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  1. 1 Dragon Head Supreme 龙头至尊 Urban8.6M WordsOngoing The campus beauty he'd loved for three years was brutalized and killed! Chen Xuewen, who had done nothing, was framed and sent to prison! His honest, hardworking parents both died horribly while seeking justice for him! After nineteen years of living by the rules and obeying the law, Chen Xuewen finally saw the true face of the world. “Those who kill and burn their way to riches wear golden belts, while those who build bridges and roads leave no bones behind!” “If others can kill and burn, why 200.4kReads9.1Score12kShelves
  2. 2 The Road to Qingyun: Finding Life in Desperate Straits 青云路之绝处逢生 Urban2.2M WordsCompleted A sudden disaster destroyed Lu Fan’s family, leaving behind nothing but ruined walls and broken tiles. By chance, Lu Fan entered officialdom. After honing his skills, growing, and transforming at the grassroots level, Lu Fan was tempered into steel and emerged from his cocoon as a butterfly. At last, he achieved his heart’s desire! 121.2kReads9.2Score14kShelves
  3. 3 Big Brother 大哥 Urban1.2M WordsCompleted At the end of the last century, before the rules were fully established, all sorts of people emerged in great numbers. They exploited loopholes, ran gray-market businesses, and moved between the worlds of crime and respectability. A young man returned from military service, only to be dragged into the underworld. More than a decade of life on the fringes followed: wine and laughter with friends in spring, late-night talks beneath the lamplight; hardship at first, then glory at last. He had walke 4.1kReads9.0Score292Shelves
  4. 4 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985:东北往事 Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 85.3kReads9.6Score8.8kShelves
  5. 5 Republican Era: The Last of the Jianghu 民国:最后的江湖 Urban1.9M WordsCompleted From an outlaw to a high-ranking general in the Republic of China, then into the War of Resistance against Japan, he walks the loneliest path of all. He seeks no place in the history books, only for the land and rivers to bear witness: on this black soil, there will always be those who refuse to kneel! (Xiang Bei, formerly known by the pen name Lao Zei) 32.5kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
  6. 6 King of Thieves in Chaotic Times 乱世贼王 Historical1.4M WordsCompleted The Rongmen thieves are despised by all, yet even thieves have their code of honor! He mastered a legendary skill as soon as he joined the Rongmen. A phantom hand and a thousand faces: he reached the peak the moment he entered the scene and was unbeatable whenever he struck! And so began his legendary life: Slaying Japanese invaders, robbing the rich, and dominating the Rongmen... Born in the chaotic years of the Republic, he chose to be a chivalrous thief! 15.3kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
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  7. 7 The Hidden Secrets of the World 天下藏局 Urban2.8M WordsCompleted [Wuxia World + Antiques Appraisal + Tomb Raiding] I never went to school as a child. Instead, I spent ten years learning the trade from a beautiful woman. Over those ten years, she forged me a pair of “Ghost Eyes” that could identify every rare treasure in the world. She trained my hands into “Buddha’s Hands,” teaching me to break traps and set schemes with impunity. And she taught me a repertoire of “divine skills” that let me navigate the shifting world of the martial underworld with ease. Dra 99.7kReads9.4Score18.4kShelves
  8. 8 Those Years I Spent Running with the Wrong Crowd 我混社会那一些年 Urban2.9M WordsCompleted As you wander the martial world, what kind of cunning, scheming, and vision do you need? As a child, I feared ghosts because they were hideous and terrifying. As an adult, I fear people because they look so respectable. This story is a reminder to everyone: Nine out of ten gambling games are rigged. The only way to win is not to gamble! 18.3kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
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  9. 9 The Thousand Gates Saga Continues: After Chu Liu 千门未了:初六之后 Male-Channel Fanfiction197k WordsOngoing Important Announcement: Now that Teacher Ma Xiaohu has resumed updating, I won't presume to teach my grandmother to suck eggs. I only regretted the hiatus and wanted to chat with fellow Qian fans. Starting today, I will stop updating permanently. Anyone who wants to discuss the continuation of my story or the plot of Old Qian is welcome to join the group. Next month, I will take this book down. The unpublished content will stay buried in my gut. I'll write a new book called Midnight, with an up 8.7kReads8.2Score638Shelves
  10. 10 The Language of the Three Corpses 三尸语 Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing You’ve heard of people who died with their eyes open, but have you ever heard of a dead person whose mouth wouldn’t close? His grandfather’s death turns the life of a broke college student upside down. A corpse glares, a soul is hooked; a corpse opens its mouth, and disaster strikes twice. As one bizarre incident after another unfolds, he accidentally discovers that there’s far more to it than ghosts… 68.4kReads9.3Score10.6kShelves
  11. 11 Southwest Storm: Turmoil on the Black Sea 西南风云:黑海沉浮 Urban415k WordsCompleted When I was eighteen, I met someone who led me down a certain path. Some describe this path with the idealistic word “jianghu.” But the jianghu you actually find yourself in is better summed up by a rather funny saying: “After all this time, I’ve made no friends, only learned lessons.” My name is Lin Dongxia, and I’ve learned my fair share of lessons. 33kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
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  12. 12 King of the Underworld 江湖枭雄 Urban7.0M WordsCompleted An ordinary-looking confrontation pushes a callow young man to a crossroads in life. Faced with fate’s mockery and the crushing weight of life, he chooses to stand tall and fight back. 31.2kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves
  13. 13 The Crooked Path 走偏门 Urban3.5M WordsCompleted [Adapted into the short dramas Fishing in the Shadows, Taking the Crooked Path, and The Mastermind; and the animated dramas Fishing in the Shadows: Drifting North, A Crooked Road to Comeback, A Thousand Faces in the Underworld, and Tales of a Shady Deal. Check them out if you’re interested.] What is the crooked path? Those who walk it seek a way to survive for themselves and plot certain doom for others. Once you step onto this path, it stretches as deep as the sea. You’ll roam far and wide, mix 23.7kReads9.1Score3.7kShelves
  14. 14 Storms Over the Northern Frontier 塞北风云 Urban5.7M WordsOngoing [Underworld Kingpin]+ [Rise to Power]+ [Take Down the Boss and Claim His Wife]+ [Multiple Female Leads]+ [Ensemble Cast]+ [Passionate Underworld Adventures]+ [Scheming and Hilarious] Be an ordinary man: greedy for money and fond of beautiful women. That was one thing I realized after getting out of prison. I used to be an underworld boss who could turn the tide with a flick of my hand. But my brothers were either locked up or gone. I used to be a pushover too, until I met that woman. She changed 41.9kReads9.1Score3.1kShelves
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  15. 15 A Book by Black Shackles 黑色枷锁的一本书 Urban4.9M WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3.1kReads9.1Score243Shelves
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  16. 16 My Life as a Con Artist II 我的老千生涯II Urban186k WordsCompleted He’s an expert who specializes in catching card cheats. In the past, he struck fear into the hearts of gamblers and cheats at underground casinos of every size. The seemingly miraculous sleight of hand that fools outsiders, the street scams that ruin lives, and the ever-advancing high-tech cheating devices: Teng Fei will expose every trick behind them. The contest between setting a trap and breaking it isn’t just a battle of wits and courage. It’s also a vivid display of greed, deception, and tr 2.4kReads9.3Score270Shelves
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  17. 17 My Life as a Gambler III 我的老千生涯III Urban199k WordsCompleted Teng Fei no longer explains the tricks used to cheat at the gambling table as an onlooker. Instead, as the “mastermind,” he recounts how he himself set up marks to fleece them, giving us a “live demonstration” of the scams cheats routinely pull. Cheats know how to exploit people's greed, making them lose their judgment one step at a time. In Teng Fei's stories, the victims, Chuanyong, Bao Hai, and Yang Tao, are all shrewd people. Yet the cheats' carefully laid plans still trap them, leaving them 1.4kReads9.3Score204Shelves
  18. 18 My Life as a Con Artist IV 我的老千生涯IV Urban182k WordsCompleted Through the author’s candid accounts of little-known gambling experiences, this book portrays the warped lives of gamblers, exposes the tricks used by cheats to swindle their victims, and reveals the tragic, at once hateful and heartbreaking endings of gambling addicts. It offers a heartfelt warning to those hooked on gambling: the more you gamble, the less you have! 1.4kReads9.3Score153Shelves
  19. 19 I'm a Frail, True Heiress, So What's Wrong With Knowing a Little Mysticism? 我病弱真千金,会亿点玄学怎么了 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying revenge + absurd comedy + no romance] Chi Le had lived for sixteen years before finding out his younger sister had been switched at birth! His parents said, “Your sister is frail and sickly, and can't take care of herself. You have to look after her.” One sleepless night, Chi Le went outside for a walk and saw his frail, sickly sister jump straight down from the third floor without a scratch. Chi Le: ? Then his supposedly helpless sister punched a thou 211.2kReads9.5Score37.1kShelves
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  20. 20 EN Cultivation Clan: My Fortune Space 炼气家族,我有一个造化空间 Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [Traditional Cultivation + Slow-Burn Progression + Close-Knit Family + Ruthless + Both Parents Alive. Spatial Realm + Mortal + Cautious + Schemer + Not a Good-for-Nothing] [Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation...] Li Qingyuan was born with congenital heart disease and died young. He transmigrates into the cultivation world before birth, into a family of Qi Refiners. Once he learns that this is a world of cultivation, seeking immortalit 76.5kReads8.2Score5.6kShelves
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  21. 21 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times With a Solar-Powered Phone 我带着太阳能手机穿越古代 Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted Bai Xiaobai, a rich beauty who has never lifted a finger around the house, transmigrates into the body of a silly, sweet Bai Xiaobai with the same name. Her solar-powered phone comes along too. Is this the legendary golden finger? She opens it to find only Baidu, with none of her other apps. Does it have no signal? She takes a closer look and finds unlimited solar-powered Wi-Fi. She happens to save a handsome amnesiac and makes him her servant. From then on, she takes down scumbags, tears into f 28Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  22. 22 Cutting-Edge Tech: Who Let Him Make Phones Like This? 黑科技:谁让他这么造手机的 Urban3.2M WordsCompleted Please welcome the pioneer of full-screen phones, the creator of ultra-fast charging, the gravedigger of Fruit phones, the leader in domestic chips, and the boss of Hongxing Group, the world's largest phone manufacturer: Chen Chen! Chen Chen was reborn in 2011 and took over a phone company. He took on Big Rice, stabbed Apple in the back, and stayed completely calm in the face of US sanctions, retaliating by sanctioning the United States instead. He drove China's technological progress forward th 44kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves
  23. 23 The Campus's Strongest Goddess Has Been Exposed Again 校园最强女神又掉马了 Modern Romance397k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + sweet romance + secret identities + campus life + top student + genius] Rumor has it that Young Master Jiang wants nothing to do with women. But after Su Qiao saved him, he started shamelessly pursuing her. Jiang Guizhi: “Qiaoqiao, you won’t regret dating a big shot like me. I have several impressive identities.” Su Qiao: “So do I, and mine are even more impressive than yours.” “...I don’t believe you.” And so, Jiang, the big shot who refused to believe it, was stunned when one 26Reads7.3Score—Shelves
  24. 24 The Young Madam Shocked the World 少夫人她震惊了全球 Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Secret identities + wealthy families + strong heroine + strong hero + sweet romance + obsessive love] At her coming-of-age banquet, she was cast out by her family, had her engagement broken off, and was pressured to cut ties with the family that raised her! Five years later, she makes a powerful return, stirs up a storm, and embarks on a path to the top, leaving the whole world stunned! Former fiancé: I regret it so much! Please, just look at me one more time! Ming Wei: Too late! Get lost, you 1.4kReads8.4Score214Shelves
  25. 25 No Way, I Won Ten Million in the Lottery 我趣,彩票中了一千万 Urban237k WordsCompleted A poor student buys a lottery ticket on a whim and wins the jackpot. Should he put the money safely in the bank, live off the interest, and wait to die, or use it as a springboard to achieve great things? 381Reads—Score—Shelves
  26. 26 EN Primordial Era: Yang Jian Becomes a Saint, His Master Can't Stay Hidden Anymore 洪荒:杨戬成圣,师傅的我苟不住 Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the Investiture of the Gods world, Chen Changsheng binds a System and becomes stronger with every disciple he takes. His eldest disciple, Yang Jian, cultivates the Double Pupils, storms the Celestial Court, and splits open a mountain to save his mother. His second disciple, Di Xin, builds the Great Shang Sacred Dynasty, transforms into a Sacred Emperor, and dares to challenge the Six Saints! His third disciple, the Little White Dragon, storms the Western Paradise, trans 16.2kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
  27. 27 I Made a Fortune Fishing 我靠钓鱼发财 Urban511k WordsCompleted Zhou Yu is an ordinary young man who starts an urban fishing adventure after obtaining a fishing System. He's calm and roguishly handsome, like an iceberg. Along the way, he meets Tang Yao, a gentle and virtuous white-collar worker who supports Zhou Yu like a ray of sunshine. Zhou Yu keeps completing the System's hilarious tasks and turning the tables with unconventional moves. Starting as a fishing novice, he levels up, takes on villains, and works toward becoming a master angler, determined to 87Reads—Score—Shelves
  28. 28 You Forced Me to Split from the Family. What Do You Have to Regret Now That I've Become a Saint? 逼我分家,我成圣你们后悔什么? Eastern Fantasy6.9M WordsOngoing [Traditional fantasy + no System + decisive and ruthless + thrilling, high-energy story + over a million avid readers] Jiang Chen was the Jiang family's peerless genius. He was supposed to awaken an ancient and incredibly rare Divine Dragon Martial Soul, but everyone mistook it for a useless martial soul, a dirt lizard. As a result, he was looked down on by all and treated as lowly as dust. Yet Jiang Chen remained devoted to martial arts. No setback could break him. He rose from humble beginning 33.2kReads8.6Score2.6kShelves
  29. 29 Survival Game: Struggling to Stay Alive in the Amazon Rainforest 求生游戏我在亚马逊雨林挣扎求生 Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Wilderness survival + building with bare hands + no special powers or System + thrilling and intense + exploring a primeval rainforest + danger at every turn [Take a journey into the real Amazon rainforest and experience the most authentic wilderness survival] This is a trade-off between life and profit. To raise the money for his seriously ill grandmother’s surgery, Ye Feng risked his life by joining a wilderness survival show produced overseas. He would compete alongside more than a hundred pe 21.2kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
  30. 30 Island of the Living Dead 活人禁岛 Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted A shipwreck leaves dozens of people stranded on a deserted island, a place cut off from the world and rarely visited... With no rescue in sight, what will become of the survivors? Murders keep happening on the beach, and the killer is one of them! In the dense wilderness, a mysterious killer in white slips through the trees. Stay alert, breathe through your despair: how can you survive? This is a terrifying world that leaves you gasping for breath. Fight against people, and fight against nature! 210Reads6.4Score104Shelves
  31. 31 The Laid-Back Consort: Rising Step by Step 咸鱼娘娘:步步高升 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + palace and household intrigue + childbirth + doted on exclusively later] Jiang Wan transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking palace consort of an emperor with no children. To protect the people around her, she has no choice but to compete for a little favor. Who knew she’d end up giving the emperor a chubby baby boy! Emperor: “She’s the birth mother of my only son. Of course I have to protect her.” Who knew that all that protection would turn into affection? As Jiang Wan ris 19.1kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
  32. 32 The Immortal Cauldron's Curious Tale 仙鼎奇缘 Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsCompleted Matthew was an ordinary mortal who had lived in a city full of cultivators ever since he was a child. After an accident, he came into possession of a treasure cauldron. With its help, Matthew successfully embarked on the path of cultivation. (This book has no female lead.) 14.2kReads8.0Score1.4kShelves
  33. 33 I Became the Deposed Empress in the Cold Palace, So I Raised a Baby 穿成冷宫废后去养娃 Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted Leng Luoyue, a web novelist who regularly stayed up late writing until she was half-dead, suddenly dropped dead. Not only did she die suddenly, she also transmigrated. She woke up in the body of a disgraced empress confined to the cold palace, who had died in childbirth, and was bound to some inexplicable child-rearing System. To complete her mission, she had to raise the little kitten into the crown prince. Since she’d already transmigrated, what else could she do? Raise him, of course! 5.3kReads9.0Score863Shelves
  34. 34 Three on a Desert Island 荒岛三人行 Urban746k WordsCompleted After Lu Fan left the army, he applied for a bodyguard job, serving as the personal bodyguard to the beautiful CEO of a multinational jewelry company. After completing an overseas deal, he was on a flight home with the CEO and her personal secretary when the plane crashed into the deep sea. Stranded on a deserted island, they struggle to survive and explore, discovering a hidden realm where they transmigrate... 3.9kReads8.5Score421Shelves
  35. 35 I’m a Trillionaire, and I’m Coming Clean 我是亿亿富翁,我摊牌了 Urban3.2M WordsCompleted When Lin Dong broke up with his girlfriend, his rival infuriated him so badly that he coughed up blood and passed out. When he woke, he discovered he had acquired a Super Tycoon System that required him to spend a hundred quadrillion. From then on, Lin Dong climbed to the peak of life. Lin Dong: “I’m done pretending. I’m a hundred-quadrillionaire. I’m coming clean…” 48.1kReads8.4Score5.3kShelves
  36. 36 Supermarket Across the Myriad Worlds: I Trade Buns for Technology for My Country 万界超市:我用包子给国家换科技 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No romance + supermarkets across different planes + running a business + seeking the motherland’s protection] When intern Jiang Wanwan refused to go bungee jumping at a company team-building event, her boss gave her a hard time. In a fit of anger, she fired him. While unemployed at home, she unexpectedly got a Myriad Worlds Supermarket System. Open supermarkets in other planes? No way. What if she ran into danger? The System was desperate for her to earn money and level up, so it had no choice 12.3kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
  37. 37 EN Purple Cauldron Immortal Fate 紫鼎仙缘 Eastern Fantasy8.1M WordsCompleted Ye Han, a poor cowherd, accidentally loses his cattle, but what seems like a misfortune turns out to be a blessing: he obtains a mysterious purple cauldron that devours the heavens. Watch as he rises against fate with nothing but an ordinary talent, enters the ranks of the top cultivators, and makes the name Ye Han resound across countless worlds. He looks down upon the Five Elements and roams freely through the Nine Heavens! Cultivation realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core 56.3kReads8.7Score6.1kShelves
  38. 38 Conquering a Desert Island with the Goddess 带着女神征服荒岛 Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Surviving on a deserted island with goddesses, rising from nothing to return as a king... Every one of them is top-notch, just the way you dreamed. 453Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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