Novels like Slaying Demons with Nothing but Throwing Knives
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- 151 Gu Yan and Liu Cheng’s Little Everyday Moments 顾言与柳橙的小日常 Gu Yan is a senior partner at Zicheng Law Firm. Liu Cheng works at the firm and takes on a side job as a cook after work. By chance, she ends up at Gu Yan’s home. As they spend more time together, Gu Yan gradually falls in love with Liu Cheng, and the two eventually become a couple. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Overdue, Not Yet Arrived 逾期未达 [Slow-witted immortal × sharp-tongued, soft-hearted general] [Female lead: a living fossil of the archaeological world × Male lead: a thousand years of devotion hidden behind a sharp tongue] At an archaeological dig, the dust was just brushed from the two characters “Wei Xian” on a bluestone slab when the fingertips of the composed and self-possessed Jiang Nianchu turned ice-cold. It was him. Why were her old clothes in his coffin? Why were tears falling from her eyes for no reason? Not until sh —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 From Ancient Times to Today: Consort Chen's Transmigration and Rise to the Top 古穿今:宸妃穿越之巅峰逆袭 The road of life is like a vast, mysterious realm, filled with endless unknowns and changes. Meng Wan was a woman dealt a cruel hand by fate. She was abducted as a child. After her adoptive parents had a daughter of their own, they subjected her to even more brutal abuse, and her life seemed to plunge into an unfathomably dark abyss. When her adoptive parents callously sold her to someone for a ghost marriage and shut her inside a cramped coffin, despair clung to her like a shadow. Her biologica 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 A Guide to Raising a Harem Favorite from an Abandoned Consort 冷宫废妃万人迷养成指南 [Unconventional, trope-subverting palace intrigue + no romance + saving the world] On the very first day after Jiang Lan transmigrated, someone falsely accused her and had her banished to the Cold Palace. Even a lowly woman of the Jiang family, exiled to the Cold Palace, could bully her without fear. Fortunately, she was bound to a System. Using her golden finger, she earned the Empress Dowager's trust and brought down the Noble Consort. But only after the Shen family fell did she learn that thi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 The Wind and Cloud Order: Chronicles of the Martial World 风云令:武林杂记 Three hundred years of grudges from a past life, the forbidden secret of a divine-demonic bloodline, and the three realms' thousand-year struggle for the Wind and Cloud Token: these all converge in Qing Li's century-long rise in this life. A hybrid of gods and demons and the reincarnation of an ancient Demon Emperor, she lies low as an inconspicuous “scruffy little fox demon” before making a stunning comeback in a multilayered world of immortal cultivation, shaking the Nine Heavens, the Three Re 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 She Fled Toward the Mountains and Seas 她逃向山海 Period romance · Pure love · A woman’s growth A working-class girl’s first attempt to cross class boundaries, a pure-love poem from the heart of everyday life in the 1990s. Zhao Heng ran away from her wedding. Even if marriage was meant to chain her and debt to shackle her, her soul would never be sold. Look: once an ordinary person takes a single step into the city and sees its splendor, they may already have tasted the poison called ambition. She wants to reach a place she once had to look up 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 The Strange, Millennia-Long Journey of a Soul from Earth Up the Well 一个地球灵魂的诡异千年升井历程 [Soft sci-fi, Chinese aesthetics, near future, derivative universe, Well of Fate, no harem, no formulaic tropes, not for beginners, no System, no invincibility, no brainless antics. A distinctive flavor, so please read with care!] ·It's hard to know when the most important moment of your life will come. Not until every cell in your body screams to remind you: it's here, right now!, One of the standard slogans of the Asian Derivative Universe Joint Retirement Center. Perhaps the years have been f 3Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 158 Love by the Bloodied Blade 血刃之恋 A Love Forged in Blood —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 A Debt of Wrongful Death 枉死债 Debt of an Unjust Death —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Records of All Things 1: The Bronze Coffin 万事录1青铜棺 In the Republican era, a young lady from a distinguished family dies mysteriously. A secret formation lets her meet a young scholar from 38 years away! What sparks will fly? A love between a human and a ghost, between the living and the dead! What kind of heaven-defying artifact is the Record of All Things, that it can defy the laws of heaven itself? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 My Secret Crush Hides in the Moonlight 月光藏着我的暗恋 [A school-years secret-crush story] [A reserved, adorable top student × a gentle, shy girl who struggles with her studies] Love rises with the wind, but when the wind dies down, the longing remains!! Did he ever like her? If she had been a little braver, would he have liked her? The young girl’s feelings stay hidden between the pages of her textbooks. That unspoken crush becomes an unforgettable memory of my life!!! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 The Heroic Moment 英雄时刻 The League isn’t a one-man show. It’s a moment of heroism shared by five people. The story begins in 2025 and follows the League along a different timeline. Everyone in the story is both a participant and protagonist, as well as an observer. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 My Husband’s One True Love Is Too Charming, So I Got a New Husband 老公的白月光太有魅力,换个老公就解决了 My husband's first love is too irresistible, so I solved the problem by getting a new husband. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 I Unearthed the Rebel King's Ancestral Tomb and the Ming Dynasty's Curse 我挖开了闯王的祖坟和大明的诅咒 I Dug Up the Ancestral Tomb of the Rebel King and the Curse of the Ming Dynasty —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Prison in the Abyss 渊中囚牢 Dreams are slaughterhouses, reality is a cage, and all living things are toys in the hands of the God of Dreams. The amnesiac youth Wu Sheng wields a strange power that devours primordial essence. To awaken his sleeping sister, he ventures into the Dream Abyss, slays Corrupted Beasts, and seizes powers, rising against fate at every turn. Only after reaching the summit does he learn that everything in the world is an illusion, a false reality. If the God of Dreams sees all things as mere straw do —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Falling for Two Powerful Men Again After Coming to My Senses 沦陷后清醒再陷入两大佬疯狂欲 The male lead is very lustful and domineering, and is into, well, you know. Everything in the plot serves the story and the romance. Synopsis: For six years, the powerful man of the Southern Hemisphere, Bo Shaoze, kept An Yimo, a destitute woman with nowhere to go, by his side. Bo Shaoze was about to get engaged, but An Yimo was not the bride. On the night of Bo Shaoze’s wedding, An Yimo seized her chance and ran away. And so the powerful man of the Southern Hemisphere, Bo Shaoze, put out a high 17Reads—Score414d adds
- 167 A Wind Chime for You 喻你风铃 Happy ending × Sweet romance × Older man with a secret crush × Healing × Love that grows over time × School life × Ensemble cast - Every picture Yu Youxuan drew on that blackboard where no one could see, every glance from an obscure corner, every deliberate attempt to get close, was all for one thing. To lure Shi Lingzhi in. Jiuqianqi and Yu Youxuan were both disguises he had created. He had once despised himself deeply over that dark past. Then a girl with smiling eyes, sparkling like comets, t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 I Know Not How High the Blue Sky, Nor How Thick the Yellow Earth 吾不识青天高,黄地厚 I Reincarnated Ten Million Times Just to Kill Myself Across All of Time and Space [Multiple transmigrators (transmigrating to a fantasy world) + loops + ensemble cast + creation + godslaying + multiple planes + multiple couples + Classic of Mountains and Seas mythical beasts + parallel universes] Every choice creates multiple parallel universes, and these universes never intersect. Xi Lanjin transmigrated to another world on the brink of collapse. The System told her that she had to slay the god —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Changbai Mountain Ghost Stories: The Fox Immortal’s Enfeoffment and the Mother-Daughter Evil Spirits 长白山鬼故事之狐仙讨封与母双煞 She said I owed her a life My name is Yang Jianjun, but everyone in the village calls me Er Zhuzi. At the foot of Changbai Mountain, in Heixiazigou, I’m a spirit medium. One day, Er Niu from the village came to me trembling. He said he’d run into a woman in a red padded jacket deep in the old forest. Her feet didn’t touch the ground. She asked him, “Do I look human to you?” Terrified, Er Niu said, “You look human.” That very night, he hanged himself from the old locust tree at the village entra —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Classroom Loop Rules 教室循环守则 Classroom Loop Rules —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 The Great Calamity of the Era 纪元大劫 [No saintly heroine + myriad-world reincarnation + fantasy cultivation + an evil cast + Eastern fantasy + demons + not a power fantasy] People only know demons as embodiments of cruelty and slaughter. They don't know that demons are people who have been driven mad. My name is Chen Hao, and the world drove me mad and turned me into a demon. Yue'er, Auntie Wang, Father, Mother, Godfather, Godmother... In this world... there is no place for good people. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Grass on the Grave, Seedlings in Dreams 坟头草,梦里苗 Grass on the Grave, Seedlings in Dreams —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 The Clock Stopped at 3:07 钟停三点零七分 The Clock Stopped at 3:07 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 The Invincible Sword God of Confucianism Awakens, Swearing to End War with Force! 无敌儒道剑神苏醒,誓要以武止戈! The invincible Sword God of Confucianism awakens, vowing to end war through force! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 You Chose the Blonde, So I Walked Away. Why Are You Crying? 你选择黄毛,我退出了你哭什么 “Lu Miao, I don’t like you. You can’t give me what I want.” “You’re nothing but a simp!” Lu Miao spent years pursuing Ji Tianling, only to lose to a blond guy she’d known for a few days. After finally accepting defeat, Lu Miao gradually came to his senses. With the universe’s most awesome System, he began growing stronger. Ji Tianling: “Can you love me like you used to?” Lu Miao: “Impossible.” The next second, Ji Tianling began to sob. Wait, you chose the blond guy, and I was willing to walk awa 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 Count Andrasf of the Night 黑夜伯爵安德拉斯夫 The Earl of Darkness, Andrasov —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 A Mortal Heart, an Emperor's Will 尘心帝念 Beneath the stars, I alone stand supreme. Above the heavens, who dares claim the throne? I have endured countless trials, fearing no obstacles. All things in this world are beneath notice. My name is Xing Chen, proud above all through the ages. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Reborn in the Ming Dynasty, I Founded a Nation in Australia 魂穿大明,我在澳洲建国 Zhu Bai, an academic whiz with degrees in modern military engineering and history, has an accident while recreating Song and Yuan firearms in the lab and transmigrates as the seventeenth prince of the Ming dynasty in the tenth year of Hongwu's reign. Born to a low-ranking mother, frail and without support, he finds himself in the wolf-infested Forbidden City. Facing Zhu Yuanzhang's iron-fisted suspicion and the succession struggle between the Crown Prince and the Prince of Yan, he understands th 16Reads—Score314d adds
- 179 Time Passes Gently, and I Have You for the Rest of My Life 时光浅浅,余生有你 [Urban slice of life · period setting · campus · sweet romance · urban · heartwarming · slow-paced] In the autumn of 2000, Lin Wan and Shen Zhishi meet on a university campus. One is quiet and reserved, the other warm and sunny. Like two lines that once ran parallel, they intersect as the plane tree leaves fall. From a shy college crush to working side by side after graduation; from late-night instant noodles in a rented apartment to the first lamp in a home of their own; from two people to thre 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 Nine Returns, Different Paths 九归殊途 Mystery + Boundless Realms + Supernatural Horror + Detective Work and Puzzle-Solving Who am I? Was the one who died me? Was it me who died again? Was it still me who died? Every version of me who dies becomes a source of strength for my future self! I will break through the illusion and find the truth! Across countless worlds, nine is the ultimate number. Beyond the utmost reaches, all paths lead to different destinations. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 Infinite Save-Scumming: I Create Gods in a Doomsday Game 无限回档:我在末日游戏造神明 Lin Nuo opened his eyes to the moldy ceiling of his rented apartment. His phone vibrated wildly beside his pillow. A countdown glowed on the screen: [Global launch of The Doomsday Era in: 23 hours, 59 minutes, 47 seconds] —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 The Comments Say I'm a Puppet Emperor, So I Flip the Empress's Table 弹幕说我是工具人皇帝,我反手掀了女帝的桌 The Comments Say I'm an Emperor Who's Just a Tool, So I Flipped the Empress's Table 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Proving the Dao Through Dreams on the Path to Immortality 长生路以梦证道 Young Chen Mo was born in Qingshi Town with mediocre aptitude, making it hard for him to enter a sect of immortals. In the Nine Provinces, only the gifted can embark on the path to immortality, and he was turned away at the gate. One night, he dreamed of an ancient immortal's final years. Sword intent, alchemy formulas, and formations were imprinted in his mind, bit by bit. Everything he encountered in reality felt familiar, and his astonishing insight sent his cultivation advancing by leaps and 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 The Vermilion Bird Travels to Ancient Times: The Princess Consort Is a Special Forces Soldier 朱雀穿古:王妃是特种兵 [Special Forces] + [Transmigration] + [Alternate Ancient World] + [Power Couple] + [Feel-Good Read] + [Sweet Romance] She is an elite modern-day Special Forces soldier. Betrayed by her boyfriend, she crosses into another world with a phoenix-blood jade pendant! He is a bloodthirsty, brutal prince known as the God of Killing. He despises women, yet becomes obsessively possessive of her! He is a gentle and refined young nobleman who repeatedly steps in to help her out of trouble! He is the proud, 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 What Time Is It? 几点 She arrives at the old house, stepping on clouds of good fortune, only to see the old man dressed and ready to head out. “Why are you leaving so early?” “Getting ready for work.” At 4:44 a.m., the sound of brakes rang out, and bodies littered the wilderness... No matter how hard the people around you try to help, in the end, making peace with yourself is a journey you must take alone. It’s like going through everything, only to return to where you started. “Live well. I’ll be waiting for you —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 The Legend of Xiao Xiao: The Empress Descends to the Mortal Realm 萧潇传:女帝临尘 Her parents ascended, and an empress descended into the mortal world. Twenty years ago, Xiao Yan, Medusa, and Xun’er ascended together to the Great Thousand World, leaving eight-year-old Xiao Xiao alone in the lower realm. Everyone thought the Xiao Clan, deprived of her parents’ protection, was bound to decline. Everyone thought the willful, pampered little princess would be a fleeting star. But they forgot: she was Xiao Yan’s daughter, Medusa’s daughter, and the girl Xun’er raised. Twen 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 The Author Transmigrates into a Cultivation Novel: A Roguish System Makes Me Take the Blame 作者穿修仙:流氓系统逼我背锅 Blame-shifting power-ups + lucky unlucky protagonist + wish-fulfillment + play the pig to eat the tiger + lighthearted Lin Mo accidentally transmigrated after ranting about the System mechanics in his unfinished harem-style cultivation novel. To his utter bewilderment, he became bound to the "Rogue System" he'd created, and began his career as everyone's scapegoat that very day... 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 From the Start, I Brave a Cursed House. Ghost Sister, Stay Back! 开局勇闯烂宅,女鬼姐姐别过来! By a twist of fate, Bai Xie, a destitute orphan, enters a haunted house. After narrowly surviving, he discovers that this world seems to be beyond anything he could have imagined. With help from an unknown space, he gradually rises to power and slowly learns the truth about his identity. The Celestial Emperor, who has spent ages eliminating irregularities in the lower realm, finally meets his end and fades away. The bell of reincarnation rings, and countless souls are reborn into new lives. Le 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 The Puppet Seeks the Dao 傀儡问道 An errand disciple branded “abandoned by the Heavenly Dao” uncovers the truth: the spiritual energy that fuels the cultivation world is quietly destroying the world. With nothing but a mortal body, he takes on the entire rotten order of cultivators and opens up a new path for humankind, one that does not depend on spiritual energy. This is an epic tale of turning the tables. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 The Strongest Villainess Side Character Raises Her Cultivation with Tears Again Today 最强反派女配今天也靠哭戏涨修为 Seasoned corporate drone Su Wan dies unexpectedly and finds herself transported into an old-school, angst-ridden fantasy novel she once mocked. She has become the story's ultimate villainess, Feng Qingge, a woman of immense cultivation and ruthless cruelty who is eventually killed by the male lead, Crown Prince Xiao Jue. The System coldly assigns her a mission: follow the original owner's path to ruin, and she can return to the modern world. Su Wan looks at the script's ending, where she is pier —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 The Villainous Young Palace Master Is Pretending to Be Cute Again Today 反派少宫主今天也在装可爱 When overworked office drone Su Tao is transported into the body of the decisive, ruthless young mistress of Bixiao Palace, she looks at her reflection, which has her face but the original owner's sinister eyes, and immediately launches her “Character Collapse Plan”: Turn the torture hall into a dessert workshop Use her bonded artifact, the “Frostsilk Ribbon,” to knit sweaters Give the Demon Lord pink armor as an apology gift She thinks she's hiding it well, but she has no idea: The aloof Sword —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 The Indra's Net Calamity 因陀罗网劫 A world where everything becomes an object, and nothing can “coexist.” I serve in the Spirit Consolation Bureau, while a great sage insists I become Sun Wukong. (Serious fantasy + philosophical allegory + tragic ensemble epic + Journey to the West derivative + urban supernatural powers + grand worldbuilding + the Twelve Perfect Aspects) An unconventional Journey to the West derivative. After Sun Wukong escapes the Indra's Net at the Tathagata's preaching altar, he hides among the coral rocks of 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 The Sect Leader's Path to Immortality 掌门修仙路 No golden finger. Just writing about what I enjoy, and doing my best. All criticism is welcome. The story of a low-ranking disciple leading his sect’s growth and growing alongside it. Just two people and their sect: how far can they go? 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 The Star-Destroying Calamity 灭星劫 Qing Ling, an ordinary young man from Blue Star, is caught in a stellar explosion and the resulting extinction event. His soul awakens by chance. Through a realist lens, he is astonished to discover that souls exist, then swept by a divine light into the cultivation world, where he possesses a dying cultivator with the same name. From then on, Qing Ling embarks on a fantastical path of cultivation, surviving countless tribulations and probing the mysteries of the soul as he writes a journey of d 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 The Password Mystery: Crimes and Clues in the City's Dark Web 密码迷局:城市暗网的罪恶迷踪 In 2045, robot furniture stores are spreading unchecked through cities everywhere. The robots, seemingly designed to serve humanity, have begun developing their own consciousness, and no one knows what they are thinking. The protagonist, Liang Yonghao, finds himself in “danger.” * Liang Yonghao is meeting a contact on the street when his younger brother betrays him, landing him in prison. His brother, Liang Yongchao, meanwhile, turns himself in for helping Liang Yonghao provide other people with —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 Cultivation Logs of a Happy Slacker: I Lie Flat and Love It 咸鱼修仙日志:我做咸鱼我开心 Modern office worker Sang Ning gets lost and wanders into a ruined temple. After receiving a mysterious seed, she accidentally falls off a cliff and transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing young woman with the same name in the cultivation world! Facing the selection by the immortal clans and an invasion by the demon clans, she sticks to her workplace philosophy: “Keep your head down whenever you can.” But the awakening of a Chaos Spirit Seed within her draws her into a conflict spannin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 A Grain of Dust Rises, Never Falling with the Sunset 尘埃向上,永不落霞 As life’s burdens crush down like boulders, and the struggle within human nature torments people through the dark hours, this ordinary person, tucked away in the folds of society, clings to a stubborn refusal to give in. Grasping the rope fate happens to toss their way, they hack through the brambles with every choice to turn left or right. This is a fierce struggle against the barriers of class, a coming-of-age epic carved out by sheer force through the mud. Every step is steeped in sweat and t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Heaven’s Defiant Scale: The Reborn Xianfeng Emperor 天命逆鳞:咸丰帝重生录 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Has the Young Master Melted in the Sun Today? 少主今天被晒化了吗 When he wakes up, modern young man Yun Zi finds himself in a strange world of immortals and martial heroes. While saving a woman, he unexpectedly meets Su Wang, as cool and distant as the moon. Little does he know that this first glance will mark the beginning of his tribulation. Searching for a way home, he sneaks into the library of the Ling Cang Sect, only to discover that the man is the sect’s exalted young master. Their statuses could not be more different, and everyone else keeps their di 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Even Bad Boys Want to Fall in Love 不良少年也想谈恋爱啦 [Pure Love + BL + GL + GB + Graphic Violence + Mild Sexual Innuendo] The author is a student who doesn't know how to write novels and isn't very cultured. The plot is original and contains graphic violence. The author is Chinese, but most characters have four-character names or two surnames and one given name. Please don't flame me if that's not your thing. The boy in the snow screamed. What had he dreamed of this time… —Reads—Score—14d adds

















































