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- 51 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
- 52 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
- 53 The Bloody Underworld: Thirty Years of Organized Crime in North China 血色江湖：华北黑道三十年 [Underworld + First Person + Period Setting] What is the underworld? It’s a place where even if you win in the end, you still feel like you’ve lost. No matter how much you gain, it can never make up for what you’ve lost. My name is Jiang Qiyao. I witnessed thirty years of the underworld’s rise and fall across North China, watching one boss after another rise to power, then fall. After thirty years in that world, I can’t call myself a good person, but at least I haven’t become completely rotten. 3kReads6.7Score13314d adds
- 54 Underworld Saga: My Big Sister in the Capital 黑道风云：我的京城姐姐 [Not for Young Readers] [Hot-Blooded Underworld] [Brutal Underworld Battles] [The Many Faces of Officialdom] [Face-Slapping Comeback] [Clever, Satisfying Read] He began cultivating at nine and went to prison at thirteen. In jail, Chu He mastered an arsenal of extraordinary skills. With nowhere to turn after his release, he headed for the capital and entered the underworld, winning the support of the capital's most captivating women. With ruthless methods, Chu He outmaneuvered every faction. Sta 3kReads7.9Score33014d adds
- 55 Tales of Liangzhou: Underworld Turmoil 梁州往事之黑道风云 The jianghu has never been just about fighting. It is about navigating human relationships and weighing the pros and cons. After years moving through the gray areas, I have seen the warmth and coldness of human nature, and witnessed betrayal and scheming time and again. With no one to rely on in my youth, I endured a bitter, hard life. Some took a wrong turn and ended up behind bars, their lives ruined before they were halfway through. I clawed my way up from the very bottom of society, swallowi 141Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 56 The Golden Age of the Gangland: A Blood-Red Underworld 黑帮盛世：血色江湖 (Not a mindless power fantasy. Underworld, urban setting, no invincible hero, first person, tight logic, humorous writing. Read with caution if that’s not your thing!) A cursed, tragic fate. A life in the underworld that cannot be escaped. A band of brothers who stand together through life and death, and a dark life longing for redemption. You’ve never endured years of hardship, so of course you can’t understand the underworld in my heart. My story begins after I get out of prison in Ice Cit 112.1kReads9.3Score8.3k14d adds
- 57 Evil Emperor: Sinful Inferno 邪皇：罪恶无间 [Black X Evil Emperor]+ [Passionate]+ [Reborn Big Shot] Nine death-row prisons across the country. Thirty-six top death-row fighters are selected to dominate the underworld. Reborn in the world of the Evil Emperor, he faces Blood Eagle and fights Lone Dragon. What has he to fear from the life-taking Azure Darkness? The strongest gladiator in the country, Chen Zui is the one and only! 8.5kReads9.1Score50814d adds
- 58 Bloody Romance: On the Road 血色浪漫之在路上 The romance of the powerful, the bloodshed of the common folk. I’m still young, and I long to set out, carrying my original passion with me as I search for my original dream and seek out new experiences. Come on, let’s hit the road! 17.7kReads9.2Score88414d adds
- 59 I Shot the Mark from the Start, and I Don't Want to Be an Undercover Agent 开局枪杀上线，我不想当卧底 [Crime] [Political intrigue] [Political and business power struggles] [International] [Red merchant] A mole planted in a criminal syndicate is ruthless and merciless. After enduring countless hardships, he rises to become the syndicate’s boss and personally shoots dead the only handler who knows his true identity. With his extraordinary abilities, he wins the favor of many powerful figures. Since ancient times, officials and merchants have bee 4.3kReads8.8Score20214d adds
- 60 Hong Kong Films: The Ultimate Gangster, Godfather of Hong Kong Island 港片：顶级悍匪，我即是港岛教父 [Hong Kong Crime Saga + Violent Robber + Undercover Cop + Later Gangland Story] Lin Chen transmigrates to Hong Kong in the late 1980s and becomes the lowest-ranked trainee at the Wong Chuk Hang Police Training School. “Lin Chen, you don’t want to miss your graduation ceremony, do you?” Lin Chen: Sir, you studied in Japan. Please calm down! And so Lin Chen is expelled for beating up Officer Wong. That very day, Lin Chen robs two gold shops, making off with goods worth tens of millions! Officer Wo 12.8kReads8.2Score54314d adds
- 61 The Youth of Two Generations 两代人的青春 My name is Li Sunan, and I'm a complete... bastard. Please take a moment, settle in, and let me tell you the whole story. From my godfather, Li Zhen, to my second uncle, Cui Lijun, and then to my own dark life. From 1990 to 2020. Thirty tumultuous years in a small city in Northeast China. One act ends, and another begins. Two generations rise and fall, knowing both glory and disgrace. There are no all-powerful crime bosses here. Just a bunch of little people struggling at the bottom... The road 2.3kReads6.9Score10814d adds
- 62 Rejected After Confessing to the Campus Beauty, I Became an Arms Dealer 表白校花被拒后，我成了军火大商 Ten years ago, Yang Shuya, the campus belle whom Chu Ran had pursued since childhood, rejected him because he was too poor. After he was reborn, the same thing happened all over again. But this time, I, Chu Ran, am going to live for myself, and for the person I love. Sorry, campus belle, but I choose my own beloved Fang Xihe! At the same time, Chu Ran stumbled upon an arms-trading forum and awakened the Super Arms System. From the start, he sold five million dollars’ worth of weapons. Soon, all 283Reads7.4Score13314d adds
- 63 I'm No Little Punk: The Shorties' Hero Squad 我不是小混混之矮子英雄队 I'm determined not to become a hoodlum. Even a short person can stand tall. Not every hero is tall, but every passionate heart deserves to be seen. I won't go along with the ways of the world. I'll walk my own path through the jianghu. The road is long, so may we meet again at the summit... 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Hong Kong Crossover: From the Start, I Rule Sai Kung 港综：开局西贡清一色 (Hong Kong crime saga + gang member → gang leader → business tycoon → founding a nation) “Chairman Lin, people have given you many titles, such as film and television mogul, logistics tycoon, oil king, one of Hong Kong’s Ten Outstanding Young Persons, and the last godfather of the underworld. Could you share with our magazine’s readers how you went from being a gang member to becoming the ruler of Nanyang?” Lin Bin listened to the question from the Time magazine reporter before him, then slowly 14.6kReads6.1Score53314d adds
- 65 I Just Want to Redeem Myself, but I Keep Gaining More Lackeys 只想洗白，奈何小弟越洗越多 The short dramas [Boss, Your Brothers Are All Outside] and [Righteous to the End: Hongxing] are now available to watch. [Reborn + Underworld Boss + Ensemble Cast + Making Money Legally + Passion and Loyalty + Comedy] In his previous life, underworld boss Xiang Yue was sentenced to ten years in prison. His men were either arrested or killed. In this life, Xiang Yue leads his men down the straight and narrow, rising to the top. “Xiang Yue's here! Run!” “Stop crying, or I'll have Xiang Yue come tak 18.9kReads8.6Score1.3k14d adds
- 66 The Gangster Tycoon Who Rose from the Hutongs 胡同里杀出来的流氓大亨 Previously published under the titles Dragon City Years and Thirty Years in a Bloodstained Underworld. This is a lawless age where every corner is ruled by a big shot. This is the story of a naive young man who turns into a bloodthirsty beast just to survive. This is an underworld tale full of thrills and passion! Welcome to the 1980s… 40.5kReads9.2Score3.8k14d adds
- 67 In South Korea, I’m a Fugitive 人在南韩，身份是亡命之徒 At first, everyone thought they were just going after a slightly troublesome fugitive... Many, many years later, countries around the world would rate his threat level as nuclear-bomb class. From an ordinary man to the world's undisputed strongest one-man fighting force. He also founded a world-class mercenary group: the Qinglong Armed Forces. People gave him titles: Martial God of Earth, the modern-day Bai Qi the Butcher, the godfather of our generation's outlaws, the world's most wanted fu 6.6kReads8.3Score33214d adds
- 68 Hong Kong Films: The Big Boss 港片：大佬 A hotheaded street punk transmigrates as the biological older brother of a fat cat. In the turbulent world of Hong Kong, he doesn't need a System or a golden finger: his body and strength are beyond the ordinary. The tiger is out of its cage, sweeping through the world of Hong Kong movies! (The blurb doesn't do it justice. Read the story for yourself.) (A friendly tip: leave your brain here before you start reading.) (˵¯͒〰¯͒˵) 10.4kReads8.7Score34814d adds
- 69 Live-Streaming as a Mercenary, Starting with Recruiting Ghosts 直播雇佣兵，从招募幽灵开始 After transmigrating, Qin Zhan discovers that he is on a battlefield, having become a mercenary who cares about nothing but money! Seriously, other people transmigrate into wealth and privilege, while he ends up with bullets flying everywhere? Fortunately, his System awakens just in time. Qin Zhan can gain fan points through livestreaming to boost his strength, and he can also use the System to draw teammates. “Beginner pool is now open. Would you like to draw?” “Draw!” “Congratulations, Host. Y 3.2kReads8.6Score16914d adds
- 70 I'll Write My Own Youth 青春我来写 Synopsis: When I was very, very young, I had a beautiful older sister. My parents were always incredibly busy and often had to leave home to work in other places. So one day, they brought home an older sister they had adopted for me. She treated me wonderfully and took care of me in every way. But Dad was exceptionally cruel to her. Then one day in middle school, my sister left. I studied as hard as I could, and by the time I reached high school, I finally got into a school in the city and foun 234Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 My Years in the Gang 我混社团那些年 The internet’s most authentic account of Hong Kong’s criminal gangs in the 1960s: Kowloon Walled City, the Four Great Detectives, the four major gang families, the Eighteen Tigers of Kowloon, the Twelve Beauties of Mong Kok, and the rise of influential bosses such as Crippled Ho and Fatty Kun, all revealed one by one! This story is adapted from the oral account of a senior member of a Hong Kong and Macau gang. As he is now over eighty, I recorded and adapted his story myself! For special reasons 20.3kReads9.1Score2k14d adds
- 72 Hong Kong Crime: Cutting Out Guan Caiba from the Start 港综，开具截胡冠猜霸 (Strength: 11) (Constitution: 9) (Health: 21/76) Yang Meng, from the twenty-first century, woke up one morning and discovered that his soul had transmigrated into the body of a young man who had just died in the 1980s. With a crippled System in tow, what would become of him… 14.2kReads7.7Score82714d adds
- 73 The Drifter's Road Home 混子的归途 With my brothers by my side and guns in our hands, let’s see who gets to call the shots in this underworld! I may stay out of the underworld, but once I step in, I’ll make every thug submit and every boss get out of my way. I’ll become the... king of this underworld! New book: Underworld Boss: Starting as a Veteran. Now serializing to great acclaim! 30.1kReads9.2Score2.2k14d adds
- 74 Reborn: I'm a Samurai in Japan's Warring States Period 重生之我在日本战国当武士 Are you tired of Chinese historical novels that all feel the same? Follow the author's writing and step into the world of Japan's Sengoku period! This book does not touch on Ming dynasty politics, nor does it involve invading the Ming dynasty or Korea. Please be a rational patriot. If you don't like it, just move on to another book. Here is the synopsis! Li Shan, a martial arts fanatic from the Celestial Empire and an outdoor survival enthusiast, ventured deep into the Amazon rainforest to film 115kReads9.2Score9.5k14d adds
- 75 The Day I Went to Prison: She Blazed a Trail Alone and Smashed My Shackles 入狱当天：她单枪铺路，为我砸镣 [Not Reborn]+ [No System]+ [One Female Lead] The last big sister of the underworld! The day I went to prison, she broke into the jail and smashed my shackles, clearing a path for me with a gun in hand! If the rest of my life is destined to be without light, at least in this moment, she is by my side! Some even call her the last big sister of Southeast Asia! Truth is, she was just forced to take charge in a crisis, with no other choice! Since we're already fugitives, then let's take our dark love 214Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 76 Overseas Turmoil: The Path of a Crime Lord 海外风云之枭雄路途 My name is Lin Feng. I’ve encountered, witnessed, and experienced many industries and incidents that people would rather keep hidden. So many people have been lured overseas by high-paying jobs, only to die. So many have died because their desires could never be satisfied. This synopsis can’t do the story justice. Read the novel to find out more. 8kReads9.1Score65714d adds
- 77 Hong Kong Crossover: I Have Too Many Good Brothers! 港综：我的好兄弟太多了！ “Standing before you now is the boss of the Hong Kong police force! The uncrowned king of Southeast Asia's underworld! The old financial clans' lifelong nemesis! The creator of the Continental Hotel! The King of Technology! Renowned philanthropist and national entrepreneur, Mr. Zhang Jiayao!” “I, Zhang Jiayao, have made it this far through my brothers. Brothers, and nothing but brothers!” 55.6kReads8.3Score3.2k14d adds
- 78 Be the Fiercest One 做最凶的那个 Lin Yu had always been troubled by a question: Why must good people endure eighty-one trials to become Buddhas, while bad people only need to lay down their butcher's knives? Fairness has never been something the poor get to talk about. If you want fairness, there's only one way: make yourself strong enough to create it. This world has both light and darkness. It won't treat you well just because you're kind. His father was unable to repay his debts and eventually took his own life. The creditor 765Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 79 Reborn: In the Korean Peninsula, Plotting a Coup from the Start 重生：人在半岛，开局策划造反 [Reborn + no System + not mindless wish fulfillment + no harem + military coup] Jiang Yunseong was reborn in South Korea as a young officer, only to be framed and thrown in prison from the start. Fortunately, at the critical moment, he awakened the ability to read people’s minds and temporarily escaped danger. But he soon discovered that he was at the center of an unavoidable political struggle! To stay alive, he incited a group of senior commanders to launch a military coup! “Fail, and you’re r 782Reads9.1Score10214d adds
- 80 A Life of Dark Desires 黑欲人生 Keep your hands ruthless, your mind sharp, and your nerve strong. The martial world is a place where people devour one another. Talk about honor and reason? You'll end up without a bone left! [Blood-Soaked Martial World] [Love and Hate] [Powerful Background] [All the Right Ingredients] 16.3kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds
- 81 Crouching Tiger 卧虎 A hidden dragon rises from the depths and devours all things; a crouching tiger commands the mountains and guards a thousand frontiers! When I was little, the strange older girl next door always asked me to help wash her. When I got a little older, she taught me how to be a real man! Twenty years of flashing blades, eighteen years of changing seasons. The black throne may change hands, but true kingship belongs only to madmen who dare to dance with the devil! 14.5kReads7.7Score2.7k14d adds
- 82 Hong Kong Films: In Hung Hing, I Became a Loan Shark Tycoon 港片，人在洪兴，放贵利贷成财阀 Gao Ren transmigrates into a world where Hong Kong movies have merged, becoming a low-ranking member of the Hung Hing triad. After Chiang Tiansheng and Big B set him up and get him sent to Stanley Prison, he awakens a moneylending System. As long as he lends money to people and collects the interest, he can redeem any item in the System Shop! His first redemption is the Eye of Truth, which lets him see how much everyone likes him. Chiang Tiansheng: Affection level, 5! Gao Ren: Chiang Tiansheng, 20.3kReads8.2Score85414d adds
- 83 Hong Kong Films: More Children, More Blessings, and I Can Summon an Endless Army 港片：多子多福，我能无限爆兵 [Multiple heroines, no exclusive pairing] [More Children, More Blessings] [Decisive and ruthless] [No holier-than-thou heroine] He transmigrates into a Hong Kong movie world, becoming the heir to the East Star Society and binding himself to a More Children, More Blessings System. He can grow stronger simply by having more children. Chan Ho-nam: Big B, there are too many of them. We can't win! Big D: I have more men and money? Compared with Luo Tianhao, I'm just a nobody. “Ding...” Successfully e 30.9kReads9.0Score2.8k14d adds
- 84 King of the Middle East 中东之王 A niche subject: modern warfare. The hard-hitting life of a war profiteer, Lu Mahdi, who rises from Aleppo by raising troops from the start. He rebuilds the world's rules. 23.4kReads8.6Score1.7k14d adds
- 85 The Hidden Dragon of the Righteous Path 正道潜龙 One of Wei Jie’s four-part series A shooting case. An undercover agent lies dead in the street. An investigator once swore an oath beneath the solemn national emblem. At a crossroads of fate, a twin brother makes a dramatic entrance, leading to a lonely yet passionate story... Back to 1998! Our brotherhood is still here, our youth is still here. From this point, we set sail once more and forge the next great triumph! 39.3kReads9.5Score4.7k14d adds
- 86 The Tiger Roars Across the Central Plains 虎啸中州 Three cups of wine for the mortal world, one pot of tea for a legacy that lasts a thousand years. What does it mean to truly live? Let me tell you what it means to unleash a ferocious tiger. Some ride horses, some sit in sedan chairs, while others push carts and shoulder their loads. I’ve never admitted defeat. You can beat me a thousand times, but I still won’t cry!!! 187Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 King of the Underworld 江湖枭雄 An ordinary-looking confrontation pushes a callow young man to a crossroads in life. Faced with fate’s mockery and the crushing weight of life, he chooses to stand tall and fight back. 31.2kReads9.1Score2.7k14d adds
- 88 Reborn in Hong Kong, Building a World-Class Financial Empire 重生香江，打造世界顶级财阀 [Business Wars + Tycoon Fantasy + Building a Financial Dynasty] Reborn in 1970s Hong Kong, with millions in family assets inherited from the start. Short stocks, trade gold, enter real estate, and establish an international security company. Watch as Zhang Qing transforms a minor family into a world-class conglomerate spanning Asia, Europe, and the Americas, with businesses in finance, real estate, media, energy, communications, luxury goods, the internet, the military industry, and much more! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 King of the Underworld: A Bandit Tears Through Tokyo from the Start 地下之王，开局悍匪速通东京 Lin Yang only wanted to stay alive, but things didn’t go as planned. From the start, he was forced to team up with a bandit, then tore through Tokyo in a trail of blood and explosions. He took down the SAT special police unit and every underground gang in his path. Lin Yang’s arrival sent shock waves through the underworld. The dark web connected to the world beneath the surface, where violence flowed along the channels of money and power. Need muscle? Call Lin Yang. Beyond seven steps, his gun 24.7kReads8.9Score1.9k14d adds
- 90 Tazhai: I Keep Offering Poisonous Schemes, but Uncle Dong Urges Me to Obey the Law! 塔寨：屡献毒计，东叔劝我守法！ "I appreciate you offering Uncle Dong some advice, but these schemes are way too criminal. I wouldn't dare!" I had just transmigrated into the head of the third branch of the Ta Village clan, and now Uncle Dong wanted to take the whole village into action? 118Reads8.3Score10114d adds
- 91 I'm a Locksmith, and You Want Me to Exorcise Demons and Ferry Souls? 我一个开锁匠，你让我摆妖渡魂？ Guo Cheng is a master locksmith who has never failed. Until one day, he opens a “lock” and unlocks the door to another world. From then on, his clients are no longer limited to people with security doors. They include the demon spirits that wander among the living. He picks locks to “lock” away danger, and ferries spirits so they can depart in peace. In the shadows of the city, demons and ghosts run rampant. Watch as a locksmith uses his skills to forge his own path as a ferryman between the wor 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 My Mercenary Career 我的雇佣兵生涯 "Cousin, what exactly is a mercenary?" "What do you mean, 'mercenary'? We're heroes! Heroes who rob the rich to help the poor, got it?" "Didn't we keep all the money for ourselves? Who exactly did we help?" "You silly kid, we're the poor!" I stared at the stacks of green cash by my feet and sank into deep thought... Yeah, Cousin's right! 8.4kReads9.1Score87814d adds
- 93 The Big Circle: Asia’s First Chinese Gang to Break Out 大圈：冲出亚洲的华人第一黑帮 "The Great Circle: The First Chinese Gang to Break Out of Asia" recreates, from the most realistic perspective, a complete underground kingdom truly built by the Chinese. "The Great Circle: The First Chinese Gang to Break Out of Asia" tells the story of how, though China has no underworld in the true sense of the word, Chinese people are far from voiceless in the underground order of the world. On the contrary, they have always played an important role in international organized crime and are ev 3.6kReads9.2Score50714d adds
- 94 I Am the Legend 我就是传奇 I don’t know when it happened, but a bunch of people like this came into my life, even though I’ve always been cold-hearted and a little shameless. When I got dumped, they’d say, “What’s the big deal? Lost your girl? Find another one tomorrow. If you’re really desperate, I’ll lend you myself for the night!” When I felt lost, they were always there with me in our cramped little rooms, shouting, “We give it everything we’ve got, all so we can make something of ourselves!” ... Back then, I couldn’t 19.6kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
- 95 The World’s Most Terrifying Organization: Ruling the World 全球战力最恐怖组织：称霸全世界 [Assassin]+ [Mercenary]+ [Underworld] I founded the Underworld and hunted down the fiends. A hundred kings under my command wage war across the land, all to reach the pinnacle of the world. Assassins, mercenaries, the underworld, the whole wide world. My name is Zhou Du. I kill… I do not ferry souls! 84.4kReads8.8Score6.5k14d adds
- 96 Red Dead Redemption: Oh No, Dutch Has Another Plan 荒野大镖客：坏了达奇还有计划 In 1899, the outlaws had reached the end of their era. What followed was a wave of civilization and the rise of capital. At that very moment, Wang Jin transmigrates as Dutch in the Blackwater Massacre. For the gang’s future, and to keep it from going down the same path as in the game, Dutch decides to reform the gang! With the First World War yet to begin and advanced weapons still in development, Dutch decides to use Guarma Island to establish an arms company and trade weapons in this turbulent 5.5kReads9.4Score58314d adds
- 97 The King of Britain 不列颠之王 Lin Li wakes up in postwar Britain, having crossed into another world. No money? No problem. Raise oil prices by five points. No land? North America is the backyard. No people? Ever heard of specialized security forces? Watch Lin Li stir up the world and carve his path to becoming Britain's greatest ruler. 13.1kReads9.1Score1k14d adds
- 98 The Underworld Heiress Makes a Fierce Bodyguard 黑道千金猛保镖 [Underworld] + [Urban] + [Multiple Female Leads] + [Power Fantasy] [Not for readers under 18] Wang Meng rose from bodyguard to godfather of the underworld, unifying both the criminal and legitimate worlds. His was a life of power and grandeur. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 North America: I Can Raise Infinite Troops, From Cannon Fodder to American Emperor 北美：我无限爆兵，从炮灰到美帝 [High martial arts + urban setting + North America + an endless army of loyal soldiers + political intrigue + high-octane thrills + building a faction + growth and development] After transmigrating to North America during the spiritual qi revival, Lin Xiangyang has his family fortune stolen and is thrown into a barracks to die. Then his golden finger awakens, allowing him to summon loyal soldiers. [Recruit → company commander → battalion commander → regimental commander → governor... → president —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Starting Out with the Guangxi Clique, I’m Heading to Nanyang 开局桂系，我要下南洋 He woke up to find himself the young master of the Li family of the Guangxi clique. It was late 1948, and the tide of history was impossible to resist. As the red flag swept across the mainland, he had already established a base in the Red River Delta. He chose to forge a new path, leading a million soldiers and civilians south to build a new world. This time, in this fertile land where rice could be harvested three times a year, he would establish a vast domain of his own. 297.9kReads8.9Score27.1k14d adds
