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- 51 The Ginkgo Tree Putting Down Roots 努力扎根的银杏 A new story is here! Come read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 My Dantian Was Crushed on the Day My Engagement Was Broken, Now I’ve Returned with an Immortal Mansion 退婚当天被踩碎丹田我携仙府归来 His dantian crippled, his engagement broken, Chu Mu, the adopted son of the Marquis of Wu'an's household, was cast aside like trash. As he lay on the brink of death, an ancient immortal palace within him suddenly awakened! A single day of cultivation in the Grand Void Illusion was worth a year in the outside world. With the Alchemy Palace at his disposal, divine pills became mere candy; once the Spirit Beast Garden opened, divine beasts rushed to acknowledge him as their master! Those who once b —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 A Chore Disciple? I, with My Mortal Bones, Shall Suppress All Immortals! 杂役弟子？我以凡骨镇诸仙！ [Ordinary-Bone Comeback + Chaos Devouring + Reclusive Father + Swordsmanship Prodigy + Sect Infighting + Evil Cultivators Run Amok + Slaying Above His Level + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Others transmigrate into the world of cultivation and start with a Heavenly Spirit Root, a System cheat, or an old master tucked into their bedroll. I, Lin Chen, transmigrated into the world of cultivation and started with sick parents, an empty home, the poorest family in the village, and a good-for-nothing with 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 Cultivating Without a Face, Performing All of Creation, Even Outplaying the Heavenly Dao! 无面修真，演尽苍生，演过天道！ [Anti-cliché] [A System that sabotages its Host] [Backlash from good fortune] [An acting powerhouse] I got saddled with a System that loves to screw me over. All its missions involve getting face-slapped, humiliated, or hunted down. And there’s something even more troublesome inside me... a protective aura of good fortune. Every mission fails in some ridiculous way. My cultivation gets wiped out, and my life gets taken away! The System says: [Host, please die as soon as possible.] Fine. Then I’ 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 The Crack Between Heaven and Earth 天地夹缝 [Magic] [Transmigration] [Witches] [Pirates] [Atmospheric Storytelling] [Slow-Burn Emotions] [Not a Typical Power Fantasy] Yisu thought returning to Wuwan Harbor would let her settle back into a quiet life, but one strange event after another kept occurring. That night, an ancient pirate ship sailed into Wuwan Harbor, bringing not only endless trouble but also an overwhelming longing for her childhood friend Yuxi. The helmsman, Oriel, had a face almost identical to Yuxi's. But Yuxi had died of h 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 Ashes of the Angel 天使之烬 [Single Female Lead] + [Western Fantasy] + [Expansive Worldbuilding] + [No Mindless Protagonist] On the continent of Velos, in the Age of the Sacred Furnace, the Church unearthed an engine left behind by an ancient civilization. It burns souls for fuel, lighting up entire cities. The closer you live to the Sacred Furnace, the brighter your life; farther away, only ashes remain. When Lu Yuxun woke up, he was lying in a Church dungeon. A mechanical engineer from Earth, he had become a wanted memb 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 The Way of Sequences 序列之道 Continuing on another platform The first two chapters are mostly boring background, so you can skip them without missing anything. . Starting at Gray rank, I’ll step through White, break past Green and Blue, climb to Purple and Orange, shake Gold and Star, burn Red and Sun, rise above Dark Gold, command the Dark Sun, and finally reach the summit of the Rainbow! There is no limit to devouring, and no end to evolution. Watch as I use my flesh and blood as my medium and devouring as my path, beco 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 The Destruction of the Primordial World 洪荒灭 [A thrilling, classic xuanhuan tale, no System, decisive and ruthless, highly recommended, by an author who never misses an update.] Thieves coveted his secret bloodline, leaving his entire family slaughtered and everyone dear to him dead. After four years of brutal imprisonment, the young man shatters his chains and returns to the world, bearing the souls of gods and demons. He wields the power to devour, able to consume mountains, rivers, and all manner of techniques. Thunderous might dwells w 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 I, the Blacklight Virus, Devour Cultivators 我，黑光病毒，吞噬修仙 [Single heroine] [Honghuang] Wu Mo became the Blacklight Virus and descended upon the Honghuang world. The bodies of cultivators, the inner cores of demons, even their very essence… All could become fuel for his evolution! Consumption, super strength, super speed, super stamina, super intelligence, memory reading, mimicry and disguise, thermal scanning, immortality… Wu Mo: “Holy crap! I hereby declare: I’m invincible!” Little did he know that a grand scheme was waiting for him in Honghuang! Sche 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 Rule Horror at the Deep Space Planning Bureau 深空规划局规则怪谈 Over a million words, complete. Read with confidence. [No female lead] [Lovecraftian rule-based horror] [No System] [Hard science fiction] Author’s note: “Humanity believes itself master of the stars. Little do we know that in the eyes of those above, we are merely coal, burned to produce emotions.” Synopsis: In 2250, human civilization has fractured into three tiers, and emotions and rules have reshaped the world. Proxima Centauri watches from the clouds, the Moon weeps, and Earth twists within 442Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 61 Rule Horror: Zhen Huan’s Reminder, Never Look into the Bronze Mirror 规则怪谈：甄嬛谨记勿照铜镜 Rule Horror: Zhen Huan, Remember Never to Look in the Bronze Mirror 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 You Were Supposed to Join the Horror Game, Not Become the Horror! 让你参加怪谈，没让你成为怪谈！ [Rule Horror] [National Fate] [Livestream] [Infinite Flow] Rule Horror descends, National Fate is bound, and the whole world is watching on Livestream! Those chosen must fight for humanity’s survival in eerie dungeons. Lu Jin, a library employee, becomes Longguo’s chosen one. While the other chosen ones struggle to survive, he exploits game bugs. By analyzing the rules and manipulating people, he steals energy from the dungeons instead. In the eyes of the world watching the Livestream, he p 259Reads—Score101Shelves
- 63 Legend of the Immortal Dream 仙梦传奇 “Hao Mei, why are you always sleeping in class?” “Hao Mei, you’re drawing in my Chinese class again. Is this how you behave in class?” “Dad! Big sister really hit me! Waaaah...” “Sigh! I wonder when I’ll get to dream again?” A dream changed Hao Mei’s life... 479Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 64 When the Tyrant Begins Cultivating Immortality 当暴君开始修仙 Murong Chong is reborn and discovers that he’s in a world of cultivation. For a failed emperor like him, this is just too cool! He’s making a comeback. Watch Murong Chong dominate the Three Realms and kick the Jade Emperor’s butt! 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 Ultraman: Protecting the World, Starting with a Meat Pie 奥特：从肉饼开始守护世界 [Ultraman Spirit] [Growing Protagonist] [One Female Lead] [Five Elements] Ling Ze is an utterly ordinary college student who, for no apparent reason, gets crushed into a meat pie by the revived Daguiller. But then he unexpectedly obtains a mysterious light. What does it mean for the Water element to fear neither bitter cold nor the power to reverse the river of time? The Fire element grants immunity to fire? The Wood element is the ultimate support? The Earth element is a sneaky assassin? Meanwh 11Reads—Score121Shelves
- 66 I Came from Baimen: The Final Road of Lü Bu 我自白门来：吕布的亡途 (No System, no transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger. An authentic Lu Bu, with mythology woven into history, adventure, and battles.) “Am I dead?” “Yes, but everything is only just beginning.” An unexpected turn of events pulls Lu Bu, the fierce tiger of the late Han dynasty, also known as Lu Fengxian, away from his destined path. He had already met his end at White Gate Tower and was about to cleanse himself of his sins before being reincarnated. Thus begins a legend, a journey of trans 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 The Legend of Enzo 恩佐传说 “Please, witness my death.” Blood moon, black tide, crimson eyes, golden flames. In an apocalypse shrouded in black mist, with the world on the brink of destruction, Enzo, who emerged from a remote border town, is he the prophesied child of divine punishment, or the savior whose golden flames will consume the world? The whereabouts of the eighteen elemental elf kings, the mystery behind the dragon-type elves' seclusion, the secret of the Katis prophecy... Karmic flames consume the world, salvati 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 My Rules Have a Slight Edge 我的规则略占上风 When the world begins to follow the wrong rules, do you choose to die rationally or survive by going mad? The world of Chen Mo, a medical student, was utterly destroyed by a bizarre “distortion.” The sky turned into static, and reality warped into a deadly trap. His younger sister vanished into a classroom governed by one rule: “No talking.” To find his sister, Chen Mo is forced into a desperate world made up of countless “rule-bound anomalies.” Here, ghosts and monsters kill according to cold, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 69 The Next Stop: The Finish Line 下一站终点线 A sudden viral outbreak swept across the globe, and those infected awakened supernatural abilities. The Awakened sought to conquer the world and become its masters, while the surviving humans who had escaped infection fought back doggedly against their invasion. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 The Awakened in the Red Mist 红雾中的觉醒者 The Crimson Fog descended, bringing evolution to humanity. Some became Awakened, while others became Infected. The Awakened gained all kinds of different abilities. Some became mages, able to conjure fireballs from thin air. Others became weapon masters, able to transform their hands into any weapon that exists in reality. Every ability could also be upgraded. For example, Flame: Spark → Blazing Flame → Scorching Fire → Ashen Destruction → Flame Emperor For example, Frost Dragon: Wyrmling, Hatch 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 My Game Isn't That Scary, Really 我的游戏真没那么吓人 I hate horror. The hurried footsteps racing up behind me, the soft whispers circling my ears that send chills down my spine… Every bit of it. I hate it all. I hate it so much that once it reaches a certain point, I throw up. But I’m a horror game developer. So, since I’m not cut out for this, I’ve decided to quit. And yet… [Congratulations! You have activated the Horror Game Developer System] No, I don’t want it. Let me quit. ※Warning: Your world may undergo some changes. This is the story of a 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 72 The Eternal Azure Sea 万古沧溟 Dear readers, wait up! Since you're already here, why not try reading a few chapters and see how you like it? A friendly reminder: this novel has no System and is Xuanhuan and Cultivation. In ancient times, there was the Canglan Water Realm, which governed the world's waterways and maintained the cycle of life and death. The gods of the Divine Realm also each established their own immortal sects. But ten thousand years ago, the Water God sacrificed himself to seal the Source of Corruption and fe 902Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 Rule Horror: I Can See Echoes of the Old Days 规则怪谈：我能看到旧日余响 [Linked Instances + No Romance + Tracing the Origins of the Rules + Unconventional Rule-Based Horror] (If rules have a past, they must have left behind truths that were forgotten.) The bizarre has invaded reality, and the Chosen Ones are sent into an old world that has already been destroyed. Shen Yan gains the talent [Witness], which lets him see echoes of the past connected to the rules. When others face a strange tale, all they can do is guess which rule is false. Shen Yan discovers that the 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 Attack the Cicada 攻蝉 [Adorable, fiery-tempered sweetheart VS a diverse cast of male leads] Historical romance transmigration into a book + irresistible heroine + brothers vying for her + face-slapping and falling hard + a testosterone-fueled battlefield of rivals Ji Yunchan wakes up to find she has transmigrated into a book as the villainess doomed by Heaven, and her wedding is taking place that very day. Determined never to get involved with the male lead, she decides to keep her head down and stay alive once the w 37Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 Those Years, Those People, Those Unforgettable Things 那些年，那些人，那些忘不了的事 Those Years, Those People, Those Unforgettable Things 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 76 Rule Horror: I Can Devour Every Supernatural Being 规则怪谈：我能吞噬所有诡异 [No Heroine + National Destiny + Everyone Is Smart + Devouring the Uncanny] Rule-based horror descended upon the world. Those selected were sent into the world of the uncanny to face scenarios fraught with danger. Chen Xin, already starving, was unlucky enough to be selected. He would represent Huaguo in the challenge. Everyone selected for their first scenario gets one chance to draw a talent, but Chen Xin ended up with the most useless E-rank talent. The good news was that this talent could gr 10.6kReads8.7Score890Shelves
- 77 The Realm of Guixu 归墟地界 On hiatus... [Infinite Flow | Rule-Based Horror | Ensemble Cast | Subverting the Usual Survival Tropes] Two male leads, no romance-obsessed characters, pure mind games, and a bond between close friends. I thought I was the only one who had lost my past. Who knew everyone traveling with me would have amnesia? I wanted to keep my head down, follow the rules, and stay alive, but every step led deeper into the abyss, with death traps lurking at every turn. I once thought death was the end. Only lat 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 The Unhinged Male Lead: An Unsolvable Bug in a Ghostly World 疯批男主：鬼怪世界的无解bug [Infinite Flow + Rule-Based Horror + Hilarious + No Romance + Invincible] A bizarre world invades, the Divine Realm falls, and the gods and Buddhas retreat into hiding. To cut off their offerings, rule-based horror sweeps across Blue Star, leaving all living beings struggling in fear. When things reach an extreme, they turn around, and Blue Star enters a golden age. Some control time and take on ghosts head-on; Some draw a line around themselves and imprison vengeful spirits; Some are peerless f 9Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 79 From Hell, I Rise to Defy Death 从地狱中来，向死而生 From Hell, Born to Face Death 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 80 Historical Mysteries: The Remarkable Chen Zi 历史疑云——奇女陈梓 Historical Mysteries: The Remarkable Chen Zi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 Collapse Warning! How Does This Boss Get Stronger the More Hated He Is? 塌房警告！这老板怎么越黑越强啊 In a parallel world, bizarre rules run rampant through the entertainment industry! “Never sing love songs at midnight,” “The top trending topic means certain death”... Lin Yuan, an entertainment company boss who transmigrated into this world, is faced from the start with the impending doom of his girl group, which is about to break a taboo and be wiped out! Fortunately, he awakens the [Scumbag Self-Destruct System]. As long as he has enough haters across the internet, their negative emotions can 4Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 82 When a Hurt-Comfort Author Meets Their Real-Life Inspiration 当虐文作者遇上正主 When an Angsty Romance Author Meets the Real Deal 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 83 The Dungeon Boss's Code 副本boss的修养 Farming, masterminding from behind the scenes, clones, management, and a game-world setting. In the early Warring States period, mysterious pocket realms appeared all over the world. People could enter them and obtain all kinds of resources. Thus began the path of martial arts and immortal cultivation. Three hundred years later, the Seven Kingdoms were locked in constant warfare. At this time, Song Yuanming transmigrated into a pocket realm and became the BOSS of a realm that had yet to fully ta 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 I Just Want to Lie Flat, So Why Is the Entire Cultivation World Spoiling Me? 我只想躺平，为何全修仙界追着宠 The entire cultivation world chases after me to spoil me, but all I want is to lie flat. Damn it, why does this lousy opportunity keep landing in my lap?! Yin Jiuli, the “Buddha-Demon” feared by the entire cultivation world, is back. They say she is ruthless and cruel, having single-handedly annihilated three demonic sects and crushed two immortal sects. Both the righteous and demonic factions tremble at the mention of her name. But no one knows that this female devil, who keeps the entire Xuant 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 Shocking! I'm the Only Human in the Class 震惊！全班只有我是人 Shocking! I’m the Only Human in the Whole Class —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 86 Ghost Stories: After Countless Deaths, I See Through Every Unknown 怪谈：死亡无数次，洞悉所有未知 [Rule-Based Horror + Infinite Flow + Plot-Driven + No Romance + National Fate + Livestreaming + Humorous Comedy + Goofy Shenanigans + Unexpected Twists + Dungeons + System + Rewinds...] Spiritual qi revival, terror descends. Lin Ka was chosen by the horror game. A normal person would be scared, cry, and scream for their mom to save them. But Lin Ka awakened an SSS-rank unlimited rewind ability from the start. He immediately started fooling around. First dungeon: [Family of Four] 1. You must obey 24Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 87 Playing Sun Wukong from the Start: I Ruined the Urban Legends 开局扮演孙悟空，怪谈被我玩坏了 [National fortune + Chosen Savior + Passion + Wish Fulfillment] The nation's fortune collapses, and all life is plunged into misery! “God Ye,” the Dragon Nation's last hope, falls, and the entire country mourns! At that very moment, I, a broke college student being hounded for rent, am chosen by a blood-red eye to become the Dragon Nation's new Chosen One! Waiting for me is a three-star instance unlike any the world has ever seen! The whole world is waiting to laugh at the Dragon Nation and watc 62Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 88 The Weird? The Game! 诡？弈！ [Subverting tropes + suspense + comedy + dual forms + death switching + the supernatural arrives + cowardly protagonist + OC fiction + the author is an artist, and the characters have pictures] (The author’s writing could use some work early on. Could you read a few more chapters?) What on earth is that red figure in the mirror…? … Xiao Huajia’s life was a complete mess, until one night he discovered that he wasn’t even “human” anymore. His skin split open, revealing slippery red tissue undernea 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 I Was Supposed to Be the Bandit’s Captive, So Why Is the Former Little Crybaby Imprisoning Me? 被剿匪，曾经的小可怜竟然囚禁我？ I got captured during the bandit purge, and now that former little pitiful one has imprisoned me? 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 Forced to Do Evil While Undercover 当卧底被迫为恶 Forced to Do Evil While Undercover 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 91 The Arrow of Time 光阴的箭 The mountains are high and the rivers long, and the road through the martial world stretches far, but one day we will meet again. All things move through endless cycles of renewal. Mountains rise, streams flow, and birds sing. A new beginning has arrived, and the next chapter of his story is unfolding. An ending does not have to mean the end. His name is Lu Jian. Jian, as in “simple.” An event five hundred years ago led him to choose nirvana. Now, returned from that rebirth, he shines once more 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 The Fallen Palace 倾圮的皇宫 Fictional history Ji Zizhen is the third daughter of Ji Xingyuan, emperor of Wu in a war-torn age. Her mother is Empress Li, and she falls in love with Xu Lin, her father's adopted son. When Xu Lin asks to marry her, the emperor considers the matter from every angle, revokes Xu Lin's status as his adopted son, and has him take the powerful minister Xu Ru as his adoptive father. He approves the marriage and holds a grand engagement ceremony for them. Just as Ji Zizhen is immersed in the sweetness 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 93 Reborn as Zhu Yunwen’s Wife: I Can’t Lie Low in This Chaotic Age 穿成朱允炆妻，我躺不平乱世 Lin Wei, a modern history major and consummate slacker, stayed up all night reading about the Jingnan Campaign in Ming history. When she opened her eyes, she had become Ma Shi in the early Ming dynasty The wife of Zhu Yunwen, she knows the outcome of the Jingnan Campaign is already set. She cannot rewrite history and has no golden finger. All she can do is scheme carefully within the rigid palace, doing everything in her power to secure a way for herself and her child to survive the chaos. In th 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 94 Me? I'm a Tree! 我行？我树！ [Transmigration, 99% invincible protagonist, nontraditional cultivation world, no System, multiple characters, many female characters but no harem] The first time she met him, they encountered each other in the midst of chaos. She had form but no substance, and her illusory arm crossed the boundary, reaching out to another world in search of a soul that could depend on her as she depended on it. Then she chose him… Like a feather or a piece of fruit, she plucked him gently. His soul left his 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 Apocalypse: All Nine of My Systems Have Mutated 末世：我的九大系统全变异了 Note: Before reading, leave your brain at the door! [System] [Apocalypse] [Wild Imagination] [Multiple Heroines] Dai Shuang was reborn. Other people come back with powerful gear, special abilities, or a pocket dimension. He came back with nine systems: excretory, motor, digestive, respiratory, circulatory, nervous, endocrine, reproductive, and immune. “How is this any different from not being reborn?” Five minutes after the Apocalypse began, his roommate turned into a zombie and lunged at him. D 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 96 Proving the Dao Through a Thousand Deaths: I Ascend to the Throne of the Overlord With the System 万死证道：我靠系统登临主宰 [Transmigration] [System] [Cultivation] [Death Regression] [Revenge] Lin Yan was killed by Su Chen with a single sword strike. After being reborn, he awakened the Myriad Tribulations Return to the Void System. Death is not the end. He can choose a point in time to return to and start over! Death makes Lin Yan stronger and stronger, allowing him to amass power! Currents swirl beneath the surface of Cangwu Sect. A blood formation appears in a secret realm, and the Blood Demons wreak havoc across T 152Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 Infinite Flow: Big Shot, Please Act Like a Human 无限流：大佬求求你干点人事吧 [No Female Lead + Mild Horror + Comedy + Power Fantasy] When night falls, an unfamiliar world instantly becomes a strange forbidden zone where no living person should venture. Lu Qiguang discovers that he has been drawn into a deadly survival game. Here, day and night are cleaved into two entirely different worlds: daytime seems normal, while nighttime becomes a terrifying hunting ground governed by strict rules. Even more despairing, this cursed space is teeming with indescribable monsters and 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 I Pose as a System to Trick the Hero, but My Secret Identities Keep Slipping and He Falls for Me 伪装系统坑男主，马甲狂掉反被撩 [🔥 A sinister, unhinged immortal doctor vs. a sweet-tempered junior martial sister with a rebellious streak + a shared-sensation doll + the male lead schemes to win his wife back + fake System + clones + forced love] “Junior Sister, you made me do this…” He gazed eerily at his sweet, sleeping junior martial sister and smiled with a sick obsession as he fastened chains around her wrists and ankles. Her sobs and the clinking chains rang out day and night for half a month… He wiped away her tears w 5.2kReads—Score980Shelves
- 99 When the Red Light Turns On, Please Die 红灯亮，请去死 The light is red. Go die. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 Rule Horror: No One at That School Is Allowed to Open Their Eyes at Midnight 规则怪谈：那所学校禁止在午夜睁眼 Rule Horror: That School Forbids You to Open Your Eyes at Midnight —Reads—Score—Shelves
