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1. 1 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
2. 2 网 Online Game: Ruling the World 网游之纵横天下 Lost Leaf失落叶Sports4.6M WordsCompleted I was just an unremarkable player, but after I happened to save a beautiful woman, my life changed beyond recognition. In the game and in real life, I'm a top expert. From then on, I can dominate the world! 56.5kReads9.2Score5.5kShelves
3. 3 网 Online Game: Unrivaled Across the World 网游之天下无双 Lost Leaf失落叶Sports5.1M WordsCompleted With the Hell Demon Sword in hand, clad in the Ghostlight Divine Armor, wearing the Soul-Devouring Purple Gold Helm, and striding in Cloud-Treading Wave-Riding Boots, he holds the Goddess of Death in his left arm and a beautiful angel in his right. Ruling over the frigid Land of Death, a mighty Asura King rises from nowhere. You rookies, tremble! 30.7kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
4. 4 开 From the Start, I Steal an Angel's Gear: Taking What I Want Is Easy! 开局偷取天使装备，我探囊取物！ My Royalties Are Down by a Billion稿费少了亿点点Sports138k WordsCompleted The cross-century holographic online game Glory Continent, jointly developed by nations around the world, officially launches. From the start, he awakens two SSS-rank talents: Pickpocket and Super Fusion! Pickpocket: Steal a valuable item from your target. Super Fusion: Fuse two items of the same type into one of higher quality! Island Server's top player: "I have a sword called the Kusanagi Sword. It's... Baka! Where's my sword?" Duan Yu: "I have a sword called the Kusanagi Sword. It's three fe 266Reads5.4Score—Shelves
5. 5 山 Chronicles of Mountains and Rivers 山河志 A Dao阿刀Urban1.9M WordsCompleted His beautiful mother was nearly assaulted by a village lout, but she tearfully begged the man who rescued her not to call the police. Young Gao Yuan couldn’t understand why at the time. Only when he reached his thirties and looked back on the past, with those scenes flashing through his mind, did he realize that the lives of countless rural people together form a chronicle of the mountains and rivers of China! 110.6kReads9.6Score12.1kShelves

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   The growth story of an ordinary person is full of various aspects of life and the philosophy of life. This book has attracted the attention of countless readers with its unique writing style and profound connotation. The protagonist of the story is a little man. He started from a poor starting point and experienced countless setbacks and hardships, but always maintained a perseverance spirit. In the process of growing up, he continued to learn, grow and break through himself, and finally achieved a magnificent transformation from poverty to wealth. The writing style of this book is very beautiful. The author uses vivid description techniques to vividly display the inner world and emotional changes of the characters. Every detail is handled very well, making readers feel as if they are actually on the scene and feel the protagonist's emotions. At the same time, this book is also very rich in content. It is not only a person's growth story, but also an epic that reflects social reality and human nature. Through the protagonist's experience, the book reveals the various shortcomings of society and the complexity and diversity of human nature. In the process of reading, readers can not only feel the growth and transformation of the protagonist, but also reflect on their own life and social phenomena. In addition, this book is highly inspiring and contagious. It encourages readers to persist in faith in difficult situations, face challenges bravely, and constantly pursue self-improvement and growth. At the same time, it also reminds readers to cherish the present, be grateful for life, and face every stage of life with a positive attitude. In short, this book is an excellent work integrating writing style, connotation, inspiration and appeal. With its unique perspective and profound thoughts, it allows readers to gain profound thinking and insights during the reading process. Whether you are a newcomer to society or an adult going through a turning point in your life, this book will bring you valuable inspiration and reference.

6. 6 我 I, the Ultimate Schemer: The Empress Calls Me a Living Yama 我，最强毒士，女帝直呼活阎王 Xing Xing Zi星星子Historical4.2M WordsOngoing [Search Tomato to watch the short drama: The Third Greatest Stratagem of All Time] Gao Yang transmigrated to the Great Qian Dynasty just as the Empress ascended the throne and began recruiting talent from across the land. So he volunteered himself as a poison strategist! The Empress: “Suppose you personally wiped out your enemy's entire family. As you looked at the bodies scattered everywhere, you suddenly realized there was still a child in the house. What would you do?” Gao Yang: “I'd say, ‘Re 404.7kReads9.1Score34.4kShelves
7. 7 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

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   Bao IQ Online

8. 8 我 I Am Not the God of Drama 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score188.4kShelves
9. 9 重 Reborn in 1993: Dark Sea 重生1993，暗海 The Gods Want to Go Wild神想出去浪Urban1.9M WordsCompleted The physical edition of Wrathful Sea, Calm the Abyss is now available. Presales officially begin at 19:00 on October 11. [Reborn] [Mystery] [Undercover Agent] [Revenge] [Anti-Drug Operations] [Counterespionage] The golden finger is extremely weak, and he relies on his own abilities. This is a battle of wits between highly intelligent opponents, so you need to keep your brain switched on. There is no showing off and face-slapping! Ideal for veteran readers. If you understand it, you'll find it ve 302.5kReads9.6Score38.9kShelves

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   I haven't finished watching it yet, but it's really good.

10. 10 镇 The Nation-Protecting Prince Consort 镇国驸马爷 Xuan Zhi轩轾Historical3.1M WordsCompleted [System + political intrigue + mind games! The story only gets better as it goes] Ji Ping’an, a die-hard Three Kingdoms Kill player, passes out while gaming. When he wakes up, he’s transmigrated to the Dayu Dynasty and, by some fluke, become its biggest doormat of a son-in-law: the princess’s husband. He also activates a Three Kingdoms Heroic Spirit System. With enough gold, he can summon any general, strategist, warlord, or beauty from the Three Kingdoms. From then on, Ji Ping’an sets out to ge 74.8kReads8.9Score6.4kShelves
11. 11 赶 Beachcombing: From the Start, One Sand Shovel Wins Me the Whole Beach 赶海：开局一把沙铲承包整个沙滩 Mountain Peak山峰Urban4.6M WordsCompleted (Daily life + lighthearted + beachcombing + tycoon) I dropped out of a top university and spent two years back in my hometown fishing village. Once the village's golden boy, I became a good-for-nothing everyone despised. Then one day, I discovered I could see my own luck stat and exchange points for beachcombing tools through a virtual screen. From then on, my life was like I had cheats enabled. With a sand shovel, I could easily earn thousands in a day. With a spade, I even dug up a whole bucke 126.4kReads9.4Score11.5kShelves

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    After reading it, I couldn't help but recommend it. I particularly like this kind of cerebral novel. The protagonist's IQ and emotional intelligence are online.

12. 12 疯 After My Crazy Mom Was Quarantined, My Life Went into Overdrive 疯妈隔离后，人生开挂 A Pig's Big Dream猪的理想大Urban2.1M WordsCompleted "Ye Bochang, here's what I think. My parents are getting old, and since they've come all this way, let's have them stay." "They can live in that 160-square-meter apartment in the Third Ring residential complex. Your sister and brother-in-law can stay there when they visit, too." "Why aren't you saying anything? Are my parents not good enough for your house?" As the woman grabbed at Ye Bochang's steering wheel, a car accident sent time back to 2004. His father had died just days earlier, and his 19.1kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves

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    [Love] [Love] [Love] This book is really well written. [Love] [Love] [Love] I recommend it to everyone! I watched it all night long in one breath, and I didn't even bother to drink [][]. It was so addictive that I couldn't stop watching it. It was so addictive! It seems as if I have embarked on a journey of ups and downs with the protagonist. This work is definitely a masterpiece. This feeling of being unable to stop is simply poisonous! The plot is compact and not sloppy at all. Every plot is so cleverly designed, and every twist is amazing. The protagonist is humorous but true, and is definitely not the disgusting Virgin White Lotus. If you don't think it looks good, I'll just call you daddy!

13. 13 记 The Memory Trial: The Moment the Nation Wept for Him 记忆审判：那一刻，全国为他痛哭 Big Fish, Ah大鱼呀Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Narcotics Police] [Anti-Drug Campaign] [Narcotics Officer] [Sacrifice] A scarecrow stands in the wilderness, shielding the endless expanse behind it. In early autumn, ten years after he left home, he asked someone to place his final wish in your hands. The fire he lit never went out. Only the one who kept watch has gone. The national emblem on his cap is like his name: “Please bury it with me.” Birds sweep across the blank spaces of time, like a long story waking from beneath the dust. His eyes 6.4kReads9.2Score732Shelves
14. 14 零 Post-00s Dad Livestreams Parenting: Dad, Why Are You Crying Louder Than the Baby? 零零后直播带娃：爹咋哭的比娃响 Attending the Banquet Without Paying a Gift吃席不交份子钱Urban1.4M WordsCompleted As people pay more and more attention to their children's education, a live reality show called Fatherly Love Is a Mountain gets underway. The production team randomly selects one dad born in the 1980s, one born in the 1990s, and one born in the 2000s. The dad born in the 1980s is an all-rounder when it comes to childcare, looking after his daughter with meticulous care and tenderness. Viewers: “A father's love is like a mountain! This dad really shields his daughter from every storm!” The dad b 15.1kReads9.5Score1.5kShelves
15. 15 老 Teacher Liu the Trickster: I've Been Caught in the Rain, So You Want Me to Hold an Umbrella for You? 老六老师：我淋过雨，你们想撑伞 Cat, Basically是个猫Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Live streaming + System + crafty pranks + meme references + comedy + no female lead or romance] A lighthearted comedy. Please don't take it as a reflection of real life. After transmigrating to a parallel world, Jiang Feng discovers that he's become a teacher born in the 2000s, competing in the “Nationwide Search for the Most Beautiful Teacher” contest. For six months, his classes are livestreamed from start to finish. Faced with a group of innocent, down-to-earth high school freshmen, Jiang Fe 20.9kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
16. 16 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

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    It's rare to find a novel with a complex world line where every line has something to say, especially the integration of the mythological systems of various countries, which is very well grafted into the plot. It's fantasy but not magical, and it's rare for the young group of protagonists to be so passionate. The single lines of the characters are very attractive, and with the secondary BGM, the picture is very strong. In China, the gods are forbidden!

17. 17 我 I Act Like a Big Shot After Watching Crime Movies, and the Tycoon Begs Me to Save His Life 我看警匪片装大佬，首富求我救命 Big Shot Yu大佬俞Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Clever mind games + No simping + Pure satisfaction] [Takes off after ten chapters] One day, the bookshelf of ordinary office worker Lu Ping suddenly refreshed with its first intelligence report. He carefully opened it and read every word. Excitement and nerves hit him as he discovered that it contained all the secrets of a cold, high-and-mighty female CEO... So Lu Ping watched police dramas and copied the words and mannerisms of the big shots. He practiced a detached, bloodthirsty gaze in the m 12.4kReads9.1Score941Shelves
18. 18 刑 Criminal Investigation: I Can See Crime Records 刑侦：我能看见犯罪记录 Beneath the Fuli Shrine佛狸祠下Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing Cen Lian was a junior-college general education teacher who did just enough to get by, and always thought he would keep coasting through life. Then a cheat ability fell into his lap: every criminal revealed their crimes in front of him. Driven by a simple sense of justice, Cen Lian began matching wits with criminals, both smart and stupid. He became a specially appointed consultant and, alongside a group of like-minded partners, embarked on a career solving criminal cases. 38.4kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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    Mystery novel, rich plot, good-looking, more than 100,000 hours of reading time on the entire network

19. 19 模 I Simulated Crimes a Hundred Thousand Times and Somehow Became a Top Detective 模拟犯罪十万次，我竟成王牌神探 Chilly Early Autumn初秋微寒Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Crime Investigation + Crime + Invincible + All-Rounder + Hardcore Detective] A killer capable of committing the perfect crime must also be a master detective. Su Ming should have become the perfect criminal, but instead he aced the entrance exam for the criminal investigation team and chose to stand on the front line of the fight against crime. He has pored over tens of thousands of case files and scrutinized hundreds of millions of cases. In his eyes, every crime is riddled with laughably obvi 75.6kReads9.1Score7.4kShelves
20. 20 技 A Tech Geek’s Deduction 技术宅推理 Afterthought后觉Mystery734k WordsCompleted By chance, Xu Musheng helps the police crack a brutal kidnapping case that sends shockwaves through the entire Jiangbei Public Security Bureau. He thinks it is just a brief interruption in his hectic daily life, but then two goddesses come seeking him out, and even stranger cases follow in their wake. Can Xu Musheng pierce the layers of confusion and uncover the truth? As his extraordinary family background gradually comes to light, how will his relationships with the goddesses develop? 1.6kReads8.9Score188Shelves
21. 21 推 King of Deduction: From the Start, I’m Caught in a Case Within a Case 推理之王：开局就是案中案 This Keyboard Works Great这键盘挺好用Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [No System + No Golden Finger + Hard-Core Deduction + Criminal Investigations + Female Lead] Getting Shen Mu transferred to the criminal investigation squad was the retiring station chief’s sole request to the authorities. Xiao Ruowu, captain of the criminal investigation squad, couldn’t help wondering: Could someone so refined-looking really handle police work? On his first day at a crime scene, while everyone else discussed the case, Shen Mu wandered around. When everyone was at a loss, he sai 26.7kReads8.8Score2.5kShelves
22. 22 掌 The Thing in the Palm 掌中之物 Seven Years, Nine七岁九8k WordsCompleted I got a boyfriend, and my older sister told me to bring him home. I absolutely refused. If I brought him home, he’d be as good as dead. 39Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "The Thing in the Palm" is a short story that focuses on realistic emotional elements😎. It has been rated as a potential good book. The plot in the book has ups and downs and can tug at the heartstrings of readers. "After the Thing in the Palm" is also a short story, belonging to the modern romance genre🧐. It is also a potential good book, suitable for readers who like romance stories, and may be a further exciting continuation of the previous story. "The Thing in His Palm" belongs to the wealthy CEO genre. It has been completed and has been rated as a potential good book. This genre often contains heart-stirring love and exciting business war plots and is worth reading.

23. 23 掌 After the Thing in the Palm of His Hand 掌中之物之后 Fan Fan Has to Eat饭饭要吃饭Modern Romance15k WordsCompleted After The King's Woman 326Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 他 The One in His Palm 他的掌中之物 Whale Fall鲸落Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qin Zhi'ai loved Gu Chenhan with all her heart. Then her family was destroyed, her child died, and every hardship she endured came from him. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 宦 Tides of the Political Sea 宦海浮沉 Liang Zhoumu梁州牧Urban4.7M WordsCompleted No cheating spouse At the end of the day, every rule follows one fundamental principle: the strongest force gets to decide. This is the “meta-rule,” the rule that determines all other rules. The martial world isn’t all about fighting and killing; it’s about human relationships and social conventions. The same goes even more so for politics. Chen Bo is drawn into an unwinnable game of chess because of a debt he has no choice but to repay. He thinks he’ll spend the rest of his life in prison, but 270.4kReads9.5Score30.7kShelves

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    These novels are simply god-like! Their brilliance is definitely worth savoring. 📖 In Tomato novels, they can be said to kill everything instantly, and they deserve the high score. 🌟 The plot of the story is compact and orderly, with a degree of relaxation that makes people unable to stop reading it. 😍 The characters are rich and three-dimensional, as if they are right beside you, experiencing those thrilling moments with you. 👫 These novels will not only immerse you in them when you read them for the first time, but will also leave a deep impression on you, making you want to read them again and relive those wonderful moments. 🎉📚\

26. 26 宦 The Official's Path Through the Seas of Bureaucracy 宦海官途 Flirtatious Second Brother风流小二Urban6.4M WordsOngoing Amid the struggles of the workplace and the ways of the world, he holds fast to his sincerity and principles. Through trials and hardships, he handles each matter with calm and steadily moves forward, finding himself through the passage of time and taking each step along the road with care. 489kReads9.4Score20.1kShelves
27. 27 贼 The Thief's Way 贼道 Heading North向北Urban2.1M WordsCompleted My name is Xiao Wu. I was a wild child no orphanage could keep in check. At nine years old, I charged into this dog-eat-dog world. I saw through it then: living was like clinging to a moving train. You either held on or fell and were crushed to pieces. The first steamed bun I stole wasn’t because I was hungry. I wanted to see whether these hands that picked pockets could grab fate by the throat. The juvenile detention center, the shelter, and the detention center were my schools. The thieves wer 90.2kReads9.6Score11.7kShelves
28. 28 股 Stock Market God: Turning 50,000 into Enlightenment 股神：5万本金悟道 Little Ma the Stock Trader股民小马Urban2.0M WordsCompleted At thirty, Li Chenggang should have been settling down. But after a divorce crisis, he was also fired from his company for trading stocks during work hours. After taking a double blow to his love life and his livelihood, Li Chenggang decided to go all in. He made a decision that looked crazy to everyone else: he would trade stocks full-time! With his entire life savings of 50,000 yuan, he plunged into the stock market and began a legendary career. 72.6kReads9.2Score7.1kShelves
29. 29 癫 Crazy, All Crazy, A Little Madness Is Good 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 372.3kReads9.8Score54.8kShelves

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    The second one is not Ha, the others are all top-notch novels. Read it, it's really good.

30. 30 烟 Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.4M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 894.3kReads9.6Score225.5kShelves
31. 31 大 First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?! 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban3.9M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 610.2kReads9.5Score57.7kShelves
32. 32 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.3M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 925.8kReads9.4Score79.2kShelves
33. 33 复 Revenge Begins With the Perfect Accident 复仇，从制造完美意外开始 George Talks a Big Game乔治侃大山Urban521k WordsCompleted [High-IQ plots involving accidental killings and locked-room murders] [A logical, high-IQ power fantasy] To prevent crime and reduce the likelihood of criminal acts, a brand-new variety show, Simulated Crime, takes the world by storm. The guests enter a space capsule, where their brain waves connect to a fully simulated metaverse. Studying the crimes committed by guests during their revenge plots can provide criminal investigation with valuable experience and improve the efficiency of solving ca 2.6kReads8.9Score217Shelves

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    That's all I have

34. 34 从 Building a World-Saving Organization from Nothing 从无到有创造救世组织 Heaven-Shaking Lion撼天狮子Urban239k WordsCompleted The world's fetal membrane is damaged, and it is about to face an invasion by all manner of abyssal monsters. Song Feng, who wields a shattered divine artifact, creates an ancient organization that operates behind the scenes. The Dark Knights uphold their code and face danger head-on... A witch brewing potions rides in a pumpkin carriage, bringing the treasures that will save the world... A holy nun murmurs softly... A quill behind the scenes writes the pages of fate... Before anyone realizes it 1.9kReads6.4Score138Shelves
35. 35 娱 Showbiz: I Asked You to Play a Villain, So Why Did You Become a Philosopher? 娱乐：叫你演反派，你变身哲学家 Untie the Burden解开束负Urban121k WordsOngoing “Honesty is a virtue!” Can you believe a villain was the one who taught me that? You're a villain, and you're telling me to be honest? “Actually, ignorance is a sin. When you discover the truth, you'll hate yourself.” Can you believe the villain taught me that, too? Aren't villains supposed to be the ignorant ones? “In the eyes of the world, I may be a bad person. But in the eyes of animals, we're all bad people. In the vast universe, is there really such a thing as right and wrong, good and evi 92Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 让 You Asked Me to Write About Faith, So Why Does the Hero Fight Without a Gun? 让你写信仰，你写主角打仗不拿枪 Sweet Mountains and Southern Waters山南水甜Urban204k WordsOngoing Chen Xun wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into the set of a show called the National Young Editors Contest. The first writing prompt is “Faith.” Faith? Then let’s take a look at "Hacksaw Ridge". The audience isn’t having it. “Why is your protagonist so violent?” “Why doesn’t your protagonist use a gun in battle?” But as they watch on, they’re left stunned. Faith. He has faith of his own. He becomes someone else’s faith. And they will all find faith of their own! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 社 I'm a Social Butterfly, and I've Shocked the Whole Nation! 社交牛逼症的我，震惊全国！ Words of Desolation话凄凉Urban1.6M WordsOngoing Chu Sheng transmigrates to a parallel world. At seventeen, just as he starts his final year of high school, he is selected by the production team of the show “Rising Star.” A policewoman drives him to school. Chu Sheng: “Wait, doesn't that look like our teacher...?” Policewoman: “Then say hi and ask if she wants a ride since we're going the same way.” Chu Sheng rolls down the window and yells, “Teacher! Help me!” Policewoman: “???” Audience: “…” … 1.6kReads5.1Score102Shelves
38. 38 都 Urban: My IQ Is 450 都市：我，智商450 Still Water Flows静水流Urban1.4M WordsOngoing Jiang Hang failed to turn his fortunes around on the midterm exams and flopped again. Last in the class, seventh from the bottom in the entire grade. “Your intelligence quotient is insufficient…” Just as he was losing all hope in life, he discovered that he'd somehow acquired a System. It gifted him 20 days of superhuman intelligence from the start. Even the hardest math problems could be answered in a second. This feeling… is insanely awesome! I can recharge my intelligence just by comp 325Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 让 I Asked You to Write About Fatherly Love, So Why Is the Protagonist Pulling Off the Perfect Crime? 让你写父爱，主角上演完美犯罪？ Perplexed Peach纳闷的桃子Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead] [No System] [Analyzing Movie Plots] In a daze, Lin Luo discovers that he has gained a set of memories from a parallel universe. He is also taking part in a creative variety show called the [National Young Screenwriters Competition]! Contestants must create a work based on a prompt from the judges! The first theme is fatherly love. All the other contestants are writing My Chairman Father. But Lin Luo writes Sheared. They’re writing about fatherly love, Lin Luo! What are you doing 28Reads8.0Score—Shelves
40. 40 全 Global Manhunt: Crushing the World's Viewers with My Genius from the Start 全球追捕：开局智商碾压全球观众 Pancake烙饼Urban533k WordsCompleted Ye Lin wakes up after transmigrating to a parallel world with an extremely high crime rate. He is suddenly selected as an amateur contestant with the highest bounty on his head for a reality show about pursuit and escape. His opponents aren’t just the other dangerous contestants, but also pursuit experts from all over the world. Award-winning actresses, hackers, criminal investigators, detectives! A 24-hour citywide escape! A thrilling game aboard a luxury cruise ship! A countdown to survival on 894Reads7.8Score153Shelves
41. 41 说 We Agreed You'd Work at a Factory After the College Entrance Exam. How Are You Worth Tens of Millions Now? 说好高考后进厂，你身家千万了？ Hungry Koala饥饿的考拉Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Feel-good wish fulfillment + technology + entrepreneurship + campus beauty] After the college entrance exams, Chen Teng is the first to rush out of the exam hall and gets interviewed by a reporter. The reporter asks about his dream for the future. Chen Teng says he wants to become the richest man in the world. The reporter asks how far along he is in pursuing that dream. Chen Teng replies that he has only just amassed tens of millions. His classmates see the interview and burst out laughing. Hi 19.3kReads7.8Score1.1kShelves
42. 42 反 Every Villain Is a Genius, and I Just Want to Lie Flat 反派智商全员在线，我只想躺平啊 Brother Qing Shan the Dog青山犬哥Historical195k WordsOngoing [Alternate history] [Ensemble cast] [Wulin] [Imperial court] [Political intrigue] [Fairly lighthearted and funny] [No golden finger] [No System] Zhao Xun had always dreamed of becoming a wandering hero, traveling the world with a sword and a horse. Unfortunately, living in the 21st century meant he had neither a horse nor the right to carry a sword. Carrying a controlled weapon could earn you a pair of silver bracelets, and NetEase had just released a new mobile game, Justice Online, whose ads 1Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 法 A Legal Affairs Show? No, This Is Clearly a Guide to Getting Rich 法制栏目？不，这明明是发财指南 User10947377用户10947377Urban556k WordsCompleted [Wild premise + cunning protagonist + fast-paced + moneymaking + wish fulfillment + decisive and ruthless + no saintly behavior] Shen Yi had just transmigrated and found himself out of work when he made an unexpected discovery: The Legal Report app he had downloaded had mutated! The criminal cases featured in its programs were downright eerie! “After last night’s torrential rain, the Earth God temple in the western suburbs collapsed. Thirty million in cash was discovered in an underground chambe 5.3kReads8.5Score488Shelves
44. 44 直 Livestreaming Traditional Martial Arts, the Police Want Me to Register 直播国术，警察要我备案 The Zoo's Top Attraction动物园头牌Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Wellness + traditional martial arts + modern immortality] The first tens of thousands of words are light and breezy, and a little mindless. After that, the story focuses more on traditional martial arts and wellness, with carefully researched details. There’s no female lead and no saintly hero. If you’re into traditional martial arts and combat techniques, give it a try. It also includes little wellness tips that any adult will understand. Li Changsheng is reborn. He still has the same name, bu 15.7kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
45. 45 演 My Acting Skills Keep Improving, Starting with I Don't Eat Beef 演技无限刷新，从我不吃牛肉开始 Taro Ding芋头丁Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Lin Feng transmigrates to a parallel world. He becomes an actor who has been kept on the shelf for years, and whose contract has just expired. He also unexpectedly awakens an “Acting Skills Refresh” System. Every time he plays a character, he gains all of that character’s abilities. So, with acting that feels almost like playing himself, Lin Feng embarks on a new acting career. He is Cao Shaolin, who refuses to eat beef, in The Doomed City. He is the “Pay-Me-More Daoist” in Brotherhood of Blades 3.1kReads7.4Score223Shelves
46. 46 娱 Showbiz: You Told Me to Attack Their Weaknesses, So I Attack Their Minds 娱乐：让你攻击弱点，你精神攻击 Autumn Ripples of Wangchuan忘川秋波Urban458k WordsOngoing Su Yun transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a pretty-boy celebrity on a variety show. The show sends Su Yun to be a sparring partner for a sanda fighter. Just as the whole internet waits to see him get beaten up, he awakens the Defense-Breaking System. And so Su Yun completely changes the show’s tone. Sanda coach: “Come at my weakest spot.” Su Yun: “She doesn’t love you at all.” Sanda coach: “?” Su Yun: “She’s in someone else’s arms right now.” Sanda coach: “Stop, bro, I’m breaking down 263Reads5.2Score—Shelves
47. 47 通 A Wanted Criminal Sneaks into My House, Then Gets So Scared He Calls the Police 通缉犯潜入我家，却被吓到报警 George Talks a Big Game乔治侃大山Urban534k WordsCompleted [High-IQ plots: staged accidental killings and locked-room murders] [A satisfying high-IQ story with logical twists] Ye Chen transmigrated to Blue Star and obtained a Screenwriter System. And so, one screenplay after another became reality: “Headless Yaksha Serial Murders,” “The Butterfly Effect: Staging Accidental Killings,” “The Fourteenth Perfect Locked-Room Murder,” “Using Natural Phenomena to Design the Perfect Accidental Killing”… Every one of these was a high-IQ perfect crime, imposs 1.8kReads8.5Score206Shelves
48. 48 直 My Livestream Is So Wild, Even the Police Follow Me 直播太过劲爆，警察给我点关注 Sword Pointing at the Front剑指兵锋Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Zhang Yifan transmigrates to a parallel world, only to become a newly recruited cannon fodder soldier in an extremely dangerous war zone. "Dear Host, the 10086 smart System is at your service around the clock. We hope you will soon become one of the world's most influential and successful people and dominate the globe." "Host has acquired the all-around livestreaming System. Begin your livestreaming life now." "Host has acquired Serum No. 1. It can enhance your physique and make you the manliest 11.9kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves
49. 49 我 My IQ Can Be Recharged 我的智商能充值 Meat-Eating Panda吃肉的熊猫Urban1.5M WordsCompleted “Your IQ balance is running low. Please top up immediately!” Chen Zhao, a high school student, accidentally acquires a System that can raise his IQ and transmigrates to a parallel world much like Earth. As long as he completes the System's missions, he can top up his IQ and become the smartest person in the world! And just like that, he becomes insanely impressive! He glances at the questions on an exam and calculates the answers in his head! As a gaming streamer, his lightning-fast judgment mak 8.2kReads9.0Score797Shelves
50. 50 爽 Is It Unreasonable for a Feel-Good Novelist to Own Half of the Top 100 Companies? 爽文作家有半数百强企业不合理？ Yong Wang勇忘Urban1.4M WordsOngoing "Qiufeng, let's break up. There's no future in writing novels!" "These days, money is what matters. A man without money can barely afford to breathe!" Qiufeng's girlfriend asks to break up, but he remains unfazed. "Are you done? I still have twenty thousand words to update. I can't keep my readers waiting!" Girlfriend: ??? "Qiufeng, if you beg me, I might still reconsider." "No need. I'm more productive when I'm single." System: [Ding! Host rewarded with Wanhua Real Estate, one of the world's to 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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