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1. 551 魔 Magic and Science? Don’t Write That in My Sight! 魔法科学？别在我眼里写字！ Old Man Mu慕老头Eastern Fantasy814k WordsOngoing In a Western fantasy world crawling with transmigrators, Dreil is one of them too, probably. Because he's lost his memory. He doesn't know this world, but everyone here knows him. A dispatch from the Transmigrator Club lands him at the Federal Bureau of Operations: "Welcome aboard. Your role is... undercover agent." On his first day, four tasks await him on the assignment board: investigate the Transmigrator Club / steal the Second Empire's scientific research / find the Pope's weakness / assass 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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2. 552 异 Power Awakening: I’m at War with the Impostors 异能觉醒：我与伪人不共戴天 Dark Crow玄色鸦Urban507k WordsOngoing A tainted tide engulfs the world, and impostors steal it away. The order of human society collapses in an instant. After a horrific massacre, ordinary courier Wang Yi survives by sheer luck, relying on the grit that refuses to let him give up as he crawls out of a mountain of corpses. There is no safety in a chaotic age, and danger lurks in every street. Repeated assaults by impostors and ever-tightening brushes with death unexpectedly awaken his supernatural powers. From then on, he enters a 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's worth watching; it won't lower your intelligence.

3. 553 你 Is Your Pokemon Even Legal? 你这宝可梦合不合法啊？ Deep Pool, Towering Mountain QAQ渊渟岳峙QAQAnime Fanfiction2.5M WordsOngoing Hey, are your Pokemon even legal? Whenever someone asks, Lu Hong wonders if he’s raised this pack of little brats to be way too overpowered. Poison Miasma Plateau: Nidoking, whose breath alone can poison people. Floating Fortress: Corviknight, equipped with Heartsteel from the moment it steps outside, getting tougher the more it fights. Master of a Thousand Forms: Meowscarada, whose critical hits hit harder the more deeply it loves its Trainer. Calamity of Fission: Tyranitar, who has awakened th 73.3kReads8.8Score8kShelves

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   The unscientific beast taming feeling I had when I read "The Elf Master" is recreated in this book. The protagonist is mature, the plot is tight, the pets have distinct personalities, and the characters are well-developed. A light and enjoyable read for those who appreciate intellectual stimulation.

4. 554 三 A Silver Tongue Conquers the World 三寸不烂打天下 Caribbean Mantis加勒比海刀螂Historical218k WordsCompleted [Hilarious + Political Intrigue + Carefully Crafted Details + Transmigration + Strong Moral Compass + High Intelligence + Ensemble Cast + No Golden Fingers + Masterful Detail + Brisk Pacing] A low-level delivery rider transmigrates into the body of a fool and marries two women from the start. What kind of chemistry will modern pickup lines, an ordinary person’s perspective, and iconic pop songs create in ancient times? What’s it like to give the emperor a bath? How do you use a handsome man to p 101Reads9.3Score179Shelves

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   I must recommend myself; it's a sincere work, without any ambiguity, a goldmine, please accept it with a smile.

5. 555 挂 I Went AFK for a Million Years, and Became the Human Emperor 挂机托管百万年，我是人族圣皇 Terminal Naming-Indecision Syndrome取名纠结症晚期Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsOngoing [Invincible hero + taking disciples + lighthearted + mainly character growth + ensemble cast + three heroines] Honghong: "Master, what level are you?" Gu Changsheng: "I have no level." Li Beifei: "Gu Changsheng, just wait. Once my swordsmanship is perfected, I'll make you kneel and sing 'I Surrender.'" Gu Changsheng: "You insolent disciple, come here and die!" After 9,999 years of idle cultivation, your cultivation had reached the peak of the ninth level of Quasi-Emperor, enough to shake hea 1.7kReads8.6Score164Shelves
6. 556 听 They Say Everyone Rumored to Be Involved with This Maid Gets Promoted 听说和这丫鬟有绯闻的都升官了 Tears in the Heart of the Tree树心有泪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated Maid + Ensemble Cast + Political Schemes and Twists + Hilarious Chaos] One-sentence summary: A maid and two minor officials are brought together by a wastrel marquis to resolve crises and crack bizarre cases. Zhuxin transmigrated into the body of a maid in a Duke's manor. She thought her future would involve either household intrigue or farming, but then the manor was confiscated and she landed in the Imperial Prison. Zhuxin felt like she was doomed. They were all picking on her j 16.8kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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   Come and see our little bamboo! Although the main tone is humorous, I really admire the author. There's no ridiculous stupidity, and damn well, the characters are all deadly (it really hits me, but never mind, come and see, our bamboo turns danger into safety, wins battle after battle, has a stable core, and is a female protagonist whose greatest love is money, okay? Okay, come on!

7. 557 戏 Fiction Becomes Reality: Is Your Junkie Act Really That Convincing? Investigate Him 戏假成真：演瘾君子这么像？查他 Deadpan Nonsense一本正经胡写Urban4.6M WordsCompleted Chen Feng transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes an unknown extra. After finally signing up for the hit variety show What Is an Actor?, he runs into a well-connected internet celebrity in the very first round of auditions. The fix is in, and he gets the worst script. He has to play a drug addict. At the critical moment, the “Make-Believe Becomes Reality” System successfully binds to him. [Ding! Target role: drug addict. Congratulations, Host, you are now a real drug addict.] What the hell 100.4kReads8.4Score12.1kShelves
8. 558 高 A Third-Year High School Slacker: Song Jiuyan 高三差生：宋九言 The Bond of Qianji牵机之绊Two Male Leads261k WordsCompleted A younger, obsessive underworld heir × An older psychology expert fallen on hard times Song Jiuyan, 18 A failing high school senior, a hidden heir: rebellious, cunning, and commanding a vast power base Nie Yichen, 26 A psychology expert and ace assassin: gentle on the surface, razor-sharp within, and a fugitive forced to flee after being framed 1Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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   So far, it's a very good read. The plot twists and turns are intellectually stimulating, and you don't need to strain your brain to read it. Check out the synopsis; you'll be even more interested.

9. 559 快 Quick Transmigration: Love at First Sight 快穿：一见钟情 Hua Cheng华澄Ancient Romance571k WordsCompleted [Green Tea + White Lotus + Scheming + No Goody-Two-Shoes + Everyone’s Darling + Love at First Sight + Sweet Romance] Xin Miao is always either a vicious villainess or an utterly forgettable passerby, yet in the end, the male lead, supporting male characters, and villains all fall in love with her. [World One] The Half-Sister Who Stole Her Sister’s Credit After transmigrating into a book as the vicious half-sister who stole the legitimate daughter’s jade pendant and took credit for saving the ma 31.5kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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   It's a good read. The male lead is possessive and falls in love at first sight. The author's writing is excellent. [Kissing emojis]

10. 560 说 The Apocalypse Was Supposed to Come, So Why Are the Supernatural Horrors Here? 说好的末日，诡异怎么来了？ The Evil Dragon Is Very Lazy恶龙很懒Urban155k WordsCompleted The apocalypse has arrived, the zombies are here, and “the uncanny has come too”: eerie rules, murder through opera, and cycles of reincarnation in the Republic of China era. Chen Mo can see “spirits.” He discovers that the most terrifying monsters are the things that force you to live out a tragedy onstage. They feed on pain, but they cannot digest the burning heat of faith. “Turning into butterflies is a lie. Staying alive is what matters.” The gongs and drums have sounded. You can’t leave unt 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm recommending one of my own books; I guarantee it's intellectually stimulating. I hope everyone will take a look. Feel free to leave any suggestions in the comments section; I'll take them into consideration.

11. 561 仙 Supreme Immortal Path: The Genius Alchemist 仙路至尊之天才炼丹师 The Thorn Bird Sings荆棘鸟在歌唱Xianxia319k WordsOngoing Li Yishan, an outer sect disciple of the Qingyun Sect, chance upon an ancient wonder, the Grand Compendium of Primordial Alchemy. Through alchemy, he rises within the sect, advancing from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and beyond, step by step reaching the pinnacle of the mortal world. He competes for supremacy on the immortal path and comes to dominate the continent. 1.7kReads—Score237Shelves
12. 562 女 You're Stealing the Female Lead Too? How About Two Slaps? 女主你也抢，两巴掌响不响？ One One Three Three一一三三Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [Top young heir of the capital's elite circle VS pampered little rose] [Original title: He Kisses the Little Rose] After being reborn and seeing again the man she had once loved with all her heart, Ning Qiutang's parched heart held nothing but fear. She avoided him at every turn, shutting her heart away. She took off the glamorous makeup she had once dared to wear just because he said he disliked good girls, put on the floral dress she had once tossed into a corner, and became the good girl he h 2.5kReads8.6Score765Shelves

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    Both the male and female leads are intelligent.

13. 563 火 A Hotpot Through the Ages 火锅春秋 Peas Found a Circle豌豆遇了圆Historical477k WordsOngoing The state is founded on its people, and the people put food first. Transmigrating into the turbulent Spring and Autumn period, a master chef stirs up the world. Follow the protagonist across the river of time as, armed with culinary skills and the Zuo Zhuan, he rewrites the course of Chinese civilization and creates an epic “Spring and Autumn of Fine Food”! 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend two books: one is a new book in the historical and culinary genre, and the other is a completed fantasy/xianxia (martial arts) novel. Please review them after reading!

14. 564 斩 Cutting Spring 斩春 Chinese Loropetalum in the South南有檵木Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted ༆ Original title: "Slaying Spring", courtesy title: "Three Thousand Miles of Floating Light", also known as "A Little Bookshop in Chang'an" . "The audiobook is now available. Give it a listen!" . [Historical fantasy, farming, ancient romance, healing, opening a bookshop, romance, with a strong focus on the love story.] · [Heroine: Xu Jiang ★ Hero: Lou Yunchun] · [Other characters: Hu Xu ★ Song Li, Zeng Zhui ★ Lin Hongchu, Lin Qinnian ★ Madam Lin, Lou Jing ★ Madam Lou. Du Hui, Yuan Zuzu, Wu Zhi, 20kReads9.5Score3kShelves

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    There are no cheat codes or reincarnation/time travel elements; it's a normal, intelligent story. The author's writing is good, so feel free to read it.

15. 565 鬼 Dawn Over Guigu 鬼谷破晓传 Peas Found a Circle豌豆遇了圆Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted [Traditional wuxia fantasy, no System, no transmigration, no fanfiction, no wild flights of fancy, rich historical knowledge, tightly plotted story, a tribute to traditional martial arts, a work of conscience] One thought separates ascension from demonic corruption. Defy the heavens, and live forever, undying. If you ask where the path to immortality lies, look to the ninefold Kunlun, ninefold abyss. A young swordsman bearing the weight of his family's vengeance ventures through the martial worl 3kReads8.7Score339Shelves
16. 566 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 127.1kReads9.6Score17.2kShelves
17. 567 我 My Years in the Great Ming 我在大明那些年 Qing Hong青红Historical8.6M WordsOngoing [The first long-life novel set in the Ming Dynasty on the entire internet] Li Qing transmigrates to the early Ming Dynasty and, through a twist of fate, becomes a disciple of Zhang Landa. He lives a carefree life for years. In the fifteenth year of the Hongwu era, Empress Ma falls gravely ill, and by chance, Li Qing becomes her attending physician. From then on, Li Qing begins his journey through the Ming Dynasty. He experiences the bloodshed and turmoil of the Hongwu era and gets caught up in t 246.5kReads9.4Score19.5kShelves

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    I only read these few books every day; they're intellectually sharp and logically sound.

18. 568 大 The Big Shot's Laid-Back Life 大佬的咸鱼人生 Bitter Melon Growing at Home家里结苦瓜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Secret Big Shot + Self-Redemption + Male Lead Appears Later] Mei Yinuo is reborn. Since she’s come back at a time that isn’t the worst, she decides to leave that quagmire and enjoy a quiet, carefree life. But her kind, plainspoken adoptive father, her maternal half-sister, and her beautiful, warmhearted best friend use their affection to nurture a completely different person, little by little. She tries to be her own father, only for her real father, who vanished without a trace in 1.5kReads8.0Score140Shelves

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    The reborn tycoon declares: All I want to do is laze around like a couch potato, but there are always treacherous subjects trying to harm me! 😡 Don't mess with me, I have dirt on your ancestors for eighteen generations! 😎 I can do anything except send you to your death! #RebirthNovel #HiddenTycoon #FailedAtLayingDown

19. 569 茶 Tea Fills the Land: The Legitimate Daughter Returns with Fragrance 茶满山河：嫡女携香归 Yaoyao Who Likes Golden Locust Trees喜欢黄金槐的瑶瑶Ancient Romance333k WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead] [Business and Commerce] [Tea Culture] [No Household Infighting] Not a wish-fulfillment story, but a slow-burn tale of business and commerce. Wen Qingxuan, a modern PhD in tea science, transmigrates into the past as the eldest legitimate daughter of a family renowned for its tribute tea. She awakens to find the family facing a crisis, then restores the ancient tribute tea-making process and saves them. She goes on to modernize the industry with contemporary tea-making methods 94Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story of a female protagonist who travels back to ancient times and uses her professional tea-making knowledge to change the landscape of the entire dynasty's tea industry.

20. 570 海EN One Piece: The Navy's Greatest Scum 海贼：海军史上最大败类 Mario Eats Chicken Breast马里奥吃鸡胸肉Anime Fanfiction2.2M WordsOngoing At a Marines internal hearing, senior officers sternly questioned Darren, the North Blue Admiral known as the Marines' “scum.” “You've had improper relationships with princesses from numerous North Blue kingdoms and the wives of their nobles?” “I was just showing the people some care.” Marines high command: ... “Then how do you explain the outrageously high pay for the soldiers under your command in the North Blue?” “With the pittance Headquarters pays them, how else do you expect them to risk t 27.2kReads9.5Score2kShelves
21. 571 何 Why Not Sail Together 何不同舟渡 Xian Yuke羡鱼珂Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted "The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten 143kReads9.7Score106.8kShelves
22. 572 无EN Infinite Escape: From Cannon Fodder to Beautiful, Powerful, and Doomed 无限逃亡，炮灰爆改美强惨 Getting Up Early Isn't Goji Berries早起不是枸杞Two Male Leads830k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication][Audiobook narrated by a real person now available] Two male leads + Infinite Flow + Misguided assumptions A good-for-nothing cannon-fodder, Xie De, gets a System dropped on him. He thinks he can finally embark on the path of a legendary hero and triumph all the way, but it turns out his System is a useless, abandoned piece of junk that can’t provide a thing. Shop? No. Rewards? No. Missions? No. Fine, Xie De decides to keep slacking off. But the System won’t have it. Sure 78.3kReads9.6Score10.4kShelves
23. 573 为 Just for a Paltry Ten Billion, My Best Friend Actually!!! 为了区区百亿，闺蜜居然！！！ Ying Fang英访Mystery219k WordsCompleted [Mystery and horror + strong female lead + urban oddities + satisfying twists + impostors] My best friend stole my face and inherited my hundred-billion fortune. I became a wanted criminal, forced to watch as she killed my father. I plunged a knife into her throat. The blood that spilled was green. It turned out my best friend wasn't human. She was an “impostor.” The Federation says I can identify them. They sent me to stand guard at the border at night. Every night, “people” come knockin 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Everyone's got a sharp mind, just watch! [Laughs]

24. 574 守 I Guarded the City for a Hundred Years, Yet Everyone Blames Me? Don't Come to Me When Your Clan Is Wiped Out! 守城百年千夫所指？灭族别找我！ Unerring Gun Sense绝对枪感Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Demonic Cultivation Big Shot] [The World Against Him] [Invincible, Wildly Satisfying] [His Entire Clan Gets Wiped Out] "You Don’t Need Me to Guard the Border? Now That the Great Demons Are at the Gates, You’re Scared" (Slow start, then all hell breaks loose after chapter 60.) When the demon race invaded, Lu Yang guarded a lonely city all by himself for a hundred years, bringing a century of peace to the Canglan Domain. But after the eight great demon clans launched a joint sneak attack, he was 12.6kReads7.9Score1.1kShelves

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    This book is well-structured, concise, and original, offering a refreshing reading experience!

25. 575 南 Southern Song, Northern Center 南宋北中 Zhong Hong仲弘Historical1.1M WordsCompleted From the start, two strangers who accidentally ended up together transmigrate with their bare bottoms exposed, covering themselves with leaves before getting stung in their most sensitive spots by hairy caterpillars. No System, no golden finger. They mainly rely on what they've learned online to make their way in the world, and the story wins on plot alone. Humorous and funny, with an emphasis on realism. 1.5kReads8.5Score137Shelves

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    No system, no cheat codes, they start out as two naked guys, even trying to cover themselves with leaves, only to get stung by stinging caterpillars [laughs]. It's all thanks to their hard work and perseverance. Two male leads, two female leads, humorous and funny, with a winding plot, striving for realism.

26. 576 弑 After Slaying My Disciple to Prove the Way, I Fell Flat on My Face 弑徒证道后我翻车了 Yan Chi Tong Qian砚池铜钱Two Male Leads793k WordsOngoing [Dual Male Leads | Xuanhuan | Slow-Burn | Steady and Enduring] A seemingly aloof shizun who’s panicking on the inside x a disciple whose lovesick obsession only gets worse after being stabbed “Immediately eliminate the Child of Destiny, helping him survive his deadly tribulation and attain the Supreme Dao.” Mei Xunxia: “???? What the heck? I kill my disciple to help him attain the Dao? No, wait, is that right?” Mei Xunxia, transmigrated into the cultivation world as its supreme being, “Fuli Shan 442Reads8.2Score103Shelves
27. 577 十 Eleven Madmen 十一个疯子 Lu Ban Banban鲁班班班Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted (Not mindless, no harem, no System, and not a conventional power fantasy. Please read with that in mind.) From the day you were born until now, have you ever had doubts like these? “Do I really exist?” “Does the world really exist?” “Why do I exist?” “And why does the world exist?” “Is my existence inevitable? If I die, will the world keep existing?” “At the moment m 38.6kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves

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    It's incredibly good. A madman searches for a way to combat a catastrophe by entering dreams. The entire story is told in first person, creating a very immersive experience. The characters are intelligent and their intelligence is on point.

28. 578 我 My Best Friend and I Traveled to the Tang Dynasty, and She Blamed Everyone Along the Way 我和闺蜜穿到唐朝后，她一路甩锅 Here Comes Little Pen Duck笔鸭仔来Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted My Best Friend and I Transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty, and She Kept Passing the Buck 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    What's the first thing to do when you travel back to ancient times? Survive! The female protagonist was very clear-headed, knowing she was a slave, and never overstepped her bounds, always keeping a low profile. She preserved evidence to prove her innocence whenever trouble arose, which allowed her to escape unscathed.

29. 579 体 Weight Exchange System: The Fat Man's Comeback Plan 体重兑换系统：胖子逆袭计划 Li Duping李渡平Modern Romance2.7M WordsOngoing [An entertainment-industry story about the protagonist's struggle to make it in show business.] [No slacking off, no meltdowns, no dating shows, no livestreaming. She acts earnestly, works hard on set, and becomes a top-tier star through her skill and body of work.] In her previous life, Shang Ye was an out-and-out comic foil. She stumbled into the entertainment industry, but a congenital illness left her overweight, so all she could do was play chubby nobodies in low-budget comedies. After 16.3kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves

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    As for the second book, at first I thought it was just a very ordinary formula, lacking any real substance, but as I read on, I found it quite good.

30. 580 本 This King's Sleeve Is Thoroughly Severed 本王这袖，断的彻底 Born Under a Lucky Star八字过硬Two Male Leads562k WordsCompleted [Preorders for The World Cannot Keep What It Loves Most open at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 15. For the first 15 minutes, signed copies are available with no quantity limit; from 16 to 30 minutes, copies personally signed by the author are available with no quantity limit!] [Two male leads + The prince has a bit of a sense of humor] Everyone knew Prince Pu was gay. Even the man on the imperial throne turned a blind eye. Prince Pu had loved many people in his life. A horseman from the frontier 34.6kReads9.6Score4.9kShelves
31. 581 地 The Eighteen Levels of Hell: Lying is Forbidden Here 地狱十八层：这里禁止说谎 Two Liang of Plain Water二两白开Mystery2.3M WordsOngoing [No System, no power fantasy, no harem, no saintly protagonist. Mind games + wits and strategy + locked-room mysteries + deduction.] Chen Ran is a good person. He went to hell. This is the Tongue-Ripping Hell, where lying is forbidden, so everyone lies about their lies. Differences in how people believe lies should be handled gave rise to two major alliances. The Lie-Slayer Alliance: Lie, and you're killed instantly. The Strange-Tongue Alliance: Turn lies into the truth. A beginner's tutorial wi 76.2kReads9.1Score11.9kShelves

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    Try it and see if it suits your taste.

32. 582 恐 The Haunted Gate 恐怖诡门 Dongfang Sanshao东方三少Mystery294k WordsCompleted This novel features [one heroine] + [original instances] + [no saintly do-gooder] + [no System] + [mild horror] + [no mindless plot] I don’t know when it began. Perhaps when I was very young, in high school or college, or maybe when I started working. I realized that the world had gone beyond the bounds of reason. To be precise, it had shifted away from the world we once knew. The ghosts and monsters we saw in TV dramas and horror movies were actually hiding all around us. In my third year at wo 743Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Some are available. [Not mindless, not overly saintly, all characters are intelligent, single female lead, infinite flow with slight horror]

33. 583 独 Alone Against the Ages 独斗万古 Bing Xian冰闲Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing In the Age of Dharma Decline, spiritual energy has vanished completely. A young boy who knows the secrets of the Daoist sects is persuaded by an old Taoist priest to travel to another world, beginning a dazzling yet perilous journey to prove the Dao... 720Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional fantasy... A young boy is lured to another world by an old Taoist priest; no system, no showing off, and his intelligence is always on point. [Add one to your bookshelf]

34. 584 全 Everyone Is an Evil Immortal!!! 全员恶仙！！！ There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Also known as The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals and The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals: I Have a Temple for Cultivating Immortals [No Angst] [Unhinged] [High Stakes from Start to Finish] There is a rumor of a temple somewhere in the world, with a patch of magical soil inside. Just treat a person as a "seed" and plant them in the soil, and they can become an immortal. Li Shiwu has spent ten years seeking immortality. At last, he finds the temple and plants himself in the soil, but he never expecte 211.3kReads9.0Score20.2kShelves
35. 585 穿 Reborn as the Whole Family's Cannon Fodder, I Steal the Heroine's Luck from the Start 穿成满门炮灰，开局截胡女主气运 A Salted Fish Has Turned Its Luck Around一只咸鱼翻身了Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Beloved by All] [爽文] [No Couple] [No System] [Strong Female Lead] [Workaholic] What should I do after transmigrating into the body of a vicious supporting character destined to be mutilated into a human stump? Jiang Zhaozhao: Thanks for asking. I'm still in the womb, I've just tied my umbilical cord into a bow, and I'm practicing drawing qi into my body! No System? No wise old mentor? No golden finger? Sorry, the memories of my past life as a workaholic at a major tech company are my greatest c 26.1kReads8.7Score3kShelves
36. 586 欺 The God of Deception Never Lies 欺诈之神他永不说谎 Linear Operator线性算子Two Male Leads624k WordsOngoing [Sharp-tongued, scheming goofball bottom × older, imposing commander top] [Ensemble cast, power couple, satisfying story, mutually faithful, everyone has their wits about them, plot-driven] The leads meet relatively late. Includes mild coercion by the top toward the bottom, as well as voyeurism. Cheng Ling, an elite lawyer at a Jiangcheng law firm and a demon on the debate stage, had the misfortune of dying violently in the street. The three gods in charge of his life and death told him, “We can 53.5kReads9.5Score7kShelves

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    I can't say much, but it's extremely good-looking and intelligent.

37. 587 剧 The Plot Went Off the Rails, and My Disciple Went Mad 剧情崩了，徒弟疯了 Ming Tiao Banxia鸣蜩半夏Two Male Leads359k WordsCompleted Obsessive to the bone: the top × silver-tongued: the bottom A disastrous journey of mutual scheming Shi Wuqing dutifully played the role of a tool-like master for fifteen years. At last, he had waited until the male lead's wedding and thought he could retire in triumph and go home to lie flat. But after one cup of tea, the plot went completely off the rails. Instead of going off to exterminate a family and take revenge, his disciple stormed into h 284Reads8.1Score100Shelves
38. 588 我 I Came from the Ninth Heaven 我自九天来 Disarmed Veteran卸甲老卒Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing An ensemble cast, political intrigue, passion, and war between nations. The world teems with heroes. Four great dynasties and thousand-year-old clans treat all living things as straw dogs. Though dust stains the young man's clothes, his heart remains fixed on the moon. 25.4kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
39. 589 七 The Seventies Spatial Farm: The Educated Youth’s Wife Kicks People Again 七零空间，知青媳妇又踹人了 Farming South of the Mountain种田南山下Modern Romance954k WordsCompleted Keeping her distance from troublemakers, Han Qingci has a pocket dimension at her disposal. In the 1970s, she makes a few good friends, chooses someone to spend her life with, and enjoys a quiet, steady life. Those people and events gradually become her life. 11.1kReads9.1Score894Shelves

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    This book is such a comfortable read! Everything is just right. The female lead has a special ability but only uses it for herself, without any of the usual black market tactics. The male and female leads' relationship develops slowly and steadily, and what's even more remarkable is that they are the same age! The only regret is that they only get married at the end; I really wanted to see their married life. The supporting characters each have their own growth stories—Er Ya's awakening and the young master's transformation after moving into the courtyard are all positive and heartwarming. Compared to constantly arguing with awful characters, this kind of heartwarming story is much more touching. Highly recommended!

40. 590 病 The Frail Crown Prince Is the Nation's White Moonlight 病弱皇太子是全国白月光 LonelinerAncient Romance515k WordsCompleted No CP + System (not very useful, and barely appears in the later chapters) + the protagonist won't become emperor in the end + frail but not fatally ill Yong Cheng'an transmigrated into a book and became the civet cat in the story of the civet cat replacing the crown prince. In the original novel, the false crown prince was sickly from childhood and unloved. When the real crown prince returned, everyone despised him, and he eventually died of illness in the palace. By the time Yong Cheng'an tran 21.9kReads8.9Score3kShelves
41. 591 成 After Returning from Immortality, I Became a CEO’s Bodyguard 成仙归来后，我成了总裁保镖 Watching the Rain at Midmonth月中赏雨Urban373k WordsOngoing A vocational-school student is tricked by his childhood friend into joining a scam compound, where he meets Shu Wanqing. After making a clever escape, he is hunted by gangsters and falls into a rift in space, becoming a cultivator. In the immortal realm, he wipes out the demon clan and battles the realm's patriarchs. After reaching the pinnacle of cultivation, he returns to the human world. While seeking revenge, he meets Shu Wanqing again. She has inherited her family's fortune, and Ling Jue be 1.8kReads—Score103Shelves

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    A thrilling novel that's all online!

42. 592 废 In the Ruined City, There Are Escort Guards 废城，有镖人 Birds Fly, Fish Swim鸟飞鱼Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Cyberpunk × Cthulhu Mythos × apocalypse × sequences × wasteland × civilization reborn] He was just a tourist who wandered into the ruins of District 404. With nothing but a “Shark Bandit” business card, he survives among the scum and becomes a walking glitch. But this is only the beginning of his sequence mutation. [Tourist] → [Shark Bandit] → [Night Patrol Shark Guard] → [Mourning Shark Commander] → [Venom Shark Overseer] → [Ghost Shark] → [First Emperor Dragon Shark] → ?? He rises through the 10.7kReads8.8Score744Shelves
43. 593 宇 A New Myth of the Universe 宇宙新神话 Jing Zhao井照Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.4M WordsOngoing The dazzling stars are the stage of the gods. When supernatural powers intertwine with interstellar technology across the boundless cosmos, how many wondrous legends will be born to capture our imaginations? What do they love? What do they hate? What do they fear? What do they seek? Perhaps in the endless universe, so-called gods and aliens are no different from us, ordinary people fumbling our way forward. We are all creatures struggling to survive, fighters who refuse to yield, and, above all, 4.3kReads9.2Score423Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book; it's a shame such a good one is being overlooked. All the characters are intelligent, the setting and plot are well-developed, and the ideas are incredibly imaginative. It's a very enjoyable read.

44. 594 御 Beast Taming: After That Night, I Became Invincible 御兽：那一夜后我无敌了 Wu Ruo Bu Ruo吴弱不弱Urban1.2M WordsOngoing (The score is already up. It should rise after more ratings.) In 2056, on Blue Star, in the Great Han Kingdom. Delivery worker Wu Yu is so poor he can't afford food, but by chance he spends a wild night with an icy CEO. [Ding! Host has formed a deep bond with a top-tier connection target. Activating the Myriad Worlds Beastmaster Overlord System!] Interact with beautiful women → earn points to exchange for god-tier talents! Feed, walk, and tame exotic beasts → earn singularity points for unlimite 5.2kReads8.7Score473Shelves

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    Friends, read this book. It's not mindless entertainment, it won't make you stupid, and the plot has twists and turns.

45. 595 大 The Greatsword Girl: The Source of the Chaotic World 大剑少女之沌世之源 Lemon C, No Sugar柠檬c不加糖Eastern Fantasy652k WordsOngoing “Who am I?” This isn't where the question begins. It is the story itself. Zhang Yuqin is searching for answers, and every “self” she finds lives in someone else's utterly different life: a fisherman's daughter, a scholar at an academy, a tear angel in a temple, a guardian known only by a number in a world without names... Or perhaps the child in a laboratory, injected with something that made wings grow from her body. Is the world real? Can memory be trusted? When countless threads of fate all 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Although it has a fantasy foundation, it's actually quite realistic. Friends, if you're willing to give it a try, you can give it a shot.

46. 596 退 After Retirement, My Wife Brought People to Arrest Me 退休后，老婆带人来抓我了 Storytelling Lazy讲故事的LazyUrban1.9M WordsCompleted From the start, a beautiful woman proposed to him. Liu Xuedong was a fake psychologist and, in reality, an S-Rank Cleaner. Just as he was happily anticipating a perfect life, he realized things weren't going quite the way he'd imagined… Wait, isn't my wife the one I hate most? (A professional writer registered with the Provincial Writers Association. Credentials verified, so read with confidence.) 48.2kReads9.0Score4.1kShelves

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    Don't ask me why I'm recommending this book. The answer is simple: Do you even know what S-class is? [Smirk]

47. 597 诡 The Eerie Spirit Medium: My Doll Can Really Manifest Spirits 诡异降神师：我的娃娃真能显灵 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Ghosts in the Book!] [Dark Tone!] [Villain Protagonist!] [Urban Supernatural!] [Horror Aesthetic!] [Invincible from the Start!] A sinister doll saws someone to pieces, a red-clad vengeful ghost claims lives at the airport, a hundred ghosts hunt people down along a ten-mile street, the dead rise again in a crematorium, and corpses dance wildly in an abandoned hospital... None of these things happened to me. They are all stories I wrote. My name is Yang Ning. I am an heir to the Ling Men, a profe 131.1kReads9.5Score11.5kShelves
48. 598 侦 Detective, Innocence, and the Future 侦探，天真与未来 North Star Butterfly北星蝴蝶Mystery175k WordsCompleted “You, be my assistant!” A girl calling herself Rochitar appears before him. When the logic of deduction falls apart and the mind evolves into fists, is this an awakening or a descent? Forged over 1,660 days, seventy souls blaze through nine volumes of epic. From the depths of mystery to a frenzy of supernatural powers, a new-generation tale of superpowered battles begins! 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There's no sense of idiocy; it includes everyday life, the extraordinary, humor, and everything in between.

49. 599 七 Seven Months, a Lifetime of Longing for Me 七个月，换我余生想念 Snowy Little Star雪绒小星Urban100k WordsCompleted “The Dharma is no Dharma; emptiness, too, is not empty.” Nothing in this world is fixed, and neither emptiness nor form is the ultimate truth. The story of Li Xinghe and Song Qingmeng is a cultivation of “gain” and “loss.” She gave him a seven-month dream; he will carry that dream with him for the rest of his life. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When I looked at it myself, it seemed very reasonable.

50. 600 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 956.6kReads9.6Score123.1kShelves

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