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1. 1 别 Don't Call Me a Demon 别叫我恶魔 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban5.7M WordsCompleted [Qing Feng's new novel, This Player Has Something Wrong with His Head, is now serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] The sacred heavenly gates stand across the sky, while the demonic abyss of time and space lays waste to the human world. When twelve spirit springs burst from the earth, when the moon no longer belongs to humanity... Where will we go from here? A world of gods? A world of demons? No. This is a world that belongs to humanity! I will take up the crown no one else wou 177.9kReads9.4Score16kShelves

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   When it comes to novels where the protagonist gradually becomes stronger, I have to recommend Tomato's top-tier author's works. The first book features Renjie, who steadily grows stronger step by step, with far too many overpowered abilities—invincible cannons and Gundam robots are all part of his arsenal. The second book is also a story of gradual growth, though I've forgotten the plot, but its 9.9 rating alone makes it worth reading.

2. 2 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 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 1.7MReads9.9Score181.2kShelves
3. 3 我 My Years as a Con Artist 我做老千的那些年 Ma Xiaohu马小虎Urban3.3M WordsOngoing The short drama adaptation of the Old Cheater series is now streaming on Red Fruit and Tomato. Come check it out! I'm a professional gambler. At the table, I can turn the odds on their head. But I want to use my own experience to tell you a simple truth: stay away from gambling. Because nine out of ten games are rigged, and you lose every time! 454.1kReads9.5Score48.3kShelves

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   🔪 [The Life-or-Death Game of the Thousand Doors: When a Master Strategist Meets a Thorny Rose]#Suspense#Twist#JianghuMystery The moment the cold light pierced the darkness, Chu Liu's knife tip was already pressed against her throat. This successor of the Thousand Doors, who had never failed in Macau casinos, was now cornered by the short-haired policewoman Su Man. "You think you've seen through my cards?" He sneered as he approached, the second deck of cards hidden in his sleeve rustling. The policewoman's gun trembled—the surveillance footage of the "accidental" car accident three days ago was gradually becoming clearer with their intertwined breaths. When Su Man suddenly unbuttoned her uniform, revealing a tattoo on her shoulder, Chu Liu's pupils contracted sharply. That "thousand" character mark, identical to the one on her master's belongings, made the undercurrents beneath the gambling table even more dangerous. In a corner of the casino's blind spot, thirty-six specially made cards are emitting an eerie glow... #Con artist #Identity reversal #Deadly bet 💡 The prey you thought you were the best hunter might be the one she's betting not only on her life, but also on the century-old secrets of the entire con artist world. [Click on the homepage] to see how the master of deception turns the tables on both the legitimate and criminal worlds (Suggested images: intertwined pistols and playing cards / blood-red chips under neon lights / double faces reflected in glass) "Thirty-six games of the con artist world, this game isn't about money." — Open the first chapter, which side will you bet on?

4. 4 序EN Sequence: God Eater 序列：吃神者 No Brain, Just Cerebellum不要大脑要小脑Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Tomato 2026 Male-Focused Fiction Most Popular Author, Ranked Number One] Published in print, quality guaranteed. An alternate high-martial world, ensemble cast and political intrigue, no nested plot twists, a slow-paced story with a grand setting. Readers all say it gets better the further you read. Giant birds swallow the sun, and all things undergo dramatic change. Strange, immortal gods, and humanity's superpowered sequences. Everyone wants to become a god in this world, but they have no ide 987.7kReads9.3Score121.8kShelves

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   "The Eater of Gods" is a truly rare gem of a book. The story and logic are both top-notch. The plot is original, the logic is sound, and most importantly, it's captivating—completely unlike those mediocre, superficial books! If you don't like it, come find me!!!

5. 5 中 Life After Winning Five Million 中了500万后的日子 Fan Yishou樊一手Urban487k WordsOngoing Some things exist if you believe in them, and don't if you don't. He was supposed to be a dirt-poor nobody who would drift through life without making anything of himself. After graduating from college, he hit one dead end after another at work and in life. Then, by chance, he came across a winning lottery number... Nobody but him knows the secret, not even his parents. He finally holds his head high in front of his friends and relatives, and quietly helps his family live a better life. He pla 187Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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   There have been quite a few novels about lottery winners lately! It's precisely because winning is so difficult that it leaves a lot of room for imagination! If I won the lottery, I'd keep it a secret and continue living an ordinary life. If my boss slammed his fist on the table, I'd have the courage to stand up for him! This book has a very realistic feel to it!

6. 6 我 I Return to the City with Immortal Arts 我带着仙术，回归都市 Devoted Pen Snail挚笔蜗牛Urban432k WordsCompleted Lin Yichen should have been the brightest star from the moment he was born, but an unexpected accident left him orphaned and adrift... Then, at eighteen, a chance encounter completely changed the course of his life... From there, he fought his way back to the top, one step at a time! 2.6kReads8.3Score276Shelves

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   This is definitely worth recommending! 👍

7. 7 重 Reborn: Rich Enough to Rival a Nation 重生之富可敌国 Cool Cat酷猫Urban8.8M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Chen Mo married a woman who constantly bled him dry for her younger brother. His parents were dragged down and died of illness, and he wasted his whole life. Heaven gave Chen Mo a chance to be reborn twenty years earlier. After decisively dumping the woman who exploited him for her brother, Chen Mo set three goals for himself: 1. Give his parents a good life. 2. Become the richest man in the world. 3. Drink the strongest liquor and marry the best wife! 5.5kReads8.4Score306Shelves

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   This is a pure rebirth story where the protagonist has no system or cheat codes and grows step by step. The more miserable the early stages are, the more satisfying the later stages will be. It will definitely satisfy readers who like the "raising" genre.

8. 8 冰 The Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoarded a Hundred Billion in Supplies 冰河末世，我囤积了百亿物资 Sea of Memories记忆的海Sci-Fi & Apocalypse7.4M WordsOngoing Doomsday + reborn + massive stockpiling + playing it safe + unlimited space + dark revenge, no saintly protagonist The world enters an ice age. The freezing apocalypse arrives, and 95% of the planet's population perishes! In his previous life, Zhang Yi was killed by people he'd helped because of his kind heart. Reborn one month before the freezing apocalypse, Zhang Yi awakens a spatial ability and begins frantically stockpiling supplies! Short on supplies? He empties the hundred-billion-yuan war 360kReads8.7Score17.8kShelves

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   A rare gem of a post-apocalyptic novel! The opening is captivating, following a familiar formula, while the mid-story is logically structured and well-developed – it's far superior to those cheesy, sentimental reads!

9. 9 质 The Debonair Hostage Prince 质子风流 Nan Di南第Historical2.8M WordsCompleted [Hostage prince's rise] + [Revenge] + [Dynastic struggle for supremacy] + [Capture the Dragon in the South] + [Ruthless and decisive] + [Wind and Rain Tower] He was a prince of the imperial house, yet someone had thrown him into a pigsty and kept him penned there for ten years. He was a martial arts prodigy, yet someone had torn out his tendons and stripped away his spiritual bones when he was still young. He was the Prince of Beichuan, with a fief of his own, yet people humiliated and despised 10.7kReads8.1Score1kShelves

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   On a snowy night stained with blood, Su Qi, the hostage from the Northern Wilderness, was skinned, broken, and thrown into a pack of wolves. Just when everyone thought this cripple would turn into a skeleton, the broken bones soaked in wolf blood were reborn in the ghostly blue flames—the modern soul that had traveled from three years ago finally awakened completely in this broken body! After ten years of humiliation as a hostage and the tragic death of his mother in the palace, Su Qi stroked the hideous wolf head tattoo on his cheek and sneered: "It's time for the thirty-seven tribes of the Northern Wilderness to pay their debts." "In the darkness, the wolf's eyes flashed with a ghostly light, the tamed alpha wolf bowed its head in submission, and the most mysterious shaman of the grassland prostrated himself as its master." He returned treading on blood-stained frost blades, wielding ancient witchcraft in his left hand and controlling his iron-blooded wolf riders in his right. In the imperial court, he slew his enemies with a few words, and on the battlefield, he could summon sky-covering blood crows with a wave of his hand. The princes who once regarded him as an ant were horrified to discover that the madman who dragged his crippled body back to the capital had left a bloody palm print on the dragon throne! The fire I set ablaze in hell will eventually burn down these nine palaces. "When Su Qi points his sword to the sky, 100,000 Canglang Iron Cavalry trample the imperial city. Watch how the former abandoned son takes control of the world!"

10. 10 夜 Tenfold Cashback on Nightlife Spending, I Really Didn't Want to Party 夜场消费十倍返现，真不是我想玩 Drunken Words醉语Urban607k WordsCompleted The struggling college student Qin Feng unexpectedly acquires a System with a tenfold cashback mechanism, but the cashback only works at nightlife venues, such as KTVs, bars, clubs, and massage parlors. To make more money, Qin Feng has no choice but to become the prince of the nightlife scene, shaking his head wildly on the dance floor! As Qin Feng’s cashback grows, his life outside the nightlife scene soon undergoes a complete transformation too. On his first day at a KTV, Qin Feng is dressed i 1.8kReads7.4Score188Shelves

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    The male protagonist gradually becomes stronger through his own strength.

11. 11 潜 Chronicles of the Hidden Dragon 潜龙战纪 The Deer Hauling Bricks搬砖的鹿Urban315k WordsOngoing [Urban] [Wuxia] In this world, international organizations, ancient martial arts clans, mysterious religions, and other forces are constantly fighting for power. The Star Ring Federation is secretly developing biological weapons, the Shadow Council seeks to overthrow the world, and the Asura Hall is also causing trouble in secret. The protagonist, Lu Chen, was once the captain of a special operations unit. After awakening his ancient martial arts bloodline during a mission, he joins the Hidden 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In this world, international organizations, ancient martial arts families, and mysterious religions are constantly embroiled in conflict. The "Star Ring Federation" is secretly developing biological weapons, the "Shadow Council" is plotting to overthrow the world, and the "Asura Hall" is also secretly causing trouble. The protagonist, Lu Chen, was originally a special forces captain. During an operation, he awakens his ancient martial arts bloodline and joins "Project Hidden Dragon." He and his companions deal with the Asura Hall's conspiracy while also competing against the Star Ring Federation at the International Martial Arts Tournament.

12. 12 我 I Deliver Takeout Across the Ten Thousand Worlds 我在万界送外卖 Pay-to-Win Lucky Emperor氪金欧皇Urban4.8M WordsCompleted When Ye Chen was eight, a fortune-telling Daoist told him, “When you turn eighteen, you’ll wear a yellow robe and feast on delicacies every day!” Yeah, right. What a load of nonsense, you old fraud! Did he mean the yellow uniform worn by food delivery guys? As it turned out, Ye Chen really did end up delivering food in a yellow uniform, with takeout for company. But his deliveries could reach all the worlds! He showed up delivering food in anime, wuxia, fantasy, movies, and mythological worlds, 516Reads8.1Score107Shelves

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    Starting as a food delivery driver, ending as the founding emperor! Ye Chen, wielding a multiverse food delivery system, unlocks otherworldly missions on his delivery journeys: helping a sect elder collect a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, searching for a lost ancient manual for a wealthy heiress… But who could have imagined that this food delivery guy, scorned by the powerful elites of the capital, harbors a shocking past—behind the massacre of his Ye family in his previous life, a powerful cultivator had orchestrated a thousand-year-old scheme. He lay low in the city, concealing divine artifacts in his delivery box and secretly orchestrating events through order notes. When a mysterious organization kidnaps his sister, he single-handedly storms the eighth underground level, unleashing a demon-slaying sword from his delivery box! The rich second-generation who once looked down on him trembles and admits his mistake: "Brother… are you a food delivery driver or a cultivator?" "A true strongman never exposes his fangs." Ye Chen sneers, riding his electric scooter towards a new order location—there lies a former dynasty's secret treasure, pursued by the imperial guards, and the ultimate test foretelling his ascension to the throne, as predicted by a fortune teller! (Foreshadowing: The dragon-shaped birthmark on the back of Ye Chen's neck begins to glow, and ancient inscriptions appear on the bronze sword hidden in the takeout box...)

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