Looking for Stories Where the Male Lead Is Actually a Total Amateur, but Everyone Thinks He’s a Big Shot 求男主其实很菜鸡，但都被人为是大佬的小说

1. 1 无 Infinite Flow: I Become a God After Giving Up 无限流：摆烂后我封神了 Chang Chang Chang Xiao长长长消Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing No CP + System + mass misinterpretation Luo Yuejian has always thought of herself as plain and ordinary, with a touch of social anxiety and a poker face. Someone like her would be utterly unremarkable in a crowd and completely ignored by everyone. After dying under bizarre circumstances, she is forced into a survival game. She knows her own limits and realizes she has no chance of coming back to life in a terrifying survival game. As she agonizes over whether to fight with all she has or give 35.4kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves

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   Of course, there are several books: 1. Luo Yuejian 2. Mr. Xie De 39 3. Xu Xi 4. Lin Qin 5. Xiao Guian

2. 2 无EN Infinite Escape: From Cannon Fodder to Beautiful, Powerful, and Doomed 无限逃亡，炮灰爆改美强惨 Getting Up Early Isn't Goji Berries早起不是枸杞Two Male Leads830k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication][Audiobook narrated by a real person now available] Two male leads + Infinite Flow + Misguided assumptions A good-for-nothing cannon-fodder, Xie De, gets a System dropped on him. He thinks he can finally embark on the path of a legendary hero and triumph all the way, but it turns out his System is a useless, abandoned piece of junk that can’t provide a thing. Shop? No. Rewards? No. Missions? No. Fine, Xie De decides to keep slacking off. But the System won’t have it. Sure 77.9kReads9.6Score10.3kShelves
3. 3 无EN Infinite Rewinds: Everyone Thinks I'm a Big Shot 无限回档：所有人都以为我是大佬 What's Wrong with Money?钱有什么不好Mystery414k WordsCompleted [Adapted into a comic drama] [Audiobook narrated by a real person available] [Infinite Flow + Livestream Survival + Death Rewind + Half-Dihua] [No CP] [The story contains a lot of on-screen comment barrages] After Xu Xi died from overwork, he transmigrated to another world invaded by a survival game. He even discovered that he could rewind time after dying. By using this ability to escape danger time and again and successfully clear each instance, he unexpectedly became a top expert in the eyes 189.8kReads9.4Score21.5kShelves
4. 4 原 Wait, Am I the Big Shot Here? 原来我才是大佬吗？ West Doesn't Press East西不压东Two Male Leads1.0M WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads, Infinite Flow, Bottom, Delusion-Inducing Plot, Secret Identities] More plot, fewer romantic scenes, and a comedic bent? How is a useless office drone who’s afraid of the dark, ghosts, people, pain, heights, and death supposed to survive in instances with sky-high death rates? A deserted-island battle royale, a city with no way out, a maze of caves where sunlight never reaches… At first, Lin Qin just wanted to stay alive. After somehow ending up on the protagonist’s pirate ship, 17.4kReads9.0Score2kShelves
5. 5 别 Don't Be Fooled by My Golden Finger-Like Look, I'm Really Just an NPC 别看我像金手指，我真只是NPC Nuo Yizhen诺以浈Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Powerhouse + role-playing + secret identities + horror and the supernatural + people reading too much into things + chosen ones + no romance] A three-in-one blend of three horror genres: psychological horror games, Cthulhu livestreams, and real-world supernatural arts. Xiao Gui'an, a bit-part actor, died, but not entirely. He was chosen to play an NPC in a world of horror and the supernatural. After becoming a ghost, Xiao Gui'an thought he would no longer have anything to fear. Who could have 49.1kReads9.5Score3.7kShelves
6. 6 马 My Secret Identity Is So Impressive, I Don't Fit In 马甲太强显得我格格不入 Mooncake King月饼大王Two Male Leads215k WordsOngoing [Ten selves, all played by the same person + transmigration + System + secret identities + no CP + mortal enemies + love at first sight + adored by everyone + light ensemble cast + satisfying face-slapping + slight overinterpretation early on] Su Wang transmigrates into this world, expecting to live an ordinary life. But after an accident draws him into a bizarre game, he has no choice but to activate the secret identity System. He never expected everyone to let their imaginations run wild. Secr 3.5kReads8.2Score386Shelves

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   These three books are from the Dihua style!

7. 7 我 I Gain Acting Points Through My Secret Identities 我靠马甲获取扮演值 Wu Ren雾芢Modern Romance191k WordsCompleted [Superpowers + Secret Identity Acting + Romantic Tension + Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic + Chuunibyou] After dying, Yuan Zhou transmigrates into a novel he once wrote. To survive, he makes a deal with the System. Yuan Zhou will act through secret identities in the novel's world and gain Acting Points from the novel's main characters. And so, a new superpower organization called Birdsong Society quietly emerges. [The Boy Trapped in a Cycle] A cat-eared boy with heterochromia stands beneath the br 5.9kReads8.7Score960Shelves
8. 8 规EN Rule-Based Horror: Mistaken for a Top Player Right from the Start! 规则怪谈：开局被误认为是大佬！ Overlord Cat霸王猫Mystery726k WordsOngoing [Rule-based horror + delusions of grandeur + wild speculation + livestream + wish fulfillment + comedy + no romance] Chen Han dies right from the start. The moment he opens his eyes, he is thrown into a deadly rule-based horror game. While everyone else is still poring over the rules to find a way out, he panics and blunders around, somehow avoiding every deadly trap and stumbling his way to a perfect clear. The whole internet's livestream chat explodes. “Holy crap! That prediction was godlike! 740Reads9.2Score225Shelves

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   Dihua + live stream + infinite flow (a genre of online fiction), everyone's imagining things is crazy. The protagonist, a nobody, is imagined by them to be a low-key big shot. Every action has a hidden meaning, it's so satisfying! [Upvote][Upvote][Upvote]

9. 9 逃 Escape Game: Don't Mess with Me, I'm Really a Rookie 逃亡游戏：别扒拉我，我真是菜鸟 It's Ah Dan是阿蛋呀Mystery228k WordsOngoing [Misunderstandings + original dungeons + infinite flow + no female lead + plot-focused, no romance] [No female lead, no female lead, no female lead. Important things must be said three times. Some female characters are needed for the plot!] After dying unexpectedly, Su Chen is summoned to a survival game. A bona fide rookie, he plans to coast through by sticking with his expert teammates. To his surprise, several teammates die one after another, and their deaths are closely connected to him. Onl 521Reads7.3Score100Shelves
10. 10 求 Survival Game: I’m Really Just a Noob 求生游戏：我真的是个菜鸡啊 Heng Guan恒观Mystery326k WordsOngoing [Misunderstandings + Livestreaming + Adventure + Puzzles] Bai Qiusheng, who died unexpectedly, is recruited into a survival game and becomes a player. As long as he keeps winning games and accumulates enough points, he can be resurrected. But Bai Qiusheng knows full well that he’s a cowardly rookie. To keep his teammates from finding out, he has to act calm and collected. He never expected everyone else to mistake him for an expert. They overanalyze every move he makes, and before he knows it, e 525Reads8.8Score117Shelves
11. 11 直 Live-Streaming a Horror Escape: Everyone Says I'm a Master of Dirty Tricks 直播惊悚逃生：都说我是老阴比 Jia Mu Xinghua甲木星华Mystery213k WordsCompleted No Harem + Live Streaming The supernatural is resurging. After Wang Hao dies unexpectedly, he enters a live-streamed horror survival game. He starts out as a fine young man who politely apologizes, but gradually turns into a sly old schemer. Aboard the Death Train. Woman in Red: "Pervert! Loser!" Wang Hao: "Just pull the emergency brake and it'll stop." The Woman in Red gets blown to pieces! At the Death Hotel. Vengeful Ghost: "I'm going to check the kitchen. Keep watch here!" Wang Hao: "Why sho 539Reads8.6Score—Shelves
12. 12 逃 Escape Game: They Think I’m a Master from the Start 逃亡游戏：开局被认为我是大神 Roll of Tissue卷纸巾Mystery231k WordsOngoing [No Romance] [Early Half: Misguided Adoration] [Livestream] Ming Chen dies unexpectedly and ends up in an escape game. He can only return to the real world by clearing one level after another. But as Ming Chen looks at the levels teeming with danger, he is terrified. Yet the correct moves he makes by sheer dumb luck while scared out of his wits convince the viewers and his teammates that he’s an expert, and they spam “6” like crazy. Ming Chen is exhausted: he really isn’t an expert. Until an une 168Reads8.4Score—Shelves
13. 13 惊 Thriller Game: Why Is My Character So Strange? 惊悚游戏：我的人设怎么怪怪的？ Drunken Coral醉珊色Mystery362k WordsCompleted I saw the 6.3 rating, but it's fine. It'll keep dropping. |•'-'•)و✧ Once it falls below 6, won't that make it a masterpiece in its own way? The first 30 chapters are a little chaotic because there's a lot of worldbuilding, but it gets better after that... probably. People keep projecting their own ideas onto him. A two-way case of mistaken assumptions. He pretends to be stupid early on, then goes genuinely insane later. Companions? No, subordinates. How Mo Ming sees himself: A low-level player i 2.7kReads8.2Score334Shelves

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    The protagonist sees himself as a diligent trader exploited by the system while trying to complete the game, but is misunderstood as a product of the horror game, a noble, elegant, and life-contemptuous ghost.

14. 14 惊 Thriller Game: I'm a Coward, but I Can't Stop Laughing 惊悚游戏：胆小的我总是忍不住笑 A Yuan's Mysterious Cat阿鸢的玄猫Anime Fanfiction416k WordsOngoing [No romance for the protagonist + ensemble cast (five main characters) + original scenarios + livestream (few chat messages)] [Horror, laughter, and thrills] Timid Gong Xia is dragged by a classmate to see a horror movie, but the moment he enters the cinema, he finds himself somewhere else. Gong Xia: What? It's a horror game? I'm toast! For Gong Xia, who can't help laughing whenever he gets scared, a horror game is a nightmare! When the terrified Gong Xia turns a corner and runs into a ghost: Go 2.2kReads8.7Score505Shelves

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    This is a really good book. It has no romantic pairing. The male lead has a condition where he laughs whenever he feels fear, so what other people see of him is him laughing hysterically while brutally killing monsters, saying things like "How scary!"

15. 15 我 I Really Am a Fainthearted Emperor, My Esteemed Ministers, Hurry Up and Rebel! 我真是昏君，诸位爱卿速速造反！ Little Ji at Midnight午夜小叽Historical649k WordsCompleted Lu Yuan transmigrates and becomes the emperor of Daxia. From the start, he's faced with hellish difficulty: The people are suffering, treacherous ministers hold power, foreign enemies surround the borders, and the realm could collapse at any moment. The good news: he doesn't have to save the world. The bad news: he has to bring down the dynasty! The System's mission is simple and brutal: “Become the ruler who loses his kingdom, and attain the rank of Immortal Emperor.” So... Lu Yuan puts on the 740Reads7.9Score—Shelves

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    All are Dihua-style novels. The first one is alright, but it involves the original concubine... If you mind that, don't read it. The second one is great! The protagonist gets quite cute towards the end, and it's not that he lacks strength (it's related to the talent he draws, so I won't spoil it here). The third one features a female protagonist with no romantic partner, a white-haired mature woman who's incredibly cool! The fourth one is also great; I've recommended it several times. The protagonist is a handsome white-haired guy who can be with Gin. It's not without a romantic partner, but there isn't much romance in the main story.

16. 16 规 Rule Horror: They Say I Have Multiple Personalities 规则怪谈：他们说我有多重人格 Eating Pomegranates Without Spitting Out the Seeds吃石榴不吐籽Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Comedy, lighthearted, invincible, bizarre, ever-changing personality] This is the second year of the showdown between humanity and bizarre creatures, and the situation is growing increasingly tense... Bi Yi transmigrates into the body of a man who had jumped to his death. The moment he opens his eyes, he is chosen as a contestant. But his head was damaged in the fall, so he is always getting into trouble. Every day, he loses his memory, goes crazy, then turns around and becomes incredibly obedi 29.5kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
17. 17 我 Forced to Be Gorgeous, Powerful, and Miserable in the Infinite Flow 我在无限流里被迫美强惨 Li Xiyan黎昔言Two Male Leads123k WordsOngoing Dihua Effect + Two Male Leads + Misunderstandings + Slight Everyone-Loves-Him Vibe Shen Wang takes on a mission to maintain the world’s plot. All he has to do is make sure the protagonist stays on track, doesn’t turn evil, quietly clears the dungeons, defeats the bosses, and returns to the real world. So he takes the blade for the protagonist and steps into every trap. But who could’ve guessed that the protagonist looks serious while secretly being full of tricks? In front of the protagonist, Sh 631Reads7.2Score104Shelves
18. 18 误 I Wandered Into the Spirit Net, and the Boasts I Made Came True! 误入灵网，我吹的牛成真了！ Twelve Nights' Song十二夜歌Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Wild Premise + Goofy Comedy + Fun + Misunderstandings + No System + No Romance] Lin Ran transmigrates to a parallel world, but without a golden finger, he has no choice but to keep working as an office drone. One day, an app called Spirit Network appears on his phone. Thinking it’s just an ordinary role-playing chat game, Lin Ran names himself “Heavenly Lord Tongtian” and spends his time bragging and chatting on Spirit Network. He claims to tread the path of ruthless cultivation and beat stuffy 2.7kReads7.9Score203Shelves

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    The protagonist is a noob; he's seen too many clichés; and netizens have over-interpreted his character.

19. 19 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 Fantasy7.7M 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 79.5kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves

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    I highly recommend this book. The protagonist wants to destroy a sect because of a system, but his incredible luck causes everything to backfire, and he ends up becoming the number one person in the world.

20. 20 惊 In the Horror Game, I Refuse to Share the Same Sky with That Overthinker 惊悚游戏我与脑补侠不共戴天 Wind, Angelica, and Begonias风芷海棠Mystery273k WordsOngoing If you like speed-reading, you can skip straight to the main story of Volume Two. (No CP + a little character misinterpretation + mild horror + a disguised tragic beauty + third-person narration + protagonist’s own efforts + a little angst + slow burn + ensemble cast focus early on) I transmigrated into the horror novel I’d just been reading and got bound to the defective System 0443. “Appearance Modification” makes me get injured at any moment, while “Affection Check” is always delayed. Inside 797Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    The term "infinite flow" is practically synonymous with many books in this thread.

21. 21 怪 The Urban Legend Lost Its Memory, So Now Things Get Interesting 怪谈失忆了，那就有得玩了 Getting Up Early Isn't Goji Berries早起不是枸杞Two Male Leads250k WordsCompleted [Audiobook narrated by a human voice now available] Rule Horror + Delusional Misinterpretation + Two Male Leads + Protagonist in the Dominant Role Rule Horror descended upon the world. Just as humanity breathed a sigh of relief at finally gaining the power to resist it, the Rule Horror game played a cruel joke on them: an S-rank Rule Horror was about to descend on Earth. It seemed Rule Horror had no intention of letting humanity survive. Just as everyone prepared to face death without flinching, 16kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves

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    In the first book, the protagonist becomes incredibly powerful only with the help of a system, but to outsiders, he appears very strong and constantly speculates about his true identity. In the second book, the protagonist was originally an S-rank supernatural being, extremely powerful, but lost his memory and doesn't know how to use his abilities, making him inexplicably powerful to outsiders. Both books lean towards having two male protagonists.

22. 22 我 I'm Just a Mortal, So Why Does Everyone Call Me the Holy Land's Ancestor? 我一凡人，为啥都叫我圣地老祖？ Silver Vow银色誓言Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Fantasy + Misunderstandings + Light System + Subverting Tropes + Funny and Easygoing] My name is Lin Fan, and I’m in a real fix. I have no cultivation, no schemes, and no connections, yet I’ve suddenly been mistaken for the ancestor of a sacred land and saddled with the fate of all humanity. This plot doesn’t seem right! “Just as expected of the Ancestor. None of us can see through your cultivation!” That’s because I don’t have any cultivation at all! “The Ancestor’s brilliant plans have dealt 66.1kReads9.3Score7.8kShelves

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    This is one of only two stories I've actually finished reading; the others of this type either feature multiple wives and concubines or are filled with ambiguous relationships.

23. 23 死 Death Rewind: I’m Really Not a Big Shot 死亡回档：我真不是大佬啊 Mozi Qing Qing墨子青青Mystery349k WordsOngoing [Rules-based horror + semi-misinterpretation comedy + death rewind + infinite-flow + no romance + survival horror + lots of bullet comments + urban supernatural powers + instances + suspense] Xie Yi died for reasons unknown and transmigrated to Blue Star, a world much like Earth. Blue Star had long since been overrun by supernatural horrors. When he transmigrated, he entered the body of a person with the same name who had been selected by a horror after falling into a pit on the way to buy medic 9.3kReads8.6Score764Shelves

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    A compliant and reasonable rule-based supernatural tale, [[shy][admiration][kiss][kiss] four dungeons completed, fifth dungeon about to finish] Dihua was strangely mistaken by the audience as a powerful protagonist dying and rewinding to the point of questioning his existence. The protagonist initially either killed someone at the door, or killed someone in the desert, or was so scared that he was terrified for a whole day, his courage was only the size of a grain of rice. And then, this protagonist with such a small amount of courage, every time he was so scared that his whole body stiffened, was strangely mistaken for a calm and composed character finishing the story. Protagonist: I'm innocent, I was just too scared.

24. 24 王 Honor of Kings: This Is How We Star Players Play 王者：我们星耀都是这么玩的 No Dealing With Fools不和笨蛋丸Sports463k WordsCompleted [KPL Esports Focus + Streaming on the Side + AG + Everyone Misreads the Situation + Reborn Without a System + Chosen One + Fun and Funny] Lin Jue is reborn in a parallel world and discovers that he's become a substitute top laner for AG. His predecessor was a gaming prodigy: he reached the top of the rankings at fourteen, became a hundred-star player in the clash lane at sixteen, and was recruited into AG's youth team. Now eighteen, he was in the prime of his youth. But Lin Jue soon realizes to 7.6kReads9.3Score564Shelves

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    Recommending books: these few match the titles and seem pretty good...

25. 25 玩 We Were Just Playing Werewolf, but You All Think I’m Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic 玩个狼人杀你们却以为我美强惨 Qiao Mu巧目Sports459k WordsCompleted (Completed) [Female protagonist + no romance + players as a natural disaster + light wuxia + plenty of pop culture references] * The Universe Peacekeeping Company has just launched a brand-new masterpiece, Werewolf: Wuxia. As a tester, Yun Kai's job is to find and report bugs while playing. Development Team: “I thought this was a multiplayer, online, strategy battle game in full-dive VR?” Yun Kai: “That's right.” Development Team: “Then why do you have so many skills?” Yun Kai: “Maybe...the NPCs 1.5kReads8.8Score186Shelves

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    Articles 1, 4, and 5 are stories where the male lead is imagined to be influenced by Di-style elements, while articles 2 and 3 are stories where the female lead is imagined to be influenced by Di-style elements.

26. 26 我 I'm a Master? How Come I Didn't Know? 我是高手我怎么不知道 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Ancient Romance705k WordsCompleted "Feel-good power fantasy"[Words Become Law]+ [Overactive Imaginations]+ [Ensemble Cast] Original title: I’m a Master, So Why Don’t I Know It? Xiao Ranshu suspects this world has gone mad! The dog she picked up is the fearsome Wolf King, renowned for his incredible combat prowess? The servant she hired while out shopping is a great sea monster from the merfolk? That silly rabbit is a Taotie that feeds on dragons... Xiao Ranshu slams the table in fury. “Bullshit! My pets are sweet, cute, and obedi 46.6kReads9.4Score4.9kShelves
27. 27 我 I Became a Big Shot by Making Everyone Misunderstand Me 我靠迪化成为大佬 Lotus Born Thirty-Three莲生三十三Modern Romance110k WordsCompleted [Secret identities + turning people into legends + spiritual qi revival + ensemble cast + no CP] Cherry blossoms fill the campus. A cool, dashing girl brushes her hair behind her ear, then turns to gaze into the distance. A disheveled young man with white hair toys with his phone. He looks up casually at the rare sight before him. At the school gate, a girl carrying a sword walks along, reading a martial arts manual she just bought in an alley. At the freshman assembly, the new students rai 790Reads8.0Score139Shelves
28. 28 我 My Strength Is All Thanks to My Enemies' Imagination 我的强大全靠敌人想象 I'm Really a Noob我真是菜狗Urban447k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + special abilities + seemingly invincible at first, truly invincible later + everyone misunderstands him as a hidden powerhouse + no heroine] As spiritual qi revives, monsters run rampant and humans awaken special abilities. One day, Qi Yuan goes out to buy groceries and comes face-to-face with a monster. Just as he thinks he's about to die on the spot, he suddenly hears the monster's thoughts... “This aura! He's definitely no ordinary powerhouse!” “Terrifying, simply terrifying!” 6.9kReads9.1Score728Shelves
29. 29 我 I Am King, Just an Ordinary Person 我是king，只是一个普通人 Murong Yichen慕容袆宸Anime Fanfiction603k WordsCompleted [No System + Power Fantasy + Play the pig to eat the tiger + No harem]... New book now underway. Tear the Vaccine Man apart! Hammer the giant younger brother to bits! Kill the Centipede Elder with one punch! Wipe out four Dragon-level monsters in one move! That's right, King didn't do any of those things! Every time Saitama defeated a monster, King just happened to stumble upon the aftermath with uncanny precision and walk away with all the credit. He carried the empty title of “the strongest 3kReads8.0Score227Shelves

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    He's just an ordinary person.

30. 30 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Posing as a Mysterious, Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Man 盗笔：装出个高深莫测但美强惨 Fish Like Water鱼依如水Two Male Leads447k WordsCompleted "The only Grave Robbers' Chronicles fic rated 9.6, come see!" [Starting with the Old Nine Gates, Beloved by All, Pick Your Favorite Pairing + Slightly Everyone's Favorite + Everyone Imagines the Powerful Heartbreaking Beauty] Third-person narration I transmigrated, but not completely. At that very moment, my body was lying right beside me, playing the part of a breathtakingly beautiful vegetative patient. The good news: I could create an immortal secret identity. The bad news: the System told me 44.5kReads9.6Score6.1kShelves

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    You should check out "The Ordinary Senior Brother," it's really good, highly recommended.

31. 31 无 Infinite Flow: I Save the Protagonist by Pretending to Be a Big Shot 无限流：我靠假装大佬拯救主角 Crazy YangCrazy杨Two Male Leads774k WordsCompleted Two male leads / infinite-flow / mistaken assumptions A crazy, carefree puppy-like top versus a fox-like bottom who acts like a powerful big shot Bai Che is a stick-figure NPC generated by the System, bound to a mission to protect the protagonist. Bai Che: “Come on, I’m just an NPC who couldn’t hurt a fly. What am I supposed to do?” But then... Bai Che stares into space, and everyone thinks: The big shot is thinking through the key issue! Bai Che gets lost, and everyone thinks: The big shot is s 4.4kReads8.8Score545Shelves
32. 32 规 Rule Horror: How Did I Not Know I Was a Big Shot? 规则怪谈：我怎么不知道我是大佬 Mozi Qing Qing墨子青青Mystery257k WordsCompleted [Rules-based horror + infinite flow + split personality + no romance + devoted fans + a touch of deification + livestreaming + hilarious absurdity + unexpected twists + instances + System-based progression + power fantasy + negative emotions...] From elementary school to middle school and then high school, Lin Xin was constantly bullied. Someone was always picking on him, attacking him with the false rumor that his father was a “deserter.” The anger, grievances, urge to run away, and hatred Lin 263Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story begins in Dihua, where the male lead is initially a complete novice but is mistaken for a powerful figure [drooling][drooling][admiration][admiration]. With no female lead, the protagonist shocks the audience by taking down two adulterous ghosts at the start. [Is this a newcomer? Is this still my stereotype of a newcomer?] Viewers immediately imagined him as Lin Dachui, the invincible hammer-wielding hero. However, it turns out Lin Dachui is constantly remorseful in the ghost stories, fearing he might kill someone and go to jail. This vicious cycle of fear and courage keeps the audience entertained and laughing.

33. 33 开 Going Wild with Misinterpretations from the Start, I Turn Out to Be the Evil God 开局疯狂迪化，结尾邪神本人 Dreaming of Dreams戏梦梦Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Western fantasy + mass misinterpretation + no female lead + a few secret identities + a touch of cosmic horror] [The first two chapters set things up; the misinterpretations begin in Chapter Three] Ji Ping sometimes reflects on the past few years of his life. His routine is simple: go home, eat, study books, then take on commissions to make ends meet. Nothing seems particularly wrong with that. At most, he worships a sufficiently benevolent evil god, and as a result, keeps running into all sort 16.2kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    Some brothers have this: 1. The entire book's content is evident from the title; the protagonist is born with the destiny written all over his face, relying on his own charisma and the enemy's powerful ability to overthink things to become the strongest in the world!! 2. The protagonist is very strong, and the enemy's overthinking is also very strong. Our protagonist, who pretends to be weak while actually being strong, often thinks he's a pig, but in reality, he's a fearsome big shot. 3. A classic in Dihua (a Chinese film), mostly comedic. 5. What kind of setting is this?! How come I'm evenly matched with everyone?!

34. 34 脑 My Imagination Runs Wild, and I'm Forced to Put It to Work 脑洞太多的我被迫营业 Shen Qingran沈清燃Urban1.1M WordsCompleted No romance, slow transmigration, card draws, roleplay... Jiang Boyan had just finished writing the first novel of his life. He was only stretching when he somehow found himself transmigrated. Fortunately, the transmigration god had provided him with a System. The System told him that he had too many ideas but never wrote them down. When he finally did start writing, he came up with a story on the spot and even made himself the protagonist. As a result, the characters from all his old ideas had b 2.1kReads8.6Score285Shelves
35. 35 人EN In the Cultivation World, I Can Go 50-50 with Anyone 人在修仙世界，和谁都能五五开 May Spring Bring You Happiness春风要开心Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted In Li Zhoujun's fortieth year after transmigrating to become the mountain lord of an immortal sect, he finally obtained a System that let him match anyone fifty-fifty. Are you a ten-thousand-year-old monster who has spent ages hidden from the world? I'm your equal. Are you an unparalleled Immortal Emperor of peerless elegance? I'm your equal. Are you a demonic fiend whose very name strikes terror into people's hearts? I'm your equal. 65.4kReads9.1Score5.5kShelves
36. 36 修 Simplified Cultivation: I'm Really Not Physically Weak 修炼简化：我真不是体虚 Admiring Flowers in a Dream梦里看花Eastern Fantasy688k WordsCompleted Shen Zhexian transmigrates into a world of immortal cultivation and awakens the Great Dao Made Simple System. He discovers that cultivation can actually be this easy, though the ways it simplifies things are a little strange. The method for cultivating inner arts is simplified to coughing. The method for cultivating immortal techniques is simplified to staying up all night. The method for tempering the body is simplified to lying down. … From then on, the cultivation world gains a young master w 2.6kReads8.2Score194Shelves
37. 37 家 My Father Is Invincible, So Do as You Please 家父无敌，你们随意 Big-Mouthed Crow大嘴的乌鸦Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Passionate Misunderstandings + Lighthearted Comedy + Showing Off in Public + Powerful Backing + A Loving Father and Filial Son!] After transmigrating into a fantasy world, he became the head of a small clan? That would be bad enough, but he also had a “good-for-nothing” son! Facing such a familiar start, Xu Yuan felt utterly hopeless... Fortunately, the [Loving Father System] bound itself to him just in time! But after reading the System's description, Xu Yuan couldn't help falling into de 27.6kReads8.0Score2.5kShelves
38. 38 他 He's Clearly Weak, Yet He Brags Way Too Much 他明明实力很差，但却过分装逼 Zi Ningyu子凝语Eastern Fantasy464k WordsCompleted [Misinterpretation] [Making a Spectacle of Himself] [Lighthearted Comedy] Everyone thinks he is an unparalleled genius, a future emperor. Every glance and every movement of his hand is interpreted as carrying profound meaning. But only he knows the truth: his combat power is a measly 5. He is a fraud who doesn't live up to his reputation. He wanted to keep a low profile and lie low, but everyone praised him day after day. Faced with the sky-high expectations, all he could do was scream in his he 306Reads8.1Score—Shelves
39. 39 只 I Can Only Instantly Kill Great Emperors, So I Became an Emperor-Harvesting Machine 只能秒大帝的我，化身大帝收割机 Asteroid West小行星西Eastern Fantasy562k WordsCompleted Synopsis: This book is also known as “Sorry, I Can’t Beat Anyone Else, but I Can Instantly Kill Great Emperors” and “At Level 999, I Can Instantly Kill Great Emperors; One Level Lower, They Instantly Kill Me.” Lin Xuanqing transmigrated into the Zixiao Holy Land as its patriarch, but had no cultivation at all. To keep anyone from discovering he was a complete weakling, he kept a straight face and pretended to be a master for a hundred years. At last, one day, he awakened a System that could inst 11.8kReads8.6Score2kShelves

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    🍄The male protagonist is actually a complete weakling; he just pretends to be incredibly powerful.💖 He transmigrates to a cultivation world and becomes the patriarch of the Zixiao Sect, but he has no cultivation whatsoever, so he can only put on a brave face and pretend to be a highly skilled cultivator.🔥🔥Unexpectedly, he awakens a system that allows him to instantly kill emperors, but it has one drawback: he can only instantly kill emperors; he can't kill anyone else. [Facepalm][Facepalm] The male protagonist slays all the emperors in the myriad realms with his sword and is revered by the world as the Zixiao Patriarch.

40. 40 我 I’m Already Invincible, Yet the Highest Level Out There Is Only Thirty 我都无敌了，外面最高三十级 I'm Hei Dashuai我是黑大帅Ancient Romance104k WordsOngoing [No romance + invincible heroine, everyone else is up to the author + women’s fiction] [A story where others read too much into things. If you hate that, don’t read it. If you want to criticize it, go ahead.] Su Wanwan transmigrates into a world of cultivation and obtains an Invincible System. She thinks she can use it to cheat her way through cultivation and reach the pinnacle of life, but all the System ever teaches her is music, singing, tea brewing, and reading. Little does she know, she’s a 45Reads5.9Score—Shelves
41. 41 你 Keep Making Things Up About Me, and I’ll Become Invincible! 你们再脑补，我就无敌了！ Yun Xiaofu云小佛Eastern Fantasy205k WordsCompleted Jiang Chen transmigrates to the Xuanwu World. Backed by an ancient noble family, he has a Sword God for a father and a saintess of the Mending Heaven Divine Sect for a mother, yet his own talent is merely ordinary. But… the moment he is born, he activates the God-Tier Mind-Reading System! Whenever others imagine things about the Host, they become real rewards! The Holy Land’s master declares, “The Sword God’s son is born today. His talent must be extraordinary, with a sacred physique at the very 49Reads6.8Score—Shelves
42. 42 我 I’m a Good-for-Nothing Qi Refiner, Yet a Mother and Daughter Worship Me as a God 我练气废柴，被母女供奉成神 Nan Shan Tong南山瞳Eastern Fantasy616k WordsOngoing While other transmigrators have it rough, Han Qing gets a free trial of a Golden Core Ancestor's powers from the start! Zero mana cost! Zero cooldown! Unlimited use of Forbidden Spell-level special effects! Han Qing transmigrates with a [BUG Special Effects System]. His actual combat ability is pathetic, but his special effects reach the heavens! What's a Golden Core cultivator? My special effects can simulate [Nascent Soul pressure]! Powerful magical treasures? My special effects can create pha 325Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    This is awesome! The opening awakening effect made the mother and daughter mistake me for a pro and recommend it [shy].

43. 43 伪EN After Pretending to Be a Psycho Bigshot, Everyone Reads Too Much into Me 伪装疯批大佬后，我被疯狂脑补 Dongpo Gazing at the Moon东坡望月Two Male Leads671k WordsCompleted [Misunderstandings + two male leads + thrilling infinite-world story] [Cool, formidable big shot bottom (?) × gloomy, deranged divine top] When Bo Shuo was confirmed to have terminal cancer and began getting ready to die, the System approached him with a deal. The hugely popular infinite-world anime Dream Awakening had slipped out of control. The gods inside had learned that the real world existed, and they wanted to ascend to a higher dimension! Bo Shuo was the chosen savior, tasked by the Syst 11kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves

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    Absolutely! 🌈Bo Shuo and Mr. 39 Are the same; they both have a system, appear powerful on the outside but are actually noobs on the inside. However, this system is much more useful than Mr. 455'S!

44. 44 中 My Chuunibyou Chat Group Became Real, and the Big Shot's Identity Was Exposed 中二聊天群成真，大佬身份曝光了 The Bureau Chief Reigns Supreme局座在上Urban249k WordsCompleted At fourteen, in the throes of adolescence, Lin Feng wondered whether demons and ghosts existed in the world. So Lin Feng created a QQ group called the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, but no like-minded netizens ever joined. As he grew older, he gradually forgot all about it. Then one day, after he had become an adult, a notification pinged. He had received a request to join the group. [User "Tomb Keeper of Changbai Mountain" has requested to join the "Imperial Astronomical Bureau" group!] [Message 103.9kReads6.8Score8.9kShelves

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    The paragraphs are clear and engaging; Chinese people don't lie to Chinese people.

45. 45 因 I Was So Handsome, People Mistook Me for a Chinese Sword Immortal 因为长得太帅，被脑补成华夏剑仙 Treating the World to Drinks赠饮天下人Urban456k WordsCompleted [System + mistaken assumptions + darling of the Heavenly Dao + showing off in public + child of fortune + top-tier incubus + modern world where everyone cultivates immortality] (The rating starts low, but will rise later) The proud and unruly divine beasts willingly become his mounts. The pure and pristine Saintess of the Heavenly Lake falls deeply for him at first sight. The chosen sons of various nations change their citizenship, just to stay by his side. The arrogant Great Sage of the dem 2.9kReads7.2Score277Shelves

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    This is about right.

46. 46 开 On the First Day of School, Every Girl Mistakes Me for a Rich, Handsome Guy 开学被全校女生误认成高富帅 Rain Flower Stone雨花石Urban1.6M WordsCompleted On the first day of freshman registration, poor student Chen Ziping is mistaken by every girl on campus for a wealthy, handsome young man from an extraordinary background after an accident! By a twist of fate, he becomes the aristocratic heartthrob in everyone's eyes! No one could guess that he started out with just five hundred yuan in his pocket! “Senior Ziping, I had no idea you were so good at piano! You must have grown up rich, right?” “No... I'm not actually a rich second-generation kid... 750Reads6.8Score103Shelves

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    I! Left! My! Tomato! For! Her!!!!!!

47. 47 早 I Transmigrated a Thousand Years Early and Got a Head Start on Winning Over the Protagonist’s Backer 早千年穿越，提前攻略主角靠山 Quiet in the Empty Valley空谷幽幽Eastern Fantasy399k WordsOngoing [Empress] [Shameless Protagonist] [Family Saga] [Comedy] [Invincible] [Don't Think Too Hard] Xiao Changsheng transmigrates into a book. The bad news: he has become the ancestor of a villainous clan, destined to be crushed by the book's various protagonists, see his family destroyed, and die without a proper grave! The good news: he arrived a thousand years early! So, over the next thousand years, Xiao Changsheng uses a face so handsome that nobody can resist him to win over all the powerful elde 133Reads6.5Score101Shelves
48. 48 我 I Am the Hidden Sect's Master 我！隐世宗门掌教 Wandering the Jianghu江湖浪客Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted Jiang Bei Chen transmigrates to a fantasy world and unexpectedly obtains the strongest Sect Leader System, founding the Immortal Dao Sect. In the sect’s early days, he can only level it up by tricking children of fortune into joining. Every day, he has to put on the airs of a hidden master and fool the prodigiously talented disciples who admire him. Gradually, Jiang Bei Chen realizes that his little sect really has become the most powerful hidden sect of all! 3.1kReads7.9Score194Shelves

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    That's awesome!

49. 49 回 Save-Scumming Survival: I’m Really Not Some Big Shot 回档求生：我真不是大神啊 Hey, Sandwich Cookie夹心饼干呀Mystery335k WordsCompleted [Livestream] [death resets] [no romance] When the “Salvation Game” becomes humanity's last hope! While every player struggles to survive, Chen Fan commands the power of “reset” from the start, turning death into a stairway to godhood! When the whole world goes wild over his one-minute dungeon clears, they don't know that behind that one minute lies a path paved with six of Chen Fan's lives. “The dungeons you see as hell are nothing more than a backyard where I save my home.” “One day, I will 525Reads6.9Score103Shelves

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    Um... Although they look a bit similar at the beginning, they're both quite nice.

50. 50 开 From the Start, I Could Repel the Supernatural, Yet I Don't Even Have Spiritual Power 开局劝退诡异，可我连灵力都没有 Like a Summer Tide如夏之潮Urban681k WordsOngoing [Academic Setting + Misunderstandings + Forum Posts + Ensemble Cast + No Romance] Chen Yimo scored 280 on the college entrance exam and faced risks of inherited heart disease and mental illness. The most valuable thing he owned was an acceptance letter that came with an unexpected 100,000-yuan grant. He accidentally entered an extraordinary academy and only wanted to keep his head down until graduation. But everything went wrong on his first day. When the train came under a bizarre attack, every 65.1kReads8.9Score11.7kShelves

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