Novels like From Coal Miner to Underworld Outlaw
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- 1 Gourd Immortal Venerable 葫芦仙尊 A lowly slave, insignificant as dust, saw his fate change forever that day. A mysterious gourd vine took root inside him, and from then on, his life spiraled beyond his control! This gourd can contain all things under heaven and earth, cleanse the world of filth, and turn decay into wonder! This immortal vine can parasitize all manner of spiritual objects and spur the growth of everything. Give it enough nourishment, and even a ten-thousand-year-old spirit herb can be ripened overnight! Best of 459Reads6.7Score10914d adds
- 2 The Opium Fiend's Daily Life in the War of Resistance 大烟鬼的抗日日常 (The rating just came out and will rise. The story gets more exciting as it goes.) The issue of repetitive feedback from readers has been fixed. Shen Mo, emotionally detached and devoted to reason above all, transmigrates. He jolts upright on his deathbed and finds himself lying on an opium bed. His fortune is gone, his lungs are as ruined as old cotton, and the doctor says he has at most six months left. The good news: At last, he can be left in peace. No one is going to make this broken body m 650Reads6.8Score10214d adds
- 3 Tales of the Northeast: Wang Pinghe 东北风云往事之王平和 The underworld of Northeast China in the 1990s had no beauty filters, just tough men with hard fists. Wang Pinghe, nicknamed Little Hoodlum, was the second child in his family. He should have lived a quiet life under his parents’ care, but instead plunged headfirst into the underworld. He fought viciously and was fiercely loyal. The iron gates of the detention center could hold him, but they couldn’t contain his wild streak. He would take a knife for his brothers, yet treat beautiful women with 28.8kReads8.6Score1.6k14d adds
- 4 The One Returning Cauldron 归一鼎 In the bitter depths of winter, seven-year-old Wang Changsheng is left on the brink of death after the Zhang family wipes out his household. In a ruined temple, he awakens the supreme treasure, the Guiyi Cauldron. Not only does he escape death, he also reaches the advanced stage of the Body Tempering Realm. Using the cauldron's power to devour all things, he frightens off a pack of wolves and sets out across the snow on his path of revenge. Along the way, he encounters the Zhang family's search 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 5 Jianghu Dragon: Underworld Storm in the Northeast 江湖枭龙：东北黑道风云 Three years in prison, and everything had changed. After his release, Lu Tao found himself at a crossroads in life. The snowstorm that year was so fierce it bent Lu Tao’s back. The friendship that year was so warm it helped him emerge reborn and fight his way upstream. Watch as a close-knit group of friends stand shoulder to shoulder, stride through a turbulent era, and build something magnificent! 19.1kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 6 Me, the System, Begging for Tips 我，系统，求打赏 I died. No, not all the way. I became a System. A broke System. Every function grayed out, balance at zero. I got bound to a dumb Host who thinks he’s the chosen one. “System Dad! I want to ascend!” “...Fine. Try jumping off a cliff first.” Wait, why is there a line of tiny text on the panel: Online readers: 1? Hold on, now that I’m a System, someone’s still tipping and following updates? 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Chronicles of the Cataclysm in Shenzhou 神州浩劫录 The boy who left the mountains, Jiang Hen, searches for and joins a cultivation sect, one step at a time… He initially thinks he's a good-for-nothing with five-element spiritual roots, but his cultivation speed is astonishingly fast… What's more, the protagonist comprehends the laws of space while still in the Qi Refining stage… From there, he rises step by step from menial disciple to personal disciple, then from personal disciple to the sect's holy son… 1.3kReads8.2Score10614d adds
- 8 EN Nine Star Hegemon Body Art 九星霸体诀 Was he an Alchemy Emperor reborn, or had he fused with another soul? Long Chen was a talentless youth whose spiritual root, spiritual blood, and spiritual bone had been stolen. Relying on the divine alchemy techniques in his memories, he cultivates the mysterious Nine-Star Hegemon Body Art, pierces through layer upon layer of mystery, and uncovers a world-shaking plot. He commands the universe in his palm, treads upon the sun and moon, and suppresses evil spirits and wicked gods. Rumor has it in 209.6kReads9.3Score10.9k14d adds
- 9 I Really Run an Orphanage, Not an Assassin's Den 我开的真是孤儿院，不是杀手堂 [Print edition now available] [The only imaginative ensemble martial arts novel on the entire site!] [At its peak, 1.5 million readers were following it, ranking seventh across all of Tomato Novel. Come on in and see for yourselves, dear readers!] [Ensemble cast + System + Traits + Martial Arts] Chen Ye transmigrated to the Great Wu Dynasty and became bound to the Orphan-Raising System. By raising orphans, he could earn points, which he could use to draw traits and bestow them upon the children. 116.9kReads8.9Score12.4k14d adds
