Are There Any Power-Fantasy Novels on Tomato Novel That Do Not Rely on Cheats, but Only Intelligence and Ability? 想知道番茄有没有不开挂的爽文？纯靠智力与实力

1. 1 大 Tang Crown Prince: Going Head-to-Head with Li Shimin from the Start 大唐太子：开局硬刚李世民 Namo Fire Moths, A Thousand Brave Sorrows南无火蛾万千悲勇Historical1.6M WordsOngoing “I was afraid of you, Li Shimin, because I wanted to live. Now I don’t even want to live anymore, so why should I be afraid of you?” “I am the eldest grandson of Emperor Gaozu and the eldest legitimate son of Empress Wende. I have occupied the Eastern Palace for seventeen years! Who else in this realm could claim the position of crown prince? How can you say I’m unworthy just because the emperor says so? Can you depose me just because you say so?” “With the court historian here, my words shall s 26.3kReads8.2Score3.3kShelves

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   The time-traveling prince and Lao Li staged a game (the father is kind and the son is filial) [makes faces] [makes faces] Everyone is very online in both political and military affairs!

2. 2 八 The 1980s: After the Loving Mother Turns Dark, the Whole Family Panics 八零：慈母黑化后，全家都慌了 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted (Feel-good story + no golden finger + slice of life + family drama + ensemble cast of ordinary people + reborn in a bygone era) Short dramas: The New Life of Rong Ying, the Woman Everyone Looked Down On; Reborn Mom Is Here to Collect You Old Mrs. Zhang spent her whole life raising three sons and three daughters. She paid for her children’s weddings and homes, raised her grandchildren, and emptied the family savings to buy a home in Shanghai for her eldest son. She helped her second son marry thr 72.6kReads9.1Score8.3kShelves

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   [Shy] emm... In addition to rebirth, everything else in this book seems to be based on the strength of the heroine, the old lady. When I look at the unobstructed breasts, I burst into tears ~ I am not aggrieved at all.

3. 3 十 Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score234.1kShelves

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   No cheating, just relying on IQ. I feel like none of the previous ones have hurt me. The worst thing that hurt me was when Qi Xia said goodbye to herself. It really made me cry to death.

4. 4 我 My Youth Was Like a Pile of Mud 我的青春，好似一摊烂泥 Jiu Shihan酒诗寒Urban2.3M WordsOngoing (Youth, School Life, Growing Up, Everyday Life, Redemption) Told in the first person, this is a coming-of-age story about a bad boy who matches wits with students and teachers at his school. They save one another and gradually grow up. My name is Fang Yuan. Ever since I was a child, I've been different from other people's kids. Girls say I'm as thick as a log, and my friends say I'm selfish. But I never thought there was anything wrong with that. Because I'm not a good person to begin with. W 161kReads9.5Score13.4kShelves

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   Just rely on your brain, no plug-ins

5. 5 长 Longevity: A Well-Connected Immortal Court Official Slacks Off in the Mortal Realm 长生：仙庭关系户下界摸鱼 Core of Chaos混沌核心Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsOngoing [Immortal cultivation + no System + not a power fantasy + slow-paced + no female lead + pseudo-ensemble cast. Read with care if this isn’t your thing.] The mighty will of Heaven shines like a mirror, illuminating the causes and effects binding immortals and mortals alike. The countless living beings are like grains of sand, ground into the ashes of tribulation beneath mountains and rivers. A mysterious mirror hangs among the highest heavens, reflecting the lives of all beings in the Three Realm 216.1kReads9.0Score15kShelves

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   Slow pace, not brainless, step by step

6. 6 顶 The Ultimate White Moonlight Goes All Out 顶级白月光她开大了 Xi Ju西桔Modern Romance587k WordsCompleted A short drama of the same name, Top-Tier White Moonlight Goes All Out, is available on Hongguo Short Drama. Watch Wang Yiyang. Meng Jie, a wealthy and powerful business magnate from Bingzhou, awakens in the body of a true heiress who has just been brought back by a rich family to take the place of their fake heiress in an arranged marriage. At home, everyone looks down on her and finds fault with everything she does. “She’s so tacky and provincial, with no sense of refinement. Taking her anywher 2.3kReads9.2Score293Shelves

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   Quickly pass through. The real and fake daughter, the heroine is strong and capable, has many vests, does not drag herself out, and has both strength and beauty. The self-introduction of "My name is Meng Jie, the unruly Jie" reminds me of it for several years. She has CP, but she is a double strong. The heroine is not inferior to the male protagonist, and the emotional line is well drawn.

7. 7 体 Weight Exchange System: The Fat Man's Comeback Plan 体重兑换系统：胖子逆袭计划 Li Duping李渡平Modern Romance2.7M WordsOngoing [An entertainment-industry story about the protagonist's struggle to make it in show business.] [No slacking off, no meltdowns, no dating shows, no livestreaming. She acts earnestly, works hard on set, and becomes a top-tier star through her skill and body of work.] In her previous life, Shang Ye was an out-and-out comic foil. She stumbled into the entertainment industry, but a congenital illness left her overweight, so all she could do was play chubby nobodies in low-budget comedies. After 17.2kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves

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   Although there is a system, the protagonist mainly relies on his own efforts

8. 8 末 Apocalypse: The Whole Company Denies the Existence of the 18th Floor 末世：全公司否认18楼存在 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Sci-Fi & Apocalypse783k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + No System + Reborn + Mystery + One Female Lead + Zombies + Hard Sci-Fi + No Mindless Decisions + Revenge] Reborn six hours before the apocalypse, Chu Yan has not only retained his memories of the future, but also mastered the ultimate secret of genetic evolution! He can become the most powerful god in the apocalypse! He frantically stockpiles supplies, builds weapons, modifies vehicles, and saves his parents, racing against time! He will kill his enemies with his own hands and turn 3kReads8.7Score234Shelves

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   A breath of fresh air in the post-apocalyptic rebirth literature! There is no system or cheating, it all depends on the protagonist's IQ to play the game online. The description of human nature is real and profound, and it becomes more and more exciting as you go to the end.

9. 9 末 Apocalypse Cockroach 末日蟑螂 Mighty Cockroach伟岸蟑螂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaoqiang is an insignificant nobody, a lazy loser who had been content to lounge around and wait to die. Staying at home lets him avoid the first outbreak of the zombie virus. When he sees his neighbors in the same apartment complex turn into zombies, he is overcome with boundless terror. He struggles to survive alone in an Apocalypse where people prey on each other. At last, worn down by loneliness, he picks up his gear and heads out into a world shrouded in smoke and fire. He takes the 23.5kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves
10. 10 我 I’m a Monster, So Why Does Everyone Treat Me Like a Teammate? 我一怪物，怎么都把我当队友了？ Explosive Edamame爆炸毛豆Urban910k WordsCompleted [Monster antagonist, one heroine with a mild yandere streak, self-interest, no System, no formulaic tropes, plot-driven, no overpowered leveling and grinding] My name is Shen Shi, and I have a secret. On the eve of the college entrance exam, I became an oddity in my classmates' eyes: a fallen genius, a weirdo who wore a mask in the middle of summer. Stench! Stench! Stench! Everyone gave off the same foul smell! Only my sister, who was with me day and night, smelled sweeter and sweeter. I knew my 20.5kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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    Brain or brain

11. 11 天 Heavenly Chess: The Path to Chess Sagehood 天弈：棋圣之路 Xuan Chen玄尘Urban4.0M WordsCompleted [A brand-new setting] [Heroes at the Chessboard] What happens when chess meets heroic battles? When civilizations collide, would you dare to play against Heaven? After transmigrating, Zhuge Yi discovers that although modern Huaxia is prosperous and powerful, its people know almost nothing about their own history. The game Tian Yi, a chess game built around the heroes of the people, has become the world's mainstream pastime. At that time, the Huaxia chess world is weak, while Western chess dom 40.9kReads9.6Score4kShelves
12. 12 我 My Wife Is the Eastern Jin Dynasty's Number One Female Demon 我老婆是东晋第一女魔头 Handsome Young Man俊俏少年Historical2.6M WordsOngoing The kings of the Sima clan turned their blades on one another. The northern barbarians ate their fill of human flesh. The aristocratic families fled south in terror. The starving commoners boiled their children in pots. Heroes fought for their lives on the battlefield, while nobles got high in their palaces. Sons killed fathers, younger brothers killed older brothers, daughters became slaves, and men became concubines... This absurd age was one long debauch. Tang Yu: “I just want to protect myse 98kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves
13. 13 大 Great Tang: I Transmigrated to the Zhenguan Era and Became the Unbeatable Commander! 大唐：我，穿越贞观，成不良帅！ Writing and Painting the Jianghu执笔亦画江湖Anime Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted [Derivative Work + No System + Fan Creation + Alternate History + Author’s Imagination + Speculation + Wuxia] Li Yunxiao transmigrates to the first year of the Zhenguan era, where he happens upon Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang as they return after arranging for Li Yuanji’s severed head to be laid to rest. Unable to see through Li Yunxiao, the two men become sworn brothers with him. Along the way, Li Yunxiao uses skills from more than a thousand years in the future to earn people’s admiration. Whi 26.4kReads9.5Score2.2kShelves
14. 14 废 The Wasteland Era 废土纪元 Lord of the Great White大白之主Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Sixty years ago, a natural disaster changed the human world forever. Species evolved at a breakneck pace, and humanity retreated behind the walls, struggling to survive. Three years ago, his father disappeared and was branded a traitor to humanity. His younger sister became a blood-drinking infected, hunted by everyone. Two young souls struggled to survive in a slum rife with violence and crime. A lockdown put his sister at risk of being exposed. Gu Chen had no choice but to get blood on his han 5.6kReads9.0Score684Shelves
15. 15 诡 The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 765.3kReads9.6Score138.8kShelves
16. 16 神 The Divine Cage Game 神笼游戏 AshzzoieUrban2.2M WordsOngoing In a dazzling technological future, a powerful being descends, calling itself a god and ruling over all. Everything becomes a game for the gods. The gods become humanity’s sole objects of faith. Above all faith, humans are the pieces and the gods move them. The world is a cage, and this is a game ruled by the gods. The gods rule everything! The gods create the games! The gods make the rules! Rule One: Every human must take part in the game. You need a ticket to compete, but the winner takes all, 31.4kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
17. 17 异 City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [The new book The Maze of Inversion has begun serialization. Updates come at 9 p.m. every evening. Please continue to support it.] Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 464.2kReads9.7Score71.4kShelves
18. 18 团 The Orphan Everyone Dotes On: With Big Brother Away, I Can Stop Pretending 团宠孤女，哥哥不在不装了 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted The heroine loves to show off and stir up trouble. She’s no saint, and she always gets even. A satisfying revenge story, doted on by everyone, one-on-one romance, six older brothers, and an indulgent adoptive father. Her father is an international oil tycoon. Her eldest brother is the CEO of a multinational corporation. Her second brother is a medical genius. Her third brother commands a special forces unit that carries out missions across borders. Her fourth brother is a top lawyer specializing 264Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A strong woman is not a cheater, she is strong on her own and strong on her own.

19. 19 惊 The Cry of a Startled Bird 惊鸟鸣 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted [Gang Heir] [Mutual Firsts] [Mysterious Identity] A powerful female lead who is decisive and ruthless, a gang heir whose strength is beyond compare and inspires submission. A hidden hand pulls the strings, launching assassination attempt after assassination attempt. She shoulders the responsibility, investigates the cases, and roots out the corruption. See how the female lead strikes back with commanding force. The male lead is a bartender, a cafe worker, a banquet server, a gang underling, a po 7Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 狼 The Wolf Girl Is a Handful, So Big Bro Has to Soothe Her 狼女不好惹，要哥哄 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance157k WordsOngoing [Coming of Age, Childhood Sweethearts] [Defiant, Emotionally Detached Wolf Girl & Protective, Fatherly Big Brother] [Subtle, Everyday Life, Heartwarming] A girl raised by a pack of wolves meets an animal behaviorist, who brings her back to the human world. She learns to live like a human and experience human emotions, finds family, friendship, and love, and unravels the mystery of her origins. No one says you have to grow up by a certain age, act like an adult at a certain time, or understand ev 2Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 溺 Spoiled and Coddled: Run, You Pampered Heiress 溺爱，娇纵千金你别跑 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance156k WordsOngoing [Sweet romance] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Intense romantic push and pull] A spoiled heiress & a lovesick CEO What you can't have isn't necessarily the best. What you manage to hold on to can still slip away. If you grab hold of something, hold on with all your might. And if you still can't keep it, then let it go without hesitation. Cherish virtue and talent; speak and act with grace. In life, we pursue more than material gain. What matters is helping each other grow and bringing one another wa 9Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 燕 Mr. Yan, Your Wife Only Wants Two Hundred Million, Not You 燕总，夫人只要两亿不要您 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Contract Marriage] [Both leads are sexually inexperienced] [Devoted love] [Healing] Watch the leads fall sweetly in love, warm each other, and heal and save one another. They let go for love, wait for love, and strive toward the light as they learn how to love. Does the male lead fall in love at first sight, or does love grow over time? Was it carefully planned, or just a coincidence? The female lead is forced to marry as soon as she returns to the country. Even at a matc 27Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 肆 Reckless Indulgence 肆意纵容 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance154k WordsCompleted New book: The Blind Cannon Fodder, Bound to the Wrong System This is my first book, and I’m inexperienced, so the formatting isn’t very good. I hope readers will bear with me. A story that grows alongside its protagonist: tender, healing, warm, and best savored slowly. Thank you so much! An aloof, high-achieving mute girl & her roguish, sister-obsessed neighbor and older brother figure (doting devotion, cherished by everyone, mutual affection, warm companionship, childhood sweethearts) They lear 19Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 努 A Working Stiff Trying to Make a Living 努力生活的打工人 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Two Male Leads177k WordsCompleted [Female-to-male] [Soul transmigration] (A 28-year-old office drone transmigrates into the body of an 18-year-old college guy in another world, where he meets a familiar, scheming upperclassman, in a parallel world.) (The main story has a tragic ending in the transmigrated world. The extras have a happy ending when he returns to the present.) A female office drone wakes up after a car accident and finds herself in a man's body. How is that even possible? No System, no memories. Even the worst tra 167Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 重 Reborn in 1990: A Great Nation's Engineer Builds the Future 重生90：大国工匠的基建之路 The Red Wolf's Claw赤色的狼爪Urban720k WordsOngoing [Reborn in a bygone era + industrial development and infrastructure + business empire + passionate, satisfying read] After thirty years forging weapons for his country, chief engineer Lin Xun, a decorated veteran, is reborn in 1990 with a heart full of regrets. This time, he'll turn every “what if” into a monument of reality! The story begins with a German precision machine tool that has ground to a halt. While everyone else is at a loss, he brings this national treasure back to life with nothin —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Era, infrastructure, cool writing, purely based on personal strength

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