The Most Promising New Books of 2026, Guaranteed 9.9 Potential! 2026年最有潜力新书，绝对9.9分潜质！
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- 1151 The Dutch Pine on the Balcony 阳台那株荷兰铁 The Dracaena on the Balcony 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 1152 Before My Dad Died, He Set Me Up with the Wildest Man in Beijing 我爸临终前，给我点了个京圈最野的男人 Before my dad died, he set me up with the wildest man in the capital's inner circle —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 1153 The Kalanchoe on the Balcony 阳台那盆长寿花 The Kalanchoe on the Balcony 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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Heavenly Abyss 天渊
(The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw
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- 1155 The System Forced Me to Be a Simp, So I Simped the School Bully into Becoming My Real Boyfriend 系统逼我当舔狗，我把校霸舔成了真男友 The System Forced Me to Be a Simp, So I Turned the School Bully into My Real Boyfriend 50Reads—Score—Shelves
- 1156 A Bright Lantern, Love Forever 长信灯明，爱意永久 A lantern burning bright for ages, love that lasts forever 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 1157 The Imperial Exams: From a Duke’s Bastard Son to a Powerful Official 科举！从公府庶子到权臣的青云路 [Not a BL novel! Not a male-male romance! One male lead, little to no romance, and a plot-focused story.] [Transmigration + Illegitimate Son of a Duke’s Estate + No System + Imperial Exams + Political Intrigue] He transmigrates, and the good news is that he’s now an illegitimate son of the Duke of Wei’s household, with food and clothes taken care of and no need to worry about making a living. The bad news is that he’s not only unloved, but also mocked and looked down upon. Heh. Never look down o 49kReads8.9Score4.4kShelves
- 1158 My Ex Dumped Me, So I Became His Stepmom 前男友甩了我，我反手成了他后妈 My Ex Dumped Me, So I Became His Stepmom —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 1159 Strawberry Princess 草莓小公主 Little Strawberry Princess 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 1160 The Qing Invasion and Its Tyranny 满清入关暴政 [The Qing Invasion and Its Tyranny (Complete Modern Standard Chinese Translation)] A complete plain-language translation of a classic Qing historical source! Han Tan’s The Qing Invasion and Its Tyranny breaks free from the obscurity of classical texts and takes readers straight into the turbulent years following the Qing army’s entry into China. It vividly reconstructs key historical scenes, including forced haircuts and clothing changes, massacres, and the seizure of land and property. It also 16Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 1161 EN Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 (The print edition is now available to buy online) The world's spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade: Heavenly Spiritual Bones. Second grade: Golden Spiritual Bones. Third grade: Mystic Spiritual Bones. Fourth grade: White Spiritual Bones. All the rest are ordinary bones, unfit for cultivation. Xu Taiping is an ordinary man with ordinary bones, yet he swears to prove to the cultivation world that ordinary bones can slay demons, ordinary bones can vanquish evil, and ordinary b 566.7kReads9.3Score73.5kShelves
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Period: From Cultural Center to Literary Giant 年代，从文化馆到大文豪
The short drama adaptation is now available. Everyone is welcome to watch. Rebirth + No Golden Finger + Slow Pace + Million-Word Epic + Slice of Life + Period Setting + Making Money + One Socially Anxious Female Lead + Literary Prodigy Faced with a dysfunctional family and parents who play favorites, what would you choose to do? Li Weimin was reborn in 1976, just before he had agreed to go to the countryside. Faced with his family's moral blackmail, in this life he decides to live only for himse
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- 1163 My Two Childhood Friends Broke Up, but I’m the One Who Got the Short End of the Stick 两个发小闹分手，倒霉的却是我 My Two Childhood Friends Broke Up, but I Was the One Who Suffered 106Reads—Score—Shelves
- 1164 The Seventh Day of the Lunar New Year: Humanity's Day 大年初七，人日 The Seventh Day of the Lunar New Year: Humanity Day 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 1165 On the Day of the Apocalypse, a Six-Foot-Tall Man-Mom Fell from the Sky 末日那天，天上掉下来一个一米九的男妈妈 On the Day of the Apocalypse, a Six-Foot-Two Mama-Boy Fell from the Sky 39Reads—Score—Shelves
- 1166 A Love That Came Three Years Too Late 迟来三年的深情 A Love That Came Three Years Too Late 6Reads—Score—Shelves
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Something's Off About My Ancestor 我的祖宗不对劲
I accidentally transmigrated to an alternate Spring and Autumn era and awakened my one and only golden finger: limited rebirth. I can't turn back time or live forever. I can only be reborn as a descendant four generations later. Starting out as a commoner, I lived through more than a dozen lifetimes: a farmer in the Spring and Autumn era, a foot soldier in the Yong Kingdom, a commoner in Great Qin, a landowner in the Han Dynasty, a worthy candidate in a prosperous age, a member of a prestigious
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I, the Supreme Being of Old, Defy the Rules When I Strike 我，旧日至高位格，出手无视规则
I was once the world's first transcendent, a pioneer who ventured into the unknown. When I returned from two hundred years of being lost, the world had changed, and the mighty ran rampant. They said I was merely a relic abandoned by the times, the remnant of an ignorant fantasy. There was no place for me in the new world. What they did not know was this: I had witnessed the most insane horrors and the grandest downfalls. Dormant within me was an exalted existence capable of shattering the very l
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An SSS-Rank Superpower Is Impressive? Now It's Mine SSS级异能很牛？现在是我的了
[No System, no heroine + genius protagonist + ridiculously powerful background + doesn't play the pig to eat the tiger + strong male lead + nuanced supporting cast + important characters have no romantic pairings] [I'm a genius. It's only natural for me to have a few extra superpowers, right?] [What great demon? I'm so handsome, so you can't possibly mean me.] [If it's pocket change, it doesn't count!] From the start, after transmigrating, his parents were both dead and the campus belle confesse
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- 1170 The Boyfriend I Rented for 500 Yuan Is My Boss’s Brother 五百块租来的男友，是我老板的哥哥 The Boyfriend I Rented for 500 Yuan Is My Boss's Older Brother 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
- 1171 Orange Soda and the Evening Breeze 橘子汽水和晚风 Orange Soda and the Evening Breeze 7Reads—Score—Shelves
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Ghost Domain: A Deadly Escape from the Start 鬼域：开局大逃杀
[No System, tight logic, smart protagonist, no tired tropes, and every plot thread gets resolved] Zhang Qingyi, a college student, gets trapped in a hotel while traveling. Hunted by a ghost in the middle of the night, he figures out the rules behind its killings and escapes by the skin of his teeth, only to jump from the frying pan into the fire? An organization dedicated to dealing with vengeful ghosts. Ghostly artifacts, ghost domains, curses. The Clown, the Rain Man, ghost fetuses, the Eighte
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- 1173 EN Reborn as the Firstborn of a Concubine: My Legitimate Brother Is an Immortal Emperor! 穿越庶长兄：嫡弟竟是仙帝转世！ [Signed for print publication | Brothers standing shoulder to shoulder, no romance, lighthearted and funny with a touch of ensemble cast, satisfying and never groveling, both brothers become top-tier powerhouses later on] After transmigrating, Yun Qing became the eldest son born of a concubine in one of the cultivation world's most powerful families. The good news: He possessed a Chaos Dao Embryo and an ancient double pupil. He could seize the sun and pluck the stars, with a boundless path to im 190.4kReads9.6Score15.3kShelves
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The Water Margin Demon Stars Are All My Resources: From Traits to Kingship 水浒魔星皆我资粮：从词条到王业
The Oath of the Liangshan Brotherhood? A legacy of loyalty and righteousness? Wang Ying, the Short-Legged Tiger, takes hearts and livers to sober up. Zhu Gui, the Dry-Land Crocodile, uses human fat to light his lamps! Deng Fei, the Fiery-Eyed Lion, eats human flesh until his eyes turn red! Song Jiang plots to cut off Qin Ming's escape route. Wu Yong kills Zhu Tong's young master to force him up the mountain! Dong Ping steals a man's wife and daughters, then wipes out his entire household! Sun Er
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- 1175 Reborn and Rejecting the Marriage, I Left the Scumbag and His Cousin Red-Faced 重生拒婚，我把渣男和他表妹的脸打肿了 Reborn and Refusing the Marriage, I Beat My Jerk Ex and His Cousin Black and Blue 205Reads—Score—Shelves
- 1176 Love Reduced to Ashes, Lost to the Past 烬爱，终成过往 A love burned to ashes, now nothing but the past 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 1177 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 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
- 1178 After My Secret Identity Was Exposed, All the Young Geniuses Fought Over Me 马甲掉落后，全体天骄为我扯头花 Two male leads + everyone is pure + one gong split into multiple identities + lighthearted and lively To save his own world, a place filled with hostility, Su Beiyue was pulled into book worlds by the Book Transmigration Bureau to gather 10,000 Affection Points. The System told him that collecting 100 Affection Points would make someone fall hopelessly in love with him. To avoid becoming a scumbag, Su Beiyue collected only a little over 50 Affection Points from each person, then changed into a s 4.9kReads8.9Score932Shelves
- 1179 The Crippled Prince My Elder Sister Refused to Marry, I Helped Him to the Throne 嫡姐不愿嫁的残废王爷，被我扶上了龙椅 My Elder Sister Refused to Marry the Disabled Prince, So I Helped Him Take the Throne 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 1180 Never Give Up, Chase the Light 永不放弃，逐光而行 Never give up, follow the light 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 1181 Espionage: From Military Intelligence Agent to Rising Star of the Kwantung Army 谍战：从军统特工到关东军新星 [Dancing on the Edge of a Knife] + [Smart Protagonist] + [Patriotic] + [Ruthless] + [No System] Lin Feng, a modern history student, transmigrates to Kyoto in the island nation in 1939, in a parallel world. He takes over the body of a secret agent for the Military Statistics Bureau, code-named “Iron Rooster.” The original owner, posing as a returned overseas Chinese named Kobayashi Fengichiro, was treated as a disposable pawn by the Bureau and left in the island nation to await orders. In the end 9.7kReads8.7Score369Shelves
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Ten Days to the End 十日终焉
2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat
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The Female Police Chief’s Shocking Case 女局长之惊天大案
This novel seamlessly blends political intrigue, criminal investigation and suspense, and realist literature. Liu Shuyun is caught in an astonishing scheme. It is a contest with no equal! Three factions are vying for power on this island. There is an underground hangar spanning five levels, and a “teacher” who has never shown their face. Gao Han’s investigation goes beyond clearing his fiancée’s name. He must also uncover the truth behind his father’s “fake death.” As the blades of political int
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A Friendly Reminder from Kira Yoshinobu: The Enemy Is at Okehazama! 吉良义信温馨提醒：敌在桶狭间！
The ratings have just come in, and many of the bad reviews are from professional review bombers. Don't let them bother you, and enjoy the story! [Transmigration] [Sengoku Japan] [Recharge to Get Stronger System] [Taiko Risshiden] [Nobunaga's Ambition] [No Brain-Dead Decisions] [Satisfying] [Decisive and Ruthless] This book is also known as "Sengoku Risshiden: Kira Yoshinobu's Path to Unifying the Realm." Born into a powerful family from the start! Too bad his father is imprisoned, his uncle hold
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- 1185 After My Siblings Came Out, I Became My Family’s Only Hope 哥哥姐姐出柜后，我成了家里唯一的希望 After My Older Brother and Sister Came Out, I Became the Family's Only Hope 26Reads—Score—Shelves
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Livestreaming to Stay Alive: The Metaphysics Master Is Spitting Blood Again and Again 直播续命：玄学大佬又又又吐血啦
Original title: Livestreaming to Stay Alive: The Metaphysics Expert Spits Blood Again and Again [Two male leads, both devoted only to each other + paranormal + metaphysics + livestreaming + ghost hunting + short stories + transmigration] A hot-tempered, mischievous bottom × an intermittently unhinged top After being reborn, Chi Tingyuan became the adopted son of the Chi family in Ercheng. The original host had framed the family's biological son, so his adoptive parents despised him and “kicked”
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- 1187 Stay Away from Me, or You’ll Become a Simp 别靠近我，会变成舔狗 Don't Get Too Close to Me, or You'll Turn into a Hopeless Simp 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 1188 Back on the Qingyun Road: From the Grassroots to the Top 重走青云路之从基层到巅峰 A purely realistic political career novel, with no System or fantasy elements and no mindless face-slapping. It focuses on career advancement and political maneuvering. Yu Hai is reborn in 2002. Where others see the dangers of political life, he sees the shape of the game. Every step brings a choice, and he must tread as carefully as if walking on thin ice. He believes in no such thing as luck. He believes only in himself. 7kReads5.7Score555Shelves
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Rootless for Three Lifetimes, Made Whole in This One 三世无根人，这一世补全
In my first life, I couldn't be born. In my second, I was castrated and sent into the palace. In my third, I transmigrated to a fantasy world and finally thought I could turn things around, but I was still crippled. Truly tragic, lamentable, infuriating, and bitter! See how an incomplete man forges a new path! (The story starts slowly, so take your time and enjoy it, everyone.)
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- 1190 I Just Want to Be a Minor Official 我只想当个小官 I don't have any grand ambitions. I just want a quiet, stable life. I don't have big goals, either; I just want to look after my own little patch of land. But the times have changed. In this world, truth and lies are mixed together, and black and white have become indistinguishable. They even call working 996 a blessing. That's beyond ridiculous. I really don't want to keep slogging away at 996 anymore. I might as well take a chance and get out of this rat race! 184.5kReads8.3Score14.6kShelves
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Reborn in the Graveyard, I Go on a Rampage with the “Am I Dead?” System 墓地重生，我靠死了吗系统杀疯了
[Reborn in a graveyard + Death System + mystery and crime-solving + powerful heroine seeking revenge] [Nonstop thrills + a badass heroine + lots of twists + crushing scumbags every step of the way] ⊗ Orphan Qin Mo is kidnapped and thrown into a mass grave. After crawling out of a coffin, she unexpectedly binds herself to the [Are You Dead Yet] System. ⊗ Fail six missions in a row, and the System will erase you! ⊗ Watch Qin Mo plan each move carefully, turn the tables against all odds, and make h
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- 1192 My Whole Family Is Reborn, and They Battle It Out at Home Every Day 我家全员重生者，他们天天宅斗 Everyone in My Family Is Reborn, and They Spend Every Day Fighting for Favor at Home 40Reads—Score—Shelves
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Immortal Martial Game: Starting as a Dockside Porter 仙武游戏：从码头扛大包开始
After Li Chu Yi, a crowdsourced delivery rider, witnessed a coworker punch the station manager's head clean off, his life changed completely. He was pulled into the world of a game called "Mandate of Heaven." There are no NPCs here, no quest guides. This is a real world where people die. Fortunately, Li Chu Yi had one talent that others didn't: [Mystic Essence Dice], which can double everything he obtains. The copper coins he earns hauling heavy loads at the docks, the cultivation techniques, se
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- 1194 The Comments Say I’m the Villainess, So I Drove the Male Lead’s Little Brother Wild 弹幕说我是恶毒女配，我把男主弟弟撩疯了 The Comments Said I Was the Vicious Female Supporting Character, So I Drove the Male Lead's Younger Brother Wild 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 1195 Sentenced to Life After Retirement, Reborn in 1980 to Rule the Game Again 退休被判无期，重生80重掌风云 In his previous life, he rose to the highest ranks of government, only to end up behind bars after retiring, dying with endless regrets. Reborn, Zhang Hua finds himself on a green-painted train, gazing at the rice fields rushing past his window as the announcement for Haizhou Station sounds in his ears. He knows this is where he gets to rewrite his life! He was an old fox who had weathered forty years of ups and downs, well versed in the rules of power and able to manipulate both political tacti 318Reads7.5Score102Shelves
- 1196 When Games Invaded, I Returned From Hell With the Toad Swallows the Heavens Technique From the Start 游戏入侵地狱归来开局蛤蟆吞天功 [System]+ [Modern Urban High Martial Arts]+ [Urban Imagination]+ [Revenge and Rebirth]+ [Underdog's Rise]+ [Unrivaled Potential]+ [Ruling the World] In his previous life, the protagonist Cai Ji was an overworked corporate drone. His project manager worked him to the bone, and his girlfriend cheated on him with that same manager. Cai Ji kept his head down and put up with everything, only to be fired without compensation. His girlfriend then threw in her lot with the project manager for good. Then —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 1197 The Road to Officialdom: Rising from Humble Beginnings 官途之寒门崛起 Born into poverty, he stumbles into officialdom and faces one hair-raising challenge after another, taking on foes far above his station and vanquishing demons until he finally finds his place. Officialdom does not believe in utilitarianism, yet it cannot do without idealism. What is the ultimate ideal of an official? Read this book, and Hu Buyun will tell you the answer... 12.4kReads8.8Score767Shelves
- 1198 A Bloodstained Road Through the Martial World: Beneath the Streets 浴血江湖路：市井之下 [Light System]+ [One Heroine]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [Schemes of the Martial World] Zhong Weiji inexplicably became a death-row convict chosen to die in someone else’s place, but that was also what set him on his own path through the martial world. Is the martial world dangerous? No, people’s hearts are far more dangerous. Since everyone wants my life, let’s see who can snap whose neck first. In this martial world, black and white are hard to tell apart. Only the blade and one’s life are real 751Reads6.1Score112Shelves
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Bound to Earth, Imprisoned Under Heaven 缚地囚天
A wasteland shrouded in miasma, with heaven and earth as its cage. The prisoners of the ruins are born with shattered spiritual roots and poison coursing through their bodies. Reduced to living supplies for powerful cultivators, they have no way to survive and no way to die. Everyone sees Chao Ge as a useless weakling, unaware that his frail mortal body harbors the supreme origins of the Immortal, Demon, and Divine. Fearing his peerless potential, the Heavenly Dao imposed three interlocking seal
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The Foolish Boy Makes a Comeback, Shocking the Whole Village 傻小子逆袭，全村都惊了
Down-on-his-luck college student Ye Tian was beaten into an idiot after doing the right thing and sent back to his rural hometown, where he stayed with Li Tianbao. The village was full of gossip, and Wang Cuihua complained day after day. In their desperation, Li Tianbao turned his attention to his idiot cousin. He might be simple-minded, but he had once been a top student at a medical university, stood six feet one, and was handsome to boot. What they didn't know was that a mysterious jade pend
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