3Score25.7kShelves

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    The protagonist is decisive and ruthless; his greatest talent is hard work.

35. 35 大EN The Gravekeeper of Great Xia 大夏守墓人 Rain Falls, Bamboo Turns Cold雨落竹冷Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Ten years ago, after three consecutive days of blood moons, ghosts, gods, strange-eyed beings, and eerie tales began arriving one after another… As the mysterious and the occult descended upon the human world. As terror and despair roamed the land. As human beings, should we kneel and bow our heads, break down in tears, or…draw our blades? This is a brand-new era. And this era belongs to the supernaturals! After stepping through the door to the supernatural, Su Bai saw a whole new world. And i 37kReads9.0Score4.7kShelves

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    Both are masterpieces. The first has a novel world-building setting, telling the story of a forgotten first-generation superhuman saving the world. It's an urban fantasy novel, yet I surprisingly found it to have a science fiction feel. The second is a hot-blooded urban fantasy novel; its character development is its strongest point, making the emotional moments incredibly poignant. The departure of each supporting character is deeply regrettable. The first has a single female lead, while the second seems to have one.

36. 36 奇 A Strange and Mysterious World: Selling Medicine with My Left Hand, Wielding Electromagnetism with My Right 奇诡世界：左手卖药，右手超电磁 A Vast Sky in a Grand Dream大梦长空Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Sequences + Martial Artists + Electromagnetic Force + Mad World + Potions] Jiang Yang transmigrates into a strange and uncanny world and joins a gang. Just after becoming the boss of a local branch, he is caught up in an anti-gang crackdown; Later, he becomes an apprentice at a potion shop, embarking on an utterly (grass-growing) life. [Supreme Forbidden Sequences]: Electromagnetic Force, Door, Spotless Void, Magic, Mechanic, Happy Thief, Side-Effect Incantation… [Guardian Sequences]: Snow 23.4kReads8.6Score2.2kShelves
37. 37 刚 Just Started High School, and the System Insists I'm an Emperor in My Twilight Years 刚上高中，系统非说我是晚年大帝 Nightmare Giant梦魇巨Urban1.3M WordsOngoing The rating just came out and will rise [The System Arrives Early]+ [Feel-Good Power Fantasy]+ [Cheat Powers]+ [One Female Lead] Jiang Feng was an ordinary high school student at Linchuan High, with average abilities and an ordinary family. His younger sister, Shen Weilan, had been raised by his family since childhood and possessed the Divine Phoenix Physique, allowing her to cultivate at an astonishing speed! Countless classmates mocked him, saying Shen Wanlan must be their biological child and 130.4kReads7.5Score16.1kShelves

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    This martial arts novel is pretty good.

38. 38 别 Don't Call Me a Demon 别叫我恶魔 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban5.7M WordsCompleted [Qing Feng's new novel, This Player Has Something Wrong with His Head, is now serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] The sacred heavenly gates stand across the sky, while the demonic abyss of time and space lays waste to the human world. When twelve spirit springs burst from the earth, when the moon no longer belongs to humanity... Where will we go from here? A world of gods? A world of demons? No. This is a world that belongs to humanity! I will take up the crown no one else wou 177.9kReads9.4Score16kShelves

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    These books are easy to reread twice.

39. 39 我 I’m Not the Villain: From the Start, I Sign a Contract with an Evil God 我不是反派：开局与恶神签约 Explosive Edamame爆炸毛豆Urban663k WordsCompleted [No System, slow burn, not a wish-fulfillment story, villain protagonist, numbered sequences, ensemble cast, ruthless and decisive] That day, seven enormous, mysterious black gates descended upon Earth and stood in the centers of its cities. The “Calamities” hidden beneath the dark side of human civilization had merely been divided into countless life-forbidden zones and concealed throughout the world. A boy who went blind overnight chose to make a pact with a Calamity and slay the gods. He said 3.5kReads8.7Score356Shelves
40. 40 表 After I Confessed, She Revealed Her Tattoo 表白后，她亮出了纹身 Zhang Xiaogu张小鼓Urban114k WordsOngoing The Southern Frontier is on the brink of chaos. Extraterritorial evil runes are awakening, corrupting every art and slaughtering cultivators. The people teeter on the edge of disaster. Lin Chen, from a backwater prefecture and once dismissed as an ordinary good-for-nothing, unexpectedly awakens the supreme Myriad Runes Returning to Stillness Ancestral Rune. Wielding the origin of annihilation that governs the runes of the heavens, he can seal all arts, devour spirit runes, and dismantle evil. He —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first one is pure, mindless fun; the second needs no introduction; the third combines fantasy battles, underworld elements, and high-level martial arts in a very novel way.

41. 41 诡EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 231.9kReads9.5Score28.4kShelves
42. 42 我 I’m a Monster, So Why Does Everyone Treat Me Like a Teammate? 我一怪物，怎么都把我当队友了？ Explosive Edamame爆炸毛豆Urban910k WordsCompleted [Monster antagonist, one heroine with a mild yandere streak, self-interest, no System, no formulaic tropes, plot-driven, no overpowered leveling and grinding] My name is Shen Shi, and I have a secret. On the eve of the college entrance exam, I became an oddity in my classmates' eyes: a fallen genius, a weirdo who wore a mask in the middle of summer. Stench! Stench! Stench! Everyone gave off the same foul smell! Only my sister, who was with me day and night, smelled sweeter and sweeter. I knew my 18.7kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
43. 43 我 I Use Illusions to Control the World 我用幻术控制全世界 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [A rare illusion-based novel featuring a villain protagonist, nightmare invasions, and original instances] Su Mu has the same dream every night. Each time he wakes, his mental strength has increased by one percent. He grows stronger just by sleeping. In the first year, hypnosis. He discovers his mental strength is already powerful enough to hypnotize others, and soon gang bosses, the campus belle, beautiful CEOs, and more have all become his slaves. In the second year, control over the five sens 68.2kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves
44. 44 高 High Martial: With an Invincible Background, How Am I the Villain? 高武：背景无敌的我，居然是反派 Time to Eat吃饭饭Urban983k WordsOngoing [High martial arts + System + villain + hot-blooded + sign-in + summoning + face-slapping + power fantasy] Lin Fan transmigrated to a high-martial-arts world and obtained an invincible cheat System that randomly awarded prizes through sign-ins. His first sign-in gave him the Sun God. The Martial Saint Guan Yu as his bodyguard, the bloodline of a divine dragon, god-tier cultivation techniques... Lin Fan also discovered that his family members were all bi 7.8kReads8.1Score521Shelves
45. 45 蝉 The Cicada Project 蝉计划 Moonlight Old Rascal明月老贼Urban4.7M WordsCompleted [Spiritual qi revival + crafty schemer + comedy + meme references + one heroine] As spiritual qi revived, Jiang Bai unexpectedly arrived in the age of the fifth mysterious tide. Everything he knew had faded with the passage of time. The world had been utterly transformed, familiar places and people were gone, and the career he had once fought for had turned to dust. The past was beyond recall. In this chaotic, dark age, order had long since collapsed, civilization was no more, and the shadow of 69.3kReads9.3Score7.2kShelves
46. 46 不 The Undying Starveling 不死饿殍 Yu Jinhe余瑾和Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing Tomato Original: They all call me Shen Qianqiu, or the Undying Wretch. I survived the meat hooks used to butcher people for food, weathered the storms of the Tang and Song dynasties, and witnessed the flames of war under the Yuan and Ming... I have walked this mortal world for a thousand years. “They ate me for a thousand years. At last, they ate me into a god.” 3.2kReads—Score235Shelves

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    The humor lies in the commentators, Black and White Impermanence, one ruthless and the other erudite, whose commentary on each game is like a barrage of bullet comments. Clearly, they are viewers deeply immersed in the drama, adding plenty of laughs to the somber atmosphere. The way the characters are used is bold and endearing!

47. 47 灭 Is Nation-Level Strength Really That Impressive? My Armor Martial Soul Can Kill in an Instant! 灭国级很强吗？我武魂铠甲瞬秒！ Ordinary Man, One Sword凡人一剑Urban93k WordsOngoing [High Martial Arts + Emperor Armor + Martial Souls + Multiple Heroines + Livestreaming + Academy + National Martial Arts Exam + SSS Rank] (No AI, entirely handwritten.) Deng Shewen awakened an F-rank Martial Soul in the form of a bodysuit. Faced with a desperate situation, he activated the Armor System to save his childhood sweetheart, Bai Qianqian. Transform: Emperor Armor! From the school elimination tournament to the city, provincial, national, and global competitions... He defeated one 93Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 神 The Divine Cage Game 神笼游戏 AshzzoieUrban2.2M WordsOngoing In a dazzling technological future, a powerful being descends, calling itself a god and ruling over all. Everything becomes a game for the gods. The gods become humanity’s sole objects of faith. Above all faith, humans are the pieces and the gods move them. The world is a cage, and this is a game ruled by the gods. The gods rule everything! The gods create the games! The gods make the rules! Rule One: Every human must take part in the game. You need a ticket to compete, but the winner takes all, 25.9kReads9.3Score2kShelves
49. 49 序 Sequence Awakening: I Become a Great Demon and Scare the School Beauty to Tears 序列觉醒，我化身大妖吓哭校花 Heavenly Ranking Rainbow Deer天榜七色鹿Urban169k WordsOngoing [System]+ [Sequence]+ [School Beauty]+ [Transforming into a Great Demon] [Martial Arts Experience Points Unlock in: 120 minutes] When the points are withdrawn, they will double, with an additional thirty percent interest. Looking at the two-hour countdown on the System, Jiang Chen was so excited he could have cried. Do you know how I've spent the past two years? What do you mean, I can't withdraw them until the due date? The moment his experience points unlocked, Jiang Chen swung his blade eight 287Reads—Score102Shelves

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    The most sought-after school beauty and top-tier seventh-level martial artist at No. 7 Middle School, who has seen countless martial arts experts, has never seen the heaven-defying Jiang Chen who can freely transform into a mountain and sea demon and slaughter opponents of higher levels!

50. 50 开 I Set Up a Fortune-Telling Stall: I See the Secrets of Heaven and Become a God 开局摆摊算命，我看尽天机封神 Anything Is Better Than Delivering Takeout做什么都比送外卖强Urban129k WordsCompleted “This stall offers bone reading, face reading, feng shui consultations, and even ghostwriting for elementary school summer homework. Readings are fifty, disaster prevention is two hundred. Scan to pay, no fooling young or old.” He Xiaoxian is a seasoned charlatan at Linjiang Night Market. After blood splashed onto his family’s heirloom bronze mirror and opened his third eye, he gained the supernatural ability to see everyone’s fate. The only side effect is that whenever he reveals the secrets —Reads—Score—Shelves

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