Novels like Absolute Power in the Political Arena
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- 51 The Super Son-in-Law 超级姑爷 Lin Mo, the live-in son-in-law everyone looks down on, is actually the king of the world and the heir to a top-tier family. 2.7kReads8.1Score237Shelves
- 52 What? You’re Saying the Kill Line Theory Can Save Humanity? 什么?你说斩杀线理论可以拯救人类? What? You're saying the kill-line theory can save humanity? 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 I Stole Your System Mission 我抢了你的系统任务 Delivery driver Chen Mo gets into a car accident. When he wakes up, he discovers that everyone in the world has a System panel floating over their heads, except him. As far as the Systems are concerned, his account has been deactivated. But this nonexistent account can see everyone's missions and rewards, and even steal them. Cashback from the Tycoon System? Claimed. Secret prescriptions from the Divine Doctor System? Claimed. While everyone else sweats through their missions, he reaches in at t 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 I Found a Diary Full of Regrets 捡到一本遗憾日记 Jiang Yuan finds a diary of regrets written by someone unknown. It mentions only a few vague events from the future, but as Jiang Yuan waits for them to unfold, he finds himself rising to the pinnacle of success without even realizing it. 12.1kReads8.5Score688Shelves
- 55 The Capital’s Crown Prince’s Sweet Seduction Trap 京圈太子爷的甜诱陷阱 The Sweet Seduction Trap of the Capital's Young Master 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 Monster Compendium: I Use Monster Skills, but I'm Human 猎魔图鉴:使用怪物技能但我是人 [Western Fantasy + Monster Hunting + Adventurers, loosely based on D&D] In a game or a novel, major events like an orc invasion, an undead catastrophe, a noble power struggle, or a demon’s descent are certainly thrilling. But Ye Wu had transmigrated into a Western fantasy world full of undercurrents, where it seemed those very events could erupt at any moment, and he had mixed feelings about it. Fortunately, he had a cheat. Opening a bestiary filled with countless blurry silhouettes waiting to b 21.4kReads7.5Score3.1kShelves
- 57 Three Things About a Spiritual Little Sister: Pretty, Calls You Babe, and Doesn't Spend Much 精神小妹有三好,人美喊宝花钱少 Is there really a kind of girl who’s not only beautiful and proactive, but also great at making you feel good and can help you earn money? Bai Li never believed it, until he boarded a long-distance bus home for the Lunar New Year. “Hey, bro, could you spare me a cup of instant noodles?” Out of sympathy, Bai Li sent her ten yuan. A voice rang out in his mind: [Ding! You invested 10 yuan in your target, triggering a 10x rebate. 100 yuan has been credited!] [Target’s Affection +20. Current status: 40.4kReads8.3Score4kShelves
- 58 Drawing the Sword in Officialdom 官场亮剑 Mu Dongfeng had just reached the bottom of the office building when he heard a loud bang. The man who fell was his superior, Zhou Qingyang. Mu Dongfeng was the only one standing below. Two hours later, he was removed from his post and placed under investigation. He had never taken anything. But the entire network was convinced he had. By the time he fought his way out of that room, everyone had already set their sights on Pingnan. There really was a USB drive in the bird's nest under the eaves o 33.5kReads8.5Score2.2kShelves
- 59 The Dentist Cultivates Immortality: Boundless Magical Power 牙医修仙:法力无边 (No brainless antics, no System, modern ideas meet the cultivation world.) Li Rui, a dentist, accidentally transmigrates to the cultivation world on his motorcycle. He’s both panicked and excited. Luckily, he has a family heirloom talisman that can be combined, and suddenly cultivation becomes surprisingly easy. Watch how he navigates the collision between modern ideas and the cultivation world... 223Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 60 Reborn as an Executive at a Foreign Company 重生之我在外企当高管 Xu Fei is reborn and returns to the time just after graduation. In his previous life, he spent years navigating the workplace, only to be thrown out in middle age. With all his years of experience from his previous life, see how he turns the tables at work this time, climbs to the top, and makes his mark in the business world. 25.7kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves
- 61 Undercover, Caring for the Deceased Crime Boss's Sister-in-Law 卧底,代死去的黑老大照顾大嫂 [Underworld] [Undercover] [Cunning] [Ruthless and decisive] [Absolutely no do-gooder heroine] [Multiple heroines] When a crime boss suddenly drowned, an undercover police officer who looked just like him impersonated the boss and stepped into his life. He took over the boss's mansion, spent the boss's money, looked after his sister-in-law, and commanded countless underlings as they continued to expand and advance. On his perilous path undercover, he kept climbing to ever greater heights... 161kReads8.7Score12.4kShelves
- 62 Reincarnating Across Myriad Worlds, I Gain Countless Mythic Blessings! 轮回万界,亿万神话词条加身! [Multiverse Reincarnation + Traits + Transmigration + System] Yun Yi transmigrates to a world of the supernatural. The good news: he has a System. The bad news: the System only activated after he transmigrated, and it refuses to recognize anything that happened before. The even worse news: the System spends all day urging him to “travel to another world,” like a maniac. The worst news of all: he’s about to lose his mind. When he was eighteen, a gravely wounded supernatural woman barged into his 27.8kReads8.0Score3.5kShelves
- 63 My Classmates and I Were Transported to a Cultivation World, but I Was Sent to One Extra Immortal Realm 同学群穿修仙界,我多穿一个仙界 The young Qi Fan suffered from a strange hunger disorder. With no other choice, he dropped out of high school and became a livestreamed eating host. He unexpectedly discovered that his strength was increasing day by day. He had originally planned to muddle through as a professional boxer and live a wealthy life of fame and glory, but then he received an invitation to a graduation gathering from his high school homeroom teacher, Song Chengmin. That invitation changed his life forever. The mysteri 72.3kReads8.2Score9.1kShelves
- 64 Reborn in 1998: I Take My Dad into Politics 重生98:我带老爸闯仕途 A new work is here! You can 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! 43.6kReads9.2Score2kShelves
- 65 The Genetic Paradox: Starting by Devouring the Zerg Queen 基因悖论:从吞噬王虫开始 [Ensemble Cast and Political Scheming] [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] [No System] [Everyone Is a Villain] [Saintly Do-Gooders, Beware] After transmigrating as a low-grade genetic outcast about to be exiled to a resource planet, Jiang Zhe took on a high-risk mission just to stay alive. When the royal insect’s spine pierced his heart, everyone watched him closely. But to Jiang Zhe, the corpse suddenly gave off an intoxicating aroma. The scent of evolution. In this cage where genes determine one’s 82kReads8.3Score10.1kShelves
- 66 Five Beautiful Homeowners Take Turns Asking for Help 五位美女业主轮番求助 After leaving the army at 38, former scout Lin Feng becomes a security guard at Tianxi Bay. He never dreamed that five residents would take turns asking him for “help.” A clogged toilet? They call him. A feverish child? They call him. 298Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 The Young Madam’s Art of Taming Her Husband 少夫人的驭夫之术 The Young Madam's Art of Taming Her Husband 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 Plane Crash: Life on a Deserted Island with Beautiful Girls 空难:和美少女们的荒岛生活 After a breakup, Lin Bei survives a plane crash and ends up stranded on a deserted island with twelve haughty girl group members. He goes from going hungry and begging for food, to trading his talents for grilled fish, to having them crawl into his cabin night after night. After discovering treasure hidden on the island, he becomes a tycoon worth hundreds of billions two years later and buys their company. 565Reads—Score—Shelves
- 69 You Beast of the Hehuan Sect, Let Me Have a Go! 合欢宗的孽畜,放开让我来 Lin Feng, a menial disciple, accidentally obtains the lost and complete supreme cultivation art of the Hehuan Sect. From then on, he pretends to be a good-for-nothing while quietly building his strength amid the righteous and demonic factions. He practices dual cultivation with prodigies from various sects, causing their cultivation to soar and their status to rise. Keeping a low profile and shifting the blame along the way, he fights his way from a small sect into a major one. In the end, he ma 360Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 From the Start, I Became a Furnace Cauldron for the Hehuan Sect? The More I Die, the Stronger I Get! 开局成合欢宗炉鼎?我越死越强! [Harmonious Joy Sect] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Comedy] + [Lighthearted Entertainment] From the start, I became the Harmonious Joy Sect senior sister’s cultivation partner, and I’m about to die. Help, what should I do? Forget it. I’ll just die first and figure it out later. Qin Chen has ninety-nine lives. Every time he dies, he can permanently keep one thing of his choice: a cultivation realm, a technique, or a magic treasure. If he performs well, he might even gain a special talent. What? This p 85.1kReads8.3Score8.2kShelves
- 71 My Sow Is No Ordinary Pig: She Gave Birth to Two Elephants 我家母猪不一般竟然生出两头象 In his dream, Lin Bufan sees the beauty in his arms with a pig's head and jolts awake in fright. At dawn, he goes to the pigpen and sees that his sow looks just like the beauty from his dream. She has also given birth to two elephants. Later, he accidentally discovers that the two elephants must be butchered or they will die, and eating their meat can produce spiritual roots. With this heaven-defying opportunity, he enters the Baiyun Sect as a menial disciple, rises through the ranks, crushes co 3.4kReads—Score329Shelves
- 72 I Awakened a Dao Companion Synthesis System 我觉醒了道侣合成系统 (Not a mindless power fantasy. Don't read if that's not your thing.) Ten years after transmigrating, Zhou Ding finally worked up the courage to send a message to the campus belle of the "Chosen One University": Hey, want to become cultivation partners? I've got plenty of yang energy! That night, the campus belle died… 58.7kReads7.9Score5kShelves
- 73 I’m Just a Servant, and You Want Me to Dual Cultivate? 我都杂役了,你让我双修? Young Gu Changqing sells everything he owns to join an immortal sect for the sake of his childhood sweetheart, only to be humiliated and pushed off a cliff by the woman he loves and a peerless prodigy working together. At the brink of death, he obtains an ancient legacy and begins defying fate. Rising to power through dual cultivation with a bevy of beauties, he eventually becomes a co-ruler who saves the world, then retires with his beloved women. 240Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 Traditional Chinese Medicine: I Can See Disease Tags 中医:我能看见疾病词条 [This book features many real medical cases, but do not imitate them!] On the night before he was due to be dismissed, Lin Yi, an intern at a mediocre medical college, awakened the National Medicine Keyword System. From then on, his eyes became the most precise body scanners around! Blue indicators mean mild, yellow means moderate, and red means life-threatening! Other doctors rely on test results to diagnose patients. He relies on keywords. A PhD from a prestigious university mocks his credenti 70kReads8.9Score7.4kShelves
- 75 Thunderous Crackdown on Black Crime in the Political Arena 官场之雷霆扫黑 The chessboard of power, every move calculated, every step taken on thin ice. No matter how cautious you are, you can never guard against everything. Li Yan, a community officer at a local police station, starts from the very bottom. He refuses to buckle under pressure and fears no powerful figures. With thunderous force, he uproots every criminal gang and underworld faction. Step by step, he rises to the pinnacle of power! 89.1kReads8.1Score6.7kShelves
- 76 Detective Conan: I'm Actually a Great Scientist, Not a Literary Master 名柯:当文豪的我其实是大科学家 [Lighthearted, Enjoyable, Multiple Female Leads] He transmigrates into the world of Detective Conan. Lin Ran unexpectedly awakens the Top Student Development System. Literature conveys the Way, while reason illuminates the world. Looking at the science-related items rewarded by his humanities System, Lin Ran can only resign himself to becoming both a great writer and a world-class scientist. Humanities and science students have met their strictest father figure. Oh, nearly forgot. As the old say 18.9kReads9.0Score269Shelves
- 77 648 to Become the Creator God! The Technology Is All Real! 648当创世神!技术全是真的! [Theistic civilization + ensemble cast + uplifting the real world + global hegemony + fiercely protective + behind-the-scenes mastermind + development and growth + interstellar conquest in the later stages] (An unserious introduction: Oil? Food? Population? Territory? Continents? Planets? What's yours or theirs? It's all bestowed on me by the Father God.) A serious introduction: Give time to civilization, and civilization to technology. Above the river of time, I chart the ultimate destiny of ci 120.2kReads8.8Score12.1kShelves
- 78 Asakura, Saint on the Outside, Demon on the Inside 外圣内魔的浅仓同学 After nine lives of wickedness, can you do one good deed every day in this life? “Of course!” “So confident?” The angel was astonished. “Ha! Look at my handsome face, gentle personality, selfless generosity, and sincere love. If I'm not a good person, who is?” Asakura Naru declared. “So flirting with innocent women everywhere counts as good deeds now?” “Fair enough.” In short, this is probably a Tokyo-style romance novel. 12.1kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
- 79 I Can’t Handle This SSS-Rank Talent! 这个SSS级天赋我真绷不住了! [Unconventional Story] [Global Survival] [Supernatural Talents] [Death Game] [Infinite Flow] [No Saintly Heroics] [Ensemble Cast] When Chen Ye opened his eyes, he found himself and more than three hundred teachers and students caught up in a survival game called the “Death Train.” Every time the train reaches a station, all passengers must get off and take part in a survival trial. The rules are simple: stay alive! Every passenger will draw a talent that determines their fate. Chen Ye drew the S 252.1kReads7.2Score27.8kShelves
- 80 Republican Era: The Divination Was a Disaster! 民国,卦了! [Entirely handwritten] [No System] [No harem] [A story for readers who like to think] [A panoramic portrait of Republican-era China] By Heaven’s decree, may he live long and prosper. His destiny belonged to Heaven. Yuan Fan took a furtive peek at it, only to stir up chaos across the Republic of China. Our story begins in 1923. That spring was quite lively… 48.7kReads8.9Score4.9kShelves
- 81 That Day, the Moon Swallowed the Entire City 那一天,月亮吞下整座城 Illustrations throughout! Illustrations throughout! Illustrations throughout! (An important point, repeated three times: every chapter has gorgeous illustrations.) From the start, I awakened the [Hellwalker] talent and devoured the uncanny across the heavens. Every powerful uncanny becomes one of my organs, transforming me into a monster. My stomach devours heaven and earth: [Black Devour] My brain, a sea of blood and divine consciousness: [Void Sea] My heart, deathless and indestructible: [Lotu 158.8kReads8.2Score21.2kShelves
- 82 In the Name of Justice, Liu Changsheng of Handong, Who Can Stand Against Me! 名义,汉东刘长生,谁与争锋! [No System] [Ensemble Cast] [All About the Laughs] [Unhinged] [Passionate Senior-Citizen Drama] Hello, everyone. I'm Old Liu, Liu Changsheng. I kept a low profile in the show. I want to liven things up in this book. Who's for it, and who's against it? In Handong, it's either laughs or madness. How crazy? Read and find out. 111.3kReads8.9Score9.3kShelves
- 83 Supreme Mad God 无上狂神 Volume Two, the world of Journey to the West, is now underway! The young Su Chen pretended to be a fool for ten years, then awakened his Heaven-Devouring and Immortal bloodlines! He also acquired the Hongmeng Heaven-Devouring Pagoda to rule the world, the peerless Ten Thousand Dragons Seal to command the dragons, and opened nine Dantians and condensed nine clones. Seeking the truth of his origins, he treads the firmament, battles across myriad domains, and breaks through the heavens. With the be 185Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 After Awakening the Comment Feed, I Tore Up My 100th Love Letter, and the Aloof Campus Heartthrob Lost His Mind 觉醒弹幕后,我撕了第100封情书,高冷校草他急疯了 After Awakening a Comment Feed, I Tore Up My 100th Love Letter. The Aloof School Hunk Completely Freaked Out 81Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 Soldier Assault: From Grassland Platoon Five to God of Special Operations 士兵突击从草原五班到特战之神 [Set in an Alternate World, Don't Take It Too Seriously] Six months after transmigrating, Liu Qing finally realized he was living inside a military drama. In the recruit company, he and Xu Sanduo were hailed as two legendary fools, and both were sent off to Grassland Platoon Five. Platoon Five... Seventh Company... Old A... This time, Lao Ma won't have to leave the army with regrets, Wu Liuyi won't run himself into the ground, and Shi Jin will be able to watch his soldiers go farther and farther 94.4kReads9.1Score5.5kShelves
- 86 EN I Just Attained the Dao as the Chaos Celestial Emperor, and You Want Me to Turn Myself into a Forbidden Zone? 刚证道混沌天帝,让我身化禁区? After transmigrating into a fantasy world, Lu Qingyun was born with a Chaos Physique. He fought for eight hundred years and proved himself the Chaos Heavenly Emperor! But just as he was about to establish an Immortal Court and suppress the Dark Restricted Zones for hundreds of thousands of years, the System arrived and, from the start, ordered him to transform into a restricted zone. He scoffed at the idea! He was the mighty Chaos Heavenly Emperor, at the height of his power. Why would he crawl 189.4kReads8.5Score18.3kShelves
- 87 Is This Flirting? Falling in Love with an Older Medical Professor 这是调情?与年上医学老师的恋爱 [Everyday Romance]+ [Laid-Back Youth]+ [Light and Healing]+ [One Female Lead]+ [No System]+ [Not Reborn] Song Sinian had just graduated from college and opened a cat cafe in the university district. One day, while he was working, a beautiful medical instructor named Jiang Muwan walked into the shop. Jiang Muwan: “You often stay up late reading novels? Then you probably have kidney deficiency.” Song Sinian: “Huh?” Jiang Muwan: “Don’t believe me? Has your hair lost some of its former vitality? Is 25.8kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves
- 88 I Just Want to Be a Minor Official 我只想当个小官 I don't have any grand ambitions. I just want a quiet, stable life. I don't have big goals, either; I just want to look after my own little patch of land. But the times have changed. In this world, truth and lies are mixed together, and black and white have become indistinguishable. They even call working 996 a blessing. That's beyond ridiculous. I really don't want to keep slogging away at 996 anymore. I might as well take a chance and get out of this rat race! 176.3kReads8.3Score13.8kShelves
- 89 The Abyssal Giant Attacks, and I Grow Ten Centimeters Taller Every Day 深渊巨人来袭,我每天长高十厘米 After transmigrating to a world under attack by giants, Chen Yuan awakens two traits: [Any Body Part Grows Ten Centimeters Every Day] and [Slay Colossal Beings, Gain Divine Powers]. And so begins his long career of hunting giants in the abyss. [Titan-Class Giant] [Strength of a million tons, divine body, one punch can destroy a city] [Title: War Behemoth] [Mountain-and-Sea-Class Giant] [Tall as mountains and seas, reaching up to ten thousand meters, looking down upon the human world] [Title: 15.1kReads6.4Score1.7kShelves
- 90 Sequence Beyond the Ordinary: My Wife Is a Paranormal Powerhouse 序列超凡:我老婆是诡异大佬 Paranormal resurgence + steampunk + supernatural Sequences After transmigrating to a world full of taboos where only madmen can survive, Lin Bai awakens a smart-mouthed [Fate Parchment]. [Question: How do I kill that S-rank Calamity?] [Answer: Kick its left pinky toe. It's ticklish.] [Question: Where can I find a potion for Sequence advancement?] [Answer: In the broken bowl of the beggar behind you. It's an artifact.] While others are still murdering each other over a bottle of low-grade potion, 65.9kReads8.1Score6.7kShelves
- 91 I Married Into Another Family in My Brother’s Place. Now I’ve Reached the Peak, and You Regret It? 替弟联姻,我登临巅峰你悔什么 [Decisive and ruthless + status panel + steady power progression + breaks through bottlenecks] Shen Changqing awakens the wisdom of his past life and gains the Heaven Rewards Diligence talent: he can ignore cultivation bottlenecks and break through as soon as he has enough experience, making every breakthrough permanent! But before he can put his talents to use, his own parents cast him aside, arranging for him to marry into another family in place of his genius younger brother. His bride is the 67.9kReads8.0Score6.4kShelves
- 92 Sequence: Old One Sovereign 序列:旧日主宰 (Cthulhu Mythos + Potions + Sequences + Satisfying Combat. An established author with three highly rated, full-length novels. Quality guaranteed. The new novel’s early ratings are being suppressed.) When Asla opened his eyes from death, he saw: Guns, potions, churches, evil gods, angels, Beyonders, armies, spies, mercenaries, hunters, gangs, monsters... This was free America, a land where chaos and order coexisted. Death and the ravages of capitalism fell equally upon everyone. These were the be 131.2kReads8.8Score13.7kShelves
- 93 From the Start: From Delivery Driver to Secret Agent 开局上岸,从外卖员成秘密特勤 (Not a pure spy thriller + Urban power fantasy + Reporting crimes + Catching spies.) Gu Cheng'an, a man in his thirties who has accomplished nothing, accidentally transmigrates to a parallel world and binds himself to the [Justice Assistant System]. Under the most inconspicuous guise, he walks the line between light and darkness, upholds justice, and protects his country and people. 13.2kReads8.8Score557Shelves
- 94 CS2: When You Push Your Efforts to the Limit CS2:当你将努力做到极致 [System] [Esports] [Everyday Life] [Slow Burn] [One Female Lead] Nobody would call someone a prodigy when they'd played for four years and five thousand hours but had only reached ranks A to A+. Lin Yu was an ordinary college student, and he thought he'd never make it to the professional CS scene in his lifetime. But an accident changed everything. He was reborn in 2021, on the day of the Stockholm final, and awakened a System at the same time. The System told him that as long as he worked hard, 71.3kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
- 95 Nationwide High Martial Arts: Only I Cultivate Immortality by the Book 全民高武:只有我在一板一眼修仙 Everyone else practices martial arts while I cultivate immortality. They all laugh and say I'm crazy. Wang Jie transmigrated into an era where everyone practiced superhuman martial arts. From the start, he unlocked [Steadfast and Methodical]. As long as he diligently cultivated immortality, his path to immortality would have no bottlenecks, and his lifespan would have no limit! From then on, while everyone else trained in fist arts, he cultivated immortality, steadily climbing to the summit. By 100kReads7.8Score9.8kShelves
- 96 King of Thieves in Chaotic Times 乱世贼王 The Rongmen thieves are despised by all, yet even thieves have their code of honor! He mastered a legendary skill as soon as he joined the Rongmen. A phantom hand and a thousand faces: he reached the peak the moment he entered the scene and was unbeatable whenever he struck! And so began his legendary life: Slaying Japanese invaders, robbing the rich, and dominating the Rongmen... Born in the chaotic years of the Republic, he chose to be a chivalrous thief! 15.5kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
- 97 The Whole World Thinks I’m Crazy, but Only I Know Refusing Is the Right Choice 全世界都觉得我疯了,只有我知道拒绝才是正确选择 The Whole World Thinks I'm Crazy, but Only I Know That Refusing Is the Right Choice —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 Xu Fei's Wild Life 徐飞的浪荡人生 Just after the Lunar New Year, Xu Fei returns with a simple pack to the small northern city where he was born and raised, after three years away. He'd planned to find any wife and settle down to an ordinary life, but fate has other plans. He is pushed onto a path unlike any other, and begins a life far from ordinary. 787Reads6.7Score111Shelves
- 99 Reborn from the Start: I'm Just a Scrap Collector 开局重生:我就一个收废品的 From the start, he collects scrap! Lin Zan, the Eternal Immortal Emperor, wields the Great Dao of Dust, sweeps across the outer realms to crush countless strange beings, personally restrains the Ancestor of World-Destroying Evil, and ascends to the highest peak of the heavens. Though his Great Dao makes him invincible throughout the ages, he cannot protect the loved ones by his side. His wife, children, and kin all perish in the outer-realm calamity. Having seen through the joys and sorrows of m 1.7kReads8.6Score151Shelves
- 100 Mortal Realm Martial Venerable: One Punch Shatters Chaos 凡界武尊:一拳碎混沌 Lin Chen, a body-tempering apprentice, is humiliated by a powerful clan and watches as the demon race slaughters his town. At death’s door, he awakens a bronze fragment left behind by his father. From then on, he shatters his constraints with his fists and rises against all odds! He slays demons and seizes treasures in the Black Wind Mountains, then establishes an alliance against the demons in Qingfeng Town. With only his Body Tempering cultivation, he stands against a Grandmaster and unites th 25Reads6.9Score—Shelves

















































