Urban High-Martial-Arts Stories You Can Read from Start to Finish Without Skipping a Single Chapter 都市高武能一章不跳全篇看完的书

1. 151 我 I Have an Ice Dragon Martial Soul, and I Crush the Gaowu World by Force! 我，冰龙武魂，暴力镇压高武！ All-Purpose Little Black Lord万能小黑君Urban487k WordsCompleted [High Martial Arts + Satisfying Read + Crushes Everyone Along the Way + Breakneck Pace + No Female Lead] [The protagonist is mildly hot-tempered] [A proper ending, a short and polished story. Read with confidence!] In a martial world, martial souls awaken. “Your opponent is a grandmaster, a man of considerable refinement. You should treat him with respect... What the hell, why did you make him bow to you?” “This woman is widely recognized as a prodigy, and she’s quite capable... Wait, how did yo 14.9kReads8.6Score1.6kShelves
2. 152 武 My Martial Arts Skills Were Simplified Without Limit, and I Became a King Before the College Entrance Exam 武功无限简化，高考前我已封王 Staying Home to Breathe Formaldehyde宅家吸甲醛Urban1.5M WordsCompleted In a world of superhuman powers, simply staying alive makes you stronger! Lin Ran endlessly simplifies martial arts until they become bodily instincts! [Great Sun Gene Method simplified into instinct: blood flowing] [Armored Heavenbreaker Body simplified into instinct: heartbeat] [World-Destroying Thunder Art simplified into instinct: electrical signals in the brain] Lin Ran gets it: staying alive means getting stronger! How could anything possibly stop his rise? At the citywide high school leag 15.9kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
3. 153 高 High Martial: I Asked You to Protect Me, Not Win Their Hearts! 高武：让你护道，你护人心里去？ Little Jiulin小九霖Urban524k WordsCompleted The bigwigs of every clan: “Whatever you do, don’t mess with the girl by that kid’s side! You’ll die, absolutely die!” The young prodigies of every clan: “Waaah! Lin Yichen is a monster! I only made one snide remark, and he nearly sent me to meet my great-grandma on the spot!” I’m no good at writing blurbs, so please check out the main story. One female lead! One female lead! One female lead! That’s how important it is, so I’m saying it three times. I have no idea why the harem tag showed up 8.4kReads8.2Score620Shelves
4. 154 破 A Junk Blade? I Took Up the Demon Blade Thousand-Blade and Challenged the Whole School! 破刀？手持魔刀千刃挑战全校！ Phantom Ripples幻澜Urban1.2M WordsCompleted What if the Thousand Shards Demon Blade could tear through space? What if the Thousand Shards Demon Blade had the power of a Godslaying Domain? What if attacks with the Thousand Shards Demon Blade carried the effects of Bone Spirit Cold Fire? [Whole-School Hype + Epic Payoff + Thousand Shards Demon Blade + Gaokao + Ruthless and Decisive!] No parents, failed class advancement, dumped by his girlfriend, scolded and mocked by his teacher. Misfortune flooded into Chu Chen’s world like a rising tide. 3.1kReads8.2Score415Shelves
5. 155 全 Everyone Practices High Martial Arts, and I Have a Masochistic System 全民高武之我有一个犯贱系统 Jiu Ran Lingmo九染凌墨Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Ye Xingcan wakes up in a high-martial world. He thinks he’s a pitiful orphan who will have to live with his uncle and cousin. But gradually, he discovers that he has countless ties to the Ye family of the capital. His sovereign-grade constitution is stolen. Fortunately, he has a Martial Arts Achievement System. As long as he completes martial arts achievements and earns achievement points, he can improve his cultivation, techniques, martial skills, constitution, and more. When he achieves an emp 130Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 156 高 High Martial: The Path of the Dominator 高武：霸者之路 Vegetable Basket ccc菜背篼cccUrban1.7M WordsCompleted [Spiritual Qi Revival + Academy + High Martial Arts + Daily Life + No System + Urban] The two worlds converge, and strange beasts attack. A young man accidentally obtains a mysterious jade token and receives guidance from a hidden master. He enters a martial arts university and sweeps across the world with a sky-piercing halberd. We are willing to die! We dare to die! The strong of Bashu Martial Arts University gladly give their lives! The Boundary-Breaking Alliance? Kill them! Strange beasts? K 596Reads6.6Score—Shelves
7. 157 开 Forced to Change Shifts from the Start, I Slaughter My Way to Godhood! 开局被迫换班，我杀生成神！ Yi Feng仪枫Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [Urban High Martial + Decisive and ruthless + Urban fantasy] Spiritual qi revival, demons and monsters run rampant. Ye Jin has barely transmigrated when his homeroom teacher kicks him out. His predecessor was also swindled out of everything by his girlfriend... Just as he is lost and uncertain, the System appears. Kill for loot! As long as he kills a living being, he can get treasure to drop. Whether it's a demon, a monster, a human, or a god, killing them can yield loot: cultivation, techniques 12.8kReads7.9Score1.7kShelves
8. 158 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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   I'm not entirely sure if the settings of other worlds and game worlds count as urban settings. To me, they do. Of these books, I like number 2 the most, followed by number 3, then number 4, and lastly number 1.

9. 159 我 The Girl I Control Is Becoming an Old One 我操作的少女正在成为旧日之主 Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [This novel has been contracted for print publication: cosmic horror + amber-style cultivation + villain protagonist + no System + decisive killing + black humor + deranged + single female lead + sequence containment] Xu Fei: “In the twenty-second century, all you need is a helmet with a brain-computer interface to experience a fully immersive game with realistic physical sensations.” “You ask why I chose this starting character? Naturally, because she’s a beautiful girl... Oh, no, naturally, be 771kReads9.5Score76.6kShelves
10. 160 7 Bureau 749: What's Wrong with a Rogue Cultivator Taking the Civil Service Exam? 749局：我一个邪修考编怎么了 A Living Salted Fish一只活咸鱼Urban1.1M WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, and it’ll go up later.) A special new member has joined the 749th Branch Office in Xikai City. Chen Xie, a transmigrator, male, 20 years old, and the only decent person ever to come out of Villain’s Valley in the Ten Thousand Mountains. His three masters are the Ghost-Refining Patriarch, the Gu Poison Ghost Doctor, and the Yin Trade’s Paper Effigy Granny. They taught him: “Be reasonable when dealing with people. If reason doesn’t work, send them off with physical exorc 76.8kReads8.7Score7.4kShelves
11. 161 全 Zombies Descend Across the World, and You Say the Taoist Class Is Useless? 全球僵尸降临，你说道士序列没用 A Lamp for the Bright Moon一盏明月灯Urban1.4M WordsOngoing Purple-hair zombies, white-hair zombies, black-hair zombies, green-hair zombies, fur-covered zombies, flying zombies, wandering zombies, lurking zombies, unrotting-bone zombies, and drought demons… This is a world overrun by zombies across the globe! Xu Yi arrives in this world and awakens the Taoist path. But people accuse him of being inferior to those on the fire-element path. Xu Yi scratches his head and looks at his Dragon-Tiger Evil-Slaying Talismans, Golden Light Incantation, corpse-dr 260.9kReads8.8Score31.1kShelves
12. 162 九 After Maxing Out the Nine Suns Divine Skill, I Became a Living Forbidden Spell 九阳神功满级后，我成了人形禁咒 Drinking Water Won't Make You Gain Weight喝水不长肉Urban3.4M WordsOngoing [Ghosts’ Worst Nightmare] [Ghost King Slayer] [Demon Meat Grinder] [Human-Shaped Forbidden Spell] Su Mo transmigrates to an era where the supernatural has returned, and from the start receives a love letter written by a female ghost! It’s unexpected, touching, and potentially deadly! Luckily, his Super Enhancement System awakens. A knockoff Nine Suns Divine Art? Enhance it! Nine Suns Devouring Heaven Art! Turn your body into a furnace, condense your blood and qi into a sun, and refine the evil g 107.9kReads8.6Score7.3kShelves
13. 163 转 On My First Day as a Transfer Student, I Made a Senior in Black Stockings Cry 转校第一天，我吓哭了黑丝学姐 Sun Feng Sun Shui孙风孙水Urban1.8M WordsCompleted The civilization of Journey to the West descends, demons run rampant through the cities, and a bizarre new age of immortal cultivation begins! The infamous transfer student Mo Yang strikes fear into the hearts of every teacher and student at the school from the start! But... Other people's fear is the source of his power! Cruelty and brutality are how he harvests their emotions! When the whole world trembles beneath his feet, and gods, demons, immortals, and Buddhas all shudder at the sou 14.4kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves
14. 164 开 Invincible Eyes from the Start, Then I Sweep the High-Martial World! 开局无敌瞳，然后横推高武万族！ WorryYouyou忧youyouUrban2.5M WordsCompleted [All-Seeing Eye] + [Wind and Thunder Dual Affinity] + [Long Spear] + [Starry-Sky Action] + [Always Gets Even] + [Decisive and Ruthless] The rating has only just appeared. It’ll go up later... Zhou Heng transmigrates into a high-martial-arts world and awakens a divine eye that can see through every stat panel and weakness! A martial skill treasured by enemies? Kill monsters and it can drop! A killing move his opponent has spent years mastering? One glance is enough to spot its flaw! Kills the 20 1.6kReads7.4Score113Shelves
15. 165 召 The Weakest Summons? A Demon Contract Maxes Out My Talent from the Start 召唤最弱？开局恶魔契约天赋拉满 It's JoJo是jojo啊Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow] + [power fantasy] + [lighthearted] + [comedy] (No female lead) (Dungeon-focused plot) He chooses the bottom-tier Summoner class, only to awaken a demonic contract enhancement rune that lets him trade his maximum HP for summoned creature talents. “Summoners are weak? I’ll max out my talents. So, how will you deal with that?” 95.5kReads9.0Score7kShelves
16. 166 长 Great Wall Watch: Leading a Global Counterattack in Another World 长城守望：带领全球反攻异界 Not Two, Deep Sea不二深海Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [The counterattack has begun + perfect ending with no loose ends + Fourth Calamity + fight back against player invasions + lighthearted power fantasy + no heroine + no suffering for the protagonist + invincible + national destiny] The Fourth Calamity descends, and the era of the Phantom Realms begins for everyone. Players from other worlds invade, and the national destiny Phantom Realms of one great power after another are defeated. Panic spreads across the globe. Everything changes the day Fang 52.8kReads9.3Score7.5kShelves
17. 167 高 High Martial: I Opened My Third Eye from the Start 高武：开局睁开第三只眼 Big and Little Porridge大大小小粥Urban158k WordsCompleted [No female lead] [Level-up progression] [Invasion by myriad races] In his senior year of high school, star beasts tore through the city, and I awakened a third eye on the brink of death. The military's test results: an SSS-rank divine spirit hero, Yang Jian, the True Lord of Miraculous Power. To protect my younger sister and uncover the truth behind my parents' disappearance, I hid my god-tier talent and entered the War Academy with an S-rank evaluation. As the prodigies of myriad races battled 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is incredibly good. The protagonist is modeled after Yang Jian. It's high-octane and thrilling from beginning to end.

18. 168 求 Survive? Why Would a Warden Like You Need to Survive? 求生？你一个监管者求什么生？ I've Changed My Name Three Times Already我已经换三个名了Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing [If you won't clear the level, what are you even trying to survive for?] [I'm a supervisor. Using my privileges to exploit a bug at the perfect moment is totally fair, right?] [Go tell my coworkers that!] Everyone transmigrates, and Lin Qian becomes one of the survivors in the Infinite Tower. Behind every door is a new, unknown world. While everyone else is still hesitating to step outside, Lin Qian has already become a supervisor after winning a bet. [Level 1 Supervisor Salary: Gain one free at 166.9kReads8.8Score17.5kShelves

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    If you're out of books, you can check out these few. I highly recommend them, especially the first one, which is particularly good. The protagonist grows from an ant to a powerful being renowned throughout the universe. I would give it five stars.

19. 169 序EN Sequence: Ascension 序列：升华 Listening to Peacocks听孔雀Sports3.6M WordsOngoing [Train Survival + Lone Wolf + Always One Step Ahead + Ascension and Evolution + No Saintly Heroine + No Spineless Hero] The moment Ye Qiyan opened his eyes, he found himself in a world of train survival. Everyone had to get off at a series of stations and explore to stay alive. The lucky found treasure; the unlucky lost their lives. Opportunity and danger went hand in hand. Gather supplies, upgrade your train, and build a train world of your own. As for Ye Qiyan, he possessed a one-of-a-kind asc 254.1kReads8.3Score23.6kShelves
20. 170 太 The Great Mystic Prison-Suppressing Scripture 太玄镇狱经 Su Chen酥尘Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing [Xuanhuan] [Slow Burn] [Lighthearted] [Overwhelming Power] [Slice of Life] [Female Lead] Su Chen, the Third Prince of Great Yan, is regarded as a useless good-for-nothing by the imperial family. Sent alone to Great Xuan as a hostage, he plans to quietly build up his strength at the hostage residence. But the place turns out to be rather different from what he imagined. What do you mean being a hostage is more comfortable than being a prince? What do you mean my maid is actually Great Xuan's elde 54.5kReads8.5Score3.6kShelves
21. 171 开EN Starting as a Jailer, I Represent the Court in Slaying Through the Martial World 开局成狱卒，我代表朝廷杀穿武林 Hua Jiuzhi花九枝Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + body refinement + slaying demons and exorcising evil + dominating the martial world] Ye Kang accidentally transmigrates to a high-martial world where heroes use their martial arts to flout the law, warriors bully ordinary people, and the people live in misery. Ye Kang awakens a Comprehension System and rises from a death prison. Martial arts that take others ten years of hard training to master, he learns in a second, effortlessly. In a world where might makes right, Ye 26.9kReads8.2Score2.2kShelves
22. 172 恐 In the Horrific Apocalypse, I Change Classes into an SSSS-Rank Celestial Master 恐怖末世，我转职为SSSS天师 Golden Robes of the Six Paths六道金衣Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Destruction-tier talent + horror resurgence + game mechanics reflected in reality + invincible power fantasy + ruthless and decisive] Ye Sheng transmigrated to a world of ghost domains, where ghost-domain games had merged with reality and ghosts ran rampant! Ghost-domain secret realms, dungeons, and abysses were everywhere! To survive, everyone had to choose a class and level up like crazy! At first, Ye Sheng chose the Daoist class, which had a pitiful D-rank rating. His adoptive parents looked 64.6kReads8.4Score6.4kShelves
23. 173 全EN Surviving the Misty Apocalypse, I Build a Home with Eldritch Flesh 全民迷雾求生，我用邪神血肉建家 Half an Acre of Sunshine半顷阳光Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.1M WordsOngoing [Flesh and Bone + Apocalypse + Lovecraftian Survival + Civilization Graveyard + Mass Transmigration + No Romance] When mist shrouded the world and monsters howled outside their windows, all the players huddled and trembled inside their dilapidated shelters. But Bai Yi was teleported onto the face of the Great Being known as the “Lord of Flesh,” where he witnessed a horrific feast as an even more terrifying being devoured a planet of flesh. The fragments of flesh and bone that splattered from th 138.9kReads9.1Score11.8kShelves
24. 174 开 Dumped from the Start, I Turned Around and Became a Billionaire 开局被甩，我转身成为亿万富翁 Pig Three Loves Taking Baths爱洗澡的猪三Urban4.2M WordsCompleted The campus heartthrob gets dumped by his gold-digging girlfriend from the start, only to unexpectedly awaken the God-Tier Tycoon System. In an instant, he goes from having nothing to becoming a CEO worth over a hundred million. Ding! The following limited-time flash sale items are now available: “1% stake in the Ferrari Group” (worth 2.1 billion yuan) “One estate at Xianyun Manor” (worth 1.9 billion yuan) “One Pagani Zonda” (worth 65 million yuan) With the items refreshed by the System each day, 87.2kReads8.5Score12.2kShelves
25. 175 神 Divinity: The Awakening of the Military Soul, Mythology Is Bound to Descend 神祇：军魂觉醒，神话终将降临 Mu Shuangxi木双夕Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted In a world of deities, transcend dimensions and become a god! The Yellow Springs Road of the Forgotten River, the Flowers of the Other Shore, and the Bridge of Helplessness. With a three-spirit altar of heroic spirits, undead, and gods and demons, rebuild Fengdu’s ghost realm, forge the supreme netherworld, and roam the Myriad Worlds! 28.8kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
26. 176 无 Invincible from the Moment I Swallow My Wife Whole 无敌从生吞老婆开始 Tetanus Patient破伤风患者Urban91k WordsOngoing [Strange Phenomena Run Rampant] [Swallows His Wife Whole] [No System] [Gods] Zhang Qianfan accidentally transmigrates to a world overrun by strange phenomena. In his rental apartment, the stunningly beautiful woman who appears out of nowhere turns out to be one of them! At the same time, an indescribable being is somehow dwelling inside Zhang Qianfan! It all begins with the disappearance of two female classmates... And it all began when Zhang Qianfan swallowed his own wife whole... “My name is Z —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist goes completely mad later on, becoming immortal and indestructible—it's great!! There's an indescribable entity within him.

27. 177 叛EN I Left Home and Awakened as a Vampire 叛出家门后，我觉醒成吸血鬼 The Three Kings, Foodies三王吃货Urban3.4M WordsOngoing [Power fantasy + System + urban high martial arts + decisive and ruthless + one heroine] Su Ye transmigrates to a world where spiritual qi revival has made martial arts flourish. His biological father is one of Donghuang's Seven War Gods, his mother comes from a prestigious family, and his sisters are all geniuses! He should have had an unbeatable start, but instead he spent eighteen years away from home, while his entire family cared only about the adopted son who had taken his place. With neit 27.9kReads7.9Score2.9kShelves
28. 178 高 High Martial: You Spend Money to Raise Your Stats, and You Put It All into Physique? 高武：氪金加点，你全加体魄了？ Lang Yu朗羽Urban2.2M WordsOngoing [High Martial Arts + No Female Lead + Body Forging to Sainthood + Power Fantasy + Overwhelming Dominance + Fast-Paced + Decisive and Ruthless] Chen Yu transmigrates into a high-martial world and starts with an SSS-grade martial arts talent: [Ultimate Force]. In this world, body cultivators have the most dangerous profession. Every time they advance a rank, they must undergo the most intense body tempering, face life-or-death trials, and survive against all odds. Every powerful body cultivator is 24.1kReads7.4Score1.8kShelves
29. 179 雾 Fog City Sequence: My Shadow Devours 雾城序列：我的影子会吞噬 The Carousel That Runs Eight Days a Week一周上八天的旋转木马Urban248k WordsCompleted ( Lovecraftian urban fantasy, devouring evolution, pretending to be a good-for-nothing, ruins exploration ) On the night the fog rose, the rules turned upside down. Beneath a city where neon and shadows coexist, countless vertical abysses lie dormant, known as the Ancient Fogsource Ruins. Here, power comes from making a deal with the devil. The mainstream Super Martial Arts sequences build order, while the Reverse Spine Shadow grows mad through devouring. To grow stronger is to accumulate the ri 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🔥This book is going to be a hit! The premise is a true "concept bombshell"—when "devouring evolution" collides with "Crypto-style urban life," it directly opens up a new track. The protagonist's "Shadow Devouring" cheat perfectly blends the thrill of "playing dumb to fool others" with the depth of "self-confrontation," a high-concept innovation that the platform desperately needs. But what truly ignites reader engagement is the "cold moonlight willing to fall from the sequence and freeze time for him." Using an extreme worldview to wrap an extreme core of protection—that's the secret to attracting readers. High-level martial arts combat is the skin; emotional anchors are the bones. Readers are not only following the protagonist's growth, but also watching how he, on the verge of madness, preserves his humanity for one person. One-sentence selling point: a "dark version of Guardianship" with no substitutes online—fast-paced, fresh premise, and emotionally intense—it's bound to be a hit. I've added it to my watchlist; author, please update soon! 🔥

30. 180 七 The Seven Kings Reunite, and Judgment Descends 七王重聚，审判降临 Baili Guyan百里孤烟Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + high martial arts + comedy + King of Slaughter + plot-driven power fantasy] Distant bells toll! The horns of war spiral through the air! Eagles survey the earth! Vultures feast on all living things! The Sword of Judgment hangs high! An ancient king descends! Slaughter! The prologue to an absurd apocalypse! Slaughter! The finale of a false golden age! At the end of the last century, the vast and devastating War of the Gods, sparked by the Radiant Army and the Eternal Nigh 100.5kReads8.6Score6.2kShelves
31. 181 以EN In the Name of Justice: Slaying the High-Martial Multiverse 以正义之名，斩尽高武苍生 Ya Qi鸦栖Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Wish fulfillment + Overwhelming dominance + Ruthless + No female lead] In the interstellar age, martial arts flourish. Chu Sheng binds himself to the Justice System. Every righteous deed earns him a reward. Being timid and submissive is not justice. Justice that comes too late is pure bullshit! Justice means striking hard! Taking the initiative! Evil must be punished! If the wicked don’t die, should I die instead? Evil breeds evil! What do you do when someone frames you? Hit back! What do 41.8kReads8.1Score3.9kShelves

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    I got tired of General Ye after reading chapter 210 the first time, so I went back and finished it the second time. The only break was when I read the second book, about Chu Sheng, a blushing boy who's not good at expressing himself, and who just takes action because he's bad-tempered. He blushes because he's hot-tempered and even less patient than General Ye. I read it in one go. I couldn't get into the first book and had to take a break halfway through, but I found the feeling in the second book around chapter 40.

32. 182 国EN National Martial Arts: Daily Settlement, Starting as a Rickshaw Puller 国术：每日结算，从黄包车夫开始 Wen Liu Que Gu闻柳却顾Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Republican-era martial arts, demons and martial arts running rampant, ultimate-path cultivation, leveling, and a style like Gun Kai] At the end of the dynasty, warlords carved up the country from within, while Western powers circled from without. Their ironclad ships and cannons devoured the nation's fortune. Foreigners destroyed ancestral temples, severed dragon veins, and banned martial arts. The nation was on the brink of ruin and its people faced extinction! In the imperial court, nobles bo 342.7kReads8.4Score36kShelves

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    650,000 People are reading it. No exaggeration, it's really good and a great read.

33. 183 我 From the Start, I Chose the Fist Cultivator Class and Shattered Fate with My Bare Hands 我开局转职拳修，以双拳击碎命运 Demon's Path魔行Urban1.9M WordsCompleted In this age of countless marvelous talents, no one expects anything from a pair of frail fists! The human realm has swords that outshine all creation, spears that sweep through armies, fire that burns everything, and lightning that shatters the sky! Young people have so many options, and everyone gravitates toward the coolest, most stylish, and most powerful abilities! Only one stubborn boy chooses to train the frail fists in front of him. Everyone thinks he’s gone mad! Until the day disaster st 65.2kReads9.2Score7.6kShelves

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    I am for everyone, and everyone is for me; I am the last fist of humanity.

34. 184 渴 A Guide to Cuddling for People with Skin Hunger 渴肤症患者的贴贴指南 Qu Buzhi曲不知Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted [Short dramas: An Unexpected Embrace and A Guide to Growing Into Love are now available] Xu Ning suffers from severe skin hunger, which makes her keep her distance from people for fear that she might accidentally let her secret slip. But the moment she meets He Lin, only two words cross Xu Ning's mind: I'm doomed! As C University's campus heartthrob, He Lin has never seen anyone pursue him so boldly. On their very first meeting, she corners him outside the restroom and asks, “Can I touch you?” H 17.2kReads9.5Score2.3kShelves

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    All kinds of types are available

35. 185 女 Life with the Goddess: I Feel Like I've Seen You Somewhere Before 女神同居往事，我好像在哪见过你 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban126k WordsCompleted Li Huangxuan was a recent college graduate, stuck in a miserable nine-to-five job and always broke. Like every young person just starting out, he felt lost and uncertain about the future. He longed for a love that would leave a lasting mark. He had a crush on his coworker, Xu Wanqing, but was too timid to approach her. Then one day, his roommate moved out, and a goddess named Lin Ximeng moved in next door, turning his life upside down. A month of living together gradually drew the two of them cl 43kReads9.7Score4.6kShelves
36. 186 无 The One Without Desires 无念者 Qian Xiao千笑Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Chinese-style superpowers] [One heroine] “Hey! No using Hidden Spirits in front of ordinary people!” “What are ordinary people?” “Just regular people. They call them Muggles in the West.” “And what are Hidden Spirits?” “Superpowers. We call them Hidden Spirits in China.” When you discover the hidden truth of this world, will you choose to join? Or expose it? 33.4kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves
37. 187 传EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 171.3kReads9.6Score22.1kShelves
38. 188 学EN Don't Worry, Senior—I'll Protect You 学姐别怕，我来保护你 Gege Wuwu隔胳呜呜Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Heart-Pounding Engine 2: Pure White Love Letter has been published] [Lighthearted daily life] + [Single female lead] + [No System] + [Not reborn] + [Sweet romance] In high school, Luo Ye had a secret crush on a girl for three years. He even got into the same university as her, and they agreed to start dating if they both got in. But the girl unexpectedly went back on her word. Heartbroken, Luo Ye became a romance novelist. Unexpectedly, before university even began, the novel he wrote shot to t 311.8kReads9.8Score31.2kShelves
39. 189 妖 Demon Soul Sequence, Code Name: 001 Candle Dragon 妖魂序列代号：001烛龙 Jiu Sheng Is Not Sheng九笙不是生Urban90k WordsOngoing Fallen demons absorb living souls and slaughter mortals. Monsters kill all around them on instinct, while the Demon God Cult seeks to destroy the order of the world. Evil spirits emerge endlessly, varied in kind and strength, becoming the nightmare of ordinary people and orthodox demon spirit masters alike. Mo Xuan travels from place to place, slaying demons wherever he finds them and banishing evil wherever it lurks. The flames of Zhulong suppress all dark and wicked forces, while the myriad 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Urban martial arts, it's all free anyway, come in and take a look, it's free, stay if you like, the combat is exhilarating, there's a small ensemble cast, no stupidity, and the protagonist isn't a saint.

40. 190 天 Fish of the World 天下游鱼 Happy Acorn开心橡果Eastern Fantasy7.5M WordsCompleted By the Canglan River, a young man wears a straw raincoat and bamboo hat, holding wine in one hand and a fishing rod in the other. His heart has no place in the world, yet he finds himself in the jianghu... I come from a place beyond knowing. I want to see this world, just as unknown to me... 90.5kReads9.0Score8.8kShelves
41. 191 我 I Really Run an Orphanage, Not an Assassin's Den 我开的真是孤儿院，不是杀手堂 I Am the Ox Warrior我是牛战士Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted [Physical book edition now available] [Short drama of the same name is now streaming! Watch it on Hongguo!] [The only martial arts ensemble novel on the entire site with such a wild premise!] [At its peak, 1.5 million readers were following it, ranking seventh across all of Tomato Novel. Readers, come on in and take a look!] [Ensemble cast + System + traits + martial arts] Chen Ye transmigrates to the Great Wu Dynasty and binds himself to an Orphan Training System. As long as he raises orphans, 116.1kReads8.9Score12.2kShelves
42. 192 重 Reborn: From College Student to Tycoon 重生：从大学开始当首富 Mango Plays by Himself芒果自己玩Urban1.6M WordsCompleted International finance reporter: “Mr. Stock God, how did you create your legendary success in the stock market?” Chen Xiao smiled. “I don’t know how to trade stocks. I’m not interested in them at all.” The reporter pressed him: “Then how do you keep winning, time after time?” Chen Xiao: “You’ll have to ask the stock market. I don’t know why it’s so cooperative with me either.” “Mr. Stock God, which generation of Best Actress is your girlfriend, then?” Chen Xiao smiled at the microphone without an 59.7kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves
43. 193 风EN Dragon City: Winds of Change 风起龙城 Wei Jie伪戒Urban3.4M WordsCompleted Sixty years after global disaster, the Little Freeze has ended. Governments across the living zones begin reclaiming large stretches of unadministered land awaiting development, reorganizing resources and ushering in a full-scale recovery. These twenty years are also known as the “Golden Twenty Years.” It's a dazzling new age: new zones rise one after another, politics sets the stage while capital puts on a show, and ambitious schemers are everywhere. Heroes and strongmen, treacherous warlords a 33.4kReads9.5Score3.9kShelves
44. 194 都 The Urban Underworld: Power and Influence 都市江湖：权势滔天 A Child at Heart家有童心Urban2.0M WordsOngoing The short drama of the same name premieres on January 4, 2026, at 10 a.m. on Hongguo Short Drama: Urban Underworld: Power Overwhelming Chen Yi had never met his biological father. Then one day, his parents were summoned to school, and he watched helplessly as his teacher was beaten badly enough to end up in the hospital... 14kReads9.0Score443Shelves
45. 195 公 Turning the Tables in the Civil Service Exam: Climbing the Ladder from the Interview Onward 公考逆袭：从面试开始一路攀登 Yuanming Xiaoyang元明小阳Urban3.3M WordsOngoing People's affections are as thin as paper, and the world changes like a new chess game with every turn. Li Xiuyuan starts at the grassroots level, driven by a desire to get ahead. He takes one steady step after another, climbing higher with every move! 742.1kReads9.2Score59.8kShelves
46. 196 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
47. 197 重 Reborn Before My Wife Cheated 重生亡妻出轨前 Uncle Shou手叔Urban2.2M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless]+ [swift revenge]+ [carefully laid schemes] Wan Shan reads in his late wife's diary about the life of lies and manipulation he had endured. Even six heart stents can't contain his hatred. If he could live his life over, he swears he would ruin the wife who deceived him, make her old flame suffer terribly, and make his ungrateful relatives infamous... Little bits and pieces, a reborn couple at odds in a bygone era, adding fuel to the fire and fanning the flames of revenge. 41.7kReads8.5Score3.6kShelves
48. 198 九 The Nine-Tails and the Herrscher of Reason Begin an Infinite Journey 九尾和理之律者开始无限进 Atajina User9527阿塔吉娜用户9527Urban236k WordsCompleted [Nine-Tails] [Cellular evolution] [Naruto] [Herrscher of Reason] [No heroine] [Sixth-rank Music Dao: Immortal Venerable Mu Cheng] [Role-playing as Uchiha Madara and Uzumaki Menma] [Comedy] The tropes keep changing, with plenty of different variations. Naruto experience card. … Uncle Jiu, Qian Xiaohao, Five Elements Compass. Four-body people, foolish son. Exotic beasts evolve, mythology returns.) After the First Industrial Revolution, spiritual qi revival began to emerge. [Beep, awakening 99% 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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49. 199 老 Teacher, Teach Me How to Fall in Love 老师，请教我恋爱 Shui Sheng Xi Gua水生西瓜Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [No rebirth] + [No System] + [Everyday urban life] + [Romantic comedy] + [One heroine] Xu Che has been a shut-in since graduating from college. His aura of being a deadbeat is so strong that his mother forces him to go on a blind date. Xu Che resists, but his mother's iron fist fills him with filial devotion, leaving him no choice but to comply. "I'm telling you, if there are still beautiful women in the dating scene, I'll eat dirt." Xu Che has just sent the message to his friend when his date, 51.5kReads9.4Score6kShelves
50. 200 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 956.6kReads9.6Score123.1kShelves

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