Tired of Power Fantasies, Looking for Smart Stories with Substance 爽文看腻了，想看有脑子，并非胸无点墨的书
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Making Titanfall from the Start: Players Worldwide Lose Their Minds 开局制作泰坦陨落，全球玩家破防
[Game Design + Livestreaming + Everyday Life] Game designer Gu Yang transmigrates to a world with advanced technology but a stagnant, underdeveloped gaming industry. His predecessor had planned to make a fortune in business, investing heavily in the development of a new-generation motion-sensing pod. But a major corporation shut him out, and now he is on the verge of losing everything. Fortunately, the System awakens at the crucial moment! By collecting players' joy, anger, sorrow, and fear, he
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Slay the Gods 我在精神病院学斩神
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
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I Let You Have Your Peak Years. Now That You're Old, I'll Ride Right Over You 你巅峰时我退让，你衰老时我骑脸
Cultivation is a path toward immortality, but one’s lifespan eventually runs out. That is why cultivators must keep advancing, becoming saints and emperors to extend their lives. Chen Xia, however, was the complete opposite. Ever since he transmigrated, he had been immortal, and he had also gained a stat-allocation System. For every year he lived, he earned one attribute point. And so, a legend arose throughout the Myriad Worlds about an ultimate schemer. “A gentleman’s revenge is never too late
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Wood Types Can Only Support? I’ll Just Suit Up with Susanoo and the Great Buddha 木系只能辅助？我直接须佐套大佛
“That kid is an SSS-rank talent, and the weakest Wood-type user to boot! Hilarious!” Ye Chen gives a scornful smile. “Ever heard of... the True Thousand-Armed Kanon?” When that mighty Buddha descends, the world finally understands! The talent wasn’t weak! It was the person using it! “Hey, aren’t you a Wood-type user? Can you explain what that fire is? What, are you trying to become an alchemist too?” Ye Chen shakes his head helplessly. “My talent is only just a tiny bit amazing~” When tens of mi
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Lord of Sacrifice 献祭之主
[A new book from a veteran author, guaranteed quality and regular updates.] [No System, beast taming, high martial arts, fantasy] Chen Gu transmigrates into a fantasy world where martial artists reign supreme and strength is everything. However, most people have no talent for martial arts. For ordinary people, the only way to reach the top is to spend nine years studying beast-taming theory and become a... Beast Tamer! While others cautiously spend their few spirit stones at the beast market, ch
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In Cultivation, It’s All About Your Connections. Who Do You Think You Are? 出来修仙要讲背景，你哪道上的？
“Cultivators are people too, and people die.” Chen Dao sits at the table, staring at the calligraphy and painting before him. After a moment of silence, he says softly, “Pass down the order. Tell our Dao Gang brothers to get ready for tonight’s operation. The target is the Tianxian Restaurant.” “Keep it quiet. I don’t want my father finding out that there’s a band of bandits outside the city who belong to his precious son.” In a secret chamber somewhere in the Chen residence. Chen Dao’s
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I Really Am a Law-Abiding Citizen 我真的是守法公民
Twelve years ago, star gates descended from the sky and appeared all over the world. People discovered all kinds of worlds beyond the gates. Thanks to the special game items and technology brought back from them, human technology underwent a massive leap forward. On Block 26, Street 78, Chen Bin, dressed in a fitted black trench coat and a vintage gray tweed English cap, held an AK-47 in one hand. He looked seriously at Old Chicken and said in a low voice, “We are law-abiding citizens. We must n
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The Great Zhou Dynasty’s Number One Immortal Merchant 大周第一仙商
Chen Lu transmigrates to a xianxia world, born with blocked meridians and unable to cultivate. After lying low for more than twenty years, he schemes across the realm, holding power in one hand and wealth in the other. Without the talent to cultivate, he proves the Dao through business, step by step becoming the Great Zhou Dynasty's foremost immortal merchant! A humble birth is no disgrace. The ability to bend and rise again is what makes a true man! “Lay down your butcher's knife and become
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The Underworld Calls Me Little Master 地府叫我小先生
In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse!
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The Number One Brother 一哥
The short drama A Brother is now streaming on Hongguo, with a surprise in store! I used to be a gang boss. Now I’m just a food delivery rider. Ever since I could remember, my father, a former soldier, had been a drunk with a nasty temper. Whenever he got drunk, he liked to beat my mother, often leaving her black and blue. Later, my parents divorced, and while trying to earn money for tuition, I went astray! I had no choice back then. Now, I just want to be a good person!
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The Con Artist 老千
The short drama adaptation of the Old Cheater series is now streaming on Red Fruit and Tomato. Come check it out! I'm a professional gambler. At the table, I can turn the odds on their head. But I want to use my own experience to tell you a simple truth: stay away from gambling. Because nine out of ten games are rigged, and you lose every time!
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Reborn: Back to 1983 to Become a Tycoon 重生：回到1983当富翁
(The print edition is now available on JD.com! The text has been carefully revised and is even more exciting. There are plenty of discounts right now, so if you're interested, go grab a copy!) Zhou Yufeng, a corporate CEO, unexpectedly returns to 1983, an era of planned economies and feeling one's way across the river by touching the stones. With his lovely wife wanting a divorce and his younger brother and sister struggling to get by, watch as he turns the business world upside down and changes
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One Sword to Become Supreme 一剑独尊
In this prequel to "The Invincible Sword Domain", young Ye Xuan faces pressure from his family. To protect his beloved younger sister, he stumbles upon a lost sword technique by chance and begins a long journey of cultivation. Follow Ye Xuan as he defies fate, becomes a legendary Sword Immortal, and reaches the pinnacle of life!
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Rebel Soul, Become a God 逆魂成神
[Reverse Path to Godhood | Decisive and Ruthless | Fiercely Protective | Western Fantasy x Eastern Daoist Arts] Everyone says Carlido is a divine abomination, a madman cursed by his bloodline, born to be spurned by all three realms. But they don't know that he braved the River of Forgetfulness, where death was all but certain, toppled the highest throne in the divine realm, devoured obscure and difficult ancient Eastern texts, and grasped the legacy of ancient cultivators who defied the natural
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Decisive Battle at Qingshi City 决战青石城
Qin Feng, the emperor’s chosen “Greatest Expert Under Heaven,” and the jianghu’s most mysterious swordsman, “Ghost Sword,” agree to settle things with a duel outside Qingshi City, at Yanguibu. Their meeting draws spectators from across the land. But the moment Qin Feng arrives in Qingshi City, he is targeted for assassination, and the mysterious Blood God Cult seems to have laid an ambush well in advance. After several clashes among the three factions, an old feud from the jianghu twenty years a
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The Demon Blade Slashes the Heavens 魔刀斩天
After a thousand years of plotting, he never knew that he too was caught in the game. He sacrificed everything, only to make wedding clothes for someone else! How can a tiny chess piece escape the board and take control of its own life?
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The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区
After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey...
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Aren’t You an Evil God? Why Does Seeing Me Lower Your SAN? 不是邪神吗？见我怎么降SAN值
[Vampires, werewolves, technology, potions, ghosts, biohumans, divination, puppets, and every terrifying element you can imagine: this world has them all.] Lin En transmigrated into such a bizarre otherworld and became an apprentice at a potion shop. "Something is wrong with that man! He never uses anesthetic when performing surgery!" "That shop is a scam! The moment you go in, they find a pile of illnesses even if you are perfectly healthy!" "But wait, isn't that shop supposed to be the bes
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Doomsday Descends: A Hundredfold Drop Rate, Loot with Every Strike 末日降临：百倍爆率刀刀爆物资
[Game Stats] [No Romance] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Invincible Protagonist] [Absolute Egoism] [Pure Wish Fulfillment] No saintly heroes allowed!!! After surviving ten years of the apocalypse, Lin Ziluo was reborn on the day the apocalypse game arrived. When he came to, the first thing he did was kill his campus crush, the girlfriend who had betrayed him and ruined his life for ten years. Unexpectedly, he activated a System that could grant him countless golden fingers. His first golden finger: Ab
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The Apocalypse: I Drew a Team of God-Tier Traveling Frogs 末世，我抽奖神级旅行青蛙团
[Farming + daily life + lighthearted fun + building + beast taming = ?] When the apocalypse game arrived, Qin He bound himself to a God-tier Traveling Frog System. He took naming his little frogs very seriously, despite being hopeless at coming up with names. Da Vinci: I have to find a pretty female zombie to be my master's wife. Cheng Yaojin: I bring two axes back from every trip. Is there a problem with that? Ding Chunqiu: As a poison dart frog, I'm a real assassin. Search for items? No, I wan
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Solomon's Perjury (Complete in Three Volumes) 所罗门的伪证（全三册）
A timeless classic of Japanese mystery fiction! The wounds hidden by lies will never heal. Only the truth can bring healing. A group of ordinary teenagers face a bizarre death at their school during the summer they turn fourteen. Fearlessly, they challenge the rules of the adult world. In that summer, malice twists human nature, but the truth the teenagers unearth together will ultimately heal their hearts. Part One: The Incident A boy's death is a mirror, reflecting good and evil, falsehood and
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Stepping on the Stars 踏星
A vast universe, countless races! Grand battle techniques, the Ten Judges rise above all! Ancient clans with unique surnames, the Top Hundred Battle Rankings! In my name, I tread upon the stars! One day in the year 2200, when humanity first set foot on Neptune, they found a battle blade and a corpse standing upright!!! The author has already completed an older novel, The Ultimate Throne of Doomsday, at over three million words. It was never once put on hiatus, guaranteed reliable!
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Ye Yunxiang 叶云翔
[Traditional fantasy, extensive buildup, techniques from ancient books, a classic prose style, every grudge repaid, never kills indiscriminately; not for readers who mind these things] Yun Xiang graduated from Southwest University and has loved ancient books since childhood. By a stroke of luck, he developed a “teleportation array.” But his skills were lacking, and his physical body was destroyed during the teleportation. His soul crossed over into a world of immortal cultivation. Cultivators he
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Slave from the Start: I Turn the Tables with a Bloodline System 开局奴隶：我靠血脉系统逆袭成神
[System-driven good-for-nothing progression, readers looking for something different, come take a look! Join Bruce in fighting for the human race! P.S. Don't read if this isn't for you.] [One female lead + a protagonist who thinks things through + upright values] [Bloodlines: Divine Blood, Nether Blood, Holy Blood, Spirit Blood, Demon Blood, Mutant Blood] [Bloodline power release: pupils change color in the first stage...] [Worlds: Human Realm, God Realm, Spirit Realm, Netherworld...] [Combat ra
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