The National-Treasure Book Drought Zone, Beginners Stay Away 国宝级书荒区（新手勿入）

1. 1951 规 Rule Horror: I'm Even More Twisted Than the Supernatural! 规则怪谈：我比诡异还变态！ Hurry Up and Eat Hot Pot抓紧吃火锅Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted [Unhinged + rebellious + no female lead + hilarious + bizarre + national destiny] My name is Xu Ye. I was born without the ability to feel pain, and my favorite thing is looking for a thrill. I heard that the Rule-Bound Horror arrived, and every country would randomly select a “Chosen One” to enter a game instance. After waiting a whole month, and watching five Chosen Ones die one after another, I finally got my wish and became the sixth Chosen One, the real wild card representing the Dragon Kin 36kReads9.4Score4kShelves
2. 1952 御 Beast Taming: All Things and the Paths of Fate 御兽：万象与命途 Feather in the Sky天上羽Urban2.5M WordsOngoing [Beast Taming + Lighthearted + Academy + Status Panel + Evolution + Daily Life + Another World] In the Illusory Spirit Star Domain, on Spirit Star, the year 2152 of the Spirit Star Calendar marked the arrival of the dimensional rifts. Vast numbers of spirit beasts from different planets, factions, and races surged through dimensional rifts scattered across Spirit Star. After twenty-five years of fierce battles, the Human Federation finally defended Spirit Star, at the cost of losing three of 44.5kReads8.9Score3.2kShelves
3. 1953 序 Sequence: Sacrifice 序列：祭品 He An Is Simple贺安很简单Urban1.4M WordsOngoing The rating is being suppressed during the new-book period, so feel free to dive in! [Sequence-based growth + He An's new novel + the usual promise: no frustrating setbacks] Sold by his parents to be a human sacrifice, he returns with the Five Ghosts in place of his organs and the Six Demons transformed into his viscera! Mom, Dad, why aren't you smiling anymore? Those people and gods who took my organs, are you ready? I've come to collect what you owe me! 290.1kReads9.1Score33kShelves

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   Don't be fooled by the low rating; it's just in the development stage.

4. 1954 重 Reborn as a Sunflower, I Become Even More Irresistible to the Doomsday Big Shot 重生成向日葵后，末世大佬更馋我了 Endless Springtime春光无限Two Male Leads455k WordsCompleted Cheng Yuan was accidentally killed by his scumbag boyfriend. Only then did he realize he had misunderstood everything: all the help had actually come from the cold, ominous-looking man! But at the moment of his death, the apocalypse began, and he turned into a sunflower he had planted himself. Outside the building, the man fought through a horde of zombies and kicked the door open. With trembling hands, he dealt with Cheng Yuan’s corpse, then carried the potted plant away. · From then on “Heh he 1.2kReads8.7Score161Shelves

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   This one, this one, the male lead starts out as a sunflower, it's a post-apocalyptic dual male lead story.

5. 1955 斩 Slashing the Moon 斩月 Lost Leaf失落叶Sports5.3M WordsCompleted On the first day the game Illusory Moon went live, I spawned in a beginner village and discovered a few more treasures in my inventory than everyone else: a secret tome of the Asura, a complete achievement guide, and an ancient bracelet of mysterious grade. I don't know who put these things there, or who triggered the System bug. I only know that from the moment I was born into this world! The vast earth will tremble for me, the rivers and mountains stretching for thousands of miles will awaken 2.7kReads8.9Score288Shelves
6. 1956 崩 Honkai: Star Rail: The Knight Who Emerged from Aedes Elysiae 崩铁：从哀丽秘榭走出的骑士 Ruo Yu Wuxia若与无暇Anime Fanfiction792k WordsCompleted [Honkai: Star Rail] [Caius, Amphoreus, Aedes Elysiae] [Definitely no romance][Mainly a platonic ensemble] [A little yuri, but it's not the focus][There will be some original elements. That's how fictional history works] [A growth story, starting from scratch, Caius doesn't have all her powers from the start] This is the story of Caius, A story of chasing the flame and remaking the world, And a story of heroes who rebel against fate and live on in the face of death. The Black Tide in Honkai: 1.2kReads8.2Score144Shelves
7. 1957 闪 A Whirlwind Wedding and Military Life: My Forceful Officer Leaves Me Swooning Every Time 闪婚随军：强势军官令我次次沦陷 Qing Yunyun青芸芸Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Complete novel + sweet romance + career-driven heroine + building wealth + female awakening and mutual support + no golden finger + funny, heartwarming, and moving] Ye Wenxi, a career-driven woman at a major 21st-century corporation, transmigrates into a book, becoming the vicious supporting character in a novel set in a bygone era. Through a twist of fate, she and Lu Weidong end up having an “honest exchange.” Fortunately, he has a strong sense of responsibility and insists on seeing things th 15.9kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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   The No.1 Novel currently being read, and one of the top ten most-rated contemporary novels.

8. 1958 谍 Espionage: This Doctor Is Hiding Too Much 谍战：这个医生藏得太深了 Traveler in the Mortal World红尘阡陌客Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Espionage]+ [The System Is Just Support]+ [No Harem, No Romance]+ [Surgeon]+ [Red] A thoracic surgeon transmigrates to the Republican era. From the start, his superior dies right before his eyes, leaving him like a kite with its string cut. By constantly obtaining intelligence through the System, he stirs up a storm in Shanghai. 337.2kReads9.1Score43.5kShelves
9. 1959 世 Your Highness, My Sword Saint Identity Has Been Exposed 世子殿下，我的剑圣身份被曝光 Mu Yi Shisan木易十三Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Ten years ago, he accidentally stumbled upon a princess bathing in the capital. His father sent him to the northern frontier to study under a master. Ten years later, he returned to the capital and met the princess again. But he never expected his princely father to arrange another marriage for him. Watch as Wang Quan turns the world upside down! 46kReads8.6Score3.9kShelves

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   One of the best in the Tomato Cup, I'm not qualified to comment, please appreciate it yourself.

10. 1960 什 What Sword Spirit? That's My Wife! 什么剑灵，那是我老婆！ Spring Peach春日桃Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Original title: After Becoming the Male Lead's Sword Spirit, the Entire Sect Regretted It My junior sister stole my spiritual root and my fortune, so I crippled her with one strike of my sword. Fu Xi was the eldest senior sister of the Yijian Sect. She trained diligently and was respected by her fellow disciples, but everything changed after their master brought home a junior sister. Her revered master repeatedly put the sect in danger for the sake of the junior sister. Her second junior brother 48.6kReads9.1Score6.4kShelves

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    This book is so original and I love it! The female lead is framed, but she fights tooth and nail to find the sword of the future chosen one and becomes its spirit, waiting to be awakened. She's also like a mentor to the male lead; her legend is everywhere he goes on his journey of growth. The male lead is a sword cultivator, and for him, the sword is like the wife of every sword cultivator!

11. 1961 我 I’m Only Playing a Psychopath, but I’m Actually a Good Prisoner 我只是扮演变态，其实我是好囚犯 Walking the Dangerous Path危行Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Male lead is a trouble-loving thrill-seeker + livestreaming + role-playing + no romance, pure wish fulfillment + AI game infinite-flow] Xie Qi transmigrates to a parallel world. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself a prisoner, being taken to an island that houses the world's most vicious criminals. This world is controlled by major corporations, with the government nothing more than their puppet. The Prisoner Island is a massive livestreaming game made for the rich. All the prisoners are an 14kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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    This is absolutely amazing!!! No female lead, the main character is both crazy and handsome!!! Super smart, and there's even a romantic pairing to ship (though it's not real), similar to an infinite flow novel, it's so incredibly satisfying!!!

12. 1962 三 Three Kingdoms: Rising to Fame in Youzhou 三国，从幽州名士开始 Ailiang Chuan, Who Loves Oyakodon爱吃亲子丼的艾凉川Historical996k WordsOngoing Three Kingdoms + farming + conquest + no System He builds his own kingdom. This is not a story about working for someone else. Based mainly on official history, with a focus on development in the early stages. It starts slowly. The protagonist is an ancestor of the Zu clan of Fanyang. He was born in Zhuo County, Youzhou, near present-day Zhuozhou, and his base of operations is Liaodong. In 165 AD, the chaos has yet to begin. The Han dynasty is still immersed in its final days of peace before the 54.2kReads8.8Score5.6kShelves

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    These books are all good, and I've been following them. The first one is a godsend for those who love historical accuracy; it's my ideal time-travel story. The protagonist's background can't be too lowly—they should be from the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Those from humble backgrounds are lucky to have a path to advancement; don't even think about fighting for supremacy. I've been following the second one for two years now, and I suspect the author is a political researcher—it's very realistic. The third one is an ideal Hong Kong time-travel novel. The protagonist isn't ridiculously overpowered; he doesn't start as a rich young master or earn hundreds of millions of dollars from the beginning, nor does he have to struggle in the dirt or be constantly involved in organized crime. He's a street vendor, and his current net worth is probably in the top 50. The first 30 chapters are about his days as a street vendor; you can skip those if you don't like that. Skip the first 20 chapters of the fourth one and start reading from when the protagonist enters the sect. The later books are also good, but I won't introduce them all individually, otherwise it would be too long.

13. 1963 开 From the Start, I Have an Insanely Powerful Nascent Soul! All Laws Become My Own, and I Explode 开局超夯元婴！万法尽加吾身，爆 Little Fish Swimming小小的鱼儿游Eastern Fantasy284k WordsOngoing [Original, not fanfiction+All arts+Sword immortal+One heroine+Lighthearted+Never forgets his roots+Never overthinks+Just read it!!!] The Vast Righteous World, the Central Divine Continent, the Jixia Academy. Lu Xingzhou, a “god of the new age” born into this world, wears the refined guise of a Confucian gentleman while doing things more audacious than the demonic path. While others cultivate through grueling effort, he relies on System Xiao Qi, who gives him cheat powers while being sarcastic 113Reads—Score110Shelves
14. 1964 重 Reborn: I Chose the Water Conservancy Bureau 重生之我选了水利局 Old Tea and Aged Wine Love Young Girls陈茶老酒爱少女Urban6.1M WordsOngoing [Everyday life + rich in detail] [Grounded and realistic] [The mindset of an ordinary person] In the world of officialdom, You can’t rely on your superiors; they’ll leave you holding the bag. You can’t trust your peers; they’re waiting to set you up. You can’t feel at ease with your subordinates; they’re waiting to slack off and shirk their duties. See how an ordinary person, reborn, learns to navigate officialdom, adapt to the changing times, stay true to himself instead of going with the flow, 69.7kReads8.9Score6.3kShelves
15. 1965 万 A Straight Man Surrounded by S-Class Alphas 万人迷top Reject Pure Water拒清水Two Male Leads198k WordsCompleted [Print edition contracted] [Transmigrates into a book + Warmhearted, straightforward, handsome bottom x Sick, deranged, S-rank gorgeous top + Custom ABO setting + Coercive romance + Everyone’s darling + Over-the-top melodrama + Tense romantic push and pull] Jiang Chaoyang suddenly became self-aware and discovered that he was actually a character in a novel. In the real world, there was no such thing as ABO genders! Just then, the protagonist arrived in this world with a System. To come back to 33.4kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves

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    Something's not right. I came here looking for books, how did I end up recommending them?

16. 1966 魔 The Demon King Calls Me Comrade, So the World Must Be Wrong 魔王叫我小同志，那就是世界错了 Wind Cicada Song风蝉鸣Eastern Fantasy333k WordsOngoing [The rating just opened, so it’ll rise later] Qin Heng is summoned to another world and becomes a hero. After he defeats the Demon King, the Demon King calls him “comrade.” If he’s calling me comrade, how could he be the one at fault? It must be the world’s fault! P.S. This novel may or may not have a female lead. 9.6kReads6.4Score1.4kShelves
17. 1967 荒 I Rule the Desert Island Variety Show, Top-Tier Star. You’re Strong as a Wild Boar 荒岛综艺我称王，顶流野猪你的强 Beyond the Mountains山外Modern Romance296k WordsCompleted Jian Xun is a wild boar. Right now, she’s being forced to serve as a laborer in this world. With an alcoholic father, a mother who favors her son, a hard life, and a broken family. The little wild boar sneered: “You don’t know when you’ve got it good. You people are beyond saving!” To her son-obsessed adoptive mother, she smiled and suggested: “Why not just marry your son? You can be his wife and his mother. Everyone will praise you for managing the household!” To the arrogant male lead whose be 8.7kReads9.5Score1.5kShelves

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    The first book was really good; after reading it, I felt like I gained some brainpower.

18. 1968 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 25.3kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves

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    The first book has a 9.3 Rating. The author is a level-four writer. The second book is a promising read. It's by the same author and was recently signed.

19. 1969 方 Arknights: Wait, How Did I Actually Become a Doctor? 方舟：不是怎么真成博士了？ Listening to the Wind in a Dream梦里听听风Anime Fanfiction616k WordsOngoing You were once a fairly well-known Arknights streamer. One morning, you calmly closed your eyes for the last time, never expecting to get the chance to open them again. “Grab my hand! ... Emergency... help...” A girl with rabbit ears reached through the light and took your hand. In a daze, you heard her call you “Doctor.” Then you discovered that you could direct every battle like it was a game. Compared to you, everyone else was so clueless they might as well be 2D figures who couldn't even turn 47kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
20. 1970 港 Hong Kong Island, 1981 港岛1981 Half Mad, Half Ghost半癫半鬼Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Following a fellow villager who worked as a snakehead, they slipped into the water under cover of night. The river was icy cold, making them tremble all over, but no one dared make a sound. Across the water, orange lights shimmered dimly through the mist, like ghost fires from another world. There was no one on the shore. By the time they crawled out, their legs were weak. Soaked to the skin and gasping for breath, they looked like fish hauled onto land. The British Hong Kong government announce 26.4kReads7.3Score2.4kShelves
21. 1971 神 The Gods' Game Allows No Slacking [Infinite Flow] 神明游戏不能浪[无限流] Shallow and Deep浅予深深Modern Romance711k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow] [Sharp-tongued, spoiled heiress × sickly, stingy, mean rich heir] Anyone who dies by accident or passes away young has a chance of being chosen by a “god” to play a game. Collect all twelve Karmic Connection cards, and they can earn a chance to be reborn. Cheng Nuan met someone fated to her, who died on the same day, month, and year as she did, on May 20, the day when it’s perfectly legal to show off your relationship. “Ding-dong! Welcome, players, to the God’s Game! I’m your adm 3.3kReads9.3Score500Shelves
22. 1972 跟 Learning Feng Shui from Third Grandpa 跟着三爷爷学风水 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Born into a family of Feng Shui practitioners, I became someone who defies fate the moment I entered the world of Yin-Yang Feng Shui. As one strange event after another unfolded, I learned to recognize fortune and misfortune, ward off disaster, and handle everything with ease. To all the brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunties passing by, please leave a book review here! Remember to comment, too! Thank you! If you like learning, remember to bring your brain along. There’s plenty of useful informa 36.2kReads8.8Score3.2kShelves

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    The book is finished, take it and read it.

23. 1973 偶 A Chance Encounter with Immortal Fate 偶遇仙缘 Zuo Qiuyang左丘阳Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing [No System · No Transmigration · A Pure Mortal's Journey] Du Xuyang, a country boy, stumbles onto the path of immortality. He proceeds one careful step at a time, seeking a sliver of eternal life in the perilous cultivation world with nothing but a mortal's body. No golden finger, no instant level-ups, just a slow-burning, traditional cultivation story of surviving desperate odds and growing step by step. Seek companions on the road, and set out together on the immortal path. 47.5kReads8.5Score5.5kShelves
24. 1974 赛 Seer: I’m Just a Sound Remnant 赛尔号：我只是个声骸 Zhang Qing, Who Loves Stir-Fried Soybean Sprouts爱吃小炒黄豆芽的张青Anime Fanfiction432k WordsOngoing A girl transmigrates into the world of Seer and gains Lorelei’s template. But why is it different? Huh? It has to evolve, too? With childhood memories made real, she decides to meet the characters she once loved. And draw her blade while she’s at it! There won’t be any romantic pairings in the main story. She gets along well with most of the spirits, but none of those relationships are romantic. If you’d like to see that, let me know, and I’ll write some extra chapters after the main story is do 2.3kReads8.8Score202Shelves
25. 1975 我 Behind the Scenes, I Become the Source of Calamity 我在幕后，成就灾厄之源 A Thought of Emptiness一念之空Urban603k WordsOngoing A million-character novel on this site, with a steady, guaranteed update schedule Mastermind behind the scenes + creating the uncanny + decisive male lead Terminally ill, Bai Ye tries every possible way to save his life. A single sacrifice grants him the power to create the uncanny. “Creating the uncanny and bringing fear and disaster can prolong my life and give me supernatural power? What is there to think about? To me, life matters more than anything!” A being of absolute darkness, he gains t 2.3kReads7.4Score162Shelves
26. 1976 为 To Prevent Me From Destroying the World, the Country Sent People to Cuddle With Me 为防止我灭世，国家派人与我贴贴 Tentacle-san触手桑Urban1.5M WordsOngoing (The main story is complete. Read with confidence!) [Secret identity] [Comedy] [Power fantasy] [Affection] [Gender Swap] [No marriage] (Original title: To Stop Me from Destroying the World, the Nation Sent Someone to Get Close to Me) Ye Yao was reborn in an orphanage as a petite girl. She thought she would have to tread carefully for the rest of her life. But then her adoptive parents showed up in no time at all. “From now on, you’re our daughter.” Ye Yao happened to awaken the Put-Together Fami 57.8kReads9.4Score6.4kShelves
27. 1977 无 Infinite Escape: I Earn Rent Money in Horror Games 无限逃生：我在惊悚游戏里挣房费 Mo Sibei陌肆白Mystery800k WordsCompleted [Infinite flow + horror, suspense, and mystery-solving + strong female lead + team + plot-focused] [Ding~ Welcome, player, to the Survival Inn! Please do your best to clear the instances and earn your room fees~ We offer dormitory rooms, guesthouse rooms, hotel rooms, and more, as well as a top-tier luxury VIP club waiting for you to unlock~] A gloomy, blood-soaked compound A school crawling with death A cursed painting that brings death to anyone who looks at it An old village teeming with stra 21kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
28. 1978 汉 In the Early Years of Emperor Wu of Han, from Fishing to High Office 汉武初年，从钓鱼到公卿 A Crystal Grape一颗水晶葡萄Rural Life1.2M WordsOngoing He Qiang, a modern-day civil service exam candidate, transmigrates into the Western Han Dynasty as a live-in son-in-law. A green headscarf sits on his head, and he belongs to the despised “Seven Offenses” class, liable to be conscripted at any moment and sent to die guarding the frontier. He refuses to accept his fate. Every day, he takes his homemade lure rod to the river to fish. He casts the line and sends a copper fake bait into the water. The people around him laugh and call him crazy, unaw 74.9kReads8.1Score8.9kShelves
29. 1979 北 The Ruthless Hero of Northern Wei 北魏枭雄 The Casual-Notes Daoist随笔道人Historical648k WordsOngoing The Jin dynasty’s fortunes crumbled, plunging the Central Plains into chaos. The Five Barbarians vied for control of the heartland, and turmoil engulfed the land. Emperor Xiaowen moved the capital and introduced reforms, blending the customs of the Hu and Han peoples in an effort to usher in lasting peace. Yet the reforms sowed trouble. The nobles grew alienated, undercurrents churned at court, and cracks began to form in the foundations of the state. Since ancient times, prosperity and decline 230.2kReads9.1Score26.5kShelves
30. 1980 四 The Four-Year-Old Empress Dowager: She Had a House Full of Grandchildren from Day One! 四岁小太后：打小，就儿孙满堂！ Cat Qian Qiu猫千秋Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Short drama of the same name: Four-Year-Old Dowager Empress, Surrounded by Children and Grandchildren Since Birth. Watch on Hongguo or Tomato] [Beloved by all + mind reading + adorable four-year-old raising kids + born at the peak of her life] Yun Shu was made empress the moment she was born. The old emperor was so furious when she was carried into the palace that he died on the spot. When the new emperor ascended the throne, she was made empress dowager at just three days old. The emperor was 5.6kReads8.7Score440Shelves

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    ❤️❤️❤️At four years old, she applied medicine to the seven-year-old imperial grandson, who was a head taller than her, and spitting out tears of heartache: "Look at your beautiful face, all bruised and battered! [Crying] It breaks my heart to see you like this, Grandma!" ⭐The prince, feeling wronged, pleaded with Yun Shu, who was three years younger than him: "Grandma, you must stand up for your grandson!" ⭐The female lead became Empress Dowager just three days after her birth, and at only four years old, she already lived a life surrounded by children and grandchildren!

31. 1981 女 The Queen’s Rise to the Top 女王从顶流做起 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open September 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.] From the start, she transmigrates and nearly kills her younger brother. If she doesn't complete the System's missions, she'll be punished with electric shocks. Following the System's instructions, Nan Xiangwan joins a survival show for aspiring idols. While the other young women sing and dance... Nan Xiangwan: “I'll perform a brick-breaking trick with my bare hands!” 31kReads9.5Score3.3kShelves
32. 1982 科 A Frail Man's Wife in the Imperial Exams Needs to Be Cherished 科举之病弱男妻需娇养 Love Wheel Cakes爱吃车轮饼Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Male Lead Pursues + Sweet Romance + Imperial Exams] Dot­ing, fatherly pursuer × sweet, delicate, sickly love interest Ye Qi was reborn in the body of a fake scholar who had nothing but four bare walls and a mountain of debt. As soon as he woke up, he was forced to marry a man and kicked out of his home. His male spouse was frail and frequently ill, making him exhausting and expensive to care for. Over time, Ye Qi realized that his male spouse was actually quite pretty: a small face, bright, 67.3kReads9.3Score11.7kShelves

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    There are romance novels and novels featuring two male leads, with the latter being the most common.

33. 1983 废 Wasteland Rose! 废土玫瑰！ Stardust Bunny星黛兔兔Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Over-the-top Mary Sue, gorgeous girl, adored by everyone, otome-game style, a huge battle for her affections, no strong female lead, my take on the post-apocalypse] Chu Yao can't open her eyes, but she's fully conscious. It seems she's being held right now, firmly trapped in a pair of strong arms. Chu Yao doesn't understand. Even in the seventh year of the apocalypse, when 60% of people have awakened supernatural abilities and are more than twice as strong as ordinary people, no man would s 24.6kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves

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    This is the first time I've ever read this type of story, and once I got into it, I couldn't stop. The female lead is in a 1v7 situation, with six of the male leads being sworn brothers. It's a huge Mary Sue novel, but the logic is meticulous and the writing is amazing!

34. 1984 偷 Stealing the Springtime of Day 偷揽昼春 A Piece of Sticky Rice Cake一块糖粘糕Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's only one + The second male lead takes the girl + Long-planned romance + Entertainment-industry dating show] [Rebellious, devoted wife-obsessed man x Cool-headed, rational beauty in a cheongsam] Yu Liao was Cen Chimo's ever-ready sidekick, docile and obedient, like a silent shadow. Cen Chimo shamelessly enjoyed her devotion and never imagined that one day she might leave. They met again on a dating show. Yu Liao wore a cheongsam, cool as snow, and didn't spare him 32kReads9.5Score4.1kShelves
35. 1985 抢 Grab It! If You Don’t Snatch the Golden Finger, Who Will? 抢啊！金手指都不抢，要留给谁？ Le Xinle乐心乐Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted She is Daipa, the strongest shaman of the Black Miao tribe. She can divine the future and is skilled in poisons and gu magic. Her moods are unpredictable, and a pure black kitten is always at her side. She is Gu Qingcheng, a timid educated youth sent to the countryside after being set up. Someone schemed to make her take another woman’s place as a bride, and she lost her life as a result. She is Ma Xiaotiao, an older single woman whom her relatives think will never get married. She has been stuc 328Reads—Score—Shelves

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36. 1986 崩 Honkai: Star Rail: I Transmigrated in a Dream and Accidentally Became an Aeon 崩铁：梦中穿越意外成了星神 The Crying, Fussing Little Silver Wolf又哭又闹的小银狼Anime Fanfiction645k WordsOngoing She was sleeping at home when she woke to find that she seemed to have transmigrated to a world both strange and familiar. But a powerful wave of drowsiness swept over her mind. She closed her eyes, pondering the philosophy of her life as she drifted off to sleep. Unbeknownst to anyone, a path of destiny called Delusion quietly came into being. If there are dreams in this world, they are delusions. If there are desires, they are vain obsessions. (The protagonist is basically just a background ch 7.4kReads6.7Score408Shelves
37. 1987 路 The Background Character Is Forced to Work Again Today 路人甲今天被迫营业 The Girl Who Sells Missiles卖导弹的小姑娘Two Male Leads429k WordsCompleted Quick transmigration + two male leads + passerby A + fragmented top + mutual firsts Tang Shiyi is just an ordinary passerby A who has been bound to a system. In the novel written with him as the protagonist, Love Is for Passerby A Too?, he barely gets any page time. That is, until readers notice him and the author bumps him up the ranks. [ABO: Domination and Conquest] “Want to play a thrilling game of domination and conquest with me?” Incompetent beta husband bottom × cool, aloof omega wife top 8.4kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
38. 1988 近 Love Comes Sweetly When You Live Nearby 近水楼台先甜你 Jiang Yu Wan江余晚Modern Romance182k WordsCompleted The scenes between Sui He and Pei Zhiyan are full of delightful twists. Just like her name suggests, Sui He is easygoing in the way she deals with people and handles things. As a writer, she lives by her own whims and makes every day count. Then she meets a man named Pei Zhiyan, and every rule she lives by goes out the window. He steals the walnut milk she likes right in the supermarket, and through a twist of fate, they end up sharing a rental. Every day, she wants to strangle her sharp-tongued 1.2kReads9.6Score208Shelves
39. 1989 我EN I Only Wanted to Destroy My Sect, So How Did I Defy Heaven and Become a God? 我只想毁灭宗门，咋逆天成神了 Moonlit Night明月夜色Eastern Fantasy7.6M WordsOngoing Reborn into the number one sect under heaven: it should have been a perfect start. But Chu Xinghe discovered that his cultivation path was a little unusual. Could he become invincible under heaven just by destroying his own sect? Building the number one sect under heaven wasn’t easy, but surely destroying it wouldn’t be hard? Chu Xinghe soon discovered that it really wasn’t easy. He racked his brains trying to bring down his own sect, but why did every attempt only make it stronger? Countless ye 79.7kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
40. 1990 穿 Transmigrated as The Male Lead’s Scheming Ex-Girlfriend 穿成男主的心机前女友 Trade Flower Branches for Wine Money折花枝换酒钱Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + System + the most beautiful woman in the story + devoted to each other] Tang Zhen transmigrates into a campus novel as the male lead’s gorgeous but shallow and vulgar ex-girlfriend. The male lead is a brilliant academic and research prodigy with ideals and ambition, and everyone has high hopes for him. But his ex-girlfriend not only fails to understand him, she doesn’t support him either. Every day, she acts coquettish and clingy, demanding kisses and cuddles and hold 90.9kReads9.1Score10.3kShelves
41. 1991 穿 I Became the CEO’s Secretary, and Now I Want to Quit Every Day 穿成霸总秘书后我天天想辞职 Lost My Umbrella伞丢了Two Male Leads280k WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + two male leads + intense melodrama + a slightly slow burn + one-on-one, both inexperienced + happy ending + protagonist is the pursued partner A timid but formidable protagonist + an aggressive love interest with a few screws loose - Zhou Qinghuai transmigrates into a CEO romance novel and becomes an unlucky secretary saddled with millions in debt. After spending three years paying off the original owner's debt, he finally manages to change jobs, thinking he can start 25.7kReads9.1Score3.9kShelves
42. 1992 他 He Stole a Kiss When No One Was Looking 他悄悄地亲吻过 Young Master Liangye公子凉夜Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted On the first day Su Nan returned to the country, he cornered Gu Ran, who had vanished six years ago, under a table. The next day, he dragged her straight to the marriage registry... On their wedding night, he kissed Gu Ran and said, “I’m going to keep you trapped in my arms, where you won’t be able to go anywhere.” 14.9kReads9.5Score1.3kShelves
43. 1993 星 Honkai: Star Rail: Mr. Yang, I Think There’s Been a Misunderstanding 星铁：杨先生，我想其中有些误会 Rainy Dusk, Morning Light雨暮晨光Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing [Otto] [Alternate Self] [Single Female Lead: Seele] “Hahaha, thank you all for clearing away the obstacles along the way. Now I have the chance to conduct an experiment I’ve always wanted to try…” The blond man was smiling as usual. Star furrowed her brows and asked, “Mr. Wei… what are you going to do?” “Heh… the Stellaron. What a powerful thing… It corrupts civilizations and devours planets… Compared to it, our power is like that of ants… And human lives are no more than blades of grass…” The b 7.1kReads9.5Score487Shelves
44. 1994 假 What If I Were a Parasitic Vine? 假如我是菟丝花 Refining Ice Moon炼冰月Modern Romance289k WordsCompleted Signed for a print edition, publication pending | Instinctive attraction | Pure love in the early stages | Passionate love in the later stages | When they first met, Su Yunluo never dared imagine that Xie Chen would actually seduce her. After all, back then he was the teacher's pride and joy, the top student admired by the whole school, the God of Xie. Everyone said that this God of Xie was aloof and chaste, untouchable, and above worldly concerns. Only Su Yunluo quietly saw through it. It was a 72.9kReads9.4Score9.8kShelves
45. 1995 被 I'm Being Pestered by the Crazy Man I Used to Date 被缠上了，穿成疯批的作精前女友 Wen Yanjiu温言久Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [Publication rights acquired; comic adaptation now available] [Transmigrating into a book + socially anxious heroine + unhinged hero + only ever devoted to each other] [Super, super sweet!!] Wen Chu seems like a well-behaved girl to everyone around her, but in reality she has severe social anxiety. That is, until she transmigrates into a college romance novel and becomes the male lead’s troublesome ex-girlfriend. According to the plot, she is supposed to ruin their romance by being unreasonable 61.9kReads9.3Score5.9kShelves
46. 1996 重 After Rebirth, I Was Forced to Become the Mafia Princess! 重生后，我被迫成了黑道大小姐！ I Have a Big Blade我有一把大刀Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn at school, strong female lead, no romance, all business, countless black-clad underlings, comedy, and pure wish fulfillment!] (Original title: After Being Reborn, I Was Forced to Become the Underworld's Young Mistress!) In her previous life, Liu Yutong was a lawyer. By a twist of fate, she is reborn on the eve of the 2007 college entrance exams, only to be mistaken by a gang of street thugs for the daughter of an underworld kingpin. The fearsome daughter of an underworld boss? Fighting, 25.3kReads9.1Score3.6kShelves
47. 1997 我 My Son Was Clearly a Playboy, So How Did He Become the Tiger of the Empire? 我儿明明是纨绔，咋成帝国之虎了 Beating Up Cats Under the Tree树下揍猫Urban7.6M WordsCompleted [Military life + special forces + lighthearted + passionate + hilarious] Lin Hui was unexpectedly reborn as a spoiled playboy. His father and older brother were big shots in the military, and his mother was the chairwoman of a corporate group. With such a wealthy family, surely Lin Hui could just slack off and live like a lazy fish, right? Just as he looked forward to a life of doing nothing, his father sent him into the army, where he had to serve for at least two years. After that, he could do 61.5kReads9.2Score6.5kShelves

    Reader note

    The first book is a bit too dark; those with a weak stomach should definitely avoid it. The male protagonist is hailed as Tomato's most devoted lover, but later becomes psychologically twisted for various reasons, yet still... Deeply loves his wife [almost crying emoji]. Those with a weak stomach can check out the second book. The second chapter is highly literary, with extensive poetry and prose; it avoids stale or low-quality writing, has a good plot, and many unexpected twists and turns in the story. It's not a mindless, feel-good novel.

48. 1998 替EN After the Substitute Male Bride Fled, the Emperor Turned Dark 替嫁男妃跑路后，帝王黑化了 Fisherman Meets the Lantern渔逢灯Two Male Leads273k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + substitute marriage + man disguises himself as a woman + both are virgins + faked-death fiction] I had spent more than a decade living an ordinary life in a small town in Gusu when my father, a capital official, finally remembered I existed. I thought my hard days were over, but he told me to take my eloping sister's place, disguise myself as a woman, and enter the palace as a consort. So much for better days. It was the end of my life as I knew it. I planned to keep my head do 48.7kReads9.2Score11.7kShelves
49. 1999 首 The Commander Spoils Me Rotten: His Beautiful Stepmom-to-Be Runs Away Pregnant 首长太能宠，漂亮后妈揣崽跑路了 Chi Youbai池柚白Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete + Period Military Marriage + Eight-Year Age Gap + Faithful 1v1 + Adorable Kids + Sweet Romance] After transmigrating into a period novel as a pretty but brainless villainess who keeps courting death, Nan Yang decides to save herself. Her cold and distant military officer husband gives her the silent treatment after they marry, and she has two little burdens to care for. But he hands over all his money, can’t have children, and will die young later on… She’ll be rich and carefree, and b 4.1kReads9.2Score501Shelves

    Reader note

    💥Absolutely amazing! I've been reading for 15 years, and who could resist reading this book for two pages straight?! 🌟I consider it Decathlon!! It's incredibly good, high-energy from beginning to end, I was so excited while reading it! [Learned something new]

50. 2000 团 The Beloved Little Darling of a Farming Family 团宠农家小奶包 Jiang Yuanyuan姜圆圆Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Everyone in Xixiang Village knows that the Zhao family recently found a little girl. She’s three years old, chubby and fair-skinned. Everyone says a girl is a burden, but the Zhao family treasures the little one. Later, Zhao Heng, who had been blind, regained his sight. Zhao Xuan, who had been poisoned, was cured. And the Zhao family, nearly ruined by the cost of medical treatment, became a wealthy household. Some people grew envious and snuck over to the Zhao home at midnight to eavesdrop, hopi 8kReads9.2Score764Shelves

    Reader note

    🍒🍒This is an amazing, high-quality novel that I could stay up all night reading. I was drawn in by the title, and I consider myself to have a pretty high threshold for humor, but after reading this book, I realized how low my threshold for laughter really is! I laughed so hard in the middle of the night that my mom scolded me [facepalm][laughing]

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