I'm Desperate for Something to Read! Any Novels with Fresh New Premises? 超超超级书荒，有没有新题材的小说！
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My Dad’s a Demon Lord, My Mom’s a Holy Sovereign. Why Shouldn’t I Live Off Them? 爹魔尊，娘圣主，我不啃老干嘛？
[Genius] + [Funny at first, unhinged later] + [Offbeat protagonist] + [Clever cultivation] + [Huge stats, but that doesn’t mean the mechanics are weak] + [Multiple heroines] In the year 356 of the Dragon Kingdom, a golden imperial carriage smashed through the sun, a celestial palace rose above the moon, and the stars of the heavens awakened one after another. The world entered an era of spiritual qi revival, and people awakened spiritual roots to pursue the path to immortality. Ling Yishan, a
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Bro, Are You Some Kind of Human Incubus? Fluffy Creatures Are Chasing You Everywhere 兄弟你人类魅魔啊？毛茸茸追着跑
[This book has been signed for print publication] [Light livestreaming + Animals + No romance] Lu Xiao, a professor of botany and zoology, quits his job and heads alone to the Kunlun Mountains to gather research material, becoming a solitary yet vibrant mountain guardian. During his first winter in the mountains, he says he wants a cat. The very next moment, his dog brings him a snow leopard cub abandoned by its mother. Dog, this isn’t what I meant by a cat. This is a little too hardcore. He thi
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I Told You, Everyone Who Studies Magic Is Crazy! 都说了学魔法的都有病！
[Not Western fantasy: a Chinese-style magic academy, absurd comedy + ensemble cast + hilarious daily life, with romance] [A ridiculous heroine causes trouble and leads everyone astray: a bunch of lunatic students hilariously learning magic] Li Wenyin woke up in a magical world and struggled to survive at a top-tier Chinese-style magic academy. She cut up the school flags to make uniforms, stole textbooks and sprinted for her life, and made the deans so furious their eyes nearly popped out. She w
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Driven to Death by Her Cultivator Mistress? I Take Up My Sword and Storm the Ninth Heaven 被修仙外室逼死？我提剑杀上九霄
[Power fantasy, a female lead who begins as a villain and turns righteous, no transmigration, no rebirth] Only when she was dying did Li Fu learn why she could never defeat her husband's mistress, Huayue. It turned out that beyond this world lay a realm of cultivation. Huayue had come from that realm. With Taoist magic at her command, there was no way Li Fu could ever beat her. Tortured, skinned, and dismembered, Li Fu was abandoned by everyone and died after enduring every kind of suffering. Ho
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Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂
[Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and
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Every Coincidence Is a Secret 所有的巧合都是秘密
Four years ago, Ming Shutong married Lu Ye, her former brother-in-law. They kept their marriage secret for four years, and could count their intimate moments on one hand. Over those four years, she discovered with a broken heart that Lu Ye had not only kept her college best friend as a mistress and fathered an illegitimate child with another woman, he had also been pining for her older sister, determined to become her brother-in-law. The man was truly scum. Even though the Lu family had power th
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System: The Host Is a Succubus, So This Round Is an Easy Win! 系统：宿主是魅魔，这把躺赢了！
[Transmigration + playboy + Goddess System + jaw-dropping looks + male succubus + satisfying comeback + exes groveling for him] Shen Qingling is top-tier handsome and meticulous. He can play aloof or act innocent, combining the best of every approach to become the ultimate playboy. Who could have guessed that after dying one day, he would be bound to a System and transmigrate into the tragic real son in a story about a fake and real young master? In the original story, his childhood sweetheart t
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I Could Easily Rely on My Martial Skills, but My Wife Insists on Using Her Brain 明明可以靠武力，娘子非要靠脑子
[Modern woman in ancient times + transmigration with her body + love after marriage + sweet and satisfying] [A male lead who never stops rescuing his wife + a mindless heroine who kills at the slightest provocation] Jiu Yue, the greatest assassin of the twenty-second century, is blown off a cliff while carrying out a mission. With a splat, she lands in the backward Great Qi Dynasty. The wicked step-grandmother finds Ji Yiqing a wild girl she picked up and makes her his bride, hoping the marriage
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She's Beautiful, but She's a Force to Be Reckoned With 姑娘她美貌却暴力
[Transmigration + space + strong female lead + happy ending + both leads are each other’s one and only] Jiang Ning thought that someone like her, with blood on both hands, was destined for hell when she died. But when death came, her soul crossed into another world, where a kind-hearted, handsome scholar took her home. The scholar is good at everything: writing, painting, braiding hair, and sewing clothes. And after she kills someone, he even tells her, “Jiang Ning, you shouldn’t be this kind of
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A Woman Disguised as a Man Marries a Capitalist's Daughter and Turns Her Brother-in-Law Gay 女扮男装娶资本家小姐，掰弯舅哥
Original title: "A Woman Disguised as a Man Marries a Capitalist's Daughter and Turns Her Brother-in-Law Gay" [Woman Disguised as a Man + Has a System + Devoted Couple + Golden Finger + Domestic Life + Wife-Chasing Redemption] Medical PhD Shen Muyan dies suddenly and is reborn as Shen Muyan, a spineless woman disguised as a man in the 1970s. After binding to the System's store, she learns that she has transmigrated into a book. To survive, Shen Muyan goes ahead and marries the male lead's younge
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A Corporate Drone’s Cultivation Diary: The System Forces Me to Become a Top-Tier Star 社畜修仙录，系统逼我当顶流
[Hilarious Urban Comedy + Romantic Love Triangle + On-Screen Comments Speak for the Audience] Lin Ye, a drudge who moved to Shanghai to chase his dreams, was struck by lightning during a job interview and awakened the [On-Screen Comment Roasting System]. He stood firm against his boss’s empty promises. To pay off his spirit-energy loan, he signed a labor contract and joined a “996 cultivation company.” By day, he fought the capitalists with the Labor Law, all while dealing with four goddesses: a
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Who Says the Villain Can’t Be the Hero? 谁说反派不能当男主
Tang Yu transmigrates into the world of a modern power fantasy novel, where he becomes a rich, playboy villain. Every time he survives a story arc, he gets a reward! He decides to play it safe and keep his head down all the way to the ending! From the start, he calls off an arranged marriage to avoid being beaten to death by the Dragon King! But unexpectedly, everyone is acting around him, determined to make him draw their hatred. Su Muyue: “You want to break off the engagement? No, you don't.”
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Bullying? I Transmigrated into a Book as a Blond Delinquent! Even a Top Student Can Throw Their Weight Around! 霸凌？穿书黄毛！学霸也是霸！
[Lighthearted daily life + healing + multiple heroines + transmigration into a book] Zhang Chen was an ordinary student who had topped the college entrance exam rankings for years. After growing tired of taking countless exams, he decided that a life where everything went smoothly was far too dull, so he resolved to take it easy and enjoy his school days! Gaming all night, sleeping in class, staying up late to watch videos! He’d enjoy all the things he’d never gotten to enjoy before! But on
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The Villain Calls Off the Engagement, and the Stunning CEO Begs Him to Get Back Together 反派退婚，绝美女总裁哭着求复合
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
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After I Left, the Stunning CEO Regretted It Bitterly 我离开后，绝美总裁悔哭惨了
[Love triangle showdown] + [Multiple heroines] + [No regrets] + [The wife chases her husband after losing him]. Lu Han loved Chu Ruoyan for two years, but Chu Ruoyan could never forget her first love. After Lu Han leaves, Chu Ruoyan regrets it. Meanwhile, at Lu Han's side, his once-gorgeous childhood sweetheart, the pure-hearted adopted daughter of the Lu family, and the eldest daughter of the Su family arrive one after another...
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A True Record of Changing Fate 改命记实录
[A feng shui novel] [Featuring feng shui, Daoist medicine, psychology, and economics; read faces and phone numbers] [Practical insights] [Explaining the esoteric with science] My master hastily taught me the art of divination and passed down a few books. Before I even had the chance to formally begin my training in the mountains, he sent me down into the world to help people... Where can I even go to complain about that? Amid the mortal world, I help others and cultivate myself.
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The Cultivation Investiture of the Gods 修仙封神榜
In the Age of Declining Dharma, immortals and demons wage a great war. The Way of Heaven is the way of humanity. The survival of the Dharma realm rests in the hands of every one of us. This book is tagged as fantasy romance. The love in this story is the Way of Heaven's care for all living beings, and the righteous love that inspires them to work together to uphold its order. Cultivating immortality means cultivating humanity. The righteous path in this world is a rough one.
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Drawing Eyes 画眼睛
Most people are blind in both eyes and heart. They recognize clothes, not people; they see only profit and can’t see cause and effect. The blind are stubborn and foolish. Who will paint eyes for all living beings?
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I'm Bai Wuchang, and the Brat I Raised for Ten Thousand Years Is a Big Shot 我白无常，养了万年的崽子是大佬
[Returns reborn + 1v2 + devoted pursuit after a breakup] Black and White Impermanence, partners for ten thousand years, accidentally raise the reborn King of the Underworld. I was the ruler of the Underworld, and I died to subdue the evil spirits. When I opened my eyes again, I had become a pitiful child missing part of my soul. My most capable subordinates, Black Impermanence and White Impermanence, found me and raised me. They taught me to read and kept me safe, never knowing I was the very ki
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The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Campus 盗墓笔记之校园
[Mystery + spiritual power + comeback + twists + awakening + supernatural] Dual male leads Heir to Maoshan vs. mysterious figure from ancient times Wu Xie: On the surface, he is the gentle, patient math representative at a top high school, with an exceptional talent for mathematics. In truth, he is descended from the Maoshan lineage. Zhang Qiling: Class monitor and English representative, as well as a celebrated figure at school: captain of the basketball team and the top student in his grade ye
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What? Wu Xie Is a Woman? And I'm Chenxiang? 什么？吴邪是女的？我是沉香？
Reborn + xuanhuan + mystery + wild imagination This story is mainly about Chenxiang and Xiaoyu undergoing tribulations and being reborn with the identities of Wu Xie and Zhang Qiling. The main plot is about saving the Third Holy Mother. Along the way, there are Erlang Shen, Zhu Bajie, Brother Monkey, the Bull Demon King, Princess Iron Fan, Huaxu Yin, illusions, marriage, having children, and raising them. Xuanhuan mystery and tomb raiding, where two parallel worlds intersect. After the three ret
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Love Reunited in the Spirit Mirror: A Snowy Battle, Regrets of the Past, and a Lifetime Together 灵镜重圆战雪情·前尘憾终补，今生共白首
A magical mirror reunites lovers in a tale of love and battle: old regrets finally put to rest, sharing a lifetime together in this life
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A Thousand Lifetimes of Merit: The System Goddess and the Crown Prince Establish Great Xia 千世功满：系统女神携皇子定大夏
Transmigrate + reborn + cultivation System + feel-good TV drama System + face-slapping villains + fantasy. Unite the whole world, and even the moon is fair game. Ascending to immortality is fine too. My imagination runs wild, and I write whatever comes to mind. Which male lead should you choose, the first or second? Come straight into my arms, all of you! 1. Yixiu 2. Sujin 3. The Madam from Story of Minglan 4. Xianfei from Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 5. Ziwei from New My Fair Princess 6. Xia
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Snowfall Startles the Swan: Yin Tianxue Is Reborn as Suxin to Plot the Ultimate Coup 寒雪惊鸿：尹天雪重生素心，谋逆天下第一棋局
Snow's Astonishing Flight: Yin Tianxue Is Reborn as Suxin, Plotting the Ultimate Game to Rule the World
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Day N of My Secret Crush on Dr. Lu 暗恋陆医生的第N天
A secret pregnancy and escape, love at first sight, unrequited love, a male lead who has to grovel for forgiveness, and a love-hate relationship. The heroine finds redemption, becoming confident, strong, and independent. Will the ending be a reconciliation after a breakup, or will the second male lead win her heart? The heroine says: “Why not both?”
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When I Became An Lingrong’s Cheat 当我成了安陵容的外挂
When I Became An Lingrong's Cheat
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I Go Viral After Getting Bound to Two Hapless Hosts 绑定两个冤种宿主后我爆红了
Fantasy + System + rebirth + transmigration + love that grows over time + raising kids + interstellar After being bound to the Lightning-Struck System 250, he and his classmate travel through time and space, journeying across various small worlds. They end up taking turns being each other’s “dad,” son, brother, rival in love, beloved, and lover, trapped in an absurd cycle with no end!
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I Stomp Once in the Graveyard, and Not a Soul Dares Breathe 我在坟地一跺脚，就没有敢喘气的
I'm a cemetery security guard. I love teddy bear cookies, earn ten thousand gold bricks a month, and get rewarded until my hands are full. “Ding! Successfully sent a lecherous ghost off to reincarnate. Reward: permanent +100 luck with romance.” “Ding! Successfully sent a hanged ghost off to reincarnate. Reward: rubber tongue.” “Ding! Successfully sent a water ghost off to reincarnate. Reward: the skill to outrun your underwear.” “Ding! Successfully sent the Ghost King off to reincarnate. Reward:
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Eerie Tattoos 诡纹
My grandfather was a tattoo artist, but the things he tattooed were seriously sinister…
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My Childhood Friend Spoils Me More! Who Still Chases the Cold School Hunk? 竹马更宠！谁还追高冷校草啊？
[The print edition of Heart-Pounding Secret Crush: My Childhood Friend Is Beautiful and Sweet-Voiced is now available. Search for it on major platforms. Details: @Yueye Shanhu] [Sweet Campus Romance | Childhood Friend Takes the Lead | The Pursuer’s Road to Regret | Secret Crush] Qiao Zhen dreams of fragments of memories from her past life: “For seven years, she followed the aloof campus heartthrob Ji Xian, obedient and gentle, offering him her whole heart, only to be casually cast aside.” When
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I Preloaded Ten Billion: Now I’ve Maxed Out My Goddess! 提前充值百亿：我氪出满级女帝！
[A virtual pet-raising app for everyone has arrived! Bind a character from the cultivation world, get rewards in return, and grow stronger.] Shen Yun was reborn before the game launched, after his girlfriend had set him up. Nobody knew how valuable this app was! Before the top-up channel closed, he spent ten billion to bind the future empress, a woman with heaven-defying talent! A Sacred Body and Dao Embryo costs only 500,000 to activate? Buy it! A Divine Weapon costs just one million? I'll take
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True to Our First Love 不负初情
At the age when love first stirs, she met him amid the vast sea of people. It was a fated encounter. She thought he was her everything, never realizing it would all end as a beautiful but impossible dream.
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Young Marshal! We're Not Right for Each Other 少帅！我们不合适
Woman: I don’t like you. Man: It’s enough that I like you. Woman: We’re not right for each other. Man: I don’t mind your flaws. I’ll give you time to change slowly. Woman: …
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The Chill Has Arrived 寒意来了
Is a strong capacity for empathy a gift or a punishment? With a sensitive heart, do you feel more happiness or more sorrow? When spiritual qi revival begins, supernatural powers emerge, strange creatures appear, and bizarre people run rampant, this world chooses neither suppression nor destruction, but unprecedented reason and ambition. So where will it all lead? Han Yi is a mature-minded, sensitive, delicate, and melancholy young man. On an ordinary, boring day, he gains the ability to control
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Life-and-Death Gambit in the Snowlands 雪域生死局
[Chinese Folk Horror + Gods and Ghosts + Folk Legends + Secret-Realm Exploration + Mystery and Deduction + Strong Allies] At an antique fair in Lhasa, I stumbled upon an ancient Tibetan stone tablet. Curious about its contents, I accepted an invitation to join a merchant named Lao Gun and the team he had assembled to search for goods. Together, we ventured deep into the barren mountains of northern Tibet to investigate an ancient temple. I never expected the old temple to conceal such mysteries.
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From a Rural School Dropout to a Dream-Chasing Writer 从农村辍学青年到写作逐梦人
An autobiographical story of humble beginnings, dropping out of school in the countryside, working one’s way up, and the ordinary lives of people at the bottom of society. A story of everyday people and the coming of age of those born in the 1980s and 1990s. This is the true account of a young man born in the 1990s who left school after junior high and fought to make something of himself. From the wounds inflicted by his family in childhood to the rough, thorny road he traveled, his life from th
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Yifan Is Anything but Ordinary 一凡不凡
My new work is out! Welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well!
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The Last Emperor of the Shang Dynasty 殇朝末帝
The Empress Dowager seizes power, her relatives meddle in government, princes rebel, eunuchs wreak havoc, barbarians invade, the people suffer, and the common folk rise up… The Great Zhou dynasty is a pot of Eight-Treasure Congee boiling over with chaos! Oh no, I’ve wet myself again! Your Majesty, don’t cry. There’s nothing to be afraid of! Reborn for a second life, I’m the last emperor, and the nation is on the verge of collapse. I have to find a way out… After finally setting the Great Zhou dy
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The Crime of Love 爱的罪行
The son of a drug dealer and the daughter of a police officer grow up happily, unaware of the truth! As the truth slowly comes to light, what kind of story will emerge from their tangled love and hatred? A crime born of love...
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Survival Game at the World's End 世界尽头之游戏求生
[Survival in Another World + Infinite Flow + Supernatural Horror + Cunning Protagonist + Not Overpowered + Hilarious Trickster] Alternate title: [Survival in Another World: The Otherworldly Magician] When Qin Xiao opens his eyes, he finds he has transmigrated into a game world steeped in slaughter and deceit. After enduring betrayal after betrayal, he adopts one rule for survival: never turn your back on anyone... (Chapter 100) Facing a siege by more than a dozen players around his own level,
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