Any Good Supernatural Novels with a Powerful, Cold, and Unsentimental Heroine? 灵异的，女主比较冷漠，不圣母，很厉害的小说有嘛

1. 51 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: This Streamer’s the Real Deal, She Shows Up When Trouble Hits 直播算命：这主播能处有事她真上 Xia Muyun夏沐韵Modern Romance421k WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + fortune-telling + no romance + episodic stories + punishing evil and promoting good + feel-good story] Nan Xing, a master of the mystic arts, transmigrates and wakes up to find herself deep in debt from a massive breach-of-contract penalty. To pay off the million-yuan penalty, Nan Xing decides to return to her old profession and start livestreaming fortune-telling. “Streamer, why do I dream about my grandpa scolding me every night?” Nan Xing: “You paid your respects at the wrong 6.4kReads9.1Score899Shelves

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   A female-centric, empowering novel where the female lead is aloof but not saintly, and there is no romantic pairing.

2. 52 最 The Strongest Mystic? No, I'm Just a Temp 最强玄术师？不，我是临时工 A Qianzi一颗茜子Modern Romance296k WordsCompleted [No CP + strong heroine + feel-good wish fulfillment + spiritual qi revival + occult mysteries] Lin Lu had lost the memories of the first eighteen years of her life. She didn’t know why she could use mystical arts. All she wanted was to get through the rest of her life quietly and safely. Then, by chance, a ghost bride appeared and shattered the calm she’d been pretending to have. Knowledge far beyond her years, an encyclopedic grasp of mystical arts, extraordinary power, and a spirit beast t 658Reads8.7Score115Shelves
3. 53 她 She's a Deity! Of Course Catching Ghosts and Exorcising Demons Makes Sense 她！神明！抓鬼收妖很合理吧 It's Shushu是舒舒啊Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Alternate Universe + Goddess Descends to the Mortal World + Real-World Ghost Hunting + A Few Adorable Monster Companions] Luo Sheng is a baby who fell from the sky. She grew up with her master at a Taoist temple, and only came down the mountain when she started university... On her first day of school, she meets an upperclassman plagued by yin energy and pursued by a female ghost. Her roommate is being stalked by a water ghost after saving someone's life. She forms a contract with a thousand-ye 11.7kReads8.8Score1kShelves
4. 54 呆 The Ditsy Girl Awakens Yin-Yang Eyes, Hunts Ghosts to Prolong Her Life, and Ventures into the Underworld 呆女觉醒阴阳眼，捉鬼续命闯阴间 Ye Qiao from the East Sea东海域的叶巧Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted I’m a clueless village girl, and at twelve I awakened as a ghost-hunting powerhouse. On the day I was born, every creature on the mountain stood guard for me, and I wouldn’t open my eyes until thunder struck! For the first twelve years, the whole village took me for an idiot. Then, once I came to my senses, an old Daoist declared I wouldn’t live past twenty-four! Forced to become his apprentice, I discovered that my master’s shop was connected to the underworld at night! I lazed around and doz —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These two are really good.

5. 55 栩 A Lifelike Journey: Studying the Tao and Slaying Evil as an Apprentice 栩栩如生之拜师学道斩妖邪 Ye Qiao from the East Sea东海域的叶巧Mystery642k WordsCompleted Black mist swirls day and night at the mouth of the Ten Thousand Souls Cave, unleashing a supernatural catastrophe that throws both the mortal world and the underworld into turmoil. Lin Xu, a feng shui master, wields a bronze sword to ward off evil and uses a compass to detect danger. Along with the hapless Ma Mingyu, the spirit fox Bai Ling, the sentient Tanggao, and the jittery Maozaojing, he enters this forbidden place filled with vengeful spirits. The bone-corroding vines ensnare people and 181Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 56 抓 Ghostbusting with Nothing but a Silver Tongue 抓鬼全靠一张嘴 Never Picky About Food从来不挑食Mystery741k WordsCompleted [Unconventional Ghost-Hunting + Mystery and Deduction + Supernatural + Comedy + Bickering Couple + Suitable for the Fainthearted + Romance!!] Blurb One: Have you ever seen someone perform an exorcism entirely by running their mouth? Have you ever seen someone fight ghosts by spitting at them? Have you ever heard spells that are all tongue twisters? No? Then come on in and take a look. The ultimate trash-talking champion, undefeated in arguments, insulting people when they’re around and gho 3.2kReads9.0Score469Shelves

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   Others rely on talismans to catch ghosts, but the female lead catches them with her spittle and sharp tongue. She's all about action, and despite being a pure Yang body, she suffers from almost all the three deficiencies and five weaknesses of the female lead. She's incredibly lucky, and the plot unfolds in a tightly woven chain of events, with foreshadowing from the very beginning. The biggest source of this misfortune is ultimately the male lead, a tough guy with terrible luck. He and the female lead dislike each other, making them a couple on the opposite side. He'd rather be alone than be in a relationship than leave the female lead alone, and they'll only ever be in love.

7. 57 离 Unbelievable! The Soul Reaper Calls Her Granny?! 离谱！勾魂使者见了她叫祖宗？！ Lantern in the Snowy Night雪夜提灯Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Also known as “Ridiculous! The Soul-Guide Calls Her Ancestor?!” and “A Plain White Lantern in Hand, Guiding the Ten Thousand Ghosts of the World”) [The heroine is no helpless flower + the hero isn't really a playboy] Twelve years ago, at the words of the Great Qing nation's Imperial Preceptor, the imperial army marched south and wiped out the “remnants of the foreign enemy” hiding deep in the mountains. Twelve years later, a woman carrying a plain white lantern strolled out of the forest and m 5.1kReads9.1Score759Shelves

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   These are all good books; the female leads are all cold and strong, and the male leads are all intelligent and wise.

8. 58 女 The Queen Returns: I’m a Black Lotus, Deal with It 女王归来：老娘是朵黑莲花 Born in September九月生Modern Romance684k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + revenge and putting scumbags in their place + a bold, flirtatious heroine + secret identity power fantasy + a devoted husband who spoils his wife without limits] A word of warning: the heroine is ruthless and one of a kind. Saintly white lotuses, keep your distance. She died with hatred in her heart in her previous life. In this life, she has been reborn from the ashes. She takes revenge and puts scumbags in their place, armed with a high-powered rifle. If you don’t like it, fig 652Reads9.2Score104Shelves

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   The female lead kills without hesitation, without any fuss. None of the supporting characters are naive or innocent; the female lead never hides her true intentions.

9. 59 惹 Why Mess With Her? The Cultivation Expert Tears Evil Spirits Apart with Her Bare Hands 惹她干嘛？修仙大佬她徒手撕厉鬼 W Is SusuW是酥酥呀Fantastical Romance306k WordsCompleted [Two powerful leads + reborn + modern cultivation + supernatural ghost hunting + underdog comeback] Jiang Nian, who had traveled through countless planes in the quick-transmigration worlds, returned to her original first life with her skills maxed out! In that life, she was the wicked fake heiress, a stepping stone for the male and female leads’ romance, and a disposable pawn whose legs were broken before she met her end! Reborn this time, with spiritual energy in her left hand and talismans in 6.4kReads—Score1.6kShelves

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   These two are the two mildly supernatural books I'm currently following [Sparrow Eater's Masterpiece].

10. 60 蛇 Snake Enchantment 蛇媚 Cangxi沧溪Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted When I was born, countless snakes came to propose, while wildcats carried the sedan chair. The arrangement was set for twenty years. My father and grandfather took me on the run for twenty years. Just when we were close to despair, I met Ming Cang. He came toward me against the light, carrying an erhu on his back. Its music drove away the snakes, and he was like a god. I thought he was my savior, and trusted him with all my heart and soul. I never imagined that everything had been planned from t 186Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    If we're talking about a cold female lead, I think this one is a perfect match. I can't find a novel with a similar personality. This is my favorite; I've read it three times already, and I almost know it by heart. It's wonderful, and I highly recommend it.

11. 61 惊 Shocking! The Real Heiress Is Feared by Ten Thousand Ghosts 惊了！真千金竟然令万鬼惧怕 Xun Shisan寻十三Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + ghost hunting + strong heroine + light supernatural power fantasy] Everyone in the capital knows that the eldest daughter of the Luo family came from the mountains, and that her family has an adopted elder daughter who is doted on and cherished. Everyone in the capital knows that the young master of the Shen family is a living King of Hell. Anyone who gets within three feet of him feels a chill. Lu Ange is a mystic arts master and the 143rd-generation successor of Tianqing Templ 502Reads8.8Score—Shelves
12. 62 假 The Fake Heiress Tells Me to Be Generous, So I Throw a Ghost at Her 假千金劝大度，我反手朝她丢只鬼 Nai Naiyi奈奈一Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead] [Unhinged] [爽文] [No CP] [The animated series is out! If you're interested, go check it out!] After transmigrating, Shi Qing thinks she's landed in a story about a real and fake heiress, and that she's the real heiress everyone despises. But as soon as she steps outside, she locks eyes with a ghost... Does this world really go that hard? ☸ Transported to a world overrun by ghosts, Shi Qing gets her hands on a space-time shop. With all the treasures she trades for there, s 11kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    A story of a strong female lead, supernatural beings, a time-traveling shop, and no romantic pairing. Shi Qing transmigrates into the book of a true heiress in a novel about real and fake heiresses. She is despised by everyone. After severing her family ties, she enters a world of supernatural beings, owns a time-traveling shop, and lives a prosperous life. She never wastes her energy on herself and goes crazy when something happens, making those who have wronged her tremble in fear.

13. 63 鬼 The Ghost-Bone Gu Witch 鬼骨蛊女 Two Little Oil Bottles两个小油瓶Mystery995k WordsCompleted [Mystery + supernatural, blending mythology, fantasy, cultivation, romance, and more. Thrilling and suspenseful, a must-read for fans of horror and supernatural stories!] I am a corpse-born girl, raised from birth in a mysterious Miao village. As soon as I was born, I was sacrificed at the Gu Spirit Temple. If my adoptive father from a corpse-driving family hadn't found and taken me in, and my adoptive mother, a Gu witch, hadn't cared for me so devotedly, I would likely have died in the cold win 122Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended! The female lead is a woman born from a corpse, and the story also involves corpse driving, Gu poison, Taoist magic, metaphysics, and more.

14. 64 解 The Spirit Medium Who Eases Worries 解忧通灵师 Gu Xiaoshi顾小施Ancient Romance511k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics · reborn · sweet romance · mutual salvation] When people die, they leave behind thoughts and resentment. If fate grants them the chance, they can become ghosts and monsters. Ghosts and monsters cannot enter the underworld or be reincarnated. Gu Yousheng inherited a bloodline legacy and was born a spirit medium. Before she turned six, she cried and tried every way she could to get rid of her gift. After she turned six, she worked diligently to resolve grievances and troubles, becomin 25.1kReads9.5Score5.8kShelves
15. 65 玄 The Real Heiress Is a Mystical Pro at Taming Ghosts 玄学真千金驭鬼超凶的 The Barking King汪汪叫大王Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Metaphysics + crime-solving + everyone’s favorite + corpse-driving + wealthy families] The Yanjing Major Crimes Unit “arrested” a four-year-old girl who looked like a doll. When they found her, a rotting female corpse was floating beside her. It was the victim who had gone missing in a murder case. The little girl, being questioned, answered in a childish voice: “Xiaochun is a corpse driver. I can speak to spirits and travel to the underworld, so of course I can find big sister.” In the end, th 42.7kReads9.1Score8.2kShelves

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    Ruan Ningchun [Metaphysics + Crime Solving + Beloved by the Group + Corpse Transporting + Wealthy Family + System]

16. 66 小 Little Taoist Priestess, His Highness Has His Eye on You 小道姑，殿下他看上你了 Crayon Immortal蜡笔仙人Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Rumor has it that the Great Yue imperial palace is home to a Third Prince. He is breathtakingly handsome and exceptionally gifted, yet his moods are as unpredictable as the weather. Proud, aloof, and absolutely not interested in women! Except a little Taoist nun has somehow managed to get close to him. Everyone says the Third Prince's love star has finally arrived, and waits to see the capital's most notorious beauty tamed. But... “Your Highness, a report: the little Taoist nun is holding the ha 3.9kReads9.2Score501Shelves
17. 67 山 The Peach Blossom Haven of Lord Shan 山君家的桃源乡 Jin Xi Mian Mian今昔眠眠Modern Romance690k WordsCompleted (Spiritual Qi Revival + Lighthearted) There is a male lead! There is a male lead! (Romance plays a relatively small part.) After many years, the gates of Qishen Mountain finally opened again. Looking at the few pathetic little crops growing in the fields at the foot of the mountain, someone fell into deep thought. Then she looked at the handful of frail old folks, their faces full of misery, like dead leaves in the wind. Um, maybe she should just go back and keep sleeping. With laziness as her g 187Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    Modern setting, female protagonist is neither human nor ghost, neither fairy nor demon, possesses extraordinary abilities, novel content, and is entertaining.

18. 68 天 Destiny's Chosen: The Master Is Here 天命所归：观主在上 Xiao Xiao Mingqiu小小明秋Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ancient High God × Overwhelming Power × Subverting Expectations × Complete] She is Xihe, an ancient high god. Suppressed by the Heavenly Dao, she must enter the cycle of reincarnation once every few thousand years, cultivate virtue, accumulate merit, and reclaim her divine status. This time, things go terribly for her from the start: an orphan, a car accident, and an old Daoist who takes her in at a rundown temple. Everyone thinks she’s a poor little thing. Then she accidentally falls into a ca 2kReads8.5Score204Shelves

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    Give it a try, really! No romance, it gets funnier the more you watch it.

19. 69 栩 Vivid as Life 栩栩若生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller said I was born destined for greatness, the reincarnation of the Flower Goddess, with the power to turn stones into gold and command flower spirits and tree sprites. Once I came of age, my family was sure to prosper. But when I was twelve, I came down with a strange illness. My fever wouldn’t break, and I kept seeing terrifying visions... In a dream, I met an old woman who told me to find an expert with supernatural powers to save my life. Millet to summon souls, altars and form 19.7kReads9.5Score3.4kShelves

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    If you're into supernatural stories, you might want to check out these two. The female lead in the first book isn't as strong, but she's very movingly portrayed. The logic in the second book is truly impressive, but she's not a saint at all.

20. 70 紫 Tales of the Purple Robe 紫衫异闻录 Raising a Little Dinosaur in My Pocket裤兜里养小恐龙Urban320k WordsOngoing “I taught you martial arts. I didn’t teach you how to be decent people.” [Unconventional strong female lead + urban fantasy + martial arts + supernatural + technology + suspense + romance + political intrigue + a richly detailed world] “The essence of traditional Chinese martial arts is being unable to hear a dog bark.” “Does acting cool not cost you anything?” “I’m grateful you thought so highly of my disciples that you injured them. If I didn’t give you a beating in return, I’d look like I had 363Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Haha, the reactions of the female lead and her friends when the ghost appeared here really cracked me up!

21. 71 鹿 Lu Ling Feng Shui Shop 鹿灵风水铺 Silent Worry不语忧Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted paranormal suspense + mild horror + one-on-one romance + episodic stories] Lu Ling is forced to take over the feng shui shop her father left her and shoulder the Lu family’s duty as spirit-contractors. Only after she starts taking on cases does she realize that people can be far more terrifying than ghosts. 7kReads9.0Score1kShelves
22. 72 我 My Years as a Buddhist Nun 我当师太的那些年 Gold Is Money金子就是钞票Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted I was born a girl with a Pure Yang fate into a family of feng shui masters. For generations, my family had practiced feng shui in the countryside. My grandfather had hoped his eldest grandchild would be a boy, so he could pass down his skills to the eldest son and grandson. But I turned out to be a girl. Grandfather never took a liking to me, so my parents could only take me to live in the city. No one expected that, during the Ghost Festival in the year I turned twenty-five, Grandfather would s 420Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    This one has to be it! It's been popular for years, practically a classic. The female lead is strong but not a saint. Highly recommended!!! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

23. 73 嘘 Shh, Bet You Didn’t See This Coming: I’m the Supernatural Being 嘘，没想到吧，我就是诡异 Steamed Salted Radish清蒸咸萝卜Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Fake and Real Heiresses, Reborn, Rule Horror, Bizarre World, Wealthy CEO, No Romance, Secret Identity, Horror Game] The full-cast audiobook is available on Fanqie Changting. Search for: The Real Heiress Goes Off the Rails in the Horror Game. Qin Shu is reborn on the day of her eighteenth birthday, with only an hour left before she enters the Rule Horror game. She snatches the jade bangle from the female lead, shuts herself in her room, puts it on, and waits to be pulled into the game. In her pr 17.1kReads9.0Score2kShelves

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    A thriller/supernatural dungeon, featuring a real and fake heiress, rebirth, and no romantic pairing. The female lead isn't a saint; she's rather aloof. The people around her aren't stupid; each character is distinct. The fake heiress pretends to be innocent and tries to smear her. The female lead: *cold face*. "Don't touch me, or I'll give you a taste of my cleaver!"

24. 74 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Ghost That Haunts the Mystic Arts World 穿书后我竟成了玄门鬼见愁 Rain Falls, Light Sleep雨落浅眠Mystery923k WordsCompleted An audiobook version of this book is available. The male lead appears relatively late, and the romance is a case of marriage first, love later. This story is entirely fictional. Feng Jiuqing, a Celestial Master, draws the wrong formation while hunting ghosts and accidentally transmigrates into a melodramatic novel she once read. She becomes the vicious female character number N. In her previous life, she never managed to accumulate merit, and her master said she was too detached from the world t 13.7kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves

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    This book by the young master is absolutely amazing!

25. 75 玄 Mystical Livestream: The Big Shot Moves Bricks Online 玄学直播间：大佬她在线搬砖 Yi Yao伊瑶Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The heroine goes solo early on; the male lead is just a supporting character, and she doesn't get into petty fights with the fake heiress.) A metaphysics expert fails her tribulation and wakes up in the body of a girl hauling bricks at a construction site. To gather faith, she starts livestreaming fortune-telling, only to accidentally read her own biological father's fortune. So she's actually the real daughter of a wealthy family? Back in the wealthy household, she faces three unfamiliar broth 17.5kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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    These two are good.

26. 76 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 125.4kReads9.6Score17kShelves
27. 77 小 My Little Martial Uncle Really Doesn't Push Herself. She Just Wants to Kill the Female Lead 小师叔真不卷，她只想杀女主而已 Mo Caiwei莫采薇Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast] [People say the blurb did this book a disservice. I'm no good at writing blurbs, so just read the story.] Reincarnated as a doomed female supporting character destined for a gruesome death? No problem. Kill the heroine from the start, wreck the plot, and reset everything. This time, I'm the heroine. The original heroine was a pitiful girl born to a concubine. She had a lowly start but a powerful protagonist's aura. No matter what danger she faced, she always escaped disaster, ros 96.8kReads9.5Score16.2kShelves

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    Still being updated. But I absolutely love this book. The female protagonist experiences three lifetimes. In her third life, she defies the heavens (this heavenly order is fake; the true heavenly order is obscured by the fake one). She kills the original female protagonist right from the start. The male protagonist might not be there; the story mainly focuses on the female protagonist. The people around her are also quite powerful. I think it's extremely good.

28. 78 惊 The Deadly Taboos of Horror 惊悚死人禁忌 Jian Kaitong简凯彤Mystery172k WordsCompleted [Definitely not ordinary paranormal fiction. Focused on horror and suspense, not mindless wish fulfillment. Folk tales of the supernatural, ghost babies. If you don’t like it after reading, feel free to criticize it.] A mountain village shrouded in mystery is beset by one strange incident after another. A coffin that cannot be lifted at a funeral, children mysteriously drowning, and the question of why a water ghost has appeared. What truth lies behind the deaths? A baby’s anguished cries ring o 154Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all very good, supernatural ones.

29. 79 阴 Strange Yin-Yang Tales: A Half-Immortal’s Records 阴阳诡事：半仙诡录 Jian Kaitong简凯彤Mystery443k WordsCompleted [This is no ordinary supernatural story. It’s all about horror and suspense: no mindless power fantasy, just yin-yang taboos, the Grinning Fiend, the Ghost Bride’s Gown, eerie shadows in an ancient mansion, and the Mandarin Duck Pendant. If it’s not good, you can break my legs!!] There’s no shortage of bizarre happenings between the worlds of yin and yang. The Grinning Fiend: what unknowable resentment lies behind that sinister face? The thousand-year-old fox: what cunning schemes hide beneath h 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
30. 80 诡 The Haunted Tomb 诡坟 Sugar Quixote糖吉柯德Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted [This is no ordinary paranormal story. It's all about horror and suspense: no mindless wish fulfillment, forbidden yin-yang lore, no cultivation, and a ghost wife. If it's not good, you can break my legs.] People laugh at my family's poverty and say that all my blood relatives have died, so there must be a ghost in our house. I don't dare argue... because there really is a ghost buried in our ancestral grave! ...My name is Zhang Asi... I was born at four in the morning on the fourteenth day of t 40.2kReads8.8Score3.7kShelves

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    [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

31. 81 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: A Metaphysics Master Gossips Online 直播算命，玄学大佬在线吃瓜 Xuan Xiaoyu玄小鱼Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted Transmigration + livestreaming + fortune-telling + feel-good wish fulfillment + metaphysics + turning into a dragon A metaphysics expert who was forced to become a spirit artifact is reborn in another world as the true heiress of a wealthy family? Her birth mother comes to find her, asking if she'll be adopted as a foster daughter or take fifty million as hush money. How is that even a choice? Su Su decisively takes the fifty million. To stay alive, she goes around earning merit. She makes money 3.9kReads9.2Score412Shelves
32. 82 我 I Raise My Cultivation by Eating Ghosts 我靠吃鬼提升修为 Cen Jinyue岑今月Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + Supernatural + Cultivation + Powerful Female Lead] Le Xuan is a half-demon with terrible aptitude and an unknown father. After villains push her into a rift in time, she thinks she's about to perish, only to transmigrate into a modern city and become an orphan abandoned by her scumbag boyfriend. Spiritual energy on Earth has run dry, but fortunately, Le Xuan awakens ancient demon blood within the rift in space-time. She can absorb not only spiritual energy, but also the energy of 460Reads8.8Score119Shelves
33. 83 我 I’m Just an Ordinary Woman 我只是一个普普通通的女子 Where Did I Put My Cat?我猫搁哪儿了Mystery423k WordsOngoing The rating has only just opened, so it’ll keep going up! [Supernatural + Strong Female Lead + Feng Shui and Metaphysics + Horror + Episodic Stories + Spiritual Qi Revival] A metaphysical ghost-hunting story featuring supernatural tales. The female lead is the strongest fighter, bar none! The pairing is with her master. Set against the backdrop of spiritual qi revival, the mortal world and the underworld work together. The world unfolds as the stories progress. The female lead has already been re 709Reads8.1Score116Shelves

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    Inside the mountain tunnel, a trail of wet footprints appeared halfway through the journey, going only forward and never back, finally stopping in front of a dead wall. Lin Feng, who was passing by, was dragged along by her colleague to see what was going on. She didn't want to get involved, but seeing the footprints, she squatted down anyway. The talisman on her fingertips quietly ignited, guiding the departed soul back to the right path.

34. 84 烬 Green Amid the Ashes 烬中青 Archer's Pen射手之笔Modern Romance317k WordsOngoing [No Romance + Ensemble Cast Focus + Mystery + Mild Horror + Plenty of Foreshadowing + Supernatural Beings and Ghosts + Plot-Driven + Slightly Slow Pace] (I can't write a good blurb, so please read the story.) Tong Qingxiao finally manages to leave the mountains behind and come to the capital to study. She works hard at odd jobs to earn money while taking good care of her body, which is as leaky as a sieve. Though all her jobs are the kind people associate with the underworld, she's pretty satisf 132Reads7.9Score—Shelves

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    This book is really good! The writing is superb too. 😍

35. 85 老 The Granny's Infinite Returns: From the Start, She Strikes Back Against Her Demon Son-in-Law 老太无限回归，开局反杀恶魔女婿 Song Wugu歌乌咕Modern Romance135k WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead + Elderly Woman + No CP + Metaphysical Livestreaming + Face-Slapping and Scum-Bashing] After clearing the Infinite Worlds, Xia Xiulian seals away her memories and returns to the time before her daughter and granddaughter were harmed. This time, she'll make sure they escape the clutches of their abusers. She firmly supports her daughter's divorce, fights back against the demonic son-in-law who comes to harass them, and gets a divorce of her own while she's at it. As she rewrit —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No romance, no saintly heroines! The female lead is a powerful figure who returns from the brink of death. She starts by killing her abusive husband and daughter, and escapes from his clutches with her daughter and granddaughter. She then unlocks metaphysical abilities, livestreams fortune telling and ghost catching, and uses her metaphysics to help various persecuted girls. Three generations of her family continue to grow!

36. 86 重 Reborn as the Beloved One, the Superpowered Queen Takes the World by Storm 重生团宠，异能女王A爆了 Drunk Anlan醉安澜Modern Romance805k WordsCompleted [Two Powerful Leads + Sweet Romance + Satisfying Read + Supernatural Abilities + Interstellar] She was the Queen of the Apocalypse, an undefeated legend and the savior foretold to rescue the world from doomsday! But after being betrayed by her companions, she was reborn in the body of the timid, cowardly second daughter of the Xia family. At their first meeting, she crossed swords with the terrifying Young Master Zhan of the imperial capital, and from then on, another world was plunged into bloo 222Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    How about this one? The female lead is the leader of a post-apocalyptic world, cold and ruthless, decisive in killing, and possesses powerful supernatural abilities—she's unparalleled.

37. 87 无 Infinite: She Is the Source of the Curse 无限：她即是诅咒之源 Chocolate Ringlet咖啡色环蝶Mystery206k WordsOngoing [Infinite flow + strong female lead + chaotic fun-loving heroine + horror game + character growth + no romance] The moment An Tong, an overworked office worker, opens her eyes, she finds herself in a horror game. Everyone else starts with top-tier gear, while she starts with a broken bone, a curse, and a crutch? Before she can even get used to this body, she’s plunged into a deadly crisis. [S-rank Talent: Plunder] activated! Only the one who takes the other’s life force can win this battle. The 5Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 88 关 The Story of My Desk Mate Being an Urban Legend 关于我同桌是都市传说这档事 I Eat Shredded Potatoes我吃土豆丝Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Handcrafted, No System, No Harem, No Cliches, Two Strong Leads, One Female Lead, No Brain-Dead Decisions, Fast-Paced, Thrilling, High-Octane Battles, Interlocking Plotlines, Mysterious Urban Legends, Supernatural Infinite-Flow!] Version One: Welcome, new students, to the Academy of Supernatural Abilities! You must abide by the student handbook, or bear the consequences. 1. Always wear your uniform. If you see someone wearing different clothes, do not acknowledge them. 2. Never go to the restroo 3.6kReads8.6Score332Shelves

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    A cold and aloof female lead + a male-centric story + two strong leads – this book saved 170,000 readers from their reading slump. The female lead has heterochromia, long black hair, is a school beauty, and possesses the SSS-level Time-Space Shadow ability. She's cold, has a powerful aura, but is gentle and doting towards the male lead. Don't let the low rating fool you, it's incredibly addictive!

39. 89 我 Conquering the Cold Beauty in the Horror World 我在惊悚世界中征服高岭之花 I Eat Roses我吃玫瑰Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Infinite-level game + horror + heroine pursues hero, but no groveling after a breakup] ❗Warning: This is not a power fantasy with a strong female lead! The heroine is pretty useless at first! Please read the blurb carefully and make sure you’re okay with the heroine’s personality before starting. [Plot] He Zhi’s journey from a rookie in a horror game to a true god of the Purple Star took a very, very long time. [Romance] After being discharged from the hospital, Huo Xunjing mysteriously disap 28.4kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves

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    From questioning He Zhi, to understanding He Zhi, to falling in love with He Zhi!

40. 90 玄 A Mystic Sect Master Transmigrates into a Book as the Real Heiress, and the Whole Family Faces Retribution 玄门大佬穿书真千金，全员火葬场 Nineteenth Hall十九殿Modern Romance411k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + wish-fulfillment + no romance + livestreaming + secret identity + fortune-telling + a touch of ensemble cast + everyone gets their comeuppance, no forgiveness] Xi Jiudu, sect leader of the Mystic School, failed her tribulation and transmigrated into a book as the biological daughter who was doomed to be cannon fodder in a pampered-daughter story. The heroine, meanwhile, was the adopted daughter, Xi Cha. Father Xi: “Xi Jiu, listen carefully. Whatever you do, Cha Cha will always be 2.1kReads8.1Score261Shelves

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    The female lead is aloof and somewhat cunning. She's a top-tier cultivator in the Xuanmen sect, a true heiress from a wealthy family, and has no romantic partner. She's skilled in ghost hunting, feng shui, and face reading. She's strong in the early stages and becomes terrifyingly powerful later on.

41. 91 假 The Fake Heiress Stole My Fate, So After I Was Reborn, I Took Her Out 假千金夺我命格，重生后我嘎了她 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + punishing scumbags + satisfying wish fulfillment] Ren Ran had an easy life for her first eighteen years, then spent the next eight plagued by bad luck. Her maternal grandparents, mother, and younger brother died one after another. Her scumbag father took over the company, and she was thrown out of the house to live on the streets. She’d be robbed just walking down the road, and flowerpots would fall from the sky when she approached a building. Whenever she got a job at a company, it w 49kReads9.5Score6.5kShelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist who is decisive about maintaining unnecessary family ties and possesses great love for the people; it's a worthwhile read for a supernatural, feng shui, and ghost-hunting story. The second book features a female protagonist who slowly unravels layers of mystery to find the truth and save her family.

42. 92 地 A Hellish Start, Yet I Can Still Achieve a Perfect Clear 地狱开局，我照样能打出完美通关 Big Cuihua of Bear Ridge狗熊岭大翠花Fantastical Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No CP + Beautiful, powerful, and never pitiful heroine + Ruthless and taciturn + Cheat-code queen + Rich lady + First thing she does after leaving a dungeon is take down her scumbag father] Xie Yuanzhen was once told by a wandering Taoist that she wouldn't live past her fifteenth birthday. She always thought it was nonsense. Aside from getting a little breathless when she walked and being a little frail, she was no different from anyone else. That was, until the day before her fifteenth birthda 5.7kReads8.5Score842Shelves
43. 93 冥 The Lord of the Underworld Doesn't Want to Work Today Either 冥主今天也不想上班 Three Little Chickens三只小鸡Female-Channel Fanfiction413k WordsCompleted [Female-Dominated World + Strong Female Lead + Infinite-Flow + Fantasy + Wild Imagination + Historical Romance + Apocalypse: Cultivation] Doctor: Miss Man, do you ever hear strange voices? Man Tong: Does the Great Emperor of Fengdu constantly nagging in my ear count? The doctor nodded and checked a box on the paper: “Auditory hallucinations!” Doctor: And what do you think makes you different from ordinary people? Man Tong: I am the ruler of the Underworld. The doctor checked another box: “Delusi 337Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Yes. The female lead is extremely strong and proud. She's not yandere or competitive.

44. 94 诡 The Cursed Girl with a Doomed Fate 诡命煞女 Not Drunk不醉Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted Ever since I was little, I was a child my mother hated. Born with an overwhelming concentration of the Seven Sha, I made every demon and monster flee at the sight of me. It wasn’t until I was twelve that I learned the truth: my birth had been part of a massive conspiracy... 10.2kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

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    I've been watching this for five years, it's logical and doesn't stray from the story, and the female lead's growth is impressive.

45. 95 渡 The Soul Ferry Lantern 渡魂灯 July Wife七月妻Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + mildly scary + episodic stories, a fast-paced ghost-hunting romp with all kinds of tricks!] Fire runs in my veins, and I'm cursed to bring bad luck. When I was fifteen, my father kicked me out. To survive, I climbed into a stone tomb. The strange knocking at the door of the funeral home at midnight, The body that mysteriously vanished after a fatal car crash, A headless old man, a talking human skin, and haunted schools and skyscrapers... I guide five-element spirits onward and f 18.1kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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    Both are supernatural stories with female leads, and they all have high ratings. Hope you like them.

46. 96 龙 The Dragon King's Bride 龙王聘 Wangquan Yuechu王权月初Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted That year, I came down with a strange illness that nothing could cure. Then, on the night the blood moon hung high in the sky, my family decorated the house with lanterns and streamers. From that day on, I had a husband no one could see. Around that time, my mother warned me gravely that I must remain faithful to my husband and keep my distance from other men, or disaster would befall me! When I was nineteen, I broke the taboo, and he... appeared. 39.6kReads9.5Score5.8kShelves
47. 97 走 The Yin-Walking Incense Master 走阴女香师 Miao Girl苗女Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted Ever since I can remember, there has been a paper doll on my bed every night. With straight bangs and a bob, a pale face with rosy cheeks, a round face and almond-shaped eyes, it was clearly made to look just like me. As I slowly grew up, the paper doll “grew up” too… 318Reads9.0Score105Shelves
48. 98 鬼 Ghost Eyes of Reincarnation 鬼瞳之轮回 Chen Qi宸琦Mystery505k WordsCompleted Ah! I jolted awake. The air conditioner was running, yet I was drenched in sweat from fear. Looking around my tiny rented room, I felt an indescribable tightness in my chest. I'd been having that same dream every night this month. My name is Fang Jianuo. I just graduated and entered the workforce, and I work as a receptionist at a foreign trade company. I earn 3,000 yuan a month, trying to carve out a little space of my own in the bustling metropolis of S City. A strange dream and the sudden abi 2Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 99 表 The Fierce Cousin 表妹凶猛 Jin Chen今臣Ancient Romance416k WordsCompleted A century later, Yu Qingyi awakens as a pitiful young cousin fostered in a nunnery. She has a betrothal in place. Her fiancé is handsome and accomplished, having placed first in all three levels of the imperial examinations. A true paragon of a man, he could hardly be a better choice for a husband. But when she arrives, full of sincerity and carrying the token of their engagement, her fiancé already has another beauty by his side. Well, this is a problem. It seems this marriage is not going to h 1.5kReads8.5Score202Shelves

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    The female protagonist is the first generation of high priestess, who is unexpectedly awakened and becomes the parasite of the top scholar's fiancée. The truth behind the annihilation of her family and the sacrifice of the witch clan members is revealed. She—Yu Qingyi—has returned.

50. 100 地 The Real Heiress from the Underworld Has the Whole Family Listening to Gossip 地府来的真千金，惹得全家听八卦 Guo Qingqing果清清Modern Romance587k WordsCompleted [Invincible power fantasy + metaphysical mystery-solving + face-slapping + showbiz + male lead as a background character] The title was changed for the short drama adaptation and has little connection to the actual story. Top-tier star Chu Mingze's younger sister, who had been kidnapped years ago, has finally been found. His fans are calling for the two of them to appear as guest stars on a sibling reality show. But when his mysterious sister finally makes her first appearance after all this tim 8.5kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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    I think all of these books are good; the female leads are strong and not overly compassionate.

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