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- 1 My Years as a Tattoo Artist 我当纹身师那些年 As a child, I saw my grandfather tattooing a woman. The intimate moment between them stayed in my mind, impossible to forget. Then one day, my grandfather asked if I wanted to learn his craft. I agreed without hesitation. Only later did I realize that tattoos weren't just for looks: they could even defy fate and change one's destiny... 196Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Yin-Yang Tattooist 阴阳纹身师 A beautiful woman came to me for a tattoo, and I accidentally pricked her... 437Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 3 Feng Shui Tattoo Artist 风水纹身师 A down-on-his-luck tattoo shop owner unexpectedly acquires a System, and from then on, life seems to go his way. Beautiful woman: “Boss! I want a tattoo!” Chen Hua: “So, beautiful, are you going to take your clothes off yourself, or should I help you?” With the System in hand, the whole world is mine! With beauties in my arms, even ghosts and gods will flee! 4Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 4 Apocalypse Tattoo Awakening: My Body Is Covered in Fierce Gods! 末世纹身觉醒：我全身纹满凶神！ A tattoo craze suddenly sweeps Blue Star, but no one knows it's the beginning of a disaster. When a blood-red storm engulfs the world, panic and chaos take hold. The blood moon hanging in the sky clouds people's minds, turning them into zombies. Animals become undead beasts, and plants devour everything! Lin Ye returns reborn, knowing that tattoos hold the key to humanity's survival. Anyone with a tattoo can awaken after the apocalypse and gain the power bestowed by their tattoo. The more viciou 198Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 5 The Yin Tattooist 阴纹师 May you be blessed with wealth and long life, and travel safely in and out. I’m the heir to a special kind of embroidery, commonly known as “tattooing.” You’d think this craft would be quite profitable in a modern city, but before my master died, he forbade me from using it to make money. I always did as he said, but recently, something happened, and I had no choice but to go against his dying words. From then on, all kinds of strange things began happening around me. 968Reads8.8Score116Shelves
- 6 Sashimi Celestial Master: They Mistook Me for the Ultimate Villain 刺身天师：我被错认成究极大反派 Don't get a dragon tattoo above your shoulders, and don't get a tiger tattoo below your waist. With her eyes closed, Guanyin cannot save the world. With his eyes open, Guan Gong will surely kill! A tattoo marks a new beginning, but if you violate the taboos associated with its design, you will suffer the backlash. And one more thing: if your fate isn't strong enough, never get a tattoo by force. Otherwise, disaster is sure to follow! After Gu Xing fused with the System, he successfully advanced 1.5kReads7.7Score101Shelves
- 7 I'm Covered in Tang Xuanzang Tattoos, and the State Forces Me into Its Ranks 我，满背唐玄奘，被国家强行收编 (Light supernatural comedy + Mythology’s return + Backed by the state + No System + Not invincible + Passionate battles + God-slaying…) Fortune-teller: “You might not live to see eighteen…” Jiang Qubing: “Can I still buy personal accident insurance at this point?” Special Agency: “Someone like you should be putting your talents to work for the country…” Jiang Qubing: “Is there a permanent position? Nine to five, a thirteenth-month salary? Guaranteed income, with summer and winter holidays?” An a —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 You Said This Was Archaeology, So Why Is Your Nine-Dragon Coffin Tattoo Exposed? 说好考古，你九龙拉棺纹身曝光了 Huo Jilin transmigrated and made a name for himself in Panjiayuan using his professional expertise. He’d planned to open a small shop and quietly make a fortune, but then Shirley Yang invited him to join the expedition! He never expected that besides Shirley Yang and Hu Bayi, Wu Xie, Xiaoge, and the Old Nine Gates would be there too! The Four Gods and Three Demons of Tianjin, the Seven Wonders and Eight Oddities, and countless strange talents and eccentric people? So this was a world full of tom 108Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 9 National Fate: A Taotie Tattoo on My Body, Guarding the Dragon Kingdom's Gates 国运：饕餮身上纹，镇守龙国门 Resources are running scarce across the world. A game of national destiny has arrived, selecting one person from each of 200 countries to represent their nation and compete. The resources a contestant obtains in the game will appear in their country in quantities multiplied a hundredfold. Ye Feng gains a Taotie tattoo that lets him evolve without limit by devouring things. “Ding! You devoured Iron Man’s armor and acquired the Metal Control skill.” “Ding! You devoured Ultraman and acquired the Tr 1.6kReads8.4Score186Shelves
- 10 Eerie Revival: I’m Covered in Taboos and Slaughter My Way Through the Haunted Realm 诡异复苏：我满身禁忌杀穿诡域 “Since Heaven took pity on me and let me be reborn, I’ll fight my way through this terminally ill world in this life!” The occult returns. Monsters and demons roam, mountains of corpses and seas of blood spread, and screams fill the land. Only Divine Mark Masters are a light in this diseased world. Anyone with a pattern on their body has a chance of becoming a Divine Mark Master. One person has leukemia and transforms into a white-winged angel who metes out judgment in every direction. Another h 5.9kReads7.9Score849Shelves
- 11 Eerie Tattoos 诡纹 My grandfather was a tattoo artist, but the things he tattooed were seriously sinister… 7.5kReads9.1Score783Shelves
- 12 Tattooed, Fighting for Turf, and Wielding a Machete: The Spirit Medium 纹身干架抢地盘，拎砍刀的出马仙 [Underworld Turmoil] [Northeastern Chinese Style] [Tales of Spirit Mediums] After being gravely wounded in a gang fight, small-time hoodlum Lin Tianhua accidentally awakened the immortals his ancestors had worshipped, becoming a spirit medium. After a sudden upheaval, his boss fled and his enemies came after him. To survive, Lin Tianhua decided to form his own crew and become the boss. From then on, Lin Tianhua beat people up by day and killed ghosts by night. He made his way through both the un 1.1kReads9.3Score194Shelves
- 13 Spiritual Qi Revival: This Person's Beast Soul Evolves at an Incredible Speed 灵气复苏：这人的兽魂进化太快了 [Comedy + urban life + academy + cultivation + ferocious beasts + secret realms] Lin Bei wakes up to find he has transmigrated to a parallel world where spiritual qi has revived. Here, powerful ferocious beasts roam, and martial artists wield beast souls. Lin Bei binds himself to a daily sign-in mission System. Ask who's the biggest hotshot in Lin City, and they'll tell you: the Old Yin King of No. 5 High School. He gets a giant brick as a reward from the start. Just see if I won't smack you wit 25.7kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves
- 14 Supernatural: I Exorcise Ghosts with Force and Scare the School Beauty Out of Her Wits 灵异：暴力驱鬼，我把校花吓懵了 [Supernatural + comedy + System. If you read the first 30 chapters and don't laugh, come roast me!] On Zhang Wei’s first day of college, a blood-red sun hung in the sky and his entire class was dragged into a ghost realm. Just then, his Ghost-Teasing System awakened! With the whole class under a ghost’s curse, the campus belle, Lu Lianxue, had no choice but to reveal her hidden identity: a disciple of Longhu Mountain and a member of the Exorcism Bureau. But before she could show off her skills.. 29.8kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
- 15 Tomb Raiding: The Corrupted Qilin Tattoo 盗墓：邪化麒麟纹身 [South Sea Return to the Ruins, Under One Person + tomb raiding + Old Nine Gates + the Qilin boy + century-old families + exposure + immortality + the uncanny] The soldier, the actor, and the immortal led astray. The rakish devil laughs like a Buddha. The beauty who reads fortunes plays a game that reaches the heavens. This is a story that belongs to the Old Nine Gates. 10.9kReads9.2Score842Shelves
- 16 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Get a New Skill Every Day 灵气复苏：我每天get一个新技能 [Spiritual qi revival + System + urban life + comedy] Lin Qiu is chosen by 9527 and reborn two minutes in the past. From then on, he can awaken a new skill every day. He thinks he’s about to reach the pinnacle of life, but who could have guessed his skills would all involve spreading seeds, fertilizing, and breeding? What kind of ridiculous skills are these? Where are the promised X-ray vision and space powers? 26.9kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves
- 17 There’s a Ghost Inside Me 我的体内有只鬼 Vengeful ghosts awaken, and a hundred ghosts roam the night. Jiang Xiao transmigrates into this world for no apparent reason and finds himself surrounded by demons and monsters. But then he discovers that his shadow can devour ghosts without limit and gain their abilities. [Successfully devoured the White Mist Ghost. Ability acquired: Mist Form] [Successfully devoured the Hanging Ghost. Ability acquired: Shackles] [Successfully devoured the Bronze Ghost. Ability acquired: Copper Skin] [Successfu 20.7kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
- 18 EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 102.6kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves
- 19 EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 475.8kReads9.7Score67.4kShelves
- 20 EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 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 995.7kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves
