The Protagonist Is Terrible, but Everyone Else Thinks He’s a Master 主角自己很菜，但是别人认为他是大神。

1. 1 误 I Wandered Into the Spirit Net, and the Boasts I Made Came True! 误入灵网，我吹的牛成真了！ Twelve Nights' Song十二夜歌Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Wild Premise + Goofy Comedy + Fun + Misunderstandings + No System + No Romance] Lin Ran transmigrates to a parallel world, but without a golden finger, he has no choice but to keep working as an office drone. One day, an app called Spirit Network appears on his phone. Thinking it’s just an ordinary role-playing chat game, Lin Ran names himself “Heavenly Lord Tongtian” and spends his time bragging and chatting on Spirit Network. He claims to tread the path of ruthless cultivation and beat stuffy 2.7kReads7.9Score203Shelves

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   The protagonist initially acts like a big shot, posting various different cultivation levels on the Spirit Network. Later, he discovers that this world is indeed a world of cultivation.

2. 2 无EN Infinite Rewinds: Everyone Thinks I'm a Big Shot 无限回档：所有人都以为我是大佬 What's Wrong with Money?钱有什么不好Mystery414k WordsCompleted [Adapted into a comic drama] [Audiobook narrated by a real person available] [Infinite Flow + Livestream Survival + Death Rewind + Half-Dihua] [No CP] [The story contains a lot of on-screen comment barrages] After Xu Xi died from overwork, he transmigrated to another world invaded by a survival game. He even discovered that he could rewind time after dying. By using this ability to escape danger time and again and successfully clear each instance, he unexpectedly became a top expert in the eyes 189.8kReads9.4Score21.5kShelves

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   The first book is really good; the protagonist, after experiencing time travel, doesn't know how to explain himself and just gives up, which leads to others mistaking him for a pro. The second book's protagonist is genuinely incompetent, but is constantly mistaken for a pro. And he's not entirely mindless; his explanations are always logical and well-founded. The third book, a game-themed one, is also very good. The fourth book involves national destiny.

3. 3 规EN Rule-Based Horror: Mistaken for a Top Player Right from the Start! 规则怪谈：开局被误认为是大佬！ Overlord Cat霸王猫Mystery726k WordsOngoing [Rule-based horror + delusions of grandeur + wild speculation + livestream + wish fulfillment + comedy + no romance] Chen Han dies right from the start. The moment he opens his eyes, he is thrown into a deadly rule-based horror game. While everyone else is still poring over the rules to find a way out, he panics and blunders around, somehow avoiding every deadly trap and stumbling his way to a perfect clear. The whole internet's livestream chat explodes. “Holy crap! That prediction was godlike! 740Reads9.2Score225Shelves
4. 4 王 Honor of Kings: This Is How We Star Players Play 王者：我们星耀都是这么玩的 No Dealing With Fools不和笨蛋丸Sports463k WordsCompleted [KPL Esports Focus + Streaming on the Side + AG + Everyone Misreads the Situation + Reborn Without a System + Chosen One + Fun and Funny] Lin Jue is reborn in a parallel world and discovers that he's become a substitute top laner for AG. His predecessor was a gaming prodigy: he reached the top of the rankings at fourteen, became a hundred-star player in the clash lane at sixteen, and was recruited into AG's youth team. Now eighteen, he was in the prime of his youth. But Lin Jue soon realizes to 7.6kReads9.3Score564Shelves
5. 5 逃 Escape Game: I'm Really Not a Murderer! 逃亡游戏：我真不是杀人犯！ Tai Ku La态裤辣Mystery765k WordsCompleted [No romance + No heroine + National destiny + Livestreaming + Misunderstandings + Games] [Author’s warning: This is a brainless wish-fulfillment novel with no logic. My writing is average. If you want something thoughtful, go read another novel.] [If you’re going to trash my novel, at least reply when I respond to you. I replied to you, so you could at least say something back, right?] Ye Yi’s [fake] persona: a simple, upright, law-abiding good citizen. After dying in an accident, he transmigrat 1.4kReads8.6Score200Shelves
6. 6 无 Infinite Flow: I Become a God After Giving Up 无限流：摆烂后我封神了 Chang Chang Chang Xiao长长长消Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing No CP + System + mass misinterpretation Luo Yuejian has always thought of herself as plain and ordinary, with a touch of social anxiety and a poker face. Someone like her would be utterly unremarkable in a crowd and completely ignored by everyone. After dying under bizarre circumstances, she is forced into a survival game. She knows her own limits and realizes she has no chance of coming back to life in a terrifying survival game. As she agonizes over whether to fight with all she has or give 35.4kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves

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   The protagonist is determined to slack off, but someone always manages to analyze her actions after the dungeon is completed. Moon Goddess, hahaha!

7. 7 异 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 The Mountain Moon Knows Not of You山月不知君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 5.8kReads—Score334Shelves

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   How about this one? Absolutely divine! It gets more and more exciting as you read on! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai novel to everyone—it's one of my absolute favorites. The plot is thrilling, the logic is impeccable, and the aesthetics are superb. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

8. 8 惊 Thriller Game: Why Is My Character So Strange? 惊悚游戏：我的人设怎么怪怪的？ Drunken Coral醉珊色Mystery362k WordsCompleted I saw the 6.3 rating, but it's fine. It'll keep dropping. |•'-'•)و✧ Once it falls below 6, won't that make it a masterpiece in its own way? The first 30 chapters are a little chaotic because there's a lot of worldbuilding, but it gets better after that... probably. People keep projecting their own ideas onto him. A two-way case of mistaken assumptions. He pretends to be stupid early on, then goes genuinely insane later. Companions? No, subordinates. How Mo Ming sees himself: A low-level player i 2.7kReads8.2Score334Shelves

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   The protagonist always believed himself to be noble, elegant, gentle, and kind—someone everyone liked 🥰. But to others, he was mysterious and terrifying, a walking "survival rate warning system." According to the big data recommendations of a certain horror game, players and viewers always seemed to see the content they wanted to see. This led to our protagonist constantly seeing his own fanatical fans' adoration, making him believe he truly was noble, elegant, and outstanding. ❛‿˂̵✧ Slashing through the walls filled with eyes, I saw the crisscrossing crimson veins and realized—that was my heart.

9. 9 什 What Do You Mean I Became a World-Ending Urban Legend? 什么叫我成了灭世级怪谈？ Wild, Bold, Cool, and Flashy Shark狂拽酷炫鲨Mystery277k WordsOngoing [No Female Lead] [Mild Horror] [Turns Into a False Person in One Chapter] [The Protagonist Is a Pure Monster] Su Yuan transmigrated to a bizarre world rife with danger. Here, everything from horror legends had become real: false people, vengeful spirits, old gods hidden beneath the ocean... And an official organization lurking in everyday life: the Cleanup Bureau. This was an age of despair. With urban legends becoming reality, ordinary people could hardly fight back, and even the authorities we 270.7kReads8.3Score45.9kShelves
10. 10 邪EN The Evil God Is Stunned: Are These Players Even Stranger Than Me? 邪神懵了：这群玩家比我还诡异？ I'm a Pastry Pro我时糕手Eastern Fantasy875k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to a world overrun by the uncanny, Lin En discovers that he has become a backwater fake god, his divine power depleted and his existence about to fade away. Outside the church, indescribable monsters are pounding on the door. The desperate countdown has begun. To save himself, Lin En grits his teeth and fabricates a full-dive VR game called Ancient Gods Awaken, summoning a group of hardcore players from Blue Star to serve as his followers. He thought the players would cower 759kReads9.0Score136.9kShelves
11. 11 原 Wait, Am I the Big Shot Here? 原来我才是大佬吗？ West Doesn't Press East西不压东Two Male Leads1.0M WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads, Infinite Flow, Bottom, Delusion-Inducing Plot, Secret Identities] More plot, fewer romantic scenes, and a comedic bent? How is a useless office drone who’s afraid of the dark, ghosts, people, pain, heights, and death supposed to survive in instances with sky-high death rates? A deserted-island battle royale, a city with no way out, a maze of caves where sunlight never reaches… At first, Lin Qin just wanted to stay alive. After somehow ending up on the protagonist’s pirate ship, 17.4kReads9.0Score2kShelves

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    This one is pretty good, it has two male leads, and it's very sweet.

12. 12 都 Urban Oddities: I Opened a Shop That Collects Stories 都市奇闻：我开了个收故事的铺子 Back to the Days of Youthful Wandering重回少年游Mystery57k WordsOngoing [No Main Plot] [Modern Strange Tales] [Ensemble Cast] [Humans, Ghosts, Demons, and Gods] [Unconventional] [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] I lost my job. With nowhere else to turn, I cleaned out the shop my grandmother had left me. While cleaning, I found a note: "Open every day at nightfall. Take one story. No more." From then on, that became the rule at my shop. Today's customer said he'd delivered an empty box that morning. After the recipient signed for it, the box grew heavier. He didn't da —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Modern Liaozhai, it's so good!

13. 13 骇EN Dread Night: Getting Rich in a Horror Game 骇夜：我在恐怖游戏里暴富 A-One Is Not A-Two阿一不是阿二Mystery714k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out and will rise later. Infinite flow + mild horror + original instances + no female lead) A tower stands in the eternal night, with a group of players trapped inside. They have to keep taking part in bizarre games to earn the food and supplies they need to survive. A killer in red embroidered shoes, a child with no eyes, a haunted mountain where an entire expedition team died... One deadly trap after another, with death around every corner. Players: “We're going to die, w 2.8MReads9.5Score588.3kShelves
14. 14 你 You’re All Running for Your Lives While I’m Getting Ready to Eat 你们都在逃命，我准备干饭 Silent and Still无声静莫Urban240k WordsCompleted [No CP + Power Fantasy + Big Shot + Comedy + Invincible + Behind the Scenes + Slice of Life] An Ning transmigrates. He has been in a parallel world for three years, enduring the original owner’s anorexia every day. He thought his life was probably all downhill from here. But it turns out everything is only just beginning. “Monsters,” “dungeons,” “spirit objects”… It’s all such a headache. All he wanted was to be a good doctor in this world and keep his head down for the rest of his life. But thi 770Reads8.2Score100Shelves

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    The first eight are all infinite flow novels by the author Dihua (the second one is about supernatural abilities). Novels 9-11 are the "relatively" (just relatively good, not guaranteed to be good) infinite flow novels I've finished reading (not sure if you like dual male protagonist novels). The last two are personal recommendations, just for fun [laughs].

15. 15 我 My Strength Is All Thanks to My Enemies' Imagination 我的强大全靠敌人想象 I'm Really a Noob我真是菜狗Urban447k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + special abilities + seemingly invincible at first, truly invincible later + everyone misunderstands him as a hidden powerhouse + no heroine] As spiritual qi revives, monsters run rampant and humans awaken special abilities. One day, Qi Yuan goes out to buy groceries and comes face-to-face with a monster. Just as he thinks he's about to die on the spot, he suddenly hears the monster's thoughts... “This aura! He's definitely no ordinary powerhouse!” “Terrifying, simply terrifying!” 6.9kReads9.1Score728Shelves
16. 16 无 I'm an Innocent Bystander, So Why Did They Turn Me into a Criminal Mastermind? 无辜路人的我却被迪化成犯罪大师 Dreaming of Night Plays夜戏梦Urban287k WordsOngoing [Male lead, no CP, not a romance-focused all-around charmer, live comments, suspense, crime, mistaken identity, succubus persona] Xie Qihai was the young master of a wealthy family. He received millions in spending money every month, and his greatest ambition in life was to be a rich layabout. Until one night, he opened his eyes to find himself lying beside a corpse. As the only living person at the scene, he became the prime suspect. [The stream is finally live. Is this the cannon-fodder lit 102.8kReads9.3Score22kShelves
17. 17 怎 How Could You Mistake Me for the Villain? Then I’ll Truly Take on the Role 怎么误会我是反派？那我真上岗了 Yuan Li原李Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [Coming-of-age] [Warning: triple-identity spy ⚠️] [The three identities come after four instances] [Lone Wolf, no male-gaze content] [The protagonist is pursued early on, extreme protagonist stans, back off!] [Fictional setting with a realistic feel] The “Carnival Paradise” arrives and gradually devours the real world in the form of a game. Zhu Yan unexpectedly awakens the talent “Impersonation” and becomes one of the first closed-beta players. He thought he could safely build up his strength, 98.9kReads9.4Score13kShelves
18. 18 规 Rule Horror: How Did I Not Know I Was a Big Shot? 规则怪谈：我怎么不知道我是大佬 Mozi Qing Qing墨子青青Mystery257k WordsCompleted [Rules-based horror + infinite flow + split personality + no romance + devoted fans + a touch of deification + livestreaming + hilarious absurdity + unexpected twists + instances + System-based progression + power fantasy + negative emotions...] From elementary school to middle school and then high school, Lin Xin was constantly bullied. Someone was always picking on him, attacking him with the false rumor that his father was a “deserter.” The anger, grievances, urge to run away, and hatred Lin 263Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 什EN What Do You Mean I Turned Evil After I Washed Away My Sins? 什么叫我洗白后，她们全部黑化了 Dark Garurumon黑暗加鲁鲁兽Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Japanese-Style Western Fantasy + Sword and Sorcery + Multiple Heroines + Dungeons + Misinterpretation Comedy + Hilarious + Love Rival Showdowns] Good news: I've transmigrated into the world of a yuri visual novel, and I'm the only male character with a handsome portrait. Bad news: I've transmigrated into Greg Sass, a villain whom the developers maliciously gave a whopping 1,380 death CGs in the original game. To escape all sorts of deadly endings, he has no choice but to enter the equally dange 226.8kReads9.0Score26.9kShelves
20. 20 惊 Thriller Game: I'm a Coward, but I Can't Stop Laughing 惊悚游戏：胆小的我总是忍不住笑 A Yuan's Mysterious Cat阿鸢的玄猫Anime Fanfiction416k WordsOngoing [No romance for the protagonist + ensemble cast (five main characters) + original scenarios + livestream (few chat messages)] [Horror, laughter, and thrills] Timid Gong Xia is dragged by a classmate to see a horror movie, but the moment he enters the cinema, he finds himself somewhere else. Gong Xia: What? It's a horror game? I'm toast! For Gong Xia, who can't help laughing whenever he gets scared, a horror game is a nightmare! When the terrified Gong Xia turns a corner and runs into a ghost: Go 2.2kReads8.7Score505Shelves
21. 21 我 Forced to Be Gorgeous, Powerful, and Miserable in the Infinite Flow 我在无限流里被迫美强惨 Li Xiyan黎昔言Two Male Leads123k WordsOngoing Dihua Effect + Two Male Leads + Misunderstandings + Slight Everyone-Loves-Him Vibe Shen Wang takes on a mission to maintain the world’s plot. All he has to do is make sure the protagonist stays on track, doesn’t turn evil, quietly clears the dungeons, defeats the bosses, and returns to the real world. So he takes the blade for the protagonist and steps into every trap. But who could’ve guessed that the protagonist looks serious while secretly being full of tricks? In front of the protagonist, Sh 631Reads7.2Score104Shelves

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    Both are novels by a writer from Dihua. The first one is worth reading; it's guaranteed to be good, but it's still being serialized, so I suggest waiting a bit before reading the second one. The second one I love is by author Gouqi; he's so literary! It's a coming-of-age story, about Xiao Xie's transformation from timid to calm (though not by much).

22. 22 纨 The Spoiled Young Master Is an Evil God, and All His Followers Are Beauties 纨绔大少是邪神，眷属全部是美女 Ashes Fable灰烬寓言Urban540k WordsOngoing [The ratings just came in, and they’re going to soar] [Showing off in public] [Multiple heroines] [No toxicity or angst] [Divine and insane] [Highly intelligent villains] [Epic battlefields] The Evil Gods cast their gaze down from the stars. Their mutterings worm into the soul, and their corruption makes flesh betray the will. Cities writhe beneath their skins, while people mutate in ignorance. The Empire, the forbidden zones, and the rulers enthroned high above have long since written humanity 265.2kReads9.2Score31.3kShelves
23. 23 无EN Infinite Escape: From Cannon Fodder to Beautiful, Powerful, and Doomed 无限逃亡，炮灰爆改美强惨 Getting Up Early Isn't Goji Berries早起不是枸杞Two Male Leads830k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication][Audiobook narrated by a real person now available] Two male leads + Infinite Flow + Misguided assumptions A good-for-nothing cannon-fodder, Xie De, gets a System dropped on him. He thinks he can finally embark on the path of a legendary hero and triumph all the way, but it turns out his System is a useless, abandoned piece of junk that can’t provide a thing. Shop? No. Rewards? No. Missions? No. Fine, Xie De decides to keep slacking off. But the System won’t have it. Sure 77.9kReads9.6Score10.3kShelves

    Reader note

    The first eight are all infinite flow novels by the author Dihua (the second one is about Dihua's supernatural abilities). Books 9-11 are the "relatively" (just relatively good, not guaranteed to be good) infinite flow novels I've personally read (not sure if you like dual male protagonist novels). The last two are personal recommendations, just for fun 😄

24. 24 穿 After Entering a Bad-End Comic, I Took the Lead in Tearing Up the Script 穿进be漫画后，我带头手撕剧本 Gu Qingying, Who Loves Tench喜欢十间鱼的顾清影Urban679k WordsOngoing [Forum-style posts + mistaken assumptions and exaggerated interpretations + beautiful, strong, and tragic characters + ensemble cast finding redemption + no romance] Yan Qi always felt he’d transmigrated into this world in entirely the wrong way. It was bad enough that he’d ended up in a depressing superpower comic where everyone died. To make matters worse, the ability he awakened, [Words of Absolute Truth], came with a deadly side effect: the more bluntly he spoke while changing cause and ef 150.8kReads9.4Score20.8kShelves
25. 25 要 Help! The Unlucky One Goes on a Killing Spree in the Escape Game 要命！非酋在逃生游戏里杀疯了 Yue Qiqi月柒柒Two Male Leads414k WordsCompleted [No female lead & infinite-flow & mild horror & two powerful leads & contrasting personalities] Semes-focused (not suited to readers with extreme preferences) Lin Qingyu enters an escape game and gets spectacularly unlucky every time. The worst rewards other players get are weapons or supernatural abilities. But all he gets are... Roses, greeting cards, little string lights... One useless trinket after another keeps coming his way. Everyone laughs at him, convinced he won't last long. But when h 2.8kReads9.4Score365Shelves
26. 26 开 From the Start, I Could Repel the Supernatural, Yet I Don't Even Have Spiritual Power 开局劝退诡异，可我连灵力都没有 Like a Summer Tide如夏之潮Urban681k WordsOngoing [Academic Setting + Misunderstandings + Forum Posts + Ensemble Cast + No Romance] Chen Yimo scored 280 on the college entrance exam and faced risks of inherited heart disease and mental illness. The most valuable thing he owned was an acceptance letter that came with an unexpected 100,000-yuan grant. He accidentally entered an extraordinary academy and only wanted to keep his head down until graduation. But everything went wrong on his first day. When the train came under a bizarre attack, every 65.1kReads8.9Score11.7kShelves
27. 27 人 Life Is Boring, So I Can Only Get By on Thriller Games 人生无趣只能靠惊悚游戏度日 Can't Do Anything Right干啥啥不会Mystery231k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow + no CP + power fantasy + mystery] The horror game, Life and Death, is a game only the dead can enter. Beat it, and you can come back to life. Shen Fufeng is a sinister, scheming capitalist with little regard for morality. After trying every interesting thing the world had to offer, he finally grew bored. One day, he discovered Life and Death. Ghost: “I want your eyes.” Shen Fufeng: “Sure.” Ghost: “I want you to stay with me forever.” Shen Fufeng: “Sure, sure.” After the instance 127Reads8.7Score—Shelves
28. 28 参 I Became a Top-Tier Star After Appearing in Infinite Instances 参演无限副本后，我成了顶流 Wen Yuan Party文元党Two Male Leads433k WordsCompleted Two male leads. (This is my first work, and my writing isn’t very good. When I reread it, I cringe so hard my toes curl. Read at your own risk.) Trapped in an endless series of dungeons, you draw a skill from the start. As the unluckiest player around, you get “Traditional Chinese Medicine,” a conceptual skill. In a world crawling with horrors where people can die at any moment, what can traditional medicine even do? Make you a healer? As it turns out, it’s pretty great. "Mountain God" dungeo 1.3kReads9.3Score216Shelves
29. 29 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Posing as a Mysterious, Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Man 盗笔：装出个高深莫测但美强惨 Fish Like Water鱼依如水Two Male Leads447k WordsCompleted "The only Grave Robbers' Chronicles fic rated 9.6, come see!" [Starting with the Old Nine Gates, Beloved by All, Pick Your Favorite Pairing + Slightly Everyone's Favorite + Everyone Imagines the Powerful Heartbreaking Beauty] Third-person narration I transmigrated, but not completely. At that very moment, my body was lying right beside me, playing the part of a breathtakingly beautiful vegetative patient. The good news: I could create an immortal secret identity. The bad news: the System told me 44.5kReads9.6Score6.1kShelves
30. 30 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: I'm So Overpowered, Yet I'm Trapped in a Massive Shura Field 盗笔：超强的我陷入了大型修罗场 Fish Like Water鱼依如水Two Male Leads1.2M WordsOngoing [Shen Huai: Modern-Era Arc, Extra-Long Republic-Era Watch-Along] [Everyone's Darling and Romantic Rivalry, Go Ahead and Ship Them + A Hint of Being Everyone's Favorite + Imagining a Powerful, Beautiful, Strong Yet Tragic Character] Third-person narration I transmigrated, but not completely. At this very moment, my body was lying right beside me, looking like a beautiful, flower-like person in a coma. The good news: I can create a secret identity that can't be killed. The bad news: the System sa 64.1kReads9.6Score4.1kShelves
31. 31 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 64.7kReads9.6Score8.5kShelves
32. 32 别 Don't Be Fooled by My Golden Finger-Like Look, I'm Really Just an NPC 别看我像金手指，我真只是NPC Nuo Yizhen诺以浈Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Powerhouse + role-playing + secret identities + horror and the supernatural + people reading too much into things + chosen ones + no romance] A three-in-one blend of three horror genres: psychological horror games, Cthulhu livestreams, and real-world supernatural arts. Xiao Gui'an, a bit-part actor, died, but not entirely. He was chosen to play an NPC in a world of horror and the supernatural. After becoming a ghost, Xiao Gui'an thought he would no longer have anything to fear. Who could have 49.1kReads9.5Score3.7kShelves

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    Yes, they are all... It's all just my imagination. Whether it's Mr. Writer, Mr. 39, Or Mr. Gu, they are all very good people, moving towards the friendliness and strength of humanity...

33. 33 诡 Eerie Game NPC: I Carry the Fate of All Humanity 诡异游戏NPC，我背负了全人类 Moonlight Tea明月茶Mystery855k WordsCompleted [Contains many scenes of illness and frailty. Proceed with caution.] Gu Heqing transmigrates one day and discovers he has become an NPC in a horror game. Humans keep entering the game world, while the real world is gradually being dragged into it. The livestreams show people dying horribly, and he is somehow connected to a “god” whose nature he cannot begin to understand… He has no idea where to go from here. But when he finally comes to his senses, he seems to have... become humanity’s onl 4.7kReads9.0Score572Shelves
34. 34 伪EN After Pretending to Be a Psycho Bigshot, Everyone Reads Too Much into Me 伪装疯批大佬后，我被疯狂脑补 Dongpo Gazing at the Moon东坡望月Two Male Leads671k WordsCompleted [Misunderstandings + two male leads + thrilling infinite-world story] [Cool, formidable big shot bottom (?) × gloomy, deranged divine top] When Bo Shuo was confirmed to have terminal cancer and began getting ready to die, the System approached him with a deal. The hugely popular infinite-world anime Dream Awakening had slipped out of control. The gods inside had learned that the real world existed, and they wanted to ascend to a higher dimension! Bo Shuo was the chosen savior, tasked by the Syst 11kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves

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    In the first book, Mr. Xie De, nicknamed "39," transforms from cannon fodder into a handsome, strong, and tragic figure under the "drastic modification" of a useless system, possessing both good looks and strength. Although he's cowardly, people can't help but imagine things. In the second book, the protagonist, Xu Xi, dies from overwork and transmigrates to a world invaded by the game "God Hunter." He's immediately forced to livestream his survival struggle. He only has a passive skill that allows him to "rewind after death," meaning he relies on repeated suicide attempts to clear the game. But netizens can't help but imagine things! When he hides in a corner, afraid to move, the comments say: "The master is setting up a trap; he's deliberately confusing the dungeon boss!" When he remembers trap locations by rewinding, the audience says: "This meticulous thinking—is he a reincarnation of a reclusive master?!" Even his casual remark, "Live if you can," is interpreted as "The master's calm and insightful understanding of life and death." Xu Xi's inner monologue: I just don't want to die again!

35. 35 无 Infinite Flow: I Save the Protagonist by Pretending to Be a Big Shot 无限流：我靠假装大佬拯救主角 Crazy YangCrazy杨Two Male Leads774k WordsCompleted Two male leads / infinite-flow / mistaken assumptions A crazy, carefree puppy-like top versus a fox-like bottom who acts like a powerful big shot Bai Che is a stick-figure NPC generated by the System, bound to a mission to protect the protagonist. Bai Che: “Come on, I’m just an NPC who couldn’t hurt a fly. What am I supposed to do?” But then... Bai Che stares into space, and everyone thinks: The big shot is thinking through the key issue! Bai Che gets lost, and everyone thinks: The big shot is s 4.4kReads8.8Score545Shelves

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    Please, you really need to read these two books!!!

36. 36 炮 The Cannon Fodder Goes Viral on the Forum by Shipping Couples 炮灰靠炒cp爆火论坛 Snow on Green青上雪Two Male Leads801k WordsCompleted The novel is complete. [CP cultivation + forums + bullet comments + multiple secret identities + possible selfcest plotline + no CP in the main story, every pairing gets a full ending in the extras + ship whoever you like + supernatural resurgence] One day, Xie Yan transmigrated into a disposable character in the latest novel by a hugely popular author notorious for leaving plot threads unresolved. The catch? It was a supernatural resurgence novel! Without enough popularity points, he wouldn’t 17kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves

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    Dihua, an infinite flow? Step by step, he went from a newbie to a true master!

37. 37 马 My Secret Identity Is So Impressive, I Don't Fit In 马甲太强显得我格格不入 Mooncake King月饼大王Two Male Leads215k WordsOngoing [Ten selves, all played by the same person + transmigration + System + secret identities + no CP + mortal enemies + love at first sight + adored by everyone + light ensemble cast + satisfying face-slapping + slight overinterpretation early on] Su Wang transmigrates into this world, expecting to live an ordinary life. But after an accident draws him into a bizarre game, he has no choice but to activate the secret identity System. He never expected everyone to let their imaginations run wild. Secr 3.5kReads8.2Score386Shelves
38. 38 我 I'm Just a Mortal, So Why Does Everyone Call Me the Holy Land's Ancestor? 我一凡人，为啥都叫我圣地老祖？ Silver Vow银色誓言Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Fantasy + Misunderstandings + Light System + Subverting Tropes + Funny and Easygoing] My name is Lin Fan, and I’m in a real fix. I have no cultivation, no schemes, and no connections, yet I’ve suddenly been mistaken for the ancestor of a sacred land and saddled with the fate of all humanity. This plot doesn’t seem right! “Just as expected of the Ancestor. None of us can see through your cultivation!” That’s because I don’t have any cultivation at all! “The Ancestor’s brilliant plans have dealt 66.1kReads9.3Score7.8kShelves

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    This was originally a story where an ordinary person's identity was completely transformed into Di's.

39. 39 混 Infinite: How Did a Slacker Like Me Become a Big Shot? 【无限】混子的我怎么成大佬了 Big-Headed, Chubby Bear Dog熊头大肥狗Two Male Leads188k WordsOngoing The ratings just opened. Thanks for your support! [Two Male Leads] [Infinite Flow] [People Think He's a Master, but He Never Gives Himself Away] [Bottom Lead] Qin Xi transmigrates into a book, a no-romance infinite-flow novel for male readers called Realm-Breaking Madman. The problem is, he has never read it. All he knows is that the male lead's name is Li-something-Yuan! With no other choice, Qin Xi strikes a deal with the original System. Luckily, the System is pretty reasonable (?). It agree 18.4kReads7.6Score2.8kShelves

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    Yes, yes, yes, these are the first ones that will satisfy you. I've already read them three times. After all, this is the first novel by an author who writes this kind of infinite flow novel and hasn't updated for three months. The author is really diligent! 💪😋😋

40. 40 无 Infinite: A Newbie's Imagination Turns Them into a Pro 无限：新手脑补成大佬进行时 A Fool's Thousand Thoughts拙者千虑Two Male Leads66k WordsOngoing [Infinite flow | Two male leads | Misinterpretation | Beautiful, strong, tragic leads] Fu Guan had just gotten home from work and was drinking tea while scrolling on his phone when he was kidnapped. Wait, do transmigrations into books follow the principle of picking whoever's closest these days? Because he lived next door to an author who'd died suddenly, a sketchy System grabbed him as a last-minute substitute and transmigrated him into an abandoned infinite-flow novel. Other people transmigrat 88Reads—Score418Shelves
41. 41 我 I’m Really Not a Hidden Immortal 我真不是隐世仙人 xiao Young Masterxiao少爷Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since transmigrating to this strange cultivation world, Lin Fan has been at a loss. The medicinal wine I brew, you insist on calling divine wine. The big yellow dog I raise, you insist on calling a holy beast. I feed pigs cabbages, and you say I’m wasting a heavenly treasure. I light a fire to roast a chicken, and you say it’s a sacred flame. I just make a move in a game of Go, and you insist I’m a Go sage. I’m just an ordinary mortal, yet you insist on calling me an immortal. People are so 131Reads8.3Score—Shelves
42. 42 我 I'm Really Not a Genius 我真不是天才 Boiling Cat沸腾的猫Eastern Fantasy348k WordsCompleted Xiao Han has never thought of himself as a genius, but fate has played a cruel joke on him. Challenged at the tournament, he wins without even moving. A once-in-a-century tribulation strikes, and he’s the one who gets hit, despite being a good-for-nothing. Even when he goes out just to lie low for a while, he somehow becomes the hero who saves the world. Good heavens, I’m no genius. Please leave me alone. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 满 Surrounded by Treacherous Officials, I Somehow Became the Most Foolish Emperor in History 满朝奸臣：我竟昏成千古一帝 Mandarin Oranges砂糖橘子Historical1.4M WordsCompleted Ying Yuan transmigrated to another world and became the emperor of Great Qin. He thought his happy days were about to begin. Instead, his entire court was full of treacherous ministers! On the left, Chancellor Qin Hui; on the right, Chancellor Cai Jing. Minister of Rites Yan Song, Minister of Personnel Li Linfu, and Minister of War Cao Cao. Minister of Revenue He Shen, Minister of Justice Lai Junchen, and Minister of Works Sima Yi. Wei Zhongxian of the Eastern Depot, Yu Huatian of the Western De 15.2kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
44. 44 我EN I Only Wanted to Destroy My Sect, So How Did I Defy Heaven and Become a God? 我只想毁灭宗门，咋逆天成神了 Moonlit Night明月夜色Eastern Fantasy7.7M WordsOngoing Reborn into the number one sect under heaven: it should have been a perfect start. But Chu Xinghe discovered that his cultivation path was a little unusual. Could he become invincible under heaven just by destroying his own sect? Building the number one sect under heaven wasn’t easy, but surely destroying it wouldn’t be hard? Chu Xinghe soon discovered that it really wasn’t easy. He racked his brains trying to bring down his own sect, but why did every attempt only make it stronger? Countless ye 79.5kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
45. 45 怪 The Urban Legend Lost Its Memory, So Now Things Get Interesting 怪谈失忆了，那就有得玩了 Getting Up Early Isn't Goji Berries早起不是枸杞Two Male Leads250k WordsCompleted [Audiobook narrated by a human voice now available] Rule Horror + Delusional Misinterpretation + Two Male Leads + Protagonist in the Dominant Role Rule Horror descended upon the world. Just as humanity breathed a sigh of relief at finally gaining the power to resist it, the Rule Horror game played a cruel joke on them: an S-rank Rule Horror was about to descend on Earth. It seemed Rule Horror had no intention of letting humanity survive. Just as everyone prepared to face death without flinching, 16kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves

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    The first book features the dominant male lead, the second the submissive male lead. The second book best fits the description; the way he acts all coy is cool, but not awkwardly. Unintentional coyness is the most lethal. Fans of this type are in luck. The bad news is it's still being serialized.

46. 46 逃 Escape Game: Don't Mess with Me, I'm Really a Rookie 逃亡游戏：别扒拉我，我真是菜鸟 It's Ah Dan是阿蛋呀Mystery228k WordsOngoing [Misunderstandings + original dungeons + infinite flow + no female lead + plot-focused, no romance] [No female lead, no female lead, no female lead. Important things must be said three times. Some female characters are needed for the plot!] After dying unexpectedly, Su Chen is summoned to a survival game. A bona fide rookie, he plans to coast through by sticking with his expert teammates. To his surprise, several teammates die one after another, and their deaths are closely connected to him. Onl 521Reads7.3Score100Shelves

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    The protagonist is a complete novice, clearing the infinite flow dungeon entirely by luck 🍀, but everyone else is just a bunch of delusional characters; in their eyes, the protagonist is a true master, every action of his is imbued with meaning. Infinite flow + Dihua + live stream [Bump][Bump][Bump]

47. 47 求 Survival Game: I’m Really Just a Noob 求生游戏：我真的是个菜鸡啊 Heng Guan恒观Mystery326k WordsOngoing [Misunderstandings + Livestreaming + Adventure + Puzzles] Bai Qiusheng, who died unexpectedly, is recruited into a survival game and becomes a player. As long as he keeps winning games and accumulates enough points, he can be resurrected. But Bai Qiusheng knows full well that he’s a cowardly rookie. To keep his teammates from finding out, he has to act calm and collected. He never expected everyone else to mistake him for an expert. They overanalyze every move he makes, and before he knows it, e 525Reads8.8Score117Shelves
48. 48 直 Live-Streaming a Horror Escape: Everyone Says I'm a Master of Dirty Tricks 直播惊悚逃生：都说我是老阴比 Jia Mu Xinghua甲木星华Mystery213k WordsCompleted No Harem + Live Streaming The supernatural is resurging. After Wang Hao dies unexpectedly, he enters a live-streamed horror survival game. He starts out as a fine young man who politely apologizes, but gradually turns into a sly old schemer. Aboard the Death Train. Woman in Red: "Pervert! Loser!" Wang Hao: "Just pull the emergency brake and it'll stop." The Woman in Red gets blown to pieces! At the Death Hotel. Vengeful Ghost: "I'm going to check the kitchen. Keep watch here!" Wang Hao: "Why sho 539Reads8.6Score—Shelves
49. 49 逃 Escape Game: They Think I’m a Master from the Start 逃亡游戏：开局被认为我是大神 Roll of Tissue卷纸巾Mystery231k WordsOngoing [No Romance] [Early Half: Misguided Adoration] [Livestream] Ming Chen dies unexpectedly and ends up in an escape game. He can only return to the real world by clearing one level after another. But as Ming Chen looks at the levels teeming with danger, he is terrified. Yet the correct moves he makes by sheer dumb luck while scared out of his wits convince the viewers and his teammates that he’s an expert, and they spam “6” like crazy. Ming Chen is exhausted: he really isn’t an expert. Until an une 168Reads8.4Score—Shelves
50. 50 西 Journey to the West: Wukong, It’s Been a While Since We Parted at Mount Fangcun 西游：悟空方寸山一别，近来可好 Yu Guang Loves to Travel爱旅游的余光Eastern Fantasy611k WordsOngoing (Journey to the West + Buddhas and demons + behind-the-scenes scheming; the author may write Lotus Lantern later) Kong Yao woke up in a daze to find himself in the world of Journey to the West. A monkey had come to his door to ask to become his disciple. Kong Yao was completely flustered. Looking at Sun Wukong standing in front of him, he could barely think straight. At that point, Sun Wukong was still a little monkey who bounced around wherever he went. After emerging from seclusion, Kong Yao l 1.2kReads7.0Score141Shelves

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    🍤The male protagonist transmigrates to the world of Journey to the West and becomes a disciple of the Bodhi Patriarch and the eldest brother of everyone. However, he has no cultivation at all, yet everyone respects him greatly, and Sun Wukong regards him as a powerful role model.

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