Looking for Female-Led Stories with No Romance, Where the Female Lead Is Always Smart 求：无cp大女主文，女主智商一直在线。

1. 451 少 The Young Lord Was Stripped of His Position, Yet Rose to Godhood! 少主被废后，竟登临神位！ Withered Hibiscus芙蓉枯Fantastical Romance148k WordsOngoing [Fantasy | Gifted Prodigy | Unhinged Female Lead | No Romance | Female-Centric | Absolutely No Saintly Savior] The Heavenly Dao is on the brink of collapse, and foreign races are invading. Ji Yisu bears the twin destinies of the Fortune Star and Heavenly Punishment. She is the peerless prodigy of the Ji Clan, its sole legitimate young heiress in ten thousand years. By day, fortune favors her and her cultivation defies the heavens. By night, raging flames consume her, subjecting her to endless to 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   No male lead, no ambiguity, no melodramatic romance—just a pure, unadulterated journey of a female protagonist defying fate to cultivate immortality! The heroine is bold and decisive, ruthless, unmoved by love, soft-hearted, or resentful. She single-handedly traverses the three realms, shatters the heavens, and reaches the pinnacle. The entire story is high-energy and exhilarating, with a tight, fast-paced plot and a hardcore, captivating cultivation storyline. A cure for any book drought, and a delight for those who prefer no romance! Princesses, give it a try!

2. 452 被 The Hundred Officials Go Crazy After the First Emperor Hears Their Thoughts! 被始皇读心后，文武百官卷疯了！ Gu Qijin顾七堇Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + Developing the Qin Empire + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Infrastructure Building + No Romance + Everyone’s Favorite + A Cast of Smart Characters] The genius PhD Gu Lingxue woke up one day and transmigrated to the Qin dynasty! With a wave of her little hand, she decided to become an official! If she became an indispensable favorite of Qin Shi Huang, wouldn’t she be able to make the rules? Just as she was drawing up all kinds of development plans, she never expected Ying Zheng to hear 15.6kReads9.2Score2.1k14d adds

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   No romantic partner, intelligent, and extremely cunning.

3. 453 谪 The Banished Immortal Returns 谪仙归来 Halfheartederyi敷衍eryiAncient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, my soul transmigrated into an alternate dynasty while I was working as a doctor. My spatial bracelet came along with me. I learned martial arts from my master and medicine from my godmother, and took several guards with peerless martial skills under my wing. I carved out my own place in the vast martial world. I won’t be a naive, sweet heroine or a self-sacrificing saint. There’s no male lead. If you want to live a long life, you have to be ruthless. I won’t get involved in b 740Reads8.7Score10314d adds

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   A brand new time-travel novel. No princesses, abandoned concubines, or legitimate daughters. No romantic pairings. All men are just passersby. The female protagonist disguises herself as a man, is a master of both medicine and poison, has a spatial ability, is androgynous, is both literate and martial, and has stunning good looks. No mindless romance. She starts as a powerful figure, unstoppable by any obstacle. All her subordinates are experts. Be the best version of yourself, dominate the martial arts world, and unify the Jianghu.

4. 454 快 Quick Transmigration: Take Down Those Protagonists with Twisted Values 快穿：打倒那些三观不正的主角 Mint-Flavored Fruit薄荷味果子Modern Romance397k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [No Romance] [Strong Female Lead] The protagonists of every novel world have some kind of golden finger, whether visible or not. With it, they can kill gods and Buddhas alike, sailing smoothly toward the pinnacle of life. But along the way to that pinnacle, there are always a few people who get sacrificed as cannon fodder. Some are rich and powerful, while others have nothing at all. Whatever their status, they cannot escape the fate of being cast aside. Now Qi An tran 1.1kReads8.9Score10014d adds
5. 455 庶 The Concubine's Bitter Marriage 庶女恨嫁 A Powerful Little Bunny有力量的小兔子Ancient Romance333k WordsOngoing No CP | Strong Female Lead | Political Intrigue | Ensemble Cast | Satisfying Read Wen Guanhe, the illegitimate daughter of a sixth-rank official, was saddled with three terrible marriage prospects by her father when she came of age. Everyone said that a mere concubine-born daughter had ambitions higher than the heavens, but she refused to believe fate was set in stone. She rescued the Crown Prince from an assassination attempt, only to stumble upon a shocking secret: the Crown Prince was actuall 400Reads—Score10214d adds

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   Ancient Chinese romance, no romantic pairing! A female ensemble piece! I schemed and plotted to seduce the Crown Prince and become his consort. Only after the marriage did I discover—my husband, the Crown Prince, was actually a woman, and pregnant at that. Two clever women, each with their own agendas, are trapped in the power struggles of the Eastern Palace. Watch as this concubine's daughter helps the Crown Princess stir up a storm in the court! ✨

6. 456 快 Quick Transmigration: The Tragic Novel's Heroine Is a Mad Demon Queen! 快穿：虐文女主她是疯批大魔王！ Zai Ribai在日白Modern Romance493k WordsCompleted The great demon king, sealed beneath the Withered Moon for tens of millions of years, recently caught a little System to amuse himself. The little System said, “Across the three thousand great worlds and three thousand lesser worlds, I chose you out of billions. I hope you know better than to turn me down.” Yuan Sheng grabbed the little thing clinging to his spiritual consciousness and beat it up in a flurry of punches. “What did you just say? I couldn't hear you.” The little System said, “...I 2kReads9.1Score17214d adds

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   I still couldn't resist pushing this.

7. 457 菜 The Rookie Returns, Soaring Even in the Apocalypse 菜鸟归来，末世也飞翔 Rising with the Sun日出迁乔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted On the eve of the apocalypse, Zuo Ling was taken in by the Ding family, one of the eight reclusive clans, and safely weathered one disaster after another. Only in her final moments did she learn that the family affection the Ding family had shown her was meant to cost her life! Reborn, she opened her eyes to find her ex-husband asking her for a divorce... Note: This novel has no CP, no CP, no CP. If you're looking for an apocalyptic romance, please look elsewhere. 5.4kReads8.8Score52214d adds

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   It's so satisfying to watch, all of them are non-CP (no romantic pairing) and great for viewers! [Cool]

8. 458 穿 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times as a Taoist Priestess 穿到古代当女道士 Born to Love Gathering Herbs天生我就爱采药Ancient Romance201k WordsCompleted [There are two secondary couples, one BL and one GL] The little Taoist priest Li Qinglu and her kitten experience all sorts of strange and fantastical events in a world of the supernatural, painting a portrait of the many forms taken by humans and demons. 42Reads—Score—14d adds

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   It's strong from the very beginning and stays strong until the end; there's no male lead.

9. 459 女 Short Stories of Strong Female Leads with No Romance 女强无CP短篇合集 The Goldfish Doesn't Eat Fish金鱼不吃鱼Modern Romance560k WordsOngoing Short stories about strong female leads. None of the heroines have romantic pairings, and the stories span a variety of genres, including palace intrigue, modern life, mystery, the supernatural, and fantasy… This book is all about not getting love-drunk, not putting up with misery, and not settling. You’ll finish feeling refreshed, body and soul. 22Reads—Score—14d adds

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   These are female-centric novels, each story has no more than ten chapters, no romantic pairings, no love-obsessed characters, no feeling of being stifled, and no settling. They cover a variety of genres, and you'll feel refreshed and relaxed after reading them.

10. 460 成 After Becoming a Metaphysics Master, I Transmigrated Back to My Past Life 成为玄学大佬后，我穿越回了前世 A Tree of Fireflies一树荧火Ancient Romance369k WordsCompleted [No romance, light ensemble cast, supernatural exorcisms, and an easygoing revenge story] In her previous life, Xu Zhao was the real daughter of a marquis’s household, but a transmigrator usurped her place. She could only watch helplessly as her adoptive parents died, her family was wiped out, and her homeland fell to ruin. In this life, she’s back with max-level mastery of the mystic arts! On her first day back in the capital, she beat up the Minister of Personnel’s son and earned herself the t 436Reads8.2Score10014d adds
11. 461 重 Back in the Green-Fog Apocalypse, the Psycho Has an Even Better Life 重回绿雾末日，疯批过得更好亿点 Three Cats Make a Tiger三猫成虎Sci-Fi & Apocalypse657k WordsCompleted Apocalypse rebirth + Space + Cute companions + Stockpiling supplies + Scheming + No saintly do-gooder + Strong female lead + No CP When the apocalypse struck Blue Star, Gu Yi returned with memories of her previous life. Her infinite space had turned into an egg, and there was a vine inside it? It's still small, so I'll trick it into becoming my full-time worker! As green mist rose, everyone else slept while I stocked up on goods through zero-cost shopping. Grow vegetables, raise chickens, and ke 464Reads8.7Score—14d adds
12. 462 深 Deep-Sea Survival: From the Start, I Got an Oceanic Recipe Book 深海求生：开局获海洋菜谱 Saving Up for Instant Noodles赚钱买泡面Sports406k WordsCompleted [Undersea survival + construction + exploration + small team + food + no romance] What’s it like to wake up in the middle of a vast ocean? From the start, you get a diving suit, and everything else has to be scavenged! Unlock the “ignore water pressure” buff and dive 100 meters all by yourself. It’s that simple! Typhoons, extreme cold, extreme heat, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, invasive species... Disasters strike one after another, diving resources dwindle, and survival is uncerta 491Reads8.3Score10114d adds
13. 463 直 My Fortune-Telling Livestream Is So Accurate, the State Wants Me to Come Forward 直播算命太准，国家请我出山 Nine Congee九粥Modern Romance3.4M WordsOngoing [No Romance + Livestreaming + Fortune-Telling + Feng Shui + Ghost Hunting + Satisfying Read] After being ambushed, the metaphysics expert Jiang Yi is reborn and unexpectedly bound to a merit system. System: “If you want to stay alive, you must ward off calamities and drive out ghosts to earn merit points. Otherwise, you'll drop dead immediately.” Jiang Yi: “???” Isn't “drop dead” a little too harsh? To keep herself alive, Jiang Yi decides to become a metaphysics streamer and earn merit by tellin 27.8kReads9.2Score2.5k14d adds

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    The first book, "True God," needs no introduction. The second one, which I recently found, has a minor flaw: the story is set in a game created by an advanced civilization, where the game difficulty is divided into easy, normal, and expert levels (the book doesn't use these terms, this is my summary). Each person can only lose three times (counting from the start of the game; there's a special card that adds one more loss, but it's extremely rare). The female protagonist is very strong from the beginning and consistently wins in the expert-level matches. In these expert-level matches, there's usually only one winner; I saw 139 such matches, and the expert-level matches were already experiencing matchmaking issues (basically because...). (Those skilled enough to play against top-tier players can only lose once.) I'm really afraid they'll all die. I think it's unreasonable. The skilled ones (there are 22) lose one less time when they encounter the female lead. The female lead enters the game every 3 days, and this extra time can only be made up with an item, but that item is extremely rare. The third book has a mystical background. The female lead isn't the typical kind who has to exorcise ghosts. Instead, she acts according to the situation, telling the ghost the consequences of killing (revenge) and letting it choose for itself. It's good, but I don't mind people believing in this kind of ghostly revenge after death (I personally think it's highly unlikely to succeed, otherwise those who killed people would have died long ago). The fourth book is about a woman disguised as a man taking the imperial examination (with a system that makes others think the female lead is a man for a few days). It's very good and flawless. The fifth book is also quite popular, a road trip survival story. The sixth book is a rule-based ghost story, a rule-based ghost story with an ensemble cast. It's good.

14. 464 快 Quick Transmigration: The Big Shot Just Wants to Farm in Peace 快穿，大佬她想安静种田 Fox Beneath the Green Mountain青山下的狐Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [No Romance] [System] [Pocket Dimension] [Farming] Qing Ling is the ancestor of all demons, blessed with an immortal body. She is also the wife of Wujue Xianjun, an immortal from the celestial realm. To pursue the supreme Dao, Wujue Xianjun kills his wife to prove his way. In a fit of rage, Qing Ling cuts off his path to enlightenment. After cultivating herself in the underworld for a hundred thousand years, she returns to the human realm and encounters a newly launched In 5.6kReads9.2Score52714d adds
15. 465 权 The Alluring Powerful Minister 权臣妖娆 Minced Meat and Fried Egg肉沫跑蛋Ancient Romance960k WordsCompleted Also known as The Female Top Scorer and The Female Imperial Tutor. He was a celebrated, charmingly elegant top scorer, showered with every favor under the heavens. Only after the Du family was destroyed and he hanged himself in prison did the world learn that “he” was a woman! After her father's death, the family's good name was ruined. Dozens of loyal servants starved to death. The beautiful women of the household were either made into servants or reduced to playthings for officials. Reborn, Du 3.3kReads9.1Score43514d adds

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    The protagonist of both the first book (Part 1) and the second book (Part 2) is the same person, which makes me feel that it leans more towards an ensemble piece.

16. 466 她 She Only Wants to Get Stronger 她只想变强 Liu Qingyu刘清妤Urban615k WordsCompleted [A true villain + ruthless and decisive + mastermind behind the scenes] Su Yu only wants to grow stronger, then stand above the heavens and look down on all living things. Anything that gets in the way of her becoming stronger must die! ※The protagonist loves disguising herself, enjoys manipulating people, is a gleeful troublemaker and an agent of chaos, pretends to be a white lotus, always keeps her cool, and calculates everything. Everyone thinks she is a kind and gentle angel. In reality, she 184Reads9.0Score—14d adds

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    These are both female-centric novels without a romantic pairing, featuring a female protagonist with high intelligence. The first book revolves around the female protagonist raising a spirit beast cub, which grows into a powerful figure in various industries—a silly, quirky, and mystical story where the female protagonist shines brightly. The second book is a satisfying read; the female protagonist is decisive and ruthless, not a saint, and follows a growth trajectory without feeling stifled.

17. 467 黄 A Dream of Huangliang: The Mad Heroine Hates Me to the Bone 黄粱一梦，疯批女主竟恨我入骨 Cowherd Boy of Lonely Mountain孤山放牛娃Eastern Fantasy4.1M WordsCompleted [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Decisive and Ruthless + Cunning and Devious + Invincible Among His Peers] Ye Lingtian transmigrates into a romance-and-intrigue novel as the villainous Third Prince of Great Zhou. From the start, he’s supposed to marry the heroine, Feng Huojun? On their wedding night, the crazy heroine tries to kill me. The reason? She loves me to the point of obsession? As the poison-coated dagger sinks into my heart, I know I’m done for. This villain really doesn’t survive pa 67.3kReads8.8Score7.6k14d adds
18. 468 穿 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女，她本色出演 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the 86.4kReads9.6Score11.3k14d adds
19. 469 师 My Senior Sister’s Ruthless Dao Is Wild and Unrestrained 师姐的无情道又疯又飒 Frostflower Lemon Duck霜花柠檬鸭Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + no romance + leveling up + a low-profile System + ensemble cast] After an otherworldly soul occupied her body for sixty years and wrecked the world, Senior Sister finally returned to her own body and was reborn, bound to a low-profile System. Yun Ci, the exceptionally gifted Senior Sister, entered the Dao through love yet cultivated the merciless path, opening up a new way for the world to attain the Dao. I wield a sword that can cleave all things beneath heaven. When dealing with pe 2.6kReads8.9Score28514d adds
20. 470 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s and Became the Village Barefoot Doctor 穿越六零，我成了村里的赤脚医生 Tomato洋柿子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + farming + military doctor + golden finger + everyday family life + building a career + no romance + adorable pets] Tian Cai has transmigrated. It started when she rescued a girl injured in a chain-reaction car accident. The fuel tank exploded soon after, and she lost consciousness. When she came to, she found herself in the 1960s. Forced by poverty, Tian Cai put her limited medical skills to use as a barefoot doctor. To avoid getting caught up in a medical malpractice case, she 4.9kReads9.2Score61514d adds
21. 471 坏 Oh No! I've Become the Male Lead in a Regret Novel 坏了！我成后悔文男主了 Ninth Red第九红色Urban2.9M WordsCompleted (A ridiculously satisfying story, with a payoff in three chapters. If you're not satisfied, come fight me!) (New book out! Title: I'm a Green Tea! Am I the Chosen One?! Protagonist: Fang Chang! Hope you'll show it lots of support!) (Decisive, wildly satisfying, funny, with lots of Dragon Kings and villains! The male lead arrives in his own body, and it's always been him. This gets explained later; it's foreshadowing. No toxic plot points. The author is well-behaved and obedient!) In a simp st 65.4kReads8.6Score7.2k14d adds
22. 472 在 Playing the Black-Hearted Lotus in a Death Game 在逃生游戏中做朵黑心莲 Hope You Cherish Me望君惜Modern Romance3.2M WordsCompleted Bai Youyou is delicate and beautiful, admired by men and called a “green tea bitch” by women. Then one day, she is suddenly captured by a survival game and successfully joins it. Before long, the game has a new black-hearted schemer: early on, she hangs around the experts, whimpering and calling them “big brother.” Later, she has them calling her “Daddy”! 1.6kReads9.1Score19114d adds

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    Both the first and second books are infinite flow novels. 1. The female lead, Bai Youyou, is a manipulative and womanizing character, but she has very strong moral values, quick logical thinking, and is extremely intelligent. 2. The female lead, Yin Qing, is aloof yet a little silly, which I absolutely love. She's incredibly strong. The third and fourth books belong to the metaphysics category. 3. The female lead, Tangxin, is the last god in the world. She is inherently powerful and kind, not a saint. 4. The female protagonist, Si Mu, is a nurturing type of female protagonist who gradually grows stronger after being bound to a ghost spirit master system. The fifth book is a quick transmigration book. 5. I don't need to introduce Mo Shen, right? He's an excellent state organ worker. The sixth book is a time-travel + system book. 6. The female lead, Liu Yun, is particularly adept at setting traps for civil and military officials; her intelligence is off the charts, she's definitely on point. The seventh book is a rebirth + cultivation novel. 7. The female lead, Song Wu, was a strict senior sister in her past life, but is reborn as a cute junior sister. Moreover, the plot is not mindless and is a coming-of-age story.

23. 473 间 The Spy's Daily Life After the System Dumped Me in Republican-Era China 【被系统坑到民国的】间谍日常 Listening to Rain in the Night Wind夜风听雨Urban1.3M WordsCompleted An ordinary office worker gets a System, but before she can enjoy any of its benefits, it dumps her into a parallel-world version of Republican-era China. That's where her life as a spy begins. From an ordinary field operative to an undercover agent, from a regular spy to a triple agent, she goes from reluctant to willing, writing her own legend in the great metropolis of Shanghai... Check out the new book next door: The Village Girl, the Grand Diviner, also known as After Getting a Puppet Space 46.6kReads9.5Score4.9k14d adds
24. 474 开EN I Threaten the Female Lead from the Start, and I'm Set on Being the Villain 开局威胁女主，这个反派我当定了 A Hundred Years of Nurturing Benevolence百年树仁Urban2.2M WordsCompleted [Scheming, shameless, hilarious. Pure-love fans, beware] Jiang Che transmigrated into the role of a rich second-generation villain in a modern wish-fulfillment novel, and was bound to a God-Tier Choice System. From the start, he happened to catch the heroine trying to sneak a peek at the exam papers. A villain’s choice was triggered! [Choice One: Pretend you saw nothing] [Choice Two: Shout at her, drawing a crowd] [Choice Three: ...] And so, a perverted supervillain was born. To avoid being 79.7kReads8.9Score6.6k14d adds
25. 475 老 The Ancestress Became Famous Worldwide Through Metaphysics 老祖宗靠玄学火遍全世界 Oolong Milk Cap Tea奶盖乌龙茶Modern Romance700k WordsCompleted [Mysticism, spiritual qi revival, self-redemption, supernatural phenomena, no male lead! No male lead! No male lead! The Long family isn’t important, they’re only here because the later plot needs them.] Tang Xin is the ugly, ill-omened second daughter of the Tang family. When she was five, a high fever damaged her mind, and she was sent to live in an orphanage. Only after she was sent to the Long family and humiliated there did she awaken to her true identity. It turned out she was an all-power 572Reads9.1Score10414d adds
26. 476 癫 Unhinged, Unhinged, Unhinged! A Madwoman Wanders the Web of Serialized Fiction 癫癫癫！女神经遨游网络流水文 Ying Tian瀛湉Ancient Romance102k WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration] [Comedy] [Strong Female Lead] [No CP] [Against Female Rivalry] [Female Awakening] [Women in the Spotlight] Nine out of ten female-oriented novels are about women competing against each other, with putting women down to exalt men etched into their very bones! Is transmigrating all about conquering the male lead and pleasing him? Is transmigrating all about becoming a man's prized possession, a tool for his use? Is transmigrating all about competing with the other women and 2Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 477 你 You’re All Chasing the Heroine? Then I’ll Marry the Demoness 你们都追女主？那女魔头我娶走了 Paper Parcel纸包Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing [One heroine + everyday affection + guaranteed sweetness + cultivation system + grand setting] Shen Yi'an transmigrates into a rather outrageous novel. Born into the world, he discovers that he’s the original protagonist, the one with a massive green hat hanging over his head: the Sixth Prince of the Great Qian Dynasty, His Highness Prince Chu! The second, third, fourth, and nth male leads all like the heroine. Whoever wants that whole field of green can have it. I don’t. You’re all going after 121kReads9.3Score8.9k14d adds
28. 478 末 Doomsday Game: It Begins with Awakening Healing Powers 末日游戏游戏，从觉醒治疗异能开 Cat Paw Candy猫爪糖Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted Heads-up: The heroine isn't invincible or a savior. She has support abilities and grows over time. There are no scenes of her slaughtering everyone. The pace is slow and focused on daily life. [No romance / everyday life / leveling up and fighting monsters / kindhearted but not cold-blooded] A survival game from the Apocalypse merges with resource-depleted Blue Star. Chu Ling awakens her superpower. To survive better in the Apocalypse, she works hard to level up by fighting monsters and secretly 1.7kReads8.7Score14614d adds
29. 479 无 Infinite: Pampered by Ghosts in a Horror Game 无限：在惊悚游戏中被鬼灵团宠 Murmuring Fish喃鱼Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [Not for the Faint of Heart + Terrifying and Thrilling + No CP] Third-year college student Si Mu unexpectedly gets a black watch and becomes a ghost summoner. From the start, he draws the title “Goddess of Luck,” and sure enough, all kinds of resentful ghosts and vengeful spirits come calling. They sit at the foot of your bed in the middle of the night to “keep you company,” and endless ghostly mazes lead you through all kinds of surreal worlds... Being the ghosts' favorite is simply wonderful! 238Reads8.7Score—14d adds
30. 480 全 Global Mutation: The Nobody Becomes the Ruler of the Divine Realm 全球异变：小透明她成了神界之主 Not a Transparent Fish不是透明的鱼Two Female Leads363k WordsCompleted [Two female leads] + [Strong female leads] Mutations broke out around the world. When faced with a greasy male supervisor with ulterior motives, she turned around and locked him in with a monster. He got eaten. When faced with a little girl in the middle of mutating, she struck first and knocked her head sideways! A village that abducts women? Wipe it out! Islanders who sacrifice living people? Leave no one alive! A companion who hesitates and can’t bring themself to act? Fang He will teach you 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I found a book with no romantic pairing. The female lead is stunning and leads a group of female admirers as she rampages through the apocalypse, ruthless, decisive, and ruthless. I absolutely love this kind of straightforward female lead. She immediately locks up her vicious, scumbag male colleague and a monster together. Highly recommended!

31. 481 群 A Glittering Sea of Stars, Where Strength Reigns Supreme 群星璀璨，实力至上 Unavoidably Tipsy难免微醺Modern Romance100k WordsOngoing [Female-led growth story + no romance + sci-fi + superpowers + weapons + ensemble cast] This is a world of "Armed Awakened" and nothing else. Everyone is born with a supernatural ability, and at fourteen, a personal weapon manifests from their mental power. A weapon is part of an Armed Awakened's life. Damage can be repaired with mental power, but if a weapon is destroyed beyond repair, its owner's lifespan is drastically shortened, and they won't live past forty-five. Weapons are the only tools 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    If you like stories featuring strong female leads, you should check this out.

32. 482 全 National Idol: The Queen Is God’s Child 全民偶像：女王是神的孩子 Water-Dipped Rice水点饭Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + System + No Romance + Livestreamed Idol Survival Show + Entertainment Industry + Interstellar + Superpowers] Weichu’s dream was to build a spaceship and sail for the stars, but she accidentally got bound to the National Idol System. “Ha! I’m too busy studying to get enough of it. System, go find someone else.” “What? I can earn reputation by completing missions, then buy items from the System shop and commission my very own space fortress?!” She starts by joining an idol su 1.1kReads9.4Score18214d adds

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    The first book features a female protagonist with no romantic pairing, whose ambition is to "fly into the blue sky and break out of the universe." The author's writing is excellent, with many memorable lines; it's a good book whose title doesn't do it justice. The second book features a female protagonist who is basically the strongest on Earth, with humor throughout, and she eventually becomes the Heavenly Dao. The third book seems to have a female protagonist whose legendary rise to become the young master or palace master of the Demonic Sect leads her to be sent as an undercover agent to the righteous Immortal Sect, only to discover it's a scheme set up by the former young master. In short, they are all very good; I recommend giving them a try.

33. 483 一 One Scumbag, Two Scumbags, Three Scumbags, So Many Scumbags 一个渣，两个渣，三个渣，好多渣 Er Huhu二糊糊Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + taking down scumbags + no romance + satisfying read + positive energy] A Yan is a newcomer at the Quick Transmigration Bureau, and every world she’s assigned to is crawling with scumbags. As luck would have it, taking down scumbags is what A Yan does best! 1: The runaway pregnant heroine’s younger sister (recommend skipping...) 2: The white moonlight in a redemption story 3: The supporting female character in a second-chance romance 4: The eldest princess in a rebellion story 5 2.8kReads9.1Score26114d adds

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    A true quick transmigration story, each world ends in just over ten chapters—fast, efficient, and concise. You can skip the first world for an even more enjoyable experience. No romance. [Heart emoji]

34. 484 领 The Lord Is an Undead Mage 领主是亡灵法师 Mashu Ling麻薯灵Sports502k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, no romance, fourth-dimensional disaster, Western fantasy worldbuilding, growing heroine, not a power fantasy, with a golden finger] After working long hours and staying up all night, game planner Li Zhunqiu somehow transmigrates into a Western fantasy game called The Continent of Boluo. The game has countless connections to the one she is currently developing. Is that why she transmigrated? Besides her, five billion players from the “future,” thousands of years from now, h 668Reads7.3Score10314d adds
35. 485 穿 I Was Reborn as the Villainess, So Why Are You Calling Me the Light of Righteousness? 穿成反派大小姐你叫我正道的光？ Si Jiayi斯嘉一Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No Romance, Pure Power Fantasy] Su Zhuo transmigrates into a book as the fake heiress of an immortal sect. As the protagonist’s sworn enemy, she’s doomed if she stays in the holy land for long. Without hesitation, Su Zhuo joins a villainous sect, saving herself ten years of detours! Her new sect is full of powerful figures: a fiercely protective master, a formidable mistress, genius fellow disciples, and her, who can simply lie flat. Su Zhuo thinks, “The sect’s scenery is so lovely. I’ll take i 17.5kReads9.2Score2.7k14d adds
36. 486 她 Her Years as a Big Shot in Q City 她在Q市当大佬那几年 Bai Mianmian白绵绵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Wealthy-family scheming + beloved by the whole family + satisfying revenge + face-slapping + 90% plot, 10% romance] [The transmigrate-into-a-book heroine takes on the golden-finger heroine of a wish-fulfillment novel] The moment Zhou Wangyou opened her eyes, she realized she had become the tragic supporting female character in a brainless wish-fulfillment novel, abused by the protagonist countless times and locked in a basement, where she was about to be left for dead. Zhou Wangyou: ...I think 5.9kReads9.2Score67214d adds

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    Very good-looking, intelligent and cool.

37. 487 魔 The Demonic Sect Has an Immortal Air 魔门有仙气 Blue Fish Stone青鱼石Ancient Romance710k WordsCompleted As the young sect leader of the world’s greatest demonic sect, Su Wanzhao is the enemy of everyone, without exception, even her own sect. After all, she took out the rightful young sect leader and overthrew the entire demonic sect to seize power. And her methods weren’t exactly honorable. Rumor has it that the former young sect leader, a brilliant and peerless prodigy, had an unspeakable relationship with her... Perhaps because her victory over him was so sensational, she, the demonic sect’s gre 192Reads8.7Score10014d adds
38. 488 飞 After Failing to Ascend, I Returned to the Modern World and Made a Killing Livestreaming 飞升失败后，回现代直播赢麻了 Sugar-Puller Jun拔糖君Modern Romance738k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead, Silly and Satisfying Story] [No I Ching or physiognomy, just wild guesses] Sang Luo was sent to the cultivation world by a car accident. After struggling to become the founding ancestor of her entire sect, she was struck back to the modern world by the Heavenly Dao just as she was about to ascend. Her life-bound treasured sword was blasted away, her sea of consciousness was sealed, and her cultivation regressed by tens of thousands of years. Sang Luo declared: When you're b 2.5kReads9.3Score33614d adds
39. 489 什 What? Even Immortals Have KPIs? 什么，做神仙了还有KPI Little Fuji小福吉Ancient Romance167k WordsOngoing [A chaotic workplace brawl in the Immortal Realm] + [A highly intelligent, formidable woman] + [There’s a couple, but romance isn’t the main focus] Who would have thought that ascending to the Immortal Realm wouldn’t mean lying flat and cultivating in peace? Everyone has to pull their weight. Even immortals have to work. Just after Liu Xianxian successfully survived her tribulation, she was tossed into the Immortal Realm Trade Bureau as a “corporate drone.” Her strict boss, Zhang Shichang, is al 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Got it] [Fantasy Romance + Slice of Life + Strong Female Lead with Career Ambition + New Genre] 💐💐💐 I highly recommend this novel, my favorite. The story unfolds logically with constant plot twists, and the characters are well-developed. You won't be able to put it down once you start reading.

40. 490 攀 Marrying Up 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 162.8kReads9.6Score22.7k14d adds

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    The first book, without a romantic pairing, featured a powerful female protagonist connected to humans, demons, and gods. Before finishing the second revenge novel, I wanted to comment on the author's "beloved daughter." For example, there was no female rivalry, an empress ascended to the throne, and many vivid, intelligent, and passionate female supporting characters… But after finishing it, I was truly moved by the lives of the male and female protagonists; they were so vibrant, not confined to the rigid characters in the book.

41. 491 快 The Quick Transmigration Cannon Fodder Won't Play by the Rules 快穿炮灰她不走寻常路 Traveler in Misty Rain一蓑烟雨客Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing No fixed pairing, Qing-dynasty setting + historical eras + other worlds, with a pocket dimension Note: The heroine is a hedonist and a self-serving perfectionist. Her motto is that she can eat anything but hardship and endure anything but suffering. She tries to live comfortably in every world. After more than twenty years of bad luck, college student Shen Anning finally catches a break, only to die the day before her fortune is due to arrive. Perhaps her resentment is too great: just before sh 63.9kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds

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    This is really beautiful, so incredibly beautiful.

42. 492 疯 The Maniac Opens an Inn: The Entire Martial World and Court Bow Before Her 疯批她开客栈：江湖全朝堂全跪了 Hidden Ink Carp鲤鱼墨隐Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Strong heroine + invincible lead + a touch of ensemble cast + business management + no romance] Ling Zhizhi has just killed an entire family of scumbags. Before she can even escape the mental hospital, she's bound to an inn-management System?! The System thumps its chest: “Act like a powerful big shot! The more convincing you are, the better the rewards!” And so, deep in the woods of a martial arts world, an inn called “The Inn” suddenly appears. Ling Zh 10.5kReads8.4Score1.4k14d adds
43. 493 被 The Protagonist the Author Changed Out of Jealousy 被作者妒改的主角 A Dangerous Yamero一个危险的亚美喽Ancient Romance52k WordsCompleted [Cultivation - Fantasy - Genius Girl - Strong Female Lead] Yun Ni is a beloved genius girl protagonist, admired by countless readers. After twenty years of hard cultivation, she becomes a leading figure in the immortal sect, only to be turned into a villain and replaced by a new protagonist when the author, "Divine Lord," suddenly changes the story's direction. Jealous that the character he created is more perfect and outstanding than he is, Divine Lord deliberately begins to demean Yun Ni and c 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead has no romantic partner, and her intelligence is consistently high.

44. 494 笑 Unbelievable! My Fortune-Telling Is So Accurate, Even the Protagonists Avoid Me 笑死！算命太准，主角躲着我走 Big-Faced Monster's Big Pocket大脸怪的大口袋Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Fang Zhongmiao, the Daoist sect’s greatest prodigy, transmigrates into a world made up of four melodramatic novels and becomes a wicked supporting character who spends over a hundred chapters courting death. Book One: The Amnesiac Marquis and His Lovely Princess Book Two: The True and False Commandery Princesses Book Three: Reborn, I Watch the Chaos with a Smile Book Four: The Divine Physiognomist’s Reversal of Fate The bad news is that she has never read any of the four original novel 9.3kReads8.8Score1k14d adds

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    These two meet your requirements: strong female lead, no romantic partner, and high intelligence.

45. 495 她 She Becomes a Mukbang Streamer in a Survival Game 她在生存游戏里当吃播 Seven Sevens七个七Modern Romance207k WordsOngoing No Romance + Scavenging Supplies + Strongest Female Lead + Survival Game [Ding-dong!] [Welcome, player, to the Horror Migration.] Tang Qingque unexpectedly entered a survival game with a high death rate and countless dangers. Other players proceeded with extreme caution, afraid that one wrong move would provoke something eerie and trap them in an inescapable peril. But Tang Qingque went in and knocked out the blocking ghost with one punch, effortlessly foiled the conspiracy in the mountain villa —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    No romantic pairing, but not frustrating. The writing and plot are both good. The female lead is strong and cute. There's a lot of eating (but it's not a food-themed story). (It's not a story with high logic and intelligence, but the female lead is strong from the start and doesn't suffer any losses or feel frustrated.)

46. 496 假 The Fake Heiress Tears Up the Script and Lazily Gives Up 假千金手撕剧本，沙雕摆烂躺麻了 Li Yaoyao梨窈窈Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama, The Fake Heiress Tears Up the Script, is now streaming [Showbiz + absurd humor and memes + everyone’s favorite + wild imagination + gossip + going off the rails] Chi Qian failed her tribulation and returned to the real world, only to discover she was the villainous fake heiress in a novel! The plot had already reached the point where the real heiress came back, and Chi Qian was about to be kicked out of the family home. A broken engagement, a wave of online hate, and a grueso 125.9kReads9.6Score13.5k14d adds

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    No romantic pairing, just a lighthearted and humorous group portrait.

47. 497 修 The Asura God Lord Reigns Above, and the Six Realms Kneel 修罗神主在上，六界皆跪服 Yaoyao Cinnabar妖妖朱砂Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Severing emotional ties · Killing gods · Cold to the core · Noble and refined · Peerless beauty] [No romance | Strong heroine | Ruthless] Jing Hua lazily smiles, rolling between her fingertips the bloodstained thread of love she has just torn from her own heart. “This thing is more useful for killing than for loving.” Unwilling to be a mere vessel, she kills the gods. The day the Upper Realm’s Nine Provinces Immortal Court runs red with blood will be the day she returns. Once, when s 480Reads6.0Score—14d adds

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    No romantic pairing; the female lead possesses an air of nobility, a bewitching allure, and stunning beauty.

48. 498 边 Back from the Border, the Little Heiress Is Everyone’s Darling 边境归来，小千金成团宠啦 Mountain Queen女山大王Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance + strong female lead + coming-of-age + genius top student + tough and taciturn] Ye Qing saves a group of wealthy heirs. After coming back from the border with the resolve to become a good person, she accidentally discovers that she's the An family's true daughter, who went missing years ago. A status-obsessed father, a biased mother, a sister vying for attention, and a quiet girl. She doesn't care about Grandpa's hundreds of millions in inheritance: she can win that much in a hacki 12.3kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
49. 499 山 Bandit Chief? Even the Great Scholars Call Her Their Lord! 山贼头子？名士都喊她主公！ Little Su Mehmeh小素咩咩Ancient Romance457k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, no romance + ensemble cast + recruiting talent + troubled times + infrastructure building + political intrigue + wish fulfillment + no System] Xie Jiao, an HR director, opened her eyes to find herself a murderous bride with a dagger in her hand and a bandit chief lying at her feet! Her scummy master deliberately led troops to exterminate the bandits? Xie Jiao struck back and became the bandit chief herself. If they wanted her dead, they'd have to see who died first! She seiz 1.6kReads8.8Score24514d adds

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    The female protagonist travels back in time to her wedding day with a bandit leader. She uses her intelligence and strategy to become the leader, and then there's a male antagonist who manipulates her—the plot is quite cliché, but it doesn't detract from its appeal. It's a bit action-packed, and there's no malicious portrayal of women or female rivalry. It's a strong female lead story with no romantic pairing. There are quite a few well-developed female characters, making it a very enjoyable read.

50. 500 末 Apocalypse: I’m the One Who Arranged for All the Reborn 末世，重生者都是我安排的 Xue Da雪大Sci-Fi & Apocalypse758k WordsOngoing (No Romance + Absolutely Committed to Laying Low) Jiang Qingyue noticed that her neighbor had been acting strangely lately: working out like crazy, borrowing money everywhere, and stockpiling food. After keeping an eye on him, she realized he was one hundred percent reborn. She hesitated for just three seconds before deciding to mortgage her house and take out a loan. Then she bought everything he bought, only more of it. A month later, when her first payment was due, every last cent she had was 89.6kReads8.6Score8k14d adds

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