I've Been in a Reading Slump for Over a Year. Please Recommend Something 书荒镜已一年多，求推荐

1. 51 刑 Criminal Investigation: I Can See Crime Records 刑侦：我能看见犯罪记录 Beneath the Fuli Shrine佛狸祠下Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing Cen Lian was a junior-college general education teacher who did just enough to get by, and always thought he would keep coasting through life. Then a cheat ability fell into his lap: every criminal revealed their crimes in front of him. Driven by a simple sense of justice, Cen Lian began matching wits with criminals, both smart and stupid. He became a specially appointed consultant and, alongside a group of like-minded partners, embarked on a career solving criminal cases. 27.3kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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   The novels I recommend are only those I personally think are good, and I've tried my best to match the questioner's requirements. If they don't match your requirements or you don't like them, please don't read, comment, or complain. For those who like my book recommendations, I have many other well-categorized novels on my bookshelf that you can check out if you're looking for something to read.

2. 52 我EN I'm a Type II Civilization with a Dimensionality Reduction Strike, Isn't That Perfectly Reasonable? 我一个二级文明有二向箔很合理吧 Chen Erlan陈二懒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.0M WordsCompleted [Technology + Disaster + Interstellar + Tech Tree] In the year 2050 AD, the Sun is affected by an unknown force, and a helium flash is imminent! Is Earth on the brink of destruction? No matter. I’ll handle it! Is the Trisolaris system’s Proxima Centauri civilization about to invade? No matter. I’ll handle it! Are advanced civilizations locked in conflict across the dark universe? No matter. I’ll handle it! … Starting with controlled nuclear fusion, the protagonist, Lü Yongchang, ushers humanity 89.9kReads9.6Score7.9kShelves
3. 53 重EN Too Many Reborn Heroes? Time to Bring in the Government 重生者太密集？我带国家队下场 Bian Lu边鹿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse758k WordsCompleted (A feel-good power fantasy, with a beautiful, badass heroine who confiscates golden fingers) “Sheng is the boss around here. She's ruthless and doesn't waste words. Cross her, and she'll take you down!” In the year 2323 of the Star Era, the apocalypse is about to begin. Some people awaken their powers early, while reborn people are already making their moves… As the head of a new department, Sheng An is responsible for recruiting and leading all the powered and reborn individuals, preparing for 123.7kReads9.7Score17.5kShelves
4. 54 重 Reborn in 1993: Dark Sea 重生1993，暗海 The Gods Want to Go Wild神想出去浪Urban1.9M WordsCompleted The physical edition of Wrathful Sea, Calm the Abyss is now available. Presales officially begin at 19:00 on October 11. [Reborn] [Mystery] [Undercover Agent] [Revenge] [Anti-Drug Operations] [Counterespionage] The golden finger is extremely weak, and he relies on his own abilities. This is a battle of wits between highly intelligent opponents, so you need to keep your brain switched on. There is no showing off and face-slapping! Ideal for veteran readers. If you understand it, you'll find it ve 259.5kReads9.6Score30.9kShelves
5. 55 女 The All-Round Warrior of the Female CEO 女总裁的全能兵王 The Lonely Dancer寂寞的舞者Urban19.8M WordsOngoing For the sake of a promise to a man, Xiao Chen makes a powerful return. As a personal bodyguard, he sweeps aside enemies in every direction and writes a legend worthy of a king! He reaches the summit, commands life and death, and roams the world, wielding power over all beneath the heavens by day. He protects the CEO, saves the people, and has seen countless faces, reigning supreme at the top! 32.6kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves

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   Over 17 million words. That's enough to read for a long time.

6. 56 超 Super Soldier King 超级兵王 Bu Qianfan步千帆Urban24.7M WordsCompleted He is the undisputed king of the mercenary world, a warrior so formidable that heads of state everywhere lose sleep over him! For his friends, he would gladly take a blade to both sides; for his family, he would spill blood without hesitation! A dragon is destined to soar through the heavens, riding the winds of change as he charges ahead and makes his way to the top. 29kReads8.8Score2.6kShelves

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   The first and second books both have over 23 million words. The rest, even the shortest ones, have at least 7 million words.

7. 57 捡 I Picked Up a Killer to Be My Wife 捡个杀手做老婆 Flower Thorn 1913花刺1913Urban23.8M WordsCompleted One moonless, windy night, he finds a beautiful, seductive, sexy, and enchanting woman. And so begins his tumultuous, thrilling, and extraordinary life... 15kReads7.9Score2.1kShelves
8. 58 逍 The Carefree Warrior King 逍遥兵王 Walking in the Dark of Night暗夜行走Urban13.5M WordsCompleted Luo Tian is the sharpest blade of China's mysterious military department, having carried out devastating strikes against hostile forces at home and abroad. Then, in an accident, he loses his best brother. To look after his friend's family, he goes alone to Dongchang City. Who could have guessed that his friend's woman would turn out to be a stunning, flirtatious beauty working at a nightclub? Later, when a clash between underground forces leads to Sister Rong being humiliated, Luo Tian flies int 15.1kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves
9. 59 战 The War Son-in-Law Returns 战婿归来 Duwei Q都尉QUrban7.1M WordsCompleted Qin Lang’s ex-girlfriend thought he was poor and broke up with him six years ago. Six years later, Qin Lang returned in glory, determined to protect the woman he loved. You once treated me with indifference. Now I’m someone you can only dream of reaching! 59Reads9.0Score—Shelves
10. 60 顶 The Ultimate Tycoon 顶级神豪 Beichen Benzun北辰本尊Urban7.1M WordsCompleted Lin Yun's girlfriend thought he was too poor and ran off with a rich second-generation heir. Then, out of nowhere, his billionaire grandfather showed up to claim him. “Why are you only claiming me now? I would rather starve to death or die out there than acknowledge you!” “Ding! One hundred million yuan has been deposited into your bank account!” “Well, now that you mention it...” After becoming a third-generation rich heir, Lin Yun gradually learned one simple truth: when you're rich, you reall 6.1kReads9.2Score549Shelves
11. 61 重 Reborn as a Mad Immortal in the City 重生之都市狂仙 Dream Pen梦中笔丶Urban10.0M WordsCompleted I cleave wind and thunder with my sword, blotting out sun and moon; with a single palm, I command the universe and scour the netherworld. There are six billion people in this world, yet I alone dare call myself proud and unrestrained. The Azure Emperor of the Immortal Realm was reborn ten thousand years in the past and descended upon a bustling city, a world of glittering lights and indulgence. Who gets drunk in the embrace of beauties, lost in luxury, and who stays clearheaded, sword in hand, r 8.3kReads8.8Score672Shelves
12. 62 全 Global: I Just Founded an Academy, and Now the Government Is Watching Me 全民：刚创建学院，被国家盯上了 The Octopus Takes Flight八爪鱼起飞Sports463k WordsCompleted Li Qixing transmigrates into a world where everyone changes class and binds himself to a System called [Academy Draw]. The prizes it gives out turn out to be rules that surpass everything else. Rule: The principal can use every student's class skills without restriction. The principal is invincible! Rule: Students gain 100 times the experience from killing monsters. The students are invincible! Rule: All students' skills have no cooldown and are boosted by 10,000 times. The whole academy is invi 14.2kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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    In a world where everyone can change jobs, rules reign supreme! Li Qixing unexpectedly obtains the [Academy Lottery] system, wielding invincible power! Li Qixing transmigrates to this world, becoming a student, and the system he's bound to allows him to draw lottery tickets for rules that transcend everything. These rules grant the dean the ability to unconditionally use students' class skills, a 100x experience boost for students killing monsters, a 10,000x cooldown boost for all students' skills, unconditional godhood for those who enter the academy, and all cultivation boosts for the dean. This is utterly astonishing! Our heroine, Lin Shuying, has just changed to a rare class but is forced by her grandfather to enter a third-rate academy. She makes a deal with her grandfather: if she survives three months at the academy, he'll find a way to transfer her. However, the moment she enters the academy, she's dumbfounded. A hundredfold boost to monster-killing experience—leveling up just by killing a small monster? Can you believe it? A ten-thousand-fold boost to skill power—can you believe a simple fireball can wipe out an entire dungeon? These rules completely shatter her understanding of the world. In this world of job change, the power of rules is incredibly strong. The adventure story of Li Qixing and Lin Shuying is truly amazing. Share your thoughts on this story in the comments section!

13. 63 我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

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    A new work by Sanjiu Yinyu (the author of "I Learned to Slay Gods in a Mental Hospital").

14. 64 快 Quick Transmigration: My Dad Is a Big Shot 快穿我爹是大佬 Udumbara Bright Moon优昙明月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Qin Ye, a sword cultivator, is bound to the Wild Dad System and sent to worlds across the heavens to play father to all sorts of doomed supporting characters, good and bad. A rich young lady goes crazy for love and willingly hands over everything she owns, only for her beloved to turn from a treasured first love into a mere speck of rice, leaving her with a tragic fate? Qin Ye: Send her to the desert to eat sand. Once she’s done, take her to see the snow. The world is so big, how can she only ha 4kReads7.9Score248Shelves

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    Highly recommended! ① Male perspective: The protagonist, sword cultivator Qin Ye, possesses a "wild father system" and transmigrates to a small world to become the father of a supporting character. The lack of a fixed setting is quite novel. ② Protagonist Ji Yang: Reincarnated as a locust tree. An ensemble piece, a family-based power-up story. Last but not least, a strong recommendation! A Zerg-themed novel. The protagonist transmigrates, cultivates Zerg, and gradually becomes a god. The plot is a bit slow, but the quality is guaranteed! Highly recommended!! 🥰🥰

15. 65 转 Reincarnated as a Divine Tree, I’m Building a Yin Soldier Clan 转生神树，我打造阴兵家族 Mu Feng Feng木风峰Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast + System + Clan Saga + No Female Lead + The Protagonist Isn’t Human!] Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people is injured! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree! Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people is on the brink of death! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree! Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people just passed away! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree. We can’t let the body get cold on the way! Reincarnated as a frail locust tree, Ji Yang only wanted to bask in the sun, 102.4kReads8.8Score11.2kShelves
16. 66 末 Opening a Shop in the Apocalypse: The Owner Is Powerful but Keeps a Low Profile 末世开店，店主很强却过分低调 Qian Mo Ya浅沫呀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse919k WordsOngoing [Shopkeeping + Apocalypse + No female lead + Relaxed daily life + Business-focused + Ensemble cast, with stories told through many characters and little from the male lead's perspective, since he only runs a shop. This novel is entirely fictional.] After binding to the System, Qin Mo began traveling to different worlds to open shops. This time, he has arrived in the Apocalypse. The Apocalypse strikes, and within just half a month countless people have died. Everyone is desperate for food and a 5.9kReads8.7Score357Shelves
17. 67 玄 Xuanhuan: Hypnosis from the Start, Charging In Headfirst 玄幻：开局点催眠术，主打一个莽 May There Be No Overtime in Heaven愿天堂没有加班吖Eastern Fantasy692k WordsOngoing Snap! In the time it took to snap his fingers, mental chains instantly linked the five members of the Brawlers’ Squad together, as if a private chat group had been created in their minds. The five became a tightly coordinated unit, able to boost one another as well. One Zhongli Blade: formidable in combat and exceptionally sharp-witted, it serves as the team’s brain, responsible for decisions and command. One Taiping Spade and one Overlord Spear: they meet the enemy head-on, sweeping through opp 24Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 全 Global Class Change: Awakening as a Hero Summoner from the Start 全民转职：开局觉醒英雄召唤师 At Hezhizhou在河芝洲Sports524k WordsCompleted [Game Novel]+ [Infinite Flow]+ [Power Fantasy]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Funny]+ [No Female Lead] On the day he changes class, Lin Yun becomes the only person to obtain a unique hidden class: Hero Summoner. He can summon every character in League of Legends! From the start, he gets Lao Ba's Contract and War Loot! One boosts his strength, the other earns him money! “Nasus, the infinitely scaling Desert Dog!” “The undead knight under Hecarim!” “Darius's Dunkmaster Guillotine!” “The Void Terror that devour 25Reads7.1Score—Shelves
19. 69 我 I Own a Dollhouse in a Horror Game 我在惊悚游戏里有一家玩偶屋 Seven-Color Duckling七颜鸭鸭Mystery550k WordsOngoing [Infinite-Flow + System + Wild Imagination + No Romance] The doll maker Huanxi opened a doll shop in a small town, but few customers ever came by. It wasn’t just the doll shop. The flower shop run by Sister Qiong across the street, Granny Wu’s qipao shop next door, and Uncle Qian’s pawnshop were all empty too. In fact, it would be more accurate to say that strangers rarely ever appeared in town. Business was slow, but Huanxi got along well with everyone in town, and they often gathered for meals 1.1kReads8.6Score134Shelves
20. 70 操 Controlling the Dice, I Become a God on the Horror Game Board! 操控骰子，我在惊悚棋盘封神！ Wang Siwu王肆勿Mystery754k WordsOngoing [Infinite horror, Monopoly-style gameplay, dungeon tycoon, urban legend collector, ruthless protagonist, no mindless plot] A horror game board descends upon Blue Star, and Quan Ye, a top gambler, is chosen to take part in a grand game of "Real-Life Horror Monopoly." [Space One]: A trap square. Touch it and you die. A ghost woman who lost her child lurks here, and she’ll turn you into her "stinky treasure." [Space Two]: A game square. Hide-and-seek, played alone. [Space Three]: A dungeon square. 130Reads8.9Score—Shelves
21. 71 神 Deity: Starsea Swarm 神祗：星海虫群 Nuclear-Fueled Skate Shoes核燃料滑板鞋Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [Worked to death by overtime] [Grind until your liver gives out] [King of the rat race] [Wild-imagination fantasy] [Profit above all] [Keep a low profile] [Insectoid] [No System] Han Fei transmigrates to an interstellar society where everyone has a chance to become a god. Those who set foot on the path to godhood all aim to raise their divine kingdoms high and enter the real world to gain immortality. Han Fei figures that with his divine trait, Gene Modification, and his followers' talent, Gene 38.6kReads9.3Score4kShelves
22. 72 覆 Overthrowing the Qing: Lord Zhao, Keep This Up and the Qing Will Fall 覆清：赵大人，再折腾大清就亡了 The Unluckiest Tomato番茄第一衰Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [No System] [The protagonist is a master bullshitter who constantly uses underhanded tricks and crooked schemes] Reborn in 1795 as Zhao Zhongqing, Minister of Revenue, with just four years left until the Qianlong Emperor kicked the bucket. From the start, he went all in on real estate, but built nothing but gates. He led the people of the capital in “emptying the silver vaults.” Following Marshal Zhang's example, he frantically borrowed money from foreigners and never paid it back. Thanks to one 2.6kReads8.4Score108Shelves

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    It's pretty good, with some funny plot points and a satisfying storyline that gets more interesting the more you read.

23. 73 大EN Demon Exorcist of Great Yin: Even a Passing Dog Gets Slapped Twice 大殷司妖人，狗路过都得挨两巴掌 Endless Life+生生不息+Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted One day, Lin Jun wakes up in a world where demons devour people. Fortunately, killing demons grants experience, which he can spend to deduce and simulate martial arts. To avoid being swallowed and ending up in a demon’s belly for no apparent reason, Lin Jun has no choice but to raise his butcher’s blade against the hordes of demons. Whatever kind of Mountain-Suppressing Demon King or Great Sage Who Floods the Seas you are, I’ll knock your head off and raze your home to the ground. I’ll chop up e 48.7kReads8.7Score4kShelves
24. 74 开EN Starting as a Jailer, I Represent the Court in Slaying Through the Martial World 开局成狱卒，我代表朝廷杀穿武林 Hua Jiuzhi花九枝Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + body refinement + slaying demons and exorcising evil + dominating the martial world] Ye Kang accidentally transmigrates to a high-martial world where heroes use their martial arts to flout the law, warriors bully ordinary people, and the people live in misery. Ye Kang awakens a Comprehension System and rises from a death prison. Martial arts that take others ten years of hard training to master, he learns in a second, effortlessly. In a world where might makes right, Ye 26.8kReads8.1Score2.2kShelves
25. 75 开 A God of Slaughter from the Start: Why Is the Emperor Rebelling? 开局成杀神，陛下为何造反？ Running Pork Knuckle奔跑的肘子Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted Framed, reduced to slave status, and sent off to serve in the army. Fine, fine. So that’s how you want to play? Then what can you do when I pull out my Godslayer System? Why should those high officials in court be allowed to lord it over everyone else? I’ll take up my butcher’s knife and carve my way through this chaotic age! “Host has slain an elite enemy and gained 1,000 experience points.” “Host has achieved the Thousand-Kill milestone and received a reward: Eight Hundred White Snow Dra 32.4kReads8.3Score2.6kShelves
26. 76 富 Wealth Comes Knocking 富贵逼人 Falling into the Dust坠入尘埃Urban1.5M WordsCompleted After losing both his parents, Lin Zhennan inherits the secondhand bookstore and art shop his father left behind. By chance, a spider that has cultivated for ten thousand years is struck by Lin Zhennan's palm just as its spiritual essence is at its weakest, during a thunderstorm. Its original spirit enters his body, and through a twist of fate, Lin Zhennan inherits its supernatural abilities. Later, he obtains an ancient, powerful spatial ring, which contains a small world of its own. Before lon 23.4kReads8.9Score2kShelves
27. 77 我EN The Monsters I Created! 我创造的怪物！ No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes + Ensemble Cast + Cosmic Horror + No System + No Romance] Also known as: Dark Revelation Gods and demons, dragons, and the apocalypse were once fairy tales. The mysteries of this world have faded from sight, yet someone has brought those long-lost things back into the public eye. And every clue, every lead, points to a man named Chen Ye. “Friends, would you cast off this flesh and join us in embracing evolution?” Extended blurb: Sequence 001: The Mimic Sequence 002: The Deep O 64.6kReads9.2Score5.9kShelves
28. 78 写 I Wrote a Fairy Tale and Forged the Twilight of the Gods 写个童话，铸成诸神黄昏 Milk Tea Cats and Dogs奶茶猫狗Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing One day, countless [Gates] suddenly appeared across the world. At the same time, a power known as [Truth] began to echo through the human realm. Some awakened the Truth of Isaac Newton, father of mechanics, and learned the sky-rending magic of manipulating gravity. Some awakened the Truth of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the nuclear bomb demon, and could turn an entire city to lifeless ruins with a wave of their hand. Some awakened the Truth of Li Bai, the immortal banished from heaven, and could d 63.7kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves
29. 79 开 From the Start, I Moved in With a Goddess and Got My System Activated! 开局与女神领证同居，系统激活！ A Slightly Plump Mantis Shrimp一只微胖的皮皮虾Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Urban + System + Goddesses + Skills + Leveling + One Woman, One Woman, One Woman] His grandfather arranged a marriage for him to the daughter of a wealthy family. Lin Tian assumes she’ll call off the engagement. But when they meet, the goddess Luo Bingning agrees to marry him. They register their marriage in record time and agree to live together for three years, then divorce amicably if they haven’t fallen in love. As soon as Lin Tian arrives at Luo Bingning’s home, he suddenly awakens a Treas 66.8kReads9.1Score7.2kShelves
30. 80 神 The Tycoon Life Begins with Binding My Wife 神豪从绑定老婆开始 Clouds at Dusk a Thousand Miles Away千里暮云Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Wealth fantasy + one heroine + everyday life + sweet romance + no simping + mutual attraction] Gu Li pursued the campus beauty for seven years. On May 20, he confessed for the last time and was rejected once again. Despondent, he went to the riverbank to drown his sorrows, and ended up dead drunk. Around midnight, an impossibly beautiful young woman with a stunning figure happened to pass by. Somehow, the shy young man found the courage to call out to her. “Hey, do you have a boyfriend?” “Nope. 16.1kReads8.3Score1.3kShelves
31. 81 辞 I Handed in a Resignation Letter That Read Like a Love Confession, and the Beautiful CEO Fell for Me 辞职递成表白信，美女总裁爱上我 Grilled Rice Cake烤年糕Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Xiao Chen accidentally hands his love letter to the CEO, thinking it is his resignation letter. His firm declarations that he is leaving are taken by the CEO as heartfelt confessions of love. Through a series of misunderstandings, the beautiful CEO falls completely in love with him. 9.3kReads7.5Score2.3kShelves
32. 82 开 On the First Day of School, the Goddess Teacher Shows Up at My Door with a Baby 开学第一天，女神老师抱娃找上门 Drunken Sword Meow酒剑喵Urban652k WordsCompleted [Former title: As Long as You’re Bold Enough, Your Teacher Will Take Maternity Leave] College student dad + food + entrepreneurship + one heroine + warm, cheerful slice of life Li Anlan, Jiang University’s most beautiful teacher, got pregnant. The father turned out to be Xu Zian, a sophomore. Born into wealth and an academic star, Li Anlan finally made up her mind to put Xu Zian through a strict test and see if he could take responsibility as a father. The day he brought the baby back to the 533Reads7.5Score104Shelves
33. 83 和 After Moving in with the Goddess, I Activated the Reward System 和女神同居后，我激活了奖励系统 Secretary Gentleman给事郎Urban4.5M WordsOngoing [Urban + goddess + System + lucky charm + one heroine] Chu Yunyao, the heiress of a wealthy family, is engaged to Zhou Zheng, a police trainee. Her parents deliberately make things difficult for him, saying they’ll only approve the marriage if he reaches the rank of police commissioner within three years. So Zhou Zheng takes the initiative and calls off the engagement. Against her parents’ wishes, Chu Yunyao registers her marriage with Zhou Zheng and moves in with him. They agree to give it thre 44kReads8.8Score4.4kShelves
34. 84 全 The Richest Man Online: Who Can Make Me Lose? 全网第一神豪，谁能赐我一败 Half Wild半身轻狂Urban420k WordsCompleted [I'm no good at writing introductions. Please read the story.] After Chen Jidi is cruelly kicked aside by the materialistic younger sister he depended on, he unexpectedly awakens a Network Tycoon System. “This System is dedicated to turning its Host into the greatest tycoon and the greatest champion on the internet.” From then on, Chen Jidi begins a life of throwing money around and dominating the online world. In real life, he's a timid food delivery rider. In love, he's the master of living of 2.5kReads8.6Score142Shelves
35. 85 九EN Nine Star Hegemon Body Art 九星霸体诀 Ordinary Magician平凡魔术师Eastern Fantasy18.7M WordsOngoing Was he an Alchemy Emperor reborn, or had he fused with another soul? Long Chen was a talentless youth whose spiritual root, spiritual blood, and spiritual bone had been stolen. Relying on the divine alchemy techniques in his memories, he cultivates the mysterious Nine-Star Hegemon Body Art, pierces through layer upon layer of mystery, and uncovers a world-shaking plot. He commands the universe in his palm, treads upon the sun and moon, and suppresses evil spirits and wicked gods. Rumor has it in 209.6kReads9.3Score10.9kShelves

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    These two are the best of all the books I've read by Tomato. The protagonist of "Nine Stars" is domineering yet humorous, there are many women but he's not lewd or brainless. "Slaying Gods" is a king among Tomato's works, with a grand world-building. Definitely worth reading.

36. 86 谍 Spy War: Only I Can Eavesdrop on People's Thoughts 谍战，只有我能偷听心声 Drunk on Wine for the Rest of My Life浊酒醉余生Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [Not a formulaic spy thriller. A feel-good story about growth, with an original plot. If you don’t like it, don’t argue.] In 1931, as the War of Resistance was about to break out, under pressure from the situation on all sides, Dai Yunnong traveled to Beiping in person to establish an intelligence network in the three northeastern provinces. Who could have guessed that the secret would leak? The three spy teams sent into the region were exposed, and all thirty Huangpu Academy elites were wiped o 37.5kReads9.0Score5.5kShelves

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    There are various types that are suitable for watching.

37. 87 民 Republican-Era Playboy in the Military Intelligence Bureau 民国之纨绔大少在军统 Sipping Wine Gently温酒浅轻酌Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Fanfic transmigration + tycoon + alternate setting + comedy + big shots + Shanghai Bund + island lord] The story of a young master from the Republic of China era who becomes an island lord, and an ordinary man who grows into a ruthless power player. Chen Qing transmigrates into the body of the eldest young master of the Chen family during the Republic of China era and awakens a Treasure Chest System. He becomes the head of the Special Affairs Office, forms the Netherworld Special Forc 5.3kReads7.8Score264Shelves
38. 88 谍 The Little Spy's Rise to Power 谍战小特务的逆袭 Winter Isn't Hot冬天不热Urban2.8M WordsCompleted He is the lowest-ranking undercover agent in the Military Statistics Bureau, yet he can spot Japanese spies in a vast crowd. He is also an expert operative, infiltrating enemy-occupied territory to assassinate traitors who sell out their country and vanish without a trace. Because: “Scanning Eye” in operation... 185.4kReads9.5Score20.4kShelves
39. 89 民 Republican-Era Miracle Doctor: Ruling Shanghai 民国神医：雄霸上海滩 Zixiao Ke紫霄客Historical2.8M WordsOngoing Republican Era + Divine Doctor + System + Reborn + Shanghai Ye Changqing, a Chinese medicine student suffering from a terminal illness, is reborn in early Republican-era Shanghai in the body of an apprentice at a clinic, a young man who shares his name. Western medicine has only just arrived, and is still no match for Chinese medicine. Armed with his golden finger, Ye Changqing vigorously promotes and develops Chinese medicine, establishes businesses, and fights the dumping of foreign goods. Wat 104Reads8.9Score—Shelves
40. 90 重 Reborn in Hong Kong: From the Start, I Borrow a Hundred Billion from It 重生港岛，开局先借它个一百个亿 Pink Piggy and Many Cats粉猪猪和猫多多Urban579k WordsCompleted Reborn on Hong Kong Island, with a father who is still a tycoon on equal footing with the Ship King and the richest Chinese man. What could be better? But when Chen Long heard that his company had created a “wealth miracle” with Carrian, he froze. Because 1983 was the final year before the Carrian business empire collapsed. “Dad, while you’re still alive, how about borrowing another ten billion?” 5.2kReads8.8Score326Shelves
41. 91 没 Without Any Talent for Cultivation, I Have No Choice but to Secretly Become Invincible 没有修炼天赋的我只好偷偷无敌了 Su Chen酥尘Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted Also known as: “I'm the Young Master of the Demonic Path. What's the Big Deal About Capturing a Saintess of the Righteous Path?” and “I Have No Talent for Cultivation, So I Can Only Secretly Become Invincible” (No System, one heroine, wish-fulfillment, everyday life, lighthearted, imperial dynasty.) Three thousand years ago, the master of the Bitter Depths Sword, one of the Six Great Divine Weapons, sealed the Sacred Province single-handedly, then vanished without a trace. Three thousand years l 31.5kReads8.9Score3.1kShelves
42. 92 大 The Great Doctor: I'm Already a Department Director, So Why Did the System Take So Long to Arrive? 大医：我都成主任了怎么才来系统 Fu Qing QVQ符清QVQUrban327k WordsOngoing Xu Yuan: I've already earned my PhD and become a department director at a top-tier hospital, so why am I only getting a System now? This is a story about someone who was already a top student, gained a System that made him even more formidable, and went on to become the greatest doctor in the world. 4.3kReads8.1Score176Shelves
43. 93 投 I Invest in the Chosen Clan, and My Strength Equals the Entire Clan's 投资天命族人，我实力是全族总和 Sleepy Cat 9睡不醒的猫9Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing [Invincible + Clan + Ensemble Cast + Behind the Scenes + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Dominant + No Female Lead + No Romantic Tension + No Simping + No Holding Back + Decisive and Ruthless + Even More Exciting Later] Jiang Daoxuan transmigrates into a fantasy world and becomes the head of the Jiang clan. He obtains the Strongest Clan System. His strength is tied to the combined strength of the entire clan: the stronger his clan members, the stronger the Host! What's more, investing in clan members 126.4kReads9.1Score9.6kShelves
44. 94 市 Immortals Hidden Among the Common Folk 市井藏仙 Flying Flowers in the Fine Rain密雨飞花Eastern Fantasy6.8M WordsOngoing Zhao Mu transmigrates to the Great Jin dynasty and gains the power to grow young again. Whenever one life reaches its end, he returns to his youth, living forever without ever dying. For fifty years, I serve as an official at the entertainment bureau, leisurely watching celebrated courtesans dance and seeing every beauty the world has to offer. I live through the rise and fall of dynasties, watching wise rulers bring peace and foolish emperors plunge the realm into chaos. I roam the rivers and l 71.7kReads8.4Score6.2kShelves
45. 95 长 Immortal and Undying, the Lord of the Sacred Dynasty Invites Me Down the Mountain 长生不死，圣朝之主请我出山 A Bleak Place in the Mortal World人间萧瑟处Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing The mortal world is vast. How could a hundred years be enough to see it all? In his previous life, Gu Changge had worked hard for half his life. Just as his career was beginning to bear fruit, he died with regrets. Given another chance at life, all he wanted was to see the flowers bloom and wither across the world, and devote himself to the Dao in pursuit of immortality. Who could have guessed that, when he looked back, everything he had done without a second thought would already have come to f 65.5kReads8.4Score5.8kShelves
46. 96 万 Lord of Ten Thousand Nights 万夜之主 A Black-Inked Blade一柄墨刀Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsCompleted Thirteen years ago, a blood-red demon star fell to earth. Was it the end, or a resurgence? The starry sea dimmed, and all things withered. As dusk fell, a ghostly fog once again spread across the land, revealing a mysterious world... 6.2kReads8.9Score632Shelves
47. 97 四 The Blurry Years of the Siheyuan 四合院之模糊的年代 Delang and Mei德朗与梅Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Sign-in] [A few more brothers than most] [Behind the scenes] [Everyday life] [Childhood] [Quirky and unrestrained] [War] [A happy family] [Period drama with lots of film and TV elements] [Doesn't follow the original plot] [Pure wish fulfillment] [Original female lead] [Parallel world / similar timeline] [Please don't project real people or timelines onto the characters] Life in the cave dwelling has no fighting or killing, just eating and drinking. Life in the courtyard house has no social nice 24.8kReads9.2Score1kShelves
48. 98 我 I Can Fight Disease Monsters One-on-One 我能和疾病怪一对一战斗 The Second-in-Command Has Two Blades二当家有二把刀Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Wang Xu can see disease monsters: things like the Common Cold Monster, the Adultery Monster, a Level 100 Infertility Monster, the Left General of the Uremia Army, the Level 100 Late-Stage Liver Cancer General, and the Breast Cancer Army’s Prince Who Guards the Nation... He can fight these disease monsters one-on-one. Victory can earn him medicinal ingredients, skills, equipment, experience, and more... Experience lets him level up, improve his attributes, grow stronger, learn skills, and equip g 6.5kReads8.7Score561Shelves
49. 99 师EN Junior Brother, Don’t Cultivate Immortality Like That 师弟，别这么修仙 Softly Falling Words轻落语Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsCompleted By a stroke of fate, Lu Changsheng is brought into a sect and becomes the junior disciple of Qingyun Peak. Having seen how brutal the path of cultivation can be, he decides to keep a low profile and hide his true abilities. While his senior brothers cultivate, he sleeps. While his fellow disciples take part in trials, he slacks off. Under countless watchful eyes, he does the same thing day after day for ten years, never wavering in his commitment to being a quiet schemer. Until one day, everyone 59.6kReads9.0Score5.3kShelves
50. 100 天 Fish of the World 天下游鱼 Happy Acorn开心橡果Eastern Fantasy7.5M WordsCompleted By the Canglan River, a young man wears a straw raincoat and bamboo hat, holding wine in one hand and a fishing rod in the other. His heart has no place in the world, yet he finds himself in the jianghu... I come from a place beyond knowing. I want to see this world, just as unknown to me... 91.4kReads9.0Score8.9kShelves

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