Behind-the-Scenes Stories About Building a Power Base, Where the Protagonist Doesn't Always Take Center Stage 幕后流，培养势力，不要主角一直在第一线的那种

1. 451 洪 Honghuang: Fooling the Sages to Attain the Great Dao Sagehood 洪荒:忽悠众圣，证道大道圣人 Tenfold Good Luck好运十倍Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Primordial World, Su Mu talks his way into turning the whole place upside down. Whenever someone he fools deviates from their destined path, he earns a reward! Sect Master Tongtian: Fellow Daoist Su, the tribulation is coming. What should I do? Su Mu: Disband the Jie Sect. Right away! Sect Master Tongtian: ?? [Ding! Successful deception. Host receives ten thousand years of cultivation and one Innate Spiritual Treasure.] 1.1kReads5.7Score101Shelves

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   First book: A high-level martial arts novel where the protagonist builds power behind the scenes and stirs up the martial arts world. Second book: A prehistoric world behind the scenes where the protagonist alters the fates of various powerful beings and engages in a power struggle with the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun.

2. 452 永 Eternal Demon 永魔 Adding Ink to Continue the Story点墨续作Eastern Fantasy761k WordsOngoing Traditional cultivation. The protagonist is ruthless and merciless, no holier-than-thou hero, no heroine, dark fiction! No System!! If you want to become an immortal in the heavens, you must climb the road to immortality over the bones of others. This isn't AI-generated. I wrote it by hand!!! 3.2kReads5.4Score316Shelves

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   A traditional cultivation story, progressing through Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation. The protagonist is decisive, ruthless, cunning, and cold-blooded, willing to use any means to achieve his goals. No system, no female lead, and not a mindless or dark story. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

3. 453 太 The Crown Prince Is a Treasure Trove, but She Flirts and Runs 太子浑身是宝，但她撩完就跑 Nine Strokes, Then a Horizontal Line九笔横才Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Clever revenge + ensemble court drama + male lead fakes his death and reveals his identity, then goes mad + heroine is his one true love] [Power couple comedy | Strategic mind games | All the right ingredients | Fictional setting] Axiang, a huntress, bought herself a live-in husband. He was handsome, with a fine figure and a noble, radiant air, like an immortal crane descended from the heavens, or a jade-faced gentleman from a storybook. But he had no idea how to show affection. When she offer 1.5kReads9.2Score185Shelves

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   High IQ! High cunning!!! Reading this story, you'll feel like every male supporting character is a perfect match for the female lead. Why? Why? Why? Of course, it's because women who are career-driven are incredibly charming! You might think it's okay without a romantic pairing. Haha... But it's only with the male lead that it's both sweet and satisfying! Because of all the scheming and suspense, it's so captivating (after reading the later chapters, I finally understood what the author meant by "all the essential elements are there"). There are so many memorable scenes after they arrive in Yuan City. The female lead is indeed intelligent, wise, and strategic. I've been following this story in one go, highly recommended!!!

4. 454 全 To Know All Is to Do All: I Have a Scroll of Omniscience 全知即全能，我有一张全知羊皮卷 Zha Niu吒牛Eastern Fantasy532k WordsCompleted [Semi-Behind-the-Scenes Protagonist] [A Bit of a Scoundrel] [Ruthless] [No Sense of Justice] [Self-Interested] What he sees reveals the past and future. What he hears unveils the secrets of heaven and earth. What he feels gives him insight into all living things. Zhou Yi transmigrates into the world of immortal cultivation. Knowing everything, he gradually advances from a pretender to an all-knowing being, and eventually becomes omnipotent. The joys and sorrows of all living things, the rise and 3kReads8.2Score251Shelves

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   A semi-behind-the-scenes cultivation story where the protagonist is ruthless and willing to sacrifice anyone to achieve his goals.

5. 455 全 Global Divine Awakening: I Grant All the Devil Fruits 全球神启：恶魔果实都是我赐予的 Three-Stick Sauce Wife三粘汁妻Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Mastermind Behind the Scenes]+ [Spiritual Qi Revival]+ [Devil Fruit]+ [Ruthless and Decisive]+ [Overpowered Wish-Fulfillment] [Current World Turmoil: 0] Jiang Shu, reborn after transmigrating, looks at the orderly, nauseatingly peaceful world before him and pulls out a copy of the Devil's Compendium. If the world is too dull, then I'll be the one to create gods and demons! A desperate father with a broken leg swallows a purple fruit in the mud and transforms into a two-meter-tall, savage wer 3.3kReads5.5Score214Shelves

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   Pretty good behind-the-scenes stuff

6. 456 编 Fabricating Shrouding the Heavens: From the Start, I Invent the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin 编造遮天：开局虚构九龙拉棺 This Slide Is the Sneakiest这种滑道最阴了Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Ratings are open, and the score will rise!] [Mythology + Eastern fantasy + ensemble cast + no romance + plot-driven + secret identities + invincible protagonist] “Climb the road to heaven, stride forth to song, and cover the skies with a flick of your fingers.” The transmigrator Gu Changqing discovers that this world is technologically advanced, yet has no myths or legends at all. To survive the genuine crisis that lies ahead, he decides to fabricate a lie and force all of humanity to evolve. H 4kReads5.7Score233Shelves
7. 457 修 Cultivation: Starting with Reincarnation into a Golden Core Family 修仙：从投胎金丹家族开始 Lin Doctor林主治Eastern Fantasy206k WordsCompleted (If the protagonist falls in love, the author will livestream himself eating shit.) (The protagonist will kill maids, subordinates, enemies, and commoners for the sake of profit... In short, he is not a good person. Don't read if that bothers you.) “Once your path of cultivation is decided, so are your friends and enemies.” “First, you must choose your path of cultivation.” “Then you can determine who your friends and enemies are.” ??? Those words sound so familiar. Is this the world of Lord of 550Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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   He used his subordinates to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, and when he was investigated, he directly ordered core personnel to assassinate his subordinates, which shows a bit of cold-bloodedness.

8. 458 战 War System in the Apocalypse 战争系统在末世 Eagle of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau云贵高原的雄鹰Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.2M WordsOngoing I Became the Commander-in-Chief in the Apocalypse Apocalypse + raising a massive army + hard-core stats + characters with brains Just as the apocalypse arrives, Gu Chengyuan obtains the War System and starts raising a massive army, sweeping through the apocalypse with an unstoppable tide of steel! The blurb doesn't do it justice. Please read the story. 80.9kReads9.0Score5.3kShelves

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   How about trying this one? It's absolutely divine! The more you read, the more exciting it gets! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai novel to everyone—it's incredibly good, with a thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

9. 459 家 My Whole Clan Are Children of Destiny, So I’m the Clan Chief and I Lie Flat 家族全是天命之子，族长我躺平了 Lone Salty Fish独孤咸鱼Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Family clan + ensemble cast + easygoing + lie flat + no self-sacrificing do-gooder + multiple female leads] Xu Qingzhou transmigrates to a fantasy world and becomes the patriarch of a third-rate clan. Just after binding a family-clan System, he learns that his clan is about to be wiped out. He can hear the inner thoughts of some of his clan members, and every one of them has a golden finger. Their cultivation can even feed back to him. All they have to do is work hard at cultivation, but Xu Qin 6.2kReads7.8Score441Shelves

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   [Lying Down and Making a Comeback! The Family Genius Becomes My Cultivation Cheat] Awakening the Destiny System, the stronger the chosen one in the family, the more invincible I become! With each new offspring born with a cheat code, the entire clan's talent skyrockets, and I break through to the peak while sipping tea! This is the right way to be a lazy bum~ #FantasyBrainstorming #GroupPortrait

10. 460 马 The Toilet Protagonist Leads Players on Adventures Across the Heavens 马桶主角带着玩家闯诸天 Catfish Tofu鲇鱼豆腐Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Fourth Calamity with No Respawn Limits] [The protagonist is truly invincible and doesn't deliberately hold the players back] [Features sci-fi apocalyptic anime, the Marvel Universe, and classic apocalyptic blockbusters] [No heroine, no harem] [Invincible power fantasy, passionate action] [No personal agendas; the players get along well] [The most important thing is saved for last: the author isn't going to vanish] The good news: Chen Han has been reborn and is invincible. The bad news: He's so 11.7kReads9.0Score937Shelves

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    The introduction is insufficient; please proceed to the main text.

11. 461 恐 Horror Tavern: I Only Raise the Most Ferocious Creatures 恐怖酒馆：我只养大凶之物 Lord Salted Fish咸鱼君Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted Tucked away in a quiet alley is a strange tavern that can grant your wishes, as long as you’re willing to set up a terrifying idol in your home... 6kReads9.4Score804Shelves
12. 462 开EN Creating the Shadow Pavilion at the Start 开局创建暗影阁 Leaves Bring More Good Leaves叶来叶好Eastern Fantasy449k WordsCompleted Transmigrate as a beggar? Is the sky falling? No, no, no! I’ve got a System + behind-the-scenes schemes + clones + powerful beings to summon. A mysterious old man says, “Young man, become powerful soon and save the people!” I shake my head and say, “None of that has anything to do with me!!!” Bro, there’s a terrifying force behind them too! Did you know that!? 2.2kReads6.1Score100Shelves

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    This book is partially behind the scenes; the protagonist uses clones to cause trouble. Check it out if you're interested.

13. 463 全 Global Deities: My Divine Domain Is an Endless Abyss 全民神袛：我的神域是无尽深渊 Lord of the Raven渡鸦之主Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted After the Abyss swept through and shattered Chu Hao’s world, he arrived in a strange new world. In this world, everyone could create a strange world of their own. A beautiful, exquisite elven world? A magnificent dragon’s nest plane? A world of ancestral shamans from the dawn of chaos? Those are all too weak. My creation is the Endless Abyss! This is an endless, suffocatingly terrifying place! This is a place of brutal conditions and deadly dangers! This is a place without morality or ethi 15.7kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
14. 464 争 The Struggle for Supremacy in Qingnian 争霸庆年 The Elegant Idler优雅的闲人Male-Channel Fanfiction369k WordsCompleted Who says the Qingnian world has only Great Qing and Northern Qi? Who says the Black Cavalry and Tiger Guards are unmatched? Have you ever heard of Great Qin's iron cavalry? You've heard of them? Then what about the Snow Dragon Cavalry?! Emperor Qing, you're a Grandmaster? Sorry, I can mass-produce those! 1.8kReads5.8Score104Shelves

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    The mastermind behind Joy of Life is comical and humorous.

15. 465 组 Building Umbrella PMC: The Security Council’s Sixth Permanent Member 组建保护伞PMC，安理会第六常 Evergreen Nanxun南浔长青Urban554k WordsOngoing Chen Ge, a soldier in his previous life, died a heroic death and transmigrated to a parallel world. He had planned to become a star on the strength of his stunning good looks, but couldn’t stomach the unspoken rules, so he took a job as a security guard at an entertainment company. As luck would have it, one of the company’s actresses was kidnapped overseas. The golden finger every transmigrator needs awakened, binding him to a Multiverse Network where he could recruit military talent and purcha 281Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    [Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Flying kiss]

16. 466 没 Without Any Talent for Cultivation, I Have No Choice but to Secretly Become Invincible 没有修炼天赋的我只好偷偷无敌了 Su Chen酥尘Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted Also known as: “I'm the Young Master of the Demonic Path. What's the Big Deal About Capturing a Saintess of the Righteous Path?” and “I Have No Talent for Cultivation, So I Can Only Secretly Become Invincible” (No System, one heroine, wish-fulfillment, everyday life, lighthearted, imperial dynasty.) Three thousand years ago, the master of the Bitter Depths Sword, one of the Six Great Divine Weapons, sealed the Sacred Province single-handedly, then vanished without a trace. Three thousand years l 30.7kReads8.9Score3kShelves

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    These are definitely the books!

17. 467 我 I Pretended to Be the System and Led My Host to Sweep Through the Myriad Worlds! 我假扮系统，率领宿主横扫诸天！ Traveling by Book乘书而行Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes] [Myriad Worlds] [Invincible] [System, Activate!!] As a transmigrator, Xia Fan never got a System. So after succeeding in his cultivation, he decided to pose as one, sheltering other transmigrators from danger. [Dynasty World] Xia Fan: Host, don't worry. So what if you started from nothing? As my Host, you were born to become emperor! [Weird World] Xia Fan: Host, don't panic. Those mere horrors are nothing to worry about! Come with me and fight our way into the world of horror 5.8kReads8.4Score360Shelves

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    Just push it, no need to say more.

18. 468 海 One Piece: Summoning Heroes to Build the Strongest Family 海贼：召唤英雄，建最强家族 Drunk on the Passing Years醉光阴Anime Fanfiction629k WordsCompleted After being reborn as Robin's dad, a West Blue Mafia officer, Duke obtained a League of Legends Lottery System. He could spend his wealth to draw any League of Legends champion, equipment, skin, or other prize. And so, Marine Headquarters Admiral Garen stood against Kaido of the Beasts, while the great pirate Gangplank challenged Big Mom and rose to the ranks of the Four Emperors. Noxus, a superpower on the Grand Line, began to rise. Across the four seas, the Hextech Commerce Guild, Zaun Group, 6.1kReads9.0Score339Shelves

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    He transmigrated to the world of One Piece, possessing a system that allows him to summon heroes from an alliance. He secretly established various factions, and no one else knew that these factions belonged to him.

19. 469 我 My Manor Became a Refuge for the Emperor 我的庄园成了皇帝收留所 Jingsheng Lixi靖笙黎曦Historical1.2M WordsOngoing [The modern Republican-era arc of Volume Two is currently being written] [Mostly comedic + dual transmigration portal + emperors from every dynasty + some creative embellishments to historical figures + historical explanations] [This is my first historical novel, so please forgive the writing. The author welcomes criticism and corrections with an open mind and won't take offense.] [Note: The System is just an auxiliary tool that provides functions such as transmigration.] Chu Yu figured his esta 471Reads6.8Score115Shelves
20. 470 江 The Empire as My Canvas 江山为卷 Morning Farewell to Old Friends朝辞故旧Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [A completely fictional xianxia history: political intrigue + xianxia + no System.] “Your Majesty, the Ninth Prince has broken through all four passes. He has led his army across the Yinma River and is closing in on Tianmen Pass.” The ministers were speechless. How could that dissolute heir, who spent every day drinking and womanizing and even brought dancers on military campaigns, have broken through all four passes? From the looks of it, he was going to attack the strongest pass in Western Shu 12.3kReads9.1Score969Shelves
21. 471 开 What’s It Like to Become the Heavenly Dao from the Start? 开局成为天道是一种怎样体验 Hong Juan鸿娟Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [No System + behind-the-scenes scheming + prehistoric fantasy + cultivation + world-building + no female lead] What is it like to become the Heavenly Dao of a world from the start? Naturally, the goal is to transcend and become the most powerful Heavenly Dao in the universe. It begins with the evolution of a small world, leading to a great world and then the primordial world. The beings under the Heavenly Dao also transform, from mortals to cultivators, then immortals, and finally Mythic Great D 6.8kReads8.3Score480Shelves
22. 472 大 A College Freshman Internship, and You Went Abroad to Become a Mercenary? 大一实习，你跑去国外当雇佣兵？ KID Great Demon KingKID大魔王Urban1.2M WordsCompleted “You’re asking me what a mercenary is?” “I’m the winter wind, the wolf of Siberia, the bullet hanging over a traitor’s head! “Intelligence? I am intelligence! The law? The law is engraved on my bullet casings!” “We make contracts with our employers, our countries, and our own consciences.” “Fear neither death nor failure in our mission.” “Glory to the mercenaries!” This book is also known as: “I Don’t Know Either. They Said They’d Give Me an Internship Report, So I Came.”, “Hostages? What 793Reads8.4Score154Shelves
23. 473 我 I Have Billions of Clones, So Why Are You Making Me Mine? 我有亿万分身，你抓我去挖矿 Slightly Tipsy Every Day日日微醺Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing [Exploding Clones + Invincibility + Playing It Safe + Master Schemer + If I Can't Beat Them, I'll Call for Backup + No Rules] My name is Fang Yun. I had just transmigrated when I ascended to the Immortal Realm. Turns out, the ascension was a trap! I became a lowly mine slave in the Immortal Realm, digging for five hundred years. Then! I awakened the Infinite Clone System in the mine. These clones not only share my cultivation level, they can also help me cultivate. Best of all, they can change t 43kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves

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    A billion clones work like slaves, while the protagonist enjoys the limelight behind the scenes [smirk]

24. 474 我 My Journey to Higher Dimensions 我的升维之旅 Red Bean Tea红豆茶Eastern Fantasy879k WordsCompleted Zhou Heng fell into a low-dimensional world, but fortunately, his essence belonged to a higher dimension. In a world of gods and ghosts, he reshaped mythology and became the First God; In an uncanny world, he dispersed the mists of despair and became a beacon of hope; In a world of wizards, he pursued truth and became Truth itself; In a world of immortal cultivation, he glimpsed the Great Dao and attained his true self; When he returned to the higher dimension, he discovered that he had beco 14.2kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
25. 475 诡 After the Strange Resurgence, I Somehow Became the Organization’s Shadow Leader 诡异复苏后我竟成组织幕后首领 c5wy50Mystery227k WordsOngoing (Just received a rating) [Mastermind + Supernatural Resurgence + No Romance + Semi-Immersive Roleplay + System + Light Ensemble Cast] (A Slow Burn) Supernatural horrors descend, and human civilization edges ever closer to collapse. Death is no longer the end. It is the beginning of endless terror. As supernatural dungeons load into reality, humanity becomes playthings, struggling in an abyss of blood and madness That is when a mysterious organization appears. They rise from the shadows, with mem 6.3kReads8.1Score588Shelves

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    This place is not bad.

26. 476 1 1965: I Run Wild in Tokyo 1965：我在东京作威作福 Xie Xie Loves Eating Fish蟹蟹爱吃鱼Urban381k WordsCompleted Lin Kai was a corporate wage slave in the 21st century who transmigrated to 1965. From the start, he became a Japanese citizen and was branded a traitor to China. He endured the humiliation and, step by step, used his golden finger to dominate Tokyo and live life on his own terms. If you like it, go for it; if you don’t, fight back! The story of a future global financial magnate’s rise to power! 20Reads6.1Score—Shelves
27. 477 中 I Have Chuunibyou: Every Fantasy Came True 中二病的我：一切幻想都成真了 Wukong Who Knows How to Eat会吃饭的悟空Urban450k WordsCompleted [Behind-the-Scenes Protagonist + Infinite-Flow + Comedy + Plot-Focused + Chuunibyou + Lighthearted + No System] My name is Lu Jing. For certain reasons, I can’t take off the eyepatch covering my left eye. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be able to handle my golden eyes. Shatter, reality! Crumble, mind! Cast this world into exile!!! Portals appear, and monsters return. Lu Jing has a severe case of chuunibyou, but he’s just an ordinary person who can’t awaken. As he grows older, Lu Jing graduall 9.5kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves

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    [Angry][Full][Top Post] My name is Lu Jing, and I wear an eyepatch over my left eye because the golden pupil inside is too bright. I used to fantasize about a shattered reality where monsters roamed, but I'm just an ordinary person and can't awaken superpowers. Later, I grew up and felt pretty useless, so I wanted to start over at a new school. Unexpectedly, during the opening ceremony, the sky cracked open, and monsters ran out. I stepped forward, thinking that since I was going to die anyway, I might as well look cool. As a result, my fantasy actually came true, and I even picked up something that symbolized power, smiling and saying, "Everyone, the new world has arrived!" [Kiss][Kiss][Kiss]

28. 478 家 My Family Was Slaughtered, So I Went to Prison and Committed Countless Crimes in a Single Day 家人惨死我入狱，一日作案无数起 Hit-Making Professional爆款專业户Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Revenge + corruption + judgment + cathartic revenge + punishing evil and promoting good + championing justice] In a single night, Song Zhong lost everything. His entire family was brutally killed, and he was thrown into prison, reduced to a living skeleton! Fortunately, there is always a way forward. Just as Song Zhong was about to end his own life, the Calamity System arrived in time. In his own way, he made every villain pay for their crimes in blood! When the prison tyrant is killed by a fal 107.5kReads7.6Score13.2kShelves

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    Wrongfully imprisoned, working behind the scenes in prison, creating accidents, and using assassins to judge evil.

29. 479 直 Signing In on Livestreams, My Businesses Span the Globe 直播间签到，产业遍布全球 Sunset Shatters the Sky落日破苍穹Urban732k WordsOngoing Ye Haochen is reborn. With his extraordinary memory, including memories of his previous life, he becomes a famous venture capital king and a trillion-yuan tycoon. But fate plays a joke on him, and he somehow transmigrates to a parallel world, into the body of a rich second-generation student who has just graduated from university. This time, just as he decides to lie flat, he binds to the God-Tier Sign-In System, which lets him sign in during livestreams. [Sign-in successful. Obtained 10 million 805Reads7.6Score102Shelves
30. 480 谁 Who Taught You to Cultivate Immortality Like This? 谁教你们这么修仙的？ A Jin 121阿金121Eastern Fantasy193k WordsOngoing [The Fourth Calamity + behind-the-scenes scheming + chaotic players + infrastructure and farming + no female lead + lighthearted] Lu Zhou transmigrates to a world of cultivation and becomes the sect leader of the fallen Lingxiao Sect. The sect is in ruins, its legacy lost, and powerful enemies surround it. No problem! Lu Zhou waves a hand and summons a group of otherworldly disciples called "players"! From then on, the cultivation world goes completely off the rails. While local cultivators f 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Bookmark this] This book definitely meets the criteria for a high-quality behind-the-scenes story. It's not a case of false advertising. It's the best new book I've read recently. The author's writing is very skillful, and the plot and atmosphere are superbly portrayed. I highly recommend it.

31. 481 我 I, the Villainous Ancestor, Make Countless Goddesses Bow Their Heads 我！反派老祖，让无数神女俯首 Wild and Desolate荒黄Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Villainous Ancestor]+ [Almost Invincible]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [Powerful Background] Ye Qingyun transmigrated to a fantasy world called the Divine Continent, where he happened to be adopted by the current Holy Lord of Wangchen Mountain. He also awakened a villain System. As long as he harvested the fates of the Chosen Ones, he could keep earning System rewards. This set Ye Qingyun on the path to finding the Chosen Ones. Several hundred years later. Now a villainous ancestor, Ye Qingyun fi 39.7kReads8.3Score4.2kShelves
32. 482 天 Heaven’s Dao Yin 天道胤 Mr. Feng Yang风扬先生Eastern Fantasy386k WordsCompleted [Martial arts first, cultivation later] + [female lead appears later] + [not invincible] He was the strongest soldier king, a name that struck fear into his enemies. But during a final mission, he used himself as bait and detonated explosives, perishing in a sea of fire alongside the enemy. What he never expected was that, in the final moment before his consciousness faded, Ye Chenxiao would transmigrate to a world of martial arts. But this was no longer the jianghu of legend, where people live —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book will definitely suit your taste. If you don't like it, come back and scold me.

33. 483 开 An Evil God Doll from the Start: Do I Even Have a Choice? 开局邪神人偶，我有的选吗 Liu Yuxing流御行Urban628k WordsCompleted Evil gods run rampant! Monsters are everywhere! Luo Ya transmigrates to a world of "Dollmasters." Here, people awaken different powers by imprinting their souls onto dolls, using them to resist the rampage of evil gods and monsters. But what Luo Ya never expected was to transmigrate into a doll on the verge of being scrapped, only to be contracted by a little girl?! Fortunately, the God-Tier Sign-In System activates. [Ding! Sign in by contracting with a girl. Reward: the power of an evil god, ac 99Reads8.7Score105Shelves
34. 484 运 My Luck Is Off the Charts, Yet Every Villain Has a System to Come After Me 运气好到爆，恶人全带系统来害我 Nuclear Core锋核Urban220k WordsOngoing [This isn't the traditional sky screen showing videos to the ancients. It's a VCR of an absurd yet real parallel world, watched by a modern person (you), The Great Ruler.] The System in this book? It isn't even fit to carry your shoes! Even Wang Xiaoming, an employee under your command, can unconsciously take out a System in a split second. [Funny Memes and Highlights] A roundup of the seven major player types in Earth Online. Why can't you cultivate immortality in Earth Online anymore? Co 93Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    This is the true meaning of "starting at the peak"! Many readers crave that "super cool" feeling, but I advise you to skip it! 👋 Check out this urban fantasy novel that will teach you what true "easy wins" really mean. The protagonist, Wang Xiaoming, is just a recently laid-off worker with only one yuan left in his pocket. But behind him stands you—the SSS-level lucky tycoon! Watch as a rich second-generation heir tries to harm him with a system, only to have it all backfire; watch as various villains engage in fierce competition, only to end up benefiting you. No need to fight, no need to show off, good fortune will automatically come knocking. "Ten thousand times the luck return is activated"—don't miss out on this opportunity! Click to read for free and start your easy win life! ✨

35. 485 影 Shadows over the Hall of Loyalty 影落忠义楼 Yang Ximo阳夕陌Martial Arts557k WordsCompleted [Shadow Guard’s Rise + Court Intrigue and the Martial World + Stunning Beauties] He is the sharpest shadow guard in Prince Night Falcon’s hands. With his Feihong Sword, he has spilled countless drops of blood and never once failed. During a mission, he meets Mu Yao, a tender moonlight in a turbulent age, and then catches the fiery starlight in Shen Siyue’s eyes, a beacon of hope in utter despair. Little does he know that from the moment they met, Tong Xinling, an attendant of the Ruyi Tower, has 69Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Chapter 244 [Suspicion of the Corpse King] Chapter 245 [Heavy Force Pressing Down on the Capital] Chapter 246 [Separate Investigations, Crossing the Jinshui River at Night] I'm not exaggerating this book, but if you calmly read just twenty chapters, you'll be completely engrossed and unable to extricate yourself, as if you've personally stepped into that world of swords and shadows, becoming a member of the martial arts world. This book features a young shadow guard as the protagonist, wielding a flying sword that has drunk countless lives without ever missing its mark. It intertwines the swordplay of the martial arts world with the undercurrents of the imperial court, with a tight plot, crisp fights, tense confrontations on the brink of life and death, and delicate and moving tender moments of romance.

36. 486 美 American Cop: From the Start, I Leave Everyone's Imagination Running Wild 美警：开局让人脑洞大开 fi Fish Ballfi鱼丸Urban260k WordsOngoing [Power fantasy] [American cops] [Gunfights] [Promotions] [Multiple women] [System] (The rating just came out. It'll go up later.) After falling asleep, he wakes up transmigrated into an Asian man's body, having just passed the exam to become a rookie cop in Florida. From an unknown nobody to a household name, from a rising star in law enforcement to Florida's guardian. Ethan's legendary journey begins here. 775Reads6.9Score—Shelves
37. 487 人 The Immortal Food of Mankind 人种仙食 Big-Headed T头很大的T君Eastern Fantasy6.5M WordsOngoing "Weird Cultivation, Behind-the-Scenes Story" The Tang Dynasty: strange things are coming. When Li Qing transmigrated here, he thought Mr. Huayue had kindly taken him in. Little did he know that the man saw him only as livestock to be raised for food. At the brink of life and death, the jade tablet on Li Qing revealed its power, gravely wounding Mr. Huayue and allowing him to escape. But the danger was far from over. The scheme of the Six Paths and Eight Immortals to devour all living beings had 37.9kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves

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    This is also a behind-the-scenes story, it's quite good.

38. 488 我 My Secret Identities Are All Mentally Unstable 我的马甲精神状态都不太稳定 Qiang Ke羌柯Urban367k WordsCompleted [No romance, no harem, sneaky protagonist. See Chapter One for content warnings] . On the day Yan Sui jumps into a river on his eighteenth birthday, he binds to a System and learns that his parents didn't abandon him. They died. . To uncover the truth, Yan Sui binds to the System, but the deeper he investigates, the more people get dragged into it. . As he follows the trail, Yan Sui sees people scheming against others for power and status, people willing to lose their humanity for a little profi 2.4kReads7.2Score357Shelves
39. 489 开 Activate the Investiture of the Gods from the Start, Rebuild Heaven and the Underworld 开局激活封神榜，我重建天庭地府 Summer Gazebo夏天的凉亭Urban168k WordsOngoing Transmigrate and get bound to the Investiture of the Gods? Sounds great. Except the list is shattered, the divine faction has been defeated, and the Western gods’ legacy is watching him from all sides. The moment he shows himself, he’ll die. What can he do? Lin Yang held a knife to his own neck and struck a deal with the artifact spirit: “I’m the boss, you get a cut. We either make a fortune together or go down together.” From then on, he hid in his rented apartment, declaring himself the local 47Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Completely behind the scenes, the deification of gods is done behind the scenes, while the gods are on the front lines.

40. 490 星EN Path to Immortality Among the Stars 星路仙踪 Wang Yu忘语Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing In the modern world, a passage to another realm appears on Blue Star. Wang Yu is among the first people to enter a cultivation world through their dreams. In a daze, he embarks on the path of cultivation in order to survive! The Great Dao is merciless. On the path of cultivation, failing to advance means falling behind! By becoming a supreme cultivator, one can enjoy endless longevity and bring the power of cultivation back to Blue Star, saving its future. The cultivation world faces an apocalyp 175.5kReads9.1Score15.7kShelves

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    The first book by Wang Yu is *Star Path Immortal Traces*, which covers the stages of Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Purple Mansion, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Void Refining, Body Integration, and Mahayana. The second book is *A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Purple Mansion Immortal Fate*, which is not mindless or lacking in intelligence, but has a slow-burn beginning. The third book is *Slaying Gods: I Established Immortal Qin in the Immortal Cultivation World*, also known as *Eternal Night: The Twelfth Era*, which aims to let the glory of Immortal Qin shine throughout the heavens and myriad realms. (The last sentence appears to be a separate, unrelated statement: "Laying out a grand scheme for the world.")

41. 491 诡 Mysteries Resurge: Tarot Cards, Starting as a Diviner 诡秘复苏：塔罗牌，从占卜家开始 The Web Behind the Scenes幕后天网Eastern Fantasy519k WordsCompleted Cthulhu + Steampunk + Global ferocious beasts... A vast world where terror has returned. (Bring your brain when you read this!) Can divination be used in combat? Can slimes become gods? Do you have to rely on a brutal charge to fight? Only a fool would leave their brain unused. Build an organization behind the scenes and train underlings to do the dirty work. Norton Kurt manipulates his pawns, tugging at the threads of fate again and again. Only after it's all over do people realize, to their sh 2.9kReads9.1Score240Shelves
42. 492 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: Evolving from a Maine Coon 末世重生：从缅因猫开始进化 Frog in a Well坐井的蛙蛙Urban246k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse Rebirth + Beast Evolution + Evolving into a Nine-Tailed Cat + Stays a Cat, No Romance + Near-Invincible] Good news: I’ve been reborn! Bad news: I’m a cat. After being reborn in the apocalypse, Zhang Yang became a stray Maine Coon. He was already planning to find a two-legged human and settle down as their pampered cat. But then he discovered the apocalypse was out to kill him? It turned out he wasn’t a traveler from another world, but a soul from the old days. Just as he started fran 284Reads6.4Score108Shelves

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    Cats raising cats [kiss][kiss]

43. 493 主 The Protagonist? He Should Be Thanking Us! 主角？他还要谢谢咱呢！ I Can Write Code我会打代码Urban174k WordsOngoing [Villain] + [Warlord] + [Master Schemer] Also known as From the Start, the Protagonist Entrusts His Own Sister to Me, When a Top-Tier Schemer Becomes a Villain, and Who Says a Villain Can't Be a Master Schemer? Wang Teng transmigrates into a world formed from the fusion of countless novels, becoming a minor Villain and a stepping stone for the protagonists. Luckily, he awakens the Villain System. Suppressing the protagonists earns him rewards. As a top-tier schemer, Wang Teng says, “What's so ha 7Reads8.0Score—Shelves
44. 494 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Purple Mansion's Immortal Destiny 凡人修仙：紫府仙缘 Eternal Swastika卍字永恒Eastern Fantasy283k WordsOngoing (A slow-paced mortal’s tale. No mindless decisions, no characters getting dumber, no System. The protagonist is decisive and there’s a little violence. This is not a power fantasy, so read at your own risk.) The protagonist unexpectedly acquires an immortal estate and from then on embarks on the path of farming and cultivating immortality. I have a few acres of good farmland, and I watch the world change with a smile. I farm a little, refine some pills, and avoid all that environmentally unfrien 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
45. 495 诡 The Mysterious Resurgence: Part Two, Beginning with the Faceless Man 诡秘复苏：第二篇，从无面人开始 The Web Behind the Scenes幕后天网Eastern Fantasy334k WordsCompleted Cthulhu + steam + punk + global ferocious beasts... A vast world where terror has returned. (Bring your brain when you read this!) [Part Two] After the end of the Anxi Continent arc, Kurt boards a long-distance ocean liner and heads for unknown lands... The organization he founded, the [Ark of Destiny], and his many slime servants will face new opportunities and challenges. More like-minded children of fortune will also join the Ark of Destiny, sailing the ship of fate, traversing the river of t 619Reads9.3Score106Shelves
46. 496 我 I Edit Everything and Ascend to the Supreme 我编辑万物，成就至高 Shallow Chant i淺吟iUrban540k WordsOngoing (Creation + observing and developing a world + ensemble cast + fantasy + players arrive + spiritual qi revival) Lu Yun is an ordinary office worker from Blue Star. By chance, he merges with the source of a world and gains the ability to edit a small world. He thinks he'll just be its behind-the-scenes director, raising a few supernatural creatures to pass the time. Who would have thought that the source power returned by the small world would gradually turn him into a supernatural being in the r 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Creating a world, behind the scenes, observing development, ensemble cast, extraordinary, no female lead

47. 497 开 I Directed a Night of a Hundred Ghosts from the Start, Scaring the Whole World Out of Its Wits 开局导演百鬼夜行，吓疯全世界 Interstellar Requiem星际安魂曲Urban265k WordsOngoing [Behind-the-scenes mastermind + mythology revival + no female lead] In modern Tokyo, where technology reigns and the gods have vanished, Fujiwara Natsuhiko is merely the owner of an old bookstore called the Myriad Wonders Pavilion. No one knows that the Myth-Weaving System he controls is quietly rewriting the world: · He manifests a Zashiki-warashi for a homeless girl, making “good luck” the sharpest weapon of revenge. · He stages a Hyakki Yagyo on the streets of Kyoto, turning livestream camera 8Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    The supernatural resurgence caused by the protagonist, the excellent ensemble cast descriptions, and the sheer skill of the protagonist make him truly unique among light novels.

48. 498 种 Farming: From Sect Tenant Farmer to Supreme Across the Myriad Worlds 种田：从宗门佃户到万界独尊 Foolish Zhi傻志Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [Farming] + [Ensemble cast] + [Lord] + [Conquest] + [System] + [Satisfying wish fulfillment] Zhang Guiyuan transmigrates to a parallel world at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, where he becomes a tenant farmer growing spiritual plants for a sect. He awakens the strongest Lord System and obtains an unparalleled book: Postpartum Care for Sows He settles into a fine life of farming, raising pigs, and teasing his wicked sword cultivator little sister. But then a calamity that comes once every tho 3.1kReads5.7Score181Shelves

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    [Conquest] + [Territorial Expansion] + [Lord] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Refreshing Read] The protagonist is highly intelligent, skilled in scheming, and outwardly serves the imperial court while secretly developing his own power.

49. 499 第 The Fourth Calamity Suffers Online 第四天灾在线受苦 Thin Porridge Shizhou稀粥世洲Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [The Fourth Calamity]+ [No female lead! All about building a career]+ [Wild imagination] Chu Suian is just like his name: easygoing and a little socially awkward. After winning 200 million in the lottery, he was ready to settle into retirement, but who could have guessed he would transmigrate to another world! Thankfully, fate was kind to him. Chu Suian was found to have extraordinary talent for magic, earning him a place to study in the sacred land of magic, the Mage Tower. For the internet, an 4.9kReads8.8Score646Shelves
50. 500 永 Eternal Night: The Twelfth Era 永夜：第十二纪 Eternal Swastika卍字永恒Eastern Fantasy723k WordsOngoing [No System, no characters suddenly getting stupid, no mindless plot, not a wish-fulfillment novel, slow burn, strategic plotting, an immensely expansive world] [Ancient Xia] [Yin Shang] [Heavenly Zhou] [Divine Han] [Immortal Qin] [Sacred Tang] [Daoist Song] [Demonic Yuan] [Imperial Ming] [Demon Qing]... Fortune-backed dynasties + a struggle for supremacy across the myriad heavens + spatial arts + alchemy + artifact forging + Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Violet Palace, Golden Core, Nasc 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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