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Any Modern Urban Fantasy Stories with Superpowers? 有没有现代都市➕异能的书

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I noticed that when you search for urban supernatural powers on Tomato Novel, everything is about the apocalypse, spiritual qi revival, and monsters invading. Just because Selling Great Strength and Slime became popular, does every novel have to follow the same formula? I miss Paper God, which was purely about supernatural battles, and Blue and White Society, which was full of wildly imaginative ideas.

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1 You're Supposed to Fight Monsters, So Why Are You Fighting Me! 你们刷怪啊，刷我干嘛！ Likes Eating Tangerines喜欢吃橘子Urban3.4M WordsOngoing [Print edition deal signed: no System, plot-driven, fast-paced from the start, no mindless decisions, thrilling and exciting, hard-hitting fights, told from the monsters' side!] Ever since the words [Divine Order 001: Undercover] appeared in Jiang Xia's mind, he felt that he wasn't normal. No matter what he ate or how much he ate, he never felt the slightest bit full. Hungry. So hungry he was about to lose his mind! Then, at the school beauty's eighteenth birthday party, he smelled the presen 504kReads9.1Score40.8kShelves
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These are all novels that I think are pretty good. If we're talking about superpowers, then only the fourth one qualifies as a superpower novel.
2 Reborn in a World of the Paranormal, and You Want Me to Join Bureau 749? 重生诡异，你让我加入749局？ Fire Beast火暴兽Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Devouring Evolution]+ [Self-Interest]+ [Humanity’s Natural Enemy]+ [Nemesis of Its Own Kind]+ [Kills Men and Women Alike]+ [Plot-Driven]+ [Undercover]+ [Villain]+ [Eerie] "No female lead!!! No harem!!! No romance!!!" (Not Eerie in the traditional sense. The protagonist is undercover in the human camp and kills both humans and Eerie, men and women alike. This story is plot-driven, so readers looking for a feel-good monster-grinding power fantasy should think twice.) (The rating has already been 59.3kReads8.9Score8.6kShelves
3 EN High Martial: After Turning Into a Soft Girl, I Became a Calamity? 高武：变身软妹后，我成了灾厄？ Li A Bao QAQ李阿宝QAQUrban1.0M WordsCompleted [High Martial + transformation (gender swap) + numbered sequences] After transmigrating to a parallel High Martial world, Jiang Ming became Jiang Mian. She awakened one of the pinnacle abilities in the Calamity Sequence: [Doomsday]. She thought she’d landed in the best possible situation, but... She was neither an Awakened nor a Calamity, but a Mutant caught between the two. Not only was her mental state unstable, she also had to spend a fortune on prohibitively expensive medicine to suppress he 43.6kReads9.2Score5.5kShelves
4 Reincarnated, I Can Awaken Unlimited Powers 转生，我能无限觉醒异能 Crimson Cherry Snow Moon绯樱雪月Urban63k WordsOngoing [Urban Superpower Martial Arts]+ [Reincarnation]+ [Slow Pace]+ [No System]+ [Superpowers] An accident left Su Mo unconscious during his awakening ceremony, and he fused with the memories of his past life on Earth. Everyone thought he had awakened only an F-rank life Superpower. They had no idea that his true power was the god-rank Superpower Seed, which could level up without limit and awaken new Superpowers by absorbing the source of power in soul orbs. From then on, he and Lin Yunxue relied on 11Reads—Score—Shelves
5 Stop Pretending. You're Not a Normal Awakened One Either, Are You? 别装了，你也不是正经觉醒者吧？ When Will the Moon Shine? Canned明月几时有罐头Urban2.9M WordsOngoing (Also known as: How Can Li Bai Have Three Eyes? I’m Yang Jian!) After transmigrating, He Xu assumed he’d definitely become an Awakened, until he awakened the Calamity Sequence [Yang Jian]. From the day his third eye grew in, He Xu stopped feeling sleepy, but he became ravenous: the kind of hunger that made him want to eat people. He started delivering takeout in his spare time. While bringing food to others, he also picked out his own meals. He Xu had principles. He wouldn’t eat ordinary people, 252kReads8.2Score17.6kShelves
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This is a book I've been following since the beginning. The pacing is smooth, and the transitions between chapters are seamless. The exciting moments and climaxes are perfectly timed. It's suitable for both fast-paced reading to kill time and leisurely reading. It has relatively few flaws compared to other books on the Tomato series. While not a masterpiece, it's definitely a good book.
6 Urban Superpowers: I Grow Stronger by Reaping Emotions 都市异能：我能收割情绪变强 The Fox Won’t Take Medicine狐狸不吃药Urban100k WordsOngoing [System harvesting] [Thunderous domination] [Face-slapping power fantasy] [Never takes a humiliating loss] [Kills opponents above his level] Dear handsome men and beautiful women, stop for a moment. Lin Zhou awakens and is tested as an F-rank perception ability user. The whole school sees him as useless, his relatives mock him, and everyone is certain he has no future. After shouting self-deprecating insults in public to complete a mission, he finally activates the long-dormant [Emotion Harvesti 33Reads—Score—Shelves
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It's pretty good overall. The first book was quite enjoyable, with occasional silly moments. The second book, needless to say, was also great!
7 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 513.4kReads9.5Score39.7kShelves
8 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 388Reads—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! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
9 Ashes of the Old World 旧日余烬 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban400k WordsOngoing "Some say the world is one enormous nightmare, and everyone lives in it with painstaking care. What do you think, sir?" "Me? I don't have time to watch. Because for me, there's more than one nightmare like this..." At first, no one cared whether they'd had a nightmare the night before, until one day people woke up to find traces of their dreams still lingering before their eyes. And so the world changed. Disaster swept across the land, fear followed like a shadow, and reality crumbled away. 101.8kReads9.3Score16.2kShelves
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Both are by the same author. 1 is the author's new book, currently being serialized; it's an urban fantasy, post-apocalyptic comedy, thriller/suspense, not a wish-fulfillment novel. 2 is completed; it's a post-apocalyptic world of gods, an infinite loop game, with many foreshadowing elements, and the ending is quite shocking. Recommended: [Sparrow's Masterpiece]
10 Global High Martial: The Immeasurable Kalpa 全球高武：无量劫 The Dream Brings the Breeze清风自梦来Urban270k WordsOngoing "Jiang Nan, get out here! To kill you, this whole city will have to be buried with you!" Below, a huge city of a million people was overrun by demons and ravaged by monsters. The entire city was filled with cries of death and despair. Jiang Nan looked down at the land of this tiny country. Its name was the same as in his previous life: Japan! For more than two hundred years, foreign races and Japanese had lived together here, until they were no longer quite human. Jiang Nan would rather call 400Reads—Score—Shelves
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According to the novel's synopsis, the protagonist is ruthless and decisive, leveling up on his own. There is no female lead. The protagonist was nearly brutally killed before he even opened his eyes after transmigrating to the new world. The protagonist was even willing to massacre an entire city to kill him. By the time the protagonist grows up and possesses the power to overturn everything, the entire world has been decimated.
11 EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5kShelves
12 Infinite Lifespan: I Get Stronger Just by Soaking in Water 无限寿命，我泡在水里就能变强 Peerless Giant Dragon无双巨龙Urban1.7M WordsOngoing (The rating has only just opened, so it'll go up later.) In a single night, heaven and earth changed drastically. Superpowers descended, and countless lucky people gained all kinds of powerful abilities. Some commanded divine kingdoms, summoning all Buddhas with a wave of their hands. Some could split into countless forms and be everywhere at once. And some peerless prodigies became immortals on the spot and ascended in broad daylight! The old order crumbled, and a brilliant yet brutal age of gr 60.2kReads7.0Score5.1kShelves
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As of November 21, 2025, both of these books are excellent. The first one has a calm and understated style, while the second one has a powerful and compelling style.
13 Awakening the Supernatural: From the Start, I Get the True Samadhi Fire 超凡觉醒，开局获得三昧真火 Thirty Radishes三十萝卜Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [High martial arts + spiritual qi revival + prodigy + academy + multiple heroines] A hundred years ago, divine descent came to Blue Star. Spiritual qi revived, the supernatural age began, and demon beasts ran wild. Taking pity on humanity, the gods granted everyone talents. Anyone could awaken and gain supernatural powers to fight the demon beasts. All supernatural talents were supposedly equal, and any talent could have its uses. Xiao Weiqing looks at his status screen. “Are they really equal? 81.6kReads7.0Score7.8kShelves
14 Go Ahead, I'm a Bringer of Good Fortune 用吧，我可是祥瑞 Crazy Spirit Bean疯灵豆子Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Urban Superpowers + Ensemble Cast + Powerful Leads + Coming-of-Age + Gods] Mu Zhiling is quirky, playful, and mischievous. She never imagined she'd stumble into an extraordinary fate like the heroine of a novel. It wasn't an accident. It was destiny. Yan Jiuheng grew up lonely and was adopted by his grandfather. All he wanted was to get into a good university and repay his kindness. But fate had other plans. His life had already been quietly rewritten. At the same moment, two beams of light, 1.2kReads8.2Score103Shelves
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A female-oriented fantasy drama set in the city, featuring a group of seven main characters who share life and death, grow together with passion, and fight side by side, their bonds are incredibly strong and addictive!
15 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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No need to question it, just read them, they're all great. Not many people have read the first one, but I really like it and will quietly support it; the ensemble battles are fantastic.
16 EN Time Stop from the Start, Even Evil Gods Have to Kneel Before Me! 时停起手，邪神也得给我跪下！ Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Time Stop + Apocalypse + Superpowers + Arrogance + Forgetting Your Roots + Rejecting Inner Turmoil] Bai Ye transmigrated to the age of the Great Cataclysm, two hundred years in the future. This world was full of danger, its people were honest and simple, and mutated beasts ran rampant. But he wasn't worried. Because he could stop time for one minute every day. If he didn't use it today, he could save it up for tomorrow. When time across the world hit zero, he would be the only one who could mov 688.5kReads9.4Score49.1kShelves
17 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 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8kShelves
18 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 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves
19 EN Global Metahumans: Awakening the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning at the Start 全球异能：开局觉醒紫霄神雷 The Wind Is Howling Tonight今晚的风儿甚是喧嚣Urban4.5M WordsOngoing On Blue Star, vicious beasts run rampant. Everyone can awaken an ability and has a chance to become a powerful force, feared across the land! Yet Xu Jingming, who transmigrated here, had only an E-rank ability. Fortunately, the Deep Blue System appeared, upgrading his weak E-rank electric ability into S-rank Purple Firmament Divine Thunder! That’s not all. Every time he kills a vicious beast, he earns ability points. Spend ability points to raise his level and strengthen his skills. “Deep Blue, 250.5kReads9.1Score20.6kShelves
20 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 266.5kReads9.5Score22kShelves
21 The Arcane Codex 异能铭录 Nian Qiaoqiao念乔乔Urban715k WordsOngoing [Urban supernatural powers] [Ensemble cast] [Rise of water abilities] [No harem] [Eight Extraordinary Meridians] When a young man awakens his innate power on his eighteenth birthday, is it a sign of mental illness or the inheritance of his bloodline? Beyond the increasingly prosperous life of the city, could people with supernatural abilities exist in a parallel world? Amid your studies and work, have you ever thought about changing the world? Changing the future? Even in the modern society we l 6.8kReads8.3Score585Shelves
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Pure superpower, learn about the superpower of water!
22 I Have a Bestiary of Monsters 我有一个妖怪录 July Summer七月夏Urban560k WordsOngoing (One female lead, not a power fantasy, urban supernatural abilities, with elements of infinite-level progression. The protagonist grows stronger over time, and the story gets better the further it goes. From Volume Two onward, the action never lets up!!!) Spiritual energy, supernatural abilities, demon souls, the Demon Soul Record… Qi Le accidentally stumbled into the world of the Awakened, beginning a fantastic journey. Pacts, organizations, spirit realms, demon soul realms… On a path strewn wi 1kReads9.2Score110Shelves
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After finishing this book, all I can say is that the author is an amazing writer! The environmental descriptions and pacing are perfectly controlled. From the moment the protagonist unexpectedly enters the world of superpowers, every chapter offers something new and exciting. There are no clichés or predictable plot points, and the single female lead's romance feels natural and unforced. It's truly worth rereading! #ExcellentWritingStyle #NovelRecommendation
23 Constellation Worker 星宿打工人 Silence Drives You Crazy沉默致疯子Urban127k WordsOngoing I'm Number 1126. I fled into the rainy night, got hit by a car, and had a branch pierce my heart. "Achoo!" I sneezed in a morgue freezer. A story that kicks off a star-chasing frenzy 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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Body No. 1126, Escaped on a rainy night, was hit by a car and a tree branch pierced his heart. "Achoo—" I sneezed in the morgue's freezer. This begins a story of searching for the 28 Constellation Masters and sealing the Heavenly Rift.
24 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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The characters created by the author in this book are all very vivid; I love them.
25 Awakened Talent: One Proof, Eternal Proof 觉醒天赋：一证永证 Melon So Sweet香瓜超甜Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Overnight, two moons appeared in the sky! Spiritual qi revival! Secret realms descend! Seven days of disasters, and demon beasts emerge! “Talent awakened: One Proof, Permanent Proof (Rank: SSS)” “Spell detected: Spring Breeze and Rain. Would you like to learn it?” 11.5kReads7.6Score1kShelves
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Urban martial arts + supernatural awakening + cultivation academy – overnight, two moons appear! Spiritual energy revives! Secret realms descend! Seven days of natural disaster, demonic beasts emerge! "Awakened Talent: One Certificate, Permanent Certification (Level: SSS)" "Detected a usable spell – Spring Breeze and Rain Technique, learn?"
26 Dead from the Start: After I Come Back to Life, I Work for the Underworld 开局就死：复活后我给地府打工 Ice-Diamond Kiwi冰钻奇异果Urban142k WordsOngoing [Urban Superpowers] [Supernatural] [Ensemble Cast] [Light Horror] [Comedy] [Hot-Blooded] [Spiritual Qi Revival] After an accident, Chen Mo is killed by something eerie on a rainy night. Want to come back to life? Sure. Work for the Underworld and clear out the eerie beings. This job comes with no insurance, no pension, and no weekends off. Don't show up, and you die. Show up... and it actually seems kind of exciting? Forced to work under the watch of a beautiful female ghost, Chen Mo navigates 12Reads—Score—Shelves
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A truly modern city, just look and you're done.
27 An SSS-Rank Superpower Is Impressive? Now It's Mine SSS级异能很牛？现在是我的了 I Really Want to Get Rich好想变有钱人Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [No System, no heroine + genius protagonist + ridiculously powerful background + doesn't play the pig to eat the tiger + strong male lead + nuanced supporting cast + important characters have no romantic pairings] [I'm a genius. It's only natural for me to have a few extra superpowers, right?] [What great demon? I'm so handsome, so you can't possibly mean me.] [If it's pocket change, it doesn't count!] From the start, after transmigrating, his parents were both dead and the campus belle confesse 52.5kReads9.1Score6.1kShelves
28 The Ghost Chronicles 聻鬼录 Wind Feather Illusion风翎幻Urban1.2M WordsOngoing 100% original, handwritten by the author [Urban cultivation + supernatural powers + beautiful female ghosts + hilarious comedy + all kinds of outrageous antics] As the saying goes: when a person dies, they become a ghost; when a ghost dies, they become a jian! The unlucky Long Gaishi accidentally encounters a ghost, defies fate, and becomes a ghost tamer, stepping into the bizarre and utterly ridiculous world of the supernatural. While others raise ghosts to battle, he cuddles up with stunning 3.8kReads9.3Score337Shelves
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A popular author on Himalaya FM has started a new novel on Tomato (a Chinese online literature platform) using a secondary account. The protagonist is initially an ordinary guy who awakens superpowers one day, embarking on a journey to godhood. The author's writing style is humorous and witty, and the plot is fast-paced and exciting. If you like this kind of story, come and check it out! 😆
29 What Lies Beyond Superpowers? 异能之上，还有什么？ Ming Ruizhe铭锐泽Urban123k WordsCompleted I am Yan Yixiao, thirty-six years old, and sinking into the quagmire of reality. Unemployed and in debt, trapped in a difficult marriage, with the scars of childhood buried deep in my heart, I have spent half my life trying to make peace with myself and heal. The Golden Light Temple on the Qinling Mountains suffers a catastrophe. The Five Elements Spirit Stones are stolen and spiritual energy spills out. By chance, I awaken spatial powers that are nearly off the charts. Armed with a superpower 5Reads—Score—Shelves
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As the name suggests, it seems destined for obscurity. But beneath the surface lies its essence.
30 Shattered to Pieces, I Took Control of the Universe 被整稀碎后，我掌控宇宙 Mi Duxiu觅独秀Urban206k WordsCompleted Every organ in your body can be replaced. All you need to keep is a mouth to eat with! Shi Jin, an esper, is persecuted by the city lord and forced to flee for his life! If only someone would grant me two mu of good farmland. How could I possibly take control of the universe and rule over all beings? If you don't laugh until you cry after reading this book, I'll say you're one tough kid! One update a day is normal; two a day means inspiration is overflowing; three a day can only mean Great-Grand 2.2kReads8.6Score164Shelves
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Two sentences, one joke—you won't be able to stop laughing!
31 The Working Stiff's Cultivation Chronicles 牛马修仙录 Mi Duxiu觅独秀Urban782k WordsOngoing A nationwide online game turns out to be a path to immortality! Paralyzed from the waist down, he is forced to embark on the path to becoming an immortal! By day, Shi Jin is a food delivery guy, ground down by the hardships of life! By night, Shi Jin is a Great Golden Immortal, and all the gods from every direction had better keep their distance! This book has a bit of everything: spoofing Investiture of the Gods and Journey to the West, and wreaking havoc in the Celestial Court and the Primordi 23.9kReads8.9Score2kShelves
32 To Stay Alive, What’s Wrong with Kissing Everyone? 为了活命，处处吻怎么了 Jinling No. 2锦陵2号Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Love triangle + adored by everyone + growing female lead + mild yuri] I offered my heart to the moon, but the System made me offer it to the gutter. Yu Yuan: ordinary office worker, unlucky enough to be singled out by the System among eight billion people. She transmigrated, but from the start she was dropped right into a murder scene. She was hunted, but then the Affinity System came online. Yu Yuan felt she was the perfect example of how there's always a way out. Sure, the lousy System was mo 2.8kReads9.2Score299Shelves
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Look at this woman, Yu Yuan. She accidentally stumbled upon a murder scene and looked up to see a bloody scene of white knives going in and red knives coming out. Don't worry, watch how she uses her clever tongue to turn the tide and manipulate a group of good friends! [Sparrow's Masterpiece] 1. **Golden Finger**: The female lead isn't a naive girl. She gradually leads the system astray in her daily life, eventually turning it into her "little follower." System? Doesn't exist; it's now a "Yu Yuan customized version"! 2. **Female Lead Character**: The female lead can replicate superpowers, is cool and handsome, and has such a positive outlook that you want to give her an award. She's a character who grows through experience; the descriptions of her military training are detailed and immersive, making you feel like you're getting stronger too! Rational and clear-headed? Yes, but she also has a bit of a rogue vibe (a bit of a lecher~), a perfect combination of "seriousness with a touch of mischief." 3. **Battle Scenes**: Beasts besiege the city, and humans are as insignificant as ants, but every character is fighting to the death for humanity's survival. 😢Deeply moving, it'll get your blood pumping and make you want to rush in and help! 4. **Emotional Pull-Ups:** The female lead's rise to power and the tug-of-war between her and her lovers is absolutely captivating. A killer with explosive kisses, a high-defense, low-health inspector, a sweet yet cool younger sister, a sickly family head, and a seemingly clueless but powerful ice-type hero—she manipulates them all with ease. I was screaming with pleasure in bed, I just couldn't stop! 🥰
33 Urban Superpowers: My Ghost Hand Houses a Demon 都市异能：我的鬼手装着恶魔 Chuan Xin川心Urban145k WordsOngoing Chen Kun had an accident and gained the Ghost Hand. From then on, his ordinary fate was changed forever. In this fantasy realm, you can obtain anything you want. Power, money, status: nothing is beyond your reach, as long as you can think of it. But you'll have to pay a corresponding price. It might cost you a limb, your emotions, or one of your six senses... It might even cost you your soul! —Reads—Score—Shelves
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This book is really good.
34 Her Second Game: A Future Full of Promise 她的二次博弈：遥遥可期 An Ning7安宁7Modern Romance182k WordsCompleted An older, guiding lover, by your side every step of the way. A ten-year age gap. Love is a journey of healing, and a lighthouse that guides us as we grow. The best kind of love isn't rescue when you're down and out. It's walking side by side and helping each other become better versions of ourselves. She had been through a failed marriage. When love quietly began to appear, she was confused, retreated, hesitated, afraid, and too scared to take the leap... Shen Qiyu said, “Being good to you was n 31Reads—Score—Shelves
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It's very well written, showing good cultural knowledge. Every detail is perfect and clearly explained.
35 The Real World: Starting by Enhancing My Five Senses 真实世界：从强化五感开始 Rainfall Next Week下周雨落Urban127k WordsOngoing (No System, not overpowered, information gaps) Abnormal creatures attack with increasing frequency, strange urban tales emerge one after another, and dust is blown from secrets buried in history. The bizarre things lurking in alleys, mournful songs in the middle of the night, fanatical followers of evil gods, and clues linking a string of murder cases... “Gifted young heroes, awaken your powers and become the city's champions! The role is yours!” That was the Safety Bureau's publicity pitch. But —Reads—Score—Shelves
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This one's alright. It's an urban fantasy novel, and the writing is fairly reasonable; it's not just mindless wish-fulfillment. It also manages to fill in any plot holes.
36 Nightwalker: I Hunt Vampires in the City 夜行者：我在都市猎杀吸血鬼 Gao Wenci高文瓷Urban339k WordsOngoing "My name is Lu Ran. A month ago, I was worrying about social insurance and housing fund contributions. Now I'm a senior field operative for a multinational 'security company.' A monthly salary of thirty thousand, business trips reimbursed. The catch is... I have to risk my life fighting vampires at night." A month ago, he was tricked into taking part in a drug trial and injected with the blood of a vampire progenitor. By a fluke, he gained a perfect fusion of three bloodlines. He also acquired a 29Reads—Score—Shelves
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Let me recommend this book. The setting is vampires hiding in human society, an urban fantasy genre, inspired by Dragon Raja and Tokyo Gourmet. Against the backdrop of a conflict between the Progenitors, who lurk in the shadows of human society, and the New Party, which advocates cooperation with humans, the protagonist becomes a supernatural agent thwarting the Progenitors' plot. A unique feature is that the protagonist can see the memories of the people whose bloodstains are seen. The early part focuses on mystery, while the later part features exciting combat. Although it's still relatively short, I think it's worth reading. Feel free to add it to your bookshelf. Regular updates are ongoing. Reviews are welcome.
37 Urban Transmigration: I Somehow Acquired the Assassin Pathway 都市穿越：我居然获得了刺客途径 Makeup Lessons for Recovery康复补课Urban255k WordsOngoing This is an age of awakened superpowers. The male lead transmigrates here and receives the golden finger "Assassin" on the night before he is due to awaken his powers. What do you mean I'm going to become a woman? What do you mean I'm supposed to bring people pleasure? Is this really an assassin? 524Reads—Score141Shelves
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A modern city combined with an assassin from the Lord of Mysteries 😎
38 My Gunplay Is the Way: I Use an M1911 to Exorcise Ghosts 枪法即道法，我用M1911驱鬼 It's Spicy Hot Pot是麻辣火锅Mystery393k WordsCompleted (Just got a rating) (harem) (urban high martial arts, supernatural mysteries, Taoist priest, multiple heroines, daily life, ghost-hunting with firearms, urban supernatural abilities, SCP-like, no System, solving cases, tomboy, childhood friends, tsundere) “Have you made up your mind?” “I have.” Wu Kui picks up the document and signs his name. “A true hero, and so young!” “No. I just don’t want to be kept in the dark.” To protect Wen Wan, an innocent girl with a rare Yin fate who is repeatedly ta 72Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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A hidden gem! An ordinary food delivery worker turns out to be a Taoist master, equipped with an M1911 and cinnabar talismans—🎉the hardcore ghost-catching thrill is off the charts! Multiple female leads, logical plot, and numerous foreshadowing elements—definitely a dark horse in the urban supernatural genre this year! #UrbanFunNovel #DetectiveStory #SystemFreeFlow #SupernaturalTales
39 Superpowers: Two Messengers of Death, I’m Really Not the Chief! 异能：两位无常，我真不是司主！ Yang Di阳笛Urban270k WordsOngoing [Past-Life Flow] [Gender-Switching] [Partly Behind the Scenes] [No Conventional Cultivation System] Two female leads! No System! Cao Yu had an extraordinary past life. He had no idea just how extraordinary, but he knew that in this world overrun by supernatural abilities, the golden finger left behind by his past life could protect an ordinary person like him from the ravages of the Nieyao. But… why did this golden finger turn him into a girl? Lord of the Underworld? Immortal Rain Venerable? Cao 2Reads6.5Score—Shelves
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Transmigrating to a world of supernatural beings where danger and opportunity coexist, the protagonist has no cheat codes and can only survive by remaining calm and relying on experience. He never intended to act like a big shot, but his brothers admire him all the way, and the misunderstandings between them deepen.
40 Superpowers Erupt, and a Group of Teens Upend the World! 异能爆发，一群少年掀翻世界！ Lamb-Loving Glutton贪吃羊肉Urban194k WordsOngoing [Urban Supernatural Powers, No System, Plot-Driven, No Angst, Not Brain-Dead, Conceptual Supernatural Abilities] Do you really understand this world? Have you ever suspected that the world has another side? Beneath this city, in its dark corners. “Old Shen! I've discovered the truth about the world!” “This is serious! We'll talk in person!” “Wait! Run!!!” “I can't remember, Old Shen. Why can I suddenly remember everything!” “There's no time! Run! I'll stay behind and hold it off!” “No!!!” “You a 10Reads—Score—Shelves
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This is exceptionally well-written, perfectly capturing the essence of a modern city with superpowers. Highly recommended!
41 Global Superpowers: I Tricked Geniuses into Becoming Miners 全球异能：把天才骗来当矿工 Rebellious Ministers and Traitors乱臣贼子Urban129k WordsOngoing [Game World] [Urban Superpowers] [Monsters] [Business and Development] [Conflict Between Two Worlds] "When you're at an absolute disadvantage, putting your life on the line is your only chance to turn things around. If you don't even dare to risk your life, why cultivate supernatural powers? Go home and farm!" Ye Ye is an E-rank talentless nobody who becomes the GM of the Source World. The data in the game world is linked to the strength of people in the real world, and the game world becomes a 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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I've written a bit too much background information so far, and while I intended to explore a dual-worldline narrative, the focus so far is more on urban fantasy! There are also some references to popular internet memes! Come check it out!
42 Zhang Xiaojiu's Adventure Journal 张小酒的冒险笔记 Wuye無夜Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [The animated series is now available] Zhang Xiaojiu has died once. In his original world, the Demon Realm overturned the Human Realm, wiping out humanity across the globe. His soul, carrying regrets, transmigrated into the body of a baby born before the catastrophe. This time, he wanted to hide away and survive in peace, but fate set him on the path to saving the world. A white-clad angel wept for him, a fiery policewoman took a blade for him, and a gentle spirit demon faced death for him witho 5.8kReads9.1Score520Shelves
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Supernatural abilities, urban martial arts, thrilling adventure—it's super good! 😄
43 The Gods Have Fallen, and I Saw Them Awaken from Their Divine Remains 众神陨落，我看见它们自神骸苏醒 Ju Yi Ba菊一巴Urban165k WordsOngoing In the third year of the spiritual qi revival, people with supernatural abilities around the world are fighting over fragments of divine remains to forge weapons. Only Li Jing'an knows that those "divine corpses," buried beneath the city, soaking in museums, or displayed as decorations in the living rooms of the rich, are all alive. He was born with a pair of "Divine Sight Eyes," letting him see the remnant souls of fallen gods inside their remains, yawning, playing mahjong, and cursing. While 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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Urban fantasy + otherworldly invasion, a story where you can't truly enjoy the story without a system. It's a slow burn in the beginning, but you can check it out if you're interested. [Note]
44 The Superpower System Lets Me Defy Fate 异能系统，让我逆天改命 Lei, Whose Surname Is Zhang磊子姓张Urban247k WordsCompleted Urban Supernatural Powers + Teenage Genius + Supernatural Powers System + Rise to the Top + Urban What-If Fantasy With a Supernatural Powers System at your side and the strongest power on Earth, you rise from an ordinary nobody to stand above everyone. How will you deal with that? 37Reads—Score—Shelves
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To be honest, I've wasted my breath talking, this is really beautiful.
45 Strange Things Arise for No Reason 无端生异 Chiang Mai Tea清迈茶Urban129k WordsOngoing [Superpowers + Overpowered + Invincible in the Mid-to-Late Stages + No CP for the Protagonist + No System] [The first few chapters might not be great, but keep reading and it gets really good!] [Warning: Any character except the protagonist may die] [Most supporting characters don't get much screen time. The ones who do are those with close ties to the protagonist] In 2035, aberrations invaded, and superpowered people emerged out of nowhere. Xi Pan had been an ordinary person with no powers. Be 286Reads—Score—Shelves
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New book, come and read it
46 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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If you're tired of urban fantasy novels and want to see characters struggle and think, you might want to give Hengcha a try. Victory is often accompanied by sacrifice, and there are no easy ways to solve all the crises, making for a more substantial reading experience.
47 High Martial: My Mutant Beast Teddy Dog Takes On the Whole World 高武：我的异兽泰迪狗干翻全世界 The Gentleman's False Face君子的伪面Urban67k WordsOngoing A Teddy dog from the start. If you can guess what happens next, I lose. [Unconventional Plot] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Lighthearted Comedy] [Urban Setting] [From Campus to Society] [Multiple Heroines] [A Mix of Spicy and Wholesome] [Transformation into a Mutant Beast] As life on Earth mutates, humans inject themselves with gene serums to transform into mutant beasts and fight off the beast tide. The protagonist, Chen Chuan, is born as a low-level mutant beast: a Teddy dog. The male lead is tim 6Reads—Score—Shelves
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The protagonist transforms into a teddy bear, and all the powerful figures step aside! A plot twist, you'll be surprised if you can guess the ending! A thrilling and hilarious story where everyone can transform into a mythical beast. Unconventional high-martial arts with multiple female leads. Highly recommended!
48 The Texture of Emotion 情绪肌理 Long Fa Da Fa龙发大发Urban418k WordsOngoing Jia Yin, an elite women's spa, is more than a luxurious club. It's also a "recycling center" for emotional baggage. The male lead, Wei Fangsong, has the supernatural ability "Emotional Texture." When his fingertips touch a client's skin, he can see her emotions as images, such as cracking ice, thorns, or shattered mirrors. He maintains an outward appearance of balance by drawing negative emotions into himself. The price is black markings spreading across his right hand: a medical record of his 37Reads—Score—Shelves
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I recommend this one, it's pretty good.
49 Relax! I'm Just a Passing Nobody 放心！我只是路过的路人甲 Clouds of Jade玉之云Urban241k WordsOngoing By day, he's a thrifty, ordinary high school student. By night, he's the elusive hunter known as "Sword City." Hou Yu keeps his spatial ability as his trump card. He has to deal with the Enforcement Bureau's bizarre assignments and train rookies, all while fending off the pursuit of evil god's minions. Sometimes he even has to sit and stare down his enemies over a meal of braised chicken and rice. From the perilous crisis at Zuixiang High School to the farcical antics at the training base, this —Reads—Score—Shelves
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1. Vivid and three-dimensional character development: The protagonist is likable, and the supporting characters are all distinctive. Whether it's a story of passionate growth or tragic sacrifice, it resonates with readers. 2.5. Profound and meaningful themes: Moving beyond the simple framework of leveling up and fighting monsters, the story incorporates themes such as national protection and racial rise, giving it both excitement and depth.
50 Origin Energy Reconstruction 源能重构 Orange Who Loves Sunshine爱吃阳光的橙Urban205k WordsOngoing A must-read series! [Powerful System + Intense Emotional Push and Pull + Overpowered Golden Finger + Youthful Style + A Cast of Geniuses + Powerful Supernatural Abilities + Orange-Style Flair + Top-Tier Quotes + Deep Emotional Resonance] Watch as a down-and-out boy grips the knife in his hand and uses his burning passion to cut apart that damnable fate! In a world where source energy determines your level, with thirteen levels in all, Shen Jin is a miserable tenth-ranker. He can only watch helpl 13Reads—Score—Shelves
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The writing is excellent, the plot is very original, and the foreshadowing is particularly well done. The characters are also very well-developed, and multiple storylines unfold simultaneously.

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