Looking for Urban Superpower Novels 求书都市异能小说

1. 1 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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   I long to buy osmanthus blossoms and share wine, but it will never be like the carefree days of my youth.

2. 2 我 I'm Not Mentally Ill! There's Just a God Living Inside Me 我不是精神病！我只是体内有尊神 Lie Flat Salty Fish Bishop躺平的咸鱼主教Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Purely unhinged comedy + a tiny bit of angst, but it won't affect the lunatic plot, hehe + no formulaic tropes + no couples + not an invincible power fantasy (readers who mind, beware) It starts very slowly but takes off completely later! (˶‾᷄ ⁻̫ ‾᷅˵)] Note: This story contains some mature and unusual content. Please read with discretion! Also, the protagonist is a lifelong bachelor and will never have a romance or flirtation with any character! Don't see a female character and immediately call 14kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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   This book deserves five stars! It captivated me completely. Keep up the good work, author!

3. 3 衡 The Balance Gap 衡差 Tongling桐陵Urban256k WordsOngoing [Urban Superpowers] [Rules-Based Mystery] [Power Plays] [Mind Games] [Ensemble Cast] [No System] People always say that whoever does something should take responsibility for it. Lin Shenchuan used to believe that too, until one stormy night, when he was hit head-on by a runaway car while saving a little girl chasing a balloon. But when he opened his eyes again, the serious injuries that should have been on his chest and left leg had appeared on the driver instead. At first, he thought all he had 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Beneath the surface of the city lies a group of people with special abilities. Lin Shenchuan awakens his special abilities after a car accident. Guilt can be shifted, consequences can change hands, but the scales of justice will never distinguish between good and evil. Amidst the power struggles of various factions, old scores from years ago are about to resurface.

4. 4 本 This Dharma Says, Let There Be Light 本法说，要有光 Your Honor, the Prosecutor检察官阁下Urban383k WordsOngoing [Legal Fantasy] [Path to Godhood] [Cthulhu Mythos] [Corruption] [One Female Lead] [Pure Love] [Dystopia] "Teacher, why is Earth the only place in the galaxy with life?" "Because that's what the law says." "Then where did light come from?" The teacher flipped through the legal code. "I know this one. The law says, 'Let there be light!'" The technology and civilization of the past have fallen silent, and an unprecedented power now rules the new world. It is neither arcane, inscrutable magic nor ce 383Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [Legal Fantasy] + [Single Female Lead] + [Godhood Journey] + [Fast-paced] + [Darkening] + [Cthulhu] + [Dystopian], the male and female leads are decisive and ruthless, their intelligence undiminished, and their mutual devotion unwavering. Fans who enjoy new settings, grand war scenes, and a pure love story between the male and female leads, as well as those with Cthulhu and dystopian themes, are welcome to check this out! ❤️

5. 5 守 The Hearth Keeper: What Am I Even Guarding? Forget It, I'm Slacking Off! 守灶人：我守个得儿！老子摆烂！ Zhang Xiaomao张小茂Mystery345k WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaomao, the Hearth Guardian, has ended a thousand-year-old fate and promptly thrown in the towel to slack off! Hearth Guardian? Guard my ass! I quit! He diagnoses illness with his Sunfire Finger and charges astronomical fees; He roasts skewers with Boundless Karmic Fire, at an outrageously high price. Neighbors crowd his doorway, fighting for a taste. After eating, they feel completely refreshed, as if seated on a lotus throne, their souls clear and bright, never realizing that the evil 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's quite good. At first, I didn't think much of it, thinking it was just hype from people who were looking for something to read, but it turned out to be really good.

6. 6 许 The Wishing Golden Ball 许愿金球 681720Urban210k WordsOngoing On an ordinary Wednesday afternoon, 3,000 unknown “contact entities” suddenly arrived on Earth. Their arrival permanently altered the laws of physics within the infected zones. In these zones, gravity inexplicably converged in a single direction, while light warped and bent at random. The laws of physics no longer resembled anything humanity knew. Almost all infected zones were physically sealed off, and everyone inside was forbidden from entering or leaving. But there were always exceptions: th —Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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   What's rare is that the writing is delicate yet not obscure, the values are sound, and the plot is reasonable and vivid, making you want to keep reading.

7. 7 都 The Reclusive Dragon of the City 都市宅龙 Fengqi Ya风启吖Urban346k WordsOngoing What happens when a dragon transmigrates into modern society? Does it sweep all before it? You'd think it'd be super dangerous, but it's actually so easy it makes you yawn? Wait, wait, wait. You're saying I'm the descendant of... who? A god? What the heck is that supposed to mean? The Esper Association, the Dark Dragon Guard, genetic experiments, a war between gods and demons? What is all this supposed to be? Things are gradually getting complicated. 100Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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   An unconventional, overpowered protagonist; a true dragon who doesn't crave conquest, preferring a quiet life at home, with undercurrents surging beneath the city walls.

8. 8 异 Power Awakening: I’m at War with the Impostors 异能觉醒：我与伪人不共戴天 Dark Crow玄色鸦Urban511k WordsOngoing A tainted tide engulfs the world, and impostors steal it away. The order of human society collapses in an instant. After a horrific massacre, ordinary courier Wang Yi survives by sheer luck, relying on the grit that refuses to let him give up as he crawls out of a mountain of corpses. There is no safety in a chaotic age, and danger lurks in every street. Repeated assaults by impostors and ever-tightening brushes with death unexpectedly awaken his supernatural powers. From then on, he enters a 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Here comes my little one, I recommend the slow-burn type.

9. 9 百 A Thousand Forms, a Million Mysteries: While Others Cultivate One Path, I Cultivate Them All 百象千机：别人修一道，我修万道 Mr. Strong Medicine猛药君Urban284k WordsOngoing From the start, I had a God-Slaying Sword in hand, and a thousand-year-old loli called me Dad. Everyone can bind themselves to only one Sacred Artifact in their lifetime, and must choose just one of the myriad paths in the world. My parents mysteriously disappeared, but I unexpectedly awakened the ability to identify Sacred Artifacts. A rusty iron sword at a street stall turned out to be the ancient God-Slaying Sword, a Sacred Artifact of slaughter! A little girl who had remained uncorrupted in 62Reads—Score247Shelves

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   Hidden secrets lie in the flea markets and antique markets; seemingly insignificant rusty artifacts and old books may be ancient relics. Xu Xian awakens his extraordinary ability to appraise objects after his parents' disappearance. He breaks free from the rigid rules of cultivation, practicing all paths simultaneously, and steadily progresses in the turbulent world of high martial arts.

10. 10 全 Everyone Awakens Superpowers, but I Became the Administrator 全民觉醒异能，我却变成了管理员 Three-Eyed Spider三眼蜘蛛Urban132k WordsOngoing [Superpowers + Strong female lead + Power fantasy + Overpowered progression] Everyone else awakens powers like lightning, fire, superhuman strength, or flight. Me? I awakened an unknown-grade ability: [Administrator Privileges]! From then on, the world became lines of code I could edit! The school bully steals my PowerPoint and tries to hit me? I make him punch himself and fly ten meters backward! The Lightning Lord wants to electrocute me? I turn the ground beneath my feet into an insulator! A 21Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    This is the first time I've seen this type of urban fantasy novel!! The female lead is so satisfying! She gets her credit stolen and humiliated at the beginning! Then everyone awakens to superpowers, and she becomes the world's administrator; from now on, the rules will be set by the female lead!

11. 11 薾 The Season of Er’er 薾薾时节 Lala from the Corner旮旯角的拉拉Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted CEO × College Student | Age Gap | Foster Care | Secret Crush | Older Man, Younger Wife He is twelve years older than her, the feared “Mr. Jie” of Yancheng’s business world: cold, sharp-tongued, and heartless. She is just a little ray of sunshine living under his roof. She doesn’t dare tell him that the moment they reunited during her high school entrance exams, a little tree began to sprout in her heart. A wily older fox raises a younger one, and the younger fox sets out to win his heart. He lay 3kReads8.8Score233Shelves

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    This book is a rare gem, with a fast-paced plot, concise language, coherent structure, and clear logic!

12. 12 灾 Amid the Calamity’s Eerie Tide, I Am the End That Devours All 灾厄诡潮，吞噬一切的我是终焉 I'm a Good Citizen, Don't Shoot我是良民别开枪Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [The Supernatural + Slow Burn + Multiple Yandere Heroines + Gods Awakening + God-Slaying + Mind Games and Strategy + Grand Worldbuilding] Have you ever wondered what it feels like to have your heart cut out by the person you love on a dazzling, lavish wedding night? Have you ever imagined awakening the Shadow Court and the ability to devour the supernatural in a trial ground overrun by the uncanny, turning supernatural corruption into power? Have you ever imagined that in an age when humanity be 122Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    I gave you my heart, and you cast it aside. Now, I present you with the entire Shadow Court—kneel, or perish.

13. 13 疯 After Going Mad and Tearing Off the Labels, I Took the Urban Superpower World by Storm 疯到撕碎标签后我狠掀都市异能 FinneganUrban183k WordsOngoing Jiang Shutang tears off every label attached to her, going from an elite executive to a homeless drifter, all to expose the dark network through which urban superpowered beings manipulate finance and public opinion. When she uncovers the truth about Lu Yuwei, a seemingly gentle and refined medical professor who is actually the core leader of the superpower organization Silent Eye, the two are forced into an alliance amid bloodshed and chaos. Jiang Shutang’s destructive power and Lu Yuwei’s preci —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Hidden within the city are secret experiments involving supernatural abilities, where the memories of countless ordinary people are arbitrarily altered. The female protagonist, a special experimental subject, has long been bound by societal prejudice and labels. After awakening her abilities, she abandons her madness and forbearance, using her extraordinary powers to fight against the mastermind behind it all, gradually uncovering the city's hidden dark secrets.

14. 14 超 The All-Purpose Errand Shop in a Supernatural City 超自然都市的万能跑腿店 March Millet三月黍Urban131k WordsOngoing [Original] [Urban supernatural powers] [Single male protagonist] [Slow burn] [No AI] Anomalies run rampant in Xinsang City, where a string of bizarre murders is growing into a citywide urban legend. The municipal government deliberately plays down the truth and covers up the threat posed by the anomalies. Ji Dao, a superpowered man who runs an all-purpose errand shop, spends his days taking delivery jobs and dealing with thugs and anomalies with his bare hands. All he wants is to earn enough to —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    For those who enjoy suspenseful urban novels, this is for you! The entire city is rife with eerie rumors, and the crisis is deliberately concealed. The male protagonist's main job is running errands, while also dealing with strange phenomena; he doesn't have grand heroic dreams. Danger is ever-present, a seemingly kind neighbor harbors a world-ending conspiracy, and a team assembles to investigate old cases by following clues. The story alternates between terrifying atmospheres and lighthearted, heartwarming moments, creating a well-paced and engaging read.

15. 15 为 For My Sister, I Won’t Join Runaway Contestants Season Two 为了妹妹的不参加逃犯节目第二季 A Beginner Who Can't Write新手不会写书Urban243k WordsCompleted The author isn't making any money, so this book will end here. Thank you all for your support. I've put a lot of effort into this book, but we all have to make a living. If it doesn't earn anything, there's no point in wasting my time. Thank you. This is the official ending. The final chapter is already written, but I don't want to post it. Let's just end things here. 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Twelve original puzzles spanning the globe, with progress in solving them determining life or death. Strictly adhering to the "Chesterton Fairness Principle," readers can deduce the truth in sync with the protagonist.

16. 16 诡 Are the Supernatural Horrors a Bug? I’ll Debug Them with Daoist Magic! 诡异是Bug？贫道这就杀毒！ Longing for Sweetness in the Sky望天甘Mystery217k WordsOngoing [Taoist + high-martial world + nearly invincible protagonist + one heroine + supernatural resurgence] “If this world is a precisely running program, then the ‘anomalies’ are malicious bugs that can’t be deleted.” When Xie Zaici wakes up, he discovers that the whole world has changed. History is broken, Taoism has vanished, and all the gods have become forbidden beings. People tremble beneath the shadows of evil spirits, risking their lives to resist curses in the hope of surviving. Only he disco 13Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    The chaotic golden clapper immobilizes the fierce ghost, and the Samadhi Fire burns away the filth. The application of Taoist magic is so wonderful that I was left wanting more!

17. 17 遗 City of Cast-Off Shells 遗蜕之城 No Rice to Cook无米炊Urban299k WordsOngoing Linhai is a city carefully embellished with light and memories. Here, magical girls are admired by all, Kamen Riders uphold order, and mechs streak across the neon sky screen. Emotions, trauma, and memories can all be sealed away, edited, and sold. People believe that everything has a name, everything has a purpose, and everything has been put in its proper place. Yet deep in the cracks of this bustling metropolis, some lives are still manufactured, defined, and recorded, but never truly acknowl 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I looked at many books, and they all seemed to follow the same formula, but this one actually came out with something new and was quite enjoyable.

18. 18 第 The Seventh Squad Specializes in Ganging Up 第七队专业以多欺少 MuziABC456木子ABC456Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Urban Superpowers + Ensemble Team + Rousing Battles + Rule-Based Combat + Slow-Burn Growth + Dual Power Systems] A dual power system combining the Four Symbols telekinesis setting with Superpowers. The battles are tactical and carefully paced, not brainless. They’re full of passion, strategy, and rules, and every fight has been thoughtfully designed. Perfect for readers who enjoy watching a team grow and aren’t in a rush to see the protagonist crush everyone from the start. The Divine arrived, 72Reads—Score187Shelves

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    Six main characters, four types of psychic powers, and a complete combat system. Each element—wind, fire, water, and earth—has its own unique characteristics, and the gameplay is not superficial. The fights are detailed. Psychic power consumption, move counters, and attribute synergies have all been carefully designed. This isn't a story about six people setting off together. It's a story about six people each completing their own paths and then reuniting in the same place. Suitable for readers who enjoy watching team growth and aren't in a rush to see the protagonist dominate the world. A slow-burn, gradually deepening experience.

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