Rising Through the Underworld, from Small-Time Hood to Crime Boss 混黑道，从小混混到一代黑道大佬
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Wang Hao, the Inverse Scale King 逆鳞王皓
A comeback, a defiance of fate. Bullied for years because of his weight, he finally reaches his breaking point and vows never to be weak again. He fights back, step by step descending into hell, and soon dominates the campus...
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Lone Wolf of the Underworld: I Came from Hell 黑道孤枭：我从地狱来
Orphaned at eight, I spent eight years keeping my head down. I came from hell, and I came for revenge. When the lone wolf strikes, the underworld runs red with blood. Those who owe me will repay me tenfold. Those who wrong me will be ground to dust!
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Hong Kong's Underworld King 港综香江大枭雄
My name is Lu Wenjun. This is Xiangjiang in the 1980s. At first, everyone called me Feizai Jun. Later, more and more people started following me, and I made more and more money. Before long, they were all calling me Mr. Lu.
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After Prison, I Just Want to Live a Quiet Life 出狱后，我只想平平安安过日子
[The world is too deep for me. I just want to make something of myself.] My name is Ma Tengfei. I had just finished the college entrance exams when I got into a fight and was sent to prison for three years, missing my chance to go to college. A death-row inmate named Uncle Ming told me there were three kinds of people in this world: those above everyone else, courted by the masses and living lives others envy; those in the middle, scurrying around like ants and fighting one another just to survi
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I Am the Legend 我就是传奇
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
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Reborn in the Great Heist, the Black Gold Tycoon Strikes Back 重生大劫案，黑金大佬逆袭记
[Urban rebirth + System + underworld boss + ruthless + scheming] A down-and-out middle-aged man unexpectedly reborn 28 years into the past. Caught in a shocking bank heist, he activates the “Black Gold System.” “Go ahead and make more money. It'll all become my fortune sooner or later anyway. Hahaha!” … Notorious bandit Ye Zhihuan: “Who's tougher than me in the underworld? Lin Dong? Never mind, then.” King of Thieves Zhang Ziqiang: “I once stole 1.2 billion from Li, the richest man in the coun
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- 107 King of the Underworld 江湖枭雄 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. 31.2kReads9.1Score2.7k14d adds
- 108 Big Brother 大哥 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 4.1kReads9.0Score29214d adds
- 109 The Drifter's Road Home 混子的归途 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! 30.1kReads9.2Score2.2k14d adds
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The Storms of Beicheng 北城风云
Synopsis: (This story is entirely fictional. Its original title was Northern City’s Turmoil.) What is the jianghu? Wherever there are people, there is a jianghu, and wherever there is a jianghu, there is conflict! The jianghu is about fighting, killing, and the law of the jungle, but it’s also about human relationships and social conventions. This book will take you back to the jianghu of the 1980s and 1990s, where you’ll witness the extraordinary path of Chen Yanan, a generation’s ruthless hero
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Hong Kong Crossover: Ruling East Asia 港综：雄霸东亚
[Transmigration] + [System] + [invincible] + [beautiful women] Chen Luojun, a man from the twenty-first century, transmigrates to Hong Kong Island in 1985. Starting out as a low-ranking member of Wo Shing Wo, he rises step by step. Using the System, he recruits underlings and establishes a security company. He goes to South Korea to take on the Daewoo Group and the Geumgang Group, recruits Lai Xingxing, opens a red-light district, and eventually becomes the power behind the throne in South Korea
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- 112 I've Been Through This Underworld! 这江湖，我来过！ Back then, Beijing's nightclubs were dazzling and intoxicating, full of romance and temptation. Its underworld was a jumble of all sorts, a place where all kinds of people mixed. And its beautiful women were dazzlingly diverse, each with her own allure! Watch me carve out a world of my own in this glittering city! I settled a few scores, made a few brothers, and had a few women! I lived it up! I went wild! I hurt! I cried! Heart-pounding and soul-stirring! Looking back... I have no regrets! 188Reads6.8Score—14d adds
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Tales of Liangzhou: Underworld Turmoil 梁州往事之黑道风云
The jianghu has never been just about fighting. It is about navigating human relationships and weighing the pros and cons. After years moving through the gray areas, I have seen the warmth and coldness of human nature, and witnessed betrayal and scheming time and again. With no one to rely on in my youth, I endured a bitter, hard life. Some took a wrong turn and ended up behind bars, their lives ruined before they were halfway through. I clawed my way up from the very bottom of society, swallowi
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Tales of the Northeast: Fortune Is in Heaven's Hands 东北往事之富贵在天
[Underworld] [Not Mindless] [Ensemble Cast] [Realistic] [Passionate] [Not a Feel-Good Power Fantasy] After spending three years in prison for injuring someone while collecting a debt, Chen Yang’s first move after getting out is to track down the lousy bastard who reported him and got him arrested, then demand forty thousand yuan. But that incident sets off a chain of events that once again leaves Chen Yang at a crossroads, just when he had hoped to settle down. So... will he accept the hand fate
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The Man Who Reached the Top of the Underworld 黑道触顶之徒
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
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- 116 The Mature Landlady 成熟的老板娘 For the sake of keeping the family fortune all to himself, Liang Dashan hatched a vicious scheme to frame his wife, Du Xue. Faced with her husband’s ruthless plotting, Du Xue fought back from the brink. She turned people’s motives to her advantage and used his own tactics against him, unraveling every conspiracy by playing along, and ultimately leaving the traitor with nothing but the clothes on his back! 31kReads7.9Score1.6k14d adds
- 117 Take It Easy, Village Miracle Doctor 乡村神医悠着点 Lin Xiaoqiang was beaten so badly in the city that he lost his wits. When he returned to the village, Sister-in-law Shuihua took care of him. Then the village bully, Liang Shan, beat him up. That beating snapped him back to his senses, and he even gained a special ability. From then on, his life took off. 3.5kReads7.3Score29214d adds
- 118 Crimson Lips, Blazing Passion 红唇烈焰 A handsome loser and a cold, aloof female boss. When these two rivals cross paths, they act out a romantic tale of love, revenge, and sweet satisfaction. Office intrigue, cutthroat business, and political scheming are all handled with ease. If you want a story full of twists and excitement, come read The Strongest Man in the City. 34.1kReads9.0Score2.7k14d adds
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The Boss of the Underworld 江湖话事人
[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...
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Forced Surrender: The Transnational Tycoon's Exclusive Forbidden Love 强制沦陷：跨国大佬的独家禁宠
[Leads: Lin Duoduo and Shen Heng] [The sequel, The Sandalwood Calamity: Finding Joy Against the Wind, is now being serialized] [Cross-border coercive romance + a powerful man bowing his head + both leads’ first love] [A dragon among men vs. an unyielding young woman] [No moral compass + no scruples + possessive love] [The husband’s desperate pursuit] [Size difference + eight-year age gap] [A wife-spoiling fanatic] Synopsis: A holiday trip became the start of Lin Duoduo’s nightmare. Tricked by a
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The Peerless Mad Dragon Who Defies Heaven 胜天半子之绝世狂龙
[Decisive and ruthless] [No do-gooder protagonist] [Realistic urban setting] [Fast-paced] [No dragging things out] [Satisfying underworld story] [No System] [Not invincible] Not invincible!!! Not invincible!!! Not invincible!!! Everything comes down to hard work grounded in reality. A must-read for fans of underworld stories~ An urban youth leads a band of brothers who would live and die for him, rising from having nothing to the pinnacle of the underworld and forging a legendary empire~ The mal
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I'm a Goodfella, but a Gangster in the Underworld 白道哥，黑道我
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- 123 Hong Kong Films: A System That Gives Me an Army of Fanatical Dead Men, and You Want Me to Join a Gang? 港片：有死士系统，让我混社团？ Gu Hao transmigrates to Hong Kong, where characters from all kinds of Hong Kong movies mingle, and becomes a lowlife saddled with loan-shark debt. After seeing a text message on his predecessor’s phone demanding repayment, Gu Hao is faced with two options. The first is to run. The second is also to damn well run. Just as he packs his belongings and prepares to leave Hong Kong and head north, hoping to use his memories from his previous life to live comfortably on a modest fortune, the System arr 2.7kReads5.2Score11914d adds
- 124 Reborn: In the Korean Peninsula, Plotting a Coup from the Start 重生：人在半岛，开局策划造反 [Reborn + no System + not mindless wish fulfillment + no harem + military coup] Jiang Yunseong was reborn in South Korea as a young officer, only to be framed and thrown in prison from the start. Fortunately, at the critical moment, he awakened the ability to read people’s minds and temporarily escaped danger. But he soon discovered that he was at the center of an unavoidable political struggle! To stay alive, he incited a group of senior commanders to launch a military coup! “Fail, and you’re r 782Reads9.1Score10214d adds
- 125 Hong Kong Films: From the Start, I Rule Hong Kong with the Suicide Soldier System 港片：开局死士系统，称霸香江 Hong Kong in the 1980s is a chaotic place, rife with gangs and rival factions. Lin Hao has just transmigrated when he runs into Chen Haonan's men demanding protection money. Just then, the Death Squad System arrives! With the System, Lin Hao can summon an army in an instant! The Hung Hing, Tung Sing, Wo Shing Wo, and other gangs all fall under Lin Hao's control! Hong Kong's great families also flock to join him! Before long, Lin Hao has built a vast capitalist empire! He controls the lifeblood o 8.6kReads7.0Score27614d adds
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After My Sister-in-Law Tricked Me into Going to Northern Myanmar, I Found a Way to Survive 被嫂子骗进缅北后，我绝处逢生
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- 127 Middle Eastern Emperor: Starting as a Pinduoduo Arms Dealer 中东皇帝，从拼夕夕军火商开始 His parents are both dead, his 18-year-old sister is back home, and he's on a battlefield in the Middle East! When Li Mo, from Earth, transmigrates to a parallel world, he finds himself in an utterly disastrous situation and completely loses it. Then, at that very moment, the Pinduoduo System arrives! Facing the military version of the Pinduoduo System, even a disastrous start is no problem. Li Mo: “No 999, no 998! Just 99!!!” A brand-new AK for only 99! Just as Li Mo's weapons business is boomi 5.2kReads6.4Score36514d adds
- 128 Warlord: Gangland Godfather? I'm a Dictator! 军阀：黑帮教父？我独裁元首！ [A ruthless, dark power fantasy!] [Starting from nothing] (Currently commanding four armies with 300,000 soldiers) Wang Xiao: from a desperado to a mafia godfather, and then the leader of the [Youth Army]! Starting with nothing, he steps over the corpses of countless powerful families and clans, fighting his way to the very top, one step at a time! Wang Xiao roars: “A true man should feast from five cauldrons in life! Even in death, he should be boiled in five cauldrons!” [Protagonist Wang X 117Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 129 One Hundred Thousand Death Warriors: From the Start, I Wipe Pinduoduo Clean! 十万死士：开局薅秃并夕夕！ Yi Feng gets a hundred thousand death warriors from the start! What can a hundred thousand death warriors do? Work in a factory? Deliver packages? Or haul bricks on a construction site? No! Yi Feng chooses to milk the system for all it's worth! From the start, he milks the shady shopping platform Pinduoduo dry! Then he takes down countless online black-market platforms! Just like that, he turns his fortunes around and becomes a tycoon! One week later, countless online black-market platforms are 161Reads—Score1014d adds
- 130 Reborn in the Nineties: From the Start, I Had a Million Death Soldiers 重生九十年代：开局百万死士 After transmigrating to the 1990s, Yang Fan not only became sworn brothers with his own father, but also awakened the Supreme Deadly Warriors System. A million deadly warriors storm a predatory loan company and borrow it into bankruptcy! Every kind of construction project? Taken on! “What? You have two hundred men?” “Sorry, I have a million!” “What? You know a crime boss?” “Sorry, I have a million!” “What? You run an illegal online lending business?” “Sorry, I want a million loans, the kind I do 4Reads—Score214d adds
- 131 Starting in Northern Myanmar: Unlimited Suicide Soldiers and Endless Firepower 从缅北开始，无限死士无限军火 Troop-summoning + upgrades + unlimited resources + equipment enhancements + technological ascension Conquer the Blue Star + return to build the motherland + use cutting-edge technology to improve ordinary people's lives Ye Tian awakens a System on the verge of death in Myanmar. He earns rewards for rescuing his countrymen and wiping out scam operations, warlords, and hostile forces. Rewards include a military supply chain, special forces, and genetically enhanced soldiers. Every kind of firearm 4.5kReads7.4Score30214d adds
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The Road of No Return 明知不归路
[A passionate story + decisive and ruthless action + unexpected twists + brotherhood] A group of children driven to the brink by evil forces are brought together by the King of Assassins. They endure hellish training every day, all so they can rise to the top and wipe out their enemies! They've lost their youth and their families. All they have left is a heart full of rage! The heavens cannot contain the myriad paths of the Dao, My fate is mine to control, not Heaven's!
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- 133 Urban: From the Start, I Have 100,000 Death Soldiers Wrecking Big-Benzes! 都市：开局十万死士砍下大奔驰！ With a hundred thousand death soldiers at your disposal, what would you do? Do you even have to ask? Obviously, you'd use them to slash prices! A luxury car worth millions, haggled down to zero! And that's not all: there are predatory loans, too! Make those unscrupulous bosses weep and lose everything! One day, a local gang boss came looking for trouble, boasting that he'd win by outnumbering his opponent! Lin Feng: "Are you sure you're serious? I've got a hundred thousand men!" 302Reads—Score—14d adds
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Twenty Years on the Edge of a Blade in Southwest Shandong 刀口之鲁西南二十载春秋
(First person, period setting, not a wish-fulfillment story, underworld) When I was young, I couldn't accept things as they were, so I resolutely set out on the path of the underworld. I thought the road ahead would be smooth, never realizing it would be even more treacherous. I witnessed countless big brothers rise to glory, then fade into decline. All that brotherhood and bravado in the underworld was nothing but an illusion! My name is Zhang Hui, and I'm a man who refuses to accept his l
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- 135 A New World in Hong Kong Cinema 港综新的世界 A little weed nobody wants? A good-for-nothing nobody cares about? No. I have brothers, more than just one. And I have uncles and aunts who love me. It's just that my life has reached its end... Hong Kong crossovers have no fixed timeline. The characters' appearances and positions vary greatly, so please don't get hung up on the timeline. Thank you! 458Reads—Score514d adds
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Schoolyard Storms, Northeast Underworld 校园风云，东北江湖路
[Wherever there are people, there will be a world of the underworld] [A Northeast underworld story] [Decisive and ruthless] [A road of no return] [First person] [Recollections] [This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental.] My name is Han Tian. I was kidnapped by human traffickers as a child and forced to beg on the streets. It wasn't until Uncle Han rescued me from them that I was given a name. He showed me that a person could live like a re
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The Years I Wandered the Jianghu 我走过的江湖岁月
The day I went to the city with the 3,000 yuan the whole village had scraped together to seek help from my cousin, I caught him kneeling and kowtowing in his rented room, calling a burly man with a fierce face “Boss.” My first lesson in society: I thought my cousin was a respectable man who'd made it in the city. Turns out he was a thug who acted like a dog for others, and he wanted me to serve them tea and water too? I thought the city meant factory assembly lines and shared dormitories, a stab
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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
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
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- 139 Supreme Warlord 至尊战王 After ten years on the battlefield, the God of War returns. He wields power over all and is richer than a nation! But his entire family has been slaughtered, and the mastermind turns out to be his fiancée... 594Reads8.4Score8714d adds
- 140 The Peerless God of War 绝世战王 After ten years on the battlefield, the War King returns, rich enough to rival a nation! But his entire family has been slaughtered, and the culprit turns out to be his fiancée... 2.2kReads7.2Score16514d adds
- 141 Black Desires of Youth 黑欲青春 (Not a wish-fulfillment story, and the hero isn't invincible. Enter at your own risk.) A youth stained with blood, vows made without regret, inexperienced love, sincere friendship, the cruelty of society, and the complexity of human nature. An unforgettable, turbulent era! A piece of underworld lore passed down to this day! A band of brothers who shared honor and disgrace, life and death! An unmatched era, with a flag-bearer standing at its peak! Laughing as we watch the tides of fortune, marchi 47.7kReads9.4Score4.3k14d adds
- 142 EN Dragon City: Winds of Change 风起龙城 Sixty years after global disaster, the Little Freeze has ended. Governments across the living zones begin reclaiming large stretches of unadministered land awaiting development, reorganizing resources and ushering in a full-scale recovery. These twenty years are also known as the “Golden Twenty Years.” It's a dazzling new age: new zones rise one after another, politics sets the stage while capital puts on a show, and ambitious schemers are everywhere. Heroes and strongmen, treacherous warlords a 33.3kReads9.5Score3.9k14d adds
- 143 The Legend Reborn 传奇重现 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 32.6kReads9.4Score3.2k14d adds
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When an Honest Man Picks Up a Knife 当老实人拿起刀
This is a straight-up crime-world novel! It does start with the protagonist being reborn, but after that, the story has nothing to do with being reborn! In short, the plot is ruthless, satisfying, and wild... The underworld here is all about fighting and killing, but also about human relationships and social rules!
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- 145 I Have X-Ray Vision, Nothing Is Beyond Me! 我有透视，无所不能！ [Underdog’s Comeback + X-Ray Vision + Antiques Appraisal + Stone Gambling + Feel-Good Story + Hidden Treasures] Li Jian thought he’d hit the jackpot when he married a beautiful heiress. But the child she gave birth to was, in fact, Black. At that moment, she fell apart. Then, while running, she tumbled down the stairs and returned to five days earlier. Let’s see how the male lead uses those precious five days to change his fate! This story has a slightly devious side, so don’t let it lead you as 9.3kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds
- 146 Divine Eyes for Appraising Treasures: Starting With an Escape From Northern Myanmar 鉴宝神眼：从缅北逃亡开始 "Reader advisory: This story is entirely fictional. Please don't assume it refers to real people or events." Zhang Fan is tricked into going to a mining camp in northern Myanmar under the pretense of romance. While working in the mines, a brilliantly multicolored stone pierces his eyes, unexpectedly granting him the ability to see through things. The story begins with Zhang Fan accused of murdering seventeen of his fellow countrymen. This is northern Myanmar, not paradise! 4.7kReads8.7Score48514d adds
- 147 The Celestial Master Is Here: Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World 天师在此，奇门风水震天下 [Several short dramas have been adapted from this novel: Feng Shui Heavenly Master, The Grand Master of Qimen Feng Shui, The Heavenly Master Is Here, Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World, Notes of a Folk Feng Shui Master, and others] Everything in this book is fictional. Just enjoy the story, don’t take it seriously, and don’t get too caught up in it... 249.1kReads9.1Score60.5k14d adds
- 148 Jia Erhu's Extraordinary Life 贾二虎的妖孽人生 The original story of The Invincible Jia Erhu: Abandoned as a baby 24 years ago, he grew up tough, struggling at the bottom of society. Now he has returned as a king, entering the world that once abandoned him with a towering rage. He shows no mercy to his enemies, killing any god or demon that stands in his way. Powerful figures beg for mercy, while his enemies tremble at his name. In the end, he stands at the pinnacle of power, becoming a legendary warlord! 45.6kReads9.2Score4.5k14d adds
- 149 The Underworld King of Campus: The Campus Belle Falls for Me 高校黑道枭雄，校花为我倾倒 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 712Reads5.8Score—14d adds
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Tales of the Southern Underworld 南方黑道往事
A highly realistic and utterly authentic autobiographical story about the underworld. Many readers who have started reading have already been drawn deep into it. Open this book, and you'll see a real underworld: helplessness and betrayal, a deeply immersive world of bloodshed and brotherhood.
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