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- 151 The Bad Guy: I Transmigrated into Xie Wendong, but I Won’t Join the Underworld 坏蛋：穿越谢文东，我不混黑道了 Xie Wendong opened his eyes and discovered that he had become the younger version of the future underworld kingpin. Looking at his youthful yet ruthless face in the mirror, he smiled. “Run with the underworld? That’s way too low-tech.” Armed with modern business thinking, he founded the Dongsheng Group. San Yan became chairman of the security group, Li Shuang took charge of logistics, and Jiang Sen switched careers to become 705Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Hong Kong Films: Taking Over the Hung Hing Gang From the Start, Shocking Hong Kong Island! 港片：开局接手洪兴，震惊港岛！ [Hong Kong Films]+ [Transmigration]+ [Blood-Pumping]+ [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] I did favors for the old boss, and you’re telling me to be careful in my next life? I transmigrated into a Hong Kong movie world and, from the start, took down Jiang Tiansheng and took over Hung Hing. Before Zhang Shihhao and Yip Kai-fun make their entrance in this era, I’ll be the first to pull off something big! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 Taking on a Shady Online Lender from the Start, My Bro Has a Few Hundred Million 开局撸黑心网贷，我兄弟有亿点多 After being tormented to the brink of death by predatory payday loans, a group of vicious thugs barges into my home and insults my parents? At the critical moment, I awaken the Good Brothers System. You’re Sylvester Stallone? Then I’m Arnold Schwarzenegger! I’ll lead my good brothers in taking out loans and build our crew bigger and bigger, until we’ve established a loan-sharking stronghold like Tazhai Village! I’ll make those heartless payday loan bosses tremble in fear! 277Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 The Pinnacle of Dark Martial Arts 黑武之巅 Sorry, everyone, for posting the prologue so late. You can skip ahead to the beginning of Chapter 102 first, then come back and start reading from Chapter 1. Apologies. A novel featuring the underworld, supernatural abilities, the city, and campus life. He and his friends will rise together to the pinnacle of the Black Martial Path. This is the story of his growth... People are often at their most brash and carefree when they are young. That’s what it means to be young and reckless. This is an e 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 The Charismatic Hero 枭雄 The goddess who looked down on me back then now wants to partner with a company under my name… A golden-scaled carp is no mere pond fish. When its destined moment comes, it transforms into a dragon. I’m going to become a ruthless tycoon and make everyone who looked down on me regret ever crossing me. 596Reads8.5Score10114d adds
- 156 Hong Kong Crossover: Undercover in Hung Hing, Used as a Bullet Shield from the Start 港综：卧底洪兴，开局拿我挡枪 After transmigrating into a parallel world based on Hong Kong crime dramas, Lin Yaotian went undercover in Hung Hing. He never expected Jiang Tiansheng to use him as a human shield. When he returned to Hong Kong, Jiang Tiansheng not only reneged on his promise to pay him thirty million, but even tried to attack him--- From that moment on, Lin Yaotian decided to take back everything that belonged to him and seize control of his own fate! 354Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 157 The Endless Underworld 黑道无尽 (Period setting, underworld, gritty realism, high-octane) A savage era. An unconventional underworld boss. A story of the jianghu written in blood and tears. So much happened in those years. You can only see it clearly through blood-tinted glasses... 2.8kReads7.7Score29114d adds
- 158 Tales of the Southern Underworld 南方黑道往事 A highly realistic and utterly authentic autobiographical story about the underworld. Many readers who have started reading have already been drawn deep into it. Open this book, and you'll see a real underworld: helplessness and betrayal, a deeply immersive world of bloodshed and brotherhood. 5.7kReads8.9Score44114d adds
- 159 Tales of the Night, Shrouded in Darkness 夜话无明 [5,000 Words Daily] [Collusion Between Officials and Gangsters] [Profit Above All] [Human Nature Is Evil] [Ruthless and Decisive] [No Formulaic Plot] [Not a Power Fantasy] Walk the night roads and knock on the black door. Beyond it lies a dazzling world, but one wrong step could send you into an abyss with no way back. This path has set countless hearts ablaze, and drawn countless others to follow, one after another, eager to risk everything. What sparks will fly when old-school guardians of hon 219Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 160 The Pawn Who Crosses the River: Beyond Forgiveness 过河卒：罪无可恕 People who make money through shady dealings need to learn to burn incense and pray to Buddha. Those who move in the underworld have to believe that good things come to those who wait. After the turn of the millennium, Jiang Xinze was kicked off the police force for saving someone. He led his brothers into a world of guns and blades, with blood on their military daggers, riding the winds of a turbulent era to forge a dazzling legacy. If you’ve got a score to settle, settle it. If you won’t back 10.6kReads8.5Score89614d adds
- 161 Reckless Youth 年少轻狂 Once, we had nothing at all. Like lost lambs, we searched for a place where we could build the dreams of a lifetime. Boys, let your blood run hot! Brothers in name, brothers for life. The worst that can happen is begging for food. As long as we live, we'll make something of ourselves. We will never abandon each other, sharing every hardship and facing life and death together. Across the ends of the earth, we'll embrace for eternity. Our youth was wild and unrestrained. Our lives were reckless an 2.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 162 Korean Drama: Starting with New World and Becoming the Underground King 韩综：从新世界开始成为地下皇帝 [Crossover with film and television worlds + underworld + ruthless protagonist + System + villain] In the early 1990s, South Korea is rife with gangs, with all sorts of underworld figures taking turns on the stage. Liu Tian, a young man who fled Hong Kong Island, arrives at Incheon Port in Seoul. The gears of fate begin to turn. He is Ding Qing's sworn brother, with countless experts at his command. He is South Korea's sixth-largest chaebol, with businesses all over the world. He is a cold-blood 12Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 163 Forced to Fall! The Gangland Boss Won’t Stop Fighting to Claim Me 强制沦陷！黑道大佬他又争又抢 [Arrogant, obsessive foreign power broker VS beautiful, strong, and tragic stubborn agent] [Combative couple + star-crossed love + mortal enemies + devoted power couple + unrequited love + twisted obsessive forced romance] Born the only son of one of the world's most powerful families, Bai Jinghe was destined to get whatever he wanted from the moment he came into the world. He excelled at school from a young age and made a name for himself early. Later, he crushed every local gang and claimed th 656Reads8.1Score10314d adds
- 164 Reborn in Hong Kong: I Lead the City into a New Era 重生港岛，我引领香江 Starting in 1980s Hong Kong, I’ll build a whole new Hong Kong! Want to see long-legged beauties? How about I create a Hong Kong girl group? Want to see idol dramas? How about I get the Four Heavenly Kings to star in them? No 3A games at home? No great directors? No… Don’t worry, everyone. I’ll take care of it all, one thing at a time! (This is a rookie author’s first novel, so please forgive any shortcomings! Many thanks, everyone!) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 The Butcher Who Walked Out of Prison 从监狱中走出的人屠 Being part of the underworld isn’t about fighting and killing. It’s about dealing with people. Su Bai had no connections, no powerful backers, and had just spent ten years in prison. After his release, he was penniless, so his older brother found him a job as a computer lab attendant. Watch him turn his life around and make his way in both the underworld and the legitimate world. In the underworld, he’s a big shot with people ready to answer his call. In the legitimate world, he has powerful fri 28.4kReads8.5Score2.3k14d adds
- 166 Hong Kong Films: From Hung Hing to a Top-Tier Financial Empire 港片：从洪兴开始，打造顶级财阀 What is the underworld? Loyalty, filial piety, honor, and duty? Human relationships and worldly affairs? Deception and betrayal? Fan Tian transmigrates to the world of Hong Kong crime dramas in the early 1980s, makes the System his sworn father, and grows stronger with every promotion, climbing all the way from a low-ranking gangster to the moon! My underworld has poetry and far horizons, too. Who's with me? Who's against me? Boss: I'm against it! Fan Tian: Good... Where are Fei Ji, Wolong, and 20.5kReads7.7Score79214d adds
- 167 I Started High School as a Good Girl and Became a Crime Boss 上了高中，我从乖乖女变成黑老大 When I started high school, I went from a good girl to a crime boss. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 The Knockout: From the Start, I Blackmailed Gao Qilan 人在狂飙，开局讹上高启兰 [Multiple heroines, no main pairing]+ [Dark to the very end]+ [Decisive and ruthless]+ [No saintly do-gooder] Transmigrate into a world of films and TV dramas, become Xu Lei, Xu Jiang's son, and bind to the Unlimited Arrogance System. From the start, obtain an epic exclusive team of loyal dead soldiers: Tian Yangsheng, A Ji, A Bu, Leng Feng, and Luo Tianhong. Friendly interactions with characters from the story earn generous rewards. Gao Qilan: “As long as you can keep the Gao family safe, I'll —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Twenty Years of Gangland Turmoil 黑道风云二十年 I had just gone to prison when my girlfriend got together with my big brother. My name is Wang Chao, a street punk who takes loyalty seriously. The passion of the 1990s is my dream. And the youth an entire generation can never get back. With my story, I’ll look back on the glorious years we shared! 507Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 170 A Gang Shootout Breaks Out at the School Gate, and I Scare Everyone Off 校门口黑帮火拼，我出现吓退全场 At noon, outside the gates of Harbor University. Two local gangs, nearly a hundred men in all and armed with knives, guns, and clubs, are about to fight it out here. At the sight, all the students are terrified and hurry to a safe distance. Only one young man in a white shirt strolls forward with his hands in his pockets, as calm as can be, as if he can’t even see the crowd. The moment he appears, every gang member tenses up. The two leaders nervously walk up to him and bow their heads. “Today’s 3.1kReads6.2Score23714d adds
- 171 The Bad Guys: The Storm Rises Again 2 坏蛋之风云再起2 [People have names, and trees have shadows. Who is Xie Wendong? Everyone knows.] As the scorching sun slowly sinks away and the half moon hangs high, as neon lights begin to flicker and night descends, what can we use to prove that we exist? 12kReads9.0Score78814d adds
- 172 [The Underworld: The Storm Rises Again] 【黑道，风云再起】 “Once you’ve drawn the bow, there’s no turning back.” “When I chose the path of the underworld,” “I’d already passed the point of no return.” “Then I’ll stand at the very top of the underworld,” “so the world can only look up to me, and everyone will know my name: Lin Mo...” 155Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Reborn in 2000: Building an Internet Empire and Becoming the World's Richest 重生2000，构建互联网帝国，成全球首富 [Lighthearted + Comedy + Showy Humility] Before he was reborn, he was a top-tier big shot and the world’s number-one hacker. After one drunken binge, he returned to the year 2000. A legend? Sorry, you can’t break into this market anymore. Isn’t it time to find a new game for the dreams of 800 million mouse users? Those guys at NetEase know nothing about running games. I’ll make Three Kingdoms: Generals! Zhou Zhen rekindles his dream, determined to get people all over the world playing his games! 91Reads—Score414d adds
- 174 Hong Kong Films: I'm the Jade Qilin of Tung Sing, Fresh from Stanley Prison! 港片：我东星玉麒麟，来自赤柱！ Xing Tian transmigrates into the Hong Kong crime world of the 1980s! As soon as he arrives, he discovers that he has taken the fall for an East Star boss and is on his way to Stanley Prison. After obtaining the Crime Lord System, Xing Tian decides to carve his way through the prison and beyond! Jiang Tiansheng, Camel, Uncle Deng, Lei Gong, Wang Bao, Lian Haolong. The gangs under him, including Hung Hing, East Star, Wo Shing Wo, and the Number Gang, along with major syndicates and powerful tycoon 1.8kReads7.9Score10414d adds
- 175 Jinbei Storm: A Black-Market Outlaw 晋北风云：黑道狂徒 Yanbei City is known as the Coal Capital, and coal is also called black gold. Crowds of gold seekers pour into Yanbei City, hoping to get a share of the coal industry. The various factions stop at nothing to achieve their goals. In their eyes, everything has a price, including human life. What is the underworld? The underworld is face. The underworld is brotherhood. The underworld is money. They say the coal of northern Shanxi is black, but few realize that human hearts are blacker still. After 4.2kReads9.0Score22614d adds
- 176 Who Cares About Being Young and Reckless? Only the Victor Reigns Supreme 什么年少轻狂？我只知道胜者为王 [Campus Drama]+ [Street Toughs]+ [School Beauty]+ [Underworld]+ [No System]+ [One Heroine]+ [Not a wish-fulfillment story] Original title: Those Wild Years of Youth at School My name is Chen Qing. I never thought I’d end up going down this road after all… Disclaimer: This story is entirely fictional and is not intended to encourage anything improper. Please do not relate it to real life! Reproduction without permission is prohibited and will be prosecuted. New book: "After Getting Out of Prison, 5.7kReads8.4Score36914d adds
- 177 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
- 178 The Blood Dragon of Carnage 狂煞血龙 To find her, he enters this battle for power with a band of beastlike brothers at his side... After she is murdered, he raises his blade and unleashes a massacre that shocks the world... His bloodthirsty nature earns him the fearsome title of the greatest killer emperor in history... With his arrival, the underworld is shrouded in a bloody haze for decades... 1.6kReads8.9Score11814d adds
- 179 Hong Kong Films: From the Start, I Raise a Million Troops and Sweep Across Hong Kong 港片：开局爆兵百万，横扫香江 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well! 7.7kReads7.7Score45914d adds
- 180 The Years We Shared, Brothers 兄弟们的那些年 [Underworld + Ensemble Cast + Decisive Action + Dramatic Rescues + Passionate + Expansive Worldbuilding] A boy watches his parents die horrifically in a gang war, then is forced to leave school behind and descend into the bottomless abyss of the underworld. He forms a bond of life and death with four brothers, growing amid bloodshed and making his stand amid tangled grudges and passions. Through this gauntlet of flashing blades, he swears that every blood debt will be repaid in blood. 23Reads—Score10414d adds
- 181 I'm Really Not a Godfather, I Just Want to Be a Good Cook 我真不是教父，我只想当个好厨子 “Feng Zhiyuan, you dare claim you’re not a godfather? What are all those people in black suits doing in your noodle shop?” “They’re here to eat noodles. There’s no rule saying you can’t wear a black suit when you come here for noodles, is there?” “Then why do you have undercover agents hanging around you?” “What undercover agents? Don’t make things up. They’re all upright people who uphold the law.” “Then what’s your relationship with them?” “Friends. We’re very innocent friends.” Who gets it, f 544Reads7.4Score10114d adds
- 182 The Path of an Ordinary Person 小人物的路 A person has to make many choices in life. Everyone has choices of their own. Everyone has their own path. As for whether a path is right or wrong, no one has a definitive answer. (The story spans quite a lot.) 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Crows: I Am the Founder of the Black Empire 热血高校：我，黑色帝国缔造者 Lin Bei transmigrates to the world of Crows: The Bloodiest School! He awakens the Domination System! He takes down the Ebizuka Trio in an instant from the start and dominates the first year. After that... He defeats the Serizawa Army and the GPS Army, then rises to the top and dominates all of Suzuran. But that's only the beginning. His goal is to dominate every high school: Housen, Houshya, Soft Leaf... Murayama Yoshiki: “I used to think I was strong. Then Lin Bei showed up.” Heming Daigo: “Li 889Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 184 Wang Hao, the Inverse Scale King 逆鳞王皓 A comeback, a defiance of fate. Bullied for years because of his weight, he finally reaches his breaking point and vows never to be weak again. He fights back, step by step descending into hell, and soon dominates the campus... 116Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Kidnapped and Sold by a Jerk, I Became the Gang Leader’s Wife 被渣男拐卖后，我成了帮派大嫂 [Love grows over time, two powerful leads working together] Bai Xiangpu has been searching for her mother, who died many years ago, but after her best friend jumps from a building for no apparent reason, a scumbag lures her into the terrifying M District. While fleeing, she unexpectedly crashes into the arms of Wu Wei, a gang boss! To win his protection, she tries every way she can to get close to him and win him over, even attempting to seduce him. It never works, but every time, people get the 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Starting in Hong Kong, I Take on the Whole World 从香港开始，打遍地球村 Lu Xiao is accidentally brought by the System to a world blending together all kinds of movies and is forced to become a legendary bandit. While Bond and Ethan are still saving the world, Bourne has yet to lose his memory, Liam’s on his way to rescue his daughter, John Wick is still walking his dog, Frank Martin is still making deliveries, and Crow is still the boss of Dongxing, Lu Xiao, who had been looking forward to a quiet life with a wife and kids, transmigrates to Hong Kong without anyone 877Reads7.2Score10914d adds
- 187 The Peerless Young Master 公子无双 Lin Qi seems like an ordinary delivery driver, but in this city, whether they are business tycoons, renowned doctors, or underworld bosses, everyone treats him with the utmost respect and calls him, "Young Master!" 334Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 188 My Years as a Gangster 我当混子的那些年 The underworld is an endless wilderness, and every gang member is a man prepared to die! The underworld is a narrow path, and every gang member risks his life just to make it through! The underworld is a pure arena of beasts: the winners become kings, and the losers are crushed! Forced onto this path, the young Jiang Liang must now show how he can rule the world with one hand! 112Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 The Thirteen Hawks of the Underworld 黑道十三鹰 He was once a shining star in the military, rising to prominence through his fearlessness. But fate took a sudden turn during a brutal battle with drug traffickers. In the midst of a fight to the death, he had no choice but to kill a captured drug lord, a decision that forced him to leave the military. From then on, he entered the underworld, burying his former glory and sense of duty deep within. Like a lone wolf, he roamed the world of darkness and began a life in the criminal underworld that 878Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 Bad Boy: King of the Streets 坏小子：街道之上，我为王 Li Yizhen was an ordinary student at Jiangchuan No. 1 High School. But the school bully, He Min, singled him out, teasing and tormenting him as she pleased. Too timid to fight back, he endured group beatings and was even forced to eat ice pops mixed with dirt. She also led him astray, getting him to smoke and drink. Day after day, year after year… Then, when Li Yizhen finally confessed his feelings to the school belle, she mocked him in front of the whole class. He Min joined in, too. Overcome w 285Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Hot-Blooded District: I’m the Man Who’ll Reach the Top 热血街区，我是要成为顶点的男人 Terminally ill and having lost all hope for life, he was about to throw himself into a river and end it all. Never in a million years did he expect to be reborn in the world of The Outcast. Since his previous life was so ordinary and dull, he might as well make a name for himself in this passionate world where might makes right. I’m Qin Feng Xuanyu, and I’m going to become the man at the very top. Ready to hit the ground? 2.3kReads8.5Score10114d adds
- 192 Hot-Blooded: Starting with Fengxian, I Conquer the World 热血：从凤仙开始制霸天下 (This novel features Hot-Blooded High School, Crows, Shonan Junai Gumi, A Bad Boy Drinks Tea!, Tokyo Revengers, and more...) When the phoenix flowers bloom, their splendor shines. When the tiger roars in the mountains, I am king. Lin Xiuhu realizes that his world is made up of the Hot-Blooded series, and he is destined to leave a story that will go down in history. It all begins with the most prestigious of delinquent schools: Housen! 48Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 193 The Bad Guys 坏家伙们 When the jianghu is no longer traditional, it’s bound to become driven by self-interest! After the turn of the millennium, a new generation of “bad guys,” born in the eighties and nineties, began to take the stage in their own jianghu! These newcomers no longer revered the spirit of chivalry. They let money clear the way and put profit above all else! To carve out a place for themselves in this treacherous jianghu, they had to stop at nothing and plan every move! The great waves sift the sand! M 5.4kReads8.9Score31914d adds
- 194 Tales from the Borderlands: We’re a Gang, Not Bandits 边水往事：我们是黑帮真不是土匪 A new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to keep writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 971Reads6.9Score10314d adds
- 195 The Boss of the Underworld 江湖话事人 [Not many readers, so the rating just won’t go up] One wrong turn brought me into the jianghu. Watch as I summon storms with one hand and calm them with the other. Starting from nothing, I’ll carve out a path through the jianghu. They say you become what you eat, so if you want to climb higher, there’s only one thing to eat... 2.7kReads7.8Score20314d adds
- 196 The Boss Is a Little Panicked: His Underling Secretly Became a Martial Saint 大佬有点慌，这个小弟偷偷成武圣 [Traditional martial arts + jianghu gangs + not a mindless power fantasy + Boss, I really don't want to usurp your position] Note: This is a slow-burn story. It gets more and more satisfying after around chapters 80 to 100. If you don't have the patience, just move on! This isn't a mindless power fantasy. If you can't stand the protagonist being good at handling people and situations early on, feel free to move on! This isn't a one-heroine story. If you want a heroine, move on! There are women i —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Desire for Black Gold 欲黑金 [Underworld, Passion and Strategy, Multiple Heroines] Six years ago, Cao Zhishuang broke into the room of the campus belle, a teacher, and ended up behind bars. Now that he’s just been released, an invisible hand has already closed around him. Cao Zhishuang resolutely steps into the game, vowing to uncover the true cause of his father’s death and kill his enemies with his own hands. From then on, he sets out on a one-way road paved with desire and dirty money… 6.4kReads8.1Score67914d adds
- 198 Hong Kong Crossover: Ruling East Asia 港综：雄霸东亚 [Transmigration] + [System] + [invincible] + [beautiful women] Chen Luojun, a man from the twenty-first century, transmigrates to Hong Kong Island in 1985. Starting out as a low-ranking member of Wo Shing Wo, he rises step by step. Using the System, he recruits underlings and establishes a security company. He goes to South Korea to take on the Daewoo Group and the Geumgang Group, recruits Lai Xingxing, opens a red-light district, and eventually becomes the power behind the throne in South Korea 775Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 199 Days Spent Getting By 平凡混过的日子 My name is Lu Pingfan! I'm a gangster... I founded the "Student Council" back in middle school! Years later, my brothers live ordinary lives by day, but after dark, they take their place in the underworld! I used to think that justice and honor were the guiding principles of the world! It wasn't until I heard all the things left unsaid that I realized those supposedly "high-minded" principles were nothing but the emperor's new clothes! So I decided to uphold the principles of my world in my own 29Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 200 In the Martial World: I Deceive Women, Take Their Money, and Win Every Heart 人在江湖：我骗色骗财骗尽人心 A farmer may toil for ten years and never grow rich, while a wanderer of the martial world can make a fortune in a year. You may have gold and silver piled as high as the Dipper. I have the martial world to see me through the seasons. I was an orphan, adopted by an old martial-world con artist. He taught me the eight schools of trickery, and now I roam the martial world, swindling people out of their money and seducing them. The eight schools of trickery aren't among the seventy-two trades, but 83Reads7.6Score—14d adds
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