Seeking Transformation Novels With a Bit More Angst 求变身文＋刀一点的

1. 351 刺 How Thrilling! She Transmigrated into a Female County Magistrate and Put the Male Lead on Trial from the Start 刺激！她穿成女县令，开局审男主 Lu Dian'er陆殿儿Ancient Romance517k WordsOngoing Lian Sheng, the top salesperson at her company, dies unexpectedly and transmigrates into the body of a magistrate who is a woman disguised as a man. From the start, she's sitting in the courtroom of the local yamen. The moment she opens her eyes, she sees an absurdly handsome criminal and thinks, “Wow!! This guy is so handsome!” The criminal can actually hear her thoughts. He furrows his sword-like brows. “So unlucky? You think I'm unlucky to look at?” Lian Sheng covers her nose and slams the ga 9Reads7.8Score—Shelves
2. 352 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book, So How Did I Suddenly Become a Loli? 穿书，我怎么突然变成萝莉了啊 Moon Cat猫咪月Modern Romance26k WordsOngoing After a bad mood brought on by his high school reunion, food delivery worker Xu Hao read a book about a little girl before bed. He was engrossed in it when sleep suddenly overtook him. When he woke up the next morning, he discovered that he had transmigrated into a book, becoming the little girl in the story, who was also a gaming streamer. —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 353 系 System: My Goal Is to Raise an Unparalleled Beauty 系统：我的目标是培养绝世美人 Peerless Star Glory无双星耀Urban355k WordsOngoing Liu Yang, a failed online writer in his thirties, died suddenly and transmigrated to the Blue Star of a parallel world, where he became someone named Luo Yao. He thought he'd get an amazing golden finger, but instead he encountered a heartless System for raising peerless beauties. From then on, Liu Yang, who'd been determined to change his lazy ways and work hard to become a top student, only went further and further down the path of cross-dressing! In the end, he became a peerless beauty: Luo Y 62Reads8.6Score—Shelves
4. 354 重 Reborn as a Tiger: My Tiger Wife Turns Out to Be the Reincarnation of a Female Emperor 重生成虎：虎婆娘竟是女帝转世 Shacha Noodles沙茶面Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Han Ye is reborn as a tiger and awakens a System, gaining three talents from the start. [Hunting]: After marking prey, each attack deals additional damage. [Unyielding]: Taking damage increases attack power. [Health Lock]: When on the verge of death, your health is locked and you take no damage for a set time. After keeping his head down for a while, he gets lonely and goes to a nearby mountain to find a tigress. But one day, his gentle and considerate tiger wife suddenly tries to kill him. She 10.9kReads9.2Score1kShelves
5. 355 逼 You Forced Me to Dual Cultivate at the Acacia Sect. What Are You Regretting Now? 逼我去合欢宗双修，现在后悔啥？ Qin Gengxin秦更新Eastern Fantasy287k WordsCompleted [Ranma-style gender swapping] [Multiple heroines] [Comedy] [System] [Cultivation] Ye Jinhuan is forced by a gang of cunning villains to transform into a woman and infiltrate the Hehuan Sect. He has no choice but to play their game of wits. Fortunately, he awakens the strongest Spy System and gains supernatural abilities, including the power to eavesdrop on people’s thoughts. His schemes leave everyone who forced him into this predicament filled with regret. Though surrounded by beautiful women i 966Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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   [Feeling wronged][Smirking][Pouting][Thinking][Making a face][Admiration][What][Laughing][What] A thrilling and satisfying read with a tight plot and plenty of laughs.

6. 356 合 The Useless Disciple of the Hehuan Sect 合欢宗废材 Qin Gengxin秦更新Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Absurd comedy + traditional fantasy + multiple heroines + espionage + battles of wits] Ye Huan is a disciple so disappointing that even the Hehuan Sect wants nothing to do with him. By chance, he obtains an inheritance, and from then on becomes a man who can hold up the heavens. One way for men to survive in the Hehuan Sect is to become spies. As it happens, Ye Huan is an espionage enthusiast, and with his exceptional powers of logical deduction, he matches wits with all sides on the covert fro 1.8kReads7.2Score173Shelves
7. 357 蒂 Tifa’s Infinite Journey 蒂法的无限之旅 Yukino's Happiness雪乃的幸福Anime Fanfiction438k WordsOngoing This story should really be called "Transmigrating as Tifa: An Infinite Journey". The infinite-space setting doesn't let you level up your skills directly. In the real world, your limits largely determine how far you can go in the space. The unlucky ones come from all sorts of different worlds, with abilities that vary widely, and their missions can be brutal. Partway through the missions, the story of FF7 will begin to unfold. My initial idea is to make Tifa's world a mission of its own. The wo 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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   If you don't want to read the above, you can skip to Volume 3, a destined encounter ending in separation. I've also included a Leap of Faith later on. Besides Ezio, the final volume also features a romantic subplot with Aerith. I plan to have Aerith arrange for Gaia's consciousness, connected to Setra, to send the heroine back to medieval Tuscany to reunite with Ezio in the ending, when Ezio is middle-aged. I've always believed that Aerith's love is a universal love, and neither of them should be bound by the other. Ezio and Tifa are unspoken, trusted confidants who can rely on each other. In a sense, Ezio is Tifa's mentor, teaching her about emotions and responsibility. I think they deserve a good ending, but I don't know if I'll get criticized for writing it. Finally, I've attached images of the two heroines and Ezio.

8. 358 我 I Made a Pact with the Gods, and the Group Owner Turned into a Girl 我与神明画押，群主变成妹砸 Oxen and Horses Aren't Horses牛马不是马Urban116k WordsOngoing Also known as My Ridiculous Life [Special Abilities, Turning into a Girl, Hilarious] This is a magical world where everyone has all sorts of different abilities. Some can catch a blade barehanded with 100% certainty, some are guaranteed to pick up any bar of soap, and there are even ridiculous stunts like catching a blade with your bare mouth every single time. Of course, the protagonist has none of the above. All he has is a System that once screwed him over, but has since turned over a new 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It should be about right.

9. 359 她 Her and Her Shattered Prism 她与她的破碎棱镜 Grieving Chongqing恸渝Urban482k WordsOngoing Gender transformation + yuri A sudden accident shattered everything Shen Hanzhou had known. When he awoke from a long coma, the world had been turned upside down. The familiar self he knew was gone, replaced by a strange identity named Shen Tinglan and a new life full of helplessness and struggle. Through this upheaval of fate, the only person who stayed by his side was Lin Chuxia. Her eyes held a mix of unspoken guilt and unwavering devotion. Two wounded souls are forced to rely on each othe 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   😃😃😃😃😃

10. 360 我 I Switched Souls with the Beautiful Campus Belle 我和美女校花灵魂互换 Sister Ziling Loves Hook Vine喜欢钩藤的紫灵姐Urban103k WordsCompleted Lu Mu and Su Qiqi accidentally switched souls one day. What interesting things will happen to them? I hope readers will stick with the story. Thank you for your support. 72Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 361 开 From the Start, the Young Sect Master Was Wiped Out: A Remnant Soul's Road to Reincarnation and Revenge 开局灭族少宗主，残魂夺舍复仇路 It Was All a Dream原来这是一场梦Eastern Fantasy908k WordsOngoing [Traditional cultivation + mind games + dark themes + gender transformation and marrying into a family + revenge + struggles over human nature + emotional tension + decisive violence] The tone is oppressive, and characters often stoop to low tactics. This is not a mindless power fantasy. The Ten Thousand Beasts Sect is slaughtered in a single day. Qin Tian, its young sect leader, carries the blood feud of his annihilated sect and unexpectedly seizes the body of Ji Ling, a female disciple of the 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A angst-filled novel featuring a transformation. A blend of cultivation and intellectual battles. A unique style. 9.3 Rating, currently ongoing with 700,000 words.

12. 362 调 The Mischievous Girl 调皮的女孩 Sister Ziling Loves Hook Vine喜欢钩藤的紫灵姐Urban303k WordsCompleted Li Jingyi was born and raised in Jiangcheng, Huaguo. Then one day, Li Jingyi met Wang Yuxuan, Xia Hanya, Chi Yanmo, Lin Qing, and Lin Yu. What interesting stories will these six girls have? Come and see for yourselves. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 363 变 I Became a Beautiful Girl and Awakened a Redemption System from the Start 变身美少女后开局觉醒救赎系统 Hopeless Autumn无望秋Urban27k WordsOngoing [Genderbending, no marriage + Powerful System + Urban Imagination + Redemption + Singer + No Cultivation + Heartwarming Tearjerker + Original Premise + Fresh Plot + Super Sweet Later On] I'm currently writing twenty books at once, all of which are on my homepage. This is a healing story. After despair, you wake up to find that everything has changed! Shi Wuling, a once world-renowned genius singer, had only one dream, even as illness ravaged him on the grandest stages: to protect his younger sis —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's all about transformation and close-ups. There might be some heart-wrenching moments you might want to see. Story Summary: Interesting and imaginative. Character Traits: Interesting. Main Character Relationships: Cameo appearances between characters. Worldview/Genre: Transformation/Close-up. Recommendation Rating: Five-star recommendation.

14. 364 变 I Became a Six-Year-Old Little Girl and Got a System in the Apocalypse 变身六岁小萝莉在末世获得系统 Hopeless Autumn无望秋Two Female Leads26k WordsOngoing [Genderbending, no marriage + Powerful System + No Cultivation + Both Protagonists and Villains Are Smart + Modern Imagination + Sci-Fi Apocalypse + Original Premise + Fresh Plot + Doomsday + Zombies + Chess Prodigy + Masterful Political Schemes + Battles of Wits + Heartwarming Tearjerker + Protagonist with Unmatched Intelligence + Three Protagonists in the Apocalypse] A heterochromatic boy named Jishe Yu was forced to give up his favorite game, chess, because of the side effects of his unusual 2Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 365 变 Reborn as an Immortal Girl, I Awaken a Nurturing System from the Start 变身不死少女开局觉醒养成系统 Hopeless Autumn无望秋Urban45k WordsOngoing This is a healing story about a dying person whose wish to become a star comes true. The broken family around them changes too, and they all begin a new life. —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 366 悲 When All Joy and Sorrow Have Passed, I Can Only Laugh at Myself 悲欢落尽应笑我 Four Eyes, One Daze四目一呆Modern Romance696k WordsCompleted [Modern + urban + campus + gender-bender, no System, slow-burn, a story about the heroine’s inner transformation, life experiences, and reflections on life] Su Ran is a young woman eagerly preparing to start university. Yet behind her gentle smile and clear eyes lies a secret no one knows: deep in her soul is a man. Though she could not continue the bond from her past life, she is determined to forge a new one in this life. 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It started out very tragically, and the inner changes were well-described.

17. 367 劫 Through Life and Death 劫生劫灭 Half-God, Half-Ghost, Half-Idler半神半鬼半闲人Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Supernatural abilities, deadly techniques, and hard-hitting fights that grip your heart. A transformed female protagonist. No idiocy, templates, or tired tropes. A pure male-audience writing style.] Chaos without order, emptiness without form. Tribulation gives birth to the void; tribulation's end gives rise to disorder. Who in the three thousand universes can retreat? Who in the six realms can stand against it? Each tribulation is a cycle of rebirth, each life and death a turn from flourishing 1kReads—Score120Shelves

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    If you like fantasy novels, this one will give you a different world.

18. 368 性 I Became a Fairy After a Gender Swap, and Only Then Did Everyone Start Loving Me 性转，成为仙女后大家才开始爱我 Wu Yu Xing芜钰杏Eastern Fantasy100k WordsOngoing [Marries into the family] [Very tragic] Shen Qiu spent his whole life yearning for a love he could never have. In front of the blond man, Shen Rongyue could so easily bestow that love on someone else. Only later did he understand that his life had been a miserable fate set in stone from the beginning. Overcome with hatred, he took his own life. With his eyes closed, flowers bloomed, and he was reborn into another life. This time, she was still Shen Rongyue’s child, but she had been reborn as a g 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Looks good! [Flying kiss]

19. 369 我 My Best Friend Is Such a Stud, and She Hits So Hard 我闺蜜超man，她打人老疼了 Big Dragon Fruit大那火龙果Urban619k WordsOngoing [Man transmigrates into a woman] [Strong heroine] [Decisive and ruthless] [Gender-bending romance] An ace agent's soul transmigrates into a young girl. She doesn't shrink back or lose heart, but calmly accepts reality. Let's stick to one principle: The strong never complain about their circumstances. Even if I've become a woman, I'm going to be the female lead of a male-oriented power fantasy! When it's time to be decisive, she's decisive. When it's time to take down scum, she does so without me 245Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Okay, I'll arrange it.

20. 370 英 League of Legends: This Cute Girl Is a Little Fierce 英雄联盟之这个萌妹有点凶 Duckling's Adventure鸭鸭冒险记Sports159k WordsCompleted [Esports + System + Lighthearted + Daily Life] With a tremendous crash, a cute girl makes her dazzling entrance! When Lin Yun opened her eyes, she had transformed into a big-eyed cutie in the mirror. Lin Yun thought this was pretty nice. She had inherited the original owner's dream, and restoring the LPL to glory was a responsibility she couldn't shirk. The LOL Hall of Heroes System has activated. Host, start praying right away. “Please, gods, please, I need all you legendary veterans to come he —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm recommending one of my own books; it's not too angsty, just a little bit sad.

21. 371 三 Three Kingdoms: The Han Dynasty's Empress 三国：大汉女帝 Admirer Of Zhuge Liang武侯崇拜Historical282k WordsOngoing [Famous Generals Thrown Into the Mix + Military Strategy and Political Intrigue + Female Generals Vying for Supremacy + No Romance] This novel tells the story of a powerless woman who starts from the bottom and rises to rule during the Three Kingdoms era. If anything strikes readers as flirtatious, it is simply the protagonist’s strategy... [She becomes a woman but doesn’t marry. She’s virtuous without being a doormat. Liu Ying’s System only improves her physical capabilities and cannot change r 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Women's power struggles, political intrigue and military tactics

22. 372 变 Being a Girl Isn't So Bad After All 变成女孩子好像也还不错 Years Long岁绵长Urban173k WordsOngoing [Perfect Goddess makeover + campus life + hidden identity] [His abilities slowly awaken after 60 chapters, making him extraordinary] A sudden change turns Su Huanyu's life upside down. The bizarre System, his ex-girlfriend, old buddies, and close companions all vanish like bubbles. Having suddenly disappeared and taken on another person's appearance, how should he choose his path in life from here on? A sweet System notification suddenly rings in his ear: You've become a girl, so make sure you k 27Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Self-promotion [Sending Hearts]

23. 373 起 Take Off, Starting as a Beautiful Healer! 起飞，从变身美女治疗师开始！ Pouty Demon撅嘴妖Urban313k WordsOngoing This is a female-led Gender Swap novel aimed at male readers. It barely features any game scenes, has no romance pairings, and the protagonist neither marries nor enters a same-sex relationship. The protagonist is a clever schemer with a bit of a green-tea personality. The plot moves quickly, so don’t read it if that’s not your thing. When games invade the real world, Lin Feiyu transforms into Lin Feiyu, unlocks healer skills, and receives an extra reward every time a treatment succeeds. “Want m 3Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Self-promoted, male-oriented metamorphosis novel, intelligent and strong female lead, no romantic pairing, no yuri (lesbian) relationships, and no marriage. Single to the end!!

24. 374 真 The Real Dead by Daylight 真黎明杀机 Chronic Constipation Sufferer常年便秘者Anime Fanfiction99k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow] + [No Female Lead] + [No System] + [No Transmigration] + [Male Lead's Growth] + [A Little Mind-Bending] Zuo Jin receives a mysterious text message and is dragged into the world of The Real Dead by Daylight. His opponents are not only killers, but also those extreme survivors. Amid endless death, he searches for hope. (A multiplayer online game story in the style of Dead by Daylight, told from the survivors' perspective.) —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There was no transformation, but there was a sword (just a tiny bit hardcore [smirk]).

25. 375 性 After Changing Sex, the Poor Little One Never Lies 性转后，小可怜从不骗人 Wang Xi Loves Korean Rice Cakes爱吃韩式炒年糕的王曦Urban297k WordsOngoing [Gender Transformation ✚ Urban ✚ Some Angst] To scrape together her tuition, she made a deal with Qin Feng, a wealthy man she had never met. Little did she know that in his eyes, she had already become prey waiting to be tamed. When the humiliating “reward” of fifty thousand yuan arrived, she thought it was merely a business deal with no feelings involved. But when her boyfriend, Chen Mo, pressured her to get back together, she realized she had already fallen into a living hell. 47Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    This is quite nice.

26. 376 变 I Turned into a Girl and Started Over 变成女生，重新开始 Cute Kitty iii萌猫猫iiiUrban74k WordsOngoing [Gender-Swap Romance + No Harem + No System + A Touch of Angst + Everyday Urban Romance + Everyone's Favorite] Chu Xiaoyuan and Cheng An'nan lost their parents when they were young and relied on each other. As adults, they worked hard and finally saved enough to prepare for their wedding, but then Cheng An'nan was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Chu Xiaoyuan spent everything he had on her treatment, but still couldn't save her life, and ended up buried in debt. When the despairing Chu Xiaoyua 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Crying][crying][crying]

27. 377 报 Madam, the Young Masters Are Head Over Heels for a Country Girl! 报告夫人！少爷们疯狂迷恋一村姑 Wei Lan魏岚Modern Romance606k WordsCompleted [Gender Swap]+ [Woman Disguised as a Man]+ [Everyone’s a Lunatic]+ [Gods and Demons] He! Yang Xining! Has the worst luck imaginable! He finally got himself up to 181 centimeters, cut his hair short, and worked hard to look rougher, all to shake off the impression that he “looks like a girl” and finally date someone openly. But why is it that every time someone confesses to him, they end up falling for one of the guys around him a few days later? It’s always either Yan Tian or Mo Junli, or Qi Lin 5Reads5.7Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist dies and is reborn as a woman, five years later. His former brothers, who all believed him dead, have fallen into depravity. Later, they learn he's returned as a woman, and with more wolves than sheep, you know how it is. Moreover, the female protagonist's identity is far from simple. It's a suspenseful fantasy story.

28. 378 重 Reborn: I Became the Light Feather Douluo 重生：我变成了光翎斗罗 Sun Ce Riding a Dog, Together Forever孙策骑狗天长地久Anime Fanfiction186k WordsOngoing (Gender swap, gender-bender romance. The leads are Qingluan and Guangling. Enter at your own risk if that's not your thing.) One day, a young man plagued by heartache mysteriously transmigrates to the Martial Soul Continent. But when he arrives, he discovers that he has become a six-year-old girl. And on the day she awakens her Martial Soul, she discovers something even more astonishing. She is actually Guangling Douluo, the fifth enshrined elder of Spirit Hall! 6Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    Transformation novel, Douluo Continent

29. 379 梦 I Woke from a Dream as a Girl 梦中惊醒变成女孩子 Sheng Ranran笙苒苒Urban214k WordsCompleted Lin Muran is a male college student from a single-parent family. He has a few unusual hobbies, including pretending to be a cute girl. Then one day, he suddenly turned into a girl and began a new life. After going through all sorts of experiences, she set out to uncover the truth about her mysterious past... 8Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    Just a tiny bit of a knife, I guess. [Laughing and crying emoji]

30. 380 变 The Gender-Swapped Female CEO 变身女总裁 Big Big Big Black Cat大大大黑猫Urban143k WordsOngoing The story of a wealthy young man in New York who becomes a New York socialite in 2002… 10Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 381 变 Gender Swap: It All Began When I Bound a Short Video App 变身：从绑定短视频APP开始 Phoenix Loves the Moon凤凰恋月Mystery430k WordsOngoing [Male-to-female transformation + gender transformation + redemption + tragic romance] Bai Bing transmigrated to a parallel world where evil spirits had revived and humanity could only struggle to survive! Bai Bing locked herself inside a dark rental apartment, passing every day by watching short videos. Just as her supplies were about to run out, she suddenly found a new short-video app on her phone! For the sake of survival and becoming stronger, Bai Bing was forced to follow one bizarre order 6Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    Yes, perfectly matches.

32. 382 御 The Divine Maiden 御神姬 Luo Jiangshen罗将神Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing A boy so handsome it made him self-conscious chose to retreat into the mountains. But by chance, he transmigrates to an ancient, unfamiliar version of the Eastern Isles, where darkness still reigns, and becomes the tall, mature shrine maiden Tsukikage Mian. This era… Nations wage war, and a hundred demons roam the night. In an age like this, two girls meet. How can they survive in an ancient world where gods, Buddhas, demons, and spirits all coexist? They train at a hidden shrine, seek wisdom fr 201Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    The first book has both angst and sweetness.

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