Ruthless Protagonist, Framed and Imprisoned, Then Out for Revenge: A Satisfying Read 杀伐果断 被陷害入狱报仇 爽文
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Burning Incense in Prison: Mistaken for a Fortune-Teller 监狱里烧香：被误以为是算命先生
[Decisive and ruthless]+ [Master of divination] College student Zhao Yi was framed, imprisoned, and sentenced to death. By chance, he acquired an ancient bronze book. After burning incense in prison, he successfully awakened it, only to discover that it was the legendary Book of Life and Death. It also contained engraved cultivation techniques from across the universe. Every living thing in the world is born and dies, and none can escape the Book of Life and Death. Anyone Zhao Yi looks at, he ca
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Wrongfully Imprisoned, I Commit Countless Crimes in a Single Day 蒙冤入狱坐牢，一天作案无数次
[Tags] Revenge, System, Behind-the-Scenes, Smart Protagonist, Urban, Comeback, Perfect Crime Synopsis: If the law can’t punish evil, then I will! A shocking miscarriage of justice dragged me from the peak of my life into a hell of endless torment! I awakened the [Heavenly Dragon Judgment System] in Black Cloud Prison. From then on, armed with the power to pass judgment, I carried out the duties of the Grim Reaper as a prisoner! I’ll make those who once sneered at me pay in blood, amid fear and d
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I’m Already at the Golden Core Stage, and You Want to Break Up? 我都金丹期了，你要和我分手？
[Invincible Power Fantasy + Divine Physician + Multiple Heroines] A mysterious stroke of fortune draws beautiful CEO after beautiful CEO, wealthy heiresses, secret organizations, and more into the game as Lin Yuan’s life goes into overdrive... “So you’re the king of Chinese medicine? I’ve inherited the Daoist Healing Arts, which can restore flesh to bones and bring the dead back to life!” “So you’re a grandmaster martial artist, The Outcast, above countless others? Swallow a golden pill, and my
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Ten Days to the End 十日终焉
2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat
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From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老
[Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up
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Deicide Learning In A Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神
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
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Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局
(No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would
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City of Beasts 异兽迷城
[The new book The Maze of Inversion has begun serialization. Updates come at 9 p.m. every evening. Please continue to support it.] Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life
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Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！
Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive.
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Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关
Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year.
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Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼
[The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac
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The Son of Heaven’s Decree 天子令
[Ruthless protagonist / no saintly hero / one heroine / face-slapping / invincible] Have you ever seen the sharpest blade? Have you ever felt the coldest wind? Have you ever met the most tender woman? Have you ever witnessed the most passionate night? When the young Son of Heaven is angered, mountains and rivers tremble, and blood flows for a thousand miles… !
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From Death Row Inmate to Lord of the Province 从死囚到一州霸主
During the late Han Dynasty, Guo Bao, a merchant on Tao Qian's territory, was engaged to be married. Liu Bei took a liking to his fiancée, and Tao Qian, eager to curry favor with Liu Bei, had Guo Bao arrested and thrown into a death cell on the charge of colluding with the enemy. Guo Bao was tortured to death. In modern times, Guo Bao, who had just graduated from medical school, accidentally transmigrated into the body of the dead Guo Bao. Thus began his journey to conquer the land...
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Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战
Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the
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In the ’80s, Pretending to Be a Returnee Tycoon 在八零，伪装归国神豪
Su Tianci, an overworked office drone in 2026, accidentally transmigrates to the resource-scarce 1980s. Fortunately, he can still return to 2026. Two vastly different eras now lie before him.
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Traveling Between Two Worlds to Fight in Korea, I Beat Up the Americans 双穿抗美援朝，我暴打美国佬
In 2026, overworked wage slave Su Tianci gets his writing royalties. He plans to go out for a foot massage with the full-service treatment, as a reward for himself. But he never expects to open his eyes and transmigrate to a battlefield engulfed in war. There’s no water, medicine, or food. Fortunately, he can return to 2026. Two vastly different eras now lie before him.
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From the Start, I Had an Infinite Troop-Spawning System and Swept Through Cambodia 开局无限爆兵系统，血洗柬埔寨
[For the guys] + [Hot-Blooded Wish Fulfillment] + [Modern Weapons] + [No Goody-Two-Shoes Heroine] + [System Novel] + [No Being Pushed Around, No Holding Back, Just Slaughter] After the scam compounds in northern Myanmar were swept away, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, became the next target of public outrage! On the surface, this place looks dirty, chaotic, and run-down, like a third-tier city in the 1990s. But in secret, it is becoming Southeast Asia’s most notorious dark horse capital! Westerners tre
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From the Start, I'm an Emperor: Building an Ancient Divine Sect 开局大帝境，打造太古神宗
After Wang Yi became sect leader, he activated a System and was rewarded with the cultivation of a Great Emperor. He vowed to build the greatest divine sect of the ancient era. Looking at the many prodigies hoping to join his sect... “What? You have a Supreme Bone and want to become a Holy Son? Sorry, in our sect, people with Supreme Bones are only good enough to guard the gate!” “You have the bloodline of a Heavenly Phoenix? Not bad! The kitchen needs a chef who can produce phoenix fire, so the
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A Thousand Years of Sign-In in the Underworld, Then Reincarnating Makes the Empress Cry 地府签到千年，投胎气哭女帝
After Li Heng died, his soul entered the underworld. He thought he would be reincarnated, but instead he unlocked a sign-in System in the Hall of the King of Hell. And so he became a lowly underworld officer who swept floors, wandering through every corner of the underworld. “Ding! You signed in at the Hall of the King of Hell and received the King of Hell's Sword!” “Ding! You signed in on the Eighteenth Level of Hell and received the Primordial Demon God Spear!” “Ding! You signed in at the Hall
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Junior Brother, Please, Don't Be So Invincible! 师弟，求你，不要太无敌！
A classic urban power fantasy! Ruthless and decisive, with exhilarating action, blazing passion, no saintly hero, and a triumphant sweep from start to finish! Three years ago, Ye Qingcang, young master of the Ye family, was betrayed by his fiancée, hunted down by his enemies, had his kidney stolen and his blood drained, then was left for dead in the wilderness. Three years later, Ye Qingcang returns with peerless medical and martial skills. He tears through his enemies, determined to uncover the
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Pure Yang Evil Venerable 纯阳邪尊
This book moves quickly, without too much pointless chatter. The protagonist is neither wholly good nor wholly evil. It's pure wish fulfillment. [Passionate fantasy + empress + comedy and humor + ruthless action + laying low and growing stronger + defying fate + transmigration and rebirth + the Myriad Worlds + infinite worlds] Complete Yang Lingchen transmigrates and is reborn in another world. From the start, he picks up an incomparable beauty. An old monster from a million years ago shows up w
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Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代
Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!!
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Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪
Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity…
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A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金
Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More
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Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代
Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him.
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Dual Transmigration to the 1960s: A Prosperous Nation and Strong People 双穿六零之国富民强
In 2025, Su Tianci was just another overworked wage slave. He ate a roujiamo at Red Romance, then opened his eyes to find himself back in that fiery era. What’s more, he had somehow become a wanted criminal. See how Su Tianci fares with the System’s help: will he be doomed from the start, or turn danger into safety?
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Dual Crossing to Republican-Era China: A Blood Sacrifice to the Land 双穿民国之，血祭山河
Su Tianci is an ordinary office drone from 2025. To make ends meet, he joins a film crew shooting short dramas. Who could have guessed that he would lose his footing and fall into a deep pit? When he opens his eyes again, he has transmigrated to 1937, a year engulfed in war. Fortunately, he has a portal that lets him travel back and forth between this war-torn era and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before Su Tianci…
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Dual Travels in Republican-Era China: Slaughtering the Japanese Invaders 双穿民国之屠戮倭寇
Li Xiaren was an outstanding young man who had been 25 for years. After finally finding a girlfriend, he was just about to duo queue with her when a ball lightning bolt whisked him away to Shanghai during the Republican era. To his surprise, the mark left by the ball lightning lets him travel back and forth between the two worlds. In an instant, two monumental eras open up before him...
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Transmigrate to the Song Dynasty: The Empire's Mighty Rise 穿越之大宋雄风
A wondrous transmigration, invincible from the start. See how our protagonist, Wu Yue, recruits the heroes of Liangshan, gets up close and personal with Li Shishi, defeats mighty bandits and sweeps away powerful invaders. See how we Han people conquer the world.
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Between Two Worlds: 1973 两界穿梭之1973
An unexpected transmigration brought Wu Xiaoyao, an outstanding young man from the 21st century, to the 1970s. The golden finger that comes with transmigrating gave him hope of surviving. As the System leveled up, Wu Xiaoyao discovered that he could travel back and forth between the modern era and the 1970s. Two completely different worlds opened up before him!
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Invincible Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之无敌
Wu Xiaoyao was an ordinary wage slave. To survive in this damnable era, he had no choice but to go abroad and become a mercenary, risking his life for a living so his family could have an easier life. Who could have guessed that, through a twist of fate, he would transmigrate back to the late 1970s? See how Wu Xiaoyao, equipped with the golden finger every transmigrator needs, makes a name for himself in that red-hot era!
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Rising to Power Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之崛起
After getting drunk and tumbling down a flight of stairs, the protagonist Wu Xiaoyao accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s. Luckily, he has the essential transmigration golden finger: releasing animals. See how Wu Xiaoyao carves out a place of his own in this fiery era.
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The Iron-Blooded Tigers Battle the Ming 铁血虎贲战大明
Chinese special forces king Wu Zhantian was betrayed by a traitor during a mission. To avoid being captured by the enemy, Wu Zhantian set off the miniature bomb strapped to his body, dying alongside dozens of enemy special forces soldiers. By chance, he touched the laws of the game. He rebuilt his body, copied abilities, and saved the Ming Dynasty from ruin. To stop the Yangzhou Massacre and the Jiading Massacres, Wu Zhantian, China's special forces king, refused to stand by. He tore Aobai apart
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Transmigrate to the Water Margin: Dominate the World 穿越水浒之雄霸天下
Wu Zhantian was one of China’s top special forces soldiers. While carrying out a top-secret mission, he was betrayed by a traitor. To ensure his teammates could withdraw safely, Wu Zhantian stayed behind alone. Seriously wounded in a sneak attack by the Japanese invaders, he chose to detonate the button bomb he carried rather than be taken prisoner. He and dozens of members of the Japanese Kamikaze Special Forces perished together. Wu Zhantian thought he was as good as dead, but the flourishing
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The Controller of Ten Thousand Worlds, Roaming the City 万界掌控者都市逍遥
Wu Zhantian, a young man from Huaxia, accidentally fell from the summit of Mount Hua. He was rescued by the Venerable Myriad Swords, who happened to be passing by Earth. Wu Zhantian was then taken to the top-tier world of the Hongmeng Realm, where he became the Venerable Myriad Swords' disciple and began cultivating. By chance, his master found the Origin of the World in the Myriad Venerables' Secret Realm. But Dragon Rock Emperor, an ancient skeleton, and the Venerable Myriad Swords' eldest dis
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Traveling Between Two Worlds: 1970 两界穿梭之1970
After getting drunk in an accident, Wu Xiaoyao somehow transmigrated to the fiery era of the past. With a System that lets him travel between two worlds, he now has two great eras before him...
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In Prison: Developing Mechs to Win My Freedom 人在监狱：为了出狱研发机甲
Framed and thrown into prison, Zhou Yang awakened the All-Purpose Technology System at the very moment he was locked up. It took Zhou Yang two years to complete the System's first mission. Who could have guessed the first reward would be the technology to build mechs? The first-generation mech took to the skies, ushering humanity into the age of mechs. Then interstellar warships arrived, taking humanity into the age of space travel. Zhou Yang declared, “My goal is the stars and the sea.”
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