Novels like A Step into the Past: The Calamity of the Shadowless Realm
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- 51 A Mortal's Cultivation Through a Hundred Lifetimes 凡人百世修 A rainy night in the city. Delivery rider Ye Tian has a broken leg. A rich heir presses his face underfoot and sneers, asking whether an ant knows its place. Ye Tian says nothing. He is simply leafing through the memories of his ninety-nine past lives. In his first life, he was a Northern Song judicial commissioner who solved cases like a god. In his second, he was a Ming Dynasty imperial guard, ruthless and decisive. In his third, he was a wandering starfarer who wiped out a whole clan with a s 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 I Bound My Ex-Husband’s Lifespan to My Death 我用死亡绑定了前夫的寿命 I Bound My Ex-Husband's Lifespan to My Death —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 A Mind-Reading Guide to Officialdom: Starting as a Female Leader's Secretary 官场读心术：从当女领导秘书开始 (Multiple heroines + an exhilarating rise through the ranks + no drawn-out romantic drama + daring to dream and act) Dumped by his girlfriend and hit by a car, Qin Jian wakes up with the ability to read minds. One stroke of good luck follows another. He shows off his powers, starting out as a secretary and embarking on a thrilling career in officialdom that takes him to the pinnacle of power... A beautiful woman walked in. She was about 1.68 meters tall, with her hair loosely pinned up. She wore —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 The Ninefold Cosmic Dimension 九重空间宇宙 Wang Chen, whose life has been full of misfortune, unexpectedly enters the Eighth Universe, the Tianyuan Universe. There, he joins a small sect, where everyone treats him with such kindness that he finally finds a sense of home. Yet it seems fate has not finished with him: he loses everything once more. From then on, he gives everything he has to reclaim what he lost, and gradually uncovers the secrets of the Ninth Universe, the Prison Spirit Universe! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 The Deputy Secretary on Temporary Assignment 挂职副书记 Zhuang Xiaobo, vice chairman of the Writers' Association, arrives in Jiangcheng on a transfer order and takes up a deputy secretary post overseeing cultural projects. With nothing but his pen, he pries open a web of corruption. His scholar's cunning cuts to the bone. With no powerful backer, he relies on ink and paper to fight his way through... 153Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Moon’s Lament 月泣 Moonlit Tears 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Urban Golden Gate: The Whole Internet Is Losing It Over My Calculations 都市金门：全网被我算破防 Lin Yanzhi takes over his grandfather's old street stall from the start, only to be called a fraud by passersby and humiliated by fake masters! He is the true heir to the Jinmen tradition. Relying not on ghosts or gods, but on reading people, facial features, microexpressions, and logical deduction, he exposes romance scams, workplace bullying, and fake masters fleecing their followers on the spot. Every con artist who meets him falls apart! During a livestream PK against a fake master with ten —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Max-Level Account, but My Mana Cap Needs Unlocking? 满级账号，但蓝条上限要解锁？ [Power Fantasy] [Another World] [Max-Level Account] [Monster Nation-Building] [ARPG Combat] [War and Conquest] [Conquest of All Races] After dying from overwork, game developer Du Jinyan transmigrates into the ARPG world he created, becoming Ling Ye, a max-level god-tier account. He expects to be invincible from the start, but wakes up to find his mana cap locked and all his god-tier skills grayed out. There is only one way to restore his power: raise his NPC contract ratings, increase his world 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 The Sacred Path’s Struggle for the Ruins 圣道争墟 Chen Mobai, Su Mingxue, and Lu Chen, three Earth researchers, transmigrate into the world of the Sacred Dao and become border orphans struggling to survive. Armed with memories of another world and a broken golden finger, they grow together amid blood and fire. Amid the turmoil of the human race's literary rank rivalries, the demon race's battles over interests, and the demon race's invasion and devouring, the three gradually uncover the truth of the world: their souls resonate with the “Sage's 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Racing Up the Career Ladder: Starting by Taking Control of the Whole Scene 仕途狂飙：从镇压全场开始 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 357Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 61 The Legend of Chaos Subduing Demons 混沌镇魔传 Introduction to The Chaos Demon-Subduing Legend Xiao Fan, a mountain village youth, is branded a good-for-nothing because of his Chaos Spirit Root. While gathering herbs for his ailing mother, he nearly dies and obtains a fragment of bronze inscribed with the character “Xiao” and the words “Guixu awaits you.” Thus begins his journey into the cultivation world. He joins Xuanxiao Sect as a servant and, amid the bullying, awakens his Chaos Spirit Root and obtains a fragment of the Chaos Art. Beari 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Zero Abyss 零溟 [Ensemble cast] [Another World] [political intrigue] [corruption] [spatial powers] [play the pig to eat the tiger] [both righteous and wicked] Jun Yuhan: [jiangshi] [invincible] Qin Xi (Ling Xi): [two souls, two bodies] Shu Yiqing: [swordsmanship] Si Yu: [New Heavenly Dao] Xia Hedong: [body cultivation] Ye Chenge: [ghost clan] Hu Miaoling: [nine-tailed fox] World structure: Power system: Zero, Spirit, Inner, True Unified timeline: Zero Origin Era, fourth year of the Mingyuan Era, fourth year o 16Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 63 Exiled to the Countryside, I Rose Rapidly Through the Ranks 发配乡下后，我的仕途一路狂飙 After the old Party secretary falls from power and his wife betrays him, Chen Yuan, once a top aide, never dreamed he'd be sent deep into the mountains to take a post at an abandoned resort that had been left undeveloped for years. In his memory, the place was a remote backwater where not even birds would shit. His career and marriage are both in ruins, and he thinks his life is completely over! However, during the new leader's first inspection after taking office, he specifically chooses the ab 53kReads8.5Score5k14d adds
- 64 The Age of Flintfire: A Future AI Travels Through Ten Thousand Years of Chinese History 燧火纪元，未来AI穿行万年华夏 The Age of Kindling: A Future AI Traverses Five Thousand Years of Chinese History is more than a transmigration novel. It is an ambitious experiment in retelling five thousand years of Chinese civilization through a future lens. It fuses seemingly incompatible elements of science fiction, cultivation, history, and wild imagination into a coherent universe, inviting readers to enjoy the story while reconsidering the eternal question: Where do we come from, and where are we going? When the fire of 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Shocking! The Legends of Mountains and Seas Really Exist! 震惊！山海传说竟真的存在！ The mountains and seas have revived, and mythical beasts have returned. When I learned that every other country in the world had fallen, and only Daxia had survived, I silently made up my mind. I would subdue all the beasts and protect the lights in every home behind me. Welcome to a world where the mountains and seas have revived. My name is Duan Lu, the Duan Lu in “Have a safe journey.” You can also call me the Guardian of the Mountains and Seas. Legends of mythical beasts from the mountains a 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 A Mortal's Quest for the Dao: The Chaos-Born Realm 凡人问道：混沌衍界 Xiao Yi was once an ordinary farming youth from beneath Qingyuan Mountain. With a false five-element spirit root, he was fated to have no connection to the immortal path. Yet a mysterious, broken tortoiseshell passed down through his family quietly opened a path to defying fate and cultivating immortality. With the tortoiseshell in hand, he can improve cultivation techniques, foresee danger, and travel freely through space. Starting amid the bloodshed and turmoil of the Nine Provinces Continen 151Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 The Path to Power: Breaking the Deadlock 官途之破局 A college student from a small county town enters the government and eventually rises to the very top. A new work is here! Come read my stories on Fanqie Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 The River of Qi and Blood 气血仙河 The first season of the animated series is out. Search for the same title on Hongguo or Tomato to watch it. A high schooler in the apocalypse encounters an alien invasion, then suddenly discovers that his planet is an abandoned cultivation world. He revives its history, returns to cultivation, leads his people onto the path of cultivation once more, and uncovers secrets about the planet that grow deeper and deeper… 66Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 69 Throne of the Abyss: Me, the Deliveryman, and the Key to Primordial Blood 深渊王座：我，外卖员，源血之钥 I kept my identity secret and delivered takeout for three years. How did I end up being mistaken for an Abyss sacrifice by a bunch of people? Three years ago, I was the God of War guarding the Abyss Gate. After sealing away the rampaging Lord of the Abyss, I hid my identity, thinking I could live out the rest of my days in peace. Then the gene-collapse case came knocking, and now everyone has their eyes on me: [Darkstar: Get him! His origin blood is the key to opening the gate!] [Guixu: Sacrifi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 The Heavenly Game of Yi Dao 易道天局 [I Toppled the Heavenly Dao's Chessboard!] Year 37 of the Tianyuan Era, autumn. Qingzhou City. A tea house attendant with no spiritual root meets a mad Taoist. Bai Ziyuan has lived for seventeen years and accepted his lot. Without a spiritual root, one can't even reach the threshold of cultivation. Then a strange beast barges into the tea house, and a red light sweeps across his face. Suddenly, it shines, as if recognizing something. The mad Taoist Chen Wufang drives off the beast, but blood see 9Reads—Score314d adds
- 71 Dream of the Red Chamber: The Tale of Daiyu 红楼之黛玉外传 Do not sigh over the troubles of the mortal world, for Jade Girl Daiyu deserves our compassion… You watched over me as I grew up, and I will protect you for a lifetime… This book is derived from Dream of the Red Chamber, but does not follow the original’s style. It is based only on fictional traces passed down through history, and the plot, timeline, and character portrayals are all independently devised. It is impossible to please everyone, so please forgive any shortcomings in the writing. 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Rooted in the Countryside 根在乡土里 Rooted in the Countryside tells its story through a village in Lingnan where everyone shares the same surname. It weaves together vivid accounts of ancestral halls, grand ancestral rites, wedding customs, funeral rituals, religious beliefs, education, rural revitalization, clan elders giving back to their communities, and the continued revision of genealogies. With delicate detail, it portrays the many ways traditional clan culture is passed down, showing how these cultural roots, deeply embedde 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 The Birth of the End, the End of Everything 终末的诞生，一切的终点 [High-Octane Apocalypse + Born Divine + Decisive and Ruthless + No Goody-Two-Shoes]… 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 An Ordinary Man's Struggle for the Great Dao 凡人之大道争锋 [Mortal’s Journey] [No System] Ye Chen, a village boy with a four-element spirit root, seems destined for a dim future in the immortal path. By chance, he saves a dying rogue cultivator and gains entry to the brutal world of cultivation, receiving a seemingly damaged, nameless ancient cauldron. Though it has no heaven-defying powers, the cauldron can slightly accelerate the growth of spirit plants, enhance spiritual sense, and form a shield to save his life in desperate situations. Its practical 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 The Jade Pendant Immortal Path: From Good-for-Nothing to Child of the Plane 玉佩仙途：从废柴到位面之子 So what if his dantian is shattered? So what if he’s only a menial disciple? A mysterious jade pendant lets him defy fate and rise to the top! Lin Feng of the Qingyun Sect rebuilds his foundation with the pendant’s power, but is also drawn into a world-shaking maelstrom. Fortuitous opportunities and deadly threats go hand in hand, as do glory and conspiracy. Watch a good-for-nothing youth ascend step by step amid bloodshed and chaos, turning the whole world upside down! 11Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 76 One Thought Between God and Demon, Wreaking Havoc Across the Heavens 一念神魔之祸乱诸天 Bury the gods, bury the immortals! Let blood rain across the heavens! When I cultivate for another eighty thousand years, I will send the Empress to the underworld. I have a sword that can sweep away immortals. If I become a demon, all beneath heaven will become demons. If I attain Buddhahood, all the gods and Buddhas across the heavens will answer my call! With a single thought, gods and demons will mourn, the myriad worlds will tremble, and heaven and earth will fall into chaos! In his previou —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 A Golden Quest: Beauty and Empire 金色征程：红颜与江山 My first attempt at writing an online novel! It’s been quite an experience! After putting my pen down for decades, I’ve finally picked it up again. For that alone, I have to thank Tomato! Goodbye, Tomato! 13Reads—Score214d adds
- 78 Longevity: I Begin by Adding Points to My Iron Shirt 长生：从加点铁布衫开始 [Decisive and ruthless + steamrolling all opposition + attribute points + System + immortality] Gu Qingshan transmigrates into the body of a lowly prison guard in the Celestial Prison. In this chaotic age, where human lives are worth less than weeds and demons run rampant, all he wants is to keep a low profile and live forever. Fortunately, he awakens the Immortality System, granting him an unlimited lifespan and one attribute point every year! While peerless prodigies fight tooth and nail over 12.6kReads6.3Score85814d adds
- 79 I Have a Little Chaos World 我有一个混沌小世界 Lin Bei unexpectedly obtained a Chaos Dao Pearl and transmigrated into the body of a ninth-stage Tribulation Transcendence rogue cultivator in a mid-thousand world. Unfortunately, the rogue cultivator failed to overcome the tribulation, and Lin Bei couldn't control the cultivator's body. He had no choice but to return to Blue Star. From there, he began his path of cultivation and discovered that the black jade bead was actually the seed of a vast Chaos World. 533Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 80 The Mortal’s Broken Jade Path to Immortality 凡人残玉仙途 [Xuanhuan] + [Ordinary Protagonist] + [No System] + [Cautious] + [Reasoning]: Lin Yang, a village youth with an ordinary Three-Spirit-Root constitution, embarks on the path to immortality through a twist of fate. With an unremarkable-looking fragment of an unnamed jade and a far more cautious temperament than most, he navigates the resource-starved, perilous world of cultivation one careful step at a time. From a sect errand boy to forming his core and cultivating his Nascent Soul, from a small 447Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 81 After Binding the "Truth-Telling" System, the CEO's Ex-Wife's Persona Crumbled 绑定“真话系统”后，总裁前夫人设崩了 After Binding to the "Truth-Telling System," the CEO's Ex-Wife's Persona Falls Apart —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 The Strange Cases of Du Jibai 杜既白奇案录 [Republican-Era Detective Mystery] [Suspense and Deduction] [A String of Bizarre Cases] [Genius Detective] [Powerful Figures and Hidden Corruption] [A Tribute to Sherlock Holmes] In Linwu City, the fog is thick, the streetlights are cold, and bizarre cases never cease. Amateur detective Du Jibai unravels the labyrinth of the human heart one step at a time, relying on a speck of ash, a footprint, and a single lie. A tycoon found dead, a corpse hidden in a theater, a disappearance on a rainy night 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Devouring and Evolving, Starting with Quantum 从量子开始吞噬进化 [Just for fun] [Light and simple] [Reborn] [Fast leveling] An Ran awakened from the darkness. Its System had brought it here and turned it into a quantum particle existing on its own. It drifted through boundless darkness, slowly growing larger as it absorbed special quanta of the same kind and strengthened itself. Then it grew and evolved, step by step, until it reached the pinnacle. Then it started over. From an ordinary pond to the modern world, then to worlds of swords and magic and mytholog 1.8kReads—Score32614d adds
- 84 My Kingdom Fell When I Was Six. I Kept My Edge Hidden for Ten Years, Then Conquered the World with My Blade 六岁亡国，我藏锋十年刀镇天下 [No irritating plot points] [Passionate revenge] [A path of the blade and ruthless bloodshed] [Political scheming and conquest] [The king returns] His country fell when he was six. His entire family was slaughtered. The boy fled with a blade on his back and hid his edge for ten years, all for the day he could return and bathe his old enemies in blood. Ten years later, he descends the mountain through the snow and enters the game with a single slash. He beheads corrupt officials, executes powerfu 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 In and Around the Village! 村里村外！ Hu Xiuying is a traditional woman who gives everything to her family and works tirelessly for her children. But the burdens of life are so heavy that she can barely breathe. To pay her child's school fees, she reluctantly enters the factory director's office... 635Reads7.1Score10014d adds
- 86 Sacrifice My Memories, and I’ll Kill Even the Gods for You 献祭记忆，神明也杀给你看 [System] [Carefully crafted logic] [Unconventional] [Thriller] [Emotional damage] “What do I do if I'm about to die?” “No problem! Sacrifice five years of memories to come back to life!” “What if I can't beat my opponent?” “No problem! Sacrifice memories to go all out!” “Wait, something's wrong. Doesn't that violate the conservation of energy? And why does my System have a chicken wallpaper and 360 Security Guard?” 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 87 Male Gynecologist: From the Start, I Became the Hospital Director’s Secretary 妇科男医：开局给女院长当秘书 [The exhilarating comeback of The Knockout + House of Cards-style power plays, with a black-lotus heroine and high-stakes twists] “Fang Yu, would you have a child for me?” A recalled message from the gynecology clinic sets off a storm beneath the surface of Binhai People’s Hospital. Fang Yu, the hospital’s only male gynecologist, gets caught up in the schemes of the beautiful deputy director, Tang Ying, on his very first day as an intern. He stumbles upon Tang Ying’s affair with hospital directo 680Reads7.8Score11314d adds
- 88 Chronicles of a Half-Demon in a Chaotic Age 乱世半妖录 [Traditional Fantasy + Ensemble Cast + Xianxia] Chinese supernatural folklore and war-torn times. A slow-burn, snack-sized read, not a brainless power fantasy. This novel is expected to run for over 800 chapters. After the first thirty chapters bring the main cast together, the story shifts into frequent battles. I was once a speck of dust in these Three Realms, not even worthy of being used as a pawn. In the beginning of antiquity, clear qi rose to form the heavens, while turbid qi sank to form 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Sand Sea: Sharing a Pillow with the Abyss 沙海：深渊共枕 [Dual male leads] + [Hei Hua] + [Cu Wan] + [Wu Xie pairing] The rating has just come out, and it's usually above six. Tomato Novel ratings aren't the main thing to look at, so don't drop the story! Wu Yang, Wu Xie's younger brother, is a boy who lives amid data and silence. In his eyes, the mechanisms in ancient tombs are formulas for breathing, while the schemes in people's hearts are nothing but noisy static. Everything in the world can be taken apart and understood, except one thing: his brot 384Reads8.0Score10214d adds
- 90 The Biography of Ge Hong 葛洪传 #A Daoist Healer Couple Braving a Chaotic Age# #Historical Fantasy and Dual Cultivation# #Medicine, the Dao, and Political Intrigue# #Ge Bao Couple Saves the World# #Zombies and Elixirs Galore# During the Eastern Jin dynasty, Ge Hong’s friend Ji Han is murdered, and Guo Mai uses the Fish Eye organization to hunt Ge Hong down. Ge Hong crosses paths with his runaway fiancée, Bao Qianguang, and they join forces to brave dangers, treat the sick, and save lives. Their adventures include a zombie batt 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Where North and South Meet 南北向隅 “I’m going to catch the train by myself, walk through the night, survive that howling dog first, and then come back to accept my fate!” At sixteen, after an argument with his father, he left Linzi with a small suitcase. Yinchuan, Suzhou, Xi’an, Chongqing... Ramen shops, construction sites, bars, cat cafés, esports venues... He drifted from one unfamiliar city to another, taking one short-term job after the next and saving up whatever little he could. He didn’t like to talk and wasn’t good at exp 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Born in the Mortal World, Step by Step Toward Immortality 生于凡尘，步步登仙 Born in a mountain village far from the world, raised amid the bustle of ordinary life. Lin Fan thought he would spend his whole life chopping wood and hunting, living an unremarkable life into old age. But after a mysterious disturbance in the mountains, spiritual energy for cultivation quietly awakened within him. Three hundred miles away, the Cangwu Sect was opening its gates to recruit disciples: a mortal’s only chance to defy fate and change his life. He bade farewell to the neighbors who h 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Sword Emperor, Immortal Venerable 剑帝仙尊 [Traditional xuanhuan] [Sword Emperor reborn] [Decisive and ruthless] [No System] [Multiple heroines] [Feel-good power fantasy] Mo Jian, the Sword Emperor, is reborn in the body of a good-for-nothing with a demon's constitution. Humans call him a monster, demons see him as a disgrace, his sect treats him like trash, and kingdoms hunt him down. The Profound Yin Cult even plans to refine him into a bloodline sacrifice. But they don't know that within this worthless body dwells the soul of the Swor 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 The Wind Rises: The Deer Call 大风起兮：呦呦鹿鸣 The Scales Tip Left, the People Turn Right Also known as "The Political Arena: Don't Mess with the Village Secretary" Ordered to take up a village post at his engagement banquet, he plans to build roads and help the villagers escape poverty, only to get caught up in the undercurrents of the political arena. He dares to talk back to leaders, take on the well-connected, and tackle the toughest challenges. Decisive and ruthless, he rises from a lowly village secretary to the very heart of power. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 The Road to Office for the Poor, Book 2: The Art of Power 寒门官路2:权变 This is the second installment of the novel A Humble Beginning, Rising to the Top. Its audio edition is titled The Humble Official's Road. Secretly prepared by the military district and local government, an unprecedented program to transform elite soldiers into political officials is quietly underway. Tang Lin, a special forces king from a poor family, is No. 001 among the first batch of soldiers transferred to government posts. In just three years, he rises to a high-ranking position. Confro 725Reads6.9Score10414d adds
- 96 Wang Baolai's Carefree Life 王宝来的逍遥人生 Wang Baolai, a born-and-raised villager, stumbled into extraordinary luck with women, and from then on he was surrounded by more beauties than he could handle. A family secret recipe not only helped him lead his fellow villagers to prosperity, but also propelled him to success in life. He is a master healer who saves lives, as well as a martial arts expert who fights injustice... 17.9kReads8.6Score1.4k14d adds
- 97 Abandoned by the Hero, I Decide to Work for the Demon King 被勇者抛弃后，我决定给魔王打工 [Ensemble Cast] [No System] [Farming]... The author knows the writing isn't very good. Tell the author what you think, and the author will make changes... Just enjoy the story. :) The author is still growing, too. The lessons learned from this novel will help the author write the next one better. After transmigrating to a Western fantasy world, Lane is branded a heretic for having no magic, then beaten and abandoned by an arrogant Hero. At his lowest point, the demons pick him up as a source of 1.9kReads7.9Score18914d adds
- 98 Soda, Cats, and a Ten-Million-Euro White Whale 2 汽水，猫与一千万欧元的白鲸2 If you haven't read the earlier story, or have forgotten what happened, you can catch up by reading the first installment. Volume Three, Chapter Three; Volume Six, Chapter Two; “The Leverage Game” (continued); Volume Ten, Chapter Three, “Ensemble Mutation.” This is Lily's standalone universe, combining a prequel and a sequel. The timeline stretches from her sixteenth birthday at school to fifty-two minutes after her death. The narration no longer depends on A's perspective. Instead, Lily become 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 After Going on a Variety Show Following My Divorce, I Went Viral and Took Down My Ex-Husband 离婚上综艺后，我全网爆红虐前夫 After Going on a Variety Show Following My Divorce, I Went Viral Nationwide and Tormented My Ex-Husband —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 After Three Years of Marrying Up, I Saw Through the Wealthy Family's Scam and Divorced 高嫁三年，我看清豪门骗局后离婚 Three Years Into My Marriage to a Wealthy Family, I Saw Through Their Scam and Divorced —Reads—Score—14d adds
