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. 51 开 From the Start, I Had a Three of Diamonds. This Hand Is in the Bag 开局一张方块3，这把稳了 Looks Like a Scholar酷似书生Mystery742k WordsCompleted [Mystery and Imagination + Twists + Strong Female Lead + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Plot-Driven + No Golden Finger + A Ruthless Heroine] Chuan Liu has always believed: “Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder.” So the magician Chuan Liu chose the isolated prison island for criminals: “Paradise Island.” On this island, teeming with criminals and ranked by the value of your playing card, how can you survive from the start with nothing but a Three of Diamonds? Find the Joker and she’ll set y 2.3kReads9.1Score429Shelves
2. 52 手 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 118.2kReads9.6Score11.4kShelves
3. 53 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 217.1kReads9.6Score24.3kShelves
4. 54 沉 After Ten Thousand Years Asleep, She Became the Invincible Ancestor 沉睡一万年，她成了无敌老祖 The Fish Learning to Fly学飞行的鱼Ancient Romance396k WordsCompleted [Eastern fantasy cultivation + no romance + strong female lead + satisfying read + punishing scum + face-slapping + lighthearted] Qiao Ran fell asleep while meditating in seclusion. Ten thousand years later, she woke up beside a grave. She hadn't ascended, her sect was gone, and there was no sign of her senior sister, her disciples, or anyone else from the sect. What had happened over the past ten thousand years? And why was she already saddled with a blood debt the moment she woke up? A myste 7kReads9.0Score774Shelves

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   Both are completed novels by the same author, featuring strong female leads, no romantic pairings, and clear storylines with fast-paced plots! ① The female lead, Qiao Ran, falls asleep during a period of seclusion. This sleep lasts for ten thousand years. She discovers she hasn't ascended, her sect is gone, and her senior sisters, disciples, and other members of the sect have vanished without a trace. Suddenly, a mysterious young girl appears in the cultivation world, seemingly young and of average strength. Later, everyone witnesses her rampaging through the land, leading her fallen sect on the path to ascension… ② Wen Zhicheng, originally a wealthy heiress, lost her family at the age of ten. Orphaned and helpless, she was rescued by a powerful figure before her death, learning that her family's destruction was due to the theft of her destiny. Wen Zhicheng continuously grows stronger, reclaiming her destiny and reviving her lost twin sister. "A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime," she says, as her destiny attracts covetous eyes. She thought reclaiming her destiny was the end, but little did she know it was just the beginning…

5. 55 气 After Her Fortune Was Stolen, She Rose to Fame 气运被夺后，她一鸣惊人 The Fish Learning to Fly学飞行的鱼Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + strong female lead + no romance + female-centric story + feel-good power fantasy + punishing scum] Wen Zhicheng was born a wealthy heiress, but when she was ten, her family was destroyed and everyone she loved was killed. Alone and helpless, she was saved by a master just before she died, and learned that her family had been wiped out because their fortune had been stolen. Wen Zhicheng grows stronger and stronger, reclaiming her fortune and awakening her twin sister, whose soul 2.2kReads9.1Score269Shelves
6. 56 全 My Entire Sect Thinks I'm Useless, So I Turn Around and Make a Pact with a Divine Beast 全师门嫌我废物，我转身契约神兽 Daydreaming一边幻想Fantastical Romance271k WordsOngoing [The heroine fires back whenever she's unhappy, a queen of clapbacks! + cultivation + strong female lead + feel-good power fantasy + face-slapping + reborn + System + divine beast contracts] The entire sect is waiting for me, the good-for-nothing, to leave? Fine! I'm done serving you! Reborn into a new life, Bai Jianwei binds to a System and turns around to make a contract with a divine beast! The scheming junior sister, a green tea on the outside but seemingly sweet and harmless, whom the whole 149Reads—Score—Shelves

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   No romantic pairing! The female lead has a silver tongue! Finally, we don't have to watch her suffer anymore!! Watching her slap those who looked down on her in the face is incredibly satisfying, and the pacing is perfect for binge-watching. No romantic pairing, no love-struck protagonists, just a pure career-driven female lead. Sisters who enjoy watching female leads level up on their own, rise against all odds, and crush everyone else with their strength, don't miss this!! This is definitely a worthwhile investment; the more you watch, the more addictive it becomes.

7. 57 一 A Six-Foot-Tall Beauty Gets Cast as the Male Lead 一米九帅女，被导演看中去当男主 Come to the Northeast to Pet Cats来东北撸猫啊Modern Romance451k WordsCompleted Ye Qingge is a woman who stands 1.9 meters tall. Men's clothes suit her perfectly, while women's clothes make her look like a man in drag. At work, they already treat her like a man. Then someone invites her to act in a drama, as the male lead, no less. “Dude, I'm a woman,” Ye Qingge says. The director replies, “That's fine. We won't film any scenes where you take your clothes off.” The pace is slow at first. Later, Ye Qingge quits her job and goes all-rounder, acting, variety shows, fashion sh 2.4kReads8.0Score250Shelves

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   Ye Qingge, being 1.9 Meters tall, looks perfectly fine in men's clothing, but in women's clothing, she looks like a man dressed as a woman. Being treated like a boy at work is bad enough, but then someone invited her to act, and as the male lead! "Brother, I'm a woman," Ye Qingge said. The director replied, "It's okay, we don't film scenes where we take our clothes off." [Already interested]

8. 58 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: Bouncing Around in the Gossip Fields Every Day! 直播算命：天天在瓜田里蹦跶！ A Cowering Introvert蜷缩的社恐Modern Romance496k WordsCompleted [No romance + episodic stories + the supernatural + livestreaming + transmigrate into a book + fortune-telling, face-reading, and ghost-catching] The moment Meng Sheng opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into a book and taken the place of a cannon-fodder character with the same name. But what greeted her was a suitcase drifting down the river, wrapped in layer upon layer of shackles, with a ghost floating above it... Meng Sheng: “Same old rhythm, same old feeling! Even the ghosts look quite a 10.6kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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   No romantic pairing, superstitious elements, very enjoyable, presented in a live-stream format, the plot is captivating. You can learn a lot from this novel. In short, it's a worthwhile read! [Heart][heart][heart]

9. 59 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: The Real Heiress with Mystical Powers Shakes Up the Internet 直播算命：玄学真千金炸翻全网 Boom Boom Pig爆爆猪Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Female lead with no romance + episodic stories + face-reading and ghost-catching + folk legends and supernatural mysteries] To accumulate good karma, Jiang Yu comes down from the mountains and starts livestreaming fortune-telling. She runs into a red-clad vengeful ghost from the start? Jiang Yu: “See that peach tree in your yard that was just struck by lightning? It’s fresh lightning-struck wood. Go chop off a branch and stab that bastard to death!” Viewer One: “Streamer, I think a ghost beat m 77.9kReads9.3Score11.9kShelves

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   This book is great! The female lead has strong morals and is very capable. The episodic plots are exciting, featuring vengeful ghosts blocking cars, man-eating locust trees, weasels seeking revenge, Southeast Asian black magic, Ouija boards, ghost marriages, borrowing lifespans from the dead, and trips to the underworld. It also includes a lot of metaphysical knowledge, with both thrilling and heartwarming moments.

10. 60 游EN Game Invasion: Addicted to Snatching the Male and Female Leads' Destinies 游戏入侵：抢男女主机缘会上瘾诶 The Cat Isn't Bald猫不秃Sports3.1M WordsCompleted [Game Invasion + No Romance + Leveling + Lone Wolf + Gaming] (Also known as: Game Invasion) After being reborn, the first thing Yu Xunge did was go home and make her younger brother down a bottle of liquor, causing him to miss the first game beta test. In her previous life, she didn't learn until she was dying that he had been scheming against her from the shadows all along. She was merely the villainess in a wish-fulfillment novel about a live-in son-in-law... Every bit of malice she suffered w 988.6kReads9.5Score85.7kShelves

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    This is a female-centric novel with no romantic pairing; the female lead's intelligence is consistently high. It's a really good book.

11. 61 我 Me, a Cultivation Big Shot: How Much Stronger Can I Get? 我，修仙大佬强亿点怎么了 Cabbage白菜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted "Soul Ferryman + No Romance + Story Arc Adventures + Spiritual Qi Revival + Cultivation + Invincible" Yun Miao, a cultivation powerhouse who has lived for thousands of years, sets out to uncover her origins. She volunteers to become a ferryman, guiding vengeful ghosts to the afterlife. The ghosts are full of resentment, hatred, and longing. She works diligently, her heart as firm as stone, yet can never uncover the mystery of her origins. Until one day... The Taoist priests of the Xuanmen 27.4kReads9.2Score5.6kShelves

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    That has to be my sister Miao!

12. 62 赛 Cyber Games Are Invading? Then We’ll Invade the Cyberworld 赛博游戏入侵？那我们入侵赛博 Sister Power妹力Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Plot-driven, travel between two worlds, player invasion, our counterinvasion, groups crossing over to fight it out, supernatural powers, degraded creatures, cyberpunk elements, no romance] “A group of ‘players’ invaded our world and turned it into their game world.” “They call this game Oasis.” At the same time, a game called Rustworld was quietly released. Yuan Yin was chosen to become Rustworld’s very first player. A colorful steel metropolis, dark and damp underground streets. Life and ma 3kReads8.9Score424Shelves

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    This is a completely romance-free, single-heroic, and exhilarating novel, maximizing the satisfaction of a strong female protagonist achieving her goals. It perfectly caters to readers who dislike romance-obsessed stories and crave hardcore, underdog success. The female protagonist has only one goal: to overturn the rules and find the core of the game. In the game world, she is clear-headed, ruthless, and decisive, relying solely on her own strength to break through the barriers, tear apart the system's schemes, and crush all opponents. The entire story is high-energy and engaging. There are no melodramatic romantic entanglements, only the exhilarating feeling of a single, beautiful woman achieving her goals. From a manipulated player to a rule-breaker who destroys the core, the female protagonist demonstrates through her actions: lovelessness is bliss, and achieving success is the ultimate satisfaction. This kind of zero-romance female protagonist is the right way to experience a truly satisfying novel!

13. 63 网 The Online Bodhisattva: Next Thug, Please 网线菩萨：有请下一位歹徒 Master Erdong耳东师傅Modern Romance458k WordsOngoing [No Romance] [Punishing Evil and Upholding Good] [High-Energy Reversals] [Not the Kind of Story Where People Kill at the Drop of a Hat] [75,000-Character Manuscript Completed, 2 Chapters Updated Daily] Ning San Nong, a bluebird from the Divine Realm, takes on the guise of the Online Bodhisattva and descends to the human world. Together with the Slap Arhat, the Bullet Comment Fairy, and others, she punishes evil and upholds good. Her methods are just a little unusual, so: The guy who spread sexua 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist is a goddess who wanders the mortal world.

14. 64 快 The Quick-Transmigration Big Shot Becomes a Tragic Villainess 快穿大佬穿成悲惨女配 Lazy Cathead猫头懒懒Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + No Romance + Strong Female Lead + Satisfying Power Fantasy] As a freak with an off-the-charts danger level, Ning Shu wears a mask of gentle refinement, hiding every murderous intent behind a smile. After death, she teams up with the Wish Fulfillment Life System. From then on, she wreaks havoc across all three thousand worlds! In an entertainment-industry novel, she’s the female lead’s foil: her parents are stolen from her, her career is destroyed, and her reputation is le 6.8kReads9.4Score636Shelves

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    Two whole years!! These are the only non-romanceable, enjoyable novels I found on Tomato that I consider my absolute favorites. There aren't any more; these are my absolute top picks. I just can't get into the others; I gave up halfway through. These are the only ones I've read from cover to cover, and they're all really good (they all have high ratings, but don't just look at the titles and summaries; you have to click in and read a few chapters).

15. 65 人 The Human Emperor Banner Is Billowing Black Smoke? I'm a Perfectly Decent Person! 人皇幡冒黑烟？我真是正经人啊！ Lop-Eared Rabbit Who Loves Cilantro爱吃香菜的垂耳兔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Selfish + competitive and grabby + ruthless + not pure wish fulfillment + dark cultivation + classic cultivation style] Bai Yue thought she had the standard transmigration plot: open her eyes in a cultivation world, with cultivators everywhere, spirit beasts as common as dogs, and a couple of fake sweethearts putting on a show. Instead, everyone has to enter the game, and the System pops up a message: “Poor signal. Transport in progress...” Her transmigration becomes a downright bizarre expe 32.4kReads8.8Score6.3kShelves

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    Many of the book recommendations I made were repetitive. The first book I recommended had a great pace, not dragging at all. The second book had a very unique premise; it was the first time I'd seen one with a famine theme. The third book was very enjoyable to write, without being pretentious or awkward, with a fast pace, and the protagonist didn't feel repressed at all. All of them were female-friendly (personally, I felt there was no excessive description of men, no portraying women as brainless supporting characters, no vicious all-female characters and all-male friendly characters, and no situation where having more men than women equated to being female-friendly).

16. 66 贵 Noble Academy: What Should I Do About Being So Popular? 贵族学院：我太受欢迎该怎么办 Green and Harmony绿和Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted [A heroine who charms both men and women, but no romance pairing + a heroine who isn’t good in the conventional sense + adored by everyone, top student, gaming genius] [Just for fun. Everyone has different tastes. If you can’t accept a protagonist using System rewards to get even with people, please don’t click. Let’s spare each other the trouble~] [Ensemble cast, with everyone harboring unrequited feelings for the heroine. A wish-fulfillment story, but not a conventional power fantasy, so pleas 3.2kReads9.2Score384Shelves
17. 67 带 With the Don’t Starve System, I Become a Merchant Across the Myriad Worlds 带上饥荒系统，当万界游商 You Can't Lie Down and Play on Your Phone不可以躺着玩手机Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted Female-oriented | No CP | Don't Starve game | Farming | Apocalypse | Management | Quick Transmigration | Everyday Life Zhu You is a veteran mod-level player of Don't Starve. After her older sister died, the game world lost all its color, leaving only a bleak gray landscape. Then she installed the "Apocalypse Across Worlds" mod and transmigrated straight into the world of Don't Starve. She could also travel between planes on the brink of destruction. By chance, she found a talking little food c 692Reads8.5Score149Shelves
18. 68 快 Quick Transmigration: Pursue the Villain? I'll Send Him to His Doom from the Start! 快穿：攻略反派？开局送他归天！ A Smile Through the Dust陌尘一笑Fantastical Romance257k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + no romance + strong female lead + satisfying read + System + character growth] [The female lead has a vivid personality, feeds on sin, racks up merit points, loves fighting monsters and leveling up, and focuses on getting stronger. She's in a great state of mind, and her attitude rises to meet any challenge.] Qi Mei had finally scraped together a little severance pay and was getting ready to quit and lie flat when a heartless System kidnapped her to another world and ga 234Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 69 做 Being an Empress Is All About Having Fun 做女帝嘛，最重要的是开心咯 Happy Frog乐的蛙Ancient Romance277k WordsCompleted [Not a Matriarchal World] [Everyone Regrets It + No Romance + Starts Out Ugly, Fat, and Round, Later Becomes Everyone’s Dream Girl + Focused on Building Her Career + Loves the Empire, Not Handsome Men] She transmigrates into the body of a foolish, tyrannical empress hated by everyone, with three thousand handsome men in her harem: proud, domineering, gentle, scheming, aloof, and sweet-on-the-outside-but-dark-within. She has them all. Yan Zhi was thrilled when she first arrived, but then she real 281Reads9.2Score—Shelves
20. 70 一 One Chapter of Quick Transmigration: The Great Demon King Never Misses a Kill 一章快穿大魔王一刀一个准 Mo Er秣迩Modern Romance279k WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + strong heroine + no romance + revenge] The title couldn’t be changed because the book was already under contract. So the first part is one chapter, and the rest is several chapters. ❤️ The great demon king Su Ning was ambushed. As she lay dying, a System bound itself to her. If she accumulated enough merit, she could return to her original world and find the culprit who had tried to kill her, then take revenge. And so the great demon king Su Ning transmigrated into one tr 800Reads—Score126Shelves

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21. 71 女 After Going Viral as a Woman Disguised as a Man, the Top-Tier Star Only Wants to Be a Woman 女扮男装爆火后顶流她只想做女人 A Glance That Lasts a Thousand Years, Qiu Ruofeng一眼万年秋若枫Modern Romance96k WordsOngoing [Entertainment Industry] [Career-Focused Heroine] [No Romance] [Female Disguised as Male] [If You Don't Like It, Fight Back] Why should that scumbag get all the benefits? In her previous life, she believed the saying, "Once you're famous, you can have anything you want." In the end, she was left doing all the work for someone else to reap the rewards. Given another chance, she doesn't care if her reputation gets ruined. She'll make it known to everyone: she's both the second male lead, Fu Tingch 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It has to be her, it has to be her, it has to be her.

22. 72 末EN Surviving the Apocalypse: Stock Up on Food and Weapons 末世降临不要慌，先囤粮食后囤枪 Black-and-White Octopus黑白色章鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse rebirth + stockpiling supplies + space + no romance + infrastructure building + ruthless heroine] Jiang You never dreamed that she would evade the zombies’ claws only to be betrayed by the very family she had protected. Years later, she destroyed the research center where she’d been imprisoned. Everyone who betrayed her? Dead! The base that turned against her? Wiped out! Who waits until the next life to get revenge?! With her revenge complete, Jiang You ran out of her supernatu 59.5kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves

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    There are no romantic subplots, only a strong female lead.

23. 73 你 Hello, Creepy Boss. I'm Here to Work 你好诡异Boss，我是来打工的 Qi Yi Zi七一子Fantastical Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Print edition under contract] [Female-oriented, no romance, infinite-flow + plot-driven + mildly horror] On the first day after losing her job, a mysterious app appeared on Li Wu's phone. The jobs listed were simple and paid well. They were obviously a scam. Li Wu: “I'm in! A scam is exactly what I'm looking for.” Her job duties were simple: [Little Girl's Nanny: 5,000 yuan/day] [Plastic Surgery Clinic Nurse: 10,000 yuan/day] [Village Watcher: 30,000 yuan/day] The work was clearly described and 115.4kReads9.2Score17.3kShelves

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    This is a super good infinite flow novel. It's very realistic, and the author is quite bold in writing and speaking their mind. It's also a great ensemble piece with well-developed supporting characters.

24. 74 快 Quick Transmigration: The Max-Level Expert's Online Guide to Clearing Her Name 快穿之满级大佬在线洗白攻略 Mad Granny狂嬷嬷Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + No Romance + Feel-Good Story] Luo Changsheng binds herself to a System and must redeem bad girls to prevent them from meeting tragic ends. World One: The Ungrateful Girl of the 1980s World Two: The Lying Orphan of the Apocalypse World Three: The Abandoned Wife in an Ancient Era That Favors Sons Over Daughters World Four: The Sword Cultivator Who Betrayed Her Sect World Five: The Gold-Digger Who Abandoned Her Husband and Children To 007, Luo Changsheng is by far the most 2.7kReads8.5Score150Shelves
25. 75 快 Quick Transmigration: The ABB Heroine Goes on a Killing Spree 快穿：ABB女主杀疯了 Little Black and White小黑白白Modern Romance847k WordsOngoing [No CP + female awakening + love women, torment men + character growth + feminist fiction] (Special thanks to Si You Baobao for making this new cover for free 😘) “Why can I only be called Wen Nuannuan, while the male leads all get such varied and meaningful names?” “Who wants an A-B-B-style name, anyway?” Wen Nuannuan, the heroine, has been extraordinarily gifted since childhood, but the will of the world has constrained her in every way since birth. The richest person is a man, the strongest m 863Reads8.4Score176Shelves

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    (Browsing to my family) All the male NPCs in the book are dead! The female lead's ABB name is just an illusion; it's all overturned later. The female lead becomes a movie star, a base leader, an emperor, establishes an all-female world, becomes the strongest in the world, shatters the void to become the world's consciousness... In short, this is the kind of female-centric novel we women should read! [Kissing emoji]

26. 76 重 Reborn, I Was Forced to Become the Underworld’s Young Mistress! 重生后，我被迫成了黑道大小姐！ I Have a Big Blade我有一把大刀Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn at school, strong female lead, no romance, all business, countless black-clad underlings, comedy, and pure wish fulfillment!] (Original title: After Being Reborn, I Was Forced to Become the Underworld's Young Mistress!) In her previous life, Liu Yutong was a lawyer. By a twist of fate, she is reborn on the eve of the 2007 college entrance exams, only to be mistaken by a gang of street thugs for the daughter of an underworld kingpin. The fearsome daughter of an underworld boss? Fighting, 24.5kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves

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    The best female protagonist novel, no arguments allowed.

27. 77 沙 The Hilarious Heir Apparent Needs More Than Just a Lesson in Decency 沙雕世子她缺的不止是德 Good Fortune Sixfold福六顺Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cross-Dressing as a Man + Everyone’s Favorite + No Romance + Yandere + Ancient Academy + Political Schemes + Ensemble Cast] The moment Xiang Mu transmigrated into a book, she knew she was doomed. Her father was the most heinous villain in history, and she was the most notorious young wastrel ever. The entire country wanted the villainous father and son dead, and even her own lovely wife was sharpening a knife in the courtyard, ready to kill her with her own hands. To change her fate of being ki 2.5kReads9.0Score388Shelves
28. 78 东 Tokyo Exorcist Bureau: The Director from Great Xia Is a Force to Be Reckoned With 东京镇妖司：大夏来的局长有点猛 Yi Hui弋辉Urban126k WordsOngoing The Great Xia nation ascended to cybernetic heights, and its people entered a higher-dimensional world. [Strong Female Lead] [Combat] [Cybernetic Battle Maidens vs. Legendary Gods and Ghosts] [Team Battles] [No CP] They could not bear to leave behind their homeland in this world, so deeply did they miss it. And so, they left Doubao AI in charge of Great Xia's territory. Within its borders, it would maintain and protect the land. Beyond them, it would cut off all prying eyes. Foreign races w 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Number one on the entire internet, a true female protagonist, a thrilling action novel...

29. 79 乱 A Lone Woman in Troubled Times, Plotting an Age of Prosperity 乱世孤女，谋千古盛世 Lingering Fragrance and Faded Powder旧香残粉Ancient Romance2.2M WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead + No CP + Empress + Ensemble Cast + Political Scheming + War + Power Struggles in a Chaotic Era + Nation-Building and Farming + No Spatial Storage or System + Slow-Burn Growth + Epic Length] Yun Huaijin suddenly became a "corpse" in a world torn apart by chaos. She crawled out of a pile of bodies, with only a child on the verge of starving to death beside her. In this world, nobles lived in drunken indulgence, powerful clans monopolized knowledge, bandits slaughtered withou 24.2kReads8.9Score3kShelves

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    My favorites are Lin Zhihuang's and Lü Songli's books, but Yun Huaijin's is just as good. And she's not just a purely cunning female lead; she's not only smart but also a skilled fighter! The fight scenes are brilliantly written, and the killings are incredibly satisfying. [Got it]

30. 80 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6kShelves

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    Every single one of them is amazing! I'm the kind of person who gets bored easily while reading, but I didn't miss a single page of these three—they're all so good! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

31. 81 枭 After My Tyrant Scumbag Father Remarried, I Took My Mother and Fled the Famine 枭雄渣爹再娶后，我带亲娘去逃荒 Beibei, Go for It!北北冲鸭Ancient Romance513k WordsOngoing [Kingdom-building + chaotic times + conquest + pocket dimension + woman disguised as a man + no romance] From the start, all Xie Yunzhen had was a kitchen knife. Caught up in a crowd of refugees, she could only cry out in despair! Luckily, her mother had transmigrated with her. The world was in turmoil. Her biological father had divorced his first wife and married another to carve out a realm for himself. Their clan had deliberately abandoned mother and daughter while fleeing for their lives. Wi 612Reads9.3Score101Shelves
32. 82 宗 Every Sect Wants to Kill Me, So I Just Reload After Death! 宗门都想噶我，我直接死亡回档！ Chao Lianyun巢怜云Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated into a Book + Villainess + Death Rewinds Time + Eldritch Cultivation + Unhinged + Quirky Style] Lu Xiaojin transmigrated into a book, becoming the lovesick senior apprentice sister in a cultivation novel where everyone falls for the heroine. She kept fighting the heroine for men and ended up dying horribly. No problem. She wasn't stupid. She knew how the plot went, so she could avoid trouble, stay away from the men, and survive. But! Can someone tell her why her junior apprentice 24.8kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves
33. 83 惊 Thriller: This NPC Has Gone on Strike 惊悚：这个NPC罢工了 Bai Yi柏亦Mystery368k WordsCompleted [Thriller + unhinged beauty + not scary + no romance + killing all the way + invincible] The dungeon opens in Chapter Two. You can skip it. Shen Xiaoxiao is the famous S-rank dungeon NPC, the River God’s Bride, hated by countless players. One day, she suddenly realizes that players have tricked her into dying countless times. So she decides: “I quit! I’m done!” While other players painstakingly search for clues to clear the dungeon, Shen Xiaoxiao spends the whole time causing trouble in her own 3.4kReads9.3Score479Shelves

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    Many books feature a female protagonist who is a player in a game, but this book is different. The female protagonist is an NPC within that game. Because she has experienced countless loops and witnessed the ugliness of human nature, she awakens and travels to various dungeons to play. Since she is an S-rank NPC, she is invincible, making it incredibly satisfying.

34. 84 疯 Mad Black Lotus: The Top Heiress Returns 疯批黑莲花：顶级财阀大小姐回归 Little Sunflower向日小葵花Modern Romance723k WordsOngoing [Unhinged Heroine + Strong Female Lead + 1vN + Face-Slapping + Powerful Tycoon Families + Feel-Good Revenge + All Kinds of Love Triangles + Men Competing for Her] The rating is low because the novel has only just started getting ratings!!! As the heir to a top tycoon family, she can do anything. Yet she can only watch as one “conqueror” after another takes over her body and uses it to beg those men for a scrap of their attention, stripping her of her dignity and status time and again. Now that s 8.1kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    This is seriously awesome! Pure power; no one, male or female, is stronger than the protagonist in the entire book. He's superior in every way, crushing everyone. The protagonist changes bed partners without a second thought, clearly treating men like mere tools. 🛠 All the supporting characters (except the extras) are intelligent; there are no idiots. Highly recommended!

35. 85 修 A Big Shot Arrives in the Cultivation World 修仙界来了位大人物 Pearl Song Voyage珍珠歌游Ancient Romance66k WordsOngoing [Invincible from the Start + No Romance + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Ensemble Cast + Unmatched Suitors] She was once an ice lotus atop Kunlun's snowy peaks, a flower that had cultivated for tens of thousands of years and was on the verge of ascending to immortality. After an accident transformed her into the human cultivator Xie Shuanghua, she was forced to inherit the bitter blood feud of the person she had become. To break free of this karmic burden and ascend, Xie Shuanghua had no choice but t 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My friends, these are all novels featuring strong female leads without romantic pairings. The female leads are incredibly powerful and fierce, and they all have the cool and aloof beauty type of character. They're so enjoyable to read. I highly recommend the first one. I really love ice queens. She's the epitome of female dominance.

36. 86 我 I Opened a Restaurant in My Hometown, and People from Ancient Times Lined Up to Work for Me 我在家乡开餐厅，古人排队来打工 Where Did the Chestnuts Go栗干甚去了Modern Romance745k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine’s level-up journey + no romance + career-focused + all-female ensemble + System + food business and infrastructure building] Reader advisory: 1. No male lead, romance, or lovesick characters. Everyone is focused on their careers. 2. Firmly women-centered, not traditional romance. Please read with care. 3. A feel-good progression story. The heroine goes into business, while the supporting heroine builds infrastructure and creates a new order. Two powerful women join forces. They c 1.7kReads8.8Score229Shelves

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    A truly no-romance romance novel featuring a female protagonist! An all-female team! Even the children born to the female supporting characters all take their mothers' surnames! The first book is very well-written; the NPCs are all unnamed peasant women, all the important characters are female, the female content is extremely high, there are no male characters with prominent roles, even the children born to the supporting characters are female, female heirs. This is currently the first book that does not dishonor women, a story of mutual redemption among a group of characters!!!

37. 87 老 Granny Returns to the ’80s: Dumping Her Scumbag Husband and Making a Fortune Selling Pickles 老太重回八零：踹翻渣男咸菜发家 Calm Winds and Still Waves风瓶浪静Modern Romance710k WordsCompleted (No romance + divorce + street vending + making money + no golden finger) She’s reborn, and her younger daughter is about to be thrown into a living hell! Qin Sui’an was a timid old woman who had lived a miserable life. When she opens her eyes, she’s back in the 1980s, right at the scene where her younger daughter is being tricked into a marriage! This old woman has had enough! After exposing the scoundrel who arranged the fraudulent marriage and kicking her useless husband to the curb, Qin Sui’ 6.1kReads9.1Score968Shelves
38. 88 在 After Selling Fruit in Ancient Times, I Was Worshipped as a God 在古代卖水果后我被奉为神明 No Skipping Today今天不咕Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Female lead, no CP + business simulation + System + modern-day woman in ancient times + path to godhood Xi Yan's fruit shop had just finished renovations when she and the entire shop were transported to ancient times. By a twist of fate, she made her very first sale in an unusual way: an Aksu rock candy heart apple. The locals had never seen an apple like it, and thought it was an immortal fruit. With a thud, one of them knelt and kowtowed to her. “An immortal!” Xi Yan: “...” She sold some fruit 3.2kReads8.2Score426Shelves
39. 89 氪 Cash-Shop System: I Use Card Draws to Pose as a Hidden Clan 氪金系统：我靠抽卡伪装隐世家族 A Lotus in a Fleeting Dream浮生梦莲真Ancient Romance812k WordsCompleted No CP + feel-good power fantasy + strong female lead + no identity reveal throughout Overnight, Song Xunzhen transmigrated into a cultivation novel as the vicious female supporting character. Out of jealousy, she repeatedly framed the heroine, only to be sentenced to death by the hero and sent to the disciplinary hall. Question: “What do you do when the disciplinary hall is right in front of you the moment you look up?” Song Xunzhen: “...Nice...” At her most desperate, her pay-to-draw-card Syste 23.1kReads8.6Score2.6kShelves

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    Great book! The female lead is practically the author's favorite character, incredibly satisfying, with a fresh theme and a completely coherent storyline! No romantic pairing~

40. 90 末EN Apocalyptic Calamity: Who Let These Lunatics Save the World? 末日灾祸：谁让这群癫子去救世的 If I Do Not Leave若不辞Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted [No romance, ensemble cast, apocalyptic disasters, urban fantasy. Split up, and trouble strikes from every direction. Together, and the world faces annihilation.] (The animated series adaptation is now available.) The team’s main mission: save the world. Hidden achievement: elbow-check the world. Code of conduct: As long as we elbow-check fast enough, disaster will always be one step behind us! People around the world: Thanks to the Daxia Squad for the elbow-check survival kit. We refuse deliver 198.3kReads9.4Score32.4kShelves

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    If we don't question the ensemble cast of teachers, there's no need to doubt the strong female lead with no romantic pairing!

41. 91 谁 Who Gets Forced to Inherit the Young Master Position After Transmigrating? 谁家穿越被迫继承少主之位啊 If I Do Not Leave若不辞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Urban Imagination + Ensemble Cast + No Romance + Interstellar] It all began when five burly men showed up at her house. “Miss Zhixin, we have been waiting for you!” Zhixin (not a text message!): What?! Overnight, she became the heir to East Xia’s foremost family, and discovered that this world didn’t seem quite right. Zhixin slapped her thigh. “We can talk about being the young mistress later. Looks like things are about to get interesting.” The principal set her up when she enrolled, so Zhixin 66.8kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves
42. 92 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Foolish Princess Marries the Ninth Lord with Her Four Maids 退婚后，傻妃携四大丫鬟嫁九千岁 Clingy Little Tomato粘人小番茄Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Princess Consort + Legitimate Daughter + Medical Skills + Two Powerful Leads + Cunning + Playing the Fool + Reborn + Fiercely Protective + Political Scheming] 99% of the comments are positive! Read with confidence! Su Qian, once the leader of a special forces unit in the apocalypse, died unexpectedly while carrying out a mission. With her portable medical space, she transmigrated to ancient times and into the residence of a great gener 22.8kReads8.1Score3.8kShelves

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    No more feeling lost in a reading slump! This book is definitely worth following. The plot is engaging, the characters are compelling, and there's no disappointing ending. You won't regret reading it; you'll want more after you finish! A highly recommended gem! The plot is tight and fast-paced, packed with exciting moments, and the writing is smooth and immersive. Once you start reading, you'll be hooked and won't want to put it down! I've discovered a treasure of a novel, with likable characters, an explosive plot, and not a single dull moment. If you like this genre, don't miss it! [Kissing emoji]

43. 93 游 Game Loading: Please Call Me Your Residency Doctor 游戏载入：请尊称我为规培生大人 After the Resident Ate Mushrooms规培生吃菌子后Sports342k WordsOngoing The ratings just came in, so please, dear readers, don't scroll past! [Strong female lead / No CP / Multiplayer survival game / Wilderness survival / No misogynistic terms (I'll revise any I missed if you point them out) / Male-to-female ratio 1:99] From “little girl” and “that nurse” to “Your Honor, Resident Doctor,” Zhou Huaijin's transformation took just one game. The department director said, “A resident doctor isn't qualified to talk to me.” A patient said, “Get your director.” A family m 2.3kReads8.5Score682Shelves

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    I highly recommend my favorite novel! It features a strong, independent female protagonist, a survival and leveling-up story in another world, and a 99:1 female-to-male ratio. The plot is unconventional, the author is very sincere, and the writing style improves quickly. It's so popular it's practically a "reader's dream"—how could it not be worth reading! [Laughs][laughs]

44. 94 修 The Demon Venerable of the Cultivation World Can't Use Magic! 修仙界的魔尊她不会用魔法啊！ Jiang Shechuan江涉川Fantastical Romance180k WordsOngoing [Powerful Female Lead] [All Male Leads Are Pure] [Everyone Is Smitten with Her] [Magic World] [Over-the-Top Drama] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Wen Guyun, the Demon Venerable whose name made the Six Realms tremble, was struck by demonic backlash during the war between immortals and demons, only to have her heart pierced by a single sword strike from the Sword Venerable. She thought her soul would be scattered forever. But when she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into a world of magic, where 53Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a promising story. The female lead is witty and loves to argue with people. She's quick to do things that annoy others. She may seem lazy, but she's actually quite capable in a fight. The plot is also very interesting!

45. 95 重 Reborn: I Give the Nation a Cheat Code 重生之我给国家送外挂 If I Do Not Leave若不辞Modern Romance653k WordsCompleted [No romance + post-apocalyptic rebirth + ensemble cast + the nation steps in] (The first season of the animated series is out.) The Civilization Codices descended, devouring Blue Star in a dimensional attack and bringing the world to an end. Greed, envy, sloth... What secrets do the seven great Civilization Codices conceal? Yan Chu, a tomb keeper, was hit on the head by a brick and inexplicably reborn in the past. She decided to hand over what she had to the nation. With the Book of Fate and a b 29.7kReads9.4Score4.4kShelves
46. 96 当 The Daily Life of a Government Official 当官日常 Sixteen Notes十六音Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing (I’m a novice writer, and writing is just a hobby for fun. Please read this for a laugh. My writing is average, and I write purely for enjoyment. If you don’t like it, feel free not to read it, but please be kind.) Xu Yanzhi: a woman who isn’t blinded by love and cares only about building her career. Xu Yanzhi has both brains and brawn. As the emperor’s trusted aide, she enters the imperial court disguised as a man by imperial decree. “Xu Yanzhi, would you become my consort?” Xu Yanzhi drops to 107Reads8.5Score—Shelves
47. 97 毒 The Poison Queen Gives Up, but the Mad Dog Emperor Insists on Spoiling Her 毒后摆烂，疯狗暴君偏要宠 Ke Xin柯新Ancient Romance371k WordsCompleted [Court Intrigue] [Mutual Exploitation] [Psycho Push and Pull] [Fall from Grace] [Psycho] [Powerful Figures] [Tyrant] [Imperial Court] [High-Level Hunt] [Schemes] [Power Couple] [Wits and Will] Meng Zhiyuan was a notorious poison empress. After Emperor Xiao Qi personally destroyed her family, she was banished to the cold palace, left to await her death. Xiao Qi brought his new favorite before her and flaunted his favor, hoping to see jealousy and pain in her eyes. But Meng Zhiyuan didn't even loo 180Reads—Score112Shelves
48. 98 游 Game Invasion: I Inherited Everything from the Failures 游戏入侵：我继承了所有失败者的 Yu Yibao Yuan钰壹宝缘Sci-Fi & Apocalypse801k WordsCompleted Seven days before the game invades, Jiang Zhaoye is reborn. In this life, she binds herself to the hidden authority of the Legacy Court: Primary Sequence Authority · 001 [Inheritance of the Defeated]. Whenever the Legacy Court deems someone a failure, their talents, gear, opportunities, strongholds, and luck all become her inheritance. While everyone else fights desperately to survive, she makes a living harvesting failures. The protagonist group wants to step on her to reach the top? Sorry, in 923Reads—Score103Shelves

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    This book... Don't worry if you don't understand it at first. Just persevere until chapter 105. Keep going and you'll understand it. The female lead is incredibly charming. I love it. It's super mind-bending. No romance. Strong female lead. Only 2,000+ daily readers out of 100,000 words. Its quality speaks for itself. It's absolutely amazing later on.

49. 99 七 Her Seven Brothers Died in Battle, and the Legitimate Daughter Returned Darkened 七个哥哥战死沙场，嫡女黑化归来 Wild Donkey Tribe野驴部落Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Historical romance, court intrigue, palace and household scheming, reborn, joining forces, legitimate daughter, revenge, two formidable leads, transmigrate into a book, seven older brothers, no saintly heroine, miracle doctor, adored by all, comeback, punishing scoundrels, imperial uncle, devoted husband, devoted couple] The comment section is 99% positive! Read with confidence! “Shen Nanqiao, being chosen to marry into the Eastern Palace is a blessing for your Duke of Zhenguo household!” Rebor 4.1kReads7.2Score804Shelves
50. 100 穿 After Entering a Cyberpunk World, I Use Technology to Save Earth 穿进赛博世界后我搬科技养地球 Wang Sisi王思入Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Cyberpunk + a touch of cosmic horror + transmigration between two worlds + plot-driven] After the college entrance exams, Guan Yixin transmigrated into a cyberpunk world. As a fifth-class citizen born in the slums, she had monopolistic corporations that deserved to be strung up on lampposts ahead of her, a heartless federal government at her back, a cult secretly causing chaos, and an AI overhead that was great at insulting people and even better at surveillance. To survive, Guan Yixin had no c 3.5kReads8.9Score441Shelves

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