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. 1001 怪 The Ghost Story Magician and His Beloved Ashes 怪谈魔术师和他亲爱的骨灰 Yan Yi郾译Mystery127k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow] [Rule Horror] [No Romance] [Varied Plotlines] [Original Story] The title might be misleading. You can ignore it; I don’t want to change the cover. Qi Yun travels through various instances, building up enough emotional points to clear the ones that lie ahead. A vague hatred alone can’t sustain everything he does. His System, with only fragmented memories to work with, has become more of a hindrance than a help. The manor that was inexplicably bound to him constantly reminds him t 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The first book, "Gaga Xuan," is amazing! The descriptions, the details, the expressions—it's both elegant and insane!!! Jue Jue Zi is absolutely ruthless and decisive, truly satisfying. The later additions fully flesh out his true background, identity, and the entire world-building, making it incredibly cool. The second book is by a new author and is still ongoing. If you want to read it, you can put the book aside and let it read some more. It's also a male protagonist without a romantic pairing, on the mysterious side. The content seems to only have at least two distinct scenarios, with each scenario being quite new and unique. As for the live stream, it's probably random.

2. 1002 鹰 Come On, Eagle Sauce, Tell Us More Tall Tales 鹰酱，求求你再吹点牛吧 The Saltiest Fish最咸的那条鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse682k WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] Li Zhiyin, an electronic engineering graduate, transmigrates to Blue Star's Longguo at the turn of the century after an accident, becoming a member of Base 111. Just as he's about to leave the state sector and go into business, he binds himself to a Super Laboratory System. “I told you, you need to make the batteries first for an electromagnetic cannon. Your tank can't go into battle dragging a power cable behind it. What happens if the cable comes loose and it runs wild?” “Mate 21Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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   I've finished all four of these books. There's no female lead, no romantic subplots, and very few female characters. The *Three-Body Problem* is a mindless, fast-paced novel with a smooth plot, but it ended abruptly. In the *God of Wealth* book, readers kept saying the Star God was a woman, which affected my reading experience; the Wind God explicitly called the Star God "brother." The second book took me a while to finish; the protagonist had a fiancée, but she broke off the engagement, and there was no romantic relationship between them. The fourth book was quite light and a good way to pass the time.

3. 1003 无 Infinite: Gaming Across the Myriad Worlds 无限：游戏诸天万界 Autumn Without the Moon秋不月Urban183k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow] [No Female Lead] [No Romance] [Decisive and Ruthless] This is the story of a seeker of the Dao. Zhang Qiu awoke from the darkness and reached out toward the sea of stars. The Awakening of the Old World, the First Steps into the Supernatural, New Blood Arising, the Butterfly-Blooded Clans; The Age of Passing the Torch, Boundless Vitality, a Silent Tide, the Named Flame; The World of Strange Heroes, Proving the Dao with a Blade, Three Lifetimes Added to One, Shattering the Void; Th 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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   There is no female lead, nor do I plan to write one, but I have some romantic ideas that I haven't put into practice yet.

4. 1004 我 I Really Don't Want to Be the City Lord 我真不想当城主啊 At Peace with No Questions无问心安Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted Shen Mu accidentally transmigrates to a world where thousands of cities vie for supremacy and hundreds of races coexist. Forced by the System to become the unwilling lord of a declining city, he’s given an impossible mission! But then he discovers... The rarest of attribute masters can be produced in bulk in Tianxin City? One-of-a-kind legacies are given to everyone in Tianxin City? Even invincible powerhouses capable of destroying heaven and earth are rushing to Tianxin City to work as servants 3.5kReads8.7Score260Shelves
5. 1005 在 A Shady Merchant in a Horror World 在惊悚世界当奸商 One Stroke of the Blade执笔一刀Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Horror world, transmigration, System, comedy, no female lead, survival, feel-good story, infinite worlds, horror, the uncanny] Lin Wu adjusted quickly to suddenly finding himself in an unfamiliar place. After all, those people in white coats often moved him around while he was asleep. The people here looked a lot like the ugly things he used to see. They were a little uglier, but a 19.9kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves

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   These are some male-oriented novels without a female lead that I think are pretty good. You can check them out if you're interested.

6. 1006 恐 Fear Infection: Paper Dolls Absorb Everything for Me 恐惧感染，纸人替我吸收一切 Cigarettes and Matches香烟火柴Mystery396k WordsOngoing [Horror Game + Infinite Escape + Supernatural Horror] Darkness fell, and a world of terror arrived. An invisible plague was spreading unseen. Dreamlike murmurs echoed across the land. Terror filled the cities, and nightmares reveled in the streets. [Survival Guide for Ordinary Citizens]: Keep your fear level down! Keep your fear level down! Keep your fear level down! Unless... you want to see them become real. Wen Jiu: “Well said, but... what if I don’t have a fear level?” 14Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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   The first book features a male protagonist solely focused on cultivation, with only the White Crane Boy as a close friend, haha. The second book currently doesn't seem to have a female lead, and there don't appear to be any ambiguous relationships between the main characters later on. Trust me, you'll see the ambiguity later on.

7. 1007 别 While Everyone Else Is in the Beginner’s Village, I’ve Already Destroyed the World 别人新手村，我已毁灭世界 Dumplings for Breakfast Today今天早上吃饺子Urban618k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the parallel world of Blue Star, Lu Ming discovers that people can freely travel between reality and games, and that everyone on Earth is a gamer! Most importantly, the powers they gain in games can be brought back into the real world! Lu Ming is different from other players. Not only can he bring his in-game powers back to reality, they aren’t weakened at all. However strong he is in the game, that’s how strong he is in real life! [Entering game: Evolution Battle] [Game 12.5kReads9.0Score785Shelves

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   A truly female-lead-free novel, with no ambiguity, no romantic pairings, no emotions; ruthless and decisive, a relentless slaughter.

8. 1008 我 I Learn to Slay Ghosts on a Paranormal Forum 我在怪谈论坛学斩鬼 Young and Unaccomplished, Yet Never Insecure年少无为不自卑Mystery735k WordsCompleted [The printed edition of Strange Tales Forum is in production] [The short drama adaptation of Strange Tales Forum is in production] Gao Shen joined a strange tales forum by chance. The forum often posts eerie stories, describing every detail so vividly that they seem to have really happened. Users who reply seriously analyze the source of each incident and discuss how to deal with it. They even address each other as Heavenly Masters, Soul Tamer 50.8kReads8.7Score6.5kShelves
9. 1009 我 I Was Just Playing a Game, So How Did I Become the Savior? 我就打个游戏，咋是救世主了？ The Scenery in the Picture图中的风景Urban584k WordsOngoing One day, Li Mo accidentally clicks on an ad and downloads a pixel-art mobile game called Savior Game. He draws the Bloodstained Nurse character and beats monsters senseless with a giant syringe. He thinks it’s just something to kill time with, never realizing that… The bosses he stabs to death in the game are S-rank supernatural creatures that destroy cities in real life; The little girl NPC he casually rescues is the illegitimate daughter of foreign nobility; And a forum post ranting about the 2.9kReads8.9Score263Shelves
10. 1010 直 Livestreaming Tours of the Three Realms, How Did This Become a National Study Tour? 直播带团游三界咋成了国家进修团 Braised Pork Rice Smells Delicious扣肉米饭香Urban500k WordsCompleted [Livestream + System + growing prosperous alongside the nation + merchandise trading only in the early stages] Li Shen, a streamer who used to work as a tour guide, gets a System that tasks him with leading tour groups around the Three Realms. He strikes a deal with Meng Po: “How about endorsing and selling some tea?” One of his tour members turns out to have a spiritual root and goes off to learn to fly on a sword. Want a one-day tour of the Eighteen Levels of Hell? It's arranged right away. Wh 148Reads7.7Score—Shelves
11. 1011 恒 The Moon Endures, and All Things Eventually Become Strange 恒月长存，万物终成怪异 Cats and the Four Seasons猫与四季Urban2.3M WordsOngoing Two suns, three moons, and one that goes dark. A hundred cities, eight clans, all sharing one world. Chen Mianmian. Male. Race: Moon. Hobby: collecting the bizarre. At first, he thought he had two Systems: Crimson Rainbow Moon and Frost-Clear Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could become someone else’s System, holding the fate of all living things in his hands. The Eighth Era, also known as the Evermoon Era, saw humans, witches, elves, bloodkin, ghosts, demons, and spirits together w 267.5kReads9.1Score55.6kShelves
12. 1012 武 Wuxia: One Man's ARPG Journey Through the Jianghu 武侠：一个人的ARPG江湖之旅 Old Tree by a Dry Well枯井老树Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [ARPG] [Wuxia] [The Jianghu] [System] [No Harem] [No Mindless Protagonist] [Not Invincible] This is a Wuxia adventure in an ARPG. A voice in Jing Yu’s mind keeps telling him that this is a jianghu story with him as the protagonist. So Jing Yu sets out from the center of the universe, Niu Family Village, and begins to measure out his path through the jianghu, one step at a time. The secluded valley, Yunqi Cuiwei Pavilion, the One Path, Two Buddhas, and Two Mountain Estates. The Six Fan Gate, the 8.8kReads8.2Score698Shelves
13. 1013 全EN Survival for All, Obtaining the D-Class Personnel Simulator 全民求生，获得D级人员模拟器 Dream Tea Turns Cold梦茶凉Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.7M WordsOngoing Everyone transmigrates into an apocalyptic world, where each person starts with a shelter and a unique talent. Lin Ye gains the D-rank Personnel Simulator ability, which lets him enter other worlds and simulate being D-rank personnel. Lin Ye: ??? 146.6kReads8.9Score11.1kShelves
14. 1014 开EN I Start by Handing Over a Cultivation World, and the Nation Wants Me to Become an Immortal First 开局上交修仙界，国家让我先成仙 Beautiful Onion美丽的洋葱Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing “Chief, I request permission to hand over an unclaimed cultivation world.” “This world is rich in resources and abundant in spiritual energy. I recommend taking it over as soon as possible.” Lu Li transmigrates to a cultivation world and becomes a low-ranking mine slave in a demonic sect. Without an old master or a System to guide him, he thinks he'll have to cultivate the hard way. But by chance, he awakens a twin-fish jade pendant that can contact Huaxia. The news shocks the entire country, an 259.2kReads9.2Score31.2kShelves
15. 1015 执 Ruler of the Underworld: I Can Be Reborn Without Limit 执掌地府：我能无限重生 Heat热度Eastern Fantasy401k WordsOngoing Before the Terrace of Looking Homeward, life renewed, Beside the Yellow Springs Road, flowers bloom on the other shore. On the Bridge of Helplessness, the Dao heart complete, Carved upon the Three Lives Stone, the other shore reached at last! Inside Granny Meng's pavilion, a bowl of murky soup! This is a story of the Underworld's endless evolution. The System sacrificed itself to seize an unevolved Underworld from the Heavenly Dao! The body may die, but the soul endures. A lone spirit retu 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book tells the story of a protagonist whose system crashes during a transmigration, leaving behind a half-finished underworld! Relying on this underworld space, the protagonist embarks on a path of continuous resurrection; death is essentially a refresh of his physical state for him! Realizing this, the protagonist begins a path of no return, trading his life for another! Forbidden techniques that would inflict massive damage on others become his basic attacks, and self-destructing his golden core and pulling his nascent soul into annihilation becomes his ultimate move! In short, if he can't die, he'll go all out! He's indifferent to life and death; if you disagree, fight!

16. 1016 科 The Age of Technological Cultivation: I Can Boost Comprehension 科技修仙纪元：我能加持悟性 Wang with a Dream有梦想的汪Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Cyberpunk Technology] + [Cultivation System] [Prodigy] + [Cheat-Level Comprehension] + [Power Fantasy] + [The Sword That Breaks All Laws] A ring with folded-space storage, a complete collection of circuit-integrated talismans, supreme immortal bones enhanced with ultra-fine nanotechnology, spirit treasures worn as armor, technology-based foundation building… When the world of technology collides with the world of cultivation, feathered immortals clash with starships, and planet-destroying warsh 22.6kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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    There's one more book, but I couldn't find it after searching for a while, so I didn't add it (5 books in total). To see detailed reviews of these five books, click on my profile picture, then click on "Recommended Books," and read my post in the "No Female Lead" section (1000 words in total). I recommend taking a look, as I find the third book a bit difficult to review.

17. 1017 奇 The Strange Stone’s Frozen Age 奇石冰年 Guarding the Song in the Woods林中守歌Ancient Romance369k WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast, No Romance] [Coming of Age] [Another World] [Play the pig to eat the tiger] The Ghoststone, coveted by every realm, can only be controlled by an ordinary person who couldn't hurt a fly. Qi Yingyan, the good-for-nothing prince of the Yueyuan Kingdom, had only wanted to run a street stall and eat his way through life. But step by step, he was drawn into a whirlpool that had nothing to do with him... To protect his younger brother and the Yueyuan Kingdom, the timid, kindhearted prin 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Synopsis: Three male protagonists dominate the world, with female characters but no female lead. (No romance, no pairings, free shipping, two male protagonists, seemingly weak but actually strong, fantasy, revenge, ancient entertainment industry) Seven years ago, a massacre exposed the secret of the Mo Lan clan's rule over the Ghost Realm—whoever possesses the Ghost Stone and Soul Stone can rule the entire Ghost Realm. Only those with Mo Lan blood can control the Ghost Stone. One is Ling Yi, a half-soul musician from the Jade Profound Palace, abandoned by his parents. Another is Lan Yihan, a sharp-tongued and straightforward demon general from the Spirit Realm. And then there's Qi Yingyan, a seemingly useless prince with no blood relation but who can control the Ghost Stone. However, there are two Ghost Stones, but only one Ghost Emperor. Ling Yi: "I led you out of the abyss, but you pushed me into it." Lan Yihan: "Though so close, it feels like an insurmountable distance." Qi Yingyan: "All sins should be eternally condemned."

18. 1018 体 I Get Paid to Experience an Animal's Life? I'm Done Being Human 体验动物一生就有钱？我不当人了 Brilliant Flame Starry Sky璀璨炎星空Urban2.1M WordsOngoing (A slice-of-life story about all kinds of creatures! The creatures you experience live in different worlds. No matter how long you experience their lives, only one night passes in reality, the time it takes to have a dream.) Just as Fang Wen was about to become another overworked office drone, he unexpectedly gained a System that let him experience the lives of all kinds of creatures. He could even earn money for becoming them. Fang Wen was overjoyed, decided not to go to work, and began experie 26.2kReads8.7Score2.3kShelves

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    I have to bring out my treasured collection! Lots of themes~, absolutely no female lead, at least none of them I finished watching. ① The protagonist transmigrates into various plants and animals, the plot is quite funny, and the protagonist is a bit cheeky. ② The protagonist is either encountering ghosts or on their way to find the murderers of ghosts. ③ The protagonist has been in a mercenary group since childhood, which is a source of deep regret for me, my Little Fish Immortal Lord. ④ Shopkeeper Lu is either collecting evil spirits or on his way to find bargains. ⑤ I love the kind of host who is favored. Overall, it's lighthearted and fun. If you've read part 3, you can watch parts 1 and 5 to lighten the mood *^_^*

19. 1019 末 Apocalypse Game: Buying the Whole World from a Subway Station 末日游戏：从地铁站购买全世界 The Chasm of Desire欲望鸿沟Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsCompleted [Apocalyptic survival + cities + upgrading hideouts + no female lead + decisive and ruthless + disaster survival] The apocalyptic game has arrived. Disasters are striking all over the world. Volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, extreme heat, viruses, bitter cold… In just six months, Blue Star's population has fallen by 80 percent, and civilization has nearly collapsed. With no other choice, humanity must enter the apocalyptic game and take on survival challenges in the hope of staying alive. Fortunat 22.8kReads8.7Score1.9kShelves

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    These books are all pretty good, but none of them are finished.

20. 1020 绝 The Secret Squad 绝密战队 Could It Be the Milky Way疑是银河Urban1.9M WordsCompleted No heroine, no System, no cheat powers. The male lead has none of the usual advantages. He’s young at first and the darling of the unit, then grows up to become the unit’s boss… or its dad? Ah, whatever! The point is, he’s an absolute force to be reckoned with. At the age of six, Yu Zhiming enters the new-recruit training camp of the 15th Unit. There, he learns the meaning of faith and makes many comrades, but his identity prevents him from joining the military. So he can only join the country 47kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
21. 1021 从 Starting Out as a Full-Time Undercover Agent in Northern Myanmar 从缅北开始做全职卧底 Moonlight Before My Bed床前明月光Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing “Perhaps the beings created in darkness can also defeat the darkness.” After being kidnapped, Mu Guang, born with a personality disorder, is trafficked to northern Myanmar. Faced with death and threats, he stays calm, decisive, and ruthless, earning the admiration of a drug lord. But no one knows that this antisocial man has long been an undercover police officer... Five years later, a new police officer named Mu Guang reports for duty at the Shun'an Municipal Public Security Bureau, only to be 10.4kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves

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    Look at this, so exciting!!! Let's cut meat with our hands (the second book is also about getting beaten up, I feel sorry for my light). The third book [some people think there's ambiguity, but it's brotherhood, real brothers, cb] Mo Fei and Officer Xu, hehe, and Long Er... They're all good babies and good citizens (a little dream/Xu: You haven't done anything illegal or criminal while you've been abroad these past few days, have you? Mo: No, no (shakes his hand) (nods) Xu: (glares)/hahaha The fourth book [I don't think there's any ambiguity] I can only say the protagonist is quite fun, hahaha. Our little Li Yuan (the real protagonist of this book, ta-da!) Is going against the heavens to become the protagonist, it's quite funny that the protagonist was forgotten at home by Li Yuan, starving and unable to cook, he just ate 12 raw tomatoes hahaha The fifth book... I forgot, but there's no CP, I forgot everything, oh, anyway, it's still being serialized, like the fourth book, I can wait and read it later.

22. 1022 孤 A Solitary Seeker of the Dao 孤独的寻道 Egg Fried Rice Fried Rice Egg蛋炒饭炒饭蛋Urban3.3M WordsCompleted The Dao has died! The laws have begun to fade! Only techniques remain, reaching into every corner of the world. Ye Ming, the hated, ill-fated loner, suddenly discovers he has a grandfather. Then his grandfather takes him to a new world. His new book, Envying the Dao, is now online. 41.3kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves
23. 1023 你 You’re Just a Supporting Character, So Why Do You Seem More Like the Lead? 你一配角，咋比主角还像主角 Grilling Cold Noodles烤上了冷面Mystery344k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Mostly Everyday Life, Slow Pace] [Original Anime Setting] [Popular Supporting Character] [On-Screen Comments] [Bilibili System (?)] Note: The author is a woman writing for a male audience. She is new and her writing could use work. Some parts of the logic haven’t been fully thought through. The male lead isn’t much of a big shot at first, the story builds slowly, and the System doesn’t play a major role. For the first decade or so of his life, Li Yuan believed that only he and a handf 2.9kReads8.7Score257Shelves
24. 1024 双 Two Souls, Two Lives: I'm Invincible on the Path to Immortality! 双魂双命：修仙路上我无敌！ In the End, Just One Person终究只是一人Eastern Fantasy758k WordsOngoing [No female lead, genius ice-attribute sword cultivator, character growth, decisive and ruthless] “Death Dao Intent, manifest!” A black yin fish appeared before Gu Jianqiu. “I myself have not comprehended the Dao Intent of Life.” “Yet the Dao has myriad paths.” “Killing... can also be the ultimate realm of ‘death’!” At a thought, the baleful aura around him spread, and the Dao Intent of Slaughter bloomed like thorns. “Without life, I shall prove death through slaughter, and use death... to perpet 856Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    A sword cultivator with an ice-attribute celestial spiritual root and a special physique. He killed a Void Beast cub in the early stages, seizing the Void Stone, and later mastered the power of space. He is decisive in killing but not indiscriminate, and there is no female lead. He cultivates the Killing Sword Intent and the Death Sword Intent, and possesses the Human Emperor Banner. He is only good to his own sect, maintaining harmony within the sect, and there are no instances of him looking down on others or being plotted against by elders.

25. 1025 玄 Xuanhuan: I'm Doomed! How Did I Become Invincible? 玄幻：夭寿了！我怎么就无敌了？ Passing By, Never Forgetting陌往莫忘Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Sign-In + Invincibility + Multiple Worlds + System + Divine Son + Prodigy + No Female Lead] Zhang Chen is born in the Beiming Dao Domain. His father was the previous Divine Son of the Ancient Zhang Clan, and his mother was once a monster-level talent on the Prodigy Rankings. From the start, he awakens the Indestructible Hongmeng Physique and is named the clan’s Divine Son! After that... Sign in for the Forgotten Life Blade Art: one slash sends all into reincarnation, where life 21.8kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves

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    💥🍅No female lead. The protagonist awakens at the start with the Primordial Undying Body. The father is the previous divine son of the ancient Zhang family. The mother is ranked on the list of prodigies. The protagonist also obtains unparalleled family glory.

26. 1026 全 My Clan Raised Me to Greatness, So I Gifted Them Purple Robes 全族扶我青云志，我赠族人朱紫袍 Uncle Jianghe江河大爷Historical2.2M WordsOngoing After dying suddenly from overwork, workaholic Chen Yan is reborn as the only son of a newly born provincial graduate in the Great Liang Dynasty. His father is successful, so Chen Yan promptly decides to lie flat and enjoy the good life, with food brought to him and clothes laid out for him. But when he learns at the age of six that he was switched at birth with a farmer's child, his life takes a turn. The day the fake young master returns to the Chen family, he goes out to work in the fields an 213.5kReads9.3Score21kShelves

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    This story has almost a thousand chapters and still doesn't have a female lead, so it should be considered a female-less story. The protagonist is solely dedicated to serving the people.

27. 1027 请 Please Don't Get Blood on Me 请不要把血溅在我身上 Rending Sun裂阳Mystery235k WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Smart Characters + Ensemble Cast + Horror + Twists + The Supernatural] Things start out normal, but go off the rails in the middle and later stages. From the start, he encounters something supernatural on campus. There are six people in the dorm. F1: I went missing right at the start. Guess whether I'm dead, hahaha! Grandpa, I'm one of the honored departed! Brother Li, surprised? Didn't see that coming? F2: Brother Li, whenever I run into something supernatural, my legs go weak 5Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 1028 从 Starting Out as a Space Junk Scavenger 从太空垃圾佬开始 Harvester Ant收获蚁Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.0M WordsCompleted [Space Opera] [Exploration and Frontier Development] [Interstellar Trade] [Dreadnoughts and Big Guns] [Interstellar Colonization] A modern man transmigrates to the interstellar age, but can't handle future technology? No problem, Emperor Gaozu of Han already showed us the way. I'll start my own business, offering benefits with one hand and dangling promises with the other. I don't need to master everything; the talented people will take care of it for me. From the start, my unreliable parents di 66.6kReads9.4Score6.6kShelves

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    I think these three books are very good. The third one is "The Falling Flowers Have Feelings, but the Flowing Water Is Heartless."

29. 1029 全 The World Has Expanded Ten Thousandfold, and I Fight My Way Out with Force 全球膨胀万倍，我靠武力突围 Ten Years of Exaggeration浮夸十年Urban2.9M WordsCompleted [No System + High Martial Arts + Leveling Up + No Romance + Decisive and Ruthless + No Academy Tournaments] In 2024, singularities appeared on Earth. Centered on these singularities, the land began expanding at an astonishing rate. Over the next 43 years, the planet grew to ten thousand times its original volume! Transportation and communications collapsed. Countless regions and even entire countries lost contact with the rest of the world. All kinds of beasts and plants began evolving at a terr 48kReads8.7Score3.8kShelves

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    The first protagonist is absolutely ruthless and decisive, only thinking about becoming stronger and killing monsters. He treats men and women equally. If you give me face, I'll give you face in return. But if you dare offend me, I'll retaliate a hundredfold. The second, although not set in a post-apocalyptic world, is still leaning towards apocalypse, with severe global crises. The protagonist's personality is also on the verge of madness, with absolutely no room for ambiguity. The third protagonist is reborn and only thinks about how to use his cheat-like abilities to increase his favor and overcome the life-or-death crises of his previous life. Even with such a difficult start, he doesn't have a single thought for romance.

30. 1030 全EN High Seas Survival: I Start with a Ghost Ship 全民大航海，我开局一条幽灵船 Newly Bought Peaches新买的桃子Sports2.6M WordsCompleted The print edition has been signed with a publisher. [Seafaring] [Survival] [Disasters] [Shipbuilding] [Talents] [Cthulhu] [One Female Lead] Everyone transmigrates, and Yang Yi, as a player, is forced to join a game where everyone must survive at sea. Some lucky players get special ships. Like the Iron Will, armed to the teeth. Like the Gale, which rides the wind and waves so fast it's never in sight. Like the Head-On, with its massive ram, charging fearlessly ahead. But Yang Yi's ship is called 272.9kReads9.4Score27.9kShelves
31. 1031 成 Becoming an Immortal, Starting by Collecting Scrap 成仙，从收废品开始 Li Junbai李君白Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted System + Cultivation + Myriad Worlds Battle Lin Chen transmigrates to a cultivation world and finally awakens his golden finger. But he never expected his golden finger to be neither a sign-in System nor a life simulator, but a “junk” recycling System. From then on, Lin Chen starts collecting “junk” in the cultivation world. Expired spirit pills, damaged magic treasures, incomplete techniques: bring it all here! 2.6kReads7.9Score214Shelves
32. 1032 直 Livestream: This Boss Is the Real Deal, He Actually Fights Back Against Overwork 直播：这老板能处，反卷他真上 Ms. TT女士Urban211k WordsCompleted [Work three days, rest four. My employees are way too hardworking] To portray workplace culture as realistically as possible, a reality show called "The Workplace We Aspire To" has begun airing. The production team randomly selects bosses from three generations, those born in the 1970s, 1980s, and 2000s, to be livestreamed. The boss born in the 1970s succeeds through psychological manipulation. “Passion! This is a company with a sense of purpose! Understand!?” “You can’t be so heartless!” The bo 68Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    Urban fantasy + live streaming + system + no romantic pairing + workplace restructuring + Gen Z + working class. The story is full of twists and turns, the writing style is witty and humorous, with plenty of details. The descriptions of the characters' actions and psychology are very delicate, vivid, and immersive.

33. 1033 全EN Surviving the Misty Apocalypse, I Build a Home with Eldritch Flesh 全民迷雾求生，我用邪神血肉建家 Half an Acre of Sunshine半顷阳光Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.1M WordsOngoing [Flesh and Bone + Apocalypse + Lovecraftian Survival + Civilization Graveyard + Mass Transmigration + No Romance] When mist shrouded the world and monsters howled outside their windows, all the players huddled and trembled inside their dilapidated shelters. But Bai Yi was teleported onto the face of the Great Being known as the “Lord of Flesh,” where he witnessed a horrific feast as an even more terrifying being devoured a planet of flesh. The fragments of flesh and bone that splattered from th 138.9kReads9.1Score11.8kShelves

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    Nice!!!

34. 1034 诡 Eerie Revival: I Was Born Bad 诡异复苏：我是天生坏种 Six-Eared Monkey Peach六耳猕猴桃Mystery646k WordsOngoing The rating was just posted and will gradually rise [Psychosis]+ [Invisible Killings]+ [Everyone Is Evil]+ [A Brand-New Supernatural Setting]+ [Selfish Protagonist]+ [Only Twenty Chapters of Oppression]+ [No CP] “10, 9, 8…” The voice in Gao Sheng's head counted down for three whole years. At last, it reached zero. The next second, a prank message popped up in the class group chat. [Today is the seventh day since Teacher Zhao Yuliang died. Forward this message to five groups for good luck. If you 1.2kReads8.8Score190Shelves
35. 1035 从 Conquering Blue Star Through Music 从作曲开始横扫蓝星 Crystal Clear一清俩白Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [No romance + secret identities + everyone’s favorite] Xu Xingzhou, a music legend who had retired early, was fishing when he somehow ended up on Blue Star. For every 15% increase in cultural integration, his lifespan grew by ten years. Quietly, he began bringing Earth’s culture to Blue Star. His goal was the stars and beyond. From nothing, he set about recreating five thousand years of Chinese history on Blue Star. Years later, Xu Xingzhou gazed thoughtfully at the fairy-tale theme park, Hogwar 214Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    All of these are novels without a female lead or any romantic subplots. The first and tenth are entertainment novels. The second is a male lead transmigration novel. The third has a very annoying female supporting character in the first few dozen chapters, which is why the book's rating is low. The fifth book, judging from the title, is about the protagonist's path to survival with a big black bull. The ninth book, "Overturning the World," features a fantastical illusionist—no need to elaborate. The eighth book features the protagonist, Yan Huang, who declares, "Tonight there are no gods," and thus, the gods fall. For me, every single one of these books is exceptionally good.

36. 1036 理 A Top Science Student Takes the Imperial Exams? His Majesty Is Stunned by His Brilliance 理科状元考科举？强到朕傻眼 Lucky Lin招财林Historical2.2M WordsOngoing [Imperial examinations + court politics + farming + alternate history + daily life + lighthearted + no romance] Li Su had barely had time to savor becoming the top scorer in the national college entrance exam when he transmigrated as the youngest son of the Li family. His whole family doted on him, even though they lived on coarse grain and vegetables, and supported his studies. The original owner had been led astray by his classmates. Selfish and only interested in having fun, he had ruined him 91.8kReads8.9Score9.1kShelves

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    Chen Zhou transmigrated to a bizarre world teeming with demons and evil spirits. Demons slaughtered humans, monsters harmed humans, immortals devoured humans, ghouls ran rampant, spirits were rampant, gods and Buddhas perished, and humanity was in decline. Fortunately, Chen Zhou wasn't transmigrated into a human either; he started as an evil spirit, activating an evil god system. Blood, flesh, souls—anything the evil god needed, could be sacrificed to make him stronger! But it didn't say he could only sacrifice humans, did it? Chen Zhou pondered this.

37. 1037 大 The Big Shot Is Forced Into Quick Transmigration: Who Dares Bully My Baby? 大佬被迫快穿：有人敢欺负我崽？ Lan'er, Be Strong蓝儿当自强Modern Romance644k WordsCompleted [Male lead's quick transmigration + adorable pets + adorable kids + cozy, lighthearted child-rearing + no romance + focused on warm everyday life, not a power fantasy. If you like power fantasies, beware!] (Reader advisory: The events involving the original male and female leads in the first small world are somewhat controversial. The original female lead's ending was added later in Chapter 172. If you don't enjoy this world, feel free to skip to the second one!) Gu Jingzhou is the head of the S 2.7kReads9.1Score223Shelves
38. 1038 仙 The Immortal Spirit’s Throne, the Only One in the World! 仙之灵座，世间唯一！ Only Three只叁Urban230k WordsOngoing [Modern Urban High Martial Arts + Spiritual Qi Revival + Power Fantasy + No Female Lead + System] This is a high martial arts world undergoing spiritual qi revival, where everyone awakens a spirit seat at the age of eighteen. Spirit seats are ranked into four grades: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. Yet Shen Lingxian, whose parents were both dead, awakened the only Immortal Spirit Seat in existence: the Myriad Paths System! A beginner’s gift pack from the start grants him a Five Elements Spi 1Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1039 我 I Bring the Underworld into the World 我，让地府降临 Ten Thousand Meters万米Urban4.0M WordsCompleted [Alternate world] [Behind-the-scenes style] [No heroine] A blood moon hangs in the sky, and daylight suddenly breaks! The world changes, and spiritual energy surges forth! Beneath the daylight and blood moon, blood rains down without warning. Living beings wail, demons emerge, and ghosts run rampant. Deep Blue Star has become utterly unfamiliar to Meng Zhou. I, Meng Zhou, hold the Jade Edict of the Son of Heaven! I command ten thousand ghosts! I shall be lord of monsters and demons, ruler of the 7.6kReads7.9Score716Shelves
40. 1040 神 The Amazing Little Flower Farmer 神奇小花农 Small-Town Earl小镇伯爵Urban1.9M WordsOngoing An ordinary high school student happens to buy a secondhand book on the Way, and from then on, his life takes a different path. A top-student protagonist, but this isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, an invincible-protagonist novel, or a rebirth novel. It portrays an authentic high school life, with intelligent characters and believable events. There are no advanced martial arts, powerful officials, or influential clans. These are things that could happen to you or me. Blending cultivation element 74.7kReads8.3Score6.5kShelves

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    Slice-of-life, slow-paced novel; the protagonist is self-disciplined and becomes a male god; there is no female lead; the protagonist is indifferent and there is no romance; he focuses solely on self-improvement.

41. 1041 全 Survival in a Vehicle-Borne World: I Have Unlimited Bestowal Powers 全民载具求生，我有无限赋予能力 Mo Ran, Who Loves Sesame Seed Pastries爱吃瓜子仁酥的墨染Sports683k WordsCompleted (Infinite worlds + invincible protagonist + no female lead + mechs + multiple worlds and timelines + vehicles) Mo Ran transmigrated to the parallel world of Blue Star, where he and all of humanity were dragged into a so-called survival game. Just as Mo Ran was utterly despairing, the golden finger he’d been granted as a transmigrator finally arrived. Once a day, he could give any object the ability to have an infinite number of properties. And he was incredibly lucky, even managing to get a M 4.2kReads7.9Score269Shelves

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    This is a book written by the author himself; it has no female lead and the main character is single. If you're interested, feel free to give it a check it out!

42. 1042 开 I Turned Into a Monster from the Start, Let's Make a Deal! 开局变诡异，来交易吧！ The Cat Who Wears Cotton-Padded Clothes会穿棉衣的猫Mystery407k WordsCompleted [The Supernatural Descends + Madness + Fun-Seeker + No Romance + Fresh Premise] After becoming a supernatural being, I understood the truth of the universe: there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but you can always get a ridiculously expensive dinner. My shop is where you come for “dinner.” Here, you can get anything you desire, as long as you can afford whatever price I make up on the spot. Thanks to my flexible approach to pricing and formidable debt-collection skills, my shop has become “infa 302Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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    This is a purely entertaining story without any ambiguity. Okay, now you're going to say again that the subject matter isn't my type. 😄

43. 1043 戏 Survive the Game 戏地求生 Y YuyY彧垚Eastern Fantasy204k WordsCompleted Trapped in a game, a life-or-death challenge is about to begin. By a twist of fate, game designer Xiao Yi enters the world of the escape game he created. To leave this nonexistent otherworld, he must clear every stage before he can escape. With the code for the whole game at his fingertips, he thinks he’ll breeze through it, but things don’t go as planned. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No female lead, pure enjoyment! Mindless and exhilarating! Mainly about one plot twist after another.

44. 1044 伞 Immortal of the Umbrella 伞仙 Bamboo Grove Detective竹林神探Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as The Umbrella Immortal [Classic cultivation fantasy] [Slow burn] [No female lead] An exquisite, uncanny oil-paper umbrella, and a stormy dusk. Caught in the rain while climbing a mountain with nowhere to take shelter, he simply picked up the oil-paper umbrella lying on a rock. When Xu Fangyi awoke, he had arrived in a strange and dangerous world. The beads on the umbrella shift unpredictably between black and white. The umbrella in his hand is both a companion and his only suppo 543Reads6.7Score102Shelves

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    No female lead, no female lead, no female lead! I have to say it three times because it's important! [Bookmark][Bookmark][Bookmark] Let's go!

45. 1045 关 The Guanshan Pact 关山契 It's Really a Dog真的是狗Historical488k WordsCompleted On the western frontier, yellow sands bury the dead, and honor is as fragile as paper. The young Zhao Tianhao was merely a merchant’s son from Ping Wharf. With a heart full of sincerity, he kept his contracts, protected his family business, and brought peace to his neighbors. Yet the crushing might of the war-torn age destroyed his household, driving him to abandon trade and take up arms. He entered the death camp, managed military rations, trained a corps of death-defying soldiers, and defended 5.3kReads9.3Score577Shelves

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    No female lead, no romance. It focuses on the era, the common people, and historical destiny, completely avoiding petty love stories. The writing is excellent, the logic is rigorous, and both books boast a very grand world-building. There's no time travel, no mindless wish fulfillment, no idiocy, no cheat codes, and no system. The first book, currently being serialized, unfolds from the perspective of an ordinary person, gradually revealing an increasingly expansive world-building as the plot progresses and social classes rise. It has already laid out the geopolitical landscape of East Asia, Central Asia, and West Asia, entering a state of clash of civilizations and war between old and new orders. A multipolar power structure has emerged, with various forces vying for dominance within this geopolitical framework. The second book spans oceans and Eurasia, exploring civilizations, the clash of systems, and their transformations. The intrigue, strategy, tactics, and the thrilling, bloody battles are all vividly portrayed. I highly recommend the first book. For those who enjoy war stories, I suggest starting with the third volume to get into the real action. What's most remarkable about these two books is how they seamlessly integrate war, economics, politics, and resources; it's not just mindless fighting.

46. 1046 怪 Urban Legends: Who Let This Taoist Priest In Here? 怪谈：谁放这个道士进这里的？ Mao Erbai毛二百Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted This book has a short drama adaptation. Rules of Terror: This Taoist Priest Is Acting Strange. Now streaming [No Female Lead] [Hilarious] [Hotheaded Hero] [Supernatural] [National Destiny] Rules of Terror descend upon the world, and the Dragon Nation loses five rounds in a row. For the sixth round, Chen Yang is chosen to represent his country. Just as the nation assumes he is an ordinary nobody, Chen Yang takes off his jacket, revealing the yellow robe underneath. Chen Yang: "Yee-hee-hee! Ever s 16.5kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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    Looking around, Chen Yang couldn't help but exclaim, "This is the world of ghost stories!" Just then, a deep and ancient voice echoed in his mind. "Welcome to the Abandoned House." "Players entering this eerie world for the first time can draw a reward." "Reward drawing complete. Congratulations, player, you have obtained an SSS-level item—the Qiankun Bag." "The Qiankun Bag can hold some of your frequently used items."

47. 1047 自 Ever Since I Got a Mental Illness, I’ve Been Feeling Much Better 自从得了精神病，整个人都精神了 Barbecue Salted Fish Knight碳烤咸鱼骑士Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [No female lead + eerie happenings + multiple personalities + comedy + slow burn + everyday life] A red moon appears, and contamination descends. Most people in the world become mentally ill, carrying mental contamination. Xiao Liang is a mentally ill man who has been contaminated but hasn't gone mad. He uses his dissociative identities to beat eerie creatures, and moonlights as a one-stop murder-and-body-disposal service. Only when a god dies beneath his own iron shovel does he realize that he 14.6kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves

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    Yes, yes, all of these are. If it weren't for the rule that I can only post 20 books at a time, I could post even more. 1, 2, 4, 10, 15, And 17 all have comedic elements. 3, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, And 20 are more about invincibility. 5 And 8 are coming-of-age stories. 11 Is a rebirth story. 18 Is a short story.

48. 1048 盐 Salt and Iron 盐铁 It's Really a Dog真的是狗Historical387k WordsCompleted Liaodong is bitterly cold, and salt is worth its weight in gold. To save his parents, young Shen Huai pawns his hairpin for salt. But without a permit, the officials seize it. His father dies in prison, and his mother’s blood stains their doorstep. After a blizzard, he leaves his home behind and follows his uncle, a wandering man of the jianghu, onto the path of the black salt trade. From then on, he is drawn into the fateful abyss of salt and iron, military funds, and political power. At first, 453Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 1049 御 Beast Taming: Starting with Skill Fusion 御兽：从技能融合开始 Getting Ready to Beg准备去要饭Urban737k WordsCompleted Beast Tamer + Superhuman Martial Arts + Genius + Lighthearted A little sable found in the mud, and the master of an Eden that twists reality. A Leafblade Mantis, so weak it could be found anywhere, and a Platinum Body whose goal is to seek out the strongest creatures and defeat them. A wolf that trades intelligence for strength, eventually becoming an undying being. And a Beast Tamer who is no good at fighting, yet can dismantle warships with his bare hands. Jiang Ning: “One more thing: I’m a r 2.3kReads8.2Score143Shelves

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    It's hilarious. There's no female lead, but the characters are all quite intelligent, and the cast is really good. It's more of an ensemble piece.

50. 1050 海 One Piece: Uncle, Your Justice Isn’t Absolute Enough 海贼：叔叔，你的正义不够绝对 biubiu Jottingsbiubiu随笔Anime Fanfiction572k WordsCompleted “Every pirate must die. Not one will be spared.” Luo “Uncle Sakazuki, your magma... is still far too gentle.” I transmigrate to the world of pirates and become Akainu's only nephew. After witnessing pirates slaughter my family, I understand one thing: True justice needs no trial. It demands total annihilation! Having awakened the Logia-type Air Fruit, I can suffocate an entire island! “Surrender?” “Repent?” “No. There's only one ending for pirates, ” “Death!” From the East Blue to the New World 2.4kReads8.6Score122Shelves

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    The female lead only stops me from moving forward. The protagonist transmigrates to the world of One Piece. As Akainu's nephew, after his family suffers a calamity, he awakens the Air-Air Fruit and embarks on a path to exterminate pirates and uphold extreme justice.

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