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. 201 极 The Ultimate Prodigy: Campus Dragon 极品妖孽之校园狂龙 Shu Yi书易Urban167k WordsOngoing [Lighthearted] [Funny and comedic] [Campus belle] [Multiple female leads] [Everyday life] [No System] Zhang Mo was once a wealthy young heir from Beijing, spending his days amid the city’s luxurious pleasures. But after being framed, his family business went bankrupt, leaving him a poor college student. He also contracted a terminal illness and had only three days left to live. Yet through his own abilities and intelligence, he started a business at college, juggling his relationships with his c 238Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Super good campus novel

2. 202 校 After the Campus Belle Betrayed Me, I Got the Comeback Life System 校花背刺后，绑定了逆袭人生系统 Agent 42特工42Urban2.5M WordsOngoing System + academic ace + school life + daily life + multiple heroines A System from 15 years in the future suddenly transmigrates into him... What? System, you're saying I'll fail the college entrance exam, fail at romance, lose out on a promotion, fail the civil service exam, and fail at matchmaking? My whole life is one big failure? The 18-year-old you stares at the panel in your mind [At 33, you desperately need to turn your bleak life around. You need to pluck up the courage to reconnect with 82.7kReads9.0Score11.1kShelves
3. 203 永 Eternal Demon 永魔 Adding Ink to Continue the Story点墨续作Eastern Fantasy761k WordsOngoing Traditional cultivation. The protagonist is ruthless and merciless, no holier-than-thou hero, no heroine, dark fiction! No System!! If you want to become an immortal in the heavens, you must climb the road to immortality over the bones of others. This isn't AI-generated. I wrote it by hand!!! 3.2kReads5.4Score316Shelves

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   Traditional cultivation novel: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation. The protagonist is decisive, ruthless, cunning, cold-blooded, and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. No system, no female lead, and not a brainless or dark story. [Awkward laugh]

4. 204 陆 The Legend of Lu Laoqi 陆老七传奇 Yan Juehai Loves Miaoyin喜欢妙音的炎绝海Urban209k WordsOngoing In the province of Rehe during the Republican era, a catchy rhyme circulated through the martial world: “Lu Laoqi, Li Changjiu, undefeated throughout Rehe; the Beggar, Detective, and Master Shang; Dalong, Qingshan, and Zheng the Crooked; the Driver, Drunkard, and Wang Chaojie; Pockmark, Du Wu, and Liu Minghu; the Twin Fiends, Kou Haiyang, and Yu Xingba.” It vividly described the eighteen peerless fighters of Rehe at the time. Ranked first was Lu Yishan, a boy from a poor family in the province. 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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   High School Rumble – a pinnacle of the gangster genre, the protagonist single-handedly builds his own yakuza empire, seizing 77 docks and 120 branches, recruiting tens of thousands of disciples. Ruthless and decisive, his power is immense, commanding respect from the military, political, and business worlds. His father-in-law is the president of a chamber of commerce, his sworn brother is the head of a triad, his adoptive father is a powerful figure in the Gang of Brut, his master is the head of the Dragon Sand Gang, and his close friends are union presidents. He fights his way to power with real swords and spears. Ruthless and decisive, he can mobilize hundreds of thousands of people from both the legitimate and underworld worlds with just his words.

5. 205 假 A Fake Eunuch Goes Undercover in Dongguan's Underworld and Ends Up Seducing the Boss's Wife 假太监卧底莞城黑道，真撩了大嫂 Ziwu Longjin子午陇津Urban529k WordsCompleted [Undercover agent + urban + underworld + System + many love interests + power plays + hard-hitting thrills + ruthless killing] “A dead eunuch who's lost his manhood thinks he can protect our sister-in-law?” On a stormy night, dozens of gang enforcers corner Cao Kun. Right in front of him, they're about to tear Fourth Sister-in-Law Li Mi's dress off. “As long as I don't fall into the hands of those beasts, tonight... I'll be yours!” Fourth Sister-in-Law Li Mi clings tightly to Cao Kun's waist. “ 640Reads—Score103Shelves

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   It has a system, a gangster theme, and the content isn't too stifling; it's a decent read. If you're looking for something different, you might consider adding it to your bookshelf and reading it slowly.

6. 206 苍 Above Canglan 苍兰之上 Yan Juehai Loves Miaoyin喜欢妙音的炎绝海Eastern Fantasy459k WordsOngoing The planet Qingmu Huanhai is home to many nations, including two great powers: Tianqiu and Lushu. Many minority tribes near Tianqiu frequently raided its border, plunging the kingdom into years of war and leaving its people in misery. Under the leadership of King Qiu Lianjie and the Eighth Prince Huangfu Shou, however, Tianqiu eventually reached its peak. Lushu, by contrast, enjoyed peace and prosperity. The kingdom favored civil officials over military ones, while powerful in-laws and a succes 16Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 207 周 Zhou Bufan’s Road to a Triumphant Rise in the Underworld 周不凡的黑道逆袭路 Gou Xin os狗辛osUrban165k WordsOngoing [No dogs are harmed in this book.] [This book is based on real events. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.] A hopeless case? A pushover anyone can pick on? When Zhou Bufan, once trampled underfoot, enters the chaotic North City covered in scars, all he wants is to keep his head down. But in this wretched world, even staying alive is too much to hope for! When fists rain down on him again, when his dignity is crushed once more, he can’t take it anymore. He won’t take it anymore! “Either live —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Perfectly meets the requirements

8. 208 小 The Path of an Ordinary Person 小人物的路 Violent Tiger暴力虎Urban286k WordsOngoing A person has to make many choices in life. Everyone has choices of their own. Everyone has their own path. As for whether a path is right or wrong, no one has a definitive answer. (The story spans quite a lot.) 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is amazing!

9. 209 港 Tales of the Hong Kong and Macau Underworld 港澳黑道往事 My Name Really Is A Qiang我真叫阿强Urban171k WordsOngoing Told from a third-person perspective and set in the otherworldly port city of Aocheng, this novel explores the social issues of a particular era in Hong Kong and Macao. It also depicts the tragic fate of the underworld and the darkness of human nature in another world. At the same time, it reflects on gang culture, showing readers the cruelty and unsustainability of life in the underworld, and the harm it causes to individuals and society. The story is entirely fictional. Please don’t imitate it 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I can't write about campus gangsters because it's against the rules, but the protagonist's father is a gangster, and he lives entirely in the underworld.

10. 210 狂 Mad Falcon: Hell Without Escape 狂枭：地狱无间 A White Crow一只白色的乌鸦Urban115k WordsOngoing [Mad Tyrant fan fiction] + [hot-blooded] + [underworld] + [mercenaries] + [assassins] The Heavenly Net hunts down and imprisons 108 of the world’s most ferocious criminals. The Dragon-Patterned Black List reaches for the skies, as heroes clash amid dangers on all sides. A ten-thousand-mile pursuit to hunt across the world, with a hundred kings under his command waging war on every front. The underworld, assassins, and mercenaries: supremacy belongs to these three forces. His ambition is to conqu 9Reads6.5Score—Shelves
11. 211 超 Supernova Project: I Am the Calamity 超新星计划：我即是天灾 A Speck of Dust Beneath the Banner一颗旗下尘Anime Fanfiction137k WordsCompleted [Muscle-bound man]+ [Sett]+ [sci-fi apocalypse]+ [one heroine] No matter how powerful your talent is, it’s nothing in the face of my absolute strength! So says Sett, commander-in-chief of District Thirteen. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is really good.

12. 212 少 The Edge of Youth: Blade of Contention 少年锋芒之峥刀 Love and Debts of Passion爱恋情债Urban135k WordsCompleted [Underworld story] [Fast-paced plot, no filler] [One heroine] [Revenge] [Urban] Lu Zheng grew up in the old district of Qingxi County, raised by his father, Lu Zhenting, who ran a repair shop. Outsiders all laughed at his father, calling him a useless roughneck who dressed in greasy rags and did nothing but fix junk cars. Then one day, a classmate spat out an insult in front of everyone: “Lu Zheng, your dad’s a pathetic loser from the bottom of society!” With all the fire of youth, Lu Zheng st —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a novel written by a high school student, currently in the verification stage. We hope everyone will support it.

13. 213 江 The Underworld Is a Road of No Return 江湖是一条不归路 A Young Wanderer's Brush少年江湖笔Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Underworld + Passion + Jianghu + Comedy + Comeback + No Ensemble Cast + First Person] What is the jianghu? Some say it’s all about human relationships and social conventions. But I, Deng Chengpeng, know only this: the jianghu is a road of no return. Once you enter, there’s no turning back. I went from an ordinary boy to a bloodied fugitive, step by step entering this so-called jianghu. There was no good fortune falling out of the sky, and no strength gained without effort. Every bit of streng 39Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fits the early stage of campus life and the later stage of society

14. 214 这 These Years, These Things 这些年，这些事 Ordinary and Unremarkable平凡也平庸Urban303k WordsOngoing Campus + urban life + everyday moments + a hint of mystery + the underworld + romance + explosive plot twists He should have been destined for greatness, a top student in everyone's eyes. But one unexpected incident made him destroy his own promising future. The consequences changed not only the course of his life, but the lives of many others as well. All characters, places, and events in this story are fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Campus + City, not bad.

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