A New Potato Novelist Has Arrived. First, Let's Set a Small Goal: Become a Tomato Great 土豆新人入住，先定个小目标，拿个番茄大神

1. 401 凶 Omen Appraiser 凶兆鉴定师 I Am Yu Jiao我是玉娇Urban70k WordsOngoing Hidden in the city's concrete jungle are countless unseen omens of disaster. Cracked load-bearing walls, tampered fire exits, shadowy figures repeatedly appearing in office towers, strange noises in old residential blocks late at night… What others see as paranormal phenomena appear to Lin Yan as clear patterns of impending disaster. From an “ill-fated office tower” where people keep falling to their deaths, to a popular old-house guesthouse plagued by a string of incidents, to warnings of a dea 61Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 402 都 Tracing the Origins of Strange Urban Cases 都市诡案溯源 I Am Yu Jiao我是玉娇Mystery89k WordsOngoing This is a realistic urban crime-investigation mystery with no supernatural elements, a long-form story that begins with a series of strange, self-contained cases and gradually reveals a secret criminal conspiracy spanning thirty years. Chen Yu, a specially appointed consultant in forensic trace analysis and profiling, has an extraordinary gift for detecting emotional and behavioral traces. Haunted by the childhood trauma of his family's massacre, he teams up with Wen Zhixia, a bold and formidabl 25Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 403 新 The Groom Ran Away on Our Wedding Night 新婚夜，新郎跑了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊14k WordsCompleted The Groom Ran Away on Our Wedding Night 88Reads—Score—Shelves

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   #AbusiveLove #AncientRomance #ForcedMarriage #WifeChasingHell #PoliticalIntrigue When Li Jinyu pressed down on my shoulder, I heard the footsteps outside the door stop. My fiancé was standing there, separated by a thin wooden door. A slight smile played on Li Jinyu's lips, as if he already knew. He leaned down and whispered something in my ear, his voice extremely soft, yet it chilled me to the bone. "Five years, and you still haven't learned how to serve someone." Then he loosened his belt. The door remained closed.

4. 404 将 General, You Owe Me a Life 将军，你欠我一条命 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊18k WordsCompleted General, you owe me your life 214Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 405 继 My Stepsister Is a Psycho, and I Won't Save Her After Being Reborn 继妹是疯批，重生后我不救了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Historical14k WordsCompleted My Stepsister Is a Lunatic. After Being Reborn, I Won’t Save Her 164Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 406 鸾 Shattered Mirror of the Luan 鸾镜·碎 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance27k WordsCompleted The Shattered Luan Mirror 57Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 407 落 After Falling on Hard Times, My Rough Childhood Betrothed Blushed 落难后，糙汉童养夫他红了脸 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊16k WordsCompleted After Falling on Hard Times, My Rugged Childhood Betrothed Blushed 320Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 408 姐 My Sister Died, and He Married Me 姐姐死了，他娶了我 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊26k WordsCompleted After My Sister Died, He Married Me 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
9. 409 都 Reborn in the City: The Demon Lord Returns 都市重生之魔尊归来 Ye Yuchen叶羽宸Urban160k WordsOngoing He was once a Demon Venerable who destroyed stars and ruled over countless worlds, but now he's returned to his senior year of high school. In this life, he will not only make up for every regret and protect his loved ones. He will also rule the Myriad Worlds! His name: Li Zhao, the Demon Venerable! 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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   In the online novel market, the theme of "the strong being reborn in a modern city" is nothing new. Many works either simply pile on satisfying face-slapping moments, making the characters flat and mere tools, or they focus solely on fighting and killing, completely abandoning human warmth. However, this novel, *Urban Rebirth: The Demon Lord Returns*, takes a different path: it combines the exhilarating revenge of an invincible protagonist with a softer, more human touch, perfectly blending the cold, ruthless nature of an ancient demon lord with the realities of a high school student's life. It delivers both satisfying moments and relatable moments, creating a highly immersive reading experience. The story immediately builds tension. In the Nine Heavens Cloud Sea Battle, the Xuan Tian Demon Lord Li Zhao and the Ten Demon Lords defend the Extreme Demon Realm, only to be besieged by the Ten Immortal Lords of the Celestial Realm. With his brothers dead and the Demon Realm destroyed, Li Zhao detonated the Xuan Tian Pearl, perishing in the process. Driven by the unwavering resolve to protect those he cared for, a wisp of his soul traversed countless ages, reborn at the age of eighteen—the very point where he was pushed off a cliff, unlocking his demonic destiny. In his past life, he rose from an orphan begging on the streets to become the mighty Xuan Tian Demon Lord, wielding supreme techniques and commanding countless demons, yet ultimately failing to protect his brothers and homeland. Now, returning to the starting point of his tragedy, he is no longer the penniless youth. Thirty thousand years of battle memories and four ancient top-tier Daoist scriptures are sealed within his sea of ​​consciousness. The *Devouring Spirit God and Demon Technique* serves as his core cheat, capable of devouring and refining anything regardless of spiritual energy—a near-invincible cultivation foundation on the spiritually depleted Earth. The most striking aspect of this book is the well-developed and multifaceted character of the protagonist, Li Zhao, a departure from the stereotypical "black and white" approach of traditional demon lord novels. He is the ruthless and decisive Xuan Tian Demon Lord, who has witnessed the collapse of galaxies and the annihilation of countless races. He shows no mercy to his enemies. He is swift and decisive in dealing with Li Hao, who plotted against him, Zhao Yang and Huang Tao, who acted as his accomplices, and other evil spirits. He shows no mercy, settling all karmic debts. Yet, he is not a bloodthirsty madman. In his second life, he remembers the small acts of kindness shown to him by his adoptive mother, Su Wan, and his aunt, Su Qingyao, and strives to protect that warmth. Facing Shen Zhiwei, the kind and timid class monitor with a natural spiritual body, he does not act superior as a demon lord, but gradually accepts this ordinary love. Even when encountering a little ghost coerced into evil, he is willing to send it into reincarnation rather than simply devour and kill it. In this book, "demon" is not simply a label of evil. Li Zhao cultivates the demonic path, but he acts with his own bottom line and morality. Cultivating the demonic path is his path of cultivation, but it is not an excuse for him to abandon his humanity. The world-weary mind of an ancient demon lord is housed within the body of an eighteen-year-old boy, creating a stark contrast that generates numerous interesting and moving dramatic conflicts. On one hand, he is an unparalleled powerhouse capable of shattering corpse kings with his bare hands, fighting against grandmaster cultivators, and stirring up storms and lightning; on the other hand, he can sit at the dinner table, savoring a bowl of simple millet porridge, experiencing human affection and youthful love, and appreciating the ordinary life of a high school classroom and cafeteria. The coexistence of ruthlessness and tenderness, coldness and compassion, allows this character to transcend stereotypes and truly come to life. In terms of pacing, the work achieves a high density of exciting moments without being excessive, and multiple storylines progress simultaneously without becoming chaotic. Main Revenge Storyline: Settle the grudges of the Li family, investigate the hidden dangers of the immortal enemy across lifetimes, explore one's own orphaned origins shrouded in mystery, and uncover the long-buried secrets of the Li family's internal strife and the machinations of evil sects in the capital; Cultivation and Upgrade Storyline: Relying on the "Devouring Spirit and Demonic God Technique," break through from the Demon Seed Realm step by step, while simultaneously cultivating multiple supreme techniques such as the "Mysterious Origin Dragon Transformation Scripture" and the "Yin Yang Two Elements Immortal Demon Harmony Scripture," cultivating the four paths of demon, immortal, monster, and dragon simultaneously, utilizing the haunted house's ley lines, monster inner cores, and cultivator's original resources for rapid growth, with a complete and self-consistent cultivation system; Urban Reality Storyline: Campus life, family power struggles, encounters with local cultivation forces such as the Dragon Group and Xuan Chenzi of Qingfeng Temple, collisions with modern technological power, stealth warships, special armor, and magical arts on the same stage, breaking down the barriers between the modern city and the extraordinary world; The emotional storyline features a complex blend of youthful romance with Shen Zhiwei, familial bonds with her adoptive mother and aunt, and a childhood friendship with Zhang Wei. This interplay of warmth and coldness softens the heavy atmosphere of the action. From school brawls and exorcising a haunted house to resolving a local disturbance at a small restaurant, from battling a black python in a mountain valley to a chess game with Xuan Chenzi, each episode is intricately linked, with small conflicts leading to larger plot developments. The story avoids forced intellectual simplification for the sake of excitement; the villains each have their own motives, and the supporting characters are not merely background figures: the timid yet kind Shen Zhiwei, the gentle and forbearing Su Wan, the carefree Su Qingyao, the righteous policewoman Ling Xiaoxiao, and the enigmatic Taoist Xuan Chenzi—each possesses their own personality and behavioral logic, making the story world vibrant and realistic. Of course, as a lighthearted, action-oriented story for young readers, it also suffers from the minor flaws inherent in this genre. Some supporting characters' shifts in mentality are too rapid, and some conflicts are resolved through the protagonist's overwhelming power; the early scenes blending urban life with supernatural powers feel slightly disjointed. However, these flaws don't detract from the overall quality. The author clearly understands the story's purpose, avoiding blindly inflating power levels while maintaining the characters' emotional core. Many novels about demon lords' rebirth focus on the return of the strong, sweeping away everything for the sake of revenge. But *Urban Rebirth: The Demon Lord Returns* is more than just revenge. Li Zhao, having witnessed countless battles and the destruction of the universe, has only one obsession: protecting those who are important to him. What he couldn't obtain in his past life, he desperately protects in this one. The flames of war in the demon realm have faded, but a warm meal in the human world, a word of advice from family, and the silent companionship of a lover have become the most precious things in this demon lord's heart. If you're tired of the same old mindless urban fantasy novels and want to read a story about a reborn demon lord with flesh and blood, a gentle heart hidden beneath his ruthlessness, a story where you can enjoy the exhilarating revenge and crushing defeat, as well as the warmth of human relationships, then this book, "Urban Rebirth: The Demon Lord Returns," is worth reading!

10. 410 和 He Tucked the Divorce Agreement Into His Sleeve 和离书被他收进袖中 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊14k WordsCompleted He Tucked the Divorce Agreement into His Sleeve 116Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 411 他 He Made a Wish 他许了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Historical17k WordsCompleted He Made a Wish 1kReads—Score—Shelves
12. 412 和 After the Mad Crown Prince Discovers the Divorce Agreement 和离书被疯批太子发现后 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊25k WordsCompleted After the Crazed Crown Prince Found the Divorce Agreement 483Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 413 病 A Yandere Love Triangle? Give Me a Break! 病娇修罗场？别逗了！ A Burning Little Flame燃烧的火苗儿Urban123k WordsOngoing [Entirely human-written, no AI]+ [Healing]+ [Yandere] Childhood friend: “Dad, I really like the husband you picked for me.” Female CEO: “A melon forced off the vine may not be sweet, but it’ll quench your thirst.” Female teacher: “For his sake, I’m willing to wait a little longer. He’ll come to depend on me.” [The title and blurb don’t do it justice. Please read the story itself.] 30Reads—Score107Shelves

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    This book was written by a new author, not by AI! In this fast-paced era, it's rare to see an author so meticulously crafting emotions.

14. 414 是 It's Sesame. He Added Sesame 是芝麻，他在加了芝麻 Beef with Rice Noodles肠粉加头牛Eastern Fantasy469k WordsOngoing [Cultivation World + Food + Ensemble Cast + No Toxicity + Lighthearted Comedy + No Female Lead + No Harem + No Angst] After transmigrating into a cultivation world as a menial disciple of the Wudao Sect, he awakens the Culinary Dao System. The entire sect goes crazy competing for a taste of his cooking. From menial disciples and outer- and inner-sect disciples to personal disciples, elders, and ancestors, everyone gets involved. Their tricks are endless. No one is more shameless than the next. T 460Reads—Score102Shelves

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    This perfectly meets your requirements! It's a hilarious cultivation and food-themed novel, with everyone being a bit of a goofball. Although the author only earns a few cents a day, he promises to update until the end, exceeding a million words, and he's a responsible writer. The author updates daily and reads his own work from beginning to end, correcting any mistakes. Have you ever seen a cultivator using Doraemon's bamboo copter? This book has it. Have you ever seen a cultivator playing a dance machine? This book has it. Everyone's a bit of a goofball, everyone's hilarious. The author gets more and more unrestrained as it goes on, so read with confidence. Especially chapters 78, 87, and 88—the author laughed for two hours while writing them before he could stop himself from continuing. Just imagine, even the author himself was amused; this book must be incredibly funny and a cure for all unhappiness! [Laughs]

15. 415 别 Stop Training, You Cultivate Immortality Slower Than I Level Up by Killing Monsters 别练了，你修仙没我杀怪升级快 Brewing a Pot of Big Red Robe Tea泡杯大红袍Eastern Fantasy803k WordsOngoing From the start, a broken body. The ultimate slash slays a god! Every level you break through is a prelude to the Heavenly Dao trembling! Chen Baxian, a man from Earth, has his soul transported to another world, only to become a dying ant at the second level of Qi Refining. His skull is shattered, his spine broken, and as he teeters on the brink of death... “Ding! Game System activated!” Slay demons in the Green Bamboo Snake Valley, smash crocodiles in the Rotbone Marsh! Every battle can turn the 5.3kReads9.2Score600Shelves

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    Readers suffering from a reading slump are in luck! One is a rural fantasy novel about a resurrected hero plotting his way to the top; the other is a ruthless god-slaying game system where the protagonist is decisive and ruthless. Enjoy two thrilling novels in one go! [Masterpiece by Sparrow Eater][Masterpiece by Sparrow Eater][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

16. 416 道 Fellow Daoist, I Suggest You Give Up That Opportunity and Let Me Have It 道友，我劝你放弃机缘让我来 Snowflakes Meet You Again雪花又逢君Eastern Fantasy220k WordsCompleted Forget cultivating immortality! I'll plunder the entire cultivation world! Life isn't going my way? In the cultivation world, I'm a living miracle! So what if I have a false spirit root? With the System at my fingertips, I'll seize everything and make it mine! I'll crush the chosen geniuses and snatch every opportunity! ✅ No romance ✅ No bleeding-heart saint ✅ A pure sigma male lead Self-interest above all, ruthless and decisive! 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fellow Daoists, extraterrestrial demons, and Potato God, I urge you to set aside this opportunity and let me have it.

17. 417 守 The Two Heroes of the Yang Family Defend the Yellow River 守黄河杨家双雄 Old Rat from Neiqiu内丘的老老鼠Historical693k WordsCompleted The Yellow River roars as Khitan cavalry smash through Yanmen Pass, leaving half of the Northern Song’s realm on the brink of disaster! The Yang family of Linzhou has spent three generations building an unyielding Great Wall along the Yellow River with their own flesh and blood. Yang Wudi, Yang Ye, leads his troops in holding the Yellow River crossing, covering hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians as they cross. He fights until he is captured, then refuses food for three days to sho 457Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Volcanic River: The Yang family, father and son. Volcanic River: Haichao Temple, a 500-year-old Buddhist temple.

18. 418 A From a 38-Yuan AI Writing Gig to Web-Novel Greatness AI码字成神从38元到网文大神 Old Rat from Neiqiu内丘的老老鼠Urban456k WordsCompleted Chen Mo, a 34-year-old interior designer, spent three years writing web novels, but both were flops. He earned less than 3,000 yuan in royalties, while his seriously ill mother urgently needed 500,000 yuan for surgery. With nowhere else to turn, he accidentally unlocked the ultimate secrets of AI writing and turned writing into an industrial assembly line. From earning 38 yuan on his debut to becoming a web-novel master, from a low-level wage earner to a legend in the online fiction world, he se 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Volcanic River: The Yang Family (Father and Son); Volcanic River: Haichao Temple, a 500-year-old ancient temple.

19. 419 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 197kReads8.8Score7.4kShelves

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    How about this one? Absolutely divine! It gets more and more exciting as you read on! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai (another world) novel to everyone—it's incredibly good, with a thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

20. 420 重 Reborn in 1958: Grandpa and Grandson Stockpile for the Famine Together 重生58爷孙空间联动囤爆灾荒年 Asking the Sword, Listening to Snow问剑听雪Urban790k WordsOngoing Peng Yi built his fortune from nothing, amassing billions, only to have his own children pull the plug and abandon him in his final years. He died full of hatred. Kneeling before the grave of his beloved Su Wanqing as he drew his last breath, he learned that she had once carried his child. At just twenty-three, she had died in a famine, and mother and child had suffered every hardship life could bring! Heaven had shown mercy: Peng Yi was reborn in 1958, on the eve of their flight from famine! A 5kReads—Score452Shelves

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    If you enjoy period dramas about farming, hunting, and disaster relief, check out this one.

21. 421 金 When the Golden Bells Echo 金铃回响时 Bright Dawnlight明明曦光Eastern Fantasy422k WordsOngoing [Alternate history + Original world + Fantasy martial arts + Ensemble cast + Fantasy] The Hanming Continent is in decline. Two hundred years into the Yuming era, the dynasty is nearing its end, beset by troubles at home and abroad, while the people suffer in misery. One day, disaster strikes Liaodong. The savior and his disciple, Duanmu Hongyi, head to Liaodong together. United as master and student, they seek only to bring peace to the region. Amid the calamity in Liaodong, all kinds of people 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    For those who enjoy martial arts films [laughs]

22. 422 从 It All Started with a Chili Pepper Trade 从辣椒交易开始 Butterfly Shadows in Flowing Clouds流云蝶影Urban268k WordsCompleted On modern-day Blue Star, in a coastal village in the southwest of Huaguo, the countryside was poor and remote but rich in produce. Chen An, 22, had graduated from high school and spent several years working away from home, but couldn’t make ends meet. He returned to his hometown to help his parents grow chili peppers. That year, they had a bumper crop, but buyers drove the price down to just a few cents per jin, and nobody wanted to buy them. Just as he sat worrying on the ridge between the fiel 3.8kReads6.2Score223Shelves

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    Look, it's alright.

23. 423 穿 Transmigrated as a Fierce Dao-Seeking Immortal, I Marry a Beggar from the Start 穿成泼辣悟道仙子，开局嫁乞丐 Growing Tender Bean Sprouts发嫩豆芽Fantastical Romance785k WordsOngoing [Fantasy romance + comedy + strong female lead + equally matched couple + feel-good power fantasy + ancient setting] "The heroine is fiery, while the hero is the reincarnation of the Cold Moon Sword Sovereign from the Immortal Realm, reborn to cultivate again. The story is wildly imaginative and a little unhinged, so buckle up!" Su Zhimo, a woman in her early twenties, accidentally transmigrates to another world, a cultivation realm of towering sects where humans, demons, and monsters coexist. S 291Reads9.3Score102Shelves

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    Anyone reading female-oriented fantasy novels?

24. 424 开 From the Start with Liu Bai’s Template, I Settle a Telecom Fraud Compound with One Sword 开局柳白模板，一剑平定电诈园区 Superheated Sun超级炙热的太阳Urban263k WordsOngoing [Parallel World, Blue Star: Modern Technology + Martial Arts + Spiritual Qi Revival + Awakened Ones + Secret Realms + Western Magic] Weapons currently available: Frostfall Sword, Aurora Sword, Asura Blood Sword, Angelic Holy Sword, Poet Immortal Sword, Dragon God Sword The legacy of the Sword Saint’s swordsmanship merges with reality. Trapped in a telecom scam compound in northern Myanmar, he gains combat skills and part of a divine soul’s telekinetic power, and awakens the divine ability Sword 302Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 425 开 From the Start, I Have Five Wasted Spiritual Roots, but All My Clones Are Geniuses 开局五灵废根，分身全是天才 Brother Bi Is Crazy逼哥很疯狂Eastern Fantasy344k WordsOngoing A useless Five-Element spiritual root, worthless divine abilities, and a broken engagement. All three came together in one person. Xia Yusheng said nothing. A Heavenly Mandate Token had appeared in his sea of consciousness, able to create clones, each cultivating a different path. Others spent their entire lives cultivating one path. He could cultivate all five at once. The first was alchemy. He took over the Huichun Hall, which was on the verge of closing, and with a single batch of top-grade p 474Reads—Score124Shelves

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    Brothers, I highly recommend these two books; they're incredibly good.

26. 426 动 Animals Need a Home? Come to Me! 动物找房找我？ Shi Min诗闽Urban106k WordsCompleted A real estate agent from the 21st century unexpectedly awakens the ability to understand the languages of plants and animals. In a cold, cutthroat metropolis, he is forced to use his real estate skills to help animals find homes and survive. As he moves from resistance to empathy, he discovers a reason for his own existence in these marginal creatures abandoned by the city. The story of Chen Mo, a low-level real estate agent, and his "nonhuman clients." 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a very good book.

27. 427 星EN Path to Immortality Among the Stars 星路仙踪 Wang Yu忘语Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing In the modern world, a passage to another realm appears on Blue Star. Wang Yu is among the first people to enter a cultivation world through their dreams. In a daze, he embarks on the path of cultivation in order to survive! The Great Dao is merciless. On the path of cultivation, failing to advance means falling behind! By becoming a supreme cultivator, one can enjoy endless longevity and bring the power of cultivation back to Blue Star, saving its future. The cultivation world faces an apocalyp 180.1kReads9.1Score16.5kShelves
28. 428 遇 Tales of an Encounter with a Qilin 遇麟轶闻 Lazy Sheep Flying懒羊飞飞Historical92k WordsOngoing [A fantasy food novel set in an alternate world. Its timeline is not confined to a single era. Written in episodic form, it features alternate settings based on the Han, Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties, the Republic of China, and the modern era. The story moves back and forth between these periods and is, at its heart, a collection of fantasy short stories linked by food.] The bass is plump, the water caltrops crisp, the soup delectable; buckwheat ripened and oil newly pressed, the pancakes fragr —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take a look at my book. It's a food fantasy novel, an episodic story set in a fictional world, divided into many different dynasties. I've put a lot of effort into some meticulous design.

29. 429 修 Cultivation: I'm a Well-Rounded Sword Immortal 修仙：我是六边形剑仙 The Fortune Teller算命佬Eastern Fantasy347k WordsOngoing [Golden Finger] [Invincible] [Harem] [Omnicompetent] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Smart Protagonist] After his soul transmigrates into the cultivation world, Mo Changfeng waits sixteen long years before finally seizing his chance to embark on the path of cultivation. With ninety-nine percent hard work and a little help from his golden finger, he masters the sword, body, magic, talismans, alchemy, crafting, and formations. He sets out on a journey through the cultivation world, killing any god who st 543Reads—Score116Shelves

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    A well-developed plot with good logic, no angst for the protagonist, and a satisfying read – worth a try.

30. 430 瑰 A Geisha’s Dream 瑰夏之梦 Black and White Images黑白画映Modern Romance179k WordsCompleted One midsummer day in my second year of high school, I glimpsed Xiao Ruohua at the library, bent over her books by the window. She became the Guixia rose I kept hidden in my heart. For twelve long years, I watched her from afar. I saw her shine as she sang onstage and dazzle everyone in debate competitions. I also saw her hide beneath the protection of the Chu family, suppress all her talents, and become an obedient, almost invisible stepdaughter. I watched in silence and quietly made my way towa 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Three romantic storylines, three solutions to the same problem. Xiao Ruohua once argued in a debate, "Love rationally, and never lose yourself in love"—this statement later became the turning point of the entire book: Su Youli and Xiao Ruohua: They adhered to the same principle—not to be dependent or a burden. He didn't get close because he was afraid she would have an even harder time in the Chu family; she refused because she was afraid of becoming "Chu Yanhua" again. In the end, they were able to come together not because one convinced the other, but because the obstacles on both sides disappeared simultaneously. Chu Yanzhi: A sober fall in love. Every time he fell in love, it was accompanied by precise self-discipline. The sentence "I hope you don't get too involved" was said to her, but also to himself. Before the engagement banquet in Chapter 48, he silently told himself in the shadows, "A temporary attraction at first sight, it will pass"—this was the last seal he placed on himself. Chu Yanqing and Jin Yu: From "True love can overcome everything" to "I must first be qualified not to be manipulated." She went abroad, gave birth to a daughter, and registered the "YUE" studio. The most poignant aspect of this storyline is that she didn't find salvation; she grew into someone capable of protecting another. The scene where Yu Jiajia rejects Chu Yanzhi contains the most sobering line in the entire book: "Unrequited love is just wishful thinking. But after tasting the sweetness of that wishful thinking, losing it—that's an unforgettable pain. I don't want that kind of pain." This line provides a dignified ending for all those who "seek but cannot obtain." This book doesn't dwell on the glitz and glamour of wealthy families. There's a time for gathering, and a time for parting. Everything has its destination; only with the warmth of spring next year, the warmth of human life, and the promise of a better future year after year.

31. 431 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Snatched the Prodigies' Immortal Ascension Spots 灵气复苏：天骄成仙名额被我截胡 Bao Xu宝煦Eastern Fantasy381k WordsOngoing [Tomato Original | Self-Made Success | Spiritual Qi Revival | Imperial Exams and Court Politics | Cautious Path to Immortality | Alternate History | Crafted by Hand | Ordinary Mortal's Journey | A Splendid World | Positive Energy | Cultivation | Fantasy] Not modern urban high-martial arts! This is pure alternate history and an ordinary mortal's journey. No System, slow pacing. Fast-food readers, proceed with caution. Veteran readers, come on in. An era when the imperial fleet establishes the Mar 98Reads—Score—Shelves

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    We're all cultivating immortality, so why are you all in such a hurry? Can't you slow down?

32. 432 青 The Green Satchel Corpse Robe (Complete Collection, Volumes 1–3) 青囊尸衣（1-3册合集） Lu Banchi鲁班尺Mystery625k WordsCompleted In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), beneath the unsteady glow of an oil lamp, a white-bearded old man handed a cloth bundle to the jailer and whispered, “This can bring the dead back to life.” In the eighth year of Hongwu (1375), three days before Zhu Yuanzhang ordered his death, Liu Bowen faked his own death. Afterward, he hid in Wolong Valley and devoted all he had learned in his lifetime to completing The Corpse-Cloth Scripture. In 1975, within a single month, Zhu Hansheng, a barefoot do 19.3kReads9.4Score3.5kShelves

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    I think these are better.

33. 433 尸 Corpse Girl 尸女 A City That Never Sinks倾城不沉14k WordsCompleted Corpse Maiden 22.4kReads—Score548Shelves
34. 434 七 Seven Days of Possession 七日着魔 Brick Fun砖乐Eastern Fantasy707k WordsOngoing Demons are temptation and desire, chaos and disorder, destruction and upheaval. Demons dwell in the obsessions of all things; anything can become demonic. So long as all things endure, the demonic path will endure. After the protagonist’s corpse lay unclaimed for seven days, he awoke on the seventh day and forged a demonic body. Since Heaven has given me this chance to live again, rather than remain one of the numb masses in this mortal world, I would rather become the one and only primordial de 2.5kReads9.2Score300Shelves

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    Seven days of possession, seven days of rebirth—the path of the demon is well-foreshadowed, the plot is captivating, and the logic is innovative. This author has such a broad knowledge base! Amazing! [Thumbs up]

35. 435 用 Bringing a Taste of Chinese-Style Shock to a Western Fantasy World with Daoist Magic 用道法给西幻世界一点中式震撼 Southern Dipper Heavenly Secret南斗天机Eastern Fantasy126k WordsOngoing [Comedy] [Not Mindless Power Fantasy] [Subverts Expectations] [Swordsmanship] [Slaying Demons and Exorcising Evil] [No System] [Western Fantasy] [Xuanhuan] This succubus, care to try the lightning talisman I just drew? Warning: This story takes its comedy very seriously! As the righteous and evil factions of the cultivation world prepare for their final battle, Meng Fusheng, the Sword Master of the Xuan Sect, is summoned to a Western fantasy world by the goddess Anna. Also summoned are an alien, 6Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 436 遗 The Abandoned Land 遗地 Sunny Sky with a Clouded Heart心不晴的天晴Eastern Fantasy189k WordsOngoing Those who cannot let go of their obsessions cannot enter the cycle of rebirth, and are banished to the Wild Ruins. In the ancient, desolate ruins, where no day or night exists, the souls of the dead slowly fade away, returning to the world's embers. For a thousand years, no new souls entered this land of death. Then a soul from the modern world crossed the rift in the order of things. Wen Yu fell here by mistake. He knows nothing of this place's rules. He doesn't know that the Wild Ruins are 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a newly released novel. I'm not sure what the theme is like. Feel free to take a look and give me some feedback.

37. 437 穿 Transmigrating as a Spoiled Young Master: The Rest of My Life in Qingyan 穿越纨绔，余生渡清晏 My Name Really Is Wang Yang我真的叫王杨Urban644k WordsOngoing [Fate across two lifetimes + soul swap + mutual healing + comeback in the entertainment industry] When only half of your heart remains, it turns out the other half was already yours all along... 3kReads—Score103Shelves

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    I've been watching it for the past few days, and it's really good. You should give it a try.

38. 438 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 59.5kReads8.5Score7.3kShelves

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    😘😘😘The female protagonist travels back to 1970 with a system that allows her to instantly kill (instant kill) products. She rises from a purchasing agent at a supply and marketing cooperative to become an exporter. Her career is fulfilling, her family dotes on her, and the film is full of nostalgia. It's definitely worth watching!

39. 439 重 Reborn: I Chose the Water Conservancy Bureau 重生之我选了水利局 Old Tea and Aged Wine Love Young Girls陈茶老酒爱少女Urban6.1M WordsOngoing [Everyday life + rich in detail] [Grounded and realistic] [The mindset of an ordinary person] In the world of officialdom, You can’t rely on your superiors; they’ll leave you holding the bag. You can’t trust your peers; they’re waiting to set you up. You can’t feel at ease with your subordinates; they’re waiting to slack off and shirk their duties. See how an ordinary person, reborn, learns to navigate officialdom, adapt to the changing times, stay true to himself instead of going with the flow, 68.8kReads8.9Score6.2kShelves

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    Very interesting

40. 440 重 Reborn in 2007: From Knockoff Phones to Global Dominance 重生07：从山寨机开始制霸全球 Yin Yangjun尹阳君Urban2.8M WordsOngoing [Phones and digital tech, cutting-edge technology, business wars, semiconductor industry] An LV5 author and a legally certified chronicler of unofficial history. With 3.3 million words of completed novels in similar genres, including digital tech, phones, and technology, and a steady update schedule. Welcome! Chen Xing transforms a radio factory into a knockoff phone factory, catching the last wave of Huaqiangbei counterfeits. From four SIM cards with dual standby to super speakers, from flashy 129.1kReads8.6Score6.4kShelves
41. 441 重 Reborn in 2008: Doubao Became My Cheat 重生08，豆包成了我的外挂 Broke but Willful没钱又任性Urban2.9M WordsOngoing [Thrilling business battles] + [The male lead isn't a saint. He's a little lecherous, but no womanizer] + [One female lead] + [Making his brothers rich alongside him] Programmer Xia Dong dies suddenly from overwork and opens his eyes to find himself reborn in the 2008 college entrance exam hall, at the turning point of his fate. A phone from 2025 in his pocket is his greatest advantage. Regretting his English score of 40? Easy to fix! His family's factory facing bankruptcy? AI Doubao shows him t 92.2kReads8.4Score6kShelves
42. 442 西 Journey to the West: I, Sun Wukong, Refuse to Fetch the Scriptures 西游：我，孙悟空，不取经 Rain on Ice Water雨落冰水Xianxia332k WordsOngoing The Investiture of the Gods at Spirit Mountain was never salvation. It was a grand deception, a scheme by the Buddhist order to harvest the fate of all the world's clans! After five hundred years at Five Elements Mountain and three hundred years of desolation at Flower-Fruit Mountain, Sun Wukong finally saw the truth. He tore apart the false mantle of Buddhahood and broke away from Spirit Mountain for good! Protect your people, and the Heavenly Dao's fortune surges. Guard your home, and you can 340Reads—Score114Shelves

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    A different Sun Wukong, who angrily slays the Buddha and embarks on a path of rebellion against Heaven once more!

43. 443 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
44. 444 走 The Horse-Riding Hidden Scheme 走马藏局 Kai Zhong Feng Shui凯中堪舆Urban1.2M WordsOngoing Geomancy and the Yin-Yang arts rule the world, while the Jianghu is full of schemes! At twelve, Shen Qianfan became an orphan and was cast adrift in the Jianghu. He grew up teaching himself from books scavenged from trash heaps, cleared his father's name, and pressed on through one Jianghu con after another, setting schemes and breaking them, navigating schemes within schemes. He cut a path through every obstacle, built a business empire, and leveraged his influence to establish a regional milit 1.6kReads6.3Score185Shelves

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    The more you read, the more captivating it becomes! Kai Zhongkan's novels, starting with "The Path of Feng Shui Cultivation," followed by "One Man and One Mouse Cultivate Immortality," and then "Mecha Immortality: Invincible from Exile to Mars," are all now complete. These three books form a cultivation trilogy. Now, he's back with a new book, but this time he's not writing about cultivation. Instead, he's writing about things closer to home: feng shui, human nature, kung fu, strategic planning, breaking through barriers, the eight major sects of the martial arts world, and his journey of overcoming obstacles to build a business empire and leverage regional military power… This new book is called "The Hidden Game of Horsemanship," where "horsemanship" represents feng shui, and "the hidden game of horsemanship" represents the human heart. The book's message: ... You can't be afraid; if you are, you lose! Highly recommended!

45. 445 第 The Ninth Empire 第九帝国 Honored Guest of the Qing Tower清楼贵客Urban3.6M WordsOngoing [Alternate Empire + War Among a Hundred Races + Supernatural Powers + Battles Across Different Worlds + Hunter Guilds + Slow-Burn Opening + Ensemble Cast + Both Thrills and Heartbreak] God gave life to all things and created the world. As God lay dying, humanity betrayed the divine, seized greed and wisdom, and founded an empire. The successor inherited the gods' power, swore to destroy the world, and founded the Church. From then on, the Empire and the Church waged war for ten thousand years. T 170.1kReads9.4Score14.8kShelves
46. 446 想 I Want to Be a Starship Captain, and I Can Tear Warships Apart with My Bare Hands 想当星际舰长的我可以手撕战舰 Four Tricks of the Civil Engineer土木四板斧Sci-Fi & Apocalypse115k WordsOngoing Solar System civilization is trapped inside a light-speed cage. The discovery of portals opens a passage for humanity to the Primordial Realm, and unleashes a brutal tide of survival. Lin Ye, a young man from Grayport Space Station, steps into this alien land with nothing but the clothes on his back, burdened by debt and longing for those he left behind. The Soul Prison he was born with awakens under the realm's energy wash. He can kill strange beasts, bind their remnant souls, and transform th —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take a look, have a look, and give me some guidance.

47. 447 慈EN Cihang City 慈航市 Mountain-Patrolling Lord God巡山主神Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing At Cihang's grand arena, don't show up without a cheat. Chen Feng transmigrated to another world and discovered that the bosses here were unbelievably sneaky. “Let's go level up in the newbie village first.” “Ha! Got you, transmigrator.” “I'll be reborn and buy a lottery ticket.” “Ha! Got you, regressor.” “Fine, if you're going to play dirty, I don't need to pretend to be a gentleman either.” Chen Feng discovered that every time he died, he could refresh and get a new System. A System's power ha 1.1MReads9.2Score130.5kShelves
48. 448 开 From the Start, My Sword Was Switched. I Can Calculate Your Whole Family's Fate 开局佩剑被调包，贫道算穿你全家 I Come from 2998我来自2998Urban301k WordsOngoing The day Qi Xiao transmigrated, he became the leader of the world's foremost Daoist sect. At the succession ceremony, six hundred people watched him draw the Founder's sword. What came out was a wooden sword painted silver. The scabbard was real. Qi Xiao slid the wooden sword back into its scabbard, his expression unchanged. Three hours later, an overseas streamer was selling his magical artifact in a livestream. Qi Xiao glanced up at the sky. "The sword is called Thunder Drinker because it can d 5.4kReads—Score341Shelves

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    Come on~ a good book

49. 449 开 I Died Twice from the Start, Then Came Back to Life with a Mechanical Heart 开局死两次，我靠着机械之心重活 Zi Han梓瀚Sci-Fi & Apocalypse456k WordsCompleted Three days before the big exam, Lu Chen blew himself up. The assassins circled the wreckage and confirmed his death. No one noticed that another “Lu Chen” was crouched in the shadows at the mouth of the alley, watching the show. In this world, everyone is a mechanical body. But Lu Chen was born with two bodies. In plain sight, he’s a beat-up mechanical body, so broke he has to use tractor parts for his engine. Hidden away, his flesh-and-blood body is the real killing machine. He steals mechanica 355Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let's see if we can catch up with him!

50. 450 诡 Eerie Descent: The Haunted Harem Game 诡异降临：诡异后宫游戏 Middle-Aged Salted Fish中年咸鱼Mystery1.7M WordsOngoing 86.4kReads8.9Score9.3kShelves

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