The Underworld Jianghu Is Gone. For Dark Tomato Novels, Just Check My Bookshelf 江湖上的黑道已经没了。番茄黑你们直接看我书架。

1. 1 黑 Underworld Storm: The Uncrowned King 黑道风云：无冕王侯 Healing-Type Dou Ah治愈系的斗啊Urban1.1M WordsCompleted (First person, period setting, underworld) A big brother? A big brother isn't some glamorous, all-powerful emperor who does whatever he pleases. A big brother is just the guy who picks up the tab. The underworld? It's brotherly loyalty, deceit and betrayal. It's a place that strips the tenderness from gentle-hearted men and hardens them, and turns green young boys into grizzled old gangsters. My name is Zhao Qingfeng. I've been around the underworld, and I was once a big brother! 37.4kReads9.2Score3.9kShelves

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   Ignoring what kind of underworld novel Chu Lao Er is writing

2. 2 西 Southwest Storm: Turmoil on the Black Sea 西南风云：黑海沉浮 Healing-Type Dou Ah治愈系的斗啊Urban415k WordsCompleted When I was eighteen, I met someone who led me down a certain path. Some describe this path with the idealistic word “jianghu.” But the jianghu you actually find yourself in is better summed up by a rather funny saying: “After all this time, I’ve made no friends, only learned lessons.” My name is Lin Dongxia, and I’ve learned my fair share of lessons. 33.2kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
3. 3 黑 The Underworld’s Final Ballad 黑道绝响 Healing-Type Dou Ah治愈系的斗啊Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (Original title: Black Road, Final Echo) What is the underworld? Is it really not about fighting and killing, but about the ways of human relationships? Wrong. Only those who can still stand after all the fighting and killing have the right to talk about human relationships. My name is Luo Ping. I witnessed the so-called underworld in a corner of the southwest go from its golden age to its decline, until at last its echoes faded away. This is my story, and a glimpse into one corner of the underw 51.1kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves
4. 4 黑 Underworld Storm: Southeast Asia 黑道风云之东南风云录！ One Update Every Other Day隔天一更Urban878k WordsCompleted In the 1990s, the southeastern provinces were a chaotic mix, with criminal gangs flourishing everywhere. They controlled the underworld, disregarded the law and morality, and kept crime rates high… In Min City, Minzhou Province, Li Tianju is forced back onto the road of no return after getting out of prison. He rises like a storm, crushing all challengers until he becomes a crime boss in his own right! (This book has no harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincible protagonist, and no filler. It’s h 159Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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   It's so addictive, you can't stop reading! Those who like gangster stories should definitely check it out. [Laughs]

5. 5 港 Hong Kong Films: My Cousin Crow Calls for Help, and I Slaughter the Underworld 港片：表哥乌鸦求援，我血洗江湖 That Wild Grass by the Road路边那野草Male-Channel Fanfiction2.1M WordsCompleted Su Bin transmigrates into the world of 1980s Hong Kong action movies, and reigns supreme across Southeast Asia! His ranks are filled with capable and extraordinary people, including three thousand loyal death warriors!! The King of Siam grants him the honorary title of marquis, making him the only nobleman not of royal blood, with power to shake the heavens and a fearsome reputation! Hong Kong. When Camel slaps Crow of the East Star gang, Crow seethes with resentment and asks Su Bin for help! Li 23.2kReads6.3Score1.5kShelves

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   ✨✨The underworld is gone? You're kidding, did you ask Crow's cousin Su Bin? 🐮Crow doesn't fawn over Chan Ho-nam and Chicken, he even killed them, and 13 Sister was turned into a human stick, it's extremely dark.

6. 6 江 King of the Underworld 江湖枭雄 Qi Feng岐峰Urban7.0M WordsCompleted An ordinary-looking confrontation pushes a callow young man to a crossroads in life. Faced with fate’s mockery and the crushing weight of life, he chooses to stand tall and fight back. 30.7kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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   It's good-looking and I love watching it, especially the fake ring, which is considered a true god of the underworld.

7. 7 黑 The Golden Age of the Gangland: A Blood-Red Underworld 黑帮盛世：血色江湖 Duoduo Is a Super Big Demon King朵朵是个超级大魔王Urban3.5M WordsOngoing (Not a mindless power fantasy. Underworld, urban setting, no invincible hero, first person, tight logic, humorous writing. Read with caution if that’s not your thing!) A cursed, tragic fate. A life in the underworld that cannot be escaped. A band of brothers who stand together through life and death, and a dark life longing for redemption. You’ve never endured years of hardship, so of course you can’t understand the underworld in my heart. My story begins after I get out of prison in Ice Cit 108kReads9.3Score8.1kShelves
8. 8 我 My Years in the Gang 我混社团那些年 Big Shot of a Small Town小城大少Urban3.0M WordsCompleted The internet’s most authentic account of Hong Kong’s criminal gangs in the 1960s: Kowloon Walled City, the Four Great Detectives, the four major gang families, the Eighteen Tigers of Kowloon, the Twelve Beauties of Mong Kok, and the rise of influential bosses such as Crippled Ho and Fatty Kun, all revealed one by one! This story is adapted from the oral account of a senior member of a Hong Kong and Macau gang. As he is now over eighty, I recorded and adapted his story myself! For special reasons 20.6kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
9. 9 混 A Song for the Underworld 混子的挽歌 Qi Feng岐峰Urban4.9M WordsCompleted [Raise our cups and toast the rugged road through the underworld.] [Through blood and fury, a brotherhood that lasts a lifetime.] A naive, timid young man, to keep from losing the brothers at his side again, chooses to take up a three-foot steel blade and step into a world stained red with blood. Behind the brotherly bravado and drunken revelry of the underworld, the only things that never change are ruthless exploitation and cold reality. The people he meets make him sick. And little by little, 2.4kReads7.3Score237Shelves
10. 10 江 The Boss of the Underworld 江湖话事人 Thirty-One三十一Urban3.4M WordsCompleted [Not many readers, so the rating just won’t go up] One wrong turn brought me into the jianghu. Watch as I summon storms with one hand and calm them with the other. Starting from nothing, I’ll carve out a path through the jianghu. They say you become what you eat, so if you want to climb higher, there’s only one thing to eat... 2.7kReads7.8Score203Shelves
11. 11 正 The Hidden Dragon of the Righteous Path 正道潜龙 Wei Jie伪戒Urban4.5M WordsCompleted One of Wei Jie’s four-part series A shooting case. An undercover agent lies dead in the street. An investigator once swore an oath beneath the solemn national emblem. At a crossroads of fate, a twin brother makes a dramatic entrance, leading to a lonely yet passionate story... Back to 1998! Our brotherhood is still here, our youth is still here. From this point, we set sail once more and forge the next great triumph! 38.9kReads9.5Score4.6kShelves
12. 12 传 The Legend Reborn 传奇重现 Wei Jie伪戒Urban5.0M WordsCompleted The four-part series by Wei Jie: We Were All Bad Kids, I Am Legend, Legend Reborn, and Hidden Dragon on the Right Path. A young man, still green, left his hometown in a fit of anger. Four years later, he returned, weathered and bearing the glory of success! In a city built from reinforced concrete, old friends were gone and legends had faded into retirement... Faced with his family’s reproach and his friends’ disdain, he had once wandered at a crossroads, pointing into the dark sky with his 31.7kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
13. 13 我 I Am the Legend 我就是传奇 Wei Jie伪戒Urban3.1M WordsCompleted I don’t know when it happened, but a bunch of people like this came into my life, even though I’ve always been cold-hearted and a little shameless. When I got dumped, they’d say, “What’s the big deal? Lost your girl? Find another one tomorrow. If you’re really desperate, I’ll lend you myself for the night!” When I felt lost, they were always there with me in our cramped little rooms, shouting, “We give it everything we’ve got, all so we can make something of ourselves!” ... Back then, I couldn’t 19.6kReads9.3Score2kShelves
14. 14 黑 Underworld Tyrant: Those Who Follow Me Prosper, Those Who Oppose Me Perish! 黑道暴君：顺我者昌，逆我者亡！ Please Let Me Go Viral Just Once拜托你让我火一次吧Urban983k WordsOngoing [Class Beauty, I’m out of prison. You’ll pay for what you did!] Framed by the class beauty he loved, Wang Erchui was wrongfully imprisoned for three years. The misery of prison transformed the once-ordinary boy into a hardened man. But it was only after getting out and seeking revenge that he gradually realized there was a terrifying story behind it all. The truth was, it wasn’t that love affair that had ruined his life. It was a vast, carefully woven web of darkness. His enemies had already ris 9.5kReads8.9Score582Shelves
15. 15 救 I Saved a Stunning Beauty, and She Tried to Hack Me with a Knife by the Bed 救了绝色美女，她在床边拿刀砍我 Meticulous to the Last Word一字不苟Urban644k WordsCompleted Chu Lingtian is a legendary man known as the "Grim Reaper Wolf King." He returns to the city for a top-secret mission, never imagining that on his very first day back, he will spend the night with a beautiful woman named Liu Bingxue. Afterward, Liu Bingxue takes him home and passes him off as her boyfriend. But it turns out she has a twin sister, Liu Huohuo. The older sister is cold and aloof, while the younger is uninhibited. Sharing a room with these twin beauties is certainly thrilling. After 11.6kReads8.7Score1kShelves
16. 16 少 A Young Man's Years in the Jianghu 少年之江湖岁月 Rebellious Elementary Schooler叛逆的小学生Urban1.7M WordsCompleted The jianghu is a road with no return, a maze, an abyss. Some manipulate events from the shadows, while others struggle for their lives in the mire. Watch who rises above them all, and who comes crashing down. 19.5kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves

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    Take your time looking at them. I've seen most of these before, and they're all pretty good.

17. 17 我 My Years in the Underworld 我在黑社会的那些年 Xiao Yunchang小云长Urban258k WordsOngoing Because of school bullying, Chu Jia killed a classmate and was later sent to prison for three years. After his release, underworld boss Fu Weny you tracked him down and asked him to help with a killing. At the same time, the police approached Chu Jia, asking him to help put Fu Weny you behind bars. As an incentive and payment, Fu Weny you gave Chu Jia a bar. From then on, Chu Jia embarked on a road of no return! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 港 Hong Kong Crossover: Starting in Tsuen Wan, Rebuilding a Money Empire 港综：从荃湾开始，重铸金钱帝国 Kitten in a Jacket穿夹克的猫仔Male-Channel Fanfiction367k WordsOngoing “Big D, you're a big shot now. Stop going around hacking people up, and try to be a little more level-headed.” White smoke rose from the cigarette between Zhang Zhen's fingers as he spoke with a hint of teasing. “Out here, if you don't hack people up or fight for territory, how are you supposed to make money? Ah Zhen, didn't you say there were three things you needed to make it big: people, money, and the guts to take risks?” Big D said from the sofa, holding a glass of liquor. “Remember this, B 44.3kReads5.6Score2.6kShelves

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    In 1980s Hong Kong Island, opportunities to get rich were everywhere! The protagonist abandoned the short-sighted pursuit of quick profits in the underworld and instead focused on legitimate businesses such as infrastructure and urban renewal, rising from the bottom of the underworld to become a winner of the era!

19. 19 黑 Godfather of the Underworld: From Prison Dragon to the Pinnacle of Power! 黑道教父：从狱中龙到权势巅峰！ Han Shun韩顺Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Urban + Underworld + One Female Lead + Powerful Boss + All-Controlling + Influence] “If kindness is useless, then from now on, I'll cast it aside!” After three years in prison for a crime he was framed for, Zhou Ye is released and sees the light of day once more. Betrayed by his brother and his girlfriend, and devastated by his parents' mysterious deaths, he resolutely sets out on the path of revenge. To avenge his parents and achieve his goals, he vows, “If a god stands in my way, I'll slay 2.9kReads7.7Score236Shelves
20. 20 世 Everyone Avoids the Troublemaking Girls, but I Take Them All In 世人皆避精神小妹我尽数收留 Mo Mi莫羋Urban416k WordsOngoing Spiritual little sisters, yoga pants: which one can make you stop in your tracks? ...Stop looking, this is the one! To give everyone a good show, I spent 6,000 yuan to live with a spiritual little sister for a month, together around the clock. What? You say that's still not enough? Then how about adding a System, too!? Gu Xingchen transmigrates back ten years and uses his System to turn his life around. Every spiritual little sister in the county follows him... Their world is on guard against th 45.2kReads6.1Score2.9kShelves

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    Urban fantasy novel, multiple female leads, romance every other day without hesitation.

21. 21 我 I’ll Use My School Uniform as a Shroud and Declare War on My Bullies 我以校服为裹尸布，向欺凌者宣战 Sorrowful Second Son心酸老二Urban112k WordsOngoing Only when dignity has been ground into the dirt does the fire in your bones truly awaken. Lin Feng’s life fell apart completely the day his mother died. His father had been crushed by debt deep inside a coal mine. Then the bullies smashed the jade pendant his mother had left behind, snapping the last thread of his restraint. The instant his switchblade stabbed into the bully’s arm, the beast in his blood finally awoke. When a beast tears open a hunter’s throat, the roles of hunter and prey have —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 黑 The Allure of the Underworld 黑道诱人 Zhu Rong Will Surely Blaze祝融必火Urban5.2M WordsOngoing [The short drama adapted from this book, From Here on, Rivers Flow into the World, is now available. Come watch!] [Urban + underworld + big shots + all-powerful + feel-good story + period setting + invincible protagonist + multiple heroines + ruthless and decisive] When I was little, my dad often told me that the path of the underworld was a road of no return. It was hard to walk, and few people ever came to a good end. I never understood what he meant. Instead, I thought the underworld was all 67.3kReads8.7Score2.9kShelves

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    Bullshit! Which gangster novel on Tomato Books can compare to these? Especially the fighting scenes, they're incredibly well-written, and the political intrigue, human relationships, and intelligence are all top-notch! Check it out, fellow book-starved readers… [laughing emoji][kissing emoji][smirking emoji]

23. 23 什 Who Cares About Being Young and Reckless? Only the Victor Reigns Supreme 什么年少轻狂？我只知道胜者为王 Old Scallion of South Mountain南山老葱Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Campus Drama]+ [Street Toughs]+ [School Beauty]+ [Underworld]+ [No System]+ [One Heroine]+ [Not a wish-fulfillment story] Original title: Those Wild Years of Youth at School My name is Chen Qing. I never thought I’d end up going down this road after all… Disclaimer: This story is entirely fictional and is not intended to encourage anything improper. Please do not relate it to real life! Reproduction without permission is prohibited and will be prosecuted. New book: "After Getting Out of Prison, 5.7kReads8.4Score375Shelves
24. 24 黑 The Man Who Reached the Top of the Underworld 黑道触顶之徒 Hei A Man黑阿满Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The underworld is shallow waters teeming with big shots. Thousands shout my name: Brother Tian. Xia Tian, a young man from the bottom of society in Northeast China, gets caught up by chance in the feud between two underworld bosses. From then on, he sets out to climb to the top of the criminal world. Benefactors, moles, bandits, desperados… all sorts of characters take the stage, and the action is heart-pounding. Watch as he leads his brothers from small-time nobodies to become the biggest kin 3.8kReads8.8Score258Shelves
25. 25 没 I Didn’t Tell You to Join the Underworld, Yet You Became the Boss 没让你混社会，你却当了大哥 Xia Sheng Ya夏生呀Urban305k WordsCompleted [Not invincible, not brainless, no System, and full of passion] In the early 1990s, Li Luoyang was sentenced to three years in prison for accidentally killing a street thug while acting in self-defense. After his release, he chose to stay in the urban village, waiting for news of his girlfriend. Instead, he was unexpectedly drawn into one gangland feud after another. From disputes over table fees at a mahjong parlor to life-or-death fights at construction sites, he was repeatedly thrust into the 48Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 高 The Underworld King of Campus: The Campus Belle Falls for Me 高校黑道枭雄，校花为我倾倒 Speaking Freely畅言肆语Urban179k WordsCompleted Qin Ling should have grown up happily under his parents' protection, but they were brutally murdered. Qin Ling had a rough childhood and even spent three years in prison after being framed. By the time he left prison, he had grown into a young man standing 194 centimeters tall. He also happened to find his way onto a university campus. [Violence?]“Sorry! I like it too.” [Stealing?]“My bad! I'll pay you back double.” [Loan sharks?]“Isn't this basically free money?” [Human traffickers?]“Prepare to 674Reads5.8Score—Shelves
27. 27 那 Those Confused Days of Youth 那些年迷茫的日子 Looking Back on the Past回首望曾经Urban686k WordsCompleted One thought can lead to heaven, another to hell. Half a life wasted, with the past too painful to look back on. I once ruled my corner of the world, and I once ended up in prison. From being adored by everyone to the desolation of today, I dedicate this book to the friends I once had. 686Reads7.1Score—Shelves
28. 28 头 The Alpha Wolf, Who Can Stand Against Me? 头狼，谁与争锋 Crazy Big Orange疯狂的大橙子Urban3.0M WordsCompleted In the depths of winter, my birth parents abandoned me. Luckily, my adoptive mother took me in and named me Yang Dong. My sister dropped out of school to support my education and went to work in the city. I went to find her with my university acceptance letter, only to witness her being abused to death! Blinded by rage, I took a knife to avenge her, but I was framed and sent to prison instead. Six years behind bars, and my hatred never faded! After getting out, I set off on the road to revenge w 13.7kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
29. 29 大 Big Brother 大哥 Imperial Guard with a Brick御前带砖侍卫Urban1.2M WordsCompleted At the end of the last century, before the rules were fully established, all sorts of people emerged in great numbers. They exploited loopholes, ran gray-market businesses, and moved between the worlds of crime and respectability. A young man returned from military service, only to be dragged into the underworld. More than a decade of life on the fringes followed: wine and laughter with friends in spring, late-night talks beneath the lamplight; hardship at first, then glory at last. He had walke 4.1kReads9.0Score302Shelves
30. 30 龙 Dragon Head Supreme 龙头至尊 Simple Fish简单的鱼Urban8.6M WordsOngoing The campus beauty he'd loved for three years was brutalized and killed! Chen Xuewen, who had done nothing, was framed and sent to prison! His honest, hardworking parents both died horribly while seeking justice for him! After nineteen years of living by the rules and obeying the law, Chen Xuewen finally saw the true face of the world. “Those who kill and burn their way to riches wear golden belts, while those who build bridges and roads leave no bones behind!” “If others can kill and burn, why 197.9kReads9.1Score11.8kShelves

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    This is the real martial arts world, where every big shot has their own methods, instead of being forcibly made stupid to serve as experience points for the protagonist.

31. 31 我 My First Half of Life: A Bloody Underworld 我的前半生：血色江湖 Ink-Wash Book Page水墨书童Urban815k WordsOngoing [The rating just came in and it’ll keep rising, so don’t let it scare you off! This book is entirely handcrafted, and writing it isn’t easy. Hope you enjoy it!] Eight years in the army, decorated for valor, only to have his future stolen by a substitute! He moves to the city for work and tries to keep his head down, but is forced into a dead end! His brother goes to prison, and his sworn brother dies a tragic death. Good people have no way out, while the wicked run rampant! He abandons the strai 1.4kReads8.4Score129Shelves

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    If you enjoy realistic period dramas set in the martial arts world, you might want to check this out. The protagonist is a veteran, retired with honors, but returns to his hometown only to find himself unable to navigate the complexities of local relationships. From initial hope to being gradually worn down by reality, he and his childhood friend venture into society, step by step entering the vortex of the martial arts world. It's not a mindless wish-fulfillment story; there are struggles, helplessness, and well-developed human nature.

32. 32 都 Now That I’m Reborn, Who’d Still Run with the Gangsters? 都重生了谁还混社会 Bored Little Bai无聊小白啊Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Short drama: "Loyal to the Skies: Starting Over" is now streaming The novel was originally titled "Now That I've Been Reborn, Who Would Still Run With Gangs?" [Reborn + business + lots of underlings + no groveling + no cowardice + taking the righteous path + law-abiding] A big shot from the underworld returns to 2010. Should he repeat his old mistakes and keep running with gangs, or abandon his underlings and take the road to a brighter future? No! I won't choose! In this life, I, Qin Jiang, wil 140.4kReads9.3Score14.2kShelves
33. 33 黑 The Underworld's Turbulent Road 黑道风云江湖路 Old Jianghu Number Six江湖老六Urban4.9M WordsOngoing What is the Dao? It does not arise because of one person's goodness, nor perish because of one person's evil. Good and evil are determined by people; rise and fall are determined by fate. The people of the world think they are fighting for money, power, or pride. Only in the end do they understand that they were fighting for nothing but illusion. The Dao knows no black or white. All living beings are within the game. (Note: This book is extremely realistic and even somewhat oppressive. Re 136.5kReads9.2Score9.4kShelves

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    A great gangster novel, highly recommended.

34. 34 非 Irrational Choice 非理性选择 Jie Xi芥夕Modern Romance437k WordsOngoing [Hong Kong Tycoon Romance] [Reunion After Years Apart] [Flash Marriage with a Child] [A Battle of Equals] [Cold, ruthless power broker x sweet, scheming genius heiress] Handcrafted newcomers + writing for love + a long-running hidden plot Five years ago, Chen Yanchuan took in a girl with nowhere to go. She stayed in his old house, ate his late-night snacks, and couldn't bring herself to buy a necklace that cost just over six hundred yuan. Three months later, she left without a word, leaving beh 252Reads—Score161Shelves

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    In the 1990s, a down-on-his-luck young man climbed the ranks of the Hong Kong underworld just to make money to buy his family business.

35. 35 北 The Northern City Kingpin 北城枭雄 Jade Creek Burning at the Fingertips玉溪燃指尖Urban6.1M WordsOngoing Formerly titled The Northern City's Underworld Boss, also known as Tales of the Northeastern Underworld. They say the underworld is all about human relationships and worldly ways, but have you ever seen the real underworld? The underworld is dangerous, but the human heart is even more dangerous. Spring ice is thin, and human nature is thinner still. The underworld is nothing more than a game of chess. Once you enter the game, you can no longer control your own fate. I will use my own experie 266.1kReads9.5Score15.4kShelves

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    My absolute number 1!!!

36. 36 出 After Prison, I Became the King of the Underworld 出狱后，我成了地下王者 Le Yili勒疑李Urban347k WordsCompleted One accidental assault completely turned the wheel of my fate! By the time I returned from prison, a path to kingship lay before me! It seemed to have been waiting for me all along, awaiting my awakening! I set out on the journey to the very top... 20Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 黑 The Godfather of the Underworld 黑道教皇 Back to the Little Red Tower重上小红楼Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Brothers for a day, brothers for a lifetime. Their vow of loyalty rings out amid the fanfare of youth: impulsive days, blazing passions, love that lasts until death, and brothers who stand together for life. Whose youth isn't filled with fire? “What do they call you?” “Long.” “I asked for your name.” “People like me don't have names.” “But one day, the world will tell you mine.” “People today don't recognize a tree that will reach the clouds, only praising it once it has grown that tall!” 643Reads7.1Score—Shelves
38. 38 围 Hunting a Movie Star: I Took Down the Underworld 围猎女星：我干翻地下江湖 Upstream Traveler逆游人Urban325k WordsOngoing [A passionate underworld saga set in the jianghu, with female celebrities, a harem, cunning scheming, power struggles, capital, and intricate, brain-burning plotting] [This is not a brainless story. If you like low-quality, mindless fiction, stop after the first three chapters. The underworld is more than gangsters, and the jianghu is more than fighting. The first thirty chapters reveal just a fraction of the picture. I’ll use my own experiences to show you what the underworld really is, and wha 192Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you're looking for something to read, grab this! A multi-female protagonist urban novel set in the 1990s, focusing on the capitalist world, where female celebrities either fall into depravity or fight back, and the male protagonist transforms from a pawn into a behind-the-scenes mastermind.

39. 39 一 1980: A New Order in the Underworld 一九八零：江湖新秩序 If I Think of You, Pear Blossoms Fall若念你梨花落Urban1.6M WordsCompleted What is the martial world? Wherever there are people, there will be conflict! The strong survive, and the weak perish. That is the martial world! Relive the 1980s and pay tribute to a youth long gone! This is the story of Han Yue, and how he rose from the bottom to the top of the provincial capital, only to fall again! The road through the martial world is treacherous. Everyone survives by their own wits! Hold on, and you can make something of yourself. Give up, and you're out... (This book is p 4.5kReads8.7Score286Shelves
40. 40 云 The Toughest Man in Yunnan 云滇第一狠人 Li Si Nue李肆虐Urban472k WordsCompleted {Urban Fiction + Power Fantasy + Nonstop Action} In high school, an accident landed me in prison for five years. Thanks to the guidance of a benefactor, I got out and worked my way up from nothing. Build big! Rise again! Rule Yunnan! 446Reads6.6Score—Shelves
41. 41 黑 The Underworld: The Jianghu Big Shots I Brought to Heel Over the Years 黑道：我那些年收服的江湖大佬 Young Master Bai公子白Urban3.5M WordsCompleted The underworld is a road of no return. It's a last chance for those with nowhere else to turn to make a comeback. Win, and you reach the height of power and become fabulously wealthy. Lose, and at best you die; at worst, you become a cripple. This road takes three parts vision, six parts luck, and one part relying on yourself. By some stroke of luck, I won. When I got out of prison, I didn't have a penny to my name. Now I'm surrounded by beautiful women and rule this whole territory. This road w 6.8kReads8.6Score563Shelves
42. 42 千 Breaking Into Pengcheng at the Millennium: I Rule the World with the Eight Unorthodox Schools 千禧闯鹏城，我靠外八门只手遮天 Zhao Liqiuqiu昭黎秋丘Urban244k WordsOngoing [Urban Underworld] [Period Setting] [Outsider Sects] [Traditional Occult Arts] [Wish Fulfillment] [No Protagonist Abuse] [Consistent Updates] In the spring of 2000, Wu Jiuchuan arrives in Pengcheng, a city overflowing with gold, carrying the secret skills of the Eight Outsider Traditions. Back then, Pengcheng was overflowing with opportunities, but also with rules. For an outsider hoping to find his footing, it was harder than scaling the heavens. But no one could have guessed that this young ma 103Reads—Score106Shelves

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    Have you read any stories about the underworld in Shenzhen?

43. 43 刚 Right After My Divorce, a Powerful Woman Called Me Her Husband 刚离婚，女大佬就叫我老公 Top Scholar of Chang'an长安探花Urban3.1M WordsOngoing I'm a massage therapist, and one of my clients is a bewitchingly beautiful woman. She asks for me every time she comes in, until one day I finally learn that she's the legendary woman… 10.1kReads9.0Score992Shelves
44. 44 我 I'm No Little Punk: The Shorties' Hero Squad 我不是小混混之矮子英雄队 Troublemaker扰乱人心Urban371k WordsOngoing I'm determined not to become a hoodlum. Even a short person can stand tall. Not every hero is tall, but every passionate heart deserves to be seen. I won't go along with the ways of the world. I'll walk my own path through the jianghu. The road is long, so may we meet again at the summit... 77Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The bag wasn't from a petty thug.

45. 45 血 The Bloody Underworld: Thirty Years of Organized Crime in North China 血色江湖：华北黑道三十年 Illusions Eighteen幻化十八Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Underworld + First Person + Period Setting] What is the underworld? It’s a place where even if you win in the end, you still feel like you’ve lost. No matter how much you gain, it can never make up for what you’ve lost. My name is Jiang Qiyao. I witnessed thirty years of the underworld’s rise and fall across North China, watching one boss after another rise to power, then fall. After thirty years in that world, I can’t call myself a good person, but at least I haven’t become completely rotten. 3.1kReads6.7Score149Shelves

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    The most handsome second brother

46. 46 我 I’m No Punk: Three of Us Together 我不是小混混之三人行 Troublemaker扰乱人心Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Determined not to become a thug, he knows that those who walk different paths cannot work together. Brotherhood, and the revival of the Eight Gates of the underworld. Is a sinister force behind it all, or is something far worse on the horizon...? 307Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 四 Sichuan Gangsters 四川黑帮 No Return to the Jianghu江湖无归Urban395k WordsOngoing What is the jianghu? Everyone has their own answer. But in my more than twenty years of experience, the jianghu is a game of chess, one in which everyone is both a piece and a player. Once you enter the game as a piece, there’s no way out. Once you enter the jianghu, there’s no turning back! My name is Liang Yu. I’ve been a piece, and I’ve also been a player! Note: I’m not Er Ge. I’m a huge fan of Er Ge. If you don’t know who Er Ge is, just search for Healing-Style Dou on Tomato Novel! 92Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 混 The Drifter's Road Home 混子的归途 Two Scars on My Face脸上两道疤Urban2.0M WordsCompleted With my brothers by my side and guns in our hands, let’s see who gets to call the shots in this underworld! I may stay out of the underworld, but once I step in, I’ll make every thug submit and every boss get out of my way. I’ll become the... king of this underworld! New book: Underworld Boss: Starting as a Veteran. Now serializing to great acclaim! 29.5kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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    Wow, that's awesome! A real ruthless guy, he'd just pull out a gun and go for it.

49. 49 白 My Dad's on the Straight and Narrow, I'm in the Underworld 白道爹，黑道我 Twelve Bouquets十二束花Urban4.5M WordsOngoing [Not invincible! Not invincible! Not invincible!] The martial world is a road of no return, and its people are pawns that have crossed the river! Where will the drifting ship in this forbidden zone finally end up? Watch as this wandering youth stirs up a storm! Black side: I've got countless brothers! White side: My backing is powerful beyond belief! Money is just something you can't bring with you when you die! [Entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental!] 100.3kReads9.0Score7.3kShelves

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    "The Underworld: A Road of No Return" is a 9.2-Rated urban gangster novel. The protagonist struggles to survive in a world of swords and intrigue, and every choice he makes is gripping. If you want to experience the thrill of the underworld and see how the protagonist fights his way out of desperate situations, this ongoing masterpiece will definitely keep you hooked!

50. 50 胡 The Gangster Tycoon Who Rose from the Hutongs 胡同里杀出来的流氓大亨 The Mental Patient from East Village东村精神病Urban2.5M WordsCompleted Previously published under the titles Dragon City Years and Thirty Years in a Bloodstained Underworld. This is a lawless age where every corner is ruled by a big shot. This is the story of a naive young man who turns into a bloodthirsty beast just to survive. This is an underworld tale full of thrills and passion! Welcome to the 1980s… 40.4kReads9.2Score3.8kShelves

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