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- 51 Starting at the Cheater's Tavern, I Deceive the Gods! 从骗子酒馆开始，欺诈诸神！ [A satisfying power fantasy + mind-bending twists + reversals + slow burn + battles of wits + nonstop thrills] When people all over the world were “kidnapped” and locked in a prison, they were forced to take part in a game of death. In this game, only the winners had the right to survive. Su Yang received the talent “Call Your Enemy Dad” from the start. [Call Your Enemy Dad: After activation, if you make another “player” call Su Yang “Dad,” you can control their actions.] But when the talent fai 47.2kReads8.6Score4.1k14d adds
- 52 Don’t Lie to Me 别对我，说谎 The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. The seasons turn, and plants wither and flourish... These eternal, unchanging laws are like countless building blocks, together forming the world we know. But one day, someone quietly reached out and pulled out one of those blocks, stealing one of the world's laws. From that moment on, everything began to change. As more and more blocks are pulled out and more people steal the world's laws, when will the world suddenly collapse? “My name is 78.3kReads8.3Score10.5k14d adds
- 53 Night's Pardoner 赦夜人 [The author has a completed title on the Top Peak list, “The Usurper (Below the Upper City).” Read with confidence!] [Ensemble Cast] [No System] [Not Invincible] [Plot-Focused] [Dark Tone] [Not Mindless] [Character Growth] Every shift from day to night is a silent contest of survival. After nightfall, the world becomes a playground for the Blighted. A special light source can offer humanity brief protection. Some live high above, beneath the lights. Others cling to life in the mud. No matter how 271.5kReads9.0Score28.9k14d adds
- 54 Ashes of the Old World 旧日余烬 "Some say the world is one enormous nightmare, and everyone lives in it with painstaking care. What do you think, sir?" "Me? I don't have time to watch. Because for me, there's more than one nightmare like this..." At first, no one cared whether they'd had a nightmare the night before, until one day people woke up to find traces of their dreams still lingering before their eyes. And so the world changed. Disaster swept across the land, fear followed like a shadow, and reality crumbled away. 101.8kReads9.3Score16.2k14d adds
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Seeking Life Amid Lingering Regrets 残念觅生
[Infinite-flow, rules-based horror, extreme escape, eerie games, no harem, no formula, no invincible protagonist, no System, no mindless plot, not a feel-good power fantasy] I’m a ballet doll, grinning as I watch them kill themselves. I throw people into “my” mindscape and lay out an inescapable path to their doom. But that lunatic Li Yu finds a loophole in every stage. I crank up the difficulty of surviving, but he uses game theory to beat me. I forbid him from speaking, but he has the whole t
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The Half-Soul Wasteland 半魂荒原
Alive, he takes revenge with his own hands. Dead, he rules the underworld. Who says you can’t start a business in the land of the dead? His teammates hail from different eras, each with their own talents. As long as they’re not completely dead, this bunch can tear the underworld apart! A true male lead is a male lead wherever he goes. No romance, just conquest! [Strategic mind games] [Male lead and ensemble cast] [No harem] [Long-term foreshadowing]
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After Slaying My Way Through Instances, I Raise an Evil God by the Rules 杀穿副本后，我在规则里养大邪神
The print edition is now available under the title: The Fall of the Gods (Not for the faint of heart: nonhuman entities and terrifying monsters.) Yin Xiu has lived in a town governed by rules for six years. Normal players follow the rules and clear instances to stay alive. Yin Xiu, however, stays in town day after day. He doesn’t leave, clear instances, or go near the monsters. He does the bare minimum, takes it easy, and has practically settled into retirement. The town’s monsters have had thei
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- 58 Ten Days of Elbowing 十日肘焉 [Eerie] + [Chosen One] + [From the Start as the Big Boss] + [Riddles] + [Instances] An unknown Eerie descends upon a parallel world, generating obscure horror-game instances. The Dragon Nation suffers one defeat after another and teeters on the brink of disaster. In this desperate moment, a third-year liberal arts student steps forward. To live or to die, that is the question. A basketball or a bottle of soda could become an element of a horror-game instance. Can their chosen one save ever 2.5kReads8.2Score10514d adds
- 59 For That Dream, I Will Split Heaven and Earth 为了那个梦，我要开天辟地 Legend has it that everything in this world is an illusion. This world is merely a dream of yours. As long as you exist, this world exists. When you are gone, it will naturally crumble and vanish... Wang Bin lost his world, lost his dream. For the sake of that dream and the person he loved most, he would split open the heavens and cleave the earth. He would create that world... 506Reads—Score—14d adds
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After Escaping Her Adoptive Parents, Her Life Goes into Easy Mode 逃离养父母家后，她的人生开挂了
[Period drama] + [Mutual devotion] + [Modern romance] + [Two top students] + [Everyone's darling] + [Modern romance with a cute baby] She's the adopted daughter the Su family took in, a beauty and a top student. Her adoptive parents want to keep the family fortune in their own hands, so they force her to quit school and marry their son. When she learns the truth, she runs away in the middle of the night. After escaping, she meets a business tycoon, and her extraordinary life begins. With help fr
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- 61 My Husband Faked Infertility to Steal My Family’s Fortune, So I Fought Back 老公假装不孕夺我家产，我绝地反击 My husband pretended to be infertile to steal my family’s fortune. I fought back against all odds. 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds
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The Stars and Moon Are Not Yet Full 星月未央
This story is inspired by real life. Only the characters' names have been changed. I write with care, just hoping to bring readers a smile! Please be kind and leave feedback if there's room for improvement! And I hope you'll give it lots of likes!
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- 63 My Short Fables 我的寓言短故事 Each chapter is a standalone story, and also includes some of my reflections on life. I hope you enjoy my short stories. I hope you'll support me with a tip. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
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Reborn with a Child, I Married a Cold Military Doctor from a Prestigious Family 重生后，带娃嫁世家高冷军医
[Reborn + adorable child + military marriage + true love + revenge + face-slapping] After being reborn, Su Ying’s first move is to divorce her husband. Her scumbag husband, Du Zhenyong, wants to have the best of both worlds and refuses to let her go. She takes her 38 yuan and chases after him to the military base, where she meets the aloof military doctor Gu Nanchen. With his help, Su Ying gets away from her scumbag husband. But the prestigious Gu family refuses to let Gu Nanchen marry a woman w
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The Mortal Realm and the Demon Realm 凡界与魔界
The words of Remia, the Demon Goddess, echoed in Lili's mind: “No one can ever truly deny their nature. Your fate is in my hands. You can do everything in your power to run from it, but it will change nothing.” Lili, a dragon demon, is clever and highly skilled, but demonic schemes lurk over his head like ghosts. No matter how capable he is, he can never prepare for everything that might happen. But Lili is not in the mortal realm we know. And with a beautiful, immensely strong female warrior
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Tales of a Paper Effigy Maker 纸人扎匠诡事录
Tales of the Paper Effigy Artisan's Strange Cases
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- 67 Thirty Meters Underwater, a Bride-Clad Corpse Opened Her Eyes 水下30米，一具女尸穿着嫁衣，睁开了眼 Thirty meters underwater, a female corpse in a wedding dress opens her eyes. 3kReads—Score7714d adds
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Ten Realms: I Was Ordinary 十界：我本平庸
(We are all ordinary people. Some say they don’t understand what I’m writing! The truth is, I simply want to tell the story of an ordinary person who keeps growing, improving, and learning. He feels lost and helpless, never knowing what to do. His life is full of stumbles, but through repeated setbacks and lessons, he slowly grows! Some people are born in Rome, while he is stuck in the mud. In Rome, it’s easy to cross the finish line. But there’s something all the more inspiring about perseverin
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The Hot-Blooded Hunter: God’s Assault 热血猎人神之袭击
[Survival] [Hunting] [Fighting the Japanese invaders and looting their gear] [Cultivation] Wang Fei has just entered the world of cultivation when he's forced into becoming a live-in son-in-law. One blow shatters his dantian, setting him on a long road from staying alive to rising to greatness. Though he has lost his cultivation, he takes countless disciples. This novel was not written by AI. Every word was painstakingly typed out by the author, who only hopes readers will enjoy the story in its
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Against the Meridians: Liar, Stop! 逆经：骗子住手
[Original novel for the animated series This Taoist Is Not Quite Right] Life is unpredictable. The fit thrive under Heaven's law, Those skilled in force become generals, those skilled in strategy become kings. Born into the lowest of professions, he refuses to live like a nobody, He waves the yin-yang banner and sees through the Six Lines of Divination. Watch him play at being a spirit medium, watch him swindle and deceive, Watch him make ruthless decisions, watch him rise like a hidden dragon f
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Zero-Degree Showdown: Operation Blue Arrow 零度交锋：蓝捷行动
[Mystery and Suspense] [Espionage] [Crime Investigation] [Modern Urban] [Genius] [Strong Female Lead] [National Security] Twenty-three years ago, a separation tore the lives of twin sisters apart. The younger sister was trained by an overseas spy organization to become an elite agent. Sent back to China, she is ordered to assassinate her own sister, take her place, infiltrate Lanjie Communications, and steal the core secret, “Lanjie 9.” Caught between her mission and her organization's orders on
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I Have an Immortal Mountain in the Countryside 我在乡下有座仙山
[Urban cultivation + rural underdog comeback + thrilling wish fulfillment] Zhang Wei, a poor young man from the depths of the mountains, was patient and devoted to his parents from childhood. But on his third-year college birthday, a rich classmate set him up and beat him to death. He thought his life had ended, but a gray stone slab that gathered souls, hidden in a cave in the backyard vegetable garden of his family home, pulled him back from the morgue. It also unexpectedly unlocked a vast tro
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The Heavens of All Living Beings 众生之天
The Immortal Dao is ethereal, the Ghost Dao strange and uncanny; The Buddhist Dao rests in the heart, the Demon Dao is ruthless. But only with an unwavering Dao heart can one attain immortality and freedom. The heart changes easily, the Dao fades easily; People grow old, flowers wither; When will the Dao finally be attained!!! The heavens encompass all living beings, yet are themselves just one among them!
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- 74 EN Death God of the Night 黑夜杀神 Hunted from the start, I barely escaped with my life. I fought to defy fate, launching attacks and taking down countless powerful opponents. Born with a beautiful face... I hope you enjoy the story. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.9kReads8.8Score21414d adds
- 75 City of Heartbreak 情伤都市 My new work is out! Come 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! 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Dreaming of All Under Heaven 梦想天下 A fiery rebirth, slaying foes as I ascend to the Third Heaven. I will create the world of my dreams, so that wherever the sun and moon shine is Chinese land, and wherever people live, they learn Chinese characters and speak Chinese... 12Reads—Score—14d adds
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I Use My Spiritual Sense to Destroy Extraterrestrial Civilizations 我用灵识斩除域外文明
[Xuanhuan]+ [Alternate Universe]+ [Wild Imagination]+ [Urban]+ [High Martial]+ [Female Protagonist] What? Blue Star has just awakened, and most people can only have three spirit senses?! Aliens have an infinite-flow system?! Sorry, Lin Zhixing has multiple spirit senses?! She can even summon exotic beasts (adorable pets) from other civilizations to fight for her?! “So you’re not even a person?! You might as well have never lived!” And so, a high school student set out on the path to blow up the
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- 78 My Olive-Green Youth 我的橄榄绿青春 [Military] [Personal Growth] [Realistic] [Everyday Life] For those who are losing faith in life. This book healed me, and helped me, a confused veteran, gradually rediscover my purpose and confidence in life. I hope you can find something to take away from this book, too. 397Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Undying Starveling 不死饿殍
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.”
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The Peerless Sword God 绝色剑神
That winter, the martial world died. Tianwaitian slaughtered the entire martial world, staining rivers and mountains with blood. Beauty meant death. Zhao Qinghe was the most remarkable princess in the world, and the most beautiful woman in the world. When she smiled, the mountains and rivers paled. When she drew her sword, even immortals bowed their heads. Her Flowing Cloud Soft Sword made her invincible in three moves. Two even more dangerous women were always at her side: Luo Qinghan, “De
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Land of Divine Punishment: Outsmarting the Horrors in a Strange Game 神罚之地：我在诡异游戏智商碾压
Suspenseful mind games, strategic battles of wits, a ten-day survival challenge, post-apocalyptic ruins, eerie games, no saintly protagonist, ruthless and decisive, supernatural abilities, ensemble cast. “This time, we lost! But I'll enter the game myself and swear to snatch victory from Heaven! Next time, you'll pay for your crimes!” “To win the game, you have to understand this: the person you trust most... is the perfect one to stab you in the back!” “I won't judge you. I'll just light the wa
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The Entire Universe Is a Hallucination Only I Can See 全宇宙都是我一个人的幻觉
This book's style: an unconventional god-abandoning story, resistance to the rules of the entire universe, imagination unleashed by awakening in a virtual world, godlike access to consciousness, no saintly protagonist, ruthless and decisive action, cold political maneuvering, chilling details that reward close thought, everyday urban suspense, awakened ones at odds with the world order, no System or cheats, a long-running ensemble chess game, an uplifting core, an expansive world, growth through
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Eye of Vengeance: Tracing the Roots 复仇之眼：溯源
The protagonist bears a blood feud. While fleeing, he awakens a System, but this self-sabotage System only ever gives him missions when he's in a desperate or embarrassing situation, forcing him to turn things around. A variety of suicidal missions: escaping from prison, getting away from a bear, stealing a deity's sacred relic, running around naked, and more... This book focuses on suspense, deduction, and battles of wits. The story is full of twists and turns, thrilling, and hilarious.
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Love Between Immortal and Mortal: All Spirits as Slaves 仙凡恋：万灵为奴
[No System, No Harem, No Cliches, No Invincibility, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story, Mind-Bending] The celestial laws are amended, immortals and mortals fall in love, and their children are born. Divinity and humanity collide. Some gods keep to their place and abide by the rules, while others plunder the myriad heavens. Unluckily, I became a scapegoat for an immortal's descendant and was thrown into the Underworld. As my soul was about to dissipate, I stumbled into the realm between life and death,
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The Purest Love 最纯洁的爱
Qin Feng returns to China after completing his studies in Russia, just as the country reforms its education system and universities abolish guaranteed job assignments for graduates. He then moves with his family to a coastal city, where he meets Xie Lan, a local girl from the countryside. Xie Lan is six years younger than Qin Feng and left school after junior high. They come from vastly different backgrounds in age, education, and family circumstances. Both sets of parents oppose their relations
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