Looking for Novels with No Golden Finger, No System, No Romance, and a Hardworking Protagonist Who Climbs the Ranks 求无金手指，无系统，无CP，努力向上爬的小说

1. 51 乱 After Fleeing the Chaotic Era, I Became the Founding Empress 乱世逃亡后，我成了开国女帝 Nan Wanxu南婉徐Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted [Publication rights signed] [Strong heroine + political intrigue + turbulent times + power struggles + ensemble cast] She’s fleeing from the start, a female warlord in a chaotic age. Lin Zhihuang, originally named Lin Zhihuan, transmigrates as a county magistrate’s daughter, only to find tens of thousands of refugees attacking the city from the start! While others transmigrate into palace or household intrigue, she transmigrates straight into a chaotic age and a desperate flight from famine. The 95.8kReads9.4Score13.2kShelves

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   It's incredibly good! The female lead is so smart, and the supporting characters are all very intelligent too. It truly feels like a battle for supremacy among warlords. The only cheat code is the "Strange Person Gu" that causes the female lead to have confused memories and believe she's from the modern era. But the fact that she can recover is truly due to her own intelligence and courage.

2. 52 残 The Broken Imperial Seal 残玺 Long Chu龙杵Urban900k WordsCompleted “Anger is commonplace, but a smiling man is inscrutable...” Inspired by a hidden chapter of real history, this tells the story of a wild strategic-level scientist’s rise and growth. The premise is fresh, fantastical yet grounded in reality, and encompasses history, the workplace, the military, scientific research, national security, criminal investigation, elaborate schemes, murder, and modern high-stealth espionage, high-tech hacking, and high-intensity aerospace electronic warfare. The ending 5.8kReads8.5Score683Shelves

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   A high-quality, underrated, and in-depth novel, written by a hardcore STEM student. No transmigration, rebirth, system, or cheat codes. The genre is novel, blending fantasy and realism. The writing is sharp and concise, with humor and plot twists that keep the reader engaged. Full of suspense and mind-bending reasoning, it unveils modern high-coverage espionage, high-tech hacking, and high-intensity electronic warfare. Tailor-made for seasoned readers, it's incredibly addictive after chapter 10. If you don't enjoy it, I'll kill myself!

3. 53 启 The Enlightenment Human Community 启明人类共同体 Yuwen Jun, Who Hates Grocery Shopping苦于买菜的宇文君Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsOngoing (The rating just came in and will keep rising, so feel free to give it a try. People keep saying there’s no room for sci-fi here, that everyone only likes cultivation and fantasy, and that The Three-Body Problem is the only one that can compete. Let’s prove them wrong!) Abducted by aliens? Turns out that’s a good thing: we’re the pandas of the universe. They won’t let us visit home? There’s always a way around every obstacle! They lock us in cages and cut us off? Then we’ll just have to secretly 1.2kReads8.3Score140Shelves

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   Is science fiction too niche, with few readers? I wrote this myself to avoid wasting my brain, so I'm asking for encouragement. It's a realistic science fiction story with no system, no time travel, no rebirth, no superpowers, no fantasy, and no dragging romance. It's a non-war-loving, farming-focused work. It's worth reading, so please offer your feedback and positive reviews.

4. 54 科 The Imperial Exams? Just Another Way to Take the Civil Service Exam! 科举？不过是换个地方考公罢了！ Braised Braised Pork红烧红烧肉Historical196k WordsOngoing [Civil Service + Imperial Exams + Humble Origins + Transmigration + Slow-Paced + Historical + No System + Not Brain-Dead] Lin Shuheng spent years grinding away at an entry-level civil service job. He had just passed his evaluation and was about to be promoted to deputy section chief. While imagining how he’d climb the ranks step by step, he died suddenly from overwork and transmigrated into the body of a poor scholar in ancient times. With the imperial exams looming, the original owner had been —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Try writing something for the imperial examination! It feels pretty good!

5. 55 全 My Clan Raised Me to Greatness, So I Gifted Them Purple Robes 全族扶我青云志，我赠族人朱紫袍 Uncle Jianghe江河大爷Historical2.2M WordsOngoing After dying suddenly from overwork, workaholic Chen Yan is reborn as the only son of a newly born provincial graduate in the Great Liang Dynasty. His father is successful, so Chen Yan promptly decides to lie flat and enjoy the good life, with food brought to him and clothes laid out for him. But when he learns at the age of six that he was switched at birth with a farmer's child, his life takes a turn. The day the fake young master returns to the Chen family, he goes out to work in the fields an 214.1kReads9.3Score21.3kShelves
6. 56 书 Master Calligrapher? Poet Immortal? Chief Minister? That's Right, I'm All of Them 书圣？诗仙？首辅？没错，都是我 Sunlight on the River日照前川Historical834k WordsOngoing In his previous life, Cui Xian was a PhD in Chinese Language and Literature at a top-tier university. In this life, he transmigrated to ancient times, into a poor family with no connections: A destitute home, a pregnant mother, young siblings, an uncle who had failed the exams six times and was hopeless at studying, a grandmother so obsessed with imagining her son placing high in the imperial examinations that she had become delusional, and Cui Xian, who was only eight years old. Cui Xian: This 28.3kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
7. 57 农 The Imperial Tutor's Road to the Civil Service Exams 农门帝师的科举之路 Ju He雎禾Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Imperial Examination, One-on-One Romance After an accident, a young man from the modern era transmigrated into the Great Qian Dynasty. Looking at his family’s dilapidated brick house, Qi Wenyu wondered how he would make a living from then on... 21.3kReads9.2Score2kShelves
8. 58 F F-Rank Good-for-Nothing: The Whole School Mocked My Weakness, Then They Ate Their Words F级废材：全校笑我弱，后来真香 Companionship in Quiet Joy清欢相伴Modern Romance876k WordsOngoing [Future world + Interstellar + Academy + Light ensemble cast + Food + Not reborn + Does not transmigrate] At eighteen, Ye Ning had accepted that she would live an ordinary life. Then, on her eighteenth birthday, she unexpectedly awakened an ability. The good news: she awakened an ability. The bad news: her talent rank was only F. Everyone in the galaxy knows that F rank means a complete failure. And yet this supposedly worthless F-rank student got into an ability-user academy through hard work, 17.2kReads8.3Score2.7kShelves
9. 59 欲 Yearning for Immortality 欲求仙 Han Xidi寒兮帝Ancient Romance3.1M WordsOngoing Something seems off about this transmigration? If you transmigrate into the cultivation world as an utterly ordinary passerby, get a golden finger in the form of a useless panel from the start, get sold to a talisman shop owner to work, and nearly starve to death while in seclusion, is there any hope for a life like that? And does being abandoned count as having your parents sacrificed to the heavens? By the time Fang Mingliao finally reached the Golden Core stage, she realized that ninety-nine 11.9kReads8.8Score957Shelves

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   These four novels are all incredibly good. The female protagonists in all of them achieve their goals through their own hard work, without any romantic pairings, systems, or cheat codes. The third book has a male lead, but he has a small role and rarely appears, mainly in the final chapters. Reading these four books is definitely worthwhile.

10. 60 凡 Ordinary Woman Cultivates Immortality: When Aptitude Falls Short, Talent Makes Up for It 凡女修仙，资质不够天赋凑 Dancing Lightly in the Mortal World红尘轻舞Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Lin Mujin, an ordinary mortal girl, became a little beggar after losing both her parents. By a twist of fate, she embarked on the path of cultivation. So what if her spiritual roots are mediocre? She has an extraordinary talent for drawing talismans and setting up formations! She can draw talismans and sell them for spirit stones, refine formation plates and sell them for spirit stones. With spirit stones, how could she not quickly improve her cultivation? As for the fact that no one on the Qing 5.5kReads8.8Score624Shelves
11. 61 没 Cultivating Immortality Without a Golden Finger 没有金手指的修仙日子 Dancing Lightly in the Mortal World红尘轻舞Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Li Ling was a modern-day homebody. After she died, she took over another person's body and was reborn in a world of cultivation. Watch her keep her feet on the ground and work hard, step by step, to cultivate immortality. 828Reads8.9Score132Shelves
12. 62 不 I Only Refuse to Betray the World 不负天下而已 Doudou’s Darling豆豆的宝贝Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Cultivation setting + no rebirth + no transmigration + not a wish-fulfillment novel] A kind person may be swept along by the ways of the world and fall into darkness; A great villain with blood on his hands may also turn over a new leaf through a single act of kindness; Li Chenxi is one of the rare people who, even after experiencing a major upheaval, can still hold fast to his true nature; The fates of people like him are often more troubled than those of ordinary people; They are usually eit 280Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm shamelessly recommending this as a traditional cultivation novel. There's no reincarnation, no time travel, and no cheat codes. The female protagonist comes from a military family and is exceptionally talented; even a chosen one like her has to work hard to cultivate. [Please follow][Please follow]

13. 63 大 The Tang Dynasty: A Tale of Wonders 大唐绮幻录 Gathering the Starry River at Dawn晨雾揽星河Fantastical Romance294k WordsCompleted Lu Zhaoning is a little beggar in Chang'an. To see the flower queen, she crawls through a dog hole into a brothel. But the flower queen turns out to be a demon. Even more absurdly, she casually steals a willow branch from a man. Only later does she learn that it isn't an ordinary willow branch. It's a treasured relic of the Phoenix Clan. And the man she stole it from is the person no one in all of Chang'an dares to offend. From that day on, Chang'an grows stranger and stranger. There's the rouge —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can check this out if you're looking for something to read 👀

14. 64 大 The Anxi Army of the Great Tang 大唐安西军 I Drink Dark Tea我喝黑茶Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Wang Cheng, an experienced outdoor adventurer, had his soul transported into the body of Wang Chen, a cavalry captain in the Tang army stationed in Anxi. It was September of the third year of the Dali era under Emperor Daizong of Tang. The Tang was being attacked from four directions by the Tibetan Empire and could barely hold on. Even the Uyghurs, who had always bowed to the Tang, were beginning to harbor rebellious designs. The Three Garrisons of Hebei were also on the verge of revolt, plottin 7.9kReads9.0Score632Shelves
15. 65 大 Ming Dynasty Tyrant: I’ll Extend the Dynasty’s Reign by 300 Years 大明暴君，我为大明续运三百年 Kunwu昆吾Historical6.1M WordsCompleted [Political intrigue]+ [Passionate]+ [Struggle for supremacy]+ [Ruthless]+ [No System] “Zhu Youjian, go in peace. Everything you had will be inherited by me, Ye Xuan. From this day on, I am the sixteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen. I swear here: Those you, Zhu Youjian, could not kill, I, Chongzhen, will kill. What you, Zhu Youjian, could not accomplish, I, Chongzhen, will accomplish. Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are rebelling? Then it depends on whether I give them the chance! The J 98.6kReads9.2Score11.8kShelves
16. 66 谍 Espionage: From the Start, I Could Hear People's Thoughts and Expose Japanese Spies 谍战：开局偷听心声，识破日谍 Daily Ten-Thousand-Word Writer日万小写手Urban3.7M WordsCompleted Su Mu wakes up one morning and finds he has transmigrated to the Republic of China, becoming a low-ranking agent for the Military Statistics Bureau! Just as he’s losing hope, he gains the ability to read people’s thoughts! Agent at No. 76: Damn it, how did our secret plan to arrest the deputy chief of the Military Statistics Bureau get leaked? Chief of the Special Services Section: Damn it, who exposed the top-secret agent infiltrating Mountain City? I’ll kill him! Headquarters of the Plum Bloss 66.2kReads8.8Score5.1kShelves
17. 67 地 The Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends Transformations 地煞七十二变 Wine Priest祭酒Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing The seventy-two transformations of the Earthly Fiends each grant a supernatural ability. A mysterious book with a yellow cover sent Li Chang'an back to the ancient world. Every demon he killed earned him a new ability. Painted-skin ghosts, zombie kings, spider demons... one after another fell beneath his sword. Communing with the netherworld, swordsmanship, demon-slaying... one supernatural ability after another emerged from the book. After he wiped out a hundred ghosts and looked around with hi 37.7kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves
18. 68 历 Historical War of Nations: The Yellow Turban Rebellion from the Start 历史国战：开局黄巾起义 Lazy Fish Never Turns Over咸鱼丶不翻身Urban1.8M WordsOngoing (History + nation-versus-nation war + famous generals + livestreaming + national destiny + political scheming + passion) The historical nation-versus-nation war begins. Having lost its historical records, Huaxia forfeited the initiative and spent twenty years mired on the battlefield, losing all its accumulated strength. Li Chen, who transmigrated here, is inexplicably chosen as the sixteenth contestant. Bearing the name of Huaxia, he enters the battlefield to fight for a glimmer of hope. Lookin 68.6kReads9.0Score5.5kShelves
19. 69 穿 Transmigrating to 10 Downing Street to Restore Britain’s Glory 穿越唐宁街十号，重铸荣耀 fezzyloveUrban344k WordsOngoing Lin Yan, an engineering student assigned to the history department, opened his eyes to find himself in Neville Chamberlain's place at 10 Downing Street on the eve of World War II in 1939. A declaration of war against Germany lay before him, and Big Ben outside was striking the third chime. It was the countdown to the collapse of British supremacy, and the starting gun for rewriting history. Better than anyone, he knew that if he signed the declaration now, Britain would face the mud of Dunkirk, 140Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Traveling Through 10 Downing Street, Rebuilding Glory" is a time-travel story set against the backdrop of World War II. It offers a unique perspective, reshaping the world order. The protagonist is intelligent and logically consistent. The latter half of the story employs a multi-narrative structure, utilizing time differences to maintain logical coherence; every hint is answered in later plot developments. Readers are welcome to leave their comments. [Send Heart][Like][Add to Bookshelf][Heart]

20. 70 羽 The Path to Transcendence 羽化途 Jiang Zhou Du Chuan江舟渡川Eastern Fantasy439k WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] [No System] [No Golden Finger] [A Fresh New Setting] Technical director Li Chen transmigrates into the body of a spoiled young scion from a cultivation sect, looked down on by everyone from the start. Once a spoiled playboy, now a peerless prodigy! Even ordinary iron can be forged into a divine weapon, and even mortals can become immortals. He fights his way up, reaching new heights at every step, until he becomes an unparalleled powerhouse! 7Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    This is a lighthearted, unsystematic cultivation/transmigration story. The protagonist died a tiring death in his previous life and was reborn as a useless young man in a sect. His three sets of memories tear at his consciousness, but he endures the torment and accepts his new identity. Highly recommended.

21. 71 地 Earth's Space Force 地球天军 Sharp Edge Hidden in Night Eyes夜眸藏锋Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.8M WordsCompleted Earth’s military forces wipe out the Zerg beyond the Milky Way and establish a new calendar. As technology advances and the population booms, major corporate conglomerates aggressively expand their off-world businesses, extracting resources from planets across the galaxy. Humanity officially enters a great new era of interstellar civilization. But in the end, they open Pandora’s box... The Zerg return! Star beasts descend! Tian Xiao dies on the battlefield, then is reborn three years in the past 24.7kReads9.3Score2kShelves
22. 72 我 My Everyday Life Is Nothing but Bugs 我的日常全是BUG Bingwen's Laboratory秉文的实验室Mystery232k WordsCompleted A feel-good story with none of the usual cheat codes: no transmigration, no System, no rebirth, and no superpowers. Just a lighthearted, funny urban mystery-horror tale. Wang Yu is a slacker and an ordinary college graduate, utterly unremarkable aside from his wild imagination and nerves of steel. He loves instant noodles, loves to lie flat, and loves anime. But after a strange encounter at a convenience store, he begins to uncover all kinds of bugs in Earth Online. Using science and imagination 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not only that, there's no time travel, no rebirth, no superpowers... The entire story features ordinary people, so aren't you curious how a novel like this is written? Come and check it out! [Cool]

23. 73 穿 I Became a Fussy Old Lady: While Everyone Else Fled the Famine, I Reclaimed the Land 穿成作精老太，别人逃荒我开荒 Fragrant Tangerine橘香袭人Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (No space, no System, no romance. A short drama with the same name has already been released. A warm, rustic story. Everyone says they wouldn’t survive three episodes after transmigrating into a chaotic era. Read this book, and you’ll survive ten more!) She transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainous aunt who abused the protagonist in a male-oriented novel, and was destined to be killed off. Jiang Zhi didn’t cling to the protagonist. She left him behind and relied on her extensive knowled 86kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves

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    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

24. 74 阵 High Battle Clouds: Heroes Languish in Solitude 阵云高：英雄寂寞 Ya Yu 16雅鱼16Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsOngoing Genius protagonist, no System, ruthless and decisive. Li Chengfeng, a genius formation master, uses formations to cultivate all kinds of mutated spirit insects. At last, he achieves a first-grade Golden Core. Just as everything seems to be going his way, he encounters a genius of the Ghost Clan. After a fierce battle, the Ghost Clan Golden Core cultivator dies, while Li Chengfeng, gravely wounded, is swept into a spatial black hole. A new legend is about to begin. 1.1kReads—Score136Shelves

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    A genius of formations, he cultivates mutated spirit insects using formations, embarking on a unique path of cultivation.

25. 75 苏 Su Chen'an's Journey Through the Imperial Exams 苏辰安的科举之路 Dream of Nine Hundred Million Girls九亿少女的梦梦Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Su Chen'an, a master of Chinese painting, had finally wrapped up an exhibition. Just as he walked out of the building, a flowerpot full of sunflowers came flying at him. He died on the spot. When he woke up again, he was almost starved to death inside his mother's womb. Every day, he teetered on the brink of starvation. He felt that if he absorbed even a little more nourishment from the amniotic fluid, his mother might die. But if he absorbed even a little less, the embryo that was him would pro 10.2kReads8.3Score877Shelves

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    This was possible; he could have climbed up on his own.

26. 76 誓 She Swore Never to Be a Wife, Then Reborn and Slaughtered Her Way Across the Realm 誓不为妻，重生后她大杀四方 Summer Salt Soda夏日盐汽水Ancient Romance161k WordsOngoing No romance. Synopsis 1: Wei Wantang, the eldest daughter of the Minister of Rites, was brutally murdered and reborn. Her husband was having an affair with her half-sister, while her sister-in-law and mother-in-law coveted her dowry. Her own father wanted to kill her full brother. The moment she woke, she was faced with a disastrous situation from the start. Wei Wantang rolled up her sleeves, ready to fight anyone who crossed her! Synopsis 2: As a child, Chunyi remembered often sitting on her gra —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one should meet the requirements.

27. 77 我 I Save Another World in My Own Novel 我在我的小说里拯救异界 Together Until Our Hair Turns White, Waiting for Flowers to Bloom白首不离待花开Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted The author simply wants to write a book, to bring the world and the light in their heart to life! Synopsis: The conflicts and eventual unification of seven worlds governed by independent yet interconnected laws: the worlds of humans, demons, spirits, the underworld, devils, heaven, and the void. A story about growth, bonds, and remaking the rules. (Dear readers, bring your sharp minds! A slow-burn, satisfying read: no brainless antics, no harem, no womanizing protagonist, and plenty of life’s ph 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Give this book a try! A wonderful world, interesting stories, and an indomitable spirit! Not mindless or idiotic! Deep and meaningful! Super exciting, guaranteed to be a great read!

28. 78 美 Beneath Every Beautiful Face Lies a Skull 美颜之下皆是白骨 Mei Wei美慰Ancient Romance163k WordsCompleted [Reborn for revenge × beauty sealed away × her good fortune benefits only herself. She takes down the scumbag from the start, with one high-stakes twist after another. The heroine never suffers in silence, she just serves up face-slapping!] I, Shen Qingxuan, was reborn on my first day at the Beauty Immortal Sect. In my past life, I took pity on Xie Wuyan, the ugliest person in the entire sect, and used my fortune-bringing constitution to help him defy fate and change his destiny. His looks impro 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    So far, I haven't found a single couple I've shipped.

29. 79 万 Crossing Shadows in a Thousand Mirrors: Did He Break Character Today? 万镜渡影之今天他出戏了吗 Mei Wei美慰Female-Channel Fanfiction300k WordsOngoing A Ren Jialun Fanfiction Novel [No Paywall + Transmigration + TV Dramas + Fantasy] Ren Jialun and Tan Songyun woke from the same dream once again, only to discover that this time they hadn't switched identities. Instead, they had both fallen into the world of Under the Power. An antique bed, an unfamiliar room, and a sudden intruder at the door: “Yuan Jinxia.” Her face was identical to Tan Songyun's, and with her flawless period costume and familiar lines, she dragged them into a scene that could —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 80 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 worth collecting.

31. 81 长 The Eldest Princess Fled Her Wedding, Then Wandered the Cultivation World 长公主逃婚后，苟到修仙界流浪 Falling for Mint爱上薄荷Ancient Romance361k WordsOngoing [No System + No Transmigration + Ordinary Protagonist + Independent Cultivator + Strong Female Lead + Princess + Slow-Burn + Traditional Fantasy] Protagonist: Xuanyuan Deling Deling is the eldest princess of the Dalin dynasty. To avoid a war, she knowingly agrees to become a bride in a political marriage, despite knowing the enemy kingdom engineered the situation. On the way to the marriage, she escapes the enemy kingdom with her trusted maid, flees into the mountains, and obtains a mysterious m 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Strong female protagonist + independent cultivator + gradual growth + no background + arduous journey

32. 82 重 Reborn in 1976: Hunting from the Night Before the Firing Squad 重生76打猎：从枪决前夜开始 The Strongest Daji in History史上最强妲己Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + period drama + hunting + fishing + mountain foraging + righting past regrets + ruthless and decisive + one female lead + devoted husband + no golden finger + 1970s + perfect revenge] In 1976, Chen Wang, the best hunter in a border mountain village, is framed as a criminal sabotaging collective production after foolishly believing the slander of his “childhood sweetheart.” As his wife and daughter cry in despair, he shoots himself. When he opens his eyes, he has returned to the day his 117Reads—Score102Shelves
33. 83 穿 Transmigrated as a Spoiled Noblewoman, She Was Exiled to a Poor Mountain Village 穿成娇蛮贵女，她被发配到穷山沟 Heavenly Wind Gou v天风姤vAncient Romance483k WordsOngoing Zhao Liang died, and Zhao Liang woke up in another world. She had become the notorious, domineering, and utterly unhinged young lady of the capital. With a reputation in the capital so foul that no one could stand her, she had no choice but to obey her family and retire to the impoverished mountain village where her family originated. Zhao Liang: I’m leaving behind the backbreaking life I had in my previous life. I’m going to be a happy freeloader and lie flat in retirement! Long live lying flat 288Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    A lighthearted and humorous farming and infrastructure-building story. The female lead is witty, intelligent, and not naive. The writing style leans towards rural themes, with plenty of dialect and slang. No romantic pairings, no special abilities, and no cheat codes! Extremely stress-relieving!!

34. 84 煌 The Radiant Silver Armor 煌耀银甲 Ritual Sacrifice礼祭祀Eastern Fantasy309k WordsOngoing A Western fantasy adventure novel that breaks the mold, originally titled Radiant Silver Armor. [Clashing magic systems] [Mind games] [Combat and exploration] [A fully realized world] [No harem, romance, or love plot] No unpleasant surprises! No troublesome plot points! The story unfolds at a steady pace instead of following the usual formula for a fast-food novel. After two worlds collide, unstable rifts appear throughout both. An Xiu, a member of the ancient organization known as the White To 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Can you take a look at my book? It's all handwritten, completely unconventional, with no system, no saintly characters, no romance, and it's not pretentious for the sake of being pretentious.

35. 85 我 I Scrape By in Another World with the Power of Words 我靠言灵在异世苟苟苟 Taotao Loves Rice爱吃饭饭的桃桃Fantastical Romance599k WordsOngoing Reincarnated from birth + No CP + Growth and leveling up + Lone wolf leanings Lu Min'an is reincarnated from birth into a fantasy world where people have supernatural abilities. Her cousin makes a mistake, but the family expects Lu Min'an to take the blame. She cuts ties with them, and they send her into exile... She assumes that, without any powers, she'll die on the road. But gradually, she realizes she may not be powerless after all. Could it be that her ability is simply so strong that it ha 155Reads5.8Score101Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, no cheat codes, reborn into another world

36. 86 远 In an Ancient Otherworld, I Became the Tribes' Witch by Gathering Wild Plants 远古异世，我靠采摘混成万族女巫 Wealthy Little Tiger富足的小老虎Ancient Romance682k WordsCompleted Transmigration + Giant Forest + Foraging and Hunting + Farming and Settlement Building + No Romance + Strong Female Lead. Have you ever seen a frog bigger than a pig, a pine nut bigger than an egg, or a walnut bigger than a basketball? After an accident, Bai Bing transmigrated to another continent with her daughter, Xiao Jinli. Here, trees tower into the sky and animals are gigantic. Even a frog is about the size of a person. A spider or a little snake can easily kill a human, and the natives st 3.6kReads9.1Score518Shelves

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    No couple, no couple, no couple

37. 87 别 Everyone Else Transmigrates or Is Reborn, but I'm Just a Native Cannon-Fodder 别人都是穿越重生，就我土著炮灰 Fat Salty Fish胖咸鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as: I'm a Cannon Fodder in the Seventies (No romance!) When eight-year-old Mo Erya was playing with mud marbles, her five-year-old brother Mo Wuwa, nicknamed Shitou, by her side, both of them covered in dust, Qiao Qiao next door transmigrated after falling into the water. So eight-year-old Mo Erya learned that she would grow up to be cannon fodder in a lucky heroine story, fighting the female lead over a man, making trouble at every turn, and meeting a tragic end! Mo Erya boldly wiped 6.6kReads9.0Score585Shelves
38. 88 星 Starfall Chaos 星尘乱 Three Convex Mountains三凸山Urban667k WordsOngoing A black star descended upon Earth, bringing advanced technology and endless fear. A century later, a mysterious force swept across the globe like a hurricane. The flames of war raged, devouring the human world. At the brink of life and death, the Black Star drove back the mysterious force. Yet just a few years later, the mysterious force returned. Meanwhile, deep in the vast reaches of space, a plot to destroy the human world began with a bloody massacre. The source of this world-ending crisis t 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    All people are lonely. This suspenseful fantasy masterpiece will satisfy your needs.

39. 89 尘 Dust Mountain 尘埃山 Bystander Joe旁观路人甲Historical1.4M WordsCompleted This story follows ordinary people struggling to survive through the long, chaotic ninety years of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. It portrays how a group of common folk make their way in life, far from the halls of power, with no special advantages or extraordinary encounters. Like specks of dust drifting through time, they endure the weight of the years, unnoticed and unheard. 392Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    [Learned it][Already want to read it][Added to bookshelf][Currently working on a manuscript][A masterpiece by Que Shi][Thumbs up]

40. 90 重 Reborn as a Top-Tier Star Heiress: The Rich Fight Over Me 重生商界顶流千金：豪门疯抢 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Revenge against scumbags + forced possession + reborn heroine + romantic rivals competing] [Sweet-faced, scheming seductress × unhinged heir / abstinent CEO / rugged military king / refined but depraved bureau chief / financial predator] [In her past life, she was abandoned by her own family, betrayed by the one she loved, and bullied and framed, until she lost her reputation and died with bitterness in her heart!] [Reborn in the year 2000, Li Muan returns from the ashes with memories steeped i 585Reads—Score—Shelves

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    One can enjoy the ultimate in luxury and also find contentment in a simple daily life. Freedom lies in having the right to choose.

41. 91 陷 Fallen Rose: The Dark Moon and Her Counterattack 陷落玫瑰：黑月光与她的反杀局 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Revenge Against Scum] [Forced Possession] [Awakening to Her True Identity] [Rivalry for Her Affections] [One Woman, Four Men] [Sweet on the Outside, Dark and Scheming on the Inside, a Seductive Strategist × Her Possessive Adoptive Brother / Abstinent CEO / Gentle Young Nobleman / Capitalist Predator] ▲ Her true identity awakens, and a bloody revenge begins Abandoned at an orphanage as a child, she was later molded by the Song family into a tool for a marriage alliance. She bides her time, turni 318Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 92 义 The Loyal Soul of the Righteous Blade 义刀忠魂 Scribe文书匠Historical235k WordsCompleted The Southern Song faces crisis, and loyal men are slaughtered. Li Ying, son of Li Gang, chancellor of the Great Song, studies under the famed general Han Shizhong, who fights against the Jin. Wielding the Dragon-Catching Saber, he is a match for thousands. He campaigns alongside his master, crushing rebel bandits and killing Jin invaders. A pillar of support in the eyes of Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, he burns with a fervent desire to defend his homeland. Then, news of his family’s destruction stri 94Reads8.2Score—Shelves
43. 93 仙 Immortal’s Hand on My Crown: I Break Through Even While Lying Down 仙人抚顶：我躺着都能突破 Jumping Clown Dark Soy Sauce跳梁老抽Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Does the path to immortality mean you have to sever all attachments and give up love? Does cultivation mean you have to let the whole world down? After Lin Feiyu was hit by a dump truck, a mysterious stroke of fortune chose him and sent him to the final era of the cultivation world. He didn’t need to cultivate: simply staying alive raised his realm, though the time required to break through doubled with each advancement. He thought fate had granted him a priceless opportunity, but he had no idea 183Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No system, not a wish-fulfillment novel

44. 94 梦 Tales of Ten Dream Kingdoms 梦十国记 Lost in the Green Wilderness碧野迷生Ancient Romance721k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Powerful Female Lead + Six Male Leads + Alternate-History Political Intrigue + Conquest + Love-Triangle Drama + Spy Warfare + Forced Love + Imprisonment + Everyone Is Scheming] No System, no golden finger, and the heroine has no memories of the original host. She’ll have to rely on her own wits to get out of every predicament. . The first man to imprison her: “Let’s see whether I’m more impressive, or your romantic fantasies are.” The second man to imprison her: “Normal sex is 381Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    A time-travel story featuring a strong female lead, political intrigue, and a chaotic love triangle. The female lead doesn't have any special abilities; she relies entirely on her intelligence to achieve her goals. Everyone in the story is cunning and clever, and the writing is decent. It just released its rating.

45. 95 大 The Iron-Boned Ming, Zhu Qizhen the Fortress Emperor 大明硬骨头，堡宗朱祁镇 Book Silkworm书蚕虫Historical204k WordsOngoing [No System, no golden finger, no overpowered protagonist, no crushing everyone with brute force] On the eve of the Tumu Crisis, he transmigrates as Zhu Qizhen and is emperor for just one day. Why did Zhu Qizhen clear Wang Zhen's name? Was the Zhu Qizhen who returned to power in history really the same man? Did the Ming dynasty truly begin its decline with him? Of the sixteen Ming emperors, how many met a clear-cut end? He must survive first. Only then can he think about anything else. With three 729Reads—Score117Shelves

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    No system, no cheat codes, just a diverse cast… Dual narratives, logically consistent, everyone is intelligent. Guns are at their disposal, but only as a deterrent. Utilizing modern knowledge to crush the powerful and wealthy, employing open and aboveboard strategies. I've played my cards, whether you play or not is up to you… Two dragons, one in the imperial court, one in the martial world, engaging in all sorts of unconventional maneuvers.

46. 96 被 Tricked into Cultivating Immortality 被骗去修仙 Wind-Crazed Smile风痴笑Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + smart protagonist + mortal’s Cultivation] Cultivation? I was tricked into it... Wang Hao was an unremarkable young man in the 21st century. After an accident in which he saved someone, a strange old man tricked him into cultivating. Faced with schemes, plots, and deadly dangers at every turn, how will he use his wits to survive in this Cultivation world where the strong prey on the weak...? 772Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    This is a cultivation novel with a well-developed plot and writing style. It features various schemes and killings, but without a system, harem, invincible characters, or mindless plots. It's not exaggerated, doesn't involve harem elements, doesn't portray characters as saints, and doesn't depict characters with low intelligence. Both the protagonist and antagonists are intelligent and decisive. It's a lighthearted and humorous rebirth-themed cultivation novel, a long story where the protagonist is tricked into cultivating immortality, progressing while making sarcastic remarks. He cultivates both his physical and magical abilities, gradually increasing his cultivation level. He pretends to be weak while actually being strong. It's a relatively long story, lighthearted and funny with satisfying moments. The plot is tight and engaging, and the pacing isn't too fast. If you like this kind of story, please check it out!

47. 97 造 The Creator's Taboo 造物主的禁忌 Xiu Ji休济Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted (This book has been years in the making and revised over a hundred times. From the first volume to the last, it will tell one complete, expansive story, with a large cast, suspense, and a touch of brain-teasing mystery. From time to time, the author will offer summaries or hints in the author's notes.) A creator's greatest taboo is making a life more perfect than their own! The gods created humanity and shackled it with birth, aging, sickness, death, memories that slip away like sand, and endles 238Reads9.0Score161Shelves

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    The opening is stunning; you'll never guess what happens next.

48. 98 九 The Ninth-Rank Artifact Crafter 九品炼器师 Xiao Shisanlang Talks About the Three Kingdoms萧十三郎说三国Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [Artifact Refining] [A Young Man’s Rise] [Industrialization] [Fantasy Warfare] [Ensemble Cast] [Comedy and Satire] [Slow Burn] Young Qian Duoduo transmigrates through space! As a mortal, he starts from scratch! Thrown into prison, he’s facing certain death from the very start! If he doesn’t want to die, he’ll have to fight! To make matters worse, his bargain-basement master, a skinny old man, puts him over the fire to roast! If you want to read abo 23.5kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves

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    A fantasy novel masterpiece with 2.4 Million words!!

49. 99 刺 The Assassination of Ke Bi 刺杀轲比 Xiao Shisanlang Talks About the Three Kingdoms萧十三郎说三国Historical168k WordsCompleted At the end of the Three Kingdoms period, Han Long, a soldier in the Youzhou army, accidentally saved his enemy, Kebineng, the Xianbei chieftain who had long plotted a rebellion. After being rescued, Kebineng not only laid an ambush that killed Han Long’s mentor, but also nearly murdered his uncle. To make amends for his mistake, win the love he longed for, and bring peace to Youzhou, Han Long decided to kill Kebineng with his own hands. He set out from Youzhou for Longcheng, deep in the desert, 52Reads8.2Score—Shelves
50. 100 舰 Shipgirls: Mercury's Type 055 舰娘：水星的055 Haven't Decided What to Call Myself Yet并未想好叫什么Anime Fanfiction893k WordsCompleted On a shipgirl planet called Mercury. In an era when battleships with massive guns are giving way to missiles, and propeller planes are being replaced by jets. The story of Zhang Heng, who transmigrated here, and his Chinese shipgirls. Transmigration + shipgirls 139Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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