Why Are There No Stories Where the Heroine Starts Out as a Genius?! 可恶啊！为什么没有女主出场就是天才的文啊！

1. 1 第 The Top Genius Has a Sickness: Everyone Else Wants to Win, but She Wants to Lose 第一天骄她有病，别人求赢她求输 The Poem Says诗云Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Superpowers + ensemble cast + team tournament + chuunibyou + feel-good power fantasy] “Doctor, there’s something wrong with me.” “What’s wrong?” “I’m so exceptional that it’s making me miserable!” Jiang Chao was sunk in sorrow, gazing up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle. “From childhood to now, every competition I’ve entered and every exam I’ve taken, I’ve come in first…” “I’ve asked myself more than once: how can I be this exceptional?” “Ah, it’s so painful! Doctor, can you understand m 14.5kReads8.9Score2kShelves

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   The first female protagonist is a genius among geniuses, unparalleled in her skill. The second is set against the backdrop of China's revival, featuring divine figures and a very strong female protagonist. Don't be put off by the name of the third; the female protagonist's social anxiety is terrifying, she's just a bit of a homebody and enjoys throwing nuclear bombs [a masterpiece by Sparrow Eater].

2. 2 人 In the Interstellar Era, Reviving Chinese Civilization 人在星际，复兴华夏文明 Fishing Lights Beneath the Dark Moon月黑见渔灯Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Reviving Chinese civilization + summoning figures from Chinese mythology + civilization map] [A fun-loving heroine vs. a hero with a somewhat split personality, traditional boy-girl romance.] [The Primordial Era + Investiture of the Gods + Journey to the West + Classic of Mountains and Seas + famous historical figures, and more...] She woke up to find she had transmigrated into an interstellar age, where mythological figures appeared one after another, while Chinese mythology had faded into obs 95.4kReads9.4Score11.2kShelves
3. 3 我 I'm Socially Anxious, and I Survive Thanks to Their Rose-Tinted Glasses 我，社恐，全靠他们的滤镜活着 The Poem Says诗云Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted Ji Sui transmigrated to an era of advanced technology. Everyone here undergoes genetic testing at birth. People are divided into three classes: superior genes, commoners, and inferior genes. As a result, the system of governance here is extremely strict. Anyone caught faking their genetic test results is put to death. And as soon as Ji Sui arrived in this world, she was hit with devastating news: the original owner had faked her genetic results. Ji Sui, upon hearing this: “...” The worst part wa 3.2kReads8.2Score361Shelves
4. 4 去 To Hell with the Real and Fake Heiresses, She's Humanity's Top Ace 去你的真假千金，她是人族首席 Revive a Little Angel复活一只小天使Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Spiritual qi revival + modern cultivation + female lead + ensemble cast) (HE, no rumors) Wen Chen was the Su family's real daughter, missing for seventeen years. She skipped school by climbing over the wall and gave up on the college entrance exam. After the Su family brought her back to the capital, they thought she was too uncouth to show off and refused to acknowledge her identity. The Huo family bullied her with their influence. The Lu family, to whom she had been betrothed since childhood, 121.7kReads9.2Score14.6kShelves

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   The female lead is the strongest person among humans from the moment she appears. She is the chief executive officer of the Special Affairs Bureau and is super cool!

5. 5 显 What's Wrong with Being an Attention Seeker? Go Ahead, Try Cutting Me! 显眼包怎么了，有本事你砍我啊 Give Me a Little Star给我一颗小星星Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Female-led, no romance, transmigrated, pure power fantasy, fake System, no past life] She somehow transmigrates into a cultivation world. The good news: she’s back to age fifteen and has a golden finger. It looks like she’s about to reach the pinnacle of life! The bad news: her golden finger is a cultivation-world upgrade mashup of Pinduoduo and Beauty Cam: the Show-Off System. [Invite an opponent to take one more chop and you can level up!] [Take three more chops in total to unlock the “Bright 29kReads9.2Score4.3kShelves

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   Chi Xi, the greatest genius of all time, cultivates as easily as breathing. Even the system's appearance is solely to suppress the female lead's cultivation speed. Despite the system's suppression, the female lead remains renowned throughout the world, an absolute prodigy of all ages. [Laughs]

6. 6 我 I Livestream My Cultivation of the Heartless Path in the Cultivation World 我在修真界直播修无情道 Your House Has Fish你家有鱼Ancient Romance472k WordsCompleted After being reunited with her birth family, Su Nielan gets the full package: an engagement, having her spiritual root ripped out, being married off to a useless man, and getting kicked out of the family. One day, while she’s lounging in bed like a contented couch potato, a transparent screen suddenly appears before her eyes, filled with scrolling comments. It turns out her world is just a book. It turns out her useless cultivation partner will soon become the foremost figure in the cultivation w 4kReads9.0Score419Shelves

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   The female lead is an absolute genius, the story is engaging from beginning to end, it's a satisfying read, 1v1, and includes a system.

7. 7 穿 I Transmigrated to the Zhou Dynasty, Helped Wu Zetian Summon Great Figures, and Built a Golden Age 穿越到武周朝代，我帮武则天召唤大佬们创盛世 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉8k WordsCompleted I transmigrated to the Wu Zhou dynasty and helped Wu Zetian summon great talents to create a golden age. 517Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Looks good, looks good 35

8. 8 真 The Real Heiress Forces Her Love on the Fake Heiress [Two Female Leads] 真千金对假千金强制爱【双女主】 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉8k WordsCompleted The Real Heiress Forces Her Love on the Fake Heiress [Two Female Leads] 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 漂 The Beautiful Older Woman Chases Me Until She Wants Me Back [Two Female Leads] 漂亮姐姐对我追妻火葬场【双女主】 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉9k WordsCompleted The beautiful older sister is chasing me like crazy after I dumped her [Two Female Leads] 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 穿 Reborn as the Villainess, I Disguise Myself as a Man to Cultivate Immortality 穿成女配后女扮男装去修仙 Bralalado布拉拉多Fantastical Romance206k WordsOngoing [Disguised as a man + everyone’s crush + romance, but ends up single + everyone is chaste + coercion + good System + eclectic tastes] Xia Xingyang was in the middle of the nerve-racking final year of high school when a bolt from the blue struck her and sent her to the cultivation world, along with a completely innocent but very useful little System. “What did you say I was?” “The villainess.” The little System got a sharp whack from Xia Xingyang. “Say that again!” “Fine, from now on, you’re the 203Reads—Score109Shelves

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    The female protagonist of this book is a genius among geniuses.

11. 11 女 The Female General Forces the Empress to Marry Her [Two Female Leads] 女将军逼迫女皇娶她【双女主】 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉6k WordsCompleted The Female General Forces the Empress to Marry Her [Two Female Leads] 689Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 我 I Saved the Grand Princess, and Now She Wants to Marry Me [Dual Female Leads] 我救了长公主，她要和我成亲【双女主】 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉8k WordsCompleted I saved the Grand Princess, and now she wants to marry me [Two female leads] 309Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 我 My Best Friend and I Transmigrated to Ancient Times, Became an Empress and a Palace Maid, and Fell in Love [Two Female Leads] 我和闺蜜穿越到古代，成了皇后和宫女恋爱了【双女主】 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉6k WordsCompleted My Best Friend and I Transmigrated to Ancient Times, Became a Queen and a Palace Maid, and Fell in Love [Two Female Leads] 139Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 美 The Beautiful, Aloof Master Dotes on Her Little Disciple [Two Female Leads] 美丽清冷师尊宠爱小徒弟【双女主】 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉8k WordsCompleted A Beautiful, Aloof Master Dotes on Her Little Disciple [Two Female Leads] 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 姐 Sister, You Smell So Good? [Two Female Leads] 姐姐，你好香啊？【双女主】 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉9k WordsCompleted Sis, you smell so good? [Two Female Leads] 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 穿 Transmigrated to the 1950s, the Country Sent Me Abroad to Study 穿越五零，国家送我去留学 A Cup of Wine in the Spring Breeze Among Peach and Plum Blossoms桃李春风一杯酒丶Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [No Golden Finger] [Strong Female Lead] [Research] [Few Extreme Male Leads] [Academic Prodigy] [A Strong Nation] [1950s] [Family Life] [Positive Energy] [Romance] An optimistic, positive female lead who refuses to waste energy on negativity, and a handsome male lead who trades his pen for a gun. (The romance is very, very subtle so far. The main plot is studying abroad and doing research.) After waking from a nap, Shi Jiayi becomes one of the chosen ones of the 1950s. The tide of transmigration 71.8kReads9.3Score6.2kShelves

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    The female protagonist is an absolute genius. Don't be fooled by the title; there's almost no romance. It's currently a typical "strong female lead, satisfying read" novel. The female protagonist is a confident genius with excellent grades.

17. 17 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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    Contains minor spoilers: 1. It's an upgrade-based story, but the power levels are a bit inconsistent; fighting opponents of higher levels is common. If you like this kind of thing, you can read it. 2. After clearing the first level, it meets the requirements, but overall it's a bit bland. 3. It's an incredibly slow-paced, but the female lead's genius power system is decent and novel. Among the similar novels I've read, I personally think it's the best (if you have any other good recommendations, please let me know XD). 4. It's quite ingenious; the level system is unique, so the female lead's level appears low, but she's actually very talented. However, it's also very slow-paced. I conservatively estimate it will reach 1500 chapters at the current pace, and I don't know when it will be finished. 5. Well, what can I say? Your junior uncle has been sick and weak, but he's never lost. This is the most amazing cultivation novel I've ever read. After reading it, other novels just don't have the same appeal. The writing is readable, the plot is enjoyable, and I read it in one go without any burnout or boring parts. The setting is reasonable, the male lead is good, and the romance is genuine without any coercion or compromise for love. Before becoming cultivation partners, they are friends, accomplices, and two complete individuals. If you, like me, enjoy a light romance, you can really enjoy it, because there's almost no romantic subplot. 😋

18. 18 惊 Shocking! The Secret Identity Big Shot Takes the White Lotus Down From Every Angle 惊！马甲大佬她对白莲花横踢竖卷 Yu of the Three-Tiered Tower三重楼喻Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Publishing deal signed] [Satisfying revenge, lighthearted comedy, secret identities, putting scumbags in their place, a quirky and formidable mercenary boss VS a principled young heir from Beijing’s elite circles, devoted heroine] At their first meeting, Shu Lan shoots Lu Jinhan and leaves him badly wounded. She chases him all the way back to China, then becomes an ordinary university student. He runs, she chases; he has nowhere to hide. She’s the world’s number-one mercenary king! She’s a foun 56kReads9.5Score6.6kShelves

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    They're all geniuses, so enjoyable to watch! [Kiss][Kiss][Kiss] (Highly recommend 1 and 4)

19. 19 我 I'm a Master? How Come I Didn't Know? 我是高手我怎么不知道 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Ancient Romance705k WordsCompleted "Feel-good power fantasy"[Words Become Law]+ [Overactive Imaginations]+ [Ensemble Cast] Original title: I’m a Master, So Why Don’t I Know It? Xiao Ranshu suspects this world has gone mad! The dog she picked up is the fearsome Wolf King, renowned for his incredible combat prowess? The servant she hired while out shopping is a great sea monster from the merfolk? That silly rabbit is a Taotie that feeds on dragons... Xiao Ranshu slams the table in fury. “Bullshit! My pets are sweet, cute, and obedi 46.6kReads9.4Score4.9kShelves
20. 20 就 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 117.8kReads9.6Score13.7kShelves
21. 21 成 After Becoming a Phoenix-Like Heroine, I Was Pursued by the Male Lead 成为凤傲天后，我被男主倒追了 Corn Idler玉米闲人Ancient Romance823k WordsOngoing [Book Transmigration + System + Leveling Up + Plot-Driven + 1v1] [Genius beauty, proud female protagonist × Future Sword Venerable, overpowered male protagonist] After Jiang Ying transmigrated into a book, she had two bad news and one good one. Bad news 1: She had become a cannon-fodder supporting heroine who had broken off her engagement to the overpowered male lead. Bad news 2: She'd arrived just after the engagement had been broken off. But the good news was... She and the overpowered male le 2.4kReads8.6Score236Shelves

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    In the first cultivation novel, Jiang Ying was undoubtedly the number one prodigy, never losing. In the second book, she never faltered, consistently achieving an A grade. Everyone in the criminal investigation team knew that between Captain Ling and Jiang Li, the only winner would be Jiang Li.

22. 22 全 Watched by the Whole Internet: The Frail Junior Student Outwits a Top Criminal Investigator 全网围观，病弱学妹戏耍刑侦王牌 Still Feeling Cold依然觉得寒冷Mystery589k WordsCompleted Award-winning work in the Fifth Tomato Web Literature Competition Finals, Selected Mystery Case Award “I only ever kill people who deserve to die!” [High-Octane Dark Fantasy | Elite Mind Games | A Life-or-Death Battle Between Good and Evil | A Strong Heroine and an Even Stronger Heroine] [Shocking Twists | No Romance | Two Powerful, Unhinged Rivals Face Off] From the day Ling Zhi became a criminal police officer, he believed in only two things: evidence and procedural justice. Criminals were cri 83kReads9.5Score16.2kShelves
23. 23 穿 Transmigrating? Love Can't Hold a Candle to Sword Training 穿越，恋爱哪有练剑香 This Little Fish Is Quite Carefree这辆小鱼很自在Fantastical Romance860k WordsOngoing [No CP + sword cultivator + genius + fantasy + many standout female characters + heroine with unwavering Daoist resolve, no romantic entanglements, decisive and ruthless] After transmigrating into a fantasy world, Ye Ling becomes a nobody of a cousin, fated to be a mere supporting character in a book. No top-tier talent? No mysterious inheritance? No problem! Her golden finger, Heaven Rewards Hard Work, has awakened. Every bit of effort brings several times the reward, allowing her to quickly ma 14.9kReads8.4Score1.6kShelves

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    I highly recommend the first book. It's a classic cultivation novel with a very detailed description of the fights. The characters are all intelligent throughout, and there's no forced scheming. Every battle feels like a fair fight where the outcome is accepted fairly. Furthermore, when they see someone with better talent, they don't feel jealous but instead strive to improve themselves. It seems everyone has their own path. This one is still being serialized.

24. 24 重 Reborn in the New Millennium: She Slashes Her Way to Fame with a Scalpel 重生千禧：她靠一把手术刀杀疯了 Xu Qiniang徐七娘Modern Romance384k WordsOngoing Jiang Lai was a medical professional master's trainee. She died unexpectedly on her way home after a night shift, only to be reborn forty years in the past, going from a bright-eyed post-2000s kid to someone born in the 1980s. But it was no big deal. Jiang Lai still went to school and took the college entrance exam as planned. On the day she had to submit her university choices, Jiang Lai was torn between following the trend and studying computer science, or studying finance and making a scene o 449.6kReads9.3Score76.6kShelves

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    A genius in the medical field!

25. 25 H Harry Potter: The Campus Heartthrob Rejects Love Letters and Accepts Only Challenges HP：万人迷不收情书只收战书 Lian Jiutang潋玖棠Female-Channel Fanfiction500k WordsCompleted [Irresistible charm | Everyone secretly harbors one-sided feelings | Frequent romantic showdowns | Ambitious heroine | Mary Sue fiction] Ravenclaw heroine: Ollie Crane × all HP characters * [Countdown 00:04:59...] Transmigrated as a doomed cannon-fodder character in the HP universe, Ollie receives the System's announcement on a stormy night at the orphanage: “In five minutes, you'll die after your adoption falls through.” Ollie smiles faintly and turns a disastrous start into a winning hand. At 10.6kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves

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    The genius/the wish-fulfillment/fantasy genre/.

26. 26 重EN Too Many Reborn Heroes? Time to Bring in the Government 重生者太密集？我带国家队下场 Bian Lu边鹿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse758k WordsCompleted (A feel-good power fantasy, with a beautiful, badass heroine who confiscates golden fingers) “Sheng is the boss around here. She's ruthless and doesn't waste words. Cross her, and she'll take you down!” In the year 2323 of the Star Era, the apocalypse is about to begin. Some people awaken their powers early, while reborn people are already making their moves… As the head of a new department, Sheng An is responsible for recruiting and leading all the powered and reborn individuals, preparing for 123.7kReads9.7Score17.5kShelves
27. 27 绑 After Binding to a Black Tech System, I Beat the Male Lead to a Pulp 绑定黑科技系统后我打爆了男主 Snowfall In Winter岁冬下雪了Modern Romance472k WordsCompleted [No CP + Academic genius + Cutting-edge technology + Real and fake heiresses + Wish fulfillment] After being reborn, Jiang Huaining discovers that she is the vicious supporting female character in a story about a real and fake heiress. According to the plot, the fake heiress is supposed to envy the real one, scheme against her family, and seize the company, only to be left with her family in ruins by the male lead. “What vicious supporting character? Being a tycoon is more my style.” So... She t 28.1kReads9.3Score3.7kShelves
28. 28 小 My Junior Sister Says Even a Madman Is a God 小师妹说神经也是神 Lop-Eared Rabbit Who Loves Cilantro爱吃香菜的垂耳兔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Zhu transmigrates into a novel about a girl adored by everyone, as a disposable female side character. The junior apprentice sister is gifted and loved by all, while the side character has cultivated for years and is still useless. In the end, she's pushed out to take a blade for the junior sister and dies miserably in the street. She opens her eyes to the sight of a whole sect full of hopeless sycophants, and Jiang Zhu wants to die. The heroine's suitors are everywhere. How about I bec 37.9kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves
29. 29 女 The Supporting Female Lead Rejects Love-Brain Syndrome and Just Wants to Outwork the Chosen One 女配拒绝恋爱脑，只想卷死龙傲天 Shallow and Deep浅予深深Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [A fiercely competitive go-getter and her eccentric companions, ready to take on anyone] [Ensemble cast] Bai Youyou transmigrates into a book she once criticized, landing in a novel she had hated. The moment she opens her eyes, the original host’s mother is right in the original male lead’s face, going on the attack: “A pheasant thinks it can dream of becoming a phoenix?” Bai Youyou: ... Mom, do you realize that one line has just doomed our entire clan? But when she thinks of the original st 20.2kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
30. 30 说 I Was Supposed to Be the Top Sword Cultivator, So Why Is It the Sword of Being a Jerk? 说好第一剑修，怎么是犯贱的贱 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Physical edition preorder opens at 7:00 p.m. on the 22nd] [Hilarious, absurd, no-romance power fantasy + meme references + the female lead is the root of all evil] [One female lead corrupts every prodigy] At the sect entrance examination, everyone else was busy testing their spiritual roots. I was busy scamming people. Chi Miao transmigrated into the cultivation world ten years ago and got bound to a System that could only be unlocked after she committed a hundred scams. It promised she could b 106.6kReads9.5Score15.4kShelves
31. 31 满 The Whole Sect Is Full of Crazy Villains, Only the Junior Sister Is a Goofball 满门反派疯批，唯有师妹逗比 Wei Xiaoxi未小兮Ancient Romance3.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Ye Linglong becomes the vicious cannon-fodder villainess in a cultivation novel. With terrible aptitude, she even coerces the heroine into taking her into the top sect during the Cultivation Tournament. After joining, she opposes the heroine at every turn and eventually dies a miserable death. To enjoy a long, happy life, Ye Linglong immediately gives up on coercing the heroine and turns around to join the worst sect in the cultivation world. She’s done being th 247.3kReads9.6Score24.8kShelves
32. 32 星 Interstellar Mecha: The Frail Commander Takes on Seven Alone 星际机甲：病弱指挥官单挑一穿七 Taking Gold from the Luan Terrace鸾台取金Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted (Please read the first page of the main text for content warnings.) [Apocalypse, Interstellar, Strong Female Lead, Face-Slapping, Everyone Loves Her] Apocalypse enforcer Xu Lingqu transmigrates and becomes an unpopular, sickly adopted daughter of a general. Despite a constitution that leaves her fainting every three steps and coughing up blood every five, she's sent to the command program at the Imperial Military Academy. Command is great, command is wonderful. Commanders can sit safely behind 53.9kReads9.5Score7.7kShelves
33. 33 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
34. 34 你 You Call That a Healer? She Bludgeons Everyone to Death 你管这叫奶妈？她把人头都锤爆了 Mu Huichun暮回春Ancient Romance3.6M WordsOngoing The print edition of I Can Pluck the Stars is available on all platforms. Genius + rich woman from the start. The day Ning Ruan left her village, a menace appeared on the Nine Provinces Continent. A mage? A sword cultivator? No, she just wanted to be a healer! All the continent’s geniuses: Shut up, you poisonous healer! Later: “Help! I never knew healers could heal people to death until I met Ning Ruan!” “But isn’t she a metal-element spiritual adept?” “Isn’t she wood-element?” “She’s clearl 212.5kReads9.5Score17.7kShelves
35. 35 逆 Defying Heaven's Cute Beast: The Peerless Demoness Rules the World 逆天萌兽：绝世妖女倾天下 First Day, Seeing the Moon初一见月Ancient Romance6.2M WordsCompleted [Print Edition of One Thought, Ashes Return to the Mountain: Preorders Open September 27 at 7 p.m.] Her own sister ripped out her phoenix bone, stole her talent, and tossed her into the Demon Rift like a dog! But against all odds, she survived and became the little demon girl cherished in the palms of the monsters living in the Demon Rift! The monsters of the Demon Rift: “Anyone who lays a hand on Niannian declares war on our entire demon clan!” She returns to the Five Continents, cuts down her 147.3kReads9.6Score19.1kShelves
36. 36 机 A Mechanical Genius Reincarnates as a Science Whiz: Taking Off from the Start 机械大佬魂穿理科学霸：开局起飞 Math Is Too Hard数学太难Modern Romance989k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Career-focused] [National University of Defense Technology] [Creating a New World] Gu Yi, a mechanical engineering genius from the 25th century, transmigrates into the body of Zeng Li, a top science student in 1999. From then on, she lives each day planning two hundred steps ahead. She overcomes every obstacle and leaves her rivals in the dust, eventually becoming Huaxia's youngest general. Just as she leads Huaxia to become the world's leading power, she also happens to establish a new 1.2kReads9.3Score228Shelves
37. 37 穿 I Transmigrated into a Tragic Romance and Started Cultivating Immortality 穿到虐文里我修仙了 Qi Qi萋柒Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing (No romantic tension, no male lead, no romance. Maxed-out beauty and strength, with a light, exaggerated writing style!) [Cool, powerful heroine + dual cultivation in music and swordsmanship + genius protagonist + ice spirit root + Supreme Yin Divine Physique + no romance + immortal sect goddess + struggle for supremacy in a grand age] “I have a melody. Would you all care to listen?” An Shu transmigrates into a book, becoming the heroine of a heart-wrenching tragedy? The story hasn’t even begun, 10.4kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves

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    A celestial goddess, possessing the Taiyin Divine Body and the Daoist name Jiaoyue, amidst a great struggle. The female protagonist has always been a genius, raised from childhood by the ancestor of the celestial palace. At the age of six, she was found to have a full-value ice spiritual root and a special physique. After reaching Foundation Establishment (the first thirty chapters are about seeking opportunities and undergoing trials), she awakens the Taiyin Divine Body upon completion of her trials, wielding the power of the stars and being bestowed the title of goddess. Among her contemporaries, those without special physiques are not qualified to be her rivals.

38. 38 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
39. 39 修 Cultivation Academy: The New Student Is Cheating Again! 修真学院：新生她又开挂！ A Mirror and Half-Summer一镜半夏Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [No romance] [Light ensemble cast] [Modern cultivation] [Growing heroine] [Five Realms team tournament in the later arc] [Happy ending] Cheng Qing, a high school graduate about to start college, transmigrates to another world. The university acceptance letter in her hand sends her straight to a cultivation academy there, and from then on, the students who have yet to graduate lead chaotic lives. Cheng Qing: Hehe, handsome guys and pretty girls, here I come!!! Senior sword cultivator: You mean t 6.3kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves
40. 40 御 The Beast Tamer Is Working Way Too Hard 御兽师还是太努力了 Feng Nanxi逢南西Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Beast Taming for All + Strong Female Lead + Easygoing Daily Life + Slow Burn + No Romance + Academy + Evolution] Blue Star is a planet where beast-taming civilization is highly developed. Humanity is powerful, nations are stable, and the world is at peace. Gu Qiaosheng, former rising star of Donghuang, champion overachiever, and national team member, is reborn after an accident and decides to lie flat and enjoy a leisurely life. Her spirit beasts, however, seem to have other ideas: The cat that 33.4kReads9.0Score7.1kShelves
41. 41 你 Just Stay Alive! This Healer Can Keep You Going Forever 你就活吧！这奶妈能奶到离谱 One-Two Green Pepper一二青椒Modern Romance1.7M WordsOngoing [Modern urban fantasy + special abilities + ensemble cast + no romance + academy setting + genius] Xia Xitong arrived in a world where rifts had appeared and everyone awakened special abilities. She awakened the rare profession of [Healer]. She could use “Life Conversion” to level up skills by spending her own lifespan, or buy new skills in the skill shop. The teacher questioned reality: “Aren't all healers supposed to be rosy-cheeked and long-lived? Can they look like this too...?” Xia Xitong 40.7kReads8.8Score6.4kShelves
42. 42 知 After Learning the Plot, the Cultivation Novel's Female Side Character Refuses to Be a Stepping Stone 知道剧情后，修仙女配不当垫脚石 From Today On, I'll Be a Godly Tycoon从今天开始当神豪Fantastical Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Secret Identity] [No Romance] [Pure Wish Fulfillment] [No Female Rivalry] [Extremely Fast Face-Slapping and Revenge] [Overpowered Golden Finger] Lin Wangshu closed his eyes and opened them again, going from a fine young man of the 21st century to the villain in a melodramatic, sweet romance fantasy novel. He was the villain who had a hopeless crush on the male lead and was about to be humiliated by the female lead and tortured to death by the male lead. Just then, a S 64.9kReads8.3Score9.5kShelves

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    What's so great about being awesome from start to finish? You say you don't have a spiritual root, what do you do? You say you're unlucky with the lottery, what do you do if you're afraid of dying during transmigration? You say you have a save/load system, what do you do? You say you can't access higher-level things for the time being, what do you do? You say you can't get your hands on higher-level things for the time being, what do you do? Tenfold expansion, you're here! Not a single bit unpleasant, it's all about luck, starting with a Heavenly Grade Ice Spiritual Root!

43. 43 穿 I Transmigrated into a Cultivation Novel, but Is This Actually a Women's Romance?! 穿越修仙文，但是疑似女频？！ Chaivvvvv柴vvvvvEastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Cultivation, Ruthless Male Lead (Fourth Chapter Onward, He Starts Chopping, and Doesn’t Stop Until It’s Satisfying] He transmigrated into a cultivation world, but there was another soul inside his body. A woman! A lovesick, sweet little flower!!!!!!! And they had to take turns controlling the body every day. Shu Qiuqiao: I heard the protagonists in male-oriented novels kill people’s entire families at the drop of a hat and never bother with reason. Li Xia: That’s a complete slander! Who said th 41kReads9.2Score6.5kShelves

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    This one! This one! Our Qiao is a genius among geniuses.

44. 44 天 A Chosen One? Just Getting Through My Door Is Challenge Enough 天之骄子吗，见我的门槛罢了 a520 Little Beautya520小美Sci-Fi & Apocalypse174k WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead] [No Romance] [Overpowered] (Please read the content warnings in Chapter One before starting. Thank you.) The future interstellar world, struggling to hold out against an invasion by countless races, gains a soul from another world. Chenxi came from ancient Earth, traveling through a spacetime maelstrom to reach the stars. [Congratulations, Host! Talent unlocked: Nature’s Laws (SSS+) Talent Two: Can’t beat them? Split it sixty-forty! (SSS+)] Forced to bind with System 0321? 0 65Reads6.3Score111Shelves

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    The female leads in the first and fourth books are incredibly strong, and they're especially good!

45. 45 同 Invincible at the Same Realm? I Lied. I'm Invincible Across Realms Too 同境无敌？骗你的，跨境也无敌 Warm Wind Chime暖风铃Fantastical Romance340k WordsOngoing [The ratings have just opened, and they’re steadily climbing] [Everyone’s feelings are one-sided and non-romantic + a sun-and-moon-type universal heartthrob + a power fantasy + no romance + academy arc early on, plot-driven later + supernatural abilities + invincible] I woke up to find that the interprovincial exam had become an academy league. Does that make any sense? No, right! Oh, I transmigrated? Well, that explains it. After accepting the premise and adapting just fine, Jiang Zhaoying bega 3kReads8.5Score386Shelves

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    The female lead is a genius from the start, the sun of Ksori Academy! At the age of 14, Jiang Zhaoying suddenly appeared and, in the continent-wide academy competition, she fought against five opponents and dragged Ksori Academy back from the brink of being expelled back into the top five academies.

46. 46 我 I’m Warning You, Don’t Steal My Potion 我劝你不要抢我药剂 Rice Porridge with Side Dishes白粥配小菜Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast + Interstellar + Military Academy + No Romance] Nan Zheng is an utterly ordinary student from a remote planet who struggled to get into the First Military Academy's pharmaceutical program. Unfortunately, she runs into space pirates on her way to the Central Planet. The medicines she was carrying, which she had planned to trade for living expenses, are all stolen. To complete the trade, she takes the entrance exam for the First Military Academy's mecha infantry program. She acciden 19.9kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves

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    The female lead in this book is truly a genius! It's so good! [Licking screen][licking screen] The plot is excellent. As for the male lead, well, I don't know who he is yet, I just have a guess because the plot doesn't focus on romance (which is great!). [Sending hearts][sending hearts] It focuses more on family, friendship, teacher-student relationships, and the mutual respect between rivals.

47. 47 穿EN A Guide to Saving Yourself After Becoming Cannon Fodder in the Cultivation World 穿成修真界炮灰自救指南 Knowing the Mountain Forest知山林Ancient Romance855k WordsOngoing [No CP, Multiple Secret Identities, Golden Finger, Woman Disguised as a Man, Cute Pets, Silly Comedy] Tang Yao transmigrates into a book. As a doomed gay man? As a minor cannon-fodder character with few appearances, his only job is to target the heroine in every way possible. In the end, he falls into demonic cultivation and the heroine runs him through the heart with a single sword strike. His whole life is wrapped up in just a few rushed lines. Thinking of the gay character's fate in the book, 68.4kReads9.2Score13.8kShelves

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    I feel that these books are quite good, but the updates that are still being serialized are a bit slow.

48. 48 放 After Letting Go of My Personal Standards, My Mental State Improved a Lot 放下个人素质后，精神状态好多了 Oh No, It's All Over哦豁全完了Ancient Romance601k WordsOngoing [A Touch of Ensemble Cast, with Romance] After saving the world, Chi Yan transmigrated into a novel, becoming the one and only! The one and only! cannon-fodder female character in a story about a treasured heroine. Once she learned that the heroine’s harem would hunt her down and kill her, she figured she could just stay out of their way. Before the Sect Master of the Talisman Sect happened by, she was still a baby, so she had a wandering soul move her somewhere else. She spent ten years picking 643Reads7.0Score107Shelves
49. 49 一 A Very Serious Cultivation Novel 一本非常正经的修仙小说 Cao Rong艹容Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Unhinged faction + ensemble cast + absurdist faction + comedy faction] No couples Not your typical cultivation story. ⚠⚠⚠ Extremely absurd [important point ⚠⚠⚠] Jian Bingwu invites her to see the scenery: Jian Bingwu is good. Jian Bingwu pushes her off the Immortal-Slaying Terrace: Jian Bingwu is bad. Jian Xieyun happily goes to meet her: Jian Xieyun is silly. Jian Xieyun gets pushed off: Jian Xieyun is miserable. But she’s a member of the divine race. Why push her off the Immortal-Slaying Terr 16.9kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
50. 50 锤 The Hammer-Wielding Junior Sister Turns Out to Be a Crybaby 锤修小师妹原来是泪失禁体质 Jin Tang妗糖Ancient Romance617k WordsCompleted Note: There is a couple, but romance isn't a major focus! If you really don't like stories with couples, please don't read this. It'll be better for you, me, and everyone. Yun Qian transmigrates into a book, landing inside an old-school cultivation novel she stayed up late reading the night before. She'd stayed up so she wouldn't be completely clueless if the same-name transmigration rule came true. Never did she expect it to actually happen! She becomes the male lead's namesake, his white moonl 4kReads9.0Score602Shelves

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