I Have a Book Drought, Brothers. I Think Tomato Has No Good Books Left. Disagree? Come Debate Me 书荒了兄弟们，自认为🍅已经没有好书了不服来辩

1. 101 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 188.6kReads9.5Score25.6kShelves
2. 102 攀 Marrying Up 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 162.8kReads9.6Score22.7kShelves
3. 103 律 Seeking the Way in the Legal World 律界问道 Half a Scholar半个书生Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Comeback and growth + charming lawyer + mysteries surrounding cold cases + officialdom and workplace + wits and will] He turns his life around, with Death brushing past him several times. A string of cold cases remain shrouded in mystery... 940Reads—Score159Shelves

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   It's intense right from the start, and it keeps getting more and more exciting as it relentlessly pursues the light!

4. 104 民 Tales of Folk Taboos 民间禁忌杂谈 Su Wan苏皖Urban2.7M WordsCompleted A pig butcher never slaughters a pig with five toes. The village guardian never guards a village with a temple. A feng shui master never selects a lair of an evil dragon. A midwife must wash her hands in rooster’s blood. There are three hundred and sixty trades in the world, and every one has its rules. Are these ancient, mysterious rules really nothing more than empty formalities? If I told you that some rules must never be broken, because breaking them means death, would you believe me? 9kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves

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   1. **Taboo Origins and Reversals:** This section explores a common folk taboo, such as the prohibition against whistling at night, initially believing it attracts unclean spirits. It then delves deeper, revealing that the true origin might be that whistling in the mountains attracted wild animals, or that whistling at night in military camps disrupted morale, thus forming the taboo and challenging popular belief. 2. **Cross-Regional Taboo Collision:** This section compares taboos related to funeral customs in different regions. For example, in some places, cats are not allowed near the corpse during the wake, while in others, dogs are not allowed. It analyzes why different taboos exist for the same scenario and the regional cultural differences and different emphases of folk beliefs reflected behind these taboos. 3. **Modern Scientific Perspective:** This section selects folk taboos such as the prohibition against pregnant women moving house, inviting folklorists and medical experts to interpret them from their respective perspectives. Folklorists explain the traditional origins of the taboo, while medical experts analyze it from a scientific perspective, suggesting that moving house might affect a pregnant woman's health due to fatigue and environmental changes. This approach combines science and tradition to break down or verify the taboo's claims.

5. 105 从 From Infinite Duplication to Ruling the Ice Age Apocalypse 从无限复制到执掌冰河末世 White Porcelain Listening to Night Rain白瓷听夜雨Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.0M WordsCompleted The novel has surpassed 10 million reads. Its short-drama adaptation, The Awakening Journey in the Extreme Cold Apocalypse, has surpassed 6 million saves, and it has also been adapted into multiple animated dramas. Read with confidence. (Extreme-cold apocalypse, rebirth, genetic locks, comeback and face-slapping, decisive and ruthless, lone wolf plus a Primal Beast army, completed) Also known as: Extreme Cold Apocalypse: I Stockpiled Billions of Supplies with a Treasure Basin In his previous li 66.3kReads8.7Score5.3kShelves

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   The one I'd been saving at the bottom of the box was brought out.

6. 106 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 359.7kReads8.7Score17.9kShelves
7. 107 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the 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 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves
8. 108 恶 The Wicked Junior Sister Won't Reform, So She Wreaks Havoc on Everyone in the Sect 恶毒师妹不洗白在宗门创死所有人 Jiu Yue Yu久月鱼Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Publication deal signed] Jiang Que transmigrates into a cultivation novel as the vicious female supporting character, doomed to a tragic fate and destined to be nothing but a foil for the heroine. The heroine is aloof and otherworldly, while Jiang Que is just a woman; the heroine is blessed with extraordinary talent, while Jiang Que has only her life to lose; the heroine has suitors everywhere, while Jiang Que has never even held a man's hand. Even worse, the day she transmigrates into the bo 70kReads9.4Score9.6kShelves

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   "I disdain concealing my ambition and desires, nor will I use the common people as a pretext, nor do I need any embellished excuses or reasons." "Your name has long been forgotten, but Lianheng." "I will be remembered for eternity." Jiang Que

9. 109 恶EN The Villain Goes Viral on a Variety Show, and the Yandere Says, Stay Away, Okay? 恶人综艺爆红，病娇离远点啊喂 The Actual Demoness妖精本妖Two Male Leads601k WordsCompleted [Max-level expert reborn + feel-good story + face-slapping + putting scumbags in their place + showbiz + variety shows + absurd comedy + yandere + sweet romance] In his previous life, Xie Chen was abused to death by the family that adopted him. He bound himself to a System to seek revenge. At last, after clearing every stage in the world and earning an A rating across the board, he was reborn. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in the days when he was infamous and polarizing. Looking at 25.7kReads9.6Score4.4kShelves

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   This is a dual male protagonist novel. The plot revolves around the protagonist's rebirth, his revenge against villains, and their romance: The two protagonists were once together, but lost their memories due to certain reasons. Because of their past lives, they sealed their hearts and locked away their love. In the end, they got together after the protagonist's persistent pursuit.

10. 110 神 God-Tier Rewards: I Become Invincible Just by Lying Low 神级返还：我躺着就无敌了 Diligent Little Farmer勤奋小农民Eastern Fantasy513k WordsOngoing Qin Feng unexpectedly transmigrates to the Tianwu Continent and awakens the God-Tier Rebate System. As long as he gives cultivation resources to a Chosen Daughter, he receives ten-thousandfold returns. Whenever a Chosen Daughter cultivates, Qin Feng gains cultivation and enlightenment points. Cultivation is hard, cultivation is exhausting, but with the God-Tier Rebate System, none of that will be a problem. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It all felt pretty good.

11. 111 万 A Ten-Thousandfold Rebate: When My Disciple Builds His Foundation, I Ascend Straight to Immortality 万倍返还：徒弟筑基我直接成仙 Feng Lingbei风凌北Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsOngoing [Invincible + System + Funny + Easygoing + Ruthless + No Saintly Hero] Zhong Qing transmigrates into a minor peak master of one of Pingjiang Sect's seven peaks. He plans to coast through life and take it easy, but then he activates the strongest Bond System. Take in two useless disciples: Activate the Useless Duo Bond. His disciples go from dead weight to geniuses, and their cultivation is returned to the protagonist a thousandfold. Take in a catgirl and a foxgirl: Activate the Allure Bond. The 28.1kReads8.8Score4.9kShelves
12. 112 开 First Day of School, and I Have a God-Tier Tycoon System. Seems Fair 开学第一天，我有神豪系统合理吧 Papaya Who Likes Reading While Lying Down喜欢躺着看书的木瓜Urban3.7M WordsCompleted Lin Fan accidentally transmigrated into the body of a first-year college student and successfully bound himself to a Billionaire Growth System. He looked at the luxury car keys in his hand, gazed into the distance, and murmured, “They say the view from the top of the world is beautiful. Now that I have the Billionaire Growth System, I have to reach the very top in this life and take in all the world's beauty.” 36.7kReads7.7Score4.4kShelves
13. 113 九 Nine Lifetimes Unsealed, the Yandere Villainess Heroine Arrives 九世轮回解封，病娇反派女主降临 Li Yuexian李月仙Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing Shen Shuchou was an ordinary high school senior on Blue Star. One day, he was blessed by the great God of Runaway Trucks. When he opened his eyes again, he had arrived in another world, become a hero, and awakened a System. But his task wasn't to defeat a dragon and save a princess. Instead, he had to help the heroine in each of nine different worlds quickly become the most powerful villain. In his first life, Shen Shuchou was a wandering swordsman, and the heroine, Jiang Qianqiu, was a little b 26.8kReads8.5Score2.2kShelves
14. 114 开 From the Start, I Activated the Penguin System and Became Invincible 开局激活鹅厂系统我的修为无敌了 Sword Falls, Stars Shine剑落星辰Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Fast-Paced Power-Ups] [No Holding Back Realms] [No Goody-Two-Shoes] [No Gentleman Here, Revenge From Dawn to Dusk] The Cang Tian Continent. Qin Shou transmigrates as the young sect master of the Qingyun Sect. After getting caught sneaking a peek at the Grand Elder’s daughter bathing, he awakens the “Goose Factory System” just as he is stripped of his position as heir. What? I can get stronger just by spending money? I’m not strong enough only because I haven’t spent enough? A thousand top-grade 20.9kReads8.3Score3.2kShelves
15. 115 八 All Eight Empresses Betrayed Me: Reborn to Die of Regret 八女帝全背叛，重生悔到肠断 Li3 Feng李3疯Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn]+ [Wife-Chasing Crematorium]+ [Deep Regret]+ [Ridiculously Satisfying]+ [Absolutely No Reconciliation]+ [Commentary That’ll Make You Die Laughing]+ [Comedy] In his previous life, everyone envied Lu Ye, the Nine-Lives Heavenly Venerable. Not only did he have nine lives, he also had eight stunningly beautiful confidantes. Who could have imagined that when Lu Ye attempted to become a Heavenly Dao Saint, all eight of his confidantes would join forces to strike him down? Nine Heavens Sword 21.6kReads8.9Score2kShelves
16. 116 兽 Beast Power Conversion: Invincible with My SSS-Rank Wife 兽能转化：带着SSS级老婆无敌 My Name Is Fangcun我叫方寸Urban5.1M WordsCompleted [Now published in print. [Sweet romance + one heroine + female emperor] [The myriad races awaken] [Divine seals awaken] [Beneath the Gods' Forbidden Domain, all gods must be silent] The myriad races awaken, and monstrous beasts run rampant. Su Liang, who had awakened a worthless B-rank divine seal, is reborn in the past and gains the ability to convert beast powers. He dotes on the future female emperor before she can grow into her power, treating 136.4kReads8.8Score15.8kShelves

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17. 117 三 Delta Force: World War III 三角洲行动之第三次世界大战 The Vast Lost Chapters苍茫遗篇Anime Fanfiction4.6M WordsOngoing [Hardcore realism + ensemble cast + no System + no cheats + super-fast updates] (Lead writer: Cangmang Yipian Co-writer: Yan Zhi Gui Gongzi) The years-long struggle between GTI and the Hafk Group, which had felt like a dream, did not bring the peace everyone longed for. Instead, it ignited a Third World War that completely changed the fate of the world. This was a calamity stretching from dawn to dusk, spanning land and sky, a cry of steel colliding with flesh and blood, a raging tide of dust an 166Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    The pinnacle of epic battle novels 💕💕💕

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