I've Spent 2,500 Hours Reading on Tomato Novel, and I Can't Find Anything That Really Wows Me Anymore 番茄阅书2500小时，感觉没有眼前一亮的好书了

1. 201 长 The Rhapsody of Changmen: Ashes of the Golden Moon 长门赋·金月烬 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今Ancient Romance18k WordsCompleted Ode to the Gate of Longmen: The Golden Moon Burns to Ashes —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 202 庆 The Invisible Grain of Qingli 庆历无影粮 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今9k WordsCompleted The Shadowless Grain of Qingli —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 203 天 The Heavenly Secrets: The Life of Guan Lu 天机箓之管辂传 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今13k WordsCompleted The Records of Heaven’s Secrets: The Biography of Guan Lu 3Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 204 玄 The Black-Armored Strategist: Cui Hao’s Chronicle 玄甲定天：崔浩谋世录 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今25k WordsCompleted The Black-Armored Strategist Who Settled the Realm: The Chronicles of Cui Hao —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 205 残 The Tang Dynasty in Turmoil: Reforged in the Year of the Fire Horse 残唐鼎沸：丙午再造 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今26k WordsCompleted The Tumultuous Late Tang: Rebuilding in the Year of the Fire Horse —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 206 剑 Zhuangzi, the Sword Immortal: Roaming the Ninth Heaven 剑仙庄子：逍遥九天 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今15k WordsCompleted Sword Immortal Zhuangzi: Carefree Across the Nine Heavens —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 207 玄 The Heart of the Han: The Legend of Lu Jia 玄汉文心.陆贾传奇 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今26k WordsCompleted The Literary Soul of the Mystic Han: The Legend of Lu Jia —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 208 大 Winter Solstice Sacrifice at the Suburban Altar, Year Eighteen of Jinghe, Great Yong 大雍景和十八年·冬至郊天 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今8k WordsCompleted Winter Solstice Sacrifice to Heaven in the Suburbs, Year Eighteen of Jinghe in the Great Yong Dynasty —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 209 寒 Lord of the Frozen Abyss 寒渊之宸 Late Night Reading by the Pillow枕书晚Historical292k WordsOngoing Xu Jing woke up one day in the body of Min Chen, a cannon fodder soldier on the border. A military arms scandal? He turned it around and cracked the case. Northern barbarians invading? He launched a surprise attack on their royal court. He won a marquisate and high office, becoming famous in the capital, never realizing he had long been a key piece on the board. At court, hidden attacks were hard to guard against; deep in the palace, his origins were a mystery. Watch him become the God of War of 61Reads—Score—Shelves

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10. 210 上 Five Days On, Two Days Off: A Top Assassin's Happy Life! 上五休二，顶级杀手的快乐生活！ Secretary Liu刘支书Urban268k WordsOngoing [Comedy] [Lighthearted] [Transmigration] [Ensemble Cast] [Everyday Life] [No Rat Race] [Absurd Humor] Fang Fang was just looking for a job to pay the rent. He never expected to join an assassin organization. At first, he wanted to turn them down. But who could have guessed that everyone there was so talented and so charming? Oh, he absolutely loved it there! What’s more, the hours were flexible, with a five-day workweek and two days off. They even covered all his social insurance and housing fun 21Reads8.4Score—Shelves
11. 211 我 I Created the Committee for the Management of Forbidden Objects! 我创造了禁忌物管理委员会！ Big Shot Yu大佬俞Urban675k WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast] [Behind the Scenes] [Somewhat Dark] In a bustling city, mysterious items with incredible powers and negative side effects begin to appear. They are called Pandora, also known as Forbidden Objects. 3-001, Marquardt’s Mask. 3-002, Lilith’s Blood Needle. 2-00X, Eris’s Magic Mirror. 0-001, Forbidden Ring. … A mask that lets its wearer become someone else; a silver hairpin that, once driven into a person’s heart, drains every drop of blood from their body and prolongs its owner 8.8kReads8.5Score730Shelves
12. 212 丑 Ugly Duckling! Extra! The Big Shots Take Her Home 丑小鸭！路人甲！大佬们抱她回家 Green Falcon青鹫Modern Romance654k WordsCompleted [Face-slapping satisfaction] [Everyone’s darling, universally adored] [Clever heroine; CP with Sheng Yuxiao after she comes of age] Li Xiaoya was born in a poor mountain village. Her mother died when she was three, and her father ran off with his lover. When she was seven, the crew of the show Life Swap came to the village and picked Li Xiaoya at first sight. But when filming began, they suddenly replaced her with the village chief’s granddaughter. The village chief’s granddaughter later went to 142.9kReads9.6Score21.1kShelves
13. 213 我 I Made Up Cultivation Manuals, So How Did You All Become Emperors? 我瞎编功法，你们怎么都成大帝了 Drunk on Wind and Smoke风烟醉Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Chen Xuan transmigrates to the Xuantian Continent. Unable to cultivate, he unexpectedly awakens a System that makes him stronger every time he takes on a disciple. To grow stronger, he starts bluffing his way into taking disciples. When he doesn’t know a cultivation technique, he just makes one up. To his complete surprise, every one of his disciples masters their techniques. A hundred years later, Chen Xuan watches as each of his disciples becomes an unparalleled Great Emperor and can’t help 3.3kReads8.9Score697Shelves

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    🍁🍁In the square of Tao Dao Academy, a young man with a feather fan turban, a tall figure and a great appearance said with a smile: "Madam, you don't want your son to be expelled from the academy, do you?" This young man's name is Chu Feng. 🍃🍃Standing in front of him was a dignified and elegant beautiful woman, dressed in palace clothes, with shiny black hair, and a pair of charming big eyes with a bit of sadness.

14. 214 你 Your Family Has Been Merchants for Three Generations? Mine Has Served as Officials for Two Thousand Years 你家三代从商？我家做官两千年 Just Pay Me给钱就行Historical2.0M WordsOngoing A story of a millennium-old clan and its ancestors After graduating from university, Chen Cheng gained the ability to travel through time, going back and forth across history to control his own ancestors! If he can't get rich in the present, he'll start in ancient times! He takes a leg from Xiang Yu during the Chu-Han Contention, becomes Emperor Wen of Han's tutor amid the Lü Clan Disturbance, pushes through reforms in Emperor Jing of Han's era, and turns the tide in the late Eastern Han! The Ji 87.2kReads8.9Score6.7kShelves
15. 215 苟 Laying Low in the Sect While Growing Spirit Herbs 苟在宗门种灵药 Si Sisi四肆寺Eastern Fantasy499k WordsOngoing [No heroine] + [Real farming] + [Collecting] After transmigrating to an extremely dangerous world of immortal cultivation, he discovers that growing spirit herbs earns Dao Points, which can be used to endlessly improve cultivation techniques and spell proficiency. In that case, let's start by growing spirit herbs for the sect from the start! Even the most common spells can be upgraded into top-tier immortal arts! The ubiquitous basic cultivation manual, Five Elements Qi Refining Art, reaches ful 51Reads7.3Score—Shelves
16. 216 时 Time Stop from the Start, Even Evil Gods Have to Kneel Before Me! 时停起手，邪神也得给我跪下！ Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Time Stop + Apocalypse + Superpowers + Arrogance + Forgetting Your Roots + Rejecting Inner Turmoil] Bai Ye transmigrated to the age of the Great Cataclysm, two hundred years in the future. This world was full of danger, its people were honest and simple, and mutated beasts ran rampant. But he wasn't worried. Because he could stop time for one minute every day. If he didn't use it today, he could save it up for tomorrow. When time across the world hit zero, he would be the only one who could mov 899.3kReads9.4Score75.6kShelves
17. 217 给 Just Leave Bad Reviews. Why Bother Playing Games? 给给差评就行了，还玩啥游戏啊！ Four Jin of Ribs四斤排骨Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Game development + original games + lighthearted comedy + subverting expectations] [Short drama now available] Lu Ming transmigrated to a parallel world and took over a bankrupt game studio. By chance, he bound himself to the [Moral Debt System]. Every time he did something “immoral but legal,” he earned rewards based on its impact. So, to get players cursing and turn that into profit, Lu Ming launched a series of outrageous schemes. With his left hand, he rolled out “Pay to breathe after loggi 12.2kReads8.8Score909Shelves
18. 218 修 Cultivation: Recording the Good Life 修仙：记录美好生活 Six Livers from Head to Toe浑身上下六个肝Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted After obtaining the Record System, all Lu Yao has to do is capture interesting moments to earn all kinds of rewards. And so begins his recording journey in the world of cultivation. “This year’s list of prodigies has to have Saint Son Lingyun at the top, right?” “The top swordsman of Beiyuan would be a reasonable choice too.” “The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Demon? It’s a bit of a stretch, but I guess that works too.” “...” “What do you mean some nobody defeated every prodigy single-handedly, and there 119.6kReads9.0Score11.1kShelves
19. 219 武 The Old Era of Martial Arts? I Blasted Through It Billions of Times! 武道旧纪元？我打爆了亿万次！ Heaven's Walking Scoundrel天行贱Eastern Fantasy150k WordsOngoing Infinite revivals? You get one from the start! Every time I'm reborn, I keep the strongest power I had in my previous life? Awesome! I'm going to rewrite this martial arts system! Zhang Yang brings his treasure, the Fortune Golden Lotus, to a martial world and becomes an unkillable bug. Death? That's just the cost of my research! Hit a wall in your martial arts cultivation? I'll break through to a new path with my life! An peerless divine art has a fatal flaw? I'll die to show you where it needs 6Reads6.8Score—Shelves
20. 220 灵 Immortal Path of Spirit Origins: The Spirit Beasts I Raise Are So Grateful 灵源仙途：我养的灵兽太懂感恩了 Brewing Tea in the Spring Mist春雾煮茶Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsOngoing [Cultivation] + [golden finger] + [Farming] + [Steady Progress] + [Relaxed] + [Everyday Life] In the world of Cultivation, all things possess spirits. After transmigrating, Gu An gained the ability to grasp the spiritual essence of spirit beasts. [Spiritual Source Recompense] Any spirit beast or spirit bird he personally raises will repay him when it dies! [One of the rainbow-feathered chickens you raised has died peacefully of old age and returned a portion of spiritual energy to you!] [One of 160.9kReads8.8Score12.8kShelves
21. 221 开 From the Start, I Had Eternal Life: Laying Low in the Mortal Realm Until I Ascended 开局长生，苟在下界吃土飞升 Core of Chaos混沌核心Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsOngoing [Immortal cultivation + no System + not a power fantasy + slow-paced + no female lead + pseudo-ensemble cast. Read with care if this isn’t your thing.] The mighty will of Heaven shines like a mirror, illuminating the causes and effects binding immortals and mortals alike. The countless living beings are like grains of sand, ground into the ashes of tribulation beneath mountains and rivers. A mysterious mirror hangs among the highest heavens, reflecting the lives of all beings in the Three Realm 218kReads9.0Score15.3kShelves
22. 222 说 We Agreed to Slack Off and Play Games, So Why Are You Crushing Wall Street? 说好摸鱼打游戏，你爆杀华尔街？ Tangyuan Who Plays Tennis打网球的汤圆Urban1.6M WordsOngoing Wall Street prints his image on the back of banknotes to ward off evil. European leaders hang his photo to protect their nations’ fortunes. And that night, when he turned his gaze toward Japan, the entire island nation heard the sound of its national destiny shattering! Only Su Hao felt terribly misunderstood. He swore he was just a kindhearted gaming nerd who had somehow wandered into the stock market. It was just that the decisions he made on instinct always seemed to cause some inexplicable 23kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
23. 223 谁 Who Taught Him to Get Positive Energy Like That? 谁教他这样获取正能量的？ I Keep a Fat Rabbit家养了只肥兔Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Quirky + Cheeky and Adorable + Comedy + Everyday Life + Travel Between Two Worlds + Spiritual Qi Revival] It's only been a hundred years since spiritual qi first revived, and while everyone else is still in beginner mode, Chu Sheng can already travel freely to the primeval wilderness. He gets to eat top-tier natural treasures, pick up all kinds of primordial magical artifacts, and even has spirit pets who have cultivated for ten thousand years kneeling and begging him to provide food and lodgin 23.5kReads8.6Score2kShelves
24. 224 蒸 Steam Lord: Rising from the Colony 蒸汽领主：从殖民地开始崛起 Not a Minute to Spare兜里没有一分钟Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted The previous occupant slept with the countess and her daughter, then ran off, leaving a native of Blue Star to take the blame. This is a world of steam, where enormous steamships cross the Sea of the Void, colonists explore new planes, and steam knights charge recklessly across the land, creating a strange and wondrous world. The Blue Star native who took the fall arrives in this new world, an age of great expansion, with a System in tow. He journeys to a new plane and becomes a plantation owner 9.5kReads8.0Score923Shelves
25. 225 稳 Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard” 稳健修仙：开局词条劳逸结合 Little Goose with a Cowlick呆毛的小鹅Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Cultivation · Cautious Protagonist · Playing the Fool to Catch the Wise · Traits · Fame · Lie Flat · Longevity · Farming] (This book has been adapted into a short drama and an animated comic.) Su Yuan is reborn in a cultivation world and discovers that the path to cultivation is full of obstacles: he has no talent, no resources, and no connections. Luckily, he activates a System and obtains Traits with astonishing effects! [Work and Rest in Balance]: You’re great at balancing work and rest. The 62.5kReads8.2Score4.9kShelves
26. 226 末 The Apocalypse Is Coming? I’ll Arrive First! 末日降临？我先降临！ Noodle King Zai板面王仔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.8M WordsCompleted [The print edition of I'm a Supplier of Survival Plans for the End Times is now available on major platforms] [Character growth · Multi-theme stages · Ensemble cast · Occasional brutal takedowns · No cookie-cutter plot · No mindless wish fulfillment] After facing repeated layoffs and betrayals, Su Jin was at the lowest point of his life when he was accidentally hired by a mysterious company. Countless worlds are on the brink of destruction. Only by saving their clients can the sparks of civiliza 510.2kReads9.2Score53.2kShelves
27. 227 致 Dear Players: The Air in This Server Is About to Become Private Property 致各位玩家：本服空气即将私有化 World-Destroying Emperor灭世大帝Urban1.9M WordsCompleted (The print edition has been published under the title The Final Ownership Era) [The Ultimate Owner] [Synopsis: The stars are my candlelight, the orbits my sash, and civilization my game board. It is my mercy that lets all life flourish in my garden, where no one has to measure each breath in money.] Like millions of others, Ling He was unexpectedly pulled into a war game. Outside, countless races watched hungrily. Within, humanity schemed against itself. Some wanted to become emperors, standing 63.3kReads8.8Score8.1kShelves
28. 228 生 Life and Death at Full Throttle 生死狂飙 Qizai Who Loves Electronic Instruments喜欢电声乐器的七仔Mystery293k WordsCompleted In the 1990s, two shocking murders took place in a row in Hannan City, in a certain province. Both victims were men, local officials and entrepreneurs, and both were found at the crime scene missing their lower parts. Was it a crime of passion? Or revenge? Thus begins a gripping story of political power struggles, the darkness of human nature, the hand of fate, and the helplessness of life in this world... The ending is mournful and beautiful, deeply moving and heartbreaking. All one can do is s 648Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 229 惊 A Case That Shook the Nation 惊天巨案 Qizai Who Loves Electronic Instruments喜欢电声乐器的七仔Urban299k WordsCompleted This is an anti-corruption novel about an interest group that abuses its power to fabricate wrongful convictions and seize the assets of a local private company. The story follows the people’s police, represented by Gao Fei, as they investigate this miscarriage of justice, uphold social fairness and justice, defend the authority of the law, and protect the lives and property of the public. Undaunted by sacrifice or hardship, they pit their wits against the interest group in a grueling struggle, 39.4kReads9.1Score3.9kShelves
30. 230 逆 Defying the Classics: A Strategy for the Realm 逆经：山河策 Ren Fanwuyin任梵无音Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [This work has been selected by Hongguo for adaptation into an animated drama] Life is unpredictable; the adaptable follow Heaven's path. Those skilled in force become generals, those skilled in strategy become kings. Born to the lowest rung of society, he refuses to accept a life as a nobody. He waves the yin-yang banner and unlocks the secrets of the six-line hexagrams. Watch him play the mystic, watch him swindle and deceive, Watch him make ruthless decisions, watch a hidden dragon soar into 43.8kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves

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    The gambling king's battle begins without following any routine! Martial arts, crime solving, suspense, genius, counterattack, revenge, funny! The writing is sophisticated and the new book is suitable for both men and women to read! [Exploration]

31. 231 长 The Long River Decree 长河令 Yumo馀墨Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Mystery and fantasy + mildly eerie + a growing protagonist, with plenty of twists and no tired tropes; no female lead; the protagonist is optimistic and calm, not traditional cultivation, not a wish-fulfillment story] This is the story of a boy named Lin Lan who leaves Pingcheng, braves countless dangers, and sets out on the road home to take revenge on his family... ...Not! “Who are you?” “I never change my name or surname. My surname is Cao, my given name is Xiaojian, and I'm from Pingcheng.” 6Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    [Sparrow Food Masterpiece]🔥One million words of high-quality oriental fantasy, with a bit of suspense and a slightly weird style. The male protagonist has a slowly growing character. He is relaxed and funny in daily life, and the battles are not protracted.

32. 232 布 Prague’s Bloody Countdown 布拉格的血色倒计时 Freshly Mashed Potatoes鲜榨土豆泥20k WordsCompleted A Bloody Countdown in Prague 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You won't even guess what the subject matter is before you click on it!

33. 233 废 The Night of the Slaughter at the Abandoned Water Station: I'm the Only Survivor! 废弃水站屠杀夜，活着的只有我！ Freshly Mashed Potatoes鲜榨土豆泥10k WordsCompleted On the night of the massacre at the abandoned water station, I was the only one left alive! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 234 问 Put on Trial! 问罪！ Sixth Brother's Dad六哥他爹Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing A fantasy novel with no System, no transmigration, and no golden finger. A different world, told from the perspective of the villains. If protecting the heavens and defending the Way no longer has any meaning, why should we fulfill the responsibilities written into our bloodline? You are the ones who set all of this in motion. So what is wrong with us coming to your door to demand justice? 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you are tired of reading various rebirth system novels, you can read this. It is the latest revenge novel of the year and is worth reading.

35. 235 九 The Nine Heavens’ Tally of Command: The Biography of Sun Wu 九天兵符：孙武传 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今19k WordsCompleted The Nine Heavens' Military Talisman: The Legend of Sun Wu —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 236 玄 The Heart of the Han, Book Two: The Bronze Cauldron Emerges, War Engulfs the Three Kingdoms 玄汉文心·第二部 文鼎现世·三国烽烟 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今Male-Channel Fanfiction13k WordsCompleted The Literary Soul of the Mystic Han, Part Two: The Bronze Ding Emerges, Flames of War Engulf the Three Kingdoms —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 237 九 The Power of the Chancellor: The Great Qin Dragon Cauldron 九天相权·大秦龙鼎 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今20k WordsCompleted The Nine Heavens' Chancellor's Power: The Dragon Ding of Great Qin 1Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 238 班 Ban Chao: Star Lord of the Western Frontier 班超：镇西星主 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今21k WordsCompleted Ban Chao: Star Lord Who Pacified the West —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 239 玄 Xuanshuo Guixu: The Han Dynasty's Fallen Immortal 玄朔归墟：大汉谪仙 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今30k WordsCompleted Xuanshuo Guixu: The Banished Immortal of the Han Dynasty 1Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 240 赤 Echoes of Red Rock 赤岩遗响 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今25k WordsCompleted Echoes of Red Rock —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 241 命 The One Whose Fate Record Was Left Blank 命籍留白者 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今23k WordsCompleted The One Whose Fate Record Is Blank —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 242 司 Sima Jizhu: The Way of Yi Towers Over Heaven 司马季主：易道凌天 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今15k WordsCompleted Sima Jizhu: The Way of Change Soars Above the Heavens 1Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 243 仙 Hidden Among the Immortals: The Life of Tao Hongjing 仙隐：陶弘景传 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今18k WordsCompleted Immortal Seclusion: The Biography of Tao Hongjing 2Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 244 旧 The Echo Museum of Old Things 旧物回音馆 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今23k WordsCompleted Echoes of Old Things 1Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 245 人 Chronicles of the Balance Between Humanity and Heaven 人天衡纪 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今Historical30k WordsCompleted The Chronicles of Human and Heaven —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 246 重 Chong’er Returns to Jin 重耳归晋 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今14k WordsCompleted Chong'er Returns to Jin 1Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 247 藏 The Evening Breeze Hidden in My Heart 藏在心底的晚风 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今27k WordsCompleted The Evening Breeze Hidden in My Heart —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 248 大 The Great Derivation, Escape One 大衍遁一 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今29k WordsCompleted The Great Derivation, the One Who Escaped —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 249 真 I'm Not Useless, I'm Just Too Lazy to Act Like a Big Shot 真不是废物，只是懒得装大佬 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今30k WordsCompleted I’m Not a Good-for-Nothing, I Just Can’t Be Bothered to Pretend I’m a Big Shot 1Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 250 大 The Might of the Great Tang: The Long Winds of the Celestial Strategies 大唐天威之天策长风 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今Historical328k WordsCompleted In the chaotic final years of the Sui dynasty, the realm lies in ruins, smoke rises from battlefields, and the people are plunged into misery. A gifted child is born at the Wugong Guesthouse, marked by the auspicious signs of a dragon and phoenix. He is named Shimin, with the great ambition to bring peace to the people. Young Li Shimin is no idle boy. He studies military texts and masters riding and archery. At sixteen, he deploys a feint at Yanmen and drives back hundreds of thousands of Turk 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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