Novels like Forging a City in the Cold Night
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- 51 The Father of All Races in the Starcore Era 星核纪元万族之父 A new work is here! You're welcome to read it 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! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 The Age of Magic Stones 魔石纪元 This is a story about how geniuses aren't really geniuses, and heroes aren't really heroes. It's about a traumatized boy seeking redemption through family, friendship, and love. It's a story about human nature, desire, and responsibility. It's a story about the pressure of his own kindness, desires, and responsibilities. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 After I Was Driven Mad, the Ancestor Helped Me Soar 我被逼疯后，老祖带我飞 This story is purely... [A healing journey and a quest for revenge unfold side by side. Cultivation is for revenge, and after taking revenge, she continues cultivating with an even stronger resolve.] Lin Yinyin: I secretly used the spirit-testing stone my parents left behind to test my spiritual root, but nothing happened!!! I don't have a spiritual root... I'm a burden to my older brother... Lin Qiqi, after the possession and fusion: Ancestor Qi, do I have a spiritual root? Ancestor Qi: Qibao, 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 The Heavenly Gate Remains Open, the Nine Provinces Suppress Evil 天门未闭，九州镇邪 A thousand years ago, the last True Immortal left behind eight words: The Heavenly Gate remains open; the mortal world will fall first. From then on, the path to immortality was severed. Yet across the land of Jiuzhou, things that should not exist began to appear. A black moon rises from an ancient well. A desolate tomb knocks on doors in the dead of night. A general who died in battle a hundred years ago dons his armor again and patrols the city. People call them ghosts and demons. But the tom 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Are Witches Supreme? I Am the Spell Thief! 魔女们至高无上？我！窃法者！ [Slow Burn] [Steadfast and Patient] [No System + Starts as a Slave + Spiritual Qi Revival = The Witch's Cruelest Master] With the spiritual qi revival, witches awaken. Luo En fell from a noble young master to a slave, until the day a dagger appeared: the Spell-Stealing Dagger. The power to incinerate possessed by the witch Jin Yu: stolen! The poisonous vines wielded by the witch Man Mei: stolen! The Silver Star power of the Witch Lord: stolen! He bides his time beneath the witches' skirts. One d 2.5kReads6.6Score16614d adds
- 56 Another World: A Dungeon Leveling Journal 异世界，地下城的升级日记 [Dungeon] [Otherworld] [Growth] [Nonhuman] Lin Yuan transmigrates to another world, only to become a dungeon. All he wanted was to keep his head down and survive, but then he awakens the [Creation System]. Using the energy brought by adventurers, Lin Yuan keeps creating new levels and new monsters. Gradually, some adventurers begin to realize something is off. Adventurers: Something's wrong with this dungeon. Why does it look different every time we come back? Something's wrong with this dunge 270Reads—Score10514d adds
- 57 My Sect Only Accepts Villains 我的宗门，只收反派 Chen Mo was a troubled-youth behavior correction counselor before he transmigrated. Afterward, he became the last sect leader of the Taixu Demon Sect, with one year to raise the sect's reputation from -9999 to 0. Otherwise, the Heavenly Dao Stele would declare it an "evil sect," and the righteous and demonic factions would join forces to hunt them down. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 You Told Me to Cultivate Immortality, So Why Did You Make All the Female Ghosts Cry? 让你修仙，你把女诡全吸哭了 The “Will of Heaven” in this world has been tainted by some kind of extremely yin origin, giving rise to the secretive race known as the [Wicked Women] in the cultivation world. They lurk among the orthodox sects. By day, they are saintesses, masters, and immortals; by night, they become terrifying monsters who cultivate by draining male cultivators’ vital essence. The higher their cultivation, the more breathtaking their beauty. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 The Elemental Age: The Secret Art of Absorbing Essence 元素纪元：吸元秘术 [Reborn] At the Awakening Ceremony at age twelve, all nine elements shone together, revealing astonishing talent. Yet unable to absorb spiritual energy, he fell from the clouds into the dirt, endured endless ridicule, and was even cast out by his clan. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 The Ancestral World 祖世 An ordinary young man, born with nine-colored markings on his left arm, has lost all his memories and has only a gluttonous little snake for company. His name is Xin Xu. He awakens in a mountain god's temple and enters the vast martial world known as the Ancestral Realm. From gang wars in a frontier town to a baffling murder mystery in the capital, Tianyuan; from ancient kingdoms and secret realms in the Western Regions' deserts to the altar of an evil god in a deep-sea Dragon Palace; from the f —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 The Hongmeng Art of Immortality Through Ten Thousand Tribulations 鸿蒙万劫不灭诀 Burn through ten thousand tribulations and prove the Dao of Hongmeng! The heavens collapse, evil beings descend upon the world, and wicked paths run rampant in an age of chaos. The source of calamity in the No-Man’s Zone emerges, and an ancient game spanning countless ages quietly begins anew. Chen Feng, an ordinary young man, unexpectedly awakens the supreme Hongmeng Dao Body and takes command of the Great Dao that endures through ten thousand tribulations. Bearing a heaven-defying mastery of 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Saintess, Stop Hitting Me! I'm Really Here to Save You 圣女别打！我真是来救你的 [Death countdown golden finger + multiple heroines + unorthodox cultivation + mindless power fantasy] Lin Mo awakens the Eyes of Life and Death, allowing him to see everyone’s death countdown. He comes across the Qingyun Sect’s Saintess being pursued and kindly warns her, “You won’t last another half an hour.” In an instant, she presses a short sword to his throat. “Unorthodox cultivator! Did you use Bone-Eroding Powder on me?” He predicts a rain of arrows, dodges an ambush, and jumps off a 2Reads—Score12514d adds
- 63 I Preach Science in a Cultivation World 我在修仙世界宣扬科学 (Fantasy + science + thoughtful protagonist + no harem + twists + no tragedy + one female lead + intelligent characters) Xu Sheng, a science student majoring in physics, transmigrates to the Spirit Origin Realm after an accident. At first, all he wants is to spend the rest of his life in Kaiyuan Village with the grandmother who raised him. But for various reasons, he gets caught up in a struggle between rival factions. With no special abilities or influential backers, how can an ordinary person —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 They Say Transmigrating Makes You Invincible, So Where’s My Golden Finger? 都说穿越强无敌，那我金手指呢？ [Transmigration + ensemble cast + fantasy + no mindless power fantasy + slow burn + plot-driven] “Hey, what the hell? Where have you brought me?” The moment Wu Qian You opened his eyes, he saw a gleaming white blade pressed against his throat. From that moment on, he knew nothing about this was simple. After they were fortunately let go, he and his friends analyzed the situation and concluded that they had transmigrated. They had neither the Overpowered Hero’s script nor a golden finger from a n —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 The Great Aspect of Heaven 大相天 Xiangwang Continent is divided among three rival powers. At six, every human awakens an Aspect Body, which might take the form of a bird, beast, insect, fish, weapon, or stone. Some even awaken a legendary Celestial Aspect, manifested through spiritual treasures of Heaven and Earth or the forms of immortals and gods. Feng Mingtian, prince of the Xingyue Kingdom, awakened two Aspect Bodies at the age of six: an ordinary yellow sand Aspect and an immortal-grade True Dragon. That same day, Genera 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Three Years in the Outer Sect, Unnoticed by All: One Breath of Immortal Qi Refines the Heavens 外门三年无人问，一口仙气炼诸天 [Transmigration] [Cultivation] [Power Fantasy] [Swordsmanship] [play the pig to eat the tiger] [Decisive and ruthless] After three years among the outer disciples and more than three hundred failed attempts to draw qi into his body, he was widely regarded as a good-for-nothing in the Blood Demon Sect. Then one night, a streak of white light fell upon him. I came carrying a breath of innate spiritual energy. From that moment on, everything changed. It could refine all things. Ordinary iron bec 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 If You'd Told Me I Was on the Demonic Path, My Mental Illness Would've Vanished in an Instant 早说我是魔道啊，精神病一下好了 [System + Invincible + Adorable Pets + No Female Lead + Pure Fun] Heh heh heh, the cultivation world is far too rotten, so Xiao Ming chooses to evolve through brute force! He is absolutely not the System's slave. He's the System's dad. No saintly do-gooder act here. He's either courting death or on his way to court death. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 The BUG System Told Me to Die on the Spot BUG系统叫我原地去世 [No Luck? I'll Enjoy It Anyway]× [Unconventional Cultivation]× [Multiple Systems]× [Transmigration] After dying suddenly from overwork, Ling Qianxiao transmigrates and gets bound to a defective System. The System frequently disconnects and throws errors. Its only reliable instruction is to urge her to die. “Warning: Current energy is insufficient. Host is advised to commit suicide immediately.” “Mandatory mission: Take the destiny of the Son of Fortune, Ji Yunkai, or be erased.” “Countdown: 3, 2 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 My Master Made Me a Top-Tier Star, and I Led Our Sect to the Summit 师父捧我做顶流，我带宗门上巅峰 “Th-this is the genius with a divine spirit root? Why do I, a man, think he’s so dazzlingly handsome!” “My goodness… He absorbs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth as effortlessly as drinking water.” “What’s this? Ah! His blood is golden… Golden blood! Is this what a divine spirit root is?” … “What! His golden blood can forcibly raise a third-tier, mid-grade item to top grade!” The whole crowd is stunned!!! … “No way! It can even improve his weapon forging, making him invincible among cul 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 A Magic-Wasting Talent, but I Can Cultivate Immortality 魔法废材，但我会修仙 [Western Fantasy + Cultivation + Farming] Allen Augustus, the empire's good-for-nothing prince, has zero magic power and is sent to die in a border territory overrun by magical beasts. But he has a secret: in his previous life, he practiced immortal cultivation. No magic power? Then he'll use spiritual energy. Barren territory? He'll set up a Spirit-Gathering Formation and cultivate spiritual fields. No money or soldiers? He'll refine pills, sell grain, and build an industry. When a half-orc mer 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Free Magic: My Price Is Delightful 魔法零元购：我的代价很曼妙 [Western fantasy + another world + rapid growth + unconventional protagonist + absurdist] In a magical world where every truth comes at a cost, casting spells requires sacrifice, growing stronger requires bloodshed, and flesh, lifespan, and soul are all bargaining chips for power. Every mage climbs upward through sacrifices of flesh and soul, but not Eli. After forging ahead and breaking away from the ranks of the mages, he discovers that, by all appearances, this world might be beyond saving. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Blessed by the Gods at Max Level, Yet I Only Want a Quiet Journey 满级神眷却只想安静旅行 [The rating just opened and will rise later, one heroine] [Genius] It is a peaceful age beneath the gaze of the gods, when even dragons doze lazily on snowy peaks. As a stranger from another land, El was blessed from birth with the favor of the Sun God. But in his hands, that divine blessing was useful for little more than drying damp firewood on rainy days or helping an innkeeper bake a batch of golden, flaky butter croissants. Compared with the cold steel jungles, he wanted to see with his own 134Reads6.9Score13414d adds
- 73 Villainous Lord: I Crown Myself with Infamy 反派领主：我以恶名加冕 When Xu Heng opened his eyes, he was kneeling on the execution platform. He had transmigrated into the most notorious noble in the Oren Empire: Duke Black Banner, Kyle Valen. Massacring towns, treason, imposing taxes without authorization, murdering priests. Below the platform, a hundred thousand people demanded his life. On the tribunal, the royal family, the Church, and the nobility were already preparing to divide up his lands. At that moment, he awakened a System called the Black Throne. The 8Reads—Score11414d adds
- 74 The Sharp-Tongued County Magistrate's Son Topples the Immortal Court 毒舌县令之子，掀翻修仙皇庭 From the start, all I had was a mouth, and all my damage came from talking back. Immortal master? I’ll insult him right back. Great houses? I’ll flatten them. The imperial court? I’ll tear it down. The Three Realms all say that ordinary people are born to be harvested like chives. Gu Chang’an says: To hell with fate. These rotten rules need to change. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 From the Start, I Had the Supreme Bone. The Fairies Pursue Me, So Keep Your Distance 开局特效至尊骨，仙子倒追请自重 [Flashy Special Effects That Fool Everyone → Gaming the System → Instant Godhood → Total Domination: A Lighthearted Power Fantasy] Luo Yu transmigrates into an immortal cultivation world, but his talent is mediocre. Fortunately, he awakens the Special Effects Cultivation System. He can collect Acting Points to add dazzling special effects to his talent, attacks, cultivation level, and more. Talent Effects: Ninth-Rank Azure Lotus Immortal Root, Supreme Divine Bone! Attack Effects: Buddha's Fury F 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 A Reborn Tribe in Another World 再次重生的异世界部落 As a transmigrator, Li Xing ends up in another world as the young chieftain of a rabbitfolk tribe. After a crisis that nearly wipes out his entire tribe, he dies. But after death, he strikes a deal with the Great Cosmic Reincarnation Lord and is brought back to life. In exchange, he must develop his tribe quickly and grow strong enough to defeat the divine kingdom in the heavens and save the Reincarnation Lord. If he makes too little progress, the Lord may not revive him again. There’s not much —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 The Cultivation World's Designated Cheat 修仙界指定挂逼 [Fantasy] [Invincible] [Smart Protagonist] [Items] [Lighthearted] Qi Liufeng was originally just a good-for-nothing college student. Unexpectedly, he transmigrated to the cultivation world after eating grilled fish! Inside the great hall, all the sect leaders cried out in shock! "A Heavenly Spirit Root?!" And that's not all. Qi Liufeng slowly took out a super lollipop, the keys to an LX car, a CS weapons crate... That's right! He also possesses rule-level items! "Big brother, please, have mercy 5.9kReads—Score2.4k14d adds
- 78 The Daoist Jiangshi 道僵尸 What is a Dao zombie? One who follows the Dao through a corpse, neither human, immortal, demon, nor ghost. Beneath the boundless heavens and along the endless river of time, they fight for the place of one among humans, the seat of an immortal, the title of a demon, and the station of a ghost. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Stuck in the Beginner Village, I Was Appointed Savior 人在新手村，被钦定救世主 [Western Fantasy + System + Slow-Burn + Multiple Heroines] In another world, freshly transmigrated. [Apocalypse Comeback System loaded. Simulating the Host’s life trajectory…] [At sixteen, you leave your hometown and vow: Never look down on a poor young man.] [At thirty-eight, after enduring scorn and contempt, you vow: Never look down on a poor middle-aged man.] [At sixty-five, while clearing out goblins, you vow: Never look down on a poor old man.] [At seventy-five, frail with age, you die at 26.6kReads7.4Score3.1k14d adds
- 80 Is the Demonic Path All That’s Left in the Cultivation World? 修仙界只剩下魔道了是吗 Zhuang Jia transmigrated to Xia Liu County and became a young Daoist at Shouchong Temple. After overhearing Master Meng Yi speaking next door, he began awakening enlightenment skills. Sky-Piercing Staff: Gather your blood and energy into a staff, allowing you to raise it high for a short time. Deals bonus damage to female demons and ghosts; Sage's Mind Method: Visualize in your mind someone who cannot refuse you. If you firmly reject her, you can increase your mental power. Successfully reject W —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Supreme Overlord 至高领主 [Western fantasy · Lordship · Farming · Many races coexisting · Conquest] On the Noah Continent, in the year 1237 of the New Era. A thousand years ago, under the leadership of Supreme King Kelsen, humanity gradually established a foothold on the continent. After a thousand years of development, humanity grew ever stronger, rose to the top of the continent, and became one of the four peak races. Alongside the elves, dwarves, and orcs, they claimed the four corners of the Noah Continent. Between t 370Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 82 The Godslayer's Vault 弑神阙 Xiao Si is a slave. In this world of cultivation, slaves are forbidden to cultivate. They have no talent, no bloodline, no opportunities, only a desperate struggle to survive... A turning point comes when an unusual event occurs during a sacrifice. The soul of another Xiao Si from a different world transmigrates into this body, accompanied by a mysterious old man. Who says a slave can't cultivate immortality? Are immortals, demons, gods, and Buddhas born to special kinds of people? Break the cha 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Lord of the Sands of Time: The Compound Interest of Zero 时砂领主：零的复利 In the City of Ashes, the laws have crumbled, and all living beings are as insignificant as ants. Kane is reborn with the power of the Sands of Time, using time as his wager and compound interest to build his dominion. Down-on-their-luck nobles, wandering mages, crippled mercenaries... champions of every kind gather under his banner. He kneels to no gods, honors no old order, and trusts only the power in his own hands. From a minor lord ruling over ruins to the Lord of the Sands of Time, master 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 I, Heaven’s Rumor-Monger 我，天道谣言师 After transmigrating to a fantasy world, Chen Mo had no talent or backing and became a storyteller on the verge of losing his job. Just as he was about to pack up and run, the most irreverent Heavenly Dao Rumor System in history awakened! As long as he spread a rumor and people believed it, the rumor would become reality! Chen Mo completely let loose. “Have you heard? Zhang the Butcher in the east of town is actually a peerless Sword God hiding his identity. His butcher's cleaver is one of the t —Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 85 The River of Time Uncrossed 逝川未济 Fellow victims, come on in! The male lead of this book could be in the running for history’s most miserable male lead. Of course, first you’ll have to figure out who the male lead is. Political scheming is the blade; protection is how you wield it. There’s no groveling pursuit of a wife in this book, but there are knives everywhere. The first 140 chapters plant a mountain of clues, and every single one pays off later. Any seemingly throwaway line you overlook could be foreshadowing for the next 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 I Beat Up a Transmigrator, Seriously? 我打穿越者，真的假的？ [Chosen One of Heaven Flow] [Slow Burn] [Many One-Sided Crushes] [Multiple Female Characters, No Female Lead] A story about a native child of destiny versus transmigrators. Xie Chenyan is handsome, talented, and born into a good family. He's the model student of the cultivation age, but he has no idea that he is also the child of destiny chosen by the Heavenly Dao. Others fight tooth and nail for their opportunities, while he finds ancient divine artifacts just by taking a walk. Others spend a 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Immortal Cultivation and Longevity: Starting with Collecting Junk 长生修仙：从收破烂开始 I'll take what others leave behind! [No System + sound logic + high intelligence + mortal cultivation] While others fought tooth and nail over treasures, Zhang Mo quietly gathered junk. The cultivation world isn't all treasures. It also has plenty of things that are tasteless to eat yet too good to throw away! Zhang Mo has a cauldron that can break things down. He recycles resources and specializes in collecting junk to dismantle. Anything containing spiritual power can be tossed into the ca 12.7kReads7.1Score1.4k14d adds
- 88 From Tribal Cook to Supreme Shaman 从部落厨师到无上萨满 I was born into the wolf tribe, the weakest tribe in the beastman lands, and the job I was assigned was chef. In this world of rampaging behemoths, gleaming magic, and totems, my talents are a spatula and salt. The shaman communes with ancestral spirits through the elements. I command delicious flavors with heat. Warriors tear enemy chiefs apart with their claws. I win hearts with a hearty soup. When the undead scourge swallows the land, the elves close their forests, and the human kingdoms quak —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 This Villain Is Far Too High and Mighty 这个反派过于冠冕堂皇 My name is Shen Changjin. In my previous life, I died unjustly after being falsely accused for stepping in to help someone. When I opened my eyes again, I was a beggar on the borders of the Great Zhou. I bound myself to a Villain System, and its prize pool was filled with the cultivation arts and martial skills of villains from every era. The Blood Saber Ancestor's Blood Saber Manual. Xiongba's Three-Part Origin-Returning Qi. Zuo Lengchan's Icy True Qi. From a nobody in the Snowy Mountains t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 The Twisted Path of Strange Transformation 歧化诡途 [Eerie Descent] [No Female Lead] [Organ Evolution] [Dark Supernatural Powers] The Wei family raised him for eighteen years and fed him slow-acting poison for ten. It wasn't out of mercy. They fattened him up as a sacrifice, planning to send him into the mine tunnels to feed the monster below. Wei Yan has only one thought: survive until tomorrow. Before the Wei family can make their move, he decides to empty the entire mine. The walking dead can't be killed? He'll dig out their organs and add —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Lord of All Immortals 众仙之主 [Mortal cultivation + traditional immortal heroics + no System] Lin Chen was born in an ordinary mountain village. While trying to save his grandfather, he happened upon the Heavenly Emperor, who took him in as a disciple. Little did he know that his master was Yun, the Heavenly Emperor, ruler of the Divine Court ten thousand years ago. His master gave him the Nine Divine Arts, one of the ten great ancient books, and as soon as he began cultivating, he developed an Emperor-grade dantian. Later, 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Ashes of Ten Thousand Tribulations 万劫天烬 Also known as "The Transformation of the Ember God" [No System] [Feel-Good Story] [High-Octane Battles] The Nine Towers guarded the realm, standing firm for ten thousand years. That night, a ruined city from beyond the heavens reappeared, and a giant hand reached toward the mortal world. In a desperate situation, Lin Guanlan swallowed the primordial essence from beyond the heavens. Three flames burned together as his flesh and blood bore the weight of the world. But when the Nine Towers began to 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 You Abandoned Me in the Wilderness? The Pope and His Holy Knights Have Blocked the Nation's Gates 弃我于荒野？教皇携圣骑堵国门 [Warhammer 40K + Ninth Primarch Sanguinius + Tears Up Guilliman's Codex Astartes + Rejects Dante's Retirement + Ork Astartes, 'I Reckon'] On a lost feudal world stranded in the Imperium's dark side, Roland, who has yet to unlock his true Primarch form, escorts a princess to her arranged marriage. But after being poisoned and disarmed, he's abandoned in the wilderness because his blood is deemed tainted. Roland shatters all nine seals. The old pope leads twenty-two holy knights to block the palac 49.9kReads—Score4.8k14d adds
- 94 A Righteous Gentleman Forced to Become a Demon Lord 正人君子被迫成了魔头 Fantasy + multiple heroines + a comedy of errors No dragging his feet when it comes to winning women I unexpectedly inherited a dual-cultivation legacy and survive between the righteous and demonic factions by living off women In the vast world of immortal cultivation, Chen Ke only wanted to keep his head down and survive. But he unexpectedly inherited the ancient Hehuan Sect's secret teachings: not some wicked art of draining others, but the supreme scripture that points directly to the o 16.3kReads7.1Score1.7k14d adds
- 95 I Clicked a Link While Drunk, and Now I'm Running a Tavern in a Dungeon 酒后乱点链接，人在地牢开酒馆 Otherworldly Tavern Management, No System Ivan received a text message: “[Dungeon Business Opportunity] Run a tavern in another world, with no rent and a steady stream of customers.” Freshly bankrupt, he had been drinking and casually tapped “Accept.” The next second, he found himself inside the dungeon. A run-down tavern and a cold-blooded employment contract: a 30-day trial period. If he failed to meet his targets, he would be sent back to the cycle of reincarnation and reborn as a random low- 42.1kReads8.5Score6.8k14d adds
- 96 The Black Dragon’s Governor in Another World 黑龙的异界执政官 Qin Xuan was a top ancient martial arts assassin. While carrying out a mission, he was ambushed and killed on a battlefield in Eastern Europe. But a treasure on his person carried his soul to another world, into a secret headquarters for necromancers. There’s a doll-like beauty and fortune-teller who babbles on and on and keeps pestering him to tell stories. There’s an old necromancer who could go mad at any moment and wants to take him on as an apprentice and teach him necromancy. And there’s a 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 The Dao in the Wasteland 道在废土 “A person can take someone else’s watch for a shift, but they shouldn’t be nailed to the post.” Li Tianran does only one thing: open everything that has been locked shut. For anyone who’s reached the end of a chapter and is still on the fence This is not a wish-fulfillment story about a nobody’s rise to greatness. It’s about an old road and a man forced to keep moving forward. The first few chapters move slowly because that’s what the road is like: the mud is soft, and the soles of his straw san 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 I Just Arrived in the Primordial World to Help the Poor, and You Want Me to Take on a Saint? 刚来洪荒扶贫，你让我敲圣人？ In his previous life, he worked overtime every day until he dropped dead at his desk. Reborn, he became a mine slave in the Western Church, only to find that the overseer still wanted to squeeze every last bit of work out of him. Zhou Xuan's Dao heart turned black on the spot. “We're all cultivators, so why am I the only one with the stench of a corporate wage slave?” If the rules of this prehistoric world are cruel, then no one gets to live! Armed with an old, patinated black walnut that can gr 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Lord: Saving the Princess Is My First Step to Living Off a Woman 领主：为了吃软饭从拯救皇女开始 [Farming + slow burn + Western fantasy + multiple races + one heroine + conquest] Simon transmigrated to another world where individuals wield immense power, becoming a border baron. Everything seemed to be going from bad to worse. After his Mushoku Tensei, Simon hadn’t even had a chance to enjoy a lie-flat life when his useless parents died in quick succession. Our family has fallen into decline… The Empire’s Seventh Princess, known as the Abyssal Princess, is sent to the frontier, and an ancie 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Commanding Spirits, Burning the Heavens 御灵焚穹 In a world divided between magic and martial arts, Luo Chen awakens a remarkable golden finger that lets him cast magic using battle aura. To protect himself, he disguises himself as a mage and enrolls at Twin Towers Academy. From then on, things at the academy start to get strange. “Luo Chen, as a mage, why are you always practicing combat techniques?” “Uh… to make meditation feel more ceremonial.” “Senior Luo Chen, you’re a mage. Why can you sprint a hundred meters faster than the battle-a —Reads—Score—14d adds
