Stories About a Protagonist Who Pretends to Be Foolish but Is Actually Powerful, Playing the Fool to Catch the Tiger 男主装傻，实则很强，扮猪吃老虎的小说

1. 1 天 Fish of the World 天下游鱼 Happy Acorn开心橡果Eastern Fantasy7.5M WordsCompleted By the Canglan River, a young man wears a straw raincoat and bamboo hat, holding wine in one hand and a fishing rod in the other. His heart has no place in the world, yet he finds himself in the jianghu... I come from a place beyond knowing. I want to see this world, just as unknown to me... 90.7kReads9.0Score8.9kShelves
2. 2 将 Cast-Off Daughter of a Military Family? I'm the Moon in His Heart 将门弃妇？她是本王的心上月 Song Jiujiu宋玖玖Ancient Romance683k WordsCompleted [Dual Rebirth] [The Ex-Wife Wants Him Back] The short drama adaptation is now online: The General’s Abandoned Consort Qu Jinshu married the great general He Xiujun at eighteen. To protect him, she became a prisoner of an enemy nation, her face disfigured and her martial arts skills destroyed. On the day the city fell, what awaited her was his arrow through her heart. He said “I married you only to take revenge.” “If you hadn’t refused to marry the foolish Prince Jing, your elder sister wouldn’t 11.6kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves

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   The male protagonists are all exceptionally capable, possessing deep cunning and formidable strength.

3. 3 我 The Sickly Big Shot in My Arms Is Sweet on the Outside, Dark on the Inside 我怀里的病娇大佬是个白切黑 Xiao Lu萧璐Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Yandere + Powerful Couple + Satisfying Scumbag-Takedown] Reborn on the day before her wedding, Wen Nian kicked her scumbag boyfriend to the curb and chose a new groom. Everyone knew that the powerful Qin Shao had lost the use of both legs and become foolish! But Wen Nian knew that Qin Shao would return to normal in three years. She made sure he ate well and was pampered, cherishing him in the palm of her hand as she waited for the powerful man to recover. At last, the day arrive 1.1kReads9.0Score134Shelves
4. 4 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.8kReads9.6Score66.1kShelves

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   There is a building in this world called the Misty Rain Pavilion. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is known as an unparalleled genius, holding the reins of life and death in the darkness. However, what the world doesn't know is that behind the Misty Rain Pavilion is another person—the true founder, who uses the guise of a playboy to manipulate events and scheme against the world! (Note: Up to chapter 1940, all the opposing forces remain unaware of the true leader of the Misty Rain Pavilion.)

5. 5 重 Reborn in the Tang Dynasty: The Corrupted Legitimate Daughter Is the Villain 重生唐朝：黑化嫡女，我是反派 Maple Dance, Ride the Azure Dragon枫之舞御苍龙Ancient Romance262k WordsCompleted Xue Wan tried to hang herself, but survived. The first thing she did after waking was hide a pair of scissors in her sleeve. Her stepmother, Madam Zhao, thought she was still the same soft touch anyone could bully, while her younger sister, Xue Ning, looked forward to watching her kneel in the ancestral hall until dawn. But they didn’t know that the body had already changed hands. Zhang Li had spent more than a decade fighting office politics in her previous life; dealing with the petty schemes 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   What to do when recommended for a zero-sum game? She transmigrates into the body of the most miserable and bullied legitimate daughter in the Tang Dynasty, humiliated by her half-sister, exploited by her stepmother, and ignored by her own father! Forced to hang herself, Xue Wan returns, completely transformed and awakened to her dark side. Seeing through the coldness of human nature, she declares, "Since I can't live an honest and law-abiding life, then I'll be the most vicious villain." Starting with the inner quarters, she meticulously schemes to seize power, accumulating strength through business; using the entire world as her chessboard, she navigates the complexities of power to ultimately control the game. Knowing that self-interest always trumps gratitude, she crushes all her enemies, transforming from a lamb to a winner who controls the entire world!

6. 6 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 976.7kReads9.4Score99.9kShelves

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7. 7 人 In Middle Age, I Became a God Amid the Everyday Hustle and Bustle 人到中年，我在人间烟火中成神 Fireworks Cloak烟火披风Urban582k WordsCompleted At 38, Chen Mo is laid off and left with nothing. His ex-wife rides off in a Mercedes with a real estate tycoon. But just as he hits rock bottom, an accident infects Chen Mo with a mysterious “gene-activating agent,” awakening an ability that defies the heavens: super-adaptive evolution! His body responds to pressure from its environment by smashing through human limits and upgrading itself! [You take a low-level job as a courier. Extreme fatigue triggers a physical evolution, granting you in 361Reads6.8Score112Shelves

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   #Pretending to be weak to eat the tiger is so satisfying! The ex-wife ran off with someone else because the male lead was poor, but the male lead turned the tables and became a big shot with his skills and intelligence, giving the snobs a good slap in the face!

8. 8 傻 The Foolish Immortal Pill Emperor 傻仙丹帝 Red Leaves红叶Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted Chang Sheng, a young alchemy apprentice in the Celestial Court, is an expert in the art of alchemy. After being framed and forced to reincarnate, he unexpectedly ends up in the body of an idiot. So he decides to keep up the act and play dumb to the end... Pretending to be a fool while secretly outsmarting everyone: what's not to love? 3.6kReads8.9Score432Shelves

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   Okay, okay, okay

9. 9 娱 Showbiz: Singer Summit, Reuniting with Four Ex-Girlfriends 娱乐：歌手大会，偶遇四个前女友 Cowherd Boy of Lonely Mountain孤山放牛娃Urban526k WordsCompleted (Women: Zhao Jinmai, Bai Lu, Tan Songyun, Zhang Yingxue, Zhao Silu, Yang Chaoyue, Reba, Yu Shuxin, Li Yitong...) Xiao Yi transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a third-tier pretty boy in the entertainment industry, hated by everyone. He's bashed across the internet from the start, and even his ex-girlfriend Su Youhuang publicly tears into him online, exposing all kinds of alleged crimes. When he joins a singing competition, four of his ex-girlfriends turn out to be judges, and they plan t 3kReads8.6Score173Shelves

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10. 10 玄 The Mystic Healer Descends the Mountain: Come at Me If You Dare 玄医下山：不服你来啊 Su Xiaoci苏小辞Urban226k WordsCompleted Master Returns from the Mountain + Divine Healer + play the pig to eat the tiger + One Female Lead + Invincible “Hey, man, you guys don’t charge people for treatment?” “Get out of here! Around these parts, I don’t even pay for my watermelon!” “Fine! Then I won’t hold back!” 1.9kReads7.0Score157Shelves
11. 11 一 One Point of Effort, a Millionfold Critical Hit: Speedrunning the High Martial World 一分努力，百万暴击速通高武 Elyusia of the Yingtian Hall应天殿的艾利由西亚Urban387k WordsCompleted [Mindless fun + face-slapping and showing off + playing the pig to eat the tiger] The male protagonist transmigrates to a high-martial-arts world and awakens the Critical Hit System. With just a little effort, he can make breakthroughs thousands of times greater, achieving in a day what others accomplish in a hundred. "Ding! You trained diligently and performed one complete run-through of the Overlord Spearmanship. Critical hit triggered: you receive a hundredfold reward!" "Ding! You trained dil 1Reads6.4Score—Shelves
12. 12 赶 Beachcombing Is the Best: My Luck Multiplied a Thousandfold! 赶海爽翻天：幸运值暴增一千倍！ Outlaw on the Horizon不良人在天涯Urban878k WordsCompleted [Everyday Life + Lighthearted + Coastal Foraging + Loving Wife] After spending his whole life alone, Hailang is reborn and returns to his hometown to make a fortune fishing and gathering seafood. Blue crabs, yellow croaker, sea gods, Melo pearls, and more... In 1989, he is reborn in the poorest fishing village. In 1990, the whole village gets electricity, builds factories, and develops its economy. At the turn of the millennium, he secures the waters around his hometown and creates the most beau 1.1kReads6.8Score104Shelves
13. 13 上 I Just Want to Slacken Off at Work, but the Beautiful Boss Keeps Pursuing Me 上班只想摸鱼，却被美女老板倒追 San Hansu散寒苏Urban241k WordsCompleted Zhu Yifeng comes from an ordinary background and works at a regular internet company. With no connections or family backing, he had planned to lie flat, coast along, and collect a steady paycheck. But who could have guessed that he would unexpectedly obtain a mysterious System, letting him complete all kinds of tasks with ease even while seeming to slack off? Meanwhile, the beautiful Huo Sihan, who has just graduated from graduate school, takes a position as president at the group’s internet com 100Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 我 I Became a Sage Through Sign-Ins in the City 我在都市签到成圣 Maple Dance, Ride the Azure Dragon枫之舞御苍龙Urban275k WordsCompleted I Became a Saint Through Sign-Ins in the City: An arcane adventure that starts with a delivery worker signing in and ends with him slaying demons. Delivering food by day, becoming an emissary of death by night Delivery worker Lin Ye binds himself to the Myriad Realms Sign-In System. He thinks he can lie flat and coast with cheat powers, but instead he's dragged into a battle for survival between the cultivation world and the Blood Moon Cult. The System selects him to hunt ghosts while he's out 17Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 召 I Summoned Skeletons to Farm, So I Can Make Money Lying Down 召唤出骷髅去种地，我躺着赚钱 Buy a Shabby Shirt买件破衣服Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Urban high martial arts] [Urban supernatural powers] [play the pig to eat the tiger] [Farming] [Breaking records] [Space] In the 118th year of the Cataclysm, Shen Xingyan, who had long been stuck at the bottom of society, changed classes. But he became a farmer, another profession at the very bottom, and awakened the talent “Summon Skeletons”! However, the skeletons he summoned had only one point in every attribute. It seemed he couldn’t count on them to slay enemies, so all he could do was put 13.2kReads7.9Score1.1kShelves
16. 16 硬 A Hardcore Dad Whose Little Girl's Pets Are All Ferocious Beasts 硬核奶爸，囡囡宠物全是凶猛野兽 Surely Not a Couch Potato怕不是咸鱼Urban257k WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + adorable child + memes + play the pig to eat the tiger] During one of Sister Zhou’s outdoor livestreams, a Class I protected animal suddenly appeared: a Northeast tiger. Even more terrifying, the tiger was staring at a three-year-old girl. Tens of thousands of viewers in the livestream chat cried out: “Save her!” Sister Zhou was frozen with fear! “Little girl, come here!” “No! Kitty’s making a fuss. I’m gonna bop it!” The little girl charged forward and landed two solid punches, 396Reads8.2Score103Shelves
17. 17 重 Reborn in 1979: Getting Rich Through Hunting and Spoiling My Beloved Wife 重生79：打猎致富，宠飞娇妻 Bell Lover爱铃者Urban1.2M WordsCompleted (Devoted husband + hunting + reborn in a bygone era + the rogue reforms) Song Qing, who caused his wife’s death in his previous life, was reborn in the rural Northeast in 1979, carrying a lifetime of regret. The reformed rogue vowed to spoil his wife rotten this time around! In an era of famine when even getting enough to eat was a struggle, Song Qing made his fortune hunting and quickly became a ten-thousand-yuan household. While others ate grass roots and tree bark, his family feasted on meat 16.8kReads7.8Score1.1kShelves
18. 18 七 In the 1970s, I Won't Be Anyone's Fool: I Head to the Countryside, Hunt the Hills, and Marry the Village Beauty 七零不做冤大头，下乡赶山娶村花 Pecking Clouds, Cradling the Moon啄云扶月Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [One Female Lead + Pocket Dimension + Adorable Creatures + Hunting in the Mountains + Playing the Fool] His own mother and older brother schemed to get Xiao Zhendong fired. He raised a bastard child and spent his whole life giving everything to his family, only for that same son to pull out his oxygen tube when he was on his deathbed. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in 1972. Xiao Zhendong sold his job and set his whole family up. He kicked his scumbag father and slapped his vile mothe 27.9kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves
19. 19 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger 灵气复苏：我在扮猪吃虎 Slaughterer of All Living Things屠戮苍生Urban2.5M WordsCompleted Lin Chen transmigrates into a world where spiritual qi has revived. Since he didn't awaken a talent, his teachers, classmates, and family see him as a complete good-for-nothing, and even his girlfriend breaks up with him. Awakened ones? What's that? I'm an unparalleled cultivator! Across the Myriad Worlds, no matter how peerless or brilliant you are, no matter how you shake the ages, I can suppress you with a wave of my hand. I have enemies in every direction and factions all around me. No matte 73.7kReads8.6Score8.1kShelves
20. 20 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: From the Start, I Move Into a Divine-Level Retirement Home 灵气复苏：开局入住神级养老院 Mu Xiqiao木兮乔Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Spiritual qi revival + comedy + play the pig to eat the tiger + one female lead] An accident leaves Lin Xiao reborn in a world undergoing spiritual qi revival. He thought he would begin an invincible life, but it turns out he awakened the most useless superpower of all. To make matters worse, he was reborn as a simp. Because of his ability, his girlfriend broke up with him on the spot. Forget it, let the world end! If he can’t be the protagonist, being a couch potato isn’t so bad. Lin Xiao deci 19.3kReads8.7Score2.1kShelves
21. 21 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: I'm a Grandmaster from the Start 灵气复苏：开局我是大宗师 Black-Faced Kitchen God黑面灶王Urban283k WordsCompleted [Invincible + Comedy + Passionate + play the pig to eat the tiger] Three years ago, Zheng Qiufeng entered a space-time tunnel and transmigrated to a martial arts world. He accidentally crushed the number one martial artist, Yuhuang Tian, to death, and saved the demonic path’s top expert, the Elder of Three Perfections, who took him on as his last disciple. Three years later, after inheriting three thousand years of power from the Elder of Three Perfections, Zheng Qiufeng was driven into a desper 433Reads8.3Score—Shelves
22. 22 灾 Calamity: Hey, Buddy, You Can't Mess Around with This 灾变：宝友，这可不兴盘 Jiji Potato吉吉土豆Urban1.3M WordsCompleted With spiritual qi revival and mutations sweeping the globe, everyone else was busy venturing into strange realms, seizing opportunities, and fighting over rare treasures. Zhang Xibao stayed behind and started a treasure appraisal livestream. Good heavens, buddy, you really shouldn't fiddle with that treasure of yours. Touch it too much and you'll drain your yang energy, and you won't grow any taller! Now that's a crime! This buddy's treasure is fine to fiddle with, but do it too much and the Bla 9.8kReads9.1Score679Shelves
23. 23 小 Pretty Boy Goes to the Countryside: Marrying Into a Female Officer's Family Is a Sweet Deal 小白脸下乡，入赘女军官软饭喷香 Frozen Lychee荔枝冻Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [One heroine + older sister heroine + mountain foraging + handsome live-in son-in-law + convenience store pocket space + playing dumb while hiding his strength] Lin Chen inherited the convenience store that had appeared in his dreams. Just as he reached a turning point in life, his biological mother pressured him to give his job to his stepbrother and go to the countryside to work as a peasant. Instead, he sold the job, used his trip to the countryside as an excuse to get his stepfather and moth 17.7kReads8.1Score1.4kShelves
24. 24 道 There Are Immortals in the Temple 道观有神仙 Heaven-Shaking Lion撼天狮子Urban1.9M WordsOngoing “Reverend, people say this temple is home to an immortal. Forgive my boldness, but is there really an immortal inside?” In response to the reporter’s question, the sprightly Song Feng looked like an ordinary old man of his age. “What immortal? That’s just a rumor outsiders have spread. These days, we believe in science. Young man, superstition is best avoided~” Before he had finished speaking, a streak of five-colored light suddenly flashed across the distant sky. It descended, and a middle-aged 37.4kReads8.0Score2.6kShelves
25. 25 修 The Divination Master of the Cultivation World 修仙界占卜大师 Just Forget It就这样忘记Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted New title: The Hired Hand at My House Is Acting Strange. [Useless Live-in Son-in-Law]+ [Play the pig to eat the tiger]+ [Keep a low profile and grow]+ [Foresee fortune and misfortune]+ [Hardheaded Nice Guy] After transmigrating into the lowest-ranking disciple of a sect, he faces his father’s prejudice, his elder brother’s hostility, and a two-faced girlfriend who keeps stringing him along. He decisively breaks up with her! Fortunately, he has the Heavenly Secrets Compass, letting him glimpse th 8.6kReads7.6Score910Shelves

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    The protagonist develops his skills discreetly, without arrogance or impatience, embodying the Sigma man's style, focusing solely on his career.

26. 26 城 A Diary of Renting in an Urban Village 城中村租房日记 Fellow Daoist, Wait Up, I'm Broke道友留步我没钱Urban324k WordsCompleted Goofy comedy + Buddhist and Taoist teammates + episodic mysteries + an overarching mystery. Eat, sleep, and save the world on the side. Shen Wuyou moved from a shabby little apartment with 1,200 yuan rent to an even shabbier, tinier place that cost 600 yuan. He only cared about one thing: it was cheap. People online said the place was unlucky and anyone who moved in would have bad luck. He didn't care. Unemployment, a breakup, and illness? He didn't have a job, a partner, or a weak constitution, 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's so good I don't know what to say. All I can say is that this is the only book in my life that I know I'll have to wait for the serialization after finishing it.

27. 27 别 Don't Let Scholars Talk, the Talented Ladies Can't Take It 别让书生动嘴，才女们扛不住 Purple Flames Rising紫火飞扬Historical310k WordsCompleted A friendly warning: reading this book comes with risks. You might laugh hard enough to get abs because the male lead is such a flirt, or end up with high blood sugar because the romantic rivalry is so sweet. I accept no responsibility for any such symptoms. Want to come after the author? Vote and add the book to your collection first, then take a number and wait in line! [Alternate Ancient Setting] [Book Transmigration] [Lighthearted Comedy] [Scheming, Sharp-Tongued Hero] [Romantic Rivalry] [Pow 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Go check it out! If you like it, you can read it. The content is very good, and the writing is excellent!

28. 28 仙 After Becoming Invincible in the Immortal Realm, I Made Incognito Visits to the Lower Realm 仙界无敌后，我在下界微服私访 Feng Qingyang封清扬Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Super powerhouse + absolutely invincible + no System + longevity + play the pig to eat the tiger + grand worldbuilding + laid-back daily life + decisive and ruthless] After transmigrating to the cultivation world, Lin Beixuan spent countless eons training tirelessly and finally attained the Dao, becoming the invincible Beixuan Emperor of the universe. Through endless ages of immortal life, the celestial officials of the Heavenly Court have kept up appearances, painting the Myriad Worlds as an a 15.1kReads8.2Score1.2kShelves
29. 29 这 This Killer Is a Live-In Son-in-Law 这个杀手是赘婿 Hiking on a Rainy Night雨夜徒步Urban3.9M WordsCompleted The king of assassins in the dark world, the leader of the Wolf Organization known as the Wolf King, returned to Huaxia gravely injured after a mission went wrong. To investigate his parents' background and fulfill his father's dying wish, he became a live-in son-in-law to the Feng family. He was no longer the Wolf King. He was Jiang Hao. A year ago, the dark world declared the former Wolf King's mission a failure and pronounced him dead. Now, hiding his identity as the Wolf King, Jiang Hao unle 64.4kReads8.8Score7.1kShelves
30. 30 冰 The Iceberg CEO Mistook the Divine King for a Security Guard 冰山女总裁误把神王当保安 Kunlun Ancestor昆仑老祖Urban145k WordsCompleted [Urban + marriage before love + wish fulfillment + play the pig to eat the tiger + showing off and face-slapping] To repay the life-saving kindness of the person whose heart he now carries, the God King of the Godslayer Hall promises to live incognito among ordinary people for three years. Through a twist of fate, he becomes the handsome, dashing bodyguard of an icy female CEO. And so, a three-year marriage of convenience begins in the most dramatic fashion... 8Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 都 We’ve Transmigrated, So Why Bother Cultivating Immortality? 都穿越了，还修个毛的仙 Starry Sea, Secluded Plains星海幽原Urban2.4M WordsOngoing [Slice of Life]+ [Lighthearted Comedy]+ [Goofy Male Lead] [This book is mostly about everyday life in the modern world, seen through the eyes of a cultivator who transmigrates there. It's not the kind of story where the protagonist mindlessly shows off and slaps faces.] Shen Yan was a lazy slacker in the cultivation world. While other cultivators were still trapped in the cycle of “cultivate hard---make a name for yourself---get killed,” he had already given up trying. But his talent was so over 70.6kReads7.3Score5.8kShelves
32. 32 扮 Playing the Fool 扮猪吃老虎 Cow Hair Egg牛毛蛋7k WordsCompleted Playing the fool to catch the tiger 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When you reach the end of the watercourse, sit and watch the clouds rise.

33. 33 扮 Playing the Fool to Outsmart My Foes 扮猪吃老虎 Beyond the Mountain山那边Two Male Leads198k WordsCompleted Scheming gong & gentle, innocent shou After falling victim to a villain's scheme, Jiang Mujing and Rui Anian both died... When Jiang Mujing woke up, he found himself turned into a baby, able to make nothing but babbling sounds. But where was his Anian? Had he been reborn too? So Jiang Mujing searched and searched for more than ten years, only to discover that Anian was right there at his own company! He eagerly set up a chance for them to meet, only to find that his Anian didn't recognize him an 35Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 仙 Immortal Martial Emperor 仙武帝尊 Six Realms, Three Paths六界三道Eastern Fantasy9.4M WordsCompleted Nine thousand years ago, the Immortal Martial Emperor led a million divine generals into the ancient primordial wilderness. Not one of them returned, and only a wisp of true fire remained in the world. Nine thousand years later, Ye Chen, a discarded disciple, was driven from his sect and left with nowhere to go. By a twist of fate, he came into possession of the true fire and set foot on the path of immortal martial cultivation once more. This is a world where gods, demons, immortals, and Buddha 60.5kReads9.1Score14.3kShelves
35. 35 都 Urban: Ten Years of Cultivation, and I’m Unrivaled the Moment I Descend the Mountain 都市：修仙十年，下山即无敌 Feng Yibing冯一病Urban3.2M WordsCompleted The new book has built up a backlog of chapters and can be found on the author's homepage. It tells the story of the hundred thousand years after this book. [Expert Descends the Mountain + Invincible Cultivation + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Decisive Killing + Multiple Realms] The Great Dao is flawed, and spiritual energy has withered. A mighty cultivator who had survived the tribulation traveled the world. By chance, he discovered a peerless prodigy born with a spiritual physique, forcibly took 256kReads9.0Score23.2kShelves
36. 36 史 The Wildest Ancestor in History 史上最狂老祖 Immortal Lord Yanling燕灵仙君Eastern Fantasy7.5M WordsCompleted Ten thousand years ago, Lin Tian, the supreme demon king, became an invincible legend in the human realm. Ten thousand years later, he cultivates the Reincarnation-Slaying Heaven Art and returns to his old home. The greatest sect he once founded has dwindled into an insignificant school, his disciples have vanished without a trace, and worst of all, his grand-disciples are being bullied. Enraged, Lin Tian tears the sky apart with one hand and stomps the earth with one foot, sending countless imm 1.9kReads8.8Score1kShelves
37. 37 这 This Prince Has Gone Mad. Why Would You Provoke Him? 这皇子都疯了，你惹他干嘛？ Before the Wind Rises风未起Historical4.0M WordsCompleted [No System + High-Stakes Scheming + Laying Low to Build Strength + Logical Plot + Brains and Brawn + Suspense + Ancient Espionage] His mother consort dies suddenly of an illness. His older brother dies mysteriously in battle. All his backers are gone!! His father distrusts him, and his other brothers all want him dead! Not a single court official is on his side? In that case, he has no choice but to carve out a path to survival from between the cracks! After transmigrating to another world, he b 62kReads8.8Score4.9kShelves
38. 38 修 There's a Fat Guy in the Cultivation World Who's Ridiculously Cautious 修仙界有个胖子超苟 Lucky Chubby Big Brother好运胖哥哥Eastern Fantasy903k WordsCompleted (Beast-taming cultivation, unlimited leveling, power fantasy, stronger against strong foes and stronger still against the weak) Zhang Baiwang is a very fat young man from a small frontier city in the Xia Kingdom. His father is a merchant who had him late in life and spoils him, so Zhang Baiwang is both ignorant and uneducated. However, having grown up around his father's business, he's picked up some knack for reading people. By a stroke of luck, he obtains an ancient divine artifact, the Demon- 678Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The fat cultivator is having a blast, wielding beasts and ghosts...

39. 39 双 Twin Martial Souls: Am I a Slacker for Saving the World? 双生武魂：拯救世界的我是混子？ I Don't Eat Tomatoes我不吃西红柿啊Urban664k WordsCompleted [Twin Martial Souls, keeping a low profile, hiding one’s strength, an easygoing protagonist, comedy and lighthearted fun, no mindless face-slapping. Read at your own discretion!] As soul energy returned and Martial Souls merged with reality, Lin You, once a small-town exam crammer in his previous life, transmigrates to Blue Star, a world filled with Martial Souls. When protagonist Lin You takes the college entrance exam, he sees that the Martial Souls of candidates from the other provinces are a 399Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist quietly develops his strength, pretending to be weak while actually being strong.

40. 40 龙 The Dragon Dwells in the Abyss, Not Among the Grass and Trees 龙潜于渊而非草木 It's Little Yanzhi是小砚之阿Ancient Romance193k WordsCompleted A secret prophecy of “the hidden dragon in the deep” stirs the winds and clouds. Is the hidden dragon a young emperor, or a prince consumed by ambition? Who will rise to secure the realm? In the treacherous capital, the answer lies amid the gathering storm. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Dragon Lurks in the Abyss" Shocks the Capital! The young emperor feigns madness to seduce the female lead, while the regent seizes power with ruthless cruelty. Little did they know that the emperor was hiding his true strength, and with one move, he shattered the chaos!

41. 41 咸 The Daily Life of a Couch Potato 咸鱼的日常 Yue Yue Yue Zhu越越越猪16k WordsCompleted A Slacker's Everyday Life 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a fantastic novel! The female lead is the type who pretends to be weak but is actually very powerful, hiding a hidden strength. The male lead is also incredibly charming and adorable. The author's writing style is excellent; it's the kind of book that will leave you with a smile. There are so many plot twists; it's really hard to guess who the real villain is until the very last moment. It's super good, you have to read it!

42. 42 从 Starting as a Bastard Son, I Copy a Thousand Bloodlines and Become Emperor 从庶子开始，复制万脉称皇 Mr. Yaoguang耀光先生Eastern Fantasy156k WordsCompleted The most miserable illegitimate son in Great Chu: his birth mother died young, and everyone trampled him into the dirt! People mocked him as a witless good-for-nothing, never knowing he had the "Ten Thousand Meridians Copy System" hidden in his arms. He could beat up the gate guards and steal their body-tempering arts, knock down arrogant legitimate sons and snatch their Earth-grade martial skills, and even turn street thugs' rough-and-ready tricks into stepping stones! On the day of the royal t 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Foreshadowing is everywhere! The theft of the jade pendant, the mystery of Li Si Niang, and the protagonist's sudden awakening of the system—these clues are cleverly planted! It feels like every detail holds a hidden secret. After reading a chapter, my mind is full of questions, and I'm desperately eager to know what happens next!

43. 43 我 I’m So Weak, It’s Only Natural I Can’t Beat You! 我那么弱，打不过你很正常吧！ Su Yuchen苏宇尘Eastern Fantasy349k WordsOngoing An ordinary boy, armed with extraordinarily unconventional “survival smarts” and an utterly unreliable “letter of recommendation,” reluctantly sets off on a journey to the imperial capital. He has no idea that dazzling geniuses, genuine friendships, budding romance, and a surging undercurrent that threatens the fate of the empire await him. With a “sneak attack” philosophy that everyone, himself included, initially dismisses as a dirty trick, he will write a legendary story of his own, one that' —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Check out my book, it's about playing dumb to outsmart others, it's humorous and witty.

44. 44 无 Invincible, But I Have to Pretend I'm at the Qi Refining Stage 无敌了，但必须装练气 Defying Heaven with a Single Thought逆天一念Eastern Fantasy139k WordsOngoing My name is Ouyang Xiu, and I’m maxed out from the start. To me, the cultivation world is nothing more than a beginner’s village. But the System insists I pretend to be a lowly Qi Refining cultivator, or it’ll erase me on the spot... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend! 🥰🥰🥰🥰😘

45. 45 这 Something’s Not Quite Right in This Cultivation World 这修仙界有点不太对劲 Head of the Stove Crew灶班子班主Eastern Fantasy371k WordsOngoing ([Chinese-style horror · eerie cultivation · not for the faint of heart] The immortal world is a lie. Beneath it lies a man-eating hell. If you like stories like Dao of the Bizarre Immortal, come on in. If you're looking for a power-fantasy progression story, this isn't for you.) Li Changsheng has a Heavenly Spiritual Root. He is the personal disciple of the Qingyun Sect's leader, the foremost talent of the younger generation, and everyone's envy: the future Daoist heir. His only flaw is that hi 70Reads8.2Score569Shelves

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    This book is very well written and deserves this praise. Every character in the book is vivid and has their own unique characteristics. I recommend this book and give the author a thumbs up.

46. 46 怪 The Monster Rankings: A Hundred Sequence-Bearers Stand Behind Me 怪物榜单，我身后站着一百序列 Slowly Not So Slowly慢慢不慢慢Urban217k WordsCompleted Lin Chen transmigrates to a wasteland world. He thinks he can use the System to reach the top, only to discover that someone has set their sights on him. This bunch actually wants his body! To protect himself, Lin Chen has no choice but to use the System to grow stronger and stronger. Until he has developed the System to its absolute limit. Lin Chen brings everyone in the System to pay homage to the gods of the wasteland world. "Oh, come on! You wanted my blood, didn't you? So why are you shakin 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This veteran bookworm swears on his guts! This feigned weakness to outwit the enemy is absolutely thrilling! With the awakening of a useless character, a system-driven plot, and powerful backing, the monster rankings are a joke in front of him!

47. 47 苟 I Was Happily Living as a Laid-Back Country Bumpkin Until My Sister Brought Me Home 苟在乡下当咸鱼的我被姐姐接回家 Backflip Puppet后空翻布偶Urban163k WordsOngoing As a boy, the male lead was found by an old villager and taken home. Later, he learned martial arts and medicine from his master, then joined the military. After retiring and returning home to take it easy, he was suddenly fetched by someone claiming to be his older sister and sent off to college. Ouyang protested, “I’m retired already!!!! Why do I have to go to school?” With no way to keep lazing around like a couch potato, he had no choice but to head to campus and show off. 156Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 开 From the Start, Max Level: My Cultivation Is a Little Too High 开局满级：我的修为亿点高 Lottery Win Coming Any Minute彩票马上中奖Eastern Fantasy299k WordsOngoing When he woke up, overworked office drone Chu Ye discovered that he had transmigrated to a cultivation world where the strong preyed on the weak, and become an errand disciple in a small sect. From the start, the difficulty was hellish? Not a chance! Chu Ye was shocked to discover that slumbering within him was a terrifying level of cultivation, immeasurable and incomprehensible, just a tiny bit ridiculously high, along with a “memory cheat” crammed with countless ancient secret arts, divine pill 19Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist's cultivation level is incredibly high, which is super exciting. There are no frustrating plot points, making it a must-read for anyone looking for something to read!

49. 49 诡 The Bizarre Company: Starting with Being Forced to Work 996 诡异公司：从被迫996开始 Three Fish三鱼Mystery999k WordsCompleted Zhang Yang, an ordinary office worker, wakes up one day to find himself forced into the bizarre Tianwang Corporation, where a terrifying new life as a wage slave begins. A machine supervisor who kills anyone who breaks the rules. Bizarre jobs where your life is always at risk. A horrifying night in the underworld, where failing to finish your work means overtime. Colleagues with their own hidden agendas. The mysterious Six Paths Realm, one world after another in ruin, walking corpses and evil sp 296Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist of this book truly deceived everyone, or rather, not just all "people." Perhaps calling him the protagonist isn't entirely accurate. To be honest, I realized halfway through writing this post that it might differ slightly from what you requested, but I'll post it anyway.

50. 50 我 I Use My Superpowers to Subdue the Eight Directions 我靠异能镇八方 Spacetime Boy时空少年Modern Romance132k WordsOngoing The Prison Gate's true form awakens, and dragon blood breaks fate's pattern! Lin Ye's identity as a spirit artifact is exposed. Chen Jin, a traitor to the Chaos clan, forces him to sacrifice his bloodline by threatening the life of his dear friend. At the brink of death, the first-generation dragon clan's formation markings awaken. Lin Ye takes control of the Prison Gate across time and space and crushes the parasitic dragon spine, but Chen Jin's soul escapes into the Prison Gate, becoming a ves —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🛡️With a close friend's life in danger, the dragon's array is activated in the desperate forest! Controlling the gates of time and space, and confronting the Chaos Dragon God's host, this battle to protect is high-energy from start to finish!

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