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. 1451 我 I’m Terminally Ill, Yet I Still Have to Save the World 我都是绝症了，还要操心救世 The Playwright排戏人Urban98k WordsCompleted (No CP + insectoid invasion + book two) At thirty-four, Yu Xiao quit his steady job and rented a small farmhouse on the outskirts of a third-tier city. For the first thirty-some years of his life, Yu Xiao had lived an utterly ordinary existence. The only extraordinary thing was that he was diagnosed with a terminal illness at thirty-four. At the time, Yu Xiao thought this would probably be the high point of his life. Half a year later, however, a doomsday-saving System calling itself 888 cam 7Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 1452 我 My Senior Brother Is Too Strong 我的师兄太强了 Ke Ning可宁Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsCompleted Original title: My Senior Brother Is Too Strong The eldest senior brother is diligent and tireless, while the second senior brother likes to sneak off and take it easy. The eldest senior brother is hailed as a genius, while the second is the disgrace of the sect. Until one day, the junior sister discovers that the second senior brother is pretty amazing too... This blurb does it no justice. Read the story for yourself... 60.9kReads8.2Score4.1kShelves

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   LOL, there's absolutely no ambiguity between them.

3. 1453 我 All My Chosen Ones Are Fourth Calamity Players 我的神选者全是第四天灾 Sweet Hot Pot甜口火锅Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted Beneath the grand facade of swords and magic lies a world hurtling toward corruption and ruin. After transmigrating to a Western fantasy world for 682 years, Ye Zhi finally got his golden finger: a glowing orb connected to the Blue Star internet! Combined with the divine spark that practically came knocking at his door, it gave birth to a game linking Blue Star with another world. Who says you can’t track someone down through the internet? With nothing more than an exclamation mark and a few gam 28.8kReads8.8Score3.3kShelves

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   Yes, brothers, this book has absolutely no romantic subplots, neither between men nor women. After all, the main character isn't even human anymore. You know, I steeled myself and shipped a skeleton as a couple? [Heavy-handed attack]

4. 1454 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: I'm So Overpowered, Yet I'm Trapped in a Massive Shura Field 盗笔：超强的我陷入了大型修罗场 Fish Like Water鱼依如水Two Male Leads1.2M WordsOngoing [Shen Huai: Modern-Era Arc, Extra-Long Republic-Era Watch-Along] [Everyone's Darling and Romantic Rivalry, Go Ahead and Ship Them + A Hint of Being Everyone's Favorite + Imagining a Powerful, Beautiful, Strong Yet Tragic Character] Third-person narration I transmigrated, but not completely. At this very moment, my body was lying right beside me, looking like a beautiful, flower-like person in a coma. The good news: I can create a secret identity that can't be killed. The bad news: the System sa 64.5kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves

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   These are all hidden gems of books, none of which feature a female protagonist and all have ratings above 9.0.

5. 1455 我 I'm Only Eight, and the System Wants Me to Sacrifice My Blood for High Martial Arts? 我才八岁，系统让我血祭高武？ Little Flower Eats Cat Food小花吃猫粮Urban547k WordsCompleted [High martial arts + satisfying power fantasy + no female lead + decisive and ruthless + age eight + Demon Venerable System] On Blue Star, Chen Mu is reborn at the age of eight and awakens the Demon Venerable System. Under the System’s interpretation, every martial skill and cultivation technique becomes a demonic art. [Morning Sun Body Tempering Method → Little Demon Heaven Tempering Art] [Void-Treading Step → Ghost Step] [Eight Cloud-Piercing Blades → Nine Tribulations Demon-Transforming Blade 6.5kReads9.0Score896Shelves

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   I have no idea what the female lead is; there are hardly any women in the story, except for the third book where the rest are ruthless killers, hahaha.

6. 1456 神 So What If I'm a God? In China, I'm Still Just a College Bro 神明又如何，在华夏也只能当男大 Layered Mist, Gentle Wings迭雾习习翼Urban407k WordsOngoing [No Romance + No System + Funny and Lighthearted + Everyday Urban Life] The hilarious everyday life of an otherworldly plant god transmigrated into a college student!! An outsider god starts a business on the land of Huaxia… A story of fighting, losing, and getting back up to fight again… A breathtakingly inspiring tale that will move you to tears! Shocking! It’s a reverse-transmigration story with a light, everyday feel, no angst and no romantic tension. Stunning! The most unbelievably deliciou 90Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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   1️⃣ 9.4, Behind-the-scenes story, eerie resurgence, the male protagonist [split personality, using multiple identities] is the organization all by himself, without revealing his true identity. 2️⃣ 9.4 [Plant deities arrive in modern times] He becomes an orphaned male college student. He falls into various traps promising high daily earnings. 3️⃣ 9.3, An eerie event occurs, the male protagonist obtains an [Anomaly Containment System], establishes an organization, uses multiple identities to deceive and contain the eerie. 4️⃣ 9.2, An alien male protagonist follows the Fire Seed Project, arriving on Earth before his home planet is destroyed [disguised as human]. The first half is set in a school, the second half is science fiction. 5️⃣ 9.0 [Running a guesthouse + system] He trades with people from different dimensions, utilizing the characteristics of different worlds to develop different products or buildings.

7. 1457 你 You’re a Game Designer, So Why Are You Filing Reports at the Police Station Every Day? 你个游戏设计师，天天警局备案？ Call Me Great Lord叫我大官人Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Extremely Illegal] [Come Get Me] [Not Human] [Livestream Meme Mayhem] [Hilarious] PS: This is a lighthearted, funny story full of livestream antics and memes. After transmigrating to a parallel world, Chu Sheng awakens a god-tier game designer System. He gets streamers and viewers worked up, earns emotional points, and unlocks more games. But Chu Sheng discovers that every game he unlocks is way too illegal! He unlocks Thief Simulator and makes Dai Xiaomei cry. But the robbery is so realistic t 25.1kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves
8. 1458 仙 In a World of Immortals and Martial Arts, My Simulator Lets Me Sweep the Prodigies 仙武世界，有模拟器的我横扫天骄 The Medicine-Pounding Rabbit捣药兔Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsOngoing (The Myriad Worlds + no female lead + feel-good power fantasy) After transmigrating into an immortal martial world, Qi Changfeng awakens the Immortal Martial Simulation System. He comprehends the Great Dao in simulated worlds and travels through the Myriad Worlds with his soul. In the primary world, he fights far and wide, crushing every prodigy with his fists. The characters are intelligent, and there are no brainless villains. His goal is the supreme peak. The protagonist is never put through 6.8kReads8.5Score361Shelves

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   There is currently no female lead, and it's unlikely there will be one. The fifth book features a female protagonist with no romantic partner.

9. 1459 星 Last Scion of the Stars: Blue Star's Comeback 星际遗孤：蓝星逆袭 Little Ai 2024小艾2024Urban301k WordsCompleted [No CP + wild imagination + adorable genius kid + top student + aerospace + feel-good power fantasy] Before his home planet was destroyed, Chi Hao climbed into an escape pod. His friends and family repeatedly warned him: If you survive and reach a new planet, be sure to hide your alien identity. Chi Hao took their words to heart. After stepping out of his spaceship and meeting the first human, he decided to start by pretending to be mute. At first, he quietly and smoothly blended into human soc 6.7kReads9.3Score763Shelves
10. 1460 你 You Didn't Even Take Part in the National Destiny Trials, So Where Are You Hiding? 你根本没参加国运，你躲哪了？ I Feel a Little Unwell我觉得有点子难受Urban6.9M WordsOngoing Shanshi, who had transmigrated into this world, kept out of sight and cultivated alone. He never expected to get caught up in a struggle over national destiny. After giving it some thought, Shanshi decided to develop his new home properly. He never imagined that the more he built, the more absurd this world would become. 35.5kReads8.5Score2.6kShelves
11. 1461 氪 Pay to Cultivate Martial Arts, So What If My Points Are Unbeatable? 氪金修武，无敌点怎么了？ Yu Xiaoqing余小庆Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [No Female Lead, No Taking Women + Settle Scores on the Spot + Overwhelming Power + Ruthless and Decisive + Feel-Good Story] Yun Chuan transmigrated to a parallel world where demon beasts ran rampant and martial artists ruled. The special training slot he had fought so hard to secure was about to be snatched away by someone with connections. In a fit of rage, he awakened a Pay-to-Win System. “You’re taking my slot? Let’s see if my gun agrees!” “An SSS-rank talent? Even a dog wouldn’t want that. 20.4kReads8.2Score2.3kShelves
12. 1462 开 I Opened an Inn and It Became a Safe Haven for All Worlds 开个民宿，成了万界安全屋 Just Love Lolis就爱萝莉Urban259k WordsCompleted [Business Management] [No CP] [Feel-Good Story] [Lighthearted] [Everyday Life] Burned out from working himself to the bone, Lin Yi decides to lie flat and return to his hometown to open a homestay. His neighbors shake their heads and sigh: “The kid worked so hard to get out of here, only to come right back. What a waste!” “Open a homestay? Who’s going to visit a remote mountain village like this?” But Lin Yi’s homestay starts attracting guests from all kinds of different worlds. There are litera 2.7kReads8.8Score205Shelves
13. 1463 吾 I, the Great Emperor's Posthumous Son, Have Double Pupils and Supreme Bones from the Start 吾，大帝遗腹子，开局重瞳至尊骨 MUJIMEastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Villain + ruthless and decisive + no playing the pig to eat the tiger + invincible backing + heaven-defying talent] He transmigrates into the world of a novel. Su Chen discovers that he’s become the story’s villainous big boss. The ridiculous part is that the novel has thirty-two protagonists. And every one of them is a cheat with a System. Fortunately, at the crucial moment, he awakens the Heaven’s Chosen Villain System. [Congratulations, Host, sign-in successful. You obtained Supreme Bone.] [ 16.2kReads7.9Score1.5kShelves

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    Absolutely awesome! There's no female lead—no female lead at all, not even any female characters, right? There might be a few, but they're all supporting roles. I highly recommend these two books; I have such high hopes for them! [Kissing emojis]

14. 1464 三EN The Three Pure Ones Overheard My Thoughts, and the Primordial World's Plot Collapsed 三清偷听我心声，洪荒剧情崩完了 Hua Qianluo花千落Ancient Romance3.2M WordsOngoing Zhou Qingqing transmigrates. She becomes a flower capable of absorbing spiritual energy and cultivating. Before she has time to celebrate, three Daoist masters descend from the clouds, saying they will split her into three to make a treasure for proving the Dao. [What the heck! They have a perfectly good innate supreme treasure, but they want to split it into three top-grade spiritual treasures. Are they stupid...?] Knowing that the Primordial World is a dangerous place and the Heavenly Dao cann 26.1kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
15. 1465 御 Beast Taming: A Pocket-Sized Post-Apocalyptic World 御兽：随身带着末世小世界 Ninety-Seven九十七Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Signed for a print edition, so enjoy with confidence] [Rotting Slime], [Abomination Giant], [Bloodflame Saint] [Little Ice Dragon], [Frost Lord], [Frostglow Bone Dragon] [Soul-Attracting Banner], [Soul-Summoning Banner], [Human Emperor Banner] Qian Er transmigrates to a world of beast tamers and becomes a dark-type beast tamer, but his progress is slow because he has no resources. Fortunately, he awakens an apocalypse portal that lets him travel to an apocalyptic world. There, he can feed flesh 21.7kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves
16. 1466 万 The Ten Thousand Races: They Wanted You Dead, Not in Control of the Zerg 万族：让你陨落，没让你掌控虫族 Three Golds for the Great King大王三个金Eastern Fantasy561k WordsCompleted At the dawn of the Ten Thousand Races Era, spiritual qi revived on Blue Star. The planet expanded more than a hundredfold, the sky split open, and the myriad races descended. In Year 199 of the Ten Thousand Races Era, Jun Lintian, the sole heir of the Jun family, was ambushed and vanished on Niumang Mountain. In a fury, the Jun family’s white-robed ancestor overturned Niumang Mountain, but still found no trace of Jun Lintian. At the bottom of the Abyss of Mount Li, in the Central Domain of t 1.8kReads8.9Score170Shelves
17. 1467 惊 Horror Academy 惊悚学院 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery564k WordsOngoing [Not for beginners + Mind games + Character growth + Slow pace + Descent into darkness] A world filled with curses and evil spirits... A mysterious and eerie academy of terror... A terrifying female ghost who has followed me since childhood... The moment I received that bloodstained admission letter, the gears of fate began to turn, right on schedule... My name is Jin Buhuan, and I'm a Ghost Tamer. I'm going to school now... and I'll feed my female ghost while I'm at it. 79Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    Speaking of novels without a female lead, I have to mention Ye Bao's books, although there are only two, the second one being a relatively new one. Zhao Yi, known as the Forgotten Angel, is a "cook" with some anatomical knowledge—highly recommended! The author mentions that the second book does have a female lead, but they have no romantic relationship, just pure friendship, and the second male lead is a comedic character (Note: the author is terrible at choosing names).

18. 1468 路 The Side Character’s Work Journal 路人甲工作日志 Suffering in Dreams梦里吃苦Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + stockpiling + quick transmigration + space + System + adorable pets] A slice-of-life account Jiang Ping binds herself to the Passerby A System and begins a stockpiling adventure through countless little worlds via quick transmigration. (The golden finger is pretty powerful. The female lead transmigrates at random, and her gender and species aren’t fixed.) Worlds set in different eras, the apocalypse, the modern day, and ancient times… 5.5kReads8.6Score369Shelves

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    Both are romance-free; one is a story about infrastructure development, the other is about a random passerby with a system, and both have unpredictable genders and random races.

19. 1469 一 A Poor Scholar of Noble Character 一品寒士 Beyond the Mountain山的那边Historical1.6M WordsCompleted [Single heroine, semi-fictionalized Tang Dynasty] In an era when the great aristocratic clans looked down on the imperial family, Zhao Quan was born to a farming family and entered school carrying the hopes of his parents and six older brothers. Farming was out of the question: even the village head’s family had no food to spare… So he had no choice but to take the imperial exams and become an official. 10.3kReads9.3Score872Shelves
20. 1470 流 The Wandering Earth: I Take My Little Broken Planet on the Road 流浪地球，我带着小破球去流浪 A Hidden Scholar in the Countryside阡陌世隐Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing The moment the Wandering Earth broke free from the solar system’s chains, the darkest hour in the entire universe began. Zhou Ming, the will of Earth itself, took the “Perpetual Student” System and its star-devouring host on a knife-edge journey through a universe ruled by the law of the dark forest. To avoid being struck down to a lower dimension, Zhou Ming and humanity embarked on a wild interstellar ride. Pose as a superior civilization and scam the Heluo aliens? That was just an appetizer! S 1.1kReads8.9Score103Shelves

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    The first book features a protagonist who becomes Earth in the movie *The Wandering Earth*. It's not really a protagonist-centric story; most of the plot revolves around humans, but the protagonist's system is female. The second book guarantees no female lead, so you can read it without worry. The protagonist in the real world is a patient facing amputation, and enters a supernatural world to avoid losing his leg. There's no system in this book either. The third book features a protagonist who is wheelchair-bound and spends most of his time with his best friend. The fourth book is highly recommended; it's really good. The stories between the protagonist and animals are heartwarming, and there are no women around, only animals. The only downside is the author's slow update schedule. The fifth book features a protagonist who takes care of children and is their teacher. Women will appear, but they won't stay long. In short, I recommend the fourth book.

21. 1471 退 The Retired Judge Goes on a Rampage in Horror Games 退休判官在惊悚游戏杀疯了 Chu Jiujiu楚九九Mystery856k WordsOngoing [No heroine, no romance, infinite instances + invincible from the start + urban supernatural + helping ghosts get revenge + occasional livestreaming] Retired Judge Lu Yi is dragged into the Grievance-Quelling System. He’s rehired for overtime as soon as he retires, and he’s more resentful than a ghost! . The female ghost says in a hollow voice, “You can’t leave unless you help me fulfill my wish...” Lu Yi grabs her head and swings her around like a meteor hammer! Lu Yi: “Are you coming with me 834Reads9.0Score111Shelves

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    The bag is amazing, it looks so good, give it a try!

22. 1472 天 How Could I, Coughing Up Blood Every Day, Possibly Be the Mastermind? 天天咳血的我怎么可能是幕后黑手 A Blank Stretch of Time空白的时间Mystery545k WordsCompleted Also known as My Life in a Wheelchair: I Write Strange Tales, and They All Come True Single male protagonist + no romance but doted on by everyone + tragic yet strong + urban fantasy + strange tales + mastermind behind the scenes (not from the start) (female-oriented!!!!!) [System binding successful] [Hello, Host! This System is called the Strange Tale Author Development System. The Host must write one strange tale each month. If you don't write well, you'll die~] [P.S. To clarify, Host, you wer 6kReads9.0Score914Shelves
23. 1473 渣 Reforming a Bad Boyfriend: Becoming a Good Dad 渣男洗白：做个好爸爸 Yu Shishi余诗诗Urban169k WordsOngoing Song Qi is bound to a scumbag-rehabilitation System and sent to various worlds to clean up the messes left by awful men. The System is a useless little thing, but luckily, Song Qi can rely on himself. (1) A high school student driven to darkness by bullying (The first story gets pretty wild, so please go easy on me, I beg you.) Song Qi: Son, you're a super-rich heir. Go on, slap him hard across the face! (2) A farm boy whose life was switched at birth Song Qi: Son, your old man successfully stag 9Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    This book is incredibly good. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with a scumbag's attempt to redeem himself. It's more about him redeeming his son, not his wife. There are two stories now. The first one is about the scumbag who abandoned his wife and child.

24. 1474 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Open a General Store to Get By 灵气复苏：开个杂货铺混日子 Xia Tiao虲条Urban750k WordsCompleted [Spiritual qi revival + System + urban + comedy + no female lead] Tang Bai's three great loves: eating, getting himself into trouble, and making a little pocket money. An unexpected transmigration brings him a general store and sets him on a very different path in life. 16.1kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
25. 1475 我 I'm Just a Tabby Cat, So It's Only Reasonable That I Beat Up Ghosts and Gods! 我一只狸花猫吊打鬼神很合理啊！ The One Who Wants to Laugh想笑的Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Animals Never Transform into Human Form + Spiritual Qi Revival + No Romance] Something went wrong when Lihua was being reincarnated, and she was reborn before drinking Granny Meng's soup. She became a tabby cat in the countryside. She thought she'd spend this life doing nothing but catching mice, beating up passing dogs, and ruling the neighborhood as a cat boss. But then she accidentally killed a red snake and seized a broken-shop golden finger. And so Lihua set out on a path of beating up evi 1.1kReads8.9Score107Shelves

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    All are without a female lead, without any romantic subplots, and include elements of quick transmigration, prehistoric times, the supernatural, immortality, and transformation into animals. [Thinking][Thinking][Thinking]

26. 1476 游 Gaming Powerhouse: I Never Meant to Debunk the Fake History! 游戏强国：我没想砸锅伪史啊 Ma Gengtao马亘洮Urban1.0M WordsCompleted “Video Game Producer” “Original Game” “No Heroine” “System” “Ladies and gentlemen, we’re honored to be here on the banks of the Songhua River to interview the internationally renowned video game designer, Mr. Feng Qiming!” “He is president of the Shouren Network Division, chief creative designer for the Yaodao game console, CEO of the American company Blizard, honorary director of Shanghai Mihoyo Technology, and one of the founders of the Yiyou studio, jointly led by designers Igarashi and Miyaz 5.7kReads8.9Score347Shelves

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    This is a male-centric story with no female lead. It features a game-like plot created by the author. While the general storyline is predictable, it's still quite readable.

27. 1477 死 Death Note: A Fanatic’s Rebirth 死亡笔记：狂信徒的重生 Judgment of the Three of Pentacles审判星币三Anime Fanfiction236k WordsOngoing A Death Note fanfiction Kira is dead. After witnessing a god fall with his own eyes, the arrested Teru Mikami is consumed by regret and despair, and eventually goes mad and dies in prison. When he opens his eyes again, he's returned to six years earlier. “Kami... Kami...” It must be that God has given him a chance to atone, that God has let him start over! “Please give me a chance to serve as your right-hand man once again...” “This time, I won't let you down!” *The plot and characterization d 773Reads9.4Score147Shelves

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    The protagonist's only faith is in Kami (Light Yagami); he's uninterested in everyone else unless it's helpful to Kami, otherwise he won't even give them a second glance.

28. 1478 动 Animal Extinction: From the Start, I Got a Million Mu of Land in the Desert 动物灭绝：开局荒漠获得百万亩地 Ah Xue是阿薛啊Urban396k WordsCompleted Jiang Cheng transmigrates to a world where animals have gone extinct. He volunteers for the forest ranger unit nobody else wants to join and becomes a Qinling sand-control worker. There is sand everywhere and little water or soil, only endless bones of the dead. But everything changes after he picks up an adorable little tiger. His life is transformed! [Pet a tiger's head in the Year of the Tiger: Receive 1 self-heating sleeping bag] [Pet a tiger's tail in the Year of the Tiger: Receive 1 bag of 965Reads9.4Score106Shelves

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    This is the list I've sifted through after reading it. I'm still following Uncle Nine's book; the protagonist is ruthless and cold-blooded, and doesn't get close to women. It's very well written, but it's not finished yet. "True Goodness and Beauty" is a hilarious and invincible story; the protagonist is ordinary-looking and doesn't understand human language, but his combat power is unmatched. "Hero" is about a wartime veteran who travels to the modern world, burns down an island, and bombs kimchi. "Leisurely Live Stream" is about a reincarnated god who travels back to his own world, bringing back various animals from the historical record. In "Becoming a God," the protagonist is a lone wolf who later creates a clone and a spirit pet to help fight in his own world while he goes to other worlds to carry out bombing raids. "Snow Leopard" is about a border patrolman and a snow leopard cub. In "Movie," the protagonist has practically never even held a girl's hand.

29. 1479 让 We Asked You to Hike Around the World, Not Catch People and Shake Them Down 让你徒步环球，没让你抓人薅羊毛 Update Beast爆更兽Urban2.4M WordsCompleted The comic adaptation under the same title is now online: They Said We’d Hike Around the World, So Why Am I Going Hungry Nine Times in Three Days? [Wilderness survival + crime-catching + comedy + sly tricks + action-packed + no female lead?] From the start, after transmigrating, Su Mo discovers he is taking part in a show called Hike Around the World. The rules: All expenses along the way must be earned legally by the contestant himself. He thought it would be a miserable competition of sleeping 6.2kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    Five stars isn't the limit for a book, it's just the limit for reviews!

30. 1480 少 The Blood of Youth: The Qingcheng Daoist Master Comes Down from the Mountain 少年歌行：青城道爷下山了 Stir-Fried Marshmallows爆炒棉花糖Anime Fanfiction466k WordsCompleted [No heroine, the male lead stands alone, no breaking up couples] A prodigy emerged from Qingcheng Mountain, entering the Mysterious Realm of Spirit Travel at just seventeen. Zhao Yuzhen: Everyone says my swordsmanship is unmatched, that I guard Qingcheng alone with my sword and forced the Demon Sect to take an eight-hundred-mile detour. But they don't know that back then, my senior brother spat out a burst of sword energy that swept across those eight hundred miles. My senior brother, Zhou Huanz 17.4kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves

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    He didn't break up his original marriage; he became strong on his own.

31. 1481 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Little Tyrant from the Zhang Family 盗墓：张家来的小霸王 Chu Zhe怵谪Two Male Leads430k WordsCompleted Also known as Grave Robbing: The Zhang Family’s Ancestral Dark Moonlight “Zhang family member + all + unhinged + villain” The Zhang family had a child born with an unprecedented bright red tattoo. He was known as the “Fire Qilin.” The Fire Qilin feared no flames. Even when engulfed in a raging inferno, he remained unharmed, so the Zhang family revered him as an auspicious omen. Yet the Fire Qilin betrayed the Zhang family and fled the Northeast, eventually making his way to Changsha. He changed 9kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    🔥🔥This novel has no female lead. The male lead is extremely handsome, but a ruthless killer.💦 The male lead is the direct descendant of the Zhang family, known as the Fire Qilin. However, due to his violent nature, he despises the Zhang family and goes to Changsha. Because of his extremely handsome appearance, with a red mole between his eyebrows, and his ruthless killing, he is known as the Mad Bodhisattva in the underworld. Everyone in the Nine Gates falls deeply in love with him.💖 His Fire Qilin tattoo allows him to sense all the dangers in the cemetery, and like the young master, he possesses an immortal body.

32. 1482 我 I'm a Goofball, So Being a Little Invincible Is Totally Reasonable 我一个沙雕无敌亿点很合理吧 Two Taels of Wine a Day一天二两酒Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Top rich kid Lin Bei becomes intellectually disabled after a car accident, commonly known as an idiot. At the same time, the world undergoes a global upheaval: demons and monsters return, and danger keeps closing in. Lin Bei: You don’t actually think I’m a moron, do you? [Ding! System warning: Host, please don’t use your mental impairment as an excuse to do whatever you want…] 28.5kReads9.3Score3.8kShelves
33. 1483 抗 War of Resistance: My Strategist's Eye Awakens, Revealing a Mini Map! 抗战：我谋士入局，觉醒小地图！ Huang Bei 97煌北97Urban2.0M WordsOngoing As he transmigrated through the darkest period of history, Lin Tian Chen awakened a visualized map in his mind. “I’ll enter the game as a strategist and raise the banner to win half a move against Heaven.” From then on, the army gained a commander who could direct the battlefield like a god. With limited resources, he would execute tactical flanking maneuvers to perfection; with abundant resources, he would unleash firepower on an unparalleled scale. He led his forces north to campaign in Guando 5kReads9.6Score617Shelves

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    These three books, as of now, have no female lead and no women in them. Who knows if the author will change their mind in the future? [Cool]

34. 1484 古 A Reborn Ancient Bodyguard Goes on a Rampage in the Entertainment Industry 古穿今之暗卫重生在娱乐圈杀疯了 Little Pigeon Currently Typing正在码字的小鸽Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing Top-tier Imperial Guard + Reincarnated after death + Powerful figure + Acting skills + Entertainment industry + Champion of justice .(No CP, no CP, no CP) Dark Guard Eleven, the sharpest blade of the empire, died in a hail of arrows after fighting to the death at Qinlong Mountain. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in modern society, with no identity, no money, and no connections. After going hungry for three days, Dark Guard Eleven stood expressionless in a convenience store, picke 3.5kReads8.9Score376Shelves

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    I recognize this as a lighthearted, female-centric novel. So far, only one actress, formerly known as "Best Actress," seems to have a slight attraction to the male lead, but he quickly and politely rejects her advances. [Flying kiss]

35. 1485 全 My Whole Family Are Villains 全家皆反派 Bone-Leak Gua Wen骨漏呱闻Urban313k WordsCompleted [No Romance] Only after taking a turn through the cultivation world did Qin Yu discover that he was living inside a book. And he wasn't the protagonist. What's more, his entire family were the book's villains. His father was a ruthless, heartless capitalist who drove the female lead's father's company into bankruptcy. His mother was a sharp-tongued, petty, three-time Best Actress who blocked the female lead's rise to stardom. His eldest brother was a corrupt, scheming politician who forced the m 1.3kReads9.1Score117Shelves

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    No female lead, no romantic subplots. The first serialized horror game, "Ghost Invasion," is quite interesting and worth following. The second one, I don't know how to describe it, is also quite interesting; you can check out the short stories. The third one, "Live Stream," features Bai Wuchang (White Impermanence), which I really enjoyed; the content is very interesting and the author's writing is excellent.

36. 1486 穿 Transmigrating Across the Heavens, the Strong Are Killing Everywhere 穿越诸天，强者处处在乱杀 Little Brother Get Rich發財小弟Historical351k WordsOngoing Lin Yang became a vegetable after an accident and thought his life was over. But the strong find surprises at every turn, and the arrival of System Zero gave both of them a bright future. Worlds he transmigrates into: ??? The light belongs to you. All I get is darkness and heaviness! World One: Quietly making big moves (✔) World Two: It was all because of a butt (✔) World Three: My life is your life (✔) World Four: Who’s the bigger villain? (✔) World Five: Apocalypse (✔) (Not very good. Skip it 348Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    100% No romance or ambiguity, but the main character has a somewhat villainous personality. Please proceed with caution if you mind this!

37. 1487 隐 I Lived in Seclusion in the Mountains, Yet Somehow Became the Emperor’s Teacher 隐居山林的我竟成了帝师 West Lamp, South Fire西灯南火Historical752k WordsCompleted Across ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains, the realm is swept into turmoil; armored cavalry and flashing spears usher in a time of chaos. (No System, no womanizing, political intrigue and court power struggles. Nine years as a full-time author, with a reputation you can trust.) Han Yu, a professor of economic history, dies and transmigrates into the body of a scholar in the Wu Dynasty who shares his name. Having worked himself to death in his previous life, Han Yu decides that in this on 1.8kReads7.6Score105Shelves

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    There are no female supporting characters.

38. 1488 拼 I Worked My Way to the Top Scholar in the Imperial Exams, and Now You Say I Have a Powerful Identity 拼命科举成状元，你才说我有身份 This Fish Wants to Eat Cats Now这鱼想吃猫了Historical1.6M WordsCompleted (A cathartic power fantasy: the protagonist never takes anything lying down, and never lets a grudge wait until tomorrow!) No romance + nation-building + imperial examinations + farming + alternate history + court intrigue A no-holds-barred power fantasy, with a decisive, ruthless protagonist!! If there's no justice in this world, then I'll carve it out with blood! If the great clans leave everyone with nowhere to turn, then I'll cut a path through them. The county magistrate's son toys with peo 35kReads9.0Score4.3kShelves
39. 1489 系 What Should I Do If the System Breaks? 系统碎掉了怎么办？ Enchanted Wine, Drunken Spirit幻酒醉灵Eastern Fantasy127k WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + entirely original worlds + no female lead + decisive and ruthless + unconventional imagination + boss protagonist + readers who like saintly protagonists, stay away] “Why do I have to rely on a half-broken System to fight these gods?” The good news: he transmigrated. The bad news: he transmigrated into a serf in a fantasy medieval world. The better news: he has a System. The worse news: his System is broken. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There's no female lead; let alone a female lead, the main character is practically inhuman.

40. 1490 惊 Thriller Game: I Exorcise Ghosts with Physical Force on a Global Livestream 惊悚游戏：全球直播我物理驱魔 Gatsby Can't Get Back on His Feet盖兹比不会翻身Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Infinite-loop horror, comedy, clearheaded but unhinged male lead, no heroine, not brainless, slow pace] A terrifying game of endless reincarnation descends upon the world, and a mysterious young man from Huaxia is chosen. Bearing the hopes of all humanity, he sets out on a road of bloodstains and restless spirits, with no return. A “Physical Exorcism System” falls from the sky, and the boy begins pulling all kinds of stunts that defy common sense. Beneath the absurd challenges and puzzle-solvin 1.9kReads9.2Score260Shelves

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    Well, there are female characters, but they don't have a significant romantic storyline with the male lead. However, if you want to watch it, you need to be able to accept gay characters. There might be some ambiguous relationships between the male lead and other men in the story...

41. 1491 诡 Eerie Game NPC: I Carry the Fate of All Humanity 诡异游戏NPC，我背负了全人类 Moonlight Tea明月茶Mystery855k WordsCompleted [Contains many scenes of illness and frailty. Proceed with caution.] Gu Heqing transmigrates one day and discovers he has become an NPC in a horror game. Humans keep entering the game world, while the real world is gradually being dragged into it. The livestreams show people dying horribly, and he is somehow connected to a “god” whose nature he cannot begin to understand… He has no idea where to go from here. But when he finally comes to his senses, he seems to have... become humanity’s onl 4.8kReads9.0Score574Shelves

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    All are non-romantic and have no romantic pairings. Books 1 and 7 are by the same author and are both male-group stories; book 1 is purely male-group, and book 7 was adapted into a movie later (details omitted). Book 4 is not simply a supernatural tale. I personally think the writing in books 1, 7, and 13 is quite good, and the others are also very interesting. I've mostly read non-romantic stories, but I still have more on my bookshelf.

42. 1492 陈 Old Haunts 陈年诡事 Bamboo Shoot Bandit夺笋侠Mystery2.8M WordsOngoing There is only one disease in the world, and it's called poverty. There is only one kind of ghost in the world, and it's called a poor ghost. My name is Chen Xiaofei. I'm a high school sophomore who's both afflicted with the disease of poverty and a poor ghost. 31.4kReads8.5Score2.6kShelves

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    The cover of "Reincarnation Paradise" is quite appealing. Personally, I think these three books without a female lead are quite good.

43. 1493 影 The Film and TV Industry Banned Me? I Debuted in a Boy Band Instead 影视圈封杀我？反手男团出道 The Old Book Gets Another Chance旧书重来一次Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well! 3kReads9.1Score348Shelves
44. 1494 仙 It's Hard to Be an Immortal 仙人难当 Two Yuan for a Jin of Watermelon西瓜一斤两块Eastern Fantasy755k WordsOngoing [No System + Invincible + Travel + Awakening in Chapter Seven + Slow-Paced Daily Life + Wandering Immortal in the Mortal World] This is a story about fate, and nothing more than a story about fate. Yang Ye is merely the junior disciple on Wushan Mountain, a carefree Daoist living in the hills. By a twist of fate, he descends from the mountain and enters the world, only to watch helplessly as he loses the place he came from. So he decides to take a journey. Princes and ministers pass by like a sh 3.8kReads8.8Score351Shelves

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    The first book features a protagonist who comes from a system and recruits some people along the way. There might be a few ambiguous lines, but the other ambiguous relationships don't involve the protagonist; they involve the host. The second book is good; it's a new book, but very enjoyable. I recommend it. The protagonist is a Taoist priest. I don't need to explain what a Taoist priest is, right? The third book, judging from the title... Well, there are almost no female characters. The fourth book mainly focuses on how to rob a bank; again, there are almost no female characters. The fifth book features a female character, who is the protagonist's classmate, but the protagonist definitely doesn't have any ambiguous relationships with her. These are all books I read a while ago.

45. 1495 爽 So Awesome! A Cheat-Code Police Cat Joins the K-9 Unit 爽歪！警犬队里出现一只开挂警猫 Seven Punishments七刑Urban302k WordsCompleted [Gets stronger later + one unscrupulous police cat] After entering a parallel world just like the modern one, Jiang Jiang becomes an orange tabby. Mission: Become a police cat as capable as a police dog. As long as he helps the police complete their missions, he can earn all kinds of ability cards. For the ability cards, To grow stronger step by step, And to become a proper police cat, He relentlessly catches every lawbreaker and criminal, including foreign offenders brazen enough to keep 686Reads9.1Score104Shelves

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    Well, the main characters aren't human, so how could they have a romantic pairing? Don't worry, the main character is just a cat with superpowers. There's no story about the cat turning into a human, only exciting scenes of fighting crime. If you're interested, you can give it a try.

46. 1496 我 I Thought We Were Brothers, but You Tricked Me into Robbing a Bank? 我把你当兄弟，你骗我抢银行？ Dragons Fighting龙打架Urban523k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lu Ming’s friend Zhou Hang took part in a military exercise, playing the role of a bank robber. Zhou Hang decided to recruit Lu Ming to play a robber too. For security reasons, he couldn’t tell him the truth about the exercise, so he used an invitation to dinner as an excuse to get Lu Ming out of the house. “Isn’t this just dinner? Do you really have to withdraw cash at the bank?” Watching his good friend Zhou Hang, who’d invited him to dinner, Lu Ming s 15.3kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
47. 1497 封 Blacklisted, I Sing at My Own Funeral, and the King of Hell Weeps on the Spot 封杀后我灵堂卖唱，阎王泪洒当场 Ouyang Wangdacai欧阳旺大财Urban897k WordsOngoing [Entertainment Industry + Transmigration + Underworld + Livestreaming + System + Wild Imagination + No Female Lead] Gu Bai transmigrates into the body of a singer who has been blacklisted. After offending a powerful figure in the entertainment industry, he is smeared by the media and cyberbullied by the entire internet. His career is ruined, and at home he has a blind younger sister who needs an exorbitant amount of money for treatment. Fortunately, Gu Bai binds himself to the [Voice from Beyond 1.4kReads9.1Score174Shelves
48. 1498 我 My Strength Is All Thanks to My Enemies' Imagination 我的强大全靠敌人想象 I'm Really a Noob我真是菜狗Urban447k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + special abilities + seemingly invincible at first, truly invincible later + everyone misunderstands him as a hidden powerhouse + no heroine] As spiritual qi revives, monsters run rampant and humans awaken special abilities. One day, Qi Yuan goes out to buy groceries and comes face-to-face with a monster. Just as he thinks he's about to die on the spot, he suddenly hears the monster's thoughts... “This aura! He's definitely no ordinary powerhouse!” “Terrifying, simply terrifying!” 7.1kReads9.1Score727Shelves

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    This corpse-dissecting Tai Sui is so satisfying! 😄

49. 1499 重 Reborn from the Weakest Esper to the Mist's Overlord 重生后从最弱异能者成为迷雾主宰 Icebreaking Sledgehammer破冰大锤子Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn] + [Comeback] + [Wild Imagination] + [No Female Lead] + [Good-for-Nothing Comeback] Chen Chen, the weakest ability user at Northeast Academy, was abandoned by his teammates on the Eastern Front. After the Poppy devoured his body, he fought with all his might and escaped to the Gate of Mist, the boundary between the mist and reality. As his consciousness faded, the God of Time reset the continent's timeline. Because Chen Chen was at the boundary between the mist and reality, he was rebor 2.5kReads9.1Score345Shelves
50. 1500 大 The Tang Dynasty’s Fine Prince 大唐好贤王 The Six Arts of the Gentlemen君子六艺Historical3.3M WordsCompleted [Funny and Stress-Relieving + Fiery Battles + Alternate History + “A Loving Father and Filial Son” + Top-Tier Jokesters Teaming Up + No System, Just a Golden Finger + Deep Grandparent-Grandchild Bond] In an alternate universe, in another Tang dynasty, the blood of the Xuanwu Gate Incident stained the flagstones beneath the palace walls red, and a different legend of the prosperous Tang began! Li Kuan, the second prince raised by his grandmother, Empress Dowager Taimu, survived a brush with dea 56.2kReads9.4Score4.8kShelves

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    The first book is uncertain, but the second and third books definitely do not have a female lead.

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