There Are No Masterpieces in Tomato’s Horror Stories Anymore. Prove Me Wrong. 。番茄怪谈已经无神作，不服来辩。

1. 1 规 Rule-Based Horror? I Choose to Rebel 规则怪谈？我选择叛逆 Alas, Deep Love奈何情深Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [A short drama adaptation of the same name is now available. You can watch it on the platform. Thank you for your support.] [Subverting expectations + no heroine + hilarious + sly schemer + rebellious + eerie + national fate] Rule-based horror descends upon Earth. The uncanny invades reality. Those chosen are sent into horror worlds, where they represent their respective nations and face the horrors within. Su Xiao is chosen by the horror world and entrusted with the task of representing the Dra 49.5kReads9.6Score6.2kShelves

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   I know you're looking for something to read, don't provoke me, I only have one book.

2. 2 巡 The Yin-Walker 巡阴人 Feiyi匪夷Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted Applying makeup to the dead, reading the winds and assessing the land, preparing bodies for burial, and performing rites on the seventh day after death. Scorched corpses: cleaning the body, applying rouge, painting the features! Bodies cut in half at the waist: removing the organs, filling the cavities, and stitching the body back together! I was born into a family that made its living from the dead, so I grew up dealing with corpses. I’ve seen all sorts of bizarre ways to die and countless inex 8.4kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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   In my personal opinion, the first book is a masterpiece, written by Fei Yi, where the protagonist grows up under the guidance of his wife. The second book is by Apu; it might seem a bit disorganized on the first read, but if you read it carefully and savor it slowly, you'll find it very interesting.

3. 3 何 How Does One Become a Demon, How Does One Become a Buddha? 何以成魔，何以成佛 A Big Fierce Bug一只大猛虫Modern Romance256k WordsOngoing A holy maiden rises in the East, her merit enduring through the ages. In 2023, a savior maiden awakens to save all living beings. This is not a feel-good story, but a work of documentary fiction that weaves together philosophy, theology, biotechnology, AI, the metaverse, space exploration, and more. It examines the potential dangers and crises facing humanity and seeks a new future for human development! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   If you disagree, I recommend a 2023 savior heroine novel. It's not a wish-fulfillment story; it blends philosophy, theology, biology, technology, AI, and space exploration, reflecting on the human crisis. The author has gone completely mad, hahaha, it's hilarious!

4. 4 通EN The Netherworld Scholar Immortal 通幽小儒仙 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted “Where is this?” “Perhaps... the River of Forgetfulness...” “Who are you?” “Wuchang...” “I've never heard of anyone called Wuchang in this world.” “From now on... that's who I'll be!” The soul crosses the River of Forgetfulness, while its thoughts remain on the other shore. What is gained from all beings must be returned to all beings. When Su Mo woke up, he was no longer in his former life. He went to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, but accidentally stumbled into an immortal schem 63.7kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves

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5. 5 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
6. 6 一 I Woke Up with 40 Murder Cases on My Hands 一觉醒来：我背上了40起命案 No Joy无喜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Chen Xiao wakes up to find everything around him strangely unfamiliar. The only thing beside him is a diary. He thinks it might explain his current predicament, but as he reads, he begins to doubt whether its contents are real. It is clearly a record of crimes committed by “himself.” Just as Chen Xiao is about to read on, the piercing wail of police sirens downstairs jolts him awake, and he can't help imagining the worst... 29.8kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
7. 7 被 They Called Me a Freak, but I’m Actually a Powerful Being Reborn 被说怪胎，不好意思我是大能降世 Salty Coffee咸咖啡Eastern Fantasy563k WordsCompleted Time slipped quietly by like the wind. Luo Sheng had been born into this world for seventeen years. Whenever he was alone, he would rub the three belly buttons on his stomach and recall what his Third Aunt had told him. “Do you know why your parents abandoned you in the wilderness? Because you’re a freak.” “You have three belly buttons. You crushed your two older brothers to death inside your mother’s womb, and the other two belly buttons belonged to them.” Perhaps some stroke of fortune wou 10Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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   Holy Mothers, stay away! Start by killing your aunt! [Caution]

8. 8 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
9. 9 报 Your Majesty, the Tyrant Can Read Minds 报告娘娘，暴君他有读心术 Three Two Five三二五Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After she touched the tyrant’s skull, which had been polished into a wine bowl, she unexpectedly transmigrated into the empress who died the most gruesome death in history. Every day, she plotted to kill the tyrant and become empress in her own right, unaware that he could read minds. When the tyrant fell gravely ill, she wept and begged Heaven to let her trade her own years of life for his safety. The tyrant was deeply moved, until he suddenly heard her thoughts: [If he’s so sick, hurry up and 6kReads9.3Score996Shelves
10. 10 我 My Princess Consort Is a Crybaby 我家王妃是哭包 His Highness Jun Xu君栩殿下Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Note: Both leads are each other’s one and only.) The arrogant, domineering young lady suddenly became a delicate little white lotus. She spoke softly, walked slowly, and even ate like a little hamster. The slightest disturbance brought tears streaming down her face. Everyone began placing bets on when the cold-blooded, iron-hearted God of War would kick his whimpering princess out. But when they turned around, they saw their cold and heartless prince gently and patiently coaxing his little prin 1.3kReads9.0Score153Shelves
11. 11 玄EN Fantasy: Starting Blind, I Cultivate with an Erhu 玄幻：开局瞎子，从拉二胡开始 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted (The short drama is now streaming: Fantasy: Beginning with Two Springs Reflect the Moon) [Spending Life + Grinding and Lying Low] "Once a song breaks the heart, where in all the world can one find a kindred soul?" From the start, he transmigrated as a blind man and became a street musician. [Two Springs Reflect the Moon: LV2 (1/10000) Effect: Unblocks qi and blood, opens the meridians, dispels dampness, and warms the body] He is a blind street musician who wipes out an entire gang for 138.6kReads9.6Score14.4kShelves
12. 12 曹 Cao Cao Transmigrates into Tang Sanzang 曹操穿越成唐僧 Where Does the Wind Come From?风来何处Eastern Fantasy624k WordsCompleted A downright hilarious book! “Wukong, let me be honest with you. I love this demon general to death. I don't care whose subordinate or mount he is, he has to join our westbound pilgrimage!” --------The demons have powerful connections early on, with little variation. Later chapters... bring a huge twist!! An offbeat, surreal Journey to the West! It also takes a look at the relationships and rivalries along the pilgrimage from Cao Cao's point of view. “Why has everyone taken all my demon generals? 388Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    It's a very interesting book, give it a try.

13. 13 怪 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！ Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 173.8kReads9.7Score17.7kShelves
14. 14 我 I'm a Demon Emperor, and You Want Me to Challenge the Rules of the Horror Tales? 我一魔帝，你让我挑战规则怪谈？ Three Cabbages三棵白菜啊Mystery488k WordsCompleted [Rule-based horror + Demon Emperor + Invincible + No Female Lead + National Destiny + Supernatural] Demon Emperor Su Bai returns to his homeland, intending to enjoy a quiet life. Just then, a rule-based horror game descends upon the real world, and Su Bai is chosen to represent the Dragon Kingdom in its challenge. Treating it as a bit of fun, Demon Emperor Su Bai enters the game and begins his relaxing vacation. Breaking the correct rules will get you corrupted? This Emperor wants to try it. The 536Reads9.3Score178Shelves
15. 15 国 National Fate: Playing Li Bai the Sword Immortal, with Li Xin as My Teammate 国运：扮演剑仙李白，队友李信 Eating Chilled Watermelon吃冰镇西瓜Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Multiple male leads + national fate + livestream + no female lead] Lin Fan transmigrates and obtains a Role-Playing System. His first character to portray: Li Bai, the Fox Spirit of a Thousand Years. Just as he’s wondering how to raise his portrayal rating as quickly as possible, the National Fate Battlefield opens. Lin Fan is selected to participate. The other person selected alongside him is Li Xin, the One Thought, Two Gods. And so the National Fate Battlefield becomes the stage for the pair 1.5kReads9.0Score226Shelves
16. 16 尸 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 212.8kReads9.6Score25.1kShelves
17. 17 人 The Immortal Food of Mankind 人种仙食 Big-Headed T头很大的T君Eastern Fantasy6.5M WordsOngoing "Weird Cultivation, Behind-the-Scenes Story" The Tang Dynasty: strange things are coming. When Li Qing transmigrated here, he thought Mr. Huayue had kindly taken him in. Little did he know that the man saw him only as livestock to be raised for food. At the brink of life and death, the jade tablet on Li Qing revealed its power, gravely wounding Mr. Huayue and allowing him to escape. But the danger was far from over. The scheme of the Six Paths and Eight Immortals to devour all living beings had 37.9kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves
18. 18 我 There’s a Ghost Inside Me 我的体内有只鬼 A Black-Inked Blade一柄墨刀Mystery3.5M WordsCompleted Vengeful ghosts awaken, and a hundred ghosts roam the night. Jiang Xiao transmigrates into this world for no apparent reason and finds himself surrounded by demons and monsters. But then he discovers that his shadow can devour ghosts without limit and gain their abilities. [Successfully devoured the White Mist Ghost. Ability acquired: Mist Form] [Successfully devoured the Hanging Ghost. Ability acquired: Shackles] [Successfully devoured the Bronze Ghost. Ability acquired: Copper Skin] [Successfu 20.7kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
19. 19 洪 Honghuang: I Became a Chaos Demon God from the Start 洪荒：开局成为了混沌魔神 Lin Zun林尊Eastern Fantasy811k WordsCompleted Lin Tian transmigrates, all because of a phone named Sha Nü! He’d planned to travel through time and head back to ancient times to “make a quick buck” or “rob some tombs.” But Sha Nü runs out of power along the way, and an unknown force carries Lin Tian to the dawn of chaos! From the start, he’s already at the peak, becoming a Chaos Demon God outright! 9.1kReads7.4Score376Shelves
20. 20 都 Urban: At 18, I Retired from Wall Street 都市：18岁的我，从华尔街退休 Ling Yi凌逸Urban2.5M WordsCompleted At just 18, Wang Yi became the god of the stock market, amassing assets worth hundreds of billions. Yet he chose to retire on Wall Street and whisked away Hollywood’s most beautiful superstar! The world thought this was the peak of Wang Yi’s life, but little did they know it was only the beginning... From the stock market to technology, from investment to industry, he’ll become the ultimate tycoon and live life on his own terms! Wang Yi: “Money is just a number. I only want to give the world a n 4.4kReads8.6Score257Shelves
21. 21 朱 Zhu Houzhao: The Worst Temple Name I'll Accept Is Shengzong 朱厚照：朕的庙号最次也得是圣宗 A Weary Bird Returns to Its Old Woods倦鸟落旧林Historical2.1M WordsCompleted [Ming Dynasty’s Zhu Houzhao + court intrigue + cracking down on corrupt officials + sweeping through Mongolia + crushing the barbarians + opening up a New World] Drowning from the start, with civil officials always trying to kill me! Crush the landlords and put the Ming economy under state ownership! Let the red flags fly and open up nine continents and five seas! Rule the entire world: from the founding to the fall of the Ming, none can rival us! 14.4kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
22. 22 超 Super God Academy: I Built the Black Great Wall 超神学院，我缔造了黑色长城 Half Awake一半醒Anime Fanfiction145k WordsOngoing [Power Fantasy] [One Female Lead] [Tech-Focused] [The Rise of Huaxia] [Gods] [Interstellar War] Fang An transmigrated to the world of Super God. Just as he thought he would have to leave everything to fate, he unexpectedly awakened a God-Tier Technology System. One month in 2014. When the Taotie's vanguard fleet arrived in the Milky Way, they discovered that what awaited them was a deep-space strike system that surpassed Earth's current technology. Taotie: Is this even reasonable? Super God Acad —Reads5.4Score—Shelves
23. 23 诸 Myriad Worlds: I Turned the Moon into the Taixu Star from the Start 诸天：开局我把月球改造成太虚星 His Highness Qin Xiao秦宵殿下Anime Fanfiction208k WordsOngoing [Super God Academy + invincibility + darkness + not a self-sacrificing saint] Qin Xiao is an unemployed young man from modern society. By a twist of fate, he receives the blessing of the Dark Heavenly Dao and, with the help of the System, arrives at Super God Academy. Just as he starts worrying about his life, the System appears! From the start, he obtains the Void Star God Saren, rebuilds the Void Star, and becomes its Supreme God. When the Light of the Sun descends upon Earth and the Taotie in 207Reads6.6Score—Shelves
24. 24 我 I'm a Forensic Pathologist, So It's Perfectly Reasonable for Me to Perform Rituals After Work 我一个法医下班后做法事很合理吧 Grand Preceptor of Immortal Qin仙秦太师Urban382k WordsOngoing [No female lead] The official channel launches a livestream program documenting people’s side jobs after work. Office workers are randomly selected and filmed as they go about their side gigs after clocking out. Most people sell grilled sausages or livestream, but everything changes when the crew turns its cameras on Yang Lin, whose day job is as a forensic doctor. On his first evening after work, he swaps his white coat for a Taoist robe and his scalpel for a peachwood sword. Just as viewers cr 635Reads9.0Score105Shelves
25. 25 诸 Starting with Super God Academy Across the Myriad Worlds 诸天从超神学院开始 Online Lazy Dragon网网懒龙Anime Fanfiction494k WordsCompleted This story focuses mainly on technology and does not involve the fantasy side. It tells the story of an ordinary person growing stronger in the Super God world and then traveling across countless worlds. The world is viewed from an ordinary person's perspective, with no plot armor. Some of the story's take on the world may conflict with conventional views, so it's just for entertainment. Feel free to leave a comment recommending a world you'd like to see. 4.2kReads8.4Score141Shelves
26. 26 大 The Boy Emperor of Great Ming 大明之少年天子 Autumn Waters Through the Years岁月秋水Historical2.2M WordsCompleted Your Majesty, please call it quits! Every nation is willing to offer up beauties and treasures. The Great Ming is already invincible! 763Reads5.3Score—Shelves
27. 27 嘉 Jiajing: I Really Am Cultivating Immortality 嘉靖：朕真的在修仙 Boiling Wine in a Cold Hut寒庐煮酒Historical1.3M WordsOngoing An emperor obsessed with cultivating the Dao? I'm cultivating immortality! After transmigrating into the Ming dynasty as the “Daoist Emperor,” he initially resolves to become the greatest emperor in history. But cultivation is real, and immortality is within reach. With a scroll of the Way of Peaceful Ascension, he concocts the elixir of immortality in a golden age! From then on, new rites flourish, and the Three Palaces stand together. The jade seal passes through the ages, and fortune soars ac 1.8kReads8.7Score102Shelves
28. 28 洪 The Heavenly Emperor of the Primordial World 洪荒之天帝 Immortal Crown不朽皇冠Eastern Fantasy850k WordsOngoing Huang Tian was originally an ordinary person from Earth. When Pangu split the heavens and stirred up space and time, Huang Tian was caught in the chaos and transmigrated into the primordial chaos. As a result, Huang Tian attracted the attention of Pangu and the laws of Hongmeng. He was appointed the Supreme Heavenly Emperor of the Primordial World. This is the story of his adventures in the Primordial World. This is my first novel. 9Reads5.8Score—Shelves
29. 29 黑 Black Technology: I Inherited the Technological Legacy of the Entire Universe 黑科技：我继承了全宇宙科技遗产 Strange-Flavored Peanuts怪味花生豆Urban2.4M WordsOngoing What? Wang Shuo wants to make games? The result: Penguin collapsed. What? Wang Shuo wants to work on artificial intelligence? The result: AI stocks crashed. What? Wang Shuo wants to enter the space industry and start an airline? NASA sends a letter: “We'll fight Frontier Technologies to the bitter end! To the death!” And so NASA was disbanded. New Jing Daily: “Warship manufacturing and space tourism have become new engines of economic growth!” Zhanjiang News: “The powered armor industry is thriv 10.4kReads7.7Score705Shelves
30. 30 规 Rule Horror: You Want Me, Zhang San, to Follow the Rules? 规则怪谈：要求我张三遵守规则？ The Luo in Luo Xiu罗修的罗Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted [Horror + eerie + hilarious + satisfying + national fortune = a serious novel] The Supreme Rules descend, selecting multiple people at random from each country to become Ascenders and take part in the Ascension Exam! Those who perform well earn high scores and even extra rewards. They can improve their own abilities and bring unexpected ascension to their country. But fail the exam, and death may be waiting for you, along with endless torment. Even your country may be beset by supernatural event 6.9kReads9.0Score834Shelves

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    I have a few good ghost stories in the Rules of the World, and I think these are masterpieces.

31. 31 我 I Craft Nuclear Bombs in Rule-Based Horror 我在规则怪谈手搓核弹 Mu Yang Mu Yang牧阳牧阳Mystery285k WordsOngoing [Rule-Based Horror + The Supernatural + National Fate + Deduction + Memes + Comedy + Physical Exorcism] Qin Yu, a genius engineer with a criminal personality, is chosen to enter a rule-based horror world, representing Longguo in the contest. After Longguo has lost four battles in a row, Qin Yu becomes the country's last line of defense. If Qin Yu loses, Longguo falls. “Congratulations, you have obtained an SSS-rank talent: Engineer.” [Engineer: Any object you touch can be given mechanical proper 30Reads8.9Score110Shelves
32. 32 我 How Can My Wife Be This Adorable? 我的老婆怎么能这么可爱？ San Jiu Ling三久零Urban3.0M WordsCompleted A new book from a veteran author~ [Sweet Romance] [Combat] [Everyday Life] [Comedy] [One Heroine] Chen Xing, the youngest god of assassination in the history of the Assassination Star, transmigrates to the Spirit Artifact Continent with a super System. From the start, he finds an abandoned girl named Ling. One glance, and a thousand years pass! He even activates a hidden romance System! The two Systems work together perfectly! Fall in love, and you get stronger! This System just loves watching p 2.1kReads9.3Score226Shelves

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    This deserves a small recommendation.

33. 33 狗 Mind-Reading Dog Food: My Adorable Wife Is Fierce and Sweet 狗粮心声：超可爱老婆又凶又甜 Candy Is Super Sweet糖果齁甜鸭Urban506k WordsCompleted [The cover girl is the heroine herself] [Yang Chen, enter your 2008 rebirth wish list] Wish One: [Drain the pretty Su Luoli’s secret stash] Wish Two: [Make tons and tons of money and buy Su Luoli out of the Su family] Wish Three: [Well, I hope I get a System to help me make money. I just want to slack off] That’s all!! 30.2kReads9.4Score3kShelves
34. 34 都 Urban Cuisine: The College Campus Belle Is Pregnant with My Child 都市美食：大学校花怀了我的孩子 A Thousand Miles on Foot步千里Urban546k WordsCompleted [One Heroine, Campus Belle + Sweet Romance + Cozy Daily Life + Adorable Kids + Raising a Family] After a drunken car accident, scumbag Jiang Feng is reborn in his college days. The sweet and lovely campus belle, Lin Xinyi, stands before him. “Jiang Feng, I'm pregnant... with twins.” In his previous life, he didn't care at all and made her get an abortion. After graduation, they went their separate ways. He remembers that in the final moments before he died, Lin Xinyi was alone in his hospital ro 2.2kReads8.7Score372Shelves
35. 35 原EN Genshin Impact: Poor Little Ningguang, Invested By Me 原神：凝光还是小可怜，被我投资 Huaihuaihuai Nian怀怀怀念Anime Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Fang Xun accidentally transmigrated to Teyvat and discovered that the timeline was twenty years earlier. At this time, Little Ningguang was still a poor barefoot girl selling goods everywhere. Little Qiqi was sealed inside amber, lonely and longing for friends. Little Beidou wandered from place to place, enduring scorn and being treated as an ill omen. And there were little Shenhe, little Ayaka, little Keqing, little Sara... Fang Xun met the little ones and began a heartwarming story. From then 5.1kReads9.6Score646Shelves

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