Give Me a High-IQ Male Lead Who’ll Make My Brain Overheat 来点高智商，男主智商能把我脑袋烧坏的那种

1. 201 吾 I Sing the Song of Mortals for You 吾为君吟凡人歌 Six Sons of Qingfeng青峰六子Historical552k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented, Transmigration, Fictional Setting, Farming, Everyday Life, Imperial Examinations, No System, No Golden Finger, Rural Life, Rustic Setting, One Heroine, Not a Power Fantasy] Lin Zezu, an ordinary nobody from Blue Star, transmigrates to the fictional Wu Kingdom. He arrives just as the original body's father, a scholar, dies of illness. Since the original body's birth mother was a brothel girl, his stepmother and eldest half-brother in the Lin family never treated him well. After Ma 2Reads6.4Score—14d adds

   Reader note

   Come on, let me recommend one. Not only is the author highly intelligent, but the writing is also excellent. It's a time-traveling, imperial examination, and farming novel. Why don't you give it a try?

2. 202 绝 The Eighteenth Level of Despair 绝境十八层 One Stroke of the Blade执笔一刀Mystery913k WordsCompleted My new book, "After Livestreaming Myself Fishing for a Dragon, I Got the 749 Bureau's Attention", is out now. Your support is welcome! [Horror, suspenseful what-if concepts, infinite worlds, survival, wish fulfillment, no System, competition, survival, Fourth Calamity, suspense, science fiction] That day, the sky turned into a gigantic curved screen, and red pixelated letters spread like blood, heralding the start of fate. [The “Blue Star” server has launched. Adjusting game data...] [Digitizati 499Reads7.5Score10114d adds
3. 203 恋 The Dating Game: My Girlfriend Is a Master Con Artist 恋爱博弈：我的女友是顶级女骗子 Mixed Vegetable Porridge百菜粥Urban275k WordsOngoing Lin Mo, a graduate student in psychology with an extraordinary ability to read microexpressions, sees through campus beauty Su Qingyue's fraud trap, only to stumble into the shadowy mystery of the "Fraudsters' Alliance." From corporate spies and gentle thieves to a hacker queen, he engages the Alliance's members in round after round of wits, gradually uncovering the truth behind the Alliance's corruption and the mysteries surrounding his family's past. With the help of police allies and his hack 5Reads—Score—14d adds

   Reader note

   High IQ.

4. 204 天 Awakened by Heavenly Treasures: I Can Engrave Anything 天物觉醒：我能刻印一切 The Leaf Riding the Wind御风而行的葉子Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [Publication Contract Signed, Safe to Read][Tales of Youth][Everyone Has Common Sense][Absolutely Wonderful][Magic][Distinctive Characters][No Female Lead] My name is Jin Feichen. Draped in the twilight of my youth, I once thought I would muddle through life, relying on taxpayers to support me forever. I thought that would be my fate. However, all of that came to an end on a rainy afternoon. Youth is a grand stage. On that evening when rain poured down in torrents, the stage reached out to me, a 266.5kReads9.5Score22k14d adds
5. 205 模EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 214.3kReads9.6Score36k14d adds

   Reader note

   A decade-old bookworm's heartfelt recommendation! [A masterpiece by Que Shi][A masterpiece by Que Shi][A masterpiece by Que Shi][A masterpiece by Que Shi] Let me introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, the Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you haven't heard of me? No problem, you just haven't been fooled by me yet. Soon, you will remember. I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe what anyone says, including myself. Sir, I want to remind you that your second point contradicts your first. "Where does it contradict?" Since you never lie, why don't you believe what you say? "Oh, sorry, I forgot to mention, I don't consider myself a human being."

6. 206 卡 Cards: I Asked You to Roll Dice, Not Slay a God! 卡牌：让你扔骰子，你弑杀神明？ Horn角笛Urban519k WordsCompleted Liu Shun transmigrates to a world of cards and becomes an eccentric card designer. While others direct their cards in battle, he tosses dice instead. Every enemy he defeats is convinced it was nothing but luck. Until the day Liu Shun uses dice to slay a god, leaving the entire world speechless. 3.9kReads8.8Score23114d adds
7. 207 奇 A Strange and Mysterious World: Selling Medicine with My Left Hand, Wielding Electromagnetism with My Right 奇诡世界：左手卖药，右手超电磁 A Vast Sky in a Grand Dream大梦长空Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Sequences + Martial Artists + Electromagnetic Force + Mad World + Potions] Jiang Yang transmigrates into a strange and uncanny world and joins a gang. Just after becoming the boss of a local branch, he is caught up in an anti-gang crackdown; Later, he becomes an apprentice at a potion shop, embarking on an utterly (grass-growing) life. [Supreme Forbidden Sequences]: Electromagnetic Force, Door, Spotless Void, Magic, Mechanic, Happy Thief, Side-Effect Incantation… [Guardian Sequences]: Snow 22.8kReads8.6Score2.1k14d adds
8. 208 全 Global Game: I Just Want to Quietly Grind Achievements 全球游戏：我只想静静的刷成就 The Wind Has Risen Again in Luoyang洛阳又起风了Sports1.3M WordsOngoing (No female lead + decisive and ruthless + infinite-flow + the protagonist is no saint, read with caution) “Are you tired of an ordinary life? Do you yearn for power? If you want to escape the ordinary and gain power beyond all living beings, come join this game.” Ye Shuangluo is chosen by a mysterious game to become a reserve player. As a player, he must face players from other parallel timelines and multiverses. Fortunately, Ye Shuangluo awakens the exclusive talent “Achievement Master.” By com 36.7kReads9.1Score2.8k14d adds
9. 209 推 King of Deduction: From the Start, I’m Caught in a Case Within a Case 推理之王：开局就是案中案 This Keyboard Works Great这键盘挺好用Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [No System + No Golden Finger + Hard-Core Deduction + Criminal Investigations + Female Lead] Getting Shen Mu transferred to the criminal investigation squad was the retiring station chief’s sole request to the authorities. Xiao Ruowu, captain of the criminal investigation squad, couldn’t help wondering: Could someone so refined-looking really handle police work? On his first day at a crime scene, while everyone else discussed the case, Shen Mu wandered around. When everyone was at a loss, he sai 31.2kReads8.8Score2.6k14d adds
10. 210 史 The Harshest Test Setter in History 史上最狠出题人 Clouds Stop, Water Flows云止流水Urban507k WordsCompleted [Adapted into a short drama] He's elementary school students' worst nightmare, the most deviously cruel exam setter in the world! One test paper wiped out 140,000 students in Jiangcheng, while a single question made 200,000 students in Huicheng cry! Every student who has ever taken Qin Ye's exams is left with a hundred thousand questions in their head. What color was Daji's bellyband? Did Qin Shi Huang circle the pillar clockwise or counterclockwise? This is a Chinese exam, so why are you asking 5.6kReads9.3Score78514d adds

    Reader note

    The first book's male lead is incredibly annoying, so annoying that you'll stay up all night laughing, and the next day your homeroom teacher will get a call from the hospital. However, the male lead in that book is nicknamed the "Question-Setting Demon King." The second book is about a male lead who goes to great lengths to kill in order to avenge a best friend. I'm too lazy to say more; go read it yourself.

11. 211 开EN A God-Tier Hidden Skill from the Start! I've Seen Through Everything 开局神级隐藏技能！我已看透一切 Thin Porridge Shizhou稀粥世洲Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow] [Lighthearted and Funny] [No Female Lead] [Livestream] [Feel-Good] Left Cheng'an was pulled into a world survival game and awakened the game's only god-tier skill, "True Sight"! From then on, he could see the other side of the game! A branch lay by the roadside. Ordinary players: "What's this thing underfoot? Get it out of the way!" What Left Cheng'an saw: [A locust branch loved by the imprisoned Eight-Legged Countess. Give it to her and you can get the quest item, "Secret Room K 70.8kReads8.7Score7.7k14d adds
12. 212 水 A Murder Buried at the Waterworks for Twenty Years 水厂埋凶二十年 Bai Suzhen白素针儿Mystery192k WordsCompleted Twenty years ago, in the autumn at the Xichang Waterworks in Qingcheng, three people vanished one after another, leaving no trace, dead or alive. Police officer Qi Xiaojun pursued the lead for half his life, only to be forced out by fate just as he was about to reach the truth. Zhang Youfei, the young factory director, once loved a woman named Jinhua deeply, but he had no idea how many secrets her silence concealed. Twenty years later, another person disappears from the Xichang Waterworks. Sick 4.2kReads8.5Score41814d adds

    Reader note

    What's most chilling is that all the strange things are hidden in the everyday. The ordinary tasks of starting pumps, checking wells, and testing water quality gradually reveal a long-buried truth—a gentle start followed by a series of high-energy shocks.

13. 213 无 Infinite Standoff: The Big Shot Is Actually a Yandere 无限对峙双A之大佬居然是病娇 Sleep Is My Life嗜睡如命Two Male Leads320k WordsCompleted Also known as [Infinite Flow: The Forceful Love of a Black-Hearted Charmer] [Two Male Leads + Infinite Flow + Double Alphas + Forceful Love + Power Couple] A growing, unlucky receiver (Fu San) & a beautiful, black-hearted, forceful pursuer (Hua Yin) Fu San is an orphaned alpha, a sports scholarship student at Imperial University, warmhearted and dependable. Hua Yin is an outstanding alpha who lives in a luxurious villa. He is enigmatic, with exceptional looks. One drunken night brought the two s 21Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 214 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 56.9kReads9.6Score6.3k14d adds
15. 215 烽 Apricots Beneath the Flames of War 烽火栓杏 Witty and Clever妙语玲珑Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted The 1930s: a turbulent and unsettled era. The extraordinary story of a remarkable woman, who weaves her own spectacular life. Join the author as we open the door to that tumultuous age through a unique perspective. 42Reads—Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    The entire cast is highly intelligent, the plot is incredibly exciting, and it's full of patriotism! It's contemporary and realistic!

16. 216 大 The Great Song’s Hour of Peril 大宋危局时辰 Ge Minmin Elaine歌旻敏ElaineHistorical249k WordsCompleted The Song Faces a Crisis: During peace talks between the Song and Liao, a Western Xia assassination group massacres the diplomatic mission. The gold intended for the negotiations mysteriously disappears, and the two states wage war for four years, leaving a hundred thousand dead. A Vice Minister of Rites, a young general, and a mysterious swordsman join forces to investigate, only to discover that a traitor is hiding at the emperor’s side. The gold never left the Great Song! One person’s selfish 8Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 217 长 The Long Night’s Journey 长夜行 Ge Zhao格照Mystery299k WordsCompleted The eyes are the angle observers most often scrutinize, so you must learn to disguise your own., Li Mu. From making up his mind to carrying out his plan, he spent a full three years. His first murder, his second, his third... Even when he was teetering on the brink of death, he would take a gamble if it meant he might escape. To everyone else, he was merely a weakling, not even as capable as an ordinary person... 254Reads9.4Score—14d adds
18. 218 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5k14d adds
19. 219 人 In an Eerie World, I Have to Complete Every Mission on My Own 人在诡异世界，刷任务全靠自己 Nine Wines Return to One九酒归一Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Lin Luo is terribly unlucky. He wakes up one day to find himself in a bizarre world. The good news is that he has his own golden finger! The bad news is that its greatest ability requires the cooperation of the legendary Fourth Calamity: the players! [Ding! The task you assigned to a Cloudfish has been completed!] [Under the terms of the agreement, you will receive ten percent of this task's earnings!] [Ding! Congratulations on unlocking the achievement: A Shameless Leech!] A leech? What a joke! 4.5kReads8.7Score45214d adds
20. 220 烟 Love Amid the Fireworks of Life 烟火今生情 Witty and Clever妙语玲珑Modern Romance108k WordsCompleted The story of a young woman studying biopharmaceuticals as she grows from an inexperienced college student into an adult making her way in the world, encounters a terrible man, and struggles through a thorny path. Along the way, she finds a close male friend and a soulmate, and grows through her independent efforts... 32Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 221 无 A Qi, the Nameless Petty Official 无名小吏阿七 Ge Minmin Elaine歌旻敏ElaineHistorical226k WordsCompleted A Qi, a low-ranking Tang dynasty post-station clerk, is so poor he can’t afford medicine for his sick wife. Forced to smuggle contraband salt, he soon learns every loophole in the post-road system. Through the tangled web of power and money, he rises from a lowly nobody to an invisible force. But when the An Lushan Rebellion breaks out, his vast fortune becomes a disaster overnight. When the treacherous eunuch Li Fuguo throws the realm into chaos, this once-greedy, death-fearing little man does 3Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 222 全 Global Heist: You Call This a Beauty Contest? 全球偷盗：你管这叫颜值选手 Honey with Bitter Melon蜂蜜配苦瓜Urban542k WordsCompleted [On the run + theft + extreme sports + livestreaming + calculating protagonist] A grand global heist competition is about to begin, with countries putting up their national treasures as prizes. Su Chen transmigrates and obtains a System. “Congratulations, Host, you’ve obtained God-Tier Parkour!” “Congratulations, Host, you’ve obtained God-Tier Disguise!” “Congratulations, Host, you’ve obtained God-Tier Thievery!” “You say it belongs to you? But it’s in my hands now, so it’s mine. “Want it? Then 4.7kReads8.8Score73714d adds
23. 223 身 I'm a Villainous Officer, and My Little Sister Is on the Hero Team? 身为反派干部，妹妹是战队成员？ A Thought of Emptiness一念之空Urban2.8M WordsCompleted New book out Mayhem + tokusatsu + Super Sentai + invincible protagonist + fun-loving troublemaker. Steady updates, at least 8,000 words a day. Earth is a nexus connecting countless other worlds, and a stage for all kinds of civilizations, evil organizations, and superheroes. Bai Yu spent ten years becoming the branch director of the evil organization, the Apostles of Chaos. His branch is called Dreamland. He creates fear and despair, weaving dreams that make righteous heroes lose their way. He i 23.6kReads9.3Score2.9k14d adds
24. 224 雪 Life-and-Death Gambit in the Snowlands 雪域生死局 Trusted Washlet心腹大浣Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Chinese Folk Horror + Gods and Ghosts + Folk Legends + Secret-Realm Exploration + Mystery and Deduction + Strong Allies] At an antique fair in Lhasa, I stumbled upon an ancient Tibetan stone tablet. Curious about its contents, I accepted an invitation to join a merchant named Lao Gun and the team he had assembled to search for goods. Together, we ventured deep into the barren mountains of northern Tibet to investigate an ancient temple. I never expected the old temple to conceal such mysteries. 8.2kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds

    Reader note

    No romantic pairing, no female lead, Tibetan adventure; male lead is intelligent and capable.

25. 225 反 The Villain’s Diary: Why Does It Feel Like You’re All Acting? 反派日记：怎么感觉你们在演我 Day and Night Reversed颠倒昼夜Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted She transmigrated into a novel and became the villain. After dozens of attempts, all ending in failure, she still couldn't return to the real world. At last, she gave up trying, only to discover she could grow stronger by writing a diary. Since nobody could read it, Su Luo wrote whatever she pleased, holding nothing back. The first female lead: "This diary is great. I stole all the protagonist's opportunities, and now I just want to grow stronger." The second female lead: "I don't care about rea 25.8kReads9.0Score2.2k14d adds
26. 226 半 The Demigod's Grief 半神之殇 Tang Shiyi唐十翼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.3M WordsCompleted Gonggong, in his fury, struck Mount Buzhou. The heavenly ladder collapsed, severing the link between Heaven and Earth. People believed that gods and mortals had simply been separated forever. They never knew the shattered thing was actually the shackles enslaving all creation. Above the vast dimensions, the “Divine Realm” looked down upon an experimental field called “Earth.” So-called ascension was merely a brutal selection process, a chance to become the kindling of a higher-dimensional civili 263Reads—Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    It emphasizes intelligence, featuring a unique, grand narrative spanning humanities and history, full of exciting twists and turns. It has already reached 3 million words and over 500 chapters, and will continue to be updated.

27. 227 末 One Hour Until the Apocalypse, and I Betrayed Humanity 末世将临一小时，我背叛了人类 Bashu Red Bean巴蜀红豆Sci-Fi & Apocalypse160k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + historical figures + Villain] “When the apocalypse came, all of humanity was driven out of the cities and forced to wander the wilderness.” Except for Lin Hang, the first traitor in human history, a Villain unlike any traditional antagonist. The story in the first chapter of Humanity's Chronicle of the Apocalypse also begins with a turncoat who betrayed humanity. “You ask if I had some reason for it? No, I just lived exactly as I pleased.” 42Reads6.9Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    A work by a red-haired man. Just read it and that's it.

28. 228 反 Villain: There Are Too Many Children of Fate, So I'll Just Lie Low 反派：气运之子太多，我摆烂了 A Pigeon一枚鸽子Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Bai Feng transmigrated, and he had a younger sister born with immortal bones. He thought that as long as he clung to his sister, he could live a carefree life in this dangerous cultivation world. That was until he woke up and discovered that his mother was preparing to remove his sister’s immortal bones and implant them in him. Only then did he realize he’d been cast in the role of the villain! Just then, a System appeared. If he targeted the Children of Destiny and stole their fortune, he would 45.6kReads8.9Score4.6k14d adds
29. 229 黑 The Hacker Prince 黑客王爷 Wu Jian武箭Urban209k WordsOngoing It can withstand any nitpicking from even the most seasoned readers. No AI, purely handcrafted with brain cells. Ordinary Uncle Wang transforms into a legendary hacker, with a grounded premise and no tired clichés. An adventure full of unexpected encounters, told in a witty, humorous style with plenty of satisfying moments and nail-biting action. 6Reads—Score114d adds

    Reader note

    This book can withstand the scrutiny of even the most discerning bookworm. This is the only one I recommend. No AI, purely a product of human brainpower. An ordinary old man transforms into a hacker genius – a realistic and unpredictable premise. An adventure story with humorous and witty writing, exciting moments, and a tense, engaging plot.

30. 230 转 Reincarnated as a Villain: I’m Really Not a Lo*icon 转生反派：我真的不是萝莉控 Tomato-Flavored Trash Fish番茄味杂鱼Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing Ye Wangchuan had spent eighteen years reincarnated in a fantasy world. Only on his birthday did he discover that he was actually a villain! And he had no System, no rebirth, no golden finger, just some “insignificant” family connections. Sigh... This was rough. To avoid getting taken down by the Chosen One, Ye Wangchuan began paying attention to the unusual people around him. And the first Chosen One he met... Huh? Why was she a little girl? And this little girl even had a System! He could take 69.8kReads9.3Score6.2k14d adds
31. 231 神 The Mighty Little Constable 神通小捕快 Seven Stars in Hand手握七星Martial Arts2.0M WordsOngoing “One leaf riding the wind, roaming ten thousand miles; a dashing constable, famous throughout the land.” The most righteous men are often those society looks down on, and heroes rise from the streets. The spring breeze and I are both passing travelers, but your name alone belongs to the martial world. Ye Fei, a lowly errand boy at an inn, is rejected by the Su family because he's nothing but a nobody who runs errands! Who could have guessed that after getting drunk, saving a beauty, and catching 15.1kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds

    Reader note

    A romantic but not promiscuous person, a ruthless investigator, and a person who stays true to their principles.

32. 232 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 342.4kReads9.5Score38.6k14d adds
33. 233 神 The Chosen Game: I Only Wanted to Be a Doctor 神选游戏：我本来想当个医生 Convenience Store Gave Me Extra Succulents便利店送多肉Urban169k WordsOngoing The gods initiate a selection, and Luo Yan, a second-year medical student, is trapped in a classroom surrounded by a gray barrier. Along with 180 classmates, he is thrown into a deadly solo survival trial. Monsters keep coming, and the rules are cruel and cold: the longer you survive, the later you return to the classroom. When Luo Yan opens the classroom door as the last person in his class to return, only 43 of the 180 students are still alive. On the surface, he is gentle and modest, a relia 3Reads—Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    A medical fantasy novel with unlimited possibilities! When a clinical medicine whiz gets caught up in a terrifying, god-chosen dungeon, the land is teeming with parasitic monsters and deadly spores. The faster the heart rate, the faster the infection spreads. The protagonist uses his medical knowledge, including lymphatic and heart rate information, to precisely control his own infection and hunt down the monsters.

34. 234 诡EN Supernatural Awakening: I Can Become a Demon King 诡异复苏：我能化身大妖 Fallen Leaves Return to the Earth叶落归泥Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Ghost Stories + Journey to the West + Hilarious Comedy + Sunny Boy + Mental Illness + Positive-Energy Sayings] As the supernatural revived and the uncanny world fell into chaos, Jiang Chen awakened the Demon Transformation System. By provoking emotional fluctuations in ghosts and monsters, he could absorb ghost energy and use it to draw Demon Transformation Cards, taking on the forms of great demons from Journey to the West. Faced with all kinds of violent, savage, strange, and sinister ghost 169.8kReads9.5Score17.3k14d adds

    Reader note

    Oh my brain, baaaaaaa [almost crying], just read the first one directly. The protagonist is transported to a bizarre place after death, undertaking a game challenge. Ten days later, the world ends. Will the protagonist succeed? It's mind-bending from start to finish!! [Top Post] The next three are: "Making Ghosts Go Crazy"; "Representing the Country in a Bizarre Game"; "Death is a Constant Accompanying Friend" [petrified]

35. 235 身 As a Genius, How Am I the Weakest in My Family? 身为天才，我居然是家里最弱的？ Qiu'er the Vegetable Seller卖菜的秋儿Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Chen Zhi'an transmigrates into the Great Wilderness, becoming a spoiled young marquis of a different world's Great Tang. From the start, he lands in jail for flirting with a princess! Even worse, he discovers that his bookish eldest brother, who spends all day cooped up at home, may be a reclusive powerhouse! His second brother, whose engagement was broken off, is the chosen one of destiny, an unrivaled swordsman who stands alone atop the martial world! His little sister is the reincarnation of 30.3kReads8.9Score2.9k14d adds
36. 236 聊 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: I Asked You to Repay Your Debt, Not Paint Skins and Ghosts 聊斋：让你还债，没让你画皮画鬼 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Eastern Fantasy125k WordsOngoing [Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio + Bizarre Cultivation + No System + Subverting Expectations + Folk Supernatural Tales + Becoming a God Through Painting + Dark Tone + Lovecraftian Horror + Clever Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Transmigrating into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, I find myself trapped in the deadly predicament of The Painted Skin from the start, and saddled with an unpayable debt to the dead? Don't panic. I have a White Bone Brush tha 849Reads—Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    This is truly a high-IQ, mind-bending masterpiece! The male protagonist solves the mystery entirely through hardcore Taoist magic and wit, with so many plot twists that it's hard to keep up. The combination of the underworld workplace and folk secret arts is particularly exciting, and the book is logically rigorous and detail-oriented, making it a delight for anyone who loves finer things.

37. 237 网 Online Game: Confessing to a Noble Lady from the Start 网游：开局表白贵族千金 A Tom一只汤姆丶Sports3.6M WordsCompleted [Fake Villain + Lighthearted + Invincible + Online Game = Maximum Thrills!] After playing a game all night, he suddenly died and transmigrated into the game as a notorious villain. He confesses to the noble duke’s daughter right from the start, only for the duke to decide he wants him dead? He had thought he’d only made one enemy, but when Victor came to his senses, he realized something. Everyone around him wanted him dead. The aloof Valkyrie boss was dead set on taking his head, while the all- 66.6kReads9.3Score6.1k14d adds
38. 238 诡 The Eerie Spirit Medium: My Doll Can Really Manifest Spirits 诡异降神师：我的娃娃真能显灵 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Ghosts in the Book!] [Dark Tone!] [Villain Protagonist!] [Urban Supernatural!] [Horror Aesthetic!] [Invincible from the Start!] A sinister doll saws someone to pieces, a red-clad vengeful ghost claims lives at the airport, a hundred ghosts hunt people down along a ten-mile street, the dead rise again in a crematorium, and corpses dance wildly in an abandoned hospital... None of these things happened to me. They are all stories I wrote. My name is Yang Ning. I am an heir to the Ling Men, a profe 135.6kReads9.5Score11.8k14d adds
39. 239 国 National Fate: General, Take Off Your Armor! 国运：我请将军卸甲！ Spring Field Meow春田喵Urban111k WordsOngoing A thrilling national-fortune story: one man turns the tide, livestreamed around the globe. Fast-paced, ruthless, and never a frustrating or saintly protagonist. If you’re interested, add it to your library and follow along. Updates come fast! Lin Yan transmigrates into the National Fortune Battlefield and opens his eyes to a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. The Great Xia Ninth Legion has been wiped out, all its territory lost, and the countdown stands at 364 days! Other nations watch Grea 15Reads—Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    Top-tier political intrigue, the first ten chapters alone are enough to overload your CPU.

40. 240 我 I Told You, That Villain Isn't Me 我都说了，那个反派不是我 Big Bai Bai Bai大白白白Urban2.4M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Sequences + Mild Horror + Slow Burn] Jiang Yan is a high school student. One day, he suddenly noticed that everything around him had started to get strange. “I don’t know what’s going on. Everyone who sees me is terrified, saying I brutally slaughter my own kind and that I’m a deranged lunatic. But I’ve always treated everyone politely and kindly. I respect my teachers at school, take good care of my elders at home, and I’ve never even met these people... Doctor, do you know wh 10.3kReads8.8Score1k14d adds

    Reader note

    My brain exploded after watching it.

41. 241 都 I'm Reborn, So Why Would I Still Play Esports? 都重生了谁还搞电子竞技啊 Tiny as Dust微未为尘Urban346k WordsOngoing To escape the suffocating pressure of facing his mother, Zhang Rui resolutely left home to pursue a career in esports. But fate dealt him a rough hand, and, consumed by obsession and thrown off balance, he eventually lost himself. Luckily, fortune smiled on him, and he unexpectedly came back reborn! Having finally come to his senses, he begins to enjoy life. With a carefree school life, a smooth-sailing entrepreneurial journey, and a beautiful woman by his side, life couldn’t be sweeter. Until t 867Reads—Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    You definitely won't be disappointed. [Eye roll]

42. 242 第 The Wish of the Eighth Day 第八天的愿望 Begonias in March三月海棠Mystery3.2M WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast | Supernatural Powers | Instances | Game | Infinite Flow | One Female Lead] (No intricate battles of wits! Not a ruthless, action-packed power fantasy! Readers with “sensitive skin” should proceed with caution!) The ones most in need of salvation have never been those suffering in the real world, but the kind thoughts we nearly drowned in despair... At first, A shooting star fell into their eyes, and despairing souls were dragged onto a strange island. “They” said that any wis 36.6kReads9.2Score4.4k14d adds

    Reader note

    Let your brain explode

43. 243 蝶 Butterflies and Spies 蝶来谍网 The Internet Is Like This网是如焉Urban465k WordsCompleted A beautiful female bandit blunders into Harbin's espionage network. She takes a male spy hostage, only to find herself trapped in bed with him. The two decide to plot together in private and put their plans into action beyond their bedroom door. They spill blood in a bandit stronghold, root out traitors in a brothel on Peach Blossom Lane, lie in wait to catch bandits at an illegal gambling den, and smash up an opium house to rid the area of its evils... This is neither fantasy nor a story about 15.4kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds

    Reader note

    This was originally a spy drama, and it could...

44. 244 开 One Brain to Scheme for the World from the Start 开局一个脑子谋划天下 Mature Feiyangyang成熟的沸羊羊Historical219k WordsCompleted [I’m terrible at coming up with titles (இдஇ; )] [Studying the Thirty-Six Stratagems as I write] [Schemes] Wang was sentenced to five years in prison for phone scams. He was caught after escaping prison and committing murder and robbery. But after being executed, he transmigrated. Even during his transmigration, he was struck by five bolts of thunder. After transmigrating, the protagonist reflects on his mistakes, repents, and vows to become a good person. As he stabs the person beside him, he sa 126Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 245 无 The One Without Desires 无念者 Qian Xiao千笑Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Chinese-style superpowers] [One heroine] “Hey! No using Hidden Spirits in front of ordinary people!” “What are ordinary people?” “Just regular people. They call them Muggles in the West.” “And what are Hidden Spirits?” “Superpowers. We call them Hidden Spirits in China.” When you discover the hidden truth of this world, will you choose to join? Or expose it? 34.2kReads9.3Score3.5k14d adds
46. 246 风 A Wind of Cranes and the Rustle of Grass 风声鹤唳 Jun Bu Jian君不贱Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A cuckoo cannot build its own nest. It can only take over the nests of other birds. What Feng Chen took over was not a nest, but someone else’s identity and name. Even the Military Statistics Bureau’s confidential files in Section Eight contained no photograph of him, only a codename known to no one: Red Cuckoo. A top Kuomintang agent, Feng Chen was ordered to infiltrate the Shanghai underground Communist Party to obtain the list of Communist agents embedded in the Military Statistics Bureau’s u 1.4kReads9.3Score17114d adds

    Reader note

    🌺A spy thriller. After reading this book, I felt my brain was overwhelmed. The writing is fluent, the logic is tight, the plot is intricate and suspenseful, and the content is captivating. It's definitely a masterpiece of spy fiction. 🌺 1984, Eighth Bureau. Ye Tingkai stared at the person in the interrogation room through a one-way mirror. It was an elderly man, frail and elderly, with neatly combed white hair. His beige trench coat accentuated his unique charm. Every wrinkle on his face was filled with the vicissitudes etched by time, but his eyes remained young, possessing a calm and composed demeanor born of experience. The parameters of the Dongfeng series missiles were all classified as top secret. The consequences of a leak would be unimaginable; it concerned the life and death of the nation. Ye Tingkai dared not make the slightest mistake. Therefore, from the moment the old man uttered the words "Red Dove," Ye Tingkai's nerves were on edge as if facing a formidable enemy.

47. 247 穿 Transmigrate to Another World: This Great Dao Wants to Eat Me 穿越异世：这个大道要吃我 Feng Tang's Half-Life of Wasted Years半生蹉跎叹冯唐Eastern Fantasy219k WordsOngoing “I spent my whole life following the rules, but the rules killed me!” [Poetry-led storytelling + clever power fantasy + subtle foreshadowing + Lovecraftian horrors + political intrigue and conquest + mystery and investigation] The Great Dao has no form, and fate is a hunting ground. Mortals are ants, cultivators are livestock. After death, every soul is devoured by the Dao. His name is Yun Ping'an, also known as Yun Qingshan. In the dead of night, he is the “Ghost of Yun,” the man who lays other 31Reads—Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    [Poetry as the foundation + intellectually stimulating and enjoyable story + subtle plot threads + Cthulhu mystery + political intrigue + suspenseful detective work], this is for those who dislike mindless stories.

48. 248 哎 Oh No! I’m One of the Seven Deadly Sins, and I Got MVP! 哎呀！我七原罪，得了MVP！ Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Dark comedy + hilarious + ruthless action + global setting + unconventional ideas + one heroine + near-invincible protagonist + power fantasy with a brain (or without one)] Horror games descend upon the world. Those chosen to participate must face challenges of inhuman difficulty. Though the games are full of torment, they also offer people a chance to gain supernatural powers. Life or death. A meteoric rise, or losing everything. But Lu Ce, who has been unable to feel pain since childhood, fee 142.3kReads9.3Score16.9k14d adds
49. 249 十 Ten Realms: I Was Ordinary 十界：我本平庸 Sanqi Confused Fish三七糊涂鱼Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing (We are all ordinary people. Some say they don’t understand what I’m writing! The truth is, I simply want to tell the story of an ordinary person who keeps growing, improving, and learning. He feels lost and helpless, never knowing what to do. His life is full of stumbles, but through repeated setbacks and lessons, he slowly grows! Some people are born in Rome, while he is stuck in the mud. In Rome, it’s easy to cross the finish line. But there’s something all the more inspiring about perseverin 7.1kReads9.1Score59514d adds

    Reader note

    I long to embrace you, but unfortunately, people have come and gone between us.

50. 250 走 The Horse-Riding Hidden Scheme 走马藏局 Kai Zhong Feng Shui凯中堪舆Urban1.2M WordsOngoing Geomancy and the Yin-Yang arts rule the world, while the Jianghu is full of schemes! At twelve, Shen Qianfan became an orphan and was cast adrift in the Jianghu. He grew up teaching himself from books scavenged from trash heaps, cleared his father's name, and pressed on through one Jianghu con after another, setting schemes and breaking them, navigating schemes within schemes. He cut a path through every obstacle, built a business empire, and leveraged his influence to establish a regional milit 1.6kReads6.3Score19014d adds

    Reader note

    The more you read, the more captivating it becomes! Kai Zhongkan's novels, starting with "The Path of Feng Shui Cultivation," followed by "One Man and One Mouse Cultivate Immortality," and then "Mecha Immortality: Invincible from Exile to Mars," have now concluded. These three books form a cultivation trilogy. Now, he's back with a new book, but this time he's not writing about cultivation. Instead, he's focusing on things closer to home: feng shui, human nature, kung fu, strategic planning and breaking through barriers, the eight major martial arts sects, and his journey of overcoming obstacles to build a business empire and leverage regional military power… This new book is called "The Hidden Game of Horsemanship," where "horsemanship" represents feng shui, and "hidden game of human nature" encapsulates the world. The book's message: In this world, the human heart is more terrifying than ghosts. But you can't be afraid; if you are, you lose. Highly recommended!

Other lists with I Sing the Song of Mortals for You