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1. 601 药EN Cauldron of the Medicine God 药神鼎 Chubby Radish胖胖的萝卜Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted (Mortal cultivation + no System + lighthearted + not a saint + multiple female leads + fast-paced) At the Foundation Establishment stage, he wins over a Nascent Soul uncle-master and a Core Formation senior sister; at the Deity Transformation stage, a Mahayana saintess. See how Ye Fei, an ordinary mortal, encounters one lucky opportunity after another and joyfully cultivates toward immortality. It starts slowly, but gets better and better as it goes. If something doesn't make sense at first, try 78.6kReads9.0Score8.6kShelves

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   💥💥I recommend reading from the end to the beginning, I'm afraid you won't be able to handle the third book [smirk]. The first book is about Ye, the student. I saved you because I am Wang Xian. I saved people because... I was once the first half-step Martial God in the history of Blue Star to reach the eighth level of the Old Martial Realm!

2. 602 我 I'm Just a Eunuch, So What's Wrong with Having a Few More Beautiful Women? 我一太监，红颜多点很合理吧 Snow Flying over the Cold River寒江飞雪Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted [Hunt down transmigrators] [Ensemble cast] [No saintly heroine] [Three empress sisters] [Rebellious disciple] “Anyone who inexplicably plagiarizes poetry shall be executed without mercy!” “Anyone who makes soap, cement, or gunpowder shall be executed without mercy!” “Anyone who writes simplified characters or speaks strangely shall be executed without mercy!” “Any good-for-nothing whose cultivation suddenly skyrockets and who claims that even the heavens can’t block his sight shall be executed w 66.9kReads9.0Score8.2kShelves
3. 603 工 The Tool Character Goes on Strike, Leaving the Chosen One Helpless 工具人罢工，天命之子只能干瞪眼 Down-and-Out Little Fairy扑街小仙女Historical554k WordsCompleted (The ratings have only just started.) In the world of novels, the male and female leads are both favored by the Heavenly Dao. When they have twisted values, they spell disaster for everyone else in their world. Some people are forcibly branded as villains, while others are used as stepping stones. Luo Changge was one such person, but he refused to follow the tragic script. He killed the female lead as soon as he arrived, and was hunted by the Heavenly Dao in return. To stand against the Heavenly 2.7kReads7.4Score131Shelves

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   🏵️🏵️The protagonist, with a resolute character, is a chosen one in the cultivation world. Having suffered injustice at the hands of the main world's male and female protagonists, he ventures to a smaller world to find a way to counter the Heavenly Dao and help those villains who were merely stepping stones to his cause.

4. 604 九 Nine Star Hegemon Body Art 九星霸体诀 Ordinary Magician平凡魔术师Eastern Fantasy18.7M WordsOngoing Was he an Alchemy Emperor reborn, or had he fused with another soul? Long Chen was a talentless youth whose spiritual root, spiritual blood, and spiritual bone had been stolen. Relying on the divine alchemy techniques in his memories, he cultivates the mysterious Nine-Star Hegemon Body Art, pierces through layer upon layer of mystery, and uncovers a world-shaking plot. He commands the universe in his palm, treads upon the sun and moon, and suppresses evil spirits and wicked gods. Rumor has it in 210.1kReads9.3Score11kShelves

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   Recommended for book lovers experiencing a reading slump

5. 605 入 Nightfall 入夜 Empty-Headed脑袋空空Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The door opened, and a tall, slender man stepped out. Lin Mian stared at him, dumbstruck, forgetting even to snap out of it. “What are you looking at, hmm?” 7.3kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
6. 606 都 Now That I’m Reborn, Who’d Still Run with the Gangsters? 都重生了谁还混社会 Bored Little Bai无聊小白啊Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Short drama: "Loyal to the Skies: Starting Over" is now streaming The novel was originally titled "Now That I've Been Reborn, Who Would Still Run With Gangs?" [Reborn + business + lots of underlings + no groveling + no cowardice + taking the righteous path + law-abiding] A big shot from the underworld returns to 2010. Should he repeat his old mistakes and keep running with gangs, or abandon his underlings and take the road to a brighter future? No! I won't choose! In this life, I, Qin Jiang, wil 139.1kReads9.3Score13.8kShelves
7. 607 孽 A Tangled Web of Sin 孽乱 Late Autumn in the South City南城晚秋Urban6.3M WordsCompleted A baffling case. One stunning woman after another. A young man from a small town is framed and thrown into prison. How does he rise to the top, step by step, and become a powerful local magnate? Awake, he commands the world; drunk, he rests in the arms of beauties. Chen Fan does it all. A short drama adaptation of this book is now available. Its title is Beauty in Bloom: My Fatal Attraction. Please watch and support it. Thank you! 142.4kReads9.1Score13.3kShelves
8. 608 山 Night-Blooming Jasmine in the Mountain Village 山村夜来香 Langya Swordsman琅琊刀客Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Mitao Village has beautiful mountains, beautiful waters, and even more beautiful people. There's a young man in the village named Tiezhu. This lucky fool unexpectedly gains an unparalleled inheritance, and from then on the mountain village is transformed. The roads improve, the people grow wealthy... 17.8kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves
9. 609 红EN Dream of the Red Chamber: The Strongest Imperial Guard—The World Is Mine! 红楼：最强锦衣卫，我只手遮天！ The Loquat Tree in the Courtyard院有枇杷树Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [You can enjoy this even if you've never read Dream of the Red Chamber] After transmigrating into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, Jia Huan becomes an unloved son born to a concubine. The dynasty is nearing its end, officials are corrupt, martial artists flout the law, and court factions scheme for power. Fortunately, Jia Huan awakens a golden finger and joins the Embroidered Uniform Guard, rising through the ranks. If anyone crosses him, he slaughters them, while also taking the opportuni 119.2kReads8.9Score12.8kShelves

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   In ancient times, I was the one who made the decisions.

10. 610 港 Hong Kong Films: Conquering Hong Kong With a Bunch of Maniacs 港片：带着一群疯子征服港岛 Li Bai, Who Loves Painting爱作画的李白Urban375k WordsCompleted [No Harem] [Jianghu Style] [Not a Goody-Two-Shoes] [Scheming] [Decisive and Ruthless] A botched robbery + drug busts + undercover intrigue + gangsters + A Better Tomorrow + The Greed of Man Give him a few crazies, and he’ll dare to rob drug dealers blind. Give him a few hundred men, and he’ll dare to turn Tsim Sha Tsui upside down and establish his own faction. Give him a sniper rifle, and he’ll dare to wipe out the entire Ni family of Tsim Sha Tsui... With his arrival, Hong Kong’s underworld is 1.4kReads6.2Score104Shelves

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    You definitely have to try this one.

11. 611 销 The Soul-Stealing Palace: His Swagger on Full Display 销魂殿之霸气侧漏 Bruce Lee布鲁斯李Urban1.3M WordsOngoing The God of War returns, leaving rivers of blood and a million corpses in his wake. Everyone who bullied, cursed, or humiliated me will pay a thousandfold! In just five years, I built the unfathomable Soul Palace in the Western world through my own efforts. Its elite are spread across the globe, and my own strength is beyond measure. The Palace's Emperor, two Overlords, three Wraiths, and four Enchantresses are all at the very top of the world's pyramid. Watch as I return to the city and unleash 1kReads7.2Score113Shelves

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    The male protagonist has off-the-charts fighting skills.

12. 612 被 After Being Driven from the Prince's Manor, I Became the Strongest Imperial Guard 被赶出王府后，我成了最强锦衣卫 Golden Scales in the Pond池中金鳞Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsOngoing 71.6kReads8.6Score5.7kShelves
13. 613 末 Apocalypse: I Devoured the Sun and Became the Flame Emperor 末世：吞噬太阳的我，成了炎帝 Tenfold Spell Formula十重术式Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.9M WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + Gods + Starry Skies + Ensemble Cast + Powerful Protagonist + Invincible + Decisive and Ruthless + Everyone Says It Gets Better as It Goes] I am the Flame Emperor, standing above the gods. The apocalypse arrives, zombies descend from the skies, and gods walk the earth! Beasts from the sea come ashore and slaughter humanity! Yet all this is just an appetizer. Worse horrors and despair await. Lin Yu is reborn half a day before the apocalypse. Drawing on his experience from his previou 59.7kReads8.8Score4.7kShelves
14. 614 快 Quick Transmigration: The Male Lead Wants to Give Up Too 快穿之男主也想摆烂 Mi Xiao Qie米小茄Historical696k WordsCompleted Yang Mu, who has lost his memory, binds himself to the 666 Wish System and is ordered to travel between small worlds, helping people fulfill their wishes. But Yang Mu is a total slacker. Get his memories back? No way! Work like a beast? Even less likely! An elderly scholar in ancient times [Complete] My father, the most beautiful man in the land [Complete] The new Goddess of Childbirth, Doctor Yang [Complete] My daughter, who transmigrated into the heroine of an angst novel [Complete] The bloods 3.7kReads6.0Score174Shelves

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    Various kinds, very good-looking, the male lead's personality is sometimes hilarious, an old scholar taking the imperial examination in ancient times, a post-apocalyptic novel, a demonic cultivator threatening him, the girl wandered into the wrong set, fantasy dramas, go left first 0K

15. 615 你 Why Mess with Him? He Can Beat Up Your Ancestors in the Underworld 你惹他干嘛，他能去地府揍你祖宗 I Post 20,000 Words a Day and Become a God日更两万我成神Mystery3.2M WordsOngoing Yang Chen developed an app called Are You Dead Yet? and unexpectedly became an agent between the living and the dead. “You have a new Are You Dead Yet? request. Please check it.” Ex-girlfriend's dad: Chen, get revenge for me. I'll visit my younger daughter in a dream and have her pursue you. Yang Chen: I'm definitely helping you with this. Whether my future sister-in-law takes the initiative isn't important. I just don't want a new father-in-law. Thief King: Brother, I want to see my wife and da 3.1kReads8.6Score375Shelves
16. 616 我 Why Should Third-Rate Villains Like Us Die Before Chapter Three? 我们三流反派凭什么活不过三章？ Buddhist-Style Procrastinating Writer佛系拖稿人Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Villain + System + scheming + crafty operator + satisfying read + shameless] Li Yu is reborn in a cultivation world as the young master of the Li family. It should be a wonderful thing: adventure, immortality, power. What isn't there to look forward to? But when I think of the things my family has done, I just lose it. My older sister has just broken off her engagement to a young sect master whose cultivation was crippled. That guy is definitely going to be the future protagonist. My mother dug 240Reads5.4Score101Shelves

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    This book is a dark horse; it shouldn't have only this much data.

17. 617 序EN Sequence: God Eater 序列：吃神者 No Brain, Just Cerebellum不要大脑要小脑Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Tomato 2026 Male-Focused Fiction Most Popular Author, Ranked Number One] Published in print, quality guaranteed. An alternate high-martial world, ensemble cast and political intrigue, no nested plot twists, a slow-paced story with a grand setting. Readers all say it gets better the further you read. Giant birds swallow the sun, and all things undergo dramatic change. Strange, immortal gods, and humanity's superpowered sequences. Everyone wants to become a god in this world, but they have no ide 972.9kReads9.3Score119.1kShelves
18. 618 假 You Drove Me Away With Your False Benevolence, So Why Are You Crying as I Loot Your Home? 假仁假义逼我走，我来抄家哭什么 Positive Film Kid正胶小子Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing [Imperial Guards + power fantasy + ruthless and decisive + takes down hypocrites + face-slapping] [Kill, kill, kill, kill!] The ruthless Cheng Yu transmigrates into a martial arts world and becomes an Imperial Guard! He serves the once-mighty Da Qian Dynasty, where a rising martial world holds sway and challenges the weakening court. Born without family, he was adopted by ordinary foster parents of humble status. He struggles to survive in a world where strength decides who gets to speak and wha 14.7kReads7.6Score1.2kShelves
19. 619 反EN The Villain Should Be Invincible 反派就应该无敌 Bored Little Bai无聊小白啊Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted The animated adaptation is now streaming: The Lord Who Suppresses the Nine Heavens: The Protagonist Should Be Invincible Reborn as the leader of a demonic cult, he obtains the Villain Invincibility System and from then on makes the cult invincible. I am Zhou Qiong, leader of the demonic cult. No one is allowed to contradict what I say. Even while protecting the cult with one hand, I remain invincible in the world. 34.4kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves

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    ⭐The protagonist establishes the top assassin organization, Misty Rain Pavilion, filled with powerful figures who clash with the emperor. Cultivation progresses through five realms: First Realm, Second Realm, Third Realm, Fourth Realm, Fifth Realm, Illusory Flower Realm, and Divine Realm.⭐ ②The protagonist is skilled in scheming, orchestrating events across the land with meticulous planning, possessing exceptional intelligence and decisive ruthlessness. ①After transmigrating, the protagonist awakens the Invincible Villain System and establishes a Demonic Sect. ②The Demonic Sect has a Grand Steward, four halls (Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise), four departments (Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow), twelve demon kings, and eight elders. ③The plot is engaging and not overly sentimental.

20. 620 疯 After the Mad Big Shot Forced His Sickly White Moonlight to Be His Wife 疯批大佬强制白月光病娇老婆后 Xin Tutu鑫土土Modern Romance532k WordsCompleted Short drama now available [Both leads are each other’s first and only love + happy ending + top-tier wealthy families + unhinged vs. yandere + mutual coercion + marriage first, love later + sizzling chemistry + black-hearted heroine + male lead grovels for forgiveness] Original title: Tear Her Clothes, Grab Her by the Throat: The Unhinged Tycoon Regrets It A blend of exquisite beauty and madness, with a combative yandere couple saving each other The heroine loves courting death, while the male l 2.6kReads9.3Score327Shelves

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    ✨① Both the male and female leads are decisive and ruthless. The female lead is wild, even more insane than the male lead. She appears delicate and weak on the surface, but is actually cunning and ruthless. She's not afraid of the male lead at all. They force each other into a marriage. The female lead is forced into a marriage with the insane and powerful male lead, who forces her to break off the engagement on their first meeting, holding a knife to her and choking her. The female lead actually likes it, hehehe. The first chapter is a critical hit! [Shocked]

21. 621 开 My Entire Family Is Executed from the Start, Then I Awaken a System and Conquer the Heavens 开局被诛满门，觉醒系统征战诸天 Cold Water Stir-Fried in an Iron Wok铁锅炒凉水Eastern Fantasy106k WordsCompleted Not a pure wish-fulfillment novel! Not a pure wish-fulfillment novel! Not a pure wish-fulfillment novel! Important things must be said three times. The protagonist is invincible during certain stretches of the story. The pacing is slow, and it's not completely brainless. From the start, his soul transmigrates into the body of a prodigy named Ye Tian. Who could have guessed that his entire family would be slaughtered right away, his fiancée would break off their engagement, and his dantian would 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Decisive and ruthless, not a saint, not verbose, and not mindless.

22. 622 杀 Kill the Protagonist, Seize His Fortunes, and Become an Immortal! 杀主角，夺机缘，道爷我成了！ Vast Qin 1泱泱大秦1Xianxia951k WordsOngoing “My name is Lin Shen. Shen, as in cautious.” “You dare oppose me? I won’t be able to sleep until your whole family is dead.” Other people cultivate immortality through years of hard work. I, Lin Shen, do it by seizing what I want! By taking it! Children of Destiny? They’re my walking blood banks! The protagonist’s golden finger? That’s my exclusive spoils of war! On this journey, I kill everyone I meet and take everything from everyone I meet. What order and rules? In the face of overwhelming st 136.6kReads8.2Score14.9kShelves
23. 623 漂 A Stunning Beauty Hounded by an Obsessive Mad Dog in a Period Novel 漂亮美人在年代文被偏执疯狗缠上 Sanda Biscuit散打饼干Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [A calculating, self-serving heroine + an obsessive, possessive hero] Selfish, vain, materialistic, and always looking out for herself. And yet, countless people love her. In the original novel, Lin Luoxue is the heroine's sister, a cannon-fodder character who despises the poor and loves the rich, and juggles three men at once. Even after getting married, she's still unfaithful, and in the end, she dies while eloping with her lover. She's nasty, selfish, and plays with people's feelings while mo 56.7kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves
24. 624 综 Wuxia Crossover: Starting as Dong Tianbao, I Become a Ruthless King 综武：开局董天宝，成为一代狠王 Long Yang Lu龙羊鹿Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [This book is wild] + [Ruthless] + [Wulin] + [Court politics] + [Struggle for supremacy] + [Doesn't grovel to women] + [Schemer] + [Wuxia Crossover] Zhang Fan takes over Dong Tianbao's body from Tai Chi Master from the start. As luck would have it, he is reborn just as Zhang Sanfeng creates Taiji. Fortunately, he awakens the Ruthless King System. As long as he's ruthless enough, he can keep earning benefits from the System. [Ding! Host, you're ruthless enough. You killed y 17.9kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
25. 625 重 Reborn as the Holy Venerable, Returned 重生之圣尊归来 Little Slim, Losing Weight减肥的小瘦Urban2.2M WordsCompleted An Immortal Venerable is reborn, advancing through Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and beyond. With a mature state of mind, he overwhelms martial artists. This epic tale features an expansive world, a fast-paced plot, ruthless decisiveness, and an invincible protagonist. Welcome! 9.3kReads7.3Score1.1kShelves
26. 626 我 I Really Do Have a Soft-Rice-Eating King System 我真有一个软饭王系统 Song Xiangbai宋象白Urban2.0M WordsCompleted “Over 99 percent of the Host’s cells are dormant. You meet the basic requirements for living off others. Bind the system?” “Yes, yes! Bind it, right away!” Warning: To successfully live off others, you must first learn self-discipline!!! Warning: It’s a soft life, but you’ll still have to work hard. If you don’t like workaholics, don’t open this. Warning: The protagonist will live off lots of people (and animals). If that bothers you, don’t click. 110.3kReads9.3Score10kShelves
27. 627 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 3.4kReads8.7Score284Shelves

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    A breath of fresh air in the post-apocalyptic rebirth genre! The protagonist's intelligence remains consistently high throughout, the plot twists and turns constantly, there's no system or cheat code, and it realistically portrays the complexities of human nature. The world-building is grand and full of detail, becoming increasingly exciting as it progresses—a truly satisfying read.

28. 628 哦 Oh No! After Going on a Killing Spree, She Becomes the Villain’s Dark Moonlight! 哦豁！杀疯后她成了反派黑月光！ Shan Qianqiu山千秋Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Two strong leads + love and hate + a groveling chase to win her back + woman disguised as a man] Ye Xingshu never imagined she'd transmigrate into a book one day, let alone become a deranged female villain. She arrived right in the middle of a killing spree. She looked at the male villain's beloved white moonlight in her hands, then at the sinister, terrifying villain, and immediately decided to keep killing! The plot had her and the male villain meeting gruesome ends: the hero would cut out hi 7.6kReads8.9Score835Shelves
29. 629 乡 The Real Heiress from the Countryside Is Actually a Feudal Ancestor 乡下来的真千金，竟是封建老祖宗 Bright, Gentle Laughter笑语晏晏Modern Romance541k WordsCompleted Originally titled The True Heiress from the Countryside Is Actually a Feudal Ancestor When Sang Ning opened her eyes again, she found herself the real heiress who had been left behind in the countryside by a wealthy family. She had been born the legitimate eldest daughter of a distinguished family, raised from childhood to become its matriarch. But when she opened her eyes, she had arrived in a strange new era. Fortunately, she was still the legitimate eldest daughter. Her fake sister thought 30.2kReads9.3Score3.6kShelves
30. 630 给 The Ninth Book to Earn My Daughter’s Dowry 给女儿挣嫁的第9本书 Earning a Dowry for My Daughter给女儿挣嫁妆Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Multiple Heroines]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [Overpowered Power Fantasy] My master's wife passes her power on to me. My senior sister shares her cultivation with me whenever she completes a mission. The princess can accelerate my recovery. The empress... directly acknowledges me as her master... 4kReads7.2Score247Shelves
31. 631 末 Doomsday Survival: I Became Symbiotic with Venom from the Start 末日求生：我开局和毒液共生 Luo Butou罗布头Sci-Fi & Apocalypse121k WordsOngoing The world undergoes a sudden upheaval, and the apocalypse descends. In an age overrun by zombies, I, Zhao, get bitten by one right from the start! I thought I was sure to die, but then a voice suddenly appeared inside my body. It told me its name was Venom... 30Reads5.2Score—Shelves

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    This book is a must-read. It got maliciously reviewed because the protagonist is so ruthless, which perfectly fits the original poster's requirements. Highly recommended! [Eating melon emojis]

32. 632 末 Apocalypse Cockroach 末日蟑螂 Mighty Cockroach伟岸蟑螂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaoqiang is an insignificant nobody, a lazy loser who had been content to lounge around and wait to die. Staying at home lets him avoid the first outbreak of the zombie virus. When he sees his neighbors in the same apartment complex turn into zombies, he is overcome with boundless terror. He struggles to survive alone in an Apocalypse where people prey on each other. At last, worn down by loneliness, he picks up his gear and heads out into a world shrouded in smoke and fire. He takes the 27.3kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves
33. 633 小 The Little Heiress Returns: I'm His Most Precious Treasure 小祖宗千金归来，我是他的掌中娇 Xia Xingzhou夏行舟Modern Romance382k WordsOngoing [Feel-good power fantasy + strong female lead + beloved by everyone + real and fake heiress + secret identities + face-slapping] “Your eldest brother is one of the most outstanding members of the business world’s younger generation.” “Your second brother is a top student from an Ivy League university.” “Your third brother is a promising young star in academia.” “Tianxin is even more exceptional. Even though she isn’t our biological daughter, you’ll never be fit to stand beside her. Don’t dream 1.8kReads8.8Score301Shelves
34. 634 从 Multiverse Missions Starting from Hong Kong Cinema 从港综开始的诸天任务 Beyond Saving, Still Treatable无药医还有救Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Qin Feng was an unlucky guy... ahem... lucky fellow, chosen by the System because he was so absorbed while watching a certain country's art film. He was sent to a world made up of countless Hong Kong movies. Fortunately, the Wolverine physique he got from the System, even in a weakened form, kept him alive. To complete his System missions, he volunteered to become Ma Jun's informant. Ma Jun is the protagonist of SPL: Kill Zone. Relying on the fragments of plot he could still remember, Qin Feng o 7.2kReads6.9Score300Shelves

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    Wearing the clothes of a Hong Kong variety show character, the protagonist appears refined but is actually cunning, ruthless, and decisive. He is not a saint and fully embodies the saying "a wolf in sheep's clothing."

35. 635 从 From the Last Emperor of the Ming to Ruler of the Multiverse 从明末皇帝到多元宇宙主宰 Jiangxia Lin Batian江夏林霸天Historical210k WordsOngoing Modern man Lin Mo transmigrates into the body of a refugee at the end of the Ming dynasty. In a chaotic age, human life is worth less than grass. His outlook changes, and he kills and eats people, all just to stay alive. He grows along the way into an overlord of the stars. No female lead, and no contrived dumbing down of characters. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    💕💕💕💕

36. 636 都 The City's Number One Tough Guy 都市第一猛男 Blockbuster-Level Mastery爆款高境界Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Wu Nitian didn't want to be a corporate drone, but he couldn't see any light in his future. Just as anxiety and misery overwhelmed him, he suddenly obtained the High-Mindedness System. It told him that no matter what he faced, as long as he tried to maintain a high-minded state, he would receive System rewards from time to time! 2.4kReads5.7Score216Shelves
37. 637 入 After Ten Years in Prison, Who'd Still Risk Their Neck to Help a Stranger? 入狱十年，谁还见义勇为啊 Nine-Flower Evaporated Milk九花淡奶Urban3.1M WordsCompleted He’d done the right thing by standing up for someone, yet the school beauty’s family framed him for murder. After ten years in prison, Cao Kun returned to the night that had changed his fate, carrying with him countless secrets about their crimes. When he saw the school beauty’s mother being dragged into an alley again by three thugs, Cao Kun didn’t pick up a brick this time. He quietly pulled out his phone and started recording. “Madam, I wanted to be a good person too. You forced me into this… 107.8kReads8.9Score10.9kShelves
38. 638 对 Right or Wrong, One to Six 对错一比六 Countryside Villa乡村别苑Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted A unique era and extraordinary experiences shaped the main character Xiao Jiu's distinctive personality, way of thinking, and outlook on life. His views on many things differ from those of ordinary people, but he is no rebel against convention. His ideas about love and marriage are especially original: clear-eyed, perceptive, and above the ordinary. Reality often plays tricks on our ideals. Though Xiao Jiu is principled and upright, he still faces conflicts between morality and kindness, law and 413Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    High IQ, high EQ, high quality

39. 639 凡 The Immortal Road of a Mortal: Starting by Manipulating Hearts 凡人仙路：从操控人心开始 Are You Bored你无聊么Eastern Fantasy156k WordsOngoing After transmigrating, Qing Yun becomes an orphan in a mountain village ravaged by demons. In this world of cultivation, where the strong prey on the weak, mortals are beneath notice and cultivators regard all living beings as ants. When he transmigrated, he fused with a fragment of the Heavenly Dao’s origin: He can peer into other people’s emotions, amplify or diminish them, and twist their goodwill until they become sacrificial lambs! “Cultivators vying for immortality? No, this is a game of ma 1Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 640 刚 I Just Broke Up with the Female Emperor, and Now I Level Up by Stepping on Ants 刚和女帝分手，踩死蚂蚁升级了 Yun Xiao Luo云小落Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted [You’re in a world of high martial arts, but I command the entire world] [The world’s greatest prodigy is actually the same person?] [The Empress’s master] [The mastermind behind the high-martial-arts world] In the Age of High Martial Arts, strange beasts ran rampant. The opportunities at a vocational martial arts school could never compare to those at a top academy among the stars. Su Mo had just broken up with his girlfriend, a peerless prodigy. He had only reached the third stage of the Hidde 19.9kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves
41. 641 老 The Zhao Family’s Sixth- and Thirty-Sixth-Generation Descendants 老赵家的六世孙和三十六世孙 Ashura Who Loves Peacock Plants喜欢孔雀木的阿修罗Historical258k WordsOngoing Zhao Yang is the thirty-sixth-generation descendant of Zhao Kuangyin. He transmigrates unexpectedly to the Jingkang era of the Northern Song Dynasty, where he turns out to look exactly like Zhao Yang, a sixth-generation descendant of Zhao Kuangyin. For the sake of his people and his family's fate, he resolutely takes on the responsibility of saving the world. 147Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    He's ruthless when it comes to killing, always managing to get ahead through word divination. Every word he divines has a reasonable explanation, every prescription has its source, and they're all absolutely genuine and effective. The young Taoist priest is kind, but not a saint. He has many female leads, but isn't promiscuous. He's highly skilled in martial arts, but not bloodthirsty.

42. 642 八 All Eight Empresses Betrayed Me: Reborn to Die of Regret 八女帝全背叛，重生悔到肠断 Li3 Feng李3疯Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn]+ [Wife-Chasing Crematorium]+ [Deep Regret]+ [Ridiculously Satisfying]+ [Absolutely No Reconciliation]+ [Commentary That’ll Make You Die Laughing]+ [Comedy] In his previous life, everyone envied Lu Ye, the Nine-Lives Heavenly Venerable. Not only did he have nine lives, he also had eight stunningly beautiful confidantes. Who could have imagined that when Lu Ye attempted to become a Heavenly Dao Saint, all eight of his confidantes would join forces to strike him down? Nine Heavens Sword 21.8kReads8.9Score2kShelves
43. 643 小 The Little Taoist Comes Down the Mountain: My Love in the Mortal World 小道士下山之我的红尘情缘 Ashura Who Loves Peacock Plants喜欢孔雀木的阿修罗Urban343k WordsCompleted [Fortune-telling + urban life + multiple heroines + martial arts] The day Zhang Qingfeng was born, his maternal grandfather took him away and abandoned him. His master later brought him back to a Taoist temple, where he learned martial arts and a little fortune-telling and character analysis. At seventeen, his master sent him down the mountain to resolve his own entanglements in the mortal world. 1.3kReads8.6Score105Shelves
44. 644 长 Longevity: Days of Splendor in the Ye You Court 长生：我在掖幽庭风华日月 The Breeze Comes Quietly清风静来Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Xing Bang transmigrates into the palace as a fake eunuch. From the start, he is sent to the Cold Palace, where he finds not only deposed consorts but also the families of disgraced officials. Even the stunningly beautiful birth mother of the Crown Prince has been imprisoned there. Xing Bang’s eyes light up, and he activates the System... (The synopsis doesn’t do it justice. Please read the story.) 37kReads8.8Score3.9kShelves
45. 645 假 The Fake Heiress Tells Me to Be Generous, So I Throw a Ghost at Her 假千金劝大度，我反手朝她丢只鬼 Nai Naiyi奈奈一Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead] [Unhinged] [爽文] [No CP] [The animated series is out! If you're interested, go check it out!] After transmigrating, Shi Qing thinks she's landed in a story about a real and fake heiress, and that she's the real heiress everyone despises. But as soon as she steps outside, she locks eyes with a ghost... Does this world really go that hard? ☸ Transported to a world overrun by ghosts, Shi Qing gets her hands on a space-time shop. With all the treasures she trades for there, s 11.1kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
46. 646 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 217.1kReads9.6Score24.4kShelves

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    ✨I recommend this first book. It's high-quality, and the female lead is decisive, ruthless, and possesses exceptionally high intelligence. She's never a soft-hearted or sentimental person; she overcomes numerous obstacles, and her junior sister's methods are quite unorthodox.

47. 647 仙 Fairy, Don't Go! I'll Rob You, Not Violate You 仙子不要走，我劫财不劫色 Quiet in My Heart静在我心Eastern Fantasy440k WordsCompleted Lin Feng transmigrates to the Canglan Cultivation World with nothing but a blade from the start. Every resource has to be seized. To become an immortal, he takes everything he can, leaving no stone unturned. The sect’s saintess: “That despicable Lin Feng is here again. My storage ring is gone too!” The demonic saintess: “That bastard only steals my storage ring. Am I not more appealing than the ring?” The sect’s holy son: “Damn it, why does that bastard go easy only on women? He cuts men down wi 4.1kReads8.5Score247Shelves

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    Funny, ruthless, and featuring multiple women. The male lead robs whoever he fancys; if they refuse, he kills them; if he can beat them, he steals; if he can't, he robs them.

48. 648 拳 The Bigger Your Fists, the More Weight Your Words Carry 拳头大，说话就是有底气 Doudou Is a Good Child豆豆是个好孩子Eastern Fantasy389k WordsOngoing Liu Tao, a middle-aged man, inexplicably finds himself in a world of cultivation. He has no sign-in System, nor is he granted a golden finger. But Heaven always looks after those who transmigrate through time and space. Through trial and error, Liu Tao discovers a golden finger of his own. Maybe it's all a dream, or maybe he really has been given a second life. Liu Tao starts letting loose. All the things he couldn't have or didn't dare do before, he decides to try now. Besides, I worked like an 75Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Decisive and ruthless, never allowing myself to feel stifled.

49. 649 弃 The Reckless Abandoned Daughter: The Poisonous Consort Strikes Hard 弃女轻狂：毒妃狠嚣张 Seven Sunflowers七葵Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted A 21st-century all-around agent transmigrates and nearly falls victim to her own mother’s murderous hand. They call her a good-for-nothing who can’t cultivate, worse than a beggar? Bai Huang gives a cold laugh. With a rare treasure in hand, all five of her elemental talents are unleashed. Even the War God has to step aside if he wants to take her as a disciple. She adopts adorable spirit pets, and all beasts bow to her as a crowd of underlings eagerly awaits her favor. A master of both medicine 18.6kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves
50. 650 当 Become the Demon King, Control the Witches, Defeat the Hero, and Destroy the World 当魔王，控魔女，打倒勇者灭世界 Last Night's Crescent Moon昨夜的月牙Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted [Demon King]+ [Invincible]+ [Choose One of Three Hexes]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [Dangerous Driving] After transmigrating to a sword-and-sorcery fantasy world, Dick awakens the “Strongest Hero System” and gains a hundred chances to rewind and be reborn. This is a brand-new world where many races coexist: humans, dwarves, beastfolk, elves, magic dragons, and numerous other intelligent species all contribute to the song of civilization. There are nine magical professions in the world: “Mage,” “Swords 16.6kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    The male lead is so wicked yet somehow righteous [laughing and crying emoji]

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