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. 1101 成 Becoming a Star, Starting as a Trainee 成为明星，从练习生开始 Branching分枝Modern Romance837k WordsCompleted [Content warning] [Female protagonist transmigrates into a man] [No romance] [Satisfying entertainment-industry story] [The male lead debuts through a talent show, then switches to acting midway through] [Contains lots of forum-style posts] Unofficial blurb: I, Chu Yue, am going to work my way up from nothing and build a fortune worth tens of billions! Official blurb: Chu Yue fell asleep and transmigrated to another world, where she became he. Unwilling to face unfamiliar family and friends, and 4.3kReads9.1Score273Shelves

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   Yes, these entertainment industry novels are all without a romantic pairing or a female lead.

2. 1102 从 Starting as a Mysterious Merchant, I Rewrite the Rules of a Ghastly Game 从神秘商人开始，架空诡异游戏 The Cool Boiled Water Boils Again凉白开又开Mystery466k WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + invincible protagonist + no female lead + founding an organization + people wildly misreading his intentions + making a killing off players and the supernatural] “When you encounter a mysterious being clad in a black robe in a supernatural game, remember: do not panic. Treat Them with the utmost sincerity and flattery. They are like a wish-granting machine. As long as you have enough supernatural coins, nothing is impossible!” "Must Read! How to Survive in a Supernatural Game" “ 3.8kReads8.8Score369Shelves
3. 1103 我 I Founded the Night Watch, Protecting the Nation from the Supernatural, and Now I'm Exposed! 我创建守夜人，为国镇诡被曝光！ Hates Drinking Hot Water反感喝热水Mystery373k WordsCompleted [Supernatural resurgence + no romance + subverting expectations] Lin Wuyang transmigrated to a parallel world and discovered that supernatural entities were gradually returning. So he planned ahead, founded the Night Watch organization, and secretly spent ten years suppressing the supernatural for Daxia! Ten years later, he gathered a hundred ghosts and used his own flesh and blood to build a Great Wall protecting the nation, holding back the supernatural tide! The sudden appearance of the red G 4.1kReads9.2Score295Shelves

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   [Mysterious Resurrection + No Female Lead + Early Behind-the-Scenes Context + Invincible from the Start] The pacing is fast, the logic is meticulous, and the plot is relatively short. The entire story avoids excessive focus on either a female or male character, portraying them as completely equals. The protagonist's strength and mystery are brought out through other characters. Both the main and supporting characters are very charismatic. Just imagine, after 10 chapters, the protagonist hasn't even appeared yet, but the rating is already 9.2! The early setup of "Though I'm not in the game anymore, my legend lives on everywhere!" Is increasingly addictive! The open ending is also excellent.

4. 1104 相 Meeting the White-Eyed Him 相遇白眼Him Xiao Yun Is Not 1小云不是1Anime Fanfiction358k WordsOngoing While Yun Yan was playing Minecraft, an error occurred and he accidentally entered the game. He woke up bewildered, looking around, and later met HIM, whom he had seen in many fan works. He also witnessed the growth of the Undying Army, the followers he had gathered... Ah, what can you really tell from a blurb? I just wrote whatever came to mind. Go check out the main story; maybe you'll fall in love with it as you read. Ahem, the author would like to clarify that the protagonist is male, and I 597Reads8.9Score107Shelves
5. 1105 诡 In a Bizarre World, My Whole Family Is Bizarre 诡异世界，我们一家诡异 Lettuce to Those Who See Me见者生菜Mystery1.9M WordsOngoing When Su Mo was eighteen, his older brother died saving someone, and his father was killed in a workplace accident. When Su Mo received his college acceptance letter, his mother passed away from overwhelming grief. On his eighteenth birthday, Su Mo was the only one left in his family of four. He died of illness at twenty-four, only to be reborn as a ghost. That was when he discovered that this world had a realm of ghosts, where his parents and older brother were waiting. His family had become a n 30.1kReads8.6Score2kShelves

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   The bag is beautiful, but it has no female lead.

6. 1106 我 All the Pets I Raise Are Supernatural 我养的宠物都超神了 Yi Juesheng易绝生Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted More than a hundred thousand years ago, Mo Yun raised an ant. Thirty thousand years ago, Mo Yun took in a bald bird. Three thousand years ago, Mo Yun picked up a mud snake. Who could have guessed the ant would devour the stars of the heavens, the bald bird would burn up a hundred thousand miles of the void, and the mud snake would earn the title of Dragon Immortal? An emperor immortal of the age complained to Mo Yun, “Senior, couldn't you raise some normal pets for once?” Mo Yun sighed. “I wish 1.4kReads9.1Score180Shelves
7. 1107 高 The Handsome Expert at Staying Alive 高颜值狗命专家 Gu Xuying顾絮影Mystery493k WordsOngoing An atypical infinite-world quick transmigration story. The whole world loves the male lead, men and women alike. An invincible, over-the-top Gary Stu fantasy with no logic, written purely to satisfy personal tastes. If that bothers you, steer clear. Note: the cast includes both men and women, but the male lead will not fall in love with anyone. I’m no good at writing introductions, so please head straight to the story. 7.8kReads9.5Score765Shelves
8. 1108 诡 Paranormal Detective: I Harvest Fear by Filming Real Horror Movies 诡探：我靠拍真实恐怖片搜刮恐惧 Moon's End Dreamscape月端梦境Mystery2.3M WordsOngoing [Winning people over with “reason” + mockumentary + urban legends + mildly scary power fantasy + no romance] After narrowly surviving a bizarre fire, Chu Han discovered a “Paranormal Investigator” app on his computer. Completing missions to investigate paranormal phenomena earned him items. And gathering fear directed at specific targets could strengthen those items. Chu Han: If I film my paranormal missions as horror movies, wouldn’t I be able to harvest fear from the whole world? And so, a hor 37.4kReads8.2Score6kShelves

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   Yes, yes, including those without a romantic pairing.

9. 1109 作 As a Merchant, Isn't It Only Natural for Me to Show Up Anywhere? 作为商人，出现在哪都很合理吧？ Roll of Tissue卷纸巾Urban363k WordsCompleted [No heroine] [Protagonists randomly appear on the map] [System] [Adventure] [Travel] [Leisure] Chu Ming binds himself to a merchant System, and after the System does its thing... An exhausted, thirsty adventurer trudges through the desert, thinking he’s about to give up, when Chu Ming passes by and asks, “Hey, want to buy something?” The adventurer stares at the dazzling array of goods Chu Ming is carrying and slowly types a question mark: “?” A squad is stranded in a silent jungle, running out 4.1kReads8.7Score629Shelves

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   The first book focuses entirely on building a business, buying items while completing dungeons (similar to vending machines, but not actually selling them). There's no romantic involvement between the male and female protagonists. The only potential pitfall is that the protagonist can essentially just build a vending machine and then AFK; the merchant element is barely noticeable. The second book involves random travel around the world, staying in each place for only a few days. It features mostly male supporting characters, mostly adventurers, with no romantic involvement or female lead.

10. 1110 我 I Became the Global Administrator of Hell's Games 我成了全球地狱游戏管理员 Ancient Ferry古渡Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing “From the moment the game begins, inferior, weak humans will be stripped of the right to breathe.” This world has no nations. It is ruled by five top conglomerates, and the gap between rich and poor is enormous. The wealthy feast behind their red gates while the poor freeze to death in the streets. The rich districts blaze with light and bustle with people, while the slums are shrouded in darkness and rife with violence and crime. This is an age of capitalist revelry, an age of splendor built up 1.2kReads9.2Score196Shelves
11. 1111 众 Betrayed by Every Woman, He Reveals His Memories and the World Weeps 众女背叛，记忆曝光后世人哭泣 Yi Lin忆临Eastern Fantasy734k WordsCompleted Ye Changge, the most powerful villain across the Three Realms, Six Paths, and countless planes. He betrayed his word and killed his mentor. He subdued the Buddha, slaughtered monks across the land, and committed every imaginable evil. With a wave of his hand, he wiped out countless lives and plunged the world into chaos. At last, just as Ye Changge was about to break through, the ten heroines turned against him at the last moment. They joined forces with the Chosen One and powerful figures from 9.2kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
12. 1112 我 Our Glorious China Strides Across the Multiverse 我泱泱华夏纵横多元宇宙 Roast the Buns Before Eating馒头烤着吃Male-Channel Fanfiction6.8M WordsOngoing Fang Jing somehow came into possession of a magical machine that could let him transmigrate into all kinds of science-fiction films and TV shows! In response to the United States' suppression, he starts with The Wandering Earth, developing exoskeletons, crewed lunar missions, a moon base, and a space elevator... China rises all the way from The Wandering Earth to The Three-Body Problem, conquering the multiverse until it eventually ascends into an eternal multiverse civilization! 60.5kReads9.1Score3.5kShelves
13. 1113 诡 The One Who Devours All 诡异：我能无限吞噬 Origin Demon God起源魔神Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [Eldritch Horror] [Supernatural Powers] [No Romance] [No Morals] [No Limits] [Cruel and Vicious] [Selfish and Self-Serving] In a world overrun by the uncanny, I accidentally reveal that I transmigrated here. Barely escaping with my life, I manage to get away. The flames of resentment bloom. My long-awaited golden finger finally arrives: a mysterious stone tablet on the dark side of the moon, capable of endlessly devouring the uncanny’s source. After years of building strength, I unleash a massa 15.6kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves
14. 1114 国 National Fate: Playing Gojo Satoru, I Leave the Island Nation Terrified 国运：扮演五条悟，岛国吓麻了 Xiang Tiange项天歌Urban161k WordsCompleted [National Fortune + Roleplay + Livestreaming + Survival + Forbidden Lands + No Romance] The forbidden lands descend, and the livestreams begin! The chosen ones of every nation are bound to their country’s fortune and sent into the forbidden lands. Rewards earned through survival will be manifested and bestowed upon their nations. Bai Su transmigrates into this world and unlocks a roleplay System. Once his portrayal of a character reaches a certain level of similarity, he can activate that charac 3.2kReads8.8Score309Shelves
15. 1115 我 I Am the Zombie Source, Poisoning the Ocean from the Start 我，丧尸源体，开局投毒海洋 Unorthodox非道Sci-Fi & Apocalypse487k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse]+ [Zombies]+ [Zombie Beasts]+ [Zombie Plants]+ [Darkness]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [Cautious]+ [Laying Low and Growing Strong]= This Novel Shi Fang has had the zombie source virus dormant inside him for twenty years! When the virus finally matures, he transforms into the zombie source and heads straight for the ocean to lay the groundwork by poisoning it! From then on, zombies spread across the globe. Deadly zombie plants silently spread viral pollen that turns people into zombies, 4.6kReads7.8Score389Shelves
16. 1116 黑 Above the Black Mist: I Can Download Anything 黑雾之上：我能下载一切 Qian Ruo Jieshi阡若杰士Urban524k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless] [No female lead] Hu Yuan, who transmigrated to this world, awakens a download interface in the face of an impending crisis. Swordsmanship? Download! Danger sense? Download! Secret martial arts stance? Download! Talents, skills, divine powers, bloodlines: as long as he has enough data, he can download them all. Many years later. Above a sea of black mist, grotesque, enormous corpses drift through the void. Standing atop the head of the largest corpse, Hu Yuan remains —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These books all feature protagonists who are self-centered, not overly saintly or brainless, and have no female leads [shy emoji].

17. 1117 幽 Netherworld Immortality 幽冥长生 Vast Qin 1泱泱大秦1Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [No Saintly Protagonist] [No Harem] [No System] “My name is Li Changsheng. I seek the Immortal Dao in pursuit of eternal life!” Will he become an immortal or a demon? So what if he becomes an immortal? So what if he becomes a demon? I seek only eternal life. I seek only supreme strength. Beneath the Nine Hells lies the Netherworld. In this cruel cultivation world, there is no simple division between black and white. Strength is everything: the strong rule, and the weak are ants. With the Netherw 8.5kReads8.7Score648Shelves
18. 1118 全 Global Undead Outbreak: I Became an S-Rank Zombie King 全球尸变：我成了S级尸王 Chino-chan智乃酱呦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse170k WordsCompleted [No System] [No Toxic Content] [No Goody-Two-Shoes Protagonist] In 2027, the sudden outbreak of the T-virus sweeps across the globe. As the waves of transformation spread, only a handful of people survive. After Mu Fan is abandoned by his companions, he assumes he will die at the hands of zombies. To his surprise, he discovers that he is still conscious after transforming. By constantly devouring zombie brains, Mu Fan unknowingly becomes an S-rank Zombie King in the eyes of humanity! “If the wor 292Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1119 卖 Selling Immortal Peaches: Right Outside the Shence Mansion 卖仙跳墙，地点竟在神策府门口 A Grain of Wheat一颗麦籽Anime Fanfiction486k WordsOngoing After transmigrating into Honkai: Star Rail, Luoshui unexpectedly acquires a street-stall System. He sells Sweet Flower Chicken in Pier Point, Fishy Fishy Chanted Pie at Robin's concert, and Buddha Jumps Over the Wall in Aurum Alley. His stall makes him famous throughout the cosmos, and his cooking is utterly irresistible. Just as new customers are enjoying his delicious food in some corner of the universe... Aventurine: “What do you mean my Sweet Flower Chicken got robbed by the Stellaron Hunte 1.5kReads8.2Score143Shelves
20. 1120 穿 A Few Everyday Anecdotes from a Transmigrant in the Demon Realm 穿越者来到魔域后的流水账二三事 Caesar091凯撒091Eastern Fantasy271k WordsCompleted [No CP] [No heroine] [Transmigration] [Coming-of-age] [Lighthearted] [A miserable wage slave who wants to quit every day] [I don’t know if this counts as a power fantasy, but I won’t put the protagonist through misery] My name is Long Kui, and I transmigrated. Though I was human, I sat on the hero and crushed him to death right off the bat. The Demon King took a liking to me at first glance and recruited me as the Fourth Seat among the Seven Guardians. This job is way too dangerous. I want to ru 56Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    All of these are single-male-lead stories without female leads, basically the darling of the group, so feel free to ship them [smirk]. 2 Is a wish-fulfillment story with a semi-invincible protagonist? 6 And 8 are dual-male-lead stories, hehe 😁 and 6 is a bit of a narcissist [note]. 7 Is a dark story; if you want to read something ruthless and decisive, go for it [thumbs up]. 9 Is a white-haired handsome man with no emotions; does that represent rationality or mechanical godhood? [Heart]

21. 1121 龙 In the Year of the Dragon, I Was Reborn as a Baby Dragon? 龙年，我竟重生为龙宝宝？ Yu Moxuanran羽墨轩然Urban3.6M WordsOngoing [It steamrolls everything, the strongest in the world... and the cutest!] Jiang Chen is reborn as a baby dragon at a wildlife park, and keeps drifting further down the path of lying flat and giving up. “Food comes as soon as I open my mouth, and I can sleep as soon as I close my eyes.” But no one can predict what the future holds. The spiritual qi revival begins, the Blue Star undergoes a cataclysmic transformation, and countless terrifying beings emerge into the world. A fiery red bird, a white 10.5kReads8.5Score789Shelves
22. 1122 全 The World's Villains: I Can Only Become Stronger After I Die 全球反派：我死后才能变强 Switches Really Give Me a Headache交换机真的头疼Urban284k WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + bloodthirsty and brutal + no female lead + immortal and indestructible + System + villainous powerhouse] After accidentally transmigrating to a world undergoing spiritual qi revival, Qin Xiaogan, the only son of a wealthy family, sees his entire clan executed overnight. At the brink of death, he awakens the Infinite Death System. Can dying make him stronger? Can he even gain special abilities after dying enough times? From then on, the world has a new demon, madman, and 17Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    Ambiguous relationships? Those who want ambiguous relationships are all dead. Whoever wants to be the female lead has to die first.

23. 1123 卖 Selling Vegetables and Studying, Then Becoming the Top Scholar 卖菜读书，结果高中状元 Three Layers of Belly Fat三层肚腩Historical1.1M WordsCompleted After Shen Qingfeng dies alongside the Zombie Emperor in the apocalypse, he transmigrates to an alternate dynasty called Great Chu and becomes a child in Ning'an Village. The boy, nicknamed Dog Egg, is frail from birth, suffers from heart disease, and has a lowly name. Luckily, his proper name is Shen Yu'an. After studying for a few months with the elders, Shen Yu'an decides to take the imperial examinations, only to discover that his ancestors were exiles, and the descendants of exiles for thre 5.6kReads8.9Score584Shelves
24. 1124 大 Great Qin: Who Upset My Frail, Ailing Worthy Minister? 大秦：谁惹我那体弱多病的贤卿了 Leisurely Clouds Borrow Rain Ink闲云借雨墨Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing Transmigration + no romance + mostly daily life + a System (but it doesn’t feature much) Zhou Wenqing unexpectedly transmigrated into the chaotic Warring States period. That was bad enough, but when she opened her eyes, she discovered she was gravely wounded. A moment later, she remembered that her original self had been sent by the state of Han to Qin as a “spy,” and she was completely at a loss. Zhou Wenqing had no intention of flapping her little butterfly wings. Time and again, she tried to 26kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
25. 1125 我 I Came From the Underworld to Subdue Demons and Ghosts in the Mortal World 我自冥界来，于世间镇妖鬼 Dancing Flames Across the Nine Heavens火舞九天Mystery5.0M WordsOngoing A live-action, high-definition animated series of the same name is now available on Hongguo and Tomato Novel. Search to watch. Witchcraft ☞ Taoist arts ☞ Feng Shui secrets ☞ Mountain spirits and ghosts ☞ Scary enough to make you scream ☞ Funny enough to make you laugh ☞ No harem Mei Wuji was possessed by the Netherworld Emperor. He died and came back to life, defying Heaven’s will. Mei Tianlang mastered Meishan witchcraft and Feng Shui geomancy, understood fate, and divined that his grandson Mei 27.3kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
26. 1126 倒 The Countdown Begins 倒忌时开始 Do Not Say the Dream Is Far Away莫道梦魂遥Mystery488k WordsCompleted Patient: Li Taiyuan, male, twenty-four years old Diagnosis: Paranoid schizophrenia “Doctor Wang, if someone told you I wasn’t ill, and that what I see is the real world, would you believe me?” [Supernatural infinite flow / no special abilities / no female lead] 4.6kReads9.0Score566Shelves

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    No female lead! No female lead at all!! Don't just look at the title, read the content, folks! The content is truly phenomenal! The author's plot development is perfect. [Sending hearts]

27. 1127 不 I Don't Want to Live, but I Awakened an Immortality System 不想活，但觉醒了长生不老系统 Yun Weiqing云微青Eastern Fantasy500k WordsOngoing Cheng Qian thought he could finally put an end to his life, but a System notification startled him awake. “Ding ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve awakened the Immortality System!” Who could understand that he didn’t want to live anymore? Why make him immortal? Couldn’t someone else have this blessing instead? [Important!] This novel has no female lead! It contains Lovecraftian and graphic violence elements, as well as some horror content. Please don’t read if that’s not your thing! It takes a 11Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 1128 双 I Travel Between Two Strange Worlds, But I'm a Ghost Cultivator! 双穿诡异世界，可我是鬼修啊！ A Xing Zai阿星仔Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted Jiang Zhao transmigrated into a cultivation world and accidentally joined a sect of ghost cultivators. Everyone in the sect was wicked. Jiang Zhao spent every day treading carefully, as if walking on thin ice. Fortunately, at a critical moment, he awakened his golden finger. He obtained a portal that let him travel between worlds, linking his own to one where the paranormal was running rampant. That world was crawling with supernatural entities. Refine one D-rank entity, and your cultivation bre 19.9kReads8.3Score2.1kShelves

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    All stories feature no female lead and no romantic subplots. ① The protagonist travels between a bizarre world and a cultivation world, with a dual-transmigration element. The protagonist is an evil cultivator. The story is fast-paced; if you offend the protagonist, they'll kill your entire family. The supporting characters are not brainless, and there are no typical plot devices. ② The protagonist wears an alias, establishes an organization, and operates behind the scenes.

29. 1129 灾 The Calamity Canticle 灾厄乐章 Braised Green Peppers红焖青椒Urban744k WordsCompleted [Musician + Summons + Mysterious Organization + Villain + No CP + Fun-Seeker] Perhaps, in some corner unknown to you, mysterious rituals are underway. Strange life forms secretly covet the flesh and blood of the living. The colossal entity that maintains order lurks beneath the surface of society. A bloated, foolish god's child rots and stinks in an underground palace. The giant king in the flames silently blesses his people. A fantastically colored giant shark swims through the deep sea. A skel 9.1kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
30. 1130 规 Rules Horror: I’m a Madman, You Say I’m Cheating? 规则怪谈：我一疯子你说我开挂？ Sleeping Eighteen Hours a Day一天睡十八小时Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Rule-Based Horror + Deduction + Lunatic + Male-Male Romance + Wild Ride] A friendly warning: to repeat, the love between two men is just seasoning. The main focus is still clearing the rule-based horror scenarios! The rule-based horror game begins, and uncanny livestreams descend! Each country randomly picks one player to enter the game, and an uncanny livestream begins! If a player fails, the rule-based horror descends upon their country! What kind of shock will Meng Fei, a genuine lunatic, b 16.7kReads9.5Score2.6kShelves
31. 1131 带 I Take Trillions of Netizens Back to the Eighties to Rebuild the Nation’s Heavy Industry 带万亿网友回八零，重铸大国重工 Ling Tai Three Hearts灵台三心Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Industrial powerhouse + period setting + livestreaming + no heroine] After transmigrating to the Great Northwest in 1980, Lin Xi didn’t want to spend his life as a mere draftsman. When Mr. Qian tried to recruit him, he replied with astonishing boldness: “I’m not going to the design office. I want to make money at the labor services company!” He knew that without money, wind tunnels would shut down, projects would be cut, and the nation’s master craftsmen wouldn’t even be able to afford a new pa 66.4kReads9.2Score8.8kShelves
32. 1132 全 Global Manhunt: Playing the Ultimate Villain from the Start 全球通缉：开局扮演最强反派 Perplexed Muzi纳闷的木子Urban661k WordsCompleted [Urban] [Scheming] [System] [Livestream] The world’s ten biggest security firms, a billion-dollar reward, and elite contestants from every walk of life playing villains in a crime drama! High-speed chases, intense firefights, and desperate escapes! With crime rates rising around the world, this hugely popular livestream show simulates the methods and psychology behind all kinds of crimes, allowing authorities to predict and prevent them. The refined but ruthless Xiao Wuye starts out playing the 1.3kReads8.5Score135Shelves

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    Here you go! The last three books are more to my taste. Of course, you have to read the last one, *Ruthless*, it's truly ruthless, making me wonder if the protagonist has psychological issues… And the fourth one is great too!!! The protagonist is a gambler (not the kind of gambling with real money or anything), anyway, his courage is commendable 😦!!! A bit angsty… [shy][shy]

33. 1133 综 Anime Crossover: The Myriad Worlds Begin with Lan the Demon 综漫：诸天万界从恶魔咒蓝开始 Plain White Congee白白白粥Anime Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Fanfiction] + [anime crossover quick transmigration] + [plot-focused] + [no female lead] “System bro, I have a question,” said the demon in an elegant Daoist robe. “Go ahead.” “This is Jackie Chan Adventures, right? Then where are my talismans? And what do I look like right now?” “Talismans? Those are the most basic thing. As for you, you’re the great Moon Demon, of course!” After transmigrating as the Moon Demon Tso Lan, Zhou Lan begins his own legendary life. [Note: This is a fanfiction, with 43.3kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves
34. 1134 贫 This Daoist Strikes, He Pulls Up the Roots 贫道出手，斩草必除根 Huo Wang Tu火旺土Mystery363k WordsCompleted Feng Shui and the Supernatural ☞ Daoist Arts and Witchcraft ☞ If it can be killed, leave no survivors ☞ Ghosts and monsters ☞ No female lead I am Tian Jiu, a Daoist priest nicknamed the Heretic... Ageless and undying, beyond the cycle of reincarnation, I walk beneath the sun, driving out ghosts and subduing demons... Whether you’re a demon, monster, ghost, or fiend, I’ll reduce you to ashes... If I, Tian Jiu, cannot ascend among the immortals, then I’ll protect the mortal world... Countless immo 1.4kReads7.1Score105Shelves
35. 1135 在 Posing as a Returnee Tycoon in the 1980s 在八零伪装归国神豪 San Yao He三爻禾Urban887k WordsCompleted [80s Era] [Feel-Good] [Big Shot] [Tycoon] [No Female Lead] [Building a Career] [Everyday Life] The story of a fake tycoon with nothing to his name who becomes a real tycoon worth billions. Good news: After transmigrating into the 1980s, his heart condition is gone and his body is healthy. He also gets a Reputation System, which lets him exchange reputation points for assets. Bad news: He transmigrated with his whole body, so he has no official identity. And right now, he’s flat broke, with poc 36.3kReads8.2Score2.8kShelves

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    1. The first two books focus on overseas Chinese returning to build a beautiful China; the second one is genuinely hilarious. 3. A stock market novel. 4. A story about laundering one's money and becoming wealthy. 5. A powerful family with a strong family lineage.

36. 1136 杀 The Killing Game: The Ghost Who Purifies the World 杀戮游戏：净化世界的鬼 Sailing at Dawn凌晨挂帆Sports416k WordsCompleted [Game + no female lead + dark + cold-blooded, brutal protagonist] In a game of slaughter, kindness is the most laughable joke, and trust is the most foolish thing of all. Yet people trust because of kindness, and unite because of trust. So, you foolish humans, keep that unity alive. Offer me the power of your blood and flesh, and help me become a god! [Warning: The protagonist is a psychopath who kills everyone. Not recommended for readers who are easily disturbed.] 45Reads8.8Score—Shelves
37. 1137 道 The Taoist Exorcist 道门驱邪人 Peeing into the Wind and Soaking Myself迎风尿一身Mystery768k WordsCompleted Where there is evil under heaven, there are all manner of wicked things, and so there are Daoist exorcists. He travels between heaven and earth, yin and yang. He ventures deep into the hundred thousand mountains of Miao territory and far away to the borders of the southern seas. Head-dropping curses, gu raising, black magic, and all the world's fiends and spirits of darkness. He has exorcised countless demons and ghosts, only to discover in the end that nothing is more evil than the human heart. 2.6kReads9.1Score395Shelves
38. 1138 杀 After Slaying My Way Through Instances, I Raise an Evil God by the Rules 杀穿副本后，我在规则里养大邪神 White Peach Wuwu Dragon白桃呜呜龙Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted The print edition is now available under the title: The Fall of the Gods (Not for the faint of heart: nonhuman entities and terrifying monsters.) Yin Xiu has lived in a town governed by rules for six years. Normal players follow the rules and clear instances to stay alive. Yin Xiu, however, stays in town day after day. He doesn’t leave, clear instances, or go near the monsters. He does the bare minimum, takes it easy, and has practically settled into retirement. The town’s monsters have had thei 101.6kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves
39. 1139 回 Back to 1990 as a Tycoon: I Help the Whole County Strike It Rich 回到90当神豪：我带全县赚疯了 Tiger's Spirit Dragon虎虎的灵龙Urban466k WordsCompleted [Power Fantasy + Riches + 1990s + Stock Trading + Cross-Border Trading + Making the Entire County Rich + Slice of Life + Slow Pace] (A heads-up: This is a slow-paced, ensemble slice-of-life story. The countywide stock-trading arc wraps up in 65 chapters, followed by the whole county becoming cross-border traders. This is not a fast-paced power fantasy!) Reborn in the 1990s, Su Wen had planned to live quietly as a wealthy third-generation heir, but his grandfather cruelly sent him back to the co 5.9kReads8.8Score459Shelves
40. 1140 娱 Entertainment Reigns Supreme: From Terminal Illness to Entertainment Mogul 娱乐至上：从绝症到文娱巨鳄 Too Lazy to Write, Don't Feel Like Writing懒的写不想写Urban81k WordsOngoing [Showbiz] + [System] + [Literary Plagiarism] + [Urban] + [No Romance] Wang Yan transmigrated into a body that was on the verge of death. In the depths of despair, he awakened a System devoted to putting showbiz first. He started out by making his name through novels, and eventually became the owner of an entertainment company. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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41. 1141 说 We Agreed to Slack Off and Play Games, So Why Are You Crushing Wall Street? 说好摸鱼打游戏，你爆杀华尔街？ Tangyuan Who Plays Tennis打网球的汤圆Urban1.6M WordsOngoing Wall Street prints his image on the back of banknotes to ward off evil. European leaders hang his photo to protect their nations’ fortunes. And that night, when he turned his gaze toward Japan, the entire island nation heard the sound of its national destiny shattering! Only Su Hao felt terribly misunderstood. He swore he was just a kindhearted gaming nerd who had somehow wandered into the stock market. It was just that the decisions he made on instinct always seemed to cause some inexplicable 24.7kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
42. 1142 让 What’s Wrong with Letting Me Burn Something? 让我烧一下怎么啦？ Dao Mi He稻弥禾Urban1.1M WordsCompleted When Lin Mi wakes, he finds himself in a new world. Strange beasts lurk all around, star demons hide among the people, and gods watch from above. Ascendants awaken their psychic powers by riding the waves of the universe’s great leaps. At the collective ascension ceremony, Lin Mi awakens top-tier fire powers, then unexpectedly manifests an ultimate, pure white flame: Nanming Lihuo. After that, the Red Lotus Karmic Fire and the Nirvana Divine Flame awaken one after another. Facing bizarre enemies 1.5kReads6.9Score105Shelves

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43. 1143 给 Give the Rule Horror a Taste of Longguo’s Might 给规则怪谈来点龙国震慑 A Fan一个风扇Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Original Scenarios] [Choose Your Own Cheat Skill] [Teammates Are the Nation] [No Romance] [Logic-Driven] (I can't write a proper blurb, so please check out the story itself.) Long afterward, when the Dragon Nation has united the world of supernatural horror, everyone on Blue Star will remember the day Qin Yuan voluntarily entered a Rule Horror scenario. Scenario Skills First Scenario: Kuroko's Basketball (Skills: Enhanced Training, Block) Second Scenario: Susan's Lawyer's Letter (Skills: S 25.6kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves

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    I personally tested it and found that there's no female lead, or even very few female characters.

44. 1144 7 Bureau 749'S Yu Wuchang: The Stronger the Monsters, the Wilder I Get 749局玉无常，怪物越强我越狂 Fantasy-Struck Baboon幻想症狒狒Urban348k WordsOngoing [Just launched, rating will rise][No pressure][No taking abuse][A ruthless goofball] After transmigrating, Yu Jiu finally encountered his golden finger at the age of nineteen: the Mysterious Records of Yin and Yang. He can gain supernatural abilities by containing monsters, and even level them up. From then on, the 749 Bureau had a new monster-containment intern, one who got more excited the stronger the ghosts and monsters were. "Contained , acquired supernatural ability: Body 260Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist of this story transmigrates and awakens his cheat ability, the "Mysterious Impermanence Record," at the age of nineteen. This allows him to gain supernatural powers by capturing monsters and even level up to join the 749 (a fictional organization). From then on, the protagonist, clad in a dark robe with Black and White Impermanence fluttering behind him, leads a band of ghostly soldiers carrying the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, plunging headlong into the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts with a sinister grin. There is no female lead and no romantic subplots.

45. 1145 一 One Man, One Dog, One Zombie 一人一狗一丧尸 Uncle Nan Yao南妖叔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [No superpowers + no System + plot-focused + no harem] Huang Jin, a young man who secretly worked in a specialized line of business, received a call from his boss at the beginning of the zombie outbreak. His boss ordered him to stay put in C City and wait for the organization to rescue him. But time passed, and after waiting for two whole years, Huang Jin still saw no sign of anyone from the organization. He decided to head to Z City, where his boss was, on his own. Along the way, he came across 35.9kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves

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    The first book was a post-apocalyptic story; I read over 60 pages. There was no female lead and no romantic subplot. The second book was a children's book with many short stories; the plot was very engaging. [Heart emoji]

46. 1146 我 I Can Improve My Esper Skill Proficiency 我能提升异能熟练度 Xu Weilai Loves Crucian Carp爱吃鲫鱼的许未来Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Superpowers + Proficiency Panel + Multiple Classes + No Romance + Not Mindless] The fusion of the Astral Realm and the universe ushered in a dazzling age of superpowers. Superpowers formed the foundation of a variety of classes. Each class had its own abilities, and training in skills helped people make better use of their powers. After dying from overwork, Lin Ye transmigrated and gained a proficiency panel that let him allocate points earned through daily exercise. What was there to wait for? 2.4kReads8.3Score173Shelves
47. 1147 全 Global Survival: A Strong Girl Arrives from the Start 全球求生，开局送大力萝莉 Redwood Door红木门Mystery236k WordsCompleted [No Female Lead, Survival Game, Mind Games, Ensemble Cast, Instances, Mystery] In 2035, humanity was pulled into a death game. Before entering each game, every “player” could draw a different game starter pack: time stop, a portable storage space, flight, fire control, and more. Only Lin Fei got a loli from the System. A permanent one, at that? “A strong loli?” Later, Lin Fei discovered that as long as the loli didn’t die, he couldn’t die either! So it turned out he had a little cheat after all. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 1148 我 I Slay Demons Among Men 我在人间斩妖邪 The Dream-Chasing Stone逐梦的顽石Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted Ling Chi carries a mysterious Thunder Pearl and transmigrates into a strange world where gods, demons, and monsters coexist. Buried alive from the start, he wields a horse-slaying saber and wipes out his enemies' entire families at the slightest provocation. Every enemy he kills feeds his cultivation. He cultivates fierce thunder arts and follows the demonic path of slaughter. He acts decisively, never dragging things out. When his enemies ascend as entire clans, not one of them gets away. No po 3.1kReads8.8Score225Shelves
49. 1149 出 True Tales of the Spirit Mediums: My Ten Years Serving at a Ghost Hall 出马仙纪实：我供奉鬼堂的那十年 Four Happiness Pavilion四喜阁Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing My name is Zhou Tie. In this book, I'll tell the true story of my ten years running a spirit hall and serving ghosts. You've heard of spirit mediums... but have you heard of a ghost spirit hall? At eighteen, I established a ghost spirit hall and served ghost immortals! The presiding master was the sister my grandfather said had gone mad and died! This book has no female lead. It's not fantasy, and it's definitely not a cultivation novel! It's the true story of how I, born with an ominous yin con 82.8kReads9.6Score7.8kShelves
50. 1150 长 Longevity: From Emptying Nightsoil to Being Unrivaled Under Heaven 长生：从倒夜香到天下无双 Brothel Wild Horse勾栏烈马Eastern Fantasy498k WordsCompleted [Immortality + True Eunuch + No Female Lead + High Martial Arts + Jianghu + Imperial Court] Here, martial arts, Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism coexist. The powerful can move mountains and overturn seas, while the weak struggle to survive. After transmigrating, Yue Jiuyin becomes the lowest-ranking night-soil eunuch in the palace. Although he gains immortality from the start, he still has to work hard if he wants to live a more carefree life. Amid the bonds between ruler and subject, friendsh 3kReads8.0Score107Shelves

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