Back to Gold Prospecting: Recommend Some Romance-Free Stories Without Toxicity or Tired Cliches 又开始淘金了，来点无毒无烂梗的无恋爱的

1. 1001 刚 I Just Hatched, and a Seven-Hundred-Meter Dragon Is Staring at Me 刚破壳，七百多米的巨龙盯着我 Golden Grains of Rice金色米粒Eastern Fantasy8.2M WordsCompleted “We came from the starry sky. It is our dream, our ambition, our future, and our home. We are star dragons, and the starry sky means freedom. We were born free!” Newly awakened Viter listens to the one he calls Father teach him, and from that day on, he has a goal in life: the starry sky! But first, he has to grow up safely in this dangerous world known as the Dragon Realm! 53.7kReads9.3Score5.5kShelves
2. 1002 漂 Pretty Darling, You’re Too Good at Flirting! Are You Trying to Get Yourself Killed? 漂亮宝贝这么会钓，不要命啦！ Cai Cai Wants to Get Rich菜菜要发财Two Male Leads546k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + satisfying face-slapping + intense push and pull + both devoted only to each other] [An alluring, hot-tempered flirt of a bottom X a celibate powerhouse top with an overwhelming possessive streak] In his past life, Lin Que was framed maliciously and eventually died a miserable death from severe bipolar disorder. Only after his death did he learn that he was the true young master of a wealthy family, his identity maliciously switched at birth. The one who framed him was the fake 27.5kReads9.5Score3.8kShelves
3. 1003 无 Silent 1937 无声1937 Dreaming of the Corner梦知隅Urban741k WordsOngoing In his previous life, he met with an accident while carrying out a mission. When he opened his eyes, he had become Chen Shusheng, captain of a Juntong action squad, locked in an interrogation room and framed as a scapegoat. The Japanese spy wants him dead. His own men have set him up. His superior is happy to go along with it. On this path, one wrong word means death, and trusting the wrong person means ruin beyond redemption. He comes from the future and knows how much more suffering this natio 101.1kReads8.8Score9.1kShelves
4. 1004 欺EN Deceiving the Gods: A Performance! 欺神演出！ Violent Purple-Skinned Person暴力紫皮人Mystery5.4M WordsOngoing [Satisfying revenge + Mind-bending twists + Slow burn + Strategic battles + Loads of plot twists] “When I thought death was the end, I opened my eyes and discovered that death was only a new beginning.” Lin Yu was killed by a junior schoolmate he thought had come to confess her love, only to discover that he hadn’t truly died. Instead, he had entered a deadly game! Only the winner would earn the chance to “live again.” Fortunately, Lin Yu awakened the “Unique Class: Deceiver.” [Any lie you 531.2kReads9.3Score86.4kShelves

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   These are books I carefully selected; they're practically flawless and among the few good ones on Tomato Bookstore. I highly recommend them—just look at how long I've been reading this, you can tell I'm a seasoned bookworm. You can read these with confidence.

5. 1005 镇 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.9M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 313.2kReads9.4Score28.3kShelves
6. 1006 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 1MReads9.9Score162.2kShelves
7. 1007 7 749 Bureau Paranormal Archives 749局灵异档案 Hengyu Donglin衡玉东林Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Do you know about Bureau 749? Some say it was a secret organization directly overseen by the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, specializing in research on defense technology and the human body. Others say it was actually responsible for all sorts of cutting-edge technology, including alien technology and mysterious powers. Still others say it was a mysterious organization devoted to researching supernatural phenomena. I never knew which of these rumors were tru 2kReads8.0Score225Shelves

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   A captivating, brilliant, and endlessly enjoyable novel! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

8. 1008 神EN Divine Ability Wielder 神通者 Tiancan Tudou天蚕土豆Eastern Fantasy550k WordsOngoing Among the living things of this world, some are born with strange bones. These bones can be inscribed with wondrous arts, granting their bearers immense power: conjuring fire and wind, summoning thunder and lightning, swallowing the sun and plucking stars, suppressing demons and imprisoning gods. These are Divine Ability Bones. Those born with such bones are called... Divine Ability Users. 2.6MReads9.5Score377.2kShelves

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   First wave, all male-oriented novels, every single one is great 🥰

9. 1009 全 Global Awakening: Your Spatial Powers Are Ridiculously Underhanded 全民觉醒，你这空间系阴的没边 Bu Xiang Goes to Work步响上班Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [The Rating Just Came Out, It’ll Rise Later] Special Abilities + Academy + System + Space Powers Spatial rifts appeared all over the world, and exotic beasts ran rampant. Humanity, too, gained the power to fight them: special abilities. Lu Ming transmigrated into this world and activated the Emotion System. Whenever someone felt negative emotions toward him, he could earn Emotion Points and draw a prize. 160 Emotion Points for one draw, with a guaranteed top prize after 90 draws? Does this Syste 87kReads8.3Score10kShelves

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   Enough said, just watch.

10. 1010 错 After a Chance Encounter with a Trillionaire CEO, He Went Crazy Spoiling Me 错遇千亿总裁后，他疯宠我入骨 Hengyu Donglin衡玉东林Modern Romance153k WordsOngoing [Contrasting CEO and Clear-Eyed Heroine + Intense Push and Pull + Sweet Romance in a Wealthy Family + Obsessive Pursuit of Love] Shen Yuan got drunk after having a little too much to drink at her best friend's engagement party. By a twist of fate, she walked into the wrong room and spent the night with a strange man. When she woke in the morning, she took photos as evidence, left 246.5 yuan, and decided she would not let the matter go. She thought it was just a brief accident and that their path 805Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 1011 开 My Spiritual Root Is Exposed from the Start, and My Fox Demon Junior Sister Practices Repaying Me 开局暴露灵根，狐妖师妹练习报恩 Kite Startles the Moon on the Water飞鸢惊泛月Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing Why does everyone who transmigrates end up in the Acacia Sect, but Su Ji ends up in the Lovesick Sect? Well, at least it's a reputable sect. Wait a minute? What's with you people? Isn't this supposed to be a sect full of hopeless romantics? Why does everyone talk like an evil cultivator? “Master, he got married today. I want to go down the mountain and steal him away, then torture him to death in front of his wife...” “Elder, I pulled strings to become your disciple. Why won't you teach me anyth 10.4kReads9.0Score729Shelves
12. 1012 直 Fortune-Telling Livestream: Master, Is Your Mouth a Controlled Weapon? 直播算命，道长你嘴是管制刀具吧 Ji Lun Quan 9季伦劝9Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [Meme humor + feel-good power fantasy + lighthearted comedy + fortune-telling livestream] (The rating just came in, so it may be inaccurate. It should rise later. Don't worry, it's safe to read.) Lin Yang transmigrates to a world where nobody believes in Taoism, only to find himself turned into a Taoist priest. Once he earns enough faith, he can receive all kinds of System rewards, and livestreaming is also a quick way to gain followers. So he starts a livestream, but the content gets increasing 156.4kReads8.3Score11.5kShelves
13. 1013 等 When You Finally Look Up 等到你抬起头时 The Cat in the Lake湖里的猫Urban374k WordsCompleted [School life + no System + cozy daily life + healing + one heroine + sweet romance] “Why is your voice so flat?” “Why is your fringe so long? I can't even see your eyes.” “Can you be a little smarter? Don't believe everything I tell you.” Shen Yuerou finally reacted and raised her head. “I can't.” “Then, do you like me?” “I do.” Shen Yuerou's voice was still as flat as ever. The person in front of her was about to lose their mind! This is a story about redemption and healing. There a 17.4kReads9.6Score1.8kShelves

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    I can't guarantee you'll all enjoy it, but something recommended by an 8000-hour bookworm is definitely worth a try.

14. 1014 网 Online Game: I Become Invincible by Setting Up a Stall as a Shady Merchant 网游：无敌从摆摊当奸商开始 Summer Covers夏天翻唱Sports4.0M WordsOngoing [Traditional Online Game] [Reborn] [No Female Lead] [Making Money] The online game "World" launches. Armed with memories of his previous life, Lin Feng takes a new class and becomes a profiteering merchant. He works himself to the bone trying to earn five hundred thousand, never expecting to... accidentally make far more than that. "I may not be in the martial world, but the martial world is full of legends about me." "There’s nothing money can’t solve. If there is, you just don’t have enough of 45.1kReads8.0Score3.2kShelves
15. 1015 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 494kReads9.7Score70.5kShelves

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    The first one has a strong cultural foundation; it's not a simplistic story. The second author has good writing skills and portrays an ensemble cast, though it's a bit angsty. The third one is quite entertaining; you won't regret reading it. The fourth one, a live-stream novel, didn't have any major flaws for me.

16. 1016 我 I'm a Snake, and It's Perfectly Reasonable That I Raised a Horde of Demons 我一条蛇，教出一群魔头很合理吧 Listening to the Waves听浪Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Mythical Beast + Immortality + No Female Lead + Taking Disciples + Invincible] Zhu Jiuyin transmigrates into a snake that eats raw flesh and drinks blood. He starts out with eternal life, only to be sealed beneath Mount Buzhou for all eternity. Fortunately, he activates the Master-Disciple Rewards System. His disciples’ cultivation can be returned to him a thousandfold! To win his freedom, Zhu Jiuyin begins taking disciples like crazy. [Ding! Your disciple has gained one year of cultivation. Re 59.8kReads8.9Score4.5kShelves
17. 1017 第 The Wish of the Eighth Day 第八天的愿望 Begonias in March三月海棠Mystery3.2M WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast | Supernatural Powers | Instances | Game | Infinite Flow | One Female Lead] (No intricate battles of wits! Not a ruthless, action-packed power fantasy! Readers with “sensitive skin” should proceed with caution!) The ones most in need of salvation have never been those suffering in the real world, but the kind thoughts we nearly drowned in despair... At first, A shooting star fell into their eyes, and despairing souls were dragged onto a strange island. “They” said that any wis 35.3kReads9.2Score4.2kShelves
18. 1018 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 217.1kReads9.6Score24.4kShelves

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    Good reads, all are cultivation novels, featuring a charming female lead, no romantic pairings.

19. 1019 转 Reincarnated as a Divine Tree, I’m Building a Yin Soldier Clan 转生神树，我打造阴兵家族 Mu Feng Feng木风峰Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast + System + Clan Saga + No Female Lead + The Protagonist Isn’t Human!] Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people is injured! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree! Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people is on the brink of death! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree! Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people just passed away! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree. We can’t let the body get cold on the way! Reincarnated as a frail locust tree, Ji Yang only wanted to bask in the sun, 101.1kReads8.8Score11.6kShelves
20. 1020 救 Help! What Do I Do After Accidentally Flirting with the Main God?! 救命！不小心撩到主神怎么办？！ Gentle Ripples on Cold Water寒水微澜Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + two male leads + underdog reversal + bottom + one-on-one romance + mutual firsts] The Supreme God got catfished in an online romance! And the other person ran away on the way to meet him! Enraged, the Supreme God issued a top-level wanted notice, determined to bring back the wife who had suddenly disappeared. … Xie Yaochen, who had already hidden in a small world to carry out a mission, blinked innocently. “Dating? Never done that.” “Online romance scam? No idea.” “Top-l 71.5kReads9.6Score8.8kShelves

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    See for yourself, I'm too lazy to explain.

21. 1021 开 An S-Rank Horror from the Start, but They Give Me a C-Rank Talent? 开局S级怪谈，但给我C级天赋？ Pale Era苍白纪元Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Endless Twists + Wild Ideas and Clever Logic + Mild Horror + Protagonist and Villains Are Both Smart] [This is absolutely not a mindless power fantasy. If you don't like the first instance, go ahead and curse me out.] [This isn't a traditional rule-based horror story. The horrors can think and are intelligent, so readers who prefer traditional rule-based horror should steer clear.] Horrors run rampant, and strange tales are everywhere. Beneath every shadow may lurk an unknown t 141.1kReads8.9Score14.1kShelves

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    The first book is about human relationships and social customs, the second is about the people, the third is about the Long March, and the fourth is about the infinite flow genre.

22. 1022 阳 Getting Roasted in the Living World, My Fans in the Underworld Help Me Get Even 阳间被喷，阴间粉丝帮我找场子 Rehab Expert复健达人Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Funny and lighthearted + playing a ghost + scaring people and ghosts alike + horror livestream + no female lead + top-tier star of the underworld + reverse brainwashing + misunderstandings + ghostly illusions] Shen Si is an obscure actor who loves performing but has mediocre acting skills. In other people’s eyes, he’s a strange, awkward speaker with stiff limbs who crawls faster than he runs. One day, he receives a script and enters a supernatural film set. Here, his awkwardness is because he’s 14.4kReads9.3Score2kShelves
23. 1023 系 The System Abandoned Me, So I Took the Heavenly Dao as My Father 系统弃我不顾，我认天道为父 There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted [No female lead + no System + traditional cultivation + comedy + bloody slaughter] Fifteen-year-old Li Chuyi finally awakens a System, only for it to try to run away before the day is out. Fortunately, before leaving, the System tells Li Chuyi to make the Heavenly Dao of this world his godfather. From then on, Li Chuyi becomes the Heavenly Dao’s godson, the darling of the world, blessed with good fortune. He finds money on the road and stumbles across so many senior cultivators’ graves that he c 26.7kReads9.2Score4kShelves

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    Two books are completed, and two are being serialized. The first and fourth books are by the same author, both using the framework of "power fantasy" novels.

24. 1024 反 Anti-Scam Livestream: The Station’s Cells Are Full 反诈直播：所里快蹲不下了 Yi Ezreal一泽瑞尔Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Scammer: Our records show an overseas purchase of 200,000 US dollars on your account. Did you make this purchase yourself? Lu Ze: Yes, I made it myself. What about it? The scammer thought, You sure know how to brag! Lu Ze: I never thought... the fact that I bought weapons overseas would finally come to light! Using his god-tier voice imitation skill, Lu Ze mimics the voices of several underlings, as well as the sound of an AK firing in full auto. The scammer's face turns pale. “I'm calling the p 20.2kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
25. 1025 你 You Dare Touch Me? I Have Seven Max-Level Accounts 你丫敢动我？我有七个满级号 Ink-Stained Junjun墨染君君Eastern Fantasy327k WordsCompleted [No CP + Western fantasy + character growth + slow burn + grand worldbuilding + smart protagonist + not a wish-fulfillment story] [Version A Synopsis:] Ning Busan spent a whole year finally beating the game Invaders from Beyond, achieving the perfect ending where he saved the world! Right after finishing the game, Ning Busan transmigrates ten thousand years into the future. The invaders have returned, and the Lantia Continent is on the brink of ruin! The good news: He has seven max-level charac 6.6kReads9.2Score885Shelves

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    They're all great; I watched them all.

26. 1026 惊 What?! How Did My Poorly Raised Virtual Boyfriend Become a Big Shot? 惊！穷养的电子男友咋成大佬了？ Wandering Burdock流浪苍耳Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Horror game invasion + scheming couple + male and female leads who grow stronger + survival] Jian Li discovers a horror game app called [Death Game] on her phone. With nothing better to do, she occasionally spends a few bucks to buy items, food, and supplies for the pixel character who’s on the verge of dying in the game… Time and again, her quick thinking helps the pixel character escape death and turn defeat into victory. The pixel character is endlessly grateful, but Jian Li doesn’t care. It 123.1kReads9.0Score26.9kShelves

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    I'm recommending some great female-oriented novels! 🥰 Some are ongoing, some are completed, and none are bad AI-driven stories. Highly recommended! Many more great novels are on my bookshelf, all grouped together—you won't regret reading them! [Shy]

27. 1027 炽 Blazing Wild Tenderness 炽野温柔 Jiu Wan九绾Modern Romance668k WordsCompleted [The print edition under the same title is now available on major platforms / The short drama under the same title is now streaming] [Gentle, resilient geology grad student x roguishly handsome tattoo artist / Age gap / Reunion after years apart / Saving each other] At a gathering, someone asked Xu Xing what she regretted most in her life. After thinking for a moment, she replied, “That I never got to let him hear my voice, never got to tell him I liked him, and never… found him.” - Four years a 30.9kReads9.5Score5.6kShelves
28. 1028 爹 Dad! Please Stop Rising in Rank. Our Family Really Are Treacherous Officials! 爹！求你别升了，咱家真是奸臣！ Yang Xueling杨雪凌Ancient Romance1.9M WordsOngoing Xu Qinghuan transmigrates into a book and becomes the only daughter of Xu Youde, the most corrupt official in all of Great Qian. Looking at the room full of gold and jewels, she doesn’t smile. She knows the entire Xu family will be executed in three years, and she’ll be hung on the city wall as a public warning. Luckily, she binds herself to the “Heartless Riches System.” If she can amass a hundred billion through ruthless profiteering and ruin her reputation, she can take ten billion in retirem 31.5kReads9.0Score6.8kShelves

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    I think these books are pretty good. I found them after being out of reading for over half a month, and I've been following them every day. It's simply not enough! If you can follow serialized books, you should check them out (personal opinion).

29. 1029 拯 After Saving My Childhood Friend, the Chosen One, He Started Treating Me Like His Wife 拯救龙傲天竹马后，他拿我当老婆 Qinling琴岭Two Male Leads587k WordsCompleted (Audio drama released, complete) [Two Male Leads] [Childhood Friends] [Transmigrate into a Book] [Cultivation] [Mutual Devotion, HE] [An Overpowered Hero in Public, a Mature and Devoted Guard Dog in Private: Top × A Stunning Beauty to Others, Actually a Funny and Carefree Bottom] You Yu transmigrated into a book, a cultivation novel about an overpowered hero, and got a three-piece starter kit: He arrived at the wrong point in the timeline, got assigned the wrong character card, and even had his 56.4kReads9.5Score9.5kShelves
30. 1030 我 Pretending to Be a Chaebol Heir at a Korean Elite High School 我在韩国贵族高中假装财阀二代 A Tree of Farewell Songs一树挽歌Modern Romance391k WordsCompleted [Newly Rated, Rating Expected to Rise] Korean-Style School Novel x Villainess Everyone Loves x Chaebol x All Heroines Chaste x One-on-One x Pure Romance [At Zeus International, Korea's famous elite high school, play the role of a chaebol heir. For every month you successfully keep your identity hidden, the System will materialize a reward, such as a luxury home, a fancy car, or money. But if your identity is exposed, all the rewards will be taken back, and the Host will be returned to their ori 336.9kReads8.7Score45.1kShelves
31. 1031 四 Siheyuan: From Hong Kong Island Hoodlum to Patriotic Tycoon 四合院：从港岛混混到爱国大亨 The Chicken Wing That Doesn't Turn Invisible不隐形的鸡翅膀子Urban1.9M WordsCompleted New title: 1950: I Use Smuggling to Support the New China. A period novel, not a Siheyuan story. [No System] + [Not a Saint] + [Multiple Film and TV Worlds] + [Please Don't Mix Up the Characters or Timelines] + [Period Novel] + [Building a Powerful Nation Through Technology] My soul lands in the body of a minor gang boss in 1950 Hong Kong. From the start, I have Kowloon Walled City, and I use smuggling to funnel resources to my homeland! From a low-level gang boss anyone could bully to a red tyc 3.9kReads8.4Score404Shelves

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    The first one is the pinnacle of wish fulfillment stories, okay?

32. 1032 致 The Deadly Beauty Trap: A Top-Tier Green Tea Takes Down the Powerful 致命美人计：顶级绿茶杀穿权贵圈 Gion of Flame City烈焰城的祗园Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Selfish, calculating femme fatale with a sweet exterior + a face and figure that are second to none + seduction + schemes + multiple men] Shen Mingyue grew up in a remote mountain village. As a child, she watched her parents and relatives get beaten to a pulp, only to find that there was no one she could turn to for help. This glimpse of society's dark side taught her early on just how cold the rules of the world could be. Whoever holds power gets to decide what is right! To make sure no one co 111.2kReads8.9Score7kShelves
33. 1033 签 Sign-In: Stranded on a Deserted Island, I Just Built a Luxury Villa 签到，人在孤岛，刚自建豪华别墅 White Snail白蜗牛Urban7.3M WordsCompleted A burst of blinding light, and the continent shattered! Everyone was assigned an island measuring just two meters on each side! You start with nothing but a shabby fishing net. Whether you survive depends on your own abilities! "Ding! Sign-in System activated!" "First-day sign-in successful. Reward: fully automatic fishing net!" "Everyone else has to rely on their abilities, but I have a System!" Xiao Yi muttered as he took a bite of grilled fish. While everyone else was struggling to survive on 33.8kReads8.2Score3.2kShelves
34. 1034 诡 Haunted Invasion: I Save the World by Planting Trees 诡异入侵：我靠种树拯救世界 Summer Has a River of Stars夏有星河Mystery635k WordsCompleted (No romance + not horror + supernatural business management + a female lead who’s a seasoned player of bargain games) The day Lu Yuan beat the single-player game Green Planet, which she’d played for twenty years, a seed sprang out of her phone and burrowed into her brain. The next second, she transmigrated to Blue Star, where the supernatural had invaded. Her predecessor hadn’t been chosen as a player in the supernatural instances. She was an ordinary person with no awakened talent. Her fath 1.4kReads8.4Score137Shelves
35. 1035 攻 My Target Has Turned Evil? Then I'll Die One More Time 攻略对象黑化了？那就再死一次 Shi Lili时笠笠Two Male Leads664k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, top protagonist + sickly and delicate + utterly unhinged + coercion + nothing but acting skills = an unconventional 1v1] For normal people, a dramatic reunion means panic and confusion, heartfelt explanations, and a happy ending. But Qin Yili has never been normal! Facing the enemy emperor who has returned for revenge, he breaks his own bones one by one and smiles as he always did. “Are you satisfied with how I ended up?” The young master, who has bipolar disorder and was 3.5kReads9.3Score283Shelves
36. 1036 我 I'm a Rune Engraver. Isn't It Reasonable to Carry a Blade? 我是刻纹师，随身带把刀很合理吧 Wu Yue乌月Urban5.3M WordsCompleted [Ruthless male lead + one female lead + myths and legends + not a lighthearted leveling story + not an invincible System; new author, enter at your own risk] Years sank into the dark waters; the Great Dao was buried beneath the dust. The vast world changed, and all living things became corpses. The myths of old lay buried in the passage of time. The Great Dao of this world imposed its limits, leaving humanity's path of cultivation arduous and without a way forward. First, the sages gave their li 119.8kReads9.2Score16.3kShelves
37. 1037 我 I Am the Villain Chosen by Fate: Invincible from the Moment I Crush the Male Lead 我，天命反派，无敌从碾压男主开始 Ou Cong偶葱Urban493k WordsCompleted Every male-oriented novel has a domineering protagonist who relies on forced posturing to pull off face-slapping, along with a crowd of cannon fodder whose intelligence is forcibly lowered by his protagonist aura. Gu Xiao's job is to become a brain-boosting hero in these web novels, raise the intelligence of everyone in each world, and relentlessly rub the male lead's face in the dirt. In a son-in-law story, he's the loyal sidekick who helps the male lead show off, only to have the male lead pat 7.6kReads9.1Score418Shelves

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    Most of them are male-oriented wish-fulfillment novels, while female-oriented novels have no romantic pairings.

38. 1038 1 1937: My Players Are the Fourth Calamity! 1937：我的玩家是第四天灾！ Eastern Painting, Dust and Brocade东画尘锦Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Fourth-dimensional disaster + ensemble cast + resistance against Japan + nation-building + detailed] Xu Yanqing transmigrated to 1937. Just as he was preparing to join the forces and defend his country, he suddenly discovered he could summon people from the future Earth to this time period. In the enemy's eyes: “Nan-ni? Why are the enemies back again?” “They're a bunch of devils, completely unafraid of death!” “Who are they? If they're so well educated, why are they fighting on the front l 64.8kReads9.1Score5.7kShelves

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    The first three books are already quite good for Tomato.

39. 1039 甄 The Rose Beauty of Empresses in the Palace 甄嬛传之玫瑰美人 Born Knowing When to Stop生白知止Ancient Romance3.4M WordsOngoing Must-read warnings before you start! 1️⃣ The heroine is brainless, a pure, pretty vase, and she will not get smarter. Read carefully before you dive in!! I said she won't change!! Anyone who comes in just to insult me gets blocked. 2️⃣ Fans of Huan, Lingrong, or Yixiu should probably skip Volume One. If you finish it and still come to my comments to run your mouths, you'll all get blocked. Don't come here to annoy me. 3️⃣ Aside from Volume Two, none of the other volumes start out with the hero d 17.8kReads9.4Score715Shelves
40. 1040 重 After Being Reborn, I Choose to Take It All and Win Over the Campus Beauty 重生后，我选择连吃带拿泡校花 Three Lives Ling Yue三生凌月Urban2.8M WordsOngoing What's the first thing you do when you get a second chance at life? The jerk gritted his teeth and said bitterly, “Get a room!” “Get a room? With who?” “That gorgeous idiot who dragged me off the rooftop in my last life. She owes me!” And then? “Eat her food, drink her drinks, use her money to get a room, and use her money to win over a gorgeous, brilliant senior student.” “She's so smart. Can you actually win her over?” “She taught me how.” “Holy crap! You people are wild. What next?” “Make mon 63kReads9.2Score6.2kShelves

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41. 1041 拯 I Saved an Introverted Girl 拯救了个自闭少女 A Scholar Untainted by Worldly Dust儒生不染尘Urban617k WordsCompleted [Single Female Lead] [Girl with Autism] “What is a socially anxious girl with autism like?” Gu Jin: “Soft little hands and a sweet little voice.” “Who asked you?!” “How about you stay at my place?” Gu Jin says, scratching his head. “Mm...” The girl's voice is soft and sweet. 31.6kReads9.5Score4.2kShelves
42. 1042 天 Sky Screen: I Livestream Long Live the People for the Ancients 天幕：我给古人直播人民万岁 Easygoing Little Sweetheart随遇而安小乖乖Historical320k WordsCompleted [The System wants me to become a god, but I insist on being human] Chen Yang bound himself to the Sky Screen System, which could project images across dynasties. The System recommended immortal fantasy and science fiction, promising a quick path to becoming a god across the myriad worlds. Instead, he projected the words “Long live the people,” lighting the first spark. Ying Zheng smashed his jade seal, and Zhu Yuanzhang drew his Embroidered Spring Blade. They roared, “Ban it! I order you to ban 760Reads8.3Score105Shelves
43. 1043 人 Human Yet Demon, Also Divine 人如妖，亦神 Not Crazy, Just a Pill不痴药丸Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [One Female Lead] [Mythology] [Plot-Driven] [Character Growth] [Redemption] [Slow Burn] [Two Powerful Leads] [Invincible at Every Stage] [Not a Pure Power Fantasy] February 24, 2061, Xia Calendar. A genius Chinese biologist discovered fragments of the thoughts of ancient immortals and gods within the human body. To advance human civilization, the nation finally decided to launch the God-Making Project! The age of the “supernatural” was about to begin, and a beast-mutant organization called “Dark 18.1kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
44. 1044 全 My Whole Family Are Villains 全家皆反派 Bone-Leak Gua Wen骨漏呱闻Urban313k WordsCompleted [No Romance] Only after taking a turn through the cultivation world did Qin Yu discover that he was living inside a book. And he wasn't the protagonist. What's more, his entire family were the book's villains. His father was a ruthless, heartless capitalist who drove the female lead's father's company into bankruptcy. His mother was a sharp-tongued, petty, three-time Best Actress who blocked the female lead's rise to stardom. His eldest brother was a corrupt, scheming politician who forced the m 1.3kReads9.1Score117Shelves
45. 1045 小 A Puppy Never Turns Back, and Chasing Your Wife as a Dog Won't Help 小狗不回头，追妻当狗也没用 The Unforgettable Mei Yuji忘不掉的梅禹季Two Male Leads220k WordsCompleted [Master and Servant + Love and Hatred + Redemption + Hidden Schemer + Powerful Leads + Coercive] Beautiful, strong, tragic, loyal bottom who hides his true nature x gloomy, violent, affection-starved top Jiang Yuxue vs. Pei Duan Jiang Yuxue was a dog Pei Duan kept by his side: obedient, clever, loyal, and endlessly patient and forgiving. But in the end, he swallowed poison without a change in expression and said he wanted to be free. 14.2kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves
46. 1046 大 The Reborn Heiress Starts by Filming Cheesy Short Dramas 大小姐重生，从拍狗血短剧开始 Tasty Tangerine2024好吃的橘子2024Modern Romance572k WordsOngoing When Ji Qiuying wakes up, she’s back five years in the past, with the young master she hasn’t broken up with yet lying beside her. What’s going on? She never wanted to be reborn! As the daughter of a nouveau riche family, Ji Qiuying has money and free time, and lives however she pleases. She has no regrets, except for running her family’s video-streaming site into the ground. Did the heavens send her back five years because they couldn’t stand seeing her live such a comfortable life? What happen 26.3kReads8.4Score2.6kShelves
47. 1047 假 What If I Were a Parasitic Vine? 假如我是菟丝花 Refining Ice Moon炼冰月Modern Romance289k WordsCompleted Signed for a print edition, publication pending | Instinctive attraction | Pure love in the early stages | Passionate love in the later stages | When they first met, Su Yunluo never dared imagine that Xie Chen would actually seduce her. After all, back then he was the teacher's pride and joy, the top student admired by the whole school, the God of Xie. Everyone said that this God of Xie was aloof and chaste, untouchable, and above worldly concerns. Only Su Yunluo quietly saw through it. It was a 72.9kReads9.4Score9.8kShelves

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    This redemption story is truly touching. The male lead is a completely guiding lover, and the female lead is such a pitiful little thing. I cried the whole time, wondering why they treated our female lead like this [crying][crying]

48. 1048 我 I’m the Abyssal Lord in the Myriad Heavens Chat Group 我在诸天群里是深渊领主 Lard Mixed with Bran猪油拌糠Eastern Fantasy208k WordsOngoing [Global Lord] + [Myriad Worlds chat group] + [Necromancer] + [Abyssal Conquest] + [Satisfying Power Fantasy] Yang Xiu transmigrated to Blue Star for the first time and awakened a Myriad Worlds chat group. His title in the group was [Newbie Member], and every day he lurked, secretly watching the messages. But then a mass transmigration event struck Blue Star, and, unfortunately, Yang Xiu transmigrated a second time, arriving in the Abyssal World as a lord. From then on, he changed his title to [A 84Reads5.5Score125Shelves

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49. 1049 小 The Little Cannon Fodder Becomes Beautiful and Steals the Tycoon's Heir 小炮灰变美后，抢了财阀太子爷 Strawberry Fondant草莓糖心Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + noble academy's F4 + delicate beauty + seducing her way to the top] Cold, arrogant heir to the top financial dynasty (193 cm) x pure, delicate cannon-fodder beauty (168 cm) A little bellflower flower spirit fails her tribulation and should have had her soul scattered, but instead she binds to a cannon-fodder System and transmigrates into a novel set at a prestigious academy, becoming a minor character with the same name. In the original plot, she's Lin Xiaokui's best 198.3kReads8.2Score24.6kShelves
50. 1050 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! 61.2kReads9.3Score5.1kShelves

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