A Growth-Oriented Protagonist, Not Someone Who Can Destroy the World from the Start 成长型不要一开始就毁天灭地的那种

1. 1 无 Infinite Evolution: One More Step Means Clocking In, One Less Means Being Served at the Table 无限进化：多一步上班少一步上桌 Faceless Man, Little Hang-Jun无面男小航君Sci-Fi & Apocalypse284k WordsCompleted One day, Xiao Ming suddenly got a System and began his journey of eating monsters to evolve… Then he got an old copy of the Classic of Mountains and Seas and started summoning monsters, too. In the end, he ate while summoning, embarking on a path to invincibility… 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I think everyone knows that I won't unfollow you for ten days. This novel in the Infinite Flow genre is a must-read for young readers. The protagonist is decisive and ruthless without being a saint, and the teammates are reliable and not stupid. Most importantly, it has all sorts of well-placed jokes that can make you laugh out loud even when you're on edge.

2. 2 关 The Story of My Desk Mate Being an Urban Legend 关于我同桌是都市传说这档事 I Eat Shredded Potatoes我吃土豆丝Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Handcrafted, No System, No Harem, No Cliches, Two Strong Leads, One Female Lead, No Brain-Dead Decisions, Fast-Paced, Thrilling, High-Octane Battles, Interlocking Plotlines, Mysterious Urban Legends, Supernatural Infinite-Flow!] Version One: Welcome, new students, to the Academy of Supernatural Abilities! You must abide by the student handbook, or bear the consequences. 1. Always wear your uniform. If you see someone wearing different clothes, do not acknowledge them. 2. Never go to the restroo 3.6kReads8.6Score332Shelves

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   This urban fantasy novel is absolutely amazing!! The female lead is SSS-level and can teleport, while the male lead currently possesses four superpowers: ice, fire, light, and time. It's a globally awakened superpower novel with a single female lead, and his talents are at the highest level. It's not the kind where he's invincible from the start; it's the kind of novel where he grows rapidly through numerous life-and-death trials. I highly recommend this book. It's not a light novel, there's no system, the author's writing is excellent, the logic is rigorous, and it doesn't make you stupid. The author's imagination is boundless, it's incredibly good! Hahaha, you guys should read it now, I've already ascended to godhood!

3. 3 团 The Whole Family Dotes on Her: The Divine Lord's Wife Only Wants to Be a Happy-Go-Lucky Slacker 团宠：神尊夫人她只想当咸鱼 Gu Qimao顾七猫Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Beloved by everyone + legitimate daughter + two powerhouses + domineering + hilarious + divine beasts!) A god-tier powerhouse is reborn as the good-for-nothing daughter of a hot-tempered father. From the start, she maxes out her skills in alchemy, beast taming, fighting, and cultivation. She’s invincible under heaven. Anyone who dares bully or mock her gets sent straight to the afterlife! Especially since she’s got the beloved-by-all heroine’s Dragon Aotian script in hand! Her hot-tempered fath 22.9kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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   All of what you said applies. I recommend the third book; it's a rebirth/angst novel. The third book, "Red Robe, Ghost Eyes, and Bell," features a demon woman in the eyes of the world. The fourth book is hilarious and also a coming-of-age story. I highly recommend the last book; it's very inspiring, teaches a lot, and has a very ethereal, otherworldly feel to it.

4. 4 驭 Beast-Taming Frenzy: The Stunning Emperor's Beloved 驭兽狂妃：绝色帝尊心尖宠 Su Lianyi苏涟漪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Adorable baby + scum-bashing + pampered romance + divine beasts + secret identity + switched birth identities] Yun Ranyue was once a gifted girl, adored by everyone. Then her parents brought home the older sister who had been lost for years, and Yun Ranyue was plunged into hell. Her sister stole her engagement, ruined her face, gouged out her eyes, and even took her divine beast before throwing her to the ghosts to be defiled. When she opened her eyes again, the supernatural assassin from the t 19.2kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
5. 5 鬼 Ghost Emperor! Your Wild Consort Is So Incredible, Even the Demons Kneel 鬼帝！你家狂妃太绝，妖孽全跪了 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + power fantasy] During the upheaval at the Heavenly Puppet Palace, Shi Xi’s eyes were gouged out and her life-bound puppet was stolen. She was tossed into a forbidden zone like a stray dog! At death’s door, she awakened spirit eyes that could see countless souls, drawing the attention of the Ghost Emperor, Gui Li. “Little girl, help me restore my body, and I’ll help you get revenge.” From then on, a peerless prodigy was born in the forbidden zone! You gouged out her eyes, se 15.5kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
6. 6 惊 What?! The Beloved Little Junior Sister Is the Strongest in All Nine Provinces! 惊！团宠小师妹竟是九州最强者！ Didi Yuan迪迪圆Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete; no romance, invincible protagonist, hilarious, face-slapping, pure feel-good fun) The moment Qing Jiujiu transmigrated, she was bound to an Invincibility System! By accident, she crawled into her master's bed and fell fast asleep. Master: ??? The whole sect was in an uproar! The senior brother, second senior brother, third senior brother, fourth senior brother... all 108 senior brothers were stunned! Of all the beds the junior sister could sleep in, she had to choose her master's! The 1.9kReads9.3Score369Shelves
7. 7 团 Beloved by All, the Fearsome and Adorable Young General 团宠农门女将军又凶又萌 Lotus Leaf Fragrance荷叶香Ancient Romance5.0M WordsCompleted ☾Ensemble cast + steady power progression + no romance + academy + passionate + hilarious + decisive and ruthless + gets better the more you read☽ "The heroine is tiny and sweet, but she kills without mercy and without hesitation" Ming Ying transmigrates straight into a deadly predicament. Her body is that of a frail four-and-a-half-year-old. Her parents have just died in battle, her family is dirt poor, and she and her three young brothers can barely hope to survive the winter. To make matters 15.9kReads9.5Score2.8kShelves
8. 8 团 The Whole Family Dotes on Me: I’ll Come Clean, My Dad Is the Heavenly Emperor 团宠：摊牌了我爹是天帝 Zi Lu子璐Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone's favorite + punishing the scumbags + genius golden finger + thoroughly satisfying + one-on-one romance] Previous life: She died full of hatred. This life: Reborn from the ashes, she takes revenge and punishes the scumbags, with the Divine Venerable of the Phoenix Clan watching over her. She thought her true identity was nothing more than the Heavenly Emperor's daughter. But as the layers of her identity are revealed, the powerful figures who dote on her are stunned to discover that th 19kReads9.3Score2kShelves
9. 9 女EN The Supporting Female Character Cultivates, the Protagonists Are Sacrificed to Heaven 女配修仙，主角祭天 Long-Tailed Tit长尾山雀呀Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted On the night before becoming the disciple of Immortal Venerable Yanchen, Sang Ying discovered that she was the villainess in a cultivation novel about a master and his disciple! She was the foil to the pure and kind heroine, a delicate white lotus. Not only did she force the male lead to take her as his disciple, she also tried to steal what belonged to the heroine. In the end, she died at the hands of one of the heroine's admirers, and her pure ice spirit root became the catalyst for repairing 7.7kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
10. 10 最 The Ultimate Evolution 最终进化 Black Rice黑米饭Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted The apocalypse arrives, and the whole world evolves. When a pig starts hunting humans, a rat starts proclaiming that it will rule the world, and zombies leave their tracks everywhere across the globe... if humanity cannot keep up with the world's evolution, it will be wiped out. The rich spend their fortunes just to buy a loaf of bread. The campus beauty goes from bed to bed just to get a packet of spicy snack sticks. Civilization's order collapses, morality is overshadowed by the will to surv 562Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    I recommend these three books 1. It's super good, I've been following it all along. The sentence structure is clear and concise, there are just a few minor typos, but they don't matter. 2. Author, please don't follow the example of other novels similar to this one and turn this other world into a game later on. 3. I've been a bookworm for over a decade, and I've finally found one I can actually read. I hope you can make me unable to send this razor blade away 😏😏

11. 11 我 I Am the Creator 我是造物主 Ballpoint Pen水笔Eastern Fantasy145k WordsOngoing He Yang was gravely ill and had little time left when he chanced upon the Creation System. Countless worlds came into being at his fingertips. Super technology? Evolution in the apocalypse? Or ancient gods and great sages? From then on, a thought could bring a world into being, and another could destroy it. Wealth? Fame and fortune? Or something else? He Yang said he wasn't interested in any of that (with Jack Ma's face). What he pursued was a carefree path to transcendence! 16Reads7.3Score—Shelves
12. 12 无 Infinite Planes: Starting with Final Destination 无限位面：从死神来了开始 Madman of the Mohist School墨家狂人Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted I battle wits with the invisible Reaper in the world of Final Destination. In the Three Kingdoms, where eunuchs hold sway, I bide my time and become sworn kin to the Ten Attendants, changing the course of history. In A Chinese Ghost Story, I dance with beautiful female ghosts... I don't know why I'm alive, or what keeps me going. Maybe I'm chasing the thrill of life and death in an instant. Maybe I'm searching for something exciting enough to make my frozen heart beat again... 4.9kReads8.9Score359Shelves
13. 13 无 Infinite Evolution 无限进化 Eggplant with Shredded Pork in Fish-Fragrant Sauce鱼香肉丝茄子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.9M WordsCompleted A strange invitation, a legendary adventure. An eternal journey through infinite worlds. Join us on a voyage of infinite evolution. 3kReads6.6Score272Shelves

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    Take a look at these... ❶ A typical infinite flow novel that uses comics as its entry point and a comic book world as its background. ❷Continuously progressing, following in the footsteps of the true god, and striving for ultimate power. ❸ Later on, he should become a god and absorb the power of faith. ❹ The psychological portrayal and detailed descriptions are both very successful.

14. 14 天 Oh My God! I've Turned Into a Turtle 天啊！我变成了龟 Toward Thirty往三十Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsCompleted At a young age, I became a thousand-year-old tortoise. Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the Devour, Combine, and Evolve System. A dirt dragon has been found ahead. Devour, combine, and evolve: Earth Dragon Turtle. And so began my bizarre life... 11kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
15. 15 从 Evolution Begins with a Lake 从一个湖开始的进化 White Robes Meet Snow白衣见雪Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Chu Chen is reborn on the Continent of Gods and Demons, becoming a lake. Gods are everywhere in this world, ruling over the four corners of the land. Countless races follow the law of the jungle, locked in endless wars. Reborn in this world, Chu Chen gets bound to a System and begins his fierce evolution. A lake of spiritual energy, a lake of elements, a lake of laws, a lake of faith… Its tributaries run through hundreds of planes, bringing blessings to countless living beings and burying myriad 971Reads7.2Score149Shelves
16. 16 玄 Xuanhuan: From the Start, I Become a Demonic Puru Tree 玄幻：开局化身蒲魔树 Six Paths Cicada六道蝉Eastern Fantasy274k WordsCompleted After being reborn, Li Yan becomes the taboo species known as the Demonic Pus Tree. He possesses the most heaven-defying cultivation method, devouring all things with demonic seeds to strengthen himself. Starting by devouring all things, he slays the heavenly geniuses, massacres Godkings, and plunders the origin of the Heavenly Dao! He reverses time and space and sweeps through countless Immortal Emperors on the battlefield of time and space, all to prove his invincible Dao Heart! Then he slaugh 26Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 无 Infinite Nightmare Game Machine 无限噩梦游戏机 Dark Prayer暗黑祈祷Mystery332k WordsCompleted This isn’t a wish-fulfillment novel. It has infinite-flow, but the protagonist isn’t invincible, brainless, saintly, or surrounded by a harem. Since game characters are assigned at random, there will be transformation scenes. Read with caution if that bothers you. Chen Xi bought a game console in a livestream room and accidentally got pulled into a game called Infinite Nightmare Survival. Players are assigned random characters when they enter the game, and failing a mission can cause them to die 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You should like this one. It's a growth-oriented story with randomized characters, an infinite flow plot, not mindless, and includes elements of the supernatural, mystery, action, and humor, but no harem.

18. 18 惨 Tragic! The Demon Lord Gets Questioned by His Wife Online Every Day 惨！魔尊每天都被夫人在线质疑 Making Candy to Eat搞糖吃Ancient Romance150k WordsOngoing [Strong Hero and Heroine + Both Pure + Nurturing + 1v1 + Everyone’s Favorite + Sweet Romance] The little spirit maiden of Lingshan was born to a lofty station and ruled the mountain with an iron fist. On her very first trip down the mountain, she found a handsome young man in the woods, someone she had only ever heard about in storybooks. Tsk, tsk, tsk. With a face like that, the little tyrant thought, he has to be mine. From then on, she spoiled the frail young man with the finest things to get 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both are cultivation and growth stories, and both have romantic pairings.

19. 19 逆 Defying Heaven's Cute Beast: The Peerless Demoness Rules the World 逆天萌兽：绝世妖女倾天下 First Day, Seeing the Moon初一见月Ancient Romance6.2M WordsCompleted [Print Edition of One Thought, Ashes Return to the Mountain: Preorders Open September 27 at 7 p.m.] Her own sister ripped out her phoenix bone, stole her talent, and tossed her into the Demon Rift like a dog! But against all odds, she survived and became the little demon girl cherished in the palms of the monsters living in the Demon Rift! The monsters of the Demon Rift: “Anyone who lays a hand on Niannian declares war on our entire demon clan!” She returns to the Five Continents, cuts down her 147.3kReads9.6Score19.1kShelves
20. 20 神 The Divine Emperor Spoils His Wife Without Limits, and the Peerless Phoenix Maiden Shakes the Heavens 神帝宠妻无下限，绝世凰女炸翻天 An Yiyu安一隅Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Nan Yanran x Ling Yu, 1v1, Both Each Other's First] Through the machinations of villains, Nan Yanran fell from her exalted position as a beloved princess into the mortal realm. Her dantian was destroyed, her cultivation completely ruined, and after enduring every kind of hardship, she died with hatred in her heart. Once her soul returned to her, she rose to power with a vengeance and stirred up the world. She slays the most brilliant prodigies and trounces every enemy. Saints and saintesses ali 5.4kReads9.3Score763Shelves
21. 21 重 After Being Reborn Eighteen Times, I Clung to My Sharp-Tongued Master's Coattails 重生十八次后我抱了毒舌师尊大腿 Shallow and Deep浅予深深Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Only after Yan Xi had died eighteen times did the Heavenly Dao finally give her a cheat. At last, she remembered the woman who had caused her to die and lose her cultivation time and again: Liu Qingyun, the transmigrated heroine with a System cheat who simply wouldn’t stay dead. Yan Xi declared, “Once I finish this pork knuckle, I’ll get up and take her on. After dying so many times, who here can say they’re tougher than me?” Then a certain old ancestor, famous for shamelessness and for remainin 6.6kReads9.4Score835Shelves
22. 22 我 My Husband Is Too Frail to Take Care of Himself 我那夫君柔弱不能自理 Qieqie Rong'an惬惬容安Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted A Yan died. She had just turned fourteen that year. But five years after her death, she came back to life. Picking at her toes, she thought for a moment and remembered there was one thing she still hadn’t done. So she hurried through the night to Tianyuan, the foremost of the four great sects in the cultivation world, to find a sickly young man named Wen Qingci. Wen Qingci looked at A Yan, who had broken into Tianyuan Sect in the dead of night, beaten a whole group of disciples, and was now spr 11.9kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
23. 23 洪 Honghuang: I Can Revive Infinitely 洪荒：我能无限复活 Bananas, Grapes, and Oranges香蕉葡萄橘子Eastern Fantasy506k WordsCompleted Ye Chen is reborn on the Longhan battlefield, only to find himself a weed with no spiritual roots! Fortunately, he awakens an Infinite Resurrection System. Every time he is killed, he receives a reward! “Ding! Host was killed by a Daluo Golden Immortal phoenix. Reward: the divine ability Nine Revolutions of Nirvana!” “Ding! Host was killed by Demon Ancestor Luohu, at the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm. Rewards: one God-Slaying Spear tip, one Chaos Bead, 100 strands of primordial chaos energy, and 2.3kReads8.6Score168Shelves

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    These are all ones I've seen before and thought were pretty good. ①The Sky-Bombing Gang, the Emperor of Wealth, in charge of fortune ②This book is a non-stop thriller with humor and laughs. The protagonist is incredibly talented, immortal, and fearless, with a great master. He's practically invincible!

24. 24 无 The Undying Invincible System Levels Up Every Second 无敌不死系统每秒都在升级 A Life of Asceticism苦修人生Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted “Ding! Host was hacked to death. Experience +100.” “Ding! Host sneered at a powerful opponent. Presence +100.” “Ding! Host spent points and received one modern hand grenade!” You can hack me all you want, but could you please not hit my face? I make my living off my looks! Ye Fan transmigrated to a fantasy world filled with slaughter, and the System told him he could never die! You’re a powerful Earthly Dipper realm expert? Sorry, I’ll hack you to death! You’re an old monster in the Heavenly Dip 7.8kReads8.2Score751Shelves
25. 25 从 Evolution Through Slaughter, Starting with a Sword 从一把剑开始杀戮进化 Sweeping Snow Before the Door门前扫雪Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted He transmigrates and becomes a sword!? By killing, he earns evolution points. Starting out as a broken old sword, he becomes a legendary, epic magic sword! 3.3kReads7.6Score305Shelves

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    I recommend these three books 1. Cold-blooded enough, truly worthy of being called a demonic sword. 2. This book and Dark Ages are both about post-apocalyptic survival. 3. I am a heartless killer.

26. 26 进 Evolution: I Became a Book 进化：我成了一本书 A Few Pages of Books几页书Eastern Fantasy709k WordsCompleted Reborn in a fantasy world, he became a book. And so, Zuo Song acquired many names. Some called him the Book of Annihilation, others the Book of Creation. Some called him the Book of the Sage, the Book of the Dao, the Book of the Holy Buddha... But it all began when a certain young woman fell to the dark side... 1.5kReads7.1Score109Shelves

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    These are all ones I've seen before and thought were pretty good. ① Similar to other body-transformation stories, but with a novel theme. ②A very good strategy and development novel

27. 27 从 Evolving from a Lump of Mud 从一团泥开始进化 Sunlit Stardust日耀星尘Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted [System + transmigration + pets + evolution + farming + spiritual qi revival] Li Ge transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a lump of mud. He also obtains the Kingdom of Life and Marsh of Death System, and begins recruiting small animals and plants as pets, leveling them up and evolving them, expanding his territory, and taking control of the entire world. 969Reads8.2Score118Shelves
28. 28 大 Fortune-Telling at College: The Campus Belle Is My Future Wife 大学摆摊算命，校花竟是未来老婆 Just Loves Getting a Little Sleep就爱睡点觉的Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Ji Yang awakens the Life Script System and, from the start, foresees that his destined wife is about to suffer a bloody disaster. He thought his golden finger would let him make a fortune with ease, but who could have guessed that at their very first meeting, his future wife would mistake him for a lecherous charlatan… 4kReads6.8Score320Shelves

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    This is a sweet and satisfying romance novel where the male lead assumes the female lead is using cheat codes to win him over from the start, only for her to go from disliking her to actually loving her.

29. 29 我 I Hunt Down Transmigrators in Ancient China 我在古代抓捕穿越者 Evergreen Greens长青菜菜Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted The protagonist, Long Chen, transmigrates into an ancient world. But it turns out that world is full of transmigrators. They belong to many different factions. Long Chen, himself a transmigrator, receives a mission: eliminate every other transmigrator. … 3.4kReads—Score172Shelves

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    This book is very good.

30. 30 游EN Game Invasion: I Have Ten Thousand Talents 游戏入侵：我有一万种天赋 Eat Watermelon, Don't Poop吃西瓜不拉Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Game Invasion]+ [Supernatural Horrors + Demons]+ [Classic of Mountains and Seas Divine Beast Lineage]+ [Invincible Talent]+ [Smart Protagonist] A game called [Apocalypse], connected to the real world, suddenly appeared on Blue Star. Its world was full of demons, monsters, strange creatures, and mysterious spirits. Even an unnamed little monster outside the starting village could easily kill players. Lin Yi happened to obtain an activation code with an early serial number, granting him a one-o 105.9kReads7.9Score8kShelves

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    All three books fit this description; the protagonist possesses powerful talent and grows stronger along the way.

31. 31 求 Survival: Building a Divine Kingdom from a Thatched Hut 求生：从一座草棚开始打造神国！ Sister Seven Emotions七情菜姐Sports1.8M WordsOngoing [Natural disasters + infrastructure building + stockpiling supplies + pets + national warfare and bloody battles + no saintly protagonist] Everyone transmigrates to a jungle world, struggling to survive amid monsters and natural disasters. From the start, Lin Ze gains a Super S-rank talent and becomes the strongest pet summoner. While countless players are still struggling to fend off monsters and disasters, he has already moved into a fortified mansion with his pets and is living the enviable g 24.4kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves
32. 32 全 Global Class Change: I Am the Progenitor of Origin Blood 全民转职：我为源血始祖 Ling Xi柃菥Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [Dungeon plot] + [Satisfying power fantasy] + [Lighthearted] + [Worldbuilding-focused] + [No System] After transmigrating to a world of class-users, Jiang Yuan awakens the unbelievably powerful hidden class [Progenitor of Origin Blood]. His awakening is already the stuff of legend! While others painstakingly train to level up, he clears dungeons in seconds and destroys them along the way. Special recruitment by Jingbei University? Top score in the national college entrance exam? Number one in th 4.6kReads8.5Score354Shelves

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