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- 1 I Have a Talisman That Can Suppress the Gods 我有一符，可镇神 Born into a branch family of talisman artists from the Celestial Masters’ Way, he is dismissed as a good-for-nothing after his clan falls into decline. In truth, he has awakened a body naturally attuned to the Dao of Talismans, giving him an exceptionally high success rate at drawing talismans and allowing him to replenish his true qi through the process. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 They Called Me a Dog for Delivering Takeout? I'm the Dragon Saint Immortal Emperor 送外卖被骂像狗？我乃龙圣仙帝 On a stormy night, a delivery rider was cursed out and told he was “like a dog.” Then his memories awakened: I am the Dragon Sage Immortal Emperor. Three thousand years ago, my closest friend and beloved disciple betrayed me together, and I fell into the mortal world. With his cultivation destroyed, he starts over from scratch. The healer Su Qingyue took a deadly palm strike for him and fell into a coma for five years. The painting spirit Xian'er waited inside a scroll for more than twenty milli —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The World-Quelling Dragon Son-in-Law: I, Feng Xiaotian, Am Invincible 镇世龙婿：我，风笑天，举世无敌 For three years, everyone laughed at him for living off his wife and called him a useless loser. His mother-in-law treated him with contempt, his relatives mocked him, and the young master of a wealthy family bullied him without restraint. Only his wife, Su Qingyue, offered him a little warmth when he was at his lowest. When the three years were up, his old wounds healed, and the War Venerable returned to his rightful place! From this day on, anyone who harms my wife will pay a hundredfold; anyo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Bounties Across the Myriad Worlds: A Civil Engineer's Comeback 万界悬赏：土木人的逆袭 My thesis had a 68% plagiarism rate, and I was unemployed as soon as I graduated. Yu Wushuang, a civil engineering student at a second-tier university, was staring at the moldy ceiling and lamenting that life was hopeless when a blood-red notification suddenly popped up on his phone: [The Myriad Worlds Bounty Board has been bound to you. Refuse a mission and you will be erased.] He thought it was a scam text. The next second, a saintess from the cultivation world appeared out of thin air, asking —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Restart: The Immortal Emperor Ye Tian of the City 重启：都市之叶天仙帝 Ye Tian, the Peerless Immortal Emperor of Qianlong Continent, was ambushed by his own disciple, and his body and soul perished. His most beloved woman, Ziyan, died as well. Death might have been the best escape, but he was reborn on Earth, and Heaven wouldn’t let him die. Is death really that hard? If I had control over everything, perhaps things wouldn’t have ended this way! Watch as Immortal Emperor Ye Tian begins his new life on Earth, takes charge of his own life, and changes his fate! 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Ink Judge of Yin and Yang 墨判阴阳 The story’s combat system is built around five styles of calligraphy. Zhang Hang’s ultimate move, the Five Scripts Evil-Quelling Formation, is not merely a simple combination of five scripts. Following the traditional philosophical principle of the Five Elements generating one another and structures complementing each other, it creates a closed loop in which the power of the five scripts continually amplifies itself. Its core structure is: seal script as the bones (water, for suppression) → cle —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 On New Year's Eve, My Father Died Before My Eyes 大年三十，我爸死在我面前 On New Year’s Eve, my dad died right in front of me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 This Daoist Only Delivers Takeout, Ghost Hunting Costs Extra! 贫道只是送外卖的，抓鬼得加钱！ [Livestreaming + System + Comedy + Cunning Protagonist + Creepy Instances + Laughter and Tears] Lin Yuyang, the 108th-generation heir of Qingyun Temple, awakens a Merit System and descends the mountain with hopes of restoring the Daoist faith. He hears that food delivery riders often encounter strange things, so he becomes a proud gig worker and starts livestreaming, hoping to revive the Daoist faith and earn merit by catching ghosts on camera. To his surprise, he really does get all kinds of un 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 A Little Taoist in the Tang Dynasty 大唐一个小道士 [A timid scholar who seeks enlightenment through snark × a crew of gods who constantly trip each other up but always have one another's backs] [A late-Tang cultivation journey that makes you laugh through your tears, where the Dao lies among the people and the human world itself is the Dao] —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Laid-Back Immortal Venerable: I Really Didn't Mean to Work This Hard 咸鱼仙尊：我真没想卷啊 The Laid-Back Immortal Venerable: I Never Wanted to Compete 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Seventh Tower 第七塔 An alien fleet blotts out the sky, and Earth’s defenses collapse completely. Just as Lin Feng is about to be vaporized by a plasma cannon, the [Star-Destroyer Command System] suddenly activates. “Ding! The Host’s will to survive against all odds has been detected. Beginner’s gift pack awarded: one S-rank aerospace fighter, ‘Night Owl’!” Climbing out of the ruins, Lin Feng pilots the fighter straight into the sky. When the alien commander contemptuously sends out an interception force, countless —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 After the Divorce, He Knelt in the Rain and Begged Me to Come Back 离婚后，他跪在雨中求我回头 After the Divorce, He Knelt in the Rain, Begging Me to Come Back —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Pregnancy Test Was Fake, but the Agreement You Signed Was Real 孕检单是假的，你签的协议是真的 The Pregnancy Test Was Fake, but the Agreement You Signed Was Real 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 A Letter from Spring on a Winter Night 在冬夜寄一封春日来信 Sending a Letter from Spring on a Winter’s Night —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Marriage Switch 婚姻的开关 The Switch of Marriage —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 I Pay Thirty Thousand a Month, and You Won't Fix the Leak? I Bought the Entire Complex 每月交三万，漏水你不管？我反手收购了小区 I Pay 30,000 a Month, and You Won’t Even Fix the Leak? I Bought the Whole Complex Instead —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 His Gun Is Her Fortress 他的枪，是她的城 His Gun Is Her Fortress —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Unmarried at Forty, I Became a Rich Man's Wife 四十不嫁，我在豪门当太太 Unmarried at Forty, I Became a Rich Family’s Wife —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 I Only Cured His Fever, So How Did I Become the Divine Physician of Great Qian? 退烧而已，怎么成了大乾神医？ Multiple female leads + alternate world + golden finger + no System + ensemble cast + transmigration + miracle doctor + political intrigue! Other people transmigrate: They get a System and start off as an invincible protagonist. Ye Bufan transmigrates: He gets a hiking backpack and becomes an undocumented outsider in Great Qian. He had planned to make a living with his sales skills, but the locals paid him no attention, and street thugs bullied him in public. In a fit of rage, he used his tele —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Rogue Bodyguard 痞子保镖 The roguish soldier Lu Ye is ordered to infiltrate Haicheng. Posing as the fiance from an arranged childhood betrothal, he shamelessly goes undercover to protect an icy CEO. Amid the banter and bickering, he crushes the schemes of multinational financial dynasties and uncovers the astonishing mystery behind a genetic drug. 2.6kReads7.6Score26714d adds
- 21 After My Girlfriend Dumped Me, I Became Her Aunt’s Husband 被女友分手后，我成了她小姨夫 Su Xiaoyuan’s girlfriend looked down on him for being poor and cheated on him with a rich second-generation heir... After the breakup, Su Xiaoyuan passed the time chatting online. When they met in person, he discovered that she was a beautiful, fair-skinned, youthful auntie, 38 years old with a 38D bust. The auntie was just as wild, and the two began living together. By chance, Su Xiaoyuan discovered that she was his ex-girlfriend’s aunt... The world is a big place. If you can’t be your boyfrien 40Reads—Score614d adds
- 22 The Immortal Realm Arena: Come and Challenge Me If You Dare 仙境擂台，不服来试试 To celebrate the 8,000th anniversary of Chinese civilization, the Jade Emperor issued a decree announcing the first “Immortal Realm Scholar Laureate Tournament,” inviting the finest talents from every dynasty and the wisest people of the present day to compete on the same stage. The news shook all three realms. More than sixty sages from the past, including Li Bai, Zhuge Liang, Li Qingzhao, Ji Xiaolan, Bao Zheng, Su Shi, and Wang Xizhi, eagerly accepted the invitation. Yet not a single person fr 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 DC: The Abstract Continent DC抽象大陆 No set theme, just a main storyline. I write whatever chapter I dream of, whatever line comes to mind. Don’t ask what the author is writing. It’s positive energy, it’s good values. Just assume the author is losing it. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Slaying Monsters in the World of Origins 带着怪物杀入起源世界 [Decisive and ruthless] [Multiple heroines] [Monsters] [Xenomorphs] [No saintly mercy] Ye Chen is reborn in a world of martial arts. By a strange twist of fate, his former girlfriend and her beloved also reborn there. After enduring humiliation and torment, he is rescued and taken to the mountains to cultivate. Years later, Ye Chen awakens a System. With xenomorphs, tyrants, Medusa, Kraken monsters, and his own formidable cultivation, he sets out for revenge and storms into the Origin World. Ye 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Laid-Back Ancestor 摆烂老祖 Li Youxian transmigrates into the body of the Heavenly Derivation Sect’s Supreme Ancestor, who has slept for ten thousand years. As soon as he wakes, he faces a desperate situation: the sect is bankrupt, his disciples are fleeing, and creditors are at the door. Looking at the elders kneeling all over the floor and the sect leader preparing to blow up his own Golden Core, he rubs his temples and sighs. “Bring me the ledgers. Let’s see them.” From then on, the cultivation world takes a wildly unex —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 A Little Supermarket, A Big Story 小小超市，大大故事 (Multiple heroines. If that's not your thing, please move along. Thanks.) Chen Feng has just taken over a supermarket when he binds to a Myriad Realms Supermarket System. Every nightfall, all sorts of strange customers visit the little shop: emperors from ancient times, survivors of the apocalypse, carefree swordsmen from the martial world, and even cultivators. Then one day, a monkey walks into the supermarket... Customer: Boss... Chen Feng: We have it! Customer: Boss... Chen Feng: We have it! 38Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 27 Reborn as an Immortal Cultivation Greatshot 重生之我已是修仙大佬 The spiritual qi revival is coming, and the human world is rife with undercurrents. In my previous life, I cultivated for five hundred years and attained the rank of Immortal Venerable, yet I couldn't protect the one I loved. In the end, I died by self-detonation. Reborn in an instant, I returned to my second year of high school. Spiritual qi has yet to awaken, but immortal arts are already in motion. How dare mere mortals, no better than ants, act out in front of me? Those who bullied, humilia 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Secret of the Bronze Sparrow Lock 铜雀锁的秘密 The Secret of the Bronze Sparrow Lock —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Legend of the Broken Sword and the Peach Blossom 断剑与桃花的传说 The Legend of the Broken Sword and the Peach Blossoms —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Dark Old Days 黑色旧时光 “Lu Qin, do you think people come into this world just to suffer?”... “Silly boy. Hey, Lin Yuan, keep moving forward. When you get tired, look back. I’ll always be here.” Lin Yuan, a young woman who grew up in a miserable family, meets shop owner Lu Qin after getting scammed while looking for a job. Then the story takes a wildly fantastical turn: the CEO falls for stubborn little me. What? I just took a job, and somehow ended up giving myself away. How did I wind up as the boss’s wife? A cold, a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Not Daring to Confess Is an Essential Part of Having a Secret Crush 不敢表白是暗恋者不得不品的一环 Bitter Apple Core People with secret crushes usually don't dare confess, so when two people secretly like each other, they end up missing their chance. But isn't that such a waste? “Jin Yuchuan, I like you.” “What? You mean it?” Jin Yuchuan lowered his head, afraid to meet the girl's eyes. But the girl tilted her head up and looked straight at the insecure boy. “Mm. I've liked you for a long time.” “Huh?” “I've rehearsed what to say countless times in my head. This is my last chance.” (Note: —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Crimson Rebirth in the End-Time Corridor 末日回廊血色重生 In 2242, the entire world was suddenly engulfed by the End Corridor. People were randomly dragged into endless parallel apocalyptic worlds and forced to complete survival missions issued by the System. Accumulated points could be exchanged for supplies, abilities, and permissions. If your points ran out or you failed a mission, you were erased completely. The Corridor had no morals, rules, or mercy. A world where everyone was out for themselves was the norm. Betrayal, plunder, and slaughter were —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Sleeping in the Embers 烬中眠 [Xie Jin x Wen Yu] [Cool top student x Little ray of sunshine] In their second year of high school, two new students joined the class: one was named Wen Yu, and the other Song Xingran. Wen Yu sat beside Xie Jin. “Hi, deskmate! I’m Wen Yu. Wen as in ‘temperature,’ Yu as in ‘the afterglow.’ What’s your name?” “Xie Jin.” Wen Yu used the rest of her life to light up Xie Jin. Until that winter came. “Mr. Xie, please accept my condolences.” “...What about me?” Their love was as deep as the sea, but no —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Beacon of the Painted Realm 绘界信标 [Urban Supernatural Powers + Surviving a Zombie Swarm + A Girl Squad’s Spirit-Painting Battles] Spirit Painters use pigments as their medium. Whatever they paint is a destiny about to come true. Late one night at the art museum, Master Sun’s written prophecy revealed a dark-green zombie. A devastating zombie swarm was about to descend on S City! The master forcibly sealed the prophecy, coughing up blood as he entrusted the city’s survival to three girls. Shen Shuyue may look like an ordinary hig —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 My Sister-in-Law Made Her Pica-Afflicted Nephew Livestream, and It Killed the Whole Family 嫂子让异食癖侄子直播，最终害死全家 His sister-in-law makes her nephew, who has pica, livestream himself eating things, ultimately bringing about the whole family’s death. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 I Run a Canteen in an Infinite-Turn Survival Game 我在无限流开食堂 My name is Lin Zhou, and I'm a chef who couldn't make it in the real world. The moment I open my eyes, I'm thrown into an infinite game called "Abyss of Gluttony." Other people start with knives and guns, but all I have is a kitchen knife I brought from the real world. The System tells me my starting class is... [Cafeteria Chef]. In dungeons crawling with ghosts and monsters, everyone else is trying to escape while I'm tossing food in the kitchen. Sadako, big sis, care to try my freshly made Sou —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Catch That Little Fox 抓住那只小狐狸 [Past-life premise: Liu Wenyue was a fox demon who cultivated immortality and had already joined the ranks of the immortals. During her cultivation, she spent sixty-seven years as the wife of Liu Tianyao, a human in his previous life. After Liu Tianyao passed away, she tampered with his soul so that he would be reborn with the same appearance. Because so many people had died in the underworld, his reincarnation was delayed for over a hundred years. By the time Liu Wenyue completed her cultivatio —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 I’m Just Building a House, What Are You Jealous Of? 我就建个房，你们嫉妒什么？ This book records the daily life of a village bully. Read with caution! Based on a true story + Guizhou + rural life + family squabbles + wits and guts + no golden finger + no System + village bully + taking down a shameless hard case Let’s make a bet! Which of us, me or my cousin, will be the first to move out of this village? He bets I can’t stand the smell of pig manure, and that I’ll sell my villa and crawl back to the city. I bet his pig farm won’t make it through this winter. He has his sh —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Three Souls, Nine Lives: The Psychic Journalist 三魂九命之异能女记者 The novel Three Souls, Nine Lives consists of two volumes, one for male readers and one for female readers. The male-oriented volume, Three Souls, Nine Lives: The Superpowered Photographer, blends cultivation and science fiction. It follows photographer Yue Donglin as he grows from an ordinary level-one humanoid life-form into a level-nine being and establishes an empire in outer space. The female-oriented volume, Three Souls, Nine Lives: The Superpowered Reporter, blends romance and the superna —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Superpowered Photographer with Three Souls and Nine Lives 三魂九命之超能摄影师 The novel Three Souls, Nine Lives is divided into a male-oriented and a female-oriented story. The male-oriented title, Three Souls, Nine Lives: The Superpowered Photographer, blends cultivation and science fiction. It follows photographer Yue Donglin as he grows from an ordinary, level-one humanoid life-form into a level-nine life-form and establishes an interstellar empire. The female-oriented title, Three Souls, Nine Lives: The Superpowered Reporter, combines romance and the supernatural. It —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Urban Cultivation: The Immortal Lord of the Ancient Jade 都市修仙：古玉仙尊 Lin Chen, a student at Jiangcheng University, is devastated when his girlfriend cheats on him. Then an ancient jade suddenly shoots into his brow. Who could have imagined that this jade, which his grandfather gave him on his deathbed, was an ancient treasure of immortal cultivation? From that moment on, his ordinary life is changed forever. Mastering both medicine and martial arts, identifying treasures with supernatural insight, and building his own power to crush every challenger, he sweeps th 163Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Three Kingdoms Strategist: Starting with Zhang Ning of the Yellow Turbans 三国军师：从黄巾张宁开始 (System + comedy) After transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms era, Lin Tian becomes Zhang Fei's page. But Lin Tian has a military strategist System! [Ding! Beginner quest: Earn Zhang Fei's trust] [Ding! Quest complete. Intelligence +5!] When Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei swear brotherhood in the Peach Garden, Lin Tian squeezes his way in and becomes the fourth brother. Liu, Guan, and Zhang? No, Liu, Guan, Zhang, and Lin! Five hundred men defeat fifty thousand and capture Cheng Yuanzhi alive 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Rayleigh Scattering 瑞利散射 Public safety was poor in those years, especially along the coast, where gangs ran rampant and openly defied the police. A security firm was reported to have been completely emptied out overnight, at dawn, and was suspected of going bankrupt. That same year, a small company specializing in new energy sprang up. The following year, the new energy company was exposed as a money-laundering operation... On the third underground level of an office building’s parking garage, the lights were dim and ev —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Transmigrating to the Age of Kings, Wang Meng and Liu Xiu Vie for Supremacy 穿越之王猛刘秀争霸 My new work is here! Welcome to read it 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! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 I Aspire to Become the Strongest Transmigrator! 励志成为最强穿越者！ [Transmigration + Cultivation + Niche]…Xu Musheng discovers after reaching the Golden Core stage that he is not the only transmigrator in this world. The power of transmigrators such as celestial gods and martial sages puts him under immense pressure. To go from being a chess piece to the one moving the pieces, Xu Musheng has no choice but to grow stronger and stronger, until he becomes the strongest… 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Eerie Tales of the Year of the Horse: My Blind Date Is a Paper Effigy 马年诡事：我的相亲对象是纸扎人 A modern paranormal novel blending folk taboos, suspenseful horror, and heartfelt redemption. Set in the Year of the Fire Horse, the story follows Lin Wanqing, whose bizarre blind date draws her into a curse born of sixty years of resentment and a fate bound to her family. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Apocalypse: From the Start, I Devour Cores and Evolve into a Human 末世：开局吞噬晶核，进化成人类 [System + Wasteland + Everything for Free + Army Building and Infrastructure + Ruthless + Fiercely Protective] The apocalypse arrives, and Lin Yuan becomes a rotting, mutated zombie from the start? Luckily, his God-Tier Plunder System awakens! As long as he devours crystal cores, he can plunder skills and anything else without limit! From the start, he tears apart an arrogant young heir to a wealthy consortium, stealing top-tier ancient martial arts and god-tier mechanical control, then casua 254Reads—Score1914d adds
- 48 After the Checkup, We Found Out My Sister Was the One with Cancer 体检后发现得癌人竟然是妹妹 After a medical checkup, she discovers that the one with cancer is her younger sister. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Grandma Insisted on Eating Expired Leftovers, Killing the Whole Family 奶奶偏要吃过期剩饭害死全家 Grandma insists on eating expired leftovers and ends up killing the whole family 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Emperor? I Just Want to Be a Good-for-Nothing 皇帝？我只想当废柴 Mo Yu transmigrates into the body of an emperor and becomes bound to the [National Prosperity System]. He plans to enjoy the good life, but the System forces him to build infrastructure. He casually builds a grand canal running north to south. He wants to take a vacation, but neighboring countries think he is about to make a major move. To lie flat in peace, Mo Yu has no choice but to “casually” advance technology and “slightly” strengthen the military. By the time he realizes what’s happening.. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
