Novels like The Young Tiger Leaves the Mountain, Sweeping the Capital's Rising Elite from the Start
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- 51 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
- 52 Bloodshed in the Black Abyss 黑渊血戮 (Realistic + Period Setting + Underworld + Political Battles) What is the underworld? It is an endless abyss. Once you take a single step into it, you’ll be trapped forever, with no way out. To make a name for yourself in the underworld, you have to be ready to end up dead in the street or locked away for life at any moment. Now, let me take you back to the late 1980s and show you how the son of a worker gets dragged into this dark abyss and rises step by step to become a crime boss of his era. 907Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 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
- 54 Day One of College: I Start Running with the Underworld! 大学第一天，从混黑道开始！ A powerful underworld boss is reborn as a college student. With the System’s help, he rises once more to the pinnacle of the underworld. [Feel-Good Revenge + Urban + Underworld + Boss + School] Starting out as a college student, the male lead Lin Ao works his way to the top of the underworld, dominating both the criminal and legitimate worlds. He has powerful backing and influence that reaches everywhere. Dear readers, please be patient as you read. The story starts off ordinary, but the excitin 902Reads6.9Score10214d adds
- 55 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! 106Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 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
- 57 The Capital's Elite Family Is Too Powerful, Forcing the System to Upgrade Like Crazy 京城世家太无敌，逼系统疯狂升级 [Mega-Rich Protagonist + System + Aristocratic Family + Invincible + Feel-Good Read + Face-Slapping + Showing Off + No Cultivation] Qin Ren’s soul transmigrated into the eldest grandson of an aristocratic family in the capital. From the start, he enraged the family System, causing it to upgrade like crazy. The System instantly went haywire, its own CPU kicking off sign-in rewards with no missions. Qin Ren laughed so hard that he bound himself to the System. [System upgrade successful: sign in 716Reads—Score11014d adds
- 58 The Pinnacle of Flame City 焰城顶点 Underworld fiction, urban setting. Beneath the plane trees at Yancheng No. 4 High School, more eyes were watching than there were cicadas singing. Some stared at Chen Shun's dazzling blond hair, as if checking whether a certain rumor was true. Some remembered the pale pink scar at Li Huafeng's temple, as though it still held a trace of his unspent fury. Guo Qiang's silent bulk was like a moving wall wherever he went, blocking out the sunlight and the prying eyes alike. No one knew that these few 33Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 59 The Crown Prince of a Military-Political Dynasty: I Take Everything by Force 军政世家太子爷，无敌狂揽一切 He is the heir to a family with deep roots in both the military and politics, born into one of the most powerful families in the country. His grandfather commands the army, and his maternal grandfather is the richest man alive. Born with extraordinary gifts, he formed a connection with Daoism at the age of three and embarked on a path of cultivation that defies heaven itself. With overwhelming dominance, Ye Qianchen will conquer the cultivation world, the demon realm, and the immortal realm! He 98Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 60 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
- 61 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 1.9kReads7.2Score13514d adds
- 62 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 904Reads—Score10314d adds
- 63 The Women I Met in Dongguan Back in the Day 那些年，我在东莞遇到的女人们 [Urban underworld + no System + nostalgia + beauties + power struggles + ruthless action + pure wish fulfillment, no self-torture] Back in Dongguan in 2004, he rises from bodyguard to nightclub beauties to the godfather of Dongguan's underworld. Li Zhan moves to Dongguan for work and meets A-Zhen, who works at a nightclub. After an unexpected incident, Li Zhan drives away a customer harassing A-Zhen, only to find himself at odds with the local underworld. To survive, he's forced into the crimina 21.2kReads8.6Score1.5k14d adds
- 64 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
- 65 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
- 66 Back to High School with Tribulation-Transcending Cultivation 带着渡劫修为，重回高中时代 [Urban cultivation + Invincible + Reborn + Lighthearted daily life + Sweet romance + School life] As he was about to transcend his tribulation and ascend, Chen Beixuan was ambushed by his enemy. He thought his soul would be obliterated, but when he opened his eyes, he had returned to his senior year classroom in 2018. Even more astonishingly, his cultivation, perfected through the tribulation stage, remained completely intact in his adolescent body. What did it mean to be at the tribulation stag 187.1kReads8.1Score24.5k14d adds
- 67 Tiger Husband 虎夫 [Born to be somebody, just going through a rough patch for now!!!] 4.4kReads8.8Score39514d adds
- 68 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
- 69 The Days We Spent Running with the Wrong Crowd 那些年混过的日子 Young and reckless, we chased nothing but our ideals. The storms we weathered in those years, the roads we walked together, and the days we spent making our way through life. The old generation's feuds and entanglements, the younger generation's rivalries: an unknown nobody gradually grows stronger, overcoming hardship after hardship without ever giving up. 3.8kReads7.2Score17614d adds
- 70 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
- 71 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
- 72 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 271Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 73 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
- 74 Underworld Storms: Zhang Yue 黑道风云之张岳 He is the staunchest believer in the code of the underworld, fiercely loyal to his brothers to the point of obsession; he believes most in repaying every blow, dealing with his enemies with ruthless finality; he holds fast to his fighting spirit, staying true to himself to the very end. He is Zhang Yue, the underworld boss known as the Pale-Faced Scholar. 10.9kReads8.1Score60814d adds
- 75 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
- 76 Tales of the Northeast: The Turbulent Nineties 东北往事之九零风云 (Hot-blooded) (Brotherhood) (Youth) (Fast-paced, no dragging things out) The law-abiding worry all day, while the mighty sing all night. Those who harm others for their own gain ride in comfort, while the honest and fair go hungry. Those who build bridges and mend roads go blind, while those who kill and set fires have plenty of sons. I went to the Western Heaven to ask Buddha. Buddha said, “There's nothing I can do either.” This novel tells the blood-and-tears story of Shen Congwen, a great und 6.8kReads8.9Score44114d adds
- 77 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
- 78 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 51.4kReads9.4Score5.6k14d adds
- 79 Before I Even Graduated, the Campus Goddess Asked Me to Be a Dad 大学没毕业，校花女神让我喜当爹 [爽爽 fiction + All-Purpose System + Campus Belle + One Female Lead + Ordinary Man's Rise + Business Warfare] Chen Yang, the campus heartthrob of the Finance Department at Modu University, works part-time at a bar. After rescuing a beauty, he sleeps with Ye Qingya, the goddess campus belle from the Foreign Languages Department. Two months later, the campus belle shows up at his door. "Chen Yang, I'm pregnant!" "Ding! A bloodline connected to the Host by flesh and blood has been detected. Super All 59.1kReads8.1Score5.5k14d adds
- 80 I Encounter a Female Ghost from the Start, and She Clings to Me to Absorb My Yin Energy 开局遇女鬼，被我抱紧大腿吸阴气 (System + mental illness + perversion + comedy + supernatural resurgence + one female lead) Su Qing was scrolling on his phone by the roadside when he happened to come across a rumor: a female college student had drowned in a lake at a park near his home, and her body still hadn't been found. Late at night, nearby residents could hear a series of mournful wails, which were truly terrifying. As a flower of the motherland wearing a red scarf, Su Qing resolutely decided to dive into the lake and re 1Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 81 Sentenced to 25 Years at Six! Released and Instantly Invincible! 六岁被判25年！出狱便是无敌！ No System + No transmigration + Urban + High martial arts + Exploring Kunlun + Cultivation + Invincible protagonist A crime boss was hacked to death by his enemies, and his woman was thrown in prison. Already pregnant, she gave birth to Su Xiaokun in prison. Raised behind bars, Su Xiaokun took four masters and learned to drive out ghosts, enter dreams, and practice ghost medicine, setting out on an unknown path. The ultimate aesthetics of violence, supernatural ghost-controlling arts, and di 3.1kReads8.7Score45814d adds
- 82 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 5.4kReads8.9Score33814d adds
- 83 Big Brother 大哥 At the end of the last century, before the rules were fully established, all sorts of people emerged in great numbers. They exploited loopholes, ran gray-market businesses, and moved between the worlds of crime and respectability. A young man returned from military service, only to be dragged into the underworld. More than a decade of life on the fringes followed: wine and laughter with friends in spring, late-night talks beneath the lamplight; hardship at first, then glory at last. He had walke 4kReads9.0Score28214d adds
- 84 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
- 85 The Underworld: The Jianghu Big Shots I Brought to Heel Over the Years 黑道：我那些年收服的江湖大佬 The underworld is a road of no return. It's a last chance for those with nowhere else to turn to make a comeback. Win, and you reach the height of power and become fabulously wealthy. Lose, and at best you die; at worst, you become a cripple. This road takes three parts vision, six parts luck, and one part relying on yourself. By some stroke of luck, I won. When I got out of prison, I didn't have a penny to my name. Now I'm surrounded by beautiful women and rule this whole territory. This road w 6.6kReads8.6Score55914d adds
- 86 A Seven-Foot-Eight Brute Enrolls, and the Whole City Turns into a Bunch of Cutesy Girls 两米四猛汉入校，全城化身嘤嘤怪 He awakened a System and instantly became a two-meter-forty, 225-kilogram human tank with bulging muscles. Yu Zao, who had only just started college, couldn’t believe his luck! From the start, he rescued the campus belle from an escape room, punching through three walls in one blow and reducing the NPCs to tearful, squealing wrecks! When trouble broke out at his senior’s workplace, the troublemakers saw Yu Zao and got beaten so badly they wished they could cry even louder! Passerby A: “What woul 1.8kReads5.4Score10614d adds
- 87 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. 590Reads8.5Score10114d adds
- 88 She’s the Demon Queen Who’ll Destroy the World, So What’s Wrong with Wanting a Hug? 她灭世大魔王，要个抱抱怎么了？ [Slice of life, feel-good, sweet romance, 1v1, pure love, comic-book style] Lu Xue, the top underground boxer of Blue Star’s Jiuzhou, transmigrates to a continent of magic. Armed with the script of a hero, he defeats Seraphina, the world-ending Demon King, with nothing but a human body. As the Demon King lies dying, her only last wish is for a hug. Lu Xue grants it. But he never imagined it was an alluring trap set by the evil Demon King. Unable to resist, Lu Xue is forced to sign a succubus con 30.1kReads9.0Score5.5k14d adds
- 89 I Slapped the Campus Belle Before I Was Reborn, but Played It Safe 重生前给了校花一耳光，但稳了 [Slow-burn romance with one female lead] + ensemble cast + [light business elements] + [no System] Chen Si, a 35-year-old corporate drone, is reborn in 2010. The good news: he's only in his senior year of high school. Anything is possible. The bad news: he just slapped the aloof school belle. He'd almost forgotten that he used to be a juvenile delinquent. To save face in front of his underlings, he had dragged every boy's dream girl at Shencheng No. 1 High School into an alley. “I'm giving you 68.5kReads9.0Score9k14d adds
- 90 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
- 91 The Yin-Yang Spring 阴阳泉 [One heroine, face-slapping, no saintly do-gooder, traditional fantasy] With one sword, yin and yang split the path to heaven, and the dream of eternal life across the Nine Provinces begins anew. I shall defy fate with my own powers. Let’s see who doesn’t know my name. The story begins with a young man named Fang Yu… A young man whose cultivation was crippled, yet who obtained the supreme treasure, the Yin-Yang Spring… (Dual personality, traditional fantasy, one heroine) (The second personality 251Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 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
- 93 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 28.7kReads8.5Score2.3k14d adds
- 94 Villain: The Tycoon Family's Heir Is Incredibly Arrogant 反派：财阀家的太子就是无比嚣张 [Young Master + Villain + Tycoon + Unbeatable Backing + Face-Slapping + Feel-Good Story + Campus Beauty + Invincible + The Ultimate Tycoon] Ye You, the sole heir to the Ye financial empire of Huaguo and the young master of the capital, is reborn. As the heir to a financial empire, he's adored wherever he goes. He drives the most expensive cars and keeps the prettiest women by his side. In this life, he will stand above everyone else! In this life, he will crush all those so-called Children of Fo 5.4kReads7.1Score30414d adds
- 95 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
- 96 I'm a Gangster: I Smack an Angel with a Brick from the Start 老子黑社会，开局板砖拍天使 [High Martial] [Gangsters] [System] [Passionate] [Decisive] A century ago, the world changed dramatically. American gods descended, supernatural horrors returned in Sakura Country, and mutants ran rampant in Goryeo. Meanwhile, some people in Long Country gained the chance to awaken. Lin Xiu has a gangster System. He develops his power openly and grows more brazen by the day, smashing angels with bricks and hacking supernatural horrors with cleavers! Before anyone realizes it, a force rivaling an 5kReads7.9Score41814d adds
- 97 Underworld Storms: Qiao Si's Strategists, Xiao Ke and Wang Wei Fan 黑道风云之乔四军师小克王伟范 He was Qiao Siye’s strategist, known as the Brains. Only five-foot-three, he had an exceptionally quick mind, earning him the nicknames Little Zhuge and Ghost Six among the underworld. He wasn’t known for violence, but for his sense of honor and loyalty. Born into poverty, he started out as a bathhouse scrubber and worked his way up to become one of the Three Musketeers of Bingcheng, even driving the city’s first Mercedes-Benz 560. Follow the turbulent life of Wei Wan, the Little Master of Bingc 167.7kReads8.7Score9.2k14d adds
- 98 Sign-In: Is Your System Even Legit? 签到：你这系统正经吗？ [One heroine: a white-haired sword immortal, sweet romance] + [The protagonist is sharp-witted and good at witty banter and stirring things up] + [The System is half-paralyzed and has barely checked in anywhere] After transmigrating and being reborn, Lu Bingxuan ran into an irreverent, stubborn System. First check-in location: Changsheng Dao Sect. Reward: Heavenly Spirit Root. Lu Bingxuan spent five years wandering there. Second check-in location: inside the beautiful junior sister’s bathing tub 114Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 99 You Asked Me to Explain the Law, So Why Did You Make the Female Judge Cry? 让你普法，你把女法官吓哭了？ [Serious legal education] Su Bufan transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a two-meter-tall, three-hundred-jin lawyer in a suit, a hulking brute with a bad reputation. But he gets bound to the Villain System, which rewards him for committing one bad deed a day. From then on, Su Bufan becomes the most unusual lawyer in the legal world. A viewer asks for help: his father has died, his mother is gravely ill and urgently needs money, but the bank insists that the account holder must withdraw t 392Reads7.3Score10014d adds
- 100 The Kyoto Prince: Dragged Away by the Campus Beauty from the Start 京都太子爷，开局被校花拖走 Born with power, wealth, and connections in the capital, this young heir ran thousands of miles to attend university in Shashi, Hunan, just to escape the pursuit of the capital’s goddess. What exciting adventures await him? The blurb can’t do it justice. Please read the story. 6.6kReads7.2Score36314d adds
