So Sad 😭 Are There Really No More Masterpieces on Tomato Novel? 伤心😭，番茄真的再无新神作了吗？

1. 1 文 Text-Based Wuxia: From the Start, a Nighttime Meeting with the Gang Leader's Wife at a Ruined Temple 文字武侠：开局破庙夜会帮主夫人 I Want to Go Out to Sea我想下海Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Text-based game] [Affects reality] [High Martial] [No female lead, multiple women] Chen Xuan accidentally came across a text-based "game" called Martial Arts. To his surprise, this seemingly unremarkable little game was terrifyingly realistic. Even more astonishing, it could affect reality. He also awakened a special talent: at the cost of reducing his own attributes to zero, he could see the triggers for every hidden encounter quest in the game! [Triggered Mortal-grade hidden encounter: "Years 1.4MReads9.3Score170.3kShelves

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   "Text-Based Wuxia: A Night Meeting with the Gang Leader's Wife in a Dilapidated Temple at the Start" is a creatively brilliant simulator-style martial arts novel. The protagonist's cheat ability centers around a text-based game panel, allowing him to access the trigger conditions for various Jianghu (martial arts world) adventures. Instead of brute force, it emphasizes rule-based strategy, and the opening scene in a dilapidated temple is a particularly captivating twist. The book is fast-paced, with a constant stream of adventures and martial arts opportunities, rich Jianghu events, and a dual narrative weaving together the game world and reality. It's packed with exciting moments and offers a stress-relieving reading experience. A variety of Jianghu masters and characters make their appearances, maximizing the sense of adventure. The only drawbacks are some logical flaws in the plot, a tendency towards ambiguous relationships with multiple women, and a writing style typical of popular web novels; don't scrutinize the details too closely. If you enjoy simulator-style, fast-paced web novels with various martial arts adventures, this book is worth a try.

2. 2 在 Before We Destroy the World, Slay the Gods 在我们毁灭世界之前，杀穿诸神 Jiuyan Oh九言哦Urban707k WordsOngoing As four-dimensional Outer Gods cross into our world and devour it, humanity sinks into ruin. They stand between heaven and earth, and with the fiery passion of youth, boldly proclaim to the world: Not an inch of the Nine Provinces will be surrendered. If the world is doomed, then we will slaughter every god and remake heaven and earth! 15Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   A high-level martial arts ensemble cast, with a completely new setting. A grand world view where every character has their own destiny; no substitutes, no duplicates.

3. 3 全EN Survival for All, Obtaining the D-Class Personnel Simulator 全民求生，获得D级人员模拟器 Dream Tea Turns Cold梦茶凉Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.7M WordsOngoing Everyone transmigrates into an apocalyptic world, where each person starts with a shelter and a unique talent. Lin Ye gains the D-rank Personnel Simulator ability, which lets him enter other worlds and simulate being D-rank personnel. Lin Ye: ??? 145.4kReads8.9Score11.1kShelves

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   "Save Me, Save Me, Save Me" is a really good book; I'm worried it might stop updating. It currently has over 700 chapters and isn't written by AI. There are no brain-wrestling or cerebellum-elbow-blowing scenes.

4. 4 诡 A Bizarre Life Simulator: How Do I Escape My Yandere Wife? 诡异人生模拟：怎么逃离病娇老婆 Half a Garment半点衣Eastern Fantasy686k WordsCompleted Not a power fantasy [Horror cultivation] [Life simulation] [No female lead] [Protagonist growth] [Dark tone, enter at your own risk] An old saying goes that people are beings with tremendous potential. I never believed it. If that were true, why hadn’t I sensed even a trace of spiritual energy after decades of cultivation? But then my wife scared the memories of my past life out of me... And I believed. But there was another problem. My wife seemed to be a powerful cultivator, terrifyingly stron 71Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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   All are high-quality; challenge me to judge. The first book is definitely let down by its title. The second is about Gu Yue Fang Yuan's rebirth and obtaining the Blood Sea inheritance. The third book is definitely being deliberately downgraded to a tie.

5. 5 官 Rising Through the Official Ranks, Starting as a Secretary 官场从秘书开始 Old Ice Pop老冰棍Urban6.4M WordsOngoing When hardship reaches its limit, good fortune follows. With a pure and earnest heart, Zhang Jun gets his lucky break and begins his career on the bench at an institute of traditional Chinese medicine. Skillfully navigating political maneuvering, officialdom, and human relationships, he wins allies at every turn and steadily rises through the ranks. 342.8kReads9.2Score16.8kShelves

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   The novels about official careers are really good. You'll never guess the plot of the first book, the second book is also amazing, and the last one is unbeatable.

6. 6 重 Reborn: I Inherited the Blood Sea Legacy on Qingmao Mountain 重生之我在青茅山获得血海传承 Two Jin of Rotten Meat两斤烂肉Male-Channel Fanfiction128k WordsOngoing Humans are the spirits of all creation; Gu are the essence of heaven and earth. Gu Yue Zhao Xie was a Chinese student from Earth. By a twist of fate, he transmigrated to this world and unexpectedly obtained the Blood Sea inheritance. Yuan Fang Yue Gu persevered like an ordinary man. The Blood Sea inheritance will never be lost. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 官 Battling for Power in the Political Arena, Starting as a Female Leader's Male Secretary 官场争雄，从女领导的男秘书开始 Liangzhou Seven Miles 1凉州七里1Urban6.7M WordsOngoing The rules of this world are imposed by the strong upon the weak. A true powerhouse changes the rules, making them work in their favor! Love is like chess, politics is like chess, and life is like chess. When you make a move, never regret it. Take control of the pieces, and dare to believe you can outwit Heaven itself!!! 164.4kReads9.3Score9.3kShelves
8. 8 概 The Concept God: Invincible Within the Rules 概念神：我规则内无敌 AA ScholarAA书生Urban677k WordsCompleted [Simulator]+ [Causality]+ [Conceptual Powers]+ [Apocalypse]+ [Save the World], the most wildly imaginative work on the entire internet in 2023! Jiang Ze gets a life simulator. At the start of each simulation, he randomly gains a causality-based ability. The first time, you gain the ability [Never Miss a Three-Pointer], tear through the NBA, win ten consecutive championships, and become the greatest player in basketball history! … The fourth time, you gain the ability [Get a Perfect Score on the 9.2kReads8.0Score630Shelves
9. 9 诡 Eerie Revival: I Can Contact the Past 诡异复苏：我能联系过去 Young Master Yanque燕雀大公子Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The Hungry Ghost Festival of 2025. A super red moon appeared, and as it lingered in the sky, the supernatural returned. Left Yang was shocked to discover that he could use his phone to contact himself in the past. In the stairwell, the Knock-at-the-Door Ghost killed anyone who opened the door. But someone discovered that it skipped the first floor and started knocking there. So Left Yang contacted his past self. [Please have your one-month-younger self rent an apartment on the first floor!] The 43.8kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves
10. 10 官 The Official's Path: Rising to Prominence from a Funeral Home 官道：从殡仪馆平步青云 A Crystal Grape一颗水晶葡萄Urban3.2M WordsCompleted With a touch of scholarly refinement and a strong sense of justice, Zhang Yuanqing had been thriving in the officialdom until he hit a major setback. Then his girlfriend betrayed him, and he was banished to conduct research at a funeral home. Faced with deceit and sinister schemes, he refused to give up, finding a way to survive against all odds. Armed with the skill to bring down dragons, he set out from a humble background to forge a path to the very top. I am but a commoner from Jiangbei. 54.8kReads9.4Score5.3kShelves
11. 11 玄 Xuanhuan: I Simulate Becoming a God While Listening to Music in the Brothel 玄幻：勾栏听曲的我，模拟成神 The Twenty-Fifth Hour第二十五时Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Fantasy, simulator, playing it safe, no female lead, exploration and progression; not pure wish fulfillment.] [Important note: In real life, he plays it safe. Most of the story takes place in simulations.] Jiang Yifeng transmigrated as the eldest son of the Jiang Merchant Guild in the Great You Kingdom. He thought this was an ancient society where he could spend his whole life lounging in the pleasure houses, listening to music, and taking it easy. But five years after he transmigrated, a simul 66.1kReads8.4Score8.2kShelves
12. 12 大 Great Tang's Number One Menace 大唐第一祸害 The Song Is Not Yet Finished一曲未完Historical2.3M WordsCompleted His Majesty Li Er was furious. “My machine-gun company has been lured away by that little menace again?!” A minister replied carefully, “Your Majesty, the Japanese envoy was a month behind on his liquor tab at Wangfujing, so the Crown Prince… the Crown Prince just…” Li Er looked disdainful. “Nonsense! Japan is a friendly neighbor of our Great Tang. They’re only a little behind on payment. Would he really go that far?” The minister answered cautiously, “Your Majesty… the debt is 108,000 strings o 46.5kReads8.4Score3.3kShelves

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    🔥This book is too weird!🔥 They say that when the emperor is angry, a million will die; what about when the crown prince is angry? When the crown prince is angry, the whole city is paralyzed! [Laughs][laughs][sends hearts][sends hearts] [laughs][laughs]

13. 13 御 Beast Taming: In the Urban Legend Dungeon, I'm the Lazy King from the Start 御兽：怪谈副本，开局我是懒大王 Chaos Without a Thought混沌无念Anime Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted [Rules-based horror + beast taming + comedy + System + no romance] The protagonist isn't a bleeding heart! (This isn't traditional beast taming or a national-fate rules horror story, so feel free to dive in.) After waking from a night's sleep, Lin Yu found himself transmigrated into a parallel world where people mainly made contracts with the supernatural. He was also a soon-to-be senior in high school, training to become a supernatural beast tamer?! "All I did was stay up late watching Blue Fox 10.8kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
14. 14 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.8kReads9.7Score69kShelves

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    The first four books are all new genres, highly popular and rated, absolutely fantastic, with readers clamoring for updates daily. The first book is by a familiar author—you'll immediately recognize it as the same author as the previous mecha girl book (see the third book). It only lasted a month before surpassing 10,000 ratings, so don't miss it, brothers! A sincere recommendation. And the fifth book needs no introduction, right? [Heart emojis]

15. 15 恐EN Horror Revival: I'm Bound to the Eerie Simulator 恐怖复苏:我绑定了诡异模拟器 Jia Nan迦楠Mystery6.8M WordsOngoing Six days from now, the supernatural will return, and terror will descend! Not only will evil spirits appear in huge numbers, but rule-based horror stories will also lurk in the shadows! Fortunately, Jiang Qiao has bound himself to the [Strange Simulation System]. [Strange Simulation begins] [Day One. Smog blankets the city, and hell lies outside your window. You stay home, eating hot pot and singing, without a care in the world.] [Day Two: An evil spirit comes knocking. You brick it into the wa 17.3kReads7.0Score1.5kShelves
16. 16 恶 Demon Game: I Can Command Unmatched Luck! 恶魔游戏，我能驾御无双运势！ Can Sleep Even Standing Up站着也能睡着Mystery2.2M WordsOngoing [Mind Games and Deception + No Dumbed-Down Characters + No Saintly Hero + Infinite Worlds + Horror Game + Mastermind of Fate] Su Yi, a mystery novelist, was chosen for a demonic game that stakes players' lives. From the start, he drew the unpopular class of Deceiver and was cursed with only sixty days left to live. Demonic Game: “Do you want supernatural power? Do you want astonishing wealth?” “Then win the Demonic Game and stay alive...” Su Yi: “I'll gamble sixty years of my lifespan for t 31.5kReads9.1Score4.8kShelves

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    I've only read about 400 chapters of the first book; my language skills aren't great, so please check the author's bio. The fifth book is for those with high IQs; those with low IQs can just leave it for later (no angst 😭). The sixth book... Well, I just wanted to finish it and gamble with Qi Xia. I didn't read the "God of War" and "God of Drama" books very carefully. I only read the beginning, so I don't know about the later parts, but the author's writing style is still quite good.

17. 17 模 Simulator: My Undercover Colleagues Keep Getting Killed, but I'm Cool as a Cucumber 模拟器：卧底同行被杀我稳如老狗 Salty咸Eastern Fantasy692k WordsCompleted [Keeps a low profile early on, invincible later] He transmigrated into a fantasy world and became a spy inside a demonic sect, bound to a simulation System. In this dangerous world, the obvious choice was to keep a low profile. But as Li Yu kept lying low, he discovered that the demonic cultivators had come to regard him as their faith. Li Yu: “Don’t be like that. I’m just a spy, not a demonic cultivator!” Demonic cultivators: “Ancestor, you really know how to joke.” - [You spend 10 System point 380Reads7.3Score—Shelves
18. 18 史 The Biggest Scoundrel in History 史上第一贱修 dubEastern Fantasy3.3M WordsCompleted Chen Luo accidentally transmigrates into a world of immortal cultivation, awakens a System, and embarks on the cultivation journey of a System-cheating male lead. It's just that his journey seems rather different from those of cultivators before him. Great Dao Saint: Before I met Chen Luo, I always thought life was exhausting. Then he showed up, and I realized how easy my life had been. Heavenly Venerable Hundred-Eyes: I used to think I could see everything in the world. Then I met Chen Luo and 7.8kReads7.8Score780Shelves
19. 19 人 In the City: The Clumsy Me Became the Strongest 人在都市：笨拙的我成为了最强 Sans Fei sans衫斯非sansAnime Fanfiction2.4M WordsOngoing (The Project Moon trilogy: Lobotomy Corporation, Library of Ruina, and Limbus Company. The protagonist is decisive and ruthless. There is a System, but it doesn't feature prominently. Angela is the heroine.) The Wings of the World. At first, this was the title given to the twenty-six companies that led humanity out of the apocalypse. At the time, the Head, or Company A, led Companies B through Z in building the City's last human settlement amid the wasteland. The reason these Wings of the World 12.1kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
20. 20 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score184.9kShelves

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    The first book is a masterpiece by Sanjiu, stronger than "Slay the Gods." The second is the only god in Tomato's history. Don't be misled by the title; the third is very good. The fourth is a comedy. The fourth book is a highly polarizing personal recommendation.

21. 21 未 The Unknown Descends: I Have an Invincible Domain 未知降临：我有无敌领域 Dr. Cheng Er程尔大夫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Civilization Invasion + Invincible Domain + Unstoppable Satisfaction + No Harem + Witty Comedy] Mysterious creatures descend, and Earth's resources run dry... Just as humanity teeters on the brink of extinction, a corner-shop owner rises into the sky and decides life and death with a single word! When it is all over, Su Xiao thinks he can spend the rest of his days lazing around on Earth, protected by his invincible domain... But then he discovers that the vast cosmos above is dazz 8.9kReads8.6Score493Shelves
22. 22 别 Stop Reporting Me, I’ve Already Finished the Story! 别举报了，我都完结了！ Wu Gen无艮Urban315k WordsCompleted [Revenge + Villain Protagonist + Ruthless Violence + Complete Corruption] As a single father, Gu Yinyin was the only person in the world Gu Nian wanted to protect. But when he woke up that morning, he could tell something was wrong with his daughter. Only when the hospital called did he learn that she had suffered an accident. Multiple fractures, a brain hemorrhage, lacerations to several organs, and a lifetime on a ventilator… As he looked at his daughter lying in bed, tubes covering her body, 6kReads8.6Score400Shelves

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    Tomato's latest masterpiece. Everyone's afraid his score is too high, so they're frantically giving it low ratings because the author is incredibly daring; it's frightening to read, and everyone's worried the book will be banned.

23. 23 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score212.7kShelves

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    The One True God is exceptionally good, a complete masterpiece by Tomato.

24. 24 模 Simulation: I’m a Human Sacred Physique, Yet Demons See Me as Food 模拟：我人族圣体，竟是妖魔血食 Chen Chengcheng陈成橙Eastern Fantasy500k WordsCompleted [Simulator + xuanhuan + fast-paced power fantasy + hellish start + laying low + pseudo-invincible + cultivation progression] After transmigrating, Lu Zixing is targeted by demons because of his unusual constitution. At the critical moment, Lu Zixing activates the Life Simulator System. By simulating his life over and over, Lu Zixing, who knows nothing about the outside world, begins to understand what lies beyond. This is a world where demons keep humanity like livestock. The lofty Ten-Thousand- 213Reads6.7Score—Shelves
25. 25 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 1MReads9.9Score191.6kShelves

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    Without masterpieces, what's the point of calling it the pinnacle of Tomatoes?

26. 26 时EN 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Urban2.7M 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 717.4kReads9.4Score53.1kShelves

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    Asking me to find some books is like asking for wind or rain! None of the writers here are loyal! What do we want? Books we can remember, books that can evoke emotions! I've already read all those old books, and the new ones are already outdated. I can predict the plots of the new books. I'm suffering, I'm feeling sorry for Sister Li, and I'm undoubtedly furious that I can't find any good books [laughing and crying emoji]. I might as well ask Hua Zi.

27. 27 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 14.2kReads9.4Score925Shelves

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    This book is considered a masterpiece in the online gaming genre. Can you believe it went from an 8.4 Rating to a 9.3 In just six days, and I still feel it's somewhat underrated?

28. 28 捉 My Monster-Hunting Was Exposed, So I Had to Livestream Explanations of Monsters and Ghosts 捉妖被曝光，只好直播科普妖与鬼 Pure and Cute Girl清纯萌妹Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming explanations of monsters from authentic ancient Chinese texts + One female lead + Two incredibly powerful protagonists + The Classic of Mountains and Seas + What the Master Does Not Speak Of + All kinds of folk customs, researched in meticulous detail] As the saying goes: I offer the gods fine incense, and they say it isn't good enough. When a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers came down from the sky wearing sunglasses and smoking Huazi cigarettes, the viewers fell silent. Lin Qin 29.1kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves

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    💥Latest masterpiece. 1⃣ Holy crap, I predict this book will be a huge hit! My goodness, the story is totally my cup of tea: a wife who's good at melee combat, and a master who wields Taoist magic. The protagonist is the founder of the Demon Hunting Bureau, who ate a bite of Tang Sanzang's flesh and became immortal, living from the Tang Dynasty to the modern era.

29. 29 开 Become a Wild God from the Start? I Prove Myself a True God Through Worship! 开局成野神？我靠香火证道真神！ Have a Tangerine吃个橘子Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Slow-Burn] After an accident, Song Xuanqing transmigrated to a strange world where immortals no longer existed and gods and Buddhas had vanished. In this world, monsters and evil spirits ran rampant, ghosts devoured people, wicked arts flourished across the land, and immortal mountains, gods, and Buddhas were nowhere to be found. Demons wreaked havoc, ghosts caused chaos, and heretical practitioners used evil arts to eat people and refine pills. Ordinary folk lived in constan 103.7kReads9.1Score8.2kShelves
30. 30 我 I'm a Cash-Grabbing Streamer! But the Big Spender Really Does Send Gifts! 我，圈钱主播！但大哥是真刷啊！ Blue Chalk蓝色粉笔Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Jiang Feng transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens a livestream money-grabbing System! As long as he earns gifts and tips and meets his cash-grabbing targets, he can receive random rewards from the System! And so, the internet's most shamelessly money-hungry streamer is born! "Boss! Singing, dancing, doing stunts, rapping, standing on my head, whatever other streamers can do, I can do too. And whatever they can't do, I can do even better!" "Boss, just tell me what you want me to do! As lon 161kReads9.4Score14.4kShelves

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    Highly recommended, especially the first book. The latest chapter has over 10,000 comments urging for more updates. Do you understand the value of that?

31. 31 抗 Eagle of the War of Resistance: From the Start, I Steal the Japanese Fighters 抗战雄鹰，开局就抢鬼子战斗机 Muzi Who Likes Mirrors喜欢镜子的木子Urban3.4M WordsCompleted During the War of Resistance, a group of patriotic young men from wealthy families joined the Chinese air force, taking part in one of the war’s most tragic battles. In 2023, a young pilot’s aircraft malfunctions during a combat exercise, forcing him to parachute to safety. He stumbles into that disaster-stricken era and throws himself, without hesitation, into its tragic battlefield. 8.5kReads8.8Score812Shelves

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    There are masterpieces, you just haven't found them yet. You can check out these I've provided, mostly rated 8.9-9 Or higher. They're great content [I've learned something new]. There are horror stories, stories set during the War of Resistance against Japan, zombie stories, historical stories, and even cultivation stories. I highly recommend reading them.

32. 32 都 Now That I’m Reborn, Who’d Still Run with the Gangsters? 都重生了谁还混社会 Bored Little Bai无聊小白啊Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Short drama: "Loyal to the Skies: Starting Over" is now streaming The novel was originally titled "Now That I've Been Reborn, Who Would Still Run With Gangs?" [Reborn + business + lots of underlings + no groveling + no cowardice + taking the righteous path + law-abiding] A big shot from the underworld returns to 2010. Should he repeat his old mistakes and keep running with gangs, or abandon his underlings and take the road to a brighter future? No! I won't choose! In this life, I, Qin Jiang, wil 137.6kReads9.3Score13.3kShelves
33. 33 我 Lying Flat and Slacking Off in the Tang Dynasty 我在大唐躺平摆烂 Painting Lingyan画凌烟Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Li Tan transmigrated into the body of Li Longji's grandson. Kept under close watch, he had no choice but to act like a spoiled, reckless wastrel so no one would suspect a thing. When the An Lushan Rebellion broke out, Li Tan used the prestige he had earned defending Tong Pass to enter Chang'an and force Li Longji to appoint him Supreme Commander of the Imperial Guard. Thus began the Tang dynasty's game of power. A scheming and ruthless emperor followed the same path as Li Shimin and ascended the 11kReads8.8Score773Shelves
34. 34 亮 Bright Sword: The Iron-Blooded Expedition in the War Against Japan 亮剑：抗日之铁血远征 Brother A Niu's Blue-and-White Passion阿牛哥的蓝白情怀Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Napoleon once said: “When the lion is asleep, even flies dare to land on its face and buzz. China is a sleeping lion. Once awakened, it will shake the world.” In Chu Xiong’s eyes, the Japanese pirates were those foolhardy flies. They were the ones who woke the sleeping lion of the East! This is a story about the War of Resistance that has no System and no Li Yunlong. The resistance was the work of millions of people. There is no System or Li Yunlong here, and I hope everyone will still show this 18.2kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
35. 35 冒EN Impostor of the Langya Clan 冒姓琅琊 Eastern Zhou Young Master Nan东周公子南Historical1.6M WordsOngoing (Also known as “The Matter of Me Pretending to Be a Nobleman of the Southern Dynasties”) To transmigrate isn’t a dinner party. It’s a deadly game at every turn. The south is beautiful, yet lofty ambitions often fade away. Since ancient times, the Southern Dynasties have been weak, their heroes short-lived. No golden finger, no System, and no second chance at life. Everything starts from zero! Original owner’s memories: none! Identity: none! Supplies: none! When transmigration becomes reality, ho 487.2kReads9.7Score66.9kShelves
36. 36 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 276kReads9.4Score28.4kShelves

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    1. Not a single light novel. A breath of fresh air on Tomato. 2. The protagonist, though a con artist, is favored by fate and deception. 3. Although Tomato is a top-tier light novel author, generalizations shouldn't be made; Tomato has definitely improved a lot. 4. A survival story set in the vast ocean, quite innovative, and the plot is good. 5. The protagonist transmigrates to ancient times, not a traditional historical novel; the world has dungeons, and the protagonist seeks enlightenment within them. 6. A bizarre dungeon-crawling genre; I was deeply immersed in it, feeling it was better than typical supernatural tales or rule-based stories.

37. 37 电 I Ran into a Goddess in the Elevator, Then the Apocalypse Began 电梯偶遇女神，然后末日开始 Shaqi沙其Sci-Fi & Apocalypse323k WordsCompleted [A realistic apocalypse, a growth-focused story rather than a power fantasy! No stockpiling, no rebirth, no supernatural abilities, no System, no harem, only modest enhancements and a carefully constructed zombie setting.] I'm Zhang Wei, a programmer in my early thirties. On my way home from working overtime, I ran into the woman of my dreams. Then the zombie apocalypse began. As a science-minded man, I believe in the law of conservation of energy and in the modern military. Even the zombies' 1.8kReads8.8Score161Shelves
38. 38 世 The World Became a Game, but Forgot to Generate the Players 世界游戏化，却忘了生成玩家 Red Bean Tea红豆茶Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsOngoing The physical edition of Volume One will soon be available for preorder. Follow @0RedBeanTea0 for details. Everyone says that the Dao is waning, demons are growing stronger, and the Heavenly Tribulation is imminent, but Zhou Yuan disagrees. Undying, indestructible demons? Those are just monsters respawning in a game. Paradise realms and wondrous secret realms? Those are just game dungeons. Humankind sealing and suppressing demons? That just means not exiting the dungeon, preventing its monsters f 212kReads9.3Score18.8kShelves

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    This is a masterpiece in my heart! 🍒 You can't secretly read it while sleeping, 💐 I'm afraid you'll suffer internal injuries like me from holding it in. 🌷 This book is a masterpiece whose title doesn't do it justice. 🌴 The writing is superb, 🌻 the logic is incredibly clear. 🎄 I don't want such a good book to be buried, 💦 everyone should check it out. 🤗

39. 39 我 My Father Is the Emperor Who Begs at the Gate 我老爹是叫门皇帝 Bald Li San光头李三Historical2.2M WordsCompleted In the fourteenth year of the Zhengtong reign, my father, Zhu Qizhen, personally led an expedition beyond the borders, hoping to spread the might of the Great Ming far and wide. He never expected it to be like sending meat buns to a dog: he went out and never came back, becoming the Emperor Who Knocked at the Gates. Once he was no longer useful, they sent him back to the capital and confined him in the Southern Palace. Now Father is knocking at the gates again. Zhu Jianshen, who had been countin 58.8kReads8.8Score4.1kShelves
40. 40 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 714.1kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves

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    Bro, these are all ones I think are pretty good. The first one... I think I'm too brave, it wasn't that scary, but the comments section is full of people saying it's scary. You can check it out, get a thrill! ②, ③, And ④ are all really, really, really good.

41. 41 全EN Global Death Exam: Straight from the Execution Grounds to the Test Room 全球死考：刚下刑场你让我去考试 I Love Eating Cat Chips我爱吃猫片哇Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [Tactical battles + mild horror + infinite-world adventure] The Deadly College Entrance Exam has arrived, dragging thirty million candidates into hell. The exam questions have been replaced with scenes from horror movies and disasters. Even staying alive is a pipe dream. Pass and earn rewards. Fail and be erased! Ten points earn ten million. One hundred points earn Tyrant genes. One thousand points earn the Apocalypse. Only ??? can make it out of this exam. To investigate, the military “ 1.5MReads9.3Score278.9kShelves

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    Highly recommended. A great book. The author has experience completing 5 million words. His previous book was a huge hit on QQ (a Chinese online forum), attracting over 400,000 readers in less than 3 months.

42. 42 慈EN Cihang City 慈航市 Mountain-Patrolling Lord God巡山主神Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing At Cihang's grand arena, don't show up without a cheat. Chen Feng transmigrated to another world and discovered that the bosses here were unbelievably sneaky. “Let's go level up in the newbie village first.” “Ha! Got you, transmigrator.” “I'll be reborn and buy a lottery ticket.” “Ha! Got you, regressor.” “Fine, if you're going to play dirty, I don't need to pretend to be a gentleman either.” Chen Feng discovered that every time he died, he could refresh and get a new System. A System's power ha 1.1MReads9.2Score128.6kShelves

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    Millions of reads! Absolutely divine! The more you read, the more exciting it gets! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai (another world) novel to my family—a truly captivating read. The thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics make it an absolute must-read this year.

43. 43 晚 The Great Warlord of the Late Ming 晚明大军阀 Steel Afterglow钢铁余晖Historical1.5M WordsCompleted Advance notice: Farming-focused story. Anti-Ming and anti-Qing. Firearms. Conquest. Advancing technology. No System, and there is a female lead, but she gets very little page time. After a stroke of incredible luck, the protagonist wakes up to discover he has become a bandit chief. He has just settled an internal dispute in the stronghold when government troops arrive to surround and suppress them. To avoid being wiped out by the authorities, the protagonist can only use what he has at hand to 2.1kReads8.8Score198Shelves
44. 44 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 70.4kReads9.3Score7.2kShelves
45. 45 写 I Wrote a Fairy Tale and Forged the Twilight of the Gods 写个童话，铸成诸神黄昏 Milk Tea Cats and Dogs奶茶猫狗Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing One day, countless [Gates] suddenly appeared across the world. At the same time, a power known as [Truth] began to echo through the human realm. Some awakened the Truth of Isaac Newton, father of mechanics, and learned the sky-rending magic of manipulating gravity. Some awakened the Truth of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the nuclear bomb demon, and could turn an entire city to lifeless ruins with a wave of their hand. Some awakened the Truth of Li Bai, the immortal banished from heaven, and could d 60.6kReads9.3Score5kShelves

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    The first book features a protagonist who plays mind games, is slightly eccentric, has no system, and whose abilities are the truth of the story. His first truth is "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," later changed to "Ragnarok." His second truth is "Sin and Punishment" [Khorne: Blessed by the God of Courage and Glory] [Lust: Blessed by the God of Love and Art]... The second book features a hero who is married to a demon king. It's a pure love story, and the hero dies, but the demon king spends a thousand years resurrecting him. Please read about the demon king's thousand years of insatiable desires [thinking].

46. 46 吞 Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor 吞天妖帝 Tomatoes Without Sugar番茄不放糖Eastern Fantasy5.9M WordsOngoing [Red Fruit Short Drama: Dark Style, Watch The Little Cultivator Monster Season 1 Fun Style, Watch The Little Cultivator Monster: Mo Fan's Story, Live Action [Monsters Cultivating the Dao] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Unconventional Xianxia] The same xianxia, a different story. A little monster refuses to settle for an ordinary life. Even a toad can dream of swallowing the sky! This is the story of a little monster who refuses to be ordinary and rises against all odds. Mo Fan was reborn, only to beco 129.9kReads8.7Score15.4kShelves
47. 47 死 After a Thousand Years of Death, I Was Revived by My Demon King Wife 死后一千年，我被魔王妻子复活了 Crossing the Tribulation渡子厄Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [The comic adaptation of this novel is now streaming on Hongguo Short Drama] [Both leads are invincible] [Pure love that puts the lifespan debate to shame] [A lovey-dovey married couple] [Everyday sweetness] [Lighthearted comedy] [The ultimate gentleman's novel] [Viewers under sixteen should watch with their parents] A thousand years after his death, Sharon Morian, the strongest hero of humanity, is resurrected by his wife, the Demon King. A hero-and-Demon-King story that breaks the mold. 32.5kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves
48. 48 失 After Losing My Memory, My Ex-Girlfriends Chased Me Relentlessly 失忆后，被前女友们疯狂倒追 A Bowl of Shrimp Chow Mein一碗大虾炒面Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy + Winning Her Back + Campus Life + Sweet and Angsty Romance: a fun, delightful comedy] The good news: Jiang Liu is popular with women. The bad news: he's lost his memory. Lying in his hospital bed and listening to one goddess after another make “outrageous claims,” Jiang Liu feels like the whole world is one giant game of Werewolf. “Jiang Liu, I'm your first love.” “Jiang Liu, you're my boyfriend, and she's your ex-girlfriend.” “Jiang Liu, we're the kind of good friends who 38.2kReads9.2Score5kShelves

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    Good books go unread, but the romance plot is phenomenal.

49. 49 川 Fighting the Japanese with the Sichuan Army: I Can Hear the Enemy's Strategic Plans 川军抗战，我能听到鬼子战略部署 Honest Wang Mazi老实的王麻子Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Independent development] + [strategy and tactics] + [historical storyline] + [endless feel-good] Brave men march out of Sichuan, the front line is in crisis! From the start, I transmigrate straight to the front lines of the war against Japan! I can hear the Japanese forces’ strategic plans. Other people transmigrate and get powerful equipment. I take on the Japanese with strategy. I draw on the strategic wisdom and tactics passed down by the old veterans, leading the surviving Sichuan soldi 26.6kReads9.1Score2.4kShelves
50. 50 神EN Divine Ability Wielder 神通者 Tiancan Tudou天蚕土豆Eastern Fantasy545k WordsOngoing Among the living things of this world, some are born with strange bones. These bones can be inscribed with wondrous arts, granting their bearers immense power: conjuring fire and wind, summoning thunder and lightning, swallowing the sun and plucking stars, suppressing demons and imprisoning gods. These are Divine Ability Bones. Those born with such bones are called... Divine Ability Users. 2.6MReads9.5Score373.6kShelves

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    Potato, potato, I am a sweet potato

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