High-IQ, Elegant, Noble, and Extremely Cruel Methods, with No Harem 要高智商、优雅、高贵手段极其残忍不要后宫。

1. 201 开 How Do I Survive After Becoming the Villain in a Formulaic Novel from the Start? 开局穿成了套路文的反派怎么破 Meow Nineteen喵十九Eastern Fantasy627k WordsCompleted The sequel is underway and can be found in the author’s works. This leans toward the female-audience genre. If that’s not your thing, please don’t read. Lighthearted and funny, an irreverent fantasy story. The protagonist is adored by everyone, men and women alike. All flirtation, no CP. After transmigrating, Cang Yu finds himself cast as the villain in three different books! Even though he’s the villain, he’s stuck with the job of saving the world! He decides he’d better save himself first. 007 3.9kReads9.2Score355Shelves

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   This one is also good; the protagonist is highly intelligent and good-looking.

2. 202 权 Vortex of Power and Desire 权欲之涡 Misty Isle Beneath the Starry River烟屿落星河Urban2.4M WordsOngoing A career in government is like a bottomless abyss: one wrong step, and you’re shattered to pieces. Wu Liangyou has barely entered the political arena and hasn’t even tasted power when he’s already caught in the mire. Should he bow his head and bide his time, or risk his life in a desperate fight? The abyss cannot crush a ruthless man daring enough to change his fate. Watch Wu Liangyou break out of a hopeless situation, escape death, and rise to the top over a trail of blood. 99Reads6.1Score106Shelves

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   Both emotional intelligence and IQ are high, it's great!

3. 203 团 The Three-Year-Old Princess, Doted on by All 团宠公主三岁半 March Evening Primrose三月夕颜Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted Gu Hui, heir to a family of renowned acupuncturists, accidentally transmigrated as a tiny princess and discovered that she could read people’s minds. Her father was the emperor, and her mother was a scheming imperial consort. Using her superpower, she became the apple of the emperor’s eye, the crown prince’s darling, and a thorn in the side of countless people. Gu Hui: “I want to rule the world, with no one daring to mess with me. I love seeing them hate me but be powerless to do anything about 14.3kReads9.4Score2kShelves

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   Synopsis: The first book is about a woman who plans and practices revenge for her sister for ten years, day after day. It's incredibly good. The second book is a time-travel story, but the female lead is exceptionally capable, and it's not exaggerated at all; it seems like it should be this way. She rises step by step from an unloved princess to become the nation's eldest princess, building her own business empire! The female lead is also incredibly hardworking. Character traits: ① Extremely calm, with only revenge in her heart. ② The female lead is lively but also very cautious.

4. 204 我 I Cling to the Boss's Leg in a Horror Game 我在惊悚游戏里抱boss大腿 Fu Ximi伏西米Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, one-on-one, extra sweet, both devoted to each other] [Insane, vicious big-shot player × adorable, timid NPC who clings to his powerhouse] You Li enters a horror game world and somehow becomes an NPC. While all the other NPCs scare people, You Li is the only one scaring ghosts. Sanatorium level You Li tries his best to play a ghost and scare people, only to be chased around by an insane big-shot player wielding a chainsaw, screaming the whole way. You Li: I won't scare you. Can y 7.8kReads9.5Score1.3kShelves
5. 205 带 Taking Power While Pregnant, So Step Aside, You Crazy Little Uncle 带球掌权，疯批小表叔靠边站 I'm Eleven!我是十一啦Modern Romance224k WordsCompleted [A Powerful Alliance + Unhinged Cousins + Hatred and Political Scheming + Workplace Power Struggles + Corruption + Power Struggles in a Wealthy Family + Marriage for Mutual Benefit] Pregnant with twins, Wen Canlan takes over the Jing Group in a crisis. Just as she finds her footing, she falls into a series of deadly traps laid by her unhinged younger cousin, Bo Jinlin. A trap involving hundreds of millions in funds, a stolen bid, sabotage at a construction site, and a deadly car crash come one 81Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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   From the ruthless and cunning uncle's initial probing to his personal intervention, a top-tier strategic battle unfolds.

6. 206 唯 One Goal: Stay Alive 唯一目标：活着 Auspicious Brother祥瑞哥Mystery473k WordsOngoing (Survival + high intelligence + deduction + no saintly protagonist + mild horror. Read with caution if you’re sensitive to these elements.) A stream of fire pierced the atmosphere and struck the ground. In an instant, the world was plunged into chaotic darkness, and the buildings of civilization people had once taken pride in became lifeless ruins. Yet among the ruins, one building alone remained standing, like a watchtower surveying all the darkness. Beneath the apocalypse, strange phenomena we 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Let us witness the birth of a [god]. (Brain-teasing + suspenseful reasoning + no Mary Sue elements + survival + slight thriller) After the earthquake, the world was plunged into endless darkness. Just when everyone thought it was just an ordinary earthquake disaster, just when everyone thought it was just a prank... Until a door appeared, emitting a cold and ruthless voice: Players, welcome to the post-apocalyptic world. At this moment, the survivors realized that this was a post-apocalyptic game about surviving at all costs. —[]

7. 207 隐EN Hiding in Hogwarts as a Professor 隐藏在霍格沃茨当教授 Plain Old Boiled Water白白了开水Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted [Harry Potter fanfiction + mastermind behind the scenes + plotting] [Early focus on getting stronger and staying alive, with a slow start] [He hides his ambition and desire for conquest behind a trustworthy appearance and seemingly sincere words] Tewell, the most outstanding graduate in Durmstrang’s history, arrives at Hogwarts. “One day, Muggles may be able to use science to detect magic and expose our spells. They’ll build a mathematical model for every single incantation. “What will wizard 32kReads9.6Score3.6kShelves

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   Perfectly matched and personally tested, it's incredibly beautiful (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡(●✿∀✿●)

8. 208 如 How to Turn Around My Tragic, Beautiful, and Powerful Image on the Detective Conan Forum 如何扭转在柯南论坛的美强惨人设 A Moon Rabbit一只月兔Anime Fanfiction860k WordsCompleted [Madman-and-dog-taming fiction ① + lots of foreshadowing + villains through and through] [Content warnings: dark themes + ambiguous relationships + all characters are bottoms + no CP + breaking up canon couples] After fifty years, the Detective Conan manga finally came to an end. Fans lamented the end of their youth, and just as they were weeping uncontrollably, the author began serializing a hidden edition of the manga. Unlike the story that had already concluded, this hidden edition revealed m 73Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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   Every single one of them is amazing, especially the fourth one (Pet Raising), it's really good, though still quite gory, exciting, and very interesting.

9. 209 巅 The Ultimate Battle of Wits 巅峰智斗 Loves Maocao Liquor 521爱吃茅草酒521Mystery2.4M WordsCompleted [No harem, high IQ, no System, ensemble cast, unpredictable ending] A group of self-proclaimed geniuses is invited to take part in God’s game. Whoever wins the game will become the ruler of all worlds! There are no overwhelming power advantages or mindless cheat abilities here, only intelligence and rules pushed to their limits! “If there were a God, I could not bear not to be that God. Therefore, there is no God!” Nietzsche 194Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 210 毁 Destroying the World by Playing the Fateweaver? 毁灭世界，从扮演戏命师开始？ Extremely Kind极端善良Urban209k WordsOngoing Jiang Ming transmigrates to a parallel world. He discovers that a bomb is strapped to him and is shot dead as a terrorist. … [System successfully activated. Selecting character] [Selected legendary figure: Jhin, the Virtuoso.] That night, Jiang Ming crawls out of a mass grave. From then on, the world has one more artist. … “I blossom amid the slaughter, just like a flower at dawn.” “They call me a madman, an artist. All artists are madmen.” “My talent has trampled this stage underfoot, but I’v 5Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    Come, kill me, for only then will you find liberation. Your movements aren't elegant enough; only by turning you into a doll can you achieve absolute perfection. ["I'm very unhappy right now, you have to make me laugh, or I'll have to turn you into art." "Art? What is art?" "An explosion is art."] Those who plunged me into darkness, I will make you die a horrible death in the streets. Oh, I am a gentleman, so... I will make you die a graceful death in the streets.

11. 211 重 Reborn: I Became a God in a Horror Livestream Game 重生：我在恐怖直播游戏中成神了 Milk Sniper奶狙Mystery318k WordsOngoing Wen Yu is forced to take part in a game that can never be stopped. In this game, called “Becoming a God,” all sorts of terrifying and horrifying challenges await. Players must clear different games to earn the right to survive. The game tells all players that whoever lasts until the end will become the world's supreme god. So they cooperate, deceive, fight, and die... Wen Yu dies because a friend betrays her. Just as she thinks the game is about to erase her, a flash of white light appears, and 2Reads8.6Score—Shelves
12. 212 谁 Who Put a Celebrity in My Trunk? 谁往我车后备箱塞了个女明星？ Huimin, the Chicken-Raising King惠民养鸡王Urban1.1M WordsCompleted One day, Xu Mo was getting off work as usual when he heard a noise coming from the trunk. He opened it and took a look. A famous actress had been tossed into the trunk, bound hand and foot! What he didn’t know was that countless cameras were pointed at him. This was a brand-new kind of show. The first ordinary person selected was caught in less than an hour. But once Xu Mo was chosen, things started to take a different turn. “Holy crap, that’s not how the script goes! Xu Mo is way too intense. H 31.7kReads8.4Score2.3kShelves
13. 213 我 I’m Vacationing in an Infinite Game 我在无限游戏里度假 Mo Ziqi莫子期Modern Romance157k WordsOngoing [BG + Two Madmen + Love and Kill + Infinite Flow] When Mo Shuyao, being escorted to the execution ground, opened her eyes again, she had entered a game where players wagered their lives. Everyone else saw Mo Shuyao as kind and pure. Song Bozhou saw her as a lunatic just like himself. These two evenly matched madmen spent most of every day not thinking about how to survive the game, but how to kill each other. Until Song Bozhou, who had been at odds with Mo Shuyao for years, suddenly realized tha 8Reads7.4Score—Shelves
14. 214 他 He Went Wild in a Horror Game 他在惊悚游戏里野翻了 The Deer Is Still Awake鹿未眠Two Male Leads479k WordsCompleted [Feel-good power fantasy + Infinite flow + Strong leads + golden finger] “Ding ding ding! The horror game is starting! Anyone who clears every game can have their greatest wish come true!” Shen Zhong looked at the wish he'd rashly written down all those years ago and fell into a long silence. If anyone embodied the art of finding inventive ways to get himself killed, it was him. Looking back on his time in the horror games, Shen Zhong sighed. “I'm fighting to survive in a horror game every singl —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 215 惊 Horror Game: My Second Personality Is an Evil God 惊悚游戏，我的第二人格是邪神 Call Me Great Lord叫我大官人Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [Madman] [Dark Humor] [Mind Games] [Thriller] A Thriller game descends, and Chen Xie, a patient at a psychiatric hospital, is dragged into it. With an evil god living inside him, he possesses both absolute rationality and absolute madness. Evil God: I’m the absolutely rational one. You’re the absolutely insane one! Mutant Doctor: This guy chopped me to death, then went off to make mutants himself! Ghost Teacher: He doesn’t just break the school rules, he straight-up blows the pr 4.2kReads9.3Score490Shelves

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    This play is really good.

16. 216 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is a Big Shot 快穿：宿主她是个大佬 A Clear, Fleeting Dream一梦清浮Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + satisfying read + no romance] The little System thought it had bound itself to an utterly ordinary heiress left orphaned by a wealthy family. It had no idea it had bound the mysterious powerhouse Mo Miao instead. The original heroine who was framed? The cultivation heroine's medicinal primer? The powerhouse whose golden finger was stolen? The top beauty who was jilted? The scum in each quick transmigration world eagerly followed the original plot, never realizing that the p 18.1kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    The first book was truly exceptional; I never imagined a con artist would use such language to turn the tide. This next book was also incredibly engaging. The only downside was the author's slightly slow update pace; I wished he could release 10,000 chapters a month! Recommended rating: 5 stars The second one is truly calm, powerful, and elegant; her only hobby is eating delicious food. This quick transmigration novel is, in my opinion, the best one among Tomato's works. Recommended rating: 5 stars

17. 217 一 Confessions of a Mentally Ill Person 一个精神病人的自述 Multiply by Two乘二Mystery169k WordsCompleted Sometimes I wonder what I am, what the world is, and what my existence means to it. Am I an NPC? Or just a virus that doesn't matter? A virus, yes. I feel like I've caught some kind of virus, or maybe I've always been one. My name is Zhang Shun. I'm an ordinary person, and on an ordinary day, I suddenly saw things no one else could see... 1.5kReads9.3Score376Shelves
18. 218 神 The Divine Cage Game 神笼游戏 AshzzoieUrban2.2M WordsOngoing In a dazzling technological future, a powerful being descends, calling itself a god and ruling over all. Everything becomes a game for the gods. The gods become humanity’s sole objects of faith. Above all faith, humans are the pieces and the gods move them. The world is a cage, and this is a game ruled by the gods. The gods rule everything! The gods create the games! The gods make the rules! Rule One: Every human must take part in the game. You need a ticket to compete, but the winner takes all, 25.9kReads9.3Score2kShelves
19. 219 我EN The Monsters I Created! 我创造的怪物！ No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes + Ensemble Cast + Cosmic Horror + No System + No Romance] Also known as: Dark Revelation Gods and demons, dragons, and the apocalypse were once fairy tales. The mysteries of this world have faded from sight, yet someone has brought those long-lost things back into the public eye. And every clue, every lead, points to a man named Chen Ye. “Friends, would you cast off this flesh and join us in embracing evolution?” Extended blurb: Sequence 001: The Mimic Sequence 002: The Deep O 65.6kReads9.2Score6.1kShelves
20. 220 临 A Final Wish 临终之愿 Lei-jie's Hopeless Simp蕾姐的老舔狗Mystery322k WordsOngoing [Not for everyone: a niche novel with no harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincible hero, and no wish fulfillment. The storytelling is detailed, but the pacing is a little slow.] [Why I write: I'm not after money. I don't have much, but I have enough. What I hope for is understanding, and I sincerely look forward to thoughtful readers.] [Keywords: hard science fiction, rigorous logic, wit and humor, critical thinking, and knowledge from seventeen academic disciplines to broaden your perspective] 184Reads—Score102Shelves

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    This is a crossover book, combining hard science fiction, suspense, and multidisciplinary knowledge. The main characters are a bit eccentric, and if readers laugh uncontrollably, it's not the author's fault. The entire book is logically rigorous, with all 17 disciplines covered supported by orthodox theories, not just folk science or common sense. The story is ingeniously designed, with interconnected plots, numerous foreshadowing elements, and all plot holes resolved! It's not a disjointed story pieced together for the sake of conveying moral lessons. Writing this book was extremely difficult, requiring a vast knowledge base; it's definitely a work that requires critical thinking. I hope you, the intelligent reader, enjoy it.

21. 221 从 Starting as a Doll: Scaring All of Humanity to Tears 从洋娃娃开始：吓哭全人类 Hu Tao Half-Life Cat胡桃半命猫Urban580k WordsOngoing Feng Tianlin was fast asleep when he suddenly transmigrated into a horror world and became a doll. He can grow stronger simply by making other people afraid of him. From then on, Feng Tianlin sets about building his own empire of terror. A little girl comes with the deal from the start? I’ll take her. Now there’s a teddy bear toy? You make me feel right at home. I’ll take you too. So ghosts really do exist? You’re joining my crew as well. Before long, terrifying legends about Feng Tianlin’s 324Reads8.0Score101Shelves

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    Putting aside the second and third ones, the first protagonist, who transforms into a terrifying doll, is definitely highly intelligent among monsters. He's elegant and noble—after all, a doll is inherently elegant and noble—and he's also ruthless, never showing mercy.

22. 222 黑 The Dark Age: I Made a Pact with a Demon 黑暗时代：我与恶魔签订契约 Huai Wu Mu Oh槐无木噢Eastern Fantasy129k WordsOngoing [Villain in the Early Stages, Darker Later + No Goody-Two-Shoes] This is a strange era. The gates between the Yellow Springs and Hell have opened, connecting them to the human world, and demons run rampant. Gu Wu is a thoroughly despicable man. To gain tremendous power, he made a pact with a terrifying demon and became one himself... 49Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    It looks great, you should give it a try.

23. 223 我 I Play Role-Playing Games in the Horror World! 我在惊悚世界玩角色扮演！ Little Shizi小诗子Mystery207k WordsOngoing In a terrifying world, Ye Bai gets a role-playing System. As long as he plays the assigned role, he can gain immense power! But the world of terror, which should have been horrifying, suddenly takes a strange turn... “Why are we waiters while Ye Bai is the manager? I don’t want to wear a maid outfit!” “What’s the deal with that Ye Bai? Isn’t he a player? Why is he chasing us down like an NPC?” “Seriously, I’ve become a top player in this terrifying world, but I still have to be respectful around 52Reads7.6Score—Shelves
24. 224 惊 Thriller Game: This Mental Patient Is a Little Too Strong 惊悚游戏：这个精神病人有亿点强 Even the Divine Envy the Carefree神亦羡逍遥Mystery155k WordsOngoing [Invincible + System + Comedy + No Female Lead + Infinite Flow] A terrifying horror game sweeps across the globe. Ye Xiao, with a Sanity value of 251, is forced into the game. The evil spirits and demons feared by all the players are complete pushovers in Ye Xiao's hands. A peerless evil spirit: “Just let him clear the game already! He's using my head as a baseball!” A red-clad ghost: “H-he actually made me wash his socks! When I refused, he beat me with a club. I'm so miserable!” A top player: 17Reads7.5Score—Shelves
25. 225 快 Quick Transmigration: How Is a Madman Raised? 快穿之疯批大佬如何养成的 Tang Shiwu糖十五Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Mutual yandere romance] [1v1] [The male lead is always the same person] [A seemingly sweet and harmless heroine who is actually a ruthless, true demon X a seemingly twisted and sinister hero who is actually devoted and truly easy to bully] Every time Jiang Yanyu went on a mission, she ran into some powerful big shot with a screw loose. Brutal tyrant: “So what if you're a god? I want you to be my woman!” Dark duke: “Naughty slaves have to be locked in the little black room, you know!” Jiang Yany 2.1kReads9.3Score284Shelves
26. 226 精 To a Lunatic, What’s a Ghost Anyway? 精神病面前，鬼东西算个球 Zoom Zoom Rabbit突突兔Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Hilarious + mentally ill protagonist + invincible + System] A world where ghostly energy has returned. Chen Zhuo is a patient at Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital. The System fails to cure him. System: Let him do whatever he wants. I only provide technical support. Ghost Realm Bounty Board: Chen Zhuo, male, severe mental illness. Whoever takes his life will receive a billionfold increase in ghostly energy, several mansions, and endless luxuries. 4.6kReads9.3Score834Shelves
27. 227 惊 Horror Academy: My Other Self Keeps Trying to Replace Me 惊悚学院∶我的另一面总想取代我 Huaixu Shiliu槐序十六Mystery484k WordsCompleted Hope is a beautiful word. But when hope grows deep enough, it ceases to be beautiful. It becomes a key, a key that sets demons free... ...Nan An wakes from a hazy dream and somehow finds himself at a school. There are “kind and gentle” teachers, “fun and engaging” classes, and “simple little” weekly and final exams every so often. This is just what college life is supposed to be! Nan An’s lips have barely begun to curl into a smile when Nan An hurriedly cries out, “Hey, Nan An, wait! Don’t move 383Reads9.1Score106Shelves

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    The protagonist has two personalities. The first personality appears elegant and gentlemanly, but is actually a madman who enjoys doing "art." The second personality is insane, savage, powerful, and a true madman. (No female lead, a bit cringey at the beginning, but it gets better later. Some people ship the first and second personalities. Anyway, it's suitable for both boys and girls. To be honest, I initially went for a lighthearted read, but unexpectedly, I gradually started shipping the characters. By the way, the author is currently updating regularly, but I don't know if it will continue in the future. Anyway, the author owes us many chapters.)

28. 228 惊 The Mad Scientist of the Horror World 惊悚世界的科研狂魔 Dreaming Nine Thousand梦九千Mystery313k WordsOngoing The Terror World is a horrifying place that often drags sinners from the outside world inside to torment them. Qian Ye was reborn as one of its terrifying characters. Inheriting every thought of a mad scientist, he vowed to use paranormal science to explain the entire Terror World! In the eyes of the viewers in the horror livestream, this pale-skinned man dangled a cigarette from his lips and wore a crazed grin as he dissected heaps of corpses of every kind with a scalpel. Infrasound magnetic fi 63Reads6.3Score—Shelves
29. 229 神 The Mighty Little Constable 神通小捕快 Seven Stars in Hand手握七星Martial Arts2.0M WordsOngoing “One leaf riding the wind, roaming ten thousand miles; a dashing constable, famous throughout the land.” The most righteous men are often those society looks down on, and heroes rise from the streets. The spring breeze and I are both passing travelers, but your name alone belongs to the martial world. Ye Fei, a lowly errand boy at an inn, is rejected by the Su family because he's nothing but a nobody who runs errands! Who could have guessed that after getting drunk, saving a beauty, and catching 14.6kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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    Having witnessed all walks of life, I am only devoted to you.

30. 230 修 After the Female Cultivator Side Character's Story Ends, She Turns the Tables 修仙女配剧情结束后翻盘了 Shattered Starlight夜空碎光Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cultivation + heroine grows stronger] Su Jin never imagined she would transmigrate into the body of the beloved woman from an angsty romance novel. But by the time she arrived, the story was already over, and she had been banished to the desolate Wujie for all the evil she had done. If she couldn’t go back, she would do whatever it took to survive. From an ordinary cultivator to a city lord, from seizing control of a secret realm to becoming the supreme ruler of the world, she would stop at not 1.8kReads9.0Score279Shelves

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    Both books feature female protagonists with high intelligence. The cultivation novel has a brief romance at the beginning, but the female lead is incredibly rational and breaks up with the unsuitable one, after which there's no romance or male lead. The female lead is weak in the early stages, but becomes incredibly cool and assertive later on, her personality becoming increasingly domineering—that "anyone who gets in my way will be killed" feeling is super captivating. The second book features an incredibly intelligent, elegant, and gentle villain; it was truly heartbreaking.

31. 231 假 What If the World Had Sequence Games? 假如世有序列游戏 Bai Du Chuan百都川Urban525k WordsOngoing [Light novel, chuunibyou, takes off in Chapter 91, becomes the top-ranked player] Beneath the blue and purple neon lights that stained the night, in a bustling city teeming with people, the System granted players the abilities of their fantasies. Immortal arts and martial disciplines, yin-yang sorcery, supernatural technology, curse seals and spirit summoning... Players from different systems began fighting for supremacy in the sequence rankings... My name is Bai Yu. By the time you read this me 7.9kReads9.1Score637Shelves
32. 232 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 15.3kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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    There's no romance, the female lead is intelligent, and her mission is to develop and strengthen the country. It's super good!

33. 233 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 3.4kReads8.7Score290Shelves

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    A rare high-IQ game in post-apocalyptic fiction, the protagonist's methods are elegant yet deadly, the plot twists and turns constantly, the human nature is realistically and profoundly portrayed, and the writing is solid and increasingly addictive.

34. 234 宁 Ning Jinge 宁烬歌 Calm as Ever冷静如斯Ancient Romance697k WordsOngoing [Female commander × top-tier spy and assassin | Two equally matched leads | Court intrigue and the martial world | Standing together in troubled times | Devoted 1v1 romance] The sweeping scale of a male-oriented story, with the emotional depth of a female-oriented one. Fast-paced and tightly plotted, with no filler or dragging. The political intrigue is logical, and long-laid clues are brought back into play. A serious world with lighthearted, hilarious everyday moments, and an incredibly sweet 374Reads8.5Score103Shelves

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    Check out this book! It's not the typical palace intrigue/power struggle genre; the political intrigue is very engaging. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] The writing is delicate, the tone is witty, the plot isn't dark, and the romance isn't vulgar. It's definitely a high-IQ, high-quality work.

35. 235 刑 Major Crime Investigation Files 刑侦大案录 A Life Like a Probe探似人生Mystery3.8M WordsCompleted 6.6kReads6.9Score413Shelves

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    A masterpiece of crime-solving, your top choice for solving cases.

36. 236 刑 The Forensic Detective Who Can See the Dead's Lingering Souls 刑侦神探之我能看到死者残魂 A Life Like a Probe探似人生Mystery440k WordsCompleted Crime investigation, deduction, suspense, case-solving, and supernatural fiction. This is a collection of standalone cases, focused entirely on solving crimes, with plenty of cases! Bloody slaughter at a wedding, a Five Elements and yin-yang massacre, ghostly murders at an academy, a terrifying nursery rhyme, a death letter written in blood, a prison in the Eighteenth Layer of Hell, a sacrificial altar... Join Lu Junchen, captain of the criminal investigation squad, and his team as they solve on 7Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 237 杀 Bai Quan, the God of Slaughter 杀神白权 Snow Woman雪女Urban314k WordsCompleted [Suit-wearing thug + no saintly heroine + no protagonist suffering] Starting out as a transcendent force disguised as a company, he grips a long sword with a black hilt and black scabbard and barges headlong into the supernatural world. Beneath his refined, courteous appearance in suit and tie lies a cold, sinister heart that stops at nothing. Behind his enviable success and dazzling life in public lies a path built on mountains of bones and rivers of blood. He rises from humble beginnings and f 1.8kReads9.1Score116Shelves

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    Although it's a niche film, it's really beautiful!!! It perfectly matches the theme.

38. 238 一 I Woke Up with 40 Murder Cases on My Hands 一觉醒来：我背上了40起命案 No Joy无喜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Chen Xiao wakes up to find everything around him strangely unfamiliar. The only thing beside him is a diary. He thinks it might explain his current predicament, but as he reads, he begins to doubt whether its contents are real. It is clearly a record of crimes committed by “himself.” Just as Chen Xiao is about to read on, the piercing wail of police sirens downstairs jolts him awake, and he can't help imagining the worst... 29.8kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves

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    The male protagonist is highly intelligent, and the plot doesn't make him seem less intelligent. He believes he has transmigrated into the body of a murderer and tries every means to exonerate himself, but there seems to be more to the story than meets the eye, including the fact that his transmigration is not as simple as it seems...

39. 239 请EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 102.6kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves

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    It's mind-bending, but absolutely elegant.

40. 240 刑 Real Case Files from a Homicide Detective, Forensic Doctor, Trace Evidence Analyst, and Profiler 刑警、法医、痕检师、侧写师的真实破案手记 Qin Ming秦明Mystery3.5M WordsCompleted A string of bizarre disappearances involving young women: who is watching lost souls from the darkness? Everyone has secrets they don't want known. The line between darkness and light is crossed in a single thought. Step into the crime scene and see it through a professional's eyes as the truth and lies of human nature are exposed. This collection includes 18 books, featuring the Qin Ming forensic pathologist series, The Crime Scene Investigation Unit, Criminal Profilers, The Punisher, and True —Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    So pretty! 🥰🥰

41. 241 一 A Pair of Delicate Red Hands 一双红酥手 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1996, I planned to strike it rich with the lottery numbers from the one thing I remembered about my past life. Who knew it would still turn out to be just a dream!!! There are only 98 days left until the college entrance exam, and I’ve forgotten every bit of what I learned in my previous life. What do I do... Fine, I’ll come clean. I just want to be a couch potato, enjoy life with a beautiful wife, and live a quiet little life... This story is entirely fictional. Any similarities are p 12kReads9.0Score718Shelves

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    These are the pinnacle of urban period fiction! They vividly depict the myriad aspects of life in the 80s and 90s, with poignant details, captivating plots, and a lingering aftertaste!

42. 242 女 Wang, the Northeastern Guy in the Women's Dorm, Don't Panic 女工宿舍楼里东北汉子老王你别慌 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban668k WordsCompleted Wang Xinyan is a strapping Northeastern man, tall and broad-shouldered. But because his mother loved watching romance dramas, she gave him a feminine name. After graduating from college, that name got him assigned not only to a female factory-worker position, but also to a dorm room on the women's floor… 1.3kReads8.5Score—Shelves
43. 243 一 One Sword to Slay the Fairer Sex 一剑斩红粉 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban552k WordsCompleted [Urban Martial Arts]+ [Traditional Cultivation]+ [Multiple Heroines] Lin Che, young master of an ancient martial arts family in the city, was framed and killed in his previous life while enjoying himself beneath the peonies. His lover, a minor internet celebrity close to him, had joined forces with his family's sworn enemy to set him up. His path to being reborn is also a path to rising to power… 369Reads8.5Score—Shelves
44. 244 重 Restarting My Life and Winning Over Several One True Loves 重启人生拐几个白月光 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban282k WordsCompleted So what if he was rich in his previous life? He couldn't even find his wife and daughter! In this reborn life, he'll protect his family first... A life of wealth and luxury? He wouldn't mind! But the simple pleasures of everyday life are what feel most real! 465Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 245 修 After Succeeding in Cultivation, I Transmigrated to Earth to Farm 修仙有成却穿越到地球种田 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban468k WordsCompleted [Cultivation]+ [Farming]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [Transmigration]+ [Golden Finger]+ [Alternate Fantasy World]+ [If It's Not Your Thing, Please Don't Complain] Chen Xing, an immortal with a spirit body from the Ziling Sect, had cultivated to the peak of the continent. Just as he was reveling in a life of pleasure with six beautiful concubines, the Trial of Worldly Desires struck. His soul transmigrated into the body of a young man with the same name on Earth, who had died after slipping and falling 103Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 246 我 My Star Cards Are Different 我的星卡不一样 A Vast Sky in a Grand Dream大梦长空Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Spiritual qi revival sweeps the world. Living creatures evolve once more, and as humanity awakens star power, everyone gains a companion Star Card. Cheng Xilin binds himself to a card-drawing System, and thanks to his unusual way of thinking, the Star Cards’ uses gradually take on a life of their own. Element Card “Electromagnetism”: Isn’t that just Misaka Mikoto, the Railgun? Guardian Card “Fire Dragon”: Natsu, is that you? Weapon Card “Lush Glove”: I’m going straight for the True Thousand Hand 6.9kReads8.9Score461Shelves

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    Is this person not very intelligent?

47. 247 西 The Merchant’s Road to the West 西部商途 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban576k WordsCompleted [No System] [No golden finger] [School belle] [Multiple heroines] [The struggle of an ordinary guy] Zhang Bo is a poor kid from the countryside. He doesn’t have much going for him, except that he’s pretty lucky with girls... 391Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 248 我 Cultivating the Great Dao in a Human Classroom 我在人间课堂修大道 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban229k WordsCompleted Cultivation? Pah! I just want to spend my days with the campus beauty, enjoying the simple pleasures of life and living it to the fullest. Is that too much to ask? And of course, I wouldn't mind having a few more beauties around either… 91Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 249 这 I Don’t Want This Kind of Rebirth 这样的重生我不想要啊 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban313k WordsCompleted Being reborn isn't about having an easy, satisfying life. It's about walking the human road again through blood and tears! The hardships I've endured and the burdens I've borne aren't anything to be proud of. I'll just leave them in my memories. A simple, honest life, surrounded by a beloved wife and beautiful companions, is what truly matters... 284Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 250 春 A Spring Dream Takes Me to Ancient Times: I Become a Workaholic in Dayin 春梦穿古我在大胤当卷王 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Historical147k WordsCompleted [Mystery]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [Transmigration]+ [Golden Finger]+ [Alternate Fantasy World]+ [If It's Not Your Thing, Please Don't Complain] Just because he begged his goddess for a hug in a romantic dream, Lu Xiaochuan was kicked straight into a river in the Great Yin dynasty, launching his mortifying Transmigration adventure! The moment he climbs ashore, he's branded a suspect in the Witchcraft Cult case. He lets slip what he said in his sleep, then reveals the secret that he once saw a celes 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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