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- 101 Red Robes Take the Cauldron: From the Kitchen to the Top of the World 红妆执鼎：从后厨到世界之巅 On my 40th birthday, my husband decided I was past my prime, and my company exiled me to wash dishes at a roadside diner. Everyone was waiting to watch me fall from the top into the dirt. I joined my archenemy's company instead and took it to number one in the country in just three months. My ex-husband begs me to take him back? Sorry, I'm headed for the stars and beyond. My former employer tries to blacklist me worldwide? I smile and buy its headquarters. International giants gang up on me? I b —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 102 Wukong and I Are Up to Something Big 我和悟空一起干大事儿 Wukong and I Are Up to Something Big —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 103 The Legend of Xiao Xiao: The Empress Descends to the Mortal Realm 萧潇传：女帝临尘 Her parents ascended, and an empress descended into the mortal world. Twenty years ago, Xiao Yan, Medusa, and Xun’er ascended together to the Great Thousand World, leaving eight-year-old Xiao Xiao alone in the lower realm. Everyone thought the Xiao Clan, deprived of her parents’ protection, was bound to decline. Everyone thought the willful, pampered little princess would be a fleeting star. But they forgot: she was Xiao Yan’s daughter, Medusa’s daughter, and the girl Xun’er raised. Twen 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 104 Parallel Elements 平行元素 “Ye Fan, parallel worlds really do exist in this universe.” A parallel world brimming with elemental power, with countless tangled and divergent timelines, and an Elemental Academy that has stood for a thousand years. Here, students learn to wield elemental power, and the protagonist experiences one upheaval after another, gaining sincere friendships along the way. In this world, they have no parents or family. Their companions are the only people they can’t bear to lose. Every time they stand t 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 Imperial Order: Subjugation 帝序：镇压 [Urban + plot-driven + fast-paced + thrilling and suspenseful + hard-hitting action] In 2045, spiritual qi revival sweeps across Earth, and the laws governing all realms begin to loosen. Strange fluctuations descend from the heavens, bringing the forbidden power of the mythic era, the Imperial Order, into the world. The inheritances and fragments of the laws of the Heavenly Emperors, including the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, the Ye Heavenly Emperor, and the Chu Heavenly Emperor, scatter across th 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 106 Please, Just Let Me Lay Low 求求了，让我苟着 During the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Five Barbarians, the world was in chaos, and human lives were worth next to nothing. Li Guian, a graduate student in history, transmigrated into this era. The moment he opened his eyes, his father and brother had just died, and refugees were surrounding the fortified village. While people beyond its walls were “eating their own children,” this crumbling stronghold was the only place he could call home. Fortunately, he knew how to cultivate farmland, build irr 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 From the Start, I Brave a Cursed House. Ghost Sister, Stay Back! 开局勇闯烂宅，女鬼姐姐别过来！ By a twist of fate, Bai Xie, a destitute orphan, enters a haunted house. After narrowly surviving, he discovers that this world seems to be beyond anything he could have imagined. With help from an unknown space, he gradually rises to power and slowly learns the truth about his identity. The Celestial Emperor, who has spent ages eliminating irregularities in the lower realm, finally meets his end and fades away. The bell of reincarnation rings, and countless souls are reborn into new lives. Le 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 108 The Profound Venerable Who Returned to Zero 归零玄尊 Xuan Zun Ling Chen is betrayed by his beloved and meets his end. Reborn as a good-for-nothing youth, he encounters a fortuitous opportunity and awakens the Chaos Profound Meridians, a gift unseen for countless generations. In this life, he has come not only for revenge, but also to uncover the ultimate secret of the “Heavenly Order.” At the end of cultivation, is there transcendence, or are you reduced to nothing? All the powerful are merely “energy livestock” raised by ancient transcendents. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 109 The Black Lotus Zhen Huan: Kicking Aside the Scoundrel Emperor to Rule in Her Own Right 黑莲花甄嬛：踹开渣帝，自立为皇 Having seen the vast skies and boundless lands of the modern world, Zhen Huan can no longer bear waiting for life or death behind the vermilion walls. On the first night after being reborn in the Forbidden City, she gazes at her youthful reflection in the mirror, and a thought spreads like wildfire: If I cannot return to that age of freedom, then I will build a city of freedom here with my own hands. In this life, she will no longer fight the concubines or pine after romantic love. She will turn 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 110 Dark Guardian: Elite Troops Strike 暗守护之雄兵出击 [Alternate history + high-powered martial arts + military faction rivalry + no System + endless schemes + safeguarding a legacy] An entire steppe tribe has migrated here, and they actually claim it isn’t an invasion… One of Mengze’s northern defenses, the Wentian Peak Range, collapses. Wen Tianye is ordered to lead the elite Wild Horse Corps there to investigate. When they arrive, what they see is shocking. Steppe cavalry roam the area, and steppe tents are being pitched one after another… Have 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 111 There’s a Spirit Next Door: My Rental Is Always Full 隔墙有灵：我租的房子住满了人 Spirits Behind the Walls: My Rental House Is Full of People Fresh out of college and looking to save money, Lin Nianwan moves into a cheap handshake apartment building in an urban village. On the very night she moves in, strange knocking begins on the wall right on schedule: three knocks at a time, followed by indistinct whispers. Then the whispers seep straight into her mind, as if trying to convey some secret message, but she has no idea what they mean. After enduring the disturbance for hal 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 112 Eerie: My Collectors' Compendium Is a Competitive Maniac 诡异：我的收集图鉴是卷王 [The supernatural descends + control and collection + long-form + no romance + lighthearted power fantasy + multiple instances + a touch of ensemble cast] As the supernatural descends upon the world, Xi You only wants to stay alive, but unexpectedly awakens the red-grade talent “Supernatural Collection Guide.” She thinks she can finally live in peace, but the guide turns out to be a relentless overachiever. Not only does it force her to explore, it also assigns absurd punishment quests! As the t 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 113 The Three Realms Are a Grand Stage: No Cheat, No Entry 三界大舞台，没挂你别来 A silent plague is spreading among the powerful. Geniuses fall for no apparent reason. Divine abilities vanish in inexplicable ways, leaving indescribable dark-red demonic markings deep within their soul seas. Puppet legions move in uncanny ways, like a festering parasite that clings to the bone: destroy one, and it soon gathers and is reborn elsewhere. Now and then, the eyes of some lofty powerhouse flash with a cold calculation that isn’t their own... No one knows who is behind it. They only —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 114 A Soul from the Executioner's Block Transmigrates to a Chaotic Age and Rises to Become an Empress 斩杀线废女魂穿乱世逆袭一代女帝 The requirements for activating the Civil Official System, Military General System, and Merchant System: your seven emotions and six desires must reach at least 10! The higher your emotional value, the stronger the characters you summon. Each summon can only be used once and lasts for one day! The Civil Official System includes Jiang Ziya, Zhang Liang, Zhuge Liang, Wang Meng, Liu Bowen, Fan Wencheng, Zeng Guofan, and more... The Military General System includes Wu Qi, Bai Qi, Han Xin, Li Jing, Y 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 115 Entrusted to Heaven and Earth 寄天地 [Ensemble cast] [Episodic journeys across different settings] [No System] [Xianxia and wuxia] [Bickering hero and heroine] [Happy ending] A group of uninvited guests shatters a mysterious dream, throwing the usually peaceful Zhenhai Escort Agency into turmoil. An eccentric old man burdened with trunks, a mysterious young master who arrives in a fury to demand justice, and the escort agency’s heiress, inexplicably claimed as someone’s master and dragged into the martial world: everything leads ba —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 116 I Can Create Anything and Upgrade It 我能捏造万物升级 I Can Create Anything and Make It Level Up —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 Live-Streamed Judgment: Has Today’s Scumbag Been Sacrificed to Heaven? 直播审判：今日狗男人祭天了吗？ Live Trial: Have We Sacrificed Any Scumbag Men Today? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 118 Marriage Before Love: My Husband Is a Fool 先婚后爱：我的夫君是傻子 Marriage Before Love: My Husband Is a Fool —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 119 From Homebody Deliveryman to Fortune System 从宅男外卖开启财富系统 A Fortune-Building System Begins with a Homebody Delivery Guy —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 My Junior Sister Is Unrivaled in Martial Arts 师妹武功盖世 [Cultivation / Strong heroine / Ensemble cast / Pure romance / Power fantasy / A little comedy and sharp-tongued banter] In a chaotic age, Zhao Ji, known as the greatest under heaven, happened to find a dying little girl on the streets of Chang’an and took her home. Her name was Yingzhang. She once had only one dream: to become the greatest under heaven. But the jianghu is vast, and life is unpredictable. What is love? What is hate? What joy is there in living, and what suffering in dying… If y —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 Chu Yun Returns to the Ruins 楚云归墟 In the clouds of Chu Mountain, a jade flute lies hidden; he is half a wanderer of the martial world, half a court immortal. Six letters leave his origins a mystery; only after entering the ruins does he understand how vast the world is. On the remote edge of the Eastern Wilderness, a young shopkeeper hears whispers from the Abyssal Ruins at night. Behind Third Brother’s smiling face lies a secret spanning countless ages. The legend of Mu Yunfeng awakens once more. Six letters, each one a clu 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 Murky Currents: Tales of Finance 浊流：金融往事 This is a financial exposé rooted in reality. It lays bare the brutal truth behind loan-broker schemes, shell-company loan fraud, and debt-driven ruin. It exposes human greed and wishful thinking, and captures the helplessness and fragility of ordinary people swept along by the tides of the times. The murky waters churn, financial traps abound. A moment of glory ends in dust. Every path that looks like a shortcut comes with a hidden price. Every unchecked greed will eventually end in total col 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 123 My Talent Takes Root in a High-Martial World 我在高武世界天赋加身 The entire Blue Star is actually just a beginner’s village!!! The naive Yang Gao thought he had arrived in a world where he could cultivate martial arts. Sadly, that wasn’t the case! The myriad races of the Abyssal Realm merged into a bloody battlefield, and Blue Star was on the verge of falling into it! Yang Gao arrived, bearing an ability granted by his talent. The young men and women slowly grew up, their love entwining, but even that could not withstand the catastrophe that brought the sky c 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 124 Wind Rider: The All-Around Divine Doctor of the City 御风者：都市全能神医 Duan Lang, an impoverished student of traditional Chinese medicine, believes in the existence of cultivators and persists in his own training. By chance, he develops true qi during class, setting off an extraordinary journey that changes his fate. He acts as a shield for the pure-hearted campus belle, becomes acquainted with a mature female CEO while rescuing a beauty, treats an alluring teacher, and helps a beautiful special forces soldier return to the battlefield… All kinds of gorgeous women 54Reads—Score—Shelves
- 125 The First Emperor of Dafeng 大丰始皇 [Summoning + Three Kingdoms + political scheming + conquest] Powerful ministers run amok, regional warlords carve up the realm, and the young emperor faces deadly danger at every turn. Xiao Yan wields the Three Kingdoms Summoning System to defy fate and change his destiny. No benevolent rule, no kingly virtue. I believe only in ruthless schemes that strike at the heart, careful plans put into action at the right moment, and wiping out every last trace of the enemy. Jia Xu sets wolves against tig 85Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 Wasn’t I Supposed to Be in Qi Refining? Why Did I Contract Four Divine Beasts? 说好炼气期，咋契约了四大神兽？ On my first day in the cultivation world, the System told me to choose a divine beast as my mount. I chose “pig” instead, and the whole crowd burst out laughing. Then the Demon Lord led an army of thousands to attack. The little pig beneath me lazily stretched out a hoof, and four towering phantoms of divine beasts emerged from the clouds. The Demon Lord fell to his knees, mount and all, in terror. “Father!” 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 The Child of Time in the Holy Domain 圣域大陆时间之子 Genre: Fantasy On the Sacred Domain Continent, where the Creator God has fallen, the Eastern Seven Realms intertwine with Western magical civilization. The blue-haired youth Long Yuchen was abandoned by a riverbank. He bears the dual elements of time and frost, while the remnant soul of the Death God Lai Aoxius lies dormant within him. From the moment he steps into the Royal Magic Academy, he is drawn into a game spanning the human realm, the divine realm, and the abyss. Bing Yue, the arrogant 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 128 War of Resistance: The Infrastructure Maniac Connects Two Worlds 抗战：基建狂魔链接两界 Chen Yu, a hapless construction engineer from another space-time, suddenly awakened a Space-Time Construction Engineering System, which appointed him project manager for space-time construction projects. The System can take its Host, his team, and the infrastructure materials required by their plans to another space-time, where they can carry out construction. 11Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 129 Jade Bearing Ten Thousand Ways: Returning to the True Profound 玉承万道：玄意归真 A young Earth Immortal who has just ascended to the Heavenly Realm encounters a calamity. By a twist of fate, his name happens to correspond with the Five Elements, and he carries the Primordial Five-Soul Jade, formed from a fragment of Hongjun's soul, into a new life in the Cangwu Abyss of Xiniu Hezhou. Reborn as Wusheng, a boy of the Heavenly Path, he awakens the Five Elements Spirit Nexus from birth. To awaken his companion, a Qilin, who lies dormant after being corrupted by a demon soul, he —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 Cultivation Logs of a Happy Slacker: I Lie Flat and Love It 咸鱼修仙日志：我做咸鱼我开心 Modern office worker Sang Ning gets lost and wanders into a ruined temple. After receiving a mysterious seed, she accidentally falls off a cliff and transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing young woman with the same name in the cultivation world! Facing the selection by the immortal clans and an invasion by the demon clans, she sticks to her workplace philosophy: “Keep your head down whenever you can.” But the awakening of a Chaos Spirit Seed within her draws her into a conflict spannin —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 131 A Grain of Dust Rises, Never Falling with the Sunset 尘埃向上，永不落霞 As life’s burdens crush down like boulders, and the struggle within human nature torments people through the dark hours, this ordinary person, tucked away in the folds of society, clings to a stubborn refusal to give in. Grasping the rope fate happens to toss their way, they hack through the brambles with every choice to turn left or right. This is a fierce struggle against the barriers of class, a coming-of-age epic carved out by sheer force through the mud. Every step is steeped in sweat and t —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 132 Has the Young Master Melted in the Sun Today? 少主今天被晒化了吗 When he wakes up, modern young man Yun Zi finds himself in a strange world of immortals and martial heroes. While saving a woman, he unexpectedly meets Su Wang, as cool and distant as the moon. Little does he know that this first glance will mark the beginning of his tribulation. Searching for a way home, he sneaks into the library of the Ling Cang Sect, only to discover that the man is the sect’s exalted young master. Their statuses could not be more different, and everyone else keeps their di 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 133 Back to My Youth to Take You Down 重回年轻时干翻你 Back in 2006, who would want to relive a pathetic life? The supervisor who treated you like a beast in your last life will get only one chance to hand you a cigarette this time around. The brother who stabbed you in the back last time smiled more warmly than anyone else, but drove his knife in deeper than anyone else, too. Fine. I'll remember that. The love you regretted losing in your last life? This time, pull them right into your arms. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 134 Reborn as Zhao Gou: Who Dares Harm My Yue Family Army? 魂穿赵构，谁敢害我岳家军 Zhao Xu, a modern graduate student in history, is railing against Zhao Gou, the feckless Southern Song emperor who destroyed his own defenses and unjustly killed Yue Fei, when he unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Emperor Gaozong of Song at the beginning of the eleventh year of the Shaoxing era. At this moment, Chancellor Qin Hui is using “insufficient state funds” and “an exhausted populace” as excuses to join a group of civil officials in petitioning the emperor to recall Yue Fei, who 1.4kReads8.2Score130Shelves
- 135 The Crab Emperor Ascends to Godhood: Starting by Building a Shoddy Dragon Palace 蟹帝封神：从龙宫建成豆腐渣开始 Reborn as a river crab in the East Sea during the Investiture of the Gods era, I awaken the Greedy-for-Heaven System. From then on, the Dragon Palace’s construction projects are riddled with a whole lot more water. Ao Bing audits the books? Borrow Nezha’s Red Armillary Sash to destroy the evidence! The battle of the immortals? Resell the Jie Sect’s magic treasures and profit from both sides! The Spirit Mountain gets involved? Turn the Flowing Sand River into a toll booth in one stroke! From shod 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 136 My Husband Cheated, So I Turned Around and Got Pregnant by His Cousin 丈夫出轨我转身怀上堂哥骨肉 [Multiple Male Leads / Family / Love and Marriage] Luo Lulu discovered the truth about her husband Zhang Heng's womanizing ways. In despair, she agreed to spend the night with her cousin Zhang Yuchen, at his request. Unexpectedly, she became pregnant. Just as she was at a loss for what to do, Zhang Yuchen firmly told her to get a divorce. The two went together to confront Zhang Heng, and only then did Zhang Yuchen realize that his cousin's betrayal was nothing new. When Luo Lulu returned to her 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 137 Three Kingdoms: The Path of a Discarded Soldier 三国之弃卒行 [No System] [Rivalry for Supremacy] [Stratagems] [Ruthless Schemer] [Wuxia] Cao Cao: “Without me, who knows how many would call themselves kings and emperors.” Chen Qi: “I want to try assassinating…” 71Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 138 The Mute Wife Is Hard to Win Back, Mr. Qi Is Beside Himself with Regret 哑妻难追，祁总悔疯了 [Mute Heroine + Obsessive Male Lead + Love After Marriage + Agreement to Give Up the Child and Separate + The Ex-Wife Comes Back to Haunt Him + Fictional Wealthy Family] Born unable to speak, Shi Ran has endured cold treatment from the Shi family. Her elder brother, Shi Fengyan, is her only source of support. After an unexpected incident at a bar, she becomes entangled with Qi Shen, the proud and obsessive young master of the Qi family. A pregnancy test forces them to marry in haste under press 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 A Comeback on the Road to Exile 穿越流放路上的逆袭 A Comeback on the Road to Exile 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 140 Transmigrated as a Fallen Sect Master, I Get Stronger by Taking in Beautiful Disciples 穿越成落魄掌门收美女徒弟就变强 [Golden finger + Transmigrate + Multiple heroines + Planar collisions + Ancient Earth martial arts] Huang Chaoqun, an overworked office drone, is betrayed by his girlfriend. Heartbroken, he jumps into a river and dies, only to transmigrate into the body of the head of a declining little sect on the verge of destruction in the cultivation world. The sect is in ruins, resources are scarce, and neighboring sects bully them at every turn: a hellish start from the start. At this critical moment, he b 107Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 141 A Nightmare, a New Beginning 惊魂一梦，是新生 A nightmare becomes a new beginning —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 142 Reborn as a Warlord in a Chaotic Era 重生之成为乱世枭雄 The plot is logically coherent, progressing step by step through survival in a chaotic age, a rise to power, outwitting opponents to break through crises, and ultimately reaching the peak of the turmoil. Weapon manufacturing is the key pillar of the protagonist's rise, while his insight into the rules of ancient society marks his transformation from using force to break through to achieving a broader vision. The protagonist's defining traits, calm analysis and decisive action, remain consistent 682Reads8.9Score110Shelves
- 143 After Four Generations of Brutal Slaughter, I Trade Lives with a Female Assassin to Slay a Marquis 四世虐杀后，我和女杀手换命屠侯 [Two heroines + rebirth and revenge + powerful female leads + romance + fantasy + raising children + palace intrigue + political schemes] After dying miserably in four lifetimes, she catches a killer on the verge of falling into the beast realm in the Netherworld: “Slaughter the entire marquis's household for me, and I'll take your place in reincarnation.” She is reborn with her martial arts intact, only to find that the killer has become a ten-year-old, foolish concubine-born daughter of the ma 556Reads8.3Score106Shelves
- 144 The Late Tang Emperor: Taizong Returns 晚唐帝主：太宗再临 My new work is out! Welcome to read my work on Tomato Novels. I hope you will enjoy it. Your support is my motivation for writing, and I will strive to tell every story well! 109Reads—Score161Shelves
- 145 I Opened a Bookshop in the Immortal Realm 我在仙界开书店 I just want to sell books in peace. How did you all end up ascending together? Shen Yan transmigrates to the world of cultivation, only to discover, to his dismay, that he’s an ordinary mortal with no spiritual roots. To stay alive, he has no choice but to open a little bookstore at the foot of a mountain in the immortal realm. He plans to make a living selling books like Three Character Classic and Journey to the West, and spend the rest of his days in quiet comfort. But a cup of plain tea he 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 146 Brand of the Golden Cage 金笼烙印 [Dark fantasy + comeback + destruction + revenge + bloodline awakening + seals + identity reversal + suspense. The unanswered mysteries will gradually reveal their true forms as the story unfolds.] She was covered in wounds, unaware that the mark on her back concealed the secret of a fallen royal family. By day, she was a tamed plaything; by night, an unwakened queen. Evidence of the castle’s crimes, a bloodstained letter from the dungeon, a copper key belonging to a missing slave girl, a black 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 147 Field Notes of a Southern School Taoist 南派道士笔录 My name is Chen Miao. I officially began slaying ghosts at seventeen. I received the full transmission of the teachings in the real world and spent fifteen years cultivating the Way of the Ten Directions. I traveled through Tibet, ventured beyond the passes, caught the Five Courtesans, and fought immortals. And all of it began the day I met that old Daoist. I swear this account is absolutely true, and I have done my best to ensure nothing is owed or withheld. I owe nothing to Heaven and Earth, n 13Reads—Score111Shelves
- 148 He Is the Light 他是光芒 [Two Gorgeous Male Leads + Healing and Redemption + Mutual Pining + Reunion After Years Apart + Push and Pull to the Extreme] Yu Yan came into Er Er’s once dim, lightless world as gently and quietly as moonlight. From the very first glance, Er Er couldn’t help wanting to hold on to that light. As they spent time together, Er Er gradually realized he had feelings for Yu Yan that he didn’t dare confess. Every time his heart skipped a beat, it seemed to whisper... “When we draw close to each other, 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 A Madman’s Tender Fantasy 疯子的温柔幻想 Yu Shi’an, who has a mental illness ✖ Jiang Sui Xi, his imaginary lover Jiang Sui Xi, a younger lover who takes the lead, and Yu Shi’an, his avoidant partner Yu Shi’an: “Jiang Sui Xi, you’re so annoying!” Jiang Sui Xi: “I love you so much too, gege.” Yu Shi’an goes from resisting Jiang Sui Xi to cautiously testing the waters, and finally confirming their relationship. In their sweet daily life, his dependence and possessiveness grow wildly alongside his love for Jiang Sui Xi. Jiang Sui Xi gently 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 150 After My Childhood Friend Confessed, I Ran Away 竹马告白后，我逃跑了 I Ran Away After My Childhood Friend Confessed to Me 3Reads—Score—Shelves
