The Male Lead Is a Demon Lord, and the Female Lead Has Incredible Talent 男主魔尊女主天赋逆天

1. 1 魔 Demon Lord, Back Off! The Transmigrate-Into-a-Book Side Character Only Wants to Cultivate Immortality 魔尊滚开，穿书女配只想修仙 Missing the Moon遗明月Ancient Romance205k WordsCompleted Years of reading novels have taught Su Ci one thing: never pick up a man you find on the roadside. In the best case, you'll get a Fu Shenxing; in the worst, a Li Chengyin. Su Ci never listens to good advice. After she transmigrates into a book, she brings home an injured, ethereal immortal lord. Unaware that she's a supporting female character, she wanders into a romance. Later, the great demon-sealing formation weakens. Someone frames Su Ci, and she falls into the formation. The immortal lord r 15Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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   It's very good, I recommend it.

2. 2 拒 After Refusing to Redeem My Reputation, the Cultivation World Became Obsessed with Me 拒绝洗白后，修真界对我搞崇拜 Hua Mumu椛木木Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A satisfying takedown of trash men + no misunderstandings or substitute-lover tropes + an incredibly cool heroine later on + a classic coming-of-age story + no System!] In her previous life, she was betrayed by a scumbag, treated unfairly by her master, and hated by her fellow disciples, who called her a fake, a hypocrite. In the end, she was thrown into the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons and barely survived! Reborn into a new life, Su Lengyan decides to cut ties with everyone. She trains hard 17.6kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds
3. 3 反 The Villainous Senior Sister Always Fans the Flames in the Shura Field 反派师姐总在修罗场煽风点火 Called the Wind谓风Ancient Romance427k WordsCompleted [Punishing scum + everyone’s favorite + regret and redemption + mutually devoted couple] Yu Ruxing never imagined that after dying, she would transmigrate into a harem novel and become the beautiful, powerful, tragic senior sister who protected the heroine at every turn, only to be killed by her in the end. Her fiancé wanted to break off their engagement for the heroine. Her beloved junior brother gravely wounded her for the heroine. Her biased master always took her own daughter’s side. And the 94Reads8.7Score—14d adds
4. 4 我 I’m Stirring Up the Cultivation World with Grind Culture 我在修仙界搞内卷 Cong Yue丛月Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] After Qin Shu transmigrated into a book, she learned that she was a fraud who had taken her younger half-sister's place to cultivate immortality. After eight years of cultivation, her half-sister entered the Dao despite having been an ordinary mortal. Qin Shu's cover was blown in front of everyone, and the sect mercilessly cast her out, even though she had only reached the third level of Qi Refining. With her peerless beauty, she was turned into a cultivation furn 130.4kReads9.5Score53k14d adds
5. 5 替 The Substitute Bride: The Mad Demon Emperor Is Provoked 替嫁狂妃：误惹病娇魔帝 Cinderella Wants to Become an Immortal灰姑娘要成仙Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama adaptation, Farewell to the Immortal Bone, is now streaming] She was poisoned by villains, left mentally impaired, and had her dantian shattered and her contract beast stolen. Then she was forced to take another woman's place in marriage to an old demon. When her memories return, she transforms into a little grandmaster who can conquer the heavens and earth in a flash. The Spirit Palaces of the Heavenly Realm revere her, the rulers of the Underworld fear her as a demon, and the 5.5kReads9.4Score76314d adds

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   This is really, really good, especially the male lead, he's so funny.

6. 6 女EN The Supporting Female Character Cultivates, the Protagonists Are Sacrificed to Heaven 女配修仙，主角祭天 Long-Tailed Tit长尾山雀呀Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted On the night before becoming the disciple of Immortal Venerable Yanchen, Sang Ying discovered that she was the villainess in a cultivation novel about a master and his disciple! She was the foil to the pure and kind heroine, a delicate white lotus. Not only did she force the male lead to take her as his disciple, she also tried to steal what belonged to the heroine. In the end, she died at the hands of one of the heroine's admirers, and her pure ice spirit root became the catalyst for repairing 7.7kReads8.5Score1.2k14d adds

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   It's very good; Chinese people don't lie to Chinese people.

7. 7 魔 Three Years Undercover in the Demon Realm, and Now I'm the Demon Lord's Beloved Concubine 魔界卧底三年，我已成魔尊的宠妃 Nine-Headed Crow九头乌鸦Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Feel-good fun, absurd comedy, salted-fish System, career first and romance second. If it’s not for you, please don’t bash it.] I was supposed to go undercover in the demon realm for three months, but ended up staying for three years. Year One “Senior Brother, it’s been a year. When can I come back?” “Just wait a little longer.” Year Two “Senior Brother, they’re forcing me to kill people! I can’t keep hiding my identity much longer. When can I come back?” “Just wait a little longer.” Year Three 2.1kReads8.7Score35714d adds
8. 8 反 The Villainous Demon Lord Is Actually a Pretty Little Loser 反派魔尊竟是漂亮小废物 Pot Fish司锅鱼Ancient Romance848k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + villain + supporting female character + fantasy + sweet romance] Le Zheng Qian transmigrates into a book as the vicious supporting female character. Calmly drawing her sword, she tears up the script, then draws talismans, makes pills and forges weapons, setting out to reach the peak of life. Along the way, she picks up a pretty little weakling who shares a name with the original story’s gloomy, terrifying Demon Venerable, a mass murderer who is always threatening to d 3.8kReads9.1Score78714d adds

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   I've seen it before and thought it was pretty good.

9. 9 绝 The Peerlessly Beautiful Master: Her Defiant Disciple Only Wants to Dishonor Her 绝色师尊，逆徒只想欺师犯上 Su Xiaomeng酥小萌Ancient Romance538k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + sweet and satisfying romance + master and disciple + transmigration into a book] What the little disciple Ji Yu wants most deep down is his master. High above him, sacred and untouchable... yet he wants to climb into her bed. Ever since she found him in a mountain of corpses and blood, she had told him, “A Yu, come home with your master.” Yan Yue transmigrates into a book, a male-oriented cultivation and power-struggle novel, as its sinister, scheming villainess. All three 1.4kReads8.7Score16614d adds

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   This one is okay.

10. 10 穿 I Transmigrated into My Master's Body and Doted on My Yandere Disciple 穿成师尊后，我娇养了病娇徒弟 Mighty Little Flat-Chested One威猛小平胸Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted Lanyue transmigrates into a book and becomes a cruel master who treats her disciple as a cultivation furnace, exploiting him without restraint. Fortunately, none of it has happened yet. Lanyue looks at the well-behaved disciple before her, the future Ghost King who will rule the Nine Provinces, and trembles in fear. To avoid the miserable fate of having her soul torn out and her skin flayed, Lanyue does everything she can to please her disciple. As long as she doesn’t spoil him to death, she’ll 15.3kReads9.4Score2.4k14d adds

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    This is especially beautiful.

11. 11 劝 You Tell Me to Lay Down My Weapon, Madam, So Why Are You Picking It Up Again? 劝我放下屠刀，夫人你又拿它作甚 Three Two Five三二五Ancient Romance335k WordsCompleted [Xianxia Romance + A Jinxed Little Fairy from the Celestial Realm vs. a Demon Lord with a Strong Moral Compass] On the day of her wedding, Yun Sang-sang was killed by her husband as a stepping stone to his ascension. He ascended to godhood, while her resentment lingered. Just as she was about to awaken, she became the jinx everyone in the Three Realms wanted to punish. The immortals of the Celestial Realm adored her husband and bullied her at every turn. Heartbroken, she went to the mortal realm 493Reads9.3Score10114d adds

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    The male lead is a demon lord, and the female lead was originally a jinx, but her true identity is the reincarnation of an ancient demon god. It's quite good!

12. 12 魔 Demon Emperor, Enchantress Phoenix 魔帝妖凰 Mu Fan慕凡Ancient Romance486k WordsCompleted “Huahua, turn into a fox and let me see.” “Master, my name is Huaye!” a certain fox protested, scowling. “Little darling, how come you’ve lost all your fur again?” “You burned it off, Master,” a certain cat said, rolling his eyes in dismay. “Little earthworm, where’s your master?” “Little Master, my master told me to follow you. I’m the Snake King, not an earthworm. My name is Jun Mo…” Jun Mo protested helplessly. “Han, let your tortoise come out for some fresh air.” “Little Master, I’m Xuanwu. 3Reads5.9Score—14d adds

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    These are all! The first book features a strong male and female lead who together dominate the competition. The second book is a very vivid and interesting fantasy/ancient style novel. The third book, in which everyone finds a happy ending. The fourth book made me cry in parts.

13. 13 上 High God, the Demon Venerable Says You're Blushing 上神，魔尊说你脸红了 A Brilliant Pen That Doesn't Make Flowers Bloom妙笔不生花Ancient Romance413k WordsCompleted [Transmigration Across Time and Space + Fantasy + Tormented Romance + One-on-One, Both Sweet and Angsty] She transmigrates into the body of a High God and falls into a secret realm alongside the Demon Lord. After a passionate night together, the Demon Lord turns into an affectionate puppy who won’t leave her side. What? The demon realm plans to attack the heavenly realm? The Demon Lord is the first to object! Why is the Demon Lord, who once vowed to bathe the heavenly realm in blood, now hiding 14Reads8.5Score—14d adds
14. 14 妖 The Wicked Emperor Is Relentlessly Teasing Me 妖孽帝君狠磨人 Peerless Elegance风华无双Ancient Romance875k WordsCompleted She saves a man she'd nearly beaten to death, and from then on he clings to her, impossible to shake off! Does he think her mastery of both medicine and poison is for show? So what if he's wickedly charming? So what if he's aloof and ruthless? So what if he's delicate and soft, just begging to be pushed down? Fine, he really is all that. As turmoil stirs in another world, the Ghost Doctor turns fate around, refines divine medicine, crafts spirit talismans, treads the sacred realm, and shatters t 85Reads7.8Score—14d adds
15. 15 逆 The Heaven-Defying Goddess: The Good-for-Nothing Second Young Miss 逆天神女之废柴二小姐 Kindergarten Boss幼儿园老大Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted She was a top student at a prestigious university in the 21st century, but after being set up, she fell to her death. When her soul transmigrated, she ended up a good-for-nothing, bullied by her legitimate elder sister and oppressed by her legitimate mother. Watch her turn everything around and rise again! When he meets her, is she the enemy who destroyed his clan, or the love of his life in this other world? When she stands above both the divine and demon realms, he makes a powerful return and 5Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 16 凰 The Phoenix Consort Defies Heaven 凰妃逆天 Sweet Honey Pomelo甜幂柚子Ancient Romance4.8M WordsCompleted As a genius Yuanwu fighter, Ji Ziyue lives by one motto: whoever you are, I’ll knock you all out! She misses a step and transmigrates, only to become the ugliest and most useless woman on the entire Divine Firmament Continent?! No matter. She came with an incredible golden finger! The wicked rival who disfigured her? Knock her out! The so-called geniuses who bullied her? Knock them out! The hypocritical alliance coveting her pills and divine weapons? Knock them all out! This is the story of an u 484Reads7.2Score10114d adds

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    These are all pretty good. [1] The female lead seems a bit immature. I personally prefer a female lead who is ruthless and doesn't show any emotion on her face or even in her body. [2] I've read over 70 chapters, and the female lead still hasn't reunited with the male lead. When will we finally see them being affectionate again? 😂 [3] Anyway, the ending was a good one, and there was no angst along the way. It's just that the ending was a bit abrupt. I really didn't get enough of it.

17. 17 魔 The Demon Emperor's Wildly Doting Heaven-Defying Consort 魔帝狂宠逆天妃 Your Highness殿下大人Ancient Romance729k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, she was given a downright awful System. While the System made her life difficult, she also ran into a bunch of bizarre teammates who were constantly sabotaging her. Life was really hard. 36Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 18 废 The Good-for-Nothing Defies Heaven: The Alluring, Unruly Consort Won't Give Up 废柴逆天：妖娆狂妃难自弃 Sha Luo莎罗Ancient Romance672k WordsCompleted Word on the street is that the Ye family has a daughter destined to be a disaster. Just as she became a prodigy, her cultivation was crippled overnight, leaving her a good-for-nothing. In the heavenly realm, people say the Night family has a daughter destined to become the Supreme God. The only female Supreme God among the thirty-three heavens watched her entire family slaughtered in a single night, falling from the clouds into the mud. As the saying goes, life is like a play, and everything dep 24Reads8.5Score—14d adds
19. 19 噬 The Soul-Devouring Empress 噬魂女帝 Sugar Heart糖心Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted I want to live. I want to grow stronger. I want to stand at the summit. You want to destroy my home and enslave my people? I’ll kill so many of you that corpses float for a thousand miles and rivers run red with blood! Heaven sends down tribulation lightning to cut off my path? Then I’ll temper my body with its thunder and forge an unparalleled Dao body! Every calamity will become a stepping stone, helping me attain the Imperial Realm! Who says women are inferior to men? 4Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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    These are all!! The first one is about Reincarnation Leaf and Yellow Spring Water making their mark in the Thirty-Three Heavens. I actually cried when I got to the final chapter of the second book. The third book tells the story of how those who love her sacrifice themselves for her.

20. 20 唯 The Poison Sovereign: The Heaven-Defying Eldest Daughter 唯我毒尊：逆天大小姐 Ling Mi灵米Ancient Romance692k WordsCompleted Transmigrated to another world, she’s an ugly good-for-nothing whom everyone despises. She has an ancient seven-colored phoenix, though it’s a real pain in the neck. She’s got a handsome hunk at her side, cold, seductive, domineering, and extraordinary. With rare treasures in hand, she keeps a low profile, unmatched in medicine and poison, and free to swindle anyone she likes. Why do the coveted treasure maps everyone fights over keep appearing in front of her, one after another? “Here, they’re 6Reads7.2Score—14d adds
21. 21 魔 The Demon Consort Defies Heaven: The Emperor Is Jealous Again 魔妃逆天：帝尊又吃醋了 Boss Lady御姐Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted She is the ninth young lady of the Yu family, a top cultivation clan, blessed with extraordinary talent and dazzling brilliance. Yet a man named Huangpu Aotian crippled her dantian, leaving her to endure humiliation, the ruin of her family, and utter devastation... Reborn in a single moment, the ace agent turns the world upside down! You call her a cast-off? A good-for-nothing? Yu Xiaowen gives a slight, cold-eyed smile, full of arrogance. “So what?” The moment her name as the Mad Consort spread 7Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 22 逆 The Heaven-Defying Demon Phoenix: The Heart’s Desire of the Beautiful Imperial Preceptor 逆天魔凰：美人国师的心尖宠 A Song Across the World天下长歌Ancient Romance822k WordsCompleted Ten years ago, her immortal meridians were ripped away, and she was driven out of the Imperial Capital, where she endured humiliation and abuse. Ten years later, she returned in force, showing everyone just how ruthless she could be! Face-slapping! Playing the pig to eat the tiger! She excelled at everything, from alchemy and poison-making to beast-taming and formations. With a single silver needle, she could bring the dead back to life and defy fate! Once the label of useless trash was stri 56Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    These are all pretty good. [1] Yun Xie's path of revenge is always accompanied by someone who was born for her. [2] It feels a bit like the TV series "The Journey of Flower". [3] No misunderstandings or sadomasochistic elements

23. 23 花 The Flower Demon’s Rebirth: Even the Immortal Venerable Can’t Handle Her 花妖涅槃：仙尊难驾驭 Ming Yuan Xi茗缘曦Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted She is a princess of Chaoyang, born to a noble station. Yet on every full-moon night, she must live on blood... So she became the demon woman of popular rumor, bringing shame upon the entire imperial family. On endless nights, she let the bloodthirsty cold consume the last of her strength. She thought that would be the end of it all. But then he saved her... “I can guide you to immortality. If you stray into demonic ways, you will die beneath crimson snow, your soul severed and your blood spille 52Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 24 神 Reborn as the Divine Phoenix: The Good-for-Nothing Miss Defies Heaven 神凰重生：废柴逆天小姐 Bai Luoyou白落幽Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Yun Luoyou failed her tribulation and was reborn in the body of a good-for-nothing with the same name on the Xuanling Continent. Her family was wiped out, she was ambushed by a treacherous friend, and her scumbag fiancé schemed against her... Yun Luoyou returns as a powerhouse, serving up face-slapping after face-slapping. She bonds with divine artifacts, concocts pills, and wipes her enemies out with a flick of her finger. But what’s with this aloof Divine Lord who refuses to leave the divine a —Reads7.4Score—14d adds
25. 25 邪 The Evil King's Obsession: The Ghost Doctor's Wild Consort 邪王嗜宠：鬼医狂妃 Nalan Fengjin纳兰凤瑾Ancient Romance10.3M WordsCompleted She’s a ruthless, scheming ghost doctor of the dark night. After transmigrating, she becomes a useless girl everyone despises and spurns. She contracts an ancient divine beast, cultivates a heaven-defying divine art, and dazzles everyone. With poison pills and potions at her disposal, anyone who dares bully her is asking for death! What’s a ninth-grade pill to her? Her adorable pets eat those like candy. She can make medicine, and she does whatever she wants! He’s the enchanting, peerlessly hand 16.9kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds

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    This book is really good, but the male lead's constant kissing scenes in his first appearance are a bit tedious. Overall, though, I highly recommend you read it.

26. 26 逆 Defying Heaven's Cute Beast: The Peerless Demoness Rules the World 逆天萌兽：绝世妖女倾天下 First Day, Seeing the Moon初一见月Ancient Romance6.2M WordsCompleted [Print Edition of One Thought, Ashes Return to the Mountain: Preorders Open September 27 at 7 p.m.] Her own sister ripped out her phoenix bone, stole her talent, and tossed her into the Demon Rift like a dog! But against all odds, she survived and became the little demon girl cherished in the palms of the monsters living in the Demon Rift! The monsters of the Demon Rift: “Anyone who lays a hand on Niannian declares war on our entire demon clan!” She returns to the Five Continents, cuts down her 146.8kReads9.6Score18.9k14d adds

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    I highly recommend Yin Nian! Look at the ratings, they're extremely high!

27. 27 第 The First Mad Concubine 第一狂妃 Bean Girl豆娘Ancient Romance9.1M WordsOngoing Ye Qingge, the notorious good-for-nothing of the Beiyue Kingdom and the ugliest woman in the imperial capital, died a tragic death, disgraced and ruined. When her phoenix eyes opened, the soul of a champion mercenary took control of her body, and the world was thrown into turmoil. A useless nobody? She could refine supreme-grade pills and tame the king of beasts. Who could rival her? The universe was at her fingertips. An ugly woman? Who could have guessed that beneath her wretched appearance la 3.9kReads9.2Score45214d adds

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    Does this one count? I think this one meets your requirements quite well.

28. 28 天 The Heaven-Chosen Phoenix Defies Fate 天命逆凰 Sweet Honey Pomelo甜幂柚子Ancient Romance3.1M WordsCompleted She was the most formidable military doctor of the twenty-first century. After transmigrating, she became the most useless, foolish young lady around. Her bones were ripped from her body, her mother died before her eyes, and her father became a slave to demons for her sake. But she survived the flames and defied fate, rising like a phoenix! From useless nobody to genius, one day she would soar above the heavens and become someone the whole world looked up to! “Woman, stay by my side and wait for 119Reads8.2Score13514d adds

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29. 29 狂 The Queen of Fools: The Peerless Demon Lord's Heaven-Defying Favor 狂妃在上，绝世魔尊逆天盛宠 Mingtang明堂Ancient Romance889k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead] + [Demon Lord] + [Devoted Husband] + [play the pig to eat the tiger] + [Sweet Romance] Transmigrate into the body of a hunted demon’s orphan? Yan Shu couldn’t have had worse luck. Forced to leap off a cliff? No big deal. She awakens the bloodline of a phoenix, is reborn in flames, and shows them all how to defy fate! She remembers everyone who has ever wronged her. One day, she’ll make them pay back every last bit, with interest! Accidentally releasing a great demon who was 55Reads8.5Score—14d adds
30. 30 冥 The Netherworld Maiden Returns: Peerless Beast Tamer 冥女归来：绝世驭兽师 With Farewell ya与辞yaAncient Romance364k WordsCompleted When the uncrowned queen of China's assassin world transmigrates into the body of a useless young lady in another realm, she sets out to master alchemy and tame spirit beasts, steadily rising to the heights everyone dreams of reaching... But why does this cold, powerful man keep clinging to her? She runs, he chases, and she can't escape. Later, she discovers that it was all fated from the start... 174Reads8.5Score—14d adds

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