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- 1 Twenty Years of the Green Blade 青锋二十年 Twenty Years of Qingfeng —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 After Becoming a Top-Tier Star in the Supernatural World, the CEO Begs Me Not to Change My Name 成为灵异顶流后，总裁求我别改名 [Mild horror and puzzles + heroine’s growth + no romance] The subway dragged a scarlet carriage slowly into the station. The crackle of static pierced my eardrums. “Beep, beep, beep, beepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeep!” That mutated ghoul controlled the subway doors, opening and closing them frantically as if it wanted to chew me up and swallow me whole. And my golden finger turned out to be nothing more than the ability to chat with ghouls! How could a rookie like me unexpectedly solve a double m —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Quick Transmigration: The Lazy Host's Plan to Win Over the Villain 快穿：咸鱼宿主攻略反派计划 [Mutually Devoted] [Two Male Leads] [Quick Transmigration System] [Sweet Romance, Little Angst] [Read at Your Own Discretion] One day, the laid-back author Ye Xun shot to fame, but the boy he'd raised suddenly left without a word. While searching for the boy, Ye Xun was unexpectedly hit by a car. That was when he encountered a certain System, which threatened him with the boy to force him to do its missions. It said that if he didn't complete them, it would keep him trapped, and he'd never se 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Lamplight, Fading Excitement 灯火，意兴阑珊 Bai Yu, a wage slave in the 21st century, transmigrates to the world of cultivation after working overtime. But due to an accident, he loses something vital and becomes a beautiful young woman. By a twist of fate, he falls in love at first sight with Hua Zhisan. At an age when he cannot bring anyone happiness, he meets the person he wants to spend his whole life with. Even as the years pass, his true heart never wavers. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Once I Shed My Secret Identity, I Helped the Prince Rule the World 马甲一脱，我助王爷君临天下 In her previous life, the entire Duke of Zhenguo's household, loyal and righteous to the core, was brutally slaughtered. Xie Heqing, the duke's legitimate daughter, escaped by sheer luck. To clear her father's name, she secretly gathered evidence and beat the grievance drum, only to be imprisoned and murdered instead. A great fire concealed the truth... Reborn into another life, she allied herself with Prince Jin. From then on, she would kill any god or demon who stood in her way, leaving no on —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Rich Man's Private Prey: I Fake Insanity to Escape and Strike Back 富豪的私人猎物：我装疯逃并反杀 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Oh Yeah! My Infinite-Flow Dungeon Is Set in My Own Village 哦耶！进入的无限流副本是自家村 Good news: The Infinite Flow instance she entered was her own village. Bad news: She had just slaughtered the whole village. Looking at all her aunts and uncles in front of her… Si Nanfeng: Seriously? What else could she do? Run! She met a pair of Miao twins. At first, she thought they were two aloof beauties. But… why is one openly crazy while the other is secretly crazy? Then she met a big sister who was fiercely protective of her girls and a scheming little sister with a sweet exterior… Oh, r 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Let’s Run Toward the Horizon Together 一起奔向远方吧 [Dual male leads × tsundere, virtuous and caring bottom × aloof, devoted husband top × half campus, half urban × happy ending] A student at the affiliated high school of A University in A City, he lost his parents at a young age and was raised by his uncle. He left home on his own during his first year of high school. In his second year, he met a new transfer student, who turned out to be the son of his late father's friend. He ended up staying at their home for a while. At first, neither boy wo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Dew-Kissed Blooming Season 朝露花期 [Supernatural Romance] [Ghost Marriage] [Fated Tragic Love] [Childhood Friends in a Love Triangle] The isolated stone-built town hides a sinister old custom: every year on the Ghost Festival, the gates of the Ghost Cavern swing wide, and a hundred ghosts are invited inside. Any girl whose birth details are announced must become a sacrificial ghost bride. Gu Zhixi had long been betrothed to her childhood friend, Gu Zeming. They planned to marry and spend their lives together once the Ghost Festiv —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Our Low-Key Sect Disciples Are All Over the Heavenly Dao Headlines 说好的低调宗门弟子全上天道头条 [Comedy] + [Cultivation] + [Ensemble cast] + [Subverting expectations] Everyone in the cultivation world envies the Xuanji Sect, but its sect leader is worried every day. “Sacred Body, please calm down! If you swing that sword, we’ll have to rebuild the mountain-protecting formation!” “Demon Venerable, please, stop sneaking into the neighboring sect to eat their spiritual beasts...” “Your Highness, Demon King, could you please take your harem away from the cafeteria entrance?” “Medicine God, I’m 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Livestreaming Across the Internet: From the Start, I Run into Two Fools 全网直播：开局遇上卧龙凤雏 [Livestreaming + showbiz + no romance + lighthearted + a touch of the supernatural (no horror, the author gets scared too)] He Qing was a cultivator in the apocalypse. After failing to ascend to immortality, she accidentally entered the cycle of time and space. If she completes ten quick transmigrations, she’ll get another chance to ascend. In her tenth life, she becomes a star with the same name, hunted by the entire internet. Through livestreaming, she defies fate and shocks everyone. A danger —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Rifts in the Kingdom 王国裂隙 [Devouring Magic]+ [Sword and Sorcery]+ [Ensemble Cast Growth]+ [Mystery of His Origins] Noah had been warned since childhood never to remove the seal on his right hand. When he was sixteen, a red-horned deer that had been dead for half an hour suddenly came back to life and bit down on his right hand. That was when Noah discovered his hand could devour magic. Fire, wind blades, barriers, even intricate spell structures could all become its food. But the more it devoured, the “hungrier” it bec —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Reborn: Ma Xiaotiao's Second Chance at Love with Xia Lingguo 重生，马小跳再爱夏林果 (The rating just came out) [Reborn] [Romance] [One Female Lead] [Pure Love] [No Tragedy] Ma Xiaotiao was reborn and returned to his childhood, where he encountered the regrets of his previous life. "It's not too late to love you again." In this life, for the girl he loved, Xia Lingguo, and for the bond between brothers, he made up for many of his regrets, from playing Snow White and the Prince in elementary school to playing the Swan Princess and the Black Swan Prince in high school. "I've alway 29.3kReads7.3Score4.7k14d adds
- 14 Wuxiang: Bound to a Demoness from the Start 无相：开局绑定女魔头 I, Ye Fengling, bind myself to the legendary Demoness from the start and obtain the heaven-defying cultivation art, Formless! I can copy any technique and devour cultivation orbs. The stronger I get, the more I kill, and the stronger I become. To evade the pursuit of both the righteous and demonic paths, I disguise myself as a good-for-nothing and join the Qingyun Sect, hiding away in the worst talisman hall to quietly grow stronger. Others laugh at me for being lowly, but I casually draw a hi 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Transmigrating to Another World, I'm Possessing the Brain of an Evil God 穿越异界，正在夺舍邪神大脑 Also known as: The False God of Ashes (Cthulhu + school-of-ability powers + fantasy + adventure + slow start, then absolutely takes off!!!) This is an age warped by a curse. The land is polluted and monsters roam everywhere. People have climbed aboard the suddenly appearing floating islands and settled in the sky, with only a few fast-descent ropes connecting the worlds above and below. Yet this is also an age worthy of praise. The only way for civilization to reclaim the land is through all man 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 After the Top Scholar Bound to a System Became My Unattainable Love 学神绑定系统后成了我的白月光？ [Scheming, aloof top student x cheerful, goofy academic ace] [A mix of sweetness and angst] [System novel] [Happy ending] [Reunion after a long separation] [Second male lead takes the lead] After Jiang Wan and her childhood friend, the top student Xu Ji, became emotionally connected, she soon fell in love with him. She was a confident woman. If she liked a guy, she would go after him boldly! She pinned Xu Ji against the wall. “Be my boyfriend.” To her surprise, he sternly rejected her and eventu 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Immortal Maiden Who Saved Me Has a Note Saying She Wants to Drain My Essence 救我的仙子，备注里说要采补我 The Immortal Maiden Who Saved Me Has a Note Saying She Plans to Drain My Essence —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Dreams Burn Across the Three Realms 三界梦烬 The author is updating at a rapid pace. Everyone is welcome to share their thoughts! This book is about to reach its grand finale! An impostor has appeared in the Realm of Pure Sorrow! When the great dream burns to ashes, they will rewrite the final outcome with their own hands. 37Reads—Score13914d adds
- 19 Yongjia, the Berserker 狂人战士永迦 In his twenties, Sun Wu lives an ordinary life. Then a phantom beast, a dragon, attacks the city. As flames engulf him, he gains the ability to transform into the Berserker Warrior Yongjia. Through one battle after another, he learns of two major forces of evil: the Jibeixi Empire and the Erge Organization. His close friend from hundreds of millions of years ago has become an agent of the Jibeixi Empire, while the Erge Organization was founded by humans hundreds of millions of years ago. Later, 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 I'm Just a Novelist, Why Are You Sending Me to Fight Dragons? 我就一小说家，你让我去打恶龙？ (Synopsis to be revised) (Primarily female-female + ensemble cast + no System + occasionally lighthearted + alternate world + infinite flow) In my previous life, I was reborn. In the life before that, I was just a lazy person who loved novels but had yet to make a career of it. In my previous life, I brought countless story tropes with me when I crossed over into a world with no web novels, only literary fiction. "Lin Lu, what would you say is the secret to your success? How did you come up with 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Cybernetic Mad Cow Disease 赛博疯牛病 No System + ensemble cast “This city is sick. Everyone's got an endless supply of bullheaded energy.” In a place called Paradise City, a group of cyber-psycho bovine sufferers who do nothing but go berserk have triggered an unimaginable crisis. The absurd Chosen One Zhen Bunan will show you why AI can never truly replace humanity. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Being a Supporting Mage Is Tough: Stranded in Another World, I Want to Go Home 配角法师不好当，人在异世想回家 [Fantasy] [Transmigration] [Adventure] [Possibly Slow-Paced] [System on the Run] [Unluckiest Protagonist Ever] [High Morals, but No Bottom Line] [Perseverance and Transformation] Congratulations! You wake up to discover you've become a cannon-fodder villain. Now hurry and defy fate like the protagonist of a novel! Wait, what do you mean you don't know the plot? What do you mean the System ran away? And you have both parents, with a happy, ordinary life? Um... good luck, then. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 My Robot Girlfriend Wants to Blow Up the Universe, but I Just Want to Make Money 我的机械女友想炸宇宙我只想搞钱 Everyone thinks machines are cold playthings, unaware that beneath the steel, a blazing soul can burn. When our home planet crumbled into ruins amid the dust of the cosmos, and the laws of nature shattered in the chaos, I clung to life in a collapsing world with the only “family” I had. They say all I care about is making money, but all I want, in this hopeless universe, is to build a wall from crystal stones to protect her fleeting love. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 After I Flirted with My Best Friend’s Brother 撩了闺蜜的亲哥后 Two female leads: best friends × two male leads: brothers Help, can you believe this? Zhou Mo thinks she's about to lose her mind! She never dreamed that the “my best friend fell for my brother” trope would happen to her. The worst part is, she's the “best friend”! Each other's closest friend, they both fall for the other's older brother Endless bickering as kids, feelings they can't hide as adults Between the steadfast companionship of two best friends and their shy, playful romance, come e 295Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Tales of the Old White Jade River 白玉河旧事录 Also known as The Monster Who Works as a Forensic Pathologist Among Humans Please Note Two male leads, powerful leads, criminal investigations, mystery and suspense. If you want to enjoy a pleasant vacation in Yanjiang City, please observe the following rules: 1. If you find a suspicious, unidentified object by the riverbank, call the police immediately and leave it to them. 2. Yanjiang City is built in the mountains, and the terrain is rugged. If you see an abandoned hospital in the mountains 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Auspicious Brocade, Clear Song 瑞锦清歌 [Heartwarming, Bittersweet, Both Communicate Their Feelings, Love at First Sight, Two Male Leads] A rich young man falls for a poor boy. Chen Rui'an grew up surrounded by love, so he knows how to love others. Xu Jin has experienced loss, so he is completely honest. From a couple who can't stop bickering to a pure romance. Their brief separation is only so they can meet again under better circumstances. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Eternal Zero 平零永恒 Fate is set in stone. Everyone’s destiny is recorded by the “Radiant Altar.” It cannot be changed, nor can it be known. But… what is fate? And why are we worthy of being recorded? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Blue Star's Children, a New Novel by Yin Cangmo Zhi Tong 隐沧漠之瞳的新书，蓝星儿女 My new work is out! Please head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Woolen World 毛线世界 My new story is out! Come 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! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Ten Thousand Taels of Gold 万两黄金 You need money, and so do I. The great hero Cheng Yin needs money too. He needs ten thousand taels of gold to forge a golden key that will unlock a silver lock. You have no money, I have no money, and Cheng Yin has no money. But Cheng Yin knows the emperor has money. Lots and lots of money. (Also known as The Ten-Thousand-Tael Golden Serial Murder Mystery) 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms: A Turbulent Age of Empires 五代十国（王朝风云） This book recounts Chinese history over the 54 years from 907, when Zhu Wen founded Later Liang, to 960, when Zhao Kuangyin launched the Chenqiao Mutiny and established the Northern Song. The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era was a period of transition between the Tang and Song, a time when, as one account put it, “the realm fell into chaos, and China’s disasters came one after another, as usurpations and murders followed in quick succession.” Dynasties and rulers rose and fell in turn, like d 54Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 32 An Adventure That Began After I Went Home with My Rival 和对家一同回家后开始的冒险 Male-male romance + Western fantasy + expansive world + mystery-solving + ensemble cast “Do you think we’ll defend justice forever?” “Of course, just as we’ll be together forever.” Upright, proud, and innocent bottom × scheming, cool-headed, slow-to-warm top More couples to come (A first-time writer, updating irregularly) An adventure through the Kingdom of Evernight, set in motion by a rebellion. As the group sets out on their journey, the gears of fate begin to turn, and the story begins. Ques —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 You Told Me to Slay Demons, and Now You Say You're a Special Recruit? 让你斩妖，你说你是特招？ Lin Fei transmigrates into the body of a sword cultivator and is ordered to slay demons, only for his support partner, Dong Bingbing, to abandon him at the critical moment! After investigating, he discovers that she has absolutely no ability to slay demons! But she's a sword cultivator on the Dream Team, specially recruited by Sword Spirit Mountain! What a special recruitment. It's nothing but a smokescreen for the nobility! Ordinary cultivators have to train hard for over a decade, but for her, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Path to Immortality in the Other Sea Realm 异海界仙途 The Othersea Realm is a vast plane, existing independently. Through Ye Qingshan, Lu Yuan learned of the Othersea Realm. With Pipi and the others by his side, he gradually embarked on the path of cultivation, defeating powerful enemies on Earth one step at a time. In the end, he journeyed to the Othersea Realm. As he grew, he also began to uncover secrets that had long been hidden... He discovered that the Othersea Realm was not only larger than the observable universe he knew, but also home to m 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Struck by Lightning at an Evil Temple: I’m the Thunder Department’s Agent in the Mortal World 雷劈邪庙，我是雷部人间行走 On a rainy night, lightning struck the Dragon Whisker Temple in Anxi. An un consecrated, empty temple had been occupied by an evil god, whose eerie cackles echoed across the mountains. Chen Wudao was passing by to take shelter from the rain when he kicked open the temple doors. “You laugh so horribly. What if you scare the flowers and grass?” He snapped his fingers, and a brilliant blue bolt of heavenly lightning crashed down from above, wiping the mountain demon out on the spot. He’d been an or 119Reads—Score10814d adds
- 36 Double Daily Earnings: From Laborer to Success 每日收获翻倍，从力工开始上岸 [Leveling up] [Single female lead] [Power fantasy] Chen Xuan transmigrates to a world where martial arts reign supreme. In this world, anyone who doesn’t practice martial arts will never get ahead. Chen Xuan doesn’t want to spend his whole life as a laborer, only to be discarded as an expendable resource when he grows old. His ambition is to cultivate martial arts, pass the Six Fan Gate’s civil service exam, and reach the pinnacle of life. But since Chen Xuan is already getting on in years, his 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 A Thousand-Year-Old Vampire: I Opened a Bar and Got Tangled Up with a Big Shot 千年血族：开酒馆后被大佬缠上了 [Two Powerful Leads] [Two Female Leads] [Vampires] [Urban Supernatural Powers] [Supernatural Fantasy] [Vampire Clan] [A madcap, checked-out atypical vampire × a cool, indulgent leader of the Camarilla] Shen Qingyan was frail, so a powerful vampire passing by gave her the Embrace. She drifted through life for quite a while. As she put it, she hadn't accomplished much. By a twist of fate, she discovered that an old photograph could actually glow! The powerful vampire who had embraced her said it m 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 An Xiuxi’s Misplaced Life 安秀希的错位人生 Abandoned on a rainy night, she spends half her life adrift, her true identity obscured. An Xiu Xi, a country girl with no family, stumbles into the tangled feuds of a wealthy family and becomes trapped in a fated, heartbreaking romance with Li Zhi An, a man born to shine. A rival frames her, her family misunderstands her, and her lover is deceived. After falling into the river, she loses her memory and assumes a new identity. Li Zhi An believes he has lost the love of his life forever. Driven —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Dance of the Rain 雨舞曲 This book focuses on urban romance in an anime-inspired style, political maneuvering, and crime, with science fiction and even Lovecraftian fantasy as supporting elements. As the characters develop, the story moves into an increasingly diverse and layered set of settings, so there will be quite a few characters, each with a long story of their own. The city's lights dot the sky like stars. In the gray-blue afternoon, only raindrops fall. A boy sits in a classroom; a boy stays in a little shop; 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 After I Died for Her in a Dream, the Icy Sword Immortal Came Knocking at My Door 梦里为她赴死后，高冷女剑仙找上了我的门 After I Died for Her in a Dream, the Cold and Aloof Sword Immortal Came Knocking at My Door —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Further Beyond Chang'an 更在长安外 An old-fashioned historical romance, with no transmigration, no rebirth, and no golden finger. Its male leads are the real historical figures Wang Wei and Li Guinian, along with Gongsun Daniang, Pei Min, Princess Yuzhen, Li Longji, and many others, all of whom truly existed. The historical events that run throughout the story are real, too. Only the heroine, A Wan, born in the Western Regions kingdom of Kucha, is a figment of the imagination, woven into real moments in history. I also dearly wis 36Reads—Score614d adds
- 42 Mumu Xi’s Love Diary 木木夕的恋爱日记 Lin Meng is a recent graduate with a job that pays just enough to get by. She has an older sister and a younger brother. People say the eldest gets doted on, the youngest gets spoiled, and the one in the middle is the family punching bag. Lin Meng is that punching bag. Since her family never paid much attention to her, she has always felt like an invisible presence. Shy and a little insecure, she preferred keeping to herself after graduating from college. Song Li is a 30-year-old eligible bachel 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Realm of First Light 初芒界 [Family and country above all] [Not a teacher-student romance] [No System] [No golden finger] [Career-focused] [Leveling up] [Growth] [Deep friendships] [Positive and uplifting]. To be clear, this is not a teacher-student romance. The Supreme Domain contains billions of smaller worlds. The Domain Lord has a divine consciousness in each one, which does not interfere in the world's affairs but merely records its changes. Yet one such consciousness developed its own will when its world faced a cri —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Sin City: Print Shop by Day, Black-Market Apothecary by Night 罪都：白天打印店，晚上黑市药师 [Revenge + not a brainless power fantasy + single heroine + mind games + ruthless action + plot-driven + no System] Night Owl Some say he’s a vengeful demon who crawled out of an asylum. Some say he’s the Grim Reaper, bringing justice in the name of heaven. Some say he specializes in killing corrupt cops and punishing monsters. Some say he only appears in the dead of night, leaving no trace, just corpse after corpse marked by terror. Sin City, a den of vice where officials and merchants —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Dream-Seeking Sword Manual: The Returning Home Sword Chapter 寻梦剑诀归乡剑篇 A fan work based on the animated online game Swordtalk Beyond. After Yue Fang defeats Yue Feng, he becomes emperor of Wu. What turmoil will sweep across the Central Province mainland a decade later? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 An Unbreakable Bond 绝对的羁绊 Wang Zihan is forcibly dragged into a virtual otome game world. Even more terrifying, a hundred players named Zihan are trapped there with her. The gentle, devoted male leads from the original game have all become dangerous captors. The only way to survive is to fight. Of the hundred Zihans, only one can escape this twisted game prison. Wang Zihan must find a way out. Infinite flow, otome game, survival game, strong female lead, everyone's favorite, love triangle chaos, dungeon challenges, unhin 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Global Manhunt Part One: A Different Life 全球追捕第一部：别样人生 Global Manhunt, Part One: A Different Life 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Global Manhunt Part Two: Like a Dream, Like an Illusion 全球追捕第二部：如梦似幻 Global Manhunt, Part Two: Like a Dream, Like an Illusion 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Highway Survival: My Talent Is a Little Unorthodox 公路求生，我的天赋有点不正经 [Highway Survival] [Light ensemble cast] [Zombies + supernatural horrors + mutated beasts] [The protagonist's group becomes more unstoppable as the story progresses] Lin Tian and his college counselor, Su Ying, transmigrate to an apocalyptic highway that is “different.” Here, you don't get a vehicle from the start, and even vehicles dropped by monsters come with limited usage time! What's more, each person has only a 1-in-1,000 chance of awakening a talent. Bystander: How are we supposed to 46Reads—Score114d adds
- 50 I Work at a Convalescent Home After the Apocalypse 我在末日后的干休所工作 [Light sci-fi, patriotic and upright, a little angst, plot twists, secret identities] After the three-year “apocalypse crisis” came to an end, the world entered a period of recovery. After graduating from university, Li Xingxing joined a convalescent home. However, the work there was not as simple as it seemed. The story follows the protagonist's daily work, interspersed with stories from the “apocalypse” period. Li Xingxing is the main protagonist, and Cui Lihua is the secondary protagonist. Co 1Reads—Score—14d adds
