Any Novels That Aren't Stupid, Show-Offy, or Ridiculous? 有没有不无脑，不装逼，不脑残的小说

1. 1 我 I Only Wanted to Roam the Martial World, but You Insisted I Become a Marquis 我明明想混江湖，你非逼我当侯爷 A Parting Toast of Wine离别一坛酒Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger. An original fictional historical martial arts world, where the imperial court is not far above and the martial world is not far away. When Yi Yuntian was eight, he protected five-year-old Mu Xiaoxiao and was imprisoned by order of the foolish former emperor. After twelve years, the emperor’s wise son, Xuanyuan Yi, told me that his father had been somewhat out of line. He not only set me free, but also made me a marquis. What? You’re asking what I 539Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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   Not mindless or brain-teasing, but filled with intrigue in the imperial court, turmoil in the martial arts world, and open and covert struggles. An original martial arts world, not a time-travel story, not a reincarnation story, and without any cheat codes. Starting with a mountain villa, I want to conquer the martial arts world and the imperial court.

2. 2 大 The Benevolent Ancestor of the Tang Dynasty 【大唐仁祖】 Tang Renzu of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors三皇五帝唐仁祖Historical973k WordsCompleted [Golden Finger] [Transmigration] [Li Ke] [Political Intrigue] [History] From the start, he transmigrates into Li Ke. Facing certain death, he uses Li Shimin as a chess piece and goes head-to-head with the Changsun clan and the Guanlong aristocratic families, deftly resolving the struggle over the crown prince's succession. From the start, he is trapped in a dead end: Changsun Wuji has already begun plotting to frame him, and the deadly purge of Zhenguan Year 17 is less than six years away. He 5.5kReads—Score494Shelves

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   High quality!! "Emperor Renzu of Tang" guarantees it gets increasingly addictive and captivating as you read on! Intelligent and logically sound! Quality absolutely guaranteed! A nearly one-million-word novel completed in September, all foreshadowing resolved, all plot holes filled, and no disappointing ending. The writing style, word choice, plot structure, imperial strategies, political maneuvering, emotional nuances, military battles, and court intrigue are all top-notch. Grand in scope, lofty in its themes, profound in its thought, and rich in cultural depth. If you don't enjoy it, you can beat me to a pulp!

3. 3 碑 The Stele Seals Ten Thousand Crafts: I Cultivate the Miscellaneous Dao and Defy Fate 碑锁万匠：我修杂家破天命 Er Yue Er贰悦贰Sci-Fi & Apocalypse219k WordsOngoing [No transmigration] + [No cheat powers] + [No brainless plot] How could an ordinary blacksmith comprehend the Dao by sleeping in a coffin, or glimpse hidden truths by staring at a pepper grinder? For three hundred years, the Heavenly Craftsman Stele has ruled the world's order. It assigns trades, determines status, and decides each person's craft and future through the act of “bestowing a calling.” Yet this ancient stele, which no one dares question, judged Wang Cheng to be a jack-of-all-trades —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book perfectly fits the requirements. The protagonist is neither reborn nor transmigrated, and has no cheat codes. He is suppressed at the beginning, learns skills in a genuine way, and grows slowly. The 100,000-word book is a well-prepared build-up, using meticulous craftsmanship to break through the predicament! The protagonist struggles to survive, the villains are intelligent, and the plot is full of subtle clues. Readers who enjoy mystery and slow-paced, realistic storytelling are welcome to read this!

4. 4 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.7kReads9.6Score22.6kShelves

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   The stories on the book list are incredibly imaginative, the rules are anything but mindless, and the protagonists are intelligent throughout, making them extremely enjoyable to read!

5. 5 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8kShelves
6. 6 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5kShelves
7. 7 一 One Yuan from Each Person: I Turned a Nobody into a Star 一人一块钱，我把十八线砸成一线 Teng Yu, Who Loves Cicada Nymphs喜欢知了猴的藤宇Urban133k WordsOngoing A small, obscure county town with a permanent population of fewer than 300,000. Its industries have withered, its young people have left, and the elderly left behind watch over their grandchildren on empty streets. I've been reborn. With a golden finger so simple it's absurd: Every permanent resident earns me one yuan a day. 287,421 people → 280,000 yuan a day. Not bad, but not enough. Step one: Take over the failing Red Star Garment Factory → provide jobs for 200 laid-off workers → revive th —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It meets all the criteria, I recommend watching it.

8. 8 末 Apocalypse: The Whole Company Denies the Existence of the 18th Floor 末世：全公司否认18楼存在 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Sci-Fi & Apocalypse783k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + No System + Reborn + Mystery + One Female Lead + Zombies + Hard Sci-Fi + No Mindless Decisions + Revenge] Reborn six hours before the apocalypse, Chu Yan has not only retained his memories of the future, but also mastered the ultimate secret of genetic evolution! He can become the most powerful god in the apocalypse! He frantically stockpiles supplies, builds weapons, modifies vehicles, and saves his parents, racing against time! He will kill his enemies with his own hands and turn 3.6kReads8.7Score314Shelves

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   This post-apocalyptic sci-fi novel is amazing! At first, I thought it was a typical reincarnation story, but the plot twists were so horrifying they gave me goosebumps! The protagonist is intelligent throughout, decisive in action, and not at all overly sentimental. The foreshadowing is so numerous it's unbelievable. I stayed up all night reading it and couldn't put it down. A sure-fire dark horse of the year!

9. 9 末 Apocalypse Cockroach 末日蟑螂 Mighty Cockroach伟岸蟑螂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaoqiang is an insignificant nobody, a lazy loser who had been content to lounge around and wait to die. Staying at home lets him avoid the first outbreak of the zombie virus. When he sees his neighbors in the same apartment complex turn into zombies, he is overcome with boundless terror. He struggles to survive alone in an Apocalypse where people prey on each other. At last, worn down by loneliness, he picks up his gear and heads out into a world shrouded in smoke and fire. He takes the 26.8kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves
10. 10 公 Highway Survival: Why Is the Boss Inspecting Monster Supplies? 公路求生：大佬咋在验收怪物物资 Icebreaking Sledgehammer破冰大锤子Sports1.6M WordsCompleted [Road Survival raft + Infinite Dungeon Progression + Stockpiling] [Not an ensemble story, with a lone-wolf focus. Team battles only begin much later, after around chapter 450. Not a war-between-nations story, and not a rebirth story.] The early chapters borrow general elements from road-survival stories, such as vehicles, professions, and service stations. The story gradually opens up around chapter 100, combining an infinite-dungeon format with a road-survival setting. Current dungeons include 86.9kReads9.2Score8.3kShelves
11. 11 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6kShelves
12. 12 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
13. 13 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves

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    Both books are suspenseful and mind-bending, requiring a lot of brainpower. Sometimes the protagonist even fools himself—a common and skillful writing technique used by the author. The premise is novel, full of wits and battles of wits. After reading every chapter, you'll feel like your intelligence isn't quite up to par. Highly recommended! Five stars! [Heart emojis]

14. 14 神 The Game of the Gods [The Divine Game] 神明游戏【神祇游戏】 Putting on Sunscreen at Night晚上涂防晒霜Urban290k WordsOngoing (Decisive and ruthless, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, and not too brainless. Should be a satisfying read.) One is a god-slayer from another world. The other is an ordinary college student living on Earth. “This is a story about people, and it’s my story too. Would you care to listen closely, or perhaps witness it with your own eyes?” Jun Xianli gazed into the abyss in the void and spoke with a self-amused smile. All the gods from Earth’s myths truly exist. They have simply be —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No system, no clichés, ruthless and decisive, villains don't lose their intelligence, urban supernatural abilities.

15. 15 人 Life in the Jianghu: An Electrical Engineer's Extraordinary Adventure 人在江湖：一个电力工程师的奇遇 Year Three Provinces年三省Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Li Fangao, an electrical engineer, unexpectedly gains supernatural powers. In a daze and against his will, he finds himself stepping into the modern-day underworld. His powers bring him one extraordinary encounter after another, and with each new experience, his abilities continue to advance. Moving between the underworld and everyday life, he thrives in both. The underworld today has no more flashing blades or torrents of blood, but it is rife with open and covert power struggles, with deadly d 14.3kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves

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    A new, exciting, niche, and high-quality story! The superpowers of the power industry: Electric Power Users! No spiritual power, only electricity! No internal strength, only electricity! I am the Electrician Hero!

16. 16 躺 After I Decided to Lie Flat, I Became a Winner in Life 躺平后，我成了人生赢家 Alpine Clouds阿尔卑斯云Urban66k WordsOngoing The protagonist is a 996 wage slave. After dying suddenly from overwork, he binds himself to the Lying-Flat System. With the System's help, he eventually becomes a winner in life... 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The new book is quite good; the new author's writing is decent, and it reflects certain social issues.

17. 17 一 A Proper Personal Bodyguard 一名合格的贴身保镖 Ling Mofeng凌默枫Urban70k WordsCompleted [Urban] [A Must-Read for Homebodies] [Ensemble Dialogue] [Fantasy] When Lin Yi was a child, his master threw him off a cliff. He survived and cultivated in a strange cave for ten years. Afterward, he became a personal bodyguard. He thought the job would be easy, but things turned out to be more complicated than he expected... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Simple and brainless, plus lots of beautiful girls hahaha

18. 18 灵 The Path to the Venerable of the Spiritglow Heaven 灵耀逆世天尊之路 Mist Rises, Mist Clears, Mist Appears雾起雾散雾显Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted On the Tianyuan Continent, where strength rules all, Ye Chen of the Ye family was once a prodigy who dazzled everyone. But when his spiritual sea collapsed at the age of ten, he became a good-for-nothing, scorned by all. His family turned their backs on him, and his clansmen constantly humiliated him. Ye Feng went even further, bullying him at every turn. Ye Chen’s fate finally changed when Lingyao Heavenly Venerable emerged from a mysterious ring and taught him the Sacred Tome of Lingyao, helpi 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Some brothers [laugh][cool][sending hearts][sending hearts][blowing kiss][laughing]

19. 19 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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    I highly recommend this new fantasy cultivation novel! It's incredibly good! The characters are vividly portrayed, the plot is meticulously crafted, and the fight scenes are spectacular. The development of the male and female protagonists' story is particularly brilliant; the author's design is simply superb. If you like fantasy, you absolutely must follow the protagonist on a thrilling cultivation journey. You'll regret it if you don't! [Cool][Cool][Making a face][Making a face][Shy][Shy][Shy]

20. 20 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 974.8kReads9.4Score97.1kShelves
21. 21 妖 Every Demon Knows I, Ning Bai, Never Break a Promise 妖怪都知道，我宁白不守承诺 Chubby Homebody肥宅包Eastern Fantasy114k WordsOngoing [Monster Essences] [Invincible Against Peers] [A World Overrun by Demons] [Martial Arts Fantasy] [Decisive and Ruthless] The first volume is complete, so go ahead and read it, guys. Ning Bai has a secret: he can devour the essences of monsters and make their power his own. Slay monsters, capture ghosts, drink, and travel. There’s a fox demon at the tavern along the road, a female ghost in the ruined temple where he takes shelter, and strange beings lurking in every barren mountain and wilderness —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is my own writing, a self-promotional piece. The protagonist isn't a saint, is decisive in killing, and doesn't accept moral blackmail. The world-building is dark, the fight scenes are mediocre, but the character development is quite good. (This was the review from the developer; it wasn't approved because the world-building was too dark, and they wanted me to revise it. I didn't want to, so I sent it to Tomatoes.)

22. 22 我 I Spend Like Crazy in the Wizarding World 我在巫师世界疯狂氪金 Pay-to-Win Wizard氪金巫师Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing Transmigrate to another world and awaken the [Pay-to-Win] ability, with four functions: stat allocation, analysis, proficiency, and simulation. Specialize in mechanical alchemy, from witchcraft-powered armor to hand-built mechanical girls, then conquer endless planes with a mechanical army... Using his wits, he starts with a teacher-student romance, wins the favor of a female bureau chief, enslaves a female assassin and a female crime boss, and becomes the husband of a grand duke… He enslave 21.6kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves

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    Seeking support from experts! This is a pure Western fantasy wizarding novel with a million-word draft in reserve and tens of thousands of chapters updated daily.

23. 23 锈 The Rustbone Godslayer Banquet 锈骨弑神宴 Temple of Painting庙落丹青Sci-Fi & Apocalypse767k WordsOngoing Flesh is weak? Mechanical ascension? No! In this cyberpunk hell, I choose to become a god through flesh and blood! Fang Cheng is a worthless guttersnipe from the wasteland district, scavenging for food in the trash. When the scum from the Electronic Tower crushes his only family member, they crush the last shred of his humanity, too. As he teeters on the brink of death, a cold voice explodes in his mind: [Godhood System activated! Mission one: Cast off the shackles of your mortal body!] Tear off —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not mindless, not a wish-fulfillment story, purely angst-filled.

24. 24 刀 The Great Dao of the Blade 刀行大道 Drunk Beneath the Hill醉卧丘山Eastern Fantasy218k WordsCompleted [Plot-Focused + Subverts Expectations + Demon Suppression Bureau + Grow Stronger by Slaying Monsters + No System + Not a Mindless Power Fantasy + Smaller Ensemble Cast + Mystery and Puzzles] The most terrifying thing in this world isn't monsters eating people. It's everyone believing that monsters don't exist! Wang Peng has just transmigrated into the body of a low-ranking official in Great Xia when a beautiful woman throws herself into his arms. One moment she's cooing sweetly; the next, a blad 17Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    A different kind of chaotic world of demons, not a mindless rampage.

25. 25 我 Did I Ruin This Account by Training It? 我这号是练废了？ Ink Immortal 0G墨仙人0GMystery438k WordsCompleted [Infinite flow + horror and the supernatural] Most stories are adapted from real events, told as a collection of ensemble, episodic tales. No formulaic plots, no invincible characters, no mindless stupidity. Bizarre situations? Soap-opera drama? They all reveal the distortions of the human heart and nature! Every night at midnight, you’ll enter a dream and explore the secrets of a strange otherworld. Featured chapters: The blurb can’t do them justice, so read the story! [Dream-Eating Syndrome - 91Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    He's not pretentious, he's intelligent, and he has a creative mind.

26. 26 彼 Such Is the Otherworld 彼界如此 My Pen Name Is Xiao Chi我的笔名叫晓迟Historical211k WordsOngoing Whatever you do, you’re an amateur. Read ten thousand books, and you’re still a fool. No matter how deep your schemes, they can never outwit fate. Yet sometimes, doing nothing succeeds where effort fails. Though destiny cannot be defied, there is still a way to make your mark. Another world, and yet the same world. The male protagonist transmigrates to the other realm with incomplete memories and starts from nothing. He is neither wholly righteous nor wholly wicked, and dares to love and hate. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm here to recommend one of my own works. It's definitely not mindless; I hope fellow readers will take a look.

27. 27 我 I Hunt Down Transmigrators in Ancient China 我在古代抓捕穿越者 Evergreen Greens长青菜菜Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted The protagonist, Long Chen, transmigrates into an ancient world. But it turns out that world is full of transmigrators. They belong to many different factions. Long Chen, himself a transmigrator, receives a mission: eliminate every other transmigrator. … 3.4kReads—Score172Shelves

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    This book has a novel theme.

28. 28 不 I Won't Pursue This Lingering Regret 不赴长恨 Chen Xinping宸心瓶Ancient Romance230k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate + both pure + defying fate + love grows over time + a mix of sweetness and angst] The goofy yet down-to-earth “Yang Yuhuan” vs. the reserved but calculating “Prince Shou” “Though heaven and earth may one day end, this sorrow will last without end.” From Song of Everlasting Sorrow In the 21st century, Yang Xiaoyu braved a downpour to watch a performance. She couldn't see anything romantic about this love story of an older man and a younger woman, built on coercion and taking by for 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Ancient Chinese Romance + Time Travel + Fated Marriage + Defying Fate + Love Developing Over Time + Sweet and Heartbreaking Interweaving] Absolutely captivating! The romance is delicately crafted, with intricately woven details. The male lead is intelligent and emotionally intelligent, while the female lead is worldly-wise and not blinded by love! The later episodes feature a quirky yet realistic princess versus a reserved yet cunning prince. Watch as the seemingly ordinary and frustrated prince strategizes, carefully plans, and protects his family, country, and the world. And see how modern-day office worker Yang Xiaoyu escapes the vortex of fate.

29. 29 大EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 513.4kReads9.5Score39.7kShelves
30. 30 直 Live Beast Appraisal: Your Pet Beast Is Way Too Brazen 直播鉴兽：你家宠兽太开门了 Shan Yeh Huan衫叶涣Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + Beast Taming + Everyday Life + Lighthearted Comedy + System + Beast Appraisal] Lu Ye, an antiques-appraisal streamer, woke up one day to discover that the world had entered the Beast-Taming Era. As he wondered whether to keep streaming his antiques appraisals, he unexpectedly awakened a beast-appraisal System and immediately became a proud beast-appraisal streamer. His livestreams soon took a strange turn. “Your two-headed snake's right head doesn't look like its left one. It ha 26.2kReads8.6Score2.7kShelves
31. 31 人 Writing Self-Help in America, I Become the Nation's Choice for President 人在鹰酱写鸡汤，全民求我当总统 Steamed Plum Pastry Sauce蒸梅油酥汁Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Tang Darcy transmigrates to America and becomes a sheriff. He activates the Influencer System: all he has to do is write toxic inspirational quotes and cultivate influencers to earn rewards. How hard can that be? He fires off all kinds of self-contradictory quotes to fool foreigners: “America, Please Wait for Your People!” “Don't Make America Great Again! Give the Little People Their Dignity!” “Why Does China Wash Its Dishes Seven Times?!” The more foreigners he fools, the more buffs the System 15.9kReads9.6Score2.1kShelves
32. 32 诡EN Supernatural Awakening: I Can Become a Demon King 诡异复苏：我能化身大妖 Fallen Leaves Return to the Earth叶落归泥Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Ghost Stories + Journey to the West + Hilarious Comedy + Sunny Boy + Mental Illness + Positive-Energy Sayings] As the supernatural revived and the uncanny world fell into chaos, Jiang Chen awakened the Demon Transformation System. By provoking emotional fluctuations in ghosts and monsters, he could absorb ghost energy and use it to draw Demon Transformation Cards, taking on the forms of great demons from Journey to the West. Faced with all kinds of violent, savage, strange, and sinister ghost 169.8kReads9.5Score17.3kShelves
33. 33 异 When an Alien Race Invaded, the Ingredients Started Fighting Back 异族入侵，作为食材居然还打人了 Spicy Little Crawfish劲爆小龙虾Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Jiang Tian has an unbeatable talent but wants to be a chef. After dying in battle, he arrives in a parallel world: Blue Star. Here, alien races are invading, and humanity is in decline. The aliens devour humans as food to enhance their spiritual power. Jiang Tian never wanted to fight again. He only wanted to pursue his dream of becoming a chef, until he discovers that the finest ingredients are these very aliens! And the strongest school beauty on his team has a special ability called the God's 16.5kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
34. 34 重 Rebirth as a Demonic Cultivator: Starting with a Zombie Planet 重生魔修，开局捡到一颗丧尸星球 The World Is Ink天下墨矣Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsOngoing This novel has been adapted into a comic. Chu Xuan transmigrates to the Cangxuan World and becomes a demonic cultivator in the Wuji Sect. To cultivate the demonic path is to seize the essence of heaven and earth and take the finest of all things. Slaughter countless millions, and you can become a supreme Demon Venerable. But killing is forbidden by the Heavenly Dao of the human race. The righteous sects also wiped out the Wuji Sect. Just when all seemed lost, Chu Xuan happens upon a blood mirror 15.6kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
35. 35 灵 After Leaving My Body, I Became a Soul Guide 灵魂出窍后我成了灵魂引渡人 Wooden Man LL木头人LL18k WordsCompleted After my soul left my body, I became a soul ferryman. —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 兄 Bro! You Really Dare to Date a Yandere?! 兄弟！你还真敢和病娇谈恋爱啊！ The Smiling Ape爱笑的猩猩Urban504k WordsCompleted [Multiple yandere heroines] + [Fresh premise] + [Twisted] + [Dual storylines] + [Everyday life] + [Corruption later on] + [Single gentle heroine] Super yandere! Super twisted! Give it a read if you dare~ 984Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    I think it fits perfectly!

37. 37 入 An 18,000-Yuan Monthly Salary After Entering the Dao 入道后月薪一万八 Candied Hawthorn Skewers Are Made with Hawthorn冰糖葫芦吃山楂Urban183k WordsOngoing Lighthearted, funny, and full of wild ideas, with no System. A warm welcome to all readers! Li Nanbei has a mysterious portal in his mind. It isn't until he kills an alien creature one day that he gradually discovers what the portal can do: it can raise his cultivation. Relying on this mysterious portal, Li Nanbei steadily climbs to the summit. But when he stands at the top of the world, he discovers that everyone, along with the entire world, is set against him. So what now? One man takes on th —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 淦 Damn! I Turned into a Goddess in the Apocalypse, and My Zombie Maid Is the Corpse Queen 淦！末世变女神，丧尸女仆是尸王 Rong Bin, Who Likes Chinese Hackberry Trees喜欢榔树的荣斌Sci-Fi & Apocalypse312k WordsOngoing [Not brainless + scheming saintess + gender transformation + no romance + System management + subverting tropes + lighthearted comedy] When my ex-girlfriend and a rich second-generation heir teamed up to shove me off a high-rise and I crashed into a horde of corpses, I finally learned that zombies were never the most poisonous thing in the apocalypse. As I lay dying, the [Zombie Modification System] activated and forcibly reshaped my body, turning this rough-and-tumble guy into a soft, adorable 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Absolutely not mindless [sending heart]

39. 39 魔 The Magic Empire 魔能帝国 Lu Yuyao路羽耀Modern Romance512k WordsOngoing [Supernatural powers + school life + gods + competitive matches + otherworldly continent + ensemble cast with little romance] More than competition, more than school life. Superpowered battles go bang, bang, bang!! Three power systems have appeared so far: the Magic system, the Sequence Coding system, and the Abyssal Realm system. There are three volumes so far: the first is about competition, the second about clashes between factions, and the third about daily life plus battles against dark for 6Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 争 Fight for the Heavens 争天 Mysterious Big Eater神秘大吃家Eastern Fantasy615k WordsOngoing [Passion and high stakes, an expansive world, intelligent storytelling, a new cultivation system, and a deeply layered plot] The order of Heaven and Earth is shattered, the Six Paths collapse, dark clouds blot out the sun, and evil spirits engulf the skies! But where did these demons come from? And what brought this calamity upon the world? What earth-shaking secret lies behind the spreading fog? A lone young man stands tall. All he sees is the suffering of the people, and every path he takes le 2.9kReads6.8Score111Shelves

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    It's excellent, highly immersive, and visually appealing.

41. 41 玄 Xuanhuan: The Villainous Senior Brother? No, the Heavenly Venerable 玄幻：反派大师兄？不，是天尊 Leave It to Fate and Dream随缘就梦Eastern Fantasy198k WordsOngoing The protagonist, Mu Ge, transmigrates into a book and becomes its major early-game villain. He expects to become nothing more than experience points for the Chosen One, but then he awakens a System. “Heh heh heh, now that I have a System, it’s anyone’s guess who the protagonist is!” And so Mu Ge sets out on his own path to immortality. “The villainous senior disciple? No, I’m a Celestial Venerable!” Many years later, standing at the pinnacle of the immortal path and looking back on all that had 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fantasy concept, novel plot, promising future.

42. 42 别 Don't Call Me Boss, I Make Six Thousand a Month 别叫我老板，我月薪六千 Da Bu Liu Xian Sen达不溜先森Urban96k WordsCompleted The day his ex-girlfriend dumped him in public, Lin Ce found five billion in his account. The System's rule: the money could only be invested back home, and his salary would be paid monthly. For the first month, it was 6,500. He promptly registered an investment company, hired a brilliant young woman as CEO, and stayed behind the scenes as a "gofer." Three months later, the county's GDP had grown by two billion, and another string of zeros had appeared on his pay stub. His ex-girlfriend came bac 5Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 辞 After I Quit 辞职之后 But Jiang Dong不过冮东Urban654k WordsCompleted I, Lin Zilong, quit my job as the director of a state-owned factory. Before the true coal tycoons emerged, in that great era of surging tides, shifting fortunes, and all manner of people fighting for their place, I became a coal tycoon... 260Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    This book is very good, but the rating is too low.

44. 44 关 The Four Fierce Ones of the Northeast 关东四猛 Big Sister Takes Charge二姐当家Urban301k WordsCompleted This novel is based on records in the family genealogy and true stories about our ancestors. During the Guangxu era at the end of the Qing dynasty, four brothers from the Wan family of Ma Village in Ninghe County, Shuntian Prefecture, Wan Long, Wan Hu, Wan Bao, and Wan Xiong, set out to seek a better life. They resolutely left their home in Tianjin and embarked on the arduous journey to Manchuria. They braved storms and hardship along the way, eventually putting down roots in Manchuria, where th 3.1kReads7.1Score179Shelves
45. 45 粮 Grain Coupons 粮票 Big Sister Takes Charge二姐当家Urban170k WordsCompleted Following the lives of ordinary people such as Li Guilan and Zhao Dehou, this novel uses ration coupons as a symbol of the era to trace the 38-year transition from a planned economy to a market economy, from 1955 to 1993. Through the protagonists’ struggles to survive, emotional entanglements, and fluctuating fortunes as they contend with food shortages and ration coupons, it vividly recreates the hardships of a turbulent era and portrays the resilience and kindness of ordinary people in difficu 1.1kReads6.4Score—Shelves
46. 46 甄 What Happened After Empresses in the Palace 甄嬛后续 Big Sister Takes Charge二姐当家Female-Channel Fanfiction110k WordsCompleted The focus shifts from “concubines vying for favor” to “battles between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law” and “an emperor and empress trapped in a marriage.” The relationship between the new Empress Dowager, Zhen Huan, and her daughter-in-law, Ruyi (Qing Ying), is incredibly subtle. Ruyi is the niece of the empress, once Zhen Huan’s political enemy. The two are enemies by family ties, yet both are tragic women in the imperial palace. Their complicated relationship as mother-in-law and daughter-i 2Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 香 As Long as the Incense Burns, Our Days Go On 香火不断日子不散 Big Sister Takes Charge二姐当家Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted The Incense Burns On, and the Good Times Never End —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 白 Chronicles of the White Mountains and Black Waters 白山黑水记 Big Sister Takes Charge二姐当家27k WordsCompleted Tales of the White Mountains and Black Waters —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 大 The Big Shot Starts Over: Paying Off Loan Sharks 大佬重修：从还高利贷开始 Shen Doesn't Look Back沈不回头Urban106k WordsCompleted Before ascending, the Venerable Ember of the cultivation world was betrayed by his dao companion and disciple. When he opened his eyes, he had become a poor night-market vendor in the modern world, thirty thousand yuan in debt and with just seven yuan and thirty cents in his pocket. His cultivation was intact, though his spirit had suffered a minor injury. But that was fine. The most powerful "experts" in this dump barely measured up to the foot-washing water from his past life. The Venerable Em —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 灵 Ling Cage: Sign-In for the Shadow Army, I Am the Lord of Light and Shadow 灵笼：签到黑影兵团，我光影之主 Don't Say the Chrysanthemums Are Thin莫道黄花瘦Anime Fanfiction1.9M WordsOngoing [Ling Cage + Multiple Heroines + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment + Ensemble Cast (Enter at Your Own Risk) + Lord of Light and Shadow] [The plot moves slowly at first, then things get exciting in the middle and later parts. If you want mindless thrills, proceed with caution.] The apocalypse descends, the land lies in ruins, and humanity clings to the Lighthouse to survive! Dustborn 5437, Lin Ye, awakens the sign-in System! [Ding! Signed in at Dustborn 4277’s bedroom. Obtained 100 Shadow Soldiers an 1.7kReads6.8Score155Shelves

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    A clash of beliefs runs throughout the story, with light and shadow clashing and exploring different philosophies, making the story far more profound than a typical action-packed thriller. [Bookmark this!]

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