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1. 301 拿 I Risked My Life for Science, and When It Came to Light, the Whole Nation Wept! 拿命搞科研，曝光后，全民泪崩！ Ryujinmaru Storming Mount Creation打上创界山的龙神丸Urban525k WordsCompleted Chu Fei is terminally ill. At death's door, he activates the System That Trades His Life for Scientific Research. Whenever one of his research breakthroughs is released to the world, he earns Health Points that prolong his life. So a young man wearing an oxygen mask, with tubes running all over his body, struggles to sit up in his hospital bed and declares resolutely: “I'm going to do scientific research!!” Aerospace planes, holographic virtual technology, controlled nuclear fusion, antigravity 4kReads9.0Score351Shelves

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   Knife knife knife knife knife knife knife all cut

2. 302 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves

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   The brilliance of this book lies in the fact that just when you're engrossed in its mind-bending content, it unexpectedly delivers a stab in the heart.

3. 303 国 National Fate: Even Today, Sans Wants to Blow Up the System 国运：今天的Sans也想炸系统 Mo Liersha莫莉尔莎Anime Fanfiction74k WordsOngoing [No transmigration, no watching-the-story, no CP, with original Sans in the spotlight] There'll be secrets exposed, there'll be showboating, there'll be a little AU, and there'll be the author's long-delayed chuunibyou phase. A ridiculously squishy, unbelievably powerful mage with maxed-out evasion in every sense. I just want to see Brother Sans show off, have his secrets exposed, and then blast me, his unscrupulous creator, out of here. If you're happy, I'm happy, and everyone's happy. I recomm 210Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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   The legend perfectly describes the Steamed Bun Spirit: always sad, yet always wearing a smiling face.

4. 304 喜 Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: Light and Darkness 喜灰之：光明与黑暗 Living on the Northwest Wind Every Day每天喝西北风Anime Fanfiction338k WordsCompleted Volume One: Light and Darkness After the Four Seasons City, the sheep and wolves went on another adventure together, but this time their enemy was unexpectedly powerful. Just as Pleasant Goat was about to die, he realized he had gone back in time and was trapped in an endless loop. At last, one day, with help from his friends fifteen years in the future, he escaped the loop. But outside the loop, what was the all-consuming darkness sweeping across the world, and why was Pleasant Goat standing ag 385Reads8.7Score100Shelves

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   The ending is happy, but Pleasant Goat is so pitiful in the middle! It made me cry. Highly recommended!

5. 305 没 No Money for Research, So I Was Forced to Become a Star 没钱搞科研，我被迫当明星 Zhong Gan Er Shi Yi中甘二十一Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Su Mo transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens the [Entertainment and Science Research System]. By using fan points, he can obtain advanced technology. Such as: an ultrasonic age-reversal pod, vision glasses for the blind, a cancer-cell pulverizer… But developing technology requires enormous funding. With no money for research, Su Mo is forced to join the entertainment industry. Soon… The song “The Moon’s to Blame” makes Yang Mi fall head over heels. The film “Dying to Survive” leaves audie 2.8kReads8.8Score391Shelves
6. 306 通EN The Netherworld Scholar Immortal 通幽小儒仙 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted “Where is this?” “Perhaps... the River of Forgetfulness...” “Who are you?” “Wuchang...” “I've never heard of anyone called Wuchang in this world.” “From now on... that's who I'll be!” The soul crosses the River of Forgetfulness, while its thoughts remain on the other shore. What is gained from all beings must be returned to all beings. When Su Mo woke up, he was no longer in his former life. He went to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, but accidentally stumbled into an immortal schem 63.7kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves

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   Look, it's so sweet!

7. 307 国 National Fate: Sans Has Something to Say 国运：sans表示有话要说 Just Keep Smiling for Now现在只要微笑就好Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted “I” was a typical 21st-century college student, until a truck suddenly came barreling down the road and sent “me” to another world. In short, “I” became a soul and was stuffed by some scientist whose surname started with G into the soul of a little skeleton whose surname started with S. But “I” couldn’t move or speak. Then, after a few well-known events, the monsters came to the surface. At last, “I” could speak! Though only to Sans. So every day, “I” rambled on inside Sans’s head. Sans: ... Thi 156Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 308 我 I'm Lazy Goat, and I'm Not Lazy Anymore. Why Do You All Regret It? 我懒羊羊不懒了，你们咋都后悔了 Hire a Catgirl to Dig Coal雇佣猫娘去挖煤Anime Fanfiction137k WordsCompleted The reborn Lazy Goat finally realizes that it wasn't his fault. They simply didn't like him. After all their warmth had gone to the dogs, Lazy Goat finally comes to his senses and grows up. You all called me lazy. Now that I'm not lazy anymore, why do you all regret it? 267Reads8.0Score—Shelves
9. 309 仙 The Candle-Bearing Immortal of the Night 仙夜秉烛人 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted I wield a sword that cuts through the mortal world's roads. I hold a lamp that illuminates the sorrows of past and present. I make a wish for suffering to vanish from the world. I have a heart... to investigate things, extend knowledge, make my intentions sincere, set my heart right, cultivate myself, bring order to my family, govern the state, and bring peace to all under Heaven! “Heaven's movement is vigorous; the noble-minded person strives without cease.” “The earth's nature is receptive; th 12.6kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
10. 310 卧 My Girlfriend Exposes Me After Five Years Undercover, and the Whole Internet Breaks Down in Tears! 卧底五年被女友曝光，全网泪崩！ Yan Nange燕南歌Urban160k WordsOngoing [Undercover Agent + National Spirit + Campus Belle + Heartwarming] Tang Jue, the Southern Nation's most notorious criminal, was caught after resisting arrest and took a bullet to the head, leaving him in a vegetative state. At the same time, a groundbreaking new technology emerged that could extract memories and recreate past events. Mu Nange, Great Xia's top female detective and the beauty of the police academy, was once Tang Jue's girlfriend. She resolutely decides to take part in the operatio 268Reads7.4Score—Shelves
11. 311 诸 Riddled with Illness, I Refuse Treatment. Why Are You Crying? 诸病缠身，我不治，你们哭什么 So, Mister所以先生Urban307k WordsCompleted [Also known as: "Your Son Has Been Gone for a Long Time" and "My Depression Was Getting Better, but I Still Had Stomach Cancer"] Guo Lu was just passing through, a person suffering from depression, schizophrenia, and stomach cancer. After learning that he had only a few years left if he did not seek treatment, Guo Lu wanted nothing more than to end it all on his own terms. After the conflicts with his family accumulated and finally exploded time and again, the people close to him at last learned 4.4kReads8.8Score392Shelves

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    Only the first book is unfinished; the other five are completed, and all have a rating of at least 7.5.

12. 312 国 National Fate: Sans Can Dominate Even While Frail 国运：sans即使病弱也能横推 TascrilAnime Fanfiction192k WordsOngoing Sans takes part in the National Destiny game. No transmigration plot, but there will be AUs. I’ll do my best to capture Sans’s personality and avoid making him OOC. Sans is the strongest fighter in another world. A fragile mage with infinite magic. No System, no CP, survival game. There will be viewing-room segments where secret identities are exposed. I started writing this because I wanted to write a power fantasy. I changed the cover. I drew it myself. I didn’t have time to change it before b 616Reads8.1Score100Shelves
13. 313 财 The Wealth Immortal Has Arrived 财仙到 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted “You can't be bent by force, but you can be corrupted by wealth.” “Bowing for five bushels of rice is the bearing of an immortal.” “Nothing matters more than silver. And if something does...” “Then it must be even more silver...” What is cultivation like for everyone else? Qingshan doesn't care. He cultivates by making money from people, immortals, and even Heaven itself. The more silver he earns, the stronger he becomes! Why become so strong? Naturally, to earn even more silver... The Way of th 18kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
14. 314 拿 I Risked My Life to Save Others. The Whole Internet Wept and Begged Me Not to Die! 拿命去救人，全网泪崩求我别死！ Passing Flame过之火Urban431k WordsCompleted Ding! “Host body scan in progress. Matching with the ‘Save Lives at the Cost of Your Own’ System… “System bound! Host, please explore how the System works on your own... J Jiang Chenyuan, who had terminal cancer, heard an electronic voice ring in his ear and sprang upright from the bed. A System? A golden finger? He’d read plenty of novels in his previous life, and a golden finger was standard equipment for anyone who transmigrated! It seemed he wasn’t destined to die just yet. He swore he’d 175Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 315 国 National Fate: Underground and Hell 国运：地底与地狱 seafransUrban51k WordsOngoing [National Destiny + Livestreaming + Exposing Secrets + Not Overpowered + AU + Sans + Frisk + Alastor (the last few are just filler and won't get much screen time)] National destiny has descended upon Blue Star. Will humanity face destruction, or a new beginning? Chosen people from every country will be selected at random, including but not limited to those from Blue Star. Some of their races will descend alongside them as well. While countries scramble to accommodate their new arrivals, the nati 151Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 316 十 My Ten Lifetimes of Reincarnation Are Exposed, and the Heroines Break Down in Tears! 十世轮回被曝光，女主集体泪崩！ Shan Gui Yuan山鬼原Eastern Fantasy145k WordsOngoing (Villain + Empress + Transmigrate Into a Book) Ye Zang transmigrates into the world of a fantasy novel and becomes an era-defining Heavenly Emperor. From the start, the protagonist and the novel’s ten heroines surround him and launch an attack. On the brink of death, he obtains an editor that lets him rewrite his past lives with the heroines. In his first life, he was the son of the commander of the Imperial Guard and had followed the willful Princess Lin Xueyao of the Southern Kingdom since chi 127Reads8.0Score—Shelves
17. 317 衫 The Strange Tale of Shan and Yu 衫与鱼的怪谈之旅 Playing in the Mud in a Little Courtyard在泥巴小院玩泥巴Urban100k WordsOngoing [UT + AU + National Fortune + Urban Legends + Not a Power Fantasy + Not Mindless + No System + No Transmigration + No CP + Killer!Sans + Undyne] The author is a lazy slob, so there's no way I'm going to update regularly. This story leans toward comedy, with daily life as its main focus. (Of course, the everyday chapters are the best.) Special notice: You absolutely, absolutely have to read Chapter One! And you absolutely, absolutely have to read the prequel! Second edit: The book has officially 142Reads7.0Score—Shelves
18. 318 你 Hello, Ghost Bride. I Think We've Met Somewhere Before 你好阴婚娘子，我好像在哪见过你 Spear Through the Mist雾渡长枪Mystery21k WordsCompleted [White Moonlight + Local Legends + A Dream of Yellow Millet] Jiang Chen was born in the yin year, on the Ghost Festival, at the yin hour. He was born with an ill-fated destiny and a heavy yin aura. Rumor had it that he had caused his parents' deaths. To ward off the calamity fated to befall him when he came of age, he had no choice but to enter into a ghost marriage. But the bride from this ghost marriage looked more and more familiar to him. It was as if he'd seen her somewhere before. 2.1kReads—Score147Shelves

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    Tears are free [crying]

19. 319 女 Life with the Goddess: I Feel Like I've Seen You Somewhere Before 女神同居往事，我好像在哪见过你 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban126k WordsCompleted Li Huangxuan was a recent college graduate, stuck in a miserable nine-to-five job and always broke. Like every young person just starting out, he felt lost and uncertain about the future. He longed for a love that would leave a lasting mark. He had a crush on his coworker, Xu Wanqing, but was too timid to approach her. Then one day, his roommate moved out, and a goddess named Lin Ximeng moved in next door, turning his life upside down. A month of living together gradually drew the two of them cl 43.2kReads9.7Score4.6kShelves
20. 320 我 I'm Put on Trial in a Livestream, and All of China Is in Tears 我被直播审判，全华夏泪崩了 Winter11冬日11Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Xuan was framed and driven into a desperate situation. To appease the public, the authorities decide to broadcast his trial. Meanwhile, a machine capable of retrieving memories is invented, and all of Lin Xuan’s memories are played back. Lin Xuan’s younger sister, Lin Yu, a goddess of her generation, watches her own brother’s broadcast. She wants to know why the good brother she once knew turned into this kind of person! When his memories are brought to light, the entire nation breaks down i 666Reads5.6Score—Shelves
21. 321 就 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 117.8kReads9.6Score13.7kShelves

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    The first book: The protagonist completes countless missions across worlds just to return to his family, but his family has already been wiped out as a bug... The second book: In the prison's Land of Broken Wings, the female protagonist's sister died and was then sent there. She's been deeply hurt, and the male protagonist is her only salvation... Hope you like them! [Sending hearts]

22. 322 我 My Younger Brother Actually Followed Me Here 我的弟弟竟然跟过来了 Back to the Old Home旧家往回Two Male Leads59k WordsCompleted Two male leads, brothers who live next door. They meet by chance on a wall, and together see things through to the end. If lots of people want to read it, I'll write my next book from the younger brother's perspective. This one is mainly told from the older brother's perspective, with him as the pursuer. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend one book.

23. 323 司 Commander Si, Why Are You Standing with the Monsters? 司统大人，您怎么站怪物那边了？ Little Black the Firebreather喷火小黑Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [No female lead + no romantic tension + no romance + ruthless and decisive] Amid the crowds beneath the neon-lit cityscape, there are monsters wearing human skin, walking among them just like ordinary people. The news says these people are called the Awakened. They feed on human flesh and are savage monsters. One quiet afternoon, an ordinary high school sophomore undergoes a transformation and becomes one of the Awakened, standing against all of humanity! To survive, he makes a pact with a god a 102.6kReads8.7Score10.4kShelves

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    First, I'll recommend some of my favorites. Also, if you like this kind of character design, you can blindly go for Bungo Stray Dogs: Osamu Dazai.

24. 324 魂 Soul Transmigration into the Regent’s White Moonlight 魂穿摄政王的白月光 Spring Night Shan Nainai春夜山奈奈Two Male Leads699k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + equally powerful leads + tragic romance + older top + heart-wrenching + chasing his wife to the crematorium + white moonlight romance + toxic love + depressing + happy ending] Emergency room doctor Shen Shi'an died suddenly before the operating table. When he opened his eyes again, he was lying on an unfamiliar jade bed. The man before him held power over the entire court. He gently stroked Shen Shi'an's cheek, but in his eyes was the reflection of someone else. “Jinghe,” Xie 794Reads8.2Score162Shelves

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    I haven't recommended a book to my wife in a long time, and this one is perfect for her—the sadder she is, the happier she laughs.

25. 325 前 My Past and Present Lives Exposed? The Whole World Is Shaken 前世今生曝光？举世震撼 Murong Longcheng慕容龙城Eastern Fantasy539k WordsCompleted Ye Changge accidentally transmigrates to the Reincarnation Continent and becomes the owner of a Reincarnation Seal. He also possesses the strongest customizable simulator! First life: For love, he abandons Buddhism and turns to evil, slaughtering the entire Lingshan! Second life: His sister attracts the covetous attention of various factions. To protect her, Ye Changge stands alone with his sword, opposed by the whole world! He severs the path to immortality! Slays the Immortal Gate! Seals away 2.4kReads9.2Score227Shelves

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    Knives... Knives... Hahaha 🔪 all knives... So... Sweet. Ah... Haha... So sweet...

26. 326 人 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban538k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 117.1kReads9.5Score16.4kShelves

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    The protagonist is incredibly pitiful; he gets beaten half to death by his mother every time, yet he keeps smiling.

27. 327 你EN You Go Crazy, I Go Crazier, Side by Side on a Dating Show 你发癫，我更癫，恋综上面肩并肩 Six-Six Fruit六六果Two Male Leads640k WordsCompleted [Audio drama now available~~~] [Dual Male Leads + One-on-One Romance + Dating Reality Show, Hilarious, Sweet, and Satisfying] [Unhinged Young Heartthrob VS Even More Unhinged CEO] He transmigrates into a book and immediately gets pressured by a scumbag into breaking off their engagement? Shen Yan goes berserk on the spot: “If you want to save face, you have to give some too. Having a mistress doesn’t make you right. Pay me four million, or I’ll see you outside the proctology clinic!” Early i 25.3kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves

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    I highly recommend the first book, it's really good. It's an ensemble piece with plot twists and turns, catching me off guard and delivering brutally honest blows. I couldn't stop crying. The third book, Xie Huoshao's love is so passionate, but he's also a self-conscious little puppy, which is also very touching. ಥ_ಥ

28. 328 快 Quick Transmigration: The Deranged Dragon-Aotian Forces Me to Love Him 快穿：被疯批龙傲天强制爱了 Sai Tu Yun赛兔云Two Male Leads333k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Two Male Leads + No Female Lead + Deranged, Obsessive Love Triangle + One-on-One, Both Leads Are Each Other’s First + Quick Transmigration] After dutifully completing his missions to assist the Dragon-Aspiring protagonists, You Li planned to retire and go home. But the System told him that every one of those protagonists had gone mad and was killing everyone in sight. Even the heroines were about to die by their swords! Since he had once cared for them sincerely, You Li could only re 9.6kReads9.0Score726Shelves

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    ① It's really good; the male lead's mind is sharp, and he's a pervert in every world. ② I highly recommend the first world, the surveillance doll; it's really good. The protagonist is being monitored all the time, hehe. ③ This one is it; the protagonist is very sad but keeps hiding it with a smile. I don't know which chapter it is, but it's pretty good too.

29. 329 我 The Sisters I Raised Only Want to Send Me to Prison 我养大的妹妹们，只想把我送监狱 Shi Yunxi十云蹊Urban856k WordsOngoing They swore that if they ever saw Ye Yuncheng, they would send him to prison! . Four of the most outstanding women of the new era, each at the peak of her field, appeared on a live broadcast to accuse their shared older brother, Ye Yuncheng. They said he had caused their parents’ deaths, kept them from seeing their relatives, schemed to seize their family fortune, and belittled all their achievements! Ye Yuncheng gave a bitter smile and swallowed all the pain and slander. But the viewers roared i 1.5kReads8.5Score344Shelves
30. 330 不 Aren't You the Cool Commander? Then Why Do You Cry After One Kiss? 不是高冷指挥官吗？怎么一亲就哭 Si Jiao司皎Two Male Leads517k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Interstellar + ABO + younger man + two equally powerful leads] Shi Ji, the Federation's highest-ranking commander, is coldly beautiful, chaste, and ruthless: a lofty flower that spells death at the slightest touch. Everyone treats the commander with nothing but respect, and then more respect. Until the first day of freshman enrollment at the Royal Academy Xie Zhuo stood among the crowd in a windbreaker, his brilliant silver hair wild and untamed. He was so striking that n 65.6kReads9.7Score11.1kShelves
31. 331 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 36.4kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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    This is an incredibly satisfying contemporary romance novel, a masterpiece of writing with superb prose and thrilling business battles. The emotions are delicately portrayed; it's not a typical "feel-good" novel, but it genuinely delivers a satisfying experience. Not suitable for younger readers, but rather for seasoned readers with some life experience and refined taste. There are currently no substitutes available. If anyone has a book of this caliber, please recommend it to me. Thank you!

32. 332 快 Quick Transmigration: The Powerhouses Wept When the White Moonlight Faked Her Death 快穿：白月光死遁后大佬们哭疯了 Qionghua琼花Two Male Leads324k WordsCompleted [Everyone's Favorite, Love Triangle Chaos, Quick Transmigration] The newly bound god looks innocent and guileless, but keeps earning an S for every mission! The CEO who gave him a surveillance doll gives in: “As long as you stay alive, I'll let you go.” After his first fake death fails, Ruomu is frantic: “Your destined partner is right behind you!” The difficult-to-please actor, secretly haughty and clingy: “Even if I die, you're taking me with you!” After his second fake death fails, Ruomu is b 1.2kReads9.0Score114Shelves
33. 333 只 Live Long Enough, and No One Can Beat Me 只要活的够久，就没人是我对手 The Day I Ascended to Godhood成神这天Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [System]+ [Transmigration]+ [Playing It Safe] Xu Fan transmigrates to a fantasy world and obtains an Immortality System. The System’s only function is to extend his lifespan. Today’s run: lifespan +2 days Today’s boxing practice: lifespan +3 days Today’s kicking practice: lifespan +5 days “A gentleman’s revenge can wait five hundred years.” After Xu Fan waited five hundred years and finally found his enemy again, the only thing he could do was dance on his enemy’s grave. Question: What 9.7kReads9.0Score797Shelves
34. 334 星 Honkai: Star Rail: A Re:Zero Starting Life in Another World 星铁：从零开始的异世界生活 Mo Chuan Frys墨川frysAnime Fanfiction339k WordsCompleted [Not invincible + touches on a little Honkai Impact 3rd + adapted plot + Honkai: Star Rail + heartwarming + one heroine: Stelle] Xing Chenyi An “accidental” transmigrator He has transmigrated through many worlds. Though the journey was rough, he met all kinds of people: Hinata Shoyo, Tanjiro, 486, Bai Yuechu, Tatsumi, Shirou… But when he transmigrated again, he found himself in a world with an insanely high power level… Because of a so-called script, he began his “cycle” once more. Until.. 352Reads8.7Score—Shelves
35. 335 笨 A Silly, Sweet, Irresistible Darling, Bad Men Fight Over Him Like Crazy 笨蛋娇娇万人迷，坏男人们抢疯啦 Cool Autumn Breeze清秋微凉Two Male Leads355k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Quick Transmigration + Alluring Bottom + Love Rivals + Fragmented Top + One-on-One Ending] Silly, haughty, adorable charmer Nan Qiao x fragmented Lord God who wants to cuddle his darling The silly, haughty young master Nan Qiao accidentally binds himself to the Cannon Fodder System and enters various small worlds in person, playing the vicious little cannon fodder on the protagonists' paths to success. But while the beautiful darling diligently completes his missions, the bad 9.4kReads9.1Score965Shelves
36. 336 这 There's a Demonic Cultivator Here 这里有一个魔修 Lord Xianyue仙月大人Eastern Fantasy121k WordsOngoing [Original Plot] [Entirely Handcrafted] [Xianxia] [Demonic Cultivation] [Corpse Raising] [Baleful Energy Refining] [Ghost Wedding Dress] [Cultivation Method Reform] [Resource Farming] [The Goodness, Truth, and Beauty of Human Nature] [The Way of the Five Elements and Yin and Yang] The protagonist is named Tishuang Shi. 1.3kReads—Score101Shelves

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    The protagonist is clearly very sad, but makes no attempt to hide it.

37. 337 原 Genshin Impact: I Hid the Truth for Ten Years, and the Poor Little Thing Broke Down in Tears 原神：隐瞒真相十年，小可怜泪崩 The Melon Who Believes in the Light!相信光的瓜！Anime Fanfiction303k WordsCompleted My name is Lin Feng. I transmigrated to Teyvat. I met a poor, pitiful girl who was still down on her luck in Liyue Harbor. I decided to help her. I taught her the business skills I’d learned in my previous life. And helped her earn her first fortune. But then I thought I’d discovered I had a serious illness, and didn’t know how long I had left to live. Seeing the poor girl grow more and more dependent on me, I wondered if she’d be able to carry on without me. So I staged a deception and decided 570Reads5.1Score103Shelves
38. 338 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host, a Universal Heartthrob, Is Forced Into Love by a Madman 快穿：万人迷宿主被疯批强制爱 Drinking Tea Beneath the Moon, Entrusting the Rest of My Life月下饮茶寄余生Two Male Leads239k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + forced love + lovesick and possessive + two powerful leads taking down scumbags + sweet romance + one-on-one, both pure] Immortal Jian An was banished to the mortal realm for breaking the Heavenly Emperor's glazed glass cup. To return to the immortal realm, he had to win over the male lead in every world. The domineering CEO doted on him with obsessive devotion: “I'll give you anything you want.” The stunningly handsome Enigma, an aloof beauty who stood above all others, turned 1.2kReads8.7Score103Shelves
39. 339 名 Detective Conan: I Carved Out My Own Side Between Red and Black 名柯之我在红黑之间自成一方 Deep Spring Knows Summer深春知夏Anime Fanfiction552k WordsCompleted Reborn, no romance, driven by speculation and misunderstandings, beautiful, strong, and tragic, on the gray side but leaning toward the good. In the underworld, everyone knows: Gin is a blade drawn from its sheath, and Sage is the sheath that takes it back. One black, one blue-green; one kills, one saves. A bond that has lasted since childhood, and salvation in the depths of darkness. Baize Li, the Black Organization's most mysterious deputy leader, is silver-haired and blue-eyed, frail and ref 584Reads—Score101Shelves

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    The protagonist is the type who hides everything beneath a calm surface; believe me, it really won't be too angsty.

40. 340 模EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 214.6kReads9.6Score36kShelves

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    Is the weather at Baita fine? Is Zheng Xun happy? Didn't they say that happiness returns when the lily of the valley blooms? Then why do the lily of the valley bloom year after year, yet Zheng Xun has never been happy?

41. 341 疯 So Many Psychotic Yanderes, Yet the Seductive Cannon Fodder Is Trapped in a Shura Arena 疯批病娇多，钓系炮灰深陷修罗场 Nineteen Ninety-Seven一九九七Two Male Leads599k WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration: BL, coercion, unhinged yanderes, a whole crowd of perverts, an ultimate battlefield of love, a touch of harem magnetism, a touch of absurd comedy. A handsome, somewhat obedient but secretly scummy, clueless slacker bottom who just wants to clock out ASAP VS all kinds of split personalities tops] They’re split personalities, but each small world has one bottom and multiple tops. Important warning: split personalities, split personalities. This is a mindless, deranged story, 76Reads9.1Score—Shelves
42. 342 白 A White-Haired Wolfdog with an Attitude? The Cool Rival Is Tamed in an Instant 白毛狼狗很拽？清冷对家一驯就乖 Wen Wei闻娓Two Male Leads380k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + younger man/older man + secret crush + cool, aloof bottom and flirtatious top + showbiz] [Bad-boy heartthrob with a mouth full of cheeky lines × noble, cold-hearted beauty and award-winning actor] A legend of the silver screen, Jiang Minxing is known throughout the industry as the snow atop a mountain: aloof and solitary. But every force has its match. His longtime rival, Shi Huang, has always been loud and flamboyant, dragging him into trending topics time and again. From luxu 45.6kReads9.5Score7.5kShelves

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    Chapter 1: The Final Battle for the Pinnacle of Handsome Men

43. 343 快 Quick Transmigration: The Vicious Cannon Fodder Bewitches the Whole World with Her Beauty 快穿：恶毒炮灰靠美貌蛊惑全世界 Resilient Shaobing顽强的烧饼子Two Male Leads662k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, quick transmigration, obsessive yanderes, love triangles, forced love, universally adored protagonist, one gong with different facets] As an “outstanding” operative, Xie Chi's job is to play an arrogant, vicious cannon fodder character: to humiliate and frame the protagonist, become an obstacle on his path forward, and die a miserable death in the end. So he's either on the road to getting himself killed or busy getting himself killed. But one day, he realizes that something see 3.4kReads8.7Score304Shelves
44. 344 快 Quick Transmigration: I Became a Scumbag, Yet Everyone Fell for Me 快穿：穿成渣男的我却成了万人迷 An Manman安漫漫Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads! Quick transmigration! Bottom protagonist! Everyone's favorite! Split personalities!] Original title: Quick Transmigration: I Became Everyone's Favorite After Turning into a Scumbag On his first day at the Quick Transmigration Bureau, Cen Yu is assigned to play all kinds of scumbags! The kind so awful that the protagonist bottom leaves him for a whole crowd of handsome men. The protagonist bottom is supposed to go through a long, remorseful pursuit, but never take the scumbag ba 33.7kReads9.6Score4.1kShelves
45. 345 你 Your Mystery Novels Make You Better at Solving Cases Than the Police? 你写悬疑小说比警察还会查案？ Ju Jiuzhi桔九织Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted (No System, no female lead, not invincible, mostly everyday life, Conan-like bad luck, cases both big and small.) (Warning: The protagonist does everything for himself and is no conventional good guy. Don’t read if that bothers you. Also, no female lead doesn’t mean no female characters; it just means there are no romantic scenes. Don’t read if you don’t want women to appear.) Other people transmigrate and find opportunities and connections waiting for them. When Lu Ci transmigrates, the only th 7.1kReads8.9Score846Shelves

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    The protagonist in the first book helps the police solve cases, appearing very impressive, but in reality, he always hides his sadness with a smile.

46. 346 万 The Man Everyone Hates Is the Seal-Bearer 万人嫌他是执印者 Xiao Xiaoxiao肖小肖Two Male Leads589k WordsCompleted [Modern setting + Eastern fantasy] A lazy, half-dead moonflower who loves good food & a calculating, straight-laced-looking Wood God CEO Jiang Liao is the only human in Shengjing Group. He is weak and ordinary, lazy, greedy, and materialistic. He is the lowest-ranking creature in Shengjing Group. And yet Jiang Liao has a handsome face. As a delivery guy for Shengjing, he’s always running from the very bottom to the very top to deliver packages. And while he’s at it, he tries to charm the lofty 5.7kReads9.3Score783Shelves

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    It's heartwarming to watch, with perfect logic and imaginative plot, a blend of warmth and responsibility. The stubborn Moonlight Rose versus the cunning Spring Goddess, Fang Sui Niao. 💖✨Actually, that little child was never alone...🐾There was Zhuang Sheng, who wandered across mountains and rivers, Wen Liu, who came from the far east, Li Sheng, who had a delicate die hanging from his waist, and Chun Chun, who made a pinky promise to stay with him for thousands of years...

47. 347 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score181.2kShelves
48. 348 东 Tokyo: Love Comes After the Rescue 东京：恋爱要在拯救后 Ten-Punch Tonic Pill十拳大补丹Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Tokyo + Romance + No System + Light Novel + Redemption] “If I died, the world would become a better place, wouldn’t it?” The girl smiled faintly, then leaped onto the tracks, bursting into splashes of brilliant red. Su Ying witnessed everything and assumed it was just an ordinary train accident. But the next moment, time rewound to a few minutes earlier, and the girl was still standing there, perfectly fine. From then on, whenever someone around him died, Su Ying became trapped in an endless ti 67.2kReads9.3Score7.6kShelves
49. 349 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: After the White Moonlight Died, I Tormented Everyone 盗笔：白月光死后我虐了所有人 Stealing Little Third Master Right in Front of Big Brother当着小哥面拐小三爷Two Male Leads234k WordsCompleted Top-focused, multiple bottoms. The little brother’s memory loss disappears when he sees the protagonist in the Seven Star Lu Palace arc, but once the protagonist leaves, he still loses his memories again. The protagonist starts raising the little brother from the start, when he is ten years older than him, and protects him until his coming-of-age trial. After that, the story jumps straight to the Seven Star Lu Palace arc. Note: Don’t flame me, or I’ll flame you right back!!! The timeline is all 594Reads8.2Score104Shelves

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    It's good, but a bit heartbreaking 😁

50. 350 东 Tokyo Revengers: The Abyss of Desire 东京复仇者：欲望的深渊 One A一ATwo Male Leads547k WordsOngoing “So it turns out he fooled every one of us.” 33Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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