A Protagonist Who Is Wildly Mad Yet Calm, Elegant and Extraordinary, Obsessive, and a Perfectionist 主角疯狂中带着冷静，优雅而非凡，偏执、追求完美

1. 1 杀 After Slaying My Way Through Instances, I Raise an Evil God by the Rules 杀穿副本后，我在规则里养大邪神 White Peach Wuwu Dragon白桃呜呜龙Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted The print edition is now available under the title: The Fall of the Gods (Not for the faint of heart: nonhuman entities and terrifying monsters.) Yin Xiu has lived in a town governed by rules for six years. Normal players follow the rules and clear instances to stay alive. Yin Xiu, however, stays in town day after day. He doesn’t leave, clear instances, or go near the monsters. He does the bare minimum, takes it easy, and has practically settled into retirement. The town’s monsters have had thei 103.2kReads9.7Score14.5kShelves

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   The first book needs no introduction; it's simply captivating. The protagonist of the second book isn't exactly insane, but he's certainly calm and elegant. The protagonist of the third book is both mad and elegant. The protagonist of the fourth book isn't exactly insane, but he's definitely daring and composed.

2. 2 病 The Sickly Beauty Ascends to Godhood in an Infinite Game 病美人在无限游戏晋升为神 Shu Ci SC沭辞SCTwo Male Leads375k WordsOngoing The score's a little low since it just came out, don't run away~ [Two Male Leads + Two Alpha Rivals-to-Lovers + Unhinged + Atypical Infinite-Flow + Beloved by All + B-king + Livestream + Reunion + A Touch of Cosmic Horror] Also known as "The New God Takes His Place" A gloomy, obsessive, unhinged top with a possessive streak × a white-haired beauty bottom who is sometimes ill and sometimes strong, and knows how to draw people in Xie Nian'an accidentally stumbled into a horror game filled with sla 35Reads8.1Score—Shelves
3. 3 坏EN A Bad Seed in the Infinite Game: Marked by a Madman! 坏种在无限游戏里被疯批盯上了！ Gesang Rabbit格桑兔Two Male Leads455k WordsCompleted A morally ambiguous, violence-for-violence's-sake, unhinged top × a born bad seed who looks out only for himself, a villainous bottom Shen Ru is an unlucky guy who got dragged into an infinite game. When a delicate, frail young man, practically radiating a sense of fragility, stumbles into the audience's view... Viewer 1: “Did he wander into a beauty pageant?” Viewer 2: “If he survives today, this game is showing me no respect!” Everyone eagerly awaited the death of this beautiful young man 7.4kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves
4. 4 无 Infinite: The Whole Escape Game Is Shipping Me with My Nemesis 无限：全逃游都在磕我和宿敌cp Tomato Mini Burger番茄小汉堡Two Male Leads514k WordsCompleted [The score is low because few readers have rated this new book. It’ll rise later.] [Two male leads + unlimited-flow + livestreaming + ensemble cast + powerful couple, both devoted to each other] A battle-scarred, unhinged beauty on the bottom × a flirtatious playboy on the surface who’s devoted to his wife - To earn enough points to clear a game, players can’t just fight for their lives inside each instance. Most importantly, they have to win over the audience. One day, a newcomer appears in the 1.9kReads9.2Score334Shelves
5. 5 我 I Contain Hauntings in the Dark World 我在暗世界里收容诡物 I Am Different我则异於是Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow + Hypnotically Charming Male Lead With a Harem of Admirers + No Female Lead + Ensemble Cast + Overwhelming Combat Power + Recklessly Courting Death] After Xie Wudao dies, he finds himself in a dark world full of filth and strange creatures. Here, the only hope of staying alive is himself. Every instance contains a strange creature. Contain one, and he gains its supernatural ability, allowing him to command it in battle. The more strange creatures a player has, the more limitless t 22.3kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves

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   ① The protagonist is incredibly intelligent and eccentric, yet very gentlemanly, possessing superhuman strength that captivates the monsters, who vie to "serve him." ② The protagonist is handsome, possesses exceptional martial arts skills, and is the younger brother of the Heavenly Dao. His character is both flamboyant and captivating. ③ The protagonist is a fun-loving, high-IQ, and charismatic individual with a large following eager to serve him.

6. 6 我 I, Child of Fortune, Am Playing the Golden Finger Online 我，气运之子，在线扮演金手指 Zhu Qinji逐秦际Modern Romance849k WordsOngoing [Content warning: no romance, pure power fantasy, role-playing, some secret identities, no logic] Pei Yuzhi was the chosen one of a high-level cultivation world. One day, his own Heavenly Dao sent him to the Administration Bureau for training, and so began his career as a task-taker: outrageously wealthy and undefeated. [Apocalypse Savior] He was the only hope said to be capable of ending the apocalypse. Proud, cold, and eccentric. Shh, he isn't the savior. He's just keeping a promise. [The La 15.7kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
7. 7 我 I’m Only Playing a Psychopath, but I’m Actually a Good Prisoner 我只是扮演变态，其实我是好囚犯 Walking the Dangerous Path危行Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Male lead is a trouble-loving thrill-seeker + livestreaming + role-playing + no romance, pure wish fulfillment + AI game infinite-flow] Xie Qi transmigrates to a parallel world. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself a prisoner, being taken to an island that houses the world's most vicious criminals. This world is controlled by major corporations, with the government nothing more than their puppet. The Prisoner Island is a massive livestreaming game made for the rich. All the prisoners are an 13.8kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
8. 8 惊 Thriller: Devote Yourself to Art and Become My Masterpiece 惊悚：献身于艺术，成为我的作品 Blue Sea海之蓝Mystery284k WordsCompleted (Includes livestreaming early on + a horror world + an invincible protagonist in the early chapters) A horror game descends, and Xi Wen is chosen to enter an instance. The boss gets killed right from the start, and things get more and more absurd! “Would you like to sign up to become the boss of the Sunshine Hospital instance?” Xi Wen looks at the words before him, feeling a little bewildered. And so, he becomes the boss of Sunshine Hospital, a place comparable to a beginner instance! Player 1: 3.2kReads8.4Score582Shelves
9. 9 仙 Immortal Martial Ming: From the Start, I Became a Ghost-Cultivating Brocade Guard 仙武大明，开局成为鬼修锦衣卫 Gray and White Rain灰白雨Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing “Have you ever heard the story of the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts?” The Brocade Guards walked openly by day, while Yin soldiers commandeered the roads. During the Yongle era, whenever you walked along the streets of the capital, someone would always ask you that question. Ninety-nine vicious ghosts, tens of thousands of ghost spirits. The figure leading them represented a legend. A legend about the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts. “After that, there were no more ghosts in the Great Ming.” 54.6kReads9.2Score4.5kShelves

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   All three are fantastic, all highly rated! [Kiss] The first one features a protagonist who's completely insane, unpredictable, decisive, and a perfect blend of madness and reason! [Cool] The second one has an invincible protagonist who enjoys "performing surgery" on people, switching between angel and demon in an instant, utterly elegant! [Smirk] The third one is a game for everyone; the protagonist contains, uses, and destroys supernatural beings! [Send a heart] Follow Fireworks🎇 and you'll never be short of books to read again! 📖

10. 10 我 I’m a Dual-Personality Surgeon, Professionally a Ripper 我，双面手术师，职业开膛手 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Some call him Miracle Doctor Lu, while others call him Lu the Skinner. Some owe their battlefield dominance to the mechanical limbs he fitted them with; others have breathed their last beneath his surgical knife. He can save someone on the brink of death, or make a corpse disappear without a trace. By day, he is the warmest kindness in the world; by night, he is a terror that makes the whole world tremble. A scalpel rests between his fingers: one side is a demon, the other an angel. His name is 20.4kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
11. 11 惊EN Horror: I Created the Anomaly Containment Association 惊悚：我打造了异轨收容会 Chi Yisheng赤亦生Mystery2.7M WordsOngoing [Horror + Satisfying Power Fantasy + Director’s Tall-Tale Style] Horror games descended upon Blue Star, turning into one eerie dungeon after another. The monsters inside stepped into the real world, and from then on, the world was overrun with the uncanny. Only by conquering every dungeon could humanity stop the supernatural from consuming the world. Otherwise, the eerie realms would merge with reality and turn the human world into a living hell! Shen Yu bound himself to an Anomaly Containmen 48.7kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves
12. 12 无 Infinite: The Dawn Game 无限：黎明游戏 In the Lanshan Mountains岚山里Two Male Leads3.3M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow Dungeons] [Two Male Leads] [Ensemble Cast] [Return to the Human World] Psycho! Ever since Yu Shijiu could remember, people had called him a psycho, one insult after another. He picked at his ear and said nothing. What made someone a psycho? Being mentally unstable, having something wrong with your head... or killing people? Does killing someone make you a psycho? Yu Shijiu laughed. "Then there are far too many psychos in this world." Killing someone isn't limited to taking their l 18.4kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves

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    These two books, each with a length of 3,000 pages, are really good, especially the second one, which I read all night! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

13. 13 玩 Players at Stake [Infinite Flow] 玩家对赌中【无限流】 Check Catcheck猫Two Male Leads2.1M WordsCompleted (Completed) [Welcome, player, to the life-or-death gambling game!] [Mandatory gamble has begun!] [The gamble: Can you survive this instance until you clear it?] [Choose: Yes/No] Xie Chu: ...Running an illegal casino, and nobody’s reported you? If nobody has, then I will. System: ? Wow. · ·The synopsis is detailed enough. Please read the tags and mind your preferences → -Cake Yan × Fork Chu (actual feeding), with a brief memory-loss plot point· · 1. 1v1, two male leads, unlimited-flow story. Yan 30.1kReads9.4Score5.3kShelves
14. 14 我 I Have a Joker Card 我有一张小丑牌 Azure Company蔚蓝公司Urban2.2M WordsCompleted They say that on the day some people turn eighteen, the gods grant them a playing card with a supernatural ability. There are 52 playing cards and 52 different abilities. Those who receive a supernatural playing card are allowed to attend the best ability-user school. The campus belle: “I have the Queen of Spades. I can conjure all kinds of weapons!” The rich kid: “My dad has the Jack of Diamonds. He can get unlimited money!” Meanwhile, somewhere, a boy took his own playing card and used all 52 157.4kReads8.9Score24.5kShelves

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    Very elegant, with a touch of madness, just pure enjoyment.

15. 15 律 The Lawyer and the Judge: I Killed My Client 律师审判者：我杀了我的当事人 Feng Er Xi风二兮Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted 417Reads7.0Score153Shelves

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    This book is good. In chapters 3-5, there's a single person who helps others escape punishment during the day but secretly kills them all. Crucially, he's knowledgeable about the law; the police know it's him but lack evidence. The pacing is fast, and the methods are varied, which matches what you described.

16. 16 人 I Have Dissociative Identity Disorder, and I Awaken an Unknown Sequence 人格分裂的我，觉醒未知序列 Bearing Guilt负辜Urban1.5M WordsCompleted (No harem, no female lead, no formulaic tropes, no System, no brainless decisions, twists, slow burn, sequences, ensemble cast, passionate, elegant high-IQ madman) [I think this world is fake. I want to witness the real world.] [By the time you read this, I'll be dead. But I will keep watching you from wherever I am!] [My name is Yang Feng. Feng as in maple, not as in crazy.] 16.8kReads8.4Score1.6kShelves

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    It's a really good show! The main character is an elegant, high-IQ, crazy guy with obsessive-compulsive disorder who plays against the gods, blossoms amidst death, grasps the truth, and reveals his destiny. So cool! My name is Yang Feng, the "Feng" in "Maple Leaf" doesn't mean "crazy." I highly recommend it!

17. 17 我 I Use Illusions to Control the World 我用幻术控制全世界 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [A rare illusion-based novel featuring a villain protagonist, nightmare invasions, and original instances] Su Mu has the same dream every night. Each time he wakes, his mental strength has increased by one percent. He grows stronger just by sleeping. In the first year, hypnosis. He discovers his mental strength is already powerful enough to hypnotize others, and soon gang bosses, the campus belle, beautiful CEOs, and more have all become his slaves. In the second year, control over the five sens 67.8kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves

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    Needless to say, do you all still remember Fang Xiu?

18. 18 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves
19. 19 哎 Oh No! I’m One of the Seven Deadly Sins, and I Got MVP! 哎呀！我七原罪，得了MVP！ Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Dark comedy + hilarious + ruthless action + global setting + unconventional ideas + one heroine + near-invincible protagonist + power fantasy with a brain (or without one)] Horror games descend upon the world. Those chosen to participate must face challenges of inhuman difficulty. Though the games are full of torment, they also offer people a chance to gain supernatural powers. Life or death. A meteoric rise, or losing everything. But Lu Ce, who has been unable to feel pain since childhood, fee 142.3kReads9.3Score16.9kShelves
20. 20 惊 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 73.9kReads9.5Score8.4kShelves
21. 21 惊 Thriller Survival: Beating Up a Clown at the Amusement Park from the Start! 惊悚求生：开局游乐场暴揍小丑！ Lamplight Beneath the Moths飞蛾下的灯火Mystery521k WordsCompleted [Wish-Fulfillment]+ [No Simping]+ [System]+ [Hilarious] A mysterious force descended upon Blue Star, periodically choosing lucky people to enter a terrifying survival game! A mysterious livestreaming app let people everywhere watch the livestreams and recordings of those trapped in the game. Li Xiao, a man incapable of fear who looked downright terrifying when he smiled, entered the survival game. The clown was crazy, but he was even crazier! The evil spirits were terrifying, but he was even mor 3.1kReads9.2Score352Shelves
22. 22 离 I Left the Mental Hospital and Became Criminals’ Worst Nightmare 离开精神病院，成了罪犯的噩梦 Rabbit Ying兔子莹Urban519k WordsCompleted [Villain] [Dark] [Unhinged] [Semi-invincible] “The dying screams of my victims are the most beautiful music I've ever heard.” “Blood is the most beautiful color, and killing is the finest art.” “What I'm best at is making people wish they were dead. I hope you can hold out a little longer.” “A detective? Can you stop a lunatic from killing?” “Hahahahahaha!!!” “Why?” “We personalities exist solely to save Gongyang Xuanzhi...” “Have you ever heard of the Lovecraftian variant study...” 2.4kReads8.9Score382Shelves
23. 23 惊 Thriller: Seven Personalities? This Forensic Doctor Is Too Twisted! 惊悚：七个人格？这位法医太变态了！ Smiling Fanta爱笑的芬达Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [No heroine + ruthless and decisive + bedroom door welded shut + smart protagonist + takes out the do-gooders first] A horror game descends, dragging all of humanity into a bizarre world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you die! Lin Xie, a famous forensic pathologist, is also pulled into the game as one of the chosen players. What nobody knows is that Lin Xie has seven hidden personalities inside him. Each personality corresponds to one of the seven deadly sins... After he joins, the e 2.5kReads8.7Score469Shelves
24. 24 无 Infinite: People Can Die, but You Must Never Lose the Game 无限：人可以死游戏绝不能输 Ran Tu染途Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted (Completed) [Infinite Flow + Logical Deduction + Death Games + Brain-Burning + Slightly Unhinged Female Lead + Strong Leads] (Content warnings at the end of Chapter 1) After her parents died, Xin Zhixia witnessed the ugly faces of her relatives during a dispute over the inheritance and grew disgusted with the world. She devoted herself to the games she loved and drifted through life in a daze. Finding life pointless, she decided to jump off a building and kill herself. A man appeared beside her. 12.7kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves

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    Xin Zhixia, a disillusioned and hopeless individual, decides to end her life by jumping off a building. However, just as she is about to jump, a mysterious man appears. Instead of stopping her, he asks her if she is willing to die for him. Thus, she unexpectedly finds herself in an alternate dimension called Death Space, beginning a series of deadly games. Here, winners receive rewards, while losers are all eliminated. Completing the game and accumulating points might allow for resurrection and a return to the real world. But for Xin Zhixia, resurrection is unimportant; what matters is—she can die, but she cannot lose the game!

25. 25 R Re:Zero: An Otherworldly Life Starting as an Immortal Venerable Re0：从仙尊开始的异世界生活 Little Hu lill小小胡lillAnime Fanfiction80k WordsOngoing (Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World fanfic, soul transmigration, comedy) Today, Subaru Natsuki looked much more serious than usual. “Master, your Authority is such a nuisance.” Subaru paused for a moment, then immediately understood what Shaula meant. Laughing, he deactivated his Authority. “Hahaha, bring it on.” Shaula laughed too and clapped him on the shoulder. After that, everyone loosened up, wearing relaxed smiles as they offered Subaru their blessings. Go on, you sneakiest man alive 549Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Does pursuing ultimate immortality count?

26. 26 r Re: Fang Yuan's Life in Another World, Starting from Zero re：方猿从零开始的异世界生活 Rem's Kidnapper 318蕾姆绑架犯318Anime Fanfiction747k WordsOngoing “They said that if I couldn’t be reborn, I’d be nothing.” “Well, obviously. If you have a cheat ability and don’t use it, aren’t you throwing away a winning hand?” “But, oh man, being reborn isn’t exactly reliable either. Where the hell have I ended up? Is this still the Gu world?” “Wait, what do you mean the oldest person in this world only lived to be four hundred?” “What do you mean most people are either crazy or stupid?” [No System, no golden finger, no bugs, no harem, no female lead, 4.1kReads8.6Score211Shelves
27. 27 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8kShelves

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    The protagonist Chen Ling in the first book is truly sometimes calm and sometimes insane, with a high IQ, but her background is really tragic! I recommend reading it; there's a lot of ruthless conflict between family members (like her brother) and between companions. The protagonist in the second book has no emotions of his own, and his methods of killing are incredibly ruthless! The Ultimate Ferryman – The Fate Master

28. 28 情 I Have No Emotions, So I Found a Sniper for a Girlfriend 情感缺失的我找了个狙击手女友 The Bird Who Loves Collecting Stamps爱收集邮票的飞鸟Urban664k WordsCompleted (One heroine. She isn't a campus beauty, just above average in looks. The moment they meet, they both realize the other is a big shot.) (The romance develops slowly.) On the surface, the world where humanity lives after World War II is peaceful. But in the hidden world of shadows, national organizations like Xuanyuan Sword, Eagle's Wing, and Winterhold are locked in constant conflict. Genetically enhanced people hiding among the crowds possess physical abilities far beyond those of ordinary huma 30kReads9.6Score3.7kShelves
29. 29 开 From the Start, I Was Divided Up for Food, So I Swallowed the Evil Spirit Whole 开局被分食，我直接生吞邪崇 Bi Huo彼火Urban1.3M WordsOngoing "A Must-Read in 2026" [Eerie Revival]+ [Revenge before the day is out]+ [Saintly do-gooders must die]+ [The protagonist is crazy, not stupid]+ [No female lead]+ [This is actually a food story] The red moon rises, and the eerie returns. After transmigrating to a world where the eerie has returned and evil spirits roam the earth, Ye Kui opens his eyes to see himself being devoured by monsters! But if monsters can eat people, there’s no reason people can’t eat monsters! After three years of plottin 8.6kReads8.9Score848Shelves

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    The main characters are all crazy, and the plot is very exciting.

30. 30 无 Infinite: This Player Has Just a Tiny Bit Too Many Tags 无限：这个玩家的标签有亿点多 Lightning Who Never Slacks Off绝不摸鱼的闪电Urban3.5M WordsCompleted [Name: Gao Yi] [Equipped tag (1/1): Journalist Lv. 2 (Common)] [Unequipped tags: Debtor Lv. 1 (Common), Heartbroken Lv. 1 (Common), Good Samaritan Lv. 1 (Common), Internet Surfing Pro Lv. 1 (Common), Friend to Elderly Women Lv. 2 (Rare)] Cursed by the goddess of luck, Gao Yi got the “Tag System” at the most unlucky point in his life. It made him thrive in the sudden era of instance dungeons. “Let’s combine the trait I got in the last instance with one of my current tags...” Gao Yi’s hand slipped 28.4kReads8.9Score3.2kShelves
31. 31 惊 Thriller Game: I Can See the Hints 惊悚游戏：我能看到提示 Master Mouse in Sunglasses戴墨镜的鼠爷Mystery951k WordsCompleted [Ridiculous comedy + power fantasy. Not scary. If that's not your thing, move along!] A mysterious dimension descends upon Earth, randomly selecting humans to take part in a horror game. Uncensorable horror livestreams spread across the internet, allowing all of humanity to witness one terrifying spectacle after another. Gu Yi is unlucky enough to be chosen as an adventurer. Fortunately, he can see mysterious hints. Following the hints, Gu Yi gradually seeks out the truth, only to discover that 6.9kReads8.9Score660Shelves
32. 32 颠 Turning the World Upside Down: Playing the Villain from the Start 颠覆全球：开局扮演反派大佬 Blazing Heavenly Inquiry炽生天问Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Shen Yan transmigrates to a parallel world. As soon as he arrives, he falls into a strange dimension. Everyone who falls in here is slaughtered by alien creatures, dying in despair! Luckily, at this moment, Shen Yan obtains the Super Big Shot Role-Playing System. “Ding! Randomly drawing a big shot template. Big Shot Role-Playing Mode activated. The closer you are to the character, the more abilities you can unlock.” Make people believe the character is real, and you’ll earn Subversion Points. Th 22.1kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
33. 33 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 36.4kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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    This is the pinnacle of contemporary romance novels this year, a sweet, angsty, and intellectually stimulating read. After reading it, I couldn't get into anything else. The author's literary foundation is profound, far surpassing that of novice authors. The writing is divine, incredibly delicate. The male lead's love is passionate, but not mindless. The female lead is brilliant; after reading, you'll not only fall in love with the male lead but also with the female lead. Every main and supporting character is outstanding and indispensable. Suitable for discerning, seasoned readers; a unique and extreme emotional rollercoaster, not clichéd. The pacing is steady, starting slowly but building up to a sweeter, more intense feeling as you read. The scope is grand, and it will give you a mental boost. The plot takes off after chapter ten. You'll come back to thank me after you finish reading.

34. 34 成 What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著） Qi Yingjun七英俊Anime Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his 40.3kReads9.7Score6.3kShelves

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    [Evil laugh][Evil laugh][Evil laugh]

35. 35 天 Awakened by Heavenly Treasures: I Can Engrave Anything 天物觉醒：我能刻印一切 The Leaf Riding the Wind御风而行的葉子Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [Publication Contract Signed, Safe to Read][Tales of Youth][Everyone Has Common Sense][Absolutely Wonderful][Magic][Distinctive Characters][No Female Lead] My name is Jin Feichen. Draped in the twilight of my youth, I once thought I would muddle through life, relying on taxpayers to support me forever. I thought that would be my fate. However, all of that came to an end on a rainy afternoon. Youth is a grand stage. On that evening when rain poured down in torrents, the stage reached out to me, a 266.5kReads9.5Score22kShelves
36. 36 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves
37. 37 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5kShelves
38. 38 从EN Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 160.1kReads9.6Score18.1kShelves
39. 39 传EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 168.1kReads9.6Score21.5kShelves
40. 40 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6kShelves
41. 41 阴 The Dark and Dashing Senior Sister Has the Cultivation World Going Crazy 阴暗师姐她超帅，修真界全疯了 Cheng Ya乘芽Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted [Publication pending] [No romance + ensemble cast + strong female lead + sect life + everyone’s a little crazy] [The main cast are unhinged and shameless. The heroine is fiercely independent, loyal, and more than a little mad] Xie Qing transmigrates into a book as a cannon-fodder supporting character and finds herself struggling to survive in a sect full of slackers. Who wants to pick a fight with the heroine? Xie Qing will set the whole cultivation world straight. She encourages her world-weary 37.6kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves
42. 42 全 Global Manhunt: You’re Crazy! You Call This an Escape? 全球通缉：疯了！你管这个叫逃亡 Snow at Dusk in the Clouds云中暮雪Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Ten major conglomerates are investing, a hundred billion dollars in prize money is up for grabs, and elites from every field are taking part! Urban parkour, high-altitude skydiving, wingsuit flying. Everything... is for the sake of escape! A global manhunt! This is a show that drives people wild! Its goal is to uncover vulnerabilities in security systems and public safety in today's information age. Su Yu is sent to prison from the start, but no one could have expected what came next. Su Yu brea 42kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves

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    A spectacular escape, the protagonist is very interesting, the characters are very vivid, definitely worth watching!!!

43. 43 小 Survival in the Residential Complex, but I Was Pulled into the Management Group 小区求生，但我被拉入了管理群 Nazgar纳兹嘉尔Mystery784k WordsCompleted [Infinite horror + no female lead + cold-blooded male lead + split personality + author’s mental state is questionable + kill, kill, kill!] When everyone is unexpectedly dragged into a survival game, Cheng Xu discovers that his name appears in the administrators’ group. By day, the survivors search for resources and strengthen themselves and their shelters. At night, ghosts run rampant and disasters erupt. Only those who rely on their shelters can survive. One deadly trial follows another, and b 6.1kReads9.2Score837Shelves

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    I just started reading this book, but it's still being serialized. The male lead is an artist assassin.

44. 44 我 I’m an Actor in a Horror Movie World 我在惊悚电影世界当影帝 Mischievous Blueberry蓝莓淘气包Mystery522k WordsOngoing A horrifying civilization descends upon Earth, and every adult on the planet is forced to sign a contract to become an actor in the Scream Theater. Lu Xingchen becomes the rare profession most despised by the actors: a Summoner. Summoners often summon demons and monsters, raising the difficulty of horror movies. They're practically public enemies among the actors! And the requirements for becoming one are downright insane! While everyone else is still paralyzed with fear, Lu Xingchen, still a ne 388Reads9.5Score107Shelves

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    Let me formally introduce my wife to everyone~ he Image comes first; people are willing to suffer for the sake of saving face. Sharp-tongued and merciless, he always whips people and makes them villains. With excellent acting skills and a touch of narcissism, I make my entrance with nobility and elegance.

45. 45 H Harry Potter: The Eastern Occultist and the Dark Mark HP之东方诡术师与黑魔印记 Jing Fengfeng Is Super Cute景风风超可爱Female-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted (The main story is complete, and the extra chapters are ongoing.) A light ensemble cast, everyday Slytherin life, and a strong female lead. Some characters may be out of character. Dumbledore, the Order of the Phoenix, and Dumbledore's Army may be portrayed somewhat negatively. There are original elements, original elements, original elements (important things are said three times). This is my first fanfic, so please bear with me! Feng Xingchen lived in Huaguo for twelve years. After a surge of 2kReads8.4Score244Shelves

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    The new book doesn't have a rating yet, but it's really good! I'm going all out to get the author to update three times a day, recommending it everywhere!! The female lead is an Eastern cultivator, rich, beautiful, powerful, and incredibly strong. The main couple is Draco. The author said there will be an "what if" storyline with Xiaoduo. The original book has relatively little main plot; it mainly focuses on the daily lives of the little snakes. It's really good! ^ ^

46. 46 觉 After Awakening the Serial Killer Talent, I Became a Psycho 觉醒杀人魔天赋后，我成了疯批 Nine Meals Nine九食九Mystery665k WordsOngoing [No System + No heroine + Villain protagonist + Madman + Dark + Ruthless] My name is Shi Qian. I'm an ordinary office worker, and in my spare time I enjoy creating a little “art.” Of course, I have another name too. You can call me, the Prisoner. (Positive characters may also meet tragic ends in this book. If that bothers you, don't read.) 675Reads9.3Score103Shelves

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    "Forgive me for taking your eyes off you. I think you'll enjoy witnessing my future carnage. Hahahaha." The male lead is a "gentle" and "considerate" person. [Shy]

47. 47 无EN Infinite Horror Game 无限诡异游戏 Mocking Laughter笑讽嘲Mystery245k WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + horror game + dark fiction + no female lead + ruthless protagonist] This book was originally titled Infinite Strange Games, and is also known as As Long As I'm Twisted Enough, Even Ghosts Fear Me and I Will Rule the Bizarre. Thirty-six years after the Bizarre Game descended upon the world, it continues to select players and send them into instances full of horrors and strange tales, where they struggle to survive. Specimen maker Si Qi enters the game of his own accord. From that 331Reads8.9Score135Shelves

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    I am Sci's dog!

48. 48 叶 Ye Luoli: The Obsessive Beauty Is Pretending to Be Sweet Again 叶罗丽：偏执美人又在装乖 Smoke Falls on the Years of Jin烟落瑾年Two Male Leads68k WordsOngoing [Original Male Lead + Maxed-Out Golden Finger + System + Illogical Harem Magnet + Obsessive Maniac] [Also known as: “How I Became the Immortal Realm’s Favorite by Acting Obedient”] “Xu Zhen, have you ever told the truth in your life?” . The young man wore an amused smile and remained completely unruffled. “Can’t help it. I was born bad.” Even Heaven’s Will considered it a fact, or he wouldn’t have ended up here. Besides, romance is always a matter of mutual consent. He’d never taken anything fro 3Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 优 Elegant Slaughter: I Became the Villain Behind the Scenes 优雅杀戮：我成为了幕后反派 Fusheng Si浮生斯Urban411k WordsCompleted [No female lead; two male leads, though the main story makes it subtle, with a male couple in the extras] [The protagonist has a villain’s personality and style] Nan Yuan transmigrates to another world. It looks just like Earth, but special powers exist here. Having long yearned for power, he obtains a Slaughter System and gradually becomes a villainous boss. While other gifted individuals awaken psychic powers, Nan Yuan smiles elegantly. “Psychic powers? Evil energy is the true path.” “My name 288Reads9.5Score—Shelves
50. 50 全 Global Game: I'm an Elegant Riddler 全球游戏：我是优雅的谜语人 A Real Master of Yin and Yang老阴阳人了Urban388k WordsOngoing [Riddle Master + Highbrow + Light Novel + Roleplay + No Heroine] After an accident, Mu Qing transmigrates twenty years into the past, to a time before the Game of the Gods descended upon the world and before the true gods made their appearance. The SSS-tier supreme talent known as “Prophet” comes back with him! He can see anyone’s future and the outcome of every game. From then on, Mu Qing sets out to turn himself into an elegant “riddle master.” What’s a riddle master? Someone who could speak p 3.6kReads9.3Score381Shelves

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