For Serious Readers in a Reading Slump: Nothing Below a 9.5 高级书荒 9.5以下的不要

1. 1 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 976.7kReads9.4Score99.9kShelves

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   You absolutely have to check this out! With over a million reads, it's undeniably a top-tier read. The plot is excellent, clear, and flows smoothly without any dragging. Moreover, the supporting characters are perfectly integrated into the story, avoiding the abrupt plot points often found in fast-paced, wish-fulfillment novels. Everything unfolds naturally and orderly, just like everyday life, making it well worth reading.

2. 2 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 1.7MReads9.9Score181.2kShelves

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   Don't worry about running out of books to read! [Exploration] These highly-rated novels are worth checking out. *I'm Not a Drama God*, 9.9 Points, an urban martial arts time-travel novel with extremely high popularity. *Once Upon a Time There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass*, 9.7 Points, an urban martial arts novel, already completed and ready to follow. *Please Call Me Ghost Messenger*, 9.6 Points, a suspenseful supernatural novel with no harem plot. *Legend Management Bureau*, 9.7 Points, a fantasy novel with a wildly imaginative premise. And *The Haunted House*, 9.7 Points, a suspenseful and imaginative novel, completed and with excellent reviews—bookmark it now!

3. 3 一EN The Venerable Swordsman 一剑独尊 Above Qingluan Peak青鸾峰上Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsCompleted 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! 6.8kReads9.1Score5.3kShelves

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   The best in my heart, especially Tianyuan

4. 4 重 Reborn in S7: One Battle at the Bird's Nest Made Me a Legend 重生S7：鸟巢一战封神 Jipas叽帕斯Sports2.0M WordsCompleted How would you sum up LPL player Liang Chen's achievements in one sentence? “If Brother Chen had never been born, the LPL would have known only endless darkness!” After pulling an all-nighter, the down-and-out young man Liang Chen dies suddenly and is reborn in his youth, with the League System at his side. Starting out as an unknown boosting service player, he embarks on a legendary journey. 44.5kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves

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   These are all top-notch books by Tomato, not one of them is below 9.5, You'll regret it for the rest of your life if you don't read them.

5. 5 从EN Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 160.1kReads9.6Score18.1kShelves
6. 6 请EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 102.6kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves
7. 7 传EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 169.4kReads9.6Score21.7kShelves
8. 8 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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   These three books are absolutely amazing; if you don't, I'll slap you in the face!

9. 9 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 707.4kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves
10. 10 序EN Sequence: God Eater 序列：吃神者 No Brain, Just Cerebellum不要大脑要小脑Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Tomato 2026 Male-Focused Fiction Most Popular Author, Ranked Number One] Published in print, quality guaranteed. An alternate high-martial world, ensemble cast and political intrigue, no nested plot twists, a slow-paced story with a grand setting. Readers all say it gets better the further you read. Giant birds swallow the sun, and all things undergo dramatic change. Strange, immortal gods, and humanity's superpowered sequences. Everyone wants to become a god in this world, but they have no ide 987.7kReads9.3Score121.8kShelves

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    This book is absolutely amazing! I don't know why it has such a low rating. The characters are all incredibly well-developed, the logic is clear, and the whole thing is fantastic. I can't seem to get into any other books after reading it! [Crying emojis]

11. 11 重 Reborn as a Simpleton, I Became a Billionaire by Collecting Scrap 重生二傻子，靠收破烂成亿万富豪 Wandering Immortal of the Northern Mountain北山浪荡仙Urban444k WordsCompleted A ninety-three-year-old man from another timeline transmigrates to 1982. His soul takes up residence in the body of a high school student nicknamed Ersha, or “Second Fool.” The student is known as the king of repeaters. At twenty-three, he is still in high school. The original owner of the body, Wu Dazhi, was nicknamed Gouzi as a child. Despite his towering build and weight of over two hundred pounds, he was timid by nature and afraid of trouble. People bullied him constantly, but he never dared 10.9kReads6.3Score863Shelves

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    A person who had suffered from depression for many years laughed so hard after reading this book that he lost his teeth.

12. 12 部 The Glory of the Tribe 部族荣光 Funeral Fox丧狐Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsCompleted The Jiang Clan and the Shentu Clan, both renowned for their beautiful women, have been at war for three years. Nearly all the adult men of the Jiang Clan have been killed. If they lose the Clan Deathmatch, every woman in the Jiang Clan will be tortured to death, humiliated, and sold. Despair hangs over the entire clan. Some choose to flee, while others betray their own people. Fifteen-year-old Jiang Xuan is still just a boy, but for his mother, his younger sister, and the women of his clan, he h 10kReads9.2Score833Shelves

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    This is the first book I couldn't stop reading all night (the low rating is because I only update once a week, one chapter is equivalent to 10 chapters).

13. 13 悖 Paradox Verification System: I'm the Bug in the World of Rules 悖论校验系统：我是规则世界的BUG Old Opera House Lamp歌剧院老灯11k WordsCompleted Paradox Verification System: I’m a Bug in the World of Rules 127Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book.

14. 14 负 The Heartless Top Scholar Marries a Princess, and a Female Magistrate Forces Him to Atone for Three Years 负心状元娶公主，女推官逼他赎罪三年 Old Opera House Lamp歌剧院老灯Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted The faithless top scholar marries a princess, and a woman judicial officer makes him atone for three years 146Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 重 After Being Reborn, I Made the Signatory Take Back Their Words in Person 重生后，我让签字的人亲口撤回 Old Opera House Lamp歌剧院老灯7k WordsCompleted After being reborn, I made the person who signed it withdraw it in person. 307Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 丈 My Husband Said He Was Working Late, but I Saw Him Trying on Wedding Dresses with His White Moonlight 丈夫说加班，我看见他陪白月光试婚纱 Old Opera House Lamp歌剧院老灯Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted My Husband Said He Was Working Late, but I Saw Him Trying on Wedding Dresses with His First Love 268Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 别 Everyone Else Hoards Supplies, but I Take Everything Apart 别人疯狂囤货，我却全拆成散装 Old Opera House Lamp歌剧院老灯15k WordsCompleted Everyone else is frantically stockpiling supplies, but I take everything apart and turn it into loose pieces 262Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 系 The System Wants Me to Keep a Low Profile? I Steal Away the Two Male Leads to Found a Sect 系统逼我苟命？我拐走两大男主开山建宗 Old Opera House Lamp歌剧院老灯12k WordsCompleted The System Forces Me to Keep a Low Profile? I Run Off with the Two Male Leads to Build a Sect 62Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 犯 The Usurper 犯上者 Li Ma李马Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [The print edition has been signed, so read with confidence] (No System, no invincibility, plot-focused, explores human nature, not a formulaic power fantasy) (The protagonist grows and changes as the story unfolds) (An ensemble cast: supporting characters aren't one-dimensional, and respond with genuine emotions to the changes around them) No one knows when this world began to split in two. 218.8kReads9.4Score35.1kShelves

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    A seasoned bookworm of eleven years strongly recommends these books: The first one features a super intelligent protagonist, but the updates are too slow, only one or two chapters a day. The second one has a very imaginative plot and is quite interesting. The third one, as everyone knows, is Tomato's masterpiece. The fourth one is a rebirth novel, a bit erotic, with the male lead's unpredictable thinking. The fifth one is a post-apocalyptic novel; I really like this kind of growth story, I don't like invincible stories. The sixth one just finished updating; it's a bit invincible, but I really like this writing style. The seventh one is by Nan Yaoshu; I think his writing doesn't have much of a romance plot, but everything else is very detailed and delicate. Moreover, this writing style is similar to everyone being a protagonist, the male lead just experiencing different stories, I also really like this writing style.

20. 20 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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    Every single one of these books is a masterpiece, each a pinnacle of achievement! No one knows that this "Red Heart 6" from the Twilight Society is both a time-traveling theater director and the true form of the world-ending calamity "Mocking Calamity." 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 "Scarlet Trick"—after all, if the audience's expectations fall below the threshold, the calamity will tear reality apart.

21. 21 让 I Told You to Go Undercover, Not Hit on the Boss's Wife! 让你卧底，没让你勾搭大嫂！ Bei Cai贝才Urban3.5M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + never a saintly heroine + multiple heroines + wildly satisfying] Lei Zhen transmigrates to a parallel world in 1995. Starting out as a low-level underling, he rises through the ranks with ruthless force, amassing wealth and beautiful women until he rules everything with an iron fist! 105.7kReads9.3Score11.6kShelves
22. 22 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted 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... 210.5kReads9.6Score22.9kShelves
23. 23 退 After Retirement, My Wife Brought People to Arrest Me 退休后，老婆带人来抓我了 Storytelling Lazy讲故事的LazyUrban1.9M WordsCompleted From the start, a beautiful woman proposed to him. Liu Xuedong was a fake psychologist and, in reality, an S-Rank Cleaner. Just as he was happily anticipating a perfect life, he realized things weren't going quite the way he'd imagined… Wait, isn't my wife the one I hate most? (A professional writer registered with the Provincial Writers Association. Credentials verified, so read with confidence.) 47.8kReads9.0Score4.2kShelves
24. 24 乌 Crow Office 乌鸦事务所 Uncle Nan Yao南妖叔Urban147k WordsCompleted The story takes place in a modern city in a parallel world. Eighteen years ago, an old ghost cultivator found an abandoned baby boy of unknown origins. Since he was all alone, he figured he might as well raise the child to look after him in his old age. Eighteen years later, the boy had grown up, but the old man had died. Before his death, the old man had opened an agency, spending nearly all his savings on it. With no prospects in sight, the young man had no choice but to drop out of school and 894Reads8.9Score137Shelves
25. 25 一 One Sword, One Flask, One Universe 一剑一酒一乾坤 Guan关Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing [Swordsmanship + Wine Immortal + Fantasy Xianxia + One Heroine + Mutual Devotion + Humanity’s Survival] A year ago, the boy watched his father shoulder his sword, slay demons, and save humanity, never to return. A year later, the boy arrives at Qingyun with only a sword and a jug of wine. Shunned by all, he is confined to the peach blossom grove. The sword his father called the “Sword of Protection” stands in the most prominent place in the Qingyun Sect, yet the world calls it the “Sword of Sham 73.5kReads9.3Score7kShelves

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    Recommendation rating: Five stars. "Fan Gu" (凡骨) is recommended. Once upon a time, there was a Demon-Suppressing Pass and a Heavenly Abyss. Without a system, and not invincible throughout, it tells the story of a weakling who gradually rises to the peak, constantly teetering on the edge of life and death. The fourth book was a bit confusing for me, but overall it's still good.

26. 26 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 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves

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    Invincible without further ado

27. 27 仙 Above the Immortals 仙人之上 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban1.5M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincible protagonist, no System, no brainless characters, and no wish-fulfillment. Read at your own discretion.) The ancient Immortal Court had crumbled into ruins, and the immortals of old had fallen into slumber. The world changed with every passing day, and seas became fields. All that remained of ancient times existed only in myths. Thousands of years later, the ruins of the Immortal Court once more rose above the nine heavens, and the sleeping immortals be 60.7kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
28. 28 尸 The Dead Rise on Campus 尸起校园 Red Endorphin红色内啡肽Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted No System. An ordinary person from the start. No fighting monsters and leveling up. If you like realistic portrayals of human nature in the apocalypse, come on in! Please note: this is not a brainless, lightweight novel. Human nature is portrayed realistically, and conflicts are shrouded in mystery. It follows an ordinary student from the lowest rung of society as he experiences despair during the apocalypse, searches for shelter, and gradually grows. There are no rigid moral standards here. No 13.4kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    The Tomato ratings are ridiculously fake; I actually find this one strangely appealing.

29. 29 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 518.8kReads9.7Score68.3kShelves
30. 30 李 Li Dakai’s Record of Cultivation 李大开修仙记 Li Dakai李大开Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsCompleted [Mortal Cultivator Style, No System, Decisive and Ruthless, Not Mindless, Funny] I, Li Dakai, began cultivating immortality at the age of fifty. A slow-burn cultivation fantasy with a satisfying payoff. The story unfolds gradually, with every turn grounded in reason! Fellow cultivators, please don’t be put off by the title. New chapters every day at exactly 5:10 p.m.! 27.7kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves

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    Recommended by seasoned bookworms

31. 31 一 Confessions of a Mentally Ill Person 一个精神病人的自述 Multiply by Two乘二Mystery169k WordsCompleted Sometimes I wonder what I am, what the world is, and what my existence means to it. Am I an NPC? Or just a virus that doesn't matter? A virus, yes. I feel like I've caught some kind of virus, or maybe I've always been one. My name is Zhang Shun. I'm an ordinary person, and on an ordinary day, I suddenly saw things no one else could see... 1.5kReads9.3Score376Shelves

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    That means there are many more family members here. Let's go one by one. I sincerely recommend them.

32. 32 系 The System Exploded, and I Became the System 系统炸了，我成了系统 Little Monster小小怪Urban4.9M WordsOngoing What's it like to be a System? After Ye Tian angered the System that coveted him, he became a System himself. He travels through the Myriad Worlds, stealing the essence of each world. He transforms into the “Great Villain System,” helping villains beat the living daylights out of protagonists. In a world where men are inferior to women, I become the “Great Man System,” giving my Host a little extra charm every day and attracting the empress's attention. He evolves into a Creator System, and the 14.3kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    They are all good books; there's bound to be one that suits you.

33. 33 邪 Evil God Moran! 邪神墨然！ Three Winds 11三风11Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted Why does the headless ghost in the hospital keep praying at midnight? Why does the skin-stealing ghost in the desolate mountain village wail without stopping? And why does the long-haired female ghost in the studio apartment shriek in the middle of the night? None of this is a distortion of human nature, much less a collapse of morality. It’s just that… someone’s having an episode! In an age when horror has returned and vengeful ghosts run rampant, Bai Yuan, dressed in a hospital gown, smiled ca 155.2kReads9.3Score16.3kShelves

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    I personally recommend the first wizarding novel; I've seen the ads so many times that I've already received a 20 yuan gift. The second one is also okay, but the third one is pure pure enjoyment—how can Tomato (the author) write such enjoyable stories?

34. 34 系EN Immortality System: I Outlived Everyone 系统赋我长生，我熬死了所有人 One Durian No. 3一只榴莲3号Eastern Fantasy5.6M WordsOngoing Observing the love and hatred of cultivators across the river of time from a perspective beyond life itself. He left a modest little town and entered the wondrous world of cultivation. His journey sped up and slowed down, moving forward or stopping to rest, but he never stopped walking. The Age of Declining Dharma, the Age of Emperors, the Age of Dark Turmoil… He appeared in every age, and the only thing he could do was watch old friends die with his own eyes, then see them off to their grave 579.3kReads9.4Score60.9kShelves

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    Enough said, just watch my video length.

35. 35 大 Great Qin: Emperor Qin Shi Huang, I Really Don't Want to Live Off You! 大秦：始皇帝，我真不吃软饭啊！ The King of Qin Circles the Pig秦王绕猪Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [The Analects + Hilarious + Cunning + Lighthearted + His Majesty Zheng + Shamelessly Stealing + Absolutely Outrageous] Qin Feng inexplicably transmigrates to the Qin dynasty before Qin unifies the six states, and the First Emperor overhears his thoughts. The two then embark on a hilarious daily battle of wits. “Qin Feng, tell me, what does ‘The Master does not speak of prodigies, force, disorder, or spirits’ mean?” “It means the Master doesn’t want to talk to you, and will use brute force to bea 45.1kReads9.5Score4.5kShelves
36. 36 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 538.9kReads9.7Score71.1kShelves
37. 37 幼 A Young Dragon from the Start, and You Really Think I'm a Beggar? 幼龙开局，你真把我当乞丐？ Sour Candy酸宝Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Gods run rampant, and strange creatures are everywhere. In a world gripped by fear, where anyone might undergo a monstrous transformation, a lowborn boy emerges from an old graveyard. He carries a mysterious space where killing strange creatures lets him absorb their power and conjure items. [Legendary creature, Jade-Eyed Corpse: Its eyeballs can peer into the Yellow Springs and read the scriptures of the dead. Requires a sixth-rank martial artist who has mastered a pupil technique.] The sevent 66.7kReads9.2Score6.2kShelves
38. 38 校 School Beauty, Don't Cry. You Don't Deserve My Devotion 校花别哭了，我的深情你不配 Short-Tempered Little Pumpkin暴躁小南瓜Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [A good horse doesn't return to old pastures + one heroine + not a BL story] [A light reborn romance with no System or golden finger, just an ordinary, everyday love story. Don't read if that's not your thing.] (Originally titled “Campus Belle, Don't Cry. You Don't Deserve My Devotion.” Note: The campus belle gets more page time early on, and the heroine appears a little late. The sweeter romantic scenes come in the middle and later portions. Please skip if that bothers you.) Everyone knew Gu Ch 14.2kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves
39. 39 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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    (Urban Martial Arts) A European saintess and the daughter of a high-ranking Russian official are drawn into the family's past, and the stories of the fathers and grandfathers slowly come to light.

40. 40 我 I’m a Dual-Personality Surgeon, Professionally a Ripper 我，双面手术师，职业开膛手 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Some call him Miracle Doctor Lu, while others call him Lu the Skinner. Some owe their battlefield dominance to the mechanical limbs he fitted them with; others have breathed their last beneath his surgical knife. He can save someone on the brink of death, or make a corpse disappear without a trace. By day, he is the warmest kindness in the world; by night, he is a terror that makes the whole world tremble. A scalpel rests between his fingers: one side is a demon, the other an angel. His name is 20.3kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
41. 41 人 The Human Emperor's Chronicle 人皇纪 Huangfu Qi皇甫奇Historical7.8M WordsCompleted “I will not hand this world over to people I despise!” And so Wang Chong trampled across a sea of blood and bones to claim the throne of the Human Emperor. He turned the tide when all seemed lost, shored up the collapsing empire, and forged an unparalleled legend! 2.7kReads8.6Score314Shelves

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    I can't stand those people recommending books with less than 1000 recommendations each. Here, let me recommend a few that I've been looking at for a long time and think are all good.

42. 42 地EN Earth Torn Apart: I Become a Wizard 地球撕裂：我成为巫师 Dreams Are Just Over the Horizon梦想就在天涯Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted No System, no golden finger, slow burn. A spatial disaster tears Earth apart, plunging humanity into a world of wizards. Altars, shadows, wizards, and a fate beyond anyone’s control: what does the future hold? A wizard novel about conquering myriad worlds. My new book, “Lord, Survive: I Have a Plundering Talent,” is complete! 11.3kReads8.6Score887Shelves
43. 43 大EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 525.3kReads9.5Score41.9kShelves
44. 44 隐EN Hiding in Hogwarts as a Professor 隐藏在霍格沃茨当教授 Plain Old Boiled Water白白了开水Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted [Harry Potter fanfiction + mastermind behind the scenes + plotting] [Early focus on getting stronger and staying alive, with a slow start] [He hides his ambition and desire for conquest behind a trustworthy appearance and seemingly sincere words] Tewell, the most outstanding graduate in Durmstrang’s history, arrives at Hogwarts. “One day, Muggles may be able to use science to detect magic and expose our spells. They’ll build a mathematical model for every single incantation. “What will wizard 32kReads9.6Score3.6kShelves
45. 45 系 My System Is Out of Line, and I’ve Become a Trouble-Making Streamer 系统不正经，我成搞事主播 Zhoushan Gatekeeping Grandpa舟山管门大爷Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Livestream] [System] [No Female Lead] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Comedy] [Wild Antics] [Laugh-Out-Loud] A small-time streamer is doing an outdoor Livestream when he runs into a five-step snake and gets bitten! A deadly situation! How can he survive? Li Ke: “Don’t panic, guys. According to local folklore, anyone bitten by a five-step snake will die after taking five steps. So let’s try walking backward five steps and see if we can turn this around!” Li Ke: “If it works, I’ll walk backward ninety 13.1kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
46. 46 不 I Only Refuse to Betray the World 不负天下而已 Doudou’s Darling豆豆的宝贝Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Cultivation setting + no rebirth + no transmigration + not a wish-fulfillment novel] A kind person may be swept along by the ways of the world and fall into darkness; A great villain with blood on his hands may also turn over a new leaf through a single act of kindness; Li Chenxi is one of the rare people who, even after experiencing a major upheaval, can still hold fast to his true nature; The fates of people like him are often more troubled than those of ordinary people; They are usually eit 280Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first two are by the same author, which I'm currently listening to. I recommend listening with the dialogue; the charm of the language is undeniable 🤙🤙🤙 I've already finished reading Legend has it that the author's logic is clear and their thinking is meticulous 🌹🌹🌹 The last one is one I'm shamelessly recommending: a cultivation novel 😅😅😅

47. 47 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6kShelves

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    Personally, I found these to be a few really good: First, the number one female-oriented cultivation novel; second, the writing is delicate and smooth, the characters are well-developed, and most importantly! I was hooked on the "hatred"—a wildly growing hatred! Third, the female lead has a quirky personality, never engaging in internal strife, and seeking revenge on the spot! Fourth, guys will waste cigarettes reading this, and girls will waste paper reading it! Fifth, it's super funny, and if you don't read it soon, it'll become a banned book! Sixth, it was a thoroughly enjoyable read; although the story is short, humor is interspersed throughout, creating huge emotional swings!!

48. 48 让 You Were Supposed to Defend Against the Ten Thousand Clans, Not Stew Them All! 让你抵御万族，你全给炖了？ The Real Erdaomao二刀毛本尊Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [Rated 9.7 during serialization] [Cultivation at school (high-martial arts) + a growth journey + a vast cosmic world + an utterly clueless male lead + no heroine (or a single heroine) + noble ideals and fiery passion + standout supporting characters + satisfying wish fulfillment with smart characters] The myriad races force open the star path and descend upon Earth! Humanity is in danger! Ordinary student Lu Chuan accidentally obtains an ancient book recording the delicacies of the cosmos, and d 36.9kReads8.9Score3.8kShelves
49. 49 怨 Bound by a Madman's Grudge 怨骨疯缠 Peerless Scallion a绝世一根葱aTwo Male Leads470k WordsCompleted Publication rights have been signed. Originally titled Grudgebound Bones [Double madness + a truly ghostly male lead + twisted love + forced confinement romance + lovers bound by pure hatred + happy ending] “We're better off hating each other. Never tell me you love me, or I'll kill you.” The two had been inseparable friends at the orphanage, once linking pinkies and promising never to part for the rest of their lives. Then one year, a wealthy couple came to adopt a child. They took a liking to 171.7kReads9.6Score38.4kShelves
50. 50 娱 Showbiz: Preserving the Glory of China, Divine-Level Portrayals of Past and Present 娱乐：典藏华夏，神级扮演古今 Remember to Be Happy记得快乐Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Feel-good story, no angst!] Zhao Yizhou was originally just an extra. But from the start, he activated the [God-Tier Acting System]. "As soon as you put on the costume of a historical figure, you will instantly become immersed in the role and receive the Actor God BUFF: Acting +99999, Charisma +99999..." He joined the program Treasures of China from the start, playing Qin Shi Huang with the grandeur of swallowing mountains and rivers and an unrivaled domineering presence! Audience: His portraya 3.4kReads9.2Score329Shelves

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