All Four of Tomato's Legendary Novels from Back in the Day Are Finished, but I Still Can't Get Over Them 当年的番茄四大神书都已经完结，意难平

1. 151 让 I Asked You to Be a Man of Culture, So Why Are You Raising an Emperor? 让你当雅士，你怎么养帝王？ Three or Four Times三四番Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing My score will rise once it gets going~ [Strategist / making a name for herself / court politics / mostly serious drama / troubled times / Imperial Preceptor / junior sister / Daoist] In the third month of spring, heaven and earth stir to life, and all things flourish. [Host, the wind is at level three today. Wide sleeves and long robes are in order. Strolling through the courtyard, or standing beneath the eaves playing a flute while awaiting a distinguished guest, would make for a most elegant 5.5kReads8.8Score1k14d adds

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   A transmigrated girl uses a vocal system to enter the world as chaos is about to erupt, aiming to become a carefree and powerful minister, but unexpectedly becomes a ruthless warlord. The entire story blurs the lines between male and female, with everyone vying for power. It features youthful chivalry, intrigue, and cunning, making it a very mature political intrigue novel.

2. 152 残 Tattered Robe 残袍 Feng Yu Jiuqiu风御九秋Urban1.5M WordsCompleted He lives in the war-torn Republic of China era. Though he possesses peerless mystical arts, he isn't a Taoist priest. He walks the line between good and evil, accompanied by an old cat that escaped from an ancient tomb. To be precise, it isn't a cat at all, but no one knows what it really is. 24.9kReads9.0Score3.3k14d adds

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   Does nobody understand the last one?

3. 153 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 43kReads9.1Score4.9k14d adds
4. 154 这EN Something's Wrong with This Game: I Became a God by Mining! 这个游戏不对劲，我挖矿成神！ Dao Buyi道不易Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing [The Divine Realm descends upon the entire world] Yang Ling, a professional gold farmer, only wanted to relax in the game Divine Realm, but discovered that the environment was harsh and logging off was impossible. With no other choice, for the sake of his own safety, he could only start mining constantly, grinding levels, assigning stat points, and fighting to stay alive! 2.4MReads9.2Score313.1k14d adds

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   These books are worth reading.

5. 155 我 Conquering the Cold Beauty in the Horror World 我在惊悚世界中征服高岭之花 I Eat Roses我吃玫瑰Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Infinite-level game + horror + heroine pursues hero, but no groveling after a breakup] ❗Warning: This is not a power fantasy with a strong female lead! The heroine is pretty useless at first! Please read the blurb carefully and make sure you’re okay with the heroine’s personality before starting. [Plot] He Zhi’s journey from a rookie in a horror game to a true god of the Purple Star took a very, very long time. [Romance] After being discharged from the hospital, Huo Xunjing mysteriously disap 28.4kReads9.3Score4.1k14d adds
6. 156 快 Happy Exam Week 快乐考试周 Fu Ma覆马Mystery837k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication; personalized bookplate campaign underway in the book's fan community. The published title is Happy Exam Week] - An exam? The kind where your head explodes if you fail~ Boom! - A group of people are forced to take one bizarre weeklong exam after another. They enter the settings depicted in the exam questions and answer them with their bodies, battling with both brains and brawn. They will die if they fail, come in last place, fail to hand in their papers within the 8.6kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds
7. 157 滞 A Belated Love Letter 滞后情书 Fu Ma覆马Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [The print edition under the same title is now available, with exclusive bonus stories] HE, fantasy romance, childhood friends, reunion after years apart Years after Li Can lost touch with her childhood friend He Jing, the next news she heard about him was that he had died. At the funeral, He Jing had specified that Li Can must receive his belongings. Nobody understood why He Jing had left them to Li Can, whom he had not spoken to in ages, instead of his fiancee. Li Can didn't understand either. 10.6kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
8. 158 糟 Oh No! The Horror Boss Is Both Fierce and Clingy 糟糕！惊悚boss又凶又黏人 Wandering Burdock流浪苍耳Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The print edition has been published under the title Beneath the Mask, Lost Without End [Infinite Flow + Multiple Instances + Mystery + Devoted Couple + Rivals-to-Lovers] [The male lead is a horror boss disguised as a player. At first, both leads want to kill each other. The story mainly follows the infinite-flow instances.] Jiang Lian is dragged into a horror game. While everyone else avoids it at all costs, she has spent three years painstakingly searching for it. On her first instance, she l 68.1kReads9.3Score9k14d adds
9. 159 多 A Paranoid Male Lead? Make Him Harvest a Few Jin of Corn and He'll Behave 多疑男主？掰几斤苞谷就老实了 Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted [Print edition publication rights secured] Marriage first, love later + comedy + amnesiac heroine + one-on-one romance + both leads are each other's first and only [Goofy, emotionally steady heiress heroine x arrogant, suspicious hero who thinks every woman is a potential mistress] Qi Wang is told one day that she is the male lead's ex-wife in an angst-filled novel. In the original story, she was born in the countryside and married the male lead because of an agreement made by the older generati 43.6kReads9.3Score8.8k14d adds
10. 160 满 The Court Hears My Thoughts: I Slack Off and Enjoy the Gossip! 满朝文武听我心声，我摆烂吃瓜！ Drinking Wine and Listening to the Rain饮酒听雨Ancient Romance738k WordsCompleted [Everyone Can Hear Her Thoughts + Goofy Comedy + Gossip + Doing the Bare Minimum] This is not a no-romance story! There isn’t much focus on romance, though, and the male lead isn’t human! If you’re okay with that, come on in! After finally becoming the daughter of a respectable family in ancient times, she’s determined to treasure this wonderful life! After transmigrating, Lin Mo spends over a decade living like a lazy fish, planning to keep it that way. But her father worries she’ll starve, so 59.7kReads9.5Score58.5k14d adds

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    I think these are pretty good-looking [kissing emoji]

11. 161 张 Zhang Sangou’s Get-Rich Journal 张三狗发财笔记 Wandering Immortal of the Northern Mountain北山浪荡仙Urban2.7M WordsCompleted A comedy novel with absolutely no pretensions. A poor boy from the mountains refuses to settle for an ordinary life and ventures out into the world, carving out a place for himself through his own efforts. The cast of bizarre characters will have you laughing out loud. It gets more and more exciting as it goes. San Gou grows more mature and more cunning, with more and more schemes brewing in his head. In the end, he makes it! He becomes a billionaire. His journey is a whirlwind of chaos and laug 63.4kReads8.7Score6.6k14d adds

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    A smile is priceless. This book can make readers happy all day long.

12. 162 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 11.3kReads6.3Score91614d adds
13. 163 逆 The Reverse Maze 逆位迷宫 Peng Pai彭湃Urban1.7M WordsOngoing On the day of his eighteenth birthday, Bai Ze's life begins a countdown. Survive or perish: that is the choice. // Three lives, six paths, a mist-shrouded maze. Nothing is harder than choosing one's fate. 92.1kReads9.5Score7.2k14d adds

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    These are the only few sacred books I possess.

14. 164 弹 Bullet Comments! The Handsome, Tragic Senior Brother Makes the Sect Give Him a Center-Stage Funeral 弹幕！美强惨师兄让宗门C位出殡 The Actual Demoness妖精本妖Two Male Leads425k WordsCompleted 16.5kReads9.2Score3.1k14d adds

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    This is the first one I've read. I think it's pretty good. [Heart emoji]

15. 165 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 60.3kReads9.3Score5.6k14d adds
16. 166 我EN My Right Eye is a God-Tier Computer 我的右眼是神级计算机 Wang Zilü王自律Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.2M WordsCompleted I am the super artificial intelligence in your eyes. You humans call an IQ of 85 stupid and an IQ of 135 smart, but you will never understand what an IQ of 125,000 means! From now on, I will be your right-hand man! 150.8kReads9.2Score19k14d adds
17. 167 重 Reborn in the Hehuan Sect, I Refine My Master into a Slave 重生合欢宗，师尊被我炼化成奴隶 Lone Smoke over the Long River长河孤烟Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing [No System + no clichés + villain protagonist + multiple female leads + bizarre + ruthless and decisive, no saintly behavior] “Would you pick the Seven Fairies or the Seven Spider Demons?” “Only kids pick the fairies. Those who know, know.” “What if you really transmigrated to the Joyful Union Sect, where there are only female demons? They're fanatically devoted to the male body and worship you as a god?” “Wouldn't that be heaven on earth?” “Heh.” The young man smiled faintly. “I'm afraid it wou 86.1kReads9.4Score9.9k14d adds

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    These are really good.

18. 168 逃 After Escaping Her Adoptive Parents, Her Life Goes into Easy Mode 逃离养父母家后，她的人生开挂了 Xi Wenjin席文锦Modern Romance4.6M WordsCompleted [Period drama] + [Mutual devotion] + [Modern romance] + [Two top students] + [Everyone's darling] + [Modern romance with a cute baby] She's the adopted daughter the Su family took in, a beauty and a top student. Her adoptive parents want to keep the family fortune in their own hands, so they force her to quit school and marry their son. When she learns the truth, she runs away in the middle of the night. After escaping, she meets a business tycoon, and her extraordinary life begins. With help fr 8.4kReads8.3Score86714d adds

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    One of Tomato's four masterpieces, a masterpiece, a book I love to the core, and a timeless classic.

19. 169 重 Reborn with a Child, I Married a Cold Military Doctor from a Prestigious Family 重生后，带娃嫁世家高冷军医 Xi Wenjin席文锦Modern Romance603k WordsCompleted [Reborn + adorable child + military marriage + true love + revenge + face-slapping] After being reborn, Su Ying’s first move is to divorce her husband. Her scumbag husband, Du Zhenyong, wants to have the best of both worlds and refuses to let her go. She takes her 38 yuan and chases after him to the military base, where she meets the aloof military doctor Gu Nanchen. With his help, Su Ying gets away from her scumbag husband. But the prestigious Gu family refuses to let Gu Nanchen marry a woman w 22.5kReads8.9Score1.7k14d adds

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    I've come across two incredibly good books; I've already read them three times. They're so well-written.

20. 170 老 My Husband Faked Infertility to Steal My Family’s Fortune, So I Fought Back 老公假装不孕夺我家产，我绝地反击 Xi Wenjin席文锦26k WordsCompleted My husband pretended to be infertile to steal my family’s fortune. I fought back against all odds. 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds

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    These are definitely Tomato's four greatest books. They are so well-written, with dramatic plots and superb writing.

21. 171 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: No One Understands Arrogance Better Than I Do 穿书之没人能比我更懂嚣张 Chenchen Little Darling晨晨小宝贝Ancient Romance984k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] –– Fu Zhu died suddenly after staying up all night watching shows and reading novels. She still remembers that just before she died, she was reading a novel called The Useless Girl Warrior Who Defies Heaven. –– Then she became Bai Li Fu Zhu, the female villain who opposes the novel's hero and heroine. –– This villain is different: she isn't jealous of the heroine or interested in the hero. She simply can't stand the two of them acting more arrogant than her and ste 47.2kReads9.3Score6.6k14d adds

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    I think it's one of these four, the first being the Desalo mermaid.

22. 172 年 Older Men!! A Ferrari Is Still a Ferrari, Even When It’s Old 年上！！法拉利老了依然是法拉利 Loves Big Tomatoes Most最爱大番茄16k WordsCompleted Older woman!! A Ferrari is still a Ferrari, even when it's old. 31.4kReads—Score44814d adds

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    A highly-rated masterpiece with 1.8 Million readers, definitely worth recommending [Sparrow's Masterpiece].

23. 173 天 Awakened by Heavenly Treasures: I Can Engrave Anything 天物觉醒：我能刻印一切 The Leaf Riding the Wind御风而行的葉子Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [Publication Contract Signed, Safe to Read][Tales of Youth][Everyone Has Common Sense][Absolutely Wonderful][Magic][Distinctive Characters][No Female Lead] My name is Jin Feichen. Draped in the twilight of my youth, I once thought I would muddle through life, relying on taxpayers to support me forever. I thought that would be my fate. However, all of that came to an end on a rainy afternoon. Youth is a grand stage. On that evening when rain poured down in torrents, the stage reached out to me, a 266.5kReads9.5Score22k14d adds

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    Awesome, no explanation needed.

24. 174 斩 Slay the Gods: After the Seraphim Looked Down on Me, I Rose Straight to Supreme God 斩神：炽天使嫌弃后我直升至高神 As Startling as a Swan难若惊鸿Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted [Slay the Gods fanfiction + no female lead + Supreme God from the start] After transmigrating into the world of Slay the Gods, Jiang Ye became the neighbor of the protagonist, Lin Qiye. But Jiang Ye had been completely ordinary since birth. He had awakened no Forbidden Ruins, and he didn’t even have the golden finger that transmigrators were supposed to get. To gain the power to survive, he plotted a deception to fool the gods. But just as the Seraph was about to choose Jiang Ye as its agent, 51.8kReads9.2Score6.4k14d adds
25. 175 认 After I Took a Passing Stranger as My Dad, I Got the Villain's Whole Family 认路人甲当爹后我喜提反派全家桶 Gazing at the Bright Moon明月望Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, after Shen Yi was found by her wealthy family, her scumbag father and younger brother were already living a happy life with the adopted daughter, all loving father and devoted son. Bullied for picking fights with the adopted daughter, she eventually chose to take her own life. Reborn outside the gates of an orphanage, before her scumbag father had come looking for her, she decisively latched onto a man who looked like an ordinary passerby. She insisted on sticking with him. 307.7kReads9.5Score51.3k14d adds

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    These four books are amazing! They're the ones that left me heartbroken! [Admiration][Admiration]

26. 176 侯 The Marquis's Estate Forgot Its Gratitude? The Regent Backs Me, and I Won't Forgive Them 侯府忘恩义？摄政王撑腰，不原谅 Chu Diandian初点点Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Luo Ning took a blade meant for the Empress Dowager and suffered severe injuries, trading her life for her family's noble title. She went south to recuperate for three years, but when she returned, she discovered that her maternal cousin had taken over her courtyard. Her cousin had even replaced her in every aspect. Luo Ning's parents and elder brother adored her, her grandmother favored her, and even Luo Ning's childhood sweetheart secretly admired her, saying that she surpassed Luo Ning in eve 177.6kReads9.4Score27k14d adds

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    These four are simply divine works of classical Chinese literature! I highly recommend "The Willow Tree by the Palace Wall" and "Who Understands?" The Empress wrote 100 Palace Rules, and these two are my favorites! "The Willow Tree by the Palace Wall" leans towards a more melancholic tone, while "Who Understands?" Is more lively. After reading the first book, the shift in mood between the two is amazing!

27. 177 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1k14d adds
28. 178 谁 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规 Strawberry Xi草莓汐Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th 41.2kReads9.6Score5.9k14d adds
29. 179 红 Dream of the Red Chamber: After Jia Min Is Reborn, She Doesn't Send Daiyu to the Capital 红楼：贾敏重生后，不送黛玉进京 A Bowl of Peaceful Years一碗岁安Female-Channel Fanfiction458k WordsOngoing After Jia Min died, her spirit was trapped beside her daughter for many years. She watched six-year-old Daiyu travel to the capital alone, live under someone else's roof, lose her father and home, and eventually die in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, just like the child who treasured love above her own life. Only when Daiyu drew her last breath could Jia Min finally embrace her daughter. When she opened her eyes again, Jia Min had returned to the year she fell gravely ill and was close to death. On the 821Reads6.7Score10314d adds
30. 180 开EN A God-Tier Hidden Skill from the Start! I've Seen Through Everything 开局神级隐藏技能！我已看透一切 Thin Porridge Shizhou稀粥世洲Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow] [Lighthearted and Funny] [No Female Lead] [Livestream] [Feel-Good] Left Cheng'an was pulled into a world survival game and awakened the game's only god-tier skill, "True Sight"! From then on, he could see the other side of the game! A branch lay by the roadside. Ordinary players: "What's this thing underfoot? Get it out of the way!" What Left Cheng'an saw: [A locust branch loved by the imprisoned Eight-Legged Countess. Give it to her and you can get the quest item, "Secret Room K 70.8kReads8.7Score7.7k14d adds
31. 181 七 At Seven Years Old, I Was Chosen to Take Part in the Rules Horror Game 七岁的我，被选中参加规则怪谈 One-Sixth六分之一Mystery522k WordsCompleted No female lead + national fate + eerie mysteries + comedy + unconventional ideas Lin Yuan transmigrates to Blue Star, a parallel world, and is chosen to take part in a rules-based horror game. From the start, he activates an SSS-rank talent. [SSS-Rank Talent: Ghostbane] [Talent Effect 1: Rules are completely useless against you. When you break the rules of a horror scenario, the corruption of its world has no effect on you.] [Talent Effect 2: When a creature in a horror scenario feels negative e 56.9kReads9.6Score6.3k14d adds
32. 182 军 Military Life: A College Freshman and Instructor of a Shadow Unit 军旅：大一新生，兼影子部队教官 Invincible Old Pig无敌老猪Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Over a million words of nonstop wish fulfillment so far. If it stops being fun, come and get me!] Qin Yuan graduates from high school and says he’s going abroad on vacation. In reality, he sneaks off to become a mercenary behind his parents’ backs. His System awakens. After Qin Yuan saves the commander of the Shadow Unit during an operation, he is catapulted into the role of the unit’s external consultant and instructor. From then on, The commander spends every day trying to recruit Qin Yuan in 87.2kReads8.9Score7.2k14d adds

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    A masterpiece, exceptionally good.

33. 183 绑 After Binding a System, I Became the Campus Belle's Bait 绑定系统后，我成了校花诱捕器 Zhang Qiqi Who Can Never Wake Up睡不醒的张七七Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Wealthy tycoon System + multiple heroines + campus romance + invincible wish-fulfillment] After Jiang Chen gets brutally dumped by his girlfriend, he unexpectedly awakens the Limitless Life System. From then on, his life is like he’s using cheat codes: Even the richest tycoons have to call him the tycoon. He only wants a devoted romance, but what should he do when a whole group of campus beauties chase after him? You’ve been in business for three generations and studied hard for ten years? How 67kReads8.4Score12.7k14d adds
34. 184 我EN My IQ Can Be Recharged 我的智商能充值 Meat-Eating Panda吃肉的熊猫Urban1.5M WordsCompleted “Your IQ balance is running low. Please top up immediately!” Chen Zhao, a high school student, accidentally acquires a System that can raise his IQ and transmigrates to a parallel world much like Earth. As long as he completes the System's missions, he can top up his IQ and become the smartest person in the world! And just like that, he becomes insanely impressive! He glances at the questions on an exam and calculates the answers in his head! As a gaming streamer, his lightning-fast judgment mak 9kReads9.0Score1k14d adds
35. 185 军 On the First Day of Military Training, the Cold Campus Belle Brings Me Water 军训第一天，高冷校花给我送水 Tian Huoyan天火炎Urban3.0M WordsCompleted This book is also known as The Ice-Cold Campus Belle Brought Me Water on the First Day of Military Training. Ye Chen downloads a game called “I Earn 3,000 a Month, Yet I'm the World's Richest Man.” In the game, you can buy anything just by paying. [Campus belle delivers water, price: 0.1 yuan] [Ferrari SF90, price: 0.2 yuan] [50-million-yuan detached villa, price: 0.3 yuan] [100-billion-yuan real estate conglomerate, price: 3 yuan] … Curious, Ye Chen purchases the campus belle's water-delivery 61.4kReads9.2Score5.3k14d adds
36. 186 长 Longevity: A Well-Connected Immortal Court Official Slacks Off in the Mortal Realm 长生：仙庭关系户下界摸鱼 Core of Chaos混沌核心Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing [Immortal cultivation + no System + not a power fantasy + slow-paced + no female lead + pseudo-ensemble cast. Read with care if this isn’t your thing.] The mighty will of Heaven shines like a mirror, illuminating the causes and effects binding immortals and mortals alike. The countless living beings are like grains of sand, ground into the ashes of tribulation beneath mountains and rivers. A mysterious mirror hangs among the highest heavens, reflecting the lives of all beings in the Three Realm 215.4kReads9.0Score15.3k14d adds

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    This is very good.

37. 187 国 The Nation’s Movie Emperor Has a Secret Crush on Me 国民影帝暗恋我 Fragrance of Wine for Ten Miles十里酒香Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted Word is that national heartthrob Yu Qianfan has someone he secretly loves? Fans: “No, I don’t believe it! He loves us!” Word is that the person Yu Qianfan secretly loves is Queen Li? Fans: “Li Jin? No way! Those two don’t get along. This rumor is definitely false!” During a variety show game, Yu Qianfan put his hand on a lie detector. Host: “I heard you have a secret crush. Is it Li Jin?” Li Jin shot him a cold look. Yu Qianfan answered, “No.” Zap! The red lights flashed, and the alarm blared. L 13.4kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds

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    Nobody's recommending these two? The first book got me hooked, the plot was super exciting! The second book has tight logic, it improved my IQ and writing skills after reading it, one thing leads to another, the plot is full of twists and turns, both are amazing!!!

38. 188 虞 Yu Zhao Reborn: Cutting Ties and Settling Scores 虞昭重生断恩仇 Glass Salted Fish玻璃咸鱼Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Original novel of the short drama "After Switching to the Heartless Path, My Senior Brothers Wept and Begged for Forgiveness" In her previous life, Yu Zhao spent her whole life fighting Ye Congxin to win back the affection of her master and five senior brothers. In the end, she became a traitor despised by everyone and was killed by the very master she loved. Reborn, she gave up trying to mend her relationship with her master and senior brothers, and took the initiative to cultivate the Heartles 15.8kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds

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    These four books are truly excellent. The first one is my favorite, and the third one is my second favorite. The first three have already been published, while the last one has been updated for several years and is still not finished. Anyway, the first few books made me cry. The second one is also lighthearted and funny, but don't be fooled by the author's description; it's actually quite angsty.

39. 189 伏 Ambush 伏杀 Mo Bai1莫白1Historical1.4M WordsCompleted [Original title: Ambush] Beneath the awe-inspiring might of Heaven, all living beings are mere ants. And yet he dares, with the strength of an insect, to turn the world upside down. For family, for friends, for the burning hatred in his heart, for the nightmares that haunt him year after year, for justice, and for fairness. This story is set in an imaginary world and has no connection to actual history. Everything in it is fictional. Any similarities are purely coincidental. 15.1kReads8.3Score96214d adds

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    The orthodox approach to power struggles is severely underestimated; the intricate web of power dynamics is logically sound enough.

40. 190 重 Reborn as a Fatso? I Become the Perfect Heartthrob in One Week 重生死胖子？一周逆袭成完美男神 Hidden in the Firmament苍穹隐Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Academic Ace + Campus Belle + Cutting-Edge Technology + Satisfying Comeback] Jiang Chen, who weighs 300 jin, is reborn in his senior year of high school and binds himself to the Perfect Male God System. He begins running ten kilometers, doing 200 push-ups, and 300 squats every day. A week later, his weight plummets, he shoots up in height, his fat turns to muscle, and his skin glows so white that even his bald head looks dreamily handsome. The whole school explodes. His childhood frien 31.3kReads7.1Score3.8k14d adds

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    It's incredibly good, an absolute masterpiece.

41. 191 重 Reborn: I Become the Team's Darling in Delta Force 重生之我在三角洲当团宠 One Anonymous Author佚名作者一枚Anime Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted [Become a handsome, white-haired young man living and fighting alongside the main cast in Delta Force. Slice-of-life and battles, multiple female leads, and an original pairing.] Mai Xiaowen: When is this little brat going to grow up? Luna: Haohao is still so adorable today. Zoya: Where do you think you're running, cutie? If I catch you, you'll be punished, you know. Kami: Zhang Hao, can you give me a kiss? 21.9kReads9.1Score2.2k14d adds
42. 192 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 497.6kReads9.7Score72.9k14d adds
43. 193 东 Northeast China Ghost Stories, 1935 东北鬼事1935 Sixty-Six Liu Laoliu六十六个刘老六Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted #Mystery and the Supernatural #Thriller #Folk Tales #Northeast China Hauntings #Folklore #Mysterious Mountain Village Supernatural events take place in a small village in Northeast China in 1935, beginning with a stream of urine that pisses out a lone wandering ghost. There are descendants of the Mao family who came north during the Chuang Guandong migration, shamanic mediums from Northeast China, loyalty to family and country, and tales of love and hatred. 137.3kReads9.3Score13.9k14d adds

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    These two are amazing! The first one is quite funny. Both movies feature fighting the Japanese, and the big scenes made me cry buckets. These two are masterpieces, just go for it! They're incredibly good. I just finished watching the first one and am planning to watch it again, and I've already watched the second one three or four times.

44. 194 东 Strange Tales of Northeast China 东北诡异实录 Asking the Cold Wind in a Light Rain微雨问冷风Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The comic adaptation of the same name is now available, also known as Mountain Spirit Lost. The comic Northeast Strange Tales is currently being serialized. Across the vast, boundless black earth of Northeast China, one strange and little-known story after another has unfolded. Now, I’ll tell you these long-buried tales of the supernatural, one by one! 31.9kReads9.4Score3.2k14d adds
45. 195 剑 Sword Maidens Lose HP from Forbidden Arts? Too Bad I Have Infinite Healing 剑娘禁术掉血？可我有无限回血啊 Big Bowl of Beef Noodles大块牛肉面Urban3.6M WordsOngoing [Urban high martial arts] [Fresh new concept] [Swords turned into girls] My name is Xu Ping'an, and I transmigrated to a wondrous world where anything can take human form. Sword girls, shield girls, gun girls, even catgirls… Girls with all kinds of personalities can turn into weapons and fight alongside their masters, slaying demons and vanquishing evil. To get a sword girl of my own, I use the abnormal recovery power of my golden finger to sell my organs and work hard to earn money. I thought t 124.9kReads9.3Score16.8k14d adds

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    It's good, the plot is exciting, and the characters are great.

46. 196 逆 Rebellious Spirit Beast 1: The Peerless Demoness Rules the World 逆天萌兽1绝世妖女倾天下 Cao, the Attendant Who's So Sweet on Me你侬我侬的曹侍中Ancient Romance21k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 279Reads—Score10114d adds
47. 197 开 From the Start, I Was Divided Up for Food, So I Swallowed the Evil Spirit Whole 开局被分食，我直接生吞邪崇 Bi Huo彼火Urban1.3M WordsOngoing "A Must-Read in 2026" [Eerie Revival]+ [Revenge before the day is out]+ [Saintly do-gooders must die]+ [The protagonist is crazy, not stupid]+ [No female lead]+ [This is actually a food story] The red moon rises, and the eerie returns. After transmigrating to a world where the eerie has returned and evil spirits roam the earth, Ye Kui opens his eyes to see himself being devoured by monsters! But if monsters can eat people, there’s no reason people can’t eat monsters! After three years of plottin 8.6kReads8.9Score84814d adds
48. 198 湮 The Annihilation Record Keeper 湮灭记录人 Si Xihan肆夕寒Urban289k WordsOngoing Everyone forgot him. I was the only one who remembered. Liu Yang was an intern I supervised. One day, he disappeared. His coworkers, friends, and family, no one remembered him. It was as if Liu Yang had never existed in this world. I clearly remembered that he brought me an iced Americano every day. Even his application for a permanent position was still sitting quietly on my desk. Later, I discovered that this world devours people every day. Those who are devoured are completely forgotten by ev 5Reads—Score114d adds

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    I recommend this one I'm currently reading; it aligns well with my understanding of a good book. It has no system, the main plot moves at a slower pace, but the storyline is very well-developed, which is exactly what I like. I personally don't like mindless, wish-fulfillment novels.

49. 199 我 I Just Awakened My System, and Her Dad Told Me to Get Lost? 我刚觉醒系统，她爸让我滚远点？ Jing Jiangyan憬江言Urban3.6M WordsOngoing [Physical book deal secured, enjoy with confidence] [Ultimate power fantasy] [Decisive and ruthless] [Absurd comedy] [One heroine] [Ensemble cast] [Unhinged] Year 529 of the Cultivation Calendar. Yun Mochen wakes from a nap and unexpectedly awakens a System. [Absorb qi and blood to grow stronger!] But there's one big problem: his girlfriend of three months is the daughter of the Zhu Clan's Emperor, one of the five great cultivation clans. Even worse, her emperor father comes straight to his door 69.4kReads8.6Score5.5k14d adds

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    A high-quality martial arts game! A thrilling and hilarious ensemble piece that's both abstract and incredibly satisfying!

50. 200 十 Ten Realms: I Was Ordinary 十界：我本平庸 Sanqi Confused Fish三七糊涂鱼Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing (We are all ordinary people. Some say they don’t understand what I’m writing! The truth is, I simply want to tell the story of an ordinary person who keeps growing, improving, and learning. He feels lost and helpless, never knowing what to do. His life is full of stumbles, but through repeated setbacks and lessons, he slowly grows! Some people are born in Rome, while he is stuck in the mud. In Rome, it’s easy to cross the finish line. But there’s something all the more inspiring about perseverin 7.1kReads9.1Score59514d adds

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    Live for today, for tomorrow we may die; though the road ahead may be bumpy, we will not retreat.

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