Are There Any Truly Female-Lead-Free Novels on Tomato? They’re All Flirtation, and I Don’t Want to Read That 番茄有真正的无女主文吗，全是暧昧，不想看暧昧文

1. 801 惊 Thriller Game: From the Start, I Urge the Ghost Courtesan to Reform! 惊悚游戏：开局劝鬼花魁从良！ Sweet Sweet Sweet Stories甜甜甜故事Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Horror game + comedic mild horror + infinite-flow + livestream + no heroine + the protagonist doesn’t act human + everyone is clever + everyone lies + original game scenarios] [The only novel online to tell the story of what happened before the horror game invaded!] [Horror scenario “Ghost Brothel” fully loaded. Players, please get ready!] Lin Xun, a hack screenwriter, is transported into a horror game. Unblockable horror livestreams spread across the internet, turning this into a terrifying sp 5.7kReads9.3Score625Shelves

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   These are all dramas without a female lead, and they're generally all good. I watched these a while ago, so I don't remember them very well now, and some might not even be female-centric, but they're all pretty good.

2. 802 我 The Players I Summoned Spread the Sparks of Hope Across the Wasteland 我召唤的玩家，在废土传播星火 Little Li and His Cat小李和他的猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsOngoing [The Fourth Calamity] + [Wasteland Planet] + [Player-Focused] + [No Female Lead] + [Story-Focused] Su Xing woke up utterly indifferent and was sent to mine on a lousy wasteland planet. The company wouldn't even approve the budget for an android. No money? No people? No equipment? No problem. Let the wasteland burn [rage], let the stars fall [rage]. The most terrifying creatures in the universe, the Blue Star players, descended upon the wasteland. Here, they not only worked for free, they were al 48.6kReads8.2Score7.7kShelves

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   Yes, yes.

3. 803 第 The Fourth Calamity: Tides of the Star Sea 第四天灾：星海狂潮 Mo Shengren墨生刃Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsOngoing [Sci-fi armor] [No heroine] [Behind the scenes] [Ensemble cast] [Steady growth] After transmigrating through the void to another world, Xia Shang wakes once more to find the entire Origin Star System engulfed in centuries of chaos and conflict. The glory of the Orokin Empire has rotted away in the river of time, and its fall has nourished a host of new powers. The Clone Empire, ruled by an army of clones with little intelligence but plenty of brutality, has devoured the largest share of the Orok 3.2kReads8.8Score337Shelves
4. 804 我 I Wasn't Born to Be the Protagonist 我没有主角的命 Boiling Water Diary开水日记Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [No female lead] [Cringe points? Toxic points? This book has them all. Enter at your own risk, and be prepared. I’m afraid it might poison you.] In a martial arts world, he’s the miserable guy whose engagement is broken off by the protagonist’s love interest. In an immortal cultivation world, he’s the stepping stone crushed beneath the Holy Son’s foot. In a terrifying game full of demons and strange horrors, he’s the unfortunate person chosen to play. Gu Chuan transmigrates through the myri 3.1kReads8.5Score240Shelves
5. 805 十 Eleven Madmen 十一个疯子 Lu Ban Banban鲁班班班Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted (Not mindless, no harem, no System, and not a conventional power fantasy. Please read with that in mind.) From the day you were born until now, have you ever had doubts like these? “Do I really exist?” “Does the world really exist?” “Why do I exist?” “And why does the world exist?” “Is my existence inevitable? If I die, will the world keep existing?” “At the moment m 38.6kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves

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   Career-oriented man, no female lead

6. 806 别 Others Rely on Hard Training, I Reach the Top by Slaying Foreign Races 别人靠苦修我靠杀异族直达巅峰 Sanban de Hun三般的混Urban974k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, and I don't know if it'll go up...) [System Stat Allocation] [Generals] [No Female Lead] I'm Lin Dong, and by the time you read this, I've already activated my cheat. [Realm breakthrough: Lottery prize, Battle Saint Physique. The more you fight, the stronger you get.] [Realm breakthrough: Lottery prize, Eye of Truth. See through illusions.] The foreign races say, "They call us cruel, but in his hands, we're lucky if we get to keep our whole bodies. So who's really 4.8kReads6.5Score479Shelves

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   High-level martial arts with no female lead, the male lead levels up quickly, quite exciting.

7. 807 别 Don't Be Fooled by My Golden Finger-Like Look, I'm Really Just an NPC 别看我像金手指，我真只是NPC Nuo Yizhen诺以浈Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Powerhouse + role-playing + secret identities + horror and the supernatural + people reading too much into things + chosen ones + no romance] A three-in-one blend of three horror genres: psychological horror games, Cthulhu livestreams, and real-world supernatural arts. Xiao Gui'an, a bit-part actor, died, but not entirely. He was chosen to play an NPC in a world of horror and the supernatural. After becoming a ghost, Xiao Gui'an thought he would no longer have anything to fear. Who could have 49.3kReads9.5Score3.8kShelves

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   Seriously, none of these books have a female lead. The handsome duo in the second book cracked me up; they're just friends. The first one? They're already at the police station, and there's still a female lead?! I've read the third one three times; it's good. Yu Yuqing is truly ruthless. It's good, though there's a romantic pairing in the alternate accounts, which is a bit of a personal preference. But the writing is good, and the story is interesting. The fourth one... Well... Why bother with romance in the Republican era? The writing is superb, with many great sentences.

8. 808 开 From the Start, the Sky Screen Reveals I'll Become an Emperor for the Ages 开局天幕曝光我会成为千古一帝 I'm the Best at Slacking Off at Work上班摸鱼我最行Historical195k WordsOngoing [Male Protagonist + Alternate History + Sky Screen + No Romance + Wish-Fulfillment + Everyone’s Favorite] [The rating is low because it just came out~] I’ve been born again and again. The bad news: This time, I’m an unloved prince in a feudal dynasty. The good news: People can cultivate in this world. Do I even need to choose? I mash the cultivation button. My goal in life is to cultivate hard and ascend as soon as possible. But one day, a gigantic sky screen appears [Today, we’re counting down 6.8kReads8.7Score366Shelves

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   The protagonist is a cultivator who transmigrates into the body of a prince. He plans to live a quiet life in the harem. He cultivates to ascend to immortality, but unexpectedly, a celestial curtain appears. It says he will become an emperor for all time and seemingly unify the entire planet. No, the protagonist's dream is to ascend to immortality.

9. 809 疯 It's Crazy! The Whole World Is Obsessed with Huaxia-Style Cards 疯了！全球被华夏流卡牌疯狂种草 The Ant Isn't Small蚂蚁不小Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Cards + card creators + Huaxia + secret realms + no romance] The Eighteen Levels of Hell + the Ten Great Underworld Officers + the Four Great Beauties + Li Bai and Du Fu + the Ten Great Gods of Wealth... A worn-out old horse with a dying candle in its eyes transforms into [An Old Horse Knows the Way]. Now Mom never has to worry about me getting lost again. Don’t ask me why I’m holding green plums in the desert. I’ll never have to worry about dying of thirst again. [Quench Thirst by Gazing at Pl 12.1kReads7.9Score1.2kShelves

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   All of these are novels without female leads or romantic subplots. ✨✨The first book: On the first day of his rebirth, the protagonist informs the nation and quickly reveals the changes and developments in the world. He unreservedly hands over anything that could help the nation develop rapidly, doing his utmost to help the country prepare for future disasters. ✨✨The second book: A novel setting, a time-traveling savior story. The male protagonist awakens a talent that allows him to change the past of a guardian deity. After his first time crossing over, he is noticed by the law of causality and gains greater convenience by making a deal with it, thus bringing greater help to the world. ✨✨The third book: A card-based story. The male protagonist transmigrates to a world where cards reign supreme. Using his familiarity with Chinese civilization, he materializes Chinese civilization through cards. ✨✨The fourth book: A food-themed novel. The owner sets up a stall, frequently changing locations. Customers and the owner engage in a battle of wits, with customers constantly either looking for the owner or on their way to find him. ✨✨The fifth book features a male protagonist who is reincarnated as a fledgling bird and rescued by a little boy. He then begins cultivating using a cultivation technique the boy found nearby. This book is complete; the beginning was quite good, but I haven't read the later parts yet. ✨✨The sixth book features a male protagonist who is a handsome young man with white hair and blue eyes. He starts with a system, is lucky, and has many talents. He rampages through strange forbidden zones and leads his country to take off.

10. 810 黑 Dark Awakening: Invincible After Falling into the Blood Buddha’s Clutches 黑暗觉醒：从堕入血佛开始无敌 Tian Xiao天笑Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Beneath the pavilion, the moon shines; on the far shore, a companion awaits. In the mortal world, all living beings face calamity! The last young man of a fallen sect only wants to live in seclusion and peace. But life is unpredictable, and the sect's enemies eventually find him. Nearly killed in their attack, he clings to his last breath and finds the divine pills treasured by his sect. He swallows hundreds of them in a fit of rage and, by a stroke of fate, awakens an invincible divine physique 944Reads8.2Score121Shelves
11. 811 穿 After Entering a Bad-End Comic, I Took the Lead in Tearing Up the Script 穿进be漫画后，我带头手撕剧本 Gu Qingying, Who Loves Tench喜欢十间鱼的顾清影Urban679k WordsOngoing [Forum-style posts + mistaken assumptions and exaggerated interpretations + beautiful, strong, and tragic characters + ensemble cast finding redemption + no romance] Yan Qi always felt he’d transmigrated into this world in entirely the wrong way. It was bad enough that he’d ended up in a depressing superpower comic where everyone died. To make matters worse, the ability he awakened, [Words of Absolute Truth], came with a deadly side effect: the more bluntly he spoke while changing cause and ef 149.1kReads9.4Score20.5kShelves
12. 812 全 I’m the Only One in the World Without Powers 全世界只有我没有异能 Do Not Speak of Immortality莫道长生Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted The apocalypse arrives, and after destruction comes new life. Everyone gains special abilities, while Li Chang'an, who has none, lives like a beast. Some teach him to be kind to others; others teach him to fight his way to a better world. Little by little, he comes to believe that there is light even in the darkness. Though the road is hard, he still wants to become one of the strongest, standing at the very top. But one day, the light vanishes before his eyes. 5.1kReads9.4Score785Shelves
13. 813 百 You Need a Combat Rating of 100 to Break 100 Million. Am I Qualified Yet? 百级战力才破亿，请问我合格了吗 Salty Fish Chen咸鱼晨Sports4.9M WordsOngoing Also known as: A 100% Drop Rate for Killing Monsters, and You Think You Can Beat My Luck? [Game Stats + No Female Lead + Power Fantasy + Building a Faction + War Between a Hundred Nations + Battle of the Ten Thousand Races] Seven billion people from over a hundred countries were transported to the world of gods and demons, embarking on a journey of evolution. In his previous life, Ye Chuyun spent ten years struggling in that world. Now he has been reborn on the very day he first transmigrated. Y 45.9kReads8.4Score4.2kShelves

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    These books are all pretty good; they all have no female lead and no ambiguous relationships.

14. 814 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Reincarnated as a Sparrow and Began to Evolve 灵气复苏：转生麻雀的我开始进化 Lush Lotus Blossoms菡萏葳蕤Urban754k WordsCompleted No CP + spiritual qi revival + cultivation + animal evolution + farming The male lead is reincarnated as an animal and begins cultivating and evolving. After reaching Foundation Establishment, the story starts exploring technological development. There is no System, and for now, he will not take human form, always appearing as his true self. The terrain of Blue Star has changed dramatically, and nations have ceased to exist, with various factions carving up the land. Some sects and demons alread 3.6kReads9.0Score280Shelves
15. 815 满 The Whole Sect Has Turned Evil, and Only the Eldest Senior Brother Is Righteous to an Extreme 满门黑化，唯有大师兄正的极端 Huan Buyu欢不语Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Reborn + lighthearted comedy + righteous to a wicked degree + cautious + no romance + anti-cliché] In his previous life, Lin Li discovered that his master had turned into a demonic fiend, his junior brother into a ghost cultivator, and his junior sister into an evil spirit in a cultivation game's instance. He raised his butcher's knife and slaughtered them all. By the end, Lin Li discovered that he, too, had been corrupted into a Heavenly Demon. He gave a cold laugh and immediately drew his swo 17.2kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves

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    An unconventional fantasy story where the eldest disciple is righteous yet turns evil, even killing himself when he's being righteous. There's no romantic pairing, it's very funny, and not mindless.

16. 816 人 In a World of Beast Taming: I Can't Tame Beasts, So I Enter the Arena Myself 人在御兽：无法御兽的我亲自上场 Green Plums Fade Easily青梅易逝Urban296k WordsCompleted [Unconventional Beast Taming + Superhuman Body + Ruthless Action + No Romance + Overpowered Power Fantasy + A Thousand Spirit Beasts + Divine Beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas] Tang Zimu transmigrates to a beast-taming world and obtains the Divine Beast-Taming System, thinking he’s been given a bright future. Then he discovers that his body comes from Blue Star, leaving him unable to form a bond with spirit beasts. Give up on beast taming? As if! Since I can’t tame beasts, I’ll just 4.2kReads8.5Score372Shelves
17. 817 举 Report! Chinese High Schoolers Are Cheating Their Way Through Everything! 举报！华夏高中生开挂乱杀！ Good Fortune旺运Urban395k WordsOngoing Lighthearted and silly, feel-good power fantasy, leveling-up story, male lead with no romance, protecting the homeland, white-haired handsome male lead. Unlucky Chu Yu transmigrates to Huaxia 200 years in the future, where the entire nation places its hopes in him! From the start, he binds to a System. A great bearer of Huaxia’s destiny gets one special lottery draw? Draw it, of course! Only an idiot wouldn’t! “Congratulations! You have acquired the Word Becomes Law talent. At level 30, you can 250Reads9.1Score—Shelves
18. 818 苟 A Survival Expert's Guide to Self-Cultivation 苟命专家的自我修养 Mr. Z of the Aurora Society极光会Z先生Urban1.0M WordsCompleted No CP, no female lead. Three updates a night, usually around six o'clock. A strange photograph dispels the veil over his memories and restores what he had lost. Strange incidents drive him onward, and as one event after another fans the flames, Lin Han is forced onto the path of pursuing knowledge. The divine follow the gods, the apostles follow the truth, the contracted are bound by their contracts, and the god-blessed draw the gods' gaze. And they push Lin Han toward the future. 8.3kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves

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    No romantic pairing. The first book is complete, and the second book is currently being updated.

19. 819 百 A Hundred Lifetimes of Reincarnation: I Will Become an Immortal 百世轮回：我终将成仙 Situ Liu司徒流Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Warning: the protagonist has no moral limits] [Dark story] [Not a saintly protagonist] [No heroine] [Decisive and ruthless] [Intelligent protagonist] This is the story of a despicable man who reincarnates a hundred times and seeks the path to immortality in the cracks between worlds. 6.6kReads6.9Score406Shelves

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    There is no female lead; the protagonist is a ruthless and unscrupulous villain who prioritizes self-interest and is solely focused on pursuing the Dao.

20. 820 不 Leave No Survivors, and No One Will Know I'm the Villain 不留活口，就没人知道我是反派 A Hundred Lamps百盏灯Eastern Fantasy505k WordsCompleted A night of murder and arson, the Asura of the underworld; all living beings revere Immortal Venerable Chen. In this treacherous world, full of scheming and deceit, Chen Luo knows that only the clever and ruthless can survive. By day, I’ll smile and joke with you. By night, I’ll hack you to death. As long as I leave no survivors, no one will know I’m the villain. 615Reads7.1Score100Shelves

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    Oh, I don't know if you've read this book? Although its rating is a bit low. But for some reason, it's a bit low because there's really no female lead, and it's all about ruthless scheming and plotting. But honestly, it's really good, though a bit dark.

21. 821 职 Professional Game NPC: Players Cry After I Beat Them 职业游戏NPC：玩家被我虐哭了 Lettuce Egg生菜蛋子Sports1.5M WordsCompleted [No female lead + lone wolf + ruthless and decisive + video game NPC + multiple worlds + players + light comedy + a bit absurd] [The protagonist never lets lust override reason] [The protagonist only wants to grow stronger] Gu Yeming transmigrates into a game and becomes an NPC, specifically Subject 1145 of the Moreid Corporation. A disastrous start! Wait, why are his combat talents maxed out from the start? What? He can choose an unlimited number of classes, too? Years later, when Gu Yeming ap 7.8kReads8.8Score846Shelves
22. 822 我 I Own a Pet Beast Shop 我有一家宠兽店 Chen Shangsheng辰上生Urban1.2M WordsCompleted The Tianyao Cloud Whale, soaring freely among the clouds; the Jiying Spirit Leopard, racing across the grasslands; the Shadow Serpent, lurking in the mountains and forests; and the Moyuan Flood Dragon, sleeping peacefully beneath the abyssal sea. The Bie’e Azure Butterfly, the Sunlit Royal Lotus, the Nine-Headed Dragon Cypress… All these wonders make up a rich and colorful world of beast taming. After transmigrating, Luo Chen binds himself to a shop. As long as he raises beasts and sells them, h 13.7kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
23. 823 行 After Doing Good Deeds, I Became the Strongest Esper of My Time 行善事后，我成为当世最强异能者 Pink Piggy粉红猪咪Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [System + supernatural powers + comedy + no female lead + a world at peace (with nukes)] Xu Ling transmigrates and accidentally saves an unlucky classmate from disaster, unexpectedly activating the Good Samaritan System and gaining supernatural ability points! He thinks the System will help him become overpowered and reach the peak of life, but then he discovers that its good-deed quests are downright ridiculous... Why is stealing an old lady's coat hanger a mandatory System quest? Is kicking ov 19Reads6.4Score—Shelves
24. 824 身 An Identity-Buying System? I’ve Been Raking in Black Market Loans from the Start 身份购买系统？我开局狂撸黑网贷 Hot Pot Without Dipping Sauce吃火锅不要酱Urban1.6M WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless]+ [No female lead]+ [Villain???] Lin Fei was all set to go to college, but when his train passed through a tunnel, it brought him to another world. This was a world where rules reigned supreme. And those rules were controlled by people with one privileged identity after another. When Lin Fei transmigrated, he received the Identity Purchase System, a gift from the will of Blue Star. It let him buy any privileged identity. [Identity: Police Officer Privileges: 1. Issue fines 60.3kReads8.5Score6.3kShelves
25. 825 别 While Others Struggle to Survive, I Become a God by Lurking in the Admin Chat 别人艰难求生，我窥屏管理群成神 Colorful Pure White五颜六色的纯白Urban518k WordsCompleted [Deep-Sea Survival, Live Streams Tied to National Destiny, Admin Chat Group, Unbelievably Lucky Protagonist, No Female Lead] No one knew that the deep-sea game's first layer had received a major update. New player Zhang Xiaoshan accidentally discovered that he could see messages in the admin chat group. [Admin 01: Major game update. A swarm of sea monsters will attack in one hour. New players never used to get this kind of treatment~] [Admin 02: Upgrading your shell house is enough to fend off t 528Reads8.4Score106Shelves
26. 826 规 Rule Horror: It Begins at the Haunted Zoo 规则怪谈：从动物园怪谈开始 Seriously Ill病得不轻Mystery573k WordsCompleted [Rule-Based Horror + Deduction + Livestreaming + National Fortune System + No Heroine] The supernatural has returned, and rule-based horror has descended. As a chosen player, Jiang Yi represents the Dragon Nation in the horror scenarios. Successfully clearing an instance earns national fortune points. After four consecutive failures, the Dragon Nation can’t afford another one. If he wins, the Dragon Nation wins! If he loses, the Dragon Nation falls! As it happens, the very first scenario Jiang Y 14.7kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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    There aren't any female leads! [Smirk]

27. 827 你 Listen, Let Me Explain! I'm Really Not a Fetishist! 你们听我解释，我真不是恋物癖！ Sleep Until I'm Well Rested睡个饱觉觉Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Lovecraftian Supernatural] [Not Mindless] [No Repetitive Plot Loops] [No Formulaic Writing] One day, Li Yi opened a door and stepped into a strange world. The good news: supernatural beings exist here! The bad news: the supernatural is seriously messed up! What do you mean, you were stumped, so you opened your skull and reached inside to feel around? What do you mean, studying was too hard, so you tore pages out of a book and ate them? Oh... you're digesting knowledge. Friend, you just farted o 65.5kReads8.6Score10.2kShelves
28. 828 全 Global Mist: I Have a Giant Beast Clone 全球迷雾：我有一具巨兽分身 A Tael of Soul for Three Mao一两灵魂三毛钱Urban603k WordsCompleted [System + no female lead + clones] The mist descends, and giant beasts emerge. Giant beasts, as enormous as prehistoric monsters and unlike anything ever seen, come out of the mist and bring humanity to the brink of destruction. Human civilization is set back by more than a century in an instant. Darkness swallows the world, and fear blankets all creation. On the battlefield between humanity and the giant beasts, a figure sits cross-legged atop one of the monsters. Standing motionless amid mount 95Reads5.9Score—Shelves
29. 829 谍 Espionage: Body in Cao's Camp, Heart with Han 谍战：身在曹营心在汉 Little Black Sun黑色小太阳Urban450k WordsCompleted Long Yan transmigrated, and woke up in the body of a Japanese man. And one with a little royal blood, at that. He swore to the heavens that even if he was wearing a Japanese man's skin, he would defend the land of China to his dying breath! A fake Qiu Chan is in mortal danger? Long Yan says with a serious look, “Comrade, I’m Qiu Chan! I’ll cover you, so hurry and run!” The real Qiu Chan, whose identity has been stolen, is completely dumbfounded? Ye Chong raises his hand and shoots someone dead 596Reads9.4Score100Shelves
30. 830 污 Pollution Has Arrived? I Studied to Purify the World! 污染降临？我学的就是净化世界！ Yu Siyuan余四元Urban702k WordsCompleted [No romance, no System, delusions of grandeur, comedy, invincible, ensemble cast] “I’m here because I’m sick, not because I’m stupid.” Strange dreams descend, and the door to a new world slowly opens for Zhang Fan. A wealthy academy that comes knocking on its own is brimming with an air of unreliability. Your first lesson as a new student: this is offense, this is defense. Got it? Great, you're ready to take on strange pollution all by yourself. Go defeat them! Stone figures awaken at a manor de 11.8kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
31. 831 御 Beast-Taming Pet Shop: I Can Get Pet Eggs Without Limit 御兽宠物店：我能无限获得宠物蛋 Flying Kick to the Lower Back飞脚射腰杆Urban222k WordsCompleted [Beast taming + no female lead + wish fulfillment + comedy + System + transmigration] After transmigrating to a world where beast taming was the main path, Jiang Xinglan inherited a pet shop. Every day, he could travel to different worlds to capture demon beasts. Killing void beasts also earned him a trove of drops! [Unknown Pet Egg]: The higher its quality, the greater the chance of hatching a demon beast with high potential! [Origin]: Can promote the evolution of a demon beast’s bloodline! In 2.7kReads7.2Score327Shelves
32. 832 从 Starting with a Dormitory Manhunt, I Slay Every Ghostly Evil God 从宿舍逃杀开始斩尽幽诡邪神 Peace Throughout the Land天下长安Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing [Communicate with the Future] [Monsters Lurking] [Rules That Kill] [Power-Up System] [Supernatural Sequences] [Everyone Has a System] [No Female Lead] "Chu Xuan, if you're awake, don't speak. Don't make a sound... You'll be the next one to die!" "These are the rules of the day-and-night killing game. If you want to get out alive, you have to find and kill the monster!" After transmigrating back to his college days, Chu Xuan planned to use his foresight to make money and lie flat. But he never ex 246.1kReads8.8Score30.7kShelves
33. 833 九 Uncle Nine: Oh No, My System Is Acting Up Again 九叔：糟糕，我的系统又不服了 Zhao Li Is a Real Scoundrel赵吏是个老六Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted The successive Grandmasters of Maoshan once said: When roaming the world, what matters most is the strength of your foundations. If you can avoid trouble, do so. The world is in turmoil, and one less problem is better than one more. If you can’t avoid it, make a friend. If you can’t make a friend, negotiate face to face. If negotiations fail, then fight. When following these three rules, always keep three principles in mind. First, never hold back. Call upon the gods, the saints, and the Grandma 23.6kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves

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    The first book can be considered a quick transmigration story, with absolutely no female lead, but the male-male pairing is worth a light glimpse. The second book is one of the few Jiu Shu fanfics I've read that doesn't include Ren Tingting; the protagonist is quite ruthless and decisive, and is practically overpowered.

34. 834 穿 After Transmigrating as a Green Tea Male Supporting Character, He Crashed and Burned 穿成绿茶男配后他翻车了 Jiang Yuxing江欲行Two Male Leads865k WordsCompleted Long Jing, a straight guy who can spot a fake sweet talker a mile away, transmigrates into a romance novel as a vicious, scheming male side character: a mischievous little white dragon who irritates readers and disappears without a trace at the end. He's also forced to bind himself to a troublemaking green-tea System. He opens his eyes to find horns on his head and his eyes bloodshot in the interrogation mirror. A straight man's social death, right before his eyes. An elder reprimands him: "Tell 385Reads9.3Score104Shelves
35. 835 飞 After Failing to Ascend, I Became the Little White Emperor 飞升失败后成了小白皇帝 Wine God, Green Grape酒神葡萄绿Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A male-lead, no-romance, ancient-world kingdom-building story with a golden finger: he’s the only cultivator in the world Synopsis: After transmigrating to the cultivation world and failing to ascend, I’m reborn as a prince in an ancient kingdom. The good news is that this world has spiritual energy, so I can keep cultivating. The bad news is that the throne somehow falls into my lap. I have to be a good emperor and cultivate the Dao properly. My dream of ascending hasn’t changed. You people nee 11kReads9.3Score895Shelves

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    The male protagonist is focused on cultivating immortality and building infrastructure along the way; there are no romantic relationships with women.

36. 836 世EN When the World Falls Apart, My Wishes Become Reality 世界崩坏时，我的能力是心想事成 Snow Pea Sprout荷兰豆苗Urban2.1M WordsOngoing Protagonist: Shi Yu [Light Horror] [Superpowers] [Power Progression] [Ensemble Cast] [Sequences] [No Romance] [An Abundance of Power-System Ideas] [A Touch of Esoteric Cult Flavor] [A Protagonist Who Grows] "A slow burn at first, then it takes off after ten chapters." "The protagonist's personality changes as the story progresses. In the later stages, he becomes a ruthless strategist who hides his true nature." "No characters suddenly become stupid. Every plot point has foreshadowing and a clear 32.5kReads8.8Score4kShelves
37. 837 极 The Ultimate Good-for-Nothing 极品废柴 Su Ranran苏冉冉Two Male Leads625k WordsCompleted Lu Fei, who possesses a precious orb, transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing in another timeline and unexpectedly learns the secret of his own origins. From then on, he sets out to cultivate spiritual power, make friends, build an army, uncover his past, and protect his love. After weathering countless ups and downs, he finally rises from being a “good-for-nothing” to stand at the summit and gaze down at the sunset. 67Reads7.4Score—Shelves
38. 838 冰 Ice Age: The Nation Embarks on the Foolish Old Man Moves Mountains Plan 冰川时代：举国进入愚公移山计划 Let's Grab Some Fries整点薯条吃吃Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsCompleted [Doomsday + Reborn + Infrastructure + Massive Stockpiling + Ultra-Satisfying] The last entries in humanity's chronicles read: In 2150, disasters struck the globe one after another. Super-earthquakes, ten-thousand-meter tsunamis, and terrifying cold forced all of humanity to migrate, build arks, and take shelter in underground cities. In 2153, the Doomsday Era began. The world's oceans froze over, all the land cracked apart, and the age of humanity came to an end. In 2149, Gu Yuan, initiat 1.2kReads7.8Score100Shelves

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    These are all novels I've read; they all have no female lead, and there's no romance or harem. I've read all the latest installments so far, and the female lead hasn't appeared yet. You might want to give them a try.

39. 839 人 In a World of High Martial Arts, My System Switches Sides from the Start! 人在高武，开局系统就跳槽！ Metamorphosed into a Moth破茧成蛾Urban565k WordsCompleted (The rating was just posted, so it’ll go up later!) [Two Male Leads + Both Powerful + Dote on Each Other + No Angsty Misery + Lighthearted Comedy] [Enemies to Lovers at First + Devoted to Each Other Later] Li Ao broke through the womb’s confusion one day and realized he was in a world of high martial arts. Fortunately, he awakened a money-spending System. But then! [Ding! System malfunction... Incorrect binding... Ding!... Ding...] [Ding! Correcting error... System detaching...] Li Ao: “Wait, co 20.8kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves
40. 840 穿 I Transmigrated to the Countryside, and My Mute Brother Blushed Again 穿到农村，我家哑巴哥哥又脸红了 A Piece of Minced Pork猪肉沫一块Two Male Leads497k WordsOngoing Li Le, an older bachelor, is pressured into a blind date and unexpectedly drops dead. He wakes up in a poor, harsh era, where someone takes him in. Once he comes to, he realizes that with him, there are three men in the household. The family’s eldest son is mute, and his wife is hoping to find him a fair, plump bride. Li Le: This family’s already so poor. If he’s looking for a wife, I should help out too, right? Mute Brother: … (What use is it to take in a man? I’ll have to feed him, 5Reads8.9Score—Shelves
41. 841 回 Answer Me! You Call That a Self-Discipline System? 回答我！你管你这自律系统？ Little Octopus i小章鱼iUrban1.2M WordsOngoing [Not Invincible] + [High Martial] + [No Female Lead] + [Age of Cutthroat Competition] + [Comedy] + [Healthy Values] This is a world where anyone can earn their just rewards. 996? That's just the basics. In this age of cutthroat competition, working sixteen hours a day is what normal life looks like. Chen Sheng crosses over to a High Martial world and awakens a Self-Discipline System, which claims it can plan his growth and help its Host achieve any goal. Chen Sheng sets his sights on becoming th 9.1kReads7.7Score720Shelves
42. 842 我 I Must Have Met a Fake Monkey 我一定遇见了一只假猴子 Years Run Deep岁月深Two Male Leads133k WordsOngoing Do you think it’s tragic to transmigrate? Then you’re wrong! Do you think it’s tragic to transmigrate into a nonhuman? Wrong again! Do you think it’s tragic to transmigrate into a peach? You couldn’t be more wrong! Tao Zhier: Great Sage, why don’t you eat me? I’m a celestial peach, sweet and delicious~ Great Sage: Oh? You’re a celestial peach? I heard they grow for tens of thousands of years. They’re old, tough, and no good to eat. Tao Zhier: Ha! That’s slander against celestial peaches! I don’t 24Reads7.8Score—Shelves
43. 843 开 ICU from the Start: I Use My Life to Do Research 开局ICU，我用生命搞研究 That Boy from Years Ago那年少年Urban365k WordsCompleted Li Mubai transmigrates to an ancient kingdom in another plane, but he has only ten days left to live. Fortunately, he activates a System at this moment. From then on, he devotes himself to research to stay alive, constantly teetering on the brink of death. And his first step is to build a mushroom bomb! Because dignity comes only from the edge of a sword, and truth exists only within the range of artillery. Without adorable mushroom bombs, he can't earn adorable little bucks. Starting with mushr 2.5kReads8.7Score145Shelves
44. 844 浮 The Floating Sky Never Falls 浮天不落 Rouge Conch胭脂螺Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted The floating sky never falls; the immortal sect endures forever. This is a story about a genius who lacks for nothing: talent, resources, or powerful connections. There are no brainless villains who show up just to help the protagonist level up, nor is the protagonist a tragic figure who builds a huge harem. Instead, there are all kinds of worldbuilding details the author, a hopeless settings fanatic, just couldn't resist writing, bringing to life my own personal dream of cultivating immortality 36.7kReads8.8Score3.6kShelves

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    This book is seriously amazing! 😭

45. 845 开 Bankrupt from the Start: Creating the Avengers of the Entertainment Industry 开局破产，打造娱乐圈复仇者联盟 The Big She-Monkey from Tuguan Village土官村大母猴Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + No Romance + Music + Literature + Film and TV + Comics + History...] Also known as: “Showbiz: Conquering the World with Viral Hits,” “Showbiz: Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill Until I Go Crazy” Years later, The Avengers premieres. Only then does the world learn that the Song Emperor Iron Man, literature’s top-tier star Hulk and Black Widow, genius screenwriter Loki, top directors Wukong, the God of Comics Thor, and the Song God Spider-Man were 26.9kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
46. 846 废 The Good-for-Nothing Canary’s Unhealthy Dependence 废柴金丝雀的病态依赖 One Admonition一诫Two Male Leads219k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + No Female Lead + Mildly Coercive + 1v1, Both Pure] Warning: a real psychopath. In his previous life, Ruan Yu was a caged bird kept by the deranged, obsessive CEO Mu Xiubai. After Mu Xiubai found his corpse lying in the wilderness, Ruan Yu was reborn. After being reborn, Ruan Yu wanted to change their fates, but he still couldn't escape being tightly controlled and beaten whenever he made a mistake. His love-brain was even worse than before. Badly hurt in both body and mind and with no 135Reads8.7Score—Shelves
47. 847 钻 A Diamond Company Wants an Ad, but You Film Titanic 钻石公司拍广告，你拍泰坦尼克号 Hui Huanghuang辉皇皇Urban1.4M WordsCompleted After Chen Xiao transmigrated, he found himself a new hire in his company’s advertising department. His boss told him to shoot a diamond commercial. Chen Xiao had planned to figure out a way to phone it in. But just then, his System activated! Chen Xiao instantly gained master-level directing skills and the complete screenplay for Titanic! The diamond company: We only asked you to make an ad. How did you turn it into the greatest romance film ever?! The Ministry of Culture: We asked you to make 29.5kReads8.7Score2.7kShelves
48. 848 星 The Stars: From Human to God 星空：从人蜕变为神 Ten Thousand a Day一天一万Sci-Fi & Apocalypse754k WordsCompleted At the age of 22, Lin Dao suddenly awakened two abilities. Anyone who had heard his name, seen his face, had any direct or indirect contact with him, or knew he existed would become completely loyal to him. And no matter how he died, he could resurrect in the body of any human being. In the early days after his abilities awakened, he did nothing at all. Yet a “god” quickly came into being upon the earth. 4.1kReads9.0Score267Shelves

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    It's alright, it's alright. A truly female-lead-less story.

49. 849 穿 I Transmigrated to the Countryside, and Now I’m Stuck with the Local Bully 穿越乡村，我和恶霸锁死了 Tian Moumou田谋谋Two Male Leads761k WordsCompleted Shen Dongqiao, a home and lifestyle blogger from the 21st century, transmigrated to ancient times. To escape the people hunting him, he had no choice but to disguise himself as a woman and spend his days and nights with Zhou Xiangyang, a country bumpkin. Winter turned to spring, and the two hearts beneath one roof drew ever closer. Then an unexpected turn of events shattered the village's peace: the arrival of a “madman” brought turmoil, bandit raids, villages set ablaze, and the chaos of war. W 627Reads9.3Score100Shelves
50. 850 A A-Rated! The Gorgeous Boy Band Is Taking the Entertainment Industry by Storm A爆！神颜男团杀疯内娱 New Book, Boldly Charging into FanFan新书勇闯番番Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Male lead's perspective + no romance + entertainment-industry System + ensemble boy group] Jiang Beisheng, a top-level wanted criminal in an apocalyptic world, was hunted by the eight major Alliance bases. After narrowly escaping death several times, he was finally captured and had both legs crushed. Using an unknown method, he broke out of prison, fell into the sea, and disappeared. Jiang Beisheng thought he wouldn't survive this time, but woke up in another parallel world. System: Please join 28.9kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves

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