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- 151 Even a Nobody Can Rise: Now They’re Begging Me to Lead 混子也有翻身时：求我做领导 This is not a power fantasy. Based on real experiences in government circles, it tells the story of a man who rises against the odds through his own efforts and the help of his female confidantes, weaving a network of connections along the way. Sharp in both intelligence and emotional awareness, he draws on the experiences of this life and a previous one to offer a truly distinctive perspective. 1Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 152 Humanity’s Ancestral Awakening: I Recreated the Age of Myth 全球返祖，我重塑神话时代 [No System + No Saintly Goody-Two-Shoes + Well-Constructed Plot + Intelligent Characters] Seen from the distant stars, you would find a figure at the center of Earth. She gave the ocean a name: the River of Forgetfulness. When you discover the River of Forgetfulness, you will realize that Earth is merely a bridge. So where does the far shore of this Bridge of Helplessness lead? A peculiar snowfall quietly lifts one corner of the veil of mystery covering Earth. Myth returns... 17Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 153 Tale of the Buried Spirits 葬灵传 When Earth’s boundaries suddenly shattered, countless spatial forbidden zones appeared out of nowhere, and the uncanny flooded into the human world through the cracks. A strange smile in the mirror, a doll that turned by itself in the dead of night, a shadow swaying at the end of a corridor, a human-head tree bearing eerie fruit… The once ordinary world was swallowed by shadows, and supernatural events became nightmares no mortal dared to confront. In unseen corners, a group known as “Ghost Ca 3Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 154 Demon Hunter I: Dawn Breaks After Nightfall 猎魔人I：夜尽曦临 (This story gets going later. No System, one female lead, not invincible, plot-driven, focused on human nature, not a power fantasy. The protagonist grows and changes as the story unfolds. There are many foreshadowed twists, so readers who lack patience should beware.) “A drop of blood awakens not the location of treasure, but the key to a new world.” At the end of summer, the blood Lin Shen drips onto a sheepskin scroll is swallowed by it. The scroll is no map to buried treasure, but a choice 34Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 155 Ice Clouds and Fire 冰云与火 Susu is a flame fox spirit, and Bai Bingyun is a genius swordsman. Bai Bingyun is incredibly powerful. If he were willing to compromise, he could have endless wealth and luxury, any kind of power, even eternal life. Yet he insists on fighting back, taking on this world and its lofty, despicable emperor. Susu tells him, “A blazing fire fueled by my blood, a divine sword forged from my body. If the sword breaks, I’ll die too.” Bai Bingyun tells her, “If we fail, I’ll drive the broken sword into my 5Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 156 As for the Dark Summer 之于暗夏 Chen Yu was a stray dog abandoned at the mouth of an alley, growing into a wolf that tore into the world, until he met Lin Zi, who held his leash. Lin Zi says, “Chen Yu, the stray dog nobody wanted at the mouth of the alley, now bares his teeth at my throat and offers me a wedding ring.” Two years ago, she saw a boy at the mouth of the alley, collapsed on the ground like an abandoned dog. With all the bloodlust and ferocity in his eyes, he struggled to hold his head high. His first taste of life 7Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 157 The Tale of Boyan 伯言传 [I'm an amateur writer with no following, earning less than 100 yuan a month. The time I put in and the income I get are completely out of proportion. I'm doing this purely to fulfill a dream of my own, and I don't want to leave nothing behind when I go. This is not AI-generated. Thank you, fellow Daoists. I won't stop updating as long as I'm alive. My health isn't good, so please be understanding.] This is the story of Boyan, a young man trapped in a chaotic age and forced to struggle for survi 712Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 158 Cyber Luogang 2099 赛博洛港2099 [Cyberpunk + Climbing the Career Ladder + No Escalating Power Levels + Hard-Hitting Realism. Office drone Xia Qi chooses to start out as a corporate lackey once again. This time, he’s determined to reach the top of the company!] Xia Qi is a seasoned wage slave who has spent two lifetimes working for others. After transmigrating, he finally lands a permanent job with health insurance in the after-sales department of the Nask Group. He hopes to coast along in peace, only to discover that his “afte 2Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 159 The Son of Heaven’s Decree: Divine Descent 天子令：神临 [No Female Lead + Faux Ensemble Cast + Multiple Protagonists + Slow Pace + Passionate] By imperial decree, the gods take their places. History must never be forgotten, and heroic spirits must endure. An ordinary man named Xu Shen is a civilization worth singing and weeping for. Whoever dares invade our Huaxia will be punished, no matter how far away they are. I thought I was the protagonist. It turns out every person in Huaxia is a dragon among men, and every one of them is a protagonist. 3Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 160 I Played This Role 这个角色我演了 Lin Mo, a struggling extra in Beijing, gets bound to the “Movie Star Roleplaying System.” Playing a corpse earns him pain suppression, and playing a eunuch leaves the whole cast amazed! From a three-second shot to a global movie star, he rises to the top by playing a thousand different roles. His ex regrets everything, directors scramble to cast him, and fans go wild. Watch the greatest scene-stealer in history hilariously conquer the entertainment world! 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 Rebirth Thirty Light-Years Away 三十光年外的重生 [Fast-paced + light romance + entrepreneurship + post-apocalyptic survival + the leads transmigrate between worlds repeatedly] Hello, World! Sweet from the start! The first time they’re reborn, they start a business at school and build an online gaming empire. The second time, they’re separated by time and space, struggling to survive by sending supplies to each other. The third time, they transmigrate into the game they designed themselves… So where exactly is the secret? 3Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 162 Reborn: One Tip-Off Letter Set Me on the Path to the Top 重生：一封举报信，开启巅峰仕途 [Reborn] + [Officialdom] + [Scheming] + [Revenge] + [play the pig to eat the tiger] + [Tycoon] + [Urban] + [Political Intrigue] After twenty years of ups and downs in Officialdom, deputy department-level official Chu Yunfei dies with grievances in the midst of factional infighting, discarded as a pawn! Thankfully, Heaven takes pity on him, and he is reborn in 2008! At the engagement banquet of the ex-wife who humiliated him, he suddenly sees the light. The “bloody, tear-stained playbook” of the 296Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 163 The Strange World: Luckily, I'm Good at Exorcising Demons with Physics 诡异世界：正好本人擅长物理驱魔 [Infinite worlds + no System + horror + no national destiny competition + no livestreaming + bloodline + get stronger by fighting monsters] A mysterious door. A group of people forced to enter. Countless worlds overrun by the uncanny. Five years ago, his younger sister was taken by the Gray Realm. Wang Anle, who bears a Taotie tattoo, spent five years searching for her. He made his living exorcising spirits, until a chance opportunity finally let him enter the Gray Realm. Only then did he disc 3Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 164 Game Invasion: I Just Want to Die, but I Slay My Way Through Every Dungeon 游戏入侵：一心求死的我杀穿副本 [System + game descends upon the world + instances + dual heroines + one-on-one romance + strong heroine and team] After finishing her college entrance exams, Lin Youyu ended her life of working to pay off debt and prepared to jump to her death. Halfway through her fall, the System descended. Blue Star was pulled into a cosmic game, and everyone on the planet became a player. Lin Youyu checked her restriction: [Death Prohibited]. Forced to live despite desperately wanting to die, she nearly pass 304Reads8.8Score10114d adds
- 165 Four Treasures to the Rescue: Mom Takes the Billionaire World by Storm 四宝神助攻：妈咪飒爆千亿豪门 Six months pregnant, Su Qingyan lands an eighty-million-yuan deal, only to turn around and receive undeniable proof that her husband has been cheating for five years. She divorces him on the spot, ends the pregnancy, and leaves with her daughter, taking nothing. Swift and decisive. Her ex-husband’s family assumes she’ll beg to get back together. Instead, they discover she’s become the mistress of a trillion-yuan conglomerate, with four adorable children by her side. Her eldest daughter can re 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Qianjiang Tide 钱江潮 [Mystery and deduction | Business and political intrigue | Emotional twists] Twist after twist, with no dull moments. You won't know who the killer is until the very end‼️ 🔥 Jiangcheng's richest man is stabbed to death with a golden dagger. His will is made public, and his empire turns into a living hell. His widow and nephew are having a secret affair, and everyone wants a share of the trillion-yuan fortune. The heiress Zhou Shilan is framed, falling overnight from the heights of luxury int 4Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 167 Slay the Gods: My Golden Finger Desperately Needs a DLC Upgrade 斩神：金手指急需DLC补强 [No romance] [A refreshingly straightforward ghostly high school boy's real-life account] [Follows the group] [Many slice-of-life moments, slow pace] [Not a conventional power fantasy] [Making up for regrets] [Original world blended with other settings] [Unconventional personal touches] [A little angst doesn't count as angst] Bad news: A dump truck hit you dead-on and gleefully sent you packing. Good news: Some god plans to grant your wish and send you into a new life, complete with a group-adv 21.4kReads8.0Score8.1k14d adds
- 168 Tea Fragrance on Jingling Ridge 镜岭茶香 A new story is here! You’re welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Calls from the Abyss (Part One) (Chapters 1-9) 深渊来电（第一部）（1-9）章 Abyssal Call (Part One), Chapters 1-9 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Reverse Sales: Whatever I Buy, the Seller Loses Money 反向带货：我买啥，商家赔哭 Reverse Product Promotion: Whatever I Buy, the Sellers Lose Money 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 Made a Sacrifice to Warn the Others, I Nearly Froze to Death in the Cold Storage Before Striking Back 我成杀鸡儆猴的牺牲品，冻库濒死反杀 I Became the Sacrifice They Made to Scare the Others. I Was Near Death in the Freezer, Then Struck Back —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Nalan Bujie: The Evil Phoenix of the Prairie Soars to Invincibility 纳兰不羁：草原之恶凤临无敌 (Female Emperor's political schemes + growth and comeback + turning the tables on the grasslands + forbidden, tragic romance + love polygon with multiple male leads + beautiful, powerful, tragic heroines) "If Changsheng Tian will not save an abandoned daughter, then this princess will make herself a queen!" She is a princess cursed by Changsheng Tian. Her father, who is also her brother, sees her as an ill omen and expels her from the royal court with a single decree. Moving among the powers o 7Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 173 Begging for Alms from the Start, I Walked the Great Path 开局乞讨，走上大道 In the struggle to survive, there are clashes of strategy, choices that test human nature, surging passion, and all-or-nothing battles. Through hardship and perseverance, they fight their way toward survival. —Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 174 Transmigrating to the Upheaval of the Five Barbarians: A Bloodstained Chang'an Sings of War 穿越五胡乱华：血色长安启战歌 Transmigrating means hell from the start! Modern historian Xu Zhaoyuan opens his eyes amid mountains of corpses and rivers of blood during the Five Barbarians’ Upheaval. A Xiongnu blade hangs over his neck, while tens of thousands of refugees, women, and children behind him are on the brink of death. This is a hellish start! A golden finger? I am the golden finger! ✅ Foresight into history: seize the initiative in a chaotic age! ✅ Technological superiority: establish farms along the Wei River, d 21Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 175 The Funeral Shop Has Many Rules 白事铺子规矩多 The Funeral Parlor Has Plenty of Rules —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 Creation Vanguard 创世先锋 One day in the future, the genius boy Luo Haoyu will use his wild ideas and world-changing technology to build his Galactic Empire, advance human civilization, and lead humanity off Earth toward the dazzling stars. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Prisoner at Twenty: I Bore Through the World in Rebirth 二十岁囚徒：我在重生里凿穿世界 [Rebirth, Superpowers, No System, One Female Lead, Squad Captain, Squad Growth, Powerful Protagonist, Decisive and Ruthless] As he opened his eyes on the operating table for the 1,523rd time, Ye Xiu stared up at the swaying surgical light. He was starting to despair. He couldn’t stay dead, but he couldn’t live long either. He could only keep being reborn as one of countless people named Ye Xiu. Live long enough, and you really do lose your emotions and attachments. Your memories grow blurrier an —Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 178 Snowfall on the High Peaks 高岭落雪 [Feel-Good School Romance at First, Angsty High-Level Officialdom Drama Later] [Love at First Sight vs. Love That Grows Over Time] [Powerful Family vs. Martyr’s Orphan] School’s been a real headache lately, but at least I heard that the taciturn school bully might have a crush on me... In the purest days of their love, Song Qiubai said they should break up, and Xu Chengche leaped off a building without hesitation. In the purest days of their love, Song Qiubai infiltrated a human trafficking ring 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 Genshin Impact: Dottore's Taming Manual 原神：多托雷的驯养手册 [Melancholy, offbeat heroine + Bad-dog boyfriend doctor raised from childhood + Slice of life + How a little psycho grows into a major villain + Mutual descent into madness + Guaranteed sweet romance + Some original settings] Hailey Vee’s life motto is: if she can lie down, she won’t sit up; if she can eat, she won’t think. Going to class is worse than hanging herself (just a thought), and socializing is worse than sleeping. There are only two things that can bring her back from the dead on her 1.1kReads8.7Score13614d adds
- 180 Three Kingdoms Online: Feeding Xing Daorong a Divine Pill from the Start 网游三国：开局给邢道荣喂神丹 Genre: Historical online game + stat-based progression + kingdom-building and conquest + unconventional power fantasy Synopsis: To fulfill his parents' final wishes, Lin Feng enters Beacon Fire Three Kingdoms, armed with a unique golden finger: the “Potential Burst Token,” made to fix “historical laughingstocks”! From the start, he saves Xing Daorong, who's being beaten half to death by bandits. “You're the one!” He feeds him a divine pill, triggering a burst of potential! His stats explode! Xin 103Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 181 Nonsense! The Consort Is Clearly as Delicate as a White Lotus 胡说！良娣她分明柔弱似白莲 [1v1 + SC + a genuine female assassin + a hopelessly lovestruck male lead + a two-faced heroine who's great at putting on an act + palace intrigue] [Warning: The heroine uses the male lead at first and only falls for him later.] Crown Prince Pei Chaoli of Zhaoyun is handsome, valiant, and skilled in battle. Yet rumors claim he is cold and ruthless by nature, with no interest in women. He supposedly didn't even spend his wedding night with his bride, instead rushing off to Huaizhou in the middle 897Reads8.6Score10714d adds
- 182 I Married the Richest Man I Met on a Blind Date 我和相亲首富闪婚了 Adapted into short dramas twice [Modern Romance + Lightning Marriage + Love After Marriage + CEO + Secret Identity] Yu Ling signs a contract with her blind date, Zhao Chen, and they tie the knot at lightning speed. Who knew that the journey from a whirlwind marriage to the truth would reveal a long-planned, mutual devotion, along with the doting affection of a powerful tycoon? When her secret identity is revealed, this sickeningly sweet “deception” culminates in the wedding of the century. She t 30Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 183 When Thunder Shook the Divine Realm 那时雷倾神宇 The Thirteenth Demon Lord has arrived, leading humanity to turn the tables on the twelve Demon Lords who came before him. What a defiant, heaven-defying rebel. Xing Hu was a worthless little Demon Lord abandoned by Demon Island. Now he’s making a comeback and rising to the throne... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 Quiet Shadows in the Rain 暗雨清幽 “My lord, I've waited a trillion years for this moment,” the old wolf said. Lin Qinglian looked at him, unsure how to respond. She didn't know whether she would be so devoted if their positions were reversed. “But I've let you down. Are you still willing to trust me?” Lin Qinglian asked. The old wolf said, “If you tell me so, I'll choose to believe you. Of course, you're the only one I'd believe.” “Then I love you,” Lin Qinglian said. Then she asked, “Now that I love you, do you love me?” “ 17Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 185 He Carved His Name into the Land 他把名字刻进山河 [Criminal Investigation + Undercover Agent + Lovers with Two Faces + Siblings Turn Against Each Other in a Brutal Killing Game] Jiang Xun, a brilliant new star in toxicology research, resolutely embarks on the arduous journey of developing an antidote to save her family, which has been destroyed by drugs. An Duo, a man who holds sway within the dark organization led by her older brother, Jiang Yi, becomes the most complicated and conflicted presence in her life. An Duo is captivatingly handsome 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 A Commoner’s Naruto: Invincible from the Start of Eight Gates Training 平民火影：从八门遁甲开始无敌 [No System] [Youthful] [Action-Packed Hand-to-Hand Combat] Starting with the Eight Gates, he can shatter metal and stone, overturn mountains and seas, and split the earth and open the heavens! Only when Liangong Musashi reached the pinnacle of the shinobi world did people understand: true invincibility isn’t a gift of talent or an inheritance of blood, but the utmost effort forged into every inch of bone and blood! With these iron fists, I’ll make hand-to-hand combat great again!! 7.3kReads7.8Score42214d adds
- 187 Commander of the Universe 宇宙统帅 [Frustrating setbacks + quietly building strength + lighthearted comedy + fiery action + spectacular face-slapping] Chen Yan is a village official from a remote mountain valley. He has no power or connections, and people treat him like dirt. His mother is slapped in public, and he endures it. The general's son drives him out of school and forces him to kneel, and he takes it. Even the truth about his father's death at the hands of an underground civilization is something he can only keep bottled 16Reads9.5Score10414d adds
- 188 Brilliant, but Not Glorious 灿烂不辉煌 [No System]+ [Fast-paced plot]+ [Protagonist gradually grows stronger]+ [One female lead]+ [2000s] The story follows Shuang Yu, a young man from Shanghai, as he enters the working world and experiences temptation, confusion, threats, and personal growth. Readers are welcome to grow alongside our protagonist. Shuang Yu looks back: “The road I’ve traveled hasn’t been especially glorious, but it’s been brilliant all the same.” 59Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 189 I Transmigrated as Liu Shan, but My Golden Finger Is Gone 穿越刘禅，但我的金手指没了 I've transmigrated into Liu Shan, the Later Lord, and I'm a little panicked. What should I do? Don't be afraid, I have a golden finger: Chancellor Zhuge! And as long as I meet my golden finger, I can obtain the strongest golden finger in history: hindsight! An urgent report comes from the front lines: Your Majesty, the Chancellor has fallen at Wuzhang Plains! What?????? Wah! Father, how am I supposed to live without you!!!! This is the story of a hapless Adou with no golden finger who turns the 83Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 190 Crown Prince of Daxia: Debt Collector in a Bizarre World 大夏储君：诡异世界讨债人 The Crown Prince of Daxia: A Debt Collector in a World of the Supernatural —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Quick Transmigration: A Straight Man Forced to Be a Darling Wife 快穿之直男被迫当娇妻 A cringeworthy blast from the past, full of awful moments and landmines. Read at your own risk! Read at your own risk! Read at your own risk! Read at your own risk! Read at your own risk! Surely nobody would leave a bad review after reading the blurb, right? 1.9kReads8.6Score10514d adds
- 192 The Silver Tide 白银之潮 In the first year of the Longqing reign (1567), the Ming court lifted the maritime ban, and Yuegang in Fujian opened its port. Silver poured in like a rising tide, quietly ushering in an age of globalization overlooked by the official histories. The down-on-his-luck scholar Lin Mufeng is swept into this tide. Starting as a dockside bookkeeper, he rises step by step to become a customs reformer, striving to bring order to a chaotic age through institutions. At his side, then at odds with him, is 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Thunderbolt Commando 雷霆尖兵 I'm discharged, and I've got kills under my belt. With this many walking medals of merit, getting promoted to officer should be a piece of cake... System? I don't need one! Li Ke only wanted to finish his studies and return to civilian life, but fate had other plans, sending him on one thrilling adventure after another. Drug busts, crime crackdowns, business ventures, and revenge: time and again, he foils his enemies' schemes. Veteran leftists, guerrillas, and mercenaries continue to write stori 1.8kReads8.4Score10614d adds
- 194 The Father in the Rift of Time and Space 《时空裂缝里的父亲》 The Father in the Rift Between Worlds —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 The Seventh Loop: He Dies in Six Hours, and I Become His Last Letter 《第7次循环》“他死在6小时后，我活成他的遗书” The Seventh Loop: “He Dies in Six Hours. I Become His Last Letter.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 The Memory Repairer: Reading the Dead’s Final Secrets 《记忆修复师：读取逝者最后的秘密》 The Memory Repairer: Uncovering the Dead’s Final Secrets —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 After Learning to Talk to Animals, the City's Big Shots Beg Me to Keep Quiet 偷听兽语后，全城大佬求我闭嘴 [Light fantasy + light mystery + light sci-fi + everyone's darling + irresistible charm + slice of life] [All male leads are devoted to one woman; romantic rivals compete for her, with romance and career progressing side by side] After coming down with a high fever, Lin Yin suddenly discovered she could understand the secret meows of the cat in her home! Her life was instantly like a cheat code. From birds and beasts above to cats, dogs, fish, and insects below, she could communicate effortlessl 494Reads8.8Score10114d adds
- 198 After Being Reborn, I Broke Into the Campus Belle's Bedroom 重生后我闯进校花卧室 It outshines every other rebirth novel. The rights to adapt this book into a short-form drama have been sold, so you can trust the quality. Enjoy! There's not much else to say. Just give it a read. You'll be left speechless. 21.2kReads8.5Score1.6k14d adds
- 199 The System Keeps Making Me Kiss the Heroine 系统总让我亲女主 (Transmigrate into a book + both have only ever loved each other + two female leads + 1v1 + comedy) Yue Wuyun transmigrates into a cultivation novel as the vicious senior sister who is consumed by jealousy and eventually dies a horrible death. Before she can even pack up and flee, a bizarre System forcibly binds itself to her. System: “Your body has been modified. You can heal the female lead’s injuries simply by kissing her. Complete the task immediately!” Yue Wuyun: ...“Are you sure she need 615Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 200 The Tomb Returns to Its Master 墓归主 [Strong Female Lead] [Political Intrigue] [Revenge] [Powerful Allies] [High-IQ] She has died twice: once for the realm, once for someone she loved. She was once a homeless ghost, spending ten years in a coffin beside a skeleton. She wasn't trapped there. She was waiting for someone who would come to ask her for help. Shen Mulan offered her own body, begging her to settle a blood feud. She borrowed that face and entered that city. On the pleasure house stage, she was a bewitching courtesan; be 29Reads8.2Score—14d adds
