The Author's Imagination Is a Mystery: The Most Highly Recommended Masterpiece of 2025 作者脑洞是个迷，2025年最推荐的神作
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I Am Not the God of Drama 我不是戏神
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
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Wait, Bro, How Did You Become a Succubus Everyone Loves? 不是，哥们？你是咋成魅魔万人迷
(Succubus + winning back the husband + lighthearted comedy + everyday campus life + no System + not reborn + sweet and angsty) A gambling-addicted dad, an alcoholic mom, a sick little sister, and a broken-hearted him. To make money, Lu Xing chose to provide emotional support instead of doing either brainwork or manual labor. Everyone knows Lu Xing is the humble pursuer of the aloof campus beauty Wei Qingyu. He loves her to his very core and takes care of her in every possible way! Wei Q
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Beyond the Sages 超越先贤
[A lion breaks through the fog, and the old world sets forth on a new path] When dragon slayers become dragons themselves, and the sages of old are filled with divinity, the red earth can no longer wait for the shelter of its ancestors. Can Huagai and Xiawa, the world’s only academies for slaying gods, shoulder the future of Earth and humanity? What secrets and accumulated strength does Daxia hold, bearing the names of both savior and destroyer? Create the world or destroy it? Slay immortals
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The Gods’ Foolish Game 诸神愚戏
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
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I Told You to Spend Big on Cultivation, Not to Keep a Female Sword Immortal 让你氪金修仙，没让你包养女剑仙
[Signed for publication, read with confidence] [One heroine] [Fresh premise] [Virtual girlfriend raising + pay-to-power-up] My name is Chen Huai'an. I have cancer, and I'm about to die. Lately, I've gotten hooked on a game where you raise a virtual girlfriend. I spend money to buy her cultivation techniques and magical treasures. Even though my wallet is empty, I couldn't be happier. I always thought it was just a game, until one day my virtual girlfriend gave me a pill. The next second, the pil
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Transmigrated to the Wasteland, Hunted by a Snake Woman from the Start 穿越废土，开局被蛇女追杀
[Wasteland]+ [Mutation]+ [Cyberpunk]+ [Political Intrigue]+ [Wits and Strategy]+ [Mystery]+ [Apocalypse]+ [Passion]+ [Dark World]+ [Depth]+ [No Mindless Power Fantasy] After transmigrating to the Wasteland three years ago, all I wanted was to learn a trade and earn enough to get by in a barren land torn apart by war. My master was an odd-tempered old blacksmith. Life was hard, but at least it was steady. That all changed the day a mysterious snake woman walked into the smithy. She c
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Selling Tickets to Transmigrate on Livestream: The World's Billionaires Go Wild 直播卖穿越票，全球富豪杀疯了
[Already published and available from Taobao, Dangdang, and JD.com under the title A Plane-Hopping Travel Agency] [Changing history’s regrets + patriotic spirit] Jiang Ye inherits a travel agency on the verge of bankruptcy. After becoming a tour guide, he takes his customers to some very unusual destinations. Other guides take people to beautiful four-star and five-star scenic spots. The destinations Jiang Ye visits are either the Qin dynasty two thousand years ago or the Great Ming dynasty five
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Survive the Dormitory, Lie Flat and Earn Nightmare Coins 宿舍求生，我躺平赚取梦魇币
[Tower Defense + Infinite Worlds + Apocalypse + Survival + Goddesses + Monsters + Leveling Up + Lie Flat and Grow] When people woke up, they found themselves in a dormitory survival game. Blood mist shrouded the world, human civilization teetered on the brink, and the only safe place was their own dorm room! Xu Lang awakened the Nightmare Overlord sequence. He could earn Nightmare Coins just by sleeping, then use them to strengthen anything. Goddesses could even make his sleep more comfortable a
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The Apocalypse Is Coming? I’ll Arrive First! 末日降临？我先降临！
[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
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Time Stop, Time Stop, Time Stop, Time Stop, Time Stop, Time Stop, Time Stop! 时停时停时停时停时停时停时停！
[Time Stop + Apocalypse + Superpowers + Arrogance + Forgetting Your Roots + Rejecting Inner Turmoil] Bai Ye transmigrated to the age of the Great Cataclysm, two hundred years in the future. This world was full of danger, its people were honest and simple, and mutated beasts ran rampant. But he wasn't worried. Because he could stop time for one minute every day. If he didn't use it today, he could save it up for tomorrow. When time across the world hit zero, he would be the only one who could mov
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The Time I Exist: Traveling Through Time to Save History 我存在的时间：穿梭时间拯救历史
At the beginning of the 21st century, scientists invented a time machine capable of traveling through time. After two centuries of development, time travel gradually became possible. But as the number of trips through time increased, countless seemingly insignificant events began affecting the course of history. Thus the Time Administration was born, tasked with resolving temporal incidents and guiding history back onto the right path. But not everyone is satisfied with the history as it stands.
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Systems Run Amok, So I Strike Back 系统泛滥，我反手制裁
What? You have a sign-in prize-winning System, he has a dance-to-grow-stronger Aikun System, and that guy has a Cursed Lucky Carp System, while yet another has a Study-Loving System... In this world overrun with Systems, in this era where even Systems are caught up in cutthroat competition, in a world that has slipped out of control... The young man Gu Feng takes on a mission from the System Management Bureau and arrives on this unknown continent. "What? You're a System Awakened and you're actin
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Heaven Does Not Answer 天不应
Three myriad mounds of yellow earth and white bones, a sword's light like a shadow, the moon like wine. The spring breeze cuts through all the world's troubles. Tell me, peach blossoms, will you turn white-haired too? In the year 547 of the Yong'an era, a pitch-dark snowstorm fell over Kuhai County, a border county in southern Qi. In a dilapidated temple outside the county, Wen Chaoshen found a crippled woman, gravely injured and on the verge of death. He thought she was merely a refugee in dist
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Bureau 749: The Sealed Files 749局之尘封的档案
Preface: People have always yearned for and pursued the unknown, because what lies beyond it is full of mystery and possibility. This passion for knowledge drives us to explore and understand the unknown realms of the world. The unknown not only sparks our curiosity and thirst for knowledge, but is also an essential part of understanding the world and growing as individuals. Exploring the unknown is part of human nature and a basic need. We must keep our curiosity and courage as we venture into
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The Qinling Bronze Token: I Become a God Through Scientific Tomb Raiding 秦岭青铜令：我靠科学盗墓成神
A “pseudoscience” expert fired from Bureau 749 is forced to lead an expedition into a Qinling Mountains tomb. While using physics equations to crack an ancient death trap, he discovers that the blood of the Witch King of Ailao Mountain runs through his veins. And behind the bronze token sought by global financial powers lies a meteorite civilization capable of rewriting human genes.
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I Went Viral After Our Fake Marriage 假婚后我爆红了
Su Wan is in a difficult position in the entertainment industry, with roles stolen from her and the entire internet attacking her. She is also under immense financial pressure because her mother is gravely ill. Her stubborn nature is clear in the way she endures humiliation during an audition, and she is willing to sacrifice everything for her loved ones, even kneeling in public. This feeling of being “driven to the brink” is what ultimately pushes her to accept a contract marriage. Lin Weiwei's
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A Young Police Officer's Path to Success 小民警的仕途之路
Starting out as a police officer, he solves cold cases and earns major commendations while delivering practical results that improve people's lives. Rooted in his community, he rises step by step and forges a path to a brilliant career in public service!!
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A Steady Job: Reborn as a Train Water Supplier 金饭碗：重生后我成了火车供水员
[Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.)
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A Hundred Thousand Years of Cyber Cultivation 赛博修真十万年
[Cyber cultivation] [Hardcore cultivation techniques] [the Myriad Worlds] A grand epic with a very long buildup. Readers who prefer fast-paced, feel-good stories may want to steer clear. The story reaches the stars in Volume Three. The cyberpunk element in this book chronicles how Shenzhou gradually evolves from a modern civilization into a cyber-cultivation civilization. It doesn't start out in a cyberpunk world. The setting unfolds gradually, and the cyber-cultivation theory doesn't begin unti
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My Freshman Internship: You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物
[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
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Heroes of Good and Evil 善恶英豪
A demon and an angel are knocked down to Earth by the Heavenly Hound General. They are reincarnated as twin boys in an ordinary family: the elder brother is the demon reborn, and the younger is the angel reborn. As they grow up, a school beauty grows up alongside them. The three attend the same school, and their campus story begins.
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Faded Memories and a Still-Wet Canvas 褪色的记忆与未干的画布
Faded Memories and an Unfinished Canvas
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The Contract Bride: Mr. Lu's High-Priced Wedding 契约新娘：陆总天价宠婚
Contract Bride: The Lu CEO's Extravagant Wedding Spoiling
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After the CEO Refused to Marry Me: He Only Loves the Nurse 霸总拒婚之后：只爱小护士
After the CEO Rejects the Marriage: He Only Loves the Little Nurse
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A Detective's Mission: Solving the Mystery of Death 侦探的使命：解开死亡之谜
The Detective's Mission: Unraveling the Mystery of Death tells the story of Zhou Can, a "consulting detective" drawn into a series of bizarre murders. A headless corpse at a clock factory, a locked-room death in a library, a poisoning at a theater... Bloody gears and cryptic notes are always left beside the victims, and the precise methods resemble a cruel game against time. As his investigation deepens, Zhou Can discovers that all the victims were connected to the "Time Project" from three year
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The End of Ten Days 十日终焉
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
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The Entropy Fog Besieges the City: Echoes of the End 熵雾围城：终末回响
In 2142, gray-black entropy mist has shrouded Earth for ten years. This radioactive fog, originating from an alien device, distorts the laws of physics and spawns bloodthirsty mutants, forcing humanity to eke out a wretched existence in twelve steel bases. The Omega device at Base 07, an interstellar portal disguised as the "hope of a new civilization," awaits a crucial "key": Wuxin, a mysterious girl who resonates with the entropy mist because they share the same origin. A Ya, once the ace of
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The Dead Rise on Campus 尸起校园
No System. An ordinary person from the start. No fighting monsters and leveling up. If you like realistic portrayals of human nature in the apocalypse, come on in! Please note: this is not a brainless, lightweight novel. Human nature is portrayed realistically, and conflicts are shrouded in mystery. It follows an ordinary student from the lowest rung of society as he experiences despair during the apocalypse, searches for shelter, and gradually grows. There are no rigid moral standards here. No
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Divine Zombie King: I Am the Doomsday Calamity 神级尸王：我即是末日天灾
[Apocalypse + Rebirth + Stockpiling Supplies + Evolving Zombies + Violent Aesthetics] Lin Dong is reborn on the eve of a terrifying apocalypse, and gains a storage space. A normal person would stockpile huge amounts of supplies, food, and water. But Lin Dong buys vast quantities of raw meat and fresh blood. Because... he is about to become a zombie! Flesh and blood are the source of a zombie's power. As long as it eats meat, it can keep evolving. A zombie fed on plenty of flesh grows at a terrif
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Hell's Didi: The Order That Ended in Drowning 地狱滴滴之溺亡的订单
An underworld bureaucrat gets laid off and starts over as a hearse driver, picking up the Demon King and getting conned by vengeful spirits into urban legend dungeons. He wards off ghosts with greasy snack bags, drives out evil with a frozen phone, and patches tires with a cursed sweater. In the end, he exposes the underworld's corruption from top to bottom. Once this job's done, I'm starting a business!
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The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区
After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey...
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Biography of a Defeated Warrior: First Hearing the Dao 铩羽人传记之初闻道
(Everyday Life + Sci-Fi + Romance + Awakening + A True Masterpiece) This novel has a clear narrative structure and is divided into five interconnected core stages. The plot builds steadily, with a complete and coherent chain of logic: 1. Beginnings: Laying the Foundation A deep exploration of protagonist Zhao Yufei's formative years, from the nuanced portrayal of his family background to the gradual development of his personality. His early inner journey is presented in full, laying the groundw
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I Lay Low in a Small Town and Become a Great Master 我在小镇苟着成大神
In this quiet little town, Lin Feng lives a life of keeping his head down, constantly exploring unfamiliar fields. By signing in, checking in, and leveling up, he becomes a legendary master in people’s eyes. And with Lin Feng around, Qingyan Town gains a unique luster, attracting many young people who come to learn his story and hope to find their own path to success in his experiences.
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The System Forces Me to Win Back My Ex in a Wuxia World 系统逼我在武侠世界攻略前夫
Her marriage had grown dull, and her heart was as still as dead water. Then an accident bound her to the [Love and Calamity System] and forced her into a wuxia world of flashing blades and swords! The System’s mission was cold and merciless: travel through ninety-nine jianghu worlds and make her ex-husband, Guang, who haunts every world and always stands against her, suffer the pain of loving someone he must leave and longing for someone he cannot have! Fail, and her soul will be annihilated. So
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