One Heroine, No Harem, No Womanizing, Xianxia 单女主，不后宫，不沾花惹草单一，玄幻

1. 951 我 I Open a Tavern in an Invincible Protagonist Novel 我在无敌文中开酒馆 Gu Weiyang顾未央Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Also known as: Fine Wine, Carefree Wanderer, Guest of the Mortal World A breath of fresh air in the invincible-protagonist genre. Lou Tiandu transmigrates into another world as a villainous supporting character, but for the sake of a good life, he chooses to ignore the plot and open a tavern instead. Years later, Lou Tiandu yawns in his tavern. “You’re all fighting and killing while I make my fortune. You’re all risking your lives while I enjoy the good life. You’re fighting to the death, and I’ 406Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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   This is an invincible protagonist story where the transmigrated character is a villain who's just sitting around doing nothing. He was born with ancient double pupils and is competing with his own brothers for the top spot.

2. 952 人 Middle-Aged and Surprised: My Whole Family Turns Out to Be the Protagonists 人到中年：全家人竟然都是主角 Chen Tianxiu陈天秀Urban520k WordsCompleted One day, Chen Tianxiu realized that everyone in his family was acting a little strange. His son stayed out all night every day and even said, “Why should I explain my actions to anyone?” His daughter shut herself away all day, muttering strange words like “System,” “awakening,” and “bloodline.” Most importantly, his wife spent all day clutching her phone and saying things like, “The fairy is amazing!” and “The saintess is mighty!” with all the embarrassing intensity of a chuunibyou. Chen Tianxiu 2.8kReads8.7Score342Shelves

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   This book features a single female protagonist and three children—a boy, a girl, and one unborn.

3. 953 狗 So Sweet: My Childhood Bestie Is Just Too Irresistible 狗粮超甜：青梅闺蜜可太香了 Anyone Who Likes Tiga Is a Good Person喜欢迪迦的都不是坏人Urban236k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + One Heroine + Sugary Rebirth] Qin Lang and Ling Ruonan were childhood friends. They'd shared the same bed and worn the same pair of pants. Ling Ruonan always kept her hair short and neat, looking like a tomboy, and Qin Lang had always considered her a buddy, a brother in all but name. That was until he received the news of her death. “Qin Lang, do you know that my sister...” Ling Ruonan's younger brother shoved her diary into Qin Lang's arms. He opened it to the first page, wher 968Reads9.0Score137Shelves

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   The first book is a sweet romance, with several couples to enjoy, though the ending is a bit rushed. The second book features a rebellious disciple who challenges his master; the female lead is a bit silly, but still somewhat interesting. The third book has a male lead who is reborn on the day his wife dies, saves her, and then changes himself; oh, and there's a system involved too.

4. 954 女 The Empress Reincarnates and Becomes a Defiant Disciple from the Start! 女帝转世，开局成为冲师逆徒！ Crossing the River on a Reed一苇渡江Eastern Fantasy286k WordsCompleted [Sweet, adorable female emperor + tsundere male lead + one heroine + sweet daily life + a little goofy + don’t read if you dislike it] My name is Ji Mengyao. In my previous life, I was a female emperor of the Upper Realm, but after being betrayed, I reincarnated to cultivate anew. The Heavenly Secret told me that if I wanted revenge, I had to become a disciple of a man named Lu Beixuan. And, preferably, I should turn the tables on him and make him my disciple. Lu Beixuan: Why do you want to beco 1.7kReads9.0Score163Shelves
5. 955 废 A Useless Formation Cultivator Shakes the Immortal Realm, Zhi Nuo and Gui Yu Share the Sky 废材阵修撼仙界，栀糯归屿共苍穹 You Tell Me What the Name Is名字叫什么你来说Eastern Fantasy87k WordsOngoing Cultivation + one heroine + mutual salvation, with two hearts finding their way to each other The sect branded Jiang Yu’s attribute-less Heavenly Spiritual Root a useless root unseen in ten thousand years. At Qingyang Sect, he endured cold shoulders and mockery, yet insisted on using his brush as a blade and formations as his path, breaking free of the Five Elements’ constraints to forge a unique path for cultivators without attributes. With only a simple pack on his back, he left the sect and —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Single female lead, cultivation novel. The female lead appears in Chapter 2 and joins the main storyline in Chapter 5. The romance and main plot develop in parallel.

6. 956 万 Blood Seal of Eternity 万古血印 A Stinky River一只臭水江Eastern Fantasy118k WordsOngoing The Thunderclap Clan, with a legacy spanning ten thousand years. But human greed knows no bounds. They tricked my father into entering the Thunder Marsh, and destroyed ten thousand years of my sister’s power. When I return to the Divine Realm, ten thousand swords will soar into the sky, enough to slay the gods! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Born into a family of thunder gods, yet fearing lightning; my elder sister possessed innate ice power, which her clan seized. Everything my sister lost, I will reclaim. The Eternal Blood Seal, a single seal to cleave the heavens!

7. 957 天 A County Magistrate Fell from the Sky 天上掉县令 Shi Zhimei石之嵋Historical1.1M WordsCompleted “Your Majesty! The last six magistrates appointed to Nantang County have all been murdered. Now no one dares accept the post. Please decide what to do!” “How were they killed?” “It's said to be connected to a poisoning case at a tavern.” “Who owns the tavern?” “A young scholar.” “If no one else will take the post, then make the scholar the magistrate!” “But...” And so the young man, a doctoral student from Huaxia who had transmigrated here, found himself a county magistrate... A year later, Nant 64.2kReads9.2Score4.1kShelves

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   It's really good, but the updates are slow.

8. 958 剑 The Sword That Slays Ten Thousand Dao 剑灭万道 Light Emperor轻帝Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted I wield a sword that can destroy ten thousand Dao! [Decisive and ruthless + fast-paced + not depressing + characters with brains] Are all mortals mere ants? If an ant is strong enough, even the Three Thousand Great Daos will bow before it! 1.3kReads8.6Score104Shelves

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   Single female lead + fantasy

9. 959 蛊 Gu King Ajie 蛊王阿杰 Little Sheep That Can Fly Every Day每天会飞的小羊Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [Fantasy + Gu Arts + Comedy + Rebirth + Hidden Identity + Mystery + Feuds + First Person] “Reborn to defy fate and slay the Blood Demon, break the curse and ascend to Emperor, unrivaled among the gods!” [Laughing out loud! Can Gu King A Jie cut his way through a fantasy world with this trick?] Miao Awei (roaring): Miao A Jie, prepare to die! He kicked me off a cliff in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons. When I opened my eyes again, I had been reborn three years in the past. Miao Cuihua (poundi 109Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   They're all single-female-lead stories; I'm a fan of single-female-lead novels.

10. 960 玄 Fantasy Villain: The Heroines Are Too Much for You, So Let Their Fathers Handle Them 玄幻反派：女主把握不住，让爹来 Hong Lun鸿轮Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Alternate title: The Villain Clan Leader: You Broke Off My Son’s Engagement, So I’ll Marry You Gu Qian transmigrates into a fantasy novel he was reading. Good news: from the start, he becomes the leader of an immortal family. Bad news: every member of the family is a villain. They casually rip out the bones and gouge out the eyes of the chosen ones, then get wiped out once the protagonists rise to power. They even split earthworms lengthwise! … Cultivation in the universe has reached its peak, 21.9kReads8.8Score11.6kShelves
11. 961 女 The Low-Key Romance Between the Empress and the Sword Saint 女帝与剑圣的低调恋爱 Bullet Ant子弹蚂蚁Urban1.2M WordsCompleted In a modern world where magic exists, the Empress with underworld connections and the infamous Sword Saint stand at the very pinnacle of the world. To break off the marriage alliance arranged by their elders, they conceal their identities and set out to find true love. Unaware of who the other really is, they meet and get to know each other. These two straight men and women start a low-key romance in the hopes of calling off their engagement… 1.4kReads8.6Score145Shelves
12. 962 长 Immortal and Undying, Invincible for Eternity in the Cultivation World 长生不死，在修仙界万古无敌 The Jujubes Ripened When I Was Six六岁枣熟了Eastern Fantasy629k WordsOngoing [Lighthearted humor + immortality + System + keeping a low profile + one heroine + some decency] Chen Mo transmigrates to the cultivation world, becomes immortal, and obtains a mysterious bronze coffin. Every extra year he lives earns him one Longevity Point, and the amazing thing is that Longevity Points can be used to draw rewards! Delighted, Chen Mo begins a carefree, shameless life of cultivation, even challenging Heaven to see who can live longer… “Draw from Heaven, Earth, ghosts, and gods. 70Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    Synopsis: New book, don't be misled by the ratings. The protagonist is a cunning and ruthless man who schemes behind people's backs. He's a cultivator named Chen Laoliu, and once he strikes, you're no match for him. He puts on his hood and doesn't care about anyone. Single female lead. If you prefer a female-only story, don't bother reading. A lighthearted and enjoyable read.

13. 963 刚 I Was Just About to Become Invincible, and the Empress Made a Move on Me! 刚准备无敌，女帝逆推我！ Bodhi Leaf叶子菩提Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted [Sign-in]+ [Empress]+ [System]+ [Invincible] In his previous life, Yun Chuan tripped and fell to his death. He transmigrated to another world where strength ruled everything, awakened a sign-in System, and was ready to amaze everyone and become invincible. Instead, the Empress immediately turned the tables on him. “What? I’m the mighty, invincible Sword God, and people say I live off a woman?” “Fine. Being kept and still getting my way is a skill too!” Yun Chuan: I’m exhausted. I’m suffering, bu 15.8kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
14. 964 开 A Gun from the Start: I Awakened a Sacred Physique in Honghuang 开局一把枪，我在洪荒觉醒了圣体 The Wind Rises, the Dragon Roams风起龙游Eastern Fantasy236k WordsCompleted [No System + Multiverse + Myriad Worlds + Primordial World + Chinese Mythology + Traditional Cultivation Progression] Lin Yun, an unparalleled genius of the Kunlun Immortal Sect in the cultivation nation of Shenzhou on Earth, the mother universe, arrives in the Primordial World, one of the four frontier universes and one of the Myriad Worlds’ gateways, in response to a great tribulation spanning all worlds. He begins searching for a way back to Earth, only to become embroiled in countless secret 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is good. It's a new book, and I've been following it from beginning to end. It's a fantasy novel without a system, combining many elements of ancient Chinese mythology and the "Covering the Sky" trilogy. The author's writing style is also quite good. [Admiration]

15. 965 玄 Xuanhuan: My Past-Life Cultivation Base Can’t Be Sealed 玄幻，前世的修为封不住了 Hu Yuluo狐羽落Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Invincible + One Female Lead + No System for the Protagonist] An unmatched powerhouse is reborn to cultivate anew. Only to discover that his previous-life cultivation can’t be sealed away? Nothing for it. He’ll just have to reinforce the seal first... Then he meets his wife, who transmigrated into this world before he did in his previous life. Well, this time, I’ll never let you suffer even the slightest grievance! When he recognizes his birth father, does he really have to do a blood 2.6kReads8.6Score264Shelves

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    Character traits: This is a single-female-lead, invincible story; those who like this genre can check it out.

16. 966 玄 Xuanhuan: From the Start, I Have Nine Fairy Masters 玄幻：开局九个仙女师傅 Han Xiangqu Bai韩想娶白Eastern Fantasy7.1M WordsCompleted From the start, Ye Xiu takes nine immortal beauties as his masters and awakens the Divine Eye, instantly reaching the peak of talent! “What? You spent tens of thousands of years cultivating the Ninefold Immortal Sword Art? Sorry, I took one look and mastered it!” “The Flame of the Phoenix? The Flame of the Vermilion Bird? The Soul of the Dragon God? One look, and they’re all mine!” “What? You say you’re the strongest in the universe? Sorry, I have a universe inside me!” In this boundless world, 15.4kReads9.1Score2kShelves
17. 967 修 War Soul of the Asura 修罗战魂 The Bee Who Never Grows Up长不大的小蜜蜂Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted Transported back a million years, Lin Chen, the Nine Heavens Supreme Emperor, returns with a rare martial soul, and everything begins anew. 556Reads8.6Score—Shelves
18. 968 踏 The Path of Treading Demons 踏魔途 I Have a Story to Tell我有故事讲Eastern Fantasy769k WordsOngoing [One female lead] [Mortal cultivation] [Demonic cultivation] He was a scholar who failed the imperial examinations, but through a twist of fate he entered the demonic path, ventured among the stars, crossed seas of sand… battled ghosts and demons, slaughtered immortal heroes. With graying temples, he carried a scholar’s air; with yellow hair, he was like a demon from hell; with silver hair, he radiated an immortal aura; and with red hair, he was utterly bloodthirsty… Looking back on his long jou 140Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Original traditional fantasy novel, single female lead, no cheat codes, demon cultivation. New author seeking support. Experienced readers looking for something to read, please check for any obvious flaws and offer suggestions.

19. 969 玄 Xuanhuan: I Simulate Becoming a God While Listening to Music in the Brothel 玄幻：勾栏听曲的我，模拟成神 The Twenty-Fifth Hour第二十五时Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Fantasy, simulator, playing it safe, no female lead, exploration and progression; not pure wish fulfillment.] [Important note: In real life, he plays it safe. Most of the story takes place in simulations.] Jiang Yifeng transmigrated as the eldest son of the Jiang Merchant Guild in the Great You Kingdom. He thought this was an ancient society where he could spend his whole life lounging in the pleasure houses, listening to music, and taking it easy. But five years after he transmigrated, a simul 69.8kReads8.4Score8.4kShelves
20. 970 玄 Xuanhuan: I'm Invincible, But Not Completely Invincible 玄幻：我无敌，但没完全无敌 A Pen Becomes a Blade无笔成锋Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted “Traditional Fantasy + One Female Lead, No Harem + No System + Invincible” I have a sword named Jingzhe! To carve out peace in a chaotic age and seize the light from the darkness. Note: Some readers might find the beginning a little confusing, but that’s okay. It’ll all make sense later! If you don’t like invincible-style traditional fantasy, read no further! 1.2kReads8.9Score104Shelves
21. 971 末 Chronicles of the Chaotic Dharma-Ending Age 末法纷乱录 Wudao Ren无道仁Urban644k WordsCompleted (Abandoned. Not recommended. A new writer's first book. The plot will absolutely exceed your imagination. The writing is a little rough, so please don't flame me if it's not to your taste. This book draws on the Primordial World system.) The river of time flows from ancient times to the modern age. Humanity has gone from slash-and-burn farming to towering skyscrapers. The legendary immortals and Buddhas have long since left the mortal world, and cultivators have gone from a time when anyone coul 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Hereditary devotion

22. 972 我 I Was Raised by Monsters 我被怪物养大 Uncle Nan Yao南妖叔Urban769k WordsCompleted The story is set in a modern city in a parallel world. Legend has it that City A is home to an urban myth called the White Cat Agency. The agency is run by a group of monsters and demons. As long as you pay the appropriate price, they'll fulfill any request you make. Money, organs, emotions, memories, years of life... Anything could become a bargaining chip. Seventeen years ago, an infant boy of unknown origins was found by the agency's owner and raised by a group of monsters. Seventeen years l 2kReads9.6Score379Shelves

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    I wanted to recommend some, but after flipping through my bookshelf, I only found two books by Tomato (a popular Chinese author known for his harem novels), which is still too many [vomiting emoji].

23. 973 反 Villain: I Catch My Master's Daughter Disguised as a Man, and This Rebellious Disciple Is Overjoyed 反派：撞破师尊女儿身，逆徒狂喜 Send in the Little Orangutan派小猩猩Eastern Fantasy310k WordsCompleted Luo Yin transmigrated into the world of a fantasy novel he had just started reading, becoming the senior disciple of Tianji Peak at the Taiyi Sacred Land. To his surprise, he was cast as a villain, yet had only mediocre talent and lived even worse than a menial disciple. Fortunately, he was bound to a Destiny Projection System, which let him project other people's lives and seize their opportunities ahead of time. Just as Luo Yin was about to finish cleaning the loft where his master live 3.6kReads8.6Score368Shelves
24. 974 天 The Abyss of the Heavenly Demon 天魔深渊 zz Little Napzz小盹Eastern Fantasy155k WordsOngoing Synopsis: [Fantasy + One Heroine + Sweet Romance + Marriage Before Love + Pets + Empress] The chaos of the universe split into yin and yang. To govern all things in the cosmos, the Divine and Demon races came into being. As time passed, the Creator God departed, and the conflict between the two races deepened. In the year 5000 of the Heavenly Calendar, war broke out. It continued until the year 12000, when the Heavenly Emperor was gravely wounded and left with less than a tenth of his power. The —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A fantasy novel with a single female lead. The female lead is a demon empress who is rescued by the male lead, a mortal, and is then forced to marry him—a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love. It's packed with sweet romance!

25. 975 大 I’m the Great Villain, but I Never Wanted to Rule the Ages! 大反派的我，真没想独断万古啊！ Kaneki Ken金木研啊Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Cunning protagonist + decisive and ruthless + doesn't play the pig to eat the tiger + pure power fantasy] A transmigration novel. Ji Xiu discovers that he has become the tragic villainous Big Boss in a novel! The novel's male lead has an invincible golden finger? The novel's heroine is an Immortal Emperor reborn? His own future means certain death? Ding! The god-tier sign-in System has awakened! [Ding! Congratulations, Host. Your sign-in reward is the nine-star Divine Heart Dao Bone!] [ 24.8kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves
26. 976 超 Super Blue Nova 超蓝新星 I Am a Fiend我叫妖孽Eastern Fantasy534k WordsCompleted [No System, no harem, no saintly protagonist, no characters losing intelligence] A technological civilization suddenly invades a cultivation civilization. The overwhelming power of individuals cannot withstand the unknown attacks of advanced technology. With no choice, they abandon their homeland, shatter the continent, and flee. Thus, a technological cultivation civilization is born. The protagonists travel through countless parallel universes in search of the truth of the cosmos, eventually di 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Single female lead, and the romance is fast-paced, only sweet, no angst. The protagonist has top-tier talent and isn't a saint.

27. 977 九 Venerable God of the Nine Netherworlds 九幽神尊 Huo Bigfoot霍大脚Eastern Fantasy345k WordsCompleted [Reborn + satisfying revenge + genius protagonist + not a goody-goody + not a simp + traditional fantasy + playing the pig to eat the tiger + ruthless and decisive + ruthless and cunning] I am Du Chaolin, from Earth, and I was a top student at a prestigious university. I have a Chaos Spiritual Root. I’m a born genius and king, reaching Nascent Soul in five years and Great Ascension in a century. I possess a divine cauldron that can collect all things and destroy all immortals. I’m ruthless and 58Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Try this one, I think it's pretty good. It's my first time reading a male-oriented novel.

28. 978 玄 Xuanhuan: Disciples, Back Up Your Master! 玄幻：徒儿们，给为师掠阵！ Bear Deer Style熊鹿流Eastern Fantasy150k WordsOngoing [Invincible Under Heaven, Decisive and Ruthless, High Martial Arts, Low Fantasy] The Yan Kingdom rules the world. Martial arts flourish, and monsters run rampant. But Shen Xingqiu, who transmigrated here, is a good-for-nothing, stuck getting by in a small sect and destined to live out an ordinary life. Then the old sect leader dies unexpectedly, and the disciples scatter in every direction. The once-bustling sect is left with Shen Xingqiu alone, and soon even its territory will be lost! Fortunat —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fantasy series that you must follow

29. 979 禁 A Sigh Beneath the Starry River 禁恋之星河叹 Emperor Lord Chen Yun帝主辰云Eastern Fantasy281k WordsCompleted In times of chaos, people seek peace; in times of prosperity, ruin takes root. After the year of divine retribution passed, the world once again enjoyed a long-awaited age of prosperity, but even greater storms were brewing beneath the surface. Hope, or despair? In the calm before destruction, who will be the savior, and who will embody annihilation? There is a righteous path, and there are gods in this world. Behold the vast, winding jianghu, where love and loyalty endure. Count the heroes who —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look at this.

30. 980 开 Live-In Son-in-Law from the Start: The System Forces Me to Raise a Mom! 开局赘婿，系统逼我养奶妈！ Not a Hair in Sight零根毛Eastern Fantasy267k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Cultivation + System + One Female Lead + Comedy + Two Strong Leads + Split Personality] I transmigrated into the body of a live-in son-in-law, and the System is forcing me to be a dad? Fine. It’s just a job. I’ll put up with it! Other people transmigrate into the cultivation world, but I became a live-in son-in-law, and got bound to a [Nanny Dad System]! My cultivation is locked at the first level of Qi Refining, and my only task is to take care of a nanny with a mysterious ide —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both are comedic novels with a single female lead and no harem elements.

31. 981 娶 I Married a Princess and She Tried to Kill Herself, Then I Awakened the Power of a War God 娶公主反自杀，我觉醒战神之力 Ice Moon Songs冰月笙歌Eastern Fantasy275k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, a tribulation-bound War God and a mortal princess, brisk pacing, no dragging things out, decisive and unyielding] The mighty War God Feng Yi is betrayed by his fiancée. In a fit of rage, he cripples her lover. The Jade Emperor then banishes him to the mortal realm to undergo a tribulation, where he becomes the useless consort of a princess of the Beicang Kingdom. Siming tells him that this tribulation is about parting from the one he loves. Thinking it will be easy with a wi 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story features a single female lead and a devoted male lead who, after marrying her, becomes invincible, crushing all villains and evil forces.

32. 982 开 The System Gave Me the Desolate Ancient Saint Physique from the Start 开局系统送我荒古圣体 Not a Hair in Sight零根毛Eastern Fantasy495k WordsOngoing [System + transmigrate + one heroine + two equally powerful leads] With a single slash of his God-Slaying Blade, Lin Xiao cuts down every injustice in the world. Armed with an Ancient Desolate Sacred Body, he takes on the burden of saving the world. “To go from a wandering ghost to the Chaos Emperor, I only need to do three things: destroy the Holy Lands' branch temples, seize their resources, and rip off their hypocritical masks!” Lin Xiao, a modern master strategist, transmigrates with a “Vill —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 983 风 Tales of Fenghua 风华见闻录 Qing Feng Mo Ran倾风墨染Modern Romance177k WordsOngoing [A laid-back, moody human girl × a gentle-on-the-outside, dark-hearted demon prince] [Comedy, action, battles, fantasy, romance] [Funny version] Ai Lin, a miserable prospective college student who has just finished her college entrance exams, should have been happily enjoying her nearly three-month vacation. But before she could even start, she was told she wouldn't live to see her eighteenth birthday! What are all these monsters, demons, the Demon Realm, and the Divine Realm doing popping up al —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend this one. It's one I wrote myself, with a single female lead, and it's considered fantasy.

34. 984 神 Gods and Demons Beneath One Sky 神魔同天 The Hundred-Flavored Demon Pen百味妖笔Eastern Fantasy324k WordsOngoing [Traditional fantasy + not a brainless power fantasy + no harem + swordsmanship + ruthless and decisive + dark transformation + passionate] The path to immortality stretches endlessly; the road of reincarnation lies shrouded in mist. Gods and demons hide from the world. One game of chess, two players. He walks the board, a pawn helping to sow chaos. In a losing game, he turns the tide and reshapes the world. Click! The piece lands, and life begins. Who among us isn't a chess piece? He is 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I really can't understand why nobody's reading this book. I can't even get into the books on the bestseller list. I almost gave up on this one in the beginning, but the plot gets more and more absurd as it goes on. You can't predict what will happen next. The writing is okay.

35. 985 藏 The Sword Hidden Beneath the Heavens 藏剑天下 Sword Hidden in the Snowy Night雪夜藏剑Eastern Fantasy260k WordsOngoing [Smart characters, no saintly behavior, no womanizing, possibly a slow start, detail-oriented, character growth] His sisters are always trying to devour him. When he crawled out of the Sword Burial Pool, he was no longer a sword. When he stood up again, wait, why is this young lady so tall and huge? The board, the pieces, the player moving them. Beneath an immortal's skirts, no gentleman remains. At the end of troubled times, who will stand supreme? 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Facepalm][Facepalm] The male and female leads have unusual tastes.

36. 986 我 I, Kurama, Was Bound as a Spirit Beast by a Goddess 我，九喇嘛，被女神契约为御兽了 Guide to the Art of War兵法指南Eastern Fantasy510k WordsCompleted [Beastmaster carries their master + heroine-raising story] My name is Li Er. A hundred years ago, I transmigrated to the Beast Taming Continent. With the help of the System, I grew into the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, Jiu Lama! At last, just as I was breaking through to the tenth star, I faced a heavenly tribulation and my body was destroyed… When I woke up again, I found myself contracted by a human! And aside from being pretty and kind, my master is utterly useless! I have to find a way to devour h 2.5kReads9.2Score274Shelves

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    Single female lead, fantasy, good.

37. 987 强 Strengthening My Descendants: My Heirs Are Everywhere in the Cultivation World 强化子嗣：我后代遍布修仙界 Summer Night Like Autumn夏夜如秋Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Maternal host detected... 1. You may spend 10 years of your lifespan to strengthen your offspring and conceive a child with an exceptional spiritual root. 2. You may spend 50 years of your lifespan to strengthen your offspring and conceive a child with an Earth spiritual root. 3. You may spend 250 years of your lifespan to strengthen your offspring and conceive a child with a Heaven spiritual root. 4. You may spend 1,000 years of your lifespan to strengthen your offspring and conceive a child wi 23.8kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves
38. 988 开EN The Empress Wants a Baby From the Start 开局女帝想要个孩子 Meng Meng Meng懵孟蒙Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy + one heroine] A pair of [Spirit-Bearing Rings], two people, one empress and one genius. When their child is born, it will surely be a divine infant unrivaled under heaven. The only problem is, their odds of winning that particular lottery are practically zero... 1kReads8.6Score103Shelves

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    Single female lead, fantasy

39. 989 丹 Dan Slave 丹奴 Small Target, Single Bet小目单关Eastern Fantasy215k WordsCompleted [Xuanhuan, traditional cultivation fantasy] If there were a cultivation technique that let you advance without a single bottleneck, from Qi Gathering to Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Spirit Severing, all the way to Great Golden Immortal, would it plunge the cultivation world into chaos and bloodshed? Ouyang Fei, who possesses a Wood Essence Constitution, is persecuted and forced to become an alchemy slave at Wuxia Mountain. Every day, he makes pills for others, agin 16Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    [Fantasy, Traditional Fantasy] A single female protagonist possesses a cultivation technique that allows her to progress through the Qi Gathering stage, Foundation Establishment stage, Core Formation stage, Nascent Soul stage, Spirit Division stage, and all the way to the True Immortal realm without any bottlenecks. Will this cause a bloodbath in the cultivation world?

40. 990 我 I Bring a Witch to Rule the World 我携女巫镇世间 Hope in the Mortal World尘世希望Eastern Fantasy999k WordsOngoing “My name is Fang Sheng. This is my twentieth year in this world. I’d planned to live out the rest of my days as an ordinary person, but my luck ran out. The world chose me, and I became the guardian of a five-star Western fantasy world. I will stand guard at the frontiers of that world. I ask the nation to take care of my parents. These are my last words.” After writing his last letter, Fang Sheng took a deep breath and walked toward the Star Gate… (One female lead, and not simply a Western fan —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Single female lead, male lead never philanders

41. 991 富 A Rich Woman Has Her Eye on Me? The Little White Rabbit from Love Apartment 富婆盯上？爱情公寓里的小白 Beibei Da北北哒Male-Channel Fanfiction366k WordsOngoing Motorcycle-riding youth Lin Bai roared through the wind of freedom, with Lin Wanyu holding tightly around his waist behind him. "Hey, handsome little bro, give me your number." At a traffic light, a rich woman rolled down her car window. "Sorry, ma'am, we're not a match. I have a girlfriend." Lin Bai smiled and shook his head, then flashed Wanyu a finger heart behind him. "Little brother, when you're young, you don't know... good, and you mistake... for a treasure!" "Hahaha!" Lin Bai put on his 622Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    Single female lead, Love Apartment fanfiction, new friends welcome!

42. 992 长 The Immortal Returns to Raise His Baby 长生归来当奶爸 Laid Flat平放Urban3.7M WordsCompleted A thousand years ago, Tang Feng climbed Mount Kunlun, accidentally fell off a cliff, and transmigrated through an ancient starry formation into the Sea of Stars. From then on, he embarked on the path of cultivation. After a thousand years of battle, he conquered the starry sea and attained an unrivaled immortal body, becoming the Immortal Lord Ziwei. Tang Feng crossed the starry formation once more, sacrificing his primordial spirit to return to Earth, only to discover that just six years had pa 12.5kReads8.1Score1.4kShelves

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    These all meet the requirements.

43. 993 玄 Xuanhuan: The System Just Bound Me, but I Want to Unbind It 玄幻：系统刚绑定，我却想解绑 Two Water Sheep俩水羊Eastern Fantasy603k WordsCompleted [Fantasy + System + one heroine] Bai Ye, a boy from Blue Star, transmigrates to the Xuan Yun Continent. He plans to spend his life taking it easy, but then his System awakens... “Ding! This System is the ultimate cheat code, essential for any protagonist who wants to show off: kill gods if they stand in your way, slay demons if they block your path, and dominate the world!” Bai Ye is speechless, so embarrassed he could practically dig out a whole apartment. And then... A beginner’s gift pack? Wh 340Reads7.0Score—Shelves
44. 994 都 The City's Ultimate Expert 都市巅峰高手 Holding the Pen执笔Urban4.9M WordsCompleted “I'm not sharing a room with him!” The campus beauty points at me... I came from the wilderness and was raised by five grandparents with extraordinary powers. To uncover the truth behind my parents' murder, I return to the city and move in with the campus beauty. With just a dog for company, I begin a shameless life of swindling and scheming. I cross the Yangtze on a reed and livestream a challenge at the Southern Heavenly Gate; To save the woman I love, I surround Mount Taihang all by myself; I 3.8kReads8.7Score846Shelves
45. 995 玄 Xuanhuan: The Immortal Traveling Physician, Saving Lives with His Maid 玄幻：不死游医，带丫鬟悬壶济世 Move 11落子11Eastern Fantasy466k WordsCompleted [A Nobody] [Everyday Life] [Warm and Funny] [One Heroine: His Maid] [No Angst] Ji Qing transmigrates into a fantasy world and obtains the Immortal Traveling Physician System. He travels far and wide, treating the sick and saving lives. Dynasties and sects. Immortals and ordinary folk. To a traveling physician, they are all fleeting passersby. All Ji Qing wants is to explore the world with his maid. He saves lives, no questions asked. He kills, whatever the cost. From visiting cultivators to lowl 1.1kReads8.1Score107Shelves
46. 996 极 The Supreme Immortal Venerable in the City 极品仙尊在都市 Pretend to Be Yang and Eat the Tiger扮阳吃虎Urban3.8M WordsCompleted The most revered immortal in the Immortal Realm opens his eyes and finds himself a live-in son-in-law. In his previous life, everyone looked down on him. After being reborn, he becomes a genius grandmaster of the ancient martial arts world and a miracle doctor renowned throughout the medical field, with skills that reach the heavens and strength that can split the earth. 5.3kReads8.4Score517Shelves
47. 997 校 The Campus Beauty's Dorm Is Haunted, and I Staggered In Drunk to Find Everyone Watching 校花宿舍闹鬼，我醉酒闯入被围观 Supreme Nine至尊九Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Mo Yun transmigrated to a world of the supernatural and inherited the legacy of the Wine Sword Immortal. The more he drank, the stronger he became! From the start, he drunkenly barged into the women’s dormitory, took over the bed of campus beauty Li Piaopiao, and fell asleep with her as his body pillow... [After one hangover, receive ten years of Daoist cultivation] [Encounter a ghost for the first time, receive a Chaos Dao Body] Before Mo Yun arrived, the girls in the dorm had been playing with 388Reads8.8Score101Shelves
48. 998 红 Senior Sister in Red, Don't Look Back! I'm Really Your Senior Brother! 红衣师姐别回头，我真是师兄！ Su Su Qin Qin苏苏秦秦Mystery260k WordsOngoing [Horror, Infinite Worlds, Survival, One Female Lead, No Cultivation] A figure in blood-red robes, claiming lives as it wanders through a quiet dormitory. A creepy scarecrow stands in a remote manor. At midnight, a chilling clown's laughter rings out from an amusement park. The distant chimes of a bell echo through an empty old mansion... One bizarre, terrifying party after another begins amid bloodshed, while lives struggling against fate fight desperately to survive the clutches of the uncanny! 4Reads7.2Score—Shelves
49. 999 无 The Supreme Sword Immortal: No God Can Withstand My Blade 无上剑仙：诸神挡不住我一剑 Little Bai Isn't Just for Show小摆不是摆Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Spiritual qi revival sweeps across Blue Star! Long-forgotten martial arts become all the rage around the world, and warriors emerge one after another in every country. Gradually, they begin venturing into the stars… Warriors draw on the spiritual qi of heaven and earth to strengthen themselves, shattering mountains with their fists and walking through the void. Sword cultivators nourish flying swords with rare natural treasures, fly on their swords, and slay enemies from a thousand miles 7.7kReads8.7Score462Shelves
50. 1000 啥 What? That Kid Doesn’t Want to Inherit the Throne? 啥！那小子竟然不想继承帝位？ Obsession in This Mortal World人间执念Historical3.0M WordsOngoing [No System + one heroine + passionate action + no saintly do-gooder + decisive and ruthless] A harsh, bitter fiefdom? Not a chance! Surrounded by wolves on every side? No, they’re merely whetstones for my blade. The winds of change rise again. With iron resolve and tender heart, watch as I ride the surging tide and protect you for a lifetime! At a single thought, heaven and earth change color. Smoke rises across a thousand miles, and ten thousand horses whinny in unison! 35.1kReads8.6Score53.3kShelves

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