Urban Superpower Novels with a Cool, Aloof Protagonist. Absolutely No Smirking or Goofing Around! 都市，异能，主角高冷不要嬉皮笑脸一点都不要！！

1. 601 守 The Hearth Keeper: What Am I Even Guarding? Forget It, I'm Slacking Off! 守灶人：我守个得儿！老子摆烂！ Zhang Xiaomao张小茂Mystery345k WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaomao, the Hearth Guardian, has ended a thousand-year-old fate and promptly thrown in the towel to slack off! Hearth Guardian? Guard my ass! I quit! He diagnoses illness with his Sunfire Finger and charges astronomical fees; He roasts skewers with Boundless Karmic Fire, at an outrageously high price. Neighbors crowd his doorway, fighting for a taste. After eating, they feel completely refreshed, as if seated on a lotus throne, their souls clear and bright, never realizing that the evil 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The content is interesting, the characters are well-developed, the pace is good and not dragging, making it a very good book.

2. 602 穿 I Transmigrated into a Pendant, and My Wife Handed Me Over to the Nation 穿越成吊坠，妻子把我上交国家 Puppet Number Twenty-One二十一号傀儡Urban363k WordsCompleted [Urban high-martial world + transmigration + handing everything over to the state + passionate ensemble cast + protecting his wife from behind the scenes] This is another world where Chinese history has been lost to a gap in the record and exotic beasts run rampant. The original host dies in the opening. I’ve only just transmigrated and haven’t even figured out what’s going on when my soul is sucked into a broken pendant, a keepsake the original host gave his wife. Sealed inside the pendant is f 243Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Then you must read the first book; it's particularly relevant.

3. 603 全 Global Superhumans: I Can Plunder Superpowers Without Limit 全球超凡：我能无限掠夺异能 Gu Ke Sheng孤客生Urban278k WordsCompleted “Ding! Congratulations, you've earned a passerby's praise. Praise points +1!” “Ding! Superpower theft successful. Congratulations, Host, you've obtained the superpower: Invisibility!” Yu Xiu, a transcendent powerhouse, transmigrates back to high school and awakens the Emperor System when his younger sister's life hangs in the balance. Every sincere compliment from someone else lets him add 100 pounds to his strength. Simply touching a transcendent's corpse lets him steal their superpower. To rac 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The protagonist is a reborn superhuman who enters a world into an era of extraordinary beings. In this dangerous age, plagued by ghostly invasions, hidden gods, ferocious beasts besieging cities, and dragon kings lurking in the deep sea, the protagonist rises to power by plundering systems that grant supernatural abilities.

4. 604 全 Global Instances: Starting by Slaughtering My Way Through a Northern Myanmar Compound 全民副本，从杀穿缅北园区开始 Drunk in Nanqiao醉南乔Urban369k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow, Dark Tone, Ruthless, No Female Lead, Not Invincible] Warning: Readers with fragile hearts should stay away. The instance world descended at the moment Lin Ang was shot dead. When he came to, he found himself a captive in the Mengbo scam compound. Surviving in this living hell was hard enough, and then came the missions: reach Myawaddy within seven days... kill at least five targets who are supervisors or higher, by any means necessary... After Lin Ang barely makes it back from th 1.3kReads8.2Score104Shelves

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   The protagonist is aloof and indifferent, and has no interest in women.

5. 605 嫌 You Thought I Was Too Weak, So My Cultivation Technique Went Dark Overnight 嫌我太弱，我的功法连夜黑化了 Puppet Number Twenty-One二十一号傀儡Urban744k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + Misunderstandings + Chat Group + Fully Automated Training + Overpowered Power Fantasy] Yang Tian transmigrates into a high-martial-arts world. With mediocre talent, he only wants to lie flat. But who could have guessed that the cultivation techniques inside him would think he was too weak and turn sentient overnight! And that’s not all. His techniques even set up a chat group: [Iron Shirt] left the group and wrote: “The Host is too fragile. I went for a soak at the nuclear power 732Reads—Score102Shelves
6. 606 亿 With Billions of Talents, I Sweep Across All Races and Become Myself Again 亿万天赋，我横扫万族，做回自己 Self-Destructing Truck自爆卡车Urban232k WordsOngoing [Invasion by all races + supernatural abilities + apocalypse + ensemble cast + emotions + psychology + somewhat dark + not mindless + not a power fantasy + slow-paced] After the invasion of the myriad races, the aloof campus belle fell in love with me after I awakened supernatural abilities. Was it love that came too late, or a desperate compromise for survival? Disaster followed disaster, and everything seemed to reek of conspiracy. Was it the outsiders' scheme, or was someone acting with ulter 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   You'll come back to thank me. [Admiration][Laugh]

7. 607 都 The World's Ending, So Of Course I'm Not Eating Beef 都末日了，当然是不吃牛肉 No Stars Left再无星辰Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + no heroine + egoism + ruthless decisiveness + invincible + satisfying power fantasy] A mysterious cosmic energy swept across Blue Star, ushering in the era of datafication. World datafication complete! Welcome to the Apocalyptic Reincarnation Game! Survival tips: [Items not certified by the System are completely useless, and cannot harm zombies or mutant beasts. Don’t imagine you can end the apocalypse quickly with conventional weapons!] [Eating food or drinking water that hasn’t b 2.3kReads7.4Score137Shelves
8. 608 全 Global Awakening: You Call a Necromancer a Knight? 全民觉醒：你管死灵法师叫骑士？ Dragon-Patterned Little Ji龙纹小吉Urban4.6M WordsCompleted [Death Knight + Dark Necromancer + Dark Crusader] (Former title: I Am a Death Knight, Not a Knight Who’s Dead!) Another world invaded, and humanity was nearly wiped out. As primal energy resurged, humans awakened supernatural abilities. The survivors united to establish the UED government and launched a plan for universal awakening, vowing to reclaim every lost territory and fight their way into the other world! Lin Hao awakened the power of death and became a Death Knight. Leveling up automat 1.3kReads7.7Score122Shelves

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   The protagonist awakens the power of death, becoming a Death Knight. Upgrading automatically unlocks Death Knight skills, while skill scrolls teach Necromancer skills. He commands resurrected golems, skeleton lesser minions, an endlessly splitting undead insect army, and a horde of demon dolls that self-destruct at the slightest provocation. Various undead and evil spirits roam the land, and the orcs returned from hell have yet to avenge their grudges! A dark necromancer, wielding an automatic corpse spear and unleashing heavenly fists, the dark necromancer is invincible. Please check it out and leave a review! [Shy][follow][follow]

9. 609 我 I Used the Myriad Worlds Exchange System to Redeem Myself 我用万界兑换系统兑换我自己 Puppet Number Twenty-One二十一号傀儡Urban343k WordsCompleted [System + mastermind behind the scenes + multiple worlds + apocalypse + no saintly hero] Yang Tian acquired a strange System. The items in its shop turned out to be attributes he had "lost" himself? [Looks +10]? I lost that! [Intelligence +20]? I lost that too! [Protective Astral Energy]? That's my passive skill! Yang Tian: "Hey, System bro, aren't you just making me pay to buy myself back?!" The world changed. The Gray Realm descended, and reality merged with the mysterious and uncanny. Wit 157Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 610 末 Opening a Shop in the Apocalypse: The Owner Is Powerful but Keeps a Low Profile 末世开店，店主很强却过分低调 Qian Mo Ya浅沫呀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse919k WordsOngoing [Shopkeeping + Apocalypse + No female lead + Relaxed daily life + Business-focused + Ensemble cast, with stories told through many characters and little from the male lead's perspective, since he only runs a shop. This novel is entirely fictional.] After binding to the System, Qin Mo began traveling to different worlds to open shops. This time, he has arrived in the Apocalypse. The Apocalypse strikes, and within just half a month countless people have died. Everyone is desperate for food and a 8.1kReads8.7Score481Shelves

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    The main characters in the chapters I've read are all aloof and cold.

11. 611 组 Team Up to Go Home for the New Year: Why Are All My Teammates Goddesses? 组队回家过年：队友竟然全是女神 Puppet Number Twenty-One二十一号傀儡Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Urban + System + multiple women + lighthearted + feel-good power fantasy + mostly everyday life] “Yang Tian, if you don’t bring home a girlfriend this New Year, you’re sleeping in the pigsty!” Faced with his mother’s ultimatum, penniless Yang Tian suddenly obtains the [Instance Party System]. As long as he posts a mission, all kinds of goddesses will accept it and “team up” with him to go home and conquer every obstacle. New Year’s Eve, family reunion dinner. Uncle: “I heard Yang Tian lost his 2.3kReads6.0Score254Shelves
12. 612 至 Supreme Parasite: Becoming a God by Parasitizing the Campus Belle 至高寄生：从寄生校花开始成神 Flying Duck Egg飞翔的鸭蛋Urban412k WordsOngoing The purple ring locks away the sun and moon; demons rise to fill the sky! When humanity can only cling to life in a desolate wasteland, a young man from another world finally escapes the cage that held him captive for six years… 484Reads7.1Score104Shelves

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    The superpowers are novel and amazing.

13. 613 夭 Good Grief! He Killed Nearly Every Beast in the Beast-Taming World 夭寿了！御兽界被他杀的只剩界了 A Chubby Mocha一只胖摩卡Urban620k WordsCompleted This book has only just received its first rating, so the score will gradually go up. [Dark story + beast taming + spirit control + no System + ordinary protagonist + no romance + villain + comeback + ruthless and decisive] Captured and thrown into a bloody beast-fighting arena from the start! This is a gambling den for the powerful and a living hell for ordinary people. People fight beasts, and people fight each other. They treat Su Han like a performing dog, tossing him bones and making him ke 611Reads6.1Score102Shelves
14. 614 我 I Ate a God's Heart, Yet Awakened the Most Useless Superpower! 我！吃下神的心脏却觉醒最废异能 Ginger and Tangerine Peel生姜橘子皮Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + Supernatural powers + No System + No harem + Not invincible] [Greetings, esteemed enforcer. Congratulations on awakening a Spirit Pact.] [Spirit Pact: Nightfall Sequence: 9999] I, Qin Shi, was just an ordinary college student. During summer break after my freshman year, I took a security job at a shady agency to earn tuition money. Little did I know I would accidentally stumble upon this world's hidden secrets. An unexpected incident completely changed my life. Spirit Pacts, abe 13.1kReads8.2Score2.2kShelves

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    With a Spirit Contract Sequence of 9999, he was at the bottom of the entire server, and everyone mocked him as a loser. Little did they know that the male protagonist possessed the heart of a god, and the more he experienced life and death, the more hidden talents he unlocked.

15. 615 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Use Foresight to Exploit Bugs and Become a God 灵气复苏：我靠预知卡bug成神 Seeking Sound, Seeking Life寻声寻生Urban481k WordsCompleted [A satisfying, precognitive power fantasy, spiritual vein contests, no saintly heroine, plot twists] No dragging things out: every chapter delivers a thrill. Precognition and counterattacks, spiritual vein breakthroughs, gear upgrades: high energy all the way, with no filler! A tide of spiritual energy sweeps across the globe. Secret realms emerge, the shadowy organization Baizong runs rampant, and humanity struggles to survive between supernatural abilities and monsters. One wrong move, and peo 34Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    A global surge of spiritual energy has occurred simultaneously. Plants and animals have mutated, some humans have awakened supernatural abilities, and ancient martial arts and Taoist techniques have reappeared. 🎉😇🤣

16. 616 归 Lost in Guixu 归墟迷途 Don't Disturb My Daoist Heart不可乱我道心Urban224k WordsOngoing [Beast-Apocalypse + Slow Burn + Sequence-Based Supernatural Powers + Smart Characters + Strict Worldbuilding] Eternal rain descends upon the world, dragging it into the mire of the apocalypse. The obsessions within human bodies turn into evil spirits, pulling the world into the abyss of Guixu. The beloved at your side fills every page of her diary with chilling thoughts on how to enjoy “you.” The woman you know is no longer herself... The apocalypse has come, and all the gods and buddhas in the 11Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    The story is quite shocking. It's about a post-apocalyptic world with supernatural abilities and alien beasts. The opening scene is chilling, showing how your lover is plotting to exploit you. Facing the gradual transformation of your lover's parents into beasts, you suddenly encounter another version of yourself awakening and saving your story. The logic is strong, the foreshadowing is excellent, and the plot is incredibly engaging.

17. 617 高 What Should I Do? Something Strange Has Set Its Sights on Me on the Eve of the College Entrance Exam 高考前夕，我被诡异盯上怎么办？ Lazy Little Ghost懒惰的鬼鬼Urban243k WordsCompleted [Calm protagonist, no saintly do-gooding + group transmigration + cyberpunk + high-tech civilization + bizarre monsters] Su Yun transmigrates to a world where advanced technology and monsters coexist, but he is not the only one who has transmigrated here. Many others have come from different places. After arriving, each one thinks they are the protagonist, and they all go into hiding. Above the sky hangs an ancient, bizarre pendulum clock. Beneath it stretches a steel forest lit by flickering ne 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Transmigrating to a cyberpunk world where bizarre monsters exist, the protagonist awakens two superpowers, is extremely aloof, and not at all saintly.

18. 618 大 The Great Xia Exorcism Bureau 大夏诛邪司 Wen Ye温夜Urban242k WordsCompleted [Useless Host, Useless System] After an accident, Ye Kai steps into the world of cultivators. Along with him comes a little ring that calls itself a System. He also has excellent natural talent, making him the very image of a protagonist. That is what he thinks, too, until he gradually comes to understand. How can someone else's ten years of painstaking cultivation be beaten by your three or five days of lucky encounters? A genius? Only someone who survives long enough to grow up is a genius! Wi —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Opportunism? You dare to try? Ye Kai, while delivering takeout, gets caught up in a battle among cultivators. When he wakes up, he finds a ring that claims to be a system, capable of helping him achieve a life of luxury. [Eye roll] What a joke! This is the real world, not a fictional one. Why should someone's ten years of hard work be defeated by your few days of fortuitous encounters? A system, so great? A Nascent Soul cultivator can be destroyed with a single thought.

19. 619 学 Expelled from the Academy, My Mom Signs Me into Servitude 学院开除，被老妈签了卖身契 Blue Wind蓝色的风Urban1.6M WordsCompleted A black-market hitman unexpectedly enters the arena of an elite academy competition, leading an ordinary team to compete for the continental championship and then take on the world tournament. When his childhood sweetheart dies a tragic death because of him, Wang Ning’s hidden talent awakens. He transforms into a ruthless avenger, unafraid to take on the entire world. 810Reads8.4Score100Shelves

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    Synopsis: Urban fantasy, main storyline focuses on an academy competition, subplot involves a gangster assassin, the protagonist is expressionless and has absolutely no interest in women.

20. 620 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 711.1kReads9.6Score100.9kShelves

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    The protagonist has superpowers, is incredibly intelligent, and the villains are no pushovers either. [Thumbs up][Think about it carefully]

21. 621 怪 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！ Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 173.7kReads9.7Score17.9kShelves
22. 622 蝉 The Cicada Project 蝉计划 Moonlight Old Rascal明月老贼Urban4.7M WordsCompleted [Spiritual qi revival + crafty schemer + comedy + meme references + one heroine] As spiritual qi revived, Jiang Bai unexpectedly arrived in the age of the fifth mysterious tide. Everything he knew had faded with the passage of time. The world had been utterly transformed, familiar places and people were gone, and the career he had once fought for had turned to dust. The past was beyond recall. In this chaotic, dark age, order had long since collapsed, civilization was no more, and the shadow of 70kReads9.3Score7.2kShelves

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    The protagonist is so cold, haha ​​🔥🔥 This book is really super super super good 🍁🍁 Shocking! A man was frozen for centuries and forgotten. When he reappeared, everything had changed 🔥🔥 Jiang Bai was originally the savior of the next century, but he unexpectedly arrived several centuries later. In this chaotic and dark era, order has long since collapsed, and death looms over everyone. His mission is to save all of humanity!

23. 623 请 Please, Listen to My Voice 请，聆听我的声音 Craving Treats衔馋Urban771k WordsOngoing [The crow says it's dark. It's time for you to come back.] [Superpowers + ensemble cast + stream of consciousness + no romance] Some call him the Grim Reaper. Others call him the Messenger. But most people simply call him Crow. He gathers the souls of the dead, and while he's at it, cleanses the world of sins with nowhere else to go. What if the past was only a dream? Su Fangchen smiles. “Then let it be a nightmare.” [Setting] The story takes place in a world of superpowers where God exists. The 75Reads8.2Score103Shelves
24. 624 天 Celestial Master Agent: I Have Heavenly Talismans 天师特工，我有通天符法 Xiao Guan Ning小官宁Urban508k WordsCompleted (No System, not invincible, talisman arts + special powers, plot-focused, not a formulaic wish-fulfillment novel) (Ensemble cast, with the supporting characters getting their own growth arcs instead of existing just to make the protagonist look good) The strongest ghost-quelling celestial master from the Shan Hai Realm transmigrates into an ordinary high school student. His home is bare, his father is missing, his mother has a short fuse, and he's stuck without his magical powers... “I've had en 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is aloof and doesn't waste words. He's highly intelligent, shrewd, and has a powerful background.

25. 625 寒 God of Frost and Aberrations 寒异之神 A Gentleman Laughs at the Mortal World君子笑红尘Urban544k WordsOngoing Anomalies descend, heroes rise, and an age of chaos returns! The former King of Dongshan has returned, reborn. Can he change the fate of the future? In this life, will he repeat the same mistakes, or reign supreme over all? 50Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    Urban fantasy, stable updates, don't miss it if you're looking for something to read.

26. 626 从 The Eye Technique Organization That Began with the Sharingan 从写轮眼开始的瞳术组织 The Clock in the Sketch素描的钟Urban339k WordsOngoing [Sharingan + Rinnegan + spiritual qi revival + Akatsuki] More than two hundred years after spiritual qi revival, the supernatural has long become an important part of human civilization. Yet monster rampages and abyssal invasions are sweeping across the globe, and the pressure of survival once again hangs over humanity. Ever since transmigrating, Baili An has never dared to slack off. At last, he awakens ocular-art cards, which unlock a dazzling variety of eye techniques with all kinds of abilit 5kReads8.9Score325Shelves

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    The beginning was nothing special, but the middle was good.

27. 627 我 Hunting Espers Beneath the Night Sky 我在暗夜下狩猎异能 Ripples on the Cold River寒江回澜Urban251k WordsCompleted [Urban fantasy + SSS-level abilities + team + royalty + spirit realm + monster invasion + defending the homeland] When the mist descends, he will fight for everything beautiful in the world; when the Supergod Squad is formed, their goal will be to reach the top of the spirit realm. When the gods' attendant appears, he will be drawn into an ancient conflict; when night falls, he will return as a knight of judgment beneath the darkened sky! In this parallel world, nine gods once ruled over all 10Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 628 斩 Ten Years of Slaying Ghosts: Beginning with Jingzhe 斩鬼十年：从惊蛰开始 Before You酉前Urban4.2M WordsCompleted In 2046, on the day Jingzhe began, twelve stone pillars erupted from the earth. With a snap of the fingers, the first unnatural flame flickered above a thumb. From that moment on, humanity entered a new era: the Age of Awakening. 12.3kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
29. 629 帝 Dijiang 帝江 Among the Woods of Wu and Chu故林吴楚间Urban540k WordsOngoing [Slow burn + Wild imagination + Suspense + Mystery] No one acts like an idiot, and even the villains are clever. It takes off after 80 chapters. This is the good stuff, so take your time and savor it. The world is divided into a light realm and a shadow realm. Jiang Chen, a professional assassin, is reborn. Before he can enjoy the comfort of having escaped his organization, he accidentally gets caught up in the shadow realm's schemes and power struggles between the Heavenly Court and the Underw 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is aloof, intelligent, and when he does act, it's swift and decisive.

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