Give Me Some High-IQ Stories. Reading Idiot-Proof Fiction Is Making Me Stupid 来点高智商，看降智文都快被降智了

1. 301 流 The Rogue Son-in-Law: The Empress’s Pretty Boy 流氓赘婿，女帝家的小白脸 Handsome Young Man俊俏少年Historical3.4M WordsCompleted He transmigrated to an alternate world and became a lowly live-in son-in-law. He had planned to drink tea, fish, flirt, watch opera, and live a carefree life, but... “Husband, help me!” “Dear son-in-law, help me!” “Young master, help me!” “My dear subject, help your emperor!” Fine, it seemed he wouldn't get to take it easy. The world would have to be protected by him after all. And so Zhou Yuan investigated major cases, cleaned up the bureaucracy, crushed rebellions, opened the seas, and expande 63.9kReads9.3Score7.6kShelves
2. 302 穿 Reborn as the Crown Prince of a Fallen Kingdom, I Throw Myself into the Enemy’s Arms 穿成亡国太子我直接投入敌军怀抱 Hu Yan.胡言.Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted Completed. Search “Fanqie Listen” for the full-cast audiobook. [Manic, unhinged, vicious beauty vs. proper, restrained, aloof Buddha-like lord] [Two male leads + equally matched + mutual secret crush + both virgins] From the start, he was on an ancient battlefield, surrounded by soldiers and generals splattered with blood. He was the crown prince of a fallen kingdom. With a sworn enemy ahead, pursuers behind, and the burden of restoring his country on his shoulders, who could stay sane? While he 14kReads9.6Score2.2kShelves
3. 303 回 Back to Ancient Times as a Live-In Son-in-Law 回到古代当赘婿 Moonlight Flowing Against the Tide逆月流光Historical6.2M WordsCompleted In a dynasty that never existed, an unlucky college student transmigrates into a bridal chamber, and a miraculous library helps him forge an unparalleled life of legend. When Lin Han elegantly walks the paths of others, leaving them nowhere to go, the people of the Great Ning Dynasty gain a much deeper understanding of the word “fiend.” There are countless roads in this world. You have to try them one by one, don’t you? Lin Han 422Reads8.3Score117Shelves
4. 304 头 The Head Is Missing App 头部已丢失APP Check Catcheck猫Two Male Leads1.3M WordsOngoing [Headless App] reminds you: The thing hanging from your neck is your head, not a ball. Don't let anyone kick it away. Please take good care of your head. · [Pinned note → No replacement trope. The male lead is just a desperate OC dad.] · 1. One-on-one romance with two male leads, devoted couple, Yong × Ci. 2. Mild horror. Anything that doesn't make sense is an alternate-universe detail I've made up. 3. The plot logic isn't rigorous. The author is illiterate, so don't take this too seriously. Thi 55kReads9.4Score11.2kShelves
5. 305 在 Day N of Pretending to Be a Genius in a World of Morons 在弱智世界装天才的第n天 A Catchy Pen Name顺口的笔名Urban472k WordsOngoing [Feel-good power fantasy + plot-driven + absurdist + requires just a little bit of brainpower] (Trust me, it’s definitely interesting. If you’re unsure, you can check out the reviews first.) After being expelled from school, Jiang Chen had resigned himself to hauling bricks at a construction site. But then, the world suddenly changed. An ordinary high school student became the most intelligent person in the world. And so… Cambridge Professor Norman: “In fact, Dr. Jiang Chen is the only person al 86.5kReads9.0Score10kShelves

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   I don't know how to describe it, but it strangely meets the requirements of a battle of wits.

6. 306 大 The Second Son of the Zhao Royal Family 大赵嫡次子 The Wind Is Fair, the Bamboo Sways风正竹轻Historical4.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating as the second legitimate son of the Great Zhao Empire, he planned to live freely, drinking and making merry! But the powerful clans ran rampant, treacherous ministers held sway, rival nations eyed them hungrily, and his elder brother was frail. So! Zhao Yu could only destroy the powerful clans, eliminate the treacherous ministers, unite the nations, and pave the way for his big brother! Prince Jin's motto: What's mine is mine! It's all mine! Ahem, no, wait. What's my brother 17.2kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
7. 307 开 From the Start, All I Had Was a Helmet, Then the Beautiful Empress Threw Herself into My Arms 开局一个头盔，美艳女帝投怀送抱 Seeking Sound, Seeking Life寻声寻生Mystery111k WordsOngoing [Mystery] [System] [Mild Horror] Lu Han spent eighty yuan at a night market on a secondhand full-dive headset. He was hoping to enjoy the carefree life of a tavern keeper and flirt with female ghosts in Yin-Yang Inn. But the headset was a bootleg. Bootleg effect one: Every living person you meet automatically has their affinity for you reduced to a negative score. A girl smiles at you: affinity -1, -1, -1. You save a beauty in distress: affinity -10, -10, -10. Bootleg effect two: Every ghost and 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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   It's so good, I love reading it. It's really super good, especially the first book, which left the deepest impression. It's so good, I highly recommend it.

8. 308 规 Rule Horror: I Am the Horror Story 规则怪谈：我即怪谈 Wish You Happiness祝你快乐呀Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing In 2017, supernatural tales descended upon Earth. Conventional weapons couldn't harm them, and humanity struggled to survive. Rule-based supernatural tales became humanity's last lifeline. Tens of thousands of chosen ones around the world were selected. If they won, the supernatural tales would vanish from reality. If they lost, the rule-based tales would descend upon the world. This was a war between humanity and the supernatural. Chen Shao, a patient suffering from bone cancer, became one of t 142.5kReads9.6Score18.5kShelves
9. 309 九 The Supreme Emperor 九五至尊 Moon Over the Frontier Pass明月关山Historical5.6M WordsCompleted A hit historical novel from new media, also known as Reborn as the Emperor! Qin Hao’s soul transmigrates into ancient Great Xia, only for him to discover that he has become the shortest-lived emperor in history. With internal strife and external threats piling up, trouble is everywhere. When vipers close in, he has no choice but to raise the butcher’s knife and embrace the path of a tyrant, becoming an unrivaled emperor who rules over all! 2.9kReads8.4Score274Shelves
10. 310 启 Your Highness, the Young Master Is a General from an Enemy State 启禀王爷，公子他是敌国将军 Seven Seven, Two Eight七七二八Two Male Leads332k WordsCompleted [Love-at-first-sight, lovestruck prince top ✘ highly skilled enemy general bottom] [Mutually exclusive devotion + happy ending] In the first year of the Zhaohe era, a new emperor ascended the throne of the Jing Dynasty. Prince Jing conspired with his father-in-law to seize the throne, plunging the capital into warfare. The second young master of the Xie family was kidnapped by human traffickers. He thought he was in for the story of a true-born son who had fallen into the countryside, but the ma 1.8kReads9.2Score355Shelves
11. 311 枌 The Grass and Trees of Fengyu Grow Tall 枌榆草木长 Ni Ergou倪二狗Historical2.6M WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication: ensemble cast + rival nations vying for supremacy + political intrigue and strategy + patriotism and national pride + original poetry + memorable supporting characters] [This is a fictional setting, and some historical references should not be taken as fact. This is not a mindless wish-fulfillment story. The plot is carefully developed, the logic is rigorous, and the cast and scope are large. There is no System or golden finger. There are no brainless villains or c 25.1kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
12. 312 怪 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！ Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 173.7kReads9.7Score17.9kShelves
13. 313 当 When I'm in the Rules Horror Game, Nothing Is Forbidden 当我在规则怪谈百无禁忌 Xu Moqing徐墨卿Mystery542k WordsCompleted [No female lead + supernatural horror + mental illness + comedy + national destiny] My name is Su Ming, and I'm a transmigrator. I currently work at Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital, where I'm in charge of the important project of “being studied.” They keep saying I'm sick, but I know I'm fine. It's the world that's sick. After I escaped from the psychiatric hospital, I was chosen by Rule Horror to become Longguo's chosen participant, representing Longguo in the upcoming horror games. [Ding! The Ho 64.7kReads9.6Score7.4kShelves
14. 314 七 At Seven Years Old, I Was Chosen to Take Part in the Rules Horror Game 七岁的我，被选中参加规则怪谈 One-Sixth六分之一Mystery522k WordsCompleted No female lead + national fate + eerie mysteries + comedy + unconventional ideas Lin Yuan transmigrates to Blue Star, a parallel world, and is chosen to take part in a rules-based horror game. From the start, he activates an SSS-rank talent. [SSS-Rank Talent: Ghostbane] [Talent Effect 1: Rules are completely useless against you. When you break the rules of a horror scenario, the corruption of its world has no effect on you.] [Talent Effect 2: When a creature in a horror scenario feels negative e 59.4kReads9.6Score6.6kShelves
15. 315 名 Detective Conan: What? The Deranged Murderer Is Actually Me 名柯：什么？疯批凶犯竟是我自己 Drunk in Solitude孤风一醉Anime Fanfiction951k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + Funny Everyday Life + No Romance + System + Uncertain Good or Evil + Sweet on the Outside, Dark Within + Original Cases] [Saving the Police Academy Trio, while they also save the protagonist] Bai Chuanqiu transmigrated. Thinking he was in an ordinary world, he was focused on making an honest living. Then he met the legendary elementary schooler who brings death wherever he goes... Faced with a difficult customer, Bai Chuanqiu couldn't control the sinister, deranged smile spreadin 12.5kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves

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    Different types, but all are highly intelligent.

16. 316 面 No One Asked About the Male Favorite for Three Years, Then One Demolition Made Him Famous 面首三年无人问，一朝拆迁天下知 Liu Zongzhu流宗竹Eastern Fantasy260k WordsOngoing [Xuanhuan] + [System] + [Infrastructure building] + [Comedy] + [Live-in son-in-law] + [Sect] + [One heroine] + [Slow-burn plot] After transmigrating to the cultivation world, Zhuge Chiyun’s System gets stuck for three years, and he nearly starves to death. To stay alive, he becomes a male companion at the Luanfeng House and is kept by the young sect leader for three years. The whole city mocks him for living off a woman, but only he knows!!! In all three years, he hasn’t even touched her hand!!! 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two books aren't too intellectually taxing; you need to think carefully about the plot.

17. 317 规 Rule-Based Horror? I Choose to Rebel 规则怪谈？我选择叛逆 Alas, Deep Love奈何情深Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [A short drama adaptation of the same name is now available. You can watch it on the platform. Thank you for your support.] [Subverting expectations + no heroine + hilarious + sly schemer + rebellious + eerie + national fate] Rule-based horror descends upon Earth. The uncanny invades reality. Those chosen are sent into horror worlds, where they represent their respective nations and face the horrors within. Su Xiao is chosen by the horror world and entrusted with the task of representing the Dra 48.9kReads9.6Score6.1kShelves
18. 318 老 Don’t Dig Any Further, Old Ancestor! That’s Your Own Grave! 老祖别挖了，那个坟头是您自己的 Liu Zongzhu流宗竹Eastern Fantasy345k WordsCompleted [A Different Kind of Cultivation World] + [Transmigration] + [Sneaky Schemer] + [Lighthearted] + [Xuanhuan] + [Comedy] + [Absurdist] + [Laid-Back] After transmigrating into a cultivation world where spiritual energy is on the verge of drying up, Shen Xinghai obtains a crystal coffin from the start. With his sect about to go under, he decides to dig up his own grave, only to run into his hilariously disrespectful grand-disciple, Lin Ke'er. Shen Xinghai: “We have to make the Ancient Path Sect thri 5.6kReads6.5Score691Shelves
19. 319 恐 Horror Movie NPC Goes on a Killing Spree in a Terror Game 恐怖片NPC在惊悚游戏杀疯了 Snow-Skin Lantern冰皮灯笼Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + comedy + power fantasy + no female lead (male protagonist has no romantic pairing)] A horror game swept across the world. Fu Yan, an NPC from a horror movie in a higher plane of existence, was accidentally dragged into the game. Fu Yan: Since you've all gone to the trouble of inviting me, I won't hold back. From then on, the “horror game” was plunged into the shadow of someone named “Fu Yan”... Horror NPCs: Please, don't come any closer! Livestream viewers: Can someone do something abo 64.1kReads9.6Score8.4kShelves
20. 320 规 Rules of the Paranormal: The Horrors? They're All Family 规则怪谈，诡异？都是一家人 A Slime一只史莱姆Mystery947k WordsCompleted [Rule-based horror + national destiny + no romance + livestream + original scenarios + mild scares + warm and healing] Three years ago, rule-based horror arrived, launching a game that put the fate of nations on the line. Every month, chosen players are randomly selected from various countries to enter the horror world and clear its challenges. Clear a challenge, and you earn generous rewards. Fail, and the chosen player dies, while the horror descends upon their country. The Xia Kingdom has alr 15.5kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves
21. 321 德 The Texas Underworld 德州江湖 The Once-Great Sage Equal to Heaven曾经的齐天大圣Urban302k WordsOngoing A tale of hooligans in Dezhou, Shandong, China? No. A tale of gangsters in Texas, USA? No. Texas hold 'em? Getting warmer. There are no miraculous gambling skills, no tense showdowns at the poker table, and no underdog comeback story. All there is is a poker table and the assortment of people around it: cops, businessmen, spies, brothers, high-ranking officials, lovers, and lowlifes. The worlds of money, power, loyalty, and love are all deadly. They aren't gambling on cards. They're gambling on 394Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In fact, IQ is a relative concept, not an absolute one. Being logical is a sign of high IQ.

22. 322 无 Infinite Flow: It’s Normal to Fall in Love with Myself, Right? 无限流：跟自己谈个恋爱很正常吧 Two Taels of Leisure二两闲Two Male Leads354k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + narcissistic romance + strong leads + infinite flow + a touch of ensemble cast + 1v1 + livestream] Ning Shuo was dragged into a horror murder-mystery System. A clown wearing a brightly painted mask grinned at him. [Choose a code name for yourself.] Ning Shuo thought for a moment. “Ning the Half-Immortal.” The viewers wondered what kind of ridiculous name that was. Was he planning to bluff all those ghosts in a horror game? Then, during the livestream, they saw Ning Shuo mutteri 14.3kReads9.5Score2.9kShelves

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    Everyone has a high IQ 😘😘😘

23. 323 规 Rule Horror: I Am Above the Rules 规则怪谈：吾即规则之上 Xia Moyan夏墨衍Mystery702k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads] [Both Powerful] [Top] [Nonhuman] [Mutually Devoted] [Happy Ending] [Lighthearted Invincibility] [Mindless Power Fantasy] [Extra Sweet] [Multiple Side Couples] [Final Boss] [Rule-Based Horror] [Pure-Hearted Wooden Top × Cold-Faced, Easily Flustered Bottom] ⚠️ This novel is currently being revised. The revision has reached Chapter 136. Shi Mo had lived for tens of millions of years and was so bored he was going crazy. He had created the rule-based horror games and had grown tire 28kReads9.5Score5.8kShelves
24. 324 快 Is the Villain Support System Actually a Romance Series? 快穿反派辅助系统竟然是恋爱番？ Sleepy Sugar Bean昏昏欲睡的糖豆Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Chong Li failed a mission in the Villain Ascension System, but instead of being erased, he unexpectedly obtained the Scumbag Woman Self-Rescue System! The missions suddenly became much easier! Now he gets to live a cozy life without having to deal damage, only provide support! This dog, who had been single for over a thousand years, can finally experience the bittersweet pangs of love! All he can say is: this is addictive!! 16.7kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves

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    Recommended by a seasoned bookworm, these are all good; I'm currently reading the ongoing series. I skipped a few chapters I didn't like, but the rest are excellent. There are a few low-rated books that I don't know why, but those I've read would give a 9.5.

25. 325 分 After We Broke Up, the Cold and Aloof Dr. Cheng Cried Snot Bubbles 分手后，高冷程医生哭出鼻涕泡 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted Luo Jia tells Gu Boning, “I’d rather jump into a fire pit than rummage through a trash heap.” At the time, she has no idea that Cheng Jin really is a fire pit. (This is a happy ending, with plenty of sweet romance.) 4.3kReads9.4Score675Shelves

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    The first book features a power-hungry female protagonist where men are merely tools for advancement. She's kind-hearted but not a saint, and she's cunning and resourceful! The second book shouldn't be deterred by the title. Many books feature a female protagonist betrayed by the male lead who then meets a better second male lead. This one is different; the second male lead also has his own agenda! There aren't that many people in the world who are inexplicably devoted to you.

26. 326 变 Reborn as a Girl, I Won’t Be Socially Anxious in the Horror World Anymore 变成女孩子在惊悚世界不想再社恐 Big Hao Ren大郝仁啊Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Horror World] [Gender Transformation] [Healing Everyday Life] [Read Before Bed to Cure Your Insomnia] After buying a late-night snack at a convenience store, Tang Xia Bing was on her way home to continue being a shut-in when, at a crossroads, a truck transformed into a robot and sent her to another world with its righteous iron fist. She had transmigrated straight into the body of a white-haired little girl who had taken her own life because her social anxiety made her terrified of dealing with 15.2kReads9.6Score2.4kShelves
27. 327 又 Possessed Again? I Heard He Has a Second Personality 又被顶号，听说他有第二人格 Lin Jiong林顭Two Male Leads1.4M WordsOngoing [Signed for publication] Fun fact: His second personality secretly calls him “wife”! [Ensemble cast + two male leads + mystery romance + ghost hunters + black-hearted beneath a gentle exterior + tomb raiding + both leads are each other’s one and only] Before his death, Grandpa used his last chance to set a trap, drawing the Ghost King into Zhang Jizhi’s body to protect him from a deadly calamity. Zhang Jizhi had been blind from birth, but after that night, he could suddenly see white qi. An irri 96.6kReads9.5Score13.6kShelves

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    Everyone's highly intelligent! [Kissing emojis]

28. 328 快 Quick Transmigration: Survive in Chang'an Until the End of My Days 快穿长安苟到寿终正寝 Chang'an Lemon长安柠檬Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The main quest: staying alive is the only requirement. No fixed couple. More worlds later. Seventies Courtyard House (Complete) The General's Wife Quits (Complete) The Bodyguard of the World's Most Beautiful Woman (Complete) The Real Heiress Won't Go Home (Complete) Fleeing Famine in Ancient Times (Complete) The Senior Sister Is Afraid of Ghosts (Complete) Educated Youths of the Sixties (Complete) The Crown Prince's Maid (Complete) The Cousin Who Was Switched at Birth (Complete) A Gloomy Life in 307Reads7.0Score—Shelves
29. 329 我 I Have a Joker Card 我有一张小丑牌 Azure Company蔚蓝公司Urban2.2M WordsCompleted They say that on the day some people turn eighteen, the gods grant them a playing card with a supernatural ability. There are 52 playing cards and 52 different abilities. Those who receive a supernatural playing card are allowed to attend the best ability-user school. The campus belle: “I have the Queen of Spades. I can conjure all kinds of weapons!” The rich kid: “My dad has the Jack of Diamonds. He can get unlimited money!” Meanwhile, somewhere, a boy took his own playing card and used all 52 157.1kReads8.9Score24.4kShelves

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    The first book features an incredibly strong male protagonist with superior bloodline and unparalleled intelligence and skill. The second book also boasts a strong female protagonist, highly recommended by many, so I won't elaborate. The third book is a top-tier science fiction novel; the author is exceptionally talented, highly recommended (I read the physical copy). The fourth book is written by a high school physics teacher; no further explanation needed, knowledge enters the brain in a strange way. The fifth book is a bit too mind-bending, but absolutely fantastic! It's a kind of infinite flow novel, full of witty references. The dialogue between the two Cheng Shi characters almost made my CPU burn out.

30. 330 位 Quick Transmigration Across Planes: I Own a Little General Store 位面快穿，我有一间小杂货店 Pipi Loves Tangerines爱吃橘子的皮皮Modern Romance4.1M WordsOngoing [No romance + no male lead + general store + ensemble cast + doing business in various novel worlds, including storylines where the heroine gets help] [Main characters: Su Ling + a calico cat] After waking up one day, Su Ling finds that her general store has bonded with a planar trade System, and she transmigrates into a book. First book world: a lucky heroine in a story set during the era of rationing. A general store suddenly appears on the hill behind Dawang Village. It has more goods tha 53.5kReads9.3Score4.8kShelves
31. 331 快 Quick Transmigration Is Full of Weirdos. I Really Can't Even 快穿都是奇葩生物，我真的会谢 Dreamlike Glass Shadow梦幻璃影Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + wild imagination + lighthearted healing] Cuihua's bizarre transmigration adventures are unpredictable and random. Sometimes she might be a goose who can defeat everyone under heaven, or a turtle so good at lying low that no one can beat her. She might be a spirit inhabiting an artifact, a two-meter-tall bearded man, or a delicate young lady. Even if she were a great tree, Cuihua wouldn't be afraid. As long as she can stay alive, what does it matter what form she takes? As 3kReads9.2Score355Shelves
32. 332 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.5kReads9.7Score69kShelves
33. 333 穿 Transmigrating Through a Parade of Mothers-in-Law 穿越之婆婆大集锦 Golden-Skinned Persimmon金皮柿子Ancient Romance3.1M WordsCompleted Fang Cheng is unwillingly cast as one outrageous mother-in-law after another: the mother-in-law in an imperial-exam novel who sells her grandchildren to fund her younger son’s exams; the mother-in-law in a household-intrigue novel who pressures her son and daughter-in-law into taking her niece as a favored concubine; and the mother-in-law who demands good food and drink while fleeing famine. In short, she’s the worst of the worst. 8.5kReads9.0Score854Shelves
34. 334 当 When the Top Gaokao Scorer Is Reborn as a Notorious Actress 当高考状元穿成娱乐圈黑红女星 Qi Zhouzhou祈舟舟Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted [Top-tier succubus and top-tier jealous boyfriend] [Top-tier starlet in the entertainment industry x lovesick CEO from the capital's elite circles] [Power fantasy + entertainment industry + transmigration into a book + face-slapping + variety shows + two equally strong leads + ultra-sweet romance] Xu Tingyu, the top scorer in the national college entrance exams, was struck by a large truck on her way to the celebration banquet. When she woke up, she had become the wicked side character in an ear 36.5kReads8.9Score4.9kShelves
35. 335 欢 Quick Transmigration: Welcome to the Space-Time Mission Station 【快穿】欢迎来到时空任务站 Luoluo Is a Good Little Kitty洛洛是只乖乖喵Ancient Romance2.3M WordsCompleted Yes, quite a few readers have said the second half of the first story was bad and downright toxic. The author admits that might be true; I probably didn't think it through when I was writing it. If that bothers you, feel free to start with the second story. The third and fourth completed stories have gotten more positive reviews, so why not give them a chance? On the first day back at work after the New Year, Mu Yan, who'd spent nearly half a month moping around at home, climbed onto the bus fee 4.4kReads8.8Score367Shelves
36. 336 玄 A Metaphysical World, but I'm a Materialist [Criminal Investigation] 玄学世界，但唯物主义【刑侦】 Sound Slash音斩Modern Romance208k WordsOngoing When she opens her eyes, Fang Xuan, a hardline materialist criminal investigation expert, has become an unknown rookie in a world of mysticism. Here, society's orderly operation is firmly controlled by a group of super-citizens at the very top of the pyramid. Without exception, they are exceptionally gifted, extraordinarily capable, and deeply accomplished in mysticism. As for her, she's slow-witted and destined to be nothing but a couch potato. After painful reflection, she resolves to lie flat 43.3kReads7.7Score11.6kShelves

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    A crime thriller with a strong female lead. The plot is intricately woven, the characters are well-developed, and the foreshadowing unfolds layer by layer. The female lead is incredibly intelligent. I love the author! [Sending heart] I can't tell if there's a romantic pairing yet. Definitely worth reading! I love it so much!

37. 337 天 Heaven Does Not Answer 天不应 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing Three myriad mounds of yellow earth and white bones, a sword's light like a shadow, the moon like wine. The spring breeze cuts through all the world's troubles. Tell me, peach blossoms, will you turn white-haired too? In the year 547 of the Yong'an era, a pitch-dark snowstorm fell over Kuhai County, a border county in southern Qi. In a dilapidated temple outside the county, Wen Chaoshen found a crippled woman, gravely injured and on the verge of death. He thought she was merely a refugee in dist 85.4kReads9.1Score6.1kShelves

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    The first book is perfect for those who skim; if you don't read carefully, you'll be completely lost! The second book is full of people who enjoy brain teasers. The third book is supernatural and mind-bending.

38. 338 快 Quick Transmigration: Playing a Supporting Role in Another World 快穿：我在异界客串路人甲 It's Xinghe是星河吖Ancient Romance656k WordsOngoing Yan Chu bound herself to a System in a last-ditch effort to stay alive. The only problem was, this System didn't seem very reliable. While doing a mission: “Chu Chu, Chu Chu, what do we do next?” “Is there a plot hint?” “No.” “...” “Do you have a golden finger?” “I do.” “What kind? Is it useful?” “Maybe.” Yan Chu: “...Why does this System feel so unreliable?” 2.7kReads9.1Score129Shelves
39. 339 我 [Murder Game] I Want to Survive 【杀人游戏】我想活下去 Yu Ge雨戈Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow]+ [No Romance]+ [Pure Villainess] High-stakes battles of wits and deadly games; everyone schemes against everyone else just to stay alive. The heroine does every kind of evil, casts aside her conscience, and cares only about profit. Because she knows that only by devouring others can she grow stronger and climb step by step to the pinnacle of power. Watch her fight her way out from the bottom, rising from a mere nobody to stand atop the world. Watch her pull off one dazzling m 41.3kReads9.0Score4.9kShelves

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    I've recommended these based on their intellectual battles, mostly female-oriented, and almost all of them feature high-IQ protagonists. My top recommendation is *The Game of Misfortune*, though I don't know why it's no longer searchable; the author stopped updating it, leaving only 1.5 Instances. But the high quality of the intellectual battles still makes me want to mention it (could it be that the author's brain couldn't handle such high quality, hence the hiatus? 😭). Putting that aside, my top recommendations are: 1️⃣, an intellectual battle thriller/infinite flow novel. The protagonist is charismatic, the instances are ingeniously designed, and some are quite breathtaking. It gives you that brain-stimulating feeling after reading a classic plot twist novel, making you want to call it a masterpiece. (No romance) 2️⃣ is the pinnacle of werewolf games. The protagonist is male, in a fictional world, and he relies purely on his intellect and logic without any cheat codes. The experience is similar to other intellectual battle/infinite flow novels. The main character is well-developed, with a slight ensemble cast, suitable for manga adaptation (no romance). 3️⃣ Is a recent work, also a brain-teasing infinite flow story, without any horror elements. The protagonist is practically a demon incarnate; it's not uncommon to read as an invincible, satisfying read. (However, compared to 1️⃣, it lacks the intricately designed, interconnected dungeons; 3️⃣ makes the protagonist seem intelligent, while 1️⃣ makes both the protagonist and the author seem intelligent.) (No romance). 4️⃣ Is also a new work; the dungeon settings are quite good, but the protagonist's growth is too slow. He's just an ordinary person with occasional flashes of brilliance, and the exciting aspects of the dungeon rules aren't fully utilized. He seems to grow a bit later, but I haven't read it yet. Recommended only when you're experiencing a reading slump. (No romance).

40. 340 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 711.1kReads9.6Score100.9kShelves
41. 341 手 Holding the Crown Prince’s Vengeful Soul, I Find Life Again in an Old Dream 手握太子亡魂，旧梦逢生 Shanshan Mumu mu山山木木muAncient Romance764k WordsOngoing Wen Miao was haunted by the ghost of the late Crown Prince. She had no idea why, and there was no way to find out. Every night, whenever she fell asleep, she saw him in her dreams. Rumor had it that His Highness would have made an excellent emperor: well-read, upright, and decisive despite his youth. Only Wen Miao knew how terrifying the Crown Prince was as a ghost, trapped in the underground palace and unable to pass on. At first, he wanted to snap her neck. Later, he sensed the heartbeat ben 22.1kReads8.9Score3.1kShelves

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    A rare find, a truly good work from an author who doesn't try to fool the reader.

42. 342 电 Digital Homecoming: Reborn 《电子归途之重生》 Guest of Qinggu Valley箐谷客31k WordsCompleted The Electronic Road Home: Reborn 352Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend these two hardcore science fiction short stories to readers, which shift the perspective of intelligent civilizations to the microscopic world. "The Electronic Journey: Breaking Free" and "The Electronic Journey: Rebirth" cover topics such as laser-guided lightning energy storage facilities, ethical considerations regarding AI, questioning quantum mechanics and exploring alternative directions, knowledge of different types of lightning, visions of future applications combining brain-computer interfaces and quantum computers, and discussions of fundamental moral principles. These are excellent works by the author, written in a smooth style. The second story, "The Electronic Journey: Rebirth," is particularly brilliant, with vivid and engaging descriptions that create a strong sense of immersion. I sincerely recommend these books to all readers.

43. 343 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

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    A player is tricked into playing a bank robber in a parallel universe, triggering a system that broadcasts a battle of wits between high-IQ criminals and police officers.

44. 344 快 The Most Unbothered Person in the Quick-Transmigration World 快穿界第一淡人 Ma Xiaoda马小达Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The main story is complete. Enjoy! No fixed pairing. Nian Bai, a mighty powerhouse of the cultivation world, is blasted into countless pieces by heavenly tribulation while ascending to immortality. After accidentally binding to a System, she sets off on a journey through three thousand worlds via quick transmigration, collecting fragments of souls. 2.7kReads8.6Score164Shelves
45. 345 电 Digital Homecoming: Breaking Free from the Cocoon 《电子归途之破茧》 Guest of Qinggu Valley箐谷客30k WordsCompleted Electronic Journey Home: Breaking Free 404Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 346 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score183.1kShelves

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    Murphy's Law, Butterfly Effect, Broken Windows Theory, Catfish Effect, Frog Effect, Primacy Effect, Recency Effect, Halo Effect, Herd Effect, Bystander Effect, Hedgehog's Law, Projection Effect, Suspension Bridge Effect, Zeigarnik Effect, Rosenthal Effect, Foot-in-the-Door Effect, Face-Saving Effect, Kicking the Cat Effect, Embarrassment Effect, Anchoring Effect, Loss Aversion, Hot and Cold Water Effect, Endowment Effect, Decoy Effect, Wallenda Effect, Worthlessness Law, Wallach Effect, Barnum Effect, Pareto Principle, Parkinson's Law, Matthew Effect, Watch Law, Barrel Law, Domino Effect, Overlimit Effect, Symbiotic Effect, Stereotype Effect, Placebo Effect, Dark Effect, Companionship Effect, Threshold Effect, Tempering Effect, Zero-Sum Law, Reciprocity Law, Game Theory, Meteorology, Imaginary Numbers, Cell Biology, Higgs Boson, Materials Science, Astrophysics, String Theory, Magnetic Field Theory, Quantum Mechanics

47. 347 快 Quick Transmigration: I Don’t Want to Be Unlucky 快穿之我不想当非酋 Snow Covers the Mountain Peaks山高雪满峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The moment Su Changyue saw the System, she thought she’d been hit by a pie falling from the sky: A System! Quick transmigration! Traveling between different worlds was basically a way to live forever! Even if there were missions to complete, she’d still be getting a great deal! She had to bind herself to it! Only after binding did she discover that the System was on the verge of breaking down… o(╥﹏╥)o 19kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
48. 348 今 Surviving Another Day in an All-Women's Apartment Complex 今天也在全女小区艰难生存 Cheng Eats Fish澄吃鱼Mystery674k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + Ordinary Protagonist] Ye Cheng got lost and ended up trapped in an all-female residential complex. As a resident, she could only earn money for daily necessities by outsmarting others in strategy games and horror games. Otherwise, death was all that awaited her. (The story focuses on the games themselves. All the players are women, so both the good and bad characters are female. NPCs in the game worlds may be male. The protagonist is an ordinary person, and she wins some games a 20.3kReads8.7Score3.1kShelves
49. 349 快 Quick Transmigration: Gu Qiqi's Patchwork Life 快穿之顾七七的散装人生 Snowflakes and Frosted Leaves雪花霜叶Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Everyday life + feel-good wish fulfillment + farming + infrastructure building + upgrading golden finger + no fixed CP + lots of handsome men + few awful people + getting rich + patriotism Gu Qiqi was an ordinary high school student with a truly awful family: a late grandmother who was shrewd, an abusive and unreliable father, a frail, miserable mother, and a naive, dim-witted younger brother, along with Gu Qiqi herself, struggling through mountains of homework. There wasn't a single problem tha 13.5kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
50. 350 世 The World Is Collapsing, and I Can Receive Letters from the Future! 世界坍塌，我能够收到未来来信！ Little Belly Fish肚肚鱼Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Starting Profession Flow] [Closed Time Loop] [One Certification, Valid Forever] [Twenty-Four Solar Terms Progress Bar] [Supernatural Mutations] [Decisive and Ruthless] A torrential rain fell. The rain of Start of Spring brought a stunning future to the world. Supernatural powers, martial arts, sorcery, mutations, and all sorts of other forces began to appear in reality. Silent plants and animals began a wave of evolution, officially taking the stage as the protagonists of the world. That same 6.7kReads8.2Score427Shelves

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    It's all a scheme, all orchestrated by Lao Liu, deceiving people, deceiving ghosts, deceiving heaven! [Cool][Masterpiece by Sparrow Eater] The Dark Forest Theory!!

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