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1. 1151 系 The System's a Clown, I Make Things Worse: Rebellious to the Core 系统沙雕我添堵，一身反骨离大谱 Ou Cong偶葱Modern Romance9.1M WordsCompleted They came from distinguished families and were beautiful, talented, and exceptional. But whenever they crossed paths with the male and female leads, they became brainless cannon fodder, burning themselves up to make the leads’ romance flourish until their dying breath. And now Gu Mo has become all those women from countless novels. System: Boss, you can face-slap the villains and break up those couples! Go get ’em! Gu Mo: I’m awesome! I can do this! Much later, the System stares in bewilderment 40.4kReads9.1Score3kShelves
2. 1152 末 The Apocalypse Movie Library 末世电影库 He En贺恩Sci-Fi & Apocalypse202k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + transmigrating into movie worlds + invincible protagonist + multiple female leads!] The sudden apocalypse caught Fang Ning completely off guard! Luckily, he obtained the [Movie Library System]. In Train to Busan, he learns to handle guns from Korean tough guy Ma Dong-seok! In Kung Fu, he masters the Five-Form Eight Trigram Staff, takes on Stephen Chow, and outwits the Beast! In The Avengers, he gains special abilities from the start, takes control of the Avengers, and beats Vision 20Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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   Highly recommend the first book, the second one is average, and the third one is considered the best among short stories.

3. 1153 快 Quick Transmigration: The Max-Level Expert Goes on Another Killing Spree 快穿之满级大佬又杀疯了 Lovely Qingtuan美美的青团Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [No romance] [Punishing scumbags] [Unhinged heroine] Have you ever seen a destined cannon-fodder character kill the male and female leads from the start? Have you ever seen a medical PhD destroy several zombie cities with a flick of her fingers? Have you ever seen a three-and-a-half-year-old toddler dominate the martial world and hold power at court? When she heard these stories, Ming Yin only smiled faintly: “That's right, it's me. But the ones I want to destroy aren't these insignificant ants. 1.4kReads9.0Score131Shelves
4. 1154 全 Wanted Worldwide 全球通缉 Year After Year Emperor年年年帝Urban279k WordsCompleted With an almost demonic IQ, Song Yang transmigrates to a parallel world and joins four celebrities, including Yaya and Huang Bo, in a reality survival show, Global Escape! The show aims to educate the public on how to balance crime, freedom, and security. Faced with an inescapable net woven by the world's top special agents, intelligence experts, famous detectives, and network hackers, will the fugitives surrender or fight against the tide? When their fangs are bared, will the roles of fugitive a 524Reads9.2Score101Shelves
5. 1155 快 Quick Transmigration: After Becoming the Heroine of an Angsty Novel, I Fight Back Without Mercy! 快穿：穿成虐文女主后我决绝地反击了！ Banging the Gavel退堂鼓Ancient Romance540k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, the abused heroines take down the original male leads, no romance, satisfying revenge] A Yan is a consciousness born from readers' thoughts. Moved by the lowly status of abused heroines, she enters their bodies and refuses to be the male lead's tool for achieving success, carving out a path to victory by force. Abuse Story World One: Better to be your dad than your stand-in! A concubine's daughter is forced to become a stand-in. She sobs and whimpers while taking the male 93Reads8.9Score—Shelves
6. 1156 秘 Arcane Magic Out of Control 秘法失控 Guangzhou Slime King广州史莱姆王Mystery237k WordsOngoing [Mystery and Crime Investigation]+ [Logical Deduction]+ [Bizarre Unsolved Cases]+ [Modern Magical World] A baffling murder and a corpse whose bones, flesh, and skin had been inexplicably separated drew Iris Moreau, a police detective on the homicide squad, into a dazzling yet dangerous world. The boundary between the demon realm and the mortal world was growing increasingly blurred. Legendary magicians, forbidden ancient arts, and killers who continually crossed ethical lines all came one after 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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   If you want to read with your brain, this new suspenseful book is perfect for you!!!!

7. 1157 快 Quick Transmigration: I Tear Apart Trash Men for Tragic Heroines 快穿：我替虐文女主手撕渣男 Lousy Uncle辣鸡的uncleAncient Romance331k WordsCompleted (No romance, power fantasy, no logic) Chu Sui, a deranged scientist with a mental illness, finally managed to kill herself one day when no one was paying attention. Instead, she ended up bound to a System. Though she had been set on dying, Chu Sui found the System’s time-transmigration abilities fascinating, so she embarked on a quick transmigration journey. But what is all this nonsense? Scumbag prince hero: “Don’t delude yourself. I could never love you.” Scumbag CEO hero: “Woman, you owe me t 1kReads9.2Score121Shelves
8. 1158 穿 After She Transmigrated, the Heroine Disguised Herself as a White Lotus and Went on a Killing Spree 穿越后女主她伪装白莲花杀疯了 Seven Four One七四一Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [No CP + no morals + no limits. A triple-no product. Slow burn.] Li Ke transmigrates. She hears that the original owner was a quiet little flower: obedient and well-behaved since childhood, soft-spoken, kind, and gentle. She always believed that if she tried hard enough, the people around her would eventually treat her well. Li Ke blinks. Kind and gentle? Me? Well, I suppose it’s not a bad persona. After secretly killing everyone who gave her a hard time, Li Ke is pleased to discover that, s 3.2kReads8.6Score352Shelves

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   Use your brain and watch it well. [Sending Hearts] "Live Broadcast Room" can be watched from the Qingzhou chapter, but it is not to your liking.

9. 1159 星 The Fate of the Stars 星之宿命 Desert South Ghost Uncle漠南鬼叔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse830k WordsCompleted A thousand-year shadow war between the Guardians and the Lockbreakers is reaching its end. The Lockbreakers seek to gather nine ancient relics, the Mirror of All Spirits, the Core of the Tower That Reaches the Heavens, the Eye of Horus, the Xuanyuan Sword, the Celestial Eye, the Eastern Emperor Bell, the Sunstone Calendar, the Ark of the Covenant, and the Philosopher’s Stone, to activate the crystal of the living starship “Stellar Whale” and welcome the return of the so-called “homeworld oversee 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A thousand-year secret war between the Guardians and the Lockbreakers has come to an end. The Lockbreaker attempts to collect nine ancient sacred objects - the Ancient Mirror of All Spirits, the Core of the Tower of Babel, the Eye of Horus, the Xuanyuan Sword, the Sky Eye, the Eastern Emperor Bell, the Solar Calendar Stone, the Ark of the Covenant, and the Philosopher's Stone - to activate the living starship "Stellar Whale" crystal to welcome the so-called "return of the supervisor of the mother star." Who can win the final victory?

10. 1160 封 Heart Sealed! Secret Identity Exposed! My Brothers Regret Everything and Beg on Their Knees for Forgiveness 封心！掉马！哥哥们悔哭跪求原谅 Brewed Clear Tea煮清茶Modern Romance609k WordsCompleted Original title: Seal your heart! Expose your secret identity! The brothers regret it and beg on their knees for forgiveness Secret identities + the brothers’ long road to winning their sister back + everyone’s long road to redemption + face-slapping power fantasy, fighting back and crushing the opposition, no forgiveness In her previous life, when a car was about to explode, Ye Tang rescued all seven of her brothers from inside it. As she died, she heard one of them holding the fake heiress and 2.2kReads8.9Score300Shelves
11. 1161 乱 A Lone Woman in Troubled Times, Plotting an Age of Prosperity 乱世孤女，谋千古盛世 Lingering Fragrance and Faded Powder旧香残粉Ancient Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Female-led story + no romance + ensemble cast + political scheming + vying for supremacy in a chaotic age + war + infrastructure and farming + no pocket dimension or System + slow-burn growth + epic-length story] The rating has just been released. It will rise later. Yun Huaijin suddenly found herself a “corpse” in a world torn apart by chaos. She crawled out of a pile of bodies with only a starving child beside her. In this world, princes and nobles lived in drunken pleasure, great clans mono 22.6kReads8.9Score3.1kShelves
12. 1162 穿 Reborn as the Empress Dowager, I Just Want to Take It Easy 穿成太后只想咸鱼 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted “Pay attention: this is a story with a strong female lead, no male lead, and no romance.” After transmigrating, she became the most exalted woman in Yun Zhao. She thought she could live a carefree life of wealth and luxury, but danger closed in from every side, with pitfalls everywhere. It was not just her reputation at stake, but her life. The emperor dreams of ruling in his own right? Here, take the imperial seal. Go play by yourself, kid! The consorts are fighting for power in the palace? Tos 17.5kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
13. 1163 被 Forced to Divorce, Her Five Brothers Go on a Rampage 被迫休夫后，五个哥哥杀疯了 A Lifetime of Splendor一世风华Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Shen Ning gave up her beloved spear to cook for the man she loved. She broke with her father, a veteran general of Great Yan, and didn’t speak to him for three years. Her husband, the victorious General Who Guards the Nation, returned in triumph with a woman who was a master of the spear. After three years of hard work, all she got was: “A Ning, I want to marry her.” Shen Ning, who had become the laughingstock of the capital after her husband favored his concubine and cast aside his wife, picked 8.8kReads9.4Score1.4kShelves
14. 1164 规 Rule Horror: I Can Possess the Supernatural 规则怪谈：我能附身诡异 The Little Cat in the Snow雪中的小猫Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Rule-Based Horror + No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Passionate Adventure + National Destiny + Deduction + Original Scenarios] (No characters suddenly becoming stupid. True teammates appear starting with the second scenario, and this really isn't padded! The first four scenarios each have a completely different style.) A year ago, rule-based horror descended on Blue Star in massive numbers, causing countless tragedies and drastically reducing the global population. While everyone else avoided the u 22.3kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves

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    It's very interesting, but the main character's aura is not strong, it all depends on his IQ

15. 1165 黑 The Dark Moonlight Is Full of Lies 黑月光她满口谎言 Wine-and-Meat Monk酒肉僧Modern Romance722k WordsCompleted Everyone's scheming + a supporting character awakens + adored by all + love-triangle chaos Ya Yin is reborn and discovers she's nothing but a cannon-fodder character in a campus romance novel. The plot had her die in a horrific car crash on a stormy night. Given another chance, the awakened cannon-fodder wants to collect a little interest for herself… But she soon gets entangled with three men at the very top of the social pyramid. She gets caught up in one melodramatic romance showdown after an 6.8kReads9.2Score742Shelves
16. 1166 贵 The Noble Consort Is Alluring and Teasing: The Emperor Dotes on Her Every Day 贵妃茶又媚：皇帝日日娇宠轻哄 Song Guagua宋呱呱Ancient Romance695k WordsOngoing Gu Xian opened her eyes and discovered that she had not only transmigrated into a book, but had also become a minor character with the lowest rank in the emperor's harem in a palace-intrigue novel. Her legitimate half-sister kept setting traps for her in the palace, and the other concubines were all at odds with her too. Gu Xian's new life in the harem was a living hell. Fortunately, she had a golden finger, a spirit spring that could keep her alive. She figured surviving to a ripe old age in th 303Reads8.7Score—Shelves
17. 1167 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Delicate, and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Falls for Her at First Sight 娘娘娇娇媚，冷戾帝王一见倾心 The Star Among the Stars in the Sky天上星星的星星Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue and revenge, a slow-burn, slow-payoff story + stunning heroine + exceptionally clearheaded heroine with an unwavering goal] [The hero always favors the heroine + dotes on her exclusively in the middle + disbands his harem later] After Shen Qingtang’s aunt is schemed against and killed by Madam Shen, her goal becomes perfectly clear: she will enter the palace, become the most honored woman in the land, and make everyone who plotted against her aunt pay. She is also perfectly clea 5.5kReads9.1Score583Shelves
18. 1168 官 The Bearing of a Soldier on the Official Path 官道之军人风采 Shahé Courier Station Clerk沙河驿丞Urban1.3M WordsCompleted The political arena is a battlefield, but Chen Feng insists on meeting it head-on with a soldier's iron will! No rebirth, no System, no golden finger. He relies on sheer intelligence to fight back! While others depend on connections to win political battles, Chen Feng uses the battlefield-honed skill of “anticipating your anticipation.” After all, if he can dodge bullets, why fear your backstabbing? From a hail of gunfire to mountains of paperwork, he holds fast to a soldier's spirit with one ha 12.1kReads8.2Score1.8kShelves

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    🔥🔥🔥[Highly Recommended] "The Iron-Blooded Journey of Guandao" and "The Storm of the Middle East" The protagonist Chen Feng counterattacked from the grassroots town mayor and led more than 300 people to the Middle East. He captured the rebel king alive, fought bloody battles in the palace, sealed the king of Han, and built a special operations brigade. It's not a mindless novel, it's all about intrigue, iron-bloodedness, and geopolitical games. Rivalry between great powers, chaos in the Middle East, and undercurrents in the court—the protagonist walks on a knife's edge, stepping on the edge of a cliff at every step. All the hardcore cool articles you want are available here. [Top post][Cool][Already planted]

19. 1169 累 I'm Exhausted! To Fool Him, I Pretend to Be Sweet and Innocent Every Day 累死！为了骗他，本宫日日装娇纯 Deer in the Deep Forest深林的鹿Ancient Romance455k WordsCompleted “If you want to win, you have to learn how to lose first.” Meng Xianxiang lost a life, and learned to struggle, to seize what she wanted, to scheme and plan, and to claw her way up. Looking back on her previous life, she had lived in a stable, eaten pig slop, served tea and emptied chamber pots, enduring abuse and humiliation at every turn. Each memory was a stab to the heart. Given another chance, she wants status and power, and a world where no one dares bully her again. Behind the palace’s re 3.7kReads9.2Score374Shelves
20. 1170 官 The Political Storm in Central Eastwind 官道之中东风云 Shahé Courier Station Clerk沙河驿丞Urban552k WordsOngoing The second installment of The Official’s Path, Middle East Turmoil, is officially underway. A fictional kingdom in the Middle East, set against a realistic geopolitical backdrop. Political intrigue, military conflict, and romance advance on three fronts. Chen Feng, a grassroots official from Huaxia, transforms into a Middle Eastern prince. With an iron fist, he stirs up turmoil among the nations; with political acumen, he reshapes the kingdom’s fate. A new era of chaos in the Middle East and a 2kReads7.1Score281Shelves
21. 1171 帝 The Imperial Terrace's Charm: The Noble Consort Is Beautiful and Well-Behaved 帝台娇：贵妃娘娘她又美又乖 Mu Niannian慕年年Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted [Harem intrigue + climbing the ranks and crushing the villains + doting romance. The male lead knows his own heart. He'll devote himself to her alone later on.] [The heroine rises through the ranks quickly at first, then more slowly later on.] [The heroine comes from a noble family, is the most beautiful woman in the harem, and already has two adorable children. The Emperor falls for her first and favors her from early on, before devoting himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.] By a 23.8kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves
22. 1172 阳 Can a Masculine High School Boy Transform into a Greatsword-Wielding Magical Girl? 阳刚男高会变身大剑魔法少女吗 The Moon Is Full, the Boat Is Steady月盈正舟Urban158k WordsOngoing [Magical Girl + Transformation + Diesel Punk + Urban High Martial Arts + Urban Supernatural Powers + Everyday School Life + High-Level Political Intrigue + Female Lead (Main Female Supporting Character)] [Inspired by Chinese-style dieselpunk magical girls. I thought the idea was fun, so I decided to write a story about it. The narrative follows three threads in parallel: battles, daily life, and political intrigue. The battle thread begins from the start, the daily-life thread starts in Chapter 33Reads—Score167Shelves

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    Then there is no problem with this one!

23. 1173 昭 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [This novel has been contracted for publication] [Strong female lead + high-IQ palace intrigue + heroine schemes against the entire harem + psychotic villain personality] Song Zhao has always been a woman who stops at nothing to achieve her goals, and she is also more clear-headed than anyone. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was perfectly clear: “I’m entering the palace to become Empress. Otherwise, what would I go there fo 87.9kReads9.5Score10.4kShelves
24. 1174 快 Quick, Let Duke Zhou Eat Some Meat 快让周公吃肉 Back to Yunnan归云南Historical1.3M WordsOngoing I transmigrated one day and became the famous Duke of Zhou, Ji Dan. Everyone praises me, saying, “The Duke of Zhou spits out his food to welcome worthy men, and all under Heaven turn to him.” But who knew I wasn’t practicing humility, I really just can’t stomach meat! The shadows of the blood sacrifices at Zhaoge haunt me. Just one bite of meat and I’m back in that slaughterhouse in my dreams. Within, scheming ministers watch like tigers; without, the rebellion of the Three Guards bears down. Th 90Reads—Score—Shelves

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25. 1175 贵 The Noble Consort Rejects Romance: While Others Fight for Favor, I Seize Power 贵妃不入爱河，别人争宠我夺权 Ran Qiqi冉七柒Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted [Female-Lead Wish Fulfillment + Unfeeling Persona + Ruthless Revenge and Face-Slapping] Years later, the history books would describe Ming Tang as a master strategist with an iron fist, the ultimate winner of the harem struggles and the vast empire. Only Ming Tang knew she had never wanted to be that winner in the first place. From a young girl to the ruler of the realm, all she had wanted at first was to avenge her elder sister. The harem was full of danger. On one side was Consort Jin, who had 6.3kReads9.4Score866Shelves
26. 1176 娘 The Consort Is All Charm and Cunning, Scheming Her Way to the Top 娘娘又茶又媚，一路宫斗上位 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted Signed for print publication In the third year of the Yifeng era, a concubine-born daughter of the Ningyang Marquis’s household enters the palace. The palace is a vast, treacherous place, where the one thing you must never do is give your heart away. Ning Shuyan is clear-eyed: she wants wealth and prestige, along with the emperor’s favor. For three years, she carefully plots each step, wins the emperor’s attention, and rises from Talented Lady to Noble Consort. Rumor has it that the emperor only 61.6kReads9.5Score7.6kShelves
27. 1177 影 The Movie Emperor Keeps Trying to Make a Move on Me 影帝他总想对我图谋不轨 An Suiyu安随遇Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted Shen Yi, stage name Wei Long, was an actor of superstar caliber who took the world by storm in the 1970s. But after he disappeared one day, he vanished from history without a trace, as if he had never existed. One day, Rong Qian spotted a photo of herself with Shen Yi, taken more than thirty years ago... This incredible discovery sent her on journey after journey through time, transmigrating into the past to save him! For Rong Qian, only a few days passed between each trip to the past. But for S 38.8kReads9.7Score6.2kShelves
28. 1178 我 My Wife Is Smart, Strong, and Sly. Why Would You Mess with Her? 我媳妇能文能武还绿茶你惹她干啥 The Wind Rises for the Jade Tree喜欢玉树的风起Modern Romance131k WordsCompleted When she woke up, Zhang Jianzhen's world came crashing down. She had finally made it to retirement, ready to enjoy life, but one night's sleep sent her back to the days when she was a young wife suffering under her mother-in-law. So Zhang Jianzhen went berserk. If she wasn't allowed to have a good life, then nobody else would, either. Before he was even fully awake, Li Weidong had lost his place in bed. His usually mild-mannered little wife had changed overnight, and kicked him right out of 5.1kReads8.0Score672Shelves

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    The daughter-in-law is fierce and green. She slaps Granny Bailian in the face every day and trains her mother-in-law husband.

29. 1179 文 Showbiz: Fired from My Contract, I Became a Superstar 文娱：被解约后，我成了超级巨星 Li Tong李童Urban1.6M WordsOngoing After finally working his way up to assistant director, Zhang Zhao accidentally transmigrates into the body of a third-year vocal music student in a parallel world. Framed by his classmates, abandoned by his manager, and dropped by his company, he loses his chance to debut as part of a group. So he finds another way to make his debut: he’ll start by making movies. 83Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    Entertainment industry, counterattack, slap in the face

30. 1180 开 From the Start, I Refuse to Be a Simp: I Relaunch Chinese Pop Music at Its Peak 开局不当舔狗，反手重启华流巅峰 The Swollen Wo Gan膨胀的沃柑Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Slice of life + entertainment industry + no System + campus beauty + sweet romance + slow burn] To his utter surprise, Zhou Zhifei, a singer who was never famous, transmigrates to Planet Earth. He has barely woken up in his university dorm when he sees the explosive diary of his former self, a hopeless simp. Sycophants don't get a house. Nice guys come after dogs. “What exactly do you mean? You were the one who chased after me first. How can you just say you're done? Zhou Zhifei, have you even 19.9kReads8.3Score1.6kShelves

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