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1. 1 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 148.3kReads9.6Score20kShelves

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   If you say that, I have to take out the treasures I have brushed. Just show it to me👀 If you don't say a word at a glance, you have 800 preoccupations and can't think of what the next chapter will be. You can't stop and you can't stop. If it doesn't look good, you are welcome to comment and scold me. "Tell me, is there anything else you can't let go of?" Click, click, like something is cracked? The crack got bigger and bigger, revealing half of my grandfather's face... It is said that the dead man's coffin cannot be closed because he had a thought during his lifetime and became a demon. If it is not resolved, his children and grandchildren will be unlucky😓

2. 2 黑 Black Desires of Youth 黑欲青春 Pure Silver Earring纯银耳坠Urban7.0M WordsCompleted (Not a wish-fulfillment story, and the hero isn't invincible. Enter at your own risk.) A youth stained with blood, vows made without regret, inexperienced love, sincere friendship, the cruelty of society, and the complexity of human nature. An unforgettable, turbulent era! A piece of underworld lore passed down to this day! A band of brothers who shared honor and disgrace, life and death! An unmatched era, with a flag-bearer standing at its peak! Laughing as we watch the tides of fortune, marchi 48.5kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves

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   They are both highly intelligent, the first one is urban, the second one is fantasy, I like the second one better

3. 3 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 872.8kReads9.6Score195.5kShelves
4. 4 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 1.7MReads9.9Score233.4kShelves

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   There's nothing to say about Tokayuzuma, it's absolutely brain-burning. Sometimes some parts of Zhanshen are also considered brain-burning, but the brain-burning part is not as much as Tokayuzuma.

5. 5 我 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 1.1MReads9.9Score285.7kShelves
6. 6 诸 The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 535.7kReads9.7Score73.6kShelves

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   These are the only 4 books I've read so far.

7. 7 我 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 1.7MReads9.9Score192.2kShelves
8. 8 异 City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [The new book The Maze of Inversion has begun serialization. Updates come at 9 p.m. every evening. Please continue to support it.] Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 460.1kReads9.7Score70.3kShelves
9. 9 开 Suspended from the Start? I Join the Discipline Inspection Team Instead 开局停职？我转投纪委调查组 Second Master Jiangmen江门二爷Urban7.5M WordsOngoing His superior was investigated, his girlfriend cheated on him, and petty people conspired against him, forcing him to take a leave of absence. Yang Dong faced the darkest moment of his life from the start, but he was not nervous in the slightest, because he had already experienced it in his previous life. Having returned to 2008, he could deal with all of this more calmly. What he never expected was that the course of his life would change because of a single phone call. To save his superior, he 532.9kReads9.3Score26.7kShelves

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   This is really good. You can give it a try. Anyway, I stay up late every day watching it [crazy]

10. 10 黑 The Crown of the Dark Moon 黑月光冠冕 Three Lives, Three Three叁生三三Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted [The first print volume is now available] [Sweet Romance in a Wealthy Family] + [A Forbidden Love Falls from Its Pedestal] + [Characters Awaken] + [A Chaotic Love Rival Showdown] “You are a cannon-fodder character in this world. Your character tags are: beautiful, vicious, and stupid. When you were eight, you were adopted by the Shen family, the most powerful family in Whale Harbor. The head of the family treasured you like a gem, but you joined forces with your villainous mother to scheme agai 585.1kReads9.5Score99kShelves

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    The IQs of all the members are online, and there are endless reversals of various routines. The only drawback is that it is not finished [crying][crying]

11. 11 序 Sequence: God Eater 序列：吃神者 No Brain, Just Cerebellum不要大脑要小脑Urban4.2M 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 856.4kReads9.3Score103.8kShelves

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    1,400 Hours, 218 books, record results can be checked, you can criticize if you don't accept it, it's an extremely refreshing article, it's a book that is hard-to-find and thoughtful, logical, and useful. You can learn a lot of useful skills in dealing with people and officialdom. The important thing is that you can also learn something!!!! A rare masterpiece from tomatoes!!!

12. 12 官 The Halls of Power: A Nobody's Ambition 官场：一个小人物的野望 Ink as a Blade以墨为锋Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Reborn in 2005, he starts out as a grassroots police officer. With the advantage of knowing what lies ahead, he repeatedly cracks major cases and high-profile crimes, carving out a distinctive path to promotion through the turbulent world of politics. This is the story of an ordinary man rewriting his fate and climbing step by step to the very heights of power! 130.9kReads9.5Score14.8kShelves
13. 13 骂 Who Are You Calling a Menace? Call Me the God of Detectives 骂谁害群之马呢，叫我警神 Zhao Zilong of Hebei河北赵子龙Urban2.4M WordsOngoing Also known as [The Road to the Top Starts with Being a Narcotics Officer] [Going on a Rampage as a Narcotics Officer] [A Perfect Start, How Could I Possibly Lose?] [Invincible] [The Year's Most Satisfying Power Trip] Before being reborn, Jiang Tian had a high-ranking official for a father and a mother who led the finance department. After graduating from the police academy, he became a narcotics officer. With such a perfect start, he thought he could make his mark. But one wrong decision during 7.3kReads8.3Score851Shelves
14. 14 我 I'm from the Spirit Beast Sect. It's Only Natural for Spirit Beasts to Beat Immortals 我灵兽宗的，灵兽吊打仙人很正常 Weightlifting Biscuit举铁饼干Eastern Fantasy522k WordsOngoing [Beast Taming / No Heroine / No System / Ordinary Protagonist / Decisive and Ruthless] Zhang Xiaohao is an ordinary young man who joins the Spirit Beast Sect. With no backing or resources, and having contracted an exceedingly weak golden-furred monkey, his future looks bleak. Then, by chance, he awakens an ancestral black tower and gains access to a demon-taming dimension! Inside, spirit beasts have vastly enhanced comprehension, time flows a hundred times faster, and the terrain can be changed 171Reads6.7Score—Shelves
15. 15 全 Global High Martial: I Can Analyze All Exotic Beasts 全球高武：我能解析一切异兽 Salty Fish Hopes for Sunrise咸鱼盼朝阳Urban220k WordsCompleted Dimensional rifts have appeared, strange beasts roar, and mysterious primal energy has changed the laws of the world, giving rise to martial artists who wield supernatural powers. This is a new age where danger and opportunity coexist, and beneath the peaceful surface of the city, undercurrents are stirring. Zhang Yuan is an ordinary boy struggling at the bottom of society. During a brutal strange-beast attack, he experiences despair and ridicule firsthand. On the brink of death, he unexpectedly —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 八 You Took Over a Private Factory at Eight, and Now You’re an Arms Dealer? 八岁接手民营厂，你成军火商了？ When the Bell Rings铃铛一响Urban288k WordsOngoing Lin Dong transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes an eight-year-old kid. From the start, he’s forced to take over a factory on the verge of shutting down, then unexpectedly awakens the [Industrial Technology System]. The more popular his livestream gets, the more technology he can exchange for. With the System, Lin Dong starts livestreaming. At first, he only wants to use the System’s traffic to find a way to save his family’s factory. But gradually, he realizes that something seems a littl 233Reads7.5Score—Shelves
17. 17 我 I Returned from Hell to Plan the Perfect String of Revenge 我从地狱归来，策划连环完美复仇 Leaves Can't Predict Autumn叶难知秋Mystery525k WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [Mad Protagonist] [Elegant] [High-IQ Crimes] [No System] Ten years ago, the Shen family was wiped out by a mysterious organization known as the Alliance. Shen Feng was beaten to death and left in the wilderness. Now, Shen Feng’s soul has returned from hell. That day, the criminal investigation squad received a call from a mysterious person claiming he would kill the famous CEO Liu Ruxu at a shareholders’ meeting. The nightmare began at that very moment. Shen Feng planned one per 49.9kReads9.5Score5.2kShelves

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    They are all highly intelligent and not brainless.

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. 36.1kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
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 73.9kReads9.1Score7.2kShelves

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