Struck Gold While Looking for Something to Read 书荒淘到金了

1. 51 全 My Whole Family Is Crazy, and I Became the Foil in a Child-Rearing Story 全家疯批，我穿成了养崽文对照组 Frost Pavilion寒霜榭Modern Romance932k WordsCompleted [Hilarious + raising kids + adored by the whole family + crazy antics + wealthy-family ensemble + feel-good 1v1] Qi Yuan transmigrates into a wealthy-family child-rearing novel as the foil to the adored heroine. Both are rich-family children who went missing and were later found. When the heroine returns, her family lives in loving harmony. When Qi Yuan goes home, everyone in her family is crazy in their own special way. In the end, the original owner is constantly humiliated, until she's thrown 32.1kReads8.6Score4.1kShelves
2. 52 穿 Transmigrated to the Primordial World, and the Heavenly Dao Is My Brother 穿越洪荒，天道是我哥 Fujiwara no Sai of Ye Zhenshan叶镇山的藤原佐为Two Male Leads213k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads]+ [My Senior Brother Is Too Steady]+ [Everyone’s favorite]+ [Lots of one-sided crushes] The protagonist is a little naive from the start, so please be understanding. The score is a little low because it just launched, but it’ll go up. There are guest appearances from small worlds based on Journey to the West, the original work, and Nezha: Birth of the Demon Child. Canon pairings will be broken up. The first male lead in the top position is Lord Taiqing. There are one-sided crush 6.6kReads8.8Score575Shelves
3. 53 大 My Freshman Internship: You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban3.9M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 666kReads9.5Score50.8kShelves
4. 54 洪 Honghuang Fire Crow: Heaven-Defying Comprehension from the Start 洪荒火鸦：开局获得逆天悟性 Deep-Sea Diver深海下潜Eastern Fantasy606k WordsCompleted Xiao Yuan transmigrates and becomes a little Fire Crow who joins the Jie Sect. Luckily, he awakens a Trait Selection System. With the help of its traits, Xiao Yuan’s cultivation shoots up by leaps and bounds. Before the great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods even arrives, Xiao Yuan has already attained the Primordial Origin! Upon attaining the Primordial Origin, he breaks free of the board, transforming from a chess piece into the one who plays the game. Xiao Yuan: “So you think you can b 25.3kReads7.6Score1.6kShelves
5. 55 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Lucky One Unlocks the Sign-In System 快穿：欧皇能签到后 Yao Siqi尧司祁Modern Romance755k WordsCompleted No romance! No romance! No romance! (Don’t ask why the protagonist doesn’t find a partner. The author just doesn’t know how to write romance.) I’m no good at writing introductions, so just read the story. After Yuan Xi gets hit and killed by a dump truck, she embraces the simple belief that a bad life is better than no life at all and binds herself to System Fifty-Eight. Together, they travel to different worlds to help people fulfill their wishes. What’s it like having a Host who’s ridiculously 53.4kReads9.2Score4.9kShelves
6. 56 他 His Bite Marks 他的咬痕 Mi Xiaoxi咪小汐Modern Romance281k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed and awaiting release] [Short drama now streaming] [Rekindled Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + Mutual Devotion + Mutual Salvation + Sweet Youthful Romance] In high school, Wen Shumiao had a passionate romance that ended in the most humiliating way possible. They meet again six years later. He's the owner of a tattoo shop, and she's become his employee. He treats her with the cold indifference of a stranger. But when Xie Jin sees Wen Shumiao carrying a suitcase, he final 66.9kReads9.5Score6.2kShelves

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   Sincere and warm

7. 57 末 The Apocalypse Is Coming? I’ll Arrive First! 末日降临？我先降临！ Noodle King Zai板面王仔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.8M WordsCompleted [The print edition of I'm a Supplier of Survival Plans for the End Times is now available on major platforms] [Character growth · Multi-theme stages · Ensemble cast · Occasional brutal takedowns · No cookie-cutter plot · No mindless wish fulfillment] After facing repeated layoffs and betrayals, Su Jin was at the lowest point of his life when he was accidentally hired by a mysterious company. Countless worlds are on the brink of destruction. Only by saving their clients can the sparks of civiliza 557.1kReads9.2Score51.5kShelves

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   I've seen it and still want to see it

8. 58 不 The Undying Emperor’s Mentor 不死帝师 One Durian No. 3一只榴莲3号Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing Observing the love and hatred of cultivators across the river of time from a perspective beyond life itself. He left a modest little town and entered the wondrous world of cultivation. His journey sped up and slowed down, moving forward or stopping to rest, but he never stopped walking. The Age of Declining Dharma, the Age of Emperors, the Age of Dark Turmoil… He appeared in every age, and the only thing he could do was watch old friends die with his own eyes, then see them off to their grave 586kReads9.4Score50.1kShelves
9. 59 蝉 The Cicada Project 蝉计划 Moonlight Old Rascal明月老贼Urban4.7M WordsCompleted [Spiritual qi revival + crafty schemer + comedy + meme references + one heroine] As spiritual qi revived, Jiang Bai unexpectedly arrived in the age of the fifth mysterious tide. Everything he knew had faded with the passage of time. The world had been utterly transformed, familiar places and people were gone, and the career he had once fought for had turned to dust. The past was beyond recall. In this chaotic, dark age, order had long since collapsed, civilization was no more, and the shadow of 93.7kReads9.3Score10.5kShelves
10. 60 异 The Lost City of Exotic 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 503.1kReads9.7Score69.9kShelves

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    It's so cool, it's so cool, it's so cool

11. 61 我 I Turned the Horror World Into a Raising Game! 我把惊悚世界玩成养成游戏！ Yu Zuo予作Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A mysterious force descended upon Earth, giving rise to another world of terror. Everyone was forcibly sent into the world of horror games on their eighteenth birthday. While everyone else was immersed in fear, struggling to survive in the cracks between life and death, Qin Nuo discovered that he could earn System rewards by influencing the ghosts’ emotions. And every time he completed a dungeon, he could establish his own business in the world of horror. So he became a food runner at the Yin Sp 194.2kReads9.6Score24.3kShelves
12. 62 我 I Was Raised by Monsters 我被怪物养大 Uncle Nan Yao南妖叔Urban769k WordsCompleted The story is set in a modern city in a parallel world. Legend has it that City A is home to an urban myth called the White Cat Agency. The agency is run by a group of monsters and demons. As long as you pay the appropriate price, they'll fulfill any request you make. Money, organs, emotions, memories, years of life... Anything could become a bargaining chip. Seventeen years ago, an infant boy of unknown origins was found by the agency's owner and raised by a group of monsters. Seventeen years l 2.7kReads9.6Score473Shelves
13. 63 我 There’s a Ghost Inside Me 我的体内有只鬼 A Black-Inked Blade一柄墨刀Mystery3.5M WordsCompleted Vengeful ghosts awaken, and a hundred ghosts roam the night. Jiang Xiao transmigrates into this world for no apparent reason and finds himself surrounded by demons and monsters. But then he discovers that his shadow can devour ghosts without limit and gain their abilities. [Successfully devoured the White Mist Ghost. Ability acquired: Mist Form] [Successfully devoured the Hanging Ghost. Ability acquired: Shackles] [Successfully devoured the Bronze Ghost. Ability acquired: Copper Skin] [Successfu 25.6kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
14. 64 请 Call Me Lord Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 161.9kReads9.5Score18.2kShelves
15. 65 这 He’s Clearly Powerful, Yet He Insists on Messing with His Loli Master 这个人明明很强却偏要坑萝莉师傅 A Salty Fish c一条咸鱼cEastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Archmage Lin En transmigrated to another world. To keep the gods from treating him like a crop to be harvested, he disguised himself as a mage apprentice in Winter Spring Valley and decided to stay under the radar until he reached max level. But who could have guessed that his loli master could hear his thoughts? “Disciple, what do you think of this forbidden spell of mine?” [Kindergarten-level stuff. I don't even know if one splash of water could hurt anyone.] “Disciple, with five hundred more 37.7kReads9.6Score4.5kShelves
16. 66 开 From the Start, Selling Muscle-Building Tonics at a Street Stall 开局地摊卖大力 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban8.9M WordsCompleted [The Dali anime premieres on July 29. Search the title on Tomato to watch the PV.] Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival, and humanity begins awakening supernatural abilities! Jiang Nan awakens the strongest street-stall System from the start. Muscle-Boosting Potion? Detoxifying Soybeans? Lucky Cherries? They can't keep them in stock! The world's top tycoons, richest men, popular streamers, and strongest experts all come to buy them. Jiang Nan: "I'm not even a tiny bit interested in money! 347kReads9.7Score40.2kShelves
17. 67 火 Naruto: Starting with the Double Kamui 火影：从双神威开始 Long Juan龙卷Anime Fanfiction2.8M WordsCompleted While watching Hokage at home, Lin Yu accidentally transmigrates into Obito Uchiha! The first thing he does is take back Kakashi’s Sharingan and attain the power of both Kamui! He sends Madara on his way and kills Black Zetsu. With both Kamui at his disposal, he can come and go as he pleases in the ninja world! With Hashirama’s cells, the Rinnegan, and the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, he vows to take down the Otsutsuki! 10.5kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
18. 68 我 Isn't It Only Natural for a Slime Like Me to Crush a Dragon? 我一个史莱姆吊打巨龙很合理吧？ Three Winds 11三风11Urban3.4M WordsCompleted [Beast taming + choices + comedy + nonsense + one female lead (no female lead) = ?] When Chen Shu wakes up, he finds that he has transmigrated to a parallel world where beast taming reigns supreme, and he has bound himself to a Divine-Level Choice System! Every choice he makes earns him all kinds of rewards! With the System’s help, his pets grow increasingly monstrous: a slime that can sit on a dragon and crush it to death, a husky that can blast a phoenix to tears with elemental skills, and a.. 194.2kReads9.7Score23.9kShelves
19. 69 我 Slay the Gods 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 1.2MReads9.9Score171.6kShelves
20. 70 从 Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 216kReads9.6Score26.5kShelves
21. 71 传 Bureau of Legend Management 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 209.3kReads9.6Score29.2kShelves
22. 72 从 A Journey to Another World That Begins as a Slime 从史莱姆开始的异界之旅 Why Say So Much何必言深Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsCompleted I got bound to a divine-gift System from the start. The System spirit, Aila, claims to be the Goddess of Time. Why is she clinging to me? “Are you male or female?” “Jerk! I'm so cute, of course I'm a girl!” Who would have thought that the seemingly harmless Demon Slime in front of me could evolve until it devoured the entire world? “Uh, the contract needs a drop of blood? That'll hurt...” And so, with my knowledge of a thousand classic tropes from other worlds, my journey in another world be 17.3kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
23. 73 不 Aren’t You an Evil God? Why Does Seeing Me Lower Your SAN? 不是邪神吗？见我怎么降SAN值 A Salty Fish c一条咸鱼cEastern Fantasy5.9M WordsCompleted [Vampires, werewolves, technology, potions, ghosts, biohumans, divination, puppets, and every terrifying element you can imagine: this world has them all.] Lin En transmigrated into such a bizarre otherworld and became an apprentice at a potion shop. "Something is wrong with that man! He never uses anesthetic when performing surgery!" "That shop is a scam! The moment you go in, they find a pile of illnesses even if you are perfectly healthy!" "But wait, isn't that shop supposed to be the bes 150.9kReads9.6Score17.4kShelves
24. 74 我 I Am Not the God of Drama 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 1.8MReads9.9Score184.7kShelves
25. 75 十 The End of Ten Days 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 1.8MReads9.9Score232.4kShelves
26. 76 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 588.4kReads9.7Score75kShelves
27. 77 我 From the Start, I Chose the Fist Cultivator Class and Shattered Fate with My Bare Hands 我开局转职拳修，以双拳击碎命运 Demon's Path魔行Urban1.9M WordsCompleted In this age of countless marvelous talents, no one expects anything from a pair of frail fists! The human realm has swords that outshine all creation, spears that sweep through armies, fire that burns everything, and lightning that shatters the sky! Young people have so many options, and everyone gravitates toward the coolest, most stylish, and most powerful abilities! Only one stubborn boy chooses to train the frail fists in front of him. Everyone thinks he’s gone mad! Until the day disaster st 43.9kReads9.2Score4.2kShelves
28. 78 夺 After Taking Back My Body, I Raised a Child to Wealth in the 1980s 夺回身体后，我在八零养崽致富 Cheng Xiaomai程小麦Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted New short drama: Back to the Eighties: From Fat Wife to Queen of Wealth [Military romance] [Raising children] Yu Wanwan’s body was taken over by a woman who transmigrated into it for six years. During that time, the transmigrator wreaked havoc on everyone around her. Her older brother cut ties with her, and her second older sister’s family ran from her like cats from a mouse. Everyone around her came to despise her. She even drugged a man and had triplets. He was forced to marry her, and she mad 5.4kReads8.7Score771Shelves

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    It's pretty, it's pretty, [shy]

29. 79 呼 Breathing Makes Me Stronger: From Trash to Ruling Over the Immortal Clans! 呼吸变强：从废物到盖压仙族！ A Spice-Loving Hobbit爱吃辣的霍比特Eastern Fantasy209k WordsCompleted [System] + [Invincible] + [Feel-Good Story] [Detecting compatible soul frequency...] [Primordial Breathing System binding...] [1%...10%...50%...100%! Binding successful!] [Host: Lin Chen] [Realm: Mortal (on the verge of transformation)] [Core Function Activated: Eternal Vitality (Passive). With every breath the Host takes, they will automatically absorb the spiritual energy drifting through the world and comprehend fragments of the Great Dao's laws.] [Beginner's Benefit Granted: First Breath Gi 3Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 80 悠 Leisurely Livestream: From the Start, a South China Tiger Cub Won't Leave Me Alone 悠闲直播：开局被华南虎幼崽赖上 Ah Xue是阿薛啊Urban396k WordsCompleted Jiang Cheng transmigrates to a world where animals have gone extinct. He volunteers for the forest ranger unit nobody else wants to join and becomes a Qinling sand-control worker. There is sand everywhere and little water or soil, only endless bones of the dead. But everything changes after he picks up an adorable little tiger. His life is transformed! [Pet a tiger's head in the Year of the Tiger: Receive 1 self-heating sleeping bag] [Pet a tiger's tail in the Year of the Tiger: Receive 1 bag of 1.3kReads9.4Score156Shelves

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    Urban imagination, system, these are some of the better ones I have read so far. The main reason is that the subject matter is novel and the author has nailed it. It looks interesting. Welcome to Tomato to watch novels and short dramas.

31. 81 开 From the Start, Livestreaming the Underworld: Who Would Dare Enter This Stream? 开局直播地府：这直播间谁敢上啊 Delicious Shimeji Mushroom美味的口蘑Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Live streaming from the underworld + ghost officer + heartwarming everyday life] Jiang Lin is a White Impermanence, guiding the dead to the afterlife and delivering messages in dreams. One day, he obtains an Underworld Live-Streaming System. He can earn rewards by promoting the culture of the Netherworld. From then on, a miraculous livestream appears in the human world, connecting the realms of the living and the dead. A typical day in the livestream: “Ghost: Stay away from me!” “This really is 30.7kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves
32. 82 这 This Boss Is So Sneaky, He Takes His Street Stall Everywhere 这老板真苟，摆个地摊还到处走 Selling Egg Burgers!卖鸡蛋汉堡咯Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [The print edition of Random Gourmet Stall is now available on major platforms] [Gourmet] [No romance] [Everyday life] [Comedy] [Comfort food] [Cozy] [Healing] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Zhou unexpectedly binds himself to a Random Gourmet System. Every week brings a random location, random food, and different customers. He sells buns at the park entrance, century egg and lean pork congee on a mountaintop, and candied hawthorns outside a school. Every dish is mouthwatering and 71.8kReads9.5Score7kShelves
33. 83 你 You're Just a Cat, So Why Are You Competing with the Police for Their Jobs? 你就一只猫，干嘛和警察抢饭碗？ Gao Wei高纬Urban436k WordsCompleted [Cat protagonist + System + a smooth ride all the way] “Dude, how’d you get in here?” “A cat brought me in.” “Huh? You call the cops ‘cats’ where you’re from?” “Heh. Ever heard of the Black Cat Detective?” A black cat that catches mice at the police station goes viral online! Netizens affectionately dub it “Black Cat Detective.” But after the little guy catches a hundred mice, the Cat Detective System activates, and the whole story takes a sudden turn… “You don’t think catching mice is all I can 9.2kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves
34. 84 重 Reborn, I’m Going to Become a Top Student 重生归来，我要做学霸 Tui Jie推借Modern Romance306k WordsOngoing In his previous life, Qin Ke got into a prestigious high school but became addicted to his phone, causing him to fail the college entrance exam. He ended up working himself to the bone at a garment factory, living out a life of dull routine. In this life, with the help of a System, Qin Ke resolves to study hard, become a top student, get into the best university, and embrace a fresh start. Hey, you! Stay away from me. I’m going to be a top student, and I absolutely won’t fall for your good looks 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In his previous life, Qin Ke failed the college entrance examination due to being addicted to mobile phones and worked in a clothing factory. After his rebirth, he relied on the help of the system and determined to be a top student and get into a prestigious school. He also "warned" boys not to influence him and start a new life.

35. 85 团 The Jiang Family's Beloved Little Daughter Can Work Immortal Magic 团宠之蒋家小女会仙法 March in Fragrant Bloom三月含芳菲Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Space + Cultivation + Farming + Beloved by the whole family + Medicine Big news! Big news! The people of Qingzhou spread the word far and wide. The Jiang clan of Xijindu, where no girl had been born in two hundred years, had welcomed a baby girl. They say the little girl was born blessed with tremendous good fortune. On the day she was born, rain fell from the heavens upon the land, which had suffered a prolonged drought. A few days after her birth, the family elders went hunting in the mountain 47.5kReads9.5Score6.3kShelves
36. 86 开 We Got Our Marriage License from the Start, and My Wife Turned Out to Be a Master of Mysticism 开局领证，夫人竟是玄学大佬 Nine-Nine One Grain of Millet九九一粒粟Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + livestream fortune-telling + wealthy CEO + devoted couple] Love story: A powerful mystic's soul drifted into another world. To stay alive, she had to bind her marriage fate to a man with purple qi. So the first time they met was at the civil affairs bureau. He said, “Marrying you was my grandmother's decision. We have no feelings for each other, so there won't be a wedding, and we won't live together after we marry.” She said, “No problem.” He said, “As agreed, we'll divorce in a 29.4kReads9.1Score5kShelves
37. 87 被 After Her Body Was Dumped, She Became the Villain Legion’s Cherished Darling 被抛尸后，她成了反派军团家团宠 First Day, Seeing the Moon初一见月Ancient Romance6.2M WordsCompleted [Print Edition of One Thought, Ashes Return to the Mountain: Preorders Open September 27 at 7 p.m.] Her own sister ripped out her phoenix bone, stole her talent, and tossed her into the Demon Rift like a dog! But against all odds, she survived and became the little demon girl cherished in the palms of the monsters living in the Demon Rift! The monsters of the Demon Rift: “Anyone who lays a hand on Niannian declares war on our entire demon clan!” She returns to the Five Continents, cuts down her 190.2kReads9.6Score25.9kShelves

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