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- 151 She Said: Let's Not Fall in Love Again in the Next Life 她说：来世别再相恋 No System! No transmigration! No rebirth! An ordinary young man with extraordinary strength! He takes down a bunch of superpowered immortals through sheer muscle! So satisfying! A hitman-turned-novelist leads a lovable male idol and an incredibly cool female police officer in a fight against a mysterious organization that uses supernatural powers to threaten society, all to rescue the angelic little girl they brought back from Siberia. This is the essence of all the storytelling power I've built 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 The Silent One 孤语者 A light novel, just for casual reading, with no pressure. The main thing is that it’s light. Yu Mu, who grew up in a remote mountain village, has never been one to back down. After awakening his domain, he has a goddess spirit by his side all the way. As it turns out, the two of them are either running for their lives or getting ready to run for their lives. The goddess spirit says that to win in a domain, you have to rely on its rules. Yu Mu refuses. He uses nothing but the opening and closing 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 The Teahouse Owner Who Cut Through the Martial World 那个茶馆老板杀穿了江湖 The Daily Life of a Green-Robed Teahouse Owner Forced to Work Su Buyan had planned to open a teahouse in a small town and spend his days in retirement, but a puppet-murder case toppled his signboard. The puppeteer’s mechanisms, the shifting lights and shadows on the stage, the silvery-gray powder beneath the victim’s fingernails... How could this be an ordinary murder? Someone was clearly treating human lives like puppets on strings! Even more absurdly, three strange people suddenly barged into 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Chuunibyou: I Became the Lord of the Abyss Through Delusions of Grandeur 中二病：我靠中二成为深渊之主 [Chuunibyou] [Invincible Protagonist] [Feel-Good Read] [play the pig to eat the tiger] [System] [Ensemble Cast] [Funny and Lighthearted] "An Ling, are you fighting the air again?" "Hahahaha, there he goes again! This time he even gave himself a new nickname: Lord of the Abyss!" "Ignore him. He's just another chuunibyou." An Ling stood in the middle of the sports field and slowly covered his left eye as the entire school burst into laughter. "I'll gladly accept your ridicule." No one actually bel 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Deskmate, Why Are You Like This? 同桌你怎么这样 Dual male leads + 1v1 happy ending + slice of life + written for fun [Cool, aloof, secretly passionate, grumpy top & sunny, cheerful, energetic bottom] Lu Kezhui was a force of nature who feared no one. Tell him to go east and he’d spin around and go in all four directions instead. Lu Zhenghong had finally had enough of his son’s awful attitude and cut off the little rascal’s allowance. Lu Kezhui: Heaven above, tell right from wrong!!! Fortunately, there was still a way out. Lu Kezhui had one l 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Drunk Beneath the Heavens 醉卧苍天 The village emptied overnight. Everyone, young and old, seemed to have been erased from the world, leaving only him and a dog. The boy was named Lin Xiao. The lamp between his brows was called Yinghuo, the foremost of the Five Luminaries. When the lamp lit up, the throne changed hands. The Eastern Palace wanted it to claim the dragon throne. The Northern Frontier needed it to light the way for a hundred thousand border troops. Demon Buddhas, Netherworld cultivators, and demonic sects all wanted 1.7kReads—Score12714d adds
- 157 A Little Late for Romance 稍晚浪漫 (Youth + powerful CEO's secret love + reunion after years apart + love triangle + open-ending aesthetic) When Gu Cang, president of Lianqiang Group, spots the name “Man Duoduo” on a résumé, long-buried memories come surging back. He discreetly arranges for her to join the company, bringing the girl he once watched from afar face-to-face with him again, completely unprepared. But he has shed his youthful innocence and become a deep, formidable man, making him seem like a stranger to her. At the —Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 158 When the Moon Returns 月归来时 Su Ning is a transmigrator who enters an immortal-hero novel and wins over Bai Qingci, the Heavenly Emperor's son. After completing her mission, Su Ning fakes her death and returns to the modern world. Three years later, the System finds her again and gives her a new mission: help the mortal Ye Wuyou inherit the position of Death God. But when Su Ning arrives in the divine realm, she discovers that the one seated in the highest place is none other than Bai Qingci, the target she pursued three ye 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 Return of the Beast Star: The Mecha Queen Nine-Tails Is Unbeatable 兽星归来，机甲女王九尾无敌 This is a galaxy where mecha are the norm, and the Landa Galaxy is poor and chaotic. At five years old, the heroine has an E-grade genetic rating. Her younger sister, Mo Xinxin, often bullies her, and Sam constantly berates her. Then she unexpectedly meets the male lead, “Awu,” and learns to stand up for herself. Later, Awu leaves, and she suffers through one hardship after another, from being framed by her sister to being adopted and then abandoned. By chance, she undergoes a beast transformati —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 I Shoot Down the Sun in the Great Wilderness 我在大荒射日 A Yi fanfic!! [Transmigration + Classic of Mountains and Seas mythology + alien civilization invasion] He met the Queen Mother of the West, who said she had no elixir of immortality! He met the Celestial Emperor, who said he had no daughter named Chang'e! He became sworn brothers with Houtu and sworn brothers with Emperor Yao! Who told you those nine suns in the sky were Golden Crows? Aren't they obviously UFOs? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 The Stormy Tales of Bianliang: Murong Yunyi's Revenge 汴梁风云之慕容云逸复仇录 Early in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, during the Later Liang's Kaiping era (907–911 AD), Zhu Wen usurped the Tang and established the Later Liang, making Kaifeng its capital. The land descended into chaos, with warlords carving up the realm and the Liang-Jin conflict raging without end. Amid this troubled age, a tale of love, betrayal, revenge, and redemption quietly unfolds in the city of Kaifeng. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 Martial Peak: The God of War Who Came Down from the Mountains 武道巅峰：从大山里走出来的战神 If the heavens press down on me, I'll tear these rules apart! If the earth blocks my way, I'll shatter these shackles beneath my feet! If the Dao abandons me, I'll create my own laws! If the world laughs at me, I'll overturn its order! In the world of martial artists, the weak are prey to the strong. Only those who fight against the current can become the strongest. Chen Wu was an ordinary boy from a remote village. His father was framed and left unable to cultivate, while a mysterious jade pend 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Strange Tales of Ghost Exorcism 除鬼异志 (Don’t underestimate a new book! Sure, the blurb, title, and cover are a pile of junk, but the story’s no good either! The beginning may be a pile of junk, but the rest is an even bigger pile!) Once upon a time... there was an ancient legend... Huh? That’s not right. I picked up the wrong one. Ahem... Qin Sheng has a blade of grass between his teeth. “What is this garbage? It’s so badly written.” “I’ve seen way better stuff than this.” “Don’t believe me?” “The headless racer on the overpass, the 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 Champagne 香槟 Su Jiu wants to be the champagne glass at the very top of the tower. [Glittering stardom + modern romance + 1v1 + secret crush + mutual devotion + entertainment industry] She used to be the face of a popular girl group, a sweetheart adored by millions of fans. But on the day her three-year contract expired, she tore up the renewal agreement. Su Jiu stormed out of the conference room with nothing to her name except an audition email she’d sent to Xingyu Media and an acting dream everyone laugh —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Yin-Yang Misjudgment 阳错阴查 If the old Heavenly Court collapsed along with the shattered earth during that age when countless people across China suffered, then the underworld became the last safeguard for the souls and continued existence of the Chinese people. Would you believe in ghosts and gods? What if foreign powers infiltrated and interfered with China's revival, while Japan provoked us at every turn? What would you do? Fight our way in! From the Sanzu River to the City of the Yellow Springs! From the old Heavenl 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 The Long Road Home 长路归航 This book is dedicated to the friends who have walked alongside me all this way. This is a story written for you, a gift to you. When you read it, I hope you will remember the carefree days of our youth together. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Northwest Secrets: I Dig Through Five Provinces with Ancient Building Craftsmanship 西北秘事：我靠古建手艺挖穿五省 Folk Customs and Mystery | Intrigue and Suspense | Exploration | Ancient Building Mechanisms | Supernatural Horror | No System In the late autumn of 2012, a black cypresswood chest wrapped in seven blood-red ropes crashed into the carpentry shop at Lin Min’s home in the middle of the night. The person who delivered it died on the spot. Even more unsettling was this: his grandfather had been dead for three years, yet his voice came from inside the chest. “Min, pass Grandpa the chisel...” Only t 31Reads—Score12014d adds
- 168 The Way of Exorcism 除魔之道 Unlike the worlds that came before, this world is home to beings far stronger than humans. Can humanity still defeat them? Can humans remain masters of the world? This story features a whole new approach to demon hunting, unlike anything seen before. Here, you'll encounter all kinds of demon-slaying techniques, as well as demons born in countless different forms. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Dust: The World on Trial Dust审判世界 In each game, multiple players are trapped in a sealed arena and forced into a high-risk survival contest between factions. This game looks like nothing more than a fight for survival between opposing sides, but hidden within it is an unknown force that transcends the rules. Xiao Xia, the calm and brilliant master strategist, encounters an inexplicable supernatural disaster, completely upending his carefully laid survival plan. The road ahead is no longer a simple contest of wits or a clash betw 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 There Are Treasures in the Human World 人间有器 Hope, compassion, benevolence, life, courage, protection, judgment, tolerance... Are these the laws of Heaven, or the order of humanity? Heaven's laws are constant, while humanity's order is flawed, in a society where everyone has selfish desires. If one day Heaven's laws were to judge the order of the human world, would you, an ordinary person wielding a divine artifact, look out only for yourself or stand against Heaven? And all for the sake of the very ordinary people who are just like you. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 The Eerie Instance: I Got Yang Jian’s Template 诡异副本：我获得杨间模板 [No Harem]+ [Fanfiction Power Fantasy] Yang Yue transmigrates by accident into a world ruled by eerie dungeons, where he is chosen to take part in a brutal dungeon game. At the crucial moment, he awakens the [Yang Jian Template System]: by killing evil spirits, he can earn powerful rewards! What surprises him even more is that he has a biological daughter in this world. And she is no ordinary girl: she transmigrated here too and has her own [Dad-Trapping System]. Every time she successfully gets 7.2kReads—Score62814d adds
- 172 I Accidentally Gained an S-Rank Superpower and Set Out to Reach the Top 意外获得S级异能，踏上巅峰之路 [The plot gets pretty abstract. It’s one of the author’s dark-history works...] A thousand years ago, a strange plane collided with and merged with Blue Star. Overnight, spiritual qi revival began. Powerful spirit beasts started appearing across Blue Star. A small number of humans awakened supernatural abilities, gaining the power to fight back against the spirit beasts. But a secret was hidden within this mysterious plane: a throne representing power and wealth, a battle to claim ownership of t 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Half a Pen's Seventh Book 半支筆的第7本书 Hey, snap out of it! Your wife has already run off with someone else! Haven't you heard the saying? If you want a decent life, you need a little green on your head! If you want a good life, you need a whole patch of grass growing up there! 14Reads—Score114d adds
- 174 Making It to America: Watch Me Expose the American Dream on Livestream 润到美利坚：看我直播拆穿美国梦 [America]+ [Comedy]+ [Immigrant life]+ [System]+ [Entrepreneurship]+ [Local color] Zhou Mancang, a young man from a small town, quits his steady job and heads to Los Angeles with two suitcases and the words, “There are opportunities everywhere in America,” hoping to stay with an online friend. What do you mean the local thug Zhao Shihao is giving me trouble? What do you mean by Chicken Man, Saul Goodman, Heisenberg, Jesse Pinkman, the Eastwood cowboy, and Stallone, characters from TV shows and m 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Damn This Cultivation World 可恶的修真界 [Cultivation] [Genius Female Lead with Lots of Inner Monologue] [Pure Romance, Both Leads Untainted] [1v1] [Real Little Sun vs. Fake Iceberg] [Happy Ending] [Ensemble Cast] [All Sweetness, No Major Angst] [Slightly Beloved by All] [Female Lead Accepts Her Fate and Gives Up] Aside: If you don't like it, feel free to complain. No need to scroll away ◐⩊◑ ྀི Chong Qingyu fell asleep during math class. When she woke up, she discovered she had transmigrated. She was forced to bind herself to a System 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 In the Name of All Things, I Burn Through Eternity 以万物之名，烬万世始终 (No harem, no contrived tropes, no System, no brainless decisions, no transmigration, no wish fulfillment. Read with care if these bother you.) Eight thousand years ago, the gods and demons fought, and the gods fell. The Gate of Life closed, and the path to godhood was nearly destroyed. The glorious human world was reduced to dust! Only ten demigods remained. They burned away their bodies and souls, becoming pillars that held up the sky and protected the last twelve paths to godhood. They hid a 4Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 177 Mother of Dragons 龙之母 With a sword and a halberd, one has only modest talent; with schemes and strategies, one can master the ways of the world. The Son of the Dao, a saint among the Dao, beneath the Great Dao. Mo Daozhi, an adopted son of the Great River Dynasty and a meritorious official who became a prince with a different surname, searches for the mother he lost when he was young, protects the realm behind him, and brings peace to a world in chaos, beset by demons. At the end of his journey, he rides through a wo 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 The Realm of Guixu 归墟地界 On hiatus... [Infinite Flow | Rule-Based Horror | Ensemble Cast | Subverting the Usual Survival Tropes] Two male leads, no romance-obsessed characters, pure mind games, and a bond between close friends. I thought I was the only one who had lost my past. Who knew everyone traveling with me would have amnesia? I wanted to keep my head down, follow the rules, and stay alive, but every step led deeper into the abyss, with death traps lurking at every turn. I once thought death was the end. Only lat 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 The Demon God Grants Wishes 魔神还愿 I... might be called Bai Suli. I think the Su is the one in "long-cherished wish," and the Li means "to leave." I had a wish I'd lost sight of, but just as it was about to come true, I transmigrated to this absurd and eerie world. It has no past, no future; dreamlike and illusory, sinister and bottomless. It traps the body and sets the soul free. In the tear-filled marsh, a "female ghost" who seems to have a split personality comes to me. Offering "power" as a bargaining chip, she makes a stra 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 Three Days After Being Reborn, I Blew Up My Doomsday Social Circle 重生三天后，我炸了末世朋友圈 Three Days After I Was Reborn, I Blew Up My Apocalypse Moments —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 Three Days After Being Reborn, the Apocalypse Exploded 重生三天后末世爆了 The Apocalypse Broke Out Three Days After I Was Reborn —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 To You and Me, Who Fought Side by Side 致并肩作战的你我 In the apocalypse, humanity is protected by safety walls. Beyond them lies a World of Warcraft teeming with danger. To fight the monsters, supernatural abilities have descended upon the world. Watch as all kinds of geniuses set out to save the world! A large ensemble cast, with many different kinds of pairings (a word of caution for anyone who can't handle BL, GL, or BG). 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Eight Thousand Eight Hundred for Four Days in the Gobi 八千八买四天戈壁 Four Days in the Gobi for 88,000 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 Breaking into Showbiz, Starting by Playing a Corpse 进击娱乐圈，从扮演尸体开始 [Nonhuman male lead + forced to perform + evolving acting skills + livestream chat commentary + daily life + light technical focus + light subversion of tropes] I’ll die if I don’t act? System, did I kill you in my past life or something?! Why are you making someone with a deadpan face like me perform? Other people join the industry to get famous. I joined to stay alive. As for whether I get famous? We’ll see. By chance, Cheng Lan obtained an acting System, and from then on went from playing min 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 I Swear by Neverland: For the Rest of My Life, I'll Spoil Only You 永无岛为誓，余生只宠我一人 I Swear by Neverland: For the Rest of My Life, I'll Cherish Only You —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 My Crazy Girlfriend 我的神经病女友 [Super Sweet Romance] + [Novelist] + [Psycho] + [Multiple Heroines] (Early Story) [Pervert] + [Hunting Criminals and Solving Cases] (Later Story) The story of a down-and-out novelist and a mentally ill woman: a daughter's tears are worth 8,000 yuan, while a son's tears aren't worth a cent. I just picked up your phone to check your name, and you called it an invasion of your privacy and demanded 8,000 yuan in compensation. Talk about the farmer and the snake! I should've crushed you back then! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 This Is Your Most Important Possession, and You Still Pawn It? 这是你最重要的东西，你也当？ Strong female lead + no male lead + imaginative fantasy + episodic stories + redemption through cause and effect + a pawnshop spanning all realms + fantasy romance Wuyou, the owner of the Formless Pawnshop, possesses extraordinary power that comes from a mysterious place. This power is not limited by the flesh and blood body: it can alter the soul, life and death, and the threads of cause and effect... As long as you are willing to give up what matters most to your heart, you can trade it for 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 The One Who Wants to Become a God 想成为神明的人 [Alternate World] [Combat] [Fantasy] A fantasy stage where anything goes! If I'm not gutsy, I'll do something reckless. There's no time to walk! I have to run! “Someone has to die! If that someone is me, then I'm willing!” “Ancestors, bear witness!” “Your unfilial child...” “I'll blow you to hell!” The early chapters are a little rough, and the protagonist starts out extremely weak. No System, slow pacing. This is an original story, and any similarities are purely coincidental. Please go easy on 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 In the Palworld, Why Can’t I Be King? 到帕鲁世界，怎就不能当王 [Business Warfare] [War] [Pokemon Battles] [Palworld] [Multiple Heroines] [Can Pals Cultivate Immortality Too?] [Multiple Transmigrators] This is a strange Palworld, where people from all kinds of eras have arrived. They have to explore it little by little before discovering that this world is completely different from what they expected. Go conquer it and rule it! Make the trip count! 270Reads—Score36714d adds
- 190 I Grow Bigger Whenever I Work Overtime 一加班就变大 [Out-of-the-Box Premise]+ [Office Worker]+ [Absurd Comedy] My name is Zhou Huihui, and I'm an ordinary office worker. My only goal is to leave work on time. But Manager Ma won't have it. That day, he @'d me on DingTalk: “Xiao Zhou, I need this proposal tonight.” Then something about me started spiraling out of control. Not my temper, my size. Work overtime, grow a size. 4.4kReads—Score11314d adds
- 191 An Otter and Their Otter Play House Together 海的獭和獭的人一起过家家 Lan Jia was a model corporate drone, until a seaside holiday brought her a stroke of good luck. Then a shipwreck swept her away to an impossibly beautiful world, where the sky was blue, the sea was colorful, and the strangest thing of all was that the wild animals were unusually intelligent and could turn into people! Lan Jia also met a giant sea otter. She named him Huandoudou, then willingly played house with him~ 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 I See Your Hard Work, but Why Is the Sweat on My Head? 努力我看到了，汗水怎么在我头上 An unknown game, terrifying enemies, and bizarre rules. Faced with it all, Mo Ran quietly takes a step back and pulls out his cheat. As the saying goes, if there isn't a ban, it's allowed, right? Talent ability, let me see your limits! Death rewind! “Why are you so strong?” “Perseverance and self-improvement! I'm strong because of my own efforts! Hard work and sweat are what made me this powerful!” I can see the hard work, but... Why is the sweat on my head?! By the way, this book solemnly decl 66Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 193 Lemon-Bone Blade 柠骨刃 [She is the Scarlet Flame of the North] [Once she believes, she believes to the point of breaking bones] [He is the Ink Blade of the Abyss] [Once he loves, he loves until his soul falls silent] The day she picked him up, she said, "If he can still breathe, let him live." He is dressed in ink-dark robes, like her shadow, like the feeling secretly stirring in her heart. He believes she is the daughter of his enemy, but she becomes his very life. A manhunt at court, bloody battles on the border, po —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 My Secret Crush Became My Boss and Roommate 暗恋男神成了我的上司兼室友 New book [Mutual pining + gentle only with the heroine + childhood friends + scheming male lead + winning her back] On her eighteenth birthday, just as she can no longer hold back her feelings and is about to confess to him, she learns that he already has a girlfriend and is about to leave the country. Her heart aches, and from then on she buries her feelings deep inside. At twenty-two, he falls for his younger sister’s friend. The four-year age gap somehow becomes an unspoken obstacle in his he 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 The Demon Lord Refuses to Admit He Fell for a Dog 魔尊不愿承认爱上狗 A new story is here! Come read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 The Abyss of the Gods 诸神之渊 ⟦No System + Dungeon Progression + Rules-Based Horror + High-Stakes Mind Games⟧ “My name is Su Yun. In people’s eyes, I’m a savior. To the authorities, I’m a murderer. I’m the guide for all living beings, the link to the skies in the domains of the uncanny, and the one every god sees as a thorn in its side.” This is a world overrun by uncanny entities, where danger and opportunity go hand in hand. Some obtain items that let them control time and return to the past. Others gain divine artifacts t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 I’m Done Being This Rich Young Lady 这大小姐我可不当了 This is the story of a fallen heiress who is seduced by a tycoon, takes the initiative to pursue him, and ultimately becomes a god. Qianyuan was the sole heir to a family of spirit summoners, born with a natural gift for communicating with spirits. Then she accidentally discovered that her family had raised her as nothing more than a sacrifice. Determined to survive, Qianyuan secretly fled and made her way to Haicheng. After a chance encounter with Nian Xingyuan at a temple, he offered her a sta —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Wuthering Waves: Trying to Save Everything 鸣潮：尝试拯救一切 [Wuthering Waves] [Rapid Growth] [Saving the Characters Who Deserved Better] [Lighthearted] [Dania as the Sole Love Interest] Lin Mu dies suddenly and transmigrates into Wuthering Waves, where he is bound to a System formed from the thoughts of a certain powerful being. He swears to save Solaris. Here you'll find: Soul juice poured over the goat-head scar! Five-Finger Fist-Heart Sword elbowing the Threnodian: Scar! Immortal Dao killing move, Remnant Echo Annihilation! Revive Miya! Phrolova: Have 189Reads—Score18914d adds
- 199 Shadows in the Mist 薄雾凝影 My new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 The Crown Prince Who Should Have Abdicated and Fled Is Acting Strange 禅位跑路之主角太子不对劲 The Crown Prince, whose story is all about abdicating and running away, is acting strange. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
