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- 1 With My Supercomputer Brain, I Can Calculate Every Injustice in the World 我有超算大脑算尽天下不平 Meng Jiyuan was a super-genius from Earth. After graduating, he worked in game development, chip research, telecommunications, and other industries, while also dabbling in hacking. He achieved tremendous success and, at the age of thirty, built his own financial empire through sheer intelligence, becoming a major force in the Xia Kingdom. But fate was cruel to this brilliant man. At thirty-four, he developed ALS and died without a cure. Before his death, he handed his financial group over to the 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Bone Demon Didn't Deserve to Die? My Corrupted Wukong Crushes the Three Realms 白骨不该杀？我黑化悟空横推三界 After transmigrating into Journey to the West as Sun Wukong, he awakened the Black Myth Corruption System. As long as the Host kept descending into darkness, his strength would continue to grow. As it happened, Sun Wukong had beaten the White Bone Spirit three times and protected Tang Sanzang and the others. But then the sanctimonious monk spoke up. “Wicked disciple, if the demon had eaten me, it would have been my destiny!” “You are a monk, yet you have not rid yourself of your base nature and 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Ping Shi Zhai Conspiracy: A Chain of Bizarre Cases 平事斋局中局之连环奇案 Ping Shi Zhai: A Case Within a Case, a Chain of Strange Crimes —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Work Diary of the Abnormal Human Research Center 非正常人类研究中心工作日记 Work Diary of the Abnormal Human Research Center 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 5 High Martial: Records of the Cyber City Taixu 高武：赛博都市太虚录 High Martial: The Taixu Chronicles of a Cyberpunk City —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Sister-Protecting Maniac! Rabid Madman! From Deathmatch to Slaying Gods! 护妹狂魔！疯狗狂徒！从死斗杀到神明！ Sis-Obsessed! Rabid Madman! From Deathmatch to Godhood! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Imprisoned Phoenix: The Tyrant Would Redeem Himself With His Empire for Me 囚凰：暴君为我愿意拿江山赎罪 The Imprisoned Phoenix: The Tyrant Is Willing to Redeem His Sins with His Empire —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Conquering Myriad Worlds, I Am Invincible! 逆战万界，我无敌了！ I Defy All the Worlds, and I’m Invincible! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Redemption of a Kidnapped Girl and a Scrap-Collecting Granny 被拐少女与拾荒阿婆的救赎 The Redemption of a Kidnapped Girl and an Old Scrap Collector —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 A Thousand Miles of Barren Land: Fleeing Famine with the Drought Goddess in My Arms 赤地千里，抱着女魃去逃荒 This is an unconventional story about fleeing famine, with an invincible protagonist. After an “accident,” the protagonist’s soul transmigrates into the body of someone fleeing famine in ancient times. He has a pocket dimension and unlimited supplies. The protagonist carries Nuwa with him as he flees famine. Wherever he goes, the land for a thousand miles around turns barren, so he just keeps running. He’s a walking natural disaster. From the very beginning, the protagonist, Wang Dekai, can’t te 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Journey to the West: I, Sun Wukong, Will Become a Sage 西游：我孙悟空要成圣 Sun Wukong is reborn. He thought he’d be able to trample the Jade Emperor underfoot and beat Tathagata to a pulp. But in this life, his opponents are the Heavenly Dao Hongjun, the Sage Jieyin, the Sage Zhunti, and the hidden Demon Gods. And his teammates are even more outrageous: Patriarch Bodhi, the Demon God of Karma and half of Destiny; Sage Pingxin, the avatar of the Netherworld Dao and Lady Houtu; the Sage Taiqing; the Sage Nuwa; the Three Sovereigns of Humanity; the Eleven Ancestral Witche 1Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 12 Journey to the West: Sign-In Across the Myriad Worlds, Reforging the Glory of the Demon Tribe! 西游：万界签到，重铸妖族荣光！ After five hundred years of imprisonment and a journey west to obtain the scriptures, Sun Wukong finally became a Buddha. But when the Victorious Fighting Buddha gazes down upon the Three Realms, all he sees is a decaying Heavenly Dao, fallen old gods, and demons running rampant while no one dares to stop them. The so-called “Buddhahood” is nothing more than a higher-level cage! Upon awakening the “Myriad Realms Supreme Sign-in System,” he gets the [Chaos Demon Ape Origin] and [Pangu's Sky-Openi 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Journey to the West: The Heaven-Defying Calamity 西游之逆天劫 [Dark Journey to the West | Decisive and Ruthless | Ensemble Comeback | Subversive Primordial Fantasy | High-Octane Revenge] The golden band shatters! Fate itself cracks! This time, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven points his blade at the Celestial Court! After five hundred years beneath Five-Finger Mountain, Wukong breaks the golden band, only to fall into an even deeper cage. The gods and Buddhas treat all living beings as pieces on a board, laying a deadly trap called “destiny”: False Buddha’s 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Unifying Africa: Three Grunts Take on the Warlords 一统非洲：三个牛马战军阀 [Hardcore Warlord + Violent Aesthetics + No System + No Transmigration + Pure Strategy + Modern Combined-Arms Warfare + Ruthless] Jiang Hongming, a base-station engineer, was sent on a business trip to Africa, only to get caught up in a war between rival warlords. When he picked up an AK and took over a diamond mine, then recruited an armed group with three truckloads of instant noodles, he realized this was the real blue-ocean market! Machine guns mow down chieftains! Tanks crush the rebels! We 216Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 15 The Bloodstained Ledger: An Heiress’s Revenge 血色账本：豪门弃女复仇记 The Bloodstained Ledger: A Disowned Heiress's Revenge 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Fake Heiress Turns Finance Queen, Sends Her Whole Family to Prison! 假千金变金融女王，送全家坐牢！ Fake Heiress Becomes a Financial Queen and Sends Her Whole Family to Prison! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Journey to the West: I, Sun Wukong, Am Being Livestreamed to the Future 西游：我孙悟空在被后世直播 By a twist of fate, before Sun Wukong was even born, a livestream room opened in the future. People from the future could post comments to interfere with events and witness the real Journey to the West. Viewer: Great Sage, don’t swear brotherhood with those demons! They’re just using you as their pawn and setting you up! Viewer: Great Sage, there’s a lot going on in Heaven and Spirit Mountain. Take it easy, and don’t wreak havoc in Heaven just yet. Viewer: Great Sage, you actually have powerful 159Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 18 Transmigrated as Ximen Qing, Caught in Bed, and Drugged by Pan Jinlian? 穿成西门庆，捉奸床上，竟被潘金莲下药？ Transmigrated as Ximen Qing, he catches an adulterous couple in bed, only to be drugged by Pan Jinlian? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Ultimate Romance: He Died Without Ever Telling Me the Truth? 终极爱恋：他咽气时，竟也没告诉我真相？ Ultimate Love: Even as he breathed his last, he still didn't tell me the truth? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 All-Purpose Reward System: From the Start, I Get Hundreds of Billions 全能奖励系统：开局送我上千亿 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 4Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 21 Journey to the West: The Great Sage Who Proves the Dao Through Slaughter 西游：以杀证道的大圣 The Buddha of the West never lowers his head to look upon the world's suffering and evil; the gods of the Heavenly Court preach doctrines only for their own gain. When sages do not die, great thieves never cease; Heaven's way is unpredictable, and all living beings suffer. At the dawn of primordial chaos, nothing had an innate nature; to break through ignorance, one must awaken to emptiness. 649Reads8.3Score10414d adds
- 22 Five Hundred Years After Journey to the West Ended, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven Is Ready to Turn the Tables 西游结束五百年，齐天大圣要翻盘 Five hundred years after the end of Journey to the West. The story runs from Sun Wukong's return to the demonic calamity, then Journey to the West, Investiture of the Gods, and Chaos. Sun Wukong is either fighting or on his way to fight. Clever, passionate, fast-paced, and satisfying. All the worldbuilding is fresh and unusual. It doesn't follow the traditional formula. 312Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 23 After Leaving My Jerk Ex, My Billionaire Grandfather Found Me 离开渣男后，首富外公找来了 After Leaving My Jerk Boyfriend, My Billionaire Grandfather Came Looking for Me 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Ultimate Little Restaurant: Braising a Kunpeng from the Start 极品小餐馆，开局炖鲲鹏 [Feel-good power fantasy + invincible protagonist + xuanhuan + Six Realms] Dragon liver, phoenix gall, ghost heart, demon blood, human flesh... This little restaurant has it all! Only top-tier customers come to my restaurant... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 By the Time the Empress Regretted It, I Was Already Immortal 当女帝悔悟时，我已不死不灭 My name is Zhang Kuang, but everyone calls me the Axe King! An undying body, and the more I hack, the stronger I get! Combat is thrilling! Only combat is thrilling! I crush everything in my path and fight my way through the world. Immune to control effects: that's Zhang Kuang! 487Reads7.1Score10014d adds
- 26 If You Want to Live, You All Play by My Rules 想活命，就都给我按照我的规矩来 A pure power fantasy: no dumbed-down characters, no mindless antics, and no harem. Lin Qingfeng possesses three peerless arts: feng shui and mysticism, to read the flow of qi and alter fate; unrivaled medical skills, to bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bone; and an ancient martial arts inheritance, with fists that can suppress the mountains and rivers. But he acts only according to fate. If you are destined to meet him, he may alter your fate against the heavens without taking a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Black Journey to the West: I'm a Monkey, So Isn't Rebellion Only Natural? 黑西游，我是猴，叛逆才正常吧？ He transmigrates into Sun Wukong on the Journey to the West, starts out without a headband, and makes a point of messing with the bald monk Tang Sanzang. Sun Xiao: "You old bastard, you want to put a headband on me? Put it on yourself first!" Sun Xiao: "Monster, want to eat Tang Sanzang's flesh? I'll bring him right to you." "Senior Brother, Master has been captured by a monster." Sun Xiao: "No worries. As they say, his fate is his own to decide, not mine." Tang Sanzang: "Save me, disciple!" Sun 114Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Journey to the West: Transmigrating into Perfect World, Wukong's Junior Brother Is the Desolate Heaven Emperor 西游：穿越完美，悟空师弟荒天帝 After Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie completed their journey to the West and obtained the scriptures, they were ambushed by the Tathagata and the Jade Emperor working together. By accident, they transmigrated to the Primordial World, where they met their younger selves. Patriarch Bodhi and Liu Shen share the same source of Daoist teachings, but Liu Shen's way is more ancient and more primordial. Welcome to Journey to the West: Perfect World. In this life, he will no longer stand alone, ruling through 4Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 29 Mei Chaofeng Transmigrates into Pan Jinlian 梅超风穿越潘金莲 [Mad Beauty x Beastly Loyal Hound | Nine Yin White Bone Claws vs. Liangshan Blades and Axes | Jade-Faced Rakshasa Slaughters Her Way Through the Northern Song] “The 108 Heroes of Water Margin? They’re nothing but stepping stones on my path to becoming emperor.” Mei Chaofeng: If I can’t be one of the Black Wind Twins, then I’ll become the greatest female warlord in the Song Empire! Ouyang Feng pierced Mei Chaofeng through the heart with a palm strike. When she opened her eyes, she had become Pa 3.8kReads7.4Score33114d adds
- 30 System, Why Did You Awaken So Late? I’m Already Invincible! 系统你怎么才觉醒？我都无敌了！ Shen Chen died. Shen Chen transmigrated. Shen Chen became invincible. Just then, a lazy voice sounded in Shen Chen's mind: "Ding! Congratulations, Host, you've awakened the strongest System in the Myriad Worlds... Holy crap! Host, can I cling to your coattails?" [Invincible protagonist + System + lighthearted comedy] 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Reborn Heroine's System Ended Up with Me, the Villainous Second Male Lead? 虐文重生女主的系统，咋跑我这反派男二身上来了？ Why has the System of the reborn heroine from a tragic romance ended up with me, the villain’s second male lead? 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 32 Xuanhuan and Immortal Cultivation: Absolutely Invincible from the Start! 玄幻仙侠：开局全程绝对无敌！ [Invincible, high-profile, wish fulfillment, multiple heroines, no System, never boring, fresh and lighthearted, carefree] “Travel from the North Sea at dawn to Cangwu at dusk, feasting on morning dew and rosy clouds.” “My sword qi stretches thirty thousand miles; with a single sword, frost chills nineteen provinces.” “Watch the flowers bloom and fade before the courtyard; wander the mortal world until your heart finds peace.” “Don’t say you’ll find no kindred spirits ahead. Wherever you go, who —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Sun Wukong Slaughters the Universe of Journey to the West 孙悟空屠杀西游宇宙 [No System, no transmigration, no female lead, no formulaic tropes, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if that’s not your thing.] The gods and Buddhas of this world devour people, drink their blood, and harvest their faith, yet demand that all living beings kneel and thank them. Sun Wukong doesn’t want to make the pilgrimage anymore. He wants to slaughter Heaven, cut down the Buddhas, and destroy the entire order of Journey to the West. Anyone who oppresses the people in the name of gods 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 On New Year’s Eve, I Turned My Mother-in-Law’s Banquet Upside Down 大年三十，我掀翻了婆婆家的酒席 On New Year's Eve, I overturned the banquet at my mother-in-law's house 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Three Rebellious Brothers in Journey to the West: Raising Hell in Heaven and at Mount Ling 西游三个反骨仔，大闹天庭与灵山 After the Pilgrim killed the White Bone Spirit, Tang Sanzang drove him away, leaving him no choice but to return to Flower-Fruit Mountain. Bored out of his mind, he went to visit an old friend in the Celestial Court, where he unexpectedly met Nezha, the Great Deity of the Three Altars and Seas. The two later became sworn brothers. After the Pilgrim stole Heavenly King Li’s Exquisite Pagoda, Nezha flew into a rage and put Heavenly King Li inside it. The Jade Emperor was furious. He successively s 87Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Journey to the West: Bodhi, Who Told You to Teach the Monkey to Become a Sage? 西游：菩提，谁让你将猴子教成圣人 Reborn in the world of Journey to the West, Chu Tian activates the Strongest Master System. As long as he teaches his disciples, he receives rewards equal to a hundred times what they comprehend. From the start, he takes Sun Wukong, who has spent seven years sweeping the floor, as his disciple. He teaches him all kinds of divine arts, including Taking Oneself as the Seed, Transforming Through the Ages, the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison, and the Nine Supreme Secrets... 476Reads7.3Score11014d adds
- 37 Carp Island 鲤岛 From an all-around academic prodigy to a leading expert across multiple fields, Mo Li was renowned throughout the scientific community. But during an experiment, his plane encountered a thunderstorm, and he and his personal bodyguard were transported to a constructed space. From then on, they began a journey of crushing everyone in their path. 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Shadow of the Southern Branch 暗影南枝 Pseudoscience + Tortured Romance Between Two Men + An Unquestionably Strong Female Lead After Nan Zhiyi was reborn, she relentlessly took revenge on the scumbags. Along the way, she fell in love with the man who was technically her second older brother. But from the very beginning, their love was destined to be love at first sight. Mo Nan and Bai Ran's love had blossomed when they were very young. Misunderstandings drove them apart, but in the end, love made them let go of the past. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Martial Heretic: I’ll Smash My Way Through the Myriad Worlds! 武道异端：打爆诸天万界！ [Modern urban high martial arts + System + transmigrate + reborn + spiritual qi revival + urban fantasy + Chinese mysteries + thrilling power fantasy + underdog comeback + suspense + arcane arts + face-slapping + comedy + ensemble cast] Reborn with a System and arcane arts! An unbeatable hand from the start, with nonstop, high-octane thrills. The martial world is due for a new order, and the truth must come to light! Martial Heretic: Smash Through the Myriad Worlds! Starting as a High Martial He 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 40 Sun Wukong Is Under My Protection. How Dare You Touch Him, Tathagata! 孙悟空是我罩的，如来尔敢动他！ Wang Xuan transmigrates into the Primordial Journey to the West world and obtains the Cause-and-Effect System. As long as he forms a karmic connection with a living being, he can grow stronger! He gives the Stone Monkey of Flower-Fruit Mountain the name Sun Wukong and earns three draws! His first draw grants him the complete Nine Cycles Profound Art! His second draw grants him the Chaos Bell, an Innate Supreme Treasure... Forming a karmic connection with Patriarch Bodhi earns him the Seventy-Two 904Reads8.2Score10114d adds
- 41 That Wasn't My Dark Past, It Was Where My Invincibility Began 那不是我的黑历史，是我开始无敌 I’m invincible now. You’re going to pay! Ye Feng was the eldest son of the Ye family of Yuncheng. His sworn brother, Sun Qiang, coveted the Ye family’s assets and brought in a mysterious force to wipe them out. Sun Qiang threw Ye Feng into an unfathomably deep abyss, where he was rescued by Feng Qingyang, the former Shadow Sect Master, whose soul was imprisoned there. Feng Qingyang taught Ye Feng the Shadow Sect’s cultivation arts. After mastering peerless martial skills, Ye Feng became the new 52Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 42 The Other Woman's Diary 小三日记 · First-person diary format: Each chapter is written as the diary of a mistress, with such a strong sense of realism that readers say, "It feels like I'm sneaking a peek at someone else's private life." · High-stakes twist: The heroine isn't an ordinary mistress, but a hunter seeking revenge for her sister. Zhou Hao goes from hunter to prey. · The dark side of the workplace: Affairs, sex-for-power deals, and workplace manipulation strike at the pain points of modern urban life. · A mix of satisf 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Mad Great Sage: Transmigrating as Wukong, Exposing Bodhi's Secret from the Start 疯大圣：穿越悟空，开局点破菩提 No investiture of the gods, no primordial world. There’s only a monkey who cares about all three realms and shattered his soul to change the chaos of the Five Barbarians’ invasions and destroy Fusang, wiping it out completely! No System, and no forced demonization of the gods and Buddhas. An overworked office drone died suddenly on the job. When he opened his eyes, he was kneeling on a meditation cushion in the Three Stars Cave on Fangcun Mountain. The Patriarch Subhuti lectured from above whil 286Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Reborn Spendthrift and His May-December Romance 败家子重生之老牛吃嫩草 Gao Yan’s father was the boss of a private engineering company in Jiang City, and his mother owned a chain of three supermarkets. Their family assets totaled over ten million, making them one of the wealthiest families in the city. Even a family like theirs was eventually ruined by Gao Yan. Gao Yan dropped out of high school in his senior year after getting into fights. He entered the workforce at twenty, fell in with a bunch of bad friends, and spent his days hanging around entertainment venues 246Reads—Score514d adds
- 45 Rebellion Through History: Commanding the Heavens, Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning 历史造反：操控天象，风雨雷电 [Alternate history] [No System] [Rebellion] [Ascending the throne] [Multiple women] [Dynastic politics] [War] [No saintly hero] [Overwhelming technological advantage] [Invincible] [Exhilarating power fantasy] A thunderclap splits the sky, and a storm of troubles descends! The top scholar rides home in triumph. Neither wind nor rain can shake his calm. After being framed for cheating by the scions of powerful families, Lu Feng, the reigning top scholar, is put on indefinite leave. “Top scholar, d —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Reborn: Pursued by 18 Holy Maidens 重生之被18名圣女倒追 [Multiple heroines + Reborn + Fantasy + Power fantasy + Ruthless protagonist] Watch the male lead crush all opposition, forge bonds with all kinds of saintesses as they pursue him, enjoy lighthearted everyday moments, uncover twists foreshadowed layer by layer, and revel in decisive vengeance! 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Your Majesty, the Lingxiao Palace Is a Major Hazard! 陛下，凌霄殿是重大危险源！ [Immortal-Realm Safety Inspector! Under the Rules, All Beings Are Equal!] Others cultivate immortality by seizing treasures, fighting and killing, and defying the heavens. Chen Xuan ascends to immortality by conducting inspections and audits, and issuing work-stoppage orders! A hidden hazard? Lock it down! Break a heavenly law? Suppress them! He solves cases through expertise and arrests offenders under heavenly law. Immortals and Buddhas refuse to comply? I have an Inspection Writ! Until the da —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 On Her Deathbed, That Woman Activated My System! 临终前，那个女人激活我的系统！ 1. This is a lighthearted comedy: Dedicated to everyone working hard on the front lines: have a laugh after work or on your day off. Wishing you success at work! Dedicated to all the diligent students: have a laugh in your spare time. May you achieve top honors! Dedicated to all the retired grandpas and grandmas: if you can't sleep at night, have a laugh. Wishing you good health! 2. This story is pure fiction, so please don't take it as true: wild fantasy + transmigrate and scrape by + a late-ar 1Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 49 I Was Imprisoned for a Hundred Million Years 我被关了一亿年 While hiking one day, Tang Tian inexplicably fell off a cliff and accidentally transmigrated to a mysterious island. Unfortunately, he had brought only seven days’ worth of food, yet he had to stay on the island for a hundred million years. How did Tang Tian survive? 8.4kReads8.4Score55114d adds
- 50 The Master Sold Me Off the Moment I Came Down the Mountain 高手刚下山就被师父卖了 (Urban power fantasy) (Urban cultivation) (Decisive and ruthless) (Romantic tension with the campus belle) Ye Feng, the protagonist, grew up on Yuqing Peak. On his eighteenth birthday, he went down the mountain with his master, only to be unexpectedly sold by him to the Chu family. From then on, he became the personal bodyguard of their aloof young lady. Little by little, Ye Feng realized that she might not be as difficult to get along with as she seemed... 26Reads7.2Score—14d adds
