Semi-Behind-the-Scenes Stories Where the Protagonist Appears but Is Very Mysterious, or Only Sends Others Out 半幕后文，主角会出现，但非常神秘或者只派人出来

1. 1 反EN Villain: My Little Brother is the Chosen One 反派：我的弟弟是天选之子 I Keep a Fat Rabbit家养了只肥兔Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted "Lovably awful villain + wish fulfillment + scheming + lighthearted + sly trickster + shameless + not an invincible protagonist" Qin Feng transmigrated into the ancient wilderness as the eldest young master of the Qin family. His twin younger brother was the legendary Chosen One, and possessed a one-in-ten-thousand Supreme Bone. He thought he could ride his brother’s coattails to the peak of life, but then an unprincipled System showed up and told him there was a bright future in being a villain 342.6kReads9.5Score38.8kShelves

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   Partially behind-the-scenes, the protagonist has his own professional team. [Eating popcorn emoji]

2. 2 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.2kReads9.6Score68.1kShelves

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   The first book, along with the fourth, are highly recommended! The protagonist is intelligent and has subordinates behind the scenes.

3. 3 你 You're Supposed to Fight Monsters, So Why Are You Fighting Me! 你们刷怪啊，刷我干嘛！ Likes Eating Tangerines喜欢吃橘子Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Print edition deal signed: no System, plot-driven, fast-paced from the start, no mindless decisions, thrilling and exciting, hard-hitting fights, told from the monsters' side!] Ever since the words [Divine Order 001: Undercover] appeared in Jiang Xia's mind, he felt that he wasn't normal. No matter what he ate or how much he ate, he never felt the slightest bit full. Hungry. So hungry he was about to lose his mind! Then, at the school beauty's eighteenth birthday party, he smelled the presen 508.7kReads9.1Score41.3kShelves
4. 4 玄 Xuanhuan: Defying Fate Through Ten Thousand Lifetimes, I Beat the Immortal Emperor to a Pulp 玄幻：逆命万世，我打爆仙帝 The Cat That Doesn't Love Fish不恋鱼的猫Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [The print edition of "Mayfly Chronicle" is now on sale] If life is as fleeting as a mayfly, how can it shake the heavens? After dying in poverty in old age, Su Chen discovered that his golden finger was a book that defied fate. After death, he could earn Fate-Reversal Points based on his life's achievements and keep reincarnating. He could spend those points to improve his next life's aptitude, comprehension, and even background. Across the long years, he was the ineffectual young master of a m 116.2kReads9.0Score10.6kShelves
5. 5 我 I Created the Committee for the Management of Forbidden Objects! 我创造了禁忌物管理委员会！ Big Shot Yu大佬俞Urban675k WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast] [Behind the Scenes] [Somewhat Dark] In a bustling city, mysterious items with incredible powers and negative side effects begin to appear. They are called Pandora, also known as Forbidden Objects. 3-001, Marquardt’s Mask. 3-002, Lilith’s Blood Needle. 2-00X, Eris’s Magic Mirror. 0-001, Forbidden Ring. … A mask that lets its wearer become someone else; a silver hairpin that, once driven into a person’s heart, drains every drop of blood from their body and prolongs its owner 7.5kReads8.5Score650Shelves
6. 6 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 84.8kReads9.1Score6.1kShelves
7. 7 开 From the Start, I Slay Cultivators Against All Odds and Build a Peak Immortal Clan 开局逆斩修士，我打造巅峰仙族 Dharma Name: True Water法号真水Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [Ordinary cultivator's path] [Clan Cultivation] [Ensemble cast] [Farming] [No System] [Decisive and ruthless] [Characters aren't dumbed down] Li Xuan is reborn in the cultivation world as the son of a farming family. He spends fifteen years in a daze, only to find that he hasn't even caught a glimpse of the path to cultivation. After leaving home to escort goods for ten years, he plans to take his silver, marry, have children, and build up his family line. Who could have expected an injured cult 26.3kReads8.1Score2.1kShelves
8. 8 开EN Starting as the Peak Master: Signing In for an Ultimate Emperor Armament! 开局成为首座，签到极道帝兵！ Egg-Breaking Expert拆蛋专家Eastern Fantasy6.5M WordsOngoing [Lighthearted daily life + invincible + Backer Sect + call for reinforcements when unable to win + schemer + no martial ethics + longevity] Because he had died once before, Hua Yunfei always put staying alive first. He had hidden away on Daoyuan Peak for a hundred years, performing sign-in for a hundred years. [Beep, congratulations to the Host on completing one hundred years of sign-in and obtaining the Ultimate Emperor Weapon: the Chaos Bell] The Dark Blood Era arrived, plunging Heaven an 136.5kReads9.2Score7.7kShelves

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   The first book features an invincible protagonist who is the patriarch of a sect. He rarely intervenes, but when he does, it's an overwhelming victory. The second book features a protagonist who is the family's sacred tree. He generally cannot act, remaining in seclusion to nurture his clan. He only intervenes during major family crises, and when he does, he can turn the tide of battle.

9. 9 第 The Fourth Calamity: My Transmigration Simulator 第四天灾：我的穿越模拟器 Jade Blade碧玉刀Sports4.2M WordsOngoing Zhou Ning transmigrates into the world of the game Apocalypse before its launch, becoming an NPC with a player interface. The players will arrive soon! That's fine, but can someone tell me what's this transmigration simulator doing on my game interface? During his transmigrations, he chatted and laughed with Bernard Shaw, became friends with Dio Brando, fought Thanos blade to blade, became the Joker and overturned the entire world, and even ascended the Supreme Throne and toppled countless kingd 39.6kReads9.1Score3kShelves

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   Personally, I feel there are very few behind-the-scenes stories, and the ones I've read are either Genesis or The Fourth Calamity. I particularly like the third, fourth, sixth, and eighth books.

10. 10 转 Reincarnated as a Divine Tree, I’m Building a Yin Soldier Clan 转生神树，我打造阴兵家族 Mu Feng Feng木风峰Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast + System + Clan Saga + No Female Lead + The Protagonist Isn’t Human!] Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people is injured! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree! Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people is on the brink of death! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree! Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people just passed away! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree. We can’t let the body get cold on the way! Reincarnated as a frail locust tree, Ji Yang only wanted to bask in the sun, 101.7kReads8.8Score11.4kShelves
11. 11 从 Starting with the Creation of a Poker Organization 从创建扑克组织开始 Beneath the Same Fine Moon天上人间共此良辰Mystery546k WordsOngoing A System summoning story, with an ensemble cast. As paranormal phenomena return, there are two professions in this world: Exorcists, who forcibly imprison the paranormal inside their bodies, and Pactmakers, who enter into contracts with the paranormal. 4.2kReads7.4Score216Shelves

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    Book 1: The protagonist creates a faction, using playing cards as codenames, from highest to lowest, from the King to the Ace, and each card is further divided into four shapes (hearts...). Book 2: The protagonist starts off a bit toxic, resulting in a slightly lower rating, but it gets better after the protagonist's initial phase.

12. 12 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Foolish Princess Marries the Ninth Lord with Her Four Maids 退婚后，傻妃携四大丫鬟嫁九千岁 Clingy Little Tomato粘人小番茄Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Princess Consort + Legitimate Daughter + Medical Skills + Two Powerful Leads + Cunning + Playing the Fool + Reborn + Fiercely Protective + Political Scheming] 99% of the comments are positive! Read with confidence! Su Qian, once the leader of a special forces unit in the apocalypse, died unexpectedly while carrying out a mission. With her portable medical space, she transmigrated to ancient times and into the residence of a great gener 22.8kReads8.1Score3.8kShelves

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    The male and female leads team up: a pure battle of wits where they clash head-on, with no misunderstandings, just a tacit understanding of mutual exploitation. The female lead's cheat ability is eye-catching: her medical space grants her modern-day superpowers, allowing her to heal and save lives while simultaneously committing murder and robbery. [Laughs]

13. 13 我 Paralyzed at Home, While My Clones Go on a Rampage Outside 我瘫痪在家，分身们在外杀疯了 Mu Lin Yeyu慕霖夜羽Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone Changes Class + Behind-the-Scenes Protagonist + Face-Slapping + Wish-Fulfillment + Invincible] Cursed and paralyzed from the waist down, Zhou Huai awakened as the supposedly most useless E-rank “Clone Master” and was mercilessly abandoned by his family. From the start, he seemed to have drawn a ticket to hell! The whole world was waiting to laugh at him, expecting him to die quietly in some forgotten corner. But Zhou Huai smiled from his wheelchair. His “God-Tier Clone System” had told 15.3kReads7.7Score1.9kShelves
14. 14 系 The System Exploded, and I Became the System 系统炸了，我成了系统 Little Monster小小怪Urban4.9M WordsOngoing What's it like to be a System? After Ye Tian angered the System that coveted him, he became a System himself. He travels through the Myriad Worlds, stealing the essence of each world. He transforms into the “Great Villain System,” helping villains beat the living daylights out of protagonists. In a world where men are inferior to women, I become the “Great Man System,” giving my Host a little extra charm every day and attracting the empress's attention. He evolves into a Creator System, and the 14.3kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves
15. 15 我 I Use Illusions to Control the World 我用幻术控制全世界 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [A rare illusion-based novel featuring a villain protagonist, nightmare invasions, and original instances] Su Mu has the same dream every night. Each time he wakes, his mental strength has increased by one percent. He grows stronger just by sleeping. In the first year, hypnosis. He discovers his mental strength is already powerful enough to hypnotize others, and soon gang bosses, the campus belle, beautiful CEOs, and more have all become his slaves. In the second year, control over the five sens 68.2kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves

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    Elegant, elegant, elegant!!! The protagonist, the leader of the Seven Deadly Sins, Pride, is a reborn Golden King who possesses a dream world. With his infinitely growing mental power, he progresses from hypnosis and mind imprinting to manipulation of the five senses, ultimately creating worlds.

16. 16 我 I Survive in the World of Horror by Acting 我靠演戏在惊悚世界求生 Tavern in the South南边酒馆Mystery722k WordsOngoing [No CP + secret identities + behind-the-scenes scheming + a touch of ensemble cast + everyone’s favorite + ship whoever you like + multiple worlds: horror, Western fantasy, cyberpunk] (Note: This is a female-oriented story with a single male lead. The no-CP tag means there is no official pairing in the main text!) Yao Qing thinks she’s pretty unlucky. After finally clawing her way up from an extra to a minor actress, she hadn’t even had time to dream about becoming a household-name superstar whe 13.5kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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    So good! So good! [Heart] The council has such a high level of sophistication!! The characters with different identities are all so vivid and lifelike, like real people! The real characters aren't really invisible either. The writing style is natural and smooth, the fight scenes are clean and crisp. The low rating is because it's newly released, and the author has been very quick to add more chapters! I love it! [Licking screen] The protagonist appears wearing the identity of Mo Jun, half behind the scenes. The plot is currently recruiting in the council. [Making a face]

17. 17 召 Summoning: Unrivaled Martial Heroes 召唤之武侠无双 Maple Leaves Fall in Jiangnan枫落江南Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted In the Tianwu Continent, might makes right. Peerless masters can churn rivers and seas and turn the world upside down. The protagonist transmigrates here and gets a Summoning System. From the start, he summons Ximen Chuixue and establishes the Luo Network assassin organization. He believes in the Way of Keeping a Low Profile, hiding behind the scenes while manipulating the wo 38.7kReads8.5Score2.2kShelves

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    Summoning martial arts characters. (Half-behind the scenes)

18. 18 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 trying this one? It's absolutely divine! The more you read, the more exciting it gets! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai (another world) novel to my family—a truly amazing read. The plot is thrilling, the logic is impeccable, and the aesthetics are superb. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

19. 19 武 The Martial Arts System Starts by Summoning Sheng Qi 武侠系统开局召唤胜七 Though We Love, the Ends of the Earth Defy Ink and Words有情天涯难笔墨Eastern Fantasy339k WordsCompleted On the Tianhuang Continent, strength reigns supreme, and conflict is constant. Chu Qiufeng arrived with a Summoning System and summoned Sheng Qi from the start. To keep himself from becoming everyone's weakness, Chu Qiufeng controlled everything from behind the scenes. 1.5kReads7.0Score—Shelves

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    All three books meet the requirements: transmigrating to another world, relying on a system to create a power, with the protagonist sitting behind the scenes to plan and command, and keeping his identity a secret.

20. 20 用 I Built a Power Using Clones and Became the Mastermind Behind the Scenes 用分身创建势力，我成了幕后黑手 Thunder Rolls in Every Direction八方雷动Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Behind-the-scenes only, no heroine] Ye Wuji transmigrates to the Tianxuan Continent and obtains the Strongest Avatar System. As long as he creates avatars and boosts their influence, he can grow stronger without limit. And so, Ye Wuji's avatars start stirring up trouble all across the Tianxuan Continent. An ancient, frail, unaffiliated Martial Venerable is nearing the end of his lifespan. With no family or friends and every possible buff stacked, his menace instantly reaches its peak. The myste 13.3kReads7.9Score996Shelves
21. 21 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

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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 (another world) novel to everyone—it's incredibly good, with a thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

22. 22 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
23. 23 天 Fish of the World 天下游鱼 Happy Acorn开心橡果Eastern Fantasy7.5M WordsCompleted By the Canglan River, a young man wears a straw raincoat and bamboo hat, holding wine in one hand and a fishing rod in the other. His heart has no place in the world, yet he finds himself in the jianghu... I come from a place beyond knowing. I want to see this world, just as unknown to me... 90.7kReads9.0Score8.9kShelves

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    ✨1️⃣The real behind-the-scenes story, you'll be confused if you miss even one chapter😅, the game between the riddle solvers slowly unfolds.

24. 24 系EN Immortality System: I Outlived Everyone 系统赋我长生，我熬死了所有人 One Durian No. 3一只榴莲3号Eastern Fantasy5.6M WordsOngoing Observing the love and hatred of cultivators across the river of time from a perspective beyond life itself. He left a modest little town and entered the wondrous world of cultivation. His journey sped up and slowed down, moving forward or stopping to rest, but he never stopped walking. The Age of Declining Dharma, the Age of Emperors, the Age of Dark Turmoil… He appeared in every age, and the only thing he could do was watch old friends die with his own eyes, then see them off to their grave 579.3kReads9.4Score60.9kShelves

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    ✨1️⃣The real behind-the-scenes story, you'll be confused if you miss even one chapter [awkward laugh], the game between the riddle-makers, slowly interlocking.

25. 25 我 I Am the Twilight Council 我一人，即是黄昏议会 Polygonal Writer多边形写手Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Urban high martial arts + secret identities + decisive and ruthless + mastermind behind the scenes + faction building + one heroine] Synopsis: This is a brutal age where talent determines who lives and dies. Outside the walls, strange beasts run rampant; inside, powerful conglomerates hold a monopoly. Those born with S-rank talent rule the world, while those with D-rank talent are worth less than grass. Li Yebai, an unwanted son of a wealthy family, is cast out and exiled to the slums to die af 85.2kReads7.7Score12kShelves
26. 26 我 The Organization I Founded Was Exposed by Someone Reborn! 我创立的组织，被重生者曝光了！ Tu Tutu突兔兔Mystery736k WordsOngoing My name is Luo Qingyan. I was reborn, back on the eve of the supernatural apocalypse. In my previous life, the Dragon Kingdom became a blood-soaked hell. Only that mysterious organization hidden from the world could save it from ruin. In this life, I will change the fate of the Dragon Kingdom. I will change everything. I will find that organization... [Dawn]! My name is Su Yu. I am staying at Luo Qingyan's home. On this day, I awakened a Savior System, but the System demanded that I es 42.6kReads6.9Score2.3kShelves
27. 27 重 Reborn in 1993: Dark Sea 重生1993，暗海 The Gods Want to Go Wild神想出去浪Urban1.9M WordsCompleted The physical edition of Wrathful Sea, Calm the Abyss is now available. Presales officially begin at 19:00 on October 11. [Reborn] [Mystery] [Undercover Agent] [Revenge] [Anti-Drug Operations] [Counterespionage] The golden finger is extremely weak, and he relies on his own abilities. This is a battle of wits between highly intelligent opponents, so you need to keep your brain switched on. There is no showing off and face-slapping! Ideal for veteran readers. If you understand it, you'll find it ve 259.2kReads9.6Score30.9kShelves
28. 28 妖 Demons and Evil Spirits? They’re Clearly All Auspicious Omens! 妖魔邪祟？明明都是祥瑞！ Someone's Coming, Run!有人来了快跑Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Evil spirit from the start] [Eerie cultivation] [Recruiting demons] [Sheltering humanity] [Believers’ delusions] [No female lead] Chen Zhou transmigrated to a bizarre world teeming with demons and rampant evil spirits. Demons slaughtered humans, specters preyed on them, immortals devoured them. Monsters ran amok, evil spirits wreaked havoc, gods and Buddhas had fallen, and humanity was in decline. Fortunately, Chen Zhou hadn’t transmigrated as a human either. He started out as an evil spirit 88.3kReads8.8Score9.6kShelves
29. 29 开 First Kill from the Start, Dropping Feng Xifan, the Swordsman Who Draws No Blood 开局首杀，爆出一剑无血冯锡范 Smoke a Pack of Huazi抽一盒华子Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsOngoing [Killing enemies to get treasure chests + decisive and ruthless + character summoning] In this world, the strong reign supreme. Swords split the heavens, and fists shatter mountains and rivers. Su Chen transmigrates into this world, treating the mighty like ants. Clad in blue, he rules the land, with one hundred and eight towers! In this world of countless powerful figures, he bows to no strongman and submits to no king. He believes only that the fist in his hand is power! His powerful subordina 77kReads8.0Score5.7kShelves
30. 30 京 Fifteen Years in Hiding in the Capital, Now They Call Me the Night Emperor 京中蛰伏十五载，世人唤我夜天子 Typing Sparks on the Keyboard键盘打出火Eastern Fantasy534k WordsCompleted In this life, Xiao Yi transmigrates and is reborn as the heir of Prince Yuan of the Great Yan Dynasty. After wandering the martial world for five years, he returns to the capital, where Emperor Wu arranges his marriage to the Butcher Commandery Princess. The people of the realm laugh at him for clinging to a female warlord, never realizing that... Even the blind old servant by his side is a peerless spear immortal who once made every swordsman in the world bow! A casual move of his pieces can gi 7kReads8.5Score565Shelves
31. 31 序 Fate Sequence, Yet They Call Me the Primordial Calamity 序列命运，可他们叫我最初灾厄 Cyberpunk Old Spring赛博朋克老泉水Urban904k WordsOngoing [Creating Monsters] [Creating the Supernatural] [No female lead] They all say I am calamity itself. My name is Zhao Jin. What I love most is rummaging through the piles of discarded history for strange, forgotten legends, then bringing them to life. An age without the supernatural? Then I'll create it myself. When the first monster burst from the ground, the world thought it was a natural disaster. When the second arrived, they began to panic. By the time the seventh and eighth swept across t 145.6kReads8.6Score19.8kShelves
32. 32 我 I Just Want to Pull the Strings from Behind the Scenes 我只想在幕后当一只黑手 I Love Snow喜欢下雪Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted In a high-martial world where martial arts flourish, the path of cultivation offers countless roads. [Martial cultivators become gods, Confucian cultivators become sages, Buddhist cultivators become patriarchs, and Daoist cultivators become immortals.] The Qin, Tang, Sui, Ming, Yuan, and other empires are ambitious, while forces at court maneuver in secret. In the martial world are the martial immortal Ling Donglai, the demonic path's leader Pang Ban, the Buddha Emperor Di Rulai, and the peerles 7.3kReads7.8Score301Shelves
33. 33 人 I'm in America, Faking a Reincarnation Space 人在美利坚，我伪造轮回空间 Li Gongde from Xiaokang Village小康村的李功德Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Building a Lord God] + [Behind-the-scenes] + [Infinite Flow] + [Dark] + [Ensemble cast] “This world had no god until I came along.” After transmigrating to a parallel Blue Star, in America, and spending half a year there, I thought I could live well in the legendary land of opportunity. But it turned out to be heaven for the rich and hell for the poor. I go to school during the day and wash dishes at night. Life is miserable, but luckily I inherited a dilapidated divine realm and the authority 42.7kReads8.0Score5.3kShelves
34. 34 布 Twenty Years in the Making, I Became the Continent’s Overlord in a Single Day 布局二十年，一朝成为大陆霸主 Uncle Zide子德大叔Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Chu Ming transmigrated to the Shanhai Continent with the game System he had invented. He could summon characters from martial arts novels, build up a power, and compete for resources. After years of development, no one could have imagined that the ruler of the continent’s most powerful faction would be a minor clerk in a county town. 8.4kReads7.8Score307Shelves
35. 35 重 Reborn as a Black Cat: They All Call Me the Lord of the Supernatural 重生黑猫，他们都叫我诡异之主 Grand Preceptor of Immortal Qin仙秦太师Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Beast Evolution] [Never Human] [No Romance] Lin Ye is reborn as a stray black kitten on a university campus. Fortunately, he gains a stat-boosting panel. As long as he eats and accumulates energy, he can evolve and gain all kinds of extraordinary abilities. Shadow Manipulation: Control every shadow in the world. Lord of the Night: Combat power increases by 100% at night. Devourer of Energy and Spirits: A dimensional space forms in his stomach, allowing him to devour anything. Gaze of Fear: Awak 27.1kReads9.1Score3.2kShelves

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    A really good book! [Sparrow's Delight] [Sparrow's Delight] [Sparrow's Delight] The protagonist doesn't change his human form but is also the mastermind behind the creation of a power. [Already hooked]

36. 36 我 I Evolved Billions of Curses 我进化了亿万诅咒 Soda Sea Salt Crackers苏打海盐饼干Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Chinese-Style Horror + Twists + Humans Scaring Ghosts] The supernatural returned, ferocious ghosts broke loose, and unimaginable horrors appeared in the real world. As night fell over the city, nightmares engulfed everyone. Jiang Fan gained the power to develop abilities by studying ghosts. As long as he kept scaring them, he could become the greatest terror in the darkness. The more terrified they were, the greater the power he gained. Then he discovered that his potential had been unleas 4.3kReads8.6Score450Shelves
37. 37 扮 Playing an Organization, Everyone Is My Secret Identity 扮演组织，全员都是我马甲 Nameless Cat没名字的猫Urban275k WordsOngoing [The bizarre arrives, secret identities, mastermind behind the scenes] Spiritual qi revives on Blue Star. Mysteries awaken, demons run rampant, and bizarre phenomena emerge everywhere. Transmigrator Liming awakens the Faith Roleplay System. As long as he stirs people's emotions, he can harvest energy. In that case, why not claim both sides, righteous and evil? From then on, countless ancient organizations awakened across Blue Star. Choose your mysterious organization: Human and Bizarre Protectio 3.5kReads8.4Score299Shelves

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    Surely everyone's read the tenth book, *The Illusionist*. The ninth and tenth books are by the same author. The eighth book is from the 24 Solar Terms group; actually, it's all the same person, but they're part of an organization. Anyway, my favorite is *The Awakening of Insects*. They're mostly behind-the-scenes stories or shrouded in mystery. Let me say it again, I'm a die-hard fan of *The Illusionist*!!! [Admiration]

38. 38 重EN Too Many Reborn Heroes? Time to Bring in the Government 重生者太密集？我带国家队下场 Bian Lu边鹿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse758k WordsCompleted (A feel-good power fantasy, with a beautiful, badass heroine who confiscates golden fingers) “Sheng is the boss around here. She's ruthless and doesn't waste words. Cross her, and she'll take you down!” In the year 2323 of the Star Era, the apocalypse is about to begin. Some people awaken their powers early, while reborn people are already making their moves… As the head of a new department, Sheng An is responsible for recruiting and leading all the powered and reborn individuals, preparing for 123.7kReads9.7Score17.5kShelves

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    How about giving this a try? It's absolutely divine! The more you read, the more captivating it becomes! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai (another world) novel to my family—a truly amazing read. The thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics make it an absolute must-read this year.

39. 39 起 Origin: Bringing Legendary Creatures Back to Life 起源：重现传说生物 Daoist Long Yuan龙渊道人Urban369k WordsCompleted [Creation] [Eerie] [Containment] [Ensemble Cast] [Organizations] [Spiritual Qi Revival] Sword immortals, deities, angels, demons, zombies, fox spirits, bakeneko, tengu, elves, beastfolk. People with superpowers, witches, mages, sorcerers. These beings and groups, found only in legends, are appearing one after another in a world that should not exist. What sparks will fly? When thick, black ink drips into a crystal-clear pool, its darkness gradually consumes the water's clarity, until the pool be 40Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    [OK] These two are it!! This is one of the hottest ensemble-style behind-the-scenes novels recently. The protagonist hides behind the scenes, creating various monsters and bringing all sorts of disasters to the world [shocked], and the protagonist is incredibly powerful. [Thinking]

40. 40 我 From the Start, I Created the Lord of the Weird 我开局缔造了诡异之主 Chi Yisheng赤亦生Urban510k WordsCompleted The uncanny descends, and alien horrors invade! This is a mad age, overrun by the uncanny and the mysterious. Unknown mists, scarecrows, birds of ill omen, flesh-eating wedding gowns... One bizarre, unknowable event after another unfolds. Humanity cannot fight back and can only struggle to survive! Then an ancient secret society slowly emerges from the shadows. Mysterious superhumans? Saviors? Beacons of light in the darkness? No! It is all because Shen Li created the most powerful and uncan 4.9kReads9.3Score453Shelves
41. 41 你 Your Talent Is Great, Too Bad It's Mine! 你的天赋很好，可惜是我的了！ Yu Taijie余太劫Urban3.1M WordsCompleted [Adapted into a comic, a short drama, and an animated comic; animation adaptation coming soon] In a dark age where order has collapsed, Lin Luo still clung to his morals, only to die horribly at someone else's hands! Fortunately, he returned to the moment just before the age of universal class advancement began! Reborn, he no longer suppresses his [Plunder] talent, which lets him level up by killing! He's going completely berserk! Villain: My S-rank talent, [Book of Wishes], can grant any wish! 23.1kReads8.8Score2.6kShelves

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    The first book is invincible, granting others bizarre powers. (Feel free to criticize if you don't like it.) The second book features a protagonist who can plunder others' talents and then bestow them upon them, creating an organization. The third book is truly amazing. Let the data speak for itself. Nearly a million people are reading it online! The protagonist transmigrates to the Great Wu Dynasty, bound to an orphan system. By adopting orphans, he gains vocabulary entries, which he can then bestow upon the orphans he adopts. As the vocabulary entries accumulate, the orphans grow up to be incredibly powerful... He runs an orphanage, but people always mistake him for an assassin organization, which is hilarious. There isn't much romance involved either. The fourth book features a protagonist with a divine and demonic tower within him, granting others divine and demonic powers. He creates forces like the Death Camp, and while his own strength is invincible, his physical body can't bear it all. He orchestrates the world, with the world as a chessboard, and he alone holds the game. The fifth book features Lao Liu, a bizarre Xianxia novel who begs for ten years, becoming the mastermind behind the resurrection of Lao Li.

42. 42 重 Reborn in a World of the Paranormal, and You Want Me to Join Bureau 749? 重生诡异，你让我加入749局？ Fire Beast火暴兽Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Devouring Evolution]+ [Self-Interest]+ [Humanity’s Natural Enemy]+ [Nemesis of Its Own Kind]+ [Kills Men and Women Alike]+ [Plot-Driven]+ [Undercover]+ [Villain]+ [Eerie] "No female lead!!! No harem!!! No romance!!!" (Not Eerie in the traditional sense. The protagonist is undercover in the human camp and kills both humans and Eerie, men and women alike. This story is plot-driven, so readers looking for a feel-good monster-grinding power fantasy should think twice.) (The rating has already been 59.3kReads8.9Score8.6kShelves
43. 43 马 Secret Identity Roleplay: My Host Has a Split Personality 马甲扮演：我的宿主人格分裂 Xixi Chases Nuwa羲羲追娲Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Multiple personalities + role-playing + male and female secret identities + eccentric heroine + plot-driven] Ji Shuang died suddenly while gaming and got saddled with a useless System. It told her that if she saved a world on the brink of destruction, she would not only come back to life on the spot, but also be able to hop between the two worlds. After seven failures, the System was utterly despondent: Agree and sign here. There’s no health insurance or pension. If you die, you’ll just lose yo 5kReads9.4Score685Shelves
44. 44 从 The Man Who Walked Out of the Heavenly Prison 从天牢走出来的男人 Rogue Lao Wang流氓老王Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Chu Ye, heir to the Chu family, is the number one wastrel in the Great Zhou Dynasty, with countless heinous crimes to his name. In just four years, he was thrown into the imperial prison eleven times, yet walked out unscathed every time. The reason was his grandfather, the fearsome Northern Frontier Prince, who commanded a million troops. But this time, Chu Ye crossed the emperor’s bottom line. Imprisoned for the twelfth time, he was exiled to the perilous Abyssal Reach. Countless factions and i 11.1kReads8.9Score893Shelves
45. 45 末 Apocalypse Villain: Reborn, I Infiltrate the Protagonist's Crew 末世反派：重生后，我混入主角团 Room-Temperature Sugar-Free Soda常温无糖汽水Sci-Fi & Apocalypse683k WordsCompleted [Zombies + post-apocalypse + doomsday + self-interest + decisive and ruthless + villain] Important: The protagonist is neutral evil when he’s in a good mood and chaotic evil when he’s not. He has almost no humanity. Don’t read if that’s not your thing. Only after Chi You dies does he learn that the hotheaded boy who’s always going on about love and peace is the chosen protagonist, destined to save the world, while he himself is merely a villain serving as a stepping stone along the protagonist 37.5kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves
46. 46 全 What Do I Do When Everything Is Supreme Divinity? Contain It! 全是至高神性怎么办？收容它！ Rat-a-tat-tat Squad突突突寄队Urban965k WordsOngoing [Livestream]+ [Building an Organization]+ [No Female Lead]+ [Containing Monsters]+ [Behind-the-Scenes Story] When Fang Xiu woke up, he had transmigrated to a world full of danger and anomalies. Here, indescribable phantoms occupied the sky, spiders wove webs beneath the mountains in people's dreams, a new humanity was born underground, and the Children of the Sun and Children of the Night had switched places once more. Amid all sorts of eerie phenomena, a giant clock was slowly approaching from 51.8kReads8.7Score5.3kShelves
47. 47 我 My Ten Years Working at the Xishan Base 我在西山基地工作的那十年 Have Some Cat Tea喝点猫茶Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Anomaly containment, an overpowered protagonist? No. High IQ. One heroine. Some heartbreaking plot twists. Beijing, Xishan, 3,000 meters underground: hundreds of anomalous objects. A digital Earth that drifted through space for ten thousand years; a woman who transmigrated a thousand years into the past and died during the Shang dynasty; a colossal stone pillar that appeared on the North China Plain; Yan Emperor and Yellow Emperor, who have survived for four eras; a pen that can improve people’s 18.8kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves
48. 48 神 Mysteries, the Path to Immortality, and an Angler 神秘，仙路，钓鱼佬 Big-Headed T头很大的T君Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted (A xianxia take on the Sequence genre, a schemer, a mastermind behind the scenes, and a battle of wits. Also updating: From the Start: A Broken Jade Peers into Immortal Secrets, The Terrifying Path of Immortal Cultivation, The Path of the Unorthodox Immortal, and The Eerie Path of Immortality.) Twelve mysterious immortal paths, one hundred and eight ranks of immortal status, forging a mysterious immortal! … Su Changsheng transmigrates to another world and spends ten years as a beggar, with Old 2.3kReads8.8Score137Shelves
49. 49 诡 Lord of Strange Tales 诡谈之主 Mr. Three Lines三行先生Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted The slit-mouthed woman appears, ready to give people a full makeover with her scissors. A raging fire burns inside the classroom as a pair of hands quietly lock the door. At the crossroads, a curious girl begins to summon spirits. In an abandoned mountain cabin, a head crawls across the floor. In the church, a demon sealed inside an angel statue opens its eyes. A greedy deal draws an extraordinary merchant into the world. In a peaceful and tranquil world, a pair of hands quietly stir 733Reads8.1Score108Shelves
50. 50 先 The Prophet’s Guide to Building a World-Saving Organization 先知的救世组织养成计划 I Can't Do Anything, Ahhh什么都不会啊啊啊Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Slow-paced, no female lead, not invincible, ensemble cast, not a wish-fulfillment story, not action-packed. The author would rather introduce this world. Also, the author is really bad at writing fight scenes, so there are as few as possible. Please go easy on me (screams).] The world as he knew it fell apart, and Chen Zihong unexpectedly arrived in a world both familiar and strange. When he learned he possessed the ability to foresee the future, he concealed his name and called himself the “Pr 135Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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