Looking for a Protagonist Who Is a Phantom Master, Without Pretending to Be Other People 求主角就是幻师，但是不要扮演别人

1. 1 病EN The Sickly Beauty Is the Infinite Game's Ultimate Boss! 病美人竟是无限游戏大BOSS！ It's L是L啊Two Male Leads230k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Infinite-Flow, Two Male Leads + Two Powerful Leads, 1v1 + Younger, Bigger-Built Partner + Shamelessly Indulgent Power Fantasy + Love-Hate Relationship + Soapy Push and Pull + Boss × Player] [The romance is the focus; the plot is weak and won't stand up to close scrutiny] [Second book in the Dungeon series] [The author's bio is useless. See the beginning of Chapter One and the reviews for content warnings.] [Cool on the outside, warm on the inside, sickly white-cut-black, seductive, 11.2kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves

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   Um, the main character is a puppeteer.

2. 2 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 22.2kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves

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   To be honest, I also wanted to read a story where the main character is a magician, but I couldn't find one 😢 So this is the one I ended up reading. I only started liking magicians because of this, but I really couldn't continue watching it later on 🤦

3. 3 操 Controlling the World: I Create Every Supernatural Being 操控全球：所有超凡由我缔造 Chi Yisheng赤亦生Urban300k WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes + Power Fantasy + Role-Playing] Shen Wuxu was forcibly bound to a System and transmigrated. After killing the System, he became anchored by an unknown force, and his sanity teetered on the brink of collapse! He decided to summon players! On the verge of madness, he played the part of a musician who had fallen into darkness. With a hoarse voice, he raised the curtain on this world. “When crimson roses and thorns bloom, only fear can truly shake the heart.” “Pursue the thrill of 3.9kReads9.2Score290Shelves

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   This is related to that author who revolutionized the world.

4. 4 诡 The Hidden Murderous Intent: From the Start, I Play the Ultimate Villain 诡秘杀机：开局扮演最强反派 White Robes and a Faint Smile白衣浅笑Mystery100k WordsOngoing [No heroine + dark atmosphere + role-playing story...] Since the game Mysterious Murder was released, the world has entered an era of supernatural resurgence. After the gods return, human clerics grow stronger by cultivating through the game. But those who become too immersed in their roles turn into sinister spirits, becoming monsters that wreak havoc among the living. [Role-Playing System activated! Draw a card and take on the role of a Sequence Zero character: Fate-Player.] Three years later, 51Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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   That's fine.

5. 5 长 The Long Night’s Journey 长夜行 Ge Zhao格照Mystery299k WordsCompleted The eyes are the angle observers most often scrutinize, so you must learn to disguise your own., Li Mu. From making up his mind to carrying out his plan, he spent a full three years. His first murder, his second, his third... Even when he was teetering on the brink of death, he would take a gamble if it meant he might escape. To everyone else, he was merely a weakling, not even as capable as an ordinary person... 249Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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   For those experiencing a reading slump, check this out! | ू•ૅω•́)ᵎᵎᵎ ①🥰The protagonist spent three years killing someone—him first, then again, then a third time. Even when he was on the verge of death, he would gamble everything to avoid it. ②🥰The protagonist was forcibly bound to and transmigrated by a system. After defeating the system and being anchored by the unknown, his sanity was on the verge of collapse. He decided to summon players!

6. 6 长 Long Night Walk 2: A Portrait of Human Evil 长夜行2：人间恶绘 Ge Zhao格照Mystery178k WordsOngoing “The eyes are the angle observers are most accustomed to scrutinizing, so you must learn to disguise your eyes.”, Li Mu The sequel to Long Night Walk, Season Two: The Evil Portraits of the Human World! 159Reads7.9Score—Shelves

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   Is using psychological manipulation and hypnosis to kill someone considered murder? I heard the author wrote it so realistically that he was questioned twice.

7. 7 异 Superpowers: I'm a Fantasist 异能：我是幻想家 Nan Xi南息Urban375k WordsCompleted He awakened the Illusionist ability, but his talent was the absolute worst, rank F. Yet the System’s arrival set him on a life of cheating his way to the top. With the greatest and most fiercely protective master around, he could do whatever he wanted in the world. As he gradually grew stronger, he discovered that he had only ever seen the tip of the iceberg. How would he break through the world’s barriers and uncover the truth? In the end, he would crush every conspiracy and cleave the sky with —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I just randomly picked a few books related to

8. 8 开 From the Start, I Awakened as a Fallen Angel and Made the Main God Drool 开局觉醒堕天使，主神被我馋哭了 Orange Calico橘三花Sports590k WordsCompleted The epic online game Battlefield of Gods and Demons descends upon Blue Star. Only those who awaken mysterious classes and gain powerful abilities can resist the invasion of gods and demons. “Ding! Congratulations, you have awakened the SSS-class profession: Lucifer, the Fallen Angel!” “Your profession is so perfect that the Supreme God is jealous!” “You will be punished with tribulations!” And so, the Frog Tribulation, the Bloodwater Tribulation, and the Wind and Thunder Tribulation came one aft 227Reads8.5Score—Shelves
9. 9 我 I Transmigrated Into a God-Tier Illusionist 我穿越成了神级幻术师 Oil-Braised Cabbage油焖白菜Urban123k WordsOngoing [Invincible Power Fantasy] [Everyday Showing Off] While others transmigrated and got a golden finger, Liu Feng transmigrated straight into the body of the strongest god-tier illusionist. Bank robbers? Cut them down! Cultists blowing up the city walls? Wipe them out! And so Liu Feng began his invincible life in another world... —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 校 The School Beauty Pageant: I Became Number One in Women's Clothes 校花评选大会,女装的我成了榜首 Carefree Wine Brewer无心煮酒Urban425k WordsCompleted [Cross-Dressing School Beauty + Entertainment + Two Female Leads] If Mu Yunxi had never been born, eternity would be plunged into endless night. To activate the System, he dressed as a girl and entered his school's beauty pageant. He never expected that his breathtaking looks, sexy figure, and alluring singing and dancing would win him the top spot. From then on, he sank deeper and deeper into cross-dressing, taking it further with every step. The moment his identity was exposed... The other sch 968Reads8.9Score120Shelves
11. 11 我 My Creative Workshop 我的创意工坊 Salted Fish Eating Watermelon吃西瓜的咸鱼Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [You have added the mod “Great Old Ones” to the world.] [You have added the mod “More Interstellar Civilizations” to the world.] [You have added the mod “Xianwu Huaxia” to the world.] [You have added the mod “The Thirteen Vampire Clans” to the world.] [You have added the mod “Vampire DIO” to the world.] [Warning] [The following mods conflict: The Thirteen Vampire Clans / Vampire DIO] [Please adjust your subscribed mods.] After his computer crashed and rebooted, Bai Banxia found a game calle 113Reads6.0Score109Shelves

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    I think these three books are good! First of all, the Illusionist is really amazing (excited) Secondly, it's much better than those "Dragon Overlord" novels. Thirdly, post-apocalyptic novels are different from other post-apocalyptic novels.

12. 12 神 The Amazing Artifact Master 神奇道具师 Dao Sansheng道三生Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.9M WordsCompleted Legend has it that a mysterious man travels through infinite worlds, trading all kinds of magical items for rare treasures. Everyone calls him the Magical Item Dealer. 111Reads7.6Score—Shelves
13. 13 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 4.9kReads9.3Score453Shelves

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    Same author.

14. 14 规 Rule Horror: Jingliu Suppresses Mara by Slaying Haunts 规则怪谈：镜流靠斩诡压制魔阴身 The Fool Incarnate笨蛋化身Mystery104k WordsCompleted [Healing + depression + national destiny + livestreaming + Honkai: Star Rail fanfiction + light deduction + Jingliu + wish fulfillment + transformation] Horror games, rule-based horror, and the arrival of the uncanny: as all these impossibilities slowly become reality, does humanity still have a future? She doesn't know. She can't be sure. Because she's gone mad... “My name is Jiang Yan. No... I'm Jingliu, the Sword Champion of the Luofu... No, no! No, no, no, no, no!” “It hurts so much. My body 113Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I saw it was recommended, so I'm making a recommendation.

15. 15 序 The Sound of Sequence Energy 序能之音 He Bai Jiu鹤白鳩Urban61k WordsOngoing [A Little Behind-the-Scenes + A Little Ensemble Cast + No Female Lead + Villain] Liu Yugui is a freshman at Jiangling Music School. He has a somewhat odd personality and is an orphan whose parents died young. He is passionately devoted to music, and his dream is to become a top-tier star among musicians worldwide. But he always feels that his own compositions are far too dull. He wants to break free of the mold and stop being ordinary. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You could give this a try. It's also a kind of illusionist game, but there aren't many exciting moments in the early stages, and there are relatively few chapters at the moment. However, I find the concept quite interesting.

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