Imperial Exam Stories with No Golden Finger, a Brilliant Protagonist, and No Plagiarism 科举文+无金手指+主角特别聪明那种+不要文抄公

1. 1 科 The Imperial Exams: A Bookish Son in a Clan of Illiterates 科举：九族文盲出了个读书郎 I'm a Pighead我是猪头Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Imperial Examinations] [Transmigration + No System] [No heroine in the early story; there may or may not be one later, and if there is, she won't get much page time] Not a single person in the Gu clan, spanning nine generations, could read or write. Even the family genealogy had been written by the clan chief through a mixture of guesswork and asking around. Then, all of a sudden, this family produced a scholar. At first, the villagers and the Gu clan relatives had little faith in Gu 78kReads8.7Score8.2kShelves

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   The entire Gu family is illiterate, and even the genealogy is written by guesswork. Gu Ruli was sent to study, and was regarded as a dream by the whole village. Unexpectedly, his good news spread frequently, which shocked the countryside. Everyone thought he should open a separate family tree - but he smiled and said: "Not only open a separate family tree, I will rewrite the entire family tree." (No system, plot-oriented, imperial examination counterattack main line) [Sparrow Food Masterpiece]

2. 2 笑 You Mock My Clan for Never Passing the Imperial Exams? What Are You Crying For Now That I Passed All Three with Top Honors? 笑我全族不中举？三元及第你哭啥 A Useless Scholar无用一书生Historical323k WordsOngoing Zhang Yan, the top scholar of nine provinces, has just earned his doctorate when he opens his eyes and finds himself in a poor village in the Great Yong Dynasty. His clan has spent generations taking the imperial examinations, but after decades, not one of them has even passed the first degree. They have become the laughingstock of the entire village. But Zhang Yan sees the clan elders' good intentions. People say studying is hard, but how can it be harder than farming? He secretly swears, “Sinc 378Reads8.4Score101Shelves
3. 3 童 As a Child Bride, I Encouraged My Husband to Take the Imperial Examination 童养媳的我怂恿夫君科举 Cheng Xin承昕Ancient Romance537k WordsCompleted [Farming] [Imperial Examinations] [Family Life] [Both Leads Are Chaste] [Fleeing Disaster in a Famine Year] [Love Grows Over Time] Xia Zhi transmigrated after dying from three nights of working overtime. When she woke up, she found she’d been sold to a family as a child bride, and her husband was a newborn baby. Well, since Xia Zhi had never been in love in her previous life, she took on the task of raising a child. Fortunately, she had accumulated plenty of knowledge in her previous life, which 6.2kReads8.1Score667Shelves
4. 4 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: The Concubine-Born Heir's Rise to Power 女穿男，庶房嫡子的逆袭 Liu Jilian刘忌廉Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing Now available as an audiobook with a full cast. [Alternate history] + [Woman transmigrates as a man] + [Born into this world] + [Imperial exams and business in the early story] + [Court politics later on] + [One female lead, with a relatively small role] + [A touch of ensemble cast] + [No golden finger] Xie Chengxi was born into another world as the sixth son of the Xie family, a minor family in Bianjing's Grain Transport Guild. His father was the clan's rejected son, kept under pressure for yea 44.8kReads8.3Score5.7kShelves

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5. 5 举 Your Whole Family Hopes You'll Pass the Scholar Exam, but You Top All Six? 举家盼你中秀才，你六元连中？ A Little Green Ear一只绿耳Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [Imperial examinations in the early chapters + farming + everyday life + lighthearted + court politics later on] In his previous life, Shen Zhou was in poor health and cultivated himself through a quiet, disciplined lifestyle, becoming rather indifferent by nature. Then he transmigrated to an ancient peasant family. The entire Shen family pooled their resources to support the original owner’s studies, hoping only that he would pass the county-level examination and become a licentiate. Sadly, the 14.4kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves

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   I really like the relationship between Shen Zhou and the emperor. Different monarchs and ministers have different champions.

6. 6 寒 The Imperial Exam Routine of a Poor Butcher's Son 寒门屠户之子的科举日常 Diki DaddyDiki粑粑Historical3.2M WordsOngoing The Wang butcher family is full of burly men, all tall, broad, and muscular, like a whole den of reincarnated black bears! But their youngest son, Wang Sanniu, is the odd one out: frail, delicate, and liable to fall over in a breeze. Standing beside his family, he looks like a little fox that wandered into a bear’s den. Butchering pigs? The moment pig’s blood splashes over him, he faints! Farming? The hoe is taller than he is! With the family fearing he’ll become a good-for-nothing, his mother m 198kReads8.9Score25.8kShelves

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   Bro, to be honest, you are the best blogger I have ever seen so far, so I recharged 500 yuan for your video. Although it is not much, it is not recharged. I wish you good luck.

7. 7 全 My Clan Raised Me to Greatness, So I Gifted Them Purple Robes 全族扶我青云志，我赠族人朱紫袍 Uncle Jianghe江河大爷Historical2.2M WordsOngoing After dying suddenly from overwork, workaholic Chen Yan is reborn as the only son of a newly born provincial graduate in the Great Liang Dynasty. His father is successful, so Chen Yan promptly decides to lie flat and enjoy the good life, with food brought to him and clothes laid out for him. But when he learns at the age of six that he was switched at birth with a farmer's child, his life takes a turn. The day the fake young master returns to the Chen family, he goes out to work in the fields an 274.7kReads9.2Score31.6kShelves

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   It's good-looking, really good-looking. It's not just about the halo of the male protagonist. It has a plot and details. It's not mindless, no dog teammates, and no sticky emotional drama. It's all about hard work, wisdom, and a lonely character who rises from the bottom step by step. It has extremely upright outlook on life and good nature. Simplicity, unity, and loyalty are reflected everywhere, without the cunning, selfishness, injustice and shortcomings of modern people. The trust, unity, and passion in the article make people yearn for it, and it makes people feel comfortable to watch it. This is the real comfort to the messy life in this world, and a little sweetness in the hard life.

8. 8 穿 Transmigrate to a Farming Family, Aim for the Imperial Exams 穿越农家，科举为上 Tang Qinghan唐轻寒Ancient Romance305k WordsCompleted Wang Xi had a heart condition as a child and was abandoned at an orphanage. He worked odd jobs to put himself through college and finally landed a pretty good job. After three years of working diligently, just as he was finally able to give something back to the orphanage where he grew up, he suddenly died while working overtime one night. Reborn into a farming family, Wang Xi is now a little boy named Li Shuanzi. He knows all too well that if he wants a better life, passing the imperial exams i 3.8kReads8.9Score209Shelves

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   How to say it? Without cheats, the male protagonist's life seems to be going smoothly and beautifully. This book made me feel that Xiucai and Juren were a bit bad, and they lacked the realism of studying hard at that time, not to mention that the male protagonist came first every time. The emotional line is very flat, but it actually conforms to the ancient custom of marrying first and falling in love later. Overall, I personally feel that it has a bit of a run-down feel. But it's still ok.

9. 9 全 The Whole Family Transmigrates: My Scholar Dad Revives the Family Through the Imperial Exams 全家穿越：学霸老爸靠科举兴家 Today, I'm a Pretty Flower Again今天也是花花呀Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted What’s it like when your whole family transmigrates to ancient times? Jiaojiao raises her little hand. She knows! Hua Tao and Shen Heqing, an older couple who thrived in the twenty-first century, transmigrate to ancient times together with their only daughter, Hua Jiaojiao. History professor Hua Tao has no choice but to study day and night for the imperial exams. Shen Heqing, a leading beauty-industry entrepreneur, starts from scratch and builds a business to make money. As for Jiaojiao, she’s 3.1kReads8.9Score296Shelves

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   It's been so long since I read the first and second books that I don't remember whether they include cheats or not, but they are still pretty good! Especially the first one I finished reading! I only remember that I read the second and third books which were really good but I didn't seem to finish them.

10. 10 努 I Strive for the Imperial Exams, But My Slacker Dreams Never Change 努力考科举，咸鱼梦想从未改变 A Little Green Ear一只绿耳Historical1.8M WordsCompleted [Imperial exams + everyday life + lighthearted] Lu Yang, a rich second-generation heir, wakes up one day as the youngest and most cherished son of the Lu family. This youngest son is a scholar, yet selfish and self-centered, turning a blind eye to his family's sacrifices and caring only about his own future. Lu Yang may be a slacker with little conscience, but he knows who's good to him. He keeps his dream of being a slacker tucked away and works hard to pass the imperial exams, hoping to become 23.8kReads9.1Score2.4kShelves
11. 11 没 No System? I’ll Still Become the Top Scholar and Grand Secretary 没有系统？我照样考状元当首辅 Adoring You at Dawn and Dusk朝暮倾卿Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [No golden finger + No pocket dimension + Heartwarming family + No ridiculous characters] [The male lead works hard and climbs the ranks one step at a time through his own efforts] [The male lead is devoted; the female lead appears fairly late. The story begins with the imperial examinations and later moves into officialdom] [No forced stupidity, no self-righteous saint, and no fake innocent heroine] Xu Xingfeng, a county-level civil servant in a twenty-first-century town, suddenly finds himself 7.6kReads8.9Score685Shelves
12. 12 大 Great Qin: I Blow Up the Alchemy Furnace from the Start, and I'm a Ninth-Rank Alchemist 大秦开局炸丹炉，我乃九品炼药师 Folded-Earroot That Won't Fold折耳根不折Historical1.1M WordsCompleted [No System + lightly alternate history + wish fulfillment + ensemble cast] So, Who Let Him Transmigrate to the Qin Dynasty? Li Yi, a 21st-century civil service exam candidate, unexpectedly transmigrated into the Qin Dynasty and became an alchemist who made “immortality pills”! “One part sulfur, two parts saltpeter, three parts charcoal? What the hell! Which genius made this pill? Are you sure you’re not making black powder?” Looking at the alchemy furnace in front of him, Li Yi, who had just tra 2kReads8.9Score211Shelves
13. 13 大 Great Tang: If You Won’t Rebel, Father, Then I Will! 大唐：父亲您不造反，我造反！ Darn Spider扑街蜘蛛呀Historical2.5M WordsOngoing [Ruthless and decisive]+ [Golden finger]+ [Conquest and expansion]+ [Industrial Revolution]+ [Age of Discovery] Also known as The Crown Prince Should Stop Competing, the Tang Dynasty Already Has Nine Dragons in One Court, Tang Dynasty: Father, You’re This Old, How Can You Still Sleep?, and I, Li Chengqian, the Steadiest Crown Prince in History. He transmigrates to a parallel Tang Dynasty and becomes Li Chengqian, still the heir of the Prince of Qin’s household. Faced with Li Shimin’s indecision, 13.1kReads8.6Score736Shelves
14. 14 不 I'd Rather Be a Playboy Than a Talented Scholar 不做才子做纨绔 Cang Jiao苍蛟Historical731k WordsCompleted [Adorable Baby, Everyone’s Favorite, Soul Transmigration] Chi Chengyou, a self-employed businessman, somehow ends up inside a book he once read, one with an utterly tragic ending. Not only has he become the seventh young master of a general’s household, he’s also a newborn baby. The disaster that will strike in over a decade weighs heavily on him, but there’s no point worrying. What can a baby who can’t even control his own limbs do? He can only wait until he grows up before coming up with a pla 6.5kReads8.5Score516Shelves
15. 15 大 The Great Qin's National Destiny: Choosing Qin Shi Huang from the Start 大秦国运：开局选择秦始皇 Bookworm Junjun读书者君君Historical1.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Great Qin, Ye Xuan binds himself to a National Destiny System, and three legendary figures from the ages await his choice! “Will you choose Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han, or Xiang Yu, the Conqueror...?” “No. Since I've come to the Great Qin, I won't leave empty-handed. I choose... Qin Shi Huang, the greatest emperor of all time!!!” He tramples Zhao Gao, beheads Liu Bang, recruits Xiang Yu, battles Guigu, and wipes out the Xiongnu... “What does unifying the 6.8kReads8.7Score459Shelves
16. 16 做 The First Thing I Did as a County Magistrate: Feed the Whole County 做女县令第一件事：让全县吃饱饭 Jasmine Milk Tea茉莉牛乳茶Ancient Romance3.0M WordsOngoing [Farming + infrastructure development + improving people’s livelihoods + System + a female magistrate’s rise to power] Shen Zheng opens her eyes to find she’s become a newly appointed female magistrate. The county office is so poor that plaster is crumbling off the walls, and the granary is so empty even the mice stay away. Everyone knows that the poorest county in all of Liuyang Prefecture is this very county, Tong’an. Just as she thinks she’ll have to waste three years in Tong’an before retiri 18.6kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves
17. 17 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, the Chief Secretary Became Both Clingy and Fierce 穿书后首辅他又奶又凶 Mi Luo Fo弥洛佛Ancient Romance639k WordsCompleted Su Shi transmigrates into a beloved-by-all novel and becomes a cannon-fodder villainess who gets in the way of the heroine and male lead's romance? That would be bad enough, but she'd also cheated on the great villain, the chief minister... Yet when she looks at the chief minister's rosy lips and pearly teeth, so easy to push over, she decides that no, he's a silly boy, and she's going to raise him into a sweet, well-behaved husband! A husband is best raised from a young age! But why does the ch 292Reads8.5Score—Shelves
18. 18 我 I, Sun Shan, and the Imperial Examinations 我，孙山，科举 Ximen Qizi西门七仔Ancient Romance4.6M WordsOngoing “Imperial exams + transmigration + farming + exams + no space System” “Romance included, devoted male lead. The female lead is his childhood sweetheart, but she appears infrequently. Romance is not the main plot.” “The male lead rises step by step through hard work and good luck.” “The male lead is no good at scheming, but he gets things done and has technical skills.” “The imperial examination system is based on the Ming and Qing dynasties.” After an accident, he is transmigrated into the womb 51.2kReads8.8Score3.3kShelves

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    These three books are very consistent

19. 19 卷 An Ordinary Life for a Workaholic in Ancient Times 卷王在古代的普通人生 Chi Chi, Keep It Up尺尺加油Historical525k WordsCompleted Chen Rui, an agriculture student in the modern era, transmigrates to the fictional Great Xia Dynasty and becomes the great-grandson of Chen Wang, a former company commander who has retired from military service to farm. With his family’s help, he enters officialdom through the imperial examinations and uses his knowledge to make sure the people under his jurisdiction have enough to eat. A heads-up: this isn’t a conventional power fantasy. It has a laid-back, slice-of-life feel, and the male lead 2.5kReads8.3Score184Shelves

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20. 20 农 A Farm Boy's Imperial Exams: My Dad Turns Out to Be the Ultimate Study Machine 农家考科举：我爹竟是最强卷王 Long, Long, Long, Long Hair长长长长头发Ancient Romance813k WordsOngoing [Farming + imperial examinations + building wealth] A gifted student who hated studying transmigrates into the son of a peasant family in ancient times. As he chases chickens and dogs around the village, gathering friends and preparing to make a fortune so he can afford meat, someone calls out, “Ergouzi, your dad passed the provincial exam and became the top graduate! The county magistrate awarded him fifty taels of silver!” When he resolves to study so he can avoid going bald before turning ten 18.4kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
21. 21 为 To Avoid Planting Rice, I Work Hard to Pass the Imperial Exams 为了不插秧，努力考科举 Three Layers of Belly Fat三层肚腩Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama adaptation is now streaming] A modern SSS-rank researcher dies suddenly and transmigrates to the Great Xing Dynasty. His health is so poor that he's not allowed to pick rice in the fields until he's six. Sunstruck and light-headed, Li Jing decides that farming with this body is a risky business, so he immediately resolves to study for the imperial examinations. That's what he's good at; the transplanting can be left to the professionals! The following year, now named Li Yiqing, 28.2kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves
22. 22 拜 I Took a Master, Then Rose to the Highest Office Through the Imperial Exams 拜了个师父，我靠科举位极人臣 Flying Cow 98会飞的牛98Historical645k WordsCompleted Ma Chengli was born into the Ma family, a clan of veterinarians, and grew up in the womb before being born into this world. Then, one day, the newly founded Great Ying dynasty suddenly announced that it would resume the imperial examinations, just eight years after its founding. His father, Ma Dawei, suddenly discovered: “Could my son really have the makings of a child prodigy?” His mother, Lady Zhang, declared with confidence: “My son has been clever and bright since he was little. He should ta 731Reads7.4Score—Shelves
23. 23 科 Imperial Exams: Sir, Your Son Just Scored Six Perfects in a Row 科举：老爷，少爷他连中六元了 Flying Cow 98会飞的牛98Historical1.1M WordsCompleted One heroine + no System + lighthearted pacing A thorough understanding of the world is knowledge, and social savvy is good writing. Ren Junjie, a history graduate, suddenly finds himself in an unfamiliar world as the eldest legitimate son of the richest family in Xinchang County. A former wastrel, he turns over a new leaf and marries a lovely young wife. He rests every other day and works on the days in between, studying harder and striving to improve. With his deep knowledge of history, he purs 8.8kReads8.8Score691Shelves
24. 24 农 The Darling of the Farmstead: Raising the Young Lord Chief Secretary 农门团宠：娇养首辅小夫君 The Southern Trees乔木在南Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted She transmigrates into a book! She’s become a brainless, vicious female cannon fodder in an imperial-examination novel. The original owner was spoiled and doted on from childhood, and even had a frail child husband. She bullied and humiliated him, and even planned to sell him off... But who could have guessed that this frail little husband was actually a brilliant, devious, and villainous mastermind? He endured humiliation, came first in all three imperial examinations, rose to the highest ranks 10.2kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    After dressing up as a vicious female supporting character, she worked hard to clear her name. The male protagonist appears to be weak, pitiful and helpless, but in reality he is a black-hearted sesame glutinous rice dumpling. It's so easy to see.

25. 25 叮 Ding! With an Immortal Achievement, the Cousin Miss Starts Reading 叮，成就流芳百世，表小姐开卷了 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 137.2kReads9.6Score15.7kShelves

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    This six-yuan and the first in eternity is really beautiful.

26. 26 老 My Dad Is Su Dongpo, My Wife Is Li Qingzhao, and My Bro Is Emperor Huizong 老爹苏东坡老婆李清照老铁宋徽宗 Wen Qingru文卿如Historical1.3M WordsOngoing Tags: No System, not a mindless power fantasy, meticulous historical research, slow burn, personal growth, one heroine An utterly ordinary art student transmigrates as Su Dun, the prematurely deceased youngest son of the legendary Su Dongpo. A quick calculation tells him When his father goes to Huizhou to eat lychees, he’ll be eleven. When his father goes to Hainan Island to eat clams, he’ll be fourteen. When his father is pardoned and dies in Changzhou, he’ll be seventeen. When Cai Jing erects 7kReads8.5Score602Shelves

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    The protagonist takes the imperial examination route, but the imperial examination is not everything. There is no golden finger. It is purely based on hard work and study, and of course there is a little talent. Occasionally copy the text, after all, the author cannot write poems that shocked the ancients, especially poems that shocked poetry masters like Su Dongpo and Li Qingzhao. Most of the poems were composed by the author himself.

27. 27 农 The Imperial Tutor's Road to the Civil Service Exams 农门帝师的科举之路 Ju He雎禾Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Imperial Examination, One-on-One Romance After an accident, a young man from the modern era transmigrated into the Great Qian Dynasty. Looking at his family’s dilapidated brick house, Qi Wenyu wondered how he would make a living from then on... 23.2kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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    "The No. 1 Scholar from a Poor Family in the Imperial Examination": This is an ancient and fictional novel. It has been completed and is read by 61,000 people. The book tells the story of a boy from a poor family who overcame all obstacles on the way to the imperial examination and finally became the number one scholar. The plot has ups and downs~🎓

28. 28 寒 The Poor Scholar's Rise 寒门贵子 Beyond the Mountain山的那边Historical2.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the body of a penniless scholar, Jiang Feng thought about how his computer science degree from his previous life was utterly useless here… Then it occurred to him: “Of all pursuits, studying is the noblest. I’ll just have to grit my teeth and take the imperial exams!” He kept going, and when he suddenly looked back, he had risen to the highest offices, expanded the empire’s borders, and built an unprecedented legacy! P.S. The new book, A Poor Scholar of the First Rank, 42.2kReads9.1Score4.5kShelves
29. 29 寒 The Poor Scholar's Imperial Exams: Six Top Scores in a Row 寒门科举，连中六元 Yu Jiang禹疆Historical369k WordsOngoing [Imperial exams + transmigration + System + not a power fantasy + everyday life] One moment, Wang Yuanqing transmigrates, and the next he's the only son in a farming family in Wangjia Village, Great Yuan, with seven beautiful older sisters. His family has next to nothing, and in an era when everything else is considered inferior to scholarship, Wang Yuanqing must climb the ranks step by step to protect his family. 75Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 快 Quick Transmigration: Don’t Call Me a Demon, I’m Cannon Fodder Now 快穿：别叫我魔头，我现在是炮灰 Chugga-Chugga Little Train匡次匡次小列车Urban311k WordsCompleted [Male lead + Quick transmigration + Feel-good fiction + Revenge + No female lead + No romance] In his previous life, Lin Rui was tricked by a quick transmigration System into joining the most thankless villain division. He worked hard to build a foundation, only to become an experience farm for the protagonists. Reborn with all his strength, Lin Rui, a kind-hearted soul, decides to stop being a workhorse and embrace the cannon fodder role. Lin Rui: “Sure, before I was reborn, I killed, robbed, a 2.9kReads8.2Score181Shelves

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    They are all good novels that I have read. You are invited to enjoy it together.

31. 31 我 I, the Skeleton Emperor! Pay Up! 我！骷髅大帝！打钱！ As Long as the Green Hills Remain苟得青山在Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A skeleton spearman who excels at surprise charges and blazing straight down the road. A Dark Warrior who takes life and death in stride and fights anyone who crosses him. A skeleton archer who can snipe your tonsils from four hundred kilometers away. Skeleton Emperor Qin Feng figures that his underlings might, possibly, perhaps be just a tiny bit dim-witted. Still, they’re pretty decent. Whether there’s trouble or not, they’ll charge in anyway, and if there isn’t any trouble, they’ll find some 21.2kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
32. 32 我 Deicide Learning In A Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 1.1MReads9.9Score180.5kShelves
33. 33 人 Rise of Humanity: My Players Are Super Fierce! 人族崛起，我的玩家超凶猛！ I Want to Become a God with One Book我要一书封神Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted The animated series "The Stars Descend: I Summon Players to Conquer the Wilderness" is now streaming on Hongguo. If you enjoy animated series, please go check it out and show your support. The Wilds Continent is home to countless races, where the strong prey on the weak. After transmigrating to the Wilds Continent, Lin Feng discovers that the human race is one of the weakest species there. Though they have many people, other races keep them penned up and enslaved. At this critical moment, Lin Fe 37.9kReads9.1Score3.7kShelves
34. 34 转 Reincarnated as a Divine Tree, I’m Building a Yin Soldier Clan 转生神树，我打造阴兵家族 Mu Feng Feng木风峰Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast + System + Clan Saga + No Female Lead + The Protagonist Isn’t Human!] Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people is injured! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree! Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people is on the brink of death! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree! Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people just passed away! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree. We can’t let the body get cold on the way! Reincarnated as a frail locust tree, Ji Yang only wanted to bask in the sun, 104.2kReads8.8Score14.6kShelves
35. 35 十 Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score231.9kShelves
36. 36 开 From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 802.5kReads9.7Score95.7kShelves
37. 37 机 Age of Mecha Girls: My Girls are All World-class Racing Machines 机娘纪元：我的机娘都是世界级 The Penguin Who Can't Wake Up睡不醒的企鹅Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Mecha Girls] + [Racing] + [Sweet Romance and Growth] + [Tomato’s only top-tier star racing novel] Once highly sought after by racing clubs, the top mecha girl is now ignored by everyone at the scrapyard. No one is willing to bond with her, even if she offers herself for free. She’s an “assassin race car” with unbeatable acceleration but terrible handling. Su Nian, a top racing driver from Earth, had hoped to make his mark in a world where racing technology lagged behind and success depended ent 37.2kReads9.7Score3.9kShelves
38. 38 召 The Weakest Summons? Sorry, I Have an Unbelievable Talent 召唤最弱？抱歉，我拥有逆天天赋 It's JoJo是jojo啊Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow] + [power fantasy] + [lighthearted] + [comedy] (No female lead) (Dungeon-focused plot) He chooses the bottom-tier Summoner class, only to awaken a demonic contract enhancement rune that lets him trade his maximum HP for summoned creature talents. “Summoners are weak? I’ll max out my talents. So, how will you deal with that?” 91.8kReads9.0Score6.7kShelves
39. 39 凡 Mortal Bones 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted The world’s spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade, Heavenly Spiritual Bone. Second grade, Golden Spiritual Bone. Third grade, Profound Spiritual Bone. Fourth grade, White Spiritual Bone. All the rest are mortal bones, with no chance of cultivating. Xu Taiping, born with mortal bones, swears to prove to the cultivation world that mortal bones can slay demons, mortal bones can vanquish devils, and mortal bones can ascend to immortality! 631kReads9.3Score94.2kShelves
40. 40 科 The Imperial Exam Path to Success 科举助吾上青云 Glory Returned荣归Historical1.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a family of farmers who also valued education, Bai Zimu had grandparents, parents, uncles, and aunts to support, as well as seven older sisters whose dowries had to be prepared. To escape the fighting on the border, the entire family moved back to their hometown. Along the way, they lost two of his sisters, and he himself nearly died. He wasn't strong enough to carry heavy loads or even lift much. In this underdeveloped world, Bai Zimu thought it over and realized that 4.1kReads8.9Score331Shelves

    Reader note

    These books are quite good to read. Those who like to read ancient imperial examinations can read it. The first one has a male protagonist who has no golden fingers and no system. It is close to real life. The male protagonist is positive and strives to change his own destiny. The author of the second book has a very high level of education. The writing style is very delicate and smooth, making it comfortable for everyone to read. It is worth reading. The third book is also very good. The male protagonist is smart and wise, the language is also very humorous, the family is harmonious, and the content is very down-to-earth. An old bookworm like me stayed up late to read it. I recommend everyone to read it.

41. 41 首 The Chief Minister's Farmhouse Bride 首辅家的农门小娇妻 Cloud's End云末Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Gu Yuan woke up transmigrated as the cannon-fodder female lead in a novel, and from the start she was already at odds with the male and female leads. Knowing the miserable fate awaiting her, Gu Yuan only wanted to live to see the ending. At lightning speed, she broke off her engagement with the original male lead and picked a cripple to marry. But this cripple... was stunningly handsome. As a certified pretty-boy enthusiast, Gu Yuan was delighted. After forcing Gu Yuan to marry a “crippled husba 6kReads8.8Score643Shelves
42. 42 皇 Ming Dynasty Natives Versus Transmigrators 皇明土著大战穿越众 Would You Dare Say Yes?叫你敢答应吗Historical3.7M WordsOngoing Current plot: A newcomer to officialdom enters the inner circle as a pawn, but refuses to settle for mediocrity and wants to break free of his constraints. By chance, he gets caught up in turmoil on the frontier, where three hundred battered soldiers rout thirty thousand northern invaders. Zheng Zhi, a household retainer of the Zhen Ding Guard under the Ming rear army's Governor's Office, dreams of himself sixty years in the future. From then on, the Ming Dynasty gains a peerless talent in both 99Reads8.2Score—Shelves
43. 43 吾 I Sing the Song of Mortals for You 吾为君吟凡人歌 Six Sons of Qingfeng青峰六子Historical552k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented, Transmigration, Fictional Setting, Farming, Everyday Life, Imperial Examinations, No System, No Golden Finger, Rural Life, Rustic Setting, One Heroine, Not a Power Fantasy] Lin Zezu, an ordinary nobody from Blue Star, transmigrates to the fictional Wu Kingdom. He arrives just as the original body's father, a scholar, dies of illness. Since the original body's birth mother was a brothel girl, his stepmother and eldest half-brother in the Lin family never treated him well. After Ma 3Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    Fortunately, a normal request finally came. It's normal for you to have it. It seems simple, but in fact it must be done. 99% Of that. Brother, let me recommend you a book that will make you hold your pee while reading it. I'll wait for you here. Are you convinced?

44. 44 玉 Yuxi Case Records 玉溪笔录 LuLu99Historical229k WordsOngoing Ensemble cast + farming + women taking the imperial exams without disguising themselves as men + everyday family life Most of the poems in this work are original. Everyone's welcome to discuss them! Serious synopsis: Follow Liu Yuxi as she records the chaos and laughter of the Liu family compound, the joys and sorrows of ordinary people, and their journey as they grow up. Most of the plot draws on historical precedents. The nine-year-old prodigy is based on Lin Youyu of the Song dynasty. Main pl 1Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Read this one! There is no golden finger, but the heroine is particularly smart in the imperial examination essay

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