No Harem, Upright Values, and a Male Lead Who Isn't a Womanizer 无后宫，三观正，男主不好色

1. 1 满EN A Family of Hopeless Romantics, Except for the Evil Little Junior Brother 满门恋爱脑，唯有小师弟正的发邪 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Slow-Burn + Cautious Protagonist + Funny and Lighthearted] The senior apprentice brother is love-struck, and the second senior apprentice brother is burdened with a blood feud. The third senior apprentice sister has loved and fought the Demon Lord through three lifetimes, while the fourth senior apprentice sister is a white lotus. The sect leader left the sect for love, and the uncle-master ventured deep into the demonic path for the woman he loved... Neither immortal nor heroic, th 21kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves

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   The first book is righteous yet wicked, the second book is righteous yet insane.

2. 2 相 I Went to the Wrong Room for a Blind Date, and My Match Turned Out to Be a CEO 相亲走错房，我对象竟是女总裁 Three Thousand Gentle Words温言三千Urban522k WordsOngoing Newly appointed police officer Xu Ze is pressured by his family into a blind date. To make sure it falls through, Xu Ze walks up to his mature, elegant blind date. Xu Ze: “I'm here for the blind date.” The woman: “A blind date?” Xu Ze: “Fine, I won't pretend anymore. Since you're so attractive, I admit I'm smitten. I'll give you a chance: find a way to fall in love with me!” The woman: “And what if I don't accept?” Xu Ze: “I hope you won't be so ungrateful that you paint yourself into a corner.” 17Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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   These are all good, nothing much to say, you'll see when you see them.

3. 3 出 Invincible the Moment I Leave the Village: How Will You Deal with Me? 出村就无敌，阁下如何应对 Three Jin of Grapes三斤葡萄Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Liu Ye had always thought he was a good person, especially a devoted son. He was particularly filial to his mother. The Festive Funeral Ghost: What a load of crap! He was kind and gentle toward his father. The Water Ghost: Waaaah... Don’t come any closer! If you do, I’ll kill myself! He would go through fire and water for his friends. The other ghosts: You mean you’d stab us twice, right? All in all, Liu Ye felt that he was a very happy person. All the ghosts: Isn’t your happiness just our tragi 165kReads9.5Score21kShelves
4. 4 女 The Empress Was Kidnapped, and the Trafficker Asked If I Wanted a Wife 女帝被拐，人贩子问我要老婆不要 DI JunDI君Eastern Fantasy409k WordsCompleted [Empress]+ [Comedy]+ [Martial world]+ [Court intrigue]+ [“Straight-laced” System] “Ohoho, this is exciting! A man and a woman working together really do make the job easier.” The young man was absorbed in admiring a beauty’s portrait when Eunuch Liu suddenly came in from outside. “Your Highness, would you like a wife?” “Ridiculous. Do I look like the kind of person who’d take just anyone?” “She’s a beauty on the Beauty Ranking.” “Forget what I said.” “However, she was delivered here by a human t 508Reads8.2Score—Shelves
5. 5 全 Global Awakening: I Unlock the Asura Template from the Start 全球觉醒：开局解锁阿修罗模板 Braised Sprite红烧雪碧Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Su Ye transmigrated to a supernatural world overrun by evil spirits. To fight them, humanity had to awaken their powers at the age of eighteen! Su Ye had been raised by his stepsister for eighteen years because he was born blind. Just when he thought he would never become an Awakened, the Template System activated. It could unlock templates of powerful figures he’d heard about in his previous life, allowing him to use their abilities! “Ding! Congratulations, Host! You’ve obtained the unlock temp 9.5kReads8.6Score712Shelves
6. 6 只 Kill, Don’t Save! A True Huang Chao Has Emerged from the Celestial Masters’ Mansion 只杀不渡！天师府出了个真黄巢 Meng Liangqi孟良柒Anime Fanfiction1.3M WordsOngoing [A One-Punch Man fanfic, System, lighthearted comedy, invincible protagonist, no female lead, ruthless, righteous to a fault, no redemption arc for Xia He...] Zhang Xuanxiao transmigrates into the world of One-Punch Man. His parents were killed by Quanxing when he was young, and he was lucky to survive. The Celestial Master takes him to Mount Longhu, where he becomes Zhang Lingyu’s senior fellow disciple... As a direct disciple of the Celestial Master, and driven by the loss of his parents, Zhan 86.9kReads8.3Score6.3kShelves

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   The first book is about righteous evil turning into evil, a fanfiction about anime, and the protagonist is destined to kill the entire Quanxing sect. The second book has a touch of folklore, about slaying demons and monsters.

7. 7 只 He Kills, Never Saves: This Taoist Is Wickedly Righteous! 只杀不渡，这个道士正到发邪！ Midsummer Is Coming仲夏将至Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + Mazu + folk customs + deity processions + Guanjian Shou + yin-yang taboos] People in Fujian often say, “If the powers above won't agree, just ask Mazu.” Born with an extremely weighty fate, Lin Haien was conceived on Qingming and born on the Winter Solstice. He has a yin-yang constitution and a spirit-sensitive body. Lost souls and wandering ghosts torment him, all hoping to take over his body and replace him. To give him even the slimmest chance of survival, his midwife grandmot 116.6kReads9.2Score9.7kShelves
8. 8 剑 Where the Sword Rises, Storms Gather 剑起风云 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy4.6M WordsCompleted In these turbulent times, it is not the world that is in chaos, but people’s hearts. The Gu family, loyal servants of the Tianfeng Kingdom, are heroes through and through. But fate is fickle. The heir to this illustrious military family spent twenty years in a daze, becoming the target of countless whispered insults and mockery. Then, on the young heir’s twentieth birthday, memories of his previous life suddenly returned. What troubles him most is realizing he seems to have done a lot of foolish 46.8kReads9.0Score5kShelves
9. 9 镇 The Nation-Protecting Prince Consort 镇国驸马爷 Xuan Zhi轩轾Historical3.1M WordsCompleted [System + political intrigue + mind games! The story only gets better as it goes] Ji Ping’an, a die-hard Three Kingdoms Kill player, passes out while gaming. When he wakes up, he’s transmigrated to the Dayu Dynasty and, by some fluke, become its biggest doormat of a son-in-law: the princess’s husband. He also activates a Three Kingdoms Heroic Spirit System. With enough gold, he can summon any general, strategist, warlord, or beauty from the Three Kingdoms. From then on, Ji Ping’an sets out to ge 67kReads8.9Score5.1kShelves
10. 10 叫 I Told You to Die, Not to Pull a Stunt 叫你送死，没让你整活 Qing Chen青沉Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted [Goofy]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Exploit system bugs]+ [Milk the system]+ [Wild imagination] Fang Chen has barely transmigrated to another world when he learns that he has agreed to a fight to the death with a chosen one whose engagement was just broken off. He’s already trembling with fear. His System awakens, and he thinks his savior has arrived. But the System’s very first mission tells Fang Chen to raise his cultivation, give it everything he’s got, bring out the chosen one’s potential, and then di 90.6kReads9.2Score9.8kShelves

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    Absolutely Righteous Single Female Lead

11. 11 在 I Had a Fiancée in Ancient Times 在古代有个未婚妻 Reincarnation转生Ancient Romance271k WordsCompleted After three years of high school, Xiao Yansheng sets off on a graduation trip. A tsunami strikes, and a towering wave sends him flying. When he opens his eyes again, he has become an eight-year-old boy in ancient times. And as if that weren't enough, he somehow has a fiancée! And so the story begins... 11.4kReads8.8Score973Shelves

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    The female lead is not a top scholar; she works in the Ministry of Revenue and deals with economics, not science and technology.

12. 12 全EN High Seas Survival: I Start with a Ghost Ship 全民大航海，我开局一条幽灵船 Newly Bought Peaches新买的桃子Sports2.6M WordsCompleted The print edition has been signed with a publisher. [Seafaring] [Survival] [Disasters] [Shipbuilding] [Talents] [Cthulhu] [One Female Lead] Everyone transmigrates, and Yang Yi, as a player, is forced to join a game where everyone must survive at sea. Some lucky players get special ships. Like the Iron Will, armed to the teeth. Like the Gale, which rides the wind and waves so fast it's never in sight. Like the Head-On, with its massive ram, charging fearlessly ahead. But Yang Yi's ship is called 272.1kReads9.4Score27.8kShelves

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    All of them feature a single female lead with strong morals, are not lustful, and there's no ambiguous romance. The second book, in particular, has a very well-developed character; every character is perfectly portrayed. The daily life scenes are interspersed with the main plot, and the villains aren't brainless, though they are a bit erratic, perhaps due to the author practicing ancient divine body techniques.

13. 13 神 Divination: From the Start, I Reject the Empress! 神算：开局拒绝女帝！ Empress666女帝666Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [System + empress + one female lead + keeping a low profile] Xiao Fan, an ordinary person from Earth, transmigrates to Qianlong Continent and awakens the Heavenly Secrets Fortune-Telling System. The System can calculate everything, past and present! The protagonist earns points by telling people's fortunes. The points can be exchanged for all kinds of abilities. They can also be used to withstand all kinds of attacks. The protagonist can't cultivate and is usually just an ordinary person, bu 26.5kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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    Yes, it looks good.

14. 14 从 From Poverty to Diplomat of a Great Power 从寒门到大国外交官 Wandering Realm, Elegant Writing幻域逸笔Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Coming of age], [patriotism], [great-power rivalry], [alternate reality], [positive energy], [inspirational growth], [international negotiations], [defending sovereignty], [youth serving the nation] His father died when he was six, and his mother passed away in childbirth. Yu Tianlin was an orphan who survived thanks to meals from the neighbors. No one could have imagined that this boy, raised on the kindness of others, would become the youngest rising star in diplomacy. In high school, he met 33.5kReads7.7Score3kShelves

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    The male lead is a diplomat, and the female lead is a businesswoman. They met in high school, got to know each other, and fell in love. After entering the workforce, they progress together and contribute to the country. The story is currently being serialized.

15. 15 笑 The Smiling, Proud Wanderer: Becoming Yue Buqun's Disciple 笑傲江湖，拜师岳不群 Naming Things Gives Me a Headache想名字好头痛Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted (No female lead. The protagonist isn't a bleeding heart and never pulls his punches. He has a compassionate heart and an iron fist.) The children of powerful families abduct common women, and your authorities do nothing? The Demon Cult terrorizes the people, and you Wudang and Shaolin do nothing? I'll take care of it! The Huashan Sect will take care of it! If the righteous path of this world has fallen silent, then I'll be the first ray of light to pierce the darkness. There's no need to wait fo 65.6kReads8.8Score4.1kShelves

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    That's a breath of fresh air.

16. 16 洪 Honghuang: Starting at Buzhou Mountain, I Became a Substitute 洪荒：开局不周山，我成了替身 Leaning on a Slanted Bridge in Spring Clothes春衫倚斜桥Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted A wisp of soul accidentally transmigrated into the Primordial World and awakened inside the body of the hapless Creation Green Lotus, which had been struck by lightning since the day it first emerged. But he failed to possess the lotus. Instead, he caused the original lotus to develop sentience, transforming it into twin lotuses that grew side by side. He had become a stand-in. With no System or cheats, and too embarrassed to call himself a transmigrator, Qingxuan didn’t dare dream of dominati 36kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves
17. 17 这 The Martial World Got Weird Because of Me 这个江湖因我而变得奇怪 What Kind of Trash Did I Write?写的什么垃圾Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted System: [100% chance of being caught barehanded when someone strikes with a blade] Protagonist: I have a sword that makes immortals kneel. System: [Cures all poisons. Condition: eat something foul.] Protagonist: Nine-Turn Resurrection Pill, with my secret blend of seasonings. At the northern border, an army of one hundred thousand barbarians invades. A swordsman climbs onto the city wall and swings his sword at the vast army. The hundred thousand soldiers kneel as if in awe of the gods. The 22.6kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    This book has a protagonist with sound values.

18. 18 魔 Magic's Industrial Revolution 魔法之工业革命 Zhou One大周一号Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing This novel starts off a little slowly. The first ten chapters mainly lay the groundwork. Transmigrate into a world of magic and combine magic with technology! Take inspiration from Minecraft redstone circuits to create [Logic] magic arrays! Apply the principles of magic to build refrigerators, guns, cannons, and mechs, and invent more efficient machines! Free people from manual labor, boost productivity, create wealth, and spark an Industrial Revolution in a world of magic. [Raises a gun] T 11.1kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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    The first book doesn't have a romance plot, and it's one that requires some thought to read. The second book doesn't have a female lead at all, and the male lead has incredibly upright values. Do you know why? Because he's a satellite! [Smirk] The third book currently does not have a female lead. The fourth male lead also has very positive values, but given his straight-laced personality, he probably won't have a girlfriend.

19. 19 浮 The Floating Sky Never Falls 浮天不落 Rouge Conch胭脂螺Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted The floating sky never falls; the immortal sect endures forever. This is a story about a genius who lacks for nothing: talent, resources, or powerful connections. There are no brainless villains who show up just to help the protagonist level up, nor is the protagonist a tragic figure who builds a huge harem. Instead, there are all kinds of worldbuilding details the author, a hopeless settings fanatic, just couldn't resist writing, bringing to life my own personal dream of cultivating immortality 37.4kReads8.8Score3.8kShelves

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    The first book's male protagonist has obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Although many people dislike this trope, the protagonist possesses an immaculate immortal body and basically forbids anyone from approaching or touching his belongings. The second and third books' protagonists are essentially insane. Women rarely get close to them.

20. 20 瞎 Blind Miracle Healer: From the Start, a Saintess Comes to Repay Her Debt 瞎眼神医，开局遇到圣女报恩 Eleven Goldfish十一条金鱼Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, The Blind Man, the Saintess, and the Devoted Couple, is now available [Martial world + no System + one heroine + everyday sweetness + two equally powerful leads] Ten years ago, Lin Mu saved a little girl who had been poisoned. The poisonous fumes damaged his eyes and left him blind. Ten years later, a cool, aloof woman claiming to be the Demon Cult's Saintess came to his door, insisting that she owed him her life. She also happened to arrive just as Lin Mu was being c 15.8kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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    No harem, upright values, not lecherous—perfectly fitting. A traditional Xianxia novel with a single female lead.

21. 21 重 Reborn as a Satellite 重生成为卫星 Zhou One大周一号Sci-Fi & Apocalypse506k WordsCompleted Five hundred years after the disaster, Liu Yi was reborn as an artificial satellite. By then, the surface had become a wasteland. Mutated monsters roamed everywhere, and humanity, its civilization in decline, could only huddle behind narrow city walls. Liu Yi had no cheat powers. On the contrary, he had to be someone else's cheat. 3.2kReads9.1Score320Shelves
22. 22 我 I Live a Comfortable Life in a Fantasy World 我在奇幻世界活得很安逸 A Billion Stray Cats亿只流浪猫Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing [Mage, slice of life, academic research, magic theory, half food story, male-oriented, one female lead, detailed otherworld survival, slow burn, extensive setting and character descriptions.] (If any of the above are dealbreakers for you, it's best not to read this, or you may find it uncomfortable.) Graduate student Liang Xia wakes up after dying suddenly during an experiment and inexplicably reincarnates as a dying stray child in another world. Magic dazzles here and magical beasts roam ever 34.9kReads8.8Score4.1kShelves

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    A bit of Western fantasy. In the first book, Lao Ke is a great male lead; he can cook, is kind to the female lead, and has no romantic interests. The author writes very interestingly. In the second book, Lao Luo is also a good man; it's just a question of when he'll finally realize his feelings.

23. 23 军 The Military Princess Will Never Fall in Love with a Magical Scientist 军事公主不会爱上魔法科学家 Qu Yu曲予Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Western fantasy + equally powerful male and female leads + magitech industrial revolution] He is a mad professor who defies convention; she is an iron-fisted princess with boundless ambition. In an age when the magitech industrial revolution is on the rise and old aristocrats clash with new capital, a prophecy book from the future lays a bloody countdown to their deaths before them. The script of fate has already been written, but who will ring the bell of rebellion? Years later, when Logaris f 62.7kReads9.0Score7.9kShelves
24. 24 别EN Don’t Read This Book, or You Might Defy Fate and Change Your Destiny 别看这本书我怕你逆天改命 Spartan Who Writes Novels写小说的斯巴达Urban1.7M WordsCompleted This is nothing more than an ordinary online novel. It is nowhere near as miraculous as fellow readers claim! The only reason you can click to read it is that your luck has already begun to change. When you start from the first chapter and read carefully, the gears of your destiny may already have begun to turn. 386.6kReads9.4Score60.7kShelves

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    Everyone who's seen it says it's good.

25. 25 龙 The Dragon King Is Released from Prison 龙王出狱 A Cup of Eight-Treasure Tea一杯八宝茶Urban4.0M WordsCompleted [Original story for the short drama Dragon King Out of Prison: The Legend of Qitian] Qitian took the blame for his girlfriend and spent three years in prison. On the day he was released, she dumped him. Then the Dragon King within him awakened, shaking the world! 20.7kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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    This is the best-written war god novel I've ever read. The plot is excellent, the male lead is powerful yet not promiscuous, and the female lead is a successful businesswoman who doesn't hold you back. They trust each other, and the female lead strives to become stronger and better so as not to hinder the male lead and to close the gap between them. In the end, the male lead becomes the world's top underworld figure, and the female lead expands her clan's business to influence the world.

26. 26 仙 Above the Immortals 仙人之上 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban1.5M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincible protagonist, no System, no brainless characters, and no wish-fulfillment. Read at your own discretion.) The ancient Immortal Court had crumbled into ruins, and the immortals of old had fallen into slumber. The world changed with every passing day, and seas became fields. All that remained of ancient times existed only in myths. Thousands of years later, the ruins of the Immortal Court once more rose above the nine heavens, and the sleeping immortals be 60.7kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
27. 27 匹 A Common Man Takes the Stage 匹夫驾到 Qian Xiao千笑Urban2.4M WordsCompleted (Signed for print publication) (One heroine, no System, not a power fantasy, Chinese-style supernatural abilities) Among the infinite parallel worlds, there is a special world called Nanke, and a special group of people known as Calamity Exorcists. They soar through the skies and burrow underground, know the past and present, and travel between parallel worlds in different eras to carry out missions. A young man who calls himself a commoner is chosen by fate to enter Nanke’s mysterious academy, 75.8kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves

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    All of them feature a single female lead. I really liked the first one; the male and female leads were sweet and both were strong, though there were a few minor angst moments. The female lead was absent for a while later on, but the ending was still quite satisfying. I also really liked the author's writing style. The second and third books were similar, both being rebirth and entrepreneurship novels. The female lead had more screen time in the second book, while in the third book, her screen time decreased towards the end, but the ending was still very satisfying. The fourth book was a very sweet and strong-willed story. The female lead was a bit naive and only liked the male lead, who also doted on her.

28. 28 穿EN Transmigrating to a Small Country and Developing Its GDP to Number One 穿越小国，发展GDP到第一 Won a Wisp of Tea Fragrance at Book Gambling赌书赢得缕茶香Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Farming + Development + War + Ensemble Cast + Ideals] To borrow Sankara's words: What was the Republic of Bujinia like before he took over? Its national GDP was just 7.26 billion dollars. Its land area was a pitiful 274,000 square kilometers. Its entire armed forces numbered fewer than 100,000! The navy? What's a navy? Can a landlocked country even have one? And what was Bujinia like after he took over? Its GDP surpassed that of the United States Federation, accounting for 40% 30.1kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    Check out this novel about national development; the protagonist's charisma is off the charts!

29. 29 大 The Earth God of Great Zhou 大周土地公 Lone Boat Herding Clouds孤舟牧云Eastern Fantasy5.6M WordsCompleted [Quality guaranteed across 5 million characters. Feel free to bookmark and enjoy!] He transmigrates into the world of Sword and Fairy and becomes the lowest-ranking Earth God. Relying on the incense offerings of the spirits in the wilderness, such as weasels, foxes, rats, hedgehogs, and snakes, he grows stronger step by step and establishes a clan of immortals. He teaches weasels to lay bricks, foxes to tell stories, rats to mint coins, and pythons to sail the seas... Starting out as an Earth Go 27.3kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves

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    Highly recommended male protagonist novels, no harem, some even no romantic pairing, tons of highlights, smooth writing style [heart emoji] A veteran bookworm's personal recommendation!

30. 30 喜 You Should’ve Said You Liked Me Sooner. Good Thing I Was Reborn 喜欢我不早说，得亏我重生了 Ji Bai97既白97Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [Reborn / Campus romance / Everyday life / One heroine / No System] Liang Jing never in a million years expected that the dazzling, icy campus beauty had secretly loved him for twelve years. When it came to love, even if he handed in a blank paper, Zhu Wanxing would give him full marks. But in his previous life, he didn't just miss the exam, he even smashed up the “exam room” itself To win favor with the mean girl he'd pursued when they were young, Liang Jing unwittingly helped spread a false 72.9kReads9.2Score8.7kShelves
31. 31 说 You Said You'd Sacrifice Your Own Lifespan to Become a Martial Saint, So Why Are You Sacrificing Other People's Lives? 说好的氪命武圣，你氪别人的命？ Su Xiaobai苏小白Eastern Fantasy970k WordsCompleted In the final years of the Great Qian dynasty, demons run rampant. Shen He transmigrates into the body of a young constable with the same name, who was kicked to death by a wolf demon. His nephew is about to be pickled by the wolf demon and put on a roasting spit, while Shen He himself is on the brink of death. At the crucial moment, a panel appears. He can pour in his remaining lifespan to advance his martial arts through deduction, and kill enemies to seize the years they have left. From the st 12kReads8.0Score1.4kShelves

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    The first book is about eradicating evil completely, skipping the typical love-hate relationship with a demoness, and directly hunting down criminals across vast distances—a living Yama of the martial arts world. The second and third books involve joining an organization to slay demons, level up, and save the people. The fourth book features a drug-sniffing dog, so its values ​​are definitely top-notch.

32. 32 大EN Demon Exorcist of Great Yin: Even a Passing Dog Gets Slapped Twice 大殷司妖人，狗路过都得挨两巴掌 Endless Life+生生不息+Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted One day, Lin Jun wakes up in a world where demons devour people. Fortunately, killing demons grants experience, which he can spend to deduce and simulate martial arts. To avoid being swallowed and ending up in a demon’s belly for no apparent reason, Lin Jun has no choice but to raise his butcher’s blade against the hordes of demons. Whatever kind of Mountain-Suppressing Demon King or Great Sage Who Floods the Seas you are, I’ll knock your head off and raze your home to the ground. I’ll chop up e 50.4kReads8.7Score4.2kShelves
33. 33 重 Reborn in 2000: My Childhood Sweetheart, the School Belle, Is 18 重生2000，青梅校花18岁 Hardworking Old Jiu奋斗老九Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Childhood Friend and School Beauty + Everyday Romance + Sweet Couple Moments + One Heroine] Yi Feng, who is terminally ill, is reborn in the year 2000. That year, his childhood friend and school beauty, Gu Muxi, is eighteen. “Yi Feng, lend me a pen!” “...Didn’t you borrow one yesterday?” “Yesterday was yesterday, today is today. Things have changed, get it?” “...You win. Fine, here.” “Yi Feng, tear off a sheet of paper for me!” “...Why tear mine? Don’t you have your own?” “I do, but I 49.2kReads9.5Score6.2kShelves
34. 34 开 Fleeing Famine from the Start, I Keep a Low Profile and Become a Powerful Figure in Troubled Times 开局逃荒，苟在乱世做权贵 When Young, I Didn't Know Leopards Were So Great年少不知豹豹好Historical504k WordsCompleted Lin Rui, who’d gone back to his hometown to loaf around, transmigrates into a chaotic era: warlords fight for power, foreign tribes invade, the emperor is weak, and the people are displaced. The foreign cavalry is about to reach the capital, and the emperor and officials have already fled. Unfortunately, Lin Rui has transmigrated into a poor commoner, with barely a copper to his name. Fortunately, his mansion has come along too. Its functions are stingy and pretty useless, but at least it keeps 10.1kReads8.6Score780Shelves
35. 35 骗 I Lied and Said You Had the Bearing of a Great Emperor, So Why Are You Taking It Seriously? 骗你有大帝之姿，结果你来真的？ Bai Chenfeng Wu百尘风无Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Shen Ming transmigrates into a fantasy world and becomes the abandoned son of a powerful clan. He’s sent to the Xuantian Sect under an assumed name, but fortunately awakens the Heart of Ten Thousand Paths. Its one drawback is that he can’t understand sarcasm or insults and is quick to trust others. Its strength is that whatever he believes becomes real: he can turn fiction into truth! “Shen Ming, you possess a Sacred Innate Constitution and the Dao Embryo of Supreme Purity. I’ll teach you the on 7.6kReads7.9Score685Shelves

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    He's as strong as others say, but he only listens to what he wants to hear. He's not the kind of underdog who rises to power and becomes arrogant. He's sincere and responsible, treats his friends and mentors well, and is a straight man who isn't lecherous. Women only affect his ability to draw his sword. However, he is responsible towards his fiancée. Even if he's never met her and doesn't know who she is, he will tell others that he has a fiancée.

36. 36 高 The Blind Sword Girl of the High-Martial Thief God Clan 高武盗神家的盲眼剑娘 The Bird Who Loves Collecting Stamps爱收集邮票的飞鸟Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [One heroine + equally matched leads + action and romance] One is a thief who loves stealing precious gems. The other is a blind swordswoman who does nothing but practice her swordsmanship. Lin Chuan, known as the God of Thieves in Longxia, unexpectedly acquired a bag that could trade for anything. As long as he put in enough treasures, he could get whatever he wanted. SSS-grade gene enhancers, top-tier breathing techniques, coveted combat skills... He had planned to use the trading bag to go fr 167.9kReads9.2Score25.2kShelves
37. 37 大 Great Tang: Li Shimin Begs Me to Start a Rebellion 大唐：李世民求我造反 Joy Throughout the Land天下乐Historical3.1M WordsCompleted Li Ke transmigrates to the Zhenguan era of the Tang dynasty. He plans to use his skills as a motivational speaker to brainwash a loyal crew and keep his head down as an unremarkable prince. But eight years after transmigrating, he discovers that he brought along an entire national strategic reserve warehouse. So Li Ke throws caution to the wind. If he’s going to be a prince, he might as well be one who fears nothing and lives as freely as he pleases! First, he starts a newspaper to build his rep 156.4kReads9.5Score16.9kShelves
38. 38 我 I Don’t Have a System, but I Do Have a Hammer 我没有系统，但我有榔头 Geng Xiaoyue耿小越Urban4.7M WordsOngoing Fifteen years ago, the “God of Gambling System” abandoned me. Along with it went my luck, gambling skills, wealth, women... and every memory my family and friends had of me! As if the whole world had cast me aside, I angrily grabbed everything I owned, rushed into a hardware store, and spent 38 yuan on a hammer. From that day on, I decided I would kill every System with nothing but my mortal body! (Author’s note: No transmigration, no System, no cheats, no female lead, no brothers, no faction, n 391Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    This book is amazing! The murder methods are so realistic that it has become an extremely low-rated book. Many reviews even question whether the author has actually killed someone!

39. 39 我 My Emperor Father Can Read Minds 我的皇帝父亲会读心 Bone-Leak Gua Wen骨漏呱闻Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [Infrastructure Building Focus ✚ Mostly Comedy ✚ Not Historically Accurate ✚ No Romance] Emperor Wei prided himself on being a wise ruler. His ministers served him well, his harem was harmonious, and his children were clever and filial. That is, until he was struck by lightning. Afterward, he gained the ability to read minds, and finally learned that everyone around him was two-faced, saying one thing while thinking another! Emperor Wei was devastated. So he had been such a failure as an emperor 57.1kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves
40. 40 通 The First Generation of Tongtian 通天初代 The Wind Rises, Power Arrives风起势至Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing (The label "invincible" doesn't quite fit. He should have the greatest talent among his peers.) A simple introduction to this book: A group of young prodigies from the Sealed Lands return to the New Continent, where they compete for supremacy against the native prodigies. The protagonist is one of the best among the sealed prodigies. The book features clans, sects, sacred grounds, and immortal palaces. It's an age teeming with prodigies: young clan lords, chief disciples, holy sons and daug 6.6kReads6.1Score472Shelves

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    The male protagonist is not lustful and has a strong moral compass. He steps from the sealed continent into the new continent and meets the female protagonist.

41. 41 传EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 169.4kReads9.6Score21.7kShelves

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    I recommend books that require a bit of brainpower. The first two books are by the same author, who writes incredibly detailed stories, is particularly good at resolving plot holes, and is thoughtful. They don't have harem elements, and his books are amazing—I feel like they shouldn't be on Tomato's page. The third and second books are both imaginative, and the only one that doesn't require much brainpower is the third one, which is about studying. It's slightly mindless, but I highly recommend it. None of them have harem elements. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration] (The fourth book is a bit of a letdown compared to the other three, but I still quite like it.)

42. 42 将 General's Quick Transmigration: My Specialty Is Dimensional Suppression 将军快穿：主打一个降维打击 Refusing the Jade Nectar不予琼浆Urban1.1M WordsCompleted (Male-Oriented Quick Transmigration + No Female Lead) As a transmigrator, Zhao Lanfeng arrives in an era torn by war. After he and the invaders perish together, his soul binds to a System. The System promises that once he earns enough points, it will take the Host, along with his golden finger, back to that era. Remembering everything from his previous life, Zhao Lanfeng resolutely embarks on a quick transmigration journey. In female-oriented novels, the male leads who fawn over the heroine are 1.9kReads6.8Score140Shelves

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    Male protagonist-oriented quick transmigration novel with no female lead, no harem, and no ambiguous relationships.

43. 43 快 Quick Transmigration: The Mission Is King 快穿之任务为王 Just a Memory不过是回忆Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + the Myriad Worlds + Male Side Characters + Comeback + Some Romance] They were tools, experience points, stepping stones, existing only to make other people look impressive and find happiness. Original male and female leads: This is your fate! Faced with the protagonists' halos, Chang Qing decided to be himself. [1] From the start, he breaks off his engagement to the Dragon King's fiancée. Will the world come crashing down? Chang Qing: Sorry, I reinforced this with ti 14.8kReads8.9Score807Shelves
44. 44 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 475.8kReads9.7Score67.4kShelves
45. 45 我 I Read Fortunes on Livestream and Became a Max-Level Cultivator! 我靠直播算命，成为满级修仙者！ Big Zhong Who Loves Hot Pot吃火锅的大钟Urban400k WordsCompleted Zheng Zhun inherited the art of divination from the Divine Fortune-Telling Sect and began cultivating through livestream fortune-telling. On the first day, a successful businessman said arrogantly, “Don’t ask me what I want you to divine. If you get it right, I’ll send you a rocket gift.” Zheng Zhun shook his head. “You built your fortune from nothing and amassed a vast fortune, but your Cinderella daughter is about to die!” A young woman burning charcoal appeared on the livestream. [Zheng Zhun’ 2.7kReads9.1Score330Shelves

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    None of these have a female lead. "The Years I Wasn't the Protagonist" features a ruthless protagonist who kills without hesitation. It's a quick transmigration story, but not entirely so, and it's really good. "I, the Fated Villain, Became Invincible Starting with Crushing the Male Lead" is another quick transmigration story where you slap the male lead in the face. "Damn, I Became a Max-Level Immortal Cultivator by Live-Streaming Fortune Telling" is another quick transmigration story where you live-stream fortune telling online (from the Divine Fortune Telling Sect). The beginning is great, really good, but the ending is a bit rushed and abrupt. However, I still recommend it; it's worth it for the beginning. "Taoist Master, Living a Wild Life in One Piece" is a follow-up story to "One Piece," and it's the best follow-up story I've ever read. (Taoist Master Bai Ye, a Taoist priest). If you like stories without a saintly protagonist, no female lead, and no romance, these four books (especially the first two) are definitely worth reading! I highly recommend them; they're my top four.

46. 46 满 The Whole Sect Has Turned Evil, and Only the Eldest Senior Brother Is Righteous to an Extreme 满门黑化，唯有大师兄正的极端 Huan Buyu欢不语Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Reborn + lighthearted comedy + righteous to a wicked degree + cautious + no romance + anti-cliché] In his previous life, Lin Li discovered that his master had turned into a demonic fiend, his junior brother into a ghost cultivator, and his junior sister into an evil spirit in a cultivation game's instance. He raised his butcher's knife and slaughtered them all. By the end, Lin Li discovered that he, too, had been corrupted into a Heavenly Demon. He gave a cold laugh and immediately drew his swo 16.9kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves

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    The eldest brother is righteous yet evil; when he's righteous, he'll even kill himself. It's an anti-cliché fantasy with no romantic pairing, and it's incredibly funny.

47. 47 我EN My IQ Can Be Recharged 我的智商能充值 Meat-Eating Panda吃肉的熊猫Urban1.5M WordsCompleted “Your IQ balance is running low. Please top up immediately!” Chen Zhao, a high school student, accidentally acquires a System that can raise his IQ and transmigrates to a parallel world much like Earth. As long as he completes the System's missions, he can top up his IQ and become the smartest person in the world! And just like that, he becomes insanely impressive! He glances at the questions on an exam and calculates the answers in his head! As a gaming streamer, his lightning-fast judgment mak 8.6kReads9.0Score954Shelves
48. 48 茅 Thirty Years on Maoshan 茅山三十年 September Stone九月石Mystery3.8M WordsOngoing ♥ Don’t let the rating fool you, my book is top-notch! A feel-good story about a Taoist priest who descends the mountain to catch ghosts and drive out evil. No romance, no saintly do-gooder. Traveling far and wide to vanquish demons and uphold the Dao. No padding, no rambling, no romance. 9.4kReads8.8Score750Shelves
49. 49 海 One Piece: Wudang Bai Ye, Vice Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates 海贼王：武当白夜，草帽团副船长 Xiao Yi Feng萧逸风Anime Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing [Joins the crew + chuunibyou + comedy + making up for regrets + no female lead + the most authentic worldbuilding=?] The story starts slowly. The East Blue arc sticks closer to the original plot, and things really take off with the Alabasta arc! A young Wudang Taoist is brought to the Pirate King world by a strange book. He happens upon Luffy just as he sets sail and gets invited aboard. To change this world, Bai Ye chooses to become Luffy’s vice-captain. During the Paramount War, Bai Ye uses 6.9kReads9.3Score513Shelves
50. 50 阿 The Altay Horror Line 阿勒泰恐怖专线 Sheep Brings Good Fortune羊开泰Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Comedy] [Adventure] [Strength through mutation] Wu Yanqing is a half-baked tour guide on the Altay route. Along with a bald driver and a photographer who joined the trade halfway through, he leads a big-rumped sheep. The three men will abandon all scruples for money, and their tour route is downright bizarre. Dear travelers, our upcoming attractions include a hanging corpse tree deep in the Keketuohai mountains, strange creatures beneath a mineral vein, and an unnamed ghost temple in Habahe... 15.7kReads9.5Score2.3kShelves

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    They're all single-player, so there's definitely no harem!

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