Novels like [The Underworld: The Storm Rises Again]
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- 51 The Reckless Youth: A Passionate Heart 不良之热血方刚 Underworld + school life + passion + brotherhood + supremacy struggles + multiple heroines One day, I’ll rise like a dragon and conquer the underworld in a river of blood. Through flashing blades and piles of bones, I’ll stand at the front to shield my brothers. Shen Xiao, a freshman in high school, looked so frail that on his first day, a teacher made an example of him in front of the whole class. After class, he went to the restroom. As soon as he stepped out of a stall, he was kicked to the f 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 My Years as a Delinquent 我当不良的那些年 The year I began to remember things, my parents left for reasons unknown. The moment I stepped into Seventh High, the story began, and a legend unfolded. There is no tree that reaches the heavens. Everything has something that can bring it down… 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Tales of Mingsia 名夏往事 Step into the darkness, for survival, ambition, or revenge. Here, violence is the only language, and the line between loyalty and betrayal is razor-thin. He will climb the rungs of power in blood, carving out a path on the chessboard of power from which there is no turning back. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 An Underworld Odyssey: Is This Really the Right Path? 黑道征途，这条路真的对吗！ My name is Jiang Cheng. The Cheng in my name means “to become a god,” and I became the god of the underworld. The road here was grueling. My brothers and I all got the lives we wanted, but when I finally reached the top and watched my old brothers get arrested or cut down one by one, I fell into deep thought. Was this road really the right one? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Peerless Dragon Soul 绝世龙魂 A passionate tale of a student, a nobody who loves life, fighting his way forward and crushing every enemy. Once I set foot on this thorny road, I was destined to fight to the bitter end. I will have the world bow to me alone! 781Reads7.0Score10314d adds
- 56 King in My Youth 年少称王 We were young then, and always imagined the future would be wonderful. As it turns out, other people’s stories are only a guide… 209Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 The Arrogant Bad Boy 不良之嚣张 His name is Xiao Zhangyu, but beneath his brash name lies nothing but silence. Xiao Zhangyu is a rural transfer student whose flashy name belies his quiet nature. At his new school in an unfamiliar city, he fades into the background like a transparent shadow. Introverted, sensitive, and poor with words, he is an outsider on the fringes of the class. Even his humble crush on his deskmate, the school beauty Tan Feifei, is something he can only bury deep in his heart. A clash at an internet cafe ma 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Let the Young Be Wild 任少年轻狂 Multiple heroines + brotherhood + no System + a little cathartic wish fulfillment Lin Chen is beaten up by the school beauty’s thug of a brother just for looking at her one too many times in class. I will never give in. Push an honest man too far, and he becomes even more terrifying. 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 The Thug Gets Out of Prison 暴徒出狱 Before I went to prison, I was a big shot everyone feared. After getting out, I wanted to live a different kind of life. I just wanted to be an ordinary person, live a quiet life, and work hard to make money. I was ready to let bygones be bygones. But I wanted to let them go, and they kept pushing me. So I had no choice but to fight back with everything I had. 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Heir to the Underworld: Xia Yu of Tianmen 黑道继承者之天门夏宇 Xia Yu, originally named Li Tian, is 18 and a member of Tianmen, a gang company in Haizhou. After offending someone he should never have crossed, he is forced to flee to a special school in Nanwu under his new identity, Xia Yu, accompanied by two loyal underlings. But this school is an educational institution in name only: in reality, it is a training ground where Nanwu’s four major gangs groom their successors, and the gangs’ junior leaders vie for power behind the scenes. Reborn with the hard- 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Black and White Rule: Overseas Storms 2 黑白为王2海外风云 (No brainless antics + Urban + Underworld + Passionate + Brotherhood + No Harem + Faux-Realism + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Overseas Gang Life) The official sequel to the hard-hitting, realistic underworld epic Three Fingers! Black and White Rule 2: Overseas Storm is now underway! Leaving the underworld of their homeland behind, they set foot on unfamiliar foreign soil. Beneath the surface, the Mekong River region seethes with undercurrents, while cross-border forces from Hong Kong and Macau are 19Reads—Score10714d adds
- 62 Legend of the Black Flag 黑旗传说 A bloody journey through the underworld, alongside a band of passionate young men who live for vengeance and loyalty. Who says the modern city has no underworld? When Wei Tianyi was born, strange signs appeared in the heavens, and his mother died in childbirth. A wandering fortune-teller declared that he was born with the Three Extinctions fate. His father feared being dragged down by him and fled to another land. Wei Tianyi was raised by his grandmother, and after she died, he and the brothers 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Ten Years Later, I Became a Gang Boss One Step at a Time 十年后，我一步一步成为帮派大佬 Ten years ago, I, Lei Zhen, was nothing but a good-for-nothing whom everyone despised... But remember this: You may look down on an old man with white hair, but never look down on a young man just because he’s poor... Ten years later, a mysterious gang quietly rose from the shadows of the city. Its leader, Lei Zhen, used his exceptional leadership and iron-fisted methods to carve out a path for his men through the city. But their rise drew the covetous attention of other powers, and one bloody c —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Huh? The Underworld System Begins with a Heartfelt Duet on the Rooftop 啊？黑道系统从天台深情对唱开始 [System + underworld gangs + one female lead + absurd humor] “I am sworn enemies with the underworld System...” [Host, what did you say?] “Uh, I said I’m happy to share the same sky with you.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 The Underworld: No Way Back 黑道不归路 The underworld: a term that seems to have nothing to do with ordinary people. It represents another world. I was an orphan. I begged, was adopted, stole, and did all kinds of things. Then I failed to find a job and ended up at a nightclub. I never expected to meet someone there, someone who changed the course of my life and sent me down a road of no return... 91Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Who Can Compete? A First-Year's Rise to the Top 谁与争锋：高一立棍实录 [School gangsters] + [old-school hoodlums] + [always get even] + [scheming] When sixteen-year-old Wu Dong walked into No. 3 High School, all he wanted was to get through high school in peace. But a kick to the chest in the bathroom and protection money slapped across his face pushed him to the other side of the rules. When the top student’s glasses shattered on the ground, he understood one thing: around here, weakness earns no respect. He joined forces with his childhood friend Lei Dalei, who w 168Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 A Man of the Jianghu 江湖混的人 What kind of people are these? They’re a rowdy bunch, a bunch who think they’re better than everyone else. The brothers we ran wild with back in the day. When our youth had passed and we looked back, some familiar faces were nowhere to be seen. Some had gone far away, some had faded into silence, and some were still eating from the same communal pot. Why? Because the road we took was one we could never turn back from. 1.4kReads8.2Score—14d adds
- 68 The Innocent Youth We Can Never Get Back 一去不复返的懵懂青春 Those were our wildest days, our most fearless youth. When steel pipes clashed and sparks flew, when blood stained our school uniforms, when brothers stood shoulder to shoulder, we finally understood that youth could burn with such passion. This is a story written in the blood and fire of a group of boys! This is a memory of brotherhood and loyalty! This is a fiery youth we could never forget! These are brothers who would live and die together! This is a passionate era that belongs to us! 128Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Who Can Compete? The Victor Takes the Crown 谁与争锋之胜者为王 [Underworld + passionate + anti-triad + ensemble cast + realistic] Chu Lan was just an unknown nobody until a lucky chance to ride on someone else’s influence made him the top dog of the second-year class. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Reckless Years, 轻狂岁月， The little brother I used to look down on has suddenly become the big boss... Chase the campus belle, take down the school bully! A legend in the west of the city is still a legend in the east! I, Chen Han, never hold a grudge, because I get my revenge the very same day! I charge across the battlefield for no reason but to live out my wild, reckless youth! —Reads—Score114d adds
- 71 Racing Through the 1990s: A Brothers' Legend 狂飙90年代：兄弟热血传奇 Crazy 90: A Legendary Brotherhood of Passion Set in Tiexi District, a major heavy-industry hub in Northeast China during the 1990s, this story follows Chen Mo, a boy from the bottom rung of society, as he and his brothers Li Jianjun and Wang Lei carve out a life together amid the tides of the times. At seventeen, Chen Mo is a “troublemaker” at Tiexi Technical School. His family is struggling: his father has been laid off, and his mother runs a street stall. Discrimination and bullying expose him 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 My First Steps into the Real World! 初闯社会！ A mischievous little punk back in his school days, he somehow ends up getting into police academy through a twist of fate. During his time there, he transforms from a rebellious teenager into a mature, steady, hardworking cadet. Then, by chance, he is sent undercover to infiltrate a criminal organization, gradually building up his own influence... 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Tales of the Second High School 二中之风云往事 For all three years of middle school, my whole class ostracized me. Second-year students cornered and humiliated me, and everyone treated me like trash and walked all over me. They thought I was weak and easy to bully, but they didn’t know that a boy backed into a corner has nothing left to lose. From this day on, I’ll give my life to anyone who protects me, and pay back anyone who bullies me twice over. This isn’t a novel. It’s the bloody path of my youth, the one I truly walked. “My name is Ba 258Reads—Score10914d adds
- 74 Legends of Jiangbei 江北风云传 Jiangbei is a tangled city, its underground forces deeply entrenched in a balance of power that no one has been able to shake for decades. No one could have guessed that the person to stir up this muddy pond would be a transfer student at a vocational high school. Su Yan transfers in and plunges straight into a school rife with conflict and chaos. Faced with the law of the jungle, he neither hides nor backs down. He makes his fists his blade and his courage his edge, carving out a place for hims 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 The Jianghu in Its True Colors 江湖本色 [New book: River Dragon on the Loose] Many years ago, a group of cocky young boys smoked cigarettes that cost just a few yuan a pack and talked big about their dreams. Longing for the day they would grow up, they shouted, “Our future is bright!” Looking back in an instant, the old street is still there, and the stars shine as they always did. But are the brothers from those days still the same? A man remains a boy until the day he dies! Just like youthful passion, it may cool, but it never dies! 966Reads7.2Score10214d adds
- 76 From School Bully to Big Shot, I Fought My Way to the Top 从校霸到大佬，一路杀疯了 The rating is still low, but it will rise as more people rate it. Read without worry: the characters won’t suddenly become stupid. [Underworld fiction + play the pig to eat the tiger + master strategist + resource consolidation] Lin Feng was born the second young master of an underworld family, yet he was determined to conquer the world through his wits. He gathered his brothers, advanced step by step, and struck decisively. Just as everyone thought he was aiming to become the school’s top bully 93Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 77 I Took Beating After Beating Until I Had Every Block Under My Thumb 一直挨打的我，打服了所有的街区 (Hot-blooded gangland action, lots of fights, no harem, no female lead, no System, no invincibility, the protagonist isn’t a saint and shows no mercy.) After three years of being bullied in middle school, Lu Jinnian spent the summer training until he had incredible stamina and could take a beating. After getting into Qingfeng High, all he wanted was to live a quiet life. But the school was practically a collection of warring territories, with each grade staking out its own turf and fists decid —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Heading South in 1996: I Take My Young Aunt and Conquer the Underworld 九六南下：我带小姑奶闯江湖 [Period] [Fleeing an arranged marriage] [Heading south for work] [Passionate underworld] [Multiple heroines] New Year’s Day, 1996. Chen Yaozu, a poor lad from southeastern Henan, flees south overnight with his young grandaunt, who is being forced into marriage. As soon as they arrive in the Pearl River Delta, his classmate’s cousin kicks him out of her rental, leaving him homeless. He steps in to help someone, only to be hunted by gangsters. At the factory, he’s bullied, and people even set thei 728Reads—Score10114d adds
- 79 The Rise and Fall of a Nobody 混子风云 [Adult-themed story] [Ensemble cast] [Not mindless] No saintly protagonist, no System Are his parents' divorce the final straw that breaks Li Qian? Absolutely not. His ambition will drive him ever higher. If nobody believes in me, then I'll climb over their heads and become the king of Laicheng. This story does not promote violence in any way. We hope everyone will obey the law. Anyone who breaks the law will be severely punished. Society won't go easy on you. You alone are responsible for every 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 No One in the Underworld Hasn't Heard of Yu Chengfei 不良之无人不识宇城飞 [Bad Boys: The Reckless Years] [Passionate] [Underworld] [Youth] [First Person] [Yu Chengfei] [Wang Hao] Everyone wants to get the better of me? They say outsiders have a hard time at the vocational college? I’ll show you what a legend looks like! What secrets did my father and Uncle Wang once share? Why am I so drawn to the underworld? It turns out the blood running through my veins has always destined me for greatness. The king of the underworld in Beiyuan City? That’s only the beginning of my 9.6kReads—Score45314d adds
- 81 From Campus to the Underworld 从校园到黑社会的日子 Not a wish-fulfillment story, but a logical and realistic one. It tells the story of a rural child who goes to the city to study, fights back against school bullying, and finally defeats the school bully, only to enter the underworld after joining society. In 1995, Jiang Yifan and his two childhood friends start middle school and move to the city to study. They face school bullying and, later, the bloody violence of life in society. In the end, the three brothers step into the underworld, each m 942Reads—Score10114d adds
- 82 Look, That's the World Beyond the Heavens 你看那叫，天外天 (This isn't a wish-fulfillment story, but one about an ordinary man's rise) (This story is completely made up! Don't overthink it!) A tribute to the classics: Brothers, let's go! A student at a university in Northeast China, he grows step by step into a local power player! Through connections, brotherhood, fate, and his own efforts! He bursts onto the scene and takes command of an entire region! Thousands roar his name: Beyond the Heavens! 102Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 83 Decades in the Underworld: From Hidden Dragon to King 黑道十几年之潜蛟成王 [Not a wish-fulfillment story] [Follow a small-time student thug as he climbs step by step to the top of the underworld] [Not too serious, entertainment comes first!] In a forgotten corner of the city stood a notorious school: Municipal Third Songmu Middle School, known as “Third Songmu.” It was no ordinary academy, but a miniature jungle where hidden talents lurked and the weak were preyed upon. Beneath its peaceful facade, conflict churned like an underground current, and fighting was its eter 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 The Jianghu of Those Years 那些年的江湖 Quiet! Class is about to begin!!! At Uncle Two's shout, the hall and the streets packed with people fell completely silent. Just then, the young crowd parted, making way without being told. Wen Hua walked through, hearing his brothers call out to him as he passed. “Brother Hua!” “Greetings, Brother Hua.” 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Urban Mad Dragon: A True Dragon Fears No River Crossing 都市狂龙：不是猛龙不过江 [Business Warfare + Powerhouse + Underworld + Livestreaming + No System + No Rebirth] Zhao Yichen, the undisputed king of Feicheng's underworld, is hunted by two mysterious forces… He is on the brink of death, lying in a pool of blood, when Xiao Mo, general manager of Brilliant Media, rescues him. From then on, Zhao Yichen conceals his identity and takes a job as a lowly security guard at Brilliant Media. After the Three Little Animals set them up, Brilliant Media is caught in a scandal over 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Underworld: Making a Name for Myself 黑道：扬名立万 [Underworld swindlers + smart characters + both sides of the law + big shots + neither wholly good nor evil + double undercover agents + Part Two of the Northern Frontier Storm] For a man… what does it mean to be alive? To drift through life accomplishing nothing? That just means you’ve lived. It seems that for a man, making something of himself, bringing honor to his family, and making a name for himself… That’s what it means to be alive! My name is Han Yangming. I used to be a top student, but 364Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 87 Who in Their Right Mind Joins the Underworld? 正经人谁当极道啊 My name is Miyazaki Hama. My high school life after being reborn hasn't exactly been ideal. I've arrived in a parallel version of Tokyo, my biological father has passed away, and I don't get along with my stepmother or stepsister. If they feel like it, they could throw me out at any time. Wait, what the heck is this Yakuza Overlord System? What respectable family raises a yakuza? On my first day in Tokyo, I obeyed the law and studied hard. On my second day in Tokyo, I cared for my classmates and 348Reads5.4Score11214d adds
- 88 I’m Just a College Student. So What If I Become a Red Pole? 我一大学生，当个红棍怎么了 Qin Yu thought passing the police academy entrance exam would let him escape the harm caused by his family. Instead, his parents framed him and made him take the blame for his younger brother. He met a benefactor in prison, but after his release, how will he rise step by step to become the underworld's overlord? Stay tuned. The coming-of-age story of a college student in the criminal underworld: a classic, blood-pumping power fantasy with no System, astronomical combat power, and a young man who 198Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Jianghu Tales: The Chain Reaction Caused by a Pack of Cigarettes 江湖往事：一包烟引发的连锁反应 The author is a devoted fan of Aixiaoyan Zhong and hasn’t missed a single episode. I’d also like to ask everyone from Sandao Street to send the author a free gift. Thank you! A pack of cigarettes sets off a chain reaction: from the internet cafe to the school, from the school to the city, from the city overseas, from overseas to foreign countries, from foreign countries to the nations of the east, west, north, and south, and from those nations to Tiger Nation. There’s no single main character. A 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Dongjiang County: The Invisible Hand 东江县：无形之手 Li Jing, deputy head of the provincial investigative team, has barely arrived in Dongjiang County when she encounters a bizarre case: Zhang Meng, a construction contractor, beat a man to death in the street, yet at trial the victim’s family all changed their testimony. In a rundown teahouse in town, she runs into the boy she secretly loved back in school. Now he stoops, his fingernails caked with tea stains. When Li Jing takes out the graduation photo she has treasured for years, a flicker of em 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Ruling the Delinquent World Starts with Tokyo Manji! 制霸不良界从东万开始！ [Tokyo Revengers + High & Low + High School Heroes + Weak Hero + Crows Zero + Original Factions] [Ensemble Cast + Local Protagonist + One or Two Heroines + Slow Burn + Fighting Prodigy] A once-in-a-century fighting prodigy, Yamashiro Miya, transfers to Shibuya No. 7 Elementary School in Tokyo for personal reasons. After accidentally knocking out a delinquent several years above him with a single punch, he forms an unbreakable bond with Senju Kawaragi. Their pure friendship is like a stone tossed 445Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Blood and Darkness 血黑 “Is the martial world far away?” “We're already in it. How could it be far away?” The underworld is simply the shadowed side of the martial world. The martial world has never been about black and white, only life and death. The strong remain standing; the weak are buried within it. From campus to society, we never back down! 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Gusu's Dark Day: We Are the Kings of No. 15 High School 姑苏黑昼：我们才是十五中的天 Overnight, my family was slaughtered by the mysterious organization Ba Tian Pavilion. I transferred to Gusu No. 15 High School alone, wanting nothing more than to stay alive. But after I knocked out the so-called freshman-year bully with one punch at the dorm entrance, I was dragged into the whirlpool of the school’s hidden power struggles. At death’s door, my second brother, who was supposed to have died in Jinling, appeared before me as a sophomore and became the “cold-faced demon” feared by —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Dragon City Storm: A Deadly Showdown in the Underworld on New Year's Eve 龙城风云：除夕前夜的江湖绝杀 Dragon City in Turmoil: A Deadly Showdown in the Underworld on New Year's Eve 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 I Don’t Know! Everyone Calls Me Boss When They Come Out 不知道啊！出来他们都叫我大哥 One day, when the tiger returns to the mountain, blood will stain half the sky. One day, when the dragon lifts its head, the Yellow River's waters will flow backward. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. I won't pad the word count. One female lead, no System, no invincible protagonist, passionate urban drama. (Every character in this ensemble cast has their own personality.) The world is in turmoil, and heroes rise in our generation. Two young men only want to live decent lives, but somehow g —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Chinatown: I'm Zhang Wei, Zhang as in Arrogant 唐人街：我张伟，嚣张的张 In the 19th century, Zhang Wei arrives in San Francisco's Chinatown. Forced into indentured labor, he escapes being sent to build railroads and gains a golden finger. Here, Chinese laborers are branded “inferior” just like Black people. They have no rights. The white foreigners don't want Chinese people living here, which is why the tongs came into being. This is a place full of every kind of person, and Zhang Wei claws his way up step by step. Here, Zhang Wei is known as “the Madman.” He says, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 A Delinquent at High School 我在高校当不良 [Delinquents + school life + wish fulfillment + hiding your strength] Takahashi Yoshiki comes from the countryside. After moving to Chiba Prefecture with his parents, he sets his sights on becoming the strongest man around. After transferring schools, he meets Ito Shinji, who shares his dream, the frank and passionate Akasaka Riko, the hilarious Imai Katsutoshi, and others... “The Blonde Demon” and “The Righteous Hothead” will become legends of Chiba Prefecture! (This blurb is short and not very —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 The Langmen Trilogy: The Last Days of the Underworld 浪门三部曲之最后的江湖 (Not a wish-fulfillment novel, and the protagonist isn't invincible. Read at your own risk~) What is the jianghu? It's the ways of the world and human relationships. The real jianghu isn't street fights. It's drinking tea, listening to opera, and turning walnuts in your hands. Once in the jianghu, all are mere pawns, as old dynastic grudges play out in secret battles. Six jade pendants, six troubled fates. Brothers turn against one another and become enemies. Some are born to rule, some lose the 106Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Judgment on a Rainy Night in the City 都市之雨夜裁决 Judgment on a Rainy Night in the City 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Urban Rebirth: The Path of a Hero and Villain 都市重生之豪侠恶人路 [Reborn undercover agent, building a power base, decisive and ruthless, making his mark in the city, repaying every grudge, developing his own corner of the world.] (May be a slow burn) A notorious undercover agent from the criminal underworld was reborn in his student days. He was young, and everything was just beginning. The future kingpins of the underworld, renowned across the nation, were now just ordinary people struggling to make a living. In this life, there would be no bloodless hands, 1Reads8.2Score—14d adds
