Novels like The Person in the Mirror: Rising to Power at College
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- 151 Northeast Underworld: Jiao Yuannan of Ice City 东北江湖之冰城焦元南 Northeast China in the 1980s, especially the Ice City, was a legendary jianghu. In those days, as the saying went, “Where the waters are shallow, there are plenty of turtles, and big shots are everywhere.” People often said that if you had to go out, you'd sooner run into a ghost than one of these men. Here, blood was shed in heroic struggles, honor was upheld with passion, power was pursued through treachery and intrigue, and blades and guns clashed without mercy. Everything in the world is com 44.4kReads9.2Score2.7k14d adds
- 152 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
- 153 Wasteland Kingpin: Leizi, Fresh Out of the Undesignated Zone 废土枭雄，从待规划区出来的雷子 [Now available with multi-character narration and a live-action voice cast version! The animated series is now streaming on Hongguo!] [Wasteland underworld + no stockpiling + not invincible + no System + tough guy + ensemble power struggles + two strong leads + urban] In a wasteland where order has collapsed and warlords carve up the land, Jiang Ye leaves the three Chinese districts and arrives in District Ten, the "City of Sin." The rules here are simple: endure, get ruthless, or get out! Since 60.7kReads8.8Score7.9k14d adds
- 154 Game Descends: I Have So Many Secret Identities, I Become a God 游戏降临：马甲太多成神了 [Two male leads + game descends into reality + secret identities + lucky player + multiple couples] Xu Huanwu was a hardcore gamer. At one point, he was so hooked that he created five accounts, each with a different persona, and used them to form a little group. His family all thought something was wrong with him, and he was eventually diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder. But before they could get him to a hospital, the MMO he played descended into reality. While his family stood bewil 660Reads8.0Score14314d adds
- 155 Searching the Underworld for My Missing Son, I Clean Up Crime and Clear My Father's Name 失子入江湖扫黑恶，父冤得伸 (Passionate urban action, a comeback! Multiple female leads!) Also known as "Lost Son Enters the Underworld to Fight Crime, Father’s Wrongful Conviction Finally Overturned" I am the son of a soldier. After getting lost during a sorrowful journey, I was raised to adulthood by a kind rural couple surnamed Ye. I thought it was pure chance that my master taught me peerless martial arts. From then on, I became the greatest martial artist in Nan Yue! Later, to improve my family’s financial situation, 5.8kReads8.8Score38414d adds
- 156 Eerie Revival: I Was Born Bad 诡异复苏：我是天生坏种 The rating was just posted and will gradually rise [Psychosis]+ [Invisible Killings]+ [Everyone Is Evil]+ [A Brand-New Supernatural Setting]+ [Selfish Protagonist]+ [Only Twenty Chapters of Oppression]+ [No CP] “10, 9, 8…” The voice in Gao Sheng's head counted down for three whole years. At last, it reached zero. The next second, a prank message popped up in the class group chat. [Today is the seventh day since Teacher Zhao Yuliang died. Forward this message to five groups for good luck. If you 1.2kReads8.8Score19914d adds
- 157 A Young Man's Years in the Jianghu 少年之江湖岁月 The jianghu is a road with no return, a maze, an abyss. Some manipulate events from the shadows, while others struggle for their lives in the mire. Watch who rises above them all, and who comes crashing down. 19.7kReads9.0Score1.4k14d adds
- 158 Infinite Horror: What Do You Mean You're Mentally Ill? 无限恐怖：什么叫你是精神病 [Not a Pure Rules-Based Horror] + [Infinite Flow] + [Two-Personality Psychopath] + [Original Instances] Humans can’t fight ghosts. But what if you stopped being human? Every ghost has at least one rule for killing. But if you can keep it in check, treat its rules like daily quests and complete them. Song Yuan, a law student, inexplicably died while playing Valorant, only to transmigrate into the body of a deranged psychopath with the same name who was about to be sentenced to death. At the very 57kReads8.6Score13.6k14d adds
- 159 The Twin Heroes of the Dark Blade 暗刃双雄 [Dual Male Leads + Undercover Agent + Two Powerful Leads + Drug Enforcement + Battle-Scarred] Lin Fusheng was a young master raised with every care. After his father died in the line of duty, he resolved to venture alone into the heart of the drug trade, finish his father's unfinished mission, and find the missing undercover agent his father had left behind: Huang Quan. After Lin enters the den, the second-in-command, Xie Siyu, makes things difficult for him time and again. He has no idea that e 488Reads—Score10614d adds
- 160 I Became the Ghost King by Making Horror Games 我靠制作恐怖游戏当鬼王 [Futuristic alternate setting, top, feel-good power fantasy, romance, 1v1] Lin Qixia, a game designer, dies unexpectedly and is whisked away by something called the Ghost King Raising System. He transmigrates to a brand-new world with advanced technology. The System says that as long as Lin Qixia earns enough scare points, it can make him stronger and help him rule the entire universe. That goal is far too grand. Lin Qixia doesn’t really want to do it. The System doesn’t force him. “All right, w 52.8kReads8.9Score8.4k14d adds
- 161 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
- 162 From Hot-Blooded High School to Ruling Tokyo 从热血高校开始制霸东京 [Hot-blooded high school + god-tier choices + hot-blooded streets + landlady + yakuza heiress + heiress to a conglomerate + ...] In his previous life, Ryuzaki Makoto was a gang boss who ruled the streets, but the conglomerate treated him like a dog, threw him away when he was no longer useful, and left his body in the bay. Reborn in a new life, he finds himself the weakest punching bag at Suzuran High. From the start, he's at the scene of a suicide attempt? No problem. His God-Tier Choice System 780Reads7.3Score6614d adds
- 163 Urban Dragon in Hiding: I'm a Legend 都市潜龙：我就是传奇 In the underworld, whoever has the hardest Dragon-Head Staff is king! Some say that stepping into the underworld is like drawing a bad lot. In the end, you either die on the run or meet a grisly end in the street. I'm Guan Pan, nicknamed Judge! The future belongs to us young people! Youth means being wild, and ambition can take you anywhere! Liu Huaqiang once said: “If you're not hot-blooded, are you even young?” Young people leap through the Dragon Gate, their lives rising and falling! The dark 319Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 164 I Was Dragged Off by the Godly Tycoon System to Spend Money 我被身神豪系统抓去花钱 1v1, two male leads, woman transmigrates into a man!!! Woman transmigrates into a man!!! In short, it ends with two men together!!! Wrote this for fun. The rating is low, so just make do. Don’t overthink it or take it too seriously. Lu Zeyi, a beautiful young veterinarian who had just graduated and started her own business, lost money running a pig farm in a small sixth-tier city and wound up 1.8 million yuan in debt. On her way to change careers, she got into a car accident. She didn’t die, but 1.1kReads7.1Score10614d adds
- 165 I'm a Goodfella, but a Gangster in the Underworld 白道哥，黑道我 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 35Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 166 Number One Under Heaven 天下第一 No money to give you, but you can take my life. I’m the best in the world! Looking at his disheveled reflection in the mirror, Chen Dong slammed a fist into it, his eyes bloodshot. “From today on, no one will ever walk all over you again!” 15.1kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds
- 167 Bad Boy: Who Can Compete? II 不良之谁与争锋【二】 This book, written by Fuqin de Ren, is a sequel to Bad Boys: Who Can Compete? and Young King. It's just as thrilling, and familiar characters such as Houzi, Zuo Fei, Zheng Wu, Huang Jie, Ma Jie, and Wang Wei all appear. 848Reads7.0Score10714d adds
- 168 Underworld King: From the Detention Center to a Black-Gold Empire 黑道枭雄：从拘留所到黑金帝国 During the Jiajing era of the Ming dynasty, Li Sheng, leader of the underworld gang known as the Four Seas Gang, is betrayed by his subordinates. As he lies dying, his resentment forms a soul, and he unexpectedly travels through time to the modern day. On the day he arrives, Li Sheng is locked up in a detention center. Amid the center’s motley mix of people, he realizes that no matter how times change, human nature and desire remain eternal. The underworld will never disappear. The gang boss fro 89Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 The Jianghu: What Is It, Really? 江湖，到底是什么？ [Pure Underworld] [The Jianghu of the 1980s] Where there are people, there are grudges; where there are grudges, there is a jianghu; people are the jianghu! It used to be called the jianghu, but now it's called society! When the storms had passed, Lang Aowen knelt once more before the sacred image of Guan Yu, holding three sticks of incense high above his head. Only one question remained in his heart: The jianghu, what exactly is it? [Serious Warning: The characters and plot in this book are 1.7kReads—Score10114d adds
- 170 I’m No Punk: Three of Us Together 我不是小混混之三人行 Determined not to become a thug, he knows that those who walk different paths cannot work together. Brotherhood, and the revival of the Eight Gates of the underworld. Is a sinister force behind it all, or is something far worse on the horizon...? 323Reads—Score1914d adds
- 171 In the Hong Kong Cinematic Universe, I'm Zhang Shihao 混在港综，我是张世豪 The legendary thief king gets a new lease on life. Heaven gives Zhang Shihao a chance to start over. This time, I’ll still form a gang and conquer Hong Kong! In this life, I’ll make up for my regrets and rule both the underworld and the legitimate world. 20kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds
- 172 Destined for a Life in the Underworld from Birth 从出生开始就注定混黑道 No System! No brainless antics! Packed with thrilling, iconic moments from beginning to end! My big brother told me to go to school and protect the campus belle, but I ended up reading her a love letter in front of the whole school? The son of the boss of a rival gang wants to be my underling? A gorgeous, wealthy woman wants me to marry her? It's gotten to the point where I don't even want to run with the gang anymore. I'm surrounded by gorgeous, wealthy women. I really don't want to work hard a 1.2kReads7.2Score—14d adds
- 173 Those Confused Days of Youth 那些年迷茫的日子 One thought can lead to heaven, another to hell. Half a life wasted, with the past too painful to look back on. I once ruled my corner of the world, and I once ended up in prison. From being adored by everyone to the desolation of today, I dedicate this book to the friends I once had. 726Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 174 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. 22Reads—Score214d adds
- 175 Quick Transmigration: From the Start, I Rely on My Persona to Save Myself in the Apocalypse 快穿：开局末世，我靠人设自救 [No romance + one male lead + character growth + slow transmigration + a talented actor] [The protagonist transmigrates into different novels and changes the fate of cannon fodder characters. The first three worlds are apocalyptic.] [Please note: The protagonist grows over time and is relatively weak at first. He starts to grow around Chapter 9. If that doesn’t appeal to you, feel free to leave.] World One: Gloomy and Jealous Persona (ensemble storyline, original protagonist is a sunny fire-wiel 515Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 176 Hong Kong Films: A System That Gives Me an Army of Fanatical Dead Men, and You Want Me to Join a Gang? 港片：有死士系统，让我混社团？ Gu Hao transmigrates to Hong Kong, where characters from all kinds of Hong Kong movies mingle, and becomes a lowlife saddled with loan-shark debt. After seeing a text message on his predecessor’s phone demanding repayment, Gu Hao is faced with two options. The first is to run. The second is also to damn well run. Just as he packs his belongings and prepares to leave Hong Kong and head north, hoping to use his memories from his previous life to live comfortably on a modest fortune, the System arr 2.7kReads5.2Score11914d adds
- 177 Slapped the School Belle from the Start, Then Changed Class to the One and Only Sword Immortal 开局扇校花耳光，我转职唯一剑仙 [Sword Immortal + System + No Romance + No Forgiveness + Game Merges with Reality + Ensemble Cast Later On + Not Invincible + Growth-Oriented + Slow Start, Strong Finish + Swordsmanship + Brotherhood] Fifty years ago, a game descended upon reality. Since then, all of Blue Star has been digitized. Martial arts reign supreme, ferocious beasts run rampant, and dungeons are everywhere! Xu Gui transmigrates into this world and awakens the Divine Choice System: Every choice he makes earns him a corres 400Reads8.8Score10414d adds
- 178 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
- 179 Land of Miracles 神澜奇域无双珠 Fahua is the greatest genius in the Domain of Law. He lives there, follows order and etiquette, excels at leadership, and commands the Canon. Lange is the greatest genius in the Domain of Blue. He lives there, cherishes freedom, does as he pleases, excels at fighting, and commands the elements. The Domain of Law believes that humans are descended from gods. In ancient times, they received the Canon’s blessing, created order, and abide by it. The Domain of Blue believes that humans are nature’s d 3.1kReads8.8Score48214d adds
- 180 The Underworld: My Dongguan Girlfriend 黑道：我的东莞女友 At the turn of the millennium, I headed south to Dongguan with just 800 yuan in my pocket. Someone stole my wallet on the train, and I staggered into town after going hungry for three meals. I planned to keep my head down and work on an assembly line, but on my very first day, the team leader told me to take off my pants. I beat him up. Then I beat up the fourteen guys who came after me with machetes. Then I took on the whole street. The female owner of a nightclub handed me a gun and a stack of 590Reads6.3Score10914d adds
- 181 Reborn: The Deranged Serial Killer Becomes My Deskmate 重生后，变态杀人魔成了我同桌 [Mind-bending mystery + shocking twists + criminal investigation + two male leads + lighthearted comedy + everyday school life] I have a desk mate. He’s a really good person. He gives his whole heart to everyone. 17.1kReads9.1Score2.7k14d adds
- 182 The Strongest Man to Emerge from Vocational School 从职校走出的强者 When Li Feng stepped into vocational school, his life began to change... Youth is meant to be lived boldly and without restraint! A legend is about to unfold! May you roam far and wide, then return still young at heart... 155Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 183 Immortal Old Man! Times Have Changed! 仙人老登！时代变了！ [Villainous behavior] [Don't take the technological combat power too seriously] [A little angst] [If it can be cut down, cut it down, no unnecessary talk] Good news: I transmigrated, and not only into the cultivation world that everyone back in China has been dreaming of, but I also got bound to a System. Bad news: the System modifies and upgrades technological weapons. Where am I supposed to find tech weapons in a cultivation world?! Even worse, my talent is mediocre, and I've ended up with a m 1.4kReads8.8Score23614d adds
- 184 Life Is Boring, So the Weird Ones Cosplay as Humans! 生活索然无味，诡异cos人类！ [Two Male Leads + Infinite Worlds + Horror Game] Xia Li is the final boss of a horror game. Since no one has ever made it to the final level, he may be on the job, but he has nothing to do. Bored out of his mind, he slips in among the humans and becomes one of the players. A new player named Pei Siheng, who is advancing through the ranks at remarkable speed, catches Xia Li’s attention. His instincts tell him that Pei Siheng is no ordinary player. He might make it to the final level and become Xi 4.7kReads8.2Score30614d adds
- 185 Xiaobailou’s 16th Book 小白楼第16本书 (Underworld + ruthless + wish fulfillment + blushing and getting flustered) “To be honest, I just want to call you Boss! It has absolutely nothing to do with your sister-in-law!” “Sister-in-law, is Boss out today?” “It's bad, Sister-in-law. Boss is dead...” From then on, he and his sister-in-law rule the underworld together! The blurb may be weak, but the story is guaranteed to be thrilling. 263Reads6.5Score10714d adds
- 186 Tales of Dragon City: Stories of a Small Town 龙城往事之小城故事 A realistic portrayal of northeastern China from the late 1980s to the present, full of grudges, grievances, and social change. Follow a group of impressionable young people as they face a host of challenges and opportunities and discover what it means to grow up. Realistic fiction, not a wish-fulfillment story, with a slow build. 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 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
- 188 Gray Mist: My Heart Merges with a God 灰雾：我的心脏融神明 What should I do when my man is prophesied to father the strongest professionals with any woman? [Two male leads + Infinite Realms + Power Progression + Strong Leads + Cthulhu + Mystery and Horror + Pure Love + Sequences + Professions] Zhang Wenhao: “Mengshu, do you remember your first impression of me?” Zheng Mengshu: “Tall and burly. You looked like a gullible idiot.” Zhang Wenhao: “?” Zheng Mengshu: “A premium product someone returned.” Zhang Wenhao: “???” Zheng Mengshu: “A stud with a dece 428Reads8.7Score11414d adds
- 189 Thirteen Years in the Shady Business 我捞偏门十三年 [The rating just came out, but it'll go up later] I entered the business in 2008 and retired in 2021. People usually call those of us in this line of work "readers of the unseen." In thirteen years on the job, only about eighty percent of the strange cases I handled ended well. All I can say is that ghosts aren't the most sinister things out there. Some things don't even have names you can call them by. 59.8kReads8.9Score10.3k14d adds
- 190 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
- 191 Reversed Love: The Straight Man's Debt-Paying Script in Showbiz 【逆爱】娱乐圈之直男还债剧本 [Wu Suowei X Chi Cheng] One is Wu Suowei, a straight guy forced to pay off his debts by starring in a show for money! The other is Chi Cheng, a rich young man who treats acting as a hobby! Wu Suowei: I just want to make money by acting! Chi Cheng: You flirt with me every day and still think you can run? No way! (The TV series Love Is an Illusion is streaming now~~) 223Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 192 Hong Kong Crossover: From the Start, I Inherit the Overlord's Legacy 港综：开局获得霸王传承 (At first, he fights for territory, taking over all the Hong Kong Island gangs. Midway through, he expands into entertainment, stocks, and real estate. In the end, he conquers the foreign underworld and establishes an independent nation.) Lu Fei accidentally transmigrates into the Hong Kong world of Hong Kong movies and television. He gains the legacy of a legendary conqueror, along with unmatched strength and charisma. He settles in the lawless Kowloon Walled City and uses an iron fist to bring 3.1kReads—Score14714d adds
- 193 What Exactly Is He Cultivating? 他到底在修什么仙 [Self-pairing + dual transmigration + mutual devotion + 1v1 happy ending + the characters actually communicate] [A devoted top who puts his lover above everything and couldn't care less about the rest x a bottom who wears a cold exterior but is soft on the inside] Bad news: Lin Shijiu transmigrated into what seems to be a thoroughly unreliable cultivation world. From the start, his cultivation was completely destroyed, and he inherited none of his predecessor's memories. Good news: he transmigra 169Reads8.7Score10314d adds
- 194 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
- 195 Back to the Apocalypse: Raising Her with Love 重回末世之娇养 Two male leads + apocalypse + devoted to each other + older man Note: A narcissistic romance where the protagonist falls in love with himself. Sweet, with no angst, and they dote on each other. Each is the most important person in the other’s life. He once struggled to survive in an apocalypse where people devoured one another, endured every hardship and the darkest sides of human nature, and was ultimately framed by a villain. After his body turned to dust, an opportunity from the Main God let 913Reads9.0Score12514d adds
- 196 Jianghu Dragon: Underworld Storm in the Northeast 江湖枭龙：东北黑道风云 Three years in prison, and everything had changed. After his release, Lu Tao found himself at a crossroads in life. The snowstorm that year was so fierce it bent Lu Tao’s back. The friendship that year was so warm it helped him emerge reborn and fight his way upstream. Watch as a close-knit group of friends stand shoulder to shoulder, stride through a turbulent era, and build something magnificent! 19.1kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 197 High Martial: Bend Your Enemies and Grow Stronger 高武：把敌人掰弯就变强 [High Martial + Wild Imagination + Comedy + Absurdity] Xiao Miao transmigrates to a High Martial world and unexpectedly gets an incredibly absurd System... And then... He eventually becomes the Human Emperor. 29.6kReads8.7Score3.9k14d adds
- 198 The Underworld’s Final Ballad 黑道绝响 (Original title: Black Road, Final Echo) What is the underworld? Is it really not about fighting and killing, but about the ways of human relationships? Wrong. Only those who can still stand after all the fighting and killing have the right to talk about human relationships. My name is Luo Ping. I witnessed the so-called underworld in a corner of the southwest go from its golden age to its decline, until at last its echoes faded away. This is my story, and a glimpse into one corner of the underw 51.3kReads9.4Score5.6k14d adds
- 199 As Long as I Dare to Draw My Blade, It Gets Faster Every Time 只要我敢拔刀，我的刀就越拔越快 [Transmigration + Low Martial Arts + No Female Lead + Not a Power Fantasy] After transmigrating to a world that exists outside the usual setting, Xiao Shi was no exception: he came with a System of his own. His System was simple. Kill someone to extract their lifespan, then burn that lifespan to grow stronger. There was just one catch: the person he killed had to be willing to die by his hand. Xiao Shi chose to become an assassin, drawing his blade to kill his clients’ targets in exchange for t 3.5kReads6.4Score21014d adds
- 200 My Imagination Can Slay Gods 我的想象力能屠神 [No Female Lead] [No System] [Apocalypse] [Overpowered Protagonist] [Two Male Leads] A blood moon hangs overhead as two worlds merge! When disaster strikes, what path can humanity take? The sky above Azure Star tears apart, and Evil Demon Star descends with an endless horde of monsters, merging with Azure Star. In this world of deadly dangers, civilization edges toward collapse beneath the monsters' iron hooves. Leng Yuezhe was once an ordinary man, no different from anyone else. Then he awakens 1.9kReads7.0Score31814d adds
