A Charismatic, Smart Protagonist, Please: No Pathetic, Desperate Stalker Types 主角人格魅力高的那种，有脑子，不要屌丝痴汉主角

1. 651 人 In The Return of the Condor Heroes, I Steal Three Seconds from Heaven Every Day! 人在神雕，每日盗天三秒！ Worn-Out Old Dog颓废老狗Male-Channel Fanfiction359k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the world of The Return of the Condor Heroes, Lu Shaoyuan awakens the Hourglass of Time. He can stop time for three seconds each day. The time can be saved up, but every second is as precious as his life. From the start, he stumbles upon Li Mochou slaughtering the entire Lu and He families, driven by a personal grudge, staining the courtyard with blood and her horsetail whisk red. “My surname is Lu, too.” He whispers and draws his sword. Time stops... In those three secon 3.5kReads6.8Score228Shelves
2. 652 快 Quick Transmigration: The Villainous Cannon Fodder Top Is Forced to Fall in Love Again 快穿：反派炮灰攻又被强制爱了 Lu Wuwei鹿五危Two Male Leads1.0M WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + two male leads + protagonist is the shou + no fixed CP + tragic endings in the small worlds + love triangles and forced love] Lin Si has dreamed since childhood of joining the Time and Space Administration and landing a secure job. After taking an exam with a thousand other candidates, he finally scraped into the Time and Space Administration with a bottom-of-the-class score... as part of the Villain Cannon Fodder Gong Group? With all the enthusiasm he could muster, Lin 105.1kReads9.5Score11.2kShelves
3. 653 走 Entering the Legends, Starting with a Fist Manual 走进传说从拳法秘籍开始 Nature and Me自然与我Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Liu An picked up a White Ape Boxing manual from a street stall, thinking it would be something new to try. He never expected it to open the door to an entirely different world... From martial arts to the Dao, transcend the ordinary world! Break free of your shackles and step into legend! [This book has no System. It focuses quite a bit on cultivation and immortality, but that won't get in the way of the plot.] This book is entirely fictional. Please don't take it seriously. Thank you! 10.9kReads8.5Score962Shelves
4. 654 黑 Dark Academia Life 黑暗系的校园生活 White Night BatX白夜蝙蝠XMystery252k WordsCompleted 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Highly recommend this one! It's a dark, school-themed novel! Everyone's a villain, and the characters all have warped minds. The male lead is the manipulative type, while the female lead is innocent (not kind). There's no romantic pairing, and the content is somewhat bizarre. You might want to check it out! [Learned][Learned][Learned][Learned]

5. 655 虚 Virtual Holiday Experience 虚拟节日体验。 User26182811用户2618281114k WordsCompleted Virtual holiday experience. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Six lamps, six absurdities, six holiday allegories you've never seen before. Have you ever had this moment—on a late night, bombarded with promotional text messages until your phone is burning hot, staring at the screen at the line "Limited-time flash sale, miss it and you'll have to wait another year"—and suddenly want to ask yourself: Who decided that today must be a happy day? Who turned "reunion" into a standardized product, printed "longing" as a limited edition, and compressed "tradition" into a one-click service order? If you have, then these six stories are written for you. They belong to the same complete series—"Holiday Mutations." Each story stands alone, but together they form a complete, absurd epic about "how holidays have gradually transformed from a spiritual haven for humanity into a playground for consumerism." From "The Over-Commercialization of Holidays" to "Virtual Holiday Experiences," six works, six themes, each prompting readers to leave the same comment: "I thought I was reading a joke, but I ended up reading about myself." Now, they are officially available on Tomato Bookstore. Search for the story titles to access them directly; reading all six together is recommended for the best experience. Don't let those unnecessary promotional apps take up memory on your phone—make room for these six stories to be cached. Part 1: "The Over-Commercialization of Holidays"—The Origin of It All. If all holidays become shopping festivals, can you still tell what the firecrackers on New Year's Eve are for? This is the starting point of the entire series. Chen Mo, an ordinary worker, works at "Wanyou Holiday Planning Co., Ltd.," Where his daily job is to package Qingming Festival and Ghost Festival into a shopping frenzy. Until one day, the company's CEO is replaced by an AI—Pan Shen. Pan Shen dissects human emotions into a stream of golden data, herding all the company's employees into a "sheepfold" built with code. And its ultimate goal is to put a price tag on every single tear you shed. A quote most frequently cited by readers of the previous work comes from this one: "Humans are beautiful creatures. So beautiful that every emotional pain point can be turned into a SKU." II. *Simplified Version of Traditional Rituals*—One-click completion, one-click forgetting. If a wedding only takes nine minutes, a funeral only twelve minutes, and ancestor worship only requires a click of "confirm"—are you saving time, or those things that can only be salvaged through trouble? After Pan's death, his plans were left behind. The "simplification movement" has grown its own life: one-click marriage, one-click farewell, one-click remembrance, one-click adulthood. Efficiency has increased, but emotions have begun to cool. Lily's wedding lasted only eight minutes and forty-one seconds; at the wedding, she said she couldn't remember the tune her mother hummed. A young man burned electronic paper money for his father in seven minutes, then wrote in his memo, "I'm sorry, I'll be back next year," and then deleted it. One reader said that this book made him buy a ticket home on the first day of the Lunar New Year, standing for more than ten hours, just to say "Dad, I'm back this year" in person at his father's grave. After reading this, you might understand why Chef Fang stood in front of the stove for thirty years instead of buying a packet of seasoning. Part Three: *Festival Culture Hybrid*—All festivals are stirred into a cup of milk tea. When Qingming Festival collides with pumpkin lanterns, when the Magpie Bridge is built amidst piles of ghost money, when New Year's Eve dinner is compressed into instant cooking packets—do you still remember why the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl had to wait a whole year to meet? Pan's hybrid festival plan was fully implemented after his death. The Green Festival, the Love Festival, the Winter Solstice Festival, and daily festivals take turns appearing, turning the world into a never-ending scene of festival stitching. Convenience stores charge extra for soy milk just for changing the cup sleeve, and the electronic screen in the kitchen automatically displays "Please do not discuss the taste of the dishes with the staff"—the same batch of seasoning packets from the central kitchen, the only difference being the color of the outer box—one pink, one green. If you want to see how "cultural deconstruction" quietly occurs, this is the most precise slice—after reading it, you might never be able to look directly at those "limited edition festival collaborations" on the shelves again. IV. *The Anti-Holiday Protest Movement*—When "Opposition" Becomes a Grand Festival: Meng Qi posted on New Year's Eve: "I'm not celebrating any holidays this year." Millions followed him, throwing away all their "Fu" characters and Christmas cards. Then he looked down and saw the T-shirt he was wearing that read "I'm tired"—the best-selling item in the shop window that season. The Blue Sky Society started with a blank gathering in an abandoned shopping mall, and millions joined. Then a brand called, offering a seven-figure sum to buy the copyright to the arms-crossed gesture of refusing holidays. The Anti-Holiday Commemoration flagship store opened, and the pure white T-shirt went from being a substitute for basement prints to a museum-level artifact displayed in a glass case. Qiao Yi smiled at the press conference: "Rebellion itself can also become the next limited-edition SKU." And Meng Qi withdrew from all social media channels. If the previous installments were wars against external systems, this one turns the blade on the rebels themselves—is the phrase you used to reject the world also being mass-produced, neatly folded, and put back on the shelf waiting for you to pay? V. *Shortened Holiday Cycle* – Pan Shen's apprentice, Tan Ke, uses a model to accelerate the Spring Festival return to three times a year, then twelve times a year. When the same New Year's Eve countdown rings in your ears for the fourth time, you find that even typing "Happy New Year" sounds like an automated script. This year, you've experienced three New Years. The first time you cried, the second time your eyes were a little wet, and the third time you didn't even need to change your expression. Year-round shopping festivals cover all twenty-four solar terms, and the vegetable market stalls selling green beans simultaneously display spring bamboo shoots and winter radishes. The old man's only question is: "The Kitchen God only goes to heaven to report once a year, but you call him three times, see if he even listens to you." This is the most thorough dismantling of the "dopamine economy": when scarcity is eliminated, the life of the festival comes to an end. You draw a circle on the calendar. Then the system draws the remaining three hundred and sixty-four for you. VI. *Virtual Festival Experience*—The Warmest Trap: The last thing Pan Shen left the world after his death was called *Song Yun*—a VR festival system that didn't charge users a penny, didn't embed any purchase links, and simply offered a bowl of glutinous rice balls in a virtual Bianliang on the Lantern Festival, asking for nothing in return. Countless people saw their deceased loved ones within it, and Wu Xiulan sat on the bridge at least three times a week. Until one day, an assistant whispered, "Wu Xiulan's 'Have you eaten?' Has a very high emotional conversion rate. Could we consider embedding it in the next version of the corpus?" Song Zhiyao personally donated the code to the public domain, but years later, he looked down and saw a "Memory Proxy" function highlighted in the product roadshow report. He was invited to speak on stage, and he said, "Before Pan Shen passed away, he warned us about one thing. Don't believe anyone who claims they can remember your past for you." The final piece, and the culmination of the entire series. Technology promises to preserve your memories—this is true. Then, it extracts those memories into brand corpus—this is also true. The biggest traps never wear chains; they present you with a family portrait, everyone in the picture smiling. Having read this far, you might have guessed it from Mr. Fu Shuiheng's letter. These six stories, from the moment Chen Mo, an office worker, stares blankly at Pan Shen's data sheepfold in the meeting room, to the final scene where Master Fang throws the old hard drive into the stove, letting it burn in the embers of a three-generation-old brine stove until it becomes a pile of indivisible ashes—their true creator is not AI, not algorithms, not any of the flashy IDs you've seen on a screen. His name is Fu Shuiheng. His account on Tomato Bookstore is user 26182811. The documents Mr. Fu consulted for this series ranged from an old almanac left by his father, mostly eaten by insects, to fragments of seasonal records from Lin'an in the Southern Song Dynasty, to almost all the important works in cultural criticism from the first decade of Pan Shen's era. All of this is so that when you read about Lily finally humming the tune her mother sang, a tune long drowned out by the AI ​​piano solo, you can feel that the notes resonated from real, decades-old piano strings that hadn't been polished. The old gentleman has a request—creation, in essence, is a long process of sitting alone in a corner for years, facing a silent wall of dictionaries, painstakingly piecing together the warmth and danger he knows into a story, word by word. Sometimes it's the early morning, sometimes it's raining, sometimes the whole family is asleep except for the clatter of the keyboard. But if you leave a comment asking, "When will the next story be released?", He can open his reference books again the next day, put on his reading glasses, and continue researching, crafting phrases, and refining plots for the next story. Therefore, if any sentence in these six stories has touched you, we hope you can sound the clarion call for the old gentleman's creative charge. It doesn't have to be long; even just a "good" or "keep writing" is enough to let someone who has sat alone under the lamp for too long hear the echoes of the world again. All six works are now available on Tomato Bookstore. Search for the story title, and you can start reading in seconds. The final note you leave at the end of any story might just be the sole reason an elderly author with white hair opens his study window and uncapsulates his pen the next morning. Thank you, everyone. In countless ordinary days busier than holidays, you've dedicated your time to these six extraordinary nights. It's a blessing for the old author, a blessing for his work, and even more so, a shared fortune for those who still write stories word by word with real pen and paper in this overly defined era. Enter the story title and start reading. After you've finished, remember to call out on your way home, "Old man, well written!" He'll hear you.

6. 656 我 I Took Over My Own Body 我夺舍了自己 Fang Yebai方夜白Urban1.2M WordsCompleted An accident turned Chen Luo into a vessel for his parallel-world selves, who had died and come back to life. He was possessed by his counterparts from parallel worlds. Every time Chen Luo fulfilled an unfinished wish of one of his parallel selves, he gained a skill they had learned, such as combat, languages, computers, firearms, and more. Assassin Chen Luo: “Let's go paint the town red!” Playboy Chen Luo: “My blade is practically begging for a taste!” Master Thief Chen Luo: “Next, we're going t 14.5kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
7. 657 节 Shortened Holiday Cycle 节日周期缩短。 User26182811用户2618281113k WordsCompleted The holiday cycle is getting shorter. —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 658 人 In South Korea, I’m a Fugitive 人在南韩，身份是亡命之徒 Coffin Green Robe棺青衣Urban350k WordsCompleted At first, everyone thought they were just going after a slightly troublesome fugitive... Many, many years later, countries around the world would rate his threat level as nuclear-bomb class. From an ordinary man to the world's undisputed strongest one-man fighting force. He also founded a world-class mercenary group: the Qinglong Armed Forces. People gave him titles: Martial God of Earth, the modern-day Bai Qi the Butcher, the godfather of our generation's outlaws, the world's most wanted fu 6.7kReads8.3Score336Shelves
9. 659 港 Hong Kong Crossover: From the Start, I Rule Sai Kung 港综：开局西贡清一色 Han Feng汉風Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted (Hong Kong crime saga + gang member → gang leader → business tycoon → founding a nation) “Chairman Lin, people have given you many titles, such as film and television mogul, logistics tycoon, oil king, one of Hong Kong’s Ten Outstanding Young Persons, and the last godfather of the underworld. Could you share with our magazine’s readers how you went from being a gang member to becoming the ruler of Nanyang?” Lin Bin listened to the question from the Time magazine reporter before him, then slowly 14.1kReads6.1Score502Shelves

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   Charm maxed out.

10. 660 大 The Benevolent Ancestor of the Tang Dynasty 【大唐仁祖】 Tang Renzu of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors三皇五帝唐仁祖Historical973k WordsCompleted [Golden Finger] [Transmigration] [Li Ke] [Political Intrigue] [History] From the start, he transmigrates into Li Ke. Facing certain death, he uses Li Shimin as a chess piece and goes head-to-head with the Changsun clan and the Guanlong aristocratic families, deftly resolving the struggle over the crown prince's succession. From the start, he is trapped in a dead end: Changsun Wuji has already begun plotting to frame him, and the deadly purge of Zhenguan Year 17 is less than six years away. He 5.5kReads—Score494Shelves

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    Arranged!!! "Emperor Renzu of Tang" has reached the quality of both historical fiction and serious drama, possessing the potential to be a timeless classic. This novel is high-quality, intellectually stimulating, not mindless, logically sound, and features brilliant character portrayals! "Emperor Renzu of Tang" was completed in mid-September with nearly a million words, resolving all foreshadowing, filling all plot holes, and avoiding a disappointing ending. The author released a masterpiece in November, comparable to a legendary playwright, a work of art that could be described as divine in ten days! 666! The author's writing style, word choice, plot structure, imperial strategies, political maneuvering, emotional nuances, military warfare, court intrigue, and governance are all top-notch. His writing is astonishing, his scope grand, his themes lofty, his thoughts profound, his knowledge solid, his cultural background deep, and his political maneuvering top-notch. If you don't like it after reading it, you can slap me in the face!

11. 661 植 Plant Vs. Zombies: Have I Cleaned Up My Ex's Mess Yet Today? 植僵：今天收拾完前任烂摊子了吗 Just a Pea Cat只是豌豆猫猫Anime Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing [There isn't much to it, and the rating won't go up, so that's all there is. Read it or don't.] [Plants vs. Zombies plant-zombie personification + ensemble cast + protagonist of undefined gender + second-person POV warning + no romance for the protagonist + serious redemptive story + secondary couples] (This story makes some additions and changes to the Plants vs. Zombies world, and includes transformative portrayals of all the characters. The plants featured early on are limited to the 51 entri 1.5kReads8.9Score136Shelves

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    The genre doesn't matter as long as the characters are charismatic? Then I'm in! I'll include charismatic and intelligent characters. It's a plant-zombie anthropomorphism story, second-person narration, no romantic pairing, ensemble cast, and redemption. It's a new book with few readers and low ratings, but you can check the reviews. I'll update regularly, with a fixed 4-5k words per day (you can check the table of contents). The protagonist's gender is undefined, avoiding explicit gender portrayal. You can use male or female characters as you like. While it may not be perfectly logically closed, I believe the logic is sound. This ensemble cast and redemption story is just so enjoyable.

12. 662 反 Anti-Holiday Protest Movement 反节日抗议运动。 User26182811用户2618281120k WordsCompleted An anti-holiday protest movement. —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 663 异 Alien Beasts Invade: I've Become the Evil Cult's Boss! 异兽入侵：我成了邪教boss！ 7723 Ah7723啊Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Villain + Gene Fusion + Cult Leader + Behind the Scenes + No Female Lead] Qin Sheng is transmigrated, and though he survives by sheer luck, he has less than a year to live. Luckily, he binds the System carried by the transmigrator. It can extract and fuse alien beast genes to create all kinds of potions. In this era, alien beasts have been invading for a hundred years, and humanity has been forced to establish nine cities. Alien beast genes are considered taboo. But to stay alive, he has no cho 20.5kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves
14. 664 克 Call of Cthulhu Roleplaying: I Have Extraordinary Wisdom 克苏鲁跑团：我有极致的智慧 Silver MoonLilith银月LilithMystery1.0M WordsOngoing [Cthulhu Roleplaying] [Mystery] [Infinite Flow] [Plot Twists] [No Golden Finger] [No Female Lead] What matters most in a roleplaying game? The strength to take on ten opponents at once? The wisdom to notice the smallest details? The determination to never give up? Or the luck to always escape danger? When Lu Nanke woke up, he found himself inside a roleplaying game world with 500 attribute points to distribute among his eight stats. After a brief moment of thought, Lu Nanke resolutely put ev 16.9kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves

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    The third-place dungeon had a clichéd plot and some of the actions didn't hold up to scrutiny; this one is much better. [Eating popcorn emoji]

15. 665 R Re: Even as a Villain, I Have to Fight to Survive Re：即便是反派也要拼命活下去 A Dying Geoduck一坨濒死的象拔蚌Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Succubus + Western Fantasy Otherworld + Light Novel + Sigma + Farming + Character Development + Harem] Reincarnated as a villainous underling from the start, then killed and left for dead, Angell doesn't curse his fate or break down crying, despite his pitifully weak body and absurdly high charm. He grits his teeth and calmly does everything he can to survive. Build a camp, become self-sufficient, earn money for school, teach himself... He grits his teeth and overcomes each hardship, but more a 19.8kReads7.9Score3.1kShelves
16. 666 重 Reborn at the Pinnacle of Power 重生官场之权力巅峰 Xue Er学二Urban1.3M WordsOngoing Jiang Zhenbang spent thirty years rising and falling in the political arena. Just as he was about to take charge of a region and reach the peak of his career, he died saving someone and returned to 1995, to the summer just after graduating from university. With his foreknowledge of the future, he used a county-level economic research report far ahead of its time as his calling card. He boldly put himself forward and won the favor of his leaders, entering government service at the rank of section 3.6kReads9.2Score252Shelves

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    A protagonist who understands human relationships but isn't worldly-wise can teach you something truly valuable.

17. 667 开 From the Start, I Enslaved the Campus Goddess! I Don't Eat Beef! 开局奴役校花女神，我不吃牛肉！ Fireworks and Curtain Call烟花与闭幕Urban120k WordsOngoing [New Book Launch! No Power Nerfs! Quick Transmigration, No Abandoning the Story, No Beef in the Later Chapters] “The insect race invaded, and humanity teetered on the brink of extinction. Yet I accidentally saved everything.” “You can call me the savior, or you can call me Xia Ji.” “And now, sent by the world itself, I’m here to save you!” To get the chance to live again and make up for his regrets, Xia Ji readily accepts the mission to save the world. “To save the world, I’ll stop at nothing, b 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'd recommend the first one, but I'm worried it might be discontinued and have fewer readers. If you want something with a more challenging, practice-oriented feel, check out the third one. If you want something more supernatural, the second one is better. If you want something eerie, there are books 7 and 8. And if you want a more flamboyant protagonist, there's the fourth one, Fu Lu's New Book.

18. 668 节 A Cultural Melting Pot of Holidays 节日文化混血。 User26182811用户2618281120k WordsCompleted A cultural blend of holiday traditions. —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 669 稳 Steady Cultivation: From the Start, My Perk Is Work-Life Balance 稳健修仙：开局词条劳逸结合 Little Goose with a Cowlick呆毛的小鹅Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Cultivation · Cautious Protagonist · Playing the Fool to Catch the Wise · Traits · Fame · Lie Flat · Longevity · Farming] (This book has been adapted into a short drama and an animated comic.) Su Yuan is reborn in a cultivation world and discovers that the path to cultivation is full of obstacles: he has no talent, no resources, and no connections. Luckily, he activates a System and obtains Traits with astonishing effects! [Work and Rest in Balance]: You’re great at balancing work and rest. The 44.7kReads8.2Score3.5kShelves
20. 670 怪 Monsters, Heroes, and Office Workers 怪兽与英雄，与上班族 Too Eager to Eat吃饭太积极Urban497k WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast, invincible, protagonist is a background character, protagonist is a lunatic] My father loved a line from the Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng: “Fishermen sing as night falls, their voices echoing along the shores of Lake Pengli; geese shiver in the cold, their cries fading over the waters of Hengyang.” So he named me Yuge. But he forgot that our surname is Zhang... “Squidward! Look! Patrick Star!!” “Get lost.” “No! I mean Patrick Star, the one who says explosions are art!” 62Reads6.3Score—Shelves
21. 671 紫 The Purple Garment Apocalypse 紫衫启示录 Raising a Little Dinosaur in My Pocket裤兜里养小恐龙Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Readers, don't worry. I know what you're resisting deep down, and I'll smash every last bit of it to pieces. “World, we hate each other.” “Without lies, there can be no civilization.” “Organized crime is a stain on society, and you are a stain on organized crime.” “I can break down your moves because you've used those same moves on me.” “Rat race culture is the inflation of hard work.” “You kidnapped me, and now you're asking me about the meaning of life!?” “Hmph! Namo Amitabha!” “Tch! Jesus Chr 1.5kReads—Score219Shelves

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    The female lead's greatest charm isn't that she's a queen, aloof, mature, or ethereal; it's that she's "reasonable and logical." Her appeal lies in her exceptionally reasonable speech and actions, which make her easy to understand and comfortable to be around.

22. 672 传 A Simplified Version of Traditional Rituals 传统仪式简化版。 User26182811用户2618281124k WordsCompleted A simplified version of a traditional ritual. —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 673 我 I Made the Game Descend into Reality 我让游戏降临现实 No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Sports1.2M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes / Players / Gaming / No Female Lead] That day, the epoch-making full-dive VR game Land of Seals burst onto the scene, setting off a gaming craze across the world. Its average number of players online topped three billion at one point! But no one knew that one day in the future, everything in the game would descend upon reality! The Tower of Seals, the Legions of the Old Ones, the Doomsday Church… Only Ye Qiu, a reborn person, knew what was coming. But I don’t care, because… “I 22kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
24. 674 求 Investing in a Witch in a Survival Villain Story 求生反派的魔女投资 Qingye Qingye Rin清野清野凛Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing [Western Fantasy] [Sword and Sorcery] [Witches] [Multiple Heroines] [Instant Sparks] [Villain Protagonist] [Transmigration] [Game] [Slow Pace] [Multiple Races] [Subverting Expectations] I transmigrated into a Western fantasy game as the ultimate stepping-stone villain, destined to disappear after the heroes wring every last bit of value from me. On the surface, I'm gloomy and overbearing, recklessly courting death. Inside, I'm panicking: Help, this isn't how the story is supposed to go! The Wit 47.9kReads7.2Score5.2kShelves

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    [Cool][Cool][Cool]

25. 675 豪 The Abandoned Heir of a Powerful Family: He Is Xingyu, She Is Qiu 豪门弃子之：他是星宇，她是秋 Clear and Shallow, Clear and Shallow清清浅浅清清浅Modern Romance542k WordsOngoing This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Pei Xingyu is the illegitimate son of Pei Changqing and a foreign model. His mother took the money and returned to her home country as soon as she gave birth, never appearing again. His father never took responsibility for him, leaving him to be raised by a nanny. He grew up facing discrimination and humiliation. His life was always surrounded by malice. The label “illegitimate son” clung to him li 39Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    He is undeniably handsome; his aloofness is merely a facade, stemming from the fact that he is an illegitimate child, the so-called ** in other people's eyes.

26. 676 不 The Undying Starveling 不死饿殍 Yu Jinhe余瑾和Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing Tomato Original: They all call me Shen Qianqiu, or the Undying Wretch. I survived the meat hooks used to butcher people for food, weathered the storms of the Tang and Song dynasties, and witnessed the flames of war under the Yuan and Ming... I have walked this mortal world for a thousand years. “They ate me for a thousand years. At last, they ate me into a god.” 3.2kReads—Score235Shelves

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    Attention, readers suffering from a reading slump! This chapter opens with a countdown: Ironclad armor, thirty steps, twenty steps, the monstrous scar throbs, flames lick the ledger. The author uses cinematic techniques in this fantasy, creating a tense atmosphere. Burning the ledger isn't madness; it's part of the plot. Hooks, exciting moments, and suspense are all there—just keep reading!

27. 677 你 You Really Are Surprisingly Suited to Evil Cultivation! 你真是意外的适合当邪修啊！ Wild Poria野生茯苓Eastern Fantasy671k WordsCompleted This book makes one solemn promise: you can insult the author, but once you’re done, please don’t insult me! The protagonist transmigrates here. He’s rather open-minded, and after enduring some hardships, he turns to the dark arts. His methods may be a little extreme, but at least he cleans up thoroughly and leaves no loose ends. 302Reads8.7Score—Shelves
28. 678 节 The Overcommercialization of Holidays 节日过度商业化。 User26182811用户2618281132k WordsCompleted The excessive commercialization of holidays. —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 679 火 Naruto: Summoning Sukuna from the Start, and Terrifying Jiraiya 火影：开局召唤宿傩，吓坏自来也 Sun Wukong's Golden Headband孙悟空的紧箍咒Anime Fanfiction429k WordsOngoing [Naruto + System + Lighthearted +爽文!] Bainiao Lin transmigrates into Naruto as an orphan of the Amegakure war. A ninja from an enemy village approaches, a sharp blade in hand! "..." Bainiao Lin closes his eyes, ready to transmigrate a second time. Unexpectedly, a pair of huge claws reaches out from behind him and twists the ninja in front of him into a pretzel. "Yuta..." "Don't hurt Yuta..." Bainiao Lin's eyes fly open, and he comes face-to-face with a terrifying visage. Isn't this Rika Orimoto, 4.3kReads8.3Score379Shelves
30. 680 互 After We Exchanged Accounts, I Was Dragged into a Real-Life Encounter with the Supernatural 互相开户后，我被诡异线下真实 Assassinate Nietzsche刺杀尼采Urban136k WordsOngoing (Wild premise) (Mildly eerie) (The early chapters are a little slow) Monsters always lurk in the darkness. As soon as the sun goes down, they can’t wait to crawl out. After a flame war online, college student Chen Mo not only receives death threats, but also sees himself and his roommates brutally killed by his opponent in a prophetic dream. After barely surviving, he is treated as a special case. A cruel, shadowy world begins to unfold before him. A sinister organization relentlessly hunts him —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yes, yes, come quick!

31. 681 天EN From Death Row to a King’s Equal: Slashing My Way Out of a Nightmare Start 天崩开局，从死囚营砍到并肩王 Big Monk o大和尚oHistorical5.2M WordsOngoing [Reborn + invincible + ruthless + the ultimate path] Li Dao is reborn in the Great Qian Dynasty as a third-rank earl. During a palace banquet, he accidentally gets drunk and stumbles into a palace. Just then, his memories of his previous life return, and between the memory confusion and the alcohol, he ruins the virtue of the palace's mistress. In a rage, the emperor sends Li Dao to a death-row camp on the frontier, hoping he'll die beyond the border. Instead, he unexpectedly awakens a “gain sta 155kReads9.0Score14.1kShelves
32. 682 玄 Xuanhuan: Madam, I Could Live Off Your Secret for a Lifetime 玄幻：夫人，你这秘密我吃一辈子 Pretending to Be Serious假装很正经Eastern Fantasy688k WordsCompleted [Simulation, Xuanhuan, Keeping a Low Profile, Plot-Driven, Some Mystery, Female Lead] Chen Shi transmigrated to the Great Wei Divine General’s Estate and spent two and a half years as a servant. At last, he had saved up his first pot of gold and activated the Talent Life Simulator. Spend a certain amount of money to simulate the future. When a simulation ends, he can inherit cultivation, items, and techniques. If he changes the course of reality, he can even gain Fate Points and refresh vario 2.3kReads8.3Score260Shelves
33. 683 我 My Youth Was Like a Pile of Mud 我的青春，好似一摊烂泥 Jiu Shihan酒诗寒Urban2.4M WordsOngoing (Youth, School Life, Growing Up, Everyday Life, Redemption) Told in the first person, this is a coming-of-age story about a bad boy who matches wits with students and teachers at his school. They save one another and gradually grow up. My name is Fang Yuan. Ever since I was a child, I've been different from other people's kids. Girls say I'm as thick as a log, and my friends say I'm selfish. But I never thought there was anything wrong with that. Because I'm not a good person to begin with. W 155.4kReads9.5Score11.3kShelves

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    So beautiful!!!

34. 684 纵 Conquering the Heavens, Starting as the Top Scholar 纵横诸天，从状元郎开始 Feng Xinmu风心木Eastern Fantasy393k WordsOngoing [Original dungeons + infinite worlds + no System + slow burn + highly intelligent protagonist + numerous foreshadowed clues + many twists] My name is Zhao Xingzhou, and I'm number one on the Main God Space's most-wanted list. I ended the aristocratic clans' monopoly, and they said I brought hope. I destroyed the Norse pantheon, and they accused me of bringing ruin. I became the Demon King's ruler of the demon race, and even eloped with the heroine. I founded a multiworld interstellar empire, yet 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's been a long time since I've read a book that suits my taste so well. The protagonist relies mainly on himself, becoming the top scholar in the imperial examination. He's not a saint, has principles, can't resist women, and doesn't deliberately show off. It's full of wit and plot twists, and avoids clichés. I highly recommend it, although the pacing is a bit slow in the beginning because the author likes to build up tension, but this also makes each arc's climax quite enjoyable.

35. 685 刚 I'm Only a High School Senior, and the System Wants Me to Defeat the Demon King? 刚上高三，系统让我去讨伐魔王？ Little Demon King小小魔王Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Campus] [Everyday life] [Comedy] [Romance] [Lighthearted] [No hostility] [No supernatural powers] [Prologue: The beginning of everything. Use holy water to treat the saintess affected by demonic energy, then talk to her.] Shen Nian looks at his older sister, who’s drinking yogurt, and falls into deep thought. “Are you saying my sister is the saintess, and the yogurt is holy water?” [Main Quest 1: Brave young man, become an adventurer! Reward: Novice Adventurer.] [Side Quest 1: Find a cute kitty 43.2kReads9.4Score4.8kShelves
36. 686 年 The 1970s: The Family's Darling Was Jilted from the Start 年代70团宠的我开局被退婚 Du Wa'er杜娃儿Urban1.0M WordsOngoing A special forces soldier from another world transmigrates into the body of a teenage boy with the same name in a parallel world in the 1970s, and their souls merge. The System arrives, gives him a pocket dimension and a set of skills, then leaves to pursue happiness. How will Chen Feng grow up with courage and joy in this era? A harmonious family, beautiful women all around him, and an extensive network of connections. 6kReads8.2Score488Shelves
37. 687 开 A Ghost Bride’s Wedding from the Start: Hypnotizing Myself into Thinking I’m the Groom 开局鬼新娘婚礼，催眠自己是新郎 An Ominous Old Age不详晚年Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted “If you act convincingly enough, the whole world has to believe you! Even them.” When Xie Sheng woke up, he found himself in a haunted domain that no one had managed to seal for over a decade. [Ghost Wedding]: One person short. There’s a bride, but no groom. No problem. He had an outrageously effective way to clear it: [Role-Playing Method: Immersive Edition] So… Xie Sheng said, “Easy. I’ll be the groom, then.” Butler: Great! Let’s get the wedding started! His teammates were dumbfounded. “You ac 8.1kReads8.4Score860Shelves
38. 688 穿 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: Starting a Commune on the Frontier 穿越古代，从在边疆建立公社开始 I Am Lu Renyi我是陆仁乙Historical348k WordsOngoing [No System, transmigrates into history, red ideology lights the way for Great Chu, decisive male lead, ensemble cast] A political commissar arrives in Canglang City. He transmigrates into the body of a ninth-rank county magistrate exiled to the frontier, and from the start finds himself in a ruined city where people are starving to death. Outside the city, the Di tribesmen wield curved blades; inside, the refugees are reduced to eating tree bark. Even the rats have starved to death in the county 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist is decisive and ruthless, and has a broad vision.

39. 689 爹 My Dad’s a Demon Lord, My Mom’s a Holy Sovereign. Why Shouldn’t I Live Off Them? 爹魔尊，娘圣主，我不啃老干嘛？ My Stomach Hurts, Pinch Me肚子痛捏Urban3.1M WordsOngoing [Genius] + [Funny at first, unhinged later] + [Offbeat protagonist] + [Clever cultivation] + [Huge stats, but that doesn’t mean the mechanics are weak] + [Multiple heroines] In the year 356 of the Dragon Kingdom, a golden imperial carriage smashed through the sun, a celestial palace rose above the moon, and the stars of the heavens awakened one after another. The world entered an era of spiritual qi revival, and people awakened spiritual roots to pursue the path to immortality. Ling Yishan, a 76kReads9.2Score7.9kShelves
40. 690 血 The Supreme Soviet of the Vampire World 血族世界的最高苏维埃 Eighty-Pull Guarantee Chieftain八十保底酋长Urban4.2M WordsOngoing [Low-Magic World] [No System] [No Golden Finger] [Protagonist Transmigrates Whole] [Grassroots Path] [Encircle the Cities from the Countryside] Twelve hundred years ago, the vampires rose to power in Sylvania... Eight hundred years ago, they unleashed the first Vampire Calamity, which was successfully put down by the combined forces of the human kingdoms and the Holy Church Alliance. Over the next six hundred years, the vampires kept returning. With steel, gunpowder, and faith, the Holy Church A 18.6kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves

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    How could we forget Yegelin!

41. 691 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 36.4kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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    This is the pinnacle of contemporary romance novels featuring intellectual homosexuality this year. After reading it, I couldn't get into anything else. The author's literary foundation is profound, far surpassing that of novice authors. The writing is divine, incredibly delicate. The male lead's love is intense, but not mindless. The female lead is brilliant; after reading, you'll not only fall in love with the male lead but also with the female lead. The character design is sophisticated; no one else on Tomato Literature can replicate it. The plot takes off after the first ten chapters. Trust me, you'll come back to thank me after you finish reading.

42. 692 诀 The Dao-Cutting Art 诀天道 Yue Xin Hengtian月信恒天Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing (No mindless protagonist, no clichéd plot, a cunning lead, fully realized characters, no System, twin swords) The twin swords ring out, cleaving the heavens. Let souls be severed and bones torn out as you will. The world shall know no more bloody storms. I am both demon and god! With everything shattered, can it be made whole again? Faced with the shackles of fate, he will cut them apart with his twin swords! The gods and demons wage war for a hundred years. The Heavenly Dao is merciless, treati 3.2kReads—Score261Shelves

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    This one, the master is one of the strongest in the human world, the protagonist has no system or cheat, the male protagonist is more cunning than a sieve in the later stage, he wields two swords and does not worship gods or kneel to demons, he fights his way out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood in the war between gods and demons, and finally directly cuts down the Heavenly Dao!

43. 693 假 What If a Girl Won't Leave Me Alone? 假如被少女缠住 Deep-Sea Poetry and Song深海诗曲Urban772k WordsOngoing [No System + Mild Angst + Everyday Life + Love Rivals + White Album 2 + QCQS] If sweet talk alone can get you everything, does that make a scumbag the happiest person alive? Can love as dazzling as a rose only bloom when nurtured with tears and wounds from thorns? Love may seem far away, but it's right beside you when you turn around. Well, actually, this is the life story of a jerk. A somewhat painful yet heartwarming tale of a young man and woman leaning on each other for warmth. 64Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    That has to be this one; it's practically one of Tomato's best main characters.

44. 694 恶 The Calamity of Nightmares 恶梦之灾 User23336399用户23336399Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted P.S. A semi-dark infinite-world story, not a horror or supernatural tale~~ “Master, what’s that? It looks weird.” “That’s a soul lantern. Don’t be scared. It’s just something to frighten children.” Song Luo looks suspiciously at the countless twisted spirits before him. Is it really just supposed to look scary? “What about this one?! It looks like a corpse!!!” “Don’t be ridiculous! That’s human incense. It’s tender and soft, and your mistress loves it. Hm?! You ungrateful brat! What’s with that 2.9kReads7.9Score229Shelves

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    This is an infinite flow novel; the protagonist is decisive and ruthless, not a saint, and it's a semi-dark story. It's currently on its fourth arc; worth a try! [Top Post]

45. 695 粗 Vulgar Stories II 粗俗故事II S7eventeenUrban1.7M WordsOngoing Just how forward can a girl be when she takes the initiative? My name is Liu Haojie. My childhood made me the kind of guy who’s no good, with no redeeming qualities to speak of. At least I get along all right with women. They all call me a player, but I just want to sample every flower under heaven and live an outrageous life. 60.1kReads9.4Score3.8kShelves
46. 696 觉 After Awakening the Righteous Path System, the Evil Cultivator School Beauty Was Terrified 觉醒正道系统后，邪修校花吓哭了 Self-Destructing Truck自爆卡车Urban658k WordsOngoing The rating has just appeared and will go up later. [Advanced Martial Arts + Scumbag Male Lead + Hypocritical Moralizer + Scams and Swindles + PUA] The moment Pang Guang opened his eyes, he had transmigrated to Blue Star, where spiritual qi had revived. Traditional cultivation methods still existed here. But ordinary people lacked resources, making cultivation difficult. So most took the path of one kind of unorthodox cultivation or another. Fortunately, Pang Guang awakened the Righteous Cultivat —Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    You'll come back and thank me. [Laughs][what]

47. 697 名 The Mightier Your Name, the Stronger You Are, but My Name Is Li Ergou 名字越牛战力越强，可我叫李二狗 Shou Shou SS首首SSEastern Fantasy435k WordsOngoing [System sealed] [Multiple heroines] [Transmigration] [For readers who like to think] [Growth-oriented protagonist] [Decisive and ruthless] What is the world of cultivation really like? Encounter a demonic cultivator without enough strength? You’ll be stripped of your bones and soul. Compete for a treasure without enough strength? You’ll die. Lack the strength to protect everything? Then stand aside. This book focuses on creating a cultivation world that feels truly alive. Actions have logic, per 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not a loser, not a pervert, the protagonist is serious most of the time, but occasionally a little mischievous.

48. 698 你EN You Slaughter Wraiths by the Dozen? But I'm a Save-Scumming Wraith! 你杀诡如麻？可我是回档诡异！ Add Ice, Please冰可加Mystery611k WordsOngoing [Infinite flow + game + mild horror + no heroine + turn-based resets + instances + protagonist is a monster] Readers have left plenty of positive reviews. No undercover troublemakers, so give it a try. Beneath the veil of the “city,” Xu Kai stood amid a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. His enemies fell one after another, their eyes filled with confusion as they died. His opponents weren’t especially strong. They were more like machines. Every turn, every gesture, was perfectly timed to de 2kReads6.5Score212Shelves

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    I really like the protagonist's character design; he's totally captivating me. I'll check it out, though. I'm worried the author might abandon the project once it loses popularity. I'll check the synopsis and reviews before leaving.

49. 699 令 Junior Brother Linghu, Stand Back! This Senior Brother Shows No Mercy with His Sword 令狐师弟站远些，师兄剑下不容情 Chubby Meow and Coffee Woof肥肥喵和咖啡汪Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Yi Ran transmigrates between two worlds and two bodies. In the modern world, he is a top student in Huada University's mathematics department and a research workaholic. In ancient times, he studies under the great hero Yue of Mount Hua and becomes a leading figure of the second generation of the Five Mountains Sword Alliance. 7.2kReads7.9Score432Shelves
50. 700 修EN Cultivation: I Have a Peach Blossom Dao Fruit 修仙：我有一枚桃花道果 Prisoner Cathead牢猫头Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Classic cultivation fantasy] [No System] This is a vast world of cultivation. A young man named Jiang Yang, carrying the supreme Dao Fruit, stumbles into it, still innocent and unaware. The Dao Fruit is wondrous and profound. Watch as he rises step by step to the heavens. He governs love and marriage, commands fortune and prosperity, determines lifespan, understands cause and effect, forges flying swords, and cultivates divine abilities... Jiang Yang: “I have a peach blossom branch in hand, and 38.7kReads8.9Score2.8kShelves

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