Novels like A Step into the Past: The Calamity of the Shadowless Realm
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- 151 Republican Era: One Broken Regiment from the Start, Points Can Buy Anything 民国：开局一个残团，积分换一切 Eastern Sichuan, 1920. After his father is assassinated, he takes command of a ragtag force fewer than a thousand strong, surrounded by enemies on all sides. Bound to the Empire-Building System, he earns points by killing enemies and exchanges them for rifles, machine guns, artillery, soldiers, and formidable generals. Yang Sen sends two regiments to "absorb" his force. He just smiles. 2.2kReads6.6Score21414d adds
- 152 I, Xu Xian! Heaven-Defying Comprehension 我，许仙！悟性逆天 [White Snake: Afloat] + [Good Fortune in the Year of the Snake] + [The Strongest Xu Xian] + [Crushing Fahai] What happens when you transmigrate into the world of White Snake as Xu Xian and gain heaven-defying comprehension from the start? [You study three thousand medical texts and master supreme medical arts and martial cultivation methods, then create the Tendon and Marrow Cleansing Bone-Tempering Art!] [You watch your brother-in-law perform the “dog boxing in an undershirt” routine, comprehen 4.2kReads8.8Score39814d adds
- 153 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
- 154 Becoming a Miracle Healer with AI 带着ai当神医 You've definitely never read an immortal-cultivation story about treating illnesses like this. It follows a mere mortal who treats all kinds of terminal illnesses afflicting cultivators as ordinary little ailments. I'm planning to keep this story going for a long time. I'm going to fight tooth and nail for it, and nobody can stop me. I'm not a God of Slaughter. I'm not some big shot. I don't know martial arts. I have no enemies in the martial world. I have no secret medicines or poisonous powder 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Tearing Up the Love Letter 撕掉情书 Tear Up the Love Letter 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Embers of Splendor: The Reborn Legitimate Daughter's Schemes 锦绣烬：重生嫡女谋 The Embers of Splendor: A Reborn Legitimate Daughter's Schemes 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Ink-Stained White Lapels 墨染素襟 [Alternate Ancient Setting] [Forced into Government Service] [Political Intrigue and Revenge] [Corrupted by the Desire for Power] [Multiple Supporting Character Subplots] [Traditional Slow Burn] One night, disaster strikes. Blood stains the gates of a noble household, and the entire Yang family is brought down. The only son, Yang Su, narrowly escapes death. The pampered young man he once was sheds his innocence overnight, burying an ocean of hatred deep in his heart. He has no interest in fame o 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 The Civil Service Exam? He's Right There, and He's Fallen for Her First 考公？右上方，他先动了心 A chaste, wounded male lead + a heroine who fights by his side + the most restrained prose for the most overwhelming emotions. He could have any woman he wanted. Yet he fell for a subcontractor’s engineer who already had a boyfriend. That beauty mark: the moment he saw it, he knew he could never forget it. Dai Lian has seen the deepest nights Jiangcheng has to offer. Shen Yonghui is the true power behind the scenes, radiating a cold, abstinent aura. Everyone says the powerful man is ruthless and 94Reads—Score19114d adds
- 159 A Clash of Power and Ambition 权欲交锋 The author says: [Urban] + [Career in politics] + [Male-centric] + [Rags to riches] + [Feel-good] This is the story of an ordinary foot soldier who climbs step by step to the pinnacle of power. It all begins when Chen Mingyuan is investigating the county Party secretary and unexpectedly comes across a video of him. From that moment on, Chen embarks on an extraordinary journey... 8.3kReads8.2Score52614d adds
- 160 My Ex-Husband Called Me His Imperial Aunt, So I Went on a Rampage 前夫喊我皇婶后，我杀疯了 [Historical Romance, Two Strong Leads + Marriage First, Love Later + Revenge and Political Intrigue] In her previous life, she was empress, yet she lost both her child and her own life, while her enemy seized the throne. In this life, she moves her vermilion brush, marrying the late emperor’s youngest son, the current emperor’s uncle, to the shock of the entire court. She goes from being her former husband’s wife to becoming his aunt by marriage. At palace banquets, the new emperor and her half- 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 Starry Sky Emperor: Reborn, Reconstructing the Domains 星穹帝尊：重生之界域重构 My new work is out! Everyone is welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 The Corrupt Official's Unchecked Power (Absolute Power) 官场之权势滔天（绝对权力） After losing power, Lin Feng was exiled to a remote township. He thought he would spend the rest of his life there, forgotten until the day he died. But he seized an opportunity in the policies handed down from above, and step by step made his way back to center stage, becoming the youngest person ever to hold power. 9.9kReads8.6Score29514d adds
- 163 The Commoner’s Revenge in Officialdom 官道之庶子的逆袭 Su Mu is an illegitimate son. After passing the civil service exam, his biological father urges him to give up his appointment for the sake of the family. When persuasion fails, his father uses threats and sends him to the poorest township in the most remote province in the northwest, planning to make him waste his life there. Watching his colleagues, a group of people on the verge of retirement, give up and coast through their days, Su Mu decides to shed the township's poverty-stricken label an 6.2kReads8.6Score21214d adds
- 164 Late Ming: Lü Bu Battles Dorgon 明末：吕布大战多尔衮 In 1629, the Ming Empire teeters on the brink of collapse. Famine stretches for miles across the lands within the passes, and bands of rebels rise everywhere. Beyond the passes, the Mongol tribes are in their twilight years. The Buryats, descended from the Jurchens who once relied on their ancestors, have turned traitor, repeatedly invading and slaughtering their way across the border. At this histor 173Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 165 The Pinnacle of Power: The Crackdown on Organized Crime 权力巅峰之破局者：扫黑风暴 Wang Xiaolin is greeted with a carefully orchestrated welcome gift! She is forced to investigate the Old Town Redevelopment Project herself. As the investigation deepens, the clues point to her secret boyfriend, his mother, and the best friend she has had for twenty years. A game of intrigue that began with a conspiracy. 543Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Racing Up the Official Ladder, Building a City with the People's Support 官路狂飙，民心筑城 Breaking the Deadlock: The Hunt and the Counter-Hunt. Keep the people in your heart, and you can build a way forward; let your actions speak louder than words, and you can open up a new future. When invisible pressure and deeply entrenched resistance spread from the grassroots townships into the heart of the county, how can a principled official forge a new path with steady, determined steps? This work of reportage shows how to uphold one's principles and open up new possibilities in a complex e 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Promotion 提拔 “Are kings, nobles, generals, and ministers born to their stations?” Chen Sheng's cry was also the spark in the heart of our protagonist, who came from a family of poor peasants three generations deep. He was once an obscure chauffeur, but his diligence and concern for ordinary people caught the eye of a perceptive female leader. He advanced carefully, making his way through an elite workplace and enduring trial after trial. He got along with people from every side, yet never lost sight of his p 36.1kReads8.3Score3k14d adds
- 168 A Bright Political Future 官运亨通 At 28, Lin Yun Feng had a limitless future ahead of him. After the Jin Hai Bridge, which fell under his jurisdiction, suddenly collapsed, Lin Yun Feng went from a rising political star to being cast aside. His beautiful wife cheated on him. Disheartened, he drowned his sorrows in alcohol, only to stumble upon a secret... 2kReads8.8Score22814d adds
- 169 A Grassroots Female Official 基层女干部 This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. It took me three years to write this book. Over those three years, I interviewed more than a dozen women working in grassroots government positions. Some of their stories made me laugh, some made me cry, and some left me silent for a long time. I wanted to write about a real person. Most of all, she keeps moving forward. No matter what lies ahead. As a preface. Spring 2026 · Chongqing 1.3kReads6.2Score—14d adds
- 170 The Academy's Cannon Fodder Is Surprisingly Dazzling 学院炮灰竟如此耀眼 [No CP] [Lighthearted Comedy] [System] [Love Rival Showdowns] [Beloved by Everyone Later On] [More Slice of Life] They're all drawn to Su Mo's charm. Su Mo accidentally got himself angered to death and transmigrated into a melodramatic novel, becoming a nobody at an elite school. He also got bound to a straight-A System that let him score perfect marks without studying. His only task was to graduate successfully, so Su Mo was full of confidence. But from the start, a hot-tempered young master ha 1.4kReads—Score20814d adds
- 171 My Brother and I Transmigrated to the Cultivation World, Where We Slaughtered Our Way Through the Ruthless Fates of Heaven 和兄弟穿越修仙界，杀穿无道天命 [Cultivation, transmigration, scheming, ruthless decisiveness, plenty of twists] An accidental murder sent Ning Changgeng and his sworn brother Lai Yuncheng transmigrating into the cultivation world. “Cultivating immortality? Of course we should live carefree and at ease.” Ning Changgeng lounged around eating barbecue while Lai Yuncheng enjoyed spirit fruit in a pavilion. But as soon as they arrived, they ran into the Chosen One. The Chosen One and a few foolish NPCs kept inexplicably trying to 626Reads8.2Score9314d adds
- 172 Reborn: Rising Step by Step 重生之步步高升 A gunshot rang out, and Zhao Changtian, awaiting execution, was reborn ten years in the past! Back then, he was drowning in gambling debts, his third marriage had fallen apart, and his job was hanging by a thread! But all of that was merely the starting point of his extraordinary life! Watch him rise with force from the bottom of a state-owned enterprise, climb steadily through the ranks, and reach the summit! This is the iron-fisted journey of a reborn man! This isn’t a work of documentary fict 13.6kReads8.3Score1.7k14d adds
- 173 The Criminal's Code 罪犯密码 I’ve always believed that only works with real depth are worth readers’ time! I hope you can see the characters grow as you read this novel! Some people always think that little people don’t matter, until their retaliation exceeds all expectations. Only then do they realize, too late, how wrong they were! Gao Lei smiled faintly. After taking a few puffs, he asked Shen Che, “What is a police officer’s responsibility?” Shen Che replied, “Fight crime and maintain public order.” Gao Lei stubbed ou 673Reads—Score10214d adds
- 174 Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Saber: The Sequel 倚天后记 “With the Dragon-Slaying Saber, you rule the martial world. At its command, none dare disobey. While the Heaven-Reliant Sword remains hidden, who can stand against it?” In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor in Yingtian Prefecture, founding the Great Ming and adopting the reign title Hongwu. That same year, former members of the Ming Cult either died inexplicably or vanished without a trace… Also that year, a mysterious master broke into Emei and stole the broken Heaven-Reliant Sword. 3.9kReads8.8Score38914d adds
- 175 From Employee to Political Powerbroker 从职员到官场枭雄 The career path is a bottomless abyss. Only by being cautious every step of the way can you reach the summit and serve the people. Shao Hongwei started out as a junior clerk. It was his deep sense of awe and responsibility that made him a regional official. 408Reads7.4Score10514d adds
- 176 Four Years Surrounded by Hundreds of Girls 被百千少女包围的四年 In an age when the ratio of women to men has exceeded 66 to 1, men have long since become a scarce resource. Lin Yanqiu is an average student with a modest academic record and a handsome, clean-cut face. But a slip while filling out his college application lands him in the only all-girls' college in the country, making him one of the school's few male students. On his first day, he walks through the school gates dragging his suitcase. Thousands of girls freeze at the sight of him, followed by a 267Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Reborn: The Sword That Shattered the Clouds 重生之剑破云霄 A new story is here! You’re welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 A Sensual Life: It Begins with Winning 900 Million in the Lottery 香艳人生，从彩票中奖九亿开始 [A windfall from the start]+ [A sharp-minded protagonist]+ [Dual storylines of politics and business]+ [Secrets of the gray economy]+ [A glimpse of the Heavenly Palace]+ [Leaping through the Dragon Gate]+ [Celestial privilege] 35.9kReads7.9Score1.5k14d adds
- 179 Three Kingdoms: Turning the Tide at Red Cliffs 三国：从逆转赤壁开始 [Three Kingdoms] + [Reborn] + [Power Fantasy] + [Court Intrigue] + [Conquest] Cao Ang is Reborn! He returns to the night in Wancheng that decided his fate. The first thing he does is save Dian Wei and Cao Cao. He takes precautions against Sima Yi’s “wolf-like gaze” and uproots the entire Sima clan. He sees through Huang Gai’s “self-inflicted wounds ploy” and Pang Tong’s “chain ships stratagem.” At the Battle of Red Cliffs, he makes clever use of the east wind, builds imitation warships, and sets 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 I Saved Wang Xiyuan, and My Career Took Off Overnight 救下王熙媛，我的仕途一日千里 Reborn, Su Ting, a junior clerk in the County Party Committee Office, accompanies his female superior on a business trip. Using his foresight and the knowledge and experience he gained in his previous life, he foils conspiracies, earns great merit, and roots out corruption, winning his superior's favor. From there, he turns his fortunes around and rises rapidly through the ranks… 713Reads8.1Score26514d adds
- 181 A Comeback in Politics: I Have X-Ray Vision 官场逆袭：我有一双透视眼 [Not reborn + no System + authentic officialdom story + political career + meeting at the top] So what if my sweet, naive girlfriend ran off with a rich second-generation heir? So what if people put up roadblocks to stop me from taking the civil service exam? I, Zheng Gongbei, still stood tall, passed the exam, and came first in the province. A leader took notice of me and made me his secretary. I made my way through officialdom, punished evil and promoted good, cracked down on organized crime, 208Reads8.8Score2314d adds
- 182 Keeping My Head Down in the Officialdom: Rising Step by Step, Starting With Anti-Corruption 苟在官场：从反贪开始步步高升 A new work is out! You can head over to Tomato Novel to read my stories. I hope you’ll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3.7kReads7.9Score39014d adds
- 183 Don’t Let Gains and Losses Divide Us in the Middle 莫以升沉中路分 Lu You traveled a thousand miles to Yongning City just to reunite with his girlfriend, only to be betrayed in the cruelest way. He turned his grief and anger into strength, vowing to prove himself. As he fought his way through Yongning’s officialdom, he repeatedly gained the support of influential benefactors and became a highly sought-after secretary to a city leader. On this new stage, he helped his leader seize four “golden keys” to development: developing the new city, upgrading industries, 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 I’m Not a Monkey: A Prisoner’s Confession 我不是猴子变的：一个囚徒的自白 They say humans evolved from monkeys. Then answer me this: monkeys have fur, so why are humans hairless and forced to wear clothes to keep warm? Monkeys are great at climbing trees, so why are human hands so smooth that one fall can break a bone? Monkeys walk on all fours, so why do humans stand upright and walk, putting constant strain on their spines? It wasn’t evolution. It was deliberate. I was never human to begin with. I was a ball of light from the spirit world. After I asked, “Who am I?” 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 You Were Hired as a Mine Slave, So Why Are You Cultivating a Forbidden Divine Technique? 让你当矿奴，你修神禁级功法？ [No System] [Not a self-sacrificing saint] He, Chen Yuan, was the most forgettable loser in the mining camp. Cowardly and greedy, he shrank away from everyone he met. He was a lump of mud trampled underfoot by all. Until one day, the gravely wounded beauty Su Nianxue, a cultivator of the Heavenly Grotto Realm, fell into his territory. She thought he was an easygoing pushover and even asked him to channel astral energy into her to examine her injuries. “Your cultivation technique is strange. Why 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 The Great Thief of the Cultivation World 修仙界大盗 After transmigrating into the body of a good-for-nothing with five spiritual roots, he finds himself holding a mysterious pebble space. Here, the protagonist can summon heavenly punishment and command life and death! Oppressed by his sect and hunted by powerful foes, Lu Daoyi simply casts aside the pretenses of the righteous path. He roams the mountains and seas, stealing every opportunity under heaven and becoming a carefree cultivation-world thief! 12Reads—Score12614d adds
- 187 The Campus Beauty Professor Confessed? My Older Sister, the Mother-in-Law, Disapproves 校花教授表白？姐姐丈母娘不同意 [Cool older sister + stunning campus beauty + devoted professor + beautiful older woman] Auntie Yan is gentle, beautiful, doting, and fiery-tempered. She's fiercely protective and a powerhouse in a fight, has spent half her life alone, and has managed both her career and family. She's in the prime of her life. Sister Pan looks aloof but is passionate inside. She inherited Auntie Yan's beauty perfectly, but she's a hopeless romantic who has loved He Ye alone, in both her past and present lives. I 75.2kReads8.4Score7.2k14d adds
- 188 The Official's Secret! 官秘！ When you work as a secretary to a leader, the most frightening thing isn’t having too much to do. It’s knowing too much. Keeping your mouth shut is the most basic requirement. Yuan Youhua served two leaders, and each one treated him as a trusted confidant. Loyalty and discretion were his greatest strengths. 5.7kReads8.5Score47514d adds
- 189 A Book by Jiuxiaohonghu jiuxiaohonghu的一本书 Just before his promotion, his boss gets into trouble and his wife cheats on him. Ouyang Zhiyuan’s life takes a devastating turn, leaving his future shrouded in darkness. Just as he despairs, the arrival of his ex-girlfriend unexpectedly brings a ray of hope, and his fortunes begin to rebound… 916Reads7.9Score16014d adds
- 190 Nightmare of the Nuo 傩魇 Immortals? Immortals who live forever? There are no immortals who live forever in this world. Those who seek to become immortal spirits are merely greedy for eternity and trying to escape equality. They are nothing but pathetic, lamentable, laughable short-lived fools. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Those Who Left the Village 从村里走出去的人们 Meng Ziqiang started out on the village construction crew and became the richest man in Linqu County. After six divorces and seven marriages, he was killed in an explosion on New Year's Eve. Qiao Yu'er entered a business school and escaped her peasant upbringing. Through diligent writing, she began to make a name for herself, then threw herself into politics and set out on a career in government. Wu Yuexia built up a fish farm and fought her way forward, eventually becoming the deputy county mag 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 The Secret to Getting Promoted 升官秘诀 To establish a heart for Heaven and Earth, to secure a life for the people, to carry on the spirit of the sages of old, and to pave the way for those who come after. 20.2kReads8.2Score97414d adds
- 193 The Ultimate Demonic Body 极道魔躯 [Extreme martial arts + stat allocation + musclebound hero + martial arts + transmigration + no female lead + decisive and ruthless] The Great Jin dynasty is in its twilight. The emperor indulges himself day and night, and the government is rotten to the core! The Buddhist sect offers up beauties to win favor. Demonic cultists lurk in the shadows, causing havoc, while the Corrupt Heart Dao hides in cities and villages, secretly turning the people against the court and plunging the provinces into 77Reads—Score10714d adds
- 194 Reaching the Summit: From Entry-Level Clerk to the Pinnacle of Power 问鼎：从基层科员到权力巅峰 Liang Zhiyuan, a low-ranking government clerk, happens to rescue a mysterious person from drowning, unaware that she is Chen Hailing, the new leader parachuted in from above. Together, they uncover the tangled web of underground dealings in Shiyi County. When the illicit trade comes to light, armed with the favor of the county Party secretary, he navigates the factions around him and fights his way from a sleepy government office into the vortex of power. 854Reads7.8Score21814d adds
- 195 This Three Kingdoms Story Is a Little Wild 这本三国有点野 If you like the “foundation-makeup general” trope, don't click. If you want mindless, over-the-top power fantasy, don't click. If you want a harem full of bloodshed, violence, and darkness, don't click. This book is about duty to one's country, the chivalrous spirit and tender heart, loyalty and courage, and the virtues of Confucianism and filial piety. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 After My Ex-Girlfriend Went Abroad, I Could Read Her Sister's Thoughts 前女友出国后，我能看见她妹的心声 After my ex-girlfriend went abroad, I could see what her younger sister was thinking 59Reads—Score614d adds
- 197 No Strangers in the Old Home 故中无陌 An age of upheaval is rolling in. Heroes rise across the land, while peerless prodigies blaze like shooting stars, brilliant but fleeting. Looking back through the endless river of time, past, present, and future intertwine. Mountains of bones, countless threads of karma, and the sacrifices of untold lives have bought only a sliver of hope. In the Earthly Immortal Realm, a young man of the Qin family lies in wait. As the curtain of troubled times slowly rises, the era that belongs to him begins. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 The Demon Lord Is Back: I Crawled Out of My Own Grave 魔头复活了：老子从坟里爬出来了 Xuanhuan, revived demon lord, wish fulfillment, ghosts and monsters, comedy, dark tone, no female lead, gender transformation, ensemble cast, court politics, martial world, mystery, transmigrate, reborn, no System, antihero protagonist (Also known as The Ghostly Genius of a Thousand Years) Ten years ago, Chen Changqing was hunted down by twenty-three masters, to the delight of the world. Ten years later, two tomb raiders opened his coffin. There were no bones inside, only a yawning young man. “T 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Thirty Years in Tokyo 东京三十年 Spanning thirty-five years of Japan's economic rise and fall. A blend of family destiny, the ups and downs of the business world, love and hatred, and the dark dealings between politics and business. A profound exploration of greed, redemption, institutional flaws, the nature of capital, historical cycles, and other themes. 34Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 200 Hao Yunlai in the Political Arena 官场郝运来 [Powerful political fantasy, mind games, political intrigue, multiple heroines] Some characters and settings draw on the author's own experiences, recreated in an appropriate way for readers. Stick with it and every chapter will deliver. See how the protagonist, Hao Yunlai, lucks his way through officialdom... 13.1kReads8.0Score1.5k14d adds
