I’ve Recently Gotten into Underworld Stories. Give Me Your Number-One Pick 最近迷上了黑道小说，交出你们心中的NO1黑道文

1. 101 都 The Urban Underworld: Power and Influence 都市江湖：权势滔天 A Child at Heart家有童心Urban2.0M WordsOngoing The short drama of the same name premieres on January 4, 2026, at 10 a.m. on Hongguo Short Drama: Urban Underworld: Power Overwhelming Chen Yi had never met his biological father. Then one day, his parents were summoned to school, and he watched helplessly as his teacher was beaten badly enough to end up in the hospital... 14kReads9.0Score443Shelves

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   Absolutely awesome! Highly recommended!

2. 102 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
3. 103 黑 Gangster Heiress? Good Girl, Get Down and Call Me Godfather! 黑道大小姐？乖，跪下叫干爹！ Number Nine Is Little Bro九是小哥Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Do Not Read If You’re a Saint] [Ruthless] [Unhinged Male Lead + Yandere Female Lead] [Extremely Satisfying] “You’re undercover. You’re a good person.” “You’re undercover. You have to hold on to your humanity...” Every morning, Lin Bei repeated a few lines to himself in the mirror to make sure he was still a normal person. “Honey, what are you mumbling about? Come with me. We’re taking someone out.” But one sentence from the heiress of a powerful conglomerate made Lin Bei forget all about t 22.7kReads8.1Score2.1kShelves
4. 104 港 Hong Kong Films: Three Years in Prison! Boss Jingkun Has Been Killed 港片：苦窑三年！大佬靓坤被杀了 Half a Bowl of Qingbuliang半碗清补凉Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [Wish Fulfillment + Hong Kong Crime Drama Crossover + Multiple Heroines + Ruthless and Decisive] “Three years, then another three years? When my grandpa died, I was undercover in prison. It was Boss Keung who kept vigil and carried the funeral banner for him. Now my boss has been killed. I don’t care if I live or die. I’m going to make you all pay!” The day before his release from prison, Li Qing received the devastating news that Boss Keung had been killed. As an undercover cop, he finally went 1.8kReads9.0Score249Shelves

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   I quite like it, and there are a few that are banned.

5. 105 你 You're a Traffic Cop. Is It Appropriate to Take a Homicide Case? 你一个交警，抢刑侦的案子合适吗 Years Flow Like Water似水留年Urban2.5M WordsCompleted He transmigrated to a parallel world and became a graduate of the police academy. When Xu Lin received his job assignment, he was completely bewildered. He had graduated top of his class with perfect marks in criminal investigation, and was about to become a criminal investigator. So why had they assigned him to the traffic police? What was that supposed to mean? They wouldn’t let him work criminal investigations? Fine. A traffic cop could take on criminal investigations, too. On his first day a 93.5kReads9.3Score10.3kShelves
6. 106 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

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   The young master's books are definitely worth reading.

7. 107 那 Those Were the Days: My Life in the Underworld 那些年，混过的日子 Big Shot of a Small Town小城大少Urban894k WordsCompleted Sleeping rough and braving the elements are just part of life. Clashing blades and exchanging blows can put old grudges to rest. Brothers are heaven, brothers are earth. With brothers, you can stand tall between heaven and earth. Brothers are the wind, brothers are the rain. With brothers, you can summon the wind and call down the rain. Based on real events, this novel commemorates the years we spent getting into trouble together and pays tribute to the youth of those born in the 1980s. End 1.3kReads6.4Score109Shelves
8. 108 巴 Brazilian Godfather: Starting by Saving a Hot Girl 巴西教父，从拯救辣妹开始 Bookworm, Don't Rush书虫莫急Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Body transmigration + the underworld rules everything + ruthless decisiveness + no goody-two-shoes hero + multiple women, no main heroine + pictures of beauties + pictures of weapons + smart protagonist + System + both sides of the law + pocket dimension] “First published on Tomato Novel” Bad news: I transmigrated completely naked. Good news: There’s a naked Brazilian girl beside me. Bad news: The gangsters are hunting me. Good news: The System has arrived. With nothing but his bare hands, Lock 54.1kReads8.4Score7.1kShelves

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   What would you do if you woke up in Brazil being hunted by gangsters? But what would you do if the system suddenly sent you money? This is a story of ruthless decisiveness and no hesitation!

9. 109 江 A Raging Tide in the Underworld, Being Too Good Is Not My Fault 江湖狂潮，太猛不是我的错 Xu Qifeng徐奇峰Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Handcrafted Skills] [Urban Underworld] [Gorgeous Women of Dongguan] [Rich Shanghai Socialites] [Passionate Life] My name is Lu Bin. At twenty-three, I left my hometown of Shanjin and headed south to make my mark, stirring up a storm. Lin Xiaowei: "Lu Bin, you're loyal, fair, and sharp. You're what the underworld should be like." Li Xiaofang: "Lu Bin, you've done right by your family and friends. Thank you for pulling me out of hell and giving me a bright future." Liu Yulian: "A Bin, you're a to 6.9kReads8.0Score375Shelves
10. 110 二 Tales of the Second High School 二中之风云往事 Ling Yuyuan灵月渊Urban243k WordsOngoing For all three years of middle school, my whole class ostracized me. Second-year students cornered and humiliated me, and everyone treated me like trash and walked all over me. They thought I was weak and easy to bully, but they didn’t know that a boy backed into a corner has nothing left to lose. From this day on, I’ll give my life to anyone who protects me, and pay back anyone who bullies me twice over. This isn’t a novel. It’s the bloody path of my youth, the one I truly walked. “My name is Ba 259Reads—Score109Shelves

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    This gangster school novel is quite good.

11. 111 东 Southeast Asian Widows Help Me Become a Tycoon 东南亚寡妇助我成大佬 King of Milan米兰球王Urban244k WordsOngoing Multiple heroines, exotic settings, mature women, young women, and foreign beauties. Decisive and ruthless, with no frustrating setbacks. When it's time to indulge, he does so without hesitation. Wang Da Qiang, a crime boss, is caught in the act from the start. Then a System that appears out of nowhere and vanishes just as quickly dumps him in An Nam in the 1980s. With the help of all kinds of beautiful women, he rises to become a Southeast Asian crime lord. 228Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The underworld is not just about fighting and killing.

12. 112 海 Overseas Turmoil: The Path of a Crime Lord 海外风云之枭雄路途 Love Knows No Distance心咫尺爱天涯Urban1.9M WordsCompleted My name is Lin Feng. I’ve encountered, witnessed, and experienced many industries and incidents that people would rather keep hidden. So many people have been lured overseas by high-paying jobs, only to die. So many have died because their desires could never be satisfied. This synopsis can’t do the story justice. Read the novel to find out more. 8.4kReads9.1Score676Shelves

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    A very realistic gangster novel, definitely worth reading, highly recommended, not a mindless wish-fulfillment story.

13. 113 江 The Boss of the Underworld 江湖话事人 Thirty-One三十一Urban3.4M WordsCompleted [Not many readers, so the rating just won’t go up] One wrong turn brought me into the jianghu. Watch as I summon storms with one hand and calm them with the other. Starting from nothing, I’ll carve out a path through the jianghu. They say you become what you eat, so if you want to climb higher, there’s only one thing to eat... 2.7kReads7.8Score203Shelves

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    I'll only recommend this one.

14. 114 让 I Told You to Go Undercover, Not Hit on the Boss's Wife! 让你卧底，没让你勾搭大嫂！ Bei Cai贝才Urban3.5M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + never a saintly heroine + multiple heroines + wildly satisfying] Lei Zhen transmigrates to a parallel world in 1995. Starting out as a low-level underling, he rises through the ranks with ruthless force, amassing wealth and beautiful women until he rules everything with an iron fist! 105.7kReads9.3Score11.6kShelves

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    These two books are acceptable

15. 115 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

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    A concise and efficient book that doesn't pad the word count.

16. 116 重 Reborn in the Great Heist, the Black Gold Tycoon Strikes Back 重生大劫案，黑金大佬逆袭记 God and Autumn神与秋Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Urban rebirth + System + underworld boss + ruthless + scheming] A down-and-out middle-aged man unexpectedly reborn 28 years into the past. Caught in a shocking bank heist, he activates the “Black Gold System.” “Go ahead and make more money. It'll all become my fortune sooner or later anyway. Hahaha!” … Notorious bandit Ye Zhihuan: “Who's tougher than me in the underworld? Lin Dong? Never mind, then.” King of Thieves Zhang Ziqiang: “I once stole 1.2 billion from Li, the richest man in the coun 11.2kReads7.9Score528Shelves

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    Boss, my rules are the only rules.

17. 117 龙 Dragon Head 龙头 Xun Fei寻飞Urban3.1M WordsCompleted For the sake of the goddess, I crossed the big shot in the county. To stay alive, I fought my way up, one step at a time, until I became the boss... One day, the hidden dragon will find the rain it needs. With a single roar, it will shift the mountains and rivers and move the Big Dipper. Stories of the underdog rising to the top will always set the blood racing. 27.6kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves

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    Stop asking what constitutes a masterpiece or the pinnacle of novel writing. Based on my seven years of experience in various book circles, I can tell you that there's only one: this one. The entire text is concise and to the point, with swift and decisive action, no internal strife, and revenge served on the spot. It's a story of ordinary people and their brothers and sisters forced by reality to experience a series of fierce battles and intrigues in a world of chivalry and adventure.

18. 118 狂 The Blood Dragon of Carnage 狂煞血龙 Cold Gaze冷眸Urban1.8M WordsCompleted To find her, he enters this battle for power with a band of beastlike brothers at his side... After she is murdered, he raises his blade and unleashes a massacre that shocks the world... His bloodthirsty nature earns him the fearsome title of the greatest killer emperor in history... With his arrival, the underworld is shrouded in a bloody haze for decades... 1.6kReads8.9Score118Shelves

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    Forever the top 1

19. 119 翻 I Can Turn My Hand to Anything: Two Horizontal Strokes and One Vertical, That's How We Get Things Done 翻手为云：两横一竖就是干 Lang Fanyun浪翻云Urban218k WordsOngoing My name is Wang Xiao, and my nickname is Xiao San’er. Those who respect me call me Third Brother. This book is dedicated to the youth I’ve lost and the days I once spent running with a rough crowd. A butterfly spends its life in love with flowers, wandering with their fragrance to the ends of the earth. Through countless hardships, I have no regrets about my golden years. 252Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 120 无 The Pinnacle of Nowhere 1 无人之巅1 The Innocent Eldest Young Master of the Wu Family无邪的吴家大少爷Urban1.3M WordsOngoing I went into the underworld because I didn’t want to be bullied... I stepped into the darkness so I’d never have to turn my back on it again. I cast aside my conscience and sharpened my claws, trampling underfoot each person who had once humiliated me. 240Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I wrote this myself, could you please support me?

21. 121 无 The Pinnacle of the Unpeopled World: The Pure Dust Arc 无人之巅清尘篇 The Innocent Eldest Young Master of the Wu Family无邪的吴家大少爷Sports102k WordsCompleted The story of Ye Qingchen, the one who stands alone at the summit: You are the peerless genius of your city, blessed with a boxing talent no one can match. At last, the year you turn eighteen, you claim the national boxing championship... 5Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 122 古 The Kirin Kid of the Triad Comics 古惑仔漫画之麒麟仔 Handsome Nan Who Likes Flour喜欢面粉的靓仔南Anime Fanfiction332k WordsOngoing ## Hung Hing’s War God: Tenfold Talent, Starting as a Grunt >I worked myself to death pulling an all-nighter and woke up inside Young and Dangerous as Yun Zhi, a 16-year-old street-level cannon fodder. >My frail body stands 186 centimeters tall, and my gentle looks always get me mocked as a “pretty boy.” >At a moment of crisis, I awaken the Tenfold System: my reflexes in a fight are ten times faster, and my punches are ten times stronger. >I secretly watch Prince train outside a boxing gym, only 345Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    Take it and go see it!

23. 123 匪 Bandit City 匪城 Love-Heart Jueluo爱心觉箩Urban125k WordsOngoing [Not a wish-fulfillment power fantasy, and the protagonist isn't invincible: a comeback story + underworld conflict + a rock-bottom start + personality reversal + ruthless decisiveness + brains and brawn + ruthless bandits and war criminals abound] I'm Shen Liu. Ever since my father was imprisoned for seriously injuring someone when I was seven, I've endured humiliation at every turn. Then a girl appeared, and my life began to change... Once again, they knocked me down. As they unzipped their —Reads—Score2.2kShelves

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    I absolutely love this book. Shen Liu goes from being a bullied boy to fighting his way up in the underworld, leading his brothers to carve out a niche for themselves, making D City submit, and making Shen Liu's name resound throughout the northern frontier.

24. 124 四 Sichuan Gangsters 四川黑帮 No Return to the Jianghu江湖无归Urban395k WordsOngoing What is the jianghu? Everyone has their own answer. But in my more than twenty years of experience, the jianghu is a game of chess, one in which everyone is both a piece and a player. Once you enter the game as a piece, there’s no way out. Once you enter the jianghu, there’s no turning back! My name is Liang Yu. I’ve been a piece, and I’ve also been a player! Note: I’m not Er Ge. I’m a huge fan of Er Ge. If you don’t know who Er Ge is, just search for Healing-Style Dou on Tomato Novel! 92Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 125 手 I Have Thousands of Underlings, Yet They Insist I'm a Model Citizen 手下几千小弟，非说是三好青年 Orange Juice橘子橙子汁Urban273k WordsOngoing [Underworld] + [Reborn] + [System] + [Going Straight] + [Campus Life] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Business Savvy] In prison, Han Zu, the gang's second-in-command who held all the group's major criminal records, was ambushed. “Brother Zu, you're old. The only way I can get ahead is by taking you out!” “As long as you're alive, plenty of people won't be able to sleep!” At the moment he closed his eyes, his past flashed before him: brothers dying tragic deaths, leaving his home behind, and dying in pr 397Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Campus romance novel with a gangster system

26. 126 篮 Basketball and the Jianghu: Westside at Eighteen 篮球与江湖：十八岁那年的城西 Passerby Outside Suzhou苏州城外的过客Urban1.0M WordsCompleted The story takes place in a small city in Jiangnan. After accidentally sinking a game-winning three-pointer in a basketball game, transfer student Ren Ji becomes the class hero by sheer luck, only to inexplicably get caught up in the underworld... An innocent boy, an era growing wild. Amid the surging tides, no one can stay untouched. 502Reads8.2Score101Shelves

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    First book I highly recommend, a youth campus story.

27. 127 风 The Pearl River Delta Rises: The Man in Charge 风起珠三角：话事人 Dongguan Knight东莞骑士Urban684k WordsOngoing [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Sharp-Witted] + [Brotherhood] + [Industrial Tycoon] Pearl River Delta, 2004. It was the best of times: assembly-line machines roared day and night, and gold seemed to lie everywhere. It was also the worst of times: the urban villages were a tangled mix of people, and might made right. Chen Jun had been driven to the edge of a cliff, with a group of poor brothers who had nowhere else to go behind him. "The rules around here need to change. From now on, I'll be the one m 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No exaggeration, no melodrama, no unrealistic plot twists, just realistic underworld rules, treacherous human nature, and life-or-death struggles. The protagonist is cunning and ruthless, his brotherhood is reliable, and his opponents are intellectually sharp, creating a tense and suspenseful atmosphere. From subtle probing to direct confrontation, every battle is brimming with tension. A clash between loyalty and self-interest, a struggle between principles and ambition—an immersive experience in the world of organized crime. If you're looking for a good read, just jump right in!

28. 128 黑 Black Panther: The Bloodstained Throne 黑豹：血色王座 Ye Qiuquan叶秋泉Modern Romance527k WordsOngoing [Black Gangster Revenge Thriller | Two Powerful Leads Raised Together | Strong Female Lead’s Growth | Ensemble Cast | Love Triangle Chaos] At twenty, she became the youngest female gang leader in Dong Province. But her story began in a corner of Dawnlight Orphanage, where Xiao Mo gave her a name. “A smile that can beguile Yangcheng and captivate Xia Cai. I want you to bloom into the most dazzling flower in the world.” She thought they would be together forever, until he fell into the hands of B 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a female-oriented gangster novel, absolutely perfect for girls! Written by a new author, I'm totally hooked! [Shy]

29. 129 港 The Long Dark Road of Hong Kong Noir 港综黑色长路 Mr. Ordinary平常先生Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 5.5kReads6.5Score158Shelves
30. 130 港 Hong Kong Films: You Told Me to Shoplift for Free, Now I've Gone Legit and Become a Boss 港片：让你零元购，你洗白当大佬 A Life of Clear Water净水人生Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Ye Tianlong transmigrates into the world of Hong Kong action movies set in the 1980s and 1990s, becoming a mainland-born robber! By chance, he gets a Spend-Nothing System that rewards him whenever he gets things for free. At last, his skills have found the perfect use! From the start, he's handed an AK, sweeping across Hong Kong Island and setting off on a path to conquer the world. Ghost Brother, the masked man with an AK, the Dragon Gate leader, the King of Electricity, a glory to the Chinese 14.8kReads7.1Score603Shelves
31. 131 港 Hong Kong Films: All My Disabled Underlings Are SSS-Rank 港片：我的残废小弟全是SSS级 Sister Fan0樊姐0Urban448k WordsCompleted Chu Feng transmigrates into the most miserable enforcer in the Hongxing Society. From the start, Chen Haonan treats him like a dog, and his underlings are all either blind or lame, missing arms or legs! He activates the “Pay-to-Enhance System”... 21Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 132 都 Reborn, So It's Only Natural for Me to Have a Ton of Underlings 都重生了，小弟有亿点多很合理吧 Jelly Vermicelli果冻粉条Urban313k WordsCompleted The moment He Xian opened his eyes, he awakened the wisdom of his past life and gained a System that could summon little monkeys to work for him. Makes perfect sense, right? Summon one little monkey to work for you, and you can lie flat while earning a few thousand a month. So what if you summoned hundreds, or even thousands, of little monkeys to work for you? There was even a chance of summoning an elite monkey who could make a million a month. He Xian figured he could lie flat for good. Work? 83Reads5.4Score—Shelves
33. 133 港 Hong Kong Crossover: The Gangster Tycoon 港综：古惑仔神豪 Mi Hong迷虹Urban840k WordsCompleted Transmigrated into the Hong Kong crime world, known by the nickname Taiji, with plenty of money and plenty of underlings. The System brought him here, gave him an identity that was both a police officer and a gangster, and required him to become the boss before he could return. So he might as well make money and recruit underlings. A gangster tycoon fantasy with lots and lots of women. The second world, Bright Sword, has begun, and his reputation as a killer will spread far and wide! 2.2kReads8.6Score100Shelves
34. 134 港 Hong Kong Films: From Inspector to the Man of Steel 港片：从督察开始成为祖国人 Winding the Story's Clockwork拧动故事发条Male-Channel Fanfiction308k WordsCompleted Fang Juexia transmigrates into a world where Hong Kong movies have merged together. After awakening the [Super Police System], and thanks to his original self being a top student at the University of Hong Kong, he passes the interview to become a probationary inspector from the start. [Congratulations on your promotion to inspector. Rewards: Gene Optimization Serum, Master-Level Marksmanship, and Master-Level Police Grappling and Combat.] At first, the old hands in the police force look down on 7.8kReads8.1Score391Shelves
35. 135 考 After I Got Into Qingbei, My Underworld Boss Dad Got So Mad He Landed in the ICU 考上清北后，黑道老爹气进ICU Dust, Dust, Dust, Dust, Dust, Dust微尘尘尘尘尘尘Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Short drama in production] [Comedy]+ [Laid-back]+ [Positive energy] Lu Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes the only son of the Lu family, the biggest underworld clan in the country! Going back to his great-grandfather’s generation, his great-grandfather was an arms dealer. His grandfather was a mafia boss, and his father was the godfather of the entire country. But in Lu Chen’s generation, he declares that he’s going to study hard, become a beacon of righteousness, and give back 3.7kReads8.3Score385Shelves

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    That's all, I don't have any more. [Heart emoji]

36. 136 港 Hong Kong Films: The Positive Energy System of a Hung Hing Big Shot 港片：洪兴大佬的正能量系统 Two Hundred and Seventy Percent万分之二百七Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the role of Kun's top lieutenant, Feng Yun had planned to keep his head down and live this way until he had saved enough money to move overseas and enjoy a life of luxury. "Ding-dong! Congratulations, Host. You have activated the Positive Energy System." Feng Yun was dumbfounded. I’m a big-time villain, so why have you activated a Positive Energy System for me? What kind of joke is this? But then Feng Yun discovered that the items in the Positive Energy System’s shop we 604Reads8.9Score117Shelves
37. 137 黑 The Man Who Reached the Top of the Underworld 黑道触顶之徒 Hei A Man黑阿满Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The underworld is shallow waters teeming with big shots. Thousands shout my name: Brother Tian. Xia Tian, a young man from the bottom of society in Northeast China, gets caught up by chance in the feud between two underworld bosses. From then on, he sets out to climb to the top of the criminal world. Benefactors, moles, bandits, desperados… all sorts of characters take the stage, and the action is heart-pounding. Watch as he leads his brothers from small-time nobodies to become the biggest kin 3.8kReads8.8Score258Shelves
38. 138 卧 Undercover, the New King of the Underworld 卧底，江湖新龙头 One Bottle Isn't Quite Full壹瓶不满Male-Channel Fanfiction287k WordsCompleted [Hot-Blooded Jianghu] [Multiple Male Leads] [Multiple Female Leads] Features many memorable scenes from films and TV series, including Infernal Affairs and Election. Chen Feng heads south to Wancheng to find the girl he left back home. In Shenzhen, he joins the underling of an undercover cop and becomes his lackey. His big brother takes him to Hong Kong, where he gets caught up in a bloody conflict. After his big brother dies, Chen Feng avenges him and becomes the new boss of Hong Kong Island.… 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Please help me with my new job application.

39. 139 曹 Cao Yang's Journey South 曹阳南下记 Great Demon King Peacock孔雀大魔王Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Passionate and exhilarating. Now complete. Read with confidence. Cao Yang heads south to seek refuge with his older sister, setting off wave after wave of upheaval… 40.9kReads8.9Score4kShelves

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    The pace is fast, and they fight their way up.

40. 140 蛰 The Hibernating Dragon: The Young King 蛰龙：少年王 Jun Shang'an君上安Urban127k WordsOngoing I’m Lu Zhan, once the biggest loser at Chengnan No. 3 High School. For twenty years, I’ve been clawing my way out of that pit. The road still stretches ahead, and the people on it are still here. The hidden dragon has emerged. The world bows its head. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Three thrilling novels, continuing the legend of the underworld.

41. 141 带 The Cool Goddess Who Took Me into the Underworld Is Actually an Undercover Agent? 带我混江湖的冷艳女神，竟是卧底？ Jianghu Owl Dragon江湖枭龙Urban217k WordsCompleted Two years in prison for a crime he didn't commit taught him the ways of all walks of life: one hand appraises antiques, the other picks pockets. Once a young laborer on a construction site, now Lord Bai of the Rongmen! Money debts are hard to repay, but debts of love can be even deadlier. The icy beauty Sister Jing, the haughty A Hui... There are unseen clashes of blades and shadows, and women of every kind... 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two are good; if you disagree, let's fight.

42. 142 黑 Underworld Chronicles: Rising from Selling Leather Shoes 黑道往事：从卖皮鞋开始崛起 Zhen Zhi镇之Urban1.6M WordsOngoing [Period Jianghu] [The Rise of an Ordinary Man] [Brotherhood] "Everyone else pays fifty. You pay two hundred! If you don't want to pay, get lost!" Zhou Zheng couldn't understand why it was so hard to do something as simple as sell shoes from a street stall. After three years of reeducation through labor, he couldn't find a job when he got out. He and his parents scraped together what they could, and he swallowed his pride and borrowed another three thousand yuan before he could set up a shoe stal 13.9kReads8.1Score724Shelves
43. 143 年 Period: Riding the Wind to Rise in 1976 年代：1976乘风而起 Below Fangcun Mountain方寸山下Urban6.2M WordsOngoing 1976: The northern Bear is at the height of its power. 1976: The Western beacon struggles in the quagmire of stagflation. 1976: In the glow of the fiery red era, dawn begins to break for us... 23.2kReads8.0Score1.9kShelves
44. 144 千 A Thousand Paths 千人有道 Wu Qi武棋Urban3.3M WordsCompleted [Modern underworld] [Stories of crooked gambling] [Gambling scams] [Anti-gambling] When I was six, my grandaunt said I was doomed to a life of loneliness. She sold me. She sold me to an old man who had lost one hand. An old man who made his living as a swindler. From then on, I learned how to cheat at gambling from him. The old man became my master, but he told me to call him Fourth Master. I became a professional swindler, too. But on the day I graduated from my apprenticeship, Fourth Master di 13.2kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
45. 145 天 Number One Under Heaven 天下第一 The One Playing the Zither抚琴的人Urban4.1M WordsCompleted No money to give you, but you can take my life. I’m the best in the world! Looking at his disheveled reflection in the mirror, Chen Dong slammed a fist into it, his eyes bloodshot. “From today on, no one will ever walk all over you again!” 15.2kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
46. 146 不 Bad Boys: The Reckless Years of Yu Chengfei 不良之年少轻狂宇城飞篇 God of the Deep Sea深海的神Urban918k WordsOngoing [Underworld] [Hot-Blooded] [First-Person] [Youth] [Reckless Youth] My name is Yu Chengfei. To avenge my father, I ventured into Beiyuan alone. I fought my way forward and made countless brothers who would share life and death with me. In the end, my neighbor's younger brother, Wang Hao, and I rose to the top of Beiyuan's underworld! But I know our story isn't over yet... Our youth was wild and arrogant, and we lived recklessly in our glory days! 34.6kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
47. 147 不 Bad Boy: The Sequel to No Rules, No Limits 不良之无法无天续写 K7's Puppyk7的小狗Urban200k WordsCompleted Our youth was bold and unruly, and in our reckless years, brotherhood always came first! The martial world was full of excitement, but also rife with bloodshed, schemes, and deceit! Brothers stood by each other through life and death, but there was no shortage of backstabbing and betrayal! Loyalty endured with righteous strength, but even heroes could fall short and meet an untimely end! Power could make you stand above the crowd, but it also brought drunken excess and the ruin of everything you 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
48. 148 不 The Reckless Days of a Bad Boy 不良少年之年少轻狂 General Water Buffalo水牛大将军Urban876k WordsCompleted The king has returned, righteous and true. Wang Hao took his four wives and left for Arabia, thinking he could leave all the strife behind and live in peace. A text message shattered that calm: his brother had been hit by a car, his big brother had been sidelined and transferred away, and half the sky over Beiyuan had fallen. Powerful forces from the provincial capital had laid a vast net, determined to swallow everything they had risked their lives to win. Men he had once defeated were now 5.4kReads6.8Score299Shelves
49. 149 梁 Tales of Liangzhou: Underworld Turmoil 梁州往事之黑道风云 San Bian Gua三扁瓜Urban788k WordsOngoing The jianghu has never been just about fighting. It is about navigating human relationships and weighing the pros and cons. After years moving through the gray areas, I have seen the warmth and coldness of human nature, and witnessed betrayal and scheming time and again. With no one to rely on in my youth, I endured a bitter, hard life. Some took a wrong turn and ended up behind bars, their lives ruined before they were halfway through. I clawed my way up from the very bottom of society, swallowi 141Reads6.3Score—Shelves
50. 150 不 The Bad Old Days: Who Can Compete? [Sequel] 不良之谁与争锋【续写】 Left Bankx左岸xMale-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing "My name is Zuo Fei: Zuo, as in east, west, north, and south; Fei, as in spreading your wings and soaring!" The story shouldn't end with a triumphant return home. It's time to begin a new chapter, destroy the forces of evil, and bring peace back to our vast land of Huaxia! P.S. This is a newcomer’s first work, so please be understanding. Updates may be a little slow. This is a continuation of Bad Boys: Who Can Compete?, originally written by @Fu Qin De Ren. 4.7kReads—Score255Shelves

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