I've Been Reading for 12,000 Hours. Any Highly Rated Anime-Inspired Novels to Recommend? 一万两千小时了，有什么高分二次元的书推荐推荐

1. 51 渣 A Scumbag? I Just Want to Fall in Love! 渣男？我单纯只想谈个恋爱啊！ Little Soft Candy小能软糖Urban2.2M WordsOngoing If the spring breeze had a heart for flowers, would it grant me my youth again? Jiang Chen returned to the summer when he was eighteen. In his previous life, he had nothing but money. He focused all his hopes on finding a soulmate, missing out on so many of life's joys. He spent his days alone in an empty mansion, lonely and cold. But now... He had been given another chance by fate. Wealth and status, a life lived to the fullest, and sweet romance: he wanted it all! 59.1kReads9.3Score4.8kShelves

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2. 52 从 Becoming an Immortal from a Clan Spirit Farmer 从家族灵农开始成仙 Follow the Wind into the Past卍随风去过往卍Eastern Fantasy615k WordsOngoing Transmigration + management + farming + ordinary protagonist + beast taming Tian Xiaobao transmigrates to the cultivation world and becomes a family spirit farmer, starting with five mu of spirit farmland. “Harvested one stalk of spirit rice. Experience +0.01.” “Harvested one stalk of spirit rice. Experience +0.02.” “Harvested one stalk of spirit rice. Experience +0.01.” From then on, Tian Xiaobao wants nothing more than to cultivate quietly and become an immortal. —Reads—Score1.2kShelves
3. 53 仙 The Immortal Path Is Long, but Starting a Family and Career Is Better 仙路漫漫不如成家立业 Stocking Rider丝袜骑Eastern Fantasy203k WordsOngoing Shen Yi transmigrates into a cultivation world and becomes a down-and-out cultivator. By chance, he binds himself to the Build a Family and Career System. By starting a family and building a career, he can have descendants with spiritual roots, whose success will in turn strengthen him! Hard cultivation? Pills? Heavenly treasures? Nothing works faster than starting a family and building a career! The road to immortality is long. Better to start a family and build a career. And so Shen Yi relies 406Reads6.5Score136Shelves
4. 54 天 Sky Screen Projection: I Am Qin the Third 天幕投影：我是秦三世 Xie Mumu谢暮暮Historical1.0M WordsCompleted During the Fengshan ceremony on Mount Tai, a huge clap of thunder suddenly rang through the sky after the rain. The heavens had collapsed!! Ying Yan, the nineteenth son of Qin Shi Huang, was immediately identified by the sky screen as someone who would rebel against the Qin Dynasty. Ying Yan: “???” Is Heaven trying to destroy me?? Thankfully, he later learned that he was rebelling against the man who would establish the Qin Dynasty’s Second Empire. The First Emperor withdrew his anger. “If you c 19.7kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves
5. 55 炊 A Mess Hall Cook? I'll Smash the Special Forces with Bajiquan! 炊事兵？老子八极拳打爆特种兵！ Xuxu123旭旭123Urban402k WordsOngoing (Warrior's Blood + Military Life + System + Invincible Power Fantasy) Song Lingyun transmigrates to a parallel world, hoping to become a battle-hardened soldier king, only to be assigned to the mess hall! After awakening the [Super Mess Hall Soldier System], chopping vegetables boosts his strength, cooking boosts his agility, and feeding his comrades unlocks new skills! He only wants to settle down as a cook, but then “Report! The mess hall squad ambushed the Blue Army special forces and wiped o 5Reads6.6Score—Shelves
6. 56 抗 War of Resistance: Put Me on the National Airwaves 抗战：给我通电全国 Old Fish of Beiming北冥老鱼Urban940k WordsCompleted [War of Resistance] [Bright Sword] [Transmigration] [No System] [Hardcore Hero] [Eighth Route Army] [Base Area] [War of Liberation] [Passionate] [Rise to Power] [Expanding the Army] [Captured Spoils] Please trust Liu Shouxin to keep his word. 21.7kReads8.3Score804Shelves
7. 57 重 Reborn, I Crawled into the Arms of My Yandere Wife, a Female Tycoon 重生后钻进病娇女财阀老婆怀里 Tom Has No Hair汤姆没有毛Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Male-oriented, one female lead] [Obsessive heiress of a financial dynasty] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Sweet romance] [Revenge] [Taking down scumbags] [Forced love] ["Short drama now streaming"] [Three short-drama adaptations: Torn Night; The Reborn Beauty’s Pursuit of Love; Her Power Is My Blade] In his previous life, Lin Ran was murdered by his girlfriend and her family. But the obsessive heiress, who had always treated him like a plaything, helped him kill his enemies. Only when he saw the he 55.7kReads9.4Score5.7kShelves

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   Reborn to avoid a confession? The Rolls-Royce of a yandere tycoon has arrived! "You are a thousand times worse than drugs, harmful and addictive. My love is fiery and dangerous, yet unstoppable. —Luo Yao" Lin Ran was reborn, but felt like he had fallen into an ice cave! His rebirth point was stuck at the moment of death when he was about to confess to the scheming Liu Ruxue! One second, Liu Ruxue was still shyly waiting for his "confession," planning to agree to carry out "Brother Lin Jian's plan"; the next second, Lin Ran was already sweating profusely—the woman who controlled his life and death, who locked him in a luxurious cage, Luo Yao, was coming! In this second life, he only wanted to love Luo Yao, but definitely not to be "forced to love" while locked in bed! Self-rescue! He had to save himself! A thousand countermeasures flashed through Lin Ran's mind: scold Liu Ruxue in front of Luo Yao? Slap her twice to show his stance? Too late! The ear-piercing screech of brakes tore through the air, and the top-of-the-line luxury car descended like the Grim Reaper. The car door swung open, revealing Luo Yao's captivating yet gloomy face. Lin Ran's "I..." Was barely out of his mouth when a sharp chop to the wrist struck! Before losing consciousness, Lin Ran's mind was filled with despair: [Caught red-handed again! This time, a golden cage or a diamond-encrusted chain?] He fled, she chased, he couldn't escape! In this yandere heiress's absolute domain, "lawlessness" was never his privilege, but rather the measure of her cage! **#YandereForcedLove #RebirthRedemption #HermaphroditeMaleLead #ExtremePossessiveness #AddictedToCaptivity**

8. 58 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 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8kShelves

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   If you're looking for a work that ignites both sensory stimulation and intellectual stimulation, **"I'm Not a Play God" is definitely the most compelling sci-fi thriller of 2025.** It doesn't just tell a story of post-apocalyptic survival; it uses a unique "play within a play" structure to unravel the deep metaphors of humanity and civilization. Here are its five most compelling highlights: --- ### 🌌 **1. A Subversive Worldview: When Technological Civilization Collapses, the Stage Becomes the Battlefield** - **Apocalyptic Allegory Under a Crimson Meteor**: A crimson meteor streaks across the sky, and modern human technological civilization completely collapses—electronic devices cannot be manufactured, energy systems are paralyzed, and the world plunges into a "gray abyss." Even more terrifying is that the mirror-like alternate dimension "Gray Realm" begins to erode reality, dragging order into chaos. - **Protagonist Chen Ling: An "Actor" Atop the Ruins**: As an intern director, he stands atop the ruins of civilization, draped in a blood-red theatrical robe, and whispers, "The show begins." This image is both a symbol of resistance and an ultimate tribute to traditional opera culture. > *Reader's shock: "High-energy from the very beginning! It's like seeing a famous Peking Opera actor singing on a stage after a nuclear explosion, absurd yet tragic."* --- ### 🎭 **2. God-level setting: The "audience" inside the body controls fate, every scene is a stage of life and death** - **Soul parasite "audience"**: A group of mysterious "audience" resides inside Chen Ling's body, and their "expectations" directly determine his life and death. This setting cleverly alludes to the "anxiety of being stared at" in modern society—aren't we all living in a cage of others' expectations? - **Inheritance and awakening of the "the Way of the Opera God"**: The protagonist awakens superpowers through opera performances; the sound of the suona can shatter monsters, and the water sleeve dance can tear space apart. Transforming traditional cultural symbols (facial makeup, singing style, body movements) into combat aesthetics is a visual revolution akin to "Eastern Cthulhu". --- ### ⚔️ **3. Unconventional Protagonist: The "Clown Hero" Dancing in the Dark Abyss** - **The Complexity of Being Both Good and Evil**: Chen Ling is not a traditional, righteous protagonist, but rather a "dark lurker" walking the line between morality and evil. He is sometimes a savior of humanity, sometimes a clown manipulated by fate, revealing a startling realism in the gray areas of human nature. - **The Tragic Contrast with Han Meng**: As Chen Ling's adversary, Han Meng's coldness masks a deep-seated obsession with protecting civilization. The clash of their ideologies leads to the memorable line—"Human life is as insignificant as dust, yet as brilliant as stars"—which strikes at the heart of the philosophy of survival in the apocalypse. --- ### 🧩 **4. Triple Narrative Trick: The Truth You Think You Know Is Always the Previous Scene** - **"Play Within a Play" Structure**: The surface story is a survival adventure, the middle layer is the mystery of the "audience's" identities (who are they? Why did they choose Chen Ling?), And the deeper layer points to the origin of the crimson meteor—when the final revelation that "the Gray Realm is actually the graveyard of humanity's collective subconscious" is revealed, the reader's scalp tingles. - **High-Density Twists**: → First Twist: The so-called "strange beasts" are actually the embodiment of human despair from the previous era; → Second Twist: Among Chen Ling's "audience" are the souls of his deceased relatives; → Third Twist: "The Way of the Gods" itself is a civilizational self-salvation experiment that has lasted for thousands of years. --- ### 🌋 **5. A Soul-Searching Question for Modern Youth** - **Deconstruction of Technological Dependence**: When cell phones, the internet, and electricity all disappear, what are we left with? The novel uses extreme scenarios to forcefully ask: After stripping away the technological veneer, what is the true fulcrum of human civilization? - **The Breakthrough Battle for Cultural Inheritance:** Through the preservation of "the Way of the Opera," the author confronts reality—how can the younger generation take up the mantle of traditional culture? The book offers a passionate answer: **"Use the oldest art to fight the toughest battle!"** Social science researchers commented: **"It uses the blade of science fiction to dissect the pain of cultural rupture, yet uses the beauty of opera to mend the wound."** --- ### 📖 **Entry Guide: Suitable for You** | Target Audience | Reasons to Start | |-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| | **Suspense Lovers** | Each chapter hides identity mysteries, comparable to a combination of *Inception* and *The Truman Show* | | **Traditional Culture Enthusiasts** | The "national trend battle" of suona waving to ward off evil and water sleeves slaying demons refreshes your understanding of opera | | **Anti-Hero Fans** | The protagonist's vacillation between good and evil has a poignant impact comparable to *Joker* | | **Philosophical Thinkers** | The exploration of "watching and being watched" and "performance and reality" directly confronts Sartre's "Hell is the Other" proposition | **Reading Tips**: 1️⃣ **Don't Skip Chapters**: Foreshadowing is like the drumbeats of an opera; missing a single one will ruin the whole experience; 2️⃣ **Listen to the Soundtrack**: Reading the battle scenes with Peking Opera background music will boost your experience by 300%; 3️⃣ **Prepare tissues:** Chen Ling's ultimate reconciliation with the "audience" within her body—"You are not shackles, but the echo of my existence"—is a tearjerker of the year. > 💫 **Ultimate Recommendation:** Open it, and you will understand— > **"In the most desperate apocalypse, on the most dilapidated stage, stands the most immortal humanity."** > —— A TOP 3 science fiction/suspense novel on Douban in 2025. 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9. 59 从 Starting at the Cheater's Tavern, I Deceive the Gods! 从骗子酒馆开始，欺诈诸神！ No Admiring at Dusk日暮不赏Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing [A satisfying power fantasy + mind-bending twists + reversals + slow burn + battles of wits + nonstop thrills] When people all over the world were “kidnapped” and locked in a prison, they were forced to take part in a game of death. In this game, only the winners had the right to survive. Su Yang received the talent “Call Your Enemy Dad” from the start. [Call Your Enemy Dad: After activation, if you make another “player” call Su Yang “Dad,” you can control their actions.] But when the talent fai 47.2kReads8.6Score4.1kShelves

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10. 60 反 Villain Simulator: From the Start, My Supreme Imperial Bone Is Stolen 反派模拟：开局被挖走至尊帝骨 Xu Moqing徐墨卿Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Villain Simulations + High-Martial World + Invincible Domination + Ruthless Killing] Lu Qian transmigrated and became a playboy villain from the Lu family, one of the top families in the Great Xia Empire. From the start, he saw the drunk, unconscious fated heroine, Liu Ruyue, lying right in front of him. Yet the fated male lead, who served as the icy beauty Liu Ruyue’s bodyguard, was nowhere to be found. Wait, this plot... [Ding! An unconscious fated heroine has been detected ten meters ahead.] 29.2kReads8.7Score2.7kShelves
11. 61 我 I'm a Cash-Grabbing Streamer! But the Big Spender Really Does Send Gifts! 我，圈钱主播！但大哥是真刷啊！ Blue Chalk蓝色粉笔Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Jiang Feng transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens a livestream money-grabbing System! As long as he earns gifts and tips and meets his cash-grabbing targets, he can receive random rewards from the System! And so, the internet's most shamelessly money-hungry streamer is born! "Boss! Singing, dancing, doing stunts, rapping, standing on my head, whatever other streamers can do, I can do too. And whatever they can't do, I can do even better!" "Boss, just tell me what you want me to do! As lon 162.3kReads9.4Score14.7kShelves
12. 62 召 The Weakest Summons? A Demon Contract Maxes Out My Talent from the Start 召唤最弱？开局恶魔契约天赋拉满 It's JoJo是jojo啊Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow] + [power fantasy] + [lighthearted] + [comedy] (No female lead) (Dungeon-focused plot) He chooses the bottom-tier Summoner class, only to awaken a demonic contract enhancement rune that lets him trade his maximum HP for summoned creature talents. “Summoners are weak? I’ll max out my talents. So, how will you deal with that?” 92.5kReads9.0Score6.7kShelves
13. 63 狐 Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Seven Lifetimes of Fate, and I Was Killed Seven Times 狐妖：七世续缘，我被刀死七次 Fox Demon Prince狐妖太子Anime Fanfiction678k WordsCompleted Xu Changqing transmigrates, waking up to find himself in the world of Fox Spirit Matchmaker. From the start, he finds himself in the modern era, five hundred years in the future. Is it too late? Are all the tragedies in the world of Fox Spirit Matchmaker already set in stone? No. At the crucial moment, he awakens a life simulator. Every time he lives a life, he can draw a character's talent template, giving him the chance to reincarnate and defy fate. In his first life, he is Li Chungang, the Sw 3.9kReads8.0Score382Shelves
14. 64 直 Livestream: One Song, "Tears of a Dancer," Leaves Dai Xiaomei Stunned 直播：一首舞女泪，唱懵呆小妹 An Accident是个意外Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + outrageous antics + sign-in rewards + comedy + absurdity + female streamer + female entertainer] Jiang Yun unexpectedly obtains a livestream sign-in System. All he has to do is livestream to receive sign-in rewards! To rack up livestream hours and claim the System’s rewards, he decides to connect with other streamers. His first guest is the popular streamer Dai Xiaomei. Dai Xiaomei: “What talents do you have?” Jiang Yun: “I can sing.” Dai Xiaomei: “Let’s hear it.” Jiang Yun: “On 46.3kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
15. 65 都EN Already an Immortal, Now You Add Me to a Newbie Transmigrator Group? 都快成仙了才拉我进穿越萌新群？ Loves Pickled Fish爱吃酸菜鱼Eastern Fantasy847k WordsOngoing [Chat Group + Invincible + the Myriad Worlds + A Fierce Dragon Crossing the River + Sweeping All Before Him + Unshakable Dao Heart] Chen Yi transmigrated into the cultivation world eight hundred years ago and blazed his way to the Tribulation Transcendence stage. Just as he was facing his eighty-first Immortal Ascension Tribulation, trying to outwit it once again, he was suddenly pulled into a chat group called the Transmigrators' Mutual Aid Group of the Myriad Worlds. The group was full of newb 2.3kReads9.0Score212Shelves
16. 66 女 Matriarchy: I Can No Longer Hide My Peerless Beauty 女尊：绝世容颜藏不住了 Xiao Fengxuan小风玄Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Female-dominated world + transmigration + yandere] Lin Yun wakes up one day to discover that he has transmigrated to a female-dominated world. The System that came with him has run off on its own! And it’s left him with a disastrous start. To take care of himself and his younger sister, the humble Lin Yun can only work hard to earn money. But things are getting stranger and stranger. A haughty heiress looks at him with an amused expression. “Xiao Yun, you’re half an hour late~” A sweet, adorabl 15.8kReads8.4Score977Shelves

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    Transmigrated into a matriarchal world as a "weak and delicate husband," the male protagonist wakes up to find himself the "group's darling," surrounded by yandere older sisters madly vying for his affections. But this matriarchal setting is just too exciting! A yandere girlfriend with drooling eyes, sisters who are all incredibly seductive, and the male protagonist frantically shouting, "Don't come any closer, I'm really done for!" A plot that's both cowardly and seductive, high-energy throughout, almost unbearable to watch! Want to experience the thrill of being surrounded by beautiful women? This novel, "Matriarchal World: Sisters, Don't Come Any Closer, I'm Really Don't Have Any More," maximizes the contrast: matriarchal society + transmigration + yandere characters—it's addictive, a non-stop, high-speed chase.

17. 67 公 The Top-Ranked Road Survivalist Says She'll Walk to the End of the Road 公路求生榜一说她要走到公路尽头 Zhang Paopao张泡泡Sports2.9M WordsOngoing Strong female lead, no romance, no romantic subplots, clear-headed protagonist, ensemble cast, team-focused. Qi Xu wandered alone along this highway filled with danger and death for nearly four years. With disasters striking endlessly and monsters growing ever stronger, she gradually transformed from a frail woman who could not even kill a chicken into a seasoned player who killed without hesitation. Yet she still died regrettably inside a dungeon... Just before her death, she triggered the prec 434kReads9.4Score40.6kShelves

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    A female superhero's apocalyptic rampage! Wei Xu is reborn on a disaster-stricken highway, assembling an eccentric team—"Retired magician + 009 warrior? This setup is scarier than monsters!" 🌪️No romance + team ensemble, 357 chapters ongoing! "In my past life I fought alone, this time I'm going to lead my silly teammates to crash through the finish line!" #StrongFemaleHero #ApocalypticSurvival #TeamBuilding #Rebirth

18. 68 她 She Livestreams Gourmet Food in a Survival Game 她在生存游戏中直播美食 A Carrot一颗萝卜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as Healing Game Content warning: This is a romance novel set in a virtual reality game, with the romance as the main focus. It is not a game-focused power fantasy. Both leads grow throughout the story, so if you’re looking for a wish-fulfillment power fantasy, this isn’t for you! [Romance + survival + healing + positive energy + two powerful leads + sweet romance + livestreaming + gaming streamer] The large-scale human society survival game Living begins. Its stages are intricately li 5.5kReads9.3Score627Shelves
19. 69 星 Interstellar Campus: The Five-Person Team Charges Ahead 星际校园：五人小队向前冲 I Refuse to Flop, Starting with Myself拒绝扑街从我做起Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Military academy + mecha + no romance + coming of age + ensemble cast + light humor + five-person team + strong team spirit] For the first seventeen years of her life, Jiang Lin's goal was to get into Mingde's mechanical engineering department and become a highly paid mecha engineer. But an unexpected turn of events sent her to Dawn Military Academy and set her on the path to becoming an elite solo fighter. Inter-academy tournaments, live-fire drills, interstellar battles... Years later, five s 62.6kReads9.5Score7.2kShelves
20. 70 神 Gods and Demons Game: Mages Are the Eternal Truth! 神魔游戏：法爷才是永恒真理！ Qiao Qi巧七Sports6.1M WordsOngoing [Gods and Demons Game + Card-Based Gameplay + A Rich Class System + An Expansive World] When brain chips completely replace traditional mobile phones, a card-based game called Gods and Demons Game is forcibly installed. From then on, the world enters the age of Gods and Demons Game. Everyone has their own talent and class. [Mystic Controller], [Templar Knight], [Archmage], [Mechanical Ascension]... Advancement, class changes, and a game that never ends. Holy light and evil. Mechanical modificati 54.1kReads9.0Score4kShelves
21. 71 刚 Just Reborn, and a God-Tier NPC Is Begging to Work for Me 刚重生，神级NPC跪求给我打工 Expired Orange过期橘子Sports1.5M WordsOngoing [Game and reality merge + rebirth + invincible + satisfying power fantasy + no goody-two-shoes protagonist + beast taming + Emperor Ruyan] The online game Apocalypse sweeps across the globe and manifests in reality, causing society to collapse. In his previous life, Jiang Han devoted himself to elevating his fiancée, Liu Ruyan, to the heavens. But on the day of their engagement, she ripped out his heart with her own hands and transplanted it into her male best friend. Reborn, Jiang Han decides t 42kReads8.9Score3.8kShelves
22. 72 铁 Ironblooded Late Ming 铁血残明 Ke Shanmeng柯山梦Historical2.5M WordsOngoing In the late Ming dynasty, Spain and Japan gradually restricted the outflow of silver, reversing the capital inflow that the Ming had enjoyed since the early sixteenth century. The commercial and smallholder economies that coexisted under the Ming were both hit by deflation. Combined with the effects of the Little Ice Age, one domino after another fell, plunging the realm into chaos. In the eleventh month of the sixth year of the Chongzhen reign, the roving rebels crossed the river south of Mianc 105kReads9.4Score11.1kShelves

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    A letter from home amidst the smoke of war: Mother's sewing basket is still on the kang (heated brick bed). It was the eve of the fall of Tongguan in the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen Emperor's reign. Li Changfeng clutched the oil paper package in his arms; beneath the coarse cloth was half a cornbread his mother had stuffed into his hand before her departure. It was hard and uncomfortable, yet still retained the warmth of the kang. "Son, come home after the war, and Mother will sew you a new cotton-padded jacket." The shouts of battle outside the city grew closer. He touched the inside of his armor—there, his mother had embroidered a peace charm, the stitches crooked and uneven, depicting "Riding the Wind and Breaking the Waves." In her letter last month, his mother had said that his younger brother could already carry a hoe and work in the fields; he wondered if he had picked up a sword and spear now. The iron pot on the stove needed replacing; after the war, he needed to send some silver home. The sharp pain of an arrow piercing his shoulder blade returned, but Li Changfeng smiled. He remembered as a child, lying on his mother's lap watching her sew shoe soles, remembering her nagging under the oil lamp, "Don't always climb trees, be careful not to fall." Blood stained the amulet, and he looked towards his hometown, as if he could see his mother sitting on the doorstep, murmuring to herself to the old locust tree at the village entrance. In this chaotic world of fading light, how he longed to go back alive and eat one more bite of his mother's hot noodle soup.

23. 73 曹 Cao Yang's Journey South 曹阳南下记 Great Demon King Peacock孔雀大魔王Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Passionate and exhilarating. Now complete. Read with confidence. Cao Yang heads south to seek refuge with his older sister, setting off wave after wave of upheaval… 41.6kReads8.9Score4kShelves

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    🔥 [Hong Kong-style gangster romance | "My Dongguan Sister" - a tale of love and hate in the dark!]🔥 "Who says the underworld is all about brotherhood? My life, Cao Yang's life, already belonged to a woman from Dongguan!" ✨ **Crazy Boss Cao Yang × Cold and Beautiful Sister** ✨ - He's a ruthless wolfhound who fought his way through Kowloon Walled City, licking blood from the barrel of a gun, yet he kneels before her in her cheongsam- She helped him rise to power, then turned around and smashed a glass bottle over his head: "In this world, it's not your place to call the shots." 💔 **Classic Lines** "Sister, you want my life? Fine! But tonight... I want you to remember my body first!" (Belt buckle clicks) 📌 **#gangsters and Sisters-in-Law Literature #HongKongStyleForbiddenFeelings #LovePainsMoreThanBullets** ⚠️ Warning: Enter at night! Every page is like a whiskey hybrid, pungent yet addictive! 👉 Click to follow "My Dongguan Sister" and see how Cao Yang gets disciplined and turned into a loyal dog by his older sister! (Suggested images: neon signs/bloodstained lighter/broken sunglasses) (Text essence: using Cantonese profanity + Hong Kong film imagery to create a sense of conflict and highlight the taboo tension of "insubordination")

24. 74 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

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    Highly rated masterpiece, very good.

25. 75 十EN 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 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves
26. 76 名 Detective Conan: What? The Deranged Murderer Is Actually Me 名柯：什么？疯批凶犯竟是我自己 Drunk in Solitude孤风一醉Anime Fanfiction951k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + Funny Everyday Life + No Romance + System + Uncertain Good or Evil + Sweet on the Outside, Dark Within + Original Cases] [Saving the Police Academy Trio, while they also save the protagonist] Bai Chuanqiu transmigrated. Thinking he was in an ordinary world, he was focused on making an honest living. Then he met the legendary elementary schooler who brings death wherever he goes... Faced with a difficult customer, Bai Chuanqiu couldn't control the sinister, deranged smile spreadin 12.6kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
27. 77 逃 On the Run? I, the Ugly Clown, Just Want to Go Even Crazier! 逃亡？丑爷我只想玩得更疯狂！ Freedom Is the Only Thing That Matters自由才是唯一Urban544k WordsCompleted Liu Xiaoqian, an actor transmigrated into a parallel world, awakened an Acting System on a fugitive reality show. From the start, he played the most iconic supervillain in history: the Joker! In the first round, “The Circus,” Liu Xiaoqian used his superb acting to bewitch everyone there. The people struggling at the bottom of society went mad! “We’re not the ones who are crazy. This world is!” “If we’re going to be abandoned in the end anyway, what’s left to care about?” “Let’s make this pa 8.3kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
28. 78 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 81.9kReads9.1Score7.7kShelves
29. 79 诡EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 232kReads9.5Score28.6kShelves
30. 80 时 How Am I Supposed to Survive Around Conan When I Keep Coughing Up Blood 时不时吐血的我在柯南身边怎么活 Moonlight Tea明月茶Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted [Detective Conan + No Romance + Little Sister Ai + Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Hero] Feng Jianhe transmigrates and gets a buff from the start: his constitution is permanently set to -1… Also known as: “How Do I Survive Beside the Grim Reaper When I Keep Coughing Up Blood?”, “The Hospital Is My Home, and Everyone Helps Me Get Back There,” and “There’s No Need to Worry About Me, I’m Really Fine. The Important Thing Is That I Didn’t Kill Anyone.” Shipping fans, keep to your own corner~ 13.7kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
31. 81 诸EN 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 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5kShelves
32. 82 冒EN Impostor of the Langya Clan 冒姓琅琊 Eastern Zhou Young Master Nan东周公子南Historical1.6M WordsOngoing (Also known as “The Matter of Me Pretending to Be a Nobleman of the Southern Dynasties”) To transmigrate isn’t a dinner party. It’s a deadly game at every turn. The south is beautiful, yet lofty ambitions often fade away. Since ancient times, the Southern Dynasties have been weak, their heroes short-lived. No golden finger, no System, and no second chance at life. Everything starts from zero! Original owner’s memories: none! Identity: none! Supplies: none! When transmigration becomes reality, ho 497.6kReads9.7Score72.9kShelves

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    It's safe to eat, absolutely non-toxic.

33. 83 起 Getting to the Bottom of Mind-Reading 起底观心术 Bao Erri鲍尔日Urban1.5M WordsCompleted When I was five, a fortune-teller said I’d be able to read people’s minds when I grew up. My parents thought I was a genius and spent the whole family’s savings to send me to school. But I failed the college entrance exam and became a fried-noodle vendor. That vendor later became a “Walking Encyclopedia,” all thanks to the saying, “In books, there are houses of gold.” You are not just who you are. You can become a different kind of dazzling light. Read a comment on the first page, and you’ll get 230.7kReads9.6Score66.9kShelves
34. 84 升 Climbing the Ranks and Proving the Way 升官证道 Bao Erri鲍尔日Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Lu Haoming's son-in-law said, “At government offices in the city, reaching director-general level is already the ceiling for people from farming families like us.” Lu Haoming refuses to believe it. The road to office is beset by countless obstacles. He's too handsome, attracting one beauty after another, and his outspoken nature brings him repeated setbacks. Watch how he breaks through and rises straight to the top. 90.2kReads9.5Score10.2kShelves
35. 85 当 When an Honest Man Picks Up a Knife 当老实人拿起刀 A Glass of Beer一杯啤酒Urban3.1M WordsCompleted This is a straight-up crime-world novel! It does start with the protagonist being reborn, but after that, the story has nothing to do with being reborn! In short, the plot is ruthless, satisfying, and wild... The underworld here is all about fighting and killing, but also about human relationships and social rules! 22.4kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
36. 86 枌 The Grass and Trees of Fengyu Grow Tall 枌榆草木长 Ni Ergou倪二狗Historical2.6M WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication: ensemble cast + rival nations vying for supremacy + political intrigue and strategy + patriotism and national pride + original poetry + memorable supporting characters] [This is a fictional setting, and some historical references should not be taken as fact. This is not a mindless wish-fulfillment story. The plot is carefully developed, the logic is rigorous, and the cast and scope are large. There is no System or golden finger. There are no brainless villains or c 24.2kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    I watched them all myself, and the plots were all logical and flowed smoothly.

37. 87 游 Game Invasion: I Became Emperor Before the Players Transmigrated 游戏入侵：我称帝了玩家才穿越 Xiao Chu Still Hasn't Slept潇楚还没睡Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsOngoing [Transmigrating ahead of time + political scheming + dynastic power struggles + succubus + worlds merging] This book is also known as [I, the Empress's Fiancé, the Strongest Villain Behind the Scenes]. After waking up, Xia Chen finds himself logged into the mysterious game from his previous life ahead of schedule, starting out as the legitimate son of the Marquis of Zhendong. What? I have a younger brother named Xia Hao, who seems to have a mysterious bone inside him? It looks just like the lege 451kReads9.1Score45.8kShelves
38. 88 流 The Rogue Son-in-Law: The Empress’s Pretty Boy 流氓赘婿，女帝家的小白脸 Handsome Young Man俊俏少年Historical3.4M WordsCompleted He transmigrated to an alternate world and became a lowly live-in son-in-law. He had planned to drink tea, fish, flirt, watch opera, and live a carefree life, but... “Husband, help me!” “Dear son-in-law, help me!” “Young master, help me!” “My dear subject, help your emperor!” Fine, it seemed he wouldn't get to take it easy. The world would have to be protected by him after all. And so Zhou Yuan investigated major cases, cleaned up the bureaucracy, crushed rebellions, opened the seas, and expande 62.6kReads9.3Score7.4kShelves
39. 89 双 Dual Transmigration: There Are Too Many Goddesses, So I Level Up at Lightning Speed 双穿：女神太多，我升级太快了 Homebody for Ages久宅Urban3.9M WordsOngoing [System + Original Worlds + Multiple Female Characters + Lighthearted Power Fantasy] During his internship, Ye Kai is deliberately pushed out by his department supervisor and quits. But he unexpectedly binds to a System, setting off on a journey through multiple worlds. Apocalypse: A wealthy young lady trapped at home, terrified of zombies and starvation, is tossed a pack of food. Then she begs him to stay! From there, things get out of hand, and he meets more and more beautiful women in the apo 27.5kReads8.2Score2.9kShelves
40. 90 神 Tycoon: I'm Really the Big Villain 神豪：我真的是大反派啊 Brand-New Little Keyboard崭新的小键盘Urban4.3M WordsCompleted Qin Lang transmigrated into a world where several web novels had merged. His grandfather was one of the few remaining decorated veterans! His father was a government official with immense power! His mother was a businesswoman worth a fortune! And he was the Qin family’s sole heir! How could someone with such an all-powerful, wealthy background be the original story’s great villain? Was he destined to be relentlessly face-slapped by the protagonist, with his family reduced to a stepping stone for 36.3kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
41. 91 正 The Righteous Path or the Demon Path? I Choose Both! 正道or魔头？我选or！ National-Level Pancake-Eating Master国家级吃饼大师Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted Fang Ye transmigrated to the Great Qian Dynasty and acquired the Karmafire Red Lotus, which lets him grow stronger by killing. From the Blood Body Art to the Blood God Scripture for Refining the World, from the Organ Refining Technique to the Heaven-Swallowing Cosmic Art. So, should he choose “slaughter and become a demon” or “uphold the righteous path and exterminate demons”? Fang Ye: “The righteous path or the demon path? I choose ‘or’!” 53.1kReads7.2Score5.8kShelves

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    ① Fang Ye traveled through Daqian and obtained the red lotus of karma, which can kill animals and become stronger. From "Blood Body Technique" to "Blood God Refining the World", from "Zang Refining Technique" to "Zhou Tian Devouring Technique" A few years later, "What? Some people say that I am a big devil who likes to kill whole families, and all the sects want to unite to attack me?" Just kidding! "I just killed hundreds of millions of people, why do you call me a devil?" "Who is spreading rumors? I want to kill his whole family! Fang Ye looked furious.

42. 92 北 The Beipingside Barber: From the Start, I Opened the Ghost Gate for the Japanese 北平剃头匠，开局给鬼子开天门 Yi Ran Zou Chen Shuang弈然走沉霜Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Unable to afford a haircut, university student Wen Pan, who works at a construction site, decides to buy some clippers and cut his own hair. At a street stall, he buys a pair of vintage clippers and a dragon-patterned razor. While trying to shave himself, he accidentally nicks a pimple and is sent straight to the moment when the Japanese invaders breached Beiping. He becomes a barber there and, in order to survive, takes over his predecessor’s work. Then he discovers that the dragon-patterned ra 18.5kReads8.2Score1.8kShelves
43. 93 穿 Transmigrating to Ancient Times, Surrounded by Children and Grandchildren 穿越古代儿孙满堂 Fishing in the Snowy Cold River钓雪寒江Historical1.2M WordsCompleted It's been adapted into a short drama on the Tomato platform. Come watch! The quality is good, and it's a great viewing experience. I tried it myself! Zhao Qinghu transmigrates to an ancient rural village and becomes a middle-aged man with a house full of children and grandchildren! But his parents favor one child over the others, while his younger siblings bleed him dry! As a fine young man of the modern age, how could Zhao Qinghu let others treat him like a beast of burden? He already has a who 20kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
44. 94 台 Billiards Livestream: Taking on Ma Xuezhenqi from the Start! 台球直播：开局打麻薛珍琦！ Li Si Nue李肆虐Sports1.1M WordsCompleted [Billiards] + [13, in a league of his own] During a high-stakes game of BMW x0.5, Chen Qing got crushed by more than 300 points. He got so mad he threw a fit, and when he came to, he discovered he'd awakened the Supreme Billiards System. He could exchange shock points for all kinds of rewards. [Congratulations, Host! You have received the Great-Grandma's Sneak-Attack Card, which can be used on any player below rank 10...] [Congratulations, Host! You have received the Great-Grandpa's Block-the-Po 2.7kReads8.3Score142Shelves
45. 95 稳 Steady Cultivation: From the Start, My Perk Is Work-Life Balance 稳健修仙：开局词条劳逸结合 Little Goose with a Cowlick呆毛的小鹅Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Cultivation · Cautious Protagonist · Playing the Fool to Catch the Wise · Traits · Fame · Lie Flat · Longevity · Farming] (This book has been adapted into a short drama and an animated comic.) Su Yuan is reborn in a cultivation world and discovers that the path to cultivation is full of obstacles: he has no talent, no resources, and no connections. Luckily, he activates a System and obtains Traits with astonishing effects! [Work and Rest in Balance]: You’re great at balancing work and rest. The 45.2kReads8.2Score3.6kShelves
46. 96 阿 The Altay Horror Line 阿勒泰恐怖专线 Sheep Brings Good Fortune羊开泰Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Comedy] [Adventure] [Strength through mutation] Wu Yanqing is a half-baked tour guide on the Altay route. Along with a bald driver and a photographer who joined the trade halfway through, he leads a big-rumped sheep. The three men will abandon all scruples for money, and their tour route is downright bizarre. Dear travelers, our upcoming attractions include a hanging corpse tree deep in the Keketuohai mountains, strange creatures beneath a mineral vein, and an unnamed ghost temple in Habahe... 15kReads9.5Score2.2kShelves

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    I now recommend three excellent works, each brimming with the wonders of the universe. The first volume, like a historian's pen, meticulously depicts the turbulent times of the Ming Dynasty, vividly portraying the dramatic changes of the six years of the Chongzhen Emperor's reign. With every stroke of the pen, the crumbling of the court and the chaos of the people are depicted, as if the reader were personally experiencing the devastation of the land, the sorrow penetrating the very pages. The second book uses "character divination" as a starting point. The protagonist, who received the prophecy of "seeing into people's hearts" in his youth, finds a new path after failing the imperial examinations. Starting from a humble street stall selling fried noodles, he eventually becomes a "living encyclopedia" of worldly wisdom. Opening this book during times of hardship brings enlightenment. The final book is a masterpiece of wilderness survival. If Bear Grylls were reborn, he would use his pen as a blade to dissect the secrets of nature, revealing the wisdom of survival in perilous situations and the fascinating interplay between humanity and nature—all worthy of admiration. These three works, whether tracing back to the past, observing the world, or exploring the wilderness, each possess their own unique charm. I sincerely invite you to enjoy them together.

47. 97 末 A True Diary of the Apocalypse 末日真实日记 May Everything Go Smoothly and Bring Good Fortune顺利发财幸运来Sci-Fi & Apocalypse217k WordsOngoing [True Apocalypse + Despair + Darkness + Oppressive and Suffocating + Humanity at Its Worst] If you have a weak heart or can’t handle disturbing content, please don’t open this book. I don’t know how much longer I can hold on. I’ll keep a diary, recording everything I experience in this dog-eat-dog apocalypse. This is the despair I lived through myself. To whoever reads my diary in the future, please tell me: has the apocalypse ended? ----------------A despairing madman 6Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 98 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
49. 99 末 The Apocalypse Begins with Nuclear Waste Dumped into the Sea 末世从核污排海开始 The Fold-Eared Cat from the Kite Family风筝家的折耳猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted The most realistic zombie apocalypse story: no supernatural abilities, no System, and no power fantasy. It tells how ordinary people survive when the apocalypse arrives. As close to reality as it gets, this book will show you that the apocalypse has never been far away. Setting: The story takes place in the modern world. Three years after the island nation discharged nuclear wastewater into the ocean in defiance of the world's opposition, nuclear wastewater has contaminated waters across the glo 1.1kReads7.9Score129Shelves
50. 100 全 Global Heatwave: I Stockpile a Hundred Billion in the Doomsday 全球高温：我在末世囤积百亿物资 Potatoes Don't Like Fish土豆不爱吃鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted The end of the world arrived, and the entire planet was scorched by temperatures above 60°C. Eighty percent of humanity was roasted alive... In his previous life, Fang Luo was tricked by a scheming gold-digger and killed by his greedy mother-in-law. Reborn ten days before the apocalypse, Fang Luo swore he would never show mercy again. Using his spatial ability, he became a fanatical hoarder. He built a comfortable cold-storage shelter in advance and cleared out the city’s ten-billion-yuan wareho 1.4kReads7.9Score273Shelves

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