Novels like The Peerless Mad Dragon Who Defies Heaven
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- 1 I Joined the Underworld to Pay Off My Debts, and Became a Big Shot 我，混黑道，从还债开始当大佬 After his father dies suddenly, leaving behind 300,000 yuan in debt, Lin Mo is forced to enter the rough-and-tumble underworld to pay it off. He becomes the least important underling in the Loyalty Hall. When he first arrives, he's mocked for his soft, delicate appearance and bullied by old hands. The Red Hair Gang, a rival outfit, also marks him as a thorn in its side. But no one knows that this seemingly meek young man hides a fierce streak and a calculating mind. When others make trouble fo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Reborn Into the Underworld? No, I’m Here to Make Money 重生混社会？不！我要搞钱 Lin Feng, once a formidable figure in the business world, ended up abandoned by everyone and all alone. Then an accident suddenly sent him back to the spring of 2005, reborn. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 I Kidnapped a Mafia Heiress, Only to Discover She Was Reborn 绑票黑道千金，没想到她是重生者 My name is Zhang Xun. On the first day after transmigrating, I kidnapped the daughter of a crime boss. If her father finds out, I’ll be chopped into pieces, thirty chunks east of the river and thirty chunks west. Just as I was about to release her and pretend nothing had happened, I awakened a Identity System. Complete identity missions to earn rewards. [Current Identity: Kidnapper] [Mission: See the kidnapping through to the end] Great. I’m dead for sure. My name is Nan Shuyi. I’m the daugh 748Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 4 My Life in the Underworld 我的江湖人生 I, Li Qiang, have made my way in the underworld on three things: being ruthless, being loyal, and having plenty of brothers… The jianghu is a world full of legends and strife, where blades flash and chivalry meets tenderness. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Dragon Behind Bars: How a Big Shot Is Made 狱中龙：大佬是怎么样炼成的 [Underworld + No System + Passionate + Brotherhood + Period Setting + Decisive and Ruthless] College student Chen Xuansheng injured someone while trying to save his girlfriend, only to be framed by her and sent to prison. The brutality of prison turned his grief and anger into strength. From then on, he embarked on a road in the martial underworld with no way back. “What are the rules? The rules I, Chen Xuansheng, set are the rules!” “What is honor? If you treat me honorably, I'll do the same. I 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The School Bad Boy 校园不良少年 First person + from weak to strong + not mindless In high school, I was the boy in class who got picked on the most. My teacher told me to look for the reasons in myself, and my parents told me to put up with it. I listened to them, but all I got was even more bullying. People who have never been bullied don't know how terrifying school violence can be, or how hard it is to summon the courage to fight back... From suffering in silence to standing up for myself, I never wanted to be the boss. 13Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 7 Now That I’m Reborn, Who’d Still Run with the Underworld? 都重生了，谁还混社会啊！ Underworld #Reborn Big Shot #Making Money #Power and Influence #Going Straight #No Simping #Ruthless Rise Qi Wei, a legendary underworld boss, took his own life in despair when the police sprang an ambush with the help of an undercover officer. When he came to, he had returned to 2008. Would he keep living in darkness, joining the criminal underworld that would one day be judged by the law? Or would he settle for an ordinary life, going to school and taking exams for government jobs and graduate 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Black and White Rule: Overseas Storms 2 黑白为王2海外风云 (No brainless antics + Urban + Underworld + Passionate + Brotherhood + No Harem + Faux-Realism + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Overseas Gang Life) The official sequel to the hard-hitting, realistic underworld epic Three Fingers! Black and White Rule 2: Overseas Storm is now underway! Leaving the underworld of their homeland behind, they set foot on unfamiliar foreign soil. Beneath the surface, the Mekong River region seethes with undercurrents, while cross-border forces from Hong Kong and Macau are 19Reads—Score10714d adds
- 9 Legend of the Black Flag 黑旗传说 A bloody journey through the underworld, alongside a band of passionate young men who live for vengeance and loyalty. Who says the modern city has no underworld? When Wei Tianyi was born, strange signs appeared in the heavens, and his mother died in childbirth. A wandering fortune-teller declared that he was born with the Three Extinctions fate. His father feared being dragged down by him and fled to another land. Wei Tianyi was raised by his grandmother, and after she died, he and the brothers 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Underworld: No Way Back 黑道不归路 The underworld: a term that seems to have nothing to do with ordinary people. It represents another world. I was an orphan. I begged, was adopted, stole, and did all kinds of things. Then I failed to find a job and ended up at a nightclub. I never expected to meet someone there, someone who changed the course of my life and sent me down a road of no return... 91Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Back Then, We Were All Bad Kids 那些年，我们曾是不良少年 That year, we were young and reckless. Back then, we feared nothing. Looking back, we can't help but sigh and shed tears. Time flies by in the blink of an eye. Do you still remember the brothers who fought by your side? Do you still remember being a delinquent? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Reckless Years, 轻狂岁月， The little brother I used to look down on has suddenly become the big boss... Chase the campus belle, take down the school bully! A legend in the west of the city is still a legend in the east! I, Chen Han, never hold a grudge, because I get my revenge the very same day! I charge across the battlefield for no reason but to live out my wild, reckless youth! —Reads—Score114d adds
- 13 Flowers Blooming in the Mud Will One Day Turn Toward the Sun 泥泞里的花朵，终会向阳开 Watch an ordinary man rise step by step from a pathetic weakling to a godfather of the underworld. Feel the thrill of every bone-crunching punch and experience the ruthless art of scheming for power. There are no absolute protagonists, and no absolute supporting characters. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Bloodsoaked Underworld: Gangland Storm 浴血江湖之黑道风云 By a stroke of fate, Wang Tian embarked on an extraordinary path: the road of the underworld! An older brother who was like a father and mentor, and five brothers who would share life and death with him. He has been gravely wounded and left on the brink of death, and he has also enjoyed immense wealth and a life of extravagance! This is the story of an ordinary man’s hard-won rise, a cry of defiance from those at the bottom! Wang Tian is determined to create a legendary life! P.S. Wang Tian and 18Reads—Score10614d adds
- 15 Night Rambles in Haozhou 濠州夜行录 On a rainy night in Haozhou, Qi Zheng tries to save Su Wan, a hostess at a nightclub who refuses to submit to the underworld boss Lord Long, and accidentally gets caught up in a gang feud. When a switchblade cuts through the veneer of the powerful, Qi Zheng not only puts his own life on the line but also sends his friend Wu Qi into dire straits. As they flee, Yang Fan, leader of the Three Blades Society, appears unexpectedly. What seems like a chance act of assistance is actually tied to the fie —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 An Underworld Odyssey: Is This Really the Right Path? 黑道征途，这条路真的对吗！ My name is Jiang Cheng. The Cheng in my name means “to become a god,” and I became the god of the underworld. The road here was grueling. My brothers and I all got the lives we wanted, but when I finally reached the top and watched my old brothers get arrested or cut down one by one, I fell into deep thought. Was this road really the right one? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Zhou Bufan’s Road to a Triumphant Rise in the Underworld 周不凡的黑道逆袭路 [No dogs are harmed in this book.] [This book is based on real events. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.] A hopeless case? A pushover anyone can pick on? When Zhou Bufan, once trampled underfoot, enters the chaotic North City covered in scars, all he wants is to keep his head down. But in this wretched world, even staying alive is too much to hope for! When fists rain down on him again, when his dignity is crushed once more, he can’t take it anymore. He won’t take it anymore! “Either live —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Black Panther: The Bloodstained Throne 黑豹：血色王座 [Black Gangster Revenge Thriller | Two Powerful Leads Raised Together | Strong Female Lead’s Growth | Ensemble Cast | Love Triangle Chaos] At twenty, she became the youngest female gang leader in Dong Province. But her story began in a corner of Dawnlight Orphanage, where Xiao Mo gave her a name. “A smile that can beguile Yangcheng and captivate Xia Cai. I want you to bloom into the most dazzling flower in the world.” She thought they would be together forever, until he fell into the hands of B 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Reckless Youth: No Way Back from the Jianghu 放肆青春之江湖不归路 My name is Wang Hao. Because I was a coward, I transferred to Chenghua, where I met five brothers who shared my hardships and stood by me through thick and thin! We went from being bullied to ruling the school, going through so much and making so many sacrifices together. With one foot still at school and the other already stepping into the underworld, what happens in the end? Let me tell you the story! P.S. The story is set around 2006, and all the major characters are adults. (The ages, educat 509Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Urban Mad Dragon: A True Dragon Fears No River Crossing 都市狂龙：不是猛龙不过江 [Business Warfare + Powerhouse + Underworld + Livestreaming + No System + No Rebirth] Zhao Yichen, the undisputed king of Feicheng's underworld, is hunted by two mysterious forces… He is on the brink of death, lying in a pool of blood, when Xiao Mo, general manager of Brilliant Media, rescues him. From then on, Zhao Yichen conceals his identity and takes a job as a lowly security guard at Brilliant Media. After the Three Little Animals set them up, Brilliant Media is caught in a scandal over 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 My Years as a Delinquent 我当不良的那些年 The year I began to remember things, my parents left for reasons unknown. The moment I stepped into Seventh High, the story began, and a legend unfolded. There is no tree that reaches the heavens. Everything has something that can bring it down… 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Honor Among Gangsters 黑道有义 My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Jianghu in Its True Colors 江湖本色 [New book: River Dragon on the Loose] Many years ago, a group of cocky young boys smoked cigarettes that cost just a few yuan a pack and talked big about their dreams. Longing for the day they would grow up, they shouted, “Our future is bright!” Looking back in an instant, the old street is still there, and the stars shine as they always did. But are the brothers from those days still the same? A man remains a boy until the day he dies! Just like youthful passion, it may cool, but it never dies! 982Reads7.2Score10214d adds
- 24 The Dragon City Kingpin 龙城枭雄 At the end of the last century, Longcheng was a haven for countless criminal gangs, and most of its people were driven onto a path of no return... In that era of flashing blades and bloody battles, a man named Yao Chutian unleashed a storm of bloodshed and chaos. 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 25 After Being Hunted, I Went on a Rampage! 被通缉后，我彻底杀疯了！ After three years at a military academy and three years as a special forces soldier, Lu Chuan chooses revenge without hesitation after his younger sister’s death! Now wanted by the authorities, the young man makes his way to Wan City. What kind of legendary path will he forge there?! In the days of youth, ride with pride and fine clothes; never let your best years pass without purpose! May you wander for half your life and still return as the same young soul... —Reads—Score114d adds
- 26 The King Underground 地下的王 Who hasn't been reckless in their youth? Who hasn't burned with passion? That night, I too dreamed of a million soldiers! Yang Yan rose from obscurity to become a mob boss through sheer passion, a peerless tyrant whom the world looked up to! 3Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 27 I'm the Black Mafia Emperor! And You Think You Can Bully Me? 我是黑道皇帝！你跟我玩霸凌？ [Not Traditional Gangster Fiction]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [Hot-Blooded]+ [No Laws] Su Jing, the gangster emperor Hua Gong, dies in international waters and transmigrates into the body of a young man. From an unknown nobody to a triumphant comeback! From a timid coward everyone despises to the revered leader of Huaguo! With his ruthless methods and a swift blade, Su Jing conquers Huaguo’s underworld! 7Reads6.1Score114d adds
- 28 After I Got Out of Prison, My Sister Forced Me to Inherit a Billion-Dollar Fortune 出狱后，姐姐逼我继承亿万家产 Food delivery rider + Sanhe drifter + brotherhood in the underworld + rise to the pinnacle of power. Revenge and face-slapping + unexpected fortune + underdog's rise + tight, logical plotting. A Southeast Asian power struggle + fierce mercenary battles + leading your brothers to the top. My ex-girlfriend clings to a rich man and mocks me: “All you'll ever be in this life is a garbage picker!” Late one night, three sexy older women corner me beneath a bridge. “Your parents left you hundreds of mi 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Black, White, and Gray? How Can You Get Ahead Without Getting Your Hands Dirty? 黑白灰？不涉灰怎么出人头地 Brotherhood + slow-burn ensemble cast + one female lead + not overpowered + first-person perspective Some people say black is black and white is white, and anyone who falls into the underworld is a bad person. I wanted to be a good person. I never wanted to fall into the underworld. But does being a good person mean being looked down on? Does it mean being powerless when trouble strikes? Only later did I realize that society isn’t simply black or white. The world’s true colors are black, white, 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Underworld: A Life in the Jianghu 黑道：人在江湖 What is the underworld? No one can really say. To me, the underworld is the jianghu. The jianghu has its own rules and its own stories. It’s not all fighting and killing. More than anything, it’s about human relationships and navigating the ways of the world. In 1996, a film about young gangsters influenced countless young people, leading them down a path of no return... That same year, after four years in prison, I walked out through those heavy doors and regained my freedom. My name is Fang We 206Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 31 Young and Dangerous: I Slacked Off, but the Big Shots Forced Me to Take the Throne 古惑仔：我摆烂，大佬们逼我上位 ## The Crows Manga: I Lie Flat, but the Bosses Keep Forcing Me to Rise Up >I transmigrated into The Crows as a cannon-fodder character who's doomed to die from the start. >At the brink of death, I activated the Slacker System: "The shallower your breathing, the better the rewards." >When they come at me with machetes, I lie flat and play dead. The System dings: "You've mastered the Corpse-Lying Technique!" >But Jiang Tiansheng, the leader of Hung Hing, drops to his knees in excitement: "Brother, 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Black or White? No, I'm a Business Mogul! 非黑即白？不，我是商业巨擘！ [Reborn + Business + Lots of Brothers + No Sycophancy + Punishing Evil and Promoting Good] Gangster Shen Fei is reborn in 2008. Should he stick to his old ways and remain a gangster, or abandon his brothers and go straight? No more gang life! He’ll lead his brothers down the straight path! Make a fortune! Drink the strongest liquor! Date the wildest women! Every one of Shen Fei’s brothers! Will stay away from gambling and drugs! “Isn’t he your chairman? Why does the whole company call him Big Br 142Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 33 The Road of No Return 明知不归路 [A passionate story + decisive and ruthless action + unexpected twists + brotherhood] A group of children driven to the brink by evil forces are brought together by the King of Assassins. They endure hellish training every day, all so they can rise to the top and wipe out their enemies! They've lost their youth and their families. All they have left is a heart full of rage! The heavens cannot contain the myriad paths of the Dao, My fate is mine to control, not Heaven's! 485Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 34 I Got Beaten Up Several Times Right After Starting School 刚开学就挨几顿打 When faced with school bullying, would you keep your head down and endure it, or fight back with all you've got? Sen Hao is beaten up several times soon after starting middle school. But he grows stronger through adversity, eventually crushing underfoot each person who once bullied him. 114Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Reborn in 2009: Build Big, Grow Strong, and Rise to Glory Again! 重生09，做大做强，再创辉煌！ [Reborn] + [Business] + [Tycoon] + [Both Sides of the Law] Thanks for the invitation. Reborn in my final year of high school, and from the start, the school bully blocks my way. The reason? I got seated next to the campus belle. I awaken the Big Brother System and set out to become a global tycoon. In 2009, opportunities are everywhere! Stocks! The internet! Get rich overnight. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Underworld: Blue Skies 黑道：青天 At a class reunion, I kept a low profile and was mocked and sneered at by my former classmates and teachers. Just as I was about to leave, the class beauty from back then suddenly stood up to defend me. 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 After Getting Fired, I Became the Strongest Bodyguard to a Mafia Heiress 我被开除后成黑道千金的最强打手 The rating just came in, so it’ll go up later. [For adults only. No one under 18 may read this.] [Urban + underworld + multiple heroines + all-powerful protagonist + brotherhood] Lu Fei was expelled from middle school for fighting and spent four years guarding his village... At last, he came of age! Newly 18, Lu Fei hadn’t even had time to establish his own gang in the village before the aunt he lived with kicked him out and sent him to the big city to stay with her daughter. After arriving in 55Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 38 Oh No, This Mob Boss Can Tank a Nuclear Bomb 坏了，这黑老大能硬抗核弹 [Gangsters + No Goody-Two-Shoes + No Mindless Protagonist + Invincible in the Later Stages] Qin Dong transmigrates to the year 2004 in a parallel world, taking over the body of a small-time gangster who has done every evil imaginable and is hated by everyone. He also awakens a System that makes him stronger every time he kills someone. He can increase his strength just by devouring evil people! Infinite toughness! Infinite heat resistance! Infinite bone strength! ... Gangsters hunting him down: 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Rising Through the Underworld with My Mommy 黑道从带妈咪开始 Underworld action with supernatural powers, no saintly protagonist, no System, no invincibility, multiple heroines, and an urban setting! The characters grow and develop over time; they aren't perfect. He starts out as a street punk, and a series of events leads him to fully enter the underworld. He rises to the top step by step! If you like it, please recommend it to your friends! I'd be incredibly grateful! 1Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 40 1998: My Bloody Era! 1998：我的血色年代！ When I hit the streets, I rely on just three things! Being ruthless, having money, and having tough brothers! These are passionate, fiery times! These are times when tough guys are everywhere! The moment I picked up a three-edged military dagger, I was destined to spend my life battling through the underworld! Don't talk to me about big shots in the underworld. That won't work on me! Welcome to my story of life on the streets! 6.3kReads8.5Score45314d adds
- 41 Underworld Kingpin: From Medical Student to Emperor of the Underworld 黑道枭雄：从医学生到地下皇帝 He was once the medical school’s brightest star, wielding a scalpel and dreaming of saving lives, until his sister’s serious illness shattered everything. A hundred thousand yuan for her life-saving treatment. Three months of compounding interest turned it into a bloodsucking debt of three hundred thousand. The moment a steel pipe smashed his kneecap, Cheng Mo saw the truth through the debt collectors’ sneers: in this world, kindness is a knife that cuts to the bone. Either you devour others, or 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Fingertip Fate Reversal Begins with Ren Xue 指尖逆命从壬雪开始 [Coming-of-Age Main Story · Multiple Realistic Heroines · Real Cases and Social Backdrop · No Formulaic Tropes · No Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Wu De narrowly escapes death and returns to the 1980s. He has just one mission: stop the unfortunate girls of that era from turning to crime. Ren Xue, Tao Jing, Bi Limei… Some are driven to desperate ends by hatred, while others take the blame for someone they love… With nothing but nimble fingers, Wu De can fool the eye and turn the tables. He can make b —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Heading South in 1996: I Take My Young Aunt and Conquer the Underworld 九六南下：我带小姑奶闯江湖 [Period] [Fleeing an arranged marriage] [Heading south for work] [Passionate underworld] [Multiple heroines] New Year’s Day, 1996. Chen Yaozu, a poor lad from southeastern Henan, flees south overnight with his young grandaunt, who is being forced into marriage. As soon as they arrive in the Pearl River Delta, his classmate’s cousin kicks him out of her rental, leaving him homeless. He steps in to help someone, only to be hunted by gangsters. At the factory, he’s bullied, and people even set thei 802Reads—Score10114d adds
- 44 Schoolyard Storms, Northeast Underworld 校园风云，东北江湖路 [Wherever there are people, there will be a world of the underworld] [A Northeast underworld story] [Decisive and ruthless] [A road of no return] [First person] [Recollections] [This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental.] My name is Han Tian. I was kidnapped by human traffickers as a child and forced to beg on the streets. It wasn't until Uncle Han rescued me from them that I was given a name. He showed me that a person could live like a re 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 I Transferred to a Gangster School, and No One Dares Call Themselves King Anymore 我转校到黑道校园，没人再敢称王 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 222Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 46 The Jiangnan Undertaker 江南送葬人 (No clichés, no invincibility, no System, no brainless characters) After the 1990s, the jianghu in the eyes of people from Jiangnan was very different from that of other places. People from Jiangnan weren’t tall, nor did they have powerful physiques. They hardly ever swore, and they didn’t roam the streets, fighting without restraint. Their jianghu was no longer about blades flashing in plain sight. They preferred ruthless schemes and power plays behind the scenes. If someone hit you, would you 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Zhang San, the Top Dog of Jiamusi 佳木斯张三一霸 This story does not glorify criminals. It is meant to warn readers not to break the law, or they will surely face severe punishment. Justice may be delayed, but it will come. When the time comes, no one can escape the law! 1.1kReads8.4Score13114d adds
- 48 A World of Scoundrels 渣混的世界 What is a hero? In truth, everyone is a hero. Those who face reality and still live earnestly instead of letting themselves go are heroes. Under the laws of survival, everyone makes different choices. Those who hold fast to what’s in their hearts are all brave souls. Watch as the winds shift. 315Reads8.4Score10414d adds
- 49 The Starlet Pretends to Be Drunk and Begs Me for a Chance! 明星大嫂装醉，求着我给机会！ [Urban, underworld, multiple heroines, outrageously satisfying!] [Not for readers under eighteen.] Zhao Xu was pushed into a river by his wife. After dying, he was reborn in the body of a thug with the same name. A gentleman’s revenge may take ten years, but Zhao Xu takes revenge from morning till night. Reborn for a second life, he won’t let any grudge go unsettled overnight! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Defying Youth: From Street Punk to Untouchable King! 逆青春：从混子到一手遮天！ My new work is out! You can find my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.3kReads8.1Score17514d adds
