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. 251 重 Reborn in 2006: Building a Super Conglomerate 重生2006，创建超级财团 The Long Road of Life漫漫人生Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Finance + internet + energy + technology] An Xin had spent more than a decade in the capital markets. After a wild party, he inexplicably found himself reborn in 2006! He takes every step with care, builds a solid foundation, and plans for the long term, eventually creating a super-conglomerate. [The focus is on delivering both excitement and a story that follows the basic logic of everyday life and how capital works.] 14.8kReads8.7Score981Shelves

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   Top conglomerates, the masterminds behind the scenes!

2. 252 拥 With a System, I Change the World from Behind the Scenes 拥有系统的我在幕后改变世界 Zhang Zhang Little Rabbit张张小兔Urban103k WordsCompleted [Behind-the-Scenes + System] Why did six million people flood a livestream the day after a Wing Chun instructor in Shanghai was beaten into submission by a foreign boxing champion, spamming, “Master Ye, we're sorry”? And how did he save a poor girl who had lost her way from a life of danger...? “My name is Wu Chen. I don't cultivate heroes, I cultivate pawns. I don't collect treasures, I collect stepping stones.” This is the story of a man who controls everything from the shadows as he climbs, s —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 253 万 The Eternal Beast-Taming Clan 万古御兽世家 Chen Shangsheng辰上生Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Clan building] [Beast taming] [Farming and development] After dying in bed, Chu Mu opens his eyes to find himself inhabiting a stone book in the wilderness. The bad news: he can’t hop or jump, move or speak. He has become an artifact. The good news: he has become a Source Artifact, the foundation on which every great clan depends for its survival and growth. After a village boy takes him home, Chu Mu vows to build a beast-taming clan that will endure for ages. “Ancestor Chu, can my Source Beast 18.9kReads8.0Score1.4kShelves

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   This book is incredibly good and still ongoing. The various source beasts described in it are very imaginative. I highly recommend reading it; it's a really great book.

4. 254 开 From the Start, I Played a Containment Officer and Upended the World's Understanding 开局扮演收容师，颠覆全球认知 Li Li Duck黎璃鸭Mystery267k WordsOngoing [Secret identity + behind the scenes + no romance + horror + roleplay + organization] Yu Chen was an ordinary person from Blue Star, until he transmigrated into Red Star, a world where a strange game had descended. Here, only by clearing every instance can people stop the strange entities from entering the real world. Otherwise, the real world will be invaded and assimilated by ghost realms, becoming a new haunt for strange entities. Yu Chen transmigrated with a card-drawing roleplay System. As 75Reads7.5Score—Shelves
5. 255 修 Cultivation: I Am the Master of Dreams 修仙：我是梦境主宰 Little Goose with a Cowlick呆毛的小鹅Eastern Fantasy793k WordsCompleted Elements of this book (as summed up by readers): [Cultivation]+ [World Creation]+ [Behind-the-Scenes]+ [Strategic Gameplay]+ [No System]+ [Online Game]+ Synopsis: After transmigrating to the Cultivation world, you build a unique dream space and create wondrous dream worlds. It has mysterious Soul Crystals, Enlightenment Pagodas that let people break through rapidly, and Ascension Pills that improve one's soul cultivation. Everyone is working for you! You are the master of the dream space! The Dr 2.8kReads8.6Score262Shelves

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   ① Traverse the world of cultivation and construct a unique dream space. First tier allows you to carry real items, second tier allows for the manifestation of illusions, third tier allows for assimilation and possession, and there are even higher tiers. Here, everyone works for you; you are the master of the dream world!

6. 256 饲 Raising All of Humanity: I Simulated a Perfect Future 饲养全人类：我推演了完美未来 Red Big Tomato红色大番茄Sci-Fi & Apocalypse571k WordsCompleted Zheng Xuan transmigrates into a parallel world and becomes the Host of the Future Simulation System. He gathers the wisdom of six billion intelligent beings across the globe and builds a Tower of Wisdom, simulating and creating a supernatural system for humanity: “Equivalent Exchange: Truth Alchemy.” Drawing on generations of medical professionals’ research into the human body, he simulates and develops a supernatural martial arts system! Using the principles of civilization to open a gateway to 2.8kReads9.1Score265Shelves
7. 257 开 From the Start, I Became a Deity. Building a Heavenly Court Isn't Too Much, Right? 开局成神灵，建个天庭不过分吧 Red Bean Tea红豆茶Urban705k WordsCompleted [I Alone Hold the Law] [Faith Becomes Divinity] [Behind the Scenes] An evil god descends, and Zhou Ze obtains the divine essence of lies. He tells a lie, becomes a god, and opens the gates between reality and fantasy. In the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, he obtains the Divine Stone of Mending Heaven and forges the core of his divine kingdom. In the Three Kingdoms world, he encounters the divine general Guan Yu and comprehends the divine office of courage. In the Water Margin world, he gathe 3.9kReads9.0Score308Shelves

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   The first book's protagonist is an abyssal consciousness with aliases throughout the heavens, infiltrating from behind the scenes. The second book's protagonist starts as a god and establishes a celestial court.

8. 258 从 The Ancestor of the Immortal Dao, Beginning with the Classic of Mountains and Seas 从山海经开始的仙道始祖 Too Lazy to Type懒得码字Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted This is the primordial age, before the birth of the Immortal Path. This is an era when bloodline races roam unchecked throughout the myriad worlds. How many simulations does it take to go from weakling to the strongest? 1.5kReads8.4Score125Shelves
9. 259 魔 Monsters Invade: I Founded an Organization to Counterattack the Demon Realm 魔物入侵：我创立组织反攻魔界 Cloud Dream, Fallen Leaves云梦残叶Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Building an Organization] [Extracting Essences] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Monster Invasion] On his way home from work, Bai Ye is attacked by an unknown humanoid monster. At the brink of life and death, a red crystal falls from the sky and saves him. After fusing with the red crystal, Bai Ye gains two special abilities: [Extract] Extract a creature’s traits, abilities, bloodline, and more... [Fuse] Fuse the traits, abilities, bloodlines, and more of multiple creatures... After the attack, Bai Ye 9.2kReads8.3Score846Shelves

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   Upon waking, Fang Xiu found himself transported to a perilous and anomalous world. Here, the sky was filled with indescribable phantoms, spiders spun webs beneath mountains in his dreams, new humans were born underground, the Children of the Sun and the Children of the Night had switched places once more, and amidst all the strange occurrences, a giant alarm clock slowly approached from beyond the universe. Even he himself was entangled by monsters and had lost his own shadow. Fortunately, he was bound to a salvation system, starting with the establishment of the [Emperor] Foundation. By continuously developing and expanding it, and by handling and containing the anomalous phenomena, he could acquire all sorts of treasures and abilities. He could even extract power from myths and legends, transforming fantasy into reality. And so…

10. 260 我 I Hand Out Systems from Behind the Scenes 我在幕后发系统 A Pack of Toilet Paper一包卫生纸Urban976k WordsOngoing [Behind-the-scenes] [Infinite Flow] [System] Lin Hang is forced to merge with most of Earth’s authority as its planetary will. Together with the planetary will, Blue Star, he develops countless planes and guides civilization toward advancement. Historical worlds, anime worlds, game worlds, war-torn worlds... As the one pulling the strings from behind the scenes, he grants Systems to those onstage and uses them to control the entire situation remotely. “We’ll stay behind the scenes. There’s no ne 2.5kReads9.1Score156Shelves

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    This author is a seasoned fan of behind-the-scenes fiction. This list contains all ongoing and completed books (male-oriented), many rated 9.0 Or higher. Feel free to check them out. PS: This is my entire collection of behind-the-scenes fiction. Please support me, and don't be offended if you don't like it. ๑•́₃•̀๑

11. 261 我 I Forge Divine Weapons Behind the Scenes and Usher in the Spiritual Qi Revival 我在幕后缔造神兵，开启灵气复苏 Ink Painting on Bamboo w竹墨画wUrban90k WordsOngoing Divine weapons descended, and spiritual qi revival began. Mu Yang sat high upon his divine throne, looking down over the human pasture as lambs fought among themselves. After obtaining the Heaven and Earth Furnace, Mu Yang forged divine weapons and personally ushered in an age of fierce competition through spiritual qi revival. He remained behind the scenes, watching the conflicts unfold as the mastermind. Those who rose up in resistance died for justice. Those who pursued freedom died in their —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist initiates a spiritual energy revival, observing the world's changes and the struggles of all living beings from behind the scenes.

12. 262 我 I Am the Creator God of a Hidden City 我是隐藏都市的创世神 Cultivating the Dao to Godhood魂道成神Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [World-Creation, Ensemble Cast, Evolution of Life, Changing Eras, Time Flow, World Destruction, Mythology, Epic of the Ages...] Do you think the protagonist is the main character? No. The protagonist is merely a hub, a key. There has only ever been one true protagonist in this book: the world. Protagonists, supporting characters, cannon fodder, the strong, the weak, ordinary life forms, special life forms, souls: whoever or whatever appears in this world, whether living beings or inanimate obje 456Reads6.3Score—Shelves
13. 263 重 Reborn as a Satellite 重生成为卫星 Zhou One大周一号Sci-Fi & Apocalypse506k WordsCompleted Five hundred years after the disaster, Liu Yi was reborn as an artificial satellite. By then, the surface had become a wasteland. Mutated monsters roamed everywhere, and humanity, its civilization in decline, could only huddle behind narrow city walls. Liu Yi had no cheat powers. On the contrary, he had to be someone else's cheat. 3.2kReads9.1Score320Shelves
14. 264 你 You’re All Chasing the Heroine? Then I’ll Marry the Demoness 你们都追女主？那女魔头我娶走了 Paper Parcel纸包Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing [One heroine + everyday affection + guaranteed sweetness + cultivation system + grand setting] Shen Yi'an transmigrates into a rather outrageous novel. Born into the world, he discovers that he’s the original protagonist, the one with a massive green hat hanging over his head: the Sixth Prince of the Great Qian Dynasty, His Highness Prince Chu! The second, third, fourth, and nth male leads all like the heroine. Whoever wants that whole field of green can have it. I don’t. You’re all going after 121kReads9.3Score8.9kShelves

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    [Making a face][Making a face][Making a face] Shen Yi'an transmigrated into the body of the cuckolded male lead, the sixth prince of the Great Qian Dynasty, Prince Chu. While others vie for the female lead, he's head over heels for the female demon. The female lead comes to bother him? He transforms into a pure love judge, delivering a devastating blow to her sinus.

15. 265 我 I Build an Organization to Save the World from Behind the Scenes 我在幕后打造救世组织 Tangyuan from Ice Lantern Street冰灯街的汤圆Urban403k WordsCompleted [Behind-the-scenes mastermind] [Invincible] [Ensemble cast saving the world] [Mythology revival] [Master of deception] [No female lead] [Mysterious organization] [The night before monsters invaded, I alone in my rented apartment fabricated the biggest lie in human history] The world’s leaders would never have imagined it: The “ancient organization that has guarded humanity for tens of thousands of years” they were desperately investigating was being born right beside my takeout box. “Rather th 162Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A true behind-the-scenes story, with the protagonist truly operating behind the scenes; a grand narrative focusing on cultivating power.

16. 266 一EN I Accidentally Became the Ultimate Villain! 一不小心成了终极大反派！ A Promise一个承诺Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated into a book, no System, historical setting, female lead] What should you do after transmigrating into a book as a female-oriented novel’s villain, when the heroine has a prince backing her? Easy: either marry her or destroy the country! What if you can’t stand this world? Why not change it while you’re at it?… 9.3kReads8.7Score462Shelves

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    Synopsis: A time-traveling male protagonist meets a reborn female protagonist who proposes right from the start. Character traits: Male protagonist is behind the scenes, female protagonist is decisive. Main relationship: Couple.

17. 267 副 The Dungeon Boss's Code 副本boss的修养 Zimu Garden子木园Eastern Fantasy383k WordsCompleted Farming, masterminding from behind the scenes, clones, management, and a game-world setting. In the early Warring States period, mysterious pocket realms appeared all over the world. People could enter them and obtain all kinds of resources. Thus began the path of martial arts and immortal cultivation. Three hundred years later, the Seven Kingdoms were locked in constant warfare. At this time, Song Yuanming transmigrated into a pocket realm and became the BOSS of a realm that had yet to fully ta 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is guaranteed to be good. The protagonist uses his self-created game character to cause trouble, show off, and collect resources.

18. 268 蛇 Snake Daddy, Stop Eating! This World Can't Take Much More! 蛇爹别吃了！这世界真扛不住啦 Hardworking Pig Hero勤劳的猪猪侠Eastern Fantasy577k WordsOngoing [Semi-invincible protagonist + Monster Beasts + Light Ensemble Cast + Follower Civilization + the Myriad Worlds] [Just got a rating. Whether it goes up is up to fate~] Also known as: I! The Ouroboros! I Feed on Worlds! The serious version: After being killed by a “meteorite,” Han Yuan transmigrated into a snake. He accepted reality and worked hard to grow stronger in his new world! At first, he wound through the rainforest as a hundred-meter-long king of the jungle. The rainforest tribes who rev 15.6kReads6.6Score1.5kShelves

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    Behind the scenes, cultivating power

19. 269 我 I Use My Spiritual Sense to Destroy Extraterrestrial Civilizations 我用灵识斩除域外文明 Heartachel心病lUrban317k WordsOngoing [Xuanhuan]+ [Alternate Universe]+ [Wild Imagination]+ [Urban]+ [High Martial]+ [Female Protagonist] What? Blue Star has just awakened, and most people can only have three spirit senses?! Aliens have an infinite-flow system?! Sorry, Lin Zhixing has multiple spirit senses?! She can even summon exotic beasts (adorable pets) from other civilizations to fight for her?! “So you’re not even a person?! You might as well have never lived!” And so, a high school student set out on the path to blow up the 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You should check these out! 1. An extraterrestrial threat has quietly descended, stirring up undercurrents in the capital. The members of the Xuan Yi Center rush to various locations to fight against rampaging alien beasts and uncover ancient secrets. The plot is full of tension, the characters are vividly portrayed, and each chapter leaves you with suspense. 2. As mist shrouds the land, various forces vie for power. A young man breaks free from the shackles of his inner demons and embarks on a perilous journey with his companions, experiencing adventures in secret realms and fierce battles in the wilderness.

20. 270 买 Trading Perks to Build an Extraordinary Club 买卖词条，打造非凡俱乐部 Flying Divine Bull飞天神牛Urban806k WordsOngoing The day Lin Zhe was laid off, his girlfriend got into a rich heir's Porsche and tossed out a parting shot: “What kind of future could a good-for-nothing like you give me?” The very next second, he awakened the [Attribute Trading System]! From then on, Lin Zhe could see the hidden fates above everyone's heads. [Longevity], [Business Prodigy], [Expert Fighter], [Born to Wealth]... He could also see [Kidney Deficiency], [Countdown to Bankruptcy], [Late-Stage Cancer], [Dead in Three Days]! A lovesic 116.8kReads7.8Score11.3kShelves

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    This is very good.

21. 271 我 I Own a Pawnshop That Grants Immortality and Invincibility 我有一间当铺，可长生，可无敌 Little Crispy Veggie小蔬脆Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted A veteran author with several completed novels, each over a million words. You can count on the quality, so please enjoy. My soul transmigrated into another world, and things went wrong from the start. My wife wants to poison me so she can live happily ever after with her lover. The butler is doing everything he can to strip me of my family fortune. My father doesn't care for me, my mother doesn't love me, and they see me as a harbinger of misfortune. They won't even let me through the 568Reads6.2Score106Shelves
22. 272 末 Apocalypse: The Whole Company Denies the Existence of the 18th Floor 末世：全公司否认18楼存在 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Sci-Fi & Apocalypse783k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + No System + Reborn + Mystery + One Female Lead + Zombies + Hard Sci-Fi + No Mindless Decisions + Revenge] Reborn six hours before the apocalypse, Chu Yan has not only retained his memories of the future, but also mastered the ultimate secret of genetic evolution! He can become the most powerful god in the apocalypse! He frantically stockpiles supplies, builds weapons, modifies vehicles, and saves his parents, racing against time! He will kill his enemies with his own hands and turn 3.4kReads8.7Score290Shelves

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    A masterpiece of behind-the-scenes drama! The protagonist orchestrates events from behind the scenes in a post-apocalyptic world, displaying exceptional intelligence throughout. The suspense builds layer by layer, and the portrayal of human nature is realistic and profound. With its grand world-building and solid writing, it's increasingly captivating.

23. 273 放 After-School Investigative Reporter: Investigating Youthful Urban Legends 放学后调查记者：青春怪谈调查中 Idle Fish Xianyu闲鱼鲜于Anime Fanfiction976k WordsOngoing [Afterglow]+ [BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!]+ [BanG Dream! Ave Mujica]+ [Girls Band Cry]+ [Girls' Bands]+ [Harem]+ [Everyone If] All kinds of urban legends and school ghost stories circulate around Tokyo. “And I, Kiriya Ren, star investigative reporter for the school newspaper, aim to shine the light of truth into every shadow!” “Until I discovered that: The Guitar Ghost was actually the pink-tracksuit guitar hero who seemed to glow whenever she played. The Cucumber Worshipper was a taciturn, expre 28.8kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves

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    Fans of behind-the-scenes stories will be ecstatic! The protagonist cultivates and builds his power behind the scenes in a post-apocalyptic world. The sci-fi setting is hardcore and rigorous, with constant plot twists that make it increasingly addictive.

24. 274 开 From the Start, I Slay Cultivators Against All Odds and Build a Peak Immortal Clan 开局逆斩修士，我打造巅峰仙族 Dharma Name: True Water法号真水Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [Ordinary cultivator's path] [Clan Cultivation] [Ensemble cast] [Farming] [No System] [Decisive and ruthless] [Characters aren't dumbed down] Li Xuan is reborn in the cultivation world as the son of a farming family. He spends fifteen years in a daze, only to find that he hasn't even caught a glimpse of the path to cultivation. After leaving home to escort goods for ten years, he plans to take his silver, marry, have children, and build up his family line. Who could have expected an injured cult 26.3kReads8.1Score2.1kShelves

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    The true mastermind behind the scenes!!! He founded the organization [Puppet Church], headed by Yan Sui (it's recommended to start reading from Chapter 5). [The Twenty-Four Clubs, named after the Twenty-Four Solar Terms] Hall Master (Orphanage Director) Chen Ye, who appears frequently at the beginning but disappears later, mostly focusing on training the adopted orphans [Jade Leaf Hall]. Norton-Kurt, a fortune teller. [Ark of Destiny]

25. 275 异 Rebuilding the Great Qin Empire in Another World 异世之重建大秦帝国 Echoes in the Sorrowful Wind遗响于悲风Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted No golden finger, no System. An invincible protagonist, political intrigue, building a martial world faction from behind the scenes, and a dynastic struggle for supremacy. The protagonist is ruthless and decisive, with no saintly heroics. He dominates the martial world in the early chapters, then contends for supremacy over the realm through dynastic warfare. Naturally, women are part of life in both court and martial circles, but romance won't take up much space. To the protagonist, love is a m 159Reads6.1Score123Shelves

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    🔥🔥Book Synopsis: The protagonist has no cheat codes or system enhancements. He's an invincible, cunning strategist with deep political maneuvering and behind-the-scenes influence in the martial arts world. 🐅 He's ruthless and decisive in his struggle for imperial supremacy. 🐅 He roams the martial arts world in the early stages, and later battles for dominance in the imperial court. 🐅 He gallops across battlefields with his iron cavalry, and navigates the intricate web of court intrigue. In the Green Dragon Society of the martial arts world, the protagonist establishes his formidable reputation. 🌈🌈

26. 276 神 Myth Descends, and I Become the Source of All Gods 神话降临，我为众神之源 Yan San焰三Urban337k WordsCompleted Also known as The Heavenly Dao’s Executor: I Rebuild the Cycle of Reincarnation by Bringing the Gods Under My Banner [When gods become thieves, I wield the Heavenly Dao and reshape the world for all living things] Chen Guan transmigrates to another world amid a spiritual qi revival, becoming the sole inheritor of the Library of All Ages. All he has is a broken Yi Mirror. In this world, the Heavenly Dao has shattered, and gods and demons have usurped its powers. Olympus, Asgard, the Ennead, Heave 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Behind the scenes, occasionally appearing to pretend

27. 277 争 Contending for Supremacy: I Get Eight Hundred Shadow Guards from the Start 争霸:开局获得八百影密卫 The Snail by the River河边的蜗牛Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsOngoing Qin Tian is a man who likes women. He was an ordinary university student in the 21st century until a car accident caused him to transmigrate to another world, where he became the useless Sixth Prince of the Great Tang Dynasty. With the System’s help, watch as Qin Tian stirs up a storm in this otherworldly realm. 3.6kReads8.0Score184Shelves
28. 278 拯 After Saving the World, You Want to Turn It into a Tokusatsu Show? 拯救世界后，你要拍成特摄片？ Conquer the Mountain Gap踏破山缺Urban249k WordsOngoing Zhang Chi accidentally transmigrates. The good news: he has a golden finger that lets him edit character entries. The bad news: powerful enemies are watching hungrily, and only he can save the world. But Zhang Chi soon comes up with a plan, leaving his enemies stunned. “Wait, who are these people?” “Why does an explosion go off behind them whenever they say their names?” “I clearly hit them, so why aren’t they hurt?” Dahua’s chief executive: “We need to make a documentary about these heroes. 375Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    Behind the scenes, they cultivate super teams, train superheroes and villains, and create fun.

29. 279 我 I Wield the Supernatural Through a Chessboard 我以棋盘执掌超凡 A Great Cart Needs No Crossbar大车无輗Urban554k WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast] + [Creating the supernatural] + [Urban high-martial-arts world] Top chess player Wang Tianyi wakes up to find he's no longer the world champion, but a college student in a parallel world. Just when he thinks he's destined to live an unremarkable life, the old chessboard he carries with him awakens. With every move, it can use ordinary objects from the world as raw materials and fuse and forge them into world-shaking Divine Pact Artifacts! “Pawn 001: Mind's Brush” “Pawn 002: Shado 71Reads6.4Score—Shelves
30. 280 大 The Qin Empire Rises, and I Alone Hold Back the Sky 大秦风起，我只手挽天倾 There Are Demons on Erlang Mountain二郎山上有妖Historical2.9M WordsOngoing [Passion + Political Scheming + Ruthless Decisiveness + No System] The Qin Empire is on the rise. Countless Qin veterans shed their blood on the battlefield, conquering the Six Kingdoms and uniting them under Qin. Mighty Qin, a newborn empire whose flame is guttering like an oil lamp running dry. The thirteenth prince bears the fate of all Qin's people. With one hand, he holds up the tottering empire; with the other, he turns back the falling heavens. 25.5kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
31. 281 我 I Am the Mastermind Behind the Scenes, Creating a Supernatural Game 我，幕后主宰，创建超凡游戏 Short on Gold and Silver金缺银少Urban417k WordsCompleted [Behind-the-scenes mastermind + urban fantasy + ensemble cast + global upheaval + ruthless decisiveness + sharp minds + factional conflict + human nature at stake] After becoming a god, Yunge found the world far too boring. So he decided to have some fun, randomly selecting “lucky ones” to take part in a killing spree called the [Game of the Gods]. Here, kindness is an epitaph, and treachery is a passport. He brings about spiritual qi revival, unleashes the supernatural, and brings technology cr 9.4kReads8.2Score573Shelves
32. 282 神 A God Descends on America, Starting with Wishes and Reaping Humanity 神降美利坚，从许愿开始收割众生 Set Sail with the Sun阳帆启航Urban500k WordsCompleted [America + Evil God + Wishes + Mastermind + transmigrate + Sacrificial + Doesn’t Care If You Live or Die] In America, granting wishes for all the world. Wish God Li Yibai: Whatever you need, make a wish to me. I’ll make it come true every time, or you don’t pay. What, you say I read your wish and reply with something completely unrelated? I take your wish literally? I don’t care if you live or die? That’s not my problem. As long as the wish gets fu 2.3kReads8.4Score134Shelves
33. 283 黄 A Dream of Huangliang: The Mad Heroine Hates Me to the Bone 黄粱一梦，疯批女主竟恨我入骨 Cowherd Boy of Lonely Mountain孤山放牛娃Eastern Fantasy4.1M WordsCompleted [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Decisive and Ruthless + Cunning and Devious + Invincible Among His Peers] Ye Lingtian transmigrates into a romance-and-intrigue novel as the villainous Third Prince of Great Zhou. From the start, he’s supposed to marry the heroine, Feng Huojun? On their wedding night, the crazy heroine tries to kill me. The reason? She loves me to the point of obsession? As the poison-coated dagger sinks into my heart, I know I’m done for. This villain really doesn’t survive pa 68.2kReads8.8Score7.6kShelves
34. 284 玄 Xuanhuan: Defying Fate Through Ten Thousand Lifetimes, I Beat the Immortal Emperor to a Pulp 玄幻：逆命万世，我打爆仙帝 The Cat That Doesn't Love Fish不恋鱼的猫Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [The print edition of "Mayfly Chronicle" is now on sale] If life is as fleeting as a mayfly, how can it shake the heavens? After dying in poverty in old age, Su Chen discovered that his golden finger was a book that defied fate. After death, he could earn Fate-Reversal Points based on his life's achievements and keep reincarnating. He could spend those points to improve his next life's aptitude, comprehension, and even background. Across the long years, he was the ineffectual young master of a m 116.2kReads9.0Score10.6kShelves

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    This book is so good, I swear on my time!

35. 285 百 Centipede with a Hundred Heads: Devouring the Myriad Worlds 百头蜈蚣：吞噬诸天万界 Gossip Fish八卦鱼Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [No female lead] [Decisive and ruthless] “Stop, you traitor to this world!” A stream of burly soldiers rushed in and seized a man with a crazed expression. Their leader shouted furiously. “Hahahahaha! You’re too late. The ritual has begun! My lord is about to descend!” The man sneered. A tremendous rumble sounded in the distance. Everyone looked up, and their pupils instantly shrank. A massive claw swept across the sky, tearing open an immeasurably vast rift. A blood-red eye peered through the g 3.3kReads7.8Score267Shelves

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    They're all of this type.

36. 286 敌 The Enemy Is Coming, and You Haven’t Even Left the Solar System? 敌人要来了，你们还没出太阳系？ Come On In and Browse进来逛逛呀Urban667k WordsOngoing [The new book has only just received its rating; it’ll rise later] Alien: “What? You haven’t left your home planet to travel between the stars yet?” Liu Xiaoyu: “...” Alien: “What? You haven’t mastered controlled nuclear fusion yet?” Liu Xiaoyu: “...” Alien: “What? This planet has no unified government, yet it has over a hundred countries!” Liu Xiaoyu: “...” Alien: “You stupid carbon-based monkeys, my enemies will be coming for me soon, and you’re still fighting among yourselves!” Liu Xiaoyu: “ 6.5kReads6.5Score434Shelves

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    Just as they reached controlled nuclear fusion, spaceplanes appeared, with the protagonist always behind the scenes.

37. 287 开 From the Start, Crowned a Prince: Founding the Ghost-Suppressing Bureau 开局封王，从建立镇诡司开始 Noodles Who Loves Steamed Buns爱吃馒头的面条Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsCompleted This is a dazzling golden age! Geniuses are a dime a dozen, prodigies are everywhere, and monsters keep appearing one after another! Gods and demons awaken, the uncanny runs rampant, and the abyss invades! Countless races compete on the same stage, because this era will offer a chance to transcend! If they don't want to be wiped out by calamity, they'll have to fight with everything they've got! In the Great Yan Celestial Dynasty, Jiang Ye Han, who transmigrated here eighteen years ago, awakened 41.3kReads8.0Score2.4kShelves
38. 288 曦 Eternal Dawn 曦日永恒 Green Pine in Heavy Snow大雪青松Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsCompleted [Invincible protagonist + ensemble cast (sort of) + an entire clan creating a world + giant gods + wholly original] Over 7,000 words updated daily! Jump in with confidence! You've seen people transmigrate with their bodies or souls, men transmigrating as women and women as men, but have you ever seen an entire clan transmigrate? On the day Yang Sheng took over as clan leader, the ancestral stone underw 14.4kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
39. 289 幕 Behind the Scenes: I Summon the Aeons to Another World 幕后：我召唤星神降临异界 The Stars Shine Bright at This Moment此刻群星闪耀Urban164k WordsCompleted [System] [Not a saint] After transmigrating to a parallel universe and awakening the Star God Descent System, he gains the faith of believers, begins pulling strings from behind the scenes, exploits the masses, and becomes the mastermind behind it all. 12Reads5.4Score—Shelves
40. 290 我 Even the Heavenly Court Fears the Ghosts I Raise 我养的鬼连天庭都忌惮 Cold Words and Leng Words冷言leng语Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Overpowered protagonist] [Satisfying story] [The strongest Celestial Master] Twenty years ago, five-year-old Zhang Ze was taken away by a mysterious old man. When he returned, he brought a host of ghosts with him. He was the strongest Celestial Master, and the only living earthly immortal in the world today. “Zhang Ze, just how strong are you now?” When an elderly Celestial Master from Longhu Mountain asked out of curiosity, Zhang Ze was about to answer when the ghost infant perched on his shou 47kReads8.8Score6.4kShelves
41. 291 灭 World-Destroying Mastermind? I Grow Stronger by Reaping Civilizations Across the Heavens 灭世黑手？收割无尽诸天文明变强 Tomatoes Stir-Fried with Cement西红柿炒水泥Eastern Fantasy358k WordsOngoing [Ultimate Mastermind + Invincible Hero + Creator God + Endless Heavens + Ultimate Demon Lord + Hypocritical Saint + Endless Underlings] “Who exactly is pulling the strings behind the world's development?” “Why are you invading us? What is there in our world that you covet so much?” Black rain fell from the sky, and black auroras streaked across the heavens. 100,000,000,000,000,000 billion unknown powerhouses invaded the endless heavens and cosmos. No one knew where these people came from or why 665Reads5.7Score—Shelves

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    Behind-the-scenes story novel!!!

42. 292 镇 Chronicles of the Demon Suppressors 镇妖纪 NetskyLVEastern Fantasy130k WordsOngoing In ancient times, spiritual qi was abundant, and humanity, demons, and spirits stood as three powers. A great war known as the “God-Sealing Cataclysm” depleted spiritual qi, drove immortals and Buddhas into hiding, and weakened the demon race, leaving humanity dominant. Three thousand years later, the Age of the End of Magic came to an end, and the spiritual qi revival swept across the land. The world is divided among three great dynasties: Dynasty Inspiration Territory Characteristics Great Son 69Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Different books, different stories

43. 293 脑 Lobotomy Ark: Stitch It All Together! 脑叶方舟：缝！都可以缝！ Box myself箱子myselfAnime Fanfiction238k WordsOngoing (This is a remake of Arknights: Project Lightseed Launch. Updates will be whenever the author feels like it. As the title suggests, in addition to the Lobotomy Corporation and Arknights themes, this story throws in a bunch of other things, including but not limited to tabletop role-playing, Minecraft, and Soulslike games. Feel free to leave a comment if you have any ideas.) (Also, this isn't an overpowered protagonist story or a slaughterfest. It's more of a behind-the-scenes, ensemble slice-of- 567Reads8.6Score—Shelves
44. 294 我 I’m a Soldier Cultivator. Why Should I Duel You One-on-One? 我一个兵修，凭什么跟你单挑啊 Zhang Ruhe张如何Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsOngoing [Weapon cultivator, extreme path, decisive and ruthless, military formations, benevolence, soul transmigration] Wei Yuan's soul transmigrated into the Great Qian Dynasty, where he became a cultivator of the military path. It was a chaotic age plagued by demons, political turmoil, and widespread poverty. Fortunately, he awakened the Lifespan Deduction System. By slaying demons and monsters, he could claim their remaining lifespan and use it to refine his own techniques, military formations, divin 45.1kReads8.0Score4.7kShelves
45. 295 灭 World-Destroying Archdemon? I Grow Stronger by Reaping the Grievances of Civilizations 灭世大魔？我靠收割文明怨气变强 Tomatoes Stir-Fried with Cement西红柿炒水泥Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Unbeatable protagonist + hidden mastermind across the heavens + demon lord + enemy of all worlds + ultimate big boss] “Don't ascend! Don't ascend! Don't ascend!” “The Upper Realm uses our people as food. Our clan will never retreat, even if we die!” “We've lost. Those who come after us, remember to keep a low profile and bide your time.” Who was behind the creation of the Eerie Clan? Why can the Lower Realm defeat the Upper Realm? Why is Xing Ying afraid of a steamed bun? There's no way to repa 5.6kReads7.9Score353Shelves
46. 296 开 Fusing with Star Rail from the Start, Playing the Aeons 开局融合星铁，扮演星神 Luming麓鸣Urban400k WordsOngoing [Honkai: Star Rail + Aeons + no female lead + eerie setting, the protagonist has little presence, please go easy if it's not your thing] After transmigrating, Shen Li obtains the Rail Fusion System and arrives in a world overrun by the eerie. There is no Honkai: Star Rail here, no MiHoYo, only eerie invasions and humanity's stubborn resistance. From then on, the world's style begins to fall apart as soon as Paths appear~ [Some details are my own additions, and the characters may be, well, out of 1.6kReads7.5Score102Shelves
47. 297 我 Behind the Scenes, I Become the Source of Calamity 我在幕后，成就灾厄之源 A Thought of Emptiness一念之空Urban603k WordsOngoing A million-character novel on this site, with a steady, guaranteed update schedule Mastermind behind the scenes + creating the uncanny + decisive male lead Terminally ill, Bai Ye tries every possible way to save his life. A single sacrifice grants him the power to create the uncanny. “Creating the uncanny and bringing fear and disaster can prolong my life and give me supernatural power? What is there to think about? To me, life matters more than anything!” A being of absolute darkness, he gains t 2.3kReads7.4Score162Shelves
48. 298 星 Star-Patterned Cage: My Star Patterns Can Devour Everything 星纹囚笼：我的星纹能吞万物 NetskyLVSci-Fi & Apocalypse430k WordsOngoing Lu Bufan is trapped in the lowest level of the Death Stairwell District in the East China Floating Fortress, a forgotten dead end for refugees where survival depends on hunting aberrants for meager supplies. He struggles to stay alive with the help of the Hunter’s Log left behind by his father, who mysteriously disappeared three years ago, leaving only the ominous last words: “Beneath the walls, don’t look down.” To survive and discover the truth behind his father’s disappearance, Lu Bufan risks 6Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 299 聊 Chat Group: I’m the Ultimate Villain Behind the Scenes 聊天群：我是幕后大反派 Yandu Living Alone独居烟淮Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing Jun Huang transmigrated while sitting on the toilet, bound to the Abyss System, and became the Abyss's very consciousness. He also joined a group chat spanning myriad worlds. When he discovered that the group owner was a clueless little poser who liked to act mysterious, should he get along with him, or have a little heart-to-heart? A group member: “My world is gone?!” Jun Huang: “Yeah, the Extreme Evil Gang did it.” A System holder: “Transmigrator Alliance, you've gone too far!” Jun Huan 1.4kReads8.8Score101Shelves
50. 300 原 Genshin Impact: From the Start, I Played Zhongli and Handed Out Visions 原神：开局扮演钟离，颁发神之眼 First Dream Beneath the Moon月下梦初Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted [Urban + Golden Finger + Genshin Impact] From the moment the Genshin Impact world-saving System activated, Chen Kong became the Traveler, Aether. Looking at a world invaded by demons from another realm, Chen Kong decided to take on the role of one of The Seven and grant Visions to the people, bringing a little vitality back to the world. In Huaxia, I am Zhongli, the Geo Archon of Liyue. Demons, keep out of Huaxia. In Germany, I am Barbatos, the Anemo Archon of Mondstadt. Demons, would you like t 2.7kReads8.9Score224Shelves

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