Looking for Stories Where the Male Lead Has One Identity in the Public Eye and Another Behind the Scenes 求男主一个身份幕前一个身份幕后的书

1. 51 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 22.4kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
2. 52 说 Didn't You Say You Were Retiring? Officer, Why Are You Back? 说好退休呢？执法官你怎么回来了 Huo Fei惑非Two Male Leads1.2M WordsOngoing [Enforcer Bottom x Player Top] [Infinite Survival / Horror Game / Supernatural Entities Descend / Global Open Beta / Leveling] Jiang Xun was the chief enforcer in a horror game, tasked with maintaining order in the System's dungeons. He had enemies throughout the entire game. After working for the System for two hundred years, Jiang Xun finally retired. On the day he left, the whole horror game celebrated as if it were New Year's, thrilled to be rid of the old menace at last. But barely had Jian 353.5kReads9.5Score68.5kShelves
3. 53 为 I Became the World's Boss for My Sister 为了姐姐，我成为了世界BOSS Just Do It就是干Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Reborn into a new life, Bai Yu is determined to stop the tragedy of his past life from happening again. He will pay any price to climb the Tower of God and face everything alongside his older sister! But after being bound to a System and undergoing a bloodline mutation, Bai Yu transforms into a black-scaled giant serpent and begins to tread a path utterly unlike the one he followed in his previous life... When Bai Yu arrives on the battlefield and sees his sister in mortal danger, a cold glint f 2.1kReads8.6Score273Shelves
4. 54 雕 Sculptor: I Create the Perfect Crime Scene 雕刻师：我制造完美死亡现场 Little Buddha Dizang地藏小佛Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted Shen Chaoge is a sculptor. It’s a craft that takes skill. Unlike the work of traditional sculptors, his creations are infused with the uncanny… Some people are frightened to death in broad daylight. Some drown in dry rooms. Some freeze to death in the heat of summer. Some burn to death in the pouring rain… I am a sculptor, and a “demon” who walks among the living… I bring salt to death… It is as if someone is murmuring. I’m setting up the next death scene. You, whose sins are so grave, will you 8.4kReads7.8Score784Shelves

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   This fits perfectly; in public, he's an outstanding graduate of the police academy and an apprentice of a high-ranking police officer; in private, he's a grotesque killer using sculpted figures.

5. 55 我 I Livestream Scaring the Whole World 我直播恐吓全世界 The Carefree Brat潇洒顽徒Urban438k WordsCompleted [Power fantasy + livestream + behind-the-scenes mastermind + bizarre thrills + no heroine] Yuan Hao unexpectedly obtained the “Global Fear Livestream System” and gained unbelievable powers, unleashing an eerie livestream that couldn't be shut down across the entire world... Every livestream was a judgment on evil, and the punishments came in all sorts of bizarre forms... Unknown technology, magic and sorcery, survival games, superpowers, monster creation, the opening of new dimensions, disaster- 277Reads8.9Score144Shelves

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   Book 1: When the protagonist removes his mask, he is the revered Junior Chief; when he puts the mask back on, he is one of the original founders of the Underworld: Beiming Gui! Book 2: When the protagonist puts on that mask, he is the fearsome Hell Game Administrator: Mr. Zero! After removing the mask, he is his cousin's "older brother" (a very sweet and adorable pairing, highly recommended).

6. 56 你 You're Supposed to Fight Monsters, So Why Are You Fighting Me! 你们刷怪啊，刷我干嘛！ Likes Eating Tangerines喜欢吃橘子Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Print edition deal signed: no System, plot-driven, fast-paced from the start, no mindless decisions, thrilling and exciting, hard-hitting fights, told from the monsters' side!] Ever since the words [Divine Order 001: Undercover] appeared in Jiang Xia's mind, he felt that he wasn't normal. No matter what he ate or how much he ate, he never felt the slightest bit full. Hungry. So hungry he was about to lose his mind! Then, at the school beauty's eighteenth birthday party, he smelled the presen 515.1kReads9.1Score41.9kShelves

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   The first protagonist appears to be a demon, but is actually Sequence 001 [undercover agent]. The second protagonist transmigrates into a game and becomes the villainous boss, but is also the fourth calamity, a player who arrived early, elegant and powerful. The third protagonist becomes corrupted, using any means to achieve their goals. They are treated as a genius at the official school, but are actually the biggest villain. All are quite compelling and worth watching.

7. 57 我 I Am a Disaster Maker 我，灾难制造能力者 The Carefree Brat潇洒顽徒Urban1.0M WordsCompleted On a parallel-world Blue Star, Lin Feng unexpectedly obtains the Disaster-Making System, which lets him create disasters of every kind. Small-scale disasters include car crashes and intelligence leaks; large-scale ones include earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. He can even create things beyond reason: monsters, zombies, interstellar wars... And whenever he creates a disaster, the entire world watches an unshuttable live broadcast of it. No one can trace the source of the broadcast, a 1.9kReads8.2Score151Shelves
8. 58 网 Online Game: Confessing to a Noble Lady from the Start 网游：开局表白贵族千金 A Tom一只汤姆丶Sports3.6M WordsCompleted [Fake Villain + Lighthearted + Invincible + Online Game = Maximum Thrills!] After playing a game all night, he suddenly died and transmigrated into the game as a notorious villain. He confesses to the noble duke’s daughter right from the start, only for the duke to decide he wants him dead? He had thought he’d only made one enemy, but when Victor came to his senses, he realized something. Everyone around him wanted him dead. The aloof Valkyrie boss was dead set on taking his head, while the all- 65.1kReads9.3Score5.9kShelves
9. 59 谁 Who Gets It? The Demon Lord Just Wants to Fall in Love! 谁懂啊？魔尊就只是想谈个恋爱！ Writing on Paper, Discussing Ink落笺谈墨Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted After working himself to the bone in a 996 job, Ning Mo transmigrates and mistakenly believes he has become Mo Qiyuan, the Demon Lord of the demon race, who are enemies of the immortal sects in the cultivation world. In his previous life, he worked himself to the limit and still achieved nothing. Having seen through the futility of fighting for supremacy, all he wants this time is to give up completely. Stay clear of the immortal-demon conflict and be a lazy Demon Lord who eats his fill and wait 1.1kReads8.4Score188Shelves

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   They're all good, and they generally fit the theme. I've forgotten a lot of details from some I read a few years ago. The first one is about a demon lord who goes to the righteous faction and meets his true love, but their social statuses are vastly different; it's not finished yet. The second one is about someone chosen as an administrator with a younger brother or sister (I think), whom he protects. The third one is finished; you can read it all at once without worry. The original owner died, and the protagonist inhabits his body. The protagonist isn't human, but he meets many people who believe in him. There are too many to list. You just need to know that I like reading them, and they're very good. There are some I also like, but they're not suitable to mention [already added to my wishlist].

10. 60 垂 On My Deathbed, I Sat Bolt Upright: The Old Ones Were Me All Along 垂死病中惊坐起，旧日竟是我自己 Ten Tons in Three Days三天吃十吨Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Not an invincible protagonist + progression novel + no System + Lovecraftian horror + not fast-paced wish fulfillment + follows the official route] Lu Ning wandered through the fog for two thousand years. When he finally emerged, he found that the world seemed to be sick. The sun was covered in tentacles, planets were blanketed in flesh, the moon had sprouted countless eyes, and even Earth was groaning and crying for help. The diseased, disaster beasts, and followers of evil gods ran rampant, w 50.1kReads9.1Score6kShelves
11. 61 超 The Extraordinary Era 超凡纪元 Don't Laugh, How Many Return?莫笑几人回Urban3.2M WordsCompleted Originally titled "The Extraordinary Era" The end of science is the occult. As technological progress hits a bottleneck, humanity begins its transition from a technological civilization to an extraordinary one. The clash between civilizations plunges people, who have barely had time to enjoy the conveniences of technology, into endless panic. What should humanity's future look like: a technological world, an extraordinary world, or one where technology and the extraordinary coexist? 58.3kReads8.0Score4.9kShelves
12. 62 我 The Half-Demon Young Master of My Family Never Plays by the Rules 我家半妖少主从来不讲武德 San Jiu Ling三久零Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Absurd comedy] [Single heroine] [Passionate] [Coming of age] [Family] [No System, no brainless plot] [The protagonist’s personality changes gradually; don’t read if that’s not for you] A young man from Huaxia, with a pair of swords in hand. One sword severs souls! One sword smites evil! He’s a little unscrupulous, but not too much! With the body of a half-demon, he cuts through every obstacle. And becomes an unrivaled demon king! But... You’re a demon king, for crying out loud. Can’t you do any 15kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
13. 63 我 I Teach as a Vicious Ghost in a Horror Game 我在惊悚游戏做猛鬼老师 Red Bean and Braised Meat红豆角炖肉Mystery505k WordsCompleted A horror game descends upon the world. Su Yun, the game’s first A-rank player, suddenly vanishes from public view. When he reappears, he is a teacher at a kindergarten for evil spirits. This is an F-rank instance with a death rate as high as ninety percent, but no player believes it. “Little Chubby is so honest. How could he be dangerous?” “The ghost girl is so kawaii. There’s no way she’d hurt the players!” But Su Yun knows that these adorable, good-natured little ones are all evil spirits, 1.4kReads9.1Score129Shelves
14. 64 全 Magic for All: I’m the Only Cultivator 全民魔法师：我是唯一的修仙者 Tan Wuyan谭无颜Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The legend of a generation's Divine Emperor comes to an end, and a new story begins. Ye Feng was reborn in a world without cultivators, where magic was revered. On Blue Star, humans and demons were locked in constant war, and humanity fought for survival. After a lifetime of fighting, all he wanted in this life was to quietly be a shut-in. He looked down on magic and secretly cultivated immortality instead, but his cousin, who lived with him, thought he was a good-for-nothing and urged him to st 20.2kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves
15. 65 无 I Somehow Got My Hands on a Real Evil Entity in an Infinite Game 无限游戏搞到真邪物了 Eight-Foot Crow八尺鸦Two Male Leads829k WordsCompleted The world of the Main God collapsed, and its task-takers fell into various small worlds. A task-taker like that ended up inside Huo Li, a human tool. Freed from the Main God and the System, Huo Li quietly played out his role as the tool who exists for a domineering CEO to fall in love with. But in the blink of an eye, he was thrown into the world of the infinite game, Nightmare Garden. Here, he was still a tool, but this time his character was a useless pretty boy who met a gruesome death. A 229Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    The weak, powerless, pretty-boy character is actually Medusa (avoid this): There are two male leads, and a particularly annoying female character appears in the early episodes.

16. 66 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 519.5kReads9.7Score69kShelves
17. 67 模EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 215.6kReads9.6Score36.3kShelves
18. 68 无 Invincible: Starting by Changing the World 无敌：从改变世界开始 Little Monster小小怪Eastern Fantasy627k WordsCompleted From the moment Chu Xiu obtained the System, the world began to grow strange. The megalodon teeth in the museum disappeared, and a real megalodon appeared in the sea! Qionghai City was stunned! So-and-so received a martial arts manual from an old master, actually cultivated inner energy, and became a martial arts expert! The whole country was astonished and thrilled, and people streamed out in search of old masters. A magic academy began accepting students, with acceptance letters delivered by o 309Reads7.9Score—Shelves

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    The first book is "Blazing Life," which tells the story of the main personality Shen Li (in front of the camera) and his numerous alternate personalities (behind the scenes, or so it could be). It's currently being serialized. I've already read the second and third books; they were quite good and are now complete.

19. 69 怪 Monster Invasion: I Bring Mythology to Life 怪兽入侵：我让神话降临 Such a White Brick好白一块砖Urban999k WordsCompleted “There’s a monster crouched by my window, drooling at me. What should I do? Please answer quickly, this is urgent!” Yu Huai transmigrates to a parallel world just as creatures from another dimension invade Blue Star. At the critical moment, he awakens the Mythical Creature Creation System. By spending points, assigning skills, and crafting backstories, he creates one extraordinary being after another, sending shock waves around the globe. Some are grim reapers who wield crescent scythes and rule 588Reads7.8Score105Shelves
20. 70 邪 Evil God Expulsion Plan 邪神驱逐计划 Yingge Yeyuehua应歌夜月华Two Male Leads3.2M WordsCompleted [Female-audience novel, two male leads + apocalyptic MMORPG + ensemble cast + BL!! No female lead + strong leads + innocent-looking schemer + cunning lord + another world + farming and development + magic world + Call of Cthulhu-inspired elements, including original additions + mystery-solving dungeons + plenty of logical foreshadowing + a touch of mistaken deification + lots of worldbuilding early on, slow start, please be patient~ Not your typical mastermind-player story] A lighthearted, cheer 10.8kReads9.5Score1.5kShelves

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    1. The first book is about the Fourth Calamity. It has clear logic, a normal world-building, and doesn't involve skipping chapters. The male lead is both a planner and a level 170 lord. 2. It's a pseudonym story; the male lead later uses multiple pseudonyms under his own name.

21. 71 第 The Ninth Empire 第九帝国 Honored Guest of the Qing Tower清楼贵客Urban3.6M WordsOngoing [Alternate Empire + War Among a Hundred Races + Supernatural Powers + Battles Across Different Worlds + Hunter Guilds + Slow-Burn Opening + Ensemble Cast + Both Thrills and Heartbreak] God gave life to all things and created the world. As God lay dying, humanity betrayed the divine, seized greed and wisdom, and founded an empire. The successor inherited the gods' power, swore to destroy the world, and founded the Church. From then on, the Empire and the Church waged war for ten thousand years. T 170.1kReads9.4Score14.8kShelves

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    I highly recommend the first book! Oh my god, it's so good! Please, dear readers, give it a try! [Crying emoji] Just look at the ratings, I don't know why it's not popular and nobody recommends it, but just like the synopsis says, it's a very slow burn. Dear readers, please persevere and keep reading; the later parts are really exciting! [Thumbs up emoji] (Eternal Empire!!!) Actually, the other books are also quite good! [Eating emoji] (especially the fifth one, I really like it).

22. 72 技 Technology Blockade? I'll Build a Sci-Fi Heavenly Realm in Nine Levels 技术封锁？我反手打造科幻九重天 Shadow Z黑影ZSci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted [Black tech + bandits + conquest + interstellar + war + arms dealing + black market] Back then, the Eagle Sauce had its hands in its pockets, convinced it had no rivals, with its arms trade spanning the globe. Back then, the Dragon Nation was under a technological blockade, its science and technology stuck at a bottleneck. Back then, advanced alien civilizations looked down on Blue Star, not taking it seriously at all. Then one day, Lin Feng, a new recruit at the Strategic Deception Bureau, show 17.3kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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    A master of deception in public! Behind the scenes, he's the chief engineer, with the nation at his back. The Nantianmen Project: break the blockade, become the ultimate sixth man! Super pistol, stealth mech.

23. 73 人 Human Genius? Sorry, I’m a Deviant 人类天才？抱歉，我是畸变种 Mesopotamian Plains美索不达米亚的平原Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [No System] [No Romance] [The protagonist conceals his identity and is on humanity's side] [Ensemble Cast] Su Zhan transmigrated, and from the start he witnessed a scene of domestic harmony. His parents in this new body would do anything for each other, a heartwarming sight. In the city, there was a kind of creature. They looked no different from humans, but they hunted people to survive and grow stronger. People called them Aberrants. And Su Zhan was one of them. 10.2kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves
24. 74 拯 Saving Humanity: Are Humans Really This Fragile?! 拯救人类：人类也太脆弱了吧！ Ten Thousand a Day一天一万Urban1.4M WordsCompleted June, 2025 AD. The guardian of human civilization, the greatest scientist in the history of the Milky Way, a living history of humanity, a scholar whose knowledge bordered on omniscience, the one who rebooted civilization and ushered in a new era, a great man who cared for humanity as if it were a protected species… When Qin Yu was given the chance to make three wishes, he thought carefully, then solemnly made these three wishes. Wish One: Absolute immortality. No matter how much time passes, or 15.3kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves
25. 75 我 Role-Playing in a World of Ghostly Horrors 我在鬼祟世界玩扮演 The Fox Who Doesn't Eat Cilantro不吃香菜的狐狸Urban121k WordsOngoing Xia Feng transmigrated to a world of ghosts and spirit masters, where he mastered the art of role-playing. To find a way home, he grew stronger by taking on secret identities and gaining their powers. Illusions like flowers on a mirror, moonlight on water; herald of the dawn., Aizen Sosuke Nightmare fox, sovereign of the ghost realm., Guyue Xingchuan Wanderer of the human world, undying Ghost Emperor., Shi Youming Lord of time and space, master of souls., Qiubai Dawn of humanity, bane of ghosts. 8Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    They're all pretty much behind the scenes.

26. 76 别 Stop Pretending. You're Not a Normal Awakened One Either, Are You? 别装了，你也不是正经觉醒者吧？ When Will the Moon Shine? Canned明月几时有罐头Urban2.9M WordsOngoing (Also known as: How Can Li Bai Have Three Eyes? I’m Yang Jian!) After transmigrating, He Xu assumed he’d definitely become an Awakened, until he awakened the Calamity Sequence [Yang Jian]. From the day his third eye grew in, He Xu stopped feeling sleepy, but he became ravenous: the kind of hunger that made him want to eat people. He started delivering takeout in his spare time. While bringing food to others, he also picked out his own meals. He Xu had principles. He wouldn’t eat ordinary people, 263.8kReads8.2Score18.8kShelves

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    I think this book definitely ranks highly. The early chapters feature top-tier strategic battles, and later on, you can only imagine the damage Yang Jian deals when he unleashes his ultimate move.

27. 77 大 Great Qin: I Was Born Wearing a Shadow Mask 大秦：我戴着黑影面具出生 The Great Wall万里长城Historical318k WordsCompleted Ying Ziying transmigrates as the Ninth Prince of Great Qin. He is born on the very same day as Wu Qianmei, the future empress of Wu. On the night of his birth, Ying Ziying comes into the world wearing a Tala mask. His first cry kills several people inside the palace. That same night, Ying Zheng orders Ying Ziying sent out of the palace, concealing his identity as the Ninth Prince. Far to the north, Wu Qianmei is born in the Kingdom of Wu that very day, and her birth also brings ill omens. Eighte 1.6kReads8.5Score157Shelves
28. 78 开 Corpse Ancestor from the Start, Dismembered and Sealed for Ten Thousand Years by the Female Emperor 开局尸祖，被女帝分尸封印万年 Memories of Foxtail Grass狗尾草的回忆Eastern Fantasy370k WordsCompleted (Invincible + wish-fulfillment + empress + ruthless) Unlucky Ye Kui had barely transmigrated into the body of the Corpse Ancestor when the Empress dismembered and sealed him away, plunging him into a deep slumber. Ten thousand years later, Ye Kui awoke to find that only his head remained. He split his soul and reincarnated into the four great human clans to search for the body parts that had been sealed away. What he never expected was to encounter the Empress's reincarnation after his rebirth. 3.7kReads8.9Score299Shelves

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    That's about it. *The replica mirror goes without saying, right?* Ji Qianming is... Well, you know.* On the surface, he's the young master of the Ye family, but behind the scenes, he's the Corpse Ancestor.* Need I say more? A little chief in public, a Northern Underworld Ghost in private!* This book has so many aliases behind the scenes!! *In public... Uh, a student, in private, a judge!* Not bad ^ω^

29. 79 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 101.6kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves

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    Books 1 and 5 are my absolute favorites!! [Admiration][Admiration] Books 2, 3, and 4 are okay, and book 3 is very sweet (with some heartbreaking moments).

30. 80 诡 Strange Tales of a Mysterious Demon Realm 诡秘妖世奇谈 Void at Noon虚空昼空Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted Nine-Tailed Fox, Jiu Ying, Bone Demon, Jade Rabbit, Kui, Phoenix, Qilin… From the start, he gets a teahouse, then discovers he has a special ability that makes monsters feel close to him and submit to him? After transmigrating, he arrives in a world of demons and ghosts, where he finds that every monster either wants to cling to him or eat him… A split personality, a great demon living inside him, a loyal and righteous nature in the early stages, then white-haired and demonic later on as he take 83Reads7.0Score—Shelves
31. 81 我 I Created the World 我创造了世界 Fang Yebai方夜白Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted Chen Luo found a Primordial Brush that let him create worlds at will. Whatever he wrote with it would become real in another world. He wrote down light, and the world gained a sun. He wrote down life, and the world gained countless species. More amazingly, he could bring players into this world and have them help evolve its species, advancing the world itself. So Chen Luo turned it into a hit online game that took the world by storm! “Second Life, a casual life-simulation game. Ten years in the 14.6kReads8.3Score1.4kShelves
32. 82 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 8.7kReads8.9Score848Shelves
33. 83 我 From the Start, I Created the Lord of the Weird 我开局缔造了诡异之主 Chi Yisheng赤亦生Urban510k WordsCompleted The uncanny descends, and alien horrors invade! This is a mad age, overrun by the uncanny and the mysterious. Unknown mists, scarecrows, birds of ill omen, flesh-eating wedding gowns... One bizarre, unknowable event after another unfolds. Humanity cannot fight back and can only struggle to survive! Then an ancient secret society slowly emerges from the shadows. Mysterious superhumans? Saviors? Beacons of light in the darkness? No! It is all because Shen Li created the most powerful and uncan 5.2kReads9.3Score476Shelves
34. 84 我 Paralyzed at Home, While My Clones Go on a Rampage Outside 我瘫痪在家，分身们在外杀疯了 Mu Lin Yeyu慕霖夜羽Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone Changes Class + Behind-the-Scenes Protagonist + Face-Slapping + Wish-Fulfillment + Invincible] Cursed and paralyzed from the waist down, Zhou Huai awakened as the supposedly most useless E-rank “Clone Master” and was mercilessly abandoned by his family. From the start, he seemed to have drawn a ticket to hell! The whole world was waiting to laugh at him, expecting him to die quietly in some forgotten corner. But Zhou Huai smiled from his wheelchair. His “God-Tier Clone System” had told 16.5kReads7.7Score2.1kShelves

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    I absolutely have to highly recommend the first one. I've been reading it since it started receiving ratings around 5 points, and I'm still following it now. It's one of the few books I've stuck with all this time. I usually read serialized books and then just let them sit for a while before giving up. But this one is different. When I first started reading it, only a few thousand people were reading it, and there weren't even any ratings yet, but I've been reading it non-stop. It feels like watching my own child grow up. I have to give it a huge thumbs up! The second one seems like an ordinary person on the surface, but is actually the only human supervisor (the others are AI). Enjoy a double life.

35. 85 无 Endless Killing Intent: At Midnight, the God of Death Passes Judgment 无尽杀机：午夜12点，死神断罪 Snow Flying over the Cold River寒江飞雪Urban354k WordsCompleted [Do-gooders, stay away] [Does not join any organization] [No female lead] [Ruler of the myriad worlds] A mysterious Reaper's Judgment System can drag evil people into illusory worlds and make them face terrifying trials and judgment! “At midnight, the Reaper judges. Justice and fairness prevail. Life and death are left to fate!” [Within China's borders, evil will find no quarter] Whoever you are, don't commit evil, or you'll be the next to face judgment! Illusory worlds: Buried, Wrong Turn, Saw. 1.1kReads8.7Score100Shelves
36. 86 开 An Evil God Doll from the Start: Do I Even Have a Choice? 开局邪神人偶，我有的选吗 Liu Yuxing流御行Urban628k WordsCompleted Evil gods run rampant! Monsters are everywhere! Luo Ya transmigrates to a world of "Dollmasters." Here, people awaken different powers by imprinting their souls onto dolls, using them to resist the rampage of evil gods and monsters. But what Luo Ya never expected was to transmigrate into a doll on the verge of being scrapped, only to be contracted by a little girl?! Fortunately, the God-Tier Sign-In System activates. [Ding! Sign in by contracting with a girl. Reward: the power of an evil god, ac 99Reads8.7Score105Shelves
37. 87 嘘 Shh, Don't Make a Sound. The Gods Are Watching Me Perform 嘘，别出声，神明在看我表演 A Slow Crossing in a Light Boat轻舟慢渡Mystery255k WordsOngoing [Immersive Villain Roleplay] [No Female Lead] [Game of the Gods] [Asymmetric Showdown] [No Goody-Two-Shoes] [No Brain-Dead Characters] [Madness Is Elegance] As the world underwent a strange transformation, a bizarre realm known as [Divine Punishment Park] descended upon reality, randomly abducting people to take part in a series of bloody “games of the gods.” While all the chosen players were playing “survivors” and struggling to stay alive, Lin Ye, freshly dumped by his girlfriend and at the lo 35Reads8.1Score—Shelves
38. 88 我 I'm Frail, but I Really Am the Savior 我虽然病弱，但真的是救世主 A Blank Stretch of Time空白的时间Mystery813k WordsCompleted Also known as: “Don’t Worry, I’m Not Dead Yet. I Can Still Save the World” “The Sickly Beauty’s Journey to Save the World” “As the Savior, I Got Eliminated Right After Landing” One day, a System called “Death Game” descended upon reality. One person in every ten thousand worldwide became a player, and Earth’s apocalypse began. “Earth players, attention! The Death Game has finished loading. Are you ready?” As the voice rang out, Luo Jing stared blankly at the glowing orb floating before him. 27.6kReads9.4Score8.3kShelves

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    Some only have a little bit of behind-the-scenes involvement.

39. 89 我 I Am the Twilight Council 我一人，即是黄昏议会 Polygonal Writer多边形写手Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Urban high martial arts + secret identities + decisive and ruthless + mastermind behind the scenes + faction building + one heroine] Synopsis: This is a brutal age where talent determines who lives and dies. Outside the walls, strange beasts run rampant; inside, powerful conglomerates hold a monopoly. Those born with S-rank talent rule the world, while those with D-rank talent are worth less than grass. Li Yebai, an unwanted son of a wealthy family, is cast out and exiled to the slums to die af 85.9kReads7.7Score12kShelves
40. 90 我 I Built a Mystery Association! 我打造了怪谈协会！ Loves Pumpkin Seaweed Soup爱吃南瓜海带汤Mystery370k WordsOngoing Human consciousness and the subconscious form the foundation of human nature. One is the visible tip of the iceberg, while the other is the vast bulk hidden deep beneath the sea. Are the strange tales passed down from generation to generation truly nothing but insubstantial fantasies, with no trace to be found? When the power of belief surpasses everything else and reality and illusion switch places, the strange tales descend! A gramophone that announces deaths, an eerie train that never stops, 132Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    They're all behind the scenes.

41. 91 惊 Thriller Game: I Became the Game's Administrator 惊悚游戏：我成为了策划管理员 Three Stages, Five Tribulations三阶五劫Mystery383k WordsCompleted [Thriller Game] + [Infinite Flow] + [No Female Lead] Ye Fan was forced to die suddenly from the start. At the call of the Thriller Main God, he became one of its subordinates and took on the roles of behind-the-scenes planner and administrator for the Thriller Game. The Thriller Game had been around in this world for many years. Just as the players had figured out all its tricks, something terrifying suddenly happened... The Thriller Game had changed completely! Every guide from before was now u 724Reads8.3Score105Shelves

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    The protagonist disguises himself as a player to participate in the game; in reality, he is the administrator of the horror game, responsible for game planning.

42. 92 打 Building a New World and Becoming the Mastermind 打造异世成为幕后人 Time to Eat!干饭嘛！Urban149k WordsOngoing [Worlds + factions + System + creation + no heroines + random + amateur writing] After transmigrating to Tianxing, Chen Yu gains “Creation,” and one dazzling world after another appears in the universe under his control. What if a world on Tianxing, where nothing supernatural exists, suddenly gained a few unexpected splashes of color? Wouldn’t that make it more interesting? The supernatural changes the world. Will you board the train that leads to the extraordinary? [The protagonist appears 6Reads6.9Score—Shelves
43. 93 柯 Detective Conan: From the Start, I Became the Black Organization's Boss 柯南：开局成为黑衣组织boss Fat Snowball胖雪球儿Anime Fanfiction223k WordsCompleted [Detective Conan]+ [Transmigration]+ [System]+ [No Romance] Yin Mobai was a tech-loving otaku who adored anime. Who could have guessed that after cursing out a fellow netizen who hated the Black Organization a few extra times before bed, he would wake up as the new boss of the Black Organization… On top of that, he gained a “Black-Clad System.” Before long, he had more assets than he knew what to do with. One day, Bourbon received a message from Gin: “I can’t believe I’ve become a full-time chau 1.9kReads9.3Score211Shelves
44. 94 万 The Man Everyone Hates Is the Seal-Bearer 万人嫌他是执印者 Xiao Xiaoxiao肖小肖Two Male Leads589k WordsCompleted [Modern setting + Eastern fantasy] A lazy, half-dead moonflower who loves good food & a calculating, straight-laced-looking Wood God CEO Jiang Liao is the only human in Shengjing Group. He is weak and ordinary, lazy, greedy, and materialistic. He is the lowest-ranking creature in Shengjing Group. And yet Jiang Liao has a handsome face. As a delivery guy for Shengjing, he’s always running from the very bottom to the very top to deliver packages. And while he’s at it, he tries to charm the lofty 5.8kReads9.3Score807Shelves

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    On screen, he was a pitiful human being, with parents who died young, a younger brother still in school, and himself resorting to faking accidents to get to work. In the eyes of other gods, he was despicable and cowardly, mediocre and lazy. Behind screen, he was the only Moonlight Tea Rose in the world, born with a Night-Shining Seal that could guide lost ghosts. He was the god who ruled Moon City, the legendary Seal Bearer, aloof yet ruthless, an absolute madman in the eyes of the gods, someone to be avoided at all costs.

45. 95 嬴 Ying Zheng: So My Ninth Brother Is the Peerless Master! 嬴政：原来我九弟才是绝世高手！ Sword and Dragon God刀剑神龙Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Ye Ming accidentally finds a tiny pagoda and transmigrates into a world where the histories of many dynasties converge. He becomes the ninth son of Emperor Xuanyuan, with Ying Zheng as his eldest brother, Li Shimin as his second, Liu Bang as his third, and Xiang Yu as his fourth, followed by Cao Cao... He is graceful as an immortal, a peerless spearman, and a once-in-a-generation genius! Alone with his spear, he pacifies the four seas, destroys the Guixu, and slays immortals and gods! The Nether 5.5kReads8.5Score327Shelves

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    It's no fun if you just read it out loud.

46. 96 神 The Disciple's Game 神徒游戏 Hu Qiuqiu胡球球Mystery3.4M WordsOngoing The entire world is plunged into a terrifying death game, with 8 billion people taking part! A global battle royale for survival has begun! Only 12 of the 8 billion will survive! The survival rate is less than 0.00000000015%! Hospitals, schools, prisons... Any location anywhere in the world could become a death-game arena! Terrifying ghosts and monsters take part in the game alongside humanity! [Welcome to the Disciple Game] [Light horror + mind games + games + infinite-world adventure] (This no 74.7kReads8.3Score6.7kShelves

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    He has a dual identity: one is the God King, and the other is the leader of a thug squad.

47. 97 引 The Guide: Cultivation Isn't Hard at All 引路人：修仙真不难 Glutinous Rice Chicken糯米鸡Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted He transmigrates as a humble guide in the capital of the Great Zhou dynasty. Whenever he guides someone, he receives a reward. See how this lowly guide keeps a low profile, steadily grows stronger, and stirs up the capital's turbulent currents. “Yellow Rank, Third Grade: Reward, one Meridian-Opening Pill.” “Yellow Rank, Fifth Grade: Reward, one Qi-Nourishing Pill.” “Earth Rank, Third Grade: Reward, Soul Seizure.” Synopsis Two In the human realm, I am a guide. In the immortal realm, I am a guide. 1.3kReads7.6Score105Shelves
48. 98 这 This Villain Really Loves the Protagonist 这个反派对主角是真爱啊 I'm Not Xiao Qi我不是晓七Two Male Leads1.6M WordsCompleted (The novel is complete.) Note: This is a dual-male-lead novel written in the style of a male-oriented story. Please proceed with caution if that's not your thing! [Two male leads][System][Villain][One-sided crush][Friendship turning into something more][Sweet moments!][A touch of an ensemble cast] After transmigrating into a fantasy world as the young master of a demonic sect, Lu Chen awakens the Villain Self-Rescue System. He plans to trample the Child of Fortune underfoot, marry the holy maide 5kReads8.9Score655Shelves

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    I absolutely love these two books. Both protagonists keep their secrets from their friends. The first book is about the young master of the Netherworld Demonic Path, and the second is about the Star God, the most powerful force.

49. 99 隐 The Hidden Master 隐之实力者 Vanity at Work作祟的虚荣心Eastern Fantasy595k WordsCompleted Shengdefuli is a moderately advanced world dominated by cold weapons. At some point, strange phenomena began appearing everywhere. Magic? Superpowers? A force that did not belong to this world disrupted the order, bringing constant warfare. Countries such as Donghua had no way to restrain those with superpowers or magic. Even defending themselves was a challenge, and panic spread through the people. Just as order was about to collapse, a superpower organization called [Shiyin] appeared. It demon 48Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    Synopsis: The protagonist establishes a mysterious organization called Time Shadow through a system (most of its members are created by the protagonist through the system and are absolutely loyal). The protagonist is the mastermind behind it all, and currently no outsiders know this (except for those he created). Those in the public eye are just ordinary people.

50. 100 我 I Made the Game Descend into Reality 我让游戏降临现实 No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Sports1.2M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes / Players / Gaming / No Female Lead] That day, the epoch-making full-dive VR game Land of Seals burst onto the scene, setting off a gaming craze across the world. Its average number of players online topped three billion at one point! But no one knew that one day in the future, everything in the game would descend upon reality! The Tower of Seals, the Legions of the Old Ones, the Doomsday Church… Only Ye Qiu, a reborn person, knew what was coming. But I don’t care, because… “I 22.1kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves

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    This is mostly behind-the-scenes work, it's super awesome!

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