The Protagonist Starts Out Navigating Campus Life, Then Moves Into the Wider World, Like Who Can Compete With Me 前期主角混校园 后期混社会 类似于谁与争锋这种

1. 101 热 Fierce Academy: A World of Both Letters and Martial Arts 热血高校之文武天下 Gang Gang Old Rascal岗岗老贼Male-Channel Fanfiction773k WordsCompleted Twin brothers Zhou Shangwen and Zhou Shangwu accidentally transmigrate into the world of Crows Zero, becoming first-year transfer students at Suzuran High School: Mishima Fumi and Mishima Takeshi. Unite the first-years, witness the clash between third-years Serizawa Tamao and Takitani Genji, witness legends in the making, and become legends yourselves. Battle for supremacy in Hualiuyu, and share the glory with Suzuran's legends. 24Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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   Transmigrating into a high school filled with passion, witnessing legends, and becoming a legend yourself.

2. 102 胡 The Gangster Tycoon Who Rose from the Hutongs 胡同里杀出来的流氓大亨 The Mental Patient from East Village东村精神病Urban2.5M WordsCompleted Previously published under the titles Dragon City Years and Thirty Years in a Bloodstained Underworld. This is a lawless age where every corner is ruled by a big shot. This is the story of a naive young man who turns into a bloodthirsty beast just to survive. This is an underworld tale full of thrills and passion! Welcome to the 1980s… 40.4kReads9.2Score3.8kShelves

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   Just watch.

3. 103 都 I Was Reborn, So Why Am I Still a Loser?! 都重生了，我怎么还是混子？！ Eighty-Three八三Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [Undercover in the underworld + ruthless and decisive + no sanctimonious do-gooding + sharp as a tack] Brothers, this book once had over 500,000 readers following it, and kept that readership for several months. Quite a few people have adapted it into absurd animated videos and AI short dramas. I’m not a touchy person. You can post videos without my permission, but shouldn’t you at least show me a little respect? Couldn’t you include the original book title and the author’s name? Using Foqin’s n 25.1kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
4. 104 不 Bad Boy, Wild and Arrogant 不良，飞扬跋扈 Shen Qi深七Urban832k WordsOngoing 40Reads—Score107Shelves
5. 105 叼 Smoking with a Black Dragon Tattoo, and You Call This a Good Student? 叼烟纹黑龙，你说这是好学生？ Madly Viral Fire Dragon发疯的爆火龙Urban294k WordsOngoing A new teen observational show called Youth Shines Bright bursts onto the scene. Its contestants are either good students or delinquent youths. As an outstanding top student at Haiyun University, Qin Xiaomo is the obvious choice to represent good students on the show. But as filming goes on, things start to feel more and more off. How come Qin Xiaomo drinks and smokes if he’s a good student? How come Qin Xiaomo has a full-back tattoo of a nine-clawed black dragon if he’s a good student? How can Q 1.1kReads6.5Score104Shelves

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   Gangster Legends

6. 106 黑 The Allure of the Underworld 黑道诱人 Zhu Rong Will Surely Blaze祝融必火Urban5.2M WordsOngoing [The short drama adapted from this book, From Here on, Rivers Flow into the World, is now available. Come watch!] [Urban + underworld + big shots + all-powerful + feel-good story + period setting + invincible protagonist + multiple heroines + ruthless and decisive] When I was little, my dad often told me that the path of the underworld was a road of no return. It was hard to walk, and few people ever came to a good end. I never understood what he meant. Instead, I thought the underworld was all 67.3kReads8.7Score2.9kShelves
7. 107 我 I’m a Thug, Not a Gigolo! 我是混子不是鸭子啊！ No Alarm Clock不调闹钟Urban852k WordsOngoing [Underworld + wish fulfillment + martial world + comedy + first-person narration] One outrageous drunken night he couldn’t remember let him glimpse the hidden world around him. Money bought silence; secrets remained buried. A passionate encounter no one spoke of lit the fire of a young man’s ambition. He steeled his resolve and plunged into the murky waters. One step into the streets, one step into the martial world: the young man rose from humble beginnings and ultimately shone with brilliance. 175Reads—Score111Shelves

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   I've been watching this lately [awkward laugh][awkward laugh]

8. 108 不 I’m Done Hiding: I’m a Second-Generation Mobster, and I’m Coming Clean 不装了：我是黑二代，我摊牌了 Little Corpse Lord小尸君Urban161k WordsOngoing Six years ago, my brother accidentally killed someone and fled overnight. From then on, he vanished without a trace. Six years later, I got on the wrong side of the local bully at vocational college. My father was beaten while protecting me, and now he lies in the ICU, his life hanging in the balance. As I broke down crying outside the emergency room, a warm, strong hand came down on my shoulder. I turned around and saw my own brother, Yang Wei, who had been missing for six years! Dressed in a s —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I've just finished writing a book, and I welcome everyone to volunteer for roles. I urgently need character names and character designs.

9. 109 我 I Have a Million-Strong Army at Full Strength, and You Want to Reason with Me? 我百万满编大军，你和我讲道理？ Surging Upward飞流直上Urban381k WordsOngoing [Parallel world + alternate history + power fantasy + positive energy] After transmigrating into the world of a Republic-era underworld game, Xu Yunhuo activates the Godfather System and builds a gang that stands for positive values. From the start, he draws the Axe Gang, rising from a lowlife on the streets to become its boss, then leveling up until he commands a fully staffed army of a million. [Wipe out the Four Seas Gang's strongholds. Reward: 100 Type 17 Mauser pistols] [Rescue Black Rose, 807Reads6.9Score—Shelves
10. 110 开 Gangster System from the Start, Scaring a White-Haired Little Girl to Tears 开局黑帮系统，吓哭白毛萝莉 It's Wolf Tail是狼尾啊Urban98k WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines] + [Awakening] + [System] + [Hilarious] In my previous life, I was a firefighter. I died during a rescue mission at just 21 years old. It seemed Heaven took pity on me and gave me a chance to start over. “The Gang Boss Development System is now bound! I will help the Host become a gang boss!” “Ding! Quest complete: Come to someone's aid! Reward...” “Ding! Quest complete...” Come on! As a good young man in the modern age, how could I possibly become a gang boss? I need to s 1Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 111 从 The Underworld Boss Who Came Out of a Martial Arts Academy 从武校走出来的黑道大佬 Trapped Cocoon困住的茧Urban367k WordsOngoing [Youthful passion + Ruthless + Absolutely no saintly do-gooder] What kind of legendary life will Gu Feng write for himself after returning from martial arts school? A young man in fine clothes, riding a spirited horse: may he make the most of his youth and live without regrets! May you wander far and wide, yet return still young at heart! 14Reads6.5Score—Shelves
12. 112 当 When an Honest Man Picks Up a Knife 当老实人拿起刀 A Glass of Beer一杯啤酒Urban3.1M WordsCompleted 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! 22.1kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
13. 113 九 The Northeast's King in the Nineties 九零：东北王中王 Wu Yao梧遥Urban5.1M WordsCompleted (No System, a passionate tale set in a bygone era! A fairly realistic farming story! This book was originally titled King of Northeast China in the 1990s.) [The bitter winter winds of the Northeast cut to the bone, but the passion of its underworld never dies.] In 1988, Li Mingyu and his brothers left school, full of ambition. They had bright futures ahead of them, but a series of unavoidable conflicts ultimately changed the course of their lives. Reckless youth, an unpredictable fate. A man car 1kReads7.7Score101Shelves
14. 114 北 The Storms of Beicheng 北城风云 The Mental Patient from East Village东村精神病Urban1.5M WordsCompleted 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 12.7kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves
15. 115 不 I Don’t Know! Everyone Calls Me Boss When They Come Out 不知道啊！出来他们都叫我大哥 Call Me Brother Panda叫我熊猫哥Urban146k WordsOngoing One day, when the tiger returns to the mountain, blood will stain half the sky. One day, when the dragon lifts its head, the Yellow River's waters will flow backward. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. I won't pad the word count. One female lead, no System, no invincible protagonist, passionate urban drama. (Every character in this ensemble cast has their own personality.) The world is in turmoil, and heroes rise in our generation. Two young men only want to live decent lives, but somehow g —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is really good; the author's writing is excellent.

16. 116 都 Infinite Disposable Soldiers in the City? I’ll Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill! 都市无限死士？我杀杀杀杀杀杀！ Jian Hongwei剑红围Urban233k WordsOngoing (The rating just came in and will rise later) [Starts in college + endless loyal soldiers + no taking things lying down + revenge within the hour + every industry, entertainment, technology, and more + helping ordinary people make money] “Open the beginner's gift pack.” Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have received: 3 Level 1 loyal soldiers (can be summoned at any time) 1 Basic Skill Draw Ticket 1 Basic Item Draw Ticket Skynet System (displays the safe deployment locations of your doppelgangers 11Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    I suggest you read *Young and Reckless* if you're looking for this kind of story. That book is a masterpiece in my opinion. It's about life in school, then navigating the real world after clearing three different school campuses.

17. 117 悍 A Bandit's Reinvention: The Boss Makes Me Film Wholesome Videos 悍匪转型：老大让我拍正能量视频 Pineapple Beans菠萝豆豆Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Outlaws + director + no System + comedy] What you’re about to read is the passionate story of a film-industry genius and six men from the bottom of society fighting to make their way up. Su Nan, a young man of unknown origins, woke from a coma only to discover that he’d been rescued by six hulking outlaws. Coerced and cajoled, he was forced to join them and become one of their own. “Su Nan, we’re outlaws! We’re getting famous way too fast! This isn’t right!” “Too late, boys. We’re already famou 920Reads8.3Score103Shelves

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    These two are about the same.

18. 118 重 Reborn in a Passionate Era 重生热血年代 Seventy-Two-Winged Angel七十二翼天使Urban567k WordsCompleted A new novel from the author of the immensely popular classic, Black-Eyed Student. After taking revenge, Shen Lang wakes up back in the 1990s! This time, let me protect you all! 35Reads7.7Score—Shelves
19. 119 魍 Wangzhi Xuming Shen: Life and Death Are in My Hands and Hers 魍之煦暝神，生死由我也由她 Xi Yin夕尹Urban341k WordsOngoing [Urban High Martial Arts + First Person + No System + Light Ensemble Cast] On my way to work, a classmate who used to bully me in middle school hijacked me. A strange girl came to my rescue, knocking Ye Hailiang down with two punches. Jiang Qiaoling: “From now on, I’ve got your back!” Not long afterward, my older sister disappeared. While searching for her, I awakened wraith power and was found to possess a “Jade Scale Body.” From then on, I embarked on a path from which there was no turning bac 2Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 120 打 Super Cashback for Tipping Streamers: Shocked the Gold Diggers 打赏女主播超级返现：震惊拜金女 Frequent on the Heavenly Rankings天榜常客Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Who gets it? Chen Yang can't afford rent or internet bills, and even has to think twice before buying instant noodles with an egg. He's become the bottom-tier loser in everyone's eyes. His relatives mock him, his classmates look down on him, and he can only admire the girl he likes from afar, too afraid to approach her. To make matters worse, so-called “friends” drag him into a group chat to joke about him, saying he'll never be able to afford even a basic car in his life. Then, one night, broke 1.3kReads5.3Score101Shelves

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    This is a good book.

21. 121 蜕 Transformation: From Class Monitor to Gang Boss 蜕变：从班长到帮派头子 The Cunning Cauliflower Ape足智多谋的花椰猿Urban710k WordsCompleted A new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! A former top student turns into a delinquent, and even becomes a gang leader... 6Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 122 焰 The Pinnacle of Flame City 焰城顶点 Short-Tempered Xiao Yuanjiang暴躁小元酱Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Underworld fiction, urban setting. Beneath the plane trees at Yancheng No. 4 High School, more eyes were watching than there were cicadas singing. Some stared at Chen Shun's dazzling blond hair, as if checking whether a certain rumor was true. Some remembered the pale pink scar at Li Huafeng's temple, as though it still held a trace of his unspent fury. Guo Qiang's silent bulk was like a moving wall wherever he went, blocking out the sunlight and the prying eyes alike. No one knew that these few 33Reads6.5Score—Shelves
23. 123 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.7kReads9.6Score22.6kShelves

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    Some of them aren't from a school campus, but they're all very beautiful 👀

24. 124 穆 The Riverside Scene of Muling 穆棱上河图 Batu拔都Modern Romance180k WordsCompleted The Muling River is an important river in eastern Heilongjiang and the largest tributary on the left bank of the Ussuri River. It runs for 834 kilometers and drains an area of 18,427 square kilometers, passing through Muling City, Jixi City, Jidong County, Mishan City, and Hulin City. Locals call it the “Mother River.” I was fortunate enough to live there until I came of age. I left as an adult and have never been back. Some memories of people and things from those days are still vivid, and ther 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    High school life. Pure and beautiful times. Love and friendship were crystal clear.

25. 125 焰 Flame City: The Pinnacle, Memories of No. 4 Middle School 焰城顶点之四中往事 Short-Tempered Xiao Yuanjiang暴躁小元酱22k WordsCompleted The Past of No. 4 Middle School, at the Top of Yancheng 15Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 126 正 The Hidden Dragon of the Righteous Path 正道潜龙 Wei Jie伪戒Urban4.5M WordsCompleted One of Wei Jie’s four-part series A shooting case. An undercover agent lies dead in the street. An investigator once swore an oath beneath the solemn national emblem. At a crossroads of fate, a twin brother makes a dramatic entrance, leading to a lonely yet passionate story... Back to 1998! Our brotherhood is still here, our youth is still here. From this point, we set sail once more and forge the next great triumph! 38.9kReads9.5Score4.6kShelves
27. 127 不 The Bad Boy: The Tiger Returns to the Mountain 不良之纵虎归山 Green Mountain Bound by Love青山困于情Urban226k WordsCompleted Ordinary student Chen Hu is forced to transfer schools after taking a knife for his brothers, only to stumble into the mire of Jinling's underworld... From school to the wider world, he befriends a band of brothers and steamrolls every obstacle in his path... Then he unexpectedly learns that his father was once the King of Jinling, betrayed by his brothers and driven into seclusion in Beiyuan. To avenge his father, Chen Hu sets out on a path of no return... 211Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 128 江 King of the Underworld 江湖枭雄 Qi Feng岐峰Urban7.0M WordsCompleted An ordinary-looking confrontation pushes a callow young man to a crossroads in life. Faced with fate’s mockery and the crushing weight of life, he chooses to stand tall and fight back. 30.7kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
29. 129 元 Young Master Yuan: Lord of the Four Districts 元少：四区龙主 Short-Tempered Xiao Yuanjiang暴躁小元酱Urban323k WordsCompleted 4Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 130 狼 Wolves and Brothers 狼与兄弟 Pure Silver Earring纯银耳坠Urban19.6M WordsCompleted The wolf may look cold and ruthless, but beneath that exterior lies boundless tenderness. He is willing to sacrifice himself for his family and brothers! Just like Wang Ying, the protagonist, his heart isn't cold. It's the way he looks down on worldly conventions that makes him seem that way! Like a wolf king, he can become the heart of any team, leading his brothers through life-or-death trials, never abandoning them! From the awkwardness of college days to the hardships of entering the working 7.4kReads9.3Score490Shelves

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    Believe in Brother Liu and you will have eternal life. This isn't all the information; you can check it out yourself. Pure silver earrings—the days we spent together, brothers, let's go! We are brothers, glorious years!!!

31. 131 我 Making a Living on the Side in Australia 我在澳洲捞偏门 Autumn Hidden in Shallow Bamboo浅竹藏秋Urban537k WordsCompleted This story is based on real events. I came to Australia with a dream of studying abroad, only to be driven to the brink by reality. From a lowly street-level smuggler to a force to be reckoned with, commanding the underworld and crossing the world, I paved my way to power with cunning and bloodshed. Only when I stood at the summit and looked back did I realize that the most dangerous gamble of all is the one you make with human nature. This is a road with no turning back, but who knows which cor 28Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 132 传 The Legend Reborn 传奇重现 Wei Jie伪戒Urban5.0M WordsCompleted The four-part series by Wei Jie: We Were All Bad Kids, I Am Legend, Legend Reborn, and Hidden Dragon on the Right Path. A young man, still green, left his hometown in a fit of anger. Four years later, he returned, weathered and bearing the glory of success! In a city built from reinforced concrete, old friends were gone and legends had faded into retirement... Faced with his family’s reproach and his friends’ disdain, he had once wandered at a crossroads, pointing into the dark sky with his 31.7kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
33. 133 在 The Days We Spent Together 在一起的日子 Pure Silver Earring纯银耳坠UrbanCompleted Young and reckless, we chase our dreams. Full of passion, we strive to make our mark. Come on, let's all shout it out: “Guys, let's hit the road!” 56Reads7.7Score—Shelves
34. 134 那 The Days We Spent Running with the Wrong Crowd 那些年混过的日子 This Life, One Person此笙一人Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Young and reckless, we chased nothing but our ideals. The storms we weathered in those years, the roads we walked together, and the days we spent making our way through life. The old generation's feuds and entanglements, the younger generation's rivalries: an unknown nobody gradually grows stronger, overcoming hardship after hardship without ever giving up. 3.8kReads7.2Score174Shelves
35. 135 混 A Song for the Underworld 混子的挽歌 Qi Feng岐峰Urban4.9M WordsCompleted [Raise our cups and toast the rugged road through the underworld.] [Through blood and fury, a brotherhood that lasts a lifetime.] A naive, timid young man, to keep from losing the brothers at his side again, chooses to take up a three-foot steel blade and step into a world stained red with blood. Behind the brotherly bravado and drunken revelry of the underworld, the only things that never change are ruthless exploitation and cold reality. The people he meets make him sick. And little by little, 2.4kReads7.3Score237Shelves
36. 136 黑 Black Desires of Youth 黑欲青春 Pure Silver Earring纯银耳坠Urban7.0M WordsCompleted (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 47.6kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves

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    Why isn't there a sea? I don't understand.

37. 137 我 My Name Is Jing Yunhui 《我叫景云辉》 Six Paths六道Urban3.9M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Jing Yunhui stood up for a friend and smashed his own future with a beer bottle. After ten years in prison, he learned that his girlfriend had married the friend he trusted most. By the time he was free again, his life was already in ruins. When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to 1998, the night that changed his fate. This time, he seizes the initiative and claws his way back from having nothing. Facing those who betrayed and deceived him, and are waiting to watch 376.9kReads9.2Score53.8kShelves

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    All of these books have a rating of 9.0 Or higher; highly recommended!!!

38. 138 重 Reborn: Back at School to Become the Boss 重生：回到学校做老大 Gudun Monkey Head Mushroom古墩猴头菇Urban634k WordsCompleted I was reborn, but somehow it feels like I wasn't! After being betrayed by my own brother, I woke up as a high school student. He may be a deadbeat couch potato, but he also looks like a total creep! “Since Heaven has given me another chance, I'll use the methods I know best to take back everything that belongs to me!” “Wang Qiang is dead. Now it's time to build a dynasty that belongs to Xiao Yuan!” 64Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 139 我 My Years in the Gang 我混社团那些年 Big Shot of a Small Town小城大少Urban3.0M WordsCompleted The internet’s most authentic account of Hong Kong’s criminal gangs in the 1960s: Kowloon Walled City, the Four Great Detectives, the four major gang families, the Eighteen Tigers of Kowloon, the Twelve Beauties of Mong Kok, and the rise of influential bosses such as Crippled Ho and Fatty Kun, all revealed one by one! This story is adapted from the oral account of a senior member of a Hong Kong and Macau gang. As he is now over eighty, I recorded and adapted his story myself! For special reasons 20.6kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
40. 140 从 From Campus to the Underworld 从校园到黑社会的日子 A The Years Are Like a SongA岁月如歌Urban244k WordsCompleted Not a wish-fulfillment story, but a logical and realistic one. It tells the story of a rural child who goes to the city to study, fights back against school bullying, and finally defeats the school bully, only to enter the underworld after joining society. In 1995, Jiang Yifan and his two childhood friends start middle school and move to the city to study. They face school bullying and, later, the bloody violence of life in society. In the end, the three brothers step into the underworld, each m 986Reads—Score101Shelves

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    Gangster fiction, logical, and realistic.

41. 141 任 Let the Young Be Wild 任少年轻狂 Yue Letian月乐天Urban215k WordsOngoing Multiple heroines + brotherhood + no System + a little cathartic wish fulfillment Lin Chen is beaten up by the school beauty’s thug of a brother just for looking at her one too many times in class. I will never give in. Push an honest man too far, and he becomes even more terrifying. 47Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 142 东 Northeast China: The Tragic End of the Underworld 东北往事黑道悲情大结局 A The Years Are Like a SongA岁月如歌Urban126k WordsCompleted This is a fanfiction inspired by the tragic underworld saga Black Morality. It tells of the people who appeared and the events that took place in the four years after Wang Luoguo's death and before Zhao Hongbing's crew burst onto the scene. Readers of Northeast Tales Prequel: Black Morality 1, Northeast Tales Prequel: Black Morality 2, and Northeast Tales: Twenty Years of Underworld Turmoil may have wondered what happened during those four years between Black Morality and Twenty Years of Underwo 4.8kReads6.9Score270Shelves
43. 143 末EN Apocalypse Underworld Emperor: After Dark, I Make the Rules 末世地下皇帝，天黑以后我说的算 Koala Loves Pigs考拉爱猪Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.2M WordsCompleted (No System, passionate, brotherhood, not an invincible protagonist, high martial arts) (Ensemble cast, every character has a distinct personality and their own moments to shine) A young man framed and imprisoned by his own boss unexpectedly gains the blood of the Demon Ancestor and awakens as a superpowered fighter, embarking on a path of revenge. The story of a group of youths from the bottom of society fighting their way up. A legend about a young man who rises to become the Underworld Emperor 62.9kReads9.4Score7.1kShelves
44. 144 红 Red Light Street: Apocalypse 红灯街：启示录 Jian Nan健楠Urban372k WordsCompleted (Realistic) (No System) (A satisfying growth story) The male protagonist, Qi Wu, is a Chinese-Taiwanese-Japanese mixed-race young man. After receiving a letter saying his mother is critically ill, he rushes to an unfamiliar city he has never seen before. Long treated as inferior because of his background, he is manipulated at every turn by his stepfather and thus sets out on a path into the underworld with no way back... The novel also unfolds through the perspectives of many war orphans left be 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He mingled on campus, then turned to the dark side and joined the underworld.

45. 145 歌 Kabukicho: City of Hyenas 歌舞伎町：鬣狗之城 Jian Nan健楠Urban289k WordsOngoing Inspired by the world of Japanese author Hase Seishu’s Sleepless Town series, this story is told in the first person and follows the power struggles and bloody clashes between Chinese gangs in Tokyo’s Kabukicho district. This is not Shinjuku Incident. —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 146 救 I Saved a Stunning Beauty, and She Tried to Hack Me with a Knife by the Bed 救了绝色美女，她在床边拿刀砍我 Meticulous to the Last Word一字不苟Urban644k WordsCompleted Chu Lingtian is a legendary man known as the "Grim Reaper Wolf King." He returns to the city for a top-secret mission, never imagining that on his very first day back, he will spend the night with a beautiful woman named Liu Bingxue. Afterward, Liu Bingxue takes him home and passes him off as her boyfriend. But it turns out she has a twin sister, Liu Huohuo. The older sister is cold and aloof, while the younger is uninhibited. Sharing a room with these twin beauties is certainly thrilling. After 11.6kReads8.7Score1kShelves

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    [Class beauty, I'm out of prison! You must pay for this in blood!] Framed by his beloved class beauty, Wang Erchui was unjustly imprisoned for three years. The harsh realities of prison transformed the once-resolute young man. Only after his release and revenge did he gradually discover a terrifying truth. It turned out that what ruined his life wasn't this love affair, but a meticulously woven, massive black web. His enemies had already risen to power, while the hidden hand still lurked in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to eliminate him completely. He unravels the scheme step by step, tearing apart layers of conspiracy, uncovering the mastermind hidden in the darkness, and vowing to make all his enemies die without a burial place! (Note: Not an invincible story, plot-driven, a coming-of-age tale, not a typical wish-fulfillment novel.)

47. 147 少 The Dao of Youth: Hook Raised, Staff Fallen, Heaven and Earth Settled 少年道：钩起棍落定乾坤 Cats Have Their Troubles Too猫猫也有烦恼呢Urban83k WordsOngoing The story takes place in Beiyuan City, the home of the legendary Wang Hao. A new King of Beiyuan rises after Wang Hao leaves for Arabia! Peng Yu climbs step by step to the top of Beiyuan. At Beiyuan City High, he meets the love of his life, Bai Bing, along with many close brothers. As Peng Yu steadily reaches the pinnacle of Beiyuan, he uncovers an even bigger secret... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The past of Beiyuan City resembles youthful arrogance, and its future may resemble someone who dares to challenge others.

48. 148 江 Temptations of the Jianghu 江湖诱惑 Writing Spring and Autumn with Chalk粉笔写春秋Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Underworld + Mature Beauties + Conquest + Feel-Good Action + Multiple Heroines] [The first five chapters take their time, but the story gets thrilling later. Read ten chapters, and if you’re not hooked, come chop me up!] Wang Xiaohu leaves the countryside for Jiangcheng, hoping to live a quiet life, but a clash draws him into the whirlpool of the underworld. He meets Qian Jiajia, gets close to Cui Meng, and is even forcibly h 31.7kReads8.0Score2.9kShelves

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    I recommend these books; they're quite good.

49. 149 村 The Village: Carefree Divine Healer 村野，逍遥神医 Braised Durian Head红烧榴莲头Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Feel-Good Rural Fiction + Farming Your Way to Success] The meek old farmer Niu Dagen unexpectedly awakens the cultivation techniques from his past life! From then on, Niu Dagen coasts to success in the countryside, growing crops, building wealth, curing the sick, and face-slapping bullies. He lives a carefree life and turns a poor mountain village into a paradise on earth! See how Niu Dagen uses his heaven-defying cultivation techniques to enjoy a happy rural life that even the immortals envy! 488Reads7.7Score106Shelves
50. 150 都 Urban: A Beautiful Mature Woman Sets Her Sights on Me from the Start 都市：开局美妇赖上我 Purple Greatsword紫色大宝剑Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [Urban dual cultivation + all the beauties + exhilarating plot + decisive and merciless + multiple heroines] Xu Xiaofan is devoted to his girlfriend, but one day, an alluring married woman unexpectedly invites him into her car. Inside, she tells him that his girlfriend has been sleeping with her husband. After learning that his girlfriend has betrayed him, Xu Xiaofan breaks up with her for good. No one knows that he is actually a hidden cultivator. After suffering heartbreak and humiliation, he 45kReads7.8Score4kShelves

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