Mind-Bending, Subtle, and Featuring High-IQ Characters 烧脑，细糠 ，高智商

1. 1 快 Happy Exam Week 快乐考试周 Fu Ma覆马Mystery837k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication. The published title is A Happy Exam Week] - An exam? The kind where your head explodes if you fail~ Boom! - A group of people are forced to take a series of bizarre exams, each lasting one week. They enter the settings corresponding to the exam questions and answer them in person, putting both their bodies and minds to the test. They will die if they fail, come in last, don't turn in their papers within the allotted time, or encounter danger while answering questio 10.5kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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   The basic IQs of the characters in the first book are all very high, especially the male and female protagonists. It uses examinations in different subjects as a framework to let people experience the charm of the collision of knowledge, reasoning and human nature; needless to say, the second book is at the level of gods in Tomato.

2. 2 十 The End of Ten Days 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.8MReads9.9Score232.4kShelves
3. 3 游 Game Invasion: I'm the Only NPC 游戏入侵：只有我是NPC Yu Yibao Yuan钰壹宝缘Sci-Fi & Apocalypse110k WordsOngoing [Game Invasion] [Unique NPC] [Rule-Based Mind Games] [Apocalyptic Management] [Strong Female Lead] [No Romance] [Ensemble Cast] The game descends upon reality, and everyone in the world gains a class, a status panel, and the right to return. Only Shen Qi, owner of a repair shop, has a blue question mark floating above her head: [Temporary Guide NPC-404] Players think she's a hidden NPC. The Ark classifies her as an anomaly to be contained. Meanwhile, corrupted monsters track her down using a 64Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This this. Watch slowly, burn your brain

4. 4 长 No Wind on the Long Street 长街无风 Xiao Xiao Xue Yan小小雪妍Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted Jiang Zhi and Shen Qingzhou grew up together on the long streets of the old district. She was a clever, stubborn architectural designer, while he was an heir to a powerful family who always kept the big picture in hand. Years later, they reunite, and she beats him on a project he leads. The two go from being "siblings" in all but blood to rivals at work. He once protected her, but now he corners her at every turn. She refuses to accept handouts, even tearing up a check rather than bowing her hea 1Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 5 末 The Princess from the Apocalypse: From the Start, She Divorces Her Consort 末世穿来的公主，开局先休驸马 Yun Yun Li云云里Ancient Romance410k WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + adored by all + male rivals competing + 1vN + all male leads are virgins] After surviving four years of the apocalypse, Yun Chu transmigrates and becomes Pei Yunchu, the fifth princess of the Jing Dynasty. When faced with her husband, who gives her the cold shoulder, she promptly hands him a divorce letter! I'm a princess now. Why should I put up with your attitude? In short, whoever gets in the way of my happy life is going down! But for some reason, more and more men start 842Reads6.9Score101Shelves

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   It looks good, the author writes it very well, the plot is very delicate, every step is just right, and the progress and retreat are measured. Unlike those mindless time-travelers, it is very interesting.

6. 6 正 The Official History Is Wilder Than the Unofficial Tales, and Li Shimin Is Losing It 正史比野史还野，李世民崩溃 Trainee001练习生001Historical4.2M WordsOngoing [Historical retrospectives] + [a commoner's view of history] + [spoilers in the comments] + [emperors goofing around] + [A complete run-through of Chinese history from the Yan and Huang emperors, starting with the Shang] Chen Yong was hired to make a series of historical retrospectives. He planned to start with the Shang dynasty. To set his videos apart from the many others, he decided to follow standard historical methodology. Source priority: archaeological artifacts > official histories > 67.3kReads9.0Score4.7kShelves

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   I didn't dare to read the story about King You of Zhou because I wasn't sure whether it was real history or made up by the author, and both of them were outrageous. My IQ told me that if I continued reading it, my outlook would collapse. I even doubted that the author told me that I was a woman, and I had to be convinced. . . It's outrageous, I dare not look at it. .

7. 7 长 Immortality: Six Years of Laying Low in the Heavenly Prison 长生，从苟在天牢六年开始 Qiong of the Ninth Night玖夜的琼Eastern Fantasy345k WordsCompleted A slow-burn story and a new book whose rating is gradually climbing. The protagonist isn't invincible, and the story leans toward everyday life. It's a subtle, carefully savored tale about Lin Mo's happy life after he transmigrates, and his very real personal growth. Political intrigue is woven throughout. I hope you enjoy it, and I'd love to hear your suggestions. 244Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The setting is relatively novel and interesting, and the continuation is very fast without any delay.

8. 8 问 Seeking the Way Without Delusion 问道无妄 Qiong of the Ninth Night玖夜的琼Eastern Fantasy243k WordsCompleted At its heart is the idea that "the immortals perish, but the Dao endures." It tells the legend of Li Ergou, an ordinary man who awakens the wisdom of a past life in a shattered immortal realm, bears fragments of the Realm Lord's Command, and traverses the Five Realms in search of fragments of the Heavenly Dao. Its appeal lies in reimagining the traditional xianxia ascension as a path of redemption that restores the Heavenly Dao. The rise of villagers intertwines with the bloodlines of ancient g —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 冒 Passing Myself Off as a Langya Native 冒姓琅琊 Eastern Zhou Young Master Nan东周公子南Historical1.5M 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 546.9kReads9.7Score62.7kShelves
10. 10 谍 Espionage: This Agent Is Way Too Efficient! 谍战：这个特务效率太高！ The Zoo's Top Attraction动物园头牌Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Espionage + War of Resistance + Iron-Blooded + All-Rounder] Su Hao is reborn into an age torn apart by war. Compared with the bloodshed on the front lines as soldiers defend their country, a more brutal war is being waged on another front! Killing an enemy agent grants him a month of real-world combat experience. Interrogating one grants him a month of criminal investigation skills. Each time he practices disguise, he gains a day of disguise expertise. Successfully deceiving an enemy with a dis 88.1kReads8.5Score9.7kShelves
11. 11 隐 The Reclusive Perfumer 隐世调香师 A Feather in the Vast Void一羽空寰Urban176k WordsCompleted An heir to the Lu family? No thanks. A fortune worth tens of billions? Don't care. He lives tucked away in an old Xiamen alley, making perfume as a reclusive perfumer. One rainy night, a drenched girl burst through the door. He caught the scent of jasmine from an old Minnan home, softened by the rain. Then she disappeared. Three years later, at the Paris perfume exhibition, he unveiled a fragrance called “Lin Mo.” The entire audience rose to its feet. His ex-girlfriend called: “Have you lost you 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I like watching it, it's full of details and the heroine is growing up!

12. 12 九 The Nine-Tailed Phoenix's Song 九尾凤吟 A Feather in the Vast Void一羽空寰Eastern Fantasy444k WordsCompleted When the youngest princess of the Phoenix clan was just over three hundred years old, an elder stuffed her into an eggshell and sent her down to the mortal world to escape danger. More than three thousand years later, the Phoenix clan finally remembered that one of their little ones had been left behind in the human realm, and brought her home. During her cultivation, Little Phoenix Jiu meets Kong Xuanli, the only son of the Peacock clan and the Gu clan, who has been waiting for her in silence f 377Reads—Score102Shelves
13. 13 重 Reborn for a Sweet Marriage: I’ll Take My Daughter, Crush the Villains, and Claim the Whole Estate 重生暖婚：携女虐渣，家产我全要 A Feather in the Vast Void一羽空寰Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted In her past life, Su Wanqing was a foolish wife blinded by love. She poured the Su family's fortune into helping Gu Mingzhe launch his business and gave her stepsister Su Yurou her whole heart, only to see her family destroyed. Gu Mingzhe pushed her from a high-rise with his own hands. Her five-year-old daughter, Nianyao, died a tragic death. Her parents' keepsakes were stolen, her younger brother was murdered, and even her parents' car accident turned out to conceal a conspiracy. She closed her —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 弃 The Discarded Pawn Takes Control: The Little Palace Maid Makes Her Comeback 弃子执棋：小宫女要翻身 A Feather in the Vast Void一羽空寰Ancient Romance156k WordsCompleted My new novel is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 寒 Ashes of Frost 寒霜烬 A Feather in the Vast Void一羽空寰Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted My new story is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 荒 Moonlight Over the Wasteland 荒原风月 A Feather in the Vast Void一羽空寰Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted Love on the Barren Plains —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 凤 Phoenix Hidden in the Nine Heavens: The Regent’s Substitute Princess 凤隐九天：摄政王的替身宠妃 A Feather in the Vast Void一羽空寰8k WordsCompleted The Phoenix Hides Beyond the Nine Heavens: The Regent’s Beloved Substitute Consort —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 佞 The Treacherous Minister’s Darling 佞臣的掌中娇 A Feather in the Vast Void一羽空寰8k WordsCompleted The Treacherous Minister’s Cherished Darling —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 发 After I Went Mad, the Whole Capital Begged Me to Fix Their Houses 发疯后，全京城求我修房 Blue Waters Reflecting青水相映Ancient Romance554k WordsOngoing She is the most skilled female builder in the capital, and also the craziest troublemaker. She lets her madness run wild and overwhelms everyone with her expertise, tearing the original story to shreds as she goes. Regent Xiao Heng says, “This woman is harder to handle than the imperial court.” Imperial Preceptor Pei Qingxuan says, “She is the one variable I never saw coming.” 3Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 古 A Master of Ancient Architecture Takes Four Kids on an Adventure in the Past 古建大佬带四娃闯古代 Blue Waters Reflecting青水相映Ancient Romance312k WordsCompleted Who could have guessed that after transmigrating, a top ancient architecture restoration expert's first task would be to take four children and find their father? Daily life is a riot of chaos and laughter. She takes on troublesome relatives, builds up the family business, and restores ancient buildings. The whole family lives together in a lively, carefree way. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 凤 Phoenix Perches in the Wutong Tree: The Legitimate Daughter Returns to Turn the World Upside Down 凤栖梧桐：嫡女归来覆乾坤 Blue Waters Reflecting青水相映Ancient Romance372k WordsCompleted The legitimate daughter of the General’s household is reborn and returns! She launches a sweeping campaign to clean house, averts an arson crisis, roots out the family’s inside informant, and investigates the truth behind her clan’s destruction. At a flower-viewing banquet, she turns the tables on her enemies; in the battle of public opinion, she rises to fame. After arriving in the capital, she allies with the Crown Prince, and together they make an unstoppable team. He is gentle yet ruthless, 1Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 西 Two Lifetimes of Love in Xiliang: The Queen and the Holy Monk 西梁两世缘：女王与圣僧 Blue Waters Reflecting青水相映Female-Channel Fanfiction37k WordsCompleted Two Lifetimes of Love in Xiliang: The Queen and the Holy Monk —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 宁 Ning Jinge 宁烬歌 Calm as Ever冷静如斯Ancient Romance664k WordsOngoing [Female commander × top-tier spy and assassin | Two equally matched leads | Court intrigue and the martial world | Standing together in troubled times | Devoted 1v1 romance] The sweeping scale of a male-oriented story, with the emotional depth of a female-oriented one. Fast-paced and tightly plotted, with no filler or dragging. The political intrigue is logical, and long-laid clues are brought back into play. A serious world with lighthearted, hilarious everyday moments, and an incredibly sweet 699Reads8.5Score125Shelves

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    In a troubled world, one can perceive truth, goodness and beauty. Rivers, lakes, and temples are intertwined, and human nature is full of good and evil. The brushwork is delicate and the style is interesting. It looks great [like][like][like]

24. 24 欢 Welcome to Home City 欢迎来到home城 The Girl Changes 72 Ways女大72变Mystery321k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow · Plot-Focused · Original Worldbuilding · Original Instances] Boom! A big truck has brought you a Qingming Festival gift! After transmigrating to another world, where pollution is everywhere and chaos reigns, humanity can do little more than cling to life in Home City. There is no marriage or reproduction. Humans are products manufactured by companies. The [time] a person spends outside the city is deducted from their [lifespan] inside it. Xiao Chou has this to say: “Instance Boss 1.8kReads6.2Score261Shelves

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    This book is carefully conceived, the story is told eloquently, the plot has ups and downs, the connection is smooth, and the twists and turns do not lose its gentleness. The setting is like a picture scroll slowly unfolding, and the suspense and mystery are gripping. It is a good book

25. 25 恐 Horror on the High Seas 恐怖大航海 Newly Bought Peaches新买的桃子Sports2.6M WordsCompleted The print edition has been signed with a publisher. [Seafaring] [Survival] [Disasters] [Shipbuilding] [Talents] [Cthulhu] [One Female Lead] Everyone transmigrates, and Yang Yi, as a player, is forced to join a game where everyone must survive at sea. Some lucky players get special ships. Like the Iron Will, armed to the teeth. Like the Gale, which rides the wind and waves so fast it's never in sight. Like the Head-On, with its massive ram, charging fearlessly ahead. But Yang Yi's ship is called 302.9kReads9.4Score33.7kShelves

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    They are all very good and highly recommended ((*^∀^))👍🏻

26. 26 末 Doomsday Descends: A Hundredfold Drop Rate, Loot with Every Strike 末日降临：百倍爆率刀刀爆物资 Green Plums Fade Easily青梅易逝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted [Game Stats] [No Romance] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Invincible Protagonist] [Absolute Egoism] [Pure Wish Fulfillment] No saintly heroes allowed!!! After surviving ten years of the apocalypse, Lin Ziluo was reborn on the day the apocalypse game arrived. When he came to, the first thing he did was kill his campus crush, the girlfriend who had betrayed him and ruined his life for ten years. Unexpectedly, he activated a System that could grant him countless golden fingers. His first golden finger: Ab 159kReads9.4Score14.9kShelves
27. 27 十 A Full-Element Mage God at Eighteen, One Man Subdues the World 十八岁全系法神，一人镇压全世界 Jiuwu Liuyi九五六一Urban1.4M WordsOngoing (The rating just came out and is a bit low, but it will go up later.) [Power fantasy]+ [Powerful family background]+ [Skills personified] Lin Mo transmigrates to a world where everyone changes class and awakens as a [blank-slate mage] with no elemental affinity. Without a specific talent, he can't learn high-level elemental skills. Fortunately, he comes from a prominent family, so Lin Mo decides to lie flat and live the easy life of a rich second-generation heir. But then his skills come to life 411.4kReads7.7Score9.4kShelves
28. 28 大 My Freshman Internship: You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban3.9M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 666kReads9.5Score50.8kShelves
29. 29 你 A Monk of Your Rank Has No Right to Seek the Scriptures Yet 你这个级别的僧人，还没权利取经 Water Bites Paper水咬纸Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing [Officialdom and Journey to the West + cultivation through construction work + In the Name of the People (Immortal Edition) + wild imagination] I transmigrated to the cultivation world. After ascending, I became a grunt in the Heavenly Court's Infrastructure Department. After three thousand years, I finally worked my way up to project manager, in charge of the South Heavenly Gate expansion project. The day before the final inspection, I was stuffing “local specialties” into an envelope. A constr 154.9kReads9.3Score19kShelves
30. 30 癫 Mad, All of You, Mad. Being a Little Mad Is Good! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 454.8kReads9.8Score55.8kShelves
31. 31 小 My Junior Sister Is Overpowered, Yet Ridiculously Goofy 小师妹明明超强却过分沙雕 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 255.3kReads9.6Score27.6kShelves
32. 32 不 Wait, Bro, How Did You Become a Succubus Everyone Loves? 不是，哥们？你是咋成魅魔万人迷 A Long Sigh长叹一声Urban3.8M WordsOngoing (Succubus + winning back the husband + lighthearted comedy + everyday campus life + no System + not reborn + sweet and angsty) A gambling-addicted dad, an alcoholic mom, a sick little sister, and a broken-hearted him. To make money, Lu Xing chose to provide emotional support instead of doing either brainwork or manual labor. Everyone knows Lu Xing is the humble pursuer of the aloof campus beauty Wei Qingyu. He loves her to his very core and takes care of her in every possible way! Wei Q 271.9kReads9.5Score17.2kShelves
33. 33 禁 A Short-Lived Forbidden Spell Caster? I Have an Undying Body 禁咒师短命？我拥有不死之身 Eat the Little Almond吃掉小杏仁Urban3.9M WordsOngoing Ye Lin transmigrates to a world overrun by demons and monsters, where he gains an immortal body. Because changing jobs in this world costs a fortune, he exploits a bug and sells his own organs to scrape together enough money to take part in the job-change ceremony. On the day of the ceremony, he becomes an SSS-rank Forbidden Spellcaster, but everyone around him mocks him. That's because SSS-rank Forbidden Spellcasters have to sacrifice their lifespan or their flesh to cast spells, so they're usu 254kReads8.8Score21.4kShelves
34. 34 不 The Undying Starveling 不死饿殍 Yu Jinhe余瑾和Eastern Fantasy872k WordsOngoing Tomato Original: They all call me Shen Qianqiu, or the Undying Wretch. I survived the meat hooks used to butcher people for food, weathered the storms of the Tang and Song dynasties, and witnessed the flames of war under the Yuan and Ming... I have walked this mortal world for a thousand years. “They ate me for a thousand years. At last, they ate me into a god.” 4.1kReads—Score329Shelves

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    I can't bear to skip any of the supporting characters in this book! Cui Jue jumped into the water mirror and Chen Xiazi said he wanted to find Wen Po. They were all scenes of a few words, and every face stood still. Especially the mute girl, from the transparent person serving tea to the revelation of her life experience, the self-narration scene made me feel sad, the character is so emotional.

35. 35 河 The Heyin Coup: Empress Dowager Ling's Sixteen-Year Thirst for Power 河阴之变一灵太后的十六年权欲 Yue Fan Who Loves Barroth喜欢土砂龙的月帆Historical112k WordsCompleted Hu of the Northern Wei, the Empress Dowager Ling, was born into the Hu clan of Anding. Because her aunt was a Buddhist nun, she was able to enter the palace as a child. At the time, the Northern Wei's harsh old rule dictated that a mother must die when her son became crown prince. She insisted on giving birth to Yuan Xu anyway, and won that gamble with death. On the night Emperor Xuanwu died suddenly, she evaded an assassination attempt by the Gao clan with the protection of Yu Zhong and Cui Gua 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    High IQ. Trickery. Clever means

36. 36 我 I Have an Immortal Mountain in the Countryside 我在乡下有座仙山 Brewing a Pot of Big Red Robe Tea泡杯大红袍Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Urban cultivation + rural underdog comeback + thrilling wish fulfillment] Zhang Wei, a poor young man from the depths of the mountains, was patient and devoted to his parents from childhood. But on his third-year college birthday, a rich classmate set him up and beat him to death. He thought his life had ended, but a gray stone slab that gathered souls, hidden in a cave in the backyard vegetable garden of his family home, pulled him back from the morgue. It also unexpectedly unlocked a vast tro 15.4kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves

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    This masterpiece of city + country cultivating immortality starts off disastrously, but then it goes crazy all the way, and the more you watch, the more you watch.

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