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- 101 Can a Masculine High School Boy Transform into a Greatsword-Wielding Magical Girl? 阳刚男高会变身大剑魔法少女吗 [Magical Girl + Transformation + Diesel Punk + Urban High Martial Arts + Urban Supernatural Powers + Everyday School Life + High-Level Political Intrigue + Female Lead (Main Female Supporting Character)] [Inspired by Chinese-style dieselpunk magical girls. I thought the idea was fun, so I decided to write a story about it. The narrative follows three threads in parallel: battles, daily life, and political intrigue. The battle thread begins from the start, the daily-life thread starts in Chapter 32Reads—Score16714d adds
- 102 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Sacrifice the School Beauty from the Start! 灵气复苏:我!开局用校花祭天 With spiritual qi revival, demons and monsters wreak havoc. Qin Ming gets the Sacrifice-to-Heaven System, and anything can be offered as a sacrifice! “System, can living people be sacrificed?” “Yes!” “Wouldn’t that be too cruel?” “No! Anyone who’s been sacrificed will only feel a little tired.” But... why is the campus beauty looking at me with such resentment? Qin Ming awakens as a special-class Holy Cleric, becoming the strongest support, with attacks, healing, control, and buffs all at his di 4.6kReads8.9Score45014d adds
- 103 Phoenix Rules the World: From the Start, the Coffin Explodes, and the Ancestress Can Cover the Sky with One Hand 凤临天下:开局棺椁炸裂,老祖宗她只手遮天 The Phoenix Reigns Supreme: From the Start, the Coffin Explodes, and the Ancestress Rules the World with One Hand 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Reborn: The Discarded Wife Returns, Ruthlessly Crushing Her Enemies 重生归来:废妻狠戾虐渣 Reborn: The Ruthless, Vicious Ex-Wife Takes Down the Scum 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 I Fuse Enlightenment Tea from the Start and Keep a Low Profile 开局合成悟道茶,稳健不出 [System]+ [Synthesis]+ [Cautious]+ [Sneaky] Adapted into an animated series. Click the bottom right of the main text to watch. After transmigrating to the Immortal Realm, Lin Yuan was lucky enough to activate the Infinite Synthesis System. “Senior Brother, the secret realm is opening. Want to go together?” Lin Yuan: “No, I’m going into seclusion.” “Junior Brother, be careful when you visit the market. You should prepare a few things.” Lin Yuan: “Sure. I’ll prepare a billion little things.” “Elde 31.5kReads8.5Score3.2k14d adds
- 106 The Divine Lord Haotian 神尊昊天 Billions of terrifying bolts of lightning struck in an instant. God Venerable Ling Hao let out an unwilling roar. He had been just one step away from becoming a God King. As his consciousness faded, Ling Hao recalled how he had spent his entire life cultivating in pursuit of longevity and the Great Dao, never so much as touching a woman. And now, all he had to show for it was death and the end of his cultivation. “Heaven, it’s not like I dug up your ancestors’ graves!”... Ling Hao failed his tri 33Reads—Score314d adds
- 107 I’m a Grade-Schooler, and I’ve Become a Culinary God! 谢邀,我,小学生,已成厨神! [Gourmet]+ [Slice of Life]+ [No Romance]+ [Heartwarming]+ [Healing]+ [Comedy] “The only thing an elementary school student should be doing is studying hard... But I think Master Fang going to school is neglecting his proper work.” “I’ve finally made it to the front of the line... Master Fang, can we put your homework aside for a bit? Could you fry me some rice first?” “You think I’m waiting outside the elementary school to pick up my own kid? I’m actually here to pick up Master Fang after schoo 24.7kReads8.8Score2.4k14d adds
- 108 The Village Doctor's Romance 乡村神医的爱情 Wang Hao worked night shifts at a factory. When he got home, he discovered his girlfriend cheating with her boss. He lost his job because of it and had no choice but to return to his hometown. Then one chance encounter changed his fate completely, and from that moment on, he began living a very different life! 1.3kReads—Score10114d adds
- 109 The Classic of Mountains and Seas: I Slay the Gods for China 山海经:我为华夏斩神明 The Classic of Mountains and Seas is unsealed, and gods and demons return, intent on enslaving the nations of Blue Star. After a hundred years of war, China is ultimately dealt a devastating blow: the dragon veins of the Nine Provinces are severed, and the nation's fortunes collapse. As Chinese civilization teeters on the brink of ruin, the blood-cursed youth Su Chen merges with the Chaos Tree, reforges the dragon veins of the Nine Provinces, and builds a border wall stretching thousands of mile 1.3kReads9.0Score21214d adds
- 110 The Spiritual Veins Awaken: I Brave the Five Realms with Just a Hairpin 灵脉重启,我靠一根簪子勇闯五界 [Classic fantasy progression + strong heroine's rise and growth + taming all kinds of spirit beasts + academies and sects + powerful ensemble cast + slow-burn, long-running story] In the final era of the God Realm, where spiritual power reigns supreme, a “girl with nothing” whose clan concealed her identity for hundreds of years has, with only a phoenix hairpin, “accidentally” restarted her spiritual meridians and unlocked a medicinal realm. Now approaching you is: A heaven-blessed daughter be 259Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Don't Fall in Love with Your Emergency Rations 不要和储备粮谈恋爱 After waking from a nap, Bai Jue unexpectedly transmigrated from the world of Mountains and Seas to the interstellar realm, only to become a useless young master who had tried to catch his lover cheating and ended up getting himself killed. With no other choice, he beat up the scumbag and kicked the mistress, then picked up a dragon to keep as emergency rations. Scumbag: "Bai Jue, I know I'm the one you love most!" Bai Jue: "You're ugly and weak. What makes you think you can say that?" The giant 2.1kReads9.4Score31014d adds
- 112 The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Evolving from a Mantis 山海经:从螳螂开始进化 Disaster was coming. A mysterious game called Classic of Mountains and Seas suddenly appeared. Players entered the game in the form of all kinds of animals and insects. Survive and hunt, explore secret realms, compete for rare treasures, devour and evolve… The abilities of their in-game characters would manifest in reality as “Martial Souls,” granting players extraordinary powers! Su Chen entered the game and became a weak little mantis. He awakened the talent [Forager], which let him sense dang 1.6kReads8.7Score22014d adds
- 113 I'm the Boss of a Haunted Shop 我在鬼怪店里当老板 When Xue Ming was eight, he became the owner of the Wanwusheng shop. From then on, a little lamb appeared by his side. And this little lamb turned out to be Taotie, one of the four ancient ferocious beasts?! Taotie’s three daily routines: sleep, have Xue Ming hold me while I sleep, and hold Xue Ming while I sleep. Shopkeeper Xue Ming’s three daily routines: sell goods, hold Taotie, and sell goods while holding Taotie. Then one day, the little lamb transformed into a handsome, six-foot-three hunk 3.2kReads9.4Score47714d adds
- 114 Tales of a Paper Effigy Maker 纸人扎匠诡事录 Tales of the Paper Effigy Artisan's Strange Cases 4.7kReads—Score12114d adds
- 115 Me and My Dongguan Sisters 我与东莞姐姐 [A Tale of Passion and Brotherhood] [Love and Longing] Gao Yang, a country boy with an uncanny talent, leaves his hometown for the first time! He heads to Dongguan to seek refuge with his older sister, only to discover that people are far more sinister than they seem. Through a series of coincidences, he ends up working in a factory, quickly rises through the ranks, and finds himself surrounded by romantic prospects. In the end, he gets dragged into a gang war and sets out on a path of no return 7.9kReads6.4Score46014d adds
- 116 The Carefree Little Country Doctor 乡村小神医真逍遥 A university student who graduated from medical school is terminally ill and has little time left. One day, by chance, he ruins someone else's plans, but turns misfortune into fortune and receives the legacy of a mysterious person... He brings blessings to the people, enjoys a carefree life in the countryside, and roams the world at will... 74Reads7.0Score3014d adds
- 117 I Use Summoning to Revive Blue Star Civilization Across the Galaxy 我靠召唤在星际复苏蓝星文明 [Two male leads + the protagonist has maxed-out combat ability] As the hope of the entire village of ten thousand demons, Ye Chen studies hard for decades and finally gets into college. But after falling asleep, Ye Chen inexplicably transmigrates to an interstellar world where people summon creatures. He even becomes the useless fake young master in a story about the real and fake young masters, his mental sea destroyed and his fiance cheating on him with the real young master. He's left green 12.8kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds
- 118 The Savage Bandit of the Great Wilderness 大荒悍匪 Everyone knows that the Classic of Mountains and Seas is actually a cookbook. Transmigrate across mountains and seas, and stew a Kunpeng with a phoenix, or cook a Zhujian with a black tortoise. In the demon wasteland, the countless great demons are dangers to everyone else, but Zhang Chu sees them as food. One bite of demon meat doubles his strength. One sip of demon blood sends his cultivation soaring. From then on, Zhang Chu goes farther and farther along the path of cultivating by eating demo 102.9kReads9.0Score7.1k14d adds
- 119 After Yixiu Was Reborn, Why Is the Big Fat Orange Crying? 宜修重生后,大胖橘怎么哭了 [Empresses in the Palace Fanfiction] [Yixiu Reborn] [Saving Her Son] [Revenge] [Harem Intrigue] [Mother-Son Bond] [Villainess Power Fantasy] [The Emperor's Long Road to Winning Her Back] Yixiu died. She died in Jingren Palace, after the words, "May we never meet again, in life or death." Only as she lay dying did she understand. All her life, she had hated Rouze, Zhen Huan, and those who stole the emperor's favor, yet she had forgotten to hate the man who had truly taken everything from her. 2.6kReads8.1Score13114d adds
- 120 Nonsense! How Could the Little One I Raised Be a Villain? 胡说!我养的崽怎么可能是反派 Other people transmigrate with a golden finger to protect them, becoming invincible dragons among men without lifting a finger. Xu Lingguang transmigrates badly injured, with creditors everywhere and danger waiting the moment he steps outside. Xu Lingguang: I might as well find a rope and hang myself! But dying is out of the question. All he can do is somehow muddle through. To escape his enemies, Xu Lingguang hides in Ailao Mountain. They say the Chenghuang clan lives in Ailao Mountain. The Ch 14.8kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
- 121 My Golden Finger Awakened, and I Took Revenge as an Unstoppable Force 金手指觉醒,我以无敌之姿复仇 Feel-good power fantasy + no angst + transmigration + revenge + ruthless action + hot-blooded battles + invincibility + ensemble cast + cultivation + pure excitement. A college student transmigrates into the body of the foolish young master of the Chu family. As his clan faces annihilation, he binds himself to the ultimate revenge cultivation System and sets out on a path of cultivation and vengeance. This is a first-person fantasy power fantasy with a breakneck pace and one satisfying moment af 678Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Yizhi Xiaoqi's 17th Book 一纸小旗第17本书 A country boy with superb medical skills lands a job at an electronics factory in the kingdom of women. From then on, there's no stopping him. With charm and skill to back him up, he thrives and rises to the pinnacle of life! 1.3kReads8.1Score14814d adds
- 123 Slay the Gods: Zhuzhao and Youying, the Long Road of Raising a Child 斩神:烛照幽荧,养崽路漫漫 (Slow progress at first, faster later. Lots of original settings and added plotlines. Two male leads, canon pairings broken up. Proceed with caution if that bothers you.) Ning Yuze, a fourth-year college student, died suddenly from overwork and unexpectedly transmigrated into the world of Slay the Gods. He became one of the residents of an orphanage in Cangnan City. Unfortunately, with no memories of his childhood, he had no guard against society and told the truth, only to be mistaken for a men 4.8kReads9.4Score56514d adds
- 124 Online Game: My Class Is Tycoon 网游:我的职业是财主 A fully immersive virtual reality online game, N World, is launched through a global collaboration. College student Ye Huan gets a special class, Tycoon, thanks to a gold coin left behind by his parents! While everyone else is worrying about how to afford potions, he's already raking in gold coins with his Money Tree skill! While everyone else is painstakingly forming parties to fight monsters, he's already sweeping through the battlefield with a band of exceptionally fierce misers! Boss too 1.1kReads8.9Score20314d adds
- 125 My Days Catching Dragons in the Arctic 我在北极抓龙的日子 In the modern world, you're telling me those rare and exotic beasts actually exist? My name is Xu Yuan. After nine years of compulsory education and three years of high school that no human should have to endure, I stood out and got into a... pretty terrible university. I thought I was about to begin four years of lying flat at college. In my first month on campus, two soldiers took me all the way to the freezing Arctic. And that's how my... well, bizarre and downright absurd dragon-catching lif 86.6kReads9.0Score9.6k14d adds
- 126 I Used the Myriad Worlds Exchange System to Redeem Myself 我用万界兑换系统兑换我自己 [System + mastermind behind the scenes + multiple worlds + apocalypse + no saintly hero] Yang Tian acquired a strange System. The items in its shop turned out to be attributes he had "lost" himself? [Looks +10]? I lost that! [Intelligence +20]? I lost that too! [Protective Astral Energy]? That's my passive skill! Yang Tian: "Hey, System bro, aren't you just making me pay to buy myself back?!" The world changed. The Gray Realm descended, and reality merged with the mysterious and uncanny. Wit 198Reads—Score1414d adds
- 127 Team Up to Go Home for the New Year: Why Are All My Teammates Goddesses? 组队回家过年:队友竟然全是女神 [Urban + System + multiple women + lighthearted + feel-good power fantasy + mostly everyday life] “Yang Tian, if you don’t bring home a girlfriend this New Year, you’re sleeping in the pigsty!” Faced with his mother’s ultimatum, penniless Yang Tian suddenly obtains the [Instance Party System]. As long as he posts a mission, all kinds of goddesses will accept it and “team up” with him to go home and conquer every obstacle. New Year’s Eve, family reunion dinner. Uncle: “I heard Yang Tian lost his 2.4kReads6.0Score25814d adds
- 128 You Thought I Was Too Weak, So My Cultivation Technique Went Dark Overnight 嫌我太弱,我的功法连夜黑化了 [Lighthearted + Misunderstandings + Chat Group + Fully Automated Training + Overpowered Power Fantasy] Yang Tian transmigrates into a high-martial-arts world. With mediocre talent, he only wants to lie flat. But who could have guessed that the cultivation techniques inside him would think he was too weak and turn sentient overnight! And that’s not all. His techniques even set up a chat group: [Iron Shirt] left the group and wrote: “The Host is too fragile. I went for a soak at the nuclear power 764Reads—Score10214d adds
- 129 Racing Girls’ World: I Have God-Tier Tuning Traits! 赛车娘世界:我有神级改装词条! [A fresh concept you definitely haven't seen before] [Racing competition] [Sweet romance and growth] [War God mecha] [Catgirl] [The Goose Sect's rebirth] Also known as: You were supposed to modify the mecha girls, so why are you making them cling to the wall?! A white-haired catgirl is forced onto the streets because her performance is too poor. But I'm the only one who can see her hidden talents... This is a strange world where human-shaped girls can transform into supercars built for the racet 218.6kReads9.5Score18.6k14d adds
- 130 A Guide to Cultivation Civilization 修真文明指南 The laws of physics in the world of cultivation, the periodic table of chemical elements along the path of cultivation, the theory of biological evolution among fantasy races... See how the protagonist uses his golden finger, a kaleidoscope of lives, to keep acquiring other people's cultivation realms and venture ever farther into an unknown world of cultivation. The book features a huge cast of supporting characters, including Lord Niu (Newton), Xiao Ai (Einstein), Lord La (Lavoisier), and Lord 7.6kReads—Score71714d adds
- 131 The Reverse Maze 逆位迷宫 On the day of his eighteenth birthday, Bai Ze's life begins a countdown. Survive or perish: that is the choice. // Three lives, six paths, a mist-shrouded maze. Nothing is harder than choosing one's fate. 92.1kReads9.5Score7.2k14d adds
- 132 I’m a Max-Level Ancestor. What’s Wrong with Raising a Few Hundred Million Kids? 我满级老祖,养亿点崽子怎么了 The short drama adaptation, My Xuanmen Ancestor, Why Do My Kids Spoil Me So Much?, is now streaming. [Spirit monsters + wish fulfillment + wacky comedy + supernatural + absurd humor + a mash-up of everything + no male lead (the heroine shines on her own)] (All the spirit beasts in the main cast have pictures. The full collection is in the book’s featured posts, so feel free to check them out!) After Shi Ruyi, the last heir of the Xuanmen, restores her body and descends the mountain, she discover 16.8kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
- 133 My Wife's World 我妻世界 When worlds descend and the world itself is threatened, no one can stay out of it! Biological anomalies! Climate anomalies! Geological anomalies! Anomalies in the laws of nature! All anomalies must be eliminated! Become the world’s [white blood cells] and devour them! The West: “I will protect our world!” The East: “We will protect our shared home!” Zhang: “I will protect my wife!” Everyone: “???” [Comedic and lighthearted] [Includes hand-drawn monster illustrations] 35kReads9.2Score3.8k14d adds
- 134 Horror Tavern: I Only Raise the Most Ferocious Creatures 恐怖酒馆:我只养大凶之物 Tucked away in a quiet alley is a strange tavern that can grant your wishes, as long as you’re willing to set up a terrifying idol in your home... 6kReads9.4Score80414d adds
- 135 The One Without Desires 无念者 [Signed for print publication] [Chinese-style superpowers] [One heroine] “Hey! No using Hidden Spirits in front of ordinary people!” “What are ordinary people?” “Just regular people. They call them Muggles in the West.” “And what are Hidden Spirits?” “Superpowers. We call them Hidden Spirits in China.” When you discover the hidden truth of this world, will you choose to join? Or expose it? 34.2kReads9.3Score3.5k14d adds
- 136 I’ve Been Reborn—Why Would I Still Chase After Her? 都重生了谁还追她啊 [Publication rights acquired] [Short drama released] [Comic drama released] One argument made Jiang Feng realize that his life had already been ruined. Just then, he was reborn in the 2014 college entrance exam hall. He was eighteen that year, and he and Gu Mengyao had yet to become a couple… 243.2kReads9.1Score17.5k14d adds
- 137 After a Hundred Thousand Years of Qi Refining, I’m Already Invincible 炼气十万年,我已经无敌 [Ten Thousand Years at the Qi Refining Realm + Invincible]+ [Reviving His Sect in the Lower Realm]+ [Taking Disciples]+ [Defeating Every Villainous Sect]+ [Slaying Demons and Exorcising Evil]+ [Free Travel Between the Human, Immortal, and Demon Realms, as well as the Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth Timespaces]+ [Protagonist's Halo]+ [An Incredibly Satisfying Power Fantasy] Zuo Xiaoyu had spent a hundred thousand years in the Immortal Realm, stuck at the Qi Refining Realm. One day, he discover 335Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 My Beautiful Tenant 我和美女租客 The villain’s emotions are a constant tug-of-war, with gripping conflicts, twists and turns, and a story that starts low before rising again. Lively and entertaining. Style: Urban survival, accessible, witty and humorous, lighthearted, with plenty of romantic tension. System: The Younger Every Day System. Each time the male lead, Hao Youqian, successfully delivers a cutting remark to a beautiful tenant, he gets a month younger. 2.8kReads—Score15714d adds
- 139 The Teleporting Delivery Driver 能瞬移的外卖员 The number-one tough guy, Ye Jumeng, can teleport while delivering takeout. The villains’ emotional manipulation, gripping clashes, twists and turns, and a story that starts low and rises high make for a vivid, entertaining read. Style: urban survival, easy to follow, witty and humorous, lighthearted, with no shortage of romantic tension. 984Reads—Score10114d adds
- 140 The Countryside Is Beautiful Beyond Measure 乡村无限好 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 118Reads—Score1014d adds
- 141 The Workplace Tough Guy 职场猛男 The male lead, He Jumeng, has a superpower: a very special energy inside his body lets him sense what other people are thinking to a certain extent. It also gives him immense strength, fast strikes, and lightning-quick reflexes. Style: Workplace drama, clear and accessible writing, witty and humorous, lighthearted and fun, with plenty of romantic tension. Emotional push and pull with antagonists, compelling conflicts, a twisting plot, setbacks followed by comebacks, and lively, engaging storytel 9.5kReads—Score35814d adds
- 142 The Midnight Pawnshop: The Living Must Keep Away 午夜当铺,活人回避 [Traditional Supernatural Horror] [Chinese Folk Customs] [Unorthodox Trade] [Tales of Evil Objects] [No Romance] This is a strange pawnshop that deals exclusively in sinister objects with special value! When something goes against the natural order, evil must be at work! Some things simply should not exist in this world! Coins stuffed into the mouths of the dead, an executioner's blade, grave mushrooms, flesh lingzhi, Kunlun fetuses... Evil objects can harm people, but they can also help them! T 278.4kReads9.4Score23.6k14d adds
- 143 Desert Island Wilderness 荒岛荒野 System warning: Excessive intimacy with NPCs is prohibited. Ren Yingying catches Hao Shuang and Wang Qian acting flirtatiously. Ren Yingying sneers. “So this is how System users behave?” She turns and disappears into the depths of the jungle, while Su Yan secretly watches everything. That night, a red warning suddenly pops up from the System: Emotional bond instability detected. Survival points will continue to drain. Hao Shuang stands by the bonfire, his face deathly pale, when Wang Qian sudden 1.9kReads—Score12014d adds
- 144 The Strongest Qi Refiner in History 史上最强炼气期 Fang Yu has been cultivating for nearly five thousand years, yet still hasn’t broken through the Qi Refining stage... “I really am only at the Qi Refining stage, but don’t mess with me!” 43.5kReads9.1Score3.2k14d adds
- 145 The Song Dynasty’s Number One Tough Guy 宋朝第一猛男 Wu Jushuai opens his eyes to find himself in the Song Dynasty, transformed into an ugly man with the same name. The System, however, requires him to collect “admiration points from peerless beauties” to become handsome. The top courtesans of Bianjing, noble ladies from wealthy families, and chivalrous women of the martial world are all left blushing by his poetry and modern-day flirting techniques. The villains grit their teeth and grumble, “That guy's ugly and lecherous. What makes him so speci 1.2kReads—Score10214d adds
- 146 Wilderness and Deserted Island 荒野荒岛 Distinctive and original, exciting and vivid, with sharply drawn, lifelike characters and lively, clear, concise prose. A story of survival and life on a deserted island, with an exciting plot and vivid characters. 13.5kReads6.1Score51214d adds
- 147 I Make 100 Million a Day, So I Do Whatever I Want 一天进账一亿,我放荡不羁 A detailed look at urban survival and the complexity of human nature. Emotional sparring, gripping conflicts, a roller-coaster plot, and one satisfying moment after another. System: Earn 100 million a day. Every 10 million can be spent to buy or upgrade a superpower. 3.4kReads—Score22414d adds
- 148 One Hundred Beauties of the Ming Dynasty 明朝一百个美女 I woke up to find that I’d transmigrated into the male lead of One Hundred Beauties of the Ming Dynasty, and gotten bound to a rather improper “Humorous Get-Rich System.” As long as I make the villains laugh, silver automatically lands in my account. So I let loose, pushing my luck at the edge of death every day. Then one day, I cornered the peerlessly beautiful villainess Su Meier against a wall. “Miss, have you heard that a smile takes ten years off your age? If you smile a few more times, may 2kReads—Score12414d adds
- 149 Flirting Makes Me Stronger 暧昧就变强 The male lead, He Jumeng, has an incredible superpower: he grows stronger whenever he flirts with beautiful women. Then he suddenly gains the “Business Prodigy” superpower and starts with just 1,000 yuan in savings, gradually building his fortune! Style: A business prodigy superpower, the business world, commercial rivalry, emotional sparring with villains, gripping conflicts, face-slapping, a rise after an initial setback, and one satisfying moment after another. 4kReads—Score23314d adds
- 150 The Tough Guy of the Deserted Island! 荒岛的猛男! The male lead is handsome, incredibly powerful, and has superpowers: there's a special energy inside his body that can create one uncomplicated object each day. It also gives him great strength, incredible speed, and lightning-fast reflexes. Style: deserted-island survival, full of twists and turns, thrilling and suspenseful, easy to understand, humorous and witty, lighthearted and fun, with constant romantic tension. 18.5kReads—Score77514d adds

















































